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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-08

bury Saturday of last week were Mrs.
Maurice Carter, Mrs. George Bort and
daughter, Pearl. Mrs. Robert Beattie
and daughter Ruby and Mrs Frank
Little
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-08
RUTTER & RUTTER

Citizens Bank Block, ST. Johnsbury, VT
ONCE hours. 9to IL, 1880 to 5, and by
appointment. Tel Connection.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-08

More news next week.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET FLUCTUATED.
Opened Active, Became Feverish and
Had Periods of Stagnation.

New York, Dec S.-The president
message increased tension in the re-
| lations between Washington and Ber-
lin. banking limitations of a possible
the Anglo-French notes to a fraction
under the price paid by direct par
Elephants were among the factors
which played their part in today's pro-
fessional market. Trading was active
during the first hour, when prices fell
and rebounded rather feverishly, but
the balance of the session was marked
by frequent periods of stagnation, re-
lieved only by further unconvincing
advances in highly speculative special
ties.
Opinion seemed to be more divided
regarding the presidents views on the
taxing of various raw and finished
ducts and on the surface at least, lit
tie interest was manifested in the pro-
posed policy of home defense. The
decline in Anglo French notes to &C.
for future delivery, representing a
drop of two points from the offering
price to the public, was viewed as a
bearish diversion, designed to under
mine confidence in investment condi-
tions.
Constructive news was not lacking,
however, as was demonstrated by the
placing of additional orders for equip
ment by railroads and industrial COM
panies, increases in the dividends of
the Western Union Telegraph and sew
eral copper companies, prospective
new railway financing and the
strength of sterling exchange. Rail-
roads also reported substantial gains
in November gross returns.
General Motors made an extreme
rise of % points to the new record of
546 and Studebaker gained 10 ga at
40 IA, with one to three point ad-
vances in Mercantile Marine preferred,
United Fruit, the Harvesters, oils and
the familiar unclassified issues. Rails
were under moderate, but constant
pressure, particularly Canadian Pa
cific, Great Northern, Atchison, Read
ing and Erie.
U. S. Steel was heavy at the outset,
falling to Sc Is, but recovering to
81 1-2. Bethlehem Steel was lightly
dealt in, but rose to ATS, a gain of
6 IL. Total sales amounted to 5000
shares. Demand sterling was at its
best for the current movement, bills
being quoted at All IL. Francs were
trifie heavy, but other continental
rates held firm.
Bonds were irregular to heavy, with
some contraction of dealings Total
sales, par value, aggregated $5,2s5, 900,
U. S. bonds were unchanged on call.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
ILLINOIS WILL FIGHT
FOR COLLEGE BALL
Faculty Denounces Action Taken BY
Conference Board.

Illinois faculty and student leaders
have denounced the action of the con-
ference board in abolishing baseball,
additionally a favorite sport at I'LL
nois. The Illini will go to the mat
to retain baseball, and a break from
the Big Nine is even indicated as a
possibility should the various faculties
indOrse the decree.
The Illini hold that the universities
as individuals may abolish baseball,
but that it is going too far to legislate
the sport out of existence.
ITO abolish baseball will not solve
the problem" said Director George
Huff. The conference board evidently
fails to recognize the fact that all the
trouble arises from football men play
ing baseball for money in the summer.
This caused the Pickering and Scion
cases. Even if baseball is abolished,
there will be players who engage in
other branches of athletics, and are
then more likely than ever to go out
in the summer and compete for cash,
as they will have no opportunity to
play ball in their universities.
Minnesota had already abolished
baseball and Northwestern was con-
sidering a similar step. In many Big
Nine institutions baseball is the weak
sport 1t is poorly supported and its
however, baseball has been a leading
sport and is strongly supported"
1t is believed that President James
and the university faculty will make a
strong protest against the radical step.
Should the conference leave the ques-
ton of abolition to the individual
schools, even if a majority quit base
ball Illinois could easily fill up a
schedule, engaging eastern mines if
necessary.
The fact that the conference over
rode entirely the student opinion of
the Big Nine universities is comment
ed on bitterly by student leaders.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
FEDS PLAN A NEW
LEAGUE IN THE WEST.
Cities in Missouri, Kansas and Okla
homa to Make Up Circuit.

Plans for the organization of a new
baseball league and its possible affilia-
ton with the Federal league are well
under way. Cities in Missouri, Kansas
and Oklahoma, including Kansas City,
Kan, said to be the largest city in
America without a baseball club, are
slated for franchises under the pro-
posed organization. which probably
will be named the Continental league.
D. NJ. Shively, who formerly was
president of the Western association,
and now a resident of Kansas City,
Kan, said the proposition had been
under consideration for some time and
that an announcement would be made
within ten days concerning the success
of failure of the venture.
The new organization is to be an
eight-club circuit. Among the cities
mentioned for membership are Kansas
City, Kan, Oklahoma City, Okla,
Tulsa, Okla. Springfield, Mo-, Joplin,
Mo-, Sedalia Mo-, Pittsburg, Kan,
Parsons. Kan. Independence. Kan,
Coffeyville. Kan, and Bartlesville,
Okla.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
BROWN is EXPECTED TO
SHOW EAST'S SUPERIORITY.
Providence College is to Meet Wash
ington Team on New Years Day.

The Brown Washington State COL
lege football game scheduled for New
Years day is expected to all the more
evidence the casts superiority over the
west, so far as the great intercollegiate
pastime is concerned.
Syracuse, a team that was beaten by
Princeton and secured only a scoreless
tie over Dartmouth, and is far from
the champion team of this section of
the country, already has downed the
Oregon Aggies, claimants of the west
ern championship, as well as the Oc-
cidental college team, acknowledged
champions of the southwest and
Brown, although not regarded as so
strong an aggregation as Syracuse, is
expected to ClinCh matters for the east
by trounCing Washington State, the
unbeaten team of the west, when the
two eleVens meet on New Years day.
The defeat of Occidental by SYRIA
cuse as well as the defeat of the Ore
gon AggieS by the Salt City aggrega-
ton, evidenced the fact that a studied
defense for the passing type of foot
ball is all that is necessary to stop
western aggregations from scoring,
while straight old-fashioned football
is all that is necessary to win scores
against western teams.
Syracuse showed an ability to check
overhead football when it trounced
Colgate, after the latter had enjoyed a
clean record without a semblance of a
score charged against it's men. 1t car
ried this ability to the west, and fac
ing teams that had been accustomed
to play wide open defensive football,
had little trouble in sending its power
full backs-Meehan, Wilkinson, Rose
and Rafter-through the line and
around the ends for scores.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
MORE HORSES EXPELLED
By National Trotting Association
Others Being Traced.

New York, Dec. Sat today's
meeting of the board of review of the
National Trotting Association, Secre-
tary Gocher announced that Milo
Powers of Goshen, Ind, had been ex-
PEELED with the mare Ruth Granite
for starting the horse out Of her class
under the name of Ruth Corporal at
Leesburg, Ohio, in october last.
The board announced that several
horses had been traced and identified
in various parts of the country. Billy
Dispute had been driven to bakers
wagon for seven years and at the age
OF 13 started out on a racing career
on dwon a number of races. The
board found he was entitled to his
name and winnings.
A black mare, Guidiana, fourteen
years old, owned at Grafton, N. c.,
had been used as a buggy horse for
several years and was identified.
John B. raced by P. F. Hamlin of
Poughkeepsie and Jack Parker, bred
in Ohio, sold in Chicago and now
owned in Maine, were both approved.
Hearing of the case of Ben F.
White, of East Aurora, n. Y, who
appealed from the decision of the
decision of the judges at Columbus,
Ohio, in filming him 800 on September
30 last when he failed to start on
Queen Abbess in the fifth heat of the
2:10 pacing race, was adjourned until
the May meeting.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
PENN MAY NOT ROW
ON PoUeHKEEPsIE.
Quakers' Rowing Schedule Announced
Leaving of Poughkeepsie Race Due
to Cut in Expenses.

The biggest surprise that PENIS
Athletic association has sprung in
years came after a recent meeting OF
the present board, when the crew
schedule was announced and ratified
for the coming year, minus the usual
Poughkeepsie race.
For years the Red and Blue has sent
three crews to PoughkeepSie to meet
Columbia, Cornell, Syracuse and some
of the western Fights, but this season
promises to see the Red and Blue
sweeps missing from the starting line
when the shells line up for the big
race of the year.
It is just barely possible that PENIS
Athletic association may later see mt
to restore the date of the Poughkeepsie
regatta on the crew schedule, but since
the schedule has been ratified it is
thought that Penn will drop out of the
rowing competition at Poughkeepsie
until the athletic association gets on
it's feet financially and the crews war
rant the expense of the costly trip up
the Hudson.
1t is believed that the reason for
leaving the date of the Poughkeepsie
race out of this years schedule is due
to the cut of at least $1,000 in this
years crew appropriation, which even
necessitated that the fall crew work
be dispensed with.
Another surprise came when it was
announced that the triangular race for
the Childs cup would be held this year
on May IS on the Schuyllill instead of
on Lake Carnegie at Princeton, as in
previous years. The schedule contains
only two other races, one with Yale
at Philadelphia on April %, in which
both the varsity and Junior varsity
will row, and one with the Middies at
Annapolis on May s, when it is likely
that the freshmen will go along in
place of the Junior varsity eight.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09

Let us make every scout a Santa
Claus this Year,-ScoutinR

Let US make every scout a Santa
Claus this year!-ScOuting.
What Do Scouts Do?
The following brief extracts from
reports made by scOutmasters to ma
tional headquarters indicate the gen.
eral character of scout service:
For two weeks did the chores for a
woman with a sick husband. Chopped
and hauled to house two wagon loads
of wood for an old couple. Gathered
and stored in a barn, corn for a man
who was taken sick. All worked on
roads on Good Roads day" Gave
potted plants on Easter to old people
or others apt to be forgotten. Des-
troyed 1917 nests of tent caterpilIars
for which we received a letter of
praise from the state biologist. These
are some of the things the boys have
done.--Scoutmaster Howard w. Wolfe.
Pa.
work for the city at all times. This
| is the troop from the Ghetto dis
trict of Pittsburgh. Through the
heroic work lin attempting to rescue
a burning child). of Scout Slime of
this troop. the city police department
has officially recognized secOnd-class
scout badges. Boys have weekly
meetings and elaborate weekly pro-
grams Troop started with nine boys
one year ago. A teacher of one of the
Z SCOUTS mas TeIldThGQ- -NBL only mas
his conduct changed but his entire
appearance, even mis- face. has changed
| since he became a scOuL"-Scout-
master Benjamin II. Griffin, Pa.
| Delivered Christmas baskets to 200
| poor families, solicited aid for the
| Childreu's Home; put out destructive
/ forest ire.-ScOutmaste NJ. H. F.
[ Kinsey, Ohio.
We have one tenderfoot (Gleen Nc
/ DID an expert swimmer and diver,
| who saved three persons from drown
I ing in six days. Constantly doing COM
/ munity good turns.-Scoutmaster VIII
I ]. Hood, Ill.
! Maintained public drinking place
I instituted last year and made the
grounds around well attractive with
/ flower beds. Built crushed stone
! walk from street to pump and ar
ranged a permanent place for visit
! ing scouts to cook meals adjacent to
| above well.-ScOutmaste Thomas r.
! Spurgeon, Ohio.
! The scouts of Cover. Nd, are build
( ing shelters and feeding boxes for
/; their feathered friends this winter.
/ These scouts demonstrated their help
/ fulness during the Sunday school
! convention, held in Cover. They met
| the delegates, checked and transferred
| all baggage and suit cases. superin-
| tended the registration, and helped in
many other ways.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
Plenty of Good Turns to Do.

Scouts, it is nearing Christmas and
we all can find plenty of good turns
to do. One of the best and most
appreciated is helping the poor and
sick. Our organization has gone on
record as willing and anxious to
spread the Christmas spirit and so
let's keep up the good work and make
many individuals and families happy.
Bring up the subject at the next
meeting of your troop and urge that
definite steps be taken.
There is another kind of good turn
that scouts can do. That is, feed the
birds. Scouts should always throw
out crumbs to the birds, at least. OF
course the best way is to arrange a
feeding station with a roof. supplied
with grain. crumbs, and suet. Many
birds will be attracted and many in
teresting pictures may be snapped
if one is alert.
And, scouts. don't fail to arrange
for a '.Potlatch,'' as described by Dan
Beard in the December Boys Life.
Boy Scout Editor in Chief, Bos-
ton Scout News.
Thanksgiving - and Christmas.
Thanksgiving is over and the usual
flood of reports of scout activities on
this great holiday are beginning 10
arrive at headquarters. From Maine
TO CallfOrnla and from Washington
to Florida, our scouts have been mes
sengers Of cheer and comfort to fami-
lies in dire need.
But Thanksgiving is only a begin
ming and the services of scouts on
this day are merely training for the
bigger work they will do when
Christmas comes. For with Chris
mas comes winter, which brings suf-
fering and hardship to thousands who
do not feel the pinch of cold and
hunger in late November. Christmas
and winter, therefore, multiply OPP
portunities to serve.
1t Is unnecessary for headquarters
to remind scout officials of thse OPP
pOrtunities, for the experience of the
past several seasons has proved thai
our great scout brotherhood is al
ways keenly alert 10 take advantage
of every opportunity to relieve dis
treSS.
But We feel that it is entirely ap.
prOpriate to remind our men that
RIGHT NOW is none too early Il
make plans for Christmas relief work
The more carefully it is organized tn,
more effective il will be.
Bring this subject up for discussion
at your next troop meeting and give
your boys the pleasure of working OIL
| their Christmas good turn for tire,
weeks in advance.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
POMFRET ANNOUNCES
HOCKEY SCHEDULE.
Season Opens Dec. 1e With Harvard
Scrubs.

The management of the Pomfret
school hockey team has announced its
schedule of games for the coming sea-
son. Manager Sanderson has yet to
fill the Jan. 26 date. Practice for the
hockey players has been on for a week.
the work consisting of gymnasium
work.
The schedule:
Dec. 1S-Harvard scrubs at Pom
fret.
Jan. 19-Dean Academy at Pomfret
Jan. 22-Somerville High at Pomfret
Jan. 26-Not yet filed.
Jan. 29-Taft School at Watertown
Feb. Huntington School at Pom
fret.
Feb. providence Technical at
Pomfret.
Feb. Conn. Aggies Q919)) at
Pomfret.
Feb 12-st. Marks at Pomfret.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09

since the war broke out. Cardinal
Mercier of Belgium will not be there.
for he is unwilling to pass through
German territory. Cardinal Gasquet
represents Great Britain. Cardinal
Billot and Cardinal Annette uphold the
cause of France. Cardinal Won
Hartmann is the German representa-
tive. In the pictures l is Cardinal
Gasquet; 2, Pope Benedict; 8 Cardinal
Won Hartmann; 4, pope and cardinals
in consistory.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
ATToRNEYS-AT-LAW
BICYCLE RIDERS TWENTY
MILES AHEAD OF RECORD
At Midnight Twelve Teams Had
Covered 1887 Miles and 5 Laps

New York, Dec. 8.-Many prizes Of
fered for sprints resulted in a fast
pace being set in the six day bicycle
race tonight and the leaders were
well ahead of the record at mid
night. Once Walthour tried to sur
prise his rivals and in the sprint,
during which Moran fell, every rider
was called to the track There were
no gains or losses in this of the sue
ceeding squirt which lasted twelve
minutes.
At midnight, the 72nd hour, the
twelve leading teams were 10 miles
ahead Of the record with a score of
l,487 miles laps. Sullivan and An
derson were one lap behind the lead
ers; Suter and Madonna two laps
anly Rude Russo and Vanderstuyft
three laps.
2 a. m. Score.
New York, Dec. 9.-The twelve
Leading teams had gone 1928 miles,
3 laps at two o'clock. Sullivan and
Anderson were two laps. behind; Su
=" and Madonna 8 laps and Ruddie-
Russo and Vanderstuyft laps
Mcnamara was leading. The record
gas 1.505 miles, l lap, made by
Goullet and Grenda in 1914.
Inc person OF persons responsible
for the Federal league 1915 schedule,
probably won't get another chance to
arrange "sighteeing tours for the
players of the Gilmore circuit. The
Pittfeds ras their fill of long jumps
and long stays away from home, and
now comes a vail from st. Louis
Fielder Jones's outfit including their
training trip to Cuba, covered 1880
miles during the season. In order to
play all its scheduled games St
Louis was compelled to travel 1926
miles. The Havana training trim
brings the total up to 1880. Then
add to this the street milage in get
ting to the hotels from sttions and
from hotels to ball parks and it is
easy to be seen that each player on
the st. Louis Federals Travelled close
to 10000 miles during the season of
1915.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
BINGHAM ELECTED FIRST
MARSHAL OF SENIo RcLASS
Defeated Mahan, Captain of the
Football Team

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. S.-wiIliam
j. Bingham of Lawrence, captain of
the track team, was elected first
marshal of the Harvard senior class
today, defeating Edward w. Mahan,
of Natick, captain of the football
team. The position is virtually that
of senior president and is regarded as
the highest distinction that the grad
uating class can confer
Captain Mahan was chosen second
marsha and r. Norris Williams, End,
of Philadelphia. captain of the ten
mis- team. third marshal. H. l.. F.
kreger of Freeport, Me, coxswain of
the varsity crew, was elected class
treasurer.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
WAR AGAIN PUTS
STOP TO CRICKET.
Marylebone Club Announces No
Matches Will Be Played.

cricl[eters a;thay. +, ~ +ba oo, CAelo %.
engaged in other war work, the Mary
1ebone Cricket club. the governing
body of county cricket, has announced
that, whether the war Is over or not
before May 1, the English county
cricket competition for next season will
again be abandoned.
For the first time on record, the
bowling staff attached to the head
quarters at Lords have been notified
that their services cannot be utilized
for the season of 1915. J. T. Hearne
is at the war office, H. Butt and R.
Rolf are making shells, George Cox and
F. Martin are working at Woolwich,
w. A. J. West and ]. w. Hearne are in
a munition factory and Murrell is with
the torpedo makers.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
FolweII Waits for Penn.

Bob Folwell, who has gained undying
fame as a coach of the Washington
and Jefferson eleven, declared recently
that if he were offered the job he
would coach the University of Penn
sylvar:a squad.
I'D do it without asking for pay, if
that is necessary" said Folwell. Penn
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
PRINCES CATHOLIC CHURCH


edict XIV. to begin its deliberations at
Rome on Dec. for the purpose of
comforting the red hats on six new
cardinals and for other purposes
(perhaps the discussion of peace) is
the most important international
gathering of the war so far. Its
representatives come from belligerent
countries and whose relations there
are political as well as religious.
The consistory is the first of its kind
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09

sylvania is my old college. I hate to
see it dragged in the dust of defeat,
and believe that all it needs is coach
ing along new lines
FolweIPs contract with Washington
and jefferson expired with the end of
the 1915 season, and he may not be
there in 1916. owing to the fact that the
football appropriation in 1916 will be
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09

The battle between Mike Gibbons
and Young Ahearn is arousing much
interest among the western fight fans
McKone was the lucky boy of the
Mystic quinette Tuesday evening as
In the game with Danielson, a Mystic
shoe dealer offered a pair of basket
ball shoes to the first Mystic player
to shoot a basket. McKone did the
trick and he will romp over the floor
with new boots.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
COTTON,
New YC

New York, Dec. 8.-Cotton futures
closed steady. December 1853; jan
uary, 1851; March, 1888; May, 1909;
July, 1919.
Spot quiet; middling 1870.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09

With the conclusion of the 1s15
football season, probably the most
successfully the great American sport
has ever had, a majority of the larger
colleges and also minor ones have Sc
lected their gridiron leaders for the
season of 1916.
In looking over the selections of As
colleges. eight play the position OF
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
MONEY.

New York, Dec. S.-Cau money
steady; high 2; low 1 ga; ruling rate
1 ga; last loan Q; closing bid 1 ga;
offered at 2.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09

smaller than heretofore, and the au-
thorities will not be able to pay Fol-
we'll the same salary he received in
other years.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09

The Pirates struck out oftener than
any other National league club the
past season. Their strikeouts were
$50. Even Hans Wagner famed 81
times.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
COLLEGE ELEvENS ELECT CAPTAINS
Majority Larger Institutions Have Selected Their 1916
Grdiron Leaders-FootbaIl Season of 1915 Very Sue
cessfuI One-Names of IS College Captains

quarterback, six tackle, eleven halt
back, five ends, while ceter, guard
and full back stations have num-
Der of four each.
AS a result of the elections many
a hard fighting captain has been the
choice who have showed great Prov
ess in numerous hard fought bat
ties throughout the season.
The elected captains follow:
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
Virginia Will Play Yale and Harvard

Charlottesville, Va, Dec. 8.-Vir-
ginia's football schedule for 1916,
made public tonight includes a game
with Yale at New Haven October z
and one with Harvard at Cambridge
November or November IS.