9' BTABLEB AND BLAH- 1
km AT ALL more '“ i’ ' "r
New {ll-”Em: Flannels, Chal- }
Silkaliues and Cre‘eunes 1
E. K. BANKS
unbuckemo Hotel Block.
South Norwalk.
This is little Georgie Knit.
He's glad vacation’s quit.
School and study all the day,
0 NEW VICTOR unconos:
Aloha 00 by Alma Cluck
$1 50 Not an hour to waste in play.
He's so glad that really lan-
Keep the Home Fires Burning guagc fails to adequately express
J! '2 .15 x ‘ ! his ietlitlgs.
$313.3 5 Knit. Knit. Knit.
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I.
Well, anyway, our attractive
suits make the school days
easier.
For boys from 8 to 16 years
$4 to $12 is the price for a
first-class suit.
For the little Kids from _4
, years up, a very interesting
showing from $2.50 to $6,
Rogers 8: Stevens
SOUTH NORWALK
IDONNEILLY’S
16 So. Main St.
SOUTH NORWALK.
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Home. Guards Illi’llx' this. (‘H‘nlllj' for :
regular dlill l NORWALK ’
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Cubic Chapter. N11. 32. will hold
:r °ular nicotine \l'clille:;d:ly
September 215. ,
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‘11 {ARSTROM CHARGES
..__ ; - DONOVAN Lllil) IN
A drill of Co. B, Norwall; Auxiliaryi CAMPAIGN TALK
police will be held this evening in the ‘
Town Assembly Hull. 3 (Continued from First Page)
Edward Silurlctl oi the \':1V;tl lie-J I (in? loaded fOl heal and i all.
servo Corps Visited uil‘: 1 his tltllli hrs. ‘0" ”'9 “‘“l‘ml‘v “"1 Mil-‘01 He‘-
‘SUUlll at the opening of his llddlt’fi“
‘) 1-1 1 i
(50!“ka of_Q1mt.1rd “m“ Sun K‘l just came from on 1nd an Resend-
ray
ition. Whole tllcl “ole tllleo trill/JV
”if liltiians ulld lshilvo been lllllkilll:
an attempt to address them in illcil
; native tongue.
"Two years ago the denlocrntit
nominee for mayor conducted u clean
Iculllpllign and so did I. 'l‘hcre wits
gim lliudslillging. As this is my first
'specch. I wont to say that it is try
purpose to hold to the. saline kind
of tactics of two years ago. Oil the
;other hand, my opponent of two years
liigi) bars fallen lrom grace and has
{already begun to sling mud.
Urges Elections.
“There are two things i want you
to do. I want. you to elect our friend
Eldridge to the council. The; othel
is to elect l). Burr Beach as tax col-
,hclor. i want in the council a man
tho will not stand up. when there
. ., . d is something coming to his district,
Joseph M Olttilly of Broklyn on and say We don't want it ,, but will
brother of Wm. E ‘Rclliv of this “l‘y'icomo out and fight for his dist. lot
has entered the U. S Navy as “Tatilnstead
« CIMSMachinlst. lie enters on his‘ 'How could you get anything with:
«new duties tomorrow. .Ml. Offleilly flit aslkii‘lg for it. t‘i'otlilehuvc:l to fight
. , . , . vi will you wan so uvu ml
was formerlv a txmwalk ML illl. Eldridge is the man who _VV;li
“fight for you."
At the meeting of the election otl‘l-l Denies Donovan's Statements.
cials held last “Piling in the City “My opponent. Ml. Donovan. made
all instructions us to the operation a 509901! Saturday night in which he
of the voting machines were ENE“ letl-rrcd to M1 Hill and what Ml.
‘ llill would do." Here ills llonor r1»
There will be another instruction ferred to Mr. Hill's (BLAME his boutlm:
meeting this evening.
This evening will he. ‘ust Masters
. ight at St. John's lodge. i“. end i ll
oblstrict Deputy Hairy 0 Scoficld of
imamford will be present
yM, James Tierney, manager of the
,Norwalli Boot Slim), is confined to his
home in Chapel street, with all 111‘
trick of illness.
Mrs. Charles Ferris of \iasllington
street. has returned from an automo-
bile trip to \l'atcrville, Maine with
Dr. and Mrs. iluttcrfiold of Pussuic,
N. J.
to 1912 without a murmur and con-
rusted the action of Mr. Hill with
that of Mr. Donovan in it)”, when,
beaten by \lr. liill. Ml. Donovan rc-
fllucd to inkc his beating like u LOOtl:
.HlOll and it good loser, und contest~‘
ed the election. "Does nnVon-e hole
think illut. Mr. Hill would vote for Mr.
Donovan. Wily, that‘s comedy."
"Mr. Donovan hm; been maktnr:
The friends of Walter S. Gladney.
Jr., formerly mluluger of the Hotel
Clifford in this city, will be pleased
‘ to learn he is munugcr of the Almn-
ac Hotel In Atlantic City. This is
one of the most, prominent. hotels on
he boardwalk in that wonderful city
ldon’t think there has been a dollar
spent that perhaps might not time
been spent. an I don't think that;
link been a dollar fallen by any oificc
loldel and put in his pocket. 1 sim-
ply say that the whole system is as
mixed as it’cun be, and would he a
disgrace to any manufacturing con-
cern to have its affairs managed as
this city’s affairs have been handled
for the last two years."
“The law says: ‘lt shall be the duty
of the mayor to connilunicalc to the
council at the end of cilch year a
statement of the condition of the city
in relation to its government expen-
ditures, finances mid improvements.”
‘Therc was no report mode. I don’t
piopOsc‘ to stand it. i don't propose
to submitito it. 1 vote to turn out
that system. of government that per:
luits it. and for this reason i stand
here tonight, and ask the people/rc-
glirdless of party, to come to the polls
next Monday and vote for the dolnin»
ant pally in this city 11nd try the ex-
periment under the leadership of a
man who knows how to do things.
and. if Dr. Harstrom tic-Isn't :ltl-axigir
ten up this muddle ill the city's of
full-:4 that now exists and giVe us a
reconstruction in the whole fllluncic
system. I personally will vote to turn
him out two years from now."
Financial accord Complete.
“Thai. H iltlelnen' so: 'd 31mm “211'
strom, ii what 311, liill said two yours
ago As you will note he referred to
tho financial system. We have 12-1
stalled :3 financial system. we llflVt
<tluiglitcilcd our the muddle, we llll‘V'f
brought order into city affairs and.
gentlemen, any mail in this city can
go to the city clerk’s otlice any day
or any Vrecl; or any luonlhfilld ill-ill
out (\"tiUlj just hon the city or any
department of the city mum.
il“i('ll llit fl/n pt 0111' int. d, [{1on
much has been spent and how much
is on hand.
"l have brought here tonight. CDDlt"F
of the reports submitted every month
to the city C(Jllllt‘.“ dinning these up
propriutiotls. evpinditurcs and but
lint-n: 11nd hrle they are. "he run:-
tcm is here. ‘
“Some of the records of the previ
(1115 two yours have disappeared, some
of them very conveniently. I wont
to tell you that there is nothing tll;.t
em financial system. We have had
no more willing worker than Mr,
lieiuler, the city auditor. The syst-T‘fn
luis ticlic the (‘iiy of Norwalk much
good and Mr. Keisler this done four
times us much as anybody lltltl ll rLgtlt
to expect of hint.
Submitted, TwcntyJour Reportc.
“l have tried hard to find out what
huppcucd in the first. two yeul‘s of
the consolidated government. The
fifth district paid the interest of the
fourtll district on Home occasions
Our system was started. Every
month there has been a financial in
port, 25 reports have been submitted
in the city council. If Mr. Hill came
down ioduy he could get his informa-
{Lon just as fast as he could devour
"i want to say that Mr. llodwell
joined in healthy with the city clerk
and the city auditor. Every man in
the administration has been convlnc
cd that l have been trying to do
ii." iii and they have joined in and
helpcd me. “'0 have had our differ.
cnccs. of course, but the council have
felt that l was working for the city
and they have helped me.
“The plain truth 1mm win in ”it
end. The delllOt‘l‘ililC speakers lblnlt
they are honest. i suppose, in their
remarks. but they don't know what
they are tulklhg about. The reports
are submitted ‘by the treasurer, bul‘
unccd by the city clerk. and audited
by the auditor, approved by_ the city
council and sanctioned by the mayor
Do they durc question the truth of
them. Why. man. they cannot. The}
are the official city records.
Promises a Surplu‘c.
statements as to what Mr. Hill shill
,two years ago. Mr. Donovan hurl
been claiming that Mr. Hill suid tllut'
if the taxes were not reduced, he
wmlld come out two years later and
oppose me. Mr. Hill never made any
such statement. Ho never referred
to the tax question when he made
statements about opposing: anyone.
lf'nfortunuicly for Mr. Donovan. l hap.
pen to have n stcnographic report of
‘thc speech Mr. Hill made that night
and I propose to read it to you.
. “Here is what Mr. Hill actually did
«of hotels.
The Bridgeport police reported the
loss of a tilt? Oakland touriltg car
l“pointed dark 0icon with n nickle buf-
jft‘ on front and tear. license number
onnecticut 14620. , motor number
2‘14 nnd body number 144834 to the
a! police, today The car was stol-
n this morning.
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“Tllcy claim that the, city debt is
greater than i said it was in my let-
tcr to the Evening Sentinel. Not
only is the debt as low out said it
'wus, gentlemen. we are going to have
ll bit of n surplus, br‘sldcs. it is 0an
a few thousand dollars, but it is
something.
“Nobody but :1. crazy man or n funn
tic would believe the statements of?
the democratic soap box orators and
it is an insult. to an intelligent 1111111
to ask to believe them.
’ The democratic party have taken
A permit has been issued to P. ll.
ielding for the which of community
all for the. East Norwalk Improve-p
rent, Association and to others for
filing for Butler Brothers, at 19
orth Main street and fol the erec-
l! n of a garage at 4 Berkeley street
av. ‘I started in yestcldav afternoon
1.»: a taxpayer, some $700. had gone for:
the last two years.
night without finding out and l have
worked at this since yesterday after-4
noon, I went to the citv treasurer and
mct with the medical possible court--
csy and attention and with the per-
1_ foot fleedonl to trek every question I
llznow. and I don't know and that
'fstrange situation existu here tonight
gruacespoo people in this city of Nor-
lwnlk have had nearly a million dol-
lars of their money spent in the last
.two years and yet I challenge any}
man in this room to tell me where|
$100. 000 of it has gone. I don't say
there has been any dishonesty. I
Powahria, Chills, Fever, Etc.
‘ Price 500 Per Bottle
hey gefumled If Not Satisfac-
tory
Stimson-Powell Corporation
illou Can’t Excuse the Careless
7 -the loss of whose valuable: could have been prevenhd by the
1- rental of a safe deposit box in our vault. Prom trinkets to
documents, people' 1: possessions here are protected and
prmu' Efl t
Bayes $4 a Year
, l defy any 1111111, to prove different. 7
up the statements made in the Sen
to try and find out where m.\ mnncvi tincl and have published them as an the democratic speakers attack the
advertisement. They say that the
Iconic to you to- taxes have increased 200 nor cent iwhat 1 call rotten p0“flcs_
Why gentlemen, that is?
an absolute falsehood. . i
"The fact‘of the matter is that
when the old town government com-
pleted its work. the sum of $190 ,000
was turned over to the new city gov-
since 1913
(ould ask that could be answered, but, crnnr: iii. \A tax of 5 and six- -1enths’pa”-"
they can‘t answer them, they cant: mill Vvas laid by the new government "1‘“ be h
FIP“ 3'0”. they don‘t know, you dont The $190,000 amounted to 9 and tw-o' 'U‘e city.
fifths mills. Therefore, gentlemen. the
actual tax for that year was 15 millet,
and I challenge any
otherwise.
Explains increase.
“For every year, since 1913. up to
the new, tax. the taxes in the fifth
district have been reduce . What.
with war taxes and increased costs
and everything else going up in price,
is it any’ wonder that the tax in the
fifth district has increased. but, gen-
tlemen. remember that whereas the
tax in 1915 was 15 mills. it is but
16 mills under the new tax. Is that
extravagance.
“The democrats say that the city
than to . prove
debt has increased. it has not in-“
creased. It has been decreased and
the figures prove it. And. what is
m.ore this administration pays as it
goes. Everything~ done has been paid:
for, the debt has been decrened, and
: "i had a rypleusant talk will:
hon '
gives inc more pleasure than ll}? PIKS‘.
Jill“. Grove. $10 Editorvobth'e Scull e1. .
Know in Time
‘Many a man who ne-
glected to find out what
kind of "gasoline” went
into his tank at the filling
station finds out to his
sorrow afterwards.
There is so much differ-
ence between SOCONY
and "just gasoline” that
it pays to be particular.
:3.
. , l
Knowing in time saves
power loss and motor
trouble.
Sa “So-CO-ny” and you are ab-
soutel certain to get pure,
powe fuel—eve drop the
same anywhere you uy it.
Buy under the SOCONY Sign.
It will Insure you a more effici-
ent motor.
Standard Oil Co. of New York ,
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"l have here two tux bills. :1 green loyal and faithful and hue and de- his work.
The case of Blackwood vs The City
TWO months; c.cunsel i feel that I would be guilty} Was lost b) the C“). but the city at
present has n su.t against the con
tux bill of the old town. dated in Oc~ vote
tobel, 1913 for 12 mills
litter. the board of estimate of thelof rank ingratitudc if l did not de-
new city. laid an additional tax oi 5!? nd him flom such Caluulnies or .11-,tractor
11nd six-tenths millu. The lictual tnx lc-wcd them to go without protest. Sligence.
for the fifth district for that ycnl Was: “Judge Lockwood the case of Sec
15 mills ineid vs. the City. lie won the sow ‘
0”." Reward. rult of Dudley Hoyt vs. the city.
“The republican city committee has! Getting Out From Under.
cone into the matter and in tom-ori He defended the. building 0 dinnncc
row night‘s papers will offer a. rcwultl‘ and lost. bllt, gentlemen, don't forget
of $100 to the man. woman or child. that the building ordinance was all
who will prove that the statements; lili crituncc from the llutnell udmluis i
made in my letter ure not correct. tratlon and was untouched by ther
“Dr. Clune or Mr. Donovan haVc present administration. The fact ol‘
seen fit tox attack the building in . the matter is that it was a relic from
spector. Finch and l have hnd1 the Bulnell administration. call it the‘
our differences but who is going to Peoplc‘l Party. or call it what yonl
do the job any better. I think he has like, it was a democratic administra-i
made a good record. The administra-: tion. And now the democrats chnrgc'l
lion ls being attacked because. moneyius with putting out a 'bum' ordl~,
“as appropriated for increasing hislnance.
salnrv $200. '
to the c.ty as the corpomlioul
Mr.
taxes.
the misc 0nc.of the membrls of ill on the jitney ordinance
some party which is now assulli ngi chemo: I'thc {loud 11ro.=.iThc monry. "
him b1 ouchi in the proposill fol thc‘courts held that the city hnd no itch ill"?
immense. one of the members of the. to regulate the jitneys.
board of estimate and taxation. .31; Blame; Burneli i
democrat. He was not even askedi On the Sheehun case i tell van on
for the raise by the. building depart‘ r1 hono a Cl ti :1 Han and ,5
he city council. And now .y 1 S n ms 11 l ‘ l
ment of t 'V gentleman that \laym Burrlll toldl
That i line that he had appointed .\lt. Shec-‘
.‘hau for one your and that he did
{purposely On the stand he
Defends Lockwood. lad appointed him for three years
‘I have been attacked because of Mr. Sheehim admit: ed that of the,
one of my appointments 1 refer to 48 days the assessms were. in session!
the corporation counsel. He has been} the first Venr ho had spent but 4" 0‘ 4
shabbily treated by the democratic in the office and the other time he,
The statement has been made :‘had spent as u. carpenter. Si ncc. thati
as lost every case against time he has been on the job. he hasi
When a man has been as been a fine assessor and be has done
mayor and council for it
-cicnt.
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i am simply/presenting these facts
to indicate the honor of 11 friend. l
ant unpledged as to any of my.ap-
‘pointlncnts and go into the race free
to do what my conscience dictates.
Donovan
I would like to ask Mr. Dono-
van what he would have done with
the increase ill the pay of the fine-
lmcn and policemen.
ask him what he is going to do..
is telling you what he would do. We
will tell you what we huve done.
Recount: Expenditures.
We spent $32,000 for charity. 1
cannot underst,
ing that expeni
, We took what we get fllld we got the infantile paruleis cases. 1 pre.
“The cltv council did not ask fault in the 11cck.Thc same was true sumo. he would have said “Let the.
“'0 cnlv‘ Cl‘lldl‘t‘n din“.
As to the schools
ou: jurisdicth.
1 something else.
Iproplluted by the board of estimate.
at its last session. i never had one
Vote on any question.
1; estimate is made up of tlnoc republi
., .
said Willie}: :nt‘liltilgefodglyfiga‘51:“;lvnlyngl’9‘ money is paid by the experimentem’
lVote on any question.
The fire department is more efll them to New Haven than it is to my
insurance "“95 have been ro- the proper authorities to put them out.
duced. We have paid as we went.
The democrats say
elected Mr anoru, is to be the first himself with the thought that the dog
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nun:
“J'JUL‘I
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The Sign of a Rehab- ‘ le Dealer
and the World’s Best Gasoline
DEALERS who SELL ,
SOCONY moron GASOLINE
South Norwalk
W. R. Austin
S. L. Benedict
Hardware & Auto
Supply Company
B. Hershfield and
flu
C. H. Hurlbutt
A. Modue
E. F.,O'Connor
Riccio Brothers
Louis C. Robichaud
Samuel Tavlin
Vaast Brothers
L. M. Wright
East Norwalk
A. H. Rainer
W. C. Moe
Reddy & Ayers
Motor Car Co.
Cranbury~Nomalk
A. B. Gregory
‘ SilvermineNorwalk
I. Helfant .
Wilton, Conn.
Win. Hartwlg
R. W. Keeler
Wilton Garage
Weapon. Conn. Rewayton, Conn.
Westport Gmse Patrick Mulianey
Sougatuck, Conn. Samuel Mead
R. S. Putney ' A. 8. Mills
Norwalk.
Belward & Buttery
l. Helfant
C. K. Hunter
F. E. Lockwood &
Co.
Paul Preusscr
(Peddler)
Reynolds Mata.
Car Company
A. E. Rowe (Ped
dler)
'1‘. B. Wickwiro
S. B. Wilson
D. Luciano
Saugstuck Manu-
iatcuring Go.
Green- Farms, Ct.
T. J. Shaunnessey
_ Noroton, Conn.
W. E. Ashton
Daur & Company
P. H. Spellmnn
Darlen. Conn.
E. T. Bates
Darlen Gum
sterling Motor
Company
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fill" 1’1 1" 1‘5‘. “1.)... Hill .‘Js‘dlltl'lllllicllll)
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taxing commissioner. He lies and be-
knows he lies. I stand unpledged. 1..
will do the square thing.
The mayor then showed the amount.
of revenue in the fifth district. the
amount of fixed charges and stated.
that 76 per cent. of the money‘s!»
propriated was without the. power of
the mayor and council.
the lilecting was called to order by
Philip H. Fielding, president of the '
club. Albert W. Eldridge. candidate
for councilman. D. Burr Beach. can-v
didato for tax collector, Charles H.
Dilworth. Edgar G. Murphy. Edward;
I". Smith, F. N. Glover, John D. Milne.
and others spoke.
it was a pure case of neg-
is shouting about
I would like. to
He
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STRAY DOGS WILL
BE POISON “GASSED’”
Dog Warden Walsh has sent quite I?
grow dogs to New Haven for use as sub-
ijects for the tests of the new “poison:
gas" which has been invented by Pro—v
fessor Yandell Henderson of the Your;
Medical school.
, 'Stnte Commissioner of Domestic:
A d’fi2{)‘1:wu‘iu;ml o‘iAnlmals Whittlcscy of Nicrrls, has or—
Ol’\nll the money at)- dered that all stray dogs in towns west
of the Connecticut river be taken and
impoundcd. if they are not claimed
within seventy-two hours after they
have been placed in the pound they are
to be sent to Prof. Henderson. No
d any man criticiz-
iture. When we had
“0 will not spend the
Would you w illllold chur-
The board of
3 The dogs ordinarily have to be killed!
and it is no more expensive to send
of the way. Hereafter anv dog’ owner
Somebody Lies. who loses his pet through failure it:
that if I am have him proper.) licensed may 501901-
was a martyr to the cause of science...
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