Reliable News
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Partly cloudy tonight; Thursday fall“
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MAJIIRERIEKETT
Welvinown and Popular:
Citizen Passes Away-—
Prominent in Political and .
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m. .1 Superior court. asking that
' POUCE ”Nil
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Sergeant Hunt and Patrol-s in Unique Style
man Flynn Do Good Vt’ork'
and Get Bogus Man and
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the. Order of the Wooden Nutmeg to-
day and are qualified as a "'l‘ruthl'ul
Craftsman" it is proof positive that
you attended the April Fool smoker of
.the. Crafsmen last night and others
that were there will simply smile and
say “Nut sed."
“Now the next will be something
else," and that is exactly the way with
dier After Wild Party in
Central Hotel
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MEXK‘O CITY. Tuesday April 1-‘oncomlng train.
(Associated Press).———Salvador GomemI
Chief of Staff of the Department oft
Agriculture and Development. oillciallyI
’denied tonight reports that Japanesei
it was not until the
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If you are. able to give the sign of.
Back in the days of the late “Jim";
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the city's best known citizens. died at
his home. 14 “‘ashinmon street.
morning at 7:45 o'clock. He had been
gconfined to his bed for several days.‘
suffering from internal ailments.
ceased will be greatly missed by his
;fellow citizens. Everyone was his
friend and duringhis illness they have
.shmvn the greatest interest in his con-
,dition, hoping that medical skill would
the. successful and that his life would
Inow owned by Captain Oscar Ray-
mond. He then moved to Rownyton.
Hews: a prominent citizen in
lSunday. Membere' of the committee
,etatod that the great difficulty in the
gcampelgn was a. lack of understanding
:0! the actual condition existing in the
littlest East. and the dire need of im-
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AND . All PUBlIC PLACES CLOSE
In a Collision Between Striers and Government Troops
Three Persons Are Reported Killed and Several Are
RlflTERS Piliiiiiliiiiwsm SliiRES
. EROM fiEflRfiETflw Mitchell. the best auctioneer tbat‘: ' , “357;?! G Crockett was born in. , ' A E
‘ . .. Norwalk ever had. People used 10‘ prw York (‘iiy “a 19th ‘18“ He , ‘
l (" . [I' D .' .._ .attend his sales just to enjoy his’ . r ‘ v . ' ‘ y " ’ ' 'Y .,
.1 ill en llll. 9 ‘jokes and quaint sayings and invaria- ,3. came to homaik mth his parents.
' éiilord B. Stod- \Voman Stole Gold Watchlmy wen-something was tom m the: . a: . . I{0‘;":‘wf)1°j;f‘my2:11:82: fivgot’ré‘mhvxl F—‘I -
and Roll From Young Sol- Ihishmt bidder he would 88!? ~May Sell Vacant Euddmgs tending School in the little building; Finnish Government Has Resuzned by Reason of Defeat
BER-LIN. April 2. via (iopcii-
hagen.wln a collision between
“e" I at and trainer services have Ronni.
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I COPENHAGEN, April, 2I.—.'l'lio
tFinnisli government he. resigned-
. . ’l‘liionuli lllt' work of Detective Ser- . ~ . w ‘ ., . . .
. Hum mug bod} w,“ .. _ z . . . I . of Supt. of Schools. (rem -: r . I ha vemment trim
.. 3;;:::".$:.‘:.’::“5..‘2.“31'rt"?.-l“.”“‘".““ m. .. mmm 9'. 2 .......... «- mm m i fires“... 5:: w... ..s: m,
..m afternoon at the. - ' 3 “‘5 “‘dm ”sell - monthly meetme'ofthe no 3 ...._..__.._....._. la ‘3 . d . .
II II pmposed educational oi iw.’ (characters whose presence_ of Education at the High 3.6“ ”lemons were killed an maid
_ :2... ”Imam” “11:30“th her-{II is partly responsible for the i.ep- l night was taken up with union; . . others wounded. The damning-rm. .
mi in...“ an emliluye n": $2331.22"ti’flu‘é'éiio‘s 3:3“; ‘ ailiiehiii; INT“ H A - of ways and means to moi-fie to phrv? , '. ~ ton: were eventually disl‘Pr‘Od
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‘nf'h'é‘itifig‘gfiite km Kt'lly. an alleged streetwaiker. The .fiiagffdenfig 3: 81‘: ffifgummm” f: 3U° S. Agents Amt TwelveIriiid order restored. . . .. .t
‘ 'n the board "(he said "“‘n Wi“ b" taken to Bridgeport jail _ . the city, and definite action wu tek-~ l Anarchists For Trying to! The lab“? lenders m bt'“'"‘"”
,. .5.- some reasons for ttht ““1“" m “we the sentence given ““9 3 Four SCCtlon Hands Have on towards furthering the «inflation: I a l - have declared 8 general “ink“
5:.~ ”WW have emanated vi- morning by Judge George H. \‘osbumh Remarkable ESCR « From 01 3 “Info! the We om‘ m. ; Start Revolution—Black there.
llll‘IlN irum the capitol concern— ““9“. h" was brought before him °“' . . De v ink Corps in this city. and who use: -fi— 1 Flag W“ to Fly in Pim-
.. “1;? board of education. W‘, the r-linrges of fornication. lascivious. Death and Injury Nearer the State Armorylor ll'l . and W Will Be Raised b 3 bd . \ .l
W rllnlfli‘4 are true and thm- Carriage and theft. I North Wilton - instinct of both 31118 and" mi 8 . yi burg“ LahorPu'adeBe STIWART! rug '5' ‘ p”
l l i ’ ”Wm "“”"".‘§= 0"“: “““f’dfi’i Worm own-mommy»! 3W8? According *0: Turned Into Bolshevik 1, via emnmgen.—m$"”§ .3 '
. -. plmpiisi. an ex-so ier \viose iom . , , . 1 . . I . . e 1» , ..
tnnl‘lnued On Page TWOIYO) PM". “ecu-on hands. resideIuLs I01 tmhe mug; firm . 0°1- Present Indications 1 Amy incnt rinmgamsé . , ,
-——— -——--- (Continued on Page Nine) I'Brnnchville, had a remarkable «nape; yo, me m -. , - ‘ ; . _ , l , , 9“” - All I. . .. .- h"
l m, from deem em;mm - ' a. t. Willem lemme. modem the; mm,Ihm g‘flfmm Its on .. .. ., . , .. - . .
_ . .-, .; , . fine was, . ,e , . ,,‘;‘.-.-r , - - ,3 . - - _ , .4,- :. '* _ , .
.._-. _ JAPMSEMVEI ‘§5.?md{h3:w I. «wwgfl. .._.____II. . . I“. et fimflflm mm medex‘hfii. ‘ .- ‘. .
; . I . T .- a - _ . to "190.1, _ mi .‘I . ..' M II; .- ,. 'm‘ I“!!! ”I'll .1 , ' . : . ' .. s
ASSESSMENT ‘ ' 2 ' 4 w “d ”Steinwd “W W “"5 ‘mlu“._._._.__._“°q’°’ 1"” Sm ’ .. . . _ WM 5“ “a! in the lineman aim-let. hi. “‘5’“ ». ' . W-
_\ H LAN _gndbrulses,butnoneeuflered my tier-I» . .. - game?! hymmmI he i H“: 'i‘ . I 7 wry-load" ‘f m t. . . . . f
- i ,, - _l- ., ~«ions injuries. -, , . . 1 - 3,‘ . . ' - 3M3“. "520% 38mm II“ mt cine, 30, d an M M on; “like “bid! 3'“ Wu.. 3"!“ :11 » '
“I: "AMAEES r 3 , l h ' I Pitt tingemwr ”3:33.32 {.53 02.21132? ' '.'=:em'.'“ ”WWW! u. Emmi“. t and Bolshoi: leader. was no: test against the ‘ W 1;“ ’m 1‘
’ ' ' > -- ‘ t0" “were. . ' ce- 3' I use . . 0"me mammal-dorm. " 'lnse‘h you: ?
.Mexican Ofliciai Issues .axfmm. Branchvme to Wilton. when. _ _ ' 'Isuu- to be been: min; on well u rue-"10‘,“ ”Juan,“ d June. afloat“ WOVk‘Mm'n M9]. 5“ {“1 ,
“‘—“' . . » > - -' the men were ‘0 qu'k- and had ‘9‘“ ll [NS turns from several workers who had Wynne ie'ln Jul one. chine of eedl-‘by tradesmen, mere mfi'. ml“
\ "ltn' (‘Olll't to Name COm' Statement . Cpncermng Brancbville around 7:30. The men on 'boe'n unable to complete their m um mi”. !faetufers’ “ate and mg,” of-
‘. ' - ‘ . = Lower California Deal [”19 hand-car were unaware of the an» to that time. Renewed scanty In addition in at. mun of Wycmamrs doctors and eke-its. No :
nusston—V alue of Land . Approaching "918'“ train as a bend in ins pledged by the committee to the recent agents have rounded up eta-’10“: ’ rs are mod‘ and post-
‘the track Shut, out the sight Of the end of ”tubing the can” bylen “leged Inlrflhllu ‘n m l pa” ‘1‘
tub-rested persons be appoint- subjects have bought lands in Lower , ‘- ' fl‘nnl i _
”1"“ 1h:- zimount of damages California. His statement was issued l l' ”0“ LIBEN E ’tufnfiwéigv fflglfizgzlim Film $12: gym mixt- ' V lin consequence of Its “feat at the V
.\-ll'“'illl( lnwstnient Co. may on behalf of the department“). the ab-; ’pai election-showed that-William Hale ‘of “W weather during the “uteri lrecent elections, it. is announced
reason 01 the city taking
u or land near the “fishing-
some of Pastor Rouaix. the Secretary;
of COmmerce, Labor and Agriculture.-
.Thompeonr .(Repubwmwu re-elncted
; mayorm‘for a. term; of tour years by a.
part ohm week. the additional fea-
tureeotthecampelgmtheugdayon
l in a dispatch received today from
I Iiclsingfors.
., . nonunion M... .. . , ~ , illicit-infirm
mmpany has in the premis [here has been no 3:319 of lands igjlflw-i . . petitor i that the city voted "Wet" .aut b“. ‘18 m ml _ .heim, who "s leader of “n
. ’ er California ‘0 “We“ 8“ “’5‘? - - ' — ' ’ ' t 247 28. ' ' . . . . . . LWhite Guard forces in Finland
-« mmmmm .. - Lem's'atwe Commmtee Ice-merit: me... we... teammatrgwaamtomm - ghal'mliyeerud M... mm -.
. a..- 0pm....” authorized anything glv ng. ports Favorably on thewere in the field-Msclay Home. (in- at the-Royal James Inn satin-m utter-I Hears Claims of Mrsftcmpm‘fifiltv while the Reds infi-
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in (let Land Near New Ca-
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l‘:l!llllil Bowen (mt
uzts resisting the
:'l"il :i‘ appi‘u‘ciinate-
‘lullul‘n was involved.
iwzziiiit of New fun-
I’ ll. Golden or South
appointed by Judge.
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against the (‘ity of
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I‘d. 1: A. Dymes. of Sun
1‘ Vader Parker D. Buck.
.";ll‘ll(‘(l to Kelly flying
'e kililmrl'yesterday. in
'ii :iézp'dne three mllES
.1 has announced m-m-
uere badly burned.
at the accident was
~ livid by a passerhy.
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’dependent Democrat)‘; John Fitzpato
returned to
foreigners rights to large extensions of
lands in that Section.
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“’ALLS OF WALL
STREET TUNNEL
’ BEGIN TO GROW
'l‘li» extensive changes in the road—
ln ti and Willl of the railroad tunnel un-
Bill of Captain Mossman
T- HARTFORD. April 2.-——The resold
,tiqn proposing a. constitutional probi—
Ibition amendment, which has been far-
iorably reported, was before the House
today. but as many matters awaited
action. it was not. touched. Members
ldesire plenty of time for debate upon'
it. .The House, however, adopcett Ibo»
‘bill to permit returns to a license hold-
?er the proportionate part of his fee in
in the ascendant,
. Finland from England. Be an.
”mum Sought Fm nounced His purpose to secure
Star Company, of $tlll‘l"recognition of the complete inde-
ford—Briefs to Be Flled— pendence of Finland by all the
Evidence in Other Claimszpoworfi, and emulflhfi form “f
. ' ‘govemment there hosed on' the
3 STAMFORD. April 2.-—-The death of co-opefltlimi of all the political
1:1"th E. Dgelksx‘egdzho wee 33' parties.
an “no“ “5 "it on ‘. Reports of the Finnish election“
ford street.,0ct. 19, 1.18. was reboots-l mentioned in the foregoing dis-
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Daskun’s Mother—Com-
‘rick, (Labor): John M. Collins. (Social- I'
.ist). and Adolph 8. Own (Socialist?
,Labor). The total vote for Mayor was :
688.361 out of a. registration of 792.000. !_
i.\t the Mayoraity election four yearsl
8:0. Thompson defeated Sweitzer by.
-more than 147.000 votes.
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‘ MEMBERS OF TEMPLE
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JAIlER AllltliEll
n2 PRISiiNERS
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1i‘.'l Wall Street which have been Dro’jevent of a liquor license being maili-
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HODLY srnmos, Miss... April 2.— ed “Emu“. before R 'r. Buckingham”
-.L’T"“‘.\li‘.2 in a rather slow and tedious void by operation of the pi‘uliuiilion'
may for nuny month now begins to amendment. -
lir'>ll'ilt' finished work at the north end. The col-“mitten
at lvns' (3-min- n block of the newaa‘vr v on bills to pay
l'( mini wall on the west side is ooni- bert Mo smgm $3,754 my exppnmm
piniml and by nightfall one hundred '
and twenty feet of the easterly. wall;
“ill be finished. The lowering of the»
rouilheal so that the top of the rails:
are. twelve inches lower than their old H AD
level has been completed for SOHIPI ‘
time. E
Much trouble was experienced in'
mid-”winter when a serious cave-tn of gel-sea
the north end of the easterly wall nea took into custody
on claim: rep-nun] Yesterday evening in? Temple Cir-
C.imr.m Ir. ole of the South Norwalk Congrega-
' n Tiional Church entertained the Eman-
on (‘lub and the Young Peoples' Soci-
1ety at. the parsonage on Buvaw ave-
Inue. The girls gave a play. “A Day in
,the School at Happy Hollow.” Those
flaking part in the play were: Misses
Elizabeth Huntington, Irene Gorhmn.
;.\lurtlia Hamilton Ella Harworth. Ed-
‘na Bradbury. Olive“ Webb. Mltxelihil‘
_ Harry Gibson this noon ‘Webb. Helen Tilly, orenoe c e .
nt J Peter Grimm. of 101 iGerirude Phillips and Ruth 13111811. The
i-«ssitilted the taking out. of the en-' Atlantic street. Stamford. who wasiplay was well given and was enjoyed
tire old stonework and replacing it driVinS a large beef truck belongingiby everyone. About thirty yOungpeo-
with a modem one of cement. l to 3 Stamford firm without a licensegpie were present. After the play the
A stone crusher has been workingiThe arrest was made following thelex-ening was spent drinking APT“
ful‘ some little time, and great quanti-' investigation of a complaint made byiFool‘s punch and playing games.
firw‘ of crushed stone have been Ship-“Mlliam B. Unholtz. of North Main;
““4 away, while Mechanic and Rll'etmrstreet.
driving throughlLOCAL K
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NO LICENSE
TO DRIVE TRUCK
moms
streets have been closed for many. Mr. Unholtz was
Wreks. inarien this noon and tin; lieefltruck PLAN To WORK AIN
” M” “"‘ ' was in front of him. e con man ‘
'COLDEST APRIL 1 iwanted to pass and signalled his in. 3RD DEGREE AG
‘iention to the tr-uck driver by blow-t
lng his born a number of times. De-i Catholic Union Council of the
HERE IN 45 -YEARSI sp
. Yesterday was the. coldest April 1. like road to
rii’t‘t'tlflllnE to the records of the Wea-' my man was forced l0 drive iar to; plicatlons were
they Bureau. in forty-five years. The one side of the road to get back andlpianned to have an
coldest hours were at three o'clock in in doing so banged into another cart flffit
'ilit‘ morning and teno‘clock last night.‘ which was but slightly damaged, i log.
when the temperature reached 22 de-\ The truck droye to this city and' third degree-tn the'eiirly summer.
trees. The average temperature for‘ stopped on North Main street and Sunday. 3137"”
ill day was _28 degrees! while theIliigli Sergeant Gibson was acquainted with Slim“!
mark was 35,at“'tiiree o’clock in the the facts of the case by Mr. Unholtz.;*m
ite the repeated warnings the truck; Knights of
'allow Unheltz to pass and ters of business we I
received and it
afternoon. . . . . . . -'1'he oilicer investigated am some 09:“ €11!- - , » . .
TheneereetappmechweeonAMmthanrtm.m.m,h-d eon-:3 m” 2..me
.1. 1874'. when ”I!“ m - i . . . "i.
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the lamest Wtw
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Columbus met in regular
lver would not get off the middle of -. meeting last evening and several mai-i
re transacted. Ap-
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initiation in the
degree at the'nekt regular meet-
It is now hoped to give anotherzm- 893.86 donate.
“I 1”" take wmnanilhion ‘m'e City court 'a Went 1m given
ta- eoal MAID" Gib Judge Véebnrgh for-the plenum,
ml fl o'clockI mus in e ‘body y , . I
Attracted ‘0 the 00“" 55“ here, 135‘ (Compensation Commissioner for thiei
night by "F9 mum“ of “hast . - ‘county, in the Council room. Mrs. Har- ‘
w. Jeffries, wife of the jailer, found riet E. Eggleeton. the deed woman's!
her husband under “"3 or two ”“30“" mother, is claiming compensation from
are seeking to escape. She secured the Star Taxi Co.
Jeffries' revolver from the ofllce amid Victor Jones. who is at present
tiring between the bars in the Jail the county jail 9'“ Bridgeport, awaiting
door. fatally: wounded one of the men. trial in Superior Court, on a charge of-
a negro. and drove the other. white. manslaughter, was the driver of the au- .
to his cell. where he sent a bullet into tomobile which caused Mrs. Dasham‘e I
his brain. ; ___
Jeffries had entered the jail to lockl (Continued On Page Four)
the prisoners in their cells. closing the ‘
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door behind him. The two prisoners. H
each armed. confronted him and de-
manded their release. Although an MuRE MflflmN
mp a program for better agriculture
I1"‘ lIl'I‘lw and home making. is endowed by the
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FARM BUREAU .
MEMBERSHIP
tillflii sun
During the. week of April 7-]: every
Farm Bureau in Connecticut will eel-
duct 9. mentions manhunt, eun-
padgu. The movement. which but tor
its objectthe raleingo! mulch
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light the aim of the prisoners was
ipoor and none of the bullets took ef- I
Ifect. ‘
1 An investigation as to how the pri-
fsonem secured arms will be made to-
day. ‘
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'fMILIt BILL SUIT .
ENDED IN COURT:io
. ' ’nection if plane now in the works for
udge J In 1. Welsh handed down the property recently purchased on
hisI decinlgn. yeeterday. in the case 91 East Wall street. by John B. Gruelle. . , I. .
J. J. Herald vs. Frederick -Wempe.~-tor so through In the me a; uni. m ”'1?“
his plunux to recover of the demo; Tee "Overt!- formerly the Mania 1.8. mom we; term _
“a costs. ‘ Deni-est Lockwood place. contains in? WV,
milk but. In."° W N . build-1w.
“the homestead ' -
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armed. he refused. Seven shots were
State Manufacturer's as well u by the
t
(manned on Peta Twelve)
DR. J. 1!. SW 4
lDECLARED BLAHELESS 'f
More modern apartments are sure,
be built near the‘ uptown business.
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