\ “ ., flees tomorrow or La ' MADE IAIIDR DAY, » committee held a meeting last night. BUSINESS Handshaking. self- seeking aspirants for public office should receive little encouragement this Fall. ASSOCIATED PBS“ NEW. PM" ALL PART. OF TH‘A WORLD IV A OPECIAL WIRIIAND OUR OWN OPERATOR, i TINEL mnemsann 1370 E ntered rat the South Norwalk Post Office as Second Class Matter. SOUTH NORWALK, CONN» SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1915 Fair tonight and Sunday. 133' Nomulk votéu for the October city election, nominees representing high- est busiriess effi- . ciency. # TWO CENTS CASE ADAINSI MRS. MDIIR IS A WEAK DNE 'wto Rhode Island Courts Must Have Something More Than Confess- ions Tending to IncrimiuatoA Others MURDERED DDDIDR . IEEI $400,000, Escape With Their NEW YORK, Sept. 4.——At least one! thousand Christians were killed and: 'about four thousand others died of disease in Urunliah. Persia, duringthe five months of Turkish occupation, ac-i cording to a letter received by J. LA Caldwell. American Minister to Tellu- ran. fiol11_l)r. William A. Shedd, of; 1'1'111111'1,1l1 111111 111.1de public here 1.511 A 111113 1111s111 1111 careful it11cstig ':1tiotlA Will Be Divided Between Widow and Four Children PROVIDENCE, ll. 1., Supt. i. The representatives 01' the pro: 11111111111 untiA dciense 111 the case of '111.~'. l-‘ Iizahcth‘ ’l1ttan) Blair Mol1r,accus1d 11,1 three" 111g111es of having hircd them to mur— 11111 her husband, 111'. C. iv‘nmltlinA Mohr. bent their energies tod11,1 in seeking to strengthen their respeciiyAe sides, The ofliclals of the town of Harrington and the county of Bristol, in whose jurisdiction 111'. Mohr was shot. admitted today that so far their case against the woman was :1 weak one. They pointed out that some.- (Contlnued on 131th Page.) 111111 11 1111311111111 Robert Pride, Who Suggested IloI- rduy, Passed Away in Montana, After Words Rad Stirred Knights of labor HELENA, 1110111., Saturday.»—Tho man who made and named Labor Day is dead. He died in his humble home? on the outskirts of Helena a few daysA ago. The funeral wits plain. uncere- moniou‘s and poorly attended. Robert Price, or “Shouting Bob." many of his friends nicknamed him, because he sometimes said “Amen ” while the pastor was discoursing. was born near Aberystwith, Wales, July 16. 1:153. Robert'was compelled to leave school at the age of eight and work with his father in the coal] mines. When be attained his thirty- flrst birthday Robert came to the United States and worlled in the Penn- sylvania coal fields eight years, after which he became an ,“under boss" in 1111111111 11111 our . us SDDDISSIIII 311301 The Norwnlk Yacht Club governing (Continued on Sixth Page.) at the club house at Hickory Bluff. There were gratifying reports from various\members concerning the sear son's activities, showing the present to have been the most successful in oeverulyears There has been a. good 111ch In the membership of the Ilubrund a deep interest has been tak- on, in the events held. There will be, I' DSY1 _ A 1111111: W. Ferris 1111' sposed of 1115' uuxiliury “billet“. to Bridgeport par- lien. .1111 II the vessel has compriseu hurt of fibre lle‘et for the put live or leyooro, It will be greatly missed: of ”heap M Alford-II may possibly decut'o uneth- Aer bii'ut' _ quorum barium itipuyo. .. I . \ .... £9.” Alrumiuh and the Ime1ican College ‘11111111onnd ' 11111111, and,whio yesterday featured the ‘ closing day races of the Grand Circuit .flgure. DUI EMPIDIE being deflected no that Ely was struck ‘in the eye. The boy worked for tour and rot-0111, there 11111111,; been 3,600 .'t‘hlisti11n burials alone in the city of 110 said that befole the ltussi' .1us left 1 11111111111 on 11111.2'111019“ —: AOne Thousand Christians A0”) SUIIIEII Are Murdered m TurkeyHANHS IIIMUEIE Women and Girls Horribly Treated, and Embrace the Moslem Faith in Order lo“; Lives were between 32,000 and 33.000 Chris-A . tians in the city and villages on the surrounding plains. days after Jan. 2 9.000 left the count1y. Of the 6.500 t‘hiistian families inA the distxict. l)1'..Sl1cd1l said, all but. 1.000 wetc robbed of all their posses. sions and 110:11'11 all suilercd sonic terdar b1 the Presbyterian Bo1'11d of loss. Ho .1111 the total loss to 1"1111s-" 101111.111 Missions. Atlans had been estimated at $251.10, A Dr. 1111111111 stated that his figureslooo. and 1111111111 111.11. 11111 15111111111111111A Ahiission sustained a lost: of $10,000, (‘onsidcrably morc' during one attack. than a hundrcd Christian girls turnch .Moslcins during the Turkish occupa 11011, the Wl‘ilt'i‘ said, in hope of es- [cupid—‘3 violent-.13 I‘DID POP DEERS WSIIS IN 80. NDRWAIII IDDAI Famous Did Racing Man Dined At Country Club A South Norwalk had a distinguished visitor todu1.lt was Pop (leers, the silent mamfrom Tennessee, for forty yearn" mé' of the Kiwi picturesque’ relnsman the harness turf has pro- I I I I meet at the Empire 'Clty track. New York. Dine at Country Club. The dean of the sulky was the guest,‘ at noon, of W. B.‘ Kceler, at luncheon 111 the Country Club. T those who follow up the races in this city “Silent Pop" Geers is a familiar Yesterday, at the Empire City track, he drove a brace of winners, and as he was forced to overcome breaks of hard luck in both races to win them he lmd‘ to call into .piay every trick and wile of his long ex- perience. O 11.1 —_—-—-——~———_—-— DEIS DUMPENSAIIDII CHESTER, _Conn.. Sept. tie—An award of compensation for injury while at employment which has an unusual feature, being witliout a spect- flc precedent in the state, has been made by Commissioner .1. J. Donahoo for the Second District, In favor of Theodore Ely. a minor. against M. 5. Brooks & Sons. the compensation be- lng for 104 weeks and surgical treat- ment. , Last March Ely, a boy, was fooling with other boys in the Brooks’ factory when a girl threw a bit of steel at them, this hitting a moving belt and or five weeks and thenA'complaIned of Injury to his eye. \Later It was nec- essary to remove the’ eyeball. 4‘ In his award Commissioner Donnhoe ,' IIIIRWAIII REPRESEIIIED III says the question at issue was whether Elly was Injured while of work/There Is no previous determination of this point. and the commissioner rules that the spirit of the law would uphold the contention that Ely~ was hurt while at his employment, and '3'. e11- titled to In award, which In all comes to 11. little undoi- $59019“. Demon files 1111 memorandum 'of the case with the Superior court for Mindless: Collu‘ ty no the liability company rcpreIent- log the Brooks hm hm given notice DHARIDI EAMIIY. INJURED IN AUID DRASII wen-<1?— Dn 111111 Vacation In lieu York Winn Struclt By Machine Owned: By. lieu Yolit Purtyjt Duritn AAEIDRNEI DUNED WIII SUEA EDR $2, 500 DAMAGES Mouton DI Family Are inbred—A Auto Complete Wreck—Driver Arrested Charged With Reckless Driving Salvatore Chariot, Wood street con “'11th a few between 8,000 and. IN RDWAIIDN Eduard lI.Wl1ite, Well-known Resident and Dysterman, Found Dead in Bonn At 6 O’clock This Morniog WAS DEAD DUI ' “ SHDRI IIME A I MR. uuwou I 011101 ACCEPT 11011111111011 l Telegrams Received By His FriendsA This Morning Stating Position? on Matter of Nomination. 1 I “WERIIDNED EDR MAIDR A ADI DDIII PDIIIIDAI PARIIESA WHEII DISDDVERED —....~,_. Ila ”can in Failing Health for Several Days A Edward 11. “bite, one of the best known of Rowny'tons oldest residents o'clock this morning. He was found .tlead at 0 o'clock suspended from a Abeam in his born by William 11. Hay Aler. ..lr, 11 next- door neighbor Went to Feed Horse. As was his daily custom, Air. White arose this morning shortly before a. 111- 11115 soon going out into. o'clock. the barn in the rear of his residence, 'prcsumably to teed his horse. From indications. 111: .11 mbed a ladder in ‘theA ibnlldlng and swung himself from one of the ceiling beams Flis feet scarce- 1y cleared the floor. Not In Good Health. 11 short time, was discovered and cut Adowns by William H Huyler, .lr. lt . this morning that Mr. White ford some time had been in poor health. He had not, however. shown Aaigns of melancholy or intimated. 1n: Anny way that he contemplated tuklng' I.hiu own life. I Suicide By Hanging. Mr. Huyler notified Medical Exam- iner Samuel H. Huntington, of thlsA 1city, who quickly responded. AIterA '11si examination, Dr. Huntlngton found suicide by hanging was the cause of I death Water Veteran and Oyotermun. tRowayton. lie was a veteran of the committed suicide by hanging at o‘ The dead man, with life extinct butQ 1111- Mayor Cavanagh and Ex Sheriff I Vollmer Considered. Republi: cans Not Saying Much Yet. S. Lockwood, head of the Lockwood Mfg. Company. our l,rcat '111unuf111:turing plant, and pl'cstdcnt ot the City National flank, llli.‘ tele- graphed from Lake Placid (711111. N. ‘1‘ , whom he is spending his 1111111011, lh'1t hct cannot accept the nomination I I A Henry Aiol \la1'or. Mr. Lockw,ood being an Aindcpcndt'nt voter and cannot be claimed by either party as one. of its mombcts. it occurred to many that his candidacy would meet the wishes oi those desiring a business administra-l llion. A prominent member of the lo-A cdl democracy. who ev'idcntly had e11- quired of Mr. Lockwood If he would accept a “Den oci'ullc nomination r11 A Accivcd i1 telegram this morning stating: A1111; position. I (Continued on Seventh Page.)' 1 I A IDDWIIIDWII EIIIER MAI RE EIIIEIIDED; WATER MEIERED ,er Be Discussed llt Annual Meet- ing; Sinking Fund and Excess Electric light Prof ts to be Con siderod. I | I An active RepublicnnA m“ Violent Artillery Fighting Continues C___ AEnfenIe Allies Plan Movement Admits Retirement lose to Paris ning An Offensive in the Wesl—Pelrograd of the Russians to the North Bank oifhe Dvina-—~Russians/ Say They Have Captured 300 German and a DoZen Machine Guns—~Balkau Problem 511'" Unso lved,,and May Not , Be Seifled for Some Days I SENSAIIDNAI , 11111111101 1 Intense activity of the artillery A continues to be reported from the I fighting front. ‘ the latest engagements as of “par- Eticular violence." Paris alludes to Military observers abroad in- cline to the belt’ef that the per- sistent bombardment of German “positions presages an offenswe IDDSIER WEN move by the Entente Allies in the" 1' west. Petrograd; in its latest state- Z,ment admits a retirement of the I Russians to the north bank of the Ferdinand Ileinzman and Benjamin Smith Caught Short and Female lobsters—Aaron Stevens Also Ilad Short lobsters Dvina, in the sector where the‘ desperate struggle to protect Riga and the road to Petrograd II in progress North of 'thna, where the Over- 'man lines have apparently mode IDDSIERWEII IIIIIEIISED; CAUSE” DE SDARDI Deputy Warden Williamson Rod Warden Smith After Exciting Chose Capture Two lighthouse Keepers—Doe lobster Rod 20 000 eggs A ._r- I Carefully iaid plans assisted War- Aden Wilbut Smith of thll city. andAgatnlcnts took ,ilcputv Warden A. Joseph Williamson. I Alitle progress of late, the Rus- sians claim to have continued of. fensive operations and gained. ground against the German, with the capture of more than I dozen machine guns and 300 Aprisoners. The Balkan problem still is in an unsolved state and there are no signs that the situation will definitely shape itself within the next few days. _ ‘ VIOLENT ARTILLERY ENGAGEMENTS PARIS. Scpt 4, :35 p 1113- Particularly 1I011nt artillery cn- placc vcsttrday northeast and south of \rrns and --———-- Iof Bridgeport in capturing, after an. at Other points 111111 ecu thc Ooise Mr. White was 1ery well known in; The downtown commissioners this exciting chase on Long Island Sound, and thc Aisnc. atcordiug to an- I Amorning made announcement that Thursday morning. Ferdinand Hoinz-_ tractor. his Wife ““11 “‘0 Of “A?” 0AA“ Civil War, and for some time had en- Athe annual meeting of the second dis-=11,“ and Benjamin Smith, two light dren. were injured this morning. when; gaged in oystering. He is survived by trlct will be held September l5th at 8 house tenders and Aaron Stevens. of the Chariot automobile, and 11 Cole one son. Fay O.W111te. who lives lnAo'.ciock There will be many import. cor owned by ank V. Derdensing, of 114 West 119th street. New York, col- lided on the Connecticut 'turnp1ke. near Dorian. The Chariot car was al- most completely wrecked. The Cole car sustained minor damages. mr. Chariot was injured about the head, his wife about the head and cheat. Clifford. one of the children, had two fingers smashed, and Edwin was bad- ly hurt about the chest. Eugene and Eleanor, two other children who were passengers. were unharmed. No one in the Cole car was hurt. Constable W. W. Greene arrested the driver of the Cole machine, charging him with reckless driving. Attorney John 'J. Cuneo, of this city, is preparingpa- pers in a $2,500 suit which he will brihg 111' Mr. Charlot’o behall against -Mr. Derdenslng ' ' p (Continued on Twelfth Page.) DID WEW IIAIEII PARADE Thlli city will be officially ropresout- all In the giant Labor Day pursue which Monday- will be heldilu New fluven.’ Members of 111.com“ Trotter Council. of Norwalk. will at- ton’d' and bedn the line of murchtln'u ._ curly decorated lutomobilo. szt‘heipur- - ode will he one of the biggest Connec- ticut labor men have seen In yours. \ ['11 . mew New York state. Mr. White for many years was en- gaged in the oyster business, but of A late had been a. market gardener, rals~ Aing fruits and vegetables. He also kept a large quantity of bees, and was successful in the honey business. IlAlIAII lDlERS HAVE DRDANIZAIIDII ~ The itilian residents of the city are getting together, and last night about seventy- -flve met at Quitner’s Hall and discussed m‘dlters of interest. Joseph Disesn was named o'temporury chair- man, and Charla Oddo as secretary. It was the sense of the meeting that the .Itallans should stick together at the ' coming election. and the name adopt- ‘ed who the Norwalk Italian Votera' Al-1 llance.’ The following officers were chosen: . Chained—Joseph Disesu. ViceaChalrmon—Calvator Churlott. Secretory—abominik Eulp. , that it endorse the candidacy of Philip Cauteilano tor memleu of the council. » . 11' permanent credential committee consisting of John .l.0u11eo, Repubil. can: iosoph. Ghibl'to. Delbocrot; John Pecorelio. 11.111111111111111 Charles Ouuo. Democrat: Philip Castaneda, Republi- eau;:‘Oscar Peace” Democrat, , was . sold his power boat It was the opinion of thé m‘betinga Int matters to be taken up at thisI concerning the use to which the ex- cess profits of the downtown electricA Aplant for. the past year will be put. A! Asinklng fund also will be discussed forA the payment of the bonds Issued forE permanent paying dud which are due in 1922.1‘1191‘9 lo 11 probability that A the water system tnuy be metered and Athe filter 1111111111111. This will receive I.conaideration The advisability of ap- pointing tho district commissioners as . Ia legislative committee will come upA for discussion. .1311 appropriation will Abe mode to the Librdry. and the var- ious reportd will be read. , - "11111" NEW 11111111121011 RARBDRIIARSIER’SBDAI w‘ . Victor W. Ferris, of this city, “Dilk” to , the Bridgeport Board of Contract and Bupplieufor $600. The, boot has been turned over to Horbermaster William A. Lamond for his oil‘léiél 1139.. The bout II 38 feet long, 10 feet beam, and has a draft- of 3 feet, 9 inches. it is said It may be rechriateneti it 111I equipped with a 11 h. p. Palmer two, has In 1901. Mr. Ferris, it is reported, hasI written Bridgeport oIIlclulI stating heI wants to buy the "D1111” buck. / - etitlon of the same company for up Rownyton, for catching “short" lobA Actors and lobsters with spawn. They Prosecuting Attorney Crnmer C. Ilene-I man. charged with violating the state ugh laws Arraigned before Judge George H. Vooburgh in the downtown city court this morning, they were re leased, under $50 bonds each, to Sep (continued on Twelfth Page.) PUBLIC HEARINGS ASSIGNED. The public utilities commission has assigned four hearings upon minor matters for Wednesday, September 8. at its office at. the Capitol, as foi~ lows: In the matter of petition of The Connecticut Company for the upproy- al of the proposed method of recon structing a single track on Baldwin street, Waterbury, at 11:30 o'clock, and at the same hour the matter of approval of the proposed method ofA constructing a single track on South tMain street, Waterbury, will be taken up. The company's petition for the approval of the .proosed method of' reconstruction of a single track on Washington and Fort streets from the : eastern end of It turnout in Washing-1 ton street to Van Zant street, Nor-A A.wolk has been assigned for hearing ntI method of construction of I crossover track on Fairlield avenue, Bridgeport ,I will be heard at mind. the Aunttld lead to negotiations for'A the cessation of the war. attract- ‘ icd considerable attention heré.‘ nottnccmcnt made today by the French \\ ar Office. Ihc text of tht c01111111111it‘ation l0II1111's:" ”Y cstt: r1I111 saw artillcry en- IIeIslon. Action will proholy be taken,“ ere arrested on warrants issued by Agagcmcnts of particular \ifilence northeast and south of Arras; in ' the sectors 01 Rollincourt VVailly and Iirctcncourt, as well as be— tween the Disc and thc Aisne Ill the rcg10n of Oucnneviercs and near 0111' run. “in the cnvirons of \. auqois we, cxnlodctl several mines, which seriously dtrntagcd the works of the enemy, . _ “There is nothing to report from the remainder of the front." POPE CONTINUES .. WORK FOR PEACE \\' \SHIN‘GTON Sept 4.— l5 fiorts of Pope Benedict to bring I. about peace in Europe continued A’ an absorbing: subject of discus- .. sion today in official and ‘dipltrd matic circlcs here. Press both groups of liclliqcrents in the matter of peace. with the proba-— ’ biltty 0E 1nduting 11mm to take preliminary steps which The pontiff also expressed gratifi. cation at the cordiality of the in-w?" cylinder engine. The boat was bulltA11:45 o'clock. and the petition of this tcrview between President w“- In Bridgeport by George w: Masters company for approval of the proposed son and erdinal Gibbbns on Tht1rsday,1vl1‘cn the latter deliv- ercd a message to the President 'from the Pope regarding peace. 3. dispatches from Rome. quoting the pope as expressing“ the belief that the United States.- is now in a position to address.
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