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Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
.I,hiilie. Make It Five. str.joht.

)~hillies Make It Five Straight. . Chicago. SepA 23.-Philadelphia made it five straight from Chicago to- day by winning both games of a double-header, to l and Il to 4 and as a result prevented the New York club from clinching the pennant. Had the visitors lost one game the race would have been over.5
 In the initial game Alexander was in fine form and had little trouble holding the locals while his team mates punched hits off Douglas and won easily. It was Alexanders 29th victory.
 In the second game the visitors bat ted three of Chicago's pitchers hard and this, assault coupled with loose neid1ng. made it easily for Fittery.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
ROUSCH LEADS NATIONAL
 LEAGUE EATERS WITH .3e
Heads Hornsby. His Nearest Rival, by 21 Points-Giants May Enter Big Series With Three 300 Hitters.

There is possibility that when the Giants line up against the White So2 for the first worlds series game in Chi cago the Ne Siona1 League entrant will be able to present three 300 hitters Two. at the present time. are quail fled in this class, among the only five the parent major can boast.
 Benny Kauff is hitting 1902, and Geo Burns, 1903. Zimmerman, the only other New Yorker who has a possi- ble chance to crowd into polite society is sWatting .295.
 Eddie Roush of the Reds, seems Co have cinched the National League batting crown. His average is .341, as against the 1920 of Hornsby, his near est rival.
 The following averages include the game of Thursday last.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
WHITE SOx HAVE ONLY ONE 300 HITTEF
FeIsch of American League Champs i
 Batting for .301-Cobb Leading Fri \ Speaker .272 to 3.53


 Happy FeIsch, the mainstay of "tr Chicago White Sox outfield, is tn only regular member of the 1917 American Lec que champions who car boast a 300 hitting record, and h just .sQueezes in. This weeks fig ures show Hap at .301.
 It is more than probable that Jc' Jackson. who has never failed to hi better than 300, and often closed tC 400. in his brilliant major league ca. reer, will have the honor of settin the pace for the Old Romans band b. the time this years classic opens Jackson is only one point shy of the big goal, and he is going stronger ev- cry day. Babe Russell, the southpaw pitcher. of the Sox. has hit .313, but he should not Tount as he has been at bat only thirty-two times. cobb be appears npps%ai certain 1 A to auaiify at his specia'ty, for he is leading Iris Speaker .372 to .353
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
MOOSUP
Safe at AlnyviIIe WooIen Mill Office Robbed of s675-Home Econmics Meeting Pianned-Hish School Sure of Strong Basketball Team.

Friday evening the mill office of thu American Woolen Company in Amy vile was broken into by forcing open one of the windows at the rear of the oddce- The large safe was broken in- to and about s575 was taken. The heavy outside door of the safe was opened without using any explosives but the remaining three were blown open by dynamite. Nothing was known of the break until Saturday morning, when one of the employees noticed the charred window. Mrs. Roberts, a nearby resident, stated that she saw an automobJs with lights out, the night before. go- ing up and down the road, the occu- pants evidently looking over the grounds about the office. Those en- tering the office were experienced, as they did the job very cleverly A large 16 pound sledge hammer was found at the office, also some blankets and automobile robes, belonging to different residents in town. All tools left were those belonging to people in Moosup, thus the robbers left no trace that might enable the police to find them out
 Sheriff Bliven and the state police were notified Saturday morning of the break
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Chicago, Sept: 21.-Hogs, receipts 5000 head. Market strong and 5 to iO s17.30@1S.so; good heavy. siSa5S $1S.s5; rough heavy, s17.2O@l7.45: light $173O@1s.7O; pigs, s1s.65@1z75: bulk, $17.80@1S.75.
 Cattle Receipts, 5000 head. Market steady. Reeves, $7.5o@7.sO; cows and heffers, $5.15@ 12.90; stockers and feeders, $6.70@11.25; Texans. s6.70@ $15.75; calves, $11.50@h6
 Sheep.-Receipts 12,O0O head. Market slow and weak to 15 cents lower. Ma tive and western. $9.OO@12.6O; lambs $12.00@1S.25.
 Pittsburgh. Sept. 21.-Cattle supply light. Market steady. Choice, S13.OO @1480: prime, s135o@14.8O: good $12.50@1350; tidy butchers s11.5Om 12.50; fair, ss.oO@ 10.5O; common, s7 60 @9.O0: common to good fat bulls S7OO @9.50; common to good fat cows, s7.50 @9.50; heifers, $700@10.0O; fresh cows and -springsrs, $5O.00@9O0O: veal calves, s16.00; heavy and thin calves. s7.O0@D1O.5O.
 Sheep and 1ambs-Supply light. Market lower. Prime wethers, s$12.25: good mixed, $11.00@12.O0; fair mixed. S8.5G@9.5O; culls and common, $500 @7.50;' spring lambs, $1725
 Hogs-Receipts 20 double decks: Market active and 5 cents higher. | ums, s18.S0@1S.90; heavy workers, | sds;5o @1s.so; light workers, s17.75@ 1900; pigs, $1725@1775: roughs. | stags, s15.Oo @17.75.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24

champions of the Eastern League, 6 to 3. The semi professionals came from behind to victory In the game that proved exciting all the way. Cobb got two safe drives in four times up, the last swat sending in two runs and clinching th& game for the Colonials. The score:
 Colonials .... 0.0 o o 0 0-6 3 New Haven 0 2 0 o 0 0 0 0-3 3
 Press and Waters; Woodward and F1aherty; Umpire .Rorty, Tirhe 1:45.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
MON NEY.

New York, Sept. 22.-Mercantile pa- per- 1-4. Sterling 60 day bills, 4.72: commercial 60 day bills on banks, 4.71 8; demand, AIS 1-2; cables. 4.7s 7-1s Francs, demand, 5.79 3-4; cables, 5.7s 5-S. Gulders, demand, AZ; cables. AZ l. 3. Lires, demacd, 7.75; cables, 7.74. Rubles, demand, r 1-2; cables, IT B. 4. Bar silver, 10S 1-2. Mexican dol lars, S6. Government bonds, steady. Railroad bonds easy.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
SATURDAY RESULTS.

National League. St. Louis .. Boston o. t14 innings.) New York g. Pittsburgh l. Pittsburgh 1. New York 2. (Firyt Rame) Pittsburgh l. New York o. (second game) Cincinnati f. Brooklyn 3. Philadelphia 2. Chicago 1. (Ffrst rame) Philadelphia 4. Chicago 1. (Second game)
 American League. St. Louis {. New York 3. (F1rst sRame) St. Louis 3. New York 0. Second Eame.) Boston f. Chicago l. Detroit {, Washington Q. Clevelani 3. Pfila delphfa 0. (Ffrst game) Cleveland ?. Philadelphia l. (Second game.)
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
my and navy with information.

Simsbury-Laborers who can dig will receive $3.50 p day in Simsbury and painters will receive S4 day, board and carfare for all, according to The Hartford Free Employment Btu reau. Forty carpenters are needed in Hartford, to receive s5 a day and board.
 Meriden-Last week the Winthrop 1otei started it's campaign of food b conservation in line with the plan set
 rth by Henry E. Endicott, Massa-
 lusettb; food administfator, Prom l.. y on Wednesdays and ThnradaNk-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
COTTON,

New York, Sept. 22.-Cotton futures opened steady October, 2355; Decem- Der, 23.44; January 2S.32; March, 2346; May 23.55-
 New York. Sept. 22.-Cotton futures closed irregular. Oct. 24.5O; Dec. PAPA; Jan. 24.2O; Mar. 24.35 May 24.4S: July -. Spot steady; middling 25.70.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
RED SOx OUT OF TENANT RAGE
Defeat Friday by Chicago Decided League Championship
 Detroit's Victories Also Helped-Gants Must Win One More Game-Qther Sporting News.

won four last week while losing one. Two more victories over Chicago to- day enabled Philadelphia to stave off little longer the victory of New York. Against Cincinnati, Moran's men broke even in two games and against Chicago they won five straight St. Louis did not lose a game the the past week, winning three and play ing 0 to fourteen inning tie against Boston Saturday. Today the Cardinals and the Braves divided a double header. Cincinnati came back to he first division last Sunday and held that place by virtue of four vic tories and one defeat while Chicago was winning only one out of seven. The Reds today divided a double header with Brooklyn.
 St. Louie and Braves Break Even
 St. Louis. Mo-, Sept. 23.-Boston closed it's last series of the season here by dividing double-header with St, Louis today. St. Louis won the first game, II to and Boston took second game, to 1. Scores:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24

Cincinnati, Sept. 23.-Cincinnati and Brooklyn divided a. double header here today, the visitors taking the first game to 2. In the second game the Reds hit Cheney and Coombs hard and won easily, to O. Scores:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Hartford-Among bequests, aggre- will of Emma c. Goodrich of Hart ford, who was killed in the recent trolley accident at North Branford. is c gift of S6.OO0z fn hszsls.se.. . .. '
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24

6antam-A day nursery has been opened at the Bantam School with children, who are too young to begin with the regular school work.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
GAMES SCHEDULED TO-DAY.

National Eeaaus. Boston at Cincinnati. Brooklyn Chicago. New York St. Louis. ~s Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
 American Ieasua Chicago at Boston. -.z.s- . St Louis New York
 Detroit at WashnRton.
 - Cleveland at Philadelphia
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24

Hittp @s Q tz) Batted for May in sth. v o '-o ID Score by innings: TWO oasc hits, Aohg. MaranviIle. Home run,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National leaaue,

National League.
 Chicago l. Philadelphia 1. (F1rst same) Chicago 4. Philadelphia II. tsecond aame) Brooklyn 5. Cincinnati 2. (Fifst .game.) Brooklyn 0. Cincinnati 8. (Seoond game) Boston 5. St. Louis II. (Ffrst same) Boston z, St. Louis l. fSecond game)
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
Camel
(Second

Brooklyn .........o o O c 0 0 o-o Cincinnati = ..O d. 3 o n ys
 Two base hits. Chase 2. NeaIe. Three base hits Wngo. Shean. Homo run, Wlngo.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
CoIoniaIs 6, New Haven 8.

New Haven. Conn.,, Sept 23-The Colontals with Ty Cobb in the lineup todax sdafeAkAd t5sA sN1ssav EEIas.s.-. . -:.--
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24

NATTY ToPcoATs
 ARE A FALL SIGN
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
me.
 Chicago (N)
Cincinnati and Dodgers Divide.

CIncdgo .-...I I 0
 Two base hits. Ludcrus. Kildun O. Three b, hit, Whitted Home run. Bancroft.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24

Ashland .-.....e eos s5 x-10 Eagles -.---...-.-.0 0 01 O.
 Thrce base hit. Atwood Sacrifice hits Shawn Van Dyke. Cooper. Hit by pitcher. Demarse g. Base on balls of Van Dyke 1: cn Mc3iIl f. Struck out by Van Dyke II: bs Mctsn z. Umpire Paquett.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-24
ATToRNEYS-AT-LAW

Browu & Perkins, Ifhmgs-st-ln Over Thames Nat. Bank, Shetucket St
 Entrance stairway near to Thames National Bank. Telephone S8-3
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-23
Something Doing

We have had a talk with one or
more men who have spent some days
in the Miami, Oklahoma, lead and
zinc mining district, during the past
week, and they one and all admit
that the reports concerning this dis
trict not only have not been over
drawn, but not more than half told
by those interested. They tell us that
you must go and see for yourself to
realize the vast magnitude of the
mineral wealth and development in
that district.
We have talked with Messrs. Mer-
rill Pipkin, Ed T. holland and Con-
gressman W. L. Hensley, and they
each tell US that Messrs. Marvin
Young, Russell Doss and G. M. Lon
don are making good, and have es-
tablished themselves and are making
money; that the Central Zinc and
Lead Company is just completing a
first class mill, have fine mine and
will start to work by April 1, and
from then on these boys will begin to
smile; that the Lucky Jack, Matuner
and Nichols Williams are very rich
in both zinc and lead and have about
completed all the plants, and will soon
have all their money back, as each,
except the Lucky Jack, has sold quite
tonnage of concentrates. The Luc-
ky Jack has sunk its shaft 1T, hav-
ing gone through 40 feet of good rich
ore, and have been recently incorpor-
ated for $4,000, for the purpose of
erecting one of the best equipped mod
ern mills.
The Ritz mines is the Marbury-
Watson-G n-Graves-Smith property, and
has sold $4,000 worth of concentrates
and had on hand last Saturday more
than 100000 pounds of concentrates,
and from the report of the gentlemen
who have just returned from there,
this plant is one of the very best as to
construction, quantity and quality of
ore and as to underground develop
ments.
We are glad to know that each and
all of the Pennington and ST. Fran
co.'s county boys have "struck it
rich"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-23
Prepare for Free
Mail Delivery

Just a few additional things are
needed in Pennington to prepare this
city for free mail delivery, which can
be secured by July 1st, next, provid-
ing things are put in shape for it.
The things that are necessary in or
der to secure free delivery is contin-
uous sidewalks, street lights, street
signs, and the proper numbering of
houses and equipping them with suit
able mail receptacles.
Therefore, all that is now needed in
Pennington in order to secure free
mail delivery is street and house num-
bering, and preparing of mail re-
ceptacles at the various homes and
places of business. Sidewalks and
street lighting in this city already
pass muster, as provided by postal
requirements. Of course there will
have to be some sidewalk extensions
and connections in order to give all
residents of Pennington the benefit
of free delivery, but these improve
ments can be made after free deliv-
cry has been established, as well as
now.
The principal point The Times
would call attention to just at this
time is this: Free mail delivery for
Pennington can be secured, COM
mencing July list, next, if only the
simple and inexpensive requirements
of street and house numbering, and
putting in of mail receptacles, is
complied with. These improvements
they will be improvements should
be made at once. Let's get busy and
make it a bigger and better Farm
ington.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-23
TIME FOR ST. FRANCOIS
COUNTY TO WAKE UP |!
Should Draw On the Rich Corporations
Before They Deplete County's Nat
ural Source of Taxable Wealth

In the annual report of President
Clinton H. Crane of the St. Joseph
Lead Company to the stockholders of
that mining corporation, we gather
that the net profits of the company
and its holdings for the year ending
December 81, 1916, amounted to over
$S,000,00O. The other lead com
panies, the Desloge, Federal and ST..
Louis Smelling & Refining, whose pro-
fits on investments will aggregate
proportionately about the same, will
bring the amount of wealth taken out
of st. Francois county for the same
period to the neighborhood of $685.
0,000, though we have seen no re-
ports from these companies from
which to make deductions. What is
st. Francois county getting in the
way of substantial public improve
ments out of this?
With the natural wealth of the
county being thus exploited and going
to enrich these big corporations, why
would it not be a wise plan to bond
the county for at least $500,000 to
improve our public highways and
construct rock roads throughout the
county, instead of trying to do this
by piece meal and dragging the work
out over years, when it could be done
quickly and systematically. These
companies would bear largely the ad-
ditional tax that bonded indebtedness
would incur, and thus the county
would be reaping an advantage in
substantial public improvement from
the millions that now are taken out of
it in the big profits of these corpora
tions.
We want to call attention to this
significant item in the report of the
st. Joseph Lead Company, which has
an equal relevance to the other lead
companies. In its assets appears
this item: "Ore reserves and mineral
rights, SIT, 1851, ,875.35; less reserve for
depletion, $4,000, 1868" This latter
sum is taken from the net profits of
the year to bolster up a reserve for
depletion of the company's "ore re-
serves and mineral rights" Do you
catch the significance of that? 1t
means that the companies realize the
fact that every ton of ore taken out of |
the mines deplates or rednces their
value, and that the time will come
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-23
$29O,735 County
Taxes Collected

The County Court was in session
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week to receive the reports and make
settlements with the Collector anC
Treasurer.
The Collectors settlement, which
was approved, showed a total col.
lection of $290,735.77, as follows
State taxes, $23,987.83; county rev
enue, $52,51104; road tax, $48, 1908;
school tax, $165, ,74608, and railroad
tax for cities, $342.24.
The court hadn't finished going ov.
er the Treasurer's books this morn.
ing as we go to press.
On application of l.. H. Bunte on
the part of the st. Louis Smelling
& Refining Company, the court in
structed the Highway Engineer to To-
cate and survey a new road through
that company's lands in st. Francois
township, and report at the next term
of court.
On application and representation
of the Bonne Terre Farming & Cat
tie Company and the st. Joe Lead
Company, the court ordered the High
way Engineer to locate and survey
a new road, between Leadwood and
Mitchell in Randolph Township, and
report at next term of court. The
companies donate $500 for the pur-
pose of opening this new road.
On examination by Drs. Eugas and
Weber, the court declared Mrs. Mary
Ann Price to be a proper person for
admission to State Hospital No. A
as county patient, and she was
thereupon committed to that institu-
tion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-23

when this mineral wealth of the coun-
ty, which nature has deposited be-
| meath its surface, will have been
worked out, leaving instead worthless
subterranean caves. The Preserve for
depletion" is to reimburse the stock
holders. for their invested capital
when that time shall arrive, or per-
haps before. How may the county be
reimbursed for the loss of this source
of taxable wealth when its mineral
deposits have been depleted?
is 1t not the part of wisdom-these
rich natural deposits having under
our laws passed into the ownership of
private corporations and therefore not
subject to public oversight and con.
servation-for the county to get such
return as it may in the way of per-
manent public improvements before
the time comes at which the Preserve
for depletion" item hints, when there
will be nothing TO tax but hole in
the ground?
The lead companies are certainly
making big money out of their invest
ments. They are mining the ore and
producing pig lead at less cost than
ever before, because of the improved
labor-saving machinery with which
mans ingenuity has provided them,
and they are getting the highest
prices for their finished product ever
known. That is all right and we are
glad to see them prospering, but our
point is this, that the county is en-
titled to share in this prosperity
and the best way to get it is to bond
the county to build good, permanent
roads that will stay with it, and let
these rich corporations pay their pro-
portionate share of the cost while they
are rich and prosperous.
In fact they should pay on a higher
assessment than farm lands rather
than less, for the reason that every
ton of ore they take out of the ground
depletes the county's natural wealth
to that extent, while the farm lands
are being improved and increased in
value every year, thus adding per-
manent wealth to the county instead
of taking it away.
People of st. Francois county, think
soberly and earnestly over this mat
ter, and we believe you will agree with
us.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-23
TransgressorSHave
Rough Shedding

10 Frizzill gets fine of S400 and
six months in Jail on one count for
"bootlegging" and one year in Jail
on another count for like offense
against the local option law, and Bill
Montgomery fine of $500 and one
year in Jail for similar violation.
These cases were tried this week by
Judge Dearing at an adjourned session
of the February term of the Circuit
court of this county which was set
for last Monday. They had taken a
change of venue from Judge Huck
and Judge Dearing was called to pre-
side at the trials. Both were tried
by juries with the result given. In
swearing Judge Huck off the bench
in their cases, they are evidently con-
WINGED now that they Jumped from
the frying pan into the fire." "Boot-
leggers" may as well decide now as
later to forego their illicit practices,
for the local option law is going to
be enforced with vigor in this coun-
ty.
Two other cases that were set for
the adjourned session, the defendants
having also taken a change of venue,
were 10 Downs and Henry Harris for
subornation of perjury and VIM.
Montgomery for violation of the To-
cal option law. The first case was
continued on account of Harris being
under treatment at the Bonne Terre
Hospital, and Montgomery's case on
application of the defendant.
Judge Huck tried the injunction
suit of Hattie Boyd against the Tet-
ley-Klein Lumber Co. This is a suit
in which the plaintiff seeks to enjoin
the Tetley-Klein Lumber Company
from putting up lumber shed on the
back part of its lumber yard. The
Judges decision has not yet been
rendered.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-23
Hospital No. 4
Board Changes

Governor Gardner on Wednesday
announced a large number of ap.
pointments to the boards of the seve.
raj eleemosynary and educational in
stitutions of the State, and named the
members of the new State Prison
Board.
The following changes were made in
the Board of Managers of State
Hospital No. at this place: Peter
A. Benham of Bonne Terre and James
H. Buford of Ellington take the plac-
es of Chas. r. Pratt of Flat River
and 7. f. Frazer of Commerce. Sam
McMinn of Bollinger county was re-.
appointed. DR.. r. B. Anderson of
st. Louis and N. C. Chasteen of
Bloomfield hold over.
The appointment of Mr.. Benham as
member of the, board from this
county is eminently satisfactory to
our people. He is we'll known as a
man of sterling character, excellent
business qualifications and clear iudg-
ment, will make an excellent mem
Der of the board and conscientiousIy
work for the. best interests of the hos
pital
Mr.. Buford, the other new ap-
pointee, is brother of State Senator
Carter Buford, and while we have not
the pleasure of a personal acquaint-
ance, if he is of the same mold as
the Senator he will measure up all
right on the board. The re-appoint-
ment of Mr. McMinn is a just recog-
milton of his services the past four
years.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-23
CHECKER" Whiskey

A contribution in the Frederick
town Democrat News of last week in
dicates that they have a new brand
of "booze" down in Madison county
at least new to us. 1t appears that a
certain amount of this decoction Gre
ates in the imbiber an irresistible
love for his neighbor's chickens, and
that he will invade chicken coops when
the dope is working, regardless of
consequences. The contribution re-
ferred to tells of man finding a
neighbor in his chicken coop "who
would never think of stealing if he
were SOBER"
All of which may be true. Won
derful inventions are being turned out
during these strenuous days. We
have heard of many kinds of dope,
called whiskey, and most of it sus-
tains very properly its name. For
instance, there is "fire water, which
will either start or extinguish frey
thirst; then there is the "forty-rod"
brand, that will stimulate man to
dispute with his mother-in-law, and
send a mouse in pursuit of the cat.
We have also crossed the trail of
"nigger" whiskey in our time, which
has impressed us that for the allay-
ing of every human emotion and feel
ing it should be given the iron cross.
But as an actual "provider" of hun
CRY family, this "chicken" whiskey
promises to outrank them all as a
novelty. 1t would appear that there
is a possibility of developing it until
the families of the fortunate users of
the beverage would be raised entirely
above want. AS stated above, strange
things are happening these days.