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ESTABLISHED 1870- Entered at the South Norwaik Poet
Office an Second Clue Matter,
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN, F RIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1916
lililNlliN i
iotiii 0N ,
with iii
Six Hundred Representatives oi the'
Railway Employee of the United
States Are Assembled in Secret
Session '
I
l
itiiiititiiiittitict !
it its itiiiiii
Are Presenting lheir Statement to ;
Mr. Wilson, Ilut May Insist on
made recently to Probate Judge Greg-
Foiey, Mary Partridge and Mary E
Thomas, it“ of .\orwaik, but the lat-
ter, were tlte applicants.
Mrs. Wood was
when she
intuit llllliStlliliOli
it till noun illllill
Sonte Ileirs of Eliza F. Weed
Assert That the liornalh Court
Should Act
Because Eliza F. Wood, of Bridge-
port, was removed to Norwalk prior
to her death‘ which occurred rgently,
application for administration of her
estate by a ‘ur‘Gther. William R.
French, was disputed in probate court.
Bridgeport, yesterday. by counsel
representing other heirs. The dis‘
putattts claim that tile Bridgeport
probate court has no jurisdiction in!
the matter. as the deceased died in|
the town of Norwalk, where. they
claim the estate should he probated.
Application for administration was;
in the, .\'or\\'alk court. in \t‘hich‘
tu'y {
Edwin i... and Henry Godfrey an-t‘
George M. Way, nephews and lda
i‘ounscl for Mr. French avers that'
not of sound mind,
was tctnoted to Norwalk,
Intuition
limit his
SililliD Will
And Will Give Them Chance It lie
Can See Iiis Way
titciiit toiitii
tin 8|illiil0N
. FCohnectieut illen Did Not Enlist tort
Police Weill
“1 ant still studying
the situation.’
win-re she went to receive treatntent.‘ trying to ovctcome my own “1,390
Arbitration
WASHINGTON,
.\ .tg
l'rcstdent Wilson's
a nationwide strike. the
prestdent and their mahagt is
trust conttt-cnce before going to
court-renu- with the ruiirtud
tttortting
i' iuincwbh- to be prepared with .lteit
slim mint at that hour
was changed to 2 o‘clock
noon.
this
Tiwl‘t' were inlicntions that the cm-
ploycs would vote to accept President
‘ \i ttson‘s propo. at ot a basic tilklliiiltlut'
day and M‘lilt‘lllelli was endangered by
«\‘Idt‘lICt‘e that tl.e railroad pl't‘>ldt'ili§.
backing up their tnttnagcrs' commit-
tee. were not inclined to grant an
eight-hour day unless it be decided by
arbitration. and in any event might
ask President Wilson for a little time
in which to think over itis proposition.
President Wilson abandoned today's
Cabinet meeting so it could devote till
his time to the crucial railroad situa
tion.
(Continued on Page Eight.)
fllRifflRD
BY SYMPAIREIIC SIRllii
HARTFORD, Aug. 18.-——The entire
plant of the Abbott Bail Company in
Elmwood, a suburb of Hartford. was
closed today, following the action of
the force in walking out Thursday at-
Jernoon in sympathy with their fac-
tory 'supermtendent, John W. liryce.
it is alleged that George E. Abbott.
owner of the plant, for some reason
or other, hired ti detective and put ltim
at
llryce.
cloned.
Thursday noon.
The reason has hot been dis-
gument ensued between Abbott. the
detective, Superintendent Bryce and
Charles heehler. general superintend-
'l‘he detective was knocked down.
it was said. by Bryce. Following this
action, every man in the plant walkcJ
out. ,
Mr. Bryce said, today, that the
whole affair would probably be
straightened out in a few days. He
knew of no reasons for '.\lr. Abbott’s
alleged actions. Mr. Abbott could not
he reached, today; he left his home
early in the morning and had not re-
turned. .Btyce‘came to the plant some
years ago from the Xew Departure
Company in Bristol. where Abbott also
"worked one time. , .
The company is building extensive
additions and has been doing a.good
business.
flit lliiitiiltlll
tits lli iliSiillilill
"xtlSTElbDAM, N. Y., Aug. 18.—-Flve
fires of‘tncendlary origin. started at-
moat simultaneously early today: oc-‘
contorted a belief 1200.000 lo the
south side business section of the
city. destroying lumber yards of the
molten-ls Valley Lumber Company. the
it C. (Item Dummy end the Amster-
dam number Oompony, as well u the
plant of the any Park Cemeht Com-
!and cool abode,“ c. Van-
Oonpnny. of the
In
l>.—\\hilc
the (‘40 rept‘iweh'alitcs oi the l‘itlhvllfv'
ctnpiuyes a-‘setithied in ht’t'lt'l M‘witlll
this morning it) vote ull acceptance oi
plan for tin-rims;
railrou-l
Rit‘ltl it
illt‘
White House. The time for the \\'i1.~o't
prnd
c Ii~ had then rel for 11:30 o'tloclt this
in? the railroad "it" found
and the time
title“-
RilRiRliSiil ‘
work an a tooimaker to watcit‘
Bryce tired the toolmnkert
Theldetoctive th n‘
went to Mr. Abbott and at once an a
'l‘hc Norwaik contestants contend that
deceased had ittlly tuttde tip hct' mittdt comb, to a
to go to Norttaik before her mind he-
cttttte iutpaitcd. on which ground. tht y
claim the tutale >llOilRil lie proximal" [0 provide a way tor Connecticut 50.
in that court.
Pending the decision of Judge Greg
union on Mr. French‘s application.
MlNiRS’ Benin
HiUSi itiiiti
l. W. W. Members Credited With
-'Irying to Kill len Persons
as Result of Bieabilt Shiite
IiiW'ABlK, Minn, Aug. 18.—-An ex-
plosion which early today wrecked a
boarding house in which were ten per-
sons. at the jiiwabik mine. lit-tiled
ttear here. is laid by the authorities
at the door of the industrial Workers
of the World. No one was injured.
The I. “i. W. leaders, it is charged.
had threatened the miners with death
.it they did not quit work. One ment—
tbet' ol‘ the l.,\\'. W. is held on sus-
piclon.
Another explosion which the author-
ities also charge to the l. W. W. oc-
curred near Hibbing. The entire front
of the house of John Smith. hoisting
enuineer at the Phtlbizt Mine, was torn
nwtty. Smith, his wife and live chil-
dren were in the rear of the house
and were uninjured. Smith refused
to strike recently when l. W. W. mem-
bers demanded it, and has received
Several threatening letters. No ar-
rests have been mad.»
ititiii iiiiiii
costs 030,000,000
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18.-A recom-
mendation of the majority members
of the Senate Finance committee for
a $130,000,000 bond issue to meet ex-
traordinary government expenses due
to the Mexican situation was before
Congress today. This amount. it is
explained, would meet Mexican 'ex-
penditures only until the end of the
calendar year and. should border con-
ditions continue as at present after
December 31, next. a further oppro- -
printion of $86,000,000 will be requirml.
The committee recommendation
which is concurred in by the Treasury
ate last night in its report on the
$205,000,000 revenue bill. It was ac-
companied by a Treasury Department
statement which estimated disburse-
ments for the fiscal year 1017 at 81,-
.126.2i3.000, and receipts at $762,000,-
000.
'iitttitit mitt "
,iiii 'iPPiillPilliililli Bill
' WASHlNOTON. Aug. lSr-Preaident
Wilson today decided to veto the
Army Appropriation bill after discus-
sing the question with W unh-
er.
The president's veto of. the bill
which contain provision for support
of theartoy.ulttatobelaeneaed
nndforolitheu'oopeaowtnlw
aervloe. will noon-attain m of I
new but and pooclhly meg deli) od-
Mmeat of m
said (ioternrtr Marcus ll. Hoi-
"t‘nul‘ant" reporter yes-
fterduy, when asked about the calling
lot a special ses~ion ol‘ the Legislature.
lions,"
idit'l‘.‘ en the Mt‘hll"lll border to vote
ory. Judge Paul L. Milli-r will t:.i.e no'tlectiott.
,itt the coming .~:atc and ntttion‘dl
"I think the hop ought to vow
. .
land i am going to give them it
chance, it t can find it way to do it."
mid thc glut-mot.
l
(Continued on Sixth Pogo.)
inlili Silillli iiNilS
: it liltiNilli Biiiltl
i
i ;
" Entoeslted liear Contentmentlaland, .
i and Dead When Foundz-le
i 41 Inches; Wouldn’t Eel You~§
. Cant. Coontbes, Man of Exper-i
i . . '
ience, Identtttes the Species 3
' ‘ i
t
, ~ A ~il~lnch white shark, a female. wasi
:fottnd yesterday at the John Shermau‘
7 Hoyt place on Contentment Island. “To-1
Itencke. That there is no doubt about.
the species is attested by Capt. James,
(‘oombes, who has cltprge of Mr.-
t Hoyt's boats. and v. ho the had consid-i
5 erabie experience in many waters, Thei
‘shark was found l.y Capt. (‘oombeiLl
; entangled in a net that hid beeni
'Siitlllg about a breakwater enclosure.)
, where Mr. iioyt‘s cntployes bathe. The
5 fish. apparently. in an endeavor to get;
through the four-inch mesh of the net.
was caught. and died struggling.
was lifeless when L‘ttpt. Coombes dis-
ngied.
was about to launch a small pow-
i
5 cats
“1
'(‘rilmll to run across the bay," said,’
‘ Capt. t'oombes. today, "when i noticed‘
the long white object caught tn the;
lnct, a loot or two under water. U 03‘
l pulling up the net. which floats on t a
surface through the effectof a strit‘l;
i
(Continued on Pnge sine.)
list it cuts 1
——-—u_
The examination of the first class!
Cross was given last week. and yes-l
tcrday the examining physician un-
one hundred per cbnt. rating. This}
was something unusual, as the, cus-
tomary‘standing is about fifty ppr!
cent. and great credit was molt tot
Dr. Jean Dumortler and Dr. Henry K.
W. Kellogg for the valuable instruc-
tion given the member: of the cities.
Dr. Alfred C. Hondricheon, of Stam-
ford. was the examining phyaicinn d
be paid n high compliment to the c as
and the Instructors, and said that the
information had been thoroughly giv-
en.,and the membera had show: much‘
optltufio In the work. ‘
The prealdent of the class to dues
Katherine Mathias. and the secretary.
Klan Katherine Henry The other
"mien are as folio : hire. Charles
Pier-eon. In. A. .l. Rum-lee. Ill-I.
Clarence l‘. Ohborn. hire. Robert ht.
“no“ linen Illldrcd Naeh. Der.
0th: Minibike HcKtbhtn. Corrie
W'Inhol Pryor. Eugenio
' museum
within depart-en have
in.- so not“
lliliillli Pilitii tittiit
lAicltael lcSaiiy loses lite vitriol
‘ in Sui-ling This Afternoon
tiifl DROWRED;
i
t
Michael hicSatly. who resides ti?
Wilton avenue, drowned of! 'Wilson
Point, about 2 d’cloclt this afternoon.’
_whiie in bathin ' Mr. McSaiiy for ..'
Itnumber of year has been in charge
.of the freight o on of the N. l’., N.’
‘H. a? H. R. R. t Wilson Point.
. “as not a good' swimmer and it
probable that he went beyond his’
ideptb while in (be water. He cried
{tor help and Thomas Webb 'went to‘
his rescue tliefore he could be reached
the. went down for the third time. but1
,Mr. Webb was able to recover the
l body by diving toruhc same. Medic-3.,
Examiner S. H. Huntington was acre"
, tor and found that the drowning was
(itt‘Cldt‘n'al. Deceased leaves a wife'
and child and war well known in Nor-
Wit k.
{iflllD DRRWRER .
iii IUR llf WliiR
Alaty Alaniglio, Aged Two Years,
ilnabie to Extricaie Iierseit
m...
Mary hisnigilo.’tvr&yonrcld daugh-
ter ot‘ .\ir. and hire. Alphonso Munich;
oi Strawberry Hill avenue, wa~ tit-ct?
dently drowned yesterday afternoon
.‘tltttlti t o'clock, when she fell into a
tub of water, and was unable to ex
trimo herself. The child wds play-
ing lit the yard. and unnoticed by her
parents and playmates, the MI in
the tub which was standing alongside,
the well. As emu its the child's par-
ents noticed her plight. they did what
they could to restore life. and called
itr. i’ l. iiurttell, who was passing at
the “luv, but the child was dead bl.“
lore the physician's arrival.
Medical Examiner Huntington wna
called and gave theuuee as
at drowning. Underlilter .1.
took charge of the remalna.
The child was buried this morning
at 11:00 o'clock in St. Mary's Cemo.
tery. The funeral was atlonded by a
large number of friends of the family.
~ulmtlltr-d today by deli-gar.» to the
conference on lllliillillt' paralysis calls
cd by the Public lleelth ~t-rvlce show-
illll‘tl
among the states which have been lav—
agtd by the epidemic
first. with a ltllttl or 7.25;: cases. l’enn
syhania second with 330' and (‘ottnec-
is third with
entail beside New
_ t-tl
lit‘ll'.
titan a
lows:
cldentw
. Nutter“:
i. i. tinnitus i
ii, iii. iiiitisim
i
l
Altoist With Pastehoartl licenses
' mole
to the Police-Auto Department,
Cleats lip Matter in letter i
Connecticut. nutoiets driving
for using pastboard
the regulation Connecticut
issued by the slate automobile de-i
WASHINGTON.
that
number
state. with tho tllll' exception of Mitt-
.csolzt, which, although lztt from the
supposed source ol the epidemic,
ports a total of :lh
The reports trt=tn the \‘di'ltlilr- silli',i
shown": the tilde urea our
the epidemic has sprtad were as fol
Alabama. (it;
his. 4: Colorado. 4; Connecticut, 323;,
, Deltnvere, 2; District of Columbia. its; -
can.
t lteonting
i DETROIT.
"0“ Up III City—Had R0 Elflall= Jessie Nollie. a local
PARAiYSIS
HITTING illiS
Sliii HARD?
——
H; Repertsia ContemceinWoinldlfl
Aug.
Connecticut stands
32;.
than
a sly
llulidl‘t d greater
reported from other
which
Arkansas, :3; (.‘aiilor-
(Continued on Ninth Page.)
ZiilRl Gills Gilli i0 ‘
RHRRII ROBBERY
loves llitl $32,000 in
It s '-
.\llch.. Aug. I S.—!\Iiss
escaped with
Miss Nollie
. , Oil Sunday. August 0. two days.
apartment at the ('apilol. They found‘ane, the robbery. 3““ Nollie says; or “‘9” independence
git hard to make the New York tramc ; she met a young man acquaintance
oliict're believe that the slate depart-t nenr her rooming house on Cass ave-
merit (199" in 5““) low grade mark-l nue. He took her to a restaurant and
ers as pasteboard and. thinking them‘there dtsolaved a large roll of bills.
to be "phony"ttllalrr. self-invented;3he said.
for
headquarters to explain. Reports of;
so many such occurrences
Loot
the occasion. the police lion-éaccordlng to her story,
:ped many drivers and took them to ‘t money with him. i
Saturday. according to Miss
011 subsequent occasions.
he had much
in New Noltle'e etor'. the man was in her
York reached the automobile depart“ room when she
merit of the secretary of the mate's . He had with him two_trunk8.
returned from work.
one or
oftlce in Hartford, that Chief Cterki them very heavy, she geld.
Frederick J. \Vetstinc communicated
- . ‘_‘He made. me swear that I would
“‘11 the M" York police' commit t keep the trunks for him. but not 0
sinner, explaining that the embargolmem'n the young woma’n' Bald.
..He
placed upon certain lines of freight l said he was involved in a robbery."
by the "New Haven" road bad clue-I
[state department and that, it's 37911115,!” be was her friend’s roommate,
w t do 1 d 1 th hngcesué'ylcame and demanded the trunks. M
o v so an saue e omem e .
Department. as laid before the Sen-I In the. first.aid division of the Red brand of arker, whl a .\oltle said.
pornry expedient, it was
the New
York authorities had refused to1
honor. Satisfied with the explana-ia
The youth departed but
“£18 "'6“ “HUNG; ed a shortage of markers in theafmrward another
shortly
young man who
“He had a drayman
with him and they took the trunks
way." said Miss Nollie.
‘ An investigation of
nounced that the. class had passed with. tion, the yllce department or New the Detroit News disclosed the fact ’l‘ltn
the story by
York, from the otllce of the thirdiumt the trunks-were brought :9 a
deputy commissioner. replied to the rooming
once on Cass avenue near
Connecticut department yesterday at! Miss No le's on the night of August
follows: -—
"The police
4. 'The next day they were taken to
commissioner (“NW-lie rooming house on Second avenue.
me ‘0 a’ckoowledge receipt of 70“?»They remained there until last Sat-
communication addressed to him un- urday_
der date of August 9. enclosing copy } Second
The woman who keeps the
avenue rooming house has
of a certificate which you state you1 mgde statements to the police. which
are temporarily issuing to nutcmot are said to indicate that
were Involved in the cone.
nnniun nits
iiiflttli nun ..
bile owners in place of your regular
automobile markers, and nlno' atate<
ing that the drivers of automobiles
hearing this certificate or temporary
marker have been stopped by om-
cera of this department.
“This matter has been taken up
with the-once of the ‘eecretary of
state in Hartford. where I am ll-
formed it has been stated thdt coo-
ceuiono should be made In this city
to nil comment-ta of Connecticut
our: t temporary min. are
til a time an your regular elem 'utm
when ahetl he leaned. um um
Mindy
Imus.
coloring at "A,
five men
curve. are la. vie mu. mo der arr-eat awaiting a boom to m
tau—A private ”I '
from Darth by Non lunches- guns to. ‘ Zimmerman in ms
after
received to-
urethat thence-an enh-
moan-e, nrrlvod safely
l‘.—Figures.
New Milk is
which looks
York, bttt is more
the
TV-
elenographerp you have . _
statement today “clubs fatal to your hopes at this sessiutt,,nlght reported gubgm
”H“ the robbers Who looted m" pay 1 is it not better to do what all agree Paris declares severa'e!
car 0! the Burroughs Addlnfi 31“" RS W”? or a large majority 01 both at counter attack“
,chine Company 0' $325300 or “WWI. branches agree is wise at the pres»
-!on August 4, bid the cash to local‘ ent time—extend the franchise
. , in rooming houses and
bew York have met with difficulties, their loot last Saturday.
A
iissiiiiiii
l
i
Village oi Fleury‘. Rhlcit
ed
l
l
nutrition a
it PHILIPPINE Bill
\‘t'.-lSiil.\'(‘-'l‘0.\', Aug. lS.~ Senator
George l'. McLean ma he an attack ill
the b‘enolt' on the contetees' report on
the tJililplizllu lilil. directing his hl't.‘
c‘utehy asa..t.~t the preatnhlt which ht.
characterized as absurd. "ll is ab
stud," said Senator McLean, “to de~
chart-,the purpose of the people (It the
l‘nitcd Stub s as to the tuture political
status of the people of the i‘hilippine
islands. Ix‘o Stuttlor here will claim
that we are in ii position to do that. i
should like to ask the senator from
Colorado tilr. o‘badtorth) from what
source be can draw the assurance lilo-st. .
the democratic party in the future will"
i be any more likely to redeem this
lpromlee than the democratic party all
t today, and by what authority does the
i stuntor from Colorado assume to bind
.
i
the action of fuLure congresses or ex-
press now whet may be the purpose,
iof the American people live or ten
i years from now?
‘ "You must realize today that you
lcittttnot carry out your promises to
ilslanda, you have tried your best to
Sdo it, you cannot do it. What right
there you to declare now that some
:other Congtess shall do it or ought
:lo do it? in view of the experience
had, discouraging to you,
and
.give them an elective senate, give
.them every opportunity to demon,
substitutes r("said the knew one of the alleged - l .. . .
~ . . . .: tntr
markersnbmdm. strate to the maple of llls at y
ithat some day they will be worthy.
. I
iitt till Mitt Siilii a
t . Minions
l, NEW HAVEN. Aug. 18.~When thc’
‘ regular day fotce went into the Win
cheater Repeating Fire Arms Com-
ipany's plant this morning. there was-
i no evidence of accessions to the ranks
pgntof those machinists and metal work- -wil.h large masses.
1 ers who struck yesterday for the eight
fhour day. The big plant has had the.
three shift system for months. When .
. the whistles blew and the gates swung
Howard, hundreds of menmrtd women;
iseitvho are through for their day and fthe entire front, 1')“
{other hundreds reporting for work:
jpass through. Usually those passing
tout disperse, The agitation led many
’to linger about the gates today.1
groups were of good stze.1
but observers could not identi-
fy strikers from the workers. The or-
ganizers of the Machinists’ Internet-1'
tionol Union last night claimed to;
have taken out 2,500 men. The com-1
pany said that not over 100 men had i
lleft their work. Police olllcers who:
were liberally stationed throughouti
thé‘..Wlnchesler-scctton. agreed In,
their statements that the strikersi
numbered only a few score.
GAVE .PARIO GREEN TO THE}
. CHICKING.
BRJDSEPOtRT. Aug.18.-0n the,
charge thot be administered ParL'ie
n In the mash given to tennis
hundred chickens on the form of 1
Robert Morris. In Nichole, Trumbull.
Chat-lee Zimmerman. aged 29. to on-
Trumbull town court on Saturday“
charged recently and a
wardeneoreaolthehlrdoworetavd.
frontIOUIllod dead. lentil hudredotthenatltl'
arelodangerfeomflpoloal.
Fatr tonight and Saturday.
f0RWARIi IN iiilJCiA ~
“French Troops Resume lite Oilenslve fad
3"" “mm"mm‘ "'5", Mouse. and Are Successlul in Captrrlug I .
largest Number of Case ‘
10 PREVElii
SPREAD 0f DISEASE GERMANS Mill
function and Railroad Men Ilrge
ilttifernt Inspection System
iciiitti iiit tiiiiittts'
Stiiiil 0R illi siiit tint
Turkish 0ltensive in the Region of lake
to Iiave Been Repelled by the Russian to ..
tonPiftyGu'IIUlh.
edtltere.
M0“ at“:
Has Been Sharply
g .
——.———~
The Russians tem
up in their GaliCiau
heavy counter attach.
begun to move” to
Petrograd today .
that the Teutonic
front have failed in ‘ .
to throw back tr . a
iol’i‘s armies. sue ‘
losses in the efforts.
Russians are again
several points.
In the war new f V.
the Verdun region, -
mands attention. Tho '
not been notably IE6
the past few days. v,
they resumed , x‘ .
of the Mouse and; ‘l‘7
this afternoon's ‘
in driving the Ge ..
part of the Village
which has long been ' .. ‘
tested ground. An
the French was air:
the Thiaumorlt acctc
After a brief port
the Germans have me,
pected counter move it!
repas sector on the ‘ v '
where the French on W
l
the new French peg
but that all failed
French fire.
Heavy attacks by 7
east and southeast of '
reported in the Au
statement of Aug. 15,“
clares. however. that
trian defense. held“ ,
tire front. The It: ..
“The Italians continu‘ '
tacks on the front
to Mensa and agatuit
east of Gorizia Ind
south of Vippach as
vika. assaulting t 'l
the adjoining.
strong artillery fire.
repulsed all the
and held their
u.
e a
lessee. after violent
fighting. E
“Hostile advances
and Cagora and and!
front. 0!: Crash De,
repulsed." ’
. Heavy attacks »
the French last night
dun front. Afar
at Fleury. east of (hi;
expelledxtlte t . ,
of the town,. was
cured. sayrthe ~ :.
statement of coder '
Several Germ"-
tacka on the
east of laurepm '
,7 .
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