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SOUTH NORWALK,‘ - court..- - FRIBAY,
AUGUST 13. 1915
TWO CENTS
Partly cloudy tonight‘and Saturday.
BIN nous
nmmm
lltilil fill ilfi
lolnllsasz, 22, Dies Trying To
Aid Friends Battling ill Near .-
Death Struggle in Water Off
Knob Club
llillllllElIllll l0l
IIEE IHIIIIIINII SGENE
‘——_—.——.—
Companions, Too Exhausted To
iieh Drowning ilalasz, Forced
, To [test Bettye Seeking Aid
John Halasz, twenty -two year old
carpenter, of 48 Chestnut street,
dow,ntown while swimming oi‘!‘ 'IFort
between The Knob Club and Keyser
island, yesterday afternoon, about
three o'clock, sank to a watery grave
in a valiant effort to render assist-N
ance to his two drowning compan-N
ions, Charles Selinsky. of Bouton
street, and Joseph Vedas, a locaiN
member of the United States Navy,N
who were miraculousinsphred after
one of the most terrible and thrilling
battles ever fought. and won, with
death in waters surrounding Nor-
walk. ‘ t
Triple Tragedy Narrowiy Averted.
The circumstances which surround-
ed the sad fatality, which came so
very near to being a triple tragedy
were highly dramatic. Young Hal-
asz, a poor swimmer, sank to his
death, while his two companions, af-
ter their terrific struggle in the wa-
ter, lny gasping for breath on the
beach watching him drown, too ex-
(Continued on Second Page.)
llllllll olvlll
Pills null PiNAill
Frank drain, of Hartford flanged at
Wethersfield Prison—Meets Ills
Fate Saintly—Spent last Day on
Earth in Communion With "ills
Maker "'
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WETHE‘RSFIELD, Conn.,Aug..13.—-
Frank Circle. of .1418”me who on June
6, last shot his wife as she lay sleep-
ing with her babe at her side, was
hanged in the state prison here early
this morning. Grela’ s confessed
reason for the crime was that he be-
1m ed his wife had been unfaithful to
him.
. The execution passed without spec-
ial incident. The condemned man was
unusually calm and resigned to his
fate. He had spent the day in prayer.
With the rain coming down in tor-
’rents outside the prison, Grela. ac-
companied by his spiritual adviser,
Rev. Father Roman Zalitach of Hart-
ford, entered the death chamber at
12: 04: 3 o'clock. in seventeen sec-
onds the prison attendants, acustomed
to their rehearsed duties, had silently
strapped him, placed the black cap'
over his head, and sprunar the trap.
At 12:14:20 o'clock the body was cut
down and lowered in the coffin and he
was officially pronouncednead by the
two physicians.
The body will be buried tomorrow in
a Hartford cemetery. There were no
prison directors present at the eaecu-_
tion and the only ones present besides
those officially named, were Nahum
.Iew spaper men. , _ .
I” Snowdcn street, who was tried before
iHAIIII (Hill NIIHIIS
. glnia Irpn, Coal “scone.
Freight Rates
”‘qu
Interstate Commerce
Big Redllcfion by
Rebaiing
WASHINGTON Aug. l3.-—Ultimate
reductions in hard coal prices were
seen today by dealers who have kept
in close touch with anthracite produc-
tion in the inetrslate Commerce Com.
mision‘s decision making sweeping
cuts in freight rates on the product.
I'ihc) explained that the decision was
lexpected to put independents on the
same footing as companies controlled
be the bard coal carrying roads,
N The decision affects freight rates on .
Nuuthracite coal from the Pennsylva-
nia coal fields. Generally lower rates
trailed. reasonable are prescribed-and
'thc roads are required to establish
rates to be paid by all shippers. The
Nreductious ordered amounts toJ
Neenls a ton on shipments of the so-
Cat
On Hard Coal Will
Amount to $8, 000, 000
Commission Orders
Anthracite Roads,
and There May Be Prosecution for
\
called prepared sizes such as stove
chestnut, and egg coal, from the mines
to tidewater, and 10 centsa ton on the
smaller sizes of coal. These rates will
now be $1.45 and $135 a ton. Cuts to
Interior points range all the way from
15 to 80 cents a ton.
The commision charges the roads
with having granted concessions and
offsets to their allied coal companies
which, in effect, have been rebates int
violation of law. .
(hmmissioner Harlan, who dissent-
ed, contended that while modification
of many railroad rates was Justifie
the action was inconsistent in View of
the recent rate increase for practical
iy all other traffic.
The decision is the result of an in
quiry instituted by the commission
three years ago.
IINIIEIISINIIIHE l.
MAINS SlNlIIIIEIl OISE
The. case of «aloha Santorella,
of
the downtown city court, this morn-
ing, for attacking Officer Milton 1.
Lockwood. on Tuesday evening of this
week with a knife and for alleged ex
Nposule of person, we as sullied by the
introducing of evidence which shock
led court officials and spectators, was
Ichara’orerized as being of the most uh-
pleasantiy offensive character, brought
out locally in some years.
Young Girls Embarrassed.
Three attractive Springwood young
ladies, the Misses Anna and Elizabeth
‘Wargo and Elsie Weidner. who testi-
fled to Shntorellas alleged indiscre
tions on several occasions in thet‘short
cut" from the South Norwslk railroad
depot to the corner of Mbchanic street
and Ely avenue, were subjected to em
barrassing situations during the cross-
exnminatlon. Other witnesses were
Frank Ritzo, who said he was a wit-
iice officer, and Dr. Robert M. Wolfe,
who dressed the stilleto cut and bullet
wound of the injured men.
Nothing New Brought Out.
No new deuelopments other than
what have been covered in the newa-
Npapers were brought out (iii-lug this
Nmornings session. The case was con-
Ntinued until 1: 30 o‘clock this after-
noon.
SHOW IlIII IIENiINES
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NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-The severe
cut, made by the Intgstate Commerce
Commission in the revenues of the
anthracite railroads’was reflects 'in
the weakness 0! those issues a the
openingcf today's stock market. .
block of'35,000 shares of Erie was of-
.fered down from 27 7-7 to 27, bgains't
yesterday's closing price of 29. Read-
ing made an initial decline of four
points. and Lehigh’ valley fell is
mpch, later losing almost a total of
six points. The entire railway
was adversely affected with loose I
one to two‘polnts in the Paciflcs and
some of the eastern roads
Activity in pool specialties Eds rs.
sumed with a gain of 5 points in Both-
lehem Steel prefrreu anrN 1-2111 Vir-
lnllllln slum
SHIIII l8 HINGED
LONDON, Aug. 13. 8:35 a. m.—-
George Joseph Smith. the wife mur-
derer, was hanged today at Muidstonc.
Smith was found guilty by a jury on'
July. lie was accused of murdering
three wives in order to collect insur-
ance money on their lives. in each
case the victim was found drowned in
a bath tub soon after the wedding
ceremony. ..
After Smith was sentenced to death
the court, complimenting the jury upon
its verdict. declared that the prisoner
had gone through the ceremony or
marriage with two other women. both
of ’whom he had robped of consider
able sum's’ of money;
WHEN WIII IHE NPIIlIIN
EIHE SISIEN BE NEPAINEINI
nose to the ltaIian's attack on the pt?“
Residents of the'uptown section of
the city,‘ are uwatching with consider
able interest the outcome of a special
lmeeting which will be held tonight,
during which it will be determined
whether the First District Commission
ers will turn over the uptown fire
alarm system and apparatus over to
the Fourth, and some manner where-
by the exceedingly dangerous and
poor condition of the system’s wires
may be remedied will be' discussed.
Tonight at 8 o'clock, in the City
Hall Council Chamber,~s conference
will be held between the special Coun-
cil committee, consisting of Harry W.
Mather, Michael J. Riordan. Robert E.
Louden, Harryd. Hipson and Corpora-
tion ConnsehWilliani F‘. Tammany,
and the First District Commissioners
ANNESIS IIIII NON- SNPI’IINI
IIIII BE HIDE SAINNNIII
Prosecuting Attmney Cramer C.
Hegeman, of the downtown .court, an-
nuonced this morning: that heilas pres
pal-ell a number of warrantgufor the
prrests of local men i:harged;,w_i~_li1 non-
sumort. The warrants. may bagged
“dilutes babe semen Saturday.
,morplng before Judge George H. NVos-
burgh .. . NN...,,.; ,
No pther complainsabich are be-
ing received byfiaajroeecutor are u
plentiful as the non-support ones.
a
' Ten commissioners were present, Fair-
cnl nun in
Says it is Months, Unearth
and VWI~BMyon Constit-
tee To Draftjpplleatlos Form
~—-—u-—-——
CIII NEEIIIIIIIS’
A880INAIION IN
INNNIII HNIINII
Fine Day’s Sport lndui‘ed in Yes-
terday by fine Hunted lien at
Sheffield-on the-Sound
llsnlll AND 0in
Stills lulllsu ltIN
HARTFORD, Aug. lit-The county
commissioners of the State held a tape
cial meeting at the Allyn House, yes-
terday, to'discuss the intricacies, of
the club license question. Commis-
sioner Jacob Waltonof New Haven,
presided, and Commissioner William
Bailey, Jr., of Hartford. was secretary
field. Windham and Middlesex coun-
ties not being represented. Denuncia-
tion of the club license law was unani—
mous and drastic. . ’
While no individual commissioner
would be quoted it was the concensus '
Nof opinion that the la w.is~inoperatlvc. MB“. “3’ on 0f “13 “I.“
uncertain and vague in its meanings [w W Ill “IIS rm!
(and imposes a heavy burden on the
Icounti commissioners. It was pointed
Iout that one of its sections makes it? One of the most successful outings
Iinlperathe that licenses shall be re-r ever held bv the City Officials” Asso
)
11,. 1“an to clubs having minors in tthciaiion and a number of friends wasNMondax fired a tide-charge in
and yet some of the best that veslcrday at Sheffield on- --ihe
icluhs in the State take as 1nembers}$ound.A company of about one bun
I18 5cm -ol(l sons of those already nlcm Idrcd boalded the ilody Green, ( up
Nbers. Ilain William F. "on at 12 o‘c.lock
These. clubs will have to drop their and after a delightful sail on the
\ounger members or be deprived of 1Sound made landing at the island.
the privilege of serving liquors. A The natural beauties of the placeweic
committee consisting of Coinmission- fullv enjoyeli, and in short order a
ers’Jacob Waiter. Row Haven; number of the athletic members had
Robert simian iartford, and John organised ball teams, and were hard
membership.
IRussian Forces Safe .
From Pursuit By The
Armies of the Kaiser
Grand Duke Nicholas’ Men Offering
Sioui Resistance, as the Main Paris
Continue -Refreai—~Ausfrlan Attack .Re-j ,
pulsed by the Italians in Two thnfain
Passes af Fura-—Three British and One
Norwegian Steamer Sunk by the Ger-
man Submarines
Latest reports from the me
offices of the belligerents giVII
rise to the belief in the capitals
of the Entente Allies that the
Nsafe withdrawal Not the min I
nu ls cumin
l0 llli iiitillli SNIIIII .. a... ,
Wendell Vasil, fourteen year oldI through the stout resistance
Hungarian day of t cit . who last
his y the which is being offered by the
lines and arms of Miss Elimh Er wings 0‘ the Gum: Duke NINCha'I’I‘I
dos, of Connecticut sVenue, was this 135 army.
morning committed to the Industrial The Italian War Office reports '
School for 9.0st 11 Madden, by Judge the Complete repulse by Alpine ‘N
George H. \osburgh. Providing VasilN troops of simultaneous attacks by
behaves himself, and secures a series it A
of eleven credits for his good be 't e ustrlans through two moan.
havior and work, he may be released tain passes 10,000 feet or mom
within a year or two. otherwise be high in the Furva valley 2011‘:
will be confined until he reaches the No moVemeNnts 6f inlportance
Brophy. of-‘Fairdold county, was no
pointed to draft forms for applications
to commissioners for certificates.
at work. One or! the teams, captained age 0‘ 21 years.., i» ‘
by H. .1. Lewis. vii: styled the omcei TW‘WWI“ Arm!“-
Holders, and the other wasvknowu nsN
arrested Andrew Barker,
elsewhere are mentioned. The
Officer John F. Fivnn, last night, Nmost recent Austrian statement ,
o; the Em reports the repulse of Italian ao-
: strike. “Mr: Wood remained here.
the Non-office Holders At the end of
the battle it was decided that the Of
lice Holders won by a score of 26 to 'l.
The Office Holders' team was com
ppsed-of Councilman Wolfe and Fore
man Lewis as battery, and Tammany
Sherron. Bates. Laeselle, ‘Gans. Max-
The commissioners discussed other
matters relating to county affairs.
among which were the closing.houra
inf saloons and the allowing of women
to lolier in saloons? but reached no
conclusion.
HENRY-III NHIIIHSI N (coming-Ron ems Page.)
7 SEIIIElllNIIS’ HENIEII PMERICAN APPEAL
I h... .v.s......-....................' I8 SENI III MEXIINI
al president of the United Hatters' or
North America, made emphatic denial
yesterday afternoon of a story sent
1.
WASHINGTON Aug. 13. —State do
The Sentinel, zin the form of a newsling arrangements for the dispatcho
dispatch, saying that at a labor meet- the Pan American appeal to the Max-
ing in that city Wednesday night. ican frictional leaders calling upon
Charles Merrie. a general agent of the them to end 'Mexicos civil strife, and
United Hatters, said in F683"! t0 the assemble a peace Iconference. The‘
foreclosure notice served upon batters! communication signed by Secretary
in this city and elsewhere. that "anIiAinsing and six Pan-American diplo-
amicable adjustment of the financial mats. and ppm-eyed by President, Wu-1
issue was likely. son, probably will go forward late to-
story Without Foundation. N
Mr. Scuiley said he did not believe ,, (Continued on sixth Page.)
Mr Morris made the statement cred~
ited to him in the dispatch. There is "MW “CI" of MuNl
OIPAI IJGIIIS‘ AND IltllllS”
no probability of any such adjustment.
‘he said, as that mentioned in the
Bridgeport story. Mr. Sculley knew of
no reason why a representative of the
United Hatters should make such 8
Norwalk was represented. Wednes-
day, at the summer meeting of the
Connecticut Society of Civil Engl-
neers, at Totoket Mountain, North
Branford, Conn; by City Engineer
statement.
George A. Sharron, of the local street
CIIIZENS WIiI IIIl
l0 Sillil SIRINE
Hormone, Mass. Aug. 13.——0t\her
means of bringing about a restoration .
of street car service in this city and
Amherst having faiicd the citizens are
preparing to take a hand. At a mass
meetinggtonight an effort will be made
to place the responsibility for the dead-
lock between the {company and the
strikerssand to devise some I‘ piano!
settlement. m"
John H. Roardon. of Whrcester, who
is conducting the strike, was in Boston
today to..lax.,betola'l Governor Walsh
charges that Charles C. Wood, of the
State Board of Conciliation-and Arbi-
tratlon, had acted unfairly in Ill! no- or for his viortli‘ili classes. with
gotiations heroin connection with the giving Norwalk so line a municipal
.. -Nelectric lulu plant. I
. ' II ‘ .
“City of Municipal Roadsand Lights."
'That Norwaik's progress is known
outside the'"five districts" is evident
by the fact that Public Utilities Com
missioner C. C. Elwel'l, of New Haven,
president of the sootety,_wolcomed,the
local visitor as a representative of
"Norwalk, the city ofN municipal lights
and reeds. ” *3
‘N‘Our Win” Highly PFa’leed.
A. E. Winchester; superintendent a
earthworm ennui. ngnl‘bli‘n can
lsioalnislsuoxerhlwlan‘l William}
of." "Our Win" was highly prsilillll’IfNN
Engineer Sharron by the commissilln
, a.
. Nresident arrested on North
from Bridgeport, which was printed inI pertinent officials today were complet—N
. on the batters who.are defendants in
I judgment for $252 000.
nation. I I
'Side, on u ashlngton street charging tacks on the Doberdo plateau and
Ihim with drunkenness and breach of‘ near Zagora. ,N
Nthe peace. He was sentenced to fit The sinkin t h ‘»
Nteen days in jail and fined the costaIsteam J g 0f the‘ Bri
of court by Judge George H. Vos N er awna’ a 3' 00° to“ v“' '
burgh. William Arlington. uptown Isel' two Other British craft. the"
Main steamers Osprey and Summer-
street by Officer John Toothlll, lastI field. and the Norwegian steam}:
night, was fined 87 and Ncosts, sen-let. Aura, presumably through I!-
tenced being suspended. '
tacks by German submarineslil
| Wifeaeater Off Light. , _ .
ar- announced. 'I'Ihree persons, me
Conrad Straub, of this city, 1 d' (if ,
rested several days ago charged with c 11 mg one woman, were own‘
beating his wife and boy, had his c
Ncase continued from this morning byN BULGARIA DECEIVED IN
NJudge Vosburgh until September 9th.
SIGNING 1913 TREATY
IHe will be obliged to report each Sat— R OM B. Aug. 13. -—Thc Bui-
d ' ht t oilce head uarters. , , _
M ay nig a p q garian minister to Italy, D. Ri—‘
hi3?" 5:233:32)?“ biifveffbiifif ‘
225 HNIIENS WNIIS
' HAVE BEEN SERVED
. Balkan states and the quadruple
'United ‘States Marshal Chesterfield
cntentc, charctcrizcs as unjust
C Middlebrooks‘and Deputy Marshal
statements that Bulgaria con-
siders herself indispensable to the
Timothy E. .Hawiey have spent nearly
two weeks serving subpoenas and writs
l
allies and is bargaining on that
basis.
Bulgaria, the minister assef‘tsee
has not changed her programi
She was deceived .in signing til
treatyo of Bucharest of 31913, an.
dcr the terms of which she ceded .
to Romania Nneariy 3000 square
miles of territory. What Bill
garia now wishes, he continued,
was reparation based upon th '
r
the famous boycott case in which ID. E.
iLoene & Co. of Danbury, obtained
The present
proceedings are foreclosures on the
real estate of the batters or their heirs principle of nationality, like
and the marshals Started out two which the quadruple cntcnte iii
weeks ago with 252 write and subpoe- contending.
has to serve in Danbury. Bethe], Nor- _______,._
N l.
walk and New Haven. They have
served 225 of them.
“,9, Some Out of State.
Some of the defendants were put of
the state, about a dozen were dead and
left no administrators, and there were
a fewjhe marshals could uh find, for
when the Loewe suit was started a
dozen years ago there were some de-
transients who were named as defenc-
nuts.
0! the twenty-eight writ\ot served.|
the marshals say a few more will be
served in time, when the parties an:
located. -«
BRITISH STEAMER
IACOND IS SUNK
maroon Aug 13-The 3. ,
tons British steamer Jason
which was engaged in the tran
Atlantic trade has been and
Her captain and nine members
the crew were rescued.‘
The \ Jacona sailed z from;
Middlesborough, England, Aug-
list 11, for Quebec. She was
'iovvncd by the Cairns line of Lon
tion. was built in l889 and was
318 feet long and of 2,969 tons
gTOSSI- ,, , .
ADVISES ALL GERMANS
TO RETURN TO COUNTRY
LONDON, Aug. .13.--T
correspondent at Amsterdam
the Central News says the Gabe
man authorities have advised Nai
German civilidns to return im
medlately to their country. pf,
sumably to avoid hardships du"
NIH SENININ HANDS IIIIIEN
imr
HARRISBURG Pa." .-, Aug. 13.—A
A Pennsylvania railroad train ran into
a party of track hands out of Mount
Union. Pa early today. killing at: of
them. '
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lag the Nwinter in Belgium.‘ '
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