A ‘TABLISHE'D 1870' Office as SecondLCIau Mall Matter.
Entered at the; South Non oaik‘Post-v
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Octobei plo5 ed as bonds salesmen for his inter-
national Tire and Rubber Company.
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-‘«3l‘ll in Chicago.
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FIUME,Dec.14 (£133)ch Press). ed in the seizure of Flume have been
~Prepnrations are under 1:57 for the attained and that the agreement sign-
evacuation oi Flume by (inmate d'An ed with Premier Nittt fully guaiantees
Inunzio, the soldienpoet, an his forces. their realization.
’and the occupation of ‘ Adriatic; Gen. Caviglia is reported already to
,town, which has been the; cause 0! have arrived in Trieste on his way to
teiso much discussion, by a cg“ gentof Flume to take over the city on behalf
tthe regular Italian army, (led by of the Italian Government—
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‘ mm“ dlsm‘dfll’ Charge He 11.14 alleged to have paid them with
(01'3953 Of his intexna- checks diavln on ‘the Gotham National
m: ‘- R1315?! Company anl llank, New York where he had an ac~i
'5111015 (’ompsn5 million— count for several days, but withdrew"I
. 1.1 corporadonsk has bccni"'(- 1 his “lonfy before writing tlré salary
'1 Am toil “it'hmlt a trial ichccks. The salesmen turned him
» \VlL—‘nll. Chit—If investigator fol ‘(lV‘EI to [he pong-e when L119) “319110“-
1' 5 (mm-5' filiaclay HOFDP. Chk'a it‘d. to N955 York and were in mail
A communication sent to The
xx. stated that he presum-
chargcs were eitlier‘
{01‘ want 01'? The young man is well known in this
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upon 11011191211111 of :1 111111 whereabouts.
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Leads Sergeant Hunt
Merry Chase in Tracing
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Full Peace Along Lines
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Arnold. 1-1 Hewitt
dizzy-port} arrested, Saturtlayv- afiel-
.noon, by Detective Sergeant Thomas
Ilium. charged with the theft of a bar-
IA'I of copper, owned by the Heating
and PlumbLng Company, and dOSCl'lbi‘il
as ‘zm awful liar," by Mrs. Anna M.
Al’icntice,B1"idgep01t,with
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aftox noon
mirth Cantlee that his mcntai xcsponsi-
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39nd Six Divisions to
3 1“?“th bilixy ma5 bE'determined.
_ i “lien mrested Arnold “as pressed
.3, WAT. Estlmnia. Friday. Dec 12 by Sergeant Hunt 101' a lucid explana-
,..,,i l‘r‘csslr-{Tnlt'ss501111 un Iiion of how he came to be in possess
,. ““5910 ”1.01.1. 0,” . ) .9 ion of the copper ,and he told a ram-
- I. ‘ i. " “5 some more blinrr story that hardly inspired confi‘
, . t dhonsa and S'Ai'Ar-t luv-moi ‘“ ‘ '
A- " will be an accOniplishcd. - a '
"’ .. " near future. Despite. dr- (Continued on Page E‘ght)
' -' ' .1. tantrai'y. tln'rro seemingly
t. the object of the ne-
'I1 hare been going on
1'915 an armistice. but
till ieam- along the go 11-
. . 1‘115 :hc llolsliefikl.
' main aim of the Smiet’
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I Postmaster Andrew Leary wa ad-
"mod on Page Twelve.
,1 fluff piscd this morning that the Post: i Dc-:
A . j} [’35 E M ApaitmcntD has awarded to 1. QOl'ge
‘ ‘ ' - 1A: ill'arren, Danbuiy, the contr-azt to car:
5' .‘b5 automobile, first class mail A'Aom:
Itiie South Nérwalk railroad station to?
F15 Hi J6“ IN AMERIEAE the Danbury post office.
Iand will continue until June 30th. The
salary will be at the rate of $1, 250 a
. . . . lei—$011193 0011 000. on!) year. Daily trips will be made. weath-
.. I 0 amount that France will I or permitting. except Sundays and
. ' 1' ‘d In the I. nited Stores illiondays. The driver will leave the lo-
. ;.r,- 1 2 year on Mimi, col
. (1. .«~, (on! and marliinery. accord
:' I 1 l‘ Alzr-nt Sci Ancidcr 55110 has just
"mi finial a mission on behalf of
giw-rnmfnf to the I‘niied
’Danbury at 6 o 'clock. The service was
established {0 get first class mail to
the morning, the first passenger train
163115ng South Norwalk arri5ing in
Danbury late in the forenomm.
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EHENIIH EHEHIEAIN EINE' WIEE IIHAHHHN "
EHNTHHE HE NHHWAIII STEAIIIHHAIT EINE; '
‘ 611.11 6 of the immense pressuA-T—n of (11" 55111 make one more t 1p“. to \few
, n_ 3113131 gc business, the French-Am-I York, under the Dl‘CSt-l. t n.1nagement,
,1,’ .111 Line, owners of the Noiwalk- '10 clear the local dock of ill freight:
.5'1’011; Steambogfifltompany, has! Th“ mp steamboat co many is in
£1105 to 51' 'ihdr'; p flourishing condition, ant“ constantly
‘ 1 .uw it control of the row
. . 71 Sound *reight seirice. f) “Jain: is shogn 115' 21 st Atement com-
Flat“. rid of . L 0 11101] 1s ago vnich showed
1'1”” “"1"" 1...... 1'" 111'
. .rix(v..te 55L 11 the merchants of Nor-‘ service has been or L “thable 7.1116211
I 1 to the (1112 that local ”0 NOlWalk manuramm '5 and has»
business . 1165:; men
. as. :11an the management and 05vn-‘ and it. is D O'Aible they will-
, _ gmeet within the near fu . disc
1:.1- 1p; gaggitgoinoigasgwoggrziizgnaigo- ‘1 {file organization of a c 1:15,:1‘1: to g
‘ 0- t one i.
1 55 Ah the steamboat line. the be}: m;::- Osg‘ganF Facts
1 M- if zghter Marion will be towed The '
~ moorings lodg’ ’
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the international Tire- and ~Rubbcr;
i‘ompany and the Surety Company did .
.. terdny 11101 ning
“HHNEST EIAH”:
Possessin of Barrel of 5
street, 1
whose A
daughter he “keeps” company 55111 be;
eSaid to be P] eparmg Examined b5' the city physicians. this.
upon order of Judge New.
.A some much of the time of the Senate panelled last September has given its erg
The service will start December 22,,
cal station at 4: 30 o',clock arriving in"
business houses and factories early in'
WANTMEHCHANTSII] HPEHATE HHSINESS “pm” HHHWEH
Struggle 0“ a MOVin “g Gen/Caviglicfiormer Minlier at War 4 "There is nothing 1"“ now but the
Freight Car : Italy is to have complete sovereign. formal transfer of the pbwet‘s of gov
ty over Flume and all the provisions eminent at Fluile from d’ Annunzio to
of the Treaty of London are to be car- We ltalian regular army. to 3 FEB!“
Iried out under the terms of a compact senmtiVe of Gen. Badoglio.’ stated Pe
BflNflUCTuR ANBE’ signed by Premier Nitfl “a d'Annun- fdrazzt, head of the poet's press bur-
Izio's press representative. France. 91“
fLAfiMAN SAVE“ ‘was asserted. .ered done
' . - D’Annunzio is declared to consider.
'Great Britain and Italy are in all-99.! "D’Annunzio had all his dcman
' fihai all of his ambitious which result;
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’ ment that Italy shall annex Flume. it guaranteed His work is now coast
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’Arrests Near Niantic May
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to rob a inoving freight train here, yes-I
was thwarted by the
Necola Caccinto, 68 Harbor avenue, , “Buddie” Blake S Death LaldI
who was shot in the chest when, ac-I
ed by Man She 'Loved
ATLANTIC ClTY, Dec. 111—111 a
t frantic effort to win back the love
of her husband, Mrs. Esther Blake
, sacrificed her five-year-Md son. James
Big Cloth Theft.
According to tile New London police can.
This was the theory advanced by
'.tl1e police after the body of little
i‘Tiuddic.‘ who was reported by his
mother as inning been kidnapped h5
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NHHWAEII TEACHEIIS
TACIIEE THE MAI/0H
Issue Tart. Statement in Re-I‘
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Aquick-Witted work of two railroad de-
tectixes, who after a hard scuffle with
No.55 London, Where they were locked
up at the police headquarters. They
'are George Potter and Tony Cabrel,'l
, ' cording to his statements he was
both of New London. The5 are held 1“]1eld up" by two masked men Frida
on a technical charge of car r51ng COR-i 3’
ble far a number of breaks in freight: 8111133311183. credence? howm'er-i is put in
a. re
C m e Ithe hold‘up yam. it being believed Cac-
gcinto was wounded following a quarrel.
Allis condition. in the Norwalk Hospi-
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"I ”work in the Norwalk Tire Shop. on
the three to ele5en o clock shift. I left I
work at 11 o‘clock and took the 11:10l
trolley from \l-‘innipauk. I rode down
IWest avenue as far as Chapel street,
tWo highuaymen, succeeded in subdu-
1ng thcni.
cealed weapons In the arrest or the night yesterday dictated to Detecthe
two men the railroad detectives be- -Sergeant Thomas Hunt, through an m-
ital, toda5, was reported to be
Ile follo’wing 5101-5 was given by Cae
Iwhere I got off and walked down as
I for as Harbor a5enue. in fronto
The two men Were held and taken to
lime they have. got the men responsi- .loiprctei, his own version 0‘ the
Icinto:
‘,store where two men stepped allot, one]
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WASHINGTON. W15.Dcc ~Presidcnt-
YV'ilsons statement that he had “no
compromise or e ccssion of am kind‘
in mind," and that he would make no
more toward disposition of the treaty
but would continue1 to hold Senate Re-
publicans responsible for the delay in
its ratification. today again broughtf
the thaiy and the] League of Nations E
to the front in Congress. Revived Sat-I
urday by a proposal of Senator Knox,1 '
‘Republican, of Pennsyhania, debate onI NEW YORK Dec 15—11531; York’s
.the peace question promised to 0011- extmridinafy ’Grand Jury, which jm.
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NEW YHHII’S IIIIANH
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Raise of Their Salaries
The members of the Norwalk Teach-
Association are evidently
‘attention to man; and varied matters. .from sails-“P'- V" ”1 We action or
all sin 'udrd in m5stery, today begins rather 330' 0’ .ct'on 0-“ the Mayor
ianothv'r “(1k “mung soon to learn Donovan in 111gard .10 the request
from ho5~11no1 Smith that he has so made by their committee in him last
Llected another lawyer for its counsel: “9955 115““; 1213.119 call 3 Silvie“
'as it has ”(“19de The demand for meetin': of the Beard of Estimate to
legal assi;t:111ce is based on the allega~ act 0“ .1 “ aw'm‘t’li f" ”10 motion 01
:tion that it has unearthed evidence ct
an “overshadouing crime ” The nature
lot this c. imc has not been (Lsclosed.
“ALBUM fIRE: More than Customary secrecy has
:surrounded the deliberations of this
NEW YORK Dec.15.~An investiga— jury Called originally for the purpose
tion was under way t ay ,0 determlane' 01‘ investigating radicals, it apparentl5
. . has wandered far afie‘: d. "W'-
the cause, of the d which last 111 hi:
badly damaged the United sm‘Aes NM ”NY were “‘1‘ members 35““ ‘0 Naval“ Mayor has ”0km °" the
, . . mvcsii ate’ all si s of “Bolshe5‘.ism " subject of the proposed .Ancrease in
Amfi Ems??? I}? Kg“?! au‘chored ‘n but incl: had preformed to them simul- “fibers ca a‘ries. He has rtfuse ‘0
{ha u: stohn 1:150 off Jand street. De- taneousiy charges that there Was pro- not under his 110': :ers in the cit5 char-
AHestmag: 552:: fighihideitenfia 0: fiteering in milk and that officials of ‘9,” H“ “’3 ”“5”: ‘° “1”“ 3°“!
officers. 0 5' 5a the Inter-borough Rapid ’Iransit Com- Finance in spec; a1 session to con.
The De Kalb romerly the iamgus‘pany had "conspired" with certain of 5:01.“? the 599C581 appmpristion' ashe‘lli
German raider Prinz ‘ H
itel Friedrich,
caught fire from a can not madepub- The Nor“ all: Teachers’ Association
lic, shortly before midnight. The
blaze started on the port side amid-
gsliips‘and then spread rapidly. The
skeleton crew or thirty-five was unable
Ate cope with the flames and wireless
teallsSS for help were sent for city fire-
'during the next da5 or two. although
.5,
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their sa‘ arics.
Th: ,stazni'vnt as issued by their
public t5' ('Qnilflillce is 113 follows.
m: vor Ignores Taxpa rs, Board cf
Education. and Teac era Assuma-
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(Continued on Page Three).
J UN EnU SHAKEN
BY EARTHQUAKE
JUANEAU, Alaska, Sunday, Dec. 14.
-" \ —-Juneau and Hemity were rocked at
0The crew finally was forced to take 4-10 p. m. today by one of me
to small boats. After several hours’ Iheavieut' earthquakes her in years.
Bulidi were bad! shaken, but no
(Continued on P33": Th 3‘9- thaterilfazl8 damage hag been reported.
It is believed the shock centers about
the Kama! volcano, near Kodiak,
nd that gthe volcano $351 he in erup-
ion mill.
ATTEMPT 0N LEE 0F
(Conti'nued on Page Eight).
BIG STAMP S’ALE BY
of Red Cross Christmas
which has been in progresa during the
past ten days. the members of the dis-
pensary board having the sale in
charge are very much gratified at the
result and wish at this time to public-
ly thank each and every one who pur-
chased the stamps aid thus helped to
swell the hand, 85 per cent which
is to be used for the relief the sick
R M unfortunate in our 6‘": city
Expecisny to them“ at the diaper:
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1" The my friends of Arthur D. Brow- CAIR Dec. 15
at will be pleased ‘3 learn “13‘5" '35 attemptis W to as- thioe theatres: Mr. Kenton Mr. 001.
able to to mm this mandun'r.(:am:ormem
ottheirpiaeesotmmenttorflu
or his severe acct-s
W sols 01W; also the “rename
merit, by the bursting at a. steam
Chief Emer had only been u
1 accident
All his troops according‘
at Door of MotheruSpurn-L
Jr., by tossing him to his death in the I
gard to His Failure to Call,
Special Meeting of Board:
of Estimate to Act on’
far-1
the Board of 'i-ducation of their re: “1”“ ”99‘7““: 3 Tm"
quest for :1 flat ind’éise of $200. 00 on ““3 ”“1 man W' I ll" 'U'l'n ”151A lint“
.DISPENSARY BOARD
.51 the close of the “drive" for sale ,
Stamps,
‘sufirwish tothanktheownsnoi’the
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EEHHHISHINH TIMES
WITH THE MHSIIIIANSA
WASHINGTON Dec. 15. ——War-tlmo
prohibition was held constitutional to-
day by the Supreme court in a unani-
ithime
No decision was rendered on the
Itoxccment act framed to car1'5 out the
Alumni of the prohibition amendmentto
I
' ticc 1317' ndcis did hold that the prohibi-
Ition annnduwnl was binding on the
The com! onliiclv rm maid the con-
Per Cent. of the Minersitcmion ot the wcts" that the war-121119
roh' bition was outside the 5531'th
Have Returned to Work p
Iroads still were in chart
I 1119 decision added one of the final
Upon the coart' s decision on the pro-
Ihibition cnrmcement law which was
at hand any legal means for making
ries and wStores the amendment effective.
FaMany Localities Opened at
the Usual Hours Indent 51ill keep the country dry until
—‘— Ilhc: A'uumdmom is canted into effect
recent strike of miners, in [he bilumin next Monday. at Wthll time Eh? beer
ous fields were r'emm pd today and in- cases are expected to be decided. after
fiuel directors continued to exercise su-
penision over disttwibution howevei,.
in order that restoration of the tie-I
.ports came that fully 90 per cent. of!
the miners were at the pits today, and
heads of. the Unitcd Mine Vt'orkcrs or
mous decision. Thus vanished the
or
cases, involving the constitutionality“
ithc Constitution
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Reports From the Coallstam~ as well as the Fedcial Govern-
powers of Congress and pointed out
ITRAIN SERVICE Imilemoncs to the long tight to main
Iii-Aimed early in January, will depend
The constitutionality of the war-um.
CHICAGO Dec. 1'.) —-Rcstrictions on ' by law or “8 0WD-
Idustry throughout the country ap-' Awhich 1hr (ouii 55m rccoss until’Jan.
pleted reserve maybe equitable.
America predicted that 95 per cent. of
D' I d C ft t. 3]
es of many a "vt ct" holiday
Allie Yolstcad law. tin1 prohibition en‘
in passing. howcverfAssodatcd Just-
went.
Fields Show About Ninetyi
that wartime control of food~and rail-
ls RESTflREDI the ‘country dry
whether the Federal Government hll
.pmhibii ion 1105595111; the drys are con-
the use of coal made neocisssanjl by the= The couit will render opinions again
%proached a normal basis Regional 5
From nearly all the coal fields re-
the men would be at the mines by to-
!Continued on Page Eleven).
The annual mceting of the south
Norwalk Musticans’ Union was held
5‘('stm‘tla5’. in Musician.s' headquarters.
at 8 North Main street. and, besides
the roguiar routine business. the re-
port ot‘ inc delegate to the New Eng-
and Conference of Musicians. at Hart-
pd
HE THE INFINITE
VARIETY HE EIEE’
Rm John J. Snavely, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church.
pesterday morning preached an in-
tcresting sermon on “That ye may ap-
prove the things that are excellent.
E‘lxle following is the substance 011113
.a ':
“Three things are assumed by these
“'c' 11s. or inclined in them. The
mid 1:: a 55orld Of good and evil. .
ll21’lt and wmng. truth and untruth. I
Tl: ore is a line of dcmarkation and:
separation distinguishable betwecni
(51,4110 “'0'1d.‘
for . (Torin, on Nov. 13001, was given,
pl‘0\‘ln§z lvnciliy and interesting.
The annual report of Secretary-
Treasurer l-‘io-‘Ad sliowod the musicians'
treasury to be in line condition and.
business good in the musical line. but
hurt considA-rahly by local organisa-
tions hiring oulcf—town musicians ill-c
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Rowayion rosidcnts paid additions]
honor to the rcturncd‘scrvicc men of
that cwnmunity. Saturday night. when.
:11, a. social affair. held in the Bounty-
lton limo liousc, bronze medals wero
two 153.5% are dupmatps of each c.55"a1dr1d1he1 men with app1'1,1p1'iato.eer-
other. The pagcntry of ~the skies is Iemomos. Dunn: ”"3 mmuncvmusia
iffy/95.31: (Changing; the sunset sky 10- Iwas lilllllfilli (l l)\ “I? Storling- \‘ eliniti
'nggm “511 bp difiprent from that of crcliestta. aid lizlll 1' trrshmopis were
any other or (fling Though you watch iservcd b5 the indies. The presentation
thou.c ands of faces pass by you never AM the medals “"19 I“ charge OH I 1e 9“
confuse the face of a stranger fox that ecutive comm. “p" ”‘3‘ managed tho
of you! friend. And the characters or irecent “VVolcome Home fesnuties.
men. though lest-1 easily discerned The next Step to be taken by ‘hP Vil-
are equally d“ erse But the implica- Ilage to perpetuate its appreciation of
senices i'cndeted by its soldiers and
Ztion of which I speak is that this is sailors “m b‘ the cru'fi .on of a mo
7 (Continued on Page Fourl imorial tablet tin-Cannon Square.
and v'ill apptove. u- loci and suppm‘
only the tblmzs 1111'. are excellent.
I Idfiniie 5"a1iet5 n'aiks the norld. No
IANHNIMHHS EETTEH TEEEINH WHEIIE
CHI’I‘HEA’SHHIII EHHEH HE EIHIHH
IIAIlE PHHEIIJ THE THE EIHST TIME
Tho letter iollons with punctuatio.
and spelling unchangeé'.’
March 28 L191!
Sheriff Thomas Hunt:
Read this careful (in to Pratt's III-
and and go to the middle Island and
dig in the sand near the tree by M
first cottage on the middle island tho
cottage is gray with light blue trin-
min DIG IN THE BAND YOU “A!
FIN OPPOLA. and look up an m
to ”newt: Sher!!! Thoma Hunt. Pa in by name of Albert Judson look up
"thermos“. South” 11m 13 Wood “feet,
Gems?” It“ ‘1’“ m the WW may five their
“macaw” g” ‘10““‘ but .
£1! elm a . _
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in anonymous letter describing]
where the body of Charles Coppola
could be found on Pratt’s Island, or
where, at least. suflicient moot could
be unearthed to show who killed him,
received by Detective Sergeant Thom
as Rant on March 28,1919,'was made
public today 1701' the first time.
ms'mma written in the round
undercooked boy. was addressed
you“!
some“
Jam;
of m
Sat}: 'Norwalk, tho -
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