slums
Handshaking, self-
aeeking aspirants
for public office
should receive little
, encouragement this
INEL
1‘1
wanna
‘By Norwalk votél‘i “
for the October city ,
e3ection, nomim_ ,.
representing highnf
est business effi-
Fall. cicncy.
ASSOCIATED PRES. NEW! FROM ALL PART. 0! THE WGRLD IV A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN OPERATOR.
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Will RUN If
NOMINATED
UNANIMOUSTY
Henry S. lockwood Sends Word
He Would consider Mayoralty if
Assured He Could (let It Wlth-
out Contest ‘
‘EX-SNERTTT VOllNER
AlSO OAMPAIONTNO
Would Be Willing to Head the}
Democratic Ticket
(‘in politics will commence to ooil
tomorrow evening when the llvpullti-
calls meet in the live wards to clot"
delegates to the oily convention winch
will he held on Monday owning, Sept.
13th, to nominate candidates for city
and town offices. While the Demo-
crats have done most ol“ the talking
as to candidates for mayor, the lie-
puhlicans have waited until the pres-
ent time to give the matter proper
consideration. Henry S. Lockwood's
political affiliations have been of such
a character that he Incasures up to
the rehulrehlents of the Republicans,
It being known that for years he has
been an Independent Therefore there
hole. many who desired him to run for
mayor in the coming campaign.
I
(Continued on Seventh Page.) ..“
Will IIIIIIII SIIIII
. II IIIIIIIII
Game Warden " Wilbur F. Smith
Gives Interesting History of
scrustaoeans
The average person likes lobsters.
and would like them oftener lf‘the
price per lobster was not so high as
to make them almost prohibitive. yet
few indeed know enoughoi the natural
. history of the American lobster to
know‘ the reason of the high pri‘ébs
asked farthese delicious crustaceans;
and to know that some good p‘eopl
maybe a part of the "reason" of the
' present scarcity and high prices.
The cases of violatNIs of the lob<
_ _ ster lawn in the local court illustrates
two important causes of the shortage
.4
III - IIIII IIIII
II SOUTH IIIIIII
‘0ur Filtration Works to be the
' simian clan Address in Men
Unfit City
‘ .
' affairs of the city,
Bridgeporl Murderers
Caught in Norwalk
Sergeaanunl Gels Tip and He and Chief
Pennington Arrest John Purell, Ac-
cused of Murder in New Canaan—Ac-
knowledges His Guill lo Police Offi-
cials—Was Captured al 10 O’clock
Last Night Asleep
Acting upon a clue unearthed by,
Sergeant. Thomas llullt, John l'urett,
El lul'ty—yoar-oni Italian, 01' 148 Lin—
(ltl'l :IIeIIIIc, Bridgeport, was arrested
at to o‘clock last night by t‘hief oi
Iotit'o William It.
[lift oi Luigi lligiornnlll, il Bridgeport
l .horol' at " o'clock yesterday morn-
ing; in Bridgeport. Purctt, when lo-
cated by‘ the two local police othI-ials,
wus asleep in a bed in the home Oi
Charles St‘t‘lif‘)‘, on Venus avenue,
Broad River. Chief Pennington said
his: night. that I’lll‘ett IIdIIlllied to him
that he had uunrreled with his friend,
Iliulovnnni, and that in a quarrel llt‘o
hild stabbed him.
Row Over Dog. ’
It was ll quarrel over a do: that
a
l'I-nninslou IIIIdE
. l
Sergeant lllllll (‘lltll'gt‘tl Willl the luur-g
ll, 1 to the murder yesterday morning.
For some time, it is said, there has
been llll‘celing betwétn the two uni
This had blood, :Itiblding to lepoltsI
jwas mused by a
Illt‘ll (‘illllt‘
they were preparing to retire the\
quallvled Ol‘t’l lllt pllmslnteofthe dou‘
ill their bed. Last lll‘lll Pulltt c-Ilninl
lo dlhut Digiolzlnni picked up a cllnil,‘
and when he thus threatened him he
knife and longing fol Dinov'snnnl
llftil‘l lie stabbed his fellow boulder
(Continued on ninth page.)
Three Mén Found
Who May Clean Up
Mysterious Shooling
Where Dr. Mohr
‘Men Were IFishI'ng‘iin Lake Nol ‘FarFrom
Was Killed and His
Secrelary Wounded
PROVIDENCE, R. l.,_ Sept. 5.-—-Tlle
police of Barrington today announced
tlla tthey had found three men who
that they had found three men who
cumstances surrounding the myster-
ious shooting on the Nayatt road last
Tuesday night, when Dr. C. Franklin
‘Mobr, a wealthy .‘pllysician. was kill-
ed and his secretary, Miss Emily G.
Burger, was seriously wounded.
.Two of these‘men, the police say,
were fishing In Echo We on Tues-
day night, not far from the scene of
the shooting. They told the police
that they heard shots and walked up
-“ I
.I—a-fi i
te road if) investigate. There they
came upto two men standing by a nice
tor cycle on one side of the road up;
parehtly listening for- something. The
motor cycle lamp was "out, but the
fishermen expressed the opinion, ac-
cording to the police. that they were
negroes.
Tile third man. the police say, has
told them ‘Ihal a week‘beiore the
shooting, he had seen a negro look-
ing over the ground where Dr. Mohr's
automobile was stalled when he was
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
III III IIIIIIIIIII
III III I IIIIIIIIr
The- West. End Improvement Assn.
elation held Its annual clambake yes’
terday, and the chair was a success
from start to finish. It was held
Barry’s Grove on the ‘ tr Norwalk
road, with about one hundred mem-
berg and friends in attendanée.‘ The
bake was laid by Robert Brown, of
the isehoda Club. With the assistance
of an energetic committee of the West
End Improvement Association. The
organization has a large membership.l
and to taking a deep Interest In the
It. was mainly
, , At the thirty-16min annual couvelv
tion of the New England water
Works uncommon being held at thei
«Waldorf Aslbrls, New York. this
week, Imam- Hurry W.l(,_lark, at
was toiul ‘wfi will
He‘ll ‘1 III“‘ lsf'ot
‘ ; Ion; ‘(lutltsy Mnellsii ‘ ‘F . A,
. through the members efforts that the
new public school Ives located in Ge»
do: street
Besides the bulge, which was its!
liclous In very way, there. was nius‘it‘l
by the- its Inn Band and Oopheatra,
baseball, gain " ‘
line all Albert thse,
I. moved litany,
lorltbeir no ' , “
in.
IIIIIIIIIII III ‘
IIIII TUESDAY
Hen Buildings mu Hot Be Ready,
But “Temporary Rooms Have
Been Secured
Q
School opens on Tuesday throilgh-
out thmcity, and pupils return to their
work for another school year. Owing
to the lack of accdmulodations in the
elementary, grades due to the noncbm-
pletion lit the new buildings. it will
be necessary to get along with insulti-
cicn‘t. clussx rooms for a few. weeks
nlfd to run; double echelons in the
, Franklin group of schools
All puhi‘ls scheduled for the elemen-
lacy“ grades {In the Washington,
tin and Putnam buildings will
anq P Inna buildingewthooe
Eer In Fort deterred. L. It,
"V‘l‘lle‘ll‘e‘ she won enraged lp iluslnesa,‘
has returned to mini: Norwaln.
habit lligimanni s.
pl rt. Early yesterday morning the two;
home together and while:
illlI'I’IUMTPdgt’b clubbing II Talus butch ‘
n Tuesday morning at the!
‘ which"
STARTER RRINOS
SWIMMING OUP
BACK TO CUT
Fred Stabel Swims Around The
light, Three Miles, In One Hour,
‘ five Minutes, Ten Seconds, lon-
ering last Year's Record
TNREE OIRIS 13, M’OTO,
EEAUTRES OE [ONO SWIN
Best Roton hfegnards Ever Ban~
Finish can And Exciting: Fred
‘ Stallell Barely Befeats Jones 0f
‘ ”EWestoort. last Year's cup Win-
. ner, Who Callie In Second
do: had of sleeping; lll lllt bed or
copied by the two men in n hourdu‘
inuhousc on Linen ll\‘lr‘llllt‘, Bridge-
\‘orw Ilk has “on bath the Around
Till I ight trophy Ill om of the great
lost silllggles In the water that has
leIor staged under the auspitos of the,
'Illoton Point Division of tile Snvers,‘
:Frod Stnbcll, of this city, yesterday
wrusted the covech sliver emblem
from Willis I; use. of the tempo Lite-
guards, last years \ictor, by just fifty
s.ecouds Last year‘ I; record was brotu
on by more than 5 mlnutes.’1‘hc race.
limited at 3: 02 o'cl I.ork Fred Stabcll
came in first in 1 hour 5 Initiates and
10 seconds. lie was followed by Will-
is Jones who made the three miles In
1 hour and 6 minutes. 4 Arthur Stobell
crowded Jones mighty close. finishlnz'
In 1 hour and? minutes, just one min~
(Continued on Seventh Page.) ..
[URN lllOUlll fill iPlAll
TOR RIO OONVENTTON
a—-———~——q
Liquor dealers In Norwnlk are plan-
ning to send delegates to the big state
convention which in Bridgeport will be
held September 14 alld 15. It Is be-
lieved the assemblage will be the
biggest gathered In the history of the
state organisation. The tendency and
purpose of the affair is to place the
business on a higher plane as well as
'to form for mutual protection.
Will Enjoy Big Time. .
The meetings of the convention wll.
“ be in the ball room of the Stratfleld
hotel and the annual banquet Will be
held in the dining room of the hotel on
the, evening of Tuesday, September
14th, the first day of the convention.
Alderman Daniel E Walker will be
tonltmaster. 0n the afternoon of the
second day the visiting delegates will
be ”taken in automobiles for a ride
about the city. They will be shown
the parks. the water front #2:; Sea-
side park and also the various Indus-
tries which have made Bridgeport ia-
lnous. Afterward they‘wlll be taken
for a sail on the Sound In a steam-
boat.
_—... ~_.._
Is III III
IIIIIIII A null
Members of the local branch of the
naval mum, it Is announced, have
received, .fron‘l the [filling States Gov-j
eminent, War Department, 7 .a‘ lame
cannon, weighing‘ abbot; 4,000 pounds.
«mung the coining winter, will
fprsetlcomlll‘nllses Norwellll
333th mm brmmterested in the M“
ministrationts announced Intentions of
Increasing the strength of the naval
militia throughout the country, :. .
r
' searching to} the other guard: Luigll
BREAK WILTON
MAN’S Will
Hr. Barnes Ignores Six Brothers
And Three Sisters And leaves
Entire $5,000 Estate To House-
keeper
ATTORNEY OUNEO WNI"
APPEAL TO SUPERIOR COURT
Claim Made Hrs. lennie Disbr‘owu
Beneficiary Heed llnde Influence
Case To Bring Out Interesting
Circumstances
When (icolge W. flames. of Wil~’
ton, died some title time ago, he left
his entire estate. valued at $5,000, to
Ellis housekeeper, Mrs. Jennie Ilisbrow, I
:who is \H‘I well-known in this city
and Wilton lie cut off his six broth
lore and three sisters without a tent.
lAllenlng undue influence, Albert 1..
IBIH'IH‘S, through his attorne) John J.
Cuneo, of \\ ashlngton street, this city.
will take an appeal from the Norwnlk
l Probate court ill admitting the will of
‘ his brother George, andtth‘h casq will
l-bc curl *Attornt‘ny Cubed. stated‘la‘st I
Inight, to the Superior court, where it-i
Twill come up (01 trial the flrltt Tuesg
day in October. .
l Heuukeeper Threatened Suit. '
Mrs. Disbrow, who married since Mr. I
Barnes' death, and is now Mrs. JennieI‘
Heading. was the dead man's house-l
keeper for some time It is alleged:
that Mrs. Disbrow threatened to bring
a suit against Mr. Barnes for wages‘
she claimed were due her. It is un-
derstood the reason the suit was never
pressed. mired Attorney Cuneo, last
night, was that an understanding Isl
'alleged to have existed to the effect:
that Mrs. Disbmw would inherit the
Barnes estate. l
Unlue Influence Used?
At the time of his death VIrs. Dino;
brow was the housekeeper of XIII-I
Barnes. When his will was tiled in?
‘the local court It was shown the dead
man had left her the Barnes home-t
stand. in Wilton, which is agood -islzed
farm, together with farming
meats; etc., all valued at $5,000.
leging that the ‘housekeeper used
“undue influence" in obtaining dpos-
session of the inheritance, the
man’s brother, Albert L'Barnes, dwill
take an appeal, and Attorney Cuneol
will carry it to the Superior court.‘ 2
Judge Edwud M Lockwood of Nor 2
walk, will appear for ‘Mrs Dlsbrow. I
l
l
OUARU OF WATER
MELON PATON OEAO;
NEW HAVEN, Sept. 5.——0i1e armed]
guard of a watermelon patch in East
Haven—Rocco Graccio aged 22, was‘
found dead today; with a charge of
shot In his heart and the police are
l
l‘
Lorenzi ‘lged 45‘ Two shotguns were
found near the body, which lay among
the melons. ' ‘ ,
The Indian hatch, lirh‘i‘ch is said to
have bash owned jdihtly by the two
men, is located oil? Thompson avenue.
both men, armed with double-barrel}
shotguns, left for the patch last night
, ‘11 against thieves When
they: did no return this morning a,
search was instituted Which resulted
In the apologetic the. body. .
Coroner ‘lliilir btirtbd an investiga
tion.- All autopsy wiIl be performed
tomorrow. r"
The dead than m single: Lorenrli
had I: Emily. '
BROTHER WOUlO'
iFanIous Mary Garden’s Cousin At
. day cha ruled
lmple which were indeed creditable. s w.
Al- lconcert was well attended and well ‘chks Off the oppOSEHg 3mm 9
“ afternoon, there will be oquiuplnthgl .
l
German Armies in
Russia Are Resting
- After Big Advance
Appear to Have Slapped on the Line o
the Serelh River—“Campaign Must
Cease Soon on Accounl of lhe Rainy
Season—Allies Are Bombarding the
German Lines In lhe Weslren Zon‘e—- _
Turks Deliver An Unsuccessful Night
Allack Against British Positions
IIII IIIIIII IIIII ..
III HAS IIII IIIII
w“
Russia is nearly exhausted or the
German generals have decided
that. their armies have penetrated ..-.
the Russian emperor‘s dominion“
as far as is considered safe and ,
are apparently satisfied to taken"
rest during the winter. This is
the opinion expressed by military.
writers here.
Certainly very little progress is -
Piano 0hrams~lioted Bunsen
Stage Favorite Delightss Willi now being made and at m
- - ' points the Germans and A 3‘.
Slnglng trians are contentiug themselves ‘
‘ —- with rcpulsing the counter-at»
One of the finest concerts music ltaCks Of the Russians. From “‘1"
Gulf of Riga to Grodno, Field
Marshal von Hindcnburg‘s arm-
i cs are at a standstill, having ap~
patently made no attempt to
cross the Dvina after carrying thc
l"bridge head at Lennewada and‘f
Friedrichstadt 4’
numbers as well. Decldodly talented} To the north southwest and
stars sh 9 throughout the after-isouth of Vila, the fall of which
“0°“ ‘1 ‘3‘ “we“ ‘0 ”19 Pleasure Olghas been predicted for some days,
those fottunate enough to be In at the Germans are faced by very-
icndance strong Russian forces who by
their offensive make it dangerous ,
for the Germans to push their
westward, north or south of
lovers have heard ill Notwalk ycslcl—
{loo listeners :It the
Knob Club The ui‘t‘nir was given un-
der the sole direction of Miss “lilo
E. Miller. of this city, and was
trib‘lhph for llel‘ Mull all or the Knob!
Mary Garden's Cousin Plays.
Miss Margaret Davidson Sheppardl
a young girl. cousin to Mary Garden.
famous operatic singer, made a tro- The Germans, on the m‘
mentions hit with her really excellent Ihand, are massed between 6m.
piano selections. A ’cello solo wasland Kobrin on the Brest- pm
given in an inimitable manner by Railway, but their immediate»
'Norman Stannard, Frank McMahon, jcct is not obvious unless they
of this city.,iavored with several In- are looking for a good defensive
Ieresung violin selections Barry L position on which to hold the
Sterling, busso at the Norwalk Me- lRussians throughout the winter.
ihodist church, pleased exceedinglyl Further south the Russians are
with several solos.- “ ‘ofi‘ering fresh resistance, as they
Singing of Concert-Stage Favorite. Iare firmly established in a forti-
Mrs M Ray Powers, of this cityqfied area of which ROVIIO (ill:
who has just completed a season on ‘Dubno are centers; while In G»
the concert stage. made a favorable licta they Still hold the lifie of the . .
'impression with her soprano solos,‘ ‘Screth River. .
The‘ With the rainy season a few‘
/\
lpccially in the marshy region of;
Ithe center, cannot hope to carry
on the operations much longer
and some reports state that the
Germans and Austrians are 4? f
ready moving troops to the Ser- 9'
bian, Rumnnian and western 9-7,
fronts. .
I In the western zone, the heavv' ..
‘3.rtillery of ll}?! allies is 182:“ 7
e erman In 1‘
estiug one for the Knob Club meal 3:32:13?th dtamage possible and:
. Tomorrow there will be waterltrying to break the morale of . ,
and beach sports. As the tide will not- 5 German troopS, but thus far that! , :
be high enough for water events unsll 15 n: indication of a general ofien-.
til 4 o’,clock there Will be a tugot-I siv j
war, a peanut race, a hop-sklpand-aJ l Paris reports tl‘l‘at‘ the Turks“
jump, and crab race on the beach un-;. ihave delivered an unsug,
til 4 o'clock. At this time the follow-l night attack against the
log events will take place in the we .positions near the Anza 3
tel-2‘ canoe tug— -oi~war; canoe races, but beyond that no .
doubles; shingle race; and noyglty‘b C en received of the 23
swimming race. A big tlme‘ Is~e1pect-wthe Nam. 33513 l: , , .
ed tomorrow. ' Therb 1,39 1,3
mum" my’ the reports fro
An Innovation is booked for Friday sensions betw
This will ‘be linown as "Mother‘s Day" , Germans at “d
and mothers will be entertained, on‘I
this day. between 3 o'clock and bi
o’.clock in a manner becoming so inf .
terestIng an occasion. IIIII .
All ion the Young Folks. .
Wednesday will be eicluslveiy the;
young folks‘ own. On this day, In the ' ‘3:
conducted.
BUST WEEK ANEAO
TOR UNOO MEMBER
This week will be a busy and inter-
an“;
‘tromfl Joclock. until ll o'clock.
the evening, starting at 7:30 o’olo1n
the young people will chilly damn"
ordnance orchestra will any,
prizes will so to the best done
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