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ESTA BLISHED 1870
immumeminnmmf
GuineusSecondGasaManlm.
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Troops Sent to West
Vlrlgmla StrI- ire 3- one.
Regiments From Camps
Di); and Sherman Start
General Bandholtz Will Assume Command Imme-
diately Upon the Arriv
ritor y-——Squadron of
al in the Troubled Ter-
Sevtenteen Airplanes
is at Roanoke, Virginia, and Are” Equip-
p’ed With Machine Guns, and Also
Will Carry Pilots and Observers.
S"pf:. 2.-——O l‘dc 1’s
untrainmenl Of
Virginia strike
"VASHINGTON.
A: lhr- inimodiutc
...1p.~;~l'or lhc Vt'crt
m - wr-ro 1:..gm-d (-1111) today by Major
win-.1] Hnrbmd, Assistant Chief of
HT
plion was postponed. however, on
- .- ‘l'lll'sllllll 01‘ docltu'ing martial law,
ulmg crinfm‘mwen T)Ul.VVUC“ Sort?»
..\ \Nm-kn And other government ot-
iIlH with President Harding. The
.1. lunmtinn has [won Signvd 11nd r0~
:; only issunncr- to become affec-
till"
onlmsyvmu issued as tho insult
..1‘ :v tclcgium from Brig. —Gcncr:1l H.
H ”.mnrlhollz. who was sent )1; nec—
- ~l:rry WIN-k5: to report on the' slhm~
lion, and pm‘llculm‘ly upon wlmthvr
lhc slrikrrs would arcmiu to Prmsldvni
Harding's vommand tlmt they dis.»
'pchP. (ix-Howl llnidholv: :it miduiz'hl
'l‘ll (-
lust night rccommemled that troops whomhe presented Mrs. Emily Farrow
be sent. “at once.‘ Ar, Gregory. director of the Americdlzu-
The troops which will movn hurried- diam Circuit. to tho Chautau: 11:21 :1\:<1i<
lately iLl‘e the 26th and 16th Infdrtry. ellce ossetnbled W?” the big 11ml; 0”
'1.t Cum Dir N. J, an 4 the liltli ln-"lh‘e k. 0! C. grouncs. 01;. V‘Vcst avenue.
‘ p g ' “ , this afternoon. Mrs. Gregory is re-
fontry. ”"- ‘v‘J-mp Sherman. .Uhm- maining ir. Norwalk during the open-
()thl‘rs can he TUfiht’ll t0 thL’ scone, ll. ing‘ day. hoping. as she (axprpgspd it.
necessary. from Fort Benjamin llarri- to get acquainted with the Norwalk
son. Inf. and Camp lx‘rox. llI'Lll‘ Louis- Chm: "’ ‘dii l'U’kS- hm 1121111 ’ 0““
villa, Ky. (lcncrlil llandhaltz will 235- ”l" 83'9”“‘m3‘im‘ih C 3‘,” v ””53,
51min cornrr‘und of the Torres upon hcgf‘inoilxiimuginiki “H“:fxxgr‘lifi
the" .‘Lf’erfil. Hp formerly (‘Olfirilanll< of the lickhofilli‘ol forums. (‘on zany.
ed the Phillippinc (‘onstubulury zm'l 3.171; in. (‘fisfuzn‘l 3,. ,- Ju; (Am.
was Provost Marshal-General of tl1-‘ sac Nuyr-hc. Not vill thi:5 1:1!—
A. E. l“. iv li‘rzlncc. entud :1" zlristorz 4' \ll . 11-
All War Down-tumor, arr;54y.gpm(.nfig llau'iIupp : Him!) 'l.‘
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now up the. wax; .‘ll'l'lVE in the disturhel his [“13 “2,th 95-: .11.:
ILFQ‘J. .Secr‘clury oI‘ i‘e'ur V’anks. zirriv— {713: 0: {to poop: c of the
.__.__ Minced ti‘; it 1 .‘lzazl one Jarvis
u 3 T“: "ixe' i'ztvtl. 5', h V: ‘ (Nguxerti‘i:
(coni‘nUEd on Inge Twelve) "(i lyorcrl‘y Priorsm‘. will 2;.t‘t is! this
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SEASON OPENS;
lNr‘giNllllWAlll
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General ILqutjll Frost performed
the initial ceremony of introductim.
John R. Wrigley, 1m,
Sells Prospe
'1 I19 White & Wells Box:
Company of Waterbury
Secures“ Stock, Fixtures
‘md Machinery of Madi-
1.011 Street Coneern
'111- White & Wells Box Company.
\\ m- nrliury, one of the oldest. cou—
m m , .11 e some of Connecticut. ‘yes—
” "l 'i' l" @MMDH ol’ tit; business
1 of John it; Wrigley [nc.. Inanu-
:1 i... no ol’ paper boxes. located at
Mulls‘ln street, having purchased
.51 wk. fiittures. machinery and
I» 1..mA Ami of the concern. after negotia~
.‘fmns which have been under way for
AM past two weeks.
The approximate purchase price of
mo plant and business is said to be
$15,000. The John It. 'Wrigley (30..
inc, which. ‘when it established here.
HOIIIG years ago. purchased the> old
Lutherdflr Wright building. on Madl-
son street. and transformed it into a
papcr bout factory. still retains pos-
passion of the property, which it has
leased to the White & Wells Company
,. Ior a term ol‘ years, With an option to
purchase
Ill
4 .
Nogotiations tor the purchase of
:lhc local plant, of which John H.
Wiig’lcy was general manager; Clar—
- "10 Wilson, sales manager. and Roh5
'll M T111103, hammer. have been
lllllll‘l way for the past two weeks. the
l gain" 'hrougli yestcrday Judge
ilA-vl
(Continued on Page Seven)
TATINTNPN NNENl’llll’Ell
iNllENllNSTlllTlllN
lanul.\I, r‘mpl. _.~—l)cmons:r:1tion
A» \vlnrh lll:ll|,\' thousands of London's
~ Avnipluyml p.1rti1‘ipatod occuircd lu-zt
Ax.-l1l, :mul nurlu-d the c1ul11inuli11g
lwml of tho- unrest among the idle
v.31: h hn pxcxuiled here. during the
lAIJ lunuight Sevcial members of
m.- borough Council of Poplar. a. sec«
1... of London. were arrested and
llllg'ml in llrixton prison for refusing
'n lliSP the tax rates in accordance
with an order from the London Coup.
ly Council. which had takcn attion to
luiso- funds to ram tor the dth tlitc
AREINEflNVENlENEEfl
rous Business
EllNlllTlflNS IN
MANILA. P. 1.. Sept. 2.-—Ma:lor-
General Leonard A. Wood and. Cm-
eron Forbes. sent by President Hard—
ing twinvnstlgsbe conditions in the
Philippin‘tzs tor“ the purpose of guiding
the A ministration in its policy to-
ward— hc islands. reached Manila, yes-
terday. having completed a. four
months‘ tour of the archipelago.
As soon as a brief confidential re-
ports cabled to President Harding, :1
final report of the mission's findings
will be prepared.
Although General Wood has made
no public announcement on the sub-
Ject. it is reported he will retire from
the army to accept the' governor gen-
eralship of the Philippines.
The mission has traveled fifteen
thousand miles by steamer, motor
horseback and afoot. It visited for—
ty-five of the {dirty-seven provinces.
conducted public hearings in more
than a hundred municipalities, listtn-
ed to more than :1 thousand speeches
and held private 'lc'onferences with
many hundreds of persons. \
Throughout their tour th‘b. investi-
gators heard expressions of fricndlicst
legard for Americans and gratitude
for what the United States has accom-
plished ih the development of the lili-
iplno peoples. A large majority of the
liilipino spr :Ikcrs at public meetings
advocated home form of. independence
under an immediate' protectorate
0:11} :1 few sskvd for absolute inde-
pcrdence 51ml :1 T’EW others declared
thornsclves satisfied with the present
government.
NllllWAlli PEflPlE
Scars-s of Norwalk residents em-
ploye-d in U ridgvport today were forc-
ml to use lit Hr the trolley or railroad
to get to tin» Park City, as the r: suit
of th:- l": .11tim; of tho Brldgcport- Nor-
.5
v—ia
THE PHILIPPINES
(Continued on Page Eight)
url: INSURANCE _
111311911113 31101111
Beneficiaries in U‘ n i t e (1
States and Calfada Share
Total of $1, 092, 066, 434 —
Above Two Million Is
Hartford’s Amount—Poli-
cies Met in Stamford
Worth-$128,000
The year 1920 was an unprN‘Pdenl.
ed year in life insurance. in that to-
tal distributions in the United States
and Canada amounted to Slflllllllo'flm
434 and the highest single claim pmd
being $555,000. according to insurance
data complied by tho lmzumncc
[’rcss. A striking item in tho long
lisl' of figures is the our stating that
64.0100 policy holders in 1920 died be-
low their insurgmcc had lmcn in force
one year. their beneficiaries reaching
:1 r1 estimatr’d sum of 545.000.000.
'l‘m automobile caused 13.004) fu-
tnlitms and. 1500,0111) non-fatal lu-
juries in the United States in 1920. not
l:l(‘|lldlltg‘ minor accidents. and it is
estimated that 34.5011009 was paid in
d .1th claims due to auto accide Its by
life insurance companies during the
ycai.
in. 4‘. Abs“
(Continued on Page Five),
SH‘llNT’S Will l3 '
Tll BE PRBBATEIT
CHICAGO, Sept. ".-5—'l‘he wiq'l of the
late Theodore P.Shor1ts who died in
Hill) leaving most of his cstulc to
his friend. Mrs. Amanda. C Thomas
was admitted to probate in Chicago
today, after the filing of thc appear-
once of Q18 Duchess of Chuulncss. a
daughter.
It was necessary to file a copy ol‘
the will which was originally probat—
ed in New York, in Chicago. because
$100 001) worth of real estate. men-
tioncd in the will, is located in Cook
county.
The appearance of the Duchess de
v.;1‘l< hu‘-‘ hv ”11- police Much con
lllinrl P.5- still {1 11d there Was a gengx'xl
pro: < st.
l-‘rron a small beginning, the Nor‘
'llir- finest of E‘llt ltlllflllltrllr 0| til:-
Council mmulwis, snnw ol‘ the-.11 wom‘
on. was expv-rlml today.
The W'mlwu l. l'mmd of (:11 urdizms
was asked by
:1 deputation ol .l, 12:01:—
81“. demon.“ mm, to pin tvwly-fivg Norwalk people desiring to reach
shillings a “ml. 1:, .. .. h u. wuployed Bridgeport particularly in warm
man and wife. with .111 additional dole' weather The halting 0f thé buses
at eight shillings 1m 1 '1rl. (hlld. De—
111 up] was also mad: “1:1.71'ILH should
not he ccollected 1101.. i..«.-.. out of
work “Rhese dusnmnd‘ v my, rejected
by the Misrd. Sover l’l lm-n who had
,mnl vvfllnesday night in a work—
l- ruse. in Hackney l(‘lU'~l( d to leave in
”w morning. They werc irrested and
ill: r scnteiioed to a deck 3 imprison-
l" ul.
relief was expressed today that a
iml commission would be created
in: olm purpose of conducting an in—
nu; mm the question of taxes and
11.4 wuzilizafion of rates for the relief
“I 7'
.1 ' p00:
7)] W. W. Rented;
Kept from Mobbing Jail
l’twllHlN, N.
0.. Sept. 2.-—Sei:enty-
l .' - I v 4 -
”I. I V\ Vt. who were arrested on the robbers evidently having been
. .1 .1111: 11 hr-re last mght from Lari‘ frightened away before completing.
....,. m. A ”5-1.1. out of town yesterday their work.
:1." ‘Ill ,1.”
It)“.
1“
in
\ lvmn out of a. band of several
Amwh assembled at Larimore
i 1;,,. luv-.15.: of five I. W. W. in
"l“ ' :-~'V‘Ollt.}’<five were sur-
b. Luge. posse of citizens
:nrivud at Langdon 81“?
"Al ‘0 jail.
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l, l
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7"lnll ,'
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in-
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11‘.“ l‘.
it was used by practically all of the
not only causes'conslderable
venience, but also means added ex-
pense to the commuters.
operating touring cars tOABridgeport
as a substitute for the bus lines. but
are charging fiftvcents for a. one-way
trip.
buses.
Bootleggers Steal
leged bootleg-gem. heavily armed and
working with a. fleet of motor cars.
broke into
warehouse here yesterday and carried
off about 50 barrels of whiskey.
found abandoned fits. clump of woods
barrels were rolled
automobiles.
best results.
walk— Bridgeport bus line grew so that
incon—
A number of local jitney men are
This is double the fare on the
Chaulnes was sent from BiddefOrd.
Eng. and the signing “as witnessed
by Helena. the Duchess of Hunchba-
tcr. In the appearance the Duchess
waives all further claim and right to
contest the will. and also approves of
the appointing of the Guaranty Trust
Company of New York, as ancillary
executor.
The will gives nothing to the widow
except a portrait of herself rs.
acknowledges an indebtednesnsd of
$100 000.1‘11e Will creates two trust
{undstgor til)“; benefit
ers. e uchess de Chauin
Mrs. Rutherford Bingham; ans; tot“:
si.ster Eva Marshall Shoiits of Chin
cago and two nieces. Mrs. Mary Field
and Jennie Witnn. also of Chicago.
or his two daugh-
o
50 Barrels of Booze.
MILDRED Pa,” Sept. 2—Porty al-
hquor
the government
Later 26 barrels" of the liquor were
Entrance to the warehouse was
orced from thexreat and the whiskey
through nearly
00 yards of woodland to the waiting
BE VllElll 11:11.1
‘ Elli-28 111.com
LONDON, Sept 2 (By The A3-
oclated Press) .«—~Prlme Minister Lloyd
George has sent the reply of Eanion
tie Valera, the Irish Republican leader,
to" his lass communication” on the
Irish peace ropesals to” London for
circulation among the members or
the Cabinet. Havin’g regs‘nf for the-
serlous .lssnas involved, Mr. Lloyd
Genres has summflx’e'd a Cabinet Insect.
ing to be held on Wednesday next at
InVemess, Scotland.
said that the police were after evld-
jug". ’but the
)ne Tovm’si op 11 la tio n
1i
flTllEllSE TENS
ARE HARD lllT
Questionnaies Sent to 500
Bodies for Census of the
Persons Now Idle
‘)
’(1<1‘()VS(‘XJl ”l “Pl 113“}
l» m Wm“ m} m» popul till)": 0!" S2, rir‘
131.11: :zrhmlulv helix: in o!" rt méneruily.
the 1-12an SJlll. 111.1 id:..1.n:~.;1l men are
(‘()llillll::1l3} bring laid off '
(“auditions also «témlnuc serious in
other sortinrs of L ew i-Ingl:n:d,- Mr.
(l'l.o:1r5'.~: rv'lporl idlialcs. The Con.
:lition. 119 said. “-15 particularly no-
tlccubh‘,‘ in tho nutal lrzixle-s. textiles.
shows. building tral lcs and transporta—
tion. 'l‘cxtilc trades, however, were.
(Continued on», Page Ten).
fillSlAX-EHNFUSES _
CHNNECTICUT USERS
Bewildering
HARTFORD. Sept. 2—1115; new
State tax 0 (one cent a gallon on mo-
lens and any other product that might
be used in propelling-'motor boats and
automobiles went into oftect in Con-
necticut yesterday. and reports reach-
ing the otdco‘ of the Stfie Motor Vo—
hlcle Department ms: night indicated
that in many.sectlons' the tax caused
considerable confusion.
In Hartford many dealers in gaso-
lone displayed signs telling their custo-
mers that the new law had gone into
effect. and some of them compelled
the consumer to my the tax, while
others did not. The money which it is
expected to be realized from the tax
will go to the Slow Treasurer and Will
be used for» maintaining the highways.
The law requirvs a. distributor of
gasolene to keep a record. of his sales
and to deliver to «melt buyer a slip
bearing the date and the number 0;
gallons on which the seller and the
buyer are open to inspection by the
(Continued on Page Nine)
JlTNEYTlEN LIKELY
Til BE ARRESTETT
That arrest or jitneymen operating
in Nor-walk without the consent of
the Public Utilities Commission will
follow within 24 hours was predicted
today. From a reliable source, it was
learned that the police are after ev-
idence‘which will convict the Jitney-
men and when they obtain it arrests
will be made. \
Chlet at Police mlllam R. Pen-
nington today had a. conference with
Prosecutor Edward M. Lockwood re-
garding the jitney situation in Nor—
walla... Just wl'xat‘ transpired at the
“nkmnee could not be learned.
in an Wew, Chis! Pennington
a
me. the jitnevmen. He did
not “must arrests would takelm
Pharfiutufl it presumed that imme-
can motion along this line" "will :01.
low. ‘
Greeks arid Turks ,
Safes Heavily
CONSTANTDIOPLE Sept. 2 (Asso-
ciated Props) —1!i‘urkiah Nationalists
forces which have been fighting odes-
perms battle against the Greeks in ,
meloop £» Sabin-ts River. in Asia Min-
not. are withdrawing toward Angora:
them and the Taxi-ks liaive
suffered hes ydufln’g recent fight
being able toto bring o” It
4‘1,
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Advertise in the Scutinel for the
vision!!!)
PLAYS GWEN
1i.
pzirt of a garden party as well.
l’rcthents being served following the
'presentalion of the plays.
boll". plays.
(icing:-
wroh‘
title role in this. and in the play “The
Q uccn and Her Temper“ took the part
c:
Little Girl
Will 0' the Woods
The Queen
The Crane
The Messenger
vehicle license.
from
Commission is expected to be filed in
the Superior Court next week in be-
half of, jltneymen Who have not beetl‘
licensed by the commission.
jitney‘s to operate here now are the
few which have the "J” marker of the
commission. ,
AMERLCANS “All
TOR VASS‘AR!
GONEGE TUNI
The two children‘s plays "Viill o' tho
J)Wlndles 3' bird by LOSS “‘oods” and “The Queen and Her
" Tcmpcr." which are being pres elite-3
Of ItS Joble :: for the Vassar Endowment Fu ml. were
given yesterda} afternoon at the out-
oor theatre of .‘Mrs. A. H. Cole in
Sdsqun Hills.
'i‘hmc was :11: extremely good altru-
imw at the affair which :t'SO took the
,5...
\‘i‘E5tport children took the parts in
except for the fact that
Mitchell. of \Ncstport who
“\Vlll o' the Woods" look 1h“
‘ j the ( nine."
The: latter ply; was written by Miss
'11lri, \vr'l out. by 9.13me , n3) Dorris G. Bullnrr. ‘13, of Vasstir
lrom :1 l1()l‘l‘.“111l figure 01‘ 1:01). accord- : ( m: :‘3 telEs the story. to a. litt.
1. ;;‘ Eu .1 1. port today in John M.- girl. of the queen who lost .5: tom—
,2‘1. 145-5, 1; 1r1rlm 0C U19 an Raglan} Per-
1:15-1:14 oi the l sxtpd Santos Employ- Th" queen actors as the Crane is
1':>, l Syn vilg‘v oi the (5"9513'ln‘5t‘iit Of [0“ng tllt‘ lit“? girl of the lOSS GT Ulr‘
lulu”: :mnpm and after many dii :icultlm.
'ilm 11nox11ploy1r«"ot is primzlpally In during uhith the queen has oro cred
tho lnuvhim‘ (on! industry many (.m_ the execution of all who are near her.
ployvf; inning bm‘.“ laid off indefinitely, the lenlpcl‘ is {0- 1nd by the little gill
Nnnv of Hit shops are urn-ml, a thy-pp. and all ends happily.
"Will 0‘ the Woods’ tells the $2077»
of a wirrd creatures who promises to
be able to satisfy every wish.
girl to whom he appears wishes for a
prince and obtains her wish.
tum she wishes for a soldier. a clown.
and Li. toyshop boy.
is wished for at the suggcstion of “W’ill;
0.
finally happy.
A little
Then 311
Finally “Justaboy”
3-
AD
the Woods" and the little girl
The cast of characters of both plays
are given below. The boys and girls
filled their parts creditably.
presentation of the. plays will be‘migfl
Bridgeport at the Unqubws School on
September Quiz“
The next
“'11! 0’ *the‘ Woods.
By George Mitchell.
........ Jane Montgomery
.. George Mitchell
The Prince . ......... Borls Sokolofl
\‘ The Soldier . . . . . Edmund Aschle
EirSt Day Of New Law on The Clown . ........... Bobby Mack
P l e a S ll r e Motor Fuel The Toyshop Boy . . Richard Trimbic
Justabov .. . . . . . Jamie Anderson
The Queen and Her Temper.
By Doris G. Bollard.
. . ..... Imogene Stcéves
George Mitchell
.......
Helen Clarke Robertson
The Stranger . ..... Sunsan Crawrord
The Executor ...... Harrison Steevos
The‘Drdgon
SHIRWlNllT FINE!)
IN TEST EASE
Elmer Mouthrop
BRIDGEPO'RT. Sept. 2.——Jacob
Shirwlndt. a jltney~driver. was fined
the nominal sum of $5 in City Court
today and bonds fixed at. 850 for his
appeal to the Common Pleas Court
for driving a passenger carrying vehi-
cle over city streets on a. commercial
This was regarded as.
test case. Six other drivers had
their cases polled. because the prosecu—
tion regarded the Shlrwlndt decision.
at one upholding its point.
The Common Pleas Court will open .4
next Tuesday.
An undetermined number of appeals
decisions of the Publlcl Utilities
Nil PART IN Hill
RIGA. Sept. .2 (associated Press):
——American authorities here declare
that the charge made in Moscow by
Leon Trotzky that the American Ins
telllgence Service participated in ad»
leged plot. to assassinate Russian»
Communist leaders is ridiculous. They
say that the announcement“
plot, together with an evident cam-
paign on the part of the Bolshevlk
press to copnect all outside famlno.
relief measures with apolitical aims.
has created some apprehension: Th .
work of the American
istratlon in Russia In
by: the situation. '1;
of the
,, phone call.
interning.
:‘h‘is previous rec'orqgie was hs‘d by the.
The only ,
7A:
' are anti rely miss!
Probe Dra o pearance
Au 081
U. S. Marshal l’alm‘er Able ’
To Find If Owners Cheat
Does Not Deny Cheap Cars Were Substituted for.
High Grade Machines Taken from Rum Run—‘A -
tiers—State Police Notified That Markers
\Vere Changed Contrary to the Con-
necticut Latvia—Off
ll" United States Mumbal X’Villiam R.
Paulie!" believes that the “rotten old
curs" that were otter-ed for sale of
auction by him Tuesday at his son—in-
iaw‘s warehouse in New Huvcn"werc
substituted for the original high5grndo
cars by owners to Whom they had bet-‘1
attorney's office and there will be an
immediate investigation. In it should
be found that mic“. was the case. tho
bond55-in each case fixed at twice tlto.
value oi? the" corn-would. be promptly.
cancelled.
This was the substance of :i .
i
l
l
inert made 3e59.~r1l:ty by Age; .
limited States District Attorney C‘olzr-u
in tho obscure of l.>isl‘,l‘lct Alto:~r;<y
Smith from the city.
Original Autos Blissing.
Marshal Palmer, t1! :1 r9-
port’rd intervicw yrstcrday. did .10!
deny that such substitutions had taken
:u‘mrdi up,»
INST RUCTBR
CAVlll HA3
RESIGNED
William L. Clavcll. head of the
commercial department of the N01-
walk Public schools. today severed
his connection with the schools be»
cause of “the unsettled conditions."
The resignation was In the form or a
telegram received by Superintendent
otSchools G. V. Buchanan. By un-
named conditions.” It is thought that
Mr. Claveli referred to the salary con-
trovotsy between the Board of Edu-
éatioil and the present administra-
‘LtContlnued on Pm Five)
NllllE ENTEREII
IN ElllE—EE CASE
A nolle was entered yesterday after]
noon in the case of Abraham Fidele
of Connecticut and Taylor ’avemms.
who was arrested early yesterday
morning at Madison and Franklin
streets on the charge of being a suspi:
clous character .
Fidele was one of two men who
started to run from an alleyway when
Patrdlman Sammis, Lockwood and
Réynolds went to the lower end of
Franklin street in answer to a tale—
Thls was (bout 3 o’clock" in the
F‘idele stopped after a shot
, 11 been fired in the air to halt him.
by, Patrolman Lockwood. Because of
police as a. suspicious character until
his story could be investigated.
Nicaragua in
State of War,
l
MANAGUA. Nicaragua. Sept. 2.~—-
icaragua has been for nearly ten
days operating undcr a. Govemmcnt
raeolian-21.11011 that a. state of war has ex-
isted. The republic is overrun by
Government forces. school, are clos-
ed. and the salaries of Government
omployes have been reduced. Con-
crate reports of any enemy worthy of
the name being in the field. however.
The Governmghgt' evidently fears
some trouble that has not as yet ma5
‘terlall zed.
French-Turkish 'l‘rcaty,
Revised, Is Signed
i CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 2 «The
treaty between the Turkish National-
lots and France. which was recently
Will. has been signed. it is stated
W from Angora. The for-
m moot-d was made
{an the Turkisgoflntlonal-
16 1101'
satisfy claim:
ment of Justice.
tracts tor evidence of unfdr m
’omcials said. each case 15 bets: on»
ers EXplanations.
place and that many of the tori-six
cars offered for sale at the auction
Tuesday at Smedlcy‘s “firehouse to ,
of the United State.
against the whiskey runners were 210‘»-
thc original machines seized by the
federal agents. It was discovered s1:
returned under bonds. all he has to do the :u’lctlon that cars bearing mama:-
ls to notify the limited Slates distric: facturcr‘s engine numbers as listed if!
tlc district attorngy's orders Vim-B
missing and that. several 'lmshacklc
muchisms were preSent which could
not be accounted for except that thelt
bore the. registration markers of this
missing cars
Marshal‘ :5 Possible Explanations. «-
llm m 175i: 1! usistcd that no subs»
statution of the machines was made-
ul‘ter Hm}; 1391110 into his possession. HS
ofi'v'r-crl tam pork-$11110 explanations {of
the situalivu U119 of them was that.
aflcr tlzc curs had been seized by ted-
(Continued on Page Ten)
Treaty With United States
Impossible, Says Obregom
with " cm
Not Convenient Nor Needs-r
sary, Declares President
of Mexico W ho Declim
S p e c i a l Privilege to
America ‘ .3; :1
.15;
MEXICO CITY Sept. 2555mm '
of a. treaty with the Limited m
preliminary to rccognltl‘o'ii of the Hex. ‘
1: an (l-nmrnmcnt by that ecuntry no
opposcd by President Obregon. Inn}:
message to the new Mexican Con-A
gross, read last night betore the low-3
or house. theI president took the pods;
tion that such a treaty was "neithefij,
possible. convenient mot modem
and is contrary to Mexican which.
tionol precepts. as it would crash:
special privileges for _~Amerlm"'~
This statement was loudly applauds! .
‘1
i
by the members or the House magm-
spectators. ill
Recognition of the Mexican (30%
‘3:
ment by Washington has lops- been. .4, k
delayed because of the refusal-u at”
It
Presidcnt Obregon to negotiate fimar
treaty of commerce and many; 9' 5:4 cw;
The president's message 5w” web
uluminous. and discussed the am
of all (in; artmcnts of the govern
It declared the country had been 4 I
pacified. and that the national dam
were in good condition.
Prc5idpnt Obreg‘on enumerated in
his: movcmcrt the twenty—five Knitwear...
merits which have extended meow-”L
lion to Mexico. The message said cot-w
dial mcssagcs had been received m
France and Switzerland.
NET NET H UllT
WAR 9110mm
WASHINGTON. Sept. sacroiliac.
prosecution of several war contract
fraud cases hv the government may
be barred by the. statute of Humans?
tions it was said today at the mm:- »
The tedcml com-A
an‘rcl a! statute. omclals mustang,
runs for three years after the com-
mission of an overt not in the cm at“
a. conspiracy to defraud the szovemu '
mevzt and, many of the we. contract:
were completed before to mm
on Nov. 11 1918.
As a part of the department?! Ain—
vestigalion of all government moon-
(Continued on Pm Twain}.
Body of Fairfield
Hora at 11m
7‘.
”4-
The body of Gedrge A..8mlth. Com
pany L, 60th Infantry. Fifth Dim”
killed during the Muse-Argonne (1:.th
October 24, 1918, lnAwAhose memm‘
the American Legion post of Falrflofl
was named, has arrived in Hoboksn,
N. J. from France. _
Legionnsires in Falr’field are mat"-
ing plans to pay the highest tribute to
the dead hero. The body will be
brought to the funeral parlor: of
Henry A. Bishop of Bridcebort. Iii
later will be takcn Amine Legion W
in F‘alri'icld where it will remain I!
duty to: 2% bani-s. Services ‘fii .
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