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IN ASKING CUT
IN uvmcpcogm
AY. JULY 31. 1919
1“...— .—
‘munued from me ow
l
l
g!
'. ation of sugar as prohibited tor a. pe~
g mod of two years.
‘. I‘arrfln G. Stone. prrsidrnt of the
A polio
{Titttcolates
[2252115. Nuts,
yu_"{t‘l Fruit, Etc,
‘2: 3'3: to $1.75
and several other officials of the ,
brovherhcod. called at uhe ‘White
House and requested that the Govern-
ment take some action to tome omen
the present. high price of the noose
' saries of life.
Appeal of Engineers. . '
The alternative of governmental sc-
'3 00K. tion to force down the cost of livinz
» "LT: 156 (.i' of demand by the railroad (mgi1
: “‘0‘ peers of the country for another in-
crease in wages was presentel to
President Wilson by Mr. Stone. De-
I‘ V's... lg conclusions reached by the ad-
. view-y board at its recent meeting in.
Cleveland, 3dr. Stone, in a. prepared
statement. read to the President, as-
serted that while the railroad engi-
neers found themselves “obliged to
again request an increase to meet the
’ mounting cost of living," they were
of the opinion that “the true remedy
3 for the situation. and one that will re-
_..---«--_;——-, '- "=2 suit in lifting the burden under which
. the whole people arestrugglinz, is furl
.the Government to take some adc-'
quaie measures to reduce the. cost of
the necessaries of life to :1 figure that
the present was and harm of the
people will meet." -
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Eff; News
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; islve engineers nut! to our country as
_ compensation. accompa-z
lured by ogre-ser- increase in fhe cast
of commodities at life. will produce:
lasting benefits to our craft or to the.
American clusen in genersl.
Appeals Made n Citizens.
"The unanimous opinion of the ad:
visory board, our duty to the Mo»
American citizens impelled us to seek
sn'audience with you and‘ your Cobb
net for the purpose of laying this sit-l
nation before you, and we trust that:
you can find a way to immediutely in-'
augurate executive action to rcmedyi
"We trust that you may find it eon-i
sistent to give us. -in the near future;
something definite as to what we may i
expect that will aid in guiding us as‘
to our future actions, hoping that you‘ -
appreciate the spirit that has prompt '
ed thh “flan on our part."
In his announcement that investiga-l
(ions Were under way Attorney-Gene: l
a] PalmEr said he could not indicate
their nature. He did give assurance; .
bower. that the inquiries nhbt have
some effect in reduclntprices; indi-
cating that violation of laws to pre-
vent concertcd raising of prices might
be responsible for the present upward
trned. '
At the some time the Attorney-Gen-
eral admitted
also were a factor in the present high
prices. "There is no doubt that the
majority of the people are more pros-
perous that. ever helm: said Mr.
The Brotherhood board outlined no
plan of action for the Government 10‘
> {take beyond saying it was bclncv-dt!
, 3,... Guam}- ice Cream that {Wigs situation is brouglat about:
.. ., . main y y.consc once can pro teen-insI
"A” making our XXX by the great interests who have 99--
" Iifimd has 5193“” 13' cured control of slime accessories of
- 1 .r . take you long to see life." _
_ gum) candy 00., 10 So. Prudent Much impressed. l
' : Presu‘lent Wilson. it was said at the.
3 . IVVhite House after the confer-ems»:
~‘""""" 2 which lasted half an hour. was much'
:3» time limit for the impressed with the statement pros-l
, “pm pogtcards and ented and promised to pile serious;
'll envelopes monstderation and ztudy to the cues-3
‘ '. tion of what the ’iovcmment might be ;
‘able to do.
. ankly prayer service ence With the President the Brother-
-. r. :v;alk Baptist church hood 0
‘ 7.4.3 this evening. ‘
“A
. n me was reported at
-1~:lv meeting held in‘
‘flflw
ltby win; their request I‘m!
l mental actim be taken to lower liv-
ing costs.
The President
Brotherhood board
the
mid-3‘
was told b:
“that. a
‘ ,fl 3 - 'j r l‘ t, 16% - '
< r _ Mon 09 51 ee spread spirit of “Brest c'ylfiifi arian'."
1* tall classes, especisla among Mtge,
———.—s learners whose \Vdgfijs no longer will
A. «.2 town meeting in 5 provide adequate nod, shelter and rai-
’ - . ment for themselves and fannlies."
THI-(‘l WS' led to
,_ _ 7" t a '0 l After requesting that some action
'-’ . “”9 m" the cans"“"'; be taken by the wGovermt-ient, lhe.
Stone and
men;
Llfldf’l‘ {ht state aid: statement read by Mr.
iwhich also was glam-"syn 10
item of the Cabinet. laid:
‘3 "Should this not b?- considered
‘ . . .tiilil'llV meetinz of the
fficials conferred with. Director-2 (magmas, directed by a resolution
General Hines .who expressed sympa- .adopted Tuesday by
miern-r t made yesterday
{Department officials and Emcee”
tors. of the South -.\',or-
'.,’:-rsry will be held in
" .iltiin: on l-‘ridéyr'éve
15219. at eight o'clock;
_____.__
:24. ncr- was reported at
rm:- held at the Norwalk
a :‘zr‘l evening. The Ster-
pz‘ovided the music.
7 ti‘.sl-‘.\‘Pf'k prayer meet—
lllll :‘n Norwalk Congrega-
-v'.;1ut )lrthodist EpisCopal
all he held in the former
n-nl'tmionrot‘ the purchasing
‘ feasible We will be forced to urget'tat
; those whom
.811 increase in waghs to meet the de—
' price at
= the Color. be that. what if. my, which
lean be easily determined by compe-
l.tcnl authority.
3 “This action may be unique and it
,mr=y be properly termed a pioneer
{movement in the history of labor or.
lganizations in seeking an audience
’ with the. Chief Executive of our coun-
ztiy and. in a manner. suggesting to
' him the convening' of the members of
. his (:ah‘met, or that portion that may
‘bc quickly assembled. However the
lresult sought seems‘to us to justify
ithc- means. and should our efforts in
we represent be granted“:
immune r
this direction completely fail. then we
{ will he forced to request for those
I Whom we represent the granting of an
- evening.
. .—
4: sicn. Norwzilk Boat
Hub" increase in Wages l0 enable them to
‘ Aug 5). Steamer Merchant. live according to the American stand-
;onzh Norwslk at 8.30 a Ill-VHU- W if f P l M d
. -. . e are 0 cope in in .
a]; ,.,- ! ttlas-u _ . . . '-
u» “1‘!“- stopp he a “\‘m anlH‘ your attention to the
flrChOL-itra. Good time. Tle“ mm that approximately 77 per cent.
Skeliy'r‘, Norwalk, Tariov’fi. of the locomotive engineers are Am-
erican born citizens. and it may be‘
safely stated that the remaining per
If“ ictnt. are naturalized citizens, and
H" Smith. was born "7 they have. of course. a great interest
Herbert Barrett. of in not onIyAthcir own Welfare, but in
r. .luly if). Mr. Barrett 1 the welfare ofdall {11;} people, andflthey
.. _ - — ~are. not unmin ful 0 your past e orts
“L“ Esther hnapp or in behalf of the people, and they be-
lieve that they should exert every.ef—
fort not only for themselves but ‘for
the country in general as well as the
Administration. Yet We “find ourselv-
es today earning less money than we
did prior to the war. This can be de-
monstrated by simply taking. as an il-
lustration, a daily wage of 15 prior to
the war, which at that time was Worth
__.———d
“ nf Flax Hill Road.
an injury to one of
* wti by getting caught.
1' _ ~...:t.i~.inery at. the plant
Lot-k Company.
x; .N of the war with m0 cents, and today it is worth judg-
' "“1 . the forma- in; from competent authority, only
Mertf‘d 111 $2.15.
. the American Legion
. one of the first in
The post is art-ans:
» in the Town Hall
wening of Friday.
“So, while it may be stated that we
lm've had a. substantial increase in
compensation, when considering the
dollar only as a medium of exchange,
our income has been substantially de-
creased when compared with pro-war
prices. '
“The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers appreciates the fact that.
all wages are being increased and
that constant demands are flowing to
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: ‘ 3'32: .Zepcsit placed in 3115 "
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fiViZg? Departmnet '03. ’ .
The South Norwalk—
Trust Co.
earn you 4 per‘
.. . J._j
" rs.
. irterest but will 813°
‘W Mam _*
Palmer. "Farmers and wage earners
especially are prosperous. The man
who has Moved from ma prices has
bee ntbe 88m man, the clerk. If
hope to do summit: to dd him and}
tun open for annulus." -.
‘ Food 0mm: by Matt. i
Through, 3118. postmaster: of the
country thew-r W and! of-
fer today direct to W in pres-
ent available supply of mint fond-
stuno amountinz to am
341,000,000 pounds; This surplus. our
sisting of and um and
meats. Mandamus-lacuna.
week at prices representing the out a! llllnllfl!
Precious. to the taunt-.ar- in“ the Government fins ”mg
l
Arrangements for the sale of th‘
the House. were
at a mien-once held
by Secretary Biker with Post. Office
:tivo Kelley
lution.
Secretary Baker at the close of the .
conference said a price list cover“:
{the entire available surplus would he
mental-ed {it once by Assist“: noel-o-
tary Crowell. This list. it In aid
lat the Post Office Department. would
'be sent out to each of the 154,000 post-
; masters of the country and to every;
: rural route carrier. l
l The postman“ curlers under
i arrangements much at the-conference
twill so! as
(PL). author 1! the reco-
sulesmcn. in—
'. prices and methods of soleand taking
m»
by buyers at the time.
‘ the postnatal-s:
gwill be made
given
the orders are
and carriers. who
-which will be redeemable in cult in
tevent of inability to fill the orders
‘through exhaustion of the supply. 3
in accordance with the House rose-I
. lotion the foodstuls will be distrihut ;
: ed by parcel post. and the prices to be.
1quoted at each post office will repre.
' sent the original cost of the foodstuffs ,
i to the Governmentwand the parcel post
3 transportation charges from the near-y
! est War Depurtment depot having the
; foodstuffs in storage. The prices quot- .
led, officials said, would be msidem'
l bly below the prevailing market?
' prices. 1
While the amount of foodstuffs in!
each class has not been estimated!
hearings before a House war investi-i
tulon committee recently showed
l I value of the surplus available July
5 8 to be‘ approximately as follows:
Canned vegetables,
corned beef. $24,000,000; bacon, 823.»
000.000; bashed corned beef. $10,000:;
‘ en meats and poultry, $20,000,000.
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THE CARE OF TREES-
Spraylng, pruning, bolting and sung
0'!
Tron Removed
Orders for fruit tree tpl‘lymo shout
b0 placed HOW. . ..
JOSEPH CORNELL 8: $63 }
Tru‘fipocmlsh sud intensify-‘1.
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forming aforesaid mm: of the ,’
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323900.000: ‘5
roast beef. $20,500,000. and fresh froz- [r
l.
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that economic causes ‘
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pieces
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Now That the Victory '
Loan is Over-
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smut-rumor“: mmosm sons a
limpet”. ;
The City National
31‘; “moo-n
Sale
wane-cud!-
RE:
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.ah
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REE? was ”
Hardwood, thoroughly air dried,
: best of amoeba-on. The "use such
drain pipes and W are my-
sble for cleaning; white enameled
lined; nickel and hrsss trim-mags.
The very best porch screen ‘
made. Converts your porch
into a living or sleeping
room at a small cost.
4 ft. upto 12 ft, ~
Can be hung by any one in
) minute's time.
PORCH SHADES ‘
wfi~m
PORCH HAMMOCKS
Made of heavy-canvas with full bar canvas mattress.
Guaranteed springs.
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mm m ~‘
$25.00 w
as.» $3.40
335.00 mm
moo moo
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lower
wins
Walport, Donn.
beau-cour-
l—Wc do other printinc st
price: than you luvs has
superior
equipment nah- it possible. Tols-
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a Van mun-«t. Phone 1182-6.
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No. 2 Nut Coal
Also Nut and Stove Cool
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3 Rowan 8t. nut Km
Tel. 441. Tel. 441
W.
t ‘ .
A Gold Bfldgt
is the modem method of filling spun
between teeth. where one or {inure
teeth are m: but there is fist a
much diflomoe between s good kidp
and a poor one, as there is between t
cheep. mama; suit of clothes and
I.
lone made of good masonic basing a
perfect fit. A good bridge will match
the retaining teeth in color and dupe.
will preserve the natural contour of
the face. and have a sufficient amount
of reinforcement to make it slim and
durable. These are the charmer“-
tics which have made the Hillel",
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