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Year Will Eclipse A” .
Others .
SOUTH NOEWALX, GONNA WEDNESDAY, MAY 9,1917.
NEW NRRRIIAL
CORNER SWINE ‘
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Board of Directors, Ladies’ Francis J. Blackwood’s
Visiting Board and 0th. . Claim for Injuries by FallI
. oT-s Will Continue a Com- Into Excavation Will
. Tnittee to Carry Out De- Likely Be Again Thresh A
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,New York Concern Gets thIéAlncreasedm Living COSTS 0f
Contract for the Electri-' War Expenses Have "it
cal Work on New Build- Some Hard
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The City of Norwalk will bring suit
Aagainst Thomas Robins, the contract
or who did the sewer- work on South
Main street for $507. 25 in the near
future. on the grounds that neglect
Aon part of the contr-actor had brought
abotrt the injuries to Francis J. Black-
Aerood, who recently won a judgment
against the city for $450 and costs.
which amounted to $57. 25. Blackwood
(ell into an excavation on South
Main street and injured his knee He
brought suit against the City of Nor
Awallt and was given Judgment COT
:porntion (ounsei Edward M Locki
wood, in putting this matter up to
the council .9. meeting of which was
held last eveningT in the city ball,
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No Abusiness of any great impor-
truce was transacted last night at.
the regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Norwalk
Hospital, which was held in the par-
iors ot‘ the Norwnlk club The ses
sion was a very short one, and about'
the only thing that came up for dis- l
cussion were preliminary plans forA
the ceremonies which will accompany‘ ,
the laying of the corner stone- of that
new hospital. The board of air-rectors
the Ladies' Visiting Board and any
one whom they wish to incorporate
with them in the work of arranging
. final plrrns for this function was vot- T.
“ ed‘ a committee on the work of com alleged "W Thomas Robins was
IrletinT nrran emetlltti. ,under contract to do the 89W“;
i- A g The conunit Work for the cl!) 0“ South ‘
tee. met last night after the dirTTectors
had adjourned ,and after electing a
strb- committee. voted to meet again
rrIexI: Monday evening, in the Norwalk
c u .
Tstrt-et and that it was through neg
lect that Illnckwood-was injured He
relaimed that Mr Robins should be
Tirade to pay the damages. After the
Josepir P. Wndhams as to whet
.Robins had been under contract and
.T receiving an affirmative reply. it voted
A to bring suit for the amount of dam-
‘ages and costs which were awarded
A Mr. Lockwood.
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WAR TAX RILL
WASHINGTON May 9 —-'i‘he new
. wTru tax bill to raise $1. 800.000 000i in;
the next year will be reported to tire’
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HRIIVER WRITER
I cities.
A council had inquired of City Enlneer:
r Mr. i
A works, I
stable channel and reduce the annual
Generally fair tonight and Thursday.
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Court Laurel To Have Sup-
per and Entertainment
This Evening in Red
Men’s Hall
Court [Janine] No 106 Daughters of
(”cattle will celebrate the eighth an-
nirersary of its orgauiaztlon this ev
ening in Iled Mens ball by holding
a supper and entertainment. Two
sketches will be presented: “Hiring
Help," by Mrs J. Wesley O'Conubr.
Miss Gertrude Dibble. Miss Edna'lilor-
l,gan Miss Birmcho Ellis, Miss Ethel
Jennings and Miss Katherine McHung.
“’llre other sketch: “Tickets Please "
Awill be presented by Miss Mae Wil-
Ilr‘arIrITsi1 Miss Violet Ashwell, Miss Jane,
ban and Miss Hazel Blake.
“It” was eight years ago today on
May 9 1909, when Court Laurel Cn
Iinto existence The prime. movers in
Aits organiation were Mrs. Cornelius
AA McNamara and Mrs. William I-‘.A
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Tammany. Both of these women, whoA
are prominent in social affairs of Non-
Iwalk, were interested in the work of~
Aprganizations of like nature in.other.
Believing that the founding of-
‘trn order here would meet with no
moral and enthusiasm,
such a movement.
it was a huge success and fifty
members joined immediately. Since.
that time it has doubled in numbers
and now Tnorewtlrau one hundred are
members of the order. The charter
members of the organization copied
from the original charter are as fol~
lows:
Agnes C. Barrett, Mrs. Jennie Me-
Namara. Miss Rose. M; Ladrigan, Miss
Catherine Pickering, Mrs. Sarah Pick-
ering, Miss Alice K. Foley,TMlss Jose
they started
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RRNNERTIRUT RIVERA
INPRIITEIIENTR
REINIi WRITER
WASHINGTON. Alloy {Am-The Tim
provements of the Connecticut River.
from Hartford to Long Island Sound,
,hy providing additional dykes. retain
ing walls and accessory works. and
dredging and extension of lexlstlng
.in order to secure a more
cost of maintenance. was recommend-
ed to Congress today In a report by
the chief ol army engineers.
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Whirlwind Tour of Places
of Interest Made This
Morning Beginning at In-
dependence Hall
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ARE EVERYWHERE
Schools Closed and Many
Industrial Establishmelgtp
Had'iialf Holiday
PHILADELPHIA, May Br-M. Viv-
lani, Marshal Joflre and the other
members of the French mission or-
rived in Philadelphia at 9 o‘clock this
morning. and under escort Athoy at
once began a whirlwind tour to view
the points of historic interest In the
city, beginning at Independence Hall
Cheering crowds were everywhere.
and the face of General John beam-
ed with Joy. as baneheaded. he bowed
his acknowledgements of the homage
paid to him. .
Although thtt stay of “Tanisha-
gutshed Frenchmen in this city was
reduced from twenty two to Me hours
because of the more 361395119. Jim
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TWII EPIRR AL
PARIRHER NEET
The forty-ninth annual meeting of
the Trinity church was held last even-
ing in the chapel. Excellent reports
from the V.estrymen Finance Commit
tee. Women's Guild. Bethany Guild
and the. Girl's Friendly were read and
accepted.
Officers Tlor the following-Tyne weret
elected as followzs
Treasurer—D. W Raymond.
Clerk—Harold Van Wage-nan.
Delegates to Anndal Convention to'
be. held at Stamford—D. W. Raymond.
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of Thirty-Five
Prisoners Plead Not
Guilty to Charges at
Opening of Term. ‘
0f the 35 prisoners who were put
to plea yesterday at the opening of
the May term of the Superior CTTim-A
inal court only one, Margaret MinorA
charTged with bigarrry, pleaded guilty ‘
The others all pleaded not guilty andA
counsel was assigned to defend tlroseA
who had no Iaw‘yer. Judge Gardinerl
Greene presided. and the court was?
opened With prayer by Re Frank S AEndorses Government and
C.hild pastor of the Fairfleld (,‘cngre' I
gational church. The afternoon was
occupied in putting the prisoners to;
plea. A jury has been surnmon‘rd for
this morning and the trial of cases
will begin. State‘s Attorney Homer‘
Cummings’ was not present and theA
work of preparing and presenting the
cases was done by Assistant Statpslu At the afternoon session of the 24th ,
Attorney Galen rter, assisted by 1 t'
toner ‘eorge [are of Bridgeport
The use, of Howard Mar-,tz Bridge-
‘port, charged with indeseent assault,A
was nolled. The complaint it was
stated 'trew out at an attempt on the 311‘: ~
part. of a boy who had stolen $400
from Merit to. get back at him for
causing his arrest by charging Met/.1
with a cr.ime Moria, it: is said. he
Triended the lad who later showed
his lngratitudc by departing wttlr a
$300 ring and other property belong
ing to Mertz. He ran away to Norwich
and wrote to Merlz that Mertz would
have to give him $500 or Ire would
bring a criminal charge against him.
William Henry Jobe, 22. Norwalk,
charged with assault on James Cur
its on April 6, 1917. pleaded not
guilty. Attorney II. N. Wakcman was
«3 u
arelgs Stration. 53. Norwallt. for-
merly of Glastonbury charged ~with
blgnmy. pleaded not guilty. Attorney
john Cuneo represents the TAIIZIhroner.t
dis pl‘r Gadosctl 50. ot ‘orwalli.
Acrhip wilhT theft from person of
Clara Mock of S3. 91. on February 20,
I911. pleaded not guilty. Attorney
1) .h‘. Brennan was assigned.
Albert Lionetti. 19 Norwarrr, plead
ed not guilty to theft of kodak and
a“ gold ring. valued at 5106 front
Gladys Gild, Nor-walk. Attorney I).
W. Price was assigned.
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All. REE. RE- ELERTR
advocate. J. 0. Collins, New Mutton. ‘ A
The six delegates to the National Border’ and Turkish
convention to be held August 1., at
Old Point Comfort Va, were elected Army Is Believed to
as follows: John H. Cavanaugh.l Surrounded ‘
House today with the approval of the
Ways and Means committee it prob
ably will be. brought up for action to
morrow, and House leaders expects
its passage within a Yew days ' A
Most of the TTTeTenue would come
from these taxes: On incomes, normal}
rate of four per cent for individuals A
with exemptions of $2, 000 for married
persons and $1. 000 for unmarried. and
graduated super taxes on incomes of;
I more. than $5 000; six per cent. on cor- A
porntions; increased taxes to be efA
» festive from January 1 191': ‘
0n inheritances. new taxes by a
graduated schedule running for one-
half to fifteen per 'cent present in-
heritance taxes to remain.
0n imports. all existing tariff duties
. raised ten ptr cent and ten- per cent.
duty' imposed or articles/now admit-A
ted free.
Increase. of:
Minor taxes include:
letter mail from two to three cents
. an ounce for postal cards from oncA
,— to two cents. and of new spapfir rates
by a zone system. ,
Liquor a d tobacco «axes, pmcti
(ally double. 4
Levies by stamp taxes or other
means on Lifeinsurance policies. pipe
lines ,electric power, telephone and
telegraph messages. theatres, club
dues, on manufacturers iof automo-
bites. co:- metics, proprietary medi-.
clues, musical instruments, jew.elryA
moving picture films, chewing gum,
- and pleasure boats: on newspapers.
I_ five per cent. or advertising collec~
. tions.
WESTIIAVEN TR ,
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Recommends Government
Control of Staples, Par-
“ticnlarly Grain and “Sugar
WASHINGTON, May 9.——Herhert C.
Hoover, chairman of the food com-
Amittee of the Council of National De- “A the mouth or “‘9 ”V9“ and ‘0‘
0n excess profits. sixteen per mm Afense. who is strongly in favor of a Til channel 301‘055 “19 bit" 300 feet
Aurore limited use of wheat. in this “Ad“- and 15 feet deep
country, appeared betore the Senate
agriculture committee yesterday and
urged a separate department of the
government to deal with the fifood
question.
He recommended absolute govern-
ment control of certain staples. par—i
ticularly grain and sugar. He asked
'prompt action on the administration‘s
food bills and pointed to-r
food troubles as proof of the} neces
sity for taking hold of the situation
early in the war.
Centralization of food econtrol Mr.
Hoover told the committee, is vital
Europe ..he said has found maximum
price fixing a failure, but minimum
price fixing has had better success.
Mr. Hoover did not. believe it use
essary to have the food department
headed by a member of the cabinet.
Abut urged prompt action on food leg-
islation. w
When Chairman Lever of teh
House committee tried to bring up
the first of the food control bills, in
the House today, Republican Leader
Mann refused unanimous consent be-
cause. he said“ the House had had
no opportunity to study it. ” T 3
TWO MORE AMERICAN -
' AVIATORS XILLED
. . WEST! HAVEN. May 9--The barns
on In the rear for the trolls: Ten.
,8 parish house of Christ Epis‘eo l
were ”I: 3:; snITinll dwellings
m to a T
”I I y. be are
Itoday. when their machlil
. at an
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NEWPQRT NEWS. vs... May 9
lc'tor CErlstrom,- aviator instructor
Station here. and cosy
Newport. News. - iv .
aviator. Were a lustsdtly; killed
Ta ltitude or about 590 feet.
, “being written for the occasion by} Miss
t the, Atlantic Coast Aeronautical
nausea
and Samuel W. Hoyt, Jr.
Alternativeswll. 0 Bailey and W
W Lester. .
Senior \Varhden—HD W. Ray.mond
Junior Warden—Samuel W.
Jr.
Vestrymen—W
The chief of engineers estimates
this improvement will cost. $211. 000
for new construction. $15 000 a year
for maintenance of the channel until
the permanent works are completed-
and $10, 000 a year for maintenance
thereafter.
The present project for the Corr-
necticut River, adopted by Congress
on February 27, 1911, provides for a
channel twelve feet deep and 100
feet wide from Hartford to the bar
W. Lester, I. N.
Weed and Hamid Van Wagenen.
0 Grace Church.
The annual meeting of Grace For
In the (guild r.oom Yer‘r‘y ruinous
The improvement now desired is a
deeper and wider channel.
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A ENTERTAINRN. R.
The Watsoever Circle. of the Kings
Daughters. celebrated its 27th ,anni-
verssry yesterday afternoon, with a
reception and entertainment at the
home of Mrs. William R. Thompson,
of Rowayton avenue.
The Whatscever .Circle was found-
ed ‘Tn 1890. Mrs. W. H. Swords was
its first leader. Since that time the
leaders ot’ the organization were:
Mrs Anna Nickerson, Mrs. John" Bell,
Mrs. W. H. Stowe and the present
leader, Mrs William TR; Thompson,
All of, the leaders of the organisai
,tlon attended the meeting. made a
brief but interesting addresses
bA clever history of the circle' has
been written by MISS‘ fl 5,‘ will!“
“and {his was read yesterday after-
noon by Mrs. Frank Lauder. An in-
spiring address by the Rev. John
stapleton. pastor of the South Nor-
walk Congregational church. was one
ofrtho features of the ntterndoa. K
to be in ii most flourishing condition.
The oflicers. of last year were re- elect.
ed to serve during the coming your
Are-elected. The- officers are as fol-
. lows: «—
Senior Wardeh~llobert Van Burmen
Junior Warden—Carl A. Harstrcrn'
Clerk—W. F. Bishop. Jr.
I'l‘reasurer-(ieorge A. Curtis.
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NEWPORT R. 1., May 9.—Com
District ,anncunced
ed on fire all Nantucket Shoals L-ight
' Thy another veSsel.
-. be given out he said.
c.0ntrol
the steamer Sebtr
off the Nantucko
L. Getlet‘ was rendered.
it dainty collation was served and
a pleasant social hour was anol’ed
the steamer to tile navy yard
thlt
popes-I
lloym
Knapp, Henry 0. Bailey. Arthur Lola! enemies In permanent detention
Charles II. R' Godfrey. William R" icamps where. they will be Well irons
Pennington. Robert Doulens. Samuel
lab was held last eT enlng at 8 o’clock
which'Vere presented by the clerk
and the treasurer showed the parish
The Testrymen of last Tear were also
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mandant Bryan. of the Second Naval
today that the
crew of the steamer Sebastian. report
ship last night, had been taken all
No other informa—
Ttioh regarding- the sebastlan would
Earlier ire}
ports indicated that the tire st's uI tier
BOSTON, May tin—No further word
had been receivem early today from
all? reported cars.
boats Lightship, ‘7
last night. The «no message from"
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Mountains
WASHINGTON May 9.»Arra'nge-
Amenta for putting all interned alien
ed and work given them Tit fair
wages .have been completed by See
retary Wilson of the labor depart-
ment. An oiliclal announcement yes-
terday says the first camp will be es
tablished on a 500-acre tract of agri
cultural land in the mountains of
North Carolina and that the 1.800 of
flcers andsailors taken from German
merchant vessels in American harbors
will be the first aliens to go there.
The statement adds that Secretary
Wilson expects the necessity will
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. Teachers of the outlying school dis
trict including the Broad River. Win
nipauk and West Ncrw alk schools, en-
tertained the other members of the
Teacher's Association at the. Norvmlk
High school last erasing The enter-
moment was a novelty and was
greatly enjoyed.
The entertainment was divided
into two parts. The rat was whati
was known as a "H
‘B'um” In this the teachers appeared
in a frame dressedT to represents
famous picture. It- was very inter;
eatigrg and the parts were taken off
we]
“ruinstrel troupe centralised or Mrs.
ohn Jones. Miss. Dorothy Jones, his.
:lroudon, Mrs. Roberts and Miss (lath
Aby Representative Nehemiah Candee,
Apassed the House of Representatives
_ of the New York, New Haven & Hart- that Gen Sarraii is initiating In
on Photo Ar lard Elll'ott, chairman of the ..
IRISH DIVISIONS RTIANER
IRTRNRI IRRII RANA , I
Crown Prince MRtAppreCIl
With Massed Reseer
and Every Availabe Gan.
at His Command Seeks .
Retain Advantage
Hold the Richest Prize I
Northern France T .
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Russian Troops Again on.
the Move on theA Pers‘
ALL STATE RETIRERR
Favors Men Who Serve in
Army or Navy,- in Insur-
ance Rates
’annual state convention of the
Knight! _of Colruubus.at the Stratfleld
IhIoJTl in Bridgeport. tlic entire state
lket was reelected. TheT olficers
TTlro will rule for the ensuing years
State Deputy, William J. Cronin
New Haven; state treasurer, John
Boland, Torrington: state secretary,
E. J. Phillips. of Hartford; state war-
den, William Brown.’ Berlin: stints
Tirompsonvillo; Frank Kinney. Bran-
lord: James McGowan. Winsted; Ed-
ward Real. Waterbury; John Barry.
Portland: John C. Barnes, Torrlngton.
Following the high mass at St. Arr
gustine's church. celebtwtéil by Ben.
Edward M. Hayes. the members ‘ad-
Joni-nod lathe Stratfleld. hotel and the
conventionccontwensd shortly after 10
cert-II. There were 124 delegates
pr ent from 62chuncils throughout
Connecticut. City Clerk J. A. H. Rob-
inson, representing Mayor Wilson wel-
corned the visiting knights to thisA
city.
The contention adopted resolutions
supporting the administration in any
loyal act that the United States may
romulgate, rand recommended that , ..
No member of the Knights of Coium the “"9- qhis, little. Village
bus. serving the government in its the Wood winch Isurronnds
military or na‘Tml branches shall be' formed a sharp saltentAdl‘Tvc . >I
assessed additional insurance premi my". Canadians m within W '
ums. .ITTrilcs of Drocorrrt. Its cop '
marks the. first time in the 1.,
crrt oii’cnsive that Ti Ge '
_AtTrTrrnter attack has strucce’dlttlT
wresting an important ponitié
ifrorn the British.
(‘Trriorrslv cTTorT-rh tIiAc same "
Afieinl . statement from) Bert
.TrITiclr announces the Aeapturc
Fresnoy indicates that the' Brifi‘
ish are much closer to the“
at Hartford this noon by a substantial erTT end of the Drocourt- Q
majority. There was considerable lino than has been claimed
ODPWAE'O“ ‘0 Ahefl“;f“:"°Thb“t ANA}? I cation. The German Wol— A
to the vigorous g t y t one it a lice tells of heavy flirting ..
vor Of it, led by Representatrve Can tween Riencourt ant Fontainey
doe. it was put through. By this;
bill, the state gites to Norwalk all the former village. being a ham
and a half from Qucant.
its rights in the. land known as Cnlt' mile
Pasture 3830“ The City i3 “”0115 less than that distance from {I '
lo “MA“ "5 Iarge “MAO“ 0‘ ‘h‘s rricourt, the next German strdhg.
beach to be used as a public park hold north of Qatar t EV. ..r.,
and bathing beach. .
Opponents of the measure tried to, thin? indicates that l c flirt»:
ran
lists an amendment attached to it Astrngglc on the. British
which would require the Oil)“ to [lilr- rewarded on both SidCB as. onewI
chase the land before the state gave the most _inrporlfiarrt actions of fill!-
away its rights in the property Thetwm, but. it may be mflAly an” Tl)
amendment was killed.‘=‘.howaver and. .
the original bill was passed as recom- fore 3") decision is reached. T
with which ti
mended by the committee at cities determination
and boroughs There seems to be Germans are fightiu and their!
little doubt. but what the measure will. tremendhn‘s emu.“ at he. cannon
\ o ' A
”L al‘pmffib’ '11" 39mm" tration of guns and reserves ah
Atlrat the. DrocoanQuIATath line
With Triassed reserves and ti
crv available gun at hisico- in
Crown Prince. Rupprcc‘h‘t o
varia is striving to halt‘ the
less British assaults on Hill 5
court- Queaut line, the-11%
wart protecting the ritihcilli
of the Germans inA NO I
France, the coal fields of '
'l‘he reckless expenditures 0
man life by the German Ito”
nrarrder has had at least it
porarv reward in the. recent
of FrcsTToT at the northern end
A
MARTIN REARR BILL
PARRER THE NATURE
Tire Marvin Belrcch Bill. introduced
IFREIIflII-IT RATES ANN] Agarded thv them as o vital
biportnuce. and will orrAy' be: all
NEW H AVEN “BA“ Front two other TvArr theat
_ Arrows comes that opens up uiim
Macedonian front, co instant!
cent. increase in freight rates would vclopmg ill SPVBHITV .A'nd '03
irendered in the last extremity
Apossrblhttes The fighting 011' Ill
WASHINGTON. May WA 15 per
not pay the increase in the. coal bill gives renchEl color to the bell
ford railroad this year, to say nothingqmt'
of other increases in expenses, How-
Tons of major importation
a.I’possibly a general offensive. I'illl
Haven? Trina, testified bemré tfi developments on thiTA front a
persists coinrherce commission. Iftpelfl’ to have given fresh impot
the 15 per cent. could be applied on to‘» the revolutionary TnoVemIen
fall" 0t\ the ifreight business of th 0' _Gl‘mfi; *5ngth by
road. he said, magnet-ease in revenue , . '
based on modern sinus, wouldbe “that VENWEVEA; {“133 6:;
about $6 600M017 shut. the rates on firing -1829
some traffic cannot be advanced on tors. T
one Henry, madé, up the second part
_ . entertainment and Iréndered
the- greate’stT Increase in rerennethe hereditary foc
road xpdct bro
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