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\1‘ LISHED 1870
ollll' 23'11'm James,
at" :1 building line.
y. 'vcr. after some talk, it
to prevent the further
Llnxweilcr re-
last night and
Quinlan repre-
. Attorney Quin-
1' Ms ('llcnts wished to
1. lmcs established. so
. 1"‘i’l\' could he distingui-
:.'\' pluporty. while At-
2.11lcr snld th:1t his client
'wrmml ivy ("ity Engineer
’~-r 111111111112 “us being cr-
. r 1.‘ n property and'not
- 1::ul by the city. as was
v~ from tho objections be-
'l'hi:1 was confirmed by
1.. ‘nh J.
T: 'I‘nvc
!' '1'-l .l.
T.'ll'll"‘l“
«\v is to have another store
: the addition to her present
\\1lll.-1m ll. llickey. a resi-
11.11111vlmv avnnue said that if
2111:: “:13 built and that if a.
11 winwnlk were ever placed
1t there would be no room
.0 in the street, save for a
wow.
.21'.t said that there had never
layout of tho street made and
we, wore no highway lines. lie
that (=r:111dvic\v avenue varied
nith. and that if straight lines
(rtqlblislwvl that some property
rs would he glvcn land, while
would [can it.
- : Hitter being disposed or. the
'-1vn took up matters con-
lh \‘all‘illlls petitions fpr
' z of llnymoml torrnrc want—
;' rxtvnded along that street
‘ nit'nue for a distance of
fill. it is cstimnted the
' .llmllt Lilli”.
'1'1r1m‘d on Page TWO)
OCAL-PARISII
PLIT CROPS UP
AT CONVENTION
in St. [‘nul's Episcopal
:l11‘1 1 llv whlc h h: 15 existed
' l-11\1:'11.1,overlho matter
' p111 l1111votinc1. was aired
-:: 1t the ])l1‘t(‘§-ln (onven-
I.lll.~'i‘l)llfll church hold in
1‘11111 h, llrldgo-pol‘t, in the
'.1.111.r:ulnr (Il‘hillc bctwecn
1 1m 1' l‘ommlssionor Burton
.\'mv llnvcn. Dr. \V. A.
. 2‘ New Haven 11nd the Rev.
nuclmm' of St. John's
'.l:“I'd. ‘
: llr. Tlcnrllslev's recom-
v. inn-h was in the form of
11 hlr-h was duly seconded-—
1 .1111” in the dioccscan rogu-
. 'mluhml that provided
'9 who had not. contributed
‘ purl of the parish for six
' niluu f‘tI to vote at parish
‘»l1. .\l.m.1llold protested. and
11:15 followed by the con-
‘1‘r'h rotorred the matter to
NM: on constitutions and
1 of voting has been a
"mtvr (1f the harmony of
.1 :1? St. Paul's parish for
I .' 11:11'5.
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30 PAGES
The Weather.
_ Unsettled. probably ahowers on!
, cooler tonight and um. Condi-
tions fsvor for this vicinity unsettled
westher with local showers followed
by clearing Thunder.
A
{PRICE THREE CENTS
NEON COUNCIL ORDERS BOARD OF
'EE..OLDERS FOR GRANDVIEW, ST.
INFS; SEWER TROUBLES SETTLED
on Health Committee, Protests on
41....1w of the Buck”--F. 1. Smith Replaces F. H.
(2 1intard on Board of Estimate and Taxation.
.14" 1 long inquiry as to the establishment of a. building line on
g I; , v avenue, it was discovered at the. meeting of the Common
> Id last evening that. the petition as presented, only asked
”Sn-lishment of street lines, although the advertised notice
‘1‘11'c hearing on the matter said that it was for the estab-
was moved that a board of free-
‘. . appointed to assess benefits and damages, and to lay out
> properly. It was also moved that legal steps be taken, if
construction of a. building being
‘ "~2r Mrs. Anna. Tove at the corner of Grandview and Belden
until the freeholders reported to the council.
DEPUTY DOULENS
RE—APPOINTED
FOR FOUR YEARS
Dcputy Shcrll'f Edward B. Doulens
received word recently from Sheriff
Simeon l’ensn that he had been re-
appointed his deputy, for the term
of four years. commencing June lst.
and that his servivr's durlnc his two
previous terms has! been highly sat-
isfactory alld.tl1:1t he had boon a
faithful and efficient otlicor. Deputy
Sheriff .\1:ls1,-n llcncdlct of the First
DOL'LEN 5.
ED\\‘.\ R!) B.
Tristrl -‘.. also received notice of his
r':-.'1_npoi.v.t111ont.
Shorll.’ Doulons starts his third
of his many friends. lie has always
been nctivcly ldcntit‘iml with the Re—
publican party having been four yours
with the city committee. and for two
years chairman of the old Republican
can Town Committee He also served
as xcgistnr of voters for ten yours and
at present is chnh man of the. Republi-
(an \\' ard Committee in the Second
distritt.
TRICK FALLS IN MANHOLE
A truck loadcd with paper con-
signed to tho (‘lsrk Box company of
this city, and owned by the Stamford
Line. who operate a. number of mo-
tor trucks between Bridgeport and
New York. crushed through a. man
horn. on Ann strcct tllls morning.
The truck was slightly damaged.
__________._______
John Gillespli- of Stamforé was
placed under nrr( st this morning for
\lolatlon of the parking ordinance
His case will come up in the down-
town city court tomorrow mornln".
I‘ll/.111 EAST RELIEF DA lN
NORWALKS 0N MAY 23 AND 24
" ‘1 will be known n Nor-
? 111‘ lrlazt llelief undle
“ r this day. bundles of cloth-
“" ' 'lt‘.‘ of the refugees and or-
' IIFI'CCP, Armenia. Palestine.
” 1hr Holy Land, will be col-
' -1 tlu- ‘arlous schools of the
.~ lav-:11 committee—which is
pponlted.
- :rr the union bundles are
' '0 the various schools and
I ~n by the teachers to the
’3 " - will bring bundles to the
' Wednesday sud on Thur!-
‘ .'1rvi and 24th. On the 24th.
’ -» will be brought in the
.- and trucks will 'call at the
.HUIS starting at 2 o’clock
4 " "noon to make collections.
‘s at all sorts. both men’e.
.11 1 children’s. is asked for.
shoes. Shoes should be
'5. "in r so that I. ”to beta of
AM
21. 3 Mt have to be sorted out k»
Clothlss of any do.
We um ”I“
'1 1‘ 1- handwmi' ‘ "
ttnsmtu. ,.
elm: ,
7mm": S
”:‘D‘. .or.
'llla be.
Connecticut committee on Near East
Relief. and has established head-
quarters at the Hotel Mahackemo.
It is to headquarters that the bun-
dles will be brought following the col-
lection from the schools. and when
sll bundles are in. they will be taken
to the railroad station and there
shipped to New York city.
In Norwnlk. if people cannot send
bundles to the schools or to head-
quarters. they any be sent to the Rev.
George Tompkins. pastor of the Nor-
wslk M. E. church, while in South
Norwnlk the Rev. Fred H. Jacobs.
pastor of the South Nov-walk Congre-
gstlonnl church will be glad to ~se-
ceive bundles. or they may be sent
directly to Captain Phelp at the Ma.-
hacker-no.
People desiring to contribute funds
to the cause can do so by sending
their masks» to C. Otis Fitch.
City National DankLh South Hot-walk.
. tool nouns-prof
term of service. with the best wishes'
$2,000.000 LOSS .
[N CATASTROPllE
AT HOT SPRINGS
Public Utilities Almost Nor-
mal—Many Heroic
Rescues.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., May 6. (By
The Associated Press).-Merchnnts
re—opened their doors today after a
night through which crews of men
worked in tireless efforts to remove
the wreckage and debris left be-
hind by the flood and tire. late Monday
when torrents from a mountain cloud-
burst dashed down the slopes to form
raging currents in the principal
streets, while flames enveloped the
buildings in an entire block.
Central avenue. Hot Springs‘ main
thoroughfare and chief streamobed
of the whirling flood 36 hours earlier.
again is open to traffic though the
working squads were able to clear
away ‘but a small part of the Jetsam
“‘h'lh the current piled against every
stationary obstacle. From this thor-
oughfurc u a base street the sanitary
forces today were working out gradu-
ally in the rest or the damaged area.
All public utilities. gas. electric
light and street car service. are again
functioning.
Mrs. Kate Christinnson. the only
pcl'sun known to have received seri-
ous injury in the disaster. is in n hos-
pital in a. serious condition as a result
of r. crushed skull which she suffered
“hon she u as caught in her automo-
l-ile by the torrent and swept along
for three blocks.
Stories of remarkable rescues as
told 1) 1-30- \vltrsses today swelled
the wonder that many lives had not
been lost in confirmation of early be-
lief. Among the outstanding heroes
of the disaszel is Fire Captain John
Lovett.
Lovutt carried a woman from a
burning bulldlngpnly to be engulfed
in the irresistible current. Half walk-
ing. half swimming, he battled his
way to a hose. cart. lifted his human
burden upon it to safety. then slipped
back into the stream. He was swept
away and thrown against a concrete
post many yards beyond. \Vhen com-
rades lifted him from the wster he
was unconscious.
Guests trapped in the Marquette
hotel. the largest structure destroyed
by are, escaped from the flames into
the routing torrent which had been
Central avenue. “‘ith children in
their arms or held aloft above the
flood. men and women braved the
streams and waded or swam to safety.
(Continued on Page Two)
Wall Street Today
Speculative sentiment continued
unsettled at the opening of today's
stock market. \Vhile fractional gains
were recorded by a large: number of
shares on initial sales, selling pressure
was in evidence in several sections of
the list. American \s’riting Paper
preferred dropped to a. new low record
for the your and U. S. Stecl common
duplicated its previous low. Gulf
States Steel dropped a point.
The whole market turned heavy af-
ter the first few minutes of trading.
Selling pressure was directed against
the oil. steel. equipment, copper and
tobacco shares and a. large list of
specialties. Losses of 1 to 2 points
were recorded by California Petrole-
um, Standard Oil of California, Bosch
Magneto, Punta Algere Sugar. Utah
Copper. American Smeltlng. American
Tobacco. Lorlllard. International Har-
vester and Atlantic. Gulf and “'est
Indies. There pure a few exceptions
to the downward trend. notably Vl’ool-
worth and Republic Steel.
“’3“ Street Noon
Heavy selling of the steel shares
again unsettled the market and
caused prices to crumble throughout
the list during the morning. U. 8.
Steel broke to 96.78, its lowest price
this year, and was followed into new
low ground by Bethlehem and Cruci-
ble Steel. Standard Oil of New Jer-
soy. Sears, Roebuck. International
Harvester. Lorlllard Tobacco and
Dome Mines. losses ranging from one
to five points. -
Canadian Pacific. American Can.
Hide and Leather preferred Gulf
States Steel. American Sumatra. To—
bacco and Du Pont also were out-
standingly henv y. L nlted States
Steel snapped buck above 97 and
some ‘of the other shares rallied
slightly around noon. Call money
opened at 4 12 per cent.- 3
A better tone prevaded the stock-
msrket in the afternoon; The rally
had its inception in the: consistent
buying of Studebaker. which eventu.
ally sold 1 83- 8 points shove yester-
day's close. Baldwin. Anerican Lo-
comotive. Corn Products and Beech
Nut Packing also mounted 1 to 1 1-:
above the previous clos'e.
Legion Meeting
The Frank C. Godfrey Post. No. 1:,
American Legion. held their mlsr
meeting last evening. at their quarters
in Odd Fellow's hull. ~
Several important putters were
discussed, a mong them being plans
for Memorisl Dsy and Poppy
Day. The Post accepted the: lawns:
tion to parade in the remain!
Day parade. It was announced
that s. meeting or the- joint Pom
Day committees of the Voter-no of
Foreign Wars sud. the American Le-
sion would be held in- the «incl!
where of the city hall» on m
“It cemetery.
SUNSHINE JOE m 'r '
ABLY HAVE TO spam '1'
' REST
1311111111; 11011313
MAY BE READY
The hope that the city -
have bathing houses at '
park this year. In
dents to use them. "1
them wum.mwlow “so-sun:
over. has sprung. up 'a‘mt'w.- following
the action of the city council at its
adjourned meeting last night. when
Calf Pasture beach committee was nu-
thorlzed to advertise for bids on a
set of substitute puns. and also to re-
vho the present plans for the two
wings, so that some of the more ex-
pensive fcutures may be done away
with at present.
There is available some 320,000 for
the construction of thejmth houses
at the present time. the 1111 having
cost $44,500 and the road work is
expected to cost about 835,000.
No bids have been received for the
construction of .the bath houses and
the wings according to the present
plans. which'call for six inch concrete
floors. a. high brick wall and several
building-built in. By a. revision ‘of
these plans it is hoped to do away
with some features for the present so
that. the approximate construction
cost will come within 320. 000.
A local contractor dréw up a. set of
plans which call for wooded bath
houses. a. wooden floor and :1 wooden
wall around the wings. in place of the
present plan‘-
There was some opposition to the
wooden floor plan. a it was pointed
out that this would at lost any ap-
preclable length. of time. Councilman
George Inghsm asked authorization
to get bids on both the wooden both
i
3
i
(Contin‘ubd on. Page Two)
This is No Bull
Ledgwood Fan-m. beautifulcountry
plsce of Charles H.,Harrls. boasts a.
cow with the power of n seer.
Injured by is full. the bovine, a.
valuable one, for two weeks laid on
its side in its stall while veterinarlel
worked over her..
The cow showing- -no improvement.
Mr. Harris make arrangements to
have it sold to a. butcher.
The butcher w to arrive early in
the morning to take the boost to the
slaughter house.
Possessing a. premonition of whet
was coming and Visioning steaks sud
chops. the cow. a. few minuta before
the arrival of the butcher. scrambled
to its feet.
Toda the cow is the pride of Ledge-
wood! . It has been nick-named
"Seer." 1 . .
o
The tuners! of Mrs. Gussie Nash
w held ynnterday sfternoon st 8: 30
o'clock from the lots house. Straw-
hem Hill. Rev. A. I". Chamberlain
calcined and interment was in Nor-
' l
Arthsduully
GetfingThae»
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“HEEL CHAIR. \VHERE HE'LL PROB-
OF HIS LIFE.
Sunshine The at 7 Wears
Smiles Though Buck’s Bro-
ken and He’ll Never Walk.
READING. Pisa May 16.—-They call
him "Sunshine Joe}! ’l‘hough'thure
isn't much sunshine in his life.
For littlu Joseph Mick. fimr-
olvl ulcblc. probably still never walk
again.
The fourth. fifth and srnth vulc-
“f.“fol-ao-ot his spine were muss when a
. firsvy truck no him {own as he was“
playing in the street near 11h .hm
That happened last Janna-y. Be's
been at the Homeopathic Hospitsl’
ever since. and must remain for s. long
time to come.
Physicians and nurses
lit: is hope for his recoer.
But Joe doesn‘t seem to mind—he
jiist keeps on smiling.
"When I was a. regular kid. just
like the other tellers," he says’phil-
osophlcally, "I never thought much
about smilin' and laughin.’
"When I did, it was only because
something struck me funny. or I :clt
happy.
“But now I smile because I got to.
"there's no use crying over spilt
milk. is there? But a. teller can
smile about it. can‘t be? Just to
make things easier. huh?"
That's just. what he does in day
long. It makes little difference
whether his pain is more severe than
usual—Joe keeps.smillng., ,
"His remarkable fortitude." ssy‘hls
nurses. “is radiating an optimism'
that puts a. smile into all pain.
“Some of - the older patients.
grumpy and discouraged. can't. help
but catch the spirit of the boy]:
hold out
Sometimes Joe's smile brpedens
out. He thinks he can wiggle his
wasted legs.
“Some day I‘ll be able to use 'ern
again. " he says confidently "‘And
aways wanted to be—n cop! ‘ ,
“And when I walk my beat, I'll
pinch ex ery driver that tries to run‘
his truck on any street where there
are kids playing.
"You wait and see!”
Joe's eyes darkened.
an instant .
Then his smile. came back.
tLate; News I 9
HALIFAX, N. S. May 16. -—The
Danish steamer Janis ashore on South
Point. North Cumberland sums. and
locking bidly.‘ said a. Wireless message
received today.
but only: tos-
HAR‘TFQRD. May 16.—Floor Lead»
or John Buckley ofthe House of "Rep-
resentstlvem announced today the
drawing to "a. close of the 1923 sea-
stoni ‘ He. said the ~ Work ' would be
prhctioally. completed this" week
' Thursday when it is his intention to
move adjournment to .Tuesdu of
next. week. .. The only ' necessity of
coming in‘ next week wouldbo‘to not
on the nomination for superior com-t
judge. which oughg to be out. of the "
my Wednesdsy or Thursdsy. when ‘
theihnso would adjourn to June! or
6- for the final day. -
SOUTH mom. ‘Conn.
Kay 16. -.-C,hsr1es J, .Fowler. elf
Thompson'vlllo w‘asbhosen‘ two man'-
tcr of the grand logdd of 'Odd Fellows;
then I' ll grow up to be just what I '
lnsssflonhoi-etodsy ,WW g
BANDITS MlfllDER
THREE 6111111315“
ASAWARMNGOFTIIEIRPLAIS
NEGOTIATIONS
AT A STANDSTILI.
Petitions, Calling on Chinese to Oust Foreigners, Are Cir-
misting—Italian Captive Reported to Be in Desperate
Plight—Prominent Chinese Offer Selves as Hostages.
mean, any is (By no Associsted Press).—-With sn un-
confirmed report received here this morning from Limiting that
three of the Chinese captives hold
been hurled to their dssth over 0.
bytheSuchowtrun‘ bsnditshad
proclpiosinthcfihantung‘moun-
tainsasswsrningsotheauth oritics,fnrtherwordofthc~negotistlons
for the release of the foreign ceptivcs was awaited snxiously.
noninchingreportssidthechinmvicfimswunkilled indent-
ly. The alleged murderswmssidtohsvobeenintcnded to impress
on the Chinese government and the foreign diplomatic corps that the
bunditsmosntwhstthdyssidwhenthey snuouncedthstallths
prisoners would be slain unless the bandits' terms were couplied with.
PLAINTIFF WINS I-
CASE HTSUIT
FOR DAMAGES
Phillips Awarded $10, 000 by
Jury—Winchester to
Appeal.
A \crdlct for 810.000 is: fnvor of
William Phillips of this city was re-
tcrued in the Superior court yester-
day by a. jury. in the action brought
by Phillips against -Alhert E., and
Herbert er. chester. father and son.
of this c-ty. This was the larcestld
verdict in a personal injury nothnn. to
be returned 1:. this county in some.
was. this is: on}: var-Scrum
W; bcc‘
Hamid.” ma: Hf; .-
win, n s on .
In W the 010.01"
Phillips sued an elder ‘V’lnchestor.
end his son. tucking them as c0412-
fendaats, for dsmiies of osmotic. u
the result of injuries mulled or
him when he was struck by on into-
mobile owncd‘by ,A. E. Winchester
and operated by Herbert Winchester.
at 7 p. m.. on August. nth, 1923'. on
Wilson Point road. near the Nash line
glneering company‘s plant.
Judge Isaac Wolfe, before who}:
the case was heard. in his instructions
to the jury yesterday instructed mm
the: the son was not on b’uslncs's for '
h's father, and that a. verdict in favor-
o‘ the elder \Vincho Jer shou‘ 1.! be Ic-
t1: rncd, sbsolvlng him from any
[1'0an in the case.
There was s. deliberation for a. half
an hour by the jury, when the case
was given it yester 3y afternoon. Aft-
er which the 810,0 0 verdict. was re-
turned. The case occupied three days’
timeJn the trial. n number of wit.
nesses being examined. Judge John
Keogh or the firm of Keogh & Csndce
represented Phillips and Judge Wit;
llam F. Tammany & Conneiy repre-
sented. the defendant! .
This morning Judge Tammany said
that he had filed notice ofnppenl to
the Supreme court. of the case.
It is understood that the defendsnts
were covered by ineurnnoe in the mat-
ter.
At the time the accident took place
Phillips was lenvinc work at the Nash
Engineering company to board .a.
trolley for South Norwnlk. He was
struck by the car and rolled for Some
distance. according to stories told in
court. and sustained fractures of 11511.
legs, as well as other injuries which
confined him to the hospital for four
months. and Which oompcl him to
walk with the aid of a. cane at pres-
ent. ‘
'PAIR OF SOCKS 5.000 m‘ 8’
"I work 3 whole week for 130,006
marks and have- to pay 5.000.311arkn
for a. pair: of socks. The American
dollar is the sandal-d for overyt'hing
here. If I could "have kept the dollarl
you sent me for- Christmas it aegis“
be worth 50. 000 msrha now." writcp
Fritz Schmidt. Berlin. Bangor. in n
The period of the ultimatum sent
out Sunday by the bandit Chieftain,
grunting three days was believed to
hue expired either last night or
sometime todtm
Leaders of the Bandits are said to
have met emlnnries yesterday after-
noon at Dragon. Paw Cliff; ten miles
«north of Tsnochwang. Counter pro-
$3.1:th “discussed and it is believed
e o awn fin
forwarded ”a. :1 decision was
The demands emphasise as basic re.
quirements. thst the foreign diplomats
gusrantee the bandits against reprisnls
tram Chinese or" foreign sources sud
Also that the diplomats plodge the our-
rylng out of the general terms. as
terms do not mention ransom. but re-
quire the formation of the bandit
force numbering eight thousand. into
two brigades. with Sun Mel-Jun. one of
the bandit leaders. appointed brig-do
commander. The Chinese government
also is ordered to send the bond!-
stronghold full supplies of alumni:
«on. ! h’isto bepre'ceededbythe‘dthp
uf’of all pursuing troops.
'svnllbr No.0,; prominent Hui”.
tan qttmcy, one 6! the «other. h
, 1 3.116an
ess.’ . . .
C t" -
Khmer?! Odminunicstion Wis Tn.
an and may no; no» media‘-
ceed “top the stronghold.
tnln the release of the foreigners hulfi
captive.
TEEN ESIN’. Chin!1 May 16. (By '91,
113355}. M
GA 11 VETERAN
Richard J Cutblll. past commander
of the State Department of the Grand
Army of the Republic. and well-
known local citizen. died at his home.
47 Spring street. at noon today aged
78 yours. He is sunixed by a. widow
and six children. together with a
brother and sister." The funeral an-
nouncements will be made later. De.
ceased was a member of the counctl
of,,a.dln.|plstratlon of the State De-
partment" of the G. A. It. having
been elected gt the recent encsrnp-
pent. He was nlso formerly com-
mander of Douglas Fowler Poet. G.
A. R. of all. city. of which he was
an octive member. In 1911 he was
elected. department commander 09.
the G. A.‘ R. "
The children who survive are
A. L. Kendrick of this city:
Cutbill of White Plains. U.
trod (:11:an of this city: (‘"
bill of Strstford: Char)”
Dnnbury..and Mrs.
of this city. A sist
(Continued 011/ Page Two)
Pipes B
The nmménia. .
eating plant of the hit! Inca: .
time'to the I:
one were in»!
the accident 'm .
the fumes- Host 9‘ '
the ion so: It tun-rm
letter-.10 hfi uncle. Alum Schmidt.
s nstaursnt keep" in W
broke WW
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