l
Mffflé’fm
ESIABLISHED 1870
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Entered at the South him-walk Post
Office as Second Class Mail Matter.
{ailroads Plan to Reduce
Rates Equal to Cut 1n
Wages of Their Employes
mulls.
Possible Strike Over Wage Reductions and In-
sistent Demands from Shippers for Lower
Freight Rates.
./
Oct. ll.-“’arfen
Chief of the Brother-
.. .,,' Locomotive Engineers. today
:1 conference with railroad
‘1; . in session here today. on
t‘ll H‘AGO.
Grund-
S.
the effect on more than
their men.
eighty per cent. of whom have al-
ready voted to' strike rather than ac-
cept further wage reductions or rules
which they oppose.
. six big railioad unions CHICAGO, Oct. 14._.—Confronted by
\otufto strike :1 possible railroad strike ovtr wage
My sixteen railroad unions reductions and insistent demands
“uh,” shortly beforc‘noon a, from sh‘ippers for lower freight rates.
“1.11.. more than 10,, m“. railway cxuuthcs. meeting here to-
... m... met at another. lay. .discussed a proposal to reduce
l illvlliltl presidents notified Mr.
transportation charges in proportion
J
:—
MISS ,BECNEII
l8 EOIIND IN
LONDON. Oct. 14.—Mystery still
surrounds the case of Miss Pamela.
Beckett. a young society woman- of
this city. who was discovered yester-
day almost helplew in Cuffley Woods.
alter she had been missing for three
1111's. It seems-that she wandered for
nearly twenty miles before. bell“ found
and appears that she was trying to
reach a house in liar-net. where until
about a year ago her family lived.
She was within four miles of Bartlet
\vneu discovered.
A motor cyclist named Hughes ind
dismounted from his machine and was
walking throu i1 Cuftlcy \l'oolis 111
Search of l1e:ir(s when he saw the girl
bx telephone that his letter '0 future \vngc reductions.
in nomad: rwl at their meeting. The railway executives; it is report—
Vln l'l"'ll 1\l{‘l_ll.i\'(|34 met i: vd. :Alvo will consider a proposal to
2 understood they would \otc. to .cck .111 amendment to the. transpor-
v . lnitntl Stun-s Railroad Labor talion :uvt transferring to the lnter~
1
t
Inl‘ tux-t lli'l‘ wago- reductions.
"up; in pms :lll fuzmw cuts alum: Adjusting authority now v1 sled in the
public in l'.1\or of freight, and Railroad Lubol' Hoard.
'120-1‘ ruins The railway executives declined to
‘ l’llll'uiltl crisis was rendered indicate what (lt‘lllllit‘ steps were un-‘
'ivlllr 1hr»: morning. when the dev- :iisuissinn for proposing further
.1... “mild lurnriwl clown n (il‘f‘islnn tun-{r reductions. which. under their
r\l(Illl‘.;’ fur the il-utmutinn of picciv plan would he incl-anry lit-tore ship-
11. The railroad 11‘. nit-Ms \Vfl‘t' .-. ~—.
~ vi mi. whiz.» 1!.1i0n bulb-12;; ~ rl-‘ll‘l‘tl (Continued on Page Two)
Dry Chief to Start
War on Home BI‘BVV
Raids on Shops Selling Malt,
Hops and Other Ingre~
clients Made in W'ashing-
PRESIDENT STRRRS
ton
A Iliri-ct :illm k llle" bumrv lll'l\\"‘l">‘-
is t'urwshmlrnvml 1n :1 st Mum-n! issuml Lucius 14' Sl"“'* president or Illt‘
from “14- Office of Roy .\ lignnns, Fol. Uf””""""""a “"lllllflny. was “16‘ Speak
11:1: rmllmmmy (.;Olllllll.\.~;l'lnl'r. m (.r of the day at the luncheon of the
\\ ..l:11u-"lun Helm-(in). Ill which it we... Kiwnm" "AU” H'Slel‘dtl)’ noon at the
..,1..,,,,m,‘.,, ”mt thmimm agents; lion-l Muhackenlo. and while he made.
4; .v .lill‘llnlll [lll' 1'in‘lllll‘} “’1” be (“l‘tff‘l- “0 llt'fillltll Di‘OllllSOS. he held 0“" tho
, , n... M. u. effort to check U“. hope. that lower fares in Norwalk was
I
t .
1.31m Bottles of Rum
which several cone ms handling malt.
21' ingredients and apparatus used
lw manufacture of intoxicating ll»
So far the shops in which m-th
hopes and various utensils requir- Trfldm‘k‘k 1“ l‘"”‘S”"' spoke about ”i"
I .. brewing and distilling “ere dis~ situation in Norwalk and the policy
l have gone unmolested. The. that the Connecticut company had
"lllt'l‘lt explained. hownver. that .1 "'““ l””'-"““l~' of I'l'ldt‘fil'OrinR' 10 El“?
tlu. best service pcssiblc under the
‘r'wlt-nt had been established l'ortlic
VVashington
in
in
yesterday.
dealers
nd
on such
night
1:4IS
\\"-oln(-suin}'
(Continued on Page Seven)
NllST BENTIIN
.-
ll.1r1;\ Slum-y l’u-nton. of Highland
un-um'. llIlUlULZ'l'illllll‘l' .lll‘l artists. Will
1111 exhibit of “int he term‘;
homuiplilc character studies. both
w-uplr- and of places. at Yonder
on llilz‘lilunvl avenue. com-
tonmlrmv and continuing un-
1,.
till?
u l 1'. ’l‘lnv hours of the exhibit
:nm until (I r»'( lm‘k (tilnt‘ll‘l‘nfi'
mm .vlnl Huntlnx :lf’ti-rnnon.
“ll“ll r: lpllr: :ir. those which
l~ ‘..'»\ Id Mr llnnton (lur-
‘l-' v liwl' lw"1 ”S MD :ll‘llSI anl
r: ml .. .rnrl :1 re well worth
l3:-
lllliu’l‘
"ll: :-
clzm'nctvr portraits
of Miss Mary lllack-
Mrs. J. S. Gillespie,
("ontinued on Page Eight)
nl'
bier of Married
Women Strikes Snag
\li'l'II‘HIII). Oct. l»l.-«<A proposal
Wop married women whose hus-
ls contributing to tin-
vlv support from the city payroll.
fruclt' :1 snug: here. Members of
‘71».11'tl of Aldermen while favoring
Il’l)jl‘<“l. are not anxious to serve
roninilttE" to carry out the plan.
l will undoubtedly involve an in-
21mm of the circumstances of the
"us affected. Some ot‘ the local
1 men companies. which have 'bc'm
sinlilnl‘ action. have found it.
in to probe the financial condi-
1.1. families involved. The plan
or men in the almsliouse. city
' 1&1 and similar institutions. who
”\ulxcs the, question of retaining
l'llllVJ as matrons or assistants.
:11: :1 lsu
Seized in New Britain
.' lilcl'I'AlN. Oct. H.-——Twelvc
‘ mules of liquor. valued at
11 330.000. were seized by the
ill-scent on Long's Hotel
l: the combined forces of
2.21 prohibition enforcement
.uilhm-ity vested in war-
wl l-v Prosecuting Attorney
lmv. The liquor was re-
m...» headquarters. The ll-
2.
‘1
‘l
l l
h" ll‘l to be the property or
. . I out John Long. former
2 ~ . 'I'hey protested against
m the liquor on the ground
wt :1 federal permit: which
IIIVES EX HllilllllN
a thing of the future. and possibly the
near future.
Mr: Storrs. who was the guest of
prose nt. conditions.
Th.- cul in the revenue of the conir
puny was pointed out as one of the
things that affected practically the
whole state, but he said that just us
soon as the revenin- was regarded
sufficient to warrant such action. then-
would be :1 cut in fares. Of this he
felt sure. ‘
.IS
(Continued on Page Two)
lNllllESl lNlll
Alllll EATAIITY
J. Phelan completed
thi- examination. yesterday afternoon.
of Solomon Forst. 19. of 794 Elsmerc
place, ’li'onx. N. Y.. who was the.
driver of the automobile that crashed
into :1 telegraph pole, killing two and
injuring sir other persons. ,Tlie. cross-
examination took place at the Nor-
(Ioroncr John
walk Hospital where Forst is still
confined with his injuries.
Forst stuck to his original story.
saying that he was blinded by ap-
proaching lights. and. being unfamil—
iar with the road. had crushed head-
on into the pole.
li‘orst. according to hospital author-
ities, will be discharged from the hos-
[lli'll within forty-eight lmuxs. Hia-
condition is greatly improved.
The body of Gerson Douglas. one of
the youths who was killed. was taken
to the. home. of his parents. iri 3026
llowe avenue. l‘lronx, N. Y.. yesterday,
by Funeral Director Fable. Burial
was in Mount Judah cemetery. Mas—
pcth. Long Island. today.
11111111 11011111
'10 111‘ 111511011311
Approximately twenty-five gallons
of “hooch.” or liquor seized by the
mate police and the local authorities
in the raids conducted here about two
ncnths ago. is to be destroyed by
State 1‘ liceman Frank Verilli. in Nor-
.xtrlle ‘T‘omnH-rcc Commission the wage .
1241113 10 lllWANlANS
Jul
lying on the ground. shixcr H: ten-111‘s .2i discussions on special
had not seen late new" lapers and \‘\'.i: t‘.'l\'l('1w l’wii..il‘!llfi of Red Cross work. MOtOU‘m’“ Conrad Mlli'fl‘. Of‘S ChPSt-
“fin“..l“. of the girl's identity. but ;? 1-1~ ‘1‘: meetings and lira Cross nut Street. >1‘Vorwalk. and (.onductor.
lkll’llIL: (xiuvnt she was very ill, be of» I‘.l}.‘,'-‘.Ll'.l> T121 "9 were nearly two Raymond hmjk"r‘,9f ”PIP street.1\_’or-
fs 111] assistance, She replied she wus'llvmtm «iv .e :zntes from all the ”volsrtoppcd “1.1m“ -. tew “"".,a.f."‘,"'
12.1” right" and said she \visln'wl only ' :Tlf" :1» \veii as representatives from 1‘ “3‘“ “Midi MRS llil‘loxvay. “Fm”:
in 1:- 1: 1‘: alone. 11 dist. 2.: rhinos. South America “mini; thrown on the all-wakes a";
..11;‘ iv.- uty minutes. Hughes ,: '1‘» .l . i <22». from the Army. N 113' 1:00” as h",§“_“"'.“"h;fi If”: described “‘5
"Maul in persuading l.17‘ to lake :1 ':i..<i .1'.-'. .1 (VJ-”PS and from the; unnobjevt. .‘21,1;~O‘1’:.0I.llln“ _
."'01 i1: ‘1... sitlecnr. and she v. . tul‘ l,(‘:il-f<l~" (v. llzt l'ed C‘loss SOCll'lliS of . .‘lil-lvt' him just (1):)”st tho arc
to :1 in '.'1l inn. where she. “'3‘. lilies»: all the 1 .t;: Intertst “as main- hj‘rht M‘ his car, “ENNIS“ 53‘“ automo-
in chars-u. m‘ H“, landlady. to. ”j .7 .. ill the [H‘Ograni and lule “as comm?! l(1\\'£il'-l5 1.1m. Asthw
\\'l:"11 qutslmnmi further, ti‘.c '1‘. th: 1.1 .l - ~ of the ll't’lizal'bs was cur suept nirvana ”E? ”W“: h': "0‘10“!
81”,, 5;”, had “uh.” nothin: Fin“. '(.n ‘4 l a. limit obiect in iron? 01 Vhlm and.
bad ll‘il home Monday afternoon . :lpiihiug U" brakes. hfl'Ug‘" “"3 C3?
Imil ld‘i‘l: \‘.:-ll:ll‘.:::1l:r-.ut 14cc snug- ,... (Coa‘in"ed on P.“ Seven) {3 :1 Sde.‘ 21 stop. . H g
' A passing automotive sit); pen and
hm! \uI-zshcvi Shi- ilzciiru-i to .'w\
will-re she liVl't]. Later Hughes le:1rl‘.«
ml of the girl's disappearance lrom an
:1l'l11noon ncwslmm-r :anvi contain“:
cut' ll kill) the police. '
llclntnws 0; films lieukit we; t in
the inn. where Sllt' had been taken and
biought her to her home in this city.
CNNNUETNN 0N
TNNIIEY STRURII
Harold I.
Slawson. of 48 Scotlcld
NorwaIk-Stamford trolley line and
well known locally. was struck by an
automobile operated by James E. Mix
of Fairmonnt‘ 'eivenuc. .‘ylenbrook.
shortly before midnight last night on
East Main street. Stamford. Susi-un-
ing fractures of both legs.
The young man is in tlm Stamford
' IllS
Hospital today. but it is .‘tllil tint
condition is not serious. Wu“ son \\.1.=.
riding west on :1 motorcycle on Rust
Main street. when Aliv. “ho “'11s 1:0-
it”: must and who was about "~ turn
into Courtlanil avenut. from East Main
sir: ct. struck the niachiiw. hurling
Sinwson 5.“ ml to ct
No :irlt- sis have he an n1. 131‘ in the.
mutter. :15 it is said that thv accident
unavoidable.
llAlRlREETSAlflllN
lrrrlllmlnlmn
l‘cler Vnskn. arreslni (‘hicf of
Police \Villinm R. l-‘rnnington. charg—
ed with selling intoxicating liquor. in :1
was
lly
saloon 011 Day strmt. lib-trim] guilt}
when arraigncd bi-fme .lmizzc Geor-m
ll. Yosburgh in tllcqln\‘.‘ll‘rn\\'ll court
this morning. and was lined stun. tliir'
being his lirst offense. and his pica of
guilty being taken into consideration.
Evidence against Vuska was scrum-'1
by two members of the State Police
(icpa: tment who purchased hard
cider from him 011 T111 sd.u Uctolu-i
lllh
Attorney Paul R. Connery repre-
sented Vaska this morning in com".
and hearing the reading of the com-
plaint. tmtcred a plea of guilty.
Vaska was warned by Judge Vos~
burgh that should he be arraigned on
a similar charge again and convich ll
that a jail sentence would be given
in place of a. fine
tum 5301113“
111111 1201113111
Ash Creek. Bridgeport. called the lo-
cal police at 12: 35 o‘clock this morn—
ing. and asked them to be on the look—
out for a New York car, license num-
ber 34-109. According to the story
told the local police the New York
walk had struck one of the vulcaniz-
ing station's cars. badly damaging it.
and when the driverjumped on the
running board of the New York car
walk. either late this afernoon, ato-
night 0! tomorrow. 2
Judge George H. Vosburgh this of-
ternoon signed warrants for the de-;
struction of the seized liquor. whlcn
has been kept in the vault; at police
headquarters.
Most of it consists of cider. both
hard. and cider which has been mixed
with some foreign liquid to give it a
“kick "
There is also some wine, some al-
leged whiskey. and some tonics. which
and Which are to ‘be destroyed.
This
minority for the accumula—
H unable " '
were seized at the places raided Herc. Asociated PW
ii the first instance tit-Now lain Castillo
to stop it. he was pushed off and was
injured. the, New York car putting
on an extra spu of speed and making
off in the direction of Norwalk. Up
until 2: 30 o'clock this morning. the
car had not; been noticed going
through Norwalk
Armed Mexicans
‘ Held Up Train
MEXICO CITY. Oct. 14. (By the
—-—Flft.ir armed man.
g. of the rebel cap-I
:held up a
Clliflil e wool
scum 1103mm 001m
CNNllN ‘ 3 f i CANE
E SNlNIENS‘
The national convention of the Am-
erican Red Cross just held at Colum—
bus. Ohio. gave iwflng evidence of
the spirit and determination of the
American people t0 80 forward whole
heartcdly with the. Red Cross pro-
gram of continued care for the ex-
service man and his family. prepared-
new for large disasters and better
serxlcc to the community is the re-
port of A. C. \Venderoth. Executive
Swim ”3- of the Norwak Chapter.
who attended as
Hui (lens. a dele‘
m1... mu has just returned.
.: ..,.- l‘ns ucrc given up almost
Fondly 20 lb" Qt‘neral Progrfi-H‘IS. con-
avcnue. Glenbrook. a conductor on the
.-.-__..-—-
iRR’lERS NE
AMERICA FAIR
Hand.~cmc Decorations
E1 it‘.€l‘lC€ at Red Men
Hail. South Norw alk
ll
in
I
the
and
Comments on
”.0115 oi the hall
bum}; heard trom the ‘30“
more pimple who attended the
Olll'Zilltg v 'xht of the fair and bazaar.
held ivy ilzo- Catho‘ic Daughters of
America. in Red ~r(.R-s Hull. “'nsh—
lumen street. last night. The interior
or the 112511: is a mass of (‘l‘i’xie paper
trimmings. pink and white twins the.
color scheme. and the work of iii-cur-
;ition being carried out most effect-
ively.
The various booths which are enu—
merated below. were Well patronized.
and the receipts for the first night
were most gratifying. Dancing: was
enjoyed until the closing. Powell's
string orchestra furnishing the music.
M4" l'.‘ ~:’.il
ha...
the
of
inII,'(' ’113'.
s \\1 iv
The. booths follow, and those in
charge are named:
Fancy work booth—In charge of
Mrs. M. J. O‘Brien and Mrs. John
Griffin.
Home—made candy. cake and lunch»
eon booth—In charge of Miss Made~
line. Campbell. -
Aluminum “are booth—In charge
of Fdward Foreman
(.1le an :1 tint! booth—In charge of
William Regan.
llasket boothrln charge of
Lenihan.
John
Mystery Loothm In charge of “'il-
iiam Redwny.
The bazaa; viii continue this ev'eip
ing Saturdizy 2 wining. and will come
to 'a close on Monday evening. at
which time 5:7H in sold will be award-
Dancing will he one of the
tractinns every «wt-ping, as “-9“.
The committee in charge consists
of Mrs. Jennie McNamara. chairman;
Miss .Julia Callahan. Miss Madeline
Campbell. Mrs. M. .J. O'Brien. Miss
Mary Drurv and Mrs. John H. Griffin.
0 9
11.; -
Hi.
IAIIY WANNINfllllN
lllllfiE ANNIVERSARY
Lady Washington Lodge. No. 21.
Shepherds of Bethlehem, fittinglyceL
NEWS mum PARTS or inn: womb BY a Si’ECIAh WIRE AND 0111; owls OPERATOR.
DARNNWOMAN
Hll BY lllllllil
CAN [1311mm
Anna Dilloway. a domestic employed
by Mrs. C. W. Maury. of Darien, is
dying at the Stamford Hospital, from
a fracture of the skull and internal
car. about 200 feet south of Leroy
avenue. Darlen. last night.
Miss Dilloway. who was on her way
to the Maury home. where she has
been employed for the past eighteen
ytars, stepped from the Post road to
avoid an oncoming automobile. di-
rectly in front of the trolley car. which"
was hidden from her by a curve in
the roadway.
The trolley. which was in charge of
whose 11111111 could no:
the occupants.
in l1;=.r1:»-d. shed the 1l3: ..: Woman
i-I tin.- Statt‘lfiird Hospiml.
Nb zlv'rests l1: 1r him :1 1:13:31 as .V':
in the C.: c. Constzl‘flv 3 George- V. i1-
an-i Harry l’almer “ere l‘iflllllrt’l of
the accidtnt a few minutes after it
an investigation.
this
ND?‘
and
('llf‘Ci r: «l and shut-ti
\1- -‘.ic informed a Sentinel reporter
morning that no action would
taken towards holding Miller
Dicker until the full details of Miss
llillowafs condition were learned. It
was reported early this morning that
Miss Dilloway's condition was critical.
GENERAL BUSINESS
IS lllPRllVlNfi
injuries. sustained when she was AS a result of the order issued yes-
struck by a Stamford—Norvvalk trolley terday by Federal Prohibition l.)1-
rector Harry E. Mackenzte. which
Rain tonight and Saturday.
I
In the
.
DirectorvMacKenize
Orders Every Saloon
THREE 02888
State Closed
Breweries Are Also on the List in a Sweepin
Edict to Make Connecticut Dry -— Hurle
Pledges the Aid of the State Policemen and,
Raids Have Begun to Enforce the Law. .
called for the closing without delay of
every saloon and brewery in the State
of Connecticut found to’be selling li—
quor of lore than one—half of one
per cent. three raids were conducted
laSt night- two in New Haven and one
in Norwalk. Here (‘hief of Police
\Viiiiam R. Pennington and State I’ef'
licemen Frank Verilli and Fred Kiri:
descended on the place conducted by
Pete.- \"aska. on Day strut. and plac-
ed Yaska under arrest. This morning.
in the downtown couit. \‘nska was
fined $10”. Evidence against him had
i
i
(
Attorney
ford county. 110w directing the clean-
up of the county
perintendent Hurley,
them with
bins B.
Intcinal llcxenue Colk ctox
Eaton.
crbased over
since national prohibition became ef-
to 1 nl’orce
to us: less as long as the. open door of
iior- ill
Hugh M. Alcorn. of Hart-
111m ring and So-
and acquainted
his plans. ’ He. also called.
n State-Police Commissicncr Rob—-
Stocckel and United States
Robert 0.
have. in-
in numbers
Connecticut
10 per cent.
Saloons in
Director Mackenzie pointed
he maintained that efforts
tit: Volstcad act were next
ective.
111i. and
crxcljtngc places for
limited patrons will-
ofi’c :‘(w’l
‘crs and
1-11—11 secured on October lllh,
Following the issuing of the order in: to pay exorbitant prices for in‘tox-
Acting Chief Ralph H. Blakcsima of i ally"; liviiuucs.
the fwid division of the prohibition in .‘x‘t-v; liuuzn. Acting Chief
ofiicc. was instrzlitcd to proceed l:l1.~i'.i‘:.l(<‘. of the l“. ..1;:11 field divi—
against the saloons a; once. and ;.1'— sinn. swooped down on :1 saloon at
rang-crucifix; were made to see-k the 1H4 ("burch strut. run by “'iliiam J-
(C-il‘lli'l'atlon of the police :1“1horili<'~‘ O‘Neil, where a Quantity 01' alleged
in every municipality in tin; 1:2». whiskey was seized. Later. the Hoff—
Superintendem liolwrt T. ll}; 11‘ bran cafe. in New llavcn. was visited
111:2 State police. promptly p’lsii 111 ll by l-‘mleral agents. but not. soon
faciliiits oi the {State police fer tin» enough to pr’vcnt tl‘e dashing into
elicit. the sink of the contents of coxktainerm
l‘inctor Mziekcnale's action «was “’ —
take-11 utter he h-«vi (‘:1’.i“‘1". (11‘ State‘s (Continued on Page Seven)
lllliAN COUNT Y
NISIUNBERS
WANT RAII
NEW HAVEN. Oct. l4.—-"Eus.uess
is improving." was the hearty greeting
given by the executive committee to
the members of the New England Ad-
vertising Club h Convention, whic
opéned here. yesterday. Predictions
placing the figure well up towards 600,
were shown to be good ones for the
early enrollment was moving close to
that number by noon.
Sessions as prearranged for business
and discussion began in the afternoon,
Frank A Black
New England district . making the
opening address to the members.
There were welcomes in behalf of the
city and by John R. Dentarest. chair-
man of the general committee, which
made the arrangements. The mem-
bers were told what they were to have
in the way of dinners, luncheons,
theatre parties sightseeing trips. and
finally a trip to Yale Bowl Saturdav to
see the Williams game
The subject of “Advertising" will be
kep; to the from morning. afternoon
and evening until late Saturday. The
list of speakerso on assigned topics is
the longest a convention of this body
has had and the guests are. regarded
as outstanding figures in this particu-
lar line of publicity.
AllJlllANl Silllll
IIIES IN STAMEIIRII
semi-amine i
No: walk— lanburj' icicctirg ‘ il ‘r'vi
McKinley Camp. No. 9, U. S. W'. \’..
about twenty-five members of the
Camp journeyed by auto to Danburv,
where a verv citnusiastic meeting
Last night being the
‘ .
ebrated the nineteenth anniversary of
the organization of the lodge. last
'Ihe LeRfioy Vuléanizilng station at '
car which was headed towards Nor-. ~
night. with a supper and dance, held
in Red Men’s Hall. 25 Main street
More than 125 persons attended the
attainlncluding guests fiom South
ford. New Haven and Pennsylvania.
After the regular business meeting.
the supper was served. It consisted
of beef loaf. potato salad. beans, pick-
les. cake and coffee.
The features of the supper were. the
two immense birthday cakes. each of
which was adorned by nineteen can—
les. These w;re lighted following
the feed. One of the cakes was the
gift of Past. Deputy Sarah Frazer. of
Westport.
The hall was prettily dcc'orated for
the occasion. Blue and white crepe
paper was used in profusion around
the hall. and also used to trim the
tables. ;
Dancing was enjoyed following the
supper.
Lady Washington Lodge was organ-
ized in 1902, by Mrs. Eva. Hall, of
Camden. N. J. From a. small begin~
hing. it has grown until today it has
98 members and is in a flourishing
condition.
i’lz‘ia to hold a. Hallowe’en dance
on Thursday. October 31,1vere made
by the orga. on at the business
xneeflng. ‘
Norwalk. Westport. Bridgeport. Stam- l
was held; routine business was con-
ducted. During the meeting the
Camp was called to attention. while
notice of the solemn mustering out
:was delivered by Dept. Inspector A.
T. Dawson. on the death of Comrade.
Department Adjutant James W.
Smith. of Frederick A. Hill Camp. No.
15. of Stamford. Comrade Smith’s
funeral will be held from St. John's
R. C. church. in Stamford, at 10
o'clock Saturday morning.
Present at the meeting was Past
Department Commanders Charles An
drcas, of Bridgeport, and C. A. Haus—
childt. of Norwalk: also. 10 past com-
manders of the various Camps. About
40 in all attended.
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NI] AEREENIENT
' LONDON, Oct. 14 (Associated
Press). —~'—The conference of ‘Sinn Fein
leaders and members of the British
Cabinet; {:0th at, 11 o’cloc this
which had been made as to attendance. ‘
vice- president of the:
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LOGAN. Vl'. \‘a.. Oct. 14.——-Log:1n~
Boone County disturbance defendants
today continued their testimony, luc—
gun yesterday. in support of an appli-
cation for admittance to bail following
postponement of their trials the day
before until the January term of Cir-
cuit court.
\Vhen Judge Robert Bland this
morning ascened the improvised bench
in a motion picture theater. serving as
a court room while the county build-
"lug is being repaired. it was brought
'out that the hearing would be con-
cluded probably by noon. The taking
of testimony was made necessary by
the prosecution’s objections to the re,-
lease on bond of eighteen of the thirty-
one men who appeared for trial \Yed-
nesday.
’ . The regular grand jury has added a
number of indictments to those rc-
turned several weeks ago by a special
grand jury and the total now exceeds
six hundred. The charges range from
murder to gun “toting." and resultcl
from disorders in Boone and .Eastern
Logan (‘ounties late in August and
can?!" in September. when eleven men
weie killed.
Most oi the defendants heard so fan
have testified they were unwilling par-
‘ticipants. but the prosecution has
sought through questioning to Show
that they made no effort to shirk the
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JAPAN INCLINED ‘
Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard
Under a Physician’s Care
William J. Simmons Suffer-—
ing from Bronchitis and
Nervous Exhaustion, Fol-4
lowing His Collapse on the
Stand Yesterday
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'VVASHINGTOK. Oct. 14.———With ftl
star witnesa. William J. Simon.
founder and Imperial Wizard of the
Ku Klux Klan under a physician?
care. the House Rules Committee pre-
pared today to continue its inquiry
into the organization and activities of
the order.
Simmons was found to be. suffering
from “bronchitis and nervous exhana‘
'tion," it was said yesterday after hi:
collapse on the stand and the attend-
ing physician doubted whether ho
would be able to undergo the cram
examination which was scheduled.
ttcPoDh sses esisnti
The all day session yesterday in
seldom without a. moment of unusual
iiterest. The Klan’s founder, palpab-
ly lot in normal health. seemed eager
to ontinue his denunciation of those!
who had filed charges of lawlessness
and bigotry against the organization.
His references to former members
among the attackers was particularly
bitter.
The Imperial Wizard collapsed yes-
terday at the close of a fiveshours’
statement and later was placed in
charge of a physician. who ordered
him to stay in bed.
Announcement of Mr. Simmons' ill—
ness was made by Chairman Camp~
bell. who stated he had been advised
the \Vizard was too ill to appear. Dr.
XV. G. Manning. the nbvcicia." attend~
ing Mr. Simmons reported that he
was sutfering from acute bronchitis
and general exhaustion.
Chairman Campbell adjourned the
hearing after stating that Dr. Man—-
hing had informed’him Mr. Simmons
could not possibly appear ear‘ier than
Monday Should his condition im—~ ‘
7T0 IGNORE CHINA
ON SHANTUNGl
PEKING. Oct. 14 (Associated
PreSS) .r—Japan is inclined to ignore
the Chinese note rejecting her p1 opos-
als relathe to negotiations involving
the Shantung question. according to
most reliable information here. {his
would have the position of Japan as
it was following the preSentation of
the Tokio memorandum bv h1.0bata.
Japanese Minister here. in September.
It is declared that Japan expects
China will attempt to bring the Shan-
tung problem before the Washington
conference.‘ but. Toklo is relykig~ upon
the solid support of the signatories to
ithe ersailles treaty in opposing such
'a move. befcause if .‘Chlnas claims
Iwere recognized. it is asserfd. other
non- signatory nations would be en—
couraged to protest against clauses
distasteful to them.
treaty" might be invalidated. Japan
expects, her stand in this matter will
leave Shantung open to future‘ direct
negotiations with China. 1*
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BRiDEPoa'r, Oct. 14. ——-Mayor
Clifford B ‘ Wilson last night receive
the Re :1: '
a nd thus the.
WIINNN IllNS SIXTH NlllllNAllllN
prove. however 'the hearing may be
resumed tomorrow.
Sim “as Nc’ ‘c Sneak
at Ar
rapist?!m Ininner
NEW YORK. Oct. 14.—Rear
Admiral Sims has declined an in-
vitation to speak at the Armistice
Day dinner of the New York
chapter Lot the Military 0rd r of
the World War. Otficers of the
"chapter today attributed the re-
fusal to the reprimand he received
for his speech in England in refi—
ercncc to Sinn Feiners. .2
This ofllcer quoted the Admiral
as writing to the chapter:
“A year from now. when I am
on the retired list, I can say what
I feel like and then I'll be glad to
talk to you."
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