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9 VOTE WATER
Saabye, Jr., acting as clerk.
, American Federation
’ modified his order of confiscation. Mr.
operation in this direc-
tion is invited. A
ASSOCIATED PRES. NEWOTROM ALL' PART. OF THI WORLD BY A SPEOIAL WAR! AND OUR OWN OPERATOR.
0er Ambition
7We want the public ..
feel that the home is not
comp. lete without The .
Evening Sentinel as a
daily visitor.
1ESTABLiSi-IED 1370
Entered at; the South Norwalk Post
Office as Second Class Matter.
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN"
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3,
1915
Shower: tonight and Wednesday.
TWO CENTS
‘ l 1111'. IN
21 1111111ch
right 1151 1111111111 be laid From
Concord to Water Streets, and
Property Purchased if Necessary
OEAOEN SOUNDS IN
OOHNOH CHAMBER:
Will Install Fan Ventilating System
at (lost of About $450
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A small delegation of voters of
the. Second Taxing District assembled
in the. City Hall, last evening, and,
voted to adopt the recominendationsl
d 'the commissioners concerning thel
laying or 11 new water main and pur-
chase of additional land for a right
of way if need be in the southern sec,
tion of the city; also, to proceed with;
a plan to deadeu the sounds in the!
Council room. _
The meeting was called to order
shortly after 8 o’clock, and Corpora-
tion Counsel William F. Tammany
was made” chairman, with William J.
Commissioner Stephen S. Hatch ex-
plained the project concerning addi-
tional fire protection for the manu-
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of labor
leadeLSays There Are No Funds
‘to Aid Hatters
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, vis-
ited tMeriden on Saturday, attend-
ing the celebration of the twenty -iiftii
anniversary of the founding of tile
Central Labor union of that city.
in an interview with a representa-
tibe of the ‘Meriden'Journal, he touch~
ed upon the foreclosure proceedings in
the Loewe case. The Journal quotes
him as follows.
Expressing much satisfaction in the
- present status of organized labor omit
the utmost optimism in the outlook W
.1
OIO NOT HEAR llllA
INSOlT UNITED STATES
SpeciaJAgent Carothers Does Not
Behave He Said “We Can Go To
"en”
'EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 3.—=George E.
'Carotliers, special agent of the state
department, who arrived here early
today from Chihuahua City, denied
that Gen. Villa had~declared ”that if
the United States does not like my
actions it can go to h—-."
l was in a room adjoining the con-
ference on Saturday, he added, and 1-
am positive that if Gen. Villa has used
that language 11011111111111» known it.
Gen. Villa since Saturday had
(Continued on Sixth Page.) 1...
1
Cnrothers said, and now planned to our
5 this morning that tea has advanced 10
High Power Explosive
Shell Kills
Man In The
United States Arsenal
Experiment in Philadelphia Results Dis-
astrously For Several Employes Today,
Investigation of the Aclident
PHILADELPHLIA, Aug. 3.—One man
was killed and three were seriously
injured in alt explosion today in the
experimental bomb proof department
of the United States arsenal in Frank- ADIOSAOII
1 The army officer in charge of the
iiawnAdepartment is Captain A. C.'\Vilhelm.|
kins, a civilian. The injured are M. Awho is about to resign his commission~
Tin the army to take charge of a pri«
assigned to the ordnance department,-,1'ate arms manufacturing plant near
ford, th‘ city.
The’man killed was James
Frusco and Arthur Lumleet, soldiers
and George Brown, a civilian.
The 1110 soldiers are in a critical
condition. Brown is not seriously in-i
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(Large Increase in All lines—Ap-
plications Can Ballade for Club
Certificates
With ’the advent gAugust’ 1 the ,
county commissioners will now have
under consideration the new laws
which werepassed at the last session
of the General Assembly.
The club license law is one of
these. From now on the commis-
sioriers will be ready to receive ap-
plications for “club certificates,"
which may be granted to “any suit-
able ciub‘, association ortfraternal so-
city, wherein the dispensing of ii-
quor is not the chief object of the or-
ganization." ’
The commissioners
celve ‘ applications, but
can now re-
they cannot
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Whether or not the war has any-
thing .to do with it, or the unusual
number of English visiting here this
summer, tea has taken a rise, which
adds another item to the already too
high cost of living.
One downtown groceryman stated
cents per pound, wholesale and retail,
the increase especially sheeting the
Ceylon brands. The amount of the in-
creaae, although on the average of 10
cents, depends upon the quality of the
brand.
Some of the retailers in Norwalk are
said to have good sized stocks‘on hand,
and have not yet raised the price, but
claim that an increase in the price is
only a matter of a Short time.
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No more druggists' licenses can be
lured.
It is understood that experiments
11 ere being made with a high power
explosive shell at the time of the
this city. 1
An investigation as to the cause of
the accident is being made.
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Stamford Man's Condition So Piti-
lured" Hospital '
Join Bin th, altos Harold" Jackson.
aged Kid Stamford, will taken to
officers for the ensuing year
fill that Sheriff Sends Him to?
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Over to the heater s‘ Civic lea-
A 1111: for Warrior tire Children
ufllOHT OOHPANT ANO
OTHERS OET ,THAHHS
Capitan F. ll. Montgomery Elected
President and Postmaster lion-A
ar-dilicel’reeident
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The Carnival committee has turned
over a total sum of $500 to the Wo-A
man‘s Civic League for playground
purposes
At the meeting of the cotnmlttee1
11lilth was held 7251 night, the bal-
ance of a stun total of $500 was voted:
for playgrounds, reports of commit
tees Were. accepted and election of:
. took
place.
A gencr‘al vote of thanks to all whoA
.11.... 1...... 1...... m... PASTHASltRS’ ASSOOIATION
good 110rk. was extended
the county Jail by Stamford police of-A
hotels on Frida1 to 111.111 trial in theA
Criminal Superior court because he
is alleged to have stolen an onto-A
mobile in his home city.
Smith. it is said, is totally paralyz-A
ed from his hips down as the result of
injuries he sustained in a jo1 ride
from Stamford to New York in theA
pilfered car. He was kept at the jail?
on Friday and Saturday morning. A
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- SHORE RESORT RORAl
ROUTE- IS RHSHEO
‘i)ue, dotlbtlesslv, to the influx oft
trouble with his wife, in his automo-
(Continued on Elghth Polio.)
:OHIOAOO MAN HIllS
THEE ANO TWO OTHERS
Girl Who Caused the home Waits
011tin Auto ,
CHICAGO, lll., Aug. 3.——Leaving a
young woman, over whom he had had
Abilljie in front of the house, George H.
.48 years old. a garage owner.
yesterday entered the home of his
brother in law John Cosgrove, and
shot to death his wife, her sister,
Catherine Cosgrove, and her brother
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Carnival Commisttee Turns Money,
HOT KNOWN WHETHER "HR.
OONOlAN Will TESTITY
Bil-Donovan Election Case Opens
in Stamford on Thursday
Attorney Milton Fessenden. of Stam-
ford. counsel for Congressman Eben-1
ezer Hill, of this city, in the contesieu‘
election suit brought against him by
former Congressman Jeremiah Dono-
Vi'in, also of this city, announced this
morning that he had not yet made up
his mind whether or not he will call
Mr. Donovan to the stand to testify.
Mr. Fesseiiden said today that the re-
sumption of testimony will take place
on Thursday morning of this week, at
11 o'clock. in Stamford, and Judge Wil-
liam A. Kenney, of Hartford, also coun-
sel for Mr. tiiill, it will not be known
ful in lvangored
until an hour before the hearing Thule
day “net witnesses and how many will
be called.
The testimony as previouslv. will be
taken in the library of the law offices
of Attorney Homer S. Cummings.
counsel for Congresman Donovan, on
the top floor of the Stamford NationalA
Bank building in Stamford. Mr. Donn-A
:AOTO ORASH COSTS ’
HAlfPENNl $9
lie opening of the taking of testimony
close of last week's hearings arid with
Thursday morning Mr. Hill's counsel:
will be given the opportunity of con-
ducting an examination of Witnesses oil
the opposite side.
Costly for kowayton Man—
01her City Court Cases
1
The case of Robtrt Halfpenny, chaui,
four for Arch Selwyn, of Rowayton.
who 1111s arrested recen- !1 one; geu
with reckless driving and drunkenlnss.
1 was continued from yesterday morningh
until the afternoon session, yesterday. A
Judge George K. Vosburgbjound Halt-i
penny guilty on both counts. He duedA
Ahim $25 for drunkenness, $25 for up;
The annull 01111118 0‘ the 935‘ M” crating an automobile without. a. l1-' 1
ters' Association. Masonic, of Fair— cease and 335 for failing to stop when:
field county. Will be held this after-3 he struck the O’Connor taxi cab drlv-A
noon at the Burton House. At 4 an by Benjamin Hertz, some time ago
o'clock Landlord ‘Sullivan me on the Wilson Point road, as well as
serve one of his famous dinners, and costs amounting rods. There is a state
if the rain don‘t interfere, there will law imposing a penalty for the person
probably be a rattling good be“ who faits to stop to learn the extent or
game before the dinner. A the damage or injuries suffered when
Treasurer F. 5. Lyon, of this city.Ahe strikes an automobile or another
is one of the oflicers of the assoc-ta ’ Ip.eriion Attorney Joint J. Cunec repre-
tion who have had the arrangementnl sented Halfpenny, Attorney William
for the affair in hand. The oli'icersA F'. Tammany, Edward O’Connor, own-
include: President William A. Lewid er of the taxi cab and Attorney Cramer
St. John's Lodge, Bridgeport; Vice C. flegaman, the state.
President J, K. Lawrence, UnionA There are rumors of probable civil
Lodge, Stamford; Secretary H w. ‘ suits for damage and injuries suffered
Saxe. Harmony Lodge, New liaven,‘ in the crash
HINTS AT OORlON'S TOOAl
"official statement says that App- 7
and 'l‘ieasnrer If. S_. Lyon, Oll “oil,
Officer Frank S. Strntton, on a war— 1
Biitish TrOOpS Gain ,
intExtended Attack
in the Dardanelles
German Encircling Movement About War.- _
saw Continues to Grow and Desperate
Fighting is Taking Place Along the Nat
raw—Russian Troops Withdraw to More
Concentrated Positions— Austrian Regal.
imenis Reported to Have Been Success'
The silence of several weeks on
the situation of the allies in the
Dardanelles was broken today, by
an official announcement in Lon-
Aden that the crest of the ridge
Aon the peninsula has been gained
|by British troops, thus improving
Aian's case was completed with the collision II WAIST"! Avenue PmeSA the .Bnt'Sh position.
The situation at Warsaw shows
Ano material change. The German
encircling movement continues.
AA Russian official report says
desperate and sanguinary fighting
is still going on on the banks of
the Narew.’ south ot.Ostrolenka,
and that titer have been equally .
heavy engagements between the
Vistula and "the Bug. linoleum,
trope before Ivangorod, southeast K
of Warsaw, have withdrawn to
“more concentrated positions,’
while on both banks of the Vie~
prz they have repulsed the
enemy. ,
On the other hand an Austrianzi
trian regiments have been- Slfij _.
cessful at Ivangorod, capturing_
over ‘2,000 men and numerous
supplies. \
The relative anxiety on" the
western front appears to have 1111- -
dergone a sudden change. A dis~
patch from Amsterdam reports .
heavy fighting on the British
frontier near Ypres, with a steady 1
Lodge. nth Norwalk .
AJohn, n 1' dt '
summer residents in Norwalk, the ru. a d t ie 0 slay his oun son,
ral route traveled over once daii1 b1
William H. Tristram, of the down-
town past onion, and covering the llo~
ton Hill Bell .éland and Hickory'
Bluff districts is unusually rushed at:
time. Announcement was made}
ill a morning by Postmaster AndrewA
Leary "that Carrier Tristram, during
uly, handled the record number of‘
mail pieces to the extent of 27, 000
pieces, or on the average of 1,000
pieces each day, incoming and out-
going mail considered.
Some time ago the postal depart-A
Harry, aged 18. He then returned to
the automobile, drove the young Woul‘
an home and tried to commit suicide
Jones had quarrcled with his wife
about the attentions he is said to have
paid Miss Margaret Bittner, 21 years
old. Mrs. Jones had gone to live with
her brother and had brought suit for
divorce.
Jones died at a hospital today.
AOOTTAlO EXPRESS RUNS
It is expected that about fifty or,
sixty members of the association from
all parts rt the county will b: :1: (it-A
trrldance.
OlOHOBHRST AOATN ‘-
llSTTS llllNOlS
PEORIA, 111., Aug. 3.—-ifroperty dam-
age estimated at $100,000 was caused
in Peoria and vicinity last night whenl
a cloudburst visited this section. Trial
ment, at Washington, cut this routef
down to one collection daily instead:
of two as previously enjoyed. Several'
weeks ago a government, inspector-
was in this citylinvestigating the ad—
visability of— continuing the two~trip-
daly program, and the local postmas'
ter is expecting word, one way or the
other. very soon.
The 27,000 piece record, establis h-
city's sewer system proved inadequate,
' resulting in the flooding of streets and
basements in business houses. Forl
PARKER'S LAVDING. Pa., Aug. 3.
——Running at 1111311 speed the Buffalo the ]third time in a few months thel
l-Express, on the Buffalo and Allegheny A 13:. s of the Peoria and Pekin Union
ADi1ision of the Pennsylvania Railroadi lway, were washed away— s“ miles
i
ran into a landslide near here earlyAbelow Peoria. Heavy damage to the
today Jesse Williams engineer of embankments of the-Rock [stand 11ers-
Pittsburg, was killed and R. Gelfrich, Ireported. Surrounding toms "9°“
1
1 rant charging breach of the peace, thi51 stream of wounded men being;
morning arrested Lewis Raymond, Jr.!,
brought to the rear.
or North Main street. He will be tried‘
re rt re~
tomorrow morning by Judge Vosburgel'A The FTCnCh official po
being released until that time under lites the customary mght aCfiVi’. ,
$15 bonds Aty, with artillery, bombs and. .
Alice Smith, yonug colored woman,ihand grenades, together with ~
0: New Haven, “mated S: 11.12? ilt’zlsevei'al infinary attacks by the”
Oflicer Robert A. Gainer. c arg w 1 all of which were chCCke
the theft og $25 from a local Hungarian, ' Ge ems’
was freed this morning when Judgeied- . 1' '=- ‘ -
Vosburkh nolled her case, oomplain- ‘Strassburg, on the Rhmenqo‘.‘ ,,
ant failing to put in an appearance. 'miles from the French frontier;
M. Mikusti, of Fillow street, reports again has been raided from Hfhé'
to the police that thieves entered his A group Tof FrenCh an (1‘
home recently, by pushing out a win
dow screen. He declared $31 in can! British aeroplanes flew over the .
:city today, and dropped 25 bombs,
is missing. -,
{according to a news dispatch
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lMESSAGES QN FIRST
‘ ANNIVERSARY OF WAR; ‘
ROM‘E, Aug.‘2, 8:30 p. ‘m., via 1,’
I
ed during last month by Carrier Tris-
tram, exceeds by far that of July of'8
last year. This may or may not be a
t damage to property.
fireman. of Pittsburg, was seriously,grea
scolded Three day coaches and at UNXSUTAWNEY, Pal, Aug. Sir-10113
Sleeper left the track, but remained life was 1°“ and many thousands or
dollars damage was done throughout
An important hearing, at noon to-
day, opened in the office of the Pub-
Alic Utilities’Commission, in Hartford,
l
issued in Norwalk for some time good argument fur the two tr.ips
upright.
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One of the provisions in the newA
druggists‘ license law limits the num-
ber of dynggists' to one to every three
thousand persons. There. are eihtg
drug stores in this city, the popula-
tion being considered in round fig-
ures at 26, 000. This means that no|
new license can be issued in Nor-A
walk until the population increases
abbut 1,000. ' 1
The druggists are affected 11111111111. through their respective attorneys. It “183 announced that aubucrlpfiongtlfltfil‘fid mat linstend of by, express tion rgarding the laying of tv‘ro tracks
erably in their license feed, accordinglxeogh & Candee, and' Cummfngg a; now are in excess of $330,000,111“! The express companies, which have“ across the new bridge.
to the new law. The license fee hasA
jumped from $5 to $65 Prescription have been amicably and satisfactorily few. days will considerably increase tacitly-five ream. will 1058 nearly aA —Beod the Sentinel Want Ads. on
Arne Third page and than try one. ,\
licenses will cost 316 instead of $12:
this section last night by a series of concerning the confirmation of the
Paris, Aug. 3.—-—Discussing the
many messages and statements 1
issued in various countries On the I
first anniversary of the war, the"
Osscrvatorc Romano, official ore
ENOUGH FUNDS FOR EASTLAND s'torms which flooded streams. wasbeu'
A SUFFERERS laway bridges, damaged railroads and
interurban lines, and destroyed bar 1
onto MACAO Aug 3. ~Solicitatlon oi vestsr Ralph Ravlnskyr 1* W1 W35;
funds for sufferers from the Eastland swept from 3 him!“ here and drowned.
'mmv ADJUSTER disaster virtually ceased today after T
a statement by Mayor Thompson and MONEY 3" MAH‘ HEREAFTER
Stipulations and releases filed in the relief committee that the sum WASHINGTON Aug 3"“- 50"
court and in the town clerks office by given was sufficient to care for th‘e1elnmf‘nt money rind securities “10!
Henry L. E110 and Joseph J Asch, needs of the relatives of the victims August 16 will be transported by rm;-
Lockwood. show that their differences that benefits to be given in the next been handling the traflic more than,
adjusted without litigation;
that figure. I], half millicii a year.
original twotrack layout for the new
‘Washngton street bridge, this city.
The conference closed before" two
o'clock this afternon. No finding was
rendered by dhe commission.
The City of Norwalk, the local
,Bridge Construction Committee, and
'the Connecticut Company all were
represented. The purpose of the see-
eion. was to make definite confirma-
gan of the Vatican, says.
‘Rcading these foreign mes,—
sagcs, we are pleased to note“
that the language adopted has
been modified 111 tonc so that,“ in-
a sense, itis more pacific or more
humane. In place of inexorable,"
be substituted a more humane,“
accent Althotfii circumscribed, ,.
we see in this t c possibility of
a discussion leading to peace. lid .,
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