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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1915
Fair tonight and Wednesday.
T“ O CENTS
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Coroner Hielan Holds Second llepr-
ing on Death of Misslna Bennett
M0lllllMAN (IAll AN
lMPlllilANl WITNESS
Said Auto Was Making Thirty Miles
An ilour When it Struclii’ole
BRIDGEPORT, Sept. 28,—Tiie sec-
ond hearing on the death of Miss Ina:
betng‘
Bennett, who was killed by
thrown froth an automobile that sliid-
ded against pole at the corner
Clinton and Fairfleld avenues early
Saturday a. m., was held before Cor-
oner John J. Phelan in Bridgeport, yes
tertlay forenoon.
Charles '1‘. Bland, ot' Stamford, whoA
is held responsible for the accident.
and is still in the custody of Lawyei
Hugh Lavery. when asked if he had
e\ er met the young women. Miss lien-
~ net and Emma Biting, before repliedi
that he had not.
'l met them for the first time that
night Mr. Davis had met them be,
fore some time. and during the sum-
mer had asked me several times if I
would take them Out for a ride, And
‘i ulw aye reneged. Friday. he. again
asked me if I would. take'the two
girls up in Wilton out for a drive and
I told him that 1 did not know, but
when he asked me in the afternoon it ’
it was all right. i told him I would. i
did not know at the time we were 30':
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‘ Br. Thomas F. Clone, Candidate
forhlayot ’androtliers lleardsin
A . litteresting Addresses
' ‘ The' first rally of the present cam-i
. . pai‘gn. held under the auspices of the
Democrats,. took place last evening,
1 at'the Klondike Club. The building
' wae'fllted with an enthusiastic gather-
inir, and the speakers were warmly
greeted
City Chairman ‘William .J. Devine
called the gathering to order,” and
John R. Spencer was selected as chair-
mail of the meeting After a. few in-
troductory remarks he called on At-
torney James T. Hubbell, of Norwalk,
candidate for 'First District Commis-
sioner. He spoke in his usual happy
.,_ vein, entertaining his listeners with
so few apt political stories and com-
paring the policies or the Democratic
‘and Republican parties A 1
Dr Thomas F. Clone, the nominee
Ior mayor, was next called on, and
I.
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
(ANASNINNOAL lilNl
52 or More Dead
From An Explosion Ai
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Gasoline Car Blows Up in the Business
Section, injuring 200 People—flames
Spread in All Directions and CauSe
Great Loss
ARDMORE. Okla, Sept. 29. ~Offlcial- to proceed with greater speed. One
ly the number of deaths resulting hundred spedal deputies had been
from yesterday’ 5 explosion of a tank sworn in to prevent disordei.
car of uasoli’ne was given at fill) tno‘ The downtown business section pre‘
today. Of this number him t-hiee aie snntod a picture of ruin, one block (if
“bile and nineteen nesmes A Main street from the railroad station
\llliMURl'l, le.i., Sept. 28.-Search tn the Whittlngton Hotel having been
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ol' the wreckage caused by the explo-'
sion of a gasolene tank here last evo-
niiig has resulted in the recovery thus
far of forty-live bodies. The \\’0i‘li is-
far from complete, and it is expectei
:that before many'honrs there will l)(‘0
:Ollll‘l' corpses taken from the debris,’
l
. razed by the explosion, many build»
. high on the opposite side of the street
,of lll‘ully every store in town demol-
0i- -iieu
df‘Sli‘ iyod and the plate glass fronts
’l he creator part of the city was in
darkness last night, the electric lights
oi."
:1 mtasloner some... 3. gotten a close
of high aohdol pupils. in charge of
and in addition, it is feared. several
of the 200 peisnns toured by falling.
Abuildiiigs will die. /
A Most of the persons killed were
icrushed lllllll'l‘ falling walls, some of
Lthem more than a block away from
having been cut off. owing to the dang-
er from prostrate wires.
The less in plate glass alone has
been estimated at $50,000.
The property damage is estimated
at more than $1,000,000.
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Charles E. lloyt, lust Back From
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Bankers’ Convention, States
That the First Purpose of the
local institution is to Care for
the Financial Need/s of the
People at Home
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Last week we published interviews
with some of the South Norwalk banks
concerning the large foreign
S. hnaiiceers.
At the time of our enquiry. the see
relary and treasurer of the South Nor-
wnlk Trust Company was away on
‘ loan
which is now being considered by U.A
NEPNBllCANS AAllies Gain A
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Mr. liarstrom Avers llo line, if lie
is Elected, Will Be Mayor Bot‘
Himself
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ddiiional
Ground Along the Western
Front in Fighting Today
Heavy German Counter-Aiiacks Declared
eaten Off—German
Crown Prince’s LooseslAre Now Placed
af Nearly lO0,000——Serbians Ré-
pulse Efforts of Germans to Cross the
Drina—Greece Fails
Agreement With Rumania
to Obtain An
The new general ofiensive of
ithe fEntente Allies on the west-
an extended western trip and conse-
quently we were unable to get the,
views of this book. Mr. lloyt has:
just returned from atending the
Banker's Convention in Seattle and
the Panama Exposition at San Fran--
risen.
in reply to our question as to the
the foreign war loan? Mr. Hoyt promp-
tlv and earnestly replied that
South Norwalk Trust t‘ompanys first
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:lhe scene of the explosion ]
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0f the 45 known to be dead at (l
Ardmme today iiitually was under a m., today, twenty one were negroes
:niilltary law, and business was sns- A and one was an lndian. Two nedi‘ den
pended to permit the work of rescue were missing.
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0 s. nonunmn—mnnsnm
lodge and Airs. Taylor and ilr. and
lArs.lloyt Ilene After Wm.
. fol Across the Continent Trip ,
Judge and Mrs. Joseph R. Taylor
rally. The Republicans withhold a
rally tonight in Red Men’s Hall. Con-
Harstrom will be among the'several
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hoyt have capable speakeis A big crowd is ex-
arrlved at their homes in this city af- pected at tonight's important rally,
ter 11 most pleasant ml) 01' five weeks, in fact it piomlses to be the largest
during which, by rail and automobile.:and most interesting half by the Re-
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The place where the Democrats
The local men spent from Septem-
hold their l '
her 6 to 10 at the Banker s Convention, been d et e rrsigdpiiggly‘ night has not
in Seattle, Washington. Other prlnci- _
pal cities they visited were; Spokane twill be intlroduced at some of the rat
San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma, Del A85 who 5 new A” Norwnlk Demo
Monte, Pasadena, Riverside, Santalcmcy' He AS Attorney E T Dunbar
is capable and clever talker. it is
Barbara, los Angeles, San Diego, Cor-
onndo Beach, Albuquerque N M Kain, rumored that the Democrats, for the
sac City, Chicago, New York and Apaet few days. have been considering
thence home. On the return trip the,the formation Of a platform This, At
party were aboard the Bankers Spec-[AS probable. may soon be made out»
lat and were entertained right royally lie. The Democrats started today
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all along the way. with their newspaper publicity.
Yellowstone Park. The party met for-
Francisco. From appearances in the‘ A “ADELPHM’S” “H08“
some years ago, and his’latest exper-
the extreme western section the low- which plied with «passengerrann
movements. Special features in many boat was just this side of Dorlon’s‘
the corners of the property upon WhAChA his wife. Rev. Mr. Boole was widely
an. M. E. church in this e.‘ .e‘hé
NINA SiNlNll cuss '
trophe, was in charge of Capt.
Among the very interesting places ‘-
vislted, were the Grand Canyon and m
mer'Prestdent WilliamxH. Taft, a 371." ANNIVERSARY 0f
Seattle, Coronado Beach and San
west, Taft is exceedingly popular.
Mr. Hoyt was on a trip westward
ience has shown him thatthe west has1 Thirty-seven Yea” 35° today “ll-18°
made wonderful progressive strides. In "1’0“” in “‘9 steamer .....
eat tax is 2% and the highest 5, show- freight between South. Norwalk“ and
tap that the west is paying for its 1111- New York city. blew“ up while the
sections is the miles of asphalt roads. Point Fifteen people were killed.
These are maintained exclusively by,l among them the Rev. W. H Boots and
the pavements abntt Crops were very known and famous "as a prgm'jngm
abundant ‘ ' Prohibitloulst‘... He was to ob
time of the accident.
The boat, at the time of the catas-
iil INiPltl llllfll ere .,
street, on the East side. Capt.
Under the direction quat’er Coin
Pmt ‘ Williamhperr "will toiiiorrovr 3‘
‘Frid'ay niglit the Democrtlts will.
gresamaii E. J. Hill and Carl Aisl-
A ‘ speaker
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thi on
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ls oI a very likable personality, skid ‘
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Patents andt‘scholars :Wont lore
‘l’inioul’or lunchior Earlier
Closiiiglloiirs
A special meeting of the School
Board was held last night to close no
financial matters for the fiscal you“
and to allow the bills to bé presented
before the Council meeting tonight.
After that matter was disposed of.
the members discussedat length the
possibility of changing the hours of
the senior high school. The present
schedule- fOr the sessions “8:30 a. m.,
to 2:15 p m., with thirty-five minutes
at noon for lunch. Parents and schol-
nrs have'lndicated dissatisfaction at
the hours. They argue that more time
should be allowed for the lunch hour
or make the closing earlier. The School
Board took no action last night, but
will decide! the question at the regular
meeting on Tuesday night. October
'5th. Some of the members favor ru-
turning to the schedule of hours in
vogue lastyear; which were from 8:15
a. m., to 1:15. An argument in favor
of this plan is that the\ch‘iidren can
get home in time to eat. It Is also
pointed out that those who desire to
work afternoons could do so. whereas
under the present arrangements it
gives them less chance. Some hold to
the opinion that a schedule calling for
sessions from 8:30 a m., to 2: 30 p. m.,
with one hour for lunch would he sat-
tstactory. . .
The evening school will open on the
evening of October 13.and will be or-
gantzed along the same lines as last
year. The number in attendance last
year was about 800 and it ls‘expected
thatknoarly 400 will attend the session
A. A. P.
[00th till NlNNl
Police. headquarter» have been moth
fled by ”the Hotel Clin‘ord’,1that a
1,.»
young; map, about .lli
given» as Stevens. nigh min at th
A sonnetwsenrmmmwwssoi some
WW commenting v
Attorney TammanyJudge Vosliurgh,
l Harry Scofield and Councilman
g llipson Among Speakers
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“if elected to oTce i am going to
front has resulted in the gain
of nadditional ground both in the
Artois region, near Sanchez, and
RAPIDS (30. All NlllNlNll
lrustee' s Report Shows Failure ”days F'mch0ffidal statement .
attitude of the Trust Company towardA
the!
' an of the Sta 9 Fadératliin of
shitting name, cm the. pol ce‘thlptter,‘ to. .m E A'
lbe the iiiaim,’ declared Gail Axcll
,iiurstrom, Republican mayornlty cnii~
,didale. at the open-air riilty held last
Aiiighl b\ the Third Ward Republltann .
'ihere was no mistaking the ring in
his who as he mini) iniphusiztd
Ame “l" i-‘lumltme and Supply (‘ompany was
"l am going to be mn\0i in lac? as “All“ and (“AAADA‘AAA' There was AA
well its in name And it the) don't AABAAVAAAK “"AA‘A‘AAAA bPA‘AAe ‘AOAAAA “
like. what the Republican adiiiiiiislia- Milk”: “”9“" 1" Atflnkrumclh on ”19f
lion doe~ up far d, the illfll’Ol“\ pow iircipiimce of the final report
”.3 L...0“u.,m.d i out perfectly Tiustee Alexander L. licLanoy it
'sliowed that the ~i, 700 creditors will
uet'nothing. There were not enough;
assets left ,to pay in full the costs ofA
outlining. Niaiion
was nothing for the creditors was
statéll several days ago?
\Hundreds Hear Report.
The statement did not prevent theI
gathering of several hundreds of wo-
men at the Superior Court rooms in
the counti building, who came there'
has Complete—Hundreds in
Court
The failure of the Grand Rapids
lll‘t ‘
willing to stand on my rec-mil. "
in the hour that the East Siders
Amt ir raily_ there was
enough enih sihai’if and interest“
last over a whole week. Councilman
Henry J. llipson was in charge. Ile-
etdes Mr. llarstrom, clean-cut and
convincing, talks ‘vvere given by Judge
George H. Vosburgh. orporalion‘
Counsel William F. Tammany hni
,llnrry E. Scoileld, candidate for treas-
(Contlnned on Eleventh Page).
fESlINAl 0f Si. llNiNAEl
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Nflwaiik Erlicopallanii tomomow
iohserie the Festival of St. Michael
reports of the various committees and all angels At Trinity Episcopal
showed that although there had been church ab 9 3, o’clock tomorrow
no meeting of the league as a hodyA
'morning, the rector, Rev. F. A. Cole-
durlng the summer. much good work man. will be in charge of thhe cele-
been accomplished.
Mrs. Dumoi‘tler, chairman of the lbration of holy communion. Members
of the Woman's Auxiliary to the
fibzlifivti’iglgarrnggmmigzz :31: da 13:: Board of Missions will have a cor-
nearly six hundred Adana“ had‘beenp porate communion. the diocesan.
raised by the efforts of this commit authorities having expressed a desire
tee for the playground on Day street; A° this effect Tomorrow night, at
that from this sum had been paid haiIiTA'AAAAw Church. the plans for the
the amount of salaries of supervisors coming winter will be discussed at a
and. assistants the Civic 159831190! meeting of the owners of all the par-
iNorwalk paying the other half as its ASA) osgantzattons.
. . 6.030000 0i00i00i
ipatred, swings, awnings and a. Sonora
in the treasury; that the average It-l
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Yesterday afternoon the Women's
Municipal League of South Norwalk,
met in the Library Auditorium. TheA
bought, and that there was a balance
tendence was from 200 to 250 and
filters had been many visitors. She BHRNID l" SIAMHNRD
also spoke of the line story- telling at-
temoon‘s in charge of Miss Winonai
xNash, Mrs. McKibbln Mrs KendallA STAMFORD, Conn. sept. 28. —-The
and Mrs. Victoi: Bias-t. theme of Samuel H. Levy, of Palmer
The membership committee report- Hill .tn Greenwich, was burned early
on: 102- active and 3 associate mem- today The loss on dwelling and con-
hers. tents is estimated at- about 330.000,
The league. received an invitation Barfly COWTGG by insurance Mém
.Irom the Community Club to attend it here of” the family had barely time to
reception given under its hospices, to ésc‘apé The furnace had been start
Mrs. Bolton, president of the Conneottned in the house for the first time us,
out Federation oIaWouien's Clubs.- on night. and it is believed that it. he
Wednesday. semen?" 29! from 3 to came overheated. Levy is a hat
5 P' “l" at Colonial Cottage. l manufacturer of New York city.
Notice was given of the ind-yearl __ springtime House Destroyed“
STAMFORD; . Com... Sept; .
.9; Bridgeport. Thurs-
All members are
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”Win-thwart”
mode-towed. Anions late-um
lawman. . 1 .
The fact that therel
.AWakened by the. cries of. then-2.8 out.
htlldr. ands/Mrsitl'homas Hebert: Joumb
. Imumflmmdnthetr Mancunian/Glad Springs. mu. .
embyrnotilw thawexufinfinmm any 0th an! “ '
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All the heavy German counter-at-
tacks are declared to have been
.beaten off.
i French officers estimate that
iyesterdays futile attack by the
German Crown Prince in the Ar-
gonne brought the losses of his
armies in the various recent as~
saults up to 100,000.
The German assaults on the
“Argonne positions of yesterday is
described by French military men
as breaking at the first line of de-
fense, which had held under the
preparatory. artillery fire of the
Germans. The same thing is dc.
Aclared to have occurred on the
three repeated attempts,
‘ground being left thickly strewn
with the German dead and
wounded.
The Serbian War Office at
Nish reports two attempts bv
iTeutonic forces to cross fi‘
IDrina into Serbian territory, both .3
of which we‘re repulsed.
The Russians claim to have si-
!ienced German land batteries on .
lthe Gulf of Riga by the fire of
:their fleet in ,a recent bombard-
lment. One Russian warship was
hit by a shell, it is stated
The Serbian Minister at Sofia
Ais reported in Budapest dis‘
Apatches through Berlin to have
{given notice of his intention to
leave Bulgaria. giving ill-health
as the reason. Bulgarian consuls
in Macedonia are reported on the
same authority to have
withdrawn on leave of absence.
'ment with Rumania for a com-
to Berlin advices, that she would
resist the passage of foreign.
This supposedlv has reference to
reports that the Enteii'fe Allies
would send troops to Greece if
Buloraria should attack Serbia.
the second line of German de‘
(fences in Champagne, while the
{Brit‘s sh to the north apparently
have been able to crush all Get-
mnn counter attacks
and Sunday is about where
the German Crown Prince in th’
Argonne at some places reached
did the Germans break through.
tivinz in France by the trainload,
"Theo describe the terrific bomb
hardinent of the Allies. belt:
which it seemed impossible tint
lil'd one Biifisb‘ charge. . '
F mower MWWeo mama:
satellite: puddings!» public. -
the .
been ‘
Berlin has a report that the cf»
forts of Greece to obtain an agrees -
men policy have failed. Greece ‘ -
also informed Serbia. according,
troops through Greek territory. ’ Ar
The French are now battering
So far as:
can be ascertained. the situation
:on the. western front as created by
the allied offensive of Saturday:
i .
Awas The diversion initiated by j
the first French line, but nowhere:
While German prisoners are ar-'
British wounded. from: Flanders,
are. beginning to reach London..-
will have the same story to tell. .
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