- ‘ When the stormy clouds are lathering and the frost is on - the corn, when the snappy air invigorates as first you greet the morn, it is then your eon- leience troubles you if your emi’snotinthebimassir Winter‘s coming down the pike and he'll get you sure as sin. You might crack a safe or rob a bar‘: and get away with that but vou can’t postpone the winte - by wearing a straw hat. Am". you can’t be warm and cosy when cold weather gains co1 'rol unless you feed thr- Iurn- 2e with its daily share of . oal'. ' . Kirk . m- a.- PAINT Your House Inside and Out. Paint is high—true; but it is .Iegrtainly cheaper preventing ‘eoa‘y- than paying for the re- . L. & M. PAINTS and RYAN- 1211 are paints that are recog- “sed as high quality. Albert II. Morgan -"=' 1:» Devine Bros. ' Seaview Ave. and First St. TEL. 53 THE HARDWARE & ; AUTO SUPPLY co. 42 Water St. 1215-5. Bo. Norwalk,0t. Parts, Starter and O OOOO a .on OUR roof. Arr-Craft Roofing Beautiful, permanent, and the only suitable roof that can 5' put on right over the old shingles. Call and examine it Alsemntstorthen. W. Johnsvlsnville Go. Roofing. MateoJortheCreo-Diptwm Agents as well, for Beaver Board. What will a roof cost? Please state which you prefer and you 'll get the answer at once. ' The Hatch 811 Bailey Co. j BOSCH SERVICE STATION NORWALK AND GOODYEAR CORD TIRES STBOMHBG CARBURETOBS CHANDLER SIX‘ CADILLAC EIGHT '7 warns TRUCKS wnano ann- snazmo Vaast Bros. Garage PHONE 1360 and 2011. 12 CHESTNUT 8T. 30. NORWALK. “O. 9'. O O O 0220 o o 00 00.” O o O V «:1. O o O o .0600 O. O O .9 O. o O O. o O 1'. o O N o O N o O 00 o O O O O OO O Q «.92» e O ‘0 O BASKETS Assortment of Attractive ,made BASKETS (that are 'f-ul as well as ornamental. ‘- on will surely find “Just What I Want." 11-1.. HAMILTON ' jww St. Telephone 125. 1 INC REA SE Hot in price, but in the regu- equlpment of Prest- 0- Lite tteries. manufacturers now A 3 equip their cars with , _ Prest-O-Lite Batteries. 1We have one to fit your car. NORWALK STORAGE BATTERY C0. -- 72 No. Main St. South N orwalk. ”Isms onus- STRIKE BENEFIT. CHICAGO. Sept. 5.-—Chorus girls ~minor part actors are to receive -.n week.stfike benefit, members the Actors‘ Equity Association. on ' for several weeks announced “y. They also declared that they me‘ ‘just begun t_o fight. " ”ESBYTERIANS FAVOR PEACE TREATY. MKE GENEVA. W 18.. Sept. 5. —Del- attending the Presbyterian Era conference here, went on rec- gggy‘ ‘9, favor of immediate ._ .002 «2 «2 oo fiefifif—efi‘ofie 2W ..,..:«;.’. 25200206 8&3; \ Drassieres, Hosiery and i ”mam... ‘Trist‘ram ~81 Hyat Norwalk’s Leading Dry Goods Store School Days Are Here Once More. Children’s School Stockings of the Best Makes. Fine Ribbed Cotton Hose, English Ribbed Cotton Hose, - continua-a fsgnm first pass. Company sayzs "Quite ODVIOUSI)‘ this condition cannot continue Lndcfln‘fllf" l). and we believe that In Ihe near ture it will be necessary for us ‘0 make readjustments in the lure situa tion which will enable us to niakc both ends meet." What Your 811: Cents Is Used For. Following- is'a digest of the circular distributed \to the employee: “When a passenger pays the con- ductor of a. Connecticut Company ca“ six cents for a ride, he pays 2 9-10 cents toward the «rages or the 4.500 employ- es on the company’s payrolls. In 0111- cr words. practically half of all the, money received by the company ls paid to Its employee for their .‘abm. In 1916. when times were normal and the live-cent fare prevailed. 1 9-10 cents out of every nickel went to the £1918, therefore. was half regain as it had been in 1916. 313 spent for power to make tl‘le wheels . operating expense. lgrcater than It had-been in 1916. The lureat increase in the cost of produc- Icreased cost of coal, copper wire and 1M: elaborate machinery necessary to'_ . was spent %.W°VWT$°. E! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Mme. Jeannette Expert ,Corsetiere and Glovier ‘6 TANKUS ’9. Outfitter to Men and Boys 15 Main Street payroll account. Wage expense in as much One cent out of every six-cent fare go round and to heat and light the cars. In 1916 only '6-10 of a cent came- out of eevry‘ nickel for this part of the Power expense, therefore, In I918, was 66 2-3 per cent. ing pOWer comes largely from the in- generate electricity. In 1916. 3.20 of every cent collected in maintaining equip- g: Boys’ Double Knee Hose, Boys’ Wool Sport Stockings, New Line of Windsor Ties in Plaids and Plain Colors 35c-591- Children’s Umbrellas, Rain Coats and Capes. 39c, 42c, 50c 45c, 50c, 55c 40c, 45c, 501: $2.50 _ -7-.4-4—. - .. Hot Weather liresscs WWII. PRICED VERY .3: O I‘ I I «2 O O OO O O O. O O O I .0 1 O’M’p . O:. O:C .:.i FORMERLV OF NEW YORK WILL LOCATE HERE AT 56 Soulh Main Street, Clillord‘ Ilolel Bldg. With a full Line of Corsets, Gloves, WNWWW’ UnderWear g: as soon as alterations are completed 32 x’ .. t; . . p :2 ;§; WatchforJOpening Day, It WiIIPay You 31 12:39:”. :“J:.90:00 30:00:”: oofiofio 2oe2ee2ee2oo2eo2 oefiofio :fiofiofie22 oefiofigoefie mgoo’oof so.” 21.053 Norwalk We have 32 dozen Wool Shirts and Drawers that we purchased direct from the mill. which means that we have saved the .iobber’ s profit and can offer them to you ‘ at a GREAT SAVING. $125 an“: .. BUY NOW 5 Dont’ wait until cold weather comes. Buy now and be prepared. Men’s Natural Wool Men’s Natural Wool SHIRTS AND SHIRTS AND ’DRAWERS DRAWERS $2.25 value $32.75 value At $1.45 per garment ' .711 $1.95 nergar‘ment 1 Advance Sale OF MEN’S - I 1y 1 . 'l '1 .4‘1 , . Men’s Natural Wool .\ '11 SHIRTS N - ., A NRAWERS $3.00 value 3 3 - At. ’ 1410 111‘ every cent collected. 01 ' :5..111111p1-1atinn you can understand that ‘ f 1111'1111'1 1111111101111. -I‘Iainl\' stated equipment which might! 11nd then 111111111 (lu‘\n 111 proper diam- - ENGLICH LABOR SITUATION .1 a wage advance iv: no . since of the better kind. If you wish The Paris Cloak 83 sacrum IT. The handsomest collection and the largest assortment in srsonu. snowmo or warn: TUB SKIRTS manship then visit the Paris shop. lor 11111111111 & Misses MODERATBLY the best in quality and work- and Suit House SOUTH NORWALI. .__._.._.-,_7 __ m1n1 painting and running (.11'111-110 tors and rolling stock in general. In 1911111112: maintenance charge was 2—H" 111.1 11111 jusi double- what 1'1 was tum )o-on-s 111:0. i In 1916 1-- 9 of 111-er 11 n! was spent. 1111‘11 mal- and 1111111151 cmharg-s La: t 1111.11' NH 51 c-haims took :‘-' 1 of 1101'11' um. an imnase of 20 pm cent Like. oihvr corporarlons. 1h» Connecticut- 1‘111upi1ny has to borrow money. and those “ho 111ml 111111111) have increased‘ 111111- min-1.4 charges. The electric 1a.l1‘.‘:1_\‘ company can no more escape: lhv‘s“ inch-una-s 1111111 can Ihc manufac- 1111-111: 1h» merchant or the hnme own-1 1-1'. Because 11 declining n11! 1-e1'11nuc,. 11111 company has not been able to hor- row Hui-ugh the customary sources, 11111 111111 been aisle m obtain lunds 1mm the Govermm‘nt. due to a recon 111mm 11! the rumimuvnlnl needs 11! Ihe communities tor 11 continued sci-11cc 121111111; the- 11a1' period. .‘llfif‘t‘llant‘OUh and nencral 11xp1-nsvs, a wrm which includes the payment 111 accident chums. fire insurance. and; :1 multitude of snmllcl' and unmoidw‘ lilr t-xpvnse‘s— in 1916. I11 1.918 these cxgwnsvs tuok‘ 3?. 111‘. per cont-1110111 thhn in 1916. “Now let us see what costs 1111111111“ in 1916. First Maintenance 111 tracks. paving. 1111-. In 1916 this “ork lobk 510 of en r1 (‘1 m (olleclcd. and 111 1918.1-10 oi eve-1'1 cent. a decrease 01 25 per cent “hen you stop 10 con- sider that [be company did hardly any paving “01k 111 1918 and has limited. its track mainunance wo1k to what 111-115 obs 10111111 absolutely necessary [01 1c1ln1tion.The walk simply “as not ‘dnm on Ihe usual sc.alc and is not be- 1113; 1111111 owing lo the lack of the vacuum (ash 111 pay 101 the labor and material : S1cond IM1-.p1111c 11111111 01 equipment. ' In 1916 this took 1-10 01 :1 c1 11! out 01" Il took 1- 25 of- :1 cent of 1911 1155111111: 01' L0 p91 cem 1111111 been disk-awed enlir’el) two 1111111 ago is 1.11 in: made 101.151 a "tile longor, and 1-n1i1vl1 uutworn equip men! has been written off the books. ()ur reclamation shop. where worn c111"- 1-xles are built up by electric welding “'1 I took 11-10 of every cem‘ — ‘ ‘ Get acquainted“ The New York Butler &‘ E111: Market 27 So. Main St, So. Nuns-ails. Dire receivers of Butler, Bus. Oofl'ee and Cheese exclusively, fresh every day Quick auto sex-nee assures you prompt service. Tel. 472. 1:. 5.1.1101» Job Printing So. Norma Ii o .-.._...._.. ~a-«e‘a 1. ”-N4-v«~ “THE SAPPHIRE” Birthstone for September A maiden born when Autumn‘s leaves Are rustling in September '3 Breeze, A sapphire on her brow should bind; ‘Twill cure diseases of the mired. GIFTS Our present stocks are filled to overflowing with helpful suggestions. BUYING IN SAFETY At BRAND’S JEWELERV AND OPTICAL srone .SOUTH NORWALK n -\ where 31-11 make our own 1111111211 and hat-hit be-aiings repair geaI cases no. is pIimarllv responsi-l llilo 101 this rcduttion. Thiid and lastv Remaindei 1'01 iml movements and return on valuation \ In 19161119 “as 9-10 of a cent per fr? cent fare, or a di1idend of 1 1-- ’ perl cent and surplus 01 $1018 488 1111 1918 this same “remainder" was 1-10» or a (11m .1111 6-11cm (are. 11 reduction! 01 88 9-10 pm cen1.\'o dhldend liar‘l been earned since 1916. and no! income . from gross operating revenue of near- ; 1y 3111000000 in 19191 was less lhan' $201000. PIacliealh- speaking Ihere Were no earnings R:- 11112 (ompanv had; .1 (er again. 1‘ - been unable lo meet its obligation and had no 1116110)‘ with which to finnnccf impmvnnoms and (WVI-lnp its pxopcr- '1‘ I: IMPROVED, IDNDON. Thursday. Sept. 4.——Tl1ej‘ -- industrial situaiion in Gx‘caI Brifamt .; at presem appears far less grave man- ‘. a few month-:- ago. When there was S, threat of a comper uphcmai of, labor. Since the settlement of thel‘ \orkshire strike. there has been 110' ‘11'ouhle 01 great magnitude. although ‘; small strikes in various industries are: still frequent and tramway workers are thremening a national walkout lf' anted. ' ' Generally. however. nrest 1hrough-: out the country has been lessened ministerial revelations of the- nation’s grave financial position. More-f over, the government has promised early legislation providing tor a forty- ‘ ‘. nous» sleek-1 soda 3111-1311111, 1 i I i 1 1 ‘H. Krieger 81 Co. snowmo or 1311.1. CLOTHING FOR man, 11.20. KEN, novs AND 61111.3. CHARGE accounrs SOLICITED ,3- ‘ REDUCED PRICE ON All A Few Weekly Reminders IDEAL FRUIT JARS. Quarts, a dos. ......... 95c Pints, a dos. .......... 90¢ LIBBY'S CONDENSED MILK, a can .......... .oc ABACORE TUNA FISH, large size can cut to 1’, . . 1'51: KIBKMAN '8 WHITE FLOAT- ING SOAP cut to 4 burs‘fitc ramnmxs- uuunnvfl . soar 2 ban. A. STULL 24 Cottage Street East Norwalk TIRES ALI. STANDARD MAKES FIRE“ AND SECONDS L. EFFRON 3 Romet. East NOT\.R=J‘n» Tel. 441 Tel 641. 9:: ..... WALL PAPER Lowest price on all new, fixed Paint, Enamel, Bram Window and Windshield Gloss.- Ask our price on painting mod paper busine- A. COHEN 141 Washington St. i: B THE i1 riflv‘f Ilcrc Are the New Fall School Suits 101' Boys on: ran line of Boys' s71: .- is now ready for the inspectir-n of mothers and their sons. These suits look well, a- 111 they Weir as well as they loch. They are stylish, attractive 111d finely tailored. The boys will like them, and parents will It: delightedf—panticularly with their moderate cost. For tomorrow we quote seine extra good values.
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