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. the Suffrage Question
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Hopes “Dry”
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lilldCTOWN. Jan. flit—The out-
nu feature of the annual McKin-
ay dinner held here last night
stutvnlcnt by Governor Hol-
vxlm expressed the belief that
in a year or two at most women
muwticut \vlll take part. in tho
:1 Republican get-together
Ban-
"l't‘ was no one in attendance at
Ill-t‘tillj: who would hazard a
n.“ it.) what the governor meant.
lllll‘l did not interpret or clarify
«mark in any way. There were
who :u:cepted~lli"‘lis a faceabout
l‘ suffrage question on the gov-
purt. , . '
Big Welcome fdr Wilso . 2,
wrllzltorial booms were 5 bordl-
tn affairs of a less important
v. The Bridgeport delegation,
)“l.£ of which arrived here with
pastelmard photographs of
. (lowrllor Wilson in their hats
mod the dinner with a prepond-
.
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in W. Blake, head master of the
will; High school. who recently re-
Nd to go to Stamford, leaves the
. svhool next Monday. George V.
mnan, superintendent. 'of, schools,
- this morning that Mr. Blake’s sue-
11‘ had not. been named yet, but he
preparing to have a. committee
ting called as soon as possible to
:u-tlon in the matter.
is said that. over thirty applica-
- have been received for the place
vat-ant by Mr. Blake’s resignation.
L’lllal‘ meeting of the Board Of Ed‘
will will be held next Tuesday
Nahum
USED lNSIBliNESS
oilector of Internal Revenué'james
' alsh stated ,today that he had on
. date received word from Prohibi-
‘tions for intoxicatin'é liquors.
t will have for distribution Forms
3. upon which physiicans will be
jzed to issue prescriptions for in-
it‘lll-lng liquors. Until such time as
:Hll'ifll‘l holding a permit to pre-
lb'. may issue such prescriptions
Hi“: own blanks in duplicate: but
illust see that they comply with all
- instructions required in thé‘regu-
.3007‘ regarding both the actual pre
noon and the record thereof.
le-ctor Walsh quoted Treasury
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N 125 RAILR'OAD ,
il(‘l{ETS TO N. Y. IN
THEIR POSSESSION
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JUN-pl; Hitter,
. . . _ Louis Zarfos
.(n :1. Z’Jlmsky,
of Bridgepott.
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Also States That '
a very short while the depart--
blanks are available, however, any‘
YOI‘k. in their p03;
{‘,.’ "”ls'm-d. yesterday, in the Falff'andhothér 'intoxica'nffl
Entered at the South Non alk Posh
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Reception Given to the New
Pastor, Rev. L. J. Schoep-
pler/
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,_ A very pleasant time was spent, last
evening, at. the South Norwalk Bap-
tist cllhl‘cll, tilt1 occasion being the re-
ception to‘their now pastor, Rev. L. J.
Scllocpplcr. -Frank M. Glover was
chairman and, to say the least, he is
the one for just such a position. \
. The following responded as heads of ‘
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'the various departments: Ernest E.
Hopkins, superintendent Sunday
school; (‘. F. Boutwell. president
board of deacons: Nehemiah Candc‘c.
president board of trustees: Mrs. H.
C. SllGl‘t’l', president Ladies' Associa-
tlon,‘.1nd Mrs. (E. F. Boutwell, presi-
dent Ii'ing‘s Daughters.
The pastor, on behalf of himself and
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if" l0 FltiHl Hlfill
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Women representatives from near-
ly every ,town and city in'the state
”gathered in the‘hall of the House of
“Representatives at the Capitol, Hart-
ford, yesterday aftemoon, when war
on the high ,cost of living was official-
ly declared. Mrs. James J. Grace,
state chairman of the committee. had
invited the women to be present to
hear the legal side of the question ex-
plained as well as the plans of organi-
zation- which'have been proposed by
the Government for the various wo-
men's clubs.
'Mrs. H. Willard Fleck was named as
Fairfield county chairman.
Explained Law. i
,_ Assistant Attorney-General Howard
E. Figg explained the Lever act to the
assembly and told the women of its
limitations. He outlined the part.
which the Fair Price committees play
in the prosecution of profiteering and
Qexplained the plans of the Department
,of Justice. TheSe call for active or-
Commissioner'Kramer, at Wash’fl ganizations of women, who will be on;
,nn, regarding the issuance of premthe, watch for proflteering and who Willi
report any instances of it to the
or authorities.
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Forty Perish as Cold
. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 28.——A cold
wave of unusual intensity is prevail-
lug here. Forty deaths have been
,caused among the ‘poorer'classes in-”
' {Mexico City by, the cold. and it is fear-
'éd that the crops in the northern
states have suffered damage.
Steel Doors to Keep _
. *Your “Private Stock”.~ .
,nge in Cellar, Latest
1 .9’1‘;
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ioms; Jan. 28;—Nauonal ' pro.
bu'smess for St. Louis ' safe sellers,
ho are'being called uptm to make 7 .
cafe confers for.the.,..stvoraza or swim
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ASSOCIATED Passe special. was AND OUR own 0
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(Cloudy And Colder Tonight.)
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Miss Grace Catherine Leary, (laugh:
NAND 2,000 MEN
Much War
in the Last Town in East-'
ern Lctvia and Fighting
Continues Along Whole
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avenue, who removed to
J., some time ago, was
blaterial Takenf Otto Bicling. formerly at 31 Lincoln
, cello. N.
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ruck by a
train in that city, last Wednesday, dy,-,
ing several hourl later in the Roselle1
ter of Postmaster Andrew Leary, and
Gordon Ray Gaucher, son of Mr. and
,Mrs. E. A. Gaucbct oi‘ Vs'estport. were
smarricd this morning in' St. Joseph's
Secretaryfchurch. Rev. Richard J. Carroll, pus-
~tor. celebrated the nuptial mass.
The bride was cllal-nlln'gly zowncd
in a pretty dress of Copenhagen blue
charmeuse with gold trimmings. She
‘ fill with
President Asks
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FIG“ ' ‘ . . ' , , (Hm 00" wore a hat to match, carrying a shou-
t ———_— 3 HIS dsugbtcr. Ea?“ fiégfika {13:3}, ’ (er-bouquet ofwvhltc bridal roses. {the
‘ L” stu ent m "' ‘ 71 . . was attended by her slster-in-law,
School, is confined to her bed 1;: th as . 3 Mrs. Ralph Leary who wore navy
. lilu'alck 10f pne‘vl'mrli’gm' from when 3h 1 . blue charmeuse. with hat to match.
‘ s 8 OW y rcco Q g. l and carried a bouquet of pink roses.
Mr. Bicling was employpdgby the
Singer Sewing Machine downy in
Elizabethport. He had Mighty!!!) of
the New Jersey Central Rlilmmi line.
at Roselle, and was on his way homel
HERMAWSBNERS: - 0 TUBE APAlllNfi‘
lgroom was best. man.
William H. Gauchct, brother of the
Ralph Leary
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Count Albert Apponyi Writ-
ing Hungary’s Answer to
the Peace Terms '
by way of a railroad cm
the train he had just all
backcd down and hit. him.
The Bleling family were ‘well known ,
Mr. Birding is survived
in this city.
' “when
":53 m;
Men, \Vomen and Children
Dying in Mental and Phy-
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prop- ,
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, pal B. Norman Young admitted that
hibitionvhas developed a newline of ’0
so~tllat tbé'
by his widow and three children. Miss; Slea‘ Distress
Irma. and Carl and Robert. “’ord all ‘3
his death was received in Norwalkl SVASHINGTON, Jan. 28. ----- l‘l'v“.‘-lldt.'nlk
yesterday by Mrs. Frederick Becker.§\\’ilson today asked Secretary Glass to
30 Lincoln avenue. _ .luake another appeal to Congress tor,
_ lauthority to loan $150,0l‘)0.000 to Po-,
BIRI‘HBA PARTY - 'land, Austria and Armenia, to relieve
COPENHAGEN. Jun. 28.«—Lettish
troops have captured Guzyn, the last
town in Eastern Letvia Occupied by
Russian, Bolslleriki. and have reached
the hellish-Russian frontier at many
places. according to a lmttisll official
report quoted in Riga. advices received
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:Ult—ll‘ desperate food situation,
i The. Pl'csidcnt wrote the Secretary
here. Blue}? {material of war and 2.000 Eula: it; was "unthinkable" to him that.
pllsoncls ave been captured. and the United States should withhold
fighting continues along the whole 7 I
front, it is said.
The Bolshevik forces on the hellish
front are retreating eastward, accord-
ing to the report, and may detach-
ments have been annihilated in recent
fighting. , .
VIENNA, Modday, Jan. 26.—A 11m-
ish credit for 1,000,000,000 crowns has
[been negotiated by the Austrian Re;
‘épublic for the purchase of raw mater-
,ials, according to unofficial reports.
rendered by “making available on
credit 8. small portion of our exporta-
ble Surplus of food." ’ '
The Pl-csld’cnt's letter follows:
"\Vlfll considerable regret I harvoi
noticed from the press that Congress
ifs delaying the granting of authority
, got- tic- extension of prompt. and gen-
tlcular mac 3. ”1391;?“ mligf to'the stricken portion at”
‘ .. ' ‘ I-a’ : - =-" rope. I e urgency and importance
g0:312:15):l‘gsz‘dcr;Sniafiegral‘nréagggutOEl The annual birthday 0‘ Trinity par-“f Whmh‘ especially in 1.95”?“ to M‘"
4 -. - ... . a"'isl was held in the pariah hall, Ins
_(litlcal shuntion in the labor market .‘ -
in some parts of France, according toyevcmng: and was a great success in
,an Amlens dispatch. Work of rcstora- ’9‘?” ““y‘ Tm“ h” M “n “PM“ that we should withh H t .
ation of devastated districts will be mime“t m Trinity Church for °‘ er a; l '1; 0 ( mm mm
l‘lrdcd it is said (1 f 3 .quarter of a century. and is always peopc u o are in such mental and
. , 3 , an armers, who looked forward to with 35m“ deal ohphysacal distress the assistance which
pleasure by members of the parish. can be rendered by making aavilablc
The first part of the entertainmentzon "ed” a Small Proportion or our
was a musical program, arranged by Fmrmb” surplus 0f TOOd Which
Edward 3. Sims. There were vaca‘gv’uould allevmte the situation. While
50108 by Miss Grace Nickerson; piano‘.‘ am sure that you must have oxp‘aln-
solo by Mrs. Joseph Hartman, and soy-led fully to the Ways and Means com-
eml vocal solo: by Mrs. Sims. Themlttpe the appalling situation in those
program was artistically-rendered and? parts 9' Bum” Where men, “We“
heartily appreciated by the audience. :and children are now, dying of starva-
“FIAU,, CASES
MflSTLY Mllanhe rector, Rev. Thomas E. Swanfltum and the urgent ““935“? ml
‘then gave a lecture. illustrated by Prompt “SSiStance. I beg at you that
‘ . stereopticon- slides, showing various you make “Other appeal t0 Congress.
They Are More Like the. scenes in the Great War. It was lls- ‘ “n mmmed that through the put»
“Grippe” of Old, Says I
3 fished reports of hearings before the,
0 State Health Board 3, -
NEW "Bill A0100 -
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field lithe Parish filth Elsi,
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1 did Success in Every Par-
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1fully explained to the Ways and Mums
‘committce. It is unthinkable to tho
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Ways and Means committee, the Con~'
grass has now been furnished withl
incoilttm‘vertible facts showing the ne‘
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If it happens that the influenza tlon. yTh‘i); xtgrspggd: figmildive alft‘
makes its appearance in Norwalk to a. not to hear any part of the re on; i f
sufficient extent or with suflicient sc-l - " ‘ spans -'
.x-erity to make the use of strong pro-' n ’
tective measures necessary. it will; 1' " >
find the city prepared, as the local? ' .
health board has been planning to '
look after the most serious cases. ‘
bility for the moral and mat rial chaos
that must resutt irczu an unwflling-
ness on our part to aid those-less lor-
tunate than ourselves. We cannot,
That the great majority of the cases ,NEW YORK- Jan. 28.1—Robert 3'
influenza that haVe occurred in hegerrels,.an actor, has begun suit to
the state thus far this winter are all recover 3100-000 damages from {won-
a mild type, as‘ compared with [bagel ty-slx members of the Players' Club.
merely to husband a small proportion
of our surplus, permit the happening,
to; this great catastrophe."
of t‘vo years ago, and more nearly] amo them JOhn Drew, mncls “'11" PulmE !SSUE
assembling the familiar “grip," is the- 5011 and Otis Skinner. alleging that ' _
statement or the State Department. or; tlfey,denounced him 4:8 moGermafi. I ‘- " m
before A and after ameflca‘s entry ' WARNlNfi A50”.
into the war. , ' ‘ '
during the period of the’ alleged slan-
ders he was a loyal American citizen,
the Player-3’ Club in Judaism, after .
fellow members ‘ had ‘qucstloned. his Chief of Police William R. Penm
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a friend of the Mound a spy, both
Kegerreis states in hisypapers that . IEY SinEwALKS
and is today. He wuNsuspended from , ' , i
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. loyalty. but was; reinstate-dye year an yesterday instructed policemen to
later by order ,0: a Supreme Court wax-n all property owners and tenants.
justice. * mall parts of the city, to take imme-
The (actor declares h K38 $991186, diate‘ steps to clean sidewalks of now
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HARTFORD, Jan. 28,—Mlss Frances. , warm mum mu
C. Johnson. the attractiva schooli $333... in firm gondififin. the.
teacher being held in $1,500 bonds in‘ mg“ will refer the. m of m
|New Brunswick, N. J., on an allegation . . ' ’ at. tau-1t u, the-street dew.
that she fittings} u} about halt: lover. . men: tor further drastic action.
arence e, r., was a cachet , ’ , . " * "
1n the Arse school. of this city, up M a. result of the ”on“
to last man Information tothis ef- '
feet wasobtalned yesterday by an ex-
amination of school records. Princi-
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the young'woman had taught ing‘hls
school, but. for some uncommble
reason, which he did not cal-etc give,
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bodies in the WWW
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summon
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.. Ill. M and was
lot this city. and Edward Leary oi
Bridgeport. brothers of the bride.
were ushers at the church.
enjoyable reception was glven at the
lbridct home, 112 South Main street.
lwhich was attended by many friends
_ fond relatives. who enjoyed a wedding
inner.
Mr. and Mrs. Gauchct left this all
tel-noon for a two-weeks trip to Buf-
falo. Niagara Falls. and other
points of intrrest. l‘pon their return
“hm; Will rmzidt‘ (ll. 112 8011i” Main.
' street.
The mime have the best wishes of
a lal'T-J“ number or friends in the city.
among whom they are very popular.
from the strickc'n people or those Conn-.Mrs, Goucllet was employed as an 0p 1
tries the assistance whlch could be orator in the Norwalk exchange of the ’10 be taken to avmd
Southern New England Telephone
Company. and her husband is a. rall~
road dark in the Georgetown station.
SHERMAN BflUNBlL
WEEKS INSTALLED
‘. large gathering of members of
ti‘iwlnaan Council were present, last
tuning, to witness the installation of
riliurs for the coming year. Secre-
tary W. H. Dieringer read several re-
pmts, showing the excellent condition
cf the order in the state and the coun-
try at large, and also read a chmmun»
icaticn from the Supreme Council of-
icring
cured candidates during the point three
months. The entertainment commit-
tee announced plans for a series of in-
teresting socials and dances. Officers
i installed were:
Regent—Frederick G. Benedict.
Vice-choIR——C. N. Jennings.
orator—R. C. Hill. .
Past Regent—Ernest A. Taylor.
Secretary—P. A. Parsells.
Assistant Secretaxu'wWilliam H. Die-
ringer.
Collectoz-»~.Nclson H. Hoyt,
Treasurer‘l“. H. Madden, Jr.
(”llaplain‘Charles O. Burr.
(.‘uidc-r R. 1". Madden.
\‘.".~lrden«r~A. ll. Montgomery. .
Sentry-vii H. I’aul.
Trustees—«R. .l. Cometonk, Dr. G. G
Fawcetl and W’. H. Baker,
Auditing Commit :ec Marshall B.
Hoyt, Elton E. Baker and Harry E.
Bradbury.
Finance Committee—‘Frank Good~
' child, E. A. Taylor and Ralph G. Com-
stock.
Entertainment Committee—“Gillan
P. Hoyt, “'alter F. Seaman
Smith.
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off the harbor entrance.
animal: transfer of food
to the laughter began at once.
machine Non over, the ice Sunday.
mural-1m 3
“autumn; the
imvlmnldthe Nolmld
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Following the marriage service. an.
cashprizes to memberflwho se~‘
and H. E.
shaman
CHICAGO, Jan. 28.—.The steel
steamship Alabama. early today reachr
red the height steamer Sidney 0. Ned,
which for more «than a week.had been
trozcniuan' ice doe in Lake Michigan
A mass messagetmm the Ala-
bama slid the Neil’s, crew was me
and clothinl
Romuonmmdcotflmmen
attemptedtg
. Walled no dim-
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‘13:“: th&icc pocket»
MM. 'mor‘or‘mh
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|Dr. Tracey Says There Arc
V Many Cases of Old-Fash-
% ioned Grip in Norwalk at
f. This Time
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iPersons Who Are Ill Should
Be Isolated at Once
so of the “flu" was
Officer William J.
e last 48 hours. There
.5, But one new c
reported to Hell
I Tracey within th
laro only 11 cases of the disease in
Norwalk at this time, and in most
every instance the patient is suffering
from a mild attack.
' Dr. Tracey said this morning that
,thcre were many cases of the old~fash-
toned grip throughout the city, and
but few cases of “flu" as severe as the
cases prevailiing during the epidemic
of last winter.
One of the most important measures
, catching: the
H‘flu," Dr. Tracey stated today, was to
:get as much fresh air as possible. _
l He emphasized the absolute neces-
gs‘lty of isolating every person who is
till, particularly if they are subject. to
icoughin-g and sneezing. Such. persons
,should not come in dontact wnh other
imcmbers of their household. and thus
avoid the danger of spreading the dis-
,ease.
l Dr. Tracey said great difficulty in
,expcrienccd With persons, who, al-
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FORMER GERMAN
EMPERIllEiFRIENflS
W'lTli THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN GERMANY. Jan. 28.~—The former
German Emperor is not without his
friends in the Amerimn occupied area.
in the Rhincland. A motion recently
proposed. by a Social Democrat, in the
City Council cf (‘0blcnz, to oust from
the Cannon chamber a bust of “m-
helm II, which had stood in the hall
for years, was dcl‘catcd overwhelm-
ingly. ,
The Social Democrat who introdm.~
(:d the motion said: “ll is our firm
conviction that a man who has no
itralnpicd upon the honor and duty at
.his people and of his own code can no
Mongol have a place among us." Op-
;3.osi1io;l uas immediate from spokes-
imcn of" several parties View ranged
lfrom a declaration of allegiance by a.
“Nationrlfist speaker, to the opinion of
the Cuber party leader that at least
the bust was worth while historically;
And so the former Emperor's bust, all
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Council sessions of the city fathers or
Coblenz from its pedestal in the most
prominent part of the great room be-_
health which is the billeting office 0:
~ the American forces in Germany. ‘
In Neuwied, also in the American
occupied'area, the City Council recent»
1y rejected, by a vote of 17 to 15, t
proposal tot remove from the Council
W a. picture or the former Em-
. , which hangs over the burgu-
master’s high seat in the front of tho.
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provincial {Monument of Canton Ila
dis live war vowels to to...
continuing immediate rem ,0! I.
dike recently built bythc MW
‘N in Chinese unitary vloluuon '3!
. treaty data. I ,
lit-patch received-lion today 3)! ti.-
“cm World,” a local Chinese W
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NEW BASE 0f 99.
in the past, continues to watch over ‘
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log. ““31 Ahl'torhey James ;Cum'- ‘ . . ’ ‘ ' We} ‘3“ m1 ' ' .
d :m' 14‘3“? ““38 be C021“ "3 lonrwi'ne cellars» Th ' ‘“ m
mp}. Saymlvel-k, at which time At- ‘ ' ' my; " "
‘1 Reich. counSel' for" th
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