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’ “what do you say to a little bridge?"‘appenl to his constituents upon
U which would give an author per-
’m‘ control of his writings, so
Want he 00““ W8 “on a copyright-
‘(L i I. L. Gown, M13!“ likes piooeofiald or: bag of
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id{n gi\‘es everything his genius eye?
THURSDA? AUG. 22, 1918.
produced freely to the community.
‘53:— , .i We have had a pleasing example
mm WAG r031 of the sort of patriotic generosity
mmmw gshown by Rodin in the action of Dr.
m South in:
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nigh tide 12:27 3' IL; “2‘8 P. m‘l itit'tlnan, the chemist in the federnii
Inn'iises 6:09; sets 7:41.
I’mber of the Assoaiated Pres; >t'I'Pt‘l it more t‘COliOlliiCdl plOit as
The Associated Press is exclusively 9“,.H,.,i,,g gasoline from permit-um.
untitled to the use for publication of‘ ‘
all news dispatches credited‘to it or, _
not otherwise in this paper and also“ mg in ireely to the nation.
the local news published herein. . . , . .65 ,h uld be
All rights of republication of 599;" Odd that such instant . s U
ml dispatches herein are also re- so rare?
:dcpai‘lment of agriculture who discor-
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“g rved. 4— Some day it may be regarded as a
——---—— -~-—--»—~——' ' ‘ - ‘s i't my man Who-i
, HIRING SEMML “LE-i mattir of (oul.e lid a . :
PHONE CALLS iinvents or creates a useful or beauti-
'l/i iful thing of permanent value shit“
,h'tonalgflgo 9392‘ inot‘ seek to keep it seli‘isllly for him-
iné” ca.— . ‘ melt! or his detcendents, but shall take
Iomlk Branch Office-1388. t .
Editor's Residents-2183. ‘lpleasure in giving it to his fellow
City Editor's Besidenco—lM-Umen‘
Hanager’s Residence—i
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113-12. .
_. ; isn't it strange that Senator James
TALK Iliamilton Lewis can‘t see that in c\'-
What are you ialkius about? ,erlastingly trying to represent him
no you, if a luau. discuss the chanc ,self as some «sort of mysterious rcp-
aa of war in the idlest possible faslrf rel-tentative and spokeman of the pres
ion, guessing from headlines about'ident, he is weakening instead of
how long it will take Sir Ilouglas‘strengthenlng himself with the pro-
Haig to plow through ten miles ot.ple of his state and the country? By
mud? And then do you veer to lilt‘OhiH antics in this line he practically
\ ‘ admits that he feels the insufficiency
his own qualifications and must
the
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weather, and how long you can man;
ails without starting the furnace. :iliiifof
re»itlli‘0l‘y‘ that he is the echo‘oi‘ blessew
do you t
‘ of somebody
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if you are a woman.
mark that it's dreadful the way
war is raising prices, and you had tortsc.
cor or rubber stamp
imagine a Webster. a Clay.
the
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pay fifteen dollars for a coat for
. small child, and you
beans,
think some of those idle women nn'pcalln: for rc-clection by
the street might heed the Red t‘ross out the rather vague inference that
and gott'ojimwis's own state in Congress, ape
throwinli
calls, because you are too busy. undélill’y had gone to Europe on some
want mysterious mission for the president.
{ltllasinc any one of thcm‘gettiltg the
ite'prcsidcnt to write a letter in thtfir
one of them
yes, you‘ll take a hand if they
you to!
Dr after dinner do you go to t
movies, not, justifiably, because tllei'bcllalf. imagine any
give you recreation which will cheerisceking election to the highest legls-i
you up and give you new zest for in'LifliiVP body on the face of the globe:
nlorrow, but simply because youiupou any other plea than that of hisE
have an empty mind and they killoown principles and personal quoltft;
time" icilt‘ions. This is the time of all tilllcc'
punch the nation needs men of inde-
nnd unllmltcd'
The art of talking is the finest ar
Nor is thcl'c :i more ab. pcndent convictions
there is.
than good courage at Washington, and the poo-
sorbing game conVcri-‘il-
‘He refused to patent his process, giv»1
theiCalhoun, or any one of a number ot‘I
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just put up it"illnstflrious men who have represented
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General John J. Pershing. commander of American troops in France.
the man on whom the world depends to beat Germany in her wor against
civilization, was raised in Laclede. Mo, a small frontier town at that time.
And here ary three or the close friends with whom he was brought up.
(‘hnrles Spurgcon went to the village school with hint, its did J. C. Crow-
dcr. Aunt Susan Hewitt was well known in the town. She was older than
the general, but she as one of his boyhood friends.
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BRlNGé SUIT fail] "Effigy Rad. "1"?!“ lllc(lruck 0f
AGAINST TWO e S" " an “m ‘KKNY ‘ompuny
CORPORATIONS
(Continued from First Page.)
have lights, and in that the truck of
said defendant Bcck Shoe Company
.ftl dnt,'lnitw Iui
lway. near the Gold (‘Iub grounds, at 3,. 1:2,.“ch e “ w as "q red
5N0roton, in the.town 0‘ "“"“‘“- 9. The plaintiff. at the time ofihe
lCompany, at said time, was the own-,
.cr and imasessor oi it motor truck.
which was tired and there being opcr- INSECT DEsfnucriou
gated by its certain employes. on ”W
tbusinesa of snid‘idggett Company. “900,000,000 YEARLY
twilich said truck. at said time, stood.
on said public highway, facing in an' Experiment station
the exercise of due care.
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had no lights on front at the time of E
the accident. when it was required to :.
~ 90 x 108 PIONEER SHEETS
had no lights in the rear, iii said tlme‘
2‘ The defendant, 1‘0““ K “We“, injury herein complaincd of, was in
G
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“its. no
Big Sa
n:
Value $12.10.
At, each ................
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Value $3.00.
At, each ......... . .
\"lihlc $3.25.
At, each
Value $22.00.
At, each
u ...........
Value $1.75.
At, each ......... . ......
“i 45 x 36 PILLOW CASES
3 BOJ‘tOn 8
Sheets at One-Third Undermine—Fa
sible for this money-saving chance now.
The wrse woman will fill up the linen closet now.
iSilectsiii’mowCascs
. 81 x 90 HARVARD SHEETS '
‘63 .v 90 WHITETHORN SHEETS
ii 54 x to walrarnosn SHEETS
tore
‘ .GREAT‘CLEARANCE SALE
REATEST IN YEARS
HM! and last Week
vings All Over the Store. ' Now
Is the Time to Buy
Extraordinary Sale of Muslin Sheets—One Thousand Standard Highairrade Bed
rethouirht in buying over a year alto is respon-
.. Bed Spreads
Standard grade, best bleach and finish, all
'a lo " M d w
*0“ ............... $1.69 iméfnlr—rDSPREADS
81 x 90 satin or ran Loon ““ . l 98
$1.89 idiot-Ft}.XIII... $2219
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81 x filmtgamonu SHEETS hiifiui‘dgim $2
At, each ................ . $1.98 at i """""""""""" .98
ort 1 $5.00.
8] xtaumnyTHORN SHE§TS \ At ...................... $3.98 .
A" o...i?.‘7' _____ 239 rumour) on SCALLOPED EDGES
.......... 8‘ m r m ‘ .
t 90x 99 PIONEER SHEETS uncggrhqgglsy “mm designs
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$3.98
bosgclotlls and Nsinsoolis
Made of the finest Egyptian cotton, even
weaves, soft smooth finish, good qualities—best .
values and low prices.
NA‘lNSOOK
Worth $3.50.
At, iiicce ..................
LONGCLOTH
Worth $3.25.
At. piece ..................
At ........................
. $2.59
$2.79
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. $1.59
easterly direction and blocking the
road and, withoat lights on the from
thereof, as required by the statute
law of,thc State of Connecticut, and
the rules of the road appertaining
thereto.
3. The said defendant, The Deck
Shoe (‘ompany,-nt said time, was the
owner and possessor of a liloiortruck,
iwhich was then and there being oper-
lated by its certain employe. on the
pie know it. Lewis has sct his ovrntbugmc...s of the said Beck ShOe Com-
ori Aphids and Other Puts
i ' it is perhaps more important this
year than 1’""£‘,1?9'°.’_'9: that the. insect
pests of war gardens be controlled.
insects take their toll of about 81,-
000,000.000 annually in the United
States. Thc potato aphid caufi-d im
mentions losses in Connecticut in
1917; it may again appear in 1918mm
growers should be on the watch for
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39c, 45c “”490 EAt'H
, . 45x 88 1-2 PIL'IJOW CASES
5‘9c
'--‘ \‘alilc 690.
6 At, each ..................
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LONGCLOTH
Worth $3.00,
At. pit-cc ..................
LONGCLOTH
Worth $4.00.
At. piccc ..................
tion. Now is the time to get into it.
Never was tile air so charged with‘t‘slimnit‘ upon himself. and the
“ideas—big ideas. new ideas. “who of lllinois will accept his rating.
of remaking and reject him at the polls. Whenev-
send it rubber
they will get u
be purchased
vot‘
were the possibilities
0 this sorry world entire so imminent.
' If never before you hare exercised ‘fiiamh to Washington,
your wits upon his problems. start real 0M. which can
this evening. Look over the paper in- anywhere for 20 cents.
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tolligently. Try (0 realize what is; The advocates of woman suffrage
going on. and. with
your friendsflare fortunate in having Senator Al-
snake the effort 10 find out WW it bcrt B. Cummlns. of town, a member
means ‘Oday “n“ will mean m “mot the Woman Suffrage Committee-
world 91‘ the future. . ili'é described himself as “a very
Conversation should notlbe a rough warm and earnest friend" 0! the
game. . Don't grab the conVersatlonnl pending constitutional amendment.
_ball~and "m away ““4” Don't sWhen the matter was before the com-
maul the other fellow till he Omeslmittee Mr. Cummins urged that a
you. 'Play tennis with it. passing it recommendation be aubitiitted to the
lightly back and forth from one may“'Senate that the question should be
or to another, giving’ ”Ch hls'oppor-ldodded before the adjournment of
unity and stimulus. Z, the present “53‘0“ of Congress. 1.!“
‘There may have been a time when suggestion was a doptcd ‘ and it is the
‘men and women were measurably‘mem'on of Mr. Cummins and his
'cr thcy got ready to
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._ ’ justified in confining their talk micommittee colleagues to do over)",
their separate bromides. That day
. thing iii their power to get a final
I“ gone. 00“ talk is the glowing ex.ivote on the resolution containing the
O M or the spirlt. Try it and see“constitutional amendment before tho
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lsession comes to an end.
A GENEROUS‘ SCULPTOR
. 1mg not the world an admirable ex.iGuns Wipe Out Battalion," and text
‘pany which said truck, at said time.
was standing on said ubllc'hl bw . ~
tiacing in a westerly x’direotio; shit described in the seventeenth ”no"
{blocking "it! road, and had no rear of the attic entomologist. which has
“WINS! visible, as required by the Mir just been published as Bulletin No.
in 6' RV or the State of Connecticut - t t
' 203, of the agricultural cxper men
and the ""98 Of the mad “ppmm'” station: of New limit. This nulleiin
thereto. .
4. The said Warren, who was opor. records the ofilclal inspection work
sting said automobile. in which the of the entomological department. in-
iplairntiff was angssznger, as “om“fl‘dv'cluding the inspection of GonneCtlcul
as 9 ”Drone. t e truck of the de-v '
fondant Beck Shoe Company, turned nurseries. imported nurtier'y stock.
to the left to pass the same and ran aplnrics. and tho suppress on war
into and collided with the truck of against the gypsy and browntail
8811?}; defendant “38°“ Complnyi‘moths. it contains a complete ac-
w c was cn and there standing‘ ried lne Sawfly.
and blocking said highway, withomcount if ”le'mmblisbgd in Con
any lights. and no warning of its post-,wmal a "0" 9 . . f
tion was given by the said defendant's nectlcut, a'nd‘defoliates pine trees. 0
‘employe, in Charge thereof. :the oriental peach moth. a very seri-
! 15," “I? ”"2: of said “WSW“ theEons pest of fruit trees from Asia, now
D a n was rown from said unto, , . ' and in
mobile in which she was riding as n present in .he Atlanta: :imltdmcountv'
passenger as aforesaid to said high- several ““7““ in Fa r e ' ‘
WM. and was rendered unconscious. the striped cucumber beetle, the fall
{gr a time. and. audit result of beta: web-worm. the potato aphid; a cook-
rown. as a oresal . sustained the houses; insects in-
followlng injuries: Cuts and bmlses‘mmh pest 0‘ $1! roducts‘ the hick-
about the face, requiring fifteen stitch- jurlng stored p .
ory tussock moth: the walnlIt cute!”
98. nOse broken, one bane broken in
left wrist. left hand snrained and COV- pillar: the yellow-necked caterpillar
‘and the. red-humped caterpillar. hot
sting of bone torn, nerves injured.
both knees cut and badly bruisedp only are these insects described and
.figured but control measures are "3"
right side sprained and bruised and
her nervous system sustained severe
shock. ; ommended.
16. As. a result of said injuries the‘, __.......___—-——-—
.p aintift was confined in the. Stamford ' WORLD'S sERIEs 'HANGS
:Hospitnl for a period of two weeks.! 0N gAKaR-s D
rand. afterwards. required the Mien»;
t cmcsoc, Aus- 22---The"3 “m be
no announcement of the details for
it. This insect and many others art-
racism:
ion of a nurse. at her home. for a pee;
rind of seven weeks. and still requires'
medical care and attention. and the
MORE GRAIN GROWN
LBlg incl-cue In ‘Acl-eagc In
' County
. Figures from the agricultural sur
lvey taken this year, in Fairfield
county, show that the farmers in
,this section are awake to the needs
of the country in the matter of food
,supply. That the number of acres
.under cultivation in the county shows
an increase of 2,600 over that til-
ed last year. would indicate that the
farmers appreciate the oituatlon and
lore making an endeavor to contri-
,bute an increased share to supply the
country's needs. and have succeeded
tin so doing despite the scarcity of la
,bor and increased cost of seed, for
timer and supplies.
I The greatest in‘cre’ue in somatic
,bos been in small grains. Figures
itaken from returns on 1,920 farms in
:the country’ show that the greatest
,percentage of increase has been in
:barley. This crop has increased 178
'per cent. over last year's acreage.
'winter wheat coming second with n
;152 per cent. increase. This year. 13‘
Quotes of spring wheat are under cul-
'tlvatlon as opposed to eighty-eight
acres last year. A sixty-three Dc?
cent. increase in ‘the acreage of rye
is also hhown. .
in small grains Trumbull shows the
greatest percentage 01’ ‘tncrease. “r
149 per oepL; Bathe] coming third on
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‘ right side. of nose is still paralyzed, so
the World's series until official word,
.lbodin, the great French sculptor. Headline “m "U. 8. Machine
ampje. He has made over to France,
. in his life time, all his works of am?
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.. unners
cad. ‘American machine 8 that she has no use 0 fthe right nos-
wlpe out battalion." So far as can bent-ll, and has sustained partial loss of
s the sense of smell, and the joints of
,is received from Secretary of War
Baker that the Government will ap-
3the lit with an eighty-five per cent.
'increase. The percentages Itor this
and other towns in the vicinity are
.«hot‘b his own productions and, msdcarned the U. S. army aver ““3 ha
valuable collections, together with hia‘mt yet been equipped “mu Amerl- and, as a result of said injuries, hen-3911381
fittings, whether in print or menu-i
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can machine guns. They are using
.4: ‘ioript, and all his rights over the pmially weapons. However, they will get
f‘tot‘ia! production of any of his artisy
”Vito works. The bequest includes hun-
dreds of marble statues. houses “and
um cottaLand luminance of water
colors, ‘tirawings and sketches. Their
{plus is enormous, and sure to in-
éttan‘ae. for Rodin is the foremost
uiptor and the creator of a new
inane so.
{goes against the grain for on
can. to speak dfiogltively of
him-who yt'icoupied in our:
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the U. S. gun some day.
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in some respects the pen may be
mightier than the Word but we seem
:to be making more progress with the
our conflict with German barbarian.
Pmoonnn, august at.——lnstoao
”of flowers and chocolate drops. young.
men in Petroprad.~'in are” days. of
near famine.
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in .
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carry presents 01 butter;
to use Mamas who '
and
title left hand are still out of shape,
ralgia in feet. and limbs has set in.‘
from said shock, and she has Buttered
severely from said injuries and witli
continue to suffer from said nervous.
,sbock for a year or more. “from said,
injuries sustained aforesaid. which,
were of a serious and permanent ohar- ,
actor. , - i
7. The plaintiff. oneher own ac~l
ioount. has been obliged to expend and;
ital $105 for nurse at‘ber home,
has? been and will be obliged‘to expend
into tunnel-sum of $180. for medics
care and attendants. endeavorlng
be cured from not injuries. .
3.. Thedniuricomuataincd by the
plaintiff fl‘flAlWTtmm has to
normal: or: comma. to that.
prove of the games, Ban Johnson.
lHaiii‘ord, wife at Lleut. Hougmon‘ Pusan suMMl‘r 0F MOUNT,
Bulklclcy of the 1018! Machine gun. F D ROOSEVE' T DECLARES
‘Bcttallon, now in s‘érvice in Fromm} I . ‘
iDorothy Pope Gillette of Hartford.
,Eliubeth Merck ot Wilton. Elsie‘
Hopklnruof New Britain. Margaret
_Zornow of New Haven, Mrs. Person
1111i! and Miss Ruth Pcrsonius of
Bridgeport, Antoinette Dorr of New
Canaan, Lucy Mchcholl of Green-L
wicll; Margaret Zernow. CynthiaI
Dozier. Evelyn" inunestein, Sadn‘
,King. Rosie Arronawitz. Jean Man»
nlng, Alice Philips, May Walker, Dal-.-
sy Myerson, Cora King. Signs Ha:
gen. Emma Abrams, Eunice‘ Flagiz.‘
Katherine Beebe, Elisabeth Thump-2
ison and Helena Breaks, all of New
.York; Cornelia Brandeth'yof Elim-
ibetli, N. J., Dorothy Jngels, Marlon’
Nelson and Ruth Fail-child, all or
.Summit, N. J., Helen Taylor of Mount
Net-non, Dorothy Gerow and Lilian
’Heebner, of East Orange. N. J., and
Eunice Flag; of New Rochelle, N. Y.
PARIS. Aug. 22.——“We have paSsed
the summit of the mountain as regards
the war,“ said Franklin D. Roosevelt.
assistant secretary of the United
States navy, at a reception given by
the French at a reception given by the
French press this morning.
Mr. Roosevelt will visit Field Mar
shat Hills. the king of Belgium and
government official in England before
he returns to the United States.
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SENDING THIRD
SET OF BALLOTS
The state secretary's, office has con:-
plated the tick of sending ballots to
men in the army camps in this country
who are entitled to vote in Connecti-
“out. The ”home edition” of the soldier '
ballot wos approximately 10,000 conic;
about 4,000 more than the ballots
. ROTTERDAM, August 22.—A mefijwhlchv were sent to Connecticut stol-
morinl plate recording the names oi.d'9“5 in France a fortnight ago. The
, the Dutchmsaiilor:11 whoft declined to omce force is now at work sending the
serve on or 3 us a er t e latter, ' i.
had been taken over by the Uniteiilmm ’set of ballots to the men over
States authorities, is to be placedtthere' . This time the ballots are
aboard the Holland.Ameflcan “nerzbelng sent in individual envelopes, in-
Nieuw Amsterdam, on which the men,.stead of \in packages addressed to .
returned home. i commanding officers.
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said last night.
, The details w
meeting of the
dent of the American League.
er‘é worked out at the
National Commission
in Cincinnati yesterday. The program
was then pro
partmcnt,
"work or
seated to the War De-
which has ruled that "the
ftglit” order shall army to
professional baseball players on 59"
sword than we did with thé pen. in has expended.~the sum mm for hos—itember 1. Johnson so
’pitol expenses at the Stamford Hospl-jword from Mr. iBaker
“ui'throo days."
it is proposed to start
bu September 4. ‘ "
NEW YORK.
the ’starlanbeer tax prov
has to:
Mt“
id be expected
"within two or
O
the series
August 22.—-—The new
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7 Gov. norms biomass: token of
idea for a brew
to
as follows: Ridgefleld. til per cent;
Danbury, 35 per cent; Broolrfieid. 33
per cent; New Nrfield, 26 per cent;
Bedding. 23 per cent; Newiown. 16
per cent. '
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,MEDALs FOR FARMIRs'i-Tss
Twenty-four Young , Wanton Reward-
od For Doing Their "War Bit"
Twenty-four young women who
have, worked for three months or
longer on isms in different parts or
jOonnootttlnt. today. ,reooived from
“cognition of the services which
mm ammonia admin: on,
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lMEN l77t=o 45"
‘ PREP" 7 annumassnwmnmr* W‘
mm
,JUNlo ,
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on what."
In: min-ions unur sic-ma. or thou-mam Wail”
Want-tutu mm\m mum-luau.
AR'i'IUHtY-CAVALRY—WFANTRY—NAVAL
womxn‘mmmrrzva 23cm:
' Term: Mom and Troinitg. $200
mitt-mm emu-cinnamon. mussel-writs m muss
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