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Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
SAMUEL S. M'cLURE FOUND
 IRELAND MOST PROSPEROUS

New York Dec.l 25.-Samuel S. Me- Cure, publisher, arrived here on the Maurctania after a three months visit to Iriand where he said he found a paradise"
 Ireland Is the most prosperous, comfortable and law-abiding country in the world" said MT. Mcclure. "The people arc wall dressed and well housed. One has to read outside pa- pers to learn of trouble and unsettled conditions there.
 'T found that Irish banks have de- posits of more than 100, 100000 pounds and have been forced to form alliances with English banks in order to find ar outlet for their money. There are 5, 900, poo head of cattle in Ireland, or half as many as in Canada. Ireland has exported as much food to Eng land since 1913 as either the United States or the Argentine"
 Sir Ernest Harder Williams, Englisl publisher, also arrived on the Maure- tania.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
3,ooo,ooo SILVER DOLLARS HAVE
 BEEN SHIPPED TO CHINA

New York, Dec. 2S.-Three million silver dollars were shipped to China from San Francisco Christmas day for the purpose of Stabiizing Far East exchange and conserving this coun. try's supply of gold, it was announced here today. The shipment is being made on joint account by the Interna- ton banking corporation, the Park Union Foreign Banking Corporation and the Asia Ranking Corporation.
 Twelve. million silver dollars pre- viously had been forwarded to China on private account. The Christmas shipment, however, will be the first under the arrangement recently made between the foreign banking corpo- rations and the government is accord- ance with the terms of which silver dollars have been procured against tender of current funds from the free supply carried by the government in it's general fund.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
15.2o CENTS WHOLESALE PRICE
 FOR GRANULATED SUGAR

New York, Dec. 24.-A wholesale prices of 1920 cents a pound less two per cent. for cash was announced here today by B. H. Howell Son and com pany as the first quotation for grant, lated sugar refined from the new crop of raw Cuban sugar. The contrasts with a price of nine cents a pound, less two per cent. for cash, for gran ulated from the old Cuban crop, and was said to indicate retail price ot between IT and IS cents.
 The price announced was said to have been based on the average cost of the Howell company's purchase o1 December raw sugar plus a fair re- fining margin and profit. Abou tten thousand barrels a day may be avail able for sale, it was added This was said to represent the output of the National Sugar Refining company and to indicate that it's refinerios have suf- ficient raw sugar on hand to operate nearlytwo- thirds capacity at present.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN's
 DEMOCRATIC PARTY TODAN

New York, Dec. 25.-Organization of a nationals womens democratic par ty will be begun at a meeting to- morrow of more than one hundred prominent New York women, it was announced today. The call for the meeting was issued by Mrs. George H.
 CharIds, president of the women's
 democratic club and Miss Margaret Vale, niece of President Wilson. According to the organizers, the new women's party will cooperate with the national democratic organi- | zation, and is to be regarded as fin
 no way a split in the democratic ranks"
 Among the women who have signi- fled their intention of being present are Elizabeth Marbury, Mrs. Charles
 |: Tiffany, Mrs. Oliver Hartman, Mrs Charles Dana Gibson, Mrs. Simon Ba-
 ruch, Mrs. William. G. McAdoo and Ida l Tarbell.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
ADMIRAL ALBERT GLEAVES
 HAS ARRIVED IN PEkING

Picking. Tuesday. Dec. 23.-(By the A. P.)-Admiral Albert Gleaves, com mander of the Asiatic fleet, arrived in this capital yesterday with his staff for visit of several days. The admiral was met at the railway sta ton by Charge d'Afaires Charles D. Penney, counselor of the legation, d detachment of the legation guard, Admiral Sah Chen-Ping, Chinese min ister of the navy, and Chinese guard of honor. The admiral was escorted to the hotel where he is being enter tained and afterwards attended a dance at the Pekink club arranged by Major Horton United States marine corps attached to the legation) and Mors. Horton.
 Today Admiral Gleaves devoted his time to paying official calls, dining this evening with Admiral Sah Chen Ping.
 The stay of the Admiral in Peking has been extended from the six days originally planned to period of twelve days at the request of the Chinese authorities.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
WOMAN WANTE DBoOZE;
 CALLED OUT FIRE DEPT

New York, Dec. 24-Two hook and ladder companies, three engine con- panies, four deputy and battalion fire chiefs, a wagon load of police reserves and an insurance patrol were sent dashing through the streets of the upper west side. all because Mary Behn. 40, was thirsty and wanted a drink of contraband brew.
 Mary explained that she paid $5 to a bootlegger for a quart of whiskey anud he failed to produce it. She could not find a policeman, so she decided to ring for one but pulled the fire alarm box by mistake. May was given a drink of water in the nolice station and charbe of disorderly conduct was lodged against her.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
WOMAN DIED FOLLOWING
 VISIT OF FAKE PHYSICIAN

Newark, N. J., Dec. 24-The police today are searching for a well dressed man who walked into the home of Mrs. Blanche Hartman, introduced himself as a specialist called into consultation by Dr. H. G. Mcbride, ' her regular physician, felt her pulse, collected SS from her husband and de- parted. Mrs. Hartman later died and the fraud was reported to the authori- ties by Dr, Mcbride after he had been called to the patients house as she became worsce According to the au- thorities, the stranged administered no medicine to the woman.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
FATAL BLESSING INVOKED BY CARDINAL GIBBONS

Baltimore. Dec. 25-cardinal Gib- bons pontifciated this morning at the Christmas mass at the cathedral. here and invoked the papal blessing. at the close of the service
 The cardinal, priests and students of Saint Mary's Seminary marched to and from the cathedral It was an im- posing Christmas spectacle. The ven erable prelate in his scarlet robe and cap, looked hale and hearty, although in his eighty sixth year.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
PLUMBERS OF GENERAL
 ELECTRIC co. ON STRIKE

Schenectady, N. Y, Dec. 25.-The entire force of plumbers and steamfit- ters of the General Electric Company here went on strike late yesterday after disagreement with company of- ficials over the rate of pay for work done outside sSe plant.
 |. A worker employed at the shop scale of 75 cents an hour ref s
 do job in the residence of one of the works executives for less than S0 cents, the city rate. Suspension of the man was followed by a walkout yes terday. Important manufacturing may be delayed if. other. shop hands refuse to touch work that belongs to these men-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
STOPPED SHIPMENT OF
 PAPER FROM CANADA

Ottawa, Dec. 24.-Seven carloads of newsprint paper, consigned to Ameri- can publishers from the mills of the Fort Frances Pulp and Paper com pany, were stopped in transit by order of Robert A. Prigle, paper comptrol- Ter He explained that all export shipments from the company would be stopped until it had complied with hIs orders. to furnish paper to western Canada publishers, who, he has been told, will be forced to suspend publi- cation unless a supply is forthcoming before the end of the week.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
 BY HIS 12-YEAR- UNCLE

Stamford, Conn, Dec. 25.-Herbert D. Bruce, six years old. of Bogota,s N. J., was killed tonight when a shotgun
 was discharged in the hands of his 12-yearold uncle, Reginald Paight. The
 tragedy occurred in the Paight home here, where a family Christmas re-
 union was being held. Several of the men in the house had been duck hunt ing and left two loaded shotguns in a room when they returned. The guns
 were found by the two boys and they were playing with them when the one held By the older lad exploded. send ing the charge through his nephew's heart
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
HAS NOT ABANDONED
 HIS FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA

Paris, Dec. 25.-Iieutenant Etienne Poulet, the French aviator, has not abandoned his flight to Australia, ac- cording to the Intrasigeant, which has taken especial interest in the aviator, but intends to continue and. return to Paris by air. In a despatch. Poulet says that his machine Was worn out by the 14,000 kilometers lie had all ready covered. A new machine will be sent to Poulet from Marseilles Sum day, and should reach Burma where Poulet now is, inf about three weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
TROLLEY FARES REDUCED
 FOR STUDENTS IN GREENWICH

Greenwich, Conn. Dec. 25.-Presi- dent L. S. Miller of the New York and Stamford Railway Company today ,an- nounced a reduction in trolley fares for students attending the Green wich High School, Protests against the zone system were made when it was found that the fare of many stu dents had doubled. President Miller stated that. tickets to be sold to pu- pills would put the fare back at the old rate.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
DECLARATION CONCERNING
 PLUME TO BE MADE BY MYTH

Rome, Dec 25-(Havas)-Premier Nftti will make a new declaration be- fore the senate concerning Plume be- fore he leaves for Paris, according to the Giorna1e d'Italia. General s3a- doglio has returned suddenly to Rome Admiral Milo has informed Capt. for a conference with the premier and the king.
 Gabrielle dAnnunzio that he would not tolerate a landing of d'Annunzio troops at zara adding that the only way to save Italy was to accept the government proposals.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
MOVEMENTS OF ADMIRAL
 V!ScoUNT JELLICoE OF SCAPA

Rio Janeiro, Wednesday, Dec. 24.-! The ministry of marine has been ad- yised that Admiral Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa, aboard the dreadnought New Zealand, will arrive at Pernan1
 buco January 19 and at Rido Jaaeiro a week later From Rio Janeiro he will go to Santos and thence to Buenos Aires
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
FATALITY AT A $50,o0o
 ]. FIRE AT MONCTON, N, B,

Moncton, N. B., Dec 25.-One man was killed, property valued at s5O,000 was destroyed and the Moncton Street Railway was temporarily put out of commission by a fire which burned the Moncton Tramway, Elec- tric and Gas Company's car barn and machine shop early today The dead man was Grant Toole. a watchman of Calhoun, N. E.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
MEASURES TO REMEDY
 COAL CRISIS IN FRANCE

Paris, Dec. 25 (Havasl-The news papers ann . nea. :a-t thA government has decided on new measures to rem edy the coal crisis. One plan is for turning the clocks ahead an hour, for for Illuminating purposes. Another
 the purpose of conserving fuel used project will greatly restrict lighting in the large cities, particularly in Paris.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
QUIET CHRISTMAS FOR VICE
 PRESIDENT AND FAMILY

Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 25.-Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, Mrs.. Marshall and their foster son, Morri- son Marshall. spent Christmas day quietly here at the home of friena
 MT. Marshall will be the guest of honor at a luncheon to be gwen to- morrow at the Indiana Democratic club.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
S275,o0o PEARL NECKLACE
 FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Chicago, Dec. 25.-A pearl nacklace which sold for s275,OO0, numbers of other gifts costing from $5O,000 to $10,0O0 and many rings and other pieces of jewelry purchased for from $3,000 to $5,000, according to Chicago jewelry yesterday, have gone to r7ake this Christmas a record revenue l @'- ducer. Of the most expensive gift, the center pearl alone cost $40,000, sad the jeweler who sold it.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
GENERAL PERsHiNG SPENT
 CHRISTMAS WITH FAMILY

Lincoln Neb., Dec. 25.-For the first time since 1915 Gen. John J. Per shing today was with his 10 year old son, Warren, and other members of his family for Christmas He passed the day at the residence of his sis ter, Mrs. D. M. Butler.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
LARGER DTlREE OF SELF
 GOVERNMENT FOR INDIA

London, Dec. 25.-Kins George is- sued proclamation announcing the new measure giving India a larger degree of self government. The proc Ian1ation characterizes the government bill as historic act, giving repre- sentation. long desired by the natives. It calls for the determination of the people and the officials to work to- gether for the common purpose of making the new plan of governmentra
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
MURDER OF STANLEY BROWN
 SHRoUDED IN MYSTERY

Mount Clemens, Mich, Dec. 25.-No developments toward the mystery sur rounding the murder early Wednesday of J. Stanley Brown, whose body, with four bullet holes in the head, was found in his automobile near here, have been reported by the, authori- ties.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
CHRISTMAS aY CELEBRATION IN PARIS

Paris, Dec. 25. tEFavas).-Paris cel- ebrated her first peace Christmas to- day with great enthusiasm. The principal streets of the capital were filled all night with, celebrators and the popular restaurants were carried by storm.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
OBITUARY. Capt Thomas DoIar1,

Essex, Conn.,, Dec. 25.-Captain Thomas Dolan, who retired from the steamboat service fifteen years ago, died suddenly of heart disease today in local hotel where he made his. home. He was 75 years old and for merly was in charge of the steamers Granite State and City of Hartford in the Connecticut River service.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
RAILROAD WAGE PROBLEMS !. FOR THE DIRECTOR GENERAL

New Aspect Confrons Mr. Hines By President Wilson's Proclamation Return the Railroads to Private Control March 1-50O,OO0 Shopmen Who Refused General In- of 25 Per Cent Last Summer Are Said to Be Growing Restless Over the Lack of Action On Their De- mands.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

President Carranza has signed bill passed by. the senate permitting bull fights throughout Mexico.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
The naval establishment at San Diego, Cal, was designated by Secre- tary Daniels as a naval base'

Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice is to be dropped from the literature studied in Newark public schools.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
PEOPLE OF WINCHESTER, ENG, SEND FLAG TO WINCHESTER, VA

Winchester. Va. Dec. 25.-As an ex- pression of the people of Winchester, England, through which one million American soldiers passed on their overseas journey to join the Ameri- can expeditionary forces, the original municipal flag of the anicent British city has been presented to it's Amer ican namesake, Winchester, Va.
 The flag will be received formally al an early date with appropriate eere- monies and will be placed on exhibi- tion in the Handley Library.
 |, .Experience is the pay a man gets fo,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

Thirty five persons were killed or injured in grade crossing train col lision at Smyrna, Asiatic Turkey.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
n HASTEN THE EXCHANGE
 OF RAT|F|CkT|ONS OF TREATY

Allied Missions Are In Germany Verify the German Fig ures of Available Dock Tonnage Demanded as Compen sation For the Sinking of the German Warshps at Scaps Fow-Baron Von Lersner Head of the German Repre- seutaives Believes It Will Take at Least Fortnight
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

The Hope Webbing Go. of Pawtuck- ct, R. l., distributed $38.00O in bonus es among it's 1,20O employees.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
Condensed IeIegra

Five hundred thousand railway cars are needed immediately to move the corn crop in market.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

Experience is the pay man gets for Hz1a41g a fool of hin1eelf
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

Representative Walter Allen Wat son, of Virginia, who was. the presid- ing judge at the trial of Henry Clay Beatties Jr., for the murder of his wife near Richmond, Va, eight years ago, died in Washington, following an operation for mastoditis.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

The Girls Trade school at Worcester Mass, vas gutted by a fire that caus- ed loss of several thousand dollars.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

The German government has chosen new coat of arms for the republic. It consists of a black eagle on goN and yellow background, without other ornamentation, the crown and other emblems having disappeared.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

R. B. Russell, charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with the gen. eral strike in Winnipeg last May, was found guilty by jury on all seven counts in the indictment returned against him.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

The Spanish government has decid- cd to establish five new schools of military aviation, to be opened on Jan. l.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

The will of Jacob G. SchmidIap, Cincinnati capitalist, who died recent ly in New York, leaves an estate es- timated at $1,000O06
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

Hundreds of presents and cards have been received at the White House large number beink delivered Christmas
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

An attempt to rob the $4o,0oo pay roll of the L. Q. White Co., shoe man ufacturers at Bridgewater, Mass, was frustrated.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

The United States army transport Chateau Thierry, named after the famous battlefield was launched at Hog Island
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

Large increases in the export of breadstuffs were noted in the Mo- vember report of the department of commerce.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

StanisIaus Borey, proprietor of a liquor store, died at the Woonsocket, tk. I) hospital of injuries received when he fell from a railroad bridge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
White son Have Edge
I'm Matter of Experience

the Chicago White sox Viii have Il
decsded edge on the Cincinnati Red.
IN the word series in the matter OF
experience. for, while every regular on
the Sox with the exception Of Dick Ker,
has been through the fire of cham
plonship series, only three members OF
The Reds-Daubert, Sallee and Raudon
have faced the strain Of battling for
the baseball championship Of the world.
Manager kid" Gleason wil send
virtually the same lineup against the
Reds which brought the worlds cham
pionship to Chicago in 1917. About
the only change viii be that Risberg
VIII ay short and Weaver third. In
1917 McMullin played the far corner
and Weaver short, Risberg being
benched for the titular games. About tho
only other change will be in the pitching
staff, and here the veteran Eddie CT
cote probably viii bear the brunt Of
the work, with Claude Williams. also
veteran of the 1917 staff, running
second to him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
" orld's Series Games
TO Start at , p. VI,

CINCINNATI, Sept. Chairman
August Hermann Of the National Base
ball Commission issued a statement
today in which he said the worlds
series games between the Chicago
White Sox and the Cincinnati Ma
tionals would begin III each city
promptly at . o'clock.
Hermann said tho time for starting
the worlds series games in 1918 was
2:30 O'clock, and that this time was bv
some oversight allowed to remain in
the bulletin for this years games in
stead of being changed to O'Clock,
the time agreed upon for the games to
begin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Poth Decides Not to Ruv

Philadelphia almost had another
baseball magnate couple of days ago.
When Frank Poth tried to buy his wav
into the Eastern League by purchas-
ing Che Hartford Club. The only
trouble was that James II. Clarkin.
who has owned the Hartford team
SINCE 1905, wanted $4,000 for the
franchise and grounds, while Poth
figured this was about four times what
it was worth. since Hartford figures
about as high in the Eastern League
pennant race as the Athletics do in
the American Leapue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Gleason in Baseball
More Than, IS Years
W1lLLIAM KID GLEASON, man.

WlLLIAM kid GLEASON, man
ager of the Chicago White Sox.
has been in major league baseball
thirty-three years. lie was born at
Camden, \. J., October 26. 1865. and
hogan his baseball career in 1856 at
NjlliamspOrt, Penn.
While James Callahan was man-
ager Of the Chicago American
League team, Gleason was assistant
manager and coach, and after Gala
han was replaced hy Clarence Row
land in 1917, Gleason continued
with the club as aid 10 Row land.
The next season Gleason stepped
out Of baseball and went into bust
ness in Philadelphia. Before the
present season was started CharleS
A. Comishey, owner of the White
S0X. decided upon a change OF man
ager and Gleason was re&ngaged
Gleason tips the scales at abou;
l75 pounds and is 5 feet y. inchcs
tall. He is married and lives IL
Philadelphia This is the seventh
year that Gleason has been with the
White SoX. In the old days Glea-
son. who is i student of the "old
school, was member Of the
famous Baltimore Orioles, and still
carries out all his teachings of the
old masters-fght and never give
up.
In his early days in baseball
Gleason was pitcher.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
McCeehan Fauors White Sor
To Repeat 1917 Triumph
Can't Dodge the Dope That Statistics and Indications
Point to Chicagoans Coming Through They
Did in Tus:Ie With Giants
Bv w. O, Mcclellan

The of the worlds which
should tell the
Kid Gleason will his Eddie
bali all
and running smoothly
If the Reds wall their
the world able this the worlds
will look like something The will
the Braves o
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