: .l TUESDAY’S SPECIALS
1 ' RUGS AND MATS :
We have made Special Prices on films and Mats to close out present 1
stock before opening our new lines. Note prices: :
mu. WOOL ART sausage swam sues ....... 3
. 5 by a 1-2. .5595. Value' 58.19 18 by 55....7511. Value 51.00 :
g 'MNUCOELG ART SMYRNA “um :
“WA“? , 21 by 45.....551: Value 51.39 I.
uy a 1.2. .5535. value 59.49 -,
. . axmmsrss suns .
wont. rm: ART sauaass 2711,55 510a “we ‘2 25 .
.. . 3 by O. . . .87.”. Value $10.00 .1
, ,1, av no axnlus'rss Rube .-
1 ' "E“ °' . as ay72....52.11a Value ”'38 1
as“ ...51sso. Value 31.1.00 .
ammo-res auos WW“ “U“ . -
511114.. 5.17.50. Value 522.110 27 by 54 ----- 89% Value 8125 ;.
~ AXMiNB‘l’ER auoe saunas or OARPETS _-
; 311,111... .515. 50. Value 525.01) ......... 751:, 51.00, 51.25 .-
- sl-loar LEN-OTHB LlNOLEUMS—BALE PRICES. It
2~ saaoams iN MATTmcs. -:
: aliases ‘ro cases A SPECIALTY. l :5
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' :3 We Give S. & H. Trading Stamps :
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Fashionable
Laces ‘
Fashion reports indicate a big Luce season. We arc
showing an exceedingly attractive variety of the
much desired kinda. so lavishly used for trimming
gowns, millinery. etc. '
HEAVY MACRAME and MOORlSH BANDS are the
season’s most desirable Laces. There are three
dill'erent widths in every handsome designs. at 25c
15 $1.00 yard.
ALLOVER LACES, in shadow doalxnaii at 751: to
$1.50 yard.
Cluny Allovers. Bantllngs and Edgings are popular
Laces and are in Very effective patterns; real
hand made and also the machine made imitations.
The-N. E. RY'AN CO.
. 80 WASHINGTON 811, SOUTH NORWALK
...—_W ..
vembcr. The prophet is one who is
acknowledged to be a keen observer
of politics and it was his dope that.
Hill would win out by a bin majority.
it is the open boast of consolida-
tl‘onlats that they will block the South
“5N0iwalk city hall movement. How.
they do not say. but it is presumed
“wholly with the new bridge mall?-r that if this be their aim they will
Sm in “”3"“ pending a decision surely turn a portion of their attention
m Supreme CW” 0’ Errors 0“ to Norwslk now that that city has
I‘Mth the renctlonaries boring in on the come out in favor of purchasing the
tenth Norwnlk 0”" hall binary and James estate property in Wall street
street paying proposition. “in N” for municipal building purposes.“
.wk on the band Wagon for a C”) lappcars 1&8 though these Guy 1““
mi flTTEllB '10 nt-
vistas voters
1Gonunued from first page.)
*
mm to oppoac Ebenezer J. Hill.
with Mr. Hills own cohorts get-
on! ion about to come to a head, it in um way of consolidation.
tiid seem that the citizens of tho‘ The agitation against the Carnegie
Mum had about enough to think about library proposition seems to have pe-
‘illll' handle. I ital-ed out and no more row is heard
But. on top of all this comes the 111.111 the Normal: end. This was to
finnounecments from the Socialists be expected as soon as the people as
theta municipal coal yard is needed a whole understood the status of the
5‘s demonstrated by the recent action case. Not-walk an a Carnegie library
on the rm of the coal dealers in and certainly her citizens could not
“131!!! the in?“ 0‘ 0°31 ‘0 the extent obey their own consciences and at
adoliar. ,Now the question is. what the same time oppose the erection of
”all 0‘1 “swab-- mfltfllfil this “Win similar institution by South Nor-
11111111111111an11 movement will niake?‘ walk. The idea was absurd from the
’11 l‘the moi-9‘ accept the proposition first
innaly and as practical? How will Now as to the Sociallatl'c proposi-
1.1051 the city 01010510155 5“ lhe 1311?.tlon. the announcement seams to have
. one ale matters, tlivisl as they been timely and met with considerable
may appear 10 be” ”193“"5091 which I approval and it was rumored this
will become issues in the coming morning that a petition is being cir-
campaign. culated. protesting against the action
"As to the presidential campaign; ,0: the coal dealers in advancing the
there is little doubt but what Taft price of their product
sentiment prevails among the Republl- 5
BMW cililE GATAIilii
cons. and Champ Clark sentiment
among the Democrats. Roosevelt hasl
Stomach Dosino, Sprays and Bulletin
Have All "11.11.51 1
some influential friends in the commu- '
y, but the average thinking and
' illnl man has not yet been educated
. 5 recall of the judiciary and iii-
‘ ‘ sirloin: as attesting constitu-
questions This may come in
at to the avorsxe Republican.
There is cal; one way to cure cl»-
tarrh 1I 1.
Reach the raw, tender
membrane that is infested withou-
tarrli germs, and destroy the darn.
You can't reach the nooks and cm!-
iccsmith iiditld preparations—mien is
' is far too revolutionary to
't‘ai’t delegates will be sleet-
11- congressional convention. ,
”>16 senator Donovah’s, cindidsdy
clonal bullets. it is doubt-
gel-m killing air of Hymnal (pronounce
(pronounce it High me directly over
the talented partsj
‘ c’ ld land the pimp
II. 1 "Education. bola,
slim lgic
1 iso-
ryolt‘i‘m‘ill
' Milan ti Itiblilltroilobltls '50“th-
51AM“ " -
; cumin—sits
‘, railroads in the temporal named. and
'. engineers were sought. not because of
- their obligations to their stockholders.
hall and with their Itreet billing prov“ propositions were going to be a block .
I they will be followed by similar re
"ruptcy to some at tile 111.111.11.11 Would
lean them. as a whole, unprepared to
I'm at any sudden iscreaaii in the do
Inducted
only pint mum-oaths the Ionti'uptio.
Milli”! WWII“ PD:
1.030.011" EIIIIEEIS
(continued 150m It'd DIN
11-Jun——
for "seiner-"epsilon!“ to 18.60.
Loommitm
of usual WWI and vice pieci-
dents was appointed to represent the
on March 11 the wardrobes committee
of managers met a committee repre
seating the engineers, for whom W. 8
Stone. grand chief casinos: ofths
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers;
appaa'lled u spokesman. 0n larch
ii and 16. Mr. atone presented the
case of the engineers, laying in effect
that the wage increases asked by the
the increased cost of living, but be-
cause of what he termed the increas-
cd responsibility placed on the man.
Following Mr. Stone’s exposition of
the case. an adjournment was taken
until March '...”1. at which time the eu-
glneera witi have “that“! the formal
reply of the railroads. a copy of which
accompanies this statement.
Realizing the great public interest in
any wage controversy involving the
railroads in the eastern section of the
country, andfecllng keenly their duty
to the public as carriers. and also
the managers wish to announce that
full and comploto information will be
given by the railroads as the negotia-
tions progress. The managers feel
that with all the facts in the present
controversy fully understood by the
press and public. the prospects of a
scltlement fair to the interests im-
mediately concerned as well as to the
the public will be improved.
in view of the above. the managers
will give out any information avail-
able. and luquirlcs made of the com-
mittee at Room 580. 50 Church street.
New York city. will most with prompt
reply. '
Conference Committee of Mobsters.
no church St. Room ‘580.
New York. March 35.1912.
Mr. W, 8. Steps. Grand Chief Engin-
eer. ii. L. l1:.. Broadway Central
Hotel. N. Y.
Dear Sir: The conference commit-
tee of managers has given careful con-
sideration to your presentation of the
proposals of the locomotive engineers
for an incressc‘ of wages and a stan-
dardiaatlon both of wuscs and the
working conditions of engineers upon
the railways lying east of Gilli-.1130 had
north of the Norfolk I: Western Ry.
which territory you designate as the
Eastern District.
The. railways represented in this dis-
trict are fifty in- number and entry
about one-half of the passenger and
freight traffic of the United States.
The proposed increase in wages and
changes in working conditions would
increase the pay of engineers of the
railways oi the militant District (or
the service now being rendered. by
the following amounts per annum:
Passenger service . . . . . Alabafiilbdll
Freight service ........ 13.578.391.73
Switching service includ-
ing belt ............. . 1,052,302.90
Terminal Delay ......... 8011.164."
Other working conditions 865.106.”
”...—11..”
- 'l'ott‘tl increase ...... ”57.558.792.71
or
18.63 per cent.
This increase would be equivalent to
placing on these properties a lieu of
51883-11318 of four per cent. scouri-
tics which would have preferenca over '
first mortgage bonds, and to sun that.
extent would lessen the ability of the
roads to make the improvements ne-
cessary to increase the efficiency cf
their service} and to insure mater
safety to the public-and the employee.
Already tire traffic of it growing
country has over-taxed ths‘ dilating
facilities; and the heavy burdens ill-
curred through lepehtion. the large
expenditures for improvements which
produce no revenue and the previous
wage increases. have made it im-
possible formally of the roads to raise
money to provide the added facilities
which a-prudent foresight demands.
Past history indicates that it these
increases are given to the engineers.
quests from other employed which if
granted. would result in actual bani:
‘s'. for transportation. . 1
Tits .‘w‘rtsa increase to collinear: and
other 511111161155 in 1910 was made 111
Million 1115 111111111 1505de advance
in height rates which the 111111111111
Commerce commission declined to '51- 1
low. Enforced reductions of mu
have 11511111 more as less continuous
11.11.111.11 Mod and 11551111 Important
rate reductions am new ’
latest «15“"1111011 scum morphism ' .
crawl-55111 is
Passau'rltrron or
spams MERCHANDISE
This is primarily wlutt Fair
W cck is intended to portray. The
ilewcst lllcrclidndise, the latest
faslliolls. The Spring and Sunl-
lllcr things are all ill readiness.
run 1111121111qu
GALLERIES“
Oil the fourth illitll’ Visitors
will find an enormous gratin-ring
of fine Furniture. '
Sheraton Suites 1 for llllral‘ics.
bedrooms and dining rtztoms.
Separate Pieces of Chinese
Chippendale.
Colonial Mahogany Suites and
Separate Pieces for all roollls.
English Oak ' Furniture with
some notable reproductions of
ciglltccuill century models.
Reproductions oi
Allicricall pieces. The (icorgc
\\’llsliillgt.on L‘llair \\'lll(‘ll 111 ill
independence Hail. The William
Penn Chair. also in Philadelphia.
The Suit of Exhibition Rooms
containing library. dining room
and chamber suites,
Summer Furniture for cottages
and bungalows. ‘ '
Willow Euiliuture. Ecpal‘atcl}
or in suites, With crcimlllc tusll
ions.
Chinese Grass Chairs and Ta-
bles rccently arrived from lioug
Kong by way of Vancouver and
theme by way of tho
Pacific.
cclcbraictl
Canadian
nations'raav FABRICS
AND CURTAINS.
“It! third limb; is gray with tho
Flowered 1. retonncs and
'Dl'alierici‘t. 'Bortlcrctl
Serials. English and Fft‘lli‘ll Tap-
cstrics and minor Art Fabrics.
Rugs 111 all sorts. ill :1 llulltirctl
tiii’i‘urcut tt'tlavcs.
tlaillt y
Summer
THE CHINA STORE.
Ever one of the most fascinat-
ing places ill the store and “NW
complete with
French. English.
iii
and
new lines
German
Alucri ca 11 “‘"arcs.
Special Sets for country houses.
Ellis E. m. Emil Cincinnati.
£11111th 1855?.
FAIR WEEK
Again The l'). .\1. Read Ctilllpally illvitt's the public to be its
guests for it work of celebration and fr-tivc cujuylllcllt.
I irut'timts this spring :li‘i‘ llullit'rolls.
'l'ilt' ‘ at-
it will i't‘qllli‘t‘ daily visits
to site tilt-m all properly and give to all the attention you will wish.
Concerts Every Afternoon.
Bentley's Metmpciitan Orchestra and The Bridgeport La-
dies' Quartette will t‘nlllllillt' to present a line prograllllllc t'vcry zil-
iL‘l‘llOOll from two i..‘)tl1li'l\' until in c and also on Silliiiilil} mulling
tllc thirtieth.
Mrs. Robert Douglas Martin
”ll-115515.11“ Esther small.
Mrs, Fltil‘éiit‘c Lt-gurt' liavcs
Leslin Joel-liaise
Mrs. Lcslic Etlllnrtl Vaughn
Mrs.
Mr. George A. llcntlcy
Mr. Leonard J. lltlulll
Mr. John J. Rayuoltls
Mr. Julian I... llnlscy
Mr. Joseph Dot-inlcistcr
Mr. John Dc- Stefano
Mr. Charles V. Kt-llcr
' In the Japanese Room will bu a Silk-1110111 from old
Quartctte
First Soprano
Second Soprano
First (Ullil‘lllitl
.‘\i‘t‘lllllll'dili.\t
Orchestra
Pianist
Violin
Violin
(folio
Bass \‘ltil
l’llltt‘
Clarinet
FAI5R WEEK ATTRACTIONS.
Second Coulralttl and Director
and Director
Japan.
This is a llnnti-looi'll nllti Wlll‘llt' operated by Mr. Tamba.‘ in native
or is! IHIW
In the China S‘tore. Mass 1' utility; and l". lt‘lllllg tulldilctt‘il llI1
.\ir. Eickc
China Decorating by Miss Delaney from the llui‘i‘alu i"
Company.
111
tlttt'l‘y
|
In the Crockery Store a Potter‘s Wheel 0pc rated by Mr. Dug-
gul, and he will make inscmlitiug thing: of prepared till!)
At the Art Section. Min Alden sill gnc instruction in all
needlework to tustmtlcrs who wish to learn about
the new cat
styles and stitches. She will assist in selecting designs and ma-
terials. Customers may consult her in regard to am art 11 orlt
1/
THE FAIR WEEK SOUVENIR.
As is customary irl‘inl the first Fair \l‘cckiilatlvas instituted.
an attractive Souvenir will be presented to all whose purchases
amount to $2.00 or over.
any home. 11
*—
Tllis year it is all illiportetl article fmlll
the other sitie of the world. and we promise it will be welcome
ill
Tea will be served. complimentary. in the Japanese Room cv-
cry afternoon from two until five o’clock.
on E. 111. Emil disrupting.
D
Bridgeport Advertisements."
.1.‘
LATEST MODES
IN woman's
TAILORED WEAR.
Coats for motoring and driv-
ing.
White Tailored Suits of serge
and bedford cord. '
Second iloor.
SILKS OF DISTINCTION
Lilit‘. a linoleugm'lltll in June is
the Silk Department. guy with
a hundred weaves of a hundred
shades.
jails. 'i'nfi'ctas of exquisite finish,
Suiills. i‘tillgccs. Borrlcrtvl Novel-
Iil't's of exclusive design, and all
lllt‘ family of L'ilii‘ftllls. Marqu‘k
Ist'ttcs, Voila-1. and thin
, fabrics which (“‘0 list-ti to veil the
grown til' lllt" pcl‘iotl. '
NEGLIGE GOWNS.
llilpossibic it 11' 1lt'll in tit-scribe
Chif-
I.aces and fine
llicil' tiinpllalltllls lit-anti.
Cllill‘tllls!
soft silks. cacll
tons!
more 5llcalltiftll
than the out: llt'ftll‘i‘. Filmy crea-
tions of pluitctl silk vcilctl with
lace or voile. '
Boudoir Caps of coqucttisll
beauty to lllntcll gowns and lieg—
gees.
Lingerie of lint-st workmanship.
ilanti cllllirtlitit‘rCti ulltlcrllluslills
of finest texture.
Infants' Furnishings. laycttt-u
of all grades. and all the ready—ti.»
wcar gamut-ills for little mics.
EMBROIDERIES
AND LACES.
Exclusive lllodcs 1 ill Robe
l‘lrcssos. Lace Nets. 'i’uuics. Gar-I
lliill'rcs and Motifs. l‘:llll)l'(ilil€'i't‘(l
l‘attcrll Dresses.
irisil Locus. Clilllics. and the
new Moorish l. arcs
Sliatlou Laws in blinds ttlqu'
53nd all more:
Ratilic billitlisaliil il'illilllings.
e
SUMMER.
WASH COTTONS.
Never 1bcl'0rc \\'(‘i't‘ Ctlttmls so
beguiling. Tile scciitlu llrims'
with liorrlcrcti Voilcs. .-\rgcutiut'.<.
('lrgalldics. Dililliles’, Lawns anti
llatistcs.
Dress Lilit‘ilfi ill Witlt‘ range 111
color. and quality.
..1‘
of'bnsinecrs"’pay amounting to ’53,-
923. 680. 61 11110.73 per cent. per sanum
in this adjustment. all conditions of
the service than prevalilns were con-
slder'cd and rovided for. and since
that time. there hail been no substan-
tial chance in these conditions. - 1 .
The conductors. and I‘traln'man nave
standard wages,” s malt of the cri-
sis developed in concoction with their
demands. whicbwere finally disposed
of by meditation and arbitration; not
that the railroads were satisfied with
the standard scale. but because of the
conclusions reached by the ”burners.
The fact tbs-t anotherclass of em-
picyes has through stress of circum-
stances secured a standard wage in a
certain territory am not make it
right. 'Il‘llero are may inconsisten-
bids in a 515mm ' as! that should be
'cmfullycoinldc I , stunner be ap-
parent that all ”its an act autist-
once or many of the roads that further
increases in operating costs are viewed
with grave concern. To illustrate the
tendency in this dimction during the
past two years. the following figures -
from the reports of the interstate
‘. Commerce Commission are submitted
for the railways 01 the Eastern Ills- .
trlCt:
Miles ops-rated
Total .operatinx revenue.$l.ll1i £27,218.
Net‘operathix revenue. . .
Total no. of employee...
Total compensation to
employer ............1
' 1910.
Miles operated
inc. 1911.
inc. 518.559.1159.
Net operating revenue..
' Dec. 5271. 650,800.
Total no. of employer...
'.Dec 3.107 _
' E: Total compensation tow" - i
" “U109“ «1555-15-5-14.
‘ a .....
grant the requests
submitted '
...—4......
52.836
3:10. 1.19 .905 . natal
‘ 679,179
518,781,736
611.340
.-' 357.310.1115
47918854193l'
I load my 511ml
as explained above arc" 'financially an-
able to bear the increased expense in-
volved. _lt is evidently impossible to
which you have
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
OF MANAGERS.
, ' By J. (‘1. Stuart, Chairman.
NOT HIDEBOUND.
Representative Henry was talking
in Washington about a hidebound of-
“m rules of his allies bind hllu
hand and fact." he said/"lie doesn't
realise that those rules were made to
not business done—he seems to think
that the object of rules is to hinder
5 Illustrious. The right man. however
Total operatiuz menus. 51.1195 161.5110! In“ “MM the mat 055°11'15““- mien-7
He is like the young lady at the Ku-
bellh recital. ‘A womaa'aoated in front
.01 her ware shat
887.310. plumes. When Kubelik began the
firemen with the plum felt a Illlht
hook“ on her hat. but she paid no at-
teauos to it. At the and of the num
l her. however. all. turned to the young
tlady. behind her and said:
- 1111155 label-has. pith your using?
“‘1”. so; am the reply; '1'" beat ‘
w
full of enormous
‘Do my
' ”LEI OUR!” IN I TO 1‘ DAVO.
5.51: Your drawn Will Mimi! money if
'1 hobo Ointment falls to cure on! can
WMW'VI‘
1;:
THE TRYSTING FhACE.
it was a bitter coldnight with the
pretty and young Salvation Army las-
sle made her stgady rounds. gathering,
in money [or the cause. She was ex-
tied under tbe£hin sharply accentuat-
ed the winsmuo beauty of her face.
front of the. entrance to one of the big-
goat and most luxurious hotels.
The door swung open 'snd thrt‘e
and imagining they were haying a gay
time. came rather unstesdlly to the
street. 'At once their eyes lighted on
the pretty girl. Theypoilltcd out her
beauty ,tocs‘cll other and they held a
muttered conVcrsstioa:
“You. bet i‘er life i can." said one‘
of them. separating himself from his
companions. ‘He made his way toward
the girl and taking a Sidibiil from his
ine.
fluid.
0' my friends. by and by?" '
“in heaven. i llope.s
iy away.
”to ’ . . . '1‘ Sii‘;
Sht'tiwzlit'r 1"(illillrtls. Ra— _
wind blowing in fearful gusts. but the 1
cecdlngly pretty and the ugly bonnet ‘
She was standing on the corner in '
young bloods, the worse for liquor 5
pocket. dropped it into her tambour- '
“Thank you, very much, air." she-
The immune leaned toward her and. .
stored into her eyes; then he rested. 1
his played band on her arm: »
“"Thnt’s all right,n1'dear," he Bfll1l15
thickly, "you re awfully prom! Kiri—7
«hard can 1 meet you. when I get rid ..
air." said ill-‘4.
salvation Army girl: and moved swift-
but she left remembrance behind-.5 '
gauzy .
Norwalk Chronicler