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NEWSPAPER
5'“ L ABLISHED 1870.
Entered at the South Not-walk Post-
Office as Second-Clan- Mail Matter.
YUUREAUII
'rwo cum
IUINII MINERS
Will ACCEPI
‘mtrteen Per Cent. Increase
\IV ages Granted by the'
t .1111 eminent Appeals to
litany of the Men
UlUNIEERS WURII
IN KANSAS MINES
o-nference of Governors of
Coal Producing States‘
Called for Next Week
{111‘ At.) 0 Nov. 20.—Immediate re- 3
l 4 in increased production 0i"
‘I-iuiiufiIus coal were not expected to-
311;) follow the government's an-
uouceinent that it proposes to'st'c
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1I’i1.11i.4'.1n how'eVer, and belieVed that
Monday many wb. men would re-
,1'....' the inines.Sat1;“da)14‘ and Sun~
V“ gen'm'allv have been regarded as
I I( let. part holidays in the coal
eII‘4. they pointed out
ffin the. other hand. miners' spokes-
'-it paw-ally predicted that fcw men
<1 1I-:i return to work under those con-
hens. adding that. the offer Would be
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Ir. Frederick D. Sturges
Dies After Brief Illness—
Was Civil lVar Surgeon
and Long Time Medical
Qfliper on Pacific Mail
('03s Steamships
II:F'101III1Ii(k Dennis Sturgcs one of
V I: 1 114 oltitst and bc4't helmed citi-I
"III; (':II(l at thI ll11"l“ 01'1th niece
III 0.4111 liutltl. in W’eston. this
Ill'tlllll:, after a brief illness. The
”I. 1111-3 hour of the funeral will be
.IIt..I.1:111I1Id on Monday. ’
III Sturges was the son of the lateé‘
In: --_..; 111111; Sturgcs. and was born in
'Il: . York city, May Sth, 181.’ 6, on Chat-
“ 'I'I111'11'II_ then one of the best resi-
'.:-I auctions ot"the city.
*-.IVV 1114' of :. studious nature. ho .4-tu-
1I.I.1 ‘cinc in :1 New York ’(‘ollc're
nits-1' graduating. the (‘ivii
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\I‘. '.”F""*" out, and be promptly on-
11.. : :11 the- Medical Corps and faith»
-:1- 1»'1'\'(-(l his country throughout
I: iiIIhI-Ilion, being: stationed. for the
VP" 'IIIr portion of the time. at’II‘OII
'. in New York harbor.
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, 1:: OLSHEVIKI FOPCES
IN FIERCE ATTACKS
LONDON. NOV. 29.4—Bolshcvik
35'. have been flu-'14)“ .1‘11:I.1kIng Es
. onian floor 10:): tin? \nrva flout.
1:111'.4'(la}'_?It:' 119.1. e been chI'y-
let‘f‘ l‘tgtllc. 1'1!
nien (I'ti(
Roi. .‘I'.I.'1-'. ii Wm 11.4 had been m 3th
:‘o (I forzmuion in an attempt to
tlIe Estltonian line a nd haVe. been
under coveroof heavy ar‘tiileu‘
:t-i severe losses baVe been in-‘
It bVI tho Esthonians 'i is said.
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2:1..RTHQUAKEW SHOCK
FELT IN' PARIS
29.—A slight
lastinr: seven
raw felt. .“t :'A :40 0'0. ‘ock last 11! ch: at:
.rénnes. in thc RiV‘,ior‘a it was
no 111(1Ii in 1116353? es received here
u-is morning A be eaVier shock was?
. eupelien: ed :1 half hour after midnight.
1t Foix 45 miles Iomh of Toulouse. at
. the foo-f of the Pyrenees. Only slight
(lama 1.4:» “114' done at either place.
BOSTON GIRLS ASPHYXIATED
BOSTON, Nov. Ell—Miss Theresa‘
and May Lucausi siste
Y‘ilaEOd whit 9' they slept todav The
girls had been to a dance last night.
and ramming late it is believed
”fled in their haste
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IRIS. Aug.
. ear l1-
11.1.1.3. shock,
’IIAIOPERAIURS’
at the,
of:
looked upon the;
Ie4'l steps in the miners' strike with'
.” 'IIIdimI to an l't‘Ith'i
rec Ii’ch hem ;
seconds,
were asph- 3
EIUENSES ISSUEU
ll] SEEE EIUUUR
Rhode Island Town Takes
Special Action in Move to
Kill Prohibition '
PROVIDENCE, R. 1., Nov. 29.—A
move in the fight in this stateagainst
national prohibition was made yester-
day when the town council of Johnston
granted the applications of citizens for
licenses to sell liquor for one y,ear be-
ginning December 1. The council also
"1 anted licenses to sell four per cent.
beer undei the provisions of the state
«not which declares bevetages contain-
ing not more than four per cent. of al
'coholl non-intoxicating.
own of North Prmidence is ex
pectcd to take similar action this even-
ing. and applications of hundreds of
liquor dealers in the cities of Provi
'dence and Woonsocket will be acted
upon by the boards of police commis-
'sioners of these two cities next Mon-
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W’ASHINGTON N0V‘.29.—~MrS.Fl1)l‘-
ence Robinson comely young matron. 1
lvinz near death in a hospital. and;
Grow-1' Gor,don little more than a
youth‘. who yesterdav shot the woman;
and thtIlV'e tours later kept her :.I «II
by giving his blood for tinnsfuslon to
her viens today were principals in one
of the most, iemarkable crime incidents
in Was thington police history
Following :1 jealous quarrgl recently.
G01 don Vc4tc1dav went to the, home oi”
the voung woman who some time azo‘
had sac-painted from her husband. to
bid hc1 :1 final L'OOtl [we as he oxpec-t ‘
ed to l ave IlInt drly for his old home
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bullet tin 0112b her body. After his ar -
test last' night otdonVVas told Mer
would (lie unless someone
volunteered to submit ml
blood t'.'nnsf11.4ion. lie cancily oI'I'mc‘dI
himself and requested (1an that
the patient :till were con-scion",
be told of his action.
Pl1v.4'i(3ian.4. todnv were uncertain :Itj
to Vththcr opeiation would sa\ e M15
Robinson’s lift. In the mcantimc the
police were “month-tine what the III' «ct;
Robinson
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tried to kill should be saved f10m (l.-'III1'
through his oVVn sacrifice of blood.
WARD CO. PAYSI FOR
BREAKING LETTER BOX'
Officer Loxenzo Adams. -who has
been quietly investigating the case of
the 411111;, 4111111: of :1 U S. letter box, at
tho corncr of W'est aV enue and Butler
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street ,about 2: "0 oclock, last V\'(Id-‘
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4upc1'.nt(ndent of the \Vard 1110101
irut k deliveiy between New Yoxk and
'\1IVV Havne . at. about the same hour,
this morning. when the big trucks :0
lthmuch \Yall sticct. and asked it he
had anv idea of who committed the
act The attic-or quicklv can‘Vint-cd
his questioner that he dida have. a very
Ic'lezu idea of who mam was
I 4.1111 that he VVa4. a driVer fonr tl 1e ‘V\ ardv
Comp :1an and that his name was Nor-t
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I - The supeiintendent then said that
the man but been discharged tor nut.
Istopping 10 report the accident, and
Zthat the \\:1rd Company would ..:I.ke
full payment for all damage done.
AGED MAN WANDERS
AWAY FROM HOME
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, AndchI' Beacon, 90 V'sear of age
anndI. red (l‘vVaI’ from his home again,
this morning and Patiolman Adams
.zVV‘Is notified. The officer found him,.
totte1ing along Main street near the
liesitlence of P. D Stannard, and just
{heroic he icached him, the feeble old
:ftllow fcl‘. to the street. The kind-
harted officer helped him to his feet
and as: isted him to his home, where
ibis family were anxiously awaiting
him. “‘-
Vienna Robbers Feast
on Americans’ Turkeys
VIENNA. Nov 29.——-A large consign-i
ment of turkeys and other Thanksgiv
ing supplies, ordered through a deale.
Ibv Americans in Vienna for their holi-
,day dinners Thursday, was looted.
{from the train bringing them to View
na.
- The hosts and hostesses made, ex-
tended searchefisisahroughout the eltyw
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1the report showed many
having been adopted. QueI ' m
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John Elenskie, of Fairficldl
While Leading Horse in
Middle of Street, Struck,
and Dies Very Soon After
Sufiering Injury
His back broken when he was
struck by an automobile owned and
driven by Dr. Chester E. Blackman of
1035 Noble avenue. Bridgeport. John
Y. Elenttkler 47 years or age, of Pine
Creek road.’Fairfleld, died last night
tWenty minutes after being run down.
The accident occurred near the home
of E. W. S. Pickett on the Post road
in P‘airfleld.
According' to Dr. Blackmans ac-
count of the adcldent the Bridgeport
physician had been to Fail-field on a
call and had his mother with him.
They were 'retuiying to Bridgeport
Vthn Elenskie walking along. leading
his horse in the car track. pulled the '
horse into the middle of the road in
front of the automobile.
Turn I; Unexpected.
So unexpected Was the act that Dr.
gillackman, although he turned sharp-
iv to the right to avoid hitting the
111:.m was unable fullv to clear him.
The left fender of the automobile
stiuck Elenskie throwing him to the
ground He was dragged some dis-
tance before the machine stopped.
W hen it was seen that Elenskie had
gheen seriously injured be was rushed
to the office of Dr. William H. Donald-
son in l".alriield All efforts to save
the man‘s life were futile. death oc-
curing just twenty minutes after he
was injured.
Held in 32,5;00.ed de at
on was ac 1m .
Dr. 53:12:21 wimp manslaukhter.
akeman asking for bonus of
Bond Was furnished by
icorge W‘. Hudson of Stratfleld and
--.111 Blackman was released and re
tu"ncd to his home In this City.
Cmone John J Phelnn will hold a
hearinrz on Elcnskic's ' death Monday
afternoon at 2' 30 o'clock.
I RIEEEU, I HURT IN
EXPLUSIUN UN SHIP
Acetylene Torch in Engine
Room of President Grant
Causes Fatality
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IOSTON. Nov. 29 ”One man VVas
1.111111 and anotht r was se'vcrcLV injur-
late ‘P>i€T(lfly, when an acetVlene
101th explod .Id in the enfinc room of
the stc:;1111vr Pr (Isidro Grant bound
f1 om I\t‘“ York for Bxest VVith I nited
States hoops aboard. according to a
wireless message to the Navy Yard
here last night.
The dead man was L. G. Telligrine,
first assistant engineer. and the injur-
(Id is W'. T. O'Connor. J1‘..
ant engineer. ,
The steamer suffered no material
damage It was 365 miles east of New
York a: the time.
DEFENSIVE WURIIS
ARE A NEUESSIEY;
\VASHINGTON. Nov.
sity for the maintenance (I: deicnsz'.'c
works at important and strategic
‘points along the coasts of the United
is no 1055. patent today than
before the war with (.eIminV'. in thc
opinion of Major General “iii: :1111 .Il
Illark. Chiet’ of Engincei's In his a..-
nual report published Ii'daV Gc'tneial
--Ic.ck declared that “sca coast oe-
fenscs had lost nothing in importance
from the lessons of Hie wafr ‘adumg:
“Rather was the ext; eme value of
23,—Neces-
such works demonstrated. The Turk—-
ish forts at the Dardnnellcs served to
prevent the taking of Constantinople,‘
and Lao opening of a line of supply
for Russia. This instance alone. in its
far-reaching consequences, proved
the Worth of seacoast. defenses."
General Black expressed the opin-
. railway
mounts “must be considered simply
as auxiliary defenses” to be fixed am'
permanent mxorks
He recommended the emplacement
of heavier guns to offset the greatly
increased range of naval guns, some
Iof which. now can throw a projectile'
27% miles The work of morenmng
the coast defenses is being continued.
recent in—
novatlons in the Science In! waflare
third assistfi
Over 100,000 Are Taking a
Strike Vote, and in Some
Places Thousands Are
Now Idle "
IEAEE RIVER U
URUER $111113
Cent. Wage Rona, Etud-
ive Dec. 1
BOSTON, Nov
England cities today raced threatened
strikes of textile workers. in Fall
River union leaders were preparing
for a strike of 35. 003 operatives Mom"
day 1nornlnz.~vhlie 1'0 000 will work-
ers in New Bedford were notified to
vote todav and tomorrow on the ques-
tion of hiking similar action.
More than
outat the AssaheLMills at Maynard
because or the strike twelve days ago
of 700 wcavers who refused to r
with forty operatives of a rival union
Agitation or: immediate avtlou by the
workers if mill operator. 3“. “pro
posed wage demands ’
Lawrence and other textile-renters
Delegates or six Fall Rive: unions
affiliated with the National Amalgama
tlon of Textile Operatives, ordered
strike Monday morning. after receiv-
ing the refusal of the Fall Rive Cotton
Manufacture-3' Association to grant a
twentv five per cent. wane increase.
lb become effectiVe December 1.
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. The Noerallt Bar Association will
‘holu 9. smoker in the Hotel Mahacke—
,mo. December 6. at 7:30 o'clock. Lieu-
tenant lloracc Gray will speak on his
experiences in the service, and will
have as a guest an officer of one of the
foreign armies.
Lieut Gray graduated from the Ar-
tillery school at Piattsburz. and was on
the line with the American artillery
faces in France. Because of his lin—
‘guistic abilities. he was transferred as ,
military officer to the American Lega‘b
lion, Athens, Grcc-cc. Mr. Gray i: r"
Yozk. but retains hi4 residence
N‘lorVVak.
UIUNUIEMAN’S EURU
STUEEN RY THIEVES
A Ford automobile owned by Coun-l
‘cilman D. S Davenport Rowavtbn was
stolen from the vicinity of the Alham-
hta Theatre. Stamford at 10 0’.clock
last night. The automobile bore the
.license number 26231 Connecticut.
Police authorities in surrounding cit-
. ies have been notified of the theft an
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SAN .ANT0N10. Texas. Nov. 29.—-
Mexican Consul de Lamata received
a telegram lat night from Jose N.
Marcias. president of the National
University of Mexico in Mexico Cny,
which asserted that the Ameiican Con-
51:) there had refused to issue pass-
ports to Mrs. Eugenia Torres Melen-
dez and Miss Hermilla Galindo. dele
gates to the Pan-American round table
conference which meets here next
xweek.
ITWO LONG RIIX'E
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STAMFORD, Nov. zit—Chaplin
Bates. Jr 111,381} his-1W Ber
nag-d, t‘ekht. died at: the «W in.
_ . hit fired 1!:
' the: m:
; Minty Fred Peterson, of
«Follows Refusal (‘21!!!
29. —Sevel'l.l New '
2,500 representatives areI
a.
4 1.415
Tlfiri(‘(iill0(l with :1 law concern in NeW;
in
to Mexican Delegates
Boys DIE 01‘ Bonus!
*UUN EXPIUUES AS UUAUEPEUR AllllllS
WARREN UAUllIINS SHARE IN SAU, IIUU
» UAREEESS HUNTER; NEW lthlI RUEUUP
NEW YORK Nov. 29. —F‘our hold- -up
Imen cocked George Alexander, weal-
Stamford, Nmowly Es—' Htthihwislliington .Market merchant in-
o e a lway of his fashionable West
capes Chdrge From ShOtIEnd avenue home yesterday and rob-
Gun med him of «a 01111 Last 1112111 the
police announced the arrest of 2 men
in connection with the crime, recov-
ery of $8,000, and alleged confession
of Thomas Rockfort Alexander‘s chauf-
feur, to a share in a plot. to rob him.
Rockfoft was arrested on a charge
complicity in grand larency.
For effrontery the hold-up of Alex-
ander was said to the surpassed all
robberies of the last few months Sev;—
eral persons were in plain sight when
the merchant was backed at pistol
point from his automtfiiile into his
house. and two private cars were.
standing close by with chauffeurs in
them. .
The police department made a re
quest to the board of estimate at its
meeting today for tour high-powered
automobiles and seven motorcycks so
detectives shall not be handicapped
'when going after motor bandits.
RRIUESMAIUS ARE
ENTERIAINEU AT
2.090 KANSAS Elli UlUli IUNUUEUN
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Nov. 29,—Two Julia Ruth 1,-1m80n.whq. entertained
thousand railmad tra". nmem and yard- the brides maids who wilhttend her
men, of Kansas City are to go on tonight when she is mariied in the
strike at 4 o‘clock this afternoon ac— Noriullk Concregational church to
cording to an announcement by local Chester Sherwood Vloodv orth Sprinc-
Brothethood ol‘ RailVV av Trainmcnt of- field Mass 'lhe zucsts 0‘. 1101101 Wei-II:
ficials. . o. ' " Miss Helen ZecVeld Rochester N. Y;
All the railroads enterinc lion. .‘I iss Helen lloskins Rochcster N. Y.:
ACtty will be affected. with III. 113:. .‘Iliss Jessie Tuttlc, N1~wa1k N. ..:J
hie exception of the (‘hi caso. ll 1 u TIZaram‘et “'lIitc. South llatnmton X.
and and Pacific The strike VIo. I Y. Rev E. P. McGrch VVill ‘iofi ci:'.1t1
0n the heels of Bridgeport! unfor-
‘tunate Thanksgiving Day shooting, 01!
Polnt—No—Polnt. comes a second story
of a near tragedy, when Deputy War-
den Fred Peterson, of Stamford, while
discharging his official duties at Green,
wich Point, Thursday. accoated a bun-
er and cautioned him for the careless
nner in which the huntsman was
Iaimlng his gun and pulling back the
trigger.
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dollar stress upon the m1-dless and
”about cocking or the gun with oth-
er m in the immediate vicinitv, -
m hurrah minded and the combin- ‘
led charges of allot tore a hole in the
ground not more than twelve inches
from the deputy's feet.
The Mater explained that it was hi;
4flrst experience in handling a double
barreled gun.
This was one of several instances of
a similar nature which Officer Peter.
son encountered, one hunter being can.
Itioned about shooting in the direction
of another party of hunters.
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l Vi. M. Corbett president of the I: I1'.I :41: place :1. :20 o‘clock
sas City Terminal and the Goveiiv'wI ..M
I-railroad representatng herc.].4:11111 h I it, x {SNS’ HITN GER”
:was doin evethhim: e couh to ..1.» . ‘r'r'r
the termignal men from str12k n; STRIKE BROKEN
it was said the strike 01111 1' iIIsIIltni . ,___
iiom local grievances and it was hint- T'l‘W YORK. Nov, 29__1~h.. m ‘
cd that a radical elemcnI anion: thr' 4-1. .:— "15 hp "Ellis Island 3014..” was
railroad workers was responsible for b10‘1'1n 10.1.1); All but five of the (:8
Its issuance. .zI.li-.=I".~'- ‘51?) had refused to out since
Union officials of the trainmen said last “imiday evening pngpriy amen-w.
mg “mg '(mal Issues of the r11” toad bII- 1d the call to the diningroom for
ing discussed at Cleveland had no part D11 1,- taq
in the strike. 2‘11th :1 nvc d'I._V' l.I.I
t tin y were rav-
A st'rike ol‘ trainmen here Would tie em 'I4vnnd VVeIe first in the Immi-
up coal shipments for a gloat part ('1' m'anIs' dinin: hall. They devoured
the southwest. Diliht‘S. nVuHI. brcad. sub-dilute 7111‘.-
——————-———~—-— IF? and coffee. and 9.4le for mmc.
Second l'elz.iI1-:.4' VI't-rc rct'nscd 1:10:11.
llO“:'-".\(“, not only
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because an
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haVII made
‘SE‘: claxfinz too .nuch.
concilabies who continued
strike in an (Iffott Io
rcxnnVcd an iron harricz- me}:-
t 11:11”th t‘...I.V1 1mm visitors inr'IudIId
IC“'Il lI'Iilh twin and l'11r1-1 Liplt'n. Who
“Ir I (III «1011 in :1 raid on a New
‘1'01‘1: Russian headquarters. hey
were the only» Vv0mcn on
strike.
The silence strike of the 0R
collapsed.
;n
Acco1Itiin;'to information rxece ‘Vch.
the City 11:..1“ tecrui (1112 Station th- ‘1‘?
are It'll vavunc'es to be filled {‘1 I".e
Detachment. of Field Artillery, on duty
V'iIh the R“S"l‘\'l:‘" Officers‘ Traininc
"orps, Yale University. New,HaV'en.
P1153 and allowance for private is
Inbout $105 a month
No more applications will be 1cceiVI -
ed for enlisttncnts. as firemen and ma
ch: nists for the Engineer-Corps. un-
lcs:5 application was made. prior to No-
vember 25.
also has
“'ord that the departnwnt
(If justice was proV'io-Znu the" isiand
with eight husky guards
thrm to attend deportation hoax-111,:
'bcfore ' immigration
lions-ht to the. radical:
a
by their Conn.
_ _.- i'sc-l. The guards: ha.) 111d :IrI'i'C-Id 1r:—
5day. but the inspectom found no nihi—
Iculty in getting the. radicals to 1:0
‘from the detention 1-r..Im to
Iing room' once they
fled.
RETAIL G ROGERS
COMPLAINED OF
HARTFORD. Nov. Est—The
necticut Fair Price Committee has 10-
ceived complaints: from the public that
retail grocers in this city and New lia-
en were charginz more than eleven
cents a pound for granulated
The committee inrestieaied and said
it found that certain wholesalers and
jobbers had charged the retailers
more than the fixed price of 9.00 to
9.75. United States District Attorney
John F Crosbv reitetated today 31:11
no authority had been given an}I V_ (I1—
necticut wholesaler to lncreaw the
margin of profit on sugar and that
such a reducer from a New Haven
wholesaler had not been acted upon
The fourteen members of the fair
price committee are now voting on a
proposal to increase the price and
about hair have mailed their votes to
the chairman. Mr. Crosby save he pm
pose- to warn wholes alone that the
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had been identi-
RUNAWAY YUUTU
UIVES SEEP UP
Fred Ardcn, J11. 3 Bates place, who;
ran away from police. headquarters,
Isome time ago after he had been ar-
l‘CSIrd on charges of drunkenness and
breach of the peace. Was accompanied
t0 headquarters, yesterday. by his .1:-
torney. William F. Tammany. He was
re-arrestod, by Detective Sergeant
Thomas Hunt and paroled in Mr Tam-
many a custody until December 151, the
date of his triaL
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4Will Have Orchestra
4118 movement which has been an-
der way for some little time to organ-
ire an orchestra among the members
yo: Catholic on Council. No. 46, K.
at C. is meet us with encouraging
success. Many of the members with
musical talent and 'expetieuce have
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DENY flGlllINtl.
HAS UCCURREU
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Relations Between United
States and Mexico Are
Slightly Improved by De"
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‘ “'ASHINGTON Nov 29.Al1hough
denial fiom Mexico City of the ieport-
Ied fighting there bctheen followers of
Piesident Carranza and General Alva.
iro Obregon, presidential candidate.
Iser'Vcd to ease the tensenms of the re-
Ilations between Mexico and the Unlt~
ted Slates , the State Department today
had not altered its determination to
enforce the demand for the prompt re-
lease of American Consular Agent
Jenk'ns. imprisoned on the charge of
Iconniving with his bandit captors.
On top of the a: ready delicate Mexi-
Ecan situation was the report of tho
Imurder of another American, W. )1.
Wallace. oil man... who was shot (loin.
bv a Cnrmnzisto soldier This, com-
bined with the Jenkins case, was ex- .
pected to spur the State Department
to strongr diplomatic action against the
[Carranza Government, which has been
warned repeatedly against mistreat-
ment of American citizens.
Mexico probably will he called upon
fora final sxivaIloVV'n if the killing: and
Imolcstmion of American citizens con-'4
tinue and tin American consular :Ieent;
confined in prison on VV'haI‘.
5 American ofTitials believe are trump-
'f‘tlIllD charges. The State llcpailment
‘Iras intlit'nlw‘. plainly that are ammonia-4
ItiV'e dI‘plt'IizIacI: will not (lchrt the (lov-
I(Ironicnt from its course of dealing
VViIh I .11 110114 international question.
Snow 1) Lansing. in com‘rrcnco
\V MI MN. icon Mnbassador Bonillas,
»}'(?5It‘l'tlil). 1.111 the issue flatly I'd-fore
him and IVII'ainod .pointwdiv that Ibo
Ann ricaII. Covcrmnrnt had (IIIIII'IInchI
potion :Iml rot words in the Jenkins
I
.45.;
affair. lie i.4 said 111 liavII l'ul'lltI 1' ex-
plained that mile-4.4 the Mexican flow
(Irnvutm :II'I'mII'Il IIY‘I‘I‘IIIII}‘ Io Ih's
I‘I‘I‘tlil‘l;4"‘-‘ (II 1113311154, Hit" l‘I'l:11I(m'= hp-
iVI'tIIIn tho ”“11 nations necessarily
\V'IIIIId be seriously affected,
'I‘YIII 99:30 lli'lllllllilt‘fll's‘ Enl’lTZf‘l rrI-
II'VI tn the (‘arrzszI message VIV'VV' be
deIF'vd ch'tI'Il (lav: ocmlinn 1va AC4
('IV'I;'1‘III'(VII «II' VII'ii’PrIIl INNS: III‘HIIHE
VI'iI'I the .YI'nkinI: cam and mhcr nt-
f-Ii ., \‘I‘lwn ‘IllI' IIIIolV' i4' framed it:
is ‘.\'l""’lt'tl Io cot-Iain more 't‘I'III a
I'1 'I'I r'I'IIIf J'VIII lb" Covm'mnrm will.
11. II'II'I .I I” support its (Irmfinvls I0
11”,. 17.4 S‘-
F'shl .‘IT‘I' “irah' b'Ivo bc' :1 ltill"'rl in.
"viIVir-o vsithin the 'I'sl fIVv 1111“."l1‘4.
and (:ovei'mnnnt officiwls and m-II'IbeI‘S
‘oi’ (‘oIVc'V'IIIII' have IV‘pi‘cssml indispu—
't‘rm over the apparent lnxitv of 11m,
.‘lIIx’ruII' Government in dialing With
the Olllll’W‘l‘V
CANTIHIO‘ (‘hilv- Km: ?9 The
NarII't-In Iodav saI's iI has learned from
erIl‘-i1II'n'1'niId diplm'nalic circles that;
.IhrIrc i4 '1 noss'l'tility of Inorlin'ion by
the Governments in the A R C LII-01111
(.-‘\1':rrInIina. Brazil and Chiicl “'i'b ”19
object of «Imposing Ibo (lifi‘ictiitics
,ihat have arisen between file I'nilod
.Stnivs and Mexico over the case at
;(‘0r.:"11l .II itkins. 4
I, W _ l
1TW0 NORWAI K 1291an
‘ WILL FLIGHT TROTBS'
A
Two “Inddinc's of 11111141151 intrrr-Id t!)
a knot of \‘orVV'all-t socitItV' peonlr‘ will
bn unlomnizod today when tVI'rV o“ hm:
1
popular daughters will plight ‘Ihcit’
froth.
A "wee number 0" ‘ocal idealivcs .
and friends lot 1 at noonttmo to attend
the nuptials of Miss Mary W499i!
Betta (Ind Dr. F‘dward Newman Pack-
ard. which will be aolcmnlzed at St.
Stephen’s church. New York city. at 1
o’clock. A reception will follow at the
bride‘s sister's, Mrs. HemichV'av'Mep-
riman 42 \Vnst 7141 FII'DPI. and. after
MI evicpdcd wedding journey. Dr. and
Mrs. Packard will be at home. in. their
new residence, at Saranac Lake. N Y.
A1 7:30. this overdo... Miss Julia.
Ruth Lamson. daunbter of Mr and
Mrs. Frederick L. berm-on. and Ches- ..
ter S. Woodward. of Sprlncfleld. Mass,
will be married. at the First (20an-
tlotm: church, in the presence of -
low number of InV'ted Facets. ‘I‘h
”luv 3'. Infarction will _
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