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VIOTBOLA AND NOVELTY .
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37 North Main Street
Puluce new. Building
South Not-walk. Donn.
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A short business meeting of tho om
con “South Norrnlk Lodge. No
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The varioty and size of the t‘hriu-
mu stock at Triulrnm dc llytttts ably
sustains their reputation for soiling
only the best in ouch grado and at rott-
sonable prices. Road tholr udv, on ind!
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«laps and Velour built O'Brien.
it is a quootlon whether the t‘hrist
mas slippers or the dress shoes u Con
noutly~"rucken's" are attracting thc
most attention, for in cach lnstanc-z
us a
personal inspection will prom
Mrs. Alexander hlmand JT.. ol' Weat-
port who has been acriousl} ill with
hospital. for
nine trucks, followed by it two woekS'
-. «unvalosonco gt her home, is now inlay
5 recovered 'much to the WWW of
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host of friends.
«Buy your Xmas Present O'Btucn .
Without”! tickets have been io-
suedfor a social and dance to be given
by The American Hat Mfg. Co. no,
on Monday ovoning, December 23rd.
in liodlcwood'n Hall. The employee
have been redirected to be present
promptly at FeVen-i‘ortyvflve with
their friends no guests, to participate
in the good time that has been planned
for them. There are surprises in store
for all. and the clinic will undoubtedly
corpus their highest oxpodntlons.
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ileum Pershing's Own story of the
clot-tom work-ct the United Ethos Arv
my. published in full on u menial sou:
ventr section of the New“ Work Ameri-
unraundoy December 22nd. “Edition
w 18mi- order your copy at
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Secretary ilowley n~>ponded to the
words of presentation by expressing
to the members his uppredation of the
honor (‘ttlllnll’ud upon hint by being
chosen as a. secretary. He spoke of
the wondmtul organization work
which is being accomplished so thor-
oughly by the cm of the K. of (3.. at
the New York lleadquarters' of the
War Al'llvflies I‘ounnittee of the or»
dcr and ctuttd that the Knights had
nearly lotto chaplains and secretar-
tan‘es abroad lie mentioned the?
facts that thirtyyt'our additional sec-1
returivs had sailed from Boston yrs-g
tcrday and thirty more would lease
New York for owrmus before the, oud=
of tho week. He closul his remarks.
by thanking the council for their 3i“;
and promised his best to bring Cl‘t'dil‘
to his council and his home city. 3
Mr. HHRIo} expects to moot Sucre»?
tury John W. Scullcy who 11%;» born?
in Franco tor sevoral mouths pan
pith our troops at the front and was,
onc of the first Americans to cutti'
the ttlratttioncd city of Motz_ .
Grand Knight McMahon lrrouuht'
the members of tho council to tlwir
toll pith choirs \lllt'll ho itiudo the
announcement that Burton Burro. at
member ot the council. hud born t‘ll-
til for honors and tt\\urticd tho Nav~
at medal tor cxlruot‘dinary horoirlu by‘
”it Secretary of lilt‘ Natty,- Josephus,
“.illlt‘ié. §
While doing duty on it putml boot,
in tho iourr Now York Buy. Elmo's.
vessel had none to the rout-no of tlw’
burning thither “Serenics.” All lilo
crew, it was thuught.’hnd boon talc.
on on’ lilt‘ tlumcrwcpt oil-ship who“
a man has such loaning nuuiust iltu‘
bowmil. The local riuiltil‘ took the;
;'~ultuation at a plum-c, dovc into 3PT.;
Iwater. swam in thr-
;ttillullt‘tl u llltwrlt‘i'.
blazing vcitsel,.
t't-nchcd the ex
haunted man. throw him across his
shOulder and plunged into the water
with hip burden. A life line was:
thrown him and both the saved and
lllu rumor huuicti on board. !
Entro was present at the meeting,
and modestly confirmed the state.
mcnut of tho ‘rruntl Knight. llc has
received the cituution but its yct tin-
{medul has not reached him. %
Three new members Wore admitted
into the Council ltu~t evening unit the
pneliluinury plans ware disclosed for
the coming dance which will in- hold
by the council next month.
STKTE CONTROL
OF SCHOOLS
tConttnurd from lfim Pun)
One or lllo intercsting I‘cutun-s of
tho proposed bill is that regarding tho
st two] teachers.
'l‘lm town is to have nothing to so)
about the tcuchoru that pro in the
town's rat-hook. 'l‘cucbct's ttro to lib
puitl ttt‘cortliiiz to grade tlitll MP to
be L-swbliohod by the stttto on :m M
No person can teach
school unit-n, tint
t‘crtil’lod by the strut-'5
board. "1'
Under lllt‘ proposed law ull local
boards of education practically would
be tlbOllSllt‘d. They might bu- retain-
ed as ituxiiuticu to the state board
but illcy would have no control over
lilt' ultuits of their schools. that being
left l-ntircly to thc state board of
school control. Likewise the towns
would limo nothing at all to tuy‘
about. how tlu-lr own funds were
oxpomlod. ' ii".
'l‘hc elutn- board of l‘llllf‘llliOl’l which
is said to have engineered the pro
posed deal. :trc Howurd Cheney, I‘l'
Mancherltcr, Edward D. Robbins. of
New Hart-n. John S. Sinnton. of Now
Merritt. of Stum-
und Cilariou 1’. Smith, of New
Brltuin. ' '~ i 4' ~l‘
The state system would be coutroli.
ed by Charles Tl. Hino. now the sec-
rctary of the board of cducutitin. He
would be assisted by Mr. Morrison.
«Who is assistant secretary and Who
has such influence ‘ in direction of
the schools today. A. J. \Vriuht. of
Hartford, is clcrk of the board. and
would come in fer a similar place 'm
the new line-up of educational ul-
fairs.
'Whtlc the proposed movement htts
been given powcri’ul impetus in a
very quiet fashion, though has come
out to give the opposition smoulder-
able chance to get to work. ‘
. It is certain today that the pro-
posed bill will not go through the leg,
in a Connecticut
teacher is
islaturc with no opposition. The. big
’towns tmd the country places will op
pose the plan generally because of
the removal of the home rule icuturo
from the schools. :
adv.
. Sec l'lOllnelly'n
today that
will help thn latc busy shopper. ,
~Floshlights. large. variety. lowest
prices in town. White Electric Co.
‘ ChristmasSavings Club -
Man you an opportunity to cccumulate a. fund for Christmas
«unnummuntm
momdauuuyoudesire.‘
year. It is open to everybody. There is no memberhaip fee, or
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MWlsneccumistocullotoanmxtCompmy, makeyour 1
.nm 01th deposit and item a deporibor‘s curd. Deposits may
bounds wouldy {or in law) in'person or by mail.
Mmofimdtonhrsll purposes. You may join one or
ofyourenrningrduriug the";
nonunion CHAPTER 7
MEMBERS nee-r
(Continua nun rue Ono;
She referred to the history of Amer-i
too and the name “Unittd Status” and4
hoped to see the time when no could'
say the i‘nitcd States oi Europe. ‘
The next speaker was. flies Btauvelt .
of Hartford. The subject tor the after-.1
noon was “Alsace and Lorraine." .
The return of the French flag to:
Alsace and Lorraine unclai’otiy-sevcnj
years of mile. for it Vivi-5 on Marci: Li
1871 when tin- corn-omen! had been
compelled to bUl‘l'l'fldel to the 13.x rump
conqueror und now the Notorious an
mice have chum-d their wturn auxin
to the 'ighttul ounrrn. f
The destiny of Menu» and Lorramr
now await thu- Poet-e t'oni’erentc.
This in ltrirt was llm subject \lt «
Blauwlt so ably dint'USS‘ed. sht- lo
thoroughly leililtl‘ with lilt‘ himnt
pmeutod, and was linll’mil to
llu‘ougltom iill’ utltilrss pith int-um!
and (1054' nttoutiop Non .tn.l [ht-n
“Milk: oi wit and hulltnr (hilt-ti torllt"
applztuw,
lloth allnukrl‘fi vort- tumour“)
bounty-h of choice rows.
After the oulutu to the flag tho lit.
tin children delighted the ladle.) will:
it graceful little tlantzv. A display of
the ml. white and blue .
Then the hostess rte-nod :1 u-nw
(th and intuit it‘llil‘t‘t‘ixlit‘il supply of
crown and optic, ond this (‘lilnt'tl u do
ligltil‘ul :Iitt t‘nunll.
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diacrcpuucy has been forthcoming.
’l‘bat prior to February last it cont
dltlon existed at ling island \‘tiilt‘il
“superficially tit lcust would impresa‘
anyone an un ‘orgnnilcd riot,’ 'tunglcd
nlass’ or ‘slatzc ol' chmu.‘ "
That the Contractor or Hat'lli. till ‘
American lntt-rnationnl (Torpommn.
in substance, has tithe-n tht- timitioit
[hill since this “an a war" job mxt
“as of minor tutportuuec; and, '
That the duration ol‘ rumr‘ounblvunm'
ol‘ the ctpt-ndilurt-s should by rl‘it‘l"
‘wd to u board of arbitration provhlod
for in tlu- contract. ptti'ouedlnsu to ho
closed it the board iluds the fi‘XI'PHdi‘;
lures roumnmbly necessary or. otherH
piawpnyun-ttt oi lhc t'XCOPb‘ to bc d4-
utttudcdby the Government. ,
'l'llt' lt-lutl‘l. \Aillt‘ll H tlitlt-d Student"
bot lL‘. lilli. .‘llrll Hula-ti that the plant;
would bv t‘olllltitalttl in Scptembcrg'
that the contract substantially was lDH—t
inn compliul with and that thc couw
tmwrhy liliruwl "not .~u much upon tln-
question of :li’t‘tllllltiirillm‘nl, but upon
lilt‘ans, llwltititis' and expenditures."
llut nttucln-d is u lctter from the in—.
\t‘t‘ltgutul‘s, dattcd St-ptctubcr 21.‘
which the .tttornt-t-tieneml “anemic“
lrtl to tilt' l'l‘willlt'nl, rclcrriug to press
rcporlu tlntt lltc progrum in tailing
‘N'ililld uchctlulc and calling attention
to the tum umt the ransom“ banal
upon conditions us they appeared our
I) in July. '
(’loncrnl Manager l'icz. oi the Elm-r
gcncy Pivot. l‘orpomtion. uppvutim;
yesterday bciorc the BEMIP t‘utn ‘
memo Committee. teetil'iod that *tlrc‘
llog island yard would be complete-d
in about sixty days; that the WM
would beabout “3.300.000, and
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gation wuu mud» by two nuisunts to
the Attorney-lichen! (l. Carol] Todd.
and Mark Hyman-beglnn tot-t Fubfi
ruttry, when President . loan “Skl'tl:
the Atlotuey—chcrul to not into con
uultntion with Chairman Hurley oi the
Shipping "0811i “about tigebvholc [nut-Y
ter with a view to instituting crimi.
Ital process in cited the «inch; justify;
it." Charges of graft and-areas was“
had been made in an inquiry oonducbi
.ed by tho Scltuto Commerce Commit-
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tee. , i.
The n-port describes at the outset
the contract entered into by the Enter
noncy Fleet Corporatiou‘ou Sept. 16.
lt'lT, 'll‘tlt‘t‘ which the Kmericun lu-
{Litrglotml Corporation of New York
Hgltet-tl to purchune 846 icres of land?
at Hot: island to be utillhsd for the
purpose of the contract 11 a”; per
ccnt. tcntal hauls:
tract with funds furnish“! by
yard of fifty ways. and to construct
with funds supplied from the some
source fifty or more steel cargo ships
at an estimated cost of ,31.100,000
each. On Oct. 23 the Fleet Corpora-
tion placed-an order for ‘éo‘ttouty tul-
dltlonul steel ships. estimutnd. to cost
81,650,000 ouch. and on May 7, an or-
der for sixty more ships to cost $1,-
425,000 each. All of the 180 ships
ware to be completed by August 4.
1919. These orders necessitated con-
struction of longer ways and piers and
more shop and storage capacity. i
The contracting company’s compent
imtion for building both the yard and
the ships was fixed at a percentage
of the estimated cost 3! ships. with
premiums for early deliveries or env-
lngu in cost and penalties for delayed
deliveries or increased cost. The maxg
imum fee under \this arrangement;
would be 314.44%th and the mini um:
fee 33.910.000. Mr. Plez yestemyflwm the point of view at Hog 1m.
testified that to dutethe company had
been pufd nothing.
This to the conclusion as to crimi-
nal liability:
“in response to the question sub:
_mitted by the President. our conclu-
sion is thut the facts do not justify
flecrel. profits on' the part of the nth-
cialp of either the agent or the fleet
Corporation has been establldhcd; that
while there were some minor fruude
“l the payroll. which have been prolooutalucd very cat-cull provisions de-l
muted. the laborers, laborers’ time-l
keepers and payroll supervisors were
that!
thc plant hint delivered one ship and .
laid titty hurls. ;
The Department of Juntice inn-mi .
to bu id .011 lhlsi
the'
Emergency Fleet Commotion 2 chip.
Do Your Christmas Shopping
HERE AND NOW 3
. ~The most into thnnt consideration is that it shall be something 2'00d tutti
wilt“! “em The time for careless buying is past ; the time for careful
noggin here. _
You'll find at this store articles men. women and children wear and
in a oualitv that will make your gift a lasting one as well as a welcome (me,
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A FEW SUGGESTIONS
ran up rouwotunu ron sous ron umLs
Butte, Over-coats Suits, Goats Suits, Gotta Coats
Smoking Jackets Drones, Furs Sweaters
Bath Robes Petticont' s Dresses
owe-ins. Hats Wnizts. Skirts “WOW Bathrobes
‘l‘roulon Sweaters Int-hum
Minnow: Bathrobes 81mins Caps Kiddies
, mist.
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MUCH REDUCED FOR XMAS SHOPPERS
Excellent styles for both women and mine.
99‘ in black, MW. taupe. brown, plum and wool tsbtics;made with benutifultur or all
green; at Special Holdiy Prices
Mob Conny, Red Fox, Taupe fox. Rao-
coon Black Skunk, Taupe Wolis
Senegal Holiday Reductions
goals -§Suils - Furs
"Beautiful,
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SUITS
IOATS
Rich stunning Costs or soft,
self-trimmings.
All wanted colors and sizes.
515 up Slit tin
[Fur Sets and Separate Scarfs and Muffs
Ml‘h‘h‘S SCARrs
.$6.98 up
Economical Xmas, Gifts
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AT EXTREME LOW PRICES
Taupe Fox, Black Fox. Red Fox. Taupe
Wolf. much Coney, Raccoon, Hudson Seal.
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bio cost of the yard will be about 561,-
000,000 (including 86.000.0th for HP
cent additions made by order of the
Fleet Corporation. Such a discrepan-
cy must be due to some fundamental
miscaluulotiou in the orlziugl esti-
mate, to supervcnlng condition. includ~
ing enlargement of the pint to mis-
management in operation, or to 9. cont
bination of those factors. A discrep-
ancy of such titagnltudc would seem
to call for a. clear explanation from
the agent. but this has not been tur-
nlehedc
"Considerable effort has been made-
by the agent in the hearings to stuli-_
by its own estimates by claiming that
they were mere guesses that nobody
could rely upon. But the Fleet Corr
partition did rely on them; and there
‘ is no contemporaneous evidence justt-t
tying the agents present position.
"The most significant single fact in-
land was that bills for material. large.
ly lumber. were prepaid (and properly
paid) to the extent of over 810.000:
000. but no effort wits mode by the
agent until our investigation to prove
whether prepaid bills were in fact fol-
lowed by actual receipt of the mater-
'crlmtnal process; that no fraud orilals [Mid for. >
"Another fact of strong significance
in that while the contract providedln
express terms that‘the agent should
keep a detailed plant cost account nudjmnm-
lining cont, yet the gent utun early
date tool: the position that since the
the general scope of: the Hog island diction of enemy publicity 0
plant has not been changed very ma- ,that their substitution for whites
toriully since the November estimnte' would open the way for an earl)!
of cost, and that the dillerence be- Turklsh offensive which would sweep
twccn $27,000,000 and $55,000,000 can-'the British forces from the country.
not be accounted for by expansion sub- ln action the lndion troops are a}
sequent to Nov. 27. The total cost of keep as in anticipation or it. Their
about $1,100,000 per ships at Hog ls~ approach, even after the. warning of
land is compared with $698,000 for the n barmzzt‘, iltet‘itubly is so swift as
similar yard at. BI‘iSlOI. and $390.000 "to take the Turks completely off their
at Newark Bay. iguard. Recently in broad daylight
A bill in equity for an accounting ‘Gurkas reached unobserved a point
by the agent might be. brought. the re-._ within close range of the enemy
port says. but “the main question W‘trem-b. They rushed it and without
ins the reasonableness of the eXDPn- ”firing a shot, killed tine-en 'rurke.
.dltures. 5 board of experts would be and brought back as many prisoncrs.
a more suitable tribunal, we think. Only onc of the attackers was wound-
ihan tt court of a court and a jury.” Led
it subnltcrn in charge of a party
of Indians had an extraordinary ex-
Iperlence in this raid. kid: thad stuck
5 " h dfibts bayonet into a. "rut u was un.
'Gum-n “MT? ulfi'ké’mw o Fm able to disengage n, owing 1:0 ‘31:
With the Br tish Forces in Pales—‘nnrmwncstl: o‘fm the j‘rggfré'thgnbn‘fi
tine, (Correspondence of the Associat-,T“Tk near Y Kim a , “m
Pmsk~8ilsnt death in the end of a rifle into the omcers r .
blackness of night, the fate of un- Suddenly the Englishman “i“ hgaoi‘lfi:
numbered Turkmh scuttles surprised anllsnt'rt head leap from (llt‘st mush“
at their posts by patrols of Indian dere. a Gurkha having ”ex 9 khri
troops with the British army, has decapitated him With W k00 r:
imposed upoh the Ottomun soldiers an invaluable weapbn in close (1011
in wholesome respect for these d3rk.llel‘5.
skinned fighters who have replaced. . AT
mnywhlte continents sent to otbc Haw manna TELL TIME
- “ NIGHT.
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smfifinf‘ifi'fifi $133,213; 833.3%! To ascertain the time at night the
"upon the minds of the Turks. who Apache Indians employed a gourd on
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' THE CEINTRAL TRpsm-m;
i in the mohrhonect."
t Stating in conclusion as to alleged
'waste and mlsmnagement. the report
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ev bin that ME- constantly finding their men dendt
fiifirfi‘onfig‘i‘elggd neg; instances-'8! advanced stations, with nothiust
saw to comply with this provision} to Mrs! ‘ the coming and 80an of.
Home. at no me of the work utncgi'the foe: Th: result has been a once
lunbtcmber could be determined.“ “nerves ' amour; on enemy.
tummy unit: ,1 pilot commotion-rm
not“!
which the stars of the heavens were
marked. As the constellation rose in
the sky the lndluu referred to his
gourd and found out the hour. lly
mg the gourd mad he could.
tell the order in: which
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hit: count
tom .g -
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qulds of belelnut clietwd. it will b
remembered how, according :o was.
ingtou Irving, the Dutch colonial a
scmbly was invariably dismiss-d a
the lust putt of the third pin.» 3.. t-
.bucco of Governor \Vtmlw \'::n :l‘wlll
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A Montugnis ludirm of tint-.31
set up a tall stick in tho, Him
traveling ahead of his l’rlt‘m'
are to follow. Ht,- marks
foot. the line of shadow oust l:
the change in the angle, of ti la:
the oncoming party can it K 4 :x
rlving at the spot ttbmll
ahead the leader is.
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