.—
Entered It the south News; not
Office up Second Class Mall utter.
_ Al [AW
New Republic
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11:
Jun ,
..-_ border port.
tinned on Page Eight).
Muslllll
, 'ng Out:
Department
. Mecch, submitted to
epublic. today.
nlzation is noticeably
l.
t.
in the department;
the figures, said:
the loss of members
w lng out.
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ntinued on Page Twelve).
l IERS WELEIIME
i ENZ. April
llllllll IN
GUA '_ Pliiil
I lug Made foran At-
..y Carranza Soldiers
: NELSINALIIA
gon and Gov. Hill
ed From the Capi-
r ETA, Sonora, April 15.-
was proclaimed in Agua
-~ y, in preparation for a
- ck by Carranza forces,
. exican President’s troops
h the barrier of Soldiers
-pub1ic has stationed be-
am] the Chihuahua-Sonora
troops were reported at
des, 200 miles from here,
to march into Sonora, and
callers here described the
ession as the most critical
d::l.‘..‘.itf:t‘s::..hr: Fess. Members by King’s 133“th 2r.irgstl‘:w:..3:‘:lsss m;
-> Gold make him 'stronger ters Of -South Norwalk blew up at the rear of the hotel
1 I
but declared success of the
i lfillllltllANS
f the Grand Army of
" epublic Arc Fast
- OWN, Conn-H April 15.-
tercd out 151 comrades dur- . ..
t year, according to the reHome) able one, and one, moreover, that Osborne, and a number of the officers
Commander'wafi full of laughter and goodfellow- of Norwalk Lodge. There was alnrge
the ship from beginning to end.
ual encampment of the De ly spirits displayed by their
of Connc'cticut, Grand Army
The number .
War veterans affiliated with and, as a result, everybody emoyed Est.
de. himself to the full, rising from the ta- Clark.
“Ta )3" were sounded in fis-
nths ror many veterans Who‘terms with all the world, including ens.
been active in department
and many of these were ef-
ely mentioned by Command-
Vnks of the G. A. R. are thin-
In 1887 there were 6,482
. today
.: only 1,489. W'illiam M. Bar-
assistant adjutant general.
, Yes, our
are growing smaller fast, and
by
It the smaller scattered posts
There is no one to
. the work. Past 36, of Wal-
surrendered its charter last
.. Post 64, of Putnam, has dis- ‘
since January 1, as it was not
hold a meeting after July,
. 3. lililllllllzlsi
15.—American
, uys in the occupied one - are'
rig to give a hearty welcome to
- CASE Will.
, BE thPENEI)
Judges of the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Second Cir-
cuit of New York on Monday granted
Attorney William Griffin’s motion to
have reopened for the reception of
further testimony the case of Charles
E. Conklin against the city‘ of Nor-
walk. .
Mr. Conklin is owner of the three-
masted schoner “Mary E. Cuff," that
collided with the Washington street
bridge on the afternoon of July 27.10 the second'dhitrlct. or return.
1918. The case was decided in fuvor'caus. .1“
dub
of the city by Judge Edwin s. Thomas —-—-——-=-—- . N
in the United States District Court. SlmNJUREnlN
New Haven, on April 26, 1919, and an
appeal was taken by Attorney Griffin
to the United States Circuit Court_ of
,Maples Hotel in Greenwich
Is Damaged—Women Es-
Appeals. ,
Judges Ward, Houghi and Mantan
\ a
cape by Upper Windows
GREENWICH, April 15.—Six fire-
heard the motion on Monday, and
granted the rednest that. additional
men were hurt and $10,000 damage
was done yesterday afternoon by an
witnesses be heard for further tes.
timony. 4- ,
explosion of a gasolene tank of 160
gallon capacity in the! rear of the
BAPTIST lllllllill“
EHliilltNlleAlNEl]
Delightful
I .. - .‘ ' 5 s .
Two Jitney drivers refused today
to get in line with the other iitncurs
and raise the fares on the Walt ave-
nue fitney line from 6 to 10 cents.
They were Frederick Scholdlor and
Nicholas Bell. The 10 cont fu’o went
into effect this morning. but theme,
“outlaw" drivers stuck to the Scout
charge, doing a rushing business.
The fare on the street cars of the
Connecticut company from the first
Supper Given
Baptist Church
As a mark of appreciation of their
SGI‘V’lCOS. especially on Easter Day.
when their musical offering was of so
high a standard as to cause considera-
ble favorable comment. the members
of the South Norwalk Baptist church
choir were given a most delightful l El]
supper, by the Mizpall Circle of the -
King's Daughters, in the basement of
the church, last night. And, at the
same time. and in order to do the The newly 9‘80“?“ officers 0f NM"
chon- more honor, a large number oflwalk Lodge. No. 709, Benevolent and
the'congregation and friends Were alsogProtectiVe Order of Elks, were in-
lnl'iitikl to attend, completely filling up stalled last evening. The ceremony
two long tables, laden down with most
, . . was conducted by District Deputy
drumming food. _ Grand Exalted Ruler Plumbley or
“‘9 “hole arm” was 8 111010118le Bridgeport, assisted by Grand Esquire
laundry. The cause of the tire is un-
known. The six firemen were taken
to the Greenwich llospital.
ELKS’ HFHCERS
The live- attendance of the members. and a
P881013 the fine time was enj ed by oil. The
popular Rev. L. J. Schoeppler, were officers were as‘folfiiwi’ '
very largely responsible for all tie. Exalted Ruler7Henry J. Bergmuun.
Leading Knight-Elbert W.
Loyal (Knight—Stanley Stev~
B.
‘ble thoroughly regaled and on good Est.
himself. Est.
Roberts.
Secretary—Patrick F. Brophy.
Treasurer—John Neugebauer.
Trustee—Robert G. Mitchell.
Tiler—H. Julius Boenlsch.
Exalted Ruler Bergmann announced
is appointments as follows:
Esquire—Edward Finnegan.
Chaplain—Bernard J. Reynolds.
Inner Guard—Samuel Jones. ‘
Organist—Joseph J. Llnxweller.
The entertainment and fair commit-
tees made interesting reports on the
fair now in progress. This continues
for three nights more, and members
The most optimistic man in the were urged’ to give the undertaking
world is in Norwalk. His name is as much BUDDOI‘t as possible. it was
James Jefferson, he is a traveling med‘ 1180 voted to have an "Hh' Night"
icine man. and he says he can grow at the annual carnival of the Loyal
hair on the naked head of Detective Order of Moose the latter part of the
Sergeant Thomas Hunt. month.
Jefferson went to the City Hall, yes‘ William Stanton, a member of Med-
terday afternoon, and there intervieW- ford, Mass. Lodge made an interest-
ed «Sergeant Hum. During his talk be ing speech, and refreshments were
chanted an ecstatic rhapsody on the served after the meeting
marvelous powers of a mysterious red- ' _
dish colored fluid he says is “hair reI
storer.” '8 NF
He told Mr, Hunt that if he Would u
rub a quantity of the restorer on his,
head, twice a day. for forty dare]. he
Leading KnightjGeorge
Continued on Page Twelve.
SAYS HE CAN “ ,
fillllw HAIR llN '
TflM HUNT’SHEAI]
all”,
are advancing and , rm it
Pcrekop -(ut the neck
in), gene obstinatei a
a
ing_ and. ,
“0n the Caucasian
for troops have on em (on
the Caspian Sea about-midway
tween Petrovsk and 3*)!
~—_———_—%—
millennial ‘
Seven Norwalk cases '1“: , be hard
on motions in Superior court short
calendar session tomorrfi. They in-
clude the following: . . .
Charles A. Brand unfit Frank
Becker, motion for bonds {or nose-
bution; Attorneys Keogh ll Condos
and Attorneys Tammany l:“0mnery.
Rose Bededetti against Joseph
Benedetti, uncontested divorce action.
Attorneys Keogh & Condos for the
plaintiff.
James G. Robson against the Non-
walk Foundry a Machine Company,
and others, Tammany d: Connery for
phdntlif, and Attorney: 140 Davis
and Keogh and Condos for defend-
ants.
Eric J. Erickson against Eldu Erick-
son, motion for answer or that one
be placed on list of uncontested di-
zorce: attorneys Dunbar & Quinlan.
and John J. Cuneo.
Katherine M. Nash against Frank
E. Nash, motion for further order of
notice, Attorney Vi’iliiam J. Grimn, Jr.
for plaintiff. -
Florence H. Schnell against Phoebe
‘M. Seaman Beers, plaintilp’motlou to
strike from jury list; I ‘ sin 71.40
Davis and Dunbar d: ‘ m..-»-
Godfrey C.‘Shnw Ushers ‘agafnst
South Norwulk Savings Bank. deanuri
rer, Attorneys Tammany a Connery
for defendant. ‘
surlml‘llvu ll]
cm or ulillu'll
Members of the cut of the Japan-
est Operetta O'Hara, including the
ushers and committee, were tendered
a supper last night in Red Men’s Ball
by Court Laurel, Daughters of Castile,
for whose benefit the successful per-
formance was given. An elaborate
menu was served. and Svec's orches-
tra rendered concert music. and
music for dancing. which was enjoy-
ed at,the close of the supper.
Miss Mary McCarthy, who was mus-
ical director of the play, was pment—
ed with a handsome fountain pen by
the court, and Miss Anna McMahon.
dramatic coach. Miss Ania McHugh,
accompanist, and Miss Ethel Callu-
han. chairman of the Operetta com-
mittee, were presented with beautiful
floral bouquets. The presentations
were made by Grand Regent Jennie
McNamara. Miss Mary Drury was
chairman of_ the‘ supper committee,
and she was assisted by an efficient
force of workers.‘
Songs were rendered during the
evening by Edward J. Splan and the
would have a brand new crop _of hair.'
Everybody who knows Hunt—and
Mom of American greenbacks
d to be en route from the Unit-
tes. Some of the soldiers have
.-n American paper’for almost
. ears, ha been paid in francs
ks since their arrival in Eur-
Hereafter, however, the army
ice and commissary will be run
liar basis.
, ulties encountered during the
ow months, when foreign ex-
9 rates have been rapidly fluc-
g, brought about a change in the
4 followed by the Treasury Do-
ent in Washington, the army
u‘trice having lost money often be-
of the exchange situation. The
’ here has been authoried to sell
‘ officer or soldier money orders
ars to the amount of the buyer's
ly pay, accepting marks in pay-
at the rate of exchange prevail-
he previous month. 11 has been
. that if the mark rises few or-
are bought, While if the mark
More is a rush on the office un-
~ tills overflow with paper.
'sh American —
Steamship Service
nearly everybody does, personally or
professionally~knows that for years
he has chortled with glee every time
the barbers raised the price of hair
cuts, for he hasn't a hair on his head.
'NllllWAlll A. [1. Will
€0le SEES!!! SUNDAY
The fast Norwalk A. C. baseball
team will travel to Greens Farms, Sun-
day, to play the fast baseball team of
that. place. The trip will be made by
auto, leaving the Boston Store at two
I o’clock.
I The lineup: Meeker, 1f; Lawson,
cfg‘ Mason rf; McSally, SS: J. McSal-
I
es, utility man.
Ofiicer‘and War Bride,
t
1y, 3b; Fallon, p; Court, p; William-
son, c; Youngs, 1b; Fahan, 2b; Holm-
‘ . ‘Are Arrested in Boston
BOSTON, April 15.—George Leroy
Harry Miller, aged 26, or Akron, was
held in the Jefferson county jail here
today, after having publicly confessed
to the murder of '
Frances South. His confession was
'made at a revival serviee, last night.
at a little church at Beach Bottom, W’.
, Va., near here.
i Miller went to the church altar and,
with his hands raised, he prayed to
God to haVe mercy on his soul for the
‘death of the little girl. He'said he
found relief in telling all to God. .
Members of the congregation took
Miller to Sheriff J. R. Litton, of Smoke
county, W. Va, who believes the man
to be slightly demented. ,
Sheriff Litten said that during the
night Millergnsisted upon making a
full confession to him. He said Miller
confessed to beating the South girl
‘overthehead withorsvolver at:
‘ vlonely spot near the girl's name, at
Adena, 0. He told the sheriff he kilL
ed the girl because of sanething she‘
had said while he was keeping com-
rsny with her sister.
' , illllml filill,
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, April 15.—l
1
eleven-year—old 5
Misses Jarvis and Lowndes. who
murmur ..
‘ WINNINI] BllllAllll
din-response
mushroom“!
“On April's the commander of
the-
forest“. Vladivostok lub-
§
(Continued on P880 Eight).
liEiil. liflllilNllll
lull MW
lllllllll m5“
flesh-surprise of the clay
mrtheepgnlng for the Military ball of
the Franklin C. Godfrey Post. Ame-ri-
cun Legion. was received. when Lieu-
tenant Governor Wilson of Connecti-
cut aud mayor of Bridgeport accepted
the invitation of the entertainment
committee to not as guest of honor.
and with 1111. Wilson to lead the
grand march at the Armory on Friday
night. Through the personal efforts
of Past Pout Commander John Keogh.
Mr. Wilson was persuaded to accept
the invitation and honor the Funk 0
Godfrey Poet. .,
Along with the lieutenant governor.
Pout Commander Keogh, Commander
Fringe“, Morita-en, and others of
note who served in the world war.
will head the procession of marchers.
‘
been in Norwalk in some time, will'
make his appearance in Norwalk with
the gathering of tax-service men at a
ball of this nature, a token of appro-
cintion to the many who will attend
the biggest affair in Norwulk's his-
tory.
With the offering of continuous=
dancing, to the music of Nor-walk“-
best musical organisations,’ the Am-
erican Band. uud Hon-imp Qrcnes-
tru, those who love good dancing will ,
and a wonderful opportunity for ex-l
cellent dancing before the warm}
weather sets in. The musical num-
bers have been specially selected by
Archibald Merriam. and latest
and best dance hits will be ndered.’
The entertainment committee ofl
the Frank C. Godfrey Post is doing'
everything to make their. first annual
bdl. the biggest ever held. It is ex-
pected that future years wdll dud nf-.
fairs based on Friday night's bull.1
and the future pplendor will depend!
on the success of the first annual
ball. Elaborate programs have been
printed which will make a souvenir
we“ worth keeping for future refer-
ence. '
PLAYERS ARE lllNEll
made so prgiounced ‘a hit with their
specialty dances between sets of the
Operetta, favored again last night.
r
Burglars Are at ‘
Work in Norwalk
, The residence of Frank J. Rein-
hardt, at 6 Summer street, was broken
into, several nights ago, and the
rooms ransacked in a search for val-
uables, although nothing of value was
i und and a safety razor the only
t ing taken. A large sum of’ money
and a quantity of jewelry no in the
house, but was not found by the in-
truder. The matter was kept secret,
the police not being notified, Mr. Bein-
hardt having suspicions cs tomho the
'lntruder was, but us yet no arrests
lhave been made. The intruder made
tqulte a search of the place. numbers
tered around at random.
= ‘ 370p, .1. m, , _ v" ,ed next week because Inn the.
l Daughflers Of 1.812 Get , _. ED' ,, leave: 39¢ng He refused bopnmt tho “1:?“ .. . .
i Budge nght Renewal ,wwgsm,ggl§ .333 ”EH-um %:gNe;huwk 0 in?" ‘- m“ neuultivo to m none-phone nun. ~
—— ' “ “0| 0 9°” ”0!! ring been .
WASHINGTON A m 15 00.110123“me “91mm or bound over in the city court for wl'm '01 W mm ". h
a. p .—- -.Assistunt8¢crctaryPost.oftheLnboi-tion mentor-amt they maybe“
NZlG, April
by Polish naval
t, are awaiting accommodations
. home:
Isa. Included in'vluouwiu
16.—Arrangements
American shipping interests for
st Polish-American passenger and
lit service between United States
2 and the Baltic have been com-
authorities.
uty thousand American citizens
have been fighting on the Polish
.. their eastward trip. the lull!
bring cargoes of American men-
rllevolt Against
Nelson, an ex-army oillcer and his
Paris war~bride, formerly Countess
Eel-manic Grether DeBeck said to be
the divorced wife of the French Count
De-Be'ck, were arrested at a West
End hotel early yesterday by Sheriff
Fernandez of Bangor, Me. charged
with arisen. 'It is alleged that the
couple after shipping to Boston some
of the valuable coutents of their home
Flensburg while
to
“Germain...“ are (bandle-
Danish Control
, __
COPENHAGEN, April .15.—A gen-
dsrme' named Beckmsnn; attached to!!! years all rights and privileges
the international ' commission fu-mlnfngtotha‘bldgo ofthb
Schleswlg, we I slam" yesterday at
, grossmun Augustine
States
the mm 0 {this
s .r F .
Doughws of 1,811..
r
Lonergnn of
'Hnrtford secured the passage by the‘
Housenfcwdmegooftbebinhe
introduced to renew. and extend for
per-
W
in. 1mm comm: is
cruel»
l Samuel W. Velsor’s winning team
in the recent South Norwalk Club bil-
:liard tournament was dined. last
night, at the Country Club. by the de—
feated members of Earl Baker's a:-
gregation. Steward Henderson serve.
a fine luncheon, and the evening was
most enioyablyo spent. Nineteen play-
crscrwere present.
Two Italian Aviators _
-’ . Killed on Tokio Trip
KARACHI, Brizish India, April 15.
Captain Gordesco and Lieutenant
at Buhire, on the eatern bore ofssoi
“ii-assttwo Italian aviators engaged in
the Rome to Tokio flight, were killed
at Bushire, on the eastern shore of
the Persian Gulf yesterday.
___.___
mpsacummr pnocssomee
Department, for his attitude toward
“Wu of rigour, dual
the went on y
l . met today and
Represent-
the‘resoiuticn,p by
wufioch, to loan.
' W thrones!“
been ,,crlnnled ,n;
We strike leader-
ship :3 been to radical quat-
ors. . We
nun Z.
the guiding coins in the strike, and
that its reel
of of “one big union,” was expected to
influencgmany of the less radical
strikers to return.
would break the back of the strike.
clals from bending every effort to
steadily toward normal and marked in-
creases in both freight and passenger
held criminally
death of George Fredericks, 8, at Nor-
walk, according to a finding today, by
Com Phelan.
a rillow
muse near w or. some children 'werc
The fact that Mayor Wilson has not ‘l
- or robbing him of money.”
Teamsters, Chsufieurs and Porters Walk
- York Badly Needs Food
Outlaw Railway Unions
Each For Assn]; x
Rolland oll’lculu
L”whose lines have
m
unpluyeu waited
statement (but Wil-
r. radical ludor of the
stool strike, lust. fall. was
Ject was the formation
Hope that the Palmer statement
however. did not deter railroad .oifi-
speed the process by operating their
lines with volunteers and loyal em-
ployes.
Conditions in the central and far
West were declared to be returning
service were reported in the East.
The first sign of willingness of Rast— ,
ern strikers to negotiate came last;
night, when Edward ‘McHugh, chain-t
man of the strike committee, sent at
* RESPflNSIBliE
s Gusto of Norwalk, 13,13
Pat y responsible for the
.Gmio and Rocci Mount were best.-
on Gnu-lo shot into a
playing, killing Woks. it is ia-
esed. _ _ ..
Comuer Pheliin said in part: i
find that although Gunio is young in
years, he has had experience in court
fai- misconduct and is apparently mis-
goverued. unruly and reckless; that
on one occasion, at least, he shot at n
newsboy for the purpose of extorttng
NEW litilllll “
Hill NURWALK
The property on Main street, be-
tween New Canuan avenue-and Broad
street, which is now owned by St.
Mary’s Parish. is now in the works to
be sold for a large and modern factory,
for the manufacture of fabrics for
tents and awnings. The name of the
concern has not been divulged, al-
though a deposit has been placed to
melancholic norm
turntowork pending a a .;
bound functions. provides tint-1 ' "
men actually on s
Arrested law
Striking Yard Conductors in‘ ‘m‘
‘ I 7”" lull ”I!!! I.“ m of 090m Welcome WW” t.
in mammals-Ind Mayforthcblg-bnskluthomm' gr! cosbeforethobuult~
mummrmm m'mchth”mm|dbom of be. however. was
till-mm - duocd by Attorney-General .Pelmer’s “cordon that the men ,
.b
on not,
adoration shall be than to old...
NEW YORK, April 15.—0!“
subsidence of the unauthorised I"
strikes in New York and vicinity up
seen today by railroad om “v
though they admitted the sit!“
still was serious.
Return of groups of striker. on pop
era! lines at nearby towns and
steady improvement in W
service, due chiefly to the in?” ‘fl
volunteer crown opera! ,
ers' trains, gavo the road. all“
much encouragement. The trains on!»
ried 54,000 persons yesterday. 0.
vinced that the crisis had been
so far as the pnsseiiliger service W
concerned. the ra wuy ex
planned to begin operation of a“:
as well as passenger trains, ti 7
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
Nflkliiui REAL
ESTATE limit ?
Realizing the need for a bottom”
of local real estate affairs end to
some measure ,a unification of use:
the well established local brokers
agents met on Tuesday sfiomoon 3%
the ofllce of Charles E. Cantu, w
wood's Rail, Norw k, to ermine no
era.
Thomas C. Balcolm was selected II
temporary chairmen, afterward bdl‘
elected to the presidency by M
mous choice. Other officers are:
VicePresident—Richurd H.‘ Gold.
Secretary—Paul M. Lam
Treasurer-Clinics EACH“;
Executive Committee—Horus. I
Dunn, chairman; Lawrence E. M
and Herbert O. Pollard.
l
o
3
Continued oh Page Twnlvu.
THINKS BflUNCllflil
USWMEIS Rlflil'l K
llllllll llllllismfu
Editor Evening Sentinel:
Every well wisher for the boot .9
hold an option until the deal can be
completed. The company now owns
two factories, one in Providence and
one in Chicago, and it is the intention
to merge the both into one large plant
on the site mentioned.
There are about 400 feet on Main
street and a depth of 300 or more
leading back to the Danbury railway
tracks with a stretch here of approxi-
mately 400 feel, an ideal location for
a factory of this kind, which would no
doubt be clean and sanitary. It is in
terest of our city should take 0! M
bat to Councilman Myron W. 0m
,who, single handed, open and at.”
Iboard, placed himself on record fl
llast Tuesday's Council meeting.
I Councilman Osborn, unsolicited u
any organization, cliquemf persons. .-
‘cieties or machine, With but the on.
Ipurpose, of betterment for our city.
‘previous action of the Counctk. pop
mitting Sunday night picture perform.-
wees.
Some three weeks ago a. friend at
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HAVE flflmmv
introduced a resolution to rescind fl. '
_ a long time to come.
[Oliver Taylor Sherwood,
l Southport Bank Wrecker,
They i
to! druwerrbeing opened and clothes were attempting to land after cross- {again at New Rochelle, N. Y., on a
land other household goods being scut- ing the cult where their machine fell. l
the heart of a new residential section mine attended one of the Sunday m
and convenient to the center of the ing flows and expressed Mm", -‘
city. A large double house is now on! If the 3m
_ .was simply rotten.’
the property occupied by the famll‘efl’evening movies are to be ”mm
of Harry Keene. and Frank Clark. and Why should not. every other I! I t I
both have been given notice that it business in our city have the some
will be necessary to vacate in the prvilege?
near future. The present boom is no We congratulate Councilman “-
windbag and is like“ to continue for born for standing up squarely, on b‘
feet, and making an effort to.“
toward principle, rather than in:
quietly by and acquiescing to tho ‘
vocacy of policy and politics.
i H ld La Ch A SENTINEL ,.
. e on rceny urge Will Try to S' _
; FAIRFIELD, April 15.—Oliver Tuy- Mars Next Wfi
jlor Sherwood, who while cashier of
Ithe Southport National bank wrecked
iit with debts running into hundreds
of thousands of dollars, ruining scores
1in Fairfield and Southport, is in foil
c ' T, '
OMAHA. Nob” April 15.—Th »
tempt by Prof. David Todd at ..
beret college to signal lure,
balloon will be made Avril
charge of larceny brought by hiu busl- cording to an
ness partner, Norris Levy. Shor-
vaood spent 1Q. yours in Wetheruneld
1
.33..-
ucemon
I301!” will b. “
h xoththe Gmnd Jury. The um
e s c urged with having cute: has
not beenl'detcrmiucd. the New no
cbelle police said y , . as has
: by the
nor nausea vacuum
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