Light or dark,
double or single,
heavy or medium,
long or short,
Thirty-five to Sixty Dollars.
And over a score of other models,
In (:1th or leather.
We've concentrated this month on overcoats and here
you’ll get concentrated values.
Rogers 8.. Stevens
Norwalk Sb. N orwalk
Fortifications,
posts will require about $129,000,000.
The legislative establishment. will
need ~$9,025,297, it was estimated,
while the executive branches of the
tal of $149,111,463. Chief among the
latter departmental expemituies is an
estimate of $73,405,101’for the Treas-
ury Department. This sum, which is
much larger than in former years, in-.
dicates the added expense to be borne
in the enforcement of prohibition.
,cluded in this also is the appropriation
of $37,528,102 to be asked by the De-
partment of Agriculture for carrying
on its field activities.
For foreign intercourse ,appropria-
tions totalling $11,243,250 will be
sought. Appropriations for the De-
‘partment of State, exclusive.of the
lands for use in foreign work, will be
$1,571,350, and for the other executive
departments, appropriations to be
sought will be as folloWs: W'ar De-
partment. proper, 36.615248: Navy De.
partment, proper, $3.097,870; Interior
Depaltmcnt, 96.287.185; Post Office
'Department, $2,093,870; Department of
{Commerce $12,778,337; Department of
Justice, $704,540. and Department of
lhabor, $1,700,430.
i Approximately $80,000,000 will be
.Sought by the various executive
branches also to be used in public
works. The latter includes $31.000.000
ito be asked by the Navy Department
for work in navy yards, docks, etc,
,and $22,000.000 for the Interior De-
lpartment's .reclamation service.
The Shipping Board has estimated
its needs at $447,755,061 to be used in
[operation of the merchant marine and
should be employed, the Secretary
said, adding that the excess profits tax
had born responsible for much of the
incrczisc in living costs. because it had
been passed on to the consumer.
"it cncournges wasteful expendi-
tures. puts a prcmium on overcapilali-
zaiion and a penalty on brains," the
Secretary continued. “it discourages
ncw vcniui'cs and new enterprises. and
lulu/iii filASS
.‘l‘EllSllFHNANEES
‘ l iW'ASHINGTON. Dec. {Er—No appre-
niahle reduction in taxes for the ncxt
fiscal year is to be thought of. Sccl'c-
, .. ... , - 31 r*- . -
:tant (23::'(iieacil'dildd(‘3}:«vii-1:.«SHIIEIO\.CI.£, l’ilillfllfillt‘h‘ old ventures in their mon.
par 5 U ' . . a * - - ~
. . ' ~. . . opcllcs, in many- instances. it acts as
mont receipts ”1““ ,b," “‘1’" at to.“ a consumption tax. is added to the cost
_pr(.r;enl figure, hc sum, in oldex to N. lll'(lllll"‘l"n upon which . fit ‘
. . a Government borrowing to an _ - 4 . _ plo s an.
2:51., figuicd. dctcxmmm;r prices. It has
'1‘.‘ - ... , - w - ;.~ s: . “"3“- “ml “'lll- F0 lonu as it remains
sailyfilg‘ijlanlunllfil:cliltihlt'tlilig tldnlc on tho shrimp books. continue to be a
30.1920: and $4,473.696358 for the year strollieviiiln;"lucloi- m the increased cost
ending June 30, 1921, the Government _ ~
~mu;-t enforce rigid cconomy. Mr. (llass in his connection. Mr. Glass also
declared. He placed the deticit for thc “1'74"“ n-(irafling 0l_ “W "93'9““ laws
current ycar at $3,903,000.000 and for 10 prevcnt the cvasmn of l-cderal tax-
the 3.03,. ending June 30. 1921. at 05. through the investment of wealth:
proximately $2,005,000.000. in (lli‘dlblllulllolls.(ll states and muni-
On this basis, Mr. Glass urged ('on- ('lllfllllll‘h‘. lie said laws should be
gross to deny “every appropriation for Plinolcd which would compel the 1“".
haxpcnditurc in now fields." lie said Downs of sucn incomes. although they
the same policy Should obtain until the arc wholly tux cxcmpt, and that that j
Government had its sinking fund well sum “'llll other income of an indivld-L
hinder way and rppaympnt of the way ual should. be computed as the basis;
hem "satisfactorily begun" for asxcssmg Federal taxes on the,
Mr. Glass charged that excessive amount llf‘l'ived from taxable sources. l
Government Oxppndilux't-3 “ere “mp Relations between conditions in Eur-
monl vital factors." in inch-using the “llO and “105‘“ in ”19 I'nited Slates;
-"o.--i of living, and argued that it was “'91“ discusscd also by Mr. Glass. He!
prucutly nucmsarv to lwop down puh- said ”lill- llmlOllblPdl)‘. there was a'
Mr cxpcnses for this season as \Vt‘ll as "3“? great need in Europe f0? finan-
iK‘E‘tllln‘l' 0!" ”H, drain on tho taxpave-rs. i‘lill :‘sslslillli‘i‘, hm thi the sitlluilmL
‘l‘lié present rcvcnuc laws need rc- had bum much exaggerated. l
'Vl.\'ll‘._'. to xnl-o-t new conditions. hc “\Vi' milsi all l'ccl dccp svmpaihvf
film lic- lx-fl‘l‘l‘l‘ll zili'iit-ttlaill‘ to tho {01‘ l'T‘Il‘lllu‘ lollfll'." he said, “but we
g‘exct-«s profits tax laws, which he dc- niusl out :xllmv our sympathy to warp
soniwd as bolus; “objectionuhlo s-vcn Our judmnvnl and, by exauucmiing?
‘ ii at War-(init- expedient." it would hm lilirop.-;m financial nccds. mukc them
Jail) mon- objccllonublc in peace timn. morn difficult In fill. 'I‘hc'
o addcd. “Loss harmful forms" of isl‘irlili-l': of financing liuropc belongs-
—' — - 7 lnruul)‘ to tho cxporimg llf‘f'ullsv indu.<-,
tries ('Iillllill lu- rr-npcucd without raw
stocks. How-rumour financial asamfi
"flip“ “1 ’l"" ll-‘lst nnd'talk of future-
“M‘l‘z'mawnf or banking End in mun".
7 ("warts lunc- flllllill'i-‘Jtly 1“,} m“. in'le»,
' [TE PINE .AND TAR iv'iul cum-urns: to Hi.- erroneous oxpcc~'
iztllnll illtll lll‘l" \an' py-ufiys. })a§;(.l!.
26c. includingr tax “Wilt ~n mwm. will continua m4..-
“Fl-”l" V’:ll."‘ll: "WV “<1: (in lllt‘ll‘ hilly;
:3. on-Powell Corporation TW’rrfin-pnc.
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:xncu than will fall flir- consc-
Soufh Norwalk {lll:’33('.‘.~ of T'ziiilin to talk» ,3“. .7...
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an...“ . .- _ _ ..W. 7"." T"v adv}? 'x’f'? r: wiruu iv. yn'.
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"‘W'X' “"-"‘ F" ”W ’U Tlu- nation‘s for-
"l'zn .ll‘ltll“ )lr, (.3 " 3.31:! rip?"
tliruuzlr illlr nu-nna
.‘l "hiezellluv r-connmic
lio Ile'vl wl ll:'-" l"
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lac nrcuml, could
life be gainer.".
moral of our inllu-f‘
Ihc ansnmcnt should pm-z
., wide HW- Inr-cntivc for American conr‘
'lur'rc“ lo fro info file World markets‘
and establish itself Ratification of
the pouch treaty will nicasurnhlv stim-'
lllntc t',‘£l|v)l‘l fwd“. .V't'i‘ "rinse llrl‘lul‘wl l
liccausc opnrziiion of the pact would.
(‘llllllllllll‘ numerous political risks and.
‘ ‘lll'nvitlir -- rurcr in‘cslmcni basis. ‘
‘1
.
film-s viv-onuly urged.
‘ .“lnanifcu‘ \vooknesses" Wore proof suf-I
3 ,ficient that such arrangements were 3
. not happv mics for the Government nor
. lfor thc persons charged with adminis-
. , traticn cf the corporations. Y‘Vhile notl
: i saving tl-at'any of the agencies. creat-
You men who have been :cd durin" the emergencies of war. had
lbccn guilty of wastefulness. Mr. Glass
in service have learned . . , . .
what REGULARITY ~ ilif’éf‘tsiiil-iT‘KJ112032.25”T3§t§.°.3bl.i‘i§
could do for an Army.‘ ‘ {lzlrllg‘idglflnnesq (lgwn. 'On the other:
Why not turn similar nnprétn 96—?-”kangglfi‘figvvtillihafggféli
Regularity to YOUR OWN
no accountability or' check and al-
. wars have access to mor. f -
acount—your savmgs ac— N e undq if a
count?
He said theirf
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“LETS GO!"
real need exists. Cases where Gov-
ernment funds are employed semi-in-
dependently. Mr. Glass declared.
“largelv iustified Government red tape
in accounting.” *
Returning to the estimated Govern.
ment expenditures for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1921. Mr. Glass said
the mil’tary establishment would ask
appropr'ations aggregating 8989.578.-
657. Of this sum, $897,392,020 would-
be required. he said, for maintenance
of, the Army proper. while $85,408,000
would be apportioned to the National
: Guard. ' Tile "Military Academy would
’ . “recege $6,228,637. '
.Open ‘Monday Nights
\
. the appropriation
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completing its building program.
The Administration program for re-
;‘habilitating soldiers and sailors. calls
. .- lfor an appropriation of $38,750,000.
ldexiung funds for the Governmentirrms figure, however. is subject to
'change because statistics as to certain
iprojecied activities were incomplete.
; Work of the Fedora] Trade Commis-
sion will require $1.283,11‘.0. Expondi~
-tures of the District of Columbia Gov-
ernment were estimated at 319 [79.000.
Permanent annual appropriations for
the ,ycar amount to 31.423.407.752.
These included 31.017.500.000 for in-
terest on the public dcbt: customs and
internal revenue. 325207.000: sinking
fund SW27 500.000. and miscellaneous.
$95,500,000.
RE ISLAND. 00' La Rochelle,
Wharton, Dec. 3‘..— ~(‘hoir boys of this lit-
tle island struck. a few days aco. for
[an increase in pay of one cent per
mass‘served. it meant an increase of
one hundred per cent. They obtained
satisfaction. ..
: mim“ . ..
arsenals and military
Government combined will seek a to-l
ln- '
The judiciary will ask for $1,634,l90.'
MONDAY, DEC. 8, 1919
l vAtgwAtéTi‘LvssfigpAf‘q-urrIoN TMHT AfiAlNST
Student in Divinity School Held‘Under
' - Bar-d: of $2, ‘
NEW HAVEN, Dec. u—Uaught after
a chase that lasted several weeks, and
held under bonds of $2,000 on the
charge of committing several thefts
from“ Yale students, instructors and
others, John Barton, 3. 17-year-old lad,
who said he had come from New York,
told the police he had stolen clothing,
jewelry and hundreds of articles of
miscellaneousdescriptlon‘ in order is
get funds to attend the Yale Divinity
school.
The lad said that no matter what
happened to him. he intended to be-
come a minister. and that his first
sermon would be upon the subject:
"Watch Your Step!" He said he
would take his text from the tenth
chapter of Revelations, where the
end of the world was spoken about.
He contended that he had come to
Yale with the intention of entering
his way through and only committed
the School of ivinity and working
"19' robberies ecause he needed
money to meet the entrance fees.
He expressed contrition for what he
had done and as he went out of the
door With the detectives, said to a
man who had been talking to him:
”I shall talk to Christ. tonight."
‘The thefts to which he has con-
fessed consist of clothing and it,
clry worth hundreds of dollars.
CENS‘US TAKEPS WILL
GET 4 CENTS A NAME
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-—Ratcs of
Day for census enumeraiors for the
Fourteenth Decennial .Census have
been increased to 4 cents for each per-
son cnumerated and to 30 cents for
cach farm reported, Director Rogers
announced Saturday afternoon. The
increase will mean an additional cost
of $1.300.000 for 87,000 cnumerafors.
The increase was made necessary be-
cause of tho inability to seed“ wefl
qualified cnumcrators at the tormcr
rates.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 3:~Thc Secre-
tary of Foreign Relations of Columbia.
according to information rcachinz
here. has addressed a communicalion
to all Latin-American countries sug-
gcsting that a league of such coun-
:irics he formvd which shall "maintain
the sovereignty and integrity of the.
countries which form the league." It
is cxplalncd that the chief purpose of
the union is to provide a means for
settling a‘l disputes that mav arise
among Spanish speaking countries in
North. South and Central America.
, (‘lrm-l‘: n-lziicd to any activities oi“
‘ ll)!"‘(lfll'lel'nlllt‘lll in l‘ow-ign trade is the'
Slililfit‘? ui‘ llir'n"iir)1'-‘tpl‘. Qua-urnan-“i.
; .m‘cncics, withdrawal of which Mr.‘\
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FRUIT And SALAD SETS
CHOCOLATE SETS
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CHINA and GLASS
Prices ranging from 31:“0 to 32,500
The finest that Europe and Americacan produce.
, Values Unusually Attractive
noon CRYSTAL novatms. $1501» $125
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BREAKFAST ss'rs (Individual)
eighty-five distinctive patterns-
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seventy—five select decorations..$-12 ,to
PLATES IN ALI. SIZES from
every leading manufacturer...‘.
AFTER DINNEa COFFEE and
a Wonderful variety of shapes
anddecorations.................
Gifts for each member» of the family
FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS
BUY RED CROSS CHRISTMAS SEALS
33.75:”to $230
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$5 '25 to
$4.50 to
‘20‘°°to $350
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American Cheese . . . . . . . .
Grandma’s Pancake Flour
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HARTFORD, Dec. 8.—Nearly one
hundred persons were in attendance in
the hall of the House of Representa-
tives at the Capitol today, when the
light 01 connecticut munictpalities and
towns against the trolley zone system
of the Connecticut Company was open-
ed by the Public Utilities uomnuseion.
Joseph F. Berry, for the company, was
given opportuncty of showing how bad-
ly in need of revenue the company ls.
President hlggms, or the baud. an-
nounced that Wednesday would be
given over to a. hearing on me Shel.
Line Elecertic Company’s de.uurler to
an order of the conllnlsmon mat :ro -
. " -.... w [\Act‘il baybrOUk and
New Haven be resumed at once.
£4115.qu ... utul‘u, presmient of the
Connecticut Company. was .ts first \vit-
ness. Mr. Storrs said the income of
the company had been eaten up by
taXes, wages and other items during
the past year and got help from the
United States Housing Corporation
during the war. lie said it Would be
necessary to secure for 1920 slightly
in excess of $14,000,000 more than the
road took in in the past year.
At the time the increase in fare from
five to six cents in 1917, Mr. Storrs ex-
plained, the company promised that an
exhaustive study would be made of the
situation before any further increase
was forthcoming. The survey showed ‘
merely ‘
that another flat rate would
make matters worse. He said the zone
system finally adopted was exactly
what opponents o: the u .\ cunt la...-
had suggested in 1917. The first year
of the six cent plan brought vcry mun
monetary increase, he said. but he was
~ [and é’fiylw‘
38th Street
Telephone Orders Filled—Phone Greeley woo—Ask for Telephone Order Desk
um: SYSTEM.
ed arcas of Cllltfi to ;.;-. ~ . .
party a going concmn. ll. ., .3 .
two and a half t‘t’llis x.»
sure that the the cent rate would have
shown even worse results. He told of
gthc diniculty 0. operation of the lines
during the war and the (increase in ef— mile fixed for the rural lin- . 1..
ficiency due to frequent labor tum there was no line in lhc «mm
o’vcr.‘ High Wages during the war (he not ham in.- NH) :un: ;, , .
can an. ..zany peop ethe chance to rate 0!‘ more tor rural ('(lli;":‘;'.
buy cheap automobiles, thus cutting . ..
down ms number of car riders. lie
spoke of Connectich and one other
state as being the only com. onwealths , .
to allow the jitney free rein in compei- She receives a salary of $2» u. '
ing with the trolley lines. land her work consists or mwp...
President Storrs said a rate of two 5 chases and inquir'vs, and ,,, f. '
cums-- a nun l'md sermnd nocessarv to lproceedings against dl‘fllt'l.
the company's experts in the congest- charge unreasonabln pm...
LONDON, DOC. 3.~»~llcrmu1,i; .
the first community in Encluzm
ploy a profitccr humm- ;.
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Store Closes at 5 P. M.
-—FI'F'rH AVENUE— 39th Street
Women’s, Misses’ and Girls’
and warmth as
Christmas gifts.
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AINTYstyleflnSprcrs for home and boudoir wear; made for comfort
priced to fit all. pocket-books.
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FOR CHRISTMAS ' GIFTS
I Slippers
well as smart appearance, and happy suggestions for
A.large assortment to suit all tastes, moderately
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No.- 5-§atin Quilted Juliet Slip-
No. 6— lack Suede Boudoir Slip—
‘ pCI'S..v-.cuoop oooocIII$3050
4 No. 7—Satin Quilted e Orsay
Sli pcrs. ....... ...... . . $5.00
N . 8~Rigbon Tgimmed Felt Slip-
No.
No.10—Sllk Poplin \Vool
No. II—hlisses’ Cavalier Felt Slip-
No. 12~§lisscs’ Felt Comfy Slip-
N . 13—ll‘omen’s Felt Slippers. . .$l.95
NO- 14—Fc1t Cavalier Slippers...$3.50
No,15—Felt Slippers. . . . . . . . .- . .$2-50
No. IG—Children’s Puss in Boots. $2.50
No. Ir—Lcathcx
No. IS—Satin Quilted Slippers" ... $3.50
No. i9—Fclt Comfy Nlules... ... , .5135
No. 20—Fclt Comfy Juliet Slippers $3.00
No. 21—Satin Quilted Cavalier
No. 22—Satin Mules.....-...' “"5435
No. 23—Silk Poplin W'ool
No. u—Felt Slippers, rose bead
No. 25:47:11: Juliet Slippers .x...‘ $3.00
o. x—oncaded Satin Slipper-5.34.95
0. 242mm thles..:‘.'. "“3350
' 3—Satin Quilted I\Iules.....$3.95
4—Satin Quilted Comfy Slip—
$4.50
61's....‘o...
pars.-. .... .. "...“... $1.50
9—th julict Slippers.. 0}. .$2.50
Lined
Slippers .......... .. . . . . . . . $4.50
crs....................$l.50
pers....................$l.95
Traveling Slip-
,pci‘s.....o..... 0019‘...‘ $2.50
Slippers. . a a 0-- 5”- moat“
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