'2‘.“
E ‘ police today.
. "Handshaking, self-
. . seeking . aspirants
for public office
should receive little
encouragement this
Fall.
E‘ ESTABLISHED 1870 Entered at the South Morwall: EPost
SOUTH MORWALK, CONN..
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28;
.r
1915
mgr
for the October city:
election, no '
representing high-
est business effi-E
cicncy.
Fair tonight and Sunday; warmer.
.Two canes
HERE Aged ltalian Runs Wild
in Darien With Revolver,
, Stiletto and’EXplosives
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Country Club Members And Many
Lucia Matterasia, Aged 11, Had Treated
0,, , on K v Marrying Proposition 35 a lake and
crs II '. now M . ‘ . .
““059“,“; Mm “mug; Man Was Arrested After ang Three
- Suit Against Pretty Chorus Cirl
Wife
\ Times at Constable Mather
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Severia Fulco, aged 60, with a. re: lie appeared at the home of Mrs. Mary
when, a long stiletto and three sticks Rocco here yesterday, and asked Lucia
of dynamite and Lulmioating caps, raniMattcrasia, who lived there, to be his
wild in Darien, late. yesterday, atterE bride. The girl thought the offer was a
Lucia Matterasla, aged 17, who hsdjjoke and so told Fuico, who did not
never seen him before. declined to? like the reply, and began to not
marry him and treated the Inarrylugistrangely. Miss Mnttcrasia ran and
proposition as ajoke. Fulco sent a couple of bullets in her
i Fulco shot three times at Constable direction. Word was sent to the con
Member 0' “Watch VOIIT' Step," .Mather, who was approaching him, and stables and late in the day they found
lattemptcd to shoot at Constable Green, Fulco near Mrs. Rocco 5 house
CRIMES, Wife to vnung Student but thine were only empty shells “1E After they had secured Fulco they
Says She WI" Fight Cam—«Hopi the weapon. The constables bound found the dynamite and stiletto in his
EFulco hand and foot with ropes, and clothing. There were double dents on
"a“ Man Appointed Guardian. Iput him in the lockup, where he rc- the shells in chambers used by Fulco
ihiiip iieIIIIIan Deli hte mains today hunting a hearing “5 ‘0 th‘n ha aimed the revolver at t'on
My)“; 1' l I, B ‘3“ years 03d his mental condition. V stuh‘rI _. "'11“ 011W" constable 9‘5
.aIII James b. Hemnan Ii‘ulcn says he belongs in StamforddcaIchilIrmIgh Fltlco's bad aim.
wealthy head of the Philip HeIrIIIaII’sE F—"T‘
Sons continuing builders, 7 I A
York, has brought suit lei the uphill EGE-ll: MAN WHO 100K REPUBLICAN Pouncs
Intuit. o. the young mans mar'iriagc E
with traiolhy Phillips, pIetty eighteen;
year old chorus girl with the "Watch $ll000 MOIOR BOA]. choMmfl ACIWE
Your. Step" Company, is paIticulaIly E ’
wcillmonn in Noxwalk’a society set .... * ‘ ‘ A M
Active! at Country Club. City CW; WITI Meet “I95“!
While visiting in this city, with Itemtan OGAI'II'IIS ”laud llim “0“! Event toCallP Ca
friends young Philip has. been in-A Shorein Auto "3 "Minestr' “-
:IVIIchIableltimcs at the NotwalkE didat.‘ "0E Yet SINOIISIY con
oun rv t ub at which place he was
. I sideretl.
222:; “3‘3; Wing Em“ ha“ “1“") rich's $11,000 motor boat Cassandra,
'5 C V w 0 are watm‘lngi stolen in \eIIpoIt llarbot Thursday
with interest the results of the suit. morning. “all found here Thursday
M“ Girl When a Student. iatternoon by inspector Tobin of thi
”human it i“ said was a studenti Newport police, and a «nan who said
in llaIvaId dating l'lll when he met .he was George Basaley of Maine (‘15
.laircstcd. \lr. Oeirlchs and inspector,
ETobin chased him in the former sl
GL’HA‘ORD. Au. 2S~w~lierI1mn ()cl.
The Republicans of Nurnalh are, he-
-giuniug to show signs of activity and
plans are being made for hating the
party pIiInarics at an curly date. Last
{evening there assembled at the oliicc
of ice Davis, chairman of the. ltepub
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
' OOSERYINO‘
AARON
Reunion of the Twenty-Eighth at
Roton Point~old Seventeenth
In Session at the Armory
YElERANS SEE'OllY OAYEY
ing— ~llinners Served by ladies
—-0tticers Elected and Business
Transacted.
$4.»...—
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AGAINSY llOOOI
WAS MISSEDHosmmes With The—,Mh—Ittenegrins to be.
i
OEOORAlEO NllNOlO OlORYE
Plenty of Patriotic Music and Harold
luttcalt and Balog (this “Falsified
To Prosecutor and To Court,”
Complaint be Rolled
\
ONASNAMEO YOONO OlRlS
lEll OE lNElR ACTIONS—MW.
llo Decision In “Madam Carrie's”
i Morning—“Speedy Little Yellow
Says llegeman in Asking That.
Case—~0thsr Cases on Monday,
w:
Increasing Austrian
Activity on Southern
Frontis Reported
'l‘0day is C. A. R. May in Norwalk.
AI ltotIIIIl’oini the annual. reunion 01
IiII- 'l‘wcutuighth Connecticut to
session. The Norwalk Armory was the
. scene of an impressive numeric"
old veterans of the Seventeenth ,.,,
relatives, and
maps llcliol’ Corps.
American Band Meets Veterans.
The out annAn soldiers were. root
in one and fittinir style at the 8011'
Nelwalk station by a delegation of
Douglas 14‘0“ch and Buckingham
1 (Continued on Fourth Page.)
E an“ --..._.
WORN SlARlEO ON
3 REPAlRlNO ElRE SYSTEM
Chief George W. Bogardus has four
litan city committee, a sub committee
composed of members of the seterat
bodies of the party and preliminar'ly
plans for the coming campaign
considered. Under
primaries for the selection of date
gates to the city convention, and tlIeE
selection of a new city committee will
have to be called within a few days.
The city committee will be in session
next Tuesday evening at Mr. Davis' of-
fice. at which time it call will be pre-
pared and the date set for holding the
primaries. It cannot be learned from
Etouring car. expecting that he would
ldrive the. boat into some of the inlets
Ealong the shore. The boat. is very fast
and the man was able to get a long
Istart. The Cassandra has a Newport
lto New York record of five hours.
MANY VETERANS Will
. ANSWER ROLL CALL
49:: Annuid EVrlIcampment and 511thHAI.EPENNY,Si ”CENSE
snow 0 e lomtly Celebrated HAS BEEN CANBEEEED
\\ erci V
the party IIIlcs‘
I a E
in Washmglon 1
Chief .of Police William R. Penning
., l
m... i
WASHINGTON, o. 0.. Aug. 23 —.i
the “A" ten has been advised by Secretary of
which threatened the nation in 1861 State Charles F Burnes that he has
litany of the veterans
1865 will answer the roll call for the cancelled the license of Robert Half
last time when the Grand Army of- .penny, chauffeurfor Arcntbald Selwyll
of
those in touch with Republican poll-
tlcs that up to the" present time any
consideration has been given to'tnc
candidacy of candidates for Mayor. » it
has been stated that the party intends
to find a high grade candidate and
- officers of the G. A. R,
.NltiNWAYMAN NOEOS OP
“ I IlIeIefihe passenger tendered Wain
‘ -. caipts from carrying 953553917".
the Republic gathers in tilts city for
the forty -ninth annual encampment'
and fiftieth anniversary of the Grandl
Review, Sept. 27— Oct 2. Most of them‘
are setenty years or more and they
one fast passing off lites stage
Nudoubtedly it will be the last great
reunion of Civil war veterans, and
as such every effort is being made by
the citizens’
committee of Washington, the presi
'9.
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
NEW HAVEN lllNEOR
NLW HAVEN Aug. 28. ~A new Idea
In street holdups was reported to the
A stranger boarded
Barry Weinstein's automobile, in the
city, shortly after last midnight for
a trip to Westville Upon arriving
slain a cigar, as he allglited' Then
with a pistol he made Weinstein hold
up his arm and the stranger robbed
him of $10 in silver, the day's re
an...
«p
of Shirley Manor, Rowayton.
Three Violations Against Him.
It is alleged that,durii1g July, Half-
‘ penny drove the ISélwyn machine with-
out a license, that he failed to ”stop
after splashing into an O’Connor tam-
cab, and was under the influence of
liquor while operating the machine.
Secured License Later.
From reports Halfpenny secured a
‘ driver’s license almost a month after .
the tan cab accident. His license was
' applied for to the SeeiI‘etary otStaté’s
other: and issued on August 6. The
“accident was during July.
flu.“
EOllORlAl WRITER
EOONO OEAO IN ONAIN
DERBY, Aug. 28 —Cb'arles Hem:
mennay Adams, tot thirty years I!!!
editorial writer on the staff of the
Hereford content, was found dead in
his arm chair, in the home of his sis
ter Mrs. F. Will Hallock today. On
the table near his hand was a book,
opened at the page which Mr. AVtVittms
._.i__.;_’..
‘ (Continued on Fourth Page.)
will present" to the voters a platform
which will be attractive to thosehop-
ing\ for a business administration of
city affairs for the coming year.
SPEOlAl' STOPS EOR
TRAINS lAOOR OAY
Attention Called to Trains llot
flltunning Monday, September 6:“
SeveFal changes in the running
times of the trains, and additional
holiday stops to be made, have been
announced by the New York New
Haven and Hartford Railroad for. La-
bor day, Monday, September 6. At-
caution is called to trains indicated in
the tideta'Tes as not running on the
day before the holiday between New
York and Stamford, Bridgeport, New
Haven, New London, .. Providence,
Bostont Danbury. Pittstleld and Win-
study and trains not running on the
holiday between New .30er: and New
(Continued on Tweltth Page.)
V /'
‘ltrlai will be heard.
mcn working today on repairs to a
lccrtain extent, the uptown tire alarm
system. It is expected that the entire
system will be in working order and
will be safe by tonight. The depart
Inent is repairing the wires with what
old stuff they are now in possession;
of The wires will not be lowered
lchanged from their present iocatton.E
but will he‘ fixed up" in the posiIlOII
they now hold. Work started this
morning.
AiliOPlANi tilt 0N
The report. was current this morn-
ing». due to some little trouble.
Tract, on the East Side. The ma-
chine. it was said, got under wav'
again before anyone reached
learn the. aviators mission. It was
Iumored it had to do With ammuni-
lion factories inBridgeport. Residents
of Marvin Beach Tract. interviewed
this morning. stated they knew of no
such occurrence. ’
ONAOEEEOVR OOOEREY
George Godfrey, chauffeur for B F
DeKlyn. who figured in the automobile
accident in Dorian on Wednesday at»
ternoon in which Miss May B. Fitch.
oi? West street, Not-walk, and Mrs.
Josephine Keptenl. off Stamford. wei‘a
seriously injured was held in $1000
ball by Justice» Abel Dance on the
preliminary hearing came up last eve
aim; The outcome of the injuries
the ladie‘s‘xwlll be awaited hetero the
".
lit-titlt‘lll Regiment. their friends and;
members of the We1
MARVIN OEAON TRACY?
ing that an aeroplane early this morn-i
., was‘
forced to alight on the Marvin Beach:
it tot
READ IN SL 000 OONOSi
charge of recklessqidrlving when hisI
Racer" Much Abused
i
I
E'i‘ristiam case abruptly terminated: '
0
meat is lIoiIlina a business and sot. igal a highly dramatic manner. yesterday;
attunoon about six o't'.(lotk II'LlIoII
. Prosecuting Attorney Cramcr t‘. liege»
.iruau jumped to his feet and utter cen-
a)
a
surlna scathingiy his
posses. the Misses l-ielcn Yuitcak Itild
liosc Bulog. bluntly branding them
liars and declaring it anyone should
be.
witnessed that the charge thew place or)
against Howard L. Flood, upon tutor-
mation furnished him by the giIts,:
that of sexually knowing and inde-
lcentiy assaulting them. be dismisscd
lbv Judge George H. Vosburgh Thisi
i was done. All that Flood is now chara-
Eed with is as awfrequenter ot’ the
ETrlstrarn rendezvous Flood after
Espeuding several days and nights“ In
Jail, duo wholly to the lies of the:
young girls, was released upon
own recognance.
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(Continucd on Third Page.)
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iiiAllRS SAY lOBSliAS
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Lobsters are scarce, accotding to a
statement made this morning by an
East Side waterman. The. opinion was
expressed that the reason [or the
scarcity was the unusually large num—
ber of state men engaged in lobster-
lug.
694 Licenses Issued.
The mail stated that 694 lobster II
censesghave been issued by the state,
and over 800 pots are out In Connecti-
cut 'woters. in other states, along the
icoast, as well, there are very few ion
isters being caught.
Costing 45 Cents.
Lobsters are now commanding 45
teams per pound. it was stated tVlIIs
morning.
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Good profits will'bp realized. from
» thewpdst: years rumor-the South Nor-
wallc Municipal Electric Light; plant,
'sccordingntb a‘statement made this
morning by Superintendentfi. E. Win-
Chester. A financial session or
blind of electrical commissioners was
held last night; at which time 3. ie‘
preparatory to the clean of the fiscal
year '
Success Beyond Expectation“
A better showing will be made this
er, than was at first expected. and
will fully conic up to last year' s splen-
I. did record The success of the down-1
town plant. may wall make the whole
. . untry sit up and tithe nouns.
;"I
tine phase of the. notorious Carmel
principal wit-i
punhlheu it was them. toluntntilyl
his:
o o O V '
Resumed—German AdmIralIty Denies;
o I ' I _‘
That a BrItIsh Avrator Sank a Sales
0 . o E . 3 A
-ltahans Plan CampaIgn for TreM-V
and Trest- Bomb Fighting and Artillem
V Further evidence of increasing
MERIDEN [LOPERS EAustrian activity on the southern
‘ nounccment of the re- opening of
NABBED 0!” WES] hostilities between the Austrians
1 The German Admiralty denies
Wife negate.- Wilt) “(infill With that a Britlsh aviator destroyed
Ostend. as claimed by the Brit-.
State i-oiiIIcIIIaII Alircd 1.. iluddlel‘l Sh Admiralty. The submarine,
fternoon to bring back to hieriden Pe- and returned to port undamagcdg-EV
.tol' Ti‘Ohllilel‘, who deserted his wife it is declared
land clopcd with” Miss iicrtlln Mausnll‘,
'last \ or. After a long; investigation, Trent and Tue” are developing”
E . as planned, although progress to
the state police asked the Minnesota
.uihorlties to street ’l‘rotlniior and. Rome declare
Etclcgnmi b\ the state police depart lay engagements on the from:
imcnl tothccfieti that the fugilitelIadVin France are reported by. Paris"
1 (Continued on Sixth Page.) i _
' —————-—-—-—~———— Vichange in the situation on the
ofVNORWAlK INVESTMENT YAX neg?
the Ru usslan armies con-*1 ‘
Is DUE "CWBER 18 ‘War Ministers at Petrograd deny
vigorously that their government
soon begin its campaign for the invest
ment tax. The tax is due from hor- arate peace with the Central
year. VPettograd state that .the Rus~
538)! To Avoid Payment E sians are on the point of digging“ ,7
who have large int estments avoid very M' lit it c th R . RE
large payments by moxing away irom l ary WI' ers a 6 “SS“
is due there, and returning when he German turning movement in
bio for the tax in the place of their Courland' 19, not, likely to thréatch
o . _ o o , A
marine, Although AdmIttIng the Attack
Engagements In France
Efrem is furnished by an an-
, and the Montenegrins.
la
and sank a (‘erman submarine 03’
Young Girl Caught In Minneapolis '
fior Minneapolis, Minn... yesterday at although 3%“:de wag n°t hit E
_ . The Italian campaigns fer ‘
'34 year; old. of Merldcn, in June 01’
iSupeIintendcnt Thomas F. Egan ot . . .
’,slow unofficral advrces from V,
.it was immediately upon receipt of :I Only bomb fighting and artil-
E Gallipoli Peninsula in the Darda'fi V
Itinu: to retreat the Foreigner!!!"
The office of the state treasurer will has any thought of making a sep-
walk rcsidcnts on October 1st ot this Powers. Special dispatches from
it has been pointed out- that people themselves' “1‘
a town just before the investment tax capital are 0f the opinion that the
latest residence. This fact is the re-
There has been little if any
the
View bf the year's finances was made"
‘ . celebrated.
year. stated Superintendent WinchostIV '
suit of an uniform time of payment,
several cities paying in March.\1ay
and September as well as Uctt her
not AOVENiISlS NNI
NINN CARP NII: INN
There will be another sense of camp
meetings beginning this evening, in
which the Adventists oi the state. resi
dents of“.\'orwalk included, will pai-
I‘lcipatc in on their camp grounds in
Plainville.\1'here are. several Cottages
on the ground occupied by members
oii'the East Norwalk Advent Chrdstlan
Church. .
r The Program.
Thé meetings start today and con-
tinue to Sunday, Spetember 5. There
will be a special big program tomor-
row. Tuesday, August 31. there will
be an important business session.
Wednesday, September 1, Will be con;
vention day for the Sunday schools
and the 'Loyai Workers’ legions. Fri.
day, September 3, will be Mission day,
and the golden jubilee of the establish
‘ment of the‘ mission branch will be
Those In Charge.
‘F‘romin‘ent Advent ministers of the
state are in charge. All of them have
spoken in the Advent Church on Van
Z',ant street. They are: Rev; lienrz.
Stone,- Rev. G... ‘.S Tyler, Elev. E. 7:
-Eil!s,Innd Rev. 3.18. Atkins.
“first“
-' question of submarine warfare as .
. bdlng discussed Seriously
Petrograd seriously this autumn,
asField Marshal von Hindenhnrg
apparently has made no progress
’ in his efforts to secure control of
the Baltic coaSt. The latest new
from that region, however, indi~
i cares that Germany has not given
up the plan for naval compara-
tion toward this end. Berlin re-
ports that German warships Nonin-
Ibarded at twopoints Dago IVs-I
land, which commands the Verna
trance to the Gulf of Finland
The Russian Foreign Minister.
M. Sazonoi’f, declares .emphatiCal”
1y that there is no disagreen'l
among the Allied command '
and that while a German soldi'
remains on Russian Soil there I:
be no peace. ’
The greatest interest is d
played' In London 111 reports fr 211,.
Washington of the negotiatio‘
between the United States and
Germany “concerning; the Arab
incident. Most of the newspapers
consider that Prmident Wilsan
has won a. diplomatic sauces
the effect of which on the Whole
certain to be momentous ,
Notwithstanding the orders
their leaders, 4,900 more Wei ;
miners have quit work The so
”viability, of the govern lentil
cpntrol of coal mines is .agVainI
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