o R—WALK’S '
l ME PAPER
a» M
'Associaveo PWMALL Wm
Entered at the South Hamil: gab
Nausasn 1370. .
Office to ascend Ola-s lull um.
"CUSEB’BY LOCAL ,
GIRL, COP RESIGNSN
«”1 of Sarah E. Babcock, of
.- First district. Nor-
lzggilgi-port. l'ol' incorrigibilily,
“W ”NW“ of April first, haslwith the girl, aside from the fact of
will .. l‘il‘Clt'S, and some POliti‘zhaving 399an to her while doing traf-
Griffin has handed in his resi a- ‘
(tion,‘and Gorgas has been suspenggd, -
gas a result of the evidence, although
box-gas denies having any relations
.‘e >lll't"
l:
ritzy is lliif’l)’ to be dug up andzfic duty on Stratford avenu and
,5 m llIi- How of the public as a only to tell her that Gri‘ffinewantetdhetg . ——‘—"
'l I.» ltulmock girl, who claims meet her at a certain time and place. NEW YORK April 12.——Passengers
on an elevated train had remarkable
escapes from death today when they
were catapulted to the street, a dis-
._.,. “mg: of ago, was arrested. The girls' story bears Out Gor as d
i:i‘,i\t (:pi'rit)‘ hand Malone, on"Griffln admits all the allegagiorisubf
Mumn oi Apl‘ll first, on com-;the young lady, even to the fact of
- scorn, aoawnx. con, .’
LONDON, April .12.~»Tw<:'lbundred
persons who were injured ne'er-
plosion of a munitions dump‘at Bobca-
stein, near Koenigsberg. '
"Plus-fa.
or pl~i‘<lull.~' living on the Eastlhaviug been infiier companv for some tance 0‘ 25 feet, in the midst 0‘ debris
:. Him juni'l, near the intersection time in a hotel on the East'Side.‘ of the car in which they had been yesterday have been rcscu ”m-
and East Main: - _bound to work. , mg to a berlin dispatch to the Daily
.ul‘uul menus A general vice probe into the con-
. duct of the police force in certain
run \\llll loose conduct and mls-, cases is expected to develop and as
p... vlw L'll‘l told a lurid stor)‘.lthe appointments of some have a'dis-
Eng. ('llnl‘gES of immorality‘tinctly political bearing, the Park City
,, mm policemen of long stand- is awaiting tensely for developments.
1: lli=~ Izmlgnport f'orcP—Martin; The Babcock girl is scheduled to be
u m. was appointed in 1913,: brought to trial one week from today.
1; .ur.l Gorgas, who has been do—f and the bearing of Gorgas is to be
1“.» .lm .~ lllll. 'held on VV'ednesday evening.
.tNGESEMAflEIN lllllrlliilniiil"
lN SERVIEE ERRM llllRUllllSWElliHlNli;,,
p NEW DEPUT' [WEN ZNLRNNPNUNNS: Mill/E f0“ REEIEF
ion and Street Commissioner Herqy DUTY BY PIREMEN
ll. Minor have been notified by the.
A request for a twelve-hour day is
The front car of a train was knock-
ed off the elevated structure, on the
Ninth avenue line. near Trinity
church, by a collision with another
train. and demolished. The wreckage
‘was wedged in between the elevated
structure and the side of a brick
building a dozen feet away.
The fifteen people in the demolish~
ed car sifted through debris to the
street and about a dozen of them were
removed to hospitals, the only woman
passenger in the car being seriously
hurt. The motorman was missing aft-
er the accident and search of the tie
bris failed to reveal trace of him.
Nearby shopkeepers said they saw a
man in uniform running away bcforc
all. rmiiululcrs and residents
iti) using train Sel‘l'if'l‘, will be
ed in tlic following: changes in
‘ that became effective today:
7 . leaving New York at 6:03
Stale Highway Commissioner that he
has issued a ruling to the effect that
it. will be illegal tonopcrate onlany
"“2 Minoan “Ell hereafter Sum» road 0,. State-aid mad, any mo.’ to be brought before the Common,
“'93 ‘3; '0‘) ”(JOCK tor truck the gross weight. of \vhlchWCouncn. tomorrow evening, by the
when loaded exceeds 20,000 pounds. iregular firemen of the City Of N0?-
This action is the direct results of “'fllk- T110 m9“. 3' the present time,
have a continual shift of twenty-four
hours, and, without a doubt, the im-
'Ngi‘xalk at . ‘ 6:30
. . . V112 the fictions damagc (lone to the furry.
' M3-56g0§“pike, particularly bclwccn Norwalk
,. ’eratizdsv and Dar-ten, by huge trucks carrying' provrmcnl in the effectiveness of the
'dcparimcm would be greatly aug‘
mauled by the chungc. That is the
only wqucsf made, but llwrc is a re-
:«uirpliou of the izilk of n two~plutoon
syslczn bciuzz inslallcd. uhich would
ilicl'casr thi- c’lccllvonuss oi‘ the db“
parlmcuv just about one hundrcd per
cent. in thcopinion of many citizens.
The men’are lo give up their one-
(luy-ofl'savwcck and their annual vaca-
lion if the change is put through, the
dcslre being to have the liberties of
the average Working man to be with
their families, as others do: to live the
average life.,a.: the policemen ‘of the
city, who are always ready for an
cmcrgency, but who have their regu-
lar off duty hours.
The sentiment s‘ccms to be that the
change could be made, at trivial in-
crease in expense. the advantages to
be gained from same being, without
doubt, well worth the price.
To His llonor, the Mayor, and the
Honorable Board of Councilmen.
City of Norwalk. Conn.
lcntlemen:
“’0, the undersigned firemen, as-
signed to permanent duty in the Nor-
walk Fire Department, respectfully re-
quest the favorable consideration of
your honorable body to this, our earn-
est appeal for relief from the tedious
confinement of twenty-four (24) hours‘
daily service, which we are obliged to
endure, under the present regulations,
of this department. I
“'9 ask that a readjustment of odr
service hours be devised, whereby we
shall be divided into two eqllal shifts
for each day, thus allowing each man
alternately twelve (12) hours for duty
and twelve (12) hours for rest and
liberty. This,.we believe, can be ac-
complished without doubling the num~
ber of paid men; though it may re-
fine .BriWO
Norwalk many tonne-d cargoes.
l Supplemcming this ruling the (tour;
missioner of Motor Vehicles has is?
sued a ruling: to lilo cil'ccl mm the
Department of Motor Vehicles will
not, except in cascs where special
mit from the Highway Commissioner
had, grant any registration for any
cl‘clal motor vehicle, the gross
,t of which as applied for will ex—
' , id sum when loaded. It is ab»
necessary illal heavily loaded
' sl motor vehicles be re-
' ' ' . in this manner in order that
. No. 249, leaving Souiliwo thc highways be stopped. z
eek days at 7:57 p. m. for New" in making the figure as set. forth,
' ill make an additional stop at the Highway Commissioner has deter-
gtmnl'ord
ill" at
. >be
’ ll make
' ch.
,n the clerical work of
of .Assessors.
.-_r
lilil'ulilulls
. indium
ilhin the past few days the neces
c papers have bee signed -be-
--n the. officers of he Knob Club
- -eGorge Lawler, representing the
hard estate, so that the members
the Knob Club will again enjoy the
'leges of this delightful family re-
ne meeting of the Knob governing
,, rd has been held. and it is expect-
that another will be called this
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SEARCE EREllllL l
lllREAlENS Ilium
Norwalk, uill be discontinued. .Vc-liicle Department will issue imme-
spectouof the Motor Vehicle Depart-
ment Wi
, He has been particularly"!
ICE ARE UNEERTAIN
near future.
tion in Bridgeport and who was the
de. mined the amount which may safely
No, 446, now lPal'ing Stam- be carried. It may be expected that
-turdays only at 12:26 p. m, for the Bureau of Inspedlion of the Motor
__.___.._._———-—-——- diate instruction to ils officers and
‘ 'Will request the polict- to see that all
vehicles loaded in excess of the
amount mentioned be prosecuted forth-
with.
. I There will be no warning given out
' [SHINE IN MAINE.but every case will be prosecuted. ln-
. i ll be stationed at those pom:
‘ " . where State highways enter from of -
Clerk Irving 1," Robertson “"1‘ i or States, and foreign commercial mo-
t lMayor Jeremiah Donovan auditor vehicles will be treated the same
tyflouncil, tomorrow mghtpto‘way as local.
Ye his application for a vacation; . _
his city duties. City Clerk Robw
. is planning a fishing trip in! PRICES Pu“
.. and will leave the latter part of: t
eek.
’uring the last. few months, as-
lht‘
Considerable interest is being muni-
fesled as to the probable price of ice
in this city during the coming season.
The local prices have not yet been an-
nounced. but one of‘ the dealers said
today that a decision would be reach-
ed and an announcement made in the
In view of the unusual conditions
that prevailed during the winter and
the great quantity of ice available for
harvesting, much interest is being
taken in the various cities of
State in regard to ice prices. Harry
W. Vl‘alker, who controls the ice situa-
center of. the municipal investigation
of ice prices conducted last summer.
states that the retail price of ice ‘in
eek. Then definite arrangements Bridgeport this season will probably
in be made for the opening of the be sixty cents a hundred. .
as-on as usual on Memorial Day. Al In New York city where the Dl'lCC
nitor is to be selected and wo k on.of ice has been fifty cents per hundred
itlng the grounds and buildings in‘ pounds, the rate has been advanced
' l ta t in about a month. to sixty cents and already a,big storm
nditlon Wil B r of protest is arising over; what is re-
ferred to as profiteering on the part of
the-ice trust and the municipal gov-
ernment has begun to take action.
lRUBRlllAll or"
llllllllR lllSAPl’EARS
BOSTON, April 12.——T-hirty-four bars
rels of whiskey and eight barrels of
rum, valued by the ogner at $14,731),
133. red. early to ay mm o
d ppea Michael H. Glynn. a former
liquor dealer, 0‘11;i mashington street,
'11 the Brighton 5 c. ,,
1 No trace of the big true in.which,
the liquor must have n carted
away had been reported when the pa lve m
lice announcement of the theft was in; f .
To the Editor:
I have been asked for a statement
in regard to rumors that the seriously
restricted fuel oil supply, now threat-
ening industry throughout the coun-
try, may cripple the South Norwalk
Electric \Vorks and thus afiect
ber of local industries, including
lighting.
’ ldon’t know what to say. except to
'tcll everybody not to worry: i am
{doing enough of that for the whole
town. Let all rest assured that their
electrical commissioners have the
ommunist leader .
Flees Toward Bohemia
BERLIN, April 11.-——Max Hoelz,‘ the
ommunist leader who seized public
ui‘ulings at Plauen, late last weekdaas
6“: inward Bohemia, according to ad-
ic s received here. Hoelz took from
“11 several hostages and went to
:nslein, nearby, but there was
. 'sed by a party of regular troops.
followers burned five houses-
1 . :wiiE‘l‘ releasing their hostages,
to in automobiles. . ‘3'”,
nanus Called For
Two Popular Couples
1M iiie masses in St; Joseph’s
iflurcril. )‘wlrrday morning, first'banns
mummy. were called for two well-
one could ask, and that they may be
counted upon, as usual, to do the best
that can be done; under the circum-
stances. ,Moreover, with the Standard
' Oil Company's local affairs under the
management of such life-long, depend-
able citilens as Charles I". Mills and
Royal A. Mills. who realize what fuel
0:! means to this city, and who hold
the comnmnity’s interest sincerely at
heart." itfmay be depended upon that
they will, exert efforts which no one
else can, to avert disaster. The for-
mble “Wish service with the as,
1": MT. Sav- . »
cs. .16 was at the,m'
.Cutn’living costs With J3
SERVIBE HERE‘.
the.
electric power service of a large hum-v
matter as thoroughly in hand as any
mer, though ill, is, nevertheless. act-l
matter, and both are devotw ,
best attention to they-local
, . . ity and Quinn _,
noun young cou les 0 No alk. made, although everyc 51mm . ‘
f :73 jf'm'v Miss XN'ally inchrwand an station was 02“ lookout for it. I carping am anxious, but not a bit
(gainin- Millions and Miss Helen . Trades . fid
Virgina Alvin Sayre. Both pro- ,Ihe Insh 'W t Strike'hgm i will why in
' r ’- grooms were in the United . ,, _ . ,
gins service during the.period of ’ .« ' ' __an," a- _ ‘ f i942 Med out. “‘W‘ toolin-
i..iie.<. Mr. McGlone seenconsldv ‘ ' ‘ m ‘ aim lie ymw " job-J g‘
Mail. Explosions are can I and
rescuers are able to apprdgcb the
scene only in armored cdn. ‘ The
number killed in the disaster is still
unknown, but several death's are re-
ported in suburbs of Koenigaberg
Rises were being removcd‘from big
calibre shells at the dump when one
was ignited in some way 4 thirty
tremendous explosions ollowcd,
wrecking dwellings over a wide area
and shattering thousands of windows
lin the cityp
BERLIN, April ll.-—Seven' persons
were killed in yesterday's cxploaion at
Roestenstein, according to dispatches
received in this city.
Alllll JUMPS CURB,
BRRSSES SlllENAUl
ANI] ENTERS RENEE
A freak accident happened Sutur-
day. afternoon when an automobile.
being driven down North Main street
by F. Putter. of Merwin slreet.’swerv-
cd sharply to the left, jumped the
curb, skidded across the sidewalk and
crushed through the door of the Tilly
i‘urriage and Auto “'orks office. in 6H»-
.\'orth Main street.
The car lore lllc door off the hinges.
and entered lhf‘ office before cumin:
lo a standstill. Had anyone been in
the {com at the time, he would have
been seriously hurt. The car, recent-
ly purchased, had been “stripped; and
the driver was using the gasoline
tank as a seat. The front axle was
bent and some minor damage done to
the front of the car. bill the driver
was not harmed. The ma Mil-dam-
ages was settled by the river, and
the accident was not reported to po
NilNllNiil‘l’H
[if EARlTllN SNIEEEN
An inquest into the death of Carlton
Sniffen. foui‘lcen-ycar-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carlton Sniffen. of Main
street, \l’estport, will be held this aft-
ernoon by Coroner John J. Phelan,
Mcdican wamlncr Ur. S. H. Hunting-
ton and Grand Juror Harry R. Sher-
wood, and witnesses. .
Young Sniffen and Frederick Mills,
13-year—old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles E.’Mllls. of North avenue,
were “hooking" a ride on the feed
truck of Gault Brothers. at about 3:30
o'clock Friday afternoon, when both
were thrown under the rear wheel,
Sniflen being so badly injured that he
died at nine o'clook that night in the to
Hospital, and the Mills boy‘
badly'lege of New Rochelle.
He
is improving, but his ultimate condi-1
tion is still problematical, it being a
question whether he will entirely re-
Norwalk
being confined there still with
lacerated waist. hips and thighs.
cover or will be lame forlife.
The boys both are reported as ad-
vmitting their own fault in the acci-
ldcnt the driver,
.having slapped his truck just before:
the “he accident to drive a number of the
These two jumped on again,:
Chauncey
boys off.
Barlow being unaWare of that fact.
from his home,
\Yillowbrtfok cemetery.
————
American Insulating
Norwalk Agency. Emile
'Compsny, of New Freedom,
2Tb? new concern
let its kind in the
lations for rebuilding the
{modern factory. This building
for. a long period
Raymond and Son,
and funeral directors,
for a number of years
Clover Manufacturing Co.
spoken of as a site ,
but the prohibitive cost of building
elimnated that project for the time
ing at least.-
'-Elks
after that by
It
”.—
Fair'Will
the fins mil “evening except Wednesdays-nub; use
regular meeting iotMVW'lfll
Bu rlow ,
Co. to Locate Here
The three story bioek at 46 and 48 complaint,
Main Street, belonging to Miller and ‘
Tracey, has 'been sold through The “Amalgamategu association the union
President of The American insulating frollrr mm m...
is one of the largest Wins? 2- imiances,
United States and they meet in the daytime, while the
' will commence in the near future one!“ day employees. who are .
block into a humorous, far more
for a new theater.
has
: Norwalk Lodge, No. 709, Benevolent
. _ . ,and Protective Order .of Elks. has do-
\. 1‘ mm". “P. 8 890d. \cidcd to continue its fair ,- this week,
t to keep things moving; will and will do business as usual every
‘—
Twelve mothers. living in the vicin-
ity of Kossuth and Olijen street, head-
ed by Louis Friedrichs, whose eight~
yearold son George was killed, last
ll , as night. stormed the City Hall,
y afternoon, and lndignantly
protested to Chief of Police W'iiliam
R. Pennington against the release of
Pasquale Gozzio, 13-year-old boy, who
furnished bonds of $1,500 for trial,
Wednesday morning. on a charge of
manslaughter.
55,000 Commuters Adectod‘by Latest Order of the New
{ Jersey Central Railmd—New Haven Line Bu
T1191“ and Hardly Any Freight in
Cancelled Many
Being Handled
Fifteen pasenger trains. seven af-
fecting service to and from the South
ests *public safety, as they feared
for t
he permitted at large. One of the wo-
men toarfully said the boy “bit his
thumb” at her son when he testified
against him at Coroner John J. Phe~
lion's inquest. She interpreted the
-,“thumb biting“ process as a dire
threat.
. The authorities impressed upon the
i_women, who Were well on the Way to
:hysterlcs, that Gozzio was entirely
{within legal rights in gaining his froc—
‘gdonl on the bond recommended ‘by
, Coroner Phelsn.
l Excitement ran high in Gozzio‘s
neighborhood when it 'was learned.
1Saturday morning, that he had been
released. It is said his mother. a wid-
ow with several children. has been re‘
quested to vacate‘the rooms she occu-
pies, on Kossuth street.
l
murmur. RlllER
l
i
BRIDE ill MR. ALLEN
l
4
i
‘ One of the profiles: of llic spring
[
\vcddings was that of Miss Char-
lottg Stowe Riilc'l'. (lazlclllcr of Mr.
'nnd Mrs. Joseph, Benjamin Ridcr of
’33 Fair-field avenue. who became inc
llrride of John 1). Allen. «on of .‘lr. and.
Allen of Farmingduic. l..'
Him. Alfred
:l., Saturday evening at ii o'clock. in
:‘i‘rinity church. South Norwnlk. Rev.
éThomas E. Swan officiau-d. ‘ The wed-
?ding ceremony. from the that soil
Inoles of the \“cdding Man to the
:20“:le marriage service in the
(sanctuary beautifully decorated with
ipalms and pink carnatious, was
lmom impressive.
l The bride, who was given in mar-
‘ringe by her father, \vorc hcr motil-
'er's wedding gown of white.) bridal
,satin. Her tulle veil hung from an
Eembroldered chiffon cup trimmed “fill.
lorange blossoms, and she carrli-c -
shower bouquet of white roses and
.sweet peas. Her only ornament was
a platinum and diamond bar pin, ilic
gift of the groom. '
Miss Gertrude Rider. sister of the
bride, was her only attendant. She
wore a frock of ruse—pink taffeta, with
hat to match .and carried pink swcci
,peas.
Edgar \Vyman of South Orange
N. .J, acted as best man. The ushers
were David Rider. brother of the
bride. and Edward “'ilkinsou of New
York.
'The bride's gift to her maid or
honor was a gold wrist watch, while,
the groom’s gifts to his best man and
ushers were gold scarf pins.
Mrs. Allen is a graduate of the col-
Mr. Allen is
engaged in ship Mokcrage and is a
,changc. After a wedding trip or sov
gAllen will live in Brooklyn, N. Y.
l
VTrolleymen May Ask
and before June. when
iexpected by
';with the company. Many of the trol
schouid be 75 cents an hour.
members.
but
gather in the
ers. entered the W Track
The protesting delegation urged that!
Goxzio be confined again. in the intern
welfare of their children were;
member of lhe New York Produce Ex-
}eral works in Florida, Mr. and Mrs.
For “’age Increases.
V Trolleymen employed by the Con-
. _ ‘nccficut Company plan action to ob-
The funeral of Carlton Sniffcn W1“ min an increase in tlie present wage
be held this afternoon, at two o'clock. scale '
interment b91118 1“,:1'1rcemem now in effect expires, it is
the union leaders that
,some new arrangement will be made
the
leymen believe that their new wage
A peculiar situation exists in the
was evenings
of on th h i of actionfs approv by the night men‘
v rs e ome are also vetoed b th
Furniture Dealers y e day “writers,
and was occupied Bandits Get $5M. —
From Trdley Company
warm, w. v... a 12-
3.. . nutcmolie bandits mm“!!! nib?
ing a statement made earlier in the
evening that the
had so far been
Connecticut zines
unaffected by the
strlre.
~ The trains cancelled at midnight in-
clude the following affecting, Nor-
walk:
. No. 297. leaving South
New York at 1:15 a. in.
'No, 41‘). leaving South
New York at 1:38 p. in
No. 267,- leaving South
New York at 3:17 p. in.
No. 19, leaving South
New York at 6:06 p. in.
Norwalk for
Norwalk for
Norwalk for
Norwalk for
autumnal
l
IR GAUliMAUl
lmllllllllls;
. “'ASHINGTON. April 12.-—The
long-threatened revolution in Guate-
mn:a against President mirada
Calzgeigidfinally has broken out. Re.
par 0 ay to the state do a men
said the opponents of the gi'gidenti
had gained control of Guatemala'Cily
alter some srteet fighting.
A Marine guard from the cruiser
Tacoma and submarine tender Niaga-
ra. has been landed lo prolecl thc Am»
crican' Legation '
.Benton McMillan. the American
minister, has been instructed by the
Male department to lake whatever
steps possible lo compose the differ»
cuces between the opposing faction.
Trouble has been brewing in Guae-u
mnla for several months. but it was:
not until last week that any intima-
tion of it reached the public horn
'rlu-n lhe Guatemalan legalion made
:uhlli‘cele:tstoé Iproclamations losnéxl
' .‘l on v ..
Minister McMillgnienq and American
. President Cabrera promised consti-
tutional guarantees and Minister Mc-
Millan said that in the light of this
the American government did not be-
have there was any reason for revo—i
lutionary measures.
Reports to the State Department to:
day apparently gave few det
. ails of
the fighting which preceded the cup-
itut? of the capital by the revolution-
s . >
W
IBMUVEH
l,
. [Ill/BREE FRRM WIFE
Blanchard Blauvi-lt, of this city. has
brought an action for divorce against
his wife, Cora May Bianvelt, charging
deem-(ion. The suit was broughl
through Attorney John J. Cuneo. Mr.
and Mrs. Blauvelt were married June
29, 1913, and have two children, Bob
tries, 5. and Lillian, 3. The case is
returnable to the next term of the Sn-
perior court.
The one I '
man cars may also be an object soriDemocrats C8.“
City Convention
William J. Bovine, chairman of ”the
Hemminx.'bodv of which Connecticut company Democratic City wmmfttee in. call-
The men ed a ca est
Penn. on the night shift usually have thefDemocratufgsCitt: $5.343» tghomcnt:
inasmuch asicus will be held on Friday evening, at
8 o’clock, at the leing places:
First tward-n—t‘l‘cmn Assembly Hall.
Seoon war -— Council chamber
City Hall.
Thin!
East Washington street.
sembly Hall.
Fifth Ward—«Court room. City Hall.
The convention to elect
the two State,
ills FllR .
. enveloped in
ward—Lehman building.
Fourth ward—00’ urt room, ,TownAs—
in! and grows conventions: also to .M’
Grm- nominal» candidates for W W
No. 268, leaving New ,York at 9:45,
arriving 'at South Norwalk at 19:68
gamut: station, were cancelled at a m
n g t as a result of the s reading 'No' "88 l '
. .. , eavin l\ ' '
of the strike of switchmen to he Mott p, m., arriving sf saithyggr::l:’.t
gluten and Maybroolr yards of the 6:51 .
: ys em not outside of' New York. No. 30 leavin" ‘N’ '
Announcement of the cancellation m., arriving a? 5231;033:2313 :8;
at theseéirains was made at the New 11:14 p m
. aven. o res ol‘ the company lale- NEW-YdRK A ri “~—
iast night~ the announcement follow- hey-General vPalmper1 It'll-slugs); cert;
cd all passenger service at noon to-
day, when agents were ordered to
stop selling tickets. The road cover!
the slate of New Jersey and the sus-
pension order affects approximately
55.000 commuters.
\\'ASHI.\'GTO.\'. April 12. . —Allor-
ney-Gcneral Palmcr rlurneed to
\\ ashing1 on today and immedin tcly
conferred “‘llll officials of the Depart-
;nent of Justice who have been keep-
ng in close touch.with the rahro
strike situation. a
( Continued on Page Eight).
ERURTEEN ARRESTER
ll lllllERl um ’
; A Nation-“Tide Campaign
Starts Against Four Big
Companies '
'(‘olum'bus 0.. ApFil Iii—“Tint is d,
clared by local police officers». to be
the start of a nationwide consuls!
against four big lottery companies op-
cratingr throughout the country was
taken here yesterday whm fourtéell‘
Columbus men were umMudJaH~
ed on charges of selling lottery flout!
or promoting a lottery. ‘ more than
$l00.000 worth of lottery tickets were
siczcd here the police say.
The four lottery companies are said
to bc the Honduras. the Cuban. which
is declared to be conducted through.
the National Bank of the Republic 01'
Cuba. the Metropolitan, whose head.
quarters are in Montreal, but urwa
printing establishment is said to be in
Toledo. 0., and the Alaskan.
According to the local police they
learned of the alleged lotteries whet
ticket salesmen approached a pdioe-
man and asked him to buy ticket;
The police state the tickets were. of-
fered for sale at from 50 cents to $1.
each, and that the princes offered ran
as high as 810.000 and $20,000.
’ Those arrested here today ineludad
one alleged general agent of one of th-
lottery companies and thirteen omen.
who acted as salesmen for the various
companies.
Sargent Gobble, said to be a. :9an
agent for (lie Honduras Company to
among those held. Others arrested in.
eluded Clarence D. Krauss. Dentin
Good, n loral sportsman: August 3.
Kaiser, a. grocer and Philip Richer
laub, W'illlam V‘Veil'hachcr and Conrad
Bauer, former saloonists. Police here
said arrcsts were (’1wa soon in
‘Tolado, Cleveland and other cities.
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Jolie, 13 years old, a student in the
East Hartford Centa' School, died a
St Francis‘s Hospital yesterday fro-I
burns received at hot home on DIR-ll.
day afternoon. she had been cloud-c
a hat with gasoline and some of can
fluid saturated a paper, which sh
took to the yard, and lighted it with a
match, intending to burn it with no.-
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