Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 27, 1909, Page 3

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SYDLEMAN will make you one that will fit. HOURS: $a m to8p m Sunday, 10-2, “Tef on parle Francais.” All work guaranteed. DR. R. E. BEARDSLEY, Dentist, R37 MAIN STREET, FAY BUILDING. Norwich, Conn. Tel. 856-4. Janlsd Sleds! Sleds! Lady Assistant, All sizes of girls’ and boys’' Sleds. Flexi Flyers at lowest prices. Character and Curtain Masks, Wig: Beards, Moustaches, Etc., for m: Guerades, MRS, EONIN £AY. Franklin Square nl9d New York, Jan. 26.—George Slosson of this city, 'who won the 18.1 balkline billard professional champlonship eleven years ago and lost it two years later, regained the honor tonight by defeating George Sutton of Chicago in the Madison Square Garden conzert hall. The score was 500 to 828, It was a tedious game, lasting over three and a half hours. ' Only occasionally did one or the other of the players awaken life from the spectators by flashes of brilliant play. The match was 500 points up for $1,000 and the championship. Among the experts who Fad watched the men prepare for the contest Slos- son was considered to be in the better shape, but there was little betting on the outcome, “even money and take your pick” being the rule. Sutton won the bank and falled to score. Slosson put 47 caroms on his string in his opening inning and led until the tenth, when Sutton passed him on a run of 24. Slosson took the lead in the 29th inning and ran out the game in the 56th inning, thus defeating Sutton by a score of 500 to 328, The score: Slosson: 47, 0, 8, 18, 14,3, 0, 9, 3, 4 2,2 6 1, Ged, 0,3, 80,12, 1,0, 2, 20, 2, 15, 7,'0, 85, 13, 0,.50, 14, 2, 23, 5, 0,56, 21. 5, 0, 1. 0, 1, 4,33, 3, 0, 10, 1, 4,19, 0, 7. Total, 500; average, 8 52-56; high' runs, 56, 50, 47. Sutton: 0, 0, 4, § 48, 3, 0, 8, 18, 24, 11,1,0,17, 2,2, 4, 0, 24, 0, 1, 4, 0,4, 2 2,2,'2,00,01012053811 1,12, 1, 0,51, 25, 2 4,28 0,5 1,8, 2 Total, 428 average, 5 48-56; high runs, 51, 48 Referee, Edward McLaughlin. CLIPPERS HOLD LEAD. Defeat Merry Widowers at Basketball —Tigers Win in Overtim 1n tf basketball series of the em- ployed boys' class at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, two games were played Tuesday night. The Clippers kept their record clear by defeating the Merry Widowers, 11 to 4, and are leaders in the tournament. The lineups: Clippers—Oat 1f. Amburn rf, Tuttle ¢, Dilworth Ig, Caikins rg. Merry Widowers—Burke 1f, Crumb rf, Rydholm ¢, Dufner lg, Roessler rg. Summary—Clippers 11, Merry Wid- owers 4. Field goals, Amburn 3, Tut- tle 2, Crumb 1, Dufner 1. Goals from fouls, Dilworth 1. Tigers 8, Rosebuds 6. The Tigers and Rosebuds had a hiot game which had to be settlad bd a few minutes of overtime to bremk the tie score of 6 to 6 at the end of the second half. arnetzki threw the goal for the Tigers, which brought them out the winners in the extra period, 8 to 6. The lineups: Tigers—N. Clish 1f, Morgan rf, F. Clish ¢, Bellefleur, Charnetzki = Ig, Trachtenberg_rg. Rosebuds—Donovan 1f. MeAllister rf, Swan ¢, McKinley lg, Ricker rg. Summary—Tigers 8, Rosebuds 6. Field goals, F. Clish 2, Bellefleur 1. Charnetzki 1, Ricker 2, Swan 1. The Standing. Won. Lost. P.C. Clippers .. XEL [} Tigers .. . ek 1 Merry Widowers.. 1 3 Rosebuds .. o 3 Juniors Play Basketball. In the Junior B divislon, at the Y. M. A., on Tuesday afternoon, has- ketball team No. 2 won a game from team 1 by the score of 7 to 2 The n and Stanlev. for- wards, Manc ceater, Covey and Tarbox guards. Team 1—Coblyn and Wulf forwards, SLOSSON GETS BACKC Defeats Sutton, 500 to 328, at 18.1 Billiards--Collins Wrestles Abe the Newsboy Tonight--Y. M. C. A. Basketball--Other Sports. : Holmes center, Harris and Olson guards. Summary—Team 2, 1. 2. Fleld goals, Sullivan 3. Goals from fouls, Sullivan 1, Coblyn 1. One point given team 1 for foul made on man shooting goal. - DOWN ON CIGARETTES. Connie Mack Opposed to Players Using the Dopesticks. Connie Mack of the Athletics is vio- lently opposed to cigarette smoking, and, knowing that these deadly dope- sticks are responsible for so many pro- fessional ball players falling down in their averages, he never fails to im- press upon his men the danger of these deadly packeges, particularly where a ball player is concerned, whose busi- ness it s to keep in the best of con- dition. One day Murphy, that gallant second sacler of the Philadelphia team, was readigg in the paper about s old gentleman who lived up in Vérmont and who had arrived at the age of 116 years. The person had always used tobacco, so the paper asserted, and when Murphy came to this paragraph in the article, he asked: “What Jo you think of that, fel- lows?” “He should have tried cigarettes. calmly replied Connie, as he proceede: ht a Pitisburg stosie. att Lee went into the Washington club’ house cne morning and in his mouth there was a lighted cigarette, something unusual for Wyatt to smoke. The whole lot of players were getting ready for morning practice, among the number being Bill Everett, the first baseman and captain of the team, who was an Inveterate smoker of the dead- ly cigarette. with the lighted dopestick in his hand, and he said to hjm: “Why, Lee, I'm surprised to see you smoking cigarettes. “T'd give anything to smoke a good cigar,” answered Wyatt. “Well, why don’t you?" inquired Ev- erett. “Can't,” answered Lee, as he took a puff of the cigarette. “Doctor says I must not use tobacco for some time to com Walsh Wants $6,500. Fig Bl Walsh, the Meriden boy, and champion pitcher of the American league last year with 40 wins out of 55 games played, and who iy to coach the Yale pitchers this season, has re- turned his contract sent 'to him by Charles Comiskey of the Chicago White Sox with the request that the figures be boosted to $6,500. Wal wrote back to Comiskey, saying: less you send me a contract calling for $6.500 T shall not play with the White hi ‘Walsh was the ma stay of the Hitless Wonders last with the remarkable average of Hanna Going to Cuba. William W. Hanna, manager owner of the New Britain basel team, will leave about January 30 for a trip to Cuba. He may add some new names to the roster of his club. The baseball season is now in full swing on the island, there being a city league in Havana, in which Marsans, Padron, Cabrera and Almedia, who were mem- bers of the New Britain team last season, are playinz. aml the manager intends to confer with them in regard to thelr plans for the coming season. Want Edgewoods to Try Boxing. Since the recent fiasco in New Ha ven fight circles brought about by Wal. man’s failure to pull off the ilor Burke-Joe Thomas bout, the New Ha- ven followers of the boxing game are FINANGIAL AND COMMERCIAL A POINT OF STAGNATION. Special Influences Aggravated Dullness of the Trading. New York, Jan. 26.—The speclal in- fluences which governed the wide movements in a handful of stocks to- day were conflicting in their sympa- thetic effect on the general list, or more properly, had a neutralizing ef- fect which aggravated the dullness of the trading. Dealings were at the point of stagnation between occasional spurts of moderate activity. The most influential movement in its general ef- fect was that in Consolidated Gas, in which a renewal of liquidation was prompted by the publication of the an- nual report and the pessimistic opin- fon expressed in official utterances ac- companying earning power of the com- peny under the legal restriction to 80 cents of the price of gas. The impre sion was conveyed of a necessary dem- onstration of low earning power to open the way to any possible new ap- peal for judicial relief from the pro- vision of the law. The price of the stock dropped precipitately over nine points to a lower level than was tou ed in the slump following the decision of the supreme court against the com- pany. The unsettling effect of so con- siderable a decline was manifest in the general list, and prices declined quite comprehensively. ‘The cesshtion of th urgent liquidation in Consolidated Ga: while it opened the way to some price recovery, left a market chiefly remark- able for its neglected condition. The desire to await the appearance of the quarterly report of the United States Steel Corporation was a factor in the later duiness. It was known that this report would not appear until after the | close of the stock market and the f¢ that it might contain some unpleasant | surprises made operators wary about extending their commitments. Rall- road deal rumors showed vitality and furnished the principal points of strength the market. in terests which but lately marketed suc- cessfully control of the Colorado and Southern, und as the negotiations were made with the banking house which had taken over the Pennsylvania hold- ings of this stock, it was inferred that | the southern trunk line situation would | not be disturbed by the new control, while assumptions of mora liberal pol- fcy in the distribution of, profits also Felped the advance of the stock. At the | coming | same time the rumor of the control of the Wabash by the Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Western sprang into new life and was effective in lift- | Ing the preferred stock and the refund- ing bonds of the Wabash to a higher level. Atchison made a favorable re- sponse to the showing of earnings for December, compared with a year ago. Money continued to work easier in this mariet. but London was somewhat sensitive to a_suggestion of renewed inquiry for gold there on be- half of Paris. Bonds were {rregular. Total sales, par value, $8,043,000. Unit- ed States bonds were unchanged on call. STOCKS. Salea. High Low. Close. 16500 Amalgamated Copper ... T8% 18% 700 Am. Car & Found 9% 8% 500 Do. pld 10 110 11200 Am. Cottor . 83% 51% % | 8400 Am. Hlde & L.pfd.llll i2% a1y W2 1200 Am. Ice Securlties 5 2y 400 Am. Linseed OIL. 13 900 American ocomotive . 56t —— To. ptd B Chesapeake | and Ohio passed into the hands of in- | increased | | dling 10.25 0 Am. Smeiting’ & T W Do, prd 00 Anaconda Mintng C Atehison . 200 Do. ptd ESREA tiantic Coast Line. . tinore & Ohlo. 0. pld Brooklynu Rapid Transit: 00 Canadian _Pacifie 0% 100 m% Leather 400 Do, vfa A —— Centzal of New Jersey. 6320 Chesapeake & Ohilo... Chleago Great 100 Colorado & Southern 500 Do. 1st ptd . 19500 Corn Prod 200 Delaware Bedion. Deuver & Rlo Graude Do. ptd ...... Distillers' Securities Erie Do. 18t pid Do. 2d pfa i 600 13100 00 Tilinots Central Tnterborough Met. Do pfd .. International Paper Do. otd & Tntemational Pump Towa Central Kansas City Do. ptd Loulsville & ~Nashill Miun, A St Southern. | 190 1000 Missourt Pectfic Mo. D Kan. & Tox. & West oik & Western North American Northern_Paciflc Pacific Pennsy People Pite Pulima Railwa Readi Republle &teel Do. pta 991 Rock Taland o Do prd St L & S.F. 2d pfd St Louls Southwestern Do ptd = Sloss Shetfield 8. & T Southern Pacific Tesas & Pacific Toledo, St. L. & West Do Tilo T Staies Tubber Do. lst pfd .. United States & Do ptd Ttah Copper 2 Ya. Carolina Chem. .. i £ Pacifie .. ptd 1000 42700 2100 400 . D Westing Wester, Wieeling & e’ Flectric -~ L. Erle. 1000 Wisconsin Central 500 Am. Tel. & Tex Total sales, 540.400 shares. COTTON. New York, Jai. 26.—Cotton spot closed quiet, ten points higher; mid- uplands 10.00, no sales. middling gulf pyutures closed very steady: closing | ds: March 9.7 9.63, July 9.62, August 9.51, September 9.4, October 9.41, November and De- cember 9.37. January 9.67, February 9.66, April and May 9.66, June MONEY. New York, Jan. 26.—Money on call easy, 11-2@13-4 per cent., lowest 11-2, ruling rate 13-4, last loan 13-4, clos- ing bid 11-2, offered at 13-4. Time loans fairly soft and fairly active; 60 400 A, azur Refining . | 4ays 2 to 21-4 per cent.. 90 days %1-2 L Am. Tobacco pid. @ |to 23-4 per cent, six months 3 per o Awerican Woolel ooy, 2 'cent. Bill caught sight of Lee | Sima ‘v | boxing followers a few ring events. The Edgewood club has proved that it could run boxing bouts to the atlsfaction' of the public, and they are longing for more. ARCANUM CLUB BOWLING. ‘Match in Class B Gives Two Games to Team One Against Team Four. At the Arcanum club on Tuesday in the Class B bowling tourney, Teams One and Four met, with the result that the former took two games, get- ting their first game by 38 pins and the second by 10. The middle eame was lost by 12 pins. Only three rolied on o side. Pattison made the high single, 179, and Porteous went over the 500 mark for the high total, getting 505 Only two others got over 400. Porteous and Pattison were tied for most strikes and Ha Mitchell had 14 for high spares. The scoring was by Meech and Willlams and Tilly ref- ereed. The summary: Team One. m.b. n?beare‘r 14 2 Nélson ™M1 Porteous, 53 420 412 451 1283]17 34 33 6 Team Four. | sp. st. m. b. A.Mitchell 116 114 145—375| 5 7 14 & Pattison, 127 179 144—450/ 9 10 6 5 | H.Mitchell 1 131 liZ—lZZj 414 8 4 382 424 441 1241]18 31 28 13 Team Standing. Won. Lost. P.C. ‘Team Three ... 10 a 667 Team Two 7 8 466 Team One ., 7 8 A66 Team Four 6 9 <400 NEVER MAKE ERRORS. Ball Players Always Have Excuse for Bad Plays That They Make Johnny Corbett says: “When a fight- er who has come off second, best in a bout emerges from the ring his first words are: ‘I have not excuses to offer, he is too good a man for me’ Then after a trip to the Turkish bath and the lumps and bumps and soreness disappeared, hope rises from' the of past adversity and the de- fighter boldly declares to the wasn't in shape, but I didn't want to lose my forfeit.’ “‘I had him going when he landed a fluks punch. I don’t want to take any credlt away from him, butif giv- en another chance I know that I will knock him out in a few rounds, be- cause I know just how to fight him. will let him split the purse to suit him- self, and fina'ly: ‘He didn't whip me. 1 beat myself licking him. " No ball player ever made an error. At least, If every player was permitted to be official scorer fof himself his fielding average would be 1.000. No one, unless he has been official scorer, can imagine how many reasons | thefe ‘are that a ball player does not | zet the ball. There is a reason for ev- ery error and every ball muffed or fumbled is an impossible chance, hit a pebble.” The sun got in my eyes ‘I was going the other direction to cover the base when it was hit.” “The wind made it shoot crooked.” are_ four principal reasons as- signed by playets when tliey want to justify themselves in making an error or misplay, but there 2te others—al- most as many others as there are mis- pla COLLINS MEETS ABE. Central Village and New London™ Grap- plers Get Together at Westerly. Westerly will have something good on the sporting calendar tonight, when Bill Collins, the Central Village cham- pion, meets Abe the Newsboy of New London in a wrestling bout, best two out of three falls in an hour, catch as catch can. A crowd of Bill's friends from Wiliimantic have sent him word that they are coming down to see him trim the Newsboy, but in Westerly the feellng s said to be that Abe is a sure winner. There will be a three round boxing preliminary between Kid Wilkerson of Lowell and Young Sherman of Provi- dence. Both of the mat artists have other bouts 6h in the near future. On Fri- night in New London Abe Is to tle’ Young, Hackenschmidt of Buf- in a bout which is to_go to a h if it takes all night. a for- r meeting Abe flopped the Buffalo wrestler in 32 minutes. Collins will do a boxing turn at Moosup on the night of Feb. 4th, when he meets Cyclone Mack of Philadelphia, for six rounds. four round bout between Wilkerson of Lowell and Young Brennan of Jewett City. SPOILS FIELDERS' BATTING. Man Who Has to Catch Ball Looking Into Sun Loses Batting Eye. Many great batters are spoiled by | being forced to play a sun field. In most major league parks Old Sol is bad only 7 and late in the season. TG any one who has never experfenc- | ed the sensation of trying to catch a ball which soars directly into the sun, this would not seem a difficult task, but when tried apparent that it {s a matter of no small amount. To the sun fleld that Willle Keeler has been forced to play, his falling off in battiag is due, and when it is con- sidered that he usually hits well on the road, it is probable there is something in his complaint, says Addie Joss. The ked glasses which outfield- ers who are forced to play the sun field usually wear help somewhat, but the pasturer who is required to work in a | field of this kind right along is bound to sooner or later slump in his hitting. Bven though batters may not hit a ball into the sun during an inning, the fly chaser is constantly forced to look into the rays so that when a drive is hit at him he will know just how to | play it. The only chance the fielder has to get any relief is to look down at the green grass, and while this eases the blinding_effect somewhat, it far from leaves tho sight as clear as it should a mighty tough proposition, this playing of a suh field, and it is a won- der that men who toil in the glare are able to hit the ball at all. “Yale's Early Football Practice. Yale began on Tuesday fo prepare for her football season of 1909. Cap- tain Ted Coy of the 'varsity eleven called out the candidates for the center and_quarterback positions. There was a preliminary registration of 11 men, including six quarterbacks and five centers, and it is expected that fully 20 candidates will be enrolled before the list Is completed. The work will be done on the gymnasium floor. | Lo e Lihtweight Wrestling Championship. St. Paul, Minn,, Jan. 25.—Young Mil- ler of St. Paul defeated Fred Barit of Rochester, N. Y., tonight for the light- weight wrestiing championship, taking two out of three falls. Miller won the first fall in 22 minutes, Bartl the sec- ond in 28 minuets, and Miller the third in 91-2 minutes. Parlt weighed 150 and Miller 142 pounds. First Horse Lost on Fouls. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 25.—A falr crowd saw the racing at Thunderbolt track today. In the fourth event Lady Fitzherbert came in first, but her vic- tory was disallowed. She fouled sev- eral of the other entries at the first |gumn. The race went to Noiless,“who came in second. There will also be a| Offi ey of Woodstock—A. D. Zabriskie Again Master. The officers of Preston City Grange were installed in an impressive man- ner on Tuesday evening by Worthy State Master Healey of Woodstock,who was ably assisted * by Miss Adelaids Setdman of North Stonington. T ceremony was very impressive, and at the head of the grange for another year is A, D. Zabriskie, who has been the energetic master for the past year. There was a large attendance, with a number from North Stonington and Ledyard Granges. Following the installation the lectur- er's programme,arranged by Miss Hat- tie Haris, was greatly enjoyed. Re- freshmants were served by Miss Anna Bagley and Mrs. C. H. Haskel, assist- ed by other members. Commissioners Grant Licenses. The county commissioners were in session here on Tuesday and granted licenses to the following: Linuor. A. A, Adam, John R. Bowman, of Nor- wich. and Samuel Milner and W. C. Smith of Sprague; drug, Engler & Smith, N. D. Sevin & Son, H. B. Smith, H, J. Steiner of Norwich and A. J. Benoit of Sprague, Meeting Postponed. The annual meeting of the Master Builders' association was called for Monday evening at the Buckingham Memorial, but had to be postponed till a date in Fepruary; for lack of a quorum. HAS HIS PUNCH LFFT. Sam Berger Romarks That Jeffries is His Old Self, Sam Berger, Jeff's sparring partner, says the big fe'low still has the punch. Berger testified to his speed, stamina and alertness, saying he never had seen a big man that could equal him. He added significantiy that Jeff still has his punch with him, and this is ever and always the test. Most men who are grouped under the class of those that “have been” may retain their confidence, their accuracy of de- livery and thelr speed, but fail in the essential of the punch. In other words, to their trainers and handlers and the men who watch them work out they are as they ever were, but they lack the force behind the blow that in their prime would have been fatal to their adversary. Superfluous flesh always may be worked off and wind regained, but it is the punch, the decisive blow, that al- ways has been the crucial test which determined the man who was from that which he again desired to be. There can be, under the conditions, no better witness than San Berger, who has recently been with Jeff and who says he has reason tNknow from ex- perience that the good old punch still is the distinguishing characteristic of the pride of the white man— No Money in Dorando-Corey Ra: For the Marathon rage in Chicago last Friday night, Dorando against Corey, the former received $1,000 for his work, while Corey was given $500. The promoters did not make a finan- clal success. It is said it cost them $4,000 to start the race and the attend- ance did not come up to their ex- pectations. Hartford Signs Heavy Hitter. A_report from St. Louls states that G. Metzger of Winnipeg has been bought by Manager Connery for the Hartford nine. Metzger had a batting mark of .342 in Northern league. His position is third base. ~ GARAGE GOSSIP. For absolute accuracy there are no road maps of Italy as good as@those sued by the touring club Italiano. They | are praeented free to membersgof that | excellent organization and sold at a low price to outsiders. According to/ a motor expert, an ex- cellent method of testing the circulat- ing pump is by feeding the radiator. 1f the tubes are hot the water is circu- lating properly; Nf cold, either the sup- | ply of water is exhausted or the sys- tem is inoperative. Care should be taken that the teeth on the ratchet of the emergency brake are not worn dangerously low. When this is the case there is a great likeli- hood that the lever will “jump” when the motor Is started, sometimes greatly endangering the machine. With a view of making possible the carrying of heavy loads on pneumatic tires, a scheme has been introduced in Paris of mounting two, three or even four tires on a single rim. The plan has only been made possible by the in- troduction of a dismountable rim. The motor car distinguished itself during the recent snow storm that blockaded traffic in Parls. Although while horse drawn vehicles were un- able to make a passage through the drifts in the streets, the motor car sped about the city with comparative case. How automobile weight is augment- ed by even the lesser parts of the ma- chine is indicated by the fact that for a well known motor car the ignition system weighs over 100 pounds. Both a high tension magneto and storage batteries are used. The magneto sys- tem weighs 32 pounds and the battery gystem 70. SPORTS OF ALL SORTS. | The Australlan rugpy football team |has sailed from London for New York on the steamer Arabic. Charley Carr is anxious to get the Boston Amer club to release French, the infielder drafted from Bvansville, Ind. Dan Kelly, who once upon a time did (or didn't) 9 3-5 seconds for t 100 | vards, is now a full fledged automobile agent out on the Pacific coast. Two vears ago Bill Coughlin was the mainstay of the Detroit infield. Now he !is back among the minors. When they hit the down grade they certainly go fast. Tom O'Rourke, one of the best judges !ot pugilistic affairs, who predicted the victory of Jack Johnson over Tommy Burns, now goes on record as saying that Sam Langford will defeat Johnson when they meet in London on May 24. Michigan’s athletic receipts for 1908 fell off $6,000, or nearly 20 per cent. over the preegding year. Nearly all of this shrinkage was in football, in which only $20,000 was taken in as against something over $25,000 in 1907. Charley Tennes, a well known Chi- cago pool room proprietor, says he will bet $1.000 that Thomas Hueston, the pool champion, can give any man living 50 balls in a 600-point match and beat him. The offen as vet, has not been accepted. A team of Hawaiian athletes, head- ed by Eu Sue, the Chinamah for whom 9 2-5 seconds was claimed, but never credited last year, will come to this country in the spring. A South Afri- can delegation, headed by R. E. Walk- er, is also to head this way. Tommy O'Keefe, after being knocked down for the count in the first round and twice in the second, managed to earn a draw with Young Nitchie at the WasMington Sporting club at Phil- adelphia Monday night. Only O'Keefe's superb generalship saved him from a knockout. 1f anyone in Boston’s string of catch- ers can some anywhere near taking Criger’s place it Is Bill Carrigan. Pat Donahue is a clever youngster; Mad- den accordng to reports from the coast will startle the American league this coming season, and the chubby Spen- cer is able to travel pretty well, but Carrigan is already slated as the main dependence of this years team behind the bat. 'HONORED BY PRESIDENT. i bty ‘m\n at Last Board of Trade Ban- ' quet in This City. Those who attended the last annual banquet of the local board of trade will recall Congressman Walter L Smith_of Towa, cne of the speakers on that occasion, and the following from the New York Telegram under a Washington date regarding him will be of interest: It has always been said that the president admires a man who is a fighter. Those who are wont to make this observation find reinforcement in a peculiar coincidence connected with the president’s last reception to the judiciary, which was held'at the"White ouse. : This coincidence is nothing more nor less than that Representative Walter I Smith of Towa, whom the president scored in his recent secret service mes- sage as being partly responsible for curtailing the powers of the secret ser- vice, and who came back at the presi- dent in a spirited speech on the house floor, was invited for the first time to a place of honor In tne Blue room. Judge Smith, however, did not go be- hind the silken cord which divid® the fortunate occupants of the Blue room from the less favored White House re- ception callers; nelther did he go to the reception, but that has nothing to do with the story, Perhaps the judge wasn't feeling well that night. Anyway, it has caused {derable comment and just a chuckle of laugh- ter about capitol corridors, when it be- came known the man who had been especially vigorous in his come-back at the president during the secret ser. vice contrcversy had been signall honored. Members find no other wa to explain it than that the president leans toward a fighter, and for this reason he has accorded Mr. Smith an honor seldom bestowed upon members of the lower house of congress. Open Night at Y. M. C. A. Gym. Following out a plan decided upon at the last meeting of the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium committee to name one night each month as open night at the gymnasium,when all interested friends, both men and women, will be especial- welcome to witness thesregular gym- nasium class work, the committee has picked Friday evening to be the first open night. The regular class exer- cises will be gone through with, un- der the leadership of Physical Direc- tor George P. Peckham, including the springboard high jump in the athletic series of the employed boys' class, and there is to be a basketball game be- tween teams picked from the senior class and the afternoon business men's class. Ping Pong at Y. M. C. A. The ping pong tourney among the juniors at the Y. §i. C. A. is well along towards its end, With R. Collins having a good lead, havine lost only one match out of 14. The whole number for each player is 16. B. Bruce is the only one who has completed his games, breaking just even on the series. The score: R. Collins. won 1 . lost 1: G. Sullivan, 11-3; Rcbinson, 9-3: W. Stanley, 9 . Fosberg. §-1; B. Bruce, $-8; I ElIf 4: W. Sullivan, 3-3; Coblyn, 4-4; H. Coyl, 3-8: J. Stanley, 4- Palm 1-6; L. Stanley, 1- £ r, 1-8; Benjamin, 1-5; Stockwell, 0-8; F. Lord, 0-3. Mr. and Fenton Entertained. Mr. and Frank P. Fenton en- tertained a small partv at their home on Bellevue street. Willimantic, Wed- nesdav evening. Bridge whist was ed. prizes being awarded as_fol- - Firsts, Mrs. Srauldng, Rev. R. D. Mfr. and Mrs. R. O. Lunch was served durinz_the ng. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Chaffee, Mr. and_Mrs. Samuel Chesebro. Mr. and Mrs. Spauldme.Mrs, Edward Hunter. Miss Clar Gray, Rev. R. D. Robert O. Hunter, Old Saybrook.—The First Congrega- tional church has extended 1 to Rev. Luther M. Strayer of Glastonbury to become the pastor of the church. N. 3. Gilbert & Sons 137-141 MAIN STREET, Pre-inventory Sale | PARLOR and LIBRARY FURNITURE Three-piece Suite $100.00, now mm'SiIverware Three-piece Suite § Three-piece Suite § 45.00, now $36.00 1 1 .00, now $50.00 1 1 Three-piece Suite § 30.00, now $23.00 1 1 ive-plece Suite $ 30.00, now $23.00 Divan . $ 33.00, now $24.00 1 Mahogany $ 35.00, now $27.00 1 Mahog. Arm Chair $ 25.00, now $19.00 2 Mahog. Arm Chairs § 22.00, now $15.00 6 Arm ( $ 20.00, now $15.00 6 Arm C $ $10.00, now $8-36 12 Reception Chairs § 6.00, now $ 4.00 PORTIERES Values $3.50, now Values $5.00, now . Values $7.50, now MUSLIN $6.50 URTAINS Vatues $1.25, $1.35, now.... $1.00 pair| CARPETS Velvet, $1.15 value for . Sewed and laid. ceee. $1.00 Velvet, $1.00 value for . eses 900 Sewed and laid. Tapestry Brussels, 95c value for 85c | Sewed and 1. Tapestry Brussels, 8ic value for 75c Sewed and laid. Heavy All-wool, 65c. LINOLEUMS Inlaid, $1.25 quality for $1.00 square yd Printed, 60c quality for 45¢ square yd _ Axminster Rugs 9x12, a few patterns Sanford quality at low price of $19.00. Sale ends Saturday, Jan. 30t | Jang2d Tl")' Our COFFEE ! Funeral Order: CARDWELL Telephone 66-2, ARTISTICALLY ARRANGED Telephone 130, Lafayette Street. Or. £ J. JONES, Dentis! IT WILL PLEASE YOU. FUNERAL DESIGNS. All orders given careful attention. Est. of 6. GEDULUIG/ Horists. 77 Cedar Street. Dress Goody and Silkc Remnants at half price. inches wide at 39 cents a yard. and see them at Mill Remnant Store, 201 West Main street. Prop. one doliar’s worth of goo $4.00| MILL REMNANT STORE, 201 West Main St. Hollday bargains in a fine line of my brother, whose assistant 1 many years, will be continued Dalhed by DY, v, D. Eldred. It will be a pisasure to of my brother ohes s will Favor me with e. Extracting 250 fl B 9 DR. . 8, ’—‘ _ MANUFACTURERS Allow us to quote you on mill supplies in Steam, Water or Gas lines. We can supply you various Specialties out- side of the regular lines at very favorable prices. Special bargains in Cloakinj ome John Bloom, nyone buying £y Carfare rettrned to Of course we carry a complete line of Pipe, Valves, Fittings, Etc., in stock. Pip: cutting by Machine Power a specialty. ROBERT BROWN ESTATE, 55, 57, 59 West #ain Strest. Teiephone: 133. m__e__‘ Don't read this ad. if you think we’re fooling when we say “we can perfect your hot water heating system” and save you money. The appliance we use dozs many things for you, VIZ. - Rapid circalation, Quick resuits from firing Economy of fuel, elc., certainly more advantages than you are deriving from your system — at present. The Honeywell System is doing all we claim for it, and we can show you this device working, as we have one attached to our system. Inquiries solicited in regards to the Honeywell. J. P.BARSTOW & CO.,, Tel. 897 23 and 25 Water Street. | ELECTRICITY FOR RSN T < R Diamonds| CHANGE IN PRICE | The price to be charged to and corporations for lectrl | Nighting has been changed by | dersigned, to take eftect on Watches Cut Glass persons city for he un- Noyv. | 1908; that is to say, all bills rend Clocks | 3" ot ‘Nov.", Y908 tor electrioley for | lighting a3 shown' by metre Ings | taken Oct. 20-24, 1308, to have beem | used since the last previous reading, | shall be (\;muu according to the follow= ule: 0 kilo-watt hours, 10 cents per Fine Watch Repairing 126 Main Street. dec28d DR. C. R. CHAMBERLAIN, Denta/ Surgeon. In charge of Dr. S. L. Geer's practice during his last ilines 161 Main Street, « Norwich, Conn. nov26d Rose Bowling Alieys, LUCAS HALL, 49 Shetucket Street. oct13d J. J. C. STONE, Prop. LOUIS H. BRUNELLE BAKERY We are confident our Ples, Cake and Bread cannot be excslled. Give us a trial order. nov2d | Fo 50 kilo-watts. 10 cents for first 450 Kilo-watts and 6 dents for each Rde ditional ki tt. Example: Number of kilo-watts used, 1,000. $45.00 450 660 Kilo-watts at 27.50 872 Amount of Bill... Norwich, Oct. 1, 1908, JOHN M'WILLIAMS, WILLIAM F. BOGUE, GILBERT 8. RAYMOND, Board of Gas and Eleotrical Commis toners. oct3d Is There Anything the Matter With Your Feet ? vou wouid do well to come and . “In connection with this wo, do manicuring, shampooing, fa- d scalp massage. a see MRS. UNDERWOOD, 51 Broadway. Try BEEF SCRAPS for your hens. C. W. HILL & SON, 141 Frankiin St., opp. Hopkins & Allen's 20 Fairmount Street. | Janzla g o-watts at 10 cents. 5 conts. Dissolution Sale Entire Stock to be disposed of before April Ist. Suits and Overcoats To Order at prices that command attention and investigation. Come early and have first choice while the stock is complet Buy now and save money. Fit guaranteed In every case. The N. Johnson Co., MERCHANT TAILORS. 33 BROADWAY.