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THE FARMER: JANUARY 25, 1913
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SATCKDAT, JAN. 25, 191S.
DEATH OF DEACON MARSH
nunit iFSdw&rd "W. Marsll, whose
death to Generally regretted, lived be
yond ttrdtoarr period of man's life.
ana fcad full and varied experience.
(He participated in the. terrible and
thrilling scene of the great rebellion
He fought 'musket "in hand 'as a pri
vate, was promoted through, the. non
commissioned grade to be a captain,
conducted himself with bravery, . and,
such Is the Irony of fate, sustained
his TROSt serious Injury by accident.
through, the error of a fellow officer,
at target practice. He was, by turns
cleric and. merchant manufacturer and
banker. He Inherited the faith of his
Nw England ancestors and was a
stairoob member of the Congregar
tlonaX church, and devoted to acts of
ptrbHo benefldence, as his services to
Bridgeport Hospital and to the Y. M.
CL H. Jmtte In testifying. Fortunate
ly bis Illness was brief, . and he was
enabled to continue his useful activi
ties' Mmost to the end.
CHHiD UBOB DAY TO BE
OBSERVED TS CHURCHES '
.. TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW.
"Child labor'day" will' be observed
In'tbonaands of American wnagogues
and churches to-day and to-morrow,
in accordance with the -request of the
National Child Labor Committee ' of
the United States. Jews, Catholics
and. Protestants of all sects have Join
ed in this movement to-. the protec
tion of. youth, i All over" the - world
humanitarians- have heard and . are
answering "the bitter cry of the chil-
U1CU, VUUU. II" V, ..... J .u f . "
being sounded against a systsftn that
rffTtrivta vonth of lov and education
and opportunity.
Last year ,000 clergymen observ
ed child labor day with special ser
vices md sermons, and the number
Is likely to be much greater this year.
Th United States? committee has se
cured- til e establishment of a chil
dren's bureau, and, in the last year,
has influenced the passage of improv
ed child labor laws In ten States. Ed
ucational child labor exhibitions have
been held in various cities. This
year the committee is directing its
attention: largely td child-labor in ten
ement worksfliops n the' larger cities
constitute a menace to public health,
the committee has pointed out.
The committee declares that child
laborers become unskilled adult la
, borers, and that this involves an eco
nomic loss. The Chicago vice com
emission, after a thorough inquiry,
.found that the second greatest cause
.why 40,000 girls are sacrificed an
Jnually to an Immoral life is "the eco
Jridmic stress of Industrial life on un
skilled workers, with the "enfeebling
influences on the will power." The
"greatest cause' of vice the commission
found to be a lack of ethical training,
lint tfiin Is rirmhtlfA.q 1 rflv riiio to
child ' labor.
In Great Britain and Ireland simi-J
Jar Investigations have recently been
made, and alarming' conditions have
been discovered. Hundreds of thou
sands of children, both boys and girls,
are employed in British industries. In
many Industries where girls are em
ployed Id-large numbers, the average
pay was found- to be about one cent
an hour.
To-day Is the centennial of the con
cordat between Napoleon and Pope
Pius VIIw wlkichu.waa signed! at. Fon-
talnblesw Joan, Zta 1813 The first
concordat between the seventh Pius
and the Man of Destiny was signed In
1801, and three years later the" Pope
was induced to visit France and pre
side at the formal consecration of thf
"Corslcan upstart" as emperor at No
tre Dame. Pius parted from Napo
leon with mutual expressions of good
will, but within a year Napoleon's
troops occupied Ancona upon the al
leged necessity of protecting the Holy
See. , Pius replied by asserting the
independence and neutrality of his
realm. In 1S08 diplomatic relations
between France and Rome were brok
en off, and Napoleon declared the pa
pal states reunited to France. Pius
responded with a. bull excommunicat
ing the invaders of his territory. The
Pope was forcibly carried off, first
to Grenobie.tben to the royal palace of
Fontatnbleau, where Napoleon induc
ed him to- sign" the new concordat a
century ago to-day. Later Pius, with
drew bis concessions and, with Napo
leon's downfall, his states were restor
ed to him.
To-day is also the centennial of the!
birth of James Marion Simms, the dis
tinguished American author and in
ventor. V
"AT THE SIGN OF
T'- -THEHElSE PEDAUQUE"
Imagine' the slashing satire and
irony of George Bernard Shaw, the
mocking flouting leer ef Aristophanes,
the gross narrative of Rabelais, the
tender humaneness of Oliver Wendell
Holmes, and. the profound philosophic
calm the-Stoics flavored with the
Attic spice and Sest of a true racon
teur, and" you have a composite of
Anatole France.
""":, "-ftmvnva. Ixk tha. axt of
REFERENDUM
The mayor is elected by
is their servant m theory. In tact, m the absence of the
initiative and referendum, he may do, over a wide range,
such things as he pleases, and has the powers of a petty
despot.
The members of the Board of Aldermen are chosen by
districts. They also are, in theory, servants of the people.
They carry their responsibilities lightly, and do pretty
much as they please, during their terms of office.
They will continue to do so until the initiative and
the referendum is provided
,. .. The initiative is for use
mayor and the Common Council to do something which
they refuse to do. , .
The referendum is to undo something which the may
or and aldermen have done that they should not have done.
The REFERENDUM did GOOD SERVICE when the
bond issiies were proposed. Had it not been that those
proposals were referred to the voters, the creation of a
great debt for entirely unnecessary things would now be
well under way.
Nobody has any doubt of the fate of the POLICE
ORDINANCES, if they could be called to the ballot box
by the reierehdum.
The petitions would already be signed by ten per cent.
of the voters and submission
There is no doubt about the fate of the ordinances. They
would be beaten about ten to one. " The proposed sewer
bonds were beaten no more
, But seven of 24 aldermen on the board can be regard
ed as representing the public will with respect .to these or
dinances. ' . These are the seven who stood steadfast
against bribes of pap and patronage, and voted against the
ordinances.
' The people of Bridgeport are not unfamiliar with the
men who promoted these ordinances. This applies to
those who are Democrats as well as to those who are Re
publicans. The rank and file of both parties will give par
ticular, attention" in the Autumn primaries to those who
have involved the city in an unnecessary and continuing
expense o f47,000 per annum, which, irom the very na
ture of things, must grow larger. ' ;
It is bad enough that the
be held in bondage to water -
by. their own servants.' But
be, plunged into debt and their money squandered to give
those interesting monopolies
ana consequent power to taKe
writing- this.',-- '
, He ' flashes, like an Ariel, over the
thought and with lightning dart, pins
it to his glittering page.
He Is the true Proteus, assuming all
shapes at will. Between the covers
of his book -lies All-'Man's Land. His
narrative is a universal epic. - .
Cheek by jowl with the splendid
guess of . P.lato crowds the ribald est
of Swift'; The Knight of the Sor
rowful countenance and the courtly
Le Cid rides side by side. ; r-
FalBtaff and his gallant wights again
play their bawdyt parts, j : jond Lear
screams his futile curses-at the "heav
ens. . ... .'fi ... :' .-
The scurrilous Apemanthus Impales
humanity anew on his poisoned spits.
and Hamlet reiterates his eontempt
for the arch-vilfalrf man.
The pages of Anatole France corus
cate as with a rain of diamonds.
Two of . his characters, in particu
lar, possess an individuality unique In
literature. -
J ael his unmoral heroine, filches
from Balzac and the Decameron all
that is ignoble, unworthy, arid un
stable In women and yet retains the
elemental charm of feminality.
His hero, Maitre Jerome Ciognard
jerkin stuffed with bottles of stolen
wine inculcates the high morality
and noble humanity of Socrates.
Through his lips Jean Jacques talks
to us once more, preaching altruism
and jejunal homilies, while, his chil
dren starve in the gutter, or are de
livered to the sheltering asylum. !
J erome Coignard's broad human
ism, his delicate consideration fo.- the
errors and' short-comings of men and
women, .hia. incongruous contradiction
of good and badf are wonderfully re
pelling and lovable.
Yet nothing in his life so became
him as the taking leave of it, and like
Falstaff "babbling o'greeo fields" he
dies, absolved of his sins.
Unconsciously we pay him the last
tribute of a tear. - Perhaps .we shall
never meet his like' again, unless An
aiole France, paints- for ua another
rascal as- human, , -and tender, and
wise, as this unfrocked priest, -this
satyr with the gentle heart of an an
gel. "La Relne Pedauque" is a wonder
ful literary mosaic. " It approximates
more closely, to Don Quixote the
star-hung, the . scintillating than
anything yet done by a Frenchman.
DR. EDWIN F. BOWERS.
NEW YORK POLICE FORCE
INCLUDES MANX CAPABLE
OF HEROIC DEEDS.
"Even a policeman has got a right
to have some sense," said Mr. Dv-
ery. Yes,' and many of them have
"got a right" to wear medals that are
the symbols of heroic deeds perform
ed at the risk of life and limb. New
York's "finest" have lately1 been the
recipients of much -undesirable noto
riety in the press of the world, and
many brave and honest men have
shared in the ignominy. This will
be demonstrated on next Monday
oi me American metropolis win garn
er about a banquet board to pay trib
ute to the members of the Honor Le
gion of the New York police depart
ment. "To promote and Inspire bravery,-
self-sacrifice and devotion to du
ty on the part of all members of the
force" is the purpose of the legion,
which recently came into prominence
through the admission of Vincent As
tor as an honorary member.
Most honored of all the men who
will assemble at Monday's dinner will
be .Sergt. Daniel J. Fogerty, who, as
may be suspected, is a son of .the
"ould sod." The gallant Irishman
will wear six decorations, each the
emblem of a life saved. The life
saving medal awarded by the United
States Congress, three life saving med
als of the New York police depart
ment, the Life Saving Benevolent As
sociation's medal, awarded for saving
life on the high seas, and the medal
of the Life Saving Association of New
York, have all been won by Sergt.
Fogerty. Among those decorations
is the gold star of the New York po
lice department, ' awarded ' only to
BADLY NEEDED.
the people of Bridgeport. He
as a check upon them.
when the people want the
,
'
would be at an early date
than tour to one.
. ... . .'
people of Bridgeport should
gas, electricity, and trolleys
it is worse that they should
a longer lease of government
extortionate pronts. i
those officers who have braved death
with the odds overwhelmingly against
them, in order to save human life.
"Greater love, hath no man than
this" but the policeman who wears
the gold star is surely greater, for he
has dared death, not for a friend, but
for a stranger. Fogerty efid his fel
lows have done much to redeem the
New York police department, disgrac
ed in the eyes of the world by Beck
er and other grafters. -What thrill
ing tales these men of the Honor Le
gion could tell when they gather about
the banquet board but ' they won't,
f or modesty is ever allied to" heroism.
' 'All of which I saw, part of which
I was,": Prof. Homer Zezaleel Hulbert
might have said of 'japan's grabbing
of Korea. Born in Vermont fifty years
ago to-day, Prof. Hulbert went to Ko
rea in 1886 as instructor- of the Royal
School in Seoul. -', After seven years
he returned to America, and for a time
was principal ' of an academy at
Zanesville, O. In 1894 he returned to
the Far East, becoming editor of the
Trilingual Press at Seoul, and after
ward headmaster of the Imperial Nor
mal School and founder and. editor of
the Korea Review. With the support
of the . Korean government and the
United States State department, he
did much toward introducing western
educational methods. In 1905 he be
came the personal representative of
the Emperor of Korea, and in that
capacity opposed to the full extent of
his powers the annexation of Korea
by- the greedy Japanese government.
Prof. Hulbert was on his way to
Washington, hoping- to induce-, the
United States government to interfere
in Nippon's plans, when the Japanese
raided the royal palace at Seoul and
forced Hulber's royal master to con
sent to the grab. Naturally, the
American educator was not popular An
Japan, and he was charged with hav
ing inspired the assassination of Ito.
Prof. Hulbert's books include the first
"History of Korea" ever printed in
any foreign language, - and a "Geog
raphy of the World," the first book
printed in Korean by a foreigner. He
is also the author of- "The Passing of
Korea."
The man who can shave himself
"quicker than a barber could do it'
nearly always looks it-
A man may be deaf to ordinary
conversation, otic ne can always hear
tue rusiie or a petticoat.
Enlisted army men are to be feli
citated upon the fact that they will
nereaiter De rurnisned with three pairs
of shoes. - That will give them one
pair to wear ana two to trade for li
quor The reasonable assumption is that
the recording angel is an expert steno
grapher. .
Every married man's life is clouded
by the conviction that he carried hie
wife's umbrella down town and left it
there. , .'
Occasionally there is a frank foot
ball coach who admits his team has a
chance to win. , -.
Men often mistake the fear that they
will bo found out, for conscience.
REV. JOHN STTAPIiETON
TO PREACH AT PARK ST.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Sunday evening, Jan. 26. Mr. Sta-
pleton waa formerly- In charge of a
large church in Brooklyn, N1. Y. He
is now pastor of the Congregational
Church at South- Norwalk, where he is
having excellent success-. Mr. Sta-
pleton Is a vigorous, interesting
preacher, and it will be a great op
portunity for Bridgeport people to
hear this man. His- theme will be
The Touchstone of Christian Faith."
All are welcome 'to Park Street Church
and especially invited to hear i Rev.
John tytapleton . speak on the above
subject.
i On Second Thought
By Jay EL House
GULLED FROM THE COLUMNS
While the Electoral college is slow
in I coming in, no one is sitting up
nights to get the returns. Exchange.
If the Bull Moose .movement only
succeeds In taking the con out of the
present convention system it will have
worked one miracle anyway .--Penny
Press.
It takes brains to be a good cook,
says a ' Boston man. He might have
added that it takes brains to find one
these days. Brockton Tomes.
Mr. Wilson says he has smoked but
once and never will again. We pre
dict that Bryan will give him
that same feeling. Chicago Inter
Ocean. Professor Fisher's uproariously
good time on Sunday will not include
ice cream, sodas water -and cigar
while the present laws are in force -Penny
Press.
Senator McLean is to be congratu
lated upon the prompt passage of his
bill for the 'protection of migratory
birds. Courier-Journal. C-
Over! one thousand tons of coal have
gone to the bottom of Long Island
Sound this week. This seems like a
careless . handling of what has come
to be a costly household necessity. '
Norwich Bulletin.
From . New York to San Francisco
is an awfully long distance to talk
over the telephone, but perhaps" there
won't be as many people listening" as
on some of the rural exchanges Ex
change.
All applicants for office under the
new administration call . themselves
"Progressives," -even if .all they can
show for it is that their grandfathers
once voted for Good Roads.- Hartford
Post ' -
- In an -effort to defeat race suicide.
the Orange bank from now on will
give a bankbook showing a deposit of
?1 to every baby born in the town of
Orange. Exchange. ..
.1
., Professor Fisher's suggestion that
the churches be closed for an indefin
ite period, and that'we all get to work
on an uproarious Sunday, suggests that
that amiable gentleman has not had
enough to do lately. Exchange. -
"Are you aware," asks George Ber
nard Shaw, "that if you listened to
the play in silence and did not ap
plaud untlL the final curtain you would
get out of the theater half an hour
earlier ?" Yes, George; we have all
been - to that kind. But they seem
longer. Niagara Falls Gazette. . ..
In Utah- they are discussing the ad
visability of permitting condemned
criminals to commit suicide, .after all
hope of escaping the death penalty has
been dissipated. . . That would relieve
the state . of some " responsibility and
give the prisoner a much wider choice
of means than is . now.- furnished in
that state. However, it is quite with
in the criminal's rights to insist that
the commonwealth bear. the burden of
taking life. New London. Day..
An Immense responsibility Is thrown.
on the democratic party. -It 1 can
hear the passing bell of the old party
that is now in the hands of Ihe doc
tor and nurses, and the '"drums and
tramplings". of Its new opponent. Will
it change its front to meet the vision
ary, irresponsible progressives whose
attack is novel and enthusiastic ? Can
and will it "make good?" Exchange.
Rev. Dr. Maurer Of the famous Cen
ter church, in New Haven Is- a gentle
man of tact, good will and .tolerant in
telligence. A -few days ago some of
hia - parishioners .'complained bitterly
because members of the bartenders'
association grouped themselves on the
steps of the church for , a photograph.
They did so simply because it was" a
convenient place. When Dr. Maurer
heard of the incident he said that had
he known of It he would have opened
the church too, as he would have
been glad to have them come In. No
chance for any ill-feeling to live in
the "atmosphere of such sentiment.-
.Bristol rress.
The ' gentleman who provided the
literary matter printed under an ex
cellent picture of Bulgarian , machine
guns, in position, . which appears in
Collier's, - assures - us . that the guns
"were manizmlated to sween the ene
my's lines with streams of lead that
poured as steadily from the barrels as
water . from the nozzle of a garden
hose." Probably the genOeman who
provided this information was not the
war correspondent, but a more peace
ful desk editor. If there are any
machine guns which perform as stead
ily and as effectively as - this the
United States war - department ! ought
to be enlightened about them, so that
it might secure aTfew.for its own usu
and revise its instructional books con
cerning the utilizatlonof - such pieces.
Hartford. Times. . . .
A fair: judgment of Governor Sul-
zer's pardon of Brandt ' depends whol
ly upon , the point of view. If you
begin with Brandt Himself, he is a
fellow of doubtful worth, and accord
ing to ordinary standards, untrustwor
thy. Sulzer made him -acknowledge
that he had told a string -of lies be
fore he would pardon him. But if
you begin - with the sentence . of 30
years in prison, that . was out of all
proportion to anything that Brandt
had done, or 'was -supposed to have
done. The best justification of-the
pardon ; is the fact that society can
take Brandt in hand again if he . does
not go straight. ' Sulzer has merely
given him a chance, after Brandt had
served six years of , his sentence, Sul
zer did it all in the . Sulzer way and
that .made Sulzer ,. happy.Hartford
Courant. .
GOV. SULZER ASKED
TO REMOVE DEPUTY
COMMISSER WRIGHT
New York, Jan. 25 Mayor Gaynor
having failed to take any action on
ite previous presentment filed Dec,. 18,
the extraordinary grand jury has filed
a supplementary presentment with
Justice Goff asking that Goy. Sulzer
be requested to remove Deputy Com
missioner of Corrections William J.
Wright on charges of inefficiency and
maladministration of office in con
nection with the condition of the
Tombs orison.
The grand jury found that Wright
was responsible for the illegal favors
granted prisoners of wealth or poli
tical distinction such as Charles H.
Hyde, Joseph B. Richman -d Wil
liam Cummings, and for general lax
conditions in the prteon. Justice Goff
said he would present the matter to
Gov. fSlllmaiT 1 .
REVIEWS
FROM
Our Exchanges
THE SUNDAY LAW.
Hartford Post.)
The Purcell bill, relative to Sunday
observance, undoubtedly will make a
strong appeal to thousands who be
lieve Connecticut should alter its an
cient statutes concerning the observ
ance of the day The bill on the
whole, seems to b carefully drawn
and to offer a solution of many of
the perplexing questions involved.
There seems, however, to txi one
se.ction on which a careful lawyer
might be able to raise a technical
point. For , instance, while the bill
provides that under certain conditions
sports of any kind may be indulged
in. It limits the entertainments which
may be given in the evening to pic
tures or musical entertainments. The
question immediately arises as to what
constitutes a musical entertainment;
is it merely a song recital or would
a musical comedy or an opera be de
scribed as a- musical entertainment?
For instance, would a shrewd lawyer
find it possible under tne proposed law
to open the theatres to musical come
dies, with their choruses and . comedy,
while the doors would be barred to a
Shakespearean production or any oth
er performance of which music is not
the basic part?
This is only a minor point, it Is
'true, but it may later be deemed wor
thy of scrutiny.
What, to our mind is more needed
than any change in the present Sun
day law, is a. sense of equity and pro
portion in enforcement of the law as
It now exists. . We do not believe
any law ought to make )t possible for
a drug store to dispose of soda' foun
tain drinks, ice cream, confectionery
and cigars on Sunday and forbid the
same privilege to confectionery and
cigar stores.
Neither do we believe the man who
takes advantage of Sunday to nail the
pickets on his fronT fence should be
fined and sent to jail, while the big
manufacturer is allowed to run his
business all day Sunday if he sees fit,
unless a complaint Is made, and when
complaint. Is made, simply warned in
stead of being haled to court like his
poorer brother. - -
Connecticut's need is not so much
for more laws, as for a more sensible
and equitable enforcement of law
that already exist. ,
SIX GOVERNORS TO CONFER.
' (New Britain Herald.)
Mr. Mellon has been urging team
work On the "part;, of the New England
states looking the . betterment of
transportation conditions. He will get
his wish when the governors of the
six Yankee commonwealths nteet in
Boston Saturday to discuss the rail
road situaution. Whether the co-operation
will be of a kind which makes
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford the sole arbiter of New England's
transportation destiny, which seems to
be--Mr. Mellen's idea of co-operation,
is doubtful. , i
The governors' conference is an un
usual procedure.. But the present
railroad situation is critical and Justi
fies extraordinary action.- The -'calling
together, of governors - for such
a conference had its precedent in
Roosevelt's summons of all M.he stato
executives for concerted action on tha
conservation question. . r --
From this complexity of Issues there
may be- outlined a plan of remedial
action that would .not be possible by
each state working alone in Its partic
ular interest.. .
PROSPERITY AND PROTECTION
(MIdddetown 9un.) ':
The Bridgeport Telegram yesterday
had a very sensible editorial on "The
Protection 'of Prosperity." The pur
port of It was that while punishing
wrong- doers care should be exercised
that good and honorable men who con
duct business in a legitimate manner
are not hurt. -It will be a delicate task
to separate the wheat from the ohaff,
there is so - much interlocking of in
terests. If, for instance, there is a
coal trust, which controls both mines
and transportation, which owns coal
pockets and yards int large idtleia;
which stores vast amounts of coal for
the purpose of withholding It from the
market, which in short attempts to
regulate prices to suit its own sweet
will regardless of the output, the ac
tual cost of mining coaJ, and the needs
of the people, it will. toe seen at once
that all who deal in coal and sell bjy
the ton, aire controlled by the trust.
There may be honest coal dealers,
just as there are honest ice main,
plumbers, and undertakers, but the
public needs to be assured that in giving-
protection to them, those who are
forced to seek their wares are not also
made to suffer by reason of the rami
fications of the . ' trust or combine.
When the public is assured! that the
tentacles of the octopus have been
cut, and trade and' competition is free,
and there is no more cold storage, no
more "corners," no more holding up
the market, then prosperity will need
little protection for it will be able to
protect Itself. ' Prosperity - should be
distributed; everybody In ' this legnd
who . is honest, temperate and indus
trious, is entitled to a slice of pros
perity. The troublei 'heretofore lhas
been that a few have been protected
at the expense of the many.
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NOW FOR CLEAR SAILING. . ,
" (New, Londbn Telegraph.)
That was an awfully tame, struggle
In the house 'over the committee bus
iness, after all. Even in the Repub
lican caucus, which settled the mat
ter by surrender to Thorns and Lan
ders, there wasn't heated' argument
enough to draw a crowd in Old Mys
tic, and that is sayttng something;
believe us.
The legislature will now get down to
business, not by any means in a hur
ry, for it has adljourned until tomor
row while the committe .states are
being made up, but get -down to busi
ness in the traditional way, which in
means the" utilization of as many
hours, a few days a week, as can be
comfortably spared' from bid-whist
and the delirious Joys of travel on the
greatest, for its mileage, the longest
railroad system in New England.
There ought to be more speed on
Capitol Hill In session time. If our
solans commit an error or mistake it
Is not for want of time in which to de
liberate. It is now two weeks since
the assembly was convened and the
only tangible thing it has accomplish
ed since t&e swearing in of its mem
bers is a considerable bill of expense
and an agreemjent about joint com
mittees which should Jus as well
have been reached by midnight of the
first day.
The compromise reached by which
there will be an equal division of Re
publicans and Democrats in the joint
committees, if not precisely logical or
in accord with some of our .notions, is
at least fair and reasonable enough
to form a respectable working basis
and good men can get ' good results
with it. Here's wishing they may and
with greater dispatch than has char-
I n tr-j t aiiifiTejzifiQt n the last fort
The D. M.
Established 1857.
Beaded Tunics for Evening Gowns
New Designs lately received.
The Tunic is really the gown. Little more is re
quired, except the underslip of some dainty silk. These
effective garnitures spangled with crystal or gold beads
in more or less elaborate patterns are exceeding'
handsome and make most distinctive costumes. They
are economical also, for no other trimming is needed.
In Crystal and Gold, from $16.50 to $25.00.
Not a very great numb6,!
Accordeon plaited Chiffon Cloth for skirts arz
slips. ' "- , At the Lace Section.
Fans marked for Clearance
A small collection of various grades and styles with
prices:, that' are astonishingly low.
White and Black Spangled Fans with sandal
. wood sticks. ,
Japanese Fans with painted sticks, odd designs.
Trimming; Section. '
: Children's Wear
Lace trimmed Lawn Dresses, for ages 5 and 6 years,
Value $3.25 for $2.50
' ' Value $3.00 for $1.98
-Value $2.50 for $1.50
Red Angora Bonnets, were $1.50 for 25 cts.
White Wool Toques for babies, were 39 and 50, for 13
cts. - Second floor.
The Spring Standard Fashion Book
Now ready, the price 20 cts, with one Pattern free.
The February Designer with beautiful pictures, sto
ries, and the ever interesting fashions. Draped gowns
with queer' tunic and tablier affairs that are to be the
rage this spring. Price 10 cts. ,
Patterns for simple frocks to wear in summer
Stamping Patterns for waists 'and tower ends. ,
The D. M.
1072 Main St. DEPARTMENT STORE, 89 Fairfield Ave.
THE STORE TO FIND SCARCE ARTICLES"
AND THE STORE THAT FAYS THE CAR FARE
COUPON GOOD
MONDAY, JAN. .27
Former 68c , -CALICO
WRAPPERS
With Coupon
39c
nlgrt of Connecticut politics.
Large bodies move slowly. And lr
there Is any really larger human con
glomeration than our General Assem
bly, all things considered., than that
now periodically gathering unaer tne
golden dome, we would go a long way
to see it.
TO BE DISCIPLINED
Supreme Body " of Companions After
Supporters of Miss Corcoran.
1
New Haven, Jan. 25 Members of .the
Companions of the Forest of this city
and elsewhere who supported jvuss
Annie M. Corcoran, deposed supreme
chief companion of the order, who was
expelled from the organization at the
special convention held January 13,
are to be disciplined by the supreme
council, according to Its plans, for en
terlnsr into a conspiracy 'to bring about
discord in the order. Miss Corcoran
during- her experience with the su
nreme council members had a few ar
dent followers in this city, some of
them holding high State offices in the
body."
Charges will also be preferred
against Mrs. Mary Hughes of New
York, who was appointed by Miss
Corcoran, rival supreme secretary, to
take the plaice of Mrs. Annie EL Poth,
deposed by Mlas Corcoran when the
trouble began. sue will oe canea
upon chiefly to explain why she vio
lated the rules of the organization by
using an unauthorised supreme coun
cil seal.
SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST HEAD OF
TRAINING SCHOOL
Pittsburgh, Jan. 26 Making serious
charges against W. F. Penny, super
intendent of the Morganeea Training
School. ' Mrs. Barbara Boris, of Home
stead, Pa., has filed petition for a writ
of habeas corpus for the release of her
daughter, Barbara, aged 16, from that
institution. Mrs. jsoris cnarses mai
her daughter is forced to work in
unsanitary rooms, that she is beaten
on the bare back and fed chemicals
which are eating away. her vitality. It
is also charged she is unjustly confin
ed in the school.
The daughter, according to the peti
tion, says she worked eight hours a
day in a laundrx, in a thin calico
dress and. gum . boots, that she did
nthnr unsanitary work and that her
meals consisted of bread, fried grease,
coffee, pork and beans, Dreaa ana mo
lasses. The food is saturated with
saltpeter, the petition charges.
MUSICAL SERVICES.
A -musical service of -unusual excel
lence will be rendered in the Wash
ington Park MetnoSlst Episcopal
Church on Sunday evening. Tha,
choir, consisting of Miss Ada Tuck,
soprano; Mrs. John H. Thompson,
Read Co.
Read Co.
THIS IS NOT A VERY
LARGE LOT, BUT
PRICE IS ALL RIGHT !
BEST FJiANNELETTE .
NIGHT DRESSES
TO BE HAD AirsrWHERE
FOR FIFTY CENTS
alto; Alois J. Havrilla, bass; L. H.
Crossman, tenor, under the direction
of Miss S. B. Blackstone, oraranitt n-l
choir director, have been making prep
arations for this service for wk
The subject of the musical -will rx
"Old Hymns Under New 8ettknir,"
and the hymns rendered will be
follows, "There Were Ninety nd
Nine", "More Love to Thee", '( ,
Cease My Wandering Soul", ri
"Jesus, Lover of - My Soul", "Oh. fv.r
the Wings of a Dove". "My FaifH
Looks Up to Thee", "Lead, Kindir
Llght", alto and tenor duet "Thy V.UI
Be Done." In addition to this an In
strumental trio, composed of Fr"I
Taylor, piano; , J. Henry Htl, vio
lin, and Bruce -H. Conger, chello, will
render "Cavatina" and Tra.omri."
Seats will be reserved for strangers
and everybody will toe welcome.
libber
Clothing
Our buying as we do for nine!
stores gives us an advantage in- pries
which Is not to be overlooked.
Men's Rubber Coats. . . $3.00 to t
Boys' Rubber Coats f 2.50 to ti.2!
Ladies' Rubber Coats. .$3.50 to 97.09
OIL COATS AND TBOCSER3.
Coats $1.25 to $3,53
Trousers $Li
RUBBER HATS
75c and $1.00.
OIL HATS
23c and 50c
RUBBER BOOTS
Men's Short Boots $2.90 to $3.7
Men's Storm King Boots $3.75 to 4.7S
Men's Hip Boots $4.75 to .00
RUBBERS
To Fit Everybody.
The Ailing Robber Co
1127 MAIN STREET
'19 STORES