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Giving theTeiephone Life
\V’HEREVER your thought goes your voice
may go. You can talk across she conti-
“mt as it face to face. Your telephone is the
: 11.111 to open for you any door in the land.
there is the web of wires. The many switch-
ilt'lilrds. The maze of apparatus. The millions
of telephones. All are parts of a country-wide
mechanism for far-Speaking. ‘ The equipment
lm cost over two billion dollars, but more
than equipment is needed.
There must be the guardians of the wires
in Keep them vital with speech-carrying elec-
meal currents. There must be those who
“Arch the myriads of tiny switchboard lights
ind answer your commands. There must be
e tlinicians of every sort to construct, repair
and operate.
.\ quarter of a million men and women are
united to give nation-wide telephone service.
With their brains and hands they make the
’mll System live.
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THE 'SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
' TELEPHONE COMPANV
BELL SYSTEM
One Pnllcy - One System - Universal Sonics
INVENTORY l
' ll'hile wing through our st: :ck we come across vari-
, ()ll.~ items, short lengths and small quantities that
1 are nut worth mentioning in our advs.
Thine “e are placing on a bargain table and per-
ham you will be glad to not some of them at the low
pl‘il'm asked for same. Come in and look over this
fl~~tll‘l(‘(1 lot of merchandise. You may be interested.
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and {:1ch it beauty. Lastlngly fra-
a: . 1:1 nxth irresistible Mavis per-
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French and Danish Pastry!
LUNG HES ICE CREAM, DELICIOUS OHOOOLATES AND
CONFECI'IONS OF ALL KINDS.
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ii?” 1; 11 THE STOCK WELL IN cow Nw’nfina
SChurmcher and Jordan Stock Feeds, Glam m3
White Middiings “Stevens 44” M PM
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ALL it 0F POULTRY.
BROW his & MALORE “3990'
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Gasoline Stocks Dec. 1
WASHINGTON, D. (3.. Jan. 14.—
Goaoline stock; in the United States
amounted on December 1 to 985.046.-
373 gallons. an increane'of 38.000.-
000 gallons. or 4. 03 per cent. during
November. according to the Depart-
ment of the Interior.
“The production of gasoline in
November." says the Department.
"amounted to $17,658,021 gallons. a
decrease of 3.17 per cont. from the
October rate of production. Imports
of gasoline were 13,423,861 gallons.
8 decrease of :3 per cent.. from the
preceding month's figures. The to-
tal new supply (production plus im-
ports) was 630,981,882 gallons. a
decrease of 3. 98 per cent. from the
October production rate.
"The indicated domestic consump-
tion of gasoline during November
was 538. 408, 809 éallons, a decrease
from the October rate amounting to
13.85 per cent. 1‘) arts were 54. -
499.383 gallons. when “as 37 per
cent. below the preceding month's
figures. The demand created for
both foreign and domestic sales was
692,802,192 gallons, 3.. decrease of
13.1 per cent. from thé month prc
vious. The new gasoline supply ex-
ceeded tin etotai demand by 6 44 per
cent. Refinery shipments amounted
to 579, 384 3.111 gallons, decrease or
12.59 per cent. from the October
daily rate shipment."
Coal Supply.
HARTFORD, Jan. 14.—Thc Con-
necticut Chamber of Commerce
will ask the Interstate Commerce
commission at a hearing to be held
in Washington to grant through rail
rates on industrial and domestic bi-
tuminous coal to New England from
the Virginia. and West Virginia. coal
fields. If these through rail dates
are granted .Connecticut househol-
ders will be able to purchase coal
at: a. much cheaper price than is ask-
ed by retailers at the present time.
This coal is smokeless and almost
odorless and is considered exception
ally good as a. substitute for anthra-
cite coal. The fields where this coal
is mined are non-union and conse-
quently unaffected by sir“? in-
fluences.
Kenneth P. Applegatc, purchasing
agent of the Hartford mcctric
Light company. and John D. Heffcr-
nan. traffic manager of the Scovill
Manufacturing company of \V'ater-
bury, will represent the Connecticut
Chamber of Commerce in \Vashing—
ton Monday when the Interstate
Commerce commission will hear ar—
guments in favor of establishing
through rail rates.
Schulte Retail Stores Stock.
NEW YORK. Jun. l4.———At a. spe—
cial meeting of stockholders of the
Schulte Retail Stores Corporation
held here yesterday 11 proposal for
increasing the authorizicd preferred
stock of the company from 55.000,-
000 to $15,000,011” was approved.
It is believed that the new stock
has no connection with the pending
merger with the lfnited Cigar Stores
company and that it will be held in
the treasury of the company for
general corporate purposes. if the
company adheres to its practice of
paying dividends on its common
stock from time to time in preferred
stock part of the, new stock will be
issued for that purpose.‘
Join Silk Association.
NEW YORK. Jan. l4.—Thc infor-
moi organization which has been
meeting for the past two years at
the offices of William lselin & Co.
as the uptown group of textile \ - i-
it men to discusa credit matters in
the textile trade has officially organ-
ivcdgas a group affiliated with the
Silk Association of America. Regu—
lar meetings will be held at the om-
ces of the Silk Association, on
Fourth Avenue, and Ramsay Pcug-
net, Secretary of the association, will
act as Secretary of the group. it.
is also the intention of the group to
extend the scope of its Work to in-
clude definite co-operation with oth~
er fnterested organizations.
The purposes of the credit group.
as a. part of the Silk Association. are
explained in an official statement 18
mision for the efficient handling
of cases of insolvency. assistance to
honest creditors, service to the trades
represented by the membership of
the group. the exchange of informa-
. tion and general scrutiny of credit
matters. The regular conferences
to be held every two weeks will make
pouibie a closer co-operation among
those interested in the improvement
of the standard of merchandising in
their trades.
11 official statement of the credit
men explaining their organization
and its purposes calls attention to
the existing abuse of credit in inef-
ficient administration of insolvent
estates. insignificant dividends paid
to creditors, small percentage of dir-
honest bankrupts convicted by the
criminal acts, shortcomings of the
bankruptcy act and the need of its
effective amendment.
Steel Orders.
NEW YORK. Jan. 11~L‘or the
first time since last March. the un-
filled orders or the United States
Steel Corporation today showed an
increase over the preceding month.
the 4.445.339 tons of unfilled busi-
ness on the books as of December
81, being 76,755 tons above that at
the end of the proceeding month.
III-stated circles this was construed
as direct proof of the improvement
that has taken place in the industry
in the last. six weeks. ‘
Shipments to December were es-
timated at about 200,000 tons below
those of the preceding month be-
cause of the seasonal slowing down
of operations over the holidays. De~
camber orders were slightly above
shipments but it was believed that
cancellations which usuany occur
at that time of the year would lar-
gely offset the gain in business. The
increase in unfilled tonnage how-
ever. is regarded as an indication
that cancellations, if any, were email
and that customers, who usually
hold down orders to the barest needs
.7 in the last. month of the rear ‘11 or-
. der to avoid piling
ilncniories.
are in need of mat
The unfilled tonnami report! does
not include between 509,000 and
_———-————g-—g.
260.000 tuna of tin plate and“ ethic _
steel contract business that does not
enter on the books until specified.
Large contracts have been received
by the steel companies, this month.
from the principal autom ~bilc man-
ufacturers. General Motors alone
having contracted for 200,170" tons
since January 1. The United States
Steel Products Company, a subsi-
diary of the steel corporation. today
reported to receipt of an order for
10,000 tons‘rof rails from the Im-
perial Railways of Japan. limer-
tractors also are large buyers of
steel and iron.
Sulft Reports Gain.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11.——;Louls F.
Swift. president of Swift and Com-
pany. meat packers, reported yester-
day at the annual meeting of the
company’s stockholders that during
1923 sales had increased to about
$750, 000, 000. a. gain of about 8750,-
1000 ovor 1:122, and that the company
is now on a normal basis of opera.-
tions as judged by fire-war basis.
The increase on sales Mr. Swift. at-
tributed directly to an increase of
more than 16 per cent. of goods
handled. He said: “The great in-
crease of pork supply has resulted in
a. lower level of prices, and this has
stimulated demand. But. no such
consumption Would have been poss-
ible at ruling prices if it. had not
been for the general prosperity of
the country. Although industrial
activities subsided somewhat during
the summer and fall, on the whole,
labor has been fully employed at
good wages. I; the great pork sup-
plies of the past year had occurred
during the period of depression and
unemployment. I dislike to think
what. might have mppcncd to both
farmers and pack rs."
ALONG BROADWAY ,
-- With - '-
Dixie Hines 3
NE“! YORK. J11. 1. l4—I.0ndon
furnished two of the most interesting
and diversified plays of the past
week in “Outward Bound" by Sutton
Vane, and Andrew Chariot'e revue.
Other plays were offered. mostly
from foreign sources. "The New
Poo?" by Cosmo Hamilton and "The
Spook Sonata" by the late Augustus
Strindberg. for instance, but the
two offerings mentioned above were
most interesting.
“Outward Bound" was presented
by William Harris, Jr.. and it is an
impressive and original creation of
a phantom rim with a crew of one
and a passenger list of men and
\v omen who have already passed be-
,Vond. To all appearances {Titre is
nothing strange about this craft and
its passengers. They are the usual
group. The, young wastrai deep in
his cups. the snobblsh women of so-
cicty. the dominic. the chnrwor‘nan,
the man of blisincss and the young
couple. The only other person who
appears until the end is the steward
He serves the drinks,a a'nswers ques-
tions and acts most naturally. The
scene is the smoking room of a liner
and it is a. very pretentious room
and excellently reproduced. The.
passengers. for some :trango reason
cannot recall their destination in-
flood the entire trip is somewhat
hazy. One of the pugsengers gets
the suspicion that everyone is dead.
This is confirmed by the steward
“'110 has been aboard for more than
5000 trips. The destination, he tells
him. is eitlwr heaven or hell, thg‘re
being little. difference. At the end
of the journey they will be examined
and their fate made Known. It is a
most dramatic and gripping scene.
Land is finally sighted and the Ex-
aminer comes aboard. He in a very
jolly. humane chap. and he goes to
the bottom of each case meting out
just punishment, The play is so well
acted. so skilfully drawn. and so
excellenth staged that the ‘rst
night audience sat virtually enthrall-
ed at the strange proceedings. With
all the eeriness, it was dignified, in.-
pressivo and redolent of the light-
ening influence of legitimate humor
It is only fair that the names of
every person in the cant be given,
as they contributed singly and joint-
ly to one of the best acted plays of
the season. Alfred Lunt headed this
cast and others were Lyonai Watts.
J. M. Kerrigan, Margoia Gillmore.
Leslie Howard. Charlotte Gra‘thlle,
Beryl Mercer. Eugene Powers and
Dudley Diggcs.
or another type was the revue
brought over by Selwyn &: Com-
pany from London in association
with Andrew Chariot. its creator
and the Florrie Ziegfieid of the
Strand. It has been many years since
the London Follies sought entrance
to the good graces of Broadway re-
vue lovers and that sad event is
still recalled. "A Bit Of Fluff" was
next tried. and'since then several
others all with dire results. There
was some misgivings concerning Mr.
Charlot's revue. but there was re-
assurance in the knowledge that Mr.
Selwyn had seen the revue in Lon-
don. and in arranging for its import-
ation stipulated that the original
cast should be brought. There are
but three principals of note in this
Beatrice Lille. Gertrude Lawrence
and Jack Buchanan, and they are
three of brightest stage gems that
have ever been brought to this coun-
try. Miss Lille is an excellent comed-
enne, suggesting Marie Dreamer in
style it not in form, while Miss-Law-
rence is a vocalist and notes! .of
great charm. singing her topical
songs with exquisite grace. Mr.
Buchanan, an elongated and nimble
dancer. versatile and pleasing 911
method. made the trio complete and
'together with ’the excellent ~ pro
gram numbers and the simple but
effective staging, and the very tnue-
ful music, it has become one of the
popular events otthe season. It is
not to be compared to the Ziegfeld
Follies, the Greenwich Village $9]-
lies and our other révuea ror beauty
of women and munificencepfjtazr
ing, but with a. very tow ex tlona
the numbers were eieellents deed
several reached a high degree of
cleverneos'tn satire and burleaqnag.
The chorus is rather weighty. but
the danceweulfnotwitbmpar-
ti am. All in til the re-
we as 11. metres. and it). thorns-t
' i 4611 opened at” th
ican Railways and Building con- ,
L “fit New P or.“ 11} come Hémils
1.”;th this
week h an annual g comedy on the
venerate anything foreign and es-
pecially foreign nobility. When the
Wellby family. some of the new rich
find‘ themselves without servants,
ono‘of the family engages. a group
of Russian‘refugecs which includes a
1!. Count. VVlth this material the au-
thor has contrived to weave a very
amullns play well worth while. Lyn
Harding is the Grand Duke. and Her
listed by an able and well
picked
cast. \
PAIN GONE! RUB
AcmNt; 11111115
p"dosing" rheumatism.
It'sp pain only. ”St. Jacob‘s Oil will
stop any pain. and not one rheu-
matism case in fifty reduires intcr~
mu treatment, Rub soothing, pene-
trailing St. Jacob's Oil right on the
tender spot. and by the time y
say Jack Robinson—out comes the
rheumatic pain and distress. ‘ St.
Jacobs Oil is a. harmless rheuma-
tism linlment which never disap-
points. and doesn't burn the skin.
It takes pain. soreness and stiffness
from aching joints. muscles
bones; stops sciatica,
backache and neuralgia.
Limber up! Get a small trial bot—
tlo of old-time honest St. Jacobs
Oil from any drug store, and. in a
moment you'll be free from pains.
aches and stiffness. Don't suffer!
Rub rheumatism away—Adv.
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Iridgepon Conn
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der, 90c
COTTON
$1.35
ors, $1 .35
nicely trimmed, $2.85
sizes 30 to 36, $2.55
$125,751:
ad 5265
“in manyicolors/R
Widths, $1.90
well, known American weakness to ~
Grand Duke, Prnce and Prtncess and ~
bert Yoot is the son of the house as— 1
son RllliUllA'llC __
and-
lumbago,‘
Extra size underwear
1 at extra small price
CROSS-BAR MUSLIN BLOOMERS, 42c
MUSLlN DRAWERS, embroidery trimmed, 65c
ENVELOPE CHEMISE, strap top or built up shou1—‘
; MUSLIN GOWNS, slip- -over style, 90c :
TAFFETA PET TICOATS R colors,
CREPE BLOOMERS or flannelette bloomers, $1.35
SATEEN PETTiCOATS and cotton taffeta in col-
HOUSE DRESSES assorted fine ginghams, $1.85
HOUSE DRESSES fine ginghams, pretty colorings,
Second floor. rear.
Corsets and. brassieres
O O . .
1n the M111 End Sale
_ f . RENGO BELT CORSETS ceiastic top or from, re-
inforced over abdomen, 6 hose supporters, elastic at back
BRASSIERES of heavy Satin strip: fabric, flesh color
made to hook' 1n back or side front, sizes 4o to 48, Reg.
“Dress’goods and silks
in the Mill End Sale
PDINTED CREPES, Reg. $2. 75 and $3. yd. $240
‘CREPE DE CHlNE all colors, Reg. $2. 25, $1.65
WOOL CANTON CREPE 40 and 54 inches wide-
12321.95 to $2. 25 at $1.65
WOOL FABRICS, checks, stripes and plain serges,
Poirets and Premiers, Reg. $2. 00 to $4.,' in 4.2 to 54 inch
gait-d amount, ~ « 7. 5
1,1.
Photos showing
Left: Elizabeth bid
. Although it la and that
King George and. can Eliza-
beth have oeenpt .gthe Greek
royal palace in Ath‘e'ns for the
last time there is a possibility
that the always politically-tickle
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thedppartare from Athens of the called King and trees of Greer Geo
ding farewell to atate officials; right: (gorge leaving 5;. ro;:l. :31?“me
Greeks will rector them to the
throne in the pieb 3 its: shortly .
to be held First a vote will he '
taken on whether to continue the
monarchy
millet: royal line shall occupy the
runs. icturel above. in
which have0 ust reached thin 1.
country are the first showingt fix
or establish a republic aperture of Kin Georgq a
the monarrhial plan ueen Elizabeth 01 exilau,
wins. a vote will be taken on .apitala! Roumanla.
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Entrance on Main St, Fairfield 'Ave., Cannon St. 1
52nd Mill End'Salc ..
: history rmaking event:
Thousands and thousands 'of articles that everyone needs at
Mill End prices
, ~ _ a ' 0
mean worth willie savmgs
Here "are a few .of the examples picked at randd’m—that hiring
c owds and crowds of shoppers here every day.
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Mill Ends of interest
to mothers of children
FLANNELETTE SLEEPERS assorted stripes with
feet, sizesz ,4 and 6 yrs., 45c
l‘NEANTS’ FLANNEEETTE KIMONOS white,
colored trimmed or colored figured flannclette, 45c
COI ORED VOILE DRESSES, ages 2 to 6 yrs., .
hand made and hand embroidered in contrasting colors.
Reg. 53. 50 to $5., $2. 85 --.
GlRLS’ RAIN CAPES, sizes 6 to 14 yrs. $1.
GlRLS’ COATS, ages 6 to 14 yrs., tans and over-~
plaids, belted, $6.50 .
GIRLS’ COATS, ages 6 to 14 yrs., tan and brown
overpiaid and plain colors, with fur collars, $9.50
Second floor, rear. . '
Things for the home
in the Mill End Sale
BREAD BOXES, white enameled, medium quality,
4 loaf size, 95c
ROLL TOP BREAD BOXES, white enameled. .4
loaf size, $1.
CANISTER SETS, 4 piece durable quality, white
enameled tin—sfenciled for tea, cofiee Sugar and flour
size up ’16 to 1’0. flour, 851: set, sizes up to 15 lb. flour, '
81. set. . L ‘5'
Fourth floor, rear.
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_‘ Red seal, congtfleumi'
in the Mill End Sale
’5 RED SEAL CONGOLEUM slightly imperfect, large
assortment of patterns, Reg. 69c sq. yd, 52c ,- _.
RED SEAL CONGOLEUM RUGS, slightly imper- .
feet, .sizcr9x12 ft, Reg. 513. 50, $11.,- size 9x9 ft. Reg.- -
$10., $8., size 7ft. 6 1n. 'x 9ft, Reg. $72.30 $6.-
RED SEAL CONGOLEUM MATS. slightly imper- ,, i; I
feet, 3x4 ft.61n. Reg. 6150—151.
’ Thirdfloor.roar. “
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