JUST RECEIVED SOLDIERS
KITS AND ROLLUPS OR
TOILET ROLLS
$1.00 to $3.75
,‘ Navy Belts 75c to $2.00
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JOSEPH DAVIS
85 Washington Street
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Forecast, for Norwalk an vicinity.
Showers tonight; Saturday fair and
cooler.
The storm which was central over
Lake Superior yesterday morning has
moved slowly eastward and is new
central over Ontario. It will probably
, pass out the St. Lawrence valley to-
night or Saturday. It.has caused gen.
eral rains during the last 24 hours from
the Mississippi river eastward. )0 the
coast and as far south as Tennessee.
Cool, pleasant Weather continues be-
tveen the Rocky mountains and the
Mississippi r‘iv. r.
Conditions favor for this gicinity un-
settled. showery weather followed bg."
clawing late tonight or Saturday.
WEATHER. A YEAR AGO r01
DAY.
Temperature: High, Elf); low,
66. Fair.
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RUBEMARUUARH
HAVthi nu YEAR
Hill THE llllllfiEllS
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.~When thei
Brooklyn Dodgers take the field next'
spring there will be on the pitching;
staff one man whom the critics a ‘
ago agreed was in the seer and yel-l
low. lie is Rube Marquard, who wasi
generally believed to be about throw-Jill
_.Q_ ,
4.,
but who this season has come back’
successful of all the Brooklyn pitch-
ers.
There is one man who still believesl
in Rube Marquard, and he is
l Both Chicago and Boston won yesterday,
. .4...
\\ mm” gel have “gone over the top.”
Robinson. The Brooklyn leader, who'
is one of the, shrewdest I . ”.—
Judges of.
twirling talent in the major lcagues,:
intends ,0 have, Hm angular southpawiwu fitted to dodge German bullets in France.
on his club next season and believes. ‘ +
he will be one of his most valuable
pitchers,
Robinson expects to see Marquard: for many years,
in the major league at least five years";
more. The tall chap is in excellent
physical condition, his left arm ap-
pears to be as strong as ever and hist
heart is in the work. lie is one of.
4--
how had his rye sight is, etc.
“0ft again, on again, gone again, Finnegan."
“Red" Murray, who has again been released by 1he Giants?
Opinions and Gossip
Wouldn't this apply 1
Boston and Chicago fans are going to have heart
with both feet and has been the most . scramble for first place in the American League isn‘t settled pretty soon. § ms in the handicap will shoot at twen~
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Thi re may he a hick in Jimmy H ickman's name. but the Brooklyniie isI and ninety-Pit!” trap shooters fired at
l'etll‘imaking a few other ball players look like hicks on the ball field.
John “Brownie" hicGarrie, says he, will put in no exemption claims on
the, grounds that. the 'Norwalk independents are dependent upon him.
with major league service when thei
Giants llll’n"d him o\‘er the Robins,i I }
failure if the wild
After dodging Stanley’s shoots th is Sunday, any of the Tigers will be
w. ._ -.._.1_.
lg’Cily News
I ‘ The comenack of Marquard
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.Grand American Handicap‘
l Event Finishes Today
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CHICAGO, Aug, 24,—Seren hundred
eighty targets yestt May in the Grant]
.Amet'icen hamlicnp event of the tour.
inamr‘nt that has been-milder way all
1' week at the South Shore Country Club.
E The finish of the big merit of the tour-
. namcn't will take place today, when
those who still have a chance for hon-
ity targets. '
John Peterson of Itandall, 1a,. won"
it has been quite a while since either “lieinie” Ziuim or "Casey” Stem; ”‘9 DY‘t‘liminfll‘Y handicap, brow—'11! OV-l
, er from \K'etlnesdziy, with 99, and thel
irrot‘ession'tl event was won by Roll‘ :
lleikes of Dayton, 0., also with 99.3
"Hits leaves llcikes, l'lomer Clark of;
Alton, “1., \V. R. Crosby of O'Fallel‘l.‘
lll., George \V. Maxwell of llastings,‘
The New York Yankees can well be called the champions of the ’Htasp- NM,” and H. p. Gibbs of tnion (.‘itv *
E berry League.” The Yankecs have given the l'aspht'l'l‘)’ to their followers, Tenn, ,0 51,001 for ”1,. professional
' championship today, each having: qual-
. iiied during the week,
There is some difference between the young man who undergoes an op-l Tht‘ bt‘sl scores made in the shoot
leration-oo that he may serve his country, and the fellow who is st) alleUUS, lO‘lill' “WWI-
to tell the examining physicians just how much under weight be is, and i
Yards .
lltlml'U-ap Score
A regular semi-weekly drill of the
Callaher Battery was held this after-
noon on the drill grounds in Crunbury.
James Butler, the grocer, has secur-
,‘ed a store on North Main street, South
perhaps never will be a sound judge;
of pitchers. Mc‘rraw
broadcast when he let the leftltander|
go that lie was through for good andtTurns
NEW YllllNliSTEllSt
proclaimed l ,
Although no names were mentioned,
it is said that
iShortstop Martin and
Attention Towards‘whl be replaced when the shakeup
Outfielder Corcoran,
Catcher Egan
in the National Hague,
In view of Rube‘s poor work dur-
dtlorwalk, where he will open another
pf his stores about the first of October.,
line the, later part of his career With
Mrs. Warren of Strawberry llil],i the Giants many were inclined to
complained to the police that peoplefim'm With “10 11131138911 bUt ever
have been destroying property on her
place there. The police are inwfiuga; shown that he is still able to hold the
ting... big league. pace. He has had is off
silays, just like the other twlrlcrs, but
.
Steve Flvnn of Connecticut avenue' When given formidable support he
made a raid on a clothes line in his‘yt‘m' he ““5 "9"“ ““3 most “gem "t
‘ for him next season.
towels, etc.
But Robinson realizes full well that
fling at 5 o’clock. Two or three newscouts have been instructed to 100k
officers will be elected, and p131“ made over the minor league crop carefully.
for the union meeting of all the coun-: Robbie hopes to have. a strong stall!
oils in the country sometime duflng next 54033011. lie attributes lllt" 1055
lot the. championship largely to
lpoor pitching.
The many friends of tRev. W. 0.;
Giflln, pastor of the First Methodist: MANY BALL PLAYERS
CHANGE THEIR NAMES
’ the month of October.
Episcopal church, will regret to learn?
(a he continues to be very ill and‘
that his vacation will be extended
through the mouth of September.
There are some very queer monack-
are attached to ball players, but most
._—_.—.—— . lof them bear up under the handicap,
——The clearance sale of shoes, ox- ' and refuse the solace of an alias. Some
fords and pumps will commence satalconsplcuous examples of exceptions to
urday, August 25, at 31,. .losem's, 1‘this general rule are. Lee Magee, who
urday, August 25, at M. Josem's,
tBouton street. ’
, nariua. Among the old timers the man
A regular meeting Oreockenog'best justified in changing his name.
Tribe, ‘.\'0. 32_ 1, Q_ R. M.., will be held perhaps. was Fred Mitchell, who was
tonight in Red Men's 1.1311,“) Main j’boru a Yapp. Mitchell, who helped to
street. Important matters relative tofcoach the Brave twirlcrs into worlds
‘ the coming annual carnival will be dis-
cusscd, and all members are requested
:0 attend the meeting.
'chtimpionship form in 1914, will cele-
brate his 38th birthday tomorrow. He
l‘was born at Alton, Mass, and began
. this professional careems a pitcher in
‘ Frank Przeclskiof Stamford came toyConcord, N. H., later playing with
”grief in his new Studebaker, when it; Lawrence, which sold him to Boston.
Ikidded yesterday afternoon at about He has pitched for the Red 80x. the
3:30 on Wall street in front of DniAthlellcs and the Pillies and finished
Baldwin's house, breaking on the left his mound career with the Toronto
‘ Club in 1908. He is now managing the
; Cubs. I .
Mineola, L. 1., is now the mecca of,
' many Norwalk and vicinity motorists,’ BROWN. TO MEET DRUMMlE
especially since the camp of the second} LBW BFOWH. manager of Chic Brown
tear Wheel, and bending the front axle.
1 ' was born a il-locrnschmeyer, and Max,
: Carey, who was originally tagged Cab;
the few members of the Brooklyn out-I . fi 4.5 Mark Arie, 'l‘homasborn, ill 22 79
fit who kept at his task throughout“; "‘ ”""~"‘ .. ”' A. *' C, ll. Larsen, Greeley, Neb. 20 79
the campaign. No one can say Rube; tkf—‘elt a few veterans ‘0 steady the R Buchanan Duluth Minn 19 7.,
-. - . t ‘Kklds l) t 1 mi k the lab 'n't lose ‘ ‘ ‘ ' " ' ‘ "
is quitting. : . l “ '1 ' - ° 9“ " Frank anieuiiiciieu, s. n. 17 79
slloll'ill . {any more games Lian the old timers Mrs, A. I). Topperweln shot at 100
again that l‘ilt-Graw never was and; have been dropping for us rcctntly. targets against time, and broke 91,
scoring the first twenty-five in 2 min-
“utes. 25 seconds. The professional
match between John R. Taylor of Ne-
walk, 0., and Lester German of Aber-
l
q , - ' . ‘~ I U I comes. . . . . ~
th..t ht wouldnt la‘sl another season: Blflldlng‘ Up Baseball CIUbi ..__ w 3:0“, .\ld., was won by TJHOY. 9,J to.
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' For Next Season lGlBBONS HAS aesv . ..
‘ _ . 0" GEORGE CH'P THE STANDINGS. .
i immonpon'r, Aug. 24.—r>isiui-.. W” l ""‘" 5
[pointed by the sudden collapse of: ST. mun. .\linn.. Aug. Lir-Tommyi Eastern League- 3
lsince. he joined the Dodgers Rube llflBl some of his veterans, Manager l{rlcn.i Gibbons, St. Paul boxer, won by “New Haven 3'13" 1:51;
I ‘ E ‘ . ' ’ ..........ri . ..o.
tell of Bridgeport has decided to make‘wlde margin from George (‘hip of, Lumen“, ............ 55 4,, .579‘
,big changes in his club for the my: Newcastle. PIL. here last night in “New Londo W48 45 315’.
t once of the season, “The bottom ‘ teniround boxing match, in the opinion ; \l'orcester ....... .. . AF; 45 .500,
zeccms to have fallen out of my Club."i“f ”‘9 majority or newspapermen nt'llridaeport ' ‘43 :7 .438;
reported .0 we police um, some one:usually led his club to victory. 'riiiq= ms mm", "50 I am going .0 9... the ringside. ln llw third round Gib- add-hid“ ----- Wig 5",: 13%|
tperiment with youngsters for the whens took the lead. landing a hard lett‘ Hartford .3... '55 :3851
back yard and that the casualtiesan ”‘8 Brooklyn WHEY-“i and ”till 3,1 mainder of the campaign in order tnlhonk which shook Chip. In the. ftith,; National League. i
were dreres, sheets, under clmhes,‘ why “01’1”“ already ha“ made a place] Wild 11]) a strong club for next year, sixth and seventh rounds up outboxcd; . . L. Pf‘r‘
l "The public llfls'filllllml‘l,0(l Eastern is oDonr-ut by a wide margin. Chip's fig}; (York! ............ 1% 418.3).
,Lt‘tigue ball so well here this seitson'l‘lt‘lOUfi SWinflfi sllpplng 0“ Glbbons‘B‘St I 1:01“? .1 W6» :35 .33!
Sherman Council, Royal Arcanum, 1hr ”00%;” pitching Slat! is in ul‘flen‘ithat. you can't blame them for com-,head nr shoulders. In the last round (‘iiicinuuti ...........63 58 :531
will hold a meeting next Tuesday eve- 11”“ 0’ bOl-“lm'i’lg “9 ““1 Brooklyn pltlittin: about the listless article the‘the men stand too to toe. Gibbons hand Chicago ,. . . . . . . .60 57 .513i
boys have been furnishing for the lug the. most telling blows. , Brooklyn ------ . ----- 54 59 » 73j
u. , m-" - iBoslon ..... . ......... ~18 60 .444.
past nee “((‘kR, The men upon, 1”“ bu h "6 78 116:
[whom I depended have failed to hit Serena G. Allen. of Weslport. has l 5 IT; American IL‘dzgue l
in the pinches and we have tltercbyffiled two foreclosures against lIerbcrt. _ L. no"
mellosl many close games. IV, Curr, on property on Ward and Chicago .............. 75 46 .620!
l ,“1 am already dickerlng With an'Maln streets, Jerome Bishop has filmBOHNm ------- “-71 45 1307
[outfielder infielder and catcher all el r r -l . l inst-tied A Ro- C‘t‘Wl‘md ------------ 67 55 .545
i ‘ ' ' ' ' ‘ " N ““‘m “3" “‘fi ‘ ' ' ‘Detrolt . . ..62 57 .521
‘LyOIlilflnlt‘l‘E, and hope to have them bet-ts and other on property on FAR-New ”mm; 60 .478
-‘in the lineup in it few days. I will field avenue. l t ‘ 2 . .
so FANS WW is... drawn ...... if. 9.. 32%
l ""“‘" “MW“ "" : Philadelphia ......... 4'2 71 .372
l " ‘ .' ' ‘ International League.
Itighttng For the American League Pennant . .W. h R0
. 1 Toronto .............. 74 50 .597
I . Providence ........... 71 48 .597
l llullimoro . ....... . . . .70 52 .574
I Newark .............. 69 52 .574
= Rochester ............ 58 65 .477:
Buffalo ............... 54 69 .422
Richmond ............ 46 74 .3 3
} <' lllontrrrl .. ........... 46 78 .371
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
Eastern League.
New London, 2; Lawrence, 0.
c“ Other games postponed, rain.
National League. ‘
St. Louis, 7; Brooklyn, 5.
Boston, 2: Pittsburgh. 1.
New York, 0; Chicago, 0; called
in 5th, inning, rain.
Cincinnati-Phlludelphia, rain.
1 Amerldan League.
Boston, 4; St. Louis, 2. '
Cleveland. 4; New York, 2.
Detroit, 7; Philadelphia, 3.
\ Chicago, 6; Washington. 0.
~ . International League.
"" r: ~ Montreal, 3; Newark, 0.
Baltimore, 3; Rochester, 2.
Other games postponed, wet
arrangements grounds.
unit of United States forces to be sent yesterday completed
to France, including the famous Sixty-i whereby the New Haven lightweight
ninth regim'efit bf New ork city, is 10.! will box Johnnie Drummie of Water-
cated there, about a mile south of thegibury in the star bout Of 12 rounds to
government aviation field. Mineola is be staged at'Hanover Park. Merlden,,
reached from Norwalk via. the km, one week from tonight, Brown is al-!
from Oakland Beach, Rye, N. Y., to "33d? in training for the bout which
Sea cuff, L. 1., or by way of the {marks the third between the two.
Queensboro bridge, Fifty-ninth street,l There will be “0 ‘BI‘OWmKUM bout in
New York city. The RyeSea Cliff route‘Stratford “e“ month, “‘9 Bridgeport
In the shorter; ILls seventeen miles promoters refusing ‘0 me“ the form-
from Norwalk to 'Rye, the ferryboat is er s demands.
an hour in creasing, and Mineola is
about ten miles due south of Sea Cliff.
{the "railroad" route is a. roundabout
way. but if one has the time it is ad-
‘ piaable to take that route either going
WESLEYAN WILL PLAY
Wesleyan will put a football team
in the field this fall and will carry out
the schedule arranged last winter it
the other institutions with which'it
or coming, if not'both ways. Mlneoltt
is less than an hour's ride from New
lurk city over as good roads as one
putrid wish for. term ‘ charges are
bud. and the total distance from Dan-
lug: tothe aviation field and’ L 0' amp
I. bflz‘rd'shtt-Ivo maul.
has dates have teams. There will be
no training table. The only coachi
lng the, team will reéelve will be glu-
eu by the diieétor (it physical educa-
tion. Dr. Edgar Fauver. The. reign;
the fight for the national champlom.
.Clty, , ‘_ .
Ja'ck‘ Barry, the young manager of
the Red Sex. is nowdn a. death grip
with Clarence Rowland, manager of
the Chicago White Sox, for the pen
hunt in the American League. They , ‘.
have see-sawed back and forth in and i '
out of the first place. Baseball ex-
perts believe the fight in that league .
will remain between these two clubs.
While his possible Detroit will pullt
up to them, few baseball‘men outside
of Detroit have expectations of this
result. In. fact, baseball-men believe
Southern Association.
Nashville, 3-3; Birmingham, 1-0,
Atlanta, 1; Chattanooga, 4. .
New Orleans, 5-1; Little Rock. 1-2.
Memphis 2; Mobile, 1.
GAMES TODAY.
Eastern League.
Hartford at Portland;
' New London at Lawrence. '
New Haven at Worcester.
Bridgeport. at Springfield.
National League.
Chicago at New York (2).
St, Louis at Brooklyn,
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
American League.
Boston at St. Louis.
' NewYork at Cleveland. _
- Philadelphia at Detroit.
Washington at Chlcago. ,
ship will, be between either of‘ theée‘
clubs and the Giants .01 New York
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larcoach, Marianna, tit a
fire "prune ‘uiin‘
Gallaher’s"fiattery
fvim " hm rapid .
‘r.
mar. Arena a. 3m;
Shoo shining. in the Basement. "T'”"~‘"‘_E;f ‘3:
{1'} Work quickly and satisfactorily done. '3
2‘; Separate rooms for men and women. 7
.a.
E Plenty of jars 1". 9
for canning i ‘
There is a suggestion 0‘
glass shortage, but it’s a duty,
for the housewife to can. and!
so it’s a duty for the store to",
furnish her with jars.
Here is assurance that thero’
are plenty of jars on liand..
Canning must not wait. Jars
. and crocks and‘all. canning}
utensils must be in readiness"
’ fiust when they are needed.
Mason Jars, pm, 750 (101.; quart.
85o doz. '
Etonomy jars, pint, $1.25 domt‘
quar-t,i$l.35 dog.
Jar lifters. fit all sizes of Jars, m
. lo use—15c.
Jar rubbers, best—150 doz.
Pumwux for sealing—100.
Jar rocks that. fit boiler (hold I
Juml—Sl. ‘
Jelly strainers—150 to 500. .
too, sizes 1 to 10 gallons}
40c to $2.60.
There are stone crocks,
:omplete with covers—
Wurth floor.
Let flag i
show our spirit?
, Our country at war—our flag on the firingr line—out!
boys already imFrance. These are things that fire us witlil
iardor and patriotism, and, as we display the flag, let us;
rememberits true significance: that it is the emblem 0|
Efreedom, democracy and right.
Last spring, flags were scarce and bunting was scar - . ,_
and many of us didnot get the flags we wanted. Then,t \
:there are many flags that show traces of usage and l 6;.
,weather. '
There is a good supply now, and plenty of choice.
. Large U. S. flags, yacht flags, service flags, shields,
and also flags of the Allied countries. ' '
In a wide range of prices.
Third floor.
Women‘s Pumps
’ $3.25 , '
Women’s black pumps, all this season's stock; good
fa'ssortment of sizes.
It is surprising how many women find pumps 5
for steady wear. Used to be a dress-up shoe. Now it’
home and business aswell, and it’s always neat and
‘Itractive. . " ,
- Patent colt Du Barry pump.
. lcathctr Louis XV heel. were 35.
. Patcnt colt. one-strap pump.
gray kid trim, Cuban heel, were
, . - ['1 So-
. , . 'l .. Black kid pump Wltl Insert
‘ l straps. leather 1.0qu 'V heck;
i " ll will st"? kid ‘ lh ‘
’ Q .3 ,L. , uc pumps w t smallr
. _ . .. tongue, leather Louis XV hecl.t
l " ‘ '.~ “I? sit'so'ktd Cot ll ‘1'
q, no one pumm.
t s s . turned sole, French heel, were. $ '
t‘ } . . Black calf pump with em '
l e . , 5 'buckle, leadier Innis XV heeL.
L" were $4.50. 1
. ‘ ' Black calf one-strap pump.‘
.\ fancy cut, leather Louis XV heel.’
‘ {“3" "Therm b0 u and! A
\ ‘4 a. _-___ pump. t high ;
\ , / low 21001. were 34. ‘ '
All at $3.25 a. pair“
Dye and j’ I:
. ., I'Iavc money . '_ . .,'i‘ .
What a lot of articles may be made to look like V -
byusc of Sunset Soappdyes, ' ' ‘ nfi
, .Ttl‘hese remarkable dyes give the same 'depth'of c'
ojcotton, wool, silk or linen. All may be put in the
cilia one time—and come out in matching shadet
.t Sunset Soap dyes and c,
“rm , _ ., ..
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leanses a fabric as well as c ,
Ir;- if)“ :_, d y; .. _' - ,s. f” 111‘?le i-l lw‘é . I ..
x: mm 'do not stain the hands 0.! Utensils—Land the); 3“
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Absolutely fast. , , . ‘ Wm“
" EA" W315i 9r dress ma‘ ,. be; made fresli in ’
bittersweet. ’.. 4 ~.
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