,3... .. ......
. WHEREAS-
"1.1. Accumulation of coal for
theeomingwinterhubeenin
' gas-egress for several months:
"arhmnnowmmmlin
1 the cellars of this community
tbsneverbetoreatthisdste:
3. There is still more being de-
livered every day by each coal
dealer;
. 4. There is a large quantity
. now in thedeslers’ yards and
more constantly arriving:
5. Winter is some distance ‘
away:
6. Therefore be it resolved :—
That there is no cause for
worry—but those who can.
not be happy otherwise may
continue to worry if they
choose. We aim to please.
Tflfi,
Ell R lg
gliding. Elliii‘hli?
w/¢M¢fi_ __ ... -.,_.____._..-4‘
Automobile
epairing
llfligh Grade Work a
Specialty
“:9flicial Service for
Thevrolelh Maxwell
smd Graham Bros.
‘ifrucks
dord Repairing and Parts,
eWrecks Towed in any dis-l
l
. The Fuel Administration announces that domestic con.
sumors will be allowed only as much coal as is found to be
scientifically necessary to heat his house 68 degrees- .
Acts speak louder than words. Do your bit, lustily.
OUTSIDE WINDOWS.
If you made the blunder of worrying through last winter
in a cold and uncomfortable house, don’t do it again!
, It is not only disagreeable, but mighty expensive. twice In
much coal—Doctor bill—and a. ruined temper.
There is no house so well built but what OUTSIDE WIN-
DOWS and DOORS will make it better. make it more comfort-
able and livable.
If you’ll come in tomorrow, any day, we’ll tell you what
it will cost to make your house comfortable, and save coal.
“Do it now.”
.nukclrcm' " , I
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lSTATE COUNCILS l
MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1918 ‘,
OF DEFENSE T0 l
BE MORE ACTIVEl
l
l
l
(Continued trons First Pare)-
er carefully whether they cannot uli-f
,llze the state council system." The
,letter of President Wilson to Secre-'
tary of War Baker was in reply to one
written to the President by the St cre-‘
tary of War outlining the accomplish;
, ments of the state councils of ‘elonse
' and recommending that increased the
be made of lhese war organizations.
This action is one which Governor
. Marcus ll. Holcomb and the 5.‘ODU"('ti-
have
As
cut Slate ('ouncil of Defense.
been urging for many months.
5‘ soon as Connecticut's defense council
organization was perfected to .1 do?
grce that made pOsslble its efficient
Tristram & Hyatt
Norwalk’s Leading Dry Goods Store
1‘,
To get real, continuous, everyday, all Summer long pleas.
ure from your porch, it must be protected from the Sun. This
is evident to all of us—but simply protection from the sun
does not make your porch habitable—far from it. You must
have ventilation. The hot air must be removed from the top
of the porch.
;, The Hatch G Bailey Co.
, llulndling of tasks assigned to it by the
g Federal Government, letters Wore ad-
.
dl'csscd by the Governor to various
lll'll'dl'llllt’lll heads in Washington ul-
- \‘lsing them that civilian war work in
llhis stale should be carried (lll‘
Clearance Sale
After a few busy weeks of selling we find our stock with
odds and ends, broken size ranges, styles we cannot re-order,
Etc. In order to clean house of these (all this season’s merch-
andise) goes on sale at money saving prices. Lots are small and
when they are closed out they cannot be replaced. So the old
tip, be on hand bright and early. One dollar here buys as much
as two dollars elsewhere in the line of Women's and Misses’
Coats, Suits, Dresses, Skirts, Waists and Petticoats.
and save money. f gilt. ‘ . l. .
s‘»
THE PA
CLQAK AND surr HOUSE
33 So. Main St. So. Norwalk
llhrnunh the council, The coluplriiou?
ol' Connecticut’s organization was ill
advance of that in a majority of tho
‘olhcr slates. (our-conch”); awaiting
the perfection of these (lllll’l' oruuuizo—
liolls, it was impossible fol lho Admin-
' isll'ulion to suggcsl that slum councils
be generally used lhrouahoul lbc
country. In the mcanllnlc, however,‘
the. organization in this stoic, bccmlsc,E
Washington considel‘cd il I‘lllCli'WlLlliln“
bccn made use of cxtcnsivcly. '
When copies of the corrospondcncc
holwccu President Wilson and Secre-
tory of War Ilakcr werl- shown in
members of thc (‘onnccticut Slate
l‘ouncll of “clones and department
heads yesterday. the unanimous cx~
‘ pl‘cssion was: “Wc are ready to tackle
any job that Washington lil\'(‘$ us and
we will do our best to pul it through.
Our whole organization is unrcscl'vcd-
ly ut the. disposal of the Federal Gov-
‘crnlncnt in carrying: through any part
of the task of downing llu- Hun." ,
l The President's Letter. l
LIMOUSINES AND TOURING CARS
FOR HIRE FOR ALL OCCASIONS
‘3
SPECIAL RATES 0N TRIPS
FENDER AND BODY WORK OUR SPECIALTY
, WELDING
VAAST BROS. GARAGE
Phones 1360. 2011. 17 Chestnut St.. So. Norwalk
1 in reply to Secretary llnker's lctlcr
.oulliniug tho nchicvcnwnls of or
lSlnlc, Councils of Ilcfcnw. President!
1 Wilson wrmc: I
“‘My Dear Mr. Baker: l
l, "l have. road with glml lnlcrcsl
j’voul‘ account of the lichlclcliicllls of
,lho Stale Councils of llcfcusc ond'
‘ your general summary of lllc, activities
in which lhcy are now l‘lll‘llflf‘il. ll is
gll llollihlo l‘t‘l‘lll‘d. and I ~h:lll bc ulud
. to have you express lo the Show (‘oun-
‘cils my appreciation of lhc service
,thcy have so usefully i'clulcrml. l am
particularly struck by tho \aluc of cv-
lcnding our defense orgnulzullon into
;lllc sumllcsl comnmllilics ‘lllll by the
lll‘uly dcmocrullc churucl ‘:' of n im—
a‘slihoue 1959. Seaview Ave.
'« EAST NORWALK
—:=
M - —
. .TBE NORWALK LINE '
.Jsst Freight Service Between This .
. City and New York 1
esteemers “‘Olio" and “Armitagel
. Brearley"
Freight. accepted at Norwalk and
5&1th Norwalk from 7:30 to 5:92.
_ (Freight received at Pier 45, Bar" 421“
.‘ or. New York, from 7:30 “. a. t; 5 p.
m. Slclmers lerlvlp’ ('4‘: 45, East
.. Shiver, New York .1. 3 o’clock. daily.
Sundays ox/qma'.
v .
summon
ANNOUNCES
THAT ON OR ABOUT
SEPT. 1
_ QUARTERS
. 84 WASHINGTON ST.
Home of the Best Hardware
Stores in Connecticut
ISPEClALS
For This Week
ALL JARS
Qt. Size cut to 306
9-Pts. out to ..... . ..... . 78c
SUNBRITE CLEANSER
‘utto. ........ .....4ccan
SWIFT'S PRIDE SOAP
Outta.... ..... .....5char
MULL QUALITY NEW-
MADE BUTTER,
album... ...... . .. l9c
A. STULL
‘24 Cottage Street
: East Norivalk
AUTO SUPPLIES .
GASOLINE '
.l
l
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW IT
after we have applied our up-
io-dule vulczlnizlng methods to
your old the or inner tube.
ll becomes practically a new
tire. Blowouts ale cnlircly
covered, worn places repaired,
and the. whole shoe or tube re-
nowcd. ()ur vulcuilizing,r is to
lircs what good cobbllng is to
shoes.
NORWAlll SUPPLY SHOP
29 Wall St., Norwalk
f! lionul :fl‘fillllll so oruunlzml. ‘
“I believe in the. soundness of your
conlcmiou that in the int. .csl of coon:
only and clllclcncy such muchlnoryns
. that provided by the Stall ("ouncil sys-
tem for tho uccuilnn of many kinds
of war work should ho utilized. as for
,us possible, by Fedornl dcpurlmculs
i‘und :ldlllllllslmtions. May I suggest.”
therefore. that you communicate to
the heads of all such dcpul'lmcnls and
:ulnltllisirotions my wish that wllcll'
they are conuldcrinlz cull-unions: of
their organization into thc states or
now work to bc done in the states,
they delcrmluc curl-fully whclhcr lhcy‘
cannot ulillzc lllc Stain l‘ouncll sys-
'lf‘lll lllus reudcrinlz unnwcssary the
creation of new machinery: and tllul
;they transmit all requests for action
FREE lll-ILRll/Ell I Low rulers
.-- -,by the Slate
(‘ouncils through the
QSlnlc (‘ouuclls section of the Council
of National llcfcnsc? - l
l "(‘ordinlly and sincerely yours. I
‘ l "WOOI'lI‘tOW' WILSON."
3; Secretary Baker‘s Letter.
4 The letter from Secretary BakercailV
,llll: attention lo the activities of the
.lion of food by providing means of dutions.
tion of air without drafts. .
’ lf-Hazigihg‘
WudOr
took twenty minutes or more.
way you can unhook the
doubles the life of the Shade.
The New Patented
Vudor Ventilating Shade
permits the hot air to escape from the top of the porch through
a. wide open VENTILATOR woven in the shade itself at the ele-
treme top where the sun cannot shine in upon you. ‘
Vudor woven-in-the-shade Ventilator automatically clears the
porch of impure air and permits a continuous, gentle circular
Let us demonstrate the new VUDORS for you.
The New VUDOR Self-Hangingr Device
enables you to hang a shade in five minutes—not a. screw used.
The old way of attaching a shade to the porch With screws
With the new Self-Hanging
shade in the FaH——if you wish—and
rehang it in the Spring in less than two minutes and this
_,
{mutation which we look to see. con-‘fil‘w '
tinuod and strengthened. in order that
the will to win and the knowledge of;
how to make that will reflective. may“?
be cvurybody‘s possession throughout.“
the war. in the dark hours of trial as ll
l‘.\‘
“ch as in the hour of victory.
"In sllllcs with a considerable popu-i
lulion of fort-inn origin, the Sunni
(‘ouncils of Dcl‘cnsc :lrc lenders in the?
work ol‘ Alncricunizullon. establishing
wur information bureaus, corrolatlng?
existing Amoricunizulion agencies, iufil
crcusmn, as for as possible, the cdtl-"’
(rational facilities available lo the (or-3
t-lml-blll‘ll. and seeing that such fuelling
ties are used. la?
“The Stale Councils are cusascd in;
proparinnlhc young men of tho conic
try for the high duty of selective St‘l‘Vw
icc. advising and informlng lhcm in
particular upon lhc adjustment of
llll‘ll‘ loud admire and upon military all.
conditions and rt’vqull'cmcms and so 3
luv l‘
AA
(‘llll hygiene.
"They are bl‘ingtlnq their great .
llucucc to bear on bclmlf of economy "
and thrill throughout the country. It
is: ulso lhcir spcciul lush, in the inter-
val of economy, to supervise the so-‘l-
licllullon of funds for war relief by
\‘illllllllll‘y ugcncics, and to coordinate account.
ille \ll‘ol‘ls of ‘lhcsc agcncies, scclngp
llllll lhcy work harmoniously and to u - orcmwmrwew £0?
common purpose. and dclcrminlnn:
6‘ m. sO‘J-QV 6S-
i We want you, men and
women, to buy your
Clothing from us on
our famous easy pay-
ment - plan.
, We take Thrift Stamps or W. S. é
l S. Stamps as payments on your ,
wlml uncut-ice shall be approved :1nd;~—~ - —‘-'~
what discouraged.
They "“l “1"“ as ”‘0 state ""1”“ of clllclcncy. all requests for uctlonl
scnlativcs of the hishwuvs transom“ from om. Federal Government shouldl
committee of the (“ouncll of Nutionnl go to them through this single chain:
llolonsc in lhclncrcusingly important .nt‘l. In the past Fodcrul uulhorillcs}
work of cxlcndmc and facilitating mo- how not. infrequently. caused confuw
tor-truck transportation. in order to stun bv going directly to tho. Slilli“
reduce lllc tremendous burden on our Councils with rccommcndations~r
”iffhpogtllni; It tl‘o‘nlurklcli . ll lwould prevent such misunderstandings
In .u l lllOll. it) all tome. noln ) o in the future.
work in connection with public health; ,
in connection with vocational (‘tliiUl'l
“It. is ditlicult l0 cstlmste the im-
scl‘vice rendered,
‘7” l
‘tion. It is clcur that 'm the interest :DIOT
l (‘
,llllcd with us,
‘ small healer.
HER AND3
GIRLS END LIVES
(Continued From Page One:
Mr. l’drry hi". ll'l‘ ltollsc for on cazly
railroads and to stimulate the produc sometimes with conlllcllng rccommcn-l morning stroll and when he returned
I believe a word from youl lilll lllc doors wcvc locked.
ling cull-linen hc found his wilc
llildrcn dcnd on lllu‘ floor of a room
czlmc
window 2.
Upon guin-
uud tho
ll cm a
of the
W WILL MOVE TO HIS new
A. F. Beckman & Co, Inc.
Very Best Creamery Butter. per lb. . . . . . . . . . .. 51c
Nucoa Nut Margarine. the world’s best. lb. 32c
Borden’s or Libby" E ' '
Swift’s Pure Leaf Formally? t ed M11 k . . . 2 . cans 20:
. 1 ply printed above, was as follows:
~:{:; I Slate Councils of Defense and oullln-
l ml: their ability to llnndlc “'lll‘ work
cllicicnlly. which called forth the rc-
".\l\‘ Dear Mr. Pl'csidellt:
' l “As chairman of the (‘nuucil of Nu-
lion and in studying and assisting: in
the solution of the difficult housing and
rolll—prodlcnrin: problems which the
war has brought to many a locality. '
“Last, but for from least. their llll'll-
living organization enables them to
play a valuable part in the pramical
portance of the
since our entrance into the war, by
these. Slate Councils, their county
councils and the multitude of workers
banded together under them. whom we
cstimule to number at least. one mil-
lion. I fecl sure that you, (or their
. member of the
room were ccvcrml wish lllmlkclll and
: paper and bed clothing had been uscd
; to close all
doors.
lhc clocks lnncuth the
Mr. l‘rl'l‘y hos been ploluincut as a.
sociolisl party. ’l‘hc pm
lico my lllul Ms douslhlcru wclc loft
hamberlin’s Dried Beef. 1-4 lb. ...... . . . . . . . . ..
execution of the policies ot tho Dc- (‘Ommalulcr-in-L‘hicf, will be proud ofj
‘L‘Vi‘l‘nl lhousand dollars by the WI” ct
. IT
.ulso That His New Store Will Be} .
l 83 & 85 Washington Street;
l-suicide yesterday by shooting hlmsell
lin the temple, Schim-pt had 191): becn'fihe farm, 40 head otcattle, 300 chink-
8c
20MuleTeam Borax Ch‘ 5 .
Challenec Blend Cofi’eouhser lb. . . . . .1. .c. 99.4% .Dkzc
Heinz Pure Tomato Ketchun 1 c—33c bot. ...
Armour’s Pure Grape Juice. 10c size ... .. 3 for 25c 8
Beckmann’s Breakfast Cocoa. laree tin . . . . . . . . 16
c
The Best of Everythine to Eat and Drink at
Popular Prices.
"Ii
A. RBeckmann 8100. l
Incorporated
«or
A.
’6.
Phone 1405 l,
5'
rt;
Schultze’s Tuesday Specials
RibLathhops.. .......................34clh
Beef Liver 15clb.
Red RipeTomatocs Zats.15c
aneyl’ineapples tor canning $1.10 doz
Schullze’s Sanitary Markets
NORWALK. SOUTH NORWALK.
United States License No. 17,903.
a. ...- .4- “first... .- ..-. w... “ear—... “...—...... ”7:2'._......__...__._
FRED SCHIMPF, HOTEL Levi Burdick, of Patterson, N. Y.,
MAN: ENDS “FE bps sold his 300-acre fl'am located on
S Sill} PiAlfiiBOR' N. Jl'd A113. lZiTFrei; the state road between Brewster and
c1 mp , y years no , propr e or o . . .
the Bungalow Hotel here, committeleauemon' to Mrs. Vela Sinclair, 0‘
ill. He'iormerly' co'iid
ll
l llonal Defense, i be: to i'cpori m you
Salt Sea Rhode Island Clam Chowder . 15c—35c can . '
l . I
steamslfirtlsflmnlmlameéuea ;
Rye. N.'Y. The sale included, besides
the. noteworthy accomplishments of
lthc Stale (‘ouncils of Ilcfcnsc in tho
, forty-eight states of the I'llion. and to
{indicate the war ncliviics for which
lthcysecnl tome to be peculiarly fitted
and peculiarly rcspnusiblc. and to ask
your ndvicc and assistance in u mut-.
r
53'. tcr vital to their future cll'cctivcness. .ihcse Fed‘w‘” agencies lo {091' l“ the
“The State Councils of Defense, as
you um woll :lwurc. wcl'c lnslllulcd
; at the suggestion of the Council of Na-
llimml Defense shortly after we enter-
:cd the war. Almost from the day of
l their organization they took a promi-
guent part in recruiting our armed
. forces. Since the early months of tho.
‘grcat struggle they have rendered par-
! iicularly valuable service on behalf of
{the Department of Agriculture in in-
lcrcasing the production of foodstuffs.
lBoforo the creation or the United
lSlatos Food Administration they led
flllO notional campaign for food con—
'scrvation. Most of lhcm took a load-
iillg purl in the institution of Home
lGuurds i0 lullc the place of the Fed-
d‘l‘lllllti‘d militia. They met many an-‘
other state emel'gcncy by prompt local
action. As time went on, in the na-
ltural course of events, many of the
.‘llclds of action which they had occu-
pied werc. olficially taken over by es-
;pecially crcalcd Federal Administra-
gtions. But new problems constantly
l
: arose and the work of the State Conn-l »
~icils. instead of diminishing, has until.
lbly increased in scope and in signifi-
1 canoe. , .
“To accomplish this worklhey have
lbuilt up an organization uniquely sull-
ed to its purpose. Every State Coun.
oil of Defense has active county; Ol‘
equivalent, Councils of Defense under
it, while in nearly every state the on
the school districts. bringing the Gov-
ernment to the people and the people
to the Government. is progressing ra-
pidly. ‘ ,
“Through their speakers, their war
conferences, their contact. with the
press and their contaot'wlth the peo-
ple themselveh through their commu
nity snails. there to Co, no ‘
as! s
gnnizatlon of community councils in:
" ' ‘ tribulion in lllil wuri 5
ur non of \"l'lculture, the Foo Ad- the” unique w“ . ,-<
l i t 1 t 1 h d and will use your authority to DlOfldl‘ll _ l-l- el-l
ministration, the Fuel Administration, , , _ ‘ ., . > ‘
the Labor Department. the Shipping the scene 91 then autnllim us 50nd! .
Board, and the. other Federal agencies llOIlS permit, 50 “‘3“ may “NY .-~o “l“
which are‘pxlended mm the states. to still nrcatci liolliovlennnii;
We expect the. state. representatives of I 9‘3 ““00“ y you ~: 1‘
' “NEWTON ll. Bani-.12, A large assortment of UPC“.
“Secretary of War, and Chairman .
of Council of Nullonul.Defense." ,Stock Dinnerware, Decorated
or, who died recently.
#4" .- v_-_.._.._...---_..__ '———.
CROCKERY
future, as they have been able to fool.
in the past, that. the organization of.
thc. Stale Councils of Defense is their;
right hand. Most of the Stale Conn-l
oils are incidentally performing the| HIGHESTER S PILLS
specml service. of bringing these. I‘cdg 'run “Alon” Bu“.
cral representatives together for fro. leluiAgkyo-rbru‘ffllflor
quont and regular consultation, and. ill
__.___._._.._.-
{Prompt Dellvery.
l
. .. . .... .... a... ...V ......__ ....J
Tea and Dinner Sets, Cups and
lSaucers. Plain White Hotel Ware.
llt'l:l‘§’il‘il'.l.’l“li‘3h ...‘m. 0 Albert F. Gehebe
most of the states these Federal lop-5. led with Blue Ribbon. - .
P ' ‘ 'r l. olh . nu ofyyur
lyosenlntivcs are actually members ofl 3:9; ll’lln‘il‘ifikbflfil'rkfflg :25 WW0}! St. 30. Harwell.
”if. COllnCllS 0f Defense. ‘ ‘ l bearsReclining.Silesnli’l'p-svslscluhl: Phone 106“
we" someone-Wt
Councils are now acting’, and l llllvcl_.-_...-._--._.:=%r ~
said nothing of the local industrial and.
social emergencies which it is their,
special province to meet by lOcal ac-ll
tion. i
. “The existence of this great nation-I
:‘lI system. valuable fer each and every;
Government department, makes, 'ofi
course, for economy of ellort and ron-.
ders unnecessary the creation. of!
lunch local Federal machinery which}
would otherwise have to be set up for! p.
the performance of specific tasks. '
"May I suggest. then, that you askl
all Federal departments, administm-l
lions and commissions. when planning
new work or cxtonslonsoi their or-b
ganizations, to consider carefully the;
possibility of using the State Counclll
system so as to prevent duplication?
A better understanding on this point
throughout Washington, would, I
think, make for the general efficiency
of the war machine.
“Furthermore, will you not remind}
the heads of all. Federal departments;
administrations and commissions, that;
all requests and suggestions for work:
Formu
sanssnllrs
Corsets. assure gown-fit perfection:
denies-lac bun-linu—odd the [non end finish at but that tho cone!
wont in connection with w. s.
accomplioheo below‘ and give “*0 “Cm fini'hi" “‘5" ‘° the »
"Forb-Fuhlombll'
' Bolero, Bandeau: and Surplice patterns, in filmy lace effects over silks
' I odeliute batistes daintily trimmed with lace and embroid-
:nfiir‘dlnxmg’ W. B. Brassiere’s second on]
to W. B. Corsets st form-
bes‘utifiers. ' ASK YOUR DEALER FOR . B. FORMU BRASSIERES.
W. B. NUFORMConen for slender and .
on the part of the State Councils,’ .
should be submitted through the. State? W B CORSETS “m 69‘“. The Inn-ma! com,
Councils section of the Council or bin-l ‘ ‘ g . withh' h-prioedqualitiee. . REDUSO Corset! “rut:
'llo‘nul Derensel‘ This section has at- Wad,“ m ”in,” m, mmummmw _ ,‘h ,
tallied n. ”will; gxitisltlon‘ as the a
Isl
n
.. me.
“a?”
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Norwalk Chronicler