1 .1s TABLISHED 1370
Entered at the South Somalia Post
as Sec-mid Class Mail Wager.
- 0f! :00
§heriff and Two Deputies
Killed by Sectionp Hands
on Illinois Railroad
‘lificers Had Gone to Frederick to Stop Nightly
Trouble Making Among a Large Number of
Greeks, and Were
Fired Upon—Twenty-
eight Men Arrested Later
:;| \l. l1:“'11.\l11\\ . llI.. April 29. (As—
..1t- 11 Hess).- - The City of Beards-
‘ 1.11111 and the" 1illagc of Frederick. St”-
11.1111t1-rl in the flooded lliinois River
11 uned twin) l'o exact justice for the
‘s'1ooltn: at Frederick. late last. night.
‘1': 11 Ill! t1 Sheriff Edward Lashbrook
11-1 1 tun deputies were killed.
'I‘wt-nty-eight Greek section hands
1.1 the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
‘ l:;1tlro:11l were arrested. charged with
‘1‘111 killings. .
'I-Ill‘ tl-q-utu-s were (‘url Nerf. who
-‘. 111.1 and one-half hours after the
1nd Frank I'tter. who with
11-»1-tf1‘. was, killed instantly.
tion men had been charged
l-i'ziiii} trouhlc~maiting at, Fred-
511
via
Hummus.
"1.
(11.. 4..
yx-ll
erick. Sheriff Laslibrook with three
deputies approached the workers“ box
car home last night. to arrest some of
them and warn the others to be peace-
fut.
A volley heard acres sthe flooded
river rang out as the quartet stepped
on the. station platform. Three of the
four fell.. Deputy J. ll. Kelly felt the
whizz of bullets and jumped to safety
behind a corner of the station.
After the shooting. the section men
tied aboard a train leaving Frederick.
but Were intercepted here ivy police.
T\\'9llt.\‘~f‘l§ht were arrested and a to“
escaped.
llputy Kelly livutll-d :1 posse which
killed one ma 11 outside I1‘1‘111i1111'ck later.
f Deduction of
idgefieldfl Woman Com-
peiled by Collector Walsh
to Pay Income Tax\'on
Her Subscription. Due to
Ruling from Washington
\iu .1.»1lnctions from federal income
‘ 1.1x 11-111mm of contributions to the
\t'lmdtwm \\’1lson Foundation were,
mad.» in Connecticut during the per-
iod this year for the. filing of returns.
as far as known. it was learned yes-
terdny :11 the internal revenue oflice.
In the absence of instructions from
\Vilsitlllulnn on the point. the other
\1m'1l1l have had to use atl’a prece-
111111t. if lI!i'()CC-1l5lt)ll arnsc up to a
twv months ago, :1 ruling from \V.
M. \t'illunis. internal revenue com-
lil;§.<1(tlli'l' under the “'ilsnn admin-
1.t1-1t1n11. to the effect that contribu-
Hulls tn the Roosevelt Memorial As-
snrmtion work not deductible by tax-
payers trout their taxable income.
Chit-f ilepnty Collector Howard 1’
Durham. who is in charge of the of-
l-r-c during the lilncssx of Collector
Iloiwrl’ 1.). Eaton, said that the ruling
t-1pt1rted to have been made by Com-
11tissioner David H. Blair that contri-
initoins to the VVoodrow \Vilson
Foundation are not deductible had
111’ wt 11111-11 received at the otlicc.
(“ominucd from Page Nine.
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1 IJRfiE NRSERVANCE
IIE ARRIIR RAY HERE
1 May 5 Occasion for Swelling
State’s Tree Acreage
The need for n. faithful observance
'ct' Arbor Day. May 5. by Connecticut
revitienttl is urgi‘d in a bulletin to
m: 'if'tlltllf‘illlsts and others issued by
1]» state board of agriculture. ”The
71111. .' the board points out. “should
1 e observed in all rural sections. and.
.o 1.111 as possible. by those living in
ho- urban districts of the state. as
tell ()nly those. who have visited a
rot-less country can appreciate the
rotw'tion surpiied by trees. It is to
e regretted that in a great many in-
attees the passing of our Connecticut
crusts I.) make room for the produc-
ion (1: load has denuded‘ the land-
Capt-s of their natural beauty.
"'I‘hl-re is o. tendency to neglect
l11- wtting of shade trees and orna-
1 etrl 1I :-hr11hbery. \Ve therefore de-
ir- to urge that Arbor Day be. given
111- 1111nsidcratlon. Connecticut is not-
'(I tor its historical trees, the elms of
Velliersl‘io-ld. Litchfieid and New
art-n; the. numerous maple groves
long our country roads: the giant
‘ camores standing as landmarks.
d our Charter Oak, which aflorded
‘n opportunity to perpetuate the
reetlolr. we enjoy as a state. are me-
,1 oriais to the people who looked
.1 no) the future in years gone.
"Anything that beautines and
nukw the farm home more attract-
ive and inviting is well Worth while."
The first Arbor Day was observed
in Nebraska fifty years ago and since
11.11 time, a billion trees covering’
‘1111tr1 than 5,000 acres have been
funded there. The. idea has now
rpm-.111 throughout the country.
.; tlé‘l‘iiol" Lake has issued a procla-
imtten calling upon the residents of
tne state to make notable the day.
SET CLOCK. AHEAD,
THEN PUT OAT OUT
'l‘e-rnnrow morning at 2 o'clock TS
11-» mat-t hour to do it. but any time
111111 111.. To do what? Why. set your
1 nick an hour ahead, because that ‘3
~ r1 daylight sawing begins
_ I' you are a sun dodger all you
1..--.- 111 do is remember that hour.
I 1 s you get up do it then. If you
“ " ~ 3:111 ran do it as you wind the
'L‘lodt and put the cat out tonight,
Int 11 um forge; there is still a
Chance when you get up tomorrow
11?
\H the railroads will .stick to stan-
urd time. they announce, but will
ve to rearrange many train ”lied,-
to the public. .
1 "Hr"
Wilson Administration F orbade
Roosevelt Funds
BOYS BURNER
MARTIN’S BARN
TO GET REWARD
“Sure, We were told that the guy
that turned in a fire alarm would get
paid for it by the chief." was tlfle an-
swer to a question, that brought a
confession from two small boys, lie-
longing to a clique 01' gang that set
fire to the burn on the property of J.
VValIace Marvin, East Norwalk, on
Monday afternoon, April 17th. doing
damage of over $5,000, covered by
insurance of only $1 500.
The two bays,1vhoae cases are hes
in: held in abe1ance for the picaent.
weto taken to police headquarteis by
Fire (‘hief George \V. Bogardus, after
he had received a tip from Chief
Fred M. Vi'heeler, of the Mayflower
Hook and Ladder company, that the
boys were responsible for the setting
of the blaze. A two hour talk with the
boys, one of whom is‘ 12, the other
14 years old. was then had by Chief
Bogardus. Chief “‘heeier and Ser-
geant of Police J. Harry Gibson,
The boys denied steadfastly that
they had anything to do with the
fire, but finally broke down and told
the following story“
They, together with the rest of the
"gang" had been playing around the
barn and finally waited until they
saw the caretaker leave. Then they
sneaked in the barn where one of
the boys lighted a cigarette. He
(Continued on Page Four.)
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ETTA SPEARS
RIIES TII‘JAIL
.l~3tta Spears. colored. arrested on
Water street Thursday night for las-
civious carriage. breach of the peace
and resistance of an officer by Patrol-
man John Flynn after he and Chief of
Police W'illiam R. Pennington had
surprised the woman and a white man,
alongside the old Miller machine shop,
was sentenced to thirty days in jail by
Judge George H. \‘osburgh in the
downtown court this morning.
This was the first jail sentence to be
meted out in the present crusade to
clean up “'ater street and the sordid
and immoral conditions that. prevail
there.
The Spears woman insisted that she
had done. no wrong. and that she did
not. know that Patrolman I‘hnn and
Chief Pennington were policemen She
put up a battle against, Flynn. yelling
and cndeavoring to attract attention.
Flynn. who was menaced by a number
of negro men and women who were
attracted by the. woman’s cries. had to
draw his gun and threaten them until
Chief Pennington came back to his as-
sistance. after a futile chase up W’ater
street after the man who had been the
Spear woman‘s companion.
The woman struck and beat Flynn
and attempted to break away from
him several times but was overcome
and was taken to police headquarters
in an automobile. she refusing to walk.
She claimed to live at 15 Weed street,
(Continued on Page Four)
BIG REUBE'FIRES ,
' IN WATEBBURY
WATERBURY, April 29.~—Brush
tires on the outskirts of this city were
so numerous yesterday. that at noon
firemen of the local department were
fighting three different fires in as many
sections. One expect lly obstinate fire
is in the Bunker ll sectlgn.
Watch-town this morning
no fill}. in “new
At,
home of _
CONEESS AND
GIVE UP STILLS
MANCHESTER. Ky.. April 29.—
Twenty-live mountaineers of Clay
County confessed that the,» had been
making moonshine and departed for
their hom_es in1the hilisitowbring thtir
stills into court. when an aged minis-
ter arose in the ‘crovv-dul courtioom
and prayed that crime in mountins
cease. “'onien and men broke down
and sobbcd. While the minister appeal-
ed for the end of lawlessness in l‘lu)
County.
The first confession in the investiga—
tion being made by Circuit Judge Hir-
am M. Johnson came from Mrs. l-‘rank
Smith. yesterday. who began trying
when she took the witness stand and
asked that the minister ol’t‘er prayer.
Mrs. Smith confessed that. her husband
was in the band that last week am-
bushed and Wounded Deputy Sherift
slivers and ran other peace officers
out of the Mill Creek territory. She
said that site, had begged her husband
not to join the band. declaring that
the d1 ath of lht it little daughter some
time Mime had 911111 sent :15 :1 “ain-
1111: fol him t) (1:15-11 l:1\\Icssm->s. She
said that despite this .tppe.1i.ii1 -ni111d
thi ambushers.
lllllllt‘dlilltll) utter Mrs. Smith's 111111-
t‘r-ssltm. the {Wenty-iivc men. many of
them (‘N‘IIHL announced their reform-
ation. and asked to be permitted to go
home and :retJhcir stills. Judge John-
son granted the requests. ~
FINE MUSICAL
ENTERTAINMENT
IN RIIWATTIIN
The musical entertainment which
the Rmvaytou Drum Corps ll:1\(‘ been
planning for some time. was field
last exciting at the ltovvayton llose
House. with an andiwnce of “\‘l-t' 200
people. The. corps have been work-
ing hard to make the affair a suc—
cess. and there is no doubt that their
efforts were suceesmui.
The Bclden Band of Norwalk was
greatly enjoyed as 'shown by the ap-
piauzsc thei rcccvied. Miss Irene: De-
cessnre. who was obliged to give ‘sev-
eral encores was also one or the main
features. Miss Carol Mills. who drew
a. great amount of praise at the l’ng-
cant of Old lt'ashioned Melodies. also
rendered several numbers, which
were. received with an unusual out-
burst of enthusiasm.
lit-rt Austin. formerly of the Maple
l-‘it‘c and Drum Corps. gave an exhi-
bition of tattoo, swinging. Mr. Austin
has not. only gained the reputation of
being the champion baton swinger of
the United States but has also de-
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WALL STREET
IIRIIIIIE HEARINII.
Major Peterson. of the United States
Engineers. held a public hearing here
at the council chambers at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon upon the applica»
tion of the city for the approval of
plans for the. extending of Wall street.
and the Wall street bridge over navi-
gable waters of the United States.
The hearing was a short and infor-
mal matter. there being no objections
to the application received.
this Major Peterson and other mem-
bers o fthe party visited Barren Marsh.
at Smithville. where he examined the
dock recently built there by Herman
Dankc. Danke. who thought that the
dcd to the property he recently pur-
chased. gave him the right to the
land on which he has built the dock.
has been ordered to tear it down. Ma-
jor Peterson will file a. report on this
later.
CIGARETTE BUTT FIRE
HALTS CENTRAL TRAINS
TARRYTOWN, April 29.——Tralns
on the New York Central tracks here
Were held up for two hours last night
by a fire that destroyed the station and
latform. The Wolveflne. Lake Shore
Limited and other through trains were
held up. Damage was estimated at
$10.000.
The fire. was started by a. cigarette
butt thrown between the cracks of the
station platform. It fell on some pa—
per and the strong west wind quikly
farmed it. into a blaze. The firemen
.were afraid to turn on the water for
some time because the power had not
been shut oi! from the third rail.
coo DOG ownmts ‘
usvz pars LICENSED
About .600 dog owners have com-
plied with the law and‘have register-
ed their pets for 1922; Today'the of-
fice of Town Clerk Herbert R. Smith
was crowded and he has made plans
to keep it open until 6 o'clock this
evening.
Monday is the last day in which to
register dogs before the unity goes
into effect. and It is trusted that
theré are about 500 dog owners who.
Fouowing ‘
IIRBIOCIIIIIEAII
GENOA. April 29 (Associated Pressl
win line with Prime Minister Lloyd
George‘s declaration that the new al-i
lied proposals to the Russians must-be
considereTas a whole. a special drift?
ing committee was endeavoring today
to frame, a document which would
harmonize the difflerences in the de-
mands submitted by‘ the British and
French delegations. -
The preamble Was completed last
night and the remainder of the. draft
was expected to be mad: for submis-
sion to the full sub~commission on
'lussian ant-1&3: scheduled to meet at.
11 o'clock this atornlng.
\E‘hiie the Frendh document stated
that "agricultural rc-eonstrnction
should come before other things." the
British program dealt): more fully
with credits for Russia. favoring :1 re-
Izictinn in hergjwac debt and conceding
that foreigners formertv owning pro-
(Continued on Page Ten)
MR. RAILWITZ
TII REBIIME THE
fiREAT SAIIHEM
Mohawk will be signaliy honored at
Ihe $91.“, Great Council of Red Men
In 11-? lit-id in this city. next 'l‘uesday
1.11111 \‘v'ezinesziay. At the business
lill'i‘lliig to be held on the latter day.
Great Senior Sagamore Harry E.
llailwitz. of Norwalk. will he elevat-
t'tl to the oiiice of Great Sachem of
(‘unxut-tielit. Mr. Bailwitz is very
\vt ll known throughout Norwalk and
1135 new honors will be received as
cl 1d tidings among his many friends.
At .. meeting of éockonoe Tribe
:\o. 32. held last night it was voted
to support. Deputy Charles Beck of
Bridgeport for the office of great sen-
ior sagamore at the convention.
The convention opens Tuesday
night at the Norwaik Armory with
elaborate ceremonies. Following the
armory exec ises :1 class of one hun-
dred candida 1118 $1111 he initiated. The
business hlpeeting “ill be heid1'\Eed-
needs: ”
Cockenoe Trlhe No 3?. l. 0. R. M.
celebrated "Past Sachems" night last
evening in Red Men's Hall. Main
street. Twenty-four past sachcms
the highest office in the individual
tribe. \vcre present at the affair and
took over the olliccs for the night.
A dclcgaiion of more than twenty
headed by Past Sachem Albert Pohi-
man from I’neas Tribe were present
(Continued on Page Seven)
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A delightful old-time song feet and
entertainment was staged last night
at the Norwaik M. E. Church. The
affair was very largely attended and
was greatly enjoyed.
111' many ways the elaborate pro-
gram was very unique. For the. most
part. it was made up of musical
numbers rendered by individuals in
a whistling solo “The Mocking Bird"
rendered by Mrs. M. R. .llcCausiand.
The committee who arranged the
affair were Mrs. L. L. Pugh. R. C.
Bayslnger and Clarence Ives.
The full; program. with its old fa—
shion spelling, follows:
Ye Grandmothers Rachel Bying-
ton. Jane Ann Fitch Maria Raymond
and Ophelia Mills will entertain Ye
Village Folks at Tea at Ye Olde
\Ieetynge House. Ffiday. Ye 28 Day
of Aprii,1922.
List of all ye menne and wimmin
who have been asked to speake or
using or play.
. Part I
Jerusalem. My Glorious Home—Ali
Ye Syugors.
Grandmothers Birthday —— Melissa
Reynolds.
Mary flad a Little Lamb—All Ye
Syngcm.
Whistling SOTO. Mocking Bird—
Heart McCausiand. (requested).
Invite n—‘—All Ye Syngers.
Biff L‘Perkins‘ Toboggan Slide—
FaithfuPCable. ,
Love' 11.: Old Sweet Song—Patience
Fitch. ,e: ,
Sail-y Jane—~3teadfast Kent.
Anvil «Chorus—Ali Ye Syngers.
11111111111 Footed Nannie—Concord
Pugh, R'sbecca. Wei-me.
Jededlah—Au Ye Syngers.
All Ye Bynsers will now stop for a.
spell to; t they're breath, and 141
Young cane Opportunity to ask Ye
Young min. they desire to take
home in then-e1 one hoes shay. -
Part 11
Strike the Cymbal—All Ye Syngers.
Silver Threads Among the Gold——
dial! Tompkins.
jegty—-Ait Ye Syngers.
Grandma‘s Advtca— Mary Ann
Peck.
In the Gleaming—Concord Pugh. .
Mary and ”WAN Ye 817118613.
Whistling Solo-hm Hc~
Gangland.
Josh’s Fatality—Reuben Keeler.
Sons 0: Zion—All Ye Synge“. »
Flow Gently, Sweet Anon-B
0
NE‘N HAY EN. April 29.-—Edwin B.
r. associate justice of the Con-
uectieut Supreme ('Jourt~ died in Grace
116131111111 last night; He had been un-
coififio—u‘s’since last Saturday?
was taken to the hospital, suffering
from aphasia. Justice Gager Was
born in Scotland. Conn.. nixtyxnine
years ago He was graduated from
Yale in IS)” 1 and admitted to the Con-
recticut Bar in 1881.111 1901 he 1was
appointed to the Superior Cont t bench.
Mr. Gager was the recipient of an
honorary Yale degree in 1907'. 1
Judge Gager was named; to the state
Supreme Court by Governor Holcomb
in 1917. He is survived by his wife.
three sons and one daughter.
THREE HIVHREES
IIIIANTEII; MANY
NEW CASES EILEH
Norwalk ,Man Is Deserted
After Two Days of
Married Life ,
In the Superior court yesterday
three. divorces were granted and six
new divorce cases filed.
Judge Isaac \‘i'oife granted a di-
vorce to Elinor lleydcn Spccr of Strat~
ford against Thomas E. Speer on t e
ground of cxccssIVe. cruelty. They were
married in October, 1908. and Mrs
Speer testified that. she was obliged to
leave her husband in January 1926 be-
cause of his actions. The custody of
an eleven year old boy was also grant-
ed her.
Ernest \E'. Pratt. of Norwalk. told
Judge John E. Keeler that his wife
only lived with him for two days after
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WESTIIN THREAT
EIRE THREATENS
MANY IIWELLINIIS
{oxidants of \E‘estport recently no-
ticed smoke and flames of What seem-y
ed a large grass fire somewhere in the
adjoining to of \Veston. Investiga—
tion proved that the 'cntirc forest area.
of Valley Forge in W’cston is on fire.
The fire has bl en raging for two days
and nights in the heavy wooded sec-
tion of the town. For many miles
there are no houses or buildings of
any kind and the fire. fanned by a-
strong wind. has been sweeping over
countless forest land along the Dan-
bury road. The fire started about
Thursday noon in a mysterious man-
ner. All the people in the vicinity and
others attracted by the flames tried to
check the fire. but the firefighters
could not come within reach of the
roaring flames because of the heat.
This fire is the worst that has occurred
in this section in many years. Thous-
ands of doliais worth of woodland had
gone to waste and many a. farmer
stayed up all night watching so the
fire would not spread to his land. A
heavy rain is the only hope of the
farmers. The home of Jphn Morton.
on Danbury road. is the ear-est house
to the fire. It is expecte to burn it-
self out or be extinglishcd by rain.
PIIISRNEII FIRMS. «
NEW YORK/April 29.-—Poaslbluty
that Mr. and Mrs. Freemout H. Jack-
s‘bn. whose bodies were found in their
apartment in Brooklyn. last. Wednes-
day morning were killed by poisoned
plums has been advanced by Dr. E. M.
Vaughan, medical examiner for the
district attorney of Kings County.
The police now say that Mr. and
Mrs. Jackson either died in a. suicide
pact or were poisoned by someone who
sent them fruit loaded with a. drug or
chemical that. would cause quick pa—
ralysis and ensuing death.
The most important support of the
murder theory is the finding in Mr.
Jackson a stomach of a. large piece of
fresh plums
Just what did cause the death of the
«use will not be officially known un-
til the chemists have returnczr their.
report to the district attorney. 1 Thel
Ipolice say that if the; reports metal!"
W hen lie’ ’
‘ Fair tonight and Sunday; host.
1
Slaying of Prominent
Citizens 0f Cork Has» 11-
CausedaBig sensation
_Rev. Richard Halberd or His Son Among m
' ' Victims—Murders Believed to Be' 111 Repns‘
for McMahon Killings—More Terrible Coun-
ter-Reprisals Feared in Belfast
DI7 BLIN. April (Associated
Press) .—~-The slaying of several prom-
inent citizens of Cork. yesterday. has
aroused a. sensation here equal to that
caused when several members of the
family of Owen MacMnhon were killed
in Belfast last. month.
The full story of the outrages is still
lacking; especially the one in which
either Rev. Richard Barbells-d. of the
Murragh rectory. or his son. was the
victim. Several repmts agree that the
son was the one killed. but none re-
lates the circumstances.
2:1
murders were intended in rcpt-tan! .
the nonhuman killings. or rather R
the impunity with which their out”
remain at large. as many southern"
have voiced the conviction that It.
MacMahons were killed by member!“
the special police. -
The provisional government is orb-r
dited with the declaration that M
guilty for the Cork outrages wig .
brought to justice regardless of ch.
time and exert this may take. ‘1'.-
public here reins more terrible con-9
tar-reprints in Belt“. which-in tn.
it is widely believed here that the
turn would have a sequel elsewhere.
111w 111111111
momma
01.111111
With the completion of negotiations
for the sale of the Regent Theatre. the
local playhouse 1v tit-h was opened by
Samuel Kantor in Sepumucr. 1915.
today passes to the Regent Theatre
0. A theatre owning and operating
syndicate in which the principal inter-
ests are held by David and Charles Es—
terson. two enterprising and success-
ful New York showmen.
‘ During the negotiations the legal
interests were taken care of by Attor-
noy'John '1‘. Dwyer of the law firm of
Kéogh‘aseandee of oSutli Norwalk.
saw. for the trmfer of the Re-
Theatre was completed yesterday
of 'r'noon in New York city. and
Messrs Esterson took over the theatre
properties last night. David Ester-son.
president of the corporation. will be in
charge of the active management. and
with his ability and experience. the
public of the city is assured of the
same high class policy that has made
the Regent under N r. Kantor‘s owner—
ship and direction one of the most suc-
cessful theatre enterprise of the state.
Upon assuming charge of the thea-
tre last night. President David Ester-
son’ issued the following statement:
"In taking over the Regent Theatre.
we are not unmindful of the very con-
scientious manner in which Mr. Kan-
trous have shown an unqualified ap-
Norwalk and seven in this house. to
build his business upon policies that
insured the public higlbclass, clean
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11131111111111
"Although the city attempted to do
away with confusion in the Day Light
Saving scheme this year, and all»
though the matter has been fully ex-
plained b ythe local press on several
occasions. the office of the Evening
Sentinel has been flooded with tele—‘
phone calls for. requests for explana—
tions of the scheme of day light saving
to be followed this year.
” In‘ the first place:—-—-DO NOT TURN
THE muscle YOUR CLOCK on
WATCH either forward or backward.
Let them remain the way they are at
present.
Simply advance your working hours
cr your church goirg hours. i. e.. if
you have been reporting for work at 8
a. m. and getting through at _5 p. m...
simply report for work at 7 a. m. and
get through at 4 p. m.
. Every- church in Norwalk will ad-
here. to the “hour earlier service" plan
beginning tomorrow. with the excep-
tion of St. Joseph's church which will
still have the some time for mates to-
mormw. because of confirmation. and
the possibility of confusion.
Besides Norwalk there are to bea
number of cities that will follow the
«meme adopted here. among them be-
‘ng Hartfbrd.‘ Bridgeport. Waterbury.
12115101. Manchester. Farmingtoa.
Merlden. New Britain. Danbnry. Mid—11.-
dietown, Tor-rington and Rockvtlle.
meIDarien and Greenwich. Btim:
his! will. adopt daylight saving as well.
tfi'elr theory of murder they have on
their hands the most lntrleato mud;
in standard time and will retain the
133m win turn ‘3' clocks
mead dawn-9F: the M089?” and state
Fighting South of Peking
Tientsin Railway Continues
magnitude and Shelton are to remain ‘
1£wfl"‘il
Chinese Troops Are En-
gaged on a. Long Line nfl
There Is Heavy Artillery
Firing in the Vicinity of
Machang.
111-: KING 3.11111 29. (Associated
P1 ess) ”13431;, legging South of the
I’e:lti111:"l‘ientsiti railway “is still in
p1 ogiess at noon today The force!
of Gen. ‘Chang Tso-lin. military gov-
ernor of M'anclturia. and Gen. WI.
Pei—Fu. military leader of Central <
China. were reported engaged along a.
line extending from Machang. twenty
miles south of Tlentsin to a. pout!
south of Peking.
A dispatch from Tientsin savs there
has been heavy artillery firing in the
vicinity of Machang for the last twenty
hours.
A Peking dispatch to the Assoc“
Press recelvé‘d last night. but underto-
day‘s date owing to the time differenc.
of thirteen hours said fighting had be-
gun at dawn at .Chunsintien. (wok.-
miles southwest of Peking. and M
heavy artillery firing was audibh in
the capital.
The Pekingfil‘ieltstn railway con-
nects Peking with Taku. her seaport.
(Continued on Page Eleven)
MR3. IIRTIIN MAT ’
AHNET BHIIB.
DETROIT. April 29.~ ~Mrs. Flu-b
ence G. Orton. first wife of William
G.1 Orton, formerly of Broom,
Mass. confessed big-imist, may adopt
the child of the second Mrs. Orton It
by doing so she can save her husband
from a term lnprlson. This was her
statement ymiterday after Orton
pleaded guilty in municipal court to
the charge of big-any. Orton claim
he married Mtg-.flulda Nicholas to
give her child a. name. He was no
mitted to 82. 000 bond pending a. ro-
port on the case next Tuesday by the
probation department.
"I still love my husband." the 11:13:
Mrs. Orton, who fits the mother of
three children, said. "I am going to
stay here as long as there is a. chance
of my being “permitted to take his:
home with me.”
Asked if she would take the second
Mrs. Orton's baby, should the court
make that a. condition to the prom-
tion, she replied: “If my husband. the
other aroma and the court are wilt-
ing. I suppose I will. I'm awfully nor-W
ry for Miss Nicholas, but I believe my
husband's story that he married he:
1 .
(Confirmed on Page Ten)
MURDER JURY STOPS
FIGHT OF TWO um
TAMPA, April 29.———Members of a.
jury in a murder case in Circuit (bu-rt
here yesterday were called on to M
up a. fight between sate Attend
Charles B. Pnrkhili and Pat Whlm
attorney'for the defense in the a.
under condderation.
Parkhill, a former Justice of ti.
Supreme Court of florid: d anal.—
nounced candidate for Governor. in
charged by Whittaker with interrupt-
ing the examination of a rune. for
some; [mm of his own.
“ggu're'ia 1m):- thonted Purim ,
The lawyers clinched and were 01
the 1111111- ms: the men 1W
Jinan-£01514” find each m
.8190 for ooéempt on court.
' m
__ mm
The start niche “Echo," held an
annual daneelast evening In the Na»- ‘
walk High 3.1115111 Auditorium. m“
dance was very successful. gutt- .
crowd being present.
mile hall was we; prefab w
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