Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 16, 1918, Page 3

e NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, A JGUST 16, 1918 ‘FOR EVERYTHING ' INSURABLE & L. LATHROP & SONS 8 Shotuckst Strest Norwich, Conn. D Our expert service saves the insured worry, disputes and lawsuits in loss cases, and also obtains - the maximum protection at least cost. ISAAC S. JONES Insurance and Real Estate Agent Richards Building, 91 Main Street — e ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW LAST YEAR 20 million dollars worth of pregerty | was burned in this country; about 21 million 2 month, about 700 thousand & day, about 29 thousand an hour. 500 dollars worth is burning while you read this advertisement. Is your property insured? B. P. LEARNED & CO. Agency Established May, 1346. Br.wn&l‘érkins, Attorneys-at-Law Over Uncas Nat. Bank, Shetucket St | Entrance stairway near to Tharmes tional Bank. Teleshone 33-3 —— e HAMPTON ry successft entertainment wai given in the Grange Hall, Saturd: evening. The entertainment consisted of two one-act plays a musical operetta Blox and Cox, which was di-| rected by the Musical Director at Camp Devens. After the entertainment danc ing was enjoyed and ice cream was! sold. Over ninety d s was realized, which was given to Red Cross. Mrs. Ida Davis of Collinsville, who! has been In this place returned W that place home o her Tuesday afternoon A Stirring Talk. ! Sunday evenin ‘!wdipm‘fl} listened to a stirri and Inspiring ralk‘ given by Sergeant Cleveland Hastings,, recently ordered home from France| and now-at Camp Merritt, N. J. Ser- geant Hastings has seen’ six months on the fich i Much sym s felt here for| astings whose wife was | week in Hartford. They | arried only a few months | was taken ill on their vet and family of | spending a few | | " | shipping large | T the last jam Norworthy and Miss| visiting in Middletown, €'9e Thompson has ress’ Reserve Corps. Hyman Lovenburg and daugh- | who have been at J. C.| Chureh's have retu tha joined ter, rted place | converted | rter | = [=} = | o | (=8 o past year in F nd who has teen n a base hospital there for several | weeks with lung trouble, has been re- turned to the United States and is now receiving treatment at the U navy hoepital. Brooklyn. Unfavora matic conditions are supposed to have | aused his condition and it probable that he will again ent eign service last Sunday night George Washington BALTIC The Misses Dupuis of Main street bave returmed after spendinz a few | days at Oakland Beach with their guests, Mr. and Mrs. H, Charpentier, of Woonsocket not for- He arrived in New York | on the U “How long has Spiicer been a mem- ber of Congress?” T imagine quite a little while. He told me confidentially the other day | that if he had to earn his livinz in the open market he couldnt make ten dollars a week fe GEORGE G. GRANT Undertaker and Embalmer 32 Providence St., Taftville Prompt attentlon to day or night calls Telephore 630 aprl4MWFawl AMERICAN HOUSE First-class Garage Service Connected D. MORRISSEY, Prop. Phone Shetucket Street | | | | TEAMING and TRUCKING | DONE VERY PROMPTLY AND AT REASONABLE PRICES ARTHUR' ' H. LATHROP Phone 175 NOTICE Dr. N. Gilbert Gray has re- moved his office from 371 Main Street to 273“]1 Street. FREDERICK T. BUNCE Piano Tuner Phone §38-2 Bw_e.‘ R Sa Sume ini, 1918, han rate per thousand. J, ¥. CONANT, 11 Pramkita Street. DANIELSON HORSE WINS AT HILLS GROVE | Hills Grove, R. I, Aug. 15.—Sixteen heats, including a dead heat, were necessary, to decide three races on the carg here this afternoon. Plucky Chap, the entry of M. Plux of Hatfield, Mass., won the 2.18 trot after racing Joe Bolduc’s Dr. Kilburn to a tle in the fifth heat. Rhode Ash- bourne, owned by C. H. Michael, of Danielson, Conn., won the 2.17 pace. The 2.14 pace went to Minnequah Boy, owned by Joseph C. McGlure of West- field, Mass. The summary: 2.17 pace, purse $400: Rhoda Ashbourne (L. BIURIB). ... Hepssns (I e e Paul M. (Harding, CrORIEE) 5 ot oo o 1547208 Peter Cronk (Dore) 52 2ro Julius Gray (Page) 33 3r0 Best time, 213 1-4. Rambling Jim and Miss Key also sthrted. 2.18 trot. purse $400: Plucky Chap (Crozier). 5 7 1 1°1 Dr. Kilburn (Bolduc) .. 1 1 6 2 %2 Peter Pan (Cook) .....2 2 5710 Evan Williams (O'Brien) 4 4 2 4ro Best time, 2.14 1-4. Delagoas Todd, Carnathan, Atlantic Peter and Vonia Guy also started. SDeat heat. 2.14 pace, purse $1,000: Minnequah’ Boy (Curney) 34 1 1 1 Silver King (Fleming and Myrer) . Fooato U5 4y Bellboy (Utton) .. .2% 4 2r0 Hollywood Billy (Brooks) 4 3 2 3 ro{ Best time, 210 1-4. Miss Rico, Loveberry and = Frank Dewey also started. | DAVID GUY WINS IMPORTANT MATRON STAKES Philadelphia, Aug. 15—For the first time in several years, the Matron stakes, one of the most important of the three year old trotting classics of the Grand Circuit,. was decided in the east today and was won by David Guy, owned by the Oettinger Brothers of Poughkeepsie, Y., and driven by Tommy Murphy. There were six starters and Hollyrood Bob was pick- ed to win the event. Nella Dillon won the first heat in 2.06 1-4, a new three vear old record for the David Guy took the next two, clipping the record to-2.05 1-4 in the final heat. Summaries: 2.09 pace, three heats, Hotel Adelphia Stake, purse $3,000 and silver cup: Un (Valentine) .... . B2 | Billy Jackson (Murphy A indsor Todd (Stout) +»3 %3 Best time. 2.05 1 The Matron Stake, for three year lod trotters, two in three heats, purse $5,977: David Guy (Murphy) 8 11 Nella Dilion (Serrill) . LG8 Peter Vonia (Cox) 2.8 2 Hollyrood Fob (Dodge) gyt and Peter June also started. est time,” 2.05 1-4 211 trot, Wirega Stock Farms Stake, purse $5,000, threeheats, silver cup to winner: June Reed (Geers) Alma Forbes (Ackerman) Blanche Carter (Stout Ante Guy (Murphy) = Lucky Clover also started. Best time 205 1-2, 1 e, o is 2.16 trot, Bull's Head Bazaar Stake, | hree he: purse $2 000: he Roval Knight (Walker).. 3 ita (Fleming) . s 4 Baird (Murphy) 5 3 Watts (Stout) .... AR Miss Isabella McGregor, On the Rhine and Princess Vincent also started. Best time, 2.0 1= Junior Tennis. Boston, Aug. 15.—Vincent Richards 11 ing i inning, when the home ok a“dl ing in the first i g, e of New York and William T. Tilden, 24, ‘of Philadelphia’ went into the finai round of the national lawn tennis doubles championship tournament at the Longwoeod Cricket club by defeat- ing Nat W. Niles of Boston and T. R. Peil of New York in the semi-final round today by a score of 7-5. 6-4, 4-6, 5-3. The playing of young Richards, the national boys’ champion, was the feature of the day, his volleying, lob- bing and court generalship upsetting his veteran opponents frequently. Richards and Tilden will meet on Sat- urday the winners of tomorrow's semi- final match between W. T. Hayes and R. H. Burdick of Chicago, western title holders, and Beal C. Wright and Fred B. Alexander of New York, for- mer champions. BASEBALL. GAMES SCHEDULED TODAY. National Leagus. Bosten at St Louls Brooklyn_at Pittsburgh, New York at Cineinnati Philadelphia at Chicago. American Gas Chicago at Boston. Cleveland at_New York. st Louis at Philadeiphia. Detrolt at Washington. National Leavue. Won Lost Chicago . 6 38 New York . 6 Piutsburgh . . 56 Cinclonati - .. 51 Brookiyn . 4 Philadeiphia. i Boston . % St Louls 3 Gnia Ameriean Leagoe. Bostan . o Cleveland 64 Washington et New Yok Chicago . St Louls . Detrolt 2 Phfladelphla Quinn Wins for White Sox. Boston, Aug. 15—Jack Quinn held Boston to six hits, three of them com- team scored two runs, and Chicago took the second game of the series, § to 2. It was the last league game this year for Eddie Collins. He left tonight for Philadelphia to enlist in the marines. Scere: Boston an 3 g o Hooper.xt 0 Shean,2b o| Strunkct ol Ruth 1f o] MeInnis. 1b of Beottes 1| Coctiran 3b o Coftes. b 0| Sehank, —| Mavs.p 1} Milier.z Pinelli.50 Schalke 4 1 3 Quinnp - 4 Totals 34 Totals Cochran In 7th, (1) Batted for Seore by innings. Chicazo 1300 Boston 29000000 Two base hits, Rutli, Hooper. Pittsburgh 3, Brooklyn 1. Pittsburgh, Aug. 15.—Pittsburgh de- feated Brookiyn teday 3 to 1, the vie- | being the result of two wild pitch- | d ball, nnings: 60000010 0—1 10000110 *—3 Patterics: Smith Coombs and Ar: cher; Cooper and Schmidt Cincinnati Pulls Eighth Inning Rally. Cincinnati, Aug. 15—Cincinnati tied the score in the eighth, overcoming a leaq of five runs, and won out in the | ninth off Causel. Score by innings: New York 301010000—511 0 Cincinnati 00000005 1— 7 1 F THE WAR TAX SITUATION TISHTENS STOCK DEALING. New York, Aug. 15—Lacking more bvious or convincing reasons, traders attributed the further contraction of | stock dealings today to firmer meney ncies and srowing confusion over r tax situation foney continued to rule’ at 6 per ang time funds held at the same figure on a paucity of offerings. Local banks azain called loans to meet the final instaliment on the third Lib- erty loan Pools abandoned their bullish tactics in all but a few specialties, probably because of their failure to enlist the Marine pre- ignored the submarine menace neing an reme of 2 3-4 e common res and 6 per bonds also scoring substantial slightest outside support. terred gains. Marine directors were scheduled to meet later in the day and the rise in the company’s issues may have an- ticipated definite action on the sale of its, British ascets, American Hide and Leather pre- ferred gained 2 3-4 points, the common also coming forward in the last hour, with Central Leather, while General Motors made a sudden jump of four points U. and Steel, Reading, Unio ome of the usual favorit Pacific s were | irregular at best, rails nad industrials as a whole lacking definite trend. Oity and tobaccos were among the other uncertain quantities. Sales were 275,000 shares Domestic bonds were firm, Liberty 3 1-2 in changing hands in round amounts for the vears top quotation of 100.08. but internationals were easier. Total sales (par value) aggre- gated $5,375,000. Olg T. S. bonds were unchanged on call. GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF COTTON EXCHANGE URGED Boston, Aug. 15—Cotton buyers and mill owners urged the necessity for government control of the New York Cotton Exchange and the elimi- nation of speculation of a purely gambling nature at a hearing held here today by the bureau of markets of the department of agriculture, Speakers declared also that the cor- rect labelling of cotton bales would be of greatest help both to mill men and_growers. William F. Garcelon, speaking for the Arkwright Club, an association of cotton manufacturers; Charles N. Brush, secretary of the New England YOUR CAR SPRAY IT ON Wipe first with cloth ith water, then rub with clean cloth to dry and polish. Removes Dust, Dirt and Grease without a-scratch. Wil Not Catch Dus .| THE WONDER-MIST MFG. CO.' L2 BOSTON NANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Cotton Buyers Association, and oth- ers also discussed delays in trans- portation. Mills sometimes were obliged to wait six months or more for cotton from points where deliver- i should be made in six weeks. The New York exchange was called lezalized fambling house, conduct- ed under government supervision” by George H. Waring, secretary of the Fall River Cotton Buyers Association, ‘There s no excuse for cotton jump- | ing from six to ten cents within a few wecks,” he said. STOCKS. Allls Chalmers Am Hide & Leather Am Agicul Chiem < Am Car & ¥oundry Co Am Can American Linseod’ il Am Smelting Am Sugar 5 E Am Sumatra Tobacen . n Tel & Tel aconda ~ Copper ATS Fe By om Baldwin Loco . BE& O 7 s Betiy Steel & Canadlan_ Pacifie | Central Leather Chesipeake & Ohio Chile Copper Chino_Copper Chl MIL & st aPul Crucible Cuba: Distiller Se Mitg> s 2i Erie ist ‘prd. Gemeral Klectric General Motors . Goodrich Rubber Great Nor pld Gt Nor Ore Cutf Titinots Steel Central Ind Aleoho Intemnationa Paper . Iuspication . . .. Int Mer Mar cuts Int Mer Mar pr otf . Kennicott. Copper Maxwell Motor com . Mezican Petroleum Midrale Steel .. Mismuri Pacific N'Y C & Hudwn . YNH&URR Northern ~ Pacific Nortolk & West ... Ohlo City Gas x-d . Pac Mall §'S Co . Penn R R . Pressed Steel Car Ray Cons .. Lieading . Ry St Spgs Rep Iron & Rep Imn & S Sinclair Of1 . Southern Pacific Southern Rallway Studebaker . . Texas Ol Union Pacinc . United Cigars United _ Frult Utah Copper ....... United States Rubber TUnited Staws Steel United States Steel Va Car Chemical Westinghouse . . Western. Union | Wilson Co Willys Ovedand . Liberty Loan 3%s ... Liberts Loan 43 . Liberty Loan 4%s . eel "com toel. ptd MONEY. New York, Aug. 15—Call strong; high 6 money . igh 6; low 6; ruling rate 6; closing bid 5 1-2; offered at 6; last loan 6, COTTON. New York, Aug. 15.—Cotton futures opened steady; October 3050; Decem- ber 2990; January 2990; March 3000 Close. 160% 1835 163% a8y, s0s % Don’t Dread the Task of Window Cleaning INDOWS, mirrors—anyarticle of glass—can be cleanediquickly and without any labor by washing with a strong solution of R MULE TEAM BORAX The Borax softens the water, dissolves and loosens the dirt and leaves the glass clean and clear as crystal— without spots or streaks. AT ALL DEALERS Send for“MagicCrystal” booklet. It describes 100 household uses for 20 MULE TEAM BORAX. PACIFIC COAST BORAX CO. Chicago New York eleclfic suclion sweeper: ASK YOUR NEIGHBOR WHO HAS ONE NO ADVANCE IN PRICE YET - $47.50 ARRANGE FOR FREE DEMONSTRATION IN YOUR HOME The Norwich Electric Co. Phone 674 ¢ 42 Franklin Street Batteries: Steele, and McCarty; Demaree, Causey Luque and Wingo. Cleveland Loses Chance to Gain. New York, Aug. 15.—Cleveland lost a chance to zain on the Boston leader: here today, losing to New York by a score of 3 to 2. Score by innings: Cleveland 0000003102 8 w York 01200000 * Batteries: Coveleskie and Caldwell and Walters. (65 Errors Lose Game for Detroit. Washington, Aug. 15—Opportune hits combined with Detroit’s errors d Cunningham’s wildness enabled Washington to defeat Detroit today 6 to 2. Score by innings: Detroit 200000000210 3 Washington 0 0 0 02040 * 5 3 Batteries: Cunningham and Spen- cer; Matteson, Ayers and Ainsmith. St. Louis Are Easy Winners. Philadelphia, Aug. 15.—St. Louis by timely hitting coupled with the wild- ness of Jamieson and Adams and bat- tery misplays won the second game of the series from Philadelphia today, 7 to 2. Score by inning: St. Louis 2100103007 9 2 Philadelphia0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Batteries: Rogers and Severeid; Ja- mieson, Adams, Pierson and McAvoy. Exhibition Game, Massilon, O., Aug. 15.—The semi- professional Central Steel baseball team today defeated the Boston Na- tional league club, 3 to 2, in an ex- hibition game here. TRINITY GRIDIRON STAR WOUNDED IN FRANCE. Hartford, Conn, Aug. 15—Lieuten- ant James E. Breslin of the Rainbow division, who has been wounded in France, was prominent as a football player at Trinity college here in 1915 and 1916. Before that he starred at Phillips-Exeter and was captain of the Princeton freshman football team in 1814. He secured his commission at Plattsburg. His home is in Mal den, Mass. AMERICAN JOCKEYS IN SPAIN. A colony of American jockeys is now livitg in Spain, according to a Madrid newspaper. They are located at San Sebastian in the “Sunny Land” and to judge by the reports of their doings they are rolling in wealth. There is Frankie O'Neill, who has a profitable retainer from W. K. Van- derbilt, and racing or not he gets the moncy. Others are Johnny Reiff and Lucien Lyne, the one-time “Bel- gian crack,” and the brigade has of late been reinforced by Milton Henry, McGhee, Garner and Archibald. Lyne is considered _exceptionally lucky 2s he rode and won on King Alfonso’s horse in the opening race of the seascn. The Spanish king races under the name of Duc de Toledo. Reiff was in 'Frisco, but Bod Denman sent for him, and it did not take long for the jockey to brave the submarines and to head for 2 land where racing is in full swing. _ . PLAYERS IN THE WAR. More than £0 ball players left the major and minor for service in the army The American league h men, as follows: Red 1 Yankees, 11 10 and’ Browns, 1. gue has have leagues or n lost ox, 12; 14; Ath- Washingtons, White Sox, National le } men—Pirates, 11 lyns, 11: C Braves, Cubs, 5; nts, 5 Phillies, The m league owners nave been compelled ind 143 new players to fill the cancies. The minor leagues given 423 men. It is estimated. that at least 1000 ball players, of €s, have answered call to the colors since country declared w WILL THIS SUPPLANT THAMES? Many good words were spoken by rowing authorities of both Yale and Harvard for the Housatonic river course, which was tried out for the Yale-Harvard varsity two-mile _race in a series of interviews secured by the Yale News. Among those who ap- proved the course were Referee W. A. Meikelham,» A. H. Swayne, Judge Andtimer, ‘Coach Mather Abbotf, of the Yale ‘crew and Coach Haimes, of Harvard. The of the Housato; river for a race draws attention here. how- ever, to the possibility of a course further up t stream, which may be available within two years. . The river is being dammed for industrial purposes at Zoar's Bridge, and| when thc new b is filled, there will be a lake at least half a mile| wide and eleven miles long. NORWICH TOWN Jeremiah Fields of East Orange, N J., is spending vacation with his famil; who .are passing the summer here th Mrs. Iields’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johr Ryan, of West Town street. Mrs. Susie M. Beebe of East Had- dam who has returned from a trip through the western states, was a guest recently at the home of Mr. and | Mrs. Noyes D. Chase on Otrobando | avenue. Miss May Bushnell of Old Canter- turnpike went to Hartford the first of the weék to visit her sister, | Mrs. John Thompson, and family, and | is with them now at Beach, New Haven, for a few ‘days’ outing. Tromiiey—Amibach. Miss Agnes Ambach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kdward Ambach, of Burnside, and Robert A. Trom! son of Mrs. Robert Tromley, of South ‘Windsor, were married in St. Mary's church, Fast Hartford, Tuesday morn- ing, Aug. 6. They were attinded by Miss Mary Broderick of Waterbury, a cousin of the uride, and Clarence Am- bach, the bride’s brother. The bride wore 'a_taupe satin suit with hat to harmonize and carried white sweet peas. The bridesmaid was gowned in brown satin. The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a pearl brooch, and Orderly, before the baiile begins, get a box of Helmar into the hands of every man in this Battalion. 0J Makers of the lghest Grade Tarkich > and Egyptian Cigarettes in the Werld After an automobile trip through the Berkshires, Mr. and Mrs, Tromley will reside in Fast Windsor, ,where Mr. Tromley has large tobacco" interests. Mrs. Tromley was formerly a res dent of Norwich Town and has many friends here. Miss Frances son was the guest Bernice Underwood street. ¥ Miss Lucy Elisworth of V has been vis s on Pine Tree Miss Grace Carleton of Mr. and Mrs. street. of T Daniel- of r brother risiting own ar Ohlson John of Miss Anna Wilcox of Central Vil- lage is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wilcox of Scotiand road Mrs. George A, Peck of Ofrobando avenue is entertaining her sister, M'ss Annie Smith, of Colchester. Rev. Arthur Varley, pastor of Taft- ville Congregational church, will preach at First Congregational church Sunday morning. Mrs. Jesse Chapman of Groton has been visiting her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. S. Wheeler, at their home on Scotland_road. Earl Spicer of returned after nearly has fui Camp Devens two days lough at his home on Otrobando ave- nue. Mrs. York is vi vieve McJennett. Peck’s Corner. Mrs. John Combies and daushter. Miss Arline Combies, of Tanner street will leave Saturday to spend a week at Lord's Point. After ten da liam J. Kerrigan of New ing her niece, Miss (Gene- at her. home on visit in_Boston with her brother, C. Rogers, M Marion S. Regers is again’at her home on Washington street. to the best man a stickpin. The bride gave her maid a string of pearls. At Scotland Road hall Sunday af- ternoon there will be a Christian En- deavor ser Sundgy school Mr. and M. of Town street are in Will ed there 1dden death b {of Mrs. R | Rose. | Edwa ins' mother, E. Wilson and son, nce Wilson, of Hartford have been eral days with Mr. Wi Mrs, Charles Tufts, of ando avenue. A F. Greene of W Town spendinz a week w Comst Greene will [ there for the week end WESTERLY joa | Westerly West | to. the tqwn call- |and Fope Valiey. ; Metcalfe, who' hoisted « can flag over:the Amer- 3 building at Nish the Stillman House, * district ice and a session of: thelsixty-five had: physical defects. e includes in addition of Westerly, r a few d ni The Ashaway Ser- days. vl be - heid ai day, August 29. I the kin shoul¢ t ancestor, Ed- d of in New- s later chose the Pawcatuck, now § Among the Westerly men who have arrived safely in France according to' word received by their relatives ves. iterday are Sergt. James A. Dona%: ixth regiment; William Haim riille rat. G ixth C. Artillery « | The report of the child welfare de- | partment Westerly Branch of the Wo- | | man’s Council_of N Defence, | was made public vesterday and shows | there were 1664 children in town under | five years. 1557 of whom were weigh- ed, 1194 were examined by a physi- ician, 363 by nurse One hundred and A the and ing. Cracker flaven. Dainty DR T o i e 0 war time with goed old appetiz- sl 5 a annaual reunion of 5 H since if traditior ' - his early home All are » The police are seeking James Jones, | asked come -prepared to - register * i | 3 |colored, formerly employed at the | beside their name dence, the § | Ocean Hous: Watch Hill, who is!name of their nearest kin bearing } | wanted for ault with a_dangerous iname of or born in;”their rela- & | weapon on Israel Abbott, colored |tionship to same aiso the number of on Tuesday night Jones, il is claimed | generations from their first ancestor j .assaulted Abbott with a razor and in-{ A feature of the day be the § flicted a very bad cut across the breast | making of a family service flag, ané | |2 under the shoulder for a length of | the piacing of a r on the flag, for ! teen inches, three cu on the the absent n in the e of the | |right arm. one on the left and threc'country his ancestor helped to sete & {cuts, each five or six inches long. on|tie the ba