:ngOuuo REMOVE. GAS METERS.
_ . , f 2 QuintardvAve.
Mr. Editor: ‘
, tslkingitrom the public and then all
r" ,, was quiet. 'The' usual thing has hnp~
pened.‘ The public has'gone to sleep
and the gas people arefsecretly laugh~
bigot! git-oi“. 2
p 7, , n. excusvely
ithefillflé for publication“; 23:3 in advancehwhich‘ has just
pntches,,credlted to it or ‘
e in this paper
(7 ' ' "Id also
3W1 Published.
is. mass or MONEY.
”5de real
builders are unable
vahout acquiring ban
has been found impossible to ob— i’ect that there is a: shortage of wa-H»
‘Innrket is due for a.
to after in th
I'm- lhis, exce
{ion to the p
I .is able to exercise
«tier commercial .pép
testament paper but.
.‘fijly preferential appr
Qt'borrowors over an
Chadian“ of them
on with government
we public has not
er. but not
it cannot give is inf-operate the power plant of the
oval to one class Dnnbury and IBethel Street Railwaii'}
other. .so iongns company, in order to generate sum-3;.
nut-xv are loaded cient electricity to meet its require' ‘
on which ' merits. .
completed pay—I Superintendent Gariland, of thong
.‘F out that thnre is lgihting' company, said today that -
in 'the money man such stories were absurd, especially
and other {all in the present season. An in
r home building in qury made by tellephone at the now‘
100k Upon real es er plant at Stevenson at eleven o'clock
. when ths morning brought the lnformafionfii-
y gmernmcnt bonds that that at that hour the water stood; ‘
“or more. and there within eight inches of the top of the'
A term notes avail- dam, with the power plant in full oi?
. as 8 per cent. ’eration.
. 131:0 the only “‘3‘ The stories about scarcity of wa-
the investing public
government
fate mortgages as
yield 6 per
tire plenty or she
cable that mm as .
”Treasury oificiais dec
Wally is for
absorb the
securities~ 4
ardmeanwhiz the fact that the power plant there
e the general public will
g without houses, or
g high rents."
1338”“) get alon
fly the prevailin
SCHOOLHOUSES 2'
the fall and winter, six hun- This is not done became of any scar» '
oolhouses Were inspected by city of water. but because there is a “
Stgite Depart- great waste of water power in on 35'
rtam the exaCt crating the hydraulic turbines during '
school the night, when far less electricity is
T119863 30110018 u'sed than in the daytime when the
' CONNECTICUT
epresentatives of the
mi: of Health to once
surrounding
children of our state.
ransom-about one-third of the total
2: the state and the work was discon—
flmofi only because
mas
mm indica
sunny lechoolhouses
fit for human habit
G Show that the sanitary c
not manning the
Wild. This partial survey
Md many school comm
Mini activity, as is indi
quests for copies
35min. ‘It is greatly
, insufficient Stevenson plant are in operation.
e reports of these inspec-
still large units and it requires an im-
in Connecticut
They 3" them. With more ems-solo being
auditions
they
has stimu-
ittees to re.
cated by re-
_ regretted that this
which is unquestionably neces:
- and which has bee
. ‘ n so much a
4 ecxated must p-
be temporarily dis- ing those hours. Meanwhile lb".
W
lenn E. Plumb has
in a palatial home a
a fashionable ‘
Apparently Mr. Plumb’
of economi
t Chevy - .. u ,, a v
the heavy load durim. the .a .
suburb 0f Wash- Many times recently water has been
5 Viz? lllwmr ol‘ the Ste'§5
c fallacies flowing over the an . ,5
1 filled, which
ado , ' ' . '
an... r... semi; LAUNCHING RECORD
~_"‘"‘-"".'———-—-”—l '.
GlNEERlNG—AMERIGAN
HAT CONTEST.
,y will witness a; double
the‘Wicke lot. between the oilicials were present.
gineering and American Hat With the completion of the seven?
This will be the first time ships to be launched today and twenn, 5
1 me t,
Dostpjnedfhgnflzzt for outfitting. the dimer-icon Inter‘
invested is an abundance of water to carv- for g
mus advocacv
leaps his pack
may convince hilp.
flan would do the 3
Next Saturdc
t teams wil
game ,- having been
wt of rain.
, his clash is the
rig interest and s
’1 emerge the
«flaxthe Hatters n
mfomy team so far to
me confiden
subject of grow-
peculation as to who
Last Satur-
th A " . ,
(1393.022: _' will take at least four months. The
8 Engineers,
t that they will repea
he Nash nine.
hould furnish plenty
ml. with Nash’s an».
the games to tighten number 0: sitzgestions have been ot-p
rst place. and the rig. {ered by commercial and business or.
ne striving to contin. ganizations. among them «being thb g $1
‘Tjh'ejcontests s
acitement, a
”Anglo a ex.
W} 7 holdngn 1!
their rush t
h
oward the top,
ould be a hard fight to
Aflarge crowd is expeote
and towitness what w
tedly be among the
3.1: played in the Ind
e first game is
st 2 p, in. sharp.
, M
oTHER’ MINER’S BODY RE.
‘ covzhso ‘
y ot'nother vi"
logic. 3. cosclggine a
cred early today by one of!
§en5rescue “teams which are
rule wrecked mine.
V ht out-yesterday;
. erg who worked . all last“
y-ued their search today'tor
seven.men who have.
todfor.’ Leaders. of
. _ ay'they. believed
urled under tolls l
. ‘ ~be~ed”to'zthje' extentwof‘iirooo
the bat— purchase of the lpiant Sbyth‘e city, and
the fln- its conversion intos railway and -
d to be ocean terminal. .. ‘ . .3.
un- , Since Mrs. Woodrow“Wllson on Aug. ‘
best games 5, 1918, christened the Qitstonck. the
ustriniLeag. first Vessel launched at Hog Island.
scheduled to the yard has averaged more than. one
Jilly 21.—,—Thez.Mercbant Marine, nearly one-tenth of
t Renton ,
uses their bill for two months’ meter
They never sleep. and it is time‘the
8. suggestion: This-tallpwhen We be
sin to use a (real flrewrand we don’t
9 building World and now less. The gas people are not back-{s
85, into the Chief cause for ward in extracting money from our, '
’7 :congestion in every. ham... peeket. my Should We be timid in!
non ity of the #Unlted States. ”mains them more revenue. D0
’ - and loan associations have something. PUBLIC-
toimake any loans whatever ’
t citiishand at the banks such I
can erest revai -: ”.-
' p I on mtg; Big. Lake at' Stevenson Dam is-s‘ig-
to do any—l Practically Full. '
“—va
PLENTY OF WATER.
LA story hasv'been current in this city:
i
in View of the unusually heavy rain»
*0 tor at Stevenson are probably due to
is shut down wholly or in part nearly
every night and electricity transmit.
ted to this city from the steam plants
of the Connecticut Light and Power
Co. at Waterbury and elsewhere. .
factories in Danbury, Waterbury and 1‘.
other places taking current from the
The hydraulic turbines are in very
mouse volume of water to operate
generated than can be used. consid- ~
era‘ble waste results. Consequently;
it is considered more economical to”:
shut down the hvdm‘flic plum dur—
ing the hours of the night when the ‘
re' "load" ‘is lizhtesi and take currentsj.‘
from the steam plant in VVater-buz'ml“
which also carries a lizht “load”. dnr- _
lake 'behind the’ Stevenson dam: fa .:
receiving full flow of the Housammc
river throughout the night and there
venson dam in the early xnominz. l-
.'.. a.
AT HoG ISLAND
Continued From First Pane. ’
“"‘ l
ty-two others mm in the wet basing .-
national Corporation's contract for 122 .
vessels. 1'10. cargo carriers and twelve:
troopships will be finished and the! 1
yard will he turned over to the gov-
ernment. This work, it is estimated.
' final disposition of the huge yard with
, its fifty ship ways and scores of build-
ings that during the height .ofits ac-
tivities. housed more than 30.000 work-
ers. has; .not . \been determined. A
launching}! week, and with the corn— .,
ipletion ottoday's program it will have
contributed an sggregnte of 956, 750
- deadweight tons to .;t,h'e_ American
“‘ the program of the United States Ship- "
png Board for contract steel ships
BUEs ‘FOR AUTO'SMASH. N
' Edwardllli. Ports of West Bedlam, ,
Mass. handled suit in the: Superior
court "in this-county against Herbert
‘J. Keddy or New York alleging , that .
through Kegdy's ;. carelessness ' a’ com;
slon between their . automobilen'f. ‘
‘curred July. 5 in, WestWMaln stree
“Stamford, and: lion's car was dining
:A shorttime ago the gas people
kindly boosted our rates and there
‘ was great indignation and much .ioud ‘
ing.‘ So I say-to the public, wake up!”
The gas people are not asleep. at wit~‘
i: 1- Tomorrow Thursday
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND YARDSDF
' LOWEST Pdl‘éisygfigg girgfié‘s'
. N s. .. , , . _
513%fis, LONG CLOTHS. NAINSQOKS. PoPLIN & DRESS G
flico'rroNs AND suns AT THE
7 . 0‘ Tsimsrmlx
PLAIN AND FANG INGRAMS;
. gunk;I 6:168.de to 'nsSert themselves. _’
is ’0‘ publication ‘0! spe- ome y start something. Here is
ereinsre glsore-
__ needgas to cook with, everybody have!
» _ » their in ters removed for the winter.‘
We use to get along without gas,“
ness of money, according anyway; and the only way to bring!
Street Journal is playing- these high prices down is to spendl .1
truism
, mas
- a. about attaill‘w“ 1.,
' stile».
Jill-{F‘IF .
- ‘It’s the Big “ Economy ” Thursday
SILKS AND DRESS FABRICS
$1.49 Black Surf Satin
Fine Sinooth quality and excellent. finish——
$4.00 Black Satin Duchess
Rich lustrous appearance and high quality—m
‘ Tomorrow. $2.79 yd.
$4.00 Colored Satin Duchess
Desirable colors, unusually fine quality-—
Tomorrow. $2.49 yd.
$3.00 Georgette Crepes
Handsome designs and richly blended colors——
, Tomorrow. $1.69 yd.
$3.00 Crepe de Chine '
40-Iuchcs wide, in the most fashionable shades,
Tomorrow. $1.69 yd.
$5.00 White Baronet
New novelty weaves“
Tomorrow. $3.49 yd.
$1.00 and $1.25_Silk and Cotton
Economy Silk, in all the popular colors.—
Tomorrow. 79c yd.
98c Cotton Poplin
Shades include all the desirable colors-w
Tomorrow. 65c yd.
. 31-15,.ng mm the amount at a.gfect that there 3 a shortage if wa-f‘l‘i'
, 501 property such as could be so! ter in the big lake behind the Stev-i
past, sincethere lsagen. enson dam and poWer plant, tromw
availing that the real es- which the Danbury and Bethei Gas“?
decline. High and Electric Light company receives
als and labor its supply of electric current. The
he difficulties of story has it that ibecause of this 3.22
shirtage of water the company has; ‘
a1 Reservg Board has no- ‘been taking power from steam plants
e way‘ of a remedy in Waterbury and elsewhere and is
pt to repeat its admonl- preparing to resuime the operatiion of
ublic of "wax-k and gave," its own‘steam plant in this city An}
_ 3 supervision other-story in Circulation is that the .3
in— lighting company, said today that 5
69¢ Cotton Skirtinzs
36—inchos wide, variety of efiectivc colors—-
Tomorrow. 37c Yd.
10.000 Yards 32-Inch Dress Gingham
A rmnarkahle Showing of choicefiesigns and
Our regular 59c quality—-
Tomorrow. 39c yd.
Our regular 79c quality-—
Tomorrow. 550ml.
, 1.000 Yards of Figured Dress Voile:
Attractive patterns
regular 75c quality-«-
color effects. .Our
. Tomorrow. 49c yd.
Our regular $1.00 qualityve 7
Tomorrow. 69c yd.
1.000 Yard of Irish Dimit‘y
We are showing them in checks of all the best
Ideal for summer dresses and blouses, ,
will launder perfectly—-
Tomorrow. 691: yd.
,-
ssso. to $10.
“Wecsn cover ’em in.
A well balanced. stock
chairing all the styles
that to in New York.
Milena. Splits. sennits.
‘ Panamas. Toyos. Prices
Gloves. cones. umbrel-
: ' Tomorro , . $1.00 Vii-I las. - firs???
ROGERS o STEVENS
! f‘ivonwnuc Two Stores. so. NORWALK.
nonunion
no
Women’s Handkérchiefs
Fancy colored ’and plain white
regularisc value-w
Special at 123/:
. Men's Hemsfitched
Regular 19c valuew
Handkerchiefs
Special at 12%.
Women's Silk Gloves ' .
16 button length, Rayner make, ~
double woven finger tips. white and
black. regular $2.98 value—-
Special. $2.19 pair 5‘
100 Boxes of 986‘ Tinted
Most Important Offerings of
Women’s Dresses and Skirts
WOMEN’S SUMMER SKIRTS
plain and fancy white gobardines.
$3.98 “to $6.98
hemeti tched;
New, attractive models in
perfectly tailored-
WASH SKIRTS-
quality gabardine, finished with belt and smart:
.‘Rgular size.
ra - - -
You would pay as much for the material alone.
HITE SATINETTE SKIRTS
Attractive, pleated models, carefully finished-s
Specially priced. $5.50
DRESSES AT $18.98
Regular prices from ”6.00 to $40.00
s are the finest. ever offered at the
figured fnulard. taffeta silk, beaded
any number of styles to select from.
DRESSES AT'314.98
Regular pricesfrom $185010 $22.00
’ . summer dresses are: fashi
lmenc and poplin; a most
Models of fine
pockets—a
48 sheets and 48 envelopes—
Tomorrow, 59c box f‘»
Not orer two boxes to a customer. ‘
Lat Leather 81: 111113 Bags 9
Kguiar 82.00-— 0;!
At Out grins:
Butterfly Taicum Powder, regu‘
lsr 25c value. ,
Cutlc‘ura Soap.
Odor-no, tor perspiration,
........2ic
am. Special,
...2¢c
These dress" price; beautiful
georgetite and poplin, in .....14c
special cake, 23o
Hind’s Honey and Alma
Cream. Special at.
Dr. Lyon‘s Tooth Powder.
Special at. V. .. .....
Crown Castlle Soap, Two cake
_ These loveL (med of organdie, voile,
varied assortment of models.
DRY Goons
English Lang Cloth
, superior quality,
BpehisL39c yd.
Bil-Inch Neinsook _‘
Fine' sheer quality. vain
. 3 ,
..40c
23¢
... ...v,... ...156 ;
regular .690 value. ,
, .....53\c "
Mavis Taicum Powder, regu
price, 24c,
Some-Low Price
Attiuctions -‘
g Cream ' Eleni-n.
...... 17c
36-inches 'wide
. value sac——
. _ Housefurnishings,etc ..
Women’s Georgette Waists "
White and flesh. newest fosh- ’
_ ion ideas, sizes 36 to 44; regular,
, Special, $5.49
Women’s Petticoats
Black's-round with fancy
designs: value $2.50—
8.pr ct, $1.89
White Sstin'otte Petticoats
Scanned, ruflled
Aluminum Percolmrs
Two quart size, value $3.50-
- Special, $235. '
Water Pails
enamel, 124mm size, '
Special, $1.75 l
was. '
. medium.
anln'lh Towels
absorbent quality.
Specish 39cm.
Dress Swiss _‘
lid-inches wide, neat dots, value
_oo—-— . , . : .
Spools), 690 yd:
Bed Spreads .
Heavy quality. large size, value.
00-— * ,_ =
:. 81x90 use Sheets ,
' wearing, durable
swish, $239 (a?
Scam . i. , may:
3’ .y , 1’
Firmly woven, value, 82.25-—
value soc--
W
Galvanized iron
regular price, :1.
White Enamel Flour Canisters
25 pound size, regular $135-
’ ‘ pedal, $1.39
7 7 specs: it. $3.89
Meme Summer Bicycling“
‘ -7 * Special“ , .5? m9
. Milan's iWMh m
I ’ Plaid, stripe ind c
sizes ’6 to 14 yrs—w, 7 7. e .
‘ , ammo-$2.76
,, , :Women’s 7‘”qu
': Bodied tops, 6mm" ' . ér'iwctghtm:
No. 7 Shell 0
‘ "l'es‘erttles _ .
, 91W,Dfl¢§; $1.45?- ’
Kippon Chan? Tea Cup. uni
. ,, (‘throedeoo
111»;ng
$5.
Fullsize, stro
. quality, value .8
. ,, “ammonia .~
use? «page, Ming . .4
. V5196 7.55-—
hbfifiéfi
heck gingham;
. ‘7 Value“ 31.90-4- , -
, _ 051'] 1590‘ a»
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