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NEWS THAT’S
RELIABLE
‘ ESTABLISHED 1870
Explosion in
Entered at the South Norwalk Post.
Ollice as Second ClaSs Mail Matter.
American
Lacquer Company’s Plant
Rocks Stratford Homes
:Boiler Blows Up, Wrecking Parts of Factory and
‘ Hurling Fireman Through Door, but He Mir-
aculously Escapes Injury—Booth and Platt
Estimate Damages at $10,000—Firemen Called
to Put Out Blaze.
VVIIII I-I Impact that
ford and the Inst side
‘lt big lIIIIII-I’ III the
company's plant on I'Iruce street,
SII‘JIFIII'II IIItII I'I'IIuIIIo-nls
f. '3" t,)~('l1,ll'l\ last night. -
shook Sll‘ul.
of Bridgeport.
AIIIerII‘aII Lacquer
I \IIIIIIII-Il :tl
illnwn through “our.
\ workman was blown tl‘erIIQ’ll Mn
1 III sponsil-ilil)
lI-IIII r r-IIIIII III-III; Illll',ll'llll.lllsl)' t'SCJD
1“,." IIIJIIIII-s. 'l'lII (“II stun llllt‘l\.
I-IIIIIIIII; was. IIN II for the distilling ui
(lv‘llllllll‘I-l Ill!llI.\lll-Ii :IIIIIIIIII The en
tiie II.” was |IIII\\-I ;I\\;t\. III-struc-
1IIIII \\.I‘ spun-I l-\ flIIIAJ bricks and
III .7... pen-s III IIIIIIII‘I‘ that I'ldIllI-Il
:IIIII \\"I Ithi IIIIIII I-IIts H" thI stI'III‘
‘II.'-
||:]III.I..v-.~ inns-HI on llIl\l\ It‘ll] II'
‘(III. 'Iltlt‘ tl|~~lH'I’lltllI l.l\l III"l. “III
I uI-wIl him HUN IIII IIII l-‘III-lIIIs: .IlI-III.
l III InI IIIIIIIIJ pIIIpI-I'II In“ .\lls‘l IIIII II‘
I -III I ‘~ IIIIIIIl '\ ll‘ HI. .1. Itittx.
serious ex-
Is traced to the excessively
The tank on the I'm»
IIIry roof froze. and the lltlll' r did not
. I-t Its proper Sllppl)’ of water.
'I‘III \\’IIiliII: Siher company
IIIi.iII III to the lacquer
SIII‘I‘I-I‘IIII I-xlIznsiu-
l‘III~ IlIc
plosion
colIl “'t ather.
plant.
company's
damag. s.
i
I
l
:I-IIIIIIIIIg.
flitillst\ 111 iii. neighborhood for con-
‘sIIIII-r-IIIII IIIsl-IncI-s trembled on their
’lltlllll‘li Moons, blowing out window
L-llkfi IIIIIIIII Int; IlislIIs II’IIIII (Inst
'.-l:II\I: .IIIIl sonercl) shaking panick)
III-Ill III ;.
lI;II III .I II'I'IIIIn- II III' L‘I liIIslIIn
:IzI’.II l‘lll lII"II I.Illl‘LL IIII llI(' i.|l'
‘IIII' IIII~ Il-Iita' tlI Il.I\ III‘ I\.IIl
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IIIIIH I. I'. III .\\\III I: «III .III ("I‘l‘ll'lt’
II.‘ \.‘ . III I’-.lIlI‘-II IctIIIIHI
II‘IIIIIIIIIIrIII on Page Seven)
2,000,000 in U
Reports to (‘t‘llslls Bureau
Show 10 Per (font of
‘Women Marry Before 20:
”all the Men Wait 10
Years I. 0 ng m ' —~ 1020
Divorce Data Not Yet
Ready
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lIII'Il HI I. T.” \I‘xis (I: :I':I .II‘I- l'.IIiI. 4
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‘IIIIIJII‘II. will nIaI‘II, III. ~t. lI-'I .
gIIwI l~\I Il.
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J’A‘II'H"~‘ III‘ other )(‘ZIIS, \\ill"i| sl-ow
*tIII~ l.I\<.' of averages (Ill mantra“.
comes from a. sin-Iv of II” I‘I II‘II\'
llIIII:III Inarl‘iIsfe I’I-IIIIII». III<IIIIIII II‘
III Intuit-nee III :I (lllll ltllllllIl It
'I ., I.;II.IIIII1II:III Il‘llltllllnl to II
Ill'ii v. The IIIIII lllt‘ IIIlII vsIIII- II- -II-
I. I' IDI'IIIIISf III IIIIIIIls (II' '13.
\I luv. .I -I \II-iIIuI- I: I.IIIuIII;: III are
l’ttlll MI (I! »\ \II but .'I lh‘l' I'Illt (IF
II- :II thin I.\ III the IIIII \\IIIIlIl It'-
(Coutinucd on Page. Ten)
lF 83 PHISIINEIIS
I7 MADE ESCAPE
.\‘. Transport Henderson
Arrives with Men in Irons
from Pacific
'IIli'i‘sMIII' 3“
'l‘ll, N ll. .lun.
l-lliit‘llv SIJItI-s il.‘ill.\|>l.)l'l lll‘llllt‘l‘r
I .‘II'IIvIIl :It the I1:I\) _\;II‘II hero to-
' with \2‘. II:I\;II p'IsIIners from the
‘illI‘ IIIII (tilit'tl'S report that IT
SIIIII IH lI:iIl III:IIII- lilt II (.\l'.i|ll' .~ll|t‘I'
\Isnl IIII‘t San l"r:l|l"l."l'll lI-II II:I\‘«
,IIIIIIme Int-rhoarIl when the ship
s Quin; through ill" l'ananIa ('.III:II
II III II InaiuIIvI' IIIakIng: llII tr Is.
III .II points on the l'uciln‘ (‘Imsl
II II‘ liII' \t'SStl stopped.
The I'llhtlllt‘l's were transFeI-I'III to
-- ll.|\:|l prison here and lll'gdll sIn-
llt‘t‘h‘ of from two to the years. These
IisonIIs llt' all enlisted men whose
omt-s .Il-I‘ Inst of the \Iis.—:__iasippi.
HIIIFY EIEEIIHN
IlF METAHAHIS
,\'l'llli.'\\ .IIIII. ."..'i luleetinn
It lllll~‘lI(I[l .\leletios .\letukukis
III‘ Constantinople,
nullified by the
at “.ltlloniki. It is held that.
lt' l-lt'tilIlll was in Mutation of the
-.II(IIIs III" the church. the statutes. of
I» ecumenical patriarchate and the
l't‘t‘nll'lll reached at the last Con-
I-ss III-III III Adrianoplz".
The t‘IInzrress has decided to post-
oue the election of the new patriarch
of
as pa-
been
I-I-cII-siastica
. in I‘. II
t't‘lill‘l‘Il
has
I session
til the beginning of February. ii I)?—
g‘ hoped. in the meantime. to reach
agreement by which an election
II III: III III by all parties.
Archbishop Me'letios is now euro-to
t‘onstantinoplo. to assume the du-
f‘ of patriarch. to which position he
s cIeIitcd in that city on December
mb at Band Concert
‘ Injures Fifty in Bavaria
l'.ltl.l.\', Jan. 3. (By Associated
s). ~A bomb was exploded among
crowtl listening to a band in the
'etplace of Dinkelsbuehl. Bavaria.
’ew Year’s eve, injuring fifty per-
» twenty of. them seriously. The
.- er of the bomb. :1 youth. and
-- other persons were. arrested.
.8. Lead
Single Lives After Fifty
IHHEE HEIlll IN
FIHE ENEINEEIIIISH
Three Fatal Accidents From
False Alarm A r o u s e
('hicago Police
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[JANE IN BAN/II
ZIINE; Flilllll
IN HATUNIAHE
Heaviest “'ater Pressure at
Panama Since Opening
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this
in
to
liI-:I\iI’-St
Lake
afternoon
morning. This lllil'lo
open seven of the
III the water out.
pressure (If waIII'
the opening of th: Canal.
'I‘he extraordiu:uy volume of water
Is attributed to the disturbed weather
conditions that ll.’l\" prevail-I1 tn the
northern part (If the \VI-stern llImi-
sphere in the last three “II-Its. and
heavy continuous rains in the t‘anal
Zone.
ti't'lul‘lx‘
III I‘Iissnl‘)‘
flu
II
spillwm;
It “as the
gates
I‘\|N‘l'l' IIcI .1 since
Brines Loses Life
in Auto Accident
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 3.—\\'illia1n
P. llrines. former l'niversity of Penn-
sylvan’ia student. Who was uC‘tllilif‘d.
last January. of the charge of killing
Elmer C. llrcwes. rt Dartmouth Col-
lerze student. lost his life in an auto-
mobile accident near San Diego. Cal..
last Sunday. according to a telegram
received here by John R. “'iggins. his
uncle.
Ilrewes was found dead on the out-
skirts of the city with a. bullet wound
in the head. October. 10:10. The po-
lice. sought Brines. who was not at his
own home. He was surrendered by
his council. Brines’ automobile was
found abandoned about a. mile from
the place where Drewes’ body was
found.
\
Leave Homes on
Account of Floods
PHOENIX. Ariz.. Jan. 3.—-Residenfs
of the northwestern portion of Phoe-
nix were notified by the sehriff's office
and police today to leave their homes
because of danger from floods from
Cave Creek.
The flood waters broke through the
Arizona and Grand Canals, two arter-
ies of the Salt River Valley Wan.
district, north 0: Phoenix. last night.
IIIII [IRiAIlN
REASSFMBIES
IIIII DISCUSSION
)l'l:l.l.\'. Jan. 3. (By the Associat-
ed l'ress).- ~.\lembers of the Dali
Ell‘t‘ullll rI assembled today after an
adiournment of lwelu- days. to re-
sume discussion of the treaty with
Great Britilln.
A review of the attitude taken by
the Irish people at large would seem
to Indicate overwhelming sentIment
in layer (It the ratittcation ot. the
compact. Since aunouucch-nt was
made that the treat) lliltl 'H" II siQII»
ed in London. 101 public lmdics lune
aIIoptI-rl resolutions In fu\0r oi the
treaty. and In luau) cases- hau- Ite-
llllllltl'tl that llll'll' I’IprI'St-nlzltnes lit
the Hall I-III'eaMI \IIII- IIII' it
I-’I\I~ IIIIIII‘ cIIIInIIIs .. LimeriIk.
XIII‘III 'I‘ippIraIL ’l‘\I'IIIII-, I.IIIItlI and
\\I \I'IIIII pasta :II;I\ .IIiIieIl ll]!‘il'\11lI
Continued on l“‘\'t’)
Page
EIINHHN WANIS
MllllE HEEIHHIS
Axiator lnspited by Success
of Donation Flight 1n .lL-h
Larsen Monoplane
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(Continued on Page Tcnl
NEW YEAR MHIININII
CHURCH SEHVIEE
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the lIriulIl
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The choir re'ulIrIIl :I line Intnlcu'.
prouran. in the evening. The I-\--:.‘-
ill}: solos 0F .\lIss Klilll‘r. Mrs. Strut-Z}.
.\lr. l-‘razer and .\Ir. Sterlin, were 115’
great pianure. £1.“
tI-anl III with VI'I‘\
“as the work (It the whole Chorus.
(Continued on Page Six)
FIVE BANDITS
ESCAPE FHHH
PfllIEE STATIHN
IIINGHAMTON. N. Y., Jan. ...—l-‘
bandits escaped from the police sta~
lion at .\lorIIrOse. l’a.. today, after a
pistol battle. They were arrested in
an automobile for failing to account
for its ownership. At the police sta-
tion. they refused to answer questions
Left in charge of a deputy for a mo—
ment. they drew guns. hacked the Er.»-
puty against the wall and fled to the
car. Later the car was found aban-
doned at Tingley. Pa.. with holes in it.
i‘x't‘
New Year’s Reception
to Two Hundred Guests
M r. and Mrs. George Elliott Browne.
of Mott avenue. gave a. large New
Year's reception yesterday to about
two hundred relativesnnd friends. The
house was tastefully decorated. holly
and mistletoe being largely in evi-
dence. It was a merry party from
four until six. the many guests ex-
changing greetings and wishes for one
another’s happiness durirfg the com-
ing year. In receiving. Mr. and Mrs.
Browne were assisted by Mrs. John
Cavanaugh,
Mrs. Carl Axel Harstrom, Mrs. Alvin
D. Wadsworth and Mrs. Reed Ravi!-
and. The young ladies assisting in the
dinning room were Miss Edith Weed.
Miss Lorraine Trippler Miss'fia’ze}
Whittaker and Mrs; W '
[AHEEIY AIIENHEIII
Mrs. Hubert F. Bishop. V
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.
Jan. 3. —-
(‘IarI-nce \\. Loud. i3 911C“ salesman of
Melrose, was brought. into the \lid-
(l't'St‘\ County Superior (ourt today. to
stand trialion an indictment charging
the murder of James A. Preston. a
Wakefield policeman.
Preston's body beating fouI builtt
wounds. was found in a WOOde d section
of Lowell road. some distante trmn
IIII- center of Wakefield, on the night
of April '.I last. 3"
Lnutl‘s arrest at his home Hill} the
w \t IL") was due to.\thc .I'ut‘l that his
IvanII am that of a Woman Were writ—
i.~II on :i Iuemorundunl found in the
[)Illll’l'lIl-III‘S lizii le’ll'lf‘l .-\tl0l'fll'.\'
.\':IIII;III A 'I‘IIftsvxpresscIl the opinion
that III patrolman ha-l questioned
3..in .-I III ;. woman automobile com—
.\ .-.iIII '.Il.- I Ir uaIIII .\ and ill-illit‘d
‘I II. III‘ I.I.~ .Itton tII prIINcuII
Ilr- Ill
I 'Ill‘l .s “I ~ Ilvilllltitl i‘H [IIIiit'I HII
II ‘4‘lill IIIziIt tlI-IY hr-I' l IIslIanIl IIIIIl
I... . to I‘ up up} I‘OI‘IZIIII «III l.‘)\\'I'll
In ..‘. .Ii .1 IIIII‘. .IlInIIIlIInI It lllh :I-ItI'IIIIII.
.. \.iIII \i...~' tIHIIIrl LitII'
“I“ ~» ‘I. It 1" much I‘IIIIIu-Ivl-Il I.)
I. II. *\I— Preston's duties as :-
‘z I «I ‘. "lIi-l ll‘II‘. III 'II:-i\I Ill‘. III
I" . Iil‘l-liIJ" IIZ‘J‘IHSI [II I‘snns \vho
;- viu II IrI II' ‘I‘.Yl)nlolzl‘I.~ III lUIH‘IY
IIz ... .Il'"Il".‘,' Ir.“ road rim? llll‘llI'Il off.
lights ;~'~i he. incl :IIaIIe III;.I._I
...__.__
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EHSTHHS MEN
AHE HAVINE AN
EXEIFINH lIilE
Il'I .\"I ‘ l' .\ V .lIII f‘
s it . if .llII"ll'\. Melvin!-
lIr .i xx . .I ' {I'll :3 “I‘ll eases
I- III... l?‘ min .1 the oft'o'i‘TSIot' l‘nIIt-Ii
‘ II . I‘ Is'I'IzII (I’vcirls hert‘ in their
vupt In iIrr;-.k lit) the illegal traffic
Il't'llti i'Hl‘IRLEI‘ to this 11M“ dtlIiIIa' 1932.
. \I.Is nun-II: toi‘ Pistol hat-
“I.“
we .4 av.
(I.'\ II. luv-pr: lumtiI :i:ers amt officials
\II Ie {II Inc: ‘ 'l" .. nit}: I‘l’~' are.“ on
Jul) II'I‘J ;. l . ..I i :Iri’WIIIilIIl: ‘III
I'I « iI va s'I \ II “III:III”- :I little
III‘. szl st _' ti-l: I*.Ir.<Il'InI-
. 'I 'x _ \ "l‘I.’ II ~.'. Info
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7 I .I I H
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:.III‘.' II; 12s ‘ Is ht -. >~I ;-I:.~'-. inzan Ii.
‘.II.~" I: 13;,“ .3". I ' t. I- IIIIIII I };;_;i is
. .‘I‘~ .iutonlala r- -. M'Ir’i's‘ "
SPHUHI Mil
SHEEEFH BOISE
\l. I‘lllktizitfx .I'I:* Jim I‘IIIIiI.tiIIn
I It HI: I'. S; . ‘ot' l’I unsyhania
\-.IIII'-I \\ii: :I ' :J'II’. IIIIIIII‘ :II‘-
Im'IIIm- l.l‘ l.‘ III‘ l‘VSlfllllTlf: to
.t-I-IIIII .Ippoii. as l'nitml .\‘t‘Ilcs
.‘II‘II till" ’0 8'1“!" . Elle “III! S l" ll~
I"\" “a.“ 1n..i- tmi .\ by Senator \Vtit—
sun. (It lnIlLInI. (up «It the Republican
.;..I. 3's (II the 8-: III after It. call at
{It Whit. House.
SI1...IIII \‘I’atsn'i sail that he had
law: in coinri'sntznn with (itH'v'l‘l’lfil‘
SIIHIIIII su\er..l tum» ()lv"'l" t-IIIphune
l'ZlI .3 tln- lax‘t ".\‘II days and that in
l‘I‘ II;.IIIIII;I tin} 2‘...l”“l' was practically
Il- I'IIll‘il
'l'izI- II.II2I"' lI.I.'<.)lI which in»
am». I‘. III Se Iii ;I12.IliI. In I I‘ll!”-
I;.I=Ir-II to urge sum '1 in tilliug the \a-
t‘.tl‘.(“ left Ly .\‘vuaf- Ir ltilrnfit' s death
l< IInIiI retool to III tlze approaching
the l‘orIl-Niovherry election
Senator \\';Itson said today
that the \'()li' probably would be close.
(§'I\wrnnt‘ Sprout would succeed to the
of Senator l’eur0se by resigning
a. I:II\I-rnor and taking an appoint-
IInnt to the Senate from the present
III-:III-IIant~governczi who would suc-
«v'i to the governorship.
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suit
SOUTH NORM, CONN? TUESDAY JAN. 3. 1922
NEW GERMAN .;
IliPIIBIIC’S
IIIc APPEARS
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (By The Asso?
elated Press).——Germany’s 'flag' today
reappeared among those of other-kna-
tions which fly from the tall buildings
of New York's financial and shipping
district.
It was unfurled from the same flag—
pole. atop .Number N Broadway.
from which it was hauled down in the
spring of 1917 and marked the loca-
tion of the re-established consular
Offices of the new German Republic.
For more than a week representa-
Ines of ('onsul Genrral K Irl Lang.
trmporarlh chalge d'at‘fairts of his
government at \Vashington. had been
preparing for a reopening of the
office. A score or more of desks. til-
int: cases and a couple of steel Safes
wert mmed across the hall from the
Olliec ot' the Swiss consul. their cusv
lodian during the war. Among the
missing furnishings was an oil paint»
Inc at former Emperor \\'Illiam. The
old consular seal had also been «its.
carded and the stationery took on the
dress of the new (it-Imany.
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.II tails.
5.. :nrnor's \‘Ill‘f"1ll\'. “hose II‘Ime
III-s sari )IstI I'Ii.Iv III ‘II;IIl IuI'EIIttIII.
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:IilI‘Ili‘Ii '\ \\'l‘II) \\.I\ I I I tI i ll? I‘O‘Ilil
an lIl'l'lIIIIIlFIIl llt‘ixil by (ILL
\IITI “he also HIIII he l.;IIl I'ur'lflilt I‘.
whom III had named as S(‘t'll'lill')'
the sIIin- Iii. ‘II'W but said in would
"find out w hull the man shows up tor
“ml: .oday.’
(Viv-s. whose platform prmIIisI-Ii in
the \\li(‘lt‘ Hill I- i" it did not
orders. announced plans today to
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to
‘Il)llt‘l‘
(Ii-I)
1- .ii :I )I.tI.t lt' (If lllo \\‘ll0lf‘ fIIY‘CP
‘I ‘mtarl‘. tlII downtown distritl. to
"show the pt IIII‘I “hat a fine form we
‘. .\I " Ii. )Ist- rvl.I\'.\ spi t't‘lll‘s he
warm 1‘. t‘.- II"I‘.I I l'fi: "line drink and
you're tired."
The majntur was in l.is OFIlf‘t‘ at T 3“
«fr leI‘I; this IIIornIIIg.
II.8.N.S.I|IIIIIIIIIIEII
INRIIWAISIIANIIIIAI
ltalians from \Varship At-
tack U. S. S. Wilmington’s
Men
SHANGHAI. Jan. It. (lly Associated
l’ressL—vfierious trouble between sail-
t‘ronr Italian and American war-
ships III-re developed yesterday when
a hand of some two score ltalian sail»
ors surprised and attacked about a
dozen American blue jackets in a cafe]
and then went from one cafe to an-
other s‘eeking out and attacking iso-
lated groups of Americans. Five
Americans sustained knife wounds.
two of then} being seriously stabbed.
and one of them. l-‘.. J. Reebey of the
sunhoat \K‘ilmington. dying from his
wounds.
The attacks were the outgrowth 6f
a trifling brawl in a cafe following
which the Italians gathered the raid-
ing party. which was armed with
knives and several " revolvers. The
Americans are declared to have been
unarmed.
All shore liberty from the war craft
has been suspended in consequence of
the trouble and an investigation is be-
ing? made by the authorities.
”TS
SISTERS HILIEII IN H’IITEIIHHIIY _
WHEN AHTII Tllllllli RUNS Will
\VA'I‘ERBURY. Jan. 3.—~Miss Sarah
McDonald and Miss Margaret Mc-
Donald. sisters, teachers in the local
grammer schools. died here yesterday
afternoon as a result of an accident in
which they figured at about 3 o'clock.
when a motor truck, running wild.
down Prospect street. ran onto the
sidewalk and struck them, throwing
them to the ground and pinning them
underneath. Robert McDonald,.aged
6 years, a nephew. who was veral
feet behind hisiaunts, escaped being
hit by the truck? Donate Dadone, an
employee of the Gpldsmith- Chatfield
company driver of the truck. was held
under bonds of $5.000 pending an in-
vestigation into the. accident by Coro-
ner John T. Manual. *
Margaret McDonald died almost in-
stantly after being entered at the Wa-
terbury hospital while Sarah McDon-
ald died at 5 .o ’clock. Both were ren-
daflfinconscious 35.9. result of being.
i did not regain .
PHIINE HPEIIATIHI
SAIIES THREE lIVES
The presence of mind of a. telephone
operator of the Nor-walk exchange of
the New England Telephone company
probably saved the lives of three per—
sons overcome by carbon dioxide last
Wednesday morning. The operator
summoned aid and sent a physician to
the Scene of the accident before seri-
ous‘ results took place.
It appears that carbon dioxide es-
caping from a. kitchen stove filled the
home 'of William L. Young. of 4 Mel-
bourne street. The gas quickly over-
came Mrs. Young and her daughter.
,Marion. Mrs; Ainelta Rule. a married
daughter who was also in the. hostile
“'amler with probably show or rain.
Burglar Cornered
In Summer Residence i.
of Frank
mm: coma—I
.\.!
H. Traendly;
Man Giving His Name
as Wesley Harmon, of
Elizabeth, N. J., and Kingston, N. Y., Admits
Robbing Several Places in Darien, and Is Or-
dered Held Under Bonds of $7,500.
?
Aflirtd in a two days growth of
beard. three suits of clothes. a pair of
shoes and a pair of artics. a felt hat.
and about 200 assorted keys. W'eslcy
Harmon. who claims to hail from
Elizabeth. S. I‘ and Kingston. N. Y..
was arrested by Police Sergeant J.
Harry Gibson. at the home of F‘. H.
Traendly. in llowayton. at 11:30
o'clock Sunday night.
The clothes hat. shoes and artics
were the property of Mr. Traendly.
while the keys were blanks of Corbin.
Yale. Norwalk Lock. Lockwood. lins-
Win. and a nuntlwr of othIr InukI-s
I-‘iIIIslII-Il kt)s were also found in the
bunches which Harmon hnd fastened
around his belt.
This morning arraigned lII-roit-
Judge \esluurgh In the downtown
court, Harmon was bound OVV'T to tlII-
l“t"lll'llllt’} lt'ITll of the criminal sue
pcl‘iur t'tllil'l III lIIIIIIls III 37.3““. (It: .'
charue of burglary,
The :IIrI-.~t III‘ Harmon I‘ollmvv (l
when :I NI w \"I ..r's part) at tl.~ III-Inc
of Charles J. Jen: t'. (‘5Il"‘l1|ktt’ III .\I!‘
Tratutlivs property “.is breaking up
NEW YHIIH MAN
THINKS BAH IS HIS
Albert E r c o I i n 0 Makes
Almost Positive Identifica-
tion of Packard in Posses-
sion of Giacamo Bertino
of
Ailvl‘l’l lIII‘IIIlIlII. 56 Elizabeth
strict. .\'I w Yuri; I It_\. ninth and II: lll‘
.lowutmvu court. this morning. lwio'rc
.IIt-lp (barge ll \‘IIsIIuI'gh. as the
own-.r III the Packard touring: car.
\IIIII l; was I'IIunIi III the barn III‘ Gui»
I‘.IIIIII l1. l’iIIZO .II‘.’ 3" \anl stict't. who
Is lilltlt’l :IIIIst charged with posses—
snm III’ :I .\lllltn automobile and also
wIt‘II possession of an automobile with
lll‘.illi.ll"l IIIIIIIIII-rs.
l'II'IIIIIIIo said tlzat but for the
In tlII motor number he would
positively iIiI ntii'y the car. which was
pa l'l\'13(l alongsiIlI~ City Hall. as a State's
e\hIlIIt. It had Firestone cord
‘IIrIs. slip (-(ners. the initials “A. E."
could III made out on the right hand
sIIlI rear door. it had an Eagle motor-
(‘iznngrr
as his
Continued on Page Seven)
on Sunday night.
A light was, noticed in the Traentflg
home and Sergeant \Gibson went. to
investigate after having the house
surrounded by the other guests. He
noticed Harmon at work in the cellar.
Harmon emerged from the cellar door
and becoming alarmed at the sight at
Gibson dove back into the (:9le
again.
Gibson waited until he came out
again and then when he darted back
once more went in after him.
A chaSI which led Gibson through
the house. through rooms and hall-
ways Harmon finally being cornered'
in a closet in one of the rooms. He:
was "plotted" into coming out into
the room. (lIlIsou saying "Throw up
your hands." Harmon had :I .25 cal-
ilIrI- (‘olt automatic revolver which he
Ilro'ppui. when he believed that Gib—
son laid thI drop on him.
At IIIIIII-I- headquarters he was put
through :1 course of questioning and.
III Iiaimul to have broken into sev—
Continued on Page Seven)
Last Minute Sale of Banks
Averted Crash in Chicago
Continental and Commér-v
cial Take Over Fort Dear-
born Bank and Associated
F i r m. Involving More.
Than $85,000,000
MN I. Jill]. 3.~—-The Continental
ltilllllit'lclttl National Bank and
t‘I-II1InenI-al and Commercial Trust
:gs Bank today formed the
sI-IOIIII largest banking institution. in
the l'IIIt- 4‘. States and the largest west
of .\‘ew’. York. through absorption of
Fort I)t.‘&tl"l)0l‘fl National Bank and its
affiliated institution, the Fort Dear—
born Trust and Savings Bank. Una-t~
action au-rtiug what is described as
the most serious difficulty which has
thri atI-ucd Chicago’s financial district.
in sixteen years.
The merger was announced late last
night. after an all day session of the
Chicago Clearing House Association
and leading tinanciers, the Continental
.md Cotnniercial institutions agreeing
to assume IIabIlities of sixty million
dollars.
The absorption plared combined de<
posits o! the {our banking institutions
at more than $400,000,000. and fatal.
resources at a figure greater than
' 3?. OIIII. IIIII‘I
lIItIicul‘IIcs of the
("III
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.Ill'l le‘x i1
Fort bearbom
(Continued on Page Three) -.
',Iill[l ENIIIIAVEHS
HUT HF Willllt
CHICAGO. Jan 3. —Approxima: ‘ly
3,400 members of the Photo-Engravers
Union in thirty cities of the country
Went on strike today. in protest
against a wage reduction or lengthen-
ing of working hours according to re
ports to the headquarters here of he
Ameiiclvn Photo Engiav ers Assoria-
tion.
Emplmers sought to reinstate the
tony-eight hour week at the present
late at wage or to reduce wages $5,211-
lowing the present torty~four hour
week to continue. The union declined
to accept the change. Louis Flader,
commissioner of the assoc atiou, said
the wage reduction would have ap-
proximated eight per cent. the average
wage being about $56 a week.
All union plants in Chicago were
closed today, but employers said that
if attempts to reach an. agreement
within the nextr few days failed, they
would open the shops and obtain other
. employs-5. The commercial shops only
were affected, newspaper plants not
being involved.
Documents Are .
' Declared Forgeries
PARIS, Jan. 3 (By The Associated
Press).—The French Ministry of For-
eign Affairs today issued a formal de-
nial of the alleged Franco-Japanese
understanding regarding the occupa-
tion of Siberia. Documents purporting
to show that France and Japan had
entered into such a nagreement were
made public in Washington last Satur.
day by a delegation from the Far East-
ern Republic.
The Ministry quoted from a letter to
secretary of State Hughes from M.
Safxraut. head of the; French delegation
1n : Washington,
ts'prod
Naval Experts End a Long
Study of Technical Details
Final Adjustments of the
Limitation Agreements
Looked for by the End of
the Week
“'ASIIIXGTON, Jan. 3 (By The A5.
sociated e progress is
being made by the naval experts. it:
was said today. in arriving at decisions
on numerous minor points which will
be incorporated in the limitation
treaty. . These involve principally
questions dealing with replacement
and those governing the scrapping or
capital ships which are slated. for de-
struction.
As they are beginning to shape. the
rules for scrapping ships will consti-
tute a code. covering methods of dis-
position of the ships and of each part:
of the purely military equipment of
Continued on Page Eleven)
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Naramake Home
Inmates Entertainer!
A very enjoyable New Year‘s party
was given at the Naramake Home yes-
terday afternoon, when the ng" s
Daughter's Circle of the South Nor—
Walk Congregational church gave a
pleasing entertainment consisting o!
dances by the Misses Zwicker and old
favorite songs by Mrs. Huntington.
Mrs. Archie Nash, Mrs. Ralph Gregory
and Mrs. Sitcox. after which ice cream
and cake was served to all [amt
The party was held in the ladies sit—x
ting room just finished. _
So hearty has been the response to
the appeal made some time ago for
furnishings for the room that the wo-
men now have a-cozy comfortable well
furnished room to sit: in. Thanksare ~
due to the employees at the House of
Mayehofi for an attractive rug which
covers the floor; Court. Laurel for a.
tine oak library table and two chairs
.to match. and the various axles of
King’s Daughters of the so Kermit " '
Congregational church for a large
' chat . than!
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