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1 's it‘hb 11011111111 Ernesto:
‘ohols. of Fail-field is
‘t or. Mrs F N. Taylor,
‘ll‘l‘fi,’ Florence Kceler is acting as
fiber, with one of ‘he 1811111118
.t‘l, ‘athorne s.
.1 f litany Moses have
n his 111111111 are now aim
or )i tract. 1
Butane) Mailman on who have re-
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have tskad.uu:((l1ok 'plng.
Hyatt: tor, who have
(‘ all” I‘ll
beat; (Itilllit‘g‘ttell left for their
hd c. in Now you h, last Tuesday.
he chi ‘1' into (Ms'Gl‘eeps Farms
Stitlday ,tlc‘ 9 wilipdge t. tomorrow at-
" tel ‘oon for, 1111111111.; smith church.
1. ‘ 'M a; Neliifhlltcheil is1 directing the
(:(il‘t‘ype of studies in German that. are
built oll‘olj‘t'ed‘ ”by ‘the Uttq‘uowa Club,
d.“
Kittie 1.111111, of Cross ll‘lg‘h
‘ seam... ho. lath birthday
‘ ,“ lhl‘hg a party of friends.
fill:
a “port Grange shows signs
t'ltichmutt possibly before '
It i vgilll‘a‘i the _nttendattce- Will
' mac 111111... 1
%' Misti Mary and Dorothy dds
1h “a; lidéu via ting friends in
‘ky §,Z‘,M';I1ave rt. tuned to their
110 "Elie,
,day 11'. (onto looking over
L lie thinhsdhntsrtero
,op’cntn 01 "the by host:
, ,iltl ill outgrt‘to‘ all-tradc.1 1
rhosot'eens Farms Farmers’ Club
no 11111111181134, ‘etv'cnlng at the home of
mm” Postman] 01 cans Rams.
'l‘hidvoluh business formedt-to promote
,e altars. o‘I The Perms as a com-
1 .
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‘vlll‘niy‘ el‘e the newly elected "of?
Itot'mdegc, , cum Henry
9" blues talent: Malian}! drum.-
““hrll‘slden nest ills;
Wllfil‘a'm “(legal .‘trea‘surc‘r;
, hither, 1111121.: guard
‘1“ ulslile (guard.
(the It fluid is building a
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selectmba sown clerk and o‘t.hc‘~1i
dillilllo‘bt‘o littfd‘ageh in planning; for
1 ultimo .In at...- new um. build».
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nod accommodations; and the town
‘ t‘k tort odd ll‘l'llts have to disposal!
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1.11111 Sistwlwmd 1m adxnitted to
urch‘dtathdfar (sludge 11min“. the
Wittoorlncot‘h: weatelday. 1Mwa‘rd .1.
06 14: appointed executors
ibelns tmwardJ. and
wlfllli‘il Sarah sues
Blowout .A‘dams; 111
mounted 11119310 «
Wealnmt u r .r‘ud‘e‘l‘y startled about
1'c1b‘e1oaés1 151411.113, by hearing 'a
It: edit tln'o‘ttdlt. the: '.‘sstreet's'. show
with! mac home; le‘t' tile: “one;
ytre'lltlllurc'me" and a man. with
tilsheVelled hair and 1.1111111111011111.
out; tearing 1111111111. 111111, streets to
c concur Mammalian no at-
tl‘m' New
(bi Shani!
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15%‘m1‘néuotm ad t
1 It's .111qu23111 him.- ‘i‘le up (all ‘11
d1“ ltnrium, ,on the 6,5 (13,14 1
1 :1. ‘ ‘ he attendants 3,116 '
to, disclose
“ “1 Wll (Mull fill the llalllc lor Temper:
“ ance He who at the Last
matinee WIIISL, Club met last
hshtllc bill, itis‘ useful but. in this :' 1:
e‘ account: or the van of the late 5
‘ ‘ " and
unfilled tit Illég‘deceased. The‘. estate
1'11
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1 Congress
bee. ll. wMatthew
date for cavernor ot’ Connectlcutou‘
(the Prohibition ticket, this tall drifted
Point 11111111511111.1111. morning, look-
Ills“. 11%. W133 hair arid smiling as though
lilth er b‘ecn defeated lo‘r govern-
.1 or orft‘t’dclt’ed all over the state by
Mt‘trshall,1whum. by the way, Mr. 0’
Brien has tried to locate, 'evet' since
ib‘e campalgtji ,(zldsed 111111.111 seems
to have (ironed out of sight, and it is
.‘(thllllftll ll. that is even hill right,
nattu‘a 'l‘he bonding company does not
know where he lives, but it is reported
that a cash sum Will! not up with tho
cempauy when ‘Mr. O'Brien, had him
' arrested .
M'r. O'Brien. as soon as he arrived
began to gather togclher his forces for
the continuation of the battle for 1cm
perance that he waged last session in
an interview he said that he would
take up the tight \‘vhcle he. left off last
ested in tilts session are ' The inter-
state shipment bill, the bill prohibiting
hill tor pmhobiHOn in the‘ Distiict of
Oblumbla another for prohibition in ‘-
(hormones the submission of, the en»
tire ones 1101110: prohibition for
l glslatures Of the several states til
I e form of1 a constitutional amend-
session.
Not satisfied that these measures
(M iii. .lteeph lolly. occupied. Mr. 11’-
ion hati'
Lwli'tialllnntta‘n' and has secured 11min.
opposite the court house. ‘Mr. 0 Brian
was. admitted to practice last spline,
alter bustling lthc requlrcd1oxamlna1
‘.tlo‘n. lie cltpccts to do a general pruc
line before the coutts and the depart-
meats.
WOODMEN OF AMERICA.
can—u...
Annual Election of Officers Held and
Plans Made for Clan Initiation
The Modern Woodmen of America,
South Norwalk Camp, No. 9.294, hold
‘lts regular meeting with the annual
lection of odiccrs last evening. at the
I‘headtluaitcrs in South Main strucc At
the business session, on account of flu-
next meeting night falling on Christ
inns, to take an «(11111111111111.4111 to tritiuy
3vouing. January 8th, when there will
be initiation of it class of fwclyo can
til tee. with the installation of otll
,cor , anti an entertainment and 1's
=l'rt4sl1mcnts The following are the
”ten officers:
Venerable Counsel—James 1.1113111...
'Worthv Adviser—*0 Collin.
merit—E .l. Hayes. .
Banker-*8. J. Connolly.
' Escortmll‘ranlt Kroulch.
Watchman—Charles Shrivian.
sentry—~14 1 listeners.
Trustee for two years-wileorge W.
ing hath.
Sbcclal Auditor—aloha J. McGrath.
N THE CROSS COUNTRY RUN.
l‘Two‘ Members of Roton Point Division
Lilo Savers to Participate.
.ld‘ .
lhvislon of the United States Volun-
.1,e‘er, Life Saving corps will go to New
(York city this afternoon to witness
“Little Name" at the New Amsterdam,
‘a‘nd ill the.- evening will take ll "’l‘he
Fighting Hour." at tho Stuyvesant.
Those in the party are: Edward
‘Ureo‘fi‘lt, Henry Keyser. Jesse Caldwell
.thlilln‘i liyxbee'; Joseph Corcorsu, Gus
Volt: dud Fred Bognrdus.
sandal Frank mitten William and
'i'larry smith and Clifton: H. Benedict
Lt‘v'lll‘ meet them at1Van1lourtlandt
ark,,wl1ere Benedict and Kevscr are
ehtcttl‘dl in the second annual cross
"country run of the It 3 V.‘ L. 8. Co.
Among the entrants are members from
sev naces throughout New Yorlt
111111.111 he run slat'ts at 1'2 ii. at.
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RECElVED N‘EW SMOKE STACK.
it. Glt‘ior‘yc Pulp and Paper Company
‘ to Replace bid One. ‘
The St. (.cor gc'Pulp and Paper Com
pnny,1of Norwalk, r.cc‘e_lved a now
smoko‘slaclt,yestcrduy1The stack is
fifty “five: feet long and forty foul inch
‘cs in diameter. Dennis 'Hdgge‘rty they,
or! the stuck here, and, considerable
clinically was experienced in making
the tut-.11 ftom' Mill Hill into Smith
street;
Trolley cars Were held up fora few
1ninlltes,and the driver finally was
‘forced to, 3‘0 (ioWn to the Wall street
car b‘arns‘ and back 11,151.11. then going
back to ,smitn street ‘
r116 stock was unloaded there and
will be", set in position in about a wcck
I'l'hie old stocks are becoming worn
‘u’l‘he new stock will, however, be
‘hfltccd nearer the road where a hole
dd 11 ebeen felt in the" boot for th our,
o‘sc. "
4. Hearse coughs and stuffy colds that
duty deevlop into pneumonia over night
‘ arts quickly cured by Faley’tt Honey
‘ ' 11nd Tar, as it soothes inflamed mom
tlr‘anes, heals the lungs an expats the
' held from the system.
trashy and R. R. flaisted
ORDINANCE OF BAPTISM.
'. The Ordinance of Baptism ‘.wlll be
given at the South Norwalk‘ Baptist
11.1.4111 tomorrow mm‘ning‘,‘ and again
11: the afternoon at the niisslon ser-
vice The morning topic of the sermon
drill, ,be1h,e Unwritten History of‘ the.
Ghrlst; Ii'e Bl his school officers and
teachers will llb'ld 11‘ special meeting
ac‘ ,tlte‘ clos‘c. ‘ot the morning. ‘ser‘vlde. B.
Delight and; Strengthen; Pro.‘ 4
leitdorpalgss Etho‘ Bouton. Evening
adrvlc hpeclnl' sermon by the has
161,1‘ % ‘ drills Santa‘ onus,“
1 1' 1'tt1' (1.."
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ll. O'Brien 1. otlurtdsaport. the candiv‘
awning The bills he is specially lutcr- 1
‘the issuance of liquoi tax receipts to 1
persons not holding a local license the '
the ;
,1 meat. the bill prohibiting the sale of “1
Liquor lu 'govern tent budding‘s and on '
(imminent r fiscal. and scvcrat '_
fling: gro posit oil it, looks as though
rlen wont
be pretty busy lblaJ
‘c‘c‘t‘dttd’ to practice law in 1
Seven 111.111.111.11 or the Helm Point ‘
Cl llord Phare.
V1.1 P. ll. at‘tl o'clock. topic, Books 2Ting ‘
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You con can?! ‘lt ‘aboul and care
Hugo Lamp
buss, Ml plolod. latcstim
bum‘er..Every lampwartanl‘rtl‘ It
not supply Perfection Oil Heater
‘ ‘ (Incorporated)
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«surrtaua, CQMMIF corneas.
Shoat Woman and Assault Girl in Car-
tersvllle. Ga.
('.Ait'l‘l13fiSlTll.l.l12. (121.1 Itec.,l
That a band of rutllaus culm'ctl tho
‘ll)lllt4 of .,l. A. (lllmon, tlircr» lllllt‘.“ from
‘urlersvllte, Saturday night. and 1.1411
unrated 1t series of dastardly cult-act's
lpou lite mmubcrs of that family, it
'luding thc shooting of Mrs, Gibson,
and criminal assault upon Liszt.- liar-
.l,\'. a 16-year-old girl, who llll‘tl with
the Gibson family. is the substance
til charges cottlutlu'd lit u'ut't'ttuts just.
issued for lltul 141111111111, Stow licuth
and Tom Collier, tlu'ec u'nll-lt'uowlt
young wltitc men of this county. l.uu1
ham and (loll'u-t' have been placed in
lull and efforts at'c beluufiutttlc to cup-
turc llcuth.
It is charged tlntt
.vcul. to llll‘ till-son
night and after being refused udntlt-
litiit‘c, mm of them t‘tltplictl the cult-
icltts of a revolver into the house. one
of the bulls t‘lllttl‘llli: Airs. (libs-«111's
buck illltl dangerously wounding her.
The husband ran out to summon ol-
ducts. and three men. it is said, cntcr~
ltd tbc house with drawn revolvers,
tbt'cntcuiuy, tbv lives oi .llrs. titlmou
:llltl her children. 'l‘bcn two of the
men drugged Miss llurdy out of lllt'
house and. it is alleged. assaultcd lu'u'.
Following threats vccclvcd by the
Gibson family who are in l'xlit‘fllltPlS’
meagre lluuuclnl t-itcumstuutt-s, .Tuduc
Fllcl took steps to ptotcct them in
ilgnation is high against the allcgcd
tssnlluuts.
llu' tltl'ct' 1111411
lumu' Saturday
MRS. McRANEYS EXPERIENCE.
Mrs, M Mcltancy. Prentiss Miss”
wrlics: "l (was confined to my bcd for
three months with kidney and bladder
trouble, and was Ircatwl by two physio»
fans but failed to get relief. No human
tongue cun‘cll how-l suffered. and I
had given up hope. of ever getting wcll
‘mttl l begun inking Foley's Kidney
Remedy. After taking two bottles!
felt like a new person, and feel it my
duty to tell suffering, women 'wlmt Po,-
ley‘s Kidney Remedy did for me.“ Gill
ford Pharmacy and R. H. l‘luistcd. "'
ANOTHER FIGHT IN WASHINGTON;
Artillerymcn, Citizens and‘Police Com:
Together.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash" Doc. 11.!
mil or the; second time within 11 month
conflict between artillerytngu from
1"‘ort Worden and Port Townsend citi—
.cus and police developed last night,
'1th a riot.
(‘.burlcs Kalscr.,,.a bnrtcndcr. was
it‘illml into iuseuslblllty by a. crowd
11‘ soldiers who look.possession of his
place. "The police aided by citizens,
dually suppressed the distmbnncc af-
ter Kaiser had received half a dozen
schlp wounds eight soldiers had been
arrested. several others.se‘vercly best-
sn with baseball hats in the bundsot‘
the local authorities. and a plate glass
front to a drug store had been smash
ad in.
Kaiser, who had been specially den
utlzctl to assist the police during the
attack a few weeks ago, was roughly
handled, it is presumed. because of
this. Major Morris Borrol, com 1and~1
lug officer at Fort. Worden, state that
an inadequate police force is largely
accountable for the difficulties
FREIGHT CARS ROBBED.
MODS ,,P, Dec. 11. ——-‘As a result of
an invest ‘gating following complaints
made to the‘ authorities that freight
cars standing on sldlngs of the. N. Y.
.N. H. and H.111; R. I this point and
Central Village had linen broken into
frequently of late and goods taken,
buys ranging in age from eight to clev-‘
en years have been arrested at (Jenn
trnl Village, and will be given a bear-
iug tomorrow, on the charge of hav-
lng tabbed the cat's. Artests in con-
nectlons with the operations at Moos-
up are expected 11001:. Three boys
have been arrested or, Packersville {01,
throwing stones all passenger car win»;
(lows causing in one instance, it 113‘
alleged. injury by flying glass to a 9113'
sensor. ‘
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Bum tho
Bigmttn
‘ol
Brut oil (pin hold 0 ‘4 quart: bunting 9 hours. Hoodlum
adds cheering“
to the long.
winter evenings.
brilliant light to read, sew or knit by.
toyed central draft
wntc our neared agency for descriptive circular.
‘ citation!) on. company
. .1
rzr
‘ (1 ml
it high as you can-(ritual; loo
anger—as low so on
1 -.‘,"therca no entail:I
b‘ccausc the tmoltehu device.
prevents smoke or. s‘mell“
that means a steady flow of
glow... heat for every ounce ,1
of iucl burned n a 1
PERFECl‘l0N
for it just at cc‘n‘lly u I lamp.
ely lin-
1 ithed in upon and nickel. Every heater warranted.
teacly.‘
Made of
your dealer can-
ot Raye Lamp
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITHOU' l‘1
" “‘ ‘1TERRORS.
That there is such a lllllliz us doing
onc‘s Clillb‘ltltus slumping in tillltttn‘U
is amply cvldcnccd m \‘t'nnumultct' s
wlteic the spirit of t‘lulstnuts joy and
c'hoct is all pervading l‘ht,» whole
store is dctmutetl in mm holiday lush
1tm~~tl114 ccutt'o of intercst being, of
c'tullse. the Rotunda in the old build"
lug, in which lotlv spun» Suntu t‘luus
is (Macaw-114d piloting an aeroplane lu-
deu with Christmas things to his lull.»
friends up until) "1Htt brand aisles
throughout tuc No great buildingn.‘
\v‘ttlle tccutluu with bus) shoppers are
spatious enough to allow llll' illlll un-
tllst‘urbml t‘l'ufllc tho tltlt'l‘vtuld pus
scatter i'lt!\'.'llltlili swiftly swallow up
those Wishing to tutth'v trips to the
higher regions; and it new and urban.
couveulcuci- is found in the added
means of cttmmpult'lttion between llit‘
buildings-«lite dml‘bic decked intuit"
across Mitllh Street connecting the
third and fourth floors of tho Old and
new buildings mailing it no Iongtr
lietcssutv to dos to 1.1114 street lev.
vi to effect a we
(fistula l‘tllllll‘t‘S of this wondmiul
store stand out pro-'ctuluoutly cutout,
tho wealth of holiday attractions-wthe
Toy Store, a veritable fairy-laud ol
delight for children as well as grown-
ups', the Piano Salons, with their su-
perb array of instruments. and the
Atulllorlunt, wburc special concerts
are given daily. And every part or the
.Sfitltltttulo lunch or merchandise is uni
mitts with tho .swaal.1htilitluy goods.
Every couvbuicuce is extended to
tho out-of-towu visitor, to spend 1|
whole. clay comf‘m'tublt at Wanama-
he‘s. The. delightful 'Icn Room llllil
the spacious Restaurant (diets ttcll
cl‘oult loud uppctizlngly prepared and
well solved—~11 section of the restuu
ram being devoted to men who wish
to smoke. Renting and retiring rooms
are generously provided: thcrc. are
public telephones tiluc tables a post
and telegraph office and bowel check-
iu‘g i't)tllllS-lll.l at the disposal of tho
visitor. ,
And seams to the grout storc is so
cusi-sevcn minutes from the Grand
Genital Station by the. subway, with
entrance directly into the storm4 our
face cat's front the Christopher Strcct
ferry, and the important Broadway
and Fourth livenu‘u lines of cars as
lwell as the Third Avenue elevated and
surface. cars but a block allay. ‘ 1
Viewed from every aspect-Lacccssl-
hillty. stock, sorv,ice comert—Wuua-
maker's is a Christmas Store without
it pttt'Ltvilc
o .A. a '1' o :1th
Bean 1119 llltl Illui tot Haw Always Bengt
Mental-9'
of ‘
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FROZEN TO DEATH.
BAKER crr‘v, 10rc., l)ec.'ll.‘—Tbc
frozen body of Walter Pardee former-
ly night, clerk at the Gelscr Grand Ho
tel, in this city. who wits lost chuclt.
day night between Boards and Dub
bins. this county. was found yesterday
by a searching party. Purdue’s parents
livo‘ iu Mcrldcn, Conn. and are said to
be pmmlnent people.
MERIDEN. Dec. 11 --Walter Pardae‘,
wh0so (frozen body was found by a
searching party yesterday at a. point
between Bournc and Dobins. in Ore-
son, was the son of L. C. Pardec. a
prominent insurance man of this city.
He was 1.9 years old, a graduate of the
Merlden High Sciool and a year ago
lusl.‘ June. left. hut-(ac. to go to Oregon.
His parents have heard front bin: by
lettet frequently and a letter received
at llie Pardee luu this week stated
that tho boy was 1‘1 good silk and
well-satisfied. Somewhat ore than
a month ago he left the hotel at Baker
City and went to the men sins with 11.
man named Dobbins to w k as clerk
tor him at a mind in which Dobbins.
was interested. 'l‘hls mine is located
about six miles from Bourne.
h , .
GUILTY OF COUN‘TERFElTlNG.
. Passing countcrrei‘t money is no
worse than substitutln‘g‘ some unknown
worthless remedy for Foley's Honey
and Tar, the great. cough and cold 1mm-
edy that cures the. most. obstinate
coughs and heals'cthe lungs” Clifford
Pharmacy and R. H.'Plnlsted. “
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Boot and Shoe Workers Union De:
claretl to be Wroug‘ in Their
Controversy
American Federation of Labor,
(mice of it'lt'st \"ltlt‘vl'i't-‘Hlllf‘lll
Quincy, Muss. lice. it, 1.90s.
.ioltn 'i‘obiu, President Boot. ll
Shoe. Workers" Union, 2415 Summer
St., Itoston, Mass.
Ilcur Sir and Brother:
At 11 meeting of the Executive (‘oun-
oil of the A. I". of L. held last month
in Denver, Colo, 1 submitted a lull
report on the subject matter which
had been referred. to Vice-President
Mitchell and myself. at the September
1908 nutcting oi’ the Executive (loun-
1oil. bold in Washington, in reference
to the then, and now, pending dispute
lictwocu your union and the W. [1.
Douglas Shoe (‘11., about. continued
usc‘ol’ the Item anti Shoe Workers‘
Union stamp by that company-on its
product
All the correspondent-.14 which had
passed between y'out ofiicc and. lllt‘ was
read and consider-ml, and lengthy dis-
cussion cusucd us to what more could
be done 'by the A. l". of 1.. through its
asststivo policy, especially as you bud
practically ignored our previous over-
turn to be of assistance in continuing
friendly relations betwct-u your uttlou
anti. 11 large and strictly llllltlll boot,
illlll shoe factory, operated by a man
who had. to our personal ttlttl oil‘telul
knowledge. voluntarily dcclnrcd tit (111
vor of a union factory. and the use
of your union stamp on llltl product
of lllt‘ firm. ()t'tliuu‘tily we would have
audited your solicitation (ii um ser-
vices. lull lltts docs not seem to be an
ordinary occasion. nutl after duc d1»
liberation. our Executive Council tll
tl'l'ilt‘tl that this toilet 1114 sent to you,
,‘uutl :1 copy of it utttlled to the W. l_.
i llouglus Shoe (‘11
l As intimated in previous currcspou
,deucc, out I‘vet'ullve t‘ouucll stands
l't‘lltl) to be of any possible assist: 1111 e
'lo mutually lllltl satisfactorily adjust
the pending dispute wht'uobv your an
lion slump may again hr in use in tho
(\i' i. llouglus Shoo (.‘o'st'-'11t1m\'utt
its output. and ulll pltnuplly respond)
‘1‘ when )0" or NH” l'lwt'lullc lluard 111-1
I\llcs our co-tipcrutltm. The Douglas
,tfumpnuv‘ has niwndi invited our.
tr'icudll assistance. so action on Ulll
purl depends on your imitation
t
In
$3. 00 and $3. 50 shoes
other make.
N? am PRICE.
0
f!“ ’l‘ alto Nu Substitulo.
W. L.
W. L. Douglas makes and sells more men’s
lecturer in the‘ world, because they hold their
shape, fit better, and wear longer than any
Sheds at All Prices, for Every Member of the
Family, Men, Boquomen. Mines to Children
W L. DOUGLAS '4. 00 AND 35 00 GILT EDGE ‘BHO‘EB CANNOT I! IOUALLED
DOUGLAS $2 50 AND 3?. 00 DHOES ARE THE
BEST IN THE WORLD. ‘
Fast Color Eyelet: Used Exclusiooly.‘
Vi. 1. Douglas name and!
bottom Shoes mailed from xaotory It! (1111' p 1N1 ut‘ the worn
SOLD 8V THE BEST SHOE DEALERS EVERYWHERE.
Ask Year Local Dealer For Them.
than any other manu-
ls stamped on
‘atulo no tree.
1'.\ l..ia11(ii.ns,ixrtx4ltton,
(N106,
way take action on tilts dispute. “to
discussion herein referred to was con
flux-d to an Executlu‘: Council meeting
an:l on my rein)“,
(in. l4‘.\ccutivo Council doubts '.hc
\vbdout oi tll'hllltiltlllY depriving at
t'tt'iclli union l1l(lUl\ of the uso of thc'l
l
l
t
t
l
1
(union stutup vsllt'lt‘ttll} when in illlill
m (on good Working condition and'
high wanes arc admitted to t‘\l$l. it‘1
questions the advisability of making a
trade agreement with :1 firm. and tltcui
it is impossible that aulusttut-ul
lusuttltmlululilc \vltulc so Illlli‘ll renlt
1111111111 interest is tumltctl-\1i/..tlu1[
(ll-\cluplueut til \tllll' union the net
“111' mi «tit it u ltllf’t ltlllllllt. til hunt;
and filltlt‘ unvht-ts and ills are.” public
ultic,b \1 rv largely through the ctunscl
followed by the W L, Douglas in” i‘
has been mlutnnu tn lllt' |lltl'(‘ll.l\4‘1 .111
l
4
and sluws1~~und tlu» A F til i... tumult}
only to your union. has its tosptlusil
lllllll. and if it is not permitted to do;
u'hulcvct' may be possible in ill-4 I'll":
ctllust‘nttccs lllt‘ public bus .1 light it)
know. and must be iui'uruuul of “ball
prevents tullustuu ut.
bv the \l‘
that company “uudct the ltclt' i111
spreading lutnrulutlon broadcast that
tho firm was about to lose the right
to use the stamp The letters hour
date of July ‘3’. to August ti. ltlllil, tutti
the statement was certainly not sent
out l)\ the Douglas Co, for it tcscutcd
the allegation. and showed its desire?
to continue to run a union shop and.
in use tho utlion stamp by asking our
Executive t‘ounvll, under date of Sep-
l lumber 2, littltt. to make a friendly in»
,\cstlgntinu into the pending dlsputc.
and tolu-1lu4lpiul in maintaining: stump
contract relations with your union {
and even now. with tho slump with;
drawn, the firm employs in all 1111‘;
operating departments none but mem-
bers of your union. The failure to
maintain unltmstalup relationship
with the firm under such clrcumstunc ‘1:
cs looks to us like a mistake ”1141
more so when tbc following facts sic
placed in comparison. Your lettcl on,
this subject to me of October 10.1908
shows, for instance. that, thc Hamilton-i
iltown Shoe Co. of St Louis operates
tluee nonunion factories in that city.
and have one factory in which they usc'
union stump ‘No. i. liamlltonw'lllown,
shoes bearing union stamp No -l or.c
unlon- made and all their otliet sltoos.‘
that do not bear the union stamp nrci
non-union. “Here then is an 111511111ch
where a firm. employing ovcr two-I
tblrds non-union workers has the use.
of your union stamp for less than one ‘
third of its product, while in the W. 1
Douglas Co’s factory, with one bunt
drod percent union ctnployes..1nd tho
uvetage wages said to be the. highest 1
paid anywhere. and the employer so:
atnlous to use the stump that he in ,
vltes outside assistance to that cud:
yet is denied the emblem or stamp of i
the. alluulon product he turns out.‘
Other instances similar to the .11.:.11§.1
could be. mentioned, but are unnoces- 1
story. l
During the sessions of the ficnvcr‘
Gouvention the leaflet. was freely cit-
cnlated, which your union has publish-
ed nbout the union stump not now lic-
lng on the \t. L Douglas shoe. it
reached the delegates by the mall ““1
your cities envelope and created sur
prise front the fact. that in scvcrnl1
changes which have taken place lul
your official book of stamp using firms 1
no such notices have touched the A. 1
F. of 1.. conventions", nor the' nfllllatedt
tmions ‘nbout other firms who had(
been dropped from the list. Had the
Douglas Co. been known as an union, 1
onlstlc firm, the. surprise would not‘.
have been noticeable, but when we all‘1
have been so ‘t‘tscd ,to the stamp ou‘
those shoes, and were invited as 101..
cently at. our blolr‘folk convention, to’
"d‘t‘igrntulnte the Douglas Co by vote]
for maintaining its contract relations
with your union, even to the cxleul.‘
of disciplining“ a rebellious local, thc‘
1)lcutlful dissemination of the lct‘lflets‘
in question was noticeable. The Den-
v r convention of course as the. dale,
slice of your union will twestliy was
neither called upon our did it in any‘
uuionmndc and unluustatupr'd bootsl
,prut'lltul adjustment is utilized
The cor-tospont‘teucc sultlltlticq to “st this can be nccotmt‘lishcd. 4 its lllxecu
Ilmlglils (‘o 1.111 1.1 “uppithl- (‘ouncil stands rcadv to assist:
'_\0u lmd su‘luuitlcd to yout Shows that ‘ ”‘1‘ “
mouths bctoro the termination oi the its desire to continue a strictly union
stamp conttncl. some m". 11.15 hitting shop and to use the union stump uud
5111.11.11.11 lhntclustnudc boots and
5110143.,
ily tl‘d4 dlrcctum of the Executive
‘(‘ouucil. A. If. of l..
,1 constipation
punishing, it by withdrawn! ()l‘ the nu-
lull st: 1111p 10! t'\ vet-rising lltv ptott‘sltuts
11 that ugrectnctlt, llu- moi.- .4... us;
lllzlt (‘.'tll uulcul contained the cssvutlul‘,
tplztlltlcullnu in nu uplodntc lltttlc1
ncrteuu-ut --~titt4 p.11 lflc adjustment ul1
disputes without the lllltwlutltlltlll nl
Sillllt'K tll lutltttul'.
.is u prvtllt interested lil‘lt'tl pul'lil
llu A. l". ttt i..»~l. ‘c. those it limlil
divotliy ttud liltllll‘tllV lt‘(ll‘t‘.~si’lllr~'l§
\(‘ll (lt'rili‘.0|h' ttl‘scc this conientloul
tm'tnluuttd in :1 rational and time
l".tuc inlt and cqullublc tuanttct', uu'l
believes that if the proper spirit m'
that
t
i
l
i
l.. Douglas (‘0. has intimated,
this desirable cousumtmtllmt so 4111.4: til
I114 possible, it :1 like S|lllli is nlulii
tested by the. than and Shoe \\'Ol'ltt4rs'
‘l nlon. We will await the outcome with
mote than ordinary interest and in
closing hope that bettel judgment will
prevail to the out] that all dcsltlug
to do so muv tontlnue‘ to wllur union
l1‘t ':ll‘€'l‘lltill,\' yours,
t‘Slgilctll ‘ JAMES lilth‘AI‘I. ,
it First. l'lce-l‘reshlcull
Foley's (ll-lino Laxative cures chronic‘
(and stimulates the liver.
‘Orlno rcgulat es the bowels so they will
act naturally and vou do not. have (of
take purgalit 3s continuously. Clll‘fludl
Pluuntucy and it. ii. l’luisted "(
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BELGIUM ST PS IMPORT OF CAT-
TLE. ,
BRUSSELS, Dec. lib—The imports-j
tion of the transit through Bdglmu(
of catwt. sheep u pigs from the llnit- 1
ed States has teen prohibited until,
fur'lbct nollcc.'l,‘l1ts action is taken
because of the to t and mouth disease
in America
1
L1
‘prlson during the Civil war,
‘; tiounl hum-1».
‘ six children
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DORENCE ATWATER.
Congressman Hlll Introduces Bill to
Pay Connecticut War' Veteran
$25,000.
\‘t’ASl-lING'l‘ON, Dec. 12.——Reprcsen-
ttttivc Hill has introduced :1 bill in
tut-,housc to (pay l.)orcn(.'t4 Atwatcr, ot’
'l‘crryvllln, (“101111, the sum of $25,000
as compensation for prescrvvln the
names of limit) Union soldiers who
wcrc confined luthc Andersonvillc
and as
compensation for tll'c bumlllallrm untl
disgrace for being unjustly sentenced
to ill luttuths at hard labor.
llorctuc tiwatcr‘ 14 name has been
‘i1(1f'0114 congress on several occasions
and just lil‘ltl‘ the war ho was a us-
it St‘tflllti that be copied
tltc names of the Union soldiers in
Autlcrsouvlllc prison. while he was
(unlinedtlwrt-ltluts.1l' for eighteen
umntlts. After the war ho submitted
1 this list it) tho war department, but re-
fused to glvc them up without. com.
pcusution. For this be was arrested.
t'cm'l-mnrtiulcd and sentenced to 18
months at hard labor und‘n fine of
$300. as well as a dishonorable dis-
charge from the army. tic. served
two months, and was then released.
tho govel'ntticttl holding his list of
“antes. ,
Alwutcr left the country, and for
many years lived on 1.1 lon‘cly island
in the Pacific. Ocean. in .1898, {\11'.
Sperry secured the passage of a bill
through (‘flllilWl't’Sl-i rcvtlkiug the sen-
lence of tho tourtuna'tul ,‘und grunt-
lug him an honorable ill. 'ttargc with
the lli()\l.\‘t‘l, however. that ltcu was to
receive no pension or conuleusatiou of
.tuv kind. Since (11:11 1111111 Atwutcr has
leltlllletl it) (lon'leelitul. 1 lie. is it lll‘-0
tlitr of tonne) State Shinto) Francis
.'\tu.ttcr oi Mcttdcu.
LARGEST WOMéQljt ll! STATE
1 ‘ DIE
' 1“.
Death of Mrs. .loscph Corey. at Her
Home in East Killingly.
PUTNAM’, fled, ——.M'rs Joseph
Corey died yesterday nflcrnoon at her
home in 14: usl Killinglv, after seveml
duys‘ illness of heart disease. She
was it years’ old,a‘ud a husband and
s111'vil't4.~- Mrs. Corey
was said to be the largest woman in
the state, weighing 395 pounds Ow-
ing to he: immense size a special cas-
ket is being uutd‘c lot her. The funer-
al will be held Sunday morning, Rev.
W. B. Greene pastor of the Free Will
Baptist church olhclatlng.
All the no ' toys will
. .umsrwts IS comma
Children's stockings will be hanging.
be hanging.
Christmas. rccs will somvlic shining,
Every body
l' \1 or} \\ 1ch 1:
Some it): stints
and
tht‘ltcr 1011 .110 a.
well mokctl.
on all the Otlic
lHoraceR. Nash (:1
days of the vcar.
—_1.4 1
will be dining,
‘good Christmas dinners, ..
some for sinners.
Lilllt or a siuucr you will want vour (linncr‘ ‘
lbc Stamford Ranfrt' “Ul‘lv'S as well on' holidays} as
, I-‘oa $11.1: uv
a North Main and West Sis.
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