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”.V-fia‘ocidental death following an inquest in the City court room
1 yusterday afternoon on the death of Michael Liturre, 35,'of-
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;‘_ ‘Working Alone When Explosions Took
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Stamford, April 4.—
Coroner John .J. Phelan of Bridgeport, returned a verdict of
I ,. Coretta street, Springdalc, following an explosion in his fireworks
factory in Springdale shortly after 11 o’clock Thursday mora-
lng.’ “I don‘t think there is anything to this case,” said the
‘eorffiler. following the questioning of Joseph Callandelll of 101
honey Lane, Liturre’s financial backer, employee in his factory
and his god-son. .
i' Testimony brought out that the dead man had informed
Gallandelli about five months ago when a partnership agreement
had been made between them that he had a permit but from whom
“did not say. Callandelli, according to his testimony, put in
1200 in cash on goods that were bought from that day .on but
. bad no interest in the stock on hand at the time. During the
time of his employment he received no pay but the understand-
ing was that he was to receive a certain percentage of the net
after the finished products were marketed and that Liturrc was
to receive 25 per cent more than his partner.
Explosion an Accident.
It was principally due to these
revelations that the coroner was
moved to say. “The criminal aspects
are very few and far between. The
other man. Liturre. was the boss.I
This man. Callandelli. didn‘t do any—3
thing to cause his death." in his!
capacity. Callandelli was employed;
at a packer of the products attorI
they had been perfected by his late,
employer and had. according to his.
statements. only the remotest knowl— l
vdze of eworks. It was while he
Suggest Prayer for
Those Defying Law
WASHINGTON. April 4.
fering a prayer for all "th
who oppose themselves and all
order by dennance of law." are
among the suggestions of the
commission of evangelism of the
Federal Council of Churches for
prayer during Lent.
JUDGMENIFOR »
MRS DENNISI'OUN
was engaged in this work that ha‘
said he heard a loud explosion and
ran out of the shack in which he was
The commission yesterday also
urged prayer for rulers and dip-
lomats "and all who have a re- l
1
working. Five minutes later.
also.
- Sergeant. Foley of the lot-a1 chcc- ‘
give force. the first witness. said
that he had measured the two build-
ings blown up yesterday morning
and had found they measured 10 by
12 feet and spaced about 26 feet
apart.
longing to the proprietors were not
destroyed. The omcer explained
that the owners were preparing
their products for the opening day
at Reton Point. May 31.
Medical Inspector
Sheriu testified lie
about the death until
morning and that
had removed the body from the
Stamford hoapital before he had an
opportunity to view it. He stated he
was familiar with the case and said
Liturre was badly burned on his
body. limbs and trunk and that he
had died of shock caused by these
burns. He said he understood that
the proprietors had been using dy-
Dr.
didn't
George
know
namite and nitro-glycerine as com—r
pounds. according to intormation hvv
received at the hospital.
Callandelli. however. did all he
could to save the dead man. but his
etlorta to tear the fragments of
burning clothing from his employ-
er’s body proved iruilless and b'.‘
burned two of his lingers in the act.
Through an interpreter he answered
the numerous questions put to him
by the coroner and his answers tell
the story in full detail. Earlier tes-
timony was intur changed as the
Witness did no: l'illly interpret the
questions in their full meaning.
CHICAGO HAS
1 . NEW RECORD
FOR MURDE
CHICAGO. .xrril 4.-—-Killingc of
Chicago during the first three
months 01 1925 set a record for the
city. with more murders in March
than in any other month in history.
police reports my. except during
. the 1919 race rims.
During the first quarter there
were 48 murders. 3:: cases of man-
slaughter and 1‘8 “ustiflable and ex-
cusable homicides." in addition to
rss deaths in motor accidents.
Ex Grand Dragon of
3‘ K. K. K. Is Indicted
a
z
. Stephenson. former grand
5." ' at the Ku lux Klan, in Indiana. was
3: meted yesterday by the Marion
_‘ county grand ury on the charges in
1 n with an attack on Madge
;. Oberholmr of Inianapolis.
jd-ryndicments also were returned
,. wast Earl Klenck and Earl Gen-
. ‘ any. who were" companions of Step-
henson. .
'agnaphenson, Who was arrested
- 7 night on affidavits nled
§ (”George E. oberholtzer. father of
’ l. gained notoriety as organ-
w of the Klan in 21 northern
.13 Imdavit filed by Dr. John
bury. said Miss Oberholtzer
coloring from the effects of
" - - tablets taken after the attack
v .mm‘bcdiu bruises and will
"racovcr. ,James Collins fixed
‘_‘ snaon's .bond at 325.000.
. erence Favors
M. E.‘Unifieation
. aKLINE. Mast. April 4.—
v'ote of 128. to 2 the New Eug-
oonference of the Methodist
.» Church today favored
_ of the plan for the toner-
. ce “ramification of the
Episcopal Churches.
South. There was. no
land
L18. hid" April 4.—
000 vote short of being
_ ~ the Baltimore confor-
,thc Methodist Episcopal
yesterday endorsed the pro-
.. ion of the northern
it.
was said. this shack was blown up.I
The other two buildings b'c-‘
yesterday ;
the undertakcrs '
7' - fixnmapous. April 1. — D. c;
dragon -
sponsibllity to seek the peace of
the world." for other races of
thv‘ world. and for physicians.
nurses. professional men and wo-
men. teachers and college pro~
essorl. minister-a. home mission
workers and all foreign mission-
.‘ ISSET ASIDE
I
: LONDON. April 4. —- Justice '5"
{Henry McCardle delivered his re-
server Judgement in the Dcnnistoun
case yesterday. He held that the
alleged agreement for Mrs. Dorothy
arlce.
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OF PRESIDENT
Muriel Dennistoun's support by her
former husband after their divorce
was void and could not be enforced
in law. Therefore he ruled that Mrs
Dennistoun's claim for damages for
breach of contract had failed.
The Judgment sets aside the re-
cent vol-dict awarding Mrs. Dennis-
toun 351309 for the breach of con.
tract.
Receives 472 Pounds.
The plaintiff. however. recovers
GETS A JOB
Prof. Dennis, a Demo-3
crat, Who Fought;
Coolidge Member of I
Tarifl' Baard
Hy ROBERT 1'. SMALL.
Spi‘t‘lfll Correspondent of
The Evening Sentinel.
(Copyright 1925). .
\VASHINGTON. April 4,—An old'
Coolidge associate in the days at
Northampton. a “Hoover man" of
the first tank. but a Democratic
u‘itllvnllni’rofcssor Alfred P. Dennis.|
the new member of the United Statcst
tariff commission. is making Wash-l
melon rub eyes and wonder.
The marvellous part of it all is the
fact that despite nine years of thatI
association at Northampton. it can-
nor be written of Professor Dennis
that he succombed lo the Coolidge.
‘l‘uIl. He absolutely declined to sit,
a: the feel of the master. As a mat-‘
or of lac! he fought consistently
.Yhe man of destiny who was to bc-
Icome the thirtieth President of the;
I L'nited tSatcs. \\'hen the story want I
I forth that aClvin Coolidge never had I
been defeated for odice it was Pro-
’fessor Dennis who mangled the myth
§ by recalling that Mr. Coolidge once
'Was defeated for solid)! trustee or
,some local office of that ilk.
I Bvently the situation was very re-
freshing to President oColldge for
on the very first occasion when he
Icould find an og'ice suited to the.
; talents ot'his friendly enemy of the
I Northampton days. and calling for a
gl)cmocrat. he tendered it to Prof.
I Dennis.
; And that is why today the tart;
;commission has one of its ablaat
I
I
members—a. man who believes that
i the tarift‘should be taken out of poi-
:itlcs and put upon a rplontii‘lc basis.
;tending to the economic well-being
Iand prosperity of the country. Prof.
.Dennis does not believe the uric
‘ should continue the football of poll-
‘xics The business of the country
'should be assured at all times of a
: definite tariff policy which‘ would be
.continuous. with no upsetting influ-
I ence at each election time.
; Ill considered and hasty tart! da-
- cisions should be avoided. Prof.
IDennis is one 0! those who believe
{that the Hungarian embargo on
- Serbian 11055 was at the root of the
‘world war which all but consumed
Europe in its names.
If ever the tariff. is to be trusted
on a scientilc basis. and is ever the
country is to have any sort of con-
fidence in the decisions of the taric
commission. Prof. Dennis is the type
of man t obring those desirable and:
about.
In view of all the talk about a
“packed” taric commission. the Dam-
ocrats in Conn-cu questioned Prof.
Dennis rather- thoroughly after his
selection by President Coolidge. but
the yfound his views were sound.
even though they were not based on
partisan petition. Prof. Donnie
thinks politics has had entirely too
much to do with the taming of the
tarlfts in the past.
The new tax-i! member bring- to
his'worh a wealth of 01:11th
experience. Not only has he been a
student and a professor of history
and economics and European
ticnbuthohasasrvedia‘lhedip-
lomatlc service as commercial at;
tube at the American embassies in
Rome and Mn. He harbors a
special representative to. Secretary
Hoover in commercial iavsstigntion
in Central and Easier-a Europa. Bis
whole life has been wrapped up in
an atmosphere of history and econ-
omies. And when a man an to on
the tax-ta commission in the. tron.
ern branches of the do-
n. The vote was 180 to 1.
'blous times with the connection both
of the Republicans with Dashed
the total amount of 472 pounds is
shillings tor sums loaned to Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Dennistouu. and
which he has not returned.
She is also awarded the costs of
the action. except for that part in
volving the allegation of breach of
contract.
:thc court held. the defendant is cn-I
tilled to room er.
The court ordered a general stay-I‘
in execution until further order. and,
with the right to appoaL
The case created a sensation
throughout England because of the, -
social position of those involved and
the character of the charges rcveal~
ed in the court.
Illicit Relation Charge.
Lieutenant Colonel Dennistounr
who is now the husband of thc‘
Dowager Countess Curnarvon. was
accused by his former wife. among;
This section of the costs.
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I Today’s Cross-word Puzzle I
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Demand I Poland Take
The numbered squares are the starting points for word. extendinp
horizontally or vertically or both. Una letter to a square.
at first‘black square encountered on border of puzzle.
word that fits a given definition and space. This gives you a clue
toother words that cross it. and they in turn to still other words
Words and
Pick out a
Drastic Action to
Punish ’ Police Scr-
geant Who Shot Men
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other things. of countenancing her . j]0]g‘lu)j;u_
admittcdb' illicit relations with the!
late Sir John Con-ans. to advance
his own military career. ,
In delivering his Judgment. Fit.
Henry drplorcd the fact that the
disagreeable aspects of the case had ;
to be made public. but he added that
the question of publicity‘ was not
one for the courts to decide. He
quoted Lord Shaw in another famous
case that "publicity is the soul of.
justice." I
The Judge added that he agreodl
with his colleague, Justice Shear-
man. Who presided at the recent
sensational “'aterhouso trial. that
"cases like the present do not in
any way represent the general life
of the wou to do people of England;
they give a wholly false impreuion
of. English social and family life."
SHIPPAN POINT '
PROPERTY soul
STAMFORD. April 4.-
Shippan Point property estimated
to be worth 825.000 was sold yester-
day by Joseph Leona. of 100 Atlan-
tic street. to F'lomnco E. Van Man.
of 132 Forest street. The warranty
deed tax stamps Indicated the con-
sideration was 814.600 while a $10.-
000,mortgaga was assumed by Mrs.
Van Lou. The property is bound-
ed on the north by Fail-acid avenue.
east by Stamford avenue. and on the
south by the property of Ralph B.
Kleinsrt. and west by other property
of Mr. Leone.
Burglars Saw Thru
' - Iron Window Bar
ANSONIA. Conn.. April'4.—-Burs'-
lars earlypyoatarday sawed through
an iron bar protecting the ~ceilar
window of the A..C. Turner ctoreat
118 Main street and carried off mar-
chandiso and cash estimated at over
8300. The store is operated by Mor-
ris P. Singer. I
crata he must have something out
of the ordinary to give to his coun-
Prof. ‘D’ennia la nidepcudant. Be
proved that during his profedorial
am at Smith College. in Northamp-
ton. when he declined to bowtow to
thaCoondnviawsotwhatwu what.
inthapoliticalarauaandlnthouo
fair- of the world. I, '
The stalwart ens-betel- of Prof.
Dannis' democracy mambo under-
ltoodwhenltiammthe-
is a native son otzuslylsudé—a do.
aeondant of some or the oldeu' mini; "
lies of that commonwealth-ac rich
in the liberal history of the republic
And so while learning at North-
ampton faith in Mouth Al-
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3. An epoch.-
4. One that adorns.
B. One who recures advantages or
profit.
48. Donates (Biblical form).
50. To peruse again.
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1. To bemoan. bewail.
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respectful masculine iltlc
portion of a curved line.
river in Scotland.
8. Reduced the 'area of (used of
nails).
b 1 April 4.—-Fort-Ign Min-
Ilster Tchltcherln has reinforced his
.\erhal I‘Pln'enelnallona to the Polish
IGovernmcnt concerning the murder
’of the two Polish revolutionary sym-
pathizers. Baginskl and Wiereorkio-
.3 gu-icz. with a vigorous written note.
. The communication declares that
’ IY l8 Ithc failure of the Pollen Govern.
, Imcnt to observathe agreement gov-‘
. forcing the exchange of these prison~ '
I (I as Icrs gives the Soviet Government a'
‘ ' ,frcehand to deal with the Polish
4 Isubircts who were to have been re~
2" leased from Run-nu. The Foreign
'Mintstcr demands that Poland take
26 adequate measures to punish those
'connected with the crime.
I The central executive committee
‘ 33 to :0! the Government in the Ukraine
fhns adopted a resolution urging the
J IMoscow Government to take more
59 l decisive action against Poland. The
resolution declares the Ukranian
‘ 66 , M —l 'Government probably will be unable
. 3S . :ro check the resentment of tho
I ‘ _I Iworkers and peasants against Po-
“ '4) ‘4 a: e-o Eland. and it urzes that stops be
maker: to prevent the recurrence of
. similar incidents. '
‘7 ‘3 I Demonstrations of protest are
still being held in \ariuus parts ofl
M 50 Rustin. At Leningrad 200.000 Rus-
I Isians «marched the streets carrying
41 .banners in a protest parade. The
‘Bolshevlk newspapers are printing
1.... A metal. articles hostile to Polish interests.
1. Rented. .13_ Drum“ or omen“ papers. ; “‘ARSA‘V. April 4.—The Minister
5~ 0"“ who ’0‘“ about idly. 15. A thick black \iscous liquid. 0’ ‘h" “1‘““0' ”"93”"? "““d "l"
9. Anger. 115. Sport. merrimclll Police Strgcant Sago Mumxko.
in. Part of the verb "to be." ‘20. Harmonized in color “ h“ "‘0‘ we Cf’mmum" ““3”"
11. pm ”mum": habitually. 21. Elegantly “mum. Baglnsld and “icraorklewicz while
14. A letter of the Greek alphabet. 24. A unit or mmsurcmcnr if") .“N'e being °°"V°y“d 1° "1°
16. Une‘a relatives comrctivcly. :6. sulrab‘e, worthy. b-ussian mm" ‘97 enchange, Will
17. Away. to a disinncc. 29. To leap. bound. ‘ 2.2:" 81%;“ e“? hmurdeg'm
«I9. A “I”. name. 80‘ A ”man arliliclal ‘1’“‘uon o{:Pollsh coonsul :11 glinal: tgrdgllvaruiz
:9; i 3.3”" belief. doctrine. , earth. . the Soviet authorities the Polish
.... nt. intimation. .31. “ant of rain. ' rlegfl'ssak wh f k f
33- A trcmblng. ”"1““. 3:. One tho: makes an aperture p ' o 20 re ‘1'. in the
.. _ consulate. Father Lssak was arrest- .
I '5' To make repayment. 93‘ “" ad‘Mh 0‘ ”m“ ed on a charge of assaulting a wo-
27- A such: alcoholic liquor 34. Mad. .1 .lu.l humming sound man and was being held for trial in
25. The border, edge. 37. A “‘eapon ”1c SOVlPl courts
29. Characterized. u. A unit. I I
32. An important seaport in Bel- 44. Hazard. fortune I LEGION HONORS DAB‘ES. I
. ““m' - ‘5- A conunrllon. . CHICAGO. April 4. —— \‘ioo Preai
in. Through the agency 0!. Is. At any time (pocticl dent Charles G. Dawes was made a
3. To arrangadn folds. ——___—_' * ncm member of the "40 and S" hon-
39. 2 gfrrttlluxé col Answer to Yesterday’s for division of lhs American Legion
‘0' N ti m l n. P112 1 lyestcrday. in his offices in the Gen.
41' A‘ V. gt" . z_e. Itral Trust company. He responded;
~. num . . ‘ by contributing 81.000 to the en-
4-. Slanders. «infractions by the American on
47. a small bed. n I - Loci .
48. The first woman. G 3
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Saturday Sp ecials \
EXTRA VALUE or CREPE AND BATISTE GOWNS
, Saturday $1.00
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Figured and Plain Colors
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Tells Why—llle—Can
HNow Eat Hear .
“A letter which I read in the
paper about Carter's Little ‘—
Livcr Pills fitted my wn case '
so closely that i could ot help
trying them and am very ha
i did." So writés Mr. Fran:p
Trumbull of Jersey City. N 1..
whose letter goes on to say: "I
had heard about Carter’s Little '
Liver Pills for years but ncvcr ‘
knew they helped overcome "
poor appetite and sour stomach
until I read about another man
in the same plight who took
Carter’s with good results. I
tried them and can honatly
say that they freed me of nasty rest assured that from -, w
gas on stomach. so that I can i will booSt Cartch thz‘g
new cat Without getting bili~ Liver Pills whenever l . -.“
out. and they improved my ap- Rccommcndcd and
potato fully lmfi. You can by all drug stores.
Schultze’s Saturday Specials
BonelessRibRoast...............32cm
LegsofSpringLamb..............34cm
PorkRoast .. 25clh
Rumpof Veal 20th
Fresh Shoulders .. 19c II).
SirloinStcak..... ..3iclh
Schultze’s Sanitary Markets
Washington Street and Railroad Avenue. So. Norwaik
39 and 43 Main Street. Norwalk
Weapon. Georgetown. Dal-ten. Stamford. Black Rock. llril-v‘pnfl
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Motor Transportation Co
LONG ntsranos name 9
Daily Service Between
New York and um
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11. A eulogistic oration or writing.
trod his never lost a greater
faithain old Iaryland.
15‘ NOMINATED
W 0" COURT
commas,
Arthur E. ”Howard .of
lfiatmltd‘z
Last mm
' STATE CAPITOL. MOM. A’-
ril e—Nomination of Arthur» E.
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Chimney Collapses,
16 Men are Killed
BERLIN. April 4.—A newly con-
structed chimney at Boehlen. near
Doipslc. suddenly collapsed yester-
day. burying from ten to sixteen
men. who are'believcd to have been
killed.
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nearest to length of time a cake of ice pI‘dt'OI
in our window will last.
We will place a cake of ice in our window on
Saturday morning.
Guess contest will be from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
' SATURDAY, APRIL 4th
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