“I! “Tankers" Are New Blamed
for Added Weight Taken On
by the Burnett.
Shipping experts continue to argue
resenting the advantages of oil fuel
aver coal. At present.the question
8 occupying the attention of medical
um.
and: surfaces as steel
and other shipping
widely known; ships“ doctors are now
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flCCt’SSOI‘lPS are Il ,
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divided on the question as to whetherl I!
at 1- harmful or beneficial in its elfectl
upon sailors. a writer in London Tit-l
Bits states. 3
Sailors on oil- fed vessels are fatter' H
malted ships. Some naval surgeons
declare that the fattening effect is pro-
duced by the slight fumes exuded by
file dormant oil fuel; others ridicule
fie suggestion. 'and maintain that the.
turner are fat simply because they'
have less work to do.
“mung ship' ls one of the finest
exercises in the uorld for reduiing
mperfluous flesh. it is hard work that
In: to be maintained at high speed all
idly. Ships vie with emh other in get-
ting their (1111i aboard in record time
and even after the operation is finished
the sailors still have a few more
Ounces of uvoirdupois to work off in
cleaning up the mess below (let-ks.
Usually three days are occupied in
donning 11 vessel after a bout of "coal
Ihip.” 0n the other hand oil fuel
Illlps perform the task in about three
hours.
Doctors are asking themselves: "is
,lhe fat 11 healthy fat, or an injurious
parasitic growth?" I! a hammock in
elm-flied with oil fneL all the scrub-
bing and boiling in the world will not
gment a hole from appearing in it;
and if it cuts through double-ply cam;
7113, what will oil fuel accomplish in
the case of human beings?
“Tanker" hands are noticing that
after two or three voyages they begin
to put on flesh.
FAME!) FOR ”8 MARASCHINO
Dalmatian Town of Sebenico Really
Has Little Flight to Other
Claims to Honors.
Schenico vainly boasts of being the
Roman colony Sic-um. whore Clndius
quartered his veterans. and so styles
itneif in public insuriptiona and Latin
documents. But Sicum stood further
south, near Saloon at a spot still
,atunrked by Roman remains.
It is to be feared that Schenico
had a sadly igmble origin. says the
fM-nnchester Guardian. The name is
said to be derived from 11 word that
means lhe fort from whence bumliis
watched the sea for ships which they
attacked and plundered. Th1- litth-
”Dalmulian plrates‘ inlr remained quile
unknown until selected in the curly
Middle ages by ('rontiun kings for their
Invorite residence. Apart from pot
ression of :1 plvturvsmw innll-lm‘kml
harbor. the only 1':lllli‘lli’:\l in the world
l-ullt entirely of stone and metal. und
1119 nnt‘I-Strnl house of tho “mini. S1-~
lvmlco has {PW claims to distinction.
However. by Sonic [li‘llplt‘ Solo-nim-
will always be hold in high honor
‘l'nr being: the plum» where they make
'maraschlno. 1111 insidious liquor dis-
tilled from small him-k ('ln'l'ries.
The Wrong Saint.
Childhood's propensity for getting
names mixed “‘us \Ve-ll illustrated
Sunday morning or two ago when
little Richard, 1111 the way to Sundny
school with his mother and sister.
met another little boy ntilh-tml with
St. Vitus‘ (inure
Richard was deeply impressed my
the incident and asked his mother
what was the mum-r with the little.
boy.
“Poor child." the sym, aihotlc mothv
er replied. “He has St. Vitus's dunno."
Back at home. llivlmrd rushed in to
tell his {other of the incidents of the
"morning and closed with the re-
mark:
“And—and—and We saw a poor 1!:-
tie boy “do. jerked all over. He had
the Bltcomb Riley."
Only Fat Girl; in His Office.
"I have found one employer whose
"bug‘ in hiring folks for his ofl‘ir-e is
worse than thcjdea against bobbed
heads and short ukirts." lamented a
young Woman who was weary
hunting work.
"And what's that?"
“He won‘t hire any one—mule or fe.
mule—unless he has a fat. lmulthy.
well-fed, weil-cured-t‘or look. 1 was
talking to the girl who lets applicants
in to see the boss. She was real sweet
and kind and she told me I might as
well not go in.
«the confided to
pale too delicate looking. This girl
think- it is Just because he is knmv'n
a. an old lightuad and is seiflbl1.:.‘1nd
he doesn‘t want it said of him that
even his oflice people look pinched and
pale and ill-treated.”—New York Sun.
A Day Dream.
“That was :1 smooth stock salesman
’5. here Just now.“ .
“He was. indeed." said Mr. D111»,
finite. “He hadn't been talking five
minutes before-I saw myself stepping
‘Mlkly into 11 hunk to deposit :1 few
“hundred thousand dollars. the: stroll-
lng around lo my milor to order :1 win-
ta' onlfit of :1 dozen suits and milk-
1‘ an engagement with :1 friend of
in: In the motor business to look at
m fall styles in limousines."
“What happened next '3“
‘-“0h. I woke up. glancing hastily
about to see if I was still sitting in
the little old office and wishedfihlm
_ “good morning."’—-Blrmingham Age
The “Mr-iii.” 1. on,
n- euatomer called
an.“ a chunk of wood in my
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Women’s Frocks—.Misses’
these extraordinary ,
valueful sale prices . .
NEW SHOWING OF
Easter Apparel
Silk Frocks, Sale Frocks, All Spring
Frocks, and Smart Frocks
..$9.95 ‘° ' $35
Frocks—all featured at
Wraps and Wrappy Coats
150 of the most beautiful Easter Wraps you ever saw.
Made of the new and fashionable genuine Shaw—
Sheen and Bolivia. Pandora, Normandie and other
high class materially—all fine silk linings in har-
monizing colors. Some are handsomely embroidered——
others are silk tassel trimmed and silk stitched, with
colorful trimmings artistically
$19.75 $45
variety of styles;
unusual values at . .
set 03, in a big
Suits 1... Will bcProud to
Wear Easter Day
One does like to look one ’s best on Easter.
too, easily and inexpensively. Our exquisite Poiret twill,
tricotine, twill, cord and iweeds in fashionable tailleur
modes, chick box models, embroidered and the more
styles—4n either case one
smartncss by exquisite tailoring and new simplicity
conservative
of line and trimming.
Extraordinary values . . .
One can,
is assured
$15 ‘°' $45
Sport
“'1 unlcrfully
I’olos,
111111014315. silk lined.
Ul‘vmls.
desired color and size.
one 1i them-11 \voxidm-fill
value
attractive models for Easter wear.
lierringbones
These beautiful grannents were
made to' sell at much higher prices.
Coats
in
and other wanted
Almost every
Sizes 10 ‘lo 44. Every
$14.75 “’ $25
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stylus and materials lll'fl‘ 10 ~tvl lg .n . M 11 (l e of polos. styles. 111 sinmlm-(l 31 a d 9 0f Treeo.
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txv 1* ed 5 111ixl111e~, unlc range oi colors. volom‘s. including: what you Would .1}:— liriaise and 1 i k e ‘;
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$1.50 to $3.50
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with .
I nSked her why. and '
me that l was too.
the waiter lwith Germany.
BRIDGEPOIH‘. Apiil ll.—St 111110)
H. Bollard of Bridgeport. president of
the Connecticut Chamber of Com-
imexce. e\p11 ssul surprise and disap-
poinlmont todav at the mwspaper re-
ports 110m “ashington that the Sen-
ltite Finance committee has disagreed
[with the House and reported unfavor-
.ahiy on the American valuation feat;
.1111; 111' 111» hour 1,1111. 116511111 the for-
eign valuation plan amounts to prac-
.ticul fru- trade with Germany and
makes her the most favored nation.
_“1 am surprised and disappointed.”
satd he. "I have. not read the bill; but-
I see that it is claimed that the rates
on Connecticut products are equiva-
lvnt to those appearing in the Fordne’
hill. This may be true on the average.
but it is a manifest impossibility as
applied to Germany.‘ ’ which is the
chief competitor of some of our lead-
ing factories. Our chamber has taken
a. referendum of the leaders of Con-
necticnt business. and the result. was
349 in favor of American valuation. on
either the Fordney plan or the Con-
necticut plan. and only fifteen in favor
of retaining. foreign valuation. With
the German mark quoted at three and
5a haifutenths of a cent. any workable
,tariif based upon foreign valuation
:wouid amount to practical free trade
"There may be those who feel that
the war in over and we should not dis-~
. I don't
:1me213 to
THE SHOP OF IN DIVIDUALITY
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making Germany the most favored
nation.
"1 notice that Mr. Fordney says he
will not surrender the principle in—
volvcd. if Congress remains in session
until the snow flies. More power to his
hand!”
BODIES TO BE BROUGIIT ,-
TO AME“ CA
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BRIDGEPORT. April 13.—Attomey
Theodore E. Steiber. administrator of
the estate of Christopher Bruce Yule.
a candy manufacturer of this city.
who was killed. with his wife in 'an
airplane collision near Beauvais.
France. last week, said today that he
had cabiied the American consul at
Paris on Monday to make inquiry. as
to the cost of bringing the bodies of
Yule and his wife back to this coun:
try. He also forwarded the money for
a reply. he said. but failed to receive
any ”ply.
“When I heard nothing from the
consulafr office. I made arrangements
with the American Express company
to bring the bodies back to the states
for burial at Quincy. Mass.." said at-
torney Stelber. “These arrangements
were completed yesterday."
BI'RGLABS LEI"! COATS
IN CEMZEI‘ERY '
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WATERBURY April 13 .—-—Four val- 1
uable coats, stolen by burglars from‘
the home of John F. Griffin 43 East-
wood avenue. were found this morn—
ing hanging on a. tree in Pine Grove
Cemetery. Some person who did not.-
give his name. called up the police '
and told them the coats were there. .
The policemen went. on the cemetegli' 5
rector-enthuse.
new:
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(‘OST OF LIVING LO“’ER
NEW YORK. April l3.—-I‘redic-
tions that the cost of living would
rise again during the winter months
failed to materialize. said a report of
the National Industrial Conference
Board, an employers‘ research bu-
reau. made public today.
The report, based an a nation-wide
investigaiton in nearly all cities of
more than 50.000 population. said
there had been a drop of nine per.
cent. in average living cosst between
March 1. 1921. and March I. 1922.
The decrease for the six weeks
ending March 15 was 1.9 per cent..
said the report, while the decrease
from the peak reached in July. 1920."
was 24.4 per cent. The 'price level
was 5L7 higher than in the pre-warl
month of July, 1914.
Some Pictures. «
Thanks to modern development in
mdemaowteilthehomeliestgm
fin is a: "pretty as a picture” with.
out lying.
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Higheet-Priced Tobacco.
The highest-priced tobacco grown in
the world is produce, in a certain area
near the western coast of Cuba which
is more than twenty-five miles square.
The line aromatic tobacco grown there;
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EYEGLASSES OR HEADACHES l
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THE NEW in FOOTWEAR
mu EASTER
Easter we have selected the nrwcs
your Easter apparel.
informal or for eporl‘.
1
In our oifering for
styles to harmonize with
Whether its for dress—formal or
you'll find it here.
STORE OPEN EASTER SATURDAY EVENING
Milton Elwood
QUALITY FOOTWEAR
122 Washington Street
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South Norwalii
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Aluminum Pudding Pan
For a Limited Time, This Offer Good from.
APRIL 3rd TO APRIL 15th ONLY
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Sale Price 49c
2.“ ~‘ - 7.3.x! .' v.11.
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PALACE THEATRE BUILDING
EASTER FOOTW'EAR
New on Display for Men and Women
Easier is New Shoe Tiine. “‘13 are featuring the very
in footueai modeiateiv priced. _
Pat. Pump Grey Suede Back, Junior Heel .................... $5. 95
Pat Pump Grey Suede Bank, Low Heel ...................... $595
Hosiery—All Cole's
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newest.
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flannels. and at the :ame time moves 0 be one of the mot ornr
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HOPE CHESTS. ATTRACTIVELY COVERED \NlTH MATTING
WE SELL RED STAR VAPOR OIL STOVES
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FUNERAL DIRECTOR!
WALL AND HIGH STREETS
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Those two words hardly describe “Trefousse ~the best
glove for women that skill can make. Only the best parts of
the finest and most carefully selected French kid skins are
used in their manufacture. In our new stock recently re-
ceived, are the smartest, newest styles known to glove maln'lg.
We have a full range of sizes and color-lags, and every pair
is of the same reliable grade. “Trefousse’ gloves lit. to
perfection, and the wearing qualities are unsurpassed.
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Having tried all other remedies
will you continue to suffer throughl
false pride? Eye headaches sap
ones vitality and bring about a gen!
eral nervous breakdown. Let us 19-1
lieve your headaches by removing thei
cause “Save your eyes” and nervous'
energy.
THAMER; inc.
”tweets” _ and Optic“?
flmfic SL.§W
«or
Lilies a trifle more?
Fancy Pansies, large flowers
:1.
>1 house and select your colors.
Flower-e for delivery.
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SAY IT WITH FLOWERS .
Hyacinth, Tulips, Gina-aria, Primroses, Hydmngeas,
flarguerites, Daffodils, Ferns
Why buy poor lilies cheap—«when you can get the finest grown
grown outdoors. Call at. our green
Flower, Grass and Garden Seeds. Orders Taken fer Fresh Cut
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