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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
FRAzEE SAYS JoHNSoN'S
STATEMENTS ARE ABSURD

New York, Dec. 16.-Harry Frazee,
cwner Of the Boston Americans. de-
clared tonight that statements which
he had seen attributed to Ban B.
johnson, president of the American
League, that he would drive him out
of baseball ARE too ridiculous to dig
nify with an answer"
80 far as being forced to sell the
Boston club, that also is too absurd
to deny" he added.
He said Mr., johnson had approach
ed him through an associate with
reference to the sale of the Boston
club and that he had named a price
for Mr.. Johnson. He said he still was
willing to sell the club at that price,
but that the offer would have to be
accepted within thirty days" as he
had another offer.
Declaring Mr. Johnson's criticisms
of the management of the Boston club
were the result of personal spite be
cause l Insist on managing my own
business without being dictated to by
Mr.. Johnson" the club owner declared
he did not intend to permit the Boston
club to be used as a target" by FIR.
Johnson.
Taking up Mr. Johnson's charge
tSat gambling was permitted in he
Boston baseball park. Mr.. Frazee said:
IF Mr.. Johnson has any desire to
go intos Me gambling situation in
baseball 6aber than my PARK in Bos-
ton, 1 willf6e' pleased to go into the
matter with hinr as fully as he may
desire.
"As to-, fhe gambling situation in
Boston, which F'regret to say exists
in a Sreat E1apY BALI parks, I have
done everything possible 70 curb it.
Th< sRostQ9 b6lice5anGe private de-
tectives, Mr~-Trazee said. were coop
Grating to help stamp out gambling
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
Building Activity in Eastern Connecticut

make a rev low record for the
week in the amount of capitaliza-
ton; the four joint-stock companies
having authorized capital stock of
$4,000. For aenumber of years, with
one exception. the second week of De-
cember has never figured very con-
spicuously in the matter of new COM
panies, and the past week mas been no
exception.
Although the volume of real es-
tate transactions in the towns re-
ported in The Commercial Record
for the week is not large, yet it
ures for the corresponding week of
1917. the total number of sales by
warranty deed being 2e0 for the
week, against 29S a year ago. and
mortgage loans of $7o7,215 compared
with $67S.323 last year.
Inactivity prevails in the build
ing Grades, the approach of winter
weather and general conditions not
J making for business in this line
Reports from some Of the archi-
tects, howecer, suggest that some
projects which have lain dormant foI
a long time are to be revived and
there are a number of injuries as to
new plans. In the city of Bridgeport
despite the predictions that. on account
| of the houses erected by the govern
ment there would be no demand for
additional accommodations. plans are
reported this week for buildings to
house 70 additional families. In Wa
terbury the number of houses to be
| erected by the government haSspeen
! materially reduced, and those who
| know say that the supply of houses
does not begin to equal the demand
Norwich had four sales of real es-
tate during the past weel. tc ten for
the same period last year The loans
| for the two weeks were $500 and So
930 respectively.
In New London there were eight
sales of realty last week to seven for
the same week last year. Loans for the
respective weeks were $27,15O and
s29,S70.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS UNSETTLED.

New. York, Dec 16.-The monotony
Of todays dull and professional stock
market was occasionally relieved by
movements, mainly upward, in issues
of the speculative class, while repre-
sentative stocks traverseG their re-
cent narrow limits.
Moro than q proportlnnate snare OIL
the Very meagre opera tor. sr consisted
of the popular oils, motors. coppers
and shippinss, together with some OF
the foodstuffs specialties which usually
follow in their train.
The strength of oils attracted at
tention because of advices received
over the week end, indicating a re-
currence of unsettled conditions south
of the Rio Grande.f Mexican Petro-
euln, however, scored an extreme gain
! of four poin.s, while Royal Dutch Oils
and Pan American Petroleum also reg
tstored very substantial advances
| Rails and seasoned industrials and
| equipments were steady to firm, but
| the light inquiry for those shares
again was ascribed to postwar prob
| TENS affecting transportation and in
dustrial conditions, these reasons APP
| plying with equal force to the copper
trade.
Firmer tendencies developed in the
| final hour. the government crop report
exerting a favorable influence on its
showing of Il 16 per cent. increase in
winter wheat acreage and very mate
rial improvement of general conditions
over the average of the past ten years.
Aside from moderated reactions in
shippings and oils, the market regis
tered maximum quotations shortly be-
fore the close, U. S. Steel gaining a
point and eoppers 'denoting short COW
erings. Sales were $40 900 shares.
Declines Of oneto two points in
leading railway issues caused heavy
bond market, althpubh Liberty issues
were steady and internationals scarce
| ~ altered. Total sales, par value, ag-
gregated SO, 675,000.
Old U. S. bonds unchanged on call
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
"TW COBB HOPES TO :
QUIT NATIONAL GAME

New York, Dec. 16.-"Ty" Cobb, De-
troit's great batter and outfielder,
hopes to quit baseball. He so stated
today on his return from France,
where he has served as captain in
the army. He had no intention at
present, he said, of signing up again.
although he admitted that baseball
still had for him "a terrible fascina-
| ton
I'm going down to my home in
Augusta, Ca, and rest up for sew
eral months" said Cobb. Il intend to
break away from baseball. I'm tired
of it. I've had fifteen years of it and
1 want to quit while I'm still good
There is the danger that the fascina-
ton of the game has its hold on me,
but shall make every effert to tear
away from it, and not sign with any
club again.
'When I say this, I naturally pre-
sumo that the release that the man
ayers gave us last fall, with its tsn
days notice, is binding, and that
have no legal strings on me now. /
hope SO, at least.
1--we made no plans whatever ahead
of my rest. 1 haven't profession
because l left school at seventeen to
play ball"
Cobb declared that the war had re-
juvenated baseball, and that ''its
going to boom this season as its nescl
done before"
He explained that when the ar
mistice was signed, he had just fin
ished his training and expected to
be assigned to division which would
soon see some reIl action" Declar-
ing that the American army has "the
finest personnel on earth. with every
| one on his toes and wide awake every
minute Cobb said that "a lot Of thai
i can be credited to baseball and its
close association to the American
boy" He added that when my
youngsters grow up, air. three of them
are going to get army training
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17

of these meetings also show that 81 900
purses were given frequently by half
mile track associations, while a few
gave $4,000, and that at such meetings
it required a horse of Grand Circuit
calibre to get in the money.
Fair managers have also begun to
realize that it is not necessary to limi:
their dates to a few weeks in the fall
after the hay and grain has been gath
cred, as a number of associations in
Ohio have been giving for several
years successful fairs in August. The
Canadian associations in Alberta, Sas-
katchewan and Manitoba have also
been holding their. fairs in July and
August. In other words, a fair with a
light harness racing feature can be
held at any time in the summer or
autumn months by combining the ex-
hibits to what can be shown success
fully on the dates selected. Stock and
industrial exhibits can be made, with
ample notice, at any time. This is also
true of the racing and amusement fea-
lures. AS for grain, if an early date is
selected, the products of the preced-
ing year are exhibited just as they are
now even at late fairs. At a summer
fair, fruit and vegetables are the only
absentees, while in their place the
management is assured warm weather
and sunshine, the two great under
writers of outdoor entertainments.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
NEW LONDON.

The Oliver Woodwork Co., has
the contract for new buildings on
High street for P. Schwartz & Co
There will be grain elevator, 32x3;
feet, of brick. and also a storehouse
S2x105 feet.
John Monodelci has the contracj
for house to be erected at Bank
street. for Paul Rogers. It will be
26x30 feet, OF wood, and arranged foI
two families. with the usual improve
mentS.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
CAPT. HEATH'S TEAM
PROVED STRONG FlNISHERS

Capt. Jack Heath's No. 6 team in the
Elks' duckpin ttournar.e came from
behind in the match a}she Ellzs home
on Monday night. end,Ywon out from
Capt. Henry Gees No. 4 quartette after
the latter had taken the opening game
by a. pargineRt IA pins.
Two. atrikesf by Hutchinson and a
7-pin spare on the last:frame by Capt.
meath won fb the he Tefoad gamf q b iS
game was easy forrthem, as S<her
team rolled th@4dwests ecofS of the
night. Capt. Gee had the,-sa tisfaettor
ofAjrolling the only century, nndfsfz
making high three string totaFforsfhe
match The scores:
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
STATE BUILDING AND BUSINESS,

In the past week bank clearings in
the cities of Hartford and New Haven
show gains over the like week Of 1917
of 1876 per cent. in the former and
2S per cent. in the latter city, while
in Springfield there is a decrease Of
9.S per cent.
The four bankrupts reported last
week have aggregated liabilities of
$247,629, with nominal assets. This
record compares verv unfavorably
with the figures which have been
published for recent weeks, as well
as the figures for the like week of
previous years.
New interpretations in the state
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
FRANCIS oUIMET TO
Enter COLE TOURNAMENT

Boston, Dec. 16.-Lieutenart Fran
els Ouimet, of Boston, the western
amateur golf champion, will take part
IN the national open and national
amateur golf championships next
year if the United States Golf Asso-
citation votes to renew these events,
according 10 announcement made to-
night by Jack Sullivan, Lieutenant
Cuimet's former business partner, Mir.
Sullivan said, that ,Ouimet@is connect
"a with the quartermaster department
and might remain in the army indefi-
nifnlN
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
LEVY Tender GAVE
HAMMERs CAD 1EATING

Philadelphia, Deg. i6-I IeW, Nend-
Ter of Philadelphia! gave et-4Ham-
mer, the Chicago lightweiglsBza bad
beating I'M q (ix!Eound. touH here to-
night. In, tlie third Roubd, tli2 Phila-
delphia boxer R>inedN blows ON Ham
mer's stomach and. the latte@ went to
the floor. He got on his knees while
the referee was counting au1 claimed
he had been struck a, foul GloN. At
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17

which he considered "a menace to the
great national game
81 am sick and disguised with the
entire affair."" he declared.
Asserting that Mr.. johnson was
careful not to get into a discussion
with him at the recent meeting of the
league in Chicago. Mr.. Frazee said it
was too bad that Mr.. Johnson could
not be as militant when was in Chi
cago as he seems to be when there
are thousand miles separating as
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
Miske Defeated Jim Flynn.

Tulsa. Okla Dec 16--Biliy. Miske
Of st. Paul knocked out Jim Flynn of
Pueblo, Colo, in the second round of
a scheduled fifteen round fight here
tonight. Flynn was Knocked down
twice before taking the, Count. the bell
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
Night Help.
4S4 451 466 1401
Day Help.
At the Baltic AIIeus.

At the Baltic alleys Monday night
Highlands team won their match two
out of three from Cases team Lacro1x
(Highams team took high single for
IA and Fourier of Cases team took
high three for an even 800. The score:
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
Decision For Sam .Lanuford.

Nashvllie@ Tenn. Det. s13.-san
&2pgfOrd OF Boston won the decision
cdT 'Je4 Clarke of Atlantic City, N.
j. tonight in an. eight rodnd bout
Clarke had the better of the contest
only in the fourth round.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
COTTON.

New York, Dee. 16-Colton futures
opened steady December $500; Janu-
airy 26:30; March 25.45; May 247o;
July 24.20.
Spot cotton steady; mildling 1856.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
Heath's Team, No. 6.
Gees Team, No. a. !
vt the Palace Alleys.

AT the Palace alleys Friday evening
the Marlin Rockwell Night Help won
three straight from the Day Help
piling up 1401 to 1860. The score:
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
MONEY,

New York. Dec. 49, Call money
easy: high 5; low 4 H.: ruling rate
5; closing bid 4; offered 10: last
loan 4 IL. Bank acceptances- 4 IA.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17
BUILDING OPERATIONS
In NEW EMGl AM

Statistics Ct building and engineer
ing operations in New England as com
piled by the F. w. Dodge company fol-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17

He-"Then you think men are con
ceited. Why?"
She They always say a girl hasn't
any heart when they fail 20 win it,
Toronto Telegram.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-12-17

ter an examination BY tho cNn0 doc
tor, the referee ordered the Isht lc-
sumed and Hoy 1he emainder Of the
bout TendIers S1andled his opponent
about as he pleased.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-24

Akron and Boston. distance OF
about $50 m!les b. the GOODYEAR
Tire u Rubber co The trucks
which this company is using are an
cquipped with hrre sized cord tr'e.
which cushion the iphds properly
aud permit I 300 round tlp
iu u weeks time
The pructirahuty of this line us
an all year round llnr has been def
tnitely proven during the recent 300
prccrdcntcd SHOWS thruout the
north, when these trucks were able
lo get thru. uu the Lincoln highWuN.
with no Interruption " service oihcr
Than the DELAYS Incidental ~ travel
luz N deep TuoW Aui uS this NJ
Vithlut louht the sr,orrst wWtr
that our country has experienced tut
decades. It Is entirely reasonable 60
believe that these trucks can r-I
Quer any future snow conditions
Cord truck tireH ut the Npe lh"
Goodyear company iH using on Hs
own truck llue ara serving In hrl}
truck duty IN more than Two hun
drph American cities. and are du.lN.
criuE results IN delivery service of
all kinda IN "a larger number 81
citieH These results portcnd much
wider future use, and gtnn mat
within Tow years the pneumatic
tired mutur truck Viii have attained
the sAua prehumlnance IN It's woIl :
that the Pneumatic tired passvnsut
car Is holding now,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-24
MOTOR TRUCKS
HAVE ARRIVED
Helping to Relieve Embargoes
and Congestion of Rail
ways Prove Worth.

one Of the cortuiutIcs iu the trans
portailun wuyli whlph everyone ad
mlts IA these days ot prnilg.uus oof-
fort 70 obtain relief from the uu
precrdrntod congestion and ombar-
goes OF our railroads is that the mo
tor truck has arrived But altha
It has already bOep OF iucluculable
service in experimenting their work,
particularly iu taking over many Of
the inter city short hhuls." barely
a fraction OF itH real worth has yet
been realized
II rs the one means % obtaining
the speed range and endurance uf
the larger units ~ transportation
ln the Introduction uf Other projects
having Tor their end the advance.
ment Of the motor truck much mis-
siunhry work has been necessary.
and a demand created Hut the
poed Tor overland hnulage ls here
,aud the chief difficulty II to supply
the enormous demand Tor trucks, In
stead ~ creating place fur them
The ftlst trucks wore solid rubber
tires. because AT that time there
we're nu pucumutcB available for
truck use The development 90 pueu-
matte truck tires came later. SO
our motor froighters have been com
ing equipped largely with solid rub
her tres Solid rubber tires are
highly satisfactory Tor slow speed
work thru cungestcd districts but
they bar the truck from hlGh-speed
long distance work And 10 Obtain
relief from present railroad oundi-
tions We must have Trucks that caa
make speed enough TO make long
haul operation possible
Undoubtedly the cher obstacle 10
the widest possible use Tor the mo-
tor truck now is the solid rubber
tires w.th which It is commonly
equipped The terrific vibration -
hirh speed long haul service sonn
batlers oven the strongest trucks 10
pieces
The pneumatic truck tire is the
answer tn the question da tn what
will permit the required speeds ana
cushiuniuF necessary tp insure sue
cessful operation II * the type Of
tire that has brought the motor
truck out uf the limited field of cry
hauling 10 the broad field Of operas
ton between cities hundreds of miles
npart The most conspicuous rN'
nmplo of It's possibilities is the mo-
tor TRANSPORTATION line wh.c ch for ten
months has bccn operating between
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-24
SHOW BRINGS ON A
STIFF REACTION
Fear nf No business T. Now sue.
tCcdfd Nv Fear of go
tnrS.


"I'NMlnE The close ot inc .hI
cage show the tnuts ~ tho muiw
mari OF tho nt,.,., ,,,.. ,,.U...I
n,,.n,t.
'"' H'''''"" '' t''''''
''lH enough to lu business with dur
lug the coming months. sA,a Motor
Age boforc Ihu opcnlul ~ in,
shoW season o. SIM remained
good deal ~ ur.f. .ou over the IN.
iurp' drapii. unmU nt Indications
that demand would pInhnhb uufun
supply during lplh 1nc Nrv NarI
show taught ts .uNu IL .tous pf CON.
fldunvV. huNu,rr Vtur ,h.,.
thaWod out tl, n4t v.stlc,s ut u
trust and bruu .bl lr a 4hsru rul..
ton. Now drui,,. nr. wondering
whether they viii be- ublo td get cam.
enough ami ua one tI.,Ir. wise ah
server nat IL. Il snoull sHy IL the
thing lrpt ON rru,,iup tnr ,hnuN
three weeks q lura,r ms r.,IIue
would ..uur..,h the prpruttints. .r "a
paulc
katur,u, m. ippslIata. paus. M
,,nperp b, thr tr,rsrnttIt.,, ,ttuu
unu .h,,h ia .I,,,.t a..dl.,,,.d
iut nrv I'm, nrar,ts,s t, l,,s,n nm
It,r ,,h,n sop.ti,,r. tu.r,r,,., stf
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-24
THE MITCHELL
WARTIME SKIES
po,ieyed 90 Per Cent Of Au-
tos viii BE Manufactured
to Help War.

wt has been said time and aguip
nat rs per cent OF the automobiles
:, rse today are uGad almost entire
n t,r business purposes, but | want
,Bl tu that Just little BIT said
" T. Huuschnw. vice president Of
tx Mitchell Motors company, Inc.
~ p,,.no Wis "and give II as my
o,.,lon that within six months we
Kan find that over 90 per cent VI
H.. motor ears will be used Fithc~
nr strictly business purposes Rr flr
wrposcs that are necessary 10 an
animate victory IN the war"
-For number " wears now pu'i
=, our biE Eacine factory We have
b. striving towards aud succeed
H., M building what experience has
l,r.,,d to be a lifetime car Sew
|s,,I Mitchpl's now In use have been
lJr,en considerably oy-.r 200. .u0o
,.tss With only the minor repairs
Ioni adjustments required by any
nt.ts " mechanism.
-gut at mat We weren't satisfied
i,-d when our country cntured the
|ngnt 10 preserve freedom ami de-
'mocrary tor our postarity we dc
,dsd then aud thers To build Mitch
.sl, still stronger stlll more power.
i nI ana stll more lasl ry
I'VE knew, within q few week.
,'isr the urc s.d"nt showed ms our
course. that Awer."7 and the word
would have 90 fIll uJ.. upon the
motor '-.,.H vehicle as it % Yer had
he'r We knew that thu auto
luilr to a large extent woulH have
20 perform what had her, tofOro
,tesn me functions OF the steam and
.,sr,rl. railroads, We know that
Sounrrs Of automobiles would be cN-
pselod Ia do those IN Ings, which,
No to a few months ago were ouu-
4 ,,dered impossible Wa knew. theu,
\ hat II W1s plainly up 10 us To build
y Wtcht.ls better than vcr-tn
lerg'hen them for the non com
amnt Industrial struggle on this
( rie
Mitchell engineers soTe iL-truct-
s to give the cars more of the rig
try and Longevity necessary to
mase victory u reality; to make
\ them moro comfortable. IL that wotc
posslhe tof those who would have
10 slt behind the steering whsel
hours At o ti1e. ANOTHER factor was
70 make MitdNell motor cars even
more simple iNoperatiun and more
scoRomcss and wr-rr Trr- these im-
proyemenis. TO hold the price down
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-24
JORDAN CAPITAL
IS INCREASED
This Will Increase the Pro-
duction of These Cars
This Year

4 SO per cent Increase In the pro-
ductign OF Jordan motor oars, made
possible by the immediate addition
OF 100000 TO the capital, and ~
placing " Jordan stock on Il DIET
mite dividend paying basis iH part,of
"a plan announced at u mEeting ~
the board nf directors fnttuwlng the
annual stockholders meeting held
IN Cleveland
Al tho nhtiunnl automobile shows
/ II became apparent that the sales
possibilities NJ the Jordan company
had reached u point where unlcw
provision could be made Tor IN
creased production, the growing de
mand could not possibly he supplied
During the pas, year Jordan did
business NJ approximately t3,n00
000 IN u working capital Of 100000
producing and selling more than
two thousand Jordan cars va
In the last quarter ~ 1917 Jordan
earnings amounted Ia 1867 per cent
on the capital which ib equivalent
10 ass per cent for the year.
The expense ineidcnt to starting
new hut.uess, putting new car ON
the market and estahllshlnF Jordan
IflulatlbU nav btNN hhNOt ttt hNN
the earnings Hs shown by the Inst
quarterly statement have been very
satisfactory
The now plan was suggested TO
the board Of directors by prominent
Clevea a interests who have
watched carefully the development
uf the Jordan COMPANY and who are
aware of the fact that manufacture
a. l..
this winter TO accumulate the usual
stocks -nf cars for spring delivery
The plan provides for the sale -
5000 600 OF preferred stock nuw IN
the treasury with one half share ~
common stock given as a bonus with
each share of preferred This stock
viii bc fully paid and non -assessahle.
The preferred stock now held by
the original stockholders, together
with the new preferred issue will ba
placed on I per cent annual diVi'
dend basis, to be paid quarterly
The new Issue win first be formal
~ offered TO tho present Stnckholds
ers. who may subscribe pro rata to
their present holdings In tho event
that tho, issue is not all taken by
them II k1n be then available to new
subscribers.
Control of the Jordan company
remains IN the hands ot Mr. Jordan
and his working associates.