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THE FARMER: NOVEMBER 19, 1913 HOWLANDS HOWLAND'S Entrance In Main street, Fairfield avenue and Cannon aft eeL Bridgeport, Conn., Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1913. The Weather Cloudy, with prob ably rain tomorrow. 2 WD)Mei9 uanwrasflwnm e mats aid siinnfts Will le placed to sale -Ttoirsiay afl prices ttlafl were mweiF iMdDwi Im file store Im Mwe nileFo V7 r If mi Finest suits of the season get cut in price. All the bet ter and most-attractive suits drop to lower price-level. Splendid lots o! coats go for ward with an economy marit upon Here is news without precedent. There has never, been a time so early in the season when it was possible for the store to offer such news to the women of Bridgeport as this. " ' ' , Both coats and suits, rich suits that include the finest in the store and coats of splendid style and fine material, to be bought beginning Thursday at big saving!''-'; ' J1 "It is clear-up time" says the suit-man. "I intend to make it a clear-up, that will be bigger and more-successful than any we've ever had. People are v to have the pick of such savings as they've never known . at this time of the year." . , . ; Such is the story of this opportunity, told briefly. And here, told even more briefly, is detailed news of what it actually brings. ' ... : :'; CdPaflSo Clever and handsome coats, boncle and mate lasse, wool bengaline and chinchilla, cut velour and fine wool plush. In rich deepblack, and blue, and brown, and mahogany and all the liked colors of the season. Coats in a number of models, tailored with much care and ability, finished with just light touch of or nament. x Worth $20 to $27.50 -Coats of fancy mixtures of houele and of wool plush, excellent styles, good of effect. Worth $10 and $12.50 - SiittSo Some of the most-distinguished suits that ever came into the store are included in this special lot -for choice is from a gathering which includes the fin est of all. '.,. - : . V $17 & $20 suits - $14 $22.50 to $27.50 suits 18 $30 to $37.50 suits $25 $40 to $50 suits $35 $55 to $85 suits $50 ' Every rich color and delightful effect of the sea son, every attractive style; there is good representa tion in this gathering. With it there is wonderfully good tailoring and splendid fabric and these sav ings' ..-' . M 2 splemiM Mart Seiaitaeir- etottliies att Less Hairs Copyriabt 1913 Tlie Houecf KnppoUmec Any man who is awake to the main chane will savrt at least $5, and probably more, this week. P .v He will buy a Hart Schaffner & Marx suit or over coat from the special lot that is now ready here. Tf he buvs a suit he will save at least $5 and "Drobablv $10. If he buys an overcoat, he will save like amount -: 7" These are typical Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes." They have the style, the tailoring, the little touches-of in- rH-iHrhial fashion, and the eroodness of fabric that ia so strong, an asset of the clothes from these famous tailors.' r i m m i f a-ma .ill t -th m wi a -i irnn c r rvr t r ' i - X-LLCSt; tllVLi-LCES iXXG X LI J.XX Li-LC 11C VY ll&CU ODJUta VJU tlii.J , Msnn and made of the fabrics that are most in demand" right now. . . ...... , w "VTon Wkrk ars -inrJo-ps nf nlnthes flTin clothes fflsmoTL will see that in a minute. Men who are not judges know they can safely depend '. - upon the store for advice as to what is right. 8' UIT Young men's suits with many touches of clever style. Conservative suits marked by quiet re finement of finish. Straight-front unpadded sack suits. English patch-pocket suits. Bannockburn tweeds. Unfinished worsteds. American tweeds. Among colors: black, and blue, and gray, and tan, and brown every pne in rich effects. Double-breasted ulsterettes in 52 inch models with shawl collar. Belted-back ulsterettes in 48 inch style with belted back. Motor coats with adjustable collar and silk-lined yoke, 50 inch length. Chesterfield overcoats in handsome dress finish. . -. LSoft light warm rainproofed overcoats. Scotch tweed in rich colors and in loose and clever models. Chinchilla in blue and gray. Mem9s siies- Mil- walie & THE HO WL AMD DRY GOODS- CO. 1 How Coal Is Mined Algonqtn Club Members Shown K. of O. to Hear Ueeturor Tonight. Before a large gathering In the club rooms of the Algonquin club Dr. A. O, "Bartlett, mining expert of the Lackawanna Coal & Lumber Co., one f the largest coal land owning and operating companies in this country, and himself a large owner in coal properties, gave an eloquent and well illustrated lecture upon fuels and well mining of both authracite and bitu minous coal in America. "With the aid of a series of sterop tlcan slides specially made for such purposes he began with the forma tion of coal in bygone ages and its present uncovering, sometimes upon the surface and sometimes far be neath. He showed the various meth ods in use to abstract it from the depths, and what advanced strides modern machinery had made over the crude mining apparatus of a decade ago. Turning to the various kinds ' and ! qualities of coal he showed the heat j and power producing value of hard i and soft, the manner of getting the ! greatest heat units and efficiency of the relative kinds. He predicted no great shortage of . bituminous coal for many years to come. . The lecture of Dr. Bartlett was in structive and greatly enlightening in many respects. It was greatly en Joyed by the members of the club present. Dr. Bartlett will lecture at the ICnighUi of Columbus entertain ment tonight. A.F.OFL. MAY BACK NEW LABOR PARTY Seattle, Nov. 19 Committee reports were in order when the American Federation of Labor met today. The committee on resolutions came first on the roll call of committees and there was a prospect that it would submit a report on the fight between the factions of the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The resolution of President Berry of the Pressmen, urging the forma tion of a labor party, may be reported at any time and Is certain to precipi tate a long debate. The endurance and energy of Mr. Gompers have caused much comment. Yesterday he presided over the con vention for eight hours, leaving the chair a dozen times to make argu ments for the administration on var ious questions. "AFFINITY" EARLE IS RECOGNIZED AT HORSE SHOW New York, Nov. 19 Ferdinand Pin ney Earle, the irrepressible, who kid napped' his son; Harold, eight-year-old child of his divorced first wife, from a private school near Orleans; France, ten days ago, is in- New York, according to reliable report. ' The "affinity artist" appeared last night at the Horse Show, some old friends declare and during the inter national jumping event for the Ca nadian Challenge Cup strolled about the Madison Square Garden arena. He was recognized by two acquain tances. With Earle was his "latest" friend, a very pretty young woman, petite, with brown eyes, and wearing a won derful new fuzzy great coat. Cable despatched from Paris yester day state that Earle was aided in kidnapping hia son by a certain Mrs. Evans, known also as "Vala Eyvind." The woman, was of great aid to Earle, it being through her instru mentality that the boy. was lured from the school to meet Earle, who posed as "Mr. Evans." LOSES ARM, WALKS AWAY - New York.Nov. 19 Patrick Keegan, an engineer, in charge of an asphalt mixer at the Long Island railroad crossing at Myrtle avenue. Flushing, eaught his right arm in the machin ery, and the arm was amputated a few inches above the elbow. After the ac cident Keegan walked calmly to an other workman and asked his help. "NEAR TROUSERS" ARE WORN BY SINGER New York, Nov. 19. "Over in this country they won't allow me to wear trousers,-" Miss Maggie Teyta declared yesterday. Nevertheless she donned a bifurcated okirt that appeared very, very much like the adornment of man and promenaded about the streets near the "Vandebilt hotel, where she Is stop ping preparatory to her trip to Chicago to Join, the Chicago Opera company. Let's begin with the $3shoes. They will just hit men who want Rhnoa Ti will snnr? im nnrlfvr pood tousrh. wearinsr conditions. Good looking shoes of splendid stout calfskin with heavy and solid soles. Shapes, two of them, that are right at top of the style of the! season. 'ArrhiaTIv- w( know no shoes so eood for $3.50. And. also act ually, they came from a maker whose shoes sell regularly at not less than $3.50. No need to say they are special value at $3 And at $4, shoes of calfskin and Russia in fine finish and of graceful model. There are the new high toes and the English lasts; made-up so they are as right as a trivet. Dandy shoes for the man who likes style and comfort and dependability. $4 , ITine new snoes witn" waterprooi soie are going xo Keep men s ieei warm ana or , They are heavy tan calfskin with soles so processed that they shut out water. In ap pearance, as neat and good as regular sort of .shoes and yet of such quality and con struction tney win give mucn more tnan usuaj service. -?- Main floor, rear. -.'Time yt,butomy a Httle, to share inthe economies offered among china and housewares. Thinss especially valuable at Thanksgiving are included and many ar ticles of daily service throughout the year. X - New patterns in dinncrware, sets worth $25, $19.50 to $22.50 sets of dinnerware, Imported china, fancy, worth 25c, Brooms, regular 35c, ' ' 21c -. $18.50 Old Dutch Cleanser, 7c Enamelware of matiy sizes and shape s. iirre worth 25c to 75c, 15c 25c 40c $16.75 BisseU's $2 sweepers, $1.50 Garbage cans, usually 45c, 25c J 15c Ozone soap . 8 for 25c Fourth floor. THE HOWLAND DRY GOODS GO-