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_ iemier Briand Submits King George Grants ...
Resignation
to President
Millerand at Elysee Palace
First Made a Lengthy
(‘hamber of Deputies,‘
at
Statement Before the
J ustlfying His Attitude
the Cannes Conference—Overthrow of
Briand Ministry Expected to Affect the Genoa
Economic Confere-nc
l’artICIpating.
e, in Which America Is
'\lil.\ Jun 1:. (ll\
~l l'rcuIn-r llriand submitted
to President Millerand
l'.Il:Ice today after Innk-
statement l)r'f“['(' the
,, .lwi ”I lu-pnties ,Iuslit'yiul: his at-
.: vlw t'annes conference.
IIIIII'A Int: ntIon to resign was
.I In llil‘ t‘liumln-I‘ at tho-
t." .IlI-ili
ll\
.tl
ulbv
I l
| ii-ll"\ sin-ell: 'l‘lln- .‘lll’
it Ii . llli' :iA an illlll‘l‘ sui-
in h.Id :IppsIrt-nth “on the
tin I‘llaililn't‘ llis cub
l’w ‘I.Ii>|n"i vvvrv- Iilio-ll \vItlI
! I' III\ Sllnltil'll lit‘ii‘l'llllllfl-
.I. up Ill .\lr. iiriuvivi p'lt ill"
-nl part. the question lli
,.. III of (ll-I'III'III prnlntpius
Associated I payments and
l‘ rcnch partlclpatinn in
the Genoa conferenci- Rlllllll‘t'l) up to
the l‘liiiniber of Deputies telling the
llc-pII'ii-s, tn the bluntest ll rins. to take
them or lcau- them.
In handling the tin-r‘mau monitor
Iulil question l'l'r'nlll'l triund said:
")nu Inust lllltkl' up your minds on
that question ,I moratorium l'ol' tier.
lll:|l|\ lt l.\ granted humans» France
has: lln \nIIo Ill it if l“l:lllt‘t' had the
dI-cl ion It nvnr \von'd haw luv-n
4|Ill.\‘|!l9‘l‘l"i but tliulilvs to the tiiatv
(ll \'+I':~':Iillls, ,\l'llt’il' 1'31. tho- lV'l'itl'nrr
lions l'lllllllli.~.\it)lt iA- lllll|4I\\l‘I‘v'li to
s:l.llll duuns. .intl you I:I.I\ lll:ll{i up
\tlill' minds now. that :i lllli'll'i‘ of
(Continued on Page Eight)
lettin‘iates ButterWorth
Wrote Attack on Bissell
stale t'ommander Seymour
of I. c gi on Disclaims
Authorship of Letter Sent
to Governor Lake
I‘Iinimamlel' Clarence \\’_ Se\ «
thr- .\lnv ricnn Legion admit-
»' lllLflIi that he tilll not writi-
vt't r attacking ('omproller Hur-
i' liIA'A‘cll and the puss. which he.
illlll lll‘i"r. forwarded yesterday to
Lake. Although hu- Would
I'ur‘lhv-r than to say that it “as
it‘il' l and written by it Iill-nlber
uvi-I-utive committee," would
bin that it was the work of
IAurer Frank S. lluttI-rworth whose
Hun In withholding $30!) rt mont
' .I- himself from the state fund 1‘ r
. . . «Iv v-x—sorvice men was stopped by
I tI-tnporriry injunction issued upon
llllllll'lliillll of fellow ex-service men.
The letter asked the governor to
"see that the audit of the books of the
“mid is presented first to you and the
'Alillvi of control and that any appar-
-.: iiI'I'ilsinn for criticism be taken up
v III. our I'Iind committee before pub-
'Ill\ is given it." The audit is being
iuwtwd by State Auditors Bailey
i I'hcips at the direction of Comp-
"untinued on Page Twelve)
M’lEANPliESENTS
MANY PETlllflNS .,
FilllM THIS STATE
‘illi‘\r‘ George P. Nlclman of Con-
Iw ut introduced the following peti-
. - Ia iili' l'nited States Senate. to-
!“ Int-ins from 485 employees of
William l. Gilbert Clock Co.. of
Md and 584 employees of the
.H .in Fabrics Co.. of' Bridgeport.
um.- the immediate enactment of
. tailed l-‘ordney tariff bill with
\av-wtcan valuation clause em-
i thereby enabling the. manu-
. . oI‘ tlto- l'nited States to better
wing” competition and main-
Ht \mv-rican standard of living
' wr employees.
I'muA' l'rom members of the Con-
.' l'hanibcr of commerce. 0"
I'Contlniigd on Page Ten)
I000IIE TAXES
0II00§IIIIIPII
t'ollcctions for Year 1921
S) c r e $22,486,103 Less
Hunt in 1920
‘III
amount of federal tax
liit‘ incomes of Connecti-
- \vlvn received 31.0”” 0|”
‘ .I “as $22,486,103 less lust
thi- \rar before. The
'rt' IIIIA- decrease is nearly
duplicate the entire“ high-
nI' the state and almost
llllli h as is spent each year to
H.» state government.
t.I\ receipts for 1921 totaled
tun
'-III
\ \i as compared to $59,-
l in 1020.
-lum- I tiller-lions of the revenue
Ill Connecticut during 1921
ST-T.Ftl:ii..’lts.91. showing a de-
$3:.1.’I2,581.17 from the AO-
. nuns the previous year. l\lore
A received on the income tax
l‘Ii‘Ii than was collected on
Hz‘nt taxes of all kinds the past
In.
income tax returns. the
personal income dropped
" ‘ bust year. Persons with the
...» Incomes experienced the larg-I
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TAX III00IIIII0
Blair Says Internal Revenue
Bureau Has Its Hands
Full Without Them
l~‘olln\\ln;.r is a statement from Com»
missioncr Ul Internal lievenue Druid
II. lllnir. relating to procedure with
respect to inquiries received by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue regarding
tax liabilities:
“ill-quests (Iro- being IT‘PI'hC'l daily
for rulings and adyice upon abstract
cases or,prospecli\c transactions in-
volving questions ol‘ incomi- tax and
protits litllllill). These requests are
so numerous and the insistence on
prompt action. so great that it seems
advisable at this time detiuitcly to out-
line the burvnus’ policy which will
gmern the consideration of these re-
quests.
"The Revenue Acts of 1918 and
1921 depart widely at many points
from prior law or practice. and have
given rise to new questions of such
importance complexity. and number
that the resources of the Bureau are
no more than adequate to advise tax-
payers promptly of their present tin.-
bilitles arising out of past transactions.
(Continued on Page Ten)
llEV. METAXAlilS IS
flEPillVflllFll/iNlt
Found Guilty of Attempting
to Bring About a Schism
in the Greek Church
ATHENS. Jan. 11 (Associated
Press). An ecclesiastical court pre-
sided over by the Metropolitan of
Athens. today found Most Rev. Mele-
tios Metaxakis. recently elected Pa-
triarch of Constantinople. guilty of
attempting to bring about a schism in
the church. It ordered that he be de-
prived of his every rank and secluded
as a monk in the monastery at Zante.
Archbishop Metaxakis was not pres-
ent at the trial.
Archbishop Metaxakls left New
York. December 30. for Constantino-
ple.. lie was. elected Patriarch of
the Greek Orthodox church. in ConA
stantinople. on December 8. by an
overwhelming majority. after which
relations,were broken off between the
Constantinople Patriarch and the
Athens Government. In the debate
preceding his election the Athens Gov—
ernment was sharply criticised for al-
leged failure in its duty towards the
unredeemed Greeks.
Seven members of the Constantino-
ple Synod resigned. protesting the it-
(Contlnued on Page Three)
Student Injured by .
Police N ightstick
OAKLAND. Cat. Jan. lit—Night-
stlcks wielded by the‘police broke up
a disturbance between a group of
nearly fifty young men. including
many students of the University of
California, and the Oakland police
who were on duty at a boxing show
in the Oakland Auditorium last night.
One student. George Fortune. 3. was
struck on the head with a. nightstick
aim nrnhahlv fatally injured.
l wile antray occurred, It is said. when
the police attempted to quiet: a dis-
turbance among a group of ypungrmen
. u uses during the year. I;
it
spectators. :_ '
REPUBLICAN » .
WOMEN MEEllNS
Al ll0YAl JAMES
The regular met-ting of the govern-
ing board of the Fairlield County lie—
publican \Vomen’s Association is be-
ing held today in the east parlor of
the lioyal James Hotel. nineteen
towns being represcntcd. The mornA
ing session Opened at ten. with the
president in the chair. Reports were
gin-n regarding the poiilicnl outlook
in each town. Limitation of arnm
ments and the new bill lit-tore the
l'nitl-d Slates (‘onzress regarding the
future status or women were reported
:is the main topics ol’ discussion in
many towns. It “as \(llvll that the
ne.\t regular Inn-cling ol the entiir- as
sociallon b: held sonn- atlcrnoou din-A
ll‘ll.’ the Ft‘lnlld xvi-ck in March. in
llridgepovt: also that the prtsidcnt
appoint a program and :I tinaucc cquA
mittcc of at hast am- trolu cut-h sci-—
tion. the members to be approved by
the board. and that the Iilenilier oi thr-
board from the city In which tlu
Sociation's met-tings are hcld. shall all
as a committcc (it :Il‘I'angclIIl-nts. The
members voted that neighborhood
met-tings be held durin;_r the {our sun:-
liier Iiiunths; that the Inccting shall
[or the purpose instim lion. and
:1 question shill! be :i I'mltlllv- (It
(llt‘li nice-ting. The appointment of
lb: "Rich's :Iri'.lsor_\ committee.“ lolt
ii!"
iii‘ Hi
Im\
Continued on Page Twelve)
II0IIEI00III3W'IIII
lUlHERJUSlWASN’l
When Hem Was Cornered,
His Son Put Out the Bull's
Eye and Is Fined
A piizr bull. i-iuhtcen months old
of Guernsey Stork. Is a [)(i of Mis. l‘l.
'l‘rowbridge Lord of King street.
Greenwich. She conibflhis hDir.
The hull combed the trousers of
Ernest Luther with his horns. and now
Luther is.a heretlc. so far as the pet
theory is com errled. lie was Superin-
tendent Of'the stock breeding estab-
lishment of T2. ’l‘rowbridgc Lord. He
isn‘t now.
Luther testified before Judge .I. It.
Mead yesterday that the diiill pinned
him in a corner of the Trowhridgc
barn. plastering him against the (‘Or-
her walls so that he could not. move.
Luther's son testified that he put
out the bull's eye in rescuing his
father.
Judge Mead joined the heretics. He
tried to sketch Luther and his son.
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Bit] FIVE Will
SElTLE RULES flE
BATTLESHIPS
\VASHINGTON, Jan. 12.——A differ-
ence of opinion regarding rules for
the disposition of prescribed battle-
ships remained t.o be settled by the
"big five" today. when they resumed
their final revision of the naval limi-
tation treaty. Agreement on this
point was expected without prolonged
debate, however. and with the entire
text of the treaty proper already vir.
tually approvld and the first of the
treaty annexes, embodying a replace-
ment chart. and ready for public dis
cussion at a plenary session Saturday
or Monday. To make this possible.
the Japanee delegates expect tomor-
row to receive Tokio's reply to their
message regarding the Pacific forti-
tications' agreement.
On the question of rules for dis.
posing of certain battleships the pro-
posal of the American delegation that
such vessels be rendered t-ntirt-ly use-
lew failed to receive yesterday the
assent of Great Britain and Japan.
whose dettgates suggested that the
ships. after dismantled. might be used
as harbor guards or training vessels.
They argued that absolute scrapping
would mean useless financial waste.
l-‘rance and Italy. however. rtadily
supported the American position that
such use of the vessels would not ac-
cord with the spirit of the scrapping
agreement.
Prospects for a quick adjournment
red to Tokio were strengthened today
by the declaration of Vice Foreign
Minister Hanihara that he saw no ob-
(Contlnued on Page Three)
Mexican Revolutionary ..
Activities Spread
NOGALES. Arizu Jan. 12.—-Revolu-.
tionary activities declared to be head-
ed by General Felix DIaz, nephew of
the former Mexican President. are in-
creasing in the States or Vera Cruz
and Oaxaca and the government is
taking extraordinary measures to com-
bat them. according to advices avail-
able here today. ’ '
Many persons suspected of compli-
city in the new government against
-. arrestedz. the reports with
«the Dbl-ego]: Government have been
of the fortifications' iSSUO now referu
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BE IIIIIII Hill
The establishment of a‘ state police
barracks at a spbt. yet to be definitely.
located. between South Norwalk and
Stamford. is under consideration by
Superintendent of State' Police Robert
Hurley. it has Been learned on good
authority by the Evening Sentinel.
This spot would be one that would
be most lilting for the establishment
in, .vuch barracks as it is convcnicnt to
lillliL’I-liol'l and at the 531111' time helps
to aid the State police work lit-tween
Norvi'all; and Greenwich.
.\' pl‘esrnt there is a barracks in
l.iv‘i.;ltleld. and one has been opened
a: t‘vvntel'brook. A third is nearly
i. Mi at Stafford Springs.
\\‘hilr the other barracks are useful
In allowing the State police to patrol
ill »I sit-lions for the protection of
rmpA and other property. they would
still more us:- to the State
:tuflv vlliF in allowing place-s to lit-
“1.! l» \i l a re crime can be cfi’v-ctly sub»
.i-I .; 4‘1 l’l‘l‘t‘de
t‘l late In li‘nirtil-ld county then. has
In - M an outburst of crime that lack ol‘
li'IlHltli'tll' action by Iht State police
Iva . t.’lll.‘l d to k-eep growing.
(lvccnnicli. Sound Tlcnr'h. Stanl-
i'uld llaIicn and Norwalk and New
«'1. I..Ill would come. under the super-
of tho barracks which will be
hert- and ii. is enacted that ii
men than is stationed
.vhmu. “Ill be i-‘lalionrd at this
li.ll".'ll ks. }
’ihi spot \Vill'l‘t‘ the barrinks
\ in be hunted Is nearer to lmril ll
ll' m u .\'or\valk. it is said. and
...\. spots have been C.\1lllllill.‘t'l to
.l \n w to Imution.
.‘.I Imunct ment will be madeTTy‘l‘F.‘
Sentinr] when the site is iinnlly rA‘I-h-rtA
.ililltiEANlll-IRSIIN
I3_II_I_0IIIUIII
BOSTON. Jrin. 12——-The Circuit
Court of Appeals todiav overruled a
decision by Judge Andersot. of the
Federal District Court. by which lib-
'crty was given a group of radicals
\\ ho had been ordered deported. As a
'rcsult of the Circuit Court‘s decision.
|,. .iI‘
\ l‘ltl'l
I: 'Il‘ It
"t’L" I
lilit'l‘ til.
(\ilt‘i
IS ll)
I‘.I‘
Mr. and Mrs. “'illiiim 'I‘. Colyer. of
\‘k’clleslcy: Frank Mack. of this city.
and la-vv Ronda. of Nashua. N. II.
will be required to submit themselves
to the immigration authorities again
9for deportation.
Sixteen others whose dcportations
were averted by writs of habeas cor-
pus. which were granted as a conse—
uuellcc of Judge Anderson's ruling.
will not be affected by the ruling of
the Court of Appeals. it was said. as
no appeals were taken by the Govern-
ment in their cases.
The decision of Judge Anderson was
based On the grounds that there was
no evidence before the immigration
authorities to show that the Commun-
ist party. 0 which all these persons
were involved, were admittedly mem-
bers. advocated overthrow of the Gov-
ernment by violence.
The Court of Appeals held that it
was “not clear that the judge had be-
fore him all the evidence that was be-
fore the Secretary of Labor when de-
portations were ordered." and it was
added that. this being true. "it was
not within the power of that court or
this court to say whether the deporta-
tions were unwarranted."
II;I PAVEMENTS
0I00I;___III:0I0I-:le
Slipping on the icy pavement. Mi-
chael Clince. of 6 Elwood place, fell
this morning. sustaining a fracture of
tho right leg. He was taken to the
Nor-walk hospital and attended by Dr.
“'illiam ”J. Tracey.
At the time of the accident. Mr.
mince. who is caretaker of St. Mary's
Ichurch, was walking from St. Mary's
Parochial school to the church pas-
torate. He slipped on the ice with his
leg doubled under him causing the
fracture. ’
George Meeker. of Rowayton. was
takfln to the Norwalk hospital this
morning about 10 o'clock. suffering
from lacerations of the scalp sustain-
ed when he fell. Icy sidewalks were
responsible for the fall. Dr. Robert
M. Wolfe attended the man.
Mrs. Gladstone, of South Main
strtet. received attention from Dr.
Henry C. Sherer,at the Hospital
about fifteen minutes after Mr. Meek-
er was admitted. She was suffering
from injuries to the left leg. sustain-
ed in a fall on icy sidewalks
Traveling Sword
and Shield Here
Welcome Stranger Lodge, No. 364.
Sons of St. George. at a meeting held
last night in the lodge rooms in Led
Men's hall,‘ was presented with the
“traveling sword and shield" 1“: a
delegation from the Stamford lodge.
There were twenty in the vIeIJgatiou.
-Because of the inclement «lather,
delegations from Bridgeport and oth-
er nearby cities and towns were un-
..b.e to attend. the meeting. Follow.-
5m
SllMUlAllNS
lEClilllE M
80. NORWAlli
.. Hamilton Holt. Editor of "The Iii-
dependent,” was heard in a. most
stimulating lecture in the South Nor-
walk Methodist Church last. night.
His subject was “The .gnternational
Outlook as Reflected in “the Limita-
tion of Armament Conference." The
wdather, being about the worst pos-
sible. cut the attendance, but there
was a good sized audience present.
consisting of wide awake people; for
only such would venture out on such
a night. ! my; I‘
In substance Mr. Holtfs ”thought
was as follows—All the world is in-
turestcd in having peace. All want it‘.
Our own presidents have had their
separate projects. Grover Cleveland.
“'illiam McKinley. Theodore Roose-
velt, \Nilliam H. Taft, VVOOdrow XVII-
their hands to the task of dtlfinltC
protects lOokiiiig‘” toward the mifking
Continued on Page Eight)
NAMES ll] APPEAR ilN
BllilNZE TABLETS
W
first in-
nil-II
\vill
ltt‘
'l‘cdziy ll‘ure is given thi-
stallineul 0t thv- names of sll'vice
and women of Norwulk. as they
appear on the brouzv tablrts. to
placed on the to lie i-rech-d
heath the French cannon. 0n the 1.1»
lll'llr_\' Green.
This list has
llll5t'. lit 7
“11‘“ (‘hi‘t'ki'il up by
tlic Mayor's Memorial Fund commit—
il't'; by both “lll'-\lil‘l'iln5' organiza-
tions in town. and also by the lied
l‘ross. from whose other it is issued.
Any additions. alterations or cor—
rections should be reported to this of-
t‘ice within three days from the date
of publication. otherwise the names as
given below will appear on the bronze
plates (,‘lJl will be cast.
No corrections will be allowed to be
made unless notice is given to the lied
Continued on Page Eleven)
MtllllllEliSAT
Incnhn's 00l
“We want to return to normal con-
ditions~ the war is over now." said
Henry Lockwood. president of the
Lockwood Manuafcturiiig company. to
a Sentinel reporter. this morning. Mr.
Lockwood was discussing the walk-
out of about sixteen or twenty of the
molders there. who. rather than take-
piece work instead of day work. re-
fused to work.
It has been learned that the places
of the men who went out are being
filled and that it is quite likely that
the entire group will be replaced by
other workers before the middle of
next week.
The company made the proposal. in
its endeavor to return to normal con-
ditions and to lower the price of their
product if possible. to put the molders
on piece ‘work instead of allowing
them day work prices as they obtained
during the war.
This did not meet with the approval
of certain of the men who threw up
their jobs and quit.
They claimed that on piece work
they would not make as much as they
did under the day work plan. a, ,
HEARlNfi [IN THE
llANlillllY BUS llNE
Mcholas Lasse, manager of the
Norwalk & Danbury Transportation
company, which petitioned the _Public
Utilities Commission for a hearing on
the proposed establishment of a Nor-
walk and Danbury bus route, was rep-
resented at the hearing yesterday af-
ternoon by his attorney, Daniel E.
Brennan of Bridgeport. ’ ' _ '
C. G. Elwell of the Public Utilities
Commission; held the hearing in the
court room, City Hall. It is proposed
to have the Norwalk terminus on
Wall street. and the Danbury terini-
nus on White street. Four touring
cars. carrying seven passengers each
would be used. The minimum fare be-
tween Danbury and Norwalk would be
$1.00. . .
The route would be to Wmmpauk.
to Wilton, Branéhville, Cannondale,
Georgetown and to Danbury. It was
agreed that there would be no stop
made save to discharge passengers, or
to pick them up for long distances, be-
tWeen a point one mile beyond the
trolley terminum at \Vinnipauk, and
(Continued on Page Eleven)
Three Women‘Sliot
By Belfast Men
BELFAST. Jan. 12 (Associated
Pres).——Three women were shot. one
fatally. by armed man who knocked
at the doors of their houses last:
night. A Mrs. Hogg was killed and
Maillagiunis and Mrs. Bowman are
in a’cx‘itioalpondltion... " '
wetness-l .12 ;. lithe! roast, beeifignp'
.,r
son, and now Vl'arren Harding. all set.
sunbeam who was shot sum.-
‘ General Amnesty For
Political Offenders
\.
Treaty.
Release of Prisoners Who Were Taken Because of
the Irish Troubles Will Begin at Once—De Va-
lera Declares He Will Ignore the Parliament
Meeting and Summons Those Opposed to the
LONDON. Jan. 12 (By The Associ-
ated Press).——l(ing George has gram-
ed general amnesty “in respect to DO»
litical ofi‘enscs committed in Ireland
prior to the operation of the truce. last
July." it was announced today. The
l'('lt.’l$" of prisoners will begin at Once.
The It xt of the proclamation. which
was issni d by \Ninslon Churchill. Sec-
rcuuy for the Colonies. reads:
“The King has been pleased at lilt'
moment when the provisional Irish
Govrrnlnent is due to lake Office. to
grant gem-ml amnesty with respect to
all offense; committed in Ireland from
politic-i! hie-lives prior to the operation
of the Il‘llt‘t July 11. last.
.6
“The Icit-ase of the prisoners to
which amnesty applies will begin
forthwith.
“It IS lite King's confident hope that
this act 0: oblivion will aid in power~
fully establishing relations of friend—
slip and good will between the peo-
ples of Clea! Britain and Ireland."
l“t;:lll‘PS given out in Dublin last
Itinlit In ;.IIlicipatiOn of the amnesty
pr‘III'lHl’lldilOll. showed that 1.010 per-
\\ ho I-mbably would colne under
ll)" (Lissl'it'nlion of political prisoners
“'l‘ll' sill: Ill confinement. This num-
ttlllS
Continued on Page Eight)
Master Receiver
American
0EI0HI5III HElll
INiI0.0000,III
Danbury Man Who Figured
in Clark Elixir Case Held
with Direg'ibus—Grocer’s
Bonds Doubled—Cases of
Six Men Arrested in Big
Rum Seizure Continued
by Commissioner
RRIDGEPORT. Jan. 12.~L‘nited
States Commissioner Hugh J. Lavery.
yesterday afternoon continued the
hearings o! the six men arrested for
conspiracy to violate the federal pro-
hibition law in connection with a
shipment of 100 barrels of grain alco-
hol to this city. which was seized by
enforcement agents on Monday. The
hearings will be held Monday, Janu-
ary 23. at 10:15 a. m.
Bonds in Diregibus‘ case were rais-
cd from 35.000 to $10,000. The same
amount was put in effcc'f for Michael
Delohery, Jr.. of Daubury. similarly
charged witth Diregibus. Delohery.
according to Washington dispatches.
was considered by Chief Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes as the financial
backer of the Clark Drug company of
Danbury. whose permit was revoked
after a hearing before State Prohibi-
tion Director McKenzie in Hartford
last month.
Kirk Granted Diore Time.
Fred L. Kirk was ordered to sur-
render to the commissioner yester-
Continued on Page Eleven)
IA000III FIRE lN
le-IIIIIII CAUSES
$00,000 llAMAfiE
NEW HAVEN, Jan. 12.—-—Fire last
night badly damaged a four story
brick building at 138-144 State street.
with a loss aggregating $80,000. The
building was occupied by several
manufacturing concerns and whole-
sale firms.
The fire started in the Liberty Knife
‘ompany‘s plant from an unknown
origin. Two alarms were turned in
and the flames gave the firemen a
hard fight.
The various losses were placed as
folltJWS: Liberty Knife company. $20.-
000; Elm Novelty Manufacturing comA
pany. paper boxes. $20,000; C. H.
Puklin. paper goods, $15,000; Central
Brass company. $6.000: Alexander and
Links. meat dealers. $5.000; N. J.
Hayes. wire goods. $4.000; damage to
building. 310.000.
IIIIII‘SFIIIT'IIIIIIII
Still AFlllAl
NEW’ YORK, Jan. 12.——Wireless
stations along the North Atlantic coast
were awaiting today with some con—
cern tidings from the United States
'tmnsport Crook. which reported by
radio yesterday that she had spring
a. leak and was in serious condition.
Later dispatches from the captain of
the vessel indicated the seams had
been opened had been caulked and ee—
m‘ented. but anxiety over the ship was
not wholly abated. for this morning
she was in the grip of the wintry gale
that yesterday lashed tne seaboard.
and sent all shipping scurrying for
shelter. ‘ i
Latest reports from the Crook stated
was making eleven knots per hour on
her course towarfi rNew Yorkpbut so
1...
the sea. was calm and that. the vessel
warm ‘ " ' fin) '5
Named For
89’ British Plant
U. S. Judge Thomas in
Order Deplores Action of
Outside Courts Regarding
Connecticut A s s e t s of
Munition Manufacturing
Firm
“$4. .2
NFJ\\' HA \llN. Jan. 12.—-Deploring
lili action or outside courts in institut-
ing equity proceedings in receivership
in which the principal assets are lo-
cated in Connecticut, Judge Edwin. S.
Thomas. of the United States District
(‘onrt last night issued a "memoran-
dum and order" in the case of the
American and British Securities Com-
pany vs. The American and British.
Manufacturing Corporation of Bridge-
port. Judge Thomas appoints David
Strouse. of New Haven. as special
master in the case.
The American and British Manufac-
to ring Corporation. makers of artillery
and munitions. went into the hands of
a receiver about two years ago. The
company's plant in Bridgeport is clos-
ed. It also has a plant in Providence.
It. 1. Its assets in Bridgeport have
been estimated at five million dollars
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WOMAN’S AUXILIARY ‘
IIIIIIEIIs ill-IRE
Because of bad weather there was
only an attendance of about 50 dele4
gates to the meeting of the Woman’s
Auxiliary. of the Fadrfleld County
Episcopal Archdeaconry. held at Trin-
ity church. yesterday morning and
afternoon.
In the morning Mrs. Edward C.
Acheson. wife of Bishop Acheson, and
president of the Diocesan Auxiliary.
spoke on the topic of the work at
women in the missions.
The reports read showed that. the
I-‘airfield County Archdeaconry con.-
tributed the largest sum to mksions at
any in the diocese.
In the afternoon, in place of Bishop
Touret, of Idaho, the spake:- schedul-
ed. Rev. Louis B. Howell. rector of St.
Paul's church. spoke on the subject at
missionary work in general. and. of
the strides made in the work.
Bishop Touret was prevented frlom
attending by illness.
At in on luncheon was served hythe
ladies of the church. and was most
delicious and greatly enjoyed.
NEW SMIIIII‘II’
CASWTEII
BRIDGEPORT, Jan. 12.—-Tbere am
now twenty-six cases of smallpox in
the city. Health Officer Goon announc-
ed today. or the eight added today.
five are new cases and three have been
under observation as auspicious for
several days. General vaccination of
all school children has been ordered.
Of the cases reported within the
past two days. six are in om family,
the father only escaping. He is the
only one who had been vaccinawd. ac-
cording to the report mac.
Minton Expelled
from Stock Exchange
xcw YORK. Jan. la—Erpulsion ’
of Gustave M. Minton. specialist in
several prominent speculative issues.
from membership in the New York
Stock Exchange. was annmnced from
the rostrum today.
President Cromwell stated 21:31. the
governing committee had (cunt! hill:
guilty orcviolating a sectbn of the Ex.
change o'nstitution, which prom
for expulsion of members (and m
of “conduct or proceedings inconsist—
ent. with just and equitable principles
or trade." . g
. Minton is a member“ 1:0!)qu-
erase firm. OPEMunI
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