n
’ Washington street.
._w
Spalding' s Bathing' Suits
$3 50 and 11p
Bathing Belts 500
Bathing Caps, 50c
Blew Fall Wpolens have arrived
Suits $35.00 and better
1!
we
JOSEPH DAVIS
5 Washington Street
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WETFrHER 116—1111131871‘7
firecast for Norwalk and vicinity:
Fair tonight. and Sunday. Showers o'c-
cm’red during the last 24 hours in the
Lower Mississippi Valley, and along
th- Gulf coast; also in the northern
)crlion of the Lake region and New
figland. Several places reported more
than an inch of rain. A long ridge of
high pressure extending front Colora-
b eastward to Pennsylvania is pro
Pinning pleasant weather this morning
districts east. of the
The 1,91111191‘111u1'es
dis-
il nearly all
Rocky Mountains.
are rising slowly in the western
17111.“.
WEATHER A YEAR AGO T0
DAY.
Tilllpt‘l‘illlll-‘z Ilitrii SS; low.
'14. I' .111
rCil‘y Nevvs
It. ll. Nash is doing some plumbing
Wk for Leon Golden 111 lit: and 70
‘1
w».
Officer Frank Sii'atton
exam today alter enjoying
vacation.
is on duty
Deputy Sheriff Edward B: l‘mulens,
Chief of Police William Pennington,
and lra Lockwood are enjoying,r 11 nio-
“? trip to New York today.
a week’s ,
rim som,mwm mo mum
SATURDAY. AUG. 18, 1917 ,‘
Our entire stock of Gloves, Hose, Summer
Dresses, Corsets, Muslin .. Underwear,
Sweaters, in fact, all merchandise on
the first floor, on sale“ at 1-3 to 12011.
on regular rriccs.
Be sure to shop at Minlz’s this evening
for real bargains.
.INHN BANEEiEiiliNt
HEARS TAPS SEPT 8é .
New Food Control Bill Be-
comes Operative at Mid-;
night,
Knell of Distillers.
1
0n the night 01 S pumbera just
as the 1'rlotks toll oil the midnight
hour, 11 funeral of national conse
quencc will be in progress. The last
remains of one. well known in Ameri-
can homes will be embaliued, placed
in air tight cusks 111113311111 i'or lullll'
obseouics. 'l‘lie stately old gentleman
whose nefarious act hilt: 111111 played
hatoc with the progress 01' ciiilizn
11.011 since its dawn, IS none other than
1.111 John BtlrIEY‘.(OIII .1111 1011111111
knoll Will be toll-ed at midnight 011
Saturday, September 8. the date on
which the now t‘ood’ control bill 111-
cutnes openillve.
The food tidmnistrutlon ordered
today that-the distillation 01 1'“ ii-
ducts 11111511 on that date.
1
' I"! he officer
TAKES PRISONER
BOUND FOR JAIL
’1WAY FROM SHERIFF
Conn, Angus
“bile Liiristablc William \it'KH' oi
thi. town, 11‘ 115 litiiilli’. (‘hnilts (“row
ley, 11 pra'isonti bound over to the Su-
pei'ior 1111111 on a Lliar‘ue 01 highway
‘1'”obbei). lo the ('()llill\ jail in New
Hay en testerday afternoon he w as 111'
Sounding Death tatked w..ili bias; knuckles and the
DII'S'OHPl and the assailant escaped
was sitting on the rear
seat of a trolley 1111' and when llast
listen Green W115 reached 11' was hit.
from behind. S1\"eiul blows \\'---111
struck him iniut 1111. his 111s and r'ui- t
ting his face, bill be was rendered
uncoustious. While. he was being
strutk lll' prisoner jumped front the
cat and w .11 followed b\ the assailant.
The constable 1.01 on 1h, 1‘. {1110‘
pulled his rev'olter but 11 fellow 11115-
1111111111 got in the why and he was
not 11bit1 to sliool.Bo1‘\' men got
away. it is thought that the man
who attacked .\itl\'te 111s one of
11111.11 013111211 who are alleged to have
lttld up and robbed a Br'untor'd 1112111
on the night of .IllI_\ 1’. The case
11111111151 Crowley had been postponed:
sucral llllit‘ri uiiiil yesterday
18.13
whiie'
’lh»? action the police w'cro seai'tliiug for 1] ' otli
9? How. ND’S 15101111111113???
511w Weather: Showers tonlgbfi
minnow.
1...... 4.. U-..“ ‘3
1
i W Com
, My,Au¢.11,1917.
"‘ ._-1"
_. , Store close: at 5
Except Slturdtiya; then A! 9 P. M.
.,,._
"Wan: 1;” :
v—
$l4.50 for
Man‘s suit. '
I 1 ,
Hart Schaffner 81 Marx and’
Kuppenheimer suits that hav
been selling for $18 $20 an
$22. 50. All are this season’
models. Fabrics and coloring
have the individuality tha(
goes with good clothes.
5 Space has been provided in the basement
- for slimm' ' 3 shoes. .
Features of the new department will be,
up to date equipment and separate room for
3 men and women. Service will be cheerful and
i satisfactory.
“~qu—
. v.
1
: Coats and Suits
1' at qway less
55
Sensible men who have 1011
lowed market trends this 5111'
son realize that materials ar
rising in price and are hard f .
get. These same men will bd
quick to see the wisdom of
purchasing,r now, in prepara‘qt'
lion. There’s :1 saving in thesd
$111.50 suits. -
Nearly any man may be reasonably sure that there’ ll
be a suit here that will fit him and look well and be just;
what he wants
$14.50
Garments that have marked
this 1917 season—the new
shades, the more novel fabrics
and the more. extreme cuts
All these are included at sub-
stantial reductions. Woman
may choose now and wisely
too, for coal or suit will give
thorough satisfaction and
she’ll pay less;
1
Were $18 $20 $22.50
Suits-Ratios, and the pop- ‘
ular 1'11bi'ics——rose,\gray, gold
—-cut on approved lines, thor- ‘ ,1
oughly desirable. Formerly ‘ 5‘
$20 to $27.50— $7.50
Blue, gray and tan suits that represent the season’s
best iit quality, style and excellence of workmanship. Were
Main floor. rear.
i
Croquet is
interesting game
1
Not only does it keep us grown- ups out doors—not
. 1130 to 1145—— $16.50
only is it a game that the whole family can enjoy, but it’s
s tutor] in pursuance to the 1rohibi-.cr men wanted.
the tioii setiion 01 the food 1"onirol bill. t
'l‘-ht'-sc11ion provides that alter .3 THE BELLE ISLAND
(luvs, foilowing the 91111111119111 of the
A complaint was received by
police from 13 West avenue that boys
L‘d'bee" stealing apples .1nd destroy ltcisiatitm, no 11‘10ds,11'uits or food
I
ins "995 there 11111111111111 shrill be. used in the 11111-
ftlluiiull of distilled SDIIMS for bci'ei'~'
111' 1' purposes. 1
Take Bull by Home.
- {Continued From Page One)
‘Property of lt‘lliott F. Soule was 11t-,
tanned yesterday by Constable Brian
in arc-ordancc with thi 111w 1TH"'30-1 , Y .
Silk 101‘ the Norwalk Hardware Cont- .day linrlt expires at midnight septum :ISILLJEKA “N M llSllJfl I 1101'
party The case is returnable on the b,e'r 1.11“”,i date falling on Sump”. Joseph S. \l'lillesldc of New York:
loot-1h Monday (it this month before distiller: will be forced to cotnpltic. ll vice-president.
Thomas C. Balcolm. ‘wm‘ ”‘9 new regulations 0“" (153' be John H. Coe, of South Norwalk,
1 fl tore HIP time picsq‘ibcd in the bill (onn secretary
_ as the. federal laws now prohibit dis 111'
~ Lieutenant Horace Gm atttndcd tilleries trout manufacturing liquors to..nn
the meeting of the East Norwalk Boy on Sundays. I
Scout troop, which was held last night Mean'ulri‘ 1 liquor dealers 1111111111]:-
in the Marvin School. The youngsters (‘11 “"3 bull l ”19 “011‘s AWUNU
- that 11111.11 will be 11 scarcity of l.-q
> i 01'
‘*;c°"19flb5(3k mt“. old scou “RM ' 'lT liT iii-.1 (“1111111 iuiiii'e they have
in the. s y e ,
'11li'eady made preparations to oilsttl
-'——" ' the ruor\1'111y inss of raising the price
Stangirtnti Stefani. of Bridge stred,‘ oi iiip‘ 111111110 cents to 15 cents
-kn his jitney standing at. abou19'30' Some say that even 'with this pro-
, b 111 a, vailing price “1““) ”100“ kWile”. Edmund 1‘ Browne. of Richmond
last night on Wood street, 1nd; 0 H 1111\9 no revurd 101 11,9 ugslhutic Ilill, Queens Borough. N. Y. nudi
'lalt- hour later when he went 1 ere 1 “use of 111.11, patrons. 11 13 common Hen'w W. Plant of New York! 1311),
found th 11 :1 tire had been stolen from ly' rcpu; ted than safe proprietors 1'. etc elected directors to fill vacan-
the side. of the machine and that two have taken to the habit of watering 1511.519111]}; 10 “p1“. 1300011111111 37 51,
'1d also been taken. their stock in the ho] * that the sup 11.111.
tubes h 'ply on hand after September 8 will be. Richard H Golden was elected di-
:Luliicient to c111'1v them 0\91 until the tct'tor to n" vacancy 1111111 to expire
5'“ inch 0‘ “3““ Ml in the 40 nim- war is llldtd and the rigid legislation 119.91“qu 3151,1919 ' .
use deluge which broke over llr 1dgc 1111((1
”111151 night. Two houses were The power granted the President AUTO SECTION
m under the pr'otisions of the food coll-1‘
Ck by lightning m Btidgeport a 1101 bill are. wide in 11 discretionaryI 01‘ TAX BILL
lam destroyed by fire following a bolt :ense \\ hen in lizs judgment it be .
in Fairfield and a man is dying at then comes. necessuii. he can pi'oliibii byI
Bridgeport hospital as an indirect re- proclamation the riianufaclu't? 11011
313115 of 111g fire in Fairfield ion]; of distilled liquors but 111.101":
1 ’light alcoriolic beverages such as
. . beers. and light wines.
The crvil case of the Metropolitan it is hinted in Washington at pres-
Electrical Supply Company, reDl‘C‘Sf-‘nt' ent that such a step on the part of
(:1 by Attorney Leo Davis, \S. Henry the President woplttl1 not suinrisc the
li nor in eres s 0 1e coun ry
1'. Mueller, represented by Judge Jo- (l Enoug Fer Two Years.
551311 R, Taylor. which was to have ,
' ' \lilh the law in full operation na- the federal nui'etnntent
he" heard before Judge George H tional prohibition is not assured. In A“ nmcntlinent to [he
Yosbitrgh this morning in the down framing the new legislation congress111ectlon suggested by Senator Knox
t“WT! court was 130810011911 until Salur- did not. see fit to confiscate the mil-' and adopted. impose 11 surtnx of 10
. any morning, the 2151b. lions of gallons of whiskies and liq ifnr each $500 value on cars costing
' ________ f'uors in bonded warehouses. Thzsluiore the "$3 .000 As accepted the sec-.
The laying of the stone blocks. on
me side of North Main street I0 Rails 0011511111915 demand for nearly two those not used exclusively for business
road avenué has almost been com- 'years. Du rposeS'
1 CD 11
steadily engaged at it and have made' date, whiskey will become an «open-'11“: biiw‘é‘éueim-éna’éii'i"‘éi‘éi 23:1
1: very good grade there. The site stimulant. 'ing betweenm and $1. 000, $10 with
wing work along South Main
‘IIIDU " lulu“
511-991 is going along at. a good rate. ..... t I
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51111111131111
. 1'11 AHEAD .111
OF‘mu' '
a speed also and it is expected that
~BillNKoF
11.1 . .1.
treasurer.
The following named were eluted
‘ilst,
I‘Il'll'PSi
walk, Conn.
(1111:1911 (3. Perry, East Nonvalk.
William S. Sturlcvunt. New
city.
William F. Clarke, New York city.
1920' —'
(Continued From Page Two)
1out the-House provision for additional
taxation of inhei'ltancea. designed to
raise $111100 0110 \'e.\v England sena-
tors protested that lnheritances are u
I‘prime source. of local state taxation,
the trolley will resume. their service
merthis portion of the street in 11'
dim time thus obviating the necessi-
ty of going under the bridge to rail-
road avenue and thence to Washing
{on street
ARE YOU UNLUCKY?
310st slckness‘ls traced to careless
nose or neglect, but unfortunates who
amet- from hay fever or asthma can '
.- attribute their ailments to bad luck
In August the air is full of pollen and -
dn‘st that cause trouble for some, yd
utters are never bothered. No real;
'- dy'.does more to relieve bay (evensllg
‘usthmn than Foley's Honey and To.)
lie well known family medicine for
ASSOCIATION '
\iarshull Andrews, of Norwalk.‘
(lil‘t‘i"1()l‘-1t;‘l‘llls to 1xpire Downibei '
W Tallmiidge, South Nor—Ij
York : 1
IS ADOPTED .
jllllllce committee's action instrikingf
'1n(I,§IlClluI not he inter'fcied with by I
automobile.E '
1‘ must that at present there is enough I tion 111111 Dr rvides the following molorj
whiskey in 0"” “00“ to supply th' Ivehicle taxes payable by owners 0111
... ,
IE3, 000 and $10 for each $1100 above
_ tax would fall on those able to bear it
dustry is more profitable
other except munitions.
~ committee. replied that a majority of TODAY IN WALL." STREET. I
the committee preferred a tax upon 3‘ ' , ‘ V ' ‘ '
a game that holds the interest. It requires accuracy and all,
black. the skill we can muster.
Fine silk suits—tan, navy and Rich~looking
11nd lustrous. Were $30 to 1350—— $16.50
Coats in gold, brown, rose and blue-full of the sea-
son’s splendor, and ready to give service— $8.50
M“ “We
/
Ill the store stock, there are a lot of croquet sets that
were held up by delays in stripping and 1m embargo. The.
season was partly gone when they came to us, which is the
reason for low prices now.
In a variety that includes good,
$1. '10 and $1. 80, and as high as $6 75.
Materials and workmanship will stand inspection.
$1.10 to $6. 75.
serviceable sets at
. "E
‘1
i
l
t
t
' Educator Crackers
Special.
Educator crackers are looking for new worlds to con-
quer. They want people who have not used them before,
1 to buy them. They want to be judged strictly on merit.
Purity, wholesomeness and good food values are the
deciding factors.
i
Fourth floor.
M11131...
that: stand up.
Durability, comfort and appearance. Those are the"
things we should go after when we buy shoes.
in stock 110w are low shoes of special merit.
metal oxfords (wide or narrow toes)—-—$4 and $5.
I varieggflglflld Target assortment consisting 0f twenty Broken sizes in black, tan or white, narrow or wide
1 ”1 Men“ . ' toes—$3 $3. 50 and $4.
1 ‘4 No leather, ground gripper oxfords—$5.
Men’s Cordo calf English oxfords~—$6.50.
Russian calf corded tip English axioms—$6.50;
. Educator products are in a sufficient variety to satisfy
any desire. .
t This week, V2- lb box assorted wafers—25c.
13*" ,1 Guns
..
.51
Neckwcar at half '“ . . .
, \ Main floor. ‘ ,
‘ From a manufacturer there comes a: - " -
finder of salesman samples. They’re so 1 " V j >"
good one is inclined to wonder at their Women s hosiery .
first price, and one marvels still more at . d d 1
their new half price. _ . an un crwcar '
Women's pure 31111 in boot length. r1111- fashloned. in colors and
1 . .Collar and cuff sets and separate col1 1.11.11.11.11: white—m
1 lars Of organdre lawn and pique some whl ngens fibre silk with double soles and boots, in colors. block and;I
w ' black com h (h hi 1' 19 as
i 116 hand Blan'OIdCl’Cd. A“ are dainty and attlaCtiV81 . ‘1 3313‘3131111111. weigh;I 111:5? gEmnwhostg, graced: gambo wear-4
manna
r506 VHIUCS 25c 1 Mlsses’ low-neck, no slecvo‘ vests or fine gauze not. n—l . l?
w ' .Women’s cam [isle bodioes. for evening wear, 0.1103194]
$1 values 1 10¢ mic. .
. 1L . I - gonads pink [isle vaattsldund Emmi?“ Jemima cotton. 111411 3111103
~ omen's shaped vests an 0
Ready Satrirday for inspection. mam—soc. ”T's; ,» p 3'...“ ”know“ ._. .
“ min floor. from. Mai floor-.33!" .51.:,. 4 1, i
$5. 00 additional' for 91111? $500 up to.
Liberty Bonds wavered between M1150
and 99 86.
The \proposed special tax on pub— lied 2‘ points United Fruit 1051.3
Ilislttm' incomes and the increase in points, but Marines made fractional
second class postage rates. were de- gains St Paul rose a point while
bated at length yesterdoy but action Reading and New York Cential were GOVERNOR SPEEDING
Was deferred probably until l‘thHnClined to recede Equipments moved ’
UP LOCAL BOARDS
week. Senator Hardwick urged that veriably and specialties showed no
the Senate adopt his amendment, ap— definite trend industrial ‘AlcohOl'si
proved by. the pbstofllce department, gain of 114 points. soon being tori
1.1111," 1.11 ' .. ~ ' 01'1111'1'31112'11 1.1: :11; 11;"
0 ""an 0811-1 1 tut-1111.1 ‘WALL STRET Closing—On the w? ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
21151111112111.1128 115121111353 11:11011 pub“? 11131119111 week and trading or: the pres i‘:;fi,g€§,:f’l,fi,§f‘§ 1:831:32: ”Sfiiiitfi‘ "
in behalf or his amendmefiitef graspo e ent season today 5 Stock Market con» them to forward these documents im‘
11111115 publications postage 0 “2‘03: tinned its uncertain course 'Price niedlately. as the time is valuable. The
signed to affect ma 1111111 “I? :35 0113118051 howeVer. being mainly down' district boards act as nooalne. ' tri-
news “per . g“ 9" an ward Rails experienced further mod hump, and also have 111‘ 1111.11ng
p 3-. ‘ .‘d crate. reversals, lDflNflWaI‘e 0nd Hudson premartion of certain lists of flames. a:
for which duty it is importation that “
they have in possession the paper
making a new mimlmum at 102; with
subsequent recovery. War shares were:-
reter'red to whléb the lowen lion QI
have made out.
reactionary and Cbppers yielded with
-It the rim 11111111111311 111mm ”
1i i M be
«a
'01:.000
The. 1111: based upon original list
price would be reduced by 10 per cent
for each year“ use of the machine up
too gross ailo one of 51) per cent.
Senator Smoot said that the motor
\21
a...
Any person “at? an automobile with
present prices c gasoline and supplies,
he declared. can well afford the tax.
Senator tKlrby objected to the tax
from automobile lnanufact ers to‘
owners, declaring the 111111113111-
an any
0'.
Senotor ,‘1..~Quntber ofthe finance
101111. Motor accesorles and Utilities,
1111 but 511 hippingu‘ pained for the 111011
‘ U ed thin ,
l
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