Erasmus 1m
1 hr ee Railway Switchmen and a Brakema-nKWith
several Colored Men, Reported to Katie Been
killed—Oklahoma National Guard: Units
Ordered Out to Put
Down the Disorders
‘ ~ —Crowds of Muskogee Negroes Said
to Be Prepared to Move on Tulsa.
. .l ‘.v~_ Ilizlu, .lnm- l.—Continuous
.u. t at" all shortly after (l'ty-
I. . .. 1- ‘Nm li'}:l‘) quarter of 'i"li.~l.
,, . ,. .il; nigh; lace disturb-
., . . i r n Lumiiwis of armed
‘. .,. i.) l'i'gltll‘w took purl 'lll'l
r i. i ‘v t i. the deilli :i'itl ii.-
.i. itllsil'I'A'll :iiii..lit'i of Al“l‘-
1-. J..); tint ()1 (thigh-ii“.
I .i '.iiii lIiith' to put down the
I
i ,, no limit a :wci Witt l'L‘
' . if 1.--l\ li.Ul‘."i.': lirmis‘
. I .. l '.'i’l' int-i. and thou-
. . l . ili Mi (air I. ullvt-t 3"."th
l .. i'l '- i..‘ il")i lt'lUiL) i" Ill)
- :. .KIiIl l'mi tlp- l-udlcs
ll . a i‘. 'il‘,{tti"~ t‘iilll'i in
.
set n lying' in a space described as “no
man's land." The police also had a
rt-poit that three railway switchmeii
and :v brakcinun had been shot to
diath.
'l‘he truimncn were killed. it was re-
pom d iicl‘uil‘it‘ they refused to per-
unit the epposing crowds to ride upon
it H\\lii‘li ingim- passing between the
lines The engineer Was :Iportcd to
lune t :t :mri. .
(lihrmiaj td hoped that with the
cumin: (it in. ii the trouble, wliii,i be-
gan O\t‘l' the arrest of a negro. hilt-
)t‘sti May, for an alleged attack upon
a white girl. woin die out. On the
(Continued on Page Twelve)
.oiley Must Meet
Back Payments For
Street Paving Work
lift} MEN HUNT
,H iiii NilNii Dill
W i NVENEUNNEN
r -\
ii lit-“ll"
‘tfiiiij
k
W
HE WAS PR
BY W.
Trial for Life, Becomes
Vii!" =.‘ \iurdered lift-1:: on
Ii .eric'i! When “BO”
i711}: Hatchet—Mother
ii lEiiS SHUNT
House of Representatives
Adopts Relief Measure in
Concurrence with Senate
After Eliminating Ob-
noxious Provision
The house of representatives yco-
terday afternoon concurred with the
Senate in adopting the hill concern-
ing the repair of highways by strett
’ -: Imii) chauffeur for J. ('- railways after eliminating section 4
v. . ..- lllhy New Yorker who of the bill as follows:
. . ~ .:n~.iner home at (‘ollrnder's “This act shall take cfi'ect from its
M. ii -lli'll, is in the Stamford hos- pagsagt‘, and shall relieve any street
6" ii:d his companion. John l-Zssen. railway from the obligation to (‘on-
» u noton. gardener for ohr McCor- .utrnct or pay for any paving hereto-
».k. the singer. is covtined to his ['in'p Ordi'rtil. unless the pavements
I'M)" ‘UHUW'IHB‘ ”1'" OWM'UIFP-illg Or it shall have been constructed and ac-
..n powe ed touring mm of which ....m...1 prior to the passage hereof."
‘i. v wer-i occupant”. on llit- post, This fiction was eliminated by the
' “‘ "I“: ""2‘ 0"" Stamford “’0‘” 13" adoption of an amendment offered by;
N "x. m rn u ‘ . .\lr. Sherwood of “'estport.
' ' .1 ' ' .‘ t ‘ 3”" which would have the trolley com-
.. l .1 t ,i- 1[lirtlmotqtr0.1;] wltHL‘ih “(1’ ”H” pzilliPS pave only eight inches on (tith-
. ‘ \ l l . ( inr M . n :1
l wen-n Stamford and Noro- (Continued an Page Eleven)
Mi demon car. whether lwcnuse '
Wt ._,,...-). surface of the asphalt
.. .-- iiJII‘Qt' of :1 front Wheel.
.‘ ' “w (Milo it.“ Side :tlii Silt] ‘
i a: l [).I.t"llel'li. for some dis-
l l .
t . m. 'i.e car turn over. i‘lli FfllKS R'BBE"
.. .. ”Ennis who arrived n
H- . i~w moments later found ’
, . , . ____.______
.. If ." H;”‘}],.1',‘:l 0:11,;heonmfi'i‘é Mr .umi Mrs. H. s. McCormack. who
.. .. l , Hm apparently (332,.” are ('21 route from California. where
.. . . ‘hf. mush The car ii.t'_\' hm.» linen spending the “inter.
‘ , I," “I :1“) middle of the had it \o-ry unfortunate t‘\pt'l‘l(‘ll(‘(‘ in
.1 ‘l'rfhm, of the car St. Louis “‘lilif‘ spending a few days at
' n l . proceding the \‘Vat- ”1:. 1mm”): IHM'L .
. In.” he'ird thcgsound l‘ht- manager-0f the- hotel. who is
. lu- brought his ma- :1 friend of theirs. nsstgned them to
”IL IN" run l-rick. "fish.“ the suite occupied by the King and
if lied-n o.” of the Queen of Belgium. during their visit
,0”. Met. Finley ho ie. aeren account of the baggage
. . ye Stamford hospital ”1" McCormncks were carrying. “\-
- i Aluminum]... whip], liei‘t hotel thieves selected this pur-
. l ..,.k in ”m road. ticular apartment for their operations
f .. ., . 1 lazx: week.
' ..,~,..,..”“huntififrmlllg er side of the rail. He said the prop-
‘3 I “lit with tilt" p9?-
(Continued on Page Twelve)
~ I
[WISH] $200 ' '
till it] “til” Nlll'l
Rooney Testifies He Waited
of Wade Gives Testimony
'ii'l‘,
ll
liI‘I
i‘ -, , .
. "“ ' 1,—Thc trial
charged with
husband. was in-
~1C'v‘ti‘ly afternoon for
'ute. as a result of the
wining hysterical when
liooney testified that
\iulits with a hatchet
i; ”up.
June
Nott,
'miri ' [I
in. .‘i you say that you
M house," cried Mrs.
i: fiom her seat and
., ml the witness. As she
‘ Hi; to her seat Mrs. Nott
are lying so. I can't.
“Jag’fl‘.” She was car-
..hrrirr‘s room and court
': c'v'.‘ ‘ geompos-
Ii red in evidence yes—
T’“ i I
'rn)
'l’ inor.‘
to have been written to Elwood B.
Wade by Mrs. Nott. The letters. it
was said. were kept by Wade in his
cell in the state prison previous to
his execution for the—murder of Nott.
Then they were ‘turned over\ to
Wade's widow. who .gave them to
State's Attorney Cummings. ’
Wade‘s Mother Testifies. --
‘ Mrs. Eliza A. Wade. mother of
Wade, identified many letters as
those received by her son from Mrs.
Nott. - None of the; letters was read.
however. as court adjourned for the
dull.
R(ney. ’ an employee of the
Bridgeport Isolation Hospital. testi-
fied that he met Wade and Mrs. Mott
on the street about two weeks before
the murder. Wade told bin. Ito-A“
than fifty letters alleged
mummsmm
Race Disturbanc
ontinue m
Hundreds of Armed White
F ten and Negroes Participate
$400,,000000 to Be Slashed
from the aNtional's Rail-
way Pay iBll by Action
Taken Today
VARIEI] REBUUilflNS
Increase .G ranted S e c t i o n
Laborers in 1920 Is Com-
pletely Wipcd Out ,
(‘lllt‘AGfL Jitne 1.7-:\pproxiiuutely
two—thirds of the wage increase grant—
ed railroad cinployes. last July. by the
liailrozul Labor Board. was ordered
de-im-ted beginning July 1 in the
l'iiurd's decision announced today.
From the increase last year Stit'i'.ml0.-
000 a ytaf' in salaries of railroad la-
bor. nearly $4"0.ii0l|_tiii0_wlll bc cut. it
is estimated. by the reductions direct-
t'ti h) the board.
Nl_| the case of the general class of
mainlcnancc of way laborers. the en-
tire increase of f '3 cc its an hour was
withdrawn. whit: in others (if the
classes having the larger number of
employcs. the cuts ranged from is to
8. and from 10 to 6 cents an hour. as
compared with the sword of last Julv.
Although the cuts are to apply only
on the 104 railroads which had filed
petitions for the dean-es. the board' s
annou cement said .hat application
o(oth r roads would cause the some
reductions to be placed in effect on
those lines. The decreases. it is call.
mated. eventually will affect two mil-
lion men. The general average de-
crease is placed at 129;. as compared
with an average of 21% increase
granted last July.
(Continued On Page Eight)
AWAIT REPBRT
0N Alli MISHAP
“'ASHINGTON. June i.—-\Var lie-
partini-nt officials were awaiting today
:i report from special investigators
sent to the Aberdeen. Md. arm)
proving grounds. to ascertain the cir-
cumstances of the explosion tho-ii-
yesterday of an aerial bomb. which
resulted in the death of five men and
the serious injury of ten others.
Telephone reports so far received
failed to throw any light on the acci—
dan but the investigators. Major
\Villiam A. Borden and Captain C. l{.
M. Roberts. were expected to submit
their findings in writing today.
information so far ricvivcd
caterl that a bomb. one of several
placed in on lllrpiuflf‘ preparatory to
a bombing flight at the army proving
grounds. fell from the machine and
we struck by the tail of the craft as
it swung around causing the explo-
slon The large number of casualties.
it was said. was due to the fact that
the men were aiding in luring the
machine.
lnzil~
Those reported killed were: Cor-
poral Raymond S. I". l‘lohlc. 34th
Ordnance Company. Baltimore: Pri-
vates Allen \V. Sherman. of Hazelton.
Pa.. Elmer H. Grimmel. BU lair. Mo.
and I.“ S. Hite. Ma. tinburg. W. \‘a..
all of the 14th Air Squadron. and
Robert ll. Herr. a civilian employe.
Baltimore. Three of the injured were
officers and the others enlisted men.
South Wilton “Elms”
Property Is Sold
An important real estate deal was
consumnated yesterday when Hermi-
ona Becker. of New York city. took
over title to the "Elms." a large sum-
mer residence in South Wilton. own-
ed by Laura lie lIalbert. The price
is said to be the neighborhood of
310.000. . ‘
The transaction
Ben. T. Nos )1 the prominent
District real estate operator.
was handled by
First
The
property involved in the anti is noted
for its beauty in this section.
Uncas Tribe, Red Man,
Gives Dance to Ladies
Insulting was held by Item-
ber‘so Uncu Tribe. No. 88. I. O. R.
31.. last evening. at the
Washington ctreet. whenfie 6am
sers of the recent fair were Min-
ed. ”that, with
order.
AEEEIIT All CLASSES
Norwnlk’ trolleymeo’imay soon be
asked to vote upon a. mmition of an
approximate» reductiod‘ of 15% in
wages, according to from New
Haven. Local Tnfilleyhen this morn-
ing. however. were reticent about
talking over the wag? situation. pre-
forcing to'wait until further word is
received from official! attending the
wage conference in the Elm City.
Men receive 54 cents an hour the
first year under the present scale: 67
cents the second. and ‘0 cents there-
after. It is understood that under the
new scale the rates would be fixed at
46 cents for the first year; 48 cents
for the second and SI after that.
Officials attending the caplet-once
have not the power to accept any of-
fer made by the comflny. After a
conference with the loot! unions. how-
I-u-r. they play he gifl‘nlht‘ power. or
the wage' proposition may be submit-
ted to all the State membership of the
trolleymcn through loci! unions.
utili— litlltllii ,
it St. PAUL’S
at 4
A prettv weddinc took place
n’clOck. (hi.- afternoon. at St. fauf's
Episcopal church. when Miss Jean
Eliza McAllister. daughter of Mrs.
Sarah McAllisti-r. of McAllister place.
became the luidn of Lawrence A. Far-
rell. son of \V. P. Farrell. of New
York city. The ceremony was per»
formed by ltev. Louis B. Howell.
The bride was charmingly gowncd
in white satin with pearl trimmings.
and carried a bouquet of bridal roses.
The matron of honor in; Mrs.
George Biown sister of the bride.
She was gowncd {9* pink mils and
carried pink roses.
The best man was Harold Hanna.
Following the ceremony there was a
reception at the home of the bride's
parent. following which Mr. and Mrs.
i-‘arrr-ll departed upon an extended
honeymoon. Upon their return. they
will riside at the home of the bride's
mother
The bride was formerly employed
at the R. c- G. Corset Company and
tax many friends in Norwalk. The
groom is empibyed as assistant super-
intendent in the supply department of
the New York Life Insurance Com-
pany. He is a veteran of the W'orld
War. having seen service in the Ar-
:onnc Forest and other places in
France.
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Death Crash Leads .
To $80,000 in Suits
Damage suits aggregating 8R0,000
have been brought against the M. and
S. trucking company. of Gleason ave-
nue. the Bronx. N. Y.. as a result of
the fatal collision in Stamford. Sat-
urdav in which Mrs. Carrie E. Beyer.
of Stanford. was killed and four other
Stratford people injured. The injured
persons have instituted the actions
and have attached two trucks own-
ed by the defendant company.
Mrs. Beyer was riding in a Ford
touring car owned by Mrs. La Pan.
a widow of Stamford. and driven by
her nephew. Harry D. Hill. of No.
99 \Vood avenue. Stratford. The ac-
cupants of the ear won! on their way
to Newark. N. J.. and the truck bound
for Norwalk swerved and struck the
automobile on the Stamford bridge.
\irs. Beyer was thrown from the car
and struck her head on the bridge
abutments.
Faced with s. period of work that
will carry them“ to (be very limit of
time allowed by the constitution. leg-
islators took up anew their tasks to—
day. Both houses come in early and
the problem of evening sea-tom was
interesting senators and represents-
tives as well as the prospect of a. 8st.
urday and s. .ondny oe-iou in order
to get work coutunbhted through me
essential ops.“ ml adjournment.
To at who: prohibitionists fear
—that the people of the state feel
the government of tho common:
wealth is not in ' ' with rigid
Adjutant General George M. Cole.
Major Estnbury. 1'. S. A.. Major
Morgensen. and Captain Brown. after
mastering in the Combat Train at
Stamford last evening. arrived at the
Armory about nine o'clock and mus-
tered in the Combat Train of the
Second Battalion.
Captain Joseph W. lockhnrt and
his lieutenants. Stephen “aims and
Oliver. took (over the new
from the recruiting of-
“Cl‘r, and they. with sixty-one men,
were mustered into Federal Service.
It has taken less than a month to
recruit this company. all three of the
officers and one-third of the men have
seen service in France. the balance of
the company being made up of for-
mer State Guardsmen and other
young Men of good soldier material.
Notwithstanding lack of uniforms
and arms. they made a good appear-
ance last night. and the mustering of-
ilccns were well pleased With the or-
ganization sworn in. The company
holds another drill Friday night. and
will be fully (quipped and armed by
the first of nixt,week. and on June
12th go to camp for fourteen days in-
struction. (in uccoulit of failure of
big guns to reach here. it is more than
likely that all of the camp work will
ironstst of infantry instruction. and
rillc and pistol practice.
General Cole stated last night that
the Federalization of the Stamford
and Norwulk Combat Trains com-
pleted the, full military organization
of the State of Connecticut. which had
to be finished by midnight of May
lust. His time for the work has been
very short. and he is Justly proud of
what has been accomplished.
"6 took occasion last night to com-
pliment Captain John Keogh. who
organised both the Battery and the
Combat Train. and Major 0. Morgan
Muren. M. R. C. and Capt. Fred J.
Morrison. M. R. C. who had examined
and prepared the organisation for in-
spection.
MUST PAY WIFE
37 WEEK”
“Pay your wife 87 a week for one
year in bonds of $300 or go to jail
for 60 days." This sentence was pro-
nounced this morning by Judge Ne-
hemiah Cundee in the uptown city
court in the case of Joseph Shtercr. of
Newark. N. J.. and Norwalk. who was
charged with non-support. Indica—
tions are that Sherer will be unable
to furnish the bond and will go to
jail.
Sherer was arrested yesterday by
Constable Bryon H. Silk on a war-
rent obtained by his wife. Ethel. who
testified at the trial. that he had re-
fused to support her and had sent her
to live with her parents in Newark.
N. J.. while he remained in Norwalk.
Shercr was drened in a natty suit
of clothes when he appeared before.
the court. Prosecuting Attorney Ed-
ward M. Lockwood questioned him as
to when he had bo‘ght it. «Shercr
gine the date and then admitted that
it was a tailor- made suit and that he
had paid 875 for it.
“'ith this. Judge Candee sentenced
him to a 60 day vacation in the
county jail at Bridgeport unless he
agreed to furnish bonds of 8300 to
give his wife 87 a week.
ltobert 1}.
organization
lElilSLilUilE WflillilNfi Al Ttil'
(SPEED-TiitlEili lTS EAiENliili
tying the amendments. There is.
therefore. the ponlbllity that the leg-
islature may take action on it this
week. The Rev. Morris E. Ailing, of
Rocky Hill. secretary of the state fed—
eration of churches. sold today that
it has been understood that a measure
would be ps-od which would seem
the enforcement of the Vol-bead not
and that that would meet the wishes
of his organisation;
The committee on pdblle health and
safety will have a hearing after ad-
ition-uncut on bones bill No. "1. con-
prohibitlon as Wt ls prol-
cribed the Valuation—um m
islature' should untrue “to M’
tutionsl mm! they .3
Since the recent m of- atomic
mmummhmam
. . . to so psa—
Fair tonight m mm ' y'; coolu'.
_
__
th'
More Salary and
HARTFORD. June i.—-Bllls for
salary increases of commissioners
and others in several of the depart-
inviits of the slate became storm~
bound in the House yesterday. and
only those of the sixteen which had
passed the Senate got through.
These were increases for Tax (‘om-
missioner Illodgctt and Chief (‘lerk
Lounsbury. of the Secretary of State's
office.
The house fixed 11:30 today as the
time for taking up the civil adminis-
trative code bill.
The bill amendigg the workmen“:
compensation law adopted .by the
Senate. but with four amendments
which make dissgretm'cnt. The im-
portant ones of the Senate amend-
ments are those specifically describ-
ing (N'f‘ilpullnllal (“scams and restor-
ing the fifty percent. compensation.
instead of leaving it at 65 percent. as
in the bill.
“'hen the hill
and lockouts reached the Senate
from the House today. the latter
body having adoptc'j it. Senator lie-
l.aney moved that the Senate adhere
to its previous action to recommit to
concerning strikes
-
Action on the State ~
Farm Was Also Tabled
Sixteen Measures Passed by the Senate Defeated
in the Lower Branch of the Assembly—May it
Get Property on Tax List Which Is Now
Exempted From Taxation—Deputy Mo-
tor Vehicle Commissioner Denied
v
N“. ”4"."
. .o
Expense Money.
made the conference commute.
member. The Senate originally vot-
ed to recommit. but the House ref-
ed to do this and after debate I“
week adopted the bill.
The Senate adopted from its cal-
endar the bills concerning the boar.—
ing of children in private homes. n-
qulring that all such home-s shall to
licensed. and concerning the commit-
ment of children to county he“
bring the law into harmony with tho
new laws dealing with child “1ft”.
Other mcasurc also adopted were:
ltcvivinr: the Connecticut Infill-.-
ary Commission.
Appropi'iuting
American School
$250.000 for O.
for the Deaf k.
West Hartford. for new buildn“
which Senator Hall. of New Britain.
said were urgintly necdtd.
“Wit-ii the Houst- liill limiting con-
miimenis to the State Farm for Wo—
men to those over 16 and\ under a!
years of age. came into the Senate.‘
Senator Hall. of the appropriation!
committee. cxplbined it. saying t“
the farm was not intended to “scon—
modate women of all ages. Seattl-
Bakewcll. in opposition. said M
the judiciary committee. It was so
voted and Senator DeLancy was (Continued on Page FIVE)
O
L
NiillWAlli l’EliPLE
EAli ill SECURE
BAlHlNfi “BUSES
Residents of Norwalk who have in
the past rented bathing houses at
Compo Beach are. in army phraseol-
ogy “sure out o' luck" this season.
Scores of applications for houses
have been turned down because the
demand exceeds the supply.
When the town of W’estport took
over the bathing houses from
“'illiam A. hash. it was with the un—
derstanding that the latter. who re-
(Continued on Page Twelve)
MllilSE T0 PARAliE
IN NEW lilNllilN
The Marine Band or That
City Will Head Big Dele-
gation from South Nor-
walk
A plea has been sent. out by Dicta—
tor Fred Ganung. of South Norwalk
Lodge. No. 529. I. 0. 0. M., to all
members with regards to the Lloose
Field Day. to be held at New London.
on Saturdav June 11th.
It is hoped to ha\e at least ion
members of South Norwalk Lodge at-
tend the field day. The Marine Band
of New, London. consisting of 25
pieces has been contracted for. and a
degree team of,21 members has been
formed as well. A special train.
which will carry the members of
(Continued on Pole Fm)
Gloucester Elsie
lslsiid
Germany’s Reparatibn
Payment to the Allies
$35,733,000 Not Made i;
Cash or Gilld, but in d;
Transfer of Banking
Credits of Four I-‘insndsl
Houses
NEW YORK. June 1.———The intol-
ment of Germany's reparation ~—
ment to the allies. to be made "no“
the t‘nited Butch-835,783.00.“
was in the Federal Reserve M #
New York. The German Governne‘.
through four New or]:
Y maxim
stitutions. completed the deposit
te rday. -
representing German!
The banks
were: Hallgarten and Company:
Equitable Trust Company;
Company and the Guaranty '11"
Company.
The payments were not made I:
actual cash or gold. but in the tran-
fer of the banking credits of the to:
(Continued on Page Wt.) :
SALVATlllN Milli i
EANVASSER BUSY:
Intensive work to secure sub-trip-
tions to the Salvation Army's Bonn
Service Fund. and Building Fund for
Nor-walk. has been started in thin. th.
final week of the drive.
Representatives of the Silvano:
Army from al lover the state. as ‘3'
as Massachusetts. are in Nomlk to.
day, and are. making the rounds of
the various business pinch and red-
dences in an endeavor to secure tho
necessary and needed gmount.
To date there have been some very
generous subserip ions. and there has.
also bee a several that. are condition-l.
i. 9.. if the amount is raked in full. 3
certain sum wil be given. and a peti-
amount raised. if the full sun is not
(Continued on Page Eight)
ESPEENNW Elli-ill Billilfilll
iiim l’lllll iii iiiiiiii
Took Then from Wreck of Craft tt
_EspersutoWssTryingt°A"as“
speyecA'
certain sum will be givenJindsper- '
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