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ASSOCIATED PRESS MW. FROM ALL PART. 0' TN! WILD." A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN
1w” 1 “misses 1370
Oilice as Second Class latter.
Dimer“ at the South Norwnlk Post
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN. SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1916
sums" Wilt
thiitlls HAVE
it: SMDKER
Iciitaiey Canp,lio.9 Score As-
other Success With Its fist—
Tosefior Sliver
cu minus
lttt utilities
State Officer: sail Others lieati
With Pleasure
lflllll MDRE
uuuts
‘ All ItltttD
Istsists Isiaralag iron lattice
«no-glut,an the
Stwyssdllals'ilslaatit
sums llIDD—t‘ill
to it It .PDRSIJII
lattes. lexical Tons. anti Railway
Bridge Are Breed
_" With a large crowd of members and
DOUGLAS. All!” March 35-‘cThreeJrlends and state ofllcers present. Mcfi
Americans. two women and one man, Kinley (‘amp, No. 9, u. s_ w, \'., scar-t1
.WPFG killed “9“ (“5901” UN ranch. ‘ed one of the greatest successes in ita’
on the MexicoNew Mexico boundary history. last evening, at its smoker!
line ,eight miles west of Columbus. N. and get-together supper. held in its’
M.. between 4 and 5 O'CIOCR W903?!" headquarters. in the Town Asscmbly
day afternoon. presumably by Mexi-iHaiL on Wall street. 1
cans, according to the story brought'
here by a PR"! 01' nve Douglas Deo‘lpartment Commander Martin Laub-i
pie. who said they arrived on the 1
stunt-limit till
Dill fllDlRlD ENERGY,
Spatid loath.“ be Clad la
MFMRMI“
mutation-untrue}
Celia-r
The Second district commissioners
are to be petitioned to call a special
meeting in the near future to consid-
er the matter of making a contract
with the Housatonic Power Company.
whose large distributing plant is on
Pine street. for the furnishing of elec-
tric energy, as occasion may demand
in the near future.
it is reported that the time is not‘
far distant when additional power will:
be required for the needs of the Sec-
ond district, and those familiar with
conditions rather discourage the idea
OPERATOR.
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Sunday
v
I v
; Btlletins from the Fight.
Rmfrbmthe Willard-Moran fight at Madison
Square Golden, in New York, tonight. will be mega-
phoned from The Sentinel office. Just as soon as the
men out In ring. about 9 :30 o’clock. the special wire
leadingdirect from the ringside to The Sentinel will
begin to tell the story of the greatest boxing bout ever
held in the east. Fans are invited to hear this service.
Telephone inquiries are invited.
.CRDSS DHANNEl
Mill um All
GARBAGE umsu
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SDEDID MS
M 10 101081
The rive weeks‘ at special services
which have been held in different dis-
tou wuss, ts
u_o_t__ctt it Will
MMWMM
MWkflMstws
of erecting a large power plant on the
city lot, on Water street. at the pres-
cut time, owing to the advanced costi
of building material, estimated to be:
about 50 per cent. above former;
times. t
- The electrical commissioners have.
been giving considerable attention tot
the matter of increased facilities and!
are said to be favorable to the mat-j
ing of a temporary contract with the,
outside company to bridge the dis-'
trict over a condition which may'
. .l .
in honor of the occasion, Slate De Iconfront us if business continues to""" “‘0 represented by ‘
have 1
increase. The commissioners
lutgm in
tricts of Norwalk. came to a close last
the First Congregational
church. on the Green. with a very im-
pressive celebration oi the Commun-
ion. There have been ilvs churches
uniting in then. m: The N
Avenue lethodiat ”I. m
Norwalk BapisC m limit Con-
gregational, Norwaih Wt Epis-
copal and First Wallets“. of
Norwalk. The pastors of these five
churches were all present and partici-
i Asth~lsdswsd I! lette-
tiws—Csn't first Ills Gas-
tsly at her runes.-
After testimony has been given
as to the friendship of [candor Shaw
Herrick. a New York theatrical book-
layman!a "m5" 0' ”10 'Around the “up
who “In“! as I h the .dwntl‘QCompany. in the Hotel ( umberland in
In a rather lengthy meeting of the
1Board of Health, held last evening. at
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lthe oinces of Health Ollcer Dr. Wll-c
lism J. Tracey, the matter of meat in-
lspection for Norwalk was brought up
‘and carefully discussed. Dr. R. T
Mailings. of the Bureau of Heat in-
:spectlon. 1'. s. Department of Agriv
sculture. appeared at last night's meet-
ling and explained very thoroughly the
workings of the Federal meat inspec-
‘tlon. An ordinance of considerablo
ilcngth was presented. carefully con-
isidered. and approved ‘by the board.
‘tThis ordinance provides that all meat
:preparod for sale in Norwalk or else
where, must be carefully examined
and approved. This ordinance will be
ipreaented to the corporation counaol-
SIEDMER
A Number at America. d
Board and Sale m
Were lost-Sever!”
Vessels Sank A" ‘
Then A Ger-as Ile'r
and English Bed w
finale! in Battle ‘
The cross-channel steamer Sit-v
sex. which was seriously damn-
ed yesterday aitsrnoon. near it...
French coast, was towed int.
Boulogne. early today. ac ‘
«
ito a dispatch totheC
News.
Information received at Don
states that it is now regardl -
certain that sane lives were “3".
.and then to the city council. for rati-.
‘tication in the near future.
iagain brought to the notice of theL
fboard. and Street Commissioner Sher-l
,scher and staff were present. and also
”’00“ £800.“!!an public senyitnent. gmlltln 0' Illa sacrament. The First-
New York. Florence Augusta lloweslron will be naked to use this ground!
scene in an automobile shortly aftertSenior Department Commander Clif-
the bodies had been removed by sol-[ford llauschildt. and Chief of Stat!
ias far as possible. and H“ to comeii‘h‘m'h
choir led the ainginp and also'
.Herrick. of Stamford. was granted a'for garbage dumrtng purposes.aa you:
sdlvorce and custody of two children, as poasthl", v' m creating . nul-.
(tiers. A cotnmaud of United States
t—oldiers stationed at the Gibson ranch
Mus said to have crossed the line in
Charles Milne. of the
(
Sw
local camp.
luests included Commander Christian
Ibefore the district with a itroDOt-titiolflm‘"K “"1"“ CM" hymns in taunt-c.
.in order that there be a full and fair “0" “'m‘ "'1’ Communion m. In
discussion of the matter. ithe “b"n"? °' “'1 Newkirk. the '0
twins, yesterday. in the Superior court r‘flnr no». “my." 0! covers to.- ash!
was ordered by Judge (lager to paytand lids for those will
' ltail upon the part of the plaintiff. and! MPH- 0' ”19 10031 camp.
ant. and many members of Doug-l
las Fowler i‘ost, (l.
ft‘omntundcr Thomas Bradley and‘
gmembcrs of Buckingham l’ost. G. A.
.‘ll. During the evening these guests;
iproved to be interesting speakers on}
[the days of the great Rebellion. antil
|told many interatlng reminiscences oil
In H {the days of '61. 1
John D. Milne, of the local camp.|
pursuit of the slaycrs.
———
(Continued on Eighth Page]
ment Commander Martin Laubscher.
.of Rockville. Connecticut. Mr. Laubl
:scher spoke very interestingly on the
M to Mt “0"“ Ff." organization and work of the Span-l
18 a 1 “mm moshfimericnn War veterans in thisl
country. and was heartily applaudedv
sstl Isihsi Isa i ‘
h Anti “Acosta-at" of the evealnfl
. . m ,ao introduced the various speakers.l
1the first of whont was State Depart-l
by his hearers.
General Russell Frost. of Norwalk.1
Itold. in a most pleasing manner. oi'
it is as Judge Edwin ll. (lager is ’ltis experiences in Washington during‘
about to complete his service here, tum“? first 01 the war, at which time he
presiding over the Superior court thstlhfld tried to obtain a commission as
the first 0f thc trinity efforts sure to‘brifladier-general. Before he
he made to save James Sanders. 5.1013181" the desired commission
William Jones and others. directorslmr had come to a close. and th
of the Danbury and Bethe-l b‘ltrcetlt‘rfll's highest ambitions were b
l‘ailway. from the consequences ofl-mlfl‘h 10 hi“ disappointment.
wrecking that company, is presented' Other speakers of the eveninswere1
m mun. ‘ Clifford llaus-
could
. the‘
e gen. .
lasted.
|Senior. Commander
The motion: on the short calendarlflllldl. (‘hicf of Staff Charles Milne
5.94"“). "“1"de em. for appcialrund (‘nmp Commander (‘httrlcs (luar:
one upon the part of the defendants 0- irving llyington and Charles ll.‘
for a. dischartzc front bail and for per- “ilWOTlh. K1!“fats 0! ”19 08ml). also:
Houston to plead without giving spe-lllladt‘ brief fiddl‘E‘HSt‘S. and Were round
“a, hail. .ly applauded for their noble eiforts. l
The real issue involved in this mo" (‘h-trlcs Brlssman
. « . presided |
tton is thatdhe directors of a, the
a corpor.1piano and rendered deli hf -
who may wreck it and yet.under1”0n5- local music wssgaltsglaslilsrct
(y‘onnecticut law. escape a suit for-‘01 ”It“ evening‘s most pleasing PM"-
irsud. The actions complained ofaref‘fllnmi‘nl. WNCll served to hold the
things of the past and directors can- diners until a late hour.
not be held by body for the conge-I The committee consisted of Charles
«uences of such acts. even though thelflllflrnit‘ri. lrn Locwood and Harrv
accompanying fraud may be gross. 'Keena. '
Motions Before Judge‘ Gager. I
The motions were made bcfore1
[William H. Verity.
1(‘aptain Verity for a number of yearsiporils t0 Douglas FOWIN‘ Post. 0- A v
‘in the oystering and towing businesslike. tendered ll “Willi“ Wm? 81 (h
in the council chamber of the City"
‘1' R" ”"1 “’olllull, last night ,there was an tnfor-Oflmm Hull. Two "'1" “M9”
mal. gathering of citilens. This seas]
sion was presided ever by John If
Glover. The matter of the district:
meeting was discussed at length. l
Bunflmt A. E. Winchester. of
the downtown plant. discussed in con-
aidmble whine: conditions at the»
plant and its needs. “the conch,
sion of his talk. which contained much;
valuable Mormation. a vote of thanks'
was extended him. ‘
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on out i. tarts .
lllt totuut out:
The old "Addie V," which for years,
has been used as a tug by the Nor-f
walk Towing Company, this city. has:
been sold to l-‘rcderick ll. \l'ardwell.
of Stamford, dock bulltlt'l‘. dredging
{cont HlClOI', etc.
The “Addie" was a familiar sight ml
the local harbor. The boat was builti
in 1885 at Sayville. l.. l., by t‘aptain:
it was used byl
The "Addie."
years ago by
"RE
the
ten 1
owing
purchased.
Norwalk ‘1‘
st‘ompany. and has been used for tow— Harris.
ling between Bridgeport and New \vork‘beautifully decorated. and all
since that time. ttntil the building of'.
the uptodate “Addie V-Zd."
“Addie" is of 21 tonnage.
muuntut it?
DUESIIDN illtlii
!
l
The (ML,
prauo part was taken by lira. Arthur'
131,500 a year to his wife for the
as." ’12:)? 82:13:11; cénl‘rm: rick and Anita Bell Herrick. aged 10
‘ .. ‘ . years.
‘l‘t‘snvusdPthaerI is :13. 2:7 Wilma Charles and Gerald Howea as well
Hal-tie. ‘6“ c of m 'dlstribu: as Detective Howe. of the Brown Do
a. “In. ”If“. u“ .alal- tsetive Amcy. testified in court yes-
“ in this ad m.“ clergy-1mm" about a scene in the Hotel
man and the demons. A large con-‘Cm'gl‘:nd.1:;;:"‘ ‘ .0
allegation gathered for the service ° ' "'1’“ 1'"
According to the testimohy in
and responded to the broad invita-t
tion to partake of the memorials ofLWt' Mrs. Henick. “1° 1' small.
(‘hrlst's life and death. The service’and "1”" 3° ”"1 ”1 “1" d” “m
. know of her husband's friendship for
emphasised. in 1‘ “inf". way. (helm. other woman). it was said that
essential unity of the (.brtstlan faithwhe , lived a art for “'0 ,9"! b . re-
wliich centers in the recognition of, 1 p 1 3
Jesus Christ as the world's Savious
And it also marked the completion of
the series of cooperative services in
most appropriate and significant man-
ner.
(Continued on Sixth Paps.)
Runaway llorse Drags
us HARRIS uuotu Bi! ””1" "M“ “m"
. ' Jit y basses appeared in a new
WDllili’S Rilllf DDDDS
~ 'tured a runaway horse. on the Artu-
iory bill. by the aid of his trusty ma-
e
irole this morning when William Ger.
lhardt. a local driver, pursued and cup»
ell t.jchine. _
R e i The runaway occurred about nine
Members of the Women's
£:lo'clock this morning, at the corner of
,Maple street and West avenue. when
last at ht, in honor of Mrs. Minni ." horse. owned and driven by Mrs.
K The mom, and table w“Euleorge Scofleld. of llurlbutt street,
the fell. and after getting to his feet. bolt
good things that could be thought 0“ed down the avenue. Mrs. Scotlcld
were there. was thrown frotn the wagon when the
The surprise puny was carried out horse fell. and clung to the reins as
ntil all had taken their places at the the animal ”"1011 to run. She was
table. President Mrs. Mamie Morwin'dmgged for 59“” distance and ““3“"
presided at the head. Mrs. Hlt‘l’ls 0c: dropped 1h" ““91“ The horse started
cupying mp seat of honor Favors down the avenue at a gallop. and it
were American flags. which decorated was at this moment that the jimey
one large cake. and Mr. Gerhardt made their appear-
President literwin made the presen- ance, taking “9 "‘9 trail 01 ”‘9 runa-
tation speech when a pocketbook,jw'y' The race was 'neck and neck
containing a gift. was presented Mrs.1d°w“ the "mu“ m WM" ”‘9 horse
Post rooms. on Washington street.
'support of‘thc children..l.eander Her-l
DillDDiii INCREASES
receptacles
‘probnbly have to be provided.
Other matters in the nature of rou-I
tine business came before the meeting
lwhich lasted until midnight.
With the advent of good weather a}
.decided increase in the number of lo-
cal dwellings is expected.
Milton Elwood is to erect a one-
famlly house. with all improvements.
on Cove avenue. The cost will be
about 83.400. The contract has Beeu'
awarded the Norwalk Building Com.
puny. in" l
C. B. Kunes has started work on a1
82,800 live-room bungalow, in Wilton,1
for William Gilbert.
1 Attractive improvements are being.
made to the (‘ntholic Club. on West
avenue. These will cost about 81.000.
The work is being done by M. J. Rior-
dan.
'HIDD 0081 Di DYING llDW
lDDfD 10 ill“ Df lllDiDi
i The high cost of living hasn‘t a
thing on the high cost oi dying.
t It cost more to die now than it ever
ldid before. This is according to state-
’ments made today by a downtown un—
fdcrtaker. l
i The price of coffins and everythingi
connected with funerals have risen 601
i
Judge (lager in the suit brought bv
Inn- .
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
tut first or
ututs EXPECTED
i‘vtocerymt‘n in this city report the
itcl that a raise of 1.000 per cent. has
when place in the cost of an ingred-
Tani which goes into the making of
matches. During the past seevral
months. it is said. a jump in price oleenugts have pointed out that enchlihe etsate in this jurisdiction valued
matches. During the past several
retail price is not affected. however.
_ these increases meaning but 1 cent
more for a box of matches.
it is reported here thnt the prices
at canned good' are exceptionally
Mendy. in some p oducts being lower
than in years past. With the excep~
tion of tomato soup there is no and to
toe supply of canned goods.
Them has been a slight increase in
the price of tea. but not enough to
anect the retail price. (lobe is laid
ti. be about the cheapest product on
the market at this time. in spite ofthe
ulllculty in getting ships to carry it
to the calms
- tea and the cam lacrc'sse in
, twist; rates.
IN» I
o
EfAlSE lillll ARE
IN Gilli DEMAND!
' Continuous advertisements in the
New York papers of late stating that}
certain firms engaged in the making
of artificial teeth were willing to pay‘
good prices for old or broken false‘
lieeth, have set many people in this
city to wondering.
investigations have proven the. fact
{that false teeth are in such demand
fbecause of the platinum they contain.
[false tooth in the better made sets
are taste-nod to the hard rubber by two
platinum pins. Platinum in the last
year has jumped in price from some-
thing like 83L to 8105 an ounce and is
very scarce. Thus is the mystery
solved.
Most platinum comes from Africa
and a certain quantity trom Russia.
but on account of the war it is dim-
colt to get it to this country. it is
said the supply here is nearly exhaust
ed.
it is claimed the New York firms
buy the false teeth at a remarkably
low price hardly ever giving nine
StamfromiouthAmsr-jthanadollarforaurandhonthehobsteesnnmlnwhiehtbename
plaunu-csntahsdintnanithsy-abs
four or five hundred parent.“
1
Morris. The president spoke of the:
arlfalthfulhess of Mrs. Harris during the"
'time she acted as secretary. s
NEW HAVEN. March 25.—Attor-
hey-General George E. llinman
i
attempted to climb the hill. he wmalper cent. since last October. EachI
beaten. A few minutes later Mncerfi‘month local undertakers have been.
hardt returned in triumph to Mrs_|lll receipt of notices of increases in;
gated beforedudge John L. (lilson, inl
the Probate court. yesterday. against,
the ruling of the court that no state tax?
need be paid on the intangible per-
sonal property in this state of the late
Mary M. Darrell. of Brooklyn. N. 31.
on the ground that she was a non-res
ident. r :3“.
The attorney-general argue that the
statute covering the payment of an
inheritance tax by the estate of anon-
resident should be liberally interpret-
ed by the court for the-benefit of the
state. and that as there is property of
at about 8137.000. the State of Con-
necticut should properly receive an
inheritance tax. '
The attorney-general and counsel
for the administrator appointed by the
local court. filed briefs in addition to
their arguments. At the cactusionof
the hearing the court made thatstate-
meat that it could not alter its ear-
lier ruling.
Mr. Hinman indicated that he will
appeal to the Supreme court to have-
the legal question settled by that tri-
bunal. A decision by the Supreme
court would alfeot three other large'
estates now pending settlement in the
sautlonufliabilityes
an-inbsvltane
.1.
The. party closed with three cheersTSconeld with the horse a captive. Mrs. 9119“-
for Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Martha Wil-
cox. who Was in charge.
lDNiDl HDSDliil
[EADDE l0 DE fDRMED
The committee from the Ladies' Vis~
iting Board of the Norwalk Hospital.
with Mrs Louis Lehmaier as chain
man. has about completed arrange-
ments for the forming of a Junior
Hospital league. Realizing the great
help the young people were. at the re
cent "Tag Day." the Ladies‘ Board
thought it advisable to form a. society
for them. in which they might mkean
active part in Hospital work. the. lrst
charity of our town. The ladies of
the board have met groups of young
people and explained to them the ob
ject of the league. its social side. as
well as the more serious one. There
is to' be a public Ming. at the Hig
school. on Friday. April 7th. to whi
all are invited.and it is hoped tbata
mom will stud and caution
Scofleld. although thrown from the
lwagon with considerable force, was
[unhurt save for a few scratches and
.3 shaking up.
NASH MAN, 4
‘ [mu tout sutnutt
Announcement was made today that
the 8-hour-a-day schedule has been
adopted at the
Company.~on Wilson road. The hours
have been decreased from 55 per week
to 48 1-2. The wage scale at the new
8-hour schedule. remains the same as
previously.
Several new men have been added
to the Nash force. Preliminary work
with reference to putting on the mar
ket the new patented paint. the for-
mula of which was invented by Louis
B. Nasty/ls being done at this time.
Extensive advertising all over the
country is being carried on. Sales-
man have been put on the road with
samples of the product. In spite of
frequent order;
\.
Nash ‘Eogineeringl
; A notice has been received lately!
}indicating that there would be an in~'
crease of 25 per cent. in the cost at
i
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'coflinsr ~
1
{til it Silittit suns
ghoul” to stratum.
, The last meeting of the Board oute-
{lief is being held this afternoon in the
,City Hall. I _'
i Although in the past the council has
abated taxes in some instances where
complaints were made to that body
charging excessive assessment. thin
[c nnot be done hereafter.
rporatlon Counsel E. I. hock-
.wood has ruled the council has no!
out only. 0 lo cut. H de lam it.
reduction in the board of asaessment'al
Eoriginsl assessment .thsn rolls! Iauat'
:be obtained by an appeal from theI
Board of Belief carried to the Bupo‘
rlor court.
the fast that the aewpslnt is} not vsryl For this reason there is a probably.
well-kn, own. them are
tor it roostm. ; '
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isioessmtspmu basement-l .' ’
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1th tutti".
on the vessel. probably by. the at 4
'plosion which caused the dam- _
ing agent with ollices in the Knickfl-t The mum of prbage an..." “age. A few of the rescued pan- '7
pitted in the service. Each chnnh1Wker ”w" ““1 M1“ “’1“ w”‘*"‘“ N" CHM“ “rune swamp w almgers are being brought it.
Dover. but the majority of as...
who were taken oil the m
by the rescuing vessels will b.
landed in France. ‘
The London. Brighton and
lb! Judi!!! Edwin D. Galler- Herrickyanl garbage cans was also disoussed,tSonth Coast Reilwav Comp“,
officials say that the passe“.
list of the Sussex shows that
there were as American aboard.
Miss Baldwin. daughter of l
prominent American' resident
Paris. was injured seriously
the Sussex. '
Baldwin's father” .,
mother also were on board the“
yaw}; All have 30"“. U
‘Boulogne. In addition to othw
injuries, Miss Badlwin’s leg was
broken
Kiss Alice Ruiz. of Colorado.
and Wilder G. Penfield. of Merit. i
College. Oxford. are other Ameri-
cans who were saved.
Edward Huxley. president 0‘
the United States Rubber Export
Company. and Francis E. Dram:
European manager of the com-
lpany. are among the Americana.
rescued from the Sussex. They re.
port that there was a heavyloaa ‘
of life. including probably several
Americans. ‘
Accordine to official informa-
tion from the British Admiralty.
between 00 and 100 passengers of
the Sussex have been landed at
SUSSEX lDWED INID DDR1 ‘ii
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Dover and about 250 passengers...
and members of the crew talk
France.
Last night‘s dispatches said
there were 386 passengers on
Sussex and a crew of about so,“
indicating that 75 or more per- 1
ons on the Sussex have not been _
accounted for. -
Reports of the sinkfng 0‘; on 11
Sussex obtained in Paris today,
state that she was/torpedoed.
The Sussex has arrived at ‘
Boulogne.
The chief engineer of the Sua—
sex was killedflby. the explosion
and the purser was wounded ser'b
iously. . .
An American whose name is
not known to survivors who‘hao-f.
reached London was talking With t
the Baldwin family. close to tho/Y
captain’s bridge. when the explo-
sion occurred. He. has not been
seen since that time. and is sup-
posed to have been lost.
The explosion occurred at
about 3 p. to, when the Sussex 2‘
was an hour and -a half out o! ’
Folkestone. The wireless guaran- I
tus was destroyed and ho e p Ill-l
rived until nearly midnight. hind»;
it not been for her watertighh;
compartments the Sussex would“;
have sunk. and the loss of life-.1.
would have been heaVier. .
A numhq of Americana etc.
the Channel by_aim'ost everyone-3
senger steamer. most of them’ on i
business. Bookings are not made
injdvance for particular
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