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NVESTIGATING FOOD
Witlgatlug commissions usually
utter What everybody knows. They
" in
g the concretc facts on which
' He! is based. it will proba-
b‘c M111 1111". 11111111111 which the
tantflhus‘ directed the federal
alimmlsslon to make
_ tho cost of food. '
mmident says in his letter,
' truction to ill-2’ commission,
13.11 gcncral impression that
course of tradc in itupoxtant food
11 s not ”or," that high pric-
111 part. at least due to illegal
nopulittttc restrictions. it may
ed that the investigators will
roor less tttottopolistic grood
to the cust-oi-living wcb. But
'0 be ussutncd that thc chic!
' ponsiblc for high priccs will
a to be biund-t’riug-incti‘iclcncy
an intentional guilt.
idem Wilson points out that in
11191111 up production and giro
New the of it, there
Midi lite not only "unobstructcd
of distribution" but an “eco—
onl system." Everybody who has
lg'odip; the subjcct rocogtiizcs that.
1 n 1111111111 we l-Illt‘w how to pro-
11111111111 unprecedented quantities,
11111111; how to make money by trud-
opd." we do not know how to dis-
oo‘d Iquiokly and efficiently.
o _ a useful purpose, however.
with re-
bcnefit
1111
“wan ~.w_. m- -a
- i3“prize court" and been dealt with ac—
'cording to the established forms of
DAY, FEB 14, 1917i
'M‘“"“ m“ *W‘“‘” 'U without destroying the allied llcel
. present action 3 blockade.
' law—on pain of being sunk without
lldvcn if it were granted that Germany
’nmy do is what England has done oc~
rt 11011qu or W 1 out} 11mm car-
go or token a single American life.
When they have seized a onrgo, theyt
have paid for it. Every ship and car 1
so soiled hos been [taken into 11
international in w.
blockade. She could not do no Mai
1111.. tithing visible possession of the
sea, .The Cannon government ,has
carcfully refrained from calling its
it has
merely wornod all neutrals to keep out
at an arbitrary “prohibited zone"—'
which has no standing in international
warning it they disregard the notice.
And Germany has carried out her
throat. pursuing a course which in tho
law of nations is regarded as unpro
codcntcd. unjustified and criminal.
The so—culled, German blockadct
lab in its fundamental conception. It
is whollhlawies‘s 111 its enforcement
has as good a right us Great llritaint
to outline a prescribed zone and scizsl
neutral ships in that
2011c. it is intolerablc and repugnant to
all low and oil notions of humanity
~lllttl Germany should attack such ships
without warning. destroying bottoms.
Such
conduct, is not warfare, as civihtcd 11:1.
lions ltttvc practiscd wurt’arc. it in
and cargoes
cargocs, crews and passengers.
piracy and murder.
it is no crime to try to run it block
ode. We have a pct-toot right to carry
contra-band cithcr to Germany or Eng
land, it we can. Thin risk is ours«
that‘s all. And the risk
in doing. so is a risk merely of proper-
ty. not of life. Gcrmany is bound by
law. and by old trcstlos with us. not
it she catches
Wt‘ assume
to destroy our ships
thcm carrying contraband to her one-
my: Shc may not even lawfully con
“sonic the controbundghocuusc llcl
blocltudc is unlawful. “to most she
cusionully'~takti our ctu‘gocs and pay
for them.
As bctwccn tltt: British and German
:1 distinguished 1 American;
“11 is the dillcrenco
proccdu rc
authority says:
Will be it fine thing it tho redcrul
goalttntission digs up cvidcncc on‘
a fen loodunonopolist .. may be!
to jail. It will 1115 111111 l1 liner it“
1% ommissimt presents an arm of
hiding u ustclul and burden-
cthods of distribution that
"k'thc nnlion. and along with
practicable plans for improv-
resent'svsttm of getting food
6 form to the lablc
g {TWO oLocmoas
papers inquiring 111151 the
o ls,‘between the German
o, 11,1111 the British blockade.
your government doesn't op-
111111111 'as vigorously as it op
ldn‘t be necessary at this into
{it the matter has been dis-
licly in all its bearings ov~
ver taguin for nearly two!
to point'out the dissimilarity
' blockades and tho absurdity
3 them «111 the some light.
«th‘é. misc is-éems to tuned stat-
‘with. international low
bid one belligerent to
THE FIVE WHO WERE LYNCHED
are still people who wrtto to '
or and taking him into court. and
shooting hint dead on the spot. "
'l‘ht- 1111111111 naty corresponds rough-
l} to 11 city police lotcc of whose con-
stitutional authority tltcrc is some
question. though_ it opcmt‘cs on the
whole according to established legal
111141110111. Tho. Gcrmttn novy corres-
ponds to 11 crowd of dospcrndoes who
rush into the streets with drawn re-t
Ab0ut :1 your ttgo tltc sltcrlt‘i oi
Wrtlt County. GIL, was nttll‘tlcl‘0(l.‘SlX
mcprotu wcro orrcstcd and charged
with the crimc. A mob immcdiatcly
assembled and lynched five. of them.
'l‘hc sixth was rcscncd, Worth coun-
ty ram: with praise of this prompt
and clt'cctivc administration of jus-
ticc, though its joy tempered
somewhat by chagrin ovcr tltc escape
of one of the negroos. '
Jim Kcitb, the man who thus tail-
od lynch law,” was: tried in court and
sonmncctl to lilo imprisonment. That
trivial punishment was pointcd to by
friends of Judge Lynch as proof. of
the superiority of ontomporized mob
law over courthouse law.
W a S
'onemy. The United.
established the closeup
for such action by its block- !
civil'
tiou ottllls
watts its
Company in its 51
AND OTHER mum
service id __
those who desire. to avoid '
«Howover. it'has just developed that
Jim Keith really hadn't anything to do
with killing the sheriff. “He has had
new trial and has proved his inno-
trance Incidentally it has been provedt
' the other five were as innocqtt,
t freed. The other live
ollleially vindicated,
that will do
good. A man
Wyn—1......—
Germany has not even declared a .
then. is for less lawful than the Brit .-
‘ mnonunicsttons yycrc
‘ jorlty
‘ Um prutslo
. who‘c Third District wus' tht- some.
between arresting on alleged oflcnd- pf
‘ 11111111111311 4111111 system is ono 1111111111141
per cent. mount: 1111111 111111“: tho .-
Mlllliiillmw
”OWN“
(Continued From First Page)
The power to "build one or more
schools was only granted the Board
1 Education after a lengthy debate.
'lhc council chambers were crowded
with interested parties The [Third
District was well represented and sew
r1111 citizens from there asked that
the building of schools be delayed
unnl alter the coming election, when
:im qucstion of whether to continue
the schools undcr the consolidation
53:4in or whether to go back to the
old district uystcm will be voted up-
:511. Many of the First and Second
lbsirit‘tets gave hearty support to
this thought. 'l‘hc councilmun agrew.
Louver. that one or more new
sI-‘tools were needed, and all. with
the cxccption of Councilman lrving
l‘. Robertson, stated .thI the schools
should be built immediately.
inen unanimously voted to gil'c the
lotild 0t" Education the power to do
this
immediately uttcr the cicrtt, Step.
ltctt I‘lokus. had read tho minutes of
thc preceding meeting and the coun5
(1! had accepted them and the usual
read and dis-
plifatid of the quttstion of schools val
brought up for discussion by Mayor
(bust Arc] Harstrom.
David W. lluriord, was thc
1111c to bc board on this subject. ilc
said that hc bclicvcd that the 11111-
oi the council were in favor
voting the issuztncc of thc 5100.000
bonds. llo nsscrtcd that ho favored
tho education of ohildrcn to the great.
first
111‘
t‘vi possible degree. Mr. liarford
said. ltowcvcr. that he did not see
:my rcnson why the appropriation
multj 31": b) tlclztycd until ultct- the
diction in tho Pull, at which time
would dccido whetht‘r to
Ntl'ttmlt‘ tho schools undcr the con-
»‘ohoution or to 1:0 back to the old dis-
tl‘ict system. 5
Ht‘lt‘vlitliin Philip ll. Fielding sup-
lliftl Mr. llurford's ntutcmcnls baud
titclured that the scntintont ol' the
t‘untmisstoncr Chm-los- t‘. Ruhncr
{consolidatiom the Mainly The Sec
' 1f Education kept but $3,500 and it
11 was: 4
rttco on the 'buildlngs.
-thnt they were, ovcr-crowdcd.
cs: 14 District bad the 1111199111 and
iv‘lanltlin. What better 80113015 could
be wantod? I don’t think that we
nor rd $100,000 for building r school;
hit; thousand dollars would be
mango. I think that the Board of
Education should go ahead and choose
a site. Get plans submitted and than
alt-.1: befo're the council and ask for at
boot issue. Thus, interest money
would be saved.
in regard to the Jetterson school,
‘11- Board of Education made a mis-
trkc in the building of it, when it did
not hold back a sum of money until
the building itself was competed.
The Board of Education 51111! that it
trad broken one contractor and would
break another is necessary. Instead
of retaining some 830,000, the Board
got- broke, instead 01" the connector.
Dr Coburn answered Mr. McMa‘lg;
on’s statement and said not a dollar
rod born paid out 011 the Washington
$0;th without an order from the
1:1‘cl1itEt-t. ‘3We paid the contract
The cons
tractor was supposed to pay thc 'sub-
contractors. As an example. the
Mother Building company bud the
Joncs and Hotchkiss company in:
«mum heating and plumbing in the
st'lltl’ll. The blather company didn't
pay for it. Now what has the board
to 1‘0 with that?“
loin. J. McMahon said that be con-
.-'itic1cti it justice {or tho people to
pay for the moncy which bus gone
into the building.
l‘t‘nry J. Hipson was the next per-
smr hem-d front. ilc said that when
thc coonsolidation of schools was pro-
posed, three things were promised,
that ihc systctn'woultl bc cheapcr,
1111121.- cillcicnt and that after 11 trial
of tin ycars, the old regime could be
l‘t'tllt‘llPtl to. ' He sold that nuithcr
tic tirst not: the third promise was
1-:.rr'cti out und' thul‘tltc second was
doubtful. Mr. llipson nskcd thal'the
upptopriutinu 0L bonds bc delayed
ot‘tni Fall.
t'ouncilttutn Mauricc H. Rotting
soul that. tho council had visited the
schools and found thcm as the Board
of Education describcd them. He said
He
tbon doclnrcd‘himseit in favor of‘vot»
cztpicssod hintsolf as of thc some
11111.11 1111 1111-. Fielding; 111111111111 1.!
lllc’tldge united the uppropriotlm: of
thc. tno‘ncy to bc tlclnycd. Loyi J.
rum tlitl tltc snmc thing.
“'lllCl"CODllluith'lllPl', Stephen ’A.
“i'tlt'll stttrtctt tilintcthlngat this Junc-
turc Ho askéd Dr. J. Milton Coburn
tho Board of Education how much
vl‘ tlu» $100,000 bonds, it so total.
would bc uscd in thc building of new
schools? llc ~11skcd wltcthcr there
vcrc any tlcbts on the two new
vlmols still to ho paid.
in Coburn suit] that thc llourtl of
Education hnd cnoutzh ntoucy to ptty
1‘"\'t‘.|‘,\' bill that it club].
131'; Iiittclt ttsscrtcd tlmt‘tltc opin-
ions of the city officials should not
bu cost usidc lightly. llc stutotl that
thc ittztjorlty of thc thrcc commits~
sinners in tho tltrcc districts were
in luvot of delaying the proceedings
Ulllll the Fall. Mr. Hutch continued
and said that the council to vote on
2110 question last night. would be an
injustice to themselves and the poo-
pits.
Dr. Cobnru replicd to Mr. Hotch‘s
sorcmcnis 1111: said: "The Board of
Education 111‘s not. vcry hungry to
build school houses. it's a lot of
work, and thcrc are no 'sttlnrios nt-
inchca to it. in spitc of Hutch's sug-
gestion of graft. it is not 11 question
of consolidtttion.."1‘ltc State provides
that proper schooling be given to the
children. It is only through ’schools
that good citizens are mode. School
houses take more than one day to
bu’id Next September there will be
more children thou the schools can
bolt. Even now four groups of chil-
dren rue on half time. 4 They are not
gotttng .'the advantages the state
says that they should. The ota'to
givcs Not-11111111110111 $15,000 tor the
purpose of building schools. This
money cannot by law, be used for any
.bink else 11 you begin the building
of schools ‘,now you will not hava the
wait. done by next Fall 4l‘ho Third
Disttict should not light. its school
lnxcsrwlll be less noxt'yaor- than it
ct'orzwos'bel'oro. it the témt 111151111?
walk Elms not "confidence . 611ng *in
the Board or Fiducittio'n 1to'nc‘e'éplzi tin.-
roots withottt a donation, it ’13 time
.- 1:
not leave it to hatch. T1111 school
old systmm WM get only criticism
iwhmtmr 11111 consolidated-system ot
'splcrtiid work.
‘was unuuitnously curried” ,1
mg: the $100,000 11011111. 1111 continu-
cd by saying it made no difference
schools on the old district system was
in use Ho tlccldqtd 1111: schools
1‘ 11: 1t be built titty]. built right away.
(‘mincilmnn Ed 'at G. Murphy profs-
111 the work oi 51? llomd oi Ethica-
Iio 1211111 um they Wore doing
1114 assorted that he
hittl bcen going ovcr thc rccords intc»
iy and haul ionud them in lino bush
:1cs;1-tikc shape.
“1- do not think that thc people will
find that. thc schools could be run
any cltcupcr nndcr thc old district
sysunt. With tltc higher cost of pop
or 11ml llllll‘m‘lillll. they would [ind
that the cost is more than they ex-
pz‘clcd.
(‘ouucilnutn
tion.
Robert E. London
supported thc statements made by
ouncilman Murphy, although 5110
thought that the people should havo'o
chance to vote 1on the question.
t‘otmcllman George D Russell said
that he ittvotcd the immediate build-
ing of schools.
t 'ouncilmun Irving D. Robertson
said that it was good policy to wait
until Fall before considering build-
ing any new schools.
Supcrintcndcnt Ira_ T. Chapman.
told of the congested conditions of.
:l c schools. He also stated that the
0111 River school Was dangerous to
the health.
W. P. Ward 11111111111111 against the
condition of the. downtown schools.
He said that he had two children who
wctc only intending school on part
time. He criticized the Board of
Education for all this.
Councilman Edgar G. Murphy mov-
ed, as follows: "Thattbo council go
'111 'irccord 'i'iS tailoring the project
a: the Board of Education 1111111111113
mom: two school buildings; that the
guard oi Education be instructed to
provide plans and secure «option on
sites 'ttnd tovmaké‘n‘report totb'e
couficll at an early date All or the
council voted for the motion and it
1
' :ll'llil‘ilon by the Southern '«Ncw Eng
BFSPESQIS
1111911111111 Goat-go A. Council offered
5:1 behalf ofi Julius Kuscbe, a piece
of land ten feet wide on Dry Hill
road for the purpose of building a
road. Referred to highway depart
IXB'I‘l.
A'contmunicstion from the Sealer
'of Weights told how Norwalk was
entitled to a sealer of weights as the
population was more than 15,000. Re?
Ecrr'cd to corporation counsel.
(‘icrk of tfid‘Court, Louis S. Berra,
reported that hc had drawn orders
to the amount ”oi $397.63. Usual
course.
The Connecticut company 1111255111.
ed :1 map with 11 change of pole loca-
tlon on Willow street to Fort street.
,in thc. Third District. [inferred to
the highway committee.
Reports.
The committee on finance reported
that it had to renew notes of $99,000
11’ the rate of 3 1-4 [111' cent. as unth-
orizod. Report accepted.
The semi-annual report of Chief.
W‘liam R. Pennington/showed that
there wore 34 then connected with the
police department During the iasti
4111 months 376 arrests were made.
Itetcrt not-opted. "
The monthly rcpott of City Auditor
\lil‘ ium E Keisict was accepted
Mayor Harstrom reported that u
'ctter had been writtcn’to the bridgs
committee in regard to the Seymour
”Till?!" cusc. Nu ttnswcr was rc-
(aired.
Sunucl Lyons asked that the city
tuimul thc money ho and other:l
spout 1n building a server 1111 Lyons
plat Rclcrred to the higlmuy cont-
nimrc and corporation counsel.
t‘nrric .\l. 'Adotns scnf in it com-
munication to the council in which
sltc raid that ‘hcr place was not 11
nuisance to the public and promised
to (l‘angc the conditions if desired.
cum-1m w. Shelton 111111911 11111!"
moncy for delay in sending in tax list
bc rcfuutlctl to him on his propcrty
on 9i East avenue as be is 11 non-
:critient and had not received uny
vultuvuuicution about the humor. lic-
i‘t't'tcd to tho asucssora.
."cyor (’arl Axcl liarstrom poltl trl-4
hint: to Dctectlvc-Scrgcttot Thomas
Motherland. whordtotl lust evening.
tic dt‘scrlhcd him as it courageous
‘lfld cthclcnt otllccr and u faithful
irl'end
“-1ltt protest of tho property owners
in this vicinity of tho Atmory against
tho building of on old depot by the
't't-xos Co. came in for discussion.
l‘lcptcscntattves frbm‘lho Toxin com-
pany addressed the council and this-
ctibctl conditions as they would exist
it tho Texas company should estab-
lish :1 station near the armory. At-.
tctncy Loo Davis appeared for the
utoporty owncrs outlv urgcd that the
company not. bo given permission tr
‘stnrt a business thcrc. Christian
Swurtr and Andrew J. Collins Bid
iii‘cwisc. The matter was finally re»
fetrcd to the corporation counsel.
Upon the request of Mayor Curbk
Axel Horstrom the council last ntghtk
voted to oppose the changing df~the
nomc. of Second District to that ‘ot
South Norwalk District. The‘ con!»
cit urged that steps be taken to bind-
er the passage of such mmeasdre.
The moctlni: was then adjourned.
t
WIRELESS STATION AT BRIDGEg
PORT HIGH.
Manufacturers Donate Entire Equip.
ment Professor Stack To Have
. Charge.
installation of a powerful wireleSs
stot’or. at the Bridgeport High school
Will started this morningtand will
50')“ be ready for use. .Equipment
was donated;_tllrottgh- the generosity
of» Bridgeport manufacturers. Cop
pcr 11-11-11 was “given by the Bridge-
pOrt Brass company. lead wires by
tho Electric Cable company codin—
land Telephone company.
9115111111101- Stack will have charge
oi instruction. The class is 'open to
any boy’in tho schooifiinterestod in
wireless and most of those are linem-
111115 of «the Aerial club, recently on:
ganized.
'l'hc transmitting apparatus will be;
:outhciently powerful to send mes-
sage: over a radius or sovemi bun
~ . dred miles, while messages can be _ _
’ distinctly received from points
‘ . Europe.
in
, TEACHERS ENTERTA’IN.
Tho 'Tdachors' Association Suns
‘ léuliingly entertained last evening in
Norwnlk High scuba] buttitbrlilm
c tottohérs o the 1.1mm, com
cord nod. knudso‘n lscho‘ols. Two
i
- ride into Bridgeport.
" and that;
3mm ”WW1“.
L1
9 'lhe BostOn Store sa
Great Clearance Sale
Offers Induccments for Substan-
tial Sayings .
The Prooi Is Here in These Big
Values
wannmnvorco. 1.. 1
wifli'fir‘fi
BLANKETS
The famot'ts Beacon lllati-
ket. 50 pairs of heavy extra
size Wool Ilianktts. 3pc: ial,
5393112111
Regular pricc $5.41)
, JOHNSTON BLANKETS
Big sizc white, grey, tun
or blue. Schtal. .$2 98
RIGHT STOVE AND
NICKEL POLISH
Will polish thc iron and
nickcl. Regular price 101:
can. Sale pricc 3 ,for 23¢
20 FEET
CLOTHES LINE
;-'?~ 1 1hrc finish Regular 29c
$4511. ..... .. .19.;-
1t
FOLDING
IRONING BOARDS
Marlo of fine quality bass
wood- Regular pricc $1.25.
Sale pricc . .. ..... .
12 INCH HAIR
FLOOR BROOMS
With four {Out humllcs.
Regular 75v. stut- prion,
i
g WRIGHT‘S
Q SILVER CREAM
,4 Thc best silver polish
tnadc. 'chular 25c. Sale
fl price ............. 17¢
' SUNFAST
DRAPERY FABRICS
Finc gradc ntcrccrizctl 111:1—
Jtcrials. in all the wanted col-
ors 3t1iucl1cs widc. Salc
g prtt‘c .......... 59¢ yttrti
Valuc 75C.
MARQU'ISETTE
Q CURTAINS
Mndc Dutch style. litCL‘
S insertion and hcmstitclt bor»
dcr. White cream and
:drab. Superior quality,
98¢ pair
WOMEN’S AND MISSES’
SWEATERS
'irushetl wool, fibrc
Shetland- wool, ('It‘.‘
01‘s, smart styles.
pr'u'c $3. 50 $598 $911? Sale
price
$1..87 $3. 49. $3. 49
silk.
75c BED SHEETS b
Blcachcd or brown, lot *
thretkquartcr or large s'zc F“?
beds, well made of good 5%
strong shorting, with wide
hcms 59¢
$1.15 BED SHEETS 2Q:
Madc (11' good round 5.:
throat] Southern cotton, 01(—
tm good valuc .. 89¢ each
WHITE GOODS
Suitttblt {01 dresscs
waists, consisting of Snow
1 "lak't VOIICS, French
GrC])€.. l’iqucs on] various
fabrics .. 19¢ yard
Wortt 291‘ yard
CRIB BLANKETS
Soft finish, very warm,
hint- illltl pink bordcrs.
Spt‘t‘lal ...... $149 pair
Worth $2.411.
OUTING FLANNEL
”f.
:l
and
.i.
Soft and 'l'lcccy, good 3
’ weight fox night minus, i
cltiitltcns ttcttr tit. 31 ‘cial 5""
Sé you] 1': '
\\uttl1 1- 1 1— —.21 yard '
BED SPREADS
Crochct Spreads, {till slzc.
firm quality, close mouth. .4,
htmmcd cnds: $1 25 quulitv. ‘5;
Spccial .. .84¢ cut‘lt %
NAINSOOK . 5‘
Fine quality, suitahlu -l0:
illldt‘fluar‘ and children's
. (lrcsscs,
$1.29 pict‘c of 10
Worth $2.60.
APRON GINGHAMS'
Bloc and brown thi‘CB‘S.
good quality. Spccial
6t yard
yards-
Valuc $1.511.
, Worth 101-.
WEN “BMW mm :m; «uncut; mun
till" KEEPER NEARLY
‘flililfll [it “it ill
(Continued Flour First Pogo)
'p-n.
were again placed mopcration.
Took Children to Light
Thempsrm ts ntttrr cd unit has three
children living in Highland avenue.
no earlier in the day, when he won
in duty, he had taken the children to
We lighthouse intending to return
them to the mtiinlan'd before dark
During tho time that Thompson Mao
marooned in the ice the three youngs.
ter's were loft alone in the lighthouse.
to each other and crying when one or
he tug boats took Thompson to the
li ht.
311 is said that when the two men
lé‘it the 11111111111119. for 1Rioton Point; it
took them tin-cc hours to p‘léll their
way through the ice ’l‘he‘ ice but-
obllged to shortpn their come to
lonnccticttt island. from which place
Rhodes walked to the trolley little to
\ The mother
was intensely cold and ice formed
rapidly no that by the time Thomp-
son started to return conditions were
errn worse than when he left the
lighthouse.
. sorta TurFrom sump on
About us 30 o'clock last night police
headuunr’i'cfi' 111 South Nat-walk was
notified that the likhthotmo keeper
was marooned in the ice of the Sound
a light at 11111 house was
not burnt "The police headdunl‘ters
notified the Volunteer Lilo «Savors and
worked for some time with 3
Lights but to no avail; 'I'he‘r'e We
boats avciiob' which could 1111
el Oystm company's
it is reported thnt the were clinging?
rier was so great thlit the men were;
1111‘ ibowtty‘ton Fire doportmeut will? 4,,
‘ liar tugs were frozen to tho "
1—1-24” - “9 J-—.—-.-
fortunate man's assistance. 'lnspcc»
torYotes feared that the too in:
Throgg‘s Neck had made that cbnnnci't
impassable, and ICollector McGovcrm
notified the Bridgeport Towing cairn»
party, which 339.31% 11.1 1111;?!er Bridges
port at 7 o'clock with 11 crew and :1;
trescuinh party. It is believed that it;
twas this ptuty that finally locatctni
Thompson’im'd returned him in a but“:
frozen condition to the lighthouse.
Rescures Nearly Drown
Rescuing parties wént horn N(lf_ ~
bur without boots they were hopeless
Joseph W. Rooney. County Gum
Worden Wilbur F'. Smith and 11:11an
B. Mo‘Gow an of South Nomolk, start-
cd out in an automobile and going 1:111
Rownyton they found mgr-011p of excite-
nd 'men‘discussing the filtration. Some
blankets and otbet aflicleswero S1.»
cut-rd from the fire house as they:
thought these might be needed. The:
party then Went to John Shortlist
uoyrs place at Contentment ism.
Where a launch was secure'tl.Aithoug!1
the 311111 hummus and a too:
others 1111mm 1111111 it was lmoosiltblm
to go more than 2'00 feet tMou'gh the
ice and the attempt had to- be given up!
litter the boat sprung a 1111 and this:
{titan were on the avergowmhar»
on
Tho crew of a tug 1161': 1161.11 111 111.1111:
of 11m and the- freighter Burton
made efforts to Monte the unrorttm‘fina‘
man. but could not appear to do M1,.
Consider-solo time was consumed the-
fore tbs tug boots 1Were able to locate:
' "1ho murmurs ngnthousevrea‘p'e‘r. A
constant play of searohli'ghts was kept:
up in crery directionnboth from tin:
shore and from the rescue-1111411131.
When his boot 1111111 11111151111111}: tbs
tugs 111111111 with the location forfi‘ctm
1y ttvo hours bctore they could not
118;? enough to maniacs. to. assist:
walk, South Norwalk 11nd Royawtox . ,
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