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ESTABLISHED 1870
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Plan. As loner Will be Needed;
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All members of the Board of Esti-
mate atld ’l‘ailation were present at
last
the i‘ity flail. when the "lid" was of—
titia”y lifted on the :iitiitgs for the
you lltlb-il. No l)ll.\lllt’.~> of very‘
great importance was transacted at
in: etetling's session, which was one
of short duration. lasting not quite all
Entered at the South Norvalk Poet
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Cot Seymourl Soy-ear lenantnm’ Chase. Maxwell. llllnan and
to Beast of a “Cation Angel" . t
in the Bank of tile lien m "um I" 5““ "' "m
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John I. King of Bridgeport, May
Be on Inflation Centniittee
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GlSlilAif M'ADNO
MAY Milli BURNS
Says lie Cannot Condone Oetecn
title’s Offense in llaidingl.eiii-1
yer's Office
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trate McAdoo concluded the hearing
of testimony yesterday in his inquiry
to ascertain whether William J. Bums.
the deieetile. had committed liillavt
.ful eittrv in visiting the ofii‘ce of Sey-
llroallway.
' (‘lllt‘.\titl. ill, June 6.. File oil
i‘oiliecticlit's fourteen delegates to liit‘
republican national convention culled
today on l-‘raiik ii Hitchcock. lPatll‘l"
of the titoveillent for the nomination
of Hughes, and assured him oi their
l _ . . .. hearty support. They were Seiiatoii
mm” 5' N-‘m‘mr "‘ L" George W. lilett, trying chase. t‘olouel
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lain-its departments were fixed. till“ “9",“! fraud by MUNH‘AH.“ “”3”" l'lliiiali and ex tittieriior liolliti 5
(1.110 for the collection of the yetir‘si m IMHH." ““0 hm} “ 9”" I" ‘1“. ”fl-‘- \’toodtui’f. i
m .3. iteciiietl upon. as lt‘t'brtltll'yt'mm.” mm" and “M IS IN“ "N“ihlg Edwin it) Higgins informed Senat
MIT and a wltiitil was taken at theth “m" "i “ ”mmm'" 1‘” ”“m‘ tor \Nr‘t‘kll of Massachusetts, witii'
lion: i of Education relative to its big: li‘rf‘i" _, ~ _ _ . whom he served iii t‘oitgress, that not
teatiteis‘ salaries list and their secretT N'M‘N " "‘"HI' “5 mm”! m the “ill tote for him. '
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sessions, “liltil are a teatlire of every
monthly or special meeting of the
board, Tile meeting was called to
ordt'r at eight o'clock by Mayor (‘arl
\. liai'strotn, anti the official call of
the meeting “ll? read by (‘lty
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Joseph Caccia. and his l‘ord jitney,
license No. (til, made a desperate llllt
determined attempt to climb a tele-
graph pole. at the corner of Main
Nil-‘el and (‘e tier avenue, last evening]
about I;:::It o'clock. and nearly sue-i
ceeiieti. . .
(lilccia, with two women passeu‘
gets in the rear seat of his machine“
was proceeding up Main street in thei
car tracks. and when he attempted to;
ttitii his car out of the rails. the inn-i
chine would not turn. A quick twist‘
of the steering wheel did the lriclt.,
the machine skidding across the road
and rearing up against the pole. witlti
enough force to llend the front axle;
out of shape. and completely deniolislll
both right mlidgiiards and the running“
boa rd. Strange to say. no wheels were
broken. nor was the windshield even
scratched in the utixttp. although the
. machine~ was turned completely
around by the force of the collision.
None of the occupants of the car
were injured in the mishap. although
everyone received a slight shaking up.
The wretched machine was towed to
a local garage for repairs.
Woodward Avenue Woman Hit.
Mrs. Vitage, of 8 Woodward avenue.
was struck yesterday afternoon, in
South Norwalk. by an automobile be-
longing to the United Electric Light
and Water Company, of Norwnlk.
Mrs. Vitage was hurled to the road-
way, but was not seriolisly injured.
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SCENE 0i CARD PANii
The final of a group of card parties.
was yesterday afternoon held in thel
last Noni-all; Yacht Club under the
auspices of the East Norwnlk improve-
ment Association. The affnfr, a very
pretty one. was open to the general
public. A large attendance marked
the successful event.
There were seventeen tables. a
prize being received by the player at
each table with the highest standing.
The quarters of the yacht club were
attractively decorated with palms and
cut flowers. The general committee
in charge was comprised of: Mrs.
Howard «Lowndes, Mrs. Everett Bulk-.
toy and Mrs. E. F. Smith. Mrs. J. W.
Marvin. Mrs. Charles Pearce and Mrs.
Ellie Taylor bod charge of refresh-
ments which were served during the
afternoon.
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District Aillil‘lt')‘ ‘SWitllll. consisted in
offering to obtain inunitiou cotttracts
for manufacturers by representing
himself as a man who had it pull with
a “guardian angel" i.i the office of J.
A Morgan at Cofiuitui ipaieied he
1‘ no connections whatever 'i'lth
.tltc "thief“ in the lilorgnn office. who.
lreleilsed secret information concern?
‘iiig munition contracts which the my,
ctipants o {the Seymour oflle were al‘
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Ml'. Hitchcock expressed surprise
when he learned that Hughes is toA
have five votes from (‘onnecticut and,
possibly eix. lie had figured on gr‘iJ
‘i'ln‘ only two. lie communicated
the, news to Governor Whitman. who
later met-*Hughcd' nuppwters from.
Connecticut.
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W .. 3...... a... COUNT MEANS CLAIMS
OWNERSHIP of 3mm lililliSi MRS. illlliill
[All [All It llilllilll ... No.7,; "m a-
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pected to Settle Bills of $135.-
liidge him it. Booth of Court,
of Common Pleas Heating local 66
Cases in the City liail :
leged to have utilized.
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WINDSOR, Julie ti.*’l‘\\'o civil suilsi
against .\lrs. Amy E. Art-her Gilligan.
The first. case on the local short we”. tried before Justice of the Pence.
cale‘tdsr ot the court of common James A. McCain iu the local court.
pleas heard before Judge John all. this evening. The sum- “..rp brought}
llooth ol‘ linnbtiry this morning in the
city hall was that of John ll. iKnapp
against Stephen and Annie hlnrjoras.
Half a dozen witnesses were heard chcr Home whlcli she conducted
this morning. and as many more will The n”; claim was for ‘50: and
{’0 Wag" ”‘° “:9“ “3‘““3 ”‘9 hm‘was brought by William Gilligan o
mi}??? nc‘iigrllsiegulilsao‘gpmf.dispute (‘o., a real estate and lnsurdncc firm.
‘ for insurance premiums on her
over the boundary line of land . »-
situated 01 Selieck Lane. this citv.°pr0perty' lib-e o‘he.‘ “"3 m ““66'
Both Mr Knapp and \ir and Mrs ,andtwgs liroughLaby mug? & 1‘3an
. ‘ ' . ‘ ' .. ‘ , ' men on era. wycr nrence '.
a???“§fl°g£2nytfipeflégmgr illii' Seymour appeared for the plaintiffs
Knapp. while Attorney Neheminhlggg hlt’rfgzricxmllltiel:kb‘l:dmeé :3;th
Capdee represented the defendants. ‘1 g 1d 1 f ‘1 (‘llll
The case of Hoffman vs Taredash '“ ' Ho on. counse or ‘ rs. ' gnu.
scheduled to be heard first toda '. to whom she quit claimed it through
* ' ’- her sister, appeared for Mrs. Gilli-
went ovcr. Other cases which are -
, . gun. The property is under attach-
down for hearings this afternoon in ment to cover these and other
elude: A. J. Collins Company vs. Otto claims
Rhode; Wright vs. Newton and Repal TheObilln of sale were presented
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W Frede lcks to the court and approved, and all
vadjournment of two weeks van
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i0 PICNIC JUNE 27lM
gun at the county jail. Mr. Kirk-
bride has signified his intentions of
settling the claims during the in-
terval.
The Trinity Episcopal Sunday-school
picnic will be held on Tuesday, June
27th. The merry‘makers will probablyi
go to Rye Beach on that occasion.
The Sunday-school of the church clos~
es on the last Sunday of the month.
June 25th. At that time the prizes
for faithful attendance at Sunday-
scbool and church will be awarded. ‘ - ‘
Plans for a lawn fete. which will Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Snrslleld, of
probably be held on June 29th, were. Stamford, are in the Stamford Hoa-
discusaed at a. meeting. held last'pital. suffering from minor injuries
night. of tthunior Guild. and bruises. received when their
At the home of H. 0. Bailey, High
street. this evening. there will be an cldent on the marten turnpike. near
Important meeting of the veetry. The Spring Grove cemetery. last night.
business meeting of the Woman’eIMr. and Mrs. Smdeld were pinned
Guild will be field at 7:45 o’clock. To- undor their machine. but at the hoe-
rnorrow night. at 8 o'clock. the nnnunl pltal this morning it was stated they
reunion of all members- confirmed were not seriously hurt. The
by local concerns soon after Mrs. Gilli-
gan’s arrest on a charge of murder-
ing tFrnnillin R. Andrews at the Ar-
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ASSOCIATED Pl!“ NEWS FROM ALL PART. 0" TH. WOULD IV A IPKCIAL Wlll AND OUR OWN OPERATOR.
SOUTH nonwnur. CQNNJ'UESDAY. JUNE 6. l916
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Local showers this afternoon.
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ICreat Seeeess bill lleoessitatetbe
Evening Performance to be
Given llext Friday
. The outdoor play at the Hillside
5 School eel-ma fitted to suffer front bad
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lance nae given ye’terday afternoon
Arkansas leans Slept by Ind,
‘ ion the lawn and proved a great de-
all m ""3 t. h .' light to the too or more guests who
saw it. The attractive setting of tile
CenoralIreot l
lawn made a beautiful background for
title artistically costumed groups its“
'tiiey took their various parts in tilt"
60" In" I8 play. The rain was kind enough to
sttry ndjlt.iinetits caused by the
. change of scene from outdoors to iii-j
Eng-teen Deaths Reported front (tons
lleber Springs
hold off uittll the conclusion of the
‘ that half when the heavy shower
drove every one to the shelter of the
gyitlnaniuin. Here for ntlme n aocitl
‘Iliiternlisalon who enjoyed after which
the p ny teas continued with the neces
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Ll‘l‘l;W‘»K. ill-tr. June c~t
Fiftyenanwermno have been reported m m
dead and more than too injured in a -
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sail yesterday afternoon. All means?
of communication are crippled. and it i .
is feared that the list of dead and ill-1
jured will be increased by later to".I "MI cm I“ "80‘ CI
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National automobile met with an nc-ifrom New Haven. Each prophet should
ports.
The dead and iijltred no far report-i
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Judaonia- 23 known dead and 50‘
injured. l
(:cbt-r Springs~lti dead. .
Donnie—i dead.
(‘nbot it dead.
Hot Springsevl dead.
Mol'l‘iillflll‘i dead.
Greenland ~2 dead.
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In litter tot
till i. & t. Still
Michael J. Riordan/has been award-
ed the contract for building a garage
for the R. & G. factory. it will be of
fireproof material, will measure 28::
50. and will be of one story.
William Effron hns blnnlly secured
a permit to erect a coal shed n r the
depot yard on the East Side/.e‘l Thtsi
will cost 8400. Several years ago the;
building inspector‘s refusal to grant!
Mr. Effron permission togbulld on the
claim that it “Would be injurious to
other property. caused much newspa-
per discussion. Mr. Effron has fol-'
lowed the inspector‘s suggestions in
this case.
An addition, to cost. 8350. will be
.erected. for Edith Powell, Keeler eve-
lnue, by Allen Wood.
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The Grottos of this section of the
country will have a field day at Roton
Point tomorrow afternoon. The
Grotto: from Jersey City. Brooklyn
and New York will arrive by steamer.
and the Heine Grotto, of New Haven.
will come by automobile. All mem-
bers of Norther Grotto. of Norwalit.
are requested tomcet at the Masonic
Temple. in South Main street. at 1
p. m. in order to meet their brothers
weer bio for, button and a glad smile.
The reception committee has arrang-
ed for an automobile true! to take
the members of Monker Grotto to the
point. There will be music by the
bends. bneebnll game and other nporte,
and an abundance of refreshments
“within the» past five yetirs will be] left on e, trip from this city into yen-
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held. A terday.
lotion of last General Assent-
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NEW HAVEN. June 6.——Tliat hold-
era of so-cllleti club certificates pro;
riding for the sale of liquor to club‘
members are no}. amendnbie to the
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liquor in regular constituted cluhaf
holding such certificates. under tho‘
provisions of the law passed by the;
last general usembly. is not a vlolaJ
tiozl of the law, is the contcntisn oft
Judge George E. Hall of the local;
police court. in a decision hancedi
down yesterday. ’
Decision “Not Guilty."
The court finds that James Mcllugh 2
Gaelic Athletic Club. inc, are not:
guilty of selling liquor to members ml
the club. and that twelve other mem .
bers arrested as a resut of the raid:
on the club by the state police. "Blend 3 capsized boat have been a few hundred thousand .
not guilty of being found in a licensed
place on Sunday under the general or
clse law.
Fined $25 and Coats.
McHugb and O'Neil. however
were found guilty of selling liquor to
two non-members of the club and for
this oflenae were fined :25 and costs.
if the provisions of the general law
with regard to Sunday selling applies
to holders of club certificates. Judge
.Hall inquired. why all the other pro-
visions of the general law do not up
ply. .
if. as claimed. club certificate
and license are synonymous terms, he
said all clubs would be amendeble to
all restrictions of the general law and
it would appear that the holder of a
club license would "have his social
life practically destroyed. This. he
says.- he cannot believe was contem‘
plated by the general assembly.
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William Adrian Smith. Jr. who,
May 2d.. was married to Miss Ethel
May Ferris. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse M. Ferris. of Poe-ale, N. J.. died
thin morning in the Penenlc Hospital
of appendicitis. Kr. Smith. who died
quite suddenly was employed in a
New York City bank. ‘He was ill less
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hospital for an operation his nppendlai
burnt. Besides his wife be In survive-oi
by his father and mother. Funeral.
arrnngements have not y’ét been com»!
will be eervel.
pleted.
-ed from the search
ivore
than a week“ but when rushed to the:
L KITCHENER
AND STAFF GO DOWN
WITH BRITISH CRUIS
Hampshire, Boundif“
Russia. When Vessel? '
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Lent-Had Crew of O?
600.
LONDON, June 6—~Admiral
vllcoe, commander of the Bri.
3 Grand Fleet, has reported to.
Admiralty that the British or .
7 Hampshire with Earl Kitcho'
and his staff aboard has been .
eWest Orkneys
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War, and his staff were on board,
the British cruiser which sank by J ties were further lessened
a mine or torpedo off the Ork-I
ncys. It is ,fearad that all are
lost.
Admiral Jeiiicoc's report to the
Admiralty follows:
“I have to report with deep re-
gret that His Majesty's ship
general provisions of the state litiu013Hampsbirc, Captain Herbert J. the British forces in
”cm“ 1'" “a ”m “ sum," 5““ °f£ Savill. R. N.. with Lord Kitchen- Shortly after the appoin-u
er and his stall on board. was
sunk last night, at about 8 p. m.,
to the west of the Orkneys. eith-
er by a mine or a torpedo.
“Four boats were seen by ob-
servers on shore to leave the ship.
iTl'lc wind was north-northwest . the war are recognized
and heavy seas were running.
“‘1 ”we" 0'5"?“ 0‘ "1" 5““9‘4‘. Patrol vessels and destroyers at‘mcnts is the creation from,
once proceeded to the spot. and
a party was sent along the coast
to search, but only some bodies
found up to the present. As the
whole shore has been searched
from the seaward. I greatly fear
that there is little hope of there
being any survivors.
“No report has yet been receiV»
party bn
shore.
“H. M. S. Hampshire was on
her way to Russia."
The names of the members of
Earl Kitchener's staff have not
yet been learned.
Sir William Robertson. Chief
of the Imperial Stall. is in Lon:
don.
Earl Kitchener was appointed
Secretary, of State of War on
Aug. 8, 1914. a few days after
Great Britain's declaration of war
on Germany. He was regarded as
England’s greatest soldier, and
the decision of the government to
entrust him with, supreme three--
tion of the war was received with
unanimous approval.
As the war progressed and
Great Britain's deficiencies in cer-
tain directions particularly in re-
gard to shortage of artillery am-tfnur on inch. six 6-inch.
munition became apparent. Earl
Kitchener was subjected to se-
criticism. led by Lord
'Northclii’fe. The secretarv’ ms
charged with responsibility for
failure to foresee the eittrnordi—
nnrv. demand for heavv shells.
end as e. result the ministry oft
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munitions was formod,
Earl Kitchener‘s r-v
appointment of Genernl
.liarn Robertson as ch“-
‘ imperial staff in December“
year. It was reported at
that friction had arisen
Ehrl Kitchener and Flo!“ ,
shal French. then in co ...'
General Robertson, Field A!
.French relinquished hie
imand. ,
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directed against Earl Kii-
this great accomplishments ~
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land's untrained manhood: '
thugo army. At the
the war Great Britain had
men. Today more than as
than men are enrolled for
ivarious branches of the
i There have been no
’ports of Earl Kitchener’
merits. He was last merit
the cable dispatches of
\when he went to W
i Palace. to be questioned b
there of the House'of
:who were not satisfied - ' “
l conduct of the war. No _;
ttion was given that he in m
leave England.
1 The Orkney Islands. of
‘the Hampshire wont do '
Volt the north coast“ of ‘
'Thc Hampshire was on _
tinto the Atlantic and am
' northern end of the S - '
peninsula into the North
Kitchener! probably in
deberk at Angel. ~
The Hampshire wnejonin
rDevonshire class of if ‘
She was built in 1901 and,
ly carried 655 men. She
ro.Bso tons and was
long. Her armament con
bound and twenty. a-oou
and two torpedo tubes.
vThe Hampshire has
«so. an 1 scout boat-and .fo
::...-, officials on various .
iSbc for: too old to take ,
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