Er. -. acting through Judge Lucien F. Bur / tires of the machine on one side blew. Corifiodeavor 1.1. lopublish news audios can be read by every member of th household. Public co- operation in this direc- tion is invited. . We want the public feel that the home is not without Th~ " complete: Evening Sentinel as a; ‘J daily visitor. ESTABLISHED 1870 Entered at the South Nor-walk Post owes as”8econd Class Matter. Cloudy tonight; Thursday, lfair. 1 TWO , cams unhl nmmu -umm Convicts Decision of the Notable Victory of llornalk ill the Con- test With the Connecticut Com- Ila"! SUPERIOR CDDRI I8 SERIIIINGll REVERSED Advanced Action in Advising llow‘ to Estimate Equitable Share \ —--——-——— 0f the most vital consequence to the whole state of Connecticut are two decisions handed down by the Supreme Court last week ill the fam- ous Norwalk bridge cases. in both instances Norwalk, and, it may be, added. the whole people of Connecti-l cut will out on the question of a‘ right to control public service cor- porallons and to force them to hear. an equitable share of the cost of new oifdges used by them. in both instances the Supreme (tourt reverses the,Supcrior Court pee. In both instances the court sus- (Conltinued on Sixth Page.) Aillll inns, lllllS Dill, nuns thi ~ COLUHESTER, July 21.—George Smith, 55 years old, of Norwich Town was killed and two others were slight- ly hurt. when an automobile ill which ‘ they were. riding ovenurned on Hay- ward avenue. Smith was pinned un- ‘ der the car, his ribs broken, and he " .was so injured internally that he died J in fifteen minutes. The rear and front out, causing the car to overturn. 'l‘heI others ill the machine were W. H. ennings of Norwich and Joseph Kraft of Coichester. Neither of the other men in the car was seriously injured. Jenamgs ro- ccived a badly sprained wrist and his face was cut the-several places with glass, but he was able to walk around I ' just after the car was i‘ighteii by the crowd of persons which collécted af- ter the report of the two bursting tires was heard. As for Kraft, while he was pinned under the car, he was not apparently hurt and Will not suf- for any ill effects fioiti the accident othel than the shock of the death 01 his companion EWD IiIiIED IN GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENT WINSTED, Conn" July 21 ..-—Kenneth 'McArthur, of coleman’ s Station, N. Y., and Miss Catherine Riley, of AmeniaJ; N l'., were killed at a grade crossing at; Amenia late last; night when their! automobile was struck by a milk train on the Harlem Division of the Pickels Al Remington Arms Works Slop Men From Working Today Labor Leaders‘ Claim That 250 Skilled - Mechanics Are on Slrikein’ Bridgeport, and Théy Hope to Get More BRIDGEPORT, Conn, July 21.-- would be a complete close down of Strike calls resulted today in machinfi we? munltion factories by Saturday. ists throwing down their tools in aJ Disorder seemed Imminent [nice to number of Bridgeport shops and wJ‘aik day; once at the new Remington plant ing 0m ,and once outside the works of a con- tractor making machine tools for the had taken 110 additional men from two Remington Company Double teain.‘ plants doing wmk for the Remington dirt wagons driven two abreast clear- Arms and Ammunition Company that, ed the road in front of the first named DICM’AS had succeeded "1 “9°91“: 30' plant. The police, according to an of- Labor leaders claimed they .men from work at the new plant of! “Cl“ connpcwd w the Remington concern; that 100 11163111 011 the night shift .at the Union Me-z tallic Cartridge Company had 30“” 0“ demonstration for the bensllt. of theI ith the contracting concern, dispersed strikers and sym pathizers there after they had made a strike and that during toe noon lunch, men who remained at work. hour hundreds of men 011 the day shift! would quit. They estimated this' torenoon that nearly .100 skilled nia- chisists \\ ere no“ 011 strike. They re-i The labor leaders asserted that2 more guards at the Remington plant had gone on strike for money today. Fifteen were said to have walked out a. iterated their statement that there,,e,,,e,.d,,y DEAEII MAI \ IIE . Iii“ ADDIDENEAE .wn' CoroneriPheIan 11:11» inquiry Into Demise of Miss Emilia F. Byxbee llllled by a. nhsrldti Ellplilss, A Wondlly Evening ‘ J'J‘ 891w? >_ r —-— EIiAIIIMElI IIDiD E0 ” SUICIDE IHEDIil But lliece, Mrs. A. F. Nash, Says Fainting Spell May Have Caused Fall Coroner John J. Phelan announced to The Sentinel at the, close of the in- quest lnto the death of. Miss Emma . Frances Byxbee, an aged lady. of Put- nam avenue, who was struck and in- stantly killed on the Danbury division near the'water plug, Monday night, by the south-bound Pittsfield express, that it was probably accldenta‘ly though pos- sibly suicidal, and with no blame at- tached’to the railroad company or its employees. With the evidence of the railroad men concurring with the theory that the woman had committed suicide, and the testimony‘ of Mrs. A (Continued on Second Page.) MllSl it clllllll l0 ilcllli 110qu until Nerwalk saloon- keepers and pros- pective proprietors, particularly in New York Central, according to WON! the Springwood district. are interest- received here today. Another young ed in a law which pages the, last woman was in the automobile, but 311°,general assemby, apex-99mg that no was not seriously hurt Her 1“!an WES person shall have a, liquor “(genie ' not learned. ~ who is not a citizen of the United McArthur. who was 20 years 010. states. This law goes into direct the was an extra telegraph operator, am am or next month ployed on the (lands! New- England! railway. ‘Mlss Ril y was :2 yam 01", are no present aaloon- keepers lggthls and Was employed in Antennas a mi Jetty who are not at least aural-attired ' . oltzenv ol‘ this country. ‘. . enhone operator. So far as could be learned there column DAI 111111111 PRESEIIIIED l;’ 5. mm ,9!”in Entertainment at the. Residence of Mr. and Airs. F. C. Ihompson, West Street The observance of Congregational Day was further continued yesterday. in the lawn party held at the rest- dence of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin C. Thompson. 88 West street. fair proved very successful, a large number of people being in attend- ance. and thoroughiy’enjoylng the en- tertainment provided. A The program was presented on the spacious lawn. which had been es- pecially arranged for the occasion. A stage had been constructed, with light, etc., which provided (Continued on Flfth Page.) 101111. NDllWAill MAN 11111101111 IN? N. I. This afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the funeral of Jeremiah A. Richardson. cently of ”New York, was held from his home in that city. Mr. Richard. son passed away Monday evening. The late Mr. Richardson, when re siding in South Norwalk, was presi- dent and general manager of ’the UnitedJStates Foundry- and Sales Company, which wasiocated on Wa- ter street, downtown, in the, building‘ now occupied by the soft but depart; ment of the C. &,.K. Company. For a number of years Mr. Richard- son was connected with the Richard- son-Boynton (lompany, .of_ New York. Of'late years, hmvever, lie has'been engaged» in selling building lots in the old. Thorpe property on North Main street, Bridgeport, in which he had an interest. Mrl Richardson had been in [1001 health" for the past year. but during the last month ofihls lite'he failed rapidly. He. has many local intends death, Mr Richardson is survived by his widow, Delia Richardson, step-son, Lester J. Waterbury. walla known locally, and who.“ one time served on the city codnclligt the old guy of South Nomlk A. ' - W —8'entinol “Wants" bring results. The ill-J curtain,’and electrical effects, spot-l ...e desir-' J walk Country Club yesterday, for the _,The entertainment committee scored formerly of this city, and more re-I who will regret to learn of his and .one A Aiany letters-Fromm Busi- ness Moll About the State Who Contributed Toward Mr. Ilill's Election J thIDGEPDRiiEiitiRlD " . ' SEVERAL ___l_lliusillis Air liill Promised to lick the Strait Braid industry That Arthur C. Wheeler. of this city, 5_poliiicai agent for Congressman E. J. Hill. received from George W. Wilkcy. of New York, a check for $250 "from: the. funds of the Straw Braid AssoclauI tion," to be "applied to Mr. lilil's cam- paign fund," and that in return for this favor Air. Hill. Mr. Wheeler to write to Mr. Wilkey. “wished to thank you and the assocm- tion for their assistance, and promised,‘ when the opportunity was uttered. to reciprocate by golfing legislation to “give more protection (for the straw goods) than was enjoyed» the pres- ent time." was one of theimportant points brought out, yesterday, by Con- gressman Jeremiah Donovan's attor~ ney. Homer 8. Cummings, at the after- noon sossion of the‘ contested election suit. . (Continued on Eighth Pale.) mun int iii " llilllllltill’s in Miss Bessie L Tait, of Hartford, Elliot-talus in Role of Mother Hubbard ' l l It was red letter day at the Nor- annual children's day was observed. a great success in obtaining the ser- vices of Miss Bessie L. Taft, enter- tainer,vof Hartford. She gave a most pleasing program, one which kept the little tots very much interested. Miss Taft, dressed as “Mother Hillb- bard," told stories and sang songs, after which she took the children out onlthe iawuzand taught them var- ious games. . Paper hats were given out as favors and made the guests very happy. Ice cream cones were served and WilliamDeKlyn had his team of ponies on the grounds and gave the children rides in the cart. liliusmi ASSDCIAIIDN; kilns lillilli 11-10101- Thlrty- -six members of. the Bridge- port East Noble Grand‘s. associatidn of the Rebekah, l. 0.0. F., lodge of that city, yesterday were the. guests of the members of Friendship Association. this city. at the association's annual picnic, which was held at Roton Point park. The day was spent in a decid- edly pleasant manner, all enjoying themselves to the full. To Mrs. Richard Dunn, of this city, a handsome bouquet of sweet peas was presented by Mrs. Kate Reynolds,“ . Bridgeport, presidentsot the Rebekah State Assembly. On Augyst 17,,tha next meeting of Friendship Adsodlatibn Will be held at in a letter he asked J mnMn mmn, mmmu 'Russians Appear to be Showing Greater Powers of- Resistance, as the final the Foes Draws Closer'lo the Capitol- By 4-2 Vote Council Passes Ordin- ance AiallillgAlmual license Fee Only 3104111111.); Said About Specified Routes .———————-—— 0011011101 13011311 nun ion ; IIEDIIiAEIDlI IIEEDAE 5—“ a 0th.. Routine Iattérs At Brief Muslim—Council Cm Into Ex- ecutive Sessisn ”To. Consider Dump Problem An important victory was scmed,J last night. by..Nol-waik's jitneurs “nix. the city council, by a vote‘of tour in fat or and two against passed the jit- my ordinance drawn up and recom- mended by the special iitney commit tee of the council. co tilting of (:1 man All J‘. Riordan, H ry J Hipso Harry W. kMather undiCorporation‘ Counsel William li‘. 'lammuny. The law was passed only After brief, but heated debate. Those who opposed the ordinance were Councilmen John D. Milne and 1Robert M. Wolfe. Couu» cilmen Harry W. Mather. George F. Stevens and Robert E. Louden voted ill favor of the legislation. Councilman J' it. J. Riel-don. chairman of the commit too which drew the ldw up, was absent. The ordinanceoulls for a $10 annual v-e hicle license and an annual $1 driver’s license fee. No control so _far as mak ing the iitueys travel only over routes previously announced is authorized. neither is their provision for a bond. in case of accident, Corporation Coun- sol William F. Tam’many ruling the council would not have the power to " enforce the provision should they e111- brace it in their ordinance. Other routlne matters were considered at last night’s very brief meeting. which lasted little less than an hour. The council went into its first executive session in over a year to discuss in pri- vate a method to solve the dump ques tion. it was stated last night that the plan must as yet, be kept secret from the public, and permission could not be obtained to publish it. m- (Continued on Fourth Page.) 80. NDIIIIALII MAY DEE NEil flAE SIIDP George MaLachian, of Danbury, prominent manufacturer of rough hats‘in that’city, told The- Sentinel this morning, that he is seriously thinking “of locating a factory in South Norwalk. ,Mr. McLuchlauwas in. this city ‘Batul'dsy, and another: previous oguw casions looking o‘ver available loca lions here; He said this morning he of» has not. all yet. made‘ definite ar- rangements for locating here, but the matter is being‘fsvorsbiy cgnsidered by him. The advent of the McLachlan. all factory would be an appreciated ad- dition to Norwalk's enterprises. l'. was estimated by Mr. McLachlan tc day that about 30 men would be em played at the opening of tho proxies . ed Mfactory here. nMcLaehlunls a brother to H Mclrsohisn. Trimmer resident at Bell the home of Mrs. Genres Crabby, or this city. . _ 1 - manufacturer. . ' ,. _ It island. and \w'ttllwknown mom hat For Crus -—Eorlr.ess oi OJsl r 4w- A; umm nnm Mrs. Susan Bardos, oi Ely Avenue, Who Fill late Waterdllt Inked, like last Malay nth as‘iie- . ' suit . A . plutonium min 6 ins Afllll QEXPERIENCE Passed Away, Shanty Alter One o'clock in lornalk Hospital, Lite When Rescued -—————_l—A Mrs. Susan bardos, aged 70 years, of 49 Ely avenue, who last Thursday alt eruoon was found floating in thé water between RotonPoint and Tokencke by McDougall Hawkes and E. C. Cas goigne, Tokeneke summer residents. died this afternoon about 1:15 o’clock in the‘ Norwalk Hospital as a result or the exposure in the water and the set- ting in ‘otmneumonia. ' Mystery attends Mrs. Bud-dos being I was rushed to the west beach of 'ltoton Point Park, where Manager Neville Bayley and park attendants did splen did work in sustaining the spark of life which still remained in her body when picked up. The fact that Mrs. Bardos was in the water some timepand her age consid- ered, it is remarkable she lived as long as six days. Weak mentally, Mrs. Bardoa has caused her‘ son and other relatives anxiety due to_he'r habit of wandering from home. The local police have been appealed to on several occasions to help in locating the woman when missing. * Mrs. Bardos told hospital attendants that she remembered nothing after leaving her home Thursday morning, until she awoke viith the men on Roton Point beach working over hef. ~_.__..—h—1. mmmm , Ill elitist units WASHINGTON. July 20. ——From eighty to one hundred thdusandlllven' nave been lost .‘in the floods in the vicinity of Canton, Unmet, according to a csblegram to, the State partment yesterday from rolling. Consul G seral Ghe’shlre :h'as appeal ed for all e assistance that can b; 1 rendered byxtlio Navy bepurtnient. Drive at Warsaw lo Clar’ s Armiessj —————.-—————— l. and Mom Georgievsk isltikelyioShorl-y Iy—Auslro-German Adllance Ehrough'j I Southern Poland Continues, While the,“ Italians Are Advancingin lsonzo Region Despite llereiclleasores to Save 5 found in the water. When reacued she'- Des hing Blow rolenka Has Fallen” I There is ahalt, so far as of-' ficial reports indicate,‘ in the TeuJ— ‘J tome drive aimed at Warsaw and having as a larger motive the” m- V fliction of a crushing blown upon Ithe Russian armies. The Ruse sians, however. seem to be shovi- Iing increasing powers of resist» , ance asxthe lines of the attacking . hosts draw closer to the Polish capital. i Latest official statements ‘ .. lshowed the Germans under the guns of the fortress of NOWJJJ Georgievsk, the key to warsavv ‘ Ion the north and onlyi nine'lteel't" Imiles from the city. Further Enorth, the fortress of Ostrolenka_ 'fell. In the Baltic provinces the im- pressive German advances con- tinued. The campaign in this lat-.- ter section is interpreted by mili- 1 tary observers in capitals of the , Entente Alli cs as possibly intond‘, .f ed to cut in on Russian lines of communication and prevent “I, successful retreat of their armiet ‘ from the Warsaw region. Less speedy, but none the is“, steady, is the Austro-German ad-i, vance through Southern 'Poland.’ So far as reports show the im~ . portant communication lines illJ_ the Lubli n region have not been, [pierced , Continued .advances. .by .tlie‘i Italians in the Isdnzo region are J; reported from Rome, the most" notable gain of ground claimed he'- -J ting on the Corso Plateau. The: JAustrian War Office denies that 7 the invaders are making prog- ress. V " Little activity of a pronounced. sort is reported from the lines in 1 France and Belgium There have been no official re- ports for several days of the cam», paign in the Dardanelles The South Wales coal strike; has definitely ended with the ace“ . cepta ce by the miners of the settlem t agreement. ’ 'J J‘ .._._..- HEAVY FIGHTING ‘ on Isonzo FRONT ' ROME, Tuesday, July 20,} Paris, July 21, 2:25 a. m.—-Hea' . fighting onthc Isonzo front-north of the Gulf of Tricst, resultingita gains for the Italian tomes. is an nounccd ill a statement given 0 tonight at the War Office. The, rreport is as follows: ' “Our vigorous offensive all. along the Isonzo front continued yesterday progress being made especially 011 the Corso plateau when: at. the cud of the day, soy oral additional trenches were taken and 500 prisoners, including live officers captured. . tau-Lia‘- / . (continued on runs ram f
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