Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 16, 1915, Page 3

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JONES Insurance and Real Estate Agent Richards Building, 91 Main Street 'BEAR IN MIND when placing your INSURANCE for the coming year {THE FACT that during the last five ears 92 Insurance Companies ave either failsd, reinsured or quit; THE FACT that no company can af- ford to sell Gold Dollars for 90 cents or pay $1.20 for every Dol- lar taken in and THE FACT that we sell INDEMNITY not a mere promise to pay. B. P. LEARNED & CO. Agency Established May, 1846. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Brown & Perkins, Attomeys-ai-Law Over Uucas Nat. Bank, Shetucket St. Entrance stairway near to Thames XNational Bank. Talzphone 38-8. EDWIN W. HIGGINS Attorney-at-Law Corner Main and Shetucket Streets AMOS A. BROWNING Attorney-atLaw, 8 Richard's Bldg. *Phone 70 _— e s ST. LOUIS LOOMS UP NOW, Team Has Crowded Its Way to Third Place—Senators Forging Ahead. Just at present St. Louis seems to be furnishing the surprise in baseball. While attention has been focused on the race among the leaders in the Na- tional League, the St. Louis team has been gradually forging to the front, and now it has assumed a place in the first division. It has deposed Brooklyn and Boston from third position. The Cardinals have been forging along ever since their Eastern invasion, when de the best showing of any of ern teams. Philadelphia ‘and 2o are now tied for first position, but their hold is not by any means certain. In fact, any team which can get into a winning streak, such as teams sometimes strike, where they annex a number of victories in a row, can easily go into the lead. On every hand there is the prediction that this is the year when the so-called dark horse will win, and guesses include half of the teams in the league. Brooklyn was looked upon in such a light, but the showing of the Dodgers recently has been somewhat disap- pointing. The close race is furnishing ;’_nuch food for speculation among. the. ‘ans. Englewoods Want to Book Games. The Englewoods want to book games with all fast 19 vear old teams in Eastern Connecticut ,either in Nor- would like to hear from the following wich or out of town. The Englewoods teams: Willimantic and New London g B 375 ’s, South Canterbury, Blue Jays of New London, Montville, Fitch- ville Giants and Taftville Sluggers. Answer through columns of Bulletin or phd®e 1023-4. DUIMET UPHOLDS HIS NATIONAL TITLE Divides Honors With James Thompson, Philadelphia Pro- fessional, on Golf Links in First Qualifying Rounds— Scores 151 Strokes Each—Greenwich Amateur Quali- fied. L& . Short Hills, N. J., June 15.—Francis Ouimet of the Woodland Golf club, Mass., cleverly upheld his rating as national amateur champion by divid- ing the honors in the first qualifying round for this year's open title with James Thompson, the Philadelphia professional, on the links of the Balt- usrol Golf club today. This pair led the big field of aamteur and profes- sional aspirants for the honor wkith scores of 151 strokes each. There was no fluke in their winning top place with their scores for both had to fight hard for the position. Each had rought experiences during his two rounds of the links and both were sufficiently resourceful to over- come obstacles which to many other players would have had a dishearten- ing effect. Playing the seventh green in the morningground Ouimet found both sides of the fair way rather than a straight path, again in the afternoon, when going to the sixteenth, he twice bunkered, but managed to get out with gritty and veteran-like play. Thompson, during both rounds, found his ball in traps and bunkers o - but he made some wonderful recover- |- ies and kept on as though he were ac- customed to getting out of perplexing situations. The leaders showed improvement in their work in the afternoon, but Ouimet’s was the more pronounced, as he was five strokes under his card of the morning. Three other amateurs qualified to- day. These were Oswald Kirkby of Englewood, former Metropolitan and New Jersey state champion; Max R. Marston, who won the New Jersey state title last Saturday and Henry J. Topping of Greenwich, Conn., who was runner-up in the French cham- pionship last year. Morston led the amateurs in the morning with a 76 but while playing the last nine holes in the afternoon he was unfortunate in being overtaken by a severe thunder storm which delug- ed the course and forced several play- ers to withdraw. Marston went right through the storm for an 83, a to- tal_of 159, which was two strokes under the last six scores on the quali- fying list. George Low, of the local club, George McLean of Philadelphia and Clarence Hackney of Atlantic City led the other profssionals with scores of 152 each. Alex Smith, Wykagyl, New York, and George Sargent, Chevy Chase, Washington, D. C., two former holders of the open title, finished with 153 each, but Alexander Ross of Wee Burn, Mass, just failed to qualify by a single stroke, his total being 162. The best score for 18 holes made dur- ing the day's play was 73 turned twice in each round, Ouimet, Mac- Donald, Sargent and McLean being the players who made it. Tomorrow anothr thirty-six hole qualifying round will be played by the other entrants, among the best known of whim are, “Chick” Evans, the Chicago amateur, John G. An- derson, formerly of Boston, but now a resident of New York; Jerome D: Travers, former national and metro- politan amateur champion; Walter C. Hagen, the present title holder; James M. Barnes, the western open cham- pion; Louis Tellier, formerly cham- pion of France and Ben Sayers, a not- ed Scoth professional who is over here on a vacation. COASH NICKALLS PLEASED WITH YALE’'S TIME ROW. Varsity Oarsmen Hit Up Average Stroke of 29 Over Four Mile Course. Gales Ferry, June 15.—Yale's varsi- ty eight showed good form late today in a time row over the regatta course, doing the four miles in 21 minutes, 53 1-2 seconds. The row was down stream, with little or no tide and the wind quartering. The second varsity paced the senior boat for the first two miles, hitting up a high stroke and when the two- mile flag was reached the first boat was a length and a half behing. The freshman eight then took the place of the second varsity and the race was a pretty one until No. 5 in the fresh- man boat “caught a crab” due to oar trouble. Before the trouble could be remedied, the freshmen were two lengths behind, but they sprinted at a high stroke and were only beaten by a half length. The varsity’s stroke averaged 29 to the minute. The men finished in good condition and Coach Nickalls express- ed himself as pleased with the show- ing. Harvard Rows Nine Miles, Red Top, Conn, June 15.—A nine mile paddle on the Thames constituted the mork of the Harvard varsity eight tonight. It was expected that a time row would be held but this was deferred until later. On the way back to the quarters the varsity had several spurts of about a mile each, but the stroke was never raised high- er than 26. The other crews had short rows. ©O. U, C. WINS 2.20 CLASS RACE AT PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION Bonnie Ansel Took Amateur Trotting 214 Class, San Francisco, Calif.,, June 15—O. U. C., a bay gelding, belonging to S. S. Balley, won the 2.20 class pace at the Panama-Pacific exposition sum- mer harness meet today in straight heats. The second heat, won in 2,07 1-2, was the fastest of the three. The race carried a purse of $2,000. Bonnie Ansel, A. Brown’s bay mare, took the $1,000 purse in the amateur trotting 2.14 class in straight heats FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL MARKET BROADENED YESTERDAY New Low Records Established With London and Paris Exchanges. New York, June 15.—In its broader and more substantial aspects, today’s further depreciation in foreign ex- change, with new low records between this center and London and Paris, out- weighed all other financial develop- ments. Demand sterling declined to 4.76 3-8 against the previous Jow rec- ord of 4.77 1-4, and French checks or demand bille on Paris sold at 5.45 3-5, a break of 1 3-4 from the previous record. Other continental exchenge, with the sole exception of Amsterdam, was weak, but did not duplicate recent record quotations, although remit- tances on Rome fell to within the smallest fraction of their minimum. Establishment of these records is the more anomslous from the fact that another consignment of $2,500,000 gold Was recetved from Canada end an ad- ditional $750,000 of the metal was ac- anired at Tokio for immediate ship- ment to this country. Stocks moved contrarily throughout the sesslon, war shares making fur- ther gains, while representative issues, particularly the railway division, were irregular, when not heavy. Westing- house Electric was the leader from start to finish, transactions in_that stock far outstripping any other issue, with a maximum gain of four points. Others in the same class rose from one to four points, but lost ground in the later dealings. Reading’s heaviness, together with other shares in the international group, was associated with the slump in ex- change, which was reported to have caused a recurrence of foreign selling of these issues. Coppers were not ex- empt from the pressure which became :moresgeneral at the close. Total sales amounted to 487,000 shares. . Resumption of dividends by the Granby Mining company offered fur- ther evidence of betterment in the copper industry, large sales of the re- fined metal being asain reported at 20 1-2 cents. Lead held steady at its new high price of eight cents, and advices from leading steel centers quoted manufacturers of wire and bars refusing orders for immediate delivery, except at an advance over current 1814—1914 Jobm A. Morgan & Son COAL LEHIGH VALLEY do. 2 Nut 26.00 per<ton Office and Yard Central Whart Teiephone 884 DRS. L. F. and A. J. LaPIERRE 287 Main St. PRACTISE LIMITED TO Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hours 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. DR. C. R. CHAMBERLAIN Dental Surgeon MecGrory Building, Norwich, Conn. JOSEPH BRADFORD EOOK BINDER Blank Beoks Made and Ruled to Order . §08:BROADWAY) % prices. ‘The bond market was irregular, with woakness in some of the convertible copper issues. Total sales, par value, aggregated $3,012,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. STOCKS, Alaska Gold M S 1700 Allis-Chalmers 18% 800 Allis-Chalmers Dr 51% 16500 Amal Coper . 0% 6050 Am. Beet Sugar 52 151% 453 103% 55% 105 109 8l Ui 13 31 s1% 18450 Am. Smelting it 500 Am. Smelt pr . 10778 430 Am. Steel Fary 5% 1250 Am. Sugar 100% 6034 750 Am. Tel & Tel 122% 100 Am. Tobaco . 225% 100 Am Woolein 30% 0% 8 37 101 100% 58% : 745 100 Balt & Ohio pr 7014 600 Batopolls Min 1% 1600 Beth. Steel .. 165 100 Brooklyn B T 0 89 100 Brooklyn Un Gas .. 130 00 Butte & Sup . 73 1300 Fed 3 & S pr 8300 Gen Flectrle 900 Gen Motors . 200 Gen Motors pr 9600 Goodrich B ¥ 600 Goodrich pr 200 Gt. North pr 2000 Gt N Ore Sub 2800 Guggen Exp 350 Hav Elec Ry 310 Hav E1 Ry pr 100 Tilinols _Cent 2400 Insp_ Copper 4300 Tov Met .. Int. Met pr Int’ Har of N 100 Int Paper pr 600 Kan S & S 2200 Lack Steel . 300 Laclede Gas 300 Lehigh ~ Valley 200 Lig & Myres 100 Loose-W 2 pr 200 Louis & Nash 900 Maxwell M Co 1800 Maxwell 3 1 pr 400 Maxwell M 2 pr 200 60 m% 170% 150% br A 110 Minn & St' L pr 200 M St. P & SS M | 100 Mo, K & T 335 Ontario Silver 300 Pacific Mail 2500 Pern. B R 10 P C C & St 100 Pettibone Mul 400 Pitts Coal 500 Pitts Coal pr 800 Press Steel Car 200 Pull Pal Car 8550 Quicksilver .. 2200 Quicksilver pr 100 Ry su Sp 8273 Ray Con Cop 20400 Reading 4900 Bep It &Siect 500 Rep Ir &St pr 100 Rock Island pr 8200 Rumely 2000 Rumely pr. 1005t L&SE . 100 Seaboard A L 460 Seabd. A pr 100 Slom S S & I . 2300 South Paciflc 300 South Ry ... 100 Stand Mul pr .. 3900 Studebaker . 2300 100 100 100 2350 800 T. St L W 200 6400 Unioin Pacific 600 Union Pac pr 200 United Ry Inv 8100 U S- Ind Aleo 400 U. SC. Alco pr 3800 U' S Red & Rer . 800 U 8. R & Ref pr 900 U & Rubber 100U SR 1or. 87800 U. B. Steel ... 1305 U. 8. Steel pr . 5100 Utah Copper 200 V& Car Chem 97800 Westinghouse 1200 Willys-Over 200 Willys-Over pr 100 Wisconsin Cen . Talal sales 478,375 ahares. COTTON. New York,.June 15.—Cotton futures closed firm. July 9.59, October 9.97, December 10.23, Jgnuary 10.28, March 10.51. Spot quiet; middling 9.85; no sales. MONEY. New ~York, June 15. — Call money steady;Shigh 2; low 1 3-4; ruling rate 1 3-4; t doan 2; closing bid 1 3-4; offered-at 2. CHICAGD GRAIN MARKET. WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close. July oo wee108% O 204% 101% 102% Juy D0 OJL102 1020 1000 100 718 CoRN. July e 0o TA% A% TIR T3% Bept. TLLLUTSH ram 7w 7oy Dee. sl 83K 63N 6% 62 coaTs: Tuly wne A5t S 43 44% Septs. LA it % i s without being extended, the best time of the series, 2.16 1-4 in the second heat. Bondalene, W, J. K, and ' Frank Perry, furnished the most sensational racing of the day in the 2.20 amateur class, finishing well bunched in the order named. Bondalene won the $1,000 purse by winning the last two heats, negotiating the third in 2.11 1-2» the fastest time for the race. GAMES SCHEDULED TODAY. -~ National Leagus. Ut Boston-at Chicago. s o Fhiiugeiohia st Piiaburgh. w New York at Cincinnatl. Brookiya st St Lous. American League. leveland st Boston. R C at Washin Detrolt st Philadelphia. Federal Lsque. St Tous at Newaric Chleago_at Buftalo. ‘Kansas Clty at Baltimore. e Pitisburgh at Brookin. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. National Leagus. Ay R St Louts 4. Brookim 2. IRY 21 New York § Clncinnat 0, Roston 0, Chicago 4. Philadelphla-Pitisburgh postponed, wet - grounds. American League. Chicago-Washington _postponed, _ rain. Cleveland-Boston postponed. wet grounds. Detroit-Philadsiphia postponed, . wet grounds. ~* New York 9, St Louls 4. ¢ Federal L St. Louis 1. Newark 0. Chicago-Buffalo_postponed, wet grounds. Pittsburgh 5, Brookiyn 2. Kansas City 5, Buffalo 4 New England League. ANl New England games scheduled for vesterday Dostponed on account of weather conditions. Colonlal League. AIl Colonial TLeaguo games schoduled for yes- terday posponed o account of weather condi- tons. internationa) Leagus. Newark-Providence postponed, rafa. Buftalo-Montreal postponed rain. Richmond 8, Jersey City 1. (Called end darkmess.) Rochester 3, Toronto 0. 6th, National Leagu Philadeiphla Chicago St. Louls Brookiyn Boston . Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Chicago Detroit Boston New York Washington Cleveland St Louis Philadelphia Federat League. L. Kansas _City 21 St. Louls 21 Pittsburgh 22 Brooklyn 2 Newark 24 Chicago 2 Baltmoro 30 Buffalo E St. Louis 4, Brooklyn 2. St. Louis, June 15.—By defeating Brooklyn, 4 to 2, today, the St. Louis Nationals went into_third place to- day. Brooklyn scored two runs in the second inning on two singles and a double. The locals, however, went ahead in the fifth by timely hitting and by taking advantage of Brooklyn's errors. After the second inning Sal- lee allowed but two hits. Score: Brooklyn (N) St. Louis (N) ab hpo_ate D oo a e OMarass 4 13 3 lPutterss 3 2°1 3 o Myersct . & 0 3 0 0\Bescherit 4 2 3 0 0 Daubert.b 4 0 & 1 o|Wikomet 4 1 2 0 o Cutshaw2b & 0 1 2 ofMillerid 3 0 2 1 0 W 4140 obonct 41300 McCarize 3 1 5 2 O/Hyattib 31 81 0 Zim'n 3 1 %2 1 ofBetsiad & 1010 Getz3b 3 11 2 o|Smderc 3 268 2 0 Dellp. 200 2 OlSallees 403810 o e S R e R e Appleton.p 0 0 0 @ 0| Totals 811027 9 0 Totals 32 62413 2| ()" Batted for Dell in Sth. Score by Inninye: Brooklyn 000000 0—2 S Louls . 12010 x4 Two. base i, O'Mara, McCarty. Three bass Tamed runs, Brookiym 1. Sacris Dale Goes to Pieces in Sixth, Cinzmnati, Ohio, June 15.—After not allowing a man to reach first base in six innings Dale weakened in the seventh, Wew York scoring six runs off six hits, an error and a base on balls before he was replaced by Toney, who allowed another run in this in< ning. New York won easily, 8 to 0, as Tesreau pitched elegant ball, al- lowing only four hits. Score: ew York (N) Cincinnati (N) ab hpo a e s hpo a e Snodgrass.cf 4 0 0 0 Ol Twomblesit 3 2 & 0 0 Lobert3 5 2 1 2 OlHeraogss 4 1 3 3 0 Dosleb 5 0 2 4 o|Kiliforer 4 11 0 0 Bumslf 4 0 4 0 0[Grobab 2 0 0 1 0 Fletcher.ss 5 1 3 4 O Wagner2 2 0 1 1 0 Robertamxt 4 2 2 0 O{GAMthxt 4 0 3 0 0 4210 0 0 Clarkee 2 0 6 1 0 314 1 0VonKa'nab 3 0 3 1 1 101 0 oolsonit” 20610 420 2 oDuep 20100 —————|Tomeyp 10000 w0713 0 ————— Totals 20 421 8 1 Beore by innings: New Yok . .0000007 1 03 Cinclonett_ 100000000 00 Two base Hits, Lobert, Robertson, Merkle, Eam- €d runs, New York Maisel’s Hitting Helps Yanks to Win. New York, dJune 15.—Maisel's hard hitting enabled the New York ‘Ameri- cans to make a clean sweep over St. Louis, the Yankees taking the fourth game of the series by the score of 9 to 4. In the third inning Maisel cleared the bases with a double. He came up again with the bases full in the seventh and drove in two more runs with a single, scoring later him- self on High's single. In the eighth he drove in Peckinpaugh with his fourth hit. A great one-hand catch by Pipp on Lavan featured. Score: St. Louis (A) New York (A) ab hopooa e ab hpo x e Shottonlt 3 0 2 0 of Cookrt 41200 Howard,3b 3 0 1 1 OfPeckin'hss 3 1 2 3 0 Prat25 4 1 2 3 0[Malel3b 5 & 1 1 0 C.Walkeref 4 1 2 0 1Pippab 4 011 0 0 EWsalker,t 4 2 1 0 O|Highef 3 23 0 0 Leary.lb” 4 1 9 1 1|Hartzelllt 3 0 1 0 6 Tavanss 4 1 4 3 3| 4L Severide 4 1 3 3 0 31500 Jamesp’ 3 1 0 2 0f 416380 Totals 33 82413 4 EERTETRTENY Hcore by inntesa: St. Louls 0 0 New York . i o o Two base hits, baso hits. E. V 3 James, C. Walker, Hartzell. Sacrifice fiies, Pipp, E. Walker. Cubs Blank Champion Braves. Chicago, June 15.—Chicago shut out Boston today, 4 to 0. The locals bunch- their hits in the second and sixth innings and scored their runs then. Vaughn pitched well in the pinches and kept the visitors’® hits well scat- tered. Smith made four hits out of four times up. Eight Bostonians were .gent to the clubhouse for baiting Umpire Quigley. They were Strand, Mitchell, Rudolph, James, Evers, Whaling, Connolly:and Moran, Score: g 4 Cather 1t Fita'k,2b Egan.rf Schmiat.1b Smith.3p Mogeo,cf Maraz'e,ss Gowdy,c' Hughes.p Totals Score by fontu Boston Chicago ) b o 35 o0 10 1.3 19 34 18 1 o E3 0 PO e s o 5 ° 2 ] ° o ° 1 - POOSHRION ol cooomern 2l oanwnBue wlressonsros o Blue o 5l oo ploscosssrss ° o Two base hits, Zimmermen, : Fitmatrick, Bresna~ 0.0 x—4 han. Three bast hit, Good. Earned runs cago 4. Sacrifice hit, Good Rain Stops Tiger-Athletic - Game. Philadelphia, June 15.—The Detroit- Philadelphia American League game was called at the end of the first half of the third inning today, when a thunder storm broke over the ball #to-0-In+favor-of 3 < Chi- TWO BROWN UNIVERSITY PLAYERS SIGN WITH MAJORS | -Cromwell, a Pitcher Signs With Ath- letics, and Babington-Will Report to the Giants. e Providence, R, I, June 15.—Crowell first string pitcher on the Brown Uni- versity baseball team, signed a three year contract with the Philadelphia American League club _ today. He will join the Athletics Friday. ‘Babington, a_Brown_infielder, will Teport to the New York National League club this week, having agreed to terms some time ago. Glasgo Trims Jewett City. Glasgo Yarn Mills easily defeated Jewet City last Saturday by the score of 9 to 5. Brickley pitching for Jewett City, was hammered hard and in the fifth Glasgo scored 5 runs off his de-. livery. Score by innings: Glasgo 10005101x—9 Jewett City ..010111010—5 Batteries: Robinson and Gardin; Brickley and Sharkey, Sturtevants Getting Discouraged. It is reported that the Sturtevants in the City league will bust up. The players are discouraged over the poor showing they are making and see no hopes for the future, but the manage- ment is striving hard to keep his men together and is determined to have a fast team on the field. Kickers Sign Fox, Manager Riordan of the Kickers of the City league has signed a new catcher, Ernest Fox, who will ap- pear in the lineup this week. The XKickers will play the Cuban Giants on Saturday afternoon on the Cranber- ry. SPORTING NOTES Heine Zimmerman says two clubs he likes to see lose games are the Giants and Braves. One Boston scribe thinks the Braves will not be “themselves” until Johnny Evers gets hacic in the game. aticnal League games in New York consume less time than in oth- er cities. Th~ averaze of 20 games Las been one hour and 46 minutes. President ©d Barrow denies that the Newark International league club has been sold to Morton F. Plant of New London. However, it is predicted that New Londen will get the Newark club before long. Jack Doyle, now umpiring in the American Association, tlaims Ed Del- ehanty was the greatest of all bats- men. His opinion of Ty Cobb is: “Ty Cobb, to my mind, is the most spectac- ular player I have ever seen. He can do more things well than any of them. Others can equal his fielding and many ing and many can surpass his throw can surpass his throwing, but there it ends.” New England league ball falls be- low the mark, according to the Wor- cester Telegram which says: “Shop league, high school and grammar school teams in Worcester show bet- ter. If Fitchburg rejoices in such baseball. Worcester fans have no fault to find, but Fitchburg can hardly expect Worcester fans to join in the hat throwing. If Fitchburg will note there hasn’t been any death from ov- erjoy among fans of Wercester, Low- ell, Portland, Manchester or _ Lynn, where_theére os opportunity to look at the present with eves of the past.” Apropos of Mathewson it would seem from the fame earned by such pitchers as him, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Charles Nichols, _Mordecai Brown, Bill Donovan, Amos Rusie, Na- poleon” Rucker, Rube Waddell, Eddie Plank and Grover Alexander among others, that by a big majority the great pitchers of the game have been those who have enjoved the spitball little or none. No emery, saliva, li- corice or the like has been needed by these gifted twirlers. Aside from Ed Walsh, the spitballer has done little to maie his name. live as have those pitchers named.—New York Sun. - ASKING SUBSCRIBERS TO BAR THE PUBLIC From Free Use of Telephones—Com- pany Calls on Business Men. As has been done throughout the state generally, the flat rate subscrib- ers to the Southern New England Tel- ephone company in this city, have been seen this week by officers of the com- pany, who have urged the subscribers to help the company correct the abuse by the public of the privilege of using telephone lines. The business places generally in the center of the city have been seen and the proprietors have been asked to cooperate with the telephone company by withdrawing the use of their lines from the general public and restricting it only to their own business uses and the use of their employes. Quite generally the telephone people say they have found a ready acqui- escence on the part of the subscribers whose obliging disposition towards the public may quite frequently result to the detriment of the business man's own interests. As, for instance, on a party line, where there may be a gro- cer, a butcher and a tailor, a person may step in from the street and ask to use the grocer’s line for a minute or two. It is the experience that a large number of;such favors asked are for social calls, or are the so-called “girl-calls,” which are liablefto be ex- tended indefinitely. In the first case Mrs. So and So is:likely to branch out into.a discussion of styles and all the neighborhood gossip, hanging up the line for from & to 15 minutes, while there is often noilimit to the time that two girls or-a young fellow and his .girl will gush.over a wire. Meanwhile two or three customers may have -wanted to.get the grocer and others may have!turned in calls for the butcher.and the tailor on the party line. Soitherevareshalf a dozen lost calls piling. up,:while the borrow- er ofthe grocer’s line occupies the wire. The .grocer may have lost sev- eral orders.and all he.gets.is.a “Thank you” and a pleasant smile after the ‘unprofitableiborrower ‘gets through. ‘While' they are:thus riding a free horse todeath on'local calls, it not infrequently happens that the bor- rower of theiline slips.in a toll line call, departing without saylng any- thing=about \“. .and then there is a disputed toll*“line slip “when the bill for ‘telephonescomes in. It 4s to cut*down this.abuse of the service .by the publc that the tele- phone company:is calling upon its flat rate subscribers, the movement hav- ing been largely instigated by the bus- iness people for their own-protection, the telephone ‘men say. The company considers that it has installed enon public telephones to accommodate those who want to use a line and it is always willing to put METHODIST MINISTERS MET Nerwich District Association a* o 1S Jewett City Church—District Superintendent G. G. Scrivener Presided—Spoke Upon « District This Year.” REV. G. G. SCRIVENER, Presided at Conference The Jewett City Methodist church entertained the Norwich District Min- isterial association of the New Eng- land Southern conference on Monday and Tuesday. The program was as follows, District Superintendent G. G. Scrivener presiding: Monday—2 p. m., devotions, led by Rev, Samuel Thatcher; 2.30, The Min- istef and His Vacation, Rev. Charles H. VanNatter; 3.45, Review of Reus- chenbusch’s Christianizing the Social Order, Rev. C. E, Delamater; 4.5, Sanctification and Service, Rev. C. W. Harrison: 7.30, sermon, Rev. C. Harley Smith. Tuesday—S.30 a. m. devotions, led by Rev. James M_ Potter; 9, Political Methods Before and During the Gen- eral Conference, Rev. low; 10, Delegates to General Con- ference and Their Election, Rev. Charles Smith: 11, The Quadriennial H. H. Critch- HENRY BILL SELDEN’S PICTURES EXHIBITED Under Auspices of Art Students’ Asso- ciation—Notable Dispiay of Fine Work. The opening of the exhibition of pic- tures by Henry Bill Seiden, held under the auspices of the Art Students’ as- sociation at the Converse Art gallery between § and 6 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, added another delightful occasion to the long list of these al- ready to their credit. They in return had the pleasure of giving the Nor- wich public its first view of a collee- tion of pictures by this fellow towns- man, Mr. Selden. Have Received Marked Favor. The pictures themselves attracted much attention. Although shown here for the first time, many have already received favorable notice at other ex- hibitions. Three interesting landscapes called Brook in Autuma, Windy Day and Hills and Sky have been shown at the National Academy of Design New York, the Windy Day being ac- corded a place in the Vanderbilt gal- lery there as a special mark of favor. Among many others which have been exhibited at Macbeth’s on Fifth ave- nue, Summer Breeze attracted notice vesterday for the skill in which the artist had caught the subtle spirit of the air. There were several pretty snow scenes, one of them having been loaned for this occasion by its present owner. Mr. Selden has aiso been one of the group of artists exhibiting at the Macdowell club at times and where his atmospheric effects, as shown in Early September, received recognition. Thumb Box Paintings. There are quite a collection of the new thumb box paintings, those in the alcove showing them as they are pre- pared for sending around the country to various exhibitions, and those in the gallery giving the better effect in the wider frame for permanent placing. Besides the oils, there are water colors in’ more where the service seems to demand it, ‘Two new public telephones have re- cently beep placed at the New Haven railroad station, and there are a num- ‘ber=inthetvicinityn ofFranklintsquare. which have been shown by the Ame can Water Color society and sent by the American Federation of Arts to other cities. After the Rain went to Rochester, N. Y., and The Sky to Worcester. Two other water colors are Evening Boat and Landscape. The two temperas are Afternoon Light and Decoration. There is a_ pastel drawing callgd The Harbor and one in charcoal of the artist’s year old daugh- ter Mary. Lithographs. An old art which is being revived to its original place is that of the litho- graph. Two examples of these are given, Maple Trees and the ellent Portrait of My Father. Two_etchings shown are Spring, a scene down the river, and The Drum Major's House— the latter built by Washington's drum major at Norwich Town. Only 20 im- pressions of the lithographs and etch- ings are printed. Besides Book Plates an da Design for a Decorative Panel, there is a mirror in the Renalssance style with a painted panel and hand carving which was de- signed by Mr. Selden and executed by J. H. Miller & Co. of Springfield. There are 56 pictures in all. The oils are Winter Sunrise, Hills and , By the Window, a figure study, Midsum- mer Afternoon, The Brook, Autumn, Spring, Late Autumn, Summer Breeze, In the Hills (loaned), Summer Clouds, Early September, Golden Morning (loaned), Windy Day, The Dunes, Au- tumn, Winter Morning, Mountain in Spring, Summer, Winter in the Hills, Spring, Moonlight, Spring Afternoon, Still-life study, The Green Wave, Blue and Gold, Late Autumn, Winter, In the Hills, The Ancient Tree, New London Harbor, Autumn Glory, Flickering Light, Biches in Autumn, Summer Sky, Mountain in Autumn, Spring by the River, The Sky, Bathers (loaned), The Thames in Winter, Incoming Tide (loaned), Late Afternoon and The Sea Shore. On Receiving Committee. On the receiving committee were the following members of the Art Students’ association: Miss Nancy M. Lucas, Mrs. Ozias Dodge, Mrs. Guy Warner FEastman, Mrs. Robert W. Perkins and Miss Mary Wattles. The social committee having charge of the tea were Miss Mary E. Richards, chairman, Mrs. W. Tyler Browne, Mrs. A. N. H. Vaughn, Miss Ione Del.. Hav- iland, Mrs. Daniel Haviland and Mrs. Frederick Cary. Presiding at the table with its pret- ty flower decoration in pink and white were Miss Faith R. Leavens and Miss Harriet R. Trumbull, Miss Louise C. Howe and Mrs. A. N. H. Vaughn, Miss Louise B. Meech and Miss Hannah Crowell. Misses Olive Hunt, Olive Huntington and Katherine Brown as- sisted. Before the war there were 5000 German waiters and, barbers in London. in Topic “Some Things We Hope to See Done On Norwich Dry Dock, Rev, Lyman G. Horton; 12.15, dinner; Some Things We Hope to See Done in Norwich District This Year, Rev. G. G. Scrivener; 2, devo- tions and business, in charge of the district superintendent; 2.30, The Seer, Saint and Singer for the 'Twentieth Century, Rev. William H. Dunnack. - During _the business session, Rev. G. G. Scrivener was elected chairman and Rev, L. F. Todd of Niantic clerk. These resolutions were adopted: After an interval of nine years, the members of the Norwich District Ministerial association are delighted to assemble within this church, which is ever given to hospitality. - We earnestly desire to tender our very hearty thanks to our genial host, Rey. Samuel Thatch- er; to the Ladies’ Aid soclety for their abundant provision for the needs of the inner man; to the people who have so kindly opened their homes for our entertainment; to the junior choir for their well rendered music and to our efficient leader, the Rev. G. G..Scriv- ener. We fervently pray that the Mas- ter will continue to use this dear old church as a channel of grace and blessing to this community and through it to the world. These were signed by the committee, Charles H. Van Natter, J. E. Priestly and O. E. Newton. The church was decorated with car- nations ang laurel. The tables at the supper and dinner were decorated with potted plants. A salad and cold meat supper was served on Monday night and a chicken dinner on Tuesday. Ministers Present. The ministers present were: F. W. Coleman, Norwich; W. D. Woodward, Quarryville: J. H. Buckey, Rockville; W. P. Buck, Stafford Springs; D. W. Adams, Uncasville: O. E. Newton, Ver- non; J. E. Priestly, Wapping; C. H. Van Natter, Warehouse Point; L. G. Horton, Westerly., R. I.; W. O. Nuzumg Willimantic; D. H_ Talmage, Windsor- ville; E. J. Ayers, Norwich; Mrs. Betts, Willimantic; J. W. Payne, Samuel Thatcher, Jewett City: G. G. Seriv ener, Norwich; J. B Aldrich, Atta- waugan: E. M. Anthony, Jewett City; C. S, Smith, Baltic; C. W. Harrison, Bridgeton, R. L! H. H. Critchlow, Burnside; E, A. Lezg, Danielson; Miss A. R. Brown, Eastford; J. C. Hofer, ast Hartford: J. M. Potter, Gales ‘erry; John Thompson, Griswold; C. Delamater, Hockanum; A. H. Mithee, Moosup: W. K, Dunnack, Mystic; C. H. Smith, New London; D.F. Dodd, Niantic: E. P. Phraener, Norwich Town; F, B, Sterling, Oneco. 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