. ABLISHED 1870.
000 IIIIICII
RICAS WAII
’ IRIIL PUMP
unusual accident occurred
a” 5mm. early this morning.
the lnl‘m‘ gasolene pump, in
or m.) Nil-wall; Supply Shop, was
-Idmnnlis?lml by a passing auto
iv sidewalk narrowly es-
my under the Weight of
«(mu of the conspicuous
.l affair was that at the
ol‘ my 2w Itlt‘lll no police were
4,1,; mill t?!" (Il‘lt’f‘l' Of the truck
unabled ll- proceed Without inter-
:v 0>I
and II
, gillllil ‘
chic"
les 0?
1.1...» flw o‘clock. when a
- of green color and
passed along W'est
strum. From indica-
. though it Struck the
1 l: lmclgwood‘s store,
“>0 until it reached
-::»I-. Shop. There [he
I >ld9“’llll{ and
- :olcne pump,
3‘31”. I.‘:\L‘lll(’llff~'. The
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way. however,
antics.
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("l' and inquired
\IYlJIlIn‘ to find
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I I'Ivnts of the
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bea‘ -. I» II on: entered
Eng ...:r in}. am? main hall.
lirocv . 2-1:er novel can«
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in: " columns sup-
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'01? .‘.;’.,f“‘*"“?1 lights. All of
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‘L'M’I .On either
being decor“
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. w (ill). foe of the
f-Iz-Cilnlg-f‘" booth where
lellc‘s .acgely Ann dill-
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m; dolls will be offer-
(li‘fllIs lmotll. will:
' conlylcll- stock of sari
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:2 on pace Twelve):
; hooks
Willing to Run
\
. * Senator John N.
3mm. have hearif
«4 he has announc.
m LC‘Pi'DIl the nomi-
2 ilw Republican
He is proba-
.{ZIIII‘II man in the
Amy. will have a
in: closely on the
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III MIRIAM] M
M.
Sunday school
interested in roll
the Norwall: dis
workers and others
gious education, from
_ trict, attended the fin-
stxtute, held in the Norwalk Methodist
Episcopal church, yesterday afternoon
and evening. There was a‘fair attend-
:ucefm tItIlIe afternoon, but the difficub
y o ge ng out in the town hour
made attendance of 801:2: impossible.
A good company was present in the
evening. 4 - 'I
The Rev. G. B: Tompkins opened the
sessmn with devotional period. A for-
um. with questions and answers on
Sunday school problems, proved of
lively interest and profit. Mrs. Clark,
Mrs. Stevens, and Mrs. Chapln, of the
State Sunday School Association or«
ganization, presented ; interestingly
and appealingly the Summer School of
.Religious Education. Children’s W'eek
and Older Boys' and Older Girls’ Con.
fel'ences.
(Continued from first page):
HIANIIE’S WAR [088
IS 1,400,000 KILLED
600,000 Houses Gone; 75,.
000,000 Acres Laid Waste
PARIS, May 20.~What is perhaps
the first concise and comprehensive
slatmncnt of France’s war losses has
just been made by ‘Capt, Andre Tar!
dicu, former French High ‘Commis
sioncr in the United States. Capt. Tur-
tlieu states that durnig the fiVe years
of lbe war R,000.’006 men were demobiv
\‘(HLOEI'O lllalnl('(l and 300,000 wounded.
mcn under :3: years of age.
('rmI-crning material losses, lCaDt.
’l'urliinu slates That 600.000 houses
.z'n'l‘c v‘esil‘oyml. 37. 000,000 acres pf
urezlslllp land laid waste, and 3,000 mil-
PS of railroad and 25.000 miles of
highway destroyed. Mines which pro-
duced 55 per cent. of lFr’ance‘s total
(-0le output. were damaged or destroy-
t-ili 11,500 factories, whiclubefore the
war produced 95 per cent. of the wool-
.n goods, 90 per cent. of the linen ma-
terial. 70 per cent. of the sugar and
(it) per cent. ol‘ the cotton goods. were
r rippled. .
One-third of France‘s ships were
sunk by German submarines. To do.-
l‘rzn‘ the Cost'ot‘ munitions of war and
food supplies, France had to raise more
llzan 8,000.000,000 francs. of. which
sum she was forced to lend 1.320.000.-
nm to foreign countries.
lflllAllllAIYIIIIII e
GREAT'SUEEESS
Those who scanned the twenty p.120
million of The Evening Seminal. Mm-
terday, and read the announcnnnann; A;
the local merchants were cut- bright
and curly this morning picking up the
bargains which were being: offered.
The business men are l‘epnt‘iing a,
larger trade than in previnus'vczlrs.
SO great has been the rush limit the
doors of many of the stores had m in—
closed to replenish stocks on I‘ve
counters and to rearrange lll“ goods.
Tim streets of Smith Norwullc all i319
mornim‘: have been all-m \'.l'li shop
pol's, All of Which 2m: Id li""‘-"‘ lIl'i‘e
lliu merchants (ll-sin» lo rm
r~ \"
U i )D
will: Ille public an! (11.1: Tl!" ;:. .i‘étl
is ill» only local llll"(‘.luz=l through
nilnil the purchasing: -i;:1"ll?.‘ Elli}: in
propr-rly rea (lied.
album 3
till a: turn
Plans for the taking" mer of the
Springwood chapel, in lily avenue, for
the continuation of the Americanize-
timi work in Nel‘ugalli. under the au-
splr-zés of the Y. M. C. A., Were dis‘
ed yesterday afternoon at a con-
nce oprrozuiucilt ritizens, held in
1.; South Non-mil: lab.“ Louis H.
Nils}; was chosen chairman of the cons
frrancc. A meeting of local manufaC-
turers will be held a: anearly date to
consider the matter of raising suffi—
cient funds to launch the project,
33 New CitiZens Are . ;
‘ » Admittedin Day
Judge Iloward J. ‘Curtis; admitté'd 33
‘ new citizens at the naturalization ses
sion of the Superior'court yesterday.
He also repatriated one former citizen.
Of the candidates examined 33‘ were
admitted, 14 dismissed; one 'reilatriat-
ed; Biwere‘ continued for: further
study. five. to‘ await the coating. to
tilis'conntry «of their families, one for
deposition, and one for another, wit-
ness; ’ ‘ . I 37
Tnilav will he soldiers’ day, about
75 having been summoned to complete
their crmninations aid takevthe can:
9 office. 'it ap-
and Walsh
.. proof. . of' their send
ofgallcziaace.;; They:are:admitted on
on for the United
81’ without
. I mugs d.‘ ”.1
lized. of whom 1,400,000 were killed, .
Franco titus 10st 57. per cent. of 1191' I
~ was the leader in the . heckii
. Black, a
Office «Sewer... "é“ m“ .IIII... .. .
’ ORK ;'
' MEXICO lC‘ITY, May 19 (ASSOCLA-
TED 'PRESS).—President Carranzzr
with a few followers, was reported on
May 18 [to beta the village of China-
huapan. in the northern ”part 01’ the
State of Pueblo, according to a bulletin
issued at military headquarters here. ‘
~ It is believed he is heading toward
the virtually impregnated mountain
fastncsses of the Zacapoaxtla. ~Moun<
alas, which Victdriano Huerta failed
to occupy after a years campaign . in
1914. " '
co de P. Mariel have deserted the fugi.
lives and have surrendered to revolu-
tionary forces. 391...:
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, May 20.——Gen‘.
.eral Carranza is attempting to escape
from Mexico through the Port 01! Nam‘
13, State or Vera Cruz. according to a
dispatch reaching thisoity {ram Mex-
ico City and credited to General Trevi-
no. who had just returned to the cum.
al from the. State of Puebla. Trevino
said he had dispatched three columns
in pursuit of the president in command
of a leader well-acquainted with the
terrain. according to the dispatch.
Trevino declared that Carranza‘s es-
cape was impossible. and predicted his
capture within a few hours, '-the dis-
patch added.
WALTER [iUlZAlllll
nus llflllil lEASE
One of the Most Successful
of New York’s Hotel. Men
to Open the Roval James
Inn Next Month
The Norwalk Realty (‘ompnny an-
nounce that they have just Consuln.
mated a. ten years' lease for their new
110191. formerly the "Royal James
Jim." at Norwalk.
The lessee is \Valler anzarrli. man-
ager of the Hotel. Lorraine. Fifth are.
line at Forly~fiflh street, New York.
Mr. Guzzardi is reportedfio be one (.f
‘llli’. moat successful of the younger in»
tel men of the country. For more
than a year he. was in directf'cllarge of
the cuisine of the Hotel Majestic. Cen.
lml Park West. and; Seiiénty—secoud
slrcci. New York. He was the lessee
of the Majestic restaurants. Previous
to this. he «was a partner at “Ilealy‘s.”
in the Forty-second street building.
His connection with the Lorraine cov-
el'sapcriodof several years, and he is
said to understand just how to please
an exacting clientele.
.Vlr. ("ruzzIardi is to be the owner of
the furniture which is now being pur-
chased and it is expected that many.
if not all the rooms. will be ready for
occupancy by July first or soon-u; Sir.
luzznrdi slates that the restaurant
“ill be under the direct supervision '.'-.
one 01' his associates. 'lrms conneclcd
maltrn (l'l-lmnl with llolnlonieo‘s. ll“
521w. ihuo a high standard will I}L‘lll‘.1l"l~
iagmvl and llmt‘ihe first slecl‘ing floor
will no. leased to those engaging
rooms org-lines b3: the year.
The hotel has been completely made
over and. while there are but thirty
four sleeping chambers. there is said
(0 be invested. exclusive of the ground.
lxro hundred thousand dollars. Every
room has a private. bath and every.
[hing is modern in equipment and
service. and —:\ir. Vluzzardi says house-
keeping ‘carcs may be {org-“.10“ after
a residence. at his hotel.
Mrs. William Ii. Earle has. engaged
the first suite at the new hotel.
Miss Elsie Hill Fires
Irrelevant Questions
At Chairman Will Hays
WASHINGTON, May 20-31355
Elsie Hill of Connecticut, daughter of
the late representative; Ebenezer J.
Hill, created a sensation Tuesday ai-
temoon at the Republican women‘s
meeting addressed by Chairman “'ii-
H. Hays of the Republican National
Committee by heckling Mr. Hays with
irrevelent questions as to what the
party was going to do for_sufl;'rage,
and the failure of Delaware to ratify
the suffrage. ani‘cndment. When Mr.
Hays wasie’xplaining various points of
the proposed campaign. Miss Hill ‘con-
stantly interrupted him with ques
tions regarding suffrage. Miss Hill
was one of the militant pickets rat the
White House last year and Tuesday
. . mg by
m1}1tants which caused serious inter-
ruptions to “the instructive talk Mr.
Hays was giving regarding political
reaponsibility and..the duties or wom‘
en voters. ‘ I
Devin? Quits State ' .
‘Board of Health
HARTFORD, May.20.~Dr. EK. De
Vitt, of. Old Lyme, acting director‘off
the bureau oftrpreventabieldiseases he
the; state department of health, as:
sent his resignation to :Dr. John. T.
‘ tats health commissioner. . In
a' letten to .the state. health . council r‘ex-
piainmgéfhis ac
hey‘fwas! not in
missioner, Bin
A
11‘
y heated". by Com
and that he». cannot
Generals Lucio Blanco and Francis I
the. fair market value of encll article
tipn, Dr. "Devin: ‘3 Bays. .
rioting last night in the
Limerick, where police id!
are on duty. . . ,
DUBLIN, ;
British cavalry and’infan ’
ing in Ireland, but the ;
troops now in the .
Bidet-ably belovr that 02
Many men then on; duty
since been demobilized. _ .- .
Troops therto have been used
merely additional ;.poli¢e phloem,
and have not been numerous {enough
to cope with disturbances. In‘ fights
which have occurred. at $901143? bar-
racks, the attackers have generally
been ten times more numerous than
the defenders and as they have also
been well armed, the contest has been
unequal. Soldiers, therefore,‘ have
been called in to establisha‘baiance.
In many places they undoing ordln‘
:(Conuziuea-bn page; Trio?
NEWREfiUlATlflNS
- full ll. 8. Eilv’llllls
Certified Invoices in Tripli-
cate Must Be Furnished
With Shipments to Can-
ada , 7
New regulations concerning ship-
ments by American manufacturers
shipping goods to Canada have been
made by the Canadalan postal admin-
istration containing the following
salient features.
Certified invoices of all. American
aoods entered through thejCanadazan
customs must be furnished bythe ex-
porter lo the Canadian importer or
his agent. Such certified invox‘cs
must. be made in triplicate.
The proper, commercial designation
of the goods: shipped must be set forth .
in the invoices and {all invioces from
exporters to impnrtcrs in Canada
must Show the marks and numbers on
the packages in. such- ,Qimaiinenas.
truly to indicate the nuantities‘and
'of .
org“-
I
of rho . package. the enclosure no
avoid seizure almuld he. nolell on file
invoice of the outside nackate com;
taiulng the enclosure as “3 parcels in-I'
closed.“ etc. .
it. is further nez‘vssary that Iiue
actual price sold to the importer and
as sold for home consumption be con-
tained in the invoice. the “mice" and
“ramp” of the goods to be stated as to
condition backed ready for shipment.
Specimen invoice forms may be ob
rained upon application iOItllO depart-
nunt of existenils in Ottawa.
000 FELIflWS PLAN 4
" A NEW STATE HOMI3 "
Expenditure of $250,000 Vir-
tually Decided on at Meet-
ing Held in Bridgeport
Expenditures of approximately .a
quarter of a million dollars for 9. par:
Odd Fellows Home for Ponuemicnt.
was virtuallyorlecided upon 3* Illa an.
nual meeting of the Grand lodge. l.
O. O. F., yesterday in Bridgeport. in
the passage ol‘ .aresoiul‘inrl lez'vi'la
an assessment of $i. The present
some. locnfrr’: on :1 vili'zh hill overlook-
ing." the Thames river at Groton. it
was pointed out, will give way to a
much larger and permanent Ftl'WC'uii-l
and the first definite step in this di-
rection has been taken. ‘
The resolution was enthusiastically
adopted and a number of brief-ad
dresses were made on the subject.
It is thought likely that additional
funds will be false-d in a similar man-
smliiiifiiiil ‘
WWII/ERAS
NEW YORK. May 20.
ies in Manhattan and
Were almost complet
by the strike oil in
which threatens to
Bronx and Harlem sections. The few
deliveries made-were to hospitals. or;
Lphaggies, nurseries and similar 'instio
—-Milk deliver~
Long Island City
Ply shut on today
ilk wagon drivers,
spread into the
- I ile'ieaders of III
the nnaut
Etrike'declared it .horized
‘ ;, . ‘hat five thousand
strikers»: had joined the walkout, union
animals who are. opposing the move.
meat lbw that no morethan 800
. panicky at 3
Charles H. Tillbits of “'allinafo:
lldays remaiuin
MNDON, flay 20.——Th
began "last, Friday- hyIIthe Bolahevlkl
against the Poles? along a iii-Strains
line 'on the. northern fronting contin‘
axing successfully on to Wednesday, ao-
.eording to an onion statement tram
the Soviet , Government received by
wireless mom Moscow today. ‘ The P0-
lish retreat was coatimung and was
one points, the statment
declared. ' .
‘ The" cwtlure of a large number of
prisoners and immense amounts of sun.
plies is claimed.
The Bolsheviki report their advance
in the Cberkassy: region along the
Dnieper. to the south of Kiev, to be
continuing, but state that there is no
change in the situation in the region
of Kiev itself.
LONDON, May 20.~—The Anglo-Per-
sian..treaty does not. place Great Brit-
ain under obligations with regard to
the Bolshevik invasion of Persia, it
eminent leader. _
his statement in reply to a question.
RECEIPllflNfll .~
NllllWAlll PRAISE!)
Revw Louis B. Howell Elect-
ed a Deputy of the Diocese
of Connecticut ‘
The closing session of the annual
convontion of the. Episcopal Diocese
of Connecticut, late yesterday after
noon. was marked by the most can
dial feeling. Especially were the del-
egates generoiis in their praise of
the hospitality shown them by the
Episcopalians of Norwalk and “‘est-
port and resolutions were passed giv-
ing expression along these lines. _
Following the election of the stand-
ing committee as announced in T:
Evening Sentinel, the following were
elected deputies to the synod of the
first prdvinne: ....'
_ .. --.;.:., sis... Pas-.5
Clerical. Rev.“3’illian1 J. Brclrsrer
values of the articles enclosed“ if in of Litchfleld. Rev. Samuel R. Collauay,
any package any goods are inclosed D. 0.. of Hartford: Re. George H.
Which are not included in the invoice Heyn of Portland: Rev. Louis M.
Howell of 'Nor‘vallx‘.
'Lay, Harry 1L Heminway of “filter-
town; Burton Mansfield of New lia-
ven-; Charles A. Posse of Harifiord;
'(l, /
RUMIIR Tllflllll'
. EUMPANY MlfiHT
3113?an suvn
If Men Strike, Concessions in
Wayrof J itney Regulation
May Be Sought—No Ac-
tion Taken, With Only 11
Days Before the “Present
Wage Contract Expircs/
NEW HAVEN. May 20.——W'ith only
its help expires. interest is centering
on whar‘l attitude the traction officials
will talm 10v. will: the demands or the
men. for an increase in Wages. in
quiry last ninht disclosed that as yet
no efforts have been made to secure a.
conference with the men.
Through the general committee
which is handling the wage demand
for all the trolleymen in the state, a
have been asked. with an eight-hour
day and time and a half for overtime.
Men operating one-man cars would re-
ceive extra compensation under the
new, schedule prepared by’the em—‘
I (Continued on page Eleven)
nationalism
, 01 ST. .0100 CASE
The inter-pleader action bmught,_by
Joseph Rosenfleld, Washington street
pawn broker, against Alfred .K. St.
John, and four other defendants, clos-
ed this morning before Judge John
’4
R. Booth; 0! the Civil Court of Common
in special session ,in the Git}?-
Pleas.
:33“ ’ ‘Jndge Booth reserved decision,
to
mewitbm arguments. ,
;..The case was unique inesverai .jres
upsets. Six attorneys wereéintexestcd,
three of whom: are organizes at the
Non-walk“
~fi1tjfldge. Eaehwitness
' silt to,
e ottensive I
was stated in the House of Commons
today by Andrew Boner Law, the Gov.-
Mr. Bonar Law made
trillions
q
. r: beforeihe Connecti- 5
cut companjvs present contract with
flat rate of 75 cents an hour is said to .
attomeys agreed to submit the
city com ‘ undone the“ pres; '
] mum BARS
Fuel and Food for East-
era-Points
' NEW YORK, May 20.—-—ln an effort
to¢xnove eastward vast supplies 'of
food. auditiei'heid in the West be.
calme of lack of railroad equipment,
the Pennsylvania. Railroad today be-
gan speeding westward long trains of
emptybox and gondola cars. All out-
going; freight has been halted by the
Pennsylvania for forty-eight hours. It,
is expected that during the day other
roads also will, place short time em-
bargoes in ellec . '
. The car shortage, coupled with la—
box-disturbances on the railroads, is
rapidly creating an acute situation
here, it was said by business men,
who asserted that building operations
Were being seriously" aflected. The
Merchants' Association yesterday on-
bounced the! a. number of additional
manufacturing establishments had
been‘forced to close because of lack
of raw materials and would have to
clone perhaps every day from now on
unless something drastic was done to
relieve the situation.
One large contracting firm reported
that five out of nine building; opera
lions had been h'alted because oi' ina-
bility to secure supplies, and cited the
fact that they have waited two months
in get a carload of. steel from Young?»
townJ thg, and one month my a can-
load of bricks from Trenton. 1119.;I4‘Ij
ter place just a few hauls” run li'dill
Nev: Yorh’. I
IUXUIIIES EIII
NEW YORK, May 20,—4New York
banks today applied prcswre to import
ers and merchants dealing in luxuries
and nonessuntials in compliance with
the request .of the Federal Reserve
Board that they aid in the deflation of
credizs. ‘ '
Customers who handle such lines as
jewelry. pleasure automobiles. furs. ob-
jects of art. cosmetics and the more
luxurious articles of wearing apparel
were notified that for the time being
the would only {be accorded such cred
it accommodations as werefatasoluéely
access 5 .; epnnducug _ eir us_:
iness. Hilfiger circle??? plus be-
lieved this artian would effect a dras-
tic curtailment in the trading opera;
tions of such dealers. which would be;
necessarily leflected intheir sales to
extravagant consumers. ‘ ,
Meanwhile the wave of price cutting
by department stores and others con-
tinued to spread here. The principal
reductions are. in clothl‘na and shoes.
with cuts from 1.1 up to as high as 70
percent. in one instance. Newspaper
advertisements today tell the story of
the reduction with such lines as “re‘
ductions of $23 to $70 in women’s high
class wraps," “fifty percent. off on our
enlirc stock of misses’ and children’s
bats.” “any suit, coat or dress at half
price ” "finest grade shoes in the house
511. fm-mnrly 18."
it is understood that the action of the
bankers in renewing pressure to'cura
tail luxury sales has Ibeen taken Inde-
pendently of each other, but aha din-
vwr here tonight. tendered by Paul M.
’Warburz to the executive committee
of the American Acceptance. Council.
ir. is expected that the bankerswill de~
cide upon some co-operatim.a formula
whereby banks throughout the country
may co operate with the reserve board
on the government’s deflation plan.
MAEIHINE llllllN
viral-lull illlllli
I
WATERBU‘ 51" “May 20.~—~Promptly
at 10 o‘clock this morning, in accord-
'ance with a vote taken at a meeting
held lastnnight, hundreds of machin-
ists employed in the various factories.
of the city laid down their tools and
joined in a walkout. Estimates as to
the number on strike vary from 1,200
to;2,000. Unskilled workers who have
been on strike for over one month as-
sembled . outside the factory gates
and greeted. the . striking ;machinists
‘with cheers when they left the fac-
tories. No disorders were reported.
The men walked. out quietly from the
factories carrying their tool boxes.
The machine companl were the
limit hit by today’s walkout. m
Blake and Johnson Machine Company
meaning; ced that operations ”will he
temporal y suspended due to the fact
that practically all of their employee
1137-55 Quit. " The E. J. ”Minnville In
chine Com. puny is also badlycrippied
by the walkout, but will continde‘ to
operate. Whereasbmcers of that-con-
l
whojeft 'the‘pinnt «this morning it“.
was said-that a very large“ m
of thefemnlo‘yes had quit; abiding
~y (Continued on page Mam? ‘
claim that practicaliytemI man mi
me arreoha‘nica:1i do t ’; t ”‘15 m‘
' ' " 't e a ’ ‘
I Q II ”NEWEST-
Eastern Railroads 'IAct to. .
.I More Vast Supplies of ‘
com refused to estimate the unabasheml EM~MW' on Saturday, May-
Jud-I“
f ’Matewan, Wes!
Mayor 0 ,
Virginia, First to Be Slain
in Battle Over Evictiolm...
of Miners ..
EIIIIITIIETECTWES ‘ .;
State Constabulary ‘ am
Troops Are Ordered to _ ;
Scene of Conflict .
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I'MATEVVAN. “7. Va,
hundred deputy sherifl’s,
rifles are patrolling the
today, and detachment
constabulary
DI. '
May 20.—-A‘ '
armed with,
streets her.
5 of the State.
expected to arrive at .,
moment, as the result of the killing of. M ‘- .
thIVe Persons last night in a battl‘e' I I
between private detectives and citi-
zens. The situation was quiet mu
morning. ’ .‘~ -
_The deputies rushed here late. last
night by bhel‘llf G. T. Blankenship. o:
Mmso county. had matters so well in
hand that they made no effort to dis-
;erse gatherings: of Citizens at the
Norfolk and Vfi'eslem'Raiiroad station,
where the Stale troops were expected
10 leave their trains when lhey arriv-
Cd. g
Last night’s shooting. in which Bald;
win—Fells detectives clashed with citi.
zens and the Maiewan police. result.
ed, according: to authorities, from ace
lion of the detectives. who evicted a. ‘
number of miners from Stone Mount. .
ain Coal Company houses yesterday.
Two Stone Mountain Company m-inel!
were aosed recently when it became *"r
known that an effort was being made};
to unionize them. The miners claim
that the detectives Were sent to dim.
possess families (it“WCl‘liel‘S who had
been dismissed. ‘
A shot, said by the authorities to
have been fired from the coat pocket
of Albert Felts. a dciective..aud which
ended the ills of Mayor Cabell Tester
man, of Matnwan. started. the fight.
An instant after he fired. Fells. acar
cording to authorities. was killed by
“Sid” Hatfield. chief of police of Mate-
:wan. The. shooting then became gens "
eral. 170th it. ended. seven detect-
ives, the mayor and four miners were
dead. and three other persons badly
wounded. Felts, it is said, had a ware
rant for the arrest of Chief Hatfield
on a charge that he. had taken a prisv ._
oner from detectives some time ago.
The mayor was reading the warrant
when ho was killed.
WILLIAMSON, XV. Va. May 20.—-1_
Six tr00pers arrived here at dawn on
their way to Matewan. W'. Va... accord.
ing to=Sherifl B. T. Blankenship. of
Mingo County. He reported “'1ch had
been naturther disturbances 1n the.
minim: lmvn where a battle between.
private delectlves. cilizens and the au—
thoritiev. oczurred last night. Armed
deputies were svill patrolling (116..
streets. awaiting the arrival of state
oonstu‘a‘vmlarx' men.
The list of dead had been rcducoa‘
from twelve to ten. he said. with fiv'
reported wounded. * .
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Allilll in and ;
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HARTFORD. 2ft «(la-rerun?"
lriulcom‘n irill in: a . Y'x“i‘.‘.n 5‘. short
lime. to wire a “nee. or; iv a subcomv
nfiflec of fil‘lr‘en wx *ziri'e memlwrwnfi. .
il’iF {WOTNS ‘9 Il'ilificallofl.
l pull-7C3}?
commi it Fe.
is .
\‘."m \Ii'zl) fulfi‘nay in em
phasize the scfiousness ol‘ the "cmel‘g‘w
ency" that has arisen with his refusaw' _ _ ..
to call a, special session of the Legum-
lature to act on the ratification of tint;
tiff e- amendment.
B (3:33 wore recently mailed to thirm. *
of the ratification committee asking
them to serve on a legislative sub-ni
committee to bring about a specifl'
session and to dnte'fli’teen i‘avorablcv ,2.
replies have-been received. Of 1.111
remaining fifteen. many have. nutmeg»:-
the secretary, Clawnrse W. Seymour...
of this City, that they expect to Ian
swel- favorably. ‘Wnllin a week, when
men to whom the cards were sent
have had further opportunity ‘to. an"
swat, the sub-coméntitceti will Amara?
and mango to ta e ac on. .
quest for a hearing by the Govern“
w! like the first step. ;
Pine Point Catholic I l;
Club Opens May 28%
At the meeting of the awarding,
M
maths Pine Point Catholic .
evening, it was decided to
numbers and men- friends.
. hung“ observed as _
1387.111!!!» open house, with , " ;
in the evening and special enter“ ‘
IA large ’
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