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New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
SENT TO REFORMAToRY.

Hartford. Dec. 9.-James Hussher. a Canadian soldier who was in the campaign with the allies at the Dar- danelles, was yesterday sent to the Cheshire reformatory for a serious offense against fifteen year old girl. Hussher is twentytwo. He and the girl. a granddaughter of the woman with whom he boarded in this city. went away together October IS. He was arrested in Worcester, Mass. He pleaded guiHy yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
TO FORM BOXING CLASS.

feature of the winter season at
 Y. M. T. A. & B. society gymna-
 5 will be a boxing tournament eh is open to all members. The en- It's will be divided into four classes, pillows: bantam weight, under 116 |nds; featherweight,, under 122 1nds; lightweight, under 133 |nds; medium and heavyweight, F 133 pounds. The contestants Bt weight within three pounds of n other in matches in the first De classes and within five pounds bach other in matches in the dium and heavyweight classes. bouts will be of four rounds gth and will be properly refereed timed. Members desiring to en-
 should notify John Claughessy, W. kerin or D. J. Dougherty.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
ARSON CASES DISMISSED.
Grand Jury to Make New Investiga-
 tion at St. Louis.

St. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 9.-The cases against three alleged arson conspira- tors, called for trial Tuesday were dis missed yeste rdaJ by the circuit attor- ney. He said a new investigation would be taken up by the grand jury Friday
 The three men who were on trial were Harold H. Gilmore, president of the Gilmore-Bonfig Decorating com pany whose establishment was burned July 24; Harry Imel, secretary to Gilmore, and Julius R. Bersch, vice. president of an insurance company.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
suKTOWN BOUTS TONIGHT.

The Oxford A. c. has arranged for g. big boxing tournament at the Ar mory tonight. In the main bout Frankie Mack of Boston and Frankie Moore of Providence are scheduled to mix things for IS rounds. "Joe" Dil- worth and Fighting Joe" Tierney of Elizabeth, N. J., will appear in the semi-final a ten round go, and the preliminary will be furnished by Young McClusky and Young Reimer, two local lads. The first bout begins at S:30 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09

Chcago, Dec. 9-With the big boom in the wrestling world now on hand in this country numerous foreign grapplers have planned to visit Amer ica in search of fame and money. The latest to announce his intention of coming here is Yusuf Mahmout, the great Bulgarian mat artist. A few years ago Mahmout was reported kill ed, and nothing was heard of him until recently. The giant Bulgarian is due to arrive here around the first of the year unless the Bulgarian war department interferes. Mahmout was considered the cleverest foreign wrestler that ever visited these shores. Immediately after his arrival
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
BY VANCEET AL. TING FAST PACE
High School Star Has Col
 Clever Team of Players

y" Vance of East Berlin, the
 High school basketball player
 around athlete, who last year
 with the Troy, N. Y. team of
 w York State league, the
 champions, is setting the fol-
 Pf basketball wild, by his stel-
 with the Augusta, Me-, team. l left here two months ago to
 team of his own with the in
 of leaving early In the winter
 tip across the country, which
 n1inate in California, meeting
 teams along the route of
 account in an Augusta news
 f the opening game gives an
 the work of Vance and his
 tes as follows:
 basketball season in Augusta ened Wednesday evening at )ll with the fastest game that Sitol city has ever witnessed, in the Augusta quintet took the / ce Military Athletic associa- l1n into camp by the score of h. The game was preceded by |ninary game in which the were made up of local players. |nteb known as the French de- the Germans by the score of iAe AAHH
 Vance, formerly of the Troy, |teams wor'd's champions, was he star Of t-- main game. He a lot of snaoc and his work bting nine goals from the floor to all present.
 and Mccarthy of the Augusta who are undoubtedly two of st players in New England,
 strong game. Mccarthy h to perfection while Finn was here present and shot a total of goals from the floor. The work th. Light and Stuart of the local lso deserves great praise.
 lsta had the better of the bar rom the, very beginning of the the score at the end of the first three periods being IA to 4 in ,r. In the next period the local proved it's superiority by get
 total of eight goals from the md holding the visiting team 10 one basket. It was in the riod that the Lawrence boys up the strongest and succeeded ing six goals and, a point on a Augusta netter IS points in eriod. a ts
 h and Waite were the stars for awrence team. while Wilson
 a good game at right forward.
 who stands six feet and three
 and weighs 1s0 pounds. is the t manager of the Lawrence or Blaine s. Viles was present ssed up the first ball. The game can throughout and needless to present were pleased to learn [r. Vance has another game in for next "Wednesday evening at all. The summary:
 la x. Lawrence
 If .... ....r..k lb, Mcintosh Smith, If ........ ]. rb. Jacobs c .... ... ............ c, Waite thy, trb -. -. ...s.. IT, Smltfl
 In If, Wilson e: Augusta AS, Lawrence 21; from floor, Vance g, Finn ', 8, Smith 3, Stuart 2, Waite 8
 8. Wilson ?, Jacobs 1, McIn. goals from fouls, Lawrence 1 se, Currier; scorer, Lathe; timer ng; time, three 15-minute
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
The Case of w. Johnson.

Very little was heard about Walter Johnson last season. He was SUD- posed to be sliding and a long way from his old form. No one spent any time etching out the laurel to wreathe around his mobile brow. Slipping a bit" was the general verdict
 Then enters the proof Tn 1913 Johnson worked in forty-seven games and permitted only 1.O9 runs to the battle-that Is. runs that were earned from his pitching.
 In 1914 Jochson took part in fifty one games and permitted 1.71 earned runs to the combat. These two sea- sons were supposed to be his best.
 But last season-or 1915-Johnson worked in forty-seven games and al- lowed only 1.55 earned tallies to each combat. In 1915 he was not quite so good as he was too years ago, but a shade better than in his 1914 cam raign.
 In place of slumping, Johnson through 1915 moved up toward his greatest mark
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
Q PLAY YALE AND HARVARD.

Va, Dec. 9.-Vir-
 hia's football schedule for 1916,
 hde public tonight, includes a game [th Yale at New Haven, Oct 2, and Ie with Harvard at Cambridge, Nov. |or IS. Vanderbilt, Georgia, North arolina, and other Southern elevens
 i've places on the schedule.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
LIST OF PATENTS.

List of patents issued from the U. s. Patent Office, Tuesday. November 30, 1915, for the state of Connecticut, furnished us from the office of Sey- mour & Earle. solicitors of patents. 129 Church street, New Haven. Conn.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09

If Penn. has chance to get Fol we'll and Hollenback for coaches and passes up the chance, the Red and Rlue deserves an even lower ranking than she has drawn the last year or two. And what is more, she will prob- ably get it.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
Onside Plays.

As for preparedness, how often do you see them picking on a guy with a wallop buried in either fin?
 If you were bent upon starting something, would you pick out the fellow who held the club or the one who carried the box Of chocolates?
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
MORNING NEW COLGATE CAPT.

Hamilton, Dec. 9.-Clarence E. Horning will lead the Colgate foot ball team during the 1916 football sea- son. He played tackle this season and has been a regular for three years.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
BBoNs ILL, BOUT POSTPONED.

bt. Paul. Minn., Dec. s.-Postpone- Int for at least week of the Mike pbons-Y Ahearn ten-round htest, originally scheduled to take Ice here. Dec. 10, was announced the promoters last night because the illness of Gibbons, who is featened with pneumonia. If Gib-
 ns is able to resume training next bnday the bout will take place Dec.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
ARMOUR'S BOWLERS
 CONTINUE TO WIN
Packers Beat Baggage Smashcrs Twice-Bucklc Shop FiveSHas
 q. Easy Time.

The Veribest bowlers, leaders in the Mercantile league took two games from the freight office employees at the Aetna alleys last evening. Cap stain Hornkohl of the victors featured. The scores:
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09

Cver."-Exchange You think the golfing season done Because a cloud has crossed the sun Where lately yellow gold was spun? Because the winds and snows careen Or drift above the ancient green Where stark the frozen grasses lean? Tut-tut-and piffle; likewise "pooh,'' I'm very much surprised that you Should even hint the seasons through: What though the clubs stick in the
 bag,
 How can the golfing season lag As long as frenzied tongues can wag? As long as one can find a guy To listen to the How and Why, Or give heed to an alibi? So please absorb this thought, old
 dear,
 As long as you can find an Ear, The golfing seasons always here.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09

The Buckle Shop added three more games to their list, when they de- feated the V. l. w. five last evening. The scores:
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397 39s 397-1192
NUT LEAGUE.

A new bunch of embryo bowlers have made their appearance on the alleys, responding to the nom de plume of members of the Nut League. Here is their accomplishments:
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
BARACA LEAGUE.

Another round in the bowling league of the Baraca class of the Trinity M. E. church was played last evening and resulted as follows:
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09

Johnny Evers says that golf is fine training for baseball. It may have been that Johnny meant this-playing six shots in a bunker Is fine training for what you'd like to say to an um- pire.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09

In 1913, Johnson's best year, he allowed ffty-four earned runs in forty-seven games and struck out 243. This last season. in forty seven games, he allowed hfty-eight earned runs and
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09

Or would Penn. rather settle down for good among the Second Ten?
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09

As for Sanford teaching rough foot ball, we'll say this: Rutgers play against Princeton, in the lack of un- due roughness, was of good bit higher order than Yale's was. And Sanford was at Rutgers-not at Yale
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09

Judging from the written opinion expressed by any number of Yale graduates, George Foster Sanford is running one-two-three for Eli's next instructor. Not a protest against C.. Foster has been registered. It has been 100 per cent. boost.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
The Differs.

Said Willie Hoppe to Tyrus Cobb, How good are you at the baseball
 job?"
 Said Ty to Willie-a trifie blue No better than you are with the cue"
New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
@;0(SS &!SHz {!!;:5! J!

achieved 203 whiffs. The difference isn't great enough to be noted-ex- cept that Johnson was considered world beater in 1913 and only fair pitcher in 1915.
 The Start and the Finish.
 As we recall the frosted details, Herb Pennock started the season for the Mackmen by holding the cham pion Red Sox to one flabby hit.
 Which shows exactly how much a start is worth over the long route. For Mr. Pennock finished, in effective ness, sixty-sixth among sixty-six pitchers, allowing 6.37 tallies to each go me.
 Another Mystery Exploded.
 Those yearning to know why the Mackmen finished last by so wide a margin can be easily accommodated.
 In the way of pitching effectiveness, of the eight worst pitchers in base ball Mr. Mack's team claimed only six They were Bush, Sheehan, Bress- Ter, Crowell, Majors and Pennock. The best regular on Mack's club was Wyckoff, and he allowed nearly l four earned tallies each time he un- 1 dertook to help kill an afternoon or the mound.
 Average Pitching. The records show that a pitcher al. lowing a trif1e under three earned runs per game is doing average work Only two earned tallies is first clas stuff and over three is verging toward the bush.
 Vernon Castle saw a brace of box ing matches and decided to go to war He was too badly discouraged to con tlnue dancing after observing hov many laps he was behind the regula talent.
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AI'nOurs.
416 445 423-128 Freight Office.
FACTORY LEAGUE.

421 391 391-12O3
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Sir: |
have noticed sundry letters In THE Sun
relative to tho origin OF the word tit
uey," but no one has yet quoted that
little catch so common among the French
speaking negroes OF Louisiana and the
southern states generally:
Motions jctnfs danz II trou
~ parcourons sur Ia rus--
Motions Jetn"e--si non vouh
promenez on pied nu,
This may be loosely rendered as fol-
lows.
Pun a nickel in the slot.
on the bus this Is the fare.
II a nickel you've not got,
You must trust 10 ShankSs mare
This seems 10 put tho origin spuarcly
up to a French source, via the Southern
negroes GEORGE WARRINGTON LEE,
Troop Sergeant, Third Cavalry. re.
tired.
New YORK, April 10.
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BULL MARKETS.
A Review and . Prophecy by Wall
Street Veteran.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SuN-Sir: VIII
you permit one who has been forty-fve
years in Wall Street and is familiar with
the signs OF the financial barometer To
interpret the activities OF the last week
in the stock market?
There II no business boom as Mr..
Redheld and the prosperity boomers OF
Washington would have US believe.
There Is no need of business revival
10 start bull market" The bull mar
ket of 1873. which ran until the death
OF Garfield IN 1851, was begun after a
period OF great depression The hull
market of 1855, which was in full swing
until stopped by the Ba-!ng failure In
December 1890. began after depres-
son following Cleyeland's first admin
.strat!on.
The return .. the Republicans 70
power with Harrison began the boom
The greatest Of all the past bull markets
began after the Bryan free silver hys-
teria and the destruction OF the coun-
'ry's business by the Wlson-Gorman
low tarff bill, and was begun by the
Mckinley election returning tho Repub-
Lean party 20 power. BIs ness did not
begin to revive until the passing OF the
D.ngley b!ll restoring the high tariff.
yet the bull market continued.
The present bull market has come 70
stay Tor several years. II has two main
causes, cheap money In all the markets
~ the world, continuous imitation being
In The programme for some time 70
come, and the hope 81 the return Of the
Republican party TO power. which IL
confirmed with each election. War or
ders and a big balance OF trade in our
favor are contributing causes, bur the
first two are paramount The cheap
money impulse viii carry prices OF se-
cur!tles M until the 1915 election Then
a Republican victory Will give II another
boost, the restoration OF protective
| tarlN will be the final touch 10 the bull
.sh Impulse. and the good times will las,
~ least I've years from this year OF
| 1913. THIS of course Is barring some
calamity unforeseen like the San Fran
cisco earthquake.
Tho food OF cheap money in the
worlds markets exceeds anything I have
| seen in forty-tye wears, and will drive
| all good Interest paying Investments "a
much higher levels. Al, good per cent
bonds under ninety should rise TO par
| Tie wilson Bryan Roosevelt policies Of
! business busting are played out for the
time being The country has had enough
! FOR the present. and wall Streets bull
market, now only beginning is the dawr,
! eating Republican return 10 power and
the boom times that such an advance
! agent OF prosperity insures.
ON WALL STREET.
| CHAPrAorA. April I2
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From Chatham to Spunky Hollow.

The people OF a town are perhaps
entitled to decide what il shall be
called, without obligation TO history,
poetry or the beauty of nomenclature.
So when the voters Of the Connect
cut River town Of Chatham by a vote
IF exactly three 10 one have put away
hat name, COMMUNICATING good
eighteenth century friend Of the Col
Onies whom our municipal wisea cres
rejected some time ago, finding Park
Row" so majestic and Chatham
street" so vulgar, those former Chat.
hamitcs may be presumed 10 know
their own business. Chatham would
have been 100 years old in a couple
of years: and then in the gradual
setting OFF, Of the great early New
England towns, Smith, East Smith
West Smith, South Smith, North
Smith. those point of compass DIES .
nations were so easy and are 50 null
,itudinous East Haddam, the shrine
Of the infall!ble weather seer and
human woodchuck, Uncle HORACE
JOHNSON, il world famous. Doubt
les the example has not been lost
upon the ambitious dwellers in
Chatham that WAS.
We once knew youth OF whom the
story or legend was told that his par
cnts, with n Shandyan sense OF The
power of names, called him "Bub'
until he was 10 and considered 10 b'
old enough to choose wisely "A chris
rian name. lie selected "Bczaleel.'
4 friend Of the unusual, as the formel
Chathamtes Of the usual.
Possibly, however, remarks On tow
names may be deemed out OF place
In the mouth Of New Workers., who's
State Is rich with the spolls OF tn,
classical atlas. At least we may 81.
that while chatham" AS no natlv,
word is negligible, II is queer an,
consequently entirely natural tina
among some 375 Connecticut pos
offices. so the wise old Hartford Con
rant counts, there are apparent
only twcnty-one that are distinctly o
Indian quality. like Mantle, Noank
Weatogue and Yantlc," wherca
there arc 3s casts, A VESTS, g
'norths and 20 'souths,'" and mid
die or two, II We remember. Pros
before poetry, wood for nutmeg. Still
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other outrage. AGAINST the comfy

other outrages against the comfy
OF nations, without committing any
breach o. neutrality. But he re-
manned dumb at a time when he might
have come out as a courageous ex-
ponent OF the higher ethical standards
he had been preaching to the Old
World and thus have become a real
spokesman OF the mind OF the Ameri-
can nation. Even the German ele-
ment OF tho population could hardly
have withstood the moral force OF
such a lead and such an appeal to
their best Instincts. BY doing moth
ing and saying nothing about the
atrocities. il 1t to be wondered at
that President Wilson was under
stood as tscitly supporting the idea
that "all is fair in war? This atti-
tude encouraged the German Ameri-
cans to condone and even to justify
the barbarities OF their armed forces
and the whole evil tendency of their
people.
The violation Of international usage
in permitting the transfer Of the
Dacia to the American flag the legis-
lative proposal (only defeated by the
strong pressure OF public opnion) to
carry out the same process in whole
sale fashion. and the supineness with
which the gross breaches OF neutral
ity by German diplomatic agents in
the States were viewed. all 60 TO show
that President Wilson has not lived
up To his own definition Of neutrality.
When on top Of all this he sent n
message to that blasphemous and
murderous mountebank. the Chief
Hun, wishing him many happy re-
turns Of the day"--that. in American
slang. was "the limit"
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THE KU KLUX KHAN.
Mr.. RossIter johnson and the Rev.
Thomas Dixon.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sw: I
deem II regrettable that two men OF cul-
ture and good breeding and rearing can
/ not discuss a difference OF opinion or
conviction without growing overwarr.
Having been a Confederate soldier and
having lived in the South during the
period OF reconstruction, ] had fair
opportunity OF knowing something OF tho
remarkable organization called the Ku
klux. which Mr.. Johnson desienates as
IA "hideOus bapd." In my native county
/ OF Marshall. ID Alabama. there was not
respectable white citizen who did not
either belong To- the Khan or stand in full
sympathy with its purposes and conduct
The captain OF our Khan had been a cap
tain In the Ninth Alabama Infantry.
Mahone's Division. Army of Northern
/ Virginia. a gallant soldier who did his
| duty and was trying to rebuild his home.
which. with ours and hundreds OF other
homes. had been ruthlessly burned. His
| first Lieutenant was an officer OF my
company who had lost an arm under
| Forrest. The rest were men Of this
class, and | can assure Mr. johnson that
| n these made "A "hdeous band" the
whole Southern people were hideous
| do not think they were.
The fact is that In its incip,ency and
until II had accomplished the purpos N
| for which it was intended the Khan had
the sanction of practically the entire
white population of the States which
had been OF the Confederacy. When II
| was disbanded and the laWless element.
which. unfortunately. is not confined TO
any section. began to use the name to
cover robbery or acts of private revenge.
| the ex-Confederate soldiers and their
families Joined in the movement to sup
press these unjustihable deeds. General
| Forrest personally took charge. and his
work was an important factor In the
restoration of order.
The conditions with US were very dis
tressng. a company negro soldiers
garr!soned our village. and while the
captain Of this company was white
man and a gentleman, it was very gall
| ing 10 have over us soldiers some OF
| whom had been our slaves My father.
! having been Judge before secession.
was d sfranchised. while "Peyton." one
OF the ex-slaves of our family. who was
still living with us, announced l1mself
| as "A candidate for the Legislature. and
| he could neither read nor write. II was
| not until the carpetbaggers began to
drill the negroes at night that the Khan
spong into existence
Mr.. Johnson quotes from the author
OF that well named book "A Fools Err
rand" who says the ku Klux caused
the hair OF his wifes head to turn COM
pletely white in a single night" In this
they performed a miracle OF depigmen-
tation which was never done before, and
probably will never again be recorded
without the use OF peroxide.
| JoHS A. wYETH.
NEW YORK, April IS.
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Fighter. the Genera, mys the Russian

fighter. the General mys the Russian
Il brave because he gives blind obetii-
ence to his officers. Such obedience
is an excellent virtue In soldier,
according to the German standard.
which does not require Individuality
In the common colder. Perhaps vow
HINpENBuRa has not been fully re-
ported, for II Is known that he con-
slders the Russian officer inccmpe-
tent. IF the leading Is bad. bravery
in the common soldier does not win
battles with a military ma chine.
General vow HrNpENsURo has been
an authority upon the Russian army
since his great victory at Tannenberg,
but his contempt for the British
troops Is professional and not the re-
suit Of experience. Had he seen them
in action at Neuve Chapelle. where
volunteers fought resolutely by the
side Of regulars, he would not call
them "a uniformed crowd"
1t Is likely that vov HINDENBURG,
In common with other German COM
ma ndcrs. does not realize what good
raw material the British. volunteers
are. and how quickly they can be
licked into shape for active service.
1t is true that the deficiency Of com
petent officers Is serious matter,
but not as serious as would be the
case IL the Germans had not suffered
enormous losses in the field.