Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 26, 1918, Page 7

HERE E:Is.um Connecticut equai to The Bul« '$16.50. DO YOUR TRADING TODAY In cempliance with the order of the National Fuel Administrator, this store will be closed all day Monday, the 28th. We would suggest, there- fore, that all home needs be filled today. We/will be here to serve you in every department up to closing time, 10 o’cloek, this evening. REMNANT WEEK—A Week of Splendid Money-Saving Chances The Greatest Bargain-Giving Event of the Month A Great Chance For All Who Believe In Saving a Dollar When They Can Women’s and Misses’ - Winter Coats SOME OF THE MOST REMARKABLE VALUES OF THE SEASON FOR TODAY $29.50 COATS AT $16.50 Exactly 23 Women’s Coats of fine quality wool ve- lour in desirable shades, with or without fur collars— these are our regular $25.00 to $29.50 Coats at SILK PLUSH COATS, $22.50 Women’s Silk Plush Coats, many attractive models, all lined with guaranteed Sol Satin—we offer a selec- tion from our entire stock of high-grade Plush Coats that sold regularly from $29.50 to $35.00 at $22.50. All our Fur Muffs and Scarfs at greatly reduced - prices. MEN'S WINTER OVERCOATS REDUCED This offering includes our entire stock of Men’s Winter Overcoats—Stein-Bloch and many other good makes. MEN'S 0 any Overcoat in ’ Just 35 of our dozen of Men’s BOX pair. Exactly 50 Men’s Winter Overcoats—our entire stock that sold from $13.00 to $20.00—today you may select MEN’S OVERCOATS AT $17.50 Bloch and Carlisle Togs for young mex, our entire stock of Fine Overcoats that sold from $22.50 to $30.00 —Today you may select any Overcoat in this lot. MEN’S SILK LISLE HOSIERY, 29¢ A belated shipment enables us to make this offering —goods should have been delivered a year ago: LISLE Half Hose in black, gray and champagne, full line of sizes. On sale today at A fair valuation on today’s market would be 50c a (See Window Display) EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE STORE IS INCLUDED IN THIS BARGAIN EVENT AND THE CHANCES ARE SUCH THAT NO ONE CAN FORD TO I1GNORE THEM. MAKE IT A POINT TO VISIT THIS STORE TODAY AND SHARE IN THESE OFFERINGS. AF- VERCOATS AT $14.50 this lot At $14.50 Finest Overcoats, including Stein- At $17.50 120 Fine Quality Medium Weight SILK 29¢ a Pair OF SIX FOR $1.65 fabrio, in one styls only. This selection seem advisable. On sale regular ‘].50 value. Women's Dress Hats that soid up to Women’s Dress Hats that seld up to ‘Women's Dress Hats that sold up to All our Finest Dress Hats, including our own workroom no matter what to §3.98. fashionable coloringe—former prices Boys’ Clothing Boys’ Winter Caps,” "inside bands, value 69c—at .. . 4% Beys’ Toques, value 6%c— Clearance price ............ 49¢ Boys’ Trousers, odd pairs, value $1.25—at" ........... Y. 98 Boys’ odd Junior Suits, value LT R AR $3.05 Boys' Norfolk Suits, odd sizes, value $8.00—at ....... $6.39 Boys’ Norfolk Suits, odd sizes, value $12.00—at ...... $9.39 Boys’ Norfolk Suits, odd sizes, values $15.00—at ......$11.39 Boys' Overcoats, small sizes, value $9.00—at ......... ‘eee . $6.00 Boys’ odd Overcoats, sizes 12 to 18, value $15.00—at ...... $11.00 Boys' Mackinaws, odd sizes, value $7.00—at Boys, Sheep-line value $12.00—at ............ Boys' Sheep-lined Coats, value $16.00—at ......eevee0 $10. . y . Children’s Hosiery One case of Children’s Fine @ Ribbed Black Hosiery, sizes 5 to 9%—all perfect goods— Special price a pair... . 150 One case of Boys' Black - bed Hosiery, slight seconds, sizes 8 to 10 at 1bc¢, sizes 6 to 7% at ...... .o 1250 Boys' Heavy Black Ribbed Hosiery, sizes 8 to 8 cnly, value 25c—price a pair 19¢ Women’s Winter Weight Domestic Department Underwear, 39¢ Specials : One case of Women's Winter | Crib Blankets, size 30x40, Weight Fleecy-lined Ribbed ‘Vests | fleecy and warm, old-time and Pants—while they last we offer | quality—Special price ....... 10c them at_ 3% a garment, 501 e garment, £000 30¢ | »5 dozen Turkish Wash Cloths, slightly soiled and im- N v perfect, some with initials, Handkerchief Specials regular 12%c and 15c values ‘Women's Handkerchiefs, plain Bt .iciieeenciniiitaitinnieens 6c white, some with or colored embroidered corner, regular The well-known “Martex” 10c value—Special price 4 for Turkish Towels, slightly sec- for 2bc, or each............. + Tc | onds, 50c to 87%c values at.. 37Vse Men'’s Plain White Hem- stitched Handkerchiefs, slight- 0dd lot of Séarfs, Squares and ly soiled or mussed, regular Centef Pieces, regular 50c to 10c and 12%c values—Special 750 YAMIER ROVEE, it si i 375 price 4 for 25c, or each...... 7c Rennaissance and Japanese Drawn-work Scarfs, Squares 2, and Center Pieces, regular Women's $1. ape Gl . $ 6? C $1.50 and $1.98 values at..... . 8% oves at $1.35 6-inch White Suitings and : W‘zmen'stne-clup Ca%e t6107\'17:, Skirtings, in Gabardines, Ox- In tan and gray, sizes 6 to 7%, these are a very serviceable glove Zoxdle, Baaket and other Noy- and regular $1.65 value at $1.55 a | €lty Weaves, regular 50c to pair, 98c values at............ ceens 30 Remnants of Linoleum at 38c a Yard Short lengths in Linoleum, 2 to 12-yard lengths, in patterns, suita- ble for any room in the house— these are the regular 65c, 75¢ and 80c grades at.38c a yard. One lot of Handy Sewing Easkets, prettily lined with fancy cretonne, regular $1.98 valueiat .. 00l it (Upholstery Department) Stationery Department Odds and Ends and Miscellaneous Goods of which we have a surplus to be disposed of before inventory. Writing Paper and Corres- pondence Cards, soiled boxes, regular . prices 25c to 42c— Clearance price ............ Highland Linen Writing Paper in one quire boxes, 24 sheets and 24 envelopes, five different styles, regular price 35c—Clearance price ........ During this week we offer a choice of our entire stock of Popular Copyright Books, fully 3,000 titles, by the best known authors, regular price 60c—Clearance price . 19¢ 29¢c $1.00 Hand Bags, 69¢ ‘Women's Leather Hand Bags, some show signs of being handled, reg- ular $1.00 Bags at 69c each. Toilet Goods Talecum Powder, corylopsis, lilac, arbutus and carnation, value 10c—Clearance price Bath Soap, round cakes, value 10c—Clearance price .. Imported Spanish Castile Soap, regular price 15c— Clearance price .......e.... P. & M’s Listerated Tooth Paste, value 25c—Clearance price .- Hair Brushes, solid wood backs, with genuine bristles, value 50c—Clearance price .. 7c 7c 12¢ 17s Boys’ Sweaters Boy®' Sweaters, odd sizes, value $3.50—at ............. Boys’ Sweaters, odd sizes, value $4.50—at ... $395 Laces, Etc. Remnants of Laces, Ham- burgs, Trimmings, Braids, etc, in two big lots, at 10c 1T O Ao Remmants of Fur Trimmings Clearance price a yard .... Neck Ruthing and Ruffling— clzlnnu price a yard, 10c NG Liceiiacimieeniranniiniae 0dd lengths in Face Veilings, value 25¢ and 50c—Clearance price & yard ..o.o.o........ ‘Women's Neckwear, solled and m; , valus &0c— Clearance price . 10c A number of odd pieces of Stamped Goods greatly reduced. Girls Tams at 49¢ .{m—flw&m pfieomflc,uvm c. Women's Sweaters $4.85 ‘Women’s and. Misses’ Coat_Sweat- ers, odd sizes—Clearance price $4.85 value up to $3.50. WOMEN’S SECO SILK ENVELOPE CHEMISES, Regular $1.50 value at In pink only, Women's Seco Silk Envelope Chemises, a silk and cotton [ MILLINER Remember—~We cannot begin to enumerate the Millinery bargains that we 69¢ close out from a manufacturer from today, and today only at 68c each, HATS TRIMMED and UNTRIMMED are offering this week. There are— Children’s Dress Hats that sold up to $1.98, reduced t0......iv000eee. 486 Children’s Dress Hats that sold up to $3.98, reduced t0.....c000ve0... 986 { $2.98, reduced to.... 88s $8.98, Yeauced to.ieessuies..o0..$1.98 $5.00, reduced to...... ceveeened $298 Fine Dress Hats Reduced to $3.98 Mode! Hats and Pattern '-ats from former price has been—ull-reduced Women’s Trimmed Velour Hats, Reduced to $1.69 Gur entire stock of Women's Trimmed Velour Hats, in black and all the $3.98 and $5.00; reduced now to $1.69. ' Women’s Hosiery Cne case of Women's Fast Black Cotton Hoslery, value 15c—Special price a-pair..... One case of Women's Fuast Black Cotton Hoslery, value 19c—Special price a pair..... One lot of Women's Burson Hosiery, in white, slight sec- onds, value 37%c—Special price a pair..... . 2l Women’s Black Silk Lisle Heosiery, full weight, our reg- ular 29c value at............. Women's Bronze Silk Lisle just the shade that is in de- mand—Special price a pair. Women's Full-fashioned, Heavy Weight Hostery, regu- Iar 50c valug 8t..ecceevieans Small Wares Defender Safety Pins, nickle- * plated, size 3, value BGo— Clearance price, 2 dozen for Spring Dress Fasteners, in three sizes, black or white, value 10c—Clearance prics a dozen ceee Brass Hooks and Eyes, black or_white, all s value 10c —Clearance price 2 dozen for Moose & Kaley Knitting Cot- ton size 10 only, value 7e— Clearance price a ball Muff Beds, floss filled, value 50c—Clearance price 7o & whom we buy ocur regular lines. There is only a limited gquantity. This, | and the fact that they are much below the regular price, makes an sarly ~ XENS HELD ANNUAL BANQUET Twelfth Yearly Event Carried Out on Friday Evening—Sixty Members Gather Around Banquet Table—Business Ses- sion Followed Presentation of Play, s The Xens of the West Side Bap- Peckham the following menu was fist church held their telfth annual|served: banquet on Friday evening. 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T 13 no aavertising medium In Leated at the banquet table, After “éj., Mashed Potatoes Mrs. Easy, Stuffed Shoulder Onions Cabbage Salad Candy Coffee The opening number of the Mrs, Sharp, Mrs. Herbert Mashed Turnips Rolls pro- gramme as assounced by John B. Oat, was an Alphebetic Jingle, and read by Mrs. Robert Otis. Bright and full of sparkling hits fo humor at the expense of the members whose names were used alphabetically, the Jingle was enthusiastically applauded. The entertainment arranged was a play’ entitled “The Rummage Sale.” The characters were as follows: Willey; iss Martha Ward; Mrs.|life at Alden, Mrs. John Parsons, saleswo- men; Mrs. Rusacow, who was arrest- ed, Mrs. C. Christman; Mrs. Hennesy, who kept her eyes open, Mrs. Avery Park; Mr. Moriarty, who got a dress suit, John B. Oat; Mrs. Badger, who was only buying for charity, John B. Oat; Mrs. Rinaldi, who want- ed a dress, Mrs. John O. Peckham; Mr. Goldman, who wanted #0 he a dude, Walter M. Cowan; Larry, policeman, Stephen Peckham; Susie Smith, a girl who hadn’t any money, Mrs. Frank Waters; Mrs. who hated to qew, Miss Katie Willey; Mrs. Lightfinger, who spirited away coats, Mrs. Edward Crowell; Mr. Mor- rison, who last a dress - composed Mrs. the Shiftless, sulf, Bdward him it i easv to Crowell. The committee was as follows: Mrs. Herbert Mrs. Bdward Briggs,. Mrs. Charles Cobb, Will J. Koonz. Assisting as waitresses were the Misses Blanche Nrmstrong, Celeste Copeland, Char- and Marguerite Copeland. o At 10 o'clock Mrs. Herbert Willsy called a shot business meeting. The reports were read and approved. A new member was voted into the so- clety. The president announced that {he next meeting would be a Valen- ed with a rising vote of thangs to the committee for the enjowable evening and made possible through their ef- forts. WERE FORCED TO 3 POSTPONE BASS CLEF. Capt. Vernon Stiles Unable to Carry Out His Part of the Program. The Bass Clef concert planned for Friday evening was obliged to be post- poned until two weeks from that night, Friday, Feb. 8th, on account of the physical inability of the soloist, Capt. Vernon Stiles, to give his part of the program, it being announced that he was suffering from laryngitis. The club sang twice under the direction of | the leader, Charles L, Geer, and Cap- tain Stiles gave an informal talk on ‘amp Devens. He mentioned first his journey and effort to reach Norwich, starting at 4.30 a. m,, travel- ing on three trains, each conveying him in the wrong direction, passing through Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, and finally reachfng Norwich at a late hour. He gave a most graphic picture of lite at thg cantonment, of the first days of the recruit and his dwelog» ment Into the fine and finished sol- dier. He spoke of the splendid morale and spirit of Camp Devens and the physiological effect of music in its daily life. Captain Stiles proved a most inter- esting speaker and aftar listening to understand the yast Willey, Mrs. Edward Crowell, | lotte Christman, Lillian Crass, Laura| tine meeting. The meeting adjourn-' { hold he has on the boys and the infu- jence he wields, Possessed in a most i unusual degree of a striking and mag- { netic personality, he carrled his aundi- ence with him from the start and one may be sure the audience at the post- !poned concert will be a much aug- mented one. The club sang as its closing num- bers two camp songe, one the s0 pop- ular Pack Up Your Troubles, which was greatly enjoyed. Mr. Geer then announced the program would be given in its entirety two weeks from then. CALLS NUMBERED ONE TO EIGHT BFFECTIVE Local Exemption Board in Receipt of Notice From War Department. The following notice has been re< ceived by the local exemption board: 1. Calis numbered one to eight in- clusive are still effective. There is an urgent need for cost accountants for the Finance Department of the Equip- ment Division, Aviation Section, Sig- nal Corps. Call number nne is here- by announced as follows: “Number nine, Finance Department Equipment Division, Aviation Signal Corps to be sent to Lieutenant Colonel M. W. Thompson, Bankers' Trust Building, Fourth Floor, 14 Wall Street, New York City.”" Send only certified pube lic accountants or accountants who have had long experience in any of the office of accounting firms or in the cost accounting departments of in- dustrial corporations. White men only may be inducted. Apportion your quota with primary purpose of pro- curing the number and kind of men needed with the least avoldable delay. The men indiucted must be sent 8o as to arrive at destination named on February 4th or 5th on wrich dates an examining board will sit for the purpose of determining whether the inducted men sent under this call fully meet the requirements named therein. Men found by said examining board not qualified as~ac- countants will not be dis charged be- cause of the fact but will be used in other divisions of the signal corps. It { sesnecially-urgad that na man be inducted under htsi call unless the local board has good reason to be- lieve that he is a qualified accountant. The usual physical examination will be made. 2. The following procedure. will control in selecting these men. Local boards shall forthwith examine the questionnaires of men duly classified in class one and shall offer to such men as fully meet the requirements, the opportunity of voluntary indue- tion. If they cannot fill their quotas in this way they shall forthwith in- duct into service such men of class one as fully meet the requirements. If the quota is still not filled, they shall examine the questionnaires of men duly -classified in class two and offer to such men, as fully meet the requirements, this opportunity of vol- untary induction. If they cannot fill their quotas in this way they shall forthwith induct into military service such men of class two as fully meet the requirements and who are de- ferred in class two on grounds of en- gagement in industry of agriculture only. If they cannot fill their quotas in this way ,they shall (17:?- to any qualified men, not yeét cladsified the opportunity of voluntary induction and if the quota is still not filled they shall examine all questionnaires not yet classified and shall forthwith clas. sify any men whose questionnaires gi close the necessary qualifications. If the only claim for deferred classifica- tlon in class two is on the ground of engagement in industry of agriculture, the local board shall send the ques- tionnaires forthwith to the district board who shall without delay classify the registrant and if he is placed in class tw oon such ground alone shall return the questionnaire to the local board who shall forthwith induct the registrant into military service and from smich classification by the district board there shall be no appeal to the presdent. \ 8. For detafls of and of the preparation papers consult number one. 4, The quota of your state is ten cost accountants. The advisability of an effort to mecara thasa roen ia transportation of necessary induction telegram tha your whole state is ap- parent. ADMIRAL BOWLES URGED $50,000,000 APPROPRIATION For Housing Fac and to Create Zones Around Shipyards. ‘Washington, Jan. 25.—Former Rear Admiral Bowles and other officers of the shipping board of the emergency fleet corporation, testifying today be- fore the house’ investigating commit- tee, urged passage by the house of bills recently enacted by the senate, authorizing the expenditure of 000,000 for housing facilities for ship- yard workmen, and to create mifitary zones around yards building govern- ment ships. Mr. Bowles said both government and private yards are working less than fifty per cent. capacity, with about 180,000 men employed ad that the present housing facilities at Spar- rows Point, Hog Island and Newport News are inadequate. He said ship- yard workmen have increased 70 per cent. since October and that 180,000 now engaged are about all the yards are ready to emmploy, but that within a few months there will tp a decided increase in the demand for men. There is a shortage of skilled la- bor and superintendents, but Mr, Bowles said that by means of training schools and a gradual development of the work, there will be no difficulty in supplying the needs. ‘When * the shipbuilding programme is well under way, he added, the vards will need 800,000 or more men, FIFTEEN YEARS' SENTENCE FOR TWO KIDNAPPERS Headless Body of Their Victim Was Found Nine Days, After His Dissap- pearance. Belleville, Ills., Jan. 25.—Lex Droit and Charles Burke, or Burkholz, were bere last night of October, 1916. to fifteen years imprisonment. headless body of the boy nine days after his disappefrance. marder. Soap Does a pimply, .unattractive skin shut you off from admiration and pleasant associations ? Each time you cleanse your face with Resinol Seap you give ita ‘‘beauty treatment’’ with the by alittle Resinol Ointment, this usually leaves the complexion naturally clear and fresh. All druggists sell Resinol Seap and Oist- ment. For sample of each, free, write 1o Dept. 13-N, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. cities rather than by a blanket eall [ping Alphonse Magarian, three year throughout old son of an East St. Louis baker, in ‘They were sentenced The was found Last June, the men, convicted of the kidnapping were acquitted of the