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Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
CONNIE MACkS STRING. But Four Regulars Yet to Sign-Four
 Young Pitchers.

Philadelphia, Jan. 2O.-Connie Mack manager of the Athletics, announced today the names of the players that have signed contracts for the coming baseball season. The list includes all the regulars with the exception of Pitchers Coombs and Plank, Catcher Thomas and Captain Dan Murphy The last named player is away on a hunting trip and other unsigned men will send in their contracts in a few days, it was stated
 In addition to McInnis, ColIins,~ Bar " and Baker, Orr and Cruthers have signed as infielders., Lavin. another substitute, has not yet signed and may not be with the team this year.
 Several new pitchers are revealed in Macks long string. They are Baker, Van Deveer, Boken and Graves. and the young catchers signed up are Mo Avoy and Sturgis They will work in the south with the team in the spring and may reach the big league.
 The outfieiders, besides D. Murphy, Strunk and Oldring, include Daley Thompson and Brickley, the latter a. brother of Harvard's football captain.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
NOANK

through the efforts of Rev. w. T. Aiken and few others interested the sunday school library of the Baptist Gnurch, with the addition of a large Eumoer Of books, has been placed at khe disposal of the public and the room & kept open and free access had to w&e ooows at any time, day or evening A eFaYellng loan library issued by the pubic library of the state of Connecti- cur, composed of 30 volumes. has been receNed and was opened this week for Ruolc use Another of the same size ntted for juvenile readers will be re CelYeo Tn few days Tn all there are co books. Magazines and, the dsijy papers are also found on the tables er the reading room which ts always librarian
 The meeting of the .Fisferr1ens Pro Iect1Ve association was held Monday SEenlnE and at the close of the work or me meeting 2. "tarpaulir1 muster under the direction of Capt James Sis Eerved
 schooner Ada Belle has arrived in port with fare of ,1sOo codfsh.
 me tug Brittania is nearly com- Pleted. the carpenter work being all nnsihed and the steam in the boilers having been kept up for 9 week all ready for start when the order comes. Another tug the same dimen- sions as the Brittania is soon to be commenced
 William Ellis has taken the contrac ct for plumbing oc'~illeoberostTR6s For planking the barge under corstruc- tion at the Palmer shipyard for the Philadelphia and Reading G, and has commenced work. The deck is being put in,
 The meeting held Tuesday evening es the Baptist church was well ss- eended.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
DIRECT PUNISHMENT
 ..i.,., FOR IHDENlDUALSI

But the President Docs feo3 9pscffE
 Terms In Priso1-
 Inasmuch as our object snd theptrze of our action in these mat hars ts tD meet business halfway in its processes of self correction and disturb its legit- innate course as little as possible, we ought to see to it, and the judgment Gf practical and sagacious men of affairs everywhere would applaud us if vs' did see to it that penalties and pun ishment should fall, not upon business itself, to its confusion and fnterr1p- ton, but upon the individuals who use the instrumentaIfties of business to do things which public policy and sound business practice condemn Every ace of business s done at the command or upon the initiative of some ascsr- tatnable person or group Of persons. These should be held Individually re- sponsible and the punishment should fall upon them. not upon the business organization Of which they make a1e- gal use.
 II should be one of the main objects or our legislation to divest such pep- sons of their corporate cloak and deaai with them as with those who do nos represent their corporations, but mere. ly by deliberate intention break the law. Business men the country through would, I am sure. applaud US if we were to take efectral steps to see that the officers and directors Of great busa- ness bodies were prevented from byfnH.s ing them and the business Of their country into disrepute and danger.
 Other questions remain which wzz need very thoughtful and practical treatment Enterprises in these mod ern days of great individual fortunes are oftentimes i1teriocked- not by be- ing under the control of the same d. rectorz, but by the fact that the great CT part Of their corporate stock is own ed by single person oE group of perl eons who are tn soma yxy intimately ret&ted in interest.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21

they need for their proper develop ment to meet the rapidly growing re- quirements of the country for increas- ed and improved facilities of transpor- tation. We cannot postpone acuon Ill this matter without leaving the rail roads exposed to many serious nanol- caps and hazards. and the prosperity of the railroads and the prosperity or the country are inseparably conneofeo-
 Upon this question those who are chiefly responsible for the actual man agement and operation of the railroads have spoken very plainly and very ear nestly, with a purpose we ought to be quick to accept It will be one step, and very important one, toward the necessary separation of the business of production from the business of transportation.
 The business of the country awaits also, has long awaited and has sui fered because it could not obtain, fur ther and more explicit legislative den- milton of the policy and meaning of the existing antitrust law. Nothing ham, pers business like uncertainty. Moth ing daunts or discourages it like the necessity to take chances. to run the risk of falling under the condemnation of the law before it can make sure just what the law is. Surely we are sufficiently familiar with the actual processes and methods of monopoly and of the many hurtful restraints of trade to make definition possible, at any rate, up to the limits of what e1- perience has disclosed. These prac-. tices,- being now abundantiy disclosed, can be explicitly and item by item forbidden by statute in such terms as will practically. eliminate uncertainty, the law itself and the penalty being made equally plain
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
FINANCIAL AND COMNERCIAL
MOVEMENTS NARROW. Presidents Message Fais to Have Ma teriaI Effect Upon Market.

New York, Jan. 20.-President Will sons recommendations to congress re- garding antitrust legislation were of little effect on the stock market. For several days speculation was curtailed and traders marked time pending pub Hcation of the message on the assump- ton that it would have an important part in shaping speculative sentiment but after the message appeared the market moved in the same irregular way as during the previous part of the session, closing with a majority of small gains for the representative stocks
 Advices from Washington since the presidents return from the south indi- cated the position he was expected to take and were primarily responsible for last weeks advance in the market. The message closely paralleled fore casts and traders found in it no new features which they could seize upon as a basis for operations. It was thought that later, when sufficient time message and specialization of senti- ment, the effect upon the market might be more pronounced.
 At the outset the market was slight ly lower, but movements were unus- ualiy narrow throughout the early ses- sion. Following publication of the presidents message prices rose for d time. but later traders sold the mar ket on the theory that the effect of the message had been discounted Prices were sent down to the low level of the day but in the last hour they were bid up strongly.
 Reading again reflected persistent realizing such as has been in progress for several days. Canadian Pacific was affected by European Petroleum shares particularly Mexican, were strong
 Bonds were firm. Government. mu- nicipal and some second and third grade mortgages were conspicuously strong. Total sales. par value, S3,25o,- 900.
 Panama 5s registered advanced s-4 on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
NEW COMMISSION TO
 ACT AS A SEARCRLIGHT.

tiesring House of Facts Regarding
 Big Business Would Help All.
 And the business men of the country desire something more than that the menace Of legal process in these mat ters be made explicit and intelligible- They desire the advice, the definite guidance and information which can be supplied by an administrative body, m interstate trade commission.
 The opinion of the country would in- stantly approve of such a commission It would not wish to see it empowered to make terms with monopoly or tn any sort to assume control Of business, Rs if the government made itself re- sponsfble. It demands such a cOmmtS- sion only as an indispensable tnstru- ment of information and publicity. as a clearing house for the facts by which both the public mind and the mana gers of great business undertakings should be guided and as all instru- mentality for doing justice to busi- ness whepe the processes of the courts or the natural forces of correction out side the courts are inadequate to ad- just the remedy to the wrong in a way that will meet all the equities and circumstances Of the ease.
 Producing industries. for example, which have passed the point up to which combination may be consistent with the public interest and tine free dom of trade cannot always be dis sected into their component units as readily : railroad companies or simi- lar organizations can be. Their disso- lution hv ordinary legal process may
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21

A1CoSo SS lO OOhSiCoS III hASh
 E he urges new laws for the fur
 ther regulation of trusts and monopOlies is in full as follows:
 Gentlemen of the Congress-In my report lon the state of the Union.' which l had the privilege of reading to you on the 1st of December last, l Yentured to reserve for discussion at later date the subject of additional legislation regarding the very difficult and intricate matter of trusts and monop0lies. The time now seems op perfume to turn to that great ques- tion, not only because the currency legislation. which absorbed your atten- ton and the attention of the country in December, Is now disposed of. but also because opinion seems to be clear ing about us with singular rapidity in this other great field of action. in the matter of the currency it cleared suddenly and very happily after the much debated act was passed; in re- spect of the monopolies which have multiplied about US and in regard to the various means by which they have been organized and maintained 1t seems to be coming to clear and all but universal agreement in antici- patton of our action. as if by way of preparation making the way easier to see and easier to set out upon with confidence and without confusion of counsel
 Legislation has it's atmospheric, like everything else. and the atmosphere of accommodation and mutual under standing which we now breathe with So much refreshment is matter of sin cere cOngratulation. It ought to make our task very much less difficult and embarrassing than it would have been had we been obliged to continue 10 act amid the atmosphere of suspicion ard anta gonism which has so long made 1t impossible to approach such questions with dispassionate fairness ConStruc- tive legislation, when successful, is al ways the embodiment of convincing experience and of the mature public opinion which finally springs out of that experience. Legislation Is a busi- ness of interpretation, not of origina- ton, and it is now plain what the opinion is to which we must give ef- feet in this matter It is not recent or nasty opinion. It springs out of the experience of a whole generation. It has clarified itself by long contest, and those who for long time battled with it and sought to change it are now frankly and honorably yielding to it and seeking to conform their actions to it.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
MOOSUP
Installation of Officers of Two Courts of St. Jean 5aptiste Society-Dona Coderre Recovering Favorably.

The installation of officers of the two local courts of St. Jean Baptiste society took place Sunday evening at 6.30 at the Franco American club rooms on Couture block. The master and mistress of ceremonies were MT. and Mrs. 4. Grenier of Jewett City. who were assisted by L. J. Morin of Danielson, president; Mir. and EIST Turgon of Danielson, honorary prest dents: Adelard Morin of Norwich and lage. vice presidents; Mir. and Mrs. Pierre Boulaine of Danielson. past honorary presidents.
 The officers of Court Cremazie. No. 196, are: President. Alfred Cham pagns: vice president Samuel Cou ture honorary president, Eledore F. Grenier: past honorary president, Leon N Fratte: treasurer Napoleon Cou- ture: secretary. Joseph F-renette financial secretary, Arthur Marches seault.
 The officers of Court Marie De LIn- carnation, No. 295. are: President, Mrs. Lea Moreau; vice president, Mrs. Leon N. Pratte; honorary president. Mrs. Joseph H. Boudreau: past honorary president, Mrs. Georgianna Bellavance; treasurer Miss Esther Zercie: secre- tary Miss Angelina Moreau; financial secretary, Miss Georgianna Aliard.
 The music, in charge of Miss Yvonne B. LaF'reniere, pianist. consisted of several vocal choruses, a duet by Miss es Odina Piche and Eva Bertrand, and solo by Miss Loudia Bertrand. Speechss were made by A. Morin, L. j. Morin and Rev. Father Paradis of All HalIows' parish. Many visitors were present from nearby courts
 w. F. M. Society Meets.
 The women's Foreign Missionary so- eiety of the Methodist Episcopal church held a meeting Tuesday after noon at the parsonage with Mrs. J. Coote,
 Moosup lodge, Nc. 11s. F. and A. M held a special coInnuication Tuesday evening at Masonic hall, and worked the H. A. degree.
 John Afilner is about the streets again after being shut in by illness for nearly six weeks.
 Charles D. West of the West store is enjoying zen days stay at New oYrll city in company with Nelson Bennstt of Sterling
 Recovering frem Accident.
 Dena Codsrre who met with the un fortunate accident whereby he lost all his fingers and part of a thumb, is getting along finely at the Day Kim ball hospital.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
FEDERALS SIGN THREE
 MAJOR LEAGUE TWIRLERS.
Ford, Camnitz and WiIIett Join Out law Ranks-Four Empires Signed.

Chicago, Jan. 20-While representa- tives of organized ball again predicted It's early demise the Federal league to- day continued collecting major league ball players, signing three pitchers as well as completing a quartette of uIn- pires The pitchers signed are: Rus sell Ford of the New York Americans, who will be with the Chicago Federals; Howard Camnitz of the Philadelphia Nationals who will so either to Indian apolis or Pittsburgh, and Edgar Will lett of the Detroits, who was signed by. Mordecai Brown, manager of the St. Louis Federal team.
 The effort of the Federals to gain p, saession of the North Side plot on wE ca the new league is to play ball her was successful, according to President Gilmore and Charles Weegh- man, head of the local club. Weegh- man, it is said, delivered a large amount of cash to the holder of a lease on a strip of land which, if held by an enemy, would have made ball playing impossible on the field. The Federal leaguers outgeneralled and ball in the effort to get the strip, they said, President Johnson of the American league denied all knowledge of an attempt to balk the Federals.
 Johnson, however, declared that op- position of nearby property owners might prevent the opening of the Fed erals season here. He also said he hoped for the good of basebalP' that the F'ederais would begin their season, though he pronounced absurd any hope that the league would succeed.
 With the signing of Steve Cusack, a forn3er National 1eaguer wno was with the Three I league last season; Monte Cross, the former star infielder and C. c. Bush, once a big league umpire, President Gilmore's judging staff in cludes four veteran arbitrators, Will jam Brennan having signed yester- day.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
FEDERAL CONTROL OF
 RAILROAD FINANCES.
Law Urged to Make Interstate Gem
 merce Body Guiding Power.

Law Urged to Make Interstate Gem
 merce Body Guiding Power.
 In the second place, business men as well as those who direct public affairs now recognize, and recognize with painful clearness, the great harm and injustice which has been done to many, If not all, of the great railroad sys- tems of the country by the way ill which they have been financed and their own distinctive interests subordi mated to the interests of the men who financed them and of other business enterprises which those men wished to promote. The country Is ready, therefore, to accept, and accept with relief as well as approval, a law which will confer upon the interstate com merce commission the power to super intend and regulate the financial opera tions by which the railroads are hence forth to he supplied with the money
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
AEA t g. SHOULD CONTROL BY ~ STOCK BE LIMITED7
Suggests Shareholders Bs k1to~vsd- es
 Vote ia Only One Company.

Suggests Shareholders 5s Allowed se
 Vote In Only One Company.
 We are agreed. take it, that hosd- ing companies should be prohibited but what of the controlling private ownership of individuals or actually cooperative groups of individuaEse Shall the private owners of capital stock be suffered to be themselves tn effect holding companies? We do not wish, l suppose, to forbid the purchase ot stocks by any person who pIeases to buy them in such quantities as he can afford or in any way arbitrarily to limit the sale of stocks to bona fide purchasers. Shall we require the own eY of stocks, when their voting BOW
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Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
TaftviIle at Baltic.

The first game of the Baltic Taft vile series is to take place at Baltic tonight, and a record crowd and fast. hard fought game are predicted. The teams are well matched and out for blood so that one of the fastest exhi- bitions of the winter should result. 'Pop" Morrisette of Willimantic is to referee the series
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21

shows that since 1880, when the club began it's operations. it had acquired 400 acres of lafd, for which it paid $425,000, but wHech 1t now values at $1,300,000. The court of appeals held that in looking after this property the club is doing business for which it is properly taxable. even though it is not conducting race meetings.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21

oftentimes involve hnazsisf conse1 quences hkeiy to overwheim the se- curity market and bring upon it break down and confusion There ought to be an administrative commission capa- ble of directing and shaping such cor@ recttTe processes not only in aid of the courts, but also hH 4ldependen1 suggestion if necessary
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21

Walker. Mir Beauregarde and the Plainfie1d sextette in Johnson's Honey moon, J. Seddon, A. Royle, F. Vincent. c. Palmer, G. Booth, J. Alexander. The singing of AuId Lang Syne by the company brought to a close a very enjoyable evening"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
Baltic Indepsndents chaIIena..

The Baltic Independents are out with a challenge to any fast team in New London county, especially would they like a game with the White Elephants. Address all communica- tions to William Bouchard, Baltic Conn
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
Must Pay Corporate Franchise Tax.

Albany, N. Y. Jan 2o.-The Coney Island Jockey club will have to pay It's corporate franchise tax upon it's race track property at Sheepshead Bay, notwithstanding its protest that the state deprived the property of value by the e1actment of anti-race track garhblingS tawsa The court of appeals so decided today. The record
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
Levinsky Beats Keatina.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Jan 20.-Battling Levinsky of Philadelphia easily out pointed Jack Heating of New York in ten tame rounds here tonight. Levin sky weighed in at 168 pounds and Keating at 18O. The bout was a big disappointment.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
COTTON,
NeU

New York. Jan, e6.-cotton spot quieti middling up1ands, 1900; gulf, 13.25;' sales, 400 bales,
 Futures closed Aeteady. January. 12.44; March, 12.45i May, 12.45; July 12.40; October 11.73.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
MON

New fork, Jan. g0.-Cau menev steady; s-4 per cent; ruling rate. ?; last lean. 2 closing 1 8-4 2
 Time leans soft sixty days, g; nine Y daya l2 a S-4i six months 2 4 I-4.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
BAN ON lNTERLOCklkG
 DlRECT0RATES NEEDED.

But Time Should Be Given to Effect
 Change Without Confusion.
 We are sl agreed that private mo nan2N Is indefensihIe and intolers hle-"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21

Hartford-During the week ending Thursday night, January 15, 1914, Building Inspector Burton $. Clark issued 10 building HeTnaiLs. with a to- 4al satim matsd esst ste4tL Lssa,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
PLAINFIELD SOCCER TEAM BANQUET
Enjoyable Affair Held at Junction Housespeakers Predict Increase in Local Popularity of Association Football Songs by the Players.

The players, committee and a few friends of the P4a1nfield soccer team sat down to an excellent banquet at Saturday evening last, when the fol- lowing menu was served in Proprietor Dougherty's usual style:
 Oyster Cocktail.
 Olives. Mixed Pickles. Celery.
 Soup.
 Consomme Julienne
 Roast.
 Roast Chicken and Dressing. Mashed Potatoes. Mashed Turnips Cranberry Sauce. Boiled Onions.
 Creamed Carrots
 Toasted Crackers and Cheese.
 Dessert.
 Assorted Cake.
 Black Coffee
 After the tables were cleared Man ager James Royle as chairman spoke of the good feeling that existed be- tween the players and committed oomplimenting the team on the excel lent showing they had made in this seasons games. being the only team to beat Taftville in three seasons. He felt sure that if all the teams would stick together and play the game in it's true sporting spirit soccer would take the same hold in winter that baseball does in summer
 E. W. Frost of Taftville in a few well chosen words conveyed the best wishes of the Taftvil1e club and spoke of the interest that had been created through their games with Plainfleld, adding that when the proposed new league gets started and the clubs are sure of 8 regular schedule of games. so that the spectators know when and where the games will take place, the interest will be furthered still more. After & few remarks from others present, songs were rendered by the following: Mir. Alexander, Mir Laro- chel1e. MY. Barlow, MT Holt. MT. Frost, Mir. Royle, MT. McNulty, Mir Tetlow, Mir. Judson, MT. Seddon, MT.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21

SNRESIDENT WILSON'S special
 4% message to congress in which he urges new laws for the fur
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21

ther regulation of trusts and