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An intimation of a proposal to re-
organise the state highway depart-
hent during the session of the Legis-
hture which convenes tomorrow was
.gtven yesterday by Governor-Elect
. Charles A. Templeton in an answer to
an inquiry as to lie-appointment of
Highway Commissioner Charles J.
Bennett. ‘
Ir. nnett can have the position
of highway commissioner if he wants
‘3," mid the governor-elect. “He has
h mind some change which will make
him more secure of his future."
The governor is trying to work out
some plan by which the work of the
state highway department can be
, “tried on still melting use of Mr.
Bennett's experience in the work.
‘ Templeton and Bennett Confer.
Mr. Templeton was in conference
with Commissioner Bennett Saturday
morningst the Capitol. It was his
second appointment with the com-
Mouse since.the election of the
former. and it is understood that the
plan which the governor-elect is
working on is their joint product.
embodying ideas which both have
been studying for some time.
The first intimation which Mr.
Templeton had that Commissioner
Bennett might not be willing to con-
tinue in his present capacity, was
when the commissioner made an ap-
pointment with him ‘1. few days .aftcr
the election. .Hr. Bennett lhen
breached the fact that he had some
misgivings about taking another four-
yOer term. partly because of the size
of the salary and the uncertainty
about the future.
The state highway department has
upended greatly since Commissioner
,Bennett took hold nearly ten years
ago, and it now spends about 88.-
000.000 a year. The necessity of
finding another man for this place
who could judiciously administer a
department handling so much of the
~ state's money was a possibillity that
if the governor-elect had not antici-
’ pated. Moreover, Mr. Bennett has
projected a state highway extension
program which will take years to
‘ * compete. Mr. Tempelton's desire has
been to keep him actively interested
in the department.
More Than One Commissioner.
It is believed that this situation is
what resulted in the plan now under
consideration. Details of the plan
have not been given out. but it is
understood that it is based on a con-
viction that the responsibility for the
expenditure of such large sums of
SECRETARY FALL
TO QUIT MARCH '4
4y Assodated Press.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.—8ecretery
Fall of the Interior department will
hesign his ofiice on March 4. it was an-
nounced today at the White House.
It was said Mr. Fall's rurrement was
due to the pressure of private business
interests. which he felt should be given
I empleton and Bennett
lanning Reorganization
§ of State Highway Dept.
Hay Be More Than One Commissioner in Wider Program
to Accept Outside Offer,
but Governor Desires Him to Retain Interest.
public funds should not be put solely
upon a new ner. but
should be carried by more than one.
including. presumably, Mr. Bennett.
to guide the work.
Commissioner Bennett. when ques-
tioned yesterday about the plan said
that it was understood between him
and the governonelect that any en-
nouncements concerning the matter
should be made by Mr. Templeton.
"We are in complete accord.” he
said, “and I think the plan is a mod
one."
Bennett Hes Ola. .
Commissioner Bennett was asked
whether the governbr-elect's state-
ment that he (Mr. Bennett) “has in
mind some change which will unto
him more secure of his future"
meant that the commissioner was
planning to accept an outside offer.
It was inferred from the commission-
er’s answer that such was the case.-
A by Baldwin.
Commissioner Bennett is a native
of Frome, county of Somerset. Eng-
land. born in 1878. When he was
three years old his father. who was a‘
manufacturer, came to America. and
settled in Amsterdam. N. Y. He was
educated in the public and 'high
studied engineering at Union College,
graduating in 1901. The next you
he went to New York and served on
the engineering stats of the
poiitan Street Railway, the New
Yet-k Central railroad. and the New
York. New Haven 8; Hartford rail-
road. in September. 1909, he be-,
came assitent engineer of the say-
brcok & Lyme bridge commission un-
der 'Edwerd W. Bush. He um'
served Hartford in the capacity of
superintendent of streets. While here
he mapped out the system by which
Hartford collects and disposes of
most of its ashes 'and garbage. air.
Bennett. athough a Republican. was
appointed state highway commission-
er in 1913 by Governor Simeon Bald-
win. a. Democrat, to succeed James
H MacDonald of New Haven. who
is now a state senator. He was re~
appointed by Governor Holcomb in
1915 and 191s. '
Mr. Bennett is a member of the
University Club, the Rotary Club. the
Hartford Business Men's Association.
the Connecticut Society of Civil En-
gineers, of which he was the first see-
retary and the New England Alumni
Association of Union College. He
Was recently elected president of
state highway ofiicials.‘
than has been possible while he has
been a member of the cabinet.
President Harding was said to regret
that Secretary Fall mono it neon-r7
to retire and to have tendered him a
piece on the Supreme Court. He re-
plied thet his decision to leave public
life was unchanseabls. . ‘
Chemists are looking for s. univerb
to find these days than an insolvent;—
e greater degree of personal attention
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schools of that place and afterward ,
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sal solvent. which after all ii harder.
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oious turkey dinner, Monday.
* SOUTH NORWALK mum SENTmEL
commas
mummy
Inmates of the Fair-field, County
Temporary Home for Children enjoy-
ed a belated. but. nevertheless. deli-
at the
home. The dinner was postponed
from Christmas Day because of the
epidemic of measles among the chil-
dren.
With the exception of one or two
of the little lots. the children nth-
ered in the large hall where the din-
ner wan served. The turkey with all
the "flxin's" that go with it. proved
delicious. The County Commissioners.
Henry P. Crawford. M E. Ballard
and Charles H. Hart, together with
Harry Fltsgerald. a prominent Bridge-
port contrsctor. provided ‘“an extra
treat by providing oranges. candy and
ice cream for the dinnef.
PROHIBITION NOT
so GOOD IN~PENN.
ByAssociatedPr-ess.‘
HARRISBURG. Pa.. Jan. 3.—Gov-
ernor Sproui told the members of the
Pennsylvania
Legislature yesterday
' H. Rogers,
the Standard Oil Company.
that "it is a patent fact that the pro-
hibition enforcement laws. federal
and state. were not working well in
Pennsylvania."
The governor who goes out of oiiice
in two weeks. delivered his final mes-
sage to the legislature in person. He
said that some people are inclinedJo
blame this condition upon the state's
own enforcement law, "and yet the
fact remains that in other states.
which have the kind of laws which
these critics demand. the results are
no better."
RIBS. .GIBSON AGAIN WEDS.
PARIS. Jan. 8.—J.l'he Paris Ber-aid
learns that Mrs. Beatrice Benjamin
Gibson, daughter of Willem E. Ben-
jamin. of New York. and Captain
Charles A. Cartwright. of the Royal
Navy. were married here last Betas-4
day.
Mrs. Beatrice Benjamin Gibson.
who‘ was married to Captain Charles
A. Cartwright in Paris last Saturday,
was a granddaughter of the late H.
one of the organisers of
This is
her third marriage.
Her first husband was Alexander D.
B. Pratt, prominent in society at New-
port. R. I. After their divorce. she
became the third' wife of Preston
Gibson. of Greenwich. Conn. This
marriage was opposed by her parents.
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little sticks of usefulness and destructive-
ness—at once the least expenive and most
expensive articles we use. ‘
The careless dropping of flaming or glow-
ing matches in places where combustible
material needs only a spark to start a de-
stroying fire, is responsible for greater loss
of property than any other single cause.
It is hardly necessary to tell a home-own-
erthat it pays to be careful, and that in
spite of every precaution, adequate insur-
ance is the only sure way to safeguard the
investment that a home, its furnishings,
and one’s personal belongings represent!
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Do you know that the minute you leave
your home with baggage of any kind, you
are in constant danger of losing every cent
that it“ represents; that is, if it is not in-
surcd‘!
Baggage insurance will cost you but’v'ery
little. -.
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The Home of Good Clothes
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Sale of
‘ Coats
for Men, Women
and Children '
GUARANTEE TRUNK
AND UMBRELLA co.
Nowlntroducing a full line of'
GENT'S FURNISHINGS
At Most Reasonable Prices.
9 No. Main 81:. So. Norwalk
HOOVER
ELECTRIC V
CLEANER S '
Sold on Easy Terms.
Donnelly’s
18 So. Main Street
Save Money by Wearing
W. L. DOUGLAS
SHOES
Eyery Pair Stamped 'Wiih
Price at Factory.
KEELER’S
SHOE STORE
ROWLAND M. BEACH
Florist
16 trance 8:. Phone 2140
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may Square 11 No. Main St.
2 Stores
Tel. 2978.
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Dine at the Old Stand by
THE OXFORD LUNCH
and RESTAURANT
e shun-l MAIN STREET
sou-m NORWALK. CONN.
Phone 2216
.‘ . - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3,1923.
sunken Love
New
old—$125 and 81.50 quality, now
$1.00 quality, new
UNDERWEAR SPECIALS TO CLOSE OUT.
2-: mm. veers a PANTS—Reg. e139 and $2.00 quality,
.1-2 wooaves'rs a PANTS—Reg. $1.06 and use quality,
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CHILDREN'S FLANNELETTE BLOOMERS, 4 to 12—Reg. 50c quali-
ty, now . ............................
now $1.49
$1.29 and $1.49
New . . . .. .......................................
1-2 WOOL, MEDIUM WEIGHT UNION SUITS-43.00 and $3.29 quality,
.......................................... $2.50 a d .7
HEAVY FLEECED PANTS, size 38 only—#150 quality, now . ‘n . . '32 9
CHILDREN'S FLEECED SLEEPING GARMENTS, 4,
79c
6, 8 and 10 years
' ........................... 98
FLANNELETTE SLEEPING GARMENTS, 4 to 14 years Old—Regula:
79c
................... 35c
women's ALL WOOL nosmav.
TRIPLETOE a CENTEMERI, Grey, Black and Heather Mixtures_
. Regular price $1.95, new .................................. $1.49
, CENTEMERI, Navy, Brown and Camel—Reg. $1.50, new ....... $1.10
88 Washington Street
PBOHPT
DELIVERY
Gehebe’s PM
“It's Here If it's Houseware"
J. I. Mallette
South Norwalk
527 .
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Flexible Flyer, Self-Steering Sleds, Wood and Metal
Snow Shovels, Ice Choppers, Etc.
' AYou won‘t find it? hardship?» deposit $1 or $2
$0. NORWALK
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week and next ngber that $50 or $100 will come in handy.
Won’t it ‘2,
Bring in your first deposit now and join. Do it today.
What the Different Clubs will pay you.
INCREASING CLUBS
IN 50 WEEKS (For Xmas 1923)
EVEN AMOUNT CLUBS
IN 50 WEEKS (For Xmas 1923)
lo Club pays $12.75 25c Club pays $12.50
2c Club pay! $25.50 , 50c Club pays $25.00
SC Club pays $63.75 $1.00 Club pays $50.00
10c Club pays $127.50 $2.00 Club pays $100.00
DECREASING CLUBS stag: °:"b Pays 325“”
You can begin with the largest ' C "b pays 313333.33
deposit and decrease your depo-
sits each wdeln. -
$20.00 Club pays
Come in, get a Pass Book and join the Club today. Bring
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South Norwalk Savings Bank
— FREE DELIVERY —
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MOTOR TRUCKING -—- FURNITURE MOVING
Telephone 141
Westport, Conn.
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depends much on the quality or‘
meats that are served. Poor cm.
may spoil good meats, but goo“. (1,. ~
ing cannot redeem poor meals.
right and give the cook a lair ch“!
--order some of our juicy roasts .
yen Will find them tender and saws.
ing in the extreme.
CHARNOK’S MARKET,
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