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Hohenthal Describes ’
,. Prohibition In Europe
(Emil Hohenthal. author of this
srtiule‘Iivea in Manchester Court.
and has many friends In Norwuiit.)
i‘he average American will tell you
that. everybody drinks liuuor In
Europe and most or them will tell
you that you caunm drink the water
in European countries. Both of
these statements are untrue.
The writer made his first visit to
Europe In I930. with the first large
tourist party from America after the
close of the war" tie visited Eng
land. Wales and Scotland. These
countries are nol usually included in
the countries whose water is unfit to
‘drintf But be also visited Belgium.
Lusemboura and BwItzerlsnd.
In Belgium. the war area around
Bruge. Ulsmude, Yprea and Brus-
sels Wue visited. in that he again
went to "Europe and visited France.
”Hand and the British
Isles. i recall or. visit to ltheluis
the center oi the elm-I‘Duxno trade.
We mmalned over nigh. Thu tirst
word that created us. as we on. dawn
to order our meal. was "What w."
You have to drink?" Water. please.
"Ah." said the waiter. "but our wa-
ter is not filtered as it is in Paris!”
Minna him what the city popula
tion drank. be said "water"! All
right. brink do some.
Gliori Water Eterywllel'c.
Since um. i 'bal'o spent live
months each in 1022. I923. and that.
. in Central Europe. some as far east
as Warsaw. south to ltome. north
' to Stockholm. and as for West as
Paris. and in the British inch. IN
EVERY PLACE llU'l ONE. l have
found water In sufficient qualtiltles
and good quality. The one exception
was at a railway lunction. which was
not supplied by the municipal sys‘
tem. but FROM A WELL. No water
is available on railway trains, em
cent on trains carrying a diner. On
these ‘can be obtained wholesome
carbonated mineral water. The tin-
est water i know of is in Vienna. No
need of refrigeration. it on“ mm
the faucet in ‘h when of summer
at . ""luliuilli‘t‘ that is cool and re.
ireshlng and in unlimited quantity
He who says that he is compelled to
drink alcoholic liquids because waler
is not available. either does not wish
to drink water. or ills fears have
been aroused by the unfounded
stories as to the dangers lurking In
the water available.
1 repeat that in all .the hundreds
of places I have been in. I found
water in sufficient quantity and of
wholesome quality.
Now as to the other statement
that everyone drinks liquor in
Europe.
it might not be. surprisinrz.r if it
were true. since imsonlz and liters.
Foundation Garments
Many new models fol-“every
type of figure. just received -
The N. E. Ryan Ch
80 Washington Street.
South Norwalk. Conn.
SILK SCARFS
New Spring Line of Silk
Scari’s in plain colors. also
figured and flowered designs
$2.98 and $4.98
J. l. MALLETTE
as Washington Street
THE QUEST '
8 118“?
Katherine A. Burt book
The Hamilton Shop
to warn. smear
Large assortment of
‘ new fiction
CI.EARANCF SALE
-.of—'
Hosiery. gloves, corsets,
brassieres and
underwear
at. bargain prices
MME. JEANNETI'F
so so. Main at. Bo. sol-inn
lure. wines. particularly have been
exalted as the nectar of the gods.
the inspiration of' post and \the
musician. Lameniably true it is.
that many poets and musicians were
drinkers yet accomplished much.
How much greater their accomplish-
lllcntn might have been. we can only
imagine.
progress is made as one grows into
the full development of hismental
undeplritusi powers. These brilliant
men in many instances. were cut on
In young“ manhood. the result of
drinking habits. .
We mention but one. The brewers
prior to Prohibition days. blazoued
on great posters on the hillsides and
city billboards. that Alexander the
Great drank liquor' and conquered
the world before he was at years of
agci "‘ They do not follow this up by
telling how drink conquered Alex-
ander at the one of 33. when he died
a drunkard! » ,
i’rluulucnt Abstaiuers.
But all Europeans do not drink.
President Hainlecb or Austria and
.‘resldent Masaryk of Czechoslovakia
are boomers. Countess Apponyl of
Hungary nd Madame Camperlo of
Italy. both broi'ant women. are ab-
sluincrs. Dr. Fiilpeti' former Mayor
of Milan and a physician. Ramsay
Mcilonaid. Philip. Snowden. Arthm
Henderson. former members at 'he
lirltish Cabinet'are abstainsrs. Prof.
Kraepeliu of Munich. the Cardinal
Archbishop of Breslsu. Germany.
and tens of thousands. yes. hundreds
or thousands of men and women in
these countries abstain from all in-
toxlcants.
The Order of Good 'l‘emplars
numbers more than 40.000 members
In Germany. and has many branches
in other countries and are quite
numerous in the Balkan States.
So sympathetic is the Government
of Bulgaria that several years ago it
placed a special frat" ..' Inc dlflfmflfl‘
of W irxnnlzer of the Good Tem-
plsrs for a tour. and the Bulgaria
covernmeni ordered the observations
of the 0th Anniversary of our ltlih
Amendment by the Bulgarian pub-
lie schools. -
other organizations doing temper.
arcs work are the Blue Cross. the
W. C. T. U.. and the. League of the
Cross. the latter being a Catholic so-
ciety. which within the past month
has received from tho Popc.’ his
Apostolic benediction. ‘
Work is belnrt carried on in'Ger-
many. Austria. Czechoslovakia. Hun-
gary and Holy, with the co-oprra-
tion of the International Federation
of Washington. under whose auspices
have been organized. National Com-l
mlttees for Prohibition in these
countries. “I
One achievement has been tho en-
actment of laws forbiddingtho sale
of distilled liquors to minors under
eighteen, and in some countries all
liquors. liaiy has recently adopted
a law that. forbids lhe use of any
liquors in schools, seminaries, and
reform institutions. the employment
of minors under 18. and the author-
Ities may forbid the employment of
WOan over 18 in places where ll-
ouors are sold. and this includes the
SALE OF WINE! To us Americans
this may not mean much. but it is a
great step in advance - for itaiy.
Plans to secure a referendum on Na.
lional Prohibition in Austria are un-
‘ll‘l‘ \VEY- Forty thousand signatures
«lettlorinp.r for this principle are al.
ready secured,
in the Hungarian parliament. a
medical member has introduced a lo»
cal prohibition bill. Germany has
since the organization of the Pro-
hlhftlon Committee. made tremen-
dous strides. last year the Reich-
amt! directed the Government—that
is the Cabinet—to prepare a bill for
writing the license. law and to In-
clude in it n locnl prohibition refe-
rendum.
Manor Men Amused.
To ascertain the sentiment for
such a bill. a number ofty ical
places were selected in which» test
votes were taken with semi-oiiiclal
authority. These referendums Indi-
cated from 79—90 per cent. favor.
able for TOTAL Prohibition. The
liquor interests were naturally
aroused.
Newspapers and magazines are be.
mg filled with all sorts of statements.
some true. but which by themselves
sire an entirely different meaning.
Some downright lies like the onoof
a m'onlh ago. saying the 18th Amend-
W has been repealed! .
The Anti-Prohibition Association
maintains offices in the Chpltoi‘ritt’es
0' Europe and has an efficient press
and cable service. Its-representa-
tives In he U. s. A. keep cioae tabs
no Congress and State legislatures.
it gives financial aid and'eupport to
‘il’ill-prflhllr'tlflh efforts at homeand
abroad. tn short. the liquor trade is
now an lntcruationai organisation. .r.
The Prohibition movement in Eu-
rODo. despite great obstacles and dif-
n ultles and exceedingly limited
means is being conducted with art-at
ergy and much sacrifice. . ‘We
<hould realize that every attack on
when one realises what ‘
TERMS” ADVISES
a. B.“ Cumin
‘W—nl
State Chamber of Com-
.merce‘ Secretary is
Going To Ohio, He
Decides»
it
George 13. Chandler. executive sec.
rethry fer the Connecticut Cham-
ber of Commerco has definitely do-
clded to leave the state and accept
lite position of executive secretary
for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Chandler has made the fol-
lowing statement by way of an re~
voir: .,
“it is Important that the Connecti.
cut Chamber of Commerce be pre-
served in its present form. if New
England is going to compete with
the Middle West. it must organize.
Buaincss everywhere is under-organ-
ized.
"Local chambers of commerce and
trade organizations such as the
manufacturers' association and
others render a valuable service. but
there is need for an organization
that thinks‘in terms of the slate of
Connecticut and not in terms of any,
particular locality or business
group."
Mr. Chandler would neither alllrm
or deny the repart that he would re-
ceive double his present salary of
810.000 as executive vice-president of
the Connecticut Chamber of Com-
merce.
In l’ilr Ohio position Mr. Chandler
will be located at Columbus. Mr.
Chandler signed a contract to set as
secretary of the Ohio body for times
years. He said yesterday that the
work‘whlch he must do here in con-
nection with relinquishing his present
position will not make it possible
for him‘ to leave much before March
15.
Billings & Spencer Co.
Have Profitable Year
At the annual meeting of stock~
holders of Blillngsytnd Spencer (70..
Hartford. the financial report of
Vice-President and General blun-
ager A. W. ll‘ox disclosed a prom.
able year of operations. the sum of,
company's surplus. The gross busi-
ness for the war amounted lo 82.-
500.0ll0. which was the best showing
in many years. It is the lirst year
since 1919 that a prollt in operation
has been shown. The increase in
business Is shown when compared
with 1923. which year showed a to-
tal of 31.680.000.
On March 1. the company will
take up the «int allotment.of bonds
amounting to $50 000. arrangements
for the‘ payment offirwhich has al-
ready been made. ‘ . ,
During the year the company
made extensive improvements in the
plant. adding new equipment.
Dirt-etc elected are as follows:
F. C. Billl gs. Lucius F. Robinson.
D."Edmund Zachcr. Morgan 0.
Bulkeiey. .lr.. Charles D. Rice. Dn-
vid J. Post. Edward Milligan. iii. 8,
Little. John J. licheon. H. Ill.
Sperry and Shims Morris.
[’0th VAULT RECORD FALLS.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Feb. 17.~—
The Harvard record for the pole
vault was broken yesterday by Lee
Combs of the varsity track squad in
an indoor college winter carnival.
He cleared the bar at 21 feet 6 1-2
ter than any other Harvard tnnn's
indoor performance and a half inch
above the outdoor record. establish
ed by George B. Hydock in 1916.
The League of Nations should
consult llrcr Dempsey on the art
of avoiding fighting.—-_—I\lanchostrr
t'nlon. .
838.000 having been added to the”
Inches. which was it 1-2 inches bet“
,
In Coal War
Steve McDonald. owner of tho Dis.
mond Coal Wushery near Scranton.
l’n., formerly was president of the
Scranton Labor Union.
stunner Ill
HARTFORD to
HELP PROBERS
0. Harold Gllpntrlc. former state
treasurer hogan yesterday to help
unravel the knot his doinlcatiom
caused and which resulted in a
state's prison term for him.
its has been temporarily released
from Atlanta to hplp straighten out
his accounts.
Gilpulric nrrlvutl soon after i
1’. ill. from l’uinum and was rog-
islclml ut the Hotel Bond Monday.
Gllpairic warned his driver not to
drlie "up" Asylum street from thl
station to the Bond Hotel. Altnougli
blind. the prisoner in custody of hib
ludcl‘tti penitentiary guard. who
once brought Gerald Chapman over
the route from Atlanta to Connecti-
cut. recaiied in conversation
route. l‘romtho station to the hotel
where he was driven by a former
lriund. Al the side door of the
Bond. ho was met by his brother.
l-‘. Raymond Gilpatric of New Bri-
tnin.
“Harold. this is Raymond."
brother announced.
features as be greeted him.
Shortly after the prisoner.
third floor room
and the guard will occupy indelib-
itely, Wiiiter G. Gilputrlc.
brother. a mayor of White
N. 2.. arrived. ‘
Maine.
the state‘s attorney's offloe. friend
of Mr. Hughes by reason oi inti-
macy ut the Chapman trlol, engag-
ut the. door to greet Mr. Hughes.
[0 in-
room.
no telephone. calls to the
t‘tlshlrl‘ and state treasurer remark-
liuli grown stouler._
Dressed in u gray suit Mill a
dark ourcout and brown hat and
wearing smoked glasses. Uliputric
ullilzul the stick ho currird as he
was led into tho hotel. lie appeared
uncertain of his steps. While the
guard I‘cuislcred. Gllpairic and his
brothor slit in the lobby. converslhg.
the liquor trade in foreign lands
and every victory won by the probl-
hltlon forces abroadiis of inestim-
able value to us here. To sequent
prospective immigrants with the
need for and why of prohibition. is
of great service in getting better ob-
" Nance of or here.
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.gnlgu-BY’S
THE noun or soon CLOTHES ' '
roa m arm woman
Charge Accounts Opened . '
Featuring Famous manometer" "
Clothes For Men”! .
South Noiv‘ralit
Pen ordain
* Clzapr Torts 3"
evvoveevvw‘
Nearl “Every One"
4-
'fA-AAMMAAM
the
his
“Hello. hollo, when did you get
here?" he asked. reaching his hands
to his brother's taco and feeling the
his
guard and brother had gone to the .
which Gllpairlc
another
Edward J. Hickey. imcsilsutor for
ed the room at tho liond and was
Later. ht- lclt orders that there were
Those who had known tho former
ed that he had used and lhut he '
PAPAI. scusu'
TOPIC or PROF.
\BAlNTON’S nu
Will Lecture On John
Huss Next Week At
Religious Training
Institute.
"Babylonian Captivity of the
Fallacy" was the topic or Prefer»
car it. Balnton's lecture at the in-
stilulri of Religious Training at
the South Not-walk Congregational
church Monday evening. Dr. Buinton
spake of the background of the
church in the early “00's, prior to
the time Martyr John Hues, on
whose life be will lecture next week.
Dr. [litiilion dwelt interestingly on
tho papal schism that featured
church history at that time. The
complications in the Pope‘s oillce
finally culminated in the Council of
Constance in 1440, said Dr. Bainton.
ed Pope, by compromise.
church. the following were among
the many Popes, Clement Seventh.
Item-dict Thirteenth. Boniface
Eighth. Gregory Twelfth and John
Twenty-third.
liliANIES IilJSI N I'ISS MES.
'0
NEW YORK—Feb. 17.——Business
men who fail to take jury duty sort-
cusly handicap efforts to combat
the crime wave. Judge Cornelius
(‘nllins of the General Sessions do-
clnrcd. ln‘lfty men, called "for Jury
duly. failed to respond. calling forth
W“ ’ "Wit.” 77W “my no} s; were
at which Martin the Fifth was elect-
During this period of strife in tho
A warm. w
ran avenues samples—SOUTH NORWALK, cons.
. K. A W?!”
P;‘. 7'3 Tllll‘
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No Ghost
Lucy Thompson, 17. had the
of Wllieltt, Tl‘nll., ingot: our a sun- ‘
posed ghost for month:-
toppings and in tho dond oil
night in her parents' home {ittruct-‘
ed the attention of the entire nvlch-.
borhood. until it was ‘
thut she had caused
psanlt. She ran
escuparlc. us
raps
discovered ‘
them
smm- rink in
al-wml illnls Kutlsl
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M l L Li N E ll Y
lie [Xe \
1.. output ‘
POLHEMUS i “tilll'N'h lil \m l“
LEADING MILLINER ‘5 WASHINGTON 8mm
61 Norlh Main Street
SOUTH NORWALK
Phone till-5. So. Norwalk
town I 7'
her.
l :
Mysterious. .
WHAT ABOUT COAL?
A illousuiuil pvtlplw u ill :nxl.‘ trio-u lll"}' -‘il'|' i'lllllL' l'l be
able to not hard conl.
According" to the. ln-xt lul‘urulullmt illllilllll'll'l", t‘u’u‘mul
production :11. llll: mines \‘.lll not he rim-who'll lml'urn the, and
Of this mouth. The llllolw country i~ 11. short 01‘ Anthracite
us is Norwlllll, It the lirsl lunulll's lllllillltrlt output is (Jim
trillulctl proportionalsly .w as to rem-ll all sections of the
country. illf,‘ smaller cities null towns will l‘L‘L‘t‘lVl} \‘l:l‘\' little.
in that limv. 'l'licl'cl'orc. lllllt‘hrw you hum eunuch lucl to
last another month it lb illll'lhi’lllllf I» plan now in use the
substitutes or least that mu-ll loom-r.
ligurc too closely. . A sudden storm scvcro commit to pre-
vent deliveries would he a \l‘l'lmlN' mullcr il' .""'
.1 l‘.“'jl‘l‘ lll’it‘,‘u
‘o the lust sllmw-ll'ul.
We l‘ccruunli-nll the. prcpurml Vlryiuin w-uul (Lilli crawl..-
.wl‘t coal) and «lil'I-v'll'uls for it.
Phone 113.
THE NORWALK COAL i3: Sllr'PLY CO.
will fill‘lll\ll
lmuvllinc
But it ix not one to ' ‘
m. smh. m m me "mm were fired 1.. .1... mm... .... um; . 108 WATER STREET SOUTH NORWALK .
lzclt for contempt of court. "3‘10“" i 3,. .. ..... A , . .. . . '«~.-...:,.~r;«r._~~.,,u..»-.. m’vbiwu'mgihlpi .H. ..
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Entrance on Main St., Fairfield Ave., Cannon St.
Service
successes
. sold.
Few folks .but
know how it showed
last Wednesday.
We had prepared
a splendid assortment
of house frocks to
sell at $1. and many
folks wanted to get
one or more. It was
almost impossible to
get out to a store.
And no doubt there
were many who did
not stop to think of
our
//
Personal
Shopper.
It is a tact that
over 400 were sold,
most of them by
phone -- Five tele-
phones were kept
busy most of the "day
‘ to take care of this
business—If any one
had difficulty in get-
ting phone connec-
tions of getting or-
ders filled we apolo-
gize.
4
It is.s service for
emergencies. It is
service for you to use
at aiiytime you need
something and can
not come in person.
Personal Shopper
service is a success
sold to many folks
» who have used it—
it costs you nothlns—
lt is yours to use.
L.
-Mo. 4...»—
THE uowum‘p par GOODS cc
BRIDGEPORT
‘fil
Men! here is final clearance
of all those fine overcoats!
They are all in-.
eluded! All the fine
Howland overcoats!
All the Kuppen-
heimers! Every over-
coat we own is "cut
in price. '
Fine coatings all!
Soft greys and tans.
Rich browns and
wood shades. Splen-
did mixtures. Dandy
checks. Delicate
tracery plaided ef-
fects.
Great big sturdy ' coats.
Double b r e a s t e cl. Single
breasted.
There are broken sizes—-
that is we don't offer all sizes
in any one style—«but all sizes
in some style at some price are
here.
A line lot of overcoats to
choose from —— a great many
more-than we want at this time
tllah’is why you may choose at
these very low final clearance
- prices.
Overcoats that
s15.
Overcoats that
- were $35. and $40.
‘Il now for $24.50.
Overcoats that
were $45. and $50.
now for $34.50.
Overcoats that
were $60. and $65.
now for $39.50.
Norwalk Chronicler