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‘RETIRINII PRESIDENT
IiIVEN RUIU PIECE
County Game Warden Wil-
bur F .Smith Succeeded as
Head of Bird Club by A.
A." Saunders
The Norwalk Bird Club and their
guests met, last evening,‘with Mrs. W.
1K. Harrington, Eversley avenue. Dur-
ing the early part of 'the evening
Game Warden Wilbur F. Smith show.
ed a number of
slides of flowers, inr-which he display-
ed his wonderful appreciation and se-
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“tees Action May EndI
-L_-~-.\'ine Day Strike ' E
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1'1'1 9.~ Hope of paving,"
.,. _ '-'1.1l settlement of the‘
1., ‘ miners strike today
' 111polis ind. as an ex-
:.ngent fuel administlla-
'; (11"d1‘1s lettuced th
5.1m: \H'ittuall} to one l-1a‘1i
'l‘i11- most sevele weathel ,
. with sub-Zero tempera-3
' further depletion of the. (“J
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'31 - country west of the Missis-
l-'\lL’l', with a spread southward
”twain forecast for tomorrow
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lection of the truly beautiful bits of
natute. The pictures gave great
lpleasure and wele concluded by three
air 'land snow scenes, taken in South
( arolina.
The business meeting followed with
Ithe election of officers for the coming
Iyear:
Honorary President—NV. F. Smith.
President—A. A. Saunders.
Vice-President—Mrs. Lottie Monroe.
Secretary~-Miss Emma B. Smith.
Treasurer-«C. PI. Quintard.
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PAIN FULLY HURT
WHEN MUTURUYUIE
RUNS INT U AUTII
Arthur Titus. 101i South Main street,
painfully injurcd at 8:30 o'clock,
Ithis morning, when the motorcycle he
hue and Fort street, with a C. E. Trow—
bridge Company truck, in charge of
Herbert. T. “'ced, 35 Van Zant street.
Titus was removed to the home of
Dr. Franklyn Brown, where first. aid
treatment was given, and later taken
,to the N()l'\\'ll||{ liospital. Tic,
bruised and lacertat d about the body,
but I1. 5 ((ntlilion is not serious.
“itnesses to the accident declared
liIl tere 11.11. no 01 idencc of reckless driv-
in;r o1 negligence, and the police made
110 arrests. .
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beautifully colored '
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still was held in abeyance today pend-
Iing developments from various sourc-
es.
-thc arrival of the Mexican reply to the
'Presidcnt Wilson further has outlined
gu'as driving collided, at Seaview ayes:
fwhole situation including the memor.‘
" 'Judge Case, of the Supreme Court of that it depended upon
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At a spec...“ meeting of the Board of
Estimate and Taxation, 111111 in the.
City Hall, last night. special appropri-
:ations for 51 1114s totalling $2,283.
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'as follow-t: $795. 71 {'91 Lafayette cil-
(-le; $877.06 f'm Re1no|ds st1',eet andL
$6111.00 for Yankee Doodle court.
The sum of $493.00 was appropriated
"Pls affcttcd by the ( llcstnut stleet ex-
'tens ion.
'l‘ht: money was approptiated friom
unnppropriated money in the street
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SET [IIII .AN. 27$
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‘J1'wbert'y, of De-I
Senator from ,
Hunt's-indicted on
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Otto F.Sc11ultze,marketman, was bonds of $1, 500. . 0
Mrs. Benjamin. who plead not guilty he “as 4..
fined $6, by Judge George H. V'osbuigh,
in the City court, yesterday afternoon,
11 hen he “as ar1aigned on a chaige of no statements to make, and declined 1v
violating the state food laws by not
having displayed in his store a license
‘specifying the sale of olcomargariuc.
Mr. Schullze was arrested, some time
ago on a Warrant sworn out on a com I
plaint‘made by the State Dairy Com
missioners. He was represented in
court yesterday by Attorney SalvatoreI
Genuario.
GREEK TROOPS CLASH
WITH TURKISH FORCES
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Reiea of Jenkins Does Not
A or to Have Settled
the Mexican Tangle
WASHINGTON, ,Dec. 9,—Further
action in the Mexican situation, so far
this Government was concerned,
The State Department was an ailing
latest American note on the Jenkins
case, which was said to have been de-
liveied yesterday to the American 121n-
bassy at Mexico City.
Tile Senate Foreign Relations com-
mittec temporarily has postponed ac-
tion on the Mexican question until
his attitude on thcx recent develop-
ments.
. The president now is studying the
andum of Senator 'l’all, Republican
Mexico. which was submitted in
substantiation of charge that an organ-
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..,.Dec 9.——Two bandits were killed and a.
ASHTABM
third seriously would at Orwell, twenty-five miles south of here,
when Sheri! W “five deputies surprised that: ‘entering the
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building occupied. tho Orwell Compartment-1y today.
, Information reached the sheriff that for two or We nights
suspicious charm had been Been loitering around the building.
Last night he 1, an ambush. The bandits, all foreigners,
werosaidtobetm ugh. Afourthmanuoaped.
NORFOLK, 13., Doc. 9.—RObbers who attempted to raid the
safes of the 1mm Passenger and Power Company here early to-
day were in by the police, who killed one and mud
three other: attach. duel. Plans for the robbery had reach-
ed the authorities oflcers were waiting for the men at the car
barns.
Frank Wests! of the gang, was killed, and J. J. Murphy,
of Pennsylvania, J. aflnud, of New York, alias “Jimmy the
Wop," and B. 3. Wm captured.
West was shot Muhé‘nhe attomptedtoldlladetective with
a. long-banded German gun.
When the men entered the 43ch and demanded the money there,
the cashier: m chalking up the receipts turned in by the con-
ductors. A squad of detectives followed the men and a pistol fight
resulted. One of the yeggmen attempted to leap from a window
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Attorney John J. Cuneo appeared be-
fore Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, I The local lawyer replied
the circum-
Pal Istanccs lead. us up to the killing.
the Judge Casc also asked States Altoi-
new Cuneo
E1 rors and the State Board of
(ions, in session yesterday, at
state's pr son in Wethersfleld,
plc1ious record.
is lxatona, Ely avenue, who killed his. whether he assisted his mothet 11.1.1
father, four vears ago. Decision waslcially btfore his imprisonment
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EIRE UUMPANIES
At a. tribute—T“ to the zealous and ef-
ficient work of the. members (11‘
Putnam Hose and Old “'0“ Hook and
Ifiiadder Companies “hose ct‘fmts in
ting a re in the (‘liffotd Hotel,
Ison's head on a chopping block andi'
ISlouth Main street, last week p1c1'cnt-'
ed a scrious and expensite blaze the
management of the hotel “ill tonight
dine and entertain Chief Gcmge
Ticgzirdtis' l’llt'll at a testi nontal dinner
to be presented them in the Clifford.
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Mrs. James Olivei Benjamin, 23 Ely
avenue, charged with bigamy, was
Ibound over for trial before the next
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'by Judge George II. Nosburgh, vester-z
=da1' afternoon. 15'st were fixed at
$2 500.
James Stevens, to whom she was be in St- Mam
manic-d 11' hile. her first husband was?
also
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istill legally bound to her.
Ibound over to the higher
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to the charge of bigamy, said she had
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BELGIAN DRESS CO. ’8
ADMIRABLE PLANT
It was erroneously stated in yester-
day‘ 3 paper that the Belgian Dress
ests in this city, and this natural!
gave the impression to their employ-es
that their services would soon be dis-
pensed with. The item in quest: on
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Company had disposed of their intenl
$1 WASHINGTON,
SALONIKI, Monday, Dec. 8—Greek was calculated to correct a false re.
troops advancing to the line of demarc— port concerning the Harris
ation in Asia Minor. which was fixed
by the Peace Conterengei, have clash:
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Raincoat.
Company. The reporter got mixed in
his details and instead mentioned the
111 wins a Ford truck of Bed with Turkish forces, the resistance 1Belgian Dress Company instead of the
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\l' estport. did not
1' 11'. ptoper check while
1 El 1i into the rear of a“-
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VI. S. Laurie, of that
4 on» of the tires. .
front fender.
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Iof the latter bei' ng molten, accordingI
to an official statement issued at. army
number of machine guns. the State-
man says. The Greeks lost an adju-
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about 2, 0001111111 were supported by a the most tip-Mate plants in the state. I
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which:
one of
Harris concern.
justice to the dress, company,
The working conditions are admirable
there and the employee are conteubod.
me flue) tongs fits
reserved. Both M1. Cuneo and the Sum 's A1
I The hearing uas a long and interest-j tornev agreed that Katona had inch
ling one.
,fatts in the murder case, and related rcplesentative of the state did not
Attorney Cuneo recited the cruelly treated by his father, and th
as well the history of the family and make any opposition to the glam 1111,;
.the habits of the. dr-ad man. He of a pardon.
blought out several instances of cruel- Governor Holcomb show ed his keen
1y charged to the older Katona. Alle-" Interest in the case, and asked a 1111111
gallons w-eie made that at one time her of questions about the cltcum-
Katona stiuck 111 s 11ife. rendering he1',s1ances attending the killing.
,1delf- in one ear, and later placed his, Katona who plead guilty to man-
slaughter. was sentenced to from eight
threatened to sever it from his body to fifteen years‘ imprisonment. His
with an axe. ,attornev sought to show that the ends
‘110 vou think four y'cals is enoughzof justice had been attained by four
for him to serve fox killing his fathei',§_\ea1s' of the sentence.
UENTENARIAN UIES TWU ARRESTED [IIR
UN UEUAR STREET UANSEY MURUER
Born in. Next Door Neighbor and
Housekeeper Charged \Vith
I Killing Boy
Bernardd Illegal]; d L
Irelan .m n ong
Time Reside’nfilf South
Norwalk, Passed Away
Yesterday
HAMUON 10N N. J., Dec 9.—
gCharlcs S. -V1’hitc next d001 neighbox
of the Danscy familv,v1as arlestcd
Bcrnatd McCall,tl1e oldest res; dent
dcr of "Billy? Dansey. Miss Edith
and M“ M J Golden 29 Cedar street, Jones, White's housekeeper, also 1135
yesterday aftetncon at the age of 101
years, three months and two days.
The funeral scr1ices will be held from 1
St. Joseph’s cuhlch,
sory after the fact.
scemcton‘. county jail The detectives brought
Mr McCall “35 born in Ireland on them in an automobile first to the
August 10th 1813 “0 glew ‘0 man' Hammonton Town Hall, where they
hood in the EmOIald 1519 and did “0‘3 were formally arraigned before a
emigrate to Ammica “31‘1'4350 “den magistrate who was pledged to si-
years Of 389- He worked as lcnce. No one in the town was aware
a teamster,1n New \ork city for a of the arrests until word was received
bile, then sent to Blistol, Conn, and from Mars Landing last night
The body of 3-year—old “Billy" Dan-
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IIIUEJAUIIETS III 1111mm”. .M U. A.
MEN UINEU AT
THE MARAUIIEMII
Dec. 9.—-—Amerlcan
bluejackets will be given an opportu-
nity to test their marksmanship on
8111 battleships steaming at full speed
under actual battle conditions, it plans
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in‘cre supported by a well trained chor-
to ney Carter questions concerning the']
’in the capable cast
late yesterday charged with the mun,
airested, charged with being an acccs from the ai'm1 for
‘ Idisease,
The pnsoners were taken quietly.
on Wednesday out of this town to Mays Landing,‘
Imorning, at 9 OCIOCI‘ The bunal “111,11'he1e they wele locked up in the
:casc when it was learned a local lira-1
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jrailroad transportation. Jordon is said
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The King’ s Daughters and
Sons Plans to Have Great-
er Eificiency' 1n Organiza-
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Threat of Denouncing Arm-
istice Behind Demand fol'.
Instant Siganture
VUN IERSNER NETS
A special meeting of the Norwalk
Sons, of great importance to Norwalk,
Wilton and Westport. was held at the
home of Mrs. Winfield H. Baldwin, 64
Wall street, yesterday afternoon at
2:30. A large attendance from Nor-
walk, Westport and Wilton crowded
the large parlors to their full capacity.
The object of the meeting was action
upon amendments to the constitution
the introduction fl
which took place two weeks ago, at1
the regular meeting held at the Home-
for the Aged. According to the changv
Berlin’s “Pretended Right”
to Modification of Treaty
Clauses Rejected as Vain
Delay'
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PACE ENTERTAINERS
PARIS, Dec. SIM—Germany s delega-
Ition at \crsailles is considering who:
issu looked upon as the last word of thé
eCouncil of the Peace ConferL
encee lelati1e to the signing of the
protocol of the treaty of peace.
Elimination of the clause p101'iding
-tor coercion by the Allics in case 0!
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Mm 111111.1111'5 failulc to execute the
1:11.191 UK? augpicos of the Tyinitylllealv' s pto1isions, and alteiation 0!
Young 111,.“ Club an 0111-011119 01 1;. the calm fox indemnity for German
11 aiships sunk at Scapa Flow are the
most impolldnl concess; ons made by
the Council. Economic effects of the
turning over to the Allies of German
dock and harbor machinery by way at
indemnity will be the subject of an in—
quiry to be conducted by the repara-
tions commission. At the same time.
nary minstxel show “as presented in
lio1ts 'lheaue last night Tllele was
:1 1a1iety of good singing, plenty of en
tcrzttining quips and jests,‘ and the
large Ltuiience €nj0\ed the ptiform
ance immensely
individual songs were sung by L.
Weed, J. Maruca, A. Darragh. C. Stev~
ens, 1". Olsen and T. Dawson. They
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JULIAN AIUEN WEIR,
IUNU III, UIES
Ranked High Among Con-
necticuts Colony of Art-
ists Both' 1n Ridgefield and
11s, comprising: H. Acton, VI‘. Diering-
('1', ll. McKibbin, L. Godfrey. ll. l’ol-
lard, G. McKibbin, M. Ailing, J. \\.
Rowe, M. Hoyt, A. Mead A. Garfield, F
owe T. Moore, J. llt'otherton, F. S'ct»
.old, C. Cattaneo, L. Rogers. E. Smith
'11‘ \‘V. McPherson. The humorous
additions of the indispensable end-,
ztcn were notably upheld by: .l. \Vil- I
11:1:11 Rowe, J. Brotherton, Tom Daw—
son and Joseph Maruca.
_-1'-.1.-.1'al selections were
:-1;' 1:111 by E. Knorr, violinist,
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and J. 1
Klorlt, ‘1elloist, and little Miss Dawson!
recited with an ability far greaterI Windham
than one Wot‘ld expect in so tiny and; r-—
charming a miss. Following the Four Julian Amfln WP”. 1,”. many vears
Brotl‘tcrs‘ aet' an interesting sketch, muons 1h:1 foremost and most Schoen-
"A Serious Situation in Burleigh's tial American artists, and who had
Room," was aptly presented. Interest 'bepn honored by artists all over the
in this was increased by the acting 01"
feminine parts by Bernhard Naumburg
and At'thru Garfield, who scored heav-
iiy as female impersonators. Others
were Marshall
Hoyt, Hon'aid Acton, George McKib-
bin and Charles Cattaneo.
it is expo (11d that the minstr'clsuill
- shown again at a latet date
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New York city, 11110 was discharged1
'(hronic mentall Plans for an appropriate celebration
was 1emo1ed from a train all"? be held on New \‘ears’ Eve uero
the South Norwalk station, last night, discussed at a meeting Of Old Well
by a railroad detective, 11110 charged- HOOk and Laddex ('Omp'm‘ 11““ last
him with evading his fare Arrai gncd might. Arrangemt nts 1"111 other enter-
in the City coult this morning Judge tainments 101 the membms during the
Ge01ge 1110511111111, continued his remainder of the 11 ntcx we: 0 also con-
side“ d Two mono-411.0111; for, mem-
bersl lip 1101c itctived. last night, two
applicants “ere elected to member-
Jordon told a rambling story in melsliip anda 11 port 01' the financial can.
Citv court this motning. lie said heIditmn of the compam was made by
had once read a book wherein he had the new trcasutei, Albtt't E. Winchest-
learned: “If you‘re 1ight,go ahead/’18"
right, ,lastl
night, in wanting to get to his destina-l
world. died at his home, 116 East 63rd
street, New York city. yesterday, of
heart disease.
The funeral services will be held at
the Church of the Ascension. Fifth
avenue and Tcnth strevt. 11:1 “Wednes-
day morning, December 10. at 10
,(1‘ ('I 1 ('k.lntt'1'm1-11t at Vt'indham.
1(‘ Gun. -
((011! inued—(n I’agc Eight)
n
ternal or,der in whir-h he is in go'od1
standing, wfll take care of him.
IIAPPTIIA UAR TIIEET
EASE REFURE TUE
HIIiH UUURT TUUAT
Arthur F. Pratt, Dal'ien, alleged to
be concerned in the theft. of an auto-
to ha1e been injured in‘ an automobile
accident in New iork, some time ago.
and was on his way to visit with relu-
,tives in Springfield
EXPERT RESIIINATIUN
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mobile, OWncd by Louis Cappola, this
now being worked out at the Navy De-
artment materialize. The Bureau of
Interesting reports of the
1Young Men’s Christian Associatidln
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rdnance it was lame“ today, c"““convention, held in Detroit, were re?
templates taking several obsolete
ships to the target range and using
them for targets moving at full speed.
111.; a, unclear-lei!
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celved at a meeting of the County Y.
M. C 11., held in the Hotel Mahatma.
1110,1351; night. A dinner followed the
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am the met Shii’s- "mm Von“ International Y. ll. '0. A.‘ was the as treasurer of the cit 1 Km:
steered. 11.11.111.111 . do! L« [W5 my» 3’ 0 k
city, who has mysteriously disappear-
ed trom his home, will be put. to plea.
in the Criminal Superior 'court, thin
afternoon. A series of conferences be-
twoen the States‘ Attorney and lun-
yers defending Pratt were held this
morning. it is expected that the case
will go before a jury for trial this aft-
ernoon or tomorrow. Attorney John J.
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The resignation of Wfizred Bodwell,
mm presented tbcCity
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