. lion in 1920. she says she 111111 be.
ns'rsouano 1870.
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RepreSentatiié“ Norwalir ’ Citizens
Appear Belore'Cities and Bor-
oughs Committee on School
Question
VOEE WAS . PROMISEO
PEOPIE 5 YEARS AGO
Opponents Allege School Consolida-
tion Has Not Had a Fair Trial
A hearing was held before. the (Your. '
mittee of Cities and Boroughs ah
Hartford yesterday on the bill which
woult give the citizens of Nurwalk
the right. to vote. on whether to con-
tinue the present consolidated school
system 01' change over to the old dis-
ll‘isl system. _A large number of cili-
zr-ns from this city attended the meet-
ing and arguments Were heard which
i'mored and opposed the passage of
this measure by the legislature. The
principal argument used by those. tav-
oring the bill was that it was not a
(1111 stion oi‘ the. relative merits of the
1iii‘e1ent school systems, but only jus
tic-o to the. tax pay e15 that they should
be allowed to win on this proposition,
as was promised them when the
schools were. first consolidated. Those
opposing the bill contended 111111 the
present school system was 13111141111151".I
and that the five yams non not olups
1d since it was put into Operation ‘
(Continued 0n Prise Six)
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Fli’ilill iihotie Nlld—u-Wiil CasiI
Balottor mum and “all
WilheBaoktoOom. to lie-3
some iler Welt .
Miss Emily Pierson. state o1gan-
izer of the Connecticut Woman Suf-
frage Ass0ciation»——cverybody knows
her, by name. at leash—is going to
vote (01 President in the next and
tional election; not in Connecticut.I
perhaps, but in It bode Island. She's
going to establish a residence in a
4state“11hich has been progtessiv‘e
enough to give women such a chance. ”
Lest alarm be. amend among thoI
forces which Miss Emily as so
often rallied. it must he odds with-
out delay that shc is not going to'
desert . Connecticut . altogether. But,
'on1 the other hand to be frank about
it, she's pretty nearly tired of try-
ing to penetrate the official brain of
the old Nutmeg State with suffrage
arguments. Maybe, this oughtn’t
to be said unt1l after the Senate has
defeated the statutory suffrage bills,
today, in accordance with the ex‘
, ample set by the House last week.
ibut nevertlmiess.’ its tiue, because
she said so herself With nineteen
states on the sufftafc list, she’s 1410-:
11111: to devote her energies towardsI
getting a federal suffrage amend-
ment right over the head of the Con-
necticut Legislature. that 15.41! the;
resolution for a suffrage amendment
to the constitution takes-itsgdusunl
course in the House next week
Ho1ve1,e1 to get dorm to the main
topic Miss Pierson says she is plan-
ning to buy a toxin in “Little Rhody."
now that the neighboring state has
passed a bill giving women‘the right
to vote for'Presidential electors. By
living upon this farm during the six
months preceding the national eiec
given the. tight to cast a vote for the
highest official in the land. She could
then move back to Connecticut and
pursue he1 usual occupation of do
- vislng ways and means to prdcure a
similar privilege without going out:
side the state boundaries.
According to Miss Pierson. a slum
her bf flrc tConnccttcut‘ ouflrjgtsts
who lire near the Rhode lalnnd bop
_ tier. are going to move over the line
in order to get the franchise; She
inlroad: bus 11 particular-Apnea to
view for hornet! but declines mteii
IHopeHOse fire auto, and sat
P F.
MIA?” mu “WI, "OI AlL IQ"! 0' 1'“! WORLD IV A WML“WIII AND OUR WI mares.
Olloo a m Gide loam.
iVARRENIiE
PAVING EOR
SONIN MAIN
Board of Councilmen 1llote‘s to
Appropriate $11,000 for lie-
.placing the Brick Blocks with
Bitlluiitic
10 NEW AOlO Int
ililliill Al 1113111
Objection to East Avenue Trolley
Switch and Sewer Constructions
at Fairfieldi’arit
new at one bouts-Nouns m
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IN RIO MERGER
loitn Davenport Foundry on, Stain.
lord, and Springfield Motor Co.
are Other 2 Concerns interested
“n
The Ammo-Motor Company,_of Nor-
4 walk, and the. John Davenport Foun-
dry, of Stamford, have been incor-
porated with the Springfield Motor
will turn out motors for pleasure cars,
motor trucks, and-aeroplanes, has now
boon incorporated under the name'
Company, and the new concern. which
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1201100110
Warrant Handed British Ambassa-
dor by Sec.Mciitioo iiemsents
First to tiny Entente Covetnnient
of the Springfield Motor Company.
The local concern has been looat ted
for the past 411111 in Grand street.
occupying 11 portion of the Loth Mill.
Business has been rushing. but owing
to the limited tioor space it has been
imposoiblu for the Amco Chmpany to
turn out over tire thousand motors a
year. -
With the ad1ent of the new .- '1-
rem. howewi. a part of which all
least will be located in Norwaik,_ it 111
expected that twenty thousand motors
will be 1111111ufactured and sold in one
an...—
((‘on‘siuued on Pogo Twelve)
The council last evening; at a spe-
cial meeting held in the city hall.
voted to pave South Main street with
bitholitic pavement. The- work will
cost approximately $141,000 and will be
done by the Warrenite Company ’l‘wo
thousand dollars will be appro1v.‘.ntod
ing 10f the council 1111:; “called last
printed r91 enuea to ho added to the
original amount of $9,000 allowed by
the- Board of Appointment for this
project. There was considerable 0b-
jection to this type of pavement on
the grounds that it was only guar‘
anteed for five years. but the council
decided that it was the beat/«that
could be done under the circum-
stance-11..
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no new onto the duck. .1-‘11‘c’t‘ldet
-Georne W. llogardus made 11' report
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linited States Ambassador Fletcher
Says Relations are Increasingly
Cordial
MEXICO CITY Tuesday, April 25..»—
‘ism. would not think of asking this
RAIEOOR HAPPY OVER
AMERICA'S AVAIINOE
I
Espresses Deep Gratitude Over ills.
Reception In This Country
WASHINGTON. Apil 25.~Secretory
bassoon; a Treasury .vrut'ruut for
5200.000000, the first loan made to
any Entente Government by ,the Uni-
ted States under the: $7,.th 000, 000
war finance measure.
James Arthur Balfour. British For-
eign Secretary. siiatcd today that the
allied governments, completely con.
vlucctl of America's whoiebomtod
consecration towards the common
end of destroying lh'usslan militiar—I
country to depart. from its traditional
policies or enter into any formal alli-
ance which might prove outbursts»
lng. “Our confidence in the alliance
and the assurances of this Govern-
United States Ambassador Fletcher
issued a statement to the 11mm
press tonight in which he docimd
that the reintiom between Mexico and
the t'ntted States were increasingly
cordial, and that any misunderstand-
its requested. on the condition of the
isl. Lockwood and Company
.oi’fered to repair it for Sliiiti.
(Continued on Seventh '
IEIVE REOROIES EOR 4; .
NAVAL RESERVESI
Recruits are Wantcdgat the. City;
Ihall today for the Naval Reserves.
The billcers on duty thew stated
‘that men who enlist in the Natal
Reserves can only be made to do duty;
in this distilct in which the enlist
menth made. Men in the Naval Re:
some are not. transferred to battle-
ships; but are enrolled flor service on;
coast patrol vessels in this districti
only. The men are. only subject to
call for active dutv.
The officers stated this noon that
recruiting here was not. as their as
had been anticipated, and they be-
lieved it due to'the fact that young
men/in Norwalk did not 'thorbughly
understand the Situation. They will
be glad to supply information too“
who call at the Clay hall.
The recruiting grocers have not
been very busy.‘ Latit night. however.
business picked up land five men 911-1
listed in the organization. They are
Edward J. Brennan. Elmer H. Hyatt,
John T Woofer, Hany Wolfe and Wil-
illam V. Kennedy. The 1ecruiiing
party will be at the city hall this
afternoon and evening in the morn
ing. they will leave for Stamford.
Since the outbreak of'the. war the
age limit for applicants for the navy
has been changed. Men will not be
received between the ages of 16 and
SSS/years. The recruiting party was
sent, out from New Haven.
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1111 $600,000 1011
ERIE, Pa. April Zia—More than
200,000 bushels of wheat and a large
wooden gtaln elevator known an
"Elevator A‘f of the Western Trans
portntion Company. owned by the
Great Lakes Transit Corporation.
were burned hero iut night. with ‘1
loss estimated It $600,000. The grain.
It is 3.111.": consigned to the Allin.
omelet: of the was: that
I
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_ war.
, 1111: would be due to the activities of
enemies of both countries. TYii‘ state-
do not bellow that any difficulty
1111 be expected between tho United
States and Mexico as the result of the
enuanct of the United States into the
satisfied with the declaration of non
tiaiity of Mexico ”made by. tho presl~
dent p11 April 15, and is confident that
Mexito. 11a a sovereign people, will
iespect the. some" taking measures for
its strict observance.
‘ Np pressure has been Merciaod by
the [mined States on Mexico or on
‘ any other neutral country to force its
entrance into the war on the. side of
the United States. The relations bo-
each day grow more cordial and
friendly. and '1 sincerely hope there
will be no occurrence to' affect the
good and complete understanding be
tw cell the two democracies oi Amcri
c.1.By situation we are neighbors
and by community of ends, aspire.
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WASHINGTON. ‘April 25.-~T11'0
hundred million dollars will be loan-
ed by the United States to Great Brit-
ain. probably today, to help finance
the war, and it is likely most. of it
will be spent. in this country for food.»
stuffs, munitions and supplies. . A sim-
ilar loan may be made to Italy soon.
and other sums will be credited to
Great Britain or tier allies periodi-
cally in the near future as parts of
the big Adan authorized by the seven
billion doliais finance measure.
The 111 at $200, 000. 000 is available
from proceeds of the issue .of 3250‘}
000. 000 treasury certificates due June
30. p1oceeds from which were to be
called today by Secretary McAdoo'
As soon as the money is deposited
in various Federal Reserve banks. the
sum will be transferred to this credit
of the British Government, which wilt
give its bonds as securlb‘
The future loans will be based on
United States bond issues. The first
of these may be for 33..” 000.000 and
proceed: may be collected in four
monthly installments. citing $600.-
OOOMO a month with which to finance
Medan war needs and loans to the
anion.
MCunlllootthelfluohCom
.mmmmdutmmy
flown started from on overheated
it it alumni!
the elevator.
pmlnntoweronthmmool‘
My government is perfectly,
tween the United States and Mexico:
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l plaintiil' and defendant will be pleased
'All three of the motorcyclists , were
reached.
moot." Mr. Balfour stud. "is not men
on' such shallow (launder-woos as
arise from traction. No “not? could
increase our dnhoundod confidence
that tho Unted Staten having come in
o the our will see it through to the
great end we all hope for." ‘
Mr. Balfour .aftor his first lino
days in the American capital, con
sented to an lntenleu to express his
deep gratitude for the warmth of his
reception and his conviction that A111-
erlca's services in the war could not
be exaggerated. Standing in the
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automation
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Afterhangtng tire for nearly two
years, 1111 pgmement has been reach-
ed in tho'suit for $10,000 damages,
brought by Joseph A. biacFérland, of
this city, against Sheriff Simeon
Peat-1e. of Bridgeport. The case was
scheduled to have boo tried before
Judge Curtis in me czvt'. nice-of the
Superior Court this morning. but be-
fore the court opened, a settlement
was ‘rcoched betwoen the counsels for
the parties ‘Friends of both the
to hear of in set ement.
About two cars ago. a motorcycle
driven by ME ‘111' and, which carried
1W0 otherp ors, Joseph Bartok
and _Raymon oal. collided. with
Sheriff Pease's on bile in Darion.
injured. MacFarlond fractured his
arm and leg beside sustaining exter-
nal bruises He was laid up for over
a year as the result of the accident.
Upon recovery .he brought suit for
$10,000 through his attorneys and the
case hung fire until this morning.
when a peaceful agreement was
WAR ARMY Bill
OEOAIE RESUMEO
WASHINGTON. April 25 ~1~The
House and Senate resumed debate to-
day on the Wat Anny bill. House
lenders hoped to reach 11 vote by Fri-
day, but this appeared by no means
certain, since more than sixty mom-9'
bars were still to be heard. including
Speaker Clark, who was to speak to;
day 'in opposition to a draft provision
In the Senate a similn; situation
existed. many senator: wanted to
’cxprun their-viowaon'tbo bill before
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HOUSE 01 REVIEW
Members of the Social league
Entertain and Plan Flag Raising
for Saturday Moon
One of the most pleasant functions
Ig‘hen by the Social League of the
House of May.el1oil’ since its forma-
tion,1vas held last night in the as-
sembly room of the Merwin street
factory, and was attended by about
.threo hundred members and guests
of the league.
Last night's entertainment consist-
cd of two snort sketches, a vocal solo
and trio, and the presentation to the
“House of Mnyohoi‘f," of :1 beautiful
American ting, the gift. of the cm-
ployes.
11' 11011 the conclusion of the program
of entertainment, dancing was enjoy-
ed, and refreshments consisting of
sandwiches, ice cream, cake and
punch were. sen ed The Social Lea-
gue urchcstm rondercl ov-relhnl
music for dancing.
(Continued on Page T110)
ROOY ONOSEN IO
MEAO AMERICAN
MISSION l0 RUSSIA
President Completes Selection of]
Members—1o Include Straus
and Iotgeotllau
“ASHINGTON ADU'I Zfiszlihu
Root will head the American com
mission to Russia if he will consent
to undertake the 'duty
known today that the President has
completed the selections of the prin-
clpal members of the. mission.
The names of the men tentatively
chosen to make up the commission
will not be made public until they
have been formally requested to‘
servo and have accepted.
it was said today. however, that
the men whOm the President has in
mind, are all distinguished in their
particular lines and together 11111
make up a. commission which will in
dicate to the Russian government and
Continued 0! Page 12
Si. Milliilli’S IIcIIIv,
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Sparks from the chimney of St.
Matthew's rectory, Wilton, set fire to
the roof about three o’clock yester-
day afternoon. and it was only by the
prompt and efficient work of some
twenty». men who quickly assembled
that a serious blaze was averted.
Grant credit is due the Wilton tele-
phone exchange for quick work in
notifying the neighbors and a gang
of telegraph linemen who were work-
ing nearby. 4w-
The rector Rev. Charles A Marks,
who built the house a few years ago.
had made provisions for an ample wa-
ter supply which was a great old. So
quietly and quickly was the danger
averted that Mrs. Marks. who is seri-
ously 111 11111111: the care of a trained
nurse, was unaware of what was hap-
nenlng, and much was not disturbed
in any way.
Can‘.
RIARNIYOOO OEIS
$400 DAMAGES
in a decision handed doin'n yestor
day in the case of Francis J Black-
vmod vs. The City of Norwalk. Judge
Scott awarded the plaintlif 81150 dam
on and costs."1‘ho once was tried
the Court of Common Pleas be
him oin the city hall about two
weaken;
On August 2. 1916,1115 Blackwood
stumbled into an 'cmvauon in front
it become '
United States
First Vicio
Steamship: Magnolia Sinks;
German Submarine
LONDON, April 25, 4 :45 p.
can steamship Mongolia. which has arrived at a British port,
The Associated Press today that the Mongolia had fired the
gun of the war for the United States and sunk a German sum
rine.
The submarine, said Captain
great liner, in British waters on
absoltuely no doubt that the U«boat was hit and that there
every reason to believe it was desroyed.
The naval gunners on board
yards. The periscope was seen to be shattered.
‘ i
ran—Captain Rice. of tho A 1
Rice, was about to .attack A 4
April 19. He declared there 4 . \
made a clean hit at one thou“
WOEAN “VINE SEMI INIAOI
ANO "GERMANS ONIV SAVE
NP EEW MINOR POSIII
SINIII COMPANY OI’EIIS
REOiNIIINI SEAIIOII
Enlist lion and Participate' In iliii'.’
tary Parade 11111 Saturday sud
A11 energetic recruiting. [campaign
for collating local men in the Sixth
Company, G. N. 11.. waslaunchod in
this city today, with the establish-
ment of a recruiting station in‘itbo
Mahwckemo Block in West Washing-
ton street, and for the remainder of
this week the campaign will be in
full swing. On Saturday evening a
big military pnrndot will hiring the
work to a fitting climax. and it is ex-
pected that before the week is out.
Norwnlk young men will now filled
up the vacancies now existing in the
ranks of the local company of coast
nrtilierv
A meeting of the committee in
charge of the campaign was held last
night in the armory, and plans for the
week's activities were discussed
The first step in the campaign was
taken today, when a recruiting sin
tion was established. A big tent has
been set up inside the. store, and the
window's have been handsomely de-
corated with American flags and
stands of arms. A number of mem-
bers of thc- Sixth Company are on
dutv at the station from .. 4
V1 9 p. 111.. and calls
me on hand at all times, "
Manager A J. Collins, of the Palace
Theatre, and Samuel Rumor of the
Regent Theatre have volunteered the
use of their houses for whatever pun
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I’ROVIOE SOO MEN
0Connecticut has to provide 500 men
the navy before May 6.1t. is
an absolute necessity and the Nut-
meg state has been ordered to do so
by the Federal Government In Nor-
waik to do its share towards furnish.
1111; her share? ,
A recruiting party consisting of
Chief Electrician F. 8. Stuart. misled
by Apprentice Seam-'11. 0.1!. mm.
arrived in Norwnik last night' and
made room 0. city “11.11101? incid-
umrtm.’1‘bcy will ”but"
days or caulk-1"! to rem-at. non
for in 1~.s.1tm.
cam
- of anti-Germain
One of the greatest
bitterly congested battled
entire war has entered-
day on the British front in .
with the issue still in '
Massed German reserves
ling hurled ferward in
icounter attacks in a sun
fort to check the forw‘var‘d
of Gen. Haig’s troops.
minor positions, trench 1
rubbish heaps that wort
have been seized by the
but the Wotan line, thbir
objective, is still intact.
While the mighty smuggled
France rages inconclusivolyd .
opments in other fields or:
world upheavals are .occun’iw
with sensational rapidity.
has taken a long step ii
on the path along which slabs .
parentiy‘ 15 being pushed, '
but surely, into the universal.
flagration. The Madrid Hove.
ment has addressedam4 .
manymhich,‘ on instance; . ‘
suit in an abandonment-
f‘are or its acceptance 01‘
and important foe. The
is somewhat modified 15 do.
that Count Romanonoo‘, on
premier, despatched the 11
since resigned. Th growm
regarded as -. 4.
workers against the ‘
May Day is expected .,
(Continued on Third PIA”
fer-s a _fine opportunity to any
man. It is clean work with
of Opportunity for advanceme
Electrician Stuart is a tin
young fellow. He is full of on!
about his life work. lite 114
to straight from the ow
he can carry . any rain
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navy.
lilo militant Account!“
o H: Bunion. to “no: ~
follow. Damion only M
it “1‘4 Writs-munch“
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