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EPTEMBERK
One swift look, then you’ll
Member it is now the cool
that you have not, and as customers and friends of ours it is our
duty to try and bring this matter in its critical form to you!
aW'PROFITS TAX-
W feel it our duty to call yous-"attention to the serious railroad FIGHT ENDED ‘
situation that the lumber trade is facing. It is possible that you ‘
have given this matter your best consideration, and it is probable BY bENATORS
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“,5 JOBBING A SPECIALTY
September when the fading
m of summer casts its
diadowgon' the'floor. Soon the
whirling autumn breezes
’ will bring coughs and colds
' and sneexes which. will sore _
saint your system as they
always have before.
Have you made due prepar-
ation? Is it your determina-
immediate attention.
l At this time, then, it is Well
lumber shipments.
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tion to resist the with in- , Will you do an"
vasion? Do you wish to suffer
more? Have you bought your {
winter fuel to rebuff the
weather cruel? Though you ’re
stubborn as a mu-el it will
freeze you to the core.
THE
FESRiS
loss. tonnes?
—
.Ea- . -:=;e:.
33 South Main St.
cm. as UP ‘
Ind we will rush our trouble man
right around when something like
this happens in your home. It your
PLUMBING Compound Lard, per lb.
is defective, antiquated, unsanitary Borax 01' Lenox 309:1)! -----
or worn out, have us make neces- Fresh Eggs, per dozen .....
nary repairs or install a new system Shredded Wheat, 3 pkg. . .. .
‘ ; " Argo Starch, 9. pkg. ........
f’ MODERN PLUMBING Granulated Sugar ..... . .
HORACE R. NASH. , .
Plumhlng and Heating ’4, Cottage Street.
, Tel. 1354
North Main St. South Norwalk.
We are notified by all the big railroads in the country that
while we can have cars at present under certain conditions, we
must so adjust our business that we will be prepared to face a
car shortage such as manufacturers and shippers have never
dreamed of, and that in the near future.
re uirements for lumber and building materials, to take advan-
ta e of any temporary relief afi'orded by a better supply for
e liaicll G Bailey
SWEEPING REDUCTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THIS
MARK-DOWN SALE ON ALL SUMMER GOODS
. An ealy visit is advised. We are sacrificing our entire stock
now of WOMEN’S and MISSES’ WASH DRESSES, SILK
D SSES, SKIRTS, WAISTS, MUSLIN and SILK UNDER.
GA, MENTS, CORSETS, SUITS, COATS and HATS. ‘
CLOAKS me, P ARIS MlLLlNzfit-Yli
SPECIALS
A. STULL
Johnson (Cal); La Follclte. Under-
wood and Vardaman.
Action on the war profits section~
the largest revenue-producing provi-
sion, was taken technically in commit-
tees of the whole and is subject to
final review later. Today decisive rout
of the high tax clement, however, may
prevent further efforts along this line
and Senate leaders say it forcasls dc-
fcat for the fight beginning tomorrow
for heavier income taxes.
With adoption of the finance commit—
tee's war profits provisions—increased
. by the committee—from $562,000,000,
to consider and anticipate your
4135? -
ators began their fight—the bill totals
‘ ' "“ ss,‘52‘2‘,ooo,ooo, near which ogure it is
lcxpccled to remain. Melly senators.
however, predict ultimate elimination
lot consumption taxclfiaggregating $86,-
1000.000, second class mail increases of
13123300000 freight taxes of 577,500,000,
alld stamp (axes on parcel post pack-
jages estimated lo yield about $8,000,-
‘000.
In the contest between those advo
.cnitng and opposing higher laxations
.of war profits, which has approached
llithevels of Senate dissension. illc
llargcst inislcr oi‘ the high tax groups
iwas iwcnly-niné votes. his came yes-
terday on an amendment of Senator
Johnson of California. to increase the
maximum graduated rate from 60 lo 70
per cent. Supporting it were:
Democrats —- Asllurst, Beckman:
South Norwalk.
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........................ 20c
50 ,llroussard, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Hol-
""""""""""""" lis, llusting, ollnson (S D.). King. Kiri
"""""" ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ‘ ' ' 46° by, McKcllar, 'Mycrs Overman. Phclan,
..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Sharrolh, Sheppard. Thompson, Tram-
.............. .. . . . . . . .. 50 rule and Varcamann—fi.
. . . . ...... , , _ , 2 3.4 1b;_ 256 Republicans-Norah Brady. Gronna,
Johnson (Cal), ones (Wash), Kenyon,
lslb‘olletlc, .\ic.\‘ary, Norris and Suth-
erland—~10. Total 29.
On the final vole ol 72 lo 7, after all
amendments had been defeated except
minor provisions accepted or offered
by Senator Simmons, in charge of the
East Norwalk.
radicals
QUARTERS IN U. _s.
‘ T0 CRUSH PLOTS
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.Albert Dillorgan
wasnmeron STREET
sci.
'Thve seizure of documents was care
nod out in accordance with a plan
perfected here by William C. Fills,
Assistant Ailorncchncral. A state-
mcnt issued by the Department of
Justice announcéd that the ‘sclzurc of
papers was made in connection with
:1 Federal Grand Jury investigation
of the l. W. W.. now proceeding in
Chicago.‘
0n Eve of Report to Wilson.
The Department’s action was taken
on the eve of a report to President
Wilson by Chief Justice Coyington oi
the Supreme Court. of the District of
g‘COllllnblil, who was designated recent-
lly by the President to investigate the
, llahor situation.
1' Judge Covington has completed his
,lnvcstigation, which lasted several
weeks and look him to the Pacific
coast. He probably will report per-
sonally to President Wilson tomor-
, . , bill. many of the so-callcd
_____‘ voted for the committee draft. The
Rbund Clams - - 10c q vole came after a day of perfunctory
‘ debate, in marked contrast to the stir-
- BUTTER FISH ................................. 18c ““8 3"“88’9 “"“ch‘meded "' “d “"
. ' c D FISH . ' _ . _ . . ...... .. ' ' ‘ 22 ler a dozen roll calls on various pro-
‘DOGK' """" ' """""""" c posals designed to increase the war
. ‘ ‘ ~ ......... . . . ......................... . 120 Dl‘OfllS levy. , ,
H LIBUT . ........ . . ..................... . 24c As new written into the bill, the
' SWORD -------------------- .. .. ......... . . 25c war profits section strikes out the
' - p VarnlShESlaln . F ‘ T FISH . . . .. ..... .............. . .......... . 120 House provision for an additional tax
. _ W3 AK FISH ,,,,,,,, ..... ______ ' .. . 180 of $200,000,000. and is a substitute for
made forFlaors FRESH MACKEREL ............ ’ 18c ”,‘“,d""°‘“‘;‘l.62’,‘,‘f§§, "1° :1 m, ‘3: f3?
"' yc illg -., , . ‘lc o e';
l . BLUE FISH ......................,....,,,,..,,,., 280 of the new provision is estimated at
’ ' “$80,900,000.
s sultahle ‘0'. A" SChullze s Shflllfll'y Mdl‘kClS ll also cxtcnds the tux to ordinary,
Work Around the 32 Washington St. 39 Main St. t normal peace profits in excess'ol 10
80““ "Wt“ . pcr cont, in addition lo cxccssllc war
' Norwalk. prams reached by graduated rules.
House. uounicd to surlllxes. ranging from 12
. ' . .._. " to (:00 per cent, The excess is based
‘5 ' ‘ " . , upon ”11‘ he ‘lncome above 85,000 of
r 3 ‘3‘. Kyafi'ze Your Home RAID ALL I. We W.~ ‘Of ”18: l. “’. “ . leaders llllVP b0?!) cc.rpol‘niions,’{pul'lnershlps and inleld‘
under close scrutiny of the Depart-
Ancnt's bureau of lnvcstigution, 50m,” uuls in trade or business over the aver
;°" ”"19 Workers; chiefly in the \Vesi llgc ol1911, 1912 and l913—the pro-war
'and "male “'1‘“. have dcvolcd lllt’ll‘Islalldill‘d—Wllh ll minimum cxcmption
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.undlvldcd attention to alien
std nl- , , s "a,
lelnplu on the part of lenders to em. of 0 pt) cent of llcluol imc led cap
i-nl'rnsl-l the Governmcnt ill the coll"and a maximum exemption 0t 10 pp"
duct of the war by strikes and other “‘1“-
disturbanccs called in the name of} The graduated rules and their cs—
labor. ilinlmcd rcvcnuc yield follow:
These activities h'u'p “Wm. bc .
‘ ‘ ‘ - C111 .,
regarded here as a labor moycmcm. 1. nor cent on excess profits up to
They have becll held to bc politic-nu” W‘l‘ cent, “£0,080,000.
and in some instances conducted willl' 10 per cent on between 10 and 25 per
:1" vi(cw solely to hinder and llampel‘lcem' $46 030 000
no iovcrnmellt in cxcrclsln" the fill ' ' ' .
strength in carrying on the war. I ~ .20 per cent. between
Austrians Are Attacked. sent. 3109300300-
(‘llal'ges of many complexions havr 35 DOT cent, between
been rtcccivedlbyl llle Department iniccnt. $101.000.000.000.
connec lon \vlil no or nlza '~ « - ' ‘ ~
tivlties. It. was cllnl'gcfial‘ccetllifllyblh‘uct 30 per cent, between 70 and 100 per
in the ranks of the I. W. W. \vcreiwm' 388'200'000‘
many Austrians who have been activol 35 per cent. thWeen ‘00 and 150 per
ln stirring up strife intended to ham-chnt, $120,050,000.
per American industries, doln work: -
handled by Germans bEfOl‘E! iii? Uni-l 40 per cent, between loO and 200 per
ted States declared a state of war icent, 3102’000'000'
existing with Germany. j 45 per cent, between 200 and 250 per
Continued investigation has failedJccnt, $84,150,000.~
25 and ‘50 per
50 and 75 per
'l-ow.
1 Whether the concerted action of
.lllarshulsl throughout the country wasl
{in any ivay related to Justice Cow:7
lington's investigation was not disclos-'
led. It is known, however, that Jus-'
lice Covington made a special study,
1 Ramon
1 39c
was soon; after he reached the North-7
west that twenty-seven leaders of the.
.rs'szanizotion were arrested by Idaho.
' National‘Guardsmen the day before.
line time: set for a general strike in.
gWashingliou, Oregon, Montana and:
i‘ldcho. l .
i The charges against leaders of the
organization under arrest, or Whose
upset is contemplated Were not made
public bore. It was ’said at the De-
. pertinent of Justice that thesewould
have to ‘e determinéfl by the Grand
.Illl‘y investigating the organization.
Grand Jury Operations.-
omclalls also declined to .olsclose
whether lindlctmenis had been found
by grand juries in Chicago or else-
‘ where against l. W. W. leaders. It
was intimated, however; that the in-
vestigationhad only. begun. indica-
tions are that Federal grand juries in,
.. her cit esvwill be called upon also!
t‘vestlgate the
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.or the activities of the i. w. w.. ltj‘
activities of the'trol
it is understood to conncct lhcse ac-‘ 60 « .
. . . . . - e' r .
llvltles. 'llll German money. The De» 300 p I cent 0,,“ 1’ ofits m ““58 of
partment as determined the pl~inci-.- per cent, 36.390000.
pal reservoirs of German funds ill this! Senator Simone presented and the
country and, it is lcporicd, has not Senate ac’cepiedaprovision exempting
connected them with recent disorders trades and buginess carried chiefly by
'in the West and Southwest. ’_
Local United States Attorneys have 'pelsonnl services and With "nominal
reported many instances of a. suspiciqcalmal- He also accepted anl-amend-
ous nature in connection with alleged lnent by Senator Shields exempting
labor troubles however and these from consideration '
. , . . . as taxable lnconle
have been the sub cot i do . f .
investigation. I 0 partmentaliumt derived from the business of life,
As a result of me countrywide so} ghealth and accident ipsurance combin-
ul-e of the l. W. w.‘s papers the Den“ in one policy on the weekly par-
palrftment of Juisf‘ee tonight find-s it"ment plan, and another by Senator
=58 in possess on of documents byi . .
the thousand, many of which will bylteeks exempting profits 0‘ other no
submitted to Grand Juries. as the‘cupntlons besides professions depend
basis .of an investigation to determine ;ing plainly 0n personal qualifications
willether leaders can b:’p;oflecutéd. fwith nominal capltal.‘ .'
rosecutions may a egun under
several laws. chiefly the espionage: With the‘war profits section virtual.
act, covering the utterance ‘0‘ new ly disposed of, the Senate, today, will
sonsble and seditious statements, andiproceed t0 the income 1*“ “will“?
the food control law. Prosecutionldcr an agreement to ma disposition
under the latter law could be con-t .
ducted in instances whore it Valeflda" As recently increased, the bill
shown that attempts Were being made. would levy" ’850‘16"°°° on incomes-
by conspiracy or otherwise, to lmntsoohoopoo from corporations and the
pede the interstate movement of balance Irom’hidivlduals. Senator Le
“mum and other commodities on-isullelte’wlll try to raise the individual
led by' the Government and need.“ ‘ , .
, all; successful ' ' tion‘pi levy to ’mmmmm “5 Senator
bills to me 053‘!
rm
lo 8,000,000,000 after the high lax 5911- u
rmsnsv. seer . s, 1511;“).
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Thistl‘axn & Hyatt ,
Norwalk’s Leading Dry Goods Store
.3,
o 9 0
Ladies Rain Coats ‘
A Splendid Line in Silk and Cloth Finish, black
and All Colors at Very Reasonable Prices.
, Children’s Rain Coats and Umbrellas
Provide Ample Protection lor the Little Ones on Rainy School Days
The Best Dollar Umbrella Made
for Men and Women. Fast Color Covers, Strong Frame, Attractive Handles.
A Big Stock of Leather and Mailing Suit Cases
Ask to See Them.
NOTICE 3
People Recognize Enlightening to the
Public
11' your vision is defective and you
want your eyes examined he sure to
see lhc eye doclors, gl'llouale physi-
cians, as these are me only people
who have tested the eyes of our scl-
diers.
Know further the school teachers}
send the children with poor eye sight‘
only to the physicians for examination
of the eyes,
if you don't wellhlo go lherc try
Brand‘s made up glasses, to see with,
from $1.25 to $2.50 and which are ac-
curately assorted and sold by num-
bers—according lo our advertising
matter. Ask for the lens numbers——
get acquainted \vilh lllcm.
Pick out that which suits you beSt
on a month’s trial.
The made up glasses we soil will not
injure or hurt your eyes uh. you must
decide if you will buy lllem.
Largest stock in lenses,
frames.
mountings and repair parts at all
prices.
Prescriptions for classes carefully"
tilled. Lenses duplicated.
(‘lllll'lcs Brand, expel-l wulchlnakcz',
jeweler uml opllcien lover fillccvl
yours" cxpcricncc). 134 Washington
siren, Soulh Sol-walk. Conn.
N. B. This ad will be before the pub-
lic in the new lime lablc for the nexti
six months.
BULL CAUSES MAN'S DEATH. l
TURNINGTON, Sept 6,~ Henry G.‘
Wright. 86 years old. died late yester-i
day of injuries received when he was
attacked by a bull at his {arm in
Goehcn Sunday. He opened the bull3
pen to‘ show the bull to visitors. and
either toll in or was knocked down byl
the hull and was trampled on. 2
Mr. Wright represented Goshcn in,
the legislature in 1878. He had held
every town omcc except that of clerk?
He is survived by two sons. E. 0.;
Wright and A. ll. Wright. 3
HAVANA IS BURNING
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Havana filled 5c cigar. Ask for it I
Retailers supplied by I
THE C. E. SLAUSON 00., 3
Norwalk and Stamford i
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JACOBY’S
New Fall Dresses
$12.98 to $30.00
Charge \Accollnis opened
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SPECIALS IN
FRESH . FISH
iH.Krieger & Co.
Prepare Your .
Boys and «Girls
for School
We Can Fit Your Children
From Head to Foot.
No store more earnestly strives to
salami}.
solve your problems When it comes lo
the mailer of making your money go the 3
when», w» _ . .- i1
Ladies”"Blouses '
A new line of Ladies' Blouses in plain and fancy striped and
embroidered voile . $1.00 and $2.00 I
LADIES’ COWS. ‘ "
A new line of Ladies’ Collars in lawns, plain and lace trim-
med, and not \ . q 500 ;
Georgette Crepe Collars, plain, lace trimmed and embroider- ‘
us.nus-a.-unease-4|..-constancy-incense
1" ginkgo-«k. as Jews v.44! *5 i'a..-;;....~.i- I
J. I. MALLETTE ‘
SOUTH N ORWALK.
When you smoke an “Exception" '
BARGAIN PRICES
Shirt Waists, Skirts, Middy
Blouses, Children’s Dresses
Porch Screens 33 1-3 Off
5 test $2.00 Bieci $2.33 8leci $3.00
A.Dicl§erman & Son _
nmolrrsmvr STORE ‘
“84 WashingtonSl. P11000440
SteakOod.........“ ........ 22c.
Butterli‘ish ................ 16c
Weakli‘ishw ........ 18c
Nativeuaekerel ........ 220
Porgies . 150
Nativelels ...... ..... .200
New York Mmket
tel. 3501,! ”f"
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