Entered at the South Nerwalk PM
Duct as Second Class Matter.
AAAAAAAA *T‘EAAAAAAA.
q ~ it tutu °‘
kins for Murder Scheduled
to Come Up This Month-—
Dozen or/Fifteen‘Men Killed
-‘ and Many Injured in
40 in Panel of Jurymen
L Accident Near Camp
Sultan tannin ;
A turnouts
YEAIES WAR BI
Unexpected Army and Navy
Demands Require Urgent
Legislation
EAST TAX [EVAES
MAY BE IAAAUBEEII
Cases Growing Out of Raid
on Notorious Resort
~—
A panel of 40 jurors has been drawn
for .the next term of the Criminal
Superior court which will convene in
this city May 14. The Jury will‘not
be called until May 16, however.
Among the important cases on the,
docket are those of William Thomas,:.
known as “Baby Doll" and Jacob Haw- ‘-
kins. held for the death of Morrit
NEAT? gmygrggegmfiejr t:“.l.¥:t::ssrzttss Tram no. New Bind
, . p a or Street last December. ues— ‘ ionrnment ay
A Machine Gun Company A
May Be Postponed.
Thomas is now in the Hartford jail
serving a sentence lmposfi'd in the fed
eral court but will be brought to this
city whenwantsd. ”State's Attorney
Clunmings has decided whether the
Thomas and Hawkins trial cases will
be considered this term.
Be Held Off Until Autumn
WASHINGTON, May 10.-—'i'he need
of legislation, deemed imperative by
» the treasury department-to meet the
vast expansion in the nation’s war
monument (loam face to he! to-
dayuznith the prospect of an extended
COLUMBIA. 8. 0., May 10.-—Five'
soldiers were killed. two were killed.
two were .so badly tainted that they
died died enroute to the base hospital.
four were seriously insured. and eightv
lean less seriously hurt, when a wood-
en manger coach loaded with soi-
ldiers of the 821st infantry Out! the”
(Continued On Page Ten)
or cut its
An American A Corporation
4 W
MAIN)!“ ll
‘ BE Albumin
Heaviestnf Ordnance and
Sheila, In ' loo-Mile
Cannon, T Be Manufac-
nnw vomlnlyiiaaAcse United
SW. and comm at the re-
wfiwfivmevilt enter
hm DY:
tiller? adapts)»
In nulls If: Gena. Jackson. todayn ‘
3 A acidic? arriving here said that
may WW'kllled anti inlured. ~ The
coaches, he‘ said. were crushed. The
frame were from North and South Car-
nlina.
A telephone message reaching the
city nit 10:1: stated thatkseveral bodies A
area y ha been in on from the '
WW" 1 ;Labor . Leaders’
B so dier who brought the r orti ' ' '
‘of the wreck to the city said haves! Heeded m Munltlon Plants
standing at the quartermaster's depot,
{when he heard thegcraeh‘ of the railing BRIDGEPORT~ MAW 10-“F0110Wing
‘cars. .Cndht‘firpélilbo ee'rs. he hurried. the appearance of .l. J. chpler, vice-
over to the place an .was appalled at a president of the international Asso-
.the spectacle. . The; light coaches, “will“!!! 0‘ ”mulls”... in this City.
W'Wfllliutnusuat
Caution
paid. wete__ ,. .. , (today. Ebb? leaders cautioned the
The mgnvtnswcaaés had‘enlrain-;‘Ariker3 against causing any further
red for Oampfie‘tsir. at Greenvllle. imunltions SNAKES All Bridgeport. it
wage controversy by federal authori—
B
A
0luludistributei
‘is understood that the men are now'
a decision of the‘
Allen and ithat votes of machinists and '
into the manor» it!
re . , _ tea- “at but can:
e administration a belief that new Moment In:
revanuemelnures must be'enacted at,
once to, meetvunexpecwd increases in'
expenses was set forth by Secretary
Addition in a letter to‘ Senator Sim.
mom» of North Carolina, chairman of'
the Senate Finance committee. and a
titles." In an
undertaking. Elbert, n Gary. chairman
of the corporation. said that a mum
lecturing plant for the purpose would
be ooustructed as speedily as practice:
Able at the expense of the govemment
on a site located in the interior of
the country. The work will be in
charge of a committee of steel corpor~
ation ofllcials who will receive no com-
pensation for their services.
Chairman Gary's statement. made
public tonight. followslf~ ” . “
“At the solicitation of the secretary
ruminants
utilitarian
(Continued On Page Eleven)
WAliE BEARD SEES .
' HIEHER [WINE £08
A
Commilliflon‘Mhy Be Made:
Permanent, With Periodic“.
Adjustments—Food MayA,
Be Cheaper -—- Railroad:
Brotherhoods to Ask Re-A—
Vision of Schedules Sub~
mm“ of $2,223,000.000 Before
WASHINGTON. May 10,—CreatlonA House Committee
of a permanent wage commission toA . " ._
make periodic the term of Govern-A WASHINGTO.“ MM 10.~—Charles
ment control probably on an annuulA'M' Schwab. Director-General of the
‘ ’ ‘ iEmergcncy F'ieet Corporation. made
(his first appearance yesterday before
orveven a semi-annual basis in fore-
seen as on of t . -
9 he remit" of the work ' a Congressional committee in a quest
for funds to_oarry out the nation‘s
of the commission appointed by Di-'
vast shipbuilding programme. Mr.
rector-General McAdoo.
Livin co. .
g “S are ”WW WWW and, Schwab spent most of the day with
a subcommittee pf the House Ap-
l
officials here who are conversant (withl
conditions are a unit in the bolltf
that the end is not in sight. Furthl-r
Strongly Supports Estimate
The commission headed by Secretary
of the interior Lane based the in-
creases lt recommended on the in
crease in the cost of living after the
most extensive survey ever undertak-
en into the subject in any country.
(Continued On Page Eight)
lllAlNMAN nus '
- lump-unfit.
Edward Rueger, trainman. 'on the
ew York. New Haven & Hartford
(Continued on Eleventh Page.) '
lpany of America. the Lake Torpedo
lBoat Company and the Bullard Ma-
l ' .
A IMPHSES $2“ FINE pathetic strike movements. have been
. .' - ' With life. walkout yesterday 4at the
. - - ‘ _ ,of seven hundred now are on strike
$201810“ Appeaied to S“ Airom various plants.
.‘ lthough-‘Judge Walsh in the cri- .
court yesterday declared from the;
bench that he was convinced that;
l .
ed that Dunne had sold to state pol-i Merriam and Frederick Hulse repre‘
lcemen gasoline’sbort of the amount, sented Lincgln Council as delegates
evidence in the case yesterday hadidletown, this week.' The trip was
M'alslt fixed'the penalty. It is a TE'A nani'éd by Elmer Roberts. George 0v-
kiuction from the penalty of $25 and. eriop and Charles H Young. 'The
. Immediately following the decisionA The visitors of thm 82 were pres-,
for Dunne filed notice of appeal to-; throughout the State. Weie entertained‘
the Supreme courtof Errors. Mr.‘ last. evening by Ma‘ttabessett Council
(of Judge Walsh, during which the' opened” by all joining in singing Am- R
hurrying optometrist; weapons :wim—A rendered by Annette Welker, and dur- . . -
out intent to use them. or the failure? ing the evening 3- recitationwas given :dzeino EAWDWQEmWrEAEgA “guard?"
: ACQDIPOGAHE the public. . N. Y.. was attended to by Dr. Henry
7 , ‘ A fNorwalk hospital, where he. is resting
.» ‘ today. He is in a badly bruised con-
§ , . , __ A AS MOTHERS’ DAY
5 . 5 . 5 7 —;-—- was on, happened to stop over the
[.1 FUR PREPAREHNESS VA ASHINGTON. D. 0.. May lit—A bridge. and Rueger jumped off and fell
, . l
l
.willing to await
. .loolmakers at the Locomotive Con:-
A BUT. THE £0URT . ichine Tool Co., which were to have
ibcen tukcnlonight to determine sym-
A postponed.
Arworlts, it is, estimated that -a total
_ preme. Court of Errors in: . .
,; GasolineShort Sales Case I“ U A M IN ANNUAL
1 o I s 's s _
Illinal {side of, the Common PieasA
Michael P. Dunne. of :Norwalk. had no.
intent to cheat his customers in the‘
purchase of gasoline, the fact remain-A Charles H. Dauchey. William Q. 'Mer-
charged for. and he ~ therefore fined, at the-annual state convention of the
him $20 flat. Thejury that heard thef, Order of United American Men in Mid»
reported a verdict of guilty and Judgej made by‘ auto and they were accom-
rosts imposed by the Norwalk cilyAEvening Press gives the following at“1
court. , . l count of the proceedings: A
bf the court, Attorney Keogh, counsel ent. representing different councilai
I ‘Ifeogh based his appeal on the charge' No. 12 of Middletownx The exercises N
court compared Dunne’s Manse to the evica- 'A nam'ouc song was sweetly Ambit}: $253133 Elidii§it°3dti
of a person to clean his sidewalk after, by Edith Welker and a song by Dr. R . : - . . .
#1 SHOWSAOrm Without any intent 0f dAS'E 11- 5‘0“" . :rltld) \viiozgoifimlttlémi?ihh‘ésesiegfestgj
> IC. Sherer. and inter removed to the
AMAY 12 PROPOSED
dition. ’
It is said that the train that Rueger
Preisdential proclamation designatingr through. landing on his right shoulder
iSunday, «May 12' as "MOWE‘FS' Day.” and 'badly bruised it. - . ‘
is proposed in a resolution adopted in
~ l‘ ‘- There renmeouscnt'lnmt
CQHSAUVDOR Citizens t0 Aldrthe “House today. The resolution Rueger l: notuserEouslyohuElié s u
m Program 0f 53““glmfiiitlgfitea That it til in V 11
a . . . ’ , 'i e v
ChildLlfe _ lot Mothers' Day the attentiogiE’Iblfo‘Efie GREENWICH MAN
a ”w". ‘1 nation be directed to the patriotic sac- KILLED BY AUTO
A letter from Governor Marcus H-;riflce made .by the mothers of our
.prs, Teachers, Physicians, Nurses snipe” arms and if nee .
all other Citizens of Connecticut" has. fence of liberty and jgsEiiedie in de
Assn mkade‘public in connection with} ‘ .
e ins undertaken by the Child Wei“ sacrifice the President of the United
tare ‘ Department, “t. the Women‘s States he and is hereby respectfully :my family hurt last night. when the
mommittee. Connecticut State Council requested to recommend in the cm;
pf Defense. which is carrying out in ‘va‘nce at Sunday,
ponnecticut the Federal Government‘s Motherszay.
.yrogram of saving chlldfl re as‘a’linrt United ‘ States
:i‘ '
bfgtlle nationhl 'zflhtidronis "Year" ppm...
P“ g“. ‘ -* w A. ’ ’ ; ”g on the. mothfirs. of our country. (Finn was taken to a local hospital.
‘. fACODlililAdd.On'-Eagp Eighty .' “WWWAMSW aving sons serving
. , firm llded with one driven by William Gra-
May 12. 1918. as ham, swerved from“ Abe road and
l‘
; ‘ undergoes flag thrdughout the world." with unoccupied-with
advances. it is believed. are inevitable.
(Continued On Page Ten)
A’AAANAIAA] SWEEPS
l.
at Eldridge, Ia.
i
storm. told' of the death of at least
three and probably several more per-
sons, and damage to property mount-
l
:‘ing into thousands of dollars~the toll
of a tornado which. this afternoon
(swept over the central parts of Illinois
, and town.
A At Franklin. lil.. two women were
Mason and Morgan counties. in central
illinoisythe property damage appeared
to have been grea
dred- residents reported to have sus-
’ fl” _
A (Continued on Page Four)
ADRAFT MEASURE .
‘ ,
Congress.
. . . . . _ A. r d b the Hons 'esterda ,
dielcomb addressed‘To Mothers. Fain-gland II] freely offering their sons to _ GREENWICH. May 10,—40larence the ”foséemcfi report one the bill EL;
_ McEwen. a'stockholder of 2,765 Broad- base the draft quote on the number of
“Th way, New York city. was killed. and men in Class 1 was sent to the Senate
at in appreciation Of this great George A. Firm of Greenwich was probl for action. The House adopted the
‘report after eliminating its amend
or in which, they Were driving col-. ment authorizing credits on quotas forl
A volunteers.
The con
that the people of the crushed through a stone wall and oven ate amendment exempting divinityhnd
. _ offer fervent prayers taming. brought up against a tree. medical students, in the bill providing
_~‘_Alm.shty 09d tOr His divine blesss McEwen died within afew moments.
registration of youthattalnln'xthe‘
o .ihefconfeteésnf
liliNlllS AND 10er
A Score of Persons Injured
CHICAGO, May 10.—Belate'd reports
looming in over wires crippled by the
killed when the chimney of their home ’
fell. and throughout Christina, Shelby.
t. with half a bun-
NEARS COMPLETION
WASHIN‘GON. Mdy 10,—Legislation
desired by the War Department to-per-
.fect its selective draft machinery to-
‘day, was a step nearer completion in
ference’ approved of a Seu-.
of twentyone years alneeuu’neb“ last, ‘1‘“ “1"
Graham and member-ea of the family however. «need abortions in send the.
ACMIATBO PRESS NEW. FROM ALL PART! OF THE W IV A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN DPEMTOR
scorn antiwar; cell. may, may 16,1910
tau—0r ilfilllllll
FAIREST EARESNEEIAEIA
Blaze in the Cranbnry Sec-
tion Continues to Spread,
No Way at Hand to Check
Norwaik's need of a. are warden and
Probably Show. Tonight and eat.
GREAT BRITAIN’S
OF APRIL 23: DUPAIAJAAED Al
ESEEND, Bill for 0-00
of auxiliary gasolene pumping appara’
the let its chemical lire autos, as set
-
A
forth in last evening's Sentinel, has not
local lire lighters. insurance men. and
householders to thinking. and was cast
of the main topics of conservation on
the street and in the cases today.
While the seaplane (pumps are a
matter that Maire time. the appoint-
ment of an acting fire warden, or even
two or three in the outlying sections of
the city. would he of the simplest nav
tore. with no additional expense. ex-
cept when their services were needed
to light grass. and forest fire}.
(continued on Pen Ami
"‘a’
in
Voters . Who Favor“ the
«Drysn
W
in several of the Senatorial districts.
of the state, political base have begun.
to buzz. and candidates for nomination
‘ for Senator. and in some cases. for re-
. ominatlon, have been announced, and
and with the announcemet. in most
cases, comes the statement. the cam
didacy is favored or disapproved by
the “dry" forces of the._,§ta The
Connecticut emperanda‘ ,‘ ‘ whine.
time age can thatit mm “-3an
tinize the reco of all aspirants for
legislative togas this fall and oppose
vigorously the candidacy of all who do
not place themselves on cord in In-
vor of ratification of t he federal
amendment for naticn~wlde4 prohibi:
tion. \ ‘ A
The Union is circulating pledge—cards
which are being signed by the hun-
DOLLAR DAv"
NEXT mursnnv
_ It is hardly necessary to tell the
”pic of Nomlk whit Dollar
MAI: *
Dollar Day will apalnbe ceies
brand in this city on Thmday,
May the Sixteenth, Nineteen Hun-
NAVAA TRIAAM "
t
Sinking of the Old »
Vindictive, Leaded Qt
Concrete, Blocks Entrltnce»
to the Harbor ‘ . _'_‘
A ..;-
A
A
SUBMMAAEWSE. w
autumn»
dud-eighteen. and the public will
be sure of finding some bargains
in all m of weds. from or»
III! to IR“.
from have Juror-thee a}:
planned hr Dollar Day to be held
on Titaniafiand during the four
Miter any. filth ottoman eons
gumbo WM may for the
Nor-walk has had sevuai Dol-
lar Days and they stand out in the
memory of those who purchased
goods at those times.
Of course this in war time, and
there will be spectal sales of seeds
0r pardon tools. drugs, mn's wear,
such as collars, flies. hats, women's
wear, underwear, waists. stockings,
hate, hat frame, candy, books. ata-
tlonery—in fact most everything,
that can be sold at 31 will be told
a.
A
ling raid, has been virtuallydppli-
iby the sinkin
cruiser Vind ttive, likewise lied .
. A
Land Fighting Brings Bnov
eess to the British-Anni
French Soldiers . ‘
. . . A
Great Britain’s navel , g
of April 23 at Zeebmw: AFN?!
this important German In ' ' '. "
base on the Belgian colts! _ , ripe
parcntly‘ blocked byzihe mnhng
concrete laden ships duringaAdak'
‘cated at Ostend, another valuable
base for the Urboats just to‘the >
east. The fe" was ecco'snpilghed .
est night of‘th‘ old
with concretE,‘ nor 3 the entrance
to Detend Herb'o . 1‘ ‘ ‘ f
1y ultra [ted
on Thursday, the Sixteenth.
u is «no that the-‘«
power of a dollar has decreased, to,
that new it'wlll buy about what
thirty cents did fifteen years ago,
but you can't make those people
who have patrOnized Dollar Days
before. believe any such thing, and
this Dollar Day will prove no ex-
ception to the rule.
\‘
".m
l.
dreds in the various towns of the
state, which read as follows:
For Senators and Representatives
in the nineteen-nineteen General As-
sembly of Connecticut I will favor in
one of the leading parties the nominar
ting of men who would vote to ratify
the national constitutional prohibition
amendment; and if such men are not
nominated by my party i will favor
any capable. qualified. ratification can-
didate whom it may seem possible to
elect.
lEAlJllEllS’ PAY
*- Blillijillllll
The adjourned executive session of
the annual monthly meeting of the
Norwaik board of education was con-x
tinned at the high school last evening!
The matter of an increase in the sal-t
cries of the teachers of the various!
schools in the city was (practically not}
tied in favor of the teachers except for}
some minor details, now under the con-I
sideration of Superintendent of;
Schools Buchanan. 3
While none of the instructors will
receive the full 20 per cent increase in,
salary that the members of the Teach~l
er’s Absociation askedier, a substan—l
tian sum will be added to the pay..oi’
each. those of the lower grades, who
in some cases have received only $450
been increased from time to time.
Buchanan Budget Not Completed. l
The budget for the running expenses ,
of the various schools, ianitor’s sala-E
ries, heating, lighting, etc..‘ was not;
completed and a further adjournment.
was taken until next Tuesday evenlngn
ENGINE FLUE BURSTS
DELAYING TRAIN
“’ATERBURY. May Mir—The burst-
,ing of a line in the engine on then-eg-
Aof the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad, “due“lier'e. at 8:02,
.delayed the arrival of that train forty-
= eight minutes. Report's which had pre-
ceded the train‘s arrival led to a
A
'l
.ular morning train from Danbury to;
'tbis city. over the Highland divisionl
outrun; BATTLE
INSENAlEPUTAlFf
Advocates of Measure Faced
Sure Defeat With Four of
Supporters Absent
WASHINGTON, May 10.——Facing
certain defeat at this time it any ef-
fort were made to. press foil passage
the Susan B. Anthony amendment to
the Federal. Constitution nationaliz:
ing woman suffrage. the proponents of
the measure yesterday determined to
rccede from their promise to inaugur-
ate the final fight.tomorrow in the
Senate. The postponement is indefi-
nite, although presumably it may be
taken up again in the present session.
Last week when a motion was offer-
ed to make the Anthony amendment
(Bonunneu on .mze Nine.)
LAWYER’S GRILLING .
FAILS TO FEAZE
COP WITNESS
Despite the gruelling cross examina-
tion of Attorney John J. Cuneo. State
ay ear will be allotted a larger persons“ Policeman Wines stuck to his testi~§
age of menu” than “1°“ °t "1°39: ' many in the criminal Common Pleas 'bricf but heavy bombardment,
vanced teachers, whose salary as Court yesterday afternoon when be de-
lclared he 'had seen numerous persons?
coming and going on Sunday, March
10, last from a saloon of Quinta Bar-
dini, of South Norwalk. Attorney
Cuneo protested that Wines had made
contradictory statements. but Judge
tions and cleared matters up.
been notified by his superior officers
to go to Norwalk and get instructions
law by Bardini He said he walked
ed until this morning.
quick inquiry by both the railroad oili-
cials and the police. . They reported
that'no one was hurt, antLthe mishap
was of such. character as is frequent
. in-the operating of trains;,- The-point
of theaocldentvwastin Oxford, west of-
.Mll—lTARY :MESS'HA-LL eunuch.
(FRAMINGHAM, Mass, May 10.
storage wpuzo
.0, Massach etts t
persecution The“ entire . build
e the"
mainstream
tapes are "
A All Mgge‘, buttiieiblllv
Aslightly off their course, and the ;
Walsh asked the witness a few ques- The Germans had held an ‘
The policeman testified that he had.
from the Norwalk police department the sector “-11er American troops
on the alleged violations of the liquor
around in the vicinity of the saloon,
.and saw the procession in and out;
of the place. In the Norwalk court southwest of Ypres,
Ba’dmi “3 the“ 335 ”d 005‘“ and rel-established the line attacked on.
be appealed. The trial was adjourn-
~—A.Yprcs. The latest repulse was Ah
18120 mess ban on the grounds of the second the Gemans ”aye
(stateimilitary camp here used for ' '
sea since the departure.
VII
ind
Ostend was original .
for this Pitfpose ahlthe'amthle
‘sels sent in thtifli’iimw {M U
(success was not equal to tha nt-_, 2
Atained at Zeebrugge. The opera» , ‘
'tious began with a View to cl A ‘_ ’ ’ "
lthcsc two ports, the Admiralt a ' .
bounces, have now been "SucAEGBF
‘fuilycomplcted.” A
The importance of the blocking
operations lies in the fact th t, if
they have been as successful . in.
believed,,and the. Germans have
been deprived of their Bel 'an‘
bases, they will now he force. to}?
revert for some “time at least, to:
their own home ports as eta " g ' , '
and returning points for $21!
undersea raiders. These craft. ,
would there have to traversal far ,
longer, more difficult and more
dangerous routes to attain their
cruising grounds, with the conse-
nuent increase by many times of .
:thc chances of their being turned .
Aback or destroyed. ' A] '-
. The land fighting of last. night
also brought success to both Ath'c
British and the French- In thetase
of the former, the action tookAthe
form of a British counter attack
upon the bit of ground the Ger-
mans took yesterday in the Albet
sector, northeast of Amicns, Field
Marshal Haig‘s troops gainc a
complete victory, restoring theApo-
sition intact and taking some ris-
OIK‘X’S. ' A
The French success was Astili , L
more important, as it represented , ,
Au net gain of ground for the Allies - “
on the Somme front. In an~Ain-_
tcnsivc~opcration, heralded by a
Athe
.Frcnch captured Grivcsnes P rk’,
five miles north of Montdidier, nil;
Alleld their own there aga , ' ‘
icoullter measures by the Ger ‘ng, "
‘ taking 250 prisoners ‘during“‘the
A fighting. ‘.
i
A
um.
portant section of this park w lchfl
adjoins the town of Grivesnes‘ on:‘
the east and just to the north of
t
have been reported fighting in lthe- "
Picardy battle. p A ' p 1;,
British and French troops
having'firtnly;
Wednesday are awaiting the next.
Amove by the Germans .in theirefiz
‘forts to drive through .behtnlt
ed. along
.thc Alomanezeelerlm
line: since
the capturer"’of‘rfibn§
" h- lie “ Alli
Norwalk Chronicler