Excuses I
the mercury was falling
also. as through our bIIsI
': .14 .s’trccts there passed, a
who pou’g‘ht
lrarn where Goal
fit to burn.
citizen, to
is Bull]
His
heart was sad, but on his
face a look. of hope to find
a yahoo where. in the buy-
ing of each ton. he'd get
that's
. full value for his mun.
“Try not to guess," an old‘
. man said. " 'twill make a
tempt-st in your head—hut
“firmly keep this fact in
mind—there's nothing like
*ERR’lS COAL
COMPANY.
_ Our
._ InVenioryv Sale
l“ ~Blooms MONDAY.
V\‘:ItIh ()1II Ads.
CHAS BRANH’S
MAdHlNGTON 8T.. 80. NORWALK
M
Vrllutui moLrDAv PRESENTS
Boys’ Mackinaws,
Boys’ Suits and Balma-
caaos,“
f 'AI VerI Reasonable l’ricc.
GOTTLIEB’S
l' 67 and Big guild.
*n N.Main$i. s9 Wk.
g‘w . IE“: .
Hayes
NEW C[TY
Hayes Block
59 North Main Street
5.
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him III Willi];
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‘ ‘ (Continued from‘ lst page.)
Ind the pumm- of such payments
In our (hilarity.
'Another paragraph sets forth that
actor in the dual capacity” of po-
lineal agent and treasurer of a com-
mince paid out. 1.0. 618. pl to aid Elli
. is candidacy. a sum which is
{$4 In excess of, the amount can-
we. for congress shall by law ex-
0.
{ It is further alleged that the state-
flout filed by Wheeler -ls incorrect
uM misleading in that it is insulti-
clout and does not. specifically des-
' crl‘be all expenditures. and that it
was filed in a manner by Wheeler to
finds the statutes it is claimed
that money was Improperly collected.
Valid money war- improper-l) used to
Influence the electitm in the fourth
district; that much of the money
contributed- earns from private car-
iterations through persons acting in
- Wolf of corporations and for the
benefit of those corporations. that
Corporations in other states and other
districts were contributors and that
some contributions were mun. per-
Sans not m of. the United States
43“ m being in violation
.‘ .SBtfl-ucdvodhlseo‘photflle
maint- in his mail delivered on
More. As he had set aside
':--- “Moss men on-
“still the joys of the holl-
sir. "1"“ had no comment to
5' . ' (m It A Joke. ,
~ "It. a joke,” said Mr. Wheeler in!
t when interview by a reporter
arm the telephone
" mu m Incorporated iniconn
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At this emanate m. to wish to: M you Gordie many (avar-
thoflitx W oi'W have enjoyed a record-
my bite cohesion to be thankful espedelly
(or the saunas! mpmtenltles that lie before us.
indies mum Camp-J.“ diet the coming-year holds for
you the Greatest Prosperity “noble.
F'sltlmiily.
”The Held: a My Commy
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We hope that this
(1‘
.mn m ;.r 91-
. John D. Crimmlns is said to he the
only not in these parts who can
play can Claus without amount».
kgenial. benevolent mule. set in an
Mundane snooty or snowy ww-
I-one might be (’10qu for mistak-
in! Mr. Crimmins for Santa him—
self or at least a near relative
At the Home for the Aged. in East
Seventieih streotpncar 'l‘hhd aVenue
New York they bane come to look
upon Mr. (‘rimmins as the nrlsinol
jolly tbsp from the North Pole. For
,mun yearns—who one seems to remem-
ber just how manyvar. Crimmlns
has visited the old people there at
noon ‘on Christmas Day. bestowing
presents and good things to eat. ills
sons. and daughters go along with
his nieces and nephews to help him.
. Yesterday was no exception. The
.(‘rimmins family and the sons and
idangh‘lers of Judge \iorgan . il‘ Brien
. . 5.1.3.. . slur. . ._-..;- r. nu. - .-
Tllldllfi‘h‘ ALWAYS SOME-
THING DOING.
nu iliis mother. and there is a
reason for it. Print! W,
h'l'llh and full poultry fit!
some in mi. are always to
hr found hem at prices that.
you will pity for inferior meets
Mina-e. We aim to give
sailsfafllon. and king . export
judges of meat and expert cut-
u‘ru, we serve iiIi- nobles of
tho wiiiml \vliII saliefbmion
ICrimmins, descended in force on the
home. leaving a trial of happiness
6 North Main St.. South Norwalk.
i
1 Pork Roost ............. 16c lb.
Prime Rib Roast...14c. 20c lb.
Swift's Premium Hams. .19c lb.
I
BEERS', MARKET
CHARLES F. PREUSSER, Manager.
~* ‘ --— SPECIAL iTODAY —--
[behind after they had gone.
i if there .
gihslitutlon yesterday who come uny—
tvvhere near getting’ as much
.plause as the benefactor, it Was It
{building and then for the women.
I lie wasn‘t a Ilolinlst-jUst a lid
idler. hie couldn't hale played OII'ld
Imusic. he didn't know u trot or H
13 Main 8t.. Norwalk.
l-‘a Sw p t ‘ _ ‘ who “her the old pimple wanted—
ucy eel on one ‘5‘: pack the kind of muslt‘ they had at tho
Maine Potatoes. .20: pk: 75c bu.
Fanc California Navel . . kand boys.
y 83°C do: And they danced. Mrs.
Duly»some onewsnid she was ill--
was the first on the floor. She exec“.
l
|
l
t
Schultz’s Sanitary Markets
TURKEYS
22 and.25c lb.
lied on lrlsb JlK with the finesse of a
{young professional. kicking. hopping
land swaying in the scornavv of the
fiddle. Mrs. Duly has only been in the
homo four days. and this was the first
display there of the art of her youth.
"or example sartod' the rest.
that it required an example to start:
them —~the first stroke of the bow
was enough for that ----- but they nt-rd-
ed n louder and Mrs. halv. the new-
comer. look the part. Then there
were Highland
roels in rapid uuouimslon. and many
of ‘thos who didn‘t hurt» t‘tlnrldl‘liii‘
to not out in the middle of tho floor
tried the almost forgotten stops in
fur corners. '
g
Thi- dancing at. uteri just .IfloI (lull
~—~—-——r—-—- ..
mall mutter it's at gross misstate-
ment of facts As a matl‘er of that
lmy report wuwery explicit and l
was colnplimcntedvun the complete.
noes of it when it was died at Hart—
ford. They told me up there that it
had' more detail than most people's
statements.
Horror or Mmudod.
‘All these chutes concerning Ithc
money are m 'nbsblntely untrue
or mints“. [wed well within my
rights in everything i did as a re-
presentative of the republican cor
grassland] m3
“How‘about the ".000 paid to Mr
nor-aback?" itr. Wheeler was asked
than u and m
“Why that we: done in good faith.
1 out lies-W of the republi-
esn confine-alone! commute." wsoihe
”I“! .
"What was the" money for?"
“i don't know. The committee in-
structed me as treasurer to send the
.. .............._..... _....- ~—
, treasurer of the state central com.
’ mittee. a check for $1.000. if i'm in-
structed to sand Jim Jones of San
Francisco a check. I'm bound to do
it without asklnx what it‘s for."
"min: in Manchu."
lidr. Wheeler reiterated that the
other charges were Jokes. inasmuch
as he acted within his rights as poli-'
tieal mat. "like thimrls quite amus-
ing." he declared:
The news I)! the actual serving of
It. Hill with the charges against
Mr. Wheeler-crested considerable in-
terest throughout- the Jetty last night
among those in a position to learn
of the facts. It wasthe opinion that
Contra-nun Donovan has shown by
his actioh that means business.
Kr. Hill'o friends have little four
of the animals of the contest. They
say it aurew shows enab‘ Donovan is
a poor loser and uniting this meth-
od of keeping in the limellxbt
PRINTERS FAVOR mm. PRINE
my rx msmmnevr.
At a. nicotine . lot-the Printing
Crafts Association or Connecticut held
ldent F. L. Neebe presided. the sen-
timent was voiced and voted for. un-
animously, that .a petition be pre-
sented tepthe next Mon of tireles-
islsture‘ssking that a. state primary
be established. This will be a' some»
not radical den-mute.me to-
now-,1st.~ontdntcontract These .same.»
oflcio‘ls assert that it will be a do—
the state. as they dsim the savlm
will be m.
mmamumsmmhmum
on the deoion to snhinituuch a
mummmiumrbom.
.mmfltmyeuthe-pu-M
one of the bill whsn pmseuted. sec-
ten. of new Haven. presented a ros-
otutlon- mum wary, 'hnloe de-
Writ,
o.- .wmz bjlv the We:
am m with manner We 3:
“Worm-mm.
in Herideu Sunday. over which Proe- ’
the union officials. 'fpr the work is»
partnre that will new money t0»
President Nacho. who furor-s the.
petition” He sacred: the maniacs.
WWMtMWGUnw
any 1* connected \Wbswnfl
~bostneu-toleudchoirvmportte the
.- rmm
out was held this morning at 11:30
Nous
The members of Lincoln Council. 0.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
,, Funeral of Mrs. Germsnettl.
The funeral of Mrs, Bertlls~German-
turkey dinner provided by Mr (‘rlm-I
tnlns and served by his iamily. There
were too big CiIrlstm trees. one
for the “omen and one for the men.‘
and presents of candy or pipes and
mine to superlntend it all.
After the dinner in the men's de-
partment illll Connnuuhlon; s former
muwpaprr reporter. who always
takes a prominent part in these on
lobrations. read an address of appre—
ciation to Mr. f‘rlmmlns on behalf of
the inmates. ‘
"’flIis is an event which not one.
of us can ever forget! he said.
Althoush It. Crimmina does not
number himself man: no sued. he
in in his 70th your His daugh-
tors and tons with him yesterday
were the Misses May hieréedes and-
Evelyn Crimmins. Mrs. Childs and
Cyril and Clarence t‘rlmmlns. Miss
,Eatelle O’Brien, Edmund and Justin
:O' Brien. the childrcn 0’ Judge Morg-
an J. O'Brien. and the Misses liar:-
ucrty and Louis llnggortyslso hrlpI-d
to serve the dinner.
o’clock from the late residence on 125
Union place. The omclating clergy-
man we! Nev. Ru G. Hartley.petor
of the South Norwslk Baptist Church.
interment was rude ll) Wooster coup
etery. Dsnbury.
Willis WAS Ml
Willi” I fill
(Continued from lst pen.)
Christmas Services at St. Peter‘s
number of families enjoyed a fine
Christmas dinner. and many expres-
sions of thanks were given to the
Army workers here.
At the headquarters in Water street
200 poor children were in attendance.
and were provided with sweaters.
gloves. shoes. and stockings. rubbers,
aprons. underwear and leggins. Each
child also enjoyed a toy. which had
been contributed. candy. nuts endor-
am. in the hall the bis-tree was
decorated handsomely.-und was illu-
minated by electric lights. The South-
ern New England Telephone Company
provided the wire. the Second Taxing
District furnished the electricity. and 5 AV ANNAH. Ga... Dec. 26.———Flre
u“! White mm“ (”mm m3" that burned festive hours in Seven-
ed the lights, all without expense tol “ifs business section today. caused
the Army. Green and red paper was salons estimated at. 3100. 000. Marcus
used..vol:y..,eifeetively in the .deeon- & Com 's department store was
destroyed, and another store was dani-
aged .
nn'mwns A DIME DRAKE“.
An now. says the Bridgeport Post.
you cannot cum got {I divorce unless
you are taxed. Lawyers were in-
formed recently that hereafter when
they secure a decree of divorce and
a certificate 'is issued they must pay
a tax of ten cents for the certificate.
‘Thisiiax is imposed. according to
nations by the Federal authorities
through the opratlon of the war tax
in peace time low; hereafter all who
seek dilorce will halo] to my II tax
and have a stamp put upon the cor-
tlflcete.
$100,000 For: IN sAv'ANNAH. in.
U. A. M.. and the Daughters of Liber-
ty. Banner Coincll, last evening unit.
ed in observing the joyous season. A
large Christmas tree. loaded with gifts.
was one of the eojoysble features of
this entertainment. Refreshments and
other pleasant thingswere also efioy-
sii. .
Splendid and ’most- interesting-musi-
dMANY moron VEHICLES.
drawing to a close. American manu-
factors” turned out 516. 000 motor ve-
hicles valued at 3485. 000,000. This in-
formation came today min Alma
Reeves. general manner .of Autumn-'7
. . . . bile Chamber of commerce. who add-
“lm “m““'°~°' mm d- that um output cane from 450
Christmases-son. m’m‘l m 8“ concerns. He said there were 1.500,-
W‘ 8" Joseph'sand I’Mt’m coo cars registered in ' the various
1'1 Church“ steteskthst there were 15,000 automo-
Themombera of the South Norwslk bile dealers in the country; 13330 W
flit-flows Club held a pleasant social l i I
thewlntheitrooms. onNorthlsln I ”as"
MW! the day.
The members of the Bible school of
mm.
A small boy who claims he lives
€116 South Norms Congregational in New Canaan has been industrious-x
ly begging in the -West Broad 'stneet
districkln Stamford Empiiint has
been mode to the poll “out: him.
Advertisements iItfi’The Senti-
Churchmet at 6: 80 o'clock. yesterday
When! ulcer-oi service. dur-
hymns were
«“9” ”’0 m 0' 15'3“! Film“ never fail to bring ibest re—
Ill-W1 wens most. pleasant one. ,l salts v.
, IIIIIIII form
turns you. only loss 15
= murmmw .
was one outsider in the!
fly” 1..
.lthtngn but he could fiddle. and that i
country dancer: when they wore girl»
Elisabeth ‘
Not ‘
Itinus IInd Virginial
mundmn and stamina had mil-II II'
tobacco. with Mr. Santa Claus ("rim-.
CHICAGO. Dee. 26.—,in tile year-
o host of useful and fancy articles.
20% DISCOUNT
I'
All of the ( III (I lass, Nickel and \luminum ‘Ware.
who are nephews and nieces 0! Mr i:
250 Articles Now 19c
50c “ 40c
66
$1
{lone fiddler who piled his trade with 1 '
a liner first. on the men‘ s side of the ' ‘
0m AnusalC‘lear-am Sale oiAflHolihy
Goods Beglas‘l‘oday.
.\rsrly every department in the store is represented, and a hit.r saving may he I'fi'rrtul all
On all of the Holiday China
The Four Special Tables Are included
75c Articles New 5%
6‘
IIIIIIIIII lull illil
It‘ouiinued from list page.) . ,
s-Mrevolullonary who coudiicts a con-g
IRlcarte. it is stated advised that the
iautlAmcrlun attempt be made oul
:ChrlsthIas Eve. when the American of-i
floors would be expected to celebrate
the holiday
but details from these sections
Hacking. ‘
The situation today. from all an;
peerances and according to otiicial
aslatements, is null under control of
the military authorities.
Governor General Francis llurlon
Harrison happens to be away on an
oillcisl visit and Winfred 'i‘ venison.
Secretary of the interior. is in charge
of sliairs pending Mr. Harrison's re
turn.
I The Foreign Chamber of Commerce.
supported by the Filipino body. has is:
sued a public protest against the leg
1islature'e adoption of amendments to
the internal Revenue law unpainted-
dltionsl taxes. The measure was in- . .
troduoed on the eve of the Christmas'
recess. and was passed without dis-
cussion and also it is stated. without
giving out merchants an opportunity
lto express their opinions regarding it.
I
if Come to us
Have You Drained Your
Purse and Your Bank
Account? You Have!
Charge Account
and settle your bill in
iconveri‘ient payments.
and fipeh a? f
Representations from the Chamber of
commerce regarding the new law. it
is announced. are to so today to Sec-
retary of War Garrison asking him to
Csecure President Wilson's intervention
in the matter.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. ”Othcials
oi the insular Bureau of the War De-
partment in the absence of official ed-
vlces today from Manila. inclined to
the view that the reported rising there
was not serious. Earlier in the week
GovernobGenersi .~ Harrison reported
he oeuld find no basis in Manila for
accounts of a threatened revolt. Brig.-
Generbl Frink McIntyre. Chief of the
Bureau of Insular Affairs, however. in
view of renewad reports of trouble in
the Philippine capital. called rol- afull
report of the circumstances of the
Christmas Eve disturbances.
For
ll: Washington; Street.
Servleable Shoes ior Boys and Girls
...Iliool Wear and Outdoor Sports.
All of the leading makes in many styles.
Dainty Dancing Shoes.
k EEK” ForLadiesp‘MIsses and Children. -
Conneallyid. Bracken
Telephone Ina-s5" I '
Officials said mly today there was
at alltimes more3 or less disaffection
among a restless element in the Phil-
ippines and that shrewd native leaders
did what. they could to capitalise such
discontent. They profess not to be-
lieve that anything like a rising of
serious proportions is imminent in
Manila or elsewhere through the Phil-
ipplnes.
CHRISTMAS CLUB.
The South Nor-walk Trust Company
will remain open next Monday for
eleven consecutive hours for timeou—
venicnce of all who want to join the
Christmaefik‘vinxs Club. This plan ‘
will accommodate many at the noon
hour and when returning home from
their afternoon work All those who
psrtlcipsted in this yens' Christmas
Club are urged to join and bring their
friends. reroute and teachers should
encourage the children to ”111.".me
instoes‘moneywhfieyms. will
help mold a child's life for future use-
fulness to themselves ends-so others."
no Trustfcompn‘ny no so 2‘3)“ .
one. thousand school eh
class 1, with weekly meat
cents. which will give them a Christ-
moi check of 81!. 60 pins interim at
two per cent. ~
A. STULL
mm MUSE!!! SUCCESS.
WASHINGTON Dec. SG—The rein-
deer industry established in Alaska
twenty years ago has civilised the
Eskimo population and. has made
about. a thrifty people. the’ Federal
Bureau of Education says in a state—
ment today. The Bureau' 3 education-
is linked closely
d in the North-
of the: terri-
ntendenti hating
charge of the reindeer.service
Importation of reindeer from Sl-
herta two decades no was begun
inith' thll slit. of furnishing a food
supply slur clothing 20"” Eskimos in
--—EXTRA SPECIALS—~— ,
Delicious Creamery Butter, :1 lb. ................... 34¢
...................... . 25¢
Pure Tomato Ketchup; 3 botttles .............. -. 25¢
Cream Wheat or Wheatena, 2 pkgs .............. 25¢
Pure Leaf Lord. 2 lbs. ‘. .....
24 con-Ass eraser.
eater nonwaugj
”W .
the vicinity of Bering Strait. Now
there are 47. 286 reindeer, 80.52; c. ‘
them being owned by natives. '
This industry has 1.1va the >
Eskimos not only food and clothing
but a means or transportation su '
carious existence on the “not... ~‘_
iimbered lands of the Arctic coast.
region. “the Eskimos." accordlnii to ,
the Bureau. "now new assured sup-
port and Opportunity to acqulm‘
wealth by the sole of melt! and skins ..
to the white men ” ‘ “5"
‘._..‘
" Advertise in The Sentinel.
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