OFFICE BOYS A ND ‘ {TRACK LABORERS ‘
STILL BECOME RAILROAD PRESIDENTS
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91“ . - Asked
What makes the houses built 20 and 30 years ago so
fi'gdhl‘tble." "
L The answer is “dependable materials and dependable
r‘~ .
g construction." ,
, - -: ' » ’ It is easy to waste or to save material at the expense
, . “ "Lot comfort and permanence. When depreciation is taken ,
i , _ into consideration, the cost of material for poor constrnc- ‘
‘ \. tion is often. higher in the end than that for a well-built
3- .. house. We buy and sell the best lumber obtainable.
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The Hatch 69° Bailey CO.
, LUMBER & MILLWORK
in. « . Marshall St. Phone 536 South Norwalk
Agents for Sheetroek, Cornell Wall Boards, Oelotex In-
sulating Lumber, McNair’s Shingles, guaranteed for 50
. years. .
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_ Lounsbury, Mathewson and Co. s
“ . AR WOMEN” -__,_;_._.,. , — '- . -
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. The sixty years of expert shoe making behmd this concern “um-d; o—E. E. 1.0mm ‘ s
nks ' - > - (the board or the z.
' ' hoemakers. “nanny PICKARD. were ottiee boys at am. 1-1. E. chairman ‘3
.. El puts them In the ra 0f the country 8 be“ I NIKE! LYORK. July 23.——News- Byram, president of the Chicago. Louis and San Francisco.
“ I I boys messengers. office boys and Minneapolis and St. Paul. was acall w. 13. Story. president. at the
‘ tracl’: laborers can still become rail- boy. A'tchison. first serud as an axe.
Y road presidents. C. H. Markham. president oi'.the man in the corps. and A. 'i. Dice.
The rapld and extraordinary rise Illinois Central. Daniel \Vlllard. president of the Reading. as flag-
‘ ‘ Store Closes Ball at Six of the Van Swerlngen brothers, 0. president of the Baltimore and man. A, D. Mailer. president of the
l H y P and M J to a pogmon or com- Ohio, and \V. L. Hal-than started Norfolk and \Eesltxcrn. “Raina heur-
I ' . I I. ~ ‘ ‘ ~1- ' ’ruttsc n c ar-
. . ‘ u: railway as track laborers. L. Pennington. uyorsclerk. . > ,
g 122 waShlngton St. south Norwalk fifflg‘fidfimnggfe‘fo aelong um president or the Minneapolis, St. man of the executive committee of
'4‘ _ of name; of- railroad notablea lwho Paul and Sault Ste.. Marie. began the Southern Pacific. started as all
:1 1‘ #— have risen to the top from lowly as a. wal'Ehouse man. \Villiam engineer on construction. I... r.
d 'H I positions. . ' Sprouie, president of the Southern l.orcc, president of the Delaware
l The Van chringens. however did Pacific, was a. freight clerk. and and Hudson. and Samuel Rea. presi-
i- Phone 9 Prompt not start to climb the railroad lad- W- 6- Besler. president of the mm of the Pennsylvania and Lon:
g. 2 ‘ Delive der from a. low rung, 'l‘bcy climbed Central Railroad or new Jersey. Island railroads, were assistants in
1 5 7 ry m the real was a trainmaster's clerk. \V. A. the engineering corps.
via wealth earned
estate business in Cleveland. but
their origin was humble. 130th sold
newspapers in their youth. Now they
control the Nickle Plate Chesapeak
and Ohio. Erie and Peru Marquette
systems.
The public marveled not long ago
when it learned that Patrick Crow-
ley, the new president of the New
York Central, one of the three‘ big-
gest railroad corporations in the
country, began his railroad career
as a $5 a week messenger. But his
was not an unusual case.
Started as Office Boys.
Only Ten College Man.
it. S. . Lowell. chairman of the
[ward of the L'niotl Pacific; liaie
Holden, president of the Burlington.
and Charles Donnelly. president or
the Northern Pacific, all commenced
their climb as attorneys.
(it these executives. it is shown
by a. compilation made by l". \V.
Mitchell, director or personnel of
New Haven. onfy ten had a college
men. E. E. Leanna. 9f the Lehigh education. Seven of these ten ape-
Valley, began as secretary to a rall- i ciailzed in engineering. The majority
road attorney. E of those with college education were
ur course. all railroad presidents é salt educated. in that they were
arrn't Horatio Alger heroes. obliged to earn the money that paid
Many or the present big exrcu- tor tlelr college course by working
tivcs had their first practical ex- on the railroad.
perienee in the engineering corps. This list does not include the
Among those who Entered the in- scores or general managers. vice-
dustry as rodmen are S. M. ll‘cllon, presidents and other executives of
president‘ or the Chicago Great the railroad world who have risen
\Vestern; E. J. Pearson. presidcnt (tom the ranks to responsible post-
or the New Haven; B. 1-: Bush, tions. The railroad "game" appar-
chairman of the board of the st. enliy is full or opportunities—tor
Northern Pacific, and E. N. Brown. the risht men.
Mapother of the Louisville and
Nashville was a secretary.
(I. It. Gray, president of the
Union Pacific, and T. M. Schu-
maker, president of the El Paso
and Southwestern. got their intro-
duction to the iUustry astclc-
graph operators. l". D. L’nder-
wood. president or the Erie. and C.
E. Schutf. presidwt or the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas. started as brake-
"IT'S HERE IF IT’S HOUSEWARE"
FOR CANNING AND PRESERVING
-. Better to have better preserves next wint' by using
the best utensils you can get now. such as Preserving
Kettles. Jar Rubbers. Fruit Jars. Jelly Glasses. Jar
Tops, Connors. Pnrowzlx, Scales, Measures. Funnels, Canning Dutflt.
etc.
33 Washington St. ,
So. Norwalk, Conn.
A. H. Smith. after whose death
Mr. Crowley suceeeded lo the presi-
dency o! the New York Central. al-
Sterling’s _ Removal .o... - . . ..
~ Hustis, president of the Boston and
Sale Maine, had the same sort of begin-
ning. J. E. German. president of the
. :- EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME MUST BE
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific.
} . . SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST. - i . DENIES DEATHS
k . 131ng)me WHISKERS
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Sterling ..Fumiture C0. ~ v
They were awakened “daybreak
and \V T. Noonan. president or the
Buffalo. Rochester and_ Pithburgh.
Dr. Pickett Answers
Dr. Laforge —— Says
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“What did I tell you ‘3" said Billy.
127-131 Washington St. ’ South Norwalk ”‘0 “(‘Xt mornlns by a battered tin “There is no safe place for men or
, falling on their heads. followed by beasts on the Fourth of July it there
5 a shower of pieces of red paper. is a. boy within a hundred miles."
“What shall we do?" asked Slut»
by. "if we stay here we will be
blown up or maimed for life. And
it we run' out, the whole pack will
probably set upon us."
"I say we show tight anyway,"
m B .. I m n l Figures Show Rate
8‘“- 0 . “ t ' .
they dcllln't nknow nwe :re Tier: 1(an Has Been Cut in Half
in the second we have the advan. .
ta e of takln them is cur rise.
Bifily. you can3 butt thim labile CHICAGO- July 23.——ll‘igures on
Stubby bites their heels and I will ”19 death "1‘0 from “Cl-"3 3100110“
run up their backs and scratch the lam ascribe to prohibition by Dr:
shirt; off their shoulders." A. \k’. Latorge or Chicago in a. re-
"Good idea. Button!" commended cent address at Cleveland before the
Billy. "You should have been a American institute or! homepathy
General. at least. 1" the army.". were contradicted yesterday by Dr.
"Oll- Slop your tooling and mind Deets Pickett, research secretary of
the W'orld Service Commission.
when I hiss we all Jump out or the
bushes at once and attack our vic- Dr. LaForge was (mated as gay-
ing:
tims. Select the boy you will at-
tack as they come toward us."
All three jumped up and_ were
wide awake in a second for all
around them was the din of battle.
For a, moment they thought they
were back in France and that a big
bombardment was on. But on look-
ing through the trees under which
they had been sleeping, they saw a.
crowd of boys shooting oft, tire-
crackers and putting bunches of
them under barrels and tin pans.
"This is no place for us!" ex?
claimed Billy. “I despise the Fourth
of July and its celebration. and this
is just what it is. If those boys see
us, it will be all up with us. for if
there is one thing boys love. it is
to torture animals on the Fourth by
tying bunches of firecrackers and
tin cans on their tails." ~
"W'ell. thank goodness. my tail is
so short they will have a good time
"Feed Pratt’s Growing- Mash and Intermediate Scratch
. It Grows Them Faster. ‘
2 " FRANK LIBNER AND SONS
i ' . COMMERCE STREET
~ PHONE 2128
PICTURES TO BE
CLEAN, MOVIE
MEN PLEDGE
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t" The Textile Store.
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ATTEND THE SELLING
OUT SALE
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tying anything on it." exulted “All right." replied Billy. "I‘ll "Unless prohibition ‘5 repealed.
E; Stubby. attack that 131'. "(1-119;de Soy who American cultural ideals will decay
:1: “Mine too!" replied Billy. seems to be the leader." soon. Prohibition is a canrrenoul
c.“ 1“ WASHINGTON STREET Los ANGELES. July ail—The As- “But. how about mine ?" said But— "And I'll go for that lnubmegea, fOrce. which corrodes and mortines
: SOUTH NORWALK sociaied Motion Picture producers ton. "It is long enough to tie a heckled-faced urchin with the rag- out cultural ideals and sloughing
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whole string at crackers to it."
While they were talking. the boys
started to run in their direction and
came straight toward them. ‘When
they were within hearing distance.
at California representing seventeen
producing companies here, controll-
ing 95 per cent. of all pictures pro-
duced in this section is on record
for purity in pictures.
god pants. as he seems to' be dis-
playing .a line amount or shins at
present." said Stubby.
"Then I'll go tor that boy who
runswith his head and shoulders
91!. leaves such pestilence and crime
in its wake as to soon threaten the
decay of American culture and
ideals. Before this‘ alleged prohibi-
tion. the deaths from acute alco-
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Till!
m IDEAL MARKET At a. meeting here it adopted a re- the Chums heard them say, "Let's down. It gives his a good expanse helium were about 2 per cent. With
:1, , solution offered by “’ill H, Hayes, fi’ffmfig‘zf": and!l gushes an:l a 01(gaek to scratch." said Button. , the advent or dry legislation the
:3... - - _ - which pledged the picture com an- o . e pu a. o o pow er omorrow they have a real bat- “. '
.32“... 1:)! 11% {ANITE 10, not to "produce or promotepthe around them and blow them up." - tie with the boys.) 22:3}. rate advanced to 25 per
, - - - - production or distribution of any The sutement issuedb D. i
W,” picture salaeiou: in character or knew Mr. Sperry came up the" go em”: 3' r. P ole
——PEONE 2287—-
Rodman .J. Lilly
we: Cove Ave. and First St.
" East Norwalk '
title." get the stove claiming that he had
bought it trorn the tenant. but bad
no bill of sale. '1 '
"I told him he could not have
the stove. after which he brought
suit/tor $10 damages. Sperry got
cold feet and all that kept him go-
ing. was the sheriff who wanted to
collect his fee. (or before the trial
GETTING HOT '
OVER slows 1N
RIDGEHELD
."In the registration area in the
year 1922 (the last available figures)
the death rate from alcoholism. both
acute and chronic, was actually
slightly less than one fourth of one
per cent. If it had been 25 per
cent there would have been 2" al-
coholism deaths per 100.000 instead
or 2.8 per 100,000 of population.”
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SUICIDE IN YALE CLUB
NEW YORK. July {BEL—Herbert
Seymour Darlington. representative
of a Philadelphia concern dealing
in ladies’ wearing apparel. com—
mitted suicide in his room in' the
sense.
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anew-t We?“
:iflieghl: niftfrdz-wl by}; Show“ 1“ °“"°d ‘0 lettlo for 81 and cm . "Before hibitlon-the a h
"at emp e. e left a I told him-we would await judgm : tom alcoh ism ' eat rats
e asking that his body be cre- . _ e“ w" 55.3 per 100,-
mated. RIDGEFImD, July 23. frhe run of the court. In the court Judge 000. It 1. now . little is. than}:
Dal-Huston as 50 years old He 1““ ”1y 3“" begun” ““3 3' 3' mam” ““94 that Sperry had‘ no that.” "1.!
studied law at. ale in 1397. - ' Dent‘m' momma“ wartime" 0‘ “”0““ “mm! tad that I should N.
“h“ . this place, defendant in the damage Day the costs. I nppnhdy S . ._ .
DANBURY OUTING HERE. suit for the 9 union ot a 310 "He hasn't any mone ' i I. '
. stove, bought by B, 8. Sperry. Den- in a. court tight. but thenyl': twp-:3 towaways Bung "
f The Arlen Singing society of Dan-‘ ton has appealed. the decision of man too. so we are in the lame Old [man Prints
; bury, will hold its annual outing in Justice Nicholas ‘to the Court or boat. but I can spare 8100 and that '
iJohn Sehaefer's grove, Em Rocks Common Pleas. "11 he? the fun coins tor some ' 1
road. this city. Sunday. Moore than Pending decision by the court time and also keep the sheritt' from ' '
300 members and triends expect to [perry still retains possessions of collecting ‘his tee until next De- ‘ NEW to“ July 28.-—Two Ital-
attend. A concert will be given in the Itove. V camber when the big show van “a Runways on a“ “m” N9?-
the afternoon. Mr. Danton said: “My tenant held probably, in am";- m mm” "'3‘“ ’W'm
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TRISTRAM er HYA
Norwralk, V“:
Corsets F Or Summer Wear
NEMOLASTIC SELF REDUCING RUBBER GIRDLES
sfo.75
“C. B. STAi'SLIM” RUBBER CORSET
Clasp Front, Lace Back, $10.00
. . “R. &.G.” BRASSIERE CORSETS $3.00
SWEATERS OF SILK OR WOOL IN MANY COLORS
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DUBAN AWNINGS
GREAT VALUE
GIVING SALE
Now Going On Come Save 1-3 to 1-2 Off Rem
0n Coats, Suits, Dresses
WALDNER’S
“ON rm: CORNER"
32-38 South Main Corner Haviland
m wom's snor FOR \‘ALI‘L‘S
and Porch Shades
Ready-made awnings and
porch shades for living
porches, sleeping porch-
es, windows, tea rooms,
terraces, etc. '
Made of high g r a d e
green and white or green
and tan stri d awning
cloth that Will not fade.
The iron frames and fix-
tures are made of gai-
vanized iron and will not
rust.
ANGEVINE
The Talk of the TO ..
OURDRESSES $3.95t039
OURSKIRTS $2.951086
OURSWEATERS...... 951084
EXCLUSIVE STYLES“.
Every Day Is Bargain Day At
NEW YOR_K SPECIALTY STORE
45 Wall St. Norwalk,
FURNITURE CO.
18 No. Main 8t., Bo. Not-walk
NEMQLASTIK
SELF-REDUCING
RUBBER GIRDLE
$10.75
MME. JEAN NETI‘E
so So. Main 8t., Bo. Norwalk
Women's Pat. ‘
Sandals -— Rubber Heels
At $1.95
One of the specials at our
unloading sale. Many others
on display in the store.
Keeler’s Shoe Store
1ST ANNUAL
JULY SALE
NOW GOING ON
‘ Wall St. Shoe Store
Wall St. Norwalk
enables us to act as eye authorities
.in whom you
SEE MOORE
SEE BE'I'I‘ER
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'Our perfect knowledge or optometry
can have perfect eon-
-8ays lit. roresight
' means rules
WILLIA. . . M J. MOORE
" wmunmn.
tidencs."
f . $8.50 ,
CONNEALLY Es? BRACKI‘:
81
FINE PLANTS
For Late Planting Are Now Ready
at” Cut Prices
Shipped anywhere by Express collect at addi
on the dollar for prepaid Parcel Post.
I. SPLEL‘DID Il.’ I. \IGETABLL 11.1315
Celery. White Plume. Golden 59” Blandlm‘; (”“3“
Ceieriac. $1 per 100, 56 P" ”W”: .. - m.
Late Cabbage. Fiat Dutch. Succession. Enriy 5:: «l '03.. kill-“f
er. Late Stone Tomato. Est Plant. Large SW" ‘ I" ‘ ,.r m“
Si'per 100. $8 per 1.00“-
RED GERANIUBIS AND LARGE CANNA PLANTS
av Aust'la.
$3 per 100.
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Including King Humbert. Mme. Crozy artl 1"
$1.15 per dozen. regularly $2.00 per dczc: .
8. STRONG 8-YEAR-OLD ROSE Bl ~liL‘5
Regularly 86 per dozen. Special $5 per dmcn. “$3
Including Columbia. Radiance Ophelia Bulfcr‘:.3, \lard. .~.
etc.
4. BEDDING AND VERANDA BOX PLANTS
Regularly. any 12 for $1.00.. SPECIAL sow. ANY Islet-:1;
Petunias. Verbena; Labelias. Ageratunl, Astra lice-22 “on
Zinnias. Calendulas. Marigolds Salvia. Alysv lv’r M’-
Ivy. Giant Chrysanthemums. Begonias. L3 T. _
Ivy. Dusty Dusty Millers. Early Cosmos nil at; “3
Feverfew. Novelty Snapdragons. I‘liox. j‘xl'n-
Spurs. Pansies, Castor Plants. Doubts out
Cornflower-s, Sweet Sultans. CnrerlleSLF.
Sweet Williams. Giant Hardy Sruz :—
onus, Mignonette. Achilicas,
Rudbeckiss. Delphlniunls
and all Bedding and
Hardy Perennial
Plants.
ORDER mus! AND Gm THE FIRST Si;I.ECTlO-"5-
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