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”vssmuwrou Sept. 15.-—-(AP).
2oilcotion ol' \aried information as
up he dict-t of prohibition on econ-
.,,‘ 0 Conditions nnd . health
it: hublic list night by the R0-
'clt and Educution ill'pitl'illloill. of
Federal Council of churches as
rt 01' its report on the prohibi-
h'il question.
' o detinitt: conclusions \i‘t‘i‘l.‘ stut-
but it \t'ds rrnturllcd in the re—
ttsnn 15,1925.
BELIEVES
,Rll'l, HIGH WAGES AS WELL AS
DRY» LAW HAS HELPED SAVINGS
siness Men Reply “Wet” to Questionnaire
According to Report Just Given Out By
More
Statistics Show
out the country. But it Would be idle
to dispute the assumption thiit pro»
hibition has boon ti. factor. and on
was! important one,
in keeping
deposits on a high lcvcl.
of alcohol showed a. drop from 1917
to 1921. and an increase since. The
report. added that figures as to the
number of alcoholics discharged
from New York hospitals "show in
general the same trend that we have
been noting but with this important
feature, that the your 1924 shows
it. slight decrease."
Oii'it-ial llgurcs on the number of
itlcohollc cases per 1,000 enlisted
men in the army showed a low water
mark of 1.06 in 1018. n lump to
11.18 in 1922, 8.82 in 1923 and 9.13
ill 192d.
"lunch has been mid of the fall-
int.v flt'fllh rate during the last few
.\"‘tll':t as up t'\ititlllL‘U of the effects
sitvingn
oi prohibition," sold the report. "it
is true liltli this decline ttnd the in-
ert-axed t'Xpt‘L‘iliiiull of life have
trrrntly impressed insurance uc‘tuur-
his. but one cannot. with certainty
:msign to tho prohibition regime
lllOl‘t' thou it moderate influence in
"Good authority can also be foundl tumour; .diout the reduction. it is
for the statement that industry llflh‘
profited very
heightened morale.
materially through
“It is noteworthy that u out ration-
proluiitlo that wherever there has
l‘t't‘ll up improvement in economic
status. the lClltit‘llt’y is toward a.
liiltli'l' sidutlurd of living and thus
palm-.illy tmvurd improved health
nniro sent as part of this ill\'t'siiizal-
tion to a. thousand or more Dustin-SH “'1
men. directors in important corpora-
tions selected at random, its-king lortR
their verdicts as business men upon
prohibition, yielding ii prciiomiuunt-
ly ‘wet' resultmnot, apparently so ,
much because or observed ‘t-li’ccts
upon business or industry as il(‘(':lllSt‘
of strong personal prejudice and dis--
satisfaction with the social and
political rrsulls of
they saw thmn."
t that in grucrui the number of.
wills from diseases that grow out
“inner-drinking showed a drop in
30. curly in tilt: prohibition re-
hit}, but an increase in the years
.i‘cul'tcr. This was one of the tub-
...eitions on much the first section of
ii report, lll<itiL‘ public Tucsds/
,uht suggested that the trend of 50-.
t-oimi-qtluuros of prohibition
tie 192“ had been "disturbing."
0'" the economic side of the queer
pit
.\ll
‘. to the increase in money wages
must consider the extensive
rails." .|._.
A Compilution of figures on :il....=
night. nits wrll
prohibition it‘ll prtxidcd trwr by L‘lvvood Mead and
ti int‘rt‘usrd 'iongt-vity."
edding Republicans
Nominate Ticket
lll'lltiilNU. Sept. 15.—The Re-
_lIilt.'ill1 ’l‘onn caucus held here last
attended. It was
liliatt \l'urnrr. its clerk.
ti. Etil“"‘"‘1“”'t contained ”‘05” OPJ' Various sources \\'\‘l‘t' tll'it\\'ll upru The following "”3 the nominees:
”firoliiillilv no trip-f l b .., . for the health statistics prrst ni- it ini-V‘if‘H-e‘lu's. (lcork'l' Sl‘lll'elbt‘l‘ and
u that ”{e abolition! 0‘; 3:!)V‘rl“lll tho l‘CllOl'l. The Census [tin-mu iiu_!.\'iulu:ui .iti‘ad: Board. of lleliel‘,
. no: arm}... I, very “Sara‘s? urt‘s were quoted on doatlm l‘rtnnllhilttr ’lurr)’ and Lotus Rumscy:
)“m‘.” If] ‘ .1 .lll A alcoholism “nil cirrhosis of [hu‘lli'Fi .‘t‘it'l'llllilll Gnome Scllrolbet';
“:ki :‘ “‘an “‘39 numbtrs 01“” liver. and the report ultmrvcil that lrl'mutl soil-tritium, lioltert Chamber;
“up! (.ldbb‘ . they showed it drop in 1920 and n ‘t-“Vll H‘t‘HMIH‘F- "9550 P- Sanford:
“i if it. some tinit the appeal to rise thereafter except for :1 drop im- tout. auditor. J. H. Murphy: grand
1min; ti‘ltgtél‘lfiltllylc l‘giiti‘illwi’iull‘filmdied the cirrhosis in 11123. (tumult; Minn-ms. l-ilu'ood Mind. A. S. Benja-
its . >t4-_~ 323, K o (. 0' lleilevuv Hospital, New York, ,1va rw IHHI “nil Albert Sanford: tax COUt‘C‘
.. or to plme the ultt’cts 0! quoted its shying ilmt whit.) mm: ion. tin-mun Hiltiill; constables, El-
ililJiiiOH must l)(‘. mude very guur- acute itl‘iti town;- (‘ill'Ollit‘ (wisps lll‘il- ‘ llIl-l J‘.t.l‘ll:1ttll. “Hillel Warner and
ly. All attempts to incusure this' portlonuiply resulting from Ilil'tlhtll: ll. my liolnirs: registrars of voters,
‘09-‘40 in quantitative U‘l'nls 3|"? were handled just after proiiiluition‘William Hunks illll‘i ii. ll. Bitt‘tmm:
ight \vith ditnger because of the hecztmn pfi'pptlm," more is a drill fist-hool littlll'ii. ii. i“. Bin-nos, term of
it increase in prosperity since back to proprohiltitlon coniiltltilis in ' tr... )t'uis; irvuv liol‘t'mnn ,tcrm of
.1. due. to other causes. in addi- the type of alcoholism lliut prv-‘thrm :r-nru. and inn t‘arson Mce‘
fl‘hus their acquaintance developed
to norm
iS FAILURE
Divorce Ends Romance
0 f Social , Worker,
Daughter of 'Aristo-
cratic Boston People
DENVER. Colo: Sept 16. (A. P.)
—-A sociological experiment through
marriage reunited in fItluro recently
when a. divorce was granted Mrs.
Barry Convene Essick. college gru-
dunto and dIughter of on IrisiocrI-
tic Boston family. The decree'ond-
0d her msrriIgo to‘Chnriss'Euiok.
a. former convict of .the Colorado
penitentiary. Mrs. Eulck was given
the custody of their three children.
After receivinig high honors in
sociology and kindred sciences. Miss
Converse left college and went to
New York‘to songs. in social lor-
vtce work in 1919. There she met
Essick. who had been released I
short timebeforo from the peniten-
tinry an
Mott. O borne. former warden of
Sing Sing. Osborne gave the exodu-
vict a. position in his prison investi-
gItion bureau in New, York. As so-
clnl workers the couple come to-
gether on equal ground. Her stud-
ies had imbued her with sympathy
and understanding for the criminal.
S
into a romance.
They were married Sept. 18. 1920.
at. Mount Hope, Idn.. and went to
live in Colorado.
A Cough Remedy Without Opiates.
"FULEY'S HONEY a TAR COM-
POUND is the only cough medicine
that ever gave me relief. it works
writes Mr. George Force. 8100 Bigo-
tow Blvd. Chicago. Ill. Genuine no
opiates. Good for old end young.
FOLEY'B HONEY & TAR COM-
POUND ts one of the largest soiling
n, 1' Hit oi" lill'i't‘ ,veurn.
—- .\Il\t l‘lil’ti in the Sentinel. ‘
cough medicines in the world. in
demand over fifty years. insist upon
FOLEY‘S. Refuse substituteI—Adv.
ft «nunpuigns carried on through-
.
holic insunity unii intmnpt‘lulc 115' ,'
THE STORY SO FAR!
GLORIA GORDON, beautiful
.flapper, marries DICK GREG-
ORY, a. struggling lawyer. Her
idea of marriage k fun and fine
clothes . . . and no work or chil-
dren.
f Dick borrows MAGGIE. his
,mother's mold. to tench Gloria
‘to cook. But. to the disgust of
itMO'I‘HER GREGORY. Gloria
1" Won't try to team. At last Mag-
' ‘gie leaves because of Gloria’s
lwtld parties.
Then Gloria hires RANG-
Hl’LD SWANSON. although
Dick tells her they can't afford
'n maid. And she swamps Dick
wit-h debts for new clothes and
an automobile.
Dick is dangerously ill with
pneumonia. During the days of
his recovery. Gloria sees a great
' deal of STANLEY WAYBURN,
“ an actor, with whom she is in-
fatuated. Her best friend, MAY
SEYMOUR, wife of DR. JOHN
SEYMOUR. warns her against
. being seen with Waybum. She
tells Gloria. how she has been
snubbed because of a foolish
love atlalr with JIM CAREWE.
Waybum tells Gloria he has
been offered a Job in New York.
He needs money. Gloria. gets it.
for him from Dick’s secretary.
_MISS BRIGGS. She tells Miss
:Briggs the money is to be spent
on rose bushes and trellises for
ithe house. 3
She goes riding 1.. be our
lwith Wsyburn. who tells her
‘f limit Sonya Chotek, an actress! _
{is going to be in his comma;
‘ -.in New York. Gloria, who
'i J; jealous of the actress. cries.
930W GO ON WITH THE STORY
.3 LORIA went on crying quietly.
X Then, presently, she dried her
,‘ 3‘; ’3' tears on a little wet ball of
. stf‘cambric handkerchief. She looked
' tip at Wayburn with wet, red-
? fimmed eyes.
f “"How can I help crying?" she
. fished. “It's bad enough to think
d1. your going away-but to think
; first you're going where that Cho-
5. i fik woman is. . . . "
i .‘i on, it was too much! Gloria burst
into fresh sobs. , -
' ? Wayburn put his arm around her.
There was a look of annoyance in
his eyes. Nothing in the world
bored him quite so much as a. wo-
.' than in tears. It robbed her of all
lithe beauty that made her a. thrill-
;jing companion.
", , “Oh. come.
‘ ”paid impatiently.
lingo you were ready and willing
{hover to see me again! How come
you‘ve changed your mind so soon?
I never know where I stand with
on!"
V'Gloria drew a. long sobbing breath.
"If you had my mind you'd want
tochange it. too," she said. "It's
driving me crazy. I try to put you
out of it . . . but you keep coming
back. I've done my best not to‘
think of you for weeks. . . . Oh,
what am I going to do when you're
gone?"
" “'oyburn patted her
pomfcrtingly.
-' “Well, I'm not so happy about
leaving you. little Russet." he said.
. ”But. let's forget it. This may be
' the last day we'll ever have together.
‘ Let's make the most of it!"
'He opened Gloria's bug and took
at her little vanity case. He pow-
' dared her nose and chill with the
> upertness of an actor who under—
: glands makeup perfectly.
,Gloris could smell whisky on his
breath. She leaned away from him
ind started the little ear.
- “That's right. step on her! A fut
adds and I merry one, ch. tht, But
i
come. Russet!" he
.n. '
e: ..:
4-. «Mme/a» .-
shoulder
cignret. “Want 'I puff. Baby?"
. .' ; Gloris took I tow putts. Then she
.lmude s. grim of' distaste Ind
l handed Wnybum the claret.
"Only a few days -
set?" Wnyburn ukec. He lit 3-
we
darkness!
out. cigarets around home,", she said.
“And I guess I‘m losing my tustc
for them.”
VVnyburn laughed.
"If you're not careful Dick will
make a. good woman of you yet,"
he said. "Doesn't he let you take
d drink any more, either?"
"I’ll tell the cockeeyed world he
doesn't. Not if he sees me first!"
Gloria. answered.
“Tough luck for you," Stan sym-
pathized.
He took a. leather-covered flask
from his hip pocket and unscrewed
the, top of it.
"No use my asking you to have a
drink of this then,"v he said cheer-
fully. He winked at her and tilted
the flask against his lips.
U . O
LORIA watched him through
her, eyelashes.
He was darkly flushed and
there who a. twisted smile on his
mouth.
" "'Don't take any more for a while,
Stun." Gloria begged. "13m had
quite a slant Oh when I met you
today. Don't. take any more. please!"
Her‘ voice scunded tint and faint
in her own "ears. Wayburn didn't
answer. - . '
"You don't 'ever need a drink. real.
iy, anyway," Gloria went on ner-
vously. “You have plenty of pep
without it. I guess you were born
‘hooched'. . . . And you do drink too
much! You'll wind up in the Old
Soaks‘ home if you don't watch your
step!"
"Alright. Carrie Nation. you take
a. drink, then. and help me g_et rid
of the stuff." Stun suggested sul-
ienly.
He was scowling.
"Now Stan. don't tempt the driver.
She's got to keep her wits about
her." Gloria said soothingly.
“One little swig won't hurt you."
Stan went on stubbornly. He offered
her. the flask. "Come on. be a sport!"
Gloria. shook her head.
"I never drink when I‘m driving,"
she said. _
. "Well, this is one time when you‘re
going to!" Wayburn‘s voice was
thick. 2
Abruptly he gripped her wrist
Gloris‘ could feel his, hot breath in
her face.
DEER
, Beatrice Burton ©ioeéiunivismv1canta'
There came a crash! The sound of splinteri'nq glass!
A blinding glare as of a thousand li'glzlm'ngsl T on . . .
His mouth scaled hers with a
clumsy kiss.
Gloria got her arm between his
chest and hers. She pushed him
ztwny from her.
"You poor sap!" she almost
screamed. "Don't touch me when
I‘m driving! Do you want me to
wreck the car? We're almost in
the ditch this minute!"
She steered the car to the middle
of the road. The sun had gone be-
hind a cloud-bank. and a. few slivers
of rain gleamed on the windshield.
"April shower." Woyburn ro-
marked carelessly. He had sunk
into the corner of his seat. He
“on looking at her very hard and
intensely. I-lis jaw hardened.
O 0 e.
EFORE Gloria know what was
B happening. he had her in his
arms again. He bent: her head
back and kissed the white lids of
her eyes. '
”Russet!" she heard him say be-
tween clenched teeth, "Russet. I
hunt you! I‘d give anything in the
world this minute. . . ."
Gloria forgot all about the car.
All she wanted was to get. Stan's
fore away from her. She was fright-
fully afraid of him suddenly.’ She
raised both her hands from the
steering wheel and caught him nest-
ly under his right jaw bone.
There came a crush! The sound
of splinter-lug glass! A blinding
glare as of 11 thousand lightningsi
Then . . . darkness!
There was a roar-like Niagara. in
Gloria's ears. And above it she
heard someone screaming like a wild
animal caught in a. trap. it was
the sound of her own voice.
3 0 .
HE patter of gentle rain in her
face awakened her.
She was lying in the wet road.
Above her towered the little blue
car that Dick had given her for her
birthday. its wheels were in the
air.
Near her on the min-streaked clay
lay Stan's little flask and his silver
cignrci‘. case.
Gloria, put out her hand to pick
them up. But a sharp pain in her
shoulders-tapped her. She groaned
and shut her eyes with the agony
of it.
. . Then she looked nil around
her. Where was Stan!
4.14
Could he be pinned under the
wrecked cur? . . . Gloria's breath
almost stopped It. the terrible
thought.
"Stan!" she called. "Stan, whm
are you? Answer me!"
There was no reply . . . not. even
an echo.
she dragged herself up on one el~
bow. She looked down the wet road.
For in the distance was I men's fig-
ure. Gloria knew it was Stan.
"I suppose he's going for help,”
she groomed aloud. "And he'd bet-
ter hurry! For I'm going to die
if mmeone doesn‘t stop this pain
pretty soon!" .
She clenched her teeth. Her whole
body was a. mass of red-hot pain.
that grew worse every minute. . . .
Then the world seemed to spin Iwny
from her. She had fainted ngain.
The next time Gloria. opened her
eyes she thought the sun was shin.
ving. She seemed to be looking
straight into it.
But. after I while she saw tint
it wasn't the sun, after nil. but I
lamp burning on I table near her.
it nus an oil lamp with I yellow
glass shade. .
Beside it sat a. little old lady with
round. red cheeks, wrinkled like win-
ter apples. She was knitting.
O O U
ERE em I?" Gloriu
thought. Then, suddenly.
she remembered.
She made s. great effort to speak.
And at taut she did.
“Where‘s Stan?" she asked.
"Your husbuid? That's whnt
we'd like to know!” the little old
lady said. She pushed her spoo-
incles up on her forehead and peered
at. Gloria.
“He came here and told me and
the mister that his wife was lying
dead under the wreck of his Into-
mobile up the road. Jest u we wu
settin’ down to supper," she lid.
“And while the mister wIs getting
his coat on to go back there with
him . . . didn't he distpenr jest
as slick as you please!"
Gloria groaned. That we. Just
like Stan!
"The mister he. telephoned to
town for on Imbuhnoo. It ought
to be here for you any minute now.”
the old lady went on.
As she spoke there an. the sound
of an automobile outside the house.
Heavy footsteps come across the
porch of the little farmhouse tint
sheltered Gloria.
The door of the room opened end
In old farmer. followed by two men
came in. The two men est-rid I
ctr-ember.
Gloria screamed with pets whn
they picked her up Ol'ld laid her on
it.
She whimporcd like I hurt Ini-
mslallthowsytotownuthem-
bulanco jogged back over the find
. . .the moment-noon!
Stan had traveled that Ifternoon.
0 0 0
When GloriI opened her one
again she was lying in the bright.
white receiving room of I hospital.
Two nurses were with her. One
wns gently taking of! GlortI's mud-
stained clothes. The other stood
beside her with I pod and pencil.
"WhIt's your nuns?" she naked.
Gloria hesitated.
"GloriI Gregory." she said It. tut.
"Neel-est relative?" asked the
nurse. '
Gloria nve her mother's nuns
and “drool.
Then she been to cry.
“1 want my mother!" she sobbod.
66
her for heaven's sake to find out
what's happened to sun!"
She hIted to think of sun in his
wild, intoxicated stats. wandering
around the dark country roads.
"Who‘s Stan? Your hubby?" til.
nurse asked.
“No," Gloria said. She closed her
eyes.
(To '30 Continue“
-‘
With almost superhuman effort .
“I want my mother. . . . And tell ,
i
had been sided by Themes "
HERMARRIAGE [7——
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.1. tumors
88 Washington Street
South Norwalk', Conn.
Policy Refrigerating
. VESTA, ‘
on. reruns .
& Supply Co.
gMILL'INERtY
K. it:
POLHEMUS
LEADING MILLINER
61 North Main Street
More Beautiful
Better Performance
Bower Price
0!: Dink!
AARON KOHN
it it. 3. Ave. do. Not-well:
Phono m
-ww
K Cotton fabrics
LL-q'ou kpow,.chk'u M- ”1%“ JDOH'FHLIM cried. "Don't. . .
a
a
. 0
Tile schoolgirl
O 0
Will like these
Gym Bloomers
They are almost a ne-
cessity today—we have the
very sort that are pre-
scribed—made of black
cotton serge and wide-—
full—4 yds. to the bloomer.
Sizes 24 to 32 for $2
*‘Middics
Made of white jean with
tie strap and double stitch-
ed seams and patch on inset
pocket. Sizes 6 to 20. Wide
choice. $1 to $2. .
. Second floor.
Linene smacks
—stylisli $1.75
Women are wearing
them today in the office—-
gthe home—at school—in
the studio. They are shown
lin lovely shades 36 to 44
lfor $1.75
of timely interest
Outing Flannel for time
garments one wants to
make up in anticipation of
cooler weather —— night
gowns, pajamas, etc. in
lovely colorings, 27 inches
Wide, 25c yd.
Pcrcales in new and at-
tractive colors .and designs
for aprons and house dress-
es. These are 36 inches
wide, 19: yd.
Dress prints in a wide
variety of colors and pat-
tems—fine for children's
dresses and porch frocks for
mother. 36 inches wide,
25c yd.
Main floor. rear
THF. HOWLAN" DRY GOODS co.
'openntnxmilern.
Starting Today an
actual demonstration
of Block
.You will see drapery f
before you the lovely'bird and floral patterns of ex-
quisite design printed. on plain fabrics in brilliant
colorings.
.T his is the first demonstration 'of its kind given
in this section of the country and we have made un-
usual ct’fort to obtain it for
Lectures Friday at 10:3
Mr. E. A. Williams of
poration, makers of the famous Manchester
will lecture and demonstrate the art of block printing.
Art lovers, students, those interested in interior deco.
ration, should be certain to attend these lectures.
printing '
abrics block printed right
our customers.
0 and 2:30.
the Otter-Williams Cor-
rints,
A s ecial showing
USual price. Heavy quail
draperies or slip covers in
Yards and yards of Block printed
Cretonnés go on sale at $1 ytl.
Chester b ock prints, secured to sell specially for
this demonstraton. Strikingly original patterns that
are distinctly new go on .sale at far less than their
tagc of this saving early today! and tomorrow!
Third floor.
of these famous Man-
ty fabrics, suitable for
any room. Take advan-
‘ , 935% Monroe St. . so. Not-walk Phone 814-5, So. Norwslk
‘ , Entrance on lttlain Sn, 'Fairiield Ave. Cannon St. ,
M . __‘ ,
The new woolen:
from which you
pick a
Made-io-Measure '
Suit at $37
Arc among the finest wd
have ever shown. ‘
Men are showing theit
appreciation of this uno
usual offer.
No matter what you!
size or what the difficult
in getting a suit to fit wet
—wc make one that is in
every way satisfactory to
you or you are under no
obligation to like the suit.
An expert takes your
measure.
Skilled tailors make it.
. For this week only you
may buy it for $37.
Or extra trousers for
3950' Main floor reu-
Howiand’s scores again!
First to show the new ‘faH rugs
— from the Alexander Smith auction
, Ounbuyer wason the job all week picking the best of these fine rugs and
personally seeing that they were shipped to Bridgeport — they are here! — .You’ll
agree that they are bl .value!
There are 'Ar sley Axminster’s woven in one piece—onovers and Orientals
8 ft. 3 in.xlo ft. 6 in and 9x12 ft. Usually $39, for $29.50 and 7_ ft. 6 in. x 9 ft.
for $25.
Heav grade 'A’xminster rugs with deep rich pile in floral and Oriental pat-
terns 8ft. 3 mm ft. 6 in. and 9x12 ft. Reg. $50 for $39 and 6x9 ft. Reg. 329
for $22.50.
Seamless tapestry Brussels rugs—good wearing quality in Small allover de-
signs 8 ft. 3 in. x 10 ft. 6 in. and 9x12 ft. Reg. $22.50 for $18.50 and 6x9 ft. Reg.
$18.50 for $11.75.
Heavy Brussells rugs seam
velvet rugs,beauiiful designs‘an‘d colors, 9x12 ft. Reg. 855
Reg. 329 for $22.50..
Rich Colonial
for $42.50 and 7 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. Reg. 345
Reg. $19.50 for $15. .
' Manor tepestry rugs 1
$1.”. '
Colonial velvet rugs rich‘ldeep colorings, 27x54.
for $33.
less-well covered,-9x12‘ft. and 8 'ft. 3x10 ft. 6 in.
Axminster rugs in scatter Sizes, 27x54 Reg. $3.50 for $2.40 and 36x63. Reg.
$5.25 for $3.75 or 18x36. Reg. $2.25 for $1.69. .
Axminster hall runners of‘ heavy quality, 27xio8. Reg. $15 for $10. 36x1 44.
n assorted patterns and colors, 27564. Reg. $2.25 for
Third door.
Reg. $5.50 for $4.50.
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