JQSEPH DAVIS
15' item Street
00m NORWALK
wasrnsa ransom
forecast. for Norwalh and vicinity:
Generally fair tonight and Thursday.
except probably rain along the coast;
colder; variable winds becoming north
west. A crescent shaped area of low-
pressure extends from Utah eastward,
to lilinoia; it is causing unsettled.
ahowery weather as for east as Penn
sylvanil. Local showers have occur-
red during the last twenty- -four hours
from the Rocky Mountains eastward
to the Lake region and southwaid to
the Gulf. Snow was reported frpm
Colorado, Nebraska and South Dalto
ta, The temperatures are consider.
ably above normal along the Atlantic
coast. An area of high pressure cen-
tral over North Dakota is producing
freezing temperatures along the north-
ern border from Montana to Michigan
WEATHER A YEAR. AGO
TODAY
Temperature: High, 6];
40. Fair.
low
City News
Several trainloods of soldiers were
observed going towards Bridgeport,
this morning.
Mrs. Annie Haviland is having some
improvements made on her, place at 2
“Fairfie'ld avenue.
Miss Nellie Byington and Miss Nel
”liq St. John have moved frm'n Elm
‘ street to Arch street.
News of the Pille arrival of 8. Don-
ald Campbell somewhere ”over there"
has been received in town.
I'A force of painters are? applying a
most becoming spring coat “of paint to
. the rectory of profs church.
. Buckingham Women's Relief porps
moved into‘their new quarters in Red
Men's Hall on Main street, yesterday.
and‘wui hold their ism meeting there
'i‘hursday.
John Weaver, quartermaster in the
‘Vavai Coazt Defense Reserves, arriv-
ed home Sunday. from Tompkinsville,
to spend-ta few days' at his home in
Stuart avenue.
The State Board of Examiners oi
Barbers has declined to set aside its
temporary suspension of the license
hi Michael Scremia. a.Stamford bar-
ber. The license was suspended- for
fid'days. There appears to be no ap-
peal from the Board's decision.
The resulqr meeting of the Home
chapter of The King's Daughter and
Gone will be held at the Home for the
'Aged. Thursday. April uh. at 3‘.
o'clock. A special program has been
planned and it is hoped there will he
ti iaree attendance of subscription
members, 1. *
, yous DUTY
‘ ToBe Thrifty l
.“SaW‘andBuv for ‘
Vidorv”
WAR SAVINGS
STAMP8
'F03I SALE AT
The Central
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pitoocam
1 Thrash-semi
I 'l'hehoardofaaleetneaiooommed immuchother'stastitutloaa. Bot -
"' . footed.
~‘ OF FOREIGN-BORN
possessor», of Americanism."
'Third Liberty loan may be gained,
' Bonds were already on the mark» ;‘
, and during the first day that the an-g
, before the drive opens. how many
:oompany of clever salesmen canvass
, ing the town when the drive i.‘‘ in 3"”‘V.
..fnll swing. f”-"
When the first loan opened. Siam- If . I: '
ford was fully organised and In shape "P "
to swing its end of the compels?! mm”-
b ,ohorge of men who are working to '
ELECTED rue lanthanum water. i
Aha“ roars m 031m
WJWRD'". getting along very well with half‘
(Cumulus- l'irltl’ap). “Nd-modutedtosiam The
—--' ' sad the booth, in thou days of
We. dilcoit mule-Miami»?-
of
m. mm ”adalatmm wwemwoag-aaofthatdnm
otthathody Theiargeatvotepollea wwaommeahhoishadeoasedtooo
5! 86ml. '1'. Clancy, with samba-awn. sad Hoopla foresaw that
votes. while his dominant: running the nation could not permanently ea
'“m’o'i‘u'i‘hll... Mmzzuflt 53° dare slit slave and half free.
wit. 8. Phil] I i received 's‘hebclo'm The development andinterchaage of
Isa-the: of votes. and was thereby tie-I thoughts have heenwwehooo nose
Ifitffzflrimlon. Tb“? bemx ; farther by the twentieth century; and
years 9 r o repu rogaa Pruas
lican members are William T Tol-, the or t oligarchy 0‘ , is.
which once warmed content to main-
hurst and Lotus Eisner.
- loam .1 Education rain its peculiar institution” within
Frank W. Whlton, repuhl-c'm and its own borders. has found its task in -
William J. 'lchonoogh. dé‘inl-ii‘ it, .creasingly (“me it now sees an, it
were reelected to the board oi educa- ‘1
lion. Annie G. Porritt democr. ., v as must either fall or dominate the world.
Luisa elecwd to that body. smw 9.,1‘he world can no looser endur nan
Ricketson. the republican. was 113- slave and half free _
_ , . . And Prussia will dominate the world
‘ H1 it School Comrmttce. I ; .
I wuuaul H. 8coville, chutzmau of “' 31"? "m ‘1'“ V“ 39mm!“ b"
the high school committee, was delete-lent stun upon middle Europe-she
fasted" for reelection. binaries 'M. ‘,will in twenty years he‘s porter that
Itarhweather and Shiras Morris. 1b “"the two hemispheres cannot resist.
‘ 0
publicans, were rte-elected, and .
gum- "lamb“, of the comm-11.» ,9 Even the universal militarism towhich
elected were Dr. “m. it mm... in the meantime, we shall in despera-
and Frank H. Va. i, democrats Louis lion subject ouraelves, will be unavoii
Jeffers. democrat. is the bit. '. membu r 1118. The ultimate outcome '1“ be the
of the committee, which is now con
trolled by the democrats. passing of free institutions from the
Other our“; iearth and every dream of public right-
essurer Charles H.Sloct1r1. (‘ou ’eousness will be extinguished.
1 er Charles H. Rohias and Col The irre ,9, ",1 1 t
lector Otis J. Hart. republicans whol p s econflc is upon us
Were endorsed bv the democrats .
were reelected. Andrew G. Nystrom, ‘ the same effect 38 lo baVe avoided the
republican and William W. Cotter.}challenge altogether; it would seal th'e
democrat Were elected reilfilflrl 0‘ death warrant oi our liberty. To‘ talk
votets The grand jurors are Morris
Older John W. .loy James W. Knox. ’0' peace W0" Gl‘rmflni’ has surren
Lows Badowski Abraham A. Katz and tiered is to talk of social and institu
Samuel H. I, Goldman. Frank S tional suicide. The. only possible
Cusliman. the democratic candidate. time for the salvation of the world is
for city marshal defeated his republi
can opponent. Charles F Olmstead now,- the only possible agent is our
139",“ 1111 cities he has long wanted. own nation with its allies and the only
‘ ' possible means is our unflinching and
l AMERICANIZATION ‘heroic conservation of the task oi
1 every ounce of our national strength.
-—-Charitou M. Lewis, Pb. 1).. Professor
of English Literature, Yale University,
New Haven.
l, . (Continued from First Page).
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“Out of this oonference,‘ continued:
the Secretary, “should come not a de-
termination to make. hard or difficult
the way of those who do not speak or.
read our tongue, but a determination to
deal in a Catholic and sympathetic
spirit with those who can be led to
follow in the way- of the nation. and
as to those others who cannot. other
procedure must be applied. The key-
‘note of this conference is “Our lit»
{sponslbilltyf "
To be an American. he said was not;
OVER $2,000,000 STAMPS SOLD.
HARTFORD, April 2.—To_tal sales
of war savings and thrift" stamps in
Connecticut up 10' the last week in
March amount to $2.1,932.35, accord-
ingto a statement issued today from
the oillce of the state director, of war
.savlngs. Those figures include the
1sales made through both postolllces
to be satisfied with things as the,» are M ”We in a" mum of the awe,
and to let things drift. but to mum Estimating the condition of Con
that Americ‘a to be a compact nati -n ’ necticut at 31 309. 000 the per capita
must “5 mi “‘9 "5 fore)” b9” sales amount to $1.31. placing Connec
"Our wars have. been .‘01 lit ,1 111 n
of foreign birth,‘ I“, said 3 “Iii; “zolticut above all other states in New
their names every day in the lit“. of. Enslsnd with the mssibie exception of
ithose who are. dead on the battlefields Maine
of France. There is no such thing to; .
an American race. txcep-iu' the in l
'.lian We 1m- fashion as 1 new pro i' (“st HAS ,SEVEN NEW MEN
pie in this sense we ire ail intrr-i K SAS Cl“ M0" AD” 2 ~-Man
nationalists." actor .llobn (‘1.anzel.‘(1f the;, Rogers (in;
lab. I f 1h . . mercanrssocaton aseaicu
h p ea or e education or , today has among his material for this
aliens and American illltrr.:.r-s :lke. season‘s team seu'i men relca at by
Secretar Lane alluded to the “womb '1 ,' . ‘ K ‘ -'
y .the New York Nationals. They are
ling of Russia " _ . .
“The cause of the Russian disnttvr' " girl)“ “Ck Onslon. infielder 3‘3“?"
he said,‘ 'was il1t i noranee oi the fins
also people. eight: per can: M whom: ters, Hubhcll, Hogan and Johnoon.
could not read or wr. te. none of M1 .1m > ”' '
virtually 9V0]. had oarticipattd in the
111 airs cf the, own (101111.11. ll Allie.
tea is not to be Russianized. and there
is no fear of that, we must. put into
our hearts 11 truer appreciatioi of the
things .we believe America to reprer
sent. and when we say l'er'pl‘f’ env we
imply that we are not the, exc‘lusite
Touching upon the Will 11an the. mili‘
tary situation in France.,ilie Secretary
quoted Von Hindenburz as saying the
first act was over. 1
“But it is never the first act that
tells the story," continued hi1. Lzme.‘
“The .climax comes in the closing
scene, and in that. closing seen". Amer-
ica will play her part, and it will be :1
6‘ V
livery room°
noble part. it ‘is my solemn convic. - 7.
tion ‘that when success come: to the . l3 comforts? lo. liven ‘
- . 1 l ‘ . a ,, 3
Allied armies under Gener..l l‘och, i “muffs are “15.11. \, c
will come because of what we do. be.-
cause of our men in the field and the
spirit and sacrifice of our men mil
women and our boys and nirisI 11
home. " ‘
bale z 1..) ci. e firc to lilfd
..11lnocc.;lrr..: Erstrmtzclz
through 1!; c 111.4.” Tin! s
v."::.1: :1 1111.11 1.5.311 who has an
STAMFORD noun auveas AHEAD! 1
or THE SibNAL. i :
i rtzi'rusrioth
Oncpipe Heater ~
An idea of the popularity of the;
Obc heater, one pipc, onc
from ~the experienCo of the l-‘irleliiv’ I, register warms the whole
T‘.tle and Trust (‘0. of Stamford . 3. , 5
IConn. l house. Easy to install and ep— ‘1
Through some misunderstanding. crate. chps the cellar cool. l
the idea was circulated that Liberty! Good for most old houses ..-
I...
wcll as now. On trial for 60 '
days and guaranteed for 5
years.
Come in and see this heater.
HENRY A. “GEM .
Plumbing, Heating, Tin-
56 Water St. ~ So. Nor.
' Phone 473-3 -'
cart-«v.-
. r.‘
noun’cement concerning the opening of,
the drive was made. prospective buy-
ers laid seige to the bank trying to
buy bonds. A memorandum of these
subscribers was taken and it was
found that. the sum of the applications
aggregated $20, 000
The Trust Company management
was surprised to ilndso many "ear-ivl
bird" purchasem in town, and are
wondering if 820.000 worth of bond»
can be sold; unaoilc;ted, in one day
* 31-.
TM: 1': a
no! km
bonds will Stamford subscribe with f
three weeks ahead of t..ime The town
is progressive and the work is in
and every bsnher in town is
.. . . The thi‘rd‘losn
To postpone the issue now would have.
Outfleld Tilt and Pitchers Wiuw
s
W....am. Aug—M- ,
305! mg. 5‘”
Howmuo's
Entrances on Main Street, Fairfield Avenue, Cannon Street
Light firm and. '
fine Jap silks
-~of special price.
Those “bite Jap silks, so cool and delightful for
iiidcl'clotbcs—aud vct fine enough for waists!
Those deep handsome black waterproof J ap silks
icliicll, bring truc comfort and coolness whenmade up
-l1'. waists!
Jr
a
Heavier, yet cool and delightful pongces~eithcr
. rcltitcor natural! , ‘
Every sort at a special pl'icc——aud with practi-
:ully every sort of silk at a premium.
‘ Black Waterproof
inch, worth 50c yd.-flo
inch, worth 75c yd.-00c
inch. worth, 35c yd.-1'0c
inch, worth 81 yd.-85c
“‘iiitc ilubutni
l‘: Inch. worth 390 Mix-.8311
(2‘. inch. worth .109 yd.~—39c.
7 inch. worth tilic yd.—-iiac
i7 iii‘ch. wonh 75c yd.-5oo
23
27
27
27
[7 inch, worth 80c yd.~—-0.'ic 36 inch. worth 11.25 yd.—II
.7 inch, worth it yd.-—-10c 36 inch, worth 31.50 yd.—-—$i.l.'t
.1 inch, worth $1.25 til-00¢ Black silk duck
’6 “‘Ch' w‘m“ 75", """u’" Iii inch, worth 11.39 yd.—SI.II
16 inch. worth ll yd.-soc .
’ ' ‘ 0 Natural W
“W“ 0' ”in?" I'm!“ 32 inch. worth 85c yd.—~68c
1r. lmh. worth 11.71 5.1. ~41.115 12 inch. worth :1 int—sac 1
‘: inch, worth $3.3; \d. ~41. 05 3‘.‘ inch, worth $1.30 yd.-—8|.25
Third floor.
0h, Muney! Money!
“If you don’tkuow 110w to get happiness out of
ivc dollars, you don’t know how tov’get it out of five
thousand”! I, ‘
That is the keynote of Eleanor H. Porter’s ew-
rst story: a nartativo of what happened to a man who
1. opted to know what would become of his twenty
millions when he dicdll Now ready at $1.50
Some other new stories that will give either en-
ioyuieiit or real informatiot :—
Mcrry Andrew—F. Romney Weir—01.85
hm short Stories of int—narrow ;. O'Brien—91.50
lit un- firm or German intrign'o—nmcrrio Volta—82
The Brown Brethren-Patrick Meant—also.
The Glory of tlic Trenches—Corrine“, Dawson—9|
Moving'I-‘luger—qt mystery story—Natalie Summer Lincoln-M.”
Fighting- Startntion In Belgium—Vernon Kellogg—4i.” ’
To Baum“! with the BritislI—l'lark—Slfio I
The lines-en Hand—Clarence New—SI.”
“town in by the Draft—"unt—SIJS.
OutThere—“'liitchnir—Si.50
Main floor. rear”
Splendid small - ‘ .
Smyrna rugs cheap. /
, 8111311111 runs, in small sizes patticulally, are fine
. .1.st111ciit. “ ‘
They are soft but they wear. . They are thick
1.11d have substantial “feel”.
vantage of being reversible; are just as goodlooking
on one side as 011 the other! ,
And here are some at special price! _
Roval Smyrna, all wool, from the topnotcb Brom-
: icy mills,‘ 1n good colors:—— '
36 by 40 inches—$29 30 by 33 inchcs+$2.25.
Cork-carpet 1'11 gs, Japanese patterns, 6 by 9 feet-J
(6.50; 7 1-2 by 10 12 ft. -$9. Grey, blue, brown and
Old red! '
. , Codgolcum art rugs, one piece, 6 by 9 feet—$3.90!
Inlaid linoleum, good solid texture, good patterns
in wood and tile and flower effects—$1 .ygto $1.95
’quare yard. ,3» 1‘ »
‘4) '~
Printed linoleum with good heavy burlap back,
matting and floral patterns for bedrooms and such“:
116.11%?” 1.1.1. 1.:
-.o.d‘.
They have great ad— '
ad's-£1»
HOWLAND'S
For delightful ’
summery. dresses.
hach day brings its;
pleasing premise that
Summer is coming,ll1at _.
Spring is actually here. '
IIow “jolly” warm
the sun is growing! Hbut‘
comfortable it is when
. 0110 gets out in the flow-
.’;"*l or garden at 11.noi1day,~I
.7 pm and peeps to see if bulbs
" havebeguu to send up
tlicirstulks! . ‘- ‘
Summery dresses will .,
be a comfort and, a de-‘I
ccssity almost before ‘
one knows it! , _ ‘I'I
' And there are cottod,
stuffs here to make such .,.
. summery drcsscs'as will
. be delightful to wear—-
great variety of them! ” -
Voilcs that are clips and soft and beautiful witlr
color and with uncouuuon patterns. I ..
Voilcs that are white of ground and strewn with 1
flowers or marked off into plaids 01' spotted with flg- I"
pres that stand out in sharp and stylish relief.
Voiles of rich soft quiet color, these too ove -I'
spread with figures and running vines and unique d3-
signs. ~
Many fine fabrics of cotton and silk interwoven,
some even masquerading under the name of the sill:
thcv look so much like!
Voiles at 29o39c and more a yard. A1111 keen
critics hove told us that the collection at 29 cents
equals more titan one they h’a‘v‘sccu at ten cents a
yard more. -1
Roman-stripe silks—very effective combinations,
of color—$1 yd. -
Plaid silks, make rich waists and veiy- -cffcctivo
sports skirts-85c yd. . _
Cotton crepe dc chine, beautiful plain tints,—-
quite clcvcr for millinery as well as unists or dresses "
~59c yd. .
Foulards of silk and cotton, t1 uc foulurd patterns,
ground of navy rose brown grccn copculiageu or black
—S5c yd. , . ,l‘;
Tussah pougee, plain or with silken dois,—d5c yd;
-..-—
.
i.»
, i
Handsome fancy white cottons, crossbar and
striped voilcs, fine and crisp and att1.'activc,——29c yd. ;
Faucv white skirtings in/uuiquc stripes and plaids "
as Well as in such \\ eaves as opiquc baskctcloth gabard-T
inc poplin and theviot—59c to 850 rd. ~ '7 ‘
And these short- length bare“;amsm _
*1 Dress and \\ aist lengths of dozens of different fa.
-. and patterns. "
Dress gingbams in stripes and figures, tasteful
figured voilcs, faucv cotton suitings, Peggy cloth, and
a lot of othcrLsmts 11 hit it have been Fit: to 25c yard—s ;
121/2c. ‘
b! '
Cutlery for
fighting men. 1
Whatever else a man carries across, be sure
carries a good pockctknifc. In a dozen-and‘
ways, it will be indispensable. ., ' E , 5 ,. -
Good ones, that will do anything from sh
ing a stake to opening a tin of bully beef—$1 and $1
Maybe a razor is already included' 1n his kit
is not one too inanyl = ' “'1" ..,',. '4: * ~ .I.
“ Gillette at $5 and Gear Junior at $1 are each
clout. Better put 111 a couple of extra sets of b
,With razor, a lather brush of course. Rt; . .
sol 'dt'm’t shed theirbristlos. 3531mm, ‘
.1,
lie and hardwood designs-79o square yard. "Joli?
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