Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 29, 1915, Page 3

——— NURWICH BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1915 INSURANCE 3 5 3 'S GOOOD POLICY to place | your INSURANCE with an agency hat writes the most FARM IN- SURANCEH of any E-ne:ln Ot::- nectiout ency, representing o tres. Strongest Mutual Compani in ) e AND SONS J. L. Lathrop 2'shctucket se. \hy vou shou'd iy protected against los An Insurance Policy costs litt] pared with the protectinn It affords. Second: Fires break 4ut in a night in the most unlooked for piaces. Third: Tt fs the best investment of a small amount of money vou can possibly have, and will add grea‘lly to your peace of mind and comfort to Know that you are rufiiciently protected in : this impertart matter. B ISAAC S. JONES nsuranco and Real Estate Agent Rickards Building, 91 Main Street DO YOU OWN REAL ESTATE? DO YOU OCCUPY YOUR OWN OWELLING HOUSE? You cannot collect rents from a ‘burncd building, and you may have to pay some one else rent while you re- bufld.. Insure your rents with B. P. LEARNED & CO. Agency Established May, 1846. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW EDWIN W. HIGGINS Attorney-at-Law Corner Main and Shetuckst Streets ' Brown & Perkins, itmeys-at-Law Over Unacus Nat. Bank, Shetvciet St. Entrance atairway near to Thames National Benk. “Telephone 38-. White Elephanta Change Name to Narragansetts. Owing to confiict in names, the White Eiephants have decided to change thsir neme to Nerragsnsetts. All games wili be played according to former schedule. Austin Harris, the vetersn center, has had his exicient services rewarded by clection to the_office of captain for season. w Year's eve at oosup_ with Plainfleld High schocl; New Years night =t Norwich Y. M. C. A, seniors the linsup will! he: H. Jefters, forward: H. McCluggage, guard: A. Harr's (captain), center; H. Spicer, gvard: G. McArthur, forward. Two fast gamwes are expected. Games cer be arranged by writing to L. G. Eyds. Manager, Jewett Cit: Conn., or by telephoning to 12 -2 Jewel City, ‘eventues National League Mssting January 4. New Yokr, Dec 28.—Pr n , K. Temer of the Nationai eball league, tonight issued 2 c= recon- vening the annual meeting of the league, which was heln in this city December 14 The reconvened meet- ing will be held at Cincinnati Januas 4, the day following a meeting there of the national commission Giants' Traininc Schedule. Jew York. Dec. 28--The New Nationa! Jeague ciub today its 191% tralning schedule. which inciudes games in the sovth durirg the trip and on Apri! 7 8 and 19 with New York at_ths folo gronnds and Americans April 11 with Yaic at the Polo grounds. hi tent | York If Jim Callahan pilot of the Pirates, Wagner how to stand should prove a whaie new.v appointed cen t Hans he plate, he President Somers 1o Indians says he will not Long Cv Falkenberz and who deserted the Indians two years ago. of Cleveland take back Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA ~ NOTICE Special Town Meeting The Legal Voters in Town Meeting of the Town of Norwich are hereby warned to meet in Special Town Meet- .ing, at the Town Hall, located in the Court House Building in the said Town of Norwich, on Thursday evening, Dec. 30, 1915, at eight o'clock, to act upon the petition of more than twenty legal voters of the said Town asking that the Town appropriate a sum sufficient to meet the expcases of Medical In- spection in the schools of sald Town and to act upon certsin recommenda- tions of the Town School Committee to the effect that such Medical Inspection be provided for; also to do any other business which may properly be brought before said meeting. Dated at Norwich, this 24th day of December, 1915. CASPER K. BAILEY, CHAS. P. BUSHNELL, ALBERT W. LILLIBRIDGE, Selectmen of the Town of Norwich. DR. PECK Practice confined to Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat. Glasses. Hours 9:30 to 4:30 Fridays 10:30 to 4:30 Saturday evenings 7 tc 8 The Thames National Bank Norwich, Conn., Dec. 22, 1915 The annual mesting of the stock- holders of this bank, for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may legally come before them, is horeby called to be held at their banking house on ‘Tuesdey, Jan. 11, 1916 at 11 o'clock a. . CHARLES W. GALE, Cashier THE AETNA. BOWLING, BILLIARDS. MAJESTIC BUILDING. IS & 6 Tables. Brown-Washington Has Clean Slate. The football elevens of Brown uni- versity and the Washington State col- lege will have the honor of opening the 1916 season some nine months ahead of their rivals when they meet in thelr intersectional contest at Pasa- dena, Cal, on New Years afternoon. Because little more than a month has elapsed since they closed the 1615 sea- son and the fact that the same play- ers will engage in the gridiron battle the following records of the two elevens is of more than usual inter- est: Brown University. 38 Rhode Island State . 0 0 Trinity ... 0 0 Amherst . 7 33 Williams <0 0 Syracuse .. B 6 4§ Vermont . 0 3 Yalo .. 0 7 Harvard 18 39 Carlisle ... 3 166 82 Washington State College. 3 State Alumni ....... 28 Oregon ..... et 29 Oregon Aggle: 41 Idaho .... 27 Montana . 17 Whitman 48 Gonzaga 193 BASEBALL MERGER MEETING IS CALLED. New Haven, Hartford and Springfield Representatives Invited to Attend. Those who favored the proposed merger between Eastern association and New England league clubs did not get much satisfaction out of the report made by the special committee at the meeting in New York last week so they have gone ahead on a new deal, and a meeting was called by the merger in- terests to be held in Boston on Thurs- day of this week. Invitations to attend the conference of the Eastern association and New England league magnates were sent Worcester, and Lowell. as_they ness. into shape. got Eastern asso HIGH SCOR tion_of King's Amers Mill tertown, S. D. ven, Corfn 982; Warren, burn, N. Y., ¢ class A, 976 Leading ol classes s tertown, S, 982; E, ton, Mass., 9 New Haven, ., Quinnipiac club, Mills, Eme Saturday First Gridiron Battle of 1916 Season Will be Fought at Pasa- dena, California—Records of Two Teams—Washington to club owners or representatives in Hartford, Springfield, Portland, Lawrence, Lynn Louis P. Pieper, the for- ciation. Mr. ES IN ics Is, Ohio, ., class B, 983: cl Pa., cla: lass D, 97 ubs, in A, Marion, Ohio, 988; 50. in McCann living in Bridgeport now and he would like to locate there permanently. 982; mer Harvard baseball coach, and now of Lynn, sent out the notices at the request of a number of clubs, he said. The New England league had a poor season and the Eastern association didn't have any season in 1915, so it is difficult to say just what will be done, Clarkin of Hartford and Carey of Springfleld are strong for a merger, believe it will remove O'Rourke from his sphere of useful- President O'Rourke is rallying his forces to get the Eastern associa- tion started again, and he has until the 17th of January to get his league Jim Jerry Connell was in New Haven a few days ago to look into_the baseball situation and he went to Bridgeport. It is supposed he had a conference with H. Eugene McCann, who is anxious to the Bridgeport franchise the is CHAMPION RIFLE MATCH Bridgeport Club Second Among Class A Teams. Washington, Dec. 28.—High scores in the first week's shooting of the in_ progress ut the championship match now among 72 rifle clubs througho country were announced as follows tonight by the National Rifle Associa- class A, 988; Bridgeport, Conn., class A, 987; Wa- New Ha- ass D, Au- . Ohio, each of the six B, Wa- D, 983; C, St. Paul, Minn., w Haven, Conn., Quinnipiac, Bedford, Ohio, 931; F, Taun- STOCK PRICES FELL. Foreign Affairs Held Responsible For Change in Market. New York, Dec. 28.—Foreign af- fairs, particularly the reported crisis in the British cabinet, were held to be mainly accountable for the pronounc- ed change in speculative sentiment to- day. Instead of the breadth and higher prices that characterized yes- terday’s extensive operations, there ‘was a succession of selling movements with alternative feeble rallies. Many recent gains werc dissipated, United States Steel, again the leader, record- ing an extreme loss of 1 3-8 at 87 5-8, from which it made only slight re- covery. Anaconda Copper, whose directors fulfilled popular expectations by in- creasing the quarterly dividend from 31 to $1.50, was under steady pres- sure and other issues of that group, notably American Smelting. denoted substantial selling, regardless of an- other rise in copper metal of 2 1-3 cents for future delivery. Oil stocks were very active and strong for a time, new price of 110 1-2, but elsewhere among the various high priced special- ties and utilities the market seemed to_lack stability or actual support. Ralils, especially St. Paul and New Haven, were steady to strong in the forencon but lost ground in common with the entire list toward the close of the session Texas and Pacific was weak, falling 7 points to 8 1-2 on thg threatened receivership. More than a proportionate amount of the day's moderate trading occurred in _ the morning, the movement being a drift- ing one in the afternoon. The tone at the close was heav all the activ- ity of the last half hour being at the expense of quoted values. amounted to 622,000 shares. Angle-Franch fives were again a re- straining influence, although dealings were relatively light. for this issue were between 94 1-8 and 94, the new minimum, with a majority of sales at the lower figure. International shares were again sold by London and the rise in demand sterling to 4.73 3-S, the highest for the current movement, Drovai.y bore some relation to that fact. Francs were steady, but Russian exchange was weak, with rubles at 31, a frac- tion above the low record. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, aggregated $6,870,000. U. S. bonds were unchanged on STOCKS. call. halmers ctfs Allfs-Chelmersctfs Am. Ag Ch pt Am. Beet Sugar Am. Beet Sugar pf Am. Am am. c: im. Cer & Am.Cosl Prod. Am. Cotton 0N American Express Am. Fde & Leather | Am. JHide & Leather pf. Am Tee Sce Am. Linseed Oil Am. Tin OL pr . Am. Locomotive Am. Toco pf im. Sm & Re Am. Sm. Am Am. am ot St Foundry Sugar Bef Tel & Teln Tobaceo Tobaceo ot Weolen Woolen pf Am. Woolen cifs. Am. Kinc ... Ansconda _Cop ¥ Atchison, T- & S F. Atchison, T. & S Atlantic Coast Baldwin Loco Baldwin Loc pf Balt. & Ohlo Balt & Ohlo pf Batoptlas Min. Deth. Steel pf . Brookly Un Gas Brunswick Tmp Bums Bros . Butte &Sunp Cop B. F. Goodwin Callfornta Pet. . Californta. Pet pt Canadian Pac Central Leather Central Leather pf Ches. & Ohlo Ch Gt Westen Ch. Gt West pt Cni. Ml &St P .1l Ch. AL 48t P.pf Chil, B & Pacific Am Cruetble Steel_pf. Cubun Am. Su Deere & Co nf DA. & Hudson Dewer & Bio G Mexican Petroleum rising 2 2-2 to the | Total sales | All' quotations | zate | Den Disti Dome & R Mines G ot I | Puliman Quicksliver | By St Spring Kuy B It Sugar Talway Ry pf rd M Tird nder . Ave Tose Bag & Union_Paciti Un. Clgar 8 A U. Dry Goods pf United’ Frult Ry Inv of § R Inof 5 F cIP & In Alcohol In Alcohol ) 2 Red & Rubber Rub 1 Steel Steel pf Gopper Chem’ Car Chpt ® 3 v Wabash w i Wab pf (B) w 1 West Marsiand . West T Tel Went E Wiiconsin Woolworth Wiltve O'land Willys 07land Woolworthpt Cen. closed stea 12.41; May 1. 12.48 Spot quiet; New York, steady; high fered at 2. WHEAT: Deceraber Miy s iy conx Dee My Juy oats: December May ber Stcrage ‘Bat plrattcn - Cop Interboro Con Intertoro C pr. Int. 3z Com pt i Nickel ' . nal Papes Paver Re 'S Imp . Ve Imn € & €. & g 5t 24 7 iz FINANCIAL AND COMMERGIAL TED LEWIS OF ENGLAND OUTFOUGHT WILLIE RITCHIE In Every Round Except One at Madi- son Square Garden. New York, Dec. 28.—Ted (Kid) Lew- is of England, outfought Willle Ritchie, of San Francisco, in every round, except one, of their ten round bout at Madison Square Garden to- night. Ritchie was the aggressor at the outset of every round but failed to follow up his advantage with force or cleverness sufficient to mark him as the master of the Englishman. Only in the third round did Ritchie have anything like an even break with his opponent. Ritchie was willing all the way, showing pluck and at the end of the bout he appeared to have lost little of his speed. Ritchie's best blow was a left jab to the fact, but Lewis used left and right hooks at will and his fast footwork made it difficult for the Californian to land an effective blow. Lewis was unmarked at the conclu- slon of the bout, but Ritchie, besides having a cut over his right eye, bore other evidences of the losing end of a fast fight. SPORTING NOTES. King Lear of Cincinnati has been released to the Loulsville team of the American association. Lees Hansen, a semi-pro twirler with a fine record, has received a con- tract from the Cubs. He wili probably sign. Johnny Evers says unless the Pitts- burg youngsters show more class than they have Honus Wagner will be play- ing the game until he is 60 years oid. Hairy Chapman, wh. for th? Atianta Crackers in 1313, but jumpel to the St. Louis Feds the next spring, will be back asain with the Crackers next season. Fred Beebe, last season star pitcher of the Buffalo Bisons and premier twirler of the International ~eague, will coach Indlana univaeity's base- ball sjuad nmext sprin. backstopped One of the most level-headed and observing players taking the trip with the All-Americans and All-Nationals to the coast came back with the story that Jack Coombs was through as a pitcher. Owen Quinn, who is known to fans of this section, will be given a tryout with the Portland club of the Pacific Coast league. Quinn will have to fight it out with a college player named Guesto, but the odds are in favor of the former. Jokn Leary, first basemgn and 5 cher of the St. Louis American and % %, |Federal consolidatea clubs, is booked oy for a release. Fielder Jones has a number of better players than Leary or first base and thinks he cannot find any room for the voungster. ¥ or By ot »f COTTON. January 12.19; 2.65; midaling 12.35. MONEY. Dec. 28.—Call 2; low 1 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Opentng John Weismantle, manager of the Broadway S. C. has asserted that he had clinched a middleweizht championship bout between Al McCoy, the world's title holder, and Young Ahearn, supreme among_ European boxers of that class, for New Years afternoon. T batted against Coombs during the playing season this vear,” he said, ‘and there were times when he show- jed @ashes of his old craft, but out | west he had nothing. He could bare- iy get the ball up to the plate and it was a strain and effort for him to do anything. ‘I dom’t think Coombs' money-mak- ing usefulness is over. He ought to make good as a manager, coach or even a utility outflelder. ~Jack can play the outfield and also hit. He would be a mighty valuable man to have around just to give pointers to the youths.” Maroger Griffith of the Washington Senators plans to.visit Charist-esv *,e probable training camp of the ciuo, after the frst of the Year 0 ok over conditiyns and see if ar-angements cannot e made for projer lodging Guartess for his official baseal fam- ily next March. Mike Gibbons has not yet notified the St. Paul promoters when he would be ready to settle his little affair with { Youns "Ahearn, the dancing master. When their first bout was ealied oft Gibbons was to name some date be- tween the first and fiftcenth of the meénth, but this far he has been very | reticent about mentioning the matter. Mails did not take kindly t to the and is anxious to remain on the coast and play near at home. Under the circumstances he iIs confident that Brooklyn will be willing to dispose of him. Mails is a member of the fire department at the exposition and only recently distinguished himself by hold- ing the policemen’s team tg one hit while hurling for the fire laidles. Ty Cobb has just passed his 30th | birthday. The wonderful Georgian has not vet begun to go back, but it seems impossible that his legs can stand the pace he imposes upon them, so that he can stay in the game to the Zood old age of men of the Wagner, Anson and Lajoie type. It is reasonable to expect Ty to break up quickly, when his time comes, just as Willie Keeler id, and for the same reason—the goving out of the legs. Walter Mails, the sensational south- paw who won fourteen straight games for Seattle last season before joining the Brooklyn Nationals in the fall, held a_conference with Manager Harry Wolverton relative to joining the San Francisco ‘club of the Pacific Coast league next season. Wolverton told the youngster that he could use him if he could get away from Brooklyn and negotiations have been opened to secure the services of the southpaw. 3% b,x T Soldier Bartfleld seems o Le slip- ping. Not so long ago he ctopped Italign Joe Gans in the fourth round New York, Dec. 28.—Cotton futures March July 12.78; 'October money 4; ruling rate iast loan 2; closing bid 1 3-4; of- Closing. 126% 125% 118% 2% 76, % 3% % at New Haven. Gans yelled foul, but it i3 48 | nnfeeling spectators asserted that Joc s o had quit cold. On Saturday, in the 1% 16 i¢ |Clermont ring, Gans turned aboat and #£. % & |m;ade Bartfield howl foul in the eighth ©2* 33 #%|round. A physician failed to find any 8% s i |evidences of a low blow. It looked 17 5% cswlas if the going had become too torrid 184 31 [for the Soldier. Either Bartfield is He* 3. lon a slump or he has hit the tobog- 2w 112% 113 | gan. 1% 122% 12 Word from New York has it that Johnny Kilbane has decided to get into the class where he belongs —that Is. the likhtweight division. It wont be any great change for him es he has been fighting outside of the feather di- vision for fully two vears, though a majorfty of his opponents have been forced to make the 122-pound lmit. With Kilbane_ publicly retiring from the class and Ritchie out of the light- weight division. a quarrel oA between Ertle and Williams as to the bantam title, Jack Dillon, the doubtful holder of the light heavyweight honors a scramble led by Mike Glover on for the welter championship and a dif- ference over the middleweight crown, the New Year will bring in a dne mix- up mess as regards the leaders .n the various divisions of the American ving. Never before in the history of the game on this side of the watcr has there been such a tangle or general lack of interest upon the part of the promoters and public in clearing it up. “PROSPECT BLACKEST THAT HUMANITY HAS EVER FACED” Declaration Made at Meeting of the American Sociological Society. Washington, « Dec. 28.—A*The pros- pect is one of the blackest humanity has ever faced,” declared Frofessor Edward A. Ross, of the University of Wisconsin, in a discussion of the pres- ent world session, during his presi- dential address here tonight to the American Soclological soclety. “The clvilized peoples,” sald he, “find them- selves confronting this situatin: The treaties between the great ers guaranteeing the securlty of the lit- tle peoples have become ‘mere scraps of paper’; warfare has become a cap- italistic enterprise and fighting a skiil- ed occupation. The armament a mil- itaristic goverriment requires In sup- port of aggression may be secured un- der the pretext of being necessury for national safety. Prudent preparations of a- peace-loving people for defense may be construed as designed for ag: gression. The nation that out-arms the others runs no risk and may be rewarded for its preparedness by suc- cess in war. The nation that iags be- hind the rest in preparations for war runs the risk of belng thwarted or beaten. “It follows that the war-loving na- tions have power to force tho peace- loving natiens into the gloomy path of armament of war whereas the peace-loving nations have no power to force the war-loving nations nto the paths of peace. The men of Mars set the pace for the rest of the world. A cool, relentless analysis of the situa- tion’ discloses little ground for hope- ful_anticipation “The only way of escape of the ad- vanced natlons from the ruinous re- sults of their inevitable competition for place and advantage in the back- ward parts of the globe lies in their combining to create an organization provided with the means of adjudicat- ing disputes and enforcing wards. Thinking in terms of the nailon in destroying the people of Europe at the rate of ten thousand a day. Is it not high time we were thinking in terms of some international leugue of peace, world federation or otier vast unit capable of keepinz the peace without stereotyping the status quo or hindering the survival of the fittest and the success of the adapted” A DIPLOMATIC BREAK WITH AUSTRIA IMMINENT elief Prevails That Forthcoming Re ply Will Not Meet Demands of u. s, Washington, Dec. 28.—Unofficial ad- vices received here today conformed with intimations from abroad that Austria’s forthcoming renly to the An- cona note will fail to meet the de- mands of the United States and Teu tonic diplomatic circles here were au- thoritatively represented pared for a break in dipiomac tions between the two counrre Various developments, it was agreed, might avoid suck an e ¥. bui none of the counter-proposals which it has been intimated the Vieana for- eign office might advance have been | rezarded so far as coming wihin Sec- retary Lansing's renewal of the de- mands for disavowal, ceparation and punishment of the submarine com- mander who sunk the Ancona with the loss of more than a dozen Awerican lives. Now that the situation. after being dormant nearly (wo woeks, is again begifning to take on the aspects of a crisis, the status of the nego- tiationg of the United States over sub- marine warfare against merchantmen, not with Austrin alone, but with the Teutonic powers manding attention. as allies, iz com- WATCHING BRITAIN'S EFFORTS TO AVOID CONSCRIPTION Conditions here Are Similar to What U. S. Would Have to Fare. Washington, Dec. 28—Great tain’s effort to carry on out resort to conscription ng anx- fously watched in its every aevelop- ment by the American war depurtment because, army officers say, the United Kingdom's situation touches at the root of conditions the United States faces in carrying out the administra- tion army increase programme. If Great Britain decides for con- scription, ilgh officials said t>day, a long step will have been taken toward the time when universal service will be generally accepted in the Unit States as a national necessity. It Great Britain goes on with volanteers, American officials feel that uothing short of a military defeat would bring the United States to universal service. Entirely aside from its part in *he Fu- ropean war, officials believe, the ques tion of whether service with the colors in time of need shall be a lesally rec ognized duty of citizensship is of vital fmportance on this side of the Atlan- tie. The virtually unanimous opinion of the commissioner personnci of the army and civil oficials of the war de- partment is said to be ‘hat alequate preparedness only can be sacured on the basis of universal military service. AMERICAN AMBULANCE WORK IN PARIS Is Costing a Thousand Dollars a Day, Robert Bacon Says. Bri- war with- New York, Dec. 28—The American ambulance work in Paris is costing a thousand dollars a day, according to Robert Bacon, former ambassador to France. Mr. Bacon, one of the heads of the work, arrived in New York to- day on the steamer New York after being abroad since November. The scope of the work had been greatly broadened, he added. Harold McMahon, connected with a submarine signalling company with headquarters at Boston, who has been in Russia, was another passenger. The Russians, he said, were now re- celving tremendous quantities of mu- nitions from this country and Japan, and in the spring, in his opinion, the Russians will launch another kgreat drive against the Germans. The New York had an exceedingly rough trip. At one time, because of the enormous seas, the engines slowed down to four knots an hour. One sec- ond cabin passenger was thrown down the stairway and seriously injured. WEDDING. Kenyon-Lincoln. Willimantic, Dec. 25. — Florence Sumner Lincoln of this city and Carl P. Kenyon of Bridgeport were mar- ried at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Lincoln on South street. Rev. Walter E. Lamphear of Hartford, performed the ceremony. The double ring service was used. Olin T. Kenyon, brother of the groom was best man and Florence A. Grant of this city was bridesmaid. The bride was gowned In white creps de chine. with old lace trimmings and carried PRAISE AND DEFENSE OF NEW SEAMEN'S LAW. American Association For Labor Leg- islation Devotes Session to Subject. Washington, Dec. 28.—Members of the American Association for Labor Legislation, in annual convention here today, devoted a session to praise and defense of the new seamen's law, which became operative November 4 this year and which some ship owners have declared will drive all Ameri- can ships off the seas. “Better no American marine than a merchant marine with no Americans” Was a phrase in the address of Henry W. Farnum, professor of political economy at Yale. Andrew Furuseth, president of the International Sea- men’s Union, which worked for the passage of the measure, declared it would not Injure shipowners serjous- ly, though he salq it had not been in operation long enough to determine just what would be the ultimate ef- tect. Space on a programme allotted to representatives of steamship associa- tlons was left vacant and delegates emphasized the fact that while ship- owners objected to the law, none would accept an invitation to oppose it before their scciety Professor Farnum pointed out that in spite of mechanical Improvements in shipbuflding, the wireless telegraph. watertight compartments and safet: appliances the number of lives lost At sea Fas steadfly increased. “The striking fact that §s in these disas- ters, the cause lay, not in the ele- ments, but in some Imperfection of human nature,” he said. “The leading thought of the sea- men's act is that it lays stress on the human element and tries to procure better seasen to do the work and provide for the emergencles of the sea. 2 The leading tholght of the sea- men's act is that it lays stress on the human element and tries to procure better seamen to do the work and pro- vide for the emergencies of the sea. Soclal ignorance and the economie need of heaith insurance were dis- cussed at the morning session Professor Irvirg Fisher of Yale was elected president of the association. CAUSE OF SOARING OF GASOLINE PRICES Probably Will Be Conducted Simulta- neously by Two Government Agencies. Washington, Dec. 25.—Investigations to determine the cause of soaring gas- oline prices probably will be conducted | Telephone company, simultaneously by two government agencies. Federal trade investigators, it was learned today, al- ready are at work, and department of Justice officials are considering under- taking an_inquiry The trade commission seeks to as- certain the truth of charges that gasoline prices have risen eharply only at points where the bigger oil cerns have no opposition and prices are near normal at competitive points. Its investigation Wil turn, too, to the s petroleum to determine wh is an ac- tual shortage, which has been offered as a cause for price increase. The investigators are awaiting pub- lication within a few daye of the geo- logical survey's estimate of the 1915 production of crude petroleum, they expetc to show an increased out- put. in 1913 and the last bulletin issued by the survey showed production for the first haif of 1915 to be not less than 145,000,000 barrels. compared with a total of about 230,000,000 for the entire | previous vear. WOMAN, ON PAROLE FROM INSANE ASYLUM, MARRIED Mrs. Ida Von Claus: Threatened Suit Against Reosevelt. New York, Dec. —Mrs. Claussen, who only last Fric released on parole from the town state hospital for the in was married late today o Francis Al- bert Dona, of Philadelpiia. Tne cere. mony was performed he F. Price of the Washington Methodist Episcopal church Mrs. Von Claussen first came into prominence some years igo by threat Rev. J Heights ening to bring suit aguinst tiie then President Roosevelt for an alleged in- terference with some of her social am- bitions abroad Hartford—Montague Flagg. step- brother of Charles Noel Flagg, of Hartford, and who died in New York Friday, was buried Sunday in the Old North cemetery. Montague I ia well known in this city, where his father, Rev. Jared B. Flagg, D. D. N. A. was a portrait painter for many years. His half-brother, Charles Noel Flage, is one of the noted artists in Connecticut. commission | which | Production in 1914 exceeded that | Brored sl PINPLES RED PROVIDENCE JOURNAL SENDS WIRELESS MESSAGE TO BOY-EC Brands Farewell Statement ar “A Wil- ful and Deliberate Falsehood.” Providence, R. I, Dec. 28—The Providence Journal today sent a long wirelees despatch to Captain Karl Boy-Ed, on the steamship Rotterdam: Your farewell statement to the American people, is 5o far as It relates to the Providence Journai mes- sage sald, “Is a wilful and dedberate falsehood. Has the Providence Jour- nal created a hysterical -uspicion concerping the destructibn of Ameri- can factories, the murder of Ameri- can workmen or the daily plols agamnst the peace and safety of this govern- ment and its citizens, almost all of which acts have been fatacrcd and financed from your own office’ Every word of what the’ Journal has pub- lished with regard to vour personal connection with these plots has been true and nobody knows it botter han yourself.” The message reverts to .ts charges that Captain Hoy-Ed wrote the warn- ing to American citizens not to take passage on the Lusitania, to attempts it asserts, he made to embroil the United States with Great Britain with false aMidavits regarding shipments of supplies to naval vessels und to the so-called “Huerta plot.”” Tne newspa- per declares also that an att>mpt was made to “bribe it int> sheuce” b “the offer of a large sum of money for the formation of a_press buresu.” The message ends with this declara- tion: “You know well the rea why the United States government refused to permit you to remain uny ‘onger in this country. These reasons were not based on ‘hysterical rumors’ printed by the Providence Journal. our attempt this morain. the American people belie ridiculous falsehood is - insult to t5 make sucn a furewell a governmen: and i« press that have treated you wifh unexum- pled patience in the facs of svidence which, ha dit not been ior the pro- tection given you by your official standinz, would have lorg agv pleced you behind prison bare.” il at Harvard Jan. 3. tary D Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 28.—Tne mil- itary drill activities of Harvard uni- versity students, 1,200 .f w - enrolled for training, wiil be by Captain Constant Cordiar Fourth Infantry, U. nounced today. 8. A, It S The students start drilling on January 3. Litchfield.. B. Lewls of New Haven, of the Southern New England has bought the Beach farm on the orfolk road, just above East Goshen. AND DISFIGURING Came on Face. Then on Arms. Itched So Would Scratch, Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. 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