Vpabe no further reduc-
moi. year. On the con-
,coaditionsaresuohthat
happen to increase prices. but
I ,see nothing ahead to make
.We urge our customers to
y next winter's coal now-—
at once—while it on be had.
VWe cannot undertake to ac-
cept orders for future delivery
at the price named, as gen-
1- oral conditions are such that
is impossible.
THE
EMMA
Additdlii'dii?
Mythingsare likely to '
increase our pflCGS-
ders that we Mt protect
merits.
days.
you visit
33 SOUTH MAiN 8’1
1 To Our Customers '
The continual rapid advance in the cost of lumber and
other materials we handle has made it necessary for us to
We exceedingly regret that we are obliged to raise our
quotations, but we are powerless, and you will kindly rec-
ollect that we have many '4'. mes urged you to place your or-
you. ' '
Again we urge you in all seriousness to place your or-
ders now. for We have baudvised by shippers thatif pres
ent conditions continue there will be no lumber to sell for
the mills are positively unable to get cars to make ship-
We have a complete stock now, but railroad embarg‘oes
and congestion in traffic upset the best of calculations these
ATh. Hatch l'z Bailey C03. 3
alien nsncnms AT THE poms stone
ran woMEN AND MISSES
0f Highly Tailored Suits, Coats, Dresses, Skirts, Blouses.
Undergarments, Hosiery, Corsets and.Millinery.
You have not seen the best at the lowest price unless
GLOAKS me P A RIS MILLINERY
The Style Store For Ladies.
Store will be open all day Good Friday.
SOUTH NORWALK.
l he New Science
prim-non or CHIROPRACTIC
iropracnc is the definition oi.’ the
”use oi the llsaase and the art at
dig. in wrench, twist or sprain in the
in Even if done in childhood
creates pinched nerves and pain in
life in the dimer-exit organs ouo3
be
333913.» and pain, health is restored
{brush harmonizing the nerve sys-
_s in your body Female troubles
ell specnil attention; also curvature
the spine. You will never regrei
W! the Chiropractor a chance to
sip you
asqeilc treatments given also.
ALT. Francis, D. '0.
Washington St" So Norwalk. Conn.
Graduate from Palmer School
"to gee and hold
Good Position
A errill Business
College
South Norwalk
' ord.
sting the same Disease is caused:
Chiropractors remove the cause ol|
1 Schulize’s Sanitary Markets
Port _ Chester.
BuiL'i' TYPEWRITERs — L. c.
. S 1111 t h Underwood
Aemlngton. all other
.1 " makes, sold, rented
,1 - repaired. Rentals. $3
per month. Machines
sold at $5 per month
JAG. DONNELLY
thM‘sln Street South Norwalk
S iaiie‘
~ Phone 499 ' 13
,frerday and the names are as. follows.
VEAL STEW .............
3 BEEF LIVER ............
PIGS’ FEET ......... .. .. .
; PINEAPPLES ............
18 ORANGES FOR ......
GRAPE FRUIT ..........
A
i
i 32 Washington St.
’ South Norwalk:
Specials ior Thursday ‘
. FREE DELIVERY TO EAST NORVVALK.
1
25¢
........ 43531111 6 101' 25¢
39 Main St. . ,
' 'NOrwalk.
i
Strictly Frcsll
Granulatedsugal' $1
F9393 33c doz
East 111111.. Tea CO.
Tel. 371
Specsals' for 'l hurSday
............... 18¢ to 22¢
..... 12¢tol4¢ ‘
. . .................. 8d lb
.................... 16¢ lb.
RUMP CORNED BEEF ..
PLATE CORNED BEEF..
CORNED PIGS' FEET
CORNED SPARE RIBS..
Beers Meal &
125 Washington Street
’ summer. There is no doubt at all ilmh‘
l
4—13
i
l
l
Provision Co.
(2 Stores.)
6,.NORTH MAIN ST.
South Norwalk. ' Phone x180.
SleM AAMPAMY AAAMS
% ARE EAST lllMNA llPi
(Continued From Page Three)
l
I
nectlcut National Guard,
rived in town yesterday from New{
Haven,’ has assumed the duty of
guarding the railroad bridge over this
Nom'aik River. Water street is also
under guard at night. The company
is unde the command of Captain Free
land. Last night it bunked at the al'
inory as adequsié quarters had not“
been provided elsewhere for it. ThOSU
" on actual guard duty use a. house on
" Keyser street East Norwaik, for
sleeping quarters. Those oi the com
pany D not on duty held drill outside
3 i'1ory this morning. The men
made a fine appearance and most c-or
iainly‘iare a crack‘ company.
Dr. Robert E Perdue last night ox
Examined and passed about forty new
. applicants for the Home Guard. This-
work is prog‘redsing nicely under
Lieutenant Teltail'M. Minion. Several
new applications were received yes-
owiiliam H. Ferris,
‘P'mgém’ueo Wilfred Wheelliouse,-Ia1nqn 3
\“lnnlu Mugaver‘o. Alfred ChKl‘iiemel'.
Jr..W1'liliim N
uptown recruiting aviation:
ii 1' W3 Grogo _ How .13 Am
1B [is .
13 1111111.“.
Nor-walk Phone 881.
local “Home Guard company have
been forwarded to headquarters in
3,Hartford by the Norwalk Board of
the Homo .Guald.
The Home Guard committee held 11
brief meeting in the city hall yester-
Addy afternoon. Owing to Several im-
porlilnt facts, the alpolntineilt of tem-
pai'ti'y oiiicers was delay.ed They
will be appointed later in the week.
Company D Second Regiment, Con [Other business was transacted, but
which me; not glv an out for publication.
The Sixth Company held a regulari.
d1 ill last night in the armory. Ends;
ments are now coming in rapidly as
the young 111011 of the city feel that
there is actual need for men. Last
night Wseion new members were e11-
‘llsied by Captain 11111151111111
..._i..
FREIGHT S'TEEAMSHIP WRECKED.
NEW YORK, April 4.——The freight;
steamship Zealandla, flying the Amerl
can flag, has been "wracked,” accord-
ing to a ablegrum received here by her}
owners, the Univel'Sol Transpoitatlon‘
Company, from their agents in Liver l
Doc-l. All on board were saved. Tho
Zeala‘ndia. left New York on March 18
with a cargo of foodstuiis for Liver
1200 She was unarmed. Her com-
131111er was Captain HUanrahan.
Adlerica‘ii, 111111 1'11 her. crew. of about
‘i'driy men. twdntydlve are Ameiicans
3“ «hour ace
mariner-murmurs}
inhibits-linear?!
when» m‘
”—31.101th lei.
Tusslnfsollhsirsrle-I
love i i
Any number of Congresamen doing?
duty in Washington today will make
it their business. immediately'afier
ihe war resolutions are passed by
Congress, to introduce measures that,
will give the government control 011
the food situation in this country. ll.
the government does this, the mono-
poli‘sis. who “had their day" during
.Ihe past winter, will be driven to cov- 3
cr. Nobody but the monopolists, apu
pareuily, would argue against the gov~'
ei'nmeni's taking ovcfiflle food prob-.
lem. Surely the condit 0115 under such'
control could be no worse than they
are at present. wliile33ibc probability
is that prices
drop.
Government. control would be neces
sail-y if ilio large army that is to be
i'alsedds to be properly fed. If the
War Department solicitid bids for"
contracts to feed now troops llow,il111
prices would probably be exorbitant,
compared to what the department has‘
or id in the past. ’lf it commandeers
all food paying 11 reasonable price
for cvei'il‘hillg lull?“ it could feed
.iis aimy nt rriusonabic cost.
Many people. Ulgcd government. con-
lilol oi prices last summer, when ill'3 b
........................ 16f} l
........................ 14¢
80‘
........ W2l01'2gé
increases began. Now that poiaioes
an1 selling at double tllci1'valuc,iiour
ill alumni twice its ordinuly value ~—
\viih further increases. prob:1bl11———1ind
vcizciiiblcs 11nd Olhil ' foods bringing
almost double their usual price, many
believe it is the duty of the nation
to halt the luonOpolisis. if there was
any doubt. about ilic mililcr, one
would need only~io glance at tlm3.
boastful stillcliicnis of the mono
polisls lllcmselii-s issued in mid \‘i-lll-
lll', when they flcoly admitted that
1119: had suc'clssi‘ully 'corni'rcd" illi
tug. potato and vcg illblo lllzirkcts
11nd acre coin" to ,.,'11i \vlull pi 11m
ihcv plcasoii for “but lil('\, lilid under
their conlimol
if Ndlhi'illk people were linked it»
ilicy probably
vole on this (illlisilon,
“nuld be strongly in favor of i'ood3
5111' crvislon that would 1"1llmi the gov-E
(‘l‘llliiDlll in war lime to food lis‘
(ivillun pbpuluiion and its army liildcr
coiidiiiond ov'cl which monopollsisj
lllid no control. There 11111 many who
have had their ulnbiiions clcinicd by
1110 food prices of the past iew
months. They are not going to sub
lilli. so easily to such conditions in
the future. and right now these folk
are planning gardens. \\ iih cvcry in-
tention of devoting many hours per
\1 cell of ilieli lime to cultivation illls'
Norwulk could raise iully ten times
3 as much in the way or food as it has
[ever raised iii the mini.
it is said
that last summer’s vegetable crop.
mined in Nol'walk “as 11 third less
than the previous y.ear Men were
too eager to rush into industries illpt
“ere puyvlng higher wages. They
soon ascertained that day extra pay,
so bbiuincd, wns‘"apecdlly consumed
by the high prices‘oi the winter, when
they had no- such vegetables laid
away as ihéy had in previous years.
01‘ course the monopollsis arc to
1 blame: but- the people gave them an
incentive lo start lilono'polizlng when
, they left their vegetable gardens un
ploughed last year. some of them to
the first time; it was io1‘esiglii. upon
the part of monopolistic who knew ih
demands, that would exist, for food
during the wintor_’season. All peo
ple who have a bit of spare land can
1 help the nation during-tho spring lino
summer, by raising vegetables there
on, for such work will relieve the
necessity of making provisions for
feeding the civilian population and
will make less costly 3ihe job of feed
ing the army and navy. Germany is
commtndad for her foresight and
Germany’s first moms who to havo
noncombatants cultivate every square
foot of land that could be obtained
in Germany ‘ -
RPCMESMA MUSICAL 1
(Continued From First Page)
.__._
The evening's program was divided
into two pal-ls. and it would be ex-
uemely hard to state which part was
the best or when mob—3.. ~. -..3;-.3 .3.
mustciau car‘i‘icd out his Dali. all“, oc'.
tor than" hid coullapca. ldvery selec-
llon by the clubs wns encored and they
icspond'ed in some instances 358ml
and aga111.A humorous leading by
‘ Chose Taylor and ii. solo butmt
“On the Road to Mandalay
Gordon M. M‘l’iluaiioui'i' we ‘
lures of the ill‘
191] vncopai
us i 1a ”o
“=‘ol‘.th '1' lie!
Kr ohomvh’
program
l-‘ rodents in I
would immediately 3
Clllll AIMS lAEAl.
Tris ram & Vatt
N orwalk is Loading Dry Goods Store
5 o" 'i i I 3': o
Dainty Walsls- for Easierhme
Oi Georgette Crepe, Crepe De Chine, Silk and Lingerie, in all the new shades, many at
them beautifully embroidered.
New Middy Blouses and Smacks
Silk Hosiery for Men and Women
In black, white and all the popular shades to match dresses and shoe tops.
New Neckwcal' in Men
500, 750
n... -__/.a_.... _.
Clue Club
Serenade ‘ .................. ll~llrigo
Mandulill Club
S3010~~ ‘011 the imad to Mandala)"
0. Speaks .Mr. Gordon hi. liidenour
Itcaumg .................‘...Selecicd
Mr. F. t‘llaso Tnvlox.
Quaiici (9—3 Swing, Along" . . .(,‘ .1001
Messrs. Ogden. Ridenour, t‘oivlcs
and Mitchell
“All Hall 10 ’l‘hco' ...... Nailn, ’00
"L‘ailipus Song" . . .Naii'n '00
3 Glee Club
‘ Part ll.
lMcdley of Popular Music ~'i‘llc Syn
| copaicd Nine.
I1 i‘r‘
I‘Smll: of ihe Timber Trail". “1115'
Glee Club.
Violin Soltr—"Siavonic Dance
! " ..... . .liiorak- Kl'cislcul'
Air. George P Kiohu.
”'Aliisl' :1 Life” .............. Sirnu‘e
Mandolin Club
i‘wlllll 'l‘llcy Didni” .......... lingers
i (don Club.
A‘ “'l‘lii1 louescc" ........ Sivirlbul'llv '9‘."
'l 'l‘lic i'ollovl'illv 11an of 11111 11111191141, '
lill'e members oi iii'e clubs which up
poured in 1111' high silluol hall llisi
evening:
Glen (‘lilb ----- londcr, Harold
anlcs, '18.
First. 'l‘cllovs-mlddivn1'd M ()udul
‘18;l.1llilpild.Siill\i‘oll lS;Ali'11'd
3M. (l‘vi-i ’17; Gordon M. Ridclloul',
1:'19 \crne G l:,dgcull1bc‘itl;Ali1'1d
i.'l‘ \cncss, ‘20.
1, Second Tenorswhldwmd 1) Salmon.
1'1“: Charles ll. lr‘i am is; Lester R
SCllllklll‘WClil '18; Donald \i11l1~ 'iii:
Kcnncili B. KcuiliiL’, '19
First Bussoswlinl'oid F. EOSlli‘ll.
'19; Henry 11‘ llrowm '18:Frc1l Mu
,'l\9i\1.1y,’l8;Alanson C. Davis, ‘20;
‘l‘lloysllis E Lccllloliucl', '19; Kenneth
Masters, '18.
vSis-could Basacs~~liari Mitchell. ’10;
William E. Brown ’18;Dc11n Quinby.
’18;liobort P. Connal ’18: E. Scott
lioscoc, '18: Spinner C (l coding. '19;
accompanist K. i Brown, ’18.
Mandolin (‘liib—lcalicr, Hart Aili-
cheli, 3'19.
Violins-villi“ Mitchell, '19; G. Bai-
stow'FraJey, ’20' {George F.K1'oha', ‘20.
l’yndc.s~llugh S. .Dewc.y-._ "is:
Charles I Gregg, '18; George
Willis, '17: Hamid E. Cowlcs, '18:
Manson C. Davis, ’20; Verne G. Edg-
cumbe. '18. 3
Cellos—Harry J. Ely, '19;‘A1'llllir
R. Munson, '20.
Piano-Kenneth I. Brown. '18.
Manner—Raymond L. Thompson
’17; assistant manager, Kenneth l.
lagown. ’18; direcim, Norman Nali'n,‘
SAMAM AIDS MMSI BE
IN All APAM Mi
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£—-—_..
”lie teacher's committee was present-
e
The meeting “as called to cram
last evening by Chairman Dr. Coburn
all promptly eight. o'clock Those
present were: Messrs. Ward, Rumm-
ler, Reynolds, Scoheld, Alirens, Chap
man, Dr. Coburn, Dr. Tracey and Dl‘.
Sharer. The minutes of the lust regu-
iar meeting and of the special meet-
ing Which was held last. Friday even
ing‘worc. read by secretary Dr Henry
board. ' '.
The report of the superintendent
was the limit order of business to
r' rm before the meeting
man‘s report was very brief. All in-
viintioa- was read by. Superintendent
Chapman on behalf of the committee
on the testimonial 111111111111ch will
be tendered \iiss Margaret 31}. “cell,
Tuesday evening April 1711). in which
ihe school board WM invited in‘ 111-.
tend in a body. William P. Ward-
moved that the invitation be accept-
It Was so vnieri
'A check for $10 was received from
”Miss Frances iii-d, 01-1111: 11111111111:
Musical Club, and this will be paid
'r'mr to the musical fund of the high
school.\This money homes from the
.3recltais which Miss Hul'd h'as 1191»
3ducted the past winter “in tha’ high
.1 11001 assembly hall at vaflouséfilmta’s
he tolloivlng' stint 3 b the
3 oiiil d‘ i board
.by‘ the as 3nd the report:
'w.3
Sharer and were approved by tile-
' 13 for plans and specifications in be sub-
Mr. Chapn
”o e 0
9:00:09}. We» may}.
9 o e e o 9 o e e 9 0
00.».«goeooeoooeeoooeaoeo 0.90.
0'
,H Krieger 1 Co. 3‘;
::3
3:2 Avoid The 1::
O
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much to make it easier for them. ,
00’
n to
g. E t R h N:
.. .1 .‘
9%. a s e r u S o
loo 0
lozo e
A}. Which is bound to come. Don't delay the buying of your,
“:0 Ready-to-wear Clothes to the last day. 0
.. . 1 , 0
Ag. Remember garments have to be altered and we don’t.
like to compel our employees to work all hours into the ,
Egg: night—when a little extra effort on your part would help so a
0
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O
0.1.
‘0
0.
Our selections were never greater and prices were
never more reasonable notwithstanding the high cost of
.0
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twists-r
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'oo.«.ooVM
30:.
I” materials.
l’o‘
} (”090W '«zoo’»:«° »:oo:»:»:«:«
“‘ls .................. 329.3l
Repairs ..... 1 ..... 17:14::
.ul'lillloll .............. 545.90
Tuition .................... 175.00 .
Rent ....... . .............. . 397.00
insurance ..... ............. 772.04
interest .................... 334.26
"Board of Electrical Commis-
sioners. .................. 150.00
New Equipment ...... 1 ..... 252.10
Telephones . . . .‘ . 292.18
Contingency ................. 362.88
Two new rooms ........... 1,000.00.
Pent-1', Prospect avenue and '
Hillside .................. 300.00-
inieiidelli's report.
The repoit of the teachers“ com
milicc “as illcii called [01. but Dr.
William H. ll‘nilccy fluted
of the committees report in nu exccu
live session. .1
and the erection of the two new
both recently purchased sites. The
in Main street has been measured
up by the city engineer, and the on
bone Will be sent very shortly to the
corporation counsel and to the proper-
ty owners. "Dr. Coburn' urged that
immediate steps be taken to secure
action 011 the building proposition 111
“"cc. .nnd stated that the architects
who drew up the plans for tie two
new school buildings iécenily c0111
pleicd have already drawn up plans
Norwalk. The architects have these
plans and scpciflcations ready. for
presentation at any time
Bernard J. Rcyiblds thin moved
that il‘ c board advei'lise the build
lug oi‘gihc new sir'uclmes and call
milled by April lSih.
After some discussion as to wlicili-
111' the nastier of building should bl‘:
iushed thiough as quickly as pussiblc
oi be given more lime for considers.
iion’. Mr. Re noldshoado Insulation
read the hit, in \vlliciiiorm illc lilo
lion was seconded zind_,.voled.1 All
plans and scpciflcatlous sill therefore,
have in be in the hands of the build-
lug committee on 01 before April 10th
Di‘ii'ing the discussion of “10. 1111111121,
n 83mg bL' (:d and that the board attend thé at; Dr Sherei' declared himself in favor
-l fair in a '.botiy
of giving some time to the \\ 0111, and
not rushing headlong into the affirm.
All. 'Ward on the other hand' stated-
that the building proposition had no“
",""1-‘1'1.p"ine.iirc for three months,
11111 that it was about time that sonic
thing was accomplished. ’. ‘
l JV ‘Warfl ‘innvad that when the
board sdjoumed it would be With 1111';
lundeistandiiig that it meet ”again on 1
Tuesday evénlng, April 17th, at which
time the plaiis and specifications will
lilo discussed. This million was sec-
landed and voted.-
:Di Sharer reported or lilo finance
" _l‘liit the; insurance inatiero
that all policies
".11. 'slbie an
mum be best to conduct 1111» business' 111111 1111191911 PM"
Speaking for the building comlilli-,
ice in regard to the purchase oi‘.sitc.~1lcc"'mm°°-
school buildings, Dr. Coburil slate‘df
that options are being drawn up'ou‘
for buildings such as are wanted it;
sgpalghdtenad out “as ‘i'nplda ' u
had pivlciicallly lie-1111 fixed and ill:-
tribilicd among lllc various 11;;111115 1‘1:
the city.
The mailer of tho dcpclldency which
can be placed at the [ll‘t‘rlt'll‘l lime in
foreign insurancc companies was llli‘ll
brought up, and after 11 very brief Ill."
- cussion- in which the general opinion:
of the board seemed to be that non-1.
of these companies should continue 1..
hold the business. of the Nbl'walli
schools insurance it was moved and
voted lhai all insurance policies now‘
{being carried on local school. build-
ings by foreign companies bc cancell‘
it was voted to accept the super- “’0. and lliat‘spnlicics to make “P [01‘
1 iiii‘s cancellation to be 111111111 out with
.1
Aiilerican companies.
The regular batch of monthly bills
(31,333. 3533mm then presented and for the 1110s:
The board then
voted to go into executive fission
:ior the purpose utilir-aring' and (ilk-3
cussing the report of 1111-. lt‘fli‘llei'r'
--.
LiiEUT. HANLON NAMED
' TO DRILL WESLEYAN MEN
property both in Flax Hill road and;
MIDDLETOWN. April ~l.—I’l‘csiiic1:t
William A. Shankliu of Wesleyan Unz-
versity, received word tonight from
the war department at \l'ashingion'
that First Lieutenant Arthur J. Hal.»
ion, now stationed at El Paso, Tea,
will come here next week, after iii-i
Easter recess, to tulle charge of (111+
drilling and military instruction at
Wesleyan. Hanlon ' is a Wesleyan
man and a West Point grandate. lie
was a former football alar when
llel‘L’
ing, \iinn" and has’ had considerable-
ill‘lll,‘ experience. He is
:conpomvrlou PAPERS
A certificate of organization 11-...
filed yesterday at the oliice oi UPC
secretary of the stale by~ihe Connei-o;
1111111 Motor Sales Company of Harié'
~i'ol'd. Authorized capital is $5 000,
divided inio 100_sha1'es at $50 each.
Theoilicers '1r3ezPreslde3nt, 101119."
Schectman; irea'surel‘, Charle‘.‘ Rosco: "
secretary, Max Rosen.
This Warner Consiructlon Company
of Milford filed a certificate of ill'COlo
poraiioii villi an authorlied 51111111111-
of $3, 000. The“ incorporaiors worn
Alice E.Wa1'ner, Hubert E.W111'ncl,',‘;
111.,1‘11111 Carl A. Mears.
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the Red Crass iiiioiigh the solicitations
of .ihe alien's Clubs, may obidim thir-
1211111111; tollieadquarters, Wall street
3 stands a" W" ' ma ‘
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H3 was formerly at Fort Siloliy '
34 years Didi;
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