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Joseph Davis
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ARTIST
MATERIALS
Academy Boards, Brushes, Draw-
ing Instruments.
Everything for the Artist.
Fred H. Ponty
VICTROLA AND NOVELTY
SHOP
37 North Main Street
Palace Theatre Building
South Nor-walk, Conn.
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TCiiy News-l
\Irs. Stephen Stone is confined to
her home on South Main street with
illness.
Joseph Maikin, of the Hour compos-
ing room, wjlo was seriously ill with
the influenza. at his home in Newtown
terrace. is Improved today.
'l‘hefh‘unday School Christmas enter-
tainment of the First Methodist Epis-
copal Church will 'be held next Mon-
day evening at the church. '
James F. Gregory. the photographer.
in the Gazette building, who has been
confined to his home on Westport ave<
nue tor some weeks, ls agaln on duty
at his’ studio, but too late to accom-
modate many of his patrons who wish-
ed photograph for Christian.
Deduction since August 18, 1914. is
alleged In the petition for divorce ill-
ed In the Superior court by Charles E.
Force, of Wilton. against Bertha if.
Force, nee Harmon. now of New York.
'i‘llcv Mere married June t1. 1905. and
lie alleges his wife left him for the
bi” city in August 1914.
On Friday evening. December 27th.
a meeting will be. held in the )iailax-k-
(mo Hotel at 7:30 ill the. interest ot
the War Saying Stump Drive. All ef-
I‘ort Is being made ’to still further the
sale. of stamps In Norwalk and all Tn-
1erested persons are asked to be on
hand when the matter will he discuss-
< d and plans arranged.
On Friday evening at S o‘clock
(‘haries it}. Jennings will address the
members of the Men's Christian ln-
dustriai League in the First Methodist
FI-Ipiscopal Church on the subject "For.
e ign Trade and Our Merchant Marine. '
lenerq discussion of the subject will
follow the address. Refreshments will
1'» served. All men of the church are
invited.
The case at John .‘llulchaney. an em?
«en'ot the Hoyt Bros. nursery. New
arm was the only Christmas boot
0. he. blotter at the uptown station.
.lo‘ : was drunk and made consider-
‘lbl of a nuisance of himself on the
pmc" of Edward Bradley's residence.
West Norwalk. until removed In an
auto by Sergeant Bryan Sills He was
i'otlnd guilty as charged. and his fine
and the costs totalled 22.07 which be
promptly paid.
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SAVE. AND PROSPER-
We Have Several Plans
'1’ thatwillmakeiteasyforyouto Save as You Earn
' Deposit s .26 weekly and get $ 12.50
Deposit .lid' weekly and got
Deposit 1.00 weekly and get 50.00
Deposit 2.00 weekly and got 100.00
Deposit 5.00 weekly and get £50.00
OUR CHRISTMAS CLUB
now forming andsave a certain sum each Week.
. systematically
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‘ The exterior of the station
‘occasion by American
'Il‘rench and American colors.
'llie city hall.
Tub-é- Colors, Oil and Water
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THE SOUTH [DIWALI mama sass-mu.
(JUN N EC'l'lCU 'l‘
j GUARD OF HONOR
FOR PRESIDENT
. Continued from First Pose
“pans at midnight drain into the
chaunmnt station at 9 o'clock this
morning. General Pershing.
al wirbel. the French oflicer command-
ing the zone; M. Fossien, prefect of
the department of Marne. and M. Le-
vy-Alphnn- . . mayor of Chaumont.
were on tile platform to receive the
President and Mrs. Wilson. The Pres-
ident after responding to the cordial
greetings passed through a salon hung
with red tapestries and flags to the
courtyard. where a company of the
109th French Infantry and a company
of the 10nd American infantry “ere;
drawn up to render honors.
Continuous Ovatitm
the courtyard had been decorated tor
soldiers with
Afte‘r
passing the guard of honor in review,
the. President took his plauq ill a
motor car and the party proCeeded to
Dense crowds massed
behind the lilies of guards in khaki,
the streets were brilliantly decorated
and hung with banners bearing ill
. :crr‘ptions of welcome.
As the party passed through llle
plople of t‘lnlurnont joined in a coir
tlnuous act-Initiation of'the I’residcnl.
All this part of It‘rance lay under a
gray cloud and banks of drizziing cold
Iiilil when the President’s train pulled
into the station. The troops declared
the weather was ertceptionally title.
as compared with the usual brand of
weather and every one had a broad
:nniie beaming above his muddle-spat-
tel-ed khaki uniform.
Doughboy Salutes
Things were in motion early for the
lelicw. When the President raised
lire curtain ot' a window. in his car.
the first person he saw was a strap
ping Allrerican doughboy on guard
who gravely came to salute. The
President smilingiy gave him a
”.‘liel'l'y Christmas" and made him the
happiest soldier in France. A French
troop 1min passing have n "Vite Wil-
still!”
As his train moved in the President
saw on every hand monuments of
America's participation in the 'war.
There were great piles of supplies
everywhere and American soldiers
swarmed on locomotives. box cars.
tree lops and every point ot‘ vantage
lo gel a glimpscof the President and
shout a "Merry Christmas."
Big Day For Troops I
The folks back home would have
called it the drearicst Christmas day
in history. but it was the greatest
one for these American troops and
evidently a very happy one for the
President. lie was ready for the “ills
day” and looking forward to every
feature. He remarked that the rolling
hills and wooded ridges looked not
unlike the Virginia hills. where he
was accustomed to ride and play golf
when at home.
After the formal reception the pres-
idential party proceeded with the pro-
gram for the day, the President to re
view the troops after having ti|nner
with them as had been previously ar-
ranged for. The reception took place.
at the City liall.
Responds to Address
In response to an address presented
to lllill ill the Hotel do Ville on his art
rival here today. i’residl-nl Wilson
said:
"i feel that l have been peculiarly
honored ill the generous reception you
have given me. and it is the mom de-
l'ulriflll because it so obviously comes
from the heart. .-\nd I cannot bllt be
lieve that it is an instinctive response
to the feeling that It is in my own
breast. because i think that even you.
who feel contact with our soldiers.
cannot but realize the depth and sin-
ct-rity of thc fct-liill: of the United
Stall-s for France.
“It is an ancient friendship. bill it
has been renewed and has taken on a
new you'll. it is it t‘l'ienship which
is not only tentative. but one based
upon a communion of principle.
"You have spoken vol'y generously
and beautifully ot' the relations
which have spl'unl: up between your-
s‘e‘lvcs anti our soldiers. That Is be.»
cause they cattle not only to associate
themselves with you as the champions
of liberty. but they came with per-
sonal affection ill their hearts for the
people of l‘rance. and If nltlst have.
been that which you realized. They
not come. as strangers In their
thoughts. They brought with them
somethinl: that made them t'ct-l at
home the moment they worn in liavrc
or at Brest in France.
"So i am very much moved by being
thus drawn. as they have been, into
your midst. and into your conferences
and wish to thank you very warm]?
for them and the people of the l'niicli
States. i. like them. shall carry away
with me the most delightful recollec-
tions and in my heart shall always say
:is i now say: ‘Vive La France.‘ "
- Sentinel Want Ads Are Winners.
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WELCOMED 'l‘O
AMERICA TODAY
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The ships weighed anchor at 7:30
o'clock today and, escorted by a fleet '
of twentyone airplanes, proceededi
slowly up the harbor to the Statue oil
.lherty. where Secretary Daniels and .
a parly of distinguished guests on the .
presidential yacht Mayflower, review-
ed the procession. The shrieks of:
thousands of welcoming sirens and
whistles were drowned by the thun-
demus salute of nlneteen guns from
each battleship as it caine abreast of
Mayflower. '
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The dreadnoughts paSsed up the
Hudson and anchored from 55th to
125th sll'ect. and preparation then
were made for 10.6.50 men to diseln-.
balk tor lire land parade down i‘it'lll
ttielille this afternoon.
The ships welcomed ironic. alter
clulilH‘li months of strenuous patrols
ot‘ seas lull-sled by enemy submar-
.ne.~. were the. Pennsylvania. Arizona.
‘t)klailolna. Nevada. l'tah. New York.’
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ill addition to Secretary lianiels
the reviewing party included Secre-
tary of War ilaker. Secretary of Agrr‘
culture ilonslon. General Peyton C.
Marl-ll. Chief of ts‘laff of the l‘nilcd
States Army, Admiral Grant, or the
British Nat y. and ”11* senior naval ul-
inches of the Allied nations. ‘
'l‘hl- homecoming vessels came into
port on one of the gioomiest mornings
ot the season. As the ships approach-
ed Quarantine. where they paused be-
cause the hour of their moiety was
not until Well on in the i‘orclrtmn. or.
casionai f'lurrics of snow blown oil il
cold northwest wind fell from clouded
skies which offered no prospect of
sunshine.
'l‘lris nnplopitlous weather come
With the dawn while the fleet still
tugged at its anchors off the Ambrose
t‘hannel Lightship. There the snow
fell so thickly that the war vessels
soon were hidden from observers on
shore.
All the way lllto the harbor. as the
warships moved through the snow.
liu-y presented it. winter spectacle.
Scurceiy a. hundred yanill ahead. is
klant balloon preceded the Minoan.
leading "the unit of the tleel into the
harbor-an aircraft towed. eight bun»
dred feet up. by the gunboat Glouces-'
ler. Ilellind the arnnldn. two more
balloons were pulled along shaft the
Florida. the lust waf‘bhip to enter.
Above llle slowly steaming dread-
noughts. air-planes dipped and rose.
. obscure snowbirds which gave to the
scene :t picturesque touch as they
llal‘tcd about above the basket masts:
From each of these masts flutlercd.
a areal American flag. .
ZlONlST COMMISSION IN JAFFA
'i‘lle Zionist commission soul from
lint-land to prepare the way fort nn-
lion re-sctllenu-nl ol' the Jews in
Palestine has taken quarters in a
rnbnrh of Julia. which. since its liber-
ation by the Iiritlsh army. has begun
lo lake on new life. The populace
is trickling hack into thc city. Over
ll. year ago. the Turks. ill a mood of
spilefnluess. drove run the civil pop-
ulation. Those who were l'or-lllnate
enough to take refuge in the south
of Palestine have had time. since. the
ilrittsh ot'cupation, to return to their
homes which have been damaged but
little. True. Julie is still largely :I
uolleclion of mean and dirty houses.
But it has escaped the horrors of
our and. to some extent. has been
even embellished during the. past
three years. The iiritlsh authorities
have introduced measures of cleanli-
ness and order. They have cleared a
road through the. maze of lines lead-
ing to the port. and have restored. In
part. the commercial activity or the
people. One of the new avenues
which runs throne-h the town is tllc‘
\vol‘k of a Jewish contractor and one
pincer. and was apparently prompted
by ll dcs‘re to emulate the boulevards
of the .lvwisll suburb. 'l‘u‘ -‘\\'l\' Tel
Aviv. “to previously mentioned seat
or the Zionist commission. has suf-
fered less than .lrltfn. lllOllL‘ll it is not
yet l't-slol'cll to the whole of its l‘ugel‘.
lite.
WHFAT caoe PRICES . .
GUARANTEE WANTED.
WASHINGTON. llec. 26.. .Legisla-
tion to make effective the “’11.?“ price
guarantee for the 1910 crop and at the
some time safeguard the Government
against losses, was recommended to
Congress today by the Department of;
.mrlcultul‘e and the Food Administra-f
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The Standard Butter and Ella. Conl-
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Aged Refugees Back in France From Holland
With All Their Possessions in One Bundle
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'I‘housand; of French refugees hurried back to their native land other
the armistice. was signed.
pcl'ous bcf’orc llu- wllr, who "pol .‘llon:
during their exile ill Holland.
has.
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TROLLEY rausrses .
WANT MORE TIME '
TO SELL COMPANY
Conecticut Company Must Be Dis—l
poOod of July 1 by Court of Order.
To dispose of the stock of the Conv‘
nccticut company. under the agree.
ment made in 1914. the trustees in con-
trol will seek it I‘urlhcr extension of
time in which to carry out the decree
of the United States District court. It
Is said. No extension has been re-
qucsted as yet. but, according to re-
ports, an extension will. in all proba-'
billty, be asked before next March. .
Tile situation in the financial mar-'
ket. It is slated. makes such a step
necessary In order that the property,
may not be allowed to go at a sacri-
fice. The decree fixed the time for
the trustees to sell the stock either at
onctlon or private sale for July 1 next.
There are 40,000 shares of stock in the
Connecticut company to be sold. these
having a book value of 340.000.000.
in the past {our years the trustees
could have sold the stock but they
have not done so for the reasons that
the price offered for the stock was
under that fixed by the New England
Navigation Company. which owns the
stock.
CONN SUFFR
HAS NEW SECRETARYl
Connecticut Suffrage associa'
AGE ASSOCIATION '
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tloll has appointed a new executive port yesterday with the same spirit as. h42.-)U.'
secretary. Miss Mary Elizabeth ilutt
of Brooklyn. who has begun her ticld
work. hits litltl has been with the Na.
liollal \l'rll' Savings committee since'
its organization last spring. The posi1
tion of executive secretary was
careful at the annual lncetlnc of thc
ask’nt'inlioll when .it was decided to ill
vide the work (it"tlie slate organizer
and giro the mountable of legislative
work to one person. and the field and
office supervision to another. Miss
Ilutt will have charge of this latter
phase at the work. ‘ '
The new legislative secretary will
ho .Vllss Florence Ledyard Kitcholt.
who has been a suffrage organizer in
Windham and Tolland counties. She
is a graduate of Wells College and has
done literary and settlement work in
New York city More devoting herself
to winning lllc \oto.l'or women. Sht‘
was an enthusiastic worker in the New
York Strife Suffrage. campaign last
spriuc and came to this state to assist
in the local campaign.
Miss Hall has alsollai‘i wide experi-
ence in New 'Yol'k stall“ where. she,
acled as field secretary in Putnam,
l‘lutclless. Columbia. l'lstcl‘ and
Grcenc counties during the 1915 cam-
paign. and in the 1917 campaign she.
covered the Adirondack section. Dur-
ing the past year she worked in Brook-
lyn for suffrage. '
DEMOCRATS T0 CAUCUS JAN. 7.
Mayor David E. Fitzgerald of New
Haven. clrairllnln of the Democratic
central committee. snide-taut.~
night that. ill all probability. the Dem-‘
’I‘lli: photograph shows an aged couple. pros
The will: earl-iv.- all their belonginn-l in a
hamlet. mat,
‘ocratlc. members of tho Legislaturc
pony, of {\‘orth Main street. Sontll Nor. would hold their caucuses on tile ev-
walk, Will Open a branch store at 73 enlng 0' laundry 7 P" ”10 (3105101-
5 ie . Chaim :l Fitzgerald said that the pro-
Main treet, uptown. about Ith‘eit 1“ cedllro- i‘ollotved by the caucus would
0! ”'0 year. The 3mm Wh c a “i be the soul? as ill forlller years. The
the Ellii building at 3‘8"! and lloi't Leghlatun‘i “-1" "wet January 8'
street is being renovated and decor-ll
ated In lmst attractive manner’ by- 93- HENRV
the Norwalk Hardware Company.
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or new voa'k DE‘AD
. 0R1.\N1)O..Fla.. Dec. 26.—-~Ilem-y
Mitchell slalom-alkali. chancellor em-
eritus of'Ne York ‘Unhlverstty. diodt
The Fire Department mile a (must
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some way.” as the photographer says.
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30 SOLDIERS DIE m HAMBURG
alo‘r.
Revolutionary Troops Turn Guns on
Mob of 250: Strikers Join
Extremists.
'i‘Ill‘) IMGI'E, Dec, 2tl»~'l‘hil'ly riot
t'i‘S were killed and azl wcic wounded
when revolutionary troops turncd
machine :nms on a mob of 30 drunk-
cn soldiers that were plundering shops
ill Hamburg, accordlnc to information
from lllc German frontier today.
Thousands of German Sli‘lkl'l‘s‘ art-
joining: the extremists.
GREENWICH MAN DIES
“REIGN“WCH. t‘onll.‘ llec. Zlir—Vl‘ll.
linnl Marshall, son of Mr. anti Mrs.
Frederick W. Marshall. died at the
Irolne of his parents of pneumonia.
aged thirty ycul‘s. ills brother. Sor.
geant Charles Marshall. of Battery l-‘.
Fifty-sixth field artillery. was killed
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Splendid warm
and handsome
fur coats
liavs are almost here when fur coat; and small for:
are going: to be of t“l't’:lt€b‘l and truest comfort. . .
No woman clad in fur coat cares how keenly tit.
breezes blow or how low the thermometer may range:
she is warm and contented. . _
Fill scarf and lnufi' offer thorough protection tori"
athleti' was "ill who (1 iovs walk ill the orlsk and hormone“ ..
tltllltz' air of Winter. '
'l’hei'c are weeks and weeks of o‘ellui
er ahead of its.
no Winter \veathii " ‘
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And here is 2:‘-'L~l.‘l¥.=l'l\' of. fur coats and rul- scarts antlv
muff-l :lii l'eadv and eager to give their scl'vlce (hit-inguhsfi
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(hose \\‘cel<.s:-- .N ," _'
coais / we}.
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There is lcuutv ill fur coat. 12,:
There is comfort in set of fine furs. a
There is service and warmth and satisfaction lit...
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And there is added charm \vhcn they come as gift of, "‘
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the L hl'lstmas season. _
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“011‘ are f ur's worthy to be given and sure of layout
wc‘colnc. .s r
Each is dependable in oualitv. correct in stvlc. hand- I...
some as well as of ltil"ti' service.
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llutison real costs. plant and beautiful.—SZ25 to 5300'. ,. .,
Hudson sczl‘l coats \vlth skunk collar and cliffs—5‘90 C... .
to 25435.
Taupe nut l'la coats—.7200 to $250. ,
_Muskrat (fruits. some with fancy collar and cuffs—or
$220 to 5300. "”‘l
Raccoon coats-~S7650 to 322.5.
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drawn revolver and handcuffed Antler-i
son. Anderson was quiet and gave no;
rign of fight when handcuffed. but'
when he was led outside started to.
scratch and bite the. sheriff and twist-1
ed the» handcuffs. Sheriff Elwood was;
compelled to use his clllb before liel
could tulle lliln to the lockup. l
BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS.
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Salvatore Mil'abile. a shoe dealer lill
'i‘ilolnpsonville. filed a petition ill?
bullkrnplcy ill the. United State: conrt‘
Tuesday. lie has liabilities of 319.—
530.1"; and $15,393.96 of the amount Is
unsecured. His assets consist of stock;
in trade and fixtures valued at $5,000
and $39 cash on hand. ‘
Joseph .\I. iteil of Bridgeport lnls
‘filell a petition in bankruptcy. ”0100.:
was a shoe dcalel‘. He has liabilities.
of “1.944.059. anti 810.493 of thol
- amount is unsecured. ills assets con-z
sults of stock intrude valued at $5.-.
too. stove fixtures valued at $600.‘
money ill hank. listed at $31.96. .
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:the properties. The trustees were R089”. Hugh Rodman.
in action three months ago. Mrs,
Marshall. the mother. is near death. . ‘ _
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never having recovered from the o - '
shock other son's death. Her hun‘band ,
l‘rl‘flllltil‘i'z‘; ”mm” w my m W" Black lvnx scarf s-—$65 to $80; muffs—$15 to 375. l
—-—~. 'I‘aune lynx starts—$85; muffs—$75 - or 2
...3Ao MAN or so. NORWALK" , . _ ‘ . .. _ . _ 3’ " «*c ,
- HELD up in souruponr. Blatk 1.“ surfs—$75 to $10Q: muffs—$85. sum
Andy Anderson. known as “the Fallbe fox Si’Lil'lS—365 to $100. muffs—$85. $2M; .
bad man of South Norwalk." paid , . , -.. '5' r , -..
his annual Christmas visit to South- Blad‘ “ 0” 5A<llJ>—$27.00 to $05: muffs—5&5 with; -
gimme .
in file past and raised a disturbance‘ T If ‘f (#7 r0 . _
which caused a near riot in the home.[ illllk‘. Wt). S‘ul‘ 3—— ‘:_ . ~ . ~. .
ot‘ a colored family in the quiet townJ to $.30 " U " to 545' mufihmt
.N‘llerit‘r‘ Elwood was called ,by rest-l .t - * dresser
dciltS. ' ~ .- “’7 " . title 1
Shcriff Elwood, who remembered! Skunk S drf’-“'3'-30 to $70. Bluffs—$40 1.0 $60. J if
his previous antics. did not take oi . . . ., , . r. . .1 _ .
chance bllt entered the home with HlKlbOll 5'93] mall‘s—$70 to $80. lllllflS—$25 to 330.14%!
Squirrel semis—4:375: muffs—$42.50.
Beaver s ‘arfs- «855: mu ifs—$50.
Raccoon semis—$29.50: muffs—$25 and $35.
' Children’s illi' sets
Kit cor-rev. and imitation ermine. and aneora.
wildcat. and. icclanl‘i fox. and white tilibet~ ‘- .
$8.50 to $22.50*
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NAVY SELECTION BOARD NAMED”:
MORE HIGHER FARE TAL
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Connecticut Company Hints at 6 to 7I “'ASHIVGT . .,
or Possibly 8 Cent Rate ‘ 03' Dec. “6"“89‘3’9‘3
NEW HAVEN. ilec. 26.»—~ll was Qanlelshas “Mo““i‘ed
stated here on what seemed good au- '30" 0" "19 Board 0
thority. today. that the trustees who “u" ”I ”‘9 Navy 10
have been in charge of the Connectl- ‘0" December 3 - The members 0‘».
cut Company. which controls the state ””3 Board Will be Admiral Henry '1'. ..
trolley car system. with exception of ME”- Vlce Admiral Albert meal-eh":
l. few lines. would probably apply for and Rear Admirals Frank F. Fletcher
an extensibn of time for the sale of Albert"G. ‘Vimvrhflldcr. Thomas 8:2“:
Thomas Show
rff. and Edwiq
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the composi-i' .
f Selection for tilt"?
meet in Want-lingo
named by a Federal Court when the den. JOlin A. lioozelvc - ».
Government ordered the separation of A- Anderson. 35"" .‘J
the trolley properties from the New In amount-ins the personnel of “15*“ 3
Raven Railroad. The. extension will 3031“. which recommends ofilcers ton”. »
be asked for on the ground that the promotion. 3”- Daniels "whittled that
present is an inopptp'tune time to dis»
pose of the property to advantage.
Owing to the financial condition of
ribs properties as set. forth by the man- "1181)!
agement, an Increase of fare from 6 to
7 or possibly 8 cents, has been tore-
casted by recent announcements.
There has also been some talk of the
company asking aid of the. state.
uauo’uawuv ARMY MOBILIZED ‘
uos‘hnvmnowoe. «a... gov-
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asset‘s ~. . (
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the naming of the board
layed beyond its usual
early in December in order that it"
include officers retum‘
from abroad with the Atlantic fleet.
hull been do. 3
meeting tiW-m‘ i
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new ENGLAND: MEN lN cArletAla"
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OTTAWA. Dec. 26.-——The