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M RHINE'
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p Residents
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the‘ x in llem‘h.
mini—Favors Mediation
in Disputes With Labor
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l Town Plan Commission
fa Recently Adopted
\ "‘ ”‘i'HlLT. June 3.-—-The voted
1 Town l‘lun Commission
xiv-«ting has. hen con-
miay rv‘sith-nts with the
‘9w2u; Linnzvr form of civic govern-
z l-‘irsv Sulwctman Austin Wake-
‘ :~ .. ! Tnonms [1 Adams. clerk at
inn-rim: denier} today that the
. magswr pun would be? adopted.
l .‘-l. 253' rzrcutrttwl repnr‘s haw:- cor.-
:‘. me:- zwo plans. Chairman John
.\ 1.1m; Trutwr of the Board of Fl-
anre. in explaining the new town
"7 commission. mil (hi-re was no
91- to; ->‘-:\ the two.
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imr-r puns. .l'zzirr Booth
. H: .‘utzon i-y stutmg in the
_' that lie int-1" sit his her. 1;!-
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« ; maxi. :L-‘liwl'tr- zm- original m:-
it r"1hi a total somewhat
thgm ' . (3.121.131 request.
Tim rats» was that 0.‘ Prif-T J. Gill-
.-u of Sermon“. against James H.
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SUIT EUR $800.
7 themmh Camiee today pre-
o‘mr a special aegis-n o! the
r! of Common Pleas. held in the
enema City; com: room. when the
ruse of Giimog Smith. centurion
H. “Elli-am if. Peck of Huber View.
was heard,
The plural“: claims 33"”) larger»
3!» aiIeg'v-s tint. he iii corts'rterahle
. wort: “)r the defendant on a.
Maw-s»;- the latter was building at Mar-
“.‘hen the house was fin-
:ilfiwl and the bill presented to the
Wrinnt. is is claimed that tfie latter
:wvsml to pay it because he claimed it
“2.3 exorbitant. .
Judge \Viiliam F. Tammany ap-
Pvflre-d for the plaintlfl and Light &
Liz‘nt for the defendant.
WOMAN HURT was:
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ST KATY-13120. June 5.—-0ne woman
was injured and nine other mm?!
Were shaken up when 3 Bridgeport to
rwvon trolley car juniped the track in
Perry Boulevard here yesterday- The
from truck. left the rails and the end
of the car grazed a telegraph ”l9.
while the rear truck kept the tucks.
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inflicting
Se {alcrmand
DAMAEES HEARD
TROLLEY nuns WILD
Wilma
Automobiles operated by Milton 1.
Rowland. of Rowasmn. and Louis L.
Dunham. b! Tokeneke. came together
shortly after midnight last nigh‘. on
the road from Dar-ion to [tow-.iytnn.
where the Tokeneke road turns ofl.
both cars hem batty damaged. and
Mrs sznhnm receixing .1 broken
tinge: on the left hand. besides a se-
\9.~‘ shaking up.
[Hr-ham. who is chauffeur for the
Yam-i tarnily at Tokenek». was com-
ing trom How-swore towards {Marie-n
ind hail the dimmer- czt. The car is
a. Brick. Rowland didn't see the ca.-
rlriver. by Dunbar!) until he was it’-
mosr on top of him. an? he was head-
ed straight for it. He swerlev‘l to the
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PROVIDENCE. R. 1.. Jun!“ $.—An
attempt to bfowuti the home or an al-
leged strikebreaker. followed by a tire.
declared by the Inthorities to hare
been of incendiary origin which
threatened a mill barn. marked the,
cpening of the Zeth week 0: the tex-
tile mill strike- ln the Panama val‘
icy.
Explosions. placed on the ground
beside the home of James Hughes at
Urompton village. blew out the win-
dows of the structure and tore the
clapboards from a portion of the
building. The authorities ctaim that
the explosion was fiirected against
Robert llurke. a Marcie-r in the house.
who is an employe of the Compton
(Continued on Page Three)
the gun found near the body,
DARIENHE REPflll-lS
NEAR EASE RENEE
H. C. Jaquith, Managing
Director at Constanti-
nople, Tells of Famine
Sufferers — U. S. Old
Clothes Stood Between
“’ar and Hunger—Over
2,400 Americans Visited
Turkish Capital Recently
(‘1,‘V5‘l‘ANTlSUBLE. Jun-3 :3.
Amrrmztn cm. clothe-s. haw stood Exe-
le’YllCF' suffers of
the Near East artl QRVLUII-f‘y. accord-
ing to H. C. Jan: o: Daria;
(70221.. managing; Jiwcter of the Nrar
Fats: Tieiiet‘ in Constantinopie.
“More than 2.4“" America; visitor:
hawt- hcen here roe-antiy." he says i >
report today to Charles V. Vic
£63933: secretary of the [Star E-.st
Lyme: here. “A7: 0:“ them were im—
pressed by the pitiable conditions of
the refuge-cs. One man (rum Fresno.
Czi‘iEW called Constantinople “the city
of ra and ‘aEZz-FS." .‘Jost of than
declare their intention of gathering
ail the old garments together that
they can fin-‘l‘u‘hen they return home
and then ship them to the Sea:- Bass.
twin-n the war an}:
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MILFORD. June 5.-—A: runaway
horse tried to cross the Indian River
bridge of the New York. Kerri-Karen
and Hartford railroad here yesterday.
but its legs went down betwepn the
ties and the mine! was held fast. A
train went by on the ester tracks.
frightening the horse so much that in
somefianneritfreedltselr. “was
abletogetoflthebriglseamiEter
was by Fire War
William (pasta. , . .
Ram-oatmeal said that i; the horse
had been on the other track the train
Hrs. r. nunieofnemmmm .
Taming is exnev‘ml lwwe-en thr-
MAY BE MISSING sum: in WARD MYSTERY exam.
Guy A‘i’hllllps, who may prove to be a deciding fatter in the solo.
Clan of the mystery that surrounds the murder of Clarence Peters by
Walter S. Ward. son of the millionaire baker. Phillips. a former service
man and now-a student at the Philadelphia School a! Wireless. it said
to have testified that on the night before the murder Pete's tol.’ him
of “being in a fix with a married man about a girl.‘ Phillles also de—
scribed a gun Peter: had with him,
the description of which mama
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m PLAINS. N. Y.. June 5,-—
The June Grand Jury empaneiled to-
day declined to hear evidence in the
Ward choottnr cast. after County
Judge William Blakely. who charged
it. pointed out that he formerly had
been a law partner or John F. Bren-
nan. at Yonkers. counsel for “Falter S.
Wards . .
“thereupon 'as decided to issue
In Macy call for the May Grand
Jury. which hll not yet been dis-
charg. nitric: Attorney “reeks pans
to submit the case to the May jurors
tomorrow. *
Judge Blakely told the district at-
torney that he thought. because of
his former nssociation with Mr.
Brennan. it would be better not to
have his jury investigate the shontinz
of ClarEnce Peters, to which Ward
has confess-ed.
Mr. Weeks then put the matter up
to the jurors. They decided the!
would rather not hear the evidence.
Although the entire “'ard house-
hold Bari been subpoenaed. only Lulu
Barrowes. nurse, and Amy Mild. cook,
Were seen at the courthouse. It was
learned. however. from reliable
sources. that Mrs. “’ard was nearby
and could be produced in five minutes
if she was desired.
Maurice J. KcCarthy. lawyer for
lumen J. Cunningham. detained as a
material witness. obtained from So.-
prime (‘oun Justice See-get today a
writ of habeas corpus.
Th entire house-hold of \Valter S.
“Curd. his father. Georgi. S. \Vnrrl. and
:rexrrul neighbors of the “21535 in
lie-w Rochelle. \Wrr- expectwl to ap-
(aar tofiay before the “’estchester
may Grand Jury. in an effort to
m? thw {z s surrounding the sheen-'1'“
rs‘ «jlzirencc Peters ex-sai‘ior. Ma}: 1....
This was the second time the Grand
Jury. impmrwlled in May. was Cnllwl
up“: to consider slam. part 05] the
(Continued on Page Seven)
BOYS DROWIIBD
1H STILL POND
“‘ESTPIELD. Mass. June 5.—Two
boys. Samuel A. PTOYOSI "and Donald
yhuhach; were arowned yesterday
afternoon in S ll pond when the Schu-
i»;:ch new 1. . .. oxesnue his playmate
who had slipped from a pier while
fishing. The current from a cohdxfit
rarrisd the two boys into deep water.
FOUBKILLEDIN
TRAN-AUTO SMASH!
CHICAGI‘. Jun:- 5.—-.\ Chicazo and
.\’e"-!'thW- $2"er train struck 2.1!} automo—
‘mlu- occupied lay eight persons near
Hit-viz?!“ Station. Illinois. "3-le Your
persons were sail to have been killed
in the first reports reaching the road‘s
mmrters here. Illodgttt is few
as :mrt of Chicago '
All Foreigners Warned '
to Leave Shanhaikuan
Serious Fighting Expected
Between Advance Guard
of General W’u’s Army
and Retreating Trotips of
Chang Tso-Lin
TIPIXTSIN. J‘ ‘L 3 (Associated
Pra.;.~.,—Ali for Query hm»: been
warnefi. to lune Shanhuikimn. Chthli.
or; the Manchurian border. a'ong the
Gulf of Llamas-.3: bm‘tbauy serious
ad-
‘ance gum-é. of Gen. Wu Pei-Fu‘s iri-
‘ ' g troops
c hm ri-cm
‘ 2.: u z 4::
of Chang '
war lord.
The warning Vi? telvgr'inhe-i from
Chaggii by the commander 0: the
Chihii column.
PEKING. June 5 (Associate-i
Pr€-§l.—Sun Ya: Sc... first president
of the Chine-st Republic. leader of the
(Continued 0:: Page Three)
llEAlll PENALTY [ll
- scams UPHELB
HARTFORD. June 3.—-The Connec-
ticut Supreme Court today handed
down an opinion in the appeal of Emit
Schutte of Haddarn. upholding the
darn penalur {imposed upon. hi in
the Midiilesex County“ Superior our:
on the charge a: merrier. ..
The murder for which Schntte was
convicted was a particelarly brunt
one, the entire Ball family
Ball. hisirlfe Mary and their fin.
Jacob. having been wiped out when
their home was set attire. and as Ball.
his fireman sun endeavored to escape
the flames. the! ”rem down by
Schutte and his son Julius and are
bodies carried back into the house to
be consumed by the names. The date
or the crane was December 19. 1:15-
The principal fitn‘esforthem at
the trhlwafichnfle’smmJnfim
‘30 told sweets-i1. them a “*3
Joseph:
lilfiHEll EflUlll
SETS REEflRfl
IN NEW CASES
High Mark for State Is Es-
tablished in Bridgeport
W'ith 1,548 New Actions
Filed for Year
With one more-day remaining for
th‘: filing 0’ new business. there have
Wt: recorded in the superior Court
in Bridgeport. for the current year
1.5!; new cases. a record for any
county in the state. The presious
high record was attained last yet—.1:
when 1.375 new cases were insfituted.
in the court year. It is expected that
Tuesday. the last day for filing new
(Continued on Pm Three)
NORWALK H; E. CHURCH
* TO BE DEGORATED
Plans for the decorating of the in
terior of the Norwal
have been completed a work will
be started soon, Rev. George B.
Tompkins. pastor of the church an-
named this morning. The work will
start a week from My.
During the, tire months the church
is being decorated services will be
heflinthebamdlt. neintm' re!
the church rm pm a. very -
some My ' the work is
7 gnaw mm). Imam
Med burglar-7 entered? the plant of
the New Kilian! an company early
Deputy Sheriff Edgar H.
W’estport. who, located at
John J. Phelan‘s request the last, man
known to have seen Captain Joseph P.
.Courtney before the war hero
Federal tax agent met tragic death
beneath the wheels of an express train ‘ suction of the rapidly
at W’estport.
strengthened the belief the Orifice:- was
accidentally killeci by a train and not the fell against and under the m
the prior victim. of murderers.
(ken-rally cloudy tonight 3mm;
a. .
Police Find Missing. -
Witness and Abandon 3*»
Courtney Murder Clue.
- \
Bernard Peruss of South Norwalk Furnishel
Missing Link in Death of World War Aviator
Prenausly Surrounded by Mystery—Talked
With Courtney Shortly Before He Was Kine!
by Express Train
\
An imquiy completed last night by
Perry of
Coroner
and
last Thursday night.
Dragged I'nder “heels.
All evidence of investigators at
hand. the authorities are sure in their
theory that Captain Courtney. in a
Eldriy and muddled conaition. leaned
for support against 3. post on th
\Vestport station platform as the rm
9:45 o‘clock expres rushed by. It
did not lose his mama. the evidm
shows. until the third car of the train-
—-a mail coach attached to two m.
engines—came up to him.
Then In
moving a.
pulled him under the whee-ls. Emmi.
nation of all cars on the train prov-oi
Cat.
Ber-mire! Preuss of South Kori-It
was the last man to talk with Car‘-
ney before the captain's death. fl
{Continued on Page Six)
80 Persons Lost When
Steamer Villa France Sank.~
II. E- church
Elli? llllHAWlt
lllNlNli HALE
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Made Possible Through the
Donation of $500 from
Springwood Chapel As-
sociation
{*r'rTn'lzlh-Ut dining hall at Camp
aw}; in East Cornwcrll. ' '. . "
‘rte-‘l by the: Y. )1. C- A .-
. through a large do-
nation from t... former Spritzcwoovi
(“1 pel association. is being erected.
.Q :. Igrg.‘ E. L. Salmon "iv-«i 7his
mor lug. This is the 1%.: permanent
buifidin: to be erected in the p.21 1:).
The Sgirirgwood Chipvl association
disbanded about a year ago with a
considerable amount of money in its
treasury. Through the eflqrts of “'il-
bur F. Smith. preselerit of the associa-
tion. and John M? 'Giover. another
mi-mwr of the association. both of
whom are vet-v much interfered in Y.
M. (‘_ A. work. the sum of SSH-"i was
donated to the "Y ” T1;- the :
as a. {1le us for the new r.
Mrs. Nicholss Pond of Milford.
or“ nether Ears»- .4. 12.2201“. from QT.—
9 fl gin}.
llam Commit;- of l“.
. "(v-f.
:¢:~, 111."?
on
mum BYlNlilflN
AS 1113mm [1mm
Past Exit-Lire! Ruler C. l’rvirxs: Ry—
. Cf Nora-5:17}: Loi'cre. Ne. 7~ C’. S.
P. U 35.. n ext-rig: 11:: the 13.“
EL'JWE'Y‘ir-f'b pw rent at the semi—ammo!
w Past Exalted Rulers
'cticat. held here
, r rice 0! District
{11".th “'esr. and this endorsement
will. 20 to the Grand Exalted Ruler.
who r53 :95. the appointment.
So or? as are eieete-l at the sum-
m' r TELE't‘Lliig-E'. only at the winzer meet-
": ‘. mi an inin'mticn was extenelezi to
holvl‘the winter meeting in New Hr.-
. wfizich invitation was accepted.
i'2win; the business session of
i'”“,-r‘ :32 C?
’ o' “a
:“fin 0. Lu.
., ‘L.
.1.
.-.l' u.
the. Association. which included the
re g of reports from the Alien-
tau Hospital Committee, adjourn-
ment was had a: the Dorian House.
where Proprietor John O‘Sullisan,
himself an Elk, pat. oat one of his
finest shore dinners-
TEe’ Past Exalted Rulers' Associa-
tion 52.: charge of the furnishing e(
enferfsinment for the wounded sol-
dier-s if: the Allentown hospital. and
the report given Teszeniay was of
truth interest,
The dinner was server}. at 2 o'clock
7:: the afternoogi. and was excelient.
the guests enioying: themgives to the
1xth st.
NAVAL AVlAlllRS
llEfilllJEEllfilll
FERNAMBUOD. Brazil, June 5,-—
The Portuguese naval aviators, Cap.
.tains Seesaw: and Make, arrived
1‘ her: shortly after noon today, having
flown in their 1:331:ij from
Fernando Romain. thus completing
their transatlantic mm from Listen.
The aviators started from the Is—
tandwof o Rumba. of! the
Brazilian was... for Femoral. at
7:45 o‘clock this morning. in {sump-
LV’sshingron street
Sleeping Passengers A re‘
Aronsed’ , and Rushing a
Deck Found the Vessel a
Mass of Flames
l1? HNHS AIRES. June 3.—Eightr
yr»; relieve-’3 to have rerisléed
in ‘ .» staking E’Eetr‘rl‘ilfiy of the steam-
: 3' V‘“: Princes. on the Parana river.
5. A: that point the.
he boundary lac-week
ad F'irfizrtay.
‘; carried thirty cabin pas-
—T.ty second—class passeng-
e a. general cargo. including
one hundred Fri-urns of naphtha.
One sursit'or said the sleeping pas-
srnz'ers were awakened at 1:40 a. ll...
yes! inlay. by cries of alarm. anti
rushed on deck. to find the vessel err—r
ramped in flames. A few? seconds. h.—
ter. there was a hoax? explosion.
Whirh caused the boat to fill am!
sink mp‘uily nearly a mile from m
Paraguayan shore. _. '
Some of the uninjured sm'rim
5mm ashore. An. iwfirmer! re—
port said-that the only cabin passe-rig.
er’s sawui were the members of a
family of North Americans. and.
three others.
in sun Will all
wrsmmwm.
BURlNfiTllE writ
’ill Be Three Story Baili—
ing ‘With Modem Con-.-
veniences
....
“or-.7. June $.——The Y. M- c.
can”. lav Error-3"“! T. Bedfnrd
7 Gowns Farms will be San-ted this
It. was not expected that the
11:02-21 he be: before an-
Mr. Bfiiltez‘d regretted
tract cou‘d not be 3.82.111"
e-i to a loco? concern. but the out-ot-u
town romrzrtors“ made more convinc—
ing off'v‘rs and the work went to John
com-{f . riding enters. reading room.
New York rlizy. “’ilfiam R Tabby of
9! Frfiian street. New York city is at.
ChitHfit. -. cost of the structure will
be S" . '5’; .. The contract calls for
the co apletion of the work in 269
days. 2?. lair. Redford will allow the
contrncmrs 2 year to finish the build—
ing: The plumbing and heating will
(Continued on Page Mn)
HAVE BEN UVlNli f
lllfiElllER 67 m
Surrounded by grandchildren. It.
ant} Mrs. Eviward Merrill. of 16
France street- yesterc’ay («elem-M
the 67th wedding annis'ersaray. Hus,
{rise-nuts of the p’onogemrians vi“
the couples extending them the con—7
mrnlations of tm’day. Both If.
and Mrs. Merrill are it: the ha 1
health-
Mr. Merrill is a. native of Nara
wail; havingbeen born December 15". .‘
18-39. in a house that stood near it.
railroad brim
bearing his early life, Hr. Men-n1 m
inthc gm .ry busing” Willa“.
near the Wall street bridga For. 1.
number of years Ir. fictrill, a Dem.-
cirat. served sum and W
mgistmrsndmmumotfh.
ole! borough of W ‘
Hr. Merrill retire! man We. h
1892 and. wingtips-fife. made &
1.... mm 831"!“- mm ma
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