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A ESTABLISHED 1870
it - WillitD
HAVE suit
AID SOLDIERS
The General Assembly Gets
$250,000 Measure From
Governor Holcomb Pro-=
Yiding for a Commission ,
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Some Opposition to the Billf
Cream-2. a Trolley (mm'iTremendous National Im-
m'SS'ml __ ? parlance That Congress
__._ ' Should Take Control
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Senator Kendrick Charges
1 the Meat Men Have Pow-
er" to Commit All the
Abuses With Which They
Are Charged
s \lt'i‘l“(")llli, Jail. 22. ~-The first big. '.
- lurtzmt nit-usurp to come before the
.: t-rai ti<§tllllll}' was proscntrtl yes-
's»- lay. a hill from the governor it)‘
it t-olllnlissioll to aid soldiers
big meat packing firms of the United
States were declared by Senator Keni
« i' - lie
in 1 their families until t‘edelal aid is drink. of V‘Vyoming, here today, to havo
l‘nullr-oming. The creation or the such a control over both the produc-
w-mitdssinn tails also for all uppropri- int: and distributing markets that
i all of .SDiznmlt‘. 'l‘hn bill was t‘runi- they have the powur “to commit all
mm- a lull; t-uni‘t-rt-m-t- [)elut‘wn the abuses with which they are charg»
'14- anti-i'iinr and leaders of mi. and more," regardless of whether
in' h partivs aml iilt' lluU-t‘ and soilalt- there is an actual combination in that
their rvpi'osontfltives meet regularly
to agree on prices.
military al‘t‘aiis. Senator.
timid. l‘t'~
t‘l: .il‘uit-ll (it
If'wr‘ks ttlltl liv'pi‘t»‘<(‘nt.'iti\‘u
._-- ‘I'ith'ly As the bill creating tlrc‘ The Senator, addressing the Amt-ii
1' i no Guard during: tin- session oi .ran National Livestock Association
Convention, described a,bill which he
‘ Was (Illt- oi illt' most, important
.,_.. 'introtlut-ud to regulate the moat indus‘
unnvlmmu (.11 l ago Nine.) ttry. and said it ought to bt- pos‘sible
iiEMtlL‘llAiS Hillel . e
. . elliANit E. BALLAliIl
till. MANN liliAilfiESi 399$?" SELF
iCharles H. Hart, of Bethel.
Named to Succeed Com~
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
l 1 Supply Bills, Besides Rev-
enue Measure, To Be Pass-
L'd in Six \Veeks
.\>:ll:.\'t;'l't)r<, l... (1., Jan. 22. - missioncr Brophy. 0f
.--, "'lltt‘ inilv nut lulu l’.< of Congress have ‘ Ridgeefild
1-[ltt'tl al: i win session as inevita-i ._._.___._...
.lnli rim administration is leaning; _ . . .
HARTFORD. Jan. 22. l"illl‘llcld’
itt' s tilit‘ direction. Tllis was ap-g .
m, in h, ,h House and Senate yes— icounly senators and representatives
{My ”(1),.“anva Mann. ot‘ 11“.,ol'ganizod here yfiterday afternoon at—
. rhargcd ml, “pun".m‘s with “-3, ! tor the session of the General Asselu‘
> ,H (-0”... m, "mm session. ,bly. The law requires that they must
,‘ outlined bv lit‘brmzentative Mann, .‘prepare for the 6190110“ 0f County Au-
' to . dilors and do other business with Re:
lt‘H‘llllt‘ bill. l‘t“lllilill to be Passed ' I’Hblicans and Democrats acting {0'
all ‘ gether. In addition to the general
icaucus there must be party caucus to
, gmake nominations for auditors.
(”"1”“de On Page Twelve) ; The general caucus got together with
‘ a full attendance. Senator Harvey P.
inisseil of Ridgefield, was elected
chairman and Representative Ivan L.
Morehouse of Stratford was named
imsnivitihh ..
:wen supply bills, ill addition
‘l;..
:l lio-
trucks, which is
llt'\i six
Eva-wk 'l‘uesday, calls were made for the
ins comm»
All MARKETS
liENVEILI'Colo” Jail. Bis—Tho rm!
new“; comm,
WORLD IV A SPECIAL‘ WIRE AND OUR OWN OPERATOR
MAKE MOST or 1919. ,'
loop Posted by Being a R. »-
or of Norwalk‘s‘ Home No
wununsnafihu. 22, 1919
Cloudy with probably rain tonight.
BONSl‘DllthG ’
[thlli mt 0f
,PROHIBIIION
Department of Justice Ex-
pects It Will Take Etfect
on July 1st, and More
Special Agents Will Be
Named
lull SMALL STILLS
i All guilt itUNll
{Piteparations Already Un-,..‘inanCial Mafiagement 0f
5 der Way to Put Them in, the War He Says Was a
Operation 1 Success
.- l
ment Conn: of Railroads
Averted Flf ncial Catas-
trophe ‘
avast A Nlii'
I .
\VASIHNGTON. Jan. 22.»)Ieans oft “'ASHINCTON. 1). (1.. Jan. 22-De-
vnl‘orcing prohibition after July 1 are .‘Spite tremendous “'3? burdens nation-
llllder consideration by officials of the gall banks STOW and .; prospered last
uliepai-lment of Justice and the inter- iyear. their N‘sources. eamlngS_an§'de-
nal Revenue Bureau, but “steps to cre- :DOSRS establishing 119W high records,
ate a special enforcement agency will xaccordini: '0 the immfiil who“ of John
not br- taken until (.‘onzress has had Ski—MO" “’illlams, C°ntr0119f 0f the
lime to act on pending legislation giv- . CUI'I‘PN‘L‘V
ing this function to the revenue bu- : United States today i! estimated to be
‘l‘Call. iseven limos uroater than in 1890."
i This bureau now has about five hun- i said Mr. Williams.
tired agents who could be assigned to? This H'lml‘t (‘OWI‘S the fifth year 01’
liquor violating detection, including the Present ("omittrollcr‘s term of of-
three hundred now engaged partly in i lice.
lunniilg down illicit liquor distiller-s. gCOIHDIrolier ol’
Ollicials believe, however, that this;
force would have to be enlarged byl
,several times. Tile Department 01"
:Justice also stands ready . to assign'
t:§§‘.§"€.§i£§é§.§§§£°‘ ‘° WMANAllflN BASES HIlUR
‘ ‘°°——-—--—-—— p... mu’ i‘SlllllllAllEAllllllllllll
éiR'N'WACCEPTS tillllill WllH WHEAT.
RESlfiNAVI‘HJNiMillcrs Refuse to Buy Ad-
: vance Stocks for Fear of
Slump in Prices
the Currency is five
Continued on Sixth Pager .
i Rev. F. A. Coleman to Leave
{ Next Month, and Commit-i
; tee Is Named to Selecti
Successor ’
“'ASHlNGTON, D. (7.. Jan. 22.".
m try is filled with wheat, is the opinion
The annual meeting of Trinity Epis- 01' flour milling men. The situation
iropal Church was held last evening at ‘Will GSDeCially 830“ large centres like
the church. and was well attended by ( New York, WlliCh Will be the “PM {0
many members of the parish. The:1‘é't'l the situation. 1
[annual reports were read and showed , The threatened famine is due ‘0 ”19
fthe parish in a very satisfactory con‘ lack of stability in the flour market.
1 because the manufactured product will
not be in existence. .
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HEllJAl ARAllS ASK. ..
(Continued On Page Eight)
GOMPEES DECLINES To;
ATTEND CONFERENCE)
' i
bar at the International Socialist andi
‘MAYOR MAKES
0F Militia”
"The banlilng power of the‘
That a flour famine is facing the coun—l
’try, in spite of the fact that the coun- i
dition. The following officers w‘ere ‘ WhICh has 1‘98!“th in a withdrawal 0f .
. elected: i stocks and a refusal to buy wheat in
Senior “'arden—David “7. Ray. ' advance by the millers. It seems cer-
mond. Itain the country about June will be
Junior Warden~Samuel W. HOyt, confronted with a shortage of flour.
Milli l0 GREH
[RVICE MEN
‘Mr. Donovan Appoints a
Committee of Sixty With
' General Russell Frost as
Chairman
PLANS stint“: I
._ MAY antiwar
'WOMEN. WANIA Pull: ii ‘ ,
; Bells lllAl Wilt unit, *
Niw a illicit 0f NAlltl
Demand That Those Responsible for the Atrocities Dub. '
ing the War Shall Be Punished as Criminals, to Pres
vent a Recurrence of Barbarities
BAVARIAN PEfll’iE’S PARTY thN 5 SEATS ;
lN lulu iiitlluNs, lilnlls ill-tilt
Will Seek to Co—Ordinate the t
Several Spontaneous Af-v
fairs Now in the Making
Mayor Donovan today announced!
the membership of "The Mayor's
Committee of Sixty," which he has had i
in. contemplation for Sometime to tg’ilie
icharge of the welcome to our returnv
ting soldiers a'nd sailors and to prepare}
a. suitable celebration and recognition
,ot their services and return. In an—
,nouncing the Committee the Mayor
gaVe out the following statement:
“In order to provide a fitting pub-
lic celebration and welcome in honort
of the home-coming" soldiers. sallorsi
and all other of Norwalk‘s boys who,
l
‘yndm. ”,8 law the term of the ,responded so splendidly to the call of;
llhe government for the several branch-l
es of our country’s service in the¢
war—a welcome in which all the peo-
ple of the city can participate and
show their gratitude and appreciation
for the splendid recom_.undé' by our
men—I have em a general com. .
Vmittee of citizens.to arrange plans, de-
cide upon the details and co-ordlnate'
the several spontaneous movements
that are in contemplation in. behalf of:
the scattered comingents that are now
“arriving from overseas and being plus-
tered out of the camps and carbon-
ments on this side of the water.
(Continued (in Page Eight)
RH] [MISS PREPARES
WElCflME Rflll 0F
HUMEEflMlNfi Bills
Committee of Four Appoint-
ed by Home Service Sec-
tion With Rev. Ernest Mc-
Gregor as Chairman
The Norwalk Chapter of the 'Red
Cross thnough its home service sec-
tion has been busy in devising some
plan to tabulate the name, residence
and branch of service, with other in-
terestlng data of our home-coming he-
roes with the idea of eventually com-
piling a Welcome Home Roll, of them
all as a mark of appreciation from
their own home town.
).
German Diplomatic Agents Have. Been W’arned to ‘1",
Leave Cracow‘ and Warsaw—Food Scarce and High
rams, Tuesday, Jan.- 21:41:
claim that. women. should be giv-'|
en a. place in whatever bodies may
he created for putting into effect .
l
the idea of a league of nations is
dcr the presidency of Madame
Jullate Adam. This resolution
accolllpallied that passed by the
organization in which the demand
was made "that those responsible
for atrocities during the war be'
punished as criminals, so as to
prevent the recurrenceiof barbari-
ties. The text of this latter reso-
lution reads:
“1n violation of tileprpnitivo
law of humanity, thousands of
women and girls, even children.
of all social conditions have been
systematically torn, from their
families, submitted to inhuman
tortures, treated as slaves.
“\Vith broken and bleeding:
hearts, we women of France and
of the Allied countries come be-
fore the Peace Congress to ask
justice in the name of our mar—
tyred sisters. To prevent a recur-
rence of similar atrocities, we ask
.that those who have directed them..-
and ordered them may be. c0n~ ,
.' demned as criminals.”
Another resolution was adopted
‘sctting forth the work women did.
Emade ill a resolution presented mgduring fl“. War and demanding'
{the _Peacc ( onterenm‘, b." "11 “l" t that women “claim. their place in
igfllllZaIlOll of French \vonlcn nil-gal]
of the-
.legislative .
. future institutions
ileague of nations in
fund executive branches
tcrnmcllt.”
i COPENHAGEN. Tuesday. Jan. ..
121.—Partial reports from the-r
{elections ill Lower Bavaria and.
{Upper Phalz show that the Bow-
iseats, the Majority Socialist-s two..-
two-..
and... Lu- ~
{and the Peasant Alliance
tin Schlemvig-Holstein
theck, the Majority Socialists W031.
.fivc. seats, and the German Dem-
icrats three. The Independent.»
gSocialists and the Christian Pet.)w
‘plc's Party. formerly the
Atrist, failed to will a single seat.
i “'ARSA W. Monday. Jan. 20"
2 (Associated Prowl—Ukrainian,
: peasants are hiding grain from the
jBolshevists by burying it in “large.
'pits. ‘
(Continued Oil-Page Three)
WAR llllE lilililllMS.
iTIPPERARY IN
I MILITARY AREA-
DUBLIN, Jan. 22.——The British Go»
of gov-i ,.
(varian People’s Party won fiVVf“:
Cell-5 5‘ "
It: '
Tipperary district 3, military area III. 1' 1
SfltlUlfl culling-.-“ ..
“TASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—-User of
lconsequence of the killing of two no»
licemen and the seizure of blasting our
water'routes to relieve crowded rail-plosives which they were guardllg'i
road lines, consolidation of ticket oin-
ces. unification of terminals and pool-
ing of repair shops were among the
war time reforms instituted by the
Railroad‘Administr-ation lndorsed as
worthy of continuation by Julius
em Pacific, in testimony today before
the Senate Interstate Commerce Com-
while it was being transported .to- 75..
iquarry. The alleged crime was 130.5-
,ml'tted by unknown persons, who model:
' their escape.
DUBLIN,
, the provisional
be vested in deputies elected from ex- '-
Jan. 22.——According to
Constitution of - user/'1 " ,
Kruttschnitt, Chairman of the South-lifiSh Republic now before the “non,
‘Eil-eann,” legislative powers are it
l . ———————
tand after it was announced that the BERNE Tuesda ,
.. - . . ‘ - ,. ' . y. Jan. 21.——Artliur
INVASIQN “I: ASIIA‘UHLHUg would adjourn until nu“"Itleliderson. representing British La.|
t 69. He 9. area in an ort of the isting Parliamentary consfituencloo.
ml ‘ ppe pp I The ministry will consist of a profi-
ident and four executive oflcert—‘Sfl- 4
retaries of Finance, Home Allah's, bots; ‘ . ,
eign Alfalrs and National Defense. an” -
revenues will be raised on the vofiw
of the "Dail Eireann." The ConstitnwV
party caucuses.
. To this end the Red Cross has .ap- . .
pointed a committee or four to takefl'am'w"i legislation proposed by the
charge of the matter and with the aid Association 0‘ Railroad Executives
. . of the local newspapers and the men and was the first of several promigent
Prince F elsal Would Include themselves, to get together a. completd railroad omelals whom the committee
. 4/ ' ' ' ii t of all Norwalk men as the eturn Plan“ ‘0 11°33‘-
MesoPOtamla and Syna In hgme, for future use. y r Standardization of equipment for all
Proposed State The members of the committee are: railroads under federal control, pro-
.Rev. Ernest McGregor, Chairman, Rev. _;posed {W the Railroad Administration, l
J_ Harrison Thompson, Sidney Bedi- i was said by Mr. Kruttschm'ft to be in-
Labor Conference here, issued today?
a statement relative to the refusal ofl
Samuel Gompers. president of the Am-l
erican Federation of Labor. to at-‘r
tend the meeting here. He said'thati
it was the American Federation which I
first proposed a world labor and So-;
cialist Conference to be held at the:
same time as the Peace Congress.
Hill AMERICA’S All]
I
(Continued On P'age Twelve)
,_—_~__.
Propaganda for Organizing.
Revolution in China and.
India Ref‘f‘L. illANlEEN'fillilS
"N THE lllllNE
LONDON, Jan 22.—vThe Russian ‘
l'misllt‘vik Govelllment for a long time;
113.: been organizing an extensive pro-
l
(Continued On Page gm)” “
m . . . .. . . ‘ . . _‘ The Social Democrats of Russiaf n__prince Feisal, son 01’ . , . .
1;}:431‘1‘ 11,21,qu ‘a‘11}}",‘;“;0“2 12%;, 1:5! have indicated. their sympathy with {Piggy}: :fafiedjaz. whom he repre- ent of the Hour, and Richard H. Fitch l advmable. No locomotive could be RIOTS AT PLANTS IN '
h __ . s l ‘ 1 . , ' f the movement in a message to the or- —._,_- ' Peace Conference, is of the Sentinel. . . y ,
m n d t ‘9 Ummrmm” otters to send ganization committee of the meeting. 3:21:13; 3;: claims for recognition of Both papers have promised their 118—! Continued from Fir“ Page. MOUNTVERNON STRIKE“:
to‘
Mia ac (Stet Trip as Reward for Ser-
me’ma i v1ce~March With Soldiers
lit-r“. all En'
.\ great obstacle racing the revolu-{ JOY Jaunt
llllillll'y plans of the Bolsheviki is till‘:
r-xfistenfre oi' the army of the Oinsk',
:lgélJIS with large sums of money
up il(llll)lf‘ throughout
(Tittlillg to reliable advices
ual hearty cooperation in furthering
all Red Cross work, and a meeting of
the Committee will be called by the
chairman within a day or two to per-
‘i‘hey are represented by 'M. Axlrod.
Finland has sent M. Koto and M. Utol-
ijok as delegates, and Esthonia is rep
resented by M. Martna and M. Koest-
net. The Swedish Socialists are ex-
pected to send Hjalmar Branting, and
two other prominent Socialists, pro-
bably Moller'and Engberg.
the Arab state of Hedjaz.
“The Arabs have suffered long
enough under foreign domination," he
said to the Associated Press today.
"The hour has at last struck when we
are to come into our oWn again. We
have, I believe, an even greater :ight
, to become free and independent than
' any of the new states to be formed'
>i‘.:'
MOUNT VERNON, N. Y., Jan. 2km:— ..
Nearly six hundred garment war on
FOR P ROHIBITION employed in Mount Vernon factorial.
,_ most of them women and girls, walked
ALBANY N. Y., Jan. 22.—Ratifica- out of the shops at three oclock’ ”6»
'tio‘n by the New York State Legisla- terday afternooxL There were {wt
ture of the federal prohibition amend- ‘ riots at the New York Shirt Waist. , '
ment was brought nearer today. when Company’s plant Prospect avenue, and,
NEW YORK STATE
As a reward for months of faithful
ISt-rllco with the troops at the front
who. 3...“. ( . A. ill Paris has. sent to
I ,elnlany a group ot‘ charming Amerb
OLD WELL LODGE HAS
(Continued On Page Eight)
(Continued 0:: Page Twelve)
,. ., '7‘ ~ ._.___. Iran girls who mm W in in. can. . PLEASANT EVENING - - - .1
. . v ,. ,_ ,, _ . , ,. - _ 4 , l] R A 1 () [)3 through the war, since we are the old the Assembly Judiciary committee re another at the Mount Vernon Shirt
ll i )L’ LD SJ SP EN D “£31: Six.” . “m “”“mhsmd in the. S FF GISTS T OP est democracy in the world. , lported favorably a resolunon to place Waist ‘Company’g establishment in.
‘ ' 0 ““- STATE Old “'9“ Lodge, 370103 F. and A. New York In the dry COlumn- South Fifth avenue. Strikers from
AMENDMENT
HARTFORD, Jan. 22.—W0man Surf-i
TELEPHONE RATES.I Man. or to...
xcoulpallicd the
The committee also reported a bill
’to carry out Governor Smith’s recom-
New York City broke down “door.
501ng Women ac-
when they invaded the Mount Vernon
‘ ‘ (Continued On Page Twelve)
soldiers on the march,
M., were the hosts last evening to a
number .of visiting Masons and provid-
«ls'i‘OX. Jan‘ 227‘Tlle action Of‘WHDF’SSng the hiHm‘ir entry into r . - ° . . mendation for a referendum on the ' l t S'dne Coho tho'
. , . , t , -. .. r, - age plobably Will not receive much W ts Prlson Pena“; ed for them a very pleasant evening _ . , . company's pan 8- l y n, .
hit“. lungland Telephone and Tele- : (13313111837 1333:1152; flu‘s‘ima _ °f_, thelattention at this session of the Gen. an Ste fig 3 t of entertainment. District Deputy “bled 0‘ ratification. proprietor and an employs WM m
~~u t umpany, in putting lIliO efiect: t‘ ' “C n "' “’95 “m “3‘ era) Assembly, as its advocates have' For a g u 0 Harry G. Scofield, of Stamford, was Subsequently the Senate Taxation en and windows were smashed by
committee reported the ratification
resolution favorably by strict party
vote. ‘
t
stones.
Five of the men arrested gave their
names as Samuel Chesen, of No. 1,005
' Kelly street, the Bronxs; Plump Brio?
i ‘ of Oak street; Morris no man. 0 o.-
AMUSEMENT TAXES 743 East 180th street; From: Mam;
No, 212 South Seventh avenm’flmb
~ .tiay the new té'lvpllonrf toll rates‘ main in‘ Gem?“ wjm the army of
v:: luv :1 by tile l'ostlllaster-General t occupation. vxrtualiy all 01‘ than hav-
mltwi M theattelltion of tAtorne _t in; volunteered for that assignment . ., - .
‘ Y , when asked if they preferred to (, Congrch and Will not press the state
.l' M ‘i it) tiu- Public Service ‘0 ' . '~ ' ‘ fit
0,, 9-1,: ., ., -1 ti 't . _5 that. or take charge of leave area Amending}: all” 38a" The Su age
~.l .l . initles . la 1110 t work- in soothe France Assomation Will not. send representa-
l'N'lilllLf to a suspension of the ; ‘ r ”1 ' lives to the Capitol’ this session ex.
_, the guest oil-honor and conferred the
HARTFORD. Jan. 22.—In the House Master Mason Degree upon a number
yesterday Representative Morehouse of candidates. Yorshipful Chaplain C.
of Strattord introduced a bill which C. Marks, of Georgetown, well known
has for its purpose the impoaing of a in Masonic circles thrbugh the state,
severe penalty for the theft of an au- was also present. After the conferr-
announced that they are most anxious;
for passage of the amendment before
9-» mounted in. the Supreme‘ 13:111an We Newf York Women cent at specified times, probably "tomobile. Under the-terms of the bill fang ofpthe degree 8- SOCiRl time was NOT TO BE INCREASED i .
con urllng canteens or the Third ar- when the state amendment is under the sentence for such theft will be'not in order when refreshments were ~ ~ _. , Vernon, and Anthony Doradio. “waif.
tlrltillllm‘YiOI" alleged that the, my are M‘saes Betty Collamore, M‘s“ consideration. They will have Suff- less than one year and not more than served and were enjoyed by the , WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Taxea on, Third street. Mount Vernon. M
guests and visitors who were lament
10 years in the State prison.
' fromnuex, Vt, Bartram, George-
il;..l ”(”32“, the laws of meg Elizabeth Lamont, Miss Ethel Tor-rage propaganda, however, and today .
All-1mm, ‘ m mostcxcoplionali
' g“ 2 “35mm ' v
. :2: min; ..n order or the com- fence, Miss M3” Al‘rowsmith, Miss they sent to each member a leaflet
. m, c” .i,.f’,.,~ adopting the new Gertrude Ely nurture. Lillian Joneshgaded “Woman 5mm Victomflolo
amusementrndmlosions win not be "in-
km 12-?
mini“ oh“
“It?” the commission had con- \ , i. , endar'for 1918.” undo tablesho’wlng 0m .... ' _ ,. , L W
t... . , , _. “Hung on February 20. I (Continued on Page Twelve) edualcuflrage countrienfo’flbem W ' ' ' i . '
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