Regent'lheaue§
Today
' .
The charming screen star,
Ethel Clayton
in her tremendous world success;l
“A Soul W ithout Win-
dows”
a tense. thrilling feature of throbs,
:c) and sorrow
Also a Pathe News VVeeklv
\Vednesday
Louise fluff and
Frank Losee
In the quaint, pleasing
Paramount Picture.
“The Old Homestead”
1 ciehghtful rural story of pathetic.
;o.ts and comical scenes
\11d 11 T I-‘1‘ay eloguc Series
Thin Sda\ and Friday
Sweet Little
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4 LEE"
Marguerite Clark
l brilliant, first run Para.
1:31 pictum.
diminutive staI makes
cndous appeal.
V1
lot of a Clear Sky” 3
utiful feature, in which this
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The Home of Screen Delights"
Today and Wednesday
Elsie Ferguson
In Artcraft Production
“The Lie”
"at down your knitting just for to.
night. Lay the old “Jimmy pipe"
,Iszde! New York gasped and thrill.
ed-at this master story. Better see
13‘.
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Also Official War Films
Thursday
Fannie Ward
in Paramount Picture
“The Cheat.
:mOAv—Mary Pickford in “Ca-
once."
High Class Vaudeville
Thursday Friday and
Saturday
iberant and beautiful;
3jny of living. the happiness of exist-
breathing 111,1:
cnce. Of course, Scot” reacted to Hepa-
'm11’ s refreshing p1 esence and the story
l‘cf this reaction and the things which
came from it constitute many pleasant
‘ 3‘surp1ises.
AT REGENT THEATRE TOMORROW
:The Quaint Rural Play “The Old Home
stead featuring Louise Huff and
1 Frank Losee.
Kindly old Josh \Vhifcomb‘, while sits
on the: 110111111411 his old. farmhouse in.
'Jan'k‘
Dc: -
“i’t‘rll
lluzzurd. a
suadcs him to IcfoI‘m,
is arrested on circumstantial
is rohhcd of
Swot-2.)}; bef12cnd< Happy
hungry tramp. and
cnly son.
evidence when his bank
1.311 thousand dollars.
110 runs away from home and zoos:
to New York. only to find the 111-1n
whom his father had befriended.
Icubcn. knowingr nothing of the?
l'fll‘lf“; of his name of 110m" l“!ll<
“Way from I-Iazzai'd whom he fears Will
in 11111‘ him. llazzaid incanwhilc has
telegraphed to Josh of thc findinu »\
Rcubt‘n. The old man haslcns in New
’Y‘oi‘kuwhmo he puls up at the homo
'll his old i‘i'ii‘nd‘ lli‘ni‘v Hopkins. ml‘
“ll'f‘lllelfi’ \x'cnlthy 1111111. 'l‘hci‘o Josh‘s
unsophisllcuiion :vis him into .‘1 1111111»
hI‘I' of cinbai‘i‘nssiuu situations.
T111» pm‘l‘ca-t faith of the old man in
his search. and the implicit love and
trust of thc ,L'll‘l. Ruth. are distinctly
3 appealing in the finer emotions.
3PALACE THEATRE FEATURE
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY
Elsie Ferguson in Artcraft Picture,
“The Lie." I
In Iho latest Elsie Ferguson Artcraft
starring vehicle. “The'Lie.” which is
to be displayed at the Palace Theatre
today and \\'ednesd:1y. self sacrifice is
tho Ilmnimm the-me. in this superb
pii-‘tuiizaiion of llcnIy Aithur loneS'
pow‘eriul plav. which was a "rent suc-»
1 ess in Ne
M"
.1 ;
\‘1 1‘..
'York several years ago.
‘4‘1211. on has :1 (ongenial Iolc
Ii11p‘: .‘ f" ' “1‘ 1.11‘1- dramatic powers.
As tho of two‘sisters. the
daughters. 111" a dissipated Enzllshmnn.
Miss Ferguson deliberately sacrifices
the love of her swaeiheari lo save an
(-1-I‘ing sister from the shameful consc-
l;llen(!"S of her fault.
honor of her 11116in may not he tarnish-
I‘ll she form-.zocs llt‘l‘ lmpploncss 11nd
p‘cimits‘ her sister to wed the man she
herself 1096‘s. and then cares for the
lnllcr' 3 child as if it were her own.
luvontunlly, how 61‘ (‘1'. she finds 1133)le
mass in the love of a worthy man.
.1 ‘ldcr
ll lllE lllElllllES
I THE REGENT TODAY
'l'1-: rhrilling Wild Picture, “A Soul
""3 '1out Windows" Featuring Miss
Ethel Clayton.
.- "A Soul Without W'indows" char.
w; lvltlIv-I Clayton appears in a role
-: play that cannot be too highly
used, This new World-Picture is
.....~ of those masterly. gripping. thor-
Imahly pleasing productions which are
11‘1019lllbt’l‘f'il for years by those her-
...ns swing them and which are called
11-1 '1 again and again for repeat en-
u-u-nn-nts by the numbers of enthu-
S-Hsls who want to see the picture
1~-:.»I11,
woken in body. crushed in spirit.
and. his joyousncss turned to gall.
-'\‘ ".it had shut himself into this dark-
< and room away from his family and
be friends. th-I‘e with a lone male
adv-Font he became Vaily more dis—
a-i-eeable, more 1 ':uslv maddened
1 . -l1e trick F: 21-! ‘tl ,Iiayed won him.
unoc- diaIIIi-Ir mli,‘ different from the
‘v.‘nning youth lie had formerly been.
and thcn upon a reluctant. sight of
“N5 55ml without windows ilici‘e float-
Avoid
influenza
Take Linonine as a
preventative. This ,well-known
remedy restores vitality and
builds up the system to a full
health standard. "
‘ :nonine should always be. taken at
1:13. Ih'st sign of a cgugh or cold, as it
1 —-I‘coIIIe.< the cause and remoVes the
3 condition.
Best remedy known for bron-
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' the body.
the House to order tomorrowas the,
. Arthur Countryman of Hartfmd.
1
‘ By having your system in good
_ LEGISLATIVE
CAUCUSES ON
‘ FOR TONIGH
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T
,1Ii1l1In-s for dooi keepers and messen-
rel-,5. and later, probably about 8 p
111. the general caucus will be held in
,tl1e House chamber. It has been cuss
.tomary for State Chairman J. Henry;
and a pre-'
.RoI‘aback to call to order
siding officer is named. After choice
of caucus clerks the members express
their preference for a candidate for
speaker.
be former Senator James F. Walsh. of
Greenwich.
and one of the most experienced
among this session's members.
that no other name will be presented
to the caucus. Representative-elect
William H. Hall, who was in the last
senate‘and who has been in the House
eight terms is the senior member of
It is likely-that he will call
first step towards organization.
The interest in the House organiza-3
tlon prior to this time has beenducl
to the issue of ratification of the pro
hibitoI‘y amendment. it having been
predicted that the so-culled “dry" mem
bers. that is those favoring the amend-
mom would try to elect their own can-
didate for speaker. In the last
days the opinion was held that the
republicans would not divide on this
issue in the matter of choosing a
speaker
The caucus will probably name W.
House clcik.
last session, and assitant enate clerk
1.11 1913 Frederick Baker will be
made asistant clerk.
.‘tnnt senate clerk last session. The
21.1mm will lecciye and endorse proba-
3 bly the county nominations for attacho
in: of the body. formal elections to be
‘ made tomorrow.
The republican senators will have
then‘ own caucus and the chief contest
among them is over the president 1’1‘0‘
tempore honor. This carries with it
the Dr'iyilege of naming senate com- died. aggregating more than one thirdi
mittees. once vested in the lieutenant“,
governor. in the case (if the Iepubli
can senatms it has been claimed that
the pi‘ohibitory amendment issue may
figme in the selection of the presi-
dent pro tem. The final choice is a:
matter of doubt, although the signs
point to choice of William H. Heald,.-
senator-elect from the 05th district
3(Tolland County) who was in the
.House from Stafford last sessioni
Frederic A. Bartlett, of Bridgeport.
the senior member, now entering upon
his fourth term, supposedly has been a
candidate for the honor as he was twa
years ago. Then there was a sur
night my present still another.
‘ vitl E.
Reuben. Josh‘g
: ffnrds her nipple scope for the:
To end that tho.
That candidate probably will'
lender of the 1907 senate.
While ,
other names have been mentioned it.
was thought probable this afternoon
few '
He ‘ivas assis‘
11 11111113»
Kenealy 6: Stamford tats house 11111111
to be senate clerk, and his assistant
is to be named.
The other clerkships. those on 111111;.
and engrossment will go to W. ll
Blodgeit. of Winsted and SabinS. Rus-
sell of Dayville,’ probably, the choice
being made by committees a week
'since. The senate caucus will name
l its messengers and doorkeepers-
The democratic caucuses will have
'somewhat similar programs. It is
‘likely that the general one will be
called to order by State Chairman Da-
FltzGerald. Such nominations
as are made will be of 11 complimen-
tary naiuie. and often the democrats
do not present the names at the for
111111 organization. it. is probable that
l W3} ’
l From dress to working
clothes, from overalls to
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SL-‘11111111 E. \\ Broder will be the par-
ty l: 111101 fox 111 e di mocrais in the up-
per branch and Rep. John C. 1;! ‘ry, 0.1
\."atciioi-,d floox lender in thellousc roi‘3
the 111111). 11 place honillcd 111.:1 ses-
sion. l-‘ariy policy
to greater or less extent for the occa-
‘sion is oppoi‘iunc to get all the demo-
(il'illi(' 1111:111b1-1‘s-131111‘t . iogcilier. Sever-
:1l lililes Hit :‘1- caucuses have formulai-
.cd 11 request upon the republicans for
belicr representation on cominitii‘s,
and this niny‘bc«11111dc again.
Republican .lcadcrships in
branches is determined by ‘appoint-
incnts to tho sr‘nuio and house cliaii‘v3
. mauships of thc judiczary committea3
Senator .
lilctt will again sci‘ve in that place in
.
1
i1 seemed quite likely that
his branch.
to bring for 1919 tomorrow. ‘Govm‘-
nor liolcomb will be inducted for his
,thiid tcrm. 11nd Lieut. Governor Clif-
ford B. \l'ilson for his 3rd term .Secre
tai‘y of State F‘I‘I‘do‘i‘ick L. Perry and
Comptroller Morris C. “’cbsiei‘ will
begin their second -Ierms. and the
new comers in administrativc posi9
tions will be Harold C. Gilpzitric. trea-
surer. and Frank 1'}. Healy. attorney
general.
The inaugural ceremonies will not
depai'i from custom. There will be
more color than two fvears ago because
the Governor’s Foot Guards will wear
their showy dross uniforms and head
dress. which two years ago were put
off for service khaki. The inaugural
ball in the evening brings in the social
side of the governor's administration
‘ which had been almoet entirely elimin-
ated the past term because of war
conditions.
TASK OF ARMY
SIGNAL CORPS
Conti: 11.1 d from First P1129
l
l -
‘izutions of the American Expedliion-
ary l1 one. Existing I1 rench it 10-.
graph and tI-lophone systems worm
overburdened. There was little left
for us and Brigadier Geucial 11.. Ros
sell. chief signal officer, and his slat“:
‘ol' experis tackled the job.
W but they have done in construc
tion is shown in some statistics furl
nished to The Associated Press. The
Signal Corp has built approximately
1 750 miles of poles on which it has
3stmng 4 .175 miles of wire. In addi-
tion about 2000 miles of American
wire has been strung on existing sys-
tems for our use and it has leased“
and operates more. than 3,000 miles oi
Ib‘rencli wire. Exchange lines to the
‘cxtent of 12. 750 miles have been built
\nd to operate these lines it has 244
-ielephone offices. 7,995 telephone sta‘
fions and 102 telegraph ofllces
i All through France, from the base
'DUl'lS to the from lines occupied by
the American forces. throughout ouI
training areas. in fact nearly every-
where, the shining copper wires on
AIIIcrican cross bar poles. so different
from the European system. are a new
feature of the landscape and fre-
quently one heard newly arrived Am-
erican soldiers exclaim. “That's Ami
,eI‘ican." On main line systems with
many “ii-es the French customarily
use two poles side by side and the
wires are strung on cross bars be-
tween, and others on single insula-
tors fastened direct to the pole.
‘ The long distance telegraph system
constructed by the Signal Corps is
entirely maintained by Its own zper
sonnel and in addition some . l{.000
{piles of leased wires are maintained
y it
All this construction has been made
by Signal Corps battalions with im-
plez‘Ients and material from the Unit-
3ed States with the single exception of
poles. most of which were obtained in
France. In construction. maintenance
land operation the standard practices
10f the I'nited States have been follow-
‘ed and the American Expeditionary
Force has been given service equal to
ltlie best obtainable in the commercial
world and admittedly unrivalled in any
111 my Its men have followed troops
wherever troops went, down front line
trenches. over shell swept and ma
chine gun raked areas to lay theii
lwixes so that. communications. might
wounded, more honored perhaps,
cause they could not fight back.
The telephone service of the corps3
was Opened on June 24 1917 and'
since then there have been handled
neaily nineteen mill' on local calls and
bci
more than one million long distance‘
3 calls.
Since the Signal
system began
Corps telegraph
.half million messages have been ban-
of a billion w.ords
Manning these wires are manyl
formed members of the Traffic De-
paxtment of the Associated Press.
gra'o‘u‘a‘tes of the key and the fastest
in the woxld. Among them are,Ser~
geant J. L. Belden, formerly of Dal-
las. Tex. who has charge of the base
signal office at Bordeaux Among the
fifty men under his direction are Per-
cy Hall, formerly of St. Louis and W. ~
B Ryan of Burlington. Ia.
Sergeant Ben Yon, formerly in the
New York office of the .assoclated
Press, is 11‘. charge of the base signal.
ofllce at Tours and several Associated
,’ prise in the cho.ce of Senator Lyman Press "Stars" also are attached to that
’of the 34th district, and the caucus to office.
’ Th‘e-WoI-th, Tex.,ls stationed at Basic-due.
i caucus tonight ,may see another sur- 'Other former Associated Pressman
Corporal A. B. Phases, of Fort
may be discussed;
b11111;
The General Assembly will conic in» '
3 1
to function on AugustI
19 of last year more than five and one.
business suits, we cover
i ,the whole range and cover
Bed shes .3150. $1.75.
1:li’movr oases 51:39:: and fie, full
3 0. ~
Cretones, a. new assortment ofrpat-
terns, 28c. 30c, 350 and (So.
Long cloth. at 25c, 30c, 35c and 38c.
Nalnsook batiste.
w
complete assortwment
E. 1:. BANKS
under Mahackemo. Hotel, .Wew
Washington streetaSouth Norwab'
men who appreciate mon-
ey’s worth.
Whether it is mechanics
working eight hours a day
or the professional man
'who .Works sixteen, here
are the fight'clothcs for all.
Suits $25 to $50.
Overcoats $25 to $60.
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Rogers 81 Stevens .
Norwaik , South Norwalh
scattered along the lines of communi
cation include H A. Goethe, of Du
luth; . C. Doody. of Indianapolis; F.
R. Kazmarek. of Houston; O..A. Ros-
enauer. of Detroit; E. E. Truxton. 01
Michigan and Montana; E. J. Morris
and Ben Hall. or Philadelphia; Frank
P. Johnson and J. E. Johnson, of Kan-
sas City; H. E. Fisher, of Champaign.
111.; and C. C. Madison, of Kansas
City.
respondents was moved up to the
hunt lines with the beginning of the
American action in the Argonne. cer-
tain wires were turned over for their
use and one day there walked in Cor-
poral J. P. VVllson, who was long sta-
1ioned at Salt Lake City and other
,Western Division stations of The As~
sociated Press. He brought his side
sender, or “bug" in operator's par-
lance. quietly rut it in on a table in
the French telegraph (Mice and be-
gan busine n. The second nlght.
3when the French operators , had.
watched copy melt In Phillips code
l to a receiver of equal
3cxclalmed:
"He is the ace of operators."
3 PETITIONS CONCERN
BANK INTERESTS
Bristol Trust Company Asks Private
Law to Validate Agreement.
The Souihport Trust Company. in a
tru'st company located or authorized
to locate in the village of Falrlield. in
the same room. with whatever'appro-
priate change of name and other pro-
visions and power may
needful. to the intent that the consoli-
dated bank may thus have and main-
tain a banking office and banking
facilities in and for cash of the two
villages more advantageously}!
li arse asks that it "can be author-
lugs Bank. a. mutual savings bank of
that village under such procedure as
may be provided or approved as a
measure of local banking benefit."
In another petition filed yesterday.
the Legislature Is asked to enact a
private act validating the agreement
between the Terryville Savings Bank
giving each the same legal force and
effect as if the bank and trust com-
pany were both savings banks. lo-
cated in the samefiown. The agree—
ment dosen’t comply with the law. in
that the two business houses are not
located in. the same town.
Imxilanation is made that the "Ter-
ryville Savings Bank in October. 1918.
became financially embarrassed and
a considerable number of the deposit—
ors sdught to withdraw their deposits
33nd the directors feared that they
would not be able to pay the deposits
3as demanded. ‘The bank commission-
e1 issued an order restricting the bank
fox be maintained. The Signal Corps 11115‘ from paying out any funds or recelw
He was assistant clerk a long list of brave dead and bray-e ing any deposits until a hearing could
be arranged before a judge of the su-
perior court. The directors of the
Torrvville Savings Bank agreed with
the directors of the Bristol Trust Com-‘
pany to consolidate the bank and the
Tsavings department of the trust com-
pany." ‘
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U. 8. TRANSPORT
NEW YORK,’ Jan. 7.—-—The U. S.
transport Louisville arrived in port to-
day from France. carrying 964 troops
and 573 civilians. 0f the troops, 878
are negroes comprising Casual Com—
panies Nos. 1008.1009,1068, 1069,1070,
l071 and a headquarters consisting of
four officers. These troops will be'.
sent to Camp Mills. Thirteen casual
officers and seventy—three sick and
wounded were also aboard.
Senator James W. Wadsworth, J12.
of New York was among the civilian
passengers. '
WWntAds wax-x Wooden
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When the corps of newspaper cor:
“3‘“an they disturbance is central
petition to the General Assembly. fll-i
edat the office of the secretary of the3
state. asks authority to merge or corn
solidate "with any other state bank or.
be deemed ’
ized to merge with the Southport Saw-3
and the Bristol Trust Company. and
LOUISVILLE ARRIves'
l
Cambrlc, Beach £10111 and volles, a3
“Quality
MARK OF CHARACTER
Now is the'time and any
cobbler’s shop the place to
sole your shoes with
NORWALK
111311113 5111.113
They keep the feet dry,
are
easy to walk on and will out-
I
wear leather many times/over.
Manufactured By
NORWALK TIRE
a; RUBBER co.
NORWALK. CONN.
The
Wfrrnfif reassign“
l Forecast for Norwalk and vicinity:
Cloudy and warmer tonight; “’ednes-
day probably night rain. The western
this morning
over Wisconsin. It is causing cloudy
weather with flurrics of snow in the
northern districts from the Upper
Mississippi Valley eastward to New
England Pleasant weather prevails
generally in other districts east of the
Hindu Mountains. The temperature
is beginning to rise slowly in the cen-
tral and southern districts. \Freezing
temperatures extend. as far south as
Alabama. Georgia and South Carolina,
WEATHER A YEAR AGO
TODAY.
Temperature: ‘lligh.
,23. Snow.
€in Newgl
The regular meeting of the Hat.
Trimmers. Union will be held Thurs-
day evening Jan. 9. in the G, A. R.
hall.
The regular monthly mr'ag of the
Ladies Aid Society. of the First M. E
Church. will be held on Wednesday
at thre o"clock in the church.
Ill : low.
John Malone, who is rapidly recov-
ering from his recent illness. was able
to get down to the office of the Brewer
& Malone Feed Company. on Saint‘-
day. ‘ , '
i Joseph H. Mal‘ain, who has been con-
fined for the past seVernl weeks to his
home. in Newtown terrace. with Span-
ish influenza, was out again yester-
day.
The Woman's Association of the
South Norvmlk Congregational Church
will hold its annual meeting tomorrow
at 3 o'clock at ‘Mrs. Stow’s, 5 West
Avenue. All are cordially invited.
~—-‘Spinacl1. Sprouts. tomatoes. pep-
pcrs. lettuce. etc.-Ghiotto's 13 R. R.
Ave. Phone 1592.
Frederick S. Byxbee. of the Bene-
di‘t't News Company. who has been
seriously ill is rapidly improving. and
is again able to be about his home at "
12 Harriet street.
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Sherman Commandry, No. 470, Unit»
ed Order Golden Cross, will hold their
annual installation of officers tomor—
row, Wednesday evening. in Red eMn‘s
Hall, Main street, Norwalk. The
Grand Ofiicers of the state are eXpect—
'ed as well as guests from Old Wen.
No 956. U. 0 G. -C. .
' / Coley Roscoe of Taylor avenue has
experienced considerable trouble with
'parties stealing his chickens, and
3during the past week unknown visit-
ors have called upon him and relieved
l him of eight of his choice fowls. Last
evening he complained to the police;
m_h‘70 Mad alin‘vestigntlon.
I
l
l
I
joyed a social
- Godfrey. members
NEW SHOWING OF
' SPR
' DRESSES
Shoo”
ING
1
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i Henry Pollack has purchased the
iresidence at Rock. Ledge Gardens now
30ccupied by them. The property was
lhnuglu from Vl'. Hoyt, Jr.
The annual turkey supper of Hope
Hose Company will he held at the head
quaifei‘s of the “Hopes" this evening.
and a jolly cvcnlng is assured. 3
Buckingham W D. C. will hold ani
all day sewing for the Red Cross to-
morrow at the home of. ‘Mrs. John3
Scholkops, l7 Westport avenue. 3
. Camp No. 2, 1P. o. of A. wil 1101113
ltheir regular meeting in the G. A. R. 3
Hall this evening and' all members arel
requested to attegd. 3, l
' l
A meeting of the Hospital Junior
League Sewing class will be held with
Mrs. Arthur C. Wheeler. No 6, Arch
street. on Wednesday evening. Jan-
uary 8, at 8 1p. m. '
The regular meeting of Locals No.
62. Brotherhood of American Railway
Expert Employes was held Sunday.
January 5. 1919. at 5 South Mainstreet
Routine business was transacted.
A large Mack truck. No. 5795 Conn.
driven by Edward Burzei. struck the
police standard at the corner of Wash-
ington and Water streets yesterday af-
ternoon. the driver settled for all dam-
ages.
Progress Forum, No.1. Fraternal
Forum lasagna. met-last evening and
enjoyed a very pleasant social even-
ing. The new ollicers were installed
and following this the members en-
hour when refresh-
ments were served.
The regular meeting of~Court Fran-
ces, 0. G. s., was held last. evening.
and was well attended by members
from this city and from Westport and
Bridgeport as well. The new officers
were installed. and the usual routine
business disposed of.
C. J. Reynolds has received a post—
card from Sergeant Jack Dempsey,
Company 1.304111 infantry. who is with
the Expeditionary Forces in France.
es to be remembered to his friends
about the city.
H. E. Conley. v. Hartwick. 11111131
of local N0. 62.
Brbtherhood of America Railway Ex-
prose Employee attended the regular
meeting of Local No. lpat Madison
Square Garden , New York city. last
evening.
Under the auspices of Castle Camc-
lot. No. 470. Knights of King Arthur.3
a very delicious supper was serveu3
l
last evening in the Grace Parish Hall.
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,warm welcome in all
.
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A large number of 11116110125 um“: m
attendance and enjoy-1d the spread and:-
particfpaled in iho picnsapi social Iime
which. followed.
Notwithstanding that tht‘ up‘own
police station is now able to offer a
transient board-
ers, owing to the fact that the furnaco‘
is now repaired and in working order.
there continues Io be :1 lack of mimes
and breathes of tho [198(‘93lhrll ha.
never been equalled in local annals.
Local Elks Planning
To Attend Birthday Of
Bridgeport Brothers
Continued from First Page.
Elks will take place when 20 of midge-
port's prominent men gill take their
first plunge into the mysteries of
Elkdom. Following this ceremony;
und after the antlers have been pro-
perly adjusted to the heads of the new
membebrs, the big show will be on. To
give an idea of just how big ibis show
Is, I glance over the names of the ar-
fists win satisfy. '
Among. others are Donald Drew,
late of the Passing Show of 1918;
Antonio Moreno. the noted tenor.
late of the Hippodrome; Arnold
Hal-tin in song and dance specialties;
Bill Stelnke the Bridgeport Standard
Telegram cartoonist. in his twenty
minute roar. "A Cowboy in Kiltsfl'
Matt Saunders with 14 artists in. one
solid hour of vaudeville; Ernie Lynch
with 12 songbirds; Joe Lee with 0
strong of strong men; Lover; Del-
bridge. Joe Weller.‘ Joe Clabby. Jim
Saunders and company; Charlie Hut-
chinson m imitations and a host of
lesser lights. There‘ will be circus
acts, vaudeville acts, song and done-
lns acts udeverything to make up
four hours of solid fun.
During it all the club steward will
serve one of those Elks dinners at
which be is justly famous.
A Hippodrome feature which the
committee will not reveal will be
put on exactly at midnight.
Preparations are being made to
take care or between 400 and 500
Elks from Bridgeport and sun-
towns and there Is little
doubt but that the thirty-third anni-
versary will
ting manner.
JAPAN WILL BUILD SHIPS
TOKJO, Jan. 7.—Represen‘tstivss of
Japanese ship owners have agreed to
comply with an American request for
the renewal of the contract for the
Jack is in the best of 1111111111 1.1.1 wish tandem o, 150 000 to“ of “mm
m _ ,
secured in Japan last year for
work.
Mrs. Teresa Henrietta Farrell
English, the widow of Benjamin B.
English, died suddenly in her apart-
ment at the Hotel Taft. New Haw
en, last evening.
WHITE PINE AND 2A!
For Coughs, Golds, Etc.
25c per bottle.
Stimson-Powell 30011..
South Norwslk
or 1111011211111 day
FRIDAY
; -The 10th ,
"All money deposited, in this bank on
will draw inier-
be celebrated in a atrwf
Norwalk Chronicler