1 . . LISHED 1870. 4
s-__.__._.._. - AW
LIVING DOSES
wits Believe Decline in:
NW“ Result in
31110115
.033 cr Prices
DUDLE DUE TD
Ta-l'
' ”nestle Market
.1\-E;’l‘(_)N. Feb.
\1'
5 .-—-A
t1r11seen by
and flnnntial
1.111;1nge in the
'11s 01 Euiope.
11H pl‘pliesv 1elief from
(11 living ftom th’ s
more. potent. and do
. 11111 domestic efforts. un-
1111
t1111i| t1‘1111r-nc3 and ex-
11111111111z1ng1; of the donn-
1. - it l> said. 33ill tesuh
- ‘ to shut off exports”
":11 11!
111 11"u110ncy at. a tl‘emen
. in New Yoxk thp cost Maliels
11m.- in Europe-1n Conn. 1mg that some of the
:11 1.1'biti3e. Settlements
- trade balance held}
31 1111111300000 in 1919‘—
1 1i1ti‘ii‘llll.
' : T101311
1 1.11 1135121115 particularlv
111.131 111.1111:1‘ies, declined
'11 ‘3113‘1 'llhl’l' to the ex-
-1 .1'11.11.111.’11‘1.000. Though
.1 ;.\11‘1}.1l1le for some
.1-11 lit'l‘t‘ that January
an
1 1111 Page Twelve.
5 ET STARTED
NEALD UN SDUU
:mti Losses Were
:(E .Iqually by Print»
1 i‘ii llCE‘l‘ Days-«Pub-
1' iiimscli Sold His;
. 11.11 Streets-«Dis-
by Many Rebuffs
.rit Won Success
1‘ 11 .'1«Probabiy no
.111- 3 511111101 has enjoy
'1.11 iun throughout, the
\1 11 301k Heiald, the‘
1.111 11:1s ceased With-
.‘l1 Munsey and its
11h thé1 Sun. Had the
-11 until next Mfi it
11111it1d out a career of
:1 career ofEbrilliant
1131-1111911 in the records
1:11‘1111lism.
.- 1325, that James Gor-
i'EdPI'. started the pa-
-11111eni in “’8“ street
‘ 1111 office. He wd‘s ed-
:‘111‘1 «tutorials. was book-
~:11l sold the papers him-
1 min packing case was
1111 i. .111 a plank set on
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1
1- on Page Twelve.
itiiiifli U. 8.
51.111111111111133
1' ~11 C omes in Last Five
11 '1“
~. . 11.x vf,eb 5. —The total
"1 11 Inited States
1‘ 1113.113 $1, 00000000011“;
:11E111hs 11s a result of the’
1" 11. 151113 certificates ofi
.1111 l 01‘ the purchase and
l”arty bonds through“. 2-“
E {1111- rations .
‘ “A public debt are
’ 1.1 of the county;
. ‘ 110d 0!; nea
‘; that period. .
‘1’”; of in,_ “b :
Ni-EW DOPE ERR} WAGES DALE
‘E’ A DDT IN EEDR RETURNS l0
ENCDME TAX MAN
EXCHANGE EALLE WATTERS SAID TD
Present Conditions
1.1115 “'ill Be- Turnd Into
sharp
1t‘;iC 111 1‘111‘p01t tlade, 331th4 .
\ .1111) decline in. domestic NEW’ \ORK, Feb. 5.-——-Plu111beis who
Government
authorities
.Mv result of a. further i'all
'ullied and
11031211 nments manage I says MT
:1 p1 emium abrc 13.
.1 t1 lltIPntf)’ toI
' 2“ the Treasury Depart .
\1 .1331; a net reduction lg;
Mac as BMMau Mall Matter.
Nearly Worker
Every
Share to" the Government
.11
RET $5, 000 YEARLY
‘Diamond Merchants, Ac t-
resses and Stock Brokers
Made to Give Up
pay income taxes aré no longer the
“aristocrats or labor " accmding to
William H, Edwnrfis, United States in-
term] Revenue Collector 1‘01 the Sec-
0nd and Third districts of New York,
Ein Whose districts this year more than
.1111'51150m’00 .000 will be gathered up for
1 hole Sam.
High wages and profitable overtim
lv)d3va111s.l1a3e raised to the
income tax paying list such workers
:35 lmigslmu-mnn,ga1ment makers, pa.
pp 11 hangers tailioad brakemcn chauf-
1311113 s.1ilors,1ruck drivers and piano
1' n1overs.“And don t forget the chorus
EglllS the movie stars and the hotel
declared the
latte: are making
more than $5 000 a your in tips alone.
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(Continued on Page T330)
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111 NEW 13111111111
Defective Chimney Blamed
for Blaze 'on Fischer’s
Hill---Mr. and Mrs. Rhati-
gan Lose Home in West
N orwalk E
t
l
i
1
The old homestead building fainter-
ly the residence of the late Illa Thom-
:,son on Fischer’s Hill, New Canaan.
.3vas totally desirmed by fire yester—
day mowing. The loss is estimated at
' $25, 000.
The the started from a heater ev
Edontly because of a. defective chimney. E
EThe house was not occupied, but was
Ebeing put in readiness for the super-i
Eintendent to occupy early this spring. A
There was not much on the first 11001,
.but the second story contained valua-
ble fumiture.
E Albert Weeoboni, em lo3ed on the
'place, started a fire in e healei. yes-
terday morning. making three visits to
t
(Continued on Page Two).
1131111111111 1111111 3
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11111111: 111111111.
The Washington Birthday observ-
ance, planned by Frank C. Godtrey
Post, American Legion, at which time
the next of 1:11: of theWorwalk soldier
heroes who died during the war will
be p ted with Cert tes of honor
from the French gave cut, will be
'held- in the Palace Theatre, Sunday
1 aftemoon, February 22.
.. Announcement‘was made at a. large-
ly attended meetlnx of the Legion.
held in the City Hall, last night M
Andrew J Collins had donated the use
——-_.
"(Continued-11 Page Mt)
OEnterod at the South Now all: Pub
in
New York City Will Be tw°°n the allied powers and Gen
Called Upon to Pay Their
collector, add— .
EKewpi 9 Club of Norwalk.
R ’ DUNS RE All D
AND 'RERMANYS 3
PARIS, Feb. 5. «Relations be- Aimed.
many seem to have arrived at a
crisis as a result of the refusal
Baron von Lersncr, head of
German delegation here,- to for.
ward to Berlin the names of Ger.
nians whose extradition is de«
n’mnded $by the Butane, This in-
.cident $pparently finds an echo
in the attitude of the Berlin Gabi-
net, which is reported in London
dispatches to have expressed,
through Gustav Noskc, Minister
of Defense, seeming defiance to
”the pours. Baron von Lemar
left for the Germn capital last
night
E‘l'he list :9‘ German: accused of
vihlutions of the laws 61' war
whose arraignment is conte'ulplat-
ed by the allies will Man: to
Berlin direct by the Council of
esaillcs u-e'aty will be ad
there is no intimation
nature.
London advices state Sr Auck-
land Geddes, Hinister 0! Nation
al Service and Recon-t
the British Cabinet, has
in an address 11.1 Andcv
quitcd to put forum-
wuuberboup
not known. _
—-—-——$
PAB18.Feb.
(Continued on Second Page.)
.E 131133
day that Holland ”TM rte-E
‘ 1 ARE
William oh Iomcilhnd ‘:‘.d.-,
m
fiewofthebflnshgovyfimmh
5(HSVII).»-Re- lbpther excitement ()3 er
foul of Baron vo‘n Lamar, head in Winnie.
TURDSLAYS AIDS
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SENIED
ROME Wednefiay.l1‘eb.4——Detalls
Act alleged Jusoslav attacks union it"al—
Elana at Spalato and Tran a "Barbi“!!-
icd .n the newspaperslio re, a cause
!the summon
lilaréportedthnouJaczfa “
Elam was patted on nwalls at Spaiato.
calling a meeting the prim-lulu
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Sleet, snow nor wind di
home members and tried
Y"
not. keep
the
who attend-
ed the club dance, in the Town Assem-
v Hull last. night. in force. The-
dance was a. Leap Year noveltband
the hull was prettlly decorated
1y out the effect. Dancing was enjoy-
ed until midnight. Sv'ec s orchestra (ur-
nishing music.
A gift of tWenty pounds of sugar,
donated by the club was presented to
Charles Crisler, of Broad River. The
Kewpie Club committee in charge of
a1 rangeméntu for the successful dance
SIDED BRUND
. The blinding bail, sleet and snow]?
storm, last night and this 10113an
the most severe experienced in Nor-E
walk during the last ten years played!
havoc with street car, vehiculai and
pedestrian travel here.
A number of streeta' in all sections
of the city were absolutely impassable
to trail‘lc because of the deep snow
drifts. Sem men and two teams .ot
memded' Pfs‘dey‘l‘t {£59911 oégfi' the street depot-uncut emu-ted work.
Treasurer osep en: 9
0‘ 011111131 and George Peck. Last. E early this morning in the first district.
opening up the blockaded streets. In}
“'8'!” success has “159"?“ “"3 mem‘ the Second district seven men and two
bers of the club to plan for another
dance, to be held in the near future.
1mm: are hard at work on the task at
Esnow removal from highways closed
to team: and automobil lies. .
SENTIMENT STRflNfi Tnor stated this morning that then
will be no collection of garbage until
1further notice as all available men in
) ~~ ‘ :thc street department. are needed in
. 1111.21.11.11. streets for tramc.
E Hurd1 eds or woxkers were late re-
'pottinz to their jobs beln materially
delayed in floundering rtfirough the
high drifts. while many didn‘t venture
out into the storm, choosing to stay at.
. Enema ntbcr than light their :gyE
As predicted in The Sentinel over a through the ”"9de gusts “‘53:. d
month ago the movement ‘in Norwalk - ‘ -—--
for the. 6 oclock closing of stores is (Continued on Page Seven).
iapldly gaining impetus.
At a meeting of Union 335, Amalgm
mated Meatcuttera of North Merton,
held last night, there was considerable MW mfly m”
discussion concerning the fact that}
meat markets in Bridgeport close
Eweek days at 6 o clock and at 7 o 'clock EUR" 11’: N
Eon Saturday nights lt is expected
Continued, on Page Seven
lly frog; gals-o to Gapa‘Thm iwill hem
wptah England wt an uterest
equal to that taken in the night of
Captain Ross Smith from Enxhnd to
DDSTDN ERETDRT
HANDLERS MEASURES“? mdmfifii
EmdlaEverymm M'WW
ideuy Timed phi-obi“
“Cairo,
BOSTON 13:11)"! 6 Freight handlers:
docks here" who struck a week ago to
force the Federal Railroad Adm .
tration to haud‘down a decision on
their wage demands returned to m " "
t_oday. A m
_ Contluuedm .on rags 8831.111: ,
1131111
(“I ,
Street Commissioner Henry 11.le
LONDON Feb 5,—First attempts mEm
. his
mum in test alum-3t “liaiian im-
1 pendulum. .3230
The manifesto. it is asserted, was:
.cxtremcly lnsolent, contained vulgvr;
insults again-t luly and the Entcnte
.and urged
Worst Storm in Several Years 1
Reported All Over the Atlantic
Seaboard From Southern New
England to.V1rg1n1a
HIGH WINDS ADD TO TIEUP
Trains and Trolley Service Throughout This
Section Interntptcd—Tides Flood Ter-
minals 111 New Jersey and Ferry
Service Is Discontinued
the people to violeuccE ‘ . ‘ .
gamut lulluns 111de “city. It is dc-E. 1» cl r it fly
mm 9" an m. “c“; TON Feb S‘States wings of :1 55- mile 3 (1. e SW
,ahlpatipflnmdfim “m1. 1 ans“; manti- male wt and any mot-1111.;
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tCoatmucd on Page Elev l
ESTEAAIER YARMDUTR ‘
DRDERED RELEASED
iWill Bé Allowed to Sail for
Havana With Whiskey
NEW YORK, Feb SAThe steamer.
EYarmouth with its 84.800000 cargo 0! E
whiskey, which was seized by Sane
vlslng Prohibition Inspector Shevlln i
will be released and allowed to can for
EHavana, it was announced today. fol'E
lowi us a elephone conversation be-
tween 811 1111 and the attorney gener-
gl's office in Washington. A guard otE
{teen prohibition agents will be kept
on board, however until the vessel de-
parts.
While this talk with Washington
min progress the Federal grand
(Continncd on Page Twelve).
EPREDIET TEN RDRE
ENTERED RURDERS‘
E
1'
CHICAGO. Feb. 5. 4‘” among Citi-
casc- acumen and labor union feud-E
£313 to avenge the murder of “Mossy
Ehrlsht, chief of feudlats and lender,
of gunmen, today hingé‘d upon police:
efl‘orta to apprehend and how aspects
before the dead man's Menus {011113111
them ambiancelled the score in their
ThacallfcrtheEm-lxbtchnhad
mountbcpollcesald . ind “was:
andwholaaalomudex'rwummncuz.
Em" probably Will be “ten more kill-E
111p" baton the murderer is caught.
~ state was Mad many
weahmandmabadwcdnln,1
mmrmfigm L
wt ’11 ‘ ‘
blaflgamrrcladaawcdd‘aunlagl
bodyubc‘catlummmbue
.. claim. ‘
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4.
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1
want ‘
EW’eather Bureau announced that the
Therm,
wall: at ch. metropolis with
drifts. demoralizing street car mT’tradllc.
(lei-sing train ser3ice, seriously ‘.-3
pedlnx navigation in the harbor and
causing intense discomfort to pedes-
=' trims
Although squads of motor sweepers
were kept busy all night. cleaning
tracks, street cam moved at a anall'n
pace and blockades were the rule.
Tens of thousands of writers on their
my downtown forsook the elevated
and trolley lines and swamped the s b—
ways The icy condition of the st
Walks made walking perilous. Tho
elwlnd smashed many plate glass win-
. (lows in stores along 1Broeizidwny.
Ferryboats were e ay making.
Hi gh winds 1 . 1 {bolt
- me mull filth: rips, owmg to high tides floating
“:03; etoday‘efdro: gupa Hatter» “to ice Harbor craft Esenemlly Vac tied
valncetown, 11:53., and a light up up to mporinss nearby ‘31;st r;
of snow today and tonight was tore- “ORB rel-”fled cor-“awe W
cast for parts or New York New Jer- docks and ootmes along the shore.
Eny and Pennsylmj‘ Nearly all the incoming trains ‘t
The wind sleet and snow interrupt- 1111an mammals Wre far behind
ed railroad tralic to some extent “4’ their schedules Trains from the “est
. were home late
lso interfered with wire communion E More than 4.000 men were pressed
into service by the street cleaning
Edepartmenl to 019111 the streets. lnan
NEW YORK FED- 5-—N°W Y0“ t("Eelfl'ori to mist the department, tho
day started to dig itself out of [be
(.8131 set. ere snOWstorm oi the winter. E
Snow hall and elect, carried on the
n‘-n"‘mWof n11.
'heavlest fall was in Pennsylvania.
where from 11 to 12 inches was regis
fared The fall in New York city was
1; inches. and in Maryland and North-
- V'irginla it was about 3 inches.
The snow was accompanied by sleet
-.nd high wind. The snow-bound area
tutehded as far West as the. upper
Ohio Valley but the tall in the west-
1111 section was not 8 heavy as it was
‘11‘. cm: and near thc coal. Hodemte
trmperatures pro . and
in some sections ~
"mow had turned to
Continued on Page Five.
NDRWALN [DUN
’ BRITTANY REPDRTS ’
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
At the annual meeting of the stock-
.holders of the Norw alt Lock Company.
hold yesterday afternoon at 2 o‘clock.
a substantial d: vidénd was declared.
' and reports read showing the you
1919 to have been a mflfylngly Ino-
cesoful one for the firm.
1!. R. McCausland was named precl-
dent of the company and Georgian
Batman secretary and treasurer. 11L
rec were elected as tenants: R.
Hill, “11118131109. H. B. Plumb, R. J
Plumb,E.Beard.T.l.Raymuad,Ch1-la-
W W
1 Here’s Some Comfort
The weather report. received by
The Sputtuel shortly betore noon.
today. predicted snow for tonight
but added the cheering prophecy
{that tomorrow would be partly
cloudy and “slightly warmer."
Strong northeast winds are prom-
ised for tonight with a shift to the
northwest tomorrow.
REAR TAlii RN -.
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