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Decorators
126 Washington St.
Telephone «2.
Buy a Set of Norwalk
Tires Befor‘e Leav-
ing on That
Vacation
Norwalk Cords give you
that same mileage from
every Norwallt you buy.
Quality commands
applause
Uniformity respect.
'Aibert D. Morgan
~84 Washington Street
South lorwalh
ngl
OLD WELL CIGAR
COMPANY
CIGAR “01101303338
83 Washington Street
South Norwalk
Albert E. Winchester was the
chief speaker at the Kiwanis lunch
eon yesterday at the Country club.
Councilman Robbins also spoke on
the widening of Washington otreei
when called upon by Chairman
Swnrts of the \l’ashington street
committee.
Mr. Robbins said:
"I can not make any promises on
the widening of “‘ashington street
as to when the wort: will be started.
This is one of several attempts that
have been made to widen the street.
Nearly all of the street widening is
done at banquets or some other
place. and when they get down to
the actual work at a Council meet-
ing the only ones that show up are
the ones who want to offer an ob~
Jection. »
“The spirit of the property owners
on this matter has been line. I have
never seen its equal on any other
like matter. Improvements that are
not done right away are no good to-
Morrow. \Vuahlngton strcet must be
done right. \Ve must look out for
the future. Again I will say that I
con not promise when the writ will
be started. but there may be :1 meet-
ing of the Council next work at
which time the city engineer will be
given 'authority to go ahead and
draw up specifications and one side
finished before cold weather sets in."
Mr. \Vinchestcr spoke in part as
follows:
"I have been asked to talk about
”The Fuel Situation.‘ and as tlils
subject was selected in an unholy
moment for me by our resourceful
and genial vice-president. Brother
Raymond & Pollard
Real Estate and Insurance
LiST roan PROPERTY IN
ANTlClPATlON or SPRING
TRADE
22 Wall Street Norwallt
Telephone 772.
The Norwalk Agency,
Samuel J. Keeler
Real Estate and Insur-
61 Wall St.
Telephone 186
BUICK
MOTOR CARS
Sixes and Fours .
14 Models
J. H. WEHRLE
Sales and Service Station,
West and Connecticut Aves.
NORWA?
mum wimmsm nan-.5
nuns- DINERS ABOUT con.
Moran. who knows all about
sources and grades of coal and. es-
pecially. how to buy and sell them
better than any of us. therefore, I
dare not take that side of the tub
Ject. So I will have to speak as an
ordinary user of coal and. also. of
mineral oil as commercial and in-
dustrial fuels.
"All know that the coal with
which we are so familiar was pro-
duced by slow transformation from
vegetation to a form of mineral mil-
llons of ycars ago. And then the
preccss ended. None has been form-
ed since. as the climatic and forms-
tive conditions favorable to the pro-
duction of coal have long ceased and
are not likely to return.
Coal at $4.50.
"liver sinCe the dawn of recorded
history. coal has lmtn known and
used by man in seine way or :moth-
at. but it has only born within the
last two hundrcd ycars that its use
commercially and industrially has
grown so that it is now classed as
one of life's El‘f‘illi‘ft nccosrilics.
During the past half century the de-
mand for it has hrcomc sucli’ that
figures of comparison can only fee-
bly describe it. Its ruic has doubled
in t it years. l.c:;s than forty years
ago the retail price in this vicinity
coal) was
for anthracite (hard
84.50 prr ton. Bituminous (soft
coal) sold at from 82 to $2 5”. In
the iiicantlziic thcsc priccs have
doubled and tiOUilll‘ll again and there
has been serious scru'city—cspcclally
\Vorid war
during and since the
times.
"Mineral oil (pctrolcum) was a
VICTROLAS
and
Musical Instruments
Sold on
Easy Terms
0—— at ————o
DONNE Y’S
16-18 South Street
SOUTH
N ORVVALK
SAVINGS
BANK
Savings Deposits
Christmas Clubs
Safe Deposit Boxes
th.
I co-product of-the world's laboratory
in the formation of coal. but as as
important iuel. the beginning of its
great usefulness dates back less than
one hundred years. Yet withlntwen-
ty years its use has reached such
diversity and demand that it is now
neck and neck with coal as the
world's most practicable and univer-
sally adaptable medium of power
and generator of heat. And now it
seems about to take the lead. if it
has not already done so.
Kerosene at 8 Cents.
"Many can remember kerosene at
8 cents a gallon and gasoline at 0
cents at a. scant demand. fie-called
fuel oil was then a waste distillate
in the production of kerosene and.
though of considerable volume. there
was so little use for it that much
was thrown away and it was hard to
find a. market for it at 1 cent a gal-
lon. Since then we have seen kero-
sene pass beyond 20 cents, gasoline
above 30 cents and gun on reach 1!
cents.
"Why? Because the rapidly ex-
panding demands of progressive eiv.
ilizalion have become so extensive
that thcy are already straining our
best means for reaching. handling
and delivering these fuels. ~eemingly
to the limits of our available facil-
ities. A comparatively few years ago
the chief use of petroleum—in the
form of kerosene-was for general
lighting. In the home. coal had
found its place in cooking and
healing: and industrially for steam
power. heating and gas making. To-
day there is hardly a. commercial
activity. or other human need of im-
portance in which the use of coal. or
petroleum. or both. do not play a
\ltally direct or indirect part.
”Chemically speaking. coal
mineral oil cpntain elements that
make them worth their weight In
gold: becuusc. aside from turning
vastly more wheels of human prog-
ress than ever before were turned:
of lighting our dark hours and van-
ishing shadons with a brightness
akin to sunlight and giving us sum.
mer heat in the midst of winter's
chill. either one or the other has also
through the great discoveries in
chemistry become a chief essential
in the creation of the useful things
of life and progress.
"l-‘rorrt them come our best color
tints and dyes: paints and pigments:
preset-\atlonl against decay; mol-c
than that. thcse minerals that. we
call fuels. gho us our most neces-
sary and successful medicines for the
relief of pain. the prevention and
cure of disease. and. I under~tand
that their cstrncts licip to makc
modern contraband rotgut and
snake-bite taste so much like thv-
old-tlme stuff that those. who fool
themselves with it. do not know the
difference before they go blind or
pass out. For the poisons yielded by
coal and petroleum can out-kick the
us and out-sting the wasp.
(‘onl Commands l‘s.
"Now what does all this lcad up
to? it just loads up to the fact that
the whole fuel situation that now
Sf‘eml' to rest on coal has become
one of the world‘s greatest problems.
Mineral oil has become so necessary
to our convenience. progress and
prosperity. and has been so com-
mon that. we have failed to rcailae
its limitations or the need of its con-
servation. As a result. coal holas
command over us and can dtrnand
and get ever-increasing prices, so
long as We feel that we cannot do
without lt—or useless. until some-
thing else can take its place.
"As usual there is always some-
thing else to take the place of some-
thing that is lacking and. when prod-
(led by necessity. we find it. As a
substitute for. and something better
than coal. fuel oil 'has been tom-m
to fill the bill. And at the present
and
I and isolated. For a ti a high prices
of both will raise t such other
until we reach a mutt. an... nieces“
any and common sense bring-home
to us the winning truth that ‘wheh
we have got into-the habit of“ feel.
ing an irresistible need for some-
thing. that we think we cannot let
along without, then is the time to do
without it: and wemay depend upon
it that something better. will be
Ifound close at hand. , _ I
5 “At best. the available supply of
'cosl and p'lroleum is limited, and
the time when both will be exhaust.-
ed is variousl predicted. Neitherccsn
reproduce it if. The-Good Book
tells us that unle- we plant we can-
not rca . If‘we,keep'uthering in
the eat. and do not put anything
recu ntive into the soil. the tine
will come when there will be no har-
vest. ' ‘_
“In the case of coal and.petro-
lcum. as with other minerals. we
constantly take. but-put nothing
back. More than that. we waste
more than we use. In the may we
the conduct of many industries.
steam railroads and otherwise. the
loss reaches an excess of 90 per cent.
in unconsumed gases. imperfect
combustion of the solids. in lost heat
by wasteful radiation and in various
other ways.
Sees Saving. .
“But if the same coal was turned
into energy in our most modern
large electric power plants. the-gen-
eral loss could be reduced to about
1'6 per cent. at most. Thus there is
open to us an ainllable gain of 15
per cent. on such loss. or a total of
150 per ccnt. in favor of the big
plant as against the present uses and
abuses of coal.
“When fuel oil can be used to bet-
ter advantage in big power plants.
the comparatative gain over the 90
per cent. loss in coal should be at
least :0 per ccnt.. or 200 per cent.
better returns in useful energy than
now rcccived from coal. This is be-
cause fuel oil has a much higher
heat value and less unavoidable
waste per pound than coal. Behind
all this we see that the time is com-
ing when neither coal nor fuel oil
will be on sale in lots of a. few tens
or a small number of gallons. as the
case. may be; because. ft‘om econom-
ic necessity and scarcity of supply.
the coal mines and oil wells are des-
tined to be either owned or control-
led by the big plants. so that they
will take the whole outpubof both.
with the exception of such part as
may still be necessary for marine
transportation and other special re-
quirements. 1
Regulation. .
“This process is already well start- -
rd and there is nothing to fear from
it under just regulation. as in ‘the
process of development. the home
heating and cooking will be done
better and more economically. than
ever beforelby transmitted energy
from these great power plants. in
the form of electricity. And all oth-
er power and heating requirements
will he supplies at less cost and more
justly. than is possible with the
great waste of fuel that is now going
on in home and factory. Aside from
this. vast stores of coal and petro-
leum will be liberated for far bet-
ter uses to mankind. than for the
production alone of heat and power.
This will come from the chemical
uses of thea- mineral fuels ln x way
whereby they will yield upwards of
90 per cent. of the’useful‘ product.
instead of the ruinous loss of 90 per
cciit.. and the little better ratio of
2'5 per cent. and 70 per cent. under
combustion methods as we now
know them.
it Big Plants.
"But this is not the ultimate re-
sult. for unreproductlve fuels must
be replaced by something better and
perpetual. “'e see the approach of
it coming hand in hand with the big
rate of the increasing demand for it.
Kiwanis Notes
btili Resting
President Arthur
still on that vacation of his.
C. \Vhoeler
Reservation Asked
Vice President Moran asked
who were going to the Lyon con.
vention to send in their hotel reser-
Priw “inner
Irtlng Bylngton
Won the attendance prize this week.
I 9
Steve Attends
City Clerk Stephen
was recently elected a member
the club attended his first meeting
The Glee Club
The Glee Club was
again and rendered
. than which were well received 'by
«that. present.
\
on the Job
seyersl selec-
number of the local Klwanians
to go to the Lynn convention.
here who attended the State
~ ey had a fine time and that
g -was a complete success.
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the members are
4 their vscatious..slthough
‘ e presentlyeeterday who
missed at the last couple
l ROWAXTON I
Mr. and Mrs. \V. F. Ambler have
returned to their home in ltoway-
ton avenue. after a two weeks' visit
with relath es in Lee. Mass.
0 O 0
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Nor-on have re-
turned to their home in Iiowayton
avenue. after a. week's motor tzip to
Boston and other points in that \i-
einlty.
O O 0
Miss Norma Hall of Rowaytox:
avenue is enjoying a vacation from
her duties in the R. & G. Corset fac-
tory. South Norwailz.
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There will be a rehearsal of the
Ever Ready chorus at the home of
Mrs. \V. l". Ambler. this evening. All
members are urged to be present as
the chorus will sing two selections at
the Union Musical service. hich will
be held at the Baptist church on
Sunday evening.
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Plans are under way for increas-
ing the water supply at Token-kc. as
the increase in the number of con-
sumers in the past few years. with
the dry period which has continued
for many weeks, has caused a scar-
city ln the water supply. The To-
kenehe corporation is having anoth-
er well drilled. It will be located
back of the office building. and will
berthirnv feee’ wide-nil forty feet
deep. the same as the other two
welt now in use. The work is in
chef" of Within L. Searles.
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Dr. R. A. Cook. the New York
physician. Whorsome time hgo pur-
chased lgra R. A. Nichoins' property
at Tokenelre. recently underbent an
mien in a New York .hosptul.
an reported today as ’ felting
comfortably.
property hero. and finds much pleas-
ure in modeling the images.
STA.“ FORD .\ IG HT AT CARS [VAL
Tonight is Stamford night at the
any competition will be short-lived
Eagle's carnival which is being held
at the Mott street home lhis Week.
Considering the cool weather .there
was a. good turnout at the carnhai
last night and th ebooths were well
patronized.
e
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Morning
Bolero
—_—‘
Mandates come from Paris like the
words of the prophets. It has been
spoken that morning {rocky-which
means either frocks or suits for morn-
ing, shall be rather shorter as so
skirt and made on straight lines.
and evening.
Each frock has its small pe or a
bolero to match. e rials in
_ Tlie Prophets Decree the
\t - ‘5.
S“ "\:\v
t, 1t e
So. “'ilton last week attended the
funeral of a. relative. the late Hiram
Gay of New Canaan. ‘
he has now returned home. consid-
erably improved in health.
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the library this Friday evening. but
a concert will be given thatvevenlng
tubso. and Mr. John Erskine will
accompany her on the piano. '
. - e e e ‘
fuel~burning power plants. It is lit
tran'
stoma-s. ”9W_ rails eggs:
teriimd‘eieetriosi em. , hm .
many 027th'eie} fitter-driven .pi‘uns.
. ‘93'2'317
still has an rabiipdanpef rot , .
yielding .water. “more. than . t
roi- all otjitmneees‘ it‘- way our nofs'r
are... new in Outfit)on
be realised. ‘ The Sh‘lisftenco‘flvegq
in. Jensen minions. » or horsepower
waiting. for the, harness- as; new
that ‘sheista'nde- readya to- do—
ushti‘ns..u-un > fine ‘tsetorles. - max!" *
everyone comfortably warm. nook (191‘
all slid ti .Monda :s’ washing, ma-
chin'e for ore the". one thoumnd
cities the size ”of Norwnlh. All .with-
out need of another :50qu of coal
or s. gallon 0! fuel oil. Niagara also
stands ready tovcoulrlbute still more
hundreds or thousanda'of lorsepow-,
er than she know doing before she
will lose the beauty ,‘of. her water)!
veil. ' " - '
"So it is.,that hens and
have this perpetual power of water
already well: developed. .but rar- more
is still untouched and suiting. The
power ofthese weter‘faiis',will be
linked together and. by the means of
consume coal in our homes and in ‘methodl now almost Pmuc‘blfi
will be sent to Wherever there is a
demand in this (counts—y“ And the
same thing is equally true,.o'_t'e.ll (oth-
er countries. Therefore. so far as the
future is concerned. there; need be
no anxiety. about the fuel -sttuatiou.
Common-sense minds_already have
it well in hand. But for the near
future. however. my advice ll. if you
have uot,already filled your bin and
do not steal. to worry about keeping
warm next winter. get In‘your coal
without delay. And. until electricity
is ready to take the place of coal
and petroleum. buy your fuel-early.
Remember that the carthatlbrings
your coal. or the‘ tank that brings
rounded oti. must return cmptylto
the source at supply perhaps hun-
dreds of miles away.
“The cost of hauling empty cars
has to‘ be paid for. lust the same as
for the full ones. by‘ the ultimate
consumer: and empty ’cars also con-
gest traffic conditions .mon s’erlouu
ly when transportation is heaflest
and troublesome. and costly delnrs
follow. This is aligwrong and the d~
lently transmitted electric"!
water falls. without returncosts and
other. familhr troubles. holds out to
us the“ remedy for all time." - '
OOI'I‘ON MILLS FACE ; ‘
- ' ' HARD mas.
OLDmM.'I.anoashire.-'-Thu Belt-
ish cotton "admln‘dullelnd-t share.»
holders,“ Lancashiro spinning- mills
arehafingharddays. -; ‘
Time was when these fortunate
holders received. dividends of trout
:0 to so per cent. with reasonable
regularity. but ‘ t y s. list of"?!
mills shows these concerns faring
losseagon'eapltal and profit and It!)
acocunte, of 860,000,000. ‘ .
To offset thb situation an effort is
being, ma'deftofievelop cotton grow“-
ing within‘the erupire. ' ‘~ f '
NORWALK
1 SAVINGS SOCIETY ‘
'“WalJStfeet
rostrum. 00ml.
the form of great hydro-electric
Wilton
Members of the Gay family from
‘ .
Mr. Y. F. Gilbert has. been visiting
his daughter Mrs. Timothy Merwin;
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There will be no free concert in
for the benefit of the institution.
Miss Roemaett Rosanoff of N. it.
will play the violin ceilo‘as a. vir-
. ‘ .
Mr. and Mrs. Lanson have hada
new garage built on their place. f;'
‘ - e e - a.
Hilda and' Edith ‘ Bernstaln‘ who
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x. Y.
in \l’llton. '
newness-f{feloniusmidtiy'f \_ j' .; 7 . '
misgilmé ‘
spasms
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OFFICERS
Henry S. Lockwoce
Frederick H. Rowan, V2 -'
C. O. Fitch
y
have returned. to. their home
sin. emits of‘ sgogtn wui‘on has
not spent thisVsui-nmer in Wilton. .
having rented her‘gummer' home .to Thursday andfrbturned
Rev. Mr. Taylor-Rot:
preached-v in. St, Matthew's
last Sunday morning.
- "e e e
_ church
arr. Melluiah and
‘ .. . ~.
\
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i ‘ « "v! x.“ e .‘ ‘u'.
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of friends motored to
N. Y. ‘why I G‘s"?
77 a'va‘l‘ ‘-= :i-iz ,<'; T ‘.
“ear
7
have been spending two weeks in- mutton, Helluish have returned'nnother busfiy ._—,.—;_:r:.
from. a
treat and Toronto.
' .
two week’- visit to Mon-
. .
Mrs. G. A. Davenport and a party
51.. Y. on
the same
‘7 lies Dilleulty.
1 (London Telegraph.)
his daughter ~An‘undezgrsduate looked in upon
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letter.
"“‘riting 32031: :7: :3."
quired.
"5.0." “as '2‘: is
"\Vell you 5‘ ‘
of troubie rxr.
mcnced it “2:5
hours age.“ > _
"Er—you so», .» ._ ..
to write home
.rr’: ff;
money."
reports
i
homer.
«sees-Wot
diesisrdo-
on: luoniisi
anneal. for ice. or con
since the Slant”) per ..
1‘99 r” mt 5" while for the summer in _
l,000. -
. ii I aces: of $
we
increased P- lane in the closing
hue-ac in Civil War. and steadzly
ficial methods begin " '
an... the 1921 advanced esp“
_ “amuse” following 1900.
. . - m,- are
V '_ , . .. _t‘
f; f him
til nature mom
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authorities midi“; 3‘9"“
sider'abii' 5"
day it" 3'3:
The production of i“ U
ya:
‘nd ,
tally in
\\'hile no
available as to “1“!"
still being harvest
is! estrrnatesdm til ..
cost of transpuf‘i"? it '
' while 9“
climate. as!!!” _
Norwalk Chronicler