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In!“ statesman-nun
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m 1870 Dice as Second Class latter.
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN. THURSDAY. JULY 13. 191;
Fair and warmer tonight mu?“ Two I“ ‘
SHARK ills
two, litters
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Boyltiasksd his Isthlsg Off
lussylhsrs sad Prohibite-
ssIsd-Iaamo Tries ilssoas
Killed
with unit .
lililllilllciill
ttttltssm
Mill titllts
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F. l. Birchard. Visiliag at Its
Feller lions is this City. falls
of Exclilsg lscidosts is Soothers
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coltttt nosttttti
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ms line not. Tao Wssits ii" With It" PM“
“I‘M “I" M ”"8 in an interview yesterday with a.
0' “M8 M I.“ hf”! tinel. F. J. ‘Birchard, a resident
en‘t South Main street. who has spent the
‘ past years in Mexico. gave a most in-
L——— teresting account of his experienas‘
MATAWAN. N, J., July 13.—Hun-,during the political upheavals in that-
dreds of armed men in rowboats and stricken country- Mr. Birchard. who
launches were hunting today for the he! followed the lPlt‘Kraph and wire-
snan-eating shark that yesterday killed 19” business 811110!” COMMNU’. “'35
a boy and a man and dangerously in- in close touch with the situation in
dured another youth in Matawan M91100 throughout ”Ni 05'??? WNW!
Creek and caused a reign of terror of the trouble which started in earnest
among summer resort
along the New Jersey coast. settled.
it was reported this morning that Bimhflrd eluted
another man. named Baldwin. was ag.‘ witness to actions in the principal
tacked and killed by 3 shark at Key-' Mexican cities. would like nothing
During the interview
[Alli—"Pith
tot liliii’
, All) Siilfll
Isthodsl flinch firgsdzatlsa
Gives Ssoosutd Mimosa sad
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titled”
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Pliiillflllil lliliflls
llllli, iiilillf, tilts
not ill. lulu
“sawmill“ to Pfe-
party Mime! Iss
Wollstsrost
In the case of Shaw rs, Ann R
Jackson, which for some time has
held the attention of lawyers through-
out Fairfidd'Coanty, Judge Gagcr
yesterday handed down a decision
overruling the defendant's demurrer.
The case is peculiar in itself. in
that it on we that actions involving
property c t always be started on
the strengdl of the record titles of a
town wherein anid property might lie.
in the case a debt, however. such
action would always hold good, and
damages could be obtained by the
plaintiff, from the defendent in whose
name the property was entered in
the records
in this particular case, the defend-
ant, wishing to prosecute Iseslie Gari-
bie for negligence, the suit was based
upon a tort. Property, listed in the
Pleasiag Estortslamssts Gives By.
representative of the Eren‘lng Sen-{Aid Society or the First
Of‘clturch, a delightful lawn party and:
patrons all four years ago. and which is not yet.
.\ir..
that he. as an eye1
ifsll-ltsstvs lsssg People i
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i'nder the auspices of the Ladies“
Methodisti
fete was held last evening. at that
home of Mrs. George N. McKibbon, in
Elmwood avenue. The lawn was hand-
somely decorated for the affair withi
electric lights a d Japanese lanterns.-
which in the eve ing presented a very:
pleasing appearance. The affair itvi
self was presented in two parts, one:
part being held in the afternoon for;
the benefit of the children of the
church, and the other in the evening,
for the adults. To say that both'
events were a success, would be put.-1
tlng it mildly indeed. I
The afternoon's entertainment open-
! property really did not belong to Gstu~
records as belonging to said Gamble,
was attached during the course of the
action, but in the arguments that fol-
lowed, it was brought out that the
bio. but had been taken as an almost
complete mm. or a security. for
a debt which was owed to Gamble by
Shaw. It was brought out that be-
lore the attachment had been made.
the debt had been paid up in full. and?
that the understanding which was en-
tertained between Shaw and Gamble,
came to an end, and the property auto
matically reverted back to Show.
Thus it became impossible for me
plaintiff to attach said property in the
'Blliiliis
suit against Gamble, even when it
was listed as Gamble's property on
the records. .
if howelor, the case had been on!"
of a suit for indebtedness, it would‘
AND GAG MAID
IN BRIBGEPiiRl
Ialtls Stools, Colored, falls the
hits a W1 Tale of lay
light Desperado». Folsaiag
loamy Robbery
toilets tit lllll '
llilillll iii ‘Plltillls
lappisg Gish sod (train to
hash is llotify Officers of
“W"
BRIDGEPORT, July lit—Following
her report yesterday afternoon to the
\
Ger-an lines
police that she had been gagged.
bound, and beaten ‘into unconscious-
ness by a daylight burglar who robbed
the home of Andrew Lee Smith, 302
Golden Hill street, where
been employed as a maid during the
past week. linttie Steele,
alias Hattie Stark and Elizabeth Jack-
son. was placed under arrest on the
technical charge of breach of the
peace. Several articles of jewelry,
valued at S100 are missing.
she has ,
colored, .
Policel
Commissioner George C. l‘eet lives in;
is'
on till soul
till it tttusm
Detective lisatsssats Foley and
Esrigilt Are llsld For Alleged
fairy -— Ir. Sasha lauds
Deputstost
WONDERMENT CAUSED
BY RECOVERY 0E
EHE RUSSIAN
Appears to be an Inexhaasilhle Supply of Gals
- Annuities for the Six Great Bodies of Troops
the Western front, lanneriag the Austrian ‘
tutti Dill lililiillis liilliis liffllliiif
.iltliiiiilililllilil m.
lesions Bring lip Shrapnel-lemmas la the ;.
is Ilciala [0ch Which Was Won Sometime Ago ~
year slid the spear-Isl!
tary writers. At least six
Austrians and Germans on an
o
The recovery, of the w "
armies since their defeats d
haustiblo supplies of guns
ammunition with which they
provided continues to he?
source of wonderment to III—-
armies are engaged againl' fl
sia's western front. All of m
. ' have been possible and lawful. that the r the buildin . Mr. Smith
. ate 11- part 0 g
:(a‘nl‘a‘ggsfalfdrfia‘s girnggarteddlndgyl record list should be rebognized. Astconnected with the Radel Oyster com-
a-lsrge number of the little girls of! "on was not the “'9' the records' pany. .
the church and neighborhood. That we” “‘5‘ ‘° b' "made“ ”00‘ i" W The mud Isid that s msn. who
but new“ carriage was owned by "'9 real ownership 0‘ lhe Properly. wore no mask. held a revolver to her
little slips Harriet Wadsworth. and' Th' ”mm» 8““ “1 "19 liCtiOn- head. comm-titled her to be silent. tied
the cond best was in charge of Missi is represented by Anon"?! “I!“ i . her to a chair. using her white apron
‘ iUght, 0' m“ CH!» but ii *3 “Def-'18“: for a rope. and gagged her with her
are using great. quantities of air
munition, even those not d »~
ly on the offensive.
The forces under Gra-w 7
Nicholas in Armeniasnd‘ “
have been fighting vi-
port, N. J,I gt the mouth of the better than to explain the true sitna‘
crack. ttion to the American people,
The body of Lester Stillwell, 12‘ Contrary to the general belief that
years old. who was attacked by the,the first revolution against the reign-
Ihark while swimming with his lnx.ltovernment of Dias. was a with
{find another 55,, has not cal protest against the popular gov-
.mw'ud' and it 1, believed that ernment, Mr. Birchard stated. that. the
NEW YORK. July Ill—Ten police-
men of the so-called “vice squad." in
addition to two arraigned yesterday.
are to be accused by the District At-
torney‘s ofilce, Hr. Swann stated yes-
terday, Wit be made it very plain that
he has found no evidence of any gen
1.
‘4
‘ m
the lurk devoured the lad. real fundamental originators of the
.stan'iey Fisher. 24 years old, who revolution, and the real backers of
went to the Stillwell boy's rescue, the contestants were two great oil
wautggked byd 1me shark and mortal- ‘ “dubbing!ih Onfh‘an Amgricflnl syndi-
_ u . He e u on reacbin the “‘9 an 9 ° 9“ a" “K 9‘ C0"
P N» p l 'poralion. interests clashed in Mexico,
Joseph Ralph Dunn, 10 years oldeltich is one of the richest oil coun-
was in ‘ precarious condition in it tries in the world. and to benefit their
[New Brunswick hospital today. and it 0““ DEW“? 8"“ one 0‘ "19 com-
m" said ”“1151“,!" he received panics backed up the revolutionists.
from the shark Ill-shi- prove fatal. 'Tho people of the country, who are of
Since the first shark raid on the a firey nature, seized eagerly upon this
‘Jersey coast fly.’ bathing has chance to throw off the old regime,
been virtually suspended, and thus backed up by men of the
At Coney island precautions have Outside world. and the outsiders'
been taken against . visit of sharks. money, started in on a real live revolu-
The tragedy yesterday Wilson the “05'
more startling because it occurred in‘ ‘Mr- 3"“an “'33 in ”"3 0“" 0'
{infers slztcenk‘fiiiles :mm the oceanggzgiecr‘; gigging. the :10“: 111mm?“
. nawan roe sail ewater stream, ‘ az, a 3“ y "W
about fifty feet wide and from 8 to 15 Mndero’s election as president. Huer-
feet deep. It empties into Raritan ta, at that time was the commander-
Bay. The mouth of the creek ,3 at inchief of )tadero‘s army. After a
. short reign as president. Madero
found himself beset with difficulties in
the form of Felix Diaz. backed up by
the powerful factions ofvthe oil com-
panics.
“000R DEALERS
BEGIN ,Eliill 0N GROOER
toasty cowisslossrs Expect Soon
(Continued on Eleventh Page.)
REll SCHiOlflillliE
REillllilli IN WINCHESEER
to flare filling Frost Sssprssto
c.“ WINCHESTER. Conn. July 13.—
The little “red schoolhouse" took its
' o-—-_4 rightful place in this town's history
The first step in the campaign thetoday. when teachers and pupils of
organised liquor dealers will make to'other days, to the number of a bun-
prevent the granting of what is known tired or more, went to the school-
us the grocer'a license, was taken to- house, which in 1830. had Mary Lyon,
day when the Norwalk Liquor Deal- founder of Mount Holyoke Seminary.
("‘B'Amclatlon.flled a remonstranceaa an assistant teacher. It was the
against James 'autlcr, Inc. The Butler . first reunion. and to each of those who
interests want. a wholesale license for-[took part the "red schoolhouse" was
a grocery for the Hotel Clifford not merely a term of Speech. The!
block. . , . ‘i . had been taught in such a structure.
The dealers have been discussing' The little building at which the
the question for some time and cos gathering met was bought a year ago
prepared to take the tight to the by Clifford Bristol. 21 Winsted mer-
aupremo co . if necessary. They say chant. to be preserved in a restored
it is an in: for them to be forced state as a landmark in perpetuity of
to pay mo for a license when a, the "red schoolhouses" of New Eng.
grocer can get a wholesale license for land. and as a memorial to his father.
3333. Attorney Leo Davis of Norwslk'Char-les Bristol, who attended school
will file another remonatrance agafnsf in ii- The bolt oi the day was Clif-
ihe Butler application in a few days ford Bristol Women of the Winches-
on behalf of pmmfugpgyeu, itar Grange served dinner. In the at-
Th« county commissioners say the ternoon Elliott B. Bronson, the town
case presents .dlfilcult problem for-historian. related the story of the
them. Since :5. statutes were re- achoolhouse. which was opened more
vised the section relating to grocer-fa thanfiour score years ago. The
licenses has not been very clear. present buildins was but up in the
There is really no such thing as a fortifi- .
smocr's license but to those grocers- ,
who had llosasaan formor years it! aov ottoman IN earn 'rus.
l
has boeatho castomtnggrant a whole- llfldw BMTAIN. Conn, July 13.—
sale license. it no dealers ass up Peter “Boakovttch. l4 ychrs old, was
the fight throughout thol‘rststo. as drowned while bathing in a bath tub
“‘9! “I ill. will ,do. the communion- at his home here yesterday noon. As
1‘" '1“ "a Jute amorous court boy was in in health, it is thought
__t_o Mahala m1”, __ mossy have suffered a fainting
.P '1 _ nae mm. .
the children, and attached to the bou-
Hsrriot Schufeit.
Ml of the carriages were decoratedi
with flags and flowers, and lookedi
very pretty indeed. as they were
wheeled around the spacious lawn by!
their little owners.
A feature of the afternoon's pro“,
grant was the "lemonade lady." who.
served lemonade to all who placed?
a penny in her mouth. The children]
were enraptured over this attraction,
and many pennies went in that direc-
tion.
A push cart was in charge of Mitts|
Elisabeth Wilson who offered for sale
peanuts, chewing gum and lolly pops.'
The push cart was not far behind the|
“lemonade lady" in popularity. i
Mrs. ira 0, Gregory had charge of
the ice cream booth, which did a rush.
ing business, as up also the “hot dog"
stand. under supervision of Mrs. Less:
Gamble and Mrs. Charles Byxbee. f
A Mary Contrary Garden. in the|
form of a grab bag contest. was also’
a well patronized feature of the nf-tE
ternoon. The flowers of the firdenn
arranged in bunches. were picked by:
This novel at-f
duets were presents.
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(Continued on twelfth page)
DISPENSllll NURSE
l0 stunt illllliliii
The Norwslk Board of Health to-
day accepted, with thanks, the kind
offer of Mrs. LeGrand Betta, president
of the Norwalk Dispensary to havet
the dispensary nurse assist the boardt'damages beyond trifling costs were
in keeping infantile paralysis out oil
Norwalk. The nurse will start to
work at once, under the direction of
the Health Board. with Health Officer
William J. Tracey directing. House
to house visits will be made and chil-
dren will be examined. The nurse Will
leave at home pamphlets issued by the
Health Department, directing the
care of children to prevent the dis-
ease. The sections of the city where
there is a large element of foreign
population, the pamphlets will be in
the languages of the people.
The board has been requested to
consider the litter of excluding chil-
dren from mo on picture entertain-
ments and the matter is being con-
stdered. :In Stamford this action has
already been taken. but as yet the lo-
cal board has not issued any order
prohibiting the attendance of children
at movies. , Thomattsr will be con-
sidered carefully and if circumstances
should warrant, such an order may
be made later. ’
Officials of St. James Home. in Not:
walk. yesterday notified the Norwalk
Health Department that no more chil-
dren would be brought to Norwalk
from New» York and that children here
would be sent home within the next
week.‘ They have been practically un-
,of, a human body was killed at Key-
dsr quarantine since coating items
that the case will be carried into the
Supreme Court by the defendant.
The complete memorandum over-
ruling the defendant‘s demurr. ml
the amendment to the demurr, is as
follows; ‘
SHAW, TRUSTEE, vs. ANN R. JACK-
CON.
Fairfield County Superior Court.
July llth, 1916
Memorandum Oval-ruling Defendant's
Demon-or.
This action was brought in sub
stance to remove an attachment pine
ed upon property in the record name
of the mortgages. Gamble, but really
belonging to the plaintiff. The more
gage was by deed absolute in form.
The mortgage indebtedness was paid
before the attachment, and the at-1
tachment was made in a suit based;
upon a tort. i
i
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(continual: so Twelfth Page.)
i
lliilillilliii Silillilli
. HOUSE ON BRUSH ii.
The First district fire companies
were called out in the midst of this af-
ternoon's storm to extinguish aviaoe
in the home of Charles E. Church, at
9 Brush street. Lightning which
struck the cupalo of the house about
2:30 o'clock was the cause of the
blaze, which. by the time the depart-
ment had arrived, however, was prac-
ticaily drowned out by the rain. No
sustaiiied as a result of the blaze. The
First district companies responded
quickly to the alarm, which was turn-
ed in from No. 36, near the Armory.
chcdislt Church on Fort
St. Also Struck
During the early part of this after-
noon's storm, the steeple on the
Swedish Congregational church. in
Port street, was struck. The lightning
struck the top 0 title steeple, followed
it down, and went out of the north
side of the building. The steeple it
self was split from top to bottom, and
some of the north side of thNuiidtng
was taken out. as the bolt left the
structure. ’
MONSTER SHARK KILLED.
NEW YORK. July lit—A monster
shark whose staunch contained part
port. N. 1.. today. according to infor-
mation melved at the weather bureau
here from the, observer at Long.
own white handkerchief. He then
struck her on the head with a blunt
instrument. she says. tendering her
unconscious. This all happened at
2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
maid avers.
(Continued on Sixth Page).
iESEliOlii BilliflElE
iii lilillilii iillilli
ass of lssgsst Civil Salts ileartl
lists Castes to close in Sspsrior
Court
Testimony was finished yesterday
afternoon in superior court in the ap
peal from the Norwalk probate
court decision of Mrs. Henrietta
Hayes and Cornelius B. Andrews, in
sanctioning the sale of the book pub-
lishing business of Nelson Tay-
lor. who suicided in 1912, for the
sum of $400,000, “
Taking of testimony in the case
required five full court days, making
it one of the longest civil actions
heard here in years. The appellants
were represented by eminent coun-
sel in the person of Seldon 3. Bacon
of .\'ew York. while the executors
eral graft conditions in the Police
Department.
"1 have great admiration for the
men of that department and for its
head. Commissioner Woods," said Mr.
Swann. “These cases we are now
about to prosecute are individual
cases confined to a very small body
of policemen We have no charge
to make that the Police Department is
full of graft. it is not. and every-
body who knows anything about the
department and its present direction
knows it is not."
Detective Lieutenants David J. Foley
and William J. Enright. who have been
engaged in the suppression of the
"white slave" traffic for many months.
Were arretsted and held in 86,000 bail
each yesterday under an indictment
charging perjury. lt alleges that the
two policemen falsely swore that they
had entered a place of evil repute in
West Thirtieth street, in December,
1914, who conducted to that place
by Joseph Smith, a negro, whom they
testified they found “soliciting“ for
the establishment.
The indictment charges that Foley
did not enter that house on that occa-
sion or on any other. and that Enrtgbt
went only to the vestibule, where he
he was a tailor. The perjury is alleged
delivered a coat for Smith, pretending
to have been committed in the sworn
veiderlce given by the detectives when
they appeared before Magistrate Paul
Krotei, on December 10, 1914. to pro
secute Smith, who was convicted and
0f the Taylor Will, Harlan F. 810110,! senfenced [0 a year's imprisonment,
dean of Columbia law school
and I
Both Enright and Foley are men of
Wilson 'P- T033; “"9 defended byilong. creditable service and excellent
State's Attorney Homer- S. Cum-
mings. assisted by several other
prominent lawyers.
While Mrs. Hayes was testifying
yesterday Mr, Cummings endeavor-
ed to show that she was of an ex-
travagant nature. inganswer to a
question as to whether she did not
actually live above her income, the
witness replied that she did not. Her
testimony disclosed that her yearly
income. ranged between six and
eleven thousand dollars.
Expert testimony was introduced‘
by Mr. lBacon during the afternoon
which fixed the value of the “good
will" of the Baker and Taylor pub-
lishing house at $113,072. These
figures said the witness. were ream-
ed after a careful survey of the busi-
ness had been ado with a deduc-
tion allowance of $12,000 yearly in
salaries for both Messrs. Baker and
Taylor, ‘ai‘t’
Yesterday‘s testimony disclosed
that the executors had paid Mrs.
Hayes 826.000 since they took charge
of the ante. During her testimony
the witness said that she did not
want the publishing business sold,
as she wllhod some day to put her
sons in it. This wish. however. was.
i
stated before the death of Mr. “tray-
lor. '
July find who the date fixed for
.the exchange of briefs between conn-
5...... N; 1- ' ' . mania-a.
sol.
s
I
i
‘police “stool pigeons," used by the ac-
records in the Police DepartmenL
Their accusers are for the most part
cused and other policemen for years to
obtain evidence against proprietors of
illict resorts. James E. Smith. Assist-
ant District Attorney, who is in charge
of the investigation, stated that the
evidence to be "presented against
policemen will include much that
shows petty grafting upon men and wo-
men. There is no charge of grafting
against lEnright or (Foley.
One of the matters presented to Mr.
Smith by this witness was the ball
given at Arlington Hall, April 10. 1915.
Mr. Smith has a contract signed by
Enright and the proprietor of that ball.
and Mr. Smith stated yesterday that
no money was paid for the use of the
hall. He said that his investigations
had disclosed that tickets in bunched
by men known as gamblers, and that
tickets in no bunches-«had been pur-
chased by persons alleged to be iden-
tified with the “white slave” traffic.
The proceeds of that ball were $1.000.
said 'Mr. Smith, and a few week later
Lieutenant 'Enrlght became the pro-
prietor of a handsome motor boat.
Lieutenant Foley had twice receiv-
ed honorable mention for saving life.
once in the roacue of a man from
drowning in the lllast River and on an-
other occasion for saving life at a
fire. He is married and livds at Rose-
bank. a. l. .
fighting a pitched battle with» 1“"
al vols Linsingen along the ,’
of the Stokhod river. It pro
against the Turks for month}
few weeks ‘ago parts of
forces. particularly those w“, ‘
Erserum, were compelled to ‘
back in the face of a‘ s'
Turkish army. Early this” ,
the Grand Duke resumed ti.
fencive in this region and
tured
west of'Erbzerum, so that _
Turks have fallen back sou:
miles hunt the furthest
reached in their‘counter-oil' ~
Mamakhatnm so
Meanwhile the armies . ,
south of the Pinsk marched 5
Anette-German forces of '
will be some days before tho
cision is reached. as the T ,
have brought up very s
inforcements in the hope'
raining possession of Kovel,
of which would necessitate I ’
grouping over a long strotd '
the front. ‘
North of the Plush marshel
lighting at present is largely ‘
artillery. In Galicia the R
armieaare rc-forming for ..
nation at the offensive.
In the west. the renewed
of the German Crown ' 'p
Verdun temporarily are .
precedence in the public‘
over the battle of the 2- 7
The attack just delivered by,
Germans before Verdun .is 5
seventh great onslaught
dense glasses of troops since
operations began, some 1%
months ago. The Germanaf
made a slight gain, but a .. »
iv this has not lessened "the
fidcnce of the French in "
ability to hold fast. They
have three solid lines of 6 ~
which must be penetrated -
the Gemtan' objective can
gained. .
The British are still en
in clear-in {he Ger‘mana from
titled phutions which must
tabs! before the general oils
can be renewed.
There was no infantry
of importance last night‘
Verdun front or over the -
of the ‘Jomme front held by"
French, today’s Frenchquo;
W sm-
Intm-mittent artillery e .
(Wow Floodlight). ..
will
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