Nevis that's Reliable '
REAsoN Wit-v Non-"2
WALK HOMES FIND
THESENTINEL IN..
DISPEN'SABLE.
Entered at the south Nor-walk posit
giflce as Second Class Matter.
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II Ixuoslol tool SUPPLY
SIIII nun l8 IMPBRIIINI
Gov. Appoints Committee in first
Ilse of Extraordinary POWerS Dir-_
on by Emergency law
ESTABLISHED 1870.
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[lentil list in Eddystoue Ammunition
Corp is likely to Beach 175
I25 I0 150 III 4 . ‘Rfsouncfs m I
BMIMBS INIIIIIH’I III Bl BBMSIBIIIII
‘ Bullies Mandel by 10 000 Exiled Will Make the State as llear Self I
in; Shrapnel 311995 Supporting as Possible '
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'l‘ltkl'n; spt'cinl action for the firstl
time since the Ito—culled “t-tlll-t'tzt>lli:y'I
lnw” went into cl‘fcct giving him on
tlllordinaly poutls to meet the \vulI
situation, (loulnol Malt-us ll. llo. ’-
colnb signed a plotlulnution yestt Wit I
appointing II commltlcu to ho ItlIonIII
as the Connecticut Committee of lt‘oodI
Supply, whose duties will be to in;
crease and conserve the [cod supply
of this state and to moptratc \‘lllIlI
other st: tics and the fodelltl gotcllt- I
went along food production and (on
scnation II on lot the common nel- I
t'nlc. Thu 3%}. is: liltldl‘ llt‘CiSHaly byI
thot :llollaro of crops lust ,wltl ulltlI
IIlt' high III-lite» than are bound to 1c- I
suit now that tho Unltod Stall-s in MI
war.
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CHESTER. Pa, Apnl 11. —Re-‘
vised lists of the fatalities result-_
ing from the explosions yesterday
at the shrapnel-loading plant of
the Eddystone Ammunition Cor-V
parationt at North Eddystone,
near here, placed the dead at 122,
the majority, girls‘ and young
WOInen. Between 125 and 150
men, women and girls were injur-
ed at least ten being so burned
and torn by shrapnel fragments
that death momentarily was ex-
peered Twenty-three others em-
ployed in the structure which
waalolown to splinters, are miss-
r--.(t‘tl1llllluilll' on Eighth. Paco.)
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I le. (tear, of lloruollt, Files Banti-
III the Estonian: s ,‘ictl um: ~ tutu-Wssiom MIMI
noon loollod Afteriu «man I 9 6 t
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Detailing liabilities of $11. 618. 41
£53300?“ that. “IQIIGSI-li. bill “It“ and no nascts, schedfilcs worn filed
oily-till: the: story of the excellent in the office of Referee Banks yetitor
lhc‘ Not-walk Discount”). day *by tWilllom H. Geél‘: West Nor-
Hem presented at die anhiitu meetini: walk recently atlIIIIIIcntgd at bank;
of the Association held yesterday at mm
the Dlupensnn'. The large attondance' The llabllltles consist of accommo-
at the pleating was It. tentlmtminl to datlon Inner of $400 and unsecured
tho officers Who have; been In charge claims amounting to $11. 218 41.‘
of the woflr for the past ‘year and follows: F. F. Noyes. New York
al'in' a 'ntmifestation'ot the sincere $1,996; 55. M. 'l‘llton, New Yolk,- $1,-
.. in’terest I’ll the I‘llépe‘nsnry activities. 355.35: Thomas M. coke. Greenwich.
The community at. large as cell as $133- ' Henry Wortlmer, Buffalo,
“1089 ”WI-ID hate conducted ”‘9 affairs 3412. 55: Muller Brothers, Greenwich,
0f the ("HSDOIIMI‘YI may be Dl‘OUd Of 5823. 62; Weed & Durycn company.
firework dom- in the out as M“ as New Canaan, $646. 37; Jollnti'on Broth
other Years of the dISDI‘nSlll'y exist- era Garage company. New Canaan,
once '34 8.030; «Mcclluley Auto company,
“ Th“ “1’90““ aid tendered to the city Stamford, $345.07; C 0.1tliller,
during the infantile .Dal'fiU-SIB cam Stamford, $271.;75 Sillimlm Hurd-
palgn last summer,- when a nurse .wus “ are company, Ne“ Canaan, $159. 77;
engaged and placed at the service of Gomstock & Lyonh. Norwallr,
the benlth department, sax ed the city $163 40;' lStnpleton Hoyt Sons com!
hultdeéiiti of dollars on well as lit-es patty, New Canaan. $188. 04; Waltol
and buffering which would have. re Stewnrta company New Cannon,
culled from the epidemic being $666 31; Raymond ‘Brothels South
widccpdeadllc will. be moalhd that on-walk, 487.22; C. P. Fish New
Norwul'k had only nine case; and that Canaan $211 02;
authorities 'tllrouglloutl be state audio York 3520; Joseph ClIiapetta, south
lithe: planes concede that such a we Norwalk. $175. 50; Hubbcll & Staples
ord W83 due 10 education 0f the pub Hardwale company Norwalk, $81. 55:
lic, in which work the service of the Bishop & Lynes, Norwalk, $35. 20;
nursé provided by tho dispcn'sary was Fred W Thompson company, Nor-
indispensable .wIInI 3100; Cohen Brothers, Green-
During the your 830 patients we'ré «rich 393. 54 Reed & Volk Electric
floated and $135132 W718 spent. for company; 345. 60’“ Billion Garage
.numos’ services. drugs, nourishment 330,42; Ruth Punks Norwallr $15;
and mainttnanco of the dispensary: New York Athletic club $55 Ito; “all
All obllgtitions' have boon met and it & Lambke, New York $45. 40; W. G
Mill-lime is left to stain the new your Humbert, Dorie-n. $28. 07; Andrew
I‘ll? report 0i 'the 86‘0wa. Mrs Taylor, Dnt‘ien. $49.70;B01don Con
Katherine A. Tlacoy, was read and is densed Milk company, Port Chester,
as follows‘: .33 Y, $20.87; Weir Building C0111-
lt. is my privilege to submit the pony Greenwich 35. 20; Robert W.
tenth; annual report as secretary of Green. Stamford, $7; Cb mo* coan
'lllis organization I will outline only patty, Buffalo, $10: John Karin
one important actions of our work New Canaan, $17. 20; Norwalk Hard]
during the past year. - ware company, Norwalk, $60. 80; Fred
The Norwalk Dispensary is to bo Klein, 4 New York. 3400; Branford
congratulated upol'l one of the most Farms, Groton, $14716
. :chncfgnl fifliltll molly fruitful years ~ " -
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but talented; Ineed not
mossy? d
those? cxccllently W‘ '
that to lantern Imus eRorts flg‘
v 0r :qllerc tboso- mom in coed“
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Members of Nutmeg Club and II; -I
J. B Sultzcr. New-
assocm-reo mass news mom . ALL'nAars or THE WORLD gt! A SPECIAL wlna AND OUR own ocean-0R.
THAT'S WHY
WALKERS F4
THE EVENING
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY, APRILOII. '1'917-
Fair Tonight and Thursday
A BIB suchssI
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cellent local Talent Dive Musical
Comedy at the Regent
MINI nun
not BIII'BIIBNS
Participants Did Almost as Well asj
Professional Actors
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hall opened at. 10:30 o’clock, and after
« tho credential committee had examin-
gcd the ccrtillca‘loa of the pact noblo
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lllilllln; (Ht‘l \IIlll lilo and union
itlltl lull oi (IlltIlV 50m. hull. triondtn‘
fut dancing llumlwlo and clover lIu;
mm. “The ltullzmnys"
an plottelltcdl
Ulllltl' tho nuspiccn of thc Nutmngl
club, lnot I-vt‘nlllg, baton to puckedIV
house at tho ltcgttnt Theatre. was-
without doubt flu» bruit and most nuc I
c’csstul nmntbul Illoductinn ever slug
Ivd ill this t'iI). The play itself. slug-I
I‘d tllldcl tho (lllt’CllOfl of Mr. and Mrn.
Louis l’llilbrcok, of Non York city,
unn- the llrllllll I\]ll‘ oi mill-dull conn-dy I
which has gained such great popu;
ltlrlly IIltlI Iluntlo goers during thcl
past few y.ctnn and tho Incmbcro ol'I
the popular uptown ol‘gnlumtlon us
IMIIIQG by tho boyo of flip Emmott,
Club land It number of tWJOoal
young lndion nucmcdod in putting the
production nclotnt with mmrtlccut
success To attempt to pick out one
l-nlelnbcl of tho cxcclleut cast who pro-
Incntetl hill 0! hot part with our great
or pl'ollcioucy than the other mom-
bcrs would be an impossibility. all
can only In». said. that overyone in-I
cluded in tho [llt‘St‘llll’lIlon look their'
parts in a lnanncl which will make
tho Idlnil ll lonl: rcmcmborcd event
among long list of 'lhc Nutmeg clubs
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Impromptu
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.Robort E. Doulcnn, who returned
to his dutieq in the C. &. K. (Tom-
pnny s factor-y this morning. after a
leave of absence of ten days. reports
it most delightful flip to Port Welsh.
tnglon, Md. ubclc lib-I brother Homer
E. Douleno. ln/‘Statloncd. being a mem-
bill of the First Company, Count Ar
tiller-.y Vaughn N. Bugger. whose
{nnlily has n summer place. in Gran
bury. is also It member of the. same
command and joined the others in
making the trip enjoy able for the via-
itor front South Norwu’lk. Flort Wash
lngton is n' yery large post, covering
380 acres, and is very well protected
Mr. Doulens ate dinner at the Fort on
all nondcrful in their workings The
[pit in directly across from Wright.
in.|ton's homo. All the soldiers are
neatly attilcd and gentleman'ly in
their behnvlol The. officers me high- 1
1v lespected by the enlisted men and.
the company commander, . Capthini
omit. is a general favorite. Stérgccnt‘g
Otis Lay man is also a gréot favorite. I
Doulens to dinner at the Fort onI
Easter Sunday, and reports that. the
menu included oyster milk stew, oys-
tot crackers, corn mashed potatoes.
roast chicken, calm ice cren'm, bread.
butter and coffee; The trip who you
beneficial to Mr. Doulén'c health, and
he returns thomo with favorable lln-'
pressions of the life in a; fort and also
pleasant recollections of the *Y. of
Washington, where he was when war
Capitol when Prostde‘nt Wiltitin de'llv‘:
cred hip addrew- to Congress
IBBANB upturn
W. 3. Cotton; of Hartford, ChosenI
,dies of Eureka ltcbckuh
iota “on Commandery
twcm present, llnd they all vilted it n be a. referendum clause to the maps
was declared. His was present at the;
ISBIIIM MIIIII
SIIRIII MOI I0
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IIIIS IIMI SESSIBNI
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llead of United Order of Golden
Cross I
'l‘tlo grand columandely of Conner it
cut, I'nited Order of the Golden (‘toss,I
concluded its sessions in South Nor
ualk, yesterday. with the election of
officers and d Icccptlon in the even-
but.
The
Impossible to Issue Bonds and Tax
to Pay for Improvement Would
be Too Much lust tlou
'MAIIIII BIPIIIS III
convention in Odd l‘cllows'
commanders, tboy wore invited in to
cgrnnd comlnnndery. The regular
BIIIIISII BUSH IIIRIMIB
INIO , BEBMIIN HIID IIBIIIIB
BABII 0f IIINDINBIIII
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loudou liespalclles Report the Capture ol the
and Heights of Moncby le Pen. and Sat _
Progress is Being lladc in Other Sections '
MIME IIMII II ,000 PIIISIINIIIS MID I00
l‘u“;
business was then transacted and
about 12545 o'clock there was adjourn
mtlnt for dinner. protidcd by the la-
BIIMMISSIIIIIIB MAIBMI
Lodge.
The afternoon pension opemd at
o ‘,clock with the election of the lot
lou' Int: officers for the coming year:
' l'ast (Mud Commander-«William
A llobuo'n. of Windsor
Grand .ComuInntlerqulte-r S. (‘ol
ton of Hartford. . .4 .
Vlco Grand Commando) ~.\linnlo 'l‘.’ '
thllctt of Notlnk Mill‘lll t‘nll Axxol Hi. .‘iSllft: t in I
Grand lIfl.IMe...B¢Id9 \l Sculldcls I pllvalc murmur-pt made to tho coun-
of Hortford ‘ Icll lust Ironing at a rcptulal Incl-d
(Irnnd Keeper of' lineman... Hcrbert in: bold in the city hall branded the
Adam; of lint-.It'ord Iticctlon of the letter publtahrd in the
Glnlltl 'l‘IéMllHiP—C. Drill}. in Show I Stilllnol on Molldtn lart . cigned by
of l‘utnanl Hon mlltnimlcl Svahtn S Hatch as
Grand llumld -~l‘rank H Smith cl "tutor and mdiirimls" Ciiv ('WleIlI
‘Wutertown. Sttphcn Dollus ~uppolttd lhc tumor:
Grand \\ not?“ of lnucr (IntooInlutcultnt and t'ltlltd MI llatch ‘
rump Blown. of 'l‘bomuston , I llltl. " .
Gland Warden oLOutcr Gilltlwl‘am’l Many matters of public
spat-p, or putnam Ironic up at the meeting.
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155,000 Approprialed for Rowayton
Avenue Pavement Work
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interest I_
of lnposstblllty to issue
cntls for this work according to the.
bccnusc
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of Thomnston.
Grand Trustee-I—Cvrns‘ Avery,
'fimto on» . mainland of the charter floor
Gould 'l‘rumcoanoI-éo‘l .. King; of Worn hold on the changes In trolley
ltusonlu. layout on Newtown avenue from n
Suprtlno' Representatives-4. D. double track to n single and on. tho
Sharpe. of Putnam; C. El. Monte. of. petition of the Connecticut Company
’l‘lromnston Imtl Jennie L. Barbour: of on tlwlelomtlon of pairs on Willow
New, london. street.
Tho next session will be held in. Mayor Horstrom read It message
New London Ibo second Tuesday in to the council immedlntoly nfter rou
April, 1918. this business was disposed of IItl.‘-'
Hon. Joseph P. .‘orllngnmorsu- willing economy in all parts of the
promo conunander, was mascot and city government. The mayor, in his
gave on interesting talk on the good massage. hinted that some nork could
of the order Thlo was enjoyed v'cry not be undertaken because of the
much. an Knight Burlingume to u war-.119 advised that the great cam
good talker. fllbcmrogram cl the ev be taken in tho maintenance of the
ening was carried out in in manner. present highways.
that proved very gratifying to Ihei Commissioner Hatch published It
conunlt‘teo. There. woo locomotion by hlgned letter in the local papers- on
the orchestra. recitation, T'Tbo Three the bill known as the "Hobpltnl Bill. "
mags" by George Wilson; 3010 and This is the measure which would pel-
recitation bliss inn Platt and MlssI hilt the council to appropriate any
Violet non;- lecltotlon, Mlunte'l‘. 'Vltl-; money for the use of that Norwalk
let. of Noank; orchestral selections.‘ hospital which might be set aside for
The. entertainment was in charge of that purjos'c by the board of estimate.
About 150 The question to whether them should
South “pin The chief executive objected to the
(hand Truatcc~Cllutlcri F MON“. ”"9” WI” Mt ”9 “Idl'n‘d ““1 glindcd‘ bill on scvcml grounds and one of
ISUI‘Il legihlatlou would belle out repu
llabIIR " m grow. (1 won’ wad
The \910 message was at; follows: ~. and done «v
3T0 the Honorable General Assembly: Iwithout interruption of
BIIIIS, MIIIII 0f IIIEM IIIlII, B
Uruguay Will ltemalu Neutral, but Argentina
the Action oi the Illnltetl States in the War
tunnel mus
SABBAIII suns
,lIAl‘I'l‘FORl), April ll.-CnIling. it
“All not to commercialize the Sub-
buth’ Goternox Holcomb toddy ve
toad flu- lccal optl‘nn bill as applied to
d.Suudoy observance, introduced by Mr.
Mlulin o,t' Orange, and passed by both
branches of the General Assembly.
Vigorously pressing
olfcnsive on the Arm
the British have pus _
int-o German-held corn
bind the famous Hinden
Todays officialxotat
London reports the ca
village and heights of
Peux, nearly five miles
of Arras and just r1011}!
Arras—Cambrai main.
other sections of tho
line is announced.
those is expressed tn the following points taken being the
language:
"coin-local nonhuman nonwnonn .M 3
oneIIIIe. It would be a demoralizing A
objt-nt losson to the youth of our state of the ofi'enhivo in
reports froth cones . .
Ilnd a bpneful legacy to postorlty.l
cabe ductile work of t:
lotion of being the land of steady
t Chaplet 119 of the pubic Acts of we an
1913 permits free chuccrts of music
but! proper amateur athletic sports .
to be engaged in on Sunday aftern- It" “3‘ guns “1 93““
cons under proper rogulntlons to Sec- many than.
ure the Icanonable comfort peace, been
and quiet of other citizens, but: til III-lol- vim” troops. :1
vidod that no game or spor a o I “own“, Mm
be permitted in any tournament or di' I I in the 0"
Tor uny admission fee or price. That.
not provided for o. libemllzed but not ridge, the northern pl
Ihndooburg line, now
{cl n commercialized Sabbath.
Chapter 112 of the Public Acts {of themwhm the
1917 entitled "An act to nutborlzoIShanta“,a3 natal-‘1]!
home rule in certain towns," in man- W. .' .
ifestlv intended to 'rcmovc the 're- I‘new of the II
striations in 1913 act and the more' N hi poll
appropriate title lot this 1917 act- cflheleas, the British
til retrial ' ‘
IAlre'adymoie than?”
Light lunch “88 served me or not Is whnt started the rum
great trout
pus
by Sherman and Old Well Command-
cries. "
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I Senate llill Provides for conference
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WASHINGTON April 11.0....3'3 on Development of Farm landsi
submarines have sunk during the‘... '
war a grand total of 688 neutral ves ‘ ,
solo. melon-ins nineteen Amérlcim HMéTl‘ORn Ap‘lll ll.-—l)cvclcp
and have attacked uhsucé‘ésstullYI Ime‘t‘“ of the agricultural resources of
tseventy’nlne- others, lncluding eight ; the tntc as n war measure,,u under.
American. according ‘0 an 0‘3ch dileft'ion of the state is proposed in
tabulation given out in the state ‘de-‘1 ti bill cffefed 3egterday in the Gen-
pnrtment today and complete “0 to oral Assémbly by Senator O’Sulliyan.
ANTI 3rslncet11cGe'rmanwarzones “As the bill has considerable scope
went to client 01! FBI)?“ ry 1-1110“? and its provision require 'study, it
than uneltlllrd 01' ”10 re 91% sunkI was tabled temporarily. The mean-
have been neutral and a large numu urc wOuIcl puthorize the governor to
her Of OHM? neutral ‘888918 hate. summon immediately tho State Board
been terrorized into staying in port. of Agriculture and the. Board of
No estimdte is available of the Tninteea or the Connecticut. Agricul
number or toes lost on neutral ves- turnl collage and the Connecticut Ex
5918, \but. it 1’3 5110“"! ‘0 have been pertinent Station to consider 'wnys
large;0d1cinl reports show that about and moon: and to report to the Gen-
250 Americans h vo been lost on no eriil .Assomilll' on or before April 35
not and belllge ént steamers togeth Ion mcommendhuoun it buy.
er. The department's statement. ‘
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ning of the war including ‘A til 3 tot
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would b “An not to commercialize 3140‘} W gains
Ithc Snbbn on? I 4m“.
Section 3 theleforcn stiflicently‘ m ,»
blood to allow all kinds (it sporytsf‘
I nrol’csslonill Its Woll as ulna eur. v z 4
Boscb'alL football. basketball, potty; has not, so far, been‘ .
Iotc. and under it theatres, clrcusenJan’ other South -
boxing matches and 00191 ikc énler-IiI ' _ . ~
Italnmonts could he aulbollzcd. as the Rio I
Iprovtalon of Section 4 that such .
'sports, amusements. and entertain- Ia‘ifi,
Imentu shrill “be in harmony with the of the Smith American
Icllaractel of the day and not incon- is» in M19"
Isistent with its due observance" ccn- there. A dispatch if”
Istltuto slight if any limitation upon t8
Ithe right conferred by Section 3. ll m .
ls obvioua that if the Sunday license
and plivllegos possible and contem-
plated under this act. arc desirable,
they should not be limited to towns
cxce‘cding ten thousand in population.
There is no justification in confer}-
inn unon Milford and denying to West
Hartford and 20 other towns having is
less than 10000 residents each. but here tba ,
haying, as appeals by the last census. m am .‘l om follow
a greater population than Minor-dd ‘
Such discrimination conflicts with the 16m (d Burl ill 59"
equal rights declaration in our state Y _ ,
constitutibn and with the provision is confirming his confer
there is that Mic man or set of men Dr, Lam Muller, fli
are entitled to exclusive public Foreign ”in . .
emoluments or privilegcs from the day W4. mm, .P'
mmm‘mny ‘ British monster who Is «
“9th
I once to Germany. “Urn
ever, has declared; -
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the citizens of Connecticut still bra-II VJ. conferred,-
’tovc in a. Christian Sabbath, and to 3m 4
item n Wide open Sabbath ‘authorlzodI
bv this local option bit would ho uni
'oltotisoI It would be ‘
Norwalk Chronicler