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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-07

given their releases and now contend
that they are free agents.
This action by the various ma
tional agreement clubs Was taken with
the sanction of the National Commits
sion, because of the strict enforce
ment by the federal government of
its work or Sight order.
All national agreement players are
notified that the priority Of their re-
specttve 1918 clubs to retain for this
season, as reserved by the various
leagues, will be respected in order that
the organization Of major and minor
leagues and the equipment of their
respective clubs may be retained and
the resumption of the game can be
effected without impairment 10 the in
terests of clubs or owners
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pers, but, fattened out in long en-
velope-"big stuff'-Ill say it hit the
spot. 0, boy! I would walk five kilos
to find another piece of candy like ,
that and the gum. Talk about popu2 =
lar. I was the man of the hour! A"A
pocket full Of gum and piece of can s~e
dy
Say Aunt Lucy. have not heart-'7
from Earle for quite some time Will
write him a few lines soon and try to
! hear from him,
Well, this game is finished and
hope we will get home soon. but soma
funny things may happen. Lord
knows am sure waiting to hear that
whistle blow
We have been on all the French
fronts from the famous section Che
min Des Danes to the lower part Of
the Toul The Chateau Thierry push,
the St. Mihiel salient and finished OF
| time out in the Nerdun front.
Feeling fine and happy.
| Lovingly,
RUSSELL.
t05d Reg, F. A, T. Battery.
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SPORTING NOTES.

We still hope that Jessica Viii
lard is keeping close tabs on the
devastating career of the same
Dempsey. 1t must make Jess feel
real flossy and CHEEKY y'know.
1t is an American trait to d.
mand perfection, or as close to
that as possible, in every pursuit
in which folks in these United
States are interested. They want
just that in college sports as well
as in every other branch of ath-
letics. 1t may or may not be a
lamentable fact that prosperity in
college sports of the major variety
denends greatly on public interest.
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when are We going home ." We are
drilling now every day, getting ready
for this big parade.
Well, mother, will be glad to see
you and to see you in good health
Hope to hear from you soon; don't
stop writing,
viii close. with love and wishing
YOU all a Merry Christmas and a Hap
Pr New Year and my New Years
blessing for father.
From your son,
ALBERT G. BRISSFITTE.
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TO
MEET IN N, Y, JAN,

Auburn. Jam. 6. An adjourned
meeting of the National Association
of Professional Baseball Leagues,
originally scheduled for Chicago, Jan
uary Is, has. been transferred by n
vote of the leagues to New York on
the same date. Secretary ; Ohm H. Far
rell announced here today.
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ROOD WON HONoRS m
BALTIC DUCKPINS
@FOR iNDIG ESTiON

Team No. took three straight
games at duckpins from Team No. 2
on Monday night in the City League
on the Baltic alleys. Team No. is to
roll Team No. on Friday night
The scores of the Monday night
match were the following with Rood
winning the honors for high single and
high three string total:
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CARROTS AND FILLMORE'S
TEAMS WERE WINNERS

On Monday night in the opening
games Of the City DuckpiI. League,
CARROTS team won two games from
Giffords team. and F,!lmore's team
won two from Johnson's. Clement
rolled high single with III and Fill
more high three with go: The scores:
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18TH Dividend

Office Of The Norwich Savings Society
Norwich, Conn, Dec. ID, 1918.
The Directors of this Society have
declared out Of the earnings Of the
current six months a semi. annual
dividend al The rate of -FOUR PER
CENT. per annunn, payable to deposit
tors entitled thereto on and after
January IS, 1919.
COSTELLO LlPPlTT, Treasurer.
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ers say Washington, D. c., ard 9TH
ers New York. I hope we viii pa
1ade in the good OLD Z. S. 4. so I can
get home sooner.
All you can hear over here is:
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FRED ANDERSON
TO QUIT BASEBALL

Charlotte, \. c.. Jan 5.-Fred An
derson, New York National League
pitcher, announced today that he
wuld quit baseball permanently, to
practice dentistry here.
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MON

New York, Jan. 6.-Cau money
weaker; high ); low 4; ruling rate 5:
closing bid 4; offered at 4 -; last
loan l.; bank acceptances 4 IL.
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COTTON

New York, Jan, 6.-Cotton futures
opened firm. January $500; March
26I0; May 2J10; July 2460 q 2505; Oc-
tober 2255
Spot cotton quiet; middling 1880.
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Clifford S Team.
Johnscn's Team.
Filimore's Tear1.

The wife of a henpecked husband
hasn't much to crow over,
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Serat. Sparks Writes.

From her nephew, Sergeant Russell
Sparks, of Mystic Mrs. Lucy \.
Sparks. of Norwich, has received the
following letter:
Gerry, near Bar lie Due,
Dec s, 1918.
Dear Aunt Lucy: Received two let
ters from you and. say. that is the
best idea of sending sweets I have
seen yet, Some boys get a piece of
candy or cigars inside a rcIl of pa
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t0Sd Reg, F. A, f. Battery.
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Team No. 2,

ass 513 49S 1897
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
CONSULS NOT FREE
FROM LOCAL LAWS
To Investigate the Charge
Against Jenkins - Will
Not Prolong Negotiations
With Mexic0-COurse of
Action Decided Upon and
Government Is Prepared
to Carry Is Out If Neces-
sary-The Reply

WASHINGTON. Nov. os.-AIthoueh
further investigation of facts will be
made, the American government has no
intention of receding from its position
IN the Jenkins case. administration off
cials declared today. The government,
they said, is prepared for s'the next
step which may take the form of an
uitlmatum to the Mexican government.
The Mexican reply to the American
demand for the immediate release raised
new Issue that Jenkins made contra /.
dictory statements to the trial Judge
and this official said there must be am
investigation.
instructions will go forward to the
embassy at Mexico City today to inves-
tlgate this charge and also obtain con.
les of the Indictment and chargps
against the consular agent. Admins
tration officials indicated that the nceo-
tiations with Mexico would not be pro.
ionged if unsatisfactory, that the gov.
ernment had decided upon a course Of
action and was prepared to carry il
out should that become necessary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
ENORMOUS COAL PROFITS.
McAdoo Says Operators Must Now Be
On Velvet

NEW YORK. Nov, 2S.-Profts sew
eral times in excess of the entire capi-
tai invested, came back to many coal
operators in 1917, William G.. McAdoo,
former secretary of the treasury. de-
elared in further statement last night
relative to the coal controversy. He as
serted those operators "must now be on
velvet. = The statement follows:
tThe coal operators assert that I
gave out confidential information when
| stated that profits of the mine own
ers in 1917 ranged from Is to 1000 per
cent on capital stock before deduct
ion of taxes. This was not
confidential information. The treasury
department may publish statistical
matter of this character any time. In
fact. information concerning this very
subject was furnished by me to the
United States senate in response to a
resolution introduced by Senator Bor-
ah concerning profiteering. and was
published July 5, 1918.
"In this report the returns of sew
eral hundred coal companies showed
profits ranging from l5 to 500 per cent
on their invested capital in 1917. The
range of profits was higher on capital
stock In short, many coal operators
got back their entire invested capital
several times out of their profits in
1917, as shown by the reports, and must
now be on velvet
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
BROOKS HOUSE HAS
125 AT DINNER
Large Thanksgiving Patronage-Im-
proyennents Made in Kitchen
1oo-Ton Coal Pit Constructed.

About 125 guests were served a
Thanksgiving dinner in the Brooks
House yesterday. The hotel has been
doing an especially good business of
late. :,
Some improvements in the kitchen
have just been completed. including
some new equipment and new and i'm
proved range Some further improve
ments in the hotel are contemplated.
The coal storage capacity at the heat
ing plant in the rear of the building has
just been increased by the construction
of a pit having capacity of over 100
tons. A large excavation was made.
granite and cement walls were built and
the top at the ground level was covered
with railroad iron and cement. Two
openings give opportunity for dumping
the coal directly into the pit Changes
in the piping have been made so as to
make one boiler do the work which two
formerly did.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
CORPORATION MAY
TAKE OVER HOTEL,
Putney and Brattleboro Business Men
to Meet in Putney to Consider
Hotel Situation There.

A meeting of Putney and Brattleboro
business men is to be held in the Put
ney town hall tomorrow evening at s
0 clock to take steps toward the forma.
ton of corporation to take over. ex-
tensiveiy improve and operate the Put
ney hotel property, making a year-round
hostelry of the establishment. At pres
ent there is nothing in the wav of hotel
accommodation in that town, although
the demand for it is almost continuous.
Those interested in the project saw that
the hotel property can be put in first
class condition at comparatively small
expense and operated at a profit from
the start. They look for considerable
amount of business through the summer
and fall from automobile tourists. and
point out that this traffic is likely TO
be greatly increased following the ex
tensive improvements now planned on
the main highway between here and
Bellows Falls. Estimates of the cost of
improving the hotel property already
have been made and will be given at
the meeting tomorrow evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
MRS. MARTHA (cAUsTIc) DODGE.
Wlfe OF Olcott T. Dodge Dies in Home
on Spruce Street.

Mrs. Martha Charlotte fCausticl
Dodge, "a, wife of Olcott T. DODGE. died
at o'clock yesterday afternoon in her
nome at Ii Spruce street. She had been
IN falling health since September and
death resulted from complications.
Mrs. Dodge was born in Waterloo
Province of Quebec, Canada, July 7. 1857,
daughter of John and Mary Gal.
braithl Caustic. After her MARRIAGE to
Mr. Dodge they lived in the northern
part of Vermont some time and came to
Brattleboro about 20 years ago. She
was member of the Rebekah LODGE in
Montpelier
Besides her husband Mrs. Dodge leaves
two daughters, Mrs. Harry Vincent of
Montpelier, and Miss Charlotte DODGE. a
teacher i'll the Oak Grove school in this
town She also leaves one grandehild
Hazel Vincent, and three brothers.
Charles Z. Caustie of Cambridge. Mass.
George S. Caustic of Montpelier and J.
w Caustic of Long Beach. Cal.
The funeral win be held in the home
Monday and the body win be taken to
Montpelier for burial
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
GOVERNMENT WILL SEIZE COAL MINES:
ULTIMATE MAY BE SENT TO MEXICO
TO RELEASE u. S. CONSUL W .. JENKINS
FIVE HUNDRED IN
TURKEY SCRAMBLE
Three Birds Released by Brattleboro
China Store Night Before Thanks
giving-Easily Caught.

More than 500 men and boys crowded
into the street Wednesday night in spite
of the hard rain to undertake to catch a
turkey and two roosters released from
the second story window of the Crosby
block by the proprietor of the Brattleboro
China store.
There was not much difficulty in catch
ing these birds as they flew down to the
crowd, but a dispute arose as to who
caught the turkey, at least three getting
hold of him. Finally, Chief of Police
George Wilson intervened and after the
dispute had narrowed down TO two young
men, he tipped coin to determine the
winner and Charles Wilder, employed at
the Crosby Grain elevator, marched off
with the bird
The roosters, White Plymouth Rocks,
were released at the same time, Z. F..
Gobie of the china store tossing one out
of the window directly over the store
and Dolor Nolin tossing out the other
several windows farther south.
Carl Tenney. young son of Frank B.
Tenney, who lives near the Baptist
church, fell on one as though he was re-
covering football. He says he plans to
keep the rooster.
The other one was caught by Richard
Briggs. son OF Russell II. Briggs of Gull
ford street He held his umbrella So far
back while looking up to the second story
that the rooster flew into it. He sold the
bird to S. A. Daniels for s125
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
c. II. Brooks Left His Home
in West Brattleboro
Sunday Night
OVERCOAT LEFT
AS HE PROMISED
was Found Folded on Box by Waters
Edge at Old Goodenough Mill in West
brattleboro - Seen BY MIR. Dalryu-
pie This Forenoon

he body of Charles II. Brooks of West
brattieboro, who disappeared from his
nome Sunday evening, was found abont
II o'clock this forenoon in the mill.
pond at the Melvin Dalrymple mill. for
merry the Goodenough mill. in West
brattleboro, on the road to West Gull
lord. 1t was found by Mr.. Dalrymple.
who first discovered Mr.. Brooks's over
coat, which was left beside the wafer
Just as he said he would leave it.
Mr.. Dalrymple was repairing his saw
dust carrier, which carries sawdust from
the mil to the sawdust house, about 20
Ieee from the pond. Happening to glance
toward his slabwood shed, he saw an
overcoat which had been folded and laid
on top of box. Having brought Mr..
BROOKS to this village Saturday when
deeds for the sale of Mr. Brooks's tim
oeriand were passed, and having read in
The Reformer of Mr. Brooks disappear
ance, Air. Dalrymple recognized the gar
ment at once.
He called to Carl Sargent. who was in
the millyard with load of logs. and The
the NOdl. WHICH WAS near
the corner of the shed. about three feet
from the waters edge Then they
looked into the water and saw the BODY
snort distance away, where the water
Is about five feet deep.
Going TO the haa,se, Mr.. Dalryrnpie
telephoned to J. L. Stockwell's store. and
MIR. Stockwell notified Selectman a. D.
Wyatt by telephone at the selectmen's
office. Mr.. Wyatt and States Attorney
f. W. Gibson went to the millpond and
permission was given for the removal OF
the body
For several years Mr.. Brooks had been
afflicted with melaneholia, but was not
insane. His business ventures turned
out unfavorably, and he often said that
he was of no use in the world and often
threatened to take his life No particu-
lar Importance was attached to his
statements of that kind, therefore when
he put on his overcoat about o'clock
Sunday evening and told his wife that
he would jump into the water but would
leave his coat where it would be found
she gave the remark no more thought
than she had on former occasions. As
time wore on and he did not return she
caused notice to be given to the select
men.
Through The Reformer the fact of
Mr.. Brooks's disappearance was given
to the public, but not much was done in
the way of a search until yesterday,
when a number of men under the diree-
tion of Policeman w +. Tyler and W. L.
Sylvester searched MILESTONE brook
from West Brattleboro to the Connecti-
Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
BUMPER CROPS IN WORLD.
Less Wheat But More Corn Produced
This Year.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-Bumper
world crops of corn, potatoes, barley.
rye, sugar beets and rough rice for this
year are shown in estimates compiled
by the International Institute of Ap
rlculture at Rome, made public TODAY
by the department of agriculture. The
production of wheat, oats, fiaxseed.
however, show decrease from the ay
erage for the five years ended in 1917.
Wheat production in IA countries, ex-
cepting the Central Powers. will reach
2.040.509,000 bushels. or 96.5 per cent
Of the fyeyear average Corn will
amount to 3l26.194 600 or 14.S per cen
greater than last year s crop and "A per
cent greater than that produced for the
last FIVE years.
Other crops are estimated as follows.
Rye, l69,4l4.000 bushels, 124 per cent
ive year average; barley, $50. 900 900
bushels, l0l.s per cent; oats. 2.0S5. 1885,
000 bushels, 90.3 per cent; rice. 423.375.
600 bushels, S3.S per cent; potatoes.
GOT ,632, 900 bushels, 1012 per cent: sug
ar beets, 10,344,000 tons, u4.s per
cent; faxseed, 24,492 900 bushels 6o.e
per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28

The mittimus which will sooner or lat
er commit Mrs. Isabella Parker to the
house of correction for not less than two
years. has been placed by the clerk OF
Washington county court in the hands of
Sheriff F. II. Tracy. Mrs. Parker is now
in bed, so that the sheriff will not hurry
about committing the woman, that is, he
will give reasonable time, that humanity
may not have chance to criticize. Two
physicians will examine the woman before
she leaves the place where she is stopping
in Barre. She will go to Windsor in
charge of nurse, if necessary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
DEATH TODAY OF
CHAS. ]. STOCKWELL
Civil War Veteran Dies in His Home
in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in Com
pany G, I'd Vermont Regiment.

Charles Jerome Stockwell, 80. a Civil
war veteran, died about 6 o'elock this
morning after an illness of three wears, !
due 20 a general breaking down. He
had been practically helpless the past.
year and had been cared for during that
time in the home of his son, Purle B.
Stockwell of Centerville, where he died.
Mr.. Stockwell was born JAN 10. 1887 !
in Hinsdale, n. H., son of Arad Harris
and Susan A. (Hooker) Stockwell.
When he was two years old his father
moved the family to West Brattleboro,
and Mr.. Stockwell had lived there since.
He learned the currier s trade, but his
enlistment for the war interrupted his.
continuance in that occupation.
In May, 1861, he enlisted in Com
pany c, I'd Vermont regiment, and new
er was absent from duty until he was
mustered out in July, 1865 The regi-
ment was one of the famous First Yer
mont brigade and the first battle was
at Bull Run.
Soon after the battle Mr.. StoekwelI
was detailed as cook in the camp and
was commissary for the company. Later
he cooked for the line officers of the
regiment and for some time was on de-
tail IN the quartermaster department.
later serving as mounted orderly at the
9th corps headquarters and was with
them at the time of Lee s surrender.
After he was mustered out of sery
ice at Burlington he returned to West
Brattleboro. He took up house paint
ing, following that line of work until
on his 10th birthday anniversary.
when he was obliged to have his right
hand amputated because of an infected
condition. Since that time his health
had been such that he was unable to
work. He was a member of Sedu-
wick post, e. A. r.
In 1874 Mr.. Stoekwell married Mrs
Juha Ellis Sargent, who survives with
three sons and two daughters: Charles
A., who IS employed by the Brattleboro
hre department: Purle B.. superintend.
ent of the Brattleboro street railway.
Guy s. Stoekwell, who is employed on
construction and repair work for the
Brattieboro street railway: Mrs. Angie
r.. Park and Miss Gertrude S. Stock
wen of this town. He also leaves three
step-chlldren, Chester W. and Bert r
Sargent of Brattleboro and Miss EI;z-
abeth Sargent of West Brattlehoro
There are four grandchildren and one
step -grandchIld. He also leaves two
brothers. Edward Stockwell of South
f'raningham. Mass, and Henry stock.
Wei OF West Brattleboro. and one sic.
ter, Mrs. Nelson Cole of Suffield Conn
The funeral arrangements have not
been made.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
THRIFT STAMP SALES GROW.
Increase of $2,139,o1s In Month of oc-
tober New York Leads.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-The sale
of thrift and savings stamps and other
savings securities by the government
reached a total of $s.S3o,s63 in Octo-
Der, an increase of $2,l39.019, or nearly
80 per cent over September This far
exceeds the sales of any month since
April and brings the total sales for the
first 10 months of 1919 to $1l6.679,6l6.
New York led among the states with
$l,017,964, Ohio second with 1864, ,557
and Missouri third with $956.o94. In
per capita purchases for the month,
however, Missouri led with the District
of Columbia and Kentucky tied for
second place. For 10 months Ohio with
$3.05 leads the per capita list, the Dis.
trict of Columbia being second and
Montana third
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
CLAIMS ARSENIC IN SUGAR
Widely Known Chemist Says Rainbow
Sugar Is Unfit for Use.

WESTFIELD, Nov. 2s.-Prof. Lewis
b. Allyn, widely known as "the little
grey man of the pure food movement, >
mas sent protest to the federal au-
thorities against the sale of rainbow
sugar. Analysis made by Prof. ALVIN
on the new sugar product which has
recently come into the market shows If
contains arsenic in addition to coal tar
dyes.
Prof. Allyn has made the statement
that he believes the sugar unfit for pub
lie consumption, in spite of the state
ments by the producers that it is harm
less.
small section of cloth was dved a
bright orange from the coal tar dive
taken from the rainbow sugar. The
use OF coal tar dye to color the sugar is
frowned upon by health authorities.
DR.. Harvey Wiley was one of the ex-
perts who with Prof Allyn waged a
campaign some years ago to prevent the
use OF coal tar dyes in coloring food.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
Country Between Mississip-
pi River and Sierra Ne
vada Mountains Buried
20 BELOW ZERO
IN WYOMING TOWN
Much Suffering Expected Owing to
Shortage of Coal - Heavy Rain
South of Snow Belt May Have
Caused Loss of Life in Arizona.

CHICAGO, H., Nov. 2S-Snow of
great depth today covered most of the
country between the Mississippi river
and the Sierra Nevada mountains and
from Canada to northern Texas with
low temperature prevailing throughout
the area
South Of the snow belt heavy rain
fell and swept over the lowlands bor-
dering the Salt and Fria rivers in Ari-
zona with possible loss of lives.
Suffering in many places in the cen
trail and southwest was in prospect be.
cause the extreme cold had eliminated
the supply resulting from the coal
strike. Laner, Wyoming, was the cold
est place in the country, according to
reports, the temperature there being 20
degrees below zero.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-28
FRENCHMEN ARE
CHOSEN LEADERS
Albert Thomas First Director Genar,,
OF International Labor Office
A Chairman.

=, WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-Albert
!, homas, the conservative labor leader of
france was selected today by the gov
efning body of the international labor
conference as the first director genera /
Oh the international labor Office under
the league of nations. Arthur Fonta inc
ol france was selected as permanent
chairman of the governing body.
Alr. Thomas was chosen to act nrov;
slonally until the governing BODY had
been fully constituted, but it was re.
garded as probable that he would serve
Tor the next three years.