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RECORDS
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Watch, Home and Walt
Little Girl.
Rock-3:033 Your Baby
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.m’t Cry. Little Girl.
; m‘t Cry.
Good Bye. Trance.
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President Ferry Explains
lie-anon in Address to:
w nelessic Hatters :
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T21» following: extrac‘s from the ad-
tlrfiss b} William H. Ferry. prnsitlr-nt
T: (2 Navy Will Bring fittr mu \ljool and For Pelt Hut Mont.—
m- ‘ Beck .lacturwrs :tssocuulon, bt-fmo the an-
11181.1 ‘ - lntml (0’th gulf-n of the Atsitarir-tm : s-
3:43.111 Worst 13 Yet tol'fi
Come. >4
Can You Tame Wild
Wim'nnn.
—« It's Never too Late to
180 Sorry. .
Watch. Hope and Wait,
Little Girl.
3 37132.1 «Oh, Frenchy. One step.
‘ Mc-ow. One step.
Don't Let us Sing any
More About the War.
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16 So. Main St.
about NORWALK
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Elvfiews
out: a number of young people
..m this city attended the dance at.
3"1fiffltpk’i High School. Westport,
last niW.
Rex. KL 8. mandala, D. l,).. (ormfirlv
llléfibf cf the First Hethodlst Episcopal
{m in this city. is eerlonoly. ill
vii gram! manic at mammo-
afi‘st mu in Brooklyn. N. Y.
A “nit received by the police
of have milling fire to the guru
bc.‘ “mead trailer barn on Meada
on tweet you referred to Fire Chief
«along: '- Commit-3.
The Wm 01' the Wilson Point
Smila- w'll hold A Hemorlnl service
at My Hull, East Norwulk, to-
maaow afternoon in memory of the
Hie m—Hnotdent Theodore Roosevelt,
.fimfig st 3 o’clock:
—-!lem heat from less coal. That's
"net you want. And that is just what
mm got with Burnlmm Boiler Cosy
‘ .tnt'ort Heck. The heat from the
t-uil‘vr that’s; made in Westchester
4‘wlmly. Send for "'vV'hit'h and Why"
lanklct. Lord 5: llut'tmam Co. Irvin:-
3m. N. Y.
The“: was a slight accident about
o'clock yes-earthy mwrnoon, when
L. J. Er-ynoltl's “3"")
"”1379". in from of the Nor-
u-“k Shaw-in: lank. backed into 8
Franklin car that was standing nmzr
A broken boa-113.121: wan: thr- r:.; 3'
hurt.
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:2; pg"... (lwfifJH‘D-‘I‘J have: learned
”1* FT” which humped against
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l?‘ :r- ‘5' 3' car in Worn-Mn on Thursday
t 2 mar. m “.S owned by} Fred Taming. of
‘~:2 3'"? l‘rr-mlnv'ay. Strata‘t’nrd. Conn. ll
wn what action will be taken
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:ltmugh the civil coum.
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‘ .. palm-e l‘L-~‘4;iVC-d a. complaint last
that a. man was Napping
1n «Tuxtrulng and demanding money of
them in front of Charles T. Dimond‘s
residence on West avenue. Patrol-
man Robert Gnlncr investigated but
the man had disappeared. He learned.
however. that he was a slim built man.
small dark mustache and dark com-
“LEE
”Egg...“ but any suit, it brought: .
strclaiion of \‘x'lwlnsalc Hutu-rs. (at,
Sh Louis. January 4. earn from lht“
1.. .; ..t,_.n Eisner:
t “1.1;” “fix-pt m: the prczpnt still?-
litm lrtl warfare to have
t." ; :‘nc particular line in
‘\Vl’zit‘> " crested; on the :12?»-
‘ml}! (l mu.
‘ . : as well as on me
.ucmmxd tor
“am"? Is there im-
Sillfllll 2:1 Pfif‘fiS “.th
. g at n so two is expedient?
Eur. 0-“. tllr' (ltlzt‘t' » is the vo‘tutzte"
.'ol' supply so restricted that values
,Wii‘. in: const‘rvul. and wed totuttsed
{stocks be difficult to rmaintain
throughout the coming months?
5 1 think. We all fully realize that the
{pl't‘Sl’llt high prices have existed, not
because ox inflated \‘leul-S. but rather
‘becmtse of conditions cnccted by the ;
‘Vlorltl situation. ion, or course, are
'nll most interested in such facts as I
can give you regarding the future of
the hat trade. As the fundamental
;of the industry which I represent is
rl‘ur, I shall be please-d
éyou all the facts which it has been
'possible to glean from the maelstrom
u..- in which we have been thrown in the
’past 51 months.
In 1914 Int was at the lowest ebb
that had been known for a. long per-
iod. At that time, we faced as a.
nation a calamity which was only
mated by the World War. There
— was a depression appearing over the‘
Eastern Horizon. whlch would have
been disastrous had it not been
checked by the world conflict. The,
reason that this commodity was at a.
low ebb was due to the fact that there.
was no real demand for finished pro-
tducta. At that time the price was
‘so attractive that it Would have been
impossible for any wise merchants to
have forgone the privilege of laying
-iu an adequate stock [or future te-
qulremems. This had its advantage,
for it furnished a. large supply to av-
ierage costs in a rapidly rising, mar-
tket. . I
As we all know the various kinds
of fur used in the many industries of .
our country come from all parts 01
the world. After war had been de-
clared in 191;. there was practically
no nation on the face of the globe
’which enjoyed prosperity and immun-
lty from the conflict outside of our
on United States. The result was.
that trapping of animals throughout
the world was immediately curtailed.
as those who were following that
trade were called into the various an
mles of the many nations invoked.
The immediate result was that. .the
price of all kinds of skins advaiced
enormously and as the coney skin
proved to be a. suitable substitute and
cheaper article than many of our for-
mer variety in the market, the fur
dressing trade found it to their advan-
tage to purchase large quantities 0!
these cont-y skins. The. net result was
a ntgh market price. .
'L‘p m the present; time there has
bet :3 no opportunity (or the manipu‘
lat-‘4‘ of rabbit skins to replenish his
stuvk. There probably wlél not be
for snmr- time in come, [or reasons
which I will endeavor to explain. It
is priced); natural that every branch
01' an industry should be entirely
governed by thr L‘Ciliiliiwns pertaining
.t’. the source or supp” so that you
zet‘t'lYH‘, trt que‘nt notices of advance
trll tul nit liuis Ulllli they reached
22. paint Witt-Eh h;.d newt hct‘etotore
been reached in (ht.- m‘mur)‘ of any
mun {lh‘SPDL I desire to point out
clearly that in my numl there has
no: been a chance. 01' pmfiteering on
21;»; part of the fur cutter or the hat
tzlztnuuzctuz‘cr, When We ‘tztke into con-
slut‘t'ntion that there must be an av-
vmgtng ot‘ pncvs (mung: the war per-
iod and .the reconstruction penod.
That Canadian Fur Stock
Now. gr-nllvmcn, 1 little tried to
point. our, to you the reason for the
high market price of furs. Permit
ms: to carry you along until 1917,
when our government entered the
World “111'. At that time our mer-
(‘llz‘tlll nmrino was small, and all of it,
Atlantic and Pacific, had to be placed
ilulllctllalé‘ly at the disposal of the
military. On the day of May 13th,
1915, an absolute embargo on furs
{um Australia to the United
States was placed in order that the
shipping situation might be relieved.
Since that time no goods have reach-
ed this country from Australia.
except some low lots .wblch have
either reached Canada or the United
ADVANCE STYLESHIN
WOMEN’S
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to lay before ,
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States through a misunderstanding
on the part of the consul representing
our government in one of the various
inn territories. There has
been much talk- of a quantity of goods
being held at the botder of Canada,
which is true to a. certain extent. But
no matter What action the govern-
ment may take in regard to this
numtity of shine. themrket will no!
N “footed downward as the entire
quantity involved is much less than
luau. generally estimated and it was
lhcld at a high price.
Shippmg Summon Improving
The embargo which has been in
existence smce the 12th 0: Kay. 1918.
was lifted by the War Trade Bound
about December 16th. The estect re—
sulting from this action on‘tbe pm
of the board will be largely sentimen-
tal. It is perfectly natural that all
interested parties will jump to the
concuslon that there will be imme-
diate relic: because of this action;
to the contrary. I am led to believe
that no effect will be felt for some
time. The shipping situation is now
the prime factor with regard to. the
Australasian market. Furthermore,
should ships be obtainable, the freight
rates are so high that it would be im-
possible to market fur at any‘price
approximatln'g‘ that now prevailing. I
therefore cannot believe that we can
look for any relief in the Australislan
situation for many months to come.
England has in Australasia at the
present moment, two hundred and
lorry million bashels of wheat for
:Whlch she has puid. and in India. one
twenty million bush-
els of wheat. This will haw first
'place, and according ll.) lht' program
‘in England, the second commodity
which they most need from Austtal-
ash; is hides. I am sure that l ex-
press the general sentiment of my
colleagues \“llf'n I say th..t Lvl‘orer
these commodities have been sully"
cit—ntly moved to relieve the shipping
situation, more than six months will
have passed.
English Market 20 Per Cent. of Nor-'
mal
The only other lur market open to
'lllis country this year is' England.
‘The prospects ol‘ the English {or sup
ply are absolutely disheartening. The
largest estimate that I have heard
xegardlng the English crop is 20 per
3cent. of normal. This is partially
gdue to the fact that England was
'short of food and killed many or the
lyoung rabbits, which, had they ma-
‘tured, would have been in the market»
this year. The second equation in
this consideration is the lack of trap—
pers on the British Isles.
Highest Still to Come
In talking with practically all of
the leading manufacturers of this
country during the past four weeks.
I find that it is the unanimous opin-
ion of all that the cost of making hats
for the next six or eight months will
show the. highest cost ever experienc-
ed by hat manufacturers. This is
largely due to the fact that during this
period furs which will be used p/rgc—
tically lepresent a top notch price,
which is also true of all of the var-
ious materials which they have on
hand.
(Mr. Ferry here reviewed the high -
cost of all other details entering into
the making and merchandising oi
hats—~silk, leather, shellac, lumber,
etc, and proceeded to a consideration
of 115019- ,
Labor Coot: Last to Drop
Thevgreatest factor that we will
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reduced- until tho‘high cost ofiflvhg.
has reached sieve! more nnmnl tuna
mot existing-Fat the present the. We
all recognize that labor mm
beyond all mm m
the east at rmmmg‘a- bome m
greater than had ever begun DUI!
no II n" m: m WW I.“ tm”)
ProhibitiOnists Gavcfmm Loving Cup .
WWW
don.
have to contend with is thatof lobar
It is a. delimtfi'llnesfi0nt0wdiscuuf
because of the many angles from
which this problem is viewed. We}
cannot, naturally, expect labonto he.
been“ at taxman-ennui”
ornament for them «If ' '
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«nor 1
“WUE—s‘
Caterm g to the ”Children
Free Auto Delivery
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if you‘have any g
window glass hive“
kmmportantpartotonr businessaudwe cm? miss 3 .
climate add somethmg madmaforthexrpleaure an replace “mm. the!” .
A ' vsri with widennge f 'cesoIBABYCAR- y: .
gummfisrc’é’nss seedlings”... m 5...... "a"
. ms 01‘ HIGH cums. ’ 3 "W “KHAN C0. *
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.« RAYMOND at SON ;: DECQRATOR
Wall and High Stu. Norwalk. % l 1131. 452.
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For women, is not like the ordinary “COMFORT" shoe, but
is scientifically constructed to combine ease and good looks
in such a satisfactory way th at. it is in a. cth by itself.
Ask to. see the “Cantilever" Shoe.
SalisfadnrySlockings of Every Grade
CONNEALLY 8t BRACKEN
nwmm 3m anthrax-walk.
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EATS EVERYTHINGV;
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A man who for years had been
1 compelled to decline this and” ’
fkind of food because he was FH-
-ABLE TC CHEW. now ham?!
‘Iun set of teeth which give'lfll‘
;no trouble whatever, and "
.him to eat EVERYTBING. “
g of the pleasure of life is ill-um
gand in eating VARIOUS ms ..
of food. ' .,
; Why not INSURE your M'
lby havmg‘ us attend to W ‘
teeth?
illr. J. H. Mallery
16 So. Main St.
South Norwalk.
Duos Hours—9 a. mutant."
Sundays_bz Amm -
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and those which were under contract;
in fact. in a general reconstruction
and the carrying out of plans which
were in the mind! of capitalists in‘
the prewar period. In addition to-l
CENTRAL HOTEL;
roomshy-thodayorweck. MWWO
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this we must. undoubtedly. furnish a:
great part of the laborers who wit“
reconstruct France and Belgium. A;
conservative estmute for the recon‘
structlon of France is two million:
men, for one year. to construct 350,000
buildings. 1 havovnot yet seen an
estimate as to what will be required
to restore Belgium; but In this action
lmpleuedtonytoyouthn it,
was my privilege to attend the lie-6
construction Congress ct Atlantic'
City, representing'every industry 0!
the United States and it was the un-
animous oplnlon of some 4.000 men
there assembled that We should look
to the reconstrncuon o! devastated
territories in Europe before selfishly
looking to our own interest. This all
has a. Very great bearing on the‘labor
problem; so I am going to leave tint
matter nndlscnssed and any that it is
a vital factor
As a brie: summary I met national
in saying. after a most careful And
exhaustive study. together with all
in the present anus»
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‘_ Hershfield’s Molar Express
122 WATER. mm, BO.‘ mwm; 930i!“
SEW YORK. 06 m AVENUE; PEOIEFM 798
mniv mm m nonwm up new yang
mnut’m‘cllinthemto. Alsonydnnlicnnmp
Trucks'rbrConm' Wen-k.
Tehphonoyonra‘dm. Wmebeg-lm
Onboompatenthelp employed. AW'M endow-had
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Padded Van: for . pm furniture loving.
BENJAMIN HERSHFIEI .1). Probrietor
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the leading manufacturers. o! the
question of future market conditions.
that lower prices
lor during the next six or eight;
months. There . may be ammo lncon-l
sequenxal lines which will be reduced}
because liquidation of assets is a ne-t ~
cessity, but it would be dangerous for'
3ou to tie your kite to such a. string. i
The fundamentals of all branches of
our industry, are on the soundest
basis that has existed-e1 least ln‘
my :ime;l therefore recommend to
you a steady nerve and a spirit of
justified fiptlmism.
MRS. A. J. SMITH DEAD.
wife.“ Former East Nomalk Pastor‘ _'
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Dies in Astoria. N. Y. ‘
The death of Mrs. Minerva Eliza-
beth Smith. wife of the Rev. Arthur J.
Smith. D. 13.. formerly pastor of
the East Awnue Methodist Episco-
pal church. occurred on Thursday, '
morning at her home in Astoria, L. 1.
Mrs. Smith had many friends and
cannot be looked 1g
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acquaintances in this city to whom the? ‘
news of her death will cause regret.
Dr. and Mrs. Smith were residents of, __
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this city for several years.
The funeral services will be held at
'lhe. Fin-3t Methodist church. Astoria,
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Sunday afternoon at -130 o‘clock.
Don't blame the plumbers and heat-
ing men, because they can’t get the
boiler or fittings to complete your
heating. 3
They can‘t overcome freight delays.»
They have done what they could to.
make good. .
Has it occurred to you. that right
down at lrvington is a boiler and heat-r
lng supply maker, who demers by now
to truck? Perhaps they can help you
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out.
Phone Irvington 1354.
‘ A representative wm can at your
The first woman's sum-age associa-
tion in the‘Netherlnnds was org-nixed.
in Amsterdam twenty-five year: $80-
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Spring F fillings
This is the season when Prfllingsareanactualblessing—
A {rill gives such a new, dlfi‘erent look to the serge or silk
frock you have been faithfully wearing for some time. Shown
here in white, 'cu-dinal, French blue, victory red and'Combi-
nation colon. Prices from 25c to $1.25 yard. "
DEFINITION OF CHIROMK
cause of the discus and them"!!!
ndjunting the some. Disease in Ml“ -
(by a wrench, twist or apt-all
in my
back. Even ll! done in. I. .
creates pinched nerves 3%, ‘
Inter like h the mm W
unto. »._- . T
g Chiropractors remove the em"
disease and variant“: lo m -
mm in your body. mum!
given epoch] attention: dorm
tut-e of the spine. You will nevus-.1.
gm giving the (Efrem-nctn'
to help yOu. \
Magnetic Treatment: Given Al...
'I'. FRANCIS, D. C.
34 Washlnuton at. So. Namath. m
Graduate from Palmer School.
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A. M. WOOSTER
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Late Exnmlnor U... Potent m
PAT E NTS
Sun! (0' Booklet on Putt-In
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Reliable Wm ,
REAL ESTATE
In all its firanches
J. M. Layton & Co.,lnc.
5 RAILROAD AVENUI
SOUTH NORWALK. 00".
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makes sour M.
repaired. Rental! N
per month. Indul-
sold at $10 per mm.
A ‘New Line of Collars
and Rufflings
( Quite'the mminconux of Georgette,
under-gaudyixthepwuyle,espeoinny ‘ furor-8
gthch’ mmfledandhmtdmd .............590—-$1.25
BollOollarsotheovyandsheerMah....... coo—$1.00
AvafietyofRMmmewithamtonchot-m,
J. I; MALLETTE
Satin
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TYPEWRITII'I EXCHANG-
1uifalrflold Ave. Bridgeport, Gon-
REBUILT TYPEWRITERI
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UNDERTAKER
rat. out». 1m; Hon. on.
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The February/Barn will'fihd
enmity andfpmeyf mind,
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