; BLISHED 1870
NNN ERIN
NNN BE FREE
.loNNcpN'N Byrne of West-
rw 21m: 80 States at
13111731101”: Gathering '
l».--.1l1 Byrne. 02' West Nor-
..nN-aking at a St. Patrick’s
1.. «l the Lincoln School.
m I. - '011' Wednesday evening.
wan his belief that Ire-
m l) ""mi be free. The cause
,1 ...lc11ce and liberty are holy.
1 1 while the outlook for [re-
41,. “when: time is dark. it
. l l I succeed.
I'1.«l:1:'.d a: the present
outlined the situa-
,l..: 111- (Te-VCI‘ltfl‘d as intoler-
ll .1 «11111- 111 Ireland were
. Emu; ifr-P‘AOKII. and in this
LII-21111 up by the best
.:-:*l. 11‘. the “‘Ol‘ld.
1 riled that the pre-
I jlrliiibf
.
Nil
.J.
1; ..11-..1l1r3r
'11-1'
111116 to make The
1'1 . l'!-'Il.r.:j when Europe
ll - v I: ’
11w" 1 .1. llf‘f‘i concert was
in . » c: the Church 'of
-',..NNI .,1:11e:1t. Father Dug—
,.. .lur. asked that the people
.91 1:1- to the cause of Ireland.
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NNN NAVEN RRAR
- .. ~~ —= .
:I -- ' l‘:' .1 Pearson of the
1le;, how Haven & Hartford
Ni Company says: ‘
'II.‘IUT.'fl0I‘lZQd talk of receiv-
1. unfortunate at the present
in I-ldgar J. Rich is not coun-
iii" New Haven road. and while
(.N know what theIf‘utureJIuay
(1111:, I think- it my duty to Say
or-chership for the New I—l‘a-
1d 1;. now in contemplation. \V-
. gel juwtice in division of rates
Norrcadjustment.
.eed just a little assistance to
corner all] with everybody
hug and helpful. prosperity
»r(-.-.lored to New England not
r ’l(‘l‘ industries but for her
M Mon. ,0an and supply costs
111112; down 1111.! more cars will
‘- 1-:0\'ing.
s .N p11“,- that people should be
1nd curl of their railroad own-
:1' this point. The New
6:1.IIoa'l company after charg-
5 HI 1‘ 1 incl investments will
N; 1.1111131»! valuation for its
w 01331:: its entire. i11-
7 entire share. 'capi-
(C
1.1 1
I... "
i l
1 i1
NNN STUDENTS
. 3.. $750, 000
~:'-', Nazch 18.—¥Vcs-
of New Eng-
mw 11.1mm! institutions.
:pLK'te its $3.000”
ten-days drive.
Two millions
been secured‘ to
of the Univer-
the obligation to
.11': $750,000 on
~—;.F-C
;
Fir:
,1i.“
1.~ ,' .N 1-.'
“l" 2'. v‘.’1 :1
T0 :3
1 Nil;
.1 . .».,..N-.1
(N ,....
1 ‘ ~ :1 1 incentive to put-
g'N ow:- the top in the
- Vanni Education
"v . Mum?) to Wesleyan.
‘ 3 i . I."'.~al;« raises $1.200.-
11. -1’;.::_< and subscrip-
7-11. this condition
Ilie 1ge. and, every
preparation for
April. The
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NINNNNT IIIiIE
NNN 'TNllllUAlVEEli
~. {.
-I:(Il.
ITOI‘ N
- lit shey. a representa-
l more Chautauqua As-
11;. n * 11wu to interest the
arm- 1mg a Chautauqua week
.1 ll 01 in early Septembol}
H.
"”"W 1 Li held in a. tent which
'01:)” '1' 0M .The tent cm
“- g1 1...,n . and two college-girls
1.rN-....uI to train the children
[1.1ng .
nom (0' be held on 1119
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' “lbw-ma each afto
3 iivlmr. .
(ml .
M lING Rolls HELD-
BV BANKS V illnl
BV All 0f 11
Senator Rosenfeld Secures ‘
prorid'ed or
S
Godfcrcnc'e Agreement to
Amendment to xtend
Benefit to Indi link.
Ignorant of III ogality -—
Two Weeks Added to
=School- Year
-Notos of othe’r instruments made To
cover gambling “debts. otherwise
known as “I. _O. C's s." when held by‘
persons. in ignorance ofnthe fact that
they resulted from. gambling. are
validated
-
the .House. . A -second- bill similarly
nuopied validates negotiable instru-
ments held by banks under the some
circumstances . on. which usurious
rties interesté'have been charged.
The second .billr.was vigorously ou-
posed byVSenator Rosenfield of Hart-e
ford on the ground that it failed to
validate such instruments held by in-
dividuals who acquired them in good
faith withdut notice of illegality in
the consideration. _ At present."under
a decision of thesupremercourt of
Connecticut. instruments of that kind
are held to be void regardless of the.
manner in which they are acquired.
because the. copsnderation for which
they were given is illcgal.
Notwithstanding the fact that 1113
Bonnie adopted/the bill over his pro-
test. Senator Rosenfield after adjourn-
ment consulted Chairman Brooks of
Continued on page Eight)
'IIIIE BUSINESS _ I
NEIIEWIIII BETTER
Although quite a few of the former
employee in the various rooms in the
manufacturing department at the Nor-
Walk Tire and Bubber Company have.
been taken back and the second shift
has had a number .added to it. it was
stated at the employment bureau of
the plant._ this morning; that there
was not a big demand for help there.
The more experienced of the former
employes of the. company are, to some
extent. being taken back. but the de-
mand for tires and tubes has not been
great enough to warrant the taking
011 of an exceptionally large force.
There is a possibility'that this com-
ing summer will see a return to more
normal conditions.
EEIIEIEII EIIININ
EIIEIIEII BY LAW
LONDON. March 18.-——A political
crisis of the first magnitude has been
cream-Ii lRf the retirement of Andrew
Bonar Law from .the British Cabinet.
It is declared by the London Times.
011191 11011 spupcrs. while less empha-
tic. agree in suing that Mr. Bonnr
de's resignation is certain to have.
considerable political effcct. and that
It probably will materially weaker the
coalition government. It is pointed
out that no successo‘r to Mr. Bonar
Law. is likely 10"".W0rk’so ~well with
Prime Minister Lloyd George. '
There are many forecasts relative
to the new I nionlst leader uhom the
pa1ty Will elect on Monday Austin
Chamberlain. Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer; Sir Robert Horne. president.
of the Board of Trade. and Sir Ed-
w'md Carson are given most promin-
ent mention as being probsble suc—
cessors to Bonar Law.
MUSIEAE SERVIRE
lilVEN BY MR. MEAT]
An interesting musical service was
held last evening. i11_t,he First Can-
grogational church. the program ren-
déred being greatly e‘ “3’“ by a large
congregation. *Percy Mead.wa§ at
the pianola. and. aka the following
interesting program. ere was a. so-
cial hour. with refreshments served
by the social committee—Mrs. Loper.
Miss Wilson and Mrs.
.Mrs. Coulson.
Hansen: _
1.- Chopin.
1 ‘7“ a-Impmmpm' '—-—Op. '19. .
, ' . "summon—011. 87 N0-2 ,-
-2.. SCMM‘. . . '
' remmmubet -- 0“!“ ‘“
stunt Tronscribodfi
m 0.
’u1hdidlw‘dl mil ,‘, '/ -
0:11;“... m1! consul. of:
' sentiment in favor of a strike.
_ by a 11111 'adoptéd. by the-4
Senate yesterday in concurrence Wm)"
CHICAGO. March 18 .-—Qf§clnl re-
sults ol’ the strikoj vote taken wound-51-
{lily by. packing house employs. in
many middle west cities were to be
announced today at headquarters of
the Amalgamated Order of Meat Cut-
ter and Butcher Workmei. In a few
cities. union leaders said. the vote. had
not yet been completed. but unofficial
reports indicated almost. unanimous
Tabiila'tion' of the vote- taken at th’c
Chicago Stock Yards last night “snow-
ed 13. 297 votes favoring a strike out
of the first 14. 819 votes counted. At
Omaha 6. 841 votes were cast. 6.109 of
them favoring a. strike. '
A statement by six of the smaller.
packers made public today, through
the _American Institute of Meat Pack-
ers announces that most of them hove
been forced to shut down their plants
to avert further losses due to .mater-
ial costs and wage rates under the
war time agreements.
CLARA HAMRN IS ’
FREER BY JURY
ARDMORE. Okla. March 18.—
l-‘recd of the charge of murder for
the shooting of Jake 1.. Ramon by a
jury's verdict yesterday. Clara. Smith
Hamon today was planning to leave
Ardmore. the scene of her len yearo‘
association with Hambn. which cul-_
minaled in his shooting. last Novem-
ber. She probably will go to. Wilson,
eighteen miles west of here.- for a
short visit with her sister and later
p‘roceed’to El Paso. where her father
is seriously ill. '
After a tlial lasting a week. the
jury in the Hamon case debated its
vordist onb 1‘0111 minutes. agreeing
upon acquittal on the first ballot.
"I am the happiest woman in the
world. " Clara Human said with tears
streaming down her face when she
heard the 1e’1'dict. 1\lrs. Jake L.
Ham‘on. the widow. who attended
nearly all sessions of the trial. went
home when the jury retired. and
members of her family said she had
not yet been told the verdict,
INIIIII IIIIIII
III BATTERTE
The first drill of Battery C. Motor-
ized Artillely. United States/National
Guard. was held at the Norwalk Arm-
ory. last night. and. if the initial work
is any criterion of the spirit. of the
men. there is a bright future ahead of
the new organization.
The men put a lot of snap into their
efforts and tile/meCI‘S showed much
satisfaction at the splendid showing.-
Sevgn new men were recruited. rais-
ing the total membership to sixty-
four men.
Captain Keogh. who has done such
fine work in' organizing;r thc company.
finished his task with a heartfelt lit-
tle talk on the possibilities of the new
organization and the brilliant future
ahead of it. _
A school for non-commissioned offi-
cers has been organized and will meet
exery Sunday morning The next
drill will be held Thursday evening.
March 24th. First call promptly at
7:40 o'clock.
BRIE [IRENSE RAYS
ARE APP-RRAENTNTI
Official dog days. not those arrang-
ed for the discomfort of the people
as a whim of the weatherman, but
thosc for t1£ barking boy wows, will
soon be have. Dog owners must li-
tense their pups with Town Clerk
Herbert R. Smi'h during April.
Preparations have been made ' to
handle a. canine population of about
1,300. Last year about that number
wage registered. Several kennel li-
cense are provided. 'The fees are as
follows: Dogs, $1.251femnles. $10.85:
Kennels. $.5. Penalties for delin-
quents are provid :d. ' .-
\
. 91111131111111 Reichstsi
BERLIN. Morel! rwfn Web-
The Committee on Education in the
Géneral Aaembly- returned an un-
favorable report yesterday on -tl1e bill
which provided. that the Bou'd of
Education in. the various towns would
have 5 free rein regarding expendi-
lures “for school purposes. regardless
of action 'by. the Board of Finance. or
Other
111111:
Truly remarkable success crowned
the efforts of the A. O. H.. Division
lNo.1 in the staging of the Irish play.
“The. Kern‘ Go-w” (The Village Black-
smith). played at the Regent mm.
Presented to one or the lax-root nudi-
énces that ever jammed t uptown
theatre. the play was given with' a
smoothness that w0uld do credit to
a cast of professional players. ,
“'hen the average thta‘tre goer at.
tends a performance picseuied by a
cast entirely composed of amateurs.
he expects to applaud. not for the ex-
hoellence or the staging of the produc-
tion. but out of friendship toward
members of the cast. This factor—was
lacking in the produciini of 'EThe
Kerry Gow. " There 11 .s generon
applause but it was not out of friend-
ship sake. but because of the very
fine enactment of the 1311'. which de-
served the applause.
The cast:
Norah Dr‘ew . ..... Elizabeth Murphy
Alice Doyle ....... . Anna' McMahon
Captain Sidney. . . . 1.. John McKnight
Dan O‘Hara. (The Kerry Gow). . . . '
‘ Edward Splan
Raymond Drew . . .Thomas McMahon
Major Grui‘f. .Ralph Dibble
Patrick Drew ..... . .Elward Hayes
Pattie O‘Malley. . .l-Ilsie Williams
Valentine Hay ......... John VVeafer
Phineas O'Drlve. . . '. . .‘Frrmcls Barrett
Sergeant Pee: ........ i-‘:.1ncis Barrett
Dennis Doyle. .......... l‘hlllp Burns
Henley and Ashton (of the Garri-
Contlnued on pogo Eight) 1
.NflllWAlli IEEIIIII V
IIEIIINEIIN IIIIIIIIIIEII
Com‘mander Joseph E.- Brotherto-n.
of Frank C. Godfrey Post. No. 2..
American Legion was named as chair-
man of the Americanization commit-
tee of the I-‘airfleld County Legion
Posts. at the American Legion County
Commanders Conference held in
Stamford yesterday.
The meeting was well attended and
a number of important matters were
discussed. The next meeting when the
county commanders will be the guests
of Frank C. Godfrey Post. will be
held on Tuesdav April 5th in Nor-
walk.
Freeman Light was made chairman
of the Ritualistic committee: Samuel
[dgersoll of Stamford. Commander of
Cowan Post was made chairman of
the committee on Auxiliary Member-
ship and Llr. Brothel-ton was also ap-
pointed chairman of the committee on
membership of ext-service men in
Falrfleld caunty.
SATENRS KILLER
BURINR MANENTRES
.ON BOARD THE U. s. s. PENN-
SLYVANIA. OFF GL’ANTANAMO.
Cula. March 18 (By/Wire“- to. the
Associated Press). ——Wslter Johns. a
chief male. was killed when he
lumped from an oblenation balloon
which broke adrift from the battle-
ship Florida. off Guantanamo. yester-
dau. during maneuvers by the ‘United
States fleet. The pods was recovered
and WP aboard the hospital ship
Relief.
“McNeil attached to the sea-
plane Rdivlsion of the fleet also was
killed Thursday by the propensi- of a
seaplane shortly after the supine
had rescued the members of the crew
of another observation balloon which
I broke loo-e from. the battleshlvfievu:
do. The body has not yet been recov-
. appropriations to’ cover. tho? (mo.
board of Estimate and 'l‘antion on the
At the resent thus there is“ an en-
donv'or to get arr- amendment to the
city- chnrtér. m Norwnlk whereby the
Board were only intent in “looting"
be :humpered by similar restrictions.
and with the defeat ,of.the House bill
abo've. by the‘ncceptance by the House
of an unfavorable report from the
Committee on Education. it. leave.
but the acceptance of the amendment
to the charter to give the local board
more power. \
Friction has been evident between
the members of the Board of Educa~
tion. and the city government as re-
presented by the Mayor. the former
stating that the Mayor 'wlshéd to
throttle their activities. while the lat.
for has on more than one. occasion in-
timated that the members of the
Board were onl yintent on "looting"
the city treasurv bv expenditures that
)19 thought. were not proper. and that
they were. also neglecting the child-
ren in their own endeavor to gain
powen
mlNIEIIIIEN 1111.1ch
iii EEIIENINEII lllllN
'Complaint was made to the commit--
tee. on fish and game yesterday that a
bill which hasialready received up-
proval in the House. may work hard-
ship on lobstermen if it is made law.
It provides for the marking in large
letters of all lobster boxes and other
apparatus. It was said this law
would compel lobstermen to mark
their lobster pots. which number
hundreds. when the intent is only to
mark the boxes in which the crusta-
ceans are kept until ready for mar-
ket. If a lobsterman is convicted of a.
violation oythe law. the court may
suspend his license for a year. put-
ting' him entirely out of business.
Commissioner Crampton said his de-
partment,was not out 'to harass the
lobstermen. The committee decided
to take measures to have the bill
Eamended before it goes to the Senate.
Objection was also made to the law
which requires the use of a gnage in
measuring lobsters. . All lobsters un-
der four and three-quarters inches
mun be thrown back into the water.
It was maintained that a. standard
foot rule would do as well as a guage.
REEENTS’ RAY RF
NRRWAENERAPTER
the Norwalk
Regents‘ Dav for
terday. The chapter Was honored with
the attendance_ of the state regent.
Mrs. Buel. to whom a luncheon was
tendered by the. managing board and
ex- -regenis at the Bird House stea
room.
Eighteen were present and at 1
o'clock o. simple. dignified grace was
said by one of the ladies. all standing.
The wdecorations were of St. Patrick's
men. yellow calendnlu and all sorts
of sp1ing,fa1°ors. while Hanford pro-
vided a beautiful corsage bouquet of
pink comelias for me guests of hon-
or. The ex—regenis present were Mrs.
Robert 1“. Way. Mrs. 'George H. Nox-
on. Mrs. Christian Swans. M‘s Helena
Hill Weed. Mrs. J; Milton Coburn.
chapter. D. A. R“ was celebrated yes-l
McXican
Continued for Sonic
EL PASO Tex" March 18.~—-Unlted
Siste- soldlers and finalisation om-
cers early today were ”trolling the
Mexican border no here..wl1e.re from
10 o'clock lut mix-until} a. 111., they
had exchanged shots with n party be-
lieved to be Mexican smugglers. in
which three Americans were wound-
ed.
The Mexicans opened fire on three
American immigration officers who
discovered them fox-ding the Rio
Grande. which is about fifty ynrds
wide at tm point. The return fire of
the immigration officials apparently
wounded one of the three Mexicans
wading the river. and was immediate-
ly answered by riflemcn concealed in
bushes on the Mexican side. '
f-‘lve more'inspectors and One hun-
dred soldiers of the 48th Infantry
from El Paso responded to a call for
to Get Liduor or Drugs Over the Border. .
assistance. and for more man an hour “ '
“ frolianig'e~ Shots With"
Smugglers
Two Umted States Soldiers and One Immigration
”.IfispectOr Wounded in the ShOoting Which'
Tillie—Cream Trying
the firing continued briskly. the Amor-
mn- firing at the dunes of the Ho:-
lcnn guns. on: manual cream of
pain from the Mexican side indicated
that the American Ire was not win;-
out results.
At 1 o. m. the! Mexicans' firs died.
down. and a dim light wu visible
moving about on the Mexican side."
C. A. Perkins. inspector menu-30"“!
the immigration men. said he believed
the Mexicans were attempting to
smuggle over liquor or drugs.
The three Americans
were:
Private M.. J. Koiler Company D. -
48th Infantry Shot in left arm and
scalp wound: Private Petroski shot
through hip. believed serious; Josepll
Thomas. immigration inspector. scalp
wound. ‘
4".
wounded
IIIIIIINIINIEI 11111
31111111 IIEII III
Congressman Merritt Tells
of Legislation for Benefit
of Former Soldiers
The women of this section who are
interested in the Welfalc and relief of
disabled soldiers have received a let-
ter from Congressman Schuyler Mer-
ritt which throws much light on the.
interesting subject now before Con-
gress. The Congressman any; —
,"Thc bill for something over eight-
een million dollars for (ax-service men
which recently passed it known as the
Langley bill. It provides. in general.
for increased hospital accommoda—
tions. I bellow. twelve millions of it
are for the construction of new hos-
pitals and six millions for the repair
or leasing or additions to existing
structures. with ’t'hc idea of getting
verv quick results
“As you are doubtless aware the
core of sick ind disabled soldiers is
now under the jurisdiction of the.
\"ar Risk Bureau and the ’ Public
Health Service: _
“\Ve cndeav ored during the last ses-
sion to work up a bill for the consoli—
dation of these semiccs. in the inter-
est of efficiency and economy. andE
hope to pass'itearly in next Congress.
YVe did pass a, bill known as the
VVason bill. which was inicndcd to
dcccntralize the administration of the
care and attention given to wounded
soldiers: that is, it provided for es-
tablishing. in the different pa-rts'of
the United States. what mightbe call-
ed substations of the War Risk Bu-
reau. to which wounded men in a de-
-—‘——I-
(Continued on page Six)
EX-SENVIEE MAN
Jdlck Arnold. an (ax-service man.
whose war experiences were such as
to cause him to_become mentally un-
balanced. was taken to the W'estport
Sanitarium this morning by Detective
Sergeant Thomas Hunt. after he had
threatened to kill his wife.
The threat was made yesterday. it
was understood. and Arnold lift his
home. The police were notified and
a search was conducted for the man.
Inasmuch as he is at present placed in
the sanitarium as a precautionary
measure.
The police referred reporters to
Mrs. {Iconic AR; Girard find Mrs. Fred-
erick Quintnrd.
At 3 o'clock the meeting took place
in Mrs. Robert Van Buren' 9 spacious
home in West avenue. with a very
Tn. attendance. After the business
necihe 11-1-11. curl Ahlgtrom. accom-
panied by Mrs. .111sz Hall. sang
sweetly. "Only 9. nm. " Then came
a. few words from all farmer regents.
Each little speech has! its individual
char-111.8611“: were witty. some ideal—
iotlc.‘ some .a little id and some
(Continued Non use 81!)
‘Allegedqunm-
“cases are m: uni-a before Judge
'3 Nehemiah Collies mm afternoon in
Miss ALC. Wenderoih of the Home
Service‘Sectio'n of the Red Cross. but
Miss Wenderoih refused to answer
any questions regarding the man; his
actions or lf'herhad ever .been con\
fined before as she said that such
matter came within her scope of jur—
iodiction and were to nnve no pub~
liclty. as the records of cones in her
care were not to be made public.
It is understood that on a. previous
occasion Arnold was confined at the
same pince. but that later on he was
discharged. having seemingly regain-
ed his normal cbndltion;
rm Cases Up
Four alleged- liquor hw violation
MENTAL” AFFECTED“
1
GIVES TALK RN
ERMEENSATIRN
AET IN STATE
An interesting. address on the "Em-
ployes' Compensation Act" was deliv-
ered yesterday by Compensation Com;
missioner E. T. Buckingham to mom--
bers of the Kiwanis club at the week-
ly luncheon held in the Royal James
hotel. The talk was of particular-
intcrest to those members of the club
who are employers as well as to thou.r
engaged in working for others.
Commissioner Buckingham ex-
p ained that the Connecticut compen~ .
action not was the nlost ideal of law.
of this kind. although 44 states now
have such an act in effect. He men—
tioned the fact that the idea is recall.
and “as only boxn in 1913. .
Commissioner Buckingham ex‘ "
plaincd that the act is based upon
modern industrial estate in that the
cost of decided}! should b! added to
the cost or the mticle produced in its
sale to the public as well as the mo--
chanicnl equipment and Operntlon e:-
penses. D1 this means. the injured
emplolc docs not become a burden on
the co-mmunitv.
The attendance prize for'the meet-
ing was won by l-rcderlck A. Wells
The luncheon was excellent and was
sound in good shape.
five members were present
luncheon.
THREE ALERRRE
TARfiflES TAKEN
STAMFORD March £18 —-Two pas.~
senger autoxlmbiles and a motor truck
were seized here yesterday by federal
Jafioo‘i
at “10 -
men in connection with the seizure of
‘the automobiles and alcohol which
hey contained
In a specially constructed compar'. -
ment under the“ truck. the agents?
found 105 gallons of alcohol. Tho
driver gave his name as Tony Vernon
253 South Mani street. Waterbury. In
one of the passenger cars the officers
discovered 65 gallons of alcohol and
arrested Joseph Urso of New York
and two men who were with him. In
the other machine. 50 gallons of 11m-
hol weregound. The men in this car
gave their names as Hyman Kramer
and John F. Taylor. both of Swing
field. Mass. '
The seven men were held in bonds
of $500 each for a hearing.
BOLSNETI‘NI ARE
IN NRBNSTAfiTfi;
LONDON. lurch 1..—-'-’The Run-law
Soyiet ‘Government. in count-mid by
stadt by Bolshevlk troops. on)!
finnmln. Soviet Oommlonr of m
Baltic met. ond M. T’s-lieu. chm
ma at the beginning of tho flung.
were released by the
their entry into [tron-tact. .
BERNIE, m. Hutch 18 --“
m1 Worker-1' Union.
Conufidmmmv
tomatio
bti
About six'tyr ‘
prohibition agents who arrested sevens.
126 High street. New Britain; his cum ,
panion said he was Poser Sebastiano.‘
wireless today. the capture of Kron- ,
“I .—
of the Krona-At Soviet. who m‘r- . I
Boishcvikl on _
vs committee of tho ln-N
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