Made famous by its fine, clear tone
This renmrltahie piano is winning the
who have been most critical.
It's complete withmlt a piano.
..;.M.,STE ; Ell’il: w
g, 915MA‘INSI.
THE wooosuar HAND
On account of its
durability and low print. it is earnestly soughtby
. the buying public, To hear, and especially to play
the Woodhuryisconvincing. it carries the manu-
facturer’s guarantee as well as our own. No home
NEW “MUS LARGE“ MUSICAL INSTRUMENT HOUSE
of refinement.
favor of those
N4 co.
' BRIDGEPOR'E
CONNECTICUT Co.
l» ,WAR CHEST
\ WiLL “CHECK UP” . {S ENDORSED
v STATE SERVICE
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of each community to decide for it»
self, however. the method it shall fol-
low in raising funds for auxiliary war
agencies is recognized by the council.
With this fact in view, the council
endorses igle war cheat ideaybut leav:
es i o t 9 individual can it
decide whether it shai mun y to
this plan, offering, at the same time.
to give the benefit of its help’nd ad-
vice 0 those communities which de-
tau—u.-
In announcing its geenral inspection
_, the Connecticut Company made the
(allowing statement today:
"The decreasing number of em-
ployee available and the continually
increasing cost of furnishing transpor-
, utiomuakaa necessary the most care-
, till study of the service needs ofgacll
Atommutnifty and how the service at
. meson urnished is being used. ,clde on the war
"A51 rapidly as possible the com- raisingpfunds. Chest method of
many also a to make a detailed check. The resolutions passed b the .
of the use being made of the service cil of Defense covering illis mill:
tank ealclilf comxlnunity which it serves. are as follow: '
e omaton secured by theaei "Whereas many immunities hav
1 e
trhilmc checks will furnish data ummaaked this council for advice concern-
:h‘g igmtl: 52:11:: ;e:$ssgzsérfimgnz,m “he establishment or ‘war chests.’
4 mite,“ of fare collection or , a e expressed dissatisfaction
,“t on of .the present ‘system may be contribution
mtg, and‘wlll also show whether re cteg, and s for auxiliary war agen-
son in 0 cars will make for the: “Whereasc because thees :-
. . uests
87.08“? cflnvenience of our patrons. ithis council has caused to be fiends a
_ ~The lack of such detailed intorms- cardinl investigation of the so-called
goo was pointed out by the Public ‘war chest plan,’ and is as well interru-
7111mm“ Commission in its “(11388 in ad concerning such plans as existing
toenail-cent fare case. and this study conditions permit. .and, in order that
‘th , gmligatild With “:8 WWW Of‘tbe needs of the various communities
e cum 8 on. iof the state in regard to this matter
, ‘ fl "“ ' ms be ,
VTELEPHONE openness flAfiR‘V.l hengegxgwe,‘ That is m we
. ,sense of this council
‘ LONDON 1‘38““ 23-"50 many “’1‘, “First. That the methods in each
09110119 operators have been married community by which funds for null
lately that the officials in charge of iary war agencies are to be colic t d
the telephone service in London have should be decided by each commullily
15811311 8 statement 1° 0‘19““ 39,019!“ for itself .havidgin view its own no-
,”it ‘0? delays and explaining; that ““,cessities and peculiarities ‘as well as
.. the exchanges are very short-modulus,“ character of population and 00.
"The claisns of love {have proved too, eupdtions of its inhabitants
strong for may of oar girl enmloyes," "Second. \ That a properly planned
A, :73 'metmtéfegt: and ‘9 ore 3°" and wisely administered war "chest
' " 33¢“ o a large “mm" °f would prove. in most communities a
one ._ . - ' satisfactory and practical method of
., g . spitting funds for war auxiliary agen-
' r e es.
"Third. That the executive depart-
ment be indttucfed to communicate
the above resolutions to appropriate
War Bureaus, Chambers of Commerce
0".
the advice or assistance of this coun-
thle council has in its service experts
who have made a careful study of the
methods mined by‘thopeveral
. cosmos. and «strongly advises any:
1 community which desires to conduct
war chest, to constitdbe sum:
1 methods for establishing and conduct-'
, berths same." ~.
l raise fundley1
'3 Min-with present methods for collectingl
‘; tor.
amt rtht’r individuals who may ask ‘
(til. and that they‘ be inhamed‘that »
W”:
~«ohast connotations throughout the‘l
department as to the best plan ad“
{be community mmufldfi :"
tensive investigation of the subject.
after which Professor Henry M. Wris-
ton. of Wesleyan University, gave up
his entire time for a long period of
weeks to getting reports on war
chests for the named. The dual ac-
tion of the council in this matter is
based on the favorable report of the
committee on commercial relations,
which is the committee thronh which
the council economies. and with the
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
LABOR. SITUATION '
IS VERY SERIOUS
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I _ _.......
l These facts were revealed today by
'the department of publicity of the
iConnecticut State Council of Defense,
which is the agency selected by the
“Federal Department of Labor for mat:-
ling public in Connecticut information
concerning the Governments labor
;program.
‘ The policy of the Department of La-
Ibor in meeting this a tuationmay be
outlined in a dozen s. it is: The
demand for war industries must be
met ho matter what happens to pri-
vate business. The men, however.
cannot be taken from the farms. mil-
roads or mines. \
l The Department of Labor is calling
liDOn every agency in the country
which has the ability of molding pub-
lic opinion to get behind its program
for securing this needed labor and to
help back up,the Governments policy
in this matter.
Unless war industries are supplied
with the taboo- which they “unite,
Mmerlca's new army will be faced by
"additional instances of lack of equip-
-ment which were apparent last win-4'
i
and the report of Professor Wriaton. .
comes
I', out her problem, is told
;~' -4 it"
0
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Designadapeciaily
«we:
(Ibo sottccloaea easy estate...-
Norsety Cretomes
to please the youngest
"Marimba-sham.
White, earn or Arabian Olin-aim, plain with
llcnlstitchcd hams, t-nlultillc nicely with these
- ‘fiie sight of these Nursery Crctonnes would
i delight the heart of any nine. The bright and
lemma colors will wml, and as. “has
'lidher cmddjuim the most adorable window
, drapes and pillows inghaible, as well as cower-
ing tables and chairs.
0:] a ten background one can plat out bun-
,nies, ducks, clichens, elephants, kangaroos and
.many other creatures, wild and term, cavorting
_on a strip of old rose.
”A white or corn ground dinghy. quaint little
,figure’s in gay colored clothes going to meeting
{house childrendancing around a May pole or
:having a tea party. ‘
36 helm Ii“ 00 (ill. a peed.
Colored Taffeta and Messalines
-E‘ Nowistheflmetoplandmuawaists and
inkius for mlyiall var. There is a wide and
:ya‘ried assortment to choose from, the width 36
inches and the pub
__ _$l.49ayai‘d.
" Odie!!! represented are grays, light and me-i
.diunl, taupe, old moo, chemo, yellow, light!
:and 'dark- blues, greens in variety, sand color
and white.
u Third door.
it
‘ Hotel China
t Substantial white wars suitable for
', kneels. Wand public dining rooms.
Dairy Mugs, M a donen,818.25 and 32.75
t Plates,5 inches, 'i .i $2.25
catches, 3} $2.75
7 inches, $3.00
Soup Plates, , ,, ‘ $3.20
Coficc Cups, ”’5' $4.25
Platters, 6 inches, $3.20 .
9 inches, each, 400%. Q
Baeernentt
“ TheBooks
3"A Daughter of the Land" promises to be a popular~
j novel. The story of an American girl; her aims, ambi‘
‘ tions and dreams of lite; how she met them and worked
in a pleasing simplemanner.
‘ . Gene Stratton Porter, $1.40
"The Principles otWar" by General Foch
IttThose who follow the war will be interested in this book'
which tells in simple language the principles and dcdue~
i lions oi the present world war.
Washable Satin;
._ , Bandeau: .
‘B‘elicatcpinkestin,’ 4‘
Designer for
'I’ September
$9M.
crctolmes.
-.
The Children’s Shop
81.5! a pair.
Uli lllt‘ second floor car-
ries a good assortmentof Bifliijltxln‘ and Creeper!
in sizes from 2 years up.
Ibo layers are .well made in serviceable
materials, gingham, Chambny and gripe dolls,
plain colors or piped 1le trimmed with bands of
contrasting colors. . ' *
‘ Crmtpitlk, blue or all White.
4-
380045.
51.25% eats
Sheets Pillowcases andMuslins
. These necessary commodities will all be
higher priced after September first. 'At present
her at the usual prices.
3"? ’lheolinglualin. bleached,
.- .We have a plentiful supply on
hand which we of-
‘ a
in two widths,
'21]; yards, 70 cts.
2% yuds, 75cm
'1
Unbleached Sheeting, 't'wo widths,
W Gauss, 36
widths, 4‘ "
.J.
“ “and 20 die.
inches wide, 9 inch'
26 yards for 88.00
Tm finer.
Small Silver Novelties
that help to make the table attractive
r
\
Huston! Jars, silver holders with glass insets
and glass spoons,
Casters, silver stand, 3 glass bottles,
Ramekins, silver holders
earthenware insets,
Sugar Tray for holding lump sugar,
3011 Bon Dish, Sheffield ware,
.. Candlesticks, plain silver,
‘, Bud Vases, plain silver,
”' Coasters, silver rims. glass out star bottoms,
a
$1.00
ii."
the set, 85 eta.
with handle, white
80 ctl.
$1.00
$1.25 ,
tall and slender shapes,
,4 , $1.00_and $1.75
$1.00
.fi“
40 cts. each.
Main floor.
Summer Underwear
.- 'Women’s Vests, low
‘y'oke trimmings,
neck, sleeveless, lace
39 etc. each.
'cmdren's Union .Suits, the “three in one”
74 to 13 years,
. , Clear Glass
Globes
'for holding goldfish,
e
?
‘ garment, combining waist, vest and pants, sizes
79 cts. each.
Main iloor.
‘ Blankets
.W h i t 6 Manitoba,
pink or blue bonders,
~\ with ribbon shoulder is ready 15 etc. a copy. . . double bed sizes only,
{straps " i ‘ .Honthlv 0mm .s’ffezosfjs'm m, . Special seas ,t.
' \. ‘. *i 'V ' and holdup Ghosts 5‘" x ‘ 3;, a air.
‘ «as.» 3.150 . ' ' - 3159 $1.00 1)
haw in» :9 also ML , .mm. a has as.
the"
. {maturation in men is ten mails
itcommunityiahon, martian ,.
them insthls abate. 111.950 thaws cap.-
, resent in their membership thermal
‘ States Warmestfierflce.‘ the ear-
, playeraiand‘ msiemplovei- ”531,015..
will! (“fine if emporium bani; €331.“
_ ova-y motile Govommmfis' r
. mail d‘to ,
.‘dromltJor machine win
. ms brought to the attentional the
he 1. Korpar, state , director for vlons that they cannot perfrom itwltlr
' Contaminant of milliliter!
. ,pmyo _ \ v
my“; leQI'VlOB. mm W“. lbnil aerial-m their duties fairly Md
tinns _ ,the transfer of not lama
state attentional indnsmesim second.
. Illa .
states
, i,
- out stepping on the toes of some peo-
ple. Their instructions are that they
shall make transfers equitably. The
“or needs otdthe hallo-falls: hug}?
e "mm tit rfo _‘ :preme consi motion. » eve t
a! fiéumgn'mgflfmgthe- men on these community labor
W“ 34M can’be depended upon to hair
«,dlerthslt task mostly. i hope public
opinion will ' than) up in every ale
boardB.
cilion 1b.! huh.“ 4r
"'9- ”W
v.
WAVm'ml Whig:
smut
‘ t furnishing reading matter
' in?» than 25.000 men a month, both
is employing women as conductors,
brakemen and switch leaders is with-
out foundation. Womsn are employ-
ed by the railroad company only as
gate-tenders at some crossings in the
state. ‘
us
ӣ01588 WANT NEWPAPERS.
_€teiwspepera" is the appeal which is
in: continually made to the Library
. by American soldiers in hospitals in
Brim. '
The Library committee is at litre-
of
in hospitals-and 1n camps. The books
one either gifts or ere purchased in
. I H . .
’ ”1&1!le and newspapers must
‘ ’ .ed'neeiuty come from America. This
:1. M-‘Df
gives grater satis-
tn the earthen books.
”'9‘“,
' lol- the Belgian
. ,» - "-iutogolohlon-
' 7 lucid” ‘ “of Lilian. having
t-
adviser
committee of the American Red Cross.’
Pcn'ro RICO mosses sen. .. .-
SAN SUAN, Porto Rico, 1'. i‘.
,Ahsust 23.—Special Agent Ronni»: Dr
tthe Department of Labor, ha: «totaled
l the authorities in Washingtol. new be
-is ready to send 10.000 labore. 2 t . the
jmainland whenever transpor...“ :l is
has already registered and sl.ll.'ltl.£\ll,i
l
,of others are seam insists... «or To
‘get these men and others lzu ”can
’intc industries essential to Win: in. the .
special-agent‘s aim.
Here, he maintains, they aw .a'cbur-
den to themselves and the col-alums
because they are idle. At prod i t'ivo
war industries they will beCCliil an
asset in the nation.
M
0 Rio AUO‘NW to _ .-
TOK 0, August lit—i t ' <1th
.Konoyo. which brought a new
about “00M. _
.391
The feature of the sale «who Manue-
lehase of the costumes-of anweientfisnpo' ~
,lor curls auction sales tum-lure .
been,establisbed in the “may sale “
of the famous heirlooms 0! mm,
A.. "
. LOfiDON, Amt 23.___uxm home:tprVlded. Tl)” number of 't’.-'J.l‘.t‘.‘S ‘
one on- team, by d. Yams-op.
. “iii;
Milo Mllhlpfimlmlfll.
Norwalk Chronicler