sdthsmglovesaudsosksand
only one, that was ever yet
invented to keep a soul con-
tested when the frost ‘n in
thesirandthebrsncheshigli
baughare. ltiscoalthatman
must get or he's angry you
canbet. Liieisssdandin-
complete when ono‘snlerl
from cold feet. Goals and
Iiyoamadetheblaaderotworryisgtbroughthseoldsnap
Iinaesldsldunoomiertablehouse—don'tdoitagsinl
It is not only disagreeable. but mighty expensive—twice as
much coal—Doctor bill-and a ruined temper.
There is no house so well built but what OUTSIDE W11
DOW! and goons will make it better—make it more contort-
able and livable.
If you'll come in tomorrow, any day, we'll tell you what it'll
cost to make your house comfortable. "Do it now.”
The Hatch c Bailey co.
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WILL nor WORK
ron cortrnacron
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report and if it had been u
could have bean taken Misha“):
Jgutiium of Senators and rein-emin-
tires was not in attendance.
Senator John Y. Caldwell. of Bridge-
port called the meeting to order to-
day and presided. t‘minty Commis-
sioners John Brophy and Frank E.
Ballard were also in attendance.
An informal discussion followed. in
which it was clearly disclosed that
evervbody was against the contract
system and in favor of something
new which Would bring in more lev-
enue to the county. A motion to ad-
journ subject to the call of the chair.
were carried. the adjourned lllPPlill-I
to be held prior to April 1.
To Prepare Plan.
in the meantime the spec-oil coil.-
mittee will make inquiries and pre-t
pare a plan which will provide fort
I
the employment of the ptisoneit-
about the county. mainly... on the
farms. and when not wanted there.
it till
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thev can be used in the cities.
believed that a system will add to
the county revenue. many thousands]l
lit year. l
The agitation over the failure of tin»;
jail contract to bring in adequate re:
turns began at the last session of thct
Tristr
Madras Pajamas
Muslin thhtshirts
Boys’ tinting Flannel
_ Don’t M
General Assembly. Senator ilissell.;
of Ridgelleld. and llepresentattvcl
loriiian of lianbury brought the "till-
time. it was voted to name a specioh
committee to act with the cotintyl
an adjourned meeting to be held lie-l
fore .ionutiry 1. I918. The committee
has held a meeting or two. but l‘t‘llt'il '
cd no definite conclusion. 'except to,
advise that the” county follow the!
manifest wish ‘of the county and let
any more contracts.
At the present time Bridgeport it till
only $2,000} year for all the labor
in the jail. The contract is held‘rhy
former Mayor Frank i-‘. \‘lark. Tim
contract was h't. alter proper sdver~
tlsing as the law required. four years
ago about this time. to run until July)
1. 1918. Mr. (‘ltirk was the only bid-
der tit (the sum mentioned.
Windham'a System Best.
When the matter came up for dis.
’cusslon at Hartford. it was disclosed!
that Windham county had the bl'lli'
system in the state. i let out the
labor to the different towns in the
ctlunlv and received a large return.
The exact figure is not at hand. but
is said to be in the neiiiliborhood of
smooo a year
As thdhnin county lists on hand
at the Jail it daily average of about
61 prisoners available tor work.
while l-‘atrlleld county has no average
of tit least 150, it is recognised that
this county inn get a very large re-
turn for the use of the prisoners.‘
it was the general opinion of those
who talked about the matter ot the.
meeting today that this lnbor ottld be
let otit for soiiiethinll. like 81.50 a day.
,This would mean on an "Vertigo 3225
‘n day for the larger part of the year.
It is figured that at the lowest esti-
mate the county can earn from the
1
a
employment. of prisoners $30,000 it
:Qean
. Those. present at the meeting today
iwere Senators .loltn Y. Caldwell and
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sweaters are all right, but a l m...
an my. burning bright— l
and your feet upon the fender ,
_., m M. W... “1...... 1 Clearance Sale oi All Winter Clothes for
pends:- 3 Women and Misses
TH E i If we could make you fully realise what a saving it mesns.
' to you to supply your clothes needs now you would come here
F E R R i right away. TODAY, and take advantage of, these exceptional .
s bargains this sale offers. Finer grades are not made, lower prices
are not found anywhere. Come and investigate.
. COATS reduced to as low as .......... . ........ $5.98 and up
to“ mn?k a? DRESSES reduced to as low as ................ $5.98 and up
. ' SKIRTS reduced to as low as .................. $3.98 and up
—~- - ._ W" ' " ""”"'—’ ALL HATS 500 ON THE DOLLAR. ‘ .
.«V lnitn. understood 5 '
. m?'h§’mi';a CLOAKS ‘ we PARIS MILLIN'nRv
» repa re . en a a .
» 3;]; gogggumgw . 33.90. Mam St. , So. Norwalk
rvrewspr'igzasszcusuos
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seeuuu wvswstrsss-L. c .- -
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Always Fresh Roasted Friday FISII Specials
BEANUTS Steak Cod . . . . . .......... . . . . ............ 22c lb.
. , Butter Fish ..... ; ........................ 20c lb.
GHIO' I ' I '0 St Boston Bluc Fish ......... . ............... . . 18c lb.
, t Tile Fish ........................... 16c lb.
13 R. R. Ave. 2 Haddock . . . . . ............................ 12c lb.
. g _ . _ 1 Fiat Fish .. ............................. 10c lb.
. r.“ "u”. i Finnan Haddie .......... ‘ ................. 14c lb.
”(g Wet-am" m! , Pink Salmon. tall can ................ 20c——22c can
$435}?ng Red Saiibtm. tallcan‘ .................. 1.. . . .'. . . 25c
he... ,mmg.m..uw._. Fancy Red Salmon. list can ............... '. . . . 35c
pr was mg, . . Sardines. can ........................... lOc-eliic
+~ ,, - (.Wetbsli‘iri'im ........................... 2 cans 25c
ra ea . .............. . ........... 25c—50c can
’- $0 Lyn” Ngfilggf-léll mtanding accounts with these ’
mare . c on or beef 'l‘u sd . -
do: :rinth'g nary 2nd. 1918. ore e ay Jan
. iss-wall:
_~_ _ __ Schultze’s Sanitary Markets
, 32 Washington St. 39 )Maln St.
A. M. WOOSTER 9 South Nos-wit. ‘ Norwslk.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
late Examiner ‘ i I
I}. 5. Patent Send 4 ”" ” y “ J- “5",“-
Office to: Booklet
, on Patents 1918 .
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ZELUFF’S
"Drug Store
North Main Street
833—Phonosu 1 532
Whitman’sChocolates
Drugs Prescriptions
Now ior-iilc New Year
. We have many specials to other for the last week
in the year of 1917.
. Resolve right now" to buy your New Year’s Gro-
ceries at Beckmann’s.
We sell the best of everythini!
lowest market prices. ‘
Watch for our New Year’s advertisement in Fri-
day’s Sentinel.
A. F. Beckmann &Co.
83 & 85 Washington Street Phone 1405‘
to eat and drink at
""‘s‘o‘soiai‘s to '
Fresh Fish
SteakCodm... ...... 22c
Frcstaekerel ........ 25c
SteskSalmon.. ....... 26c
New York Marke
“Fellini:
iss wast-guest.
I-thsl Want us are macs.
s
SPECIALS§
Best Familyflour,makesprfeetbread,perbag 81.66
Very Best Creamery Butter per-lb. 49o
IioouOstmeaLfresbfromthemills... .......... .,3lbs.20c
'l'ryOuereOoilee...... .................blbaforsim
A. STULL
as Gottsgsltrcst.
last Howells.
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Advertise in
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John M. O'Connell, of Bridgeiort. and
Frederick M. ‘Siilmpn. of Westport.
and Representatives Charles it. Tani-
manp. of Heston. Frederick P. Sher-
man of Monroe. lienry Rupf. of Nor-
wullt; Thomas M. Stocking. of Red-
ding: Jose? 1.. Benedict. of Bidgetleld:
.J. Henry Blakeman and ivnn 1.. More
house. of Stratiord: Emil T. Berger.
of Trumbull. and Charles 0. Enkland.
of Wilton.
SAY Within
PLANNED ALL
ROBBERIESt
(Continued from First Page).
clared .‘in a {letter to the crimmls-
sloner of public safely he would effect
before leaving of! his career of crime.
or if they niuil‘l' expect another. The
lmndit boasted of having committed
19 robberies.
.‘Barry told the police that while he
was walking along littdaon boulevard.:
near Van Reipen avenue. two men
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tit—c Sentinel“
and a woman approached him and'
{demanded his 'inoney nnd valuables;
air-cause of the superiority of mimg
’bers against him Barry said he sur-
‘iout ii struggle.
He then alleges that lie
'the trio..0ne man left the party.
{Barry kept shadowing the other two
until he met Policeman George Barry.3
followed 3
but. i
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”.5 who is no relation of his. at Newark
lie charges}
land Baldwin avenues.
he showed the thieves to the police-‘
man and asked ‘him to arrest them...
‘bot that Policeman Bart-v refused. dc-
lclnt-tng he knew the. man and wont-
ian to be respectable persons. i
i The man who was robbed then com-
;plnined-to Police Lieutenant Moran
of Policeman Barry and the latter was
suspended. The accused policeman
resigned. but it is believed his resig-
nnt'on will‘not be accepted and that
lim- will be brought up on charges.
Barry .toid
whom'Mr. Barry accused of robbing
him were respectable. but.deteetlvea
sent out to arrest the alleged high-
way robbers have.” far been unable
‘ to locate the.»
.L , elite! season the police doubt
that this lathe 20th crime of the
letter writing bandit is that in all the
and w
bevy there were not only three toot-
iiads but. no weapon was displayed
nor mask used
commissioners. the two to report tot '
ibility for p
Lieutenant Moran declares Polloemsn'
him the. man and woman‘
other i boasted.“ he worked alone} ulclpal Court. Mr. Vsud
.l "Him. Ill“. ll! thls-rob- I" ”ran” the '“m
able. and that its presence in bib w
am
Outing Flannel Nightshirts
the Famous “lion” Shirts tor Men
Paiantas
iss the Clearance Sale of
Holiday. Stocks
Hyatt
Norwiilk's Leading Dry Goods Store .
Men’s Pajamas and Nightshiris
tinting flannel Paianias sits-stunted.»
O
81.25-32.00.
iss-$1.00
sic-$1.15
31.25
mi
it]: 3.11. 1.32:3. “"““' "‘"" “"“"“""iiAiL ron BOYS wno
As told in special dispatches at the} 11A” No CAMP PASS
(Continued from First Page.)
This white card system enablcsi
selectives to establish their own eligi-'
sea to be g.vcn leave ofl
absences i the future. Holders of
cards are not obliged to report at ro~
wine or retreat or to be in the bar-
tacks by taps.
be prompt at drills itnd ready to per-
form all duties that may be assigned
to them. One slip up means the card
will be withheld tor six months and
this is the punishment handed out to
the innocent soldiers oi the :ltilth
who ieiiinined in camp on Christmas
and took part in the festivities.
All the members of the regiment
who to" camp without leave are now
iii the guard house. Brigadier (len-
rial it'. I). Evans. brigade cotitmander.
issued the order after it was discover-
ed thlll setfirai groups of Connecti-
cut lllt'n had gone.
Although supplies and equipment
have been received for the last in-
crement of 15 per cent. in the original
draft. the date of the arrival of the
new man is still a matter enltrl'ly
oi conjecture. The certainty that the
last 6,000 would be in this a flaw
days. after New Year's day has vnn-
label and it may .be well into January
before the depot brigade receives the
men. The war department sent word
that the men ut‘e to be ordered tol
t'amp Iicvens immediately on the ar-
rival of this clothing and equipment.
The announcement that 6,000 men
would be sent to this rump from Fort
Slot-tint. to relieve the congestion of
volunteers in New Rochelle. was tak-
They must. however. -'
i Ready-toWear Garments
it
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NIAGAIA’I powsn .l
T0 as APPORTIONED
War Work to Have First Call at
Buffalo. '
WASHINGTON. Ill-c. :7.--~()rders
were issued yesterday that no new
star contracts shall be placed in Buffa-
lo before the war industries board cer-
cn its an indication that the date of
arrival of the last if: pcr ccnt. Would
be postponed for the time being. This
will give the final quota in the tlrst
draft time to prepare
National urtny training.
Bridgeport men. after draft
tind' army surgeons' examinations.
and the inevitable lnnoculntions now
face another medical inspection.
Within a few days they must present
themselves before the board of medi-
cal othcers who are searching camp
fOr traces of tuberculosis. No dt'atte(I
found afflicted with the disease will
be permitted to remain with his com-
pany. Examinations in the depot bri-
gade and among the machine gun but-
talions started today and will con-
tinue until all the soldiers one exam-
ined.
lALLEGES HUSBAND MURDERED.
Bridgeport Police, However. Decide
Train Killed Him. .
BRilK‘rl-lPORT. Dec, 2:. 0n com-
plain of the wife of Michael Molo~
menckl that: he had been' murdered
and that his body with the head out
off near the railroad tracks in Fall"
field. the. local police. started an in-
vestigation yesterday. They inter dc.-
cided that the man had been killu‘rl
by a train.
it appeared that he nod gone to
visit it [flirmer named .lohn Gimko
rendered his money "“d watch Mai-meni- l‘nirfleld and had left tho- form?
after an argument. But the police do
not believe that Gimko had anything
to do with his death.
TIME LOST THROUGH LABOR
TROUBLES.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.——-—More
than a half million working days—the
equavnlcnt of the“ labor of 20,000 work-
men for a solid month. have been lost
to the government's shipbuilding pro-
gram through strikes and lockouts. it.
B. Stevens [of the Shipping oBard to-
day told the Senate investigatingt
Committee.
M
' vssossvus Loses eisroL.
i CHICAGO. Dec. 27.——George r. VIII-I
dcrveer. of Seattle. .Genersl Counsel
tor the l. W. W..
his pistol as he
Judge Iatndls' courtroom a week ago.
was line's mo and costs in un- Mu- no
ervesr said
in Pbllade) '
at was a bit or absent nilndedness.
.v
i
who was deprived of
was about to enter lawyer/it was announced here yester-
tifles that there is power sufficient for
{their manufacture.
Formal assurances have been given
themselves for. . .. ,
( nnndlsn authorities that appropriate- to. Try it on bread in place of bower,
board ly 100.000 electric horsepower import- Try it on fish of any kind.
:ed from Canada will be used only for
manufacturing war products.
Plans are being worked ottt by the,
war industries board. some of which
ialready have been put into effect in
{Buffalo by which there will be a re-
idistrt-butiou of available power so i“
industrial regarded as of lesser imv
portuncc to the War program shall re'
ceive their power at time when it is
not- neeedd by concerns working di-
rectly on war orders.
The Canadian authorities were un-
willing tht the“ power companies on
their side of the river should sell cur-
rent to American factories not engag-
ed in war work when Canadian facto-
ries were not receiving all the power
[they needed. it. is planned also'to ask
'lnduatries in Rochester, Syracuse and
other cities which receive current
from Niagara Falls to cut down on
'thcir‘ use ol current.
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MAJOR BUCKLEY JOINS NAVY.
I‘Bucklcy, executive secretary of Gov-
ernor Holcomb. received a message
yesterday from .1. Frederick Baker'-
[notifying him that the latter had join-
ted the navy and would not be eligible
ifor election to the clerkship of the!
finale as the successor of Major
>5,
H.Krieger ,8: Co.
For Men, Women, Boys and Girls ‘
at Greatly
nonunion PRIG
tAny Star/é
HARTFORD, Dec. 27.—~.\lnjor John.
v
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along an our
ES.
mono _
Some people do not. know how id
eat. what to eat or when to eat. 1 mic/i-
ly because of overwork and lack of ex-
ercise, digestion has grown poorer not!
poorer, until eating is a burden. when
it should be one of the greatest pious-
tires. Try Premier Salad Dressing on
your food—it stimulates digestion.
Try it on salads try it on baked pota-
Premier Salad Dressing’
Small size ....... . ........ . .. . 15‘
Large size ................... 35¢
Charnok’s Market
Tel. 583-2 j
0r Stockoi Merchandise ’
Bought for Cash‘
Address it. care Sentinel ,
git ’
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,P‘v are
Mixed Nuts,No.2 .. ..... .
"Buckley for the time in which the Sen-
llite will be in special session so act!
on matters relating to the taking of»
the soldier vote. Major Buckleyn
ibelng executive secretary, did not:
think he should. act as clerk of tho!
had arranged to resign with the ex-t
pectation that Mr. Baker. who was his
assistant at the last seslon, would be
elected to the full clerkship.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 27.-—J.
Frederick" Baker. Yale graduate and
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(tanks been commislonetl as a first
not in the aviation section of
United States Signal corps. it is
heated um he will be assigned to
an administrative section of the
. service.
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Senate for thc’special session, and l’icI
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Cranberries 15c (11.,
Seededllaisins‘ .........'1ticplrg,3
immm........1scpsg.t
OsnnedSquash 18c can 1‘
Derby calves Tongue weluge jar? .
Oali'eshdreaches math. ....
OaLA 25cm
priests
lolledOstaal-Mbs. 3h. ,;
’lew'arshamflourfilbs. “rotates:
Applsnutter wens,
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