s25. 00 $30 00 $85. 00
SUITS AID OVRGOAfl
at above prices that will fit well,
‘looktoodnndgiyeawholelot
more wear than you expected
Try them
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IQUALLY ATTRACTIVE
Patents
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Joseph Davis
85 Washington Street
South Norwalk
v». .__.__.:
FRED H. PONTY
Victor Records, 0omplete Stock
Player Rolls, Standard and New
Sheet Music, All Latest and
Popular
Developing 'Dbns
Printing of MBeIt
Xodaks, Emtman’ s 1"
Fred ti. Ponty
‘ 37 Roth Main Street
Palace Theatre Building
South Norwtalk, Conn.
City News]
The *llitjinl for discussion :11 tht'
mid week meeting 111 the First \leihii-
-1ist l‘:])l$(il|lill l'lillit'll on —’l‘l1urstt:i.\'
~1111i1~::.il;1's week will be “The llllltll<
11 width 1 l1;1\i' 111111911 my real liaptiii
:lksb.”
.
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.‘llrs lit-let) liulibell, who is lii'i'atiit
Math the 1‘hild's )‘l‘elfai'e Society. :11
’0le Pt‘ll't. iil'l'lVl‘ll at the home 11l
lier parents. Mr. and Mrs. .lanii's 'i‘.
' Hubbcll. at 2 West .\l:1in.s‘rclt. 111
Friday. October 37., lather ill with
Spanish intiuenza, She is now tecov-
ering quite nicely and will be able to
be out within Hth'll’ill days.
-—l. D. Robertson t'or representative
\\'.lliam Silk, who recentlv was
stricken with Spanish influenza at
.‘is home, 40 Fpriug Hill avenue. re-
turned to work too soon upon his re.
-o\cr_v and as a result suffered a re-
lapse. lie is, however, resting l’uit'ly
comfortable at his home today.
Prof, James Nelson. of Waterbury
who several years ago conducted
physical culture classes in Norwalk.
is now a tirst lieutenant in the U. 9
Army and is stationed at Hazelhurst
Held. liliiiiola. i.. l.. where he is in
‘llfll'lIP of classes in the military
tiainin: school.
Requisition wan made on (lovcrnor
".iat'cus ll. Holcomb yesterday by tho
1.11ve1nor of New Hampshire for the
delivery to New lilauipsliii'e police of
(‘hai'les Pombriend. who is now under
arrest in Bridgeport for desertion. It
is understood that there will be no at-
t"mpt to avoid extradition. A requi-
sition on the governor of New Jersey
"'as sllmed by the governor yester-
day for Julius Abbott and Peter
"'aniby now under arrest in Elizabeth.
N. J.. and wanted in Bridgeport for the
theft of an automobile on August 23.
The state fuel administration oth-
dials call attention of those in charge
if the illumination of stores to the
tract that the liL'htint: of store \vin-
~dows is not permissible on Monday.
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
41-minute. The change. in time brings
{arkness :tet’ore the usual closin:
Tour of business places. and'in a 101V 1,
instances show windows were illum-
"filed last evin‘nc. between live and
'«‘v o'clock. presumably through a
-. isunderstandinc ot‘ the requirements.
The regulations require that show
' ’ndoivs lie kept unlighted though
v 11 stores are open for business.
"1 the death of Frederick Meyer.
New York. and William H.
{5109. of New Haven. which oc-
1 'ed at their respective. homes last
v 'k as the result of pneumonia. two
sat ”men who haVe made frequent
visi s to Norvinlk and are well known
to realers in their respective lines.
will he zreutly missed from the ranks
(if traveling salesmen covering this
district. Mr. Meyer represented for
many years Adolph Wimplielmer (it
(20.. manufacturers of but bands. and
Mr. Spraaue was. well known to local
grocers as salesman for P. Berry a:
Sons, of New Karen.
"Either the civilians must so short
of may things to which he in accus-
tomed in times of peace. or our no
rule! inlet no short of munitions and
other in indisputable to then."
—l»rd tehentir.
.1'ontemplates the placing
. was stated :oiiai.
IHURLEY ANNULS '
. $60,000,000 J OB
toonunua m- nm Page) 1
ingworlied out under which Shippin'
Board support tor fifteen or more 0 '
the least ancient wood yards and sev-
eral of the steel yards is to be with-
drawn.
Production Equals Need l
Expansion of the Bethlehem-Union
Irard was decided upon last sprint
when an increase in the number of
transports was deemed necessary.
Since then double deck cargo carriers
and other larger ships have been con-
verted into transports and production
has been brought to such a point that
expansion of facilities was deemed by
Chairman Hurley and his advisers as
not necessary. The Shipping Board.
it is declared, has vessels in service
and nearing completion suificient to
meet all demands tor troop movement
on the eighty division plan. which
111' over 4:
000.000 men in France bv June of
next year.
As a result 1i \v:-1s determined to
cancel the enlaigcmcnt oi' the yard of
Alameda in the face of the general
cutting down of ship tat-iiitics l.'1uni'h~
1'an {111111 the new ways 1111 re would
not continence lIHl' 111:.nv 1.:1iiitl's. ‘1?
and the tott‘e at
the yard would lime to be divided
which would hurt the high eiliciint')‘
that it has obtained
'l‘liotiL'li the Alameda \illtl is owned
bv lite 1lethltheii1 (‘oiui-anv. it can "11
positively stated that (‘11:1tlus Iii
St'litvab. who tame to 1'1» Htitci'genf‘."
Fleet (‘orpor:.1ion from l'lie Bethlehem
Company. was in accoiil with (‘hair-
1111111 iiiii'lei's action in this pzttticitla'
and with the building of new iaci'i
ilt's‘
Shi pwaxs Mor- Than Ample
'11I. ie 1111- no“ 101 shipiv -1vs in the
1 niietl Stall s tapzlili e of butldint: bi“
slt'l‘l ship: of the transport type. and
successive studies and iui'tttiories
>l111\\'_ it is ~i:1tt'd. that t-vistiit': ship
ltllllillill‘ facilities are it anvthiufl
Despite these Ya't‘ls
Jr 2 pressure was thought to bear
on t‘baii'man lliii'ltv nettinst the can
tillation of tin Alameda contract ‘1'-
1.111 was llt't' tip for days. but the
1l1aii'nian insisted upon his course as
iittcssim to the consert'ation of pill)-
ll 1' timiis
.\'11 official ~tzite1uen1 ii: is been mile
“1111 re-- put 171 the tontrart or its
”mediation 'l‘-l11re are appatently
well founded tepoits.how1-ver. that
certain shipbuilding interests. those
advetselv ail'tcted bv the coiicrntra
tion plOL’l‘ilill. are with the assi tant‘e
'ot certain members of (‘oncress plati-
tiine to ‘liuil-i .1 fir: " unde1 (‘litiirman
Hurley."
more iltati ample
INVESTIGATED EXPENSES
I 0F SALARIED MEN
New York Bank. in Devising Plan of
Compensation for It: Employees,
Collected interesting Data.
living cit-1.- 1111 the salaried man
have 1'e-11 -i\ed «on lilt'l‘lllll" attention
from the ilankers' Trust ('0. OT N9"
Ytrk iii devising a method for in-
tretsintz the pav of its own employees.
11 has deteloped 11 plan whereby salu
i'its an increased generally through-
out the force. the maximum pcrcenn
"L“ of increa e being l" per cent.
Fataiieti i'tnployees hare suffered
more from i111 l'l‘ilbt'tl living costs titan
wage v'oikei's. for the d1 iiiand for
manual l'tlli‘i' created by the war has
bad the etl‘ct-t ot‘ boosting pay very
considerably. The men on ilvcd salu-
1'ies liaie becn les's fortunate. and in
many place- their only opportunity to
xvi more compensation to meet the
increased test of living has been
based on llli- ui-uerttsity of their eni-
ployci‘s.
The trust company's investigators
11.110 11s :1 li1t.~is tor their work figures
totnpiled 11- show the expenditures of
‘.\‘1irl<‘iltn.1'!:i-siilt'(l ut't'til‘tlllli: it) lllt‘il‘
yearly exptudiiurcs for food. among
tapiilio, o: woikmcti receiving from
$711111 111' Sinai” a year. were roughly
111.1.111 t.'. per cent 111‘ the total income.
1111-11 rec-t-ititi: $1.300 11 year the
tor clothing. according
increased from 12.1 to
11111 per cent; i‘t'nl went down from
3.11 to 111.3 pt .' cent: incl down froth
F. to 1.1 per ('t-nt; the remainder of the.
income went for insurance. health,
and sundries.
The bank's figures were made to in-
clude salaries at; high as 82.500, and
took into ('1 nsideration the standards
of living required of bank clerks, in
regard to clothing. etc. its investiga-
tion showed that such clerks spend
roughly 45 per cent of their income
for food, to about 81.299 a year. From
that figure the expenditure: {or food
declined until they amounted to about
31'. per cent for men receiving $2.500.
licnts took 25 per cent of the sala~
ries of the less highly paid men. and
about 20 per cent of the men receiving
$2.500 a year. Clothing, however. took
only 12.4 per cent of the pay of the
lower salaried men anti 20 per cent of
the 33,500 men.
increased compensation allowances
were based on the increase in food andI
(1 her essentials, as shown by figures
obtained by Ilun's Bradstreetfis the
epartiiient of Labor and the Annal- i
let These showed general increases
in the co:t of comincditieu. running
from 713." 1 to 92.1 per cent in the three
years from 1915 to 1918.I '
In the anal development of the in}
'3‘”.
i-xpititliturt-s
to this table,
MMCosioiflvlllg
help in the M.
tho-eels“
Ion-unsold
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1““
'Did her bit behind the gun.
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creased compensation plan the bank
ctfzcials based their work on the evi-
dence which indicated that increased
living 60le bore most heavily on men
receiving from ”.100 to 81,299 a year.
To men in these classes increases
amounling to 40 per cent IV'eie given;
a cleik receiving 81 200 would get 8480
5 his increase. The inte of increase
declined gradually to 30 per cent in
the case of the 82 500 men Employ
ees receiving more than 82. 500 were
paid $750 the same as the 82. 500 men.
it they had been employed by the
bank a sutlici ent time to receive the
maximum allowance.
“SLACKER" RECORDS DRIVE!
The two hundred eminent men and
women. who under the Honorary
Chairmanship of Major General J.
Franklin Bell. 1‘. S. A.. constitute the
National (‘ommittee of the Phono-
graph-Records Recruiting (“orps are
preparing a nationwide holidav on
a series of holidays of the “Slackeri
Records Week" of October 211' to No-1
vember ‘_’.
Alreadv five hundred local com»
iiiitlces in '11 many cities and towns‘
have been enrolled at the organiza-
tion lit-adimaiiers at 2i East 40ml
street. New York City. Offers are'
pouring in from the people in every
walk of life. to act as special recruitf
ing officers in the work of going into
the homes ot‘ the country and. draft}
ing all i-ile ier'ords. machines and.
needles t'or patriotic service to out“
lighting then. I
Hand iii band with these (tfitrs lu
assit in the tlll\9 there is also a con
Istam stream 111 letters and cr-mtnti‘n-
ications froth the leaders in War
(‘amp activities. each scttin: tot-ti.
the lil‘iit'ilt‘V oi the need for more
Dlllliltllllllltllh‘ more 1'-'e1111ds and more
needles in Hair organizations.
The ‘aiiation A1111} is part. 'eitlaili
interested in this ptoposition at th s
time. as there is a tremendous de-
mand t'or phonoorapbs and siii'alileI
records just row." writes (‘ol. Edward 0
J. Parker. Seti'etai'y 1111' Naval and
Military \i'i'airs, "in our huts. which‘
can hardly be described as bills as
thev are so near the from. our laik'
i111: machines are in operation all
day lone. and \1111 can readili 11111.?
stand that the wm'n on these 111:1-
1l1ines and ri'tords is so tetritic
they must 11c1"eplatetlfiequetttlv. At
the present time we need .300 ma-
chines. a large quantity of tittidles.
.and 2.7.011 assorted records as our
policy is to supply each machine with
iii‘tv records "
Front Kendall K Massey. secit-mi'v
0f the Musical (‘onimittee ot' the
\\'at' t'timp (‘uinmunltv Service. routes
the (rt f111'l.’-,000 records add 310,
phonocr.1plis.‘Sonie people slit 111 to
have the idea that one matiiine and
11 few ietord: is sufficient equipment
tor :1 camp communitv club house or
a Y .\i. (‘ A. hitt. \s a matter or
fact. thoutzli. each building should
have three or tour machines and an
assortmont or records that will meet;
every taste [10111 that which craves
for sv mphonic poems i'i‘i that “‘lllllli
likes nothing 111 well as the latest bits
of syncopiitioir or the ntwest of sentl
mental songs‘ 1
it is communications like the above
which has made the National Phono‘
graph Records Recruiting (‘orps set.
one million records as the aoal for;
"Slacker Records W eek" driie ‘
Records. niatliines and needles 111111 I
be sent to Lillian Shei'wod .\'ew'.kiil1 i
No. 9] Horizon avenue Not-walk. to
Studiv'ells South .\'oi\valk. to W. l‘. '-
Tieers Norwalk to \‘eedle‘s stole. llo .
\vayton and to F. (lotltanis .\l l’.
Dunnc's and R11n1il1I-‘ s.lZ.-'11 t Notitalk
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THE WOMAN BEHIND THE GUN.
You l111\1' girded on your armor 1
(it an oi'tli't' s'aunch and liraie. .
.-\111l li:1\e answered the summons
Your country now to save:
With hearts aliatitc with courage
Ye seek and tight the Hun.
The brave little\ woman who stays at
home ;
Docs licr bit behind the gun. l
Site may he :1 loyal sweetheart.
()1' it true and faithful wife.
A sister who is bearing
Her burden in the strife.
She's perhaps a blessed mother
\\‘ho prays for llt’i‘ dear son.
The brave little woman who
at home
hots her hit hcliind the 111111.
stays
Now her tires are brightly burning
in the dearly loved home place.
And while her heart i'.'~ at'him:
Site has a smilint: i'ttt'e,
Her s'ar iinn the wind. w
For him. the absent one,
The brave little woman \‘.‘l‘(| stays at.
home
Does her bit behind the rim.
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This woman is a soldier true, .
She still keeps up the. fight;
While praying, waiting. hoping.
She toils with all her might,
Great will be her triumph
When the. victory is won.
The brave little woman who staged at
home.
ll)A l-J. lll'T('HlN(lS.
GERMAN AMERICAN
WORKERS PATRIOTIC.
Member. of Dutuher Liederkranz,.
of Webater Mal... Have Service'
Flag thawing 7. at Front.
The patriotism I Germun- speaking
worker-1i of Webster, ".88., has been
strikingly illustrated durinaI the mat
'war. lost of these men. or their par
entl. came from Germany year: ago
to escape noun-n mutt-thin. Now
that there In an opportunity to destroy
it they are ulna back to Europe to
Ger-nu on not specially In.»
that ,
fl. ....
N at a German.
toy here.
‘5’ .ll'e will not spoil anvbodv’s Christmas by put-
:int,r bct'wie them toys made 111 (icimaiiv.
I;'.I§,I I “1111110 itci'v thought of it makes one Slt‘k. fl'
'7" TM s froth the 1111111110 who have beta 5] ii ing lit- ‘
tle (liildi'tn in llcl'iiuni. 'lois truth the beasts who
l‘(‘.~']>(.‘tl litit \\tiiil.lllllotitl oi (tltl £14111! Could illll' illlil" I
be 111111 e 11\olti11'- than to think of our children 11lav
5111.: with 1111s ii'iim the bloodstainctl hands of 11 1111- =I
tion that knows neither tlci'cnt-v nor honor!
You need have no fen ' that one single pound of 1
till tlictniiswith-11111111luvs-just landed in New York,
will reach this store. Wltv it' we had
tvoultlallbepilctl11111 1111L~1ilii-.'11111111tlburned.
Home is no place for them in 11 loyal .liiiei'icuil
31'1lllt‘.llitl‘lll:l l“.\'ill Ailit'l'li'flil store.
'i‘o_vl:11.1l is 11 bright and happy 111111-11. lt glows
with joy-2311131.; tliitius. We don‘t propose to shadow
t with cvi 11 :1 iIill‘llit'l‘ tl.ou:l1t about tiivs from
i«1'111;111\‘. ' I
Entrances on Main Street, F airfield Ave” Caliban Street 'r— :5},
«u. )1? .'
our \vav they
t
t
Worthy rugs
fine savings.
Russ of line illness for service in those
.‘.lli'l't‘ one really enjoys the indoor season.
l'tlttlllS
lli 112s of slittilv quality 111111 dui' ability for use
‘111l111111~1~1oohi and \vl111'-'~1\11' 1111-10 is exposutc to
.1a1d 111:11'.
Small rues to fill in oil iiiilics. to spread upon
.‘looi' ot lie tll‘iiiilll. to ('tiit' 1' porn spots in llte1ilcsclit
1'11'1' \tliitli oi 1L-lit not to be disc '1r1111l!
\ll oi these soils at a s' .1vi11L-'—iust because
lI'lll istmas is i iiiiiliiL‘.‘ and 0111111 111111 must give 1111its
1111111tersi11 t'avoi' ot 1111s
lioi' :1 limited time 1111 iv: 111cm 1"3111; at these
)i'it'cs :-—
Filic Wilton vtlvtt seamless i'ugrs. Oiieutal in
1-...1'fl.” ....
one“... 1
.9“... .
0110 of the finest lots of dtesscs that has come
into the stoic in tnanv a day.
l" 111‘ tis made 1111 of dresses that tonibinc a fine
be1'1ut1 with 11 "real s1 l'l'lt‘t‘illilllly 111111 11 newness of
\l \ 10. I s ».,
Value. if \ou measuie it ill/liltill(‘\ , ranges flout
:21 1.50 to $35 .1
But clioit'sCJ ' '1 itcu oi the entire Liatlictingr Int-4
$21.
‘Just fihc vtlictun 111111 equadlv titic serge
dresses.
like most- -sci'vit-1etblc and tasteful of shades. in
scrim: nav v and black. .
'.lltosc satistvinLr and Phil tolm's' 111 \(‘thlt‘tllZ—e
navv and "rccn and brown and black. .'
All sizes irotn ill to ii—cvcn t\\'o or illi't.‘ c dresses
iii size 40.
Beautiiul in effcezt braided rithly and attrac-
iiiclvsome11111111311fsct'Lic in 1othbi11ation with satin,
a few embroidered——1inc bi only with chenille. 1111-
bt'oidet '1'.
Stuart new decorations with that tomb of sauciv:
mess and charm one secs onlv in 111111 it or l"1'-1‘111h<
inspired dresses! .
Examples of me abilit 1111111-1'111'i'ul
.. . 111: iltiiig', cot'i'ett varittl st_',\les
pattern and licaiuitul in tolor 1 ti'ccts, 0 b) 12 i‘.eet
worth $00— $45
llantlsonie .lv111i11stct' seamless i'uLi's, lustrous
1nd soft and thick. tiuurml and flowered patterns.
l'lt'll patterns in which Hues :it'e 1'iw-It't'11tiv1lv com—
bined with other colors, 0 lit 1’ i',cct \\'t.‘tllll 11130-—
$37.50
Se: utilcss iapest 1v l'li'ussi-lls i'uu's.1uciliutu weight
but 1l111'21.1lc...1stc|ulslutilcsoi'blue brown i'osoot'tau,
) by .12 iIcct. wort}; $3l37-- $29.50
Floral or Oriental runs of tapestry lb'itssclls. 0
by 9 feet, \\‘til'ili fl; it) $lll.-.')t.l—— $12 and $15
at i met ivc,
1
ll: '12 1I'uL"s. t-lc'111l_v 111111 tastcl'itl a111l
linit v'v 1111111Iit_\ 111i\1wl eolor' ., Sit) by 12 inches, worth
‘1'" 7-3—— ' $2
,_.
Smyrna 1112's of \v'riiil.:'«'»1itl patterns. reversible
tliitk and wit and espet iallv durable, Li'tecn and red
iutd tiio- ittlltd. 1‘10 liv .12} int hes, w iith $3. 50— $2.50.
Mottled .-\ vmiustcr rugs, lively and attractive,
36 by 03 inches, worth $5— $3.75
llcavv .-\.\'111insic1' runs in pleasing floral and Ori-
ental patterns or in two-toned effects, 210 by 70 inches.
.worth :18— . $5.50
Bath rugs of soft. grateful we ave and nice tex-
iut'e washable. blue '1' ‘uv or pink,—
3G\72 in, worth $0—$5 30x60 111, worth $4. 50—$350
Small reversible vai na runs in flowered or Ori-
ental patterns. bright and cheerful colors, 26 bv 50
inches, worth $4.50— $3.50
American Oriental rugs woven from good wool,
have much the appearance of genuine Oriental, 36 by
61.‘ inches, worth $5.50—
Axminstcr rugs of nice designs and color, Ori-
ental or floral, -7 bye-1' o-linclics, \\ orth $3.50— $2.75
Grass rugs. especially good for use in bedroom
tit-cause so sanitarv, 36 by 72 inches, worth $1. .71;—
l
i ‘ Conflfllt‘llm rugs for use under stoves, slightlv
'm' i-rrci-t. 54 inch“ square, designs, worth
‘-O
.a‘
i
hardly moic than two dressc s ,
of any model, worth $2750 21
to $'35—- ‘I
Second ilooi‘.
Broken shoes; ' .
Broken prices. a:
lrokcn shoes; what do you mean!
llt'okcu shoes are regular shoes—but with 111111.;
of sizes broken. I
Not 11 thing the. matter with any one pair. But
it's iitig'hty unpleasant for 11 shoe salt'tsnmu to find
out that he can't find the sin: he needs to lit; a foot:
when he has 1111' adv tilted 11 1111111 s or 11'111111 11’s idea!
But these btokcn shoes do 111:1umulatc—uuless‘
rid ourselves of them bvv vi'i'orous action.
'l‘ but vin'ot'ous action iiicaus—t'ut 1iiice eand clear.
’cin out.
Here goes to take it ili regard to some. which'
have 111ccntlv been lcit bv brisk selling of their
mates in other siZes. .; . , 3,. I...
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3, MEN'S SllOl" S—-iiia\be 150 pairs."
I5. Darkt 1111 with Neolin sole, Etiiilislt last -
(iunmctal ad with leather or \colin sole
Gunmetal bluclier with fiber sole and
~ rubber liccl, broad toe
Patent lt.“ll1lltx.l ll llll"llsll last, lace or button '
.‘w a. i: see are regular
.1, 5""- ? $4 and $5‘shoes— $3 25
fl
7' \\ 0.\ll N’S SHOES—about 200)
mics. -'
._ Russia calf with champagne tick top
y '1 Gray kid lace with leather French heels
Tan Russia calf lace with military heels ..
(tittuiictal calfskin, laced. military heels "
Thenmalquniu “2’35”
|
37 to 832 shoes—v
Black kid or calf laced
lllack kid with black clothe” t
Black calfskin with
Black calfskin with
than
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v.
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