,.. audition- for concrI-ssman
V 1381‘ of
“V lute Congressman EbenezI-r
. proud. .
. sebum: Merritt, of Stamford, as its may not be ”WA imm‘dialily» '0 “I"
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MN animus-Immune
uncultuwordbeceliedahib
" A museums]. I
I IIIAY .001. 16,1917
1U“ amuse m:
TOIOIROW
when iemsed. no use
maimed-lend. muons
Mamie now bending new
shipsasiaetascel'maayis sink!“
Thu, viewed from every “819,111.
U~boata are beaten.
_‘___Q_____
utmeusu up It ratune
bondpertlsan.
ltwfilbeuptothovotmto II! ’.
whether Mr. Merritt is to ”I”! “
them in Congress. The Fourth Dis-
trict is naturally Republican by a
large margin But there is Novell-
dent voting to a marked dune. in
those days, and only mus stress
men invite that independent support
1111911: 17“. 11 1.43}! '1’»: We have not into the habit of put- The Republican 1”,. W! m“ >
1366:;11 WELD?
Member of the Minted PM
The Associated Press in exclusively
iti'ed to the use for republication
an ness credited to it or not other-
. (‘fidiled in this paper and the
to local new: published herein. I
All rights of l’Iiubllt‘ullM of spe-
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PHONE CALLS
- Office—93. i
I: Branch DIM-.1388. I
. 's Residence—2183. i
Editors Residencevldm i
mm,
m IDEAL nommrnon '
The Republican pats dm
nominating
,. .-;_.aatt I45” ~41?!
list-ll
yt'bli'rtl‘dy, in
lie is t
experi-
Iu'c, of tint» education and hat; ll‘f'll
Upllllln'.’ mankind.
('VH-nrllV“ busircx
canal. I'I'uourI in
Latlons» and tnditlduals,
‘mvnt can keep Its «we on them,
lting most of the blame for hiuh pric-
es on the m: ddlernen. We may soon
be in position to learn whether he has
been such an egrexinua sinner as ‘8
have thonzht him. The late: I gov»
ernmental Minn at food regulation
reaches nearly all Of the III: group of
men coining under that general mm
The iicenaintr svstetn that goes into
effect on Nov. 1 will bring under no»
oral control the interests that stand
between the produrers of raw food
material and the ultimate distributors
of the finished product. it sheets the
[lather-I, the storage houses. the III»-
vators, the train dealers, the rniliers.
the iobbc rs. the wholesale men and
even the big retailers.
Having registered all these I-orpor
the micro»
it
trol their profits; but it can at least
find out wiwre there are csccssh’e
Light will be thrown on tho
that
profits.
whole Iago!» ri"l011 of business
a pronounced bid for such voting.
illiliiiililiilii Will
III minors
4--.n-‘Lw —u—~
$75,000, 000 From “This State: .
and Rhode Island' In Fed-j
erai Treasury -— Collector
‘ Walsh I‘lslitttatt’5.Receipts.I :
-—Ail Phases of New Laws
Hit This District Hcavily
('ollIItor James J. Walsh of this
r'evenut distritt has given an estimate
to Commissiomr ilrncr, in Washing-
ton, that tht l-IIiI-ral Inc’s should
bring into thI iI‘edI-rai treasury from,
(“-onnut. Iut and lthode island a total
of 875. 000,000. Collections from all
sources last year in this district net
it‘d about SZOWUUUDOO
(ollI-ctor Walsh makes calculations
on a hurls that between ton and fif-
III. n petsons will be aflected by the
new income tax laws in this district,
for one who paid an income tax under
the old law. lie estimates that tho
total of those who will be called Upton
Practical in 5v:-- v sI-nse .If the word, ”9’ midway between "‘9 [armor and ‘0 DRY income taxes under the new
1% will be a notify Mle‘f I: -' to tizf‘
Jpn Mich men as he will be» III-filed
when the awful war is coded to as»,
«Silt in the reconstitution of our ’
in»,
mini analrs. iI‘-airflI|d countv c:»tn
. not nfiord to be without it. s Sturiiti’ii
' m. election should
be an assured
U-BOATS BEATEN ‘
In a macazlne retlcu of our w 11'
preparations Samuel Blythe says that
I' our greatest military obstacle» is the
or";
.Eumpe :th rinlli‘l‘ us tmpntem
Ito IIInk all .«Ittpptng that rniirht
llbrnarinc. Tlmt is Ilouhtitsa true
the consumtr. That, We may natur-
cheaper fnPthOdH of distribution and a
fairer adjustment of profits.
“to prod-th-r already been!
dealt with to name. flit'm. Tht- p
of whom. the basic bread squf
rrt’ulated. Th.-
has
rice
is
price of torn and
lame of cotton Ind other at; riculturai
lot.» In ms IiistriIt will be between
150,000 and 22.» 000 The collector
J Hill. any PKIWC,’ will lead to better and says there is need for a greatly in-
Cleflyftl force of etiicient men to ban-
dio these collections. I
All phases of the new tax lawn hit,‘
tins district heavily. Here are men
of lamp intomcs who will be called
.upon to meet the highest excess in»
mmI IIIer of .0 per cent; hIIre also
arc the larger munitions plants. the
largest industries in nearly every
Itery line of industrial attitlty, and
{staples will 1,,. fix“! “ ”u. nt‘td up- while Hartford is the insurance capl»
, tat, Provldonco is the jewelry manu-
pI-nrs, I
Tllt onlv link in It" chain yet Im-'
toothed is the retailer of food.
hordlv a'itrrtcd at all by the pl’esont
ilIIInsinr: svstcm, because so few rc-
iic in
factnrimz center
odor and tobacco tare: will hit this
district heavily, bringing in much rev-t
Inue to the Pcdcral treasury.
All forms of the li- -
its
Tito-understanding in Washington“.
is that the new commissioner will in- '
slat upon all the internal- -I-“wnue om-
at developments within tho» last “I“ 18 ’9” d0 a hU'Ii'N’IIS 0‘ more than ccrs IlIvoting their IIntirc business»
that me obstntle
Tht' l -b0fll.~' I--on
ys afford proof
been ow- rcomc
tremble any more lost. by inttrposing
anti
'to
I'barrler of terror l)t'lWPt'll us
\-
mite war
‘ kWhen (itrmanv launched her cam 10 drop, the W5! Iml’ 0‘ COMWIPFS the UMM'
‘pelgn of frightfulncss and undertook
hr-
of help to her cntIrniI-s, tc sponsors of
. “the policy promised that tlII-y would
_ destroy 1,000,000 torts :1 month. Thcy
O
«3‘ -rtiy after 'we entered too far it
_ or for a single month have the» U-hoats
"out bag was in
boasted that they would
lend to her knees in four months it
19 morc'than eight months now. Nev?
Thcir mg-
when they
[lur-
nccommished their aim.
April,
uni 788,000 tons of shippintzs
ins four weeks of July
dropped to 463,000. in on.
0 weeks they were 591,000,
name per week. in September.
they fell below 400,000. . 'i'hI- decrease:
fie continued since.
This .U-boat failure is
convincing cleamess
folloWEnS..
about
rcfiottctl
in tho‘ rc- I
‘will be turned on him
' blushlntz.
$100,000 a year. it is being pointed
out that after this middleman control
’1' finite to sunny us; but we need not is well established, the retailer him- been d-‘toting an
self is destined to undergo close and
critical inspection.
The limelight of public susp't-‘II
' .lf prices fall
will be extremely curious about his,
‘profits. The dealers with whom they
are in direct contact will no longer be
able to “pass the buck" in thIII cus-l
tomary way They may have to sub;
scrutiny ‘ I
I’crhaps they can do it without
Perhaps they cant. At any
ratII, they have lair warning. Their
time is coming. The public will not
our content until it is assured that
the sinking. there is no illegitimate profiteerim: mosque.
anywhere in our whole commercial
bystern. . _ -i
r 1
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE I
IBridgeport Post) . ;
Iln selecting as their candidate for.
('Ilnycfifi Schuyler Merritt of Strum
iord~and we might almost any of
day to the sIIIIIItiIII. and rch-mly a poll;
of time spI-nt wnI initiated by the:
commissioner.
aver-nus of fromi
dull to ten hours a day to his work:
for the mat\ four years. The Con-
necticut district ranks high in effi~
ciency with the Federal department.
and under the new tax it will be one
of the biggest revenue producers in
WILL VISIT lN; BROOKLYN.
Deiepatiou of Members of Monitor
Grotto Anticipate Having a
linnker Grotto No 0. 56, M 0 V.
bring Ent- "IiL their 0'0 WONSM’NS ‘0 DUI"c 11 R, will pay a fraternal vizlt to
Long I Grotto. No. 44. on Friday oven-l
tug. October 19th. .
The following program will be car-l
ried' out: -— f
7 p. m»-.\in.I-Ionic Temple Brooklyn.’
reception to visiting Grotto'.»
7: 30— Parade starts to Kismet Mos-
true i
8 p. m—Opcning oi session at
N.
8. IS-Band concert.
8. Ito—Fancy Drill Zem Zem and
Long 1 Drill Corps.
8: til—Ceremonial.
9: 45—»Stunts.
10.1.;-~V audcvll ”Show
11: (Iii—Motion P cturcs.
11:30—Banquet. ,1 . -
12 p m.——Finnle, “Home S'breel'
Home."
The end of a perfect day.
(‘oilectnr Walsh has .,
i -.
Good Time. » . I
i
The Greatest Crop of Standard Merchandise Ever Offered at
Such Big Savings. The Wise Woman Will- Buy All She Can Now
Emotemd COmfortahles, Warm WinterCOI
Warm Winter Underwear, Pure Yarn Dyed All
W001 Dress Goods. A Carload of Housefurnish—
ings.
Women’s Coats
OurOoatsarecarefully selected, embseing all the fashion-
able undruost popular isltrms; all that is good or style, materials
and workmanship
Every Coat is cut on lines which guarantee a good fit A
wonderful assortment of high-class models, with rich veivetor
fur trimmings-—
$9. 95 to $5500
Women’s Suits
Upto-tha-minute styles, made of fine quality poplin, serge,
:3):ch gabardine, etc, some plain, others effectively trim-
Por; style, ty of materials and workmanship, these
suits represent chest. value we have ever offered—
$12.95 to $30.00
AILWooi Auburn Settle
The best 8130 Serge in Am-
erica; has wondtrful wear-
ing qualities A splendid
color assortment, 42 inches
wide; Jilin. Isle. .
yard
~ Not over 6 yards to a customer.
Black Dress Satin
200 yards 'of the well-known
Windham Mills Black Dress
Satin. full yard wide, poni-
tlvely warranted to wear. reg»
ular price 82.50 yard. A
, limited quantitI for this val-3.
Y uni.
$1.89
Taffeta Silk
Yard wide. all Silk Taffeta, all
colors. Regular.81.60. Sale
. $1.34
All Wool Poplin
42 inches wide, a dependable
and durable quality, 8 good
shades. This is a very pop-
ular fabric; value $1.75. Sale
81:39 yard, .
Pebble Cloth
A. new fall fabric, especially
In table (or smart dresses
with Meta. Sale, each.
'at the price. Very
filling; value $2.50.
Sale
Blankets and Comioriables
Rte/versible patterns, in all the best color cont-
binations; heavy ciderdown finish, bound
weeseveeeeeeleseee
BATH ROBE BLANKETS .
Wide mugs‘of patterns, in handsome color com . .
binations, with touch and girdles to match ’1
Special, each’ ........................... . .53.,98
PLAID BLANKETS
Sup r-lor it 1 l binaflo
poi, birth with? 93:33..” m“
Special, pelt .....
. FULL SIZE BLANKETS"
White or Gray—Etna clean Itock heavy
fleecing and firm warp; neat contrasting
borders, silk binding; worth“; Sale pair.
.COMFORTABLES
Full size, silkoiine coverings, soft cotton
e ..... yo ......................... s
COMFORTABLES
\
Women’s- Taffeta, Satin
and Silk Poplin Dresses
Brnbodying the newest ideas and the latest approved mod-
015.011: styles are bet‘ er—fabrics better—prices lower. That’s
why, our values are best—-
$7.50 to $181.50
Women’s Serge 8t; PoplinDresses
We are selling more Women’ I Dresses, by almost treble the 1
number that we did in former seanns. “Thera' s a reason. "
Belt styles in the land, at much lower prices than any other
store. See than, make comparisons, save when you can We
have an exceptionally tine assortment. in the season' a newest
and smartest styles-
—SPECIAL—
100 Pcs. Outing Flannel
Good heavy w,elght closely
woven excellent quality Outing
iI'lanncl. an immense variety oi
pattcrns and colors to select
from. Sale‘ price, yard
12 l-2c
Wash Boilers
Ema heaty tin copper bot-
tom. earnless covers, station-
ary handles.
No, 8. special ..... $1.89~
No. 9. special . . . .A $2.19
Perfection Oil Heaters
$4.98
W .‘th the new wicking device,
' nmokcII'less. odorless and econ-
. ~ % ‘ omic..i .special
‘ V . ”(I .98
1 . . an up
Universal Food Chopper
With four different size cut-
ters. regular $1.75, sale
~ $1.44
Minolta. in a, choice variety
of desirable colors. 40 inches .
wide, value 31 75. side. yard
$1.19 '
fiction of marine insurance h)’\ our frridztport because Mr Merritt is al- All prophets wishing to make the “.___
~l1 V” 7‘“ bureau L3“ “3"“ so interested in Bridgeport compan- trip, notify Prophet Hegeman or; , . ......_. _
Buzzand and they will arrangn for "‘“ “‘ ' _ .
bureau raised its row on ships its—the Republicans have made in , .
otacnanono FRQHJDAET. I
i
2 per cent. ,to 3.
0378098 from exceptional choice ,trapspostatbm. Be sure and have
' Local Board rot- Division No.10.
.. , i your due card and for. Leave Marine,I
As a useful, uprtght, straighttot- Temple South “sin, street at 5'
State of Connecticut, Town Assembly
Hall, Norwnlk. Connecticut
ward citizen, few men stand his!" o'clock sharp.
per 69m.
' List of persons exempted or dis-
~5-
”bed the rate again frorn.. than Mr Merritt. One can diiier with
s. in recognition 0' W 1W“! '0“ Mr Merritt politically and easily at! “poo tron naununv "mucus.
muffled in April Again In lulv rnit this He has been active in mm $
ripened the rate from' a pet- not to ufacturing camera; in :‘evefial 31:12! United Hattere- Mil“. WWW” to States i
I, , of the. state inc “8 l 9 me Benefit Fund. Local Board for Divislilll No, 14,’
i4. Pessimiarts mt:::fl:::::: b: Tube Rind Stamping Company of ““5 The sum of Si, 500 has been voted by State of Connecticut, herbby certified:
lauiinuoue ’9 on city. the United Hatters' national organize to District Board No. 3, Court Housed
W"! W 3"" ' ‘ Mr 310m" '1” 3'50 rendered m“ tiou to the members of the Danbury Bridgeport Conn, the following list of:
’m begun reducing the rate, and gnu-ago: service to the m 1! _m’ Hill TWn' up“ WM) "6' 0‘11 0‘ W. o‘pemw m“. “11728506 ,
nut cut lowers it again to -. per positioni not cam-s for m- m employment on account of~tho hat in- who have been dulyaad legally called,
‘ is at present a member of the State duetry. Maid Immanuemm.‘
i
Board of 3‘1“?”in “ body. by the The money was; voted the trimmers vice of the United Stake. and who
. is another proof of the fail H”, “ch commandl we or ‘eu; , '
‘u 11,11me “I” must be very best bruins Connecticut can Pro
-I more disheartening to the Ger- duce
admiralty. British trade figures if he should be elected. 11:. Merritt
that Great Britain has actually may M be W0" '3 a W
' hut he will be .a useful Adriana
7" more goods in the “in two member with practical ideds, a firm
than in the some period last believer in x" “land and his
Add ‘ ‘i mushdawwhowaklfl”.
It the article Met-rod to, the writer opportunity, in a quiet mm m Newark—su-
Isa corollary to misc-boat 'g,muuuptoibetulldlliflfl k ~rotruutt he til-vJehP.BerthW'iowav¢-
d “ml mu, audit In" '“ ‘ ‘ u. " Namath—607.
w ”mg“ ”um. “ n “A” d It! "'"' m” m “W W I” Man—mm usss. 155 Washington
'"mP' Wm‘mmmmwmvl It.” WWII-“My
libel. South flagrant-7:4.
new. macaw ”at... Inter F'." ’3" m W 1.31% liaise, a among mg;
New York city. Presidents McCue and ill of the rules and regulations pre
Sculiy and Suntan Shaivoy. of the scribed by the president under the not
local batters' assocletlon. and National 0! coo-u. approved nay 18,1917
Director William 6. Pauli and sums SIM-time Cstt‘srona,
Cuihane, are attendiu the meeting 01- Heights Dorian-m. '
the directors. Matted.
SSS—John J. Oerentlel. 20 Oalt street,
encoders GENIUS.
. _1 ._h. -_n
charged from the service of the United '-
by the national board of directors oi who have been by said local board, ex» ,-
the United Hatters, now in session in erupted or discharged within the mean»
Extra fine quality, silltoline covering, both sides
downy white. cotton filling.
In pretty colors and designs
Special
. loaf size.
V jBread Maker
The famous Universal four-
Value $3 .00. Sale
$2.49 ~"
Noroton '. L
mmommsm mot-master. vets-Arno IIIdSrndIamrs’s ”I”. .W...--_
mm MW‘bmflflmq‘m .
.w' mm" IMI‘I.‘ ’1‘“