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neither, Anette-r 15, 1921
‘ Fair tonight and Tuesday.
AUGUST 25, 26, 27
soon: 1:03qu
lr. Vollmer’s
1. mes Eat Way Through
Interior of Structure
mpt Discovery of the Blaze by Edward Kear-
31 Probably Prevented Much Greater Loss—-
hicctric Wiring Might Have Started the
Flames—Family Was Spending Week-
end at Cottage at Compo Beach.
ter their duties at the carnival when
the alarm was sounded they all made
for headquarters and by the time of
the last peal of the alarm were half
way up thc street on the way to the
tire. The Hope-Hose members were
the first to arrive on the scene. so to
them went the honor of taking care
of Ellti fire. ‘1)ue to the recent ac-
cident of.l1‘ire.- Chief'chorge W. Bo-
’ result of the Hope Hone.
2. carnival, was [hti
of a l‘ll't' in the homo
\\ \'.illiner of 24 West ave-
\‘IIlilily morning. Edward
was detailed to guard
ll} in the booths thought
.‘~iilll<"llllllg \shining in the
...- In Voilini‘r, which be
it ill'hl. was the reflection of
, \u
-.1i_\
li‘ illiii
i l ,
l
lillti'llls of a passing aiitomo~ gardus when he was burned by fall-
1. . uni-low pull" or possibly on ing walls in the Frazier Gilman house
in the house. However in ltowayton. Captain Sylvester
1 ~ im-himi to investigate. Go- llrotherton took- charge of the firs
l‘li' front of the house he saw and was assisted by First. Lieutenant
:oiviiull hall in flames. hash- Fred Callahanand Second Lieutenant
\. r to the corner of Chapel Charles Smith. The front doors were
null \Vi‘uzi avenue. he turned Iii forced in and a stream of wattr was
l'il.l illill‘ln of fire from box
'l‘hr-
going home
ill)
lust
boys of the
at"—
711 l:
wrrv
ortuary Turn Is Scene
fl 2r.
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(Continued on Page Six)
'al Cars Go Through
Stone Wall Across
(ii-aveyard -— O t h e r
rhinos in Collision
ELDS ELAMDAKE
HELD [N HDME
.1 of East avenue and
ml wns :l rather exciting . ' ,
. . . \ morning when a num~ Ram Interferes Wlth Event
»l>ill~ accidents took place.
it. “pic. craving excitement
l'lli‘l‘ on this corner when
is the least bit wet. sim-
’.'i. for some unfortunate. to
'll iii-ciilt‘nt to satisfy their
--l u thrill. A Maxwell tour-
Scheduled for Burchard’s
Grove
i \ '
The annual Clambake of Norwalk
Lodge. No. 709. Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks. was held in the
v i.l\i'il by Nunzlo Ansolrlo. of Home. in South Main street. late yes.
“..mslv-r sircct, New Haven. icrday afternoon. The affair was en-
ll hearing the licens? joyed by about 150 members of the
Eli 470, was coming order, but some disappointment was
v “'uslpori, Hill when the expressed that the affair could not be
held. owing to weather conditions. in
liurchard's Grove. as had been pian—
ncd. The committee worked hard and
had ew-rything ready early in the day.
:1an curb-(l tables. chairs. food and all
sorts of supplies to the grove. When
the storm broke there was nothing to
do but have everything sent back to
ill to skid getting beyond con-
' the. driver. crashing its right
2 heel against the curl), breaking
heel beyond repair. The ach
Winn-nod at six o‘clock in the
ntinued on Page Twelve)
the home. The rain flooded the
grounds. and difficulty was exper-
ienced in cgtting the heavy truck out
of the woods. as the wheels sank 119111"
l_v hup deep into the mud. Finally.
around noon all the articles had been
[SDDDi EDD DDYS
lllllil‘y Day School to
it September 28th,
1. on Earle Property
(Continued on Page Six)
NDDWAiil DDAT
EiDD ELAMDAKE
1 ‘.ill)' p.ii'i of the summc.‘
'lu- inorc prominent pimple
' S‘v-ulh Noi'wzilk. :iiiii VVi-s‘i-
'1 ll‘ ’11-; 1" "'1"
. . 1,,”1.‘ ll“at!”lilfr.,;;h,l”r::alnt.v, The No v. Mk liont Club had a
l:--:i»lin;isl~-i's were intz-r- “PM”, '7' NJUHOO island. yesterday.
'1 HHM‘ ”Hum” (”mulmhon llfl'liiiid: our of thr- jollicst affairs held
1 ‘iLllll in.“ to “WIN“ ”1“ serv- this season. The entire. flotilla of
“I \\'li|i.:m 'l‘. Cochran. 11 boats. about 1R in number. left the
. M Annapolis, n man bi bus“ club pivr :lt ii o‘clock in the morning
lining. of scholarship.» and of “Pam.“ fm ”W man"‘ The "Feed."
school teaching (*xncricim.,. fin/i other arrangements were in the
igh ideals in education will (“WNW “was of a comp-“”90 00m-
“; “w most modern “m1 tln- prism] of (‘ iirntnn Clarence Buttery.
oroughly lF'Hll'il methods 0f lqwlfilt'll hr. a loyal crew. members of
n. \Vlilt‘ll \vr-rs- Joseph ("n.rier. Thomas
li ill" twiliinuiul tintl heart» 'Ek‘lfl'ly' l-Ilini-r 1mg”: ”11”?" Hilnsom-
l'lll 4)! ll. ill\ 11-min”: ('lllZi'l‘S‘. Jlnlili('('lr”;f¥10',l0{‘p or thf‘ (‘l'lU 1“)an
”4‘” i"' Win-«l llii- Iiriliu-il. I“ ‘ l H H
u.” H i.;.i-l.-, No. 179 East ‘ " " ““17"”‘0 ”End ‘1 “m“ waft
“as in Oillt r. which time the members
If thr': party filled in with athletic
games of different sorts. When the.
call for "eats" was sounded there was
.1 grand dropping away of all sports
and the real business of the. day com-
menced. The boys sat down to a re-
past that was a feast for the “Gods."
After the last morsel of food was
stored away the boys all joined in for
a little song. The rain dampened
things a trifle. but did not dampen the
spirits of the party in any way. There
were about 125 people present and it
rvas a very successful affair. Music for
the occasion was furnished'by Svec's
orchestra which proved a very enter-
taining feature. The party started to
leave for “Home Sweet Home." in
groups at around 4 o'clock with each
one in the party vowing to himself to
attend the next Clambake held.
Steamer Shoshu Maru
nntinucd on Page Eight)
EE DiiiiDN
DDiLADS NEEDED
l\(;’l‘l).\l. Aug. 15.——The Ad-
'l':i\' Revision bill. design-
:llliwoxiniateiy three billion
.u. was formally presented
‘l- ilousu- of Representatives.
l"‘:lilli('_\'. of the Ways and
,.; mutt-c, expects to call it
-~‘ and to have a final vote
‘- l"l :1 special rule limiting
1". u: to four days
lm-lurs estimate that
n-lure the nation‘s tax
-l\ hundred million in the
.‘l' .‘i
\\ H]
l
“' "l wr through repeal of Wreked by Typhoon
[Il‘lilist 1;“, the higher
:"f ””4"“ Miriam-s. all of the KORE. Japan. Aug. 15.-——F‘orty-flve
.,"," “"“v lm‘mding GX— seamen are believed to have been
" l'll'“ linc. increased ex- drowned following the wreck of the
n “is of families and freight steamer Shoshu Maru. which
l..i\'_iiL' small incomes. was ddsabledpy a. typhoon and batter-
”. 1m levies on candy. ed to pieces 9 the rocks off the Lao-
choo Islands. Only one of the ship's
personnel is known to have survived.
or.li;.ur,-d 19n Page Four)
f Many Auto Accidents
Home
Damaged by Fire
DVEillDDDW 0f
CHDA REPUBLIC
IS‘ DDMDRED
TOKIO. Aug. 15.———Reports of the
overthrow of the Far Eastern Repub—
lic at Chita. which have been current
here for a couple of days. are still
without confirmation.
A Vladivostok dispatchv‘to the Jiji
Shimbo says that General Baron L'nl
gern—Sternberg was the supposed lead-
er of the forces which brought about
the collapse of the CLita Government.
The newspaper says wireless reports
have been received telling of risings
in Eastern Siberia. and a growing pan-
ic among the Bolshevlk forces. while
loishevik newspapers do not deny the
rumors that are heard here.
HDPE HDSE DD.
Great Crowd in Attendance-
at the Catholic Club
Grounds Saturday Even-
ing
The carnival of the Hope Hose com-
pany being hcld on'the grounds of the
Catholic Club on \Vest avenue. oppo-
site St. Mary's church opened with
very gratifying success on Sa‘lurday
evening. The Catholic linion Councxl.
K. of C. Number 46 is ably cooperat-
ing with the Hope. Hose boys to make
this carnival one of the most success.
{in held this season. The tire laddies
with their K. of C friends made thfiigs
hum in this town when they started
ooh carnival. Their winning smiles
and winning ways brought the many
willing winning patients to thier
booths A very encouraging sum was
realized for the opening night and
from the present indications. the vaca-
ther permitting. should prove a finan-
cially successful affair. The different
booths were nicely decorated and were
(Continued on Page Eight)
EVENTEDL WEEK
EAIJIND JIlNEDDS
Constitutionality of State
Regulation Law to Be
Tested on Tuesday
Jitneymen count upon the coming
week as onc of the most important in
their moves against the Connecticut
law which has reduced their number
by two-thirds in Norwalk. A hearing
is scheduled for Tuesday morning at
New Haven before a special l‘nitcii
States court sitting to hear arguments
on the constitutionality of the law.
There will be just two questions be—
fore the court with as many possible
dispositions. Trimmed of legal pharse-
ology and plainly stated the issues be.
fore the court at Tuesday" 5 hearing
will be:
1’ irst: I'pon the constitutionality of
the new Connecticut law. and.
Second: Upon the question of
whether or not irreparable damage
will result to the jitneymen from en-
(Continued on Page Twelve)‘
RECEIVER Filli -
UNITED STATES iiiii
STEAMSHIP cu.
NEW YORK. Aug. 15.——Federai
Judge Manton today announced that
he would appoint a man of independ;
ent affiliation as receiver for-the Unit-
ed States Mail Steamship Company.
which has been in controversy with
the Shipping Board over the seizure
of nine chartered steamships. When
counsel for the ‘board and the com-'
pany suggested different men’ for- re-
ceiver in response to a creditor's peti-
tion. the court remarked he had a.
independent either of the company or
the board.
Two involuntary petitions in bank-
ruptcy were filed against the com-
pany before the receivership hearing
began. and. in~'one of these. it was
stated that the company admitted its
inability to pay its debts and its will-
ingness to be adjudged a. bankrupt.
A statement by’A D. Lasker. chair-
man of the board, charging that the"
company had been insolvent when the
board seized the vessels, and assailing
its financial methods, was filed in
JDDA
DPENS CARNIVAL
business man in mind who would be.
Hilli ‘
Dill
Woman Who, ElapEtl with
' Family Chauife'ur, “Hand-
some Jack” Geraghty in
1911 . -.
DIVDRBED iiiii ii *
ililiiiiwiliii
Geraghty Will Now Claim
Their Child, Aged 9, He
Says
Nl-I\\’l‘OR'l‘. Aug. Iii—Julia Esicih
French. daughter of Amos Tuck
French. and heiress to her .1 {ather's
many millions who created a great
”Pisullnn in 1011 when she doped
with the fami‘ly chaufleur. “Hand-
some Jack" Geraghty. and has sincc
been divorced. will marry Howard T.
Vs'illinms. a young Boston insurance
man on August 17. in this .ty. They
will reside in \Vahan. Mass. This
match has been rumored fofr some
time and was announced today.
Miss French lived in Los Angles
with her chauffeur husband eich‘
years in apparent happiness. during
which time a son was born to tin-m
In 1919 the wife sued and secured a.
divorce in this city and was award-til
custody of the child. Geraghty soon
after the. divorce married Miss Amy
Blust of Los Angelea. a. neighbor .of
himself and his wife. RV his Second
wife there also has been a child and
Geraghty has stated that if his first
wife should marry again he would
sue for custody of his son by the first
wife. This boy is now nine years of
age.
Miss French has a brother. Edward
Tuck French. who broke all the social
regulations of the Four Hundred when
he eloped in 1918 with a Boston tele-
phone operator.
Knocked Down
by Automobile
Edward J. Connolly. of North Tay-
lor avenue. is at the hospital today
suffering from bruises about the head
and chest sustained on Saturday at.
ternoon. when he was struck and
knocked down by a Ford car belong-
ing to Edward Pratt.
Connelly and Albert‘mn
were standing on the corner of Tay-
lor avenue waiting to cross Connecti-
cut av.enue when the Pratt car. with-
out warning was back (i down on
tin-m. Benjamin was struck. but
(‘onnclly was knocked down. the
wheel going across his chest.
lie was taken to the hospital.
where he was attended hi" “i“ J- ‘Y'
Vollmer. It was stated at the hospi-
tal this ndon that he was not serious—
ly injured and. that he would go to
his home today.
Pastor, Tarred in South,
Now Filling Pulpitfllearby
DRIDGEPORT. August lie-Tel:-
red and feathered because he is alleg.
ed to have preached a sermon advo-
Gating race equality to a negro con-
gregation in Miami. Elorida. liev,
Philip Sydney Irwin. has been assign-
ed‘Tere as pastor of the Trinity Prof-
estant Episcopal church on Bron-1
street during the absence of. Rex.
Father F. E. Atkins. Rev. Irwm to-
pcrience in the southern state. Other
than admitting he had been the vic-
tim of a band of ma'sked men.
Father Irwin was formerly pastor
of the Episcopal church in Pomt‘ret
in this diocese and 'Went to Florida
somexmonths ago.
On July 17 he is alleged to have
advocated race equality to a congre—
gation of negroes in St. Agnes'
church or which he was the white
pastor. The following day a. band of.
Med men spirited him beyond the
outfits of the city and applied a.
coat of tar and feathers. He was ad-
Visefl to leave town by the men but
refused to do so.
BAKING BURGLARY IN WATER-
' BURY.
WATERBUR‘Y. Aug: 15.——0ne of
the most daring bruglaries perpetrat-
ed ln the history of this city was suc-
cessfully engineered some time Sun—
day night. when burglars entered the
fur establishment of Charles B. Rod-
‘man, located directly-in the. heart of
the city and within '300 yards of police
headquarters. ' The lootconflscated’by
the intruders is Conservatively esti-
mated at $20, 000, and included 66 fur
coats and other articles of value. The
theory is advanced that tpe rglars
used a. motor truck to can-yo the
loot. .7
court toda}. _ ‘ ”r..-
day refused to comment on his ex-l
Irelan c. l
PDR Di
SMYRA. Aug. 15. (Associated
Press.)-—Greek operations against the
Turkish Nationalists are expected mo—
mentarily to enter their second phase.
The Greeks have established contact
with the Turkish forces which evacu-
ated the City of Sivri-Hissar and re-
tired to the east bank of the Sakaria
River. The Turks are now standing
about 65 miles west of Angora.
The positions taken by ,the Turks
are known to be very powerful. facing
1 deep river across which there are
no bridges.
King Constantine has
l-Iskl-S'hehr from Kutaia,
SMYRNA. Aug. 15.———(Associaied
f‘ress.)——The Greeks have begun a
second ofiensive against the Turkish
Nationalists. who are- retiring rapidly
towards the Sakaria river without 01'-
fering resistance.
WITNESSES Sill
PESAllAiIiED iiJNNi
Declined to Admit That He
Was Drunk on Benton
Street Saturday Night
o
of 3 Buda
r.
10
returned
Whether John Pesak.
street. was drunk when he was at-
tempting to operate his fiivver on
Bouton street at 12:30 o'clock yester~
day morning. is a matter that will be
hard to decide until tomorrow morn-
ing. as John s cine. which was fought
out in court from 9 until 12 oclock
this morning. was continued until 9
o'clock tomorrow morning.
l‘csak was arrested by Patrolman
John Smith. who charged him with
cpl-rating an automobile while under
the influence of liquor.
\Vimesses said that Pesak was “act-
ing funny" and Pesak admitted that
when Smith came up to him and ask-
ed him what he was doing and where
he was going that he had replied
“None of your business."
(Continued on Page Twelve):
MDVIND DDDZE DADS
DP TD NEW HAVEN
Big Storage Charges Pile
Up Pending Disposition
of Them by the Court
My one of the three nominations
for field agents of the prohibition de—
partment in this State has been ap-
proved to date by the headquarters in
Washington.
\‘V. F. Congdon. suggested by Direct-
cr Harry MacKenzie. of Bethel. to be
placed in charge of the \Nillimantic
department. has been approved by the
director in Washington. while the two
other nominations for agents in
Bridgeport and Hartford are still un-
decided. Of these two nominations.
one has been rejected because he is
55 years old and over the age limit of
the department. and the other has
been held up pending the furnishing
of further information concerning him
by MacKenzie.
While the appo: ntment of Bridge-
pOit's prohibition field agent and the
transfer of the prohibition oflice from
New Haven to Bridgeport are pend-
ing, orders have been sent out for the
gathering in New Haven of all auto-
mobiles seized by prohibition agents
and stored in other parts of the State.
Officers were in Stamford. Greenwich
and other places along the Massachu-
setts border. yesterday. preparing to
.
(Continued on Page Four)
New York Car Hits «. .
o Texaco Oil Tanker
Abe Feinsod, of 76 Canal street.
New York, 'ng a. Buick touring
car. crashed xfto a. Texaco oil tank
car parked at the curb in the front of
Wehrle's garage on West avenue. this
morning at 8: 45 o 'clpck. Felnsod was
dr "ing in the direction of South Nor—
walk. when another car came along—
side of him and Feinsod. thinking that
he was going to be hit moved over to
the right. hitting the tanker. The
Buick car had the front right wheel
sheared from the axle and the fender
on the front right side was badly ,dam~
aged. ‘The‘ running board was. also
smashed to an unrecognizable. mess
The tankeronly suffered a smashed
rear bumper. An investigation was
made pby the Nor-walk police and as
Je"
were made.
PDSIDDNS
Felnsod admitted his malt no arrests
ghminion Rule for __ ‘ .
Is Re J ected
England Facing Crucial
PeriOd of Negotiations
\
Virtual Deadlock Exists
LONDON. Aug. 15 (Associated
Press).—-Engiand today faced a cru-
cial period in the negotiations looking
to the establishment of peace in Ire-
land. The action of the British Gov—
ernment yesterday in making public
letters exchanged between Prime Min-
ister Lloyd George and Eanionn dc
Valera. Irish Republican leader. show-
ed the people that a virtual deadlock
existed. and although the door was de
clared to have been left open for fur-
ther parleys. it was apparent that the
situation was one of considerable grav-
itv. '
{cpcrts from Dublin which might
indicate what the Irish Republicans
would do to counter the unexpected
move of the Government in giving the
correspondence to the press we re ans--
iously awaii'fd. It appeared the In" \t
step should be made in that city. as
Mr. Lloyd George literally f‘laid his
(ariis on the table." yesterday. and it
seemed that Mr. dc Valera and his
colleagues must meet the situation
thus created.
WDMAN i8 KILLED
IN ADTD MISDAP
Mrs. William Rockwell
' Hurled from Machine in
Danbury When Ti r e
Blows Out
BURY. Aug. 15.—-Mrs. VVililam
DAN
Rockwell of Patterson. N. Y.. was in-
stantly killed Saturday evening on
Lake" avenue when she was hurled
from an automobile owned and driven
by Charles A. “'atts of 1.147 Pem-
broke street. Bridgeport. The victim.
her husband and \Viliiam Dorman, ai-
so of Patterson. were on the way to
Lake Kenosia. a summer resort just
outside of Danbury. at the invitation
of \Vatts when a tire blew out causing
the machine to swerve slightly. and
upset. Mrs. Rockwell landed on her
head on the macadam road. \Natts
and Dorman were slightly bruised. the
latter having his wounds dressed at
the Danbury hospital. Mr. Rockwell
escaped unhurt.
\Vatts met the Rockwells and Dor-
man when he was spending a vacation
with his grandparents. 'The party left
Patterson in'the afternoon with the
intentionsof'Spending a. few hours at
the lake and returning hdme. at/night.
CAMPAIGN ADAINST
THE DDM DDNNEDS
DETROIT. hitch. Aug. 15.—A con-
ference here between Roy C. Vander-
c00k. State Commissioner of Public
Safety; Charles P. Campau. Detroit
representative of the State Public
Safety Commission. and other State
officials. was set for today. to consider
plans for stemming the fi od of liqor
reported to be coming into he United
States from Canada across the Detroit
River. Upon the conference today
will hinge the future activity of State
officials. Mr. Campau announced.
~ A... C. Graham. Federal Prohibition
Director for Michigan. with head-
quarters here. declared he had not re-
ceived notice of the conference. but
expected to co-operate with the State
officials. ,
Reports from Canadian border cit-
ies showed a decline in the number of
liquor shipments over Sunday. De-
troit police, patrolled the entire river
front within the Detroit city limits
yesterday and last night. but up 3.1-
rests were made and no beer or liquor
was seen. Police officials expressed
the opinion today that none of the
beer or Whiskey sent from Canada was
being received directly in Detroit.
State officials were unable to say to-
day What form the campaign against
rum. runners would take, but intimat-
ed that forces would be concentrated
at “strategic" points along the Ameri—
can border to seize all shipments that
might be brought to this side. A care—
ful watch being kept today of all
g revolted on Friday.
‘ quitos are meager. but it appears the:
Between De Valera and
Lloyd George, but There Is a Chance for Fur-
ther Parleys—Sinn Fein Says Complete
Freedom Is Essential to Any Real Basis
for Peace—Treaties on Trade and
Armaments Urged by De Valera.
i
E
a
\Vhetl1er they Would issue a state-
ment today. or would wait until the
opening of the Dish Republican Par-
liament tomorrow. was uncertain. The
purpose of the precipitate action of
the Government in making public the
British proposals and the demands of
the Irish Republicans had not been
disclosed. but it would appear that the
Prime Minister sought to lay the Irish
problem before the country on the eve
of the. meeting of the Dali Eirean.
The Government terms ' were.
brief. as follows:
Dominion status for Ireland. with
complete autonomy in financial mat-
ters. but without tariff or trade re-
strictions lie-tween the islands. Ireland
would maintain defense forces and po-
lice. hut lnr territorial forces would
kept within “reasonable limitsfl
Ireland would maintain her own
postal system. but would grant Eng-
land air defense and communication
facilities. 'Ireland would have coflrol-
in
ii
(Continued on Page Five)
Samuel Roodner Sells
Big Feed Business
$35, 000 Deal Consumatei!
Today, Whereby Sarantos
and Moskalers of Stem
ford Become Owners 1 r‘
‘-
rPapers were passed this morning
whereby Samuel Roodner. wealthy
real estate man of this city. sold his
grain and feed business. on Apn street‘
to Nicholas Sarantos and Louis Mos—
kaleris. of Stamford. the purchase?
price being in the neighborhood 0:
$35. 000.
The ‘new firm. who formerly cons
ducted a. retail grocery busine- in;
Stamford. will operate the business. a:
which they took possession this mom-s
ing. under the name of “The Roodnen
Feed Company."
They have taken a seven year lease
of the buildings. and have only pur“
chased the right to the business 3111f
to use the name of "Roodner” in con—v
nection with it.
M r. Roodner 5 business career in this
city is one that reads more. like a ro-
mance. than actual fact. Coming to
America twenty-seven years ago. he.
at first was a peddier. Then be en-
tered business with Epstein. later can-
dncting a grocery business at Bull
Run. Six months later he purchased.
the grocerv business of Charles W'.
Smith. fatherin law of Manuel '1'.
Hatch and conducted this businm
V
(Continued-on Page Twelve);
Troops Mutinied
When Money Stopped:
LIMA. Peru. Aug. l5.——(}overnment
authorities are taking steps to restore
order in the City of Ignites. capitol of
the Department of Loredo. Eastern:
Peru. where members of the garrison
Advices from
troops mutinied. presumably because
of discontent over their failure to re-
ceive pav.
Confirmation of reports from Iqui-
tos to the effect. that the branch oi.’
the Peru and London Bank of'tha:
city was compelled to turn over funds
to the soldiers has been received b-r
La Prensa. The soldiers are said to
have seized atlout 23.1;th pounds. The
newspaper says it has learned the mu—
tineers also levied cash contributions
upon various commercial houses in
the city, after which they k controt
of the. radio station and es
pushed a.
censorship. -
Seats on Baseball
" Grounds Collapse
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 15. ——More than
a score of persons were injured. none ‘
of them seriously. when a section of
seats at the local American Association
Park fell yesterday during the first
game of a double—header between:
Minneapolis and Kansas City. The
seats had been erected temporarily tui
accommodate what officials said was
the largest crowd ever attendhg a;
game here.
A section of bleacher seats also gum
wav before the temporary structurQ
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