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‘ ahead of criminal devices.
. most 100-Wr-cent-burglar-proof con-
V ' filament.
5 _ things as needles buried
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EVENING SENTINEL,
South Norwalk, Conn.
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building. 97 Washington street.
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not otherwise in this newspaper and
also any local news published herein.
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A Thought for Today
The hoary head is a crown of
glory, if it be found in the way of
righteousness—Prov. » 16 :31.
I think that to have known one
good old man—one man. who.
through the chances and
chances of a long life, has carried his
heart in his hand. like a. palm
brunch. waving all. discords into
peace—helps our faith in God. in our-
selves. and in each other. more than
many scrmons.———G. \V. Curtis.
Taxi Fares
Norwalk sadly nccds re ulatiou of
taxi-fare rates within its ci y leits. A
sad state of affairs exist when the taxi .
“pirate" can charge any amount he
desires for the services of his auto-5
mobile. no matter how long the ride
or how much time is consumed in
reaching the passenger's destination.
In inclement weather. particularly
during the night season, certain taxi-
drivers have a habit of charging out-
rageous prices. Cases have been
known where a single passenger has
llecn chul'gcd more than one dollar for
a. ride of not more than three blocks.
When this state of affairs exist. it is
time for city ofiicials to stop in and]
regulate fares. A schedule of rates
within city limits should be adopted:
by the Common Council with a penalty
for overcharging. The o'dinance
should provide that complaints of
over-charging should be made to the
police for investigation and prosecu-
tion. Every lzll'gr‘r city in Connecticut
has such an ordinance. why not hor-
walk?
Trapping Crooks
In the dead of night. thieves several
tlmvs broke ill and rifle the cash
register of J. 14:. Griflin. photographer
in Monroe, Lu. So Griflin set a trap.
rigged up an affair that exploded a
flashlight and snapped a camera shut-
ter when the cash register drawer was
opened. It worked. lie got a good
picture of the thicf.
Sllrewd business men will see in_this
a. suggestion for the office or factory
with in safe tempting to burglars. The
cost of installation would be small.
and the cnlnora could be hidden so the
burglars couldn't find it and destroy
the film.
In most casrs the flashlight alone,
would do the work—scare away the
intruder. llndcr the bclicf that abbr-
giar alarm had been set off.
Banks and business firms might
use it similar device eliminating the
flashlight. for daylight hold-ups. The
camera. could be worked by the cash-
ier prcssing a button. bulb or lever
with his foot.
It wouldn‘t stop a hold-up. but it
would provide the police with ample
identification of the crook. The
frightened victim rarely is able to le-
mcmller a good description of the
thief. Lack of such description is gen-
erally the worst handicap the police
have.
If you are ever held up, the mcst
important thing is to study the ban-
dit's build, walk and physical peculiar-
ities that will help identify him. lie—
member that.
One of the foxiest traps ever set for
criminals was rigged up by a banker
in a. small western town. lie fixed a.
trapdoor in front of the paying tcli-
cr's window. \Vllcn a hold-up stuck
a. gun through the wicket and de-
manded the money, the teller merely
touched a lever \vlth his foot, the
trapdoor opened and Mr. Bandit drop—
ped like a shot into a nice cage down
cellar. Sounds like Charlie Chaplin. ‘
Anothcr unique trap that we recall,
consisted of hooking one wire of a
powerful electric circuit to the safe
and the other wire to a. copper plate
imbedded in the floor in front of the
safe. The safcblowcr made the cir-
cuit when he knelt down to twirl the
dial. lie had a weak heart. so the
current electrocutod him. .
A great deal of inventive ingenuity
is employed by criminals. Arrayed
against this is other inventiveness to
checkmate the crooks. On the law
of averages, the protection keeps well
This has been illustrated in the per~
(ection of safes and alarms to an al-
dition. Safe blowing. for this reason
is becoming a lost art. That’s why we
have so many daylight hold-ups. The
yoggmen have turned to the pistol
finding their diamond drills, "screws':
and ‘soap" ineffective.
X-Ray
1 ‘ In Germany.
the funeral or
scientists turn out to
disc Prof. William Conrad
, overer of the nice.”
raisin popularly knovm as the Jain-:3:
, axon know all about the X-ray
it does, how it make the no.1;
I t
nlIS- I
.illat a few years ago when our mili-
would make a. 50—50
would have confined. , in a lunatic
asylum. any man who: claimed he
had an apparatus for seeing through
the human body. We've progressed.
The Xoray is nearest to the super-
natural. of anyt ng ever discovered
by man. But it s only an inkling of
greater uncanny inventions that lie
ahead. Scientists are our real lead-
cm. A few hundred of them. living
and dead. regulate most ot- our ac-
tions. .
9
Danger
If some one handed you a stick of
' , SOUTH ,NOBWABK‘BVENINGSENTINEL ~
7 “The Boy, Grew. Older?
ACRlME‘DOESNT PAY!
er
dynamite and asked you to carry it
home for him. what would you do?.
Start running? '
A company that makes high ex-
plosives checks up and finds that 280
million pounds ofldynamltc and other
blow-up materlais‘wele made in 1920,
isold and shipped all over the country
-—-wlthout any property losses or per-
sonal accidents. And only one accl- '
dent in 1921.
Explosives haven't been made fool-
proof. But the people who handle
them exercise great caution. Nothing
is really dangerous when we are caro- -
ful. All accidents are due to some
one‘s carelessness.
Knew ABOUT
O O
Enterprlsmg
l
' Tokyo. Japan. will have its first
’subways. reflecting the Swiftly chang-
‘ing orient. And the “tubes" will he
lconstructed by an American company.
lIt‘s a 15-lnillion-doilar deal.
The fact that Americans are. called
on. to handle the job, should be a
tonic to any of the rest of us who are
discouraged about our national im-
portnnce. “'e are a “crude" people—
untll seine one wants a big job done.
Some European countries realized
tnry machine came to their rescue.
Now they seem to have forgotten.
Engineers
. MY om Terence
LIFE?
’/
B—
Raiiroad engineers. builders of vast
industrial empires. announce that the
railroad line which eventually will
enable people to go by train from
New York to Bueuos Aires is 65 per
cent. completed. That's a trip of 10.-
116 miles. and you can take a train
over76,500 miles of it now.
Before this road is completed. the
world may be selling its railroads to
the junkman and handling its pas-
sengers. express and freight by air-
ship. That’s all ultimate certainty. It
can't come overnight.
Facts About
In computng net income a taxpay-
er may deduct from gross income
losses incurred in his trade or bus-
incss, or "in any transaction entered
into for profit." or it from fires.
storms. shipwreck or other casualty.
or from theft. Deductions for losses
are permitted only to the extent they
are not compensated for by insurance
or otherwise.
A manufacturer may be compelled
to scrap machinercy because it has
gradually become obsolete. He may
_deduct the loss sustained it
sold or otehrwise abandoned the old
machinery. Usually to be deductible
as a loss. the assets upon which the
loss has been . sutained must have
completely disnpepared new. resource
to the taxpayer.
If a. taxpayer deinolishes a. building
used in his trade or business and re-
places it. he may deduct the loss sus-
tained. including a reasonable allow-
ance for depreciation and salvage. it
any. But if he acquires as the site
Sexes
Many more highbrows among our
women than our men. says Dr. Ales
l-Irdiicka. anthropologist of Smith-
sonian Institution, after liberal use or
o. yardstick.
\Vhat he has in mind is the tall
forehead. not intelligence. The theory
that the two necessarily go together.
probably started when people noticed
that Daniel “lobster and a few others
had huge skulls. It may be true. on
the average. but we know'a lot of
exceptions.
An impartial observer from Mars
report on our
too
THE SPIRIT
men and women. with :1 none
flattering grade for either.
Skulls
taste.
Into our footwear construe
he has‘
ipayer can not be deducted.
lurksin the lines and designs of our new feminine foot wear,
Its distinction is unique, but confined to the simplicity of good
Income Tax
of a new building land occupied by
is not considered a
Expenditure in such conneo.
capital.
an old building
loss.
tion is an investment of
therefore. not deductible.
Losses connected with transactions
"entered into for profit." not connect-
ed with the taxpayer's ”made or bus-
closely to the
wording of the statute to be allowed.
iness. must conform
For example. a lawyer may purchase two years.
a warehouse with the object of de~ CONSULT US,
rivtng an income from the rental. A
physician buys shares of stock on Eyes Examined
which he hopes to make a profit. ‘ '
,Both sustain losses upon a subee- -- and —
:quent sale. which are deductible. But _
.if either should sell his residence Glasses Fitted
' 'hch at the time
bought without intention of re-sale,
the loss. it any. would not be deduct-
ible. because it was not a transaction
"entered into to!- profit."
Similarly. a loss connected with’the
sale of an automobile bought for the
pieasure'or convenience of the Flax-
OF SPRING
tion goes that extra measure of
or purchase was
WELCOME HOME
“X
, BY BERTON BRALEY
} _‘ When you drop in at my 1101110 (0..
You'll find the maples Groom?w .j',
Above the drowsy streets; on! 2.; ,U
A place that's as it used to hi: I I
A quiet spot. far from the twin
And roar of avenue and slum
With peace upon it like a crown
When you drop in at my home 10...
Z‘.
'~\ ii
A half a. dozen cars or more
May group without the general «0..
About the stove inside you'll findw A ~
The owners leisurely inclined
'l‘o sit and spit and try to fix
The rights and wrongs of politi--=
And matters multifarious
Which it may please them to dis-1;»..-
The churches and the village sciao
The village green. the swimming
You'll find them quite unalterednll'
They haven't changed and never on?
so. having sensed the village \t‘ms ”
And lingered for some quiet days, ‘
ou’il see why I do not go down
To visit at my own home town.
(Copyright, 1923. NBA Sonic.)
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DELIVERY
won
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Gehebe’s
“It‘s Here If It's Houscuarc"
Reliable housewares at considerably
prices. All thrifty housekeepers
of these Special prices.
less than their ..
should take advantgg
' Us
And
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Better”
A person should have their
eyes examined at least once in
W. A. McClelland
— Incorporated —
OPTOMETRISTS -— OPTIOIANS
' 226 Atlantic Street,
STAMFORD. CONN.
Next to Woolworth's. Tel. 1891
Special Issue
VICTOR RECORD
HITS
' splendid opportunity to secure cakes
rent and shows bones and ,
Hrdlicka. scientist. says the average
skull of today is comparable to that
of the later cave men of 15.000 years
ago.
Then how can we account for the
great advance in average intelligence.
if the scientists are right about the
shape of the skull reflecting the own:
er's intelligence??
quality which can no more be purchased for‘less than it can
be imitated.
CONNEALL Y o BRACKEN
South Norwslk. Conn. — Store Open Saturday Evenings.
Are On side's:
-A.J.COllins Co.
Has average intelligence really in-
creased. or is the mob merely hitched
to greater leaders than in the past.
like trains to locomotives? A safe
thing to discuss anywhere. No one
admits he belongs to the average.
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Note and Comment
Iowa legislator wants to stop crooks
from smoking when stopping them
from burning would be better.
‘ O O I
I-Iarry Thaw is asking to leave the
asylum for his health. Harry claims
he doesn't get out enough.
‘ O D
An American bandit was caught in’
Mexico. showing it is safer to stay in
your own country.
‘ O O ‘
Pennsylvania wrestling team met
the University of Virginia team in
Philadelphia and came. out on top.
0 C 0
They have dug up a king.3400 years
old in Egypt so some day they may
get around to the soldier bonus.
I O O
Cotton dresses are coming back.
People living in cotton dresses should
keep away from boll weevils.
O O O
Rumanian has found a new star.
Seems to us we have enough without
it.
!' 0
Buildings cast longer shadows in
London than in America. but then
they have had buildings there longer.
0 0 0
Supreme Court of Maine has made
jay-walking legal. but no court can
make jay-Walking safe.
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TRINITY CHURCH NOTES.
There was an enthusiastic meeting :
of the Trinity‘ Branch of the Girls’
Friendly Society held last evening. at
which time final plans were made for
the cake sale to be held in lithium:-
., m ,wnsamorous'ri‘
LION BRAND YARNS
SILVER-SHEEN YARN—A new novelty yarn,
sweaters. In the favorite new shades—Osmond Gran~grecn Burnt-
Orange, Fire-“bed, Crushed-berry, Pckin and , '. ’
Silk-\Vool Knitting. Silk~Wool Floss. Pansy Germantown
Worsted in Standard and New Shades.
Tease! Brush “'ool, Suitable rol- Caps, Collars, ours and mining.
Pompadour \Vool in White, Pink and Blue.
Knitting and Crochet Books.
Combs for Brush Wool. ‘ '
‘ . J. I. Mallette '
88 Washington Street south. Nerwa‘lk
ideal for summer
and Knittlnx
Book All Around Y...,~ . .
Does ,;Winter Show Signs of Going ?
What better time thangnow to tuck away your ankles-into
_ shoes high enougbfo;protection,gand of avhigh‘ quality“
’ ‘ that argues well foi- satiSfaction. '
~ $5.00 , to. , $11.09.
Milton-~-
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-¢' ‘. 2 e
xso
leod
Powell's drug store. next Wednesday
from 2 to 5. Being the day before.
Washington’s Birthday this will be a
gar tile goliday. The girls feel that
ay y ay in eve way cakes a
getting better. i re
Next Thursday evening, there will
fifimd maflgg‘fitozfim , slalom tn-
. n pain .tllustra ‘
custodians-er " g ' 1* Few“
Shaviregmsa- . ram
mm!!! s ‘ BLOOR—INDHNO—m
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30-72 North Main St.
Pastuerized Milk and .
Cream '
Sweet Creamery Butter
Fresthative Eggs
’ 55o Dozen
’ THENORWALK DAIRY
COMPANY
33 Center Ave. . Norwalk
- . . 3.1.1664
Sachs? Dilicious
ngEWENGLAND
«r BREAD '
Fresh Rolls and‘Sread Twice Daily
TRY lT ONCE AND YOU
WILL wAN-r ‘l'r ALwA’Ys
New England Bread R'ye Bread
.. " 7 Vienna Bread ‘ "
ASK‘YOUR 020033 ‘POR 11‘-
250——Standard Ther— 59c—Large size gray , «
mometers, imported, enameled colandcrs.
At .' ............ 19c At ............. 39c
10c — Fine quality 81.69—5 gal. gain a}!
Toilet Paper, cans. pith (faucrl.
3 rolls for ...... 190 At ........... $1.39
_fl_ .. _
$1.49 — Galvanized 49¢ — Galv. garbagc ,
Toilet Pail, with pails.
loose rim. At .\ ........... 39c
At....... ..... $1.19
7»~.____- $3.15—5 ft. step lad— .
$2.98 —- Universal ders, made of hurli-
bread maker. Hands wood. well hraCcd.
do not touch dough. with pail rest,
Makes 8 loaves bread. At ........... ' 82.69 '
At ........... $2.49 .
$1.98-12 qt. “'hilv"
81.10—\Villow clothes enameled pails. best
baskets, oval shape, grade.
At ............. 890 At ........... $1.19
89c —- Self wringing 81.19—100 ft. cloth-=3
mops. line or sash cord, '
At 830 At ............. 98c..
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Have You 'h'ied Our
FRENCH AND DANISH PASTRY
Fresh Daily
We Have Just Opened This Department Under the Gated
, Experienced Chet and Solioit Your Patronage.
Thomas’ Chocolate ohl,
24 South m Street South Nomi
* Galvanized Ware
All Sizes Ash Cans, Garbage Cans, Coal Bods, Wash Tilt '
< ROSENFIELD BROS.
125 ‘Washington St. Phone 340
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Advance 8110 '
Sand 0012:?
Therm Crepe
01" New Sprmg' Sport Oxfords. in Grey .
With New Duplex Rubber Sole .,
Rubber Sole nah. Sport Oxford ~‘
The only difference you all
you “‘79 $2.50 by buying the Crepe Rm
The same as the Rajah Sole.
tool; is that
Sole.
um:- conoas m HOSIERY.
LOVERS
of good living find here
they seek. They find the f:
PBHCCNY cooked, quick'y "
served amid congenial S"
and perfect appointments
that while to time or Suil , .
height of table enjoyment l”
extravagance. They find.
charges are very moderate '
“the service rendered.
SAVOIA BESTAI l, ‘
54 South Main 3:!"
South Norwlll‘
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Spectacles
Eye GlaSS ‘5‘
» - CLEANING co. ‘ ‘
"5“:“ my .,..~ “mm“- W,
Goods . emu-AW
. 5’95 Gm'fléd'by a compotent o tometrist-over 20 ”a" x
fl‘enoew Plunger; in Norwflk—pe' flee: fitting guaranteed-We
itch; cc and J t ‘ - b st 9055'
and E839? , H ewe I'y repairing in the e
A complete ate: and ”WM
ways on hand. '
{of Diamonds, Watches, Clocks
WALL 5?; j- " ”I 3% i; optometrist
genera-l Watches.
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