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‘ PREoS NEWS r3031 ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD BY A SPECIAL maxim OUR owsornm-‘ron.
SOUTH NORWALK, GONE, Y’WDAY, MAY‘ 11, 1:922
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sv EATON W EN OWNERS
FAIL TO COME FORWARD
He Issued an Ultimatum'to
Band-Daniels to Act Soon
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when it is offered for sale- by l’nitcd
Stub-s Marshall Jacob ll. \Vultt-r. Sales
will lw i‘l‘Sii'ltfl‘tl lo lloldt-rs of permits
lrmu tlw federal prohibition dirt-ctor.
l'clmlu ’l‘lu Over $i.00ll
’l‘lu- gnvrrnmcnt assessment against
llu- company includes a penaltv tax
of $l.tltl.‘.’tl on six cmplv barrels. 15R
unlinuu nl‘ llit-
contt-uls of which are
llll.‘l('{‘lllillil‘tl for. l'ntlI-r thv V'Villis-
('nmpbt-ll act. the only way that the
compim (-zm cscnpc this tax is to
prov.- tllnt this much of the missing
limit-i wns stolen. (‘onsidt-rnblt- more
tllnn lhs- :tmouui thus luv-d was miss-
ill: at lllt‘ linln of tilt" rclnrn-tl. April
it last. from the \\’nrt-hrml:c l‘oint
distillm‘y. l-ul llln mnnrntm-nl allows
:l ro-nsmulblv tit-crI-ztm- in quantity zil—
trilml'lbt.» to t~\npnl:ltiml ”lit! illl»
:lvnlvlJbb- l('.’ll§:lL"(‘.
'l'llr t:l\ prune-r is Ill llu~ rntn of
jgntvll millnns which remain of tilt-
bislnric L'll‘. "his amounts to $4-
Ji‘lfjfi. 'l‘hw penultv t:t\ it: ill lhc
rnlw nl‘ soon .‘l gallon. The :lxscxsincnt
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2.9.893 Increase In Conn.
(“salllpany’s Revenue During Year
Rx :nl'l With Utilities Com-
mission Also Shows $597,-
\l.3 Decrease in Expenses
mi“ 1921 Auto ’Busses
l’ r O v c d Unprofitable
Lines
1"» .t r. .. bran “iv l'.|itilL: rt-anno of
I ' mum. tic-uh. Cool
;t ill»-
!“'.Ti.
state. for' , e calendar
was $1.??0,Sflil.83 grv-ntrr
lurinzr lil‘ZI't :lll'l thlti tllH oppr-
‘wwmws of thw company wcrc
.l $.‘.'IT,NI‘.’..H.’. uluriul: sutur‘
. ~llmvn by lbw :lullunl report
mnpzuly for the your. file-ti
public ulililin-s (-onlllllssiuu.
lnotur buss-us brought
y. mi $4tl,ll‘.l7.3‘i. but as c\'-
llll4 mntlvml ol' trnuspnrtu«
M13343". tho-rc was a
months $i4.-
:lutunznbib' lino-5:.
mu-rtlinl: i‘t‘Vi‘illil‘ for tho
illJ-llullltt. \vllill- ill 1920
~ $I:‘.,nv,t,:’.t?.17.nu in—
Ma. tll
lulec of
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All filwlnllers of the Ladies’
'. ‘el til}.r Board to Be HOS-
a...” at Open House
ot" the Ladies'
ln- the hostesses
of tllt"NUl“vVu.ik
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‘1) .lttt-rnnon, May 12th.
mm t‘nmnlittcc is com-
mlmvving:
\ l.‘llt', Mrs. R. A. Van
\\' .l. 'l‘rncogy. Mrs. L. J.
'lvw ilwul'y Price. Alias
,\ll.'~"= Muriposa Taylor
’j ll Iv, Mrs. J. A. Farrell.
.t t.lllt‘i‘r4 may be sure
I tl>ittill"it' view Of the
t». m-t‘nities in all of its
lm- Iumcption Commit-
‘ls‘it'll by the following
lw stationed in vnri-
tl.~- bull-ling.
\rlllilS. Mrs. F. I. lur—
.l I'm-:nulgh. Mrs. ll. M.
Hunt-gm iletts. Mrs. P.
‘~II~ LN) lmxis. Mrs. M.
t‘hristian Swartz.
SI nuns. Mrs. Howard
L‘. Short-r. Miss Lydia
l'., (Mb-burn. Mrs. John
.I. liurlblltt. RIPS. H.
Mrs. ll, \\'. Raymond,
“4 l.>t|ii, Mrs. F. H. Quin—
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Fliilfhl’. ‘RAD MEN’S’ TOWN
.l.l..CTS WOMEN TO RUN-IT
‘ ill. “fix-0.. May 11.——Thia
:. plilt'd am a hangout for
., ln-hl an election yester-
ms. Ethel Stoner was the
.mlitlnle for Mayor. Mrs.
.7 ‘ . H‘nlbiitltllo for Mayor. MTG.
' "1“til and Mrs. Richard Rob—
. r. third to the City Council.
‘ ’ w n defeated a men's tick-
“v-v have announced their
‘w "vb-an the city of boot-
”: 4 other law violators."
X 250mm? polled 70 votes. While
;tl'1llipr. men's candidate 10!“
H v't-lved 43. ' . J
EXALTEI] RULERS’,
EflNVENllllN HERE
N orwalk Lodge of E l k s
Plans f0 This Event and
~ rm: ercises
'l‘ltc
regular meeting of Norwalk
l.nd;:t~. No. 700. ill-nevolentrmld I’ro-
tcrtivc ('l‘lll'i‘ ot' Elks. was held last
.rvcninx: at the Home ill South Main
street.
The multvd rulm‘s' convcntiou will
bc hcld in this city on Sun/day. June
lth. ’l‘lic dclcgntcs from all over the
stntc will be met at ”to railroad sta-
tion and cerI'tcti to the Home. win-re
lllt'l't‘ will be refreshments in the raili-
skvller. .\t 1 o'clock the annual busi-
ucss session will be held. presided over
by Hu- president. l‘usl Exalted Ruler
COO. of 'l‘orrington. The new district
deputy to bo- chosen will be C. Irving
liyington. of Norwalk. Adjournment
will be tnkcn at 3 o‘clock for Dorion's
l'uint. 'wlu-rc. Landlord John E.
U'Suilivnn will serve a fine shore dill-
nor.
The annual Flag Day exercises will
be held at the Home on “'cdncsday.
J1me lith.-‘A program of exceptional
interest is being' prepared. Former
State Attorney General John H. Light
will deliver the principal address and
there will be music and other excr-
ciscs. '.':n- veterans will attend by
special invitation.
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BRIDGEPORT. May 11.—-Construc-
tion jobs on nine state. road repair
projects are to be started soon. and
Edward I. Belforte. employment
agent {or the state highway depart—
ment here. declared today that he
would have pasitions for approximate-
1y Lotto men who are experienced in‘
this kind of work. This work Mr.
Belforte said would probably pay 40
to 45 cents an hour. .-
One of the jobs is the construction
a new concrete road between
W’aterbury and Meriden. which will
require about two years to complete.
Other jobs are located in Plainfield,
Thompsonvllle. \Voodbury. West Hav-
en. Orange. Milford. East Hampton.
Coumbia. and Hebron. Mr. Belforto'a
office which will be at the unemploy-
ment bureau. Welfare Building, will
receive pubicatlon.
lllllEE litmus +
laminar sum
May 1-1 (By Auccin'ted
youths.
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BELFAST .
Press) .-— Three Catholic.
Keown. were__taken from their beds
at Ballymulderglnat night by a gang
of men and shot.
and 7
Francis mocked
A bomb on
street In“
SW
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18; bullet wound; 1
James. Francis and Thomas Mc-‘
James was kills?!"
the other. seriouoly wounded}
thrown njatenguw
CHANG lso-lm ,
Pills l0. RESIST
. Hllnlsum
'l'Il-ZNTSIN. May 11. (.-\hsocialcd
i’ress).-Generul Chang Tso—Lin. dc-
fcatcd btfore l’ckim; by General \Vu
Poi-Ml. is preparing to lesisl his pur—
sucr .nnd has massed troops at Kaip—
lng. lv'uypch and Luanchow. about
sixty-live mill-u south of lilt' grrnt wall
on the Milkdcn railway.
Chung: has announced he will not be
responsible for foreign lives or proper-
t_v if “'u attacks.
Wu has ordcro-d bis (‘lzillli troops
not to proceed bcyond l‘cltonl: until
it is clcnr \\’llt“illi‘i‘ Chant: intends to
fight. ’I‘hirty-four American soldiers
lcl't ycstcrdzn to reinforci- lhc railvny
unards :il 'l‘n-ltsltnn. Sf‘\‘l'llij-' tnwlvs
northeast of IlOl‘t‘ and only livi- inilcs
from (‘liang‘s outposts.
(Continued on Page. Twelve)
SMAllPflX BAN—“IN ~
WESlPlllll'IS BEthi
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Many Events Are Scheduled
W h e n Decision Comes
Disease Has Been Checked
\VESTI'ORT. May li.-1icallll ()f-
flccr John A. Moore liltwl thc small-
pox ban on the Fine Arts 'l‘ht-ntrv and
the \Ncstport Public Library yester—
day. 'i'hesc buildings were closed
April is. when the. State Health (lili-
ccrs visited the town and dcridml that
llle.public,,bilv_llngn of the town must
lm (‘le - 1113‘s.: ' ..“ t ‘ ‘
'I‘he ..,, . ..- .. -- ona ,
Hall and the Town Hall. These halls
arc cxpcctm'L to be freed in a few
days and then the town will bc cb-nr-
ml. Only a few more houses :lrt~ un-
til r quarantine. The home of'l.ewis
Allen on Main sin-ct was tho- into-st
house to have the sign rcmmcd by
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MllNllEll‘ alum
tilvnl SMtlllEll
200 Members and Friends
Attend Affair in Red
Men’s Hall
Some :00 members Of .‘ionkcr Grot-
to of this city. (lbeh Grotto of llridge-
port .und prospective Grotto members
attended a smoker held at lied Men's
Hull. \Vashington street, last evening.
gh on by Monkcr Grotto.
lllll'illg' the evening boxing bouts.
wrestling bouts. numbers by Monker
lrotto's band and instrumental and
vocal selections were given. Follow-
ing a‘lnnchcon was served by the
“Sink Committee." which was greatly
enjoyed.
The main bout of the evening was
between Merino and Williams. “Dave"
Sloman being referee and Charles
Lindebcrl: the time-keeper. A prelim-
inary bout was also staged which was
greatly enjoyed.
Continued on Page Twelve)
SEBllNll llllllll
ul EAST tall TEAM
BREAKS HIS lNlll
Wednesday evening. while practic-
ing at the Wicke Lot, “Larry" Busch-
baum, the snappy second baseman of
the East Ends, broke his ankle in
two places. while coming in to'home
plate. He- was rushed immediately
to Dr- Fawcett's ofllce. where his an-
kle was set and pugs; a. plaster cast.
Today he will have an x-ray taken of
it at; the Nor-walk Hospital. “Larry"
will be" lost to theteam tor the great— .
er part of the season. This will be a
hard blow as he was going good and
the outlook was that he would; en-
ioy a wonderful season.
The team seems to be getting .the
bad breaks at p only locingt
“San!" Ireland._the crank jack first
bmmantheVputmeek nueoi
his phyflcinmordering him to quit the
game because of trouble with’hin
heart. The-e lone: will neeeultate a’
tent changes in the/lineup. but the
was
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lMPORlAlltlE Is _
Pllcllol ml
llllSSlllll REPLY
GHNHA. 3133"“. (Associated Press)
«Ji-‘ln- world statesmen gathered in
GenOn \vere still watching Santa Man.
ght-rita. the headquarters of the Mus—i
sian soviet delegation today. awaiting
the bolshevist verd’iCt on the plan the
rest of Europe has devised for the re-
storation of Russia. '
The substance of the preamble and
many claims of the reply had bcconlc i
public. but Gcnbzr was still ignorant
as to the soviet"~g0vcrnmcnl‘s last
Word on what it will do about the for- '
Pizll property nationalized ill Russia.
That is the question on which France
and Belgium haVc split with the rest
of the powers.
Mary rumors concerning Russia's
.lp‘viginn on this point are in circula-
tion ind-(inference circles. That part
of lb"- rvply which bears on thr- rc-
stnrmion of property has been drafted
- Continued on Page Twelve)
NtlllWALll HAllfltlll
MASTER lllES
Captain David Coley San-
ford, Secretary and Treas-
urer McMullen Y a c ll t
’ Club, Ill a Month
Captain David Coley Sanford, har-
bor master ol‘ Norwalk. died. alter a
month's illness. at. 6 o'clock last night.
aged sixty three years. Captain San-
ford resided at 27 First street. East
Non-walk. and is survived by a widow,
_'§ornlerlyv Mg .Altfi‘a Greene. and a
D ‘ ' :I.l~" ‘79-
The deceased was well-known in
Norwalk, where he had followed the
Water for a number of years. For the
pHSl year or more he was harbor
master of the city and had his office
at the South Norwalk Oyster Farms,
140) Water street.
About a month ago Captain San-
ford suffered a nervous breakdown,
which made it necessary that he give'
up business. He was put under the
doctor‘s care. but failed to recover.
For a number of years the de-
ceased was the secretary and
treasurer of the McMullcn Yach club.
which position he resigned when he
became ill, as he felt that he could
not handle the work.
The funeral will be held on Satur-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
the funeral chapel of Frederick H.
Gaming, South Main street. Rev. Chap-
man S. Lewis officiating. and inter-
ment will be in the family plot in
Riverside cemetery ..
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g in ZEPPELIN
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VERSAILLES. Kitty 11 (By Asso-
ciated l‘ress).—-—Gcrmany will manu-
facture a. zeppelin of seventy thous-
and meters capacity to replace the
one alloted to the U. 8., by the Ver-
canes treaty. but destroyed in Ger-
many. under the award of the Am-
bassadors Council which allows three
million gold marks in reparation.
The ambassadors award was auth-
orized by the lnterallied war council
“'l'iif‘h‘ still has itgseat here. controll-
ing all military questions relating to
lormer enemy states. and operating
under the chairmanship of Marshal
Foch.
The zepp in will cost $750,000,
making alio ce for exchange. The
German government will. it is be-
lieved. be able» to deliver the airship
within nine months. .
One of the conditions is that a Ger-
man crew shall take the zeppelin to”
the U. 5., although several American
oilicers will probably accompany the
crew in the flight acrossthe Atlantic.
The German builders will be expect-
ed to incorporate their latest features
in the new ship. ‘
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a
novel: mum ' . it“
~ ~0mrowno m A
Because .Prosecntor Crammer C.
Hegeman was summoned " to appear
in the Superior Court. Bridgeport to.
day when'local cases or: to come up
before the'cflmlnal nidefotlhe court,
the cases , V‘J’oaeph Rooney.» Charles
H. Taylor, mo Bettina, meele
iii-o. and f goggle ' arrested.
WITH 4.0
Great Britain and France unless some
agreement. not yet made public. exists
Palestine.
bringing pressure
'l‘ht-y are well represented at the meet-
it
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"QUESTION l8.
i llllolucm
GENEVA. May 11.—'l‘hc unexpect-
ed introduction of the Palestine man-
date question into the agenda of the
meeting of the League of Nations
council which bcgan today is likely
to make the session one of the most
important to be held.
Announcement by the Earl of Dal-
four that he intended to demand im-
mcdiutc approval of the llritish man—
date. following agreement on the mat—
tt-r between the l’niled States and
Great Britinn. has amazcd lcagllc offic-
cials. They see in this action tllc pos-
sibility of further friction between
between thcm over the disposal ot
Zionists throughout the world are
upon the council
for Settlement of the. mandate ques-
tiou so that the plans for a Jewish
state in Palestine can go forward.
ing and will try to obtain a hearing
bcfore the council.
The following dclepntes are hero:
The cflri of Balfour. Grcal Britain;
Loon Bourgeois. France: The Mar-
quis lmperiali Ill li‘rancavilla. Italy:
M. Adaichi. Japan: Tang (Tsai—le.
China: Paul Hymans. Belgium; Sen-
hor DaGama. Brazil and Count Quin—
ones De Leon. who will preside. Spain.
Mll’lllllml ill
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Minn
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The Norwalk Dengue of \‘Vomen
\‘oters will entertain the Leagues of
Fall-livid County for the May meet-
ing which will be held at. the new
Ncrwalk \N’omcn and Girls' Club, 55
“on street. Thursday. May 13. . The
state, chairman, Mrs. Herbert Knox
Smith. whose appearance is always a
source of keen pleasure, will be pres-
ent. . ‘
Because of the proximity of Nor.
walk, a number of the members, of
the. Bridgeport League. of which Mrs.
Lynn W. Wilson is president. are
planning to attend. .
T 0 program is:
1 a. m. (Daylight Saving Time),
msiness meeting. ‘
1 p. m. lunchéon. Application for
reservations may be made to Mrs. A.
M. Fcichheimer. 42 Elmwood avenue,
South Norwalk. o
2 p. m. Discussion of future work.
lFl‘ by state chairmen of standing
committees '
3 p. m. “A Biessage from the Na-
tional Convention." Mrs. Herbert
Knox Smith. '
MAY EREETA 1
NEW Alllllilllllllll
Plans were made at the meeting of
the Men’s Brotherhood of the South
Norwaik Baptist church held last
evening at the home of Dr. Henry C.
Sherer for the annual meeting and
lecture to be held during the early
part of June. A tentative date was set
for June 7. but this is subject to
change. , ,
It was suggested at the meeting last
evening. although no action was taken
on athe matter, that a vacant piece of
property on West avenue. namely the
Hipson property. opposite the Method-
ist church. he purchased by the men‘s
societies of the Baptist. Congregation-,
an and Methodist Episcopal churches
of the sacond district and there erect
a building with ‘an auditorium that
could be used for lectures. entertain-
ments .etc. The plan will have further
cousideration at. later meetings.
MRS. ANNIE llltltillli
maintain
At the home of her daughtre, Mrs.
Nehemiah (landed. :0 Arch St... Nor-‘
walk. surrounded by hex-children and
grandchildren, Mrs. Annlevn.‘ Win-
gate passed meet fly into rest at the
sum 01’ thé any, tiny. Berna:
conse- coontz. '
‘beeathestore
CHICAGO JAILs CROWDED I . .
LABOR LEADERS
AND MANY OTHER RIOTERS-
“Big I' Tim” Murphy and
a
Oficers
CHlCAGO. May ll.—~The dctcctivc
bureaus and city jails \vcre Clowdcd
today with four hundred labor load-
(rs and others held in connection
with the murders of two policemen
here early yesterday and the bombing
ol two buildings. which police attri—
buted to labor disorders.
Two men have been pointed out as
resembling men in the automobile
from which shots which killed Ter-
rance Lyons, acting lieutenant, \vvre
'a-anized labor."
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Follows 'Murder of. T wof .
Policemen and Bombing
Head'of the Buildin'g " "'
Trades Council Are Among the 'Number
. Under Arrest—Rewards VOTotalling $20,000
Offered for the Arrest Of the Slayers of the
tired. Rewards totalling 320,000 have
been offered for the arrest of the
Slayers. ‘ ’
All law enforcement organization.
in the city are united in what police
term “a fight to the finish with or-
More than 1M! labor)
leaders. including “Big" Tim Murphy.
Cornclius Shea and Fred Mader.
president of the building trades coun-
cil. are among those under. arrest.
Raids on labor headquarters brought
in labor bosses by the score yesterday.
MASUNS IN TRIBUTE
ill i. L. HUNllNlilliN
Visitors Come from. All
Parts of. State for the
Funeral
)[l-Iiil'lH-Zl’. May 11.'-c)i(‘lldtii Ma-
sons and prominent members of 1the
organization throughout the state
paid a final tributc to Frederick L.
iluntinp‘ton. late eminent commander
of the Grand Commamhfiry. Knights
Templar of Connecticut, by attending
his Funeral here. yesterday afternoon.
Services were held at the home. No.
‘76? Broad street. with Rev. ‘Burtt N.
Timblc. pastor of the First Baptist
Church. officiating. Burial took place
in \'\'aant Grove Cemetery.
Headed by the Meriden Military
Band. the local and visiting Masons
acted as an escort for the body of the
late commander. Center lodge. No.
07. A. F. Q. A. M. .lleld a special
communicatoin at 1:30 o‘clock and
attended the funeral in a. body.
The honorary bearers were: Ben-
jamin L. Coe of \Vaterbury: William
\‘V. Frayer. of Hartford: H. Wales
Lines. of Meriden: Elic C. Birsey, Vol:
Meriden: Albert \V. Mattoon. of New
Haven: Thomas \V. Morgan, of Hart-
ford: “’illiam W. \Vhitely. of New
London. ’James M. hIcPherson, of
Norwich; F. \Vard DeKlyn, of Dan-
bury; Albert S. Comstock. of Nor-
wich, and Eugene A. Hall of Meri-
dcn. '
The active bearers were: Harry A.
Stevens, M’iilis N. Barber, Andrew C.
Hort—house. Edwin H. Brown. Bcn-
jamin \V. Carter and John Wiese.
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The weekly assembly of the Nor—
walk High School was held yesterday
morning. Mr. Noyes opened the as—
sembly with a. talk on some school
notes. He. announced that all the
members of the foobtall and basket—
ball teams had not yet handed in
their couipment, and should dose by
Monday. ' ‘
Miss Mary McCarthy. head of the
muscial department, announced that
the concert for the Senior High va's
3., big success. Miss McCarthy took
this occasion to thank the faculty
and pupils. for the flowers and the
pin that they presented to her. Miss
McCarthy said that Mrs. Beadle. on
leaving the school. gave the Musical
Deparment a fine. violin. The school
now has a.“ violin, base violin and
'cello.. Miss McCarthy said that she
wished to thank Miss Frances “'ing.‘
Miss Mildred Finkler and Charles
W‘eingart {or the line drawings and
(Continued on Page Ten)
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231803338 ENTER .
7 nor emu PLELS
Pleas of “not. guilty” were; entered
at the opening session of the crimi.
out side of the Superior, court in
Bridgeport‘yesterdny afternoonbefore
Judge William M. Mannie. by Thomas
Brown. colored, 9! this city, and by
Rocco Petruoolll. of Bridgeport and.
this city. homo! whom are charged
W19! bursary. Brown of groceries
.trom the store of .Rofaelle Cocchia. o!
“inflicity‘ud Petrncefli, . at goods from
of H. Josem‘ a: Son, last
at.
" : MM. lean, Wfifim “M“
German General Staff to I
Equip Red Army in Russia
Text of Important Military
Convention Sig ned on
April 3rd By Russian
Soviets and Germans ‘
PA RlS. May 11 (By The Associated
Pres§l.———The newspaper L'Eciair to—
day printed the text of a military
convention said to have been signed
by representatives of the Russian
soviet army and the German generul
staff in l’lerlii'lxon April 3. by the prin—
cipal ‘clause of which the Germsna
undertake to furnish the red army
with the arms and material necessary
to cqpip 180 regiments of infantry”
and sulllcient heavy field artillery for
twenty army divisions. .
The Germanlgeneral stat. accord—
ing to the convention. undertakes to
reorganize the Russian Baltic and
Black Sea Fleets. and to supply at the
(-arliest possible date 500 new air-
planes with a supply of spare parts.
and 150 field wireless outfits. The Ger-
m'ans would train sixty Russian in—
structors in the latest discoveries and .-
lnventions of
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BERLE SHIT IS
. HEARD BY Bllllllll
Asks $2,000 Damages of
George J. Schneider as
Result of Automobile Ac-
cident
Trial of the civil action for $2.000
damages, brought by Adam Berle ot
Pelham against‘ George J. Schneider
of Stamford, as a result of an auto-
n‘obiie collision on the Post Road a:
Daricn. on July 10, 192]. was com-
menced yesterday at the special ses-
sion of the Court of Common Pleas
in the City Courtroom. Stamford, pre-
sided over by Judge John J. Walsh.
Attorney mrschberg asked for an.
adjournment, as he has been unable
since last Friday to locate his client.
the defcndant. ’Attorney Barton 0!
William L. Tierney's oli‘ice oppmd
the adjournment on the ground that
his clients had come from out of
town, and that he had automobile
experts ready 'to testify. Attorney
Barton also explained that it was an
aggravated case in that Schneider
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le PAS'lllll m _
llllWAl'lllN WAS
fawn llEBll’Tltlll
Rev. H. B. Schnert. fol-merry of.
Port Jefferson. L. 1.. but now pastor
of the Rowayton Methodist Church.
on Fiowayton avenue. was given a tea
caption at the church last evening.»
being welcomed to the church by
l
Rev. Frank S. Clark of the Rom
Baptist Church.
A program for the occasion was
amused by Mrs. H. S. Jennings. of
Highland avenue. the opening beings.
\hymn sung by the congregation which“
was followed by a player. by 0. 3
mils. Mrs. w. s. Ambler entertained,-
with a solo and ma Ruth’m
entemlned with, a. rim unto. I"?
C. Barnard enter-tum anew fl“
vocalreiaction. , Lf'
o...
Words boom) 3..
iron
chemical warfare and 1 "
members and . to Rowayton by tho,
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