ABLISHID 1870
,000 Added To Paving
Fund in Fourth District
lard of Estimate Also Removes An Item of $15,-
l to for the Maintenance of Roads From the
Fourth District to the Fifth District, Chang-
ing the Tax Rate in the Fourth to 4 and
3-10th Mills, and the Fifth District 13
and 1-]0th Mills—Other Matters.
\u iii-in of 823000 in the liichwzi'. bi pavements in the Fourth district.
...vm ~ni of tho- Fourth District \-.':v- Juliu- \\'illirmi l~‘. Tammany appear-
. k"ll out by a motion of \N'll‘llii ed before the Hoard last evening. be-
\i-‘hllhnll. oi thi- Board of listb in: tin mix poison to appear. and
.Il the limit meeting of the filled a formal protest against two
.. i il-‘lll m the counCii ch‘eznbcis items. O'it of $23."'l') in the Fourth
l hing, 4 district (which was changed as above)
'ihi. ii-in was under the head of for the maintenance of Roads’. and
lll:ll"n.ll|i‘0' of lion-is." and thi- sum another item of $4.0M) for mainten-
. ll |ll.~fPll‘(‘l, as follows; -— ance of horses, wagons and carts. this
sizii'io in the item of Man to: .ancn item also being in the Fourth district.
ltnmis in the Fifth illStllf‘i. and Judge Tammany said that if thi-Si
ii in addition of Stun! to tit! horses. wagons. and carts were used
win Viv-iii l’li\l'llli'llt item l.'i tlvi- only or flu permanently paved Section
llllll tiir-Iiict. making this item call of the district he would haw no on.
r s'lfiiizl .iitmzothi-r. '
likewise a change was made where- (Continued on Page Three)
eneral Smuts To
Confer With Leaders
PflSl [llFliZES iN
'Reach Understanding as
to Matters to be Discussed
- . - I
lilNliHN’, July 5 —~Ge.;eral Jun
ii..ti Ill Smuts. premier of the l'iiiOii
South Africa. left for lri-luiiil List
ht and was expected to arrive in .
iplin early today. it was imili-i»
I I hner this morning that the pur- v
of l... vi... to mm... w... to Norwalk and Newt
fer with Stan Fem and l’nionist NOW First mass Static
di'lfi of South Ireland preliminary
the resumption of their con’eiwtcn
—-Two Are Reduced
Kl lhiilay. The l'nionistu and Slim l‘
lll"lh held ti brief meeting in l'ni-- \VASHIVCTHV D (u Jiliv 5 _\
‘ """PM-‘I and ”pm,“ "T“"VI number of the Connecticut pornoffices
7" indicated that they had reached h,‘“_ hm.” advanced in grade as a "h
Illlf‘t‘rfllillldlll‘ as to matters to ml suit of the annual readjustment of
at future conferenmw
lliiblin conference was the
i ”5.50".
Ti pnstniziiers'
li‘
the
salaries which occurs at
I'_ .
°" beginning of each fiscal year. July
unds TranSfe
Highway Department
not devoid of remarks that the
once did not affect the progress
.. 'n.F‘ein guerrilla warfare on
“es there.
ncn Graig. premier of i'lslcr.
wt for London today. and it
(Continued on Page Six)
'iiEWilliiiS Al
EflUNiiil CLUB
miis Matches for the Leh-
mair Cup. Dancing and
lathing Also Enjoyed
deft-uteri brothel
'inlhi-l' \QS'O” -i\
‘lllOiIli :it the Norwnlk Con itri
b. wliin i::i\ Malkiri won the Lei:-
lv‘l 'l‘i'lllllS trophy for this )i i"
ll llln brother. “'lird Maikliz. liy
IV» of i; 4. i2 3. and 6-4
h the afternoon as well. the mar-
. "iv-u prrnvd th'it they know more
I‘. 1h.- .single men, by defeating the
Pl by a. score of 9 to 7. winning
game in the 9th inning.
uring the day there were man)
look advantage of the incoming
to go in fox a swim but no water
5 were held beciuse o’ the low
--lli"l's orchestra flilliltlll‘li music
(I'llif‘lllg In the after. 00" {lYl-l ll‘
cv ‘lllng‘ or. well.
(Continued on Page Six)
llNEWlllllllAN
HPSliNilllliElllllll
l': w niuTAix. J'uly 57—m-
ieu were obliged to discontinue
. after a battle at Hartford avenue
North street. which resulted in
aircst of Joseph Kenney for as-
. bleach of the. peace and resist-
. and the arrest of Patrick Dun-
and Oscar Tanguay for interfer-
with an officer. The injured po-
(-u lire Patrolinen Anthony ‘Wal-
s and William Doherty.
.- iioublc started when the two
men with Policemen W’illiam
rthy and John Zanzing reached
omcr of the two streets shortly
7 oclock. preparatory to going
eir rounds of duty. A fig‘nt was
egress between Keeney and an-
inan. and the policemen stepped
Ililiiig fenture in Ln :vlon ii-yisim- 1“ I
is ill ‘ ' -: : t z‘ ‘ . '
""‘t""3”:::“r""‘; "I," ra” '” ; ' 7 l'oaimasto rs' salaries are fixed on
' I D. ' ‘1 . ‘ "5 3‘ ' I} l’ .
’ ' " ‘ 3 " ’ ‘1' ‘ ‘ A ‘ (l‘ a percentage of he cancellations of
t it would lend to peace ll. iii-lard. , -
"m “l on the munn ho“ \ Y stamps at inch 0 ice during the pre-
.. . . .. .. . . . .
g' ' ‘ ceding: par. and when the salaries
reach it certain amount the office auto~
maticaj‘il. :Lid :-,incts to the next gr-gic.
The siliriis 0' fourth class postmas-
lt-rs are b inw 81.000; third between
:l."”" and Slim”: second between
Sim ‘ :Ll‘fl $3.00“. and first‘ above
33ml“) :1 year
"The postm‘rlces at Naugatuck. Nor-
wn'ik and “'allingt'ord are aiiianced
from second to first class.
The ofi‘cv- at (‘anrtan from third to
Second clean
The orni-< at li-rlin and South
.‘lt‘l‘lvlt‘l‘. dn'opped from third to
ion rt ii class.
NIEN IN MASS-4 liiiiN
a".
ed by Inmates of Two
State Prisons
"Da3light saving." which has done
its part in closing Springfield theaters
for the rest of the summer and has
caif‘sed endless confusion elsewhere.
does not appeal to the inmates of the
state prison at Charlestown.‘ Mass.
who. even if recounciled to the pun-
lshment meted out to them. fall to see
whi‘ there should he added to it an
extra daylight hour of oell life. which
is theirs under present regulations. A
Boston newspaper. under the caption.
“The Day in Prison." print: this com-
ment on the situation in the Mason-
chusetts penal institution:—
The Day ln'Pi-lson.
(Continued on Pugh fight)
Naval Defense of .
the British Empire
LONDON. July 6.—Queetions rels~
tive to the naval defente of the British
empire were dixusoéd at today’s ses-
sion of the imperial conference. Prime
Minister Lloyd George and the domin-
ion premiers resuming consideration
of the. subject where it was left. oi! at
the discussion of this wbject by Pro-
seemed to have broken down. and the
conference a confidential
basis of yesterday's debate. Naval
authorities on the British cabinet have
been insisting that the dominion! con-
tributon to the naval strength of the
. -i-_.m
avenue. complained to the uptown po-
at the Bridegroom‘ s home.
is interested in the new barber shop
in North Hun duet.
Galbo and Miss Angnes Gallic. brother
and sister of the bridegroom. The
couple left for a. wedding tflp to par- ~
unknown. and upon their return will The name of William Bernardo: ap-
mnke their residence in East Remit. pulled in tho Goya-uncut "attacker"
Dinner was mjiclptpoted through- fht W sent-l film .80 in The
Evening Cannot. an. Bernardo- bu
Been connected with
Lunch on South Main fired. for new
ernl years. and
Cedar that he in anything but a slacker.
Hinton. of though
out the day. The Italian! bond fur.
lit-bed music. _
mier Meighhen of Canada and other! ogre”. i‘nd Christopher
1mm tract. were muted l.- wringe at the
rectory. yesterday was in leerty. New York. and be en-
listed in that place and served twenty-
one month: over-eon. being among the
later m of theUhltod mambo-lobe
admiralty laid before members of the :2 8t. Jaiph'o
memoran- Afternoon. by the Rev. Dennis Hurley-
dnm was understood to have been me The attendants were Iir. and I‘m. Wil-
liam Keogh. of Cedar street.
anumberofrehtimoftheeoum sent mom. a: has on
lngporties were entertained at No» 01 m s. victory meant and
Celine shoot, when the mly m
filillili 0i lilll
ACBIDENIS ill
MANY Pliill8~~
‘—
CHICAGO. July 5.—Reports of
Fourth of July accidents from vari-
ous parts of the country hevealed to-
day that while the cezebration by
fireworks and firearms took its toll of
deaths and seriously injuries. by far
the greater number of fatalities Were
from drownings and automobile ac-
cidents. Heat prostrations also took
a number of lives.
’In New York City seven persons
were drowned. one committed suicide
after becoming demented from heat
and one heat prostration was report-
ed. Vihile prematuie exp] \lon of file-
works accounted for only minor ulc-
cldent;
(‘hicago reported two persons shot
to death by accident. another wound-
ed. the drowning.- and live killed in
automobile accidents while a panic in
a lot when a quantity of fireworks ex-
ploded prematurely led to several be-
and more than a score slightly injur-
automobile accident and one from a
premature explosion of gun powder.
Philadelphia reported three drown-
ings and lcvcral heat prostration}
(Con nued’on Page Five)
SPEE ENS. Pill
‘lillilll SEEP PINES
Speeding on West avenue will not
be.a popular sport in the future as
the result of fines imposed this morn-
ing by Judge Nehemiah Candee in the
uptown city court upon several per-
sons arrested for reckless driving. -
The heaviest fine was imposed on
Salvator Puovilli. driver of a New
Haven truck. who it won claimed was
speeding at a rate of about :8 miles an
hour. He was fined 844.48.
Lawrence llarringer. a motorcyclist.
was fined 33 3 and costs. The fine was
remitted on pannent of the costs.
[Louis J. Jones was fined $34.01 on
the charge of reckless driving while
Aaron Hazvin was fined Sin and costs
amounting to 819.41 for 116'! Farm. an
operator's license. The line was re-
mitted. 7
Joseph H. Carusone was fined ‘25
and costs for reckless driving.
The case of Samuel l‘lorofsky. charg-
ed with reckless driving. was contin-
ued a w'Eek. g
The case of \N'illiam C. Green. of
Hudson street. charged was assaulting
his wife. was nolled on payment of
costs
Mrs.
d
Flossie w. Ireland. of Bartlett
car was proceeding toward Bridgeport
and the other machine endeavored to
pass it. Instead. however. it crashed
into the rear end. The car Johnson
was driving is owned by W. H. San-
ford. of Hartford.
Alum lllifilil’llilN
liliillllSWllllllNfi
Following tile marriage of
Michael Galbo. of 35 Fort street. as:
Norwalk at St. Joseph‘s church ye‘er-
’ i . an all day
Daylight saving his caused enough :fi‘cgnorinsg well attended
confusiomthroughout the state to friends and relatives. was ’held Ode.
Mr. Gnlbo
The couple were attended by Charles
_-- .
stun-nee.
tin-i. Catherine Lee. of n
empire should be definitely fixed.
lcouplowinmnkethclrbomc.
.
r'red m
package of gun powder.
not reach into this room.
side:- who gave the alarm.
man being unaware of conditions. The
fire department worked five hours to
put out the fire.
that the police and firemen went over
the plant.
area. to make certain that
fuses had been laid.
company.
friction with employes over the pro-
organization which has recently
formed. fittingly observed the Fourth
of July with a parade and celebration
followed by n dance
flags were christened.
Hans. of Greenwich. together
Hrs. Christiano. christened the Italian
flat
Hill daughter.
Mildre'd Caruso. of :0 Wood street. and American flag.
carrying of t
reception dressed in white.
by unrio was grand marlin." of the pur-
W'illiani Benardos
m of“):
dig-"WE?“ mimwchork. “
i lfiill
i0 Hill lAfilflRl
IN ,Slllilllliil
Probe of $25,000 Stamford
Blaze Reveals FIISB, Gaso-
lene and Gun Powder
Siliili liiifillilN
llVER NAiiES
But Benjamin Harris Does
N o t Believe
Started the Fire
Emploes
STAMFORD. Jul) 5.—An attempt
was made during Sunday night to do-
stroy by fire the exlv nsive punt of the
ing hurt. H. and H. Foundn. mike" of‘plsno
A young man nccidently shot and metal plans for concern! all over the
killed himself at Minneapolis. and at mum” ”“3"- “WM9 "3" "“90““
Rushville. Ills.. two were killed when der w“? "’7‘“! h “H‘mm {0' the
a train struck their automobile. “”9““ of the “gnu" but the only
St. Louis reported three drow‘nlngs sections burned “tie the buildings
used in part £9 a stock room. the.
sanding room and ”‘0 japannlng and
ed by fireworks and firearms. Mil- _ ,_.
wank‘m.’ casualtv list totalled 10 varnishing looms. ihe fire loss was
with six drownln-gs. two deaths at- “how “Mm“ ”mu-V covered by ““
tribiited to heat. one death from an surance.
The inquiry into the cause of the
fire showed that in the machine shop
fuse had been
and into the shop where a five guTi'on
can
going into the shop saw the fuse sput-
tering and put out
firemen later found in the flask room a
number of flasks had been saturated
with gasolene.
urebcbod tn the and
laid under a window
of gasoiene stood. An employe
file To ris. The
and a :0 foot fuse
At the an: employs two pound
The fire did
The fire was di’covered by an out-
the watch-
lts nature wu such
which coxers considerable
up more
president of the
light
Benjamin Harris.
said there had been
spectlve wage and time schedule rc- l
uction owing to slack busineos. but
he said he was not willing to believe
that any "empleye would have planned
to destroy the plant.
doing a large business.
SAN new SilfilElY
which has been
HA8 Ell—PBNATIBN
Italian
been
The San Rocco society. on
and reception held
lice last night that an automobile .in the 1.0““ Assembly Hall.
Opel-liter! by W. E. Johnson had cra3h~ The parade ”an”! at 8 o’clock
0 ed into the rear of her Ford. llotli from Forester! “a” Water street.
_ ___._, m¥;;"::cm:r:t 5°:;°;:::ddm::“gw proceeding to Wall street. to West
a - - n - “ avenue to North Main street:
Dayhght Savmg, as VICW' avenue and Park street. The [mind thence into Monro: street through
Havfland and W'ater streets to Wash-
ington street to the center and thence
back to “West avenue.
The parade disbanded at St. Mary’s
church and the participants attended
a high mass in that church.
feature of the church services. two
new flags. an American and the Ital.
ion. was blessed b) Rev Father Rac-
ciiielli. of Jersey City. N. J.
Ann
During the church services the two
Joseph Chris-
with
Anthony Paradiso and
An‘eflca. christened the
while
A feature whiz parade was the
flags by tWelve girl:
Attorney 8. P. Gen-
—-
(Continued on PIC. Cohen)
Is Not a “Slacker”
the Hutton!
investigation shows
Al-
e was working in this citv
e the war started. his home
iN llil NOSPflAl
Domminck Solerno. a: Springdale. is
today in the Norwalk Hospital. suf-
fering from first degree burns of the
right leg as the result of a peculiar
accident.
_ Solerno was lighting the tune of a
standard piece of fireworkMt the Nor-
walk Country Club at 10 (>ch last
night. A sudden spurt of tire licked
at his trouser leg. setting it afirc.
Duncan Prim”. manufacturer. who
was nearby. beat out the flames with
his hands. severely burning them.
Dr. W’. \V. Tracey was called and
treated both l-‘rlzzeil and Solerno.
sending the latter to the hospital.
Lawrence Tichenor. of 12 \Vintleld
street. suffered a painful wound of a
finger of the right hand at the result
of firing blank cartridges in a revol-
ver. He was treated by Dr \T. “I
Tracey
2mm ill waifiiliis
Owners Deny Shutdown is
Act _of Reprisal Against
Obregon
MEXICO CITY. Juli”
6.—-(l'l_v The
in Tampico are
with
oil drilling in that region. The rep-
resentatives of the petroleum com-
panies here deny the shut down is an
ecu deem-e increasing the
taxes on oil. ‘ and1
commerce and industry.
tiaran-Capmany. has likewise
the lack of demand for it.
(Continued on an mi
lilCilliilliVE ANil
iiilli iN lAiiPiBil
Associated Press).——Labor conditions
described as acute
more than 25.090 men out of
work as a result of the cessation of
not of roprisol ogalnntiObregou's re-
export
'the ‘mini‘er bf‘
Rafael Zu-
issued
a statement declaring the situation is
due to the declining price of oil and
.ers Are Injured
mums Pill
mm
In Fire at
Zlili‘izht men are
CHICAGO. July 5.
dead. 86 others are injured. 10cc
seriously that they may die. and
property damage is unofficially esti-
result of yesterday's exploaion in the
Standard Oil company’s refining
plant at Whiting. Ind.
Two huge steel stills burst the
brick wall inclosing them. crumbled.
and a sheet of burning oil and gas
spread fora radius of 200 yards.
trapping the night force. Five men
lifeliiiimis T”
lllillElilill ill PAY
lNllEliNlllllillilN
max‘ico CITY. July 5.—-Oil com—
panies which have closed down opera-
tions in the states of Tamaulipas and
\‘em Cruz. "without sufficient justly-
catio " are ordered to pay indemni-
fication to employes thrown out of
work by their action in a decree issued
by President Obregon last night.
Although the amount of the in-
derunity is not noted. it is under-
stood that all laborers would receive
three months' pay. Reports from the
Tamplco district lndtcate there has
been a marked cessation of work dur-
ing the past week. especially among
(Continued on Page five)
mated at two million dollars an the in the shower
‘n'ere struck by the falling brick and.
Damage of Two Million
.Whiting, 1nd.
Two Huge Steel Stills Burst and Sheets of Bitm-
ing Oil and Gas Spread Over 200 Yards, Trim-~ ‘
ping the Night Force—Five Are Burned to .
Death, Three Died in the Chicago Hos?
pitals and 10 Others Hurt Seriously.
.p
l
.‘E.
‘l
were burned to death. three died lat-
er in Chicago hospitals and the con.
ditlon of 10 others is serious.
Most of those injured were caught
of flame. but other.
steel walls of the stills. Exec-in
preggure or a tiny leak of gas were
two probable causes of the explosion
advanced by those familiar with the
operation of the stills which are filled.
with crude oil under ,pre-urc in tho
manufacture of gasoline.
TyphOon Hits Manila;
Ships Driven Ashore
W. Cameron Forbes, Mom.
her of tile Mission Inven-
tigating Insular Adair-s, in
Peril, But May be Safe
MANILA. July 5.-—A typhoon m
yesterday caused heavy damage II
Manila and (nvirons.
The city's power oupply'was cut 1‘
and the city was In darkness. Howli-
(is were unroofed and several small
vessels in Manila Boy driven anneal.
Street car service was paralyzed.
W. Camerofr Forbes. a. member a:
the mission which in investigating Ins
sular affairs for President Ilium
was cruising southward from her.
and is believed to have taken retina
in a port on the Island of Hindu
No word has been received room
since the typhoon bro-is. but all m
graphic communication bu be.“
broken.
In Manila the wind reached a veto
ooity of eighty miles an hour. 8‘
Piilll. WAHiER’S iiilliE l8
loss of life was reported.
‘ .14
0.."
'?
i
‘I
l
EilAiIiiES [EAVE iiAii.
Two coaches and the engine of h
Pittsfield express jumped the track
PAllTlY llEllllllSllEll Will-1N .
; initial llllllfll Ell'lilills
Haven road near the Barker factory
in;Crescent street at 9 o'clock last
night No one was injured but traf-
lie on the road was tied up until 5
o'clock this morning while wrecker.
endeavored to place the derailed en~
glue and coaches on the track again.
adrmaster Sherman this morning
began an investigation to determine
the cause of the accident. The basic
reason for the derailment has not yet
been determined. although the cause
has been reported as a split switch.
The train. N9 247. was headed to-
ward New York city at a moderate
rate of speed when the engine sud-
denly jumped the track dragging two
coaches after it before the engineer
could throw on the brakes. Three
other coaches remained on the track.
Passengers on the train were thrown
about by the abrupt stopipng of the
train. but outside of possible bruises
no one was injured.
The wrecker was immediately called
out and a squad of men were put to
work to place the derailed ours on the
track ngdn.
U. S. VESSELS
Sacramento hove been ordered to
immco. lexico. to protect Ameri-
can interests in the event that they
I." jeopardized because of labor
troubles growing out of the unem-
ployment situation. it was announced
at the navy department.
The Baler-menu) should reach
Tompico today from Ouveston.1'he
Cleveland was ordered tram Crhto-
bal. Canal Zone. and probably will
not reach Tnmplco before Thursday.
Both ves-el- are assigned tothe Am-
erican nodal oerviee squadron in
South and Control We. waters.
Rear Almirnl H. F. Bryon command-
[u ». «’7.-
It was explained at the navy
pal-Uncut that unemployment has!
been constantly increasing in and
mound Tampico beckon of deproa.
don in the oil tndu‘ry there dot to
the new tax m and that Incipient
riots and trimming labor troubles
had was}. Mn to send the
r
”‘fi’f’f
“Pd”. O'VWO!
o r u" .
sets“ would“ no milie- n
‘more scrim situation gross.
on the Dnnbury division of the New
iifl'llli’l MAllE
llN lNVESlliiAiiilN
A report of the investigation of De-
tective Sergeant Thomas Hunt into
the circumstances surrounding the
purchase of the blank cartridge pis-
tols. and ammunition used by William
Drumm and Mike Santeiia. the two
boys who died at the Norwalk Hospi-
tal on Saturday and Sunday from te-
tanus. or lockjaw. from wounds caused
by wadding from prematurely explod-
ed blank cartridges. has been given to
Medical Examiner Samuel -H. Hunt
ington. who has jurisdiction in such
matters.
It was stated this morning that-
there would be no inquest Into the
boys deaths. The police are reticent
to divulge what they learned u the
mutt of the investigation. but it is'
NillSl ill EANNilN
Ken who are hanging round the
Central fin nation on Sunday night
at a late hour. were amusing them-
selves by diochnrging a mu hone- -
made cannon loaded with Mug
powder. which when it went 0! crut—
1 terrible root. So great was the
m that It w ugh“ out it
nearby“
Com
cannon. Mutant 4 o'clock lion-
day morning Patrolman John Rey-
no|dn wan sent to the house and
ill llilYS’ DEATHS
, cold to have
Summer Residence of Yale
College Instructor Wreck-
in Vermont—Prof. a lid
fore Blast, Escape Injury
RRA'l'rLEBORO. VL. July 5.—Tb&
summer residence of Profemor
lston \‘i’alker of Yale ['niversity m
partly wrecked late Sunday afternoon
by the explosion of a copper boiler
in the kitchen. The concumion blow
.. -..—
and screening for some dimncc and
demolished all of the furniture and
fixtures in the kitchen. According to
Professor “’alker. he and his 17th
left the house wuoccupled Sunday
morning with the gun burning under
the boiler. He called up a neighbor
a few minutes
jet.
Professor Walker is well known It
the state. an be is a non of the to.
Rev
of the Center Church. in Hartford.
and wan. from 1339 to 1812. a prof..-
Amherst College in 1888. At “I.
‘Bartford Theological Seminary - b.
concentrated in cooled-flout history.
inc later attended the d
I (Continued on Page My.)
'16 Found Dead.“ Hurt
In Fuchtiluid on Beds
BONE. July am per-o-
been “3 mo
for the dutbofnmmm
previous day in on W fl.
Communists.
A systematic search of the hon.
tn Geo-etc was made and the M
Wife, Leaving House Be- "
out windows. hurling bits of gin-
after the expiom'
nnd asked that someone turn oi! ti" ‘
Dr. George Leon Walker. path?!“
_/ ARE ORDERED m at the Hartford men 803' "
m m0 «3°:an on Plan Four) 'inary. From 1883 to nu lie was o ' ~ .
student at the pemtnuy and was s ‘ 3‘
WlSBIIGTON. July 5—11.. member of the Center Church. H. .E'
cruioer ammo mun gunbooz holds the degree of Ph. D.. D. D. pal: ‘
LH. D. He was graduated from -
Norwalk Chronicler