“7, "l'bs'otliern worn moundsdyhsn Cla‘!
Lipolc‘vdred‘ignosaof whiclrnoomnd
.the Long Island grounds,
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scum nonwsnx, cools. raunsosv, SEPTEMBER 14, 1916- ‘
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Overcast tonight and
Friday, TWO '
in infill in
loss [iii fill
consol- failure of “so" on In.
V trnlgfi'onlh em of Bridge-
‘ NEW '
llflif 0R till GROWIH
.’ 0f till Willi 8PM
(tonne of Shortage Uncertain—5
lossof Business is Also lnile
Large
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Complete failure of the oyster set
on the biggest natural growth bed in.I
Connecticut to develop this fall in-‘
volves thousands of dollars in losses
to the private and public growers. it
was learned today. For the fl t
time in years oystermen of Bridg
port and other cities and towns ofv
the. state who .reap a harvest annual
ly on the grounds adjacent ‘to lobe}
shores, face the problem of little or
no growth of the bivalve spawn.
While the result in the spawn set
will be felt only by the oystermen, it
issuid that in three or four years.
when the oysters are harvested from
the public
the question of prices
because of the
will meet
jumping skywnrds
small supply. ~ ‘
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follow. .navnx. Sept. 14.——nvins
Fisher sterltng Democrat professor
of political and social economy at
Yale university, friends and admirer
of President Wilson is the man whom
the Democratic leaders of the state
hope to persuade to accept the'nom-
inatlon for governor at the New Hn~
ven convention of the party one week
from yesterday. It is almost certain
that Prof. Fisher was recently into!-
ylewed by National Committeeman
Homer S. Cummings of Stamford and
other prominent Democrats and it is
almost certain that his name will be
presented to the convention which
meets in Music hall, New Haven. sept~
(Continued on twelfth page)
turnout f."
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NEW ORLEANS. La., Sept. 14.—
Armed posses of citizens and sduads
of policemen and Sheriffs' deputies
were today searching for
Clay. a negro. who shot~and killed a
prominent . merchant and wounded
four others, one a police sergeant,
following a quarrel with a street car
conductor over a transfer.
According to Milazno, the'conductor,
Clay is him across the face
when a less transfer was re-
fused. The negro then jumped from
the running car and although pursund
by several passengers and the motor-
man.manpgsd to escape to his home
several blocks may {from which he
soon reappeared with'a‘ rifle and
opened fire on the crowd.
mono Jnubcrt. aged 70, a whole
solo drygoodn‘ mohanb.rounded the
smoother-la annutomobiie accom-
M by his wife“ and grand donate
tor. lull-"befbrtfxtbo negro began to
shoot. ‘11: m bilibvodt.-the ailrat bulr
lot trod by Clay starch tho. merchant.
behind. a telephone
his
‘head as he worked to extinguish the.
Seymour l
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BURNS MAN
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Merlin Anderson Torribly listed
When Gallon flan of fins Ignites
From a Lighted lesion
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Removed to the hermit Hospitll
and Died This Afternoon
As the result of an explosion which
occurred about 8:30 o‘clock last even-
ing at the Tiome of Engelbrecht Olsen
in North Taylor avenue, caused by
the bringing into contact of gasoline
fumes with the flame of a lighted lan«
tern. Martin Anderson, a boarder all
the Olsen home. died this noon It the
Norwalk Hospital from burns receiv-
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Tito Possession of South Idn
Street Property
One of the most important real as
tats deals that has been consummated
for some time in South Norwnl was
put through yesterday, whe my
and Frank Jocoby became th owners
of the Odd Feiiown’ Block, in South
'Main street.
it will be a few months yet before
the Jacoby Brothers take actual pos-
session of the property, b t in the
meantime they will make Bd’ changes
in the present building, an to make it
the most modern business structures
in the city. Plans for these altern-
tionn have not yet been completed,
but many important changes have ni-
ready been decided upon. -
This is one of the moat. important
real estate deals that has occurred in
this city for some time. and reflects
credit upon the Washington street
firm. the members of which have ol-
ways be classed among Norwalk's
most on prising business men and;
citizens.
The building was purchased from
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Idlers, Skinners, lnsinoss Ion,
lift Seeded Before investigat-
WASHINGTON, Sept. “—me
the biggest banker in Wall Street to
the smallest shipper in the country,
every class of citizens doing business
with the railroads of the country will
be represented before the Joint Con-
grouional committee charged with
the investigation of railroad legisla-
tion.
Representatives of the railer to
....
GERMAN COUNIER AUACKS
¥ HAVE 8i0PPiD
day began a systematic round—up of
prospective witnesses. Agents of the
roads. under the direction of the legal
advisers of the railroad erecutiven'
advisory committee, started to comb
the country for representative bank-
ers. shippers. commercial org'oniu.
tion officials and railroad men. ’
h
Farah of 10,000 Sirius ll
Smother: a Feature this.
Awning
Butler lodge. No. 97, I. 0. O. R, who
owned the building for sevet'al yearn?"
prior to yesterday’s purchase. ‘
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ed on his left arm and leg and across,
back. and Engelbrecht Olsen is:
confined to his home with burnsL
which he received about the face andg
flames on Mr. Anderson's clothing. i
The accident happened when Mm
Anderson went down into the cellar}
with a lighted lantern, for the pur-t
pose of getting some gasoline for a;
gasoline stove which is used in the;
kitchen of the Olsen home. Mr. An-g
derson drew the gasoline into n can,
but when he started to go upstairs,
tripped and fell. breaking the lantern
and spilling the gasoline. The men
were immediately ignited by the flame
of the lantern, and Mr. Anderson's
clothing was showered with the bins-
ing liquid as the result of the f!-
plosion which followed. . ..
Engelbrecht Olsen. who was the
only other person in the house at the
time of the accident. rushed into the
cellar and extinguished the flames on
Mr; Anderson’s clothing. but non be«
fore ’Mr. Anderson had ‘been badly
burned on the back and limbs. and he
himself had sustained severe burns
about the face and head. ‘
Nelghborswho heard the sound of
the explosion discovered the plight of
"the two menynnd hurriedly summoned
Dr. macis i. ‘Burncli. When the
doctor arrived he ordered Mr. Ander-
son removed to the hospital immed-
iately. Mr. Olsen’s wounds were
dressed by the doctor in the house.
and his condition was not such as to
require hospital treatment.
‘Mr. Anderson was about fifty-five
years of age, and was well known in
this city, where he has lived for a
number of years. He was employed
|
in Wheeler’s Foundry. in Water
street, Second District.
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NEW YORK. Sept. li—The extra-
ordinary rise in the stuckxmnrket of
the past fortnight, unequalled'sincc
last year's movement in "war brides,"
attained wider and more impressive
pro rtions» today. .the ilrst hour’s
trad g of almost half a million shares
being attended by gains of 1 to 3
points in lndnstrials, Equipments,
Motors. Oils and shares of almost ev-
point advance in Bethlehem Steel at
575. > , ‘
United States Steel was the chief
feature, rising to 106% in the first
hour and exceeding its previous rec-
ord by 3-4 of a point. -
Demand for Studebaker, industrial
Alcohol. Lackawanna Steel. Baldwin
locomotive, N. Y. Air Brake, Mexican
Petroleum and related issues carries
those stocks 1 to 5 points above yon-
terday’s final prices. '
Rails were relatively inconspicuous.
although Reading, Union Pacific and
New Haven were higher by 1 to 2%
points. . Profit taking was in such
enormous volume ‘duringtho forum
as to elect reversals of- its [points
from best prices of the opening.: Thll
was offset, however, by-‘frooh buying.
ery other description with a 20'
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lodge futile Refuses Forger’s Plea ‘
and dives 'liim Six Months in
i
Any person who thinks he can com-'
mit a crime and then set up the do-l
fansc that he was intoxicated at the:
time, finds little favor at the hands of:
Judge Joaeph P. Tattle who is prcsldw
ing over the present term of the Grim-t
at: 331mm groan in Bridgeport.
an. as cAndrowr
of Bfldgxrt game begin-bin honor1
thin morning and liloAn‘drews'Wnd’
«healthy the cou why he had forged!
a‘b’lk check 1) the Mechanics' and
firmnrs' bank“ or 89.50. the accused
stated lhat he had been drunk.
"That's no excuse." said Judge Tut-
tle. "Men are always drunk except
when they are accusbd of driving an
automobile recklessly. Then they
never drhk." McAndrews was new
tenced to six months in foil.
George «Fax of News“: was’ coin
mitted for not less than one year and
not more than three years in state
. ‘stholic church in
South Norwalk. on was brought bee
fore Judge Tuttle who asked him
what he had to say for himself.
“The man said if l'd return the
money he would not prosecute me,"
said Fox.
"Your excuse is a poor one." rc-
plied ludge Tuttlc who then sent Fox
to state prison.
George Raymond of fora
pleaded guilty to stealing s has
longing‘to Elizabeth D. Ferguson of
Stamford and was sentenced to from
one to three yous in state prison.
Anthony Collins, after pleading
guilty to stealing a 8300 motorcycle.
the property of Daniel-Handset), was
sentenced to two months in jail.»
Alice Brown, colored, was given
three months in Jail for the theft of
827 belonging to Louis Backus. a
white man. .
James Mado, a ,Portuguese}. was
given nine months in Jailvddr assault
upon a man in Bridgeport. It was at-
leged that Made was brandishing a
knife and cut the clothing of a man
with whom he had an argument.
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While waiting for a friend last even-
ing in the mini Hotel, James W.
Hawks. of Rowayton. fell down a
flight of stairs and fractured his skull
and his t arm. . ‘
Thence _snt happened about nine
o'clock. and Dr. Hiram 13. West,- who
happened to be passing the hotel at
the' time of the mishap, heard the
crash and was the first man on the
scans. MrTHnwks was in an uncon-
rsoiods condition when discovered by
the physician. Dl'.‘ West» summoned
thwambulanco lmmadhteiy. and the
infurodrnan wontnkdhto the hospital.-
Joseph's Roman
Sta
feriugjrrpm' annotated skull and a
fractured-loft“. Hintooadition this
morning was seldom ~ . ‘
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prison. for stealing money from. St; .
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NEW YORK. Sort. li.—-Donpl!e
‘mnintoonuco of souls: noboduleo on
the subway and elevated final of the
inter-borough Rapid Transit Company
and the gradual restoration of service
0:1 the surface linen. leaders of the
striking street railway employee do.
clnred today tkab they were far from
being defeated. They hi ted that the
danger of a "sympathet c" strike a
not yet over.
Following a parade and demos-
ration by the strikers. the question
of a sympathetic strike will be din-
cusscd at meetings of the Control Fed-
eration Unions of Brooklyn and Man-
hattan. Strike leaders predict that
renolntions favoring a strike among
trades allied with the-street railway
employee will be adopted. Whether
the sinks wulsaotnnily take place.
. on the individual
voton‘of the unions,“ is asserted.
Traettla oflicinln nuanced today
t
elevated roads was better than now
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NEWYORK. Sept. 14.—lliss Grace
Nevins, a prominent sudraglot. was
found dead in her apartment here
yesterday. The police reported the case
as one of suicide, attributable prob-
ably to ill health. Miss Nevins. who
came here from lacrosse. Wis. about
fifteen years ago, had not been seen
for four days“ No letters were
found. A large sum of money and
valuable jewelry were lying on n‘
table. ‘ ' r
Before entering the sud’rnge ilsld
Miss Nevins trained as a nurse at
a local hospital. She was 64» years
old_ and was regarded as wealthy.
LACROSSE, Wis, Sept. 14.—Grace
Nevins. who was found dead in her
apartment in New York yesterday was
a sister of Alexander G. Nevins, at
one time editor of the "Chicago
Tribune." who died; in 1902, and was
a niece of the late Cadwalinder C.
i veteran. governor of Wisconsin and
founder of the Washburn-Crosby
mills at Minneapolis, Minn.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 1
dsr here September 8, 1915..of Mrs.
Elizabeth Nichole, a wealthy widow.
Information obtained by‘ detectives
who‘yostord‘ay arrested-rat Ironwood.
Mon. ArthurWalcontl. .‘ alleged
have participated in even’fiwhicfi
to the muffin. Nichols. ‘
jthetpolice. it w
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an. hound in..hls elm gin
thousand address.“ its...
Mill on n moms‘ntholpervib no
nytcn.‘ -. . V,
\y
hat service in tile subway and on the,
.---~ mini
f0“ “mstmmflno of the men who jumped from a
.. top story may diet" The property loss
f ‘ _ .
. l.—loseph Mul-
holinnd; 27 years old, was arrested NEWAMRN. Jo Sulphur-81: men
yesterday in' connection with thesaur-
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torn. 011mm; llaibolland.
The railroad committee expects to
have a complete discussion of t s;
railroad situation from every point of.
view ready to submit to the congres!
clonal committee through scores of 9
witnesses just as soon as the inquiryI
in begun immediately after election.
J. P. Morgan will hand the bankers
who will submit theirniiews to the
committee. and he will be accompan~
led by half a dozen of Wall Street's
biggest men who deal in the socumieo
of the roads.
The railroads likewise expect to pro-
duce bankers from various small
towns throughout the country to give
their views on railroad flnancb.
Commerce Chamber Mon There.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States with its various com-
ponent organisations and a score of!
shippers already have notified the
congressional committee that they
wish to be represented at the bear-
ingn.
Members of the committee hope to
be able to complete their investiga-
tions in time‘ to matte a comprehen-
sive report to Congress next'Jnnuary.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 14.—Socro~
tory of the Navy Daniels. with a board
of experts. today began hearing poti-
tionn from older and towns all over
eastern United States that want to be
selected has on tho nits for the gave»
moot‘n 011,000,000 armor plate plant.
Scores of whether and a num-
ber of Benton handed the delega-
tions of applicants.
'l‘hwrnwne little prospect that all
would be heard before tomorrow and
then the department may purchnso a
plant instead or building one. .
Cities nekinhthe plant include New
York. Buffalo. Philndcphia. Baltimore.
Pittsburg, New Haven. Hartford.
.————-—
Toledo Cincinnati. .Cleveland. Chicago.
and St.bouin.'
Petitions were taken up alphabeti-
cally, Albsbnma‘s applicants. including
Birmingham and Mobile being heard
first with Senator Underwood as spon-
nor.
“One of the most important require-
ments for the site will be remoteness
from a point of attack." Secretary
' Daniels told the delegations.
“Good transportation facilities must.
be at hand as well an abundant raw
material and cheap inborn”
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DETROIT; Mich, Sept.14.——I-‘our
i
Washbitrn of Increase. a Civil War
imen are dead and a score of others‘l
narrowly escaped from a ilro which
swept the Salvation Army Industrial
Building 'early today. About seventy-
llvo persons were in the building when
the tire was disco . Most of them
were on the as d and third floors.
l
was nominal.
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Six Kill-LED il-N' EXPLOSION.
were reported to have been killed" s
the result of an ammonia tank or o-
nion- thnt occur-radius" early this of-
ternoon 'in-tbv plant of the Interstate
,Milk oath Cream. Company; ":
villains. ‘. ,
i
. now . mason. lam; 14.--rro‘si-
said. in their dent Wilson's stolen Mrs. Ann Howe,
‘ who ii countryman”; is gradually
. Strum
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Italy's Defensive Campaign in the Balkans Being. .
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nuns till
fill Billtill
Election of r. of L representative
of Illicit importance“ This
District
——————a
i it is expected that practically the
ientlre membership of the hatters' as-r
'sociation will vote this week on the
election of o delegate from the United
blottera to the national conventions
of the American Federation of Elbor
lforlhq next three years. The candi-
dates etc Wildcat Cornelia-Moose.
of the Danhury Finishers: Richard
Humphries. of the Brooklyn associa-
tion; and Percy Sins, of the Newark
Makers. and Harry Chadwick, of New
York.
With matters pertaining to the
the election of a delegate to that body
is admitted hr ideal hatters‘to be bf
greater importance than otherwise
would be the case. At present the F.
of L. delegates from the United Hob
tors are Martin anlo‘i‘.‘ of Brooklyn.
national secretary-treasurer and Mich-
nci F. Greene. of Orange. As far as the
United Hatters nre concerned the
'Lonwe case is by far, the most im«
portant matter that will come before
the convention. While all the local
associations of the United Hatters are
interested in the Loewe issues the izb
terests of the local associations are
far greater than those of any batting
district, as the defendants of the case.
whose property will be foreclosed
against. live in Danbury. Bethcl and
Norwnlk. “
While recognizing the abilities of
Messrs. Humphries. Blue and Shad-
wick, to look after the interests of the
foreclosed batters in the federation
convention. the members of the,or—
ganisation express the .opinlon that it
would be very desirable to have a
delegate from ‘Danbury in the federa-
tion gathering. The A. F. of L is en-
deavor-lug to collect a fund sufficient
to save the foreclosed batters from
losing in a monetary way. b
the judgment in the Loews case w
against them.
It is generally understood that about
#300,000 will have to be raised to ob
rain that end and to date only about
$150,000 has“ been contributed by the
trades-unionists of the country to aid
the foreclosed batters. The pressing
of the foreclosure suits has been held
:up by the Loews Co. attorneys to
[await the final disposition of the suit
over the ownership of the 030,000 that
accumulated on the attached bank
t
Macedonian (Io-prion of the intents Allies, lsNol
lug Pushed on the llight Side oi the Salouki ‘f ~
the British llnvlll Withdrawals theWcsl
Loewe suit still before the Federation. '
iLuise Ootrcvo have been
llii ADVA
Ink
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The French have . .
their advance north of ' ..
where they have driven i"
distance of six miles into}
German lines since July r ‘
the offensive on the Scrum
began, and now are Wi- '
ing a series of German
attacks. ’
Assaults were debuted
night on the new French
done both north and south
Somme, but were fruitlfli
Germans. according to...
bulletin of the Paris W
The Macedonian
the Educate forces
not being pressed-on the
the Saloniki positions, ‘
who advanced W ’
u
s. ,
e
ed 'by the Serbinns.
Lam: reporcsfroni both
onthe campaign in the R m ,~.-
province of Dobrudja M
contact of the opposing “f "
along virtually the entire -
Mmmflv a ‘senersw
is impending.
Dispatches through Italy “
clnre that an offensive can
in thefBalkans has been on V
out at the conference “the
tral Powers now in p .-_
German headquarters, Go .
contribution. to the'forc'e”
find at 200,000 and Au
roo,coo men. .
The Germans made" -
efforts lastnight to dri‘
French from- territory .. , .
namely. on the Somme : .
dun fronts. The French‘
fice today announced the
of several assaults “north
south of the Somme and
the House, at Vaux-Clm
.Wood. ' '
be appealed to the Supreme Court of
thg United States by the batters. but.
> the is‘suss are such that an early hear-
ing of the case is certain, it is be
lieved. ~ .
It is apparent that the Federation
of Labor in the convention tube hold
in November. “Baltimore, must take
further - stops :to roles the other-1100.»
, and
he. fbrmniatodcbyra'
delegates f the? United Hatters will
u: ‘0 to.»
accounts of the defendant batters in,
the main case. The interest suit will.“
con necessary tolprevent the. forn-
cloned but?" mnglotgg'itam homes ‘
WW..!itm’°_ .. “I. {New . ”is:
room totals! "the inunc'yr‘w'm '
onboommltiae’ba
the convention and the convention
findoubtdlliy , ngy mootiisgswltb .
[American minister to Greece
itho Greeksxhavs surrend
the Bulgarians the lasso!"
forts defending-the seaport
"Kavala, in Northeastern“
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