ii? Meanwhile-Idiom e 10'. woo. m are
I-ply nortgsging the results which you expect in service,
.adtherebyusumetheriskofloeingfermoreintheend
has you thought you were gaining in the beginning. You
probably know of may instances where s lower price has
developed into s higher cost and in placing your orders whh
w you will eliminate this possiblty and be assured of the
"right grade at the right price."
Quality millwork and lumber always pay big dividends.
The Hatch 6a? Bailey CO.
. me urn summon: .
i was. Oelotex. Comer Wall more: out-ea mtnglu. .
dcllt‘ale machinery of
' ’nur cycs at the first lilti-
matinn of tumble needs the at-
i. u -0“ (.t a capable optometrist.
[IE
l'rnpcr nomination and the
right. Icnst'l.
”H
WILLIAM J. MOORE
Ul'lti“ L'I'IUS'I‘ ~
kcclt'r litillcling. \\ aaiilngton St.
Ninth Nurunlk l‘hono 20.32
R an W HATS
w FALL STYLES—ALI.
NEEI‘HE LATEST SHAPES
AND COLORS
PALACE
(‘lothcs Shop
13 North Main Street
I
l
I’UR SALE
"on“. H liltllll‘. nu 'Ifl\llflllll
stint. eeeeee .... $I0,000
"who, in rimuu. in Il.‘l\|lunt|
“-ll‘"il. .......... . 110.000
"now, ti l‘llilll~. ill ‘Hllll’lthW
,2.- i- rm: 0 . , . ....... $5.500
;“ , —- lnr l'iirtli‘ulurq —— '
ilASK JOHN T. HA1 ES
3);,Maln M. horwaik
u-u- 3
~ OLD FRIENDS AT Tin:
OLD PRICE
The Old Well 5c Cigar
Perfecto Bouquet, 10c
—— c...
INSURANCE
J. M. Layton 6-? Co.
i REALTORS
l 'NSLV.\\(.L'; THAT L\SL’RLS
l'antzo .15 — Halli-ind Avenue
Rowland M. Beach
16 France St. Phone 2140
g our FLOWERS, BOUQUETS
AND rLonAL DESIGNS
HILL OUTLET STORE |
124 wnsmxcrox srnmrr
w“ ' ' sorru xonwALK
II UNDER NEW WAG!-
MINT
‘0 soon or alterations are con.
WW1. we villi announce our
mod coming with a full pogo
“W “l “I“ Mr.
* 4.
l
g
l
i
School Clothes
For Boys and Girls
Boys’ Two-Pants Suits
Specially Priced for this
“cck Only
$10.98
Dresses for Girls ’
Ages e to to
$1.98 and up .‘
Sweaters
$1.98 to $5
JACOllY’S
12-14 No. Rain St.
(Charge Accounts Opened)
l
THATCHER ,
pirELEss wands:
Heat your house thoroughly at
mimimum cost of fuel. The
Thatcher "Pipeless" is becoming
increasingly popular, not only be-
cause of the great economy it of-
fords but also for the efficiency.
convenience and comfort it in-
sures in residents. bungalows.
churches and stores. '
Ask for details.
“'0 Also Handle
"KOMPAK" Gas Automatic “‘a~
tcr Heaters. “DNRO” Country
Water System.‘
STEPHEN MILLER
S.\.\ITARY PLUMBING AND
HEATING
15 Monroe bit. So. Somalis
Phone 397-)
\\‘.\>‘Hth.‘.'l‘t‘l.\'_ Scpt. 2L—Supcr-
‘ tl'l'illl‘tl division of the ln-
t‘onnnmcc Commission was
‘ . \ll' .';'.
' '- : ltll'
tho- Coal
Imrt.
Hut in the lifc of
8.\tl‘.ll;t «'3 pin the problem of fuel
is stiluliary “only in food and wa-
ter." the t'mnmlssion urged that it
be handled by "an rifvctive agency.
hula} l»;
llfi llll.il
IN: lutn
“ilh sufllcienl funds. experience
and powers at its disposal" and
chat‘gmi “1th illrm-t waponsibility.
The basic. evil of ht: anthracite
industry. the t‘mmnlssion declared.
llrs lll its monopolistic features
\vhn 21 “mild lm offset if curbed by
government supcrvisiun. One sug-
gestion was that tho govcrnmcnt im-
pose a graduated tax on royalties
and different profits.
"The guvvrntnvnt illltI lhc leaders
of thc. coal industry both are blam-
LL’NCH 60c
DINNER . . . . $1.00
o—st—Q
The
Royal
James
Inn
STEAM TRAPS
PRESSURE REGULATORS
COVERED”
ELECTRIC H0103!
POLLEY, ‘
25 loom Street
ahlc.” stutcs tho rcport. If the pub-
lic has no proper COnCt‘pllun of
what coal means to the country.
\\ hat conditions and handicaps have
in he inrt in the mining and distri-
bution of coal, \vhat (\‘OnOllI‘Q'fl can
he rrrm t-Id. “hat advance is needed
and “hat run he (Ilillc in bettering
working and living conditions.
“lluth lu pl'ntt‘ct the public
and to promote the normal develop-
lllt‘ll? of this great basic industry.
tho I‘vinnmsainn rcmmimcnds the use
lot .:,.- lin'.\'i'l'! of the Federal Gov-
.o-z'mn u\'t r interstate commerce,
}::v madam: that undcr our constitu-
itmnul |;.'.:lt‘lil a substantial part. of
'21. lIHIDI-Ilfllllllll)‘ rests on the state
:mu lux'ul governments and should
l"'ln.I|l. there. and an even larger
putt on the industry itself and the
put-lit.- “hich it serves.
"The fundamental evil in the an—
thrm‘ite industry is that of monop-
oly—thr‘. treatment of limited natur-
al resources as if they wcre like
'othcr private property. Reliance on
competition without supervision has
resulted in persistence of a. perma-
nent level of high prices above
which extortionate increases were
made whenever a. suspension of
mining or other disturbances give
rise to the phenomenon of premium
coal. 1n the anthracite industry.
we have secured stability—which is
desirablc——but it has been at high
cost to the consumer and has made
anthracite a. luxury fuel. The pub-
lic is Just now concerned as to
whether the increase of 10 per cent.-
in the wages of anthracite miners
is to be ‘absorbed' by operators.
learners. and dealers, or passed on
li'
ll last winter.
A Complete Assert-Inuit of
W and 00!-
10321318.
0! All Kinds. *-
E. K.- Books
m“... “if“?
gto consumers. just as it was outraged
lby the abnormally high prices of
But as shown in the
report of anthracite, underneath
these exccptional surface fluctua-
tions there is a. rising flood of costs
and of prices which does not re-
cede with the fall in the prices; of
commodities in general and which
does not yield to such measures. en-
tirely Justinable and desirable for
other reasons. as the separation of
mining from the railroads.
“One remedy. shprt of price fix-
Ing or public ownership, remains in
the hands of the government for the
protection» of the public interest.
This is the levy of a gradedtax elf
royalties and diner-ens profits. "this1
would not. lower the price of cool.
but it would secure a'publie revenue
without mere-dog the price of coal.
The present tax, imposed by
the State of P lvsnia on anthrs-.
cite gives no such protection. even
though it yields some 87,000,000 to
the State. Since it is a percentage.
SUPERVISE COAL INDUSTRY;
Coal Board in Final Report also Advises Graded
Tax on Royalties to Increase U. S. Revenue
—-Calls Attention to Substitutes but Offers
no Plan for Price Reduction
'\.~luli nf thr- (.m” industry through polistic conditions. would
l
‘:u . ummvnvl-wl to President. Coolidge l ronsumvr.
Commission in those who have differential advantag-
thettlvc—yeur period 1917-2l. studies by
URGES COOLIDGE T0 NAME l
SPECIAL COMMISSION TO
suggested above, undcr thcsc mono;
not. be
added to the price of coal. and thus
would not be passed along to the
as it would fall only on
cs. Thus. the Federal taxes in the
the Commission. were lenient to the
low profit operator and bore more
heavily on the high pront operator,
the range being frm two cents a ton
to s non-dividend paying company
to :3 cents on one of the most pro-
titahle companies.
"The main remedy. however.
against. extortionste prices lies in
the consumer himself. There are
substitutes for hard coal and a rcsdi-
nose to resort to them is the ulti-
mate and effective defense against
an unreasonable price.
"The mining and marketing of
soft coal is the larger and. from the
point of view of the national eco-
nomic life. the more important in-
dustry. and here the fundamental
evil is over development. irregulari-
ty of operation and consequent en-
forced idleness Of minors and invest-
ed capital. This problem. like that
of anthracite. can be solved only by
the Federal government. in co-opers—
tlon with the industry. working on
a national scale and with a. clearly
«lednbd national policy. It is through
the granting and withholding of
transportation service through su-
pervision that an equilibrium can be
established between demand and out-
put.
"The most convenient and prac~
ticablc of the various possible me-
thods of exercising the right of con-
trol over the interstate commerce
in coal would appear to be’the li-
censing of all who desire to ship"
coal from one state to another or to
buy and sell in interstate cmmerco.
whether as operators. wholesalers,
or jobbors.
"Throughout its investigation this
Com scion has constantly found
point of intimate contact between
interstate commerce regulation and
the coal business. Greater use of
river transportation“ would help to
get more coal to market with less
coal cars. The river movement of
coal. considerable at one time. has
been discou god. if not. stifled.- by
artificial rat rates. Economy in the
use of transportation also demands
that the long haul .of coal be no
longer- encouraged by. favoring
rates. ‘ established without adequate
regard to the cost of the transporta-
tion servbe rendered. Thus. much
of the sfift cool that: is now prodyooa‘
Mid chamber! in this
transported undue distances; in mm
across 'other fields producing coal of
similar chatscter.‘ '
"Gradually and without
violence to established condition
the rates-should- be readjusted to no.
establish more natural relations be
tween the elements of out and saw.
ice which; will snake for economic
zoning. '
:10)an the total cost of tran
tlon to the nation.‘ . sports-
."Wseiook forward to the working
mflondl‘ Saucy
the ,i commensurate wit}
entire cost
country‘ig ’
instances on its way to mar-keep...— C
undue .
w 11:55 Lit—Arlington tune six.-
The. result will be reduc- pals. ~ . .
out under *~Federl.l:V-Ipetflslonot;n‘ '
nu ma include not only a new in
use 9. may them
existing legal barriers to such an
economic arrangement should be
removed. retaining. however. the
not cssary protection to the public in-
broad. by requiring supervision of
th!‘ financial structure of the con-
solidation. as is prescribed in the
Transportation Act for railroad con-
solidation.
“Thcro is neither constitutional
nor economic war-ant for the Federal
Government undertaking the distri-
bution of cool in the sevcral com~
munitics of the country. Democracy
must pay the price. and one of the
priccs exacted of it is that the citi-
zcns of a. community shall look after
their own duties. Therefore. it. is
their own duties. Therfore. it. is
the function of each community by
licensing retail coal dealers. by or-
ganising ctr-operative associations,
by cstnblishing municipal fuel yards.
or in whatsoever other ways they
may :99 m. to take the-ncceesary.
steps that after the coal reaches the
railroad siding the distribution there—
of is made to the consumer upon a
fair and equitable profit to the dis-
tributing agency. whatever it may
be
“'EAF, Sew Ill-k. 401 mates).
4 P. X. —-Muslcsl program.
4:80-5:30 P. ll.—Rsrry Cox’ lio-
tel Majestic Orchestra.
7:30 P. lit—Dally sport talk by
Thornton Fisher.
7:40 P. M.—Chsries Schroter, ten-
or .accompanicd by Mrs. Charles W”.
Schrotcr. _
7:55 P. M.—I. M. D'Acugna. plsn~
ist.
8:10 P. M.-—Chsrles Scho'rter. ten-
or.
8:25 P. lit—Burr Mcintosh. the
Cheerful Philosopher. _
8:50 P. M.—Mnrguerite Dunlap.
contrslto .and Elisabeth “Allardyce.
”prone.
9:10 P. M.—I. M. D’A‘ugns.
9:25 P. M.—chry Collins Brown.
on “City Hall Park and the City
Hall."
9:40 P. M.—Margeurite Dunlap.
contraitg. and Elizabeth Allardyce.
soprano.
‘ “’03, Newark (40‘ nieces-sf.
2:30 P. M.-—Madelsine Covet. pinn-
lot.
2245 P. Lil—Alfred F. Mscopn ten-
or.
3 P. M.—Alva Polasks. soprano.
8:15 P. M.-—Soloo by Madeleine
Ceres. '
3:30 P. ISL—Alfred W.
tenor.
3:45 P. M.——Alvs Polasks. sopra-
no.
6:15-?:30 P. lie-Fred Whitehouse
and assisting artists.
8~ P. ISL—"Current. motion pic.
tures” by Alfred J. Mcstkc'r. ,
’ 8:15 P. M.-Lsfayette male quart-
et ot'h'ew York.
. 8:30 P. M.—-“Joliy Bill" Gteiukc’s
WtCkIy lcseon'on' Radio Cartooning.
8:45 P. M.—-Lsyfayette male quar-
{(‘l. . i e
9 P. M.~—Robert 1". Campbell. hart-
tone. '
9:15 P. BIL—Anita D.‘Knlev. sonra~
0. .
9.80 P. tit—Robert F. Campbell.
baritone.
9:45 P. sin—Anita D. Rnlep. sopra-
oo. .
10 P.- M.—Progrsm of Popular
music by the Cosmopolitan trio.
ms, “Pittsburgh. Pa. (see
p nus-s). " '
9 A. DIP-Husk. '
: 11:80 A. x.—Mnslc. Vtctrola and
.‘Victor Records. ‘
Mucous.
II
3 and P. Ila—Dinner Concert.
LP. lie—m.“ .
S'Oi Pris—gm" m
s: P; , Women'sgand' Girls:
nous are- 3
m:
TRISTRM & HYATT
NORWALK'S LEADING DRY GOODS STORE
and comment.
1:30 P. lib-Closing stock quota-
tions. Chicago Stock Exchange.
2 P. M.——Late news and sport bul-
letJns.
5:30 P. M.-—Ncws. financial and
final market and sport. summary.
5:50 1‘. M.—Childrcn's bedtime
story.
“‘HAZ. Troy. X. Y. (380 meters).
9 P. M. lrlaetcnn Standard Time.
Concert program by Miss Bertha
Cummings, soprano soloist. accom-
panied by Miss Vera Cummings: J.
Frank Canticld, \iolinist: Robert A.
Geiger. baritone. and Mrs. Frank J.
Stewart. of Troy. N. Y.
“131'. Schcnurdut y, S.
niclnl'S).
Eastern Standard Time.
2 P. M.——1\lusic and household talk
"points to follow in ordering Grocer-
ics."
7:45 1‘. M.-—-Conccrt.
“'RC, “‘aehington. (I69 meters).
1'0 A. M.-—Foreign Exchange qua-
tations prepared by The \Vashington
Loan and 'l‘rust Co.
6 P. M.-—Chiidren‘s Hour by Mar-
ietta Stockard Albion.
8 P. M.—\\'ig \Vags from Wash-
ington by Theodore Tiller.
8:10 P. M.-Song recital by Mil-
dred Gurney.
8:20 P. )i.—V’lolin recital by Ken-
neth Dousc.
3:30 P. ISL—Song recital by Caro-
lyn Manning.
8:45 P. M.——Piano trccital by Rs.
thcringMchal.
9 P. M.—-Rcadings by Anne Tiller)-
chshaw.
9:10 I‘. M.—\'io'in recital by Ken-
neth DCUS“
9:20 P. M.—-Song recital by Jami-s
Nolan.
5:30 P. M.-—-—Song recital by Edna
Hillyard Howard.
9:45 P. M.—-Piano recital by Kat!!!
crins Mchal.
10 l". M. *Song recital by Vivien-
no Gillmorc.
was. New York. (435 meters).
3 P. M.—l-‘s.shion developments.
4 P. lit—Baseball scores every tif-
tccn minutes after this time.
4:05 P. M._—Harpcr's Bazaar Fash-
ions.
4115 P. M.—Hclcn
pianist.
5 P. M.——Evclyn Klien. 10-year-old
violinist.
5:45 I‘. ll.—Closlng reports of the
New York State Department of
Farms and markets.
5:50 1‘. M.-—Farm and Home re-
Y. (380
Krcmelbcrg.
ports.
5:55 P. M.—Weekly report of the
National Industrial Conference
Board.
6 P. lit—Closing quotations of the
New York Stock Exchange.
6:05 P. M.—\t’oodfolk Story by
Thornton Burgess.
6:20 P. ”AL—St, Nicholas Story for
Older Children.
V230 P. lit—Final baseball scores.
7:35 P. M.-——-"Dogs" by Frank
Dole.
7:45 P. M.—-Virglnis. Los Kamp.
cents-alto.
8 P. ills-The Outlook Literary
talk, _
8:15 P. lit—Virginia. Los Kamp.
ccntralto.
8:30 P. M.—Organ recital.
0:15 P. M.—-“0ur Friend. the Dog"
by Henry A. Watson.
9:30 P. M.——-Music from the Mark
Strand theater.
10:15 P. M.——Margarct Manatee-e.
soprano.
10:55 P. M.—Time signals and
weather forecast retransmitted from
the Government station NAA. at Ar-
lington. »
WBZ. Springfield, Mass (387 meters)
‘ ‘13:“ P. M.—-Arlington time sig-
nals; Weather reports: Boston and
Springfield, market reports.
’ 6 P. M. —Dinner Concert.
7 P. M. —Baseball scores.
7:30 P. M.—Twillght Tales for the
kiddies. “Genius of Eminent Men and
Women I Have Me " Part 2 by Dan-
iel: G. Hitchcock. Humorous re-
marks.
8 P. M.—Mrs. Lucy Thayer Jew-
ett. rano. ,
9 gall—Baseball scores. Bedtime
story for Grown-ups try Orisoo .3~
Martian.
9:30 P. Ell—Popular “Dance concert
by Happy and His orchestra. '
_———-—-——'————_
7 Mrs. E. Sehultzo- of Poi-tune.
Mains]! visiting Mr. and Hrs. fin»
set Room or Flex Hill Road.
Wt
e
Womens. Sport Stockings
WOOL . . .. $1.00 to saoo lst’LK
MEN’S GOLF STOCKINGS—Special
CHILDREN’S SCHOOL STOCKINGS
THE FAMOUS TREFOUSSE GLOVE
IN SUEDE 0R KID. THE POPULAR LONG MODELS
. A NEW LINE OF LADIES’ HAND BAGS
SEE THE .VVINDOW DISPLAY
. \
,‘eteelloeIs‘eooee!e‘e¢;eee $1.59
eoeeoouseee-uoe--oe'.e-;. $2.50's2.79
00-Dt0000'esI‘le):u_eeoee._...23c.39c
*\
\
Buy an Exide Now
7- NEW PRICES C
Ford Battsries
3x0— -13
geeseesaleeeeesoeeeseeslsee-0...... new
.......................$20.85—F0!‘4~Cylinder..
3xc—15 $25.00—For 6-cy1i2derc
Made by Electric Storage Battery Company,
largest battery company in the world. Why :33.
on an inferior battery when you can
prices I
*;e r i fest azi
get an Exile a: these
S. L. BENEDICT
73 NORTH IAIN STREET.
0 o o o o o o o o o L
.“ O . O O O O C
" .egegu’ofiozee. ‘00:...00.”.eo.ee.eo,ee.ee.oe.«.u:«:ee:‘
THOMPSON
Apparel Shop
985 Main St. Watson Building
Bridgeport
ANNOUNCEMENT
I HAVE OPENED A NEW SHOP SHOWING
EXCLUSIVE MODEIS ONLY IN
FU RS, WRAPS, GOWN S
e eeee ee
M”e”e.”eo ”
~:«
'3:
.8.
co T
.3. F. D. THOMPSON
e’o .
.3. Formerly With D. M. Read ('0.
.
ease-re"tazoosmwazazaswwswe.
11?. M. —Afllngton that signals. 4
HamburgSteakWH
BcefLiver .
VedPatties................
Shoulder-Steak..................
Stewing'La'mb....................15clb.
Lameores zfl
.Schultze’s Sanitary Markets
W‘muwsmno. so. 10"“
aucmmmm
weapon-e macaw “Rock W
Venuelowsrr'ubvetdo-el-d-twemmfl
”31,-de
_ dispute-1rd. TIME
. a»
Norwalk Chronicler