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Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
MEN oUTNUMBER WOMEN IN
 cONNEcrtciI7

According to the census O. 1920 just about three fifths of the population, CO., per cent, are old enough to vote, being 21 or over; and in this class the men outnumber the women in the ratio of 102 to 100. The males of military or fighting age, IS to 45. constitute 43.1 per cent of the total population.
 Thirty per cent of the people of Connecticut are either infants or chill dren under 15 years of age; 7.7 per cent are young people 15 to 19 years old. 39.a per cent about two-fifths are men and women in the prime of life, being wn4IeIronl 20 to fl ears old; while 22.z per cent, being 45 years of age and over are well along in middle life if they have not reached old age.
 Girls who cannot sing the old songs would loved better if they also de- clined to tackle the new ones.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
MANY CORPORATIONS FACE
 SUPERIOR couRr ACT


 SUPERIOR COURT ACTION
 Steps have been taken by State Tax Commissioner Blodgett to bring to ac- count officers of corporations which have been delinquent this year in sub hitting their annual income statelne nts in compliance with the law which taxes the net income of corporations. Under the provisions of section 1898 O. the general statutes the tax commissioner can bring the delinquent corporations before the superior court if tGey refuse to permit the tax commissioner :o go over their income accounts for the fs- cal year in question for the purpose of levying the required tax.
 According to Secretary Potter of the tax commissioners department there are 206 corporations whose returns for the fiscal year ending prior to April 1, 1921. have not yet been received This Fdespite the fact that the tax bills for the rest of the corporations subject to the net income corporation tax have all ready been sent to the corporations and to the state treasurer. The tax is pay able on or before September 1.
 On Aug. 12 Commissioner Blodsett will hold an all-day session with officers of 15 Hartford corporations which have been delinquent in making their returns Letters were sent to these corporations calling upon the officers to appear be- fore the commissioner at the capitol w!tf their books of account so that the com missioner may determine the amount 0. net income received fror: the operations of sadg company during your last hsca year"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
THE KALEIDOSCOPE

ASkeloa. he ancient city often nentioS In the 3 bie. is now being explored o1e recovered relic. being the foot 8 yAra long. of a gigantic statue
 Wonderful powers of meuorizinS faets arc nossessed by a Yorkshire tEnEiAna1 isSorer who has mentally stored away 5l 900 items of general Information
 The popular notion of the Chinese v4tA rerzrd to an eclipse is that some mon rtcr is attacking and unless prevented rili devour the sun or moon as the e1s. may be.
 A tree that hourishes in the south se- islands produces fruit which as fooa. resenblas very closely a ne~1y-oAEeo loaf. On socoual of this il is PopuAr-y known as the bread tree.
 Hope is heid out fer the bad by ma chine invented by an English physioinn which it is asserted can sew hzirr on surnan heads A very fine needle W-fked bv electricity can anix leo hairs sn0 hour.
 The daily life of the MonteneETtn psae ant Is full of superstition He h supcr- stitious about the manner in which nc rises in the morning. about what hrzt meets his sight. how he dresses and washes. and whom he meets. of what | food he eats. and the time and manner oi serving throughout the entire day In some parts of China two coins are put into the sleeve Of the dead. and are I rsen shaken out. to test his satisfaction. or the reverse. at the arrangements made fer his funeral and interment- IL the coins falls with the same side upward h Is taken as sign of approval; II not as a sign that something hes been omitted
 Sam Moore. an English music han art ist. has succeeded in getting music from a carpenters saw. He grips the saw han de between his knees. holds the tip Of tne saw in. one hand and works vieiir bow with the other. The vibrating Eteei blade emits notes. the pitch of which Is varied by changing the curvature q tae blade.
 Wooden blocks. four to sfx inches in cubic dimensions. are used as elements in a game of lawn dice introduced by q western sportEmen says Popular Ma chanics' Magazine. As the blocks are fairly heavy, and are pitched somewha, the same as bowling balls. considerable exercise is afforded Scoring Is the same as in the ordinary game. It is said the fad is becoming very poular on tha west coast
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
MORE CHILDREN LEAVING
 SCHOOL TO ACCEPT POSITIONS

According to the census of 1920 there are 180,085 children ' to 13 years of age in the state of Connecticut and of this number. ITO, 4Se or 94.7 per cent were reported as attending school.
 In 1920 the. percentage attending the schools was 95.6 thus showing slight decrease as regards school attendance between 1910 and 1920. Of the children A to 15 years of age in 1920, TAB per cent were attending school and of those Is and II years of age 33.0 per cent.
 OfSthe white children to 13 years of age :95.6 per cent were attending school in 's1910 and 9T.4 per cent in 1920s For colored children of the same age the. percentage in the same in- terval increased from 9S.S to 95.O.'
 The percentage of children attend ing schools was approximately the same ina the cities and the country districts, the percentage for children in the urban population to 13 years of age being 94.9 while in the rural population it was 94.3 "Urban" ac- cording to the census definition in- cludes all cities and other incoroporat- ed places of 2,5oO population or more
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
NORWICH MAN FINED
 FOR RECKLESS DRIVING

On a charge of reckless driving Ed gar A. Humphrey of this city was fined s25 by Justice Thomas F. Morton in the Waterford town court late Friday af- trenoon. A charge of driving while un- der the influence of liquor was not sus- tained
 Humphrey was arrested by State Po- Iicenan Frank R. Vickery of New Lon don after he had completed an inves- tigation into a collision in which Hum phrey figured a week ago Saturday night on Durfee hill, Waterford. On that night Humphreys car struck car owned by Robert Stevens of Pine Grove. MT. Stevens who was operating the car had with him in the machine Timothy Sullivan of New London.
 MT. Stevens was thrown from the Scar and received a fractured right ankle. Mir. Sullivan received painful bruises about the face and body. Both cars were considerably damaged.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
SHORT COURSES FOR
 WOMEN AT sToRRs

Short courses for women of one week each, are to be given at the Connecticut Agricultural College, Au- gust 1920 inclusive, and August 23-27 inclusive.
 These are planned for two groups local leaders of Farm Bureau work with either adults or Junior Club girls and for housewives. For the latter, courses are planned to help the house. wife to plan more easily, more eco- nomically, and to learn short cuts in homemaking.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08

up the beach, a three legged race. water sports and possibly a ride in sea- plane. There will be prizes in all con-
 The officers are: President, !. Fred erick Jackson, New Haven; vice rfesi- dent, Robert J. Ross, Hartford second vice president, Alfred H. Terry. Bridge prot; secretary and treasurer, Henry J. Kellogg. New Haven; assistant ssecre- tary, Clarence M. Blair, New Haven {; directors, Thomas A. Scott, New Lon don; Robert A. Cai Q. Waterbury 1; Frederick l.. Lord and Harold L. Blakeslee, New Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
sToNINeToNs INVENTOR IS
 GRANTED A PATENT

The following patents issued July 19, 1921.
 Carl E. Anderson. Bridgeport. cleo tric switch.
 George B. Thomas Bridgeport. fuse plug.
 Friederich Muller. Hartford. reliev- ing lathe.
 Clarence c. Stirling. Hartford. el- ectric switch.
 William A. Robbins. Waterbury, met al guide for rolling mills
 Bruce N. Griffin. Shelton, machine for reversing small articles.
 James H. Graham and E. c. Mur- phy, Torrinston, carpet sweeper
 Howard M. Barber, Stonington, met. al handling machine.
 Stanley L. Fisher, Chester, player pi- ano.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
COMPREHENSIVE CORPS TO
 BE ORGANIZED HERE


 A quartermsster corps of 2s enlisted men is to be organized in this city for the Connecticut National Guard. No tice has been posted in the armory that enLstments will be received at the office of Major Charles E. Smith, assistant quartermaster general.
 Instructions issued by Adjutant Gen eral Cole are to recruit the corps with six sergeants. first class, SIX sergeants twelve privates and two COOKS. Three of the sergeants, first class, must be stem ographers and two must be able to qualify as clerks. Three of the ser geants must qualify as clerks and the others must be either automobile or truck mechanics.
 The new unit will be the only quarter master corps in the state aud will be en- tirely separate from the Connecticdt reg iment of infantry. The rew unit will drill Tuesday nights and the men will draw drill pay at the rate of one-thir- tieth of the base pay of their ranS for each drill night.
 No officer has yet been assigned to the corps One of the three quarter master officers of the state staff corps will probably be given command of the unit
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
CHARGED WITH THAMESVIL[E BURGLARY

Harris was. brought here from New London Saturday by Officer CSarles Smith. He was lodged in a cell at police headquarters and will be pre- sented in the city court this (Monday) morning. Harris gave his home as Providence. He is about 23 years of agel.
 The charge against his name on the police blotter is burglary. The cigar store which he is charged with bur glarizing is located in Thamesvilie.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08

Charles Harris, colored. was arrested Saturday in New London for the Norwich police A case against Harris was nolled in the New London police court Satur- day morning but immediately upon his release Harris was re-arrested by Sergt Nslson S. Smith for the Norwich police.
 A week ago Harris was found in posses sion of large number of carton of cigar cites in New London. The local author tiles suspect Harris of having knowledge of a break in a local cigar store about a week ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
CONNECTICUT BEES
 FEWER IN NUMBER

Although the number of bees kept in hives in Connecticut showed a de- crease of 26.3 per cent, from 1910 this state increa sed from 1,O6s pounds in 1909 to 1;267 pounds in 1919. ac- cording to figures compiled by the bureau of census of the United States departmen of commerce. The nufn- Der of hived bees in the state in 1910 was 9,445 and in 1920 it was onIv 6,s6o. The honey production in the state also showed a decrease of 4S per cent
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
INSPECT
FINDS STOLEN AUTOMOBILE

The motor vehicle department has recovered an automobile stolen from the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Store in Lewiston, Me. The machine was found wrecked and abandoned by special state policeman, George. H. Bradford of Montville. It is now being held for in- structions from Maine The car bore the registration number Maine 1885.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
ANCIENT HOUSE rorALLYA
 DESTROYED BY FIRE

The Samuel Strickland place in Ches- terfield was burned to the. ground Fri day afternoon and it is believed the cause of the blaze was the result of the ex plosion of a still
 The old building had been abandoned for nearly two years and it is understood that the farm on which it stood is owned by Mrs. William Witt of New York City. The house has been the ren- dezvous Of moonshiners for several months. it is thought by people in the neighborhood. The Samuel Strickland place was built before the war of 1872
 Truth is always a friend to thos, who honestly seek it.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
KICKED BY HORSE, MAN LOSES HIS RIGHT I

As the result Of kick in the face ny horse r. E. Comstock of Quaker Hill Hlifered the removal of one of his eyes Saturday at the Lawrence and Mcnor- al Associated hospital in New London. Mir. ComstocS was kicked by the horse 'n July 4th and at the time of the ac- sident was taken 10 the hospital wnere he remained several days until his in- uries had partially healed
 On Thursday MT. Comstock was again removed 10 the hospital and the eye ras removed Saturday. He was kicked lsversl times, one kick landing directly n the right eye. It was thought at the dEne of the accident that the eye night heal but complications set in.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
Stat. cIvII Enrireer,' Me,tIor,

At Double Beach, Stamford. the an- nual outing the Connecticut Society of CIVIL Engineers. is to be held Tuesday. Aug. g. A feature will be a baseball game between Hartford and New Haven The teams are. permitted 10 recruit p,ay- CTS representing neighboring towns.
 Besides the ball game and a shore dinner, the engineers plan a few dashes
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
POETRY
DEFEAT.

No one is beat till he quits: f
 No one is through till he stops, No matter how hard Fate hits.
 No matter how often he drops, A fellows not down till he lies In the dust and refuses to rise. Fate can slam him and bang him ErOznt
 And batter his frame till he's sore. But she never can say that he's downet
 While he bobs mp serenely for more A fellows not dead. till he dies. Nor beat till TO longer he tres Francis Collins Miller. ir T. r. A Mag.
 azine.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
Undsruoina Repairs at Iron Works

Tug Guardsman. former U. s. Ship ling Board boat owned by the T. A. Scott Co.,. is undergoing repairs at Inc Groton Iron Works. New tanks re being installed among other work. This job is keeping a number of em- hoyes at the plant working and will hke several days.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
Highway Contract Not Awarded

Though bids for the 27-foot highway to be constructed on Thames street, Groton, between the ferry landing and the Thames river bridge have been opened, the contract has not been a. warded.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08

Comparisons Predictions for Saturday-Partiy cloudy probably=showcfs. Saturdays weather-Fair. Predictions for Suuday-Showers Sundays weather-Showe4's in morn ing, cloudy in afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08

sir Christopher Wren designed morea AAa 30 churches.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
WEATHER Conditions


 The outlook is for showers in New England and local thundershowers Monday and Tuesday in the south At iantic and east gulf states Otherwise generally fair weather will prevail in the states east of the Mississippi river during the next two days. Moderate temperature will prevail throughout middle and northern sections east of the Mississippi River Monday and in the middle Atlantic and north Atlan- tic states Tuesday.
 Winds
 North of Sandy Hook-Fresh south and southwest shifting to west winds and showery weather today. Sandy Hook to Hatteras-Fresh and northwest winds and overcast weather Monday.
 Forecast
 For Southern New England and east srn New York-Cioudy and cooler Mon day; Tuesday fair.
 Observations in Norwich The Bulletins observations show inc barometric changes for Saturday and following changes In temperature and Sunday.
 a. m- ...-......-...-..... 6e 5000 4- m- .--.-.-....--..-... lS 29.yU D. m- ...-...------ 70 29.9O Highest 70; lowest s7.
 Saturday
 a. ri- ---...--....---...-.- 80 3o.lO ?. n- .............-....... 7e 29.90 HHwHncf -Es 70u-nrf
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08

ECN. Ioox AxD TIDES.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Fails
To Hold Gain !:
New Pressure
Tobacco Shares Subjected 10
Selling After Halfhearted
Response to Favorable
Factors at the Opening

Folks who buy and sell securities
have been stone deaf during recent
days. They have been sensitive only
to the clamors of pessimistic nature.
Favorable shouts have come and gone
unnoticed. In spite of the potential
| good cheer inherent in the second re-
duction this spring in the discount
rate on commercial paper of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of New York and in
the continuance of the full dividend on
Northern Pacific, about which specula-
tors had professed doubt, the average
thirty representative industrial stocks
again reached new low for the year.
This budget of news of a favorable
tone was, it is true, reflected in higher
! security prices at the opening. But
the rise was technical and not whole
hearted. Soon there was vigorous sell
ing of the oil shares of companies with
| Mexican properties and of the sugar
! stocks. The pressure was also directed
against new group - the tobacco
shares. Statements regarding alleged
| deterioration of the oil fields of Mex
leo, despite the denials which have
| less dramatic force, have temporarily
frightened spectators, and further
short selling and liquidation easily
carried prices to new low marks Mex
lean Petroleum, the central objective,
sold as low as 1o3 yesterday and closed
at 1071a, off 61s points. The stock has
been quoted as high as 167A in 1921
and In the bull period of 1919 as high
as 264. Pan-American Petroleum, A
and B stocks, also receded further. The
latest cut in crude oil prices and the
continued weakness Of raw and refined
sugar were factors capitalized by specu-
lative sellers of securities.
The general industrial list was dis
turbed, despite the prevalence of easy
rates for speculative credit. Inside the
exchange the rental charge for call
funds was 51a per cent all through the
day and in the free market outside
accommodations were offered as low as
| 8 per cent.
Specifically, the current statements
of condition of the Federal Reserve
| Bank of New York and of the entire
system are not fraught with encourag-
ing symbols. The reserve ratios were
lower than on the preceding week, but
this recession was attributable to heavy
government borrowing in connection
with large June Is payments. The un-
balanced situation will be corrected in
few days, as the checks on the sec
ond installment of Federal taxes are
collected and the funds flow through
! the normal banking channels. The tenn
! porary interruption of the system of
defation was ignored on Wednesday
when the directors of the local Reserve
| bank announced a CIT in the discount
! rate.
In the international money market
/ there was unsettlement and irregu-
larity. After early strength, sterling
and most of the continental exchanges
revealed moderate losses caused partly
by reports from overseas that ballot
! ing on the miners strike indicated no
| early settlement. This news also was
reflected in a decline of one-half cent
in cotton prices. After rise, heavy
selling followed in the wheat market
end final quotations we're "a of cent
to 3% cents net lower.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Acceptances Active

money market which has caused rates
to fall to the lowest levels in more
than year is bringing business to the
acceptance dealers. The demand for
prime acceptances has been heavy since
the beginning of the week, banks and
corporations finding it more profitable
to invest in acceptances than in call
money because of the low prevailing
rates for the latter. Acceptance deal
ers yesterday were quoting a selling
rate of 51a per cent on all maturities
of prime bills and buying rate of 54
per cent. In each case this was re-
duction of IS of / per cent.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
I'm Wall Street
New Treasury Bills at Premium

Heavy dealings were recorded here
yesterday in the new Treasury one
year 5h per cent certificates of in
debtedness and the three-year 5% per
cent notes. Both issues moved up to n
premium, the three-year notes being
quoted at 100 to 1oo5s and the one
year certificates at 100 to 100 1-16. The
heavy oversubscription Of the latest
Treasury Offering. approximately
s75o,o0O,oO0 in subscriptions were re-
ceived for the S5o0,0O0,ooo or there
abouts offered, surprised even the
most optimistic Of the bankers. 1t is
understood that the three-year notes
will be dealt in over the counter the
same as the Treasury certificates on a
money basis and will not be listed on
the Stock Exchange.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Great Northern

Railroad bankers expressed the
opinion yesterday that the action of
the Northern Pacific board in declar
ing the regular dividend out of sur
plus foreshadows similar action by
the Great Northern directors when
they meet shortly to consider the
question Of dividends. The identity of
interests in the two Hill properties
was pointed out in this connection.
Bankers who were asked about the
soundness of paying dividends out of
surplus said they would have to see
the balance sheet of the road in ques-
tion, although they said that as a gen
eral principle the policy is far from
conservative The view was held by
some bankers that the action of the
Northern Pacific board reflected be-
lief that the railroad situation is
about to take turn for the better.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Buyers Strike Being Overcome

The buyers strike, in the opinion of
John G. Lonsdale, president of the
National Bank of Commerce of ST.
Louis, is gradually being overcome.
at is an encouraging sign" the banker
said, "that one is no longer deemed a
hereto or a pessimist who refers in
plain terms to the existing business
depression. The pointed question of
the hour is when will material i'm
provement become manifest? In my
mind that question has been answered
in a way that breeds optimism.
although / do not believe that all un-
favorable developments are at an end;
nor do l profess to see rampant pros
perity in the offing. l think merely
that progress has been made, and is
being made, toward the correction Of
the two evils which mainly account for
present conditions. These two evils
are malsdjustment of domestic prices
and our failure to evolve definite
plan for financing foreign trade"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Abbott's Trip to China

The immediate purpose of the trip
of John j. Abbott, of the Continental
and Commercial Trust and Savings
Bank of Chicago, to China, it was
learned yesterday, is to arrange for
taking care of $5,5O0,Ooo two-year 6
per cent notes of the Republic of China
maturing on November l. Upon the
bankers arrival at Pekin it will be de-
termined whether the loan is to be paid
off or refunded. The notes were issued
at 981a and interest to refunding an
issue Of three-year Treasury notes ma
turing November /, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Perkins Takes Office

president of the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company, took Office yesterday,
succeeding Edward S. Marston, veteran
Wall Street banker, who goes on pen
sion. Mr.. Marston celebrated his sew
entieth birthday yesterday by stepping
out of the harness at the bank after
thirty-eight years of active service
The new president was formerly of
Montgomery & Co. and before that was
one of the presidents of the Ma
tional City Bank under Frank A. Van
derlip.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Explaining the Selling

A part of the selling in the oils and
tobacco stocks yesterday was attributed
in we'll informed quarters to the liq-
uidation of distressed holdings for
the account of prominent operator.
Reports that the individual named had
been taken over by a committee of
bankers was denied in authoritative
quarters. "Mex Pete" broke to the
new low of 1o3 for the present decline
and closed the market session at 1o71s
the B stock showed loss of ~ at it's
last quotation of 46. Reports were
current in the Street that E. L. Do
heny had gone to Washington to con-
fer with government officials regard
ing the latest developments in Mexican
oil affairs, but these were not con-
frmed at the company's Offices here.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Goodyear Sales Larger

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany reports that last weeks sales of
castings were 12.5 per cent larger than
during the preceding week, while the
sale of tubes showed an increase of %
per cent. These gains followed a
steady increase in the volume of the
company's business for the past three
weeks. The Goodyear sales to dealers,
it was stated yesterday, were greater
in volume than for any week of the
year to date, and were also larger than
in the corresponding week of 1920. 1t
was said that there has been a stabil-
ization of tire prices all along the line