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" BALTC ACES D of ~:Jewett City in a basketball gaiie played‘in the Baltic gym Friday, 32 to 11. ‘Swanson starred for the Aces, con- neeting with the basket eight times. He was followed by Ridgeway with five feld goals chalked up to his eredit. Liberty and Davis starred for the yisitors. In the preliminary the tams de- feated the Melrose team of Taftville 21 to 10. Coady led in shooting baskets with seven, and for the visitors Coleman ‘was the bright light. Lineups. Aces. Ploneers. Ridgeway eseseses Liberty R F. Swanson Brennan, Stafford eseessssss. Davis 555353 kense BINKS . L. G. Fleld goals, Swanson 8, Ridgeway 6, Robertaile 4, Miller 3, Liberty 3, Davis 3, Sullivan 2, Barry 1; foul goals, Lib- erty 1. Bub., Almquist’ (Aces). Melrose. .. Gregory R'F . Paradis, Sevigny 7 . L G. s Fleld goals, Coady 7,%Coleman 4, Firth 3. Charon 2, Himes 2, Goldblatt 2, Para- dis 2, Gregory 1, Sevigny 1 LANDI§ APPOINTS CHICAGO ATTORNEY HIS SECEETARY Chicago, Feb. 4.—Federal Judge Land- is, commissioner of baseball, upset an- otehr tradition of the game today when he appointed Leslie. M. O'Connor, a ypung Chicago attorney, as his secreary. O'Connor will begin his’ dutics: tomorrow. The new secretary who is 31 years oid, has had no pervious experience in base- bass, other than Beging an ardent fan ard amateur player and his selection was a sarprise to followers of the game, who | had expecteq that a man would be chos- | en from within the rank: apoolntment of O'Conor, ever, was in line wita Judge Landis' | n of going outside the Tom, it is ex- how- s and ears” of cried they locks as it * said a! prominent major lenzue officiel tonizht. | Judge Landis said he selected o'Connor not only because o ek cter, but alsy because he is not Iterested in the #dine, except following it s a sport and’ récreation, O'C was chosen from a list of 22 candidates. many cf whom ald no kapw they were being consider- | . ““OConnor is only 20 or 31 years old, receive a | aiso will ing body slary of serve as triasurer of th of baseball. The new sceretary is & Kent coliege of law and tieing in jeago for ei married and has assistant judge advocat Depar: nt of the a: Records of the o Commi=sion wiil be turned ¢ excpeiary tomorr eadquarc Ts wili be esta rst. In the meant quarters will be establisi WESTERN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP ary head- 4 at a hotel, T open | was awarded to %, 25 and 26, The amateur ch western Westmore:and will take place the w This | svent was origi 18 but | MAKK‘ET WAS REACTIONARY New York, Feb. 4—The stock mar} resumed i reactionary trend at Monetar: ditions aiso Te beiter in the sense thit call loans remewed | week at 8 per cent., holding | gure througiout the day, In to recent late sGvances to § of the day's les wmounied to s ruled (o the sultory, most énd of stoc! Liberty lssues were irrezula: mostly at giirs. Total value) aggregated $1 STOCKS. | i3y ssied aceacccacaa 31111131 s f sedsippasapteaasiiy o 099 i T 53 H iig'fllh;m;!fi":'ui!lh!ui"élli 5 e SEE Nusés b ot OWN PIONEERS THREE STRAIGHT GAMES Captain FOR CAPT. GEE'S TEAM Jost three straight to Captain Henry Gee's James Hayes' _team BANK RQDUERS GET AWAY WITH §90,000 AT WYOMMISING, PA. Reading, Pa.;. Feb: 4—Slate police, Wwho took up-the chase” f0f the Jewelers, at seyeral thousand dollars. August Gueino, 68, who was alone In the place.- was: beaten' and strangied lato us- on' the second floor, rified_the safe ang_espaned with jeweiry valued and himself. ners’ ruction of the machine and the lives o(l his pilot, Licutenant Ulysses G. Jones, Lieutenant Black, who was in the gun- pit behind the wpilot, wi drop- contest at Columbia club, Washingtox, D. C, ,to use that webk. f The western amiteur title was won by Chick Evans last year in a brilliant final match with Bobby Jones of Atlanta. The Baltic Aces trimmed the Ploneers \m changéd to allow the national PIONEERS SWAMPED CRESCENT BY SCORE OF 40 TO 15 "hursday night, in Bijou: hall:, Jewett City the Pioncers added another victory to their long string by rimming the Ponemah Wheel Club Cresceits uf Taft- ville by the overwhelming score of 40 to 15, $ Taftville was outclassed completely as as -the Pioneers' teamwork was a mys- tery to them,. This makes the Ploneers’ |Gee . 89 93— 284 fourth straight win. Linewp: 1 T Ploneers Crescents. 3 & 3 Hreanan .., ,.\.00 0000000 veeess Zuerner Team 8, James Hayes, Captain. Right Forward 99 96— 217 B Murphy 3 71 71— 241 —— ' Donovan | Hutchinson 82 92— 263 Gt oo Hayes .. 88 101— 270 .. Blanchette 433 429 438 1300 Referce Woods; scorer, Burns; timer, Leclaire. AMERICAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE team on the Eelks' bowling alleys Friday evening. ;- Capt., Hayes' _team rolled a total pinfall of 1,300 while their opponents’ total pinfall was 1,42. The first string was an easy victory for Captain Gee's rollers, their margin being 20 pins, | They won the second string by seven pins and the third: by 15 pins, 3 4 Hayes ‘is. credited with high Capt. single for the evening; his third string total being 101, Second highest single, 100, ‘was rolled by Osten of the win- ning team. . The scores: Team 4, Henry Ges, Captsin. Patrick . 86 97— 264 Kennedy 83 79— 254 Osten - 100 96— 294 Enos 78 83— 246 89 72— 249 PALACE 2NDS TRIMS RUNAWAY, BOWLERS The Palace 2nds took two out of three | games from the Runaways last night on | the Palace alleys. Fuller of the winners bile bandits, 0 today held up at bed the Pesple's Trust Comyany at Wyo missing, ' suburd, of $40,000 in casi and $50,000 in securities, were wichout. defi- nite clue late tomight either of: their. ‘Wwhereabouts or their clerk in. the’ bank, however, has given a: good deseription of the men, and the authorities believe they will hended within 'a few days. ol idestity. < A girl be - appre- congcicusness” by tae thieves. He jn the bulid passed the of WHOLESALE DEALERS MAY ‘Washingtan, was found half an- hour -later by -tenant who heard groans as he SELL LIQUOR TO DRUGGISTS Fob, 4.—District prohi- ping smoke bombs when one of them ex pioded in the pit. His face and -hands were burned and his clothing and the fuselace ,of. the plane caught on fire. Jones turned and saw the' stru but 'was powerless to help. He kept an eye on the mearest river, ready to plunge 2,000 feet below f it should be necessary., Blagk kept his head, however, and grasped a fire extinguisher and pump- bers was stolen here Wednesday night from H. J. and leads the police to the bandits had been here sever: ning the holdup. CUSTOMS INSPECTORS WERE customs surveyor of the port of New York, in a statement tonight,’said -pub- lished statements of Coblector of Customs Newton, that thirty-eight or more cus- Entering- the institution at noon,.four of the bandits forced the clerks and-two customers. money, caped Were waiting in an uutomobile along the curb ousside. * The motor car later was abandoned in*tiris city near the Reading raflroad station where it was sald eight o the vault, took all the securiites in sight and es- ‘with their four companions Who strange men bought' tickets for Harris- burg. The automobile abandoned by the rob- Raudenbush, @ contractor, beliet” the days plan- a ACCEPTING GEATUITIES New Yor¥, Feb. nomas B. Rush, bitlon directors were Instructed by Com- missioner Kramer- tonight to permit the Wholesale. liquor dedlers to sell the liquor in their possessiou to wholesale drugzisis. Attorney ~General® Palmer's = recent opinion prohiblts the Wholesale deajers from selling liquor, but prohibition ofi- cials declared an exception had been made to permit the dealers to dispose of their stocks already withdrawn from bond. A change In the regulations was necessitated, officials sald, as wholesalers are not permitted to sell liguor to whole sale druggists under ordinary circum- stances. >, —_— TOOK FIRE IN SHAM BATTLE OVER NEW YORK PLANE New York, Feb. 4—A real fight for lite was held above New York today when fifteen aifplanes “bombed” the city with smoke bombs and rattled a tattoo with machine guns in a sham battle to stimuiate recruiting for the air ser- vice. Whils thousands of persons out to their ed its’ contents on the flames, Jones saw that his companion had won the zrim battle” he ‘turncd his plane to- wards Mineola Ficld, twenty miles away, g the trip in "Biack was hurried to a hospital where he will laid up for several days. PARKER DEFENDS SALE OF SUPPLIES TO FRANCE by Edwin B. ed in dispos suppiles When about tén minutes, Feb, 4.—Staunch defen: of the work accomplished by the Ame fcan lquidation commisel of millions of dollars worth of war s piles to France and other rovernments _after made tod Furopean ce, was Parker, New rman of the the house conduct of the arm LOSCOE (FATTY) ARBUCKLE & MABEL JULIENNE SCOTT . + scene fiom GEORGE MELFORD'S PRODUCTION iHE ROUND UP* A PARAMOUNT PICTURE * NOwW PLAVINGIT THE DAVIS t bulk- of F STATE NEWS MEETS TODAY ‘AT NEW YORK New York, Feb.- 4—A meeting of the Ametrican Olympic. committee will be held here tomorrow afternoon in Te- sponse to the cail of Chairman Gustavus F. Kirby. The most important matter to be discussed will be the proposed re- ofganization of tnat body and the for- maticn of a npw assoclation which: will assumq the control and. selection of .all committees which may be found neces- sary for the complete representation of took all the -honers. . The Palace 2nds challenge nay team in Norwich or vicin- including Baltic, Jewett City. All challenges accepted by iy, H. Welsner, Coe ....sesson108" 101 Weisner 4100 117 Fuller .. L1130 124 faai .. 113 107 13 96 Delessio ‘Willimantic 149 Baltic St. Score: Palace 2nds. toms inspectors were involved in charges of graft, were “grossly exagserated.” OF | the records in pis office two mspeotors had been dismissed and’ ten were under suspicion. The allesed frresularities 1n the cus- toms service werc said to have resulted from the practice of insectors accept- ing gratuities from incoming steamship passengers in a hurry to get their bag- gage by, and grew until it was thought Some inspectors were operating on a larger scale and passing dutiable arti- Mr. Rush deciarad that accordmg to | day - lunch, acle, Lieutenant Eaward Black, an server in_one of the machines, was fighting, unbeknown 6 the crowds be low, a fite Which threatened the de- watched the _ thrilil | wise, g, the same mater; weald not b in | the government s were on hand today Europe or the United States, | sales ‘were made in 1919, Norfolk,—Throuzh ng the price: ained when the bulk Saturday afternoon, the either | M. Henry H. Bridgman, the annual con- that | cert as a memorial for Abrahum Lincoln will be held in the Congregational churcn birthday. be by invitation. Redd generos'ty of Feb. 12, Lincoln's | lief fund. | coach for 1921. { with Toronto in { | 1eague, Atlanta in the Southern league | [ and Worcester in the old New England | the United States in all future Olympic 633 1637 games. > M. Shea 120— 305 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE * Smith T4 13 1% 3 Le .s.-cer swssivs 96 102— 205 A i3 shea 106108 . 95— 209, San Francisco, Feb. 4—Carl “Babe” | o oo - S e Holling, pitcher for the Oakland team of tae Pacific Coast baseball league last = o s 1 year and who had in his pocket a Detroit American league contract for 1921 was arrested here today on a charge of burg- lary. AUSTEALIA CABLES DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE 4—Aus- the United States for a match for the Davis cup, the international lawn -tennis-trophy, Melbourne, Australia, - Feb. tralia_has cabled a challenge to receptly won by an American team. NAMED TRINITY’S BASEBALL . COACH FOR 1921 ‘onn., Feb, 4 — Thomas | today was named Trinity college baseball He formerly played International Hartford, Sdllivan, of® Portland, Conn,, the Jeague, TAFTVILLE ROWLENS TAKE MATCH FROM DANIELSON defeated the Danielson team Friday night on the former's alleys the Honors for high single went to Pepin, rolling a pin- fall of 141 pins, Longo being a:close sec- High three honors best two cut of three games. ond with 140 pins. went to Dugas With a score of 397 pinfall Score: Taftville, “141— 365 SENSATIONAL ANTERNATIONAL CASE INVOLVES 60,000,000 YEN _ Geneva, Feb. 4—A sensational inter- national case, Involving County.Igor De | Tilinski, a friend of the former emperor of Russia, and the sum of ' 60,000,000 yen, is to be tried shortly in Berne. The, count was arrested in Berne for alleged | fraud at the instance of a London syn- | dicate. The count is declared to.have told how he negotiated with the Japarese govern- ment and how during the Russo-Japan- ese wa rThe stcceeded in the destruetion of the battleship Petropavlovsk by chang- ing the mine chart aboarg the battlaship. He s alleged t> have said he received for tais a reward of 60,000,000 yen with a promise of a similar sum in ten years if Japan was not at war. / Count Tilinski arrived at Gemeva in 1912, and then weng to_Londog, where i: | is said and syndicate advanced | | H i o kewise are understoed to have advanced him funds.” The newspapers say that the serip, ex- amineg by Genéva experts, was found t> | be.genuine., Count Tilinski is in jail at Berne wheré he owns a sumptuous villa. being unabie to find tae required bail NEW. YORK GRAFT PROBE cles. . ULTIMATUM TO STRIKERS BY UNITED TRACTION CO. Amany, N. Y., Feb. 4—Striking em- ployes of the United Traction Company whose operations in this and nearby mu- nicipaiities have been suspended for one week, tonight were offered thelr. posi- tions back With seniority rights but w the reduced wage scale over W he | men struck, if they reported for 'fll’k‘ by 8 o'clock Monday morning. | In a communicatin sent to all the cmployes, Harry B. Weatherwax, vice president of the compary, declured that in accordance with an order of the pub- lic service commission the company is ~comyelied” to begin operation of cars aud1s} nakiug " reyacations fooanding- . It was announced that e men vould imeet tomarrow to take official action on the offer. BUILDING CONTRACTORS OF SUATE ARE ORGANIZING Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 4.—Bulk contractors from all parts of the staie ; met here today and took the Ini.ial steps in th eformation of a ate or- gamzation of master puilders. About 150 contractors were preseit and a num- bers of informal gpeseies were made in which united zction o bring about low- | er building costs ‘was_advocated. | Hurry A. Leonard of New Haven 'ifli elecied president, C, T. Smih of Water- president, and Jokn Wie: of “direc.ors were chosen gnd detalls of the organi An- bury, vice Hartford, tre urer. Thirty zation were lefl in thelr hands. other mecting will be held in New I | i Penln .. 104 1200 | HITS NICH CITY OFFICIAL |en in about two weeks, wicn formal or- | Taymond 101 122 92— 315 " | santzation of the assceiation Will be ef- Edwards 115 59 109— 313 | New York,.Feb, i—An officlal holding | fecied. Whide 127 103 107— 337 |2 high pesition in the city administration i Diitia B4 136 1w 307 |5 invoived in thejcyidende 81 aljeEcd {50,009 GALLONS. WHIS ;nr “AUTOS } —— —— jErall in the gwarding of cify sewer con- WORTH $1%00,000 TOT. AZURSE, 581 570 576 1737 | tracts, Arthur M. one of Mr. Wit~ %l OTAL SEIZURSE i R manis, assistants, announced here today. il % G p i ‘Washington, Feb. 4.—More than e g o 300 | T4’ e of the inveatigation of allezed | 000 gallons of whiskoy and. hutomontica | 197 33— 300 | corruption, among city and county offi- | worth' §1,000,000 are now In posscseton | :E: 1:;— 1z3 cials grew out of the board of estimate’s | of the government as.a result of fus | e yop 308 {nrobe of tertain sewer °contracts in aicn' apainst | the ot Syt e e e in liquor, according fo Wayne B. 2 |indtpentomt e e t0, dlscuss the | er, ounsel for the anti-saloon league. | — | indépendent investigation being pursued | o suats & oher Si 520 591 501 1637 |y Mn King rAfer first declining to | oo s d s and other proper.y Art! i Ly New York,; Feb. 4— Call mone; strong; high 8; low §; ruling rate’ 8 clising bid 8; offered at 9; last loan 8: bank acceptances 6. COTTON New Yorlk, Feb, 4.—Cotton—spot quiet; middling 13.85. . LIBERTY BOND MARKET. High. L afw & FEEpLEEEE LEEPE FOREIGN EXCHANE RATES. -~ Yesteraed Sterttng " — ne e e per smesizml Coml, 69 deys Cuml; 19 days ¥rance (Far 8.3 Demand Sermany ‘(par 8 celis per mark—) - + Deagud . 5 +Calies Amtra Dem CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Ohtcago, Feb. 4.—Insertion of higher make a statement, Mr..Kng denied a re- port imputed to him that Mayor Hylan and his official family were involved the ‘sewer contract phase of the investig: tion. " Indictments tomorrow asainst other nolice in connection wit hthe acceptan of rewards for the recovery of stoel { automobiles were predicted by Mr. Whit™ man. GERMANY, DECLINES TO ATTEND THE FINANCIAL CONFERENCE | FIVE YEAR { seized by the government fn orcement of prohibition,: the sundry civil appr.pri- jation bill, reported today to the senate, aside $200,000, as requested by M. | eeler. - seized liquor and automobiles, ac cording to testim:ny of Mr. Wheeler be- fore a senate , jmade pul today, are to be 8:1d by {2¢ government | | { HJ g ] SENTENCE FOR FRENCH “NOBLEMAN” New York, Feb. 4 Berlin, Feb. 4 t was officially state | today that Germany has deelined fo at- | tend the allied financial conference of | experts to be held in Brussels beginning Inext Monday. The ground taken fs| that Germany requires her financial ex- Derts t oremain at home for the present. | A London dispatch Thursday night | said Dr. Karl Berzmann, chief of t German_reparations commission, 4ad | telegraphed M, Delacroix, president of the allied financial = conference, re- | questing that the Bruss:ls . ccnference, | set for February 7 be postponca until | after the London ccnference in order to | permit the German experts to confer | with their’ government. : | A dispatch from Paris yesterday s1¢ | that the Brussels meeiing had been ten-, postponed until early in’ March on | Z.quest of t.e Germans. President Of The Irish Republic | worthless check for { of Paris, and that during | . from colds or congestion. Anditacts at A prison sentence. | of five years was imposed today onm | Poilip E. De Ciamec; man,” who pieaded gu Crain in general se French ‘n i y before Judge | ons ty passing a ! $300. His extradi- tion had been scught by Bosten and other cles. De Clamecy said he was a civil en- gineer ang 4 graduate of the University war he d posed as 2 French army officer and a count. He, received th o city f Boston 1911, e posing as a nohiemon, afterwards Weing convicted for forgeries. FORMER EMPEROR CHARLES " CONSULTS HIS SUPPORTERS Geneva Feb, ,4—Former Emperor Charles i at present in Berne consutinz his supporters, and -according to the Baser Nachrichten and the Socialist “T: wacht, intends a coup d’etat this spring. Having decided tb Teturn to he throne ai Budapest ““whatever the consequences e is reported by the newspapers as say ing that he considers his exile unjust and that he is enitleq to the throne of Hun- BAIY. TAXICAB BANDITS MADE. JEWELEY HAUL IN NEW YORK New York, Feb, 4. Four taxicab ban- dits entered the bullding at 80 Nassau street during the homeward rush hour today, struck down an eéiderly employe of Steinberg . brothers, manufacturing DRIVE AWAY HEADACHE Rub Musterole on Forehead . . and Temples A headache remedy withor of “hud;dE: med:dy v'"ng i %;g'; adache and that miserable feeling once! Musterole is a clean, whi ment, made with oil of m::zrd. w than a mustard plaster- and does not blister. Used only externally, and in no way can it affect stomach and heart, I the fo 5 | visions was 10 to 15c down. Wheat duties ‘in he emergency” together with an mmT:m'-ll;l‘flhl:g helpeq bring about . an’ advance in the wheat market today. The close was firm at 1-4 to 1.1-4c net higher with' March 152 12 to 152 3-4 and May 144 to 144 1-4. Corn' gained 3-8 to 3-dc, and 0ats 1-8 & 1-4 to 1-20, The finish in pro- CHICAGO GRAIN WARRET. % reey 182 ® o 1% wy @s some internal medicines do. Excellent for sore thlv:t,fixgmhlth, croup, stiff neck, asthma, i congestion, pleurisy, theumatism, lume orlmnfiwni T ""'”‘m"" el ns, soTe m bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of 1o chest (it often prévents pneumonia. 35¢ and 65¢ jars; hospital size $3.00 dent, who states that he will not dis- cuss any peace proposition with the xrmn Cabinet, which does not em- the recognitiom of the Irish Republic =E =N! ‘The Greatest Sale of All CONTINUES HERE TODAY 'KUPPENHEIMER SUITS For Men and Young Men - MADE TO SELL AT $55.00 TO $85.00 YOUR CHOICE THIS SALE IS THE RESULT‘ OF A CASH PURCHASE — WE TOOK EVERY SUIT THE GREAT HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER HAD LEFT AT A RIDICULOUS CLOSE OUT PRICE. HERE ARE SUITS OF KNOWN QUALITY — EXCELLENT STYLE —- DEPENDABLE FABRICS—FROM RELIABLE MAKERS — AT A PRICE RETAIL OF ABOUT HALF WHAT THEY COST ORIGINALLY AT WHOLESALE. : BUY TWO OR THREE SUITS NOW - Every Suit Bears the Kuppenheimer Label Nothing like this in years—No matter if you have patronized sales here or elsewhere-- - BUY AGAIN —— These values are so phenomenal, consider it an in- vestment and rniot a purchase. ‘The Suits are no left overs—picked overs—undesirables—but fresh, new, attractive goods, right from the House of Kuppenheimer—which guarantees you the style, quality and tailoring is the very best. Styles and sizes to fit any and all men and young men. THE BIGGEST SCocepP ! ‘OF THE SEASON Manhattan 121-125 Main Street Admission to the concert will “The Redding Woman's Civie league, as a result of a fair just Sefore Christmas, sent a check for §100 to Mr. Hicks of Bridgeport for the European re- —_— n I e e[ e [ [ e [