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Inform! Hearing Held in Ilarien
last Week, in Effort to Showing
Clotting We: list That of, Idur-
let suspects Wife
AllllllllEl lIEIlIlII
REPRESENIS ACCUSED
State Policemen Said to Ilave
'. Secured Evidence Needed
William F. 'Fair. of Glenbrook, ar-
rested Saturday afternoon, May 15111.,
charged with the murder of his wife,
at an examination held in Dorian, Fri-
day night, of last week. is reported as
‘ claiming the badly decomposed body
of the woman found in a swamp in the
Darien woods during August of last
year was not that of his wife. -
Friday iliglit South Norwnlk people
noticed. the passing through this city
of a large automobile in which the
passengers were - State‘s Attorney
Cummings. State Policemen Wheeler
and Virrella. Attorney . Keogh. Wil-
liam F. Fair. mui‘d‘o'r snapect,“ ’und
‘Jack" Deveraux, who was also ar-
‘reated as knowing something
cernlng the alleged murder.
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Tile- first meeting of the eighteenth
' council of the Foresters of America,
in Connecticut, was held on Saturday
at the Hotel Mahackemo. Grand
Chief Ranger Thomas F. Dowd, of
Norwalk. presided ,and considerable
important business was transacted.
. Chief Ranger Down announced the
appointment of the following com-
mittees of. the council:
Finance Committee—Grand Treas-
urer James J. Walsh, of Meriden:
Grand Secretory Thomas O'I.aughlin.
of Naugatuck.
By-Laws—Grand Sub—Chief Ranger
William T. Meyer, of Bridgeport;
Grand Recording Secretary, Matthew
Meskill. of New Britain; Senior
Woodward Frank J Murfha. of Nor-
wich.
Printing \ Committee—Thomas
T.
O’Leughlin, James J. _Walsh and
Grand Lecturer William Clasby. of
waterbury.
Auditors—Peter P.‘ Brecker, of
Hartford; M. C. Clabby, of Bridge-
! port, and Edward P. McKenna, of
Westport. I
Matters pertaining to the increase
in membership during the coming
. year. and the organization of Juven-
> ilecourts in the state discussed. The
-iiext meeting-of the council will be
V held in August; at a place t’o be se-
lected by Chief RangerI'Dowd‘:
The question of holding th\ne'1‘tt
canventiou was also discussed, and
am offert will be"made to have it in
Norwalk , _
- A fine dinner was served late in the
afternoon. “- .
COLONEL M'DONALD DEAD.
NEW HAVEN, May in. «Colonel
Theodore H. MacDonald, further;
State insurance, Commissioner. . and
well-known in iRepubiican «ch-cloak
throughout the state. died at his .hohm
- . hero today. at the age ‘of 53. 'He suf-
12er a shock last Woduosduw and
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«became unconscious and remainedtn
. ., ”that condition up to the;K who of his
death.
Si. John’s Lodge
Anniversary Exercises
Sermon Delivered ai Grace Church by-
Rev. 1. Benton Werner. --Dr. Mead’s
Historical Sketch Delivered Fifty Years
Ago. ' ' .
[The special services at Grace Episcopal Church last night in commem-
oration of the one hundred and ti-ftie th anniversary of the founding of St.
John's Lodge, No. (i, F. and A. M, was largely attended. Nearly one hun-
dred and fifty \iasons assembled at the lodge roams and donned their an
rons. after which they marched double column to the place of worship. A
delegation of twenty from Clinton Commanderx. K. T., in uniform, acted as
escort.
Rev J. Benton Werner, rector of the church. preached the sermon and a
special program of music was rendered.
Mr. W crner‘ s sermon follows. also the historical address delivered by Rev
William Cooper Mead. former rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. at the
celebration of the centennial anniversary of St. John's Lodge, at Norwalk,
May 23, 1865:
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REV. WERNER’S SERMON I llll. MEAD’S ADDRESS
"He carved all the walls of the The life-of an individual who is
house round about with carved figures-advanced in years, and has been of
of cherubim and palm trees and openIuny note in the world. usually (up.
flowers. 1 Kings V1129." Inishes more material for an lntercst~
“The house the sacred writer is talk-QIDK biography than that of the fam.
ing about here is the great first house“.v ‘0 WhICh he belonged. The indi-
of‘God__the Temple Solomon built.I vldual stands before us as a unit: bin
that is. with the assistance ofIRCtlonH. Words. virtues and vices, are
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good" in ovary respect as one of Nor-I [It
waik’s deputy sheriffs under William I8 national Organization levies
Vollmcr, high sheriff of Fairlield 1 Assessment -to Establish Fund
for Relief of Its lianbury Idem-
county, Saturday night was finely
liars
. no ii iii ciiiiin
Moi Appreciative rounds
Nationalism: Iland-
«whimsical:
dined and highly complimented at a I
jolly dinner which was given inhls I
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MANUFACTURERS MAY
NOW ElllIECIIlSE
~0N lIIE HAMES
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coyed to the office of Attorney John :9MOWOMI WW8 "I'llOll 0'-
J. Cuneo. on Washington street, un~ I
der the pretext of serving papers
which could be served at no otherI
time than 9 o'clock that night. When .
he returned to the Clifford there
awaited him as fine a spread as it lay
In the power of Manager 'William
Swvens to prepare.
The qualitymand quaintItynof the
food and the sociability considered.I
honor at the Hotel Clifford by a num-
ber of his many friends.
A week from today Sheriff Ladri-
gun"; name in the papers will be we I
fixed with the “ex." denoting past ser- I
vices well and faithful done, and the I
proper thing. according to his friends,
was the holding of a dinner to com-
memorate the windup of his eventful
career as deputy sheriff.
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Compromise
Saturday to devote any part of the
floors Tried hilly to Reach a,
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The delegates to the Sixth Conven-'
tion of the United Hatters of North
‘ America. in Arlington Hall. St. IMark‘sI
Place, New York. refused unanimouslyI
union funds to pay the Judgment of;
First Blow Between
Austrian Aeroplanes Attack the lialiah
Shower: tonight; Tuesday liidely fair.
TWO cams
Italy and Austria
Was Siru'ck- Today,
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Ars’enals ailVenice, and Several
Cities Along ihe Eastern ' Coast.
Rome Reports Thai They Were D. '.
Off, and Little Else Regarding Mil '
Movemenis' is Made Public—Large
Armies Are Gaihered Along ‘
Frontier
The first blow was struck todayllln the par between ‘ ,
Italy and Austria- Hungary. Austrian aeroplanes attack- ‘
cd illt Italian arsenals at \ (nice andgl‘ég visited several I
other Italian cities. operating along tllél‘rastcrn coast.
According to Rome reports, they were driven oil.
With the exception of clashes between frontier pa-
trols. no other lighting“ has yet been reported. Italy’s.
-dcclaration of war took client today, but an unusually
rigid censorship established by royal (lcrruc. restricts the
transmission of information concerning military move»
lllCIliS. _ I ‘
A message coming from Germany by a roundabout
(3011'
O
Hiram, King of Tyre.
Jews were abundantly able to pro-
vide the money needed for the. wood-
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For while tth
rous’ structure. they werefiitlily and
personal and patent to the world. His
traits pf character are sudtclently
pronunont to indicate his principles,
Wild- pills-Ilia giveti enough of iiicident
the affair was one of the most sac-I
ceasfui held in Ithis city in some time.
H. Joel Lowndoa won right at home
as Itoasunnnter and he presided over
the-jollycdmpany In tine style. Ev»
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Children’s Marooned. Floral {III-
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Warm weather yesterday resulted
in good attendance at Roton Point
Park. Those who visited the popular
shore resort were surprised at the
amount of work which had been been
completed and are anticipating 'a
pleasant time when the park opens on
next Saturday. The American band
will give concerts at the park on
Memorial Day during the afternoon
and evening. ' .
One feature at the park which ’is
bound to be appreciated during the
coming summer and which ‘was notice-
able to visitors yesterday was the
chuidren's playground, which is locat-
ed near the carousel building. ‘JThe
machinery is at present b’élng (erectedI
and includes sw/ngs. see- saws on
slides for the youngsters. Tired
(Continued on Tenth Page.) .
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Lonis Kaiona
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' Frank Katona, aged ‘53 years. a car-
penter residingat 250 Ely avenue.
this city, was shot three times-In the
Iéft side. last night. by his nineteen-
year—old son. Innis. The shooting oc-
curred at about- (irifi o'clock in a cow
burn on the Katona property. The real
cause has not yet been definitely de-
Iterinined yet, but it is understood to
have resulted from family troubles of
long standing.
The elder Katona lies in the Nor-
walk Results! in an extremely critical
condition, and his death is expected
almost hourly. "The boy, held without
ball, is locked up in theCity Hall po-
Three Bullets lnio
His father? 5 Body
Eraiik Helena, 3 Well Known Carpenter
of 250 Ely Avenue, Hovering Near Death
in Norwalk Hospital. -———Yotiih ls Held
WlihouiBail for Hearing, Wednesday;
Firesf
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count will be changed to murder in
the first. degree. The aifairs of the fam-
ily in the matter are being looked“ af-
ter by Attorney Joseph.R. 3 Taylor.
Louis has no lawyer for his defense.
tinned to denesday of this week to
await the outcome of Mr.
three serious wounds.
Remarks made by the younger Ka-
tona would lead the officials to sue.
pellt that the shooting was-'premiditat-
ed He is said to have threatened to
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.tion put: EhBIQUGfl-IOD of selling that , .
A short hearing was held batons Judge1
John Keoghihis morning. but was con-I the station ‘9 WW Commodore Percy ber of Masons in attendance. George turning by way of Boston
. Khtona’ s ‘
\iay states that the SCIlli- official Wolff Agency has an— '
ilounccd that Germany has declared war on Itali ‘
Both Austria and Italy have large armies along the
frontier. and it is assumed the campaign willopen up in
this mountainous region. . Italy also is said to have as-r
scmbled an army on the southeastern coast of the coun-
ttry. across the Adriatic from Albania.
, Official announcement 15.111ade at Petrograd that the
. Aus’tro- German forces, after sweeping across the west-
crn half of Galicia, have been checked. They, are now.‘
said to have assumed the defensive, their efforts to coin?
$300,000 held by Loewe & Co. of Dan-I
bury, Conn, against members of the I
'Danbury and Norwalk locals. This’aen
homes of 188 camber: of the union
up to Loewe It
The Judgmento was obtained by -
we a Go. In 19”? on account (if a “
boycott instituted against the firm.
The case was carried to the United
States Supreme Court, which held 1n
favor of Loewe It Co.’The homes 0!
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.Vm'cnmdo" P- w- "Old t“ be Today is Masonic day in Norwalk. Announéenlent has just been in
I All Wild on I“! 51", and! The committee on the 160th anniver- that '1‘. Leonard Robins, of Pu
, ‘ sary has arranged fitting exercises avenue, this city, was married _
Plans.,Sevoral Sports which will occupy both the afternoon Blanche 1. Smith, of West side a.
=._.._I....1_ and evening Guests from all parts of nus, Dorian on February 22d, A
” the state are to be present and to tone birthday in New York cit
Among ““3 “"0"“ being made to night will witness a large gatheringj/ The wedding was kept a it
make “‘9 coming season at the Nor- at the Armory. where former prosi- secret, and came as a big
wall Yacht Club both inteersting and dent William H. Taft will make the when the news leaked out on
enjoyable is an entirely new feature. I principal address. day, at which time the happy
Commodore O'Brien has IappointedI Thgactivities of the day commenced left on an automobile honey "
July 5“" as vice-commodore 3 d” “(II with the lodge exercises which began of ten. days to New York at
Will °“ that day turn "9" command M at 2: 30 o'clock with a very large mm to Vermont and New Hamp
W, Mead. IE. Curtis gave the historical address .
The vice-commodore plans to make and Rev. John Stapleton, of the South 13;;3121223313?
the most of the ““910“ by holding Norwslk Congregational Church de- Company. on Washington
sports. These sports in no way to M'I Ilvéred the oration. At the conclusion both he and his bride 'are '11
feet any water sports which mhy ”91 of the exercises 'a social hour is to be Late but none the less heart.
held by the dub' 3 enioyéd and dinner will follow at the nlations are being recei
his sister that he would kill his other,
sister, Teresa, and her husband, John
He is providing as prizes handsome ,Norwalk hotel. mm the invited and Mrs Robins from a large '11
sterling silver medals, made express~ guests who will participate In the cere- of friends. .
ly for the occasion and those who have monies are several of the grand lodge .
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lice station, charged with assault with
intent to kill. it is mere thaw Iilrely,
llAlIAN BOMPAIIIOIIS
in the event of the father's death, this .
seen the design. expressed themselves
Risco. According to some stories told‘I
as much pleased with it. It is hoped
(Cordell-inert on Sixth Page.)
' to boys them on exhibition at theI Will gather at the Armory to hear We
3100611.
fiendwin-Payne
Miss Bertha V. Payne. a
D. Goodwin. both of the Sec
After the dinner at the hotel all:
Ill filllESl .IIIIIlAllllE
Enthusiastic Electing Ileld in
Quittuer's Ilall, Yesterday liter-
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Norwelk has a- new organisation.
Yesterday afternoon. in uittner'sI-Iall.
- on Rairoad place. Circle Edmond do
Amicls. Companions of the‘ Forest,
was instituted by Mrs. Frankie. State
of this city, Supreme Deputy of c1511..
sentient. The meeting was must on-
thusiastlc. the lively interest being
manifested at the start bidding fair
tor- a. monksuocesoful and flouridiiilg...
ertthw lob-ciao amt-
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5‘. «some “Billet promote» digohtioh..m
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GIVES RECEIPT FOR LONG LIFE.
2. P. Taylor. dwell—known attorney
and publisher of “Taylor's Citation
of Legal Cases," spent Saturday after-
noon and Sunday with his seine; Mrs.
G W. Wilsoun. Mr. Taylor is an en-
thusiastic exponent of "Keeping fit”
through the medium of simple physi-
cal We. His method requires
no apparatus and can be Iiiracticed-
anywhere by any one. Although he is
nearly seventy he has the appearance
and vigor of a much younger man”
in; truth he is a s toilets illustra~
idea of the fact. he hen tbsp any
normal man maddten year‘it‘te h‘i’ir
mot. only: and. but aw. those
éeam if he will practice thomimpie
of Rochester; IN. Y.. and the outlier ‘
' “their“ clear-afternoon
NQRWALK iiosbirAi.‘ Mares.
Miss Margaret Colgan, ofConnecti-
cut a'venue, was operated on at the
Norwr'tlk hospital yesterday afternoon
{or acute appendicitis. , .
Harvey Barrett.’ whoiost a leg at.
tel- jumping off a train at Water street
emailing, was discharged yesterday.
Barrett livesiplianbury. ‘ , . .
Lucy McCoy 01’ Water street. sec—r
and district, was discharged from the
institptlon yesterday. ' -
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HILLSIDE FIELD DAIII POSTPONED
not! *Dnynao' ran-as. .hehi oven
thrill“ not-111w Mlemw of rum
' "the contest will be nested.
'amountiohhorainp M
tam-hie W3. but: will like flatter-‘-
Club House on the Memorial Day ex- president speak. The committee
Wenmg' when the special rules of on arrangements secured the Welhito
\ 1 Sterling orchestra of 18 pieces and an
The events will be open todal mom I extensive musical program will be ren-
be“ °f the CM” '2'“: :2 222;? tiered. Hon. a. J Hill will preside at
in; xszglthieyzuiiegerymenjgbr e the gathering in the Armory and will
v t e s eaker.
a large entry list. seem assure .Ejn- dl introduce h p
tries for these events- -shouid be made
film“! ‘0 the vlit-”5°!“1“‘°‘1"‘“’-Iiiorv. E. o. I-lILL To ENTEFi'g-Atfii hi ,
Whit i are of course, not yeLI was on at the home of
° 9 ““3 excessive-1m “n.1swomI West avenue. 8‘
.. Io events V
$31.32;??? .i‘iilé°i.l.2“i.. .1... 1...... when: wnnm ... m ,a» u. e ., m. . »
race. a canoe race. ‘a dingy race. a: tuptho is, remnants from a trip in Run; made hr
race and two swimming races. one of S , CRY to Speak 8* “19 flW‘Ik‘ filial).
' ’ e mammal-111 Ighf, will arrive hole 1!! .
' 5:45 och this afternoc- He will ~
contained - “mightlby (Jon
' Ev.) Halli out! we. mummifi- Mitchell
ennui;- for Low Haven. by: on edioient so.
where} he will doiiver .
trict, were quietly married Ma
Inst. “News of the event pry
a surprise their many '
are extort I; but wish
residing with the brides
the present. '
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