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Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

The Germans power for conserving their resources is such that the Amer ican public is prepared to hear of even extreme measures to preserve the pro- ducts of the country so that want and privation shall not result. The ap- pointment of a dictator to regulate the use of food products throughout the empire is such an extreme measure
 even in a country where the superla- tive rules in matters of expendiencyi
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

Announcement is made that the Servian army has been safely trans ported toRSaIonfl5i The allies continue to mass troops at that point as If they intended to do something one of these days.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

The report from Berlin that Ger many would talk peace is quite diner ent from the one that comes from England to the effect that peace is not in sight. The fact is it makes all the difference in the world what the terms are before either would be ln- terested, unless there are conditions which force one of them to it.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

She was snalE-far too small to ap- preciate the value of the dignified cer- enon1es of the occasion. A perky red bow. like butterfly alight, on one ed every time people in the pew stood mp. First her mother on one side smashed 1t with a blue serge sleeve and then the woman on the other side batted it back with the turn of an i'm naRculate black broadc10th elbow. taptoe upon the kneeling rest, her head coming just above the back of the pew in front Whenever she lost her balance or otherwise wriggled, her mother laid a warning tland on her shoulder and whispered further warn ings emphatdcaaly.
 The getting up and down grew bore some. What, anyWHy, was this re- nlarlkable thing called church, to which some million hours back she had been so vociferously eager to go7 When the general futility of things
 mundane sweeps over one at the ma ture age of 3 the reaction is immense. As she held her breath and repressed a twist and wriggle the way was opened to her. There was no delay on her part, no balancing of conse- qRences.
 Like quicksilver vanishing down a sidewalk crack she slid from view while her mother and the woman on | I00 OLI16T sue nIE0Q TnG1Ts -VOlC6S q hymn. The red bow wavered, flash I ed, was gone, the owner ahead of it, down to the floor and under the pew | in front. Where there had been a lively small child there was now noth-
 ing.
 This extraordinary phenomenon burst upon the mother of the red bow
 in staggering force when the hymn erded and everybody sat down. Both she and the woman who had been on
 the other side eyed the small open si space between them and then stared at each other. The black broadcloth woman's expression was one of en- joya'ble interest, the interest of the person without the slightest responsi-
 bilfty. The look in the blue serge
 woman's eyes combined terror and an
 tictpation, as we'll as a hysterical aor-
 or. She knew her child.
 She hurdled all possibilities instant
 ly, dfscarding them for the only logi-
 cal one. She -she must have gone under the pew!" she whispered nerv-
 ously to the broadcloth stranger out of one corner of her mouth.
 .But which pew?" asked that per.
 son, staring straight ahead at the em.
 phatic pulpit, as one should do fl church
 'T can't help it." walled the blue serge woman, still more nervousIy Bending down she peered around o1
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30
OTHER VIEW POINTS

That the jitneys will regulate them selves, as the last Connecticut legis- lature was content to believe, does not seem to be the view of the New York public service commission, which has just handed down a decision that is liable to put many of the nickel auto mobiles out of business in that state. The board decrees that jitneys cannot operate on streets used by the regular street car railways, nor can they take routes that are parallel with the car lines. The responsibility that binds the traction companies, and the free from financial obligations phase of the jit- ney business had much to do with the decision of the service commission Hartford Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

Now that Dr. Waite has been found guilty, what is going to be done with
 those who sell germs to irresponsible parties and those who can be hired
 to put arsenic in the embalming fluid !
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

Inasmuch as the Serviau army has been able to reorganize and come back, it will be we'll for England to keep it's eye on the Sim Feiners.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

The price of shoes Is going up, but even if Fashion decreed hip boots in the summer time the cost of them would make little difference to those who devoutIy follow it's dictates.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

England has designated Lloyd
 George to settle the Irish question. It is one of those jobs which anybody would be willing to entrust to George.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30
WHAT THE sEAAsENss ACT le
 DOING.

Tn spite cf the asulstance which Che war given through greatly increased transportation rates in overcoming the real effects of the seamenss law. steamship lines being encouraged hy the profit that prevails in the hust- ness at the present time to make the best of bad. situation. there~are fre- quent instances where fl IS imposst- ble to meet the requirements.
 This has been brought to light re- peatedly on the Pacific coast where steamship companies have gone out of the business and sold their ves- sells rather than try to stall off the inevitable any longer. A new instance of this kind has been drought to light by the sale of the twin screw steam ships Korea. and Siberia by the inter national Marine company. These ves- sels have been operated between San Francisco and ports in Asia but 1t was impossible for the company to maintain the crews under the provis4 ions of the seaInen's act.
 As might have been expected these fast steamers have been purchased by the Japanese who are maintaining and developing the trade which Amerf- can steamship owners have been forced to give up because of the legis- lation in their own country. Japanese shipping interests, aided by govern ment concessions, are alive to the op- portunity and they are taking full ad- vantage of it. The United States fa: played into thei= hands and they have not failed to recognize it. At tht
 same time it is worthy of note that the Japanese government has not con sidered it advisable to enter into tn,
 business of international commerce il
 competition with private capital, eithe by operating the vessels or by buyinl
 and leasing them. It is getting satis factory service and plenty of vessel for use in case of war by encouraginI private enterprise and therein lies
 lesson which the legislators of thi
 country should take seriously to heart
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

While the metropolis is aroused over Vire tapping cases. 1t might stop to ealize that conditions might be much etter if there was more of it done md more of those who fear 1t were pssght at their own tricks
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

If the preparedness parades being held about the country result in noth- ing else they convince those partici- pating of the need of better streets.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

It issto be hoped that forces in con- trol of sthe slides at the Panama ca nal willknot decide to resume activity because lGoethals is away.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

prime importance. It hardly seems credible that the entire country would be put under the rule of a dictator un- less the food situation were critical Meriden Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

The man on the corner says: Too many men have the mistaken notion that the thing to do is the other fel- low.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

From the way in which the Bull garians are attacking it's outposts, King Constantine may not be able to retain control of Greek temper.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

Though both arms were severed within three inches of the shoulder six years ago, David T. Jones, of Baltimore, has mastered stenography.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

Italy has decided to go in on the daylight saving scheme. It might also have some interest just at present over saving it's mountains.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

Even though 1t comes but once a year, it ought not to be forgotten why Memorial day is observed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30
EDITORIAL NoTEs.

Memorial day, and a day when there should be a liberal display of the flag
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

swimming tank.-New Haven Regis ter.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET

THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
 For Mayor
 ALLYN L. BROWN
 For Aldermen GUY B. DOLBEARE WILLIAM H. ALLEN For CounciImen ' JOHN B. VAUGHN FRANK L. ARNOLD JOSEPH c. WORTH % EDWARD CROOKS
 For City Clerk . ARTHUR G. CROWELL For City Treasurer WILLIAM CARUTHERS For City Sheriffs GEORGE W. ROUSE CHARLES H. HAYNES For Water Commissioner 4 HUGH BLACKLEDGE
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

There are said to be hundreds of empty tenements in Danbury and all the towns in it's vicinage while the de- mand for hands to help on the farms and in the big dairies about the rural sections of the state. particularly in Litchfield county is so far ahead of the supply that it is only through the most expert management that the dai- rymen will be able to meet the extra demands of the city trade during the summer months. Farmers will find it difficult this year to cultivate as great an acreage as in past seasons, and that suggests that the states crops, it's most valuable and most desirable new wealth, will be below normal when the next harvest is measured. The rural sections are suffering from the boom that is so profitable to so many in the cities. Thus 1t is seen that the prosperous conditions in some places are costing the smaller places, temporarily. more than they can af ford, but their contributions are out of their control, as communities. If they can't hold their men loyal to their own industries, they must suffer. That's the problem that faces every small town nowadays and one of the clements that is largely responsible for the growing cost of Nving,-Wa- terbury Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

Plainly speaking. in the last analysis, the housing of the workmen of Bridge port lies within the province of the manufacturers themselves if real es-
 tate men, investors and others do not provide places where families may re- side. One familiar with the situation
 estimates that S25,0OD,000 invested in
 houses would no more than care for
 the families already in Bridgeport,
 those ready to come to this city and those that can be induced to come when housing conditions are right.
 This seems like a large sum, but is reached by the following deduction: | Average cost of two-family house and | lot, S5,000; number of new families | that must be accommodated, o.000. | While it is improbable that manufac | turers will "chip in" any such sum, the prospect is bright of a movement
 to raise at least a part of that amount | for housing purposes. Thoughtful conv l of labor that while the problem may | not be of his making, it is his prob i lem just the same. Let the manufac- | turers take up this side of the help | question and many of the others will l be solved. We need all the high-class
 artisans we can get. We cannot get
 them unless we provide decent places | of residence. It is not a question of | sentiment of desire. It is a hard, cold business proposition. If the manufac- 1 IurerS are to get In0 WOIhI1SA -lSS
 need they must do their part by pro-
 viding houses-Bridgtport Standard.
 This week we are teaching the pub lie school boys how to swim. The start of three lessons won't amount to much unless it is followed up. How
 much opportunity have most of those
 boys to follow up this start to a good
 working knowledge of swimming?
 There is little chance for them to get
 near the water, and they find it spoiled
 for them when they get there. New
 Haven, ought to take this matter much
 more seriously. It ought to have an
 adequate municipal bath, not with
 showers and tubs alone, but with a
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

The park board has disapproved of the idea of a bathing beach at Mirror lake, Hubbard park, although the Fairgrounds association seems to think that the people want it. No doubt most of the taxpayers do not think of going to Hubbard park, or to Rrookside for swim on a hot after noon, but there are great many who do, and if there was beach and bathhouses at Mirror lake a large number of people who cannot go to the shore would be glad to take ad- vantage of the opportunity to bathe in a cool spot like the lake. Public pools are not expensive and they are not objectionable in any way. With an instructor who would also act as a policeman there would be no rowdyism and all the proprieties would be lived up to. We hope that the park hoard will follow the mayors lead and re- consider the appeal of the Play grounds association as to a swirnmin hole at Hubbard park.-Meriden Jour- | nal.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

May 2s. 19rs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03
DIAMOND
'NOITS

Hal Chase 10 the baseball hero of
Cincinnati.
Jimmy Callahan says he is satisfied
with the Pirates.
Fielder Jones is having hard time
as a miracle man."
Cal Brown, former Mack and Yank.
is with the Memphis nine.
The Cleveland club has asked for
waivers on Zip Hagerman.
The Cincinnati Reds appear to be
weak against left.hand pitching.
Our country may need its young
men, but baseball first yelled for help.
The Washington baseball club used
to be a joke - but that was many
years ago.
Jack Knight is sure a shining light
around that initial sack. What's in q
name, anyway?
Don't indulge in snap judgment.
Oftentimes the rookie who needs o
haircut Is q diamond In the rough.
Other clubs carry jokesmiths. but
Pat Moran of the Phillies takes the
game seriously, SO Josh Devore had
to 60.
Hal Chase Is playing better ball this
year than since he first Joined the
Yankees. He Is leading In stolen
bases and tops the league In hitting.
The ball players who are busy writ
ing testimonials for soft drinks may
be kidding the public. but they are
not slipping anything over on their
managers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03

Manager Bill Donovan Of the New
York Americans declares that Ray
Caldwell will win 30 games this sea.
son. While one must admit that Cald.
we'll IL q grand pitcher and Donovan
10 an excellent Judge Of pitching abil.
ity, we wonder II the New Yorks' man.
ager realizes. the task no IL imposing
upon Caldwell. Does Donovan know
that there are but six pitchers in the
game at the present time who have
been able to turn in 30 victories in Q
season, and that four OF them are
lucky to pitch In that number Of flames
In Q year now. much less turn In vic.
tories in 30 or more contests?
Alexander the Great and Walter
Johnson are the only hurlers in base.
ball today who are likely to reach that
figure again. This wonderful pair Of
hurlers have only been able to reach
the 80 mark once and both needed
quite . lot OF help from their team.
mates. The veteran Mathewson leads
the modern pitchers in this respect.
having won more than 30 games In
four seasons. The other hurlers now
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03
DEvoRE DELIGHTS IN STORY


Next to the story about Mc0raw
telling him that he had three deaf men
and IS dummies on the Giants. Josh
Devore delights In telling the one
about Catcher Jack Tof. After being
released by Toronto. To6 was up.
pointed an umpire in the then Eastern
league and his frst assignment hap
pened to DO in the Canadian city
where he had formerly played. Taking
the megaphone to announce the bat
teries. Tofi shouted: Mueller and
etanage for Newark: Rudolph and Nc.
Ginley for us!"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03
WHY YOUNGSTERS FAIL
Nervousness Sends Many Back
to Minor Leagues.
Yeune Players Unable 20 Get Mind on
Huge Stands and Immense crowde
DO Not Concentrate Their
Minds on Game.

The greatest enemy Of the young
bail player 10 nervousness, according
to st. Louis Globe.Democrat. Many .
youngster Of promise coming up from
the minors ruins his chances by aero.
planning when he finds himself lined
up against players Of experience and
reputation.
He il likely to play far below his
normal speed, and the impression pro.
duced on his manager Is faulty. He
may not have q chance to become fully
accustomed to his surroundings or to
get over his nervousness before he IL
railroaded back to the bushes.
The best way for player to succeed
Is to try to forget that he Is up in the
big show and put his whole mind on
the ball game. II he can fail to see
the huge stands and the big crowd and
Just remember that he is playing q
game of hall and trying to do his part
toward winning It he will surely sue.
coed II he has the ability. The player
who is doing everything in his power
to win the ball game is the lad who
catches the eye Of the foxy manager.
One serious fault with many young
players is that they think too much Of
their base hits. This Is natural fault
for every player. old or young. likes to
wallop the ball to some far territory;
but the real manager Is looking be
yond that. He sees the fellow who car
hit with no one on and two out and
does not care for his style. On the othel
hand. the man who has the nerve tc
come up with the smash in the pinch
Is the man who 10 retained, even II hi
batting average il many points below
that OF the other fellow.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03
ENCa<lUN<

in the game. though not twirling often.
are Jack Coombs. who won 81 games
In 1910: Joe Wood captured "a in 1912,
and Ed Walsh. who reached the won.
derful mark Of 40 victories in 1908. It
Is out Of the question to think that
Matty. Wood, Coombs or Walsh will
ever perform the feat again, and un.
less Washington can score more runs
for johnson, the Idaho wonder prob.
ably will never reach the 30 mark
again.
Only two pitchers have been able to
keep the opposing team below an aver.
age Of ESQ earned runs per game in
getting their 30 victories. which shows
how much help . pitcher needs from
his teammates. johnson and Alexan.
der were the two hurlers who went
below this mark. each cutting the av.
erage below two earned runs per
game. With the Yankees struggling
along In the second division Caldwell
has three times gone through the sea.
son allowing less than two earned runs
per game. but has never been able to
turn In rs victories.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03
STUPID PLAYS AMUSE
Play IN Central Association Do.
scribed by Ned Egan.
Mere Mlstakss Made In Mlne0 In
Week Than In Die League In
Whole season Thrss.Oase
ttlt Counts for oInelO.

According to Ned Egan, "the "Con.
ME Mack Of the Minors" more bone.
head" plays are made in class G and d
leagues in Q week than you see in the
big leagues in . season. Egan de-
scribes . play made in the Central %.
ISOLATION that kept the circuit amused
for several days.
Waterloo was playing at Muscatine,
and Wetzell, Muscatine's right fielder,
was on first base, and Sours Of the
same team at bat. Sours gave the hit.
and.run signal and Wetzel started
down for second base as soon as the
pitcher began to wind up. Sours hit
. long fly. Just a. he reached second
base Wetzell thought he saw Hill,
Waterloo's left fielder, reaching up to
catch the bail.
Without waiting to see whether the
fielder made the catch, Wetzell raced
back to first base. Meantime the ball
had scared high over Hills head and
Sours turned first base and raced for
second. Wetzell passed him at full
speed, going in the opposite direction.
When Sours reached second he
thought that he had made O mistake
about seeing the ball fall safely. and
started back to first. simultaneously
Wetzell saw Hill chasing the sphere,
and he again began the dash for sec.
ond, and once more both players
passed each other on the dead run,
both badly confused. The result was
that hit that should have been good
for q triple and . score went for .
single.
And all this happened without the
umpire being entangled in the bone
head" play.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03
?ALMERO IS QUITE ACCURATE
Cuban TwirIer Never Foruets What to
DO With Ball When He Gets Il
.-Resembles Wlltse.

Emilio Palmero, the Cuban twirler
of the Giants. whose splendid hurting
against the Phillies In the first game
of the recent series may win him
place on the regular pitching staff
of the club. reminds one for all the
world of George Wiltse In the field.
He Ia accuracy itself in handling the
ball, and hi never forgets what to do
with the leather when he gets It. A
bLnt to him must be perfectly placed
to advance q runner.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03
MANAGER PICKS UP PLAYERS
Pat Moran VIII Not Pay Fancy Prices
for Ball Tossers-Halts on tx.
pOnslve stars.

Since Pat Moran has been in charge
Of the Phillies he has purchased only
three players-Pitchers McQuillen and
Karl Adams and Outfielder Good-and
for each Of these he paid the waiver
price. He did not draft Q man last
fall. and he obtained the right to sign
Outfielder Cooper for nothing.
Moran picked up Chief Bender and
George Chalmers when they were free
agents. He traded Doom to Cincinnati
for Niehoff and let Lobert 20 to the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03

ribs, and lost by an Overwhelming
score. A week later he was started
against the famous Baltimore Orioles.
They made nine hits, drew seven passes
and benefited by three wild pitches.
All this was In 1898, and Donovan won
but one game that year. Bill captured
but one victory the next year. when
he pitched for Brooklyn, and In 1900
he was at Hartford for seasoning. In
1901 he came to earth and then scared
% . star. winning Is Of 40 games.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03
GREAT TEAM OF "cAsT OFFS"
Collection Of DIscards Ever
Put Together.

Lee Foil of Cleveland says he has
the greatest team of discards ever put
together, not excepting the Boston
Braves of 1914.
With a few exceptions every man
ON the Indian team has at one time
or another worn the uniform OF an
other major league team and been re.
leased for one reason or another.
though 1t is hardly proper to call play
ors like Speaker, Roth, DAILY and Gan
dill "discards."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03
THIRD BASE EASIEST
TO STEAL, SAY STARS

"Ty" Cobb. king Of base steal.
crs. and Buck" Herxog. veter.
an infielder. believe that third
base IL the easiest cushion to
steal. "Ty's" reason for think.
ing 20 10 that runners can take
. bigger lead OF second than on
any other sack. Buck" says
the runner 10 helped by the fact
that the third sacker must take
the ball at . hard angle and
the runner has more room In
which to slide around him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03
Observation-Disclosures
TOLEDO FANS TICKLE
CONCERNING NICKNAME

Iron Men" 10 the latest nick.
name for the Toledo baseball
club. Two Toledo sport writ.
ers are using the name ex.
clusively in referring to the
club. Whether y will become
popular 10 problematical.
Rajahs and Bresna Hens were
two names that for q short time
seemed to strike the popular
fancy. but fandom decreed that
neither was suitable and re-.
turned to the old name Of Mud
Hens. Whether the new name
will prove popular 10 hard to
predict. One paragraph init.
mates that It would be q shame
to let them drop behind and
rust during the coming season.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-03

Giants In exchange for Stock. Dem
cree and Jack Adams, catcher. He
obtained Whitfield from the Braves. to.
gether with Inaelder Dugey. In trade
for Sherwood Magee. In other words,
the building up Of the champions has
involved an outlay Of not more than
$1,000 for players releases.
Moran does not believe In deals for
expensive stars. and az result the
Philadelphia club Is q moneymaker for
the first time in great many years.