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There is no continuation from other
sources of lust night's Central News
dispatches reporting fighting between
1;. pnhllvun troops and special l‘lstcr
(-niistuhles “long a [UHF front on the
ninth hunter. Seven lorry louds of
letz~h lumps “w-ru- fiild to have been
::I:~'l't~ti to the scene from Nevvrv.
\‘.'l.‘ n .'l trans: t‘orccrl the door or a
.iiu'li-l's l't'Sltlt'IK't‘ in the southern side
--!' thu- city. they Wen- told by the
<I'l‘\:|l|i. r‘usnn Mcf'm'muck. thnt he
not :it home. 'rilt‘l'f‘llpoll they
'.\tl'.li'-'4T :i mun of pctrol (H'H‘ licr. mvl
m4 ilt‘l‘ (lothi'iu (m tire.
Slw- rn‘i .m'z'vuming int!) the street.
ur-iirlulmrd extinguished the
hut not l~cfnrc she hurl horn
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Bonus
at Earliest Date
RACE TRACK ‘
TOLTOWER
EXAMINED
l’l..\l.\'>‘. N. Y.. June
limuunmtiun wt .Lunrs J. Cunningham.
ructrm'k l‘ollovc-r. arrested lust night.
in connection with the killing of ("ur-
cnce I’ctt rs under mysterious . iz'cum-
stzinccs that have involved \‘t'ultcr S.
“owl of New Rochelle. wow plunnul
twity by District Attorney “Writs
Cunningham. after u Hirer-hour
Conversation with the \Vc-stclu‘n-r
'e‘nntv ::nlhrwitiu~' in .\'v~w York. \v.
H-1 :15»- :l rind-,ml \\’illi“s‘=. Ilc
lit! the lll'lll “own-lest luv \Vzlnl in
the lnnttlc following ultcmptnl l-lrctc
m iii hml hu-n tnkcn to his nmtlwr's
hos. nml that tho. man told him
.l :‘l ttw- nizlt‘klll'lil plot ll t‘nrce
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BAPTISTS H‘ELI]
ANNUAL MEET
EAST NIGHT
Hm. hrs were elected as follows at
the :nn nul hnslnt-ss meeting of the
South Norwulk lluptist church. held
:it th" church last evening:
Wins-tees” tre—elretetl)———Judge Nc-
?zr-minh Curl-lee. 'l‘homus Rollins.
Hurry llvrtrmn and Fred .lcnnings.
lH-zieon (riuelectul)——l"runk. Giov-
I l'.
T‘il‘lt- School Superintendcnt—Her—
'Iwrt TIiI'st.
("h-rkw—“Z G. Aiken. 4/
'l'rmann-r of Benevolenccs—Miss
l-Jmm." lllixton. ‘
f‘hulrmnn of lent-volcnces
l'lmvvr ('olnmittee—‘Algie Scarlcs.
The reports of the various organi-
zations of the church were read and
sham-«t considerable work done dur-
ing the year. The treasurer's report.
:-i10\\'e<i all hills paivl and a slight hal-
em-o in the treasury.
'l'lu-rc was a good attendance at
the met-ting and following the busi-‘
rims session a social time. was en-
nllll
lOXMT. refreshments being served.
The church q rte-tic. assisted by
Harold \Vilson 8. the piano, enter-
tained. The members of the quartettc
were Fred “rack, Ruth Brock. Lillian
ls‘rickson and Herbert Hirst.
mks AWAITING rms'r
ISSUE or MAGAZINE
)l’vmhcrs of Nor-walk Lodge of Elk:
No. 7H9. of which Stanley Stevens is
exalted ruler. are looking forv'rard to
the first issue of the new monthly
periodical the “Elks' Magazine,”
about to be published by the order
under the-direction of the Elks' Na-
tional Memorial headquarters com-
mission. The magazine will begirglts
career, it wals said, with g. circulation
of 850,000.
One or the purposes of the publi-
cation ls to provide a. medium
through which the Grand Lodge may
bring home to each member the fact
that he belongs not merely to a. local
By keeping the membm of the order
in touch " lth one another and telling
of the actgities‘throngh‘out the coun-
try, the Ens' magazine. will inspire
anzl prom‘oze \thqt spirit, 9.1 not“
which is the motive craft?! tracer.
any. it is pointed-out.
lodge but to a. national organiutlon.
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ACCtlthlliD f0R
CHICAGO. Jame ->
Ass ‘
Press).—Ca rricd for from( theiglazzi
peeled course hv whimsical windh
live of the thirteen giant gas bag;
which started in the national balloon
race at Milwaukee. VVi-dncsdav. were
unaccounted for today. ‘
Two of the drifting: bags were man-
ncd by army pilots. and two ly.’ the
civilian hulloonists. ” ‘
Cross currents shift»! the bags pi-
lotv‘d by Major J. “scar \\':~sfonr c."
the :Army. and I.icut.-(‘oniman¢ier J‘.
I'. horllcct. of the Nun: from tlw
northeastern course- which thev ml}-
sued at the start from Milwaukee. 12rd
when last heard from lil‘-\‘ \vert: l‘.0'~‘«
"rim: over the c.h:«- of Luke Eric and
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fOUR alumina
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public. the American (lag flown in Paris to mark the
1:113:11, dtilstinlgugished persons attended the preseifiatiun.
e a one useum for preservation. This is said to “I 7
taken in the East Room 0‘ the White House. be the first occasion that a. photo lib» 111033041
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H0lll PLANNED
Architect Frank Urso of Stamford.
has been engaged by Joseph Legato to
draw up pious for the proposed alter-
ations and additions to the Norwalk
hotel. lYall and River streets. and at
pdesr-nt has nearly completed the
same.
Alterations and additions to cost
between $80,000 and Storm-or. are
contemplated by Mr. Legato. is
state-4.! on gool] authority.
There will he :1 two-story brick axl-
«ii‘imi mit up. in the rear. on the first
or main floor of which will he a lurge
it
p::,rns:~. While on the second lloor
thus~ wit! it: «earn bo-c. inc; alleys
:xnl room for twi pool tallies. Thai
:2?‘ an: no! pool room have lwr-n leas-
OI
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ml to:- .1 term
ten yours from the
AMBASSADOR PRESENTS FIRST AMERICAN FLAG FLOWN WHEN
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Ambassador Jusscrund or France. presenting to President Harding. in the no 6‘ it the French Re?
yrivnl on French soil of the first Ainérican troops.
The President will turn the historic relic over to
’TFioul Pla
‘Deathof _
y Man at 'Westpor
Two Members
ofReserve Corps,
Burned to Death
EL I’ASO. Tex" Juno 2.—-—Ben Jen-
kins. .lr.. of I-ll Paw. a lieutenant in
the resin-u- corps. and Sergeant Ar-
thur donating. of the 12th Observa-
tion Squadron at Fort “iSS. “tire
burned to dearth today. when their
airplane "rushed against the side of
a mountain and was destroyed by fire.
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. ENTERED WAR.
Afiv} no: ”Wk .
liETS STATE BEEEEE
Retiring Hartford Official
Appointed a Field Depuiyi
By Agent Gates in the De—j
partment of the State;
Agencies and Institutions
ll.\i:'i‘l-‘0ltl), June“ 2.~-——TTH~ up—
pointment of Coal: Clair-2w- II.
llnlvins of tltis (it 4; t‘:‘.-' ! tlrputy
in tlw tit-purtmint .‘iilte agmuits
MM it2>titzztlr».is v.35 pnzlo'mcml yrs»
ivi-lujv hy [Llyl‘lOl'ui l“. flutes. (lflt‘ili i1;
rinirgx.’ lie \x'il‘; “131:1 work in l.i\:
:ivt‘.‘ ])Z;i((‘ on Ilzlzaduy. upon 1lie ex-
piration of his: :Win 5le controller. i‘it‘
was vlo‘fiutmi fur re—o-ivetw'l iii Apzi’:
ly (‘nionrl libvin E. [ninth l'lit'l‘
(xv-\ntv—t-ighi )tusn‘ henice in the city
employ.
Controller Hollis}
yor \Villinni C. (;
who has Tin-n (u
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02
fit succeed Mal-
or lizvzluxry,
ult‘i to the place
, Lt
a: chief deputy n '» vacant by the
tit‘llih of (Vin-ribs J. Parsons of
“firehouse Point. A salary of $1.-
Rw a year is pro: itlml :or the place to
(Continued on Page Two)
M’CflRMlEli limit
it BHNEERENBES
CHICAGO. June 2.—-Contending
factions of the erstwhile household of
Harold l". McCormick were commit-
ted to a policy of compromise today
over the romantic affairs of Mathilde
McCormick and her former riding
master. Max Oser. Swiss horseman of
Zurich. .
Conferences between counsel for
Mnthilde's mother. Mrs. Edith Rocky
efcller McCormick, and her divorced
husband. which saved OE!‘ from an
’obsent investigation in court yester~
day. were continued today. with to-
morrow set by Probate Judge Homer
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DOOR OF HOPE HEAD
WILL SPEAK m3
M‘s. E. M. Whittemore of the
Door 0; Hope Mission in New York
city. will be the speaker at the service
at the South Nomlk Baptist church
on Sunday evening, making the ad-
dress at 8 o'clock. '
-.l\[rs. Whittemore will speak. upon
the work done ‘ai: the Mission and her
t of good_work.
story or the airtime-waded ‘to wayward .
‘ girls." and thexgmoun
[)flNTflfllLfiR Rfiglfiggpeace in China Appears '.
. Likely in Near Future
‘Slfiifllll llNlll
1min HOME
lltlvfj, 3'.- . 2.~—»I“9p~~ 11.2: has
tfhl'rEJt' tfu rozivmtitms of cm-
L'ivx . x “71': his will :u-ri': t
within tiir- put-incl"
azl'vl‘fiiliii! hwr hi<
‘. says
T.ii C.
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:-'2 am on:
t 3 his
.r-lvul
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for
l‘nnr- 2w. ._ ‘ no. i
'lJ‘ (Eihlifi
Sigrmt- ., illi‘ him with
the Haiti family forty years.
watched at the :Ecuthhml 05‘ the moth-
(r of Pius while he was nus: it in
l'ulutvl, an! ortcr the death of her
i'tlstrcss retired into :1 convent in
Milan. ('prm his appointment as
('..l‘<ii:l:li Archbishop. l‘ins quickly
Called her to govern his household.
and after only seven months as a
cardinal he was elected pope.
From his elevation. Signora Linda
prepared to return to the convent,
but instead was summoned to Rome
and installed by Pius in charge of
his wardrobe. to which shé‘ adds
many other duties, ordering the fru:
gal meals for the pope and his sec-
retaries. overlooking the details of
housekeeping and insisting upon
economy and order.
Since this was the first time a
woman had been admitted to such
a position. some of the conservatives
in the Vatican ventured to make re-
spectful remonstrances. ‘ They were
received by the pope. who gave his
customary tranquil decision. saying
calmly: “It is our will." He added
that the papal life of sacrifice. labor
and responsibility made more than
ever necessary the comfort of old
habits and accustomed service.
confirm: cum PLANS
ENTERTAINMENT mm: 1_o
Announcement was made pester-
day by' president George Fawcatt of
the Norwalk Country club that on the
evening of. Saturday June 10th. an en-
tertainment has been plannel .‘o be
held at the Country club when Der—
ringer. “the Mystic Man." who has
appeared in Norwalk before. will ap-
pear with a new and original pro-
gram. ‘
Derringer. who it will be remain-
bered appeared before the Kiwanis
~ club some time ago.'will appear'frgm
8:80 until 9:30 o'clock. “utter which
dancing wil be enjoyed until; mid-
night: Sveidel’s orchestra furnishing
the music. ‘ ' » ' '_
This will be the {traumatic .~
ed toffie aperio- 01 onto
donolh’morelfmm'w (he;
is simumrciu'
Hsu Offers Resignation to
the Cabinet as a Means of
Relieving the Country of
Its Difficulties
' I’I‘ZlilXG. June 2 (Associated
l’rrssl—Ilt storation of peace in
China. torn by civil conflicts t‘oryears
SH ms ncarcr than at any time since
thl Peking Government first (ncoun—
trrw‘. armcd opposition. The whole
in. :‘.-r. as viewed in tlzc light of re-
c .5. vi iopnzcnts. revolves around
lir. Fun Yat Sen. president of thc
southern or Canton. government.
\vhoztc fight to “Test the control from
the taking Government has hcen has.
ed on the contention that Hsu Shih
(‘hzmg's occupancy of lite pri‘sidcntidl
chair was illegal and that he and his
associates were unduly subject to
Japanese influence. Developments in
the north tend to minimize the power
of General Chang Tso-l.in, who rc-
ccntly let it be known he planned to
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ART EXlTlllll
IN utilisation
The annual exhibition of the. In-
dustrial Arts department of the Nor-
walk public schools opened at 3
o'clock this afternoon at. the‘Norwalk
High school. Scores of friends and
parents inspected the work expressing
high satisfaction over the results of
the department’s Work for the year.
Of particnfmrinterest was the work
done by the. Boys‘ Manual Training
department. This exhibit consisted of
work done in the machine shop.
wood turning, cabinet making, can-
ing and mechanical drawing.
Art department exhibits from the A
Junibr High school classes including
posters. costume designs. pose draw-
ings. still life and applied de.
sign. attmcteftavorable comment. _
The cooking and dressmaking ex-
hibits also found hearty approval.
Both had large exhibits of the actual»
work accomplished during the war.
The exhibition #111”,on for
inspection 3.}. 8 ofdock tonight in ads.
ditiou to this '
Was Struck at 4:44
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ment. formerly as an agent on taxes.
ing. identification being made possible
lh( re.
that station that he
lcft for \‘i’cstport and there found the
lick could not make out the features.
so luril)’ Were they cut. the top of the
head lzznim: Lain cut away. The trunk
was practically cut in half and this
right lcg and arm con- torn off.
\\'h(-n Godfrey picked up the papers
he saw the name "Courtney." an-l
thcn scanned the hodv again. finally
lilllkillg“ identification possible through
shoes of a peculiar type worn by the
man. The Shins and socks were all
' Meet and
WAEE REDUETTBNS
EDNEERENEES IN
CHICAfitlTlET WEEK
CHICAGO. June .-—High chiefs of
the railroad liroihcrhoods probably
will hold tinir contemplntul confer-
ence on wage reductions in Chicago.
instead of Cincinnati. next Tuesday. it
“as said here today. ‘
,B. H. JLweli. president of the Rail—
way Employcs. Department of the
American Federation oi.‘ Labor, an-
nounced that the telegraphic vote by
the Brotherhood leaders on a meeting
place. was a tie between Chicago and
Cincinnati. and that the deciding vote
probably would result in the selection
of Chicago.
L'nion rail leaders expressed the he-
licf that all railroad labor except train
service r-mplovcs would receive wage
reductions in impending orders by the
Railroad Labor Board.
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DARINfi RESISIJE
MADE BY ETREMEN
Nl-Zu' YORK. June 2.—~Two firemen
one an acting battalion chief and the
other his chauffeuritoday made he of
the most daring rescues in thy istory
of a department filled withtzldeeds of
heroism.
Michael Kramer. aged I 'e, .in flee-
ing with his parents from the blame in
a. lower west side. tenement, had top-
pled from a narrow plank which had
been placed over a five foot chasm be-
tween the roots of the two buildings
and fallen into the “well" formed by
the Walls of the structures. .
David J. Oliver. the acting battalion
chief. heard the lad‘s moans. Seiz-
ing a rickety ladder found on the roof.
he ordered his driver, 'William A. Fra-
zer to hold it and lower him into {he
“well" which was belching smoke.
Frazer braced himself agaimt the cop-
ing while his superior, a heavy man,
swayed and groped in the darkness.
The ladder, twenty feet long. was
iot Quite long enough and Oliver had
7to cling to the lower rung by one
hand. “‘ater meanwhile was filling
the “well." but finally Oliver grasped
the unconscious boy and held him
while Fraz‘er. with a show or almost
superhuman strength. slowly dogged
both up to’ the roof.
’ run 9
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a to a nuptial in
JosephJ. Courtney ’s . _» -
~ Body Found on Tracks
Noted Athlete Had Been» working .in Westport _i
-for Several Days—Rumored to Have Had
Row with “Bootleggers.” Last N ight—Body' "
o’C-lock This Morning——
Under Way —— Inquest
Tomorrow Afternoon
The remains oi; Joseph 1". Courtney. whose home was at 575 Broad street
N. J.. and who was attached to the United States Internal Revenue depart-
hut who more recently was doing work
on estate taxes, were found at the “'cstport—Saugatuck railroad station thiA
morning, under Circumstances that are highly suspicious.
peeled and an inquest will he held tomorrow afternoon.
His body was found. out in pier-cs and scattered for about ‘30“ feet along
the mils at the \Vcstport-Sauqsiuck station shortly after 5 o'clock this morn—
lV‘oui play is sun-
I y lent-:5 and papers that. were found
The engineer of Train No. 69. bound for New York. reassul through:
‘Wcstport at 41-14 o'clock this. morning.
Special Railroad (liticcr Vernon G. Godfrey ot‘ Daricn
had struck :1 man at Snugatuck. Gc-di'ri y irzmcdiateiy
and felt a. ho .ip. lie :ccilz‘il out to
as he passed through
body.
that were left on the hotly.
Godfrey then rccognhd tin: remains
as that of a former “buddy" of his.
with whom he haul chmnmed in
.Ir‘rancc. .nptnin Josrph P. Courtney
of the 4th Areo Squadron. who had
brought down at leust two enemy
'plancs during the war. .
An Elk's card also identified Court-
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Plan For Future;
An All Day’ Se'sSion at the
Royal James Hotel Yes-
terday -— Nearly Every
T o w n Represented By
Delegates—A B‘ig Rally to
‘ Be Held at Putnam Park,
Bedding, on June 24th
The board of directors of the Fair-
field County \Vomen‘s Association,
augmented by the advisory commit-
tee, met yesterday at the Royal James
Hotel. in an all-day session. the presi-
dent. Mrs. Loo Davis. presiding. At
noon Mr. >Ashley served a delicious
lunch. which between thirty and forty
enjoyed.
11mm ationul work for tiin next three
morths was planned. and th-3 polithnl
outlook discussed- The county is now
thoroughly organized. but organiza-
tion work in the individual cities and
trwnr is left entirely I) the woman
r~‘h.'1irri'isni chosen by the town commit—
tee. In many cases no club is neces-
sary. each town being free 0t use its
own discretion. ,
Much praise is due the Southern
New England Telephone Company for
the assistance rendered the officers in
making this meeting the great success.
it was and they desire to publicly
thank the company for their marve-
lous service.
The second big rallv will be held in
Putnam Park Bedding on June 24th.
The bush! ss session will he at 1:: m.
Actent will be erected where light re-
frts’hments may be obtained. but for
the most part. it will be a picnic
lunch. Wheeler & Mison's band of
Bridgeport has been engaged for the
afternoon. A platform will be erect—
ed in the park for the speakers and
benches and chairs will be assembled
to accommodate the members. The
open to men aswell as women. There
(Gontlnuea‘ on Pm Twain)
con-r18 ms Lou's ,
nom- ron rum:
NEW HAVEN. June 2.—Edwu.rd
W. Curtis,
won his long fight for freedom yea-
terday. when Judge Manton, of th.
from the Connecticut Hospital for the
Insane at Middleton. During a. two.
day hearing.Curtis. who is 68 yen-I
old.- was under rapid fire questioning.
him sane.
of habeas , corpus.
meeting will commence at 2:30, and is»; ,
will be a man and a woman speaker
formerly of ’l‘orfing'tcrn.
“at
United States Circuit Court of Ap-p ,
penis. issued an order for his retains ’
the result being that. the court held 7
The action was on a writ ,
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