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SENAIEIIEBAIE
IIIIIs Rilllill
:IIIIIIIIIINIIIIas DICIIIIAII ENDS
; ISISSSSII IIIININII
' ‘ III COBIEIIS
2Former South Norwalker,
I Well-Known Engineer, Fa-
‘N‘IIIIIIII IIIIIIIIN
LAppropriate Program Ren-
dered in Most Efiective
STUDENTS III NIIII. ISIAMIIIIIIIHAIIIIIIII
IIIIiII USHER IN I
I 3'
IN i920 Bill Hill
83,000 Aliiilli
Forty Projects Carried in
Rivers and Harbors Bill,
Us
Cloudy tonight and Sunday: rain.
INIIINININI PIICE turns
IIIs BEEN POSIPIINED IIIIII
- IIII IIIINNINI 0f IIIIIIIIIN
NII’IussII
Senator Simmons Hopes For];
a Vote Today, But Repub-=
licans See Delay Until,
Monday
PflSlAllIISE I
IINIIIIIIIN lflUtiHlj;
’l‘homas or}; Budget Plann,
Saying National Bank-
ruptcy Is the Alternative
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.- Although.‘
renewal yesterday of general SI-naII-I
debate halted progress on the war
I-I-yenuo bill, Senator Simmons, chair-l
man of the F‘inaucc Committee. an-‘
nounccd that an effort would be made‘
:0 pass the measuIe before adjourII-‘
them today, with resort to a night .
session, if neussary. Republican
it‘Htlt‘ir'. lltl“t‘\‘t’l'. c.\prI used the belief
that the IIIeasuI't- would go otcr until
lionday.
Practically all ot )'U>lt‘l'tld)'$ sea»
.un was de\ otcd to tllrt‘lln‘clt)”. Speak.
the in support of a substitute measure
us which be Is :IIIllIor. Senator Thom-
Is (Fol) declared the watchword for
illlH Congress should be "retrench-
mrnt. frugality and economy." Adop«
Hill] of u Ft‘llt'l‘iil budget system “as
”med by the Senator. u ho sIIid nation-
m‘ bankruptcy would result unless
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IIIIIIJIINlEIINII‘I'INIs .
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State Council of Defense
Has Authorityio Ilse His?
Signaturc--Approves Mes-
sage to Secretary Baker——
Wants Wholesale Dis-l
eelitarge of Labor Prevent-7
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HARTFORD. Dec. 21.~~Gov. Holi
tomb, in a statement made today. clar-
Ified the statement appealing yester-
day. charging the Connecticut State
Council of Defense with creating a
false impression regarding a telegram
sent to Secretary of War Baker yes-
terday. asking that Connecticut man-
ufacturers be protected in their con-
Iracts. so that the wholesale discharge
of labor be prevented.
This statement. which was prepar-
«d by the Council, bore the Governor’s
signature. although the Governor had
not seen the telegram."The Governor's
statement follows:
“The Hartford Courant, this morn-
Ing. by the publication of an article on
its first page attempted to create the
impression that I had criticised the
Continued on Sixth Page I
HEALTH LESSIINS I
no IIIINIII
General Gorgas Sums Up Re- i
suits of Camp Medical Ex-
perience I
The lessons in sanitation which the
soldiers of the. United States have
(mined in their camp life. their in-
creased health and their consequent
desire to retain it will be. of incalcrr
lable value to this country. Major-
Geneml William C. Gorgas told the
Association of Life Insurance Presi-
dents in its recent conference in New
York.
“During the last two years we have
had some four million men under
arms in the timed States and in Eu-
rope," General Gorgas said. "All these
men have been profoundly impressed
with the importance of health to a
fighting force; that. rom the point of
view of whipping the enemy, it is just
about as necessary to keep the army
free from disease as it is to supply
them With ammunition. They have
been intimately in contact with vari~
ous sanimy measures, have seen how
cm.» ma.
tally Hurt in Motor Crash
Lawrence W. Partrick. son of Mr.
ox avenue, Bridgeport. died yesterday
afternoon at the base hospital at
Camp Lee, Richmond. Va, from a trac-
Iured skull as a result of an automo-
bile accident near the camp Thurs-
day afternoon. Mrs. Partrlck left yea-
terday morning to be at her son's
bed side. -
Last reports from the hospital chc
to the effect that the young man was
(Continued on Page. Savant
,INNININIS’II‘I’
IHE SANTIINMENIS
ANII IN @SPIIAIS
Now that tons of (‘hristmus goodms
are on tin-Ir way to the boys over.
seas, the American lied t‘ross is turn-
ing its IItII-ution to giving the boys in
IIIc t-IInIoIIIIIt-nts in this country a Incr‘
1) Christmas. l'lans tor making: that
day as i'cstitt- as possible have been
under way for some time, and when
the IIIonIertous dIIy arrives neither
well soldier, sick soldier. mnvalesccnt
and Mrs. Arthur B. Partrick of 57 LenI
Issues Censorship Rules
Govening Press and Thea:
I ters
I'MEIISIIANIAIIIIESIEII
EIIII PIIIIEIIEEIIINII
i
Appropriate exemilol presented in
an effective but informal way marked
the closing of the Nor-walk High
School for the holiday vacation yes-
terday afternoon.
After a piano solo by irving Davis.
a novel presented in scenes from
Dickens' Bird's Christmas Carol with
explanations and introduction of char‘
scion; by Miss Ruthnreck. The prin-
cipal part Was ably done by Miss
Florence Budd
Rev. J. Harrison Thompson. of the
5A merlcan Allthorltlefi to So. Norwalk Baptist (‘hurch then gave
Curb Abuse of Their Tthr, 263131150 '11:" mg“ “m“ 0" 1’?"
LenIency I A piano solo by Miss Elizabeth Mur-
. IIIIy proved a fitting close to the 3;?
FOULENZ, Dec. 2l.v-~GcI'Inan props. gram, and all 1°“ in ‘ “"7 m '
K-ililllt and the tendency to criticism “"rhlus oaclilbclnher all the builder lum-
Iol' conditions in tin- district occupied pincss 90” 9' l
Iby the American forces lltll bee SAYS PUBlISHlNfi
'e. n
labruptly checked by the establish
ment of a censorship by Major (leu-
IIraI llicitmau upon newspapers and
, theaters. I
f The l‘t‘KlildllUlis lcoverIIiIIu the [ll‘i‘ssI
u'l'c toI'tIIIIIIv llliiilt‘ pIIlIIIr. but thosr',
which apply to the theaters
WI‘IG‘
coIIIInunit-ntcti \erbulh by t'oIIIIIoI li.I
ll. Williams, chief of the Intelligent-IV
ticpnI'tIIIt-nt, wllu eprIIInt d pt-Isnnally
to the newspaper owm'rs what Ivusk
PLEA WAS IIIIINIIEII
expcI-Ied of them. The managers of.
the theaters, ranging irom i)|lt‘l"l I-o ' t '
motion picture prodIIctions, “rm-f. in» l)li')Ni’rth’ gead Qitg’equnjg’
CC ares ommt H '
zYOUNGES’I‘ MEMBER
,IHIIIEI STAMP SALES
to performances chcpt in cases where
attempts were. made to inject propu-
panda or criticism. either directly or
by inueudo. Not even apparently
friendly comment. if it were otherwise
undesirable. would be tolerated, It was
explained.
To the newspaper owners it was
pointed out. that the question of
whether they offended or not lay
with them: that the Americans Would
not be bothered with censoring the
publications before they were issued
, but that the first six copies from the
”truss should he delivered to Amerl.
‘can headquarters. Meanwhile, the
running off of the edition could be
mntlnucd. If it were then discover-
ed that the. regulations had been vio-
lated pmmpt punitive action would
(Continued on Page Eleven t
soldier or nurse will be without his or
her share of Christmas cheer.
in a conspicuous place on every pa.
rode around, there will be a his
Christmas tree. beautifully decorum
with ornaments and colored electric
linhts, which will be the center of the
t‘hristmus eclcbrtttion. (.‘horal singing
or (‘hristmus hymns and anthems. the
pIesI-ntntion of ii Christmas punt-ant
IIIIII Hiit‘t'l’li by prmnincnt men will
(Continued on Page Set en). ‘
EIIIINIILINSSHIISL
This week being the last week of thel LIEUT, JOHNSON
year for the sale of Thrift Stamps, . 'v
the Franklin School made a “drive"l DIES OF WOUNDE’
to see how much they could beat their
former record of $1,400 for one Mr. and Mrs. C. W‘. Johnson. of
week's sales. The result is very pleas
ing. The Franklin Judior’Jiigh sold
2.380 Thrift Stamps; ree gradel news of the death of their tron, Lieut.
rooms sold 89. making a t of 2.460 I V. Arvid Johnson. He died of
for the clostns-Week of the year. Prtn- wounds received in action October 8th.
cipal Thompson is greatly pleased for Lleul. Johnson enlisted about a year
the splendid response of teachers and ago and was stationed at an Odicers‘
pupils in this drive. Training School. in April he was
The Christmas program of yester-‘I
day was satisfactorily carried out, all'
the pupils doing the assigned parts?
with credit to themselves and the
school. notwithstanding the lack of
suitable assembly mom for holding
any sort of exercises. the pupils and
teachers did their best to overcome
Georgetown. Conn. received a tele-
gram from Washington with the sad
siderable action.
The last heard from him was a let.
tcr written Oct. 7, the day before he
died. Johnson is survived by a fath-
er and mother, five sisters. and one
brother, Mrs. Charles Reddv. Mrs.
Ray Buttery, Mrs. Andrew Auronson.
the handicap and all were pleased Miss Mabel Johnson. all of East Nor-
with the afternoon’s exercises. lwalk, and Miss Esther Johnson. of
About twenty-five visitors came in New London. Wesley Johnson. of Nor-
to attend the exercises. Iwallt. .—
Teachers living out of town. havel Lieut. Johnson was Well known in
zone to their homes for the vacation, the Norwalks, where be frequently
and Will return at the opening of the visited his sisters. and made , many
winter term, on January 6. It‘riends.
RED CROSS ROLL CALL.
Have you answered the Roll Call yet? The new button is
the sign that you have, Be sure to wear it so as to show that
you have answered. The flag in your window will also show
to all that the house is patriotic. Be sure to put the flag up as
soon as you get it. On Ghrismas Day the Red Cross Flag should
blaze forth from every home. What the American Red Cross
needs now is not so much contributions of money as the contin-
ued devotion and loyalty of its members. This is peculiarly
true at this moment of transition from war to peace. The
Christmas Roll Call is to be the message of the American people
to our soldiers still overseas and to the people of the world that
we are not merely content with seeing our arms united with our
Allies to victory, but that our abiding-purpose is that the love,
the sympa‘hy and the intelligence of alllAmerica shall be re-
dedicated. to the permanent s. cc of mankind. If you feel
sympathetic with this work of mercy then enroll and give you;
dollar. All you need is a heart and a dollar. ‘
A dollar to the Red Cross is the greatest gift. you can make
at the present time. If the solicitor has not called, go to head-
quarters on Wmh‘rvton street and enroll. Do not pus is off
anylonger. “his,“ . , ‘ l...
all-r‘ ‘
sent across where he has seen con~ .
formed that there was no ()bjectioni .
. tion Was Not Approved
“M.
The action of thc Publicity Depart-
ment of the For!
as of Christ in sun ~ to some four
hundred religious publications the ca-
ble message received December 10
from Berlin. containing an appeal “to
release all available conciliatory aid
rebuilding powers between the na-
tions." was repudiated yesterday by
the Rev. Dr. Frank Mason North, pres-
ident of the council. He also emphat-
ically repudiated the idea that the
council was in the least pro-German
and characterized the entire perfum-
ance as “a blunder.”
The fact that the text of the cable
message was sent out. in the mail.
printed on omciai paper of the coun-
IlfiiillliflNSllIII -
NIII NIII IIIINIIIII
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iSherley Tells of Covering
I Back of Appropriations
WASHINGTON. Dec. Zia—More
than $16.000.000..000 of cash appropri-
ations and contract authorizations vot-
ed by Congress for war purposes will
unexpendcd. Representative Shae
ey (Ky.) chairman of the House Ap-
propriations Committee, announced
yesterday. ‘
Total appropriations and authorisa-
tions voted during the war amount to
about 357.000.000.000. including 810,-
000.000.000 of authorizations for war-
time loans to foreign governments.
The loans actually made now total
about 58.000.000.000.
"More than eight billions of cash
appropriations and approximately
eight billions of contract authoriza-
tions will be coveer back into the
-TI‘easur'y'." said Mr. Sherley. "Most
of the money will come from the War
Department. the largest saving of
course being from ordnance because
the greatest amount of money was
appropriated for that.
“'l‘hp contract authorizations do not
represent money that will be return-
ed as a result of cancellations of con-
tracts. These authorizations were
voted by Congress for departments to
contract to expend and most of the
eight billions was unobligated.”
State Health Council .
Asks Special $12,000
HARTFORD. "Dec. 21.—At a meet-
ing of the State Council of Health in
the Capitol today it wu voted to in-
sert in the budget for the next two
years the sum of 812.000 for the treat-
ment of social diseases. if this
amount is aliowed_the federal gov-
ernment will appropriate an equal
amount. If the council receives a suf-
licient appropriation it will establish
clinics. The work done by the coup.
cil heretofore'was on funds furnished
by the government.
The budget whirled container
imp «mm a, “M .w ,,
Ghireh- ‘
Continued on Sixth Page 1
jectl are included in the 1920 rivers
and harbors bill, which was completed
last night by the House committee.
The measure carries appropriations to
tailing $28,935.,000.
For the new work. which is scatter-
ed along the Atlantic. Gulf and Pacif-
ic coasts. and the Great Lakes. the
committee recommended an expendi-
ture of 88.768.000. while the cost of
further improvements on existing pro-
jects amounts to 816324.000. maln-
teuance cost on other work totals 32,-
943.000.
Purchase of the Chesapeake and!
Delaware canal and its deepening to,
12 feet is the. principal new project.
An appropriation of 83.000.000 is pro-
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OI" RED CROSS .
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Miss Catherine Lyons, Norwaik's
youngest Red Cross member. who has
answered the Christmas Roll
Have you!
I’AISIII’S SlIIlINIi
WEiiiNESS IIIIPS
. HIM lIl' iiiAlN'
Combination of Lady Friend
With Whiskey and Spanish
War Bunkie' With Dope
Pills Too Much For Him
Way, Includ1i‘rlt‘g Speech NOW CODPHHI .
byRev.J.H. ompson , . . 2 7, ..
.hln‘iiiISGESS' Airhead. ”Ii-if ident Wilson’s VlSlt to
Changes in n... Said to Be Necessary Because of Pres-
England and the Rom
' struction of the British Cabinet -
SWEDISH FLEET IN ESIHIINIIIN lillEilS,lS
I BRITISH FLEET IIIIMIIAIIIIS IIIIISIIEVIIII
'German Government Accepts Von Hindenburg’s Plan to
Form a People’s Guard.
Stronger Than Ever
Making the German Army
PARIS, Der. 21.--~'l‘lIc prelimi-
nary peace confcremw ut .\'cr.
saillcs has been postponed until the
beginning of February, at the:
earliest, says Marcel llutin. 0qu
tor of the Echo (l0 Paris. This-L
postponement is due. he says, to
1changes in plans because of I’I-esi.Ia'tlI10IlnI‘cs
' ‘tIonal Assembly
chIt Wilson's visit to England and
the rccoIIstrIn-tioII of the British
Cabinet, which will occupy l’rc-
Inicr Lloyd George as soon as the
result of the elections is announced
on Dec. 25:
l’rcliItIiIIIIry exchanges. \\‘lilt'll:
have recovered from his skill, and
while his car agitation still
troubled him, it; won understood
to have been greatly alelated.
MUNll‘ll, lieu. 2134):. Lupl‘w;
Mayor of P‘rIIakfoan-thollaln,
will meet there.
('hicf liurgomuster Vagt has gone
to Berlin, to make arrangements
for a meeting.
LON DUN. I led. 2L~~A rrungc.
ments' are III-lug mad. {or an im-
tlmt the German Na- ~
Iposing military reception of Pres-
I
liIIIrc been deferred.
t
’ COPENHAGEN.
Cello
were to begin in Paris today, ac;
cording to original plans, also:
llt‘t'. ill. —
While the iritish fleet was bom-
barding liolsbcvist forces near lie-I
to], on the Gulf of Finland. a;
waters, according to the Lokal'
Anzciger of Berlin. Berlin atl-
viees to the National Tidcndc say
that the British warships have not
landed troops, but have suppliedi
Esthoninn forces with arms and!
ammunition.
M
LONDON, Dec. 2l.—-The Ger-
man government has accepted
Field Marshal von Hindenburg’s
plan to form a People’s Guard, or
National Army, according to al
Copenhagen dispatch to the DainI
Mail. It is said that the Germanl
army, under this plan, will be
stronger than ever. All officers
have received instructions to keep
"the details secret. Women will be
employed for auxiliary services.
John Paight. who was parched in
the care of his employer. Dr. John W.
Vollmer last Saturday morning. after
being found” guilty of intoxication
and breach of the peace, was before
Judge Candee again this morning on
the same . old charge. I
John started in to make a day of it
yesterday morning and by mid-after
noon was making such a nuisance of
himself on West avenue near Merwin
street, that Constable John Mills was
summoned to arrest him. ‘
John was in horrible shape, and as
that uptown station heater is still
out of commission, he was taken to
the City Hall overnight.
In court this morning he admitted
having about a gill of whiskey, which
was given him by a "lady friend," but.
stoutly refused to reveal her identity.
Later his story was that he‘ ran
against a fellow veteran of the Span-
IConrinued On Pun Six)
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EUREKA REBEKAH
. LODGE ELECTION
At. the last regular meeting of the
' year held by Eureka Rebekah lodge,
No. 42, I. O. O. F.. last evening officers
for the year were elected as follows:
Nnblc Grand—Miss Ruth Raymond. |
Vice Grand—~Miss Alice Wilson.
Recording Secretary—Mrs. Jennie
Bradbury. '
Financial Secretary—Mrs. Elizabeth
Benedict. .
Treasurer-Miss Carrie Foster. I
Trustee—Harry Bartram. '
Pianist-elite. Maude Stevens. !
Dlrector—Mrs. Adolla Martineetu.
Mrs. Carrie L. Jeliff, of New Canaan,
District Deputy President of District
No. 16, has been invited to attend on
January '17 and bring her staff with
her for the installation ceremonies.
Whether the installation, will. be held
mauumwtu = . later. whm'
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. AMERONGEN, Holland, Dec.
21 (By The Associated Press).—
Former Emperor William, who has
been ill during all the present
week, was able to walk about the
castle grounds this morning, tak-
ing advantage of a few hours of
fine weather. He had been confin-
ed to his bed since last Sunday.
The ext-emperor appeared to
uuuuum“‘
'ummmu
unmml
Awaited—Ex-Giant Sure
to Get Result ' .
While the report that William Lau-i
our of Norwaik. former star infielderl
of the New York Giants. will be en-'
gazed to take up baseball coaching at'
Yale where he left off in 1917~whcnl
intercollegiate athletics were shelvedl
because of the war—has no officiali
sanction, there is none. the. less every'
likelihood that he will be asked to as
sumo the. dutv. If nestled the offer has! '
not already been tendered, ,
Lauder, as will be recalled had everyl
prospect in 1911 of sweeping the inter-I
collegiate decks. Yale's material wos’,
never better. and there seemed no rea-
son at all why the Eli should not clean
up with Harvard. Princeton and others
of her, formidable rivals. But warps.
itlcut Wilson, according to some
of the lil‘h‘hliiilli‘m. Thbm‘tvlllbe
II guard I-I‘ honor at the station
when he arrives, Mlle Will .be
greeted Ivy King Room, with.
whom he will drive to Inciting-
hum I’ulac'c through streets lilied’
- - . - twith tree is.
ISu'chslI ticct occuplcd lastroman. I
It is said that the route of the
procession will be as extended as
possible so as to permit of .n
greater pnpllllti‘ wcluome. It to
unknown whether President Wil~
son has yet. replied lb the Lord
Mayor’s invitation "to a civic
luncheon in Guildhall, where it is
understood the City Gbrporation
wishes to present a welcoming ad-
dress to Mr. Wilson. This address,
if time permits the luncheon to be
given, will be enclbsed in a golden.~
casket.
PRAGUE, Dee. Zl—With the oc-
cupation of Egcr and Reiehenberg,
,the Ccezho~Siovahs seem to have»
all German Bohemia completely
out ofi from German Austria.
German Bohemia is unable to .,
resist, since the Austrian army“
does not exist. The Castillo-mol-
vaks have kept their forces intact
and have even mobilized a‘ new
class of recruits.
Eger is a Bohemian town, nines ’
ty-two miles west of Prague. It is» _. ' 4
built on a steep eminence and was
formerly an important fortress.
Reichenberg is fifty-eight miles _ ;
east of Prague.
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MISS BURRELL B
LOCATED IN NEW YORK."
The disappearance of Miss Grace»
Barrel]. 25, of Highland avenue and
Witch Lane, who has been missing,
from her home for the past two weeks.»
has been cleared when the policetra.
ed her to the home
New York city.
The authorltfes were at first. baffled -”
over her mysterious disappearance.
but when the full. facts of the case: I
them by her farm ~
were made known to
ily. she was finally located. Tim-
young woman was living with bar mo.
thcr, Mrs. Mary Burrell, andher lita-
ter and bmthectn-law, Mr. and Mn:
Leroy Smith and it is said that did
was very eccentric in her Michigan
is shown in the performance
weeks ago.
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HOSPITAL NOTES
Discharged Friday-“Will‘s Overton, ’
Rowayton; John Eli-nut. lbs Carmine
street, New York City. v, ‘
Died yesterday—Harry Whitehead.
134 East arcane. ' ‘
“Admitted Eaturdny—Aibert , Caves;
SIS”: Isms! ”moccasin
. f1" 13':le " m. . _ I.
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of a town f
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of her brother, up“
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