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Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27

New York, Dec 26.-Captain Hobart A. H. Baker. the famous Princeton athlete, known in his college days as "Hobey" Baker, an aviator in the American army in France, has been killed in the fall of his plane. News Of his death was received here today by his friend. Percy Pine.
 MT. Pine received a cable message from Paris signed "Tnglehart," mem Der of Bakers air squadron, which said that Captain Baker had been killed in an airplane accident and re- quested that his family be notified No details were given.
 H. A. H. Baker was famous in east ern amateur and college athletic cir cles for his football and hockey play ing. He easily made the Princeton varsity eleven and as a member of the backfeld from 1911 to 1913 as well as captain of the team in his senior year. He was also captain and a prominent factor in many of the victories of the Princeton hockey team. After his graduation he entered the ranks of the amateur hockey club players and eventually became a member of the St. Nicholas Club of the Americas Amateur Hockey League. In the po- sition of rover he won immediate rec
  rlayers ever developed in the states. Tn a number of international matches with the leading Canadian teams he held his own both as speed skater and hockeyist. He was among the early collegians to enlist in the avia- tion service and soon rose to the rank of lieutenant Baker was awarded the | Croix de Guerre by the French gov l ernment in recognition of his bravery and skill while in the air.
 Captain "Hobey" Bakers career as an aviator in France was told here tonight by Major Charles J. Riddle, one of the American aces who was in | command of the group in which Raker served. Major Riddle returned homo last week. He said that Baker durirg | his service at the front brought down three German machines, one at Ypras and two in the St. Mihiel sector in the last ten days of the war. The last machine, Major Riddle said was at tackled by Baker 10000 feet in the air |. and was carrying propaganda leaflets
 10 be dropped among American in
 fantry.
 Baker. who was famous as foot ball and hockey player left for Eng Hand in the summer of 1917 after flying
 in this country for about year, prin-
 cipally at Mineola, L. I. One of his flights was from New York to Prince ton and back again. After further training in England ne was sent tt
 the American school as Issoudur
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27

prospects now in the training stable of others will eventually pass over to Pops racing sulky, as hereto fore, might be conceded this early.
 Early signs indicate plenty of racing material for the 1919 Grand
 Circuit, as well as fair meetings
 and half-mile track circuits, a happy feature which will give every
 possible encouragement to track
 managers to announce their pro-
 grams not only earlier than usual, but with many additions in order to secure the largest and most rep resentative entry lists.
 l Newspaper retirements" of ball players do not appeal to Manager 1 Miller Higgins of the New York i Yankees. He is alluding to the re- ] ported withdrawal from the game of iT Frank Baker. Nor do fellows sold
 to another club impress Huggins lynen they shout for "a piece of the 1 change Tt never fails, does it?' asked Higgins Ut happens just as regular as clockwork. Just as soon
 as a player is sold, the next day you
 hear he won't sign unless. he gets so
 and so, but invariably he's on the job the next season"
 Agitation is increasing in Inter
 national league circles as well as
 among the sporting writers in New York and Boston for the return of Providence to the International
 league. Eastern league magnates are saying nothing. and thus fal , nothing has been heard from rep resentatives of the Grays. While
 Providence was not money , maker for the league last season 7 there is no question that th' 7 Rhode Island metropolis ranks with Bridgeport and New Haver t as the keynote cities in the com
 bination, and the withdrawal o } the club to enter the Double / octette would be sad blow. l review of the situation at furthe : length is unnecessary until ther D is some expression from the repre-
 sentatives of the Providence club. : Major Percy D. Haughton, for D mer president of the Boston Ma s. tionals, returned from France Sat 0 urday on the Baltic. Haughto = had been abroad several month Il and in France met a number of tn = baseball celebrities.
 e Jack Johnson wants to box Pork = Flynn or Jim Savage in Barcelon; Il Spain. That is not far enoug y away. Make it Timbuctoo, Kiune
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27

open until May in 1919 gives the baseball "holdouts' just so much longer to hold out. And also talk about it.
 From his home in Fitchburg, Pat Moran denies that he has signed as coach and adviser to John J. McGraw, though he admits the job is open to him and that he has 30 days in which to consider it. Moran says, further, that he has had no negotiations with Gin cinnati whatever
 National league umpires last year were ''very courageous and patient" to quote President John A. Heydler. That is true enough but the fans also were courageous and patient Mir Heydler says umpires do not get their proper share of the good press notices. That is another true remark but unfortunately umpires, club owners and many other baseball workers must be short-changed ir the matter of publicity.
 The Exmore country club of Chi cago has discovered a remedy for cad dies who show up in their work Int remedy is cash and it cured, too. EacI month $20 is divided among the mos | 6II1Cl0nL ana aDOQC S5O worth or aQ 1 vice goes among the slowpokes. Boy. under 1G are employed and their earn ings a month, exclusive of the bonus have run from $38 to $49. The cad 1 dies are placed in classes A and B according to their efficiency an dthei work is given a daily rating. Tn class B gang is given lectures so tha it may spruce up and break into : class and the better wages. Tabs ar also kept on the players so that the may not blame the caddies when the are off form. Allowance is made fo the human element" whatever tha is. Now if somebody will only dis cover remedy for speeding up thos
 office boys who are in classes 1 and
 When Germany has an eight
 club baseball league playing a reg
 ular schedule she will be civilized
 says baseball fan.
 According to reports from Mem
 phis, the headquarters of Pc
 Geers, several promising horse
 have already been handed over 1
 the veteran reinsman for the con ing season, including, as might we : be expected, a number of higl , class youngsters, with more to I l heard from by the time Geers cell
 brates his xty-eighth birthday ( Jan. 25. That several futurit
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS WEAK.

New York Dec. 26.-With no relief dtc- the holiday for the onerous con- ditions 50 long dominent in the finan- Cial situation, trading oI4 the stock exchange today was marked by furth- CT Mquidation which included most branches of the active list
 Indus;rials, coppers, utilities and a very mixed asortmeut of specialties again were the focal points. but rails and shippiues added to the weight of the increased offerings from time to ume s,.-
 Monetary conditions also initiated against extensive operations, call loans ruling ct six per cent, with in dcstions of cn indefinite continuance of that rate. but time money eased. jhe. longer nat1rities being quoted at z ner cent.
 Coppcrs saved the marllet from ab- 7oigtc Wealtaess, recovering substan- tiliiy on th announcement of main tor7nre of thc regular dividend on In -piytou Copper and carrying oils, motors and I few equipments upward, but rails recorded further concessions, mainly on the heavy selling of St PaIls. and r. <. Steel rallied only a point closing at a loss of S-S.
 NcrineS were heavy bu. United Fruit Wss strong with Hide and Leather. preferred. American Car American Ii1seed and a few minor food issues. Sales were 675.00O shares.
 Conditions in the bond market were Ners- cc.-Sts.ug. foreign issues hard criu- with Anglo French 5s at the years top quotation of 9i 1-2. whil, Liberty frs ~~d second fcurths de- cliued 70 new low records at 92.90 ant 9eso respectively. Total sales, par value aggregated s20, ,S50, O6es
 old U. <. bonds were unchanged or call
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
COLLEGE ATHLETIC SOLONS
 10 MEET IN NEW YORK TODAY

The most important meeting in the history of the National Collegiate Ath- letic association will convene in New York today. Collegiate athletics in ail their phases will be discussed. There is little doubt that by far the most. important subject will be the procedure upon which intercollegiate sports may be restored to their pre- war basis. Sports as conducted under the students army training corps will also be topic fruitful for discussion.
 Recommendations for changes in the rules, with special reference to. the eligibility of, freshmen for places on the various teams. are expected and will doubtless call forth much discus sion. Whatever action is taken it is
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
cEssloN OF SPANISH
 MOROCCO TO FRANCE

Paris, Dec. 26.-The cession of Spanish Morocco to France for a con- sideration of one billion francs, the re- turn of Gibraltar to Spain by Great Britain and the abandonment of Ceuta, Morocco to Great Britain. by France are being openly discussed. It is as serted that the Spanish premier. Count Romanone% recently during his visit to Paris made such proposal to Pres ident Wilson and BT Clemenceau, the French premier. While officials have declined either to confirm or deny this report, the question was freely dis cUssed in the corridors of the cham Der of deputies this afternoon.
 There also has been renewal of the talk of the building of a tunnel across the Strait of Gibraltar and making a direct all land connection between Africa and France which might be extended to England if the English channel were tunneled.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27

Chow or Saghalin-oula. We dom know just where these places are but they sound far off,
 With Cornell out of intercol= legiate rowing for year, it looks as if the jig were up for Pough- keepsie regatta next June.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
Daylight Schemers.
412 426 43S 127s
Liberty Five.
SPORTING NOTES.

Jess Willard is in no hurry about any ring arrangements. I'll venture to say that if you went to him right now with proposition that he meet somebody or other some time in the future" Jess would respond, 'That'll be soon enough"
 The fact that baseball will not
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
COTTON.

New York. Dec. 26.-Cot+on futures opened steady; January 29.SO; March 24.95. 0"o-
 Spot cotton quiet: middling s2 7os
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
Some Results Of
 Packard 1OO% War Work

The 500oth Liberty Motor built by the Packard Company was shipped on November 21, a week after its final assembly in the Packard shops, and a week ahead of the first anniversary of the completion of the first Lib- erty Engine ever made from standard tools.
 It was on Thanksgiving Day; 1917, that the first Liberty Motor to come from an organized pro- duction line came from the pro- duction line of the Packard. Wrapped in an American flag, it was shipped the same day to the American aircraft forces.
 Between Thanksgiving and the following March, the process of the new war engines develop ment was that of the accommo. dation of tool to design and design to tool, always necessary in the preparation for quantity produc- ton of a quality motor. The work of pioneering this develop ment was either given by the government to the Packard OF assumed by the Packard for the Government. Consequently, as late as February 25, Packard had produced the only Liberty En- zines in operation, and to date Packard has built more Liberty Motors than any other manu. facturer has made.
 The great results of that de. velopment period are measurable by the fact that the improve ments effected raised the horse power of the Liberty Motor from 367, at which the government had accepted it for production; to more than 450. Another re- suit was that large scale produc- tion rapidly followed final stand- ardizatiop of tools and design, so that by the end of the war, eight months later, Uncle Sam had more than 15,000 Liberty Engine9.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
BASKETBALL.
Southern Division.

The following is the standing of the Ouinebaug Valley Basketball team to
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
Northern Division.
Burrnan Defeats WimIer,

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 26.-Joe Bur- man of Chicago won the 2-round bout with Eddie Wimler of Pittsburgh here tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
ts2 AVlAToRs AND GROUND
 OFFICERS DISCHARGED

san Diego, Calf, Dec. 26.-Ordel" authorizing the. discharge of 132 avi- ators and. sround officers attached to Eo-kwcn. Ream and East fields, were received today One of those 10 leave thc service is Lieutenant William Weumsn -of Boston. American ace in the Lafayctte escadrille.
 The powers that be too frequently sit down upon an evil as if it were an inverted Lack.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
MONEY.

New York. Dec. 26.-Can money strong; high 6; low 6; ruling rate 6, loan 6.
 Bank acceptances 4 1-4
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
Service from Truck Doubled in Three Months

These trucks represent capital investment of close to One Thou sand Million Dollars.
 The possible saving would pay dividend of 14 per cent year on the owners truck investment.
 Deposited as a sinking fund, it would practically write his truck in> vestment off the books. The trans portation principle responsible for the saving would also increase the life and service of his trucks.
 Put to public uses, it would build 1000 miles of concrete roads at $2O,OOO-which means easier truck ing, further saving in costs per ton- mile, fewer repairs, longer life to his truck.
 It can be done.
 TheFreight Transportation Depart ment of your local Packard Branch or Packard Dealer will show you how with your present make of trucks and in your business.
 How to get more work out of your trucks at less cost.
 How to fit the truck to the job.
 One of the greatest difficulties the business world is laboring under today is the fact that most trucks are bough with little or no expert advice as to whether they will fit the work or not.
 Whether you are Packard user or not-feel perfectly free to call on the Freight Transportation Department.
 Its counsel is yours for the asking and zVithOuf charge.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27

kSy}S kSy}SS4sSsf5$S SzSS prize in Class A by piling SDG@SO up record of 952 points Nzz2SAzz@ out of 1000 in the Packard Truck Efficiency Test. Following the modern business methods taught by the Packard Freight Transportation Department, he doubled the SerUice of his truck, and showed some startling economics. This truck operates over route of about B miles, in and around New England town. Country is hilly. Roads are good.
 The job is pickup proposition the truck starting empty. The load is therefore return-load.
 Frequent stops. The truck has no starter tendency has been to let the engine run to save trouble of cranking.
 Out to win the prize, the driver was willing to shut off his engine and crank up again after every stop. Gasoline economy was increased 3a miles per gallon.
 Load carried was doubled.
 Transportation cost was cut 5c per ton mile, which means a saving of $68.59 per month-or $823 per year.
 g
 Industrial America employs 100000 motor trucks.
 Investigation shows that on the average each truck can effect saving of at least $35O year-a grand total of $14o,OoO,oOO dollars year. PACKARD MOT
 Packard Mot New York City: Broadway a Street Brooklyn: Flatbush and 9th Avenues
 Paterson 4So Broadway
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
Proclamation in Divorce

In the Court of Common Pleas of
Dauphin County - No. las, March
Term 1918 - Lille Schildkrout VS..
Fritz SchildkrouA
To Fritz Schildkrout, respondent:
YOU are hereby respectfully notified
that the hearing in the above stated
case, in which you ere the respondent,
will he had before the Honorable
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
of Dauphin County, at the Court
House, in the City of Harrisburg, on
the 4th day of February, A d. 1918, at
10 o'clock A. NJ, at which time and
place you may appear and cross-ex-
anime the witnesses on behalf of the
libellant, If you so desire.
OSCAR G.. WICKERSHAM,
Attorney for Libellant.
Proclamation in Divorce
In the Court of Common Pleas OF
Dauphin County - No. 31S. March
Term, 1916 - Mary Elizabeth Ev-
erly VS.. William Everly.
To William Everly. respondent:
YOU are hereby respectfully notified
that the hearing in the above-stated
case, in which you are the respondent,
will be had before the Honorable
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
of Dauphin County at the Court
House, en- the City of Harrisburg, on
the 4th day of February. A d. 1918, at
10 o'clock A. M, at which time and
place you may appear and cross-ex-
anime the witnesses on behalf of the
libellant, IL you so desire.
OSCAR G. WICKERSHAM,
Attorney for Libellant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
TWO MORE LINES
GO TO SIX CENTS
Lebanon and Ephrata Ad-
vance; Late Afternoon News
From Capitol Hill y

Two more eastern Pennsylvania
trolley lines to-day filed notice of in
crease OF fare from to cents at
the Public Service Commission Offices.
The Lebanon and Ephrata Traction
Company gave February as the date
Tor new passenger and parcel rates
and, cancellation of half fare, reduced
fare and SPECIAL fares, and the Potts
town and ,Phoenixville fixed February
for 6-cent fares in each zone. The
Greencastle Light, Heat, Fuel and
Power Company gave notice of in
creased rates and raising of minimum
from 60 cents to 81. The Peoples
Natural Gas Company increased rates
in Westmoreland county.
The borough of Conshohocken filed
complaint against the scent fare of
the Reading Transit and Light Com
pany, declaring it against agreement.
1t is probable that all complaints
against the Reading company will be
grouped for hearing at Reading about
February s.
RulinSs Givcn-The Attorney Gem
erals Department has informed DR..
John M. Badly, president of the State
Bureau of Medical Education and
Licensure, that it requires presence OF
all seven members of the bureau to
revoke license or pass upon qualifi-
cations of a college to render its
graduates eligible to state lcensure.
In another opinion, addressed to DR..
A. 10. Blackburn, secretary of the
state board of examiners for registra-
ton of the nurses. it is held that mo
one should be debarred from taking
the examinations because the school
from
of existence" and that the board
must be satisfied as to qualifications.
The fee of ten dollars is mandatory
kephnrt Returns-State Treasurer
Harmon M. Kephart. who has been
Ill, returned to to the Capitol to-day
and was warmly greeted by friends.
He is compelled to use a cane.
CressweH Here General C. r.
Cresswell,' commanding the Reserve
Militia, was here last night in con-
ference with Adjutant General Bearw
about details of the Militia. General
Beary went to Washington later on
to discuss the matter with national
authorities.
To Hold Hearing-Chairman Ainey,
OF the Public Service Commission,
leaves tomorrow for Pittsburgh,
where he will sit Thursday in the
hearing of the complaint against the
fare increase.
Big Payment-The Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie Railroad to-day paid the
state 100000 in state taxes in a
lump.
More Space Wanted-"We would be
glad to have a bigger tractor show
If we had the space" said Secretary
OF Agriculture Patton to-day. "Un-
fortunately our space for all purposes
is limited and everything is taken up.
The tractor display is going to at
tract unusual attention. Tt will be
most valuable, too"
Heard on the HII-John Kent Kane,
prominent Philadelphia lawyer was
here to-day on legal business.
Middletown's water case comes up
tomorrow.
Senator p. w. Snyder to-day headed
a delegation of Huntingdon county
residents to see Governor Brumbaugh.
They came to see about Improvement
of roads and included Messrs. SAWS,
Crownover and Gregory.
The Attorney Generals Department
to-day brought suit against Newton
township, Delaware county, for al
legged unpaid bills for road construc-
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
Shipbuilding Plants
Face Possibility Of New
Wage Scale; May Suspend
BY Associated Press

Philadelphia, Jan. 15.-Shipbuilding
plants on the Delaware river under
contract to turn out ships for the
merchant marine will be unable to
continue work unless an agreement
calling for wage scale of so cents
an hour is entered into with carpen-
ters engaged in the yards. This state
ment was made to-day by Joseph Nc
Arde, representative of the United
Brotherhood OF" Carpenters and Join
ers of the Philadelphia district. who
was one of the principal witnesses be-
fore to-day's session of the shipbuild-
ing labor adjustment board,
McArdle asserted that builders had
already agreed to pay carpenters 20
cents an hour after May 1, this being
an increase of 10 cents over the old
rate. He declared that unless ship
carpenters were given eighty cents an
hour they would desert shipyards for
the building trades. More than $500
of the nations 10000 ship carpenters
are now employed in Delaware river
yards.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
In Fall, Uncle joe Cannon
Fractures One Shoulder

Washington, Jan. Is. Uncle
Joe" Cannon fell and sustained a
fracture of the shoulder yesterday,
while leaving his apartments for the
capitol. Attending physicians de-
clared. last night, that his condition
was not serious and that he would
be able to go out in a day or two.
The veteran Illinois congressman
and former speaker of the house
moved into his new apartments Sat-
urday. Incidentally, because of tho
extreme scarcity of accommodations
it is understood he was compelled to
sign a four months lease ut more
than $1,000 = month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
Body of Suicide Is
Identified as Former
Pennsylvania Contractor
By Associnted Press

Hamilton, Ont. Jan. Is. - The body
of man found in the bay near
chain and weight attached has been
identified by his widow as that of
John Caffy. formerly a wealthy Penn
sylvania contractor. Meeting with
reverses he came here and deposited
the remnants OF his fortune, 5000,
through his lawyer. in a safety de-
posit vault. His widow. on identi-
flying the body, produced proof she
was entitled to the money. Caffy is
said TO have intimated he intended
to end his life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
British Command Not
Surprised at Cambria
BY Associatcd Prcss

London, Jan. 15.-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancell of the exchequer. an
ncunced in the House of Commons to-
day that as result of Field Marshal
Haig's inquiry, the general staff, the
war cabinet and the government con-
sidered that the British higher army
command had not bee nsurprised by
the German attack In the Cambrat
region November 80 and that all
proper and adequate dispositions had
been made to meet 1t.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
North Tier Snowbound;
Rural Roads Blocked
By ASSocfnted PretS

Williamsport, Pa. Jan. 15.-North-
ern Pennsylvania is snowbound to-
day under q blanket of ten inches of
snow. Extreme methods are in use
to keep railroad traffic in operation.
Double-header locomotives are being
used on passenger trains and pushers
on freights. Unless extreme cold
weather follows the railroads will be
able to prevent the congestion becom-
ing worse.
The country roads are blocked Will
the trolley schedules were deranged.
The snow was light in weight and
did not cause any trouble for tele-
phone and telegraph companies.