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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-23
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"The Safety Curtain"

"The Safety Curtain"
The scenes OF Norma Talmadge's
latest Select Picture, The Safer
Curtain" which will be shown az
the Joy Theatre on Christmas day
and Thursday. are laid in two dis
tinctly opposite atmospheres, behind
the curtain Of cheap London music
hall, and its antipodes. social life in
an army post in India.
When the safety curtain shuts
Puck, Norma Talmadge, away from
her former life and throws her into
the protection OF Captain Merryon,
and later after she goes to India as
his wife, she feels that she has been
completely hidden away from her
stage associates and seeks to draw
the safety curtain OF silence over the
secret OF her past.
Puck is the wife OF Vulcan, the
strong man, who is on the bill with
her at the music hall. He Is jealous
OF his beautiful young wife and al
though she gives him no cause, beats
her soundly for fancied wrongs.
Tired OF this treatment, she goes on
for her act in misery when her
beauty and grace attract the atten-
tion Of Captain Merryon, who is in a
box with party OF friends. During
her act a fire breaks out and Puck
tries in vain to quell the panic until
she finds herself pinned in between
the safety curtain and an explosion
beneath the orchestra. Merryon
leaps to her aid and she is rescued
through an unused passageway, I'M
seen by her friends, who believe her
dead.
At his rooms, Merryon asks her TO
20 with him to India as his wife and
she consents, without disclosing the
fact OF her marriage to Vulcan, for
a newspaper has reported him as
dead.
Puck, however, has not left her
unhappy past behind her, but In the
end everything works out happily for
her.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-23
through such an adventure. and the

through such an adventure, and the
rates are expected to be moderate.
So the oldest resident may enter
tain hopes Of flying before he ends
his days. And the time will very
likely come, in a future not at all
distant, when the man or woman who
has never flown in an airplane will
rank with those present-day marvels
who have never ridden on the rail
road
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-23
THREE BOOTLEGGBRS ARE
SENTENCED AT PORTLAND

Portland, Ore, Dec. 23.-Robert
Warfield, contract manager for the
Home Telephone company, Gus EN-.
erich and George Fifer, today plead.
ed guilty to bootlegging and were
sentenced to the county jail. War.
field received three months and the
others 80 days each.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-23
CONFER PERMANENT RANKS

Washington. Dec, 23,--Secrotary
Baker today asked the house mill
tary committee to bostow the per-
maucnt rank OF general on rorshlng.
March and Bliss. and the permanent
rank of Lieutenant general on Liggctt
and Bullard.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-23
William Hohennollern refuses

William Hohenzollern refuses to
talk now for publication, because
anything he says might be used
against him in his coming trial It's
too late. He should have stopped
talking forty years ago.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-23

Jam at the rate of 500 tons a
month goes to France for the Red
Cross. Our soldiers eat most OF 1t.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-23
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05

sehoolhouse in Westville. concrete
 factory addition in Hamden. new plant for the International I.eather Belung Co in New. Haven al terations to residences in Green Wlch, residence work in SpringfeId
 schooihouse in Waterbury, three story building fort resstaurs in houses in New Haven and smaller contracts in various parts of the State. Listed among the new projects of me week are new synagogue. beick
 factory building and AIterxf5nns t,, business block in Springfield. one and two family houses in Hartford changes to central business prop
 erty in Ho4yo&g,, new town hall building in WsxnAsor Locks. brick
 garage and a number of :. small houses in Bridgeport, one and two
 tansly houses in New Haven. and new church m Hamden There are number of new projects in the architects oniees throughout the State. and while there will ps,f he as much building as in 1917. there is every indication Of some gc,fI work being started as soon as the weather permits E
 New London had six sales of realty for the pas% week to five for the same week last year. The loans for the two weeks were s17, 200 and t74. ose respectively.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
THAMESvlLLE HOUSE IS REMODELED
Anderson Property Has Been Made Over Into Lodgns H for Norwich Wooen Co.-M C. Higgins to Erect Eight Room House on Emwood Avenue-Other Building Operations In Norwich

Work has been practically completed on the alterations at the Andersen place on West Thames street. which vas recently acquired by the Norwich Woolen company for the purpose of providing boarding and roonlinc faciI- ties for it's help.
 The residence has been remodeled fitted out with electric lights an5 shower baths, and is used exclusivAIv Tor roonI1ng purposes. The other building has undergone greater changes, having a main dining room wnlch will seat from 50 to 30 people oH or which is the dining room for women, which will accommodate An The Kitchen, which is adjacent to the dining rooms, has been fitted LID with all the up-to-date equipment of Q modern culinary department. the man asement having planned it along lines followed by the better class of hoteIs A gramophone has been plaeed in tho oinIng room so that music during inc meal hours is available.
 On the second floor of the hsrfk5ir~ partf6ons of fibre board have hee1 erected and seven sleeping rooms and path have been arranged so that both buildings have accommod odations for 50 men.
 The large conservatory has been converted into a comfortable smoking room in which electric lights have been installed.
 MT. and Mrs Read, who formerly had charge of the boarding house ali Yantic, and who have established an enEisble reputation in that line of business, are in charge of the estab- lishment, their son having taken over the management of the house at Yantfc
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traction for the soldiers that the I ~ e. A. persuaded Matty to bring the training.
 The r. N. c. A. will bear half the expense of the training season. while the Montgomery Board of Trade will share the other hah Of the costs Be- cause of the great personal favor with which Matty is regarded his ball club VII have free training trip while the other major league clubs are ex- pending thousands of dollars to get into shape in the south.
 The Y. M c. A. considers it the best kind of entertainment for the soldiers to have a clean-cut athlete of Matty's type at the camp with his bah club, and the officers believe that the men will get more enjoyment out of the Reds visit than any other kind of en- tertainn1entS they could offer them: Once in Montgomery the Reds will be royalty treated
 The hotel where they will be quar- tered is four miles from the baseball park, and Mathewson's players will have a flock of a automobiles at their disposal Near the park is a large coliseum where the players will be able to practice on rainy days The Reds will be cared for more elaborate ly than any other club in the south this spring and it will cost President Gary Hermann moi penny.
 In return for all this royal treatment the Reds will play for the entertain ment of the soldiers. and Matty has promised to pitch some of the practice games There is one arrangement about the training season near the ar my csntonnient that the players are rather shy about. An army officer has been delegated to umpire all the games and there probably will be no chance for the players to warm up 4leir ora torial talent Instead of expulsion from the game being the severest pen a1ties for Kicking against the umpire, the Cincinnati players will face the unusual fate of being sent to the guard house if they attempt to rnon- key with the umpire
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
caearnss Make Better sLeviru-
 Little New Building.


 The elearings of the Hartford banks far the past week show a gain of 7.s per cent. and those of New Haven for the same period a gain of 2.s per cent.
 Sales of real estate for the week. as shown by the number of war. ranty deeds filed in the cities of the State reported in The Commer cIal Record, numbered 275, as com pared with 54S in the last week of Feoruary year ogo. Mortgage loans for the week totaled s545, ,s45. while last year money loaned on mortgages amounfAd to s1640ISSl
 The i've new companies formed last week have g total authorized capital stock of s1So. .o0o, which com pares with nine companies with au- thcrized capital stock of $1SS. 900 formed in Connecticut a year cgo.
 Petitions in bankruptcy for the week numbered seven, with tetal assets of s133, ,470 and to<aI liahI- ties of s1S5, ,15F, the largest fs1h7re being that of a private banking concern in New Haven. A year ago i've petitions were filled, with assets of $4, ,4s5 and liabilities Of ,S1e.s25.
 Building permits were issued last week in the cities of New Haven. Bridgeport, Hartford and Water bury to the number Of ee. com psEng with 37 in the last week of February a year ago. The cost of new buildings this week announced to $SS,545, more than half of the amount being for a new schooI- house. in New Haven. A year ago the cost of the new work started amounted to $146taSn.
 Contracts let fast week. ircfuds
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
By c. c. GRAHAM

Secretary of American Amateur
 Trapshooters' Association.
 The American Amateur Trapshoot John Philip Sousa is president was organized in December 1915.
 It is composed of amateur trap shooters, pledged to the policy of ad- vancing the interest of individual amateur trapshooters and of focal trapshooting clubs. in the two years Of its existence the association has made remarkable progress.
 During 1917, two hundred and twelve gun clubs applied for utilization with tste A. A. T A., bringing the total number of affiliated clubs up to lSoz. These clubs represent a total membership of over 60,00o men and women of trapshootins. During the year 15l6 individuals joined the as socsation.
 The A. 4 T. A. has been worked up so well that it now has organizations in 4? States, six Canadian provinces raes,' Tn Alaska and Hawaii. g Canadian clubs are enrolled The officers of the association besides MT. Sousa, are Dr. Horace Betts, Of Wilmington. Del! and Charles ". Billings, of Oceanport N. J., first and second vice presidents: and the writer, secretary and treas urer. The president of each affiliated State Association is also national vice president
 To encourage the individual shooter to improve his scores and to raise his average, the American Amateur Frapshooters' Association offers a ser ies of Proficiency Medals. which to win. the shooter must turn in cer- tain number of scores of a certain average in each class.
 A bronze medal is awarded in tbe 75 per cent. class, German silver medal in the 30 per cent class a sterling silver medal in the S5 Der cent. class, 10k gold medal in the 90 per cent. closs and a 14k. solid gold medal in the 95 per cent. class.
 During 1917, a total of 1049 Prof ciency Medals were awarded by the association for scores made in ciIib shoots. 545 new contestants entered the A. A. T. A. medal race during the year.
 Plans for 1918.
 The plans of the A. 4. T. A. for 1e1s are boader in scope and will accom-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS DULL.
Leading Issues Moved Within Re
 strieted Limits.

New York, Mar 4.-Stocks were al most in state of deadlock today leaders moving within restricted linn It's. though mainly downward The tenor of domestic and foreign advices afforded a pfetext for further short selling. but this was conducted with r5ution.
 Investment rails, including Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific Grangcrs and Coalers, yielded one to two points and industrials Of the seasoned class av- eraged one point receesions
 Shippings, oils, feathers and the more diversified array of war shares made gross declines of one to three points and utilities, notably American TeIe- phone. Public Service of New Jersey and Peoples, Gas, lost one to two points.
 Marked heaviness was displaced by tcoaccos, American Sun1atra excepted. and Harvester, Continental Can and American Sugar.
 Reactionary tendencies were partial ty neutralized by the relative strength of Baldwin Locomotive, American Car, Mexican Petroleum and Motors and ac- cessorieS. Sales amounted to 3f5, 900 shares
 Call money opened at per cant, 9 natural result of last weeks adverse bank statement, but soon fell to four. Time loans held at per cent, with minimum of supply. Lires or Ital- ian exchange recorded another severe break, demand bills selling at S.g5 1-2-
 Internationals and fractions were heaviest of the bond list Liberty is- sues varying slightly. Total sales, par value, aggregated $3.s5o, ,OO0.
 U. S. bonds, old issues, were un- changed on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
Marlin-Roe4o~eH Addition comsy.t.,

Marlin Rockwell Addition compIetsd The addition for the Marlin Rock well Company on Franklin street has bee ncompleted and is ready for oc- cupatlon, The building is to be used as stock room for the company. The building is of brick and steel con structfon with tar and gravel roof Contractors Peck McWilliams have been doing the work which was ! rush order and have done exceptional fine work
 Ready for Mastering.
 The house on Oakridge street, which Contractor George Allen is buikdms ;e now ready for plastering. The weath CT while it has moderated sonepbat at has not been the best for this work, The plaStering will start immediately.
 House for Einn~ood Avenue.
 An eight room frame construction house will be erected at the corner of Broadway and ElmWood avenue for N. C. Higgins. The building will be equipped with steam heat electric lights and other modern improvements. The building has been staked out and excavation work win be started in inc near future. ". H. MeQuir has the contract.
 Mcs5tviile House.
 The two and one-haf story house In Montville for Rev Mir French is last nearing completion. The roof has been put on and shingted and the sides have been clapboarded. The in terror is now ready for the plastering.
 Doing Interior Work.
 Work on the building owned by steven Lambert on Franklin snx,s r. is nearly comrfeted and workmen are
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05

pllsh more than ever before the pur- pose of the assocition to encourage regular club shooting and to stimulate increased proficiency on the part of in dividual shooters.
 The medal plan has been revised so as to allow more members to take an actiyespart in this competition, and a ss per cent. solid gold medal is of fered for the first time. One of the chief arguments in favor of the A 4. A. is that the contest for associa- ton medals add interest to club shoots.
 The A. A. T. A. is to club shoots what the Interstate Association is to registered shoots. As the Interstate Association regulates the registered shoots, contributes money and trophies to them, and complies the average of the shooters who participate. so the A. A. Fl. A. confines it's attention to the club shoot features.
 A new department has been organ lzed to keep record of scores made al club shoots by all shooters. From these records will be compiled quart eriy official club shoot averages. The compilation and publication of club shoot averages of the entire shooting body fthe United States and Canada IS q large un0eftaklnS. put SuCn fe- cords will prove invaluable to Handi- cap Classification Committees, partly in view of the fact that class shooting Is becoming popular every day.
 At this time when there is inn perative need of more universal knowledge of fire arms, and when every man requires regular periods of recreation and outdoor exercise to keep himself physically fit for. his work, trapshooting has been aptly termed the Patriotic Sport"
 Many of the members of the A A. T. A. are already enrolled in the ser vice and will be able to give a good account of themselves when called upon because they already know how to shoot, handie and take of a gun Lord Roberts once said, Shooting is seven tenths of a soldiers business"
 Because trapshootfng will fit young men to be trained more quickly if needed in the service; because trap shooting takes men out in the open to meet their fellows in friendly. com : petition and sends them back to their work healthier and more efficient; and because trapshooting is so easily avail able for all men, the American Amat- eur Trapshooters' Association expects to make 1918 a banner year.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
BIG DEALS MAKE
OR BREAK A CLUB
This Season Has Seen the Risse. Deals in the History of the Game.


 Deals in the History of the Game.
 The many and important baseball deals consummated since the 1917 campaign ended bring to mind ia nous deals of the past which wrecked some clubs and as a direct couse- euence made champions of those which oenehfted by the transact ction, Boston las figured in more big baseball deals than any other city As a matter Of fact, it may be said that the Hub in stituted the practice of transferring payers from one club to another when t absorbed practically rne entire Gin clnnati Red Stockings team of 1889 This team had gone through the sea sen without a defeat and furnished boston With it's first professional team in 1870.
 Boston was the loser in the next biz deal which transferred the first Big -Four Spalding, Barnes, Mcvey and hite, to Chicago This disruption of the Boston team had the effect of o1i Slna tlng quasi reserve rule from Which the present is evolved. The Eoston club received no consideration for the transfer Of the Big Four J which took place in 1875.
 The next big deal was nearly 10 years later and 1t involved the second Big Four Brouthers. White Rowe and Richardson. from Buffalo to De troit Then followed the deal which from financial standpoint was coIos sal; it marked distinct era in base ball history. inaugurated rufnons policy which the nagnates never have had courage to legislate against and which today is the outstanding menace to the sport-John Claikson pitcher. and Mike Kelly, catcher, were sold to Roston by the Chicago club. Without doubt they were the most famous players of their day, but had reached and passed the zenith of their careers. The consideration was $20,0 900. They were the Alexander -Kiliefer Battery in the late eighties. Boston also bene- hted by the disruption of club. the dispersal of the Detroit players, when she purchased the services of Bennett and Ganzel. 6 pair of catchers the equal of any ever developed. In this deal the Phillies landed Sam Thomp- son and Dan Brouthers.
 This was the last of the big trans fers in the sense of a club manage ment parting with it's best players for me sole purpose of reapine financial benefit until recently. Of course there were isolated. cases where a star was sold The transfer of the famous old Baltimore champions under Ed Han lon to Brooklyn was for the purpose or reducing the National League cir
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
YANKEE CAPTAIN SIGNS CONTRACT
Pecknpaugh Signs After Conference Over Salary McGaw
 Announces That Pitcher Peritt and Shortstop Ftches Have Signed Robertson and Thorpe Only Hold Outs Among Giants. | v

New York, March 4.-After a con- ference with President Ruppert and Manager Huggins of the New York American League baseball club here today, Robert Peckinpaugh shortstop and captain of the team signed a con- tract for the coming season. Peekin- paugh came here from Cleveland 10 discuss q salary grievance and. it was announced, secured a compromise
 Manager McGraw of the New York Nationals sent word from St. Louis to the club officials that he had ob- tained the signatures of Pitcher Will liam Perritt and Shortstop Arthur Fletcher, both of whom had been holding out. Outfeldefs Robertson and Thorpe are the only pllye.s seiso have not reached an agreement with the club.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
AMERICAN BOWLING CONGRESS Mondays Play Develops No New
 Leaders and Only Ordinary Scores
 Were Rolled.

Cincinnati, O., March 4.-Bowiing in the doubles and singles at the Amer iean Bowling Congress tournament here today produced no new leaders, the nearest to the top that anyone came being a tie for twenty fourth place in the singles and likewise tie for twenty ninth place in the doubles.
 T. Burns, of Pittsburgh, obtained the high score for the day in the indi- vidual event by rolling 637 and there by went into a tic for twenty fourth position, while M Dreifuss and J. Rus sell, of Chicago. by rolling 11s4, went into tie for twenty ninth in the dou- bes
 Other than this, M. Studenrofh, of Chicago, rolled 6S5 and A. Morley, of Kokomo, Ind. 6S4 in the individual. J. Antic and J, Pape. of Pittsburgh, were second high during the day in the dou- bles with 116S while J, Hussey and W. Williams of Pittsburgh totalled 1158.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05


 tation in this section or could be ex. pected to make a showing against him. is booked solid and rather thar. to put on man of the Greeks ability [. .na lop sided affair. it is preferred to wait until the right man is available
 Jack Hendricks Cardinals boss is another who has bone to pick with Charley eeshman Hendricks admits he is good and sore at Weegh- man and that he wants Weeghman to lay of tampering with his players Weeghmanis extravagant with his players. Weeghman's .extravagant ef- forts to land Hornsby have done the latter lots more harm than good. That's what Hendricks is peeVed about He says that if Weeghman has ideas of the sort he might be more quiet about them and not shout at such a high pitch. Several times Hendricks told Weeghman how exceedingly thin his chances were of getting Hornsby and told him in an emphatic way WeeEhman continued to rave about how much he was willing to pay. And so Jack is all worked up about N
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
kauff Anxious to Don the Spikes.

INoNn FAHNtouS 70 Lon Lue 0PfkeSs
 Benny Kauff, who was a caller at the Giants offices Monday. is in fine trim and says he is impatient to start for the training camp at Marlin and begin preparations for the coming season.
 T wish the National league hadn't set such late date for the teams, to start south said the little siugger. , This spring weather has got into my blood and I'd like to jump on board a train for Marlin tomorrow The sea : son can't open any too soon for me-
 We will leave the Grand Central in two weeks interrupted John E. Eos ter. 'srhe train goes at s3O in the afternoon, but you must have your trunk at the station at II o'clock in the morning, Benny"
 Have my trunk there at 11!f ex- claimed Kauff. "Huh I'll be there at Ii myself"
 The sturdy little center fielder has spent the winter in New York and has established himself in the trucking business, and he says he is getting along famostsly. Kauff is down to 1sS pounds and isn't carrying an ounce of superfuous seSh. About all he'll need to fit himself for the champiopsnip season win be little batting practice.