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Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
MASONS STILL OUT ON STRIKE

Building operations in the city have been almost at standstill during the past week owing to labor difficulties with the building trades. The main diff hcuity Is with the masons who refuse to work even under protest although the carpenters are still working under pro test. The masens who have been getting SIP 1-2 an hour were offered mini mum rate of soc an hour but they re fused to accept the reduction and walked out leaving the builders with no one to depend upon for the masonry work. The carpenters were reduced to a minimum scale of 75c an hour and they continued work until such time as settlement by arbitration can be reached. Local con- tractors say that tn eattitude of the ma sons is absurd as not only are they losing money by the strike but are hurting the building business so that unless an agreement is soon reached there will be no work to do when they finally go to work Local people who have plans of building in mind are holding off until wages come down and the price of labor ig lower.
 Work on local projects made as good progress as could be expected under the existing conditions during the past week. Several projects that had passed the foundation stage were pushed along but the foundation work on new buildings was suspended until the mascns return to work.
 The store at Nc. Franklin street that
 is to be occupied by oNeil and Mo Grory is being remodeled The front of | the store has been torn eut and new floors are to be laid. In the rear of the store will be a fixture room for the dis play of electric fixtures The front of the building is to be done in plate glass and copper. Contractor P. F. Sweeney has the contract
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12

2:11 1-4, has bought the trotting geld ing, Harmony, 2:11 If, by TreGantle, 2:oe, 1-2, from George A. Graves president of the Metropolitan Driving Club, and has placed the gelding in the hands of Joe Johnson at Com bination Park. Another new addition to the Johnson string Is the three year old trotter, Mir. Hoover CD, 2:14 1-4, also. bought from Mir. Graves.
 P. s. Watson of Fredericton, N. B. reports that his mare, Shadeland Eau setta, 2:21 1-4, has foaled a beautiful fillyby his champion. The Exposer. 2:O6.
 Fred and Maje, two handsome dapple grays belonging to the Presque Isle Maine, fire department, evidently hold the speed record down in that section After they ran an eighth in 13 IA sec onds on the snowpath on March 8, il created so much interest that they were given a trial at twice that dis tance two days later, when they ran the quarter in 2e 1-l. Now the Pres que Isle fire boys are willing to match them against any fire team in New England for s1ee to $500 a side, the race to be at a quarter mile.
 Aquil Maxey, the yearling colt by
 
 CT Rourke, of Greenfield, Mass, bought at the Blue Ribbon sale, was soon re- sold to W. E. Bartlett. of Millbury Mass.
 Roger Rourke's holdings at the Greenfield track will be greatly in. creased through his many purchases at the Blue Ribbon sale.
 Allan J. Wilson, president of tn, Bay State Circuit, who bought tn, the year-old. Blemton Harvester i at the Blue Ribbon sale, was offered handsome profit for the son of Tn. Harvester, 2:01, and Azora Axworthy 2:06 3-4, but declined the bid, pre- ferring to let Joe Johnson. get tn youngster ready for the stakes thi season.
 Roger Rourke, of Greenfield, Mass has sold the two year -old colt, Direct or Scott, by Peter Scott, 2:o5, to liar ry Lovell,- of White River Junction Vt, who probably will turn the young ster over to Arthur Woodrow.
 H. B. Ralston, the Charles Rive speedway trainer. has sold the four year-old green pacer, Major Brook,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
U. S. Has s,ooo.ooo Autos.

Some very interesting figures on the distribution of automibles in the United States have been published by the American Automobile Association. It will surprise many to learn that iD passenger cars California passes Penn- sylvania, and Illinois is only 3200 under Ohio and 24.000 under New York. in spite of the long distance by which even the least of these four States out strips her in population. Of the five Illinois is at the bottom with 504,z40 New York first, with 559,521. Iowa comes sixth, with 4O7,030. and Texas seventh, with 397,693. Michigan has 366, ,000, and Indiana is slightly over 300, 900.
 Four more States, Massachusetts Missouri, Kansas and Wisconsin, pass the quarter million mark. Exactly half the forty eight States have less than 1e9. 900, Nevada standing at the foot with s963. In commercial cars, New York's 124,3ss is 42.000 ahead of Ohio, which comes next, and only trifle less than double the figure of Illinois Cali fornia, third in passenger cars. stands only seventh in the commercial list.
 The proportion of commercial to pas senger cars is greatest in Massachu- setts, little more than one to five, and least in North Dakota, where 1t is only one to sixty. New York collects s. s17,7es from 6s3,919 passenger and commercial cars; Pennsylvania, Ss.- 0so ,S73 from 57O,1s4: Ohio. S6, 400 900 from 620, 500, and Iowa, s7.4S7. $50 from only 437 ,030. Illinois, Michigan and California pass the s5,000,000 mark.
 The total of collections for the coun- try is given as S9s ,141 ,097 on $780, i 316 cars. These figures are, of course for the year 1920. The number of auto mobiles it will be seen, is about one for every eleven persons; or if we count | only passenger cars, about one for | every fourteen. It would seem that in passenger cars the country is getting somewhere near the point of satura tion," where new construction cannot profitably go far ahead of the volumn of l outworn machines passing into the scrap heap. But even that task will
 leave it one of the big industries ei the country.-Columbus Dispatch.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
BOXING COMMISSION
 CHAIRMAN RESIGNS

New York, April 11-Joseph J. John son, in rendering his resignation as chairman of the State Boxing Com mission, today wrote Governor Miller that it was ''clear that your party managers are desircus of these places for Republicans" the letter express ed the wish that "a Republican chair man of the Boxing Commission will meet party demands for the present" !"
 Responsible sport writers of the state have told you the Boxing Com mission is alright" the letter said. You have replied you were not sure and have said you learned to un- salaried commissioners with paid de- , puties under them
 q respectfully submit that you can- not mean that public officials who are paid are less trustworthy than those who serve without pay. You would not say this of yourself. What bearing has your pay on whether you are faith ful and honorable? May I not ask you to conceive that I, too, am actuated | by sense of duty and public ser vice."
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
Special to The Bu1letin.)

WiTltmantic, Conn, April 11.-About 400 fight fans witnessed the boxing match held in the Valley street armory here, Monday night. Of the five bouts scheduled only one ended in draw, the rest being kneckouts.
 In the preliminary Young Swede was knocked cut by Young Bellfvant both of Wfllirnantic, in the third
 Tony Lyons of Central Village knocked out Ycung Axlerod of Willinantic in the first round of their match.
 wosIlwey of Moosnp and Young Brus- 50 of Norwich fought, four rounds to a draw.
 In the se4ni-nnal, Martin Farrell of Hartford scored a knockout over Jimmy Duffy of wTl3inantic, in the second round of scheduled eight-rcund bout.
 In the final Teddy Russell of Norwich knocked out Eddie Corners of Hartford in the second round of scheduled ten round bout.
 wilson vas ths announcer. also the matchmaker,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS DULL.

New York, April 1.-The stock mar ket. today resumed it's recent dull and hesitant characteristic although domes- tic and foreign developments over the weekend were mostly of a more encour- aging nature.
 Ratio reserves of the federal reserve branch banks showed further substantial gains and advices from London intinated that the menace of a general industrial upheaval throughout the British Isles had been definitely averted.
 The local money market was distinct ly tighter, however, call loans opening at per cent. and holding at that rate throughout the session. This was at tributed to the deficit in clearing house reserves, as disclosed in last Saturday s bank statement. There were fewer offer ings of time money and little inquiry for merchants paper.
 Rails were under moderate pressure. some of the high class or investment is sues easing 1 to 2 points, Conditions in that group were not improved by the fur ther fractional decline of Pennsylvania to the new low record of 32 3-S.
 Oils. motors and many of the special ties comprising the food, tobacco. leath- CT and textile issues were higher at their best by 1 to almost 3 points, coppers also displaying a better trend. Much of this advantage was cancelled in the final hour .when shorts raided the steels and equip ments, Republic, Crucible, Bethlehem and Baldwin reacting sharply and causing a heavy close. Sales amounted to 350,0oe l shares.
 | Exchange on London was responsive to the better labor outlook, rising 1-2 cents over last weeks low point. All other European rates were stronger, es- peciaIly Italian, Spanish and .Scandinav- | ian zrennittances.
 Dealings in bonds were light and mainly lower, Liberty issues, almost without exception closing at losses. Chi nese Railway 5s featured the foreign di vision, showing marked strength. Tota sales (par value) aggregated s6,S5e,ooo
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
NEW LoNnNN

Plans are now being figured, for an apartment block to be erected for Thomas Ragonese on Bank street, corner of Di- vision It will be 44x51 feet of brick, three stories high. with a tar and gravel, roof. with skylights. There will be two stores On the first hpor and on the sec ond floor. and on the second and third floors four apartments of five rooms each, with tiled bath and finished in hardwood and cypress. There will De a tiled vestibule, the windows will have copper frames. and the heating will De vapor system. The carpenter and ma son work will be done by the day and the owner will do the iron work.
 Work has been started on q frame bungalow to be erected at IS Pacific street for E. ]. Raymond, of the same ad- ,dreaA It win he asxst feet with As.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
THE IMPROVEMENT
IN BASEBALL
BY PETE CARNEY

BY PETE CARNEY
 Baseball is a wonderful game, pos sibly the greatest of all sports but baseball as it is- played today is con siderably different from the game as played 30 or 40 years ago, not so much however, in the way it was played on the field as in the implements used.
 Back in what some people long to ed term the good old days, the catch CTS didn't wear masks, chest protect ors nor have mits to stop the fast ones, nor did the infielders nor out fielders wear gloves, but don't think for minute they didn't have some pf the real ball players in those days. They did. We rave about Cobb, Spea- ker, Ruth, Sisler and other stars of today but those who remember the players of years ago wax just as in thusiastic about Radbourne, Kelly and others.
 Recently we attended dinner in New Haven, Conn, given in honor of ny" Cobb and Chief" Bender. One of the guests was Arthur. Irwin don't know how old Irwin is but think he played on the first baseball team organized in the United States. If he didn't play on the first it was the second team. Irwin has seen them all play; he has spent all his life in baseball (this year he will manage the Hartford club in the Eastern lea gue), and he is strong for. the old time players and he wants to tell the world that Charley Radbourne was not only the greatest pitcher that ever lived but also the greatest ball player. Grantland Ilice, Hugh Fullerton, and one or two more of us who did not ex- ist when Radbourne was heaving the ball and batting 400, mentioned the names of some present day stars that we thought were pretty good, but IT,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
es,y.ls.s.sllaEOias7.1suassT0~

bestos shlngle roof and furnace heat. and will cost $S,O0o.
 The H. Wales Lines Co. of Meriden wat the lowest bidder for the addition to the Lawrence and Memorial Associated hos pital and will probably get the contract The figure is $104,S44. There were nint bidders.
 The plans for the city comfort station are out for figures and are expected il within a few days. .
 Building Permits
 Dr. H. F. Lena, 154 Broad street brick garage, 154 Broad streer. Cos $500.
 Jacob Lazerow, alterations for store, ei Blackhall street. Cost $500. G. H. Miller, frame garage, 57 Chape street, Pequot. Cost $500.
 H. B. Barrows, raise roof, As VII Hams street. Cost $500.
 Wilson & Co, brick addition, 32 Banl street. Cost $500
 Eugenia De Murray. fireproof garage Elm street. Cost s1,00.
 Antonio Gigliotti, frame garage, | Fourth street. Cost $10o.
 Total number of permits for the week g. estimated cost of building S3,55o.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause Take Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach sufferers are doing now. Instead of taking tonics, or trying to patch up poor digestion, they are attacking the real cause of the ment-clogged liver and disordered bowels.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the liver in soothing, healing way. When the liver and bowels are per- forming their natural functions, away goes indigestion and stomach troubles.
 Have you a bad taste, coated tongue, poor appetite, a lazy, don't care feeling, no ambition or. energy, trouble with undigested foods? Take Olive Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil. You will know them by their olive color. They do the work without griping, cramps or pain.
 Take one or twoa bedtime for quick relief. Eat what you like. 15c and 3oc.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS
 ADVANCED TO sEMI-FINAL

Boston, April 11-In a furry of box ing gloves, wie1ded by athletes from sew eral sections of the country and from Canada, throuN hours of milling that lasted from early evening to midnight the National Amateur Boxing champion ships were advanced to the semi-fnal round tonight.
 Boys and men, some of the streets some of the clubs, others of the colleges the boxers fought in a ring at the arena which was surrounded by several thous- ands. As for the past fourteen years the title bouts were held under the aus pices of the Boston A. A.
 Eight classes were up for decison, rang ing from f1yweights to heavyweights with few of last years championship con tenders returning to the national competi- tion
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
DAMON SHIFTED FROM SECOND
 SHELL TO VARSITY

Cambridge, Mass, April 11-Sher- man Damon, who has been rowing at No. in the Harvard second shell and John Goldman, bow in the Varsity she'll
 echanged places through shift made today. Damon was bow oar of the se- cond shell at New London last year.
 Graduate advisory coach Robert Herrick was detailed today to assist head coach Bill, Haines in whipping the crew into shape for the triangu- lar meet with the navy and Princeton on Lake Carnegie at Princeton May 7th
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
sTONINGTON

A fine summer cottage will be erected at Stonington for F. E. Carlysle of Springfield, Mass It will be 34x3s feet, of frame construction, with an under ptnning of rock-face granite. with slingle exterior and roof. There will be living room, dining-room, kitchen and maids room on the first floor and four cham bers and bath on the second floor. with a fireplace, tiled lNth. stone porch floor and cypress trim. The plans are now out for figures, and the plumbing and wiring will be. let under separate con tracts
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
ROLAND RELEASED BY
 nETRnIT. AMERICANS

Detroit, April 11.-Pitcher Bernie Bo- land has been internationally released, President Navin of the Detroit Ameri- cans announced tonight. Roland injured his pitching arm early last year and was out of the game most of the season. He joined the club for training this spring but the arm, it was said, still bothered him and Manager Cobb decided to re- place the veteran with recruit.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
GOLF FAVoRlTES- CAME THROUGH EASILY AT PINEHURS7

Pinehurst, N. C., April 1.-The fa- vorites came through easily in three rounds played today in the opening of the mems singles in the North and South tennis championship tourna- ment. 1chya Cumagae and Wallace Johnson, however had to play fast tennis to win their third round games.
 Howard Voshel and Harold Throck- morton, won their matches easily, but kumagae, in his match had to go through twenty games before winning it by Il to, g.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
REAL ESTATE SALES
 AND MORTGAGE LOANS

Norwich had Is sales of real estate during the past week to 10 for the same week last year. The loans for the re- spective weeks totalled s13,3o0 and S4T.- 900
 In New London there were four sales of real estate to seven for the same week last year. The mortgage loans were 036.- ee7 and 32s.2op for the respective vcskA
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
,Exhibftisn BasebaIl

:. At Brooklyn Brooklyn Nationals New York Americans game cancelled cold weather.
 At New York-Princetcn New York Nationals game cancelled cold weather,
 At Indianapolis Cleveland Ameri- cans 2; Indianapolis 0.
 At Darlington, S. C.-Rochester In- ternationals 8; New Haven (Easterr league) 1.
 At Louisvville-P Pittsburgh Nation als A; Louisville '.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
CHOSEN HEAD COACH OF
 BOSTON COLLEGE NINE

Boston, April 11-Tom Gildea, out fielder last year with the Syracuse Inter national League baseball team, today was chosen head coach of the Boston College nine to succeed Tom Mccarthy, who will join the Brooklyn Nationals as assistant manager on Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
Want Games

The South windham Social Club has organized ball team and is anxious to. arrange games with any fast seni-pro team in this section. Write to A. Marcil, Box, 10s, South windham.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
MORE MUNICIPAL TENNIS
 COURTS FOR PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, April 11-An argument for more municipal tennis courts by William T. Tilden, End, worlds singles champion, today moved the councilmen committee on property and service to
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
LYME

Architect Griswold recently, purchased a residence in Lyme, upon which he ex- poets to make extensive alterations. There will be frame addition. 25xs5 feet, to the main house, two stories high. The plans will be out in about two weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
RUSSELL KNOCKED OUT CORNERS

report favorably an ordinance author
 izing the Fairmount Park Commis- sion to spend $50,e00 for building new
 city courts and for repairing the S2 old ones.5
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
HustIers Won

The Hustlers defeated the Arrows Sunday by the score of to 4. The Hustlers challenge any team under the age of 14. Phone 11s3-12 after 6:S0 p. m
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
Elected captair

New Haven Conn.,, April 11-C. Harvey Bradley, of Dubuque, Iowa, today was elected captain of the 15o- pound Yale crew. He. rows at No.3.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12

at the Aetna, to see about rolling off the tie in the roll off series. No doubt a three game schedule will be arranged the team winning the best two out of three games takes the money.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12

D. B. Hanna, the president of the Ma aonal Canadian Railways, was born in scotland and began his career as a. tele- grapn operator on one of the Scottish railways.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
COULD AND M'kEAN
 WON IN DOUBLES

Boston, April 11-Jay Gould, of New
 York, worlds court tennis champion and c. A. s. McKean. of Boston, de- feated Harry Thompson and Otto
 Glocker, both of Boston, in close
 doubles match at the Boston Athletic l Association today.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
MONEY,

New York, April 11.-Call money firmer; high '; ruling rate [; closing bid S; offered at [; last loan '; bank acceptances 5 1-2.
 COTTON. New York. April 11-Spot cotton quiet, middling 1920.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12

win only smiled and said they were not good enough to carry bats for Rad bourne. From this you will get an Idea of Radbournes greatness. Billy Sun day, the evangelist is another who loud ly sings the praises of the old timers. Billy was considered the speediest run ner among the ball players of 30 years ago. And Julian Curtis rises to ask what players can handle an fnfield balls better than George Wright could in the seventies" We don't know, we never saw Wright in action.
 The First Glove
 But you want to remember this: Wright grabbed them with his bare hands, while the shortstops of the pre- sent day have specially prepared gloves which aid them in their work. It. is this improvement in playing materials | that we started to write about before we began to drift. So we go back a. | gain to Irwin. In 1882 a small palm | glove made it's appearance, kid glove with the fingers cut off. Three years later Arthur Irwin worked out field CTS glove very much like the ones in use today and brought it to the Spauld- ing people. That was the beginning of the glove industry of today.
 Forty years ago the catcher used only rubber mouthpeice to protect his teeth. Julian Curtis, for many years treasurer of the American Olym- pic Committee, was a catcher in those days in a little town in Connecticut and afterwards at Yale, and no ont knows or has followed the improve ments in baseball more closely thar Curtis. In a recent talk with him
 got a lot of information about ou National sport.
 The First Mask
 From his I ascertained that Jin Tyng. of Harvard, was the first play This mask was invented by Thayer then captain of the Harvard team Tyng refused to go behind the ba unless he had protection for his, face and Thayer not wanting to lose Tynj worked out the mask. Once again it i } proven that necessity is the mother O l invention. Along about the same tim l the chest protector was brought out
 Improvements are being made all tn time. Gloves are better now than the 7 were few years ago, and so it goes One can note the wonderful progres 7 made in baseball by looking over tn r baseball goods which will be exhib tied in practically every sportin !. goods windows in the United State V during Baseball week" April to Il : And when you see what the preser 9 day players have in the way of equip n ment you will feel more kindly toward : the fellows of decades ago who base :. ball without thing in the way of pro l lection.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
TURF NOTES

Walter. E. Hadley, of Somerviile, Mass, former owner of Earlwood L.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
WON DECISION OVER
JOHNNY puNnEE

Pittsburgh, April 11-Johnny Ray, Pittsburgh lightweight, won the newspa- per decision over Johnny Dundee, New York, in their ten-round bout here to- night.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12

by Justice Brooke. 2:os 1-2. to Will Utton, of Barton, Vt.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
To Hold Meeting

The managers of the Trolley Bowling league are to get together Thursday
Milford chronicle., 1921-05-06
ROXANA

The Ladies. Aid Society met at the
home of Mrs. K. r. West Thursday
evening of last week with a large at
tendance. After transaction of bust
ness, refreshments were served by the
hostess in abundance. Every one re-
ported having spent very enjoyable
evening.
Mrs. Kate Lynch is suffering with
a very sore foot from the effects of
stepping on nail about eleven years
ago.
Archie Daisey of Bayard and Miss
Eva Hudson of Bishop, Md, were mar
ried here at the parsonage by Rev. J.
I. Graham. Mr.. Graham wishes many
others to follow. Listen for the we'd
ding bells.
Messrs. c. M. McCabe and Joseph
Lynch spent the weekend with friends
at Chincoteague Island, Va.
Mrs. Sallie Derrickson is i'll at this
writing with erysipelas.
Miss Carrie Evans of Ocean View
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Wilgus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Donovan and
son, Grover, of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with their parents, Mr.. and
Peter Murray.
The Rev. V. S. Collins, D. D., super
of Salisbury district, will
hold the first quarterly conference of
1921 at ROXana NJ. e. Church at 1880
p. m. on May 8.
Mrs. Rollie Murray is on the sick
list