nonwm’s HOME mesh 3 “Pirate Yam—s; From BIOCka‘ Valuable Cargocs of Liquor . Landed on Jersey Coast Whiskey Worth $26,000 Seized in a" Cove Near. Wildwood, N. J., Was Landed From an Al- leged “Mystery Ship”—Revenue Agent De- clares There Is Wholesale Smuggling of Liquor by Scores of Individuals. Ball Game Nicola Agnese. ' of 114 Lexington‘ MIAMI. Fla.. July 1 9.-—Elght . v App ropriate Exercises Held At the Libragy . 2ft} Addresses by M. Casenave, General Rngsell Frost, 1 Corporation Counsel Quinlan, W son and Adjutant-General Col " ’ Preceding‘Dedication One of the Most ’Inspiring Ever Witnessed in City. ,. . . ’ . . , W [use of South 1-. masked men waylald the Rev. Phillip . > .. AILAN’llC CITY. N. J.. July 18.—— spectredlke cra.t might be able to ex- 2;;régooflségaznhggobcyhihe 20:53.11: e“ N0 8. Irwin. white. archdeacon of the "France has‘been a...“ m the con- World wars. as well u nve compute l-naiv y-uns and reports of mysterious plain the disappearance of certain lotion. of the motor vehl [0‘3" ‘0‘ walk, find UM Midge 0f English Episcopal church. and head of ference on disarmament made U)’ the leg of motorized .rflllery "009.. in .. "Mus 3w" lurking along the trade “ISM” lowing an accident in w§lch the. ma: Danbury, W‘ by the ”'9 work M "1“ church among 80v!!! administration of the United states a. line. together with the dedication ex‘i “ hunk". of the North Atlantic may be ex- “"hat revenue agents believe to be chine he “‘5 driving Jumped up ‘ Flafldt negroes. M the close °t 1‘" . hopeful and definite sign of better entities made the occasion a. most in. glow-d by the discovery of ”blocltnde the explunation of such unusual ac- bank on Silvermlne avenue. Former evening services here last night.. car- days. In this she has "“th that the pressive 0.1% Not “M. the day the z-x'mnrs" that have been landing vnl- ., ‘l-it' cnrgors of contraband liquor ou ll~-' .lel‘firy coast. in the opinion or re- \wnuo agents in this district. In maritime circles. persistent stor- h-.. have bcen told of sirnngc vessels approaching merchanmen on open seas us. though prepared to attack.- ll‘u-li dashing off into a i We of answering code signals. r‘VI-n suggested recently that and dark- n«-:.s without observing the inviolribi- It was then-- tions on the high seas was brough valued at $26.000 have been landed along a cove nen W'ildwood. N; J., from an “mystery sh‘p’." Several days before the liquor we: Just outside of m.- (Contlnued on Page Eight) about through the seizure of whisky which is said to alleged near Broad street. knocking down three people. At the time of the accident. Agnese was driving at a reckless rate of speed. witnesses say. In fact. it is claimed that he was proceeding at such a fast clip that he lost control t T S and feathers to his body. ried him into the woods 9nd whipped him and then applied a coat of tar He was then placed in a sack and taken in an automobile to n spot near the busine. center of the city and dumped out on ideals of the United States are the same as her own ideals of liberty and peace for which she has fought. Trance has realized that the union be- tween the two great republics and be- f‘men American and French people has been the common creed of the two discovered and conflcated an uniden titled steamer was seen maneuvering three mile limit off of the car. machine were Stanley Mysllnskl. (Continued On Page Eight) Investigate Fire in EastNorwalk Early Today Attempt Made to Destroy Building Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fests and Occupied by Joseph Flore Investigation is being made today by both the police and fire departments of the circumstances connected with the fire which broke out shortly be- It is mid that a. man passing in his automobile noticed the flames inside the. shop and went to the May" flower Hook & Ladder company's stu- tlon where he gave the. alarm. An alarm was also turned in from Box 216. at the corner of Rowan street and East "Vf‘lluf‘. fore 2 o'clock this morning in the cob- h.“ .n ext grand Jury on a was closely was ""‘r ”hop °' Jmph m°'°- 2“ East NEW HAmcaI fl. _0 gill- charge“ was out on won by Item in sunny." avenue. in the building which is own- ersoll Constance, “we ll by bonda- .mm manor m f . . ed by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fests. mun”... 0W: ’0, 6m: ”xmmm "'1 M" 9th: or this. . . ,. Uil soaicpd mpa of leather paper La, .9". “mm“ ., ., “5..-? d d m a b Reclaim“ months-roman nosextWMrw-anpotacs ‘ , “" "‘8‘ "m ”V9 9"“ e 0‘“ for receiver-his in Buyer-tor art toldm Mum masked ni'en “we race. the coated can; name .1 a. 'h‘ "0‘" °t the 'sliop. “d a "‘r" foot' todIY- F- “7- P01?“ 0‘ 001"“ '73! her noinat tiawhen she wufreed finish that I second race had to be V king” of miners. or blasting fuse. was named receiver. on the streets of Tenaha. but asked run. which was won by Miss Della ""‘“°"""’d on “"3 n°°r- one ““1 “4"” Judge Charles 1 Martin. "9‘8"?" her cveral questIOns about a man she Van Coevering. winning a casseroles.- ~-—-———~ fum- being buried in a paper box. was of the company. stated today that the knew. her prize \YASHINGTOV July 18 Further . - . , .— .1 piece. (fir pars: Whit‘hh exiting corporation was solvent and not in According to information in hands concrete development m run. of :L‘31;:r° " so once. oug ° ’* any dilnlfl‘i‘l'lO‘ baaiftlkrul’tC-Y- $02.9“: of Sheriff Smith. Mrs. Johnson had (Continued on President Harding for international . 39V?”- 003 0’9 0" W9”. '1' en been married three times. the first dinrmment conference robsbl to “'21:: who discovered the fire is no on being paid at 0009- T0 3V0” ”' husband being deceased. while the "EMM'NE’S ”EAT" begin in Washington this-dz“. awaited (Continued on Page Seven) MllliflNSiiEl’flRiEil STARVlNfi IN RUSSIA Living Mainly on Moss. Grass and Bark from the Trees lll:l' l.ll\' July ix. --Twcnty million po-rmns are on the verge of starva- tion in drought- stricken sections of Lussln, subsisting mainly on moss.| KV'JlnH and the bark of trees. accord- ing to the "Vossiche Zeitungfi' which flllt'lll's information from “reliable .- l' unsion sources Refugees are reported to be pour- ing into Moscow and Petrogrud by thousands and to be fleeing hopelessly in . \t'ly direction. The parched earth. it is asserted. is The three persons struck by the his wife. Josephine and two year old boy. Aloysious. all of 52 Plottsville avenue. Win Very Fine Prizes ———* Ladies, As We! as Men, The Masonic no“ d”. held at lio- ton Point. Saturdn. Ville it hckcd in 5|th ndance. it midi u, in ”(hum the street. Archideacon Irwin. \ ho is a British subject. declared she.- be had been taken to police hr-adqu:.rtets that the men who slezed him "iold me I had ben preaching social equality to ne- groes and had udvoéudcd inter-mar- riage of the races. and fr it as this was the south this doctrine was not toler- ated and any pchon who preached it nations; aspiration for peace. com- mon eflorts to maintain it. will make the ties which bind them eternal for the salvation of the world. " These are the words of M. Cssenuve French High Commissioner and Min- lster Plenipotenlary of the Govern~ meat of France. spoken as part of the TAiiANll'FEAiiiEll 'PLEASURE BEACH lSIN llANllS’lif tnchments which would tie up the equipment at the park. several cred- tors asked Judge James H. Webb to name a receiver. Judge Webb ’Ie- lected Fred Pierce a stockholder of the company. who will furnish ade- quate honors and serve until the com- pany has been put on its feet. "It simply means." Judge Mar- tin sald. “that our creditors will have to wait a little longer for their money. but every debt will be paid. one hun- dred cents on the dollar and the bus- inesn will continue." Despite rumors to the contrary the clty of Bridgeport from whom the lngersoll Engineering company lens. es Pleasure Beach park will not be forced to wait for its lease money. George M. Eames. president of the park was due until the end of the. season. mun: mu: NAMES llFJllNEYMEN l-‘ollowing the suggestion of Julge John H. Keelcr. of the Superior Court. that the names and numbers of those Jitm-y drivers who continue to run although forbidden to do so by the l". l’. (1. the local police today are taking opening up great crevices and wells the nzum-s and numbers of local jit- aml riurs are drying up Foliage in mi), drixers who are operating their -"*~'~"""d to hmc withered on the cars. tr“... m“, a number of villages are Judge Ker-icr on Sntrrdtly said that Hpoulul on fire it would hr- the best course if the Plague "f Locusts-v police refrained from making pvt-eats lilflA. Lolvm 01' locusts is Russia. July 18.-—A plague adding to the famine in according to a dispatch re- mind here, from Moscow A swarm of the insects has greatly damaged crops in the Kuban and Black 86d governments. where special “3“- have been organized and part Of the army mobilized to destroy the 96815- Connecticut Company Bussess in Collision NF‘W HAVEN. July 18.—The first vi: -y a run of the Connecticut company trusses on the Branford- East Haven route. connecting with the trolley at Must Haven. and supposed to supply service heretofore furnished by the until the decision on the P. U. C. de— cision had been argued in the Superior Court. He advised the police and prosecutors. however. that it would be well to take names and numbers so that evidence of violations. might be had in case prosecutors 'wlsned to take any action. Several jitneymen who were for- merly running under their private car lic'enses. have again restored their P. ————— (Contlnued on Page Seven) Child Injured by Automobile Six year old Tesde McNerney. of 95 Connecticut avenue. ran in front .rnnrord Jltnen netted one collision. 'of an automobile operated by H. “ "“Mhuv with an express truck Spear. of 4 West 88th street..- New Direct. Bridgeer a. member of the putting one of the two busses Out of York city. on Saturday evening about crunmisolon. Passengers lint the second bus was the rear end by a two]: during the ii“ and not seriously damaged The. ll" declared rammed in t was not greatly patronized owing n the fact that a. number of Bran-:11 gird illneys making through trips .. thi cut compnn inns. y. took‘ most of the bus I: ”3""! for 25 cents against the fusions and shook a'hs Y H" cent fare of the Connectl- Dr. Daniel D. Sullivan m child who/returned to we. on during'tbo m six o'clock. at the corner of Fairneld and Connecticut avenues. and was thrown bruised. to the ground being badly The child was rushed to the hospit~ by Mr. Spear. where it was found to that beyond bruises. a ew minor con- on to the Norwalk hospital. He was red, discharged during the evening oom- mm recovered. (and later went to uninju h. A RECEIVER Mrs. Beulah Johnson Also Sufl’ered the Loss of Some Hair by M asked Men ——-——. action. C. Llndeberg was umpire. while the batteries wore Eddy and Sniffen for Union Lodge. cigars. The score by tuning- follows: Union Lodge ............0Ol 00-— 1 Old Well Lodge .631 70-13 The next on the program were h- dlcs' events. The CO-tlrd dash. that was changed fun mam—yard dash. CENTER. Tex.. July lS.—lilrs. Men lah Johnson. who was tarred and suf- fered the clipping of some of her locks by hands of masked men at Tenaha Batu night. was in jail here today. other two are still living. The third marriage. Sheriff Smith said. took place within the past eighteen months. DALLAS. Tex. July 18.—The tar- ring of Mrs Beulah Johnson. at Tena- ha. Tex.. is the first time a woman has been the victim in a score or more similar acts recently in Texas and other southwest states The sebrecy of the perpetrators has usually kept hid- den even the exact motive of the at- tacks although they generally seemed to be. so far as could be learned fol moral reasons. KILLED 0N WAY Til HUSBAND’S fillAVE Meriden Woman Dies in Ambulance —-M o t o r i st Held for Reckless Driving MERIDEN. July 18.—Mrs. Antoin- ette Remand. 47. o fthis city. died on the way to the hospital yesterday noon after having suffered a fractur- ed skull as the result of being hit by an automobile. She was walking along the road to the cemetery near- by to visit her husband' s grave when hit. Her companion. Mist Albertina Mar-cot of West Philadelphia. Penn.. also was hit. suffering bruises. con- fusions an is severe shock. ALT 0F CRAZY NAN * NORTHPORT. N. Y.. July is.-—Of. flcial inquiry into the killing of Henry G. Hemming. New York banker. by the caretaker of his estranged bride's estate. was renewed todly at the in- sistence of Sheriff Kelly. who asserts that Mrs. Helen Henderson Thome Hemmlng has not gixen satisfactory answers to questions concerning the events preceding the shooting of her husband at the door of his.. wife‘s Long Island country estate and the suicide of the caretaker. Frank Eber- hardt. Assistant District .Attorney Par- tridge has exonerated Mrs. Hemmlng of complicity in the death of her hns~ band. but under the urging of the sheriff that there are several myster- ious phases. District Attorney Kelly has taken personal charge of the in- quiry. Mrs. Hemmlng revealed today that John G. Hemming. of New York. the broker's son by a prior marriage, had barred her front her husband's fun- ernl. in explaining his demand for fur- ther inquiry. Sheriff Kelly said that Mrs. Hemming knew about the care- taker's intention to kill her husband if’the latter should try to force m. way into her home. District Attorney Young expressed tatlsfaction with the course of his as. alstant. saying that there was no res- and, noise for the since: the crowd. Lodge. to the sects “It to l. in a. 5- innlng tussle. that was replete with Hannah tor Old Well. and Runes and The prize for this contest was a box of very fine Harold L. Caasldy. :l. of this city. driver of the car is held under 82. 000 bond on the charges of manslaughter and violation of the motor vehicle laws in rookie. driving and driving without an operator‘s license. Ho mammalian a new car and teaching a young woman to drive. aluminum While the (Benson dedication exer- cised Vwere at their height at the u- brary Green on Saturday afternoon. Anthony Soiassl. of South Main Fourth Company. C. A. C.. was over- come by the heat. Raymond String- er. of mm. and Robert Crozier. of this city. also collapsed. but were soon revived. Solanl. however. was cared for by the medical unit of the Erldgeport troops. and was then tak- Constltntlonailst Government headed by Dr. Sun Yat Sen has lilo man- representstive in wan- logtas. Is. an Boo. gm doom-tent that the Pekln administration is no longer capable of representing China. therefore it is not qualified to sent-a delegate to the Far Eastern Confer; ence. The instructions intlmau that the Canton Government expects to have representation in the conference. Pekln Government is bankrupt and politically deserted.” 110mm. says. the Chinese 'are demanding withdrawal _of recogulthn of ther are”; nutter-us" by torsion 8'0" son for an arrest. and that it had not been shown that Mrs. Hemmlng knew her husband was to be killed. “My theory is that the double kill- ing was the act of a cmay mu.” he added. "but if any ‘new facts are devel- oped. I shall take action"! Peldn Government Broke and Deserted CANTON. China. July 1 8.—The here. to inform the udthbt The instructions assert that the it is threatened with death." mobiles drove bp in front of his home lend them a wrerch. When he car- ried the wrench to one of the ma- chines. he said four masked men step- ped out of each car. seized and affixed a pair of handcuffs to his wrists. A mask was placed over his face. ac- cording to his story. and the two cars drove to the woods. where the whip- - .nn— fContlnuad on Page lax-an) today response from Japan to addi- tional communications understood to present more fully views of the Ad~ ministration as to desirability of re- viewing at the same time Far Eastern problems. There seemed little doubt among officials here. however. that the full program would be carried out. Tokio dispatches have clearly indi- cated the division of opinion in Japan as to the wise course of that Govern- ment in relation to the proposed 1hr Eastern discussion. and there was no evidence here today of any desire to press for an early reply from Jarcn to that portion of the President's lnvi‘a- tion. It was clear. however. that the ofllclals expected the lnterch..ngc of views now in progre- between “'ash- lngton and Tokio as to the nope to be given the Far Eastern conference to result eventually in full acceptance by (Continued on Page Four) Four Negroes Killed in Fight with Posse MONROE La... July 18. —Fbur ne- groes were killed and one white man injured in a battle at Rnyville. near here Saturday night when a. sherlfl'a posse. seeking to art-em two negro women. met resistance from armed necro men. Trouble started at a. plantation in the vicinity of Rayvllls Friday. when small boys using a swimming hole got into an altercation with the ne- gro-sea...\who were alleged to have beaten and choked several of them. Parents obtained warrants for the ar- rest of the women and deputy sher- im- sent to serve them were forced to return for old. The group of blacks lntrenchcd themselves and. stood on the attack- ing party with rifle fire for some time Monroe Ferguson. a. posse member. was hit in the thigh. but the posse i log into his own yard when two auto- and one of the occupants raked him to address- delivered by that distinguish citiséns to thousands of people gather- The men‘s stem 01' by s baseball "They told me." he added. "that ed at the cyan”. 8.turday afternoon game between “new ., ell ladgeand unless I left Miami wiinzi forty-eight which "urged the dedic‘tjon of the . the Union Lod‘. of -Danbury. the hours they would lynch n13." cannon presented to Norwalk by the game being won by 0 Old Well Irwin told the police he was-drlv- French government. The e‘em‘ms took place at the Library Green. where the cannon now stands. in the words of Corporation Counsel Edward J. Quinlan who received the gift in be half of the City of Norwalk. "as a silent reminder of the lessons of war." The huge parade. with the hundreds of ex-servlce men including those of armistice was signed has enthusiast. ran so high. Thousands turned out to witness the lflllr. The sidewalks along the route of the parade were jammed with people. The Library Green was simply a mass of humanity. Gay hunting with the American and French flags flung triumphantly to the breezes from the buildings in both the First and Second Districts._ \Vhlie the troops stood at attention. the exercises opened with the singing of the "Star spanned Banner" by the East Norwalk Community Chorus an» a-embiage led by Mrs. F. J. MorrlsuL Then followed the singing of the "Ma.r< sellaise." while the cannon vhs unveil:- ed: the large American and French flags being drawn simultaneously to the top of the flagpole while cheers and applause rended the air. _ 'l'ndying sentiment was expresses! by the minister plenlpoteniary when he said that the Republic 0! France makes the presentation of the Mn‘non in “cognition of the service. of the Nov-u nlk men during the worn war.‘ declared General Russel Frost. the Civil. Spanish-American and ~ - R"hnl‘,_:$ “leg: ‘ «a. 'y es». .jggi .. ‘1 .5": . .LONDON. July lS.——Postponement of thp‘lrisb negotiations until tomor- row of. least appeared likely' this no when it was learned that conversations between Premier Lloyd George. British Minister. and Eamonn given de Valera. the Irish Republican lender. might be halted until Sir James Craig. the Filter Premier. had been given opportunity ror further consultations with his followers. Premier Lloyd George returned this morning from Chequers Court. his country residence. but late this Minoan,» decision had been rol‘bed as to whether he would be East N orwalk Man Cut (Continued on Page six) Ii~».. About 1 o’Clock Jesse Lockwood. of l Rowan street was slashed acro- the left cheek a-fi across the throat with a. razor wield? ed by Gus Fagin. of the Lyric not“. Bridgeport. about 1 o'clock yoatords' street. Bridgeport. the cause of tn. slashing being unknown. Fagin. who made his escape. b‘ who was arrested an hour later by the police. informed them that an argument bad arisen over the merlb of some razors. and that Lockwoct had attacked him first. . Lockwood was rushed to the m. ergency hospital. where four stitch‘ were taken in the heck wound by DI; B. J. Burns. He told his story to "A. doctor. who notified the police. who in turn queried Lockwood. - Fagin was arrested charged will assault with dangerous weapons and. if Lockwood's condition permits It. will be arraigned in the Bridgepui court today. ~ . Try a classified ad in the Sentinel (Continued an Page Eight) for the inst results ;; AlliillVi-Z or Two Sisters, Drowning ”The emotional" strain which bore upon the nerves of the 260 relatives mil fdehda gathered in more. mor- “thy parlors in wmwrt Saturday to, participate in the last services for the three sisters who lost their lives in marksmen' killed Cleo Collins. Charles Kelly. Scott ‘ Sellilsld and William Gibbs. Court Marta-for . ' General Herrara moo cm. :23. n.—-court martial proceedings await General Martinez Herrera. leader of a,recent Southport. Tuesday. as thelncoming ' went around them unaware; mmtogether too much for some of the“ present and the solemn- rlt~ be! of the dead was lntorruptod sev- “titles by the fainting of three we and the breakdown of one us. Aaron Lockwood. husband of 0|!ch the dead women. scenes at “. Graphic Indeed greases of so In!“ C number revolt in the Tamplco oil region. ac- cordingtoadviees received here from ‘ San Luis opted. where President Oba- regon and Secretary of War .m are visiting. This followed General quest that he to surrender when it We HUSBAND iiiiES MAD Wiifl filliEf Hi8 WIFE lliiiliNii - ' Tilil’lE FUNERAL iN m 51?“: LockWood Restrained by Force From 111mm Himself Into Earthy Tomb When Spouse and not Victims, Are Laid to Res! A etery he would have followed his wlf. into the grave had he been given I. ‘ way. _ The names of the women w“. fainted are not known. In spite fig the sens-incurs interruptions of the; service the large mwd as a. wink behaved with admirable m g“ permitted the Rev. Kenneth Home sic of the Holy Matty church. wh- ollclated under the trying -- to earn completion. morning at Madison avenue and In . the obse‘uiea w 9‘ (I
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