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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20

Being president of the Interstate As- sociation for the Encoura cement of Trapshooting is a position that few men could fill. and few could be elected to. The election of T. E. Doremus of Wilmington, Del, to head the organ lzation for the second time proves his ability.
 more generally known-has a follow ing of some 600.000 trapshooters and is one of the most important sporting bodies in existence. If you are in doubt as to the reliability of this as- sertion just wade through these fig ures.
 737 trapshooting clubs were organiz- in 1916.
 Trapshooting has averaged more than 50po0 new devotees each year, for nearly decade.
 There are 4,10S active trapshooting clubs in the United States.
 There are 31 trapshooting leagues in various parts of this country
 119 golf. and country clubs have in stalled trapshooting equipment.
 30 tra pshooting clubs have been formed among the employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad conpany-and fully that many more on the other railroads in the United States.
 45 state organizations have been formed to handle the sport.
 Trapshooting clubs have more than Sfo,VVo,ooV iHVeSteu III the SpOrC-InOre money than is invested in any other outdoor sport. excepting gi1f
 Trapshooting has more active par ticipants than any other sport-base- ball excepted.
 Trapshooting is the fastest growing sport in the United States and Cana da.
 These are but a few of the many reasons why the Interstate Association is such an important organization. The interstate, in promoting trap shooting conducts business somewhat on the lines of the Amateur Athletic Union in granting sanctions to conduct
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS IRREGULAR.
Bethlehem Steel FIuctuated Between
 43o and 396, Closing at APO.

New York, Jan. 19.-The operations of Bethlehem Steel, foremost of the 43O and 396. and closed at APO, a, net loss of 15 points, was the subject of much conjecture in today.s extremely professional market. rtesrs reo S9te9 afso.
 Transactions in Bethlehem Steel ag- gregated S,100 shares, the largest to- tai for any single session in many months. Today's minimum quota ton represents a gross decline of "A points since Tuesday, 119 from the high level of the first week of the month and BOA from it's maximum of 700 attained last November.
 Until the final hour the balance of the active list. and for that matter, many inactive issues, pursued an ir- States Steel and affiliated industrials, as we'll as minor munitions and equip ments showed extreme gains of one to three points, with 2 to 4 for Mercan- tile Marines and United Fruit and six for Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies.
 Metals, motors, sugars, feathers and fertilizers also were variably better, with Mexicans and numerous utili- ties, particularly gas shares, Ohio Gas leading at an advance of six points.
 There were the usual spasrnodic ad- vances in shares Of no Spec1fc description. with one to three points in Sears Roebuck. Industrial Alsohoi' Pittsburgh Coal and National Enam- cling, and points for Lorrilard To- bacco.
 The movement in rails was restrict ed to low priced shares, aside from mod crate gains in Reading, Louisville and Nashville, Delaware and Hudson and Chicago and Northwestern. Clos ing prices were one to three polnlS under the top Total sales amounted to 590,0 GOO shares.
 Exchange rates on Petrograd and Rome fell to new low records, with further heaviness in remittances to Rey-Iin and Vienna. Steadiness ruled in sterling and francs, with increased strength in Swiss exchange.
 Concessions in all existing interna- tional bond issues were associated with the more attractive terms of the new British external loan. Domestic is- sues were irregular. Total sales (par vaIue) aggregated $5.050,oo0.
 United States bonds were unchang- ed on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
MYSTERIOUS WITNESS
 IN THE STAFFORD CASE
Joseph Marshall Refused to Answer
 Questions.

New York. Jan. 19.-Contempt pre- ceedings against Joseph Marshall, a new and mysterious witness called by the defense at the trial of Franklin D. Stafford. charged with perjury as an outcome of the Rae Tanzer-"Oliver Osborne" case were ordered late to- day when he persisted in his refusal to answer questions on the ground that his replies might tend to in criminate and degrade him."
 Asked if he had held a conversation in the Tombs prison with Charles H. Wax, who says it was he and not James w. Osborne, a prominent at torney" who courted Miss Tanzer, Marshall replied:
 T refuse to answer oA advice of my counsel"
 Judge Hand asked the witness how he concluded that reply to such a question could incriminate him.
 The circumstances are very com pleX," Marshall told the judge. and I decline to answer by advice of coun- sell"
 The court informed the stubborn witness that his lawyers. advice was insufficient to warrant his attitude and the attorney for the defense was in structed to prepare an order com mitting the witness to prison for con tempt to be presented Monday morn ing when the trial is resumed. Mar shall is held in bail on a charge of using the mails to defraud No inti- nation has been given of what his talk with Wax was about.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
FLYNN WANTS TO
 COACH HARVARD NINE
Manager of Springfield Eastern Lea que Club Is Latest Baseball Veteran in Field for Big College Berth.

Among the other candidates named recently for the position left vacant as baseball coach at Harvard Uni versity by Fred Mitchell new manager of the Cubs, are Manager Jack Flynn of the Springfield Green SoX and Man ager Louis Pieper of the Lynn club of the Eastern league Although those close to things at Cambridge seem to think "Red'' Dooin, recently with the Giants, has the inside track, there is still a chance that someone else may be selected Pieper, it is said, has been after the job for some time, but Flynn'S candidacy became known dur ing the present week at Boston. It it not known just how anxious Jack is to land the Harvard job, nor what his chances are for it, but his friends down Boston way are roofing strong for him. They think Harvard au- thorities will make a big mistake if they fail to look him over carefully before the final selection is made.
 Should Flynn land the position at Cambridge it would probably interercr with his duties at Springfield some what There is a chance that he might not even want to return to Spring field. Still there is another chance factory to all concerned to handle both ends. It would be more proba- ble, though, that with the Harvard job clinched, he would not be able to give the time he would like to managerial duties and that he would drop this end and take chance as a player after the collegiate season closes. Owner William E. Carey of the Springfield club said recently that he had not heard from Flynn since Christmas and necessarily he had not been acquaint- ed with Hymns candidacy from the Green Sox manager. He said he would prefer to hear from Flynn before mak- ing any statement on the matter.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
PRESIDENT WILSON URGING
 THE SENATE TO ACTION
so -T1sf the Entire Program of Re-
 forms May Be Carried Out

Washington. Jan. 19.-Members o1 the senate steering committee today were earnestly urged by President Wilson to get into lively action on ad- that the entire program of reforms ad- vocated by the president when he en- tered the White House might be on the statute books by March 4.
 To impress upon the democratic leaders his views, the president made another trip to the senate office build ing and discussed the clogged legisla- tive calendar with Senators Kern Will Hams, Thomas, Reed, James and Chamberlain for more than two hours. He made it clear that he was anxious for action on all measures outlined at the beginning of the session, including railroad labor legislation as the para mount issue, water power and other conservation bills, corrupt practice measure, the Webb collective foreign selling agency measure and the Porto Rican citizenship bill, together with the big appropriation bills and neces- sary revenue legislation
 Admitting that this is a big under taking in view of the fact that there are less than 36 legislative days re- maining in the life of the 64th con- gress, administration, leaders are con- siderably perturbed over che situation. The steering committee has been call ed to meet again Monday, when an ef- fort will be made to agree on a pro- gram to be submitted to a caucus of senate democrats.
 Many senators expressed grave doubt tonight that the program would be put through because of opposition to much of the legislation proposed. The water power and mineral land leasing bills are in bitter dispute The presidents proposal for a railroad strike prevention bill pending investi- gation has not even gotten. out of the interstate commerce committee and the Webb bill is certain to encounter ob- stacles.
 In view of this there is much talk about the capitol of the possibility of an extra session of the 65th congress.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
BOXERS ARE ORGANIZING To Stage Great Strike-WiII Follow
 After Baseball Strike.

A boxers strike is scheduled to fol- low upon the heels of the baseball Il players strike, practically tying up the sports of the nation and paralyz- : ing the loafing industries of the coun- try.
 Battling Keefe has informed us that the prize fighters, in revolt against long hours and starvation pay, have organized in secret. There are five thousand prize fighters in the United States banded together to block the tentacles of that octopus, the Prize Fight Promoters Trust" said Bat ting Keefe. Just as soon as they get their charter from the American Federation this country will witness the most disastrous strike that was ever called
 ''Is Jess Willard with the union ?'' the Battler was asked.
 Willard Has Grievance
 'sHe hasn't signed the roll yet" said Battling Keefe. But we expect to hear from him any minute He has a grievance, too. He is one of the down trodden victims of the fight trust. Fifty thousand dollars-that is all that one of these grasping monopo- lists of the fight trust wanted to pay MT Willard. I can almost swear that he win be with us when we hurl the boxers declaration of independence right into the face of the octopus. Tt makes me boil when see men of the type of James Jitney Johnston and Tex Rickard bowling along Fifth
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
AMERICANS FLEEING FROM
 SYRIA AND PALESTINE
Number More Than a Thousand Warship to Bring Refugees odt.

Washington, Jan 19.-Word received today in a cablegram from Ambassa- dor E1kus at ConstantinopIe that the number of Americans seeking to leave Syria and Palestine had grown from few hundred to more than a thous- and, caused the state department to arrange with the navy for indefinite use of the cruiser Des Moines and the out. -.
 Barcelona. Spain, the nearest neu- tral port, has been selected as the place at which to land the Ameri- mercial liners q
 Officials estimate that at least one trip of the Caesar, now nearing Bel rut with Z, 800 tons of relief supplies on board and two trips of the cruiser Des Mo1neS, also on her way there, will be required. The allies after long negotiations, have granted both ves- sels permission to pass their block ade with their relief supplies aboard and Turkey has agreed to conduct them through the mine zones in the harbor. Most of the refugees are r1a- tura1ized Syrians, Arrnenians and He tive American missionaries, some of whom have been trying for over a year to get out of the stricken dis trdct.
 Beirut is the only point of exit opened by the Turks and as many of the refugees will have to travel a long distance by the most primitive means of conveyance. it will be some time before all of them get there.
 Conditions in Syria and Palestine have been extremely bad, with fam inc and pestilence on all sides The shutting off of imports of foods by the allied blockade and by the bad railroad communication, the re1in- quishing by Turkey of large stocks of food and a disastrous locust plague have brought the whole section to the verge of starvation
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
S4,oeo AVERAGE SALARY
 OF BIG LEAGUERS
Major Club Owners Paid Out About $1,50o,000 in Salaries Last Year.

According to the club owners in the major leagues their players re- ceived about s1.5Oo,oOO in salaries last year. Nearly 400 players were em- ployed in the 16 clubs, and the ave rage salary was trifie less than $4.- 900. In the American league a few of the big salaries were as follows Cobb. $2o,OOo; Speaker, s15. .0Oo; Wal ter Johnson, S12,500; Eddie Collins, 5000, Joe Jackson, $1o.0o0; Scha1k, $S,000; Frank Baker. $96e0; Lee Ma gee. $S,OO0; Caldwell, sS,000; Peckin- paugh, $7,500; Jack Barry. s7,5OO; Sis Ter 5000. and so on. The highest salaried players in the National league were -Daubert, $9,ooo: Evers, $15 5.Ooo; Herzog, $10,000; Kauff, $7.00O; Larry Doyle, $6.000; Alexander, $7,O00; Sea ton $S,ooo; Groh, s7,5oo; Washer. s1o- 900, and Maranville, $6.000. In a large majority of cases the salaries ranged from $3.000 to $5.00O for the season. The clubs that had salary lists of s100,000 or more were the Giants, Brooklyns, Braves, Cubs, White Sox, Yankees, Red Sox, Detroits and Cleve- lands. No major league club except the Athletics, paid out less than $6O,- O0O
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
NOTICE

The Board of Relief of the Town of Norwich, Conn, will meet in the City Hall Building in said Town, each day, Sundays excepted, from February 1st to February goth, from 10 O. m- to D. m., to listen to appeals from tho doings of the Assessors, and to trans act any other business proper to be done at said meetings.
 Dated at Norwich, Conn, January goth, 1916.
 FRED G. PROTHERO
 JAMES c. FITZPATRICK
 HENRY GEBRATH,
 Board of Relief.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20

avenue in their automobiles, paving for their gasolene with money wrung from the down trodden prize fighters. We want our rights and we're going to get them. We're going to have basic eig1t-round fights. with time and a half for extra, rounds and a minimum wage scale.
 Not only have the prize fighters unionized, but the prize fighters sec onds also have formed an organiza- tfon. The moment the boxers strike Is declared the seconds will walk out, too. Not a towel will be waved in any ring and not a sponge will be thrown come to our terms or the fight trust shares the fate of all monopo1ies of its character.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20

1 tournaments. These registered tour naments are aided in a financial way to the extent of $25, 900 yearly. There were more than 500 registered tour
 namentsl in 1916, in which some 10.
 naments in 1916. in which some 16,000 different trapshooters contested and in which nearly 100000 targets were thrown. Naturally the same number of shells were fired.
 Through the Interstate Association these tournaments are managed rec ordS maintained of all shooters, and the averages published each year. The Grand American TrapShooting handi- cap tournament is just as big an event in it's way as the Worlds Series is in baseball-attracting upwards of 1000 contestants who defray their own ex- penses to shoot. The expense incur red in handling the Grand American runs more than $500, ,G00-which com pares faGorably with the amount of money spent on the worlds series. It was MT. Dorennus who suggested the holding of the state championship for amateurs. and the subsequent idea that the state championships meet dur
 ing the week Of the Grand American
 tournament and shoot for the National Amateur title. This event is now on
 a par with the Grand American Han
 dicap and it a few years it will be
 the greatest single event in trap
 don
 The Interstate Association came in
 to existence when live bird shooting
 was popular. When laws were pass ed in many states prohibiting live
 bird matches, the Association gave it's support to clay target shooting; fram- ed the rules for the government of the sport. and is more than any othsr or ganization responsible for the pres ent prosperous and 1ourishing condi- tion of the sport.
 Before the Interstate Association came into existence there were no standard rules for the sport-every club made it's own, which caused no end of confusion when there was a dual club shoot.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
Commission Handed Down Decision.

Cincinnati, O., Jan. 19.-The nation al baseball commission today handed down a decision awarding Player Waite c. Hoyt to the New York club of the National league, declaring a con tract signed by the player with the Hartford Conn, club to be void. The player, according to the commission, is a minor, and the contract signed with the New York club was sanction ed by the boys father, while the Hart father.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20

How many Yale and Harvard grads in this section of the state would like to see the rowing. classic on the Thames abolished? Although many colleges have come to the front and declared a four mile rowing race in- furious, Yale is not in favor of it. The Blue men want four miles or nothing. No one ever heard of the distance of a regular marathon race being re- duced Then, another thing, Yale has laid out a neat sum of money on crew quarters at Gales Ferry.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
CLEVELAND PLAYERS HAVE
 SIGNED CONTRACTS
Bobby Roth, Member of Fraternity,
 Holds Out.

Chicago. Jan. 1s.-virtualiy every member of the Cleveland Americans has signed a 1917 contract, James Dunn, president of the club, announced here tonight in denying that a threat ened strike would seriously cripple the club. Dunn said that Bobby Roth, member of the Baseball Pla3ers' Fra ternity, had not signed, but that he expected to come to terms with him within a week.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
PALACE BOWLlNG TEAM WINS
Easily Defeated Lodon independents Three straisht
 -Molesky Rolled High Single and High Total.

might be feasible to give part of the worlds series receipts to such a cause and club owners probably could be in- duced to contribute to the fund Sev- seral benevolent organizations have homes for the aged, and I think base ball players should have one"
 The subject, President Johnson said has been informally discussed by cer- tain major league club owners. but no action has been taken.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
NOTICE

The Board of Relief Of the Town of Columbia, Conn. will meet at Keomanr 1st, from 10 a. m. to D. m.. also Feb. 9th and 18th. to hear appeals from the work of the Board Of AasesB0rH. and any other business that may come be- fore said Board.
 Dated at Columbia. Jan 18th, 10ll.
 D. J. WILLIS, c. IT. PALMER,
 E. r. HUTCHINSON jan2Od Board of Relief
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
NOTICE.

The Board of Relief of the Town oE Sprague. Conn, will meet at the Town Clerks office in the Village of Baltic. on Thursday, Feb. 1st. from 10 a. mi. to D. m., and also on the Sd, 10th and 17th of February, to hear any appeaId from the doings of the Assessors, oH any other business that may b0 brought before said Board.
 Dated at Sprague, Jan. 20th 1917.
 JOHN KAY,
 PETER MINTOSH
 PAUL BRDNNEGN jan1Sd Board of Relief.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
NOTICE

The Board of Relief Of the Town of Preston will meet at the Town House. Long Society, Feb. 1. 10 and 21. no to ( o'clock. to hear any appeals of Che do- ings of any Assessor. or any other business that may be brought before said Board.
 PHILIP O. YIDRRnNGTOlT
 WILLIAM B. MITCHELL
 EVERETT P. BARNES Jan20d Board of Relief
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
SPORTING NOTES.

Just as F'ultz claims that the Play CTS Fraternity are in earnest, the ma jor league owners claim that they are also but have gone a step further when they declared that they would have nothing more to do with the fra ternity.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
PROPOSES ESTABLISHMENT | OF PLAYERS HOME
Such arr Institution Could Easily Be
 Maintained, Says Johnson.

Chicago, Jan. Establishment of a home for aged baseball players is a proposal that probably will be sub mitted to club owners of the American and National leagues, it was announced tonight by B. B. Johnson, president of the American league. 4f
 Such a home could easily be estab- ished and maintained,' he said. "It
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
NOTICE

The Board of Relief of the Town of Voluntown will meet at Union Hall on Thursday, February 1st from 10 a. m. until p. m., to perform it's duties ag required by law.
 GEORGE T. BRIGGS.
 GEORGE A. TANNER,
 WILLIAM D. DAWLEY,
 Board of Relief. January 20, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
LEGAL MorfcEs
Notice to Personal Taxpays

Notice is hereby given to al pcrra liable to pay the Personal IaN u Town of Lisbon that J have to levy and collect the personal or payable Feb. lst, 1917, each or persons being assessed the sum or (2) dollars as his personal tax ana la the purpose Of collecting the famr shall be at the Town House gatur1 Feb. 3, 1917s from 2 to 3.30s at IUr Bend Schoolhouse Saturday, Fob. v. 1917, from to 3.30; at the HliasvlI Schoolhouse Saturday. Feb. 1T, from to 3.3O.
 All persons negiecting thi1 noflea must be proceeded aFainst aa directed by the laws of this State.
 ALVIN IlAMPB, Collector
 Dated at Lisbon, Conn, Jan. 9th 1917. 1nnz0d
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
Penn Lost Basketball Game.

Princeton, N J., Jan. 19.-The Uni versity of Pennsylvania basketball team defeated the Princeton five, IS to 13, in an intercollegiate league game here tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
St. Louis Cancelled Waiver

Chicago, Jan. 19-The St Louis National league baseball club cancelled it's waiver on George Pierce, the left handed pitcher of the Chicago Ma tionals, and obtained his services at the waiver price.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
Loomis Equalled A. A. U. Record.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-Joe Loomis, the Chicago Athletic association sprinter, who recently returned from the inter national meet in Norway, equalIed the A. A. U. indoor record of 5 2-5 seconds for 50 yards tonight in the meet of the c. A. A. and Northwestern university.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
The Palace Five or -thfs

The Palace Five Of this - jour neyed to New London Friday night and completely cutclassed the Inde- pendents of that city. The local boys won all three strings besides. scoring the high single and high total. Mo- lesky captured all the individual hon ors with 124 for. high single and 3Iz for high total The seores:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
COTTON.

New York, Jan 1s.-Cotton futures closed steady sAsnuary 173S; March llsS May Ir.46: July HAS: October
 Spot quiet; middling 17.a5.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
PRICE OF BEER IS TO BE INCREASED Because of the Higher Cost of Pro-
 duction,

Boston, Jan. 19-Increases in the price of beer ranging from 50 cents to $1 a barrel are forecoSt in a statement issued tonight by Howard Noble. sec retary of the Brewers association of Massachusetts. The higher cost of grains and coal and increases in other expenses are given as the reasons.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
NOTICE

The Board of Relief of Mansfield will be in executive session at Town Hall on Thursday, February 1st, 1917. from 10 a. m, to 8 o'clock D. m., and on such other days as 1t shall from time to time adjourn to. No appeala received after February goth.
 c. c. DAVIS,
 LEONARD SMITH.
 w. F. WILDES,
 Board of Relief.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
MON EY.

New Tor, Jan. 19. = Call money steady; high 2; low 3-4; ruling rate 2; last loan 2; closing bid i 3-4: of fered at g..
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
NOTICE

The electric power will be shut of the entire system on Sunday, Jan. 21st. from l to p. m., to complete the work undertaken last Sunday. Safety hrstl
 s. J. KEHOE, Supt-
 Norwich Jan. 1s, 1917. jan20d
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
Palace Five.

PaTae Bowling League. Team No. 5 defeated No. in the Palace bowling league Friday night.
 The sore:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
SPECIAL BARGAINS

on Ladies' and Gents Diamond RInea. Scarf Pins and Watches Also on Solid Gold and Gold-hlled Stone and Signet Rings. French Ivory at the lowest prices. All heavy stock.
 Heavy Sterling Plated Three-pieco Carving Sets, $2.45.
 A beautiful Calendar to each euste- mer.
 J. OGULNTCK & co. 32 Franklin St. Phone 714-12
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20

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