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Fair and moderate " weather.
'1111ee Men Arrested
in Plot to Dynamite
The “Western Express”
Wreck Was to Mark :1 New Reign of Terror om
United States Railroads — Detectives Look
Into Mysterious Explosion at a Trestle in
Arlington Heights, Ohio ——— Settlement of
Strike Appears to Be Nearer '
( “WAG“ Aug 31. mum: :11. drums c‘mpanions are J. J Box! and C-
"1" " H In 1111-11 earl) todm 1 ‘hl((ll,'0.J. Latham w.ho the police said are
had luau-d :1 plot striking New York shopmen-
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At least .
a few moments before he started
GERMAN WHO BROKEVWORLD’S RECORD IN ounce,
- " F. W. Hentzen, in a recent contest in Wm broke the world's record for motorless nflying. He
attained 3 height of 1, 200 feet in his glider v.31???” and remained in {In m for three hour; 3nd six
minutes. Experts in aeronautics consider this a remarkable feat. Hentzen is shown in his “Vamp?!"
his flight.
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PRSSIRIIIIY Rf
‘ ‘ "mm“? “1“ “'Wi‘ltt’m Evin \s'.” tun Oil‘ul" men T)tll(’\9(l to blue been
on the New York Central. at :1 point in the conspiracy “‘G’Fe SOUS!”-
111 wreu Gar), ind. and Chicago. First information of the intended
7":1- wreck. according to the police. dynuniiting. according to the police.
11 1.. to have marked the beginning of was obtained by private detectives
7. :11w mum 7f terror on railroads posingus strikt‘rs.
:‘ amiglmut the country. (‘INCINNA’I‘L Ohio, Aug. 31.—
‘t‘iw "Wealvrn l‘lwress“ is :1 fast Railroad detectives are lnvestigatinga
.....-1:1ui-v~ ""'“”. which leaves New mysterious explosionwhlch occurred
V111; at ’1 p. 111., arriving in Chicago shortly before last midnight on a
1 :1 1?. 1h;- lolluwing utter-noon. south-bound Cleveland. Cincinnati.
\'-.~uv.li_ng to information which the Chicago and. St. Louis Railroad track
- .21. 1. 5:111 Hwy obtains-11 with the or. in Arlington Heights. thirty feet north >
-' of the lhiW‘ men. tin- original of :1 trestle. The charge. detectives
1.1 0! the plotters was to blow up said. was set of? by a time fuse. and
- 31.13" hut 'l‘m-sdny. The delay, po- made a hole three fert deep between
‘lltl. was (11115411 by Hip capture the rails. shattered several ties and
{our mm: {locust-ll of wrecking the spread the rails an inch and a half.
s Minn (hrnlrnl “Million Dollar" The engineer of :1 work train bound
:H‘vfis :11 Gary. Aug. :11. when two for Shnrmiville. who had been warned
1hr1 1min (‘r-‘w were: killvd. by officials :1 few minutes before that
I1'1'In‘k R Hartman was liclrl as the -—~——-
HER-adv!” 'of thw alleged conspirators. (Continued on Page Ten)-
Hungarian Forces Concentrated
(in Western Border of Austria
Notorious Bands Said to Be
Ready to Occupy Land
Lost to Hungary When
Given to Austria Under
the Peace Treaty.
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window-r situation may
111‘ 11113‘ 111» it rritory lost to
v 11-111 allotted to Austria un-
,..-..m» st-ttlcmcnt.
21-. llhlll the” south re-lnort
.» 1.1, troop movements in
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1 Run bv Electricity
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llnrtford, has no
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to refrigeration are
Mr. Lundgaard has
perfected a household
nl‘v-ievrntor which uses
1 ~ to lower the tempera-
, ‘ 1:51-11 no other element
in
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of the machine is that
1<1nnmical. has no work-
cvt out of order and il‘
appearance. Mr. Lund-
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1n recently secured. The
10 open to the public
mi in the window of
illectrlc Light Co.. re-
11‘ machines ‘to be
1*:1 the country are now
7'll‘l on intensive selling
mmpnlgn will be in-
. "1“1‘t3
-.~ when sold will be
innar- and the only at‘
on the part of the
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of Wilton. ‘8
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Amnshoor Obm' -
. city.
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_ 1 1 \ in (1" a highway in
Chimes Comm.
1 Ford truck. in
1: ’ir-r: nith Mr. God-
2w: 1 his car sud-
.. .. ': it turned over
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and 11* bonus as well. as the increase
Fewer Babies in First Quar-
and death rate figures for ‘the State of
Connecticut are startling. in fact. as
they are when taken as a whole over
the entire country.
has dropped during the past year from
24.7 per thousand to 22.8, while the
death rate leaped from 12.8 to 14.7 for
and 1922.
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Bureau of Census for the first quarter
of 1922-11" the country at large indi—
mte lower birth rated than (or the
corresponding quarter of 19.21.
the State compared the total birth rate
for the first quarter was 23.311: .1922,
as against 25.3 in 1921. The highest
birth rate for the quarter.
shown for _
lowest. 16.5 for the State of Washing-
ton.
mortality figures compiled for the
death lites than in the preceding
, 'ear.
and as
This is for the entire conntq
for a few States which have not yet
made ‘
greatest mortalityappeau 1n the ms-
trlc‘t ct Columbia, wheresthe figure is
RRMPRRMISE 0N
MORRTRRIIIM
DEPUTITIRE
CHIEFS PAY I8
AGAIN IIElD IIP
lh-rzinst- no l‘t't‘Ol‘tl can be found in
.1111 111 “11- city's hooks authorizing the
pay-1111111 of any salary to deputy tire
vlzit-l's, the matter of tho “okch” Cf
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hill of $8831 for lmck salary was again
held up In 11 1* Board of Estimate and
'ln\:1tion :11 its meeting held last night
and adjournmtnt of the mccting un-
.il Stptcmlu-r 7th was had
'I‘livru was other business ll(‘f0rl‘ the
nus-ting. inclirlim: the appropriation
111‘ $111111 to llll' Highway dvphrtmcnt
1117* Min purr-lmsr- (11' :1 one ton truck.
'I'I- win} (if $311111 “‘11:! first llfikml for.
'l‘lwu- Ihc- Killll 0“ $2611 was. appro-
rrintm. ‘10 11111 r1 mowil of refuse :ic-
mnl. and 5:11 to 1hi~ maintenance of
‘ Ill'IIlllE'S account in the Highway dc-
;mrtmo-nt. ln’vth of which items ran
1111-11 the nppropriniions through un-
lm'sw’ln expenditures.
No action was taken by the Board
1" the mutter of thc sale of the Calf
inlsmrr iwnch bonds. this being a
mutter for the council to determine.
as it “in do at its special mcfting to
1..» held :11 6 o‘-cimk (S. '1‘) this excu-
inc.
\\'lu-n the matter of Deputy Chief
Mr-Gownn's hill came up the question
was raised as to whether he being a
paid member of the department was
entitled to a deputy's chief’s salary.
(Continued on Page Ten)
RABESIIIRIRE SEEN
IN STATE FIRIIRES
ter of 1922 While Deaths
Climb.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—The birth
The birth rate
he corresponding quarters of 1921
The Department of Commerce pro-
lnlonal birth figures compiled by the
F01-
29-2 is
North Carolina. and. the
011 the other hand the provisional
rst quarter of 1922 Monte higher
The death rate for the first
uarter of this year is 18.7 per thoua
against 12.8 a year ago.
except
returns. The
their 1922
7.6 and the 10:” {or "semis; or
avenue Stamford. was driving his
automobile dogwn Commerce street.
First Distrlfif
J mat in front
company quarters, a team of homes
owned by the Silver Lake Ice com-
pany pulled out from the curb and in
front of the machine, which smashed
into the wagon. The automobile was
considerably damaged.
0111111111111. called up the Silver Lake Ice
Company, which agreed to pay «for the
damage. A alien time later. flees-3e
E. Curtis «the latter
ed the police to come to its office as
two of the men were intoxicated. 31o- -‘
torcycle Patrolman Charles Thorpe
responded to. the all and arr-ester Cul-
lalhan and Meyer f‘arrtngton. They
were released in $25 bonds over night. ‘
Court Nehemiah Candee continued diner
mottbetwomen tromdaytoday
after they had entered i plea. guitar
PARIS. August 3l.~—(Associated
Press).——There was still some slight
possibility. but no probability of some
compromise on the question of a
moratorium for Germany as the rep-
arations commission gathered for to—
day's meeting.
The commissioners are prepared to
make further efforts for an agree-
ment. and even the American ob-
server with the commission. Colonel
James A. Logan. Jr. ., is contributing
toward the mmement, according to
1' 01-3 \ RE.
The newspaper declares Colonel Lo-
gan inter-\cned yesterday to support
the Belgian plan ad\anced by Pre-
mier Theunis. and indicated that.
nhlle the l' nited States “as unable to
.ntervene at the present time. she
was preparing to make concrete pro-
posnls in November. Therefore the
Tm unis plan, “hich l6 ft the decision
opcn to the future appenrtd to be
worthy of consideration.
The commiseion was displeased
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\VASHINGTON. Aug.
\ote on the Soldiers Bonus bill be-
fore adjournment of [hi 5111.111 todm.
appeared to be rcasonuhh certain All
pr iiding amen 'iments had been dispos-
ed of and geneial dc hate begun before
the re ccss last night.
As far as leaders “crc addscd onlv
three or four Senators planned to de-
lixer prepared addresses. but there
was likelihood of another general dis-
aussion such as has ft' -atured each of
e sew-n dais the bill
consideration. has been under
Passage of the measure was regard-
ed as a foregone conclusion. but
whether it would reach the statute
books was conceded by friends and
foes alike to be another question.
Thev held that this probably would
depend upon President Harding. since
it was regarded as very doubtful that
there could be obtained in the Senate
t_he necessary tw-o thirds to pass the
hill 0\er an executive veto.
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Louis Levine of
69 Washington
Testerday afternoon.
of the Hope Hope fire
The driver of the lee cart, John .1
”my.“
This morning in the uptoim City
$8.
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Property,
been closed for the past year
will be rc-(1p1111r-1i and the new
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of
considerable atom unblock powder.
IARRR IRRIES
IRRRRNES HERE
Machinery and
Equipment of the Former
Holland Machine Co.» Ta-
ken by,.New Concern.
PURCHASE PRICE
IS 110111 $411,110
Ten Officials and Expert
Employee of Company
Coming Boy at Once.
Norwalk has another important in-
1i ustry added .10 its list by the sale of
he Holland Machine Company's plant
on “'ater street to The Ford Techni-
York
4'
ul Laboralorivs Inc. of New
ity, which was effected through the
nice of Attorncy (‘ramer C. Hegeman.
The Holland Machine plant has
and it
con-
crn will 5111 r1 operations at once. with
a force of .1110111 smmuty fi\e em-
ployees uhich it is expected will be
increased it: 1111 ncnr fut urc
It was tlnourh the efforts of Attor-
cy Ht-gemnn that the company was
”night to Sorwnlk and it promises to
9 one of Norwalk's best industries. it
ill manufacture the Liberty Lighting
ystem. 1151-11 ;or country home light-
1g and latt-r will add to its list. elec-
trical appliances and radio equipment.
(Continued on Page Seven)
MAY NIIT NEEP
AMERICAN 'IIlIlRPS
RN TIIE RHINE
PA’RIS Aug. 31 (Associated Pres).
——The American Governmfit through
channel quite apart from the Amer-
ican Embassy in Paris, has re-Opened
its inquiry
. ing troops on the Rhine.
as to the propriety of keep-
The present attitude of the French
overnment is said to be one of malt.
ference. while the German Govern-
ment has expressed a desire that the
American garrison continue,
likely,
else a. calming influence on the Bel-
igian. French and British forces of on-
cupation.
being
the Germans believe, to exer~
One reason for the American atti~
tude. it is understood. is the fact that
nothing has been paid by Germany for
the maintenance of the army. the bill
for which now amounts to $270. 000, -
000 less certain sums: it is estimated
at 340, 000,000. consisting of requm-
tlons made by the American military
authorities on the German Govern-
ment.
POW mm. .‘N’. ...J .1188 81.
e—Buildings m mama-11.31513
around Just night 7]?! emissions firm
wrecked five drying houses of the
ma punt; of the What Powder
Works. No one was-injured. ,,
'Ime m of the explofion has not
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I7 INJURED,
IN EXPIRSIIIN
Cl'JlBERLAND.’ B. -’C. Aug. 31.—
Nine men were killcd‘and seventeen
injured. yesterday afternoon. by an
explosion in Mine/No. 4 oflthe Cana-
dian Collieries Dunsmuir, Ltd. The
cause of the explosion has not been
determined.
(if the seventeen injured, seven are
in a serious condition. The dead in-
clude three white men. the rest being
Orientals.
EXPERT RR] THINRS
ERRM ARTHUR RESEN
Local radio fans who were "on the
air" inst nightray 61:39 o'clock were
surprised to hear a local boy referred
to in glowing terms. from Station
W011. the radiophone broadcasting
station of L. Bamberger & (10.. at
Newark. N. J.
Fred J. Bondell‘ sporting editor 0!
one of the Newark papers. was broad~
casting his talk “Sporting News Up to
the Minute," and he was referring to
Arthur Olsen of this citv pitching for
Detroit.
The substance of Mr. Kendall‘s ref-
erence to Olsen was that neither Cobb
nor Detroit was at all put out by what
might be termed Olsen‘s poor show-
ing to date. but realized that it was his
first year in big league ball. From
his form. however. it was stated bx
Mr. 1 endoli Cobb and Detroit expect
big things from "Cl—lean. and regard him
with considerable affection.
A short history of Olsen was also;
given by Mr. Bendell, including the
.fnct that he was born in South Nor-
walk. in” September. 1896.
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_ ATLANTA, (311.. Aug. 31.-—The
hearing on Walter T. Candler's peti-
tion. for cancellation of a note for
$20,500. held by Clyde ‘ K. Byfield.
which Candler alleged was extol-ted
from him through blackmail while he
and the Byfields were en route to Eur-
ope. has been postponed indefinitely
it was learned here today. .
» The hearing. first of a series of legal
battles brought about by the case. has
been scheduled to come uptomorrow.
“Mrs. Bfifield’s $100,000 damage suit
against_Candler, charging him with
causing her personal injuries when he
is al-iég‘ea to have attacked .her in her
stateroom on the night of July 19,.
after a champagne party' ‘was filed
after Candler sought» to have the note
voided; --
Candler's petition alleges that B?—
field upon finding him in Mrs. BY-
field‘s stateroom demanded $25,000.-
Poss-users]: snow: I? .
, mountains!)
The 0'an States Senate on Tow
day confirmed the appointment 01'
11111111111111»; Crave. managing editor
0: The Evening Sentinebaspostm‘ as-
ter of South Nor-walk to succeed» An-A
em 3. Leary. '
11111. We said this morning that
he was not posifiye last when he
1-
m 363K. Ans. sir—A man
would assume the ofice, and would
350 Wanna-d. bound
,NewIarkfimBoston. madcap!»
. twelve hours at Strauss-m; Conn,
um Company here are their adsiieesm
crank . . The
SMYRNA, -Aug. . 31- (Associated
Press) .~Reports from the Greek bat-
tlefront late 1am night were to the ef—
posltions of the contending Vforée‘s.
Nationalists are following the Cree
aranv. fearing a massacre. It is r
ported that Christian refugees caught
Turks.
tionalists on the battle
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JACKSON. Cal., Aug". 31.~-—:Fire in
the shaft” of Al‘gonaut ,gold mine, in
the lowest reaches of which 47 miners
have been impxisoned' since Sunday. is
out. but that fact brought no nearer
hope for releasing the men alive. The
heat in the shalt is so intense, flames
may break out again at any moment.
and at the earliest .t would be five
days before entrance to the mine
could be gained though it.
Rescue teams sti". hauled furiously
today to open up three routes of es-
cape from the pitch black. smoke-
choked underground mine drifts to
the sunlight and open air whine lor-
tured lungs might drink deep of fresh
breezes.
(Continued on Page Eleven)
feet that there waslittle change in the ,
Reports Say that Christian Refugees Caught V ’V
the Way Have Been Killed/-- Turks t
with 621pr a Number of Prisoners”
Considerable Boot-y;_—-Greeks Finally:
Them to a Standstill by Counter-Attacks
around Afiun Karahlfir inflate“
the fighting was extremely heavy
Turks do not give the
Greeks taken prisoner? but ”are:
captured considerable. may.
The Kemalists. according to
The civilian Greeks and Armenians communiques, were forced to
in the district invaded. by the Turkish through a triple defame m
;barbed- wire entanglements in
ing the Greek positions.
General Tricoupis, Greet;
on the way‘Fave been slain by the er. effected. the evacuation of file" ~1-
in
CONSTAKTINOPLE Aug. 31 (As- 1 cavalrv' pursued the (heel! in an
sociated Press) .-——The first two com- reetion of Bangs, to them“
muniques issued by the Turkish Na- the retreat was finally W 1’3
centering standstill by counter-attach .
Thousands of Miners in Western?
PennSylvania Started WorkT s
' All Expressed #Sctisfaction
Press). ~Lamplights W and,”
today in. the homo: {hounds é.
miners
They grouped about the nine new
and all expressed W at &
burgh Coal Company—W fit
Cleveland agreement.
Five hundred mines were being m:
ed out today.
hoisting ma! next my.
believed. '
Union leaders today» were
ized men.
pt
number
a skilfui manner. The W
F
at the Settlement of 1&7:
Strike, When the _
burgh Coal Compsn‘}
Signed the C levelani
Agreement.
Someofthuewfit‘hfi;
The agreement
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A committee is to be appointedm by
Fred L. Lamson, president of the
Nor-walk Kiwanis club to draw up a
plan whereby the local club will be
able to co-operate 371th the Connecti-
cut tuel administrator, it was an—
nounced at the regular weekly meet:
ing and luncheon of the club held at
the Ndrwalk Country club this noon.
This committee will draw up a plan
which will be presented to the club at
the meeting to be held at the Royal
James next Thursday noon. The club
will hold its regular weekly lunches at
the Royal James during the month of
September.
Judge John J. Walsh, of Gregory
Point, who was scheduled to speak
at the luncheon today. did not do so
and President Lamson explained his
absence to the members.
(Continued on Page Tell)!
4303.3“ '20 MILES
After a. chase of more than twenty 1
miles. the Stamford police this norm 2'
lug arrested Dominick Vennery of
New York city on the charge of reek.
less driving. The arrest was made at
W all and Commerce street.
Vennery, it is alleged. was driving a
motorcycle with a. sidecnr and figured
in an accident in Greenwich. He tailed
to stop after the accident and made a
getaway.
The" Spaniard police were notified
sndcbased the moiercyclein an auto-
mobile catching up with the outfit inl
Norwalk.¢where one of the tires blew
out. “ *
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BOSTON, -Atig_.—— —-The Metropolii
m Line Steamer Calvin Arman, with
from
mannhrmm
Metals of the Mm W11)
White Mole Plant Found .
At No. 30 Plattsville Ave.
Federal Prohibition Agents:
One of the largest and m active
"white mule
county that Federal prohibition ofio
eel-shave uncovered to date. was 1334
ed last night by ChietofPohce Wilc,
liam R. Pennington. together 'fih,
Federal Agents Doolen and Him:
when they visited the home or: John
Gerle, 30 Plattsville avenue. m £8.
trict.
Here acting on aim given”
they made directly for the kitchen at
the home brushed Hrs. Gale to on.
side and raised a trap doorizttneflp
chen floor. 1
SAN FRANCISCO. LII:- n—m
Johnson today wasmndottténie.
publiean renomination for fie
States Senate byamdm
than 65, 000 votes. On the face 0135}
latest returns. the m 8 5,351.
6, 695 precincts m1m 373...;
752: C. 0.110012, ”833v“ 1
Friend W. RM“
urer, had 3 leads)! 1‘. millage“?
ernor William D. Stephens has
The vote was:
SEphenVA, 227.224.
leading mwfip
Jones. by more than
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