l STABLISHED 1870
[His clll . "
EER Ellsull
m... Taken to Notify Ger:
mu, ; Before May _1 of the
frail! Amount of ‘ War
"Il'inages ImpOSEd (in Her
EE ulllall'la
I, i
1.3'U
SW? FIGHTING
lfll‘nm'fié‘ot’f Authorities“ to
will ide Houses for Army
04 0:0upation
l'\ '.I.4, March li—Germany yes-'
.4 wow ceill‘ d upon by the Allied
w". ”1.9.... L'oni.msston to carry out
n l- c" m (lie \‘ersailles'l’reaty.
.11
l-.. : .Expulaten Germany 'must pay
u u ‘S,’ l. .1931. the'equivalfcnt o!
.l- mwlu gold marks. ‘ The
l. m Elm tint this‘payment may
Ex. gum commodities. ships.
L-.':0r mluables. and that
the expenses of the
cw. :pution are first to be
u
U.
. Suill
ElllimiOIl also took steps to
\l'll‘IP 233 of the treaty.
.E‘.'.ll‘“i that Germany must be
run- May 1 next the total
' (w \r‘..0.l' damage imposed upon
ii treaty. '
’.
(cullinued on page Four)
Ill iii“ CAIIEII IIIIlE
E'Mueh Good Has
‘A ccomplished . .
' ~Mrs. Christian Swartz. March
hing: year:
Mrs. Christian Swnrlz. Mrs.
. on, Mrs. Frank llradbury,
1“; .G S Chambliss. Mrs.
in -.
.uvroii. Mrs.
«- +311 Jones. Mrs
Huntington. Mrs Harvey Kent.
R M. Andrews. Mrs.
'.
x. lidgar Murphy, Mrs. Percy \‘\'.
l" r.“ I‘Irs l,. H. Nash and Mrs.
"En - lr'awceit
'v~|_‘.
l'l
Inl
ofllrcrs chosen were as follows:
milk-ill —M rs Swariz.
\ icel’resident—Mrs. ' Cava-
.Ii;l
. .. . i Vice - President —— Mrs.
. .l .c ) —T,1rs. Brown.
' .. .l Cr ——l~.lrs. .‘Iash.
. -. ~ilu.l(l‘.l".g Secretary -— Mrs.
. I]
All PM.» —l\tl.~'. \‘l'm. Church.
-t-, sixiitiw Mrs. Browp.
:4 1M- _\(‘;tl‘ ending March 14.
.’~.';;
-;t-ry has cared for 4.982
(Continued on page Six)
Emws
J
I
I
Ewr Enjoyed
" Hook :1. g Ladder Company. held
' . quarters, Franklin street.
.. .sr,
’ :0‘her year.
I officers elected were:
E-E u-y—D. William Hart'ord.
‘ "Elli
' my \.
'l .1”. '—Albert E. Winchester.
‘2
“3" mil the April meeting.
-,.ll; 4'":
Com mittee.
(Continued on ‘pogo..«.8ix)
"0: walk Lighthouse“?
' ”M l..-.,,.
11.. is”
WM Em-
‘ '7“ Q...
l
I”
”if: 3011.1
‘l All lime);
(IN GERMANY ‘
.rq»
4,982- BIIIIIIIIEN
Ilgll Cost of E Living Has
A floated the Work, but
Been
m. the annual meeting of the Day
Vin-cry {Association held at the. home
8.
-,2a. the following were chosen and
fit-d or. directors to serve for the
F. S.
1 Mrs.
m: Caymaagthrs. Franklyn Brown.
Harry
Mrs. Frank Lauder. Mrs. John
F. A. Lane. Mrs;
lililliillEETINfi
‘i‘wlfiim A ‘McPherson Re~
:40;de Captain and _a Fine
3 .4 I certainment and Sup-
lhe annual meeting of the Old
last.
\VilliamnA. McPherson was
ml captain of the company to
‘ Incumbent—Howard L. Finch.
-.-El Lieutenant—Charles Guerin.
Secretary—William Mc-
. "-Hion of a steward was post-
‘ . ('vuerin. a member of the in-
was elected
Equipped with when;
_. .. Wm; lighthouse. one «heaven
ons of Long Island Sound.
. ml ,f‘ “lumped with “3‘95““
. owl an operator has‘heenfitaf
w. by the. governments; 11.6
communication with W13
d equipped‘with m
X.
Ii
-;
-.
. a?
g
Will. Pillll. _
i llIlIIlIENIII’: I’IIIIIIE _,
. ~ _ _+ my Ellilll'
s t a rt‘l ills Exhilntion pf
: 'Dancingmd Languages»
Foul Stamford - Neighbor
r.
— to Repeat It 1
_ STAMFORD. lunch .16.-’-A “wild "
all—night party”. the fe till-es 6! which
were some crime he at dances pen
?ormed in .solne'of'th'é ‘u'tvvest fash-
mné‘was broken 3up by the police
yesterday at d a. m..‘ and the eight
merry-makers. four_ young wo’men
from South Nor-walk and four Stam-
ford men were arrested. . » "
The house at 39 Maple avenue. the
home; of Leon S. Skelton. who -Was
the-host of'the occasion...vvas raided
i135; DetectivesfiGeorge McCarthy and‘
Daniel Hanrahan. and Officers Wil-
liam McCormcikEand Richard Bolster.
~following complaint received at police
headquarters from a neighbor. Harry
Taylor. of 41 Maple avenue.
Those arrested gave their names as
follows:.-..l\largaret Kunz. 21. married.
of_:' Lawrecne. street. South-.Norwalk:
‘ ANIiIII WIFE TELLS
I’IIIIIIE HUSBAND
SIIIII IIEIIIIINII MAN
Peterson Said ‘to B an e
Explained to Detectives It
.Was Accidental
NEW HAVEN. March 15.—'When
Mrs Frances Peterson, 29 years old,
was confronted by her husband Peter.
41 years old. in the detective bureau
yesterday afternoon and accused of
having left him and her four child-
ren for Irving Burrett she turned to
the officers and. pointing to her hus-
band. sputtered:
"This man shot a. man in Reading
two years ago and tan Amy."
It then was decided to hold Peter-
son upon a charge of idleness pend-
ing an investigation of the woman's
charge. Mrs. Peterson and Barrett.
with whom the arresting officers. De-
tectives Kelleher and Deskin'. say. she
has been living at 121 Sylvan avenue
since last October. were locked up on
a charge of misconduct.
Peterson told the detectives that
he and his wife had‘ left Bedding
[this state) to live in Shotvllle N. Y..
whence she fled with Barrett five
months ago. He is said to have ad-
mitted that he had shot a man in the
head. but explained that it was accid-
ental. ‘The ‘husband a leged that
this was not Barrett‘s firs adventure
in wife‘ alienation.
Bill
(Continued on page Six
.Hlllllllzl '
mil comm
Consolidated Retail C 0 al
- Company of East Norwalk
cern
fiAnnouncement was madc this morn-
ing that the Consolidated Retail Coal
company. of Rowan‘ street. East Nor-
walk. has purchased the Hubb'ell Coal
& Storage company of W'estport. and
will take possession on Monday of
next week.
Thestorage and building material
end of the business will still be man-
aged by Mr. Hubbell. but the coal
supply will lie-strictly under the su-
pervision of the new owners.
Coal will be delivered by tide-water.
but later on a spur track may be. run.
in. so that cool can be delivered by
-rail. . > '
The Hubbell businesfi‘has been one
of th‘e_pmin ones of \‘Vestport for ap-
proximately the pa'st twenty years: ‘
ERflEKVlliI-I . GRAIN -
Ellvllllll llllllllfl
ROCKVILLE. Mar. 15.——Fire total~
ly destroyed the mentor ‘of 'th‘e'Rock-
ville Coal and Grain 00.. in the cen-
ter of the city. early today. ' 'The
The insuranCe on the building was be-
tween ‘ 350.000 and 360.000. fen
ml‘nutes after the first alarmams giv-
en. all apparatus; ovalloble was at
work t0'h01d‘.‘he‘ flames in check. ”A.
it w. raided '8.“ night brand.- which
fell "over- afwlde srea— eppeclally‘_'cn
the wooden - buildings of the _ Rock
Manufoctnrihz Company. in eighth or
a mug owns; atrium”. , '
‘7' The RQWQ‘CW’M:M‘! 099‘
Mismathwwdmlf m a!
m . ,
o!
No
. Who'comiiiained, Declined -
Stella Smith, 21. single... of '4 Day
street. South Norwalk; Josephine
. C.‘ . _
Acquires Westport Con?
loss was estimated 'at about 3100,0002»
.r‘s
Letter ‘to .
WagoSIs Not EE
No settlement of the walkout of
carpenters and painters in Norwalk is
in/ sight. Apparently both me bets
Of ' the"unlon. and. of. the N malt
Builders Association intend to fight
to the last ditch. This is indicated by
the press articles which have been
given out by both organizations Both
sides are remaining firm and refusing
.to concede in the slightest to the'oth-
er. ' - ' “ '
Members of. the Carpenters'.Unlon
held a meeting. last night; with the
result tint the ‘followlfig statement
Was given .out this morning by the
press committee of tli'ét organization.
The statement followsz' . , ‘
The Corpenters' Unioi; through its
secretary. makes the following._reply
to the Builders‘ Exchange. in connec-
tion with the. cut in wages and conse-
quent- strike:
‘ Nat-walk. Conn.. March 15. 1921;
An Open Letter to the Master Builders
of the. City of Norwalk and the
Public in Gé‘neral:
Believing 'that an expression of the
position .of the Union Carpenters of
this city may receive some considera-
tion. we respectively .submit the/fol-
lowing statement: ‘
The local union has. at all times.
Carpentersmralnters Plan tocFightliorwoKBuildel-s’
Ammm the “Ca rpenlers"Uniou Addresses a
fieBoSseszlieging PrcochBote of
xorbitant‘. ‘
m
4
when gonojdering o change in the
rate schedule} ziven‘the. employer-
fair notice. generafly from two . 'to
three months; ile'lryede no.
written agreement doth“, still vs
felt Wild :0. do no. {a in did go:
wont to take any udfulr damage of
.our employers by giflngthem a thou
notice and. asking them to grunt do
concessions which might reduce their
profits on a ‘job-to a minimum for the
reason that they comd not finish the
Work in the time up, , "
" On Feb. 255th“ Idea} m in receipt
of a'. 'c'ommunicatiofi'm the local
Builder-8' Exchange. mg tint on
and after lilarch 5 tho'wageo for the.
State'of Connecticutlvc'ould be 80!: per
hon}. . '
If the master buitdero. in the short
timez'they have_been prhhized. ctin eo-
tablish. fix and control the wages for
the entire State. them-my can do
more than 20.000 mqn cm. who have
been! trying for: 20 3' rs, andwe take
- our hats off to the-ms;
“to have been Endeavoring for
years to get the wages up‘to a stand-
ard to which._we think. our trade is
entitled. For this rcason. we believe
(Continued on pm Seven ~
Rilllll lEAfiUE lll ‘
Plans will be made at a special
meeting of the '
League.
the home of the president. Ralph M.
Bray. 175 Main street. for the re-
organization or the League.
announced some. time/ago in an arti-
cle in the Evening Sentinel.
meeting room. such as will be discus-
ed this. evening. there will be estab-
lished in Norwalk.
radiolafls of the city. or
from out of town. may call and be-
come acquainted with the
members. ,
The matter of becoming part of a
chain of similar clubs. or leagues.
throughout the state will also be dis-
n
evening.
Since it has become known that for
sets on which mdlophone messages
installedthere has been a large de-
men of the city.
IIAIIIIIIAII IlIIIIIIEIIS ,
NEW YORK. M'arch
New
met officials of
ployed by the
Railroad today
reduction proposa
workers last week.
Anthony J. Stair.
maintenance of way
fercnce. said that
probably would
railroad officials. in order that a. di.
rect answer might be preps -ed. .
Union officials of the cmploycs o
to discuss proposed wage reductions.
meeting‘ for today
revision proposal. 7
SIX'AI’I’IYIBII ‘1
BEBE-110010203
Norwalk Radio
to be held this evening at
This was
With the reorganization of the
League and the adoption of a central
a plate where
people
League
cussed at the meeting to be held this
a cemparitively small sum. receiving
and concerts may be received. can be
mnnd for such sets among the young
mun Will-Es
15.——Repre-
sentativcs of unskilled workmen em-
York Central
the
road for a conference regarding wage
is submitted to the
spokesman for
employee dnd
milway shop laborers before the can-
an adjournment
be requested of the
The March meeting of the Norwalk
Bird and Nature Club woo he d last
evening at the homd of Mrs.‘ ood-
ward. North Main street. ‘
The list of birds seen for February
showed 44 species and it was shown
that in spite of the mild winter there
has been less birds than during the
severe winter of 1919.20.
Redwlngs. crackles. cowbirds.‘ song
and fox sparrows have returned from
"the south and are. now in pong.
A new cute recoizifhu wen‘mde
in rebel-ding a number- of '
Plover that have stayed through. the
winter.
The official “Birds of Connecticut"
gives November 6th as the last date
'on which these plovcr were known in
the state. .
Two were seen at Broad River on
the 9th and 15th of February by one
of the club members and one at Com-
po on the 11th of February.
Evidence at hand shows that these
Bird law. are increasing. but their up-
new record.
of Birdcraft Sanctuary. “giving the
number‘of birds seen in and over the
ten acres during the six years as 149
species. was read.
The birds nesting in Blrdcrut are
may be attracted around homes.
When the place was started there
were fifteen varieties of birds sent in;
with a-total of 77 nests in the year.
(Continued on page Five)
a»
IIIIIIAN WHII SIIIIIw
NilRWAl-ll lllII 7‘
AM! until Mills
Killdeer
interesting and beautiful movers. now
protected by the Federal Migratory
peat-uncle through the.wlntcr mayo: 9.
An interesting paper on the bird-
more Interesting as showing how birds
t
"I slum find no criminal liability)"
(said Coroner John J. Phelon this
morningvrto the reporters. ot-the con-
clusion'of‘ the continued inquest into
the death. of Joseph Dzlemlenczuk.
who was struck 1nd kllled at the
firm A ,ctregt crooning of the Donbury
much by a. Dmbury bound train on
Sunday‘evcnlug. March 6th. at 7:15
o'clock. - ..
g Coroner Photon went on to say that
in lilo-opinion the crew of the train
had done eveu‘ything possible to pre«
vent the accident.
Three witne-eo were examined this
morning in the court room. CltY_Hall,
Detective Sergeant Thom}: Hunt. who
testified as to a conversation 'wlth
John Knlpp. of Bold _Hlll. Wilton.
Mr. Knapp~ was not called. Sergeant
Hunt's testimony being taken as ac-
curate. Mr. Knapp .paid that the
crooning warning bell Was ringing
when he allghted (com the train when
it came to a stop after the accident.
He also remembered having heard the
whistle blow for the crossing. If the
train had had a short distance more
to go. Mr. Knapp said. that in his
oplhion the man would not have been
ttruck. . -
James Barry and Benjamin Whone.
both of Winnlpank. testified that they
had seen Dzlemienczuk at 3:30 on the
afternoon of the 6th. in the store of
Joseph DiProspero. Broad street. and
that‘from his actions walk. and con—
versation in the store. they were of
the immersion that he was pretty well
under the influence of liquor. Barry
said that in his opinion the man was
not drunk. as when a man was drunk.
he 'jlnld' down and» couldn't get up."
lllNNEll. IN' llllNllll
. minimum
A dinner in honor of the reek
marriage of Dr. Harold J. Stone. of
Greenwich. was held last night at the
Royal James Hotel, by the \Yestern
Fairlleld County Dental Association.
The dinner was a. successtrom every
little uddjvfn marked by a good at-‘
tendmce.
Speakers for the occasion were Dr.
T. P. Hyatt; head of the dental de-
partment of the Metropolitan Lite In-
surance Company; Dr. Voyle A. Poul.
factory physician at the Yale & Towne
Qpeurga physician. connected with the
Metropolitan Life Ihshrance Com-
PRDY- . .
Dr. Hyatt told of the importance of
dean-try. particularly in industrial
life». He stated that the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company today.would
not employanybody whose mouth was
not clean and who did pot. have his
or her teeth cleaned at least twice 1.
The talks delivered by Dr. Paul
l
Year.
factory physician at the Yale and
Towne_Lock company of Stamford,
and Dr. lpear. (physician. connected
with the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company.
Dr. Hyatt told of the importance of
dentistry." particularly in industrial
life. He stated that the Metropolitan
Lock Company. of Stamford. and Dr. .
Judge Walsh Speak—M
muster
Nor-walk fired its first gun in a.
drive for funds. for the relief of dil-
treas in Ireland with a dinner held in
the Royal James Hotel. last night.
which vino" attended by th hundred
persons. The three speakers on the
program who gave vivid descriptions
of the suffering of the Irish people
were the Hon. John D. Ryan. presi-
dent of the Anaconda Copper Com-
pany. who during the war had charge
of the silent! construction in the
United States; Rt. Rev. Patrick J.
Gratbon Mythen. Vicar General United
States and Canada for the Holy East-
ern Orthodox Church and who has
charge of St. Nicholas Cathedral in
New York city. and Hon. John J.
W'aloh. Judge of‘the Court of Common
Pleas. The drive opened under such
momentum that It apparently will be
carried through with flying colors
Including-a check for 8200 received
from Mayor Jeremiah Donovan. more
than $400 was raised among those
preennt at the dinner. while pledges
to several hundreds more ‘were ob-
ta ned. ‘ ~
In the absence ofEJudge John H.
Light, General Russell Frost presid-
ed as toastmuter with grace And dig-
nity. The first speaker introduced
was the Hon. John D. Ryan to whom
Toastmaster Frost paid a great tribute
when he said that President Wilson
lllE lilNlllllEll
, ARRIVESJ‘B MAKE
. llgilgllswul
For Precipitation
MEDICINE HAT. Alta. March 15.
——“Ralnmaker" Charlies M. Hatfield.
who has a. contract with the United
'Agréultural Association to produce
rain has come to this district from
Los Angeles, Cal. and. according to
arra ements made by the Agricultur-
al Association. ioabout'to begin work
on his new project.
Hatfield. according to the terms of
build a rain precipitation and attrac-
tion plant at a favorable site to be
chosen by him for its operations.
the United Agricultural 'Asoociat’lon.
bleford. in southern
.
Continued on Page Seven.
Noeralk Banks’
the Deleware. Lackawnlma and. West-
ern Railroad. also were expected to
meet with officials of that'l‘oad tpdaY.
'l'h management of the New York
and Long Branch 'Ruilroad"called. a
' with representa-
tives of its employee to submit a wage
“llllllill PAPERS
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PERTH AMBOY. N. J.. March 15.
a-Mrs. Sarah Strum. owner of the
saloon where Geotge \Vashington
Knight, alleged confessed murderer of
Mrs. Edith “’llson. said he purchased
liquor before committing the crime
last Saturday night. today gave her-
self up to the police. She was held
in $5,000 bail on a charge of ”selling
llqungvithout a license."
chairman
‘ everybody concerned
congratulated
in tracing the
and~ will
here early. Sunday morning.
He rartlculnrlr mentioned Motor-
man Hauser.’ who,” gave
canism."
Dr. William 'J. Trnccy will act
‘as
of the patriotic meeting to
Prosecutor 301‘” F1. Strickcr today be held this evening in Hoyt's theatre.
introduce )r. ' James J.
‘ "f'gm! .‘ r‘nzverzlenfds \Valsh. of New York city, who will
after the .organlsts hm” ‘ S oun deliver one of his renowned lectures.
Tbe subject of the address is "Ameri-
The lecturewlll commence
informlitlon
, ' at ‘ 8, o‘clock sharg- Powell's arches;
about Knight‘s. bloodstalned clothing tra has been on
gpgcd for the occur»
. ha he was riding on the trolley"car . . .
The Americanlzatlon Committee of late Satunday‘ night. 71‘th .lnforma— ‘slon. . There mingle vgcgl r5so‘lol by
. i n met last night at ‘ ‘ y - John \Vehle and . wag . . pan. .
the‘American Lego tion. it wasrssnl. led (1 root 3! to‘ the "Eveiv y welcome everything
the American ILegiog Hkgflbqugfilllwm :3 negl'Q'a 53"?“ 7'" I , I~ ifree." the war slogan. of, the Knights
‘iyerfiitmlr at an ' “g" i I . ,. i *40f Columbus. will prevail, and 'the
OSIxaappllcanu applied for citizen Ex“; $088101! * . Knightz'in’ particular request 13:: 2:;
papers. Applicants were mostly non- .. " of. the Senate Ends gin-caefiiceageafirrfi, gzgzyélma -
soldiers. Some of them‘ wanted to - ___.__.- - — _ , . 7 . g
nished the proper information. The 4_ med shortly before -
‘ Arneflcan Legion will live up to their :22“ m, m.- confirming a .1" W med for Death
gruelling. to inculcate a sexy-'3 offin- iddfiflonal nomlngflonp by pregnant ‘, - . ' , ,
dividing! ob! " ' 3.03150 mm.“ m the seam radium-nod . Some unknown autombbile. driver
.lty. Stanwood-Mn. to Wm ‘. v- . - -. - .. (is for the death ‘of Dr.
Good will and Peace/on earth to axe; . The last “on of the sense: 1..- John J." Burden. 62 years old. of
nail mu W the. mohed‘ut‘li‘o'clock in W Gm Coroner J. J. Phelan lindl.
intact" coinsuce.» freedom. and“ cm the’preddent such} be use to other 110- tion carried clog:
0!" .
mutual. helprulupn. -
Ami-m one
"oomaduhlp :by our"
knowmow“ to get their first papers.
etc. David Mayehoi‘f. chairman-fur-
democracy to comet-ate“ and-anti!”
devotionqto
Wasmno‘ ’ mos. mm in rap—Tie
“on of the mama: bet
sendi‘ln aiioe» , . , ..
. . w: I. an .
Board W _ f m?" s “Elena’s.
m
mutton 60351591113 ove’ro'perlod ofocvcrol weeks.
seams! woo injured the night of
W . . our and like avenue mm
’ ' M an: annulus-Mk! Granular won
UWAutoist '
dewhile going from I. trol—
.1
_Suicide from
m.
(Continued on page Four)
Assiétance
_ " In Upbuilding‘of OurCity
illnlilslllu TALK
. [IN illEllluNlEll
In the report of the Bank Commis-
sioner to {he Govcmor for the fiscal
year ending October lot. 1920. which
has just been issued. it is shown/that
during ”the year the various banking
institutions in Norwalk loaned to bor-
rowers on real estate the amount of
3672.000.
This is contrary to the impression
of: some that Nomalk banks are not
doing their share towards helping
bufld up the city. by findering aid
where it In needed. 7
The following are the amounts loan-
ed by the various institutions of the
city upon real estate, loans for the
year period mentioned abfwe:
South Norwalk Trust Company.
3265.000: south Norwalk Savings
Bank. $31;000: Fulrfleld County Sav-
ing Bank,‘878.000: Norwal‘k Savings
Society, 8281.000; People‘s Trust
Company. $33,000: and ,the Central
Trust company, $34,000. ~
Brooklyn Bridge
t Two Hundred Pirfidpate in Event, 31nd.
Hundred Dollars Is Raised to Help the Cause- of
Sulcring Ones—John D. Ryan, Rt. Bev.~Mythcn
; ‘ dud John Wz'v‘Wehle—Generol Russell
‘ . ‘ . . .i
15 to Get $4,000 an Inch
this contracL-agreea to construct and.
In.» outlining plans to a meeting of
F. S. Ratliff. secretary, announced that
the “rainmakei” has been offered in—
ducements to visit the district of No-
Albcrta, and
Semi ll it“: -‘ I: I
usic by Spiders .‘
was as
u u.
had chouen the‘ mm to héud’the air;
croft construction forQI because of ‘
hla tiatlveneoo. his pet-conning. ‘hb‘ :
business acumen Ind his fol-common 3",!
In his introduction. Genet-u 'm' "'
tod’ched upon‘fhe pletumqueneoo' of
Ireland with It: green flelds; trail-16
lakes. quaint taverns and . lit-hemme‘
kilos. " i
“I am interested [n thecubject of
relief for Ireland." said Mr: Ryan: “I
take it that you are interested in lt.‘
We are not going to consider the vow
litical question of Ireland. we are not
going to talk of its rights and wrolitl:
we are going to talk of the relief of
Ireland from a purely humantarlufl. --
point of view without sectarian con-
sideration. “'e are going to talk only .
for the relief of the distress in that
country.
“You read 61’ the" distress even: day. "
in the paper. You of Irish blood must
sympathize with Ireland when y'on'
road and think of its suffering. - “The ‘. "‘ " .
movement in America to relieve the
suffering was started with the comll. ' -
together of a few wprominent men in
New York city. To these. men m
read the stirring appeal made by, :
Cardinal Gibbons. Thus was the drlvfi w
for funds for the relief of Iriqi suffer—
!
:i r
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[A Six Mile Stretch Put Into ‘4.”
Service in Eight Minutfl- “'
‘inSweden *
VVASHINGTON. March 16.—-—A‘nev
job for airplanes. laying of land tale,—
graph cables. has been tried out luco . a
cessfully in Swede accord to. _. ‘
army air service r960 to.
stretch wan—laid and put into
in eight minutes by a plane phat ‘
from its station 40 miles away. _
the eight minutes six were spent “1.,
flight and the other two in making
connections. > . _
Great possibilities. both military
and commercial. are seen by air.
vice officers in this new enterprile.
Equipment of planes for cable laying~
is said to be simple and inexpenl'ia, .
For battle use. it is declared. the .. _ -~
tern may well prove "an effective.
means in me hands of army chiefsffl
for influencing the outcome of the
le.
“'21:..ng course of operaild'no in the
open field.“ says the report. "o con-3
ncction can be brought about imme-
diately as for instance between differ.
ent marching columns. even though.
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RUSSIAN SIIVIEIS. ‘
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CARE HIII IIIIIIIIIIEN’;
Mums. Willis...
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15.:-
I’HlllAllEllPHIA, March .
Children's. gardens or colonicsy in
between the
boys and airy; .
ght years are kept ‘
public expense.“ ,.
which
ages of three and 0
throughout the day at
constitute one of the most lntcrcstlng
phases of the Sovlct Government in ,
Russia. according to information re-
ceived by the American Friends Sena
ice committee. in:
Arthur I. Watts. English Friend,
who with Anna J. Homes. of Modl'eo-
town. N. 1.. in in Moscow inspect
institutions and distributing supplies
for the American committee. dc- .
scribes these colonies in a report just >
received here. a.
Mr. Watts ”a that more than
250,000 children are registered in chih-
drcn's gardens in various parts of
Russia. Some of the gardens have
nearly 1.000 children enrolled. Thor
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One Killed, Two Hurt
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WORCESTER. m. March 15.95.
William Rice of this city lo and m
man. rout]! fifty old.
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and was named on mfaewm;
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