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OORS and their frames, windows and their
frames, built-in bookcases, cabinets, cup-
boards, inside furnishings, ornamental
' tiellises, lattice, arbors, etc., window seats, linen
beets and chest of drawers—all such things if
-, they are made accurately and fit in their places
intended for them are made better and more-
ismoothly in a modern planning mill which is at
t the service of our customers. '
.Agents for Curtis and Morgan Millwork Com-
paniesl Sheetrock Fireproof Wall Boards, Celotex
5 Insulating Lumber, 'McNair’s Shingles, guaran-
' The
Textile Store
Selling
OUT
WE ARE SELLING OUT—QUIT-
TING THIS STORE 2
15,000 worth of high grade silk and
dress goods placed at the mercy of the
.: ‘ , women shoppers of this vicinity !
Store Must Be Vacated j.
g ‘ Stock must be sold
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PRICES IN TUESDAY’S PAPERS.
SELLING STARTS
"Wed.,July 23, 9am.
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”Textile Store
136 Washington St., So. Norwalk '
2 Doors Below Rialto Theatre.
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.terling’S Removal
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South Norwalk
‘1 immune ADS.
COST. OFGOVE
men . AND
The most important problem be-
fore the people of the United States
today is the high and increasing
cost of government. ,
The cost is now more than $8.-
000,000.000 a year. It has increased
approximately 200 per cent. during
' the last 10 years. .
In 1913 the total ordinaary expen;
of the Federal overnmen
$érge§124.511.983. IN 1923 they
were 33.244.690.158. exclusive of
$402,957,691 which was paid toward
the reduction of the public debt.
In 1914 the 48 State governments
spent $622,696,894. In 1922 they
spent 81.280.980.302.
The cost of county government
throughout the Union was $870,043...
046. Nine years later these same
counties collected 742,331,000 in di-
rect takes, all of which and more
was spent for the upkeep of govern-
ment. \
Ten years have witnessed an in-
crease of from $838,642,970 to $2.-
222,566,519 in the cost of governing
our larger cities. At the same time
the. collections of specified taxes
from 2..500 to 30,000 inhabitants in-
creased from $849,971,000 in 1912 to
31.532.400.000 in 1922.
MEANWHILE the public debt has
grown to huge proportions and is
rapidly increasing. According to the
Bureau of the Census the gmss re-
ported for 1922. including long-term
and serial bonds. special assessement
bonds. temporary loans, outstanding
warrants and other debt of every
character. amounted to 832,786,922,-
000 or an average for each person
of $301.56.
Annual interest on this gross debt.
computed at the mte of 4 per cent..
Would amount to 31.311.476.880, or
$12.06 per capita.
At 4 1-2 per cent. and 1 per cent.
sinking fund the total charges would
be 81.603.280.710. or $16.59 per cap-
ila . The actual amount lies some-
where between these figures. or the
total debt the National Government
represented 68.7 per cent.; the State
governments. 3.5 per cent; the coun-
tics, 4.2 per cent; incorporated
places. 17.6 per cent. and all other
divisions. 6.8 per cent.
Taking the net debt—that is. the
gross less sinking fund and other
assets held for debt retirement—we
find that it was 34.850.461.000 in
191: and 330.852.825.000 in 1922. an
increase in the 10 years of 536 per
cent.
The average for cu h person was
49.97 in 1912 and $233.77 in 1922.
As to the distribution of this debt
We learn that the net debt of the
Fulcral Government grew during
the decade from 81.028.564.000 10
823.155.886.000; that of the States
from 8345.940,000 to $935,543,000;
that of counties from 8371.528.000
to 31.255.211.000; that of incorpor-
ated places from 82.884.884.000 lo
34.708.940.000; and that of all other
civn divisions from $219,545,000 to
31.797.245.000. 7
As a result of these high costs of
government the tax burden of the
people has ~become excessive. Dur-
ing the last 10 years taxes levied for
, the support of our National Govern-
lmnnt have increased 350 per cent.
'l‘liosc. levied by the State govern-
ments have increased 183,pcr cenL;
those levied by the counties have in-
creased 142 per cenL. and those
levied by incorporated places of
more than 2,500 residents have in-
creascd 80 per cent. giving us an
average increase for all these units
of government 198 per cent. During
tin-so same 10 years the wealth of
the nation increased only 72.2 per
i CCni. \
i The grand total of revenues from
, taxation during the fiscal year 1922
was 87.854.831.000 or an :uerage of
373,50 tor every man, w an and
[child in the United States. Of this
total 83.630.215.000 represented the
'rcvenucs of the National Govern-
ment. The total revenues from
taxes of the states. counties. cities.
townships and all other local poll-
lical units were 84.224.616.000. or
an average of $38.86 for each per«
son. As to the specific amounts lev-
ied by these various civil divisions
the official figures show the follow-
ing: States. $867,470,000: counties.
$745,000,000; incorporated places.
school
" - istricts
81.627.595.000. 0 .
$736290.000; townships. 8149.028,-
000; all others. $90,293,000. Of the
total 38.327.166.000. or 75.8 per cent.
came from general property taxes.
Special taxes. including inheritance.
income, etc.. contributed $256,547.-
000; poll taxes. $29,140,000: licenses
and permits $408,271,000: and spe-
cial assessments. $203,392,000.
The eflect of taking" annually from
the pockets of the peoele such huge
sums for the support of government
has been to restrain progress and
lower the general level of prosperity.
Everybody pays taxes. directly or in-
directly. Whatever form they take
or wherever they are levied in the
first instance their burden makes
itself felt when the consumer of
commodities or the user of services
commodities or the user of services
makes paymcnt for what he'receives.
The cost of living is increased and
buying is curtailed. The effort made
to meet one of income the onerous
charges for the upkeep of govern:
ment. projects the producers and
consumers of the country into a
conflict which leads to industrial and
commercial depression and makes
ever more difficult the problem of
living. ‘. '
The results are manifest to all
citizens. Not all are agreed on the
proper remedy. During recent years
there has developed a tendency to
look to the Government for insist-
ance. Some of our people who suf-
fer because their food and rent and
clothing bills inevitably include the
taxes levied by the various govern-
mental units somehow fail to see
that resort to governmental aid can
only result in a. still greater burden
of taxation. i
There has been“ what we may call
a natural growth of government ac-
tivities. and this has, of course. in
creased the charges. As population
an the complexity of our economic
relations increases. the field of gov-
ernmental ‘operntions inevitably wid-
ens. No one can or would prevent
sut‘h a healthy growth. Nor can
we evade the obligations which war
impoacs. It is the unjustifiable ex-
tension of governmental activities.
the unreasonable expansion of
wasteful expeditures. the creation of
unnecessary bureaus. commissions
and other agencies for promotion,
protective, or supervisory purposes
alien to the spirit of the American
people against which we must pro-
test. It is against the coversion of
our legislative agencies into manu-
factorles for the quantity produc-
tion of ill-considered, interfering.
oppressive. unenforceable. useless
statutes. ordinances and regulations
that our voices are raised. It is the
inefficient and uneconomical admin-
istration of helpful. necessary and
Just laws that we denounce as a pri-
mary cause of the increasing cost
of government.
The Lower Taxes-Len Legislation
League was organized in response to
the country-wide demand that gov-
ernment costs and the taxes re.
quired to meet them be reduced.
After mature consideration the lea.
gue believes that its objects will
most likely be attained through a
persistent striving for the adoption
of and devotion to the following
platform by all public spirited citi-
zens regardless of policltal affilia-
tions, class distinctions or sectional
interests:
1. Adoption of a scientific budget
system by all governmental units
having authority to collect taxes and
to appropriate public funds.
11. Adherence to the pay as you go
principle in the matter of debt con-
traction. _
Ill. Careful consideration of all
laws involving an extension of gov-
ermcntal activities.
1V. Efficient and economical ad-
ministration ot the public business.
V. A permanent policy in the ad-
justment of taxation to the needs of
the government unit.
VI. Preservation of local self-gov-
ernment. particularly in the matter
of determining the imposition and
collbction of taxes.
VII. Continuous participation by
the taxpayers in the affairs of gov-
ernment and insistence upon their
part that their representatives shall
uphold the above principles in the
interest of lower taxation and more
efficient conduct of the public bush
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BY :ms. mun CAMPBELL
With “E Women °" Today
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Mrs. Anna “'elhart.
One frequently hears it said that
the present-generation cannot spell
as their mothers and grandmothers
could. In earlier days the three 11'.
ruled supreme and "spellin' down"
was a favorite classroom diversion.
Consequently people knew how to
spell.
Mrs. Anna Weihart, of Cincinnati.
0., mother of five children, recently
won a silver loving cup in a spell-
ing contest in her home city. Thous-
ands of men. women and children
participated. among them many
teachers and students. In the course
of the contest Mrs. Weihart spelled
more than 15,000 words without a
mistake.
District aimlnation contests were
held first and Mrs. Weihart spelled
down all competitors in her district.
Then she participated in the finals
and succeeded in out-spelling all but
one 16-year-old girl who finally
tripped on the word melancholy.
which proved a sad word for her,
and Mrs. Weihart was declared win-
; ner.
Mrs. V‘Veihart now announces that
'she is willing to challenge the
'orld.
“Dig deep into the reasons for
any woman’s success and you un-
earth the same story—dark days.
endless toil. hard knocks. And the
only reason that one succeeds where
another fails is because at the cru-
cial moment the successful one has
the courage to stick it out." This
mks Anne Seward. yum , as.
important position with the Empire
Trust Company. of New York.
"Bank women are a new species."
Miss Seward avers. “The Job is at-
tractive. 'Ladies' think they can do
it without much preparation. but
those who succeed in it know that
the climb is steep. Hard work. spe-
clal fitness and years of apprentice~
ship are necessary to success."
Miss Seward's own training has
been very thorough. She took her
A. B. degree at Barnard college, her
A. M. in finance and economics. and
her B. S. at Columbia. Then she
studied at the Sorbonne. Paris. W.
P. G. Harding. head of the Federal
Rose e Board. appointed Miss Sew-
ard end of the research depart-
ment. Division of Foreign Exchange,
and later she was recommended as
director. Two years were spent in
Paris as manager of the Park Union
travel department in their bank. and
she also visited while abroad the
leading banks of England. Italy and
Germany.
When the Hamilton National Bank
of New York was organized Miss
Seward was a member of the organ-
izing committee and remained with
it eighteen months. leaving it to go
to the Empire Trust Co.
She has also succeeded in the
realm of literature. She is the
author of the Bankers Publishing
Cola publication, "The Women's De-
partment.” and writes for the New
York Times and various bank mag-
azines. She had the honor of being
the only woman speaker at the Flu-
ancial. Advertisers convention at At—
NCREASNG
. thollc college.
Isaac City in the spring of 1928. . -
STAMFORD. July 21.—-“Journey’s
End." the summer home of Deputy
emails-loner John A. Harris.
Egllisgchox-k City. has been sold to
the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of
New York. a Catholic organisation
-for a school for girls. This beautl-
ful home is located on the extreme
end of Collender's Point in the town
of Barton and is one of the show
places on the north shore of Long
und. .
Ida: Esomte which comprises about
17 acres was formerly the home of
Anson Phelps Stokes. who called it
“Brick House" because the large
old-fashioned mansion was largely
built of brick. Mr. Harris hbs spent
several thousand dollars in making
improvements in the place. one of
the greatest of which was a. swim-
ming pool with a variety of colored
lights in the bottom which shone
up artistically through the water.
This is the third large estate re-
cently purchased in the East by Ca.-
tholic orders. The Louis E. Stod~
dard estate in New Haven. was sold
recently to the Dominican Sister-
hood for $500,000. for a girls Ca-
Gcorgian court at
Lakewood. N. J.. former home of
the late George J. Gould. was several
months ago'purhased by Catholic
Nuns for a. girls‘ school.
Old at “any.
A reader writes to the Youlh’s
Companion of a. conversation that
she heard on a. street car one day.
"Two girls." she writes. "took the
seat behind me and I could not help
hearing all they had to say. They
discussed their classes and their
friends in a critical. though kindly
way. Presently the talk turnedvto
an acquaintance who had become ul-
tra-fasbionnblc. and they spoke
frankly and disapprovingly of her,
loo—her use of powder and paint.
The young woman under discussion
had begun to wear earrings. too. and
the girls regarded the fact as a sort
of final outrage. One of them ex-
plained in a horrified voice:
“They make her look so old! Why.
she looks 20!"
Long Hair Discussed.
("Exchange")
I must say long hair gives a man
an intelligent look.
“’cll. my wife found a long hair
on my coat the other night. and I
looked a perfect fool.
lawyers from every part of the coun-
try recently held their second an-
nual meeting in Philadelphia. Miss
Emily M. liullowa of New York is
president of this organization.
Miss Ruth O‘Brien. a graduate of
the University of Nebraska. has been
employed by the department of
agriculture of the U. S. as a textile
and clothing expert. She is to ob—
tain facts that will help the home
maker in the better selection and
care of the family clothing.
A prize of 40.000 francs for "the
best mother in France" was recent-
ly awarded by popular vote. The
winner was Mme. Paul Henry of
Menii—sur-Belvitte. who was not on-
ly a devoted mother to her own
eight children. but who during lhe
war cared for two hundred or more
wounded French soldiers. Under
a terrific bombardment by the Ger-
mans Mme. Henry improvised u
hospital where she administered to
the soldiers. She is a widow.
“‘hcn her husband died, Mrs.
Jessie B. Wadsworth, of New York
City stepped into his business shoes
and set out for the Orient where
she has been selling paper mill and
textile machinery.
BITS ABOUT “OMEN.
At the seventh national conven-
tion of the Service Star Legion. held
recently at Salt Lake City. Utah,
Mrs. Henry F. Baker. of Baltimore.
.Md” was elected president.
It is said on no less an authority
than the makers themselves that
the modern Woman has taken to
the wearing of wigs. Bobbing. curl—
ing. dyeing. etc.. .have robbed her
hair of its natural beauty and the
result ill—wigs. Wigs are not new
in history. \Vomen of long ago
wore them with no more secrecy
than the woman of today uses when
she powders her nose. History tells
us wigs date back 10,000 years. One
taken from the sarcophagus of an'
Egyptian mummy was so wondrous—
ly wrought that the art must have
been highly developed in that civil-
ization. In the making of the mod-
ern wig human hair is used for the
soecalled street variety which may
also be worn indoors. For fancy
dress and purely ornamental wigs
silk is a fashionable material.
England! first woman meteorolo—
gist has received her oflicial ap-
pointment and assumed her duties
at Buxton. She is Miss E. W. Pil-
kington.
Luella Melluis. an American colo-
ratura soprano. recentlyv sang in
“Rigoletto.” at the Paris opera. This
is the first time an American singer
has had this honor in 35 years.
After many exploits in the air
Miss Ruth Law. American girl liy-
ing ace gave up flying in 1921. She
has lately announced her intention
to resume her aerial career. Miss
Law was known as the “Atalanta
of the air” and at one time broke the
New York to Chicago airline record.
An old prison building at We-
tumka, Aim. has been renovated and
fitted out as a woman's prison. Mrs.
Sarah E. Kirkpatrick. who has
been engaged in work among women
prisoners in Alabama for years is
superintendent. and it will be oifl-
cered throughout by women.
Miss Sadie Hell). New York.
claims the distinction of being the
only Woman horse-clipper in. the
Wall Street
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$5.00
. WORTH MUCH MORE
Just 13 Sample Suits of Latest Model. Sizes 34, 36, 38 inches
WHILE THEY LAST $5.00 EACH
A FEW MORE KIDDIE ALL woo LSUITS 51.59
N orwalk, Com
.Ladies’ One Piece All waif
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DUBAN AWNINGS
and Porch Shades
Ready-made awnings and
porch shades for living
porches, sleeping porch-l
es, windows, tea rooms,
terraces, etc.
Made of high g r a d e
and tan. striped awning
cloth that will not fade.
The iron frames and fix-
tures are made of gai-
vanized iron and will not
rust.
, ANGEVINE
FURNITURE co.
16 No. Main 8t, 80. Norwalk
NEMOLASTIK
SELF-RE DUCIN G
RUBBER GIRDLE
$10.7 5
MME. JEAN NETTE
56 30. Main St... 80. Norwalk
Women’s Pat.
Sandals —— Rubber Heels
'At $1195
One of the specials at our
unloading saic. Many others
on display in the store.
- Keeler’s Shoe Store
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1ST ANNUAL
JULY SALE
NOW ”GOING ON
Wall St. Shoe Store
Wall St. N orwalk
SEE ~MOORE
~ 3» SEE BETTER
F -—-I'ior——
'Our perfect knowledge of optometry
enables us to act no eye authorities
in whom you can have perfect con-
fidence."
' ——3ays Mr. foresight
ares animal:
Prescriptions Filled;
WILLIAM J. MOORE
' widower.
Keck! Bid:- :55 WW.» St.
Louis D. Mattern
umanrv awn. 3mm?
Waslungmn '
green and white or green 1
GREAT VALUE
GIVING SALE
Now Going On Come Save 1-3 to 1-2 Off Rest-la: Pm.
On Coats, Suits, Dresses
WALDNER?S
“ON THE CORNER" :
3238 South Main Corner Haviland
THE WOMEN’S SHOP FOR nuns
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CLEARING SALE ;
ONALLDREBSES
SPECIAL
$3.95 .. 89.95 ;
VALUES ['1’ TO $15.00
EVERY DAY IS BARGAIN DAY AT
NEW YORK SPECIALTY STORE
45 Wall Street
FINE PLANTS
Norwalk, Conn.
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For Late Planting Are Now Ready
at Cut Prices
Shipped anywhere by Eitpross collect or add 10c
on the dollar for prepaid Parcel Post.
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Including King Humbert. Mme. Crozy and 1 w
SPLENDID L. I. VEGETABLE l‘l..\\'l‘,~‘
Celery. White Plume. Golden Self Blanchlng. (31'. ..
Celeriac. 81 per 100. $6 per 1.000.
Late Cabbage. Flat Dutch. Succession. Early Sise'
er. Late Stone Tomato. Egg Plant, Large Sweet I
81 per 100, $8 per 1.000.
RED GERANICMS AND LARGE CANNA l‘l \Vl‘.‘
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A 'f’”.
$1.15 per dozen. regularly $2.00 per dozm. $35 [NT 1!”
3.
STMNG 3-YEAR-OLD ROSE Bl‘sHliS
Regularly $6 per dozcn. Special 55 pi‘r down.
Including Columbia. Radiance Ophelia Butterfly. ‘01-.
etc.
4.
Regularly. any 1: for $1.00.
l’etunias. Vex-bends. Lobeiias. Ageratum, ASIL
Zinnias, Calendulas. Marigolds Salvia. Ali's:
Ivy. Giant Chrysanthemums. Begonias, Col».
Ivy. Dusty Dusty Millers. Early Cosmos. d. 1: 1 . \:
li‘everfew. Novelty Snapdragens, Phlox. ‘
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BEDDING ALT VERANDA BOX Pl.\.\'TS
SPECIAL NO‘V. ANY is for film
spurs. Pansies, Castor Plants. Double 3‘
Cornflowers. -Sweet Sultans. Cor-cots
Sweet Williams. Giant Hardy Seal f-
osas. Mignonette,
Achillcas,
Rudbecklas. Delphtniums
and all Bedding and
Hardy
Plants.
Perennial
ORDER TODAY AND GET THE rmsr stuxrmvs
HARLOWARDEN GARDENS AND
GREEN HOUSES
Greenport, New York
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The Newest East in Men’s Oxfords
lileck Duhdee calf.
81 Washington St.
oaocsnrm .
Payers-Rum
. gramme , (accounts
[in extreme. brosdinglish toe wider than you are £31203;
with and short in appearance. Made-in imported russe
li’rlcadright at ..
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