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Veshington, Aprils 12 — President Harding, WViee Prasideni Coclidge, members of the cahinet and many och- er Ligh officials w tre record- breaking crowd of that saw Washington win the opening gamc of the season teday from tire New York Yankees, champions of the American League. The score was 6 1o . President Harding threw out the tirst ball and kept his own scove, jot- ting down the plays on a :egulation score card. He appca orl 1o enjoy ev- ry mmmc of the more than twd hours oy k The president was nscompanied 1Ly Mrs. Harding and 5 r Hughe: and Weeeks, His party occupied a hox along the fi Hase line. Other prominent persons viho ded in- luded Postmaster neral Work. General Pershing, Chiirman Lasker of the shipping board, many members if the senate and no; s tives and president B the American leagne, Ad: chief of na flag raising ceremonies participated in by both teams, bureau corp, Boy*® Scouts and school cadets. Both Mogridge and Jones were hit hard in the early innings. the two teams piling up a total >f 11 doubles. most of which went into the crowd which formed a circle around ihe out- field. Score: New York (A) ABSR. BP0 ATE e o i 5 T R Pouater, . o0 2 0 Mexitthe, # .o 08 0 Piop. b [ i Wand, 2 0 4 FINANGIAI. AND COMMERGIA! — MARKET WAS BUOYANT —Buoyancy best the marke? and - intermediate ngs being charac- irregulari Sales ares constituted a current movement and separate issuesstraded in ed a precedent, tes, cumulative ind industrial and commercial and 1 lquotations for such ommoditics as the oils, plg. iron nished iron and steel were among which continued to sentiment and dimin- interest, discordant or pessimistic note the coal strike, authori- the sifhation as likely to in ma lines of manu- near future, s were dull agd rails as a ted only nominally to the an oils were sold agreement between and American interests and steady prof- ed from the strength of money eading motors, * Gains to almost five points dur- n were made largely un- of equipments, domestic n steels, leathers, papers spe- €s and shippings, tobaccos and ues, Woolworth rising on the leciaration of the extra dividend. The only sharp reversal of the ses- tlon came in the final hour when Mexican Petroleum fell almost five points from ts early best and caused other leaders » react 1 to 3 points. The one strik- g exception was American Locomotive, which forged steadily ahead, closing at tng the four point ns opened 4 1-4 per cent it demand at that rate caused to 4 per cent. in the second More time funds were placed at per cent for 30 and 60 days, but d 4 3-4 per cent. trend, the Ger- the only exception to tha vel registered by a majority of foreign ange quotations. « demand bllls were strong at 4.41 jmed 4 to 8 * strength was shown bills, The Greek ‘but dealings in that afice were nominal on the unset- ms reported from Athens. TOC The following is a summary of the ransactions on the New York Stock Ex- ehange to 2 P. M.: High. Allied Chemical s Chalmers Allis Chalmers pr. . Am Ag Chem Am Beet Sugar Am Bosch Mag Am Can . Am Cotton Oil Am Cotton Oil pr . Am Hide & Leath ., Am Hide & L pr Am Woolen Ateh T & S F pr t & Ohio 3alt & Ohio pr .. Beth Steel Beth Deth § Brook Brook R T ur Butte Cop & Z Butte (B) Cent Leather pr “handler Motor hes & Ohio it W Sure Relief FOR |NDIGESTION President Harding Throws Out First Bai ATHLETICS GET AWAY T0 A GOOG START jz~-Philadaiphia ¢ to 2, in the opening ! The attendanc? ‘land Agricultural A!sociation at Bowie. bx}éning of the season of the Tex- feated Boston, 2 as league. season_today. ined an ear:- then perm: d‘i Philadelphir ll) REBHt from behind to the seventh inning and Seore Lwn 1%as LN tWO er.ors. over-throw of third enablei Galloway g run and on il :hrow M nac made ! to score thy Philadalhia (A) e a ) a o @lossssssssoaun i | sscommnts A dacsash “liumeiocosnol Willlams, 1t S el R B ) Severcd, ¢ . T e e Gerber, s S 00052 MeManus, 2b R e T R Shocker, p . T i e R Totals b e Johmsen, McCiellan. b Two base his, Qui ST. LOUIS TAKES CLOSE CCNTEST FROM CHISOX Chicago, April 12—St. Louis- defeat- n the opening game | of 1he Amerlcan league season J\mc The two Urbans—Fabor Shoukcx~“ere on the mound and th“ ¢ heid the \Iax‘nrs to lhll“ hl'.\ while (he latter ed Chicago 3 to 2 STUFFY McINNIS STARS IN ed the season w over Detroit, Nor ham and Olsen. Cleveland bunched its hits, Mclnnis, playing his first game | .-Philadeiohia 3, Bostan 2, as an Indian, leading with a single| Cleveland 7, Detrcit 4. double and a triple. Veach of Detroif| s imsion 6, it a home run with no one on. Cold walks and tweo of uxem‘ developed Chino copper Grucible Steel pr Del & Hudson . Dome Mines . Fisher Body ; lsher Bodv ©) pr 95 Gen Motor .. Gen Motor Deb ... Gen Motor Deb 7 p c93 Hupp Motor Car Illinois Central Inspiration Cogf Pinu s Morton, p Mer Marine Score by inning Mer Mar pr i M Truck pr’ Mot Truck 2 pr 74 Inter Paper lnt Paper pr s!a BRAVES PROVE EASY FOR Lehigh Valey Miami Copper Missouri K & T MoK &Twi Mo K & T pr w 1 Misouri Pacific Missouri Paci pr . Nat Enam & St Y Air Brake ture today for -F anc Fleteier in the ei Sn e Ing declines yesterd: Norfolk & West North Pacific Penn R R In the southwest. current that the winter crop st promised to be late in nearly all of the surplus stat Pierce Oil pr Reading 2 pr . Rep I & Steel South Pacific South Railway Southern Ry to outnumbs were at prices above $1.33 for May and | $1.21 for July. Talk that more wheat at | Cmaz Tobacco Prod Tobaceo Prod pr . n wheat at Kansas City brought heref to fill der inqui ket was more or I drew to an end. Union Pac pr ] S Rubber pr West El & M villys O'land pr Worth Pump .. Worth Pump B 3 . middling 17.80, i, April 12—Call money eas E ; low 4: ruling rate 4 1- =z bid 2 1-2; offered at 4; 1l lcans against acceptances 3 1- May 6015 July 633 ept. 66 Oats— May July Liberty Bonds. TS Lib 1st 4%5100.08 U S Lib 2a 4%s 5278 1-2 cv 4%s ....105 U S Lib 3d 43s100.08 U S Lib 4th 415100.00 Bictory 4%s Victory 3%s .. Quoted in dollars and cents per $100 were the dominant features of today's very extensive ket, practical the 3 1-2" transacion of $1,000,000. ed g Forelgn Exchange, - quotations are in cents per unit of for- eign currency: Lelglu\ francs especially convertible, refunding and debenture issues, joined in the general strength of the bond list, many gaining |P 1 “l 2 points and even more. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET, Chicago, April 12.—Offerings increased | $15,019,600 bonds offered by an Ameri- andbuying power gave out in the Chicago | can banking syndicate found immediate wheat ‘market today after scored a moderate advance based to some extent on higher quotations at Liverpool. 'rhs clos2 here was unsemed. 1 net decling "0 7-3 to 1.31 ai had | &ale. fo 3-8 gain with May eiectrolytic spot and nearby 12 7-8; la- July 1,20 1-8 to 1.20 ) ter 12 T-R8@18, Corn lost a shade to I-ic and oats b( to 3-8c.” ln _provisions the outcome TODAY’S SPORTS RACING pring meeting of Southern Mary- (35 BASEBALL . GOLF Annual Mid-April tournament at Pinehufst, N. C. BOWLING Northwest international champion- ship tournament, at Spokane; Michigan State championship tour- nament opens at Kalamazoo. % BENCH SHOW Annual show of Puget Sound Ken- nel Club opens at Seattle, $RESTLING . Ed (Strangler) Lewis vs. Earl Cad- dock, at” Wichita, Kas. BOXING Johnny Dundee vs. Pepper Martin, 12 rounds, at New York. Tony Caponi vs. K. O. Mars, 12 rounds, at Galveston. / YIELDING , 530%to 7% Kennecott Cou. 7’s « Great North. Gen. 5%’s _Grand Trunk 1st 3’s _ Atl. Refining 6%’s Mont. Power 1st 5’s ~ Un. Lgt. & Rys. Ref. 5s Cinn. Ham. &‘Day Send for descriptive letter FIELD BROS. Members Consolidated - Stock « Exchange of New. York 34 SHETUCKET ST. NORWICH, CONN. JAMES WALLEY MAIN OFFICE ~ 50 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK ! DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES — reeeSwa =aec=96-—-zf:( Seore by inn Two base hits, FIRST GAME WITH INDIANS B a 7 to 4 vietory 1 outpitching Old- the attendance down. Ny o E [ 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 €t e N Tota ; 2 T ) m in Nei (xx) Batted for Blgney Chis GAMES TODAY. American League, New York at Washington. National League. ‘Boston_at Philadelphia. Brooklyn at New York. Pittsburgh at St. Louis. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS, National League, Brooklyn 4, New York e il 12—Clevels _| Chicago 7. Cincinnati Cleveland, April Cleveland open~|| Cheatod, Clasisnsl 3./ st. Louis 10, Pittsbursh 1, Americar League. g 5. St. Louis 3, Chicago 2.~ College Games. Navy 2, Holy Cross 5. Princeton 7, Swarthmore’ 7, Stevens Institute 2. Collegs City cf New York 8, Vil Army 5, New York University 4. Lehigh 6, Beston _ University 5, Hanvard 13, Mi THE STANDING, National League. Braokivn Chicago Detroit (A) Ceiumbia 9. Williams 4. AL R H PO E T 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 st Phitade'ohia Posten ... Pittsburgh Philadeiphia Cleveland Washington Beston Detroit Chicagy PHILLIES iN OPENER Philadelphia,. April 12— very acceptadle as an o deiphi.; » 7 to 1. T.ee Mcadov 10me run v . Cruise'’s Yy in the United that Argentine ex-| ¢ terided ed better Turning points at which sellers began buyers in the wheat pit} had been bought for delivery in cugo was partly responsible. . In ad- it was said much Chicago-owned ay contracts. Un- , and with export such eircumstanc v slow, the early reversed as the day | s Corn and oats -pri onfi were ascribed to lower quota- cn hnr'v Chicago Grain Market. Wheat— High Low. Close May ... 133% 130 131 Stewart, 2 July 121% 120 12014 Care Sept. 115% 1145 1143 Corn— i Sept. BOND MARKET. New York, Aopril 1 —Liberty 1issues trading in the bond mar- all of that serles notabl rising to par or better, on which involved single bocks Final prices for this entire group show- cho-Slc Cuban, South Amer Almost evety class of domestic r.llls The rrovince of Ontario 5 per cent METAL MARKET. ew rk, April 12.—Copper steady, Jeal fir, soot 5.00@5.10. two - the only st cooss.2027 % 0 0 o 0 0 5 0 0 [ ) ] ?a:a;\ 0 0 | 125 e com e | ioamosana™ elescsscssan would be perhaps | CARDINALS OPEN SEASON WITH EASY ViCTORY action of the mar-| nals opened the 1 on today be fu\e a (‘\‘u\\'u‘ QsL!mal» ed ¢ s were governed in|over the main’ by the changes in the wheat market. Trade was almost entirely of a acter, declines in the value of | Jar _Gainer, Am- the C dinals, dro’ by got a hom: due s ut' th ls'l)]) Lu' van and injuries to Outficlder Mucl- ler Pittsburgh. (N) PROPINN | Grimm, 1 cach, Cooer, ,.4 2 R L] ) 7 0 e R broos o v ritoronm lo Glrowion s and in several instances ClD<“’\"‘Pl\t5bur~h quotations were at the day’s highest quo- |st. tations r Tatal sales of all classes of bonds were | Gain¢r. estimated at about $35.000.000 par value, and of this amount. the larzeSt of any day so far this year, almost 30 per ent. was contributed by Liberty and Vietory . Gainer and Stock. ALEXANDER'S SUPERB PITEHING WINS INITIAL GAME FOR CUBS ‘ngth of fortign exchanges, esvec-|crowd witnessed the defeat of Cin- the PBritish rate, exerted a favor-|ci able influence upon U1 Dominion of Canada issues. Lyons-Mediterranean railway cently floated here, also C: fan 8's and : Mexican and Japanese honds were among the many internationals, to.show marked strength. nati in the opener today, Chicago to 3. Superb pitching was mainly od Kinzdoms and | winning by The Paris-| by sixes re- | for l!w visi ing by great stops by him eng the Reds in the eighth, Gincinnati (N)-~ Wingo, Rixes, Couch, p xHarper Glllesple, csooootie [ o Slrecornnsnwess®™ glev-auuo.fiu;—x*—— alorocscnosstm Bl oorsonnnaniows Totals - Tin easy, spot and futures 30.25. Statz, o Tron steady, prices unchanged. Hollacher, Zinc qiet, Bast St. Louis detivery spat s i B N cowmus® e/ Our Men’s Store EVERYTHING FOR EASTER " CLOTHING, HATS, SHIRTS, NECKWEAR, HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR, ETC. Hats the finest, $3.00-$6.00 best, sz 50 $4.00, and cravat creations unexcelled, 65¢ to $2.00. Shirts superior $1.50 up. Collars right to fit your neck, easy or tight, 20c up. Suits new. Topcoats ‘too, that are as much a part of Easter as the Rabbit, the egg and the lily. verything: here. Everything right for his dress day and night. Gloves the 00000203 , Alexander, Three base Lits, CHAMPIONS LOSE OPENER IN CLOSE GAME WITH DODGERS New York, ' April 12—The Bgook'y Nationals defeated the worlds cham- pioir New York team in fhe onen game of the season today hy a seore of 4 to 3. Mayor dylan th first ball. The game into a sharp conflizt rival deft handers, Reu® and New York's erors the game in the favor Seccre: Brookiyn (N) AB A 3 ! £ | High. 4 4 Johnsor 1 Be t 3 00 2 0 1 9 0 3 10 Ructher, D 4 o Thre bace bl FRENCH OLYMPIC COMMITTEE osing of committee decid i offer of g} clug of Fran of thei Colombes grounds and Municipal council of Paris that 0 aid from it. T . 5" De games. The offer of the Ea for a 500 metre there wil for training purposes in "LLJ\W!‘, 1332 The club will ask for fifty per cent. of the receipts of the Olymp with a guarantee of 3.000.409 fra size, fifty metres in len: stands for 10,000 s tennis - courfs also W Jaly, 1923," providi g the | francs. The sponsors of the prop ern Conn. League will me Taftville this Thursday =vening. John P. McQuillan and Ray Commins Danijelson will send Willinm Marsland Joe Cranka will be Taftville's choice, and . M. Ci for Ashland of Jewett Ci Putnam, Submarine Base, terly may also be represented. to previous arrangements. All how application. Judging from the enthus by the fans Secretary Chase has ber with inquiries and letters since the meeting last wacl ! receive .consideration. prominent busin man who h eral seasons, but which ped for a playing field. Preston Stars Win The Mox Hill Sluggers proved no have determined to superb pitching of Jimmy Falza% They would like to hear from any swer through the Builetin. the diamond which will be sometime in 3 would like to arr: the Duwells Occum or an {Out.of town games pri 0.9 0140 ot igames pla is cleared, game with ed. Return llenges. tv Mgr. Jewett City or through the Bul FRANCE TO ERECT NEW STADIUM FOR OLYMPIAD April 12—Members of the c constructed for the Americans | tzined in vaudesille Pershing. St spective guests former. | ginm. were unahlc to 1 o f e rp Olympic. Th: eating 20.000. said this might be 0 ithe site selee committee had great \nul xodx) it er-allied games » patched and done over ror xl-e LEW TENDLER AND MANAGER SUSPENDED BY COMMISSION , and his man- ACCEPTS RACING CLUB'S OFFER‘«( ere Paris April |ten months the National } the in a m.-‘m\ “home of the to for hold:ng 1!1\;| ng club calls i e Bk | GEORGETOWN WINS TRACK MEET FROM PENN. Jeorgetown in a ll'.wr{ meet local The Georgetown. . Connolly est: ‘Washington, being broken A swimming pool of the regulation h, with ators and four 1 Le built by guarantez Ito the club is rais:1 to 1.090,060 Tergedre hu won four oth WESLEYAN GETS BEQUEST OF ‘Z)Oufl IOR ATHLE I"C F.;N 3 | Davis T i the Eastern Conn. league Mects Tonight ‘Willimantic will be vrepresented by used 1 hanl to look I.n;- out for New London, “Doc” Thompson, George Young and D. C. Murphy are 1. Carpen- | pgi Upsilon. ter with P. W. Chase wil. look out —— . Bull Dogs Trim Eagles The Laurel Hill Bull Dogs defeat- ed the Eagles of Ns the seventh inning th the field. The game w: feited and the Bull Dogs won by a 9 to 0 score. clubs however, are not in a po=mon in t at this time to decide del:nitely owing a deciared foir- ever are anxious for a berta and are calling special meetings of their re- spective associationsiin order to muke A Challenge The East Side Grays chaii. 16 years of age for a 1 battle asm shown ni players alike through this section, its going over big. Acting swamped {from um- pnres, players and prospective clubs 4 any game to be grounds on Friday afternoon. Answer through Friday's Bulleti The circuit is not definitely setiled on and every team in this section will || SPORT WORLD BRIEFS To date only one inquiry has been made from Norwich and that by a 5 ex- pressed himself as willing to back a team which has bgen playing for sev- handicap- announce- ment that commercialism in billiards has driven him out of the game, you'd think Willie was an amateur football The Prestan Stars opencd up their basebajl season yesia\lay afternoon defeating the “Fox Hill Sluggers by the overwhelming score cof 14 to 4. match for the East Side hoys who lean up” any team in ctheir class during this com- ing season. Features of the game were a two-bagger by “Babe” Pecry and the ‘Tis said that the 'pmpoued attempt of Sirs Ross and Keith Smith to fly around the world is not a cough drop advertising stunt. Harry Greb wants to meet. Johnny as he thinks a match with team averaging 14 years of age|Mike Gibbons would be a joke, Har- A}Q ry must be fond of jokes at that. Chuck ¥onn, a Chiness ballplayer. slng with !.h:" Athlet- flm.x(u.l,nmhm h-n?cn Pllmyn F., meets in Odd ollmu' )s.otk..m ‘Women Jefferson. place today. dience already achieved. land. most perfdt use of taste so unerringly resource. Friday. Saturday ally fine B, P e Strand for The Strand Strand—Thursday. sch now and has |\f-'| keep on giving the The feature attr: iolin, using the native time was pl omedy compariy deville toda 1 the Stra The Good-Bad Wild Fawn, and in fact nct o bad Shirley Mason Bill at the E d the other of those palatable rom: world. Her rl of pleturesque Savo to bow t the circle in wh acted Mason been see mal comedy. tre Thursday. Saturday For the last thre there will be shown at the Da the biggest and best overy act a ur chance te s drama. Henry E .Dixey, Ditpret auly; Heinse and Harry that will interest you. Tris qpea]\er will carry seven in- MATSOTsY SEvies Is, the s of £ fielders this season, and <therefore he will have to look after the Cleveland outfield alone. Accounts of rough-house tactics in St. Louis soccer games indicate that football is just as nice under any oth- pense by those clever Warden and Burke. clude all taxes, No. 207, LU, St. 3. Shetucket Motion Pictures at Breed Theutra TODAY’S EVENTS Observance of Holy Thursday. Anniversary of the birth of “Thomas One hundreg and fiftieth anniversary the birth o!D‘EIl Terry, father of l!: clock industry in America. A gigantic pow-wow of Canadian In- dians is 10 be held today at Oswego, On- tario, to protest against the alleged in- justice of the Indian act. The old home of James Whitcomb Riley, “the Hoosier Poet,” in Indianapolis, is tc be dedicated today as a pusiic shrine by the James Whitcomb Riley Association. ‘Whether the girls attending the rura high school at Vinland, Kas., shal} be re. guired-to wear skirts extending at leas! three inches below the knee: is to be de- termined by a vote of the c tizens of-that ANNOUNCEMENTS ‘ Official Board Meeting An official board meeting is, t the Thursday night prayer meetlng &1 Trinity Methodist Episcopal church. Edward Mortis Delichts Acolian Hall ‘l» Mr. Edward Morris, who is o give 1 piano recital in Slater hall on May 2 un. der the auspices of the Norwich )(lllll Association, is a young man who has He is'a member of the Music League of America, and has appeared in many re- tals, both in this country and in Eng- Following a recital in Aeolian hall the New York World said “such sane and well controlled pianoforte playing as Bd- ward Morris ded yesterday ;. after- noon is so seldom encountered, these days of superior pianists, notable. His performance yesterday dis- jclosel a beautiful singine touch, an al- sed that his moved. and properly, to spontaneous Morris has many personal friends orwich, who speak most cordially ersonal charm as well as of his pro- onal good taste and large technical There are five exceptic In this = it e that- did not in the tom toms 4 . great many of the white man's rds appear in “A Sympos- ey have certainly They nz's dances and talk of the brightest a musical inel- possible that $s being to shokw Breed Theatre heads tre today in her lat- she excels—a romance of buoyant yout in which Tpears no current of the rted sclon of titled ar of the ohstaclys ¥.of the young coup} as a Fox star hs Miss 0 greater a tures on the b ight Attack™ and an Edg- that has ever appecared in Ten acts of high class vaudeville re fire winner ) vaudeville prese - of | it should be. headed by the two well knowh movie stars, Virginia Pearson don Lewis (themselves) in a clever come: dramatic playlet, “The § This mystery melodrama was written eg- pecially for these two popular movie fas- orites and gives them ample opportunify to prove they are equally as good on the spoken stage as they are g Second on this great bill is Key Ho a'fl Cn.. a European senational act that has been the cuse of considerable comment i all the cifies in which it has bee and company i a big comedy sketch wrote for lnughlrt Duray and Sarli present a nifty s'ngl and talking act that will meet with § stant approval. The next on the pmxrvb- is Jean Perry the petite comedienne, wi a line of tuneful songs and cheerful chi Barry and Nicherson hav offering A clever couple. entitled “Tip duo will show you something new, Choy Koy. the Japanese novelty conglomeration of idotic nonsense di Brazilian Nut: Last, but not I is Newkirk and the Fayne Sisters in b really high class singing and dancime novelty. And for good measure we wifl present Pauline Starke in the big Phd- toplay, Wife Against Wife. gives a fine screen portrayal in the rol of an artist’s model whose romancs broken by the Jealousy and hatred of other woman. A three hour show. Prie- es, matinee, entire lower floor 60 cony, 85c; gallery. 23c. chestra reserved $1.00; eircle 75e: cony, 75¢; gallery 50c. These prices I