'PROFI'I‘S MADE
137 77.111 CONCERNS
ARE ENORMOUS
(W hum run (In)
“The heavy profit made by the meat
packers and allied industries. and by
the flour miners.
"The trade tendency to increase and
maintain prices against the forces of
conscription."
The report is based on cost finds for
the Commission of War Industries
Bbard, the Food Administration. the
Fuel Administration. and other execu-
tive departments, on industrial sin
ways, and through enforcement of laws
against unfair methods of competition.
The products investigated and which
the report covers are steel, copper,
1HIGH SCHOOL DANCE I
are serving their Uncle Sam.
itra, of New York city, proved to be
AND RECEPTION
m
(durations tron first Pan)
Four members in U. 5. Service.
Already .4011: members of the class
Donald E Shepard has enlisted;
John King and Edward T. Ryan have
been working in Washington D. 13., for
several weeks, in the Govern'ment' s
employ, and last night Walter Foster
bade good bye to his classmates. as
he has passed the civil ser'vlce ennui-t
nations, and assumes a clerical position
in the same city next week. .
Dance a Delightful Dinlay.
No prettier scene has ever been wit.
nessed in Norwalk than the dance last
night The Ban-Joe Walloon. orchosv
Eliglhslllngton Street
pine. nickel, sulphur,
1n , flo .
in “I “II lone of these 1egular “Jess”. combina-
' ‘iQUTH NOB-WALK canned milk and canned salmon Sal
aries and bonuses paid high officials
1,3
‘ joy I. good Ihsve stop in
Elia" bother grade or STRAIGHT
‘gntl SAFETY RAZORS.
mite, Gem, Jr., Ever—Reedy,
' EEAREENERA FOR ALL MAKES
RAEoE STROPS snAvmo
' ". nEusnss, some, 1176.
:1;
I" . Vliome with grip, has recovered and is “991189135”
. _' at’ber home in Belden avenue is now 01 the production enjoying
V.gpflpmvlng nicely
closed and the place sold out.
plans have been made for the occu-.
‘ pccticut teachers
' "'liieinént board at its June meeting at
In and due New Haven 11: 25 p m
. Demos;- have overstayed their leave. '
weer also the subject of inquiries
Price fixing by the Government, the‘
report says, has tended to prevent the
market from innning away. but at 1.1161
same "time, it strengthens the stronger‘
iactors in industries in their position 1
and enriches them by profit ”which are
without precedent.’
While the price of door has beenI
stabilized by fixing a price for wheat
and a maximum margin of profit 10::
flour, the report shows that profits in-
creased 110111 on average of iwolveper
cent. on the i111 estmem tor the four
years ending June 30 1916, to uea1ly
thirty eight percent. in the year c-nd'
ing Julie 39,1917. “These 111-quilts" it
is stated, ‘are indefensible, considn
ing that an average profit of one mill‘V
[01'le months 01 the veal shows as
high as $2 a banel.” Many miners
exceeded the Goxernmeut maximum
for profits and to that extent ‘lhe pro-
-'--'- W‘fits were larger and in general in fact“
were VEl‘l great.” 7
City N The report declares that unproce-
ews denied profits are shown in a survey
Nelson Anderson, waiter at the Su-
turban Club. Stamford,
of the packing industry. in this c.2n-,
position with the Woodway Country:
llyouwnntcgoodmornndem
Fred H.1VP0uty’s
“ inornom snor.
Then you will find all makes of
' - Auto-Strap, Etc.
0F BLADES
1
”MM—«*— ,
nection. it is said: 1:
“Elm meat packcro,A1"niou1. Swflllt
IMoi'ris, Wilson and Cudaliy, and ll -Ioir
subsidialy and affiliated companion?
has taken a have monopolistic control of the 1111-1111
industry. and are looking out for like
domination in other products 711.11-
club.
_. It manipulation 01' the malket embrace
7 ‘ ' levory device. that is useful to themI
——3Vlr;~'. M, Webber Finnegan nn-1 without regard to law. Their 1eward,
nuunccs that she will close her mil- Eexllressefl in terms of profit, reveals
1 l ll 9 t that four oi those concerns have pock-
"1;“ 1"” "”5 mm m 6 “I ‘0 b " leted in 1915 1916, 1917. 1140, 01101100.
However delicate a definition is from
ed for “profiteering,” these packeré
Otto Rhoda who has been ill at his have preyod upon the people uncon
._.._——.—-I
Investigation in the coal mining in
dairy reveals in the opinion at the
commission that despite Government
pricoflxlng largo margins of profit
have been made Ranges in the cost of
production in a field having the some
maximum prices has caused some rp-
Ml!” Mary E Frayne, “”10 has been, eraiors to make small margins 1t pro-
seriously ill (or. 1116 114151- “1169 W394“ fit and others large marglns. the bulk
the lingo
margin. ..
in the oil industry, lnrgo profits are
. now being made in fuel oil and 11141.0-
Mlddlebrooks’ restaurant has been. line, the industry being one when: the
No.1aw of supply and demand still must
‘nles. The operation of this law is bold
V _ to be in part responsible for the heavy
potion 0‘ “‘9 store tacated by the re Iprofits, but R portion of the blame is
I’mOVR‘ Of ““3 restaurant. laid to the 11p: ending of lalse 1".1-110115
lregurding supplies.
Steel companies made
piollts be 7019. the Government fixed 11
price for the p1'_,oduct and it is shown
that some have sinCe mudo unusual
returqs.P1'ofils'of.1llo United 81 ales
Steel Corporuilon are estimated (:11
249 per cent. in 1917, as oi'lmpnled
with 15.6 59.471.11.111 1916 and 3.2 nor
(in Thursday, July 4Lthe New York; rent in 1915
l n virtually every one of the other
New Haven 1°. Hartford Ralhoad Co in written covered by the report it is
at his place of business in Stamford,‘ d
again.
. —.
~Panamas. Panamas.
O’Brien.
..——-
..... .,.
Pensions were voted to nine Con
by the teachers‘ re
"the. capitol Tuesday This makes 41
{0’55 of I38 tieacbers who will be re
celving pensions beginning July 1.
. will operate an extra train from NéwV shown unusually "heavy profits law
170711 to New Haven,
3 Central Terminal New York at 9' 25 normal sulslies are also shown tolm've
‘ I11. 111. Stamford 10: 20 p m South
193““3’ Grand. been made mum" last fool ye:1r~1.11b-
Nor- been paid executive omciuls.
' | Trade practices contribuiin r in addi-
walk 10' 33 p m. Bildgeport 10 :6 p ltlon to profits to higher prices to 0011'
lsuuiers are noted as failure :7. 'hip
Woods on 11 1isiug market or 1I'clusnl io'
——Dld your boiler go back on you accept goods on a falling mu'kot mm“
(luring the cold snaps last winter? meiclul bribery. and 111 the tendency
'I‘he Burnhnm Boiler won’t go back onI of manufacturers to maintain a resale
you during the cold snaps, or any 0111- once 7
'e‘r time 11' s the boiler o! Cosy Com-
'Vfort Heat. it's made in Westchestel:
5-County. Send for "Which and Why’
booklet. Lord 8: 'Burnham 011., 1r-
"vington,§N. Y,
ADVVERTlQED LETTERS.
EList of unclaimed letters advertised
in the .South Norwalk postoflice for the
week ending June 29, 1918.
L E. Canning, Gen Del.
Madame Wilfred. Geodetic, 29 Clay
street. , , .
William Hicks;
Mr. and Mrs Edwin Lockwood.
Philip Marks.
Mrs. C. Slauson, Woodward Avenue.
ANDREW LEARY, Postmaster
. 55.1.1515 'exernptlon board has re-
ceived word that two of Norwalk's
Zderafted men, who were sent to Camp
.‘I‘heir names and home addresses are.
Edward J. Kindllien Scribner avenue,
orwn‘lk, and Guiseppe Generoli For
INobstruct, New Canaan. .
V——r1"ry n 8611711151 Want Ad.
' W .
. '“fliey who wish to pros
nor must. work told
I re.”
pendthfilts and idlen-
' similar; og‘anerntion '
. them would bankrupt
I nation The prosper- .
one are the nation’s
Bunk Account 11
leads to a seat in pros
perity’s' corner." V . .
4 Per 06111:. Iilerost Paid 911
shuns-
Do :You
Realize
that to the eye glass wearer two
pairs of glasses are really neces-
891'!
Many corporations insist that ‘
their employees who have defec-
tive vision keep an extra pair on
hand
, Boarding schools request 'lhnl.
" students have an extra pair-“to
prevent time being lost if one
pair is broken.
more you an emergency pair?
lions, and, with the
ubnoi 11ml .
- Saturdays), 3: 27x. 4: 28.‘ 5: 19, 6: 21,
trap. drummer
working head, hands and feet, the vio-|
linist making his how do all sorts of
tricks on the long suffering strings.
and the banjo and piano going at top
speed, with the loud pedal fastened
do own. the young people simply could
not keep still and as the coaches were
“many, and the waits between dances
very short. the floor was almost con-
stantly filled. with axial ofykaleido-
scopie colors, from the dresses of the
girl' graduates, accentuated by the
while duck trousers and dark .coats of
be boys.
The hull was tastefully decorated
lwith streamers of purple and gold, and
01 or the preconium arch was a purple
banner bearing in golden lot-tors the
(loss motto, ‘Esse 011nm'Vlde1'e," of
whlt'h a literal translation is “To Be,
and Not to Seem.”
'rmmrv cHuscu scuoo'L 61,06.
we EXERCISES
Opening hymn at 10:30 a. 111—Amer».
1ca. .
Creed and prayers.
“The Star Spangled Banner!”
Brief story of the flag.
Song-4141: John \l'hele. f .,
RocitatiouwConsuelo Dawson.
Song—Mrs.,E, J. Sims. 3V
Salute to the Christian King and to
the American Flag. I. I.
Reading—“Old Glory" James Whil-
coxub Riley. '
Song~Solecled. ,7
Remarks by the Rector '
Oflering for Red Cross fI
Song-"God of our Father‘s' "
Benediction
The parents of scholars gand friends
invited to attend .
M
MAJOR LUFBERY'S AUTOBIOGRA
PHY 3 ,
Major Raoul Lulbery, 7 Walling.
ford, the humane "ace," will) lost his
life last month after an i dplrlng car-
eer which placed him at the Bond of
IAmerchn heroes in the plédent wII'r,
was engaged upon an ailtIoblodrIphy
at the time of his death. mu. biogra- j
phy which forms one of ”II! molt thrill
lng fighting unrativeo ever written,
will be prlntcd in 11mm Int: In the
New York Sunday AmeriJn beginning
Sunday, June 30.
--_..———-
SOUTH NORWALK TO NEW YORK
A M‘.:—«1 47:. 5:2711, :4911‘. 6: 98,
6571:. 731811, 725417. 8:2111, :59x, 9: 2417,
9:39. 19:33x, 10:5211. , . n: >
P. M'.:~—12 93x,' (Stamfoord
.alx
12: 52
only). 1:0917. 1:381. 3: 1717. 4:32x."
45.6 6: 0217, 6' 2617. 6: 47 (
lyl.7 19211, 8:0617, 9. 29 (armept Satur-
days) 19‘: 0711.
' . Sundays. 1
A. M.»12:34x. 5:27x, :49x, 8:59,
9:197. 19:33x, 12:93x.
P. M.»l: 99x, 2. 441:. 3121:, 4:32:11.
5: 46. 6. 0211. 7: 02x. 7: 12x, 24511, 7257):,
I8: Ogvx 19 0717, 10: 40.
NE WYORK TO SOUTHlNORWALK
Alix-4.1911, 5. 30. 6:34, 8:99:11,
_:s 5111 11:151., 9:4512' 10: 505.
Phl'.~12.93x, 12: 45:1, 1 1: 05 1: 5::
(Saiuidny only) 1: 35 (Saturday only),
2' 1511 2. 57.3:3911. 3. 53, 4‘11le (except
Saturdays). 4: 23. 5: 13x,,5: 29. 610917,
6: 0311, 8:19:11, 11:15x, 11:47:11.
Sundays. é
A. M.2—-6 00 8: 9017, 9;.9917, 9:21.17,
19: 93x. 10: 5917. 1 I
l P. RIM—1210. 1:93x. 1'25 3:35x,,
{5.- 02. 5: 2511. 5. 9931, 7: cm ;8:10x. 8:23.:
9: 09): 10: 002. 11: 151:, 1154511.
SOUTH NORWALK ”to NEW
HAVEN .
_ A 22:42 2637;12:5811'. 5: 37 5: 07.
7: 15 9:19. to: 22x. 11: 58:
' Saturday only), 2: 41 (Bridgeport only“
Saturdays), 2' 47 (Bridgeport. except
6: 51 719917, 7. 32 (Bridgeport only),
9: 25x. ' ‘
' Sunda'yI.
19: 19 11:12x. 11: 581:.
P. M.—~2:«19x, 3. 0511.
6: 48, 7: 081:, 8. 28.- 9: 251:. 19:19::
NEW HAV N TO SOUTH
NO WALK. ‘
6‘ 50, 8: 05K. 8: 39, 9:411. 112 00.
9. 41x, 11: 09
.2 P. M.—-—12:17x, 1: 55x, 2; 23x, 3240):,
ll: 49x. '
SOUTH NORWALK T0 DANBURY
A M.:—-613,8:,27 9;_59x.
guy). 4: 39:. 5: 27 (Except Saturdays),
- 6111111:ny
A'. 14.49225. 19: 291:.
sou‘l'll NORWALK
N. 17., 17.11. A: 15.7; TABEE
In Eflect June 16 1918
lamlord on , ‘
P. M.~—1:29, 2:29 (Bridgeport only,
A 15—12: 26x. 12: 56. 7: 43 99191-
4: 4211' 6: 33x, '
A M.—12:25x. 4. 10x,4:.13x.I5.59.
P. M ~12 17x, '3: 491:. 4. 35, 5:15:17,
52321:, 5: 37. ':6 1117, 91181:.
Sundays. ,
A M.:~—4 10x. 4' 5311, 7: 55 8:30x, .-
4:35 5:13.17, 6: 1111, 7:05x,- 9:18x, 9: 35, '
p.111 .~—1: 117, 1 5454. 2' 4s (suturdnys "
‘ 17.10.0511,
HOWLAND‘S
Entrances on Main Street, Fairfield Avenue Cannon Stréet,
HoWLAND's
f
\
stockings-«$1. 10
IR‘ . .1 '1' -
Z‘N'I'I l
1 . IA rmunt'knblo lot of silk stockings classed by a
Cl‘lllt'al mnke' 11s irregular."
Stu-h stockings as sell usually a”. $1.50 to $2.
They have suffered littlt' injuries in the i‘nokiiw
-—smuc of those injuries so slight as to bc lound only
by 1.0111051 (Ives.
Flauklv, many would have been passed as 111—
rigbt by mzmy ins] 00911.1!
But. this nuikm' is .1 11111-1411 judn'o of his own
"stockings and will allnu nothing to pass 115 of first
grade lllllt'b'h 'tis absolutely pcrfcrl.
busy to imagine how fino those stockings
Easy to im‘ig'iuo \1'h.1t11t1'ui1o11 they have.
‘ Rich lullck silk..\\itll double
1 solo. and heels,“-
' STR] Pl 1) S'IOC l\I\ (i. all 511047111 price too.
Limiti'd quantity of those. smart fancy stock-
ings, with 1'31'1-111111' stripes.
Wbiic sil'ipos on blur-k m' navy, black stripes on
llmuuuiu'nc, "hither white or black 511-1505.... gray.
Tilt-31' nro it'gitlni' dollar unta 890.
Shoes to give
‘. bothers comfort.
Sflt 1:11.7ch 1.15.4th- sbocs 1111' bothers.
P1 otoct the foot and odd pic. 1si11g' touch to entire
[milling costume.
Iligh cut and mudc 11 ill: ('lk sole. such smart of—
fll'G.
I r
/’
facts as blink-1.1141 \\ lulu chucks 1.4.5.1571 \1ilh.grccu
and purple lunuucd 111711 11 luto,——.,l..)()
ka-s'olwl slums of green rod 111' blue trimmed
with u'liitc‘nnd or blot-k with yvllou' l1'ilulni11g—91V
White or Mark triluumtl in 17111717151, rubbm
soled, 1173111 (ills—$54.21).
Putty 1111111115 1111'. 1111' 111'71'11 “bile blue black 01'
ml -1'ibbo'u tied oi 11111: 11" (I'll; solo —‘1 11'
(7111195111911 pumps, .mklc 511'5'1, blue “room ubitc
10d (11' l:.z‘ml.,-ll§lc
(lth: ks and solid 61.16191, 13;: oil pumps 111711 dark
.1910 «591‘ . V'
Spotk'ss “"111 "ct
girls . 'wl ("1191171311, 51.65 6 to;
ml 1; Sill " ‘1
’,——Sllc.
\111'1 flout, i‘cur.
55.554 dresses
for little girls.
'15 a June rose. Pure
"As 111711711919; and dni11t_'
"1.1.11.2, 11141117011 by fine siVyIlc, 11'11 1:1}? made,~'—and what
:1 lot of time and 1710 1"{ they save \[othci'l
l'me lawn with a
hillOCkL‘d—fipg. 50
White voile 111711 SHlal‘e neck, 311101?de and fi11~
.slicd with band ctubt'oulcry—‘33
White voile with excellent embroidery done bv
dand both on front and back, pointed collar finished
.171 ith pretty buttons, skirt finished with embroidery .1"
". 511d hcmstitchillg, 5 ' .
12.116.554.16 Ivoilo With 11.... tucks over 511.11.15.25
and trimmed with filet lace, four tucks beautify ski 1t,
Iv-—$4.50 ’
(ll-gaudy w; 111 DutchI collar and skirt tl' 1.1.1.155
will 1 V'1'ou s of loser ting and tucks ,-—-$ 3.50
6ttleropl11mr- .
l"
1317,
A...»
voil .5116 ci'isp'organdy, plotty. designs as
simple models or richly trauma ' th
‘v
bulking 8111105 for
yoke effect and smnrtly
White net with pretty tucked skirt and smart
gills of$4 6 to 14—Ncwly arrived white '11 secs
.3.
Unusual silk" l
l
t
. "the y‘c'ars before "we wgot". into “the war. 1
Beauty gloWs ,-
_ from dresses of ,
extra value.
Summer 511105 .110. ultra Min: and orncof 111—411111
.cbnv splcmlid exposition in these light. c001 pretty
dresses of" spocial 111110 at medium price.
Ol'gnudit's, for illustration! ' .
Ilow crisp and cool? How dainty and dt'llght'fi
full - I
Two models of extra i11tc1'4'st~— .
One with skirt finished with drop ruffles. The
other with skirt 111.1111: dimming: bv lino tucks od'rcd
with narrow fine to) More X 111 1:11:11.
1'] fiber model 111 w bite, one in delicious pink 1.111111
blue sb.ulcs- $13.50
Light and beautiful lawn 1170550.“, too. . ‘
Open plaids and blokcn plaids. A1111 Such soflf
null linrnmuious color-s: mentii'cl} unusual and Nth
strong." ammo] to one .s
Skirt is trinuued with cficclivc wide bins ruffle--
1310
Gingham (11'05565combi11c 11244.11 service ability
2‘?" 7
4s clear and pleasing and ldultllll open plaids an
one could wish. ~ A
And as smart and attractive and impressive
sltipcs sns the 50.15011 has brought 141711.111] I
Made in sports model, marked by ‘ ctcupl 1671.1!
lrimucss ——- .
Second floor.
Oxford news
2' for men. -
for the particular man who reads this, if bu
mm .ii: .111 about getting 21 pair of 5121130115915 ”and
worthy shoes at u saviu'r.
dlllldll’ 1111111111111, out 011 5.110 go 11.10.: Special
sorts of oxford ties for 111011.
R
co1nlort~nud 91111111: good style—- and likes to bu-y‘a
011.1111 0.
Black velour calf oxfoi'ds, E1 1'~lisll last,
leather sole and 11013.1. Stslish and mighty goodIII
black Vici kid blueber-eut oxford tics. Easy
Patent lenther,snnppi11q English last 01' roomy,
and good-looking full- load bluchcr cut.
a E .1511 sort is a $5 sor;l; to quick mon— $3 75
Main door,1'car. I"‘-.
“My Four Years In
Germany «41017 756'
565.14.. in Berlin and other parts of Gemtely duri 1g
.4 narrative £146.06 light and 1510.51.11.52 “an
love of; beautiful shades. of": L
11 ith lb‘cir bc.111t\'.. . '
$15 ?"'
That 1111111 who appreciates Stunmcr .4551 foot-
7111113.: at less than usual price—1.16 will get 111 011 the V' T '
good I
bro ml the that fairly shouts: “I O'11.11"111tec comfort. ”- ,"
Ambnsmdor Gerai' V’s remarkable tale of thd
' 115
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