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NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-(AP)New
York today welcomed to one of the
busiest ports oi" the world the vast-
.cst and most expensive fleet of
pleasure and racing craft in its his-
tory. for the annual gold cup regat-
ta for motor crat’t. which opened to-
day.
In addition to many of tho 289
entries for the events of tho four-
day prdgram. hundreds of boats
ranging from the sleek racing craft
to the majestic cruiser and sailing
yacht rode at anchor ill the waters
of the. metropolis. l‘repnratlons had
been made today by the. gold cup
committee for anchoring 2.000
yachts alone, while two floating
grand stands ot‘t'crcd aceotnmoda.
[ions for 4.000 spectators.
’l‘oday's cw-nts will he prelimin-
ary to the major racing contests
starting lt‘riday at Manhassct. bay.
Twenty-five races in all. will be
staged during the regatta.
The gold cup committee estimates
that $1,500,000 has been spent in
the development of motors repre-
sented in the big water meet.
Although (falcb iiragg’s Bootleg-
ger. winner 1:th year. and his Run-
ilin' \\'ild prevailed today as favor-
ites. Miss t‘olunihia. of the Colum-
bia Yacht club. had many support-
ers. iiaby Anu‘rica ll piloted by
(iar Wood. winner ot‘ many gold cup
events, is also figured to make a
strong bid t‘or tun $0.000 trophy.
New speed records are generally
predicted.
A feature in the lighting of 300
l'uugnesium Hart's of 5.000 candle
power each will be provided Salur»
‘tiay night at 10 o‘clock. The light
will illuminate all of .ilttliliiisset bay
and will be visible at a distance of
150 miles from New York, ilie com-
mittee liopcs.
He Can’t (letEIERed
About Alcohol Deaths
CHICAGO. Aug, 2” (Apia—Alco-
hollc dcntns during the last two
years present "nothing to be excited
about." said Daniel llusseil. in ad-
dressing the third annual institute
for social rest-arch at the ifuivci‘slty
or Chicago Tuesday.
Mr. Russell said his. study of Cook
county‘s records for the last 2 i years
showed no more [witplt‘ dying front
alcoholism today titan before probl-
bltion.
“Ii‘urthermorc. my study" of alco-
holic deaths for 1:02: and it)“.
shows that the majority of them:
who died of alcoholism were down
and out hoboes. This phase of the
situation is not so great as we have
been led to think."
DEATH ACCIDI‘INTAI:
BRI.l)GEl’()R’I‘, Aug. 27.-—-—(AP).
Accidental death is found by Deputy
Coroner lienry t‘. Stevenson in the.
case of Annie C. Meyer. 49. who was
struck by an automobile truck when
crossing East Main street Stamford
on the night oi" August 21. and fat-
ally injured. The truck was owned
and driven by Samuel Wilson. 3202
Third avenue New York city.
ALCOHOLIC BREATH.
BLOOMIFIELD. N. J.. Aug. 27.—
tAI’). Louis liaransky was fined
$10 by Judge I'iawson in police
court here for having an alcohdlic
breath.
Brought into court on a. charge
of using indecent language. Baron-
ky paid the fine without protest.
"What. a breatht' amid the court.
"it‘s worth $10 to be in the same
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f LONDON, Aug. 27 (AP).--llo-
ratme the conductor of one of the
East Surrey 'l‘ractton Company's
buses refused to carry a dog be-
lonulng to a woman passenger.
the company's rural uervico is
tied up by a strike 01’ 0'00 con-
ductors and drivers.
The other men went out in
sympathy when the ooiidlng con.
duetor was dismissed.
PROFllS omit
DAILY NEWS '00
00 T0 CHARITY
Victor Lawson in Will
Continues to Aid Hu-
manity -— Prank Re-
called
CHICAGO. Aug. 27.——(AP.)—-—'I‘ite
Chicago Daily News. chief asset of
the vast. estate disposed of in \‘icior
l“. lyawson‘s will, hereafter will as-
sume a position unique in Jour-
nalism. -
The newspaper, along with many
other items of the publisher‘s estate,
was placed under the administration
of the Illinois Merchanls' Trust
company.
"Three quarters of tile profits of
that. great living agency of public
justice, the Daily News, will go un-
der this managdlucnt to benevo-
lent purposes." John J. Mitchell,
president of the Illinois Merchants'
Trust company said. “Ilhre. lhdeed,
is a unique (sample of a newspaper
not only serving good causes. but
continuing to carry on its owner’s
huimlnltarhtn work through .tho dis-
tribution oi“ its earnings._
”this arrangement is eloquent in
its testlt’nony to the love. of human—
ity which inspired all the actions of
the great editor and good titan
whom (.‘hicago mourns. The Illinois
Merchanls' ’l‘rust company will co—
operate most heartily."
The other one t'ourth of the in-
come from the llaily News will go.
along'wilh other bauuesla. to Mr.
Lawson's brother, Iver.
NEW YORK. Aug. 27.——(:\i’.) A
schoolboy prank of the late Victor
li‘. Lawson. publisher or the (.‘hic—
t.go Daily News, was recalled today
my a classmate with a humorous
suggestion that it was evidence of
his concern for the public welfare
early in life.
An opisml-- ot‘ cushions in chapel
was described by Edward ti. .‘tl.t‘.‘.«
a retired ‘.\'c\v lurk journalist. \x‘lm
attended Phillips Andover neat‘lcmy
at Andover, Mass. with Mr. Law-
son in the t'lllP'i of i872.
"Behold Lawson's concern for the
public welfare, already active. Ci‘tl‘ly
in lil'cf" Mr. Martin said. “He or-
ganized a company among: our
classmates to mo.tii’y the. discipline
of church attendant-e by making the
seats roller. i’l’lm ital. was passed.
Cushions to lit the heats assigned
our class were ordered made and
shipped It)..l41t\\'5011'$ room in the
old Htowo house. Then, at night.
three or four 01' us, including him.
carried them darkly to the chapel.
opetwi a window, put them in a m!
on the seats that they were meant
for. nnd.thcn modestly withdrew.
"As I remcinhei, it was an em
tirely sneecsstui enterprise. The
cushions stayed pttt. Nobody was
brought to justice. and .1 think in
the end the rest of the chapel seats
were similarly furnished.”
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NOW FIGHTING
runner
PARIS. Aug. 26.—-(AP.) Once
enemies-at~arms.16,000 Germans
~exactly halt the total strength of
the French foreign legion—are in
Morocco fighting the battle of
France against the rebellious Moor-
ish tribesmen. .
Applications from former German
soldiers to be permitted to lend
their old to their former enemies in
tho warfare against. the mittens,
are coming in such numbers that: it
is impossible for the French minia-
try of war to accept all of them.
The foreign legion, to which the
Gcrnmns are attached. has been in.
the thickest of the lighting since
Abd-ELKI‘im. the Moroccan war
lord. began his offensive. and French
officers asserted that the Germans
havn given a. good account of them-
selves. They battle in the manner
of the trained soldiers they are. and
it. is declared that the percentage of
desertions of them to the enemy
ranks is not larger than that Of the
other nationalities represented in
the legion. »
nBridgeport Boys on
Wild West Trip
SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Aug. 27.—
(AP. The. apparent start of a. career
of crim. or adventure on which two
Bridgeport. Conn... boys had “em-
barked was halted by pdlice officers
early yesterdoy. when they arrested
James Duffy. a negro, in an auto-
mobile that. had been stolen from
Bridgeport. Duffy‘s companion. a
white boy. escaped from the ar-
resting oiilcen by leaping down a
high bank and eluding pursuit. The
two were garbed in the manner of
movie wild west heroes, and their
‘ equipment included a revolver. scv.
‘t'rai boxes of ammunition and a
dagger.
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Norwalk’s Leading Dry Goods Store
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Gomgx to College This Fall? t
It‘ so you will want to get a goodly =
supply Of Cash’s Woven Names to
sew on your belongings so that there
will be no danger of losing expen-
sive linens, wearables, etc, in the
laundry. Those who have spent a
semester at college know how im-
portant this matter really is- We
take orders for any style lettering
and in a variety of different color-
ings from which to choose.
3 D02 Names $1.50, 6 Doz. Names $2,
12 Doz. Names $3.00 '
ORDER. NOW
The cool nights will be here very
soon and you will need extra cover-
ing on your beds. We have just re- i
ceived our fall line of Comfortables, i
Quilts and Blankets, which we will 0
be glad to show you. We also have
a very attractive line of “Kiddies”
Quilts and Blankets.
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However, It Is Higher
Than Last Year——
Overproduction the‘
Cause
NEW l‘tiltlx’. Aug. 1'? (.‘il‘l.-—«.\u-
lotnobilistn of the country are get”-
ting the lowmt gasoline prices of the
your. in Storm of cities motorists
are paying from 3 to 7. cents a gal—
lon has than the year's peak prices
in the middle of July. The average
price in 80 i‘l‘pl‘Ohf'lllt‘iliVO cities.
however, is still about live cents a
gallon photo the low level hit that
summer during the. trade depression.
New York leaders in the oil bush
nosn deny that a trade war is oil.
though they admit that there is a
light. to obtain all the business Of-
fered. I'rice slashing is ascribed
solely to over production, despite the
heavy demand.
Shipments eastward from the Pa-
cific coast. where over production
llrst manifested itself, have depres-
sed the end business in the mid-con-
tinental field.
C. O. Wilson. in the current issue
of the Oil anti Gas Journay says:
“The increased recovery of gaso-
line from crude petroleum. the ac-
cumulation of gasoline stocks in
coastal territory, and the failure of
many refiners to adjust their produc-
tion to a slackencd demand in their
territories are th‘e principal factors
in the weakness 0‘! the motor fuel
market.
1 were larger than necessary, retin-
ers added 396,290,555 gallons to this
storage on July 1. Only 22,000,000
gallons were taken from storage in
June.” t -
The export demand fell off sharply
during the recent high price levels, it
is said in trade circles. and even now
is far below normal.
A general reduction in the tank
wagon price of gasoline in Greater
New York and Long Island to 17
cents a. gollon took place yesterday.
when the Standard Oil company of
New York and Texas company met
the three-cent cut initiated Tuesday
by the Tidewater Oil company.
KURT IN CRASH. DIES.
NORWICH. Aug. 27.—(AP). Sid-
ney A. Dolbcare. of Salem. died at
the W. W. Backus hospital yester-
day from effects of injury received
several days ago when a. car In
the Gardner Luke road. It was not
thought he was balmy hurt until
signs of brain concussion developed.
'Mr. Dolbearo was in the 1907 gen;
eral assembly.
of the school board and a. justice of
the peace. .
BUSINESS BOOMING.
CLEVELAND. 0., Aug. 26.—Den-
list: here are experiencing I. boom
in the business of treating teeth for
pyorrhea u a result of the routing
ear season. it is said. Eating corn
of: the cob. where there is a slight
infection from pyorrhen. loosens the
teeth and permits the pyorrhea to
get. in, its damaging work. dentists
explain.
DOPE'S CORRECT.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.—Wcath-
or Bureau forecasts are correct nine
times out .of 10, meaning to the
fin‘nciera celebr ed hisi
bureau here. The forecast: referred,
to. however. are for "fair and
Warmer." or "snow and holder.“ 9
“Although gasoline stocks January
which he was riding overturned ‘ on.
He was a member
A lot of girls worry ’liout powder and paint while aiming
to bring forth, their beauty. They‘ll spend a full hour, sub to
get. the right. tint that will givo facial lines their full duty.
A little bit; here and a little bit. there likely chases the pale
look away. but whether it makes you look flashy or fair-.010 use
of too/much doesn't pay. ,'
You’re not to be blamed when you want to look sweet, but
the real work of nature you’re losing, whenever you powder and.
paint, indisereet with the flock of eosmeticsyou’re using.
The. real look that counts, with the people you meet. isn‘t
merely your makeup style. it. means a lot more when expression
is sweet. hurl you know how to give them a smile.
Go on, use your powder. (to on. use your paint. But. also
try using diserction. You’re more like yourself and lllllt‘li less
like you “ain’t” it‘ your best homily comes from‘exprcssion.
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1 Tokyo Are Flooded The. flood was the worst in ten
years.
'rotcr’o. Aug. 27.—~(AP.) The
The lionlo district. ‘the lowest
lying part. of Tokyo is situated along
the Sumida river near its mouth
and is intersected by numerous
canals. It is a poor district and
overcrowded. It is here where the
greatest number of casualties OC<
curred in the earthquake of Sep-
lumber 1023.
floods. caused by a. 36-hour . rain.
which Tuesday inundated the Route
district of the city have subsided. It,
is estimated that 30.0th househ we‘re
submerged. the residents spending
the night on the hillsides. The dams
age is estimated “several million
martin“: I _'
Dollar Da
SATURDAY, 'AUGUST 29TH .
End Of Month and End of Season, this is the i
one day when drastic price reductions are
made on RELIABLE MERCHANDISE. Note
the date and come prepared to find rare values
in every department of this big store.
Many lines must. be restricted, giving every-
body an opportunity toget some of our SPE-
‘Remember, that dollar day,‘means a day Of
opportunities for every DOLLAR TO DO
DOUBLE DUTY
Outfitters tO‘Men, Wotnencnd Children
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Rev. Dumbell Sued By
Wife, Is Travelling
STAMFORD. Aug. 27.—-Attorney
Warren F. Cressey stated today that
itcv. Howard M. Dumlwn's contest
aliainst hi0: former wife‘s divorce, ac-
tion would merely resolve itself into
a light against the. allowance of all-
moui‘. Attorney Cressey stated that
Rev. Dumbell. former Episcopal rec-
tor in Barton was "traveling” and
way in daily communication with
him from Colorado.
Rev. Dumbell is being sued by his
with. whom he contends he. divorced
in Yucatan. The minister has stated
that he has since married.
STILL MYS'I‘IPIES POLICE.
STA MFORD. Aug. 27.—-I‘olicc yes—
terday admitted that. Mrs. Eva Sid-
ney. any street. who a few days ago
escaped from a cell in the Stamford
jail. was accompanied by her five-
.vear-old child when she walked
boldly out of her cell and into the
street. ‘No trace of the woman. who
was awaiting trial on a breach of
peace charge. has been found.
York and one for $165.05 in if
Municipal Court there. and they hat.
not been satisfied. It is claimed tit,
transfer of the real estate was mad
with intent to defraud the plainti‘”
SUBS DARIEN COUPLE.
STAMFORD. Aug. til—Tho Amer-
ican Newspaper Publishers Associa.
tion. Inc.. of New York. has brought
suit against Wilbur Beach and his
wife Ada of Darlen, seeking to have
set aside a conveyance Of real estate
by Beach to his “‘ifv. The Publish-
ers‘ Association obtained a judgment
for $3,103.40 against the defendant
teach in the Supreme Court in New
WALDNER.’S
- ON THE CORNER
32-38 SO. MAIN ST. SOUTH NORWAL
AUGUST FUR SALE 7'
PRICES ARE THE LOWEST OF THE YEAR
K. 01“ 0., 1253. MEETS.
There will be a meeting of Sou
Norwalk Council. 1’53. K. of C..
the Council Building, West Wasllin‘
ton street. tonight. if,
A LITTLE EAOH WEEK -— EASY WAY TO PAY —- YOU,
PRAGTIOALLY HAVE IT PAID FOR BY THE TIME
YOU WANT TO WEAR IT.
EVERYT
Apparel limp
Second floor
DRESSES FOR ALL . OCCASIONS IN
Regular Sizes 36 to 46
Misses Sizes 13 to 19
Little Women’s Sizes 31%. to 41%
Short Stout Sizes 171/2 to 411/;
Regular Stout Sizes 48 to 52
llNG NEW FOR THE AUTUMN
To be ever ready with the latest and best ! That. is the wish of our Ap-
parelShOp. Therefore, although it is still Summer, Autumn has laid.
its hands on all our wearing opparel. Swirling leaves, a spicy Wind, a
touch of frostiness in the air, that is the sensation you get at sight of
the new Autumn colors, executed in the charming new Autumn styles.
nu: NEW FALL DRESSES
Emphasizing The
Circular mode
Back flare
New sleeve
High collar
And the New Colors:
‘ Black Prince
Epinard Green
Kobe Rose
Flemish Blue
Cuckoo
Copper
Wine '
Ensign
Black
Navy
Brown
Cocoa
MATERIALS
Satins, Crepe Siam, Chenilles, Romaine, Georgette, Turllene, Juillene
Crepe, Charmeen, Jersey, Balbriggan and Flannel.
$89.50 and down to $12.50
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