.. s s.~:-.tinol receives «inn. the full
.4 «no report of tboauoeiatod
9,. me world's mo‘ rolioblo uowo
in addition, tho lontlnol is a
ho Newspopor rotor-prim
hicb oupplloo footuroo.
m‘l'.
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wall-"n. W
.cuelued and colder miss” t I“
rumor-oust: begin-us. m
to strong southwest and won wing.
Conditions favor for this vicinity run .,
followod by his" and much col“.
5T.\BLISHED 1870
0 Appoint Board of Free-
holdcrs on \Videning of
Main and Washington
Streets.
By vote of the Common Council
. its MTV meeting held last night,
.arrls of freeholders are to be ap-
untccl to prepare estimates of
and damages of the
‘dermg of Washington street
2d who Main street.
4 v. George E. Curtis in
motion that such boards
. Nvll‘l that it was only
- 172‘! ilwre was a. tenta-
~v uiili property holders
.,-., l-\' which they are to
“home whereby tho
immunired payment. or
. l'm- rust. of the work at
2- ,. «rhvmc can't be work-
i‘m-ns stated. it was like-
invim‘ll might not take
ilw matter. even after
l~ rs lune filed their re-
not“
“3‘
'l I nil ii' (‘nngcslion
'mn “11h the matter of
Man on \V’ail street
illomns F. James said
l rum-mi that the Connec-
or had been in the habit
. . mu on “'21” street and
m sll‘tt‘l. tlelng up traffic
litm'. and he Introduced
“lulvll stated that inns-
. . .-nmplr~tc benefit of the
. I” “all street. and the pro-
;. mm: of Main street could
mmnl while this condition
E that tho Corporation
v insirnrted to prepare an
r in the traffic ordinance
rim Connecticut company
mg its cars on Main street
Ilmt nnd VVsll street. and
'1. .-t between Main and the
ml Hill. This was accepted.
n Tammany said that he
to give the matter some
Alon as to whether it. could
' lions. and that he would
' iter.
H. K. Parking Change
morn] minutes last night it
i as though the council would
k on its traffic ordinance
‘j .
a.
Continued on Page Two)
LUES IN MOUNT
CASE NOW LEAN
TOWARD SUICIDE
May 9.-Jl“he hole in the
- it has been accepted that
-f Leighton Mount. was
...:ll. tn lay 1‘0 lnnnthn until
‘\.IH fullnil last week. was
' wininim‘. nine mnnths uf-
' 4|“le interment of the
wit (’nlversity student who
I after an lnterclass fight.
u inst night told Georgi-
Tmlice woman. who has pa.-
~ Lamb for years that they
-- lmle in the pier floor so
.uzht have an "easy dress-
.t”v
l.. Mount. the missing
'Emr. u grand Jury witness.
- ml she was sure her son
himself. ller chief rea-
n. his disappearance left
Ill things left. undone and
l .iisnrder.
:v s: was waiting .‘or him to
will. “i am sure. I am
.- mm waiting to return."
, Hll" said. was undecided
rim-r the rush but she ad-
: - “play the game when the
nith playing and to be a
.14
Leighton had been I. real
Mount said. "I wanted
, uni man.".,
Mills. brought. back t) Chi-
Akron. Ohio. I. freshman
provided the sensation
'lllK. when he testified Pro-
‘Ar Dill Scott. of North-
:u-rsity. had directed that
- fur Mount be stopped sf-
uxs nf effort failed to find
"" l he had no knowledge of
'liF'l to Mount.
h Anniversary
' Wing \V'illism McKinley
1' United Spanish War
Apnnsed with their usual
4m. in order to join with
' Auxiliary in tendering to
.Hndvr l“. J. hiurphy. and
President. Mrs. J. P.
A reception in honor of
nmdding anniversary.
a banquet served by the
1 .msisleil by tho comrodu.
*‘ mwn by Mia Elisabeth
.\lr. Alfred Kramer.
. w Thomas Skolloy. M
annnnder John B. Quinn of
on behalf of tho Alums?!
' 1 to Mrs. Borborich an sloo-
' Pump and on behalf of tho
McKinley Camp on eloc-
:HD to Mr. and Mrs. Mur-
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Linrleherg on behalf 0‘
.m. E. Flynn and wife
2 n." tilc host and hem
""nif of Mt- Celesis Koo-I
a one in behalf of Mes.
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common COUNCIL
magnum
A number of short matters were
disposed of at the meeting of the
Common Council held last evening. as
follows:
The up llcation of Stephen Szocs.
Jr.. for ppolntment lo the super-
numerary police force. referred to the
police committee.
Authorization of a public hearing
on May 15. on the petition of resi-
dents of Grand View avenue. for the
layout of a sidewalk and street line.
Reference to the Street Department
of a letter from residents of Harriett
street, asking that repairs be made
there.
Authorization of action on the re-
quest of residents of lircemont Place.
formerly Quintard Place. for the
erection of a sign with the new name.
and the rcmoxal of the old name
sign.
Authorization of publication of a
notice of the proposed sale of a horse
by the Street Department.
Acceptance of a. report from the
Calf Pasture Beach committee. to the
effect that no bids had been received
up to 7 o'clock. the specified time. of
bids for the construction of bathing
houses at Calf Pasture Beach.
Authorization of the city engineer
to prepare an estimate or the cost of
the construction of a sewer on Horton
street. and the submissron of the same
to the council. so that a. request for
this sum might be made of the Board
of Estimate and Taxation.
Acceptance of the report of Corpor-
ation Council \Villlam l". Tammany
that the taxes of Charles J. Ferris be
abated. because of the man's physical
condition and his inability to pay
them.
Acceptance of the report of Corpor-
ation Counsel Tammany. that the sum
of 867.50 be. allowed Frederick Lock-
wood. for damage done to his {owls
by dogs. in lieu of the revised bill of
896 submitter! by him .
Authorization to Albt rt E. “finches-
tor of the Hecond District Electrical
Works. to proceed with the work on
the fire alarm system. to the extent
of 82.500. and the passage of a motion
to request the Board of Estimate and
Taxation for the sum of 8200. to care
for any additional outlay, Mr. \V’ln-
chestcr's figures showmg that tlu—rc
may be an expenditure of about $135
more than has been appropriated for
the work.
This is quite extenshe, calling {or
a. complete over hauling of the East
Norwalk system, one re-routlng of
wires. installation or new boxes. eic.
Mr. \Vlnchestcr submitted a report on
this work last night which was accept-
ed by the council.
NORWALK CASES
ON SHORT LIST
Norwalk will be well represented
at the short calendar session of the
Superior court. to be held in Bridge-
port on Friday of this week. Among
the «uses which are to come before
Judge W'illiam M. Maltble from this
city me the following:
Charles H. Hawxhurst vs. Francis
Burr Perry. ct sis; Victoria. Mas-
soni vs. John Driscoll. Foreclosure is
asked in the first case. and leave to
file answer in the second. The mat-
ter of the Fairfleld County Bank 8:
Trust Company vs. W'illiam Gold-
stain of sin. is also scheduled. as is
the case of Benjamin Hershilcld vs.
C. Richard if: Sons. Inc. et als.
An answer is asked in the case of
Augustus G. Archer vs. Gladys A.
Archer or the matter will be placed
on the uncontested list. Mary F. Pay-
son and others have applied for per-
rrimion to intervene as parties do-
tendant in the case of Claude Sel-
leck ct sl vs. William F. Payson
ct. sis. '
Lawrence Street Car
Service Resumed
LAWRENCE. Mus. May 9.—
Street car service was resumed in
this city today as a result of the vote
of the local carmen's union last
night to call off the strike which be-
gan on Saturday last. The strike was
not authorised by tho Amalgamated
Association of street and electric
railway employes with which the
unions on tho Eastern Mamachusetts
Street Railways are affiliated. It was
called to enforce a demand for s
36 per cent. wage advance and
changes in working conditions. /
Undor agreement reached yester-
day between the public trustees and
the road tho general conference
board of the unions‘on the system.
the truoteos will.not put into skeet
proposed changes
regarding seniority
f certai- ompioyoopnd the question
3! wages will be submitted to arbi-
tration. o
________.__——-—
maximum! IMPROVING
HANOVER. May 9.-—Consistent
Moment in scholarship on tho
of most students from thread
of tho sophomore year until gradua-
tion is indiootod in statistics .p
Many Citizens Attend Meet-
ing to Protest Change of
Dumps - Attorney Davis
Threatens Legal Action.
The City of Norwalk will strug-
gle along a while with the pres-
ent garbage dumps. That is au-
thentic. Mayor Calvin I... Barton
said so last night to the council,
at its May meeting, after there
has been a more or less of s gener-
al protest against the tentative
plans for the abandonment—for
the summer months—of the New
Canaan avenue and Seaview ave.
nue dumps, and the use of the Or-
chard and Water street dumps in
the First and Second Districts.
It was not Until after Richard H.
Golden had fired the first shot. when
he rose and asked permission to speak
on the proposed change. which he
had noticed was contemplated after
reading the article published in Mon-
day's Evening Sentinel.
Mr. Golden. Health Officer Purdue.
David B. Decker. Attorney Leo Da-
vis, John McMahon. \Villism Mcllfa~
hon. Mayor Barton. Councilman
Charles F. Mills and others spoke at
length on the matter.
Councilman Mills. made a. motion
which was adopted. to the effect that
the Board of Estimate be requested
to appropriate money to the extent of
$4.500 for the purchase of a three-
yard truck.
Mr. Golden rese and said that he
had understood from reading The
Sentinel article that. it was contemp-
lated that the present garbage dumps
be ahndoned. and all of the north
end of the city have its garbage sent
to the Orchard street dump. and the
lower end of the city have its gar-
bage sent. to the “'ater street dump.
Mayor Barton said that it was ex-
pected that such would be the case.
(Continued on Page . Two)
AUTO STRIKE
Five year old John Vaslle. son of
Mrs. Mary Vaslle. 353 Main street. was
painfully injured yesterday afternoon
when struck by an automobile on
Main street near the Betts' Feed store.
The lad was given medical attention
by Dr. Henry C. Sherer.
Mrs. Vasile. carrying her baby in
her arms together with several bun-
dles, allghted from a trolley car. Be-
cause she was otherwise occupied. she
allowed John to get off the trolley by
himself.
At the same time. Edward P. Mil-
lard, of 6 Crockett street. Rowayton.
was driving his automobile south on
Main street. The automobile clipped
the boy as it was coming to a stop.
The lad's injuries were not serious.
Minor Accident
A second accident happened on \Vail
street shortly before 6 o'clock. Ed-
ward K. Brady of 23 Orchard street.
reported to the police that he was
driving his automobile on “’all street
and ran into the rear end of a.
machine operated by John Hanlon of
Springwood avenue. bending the spare
tire rack. Brady offered to settle for
the damage. ‘
James Parmalee,
. I 0
American, Killed
I O
in Paris
PARIS, May 9.—aames Parmsleo
of New York. cashier of the Paris
branch of the Guaranty Trust Com-
pany, was shot and killed as he was
walking home through one of the
principal streets last night. The bui-
let supposedly was a wild shot by a.
police detective battling with a gang
of suspicious characters a. hundred
yards away.
Parmaiee who was walking with
two friends died immediately.
Police Court News
William Campbell and Julius Hed~
rick. ex-service men, when arraigned
before Judge Frank D. Haincs in the
criminal superior court today pleaded
guilty to charges of theft of an auto-
mobile. and were sentenced to one
year in Jail. each. The sentence was
suspended. however. both men being
placed on probation.
The two men were accused of the
theft of an automobile belonging to
Meyer.Dulberg on April 28th.
Mrs. Catherine Downey and Harry
Carson. both of this city. charged
with adultery entered pleas of "not
guilty' 'ond Prod oWod. charged with
a statutory offense. also ontorod s.
plea of "not guilty.” .
Tho one of Dyes Now. charged
with murder. which was scheduled to
\como to pies yesterday. woo not
reached. .
________._..__..
ASKS euros. or NAME
The Rev. D. J. Schooppla', pastor 5!
the South Norwalk Baptist church to~
day, died a petition imtbo Superior
penal-loo» tom 111!
dell
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1923. ’
OMMON COUNCIL ORDERS commoner OF USE
or PRESENT CITT DUMPS; AUTHORIZE PURCHASE
OF NEW TRUCK; MAY AMEND TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
nos) minor
or P A
—-———-‘-
First Taxing District ~Is
Awarded $15M-
sl Suit Was for $5,900.
Settlement in favor of the plaintiff
was made yesterday oftornoon in the
civil case of the First. Taxing District
of Norwalk assist tho Fair-field
County Bank. now tho Fail-field
County Bank & Trust company. it was
made after legal claims wore discus.
sod during the morningomion of the
Superior court. at Bridgeport. over
whfizh Judge William «laminae pre-
sided. The settlement. amounted to
815.000. The original suit asked for
damages of 835.884. This brings to
I. successful conclusion for tho First
taxing district litigation ' covering a
period of five years.
in the damage suit. tho name of the
First taxing district was used aspialn-
tiff although the action was actually
brbught by the Ron! Indemnity
company and the A Insurance
company. asking for 820.000 damages.
and the National Surety company
asking for 815,834. During tho morn-
ing session of the court. llnl bhases
of the use were disco-oil. Before
court. was resumed in tho afternoon
it was announced that s. oompromiso
had been reached and a settlement
made. Commendation should be
given to former Commlmionor Fran
1. Jones and to tho prooont commis-
siorlers. John D. Milne. Wallace Dunn
and Edward J. Finnegan. for the
manner in which they handled the
situation. saving considerable money
for the First taxing district.
The litigation is of five years stand-
ingpono phase of it even reaching the
Supreme couft. and being decided in
favor of the First taxing district.
The history of the litigation goes
back to the time when Chester 8. Sci-
leck. former cashier of tho Fail-field
County bank. defaulted with First
taxing district funds. At first time.
Selleck was treasurer of tho district
as well as being administrator of tho
estate of Henry Grjoon.
Selleck. it was fixed at the limo.
used some 318.558 of the funds of tho
Green estate and when timo for pay-
ment came around. used. tho First
taxing district funds to moot the do-
fnlcstion. Payment of this monoy
wu mode to the hairs of Groon. oner-
man Morehouso and Gllok Gregory.
Besides this money. ,8ellock. it was
further claimed. mod “Inhfilnds of
tho Taxing district was total
“i?" 11”“ -' ‘ .a
‘ -'I . _ .0
MW is; isoto'ss ‘ , m
companies which had gone Hollook'o
bond as treasurer of the dim-let. Aoo
tion was startod by tho Firm Taxing
District against the Groon estate for
the recovery of the 818.55! and was
won by the district after it had gono
to the Supreme court. The other dam-
age action which was settled yester-
day was brought ’by the three surety
companies which had gono Selleck'o
bond using the First taxing district's
name as plaintiff.
The money rocoivod by the First
taxing district from tho surety com-
panies has been hold by the District
commissioners and has been drawing
interest. thus saving considerable
money for tho distrch
KELLEY BATTLES
“LIKE KELLE ’*
Arthur Kelley. formerly of New
York city. who has been making his
home in this city for the ,past few
months. and who is a "wounded vot-
eron of the famous bottle between tho
land and naval forces" which took
place at tho cool yard of the Ferris
Coal Company about two months ago.
caused quito I. disturbanco in tho
second district last evening when it
took three members of the local polico
force to bring him to tho downtown
lockup.
Kelley was on Washington street
last evening in on intoxicated condi-
tion and was using abusive lsaguogo
to people who were walking along the
street. Sergeant Bryon Silk happonod
one complainod to him about. Kelley.
Silk told him that ho had better go
home. and upon being told this Kelley
turned on Silk and attempted to strike
him. Patrolman Gainer and Boenisch.
who were on duty in that section
come to tho nuistsnco of Sergeant Silk
and started — Kelley on his march
toward the police station. He put up
a stiff fight and it took a groot‘omouut
of snort on the port of the police of-
ficers to‘plseo himrin on ‘sutomobiio
and. take him to the police station.
Sergeant Frank Raymond went to the
scene and saluted an other police of-
ficers. Kelley rodstod tho encor- so
hard that his cl were nearly torn
from m in tho , ‘
He gained 'cousidoroble notoriety
recently whm ho took part in I. gang
fight at‘tbo dock ,in the coal yard of
the Ferris Coal Compani- During that
~Ibusivor
to come along at tho time. and somo-u
.1
the dorm paid moan-bore! tho
participants in tho: wt. ‘ who all
donatod'to tho M,“ Rollo! was S
stronger in this city at tho two and
OpenSeason i
WESTPORT. May 9.——'l‘ho straw
hot. soooon openod yestouloy when
Frodorick M. Kaiser. loco! plumbor.
was soon on the streets with a now
straw hat of tho latest model.
Michael Ca‘rusono has held the
honor in previous years. but this
season Caruso-s has spent much of
his time in Hartford where he is
superintendent of the janitor-s at
the capitol. and was beaten out for
tho honor by Fred Kaiser. Local
people take great interest each year
in seeing who will be the first per-
soa to appear in straw hat It the
beginning of the moon.
TOWN Mil-STING
Y‘V‘ESTPORT. May 9 (Special).—
After an hour's argument over the ex-
penditure of the money. it was voted
at he town meeting held in W’estport
last. night to authorize the appropria-
tion of $550 for garbage removel. and
a. committee of six was appointed to
devise ways and means to collect the
same. This committee consists of
Mrs. John Crawford. Mrs. Philip
Gunlon and Mrs.‘ John Moore. togeth-
er fith tho three selectmont.
The sum of £900, which was recom-
mended by the Board of Finance.
“"1. also voted. this money to be used
for the salary of an extra traffic of-
floor.
The road appropriation of 811.500.
of which 82.500 is to be .spont on
Compo street. was voted without
question. as was the $3.07? recom-
mended by tho finance boord for re-
cord indexing.
.Vt'hen the question name up as to
the removal of the trolley tracks to
Compo Beach and the substitution of
bums by the Connecticut company.
there were arguments pro and con
that lasted for some time. after which
the matter was referrod to tho so—
lectmen. they to obtain o. statement
from the Connecticut company as to
what it would agree to do in the mat-
tcr. this statement to be brought bo-
foro the voters at. a. town meeting to
be called later.
Other small questions that were set-
tled was the removal of restrictions
about the expenditure of money so
that the sidewalks question could be
sottiod. Tho harbor dredging propo-
sition was loft to First Selectman
mewwr-mw
Aft-r young to extend Compo road
to North Main street. the meeting ad-
iourned.
Late ’ News
MN. May 9.—Tbo British reo‘
ply to the Goa-man reparations propos-
als will probably go forward tomor-
row or Friday. Delay has occurred
because of the cubinot's desire to
show a draft of the document to the
Italian ambassador.
The note will be a terse. energetic
document. and while not so condom-
notary or sweeping as tho Fronch ro-
ply. it will point out in unmistakable
torms the utter unacceptibillty of
Chancellor Cuno's proposals.
HARTFORD. Conn.. May 9.——The
Sonata today passed the bill to give
women the right to sit on juries in
this stole. The action of the Senate
overturned tho unfavorable report on
tho bill made by the Judiciary com-
mitten.
DUESSELDORF. May 9.—An sp-
peal from the sentences against Ba-
ron Krupp Von Bohlon and the direc-
tors of the Krupp works by a French
court martial at. \Vordon yesterday
has been filed by the attorneys for
the defense.
Baron Krupp Von Bohlen and the
other defendants were brought here.
today and placed in the French mili-
tary prison.
LONDON. May 0.—-—Charles D. B.
King has been realocted president of
Liberia. according to official advices
received. King ran on a. progressive
platform.
NEW YORK. May 9.—Charles H.
Schwob today appeared before tho
grand jury to testify against Mrs.
Myrtle B. Hayes. a Boston business
woman. alleged to have forged the
iron master’s name. last January. to a
note for 825.000.
WALL STREET NOON. -—Speculs-
tivo leaders in which a fairly large
short interest is supposed to exist fell
in line with tho upward trend during
the morning. The rapidity of the ad:
vanes in many of the popular issues
indicated that the zeroed liquidation
had been completed. and that specu-
lative sentiment was again loaning to-
ward thoJong side of the market.
Como of tho outstanding gains wsro
Whool o 1—2: Stewart-Warner 8 .84
and Bosch W 3 1-3. Call
opouod at i I-o’pelrcout. ,'
some. May 8.-—Dcspttdlel received
lbuosuytbatthoeruptloaofnount
men." ummm‘fimm
.‘flowaflovsouthosomudohu
ooosodbut‘ontho Wit has
booms .
' motile“
Amuridan ’ 11°00. motive five. Kelsey
money.
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14 PAGES
PRICE THREE cums .-
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C MORE
official statement to the American
Allen
'2‘
as Q
Robert A. Allen, who is believed by
War Department officials to be the
"Major Robert A. 'Allen." taken pris-
oner by Chinese bandits.
Take Your Choice
CHICAGO. May. 9.—L’nseasonable
cold accompanied by snow- continues
today in the Central West. but the
Snow. yosterdoy. was reported as
far south as Missouri. Wisconsin.
Iowa. Indiana. and other .central
stato- ocnt reports that fall at times
assumed proportions of a winter. bliz-
zard. The northern section of Wis-
consin told of a three inch snow fall.
0n the other hand. isolated spots in
the Southwest and on the Pacific
coast experienced unseasonably hot
weather.
At. Chicago this morning an inch
of snow covers the ground. and the
temperature is slightly below freezing.
In the south Atlanta reported a
rain fall of 1.54 inches preceded by
a. bean; drop in temperature. Electri-
cal disturbances and a hard wind ‘ac-
companied the rain and damaged
property. The lowest temperature
was reported as 33 degrees . ‘
BUFFALO, May 9.—The ‘Great
Lakes Region was covered today by a
May snowstorm. Tno fall was heavy,
but tho temperature was slightly
above the freezing point and much of
the snow melted as rapidly as it fell.
Plant Working
"We are operating the plant. This
is all I want to my. There has been
enough said about the strike al-
ready." This is what Charles A.
Murphy. assistant manager of the St.
George Pulp Mill. said this morning
when questioned as to developments
of the strike of the paper-makers om
played in the mill. ~
m-Tho plant apparently was
operation. The several paper-
ing machines were running i
blast. being Operated by I. cro
men brought to Norwslk from New
York City. Just. how many ,men
weroimportod could .not be ascor-
tained and Murphy refused to dis-
clm this information. Represents.-
tivcs of the strikers could not be
reached to ascertain whether they
were «taking any new steps in the
strike situation.
AMERICAN WAT”.
BURNHAM. Englono. May 0.—Mim
ll
American entrant in the ladies' open
golf championship of Great Britain
was eliminated today by Mia M. G.
Wickenden. of Neville. 5_ up and 4 to
Play.
‘rors-ro’ ' on: s-rxno‘u. new
:ontiro‘ ly new mgm.a as
‘
\
Edith Cummings of Chicogofltho only
.1 5 1 , -._ . 1 :
7A.“.
_, 6E8:
ToRRCRRCWERs DEMAND ACRoR - f
Massachusetts Minister Reported Safe—Diplomats Fear
for Lives of Captives—Chinese Government in a
Quandary—TMilitarists Will Not Accede.
rum T81R;Moy 9 (By The Associated sugar—1.. 9. my, tho
Americsnwhoescspedfromtholuobowminbondits revealedinsn
consul today the disquieting prob-
ability thotthe bandits. surrounded by soldiers, had crept from their
fastneuesintbehillsundertbocoyerofnightsndhsdmunedtboir
march into thojnterior with their
Daysddthstuhewulavingmflitaryheodqmm
reportedtothe Chinese genersltbotthebrigsndshsd escopedfrom
their hiding places on thomountsin summits. This, in Day’s opin.
ion. indicated that theyhad eightorninehours star-ton the punters.
foreign captives.
Negligence of the soldiers in not
closely investigating the bandit
strongholds is reported here. If tho
kidnappers got away. the difficulty of
capturing them has been increased
vastly. likewise the suffering of their
captives. as the country is remote.
wild and thinly populated. .
At present it. is not understood
whether the bandits turned out or
west after they crossed the Shan-
tungsboundary. It. is hoped that
they will not turn back toward
Kweite to join the bandits in Honan
province led by the notorious Loo
Yong-Jen. ..
Mr. Day also brought confirmation
that the bandits held R. H. Rowlott
a prominent British resident of Tlen
Tsin. Mr. Rowlatt is manager of
Reins and Company. merchants. and
is believed to have been married in
San Francisco about six months ago.
The belief expressed hero today
that the bandits still held about :6
foreigners or twice themumber who
escaped. was based on the report
thsit several foreigners. including’
four American missionaries. boarded
the Peking express at way stations
and therefore were not named on
the list of passengers given out after
the bandits had seized the train.
Miss A. Coralli. the Italian. when
released by the bandits with I. ran-
som mesmge. tried to take with her
one of the two boys held—the sons
of Majors Allen and Finger. the Am- .
crican army officers. but the bandit:
refund. and apparently. she sold; tho
Lchildren were separated from their
fathers.
Another incident tdi‘s‘t° fo. ‘ ._
harlot ~ w . ,
W. “ht- m...‘ m 32;?
morcbsnt named 54mm. tnvoili'agfi ‘2
Shanghai on the Tsinpu railway. w“
pulled from the train by China. ci-r
‘villnns. beaten. bound and carrlo‘
off. according to the‘burcou of for—
eign affairs here. Chinese polico.
standing by. 'msde no snort to re-
lease bim. but a forci er'who saw
the' sbrkiction notified the British
consul. 1-128 counsel demanded and.
obtained Lowe's release immediately;
but an explanation of the mix is
awaited impatiently in foreign om-
clai circles.
Sax-service men of the great war
association held an indignation meotd
ing today to consider a protoof
against the activities of Chinese basic,
cits.
Anxiety Alkyd
WASHINGTON. May 9.——-The nnxla
oty of officials here for the fate of
the Americans and ollK-r foreign na-
tionals hold captives by the Chinese
bandits in Shantung province W
to have been somewhat alloyed .
by the rep; rts received at tho 7
at Peking.
The department announced into
yesterday that it had been odvisod
bv the American minister that the
Peking government had agreed to
pay the ransom: demanded by tho
bandits en representations made to
the prime minister by tho Pol-tit,
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BoardofDlrectOIS' g .
At the regular meeting of the
of directors of the Nomlk hm ‘
last evening the only matter of b“
neso, outside of routine m was in
appointment of a. committee to by? .
goat s. plan for raising mono) to moi
E. 'r. BodfOrd's generous offer must; *
dollar for dollar up to 825.000 for its.
erection of‘o. nurses' home. A r. . ‘
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Messrs. Samuel Roodner. Jonas.-
nagh. Frederick Gebmm’ qgs‘
Stroyer. _ .L.’ .
Those present at the meeting a,
night were Vice-President ‘
Mrs Boar. Grodory. m
Quinta-d sad Roodnor. secretary“
bellsad Gouorol Manager Show. ;
department from Minister Selim-map. ;.
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