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Entered at the ISouth Nari-van: Post
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SOUTH NORWALK. cotter.
WEDN ES DAY, JULY 7,
1915
Fair tonight; Thursday unsettled.
,
Two GEM.
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to at It a
John Chechi Badly lacerated and
Shaken lip, and Samuel Dworitin,
IHoli Jumps From Cell
Dying From
sion Trunk Full of
I Was But by Glass from Pond-I
Shield -
Ithe man who shot J. P. Morgan. lay
NEW YORK, July 7.—F‘rank Holt,
Idead today in an undertaker’s establf
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WS|0N 0E AIJIOISI
Police Do Not ilold Him Responsible
for the Accident
in a collision at the corner of Main
and West Main strict s, last night, be-
tween the automobile of Samuel
lleorkin, proprietor of the Boston
Steam Cleaning and Dyeing Compan
and a bicycle ridden by John Chechi
of Smith street, first district, and emet
played by the Norwnlk Tire and Rub-I
Iber Company the latter sustained,
lacerations about the face and was
badly shaken up. Dworkin also was:
out. about; the facein several placesI
by the glass from the windshield.
Edgar Preusser, who was with Dwar-
kin, escaped with minor scratch-es.I
(canitinued on Sixth P190.)
MNNINIIWI 0E INNE RIISI 0NEI
ERR EASI SIRE WORKERS
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Countless of East Norwailt tin-I
provement Association Doing
Good Work In The Third District
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June was an especially busy month
for the active civic workers that make
up the East Norwalk Improvement As-
sociation. The various hustling coin-
mittecs of the organization, as usual
have been very_bnsy, and the results.
obtained have been far reaching. I
The growth of the East Side libraryI
is really remarkable. During the pas
month 289 books were circulated. The
library, which is situated in the J. H
Rundle store. at the conner of VanI
Zant and Osborn avenue, has been in!
charge of Mrs. E. R. Robertson, anal
nine. assistants. during June.
“The committee reports a handsomof
gift‘ at the form of 150 books from Miss
Harriet Osborn, of West avenue, this
city. From B, K. White two beautt-I
fnl book cases, and still another case
is now being made by Herbert V. iCarr.
The work of staining the two cases
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IIIMIDSlIiIRER WEINlth
jhonor, Miss Marion Louise Thompson,
' sister of the bride, was becomingly
Iesting. A large number of the mem-
i., and theI
’New York police‘ “1 possestg
n his trunk 134 haif~'
pound sticks of dynamite vINith which
they belieNe he planned to wreck pub-
lic buildings in New York and other
cities,
An autopsy early today established
the fact that ijolt committed suicide]I
lishment at HempsIte I
II by leaping from the top of his cell door
in the Mineola, L l. jail Nihile theI
keeper's back was turned last night I
Walter 'R. Jones. the Mineoia coron-
lssued a statement after an au-I
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AI INNMI’SRN NIIIIE
Daughter MW and. Wm“.
Thompsottllnitadln Marinate-
llohrt Mortimer lee
The midsummer months have set-
ldom witnessed a prettier wedding than
that of yesterday afternoon, when at
four o'clock, Miss Helen Case Thomp-
son, eldest daughter of Supervisor and
Mrs. George E. Thompson became the
bride of Robert Mortimer Lee, at the
home of her parents on Edlie avenue.
The unusual charm of a perfect day.
many young friends of the couple and
numbers of out of town guests helped
make the function an event most on-
joyable in the summer's society life.
The bride was tastiiy attired in a
gown of white charmeuse, with pearl
trimming and imported lace and car-
ried a shower bouquet of white mace
and lilies of the valley. The maid of
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PtEASANltl IBSERIEDN
The South Main street group, of the
downtown Congregational Church, cel-
Iebrated Congregationsl day, yesterday,
in a. manner most pleasing and inter-
hers of the group and their friends on-
joyed a pleasant automobile trip to
Putnam Park. The going both ways
was fine, and at the park the visitors
Ienjoyed themselves to'the full.
Tea at 3: 30 o’.clock will be served
this afternoon at the home of Miss
Fracture of the Skull
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1’New York Police Have in Their Posses-
by Man Who Tried to Kill I. P. Morgan
I
A Compound
Dynamite, Owned
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ESIAIE WAS
WEI, 500,000
topsy had been performed by the‘pris-
on physician. He said:
the skull and cerebral hemorrhage
caused by a fall."
Holt” 3 suicide follow ed closely upon.
the discovery of evidence tending to
confirm the suspicion that he was
Erich Muenter, the fopmer Harvard tit-.‘
structor, who was accused of poisoning
his wife in 1906. This was the day set
for Holt s preliminary arraignment on
the charge of shooting Mr. Morgan.
Investigation was in progress today
to ascertain whether his suicide was
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SNAPMAN ANN mlINAIPP
HAVE ANNWERSARIES
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Senor macaroni. .. ,
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The June issue of the Playthings;
magazine’contnins an article on J.}
nlversary and also refers to John HI
Knapp. of South Norwalk. t‘hapmanI
is a Norwaiker by birth and the great
occasion of the year for him is to be1
here for the Carnival on the third oil
July. Last Saturday was no exception
and “Chap," he Ihe is known to toy!
dealers the land oter, held sway
among his friends once more.
the article:
"‘Chap' celebrates his fiftieth Ibusi- N
ness anniversary on the day before
the notsy'Fourth, and then he'll ease
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CHRISTIAN WIRIIERS
Al RNWAIINN INNNRRIIW
The Christian Conference to be held
at the Baptist and ‘Meth ist,churches
of Rowsyton tomorrow, T iursday, bids
fair to be an interesting one.
Among the speakers are Rev.'James
M. Morris, of Passaic, New Jersey, at
man "who has received remarkable an-
swers to prayer. Prayer will be the]
theme at the conference. Rev. Wit-I
item A. Miller, of Brooklyn, and D.
udison. a converted Russian. who is a
missionary at Ellis island, and speaks
thirteen different. languages. will be
heard. Miss Elizabeth Eyerman, edi-
tor of the paper, “Call to Prayer," and
Kenneth ' MacKenzie, of Westpnrt,
“Holt came toI
his death by a compound fracture of,
Says ‘
William Ziegler, Founder of lloyal
Baking Ponder co. Matte Adopt-
ed Son Belteficiary
YOUNG WEIR RECEIVED
$5,00ltllllll NNNNN
Payment Delayed by Sister' s (ton-
test—Settle With tier for
$315, 000
An accounting filed yesterday in tho
ISurrogatcs' Court, New York. by or-
ecutors of the estate of William Ziegler
jeth millionaire baking powder mam»
facturcr, strolled that his property was
I lit II monogram lie—N worth more than no, soonoo. William
m meanwhile: Jr-N
is adopted son, who was
the chief
ready received 85, 000. 000 of the accum-
ulated income.
The papers submitted yesterday cov-
ered two separate periods, the first
NLcwis Chapman's golden business tin-N from November 30. 1912, thrdugh Sep-
tember 10, 1913, the date of the death
of Mayor Gaynor, who was a warm
friend of the baking powder magnate
and named as one of the executors and
(Continued on Eighth Paid.)
NN AlllillSlS ARE
Campaign Against Violators of
”timer and Headlight NI." Still
.
WESTPORT, July 7.——Six arrests
of antoists for various infractions )f
the state automobile laws were re-
corded with the local authorities yes-
terday as the result of apprehensions
made the previous evening by Con-
stable Frank E. Sturges, who has
been on duty for the last few nights.
Nelson J. Rogers of Westbury, L. I...
a chauffeur for a rich man of that
place, claiming to be at the wheel of
a $13,000 car, was taken under charge
41:31:40 o’clock yesterday morning,“
charged with having but one head-
light. He gave a bond for appearance
this afternoon before a local justice
of the peace. “
"IINII PIANNED
flélsry in his will has alv.
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SIENMSHIPS
Believed to Itave Placed Dynamite
Philadelphia lion in tin-ocean
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on ENS l0 Will
she is Said to Have Tinned Docn.
Aboard senor/s Saxonia and .
Austrian Advance :5
South Front of Warsaw—liaiians Res
part That They Have Inflicled Serra.
Losses on the Austrians— While ' "
Laiter’ 5 Statement Tell of Defeats
ltaly ai Several PointS——French ,
siroyers Said to Have Sunk Sev
Turkish _ Boats
The force of the Teutonic thrust in Southern. PolandI
plant liver to Authorities, But,
Enters a Denial.
NEW YORK, le 7.~-~I“f‘tlnk Holi,§
who attempted last Saturday toi
a bouib in the Capitol building atiI
Washington, which exploded Fridayg
night, planned 10 destroy the trans~I
Atlantic liners Saxonia and Philadel-N‘
phia by dynamite which, it is b-e-I
iteved. he had placed aboard the ves-I
sels before they sailed front New
York for Liverpool, July 3. I
Holt so advised his wife in a let-
’telt‘lwtichsmnmeeived by her at
Dallas, Tox.. on or before yesterday.
This letter,I Police Commissioner'
Woods of the New, York city police
department, announced today, was
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MACHINE NNNN RWER
(tar Bears Bridgeport Number But
Garage Disciaitas Ownership
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WWESTPORT' July 7.-—An automo-
bile, said _to be owned by a resident of
Riverside avenue, backed into the San-
gatuck river on Sunday afternoon, tak-
ing the driver with it. The machineI
landed in the mud and at high tide thei
fore wheels and head lights were
above water. The driver escaped un-‘;
injured.
The machine was an old- modelled
runabout and bore license markers
number “Conn. 185 D" The latter war I
her is registered to the Elm garage oti
Bridgeport, but the proprietor, F. LI
Mills, denied knoNviedge of the acci-
dent and said that the persons owning
the car must beIusing his markers. Mr.
Mills said that he did not have a ma:
chine of that description in his garage.
The matter was not reported to Deputy
Sheriff Perry.
assassinate J. P. Morgan after placing-I .
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charge of American relief measures
1 in Mexico City, would soon be able
to arrange ‘for the transportation 051‘
stricken population of the capital.
seems to have Slackened for the time at least, and there
is less apparent anxiety on the side of thc Entcittc Al‘-
lltS O\t’T the outcome of the campaign in this I
'lhc latest official statements from \icnna. howcv,er
claim that the Austrian adN ancc
least one sector of the iron} south of Warsaw.
Divergent claims come from Vienna and Rome as to . ,
the situation on the Austro-ltalirm It'ront.
quarters reports infliction of severe losses ttpon the Aug—
trians in counter-attacks on the (.Ial‘lllt‘
pulse of the attacks along,r the l‘Ivrol- 'l‘rcntino line, and \r
a determined assault upon the Italian position on Avos--
tano l’ cak.
'lhc most recent Austrian official statement declares
- the italians have been on the oii‘cnsiNgEhnd have
repulsed in attacks at several points
Lnofficial dispatches from ltaiy emphasize the vio~
lcncc oi the fighting along the Austrian frontier and de-
clarc the Italians troops are making a determined attempt
to open the way to Tarvis regarded as the km to inter-
ior Austria.
,In the Caucasus the Russians report having checked 3'
(Cantintted rm Tliirrl Pooch
Teutonic Assault Seems,
To Have Slackened Fe
Some Time At Lea
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Continuing an ill
region.
is continuing in at
Italian heari-
fronticr. the re-
been “
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WASHINGTON, July 7 —Increas-
ing anxiety was felt in official' circles
today over the situation in Mexico
City, from which place no word had
come of the results of the fighting
said to have been resumed between!
the Carranza and Zapata forces in tthnight in the wedding of Lucy
Idnughter of Rev and Mrs. Charles».
With reports at hand describing Marks, of Wilton, and Dr. .
conditions in the Mexican capital as J. Morrison, of the same t'ownx
“pitiful" and rapidly growing worse .Iceremony was perfofmed at g
on account of the shortage of food, by the bride's father, and on .
officials today anxiously awaited the families and immediate friend
‘outcome oil the latest fighting becausa Iat St. Mutthew's Episcopal churn
of its possible effect on the safety on
ioutskirts of that city.
foreigners there. It was hoped tha tI
United States Consul General Shan-
and Charles J. O‘Connor. in
flood supplies to aid the famine-II
WASHINGTON, July 7.——Secretary.
I WIIIIIN IIEIIICAI EX
Daughter of Episcopal Minister]
the marital service.
Nson
maid, and George Green, of
port I
lthr. ceremony at reception was held
the home of the brides sirens
[tor the couple left for their
trip.
Ietngust first.
Conn, and others. will also give ad-
dresses.
The singing is in charge of Miss
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(Cenitlnued on Sixth Page.)
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Lansing today gave out a meIssageI'
from an unname man who has been
traveling through Northern Mexico.
the younger set in Wilton
Ibcen active in social dud
ANN MISS WARNS
Dr. N. i. Morrison amu-
Bride's Father
A pretty romance culminated I
Miss Sara
of Brooklyn, N. Y., Nvas b _
acted avaest man.
They will beI at home
Mrs. Morrison is well l-I'._1Iow,n
k. Her husband islytito
I against Elbert T. Sipperly, of
Ruth Kendall, at her home on Elm-
Iwood ayenua. Tonight an outdoor en-
telrtainment. of a nature that will
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Judgment of $592. 74, in favor of the I Fatrfield avenue, the children iniil pre-
plaintiff, was rendered, yesterday in sent a very charming little playlet, un-
Daubury, by Judge Howard B. Scott,i Ider the direction of Mrs. W. E. Mat-
of the court of common pleas, in the Ithews. ThereI will be plenty of good
case of the Buflalo Steam Roller (30.? Imusic and interesting dances by the
this Ichiidren. n.
city. Tomorrow's observances will be held
The case. which involved memory at the home of Mrs. Wilfred Bofiwell.
on notes and a machine received from on 6 Seymour street, and at the rest- '
the company by Mr Bipperiy. was Inches of Mrs E. F. Smith, on Boaview
tried some time ago in the City Hall.‘ avenue. At Mrs Smith's home.in the
on North Main street, by. Judge Scott, afternoon at 3: 30 o’clock, until it
when he held court in this city. Ilo’,ciook there will be a lawn fete. an
Attorney: Linx'weiler & Hog'eman II‘e- orchestra will furnish music, fluid there
presented the Buffalo Company and will be refreshments ,Age‘neraipociai‘
loamy Joseph R. Taylor the defend- time will be enjoyed at both Mrs.
ant Smith's and Mrs. Bodwail's residences.
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COLLINS GETS BIG
CONTRACTS.
Important contracts last night at
the meeting of the Board of Educa-
tion Were secured by theIA. J. Col-
lins cbm'pany. of NorthMain street.
this city. :Through them the entire
‘furnishings, desk/s, chairs, notices,
etc.. of both the Washington'and Jef-
ferson Schools, on Cedar and Prospect
_..._.._._..._.. streets, will be domiciled. N; ..
th‘i'ml oIr GRADE cn’ossmo The Comp Comm“ dam a
ACC'DENT' I short time. have secured a number
STAMFORD July LTM" Elizabeth of other contracts, all of them large
mug“ 0‘ Waterbury died in mm'Iand tmporatant, that speak Well for
ford Hospital yesterday of injuries re: their service and quIauty of merchan-
celved in a grade drooling accident at ,diss. The company has furnished,
“WWI”? °n June 13‘ file was one, OIII from caller to surfer, the Elks“ beau-
.the occupants M an ““t0m0l’ne which tiful home .on South“ Main street. and
Mills. daughter of Oscar Mills, who has JI
arranged with the members of choirs
of both churches fontho singing or
solos and duets. I
The afternoon session will be held
in the Baptist church at 3 o'clock. ,At
the closest session a collation will be
served by the ladies of both churches.
The bvenintg session at the Methodist
church.
A.
aan branch.” Her uncle. 8 Wider-bury avenue. They also have furnished 'a.
In}. 7’“ W outright. . . tportion of the M0059 Home. I,
W“ milk by 1 train on the Now our the Home for the Aged. on Wbetport I
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GREENWICH, July ”in—Seven per-
sons were more or less severely hurt
when’ansautomobila owned and driv-
en by Joseph De George, of Brook-
iyn, N Y., overturned as ‘it was cross-
log the trolley tracks here yesterday,
monitored some of the occupants out
on the roadway and caught the 0th
era beneath it. The moat seriously
hurt was Douglas De George, 12 years
old, a son of the owner, who in addi- '
tion to a broken arm, is thought to be
injured internally. ‘
De George, his wife. their BL‘] and
two daughters, De George's brother
and Mrs Patterson, of New York,
were bound for Wihdsor Locks, Conn.
Trolley tradlc was blocked by the
overturned car until it could be re-
moved. . “L.
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saying reports of famines have not war
been exaggerated. The information “am
came through Tampico.
MRS. INAW WIII NIIIl
lty that Mrs. Evelyn Nosbit Thaw
[would be called as a witness against.
her husband, Harry K. Thaw, in his
sanity trial hero. seemed’ eliminated
when the listening was mourned today hospital
Mrs. Thaw, ovho left New York yesteb
day without appearing in court in an-
swer to a state subpoena. was boitov-
iner and has a widIc_
. I inriends
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CANNON Bur-tots so‘vI'
Richard Donovan, of Sprin
had his left leg badly bu
day while celebrating tit
Young Donovan was settin off
cannon and hi his last oflo
it ready it accidentally explodf
boy's left leg from the ankt
knee is covered with burn a
sun. Dr. 1w. n Burnell"‘wa e‘
yesterday afternoon on th e .
I'Ihe ordered him sentI to in NI
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