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«ML SITUATION British Miners? Strike mm sum Proposed To Store
MUCH IMPROVED
i «let?
. W,
tL‘l
n-.. 71,-. ,
’t<.;l.-
’artics (.‘laim the Abrogating of the
Agreements Will Materially Ad-
13.». iflil’ort to ArriVe at a Satisfactory
:th ll railroad
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l'nitt-tl
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would
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fuzzy to
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'\ nurltmg
l:"lll}' nt‘
.. "'17 nb-txu
'. uuu t'l‘. the
'1' '4 tL:l"_'t —
31 hour day
;|-\-.\' in (.p-
ll It ;*i'- ~w|;{_
vh') haw
\ v\v‘l'l!li\'n-s
~‘.:it - l illtit'
liar llills
;-:l.t lll‘ll
l‘IlllElvtli ti“
cightccu unions, including all thou-
aftiliatcd with the railway (lcparlmcnl
ol the American l“t-dcralion of Labor
In this group are the Big Pour. the
lorgamzalions ol‘ cngint-crs. lll‘l‘llit'll.
tramzm n and conductors. It also af-
tccls ln-lcgraphcrs. clerks. shop cm-
lilt')t>~'. mainlcnancc of “:in cmplov
(S llll‘lul workcrs. switchmcn and
thosc ntcmbors of thc National Orgau—
Izalion of Masters. Matt-s and Pilots
'il .\:m~rica. \vilo art- t-mplovcti b\
railroads. . E
.\ lult't'llllf." of that
.u'vltu- ol' the Association of llailxvav
itw-nm-ns. ol' “um-h l-Z. ’r. \Vhltcr '
t'l‘flli'lllllll. was callt-tl tor today to dis-
(‘llfih thc application of thc dccisiou lo
('Olll'rl‘t-Vict- com.
is
-l » indi\irlual roads.
'llll‘la' can inc no quwslimi that thr-
.tl'vlS'Ult has opt ill‘4l tllt- \\':l\' for
mun- satisfactory rults and working
(Continued on pge Six)
c.
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£3,500
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S. Alibi}.
1:25 o‘clock.
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"u'l'tltl (‘Ulllllfi'
ll'o- .\'l‘\\' Illl-
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mi l-l t'onlrnl vcs-
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“I“ '0 Resume
“2 ~ l nder Open Shop
liar—Resumption
c“.
5
throughout
>‘t.(~p conditions
i 17- 7..\ by tho l‘luild-
t ‘nycrs association
Relations with
2' Trades council.
- .plnvers' orgauifi~
~:1.~putc over wages
>- since January.
mid
for at
lF‘flSt a.
ll of lhr- employers’
A
{m
0011‘ an
nil-l it was added.
‘ l’t‘htms Drowned
.lx Boat Is. Wrecked
i s n
- l li—Sixty persons
a ferryboat was
..wr Ganges in India.
disaster
N‘Da tch received here.
are given.
.. good Mysterious F ire
@arien This Week
~ Morning Charles
k tiara Is Totafily
Together with
l; Antiques — Loss
JUDGE with“?
IN BASEUF BillillEll _
‘Wllll TWll wwrs
H. T. Andrews Who Brought
Second. Spouse H o m e,
Charged with Bigamy
CltliliNW’lC'lI. April 15.—A war-
rant for the arrest of Ilcrbert 'l‘hor-
ton .U‘ldrcws. a New York broker who
'iu-s in .icrscy City. was issued lit-r0
‘his :lt'tt-rnoon 'by James F. \Valsh.
nrosccuting attorney of Greenwich.
.‘hc warrant chargcs big‘amy and per-
Iury. .. . . , .- , .
.lntlgc “'alsh declined to say wheth-
r thc information on which the war—
mm was sworn out camc officially
I‘rom Ncw Jersey or \vhcthcr it was
‘vascd 01] newspaper accounts of Mr.
.\ndrcws' second, marriage. in this
town. and the fact that both wives
have lwcn living in the same apart-
mcul with him in Jersey City. Judge
\\'alsh would not discuss the techni-
calities of the law in regard to the
but said that extradition of Mr.
from New Jersey would be
(USP.
Andrews
asked.
The marriage of Mr.‘ Andrews and
l-Islht-r Marie 'l‘atnall on Jan. 26_la.st
(Continued on page Tire-e)
Not to Strike
mutt Clll -
wm SOON BE
cANVAssw
Signatures of Mothers
Wanted to ‘Petition to
Have Five Year Health
Survey Here
fllllElITllll lilNfi
llElll’EllS ADDRESS
2-,
Dr. William J. Tracey Also
S p e a k s to Prominent
\Vomen Interested
Arraugn-nu-nls to havc Norwalk can—
vasscd for signalurcs of mothers to a
pclilion asking that this city ln- chos-
cn as thc community for tho livt- \car
health survcy uudcr thc auspiccs of
thc National Child llcallh llurcau at
a cost of 3:00.004) vvcrc marlc yo-stcr-
day at a mcclinglof a scorc- of prom-
inent women with Clarence King. of
.\'c\\' Canaan. dircclor of thc survt-y.
and Dr. “'illiam J. Traccy. at tho Roy-
al James hotcl. 'i'hc cntlrc city will
be canvassed by \vurkcrs bc‘forc next
Tuesday or \Vcdncsday in Ol‘tll‘l‘ to sv-
cure the signaturcs ol‘ mothcrs which
is expected will have considerable ln-
fiucnce on the dircclors of thc survcy
to choose Nor-walk as the. city in
which to carry out this great work.
,The meeting was presided over by
Miss {WenderotlL of the local Red
Cross. .who—- lntaoduc’edrv Br. Jl‘raccy.
hcallh officer. as the first speaks-r.
Dr. Tracey spoke of the importancc
of the survey and what it would mean
to the city.
“Sixteen thousand died in Connecti-
cut a few years ago according to stat-
istics." said Dr. Traccy. “of this
number. only 300 died from natural
causes. ll‘irtecn hundred (lit-(l from
tuberculosis. a preventable disease.
and from other maladies which could
be preventcd by suitable medical sur-
veilancc such as will bc afforded un-
der the survey to be taken by the
National Child Health Bureau."
The other speaker of the afternoon
Continued on page Eight)
sonic
ft : filo
lhc
it
that contained
occu rrcd all
An accident
unusual features.
o'clock this morning lwm-alh
\\'ashington street bridgc. \vhcn
touring car (lrivcn by Morris Stull. of
\Vilton aveuuc. iammctl 0111- of tin-
l’ 8. Mail cars, badly damaging thc
lattcl. bu} inflicting no injurirs on
Htmard A. Adams. of 63 North Main
strm-t. tllc drivcr. although tln- “ind—
shicltl at tho car. a Ford. “as shal-
tcrctl. .
. I
Still] was driving down North Main
Slrrt-l to South Maiu_strccl. at a ratc
ot‘ spccd not in,c\ccss of 10 miles an
the mail auto camc from
Sll't't'l into l‘lasl
“'ashingtou Slrvct. 'l‘hc touring car.
struck the l-‘ord a ht-avy blow in thc
lct‘t sitlc.,thf‘rt‘ lit-int: a rcport lilit' that
ol' (1‘ pistol \vhcn thc right rear tirc of
the Ford bit-w, ’l‘lw lightcr car was
sliovcd around so that it pointed
straight up North Main strt-ct.
The lt-t't mudguard and running
board was damaged. the right rear
\vhccl brokcu off at the- axlc. and the
\vindshicld smashed: 'l‘hc touring car
suslailwd a crumplcd right front mud-
guard. not evcu the lcnscs in the lamps
beizg cracked.
The accident was declared to be an-
avoidable and no arrests were made.
The mattcr was lnvcsligaled by Ia-
lrolman Frank Stratton. ‘
Three Injured in
Steam £mbsion
SOI'TH MANCHESTER. Apri 15.—
Exploslon of a steam drier in a one
story extension of the plant of the
Rogers Paper Mfg. Co. here today
seriously injured there men employed
in the plantand badly damaged the
building. George Richardson. John
)chonville and \Vlliiam Legett were
taken .to 'MaficheSter Memorial Hospi—
tal suffering from scalds and lacera-
tlo’s. -' ,
They were the only person’s in this
section of the plant. The main build:
in: was .not damaged.
whcn
\\'ashing‘l on
hnur.
\\'¢-:<t
‘\
AUTOMOBILES IN
' SMASH AT BRIDGE
not] MEN STRIKE .
IN WATERBUlll’
l5.——l"allurc
\\'.\'l‘l-Ii{l‘.l'ltY. April
of tlu- mash-r builders and. the build—
ing tradesmcn hcrc to reach an agree-
nn-nt on tht- ncxv \vagc scale rcsultcd
in a strikc llt‘l‘t' today of at lcast LSIH‘
tmdesau-n. The union rcprcscnlalivc>
r‘laim that the-y \vcrc not given‘amplc
'ilnt‘ to arbitrate the \vagc question
was flatly dcnicd by mastcr builders
who said the tradcsn’l’cu had had since
last Decr-mbcr to do so.
Master buildcrs today said they
.verc not cam-r for a fight. lllll.\'.'lll‘v
not running away from it. and that
while they- were not anxious to do-
cl.1re an open shop. yet they would do
so if ucct-ssary.
The allii-d crafts on strike here are
thc carpcnlcrs. electricians. plumbcrs
Continued on page Eight)
Birthday Social _
Was Unique Adair
A birthday social was held
night at the mid-week service of the
Flrst.Congrcgational church. The of—
fair was unique and was greatLv Cn-
joyed by those in attendance.
During the evening Mrs. Irving
Smith entertained with several seleco
tions. sung in a sweet tone of yofce.
and Mrs. Patterson entertained with
recitations. '
The featufl-Iot' the evening was the
separation ‘or those in attendance into
groups. ac rding to the month in
which they were born, Each‘group
selected a committee. which had to
furnish part of the entertainment.
The entertainment, although- impro-
viso. was the source of‘much arouses»
meat. - collectind, in. which. who!
those 7.: 3. Mnrxozgchjm they
L151
14
I r
day a. Seiunei wmt:Ad( -»
, . 4' _ ,*
he lived. 3w- v”
.Likely' To ‘End Soon
Lack of Support. by the Railwaymen and Transport
Workers Unions Suddenly Changes the Industrial
Cums m England—TWO Latter Organizations Voted'
insulted them in a Communist novvs
demolished the ,rulni. This
1.03003} April I’M—Tho calling- of
a (-tmi‘crcncc ol‘ val'cstmtauvcs of the
minor» from all thc coal tit-Ids. at a
:latc to bc fixt‘d tomorrow. Wa~~ (It-cid-
“(l upon by tho cu'cutlvc of tho .‘lin-
-r~' cht'ralhm this cvcning. It took
this action aftcr ht‘nl'lllg tllc (ll-vision
nl‘ the railuaymcn and transport
\vnrkcrs to ('anch lllt‘ir snupalhctic
~ll-ikc.
Frank Hodu'cs. thc miners' sccrc-
far). “hon (Illl‘~lllllll‘<] regarding this
.I ~ixlnn. said it nit-ant that "w min-
l‘i‘\‘ qrikc \vnnlnl t-mttinuc.
"H I had l‘t'sitl’llfld (as bc “as rc-
pnxtcd tn I!il\l‘ (lulu-l. I should not bc
thing you tlii~~ I‘I'DHN." hc alltlt‘tl.
' l.tl.\'lu).\'_ April 1:? (l1; 'l‘hv .\sso«..
ri- tl-tl I’m-ash; r\l" l.l0_\'ql Ct'nrg‘t'. illt‘
{'lirnci 3h; uuununcml in 1hr-
lloust- or 1.5 this (it'll-runon
t'. .tt '.l‘- vv.‘ t.‘ rcl'uso-tl to l’l'apt‘ll
'u :;t,:‘;.:.: as lvx st ltlcmcnl of th- ir
~l.:l~..- (.1; HI l;.<l\ that had bun sug-
gusto/l.
Tilt l'iit-‘u Mr I~l|l' read a lcllvr
‘rnm llu Elwin! Full-ration Malinar
tl'a‘ tho only co: «lion on which a
t
t
could lu- reach—
hvn
'l‘llllvnlgu} M I? I‘ll.‘
'l \xu< (:pv of :I l“lll(‘t'FSlOH rlf lllt‘
I'lll‘t mus (if a n 710ml! \tug» Imard
.lu'l 'l Hzlwmtl l . .»l
'l‘l r l!‘.l!‘..~;\u’~l1 .. urkcrs' st! .kc also
[.11. l.. ,..._ l‘..llt'tl t' Mr. Thomas an.
lit-illl-“l ‘l. E
“.\< "If as ll . roilwaymcu aud
l':lll’~‘lrfll \vnlk: '- .tl'I‘ court-rind. illl‘
ézlko is canc- llv ll ” lu- raid.
Thu i'u-miv r . 1.1 that upon tin
lucstion of a nah llvfil scltlt-mcnt of
\'.':t':(-S the Gm s ' nmcnl alrcady had
cxprrvsscj a fltvm‘alnlc'opluion. but de-
tn :1rr‘vpl a national pool. rc-
L'urd..)1: a z'lt-ul as injurious to
‘lincl
outfit
(Continued on page Four)
DELAY UNlflNlllNfl .
STEEL INDUSTRY.
)VASHINGTUN. April 15,—The pro-
poscd campaign to unionize tbc steel
industry may bc deterred until indus-
trial and economic Conditions haw!“
iinprmed. .\l. l". 'l‘lghe. president of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron
Sim-l az‘vi Tin “'orkcrs. said today at
thc lust session lie-re of the cxecutive
council of national and international
organizations in the steel industry.
".\‘ot more than thirty per cent. of
thc men in my own area are working.”
said Mr. Tighe. who is chairman of
tin- council. "and thousands are out
oi employment in olhcr tradesin the
industry. With this depression. n‘ will
no difficult to procccd with any elabor—
ate scheme of unionization."
The council probably will decide de-
tlnitely as to its future course today.
hc said adding:
"’lhc postponcmcnt of our activity
doc-s not mcan abandonment of our
proposcd work. for the commiltcc is
.ictcrmincd sooncr or later to proceed
with its organization campaign and
will continmg formulating plans and
build up a solid toundalion for this
work." .
chort that tlu- l'. S. Sit-cl Corpor-
ation will l‘t‘dllt‘t' \vogvs havc reached
thv committcc. the labor leader said.
and probably will lw discussed at to-
day's cout‘ert~t::t-. .
fillAVli lllSlllillills .
~ IN innit ITALY
liler-I. April 1?. —»(‘zr.tvc incidents
are rcpottcd from Northern Central
Italy. “’hcrc lhc Hxlt‘cmv Nationalism
and llm Smialists have clasht-d in u
nunzlv r of citivs and towns. chcral
livc-s havc lu-wn ins: and greal pro-
pcrty liainnqv been done during.
lh'St' tl‘um'dets.
A vsidclg‘. known Communist propa-
gandist namwd (‘lxmmco was shot and
kiln-ti by womcn l’lra. last night.
the woman claiming tlin’ Cammeo had
has
{it
paper and had rmuso-d to print a rc-
lraction. I-n thr- melcc that followt-d
one woman was (laugcrOU-‘ly Wounded
and others were injured.-
EXPlflSlllNS illicit
"thalamus
RANDOLPH. 31355.. April 15.—A
series of explosions wrecked twelve
building of the United States ,Fire-
works Company‘s plant here. early to-
day. and caused other heavy propgrt}:
damage. Twenty persons were slight-
ly injured. The force of the blast was
La
i
1131!, 82 East avenue. Mrs. Famam is
1+ comm ls.
BRANCHING 0m
Battery of 100 Singer and
Wilcox & Gibbs Mchines,
Electrically Operated, Just
Installed
fiflNEERN HA8 THREE
ututirtmults
T h e s e Are Located in
O r a n g e, Freeland and
Kingston, New Jersey
nt' Nurtvalk's ncvv»
industr}. that
of Chest—
lllllr-
com—
Tht- magnitudw
vst manut'acluring'
the Imroy Shirt Cnmpanx.
nut strrct. Second district. is
t'vnlim-tl, until lltv fact that tho
bully carrics insuranct- of mrr SGML-
mm on lhc stock 1 llxllll'l’s. 'and
buildings is madw kumvu.
’l'llt- stock is 01' lb“ \t t')‘
lish mantras. lt‘ro'nch silks.
silks and cxpcnsivc materials.
wilt-n madc up into shirts st-I‘u
high as $6“ a dozcn \vnolt-salr.
At thc prcstnt timc- 1hr cndv-avor
of thc concern is to :ullrar-l llu l‘iu‘hl
class of riprl'dl‘nvs to tho-tr factory.
of four l'acto'uw: mzvintuiuml in
tho conct-rn. and order to do this
thew arr advcrlislu; t-xtcustvcly for
help. bulvdo not cmploy ('\'l'l‘_\‘ 0pm."—
tivc that applits. as lln'y ticslrc (ml)
thc bcst and most drairablc ht-lp that
can be sccurcd. ‘
Thcrc arc a \‘cry good of
opt-rativcs at work ill lhc lat-tory now.
and it is the hope ol’ both Charlcs
Schnitzo-r. prt-sidrnt of thc concern.
and I. Schnilzcr. his brolhcr. and gcn—
(if
H":
bcst ICuLH
Japancsc
wit it‘ h
for an
(”iv
in
cEass
nral manager of the local factory. to
sccurc girls of just this typo. It is
not ncccssary that ‘hcy bc highly
skilled opol‘altvt‘s. luvt‘nllfil‘ a substan-
tial sum is paid them while thcy are
lcaruiug some of the thirty different
Continued on Page Fourteen..
cut National Guard
Is Avilable'
As a possible way to avoid aboull
$100,000 of the cstimated cxpcnsc of
rapproximately 3200.0th for housing
military equipment to the value of
”5.000.000 allotted by the Connecti-
by thc \var dc-‘
parlmcnt. Representative Luthcr M.
Kcith of the'appropriations committcc
proposed yesterday that available
space at the state pier in New Lon-
don bc utilizul. His plan calculatcs to
t‘liminale thc ncccssity of vrccling
large storehouscs at Niantic. to ac—
commodate thc g'rtat mass ot surplus
“quirmcnl on the way to this slalc.
Although I‘tcprcscnlalivc Kcith was
unable yestcrday to EN in touch ‘Vll‘ll
President Barbour of—thc military cin—a
crgcncy board, lhc mallcr was takx :1
up with Supcrintcndcnl ‘.\.vltlo "
BHRISTIAN SWARTZ'
{EHflSEN EflMMANllEll
S 0 u t h Norwalk Resident
State 01‘ Conn ecti'cut
l'n unanimous \mr- on the lust but
lot. Christian Swarm. inst (‘mnmand‘i
ol I'loughlas l“l)\\'ll r l’osl. v.as (‘lt't‘lf‘tl
lh-partmcnt (‘ommandt-r of Hit (‘on-
uccticut G. A. ll. at the tlnal scssmn
ol’ the Stalc l-champmt-nt at l'nity
Hall. Hartford. today.
The clcction of officers and an cx-
tendcd and spirited debatc on a roar)-
lution pcrmitling Sons of \‘ctt-ians to
attend Grand Army mcclings. which
was tabled. constituted thc chict‘ mat—
tt-rs of business.
The session aboundcd in both
gorous flashts of nrgumcnt and ora-
tory and in solcmn louchcs as speak»
Continued on page Eight)
vi—
‘Nllllllllil titlll
sum [was SilliN
A mceting of the governing board
of-r’l‘he Norwal‘k Yacht Club was held
last evening at the South Norwalk
i‘lub. Commonorc \Villiam 1%. I'm—
Holi‘z presided. and considerable busi-
ness relating to the coming season was
discussed. The formal opening will bc
held on Memorial Day. on Monday.
May 3th. and it cxpcctcd that
there will be the usual elaborate pro-
gram of entertainment. music. refresh-
ments and dancing.
i:
The floats are to be thoroughly
overhauled and will be put in the
water the first part of May. wnen
Janitor Edward Beers will assume his
duties. The club house at Hickory
l‘2lurl‘ will be placed in excellent con-
tlilion.
Five applications for
were rcccived. and favorably
upon. '
membership
acted
Kiwanis Club Backs
’ ' Child Health Move
At the regular' weekly luncheon,
held at the Royal James Hole). yes-
terday. the club voted. unanimously.
to stand back of the resolution on-
deavoring to secure the Town’of Nor-
walk- as the place for the National
Child Health Council demonstration. at
Red 01-033 movement in the interest
of the children of the world/and each
member was instructed to writc to the
‘Washington headquarters. 17th and
D streets. Northwest. 3. letter strongly
in favor of securing the demonstra—
tion for this town. The subject was
fully explained by Dr. Tracey. who is
fully conversant With the plan, and
who stated that as Norwalk is onc ol'
the few towns in this country fulfill-
ing all he requirements of the coun—
cil. be ad no doubt Norwalk would
be ‘sclectcd il' lhc citizens would make
filo t-l’fort ncccssary to secure it.
Next. Thursday. at noon. the club
will go to Bridgeport and meet with
lhc Bridgeport Kiwanis Club. and be
entertained by that club at the Hotcl
Slmtficld. Membcrs to go by auto.
leaving tho Royal James Holt-I at
11:5” :1. In. ‘
The cntcrtainmcnt committee has
arian‘gcd an c-laboratw program for
la'dics' night. 10 be held at the Royal
.lanlcs Hold. on Thursday cvcning.
EAR-PET Bthl’ANY'
- ll] RESUME
THOMPSONVHJJ-I. Ailm' =15)..*~l ..'.A
i’igr-low-Hartford Carpet Company
today annountcd that its plant herc
would be reopened next Monday. It
has been closed since l-‘ebruary 28.88 a
result of a strikc of thc organized
nmplovcs in three dcpantmcnt of the
factory. ,
The company‘s statcmcnt said that
it expected all its unorganized cm-
ployes. numebring about 1.300. to re-
lurn to work. as well as many of the
organized men. whoanumbered about
1.203. The wage scale ls to‘bc thc
name as when the strike started”
which was twenty per cent. lowurl
than. previously. Assurance of police
protection for all employes is given by
the company.
BERBIAN CHILD' ‘WELFARE
. .
Mrs. Ruth Famam of England. well-
Kowil worker of the VVorld' War, is art-
dressing a gathering of women this
afternoo on “Serbian Child W'eltaxe"
at the‘home of Mrs. George Thorns
felt six miles away.-
VVindows and doors were blown out
0! scores of houses and stores. while
several families were hurled from,
their beds. Sagglng walls and cracked
rafters in three dwelling rendered
them unsafe for cecupa‘ncy.
Fire: which followed the explosion
is . the
third amiss" m in the vicinity
W _ [7 2
m - new}.
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an illent speaker and has had
many thrilling experiences during the
world war. . "
The committee in charge of the at"-
tatr consists of Mrs. Reed. G. Havi-
land, ,M’rs. John Cavanagh, Mrs. Georg-2‘
Thoma Hill; Jr.. Mrs. Percy‘ M.
Brooks, Mrs. David Swing Starring.
Km, Alvin DeWitt Wadsworth, Mrs.
April 25. at t4 1; m..,.1nd a 10W} at-
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llEMPSEY AilllllEES ~
‘. IN NEW Yllllll
NEW YORK. April 15.——Heavy»
weight Chamrilon Jack Dempsey ar—
rivcd here today from-the “fist. to tw—
gin training for his contest with
Georges Carpentier. in New Jersey.
July :2. Dempsey stated that ho
welghcd 191 and would start :Lé'tivc
preparations for the bout, as soon as
the definite site for the match was
announced. He will lead up to this
work by spending tr." next two wccks
at the borne bf Freddie “'clsh. where
he will play golf and do light outdoor
training. including long walks.
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‘ Attorney Genuario
Has Filed an Appeal
Attorney ‘8. P. Genuario before
Judge John E. Keeler in the Superior
court at Bridgeport yesterday filed an
appeal from the verdict of the jury
for the defendant in tlie ‘hctlon of
Luigi ‘Apicello. administrator. against
Benjamin Hershfield. both of Norwalk.
The appeal will be argued before
Judge Keeler next Friday.
.A’plcello claimed $10,000 damages
for the death ot‘ his son, Antonio
Apicello, who died from injuries sus-
Wilnnm K. Fowler, Hts. G. Elliott
wholly; April 26. 1920 when he was
M by Emma ntftouobfie.
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Heads Grand Army of thcl
Surplus Artillery
at New London Pier
Representative Keith Advances Plan to Save $100,000 for
Constructing Storehouses—Supt. Clark Says Space
Clark of thc statc picr who promptly
gave assurancc that tho mtlH I‘lul could
be accommodated lhcrc. Hit-1 opinion
was bascd on a statcmcnt of Presid-
ent llarbour. madc \k'cdncsday lwfore
the appropriations commitlcc. that
about 30mm squarc fer-t of floor space
would bc rtwiuircd to linusc thc Pullip—,
mcnl. including lllt‘ massive fil‘tccn-
ton Frcnch G. ’I‘. E. guns. and that
about 14.000 squarc feet of space were
avallablc in t-xisling buildings at Nian-
tic.
According to Supcrinlcndcnl Clark.
tlw arca of thc ground floor of the
stall pit-r is lZ‘Mmo squarc feel and
that of tho sccond-tloor $7.000 Suture
'tcct. making :1 total or 207.000 square
("onliunc-d on I’agc
LUTHER’S thllll —
tantalum
l-‘il‘tccn
Refusal to Recant His
Teachings of Religious
Freedom Before the Diet
at Worms 400 Years Ago
Led to Signing of the
Declaration of Independ-
ence .4
I
l5 ’l-‘our hun-
ngw vmnt. April
18. 1521',
drcd )cars ago. on April
Martin Lutlu r. thc ‘xrrnlan molt-k and
rcltgions l't'l'tll‘lllt'l‘. lacud lhc ‘yt‘rnian
hint at \\'ot'ms (a (brutal) village)
and. rt-tusing to rccanl his principles
or t‘clin‘ious frcvdoin. brought about a
lution. .
Throughout lhr- world. millions of
Prob-slants will cclcbratc on Apt“ 18.
lhc 40ml] annivt-rsary ol‘ Luther’;
trial bcl'orc lhc incl. For that meson. ‘
thc procccdings. » at \Vorms. are 0‘
timcly intcrcsl‘ to Protestants of thd
l'nitcd Slates.
'l‘hc fact "that Luther's stand brought
about a tremendous change in 010'“
history of the world is emphasized by
Professor J. H. C. Fritz. Dean of Con-
cordia. Seminary. of St. Louis. in Q;
trial. llcan Fritz writes:
year 15:11 marks tho cud of the Middle
Continued on Page Fourteen. .4
STATEN. A. ll. ' ‘:
IN SESSIllN
54th Annual Encampment
HARTFORD. April 15.—'I‘his city
was the mecca of G. A. It. men, yes-
tcrda) and today. Scores of veterans
rcspondcd to thc call to attend the
fifty-fourth animal encampment of
the llcpartmcnt of Connecticut. which
opvncd at L‘uity l-lall yesterday after-
noOn. Many gathcrcd at Grand Army
Hall during ycstcrday l‘orenoon and
"vchangcd rcminiscl-ucts. Robert O.
Tylt r Post was host to the visiting.
comrades. '
The Council of Administration an-
ditcd thc Adjutant‘s and Quartermast-
cr-Gcncral's rcports.
Al ycslorday al‘tcrnoon'l
which was takcn up with omcera' re
ports. the outstanding note was, tha‘
heavy loss in membership in this emu
during Yht y- .
thinning ranks. olhcvrs stressed that
thc- rcmaiuim: nit-m‘urrs were still
azlow with thc tire of patriotism. and
Continued on Page Fifteen
New Haven Road to
Consult Men on Wage Cuts
NE'W HAVEN. April lfi.~—Noticen
were sent out today by thc New York.
New Haven & Hartford railroad that
conicrenccs are dcsircd With repre~'
scntalivcs of a numbcr of classca a!
employcs in regard to a production of
wages to lw M’fcctivc May 20. The '
employcs affected arc those not pre-
viously covered in wagc rcviflion pro—
posals. Dan-s for the conferences will
be set lalcr. ' ’
it is said thc notices affect about
5.000 cmrloycs of the railroad.
Two Shelton Wreck -
DERBY. April lS.-——'I‘hc condition
of Mrs. \N. A. “'ilkinson and John
Loflhoune. who wcrc injured in the
trolley wrcck at Shelton on Feb. 2!.
has become critical. it was learned”—
nlght. They have been in Grunt: h“.
pita! here since the accident.“ which“
cost 10 lives as a result of the exploi-
sion hot n can of gasoline which.
in one or the trolley can.
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narrallvv of Luther‘s actions and hi!‘ 2
"The cighlecnth day of April in 't‘hfi .
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Veterans G i v e n Rousing .
Welcome as They Open»
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mighty inlt-llcclual and rcliglous l‘cVO-t-~.v
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Agcs and the beginning of the Modern' *
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