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Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-30
Total Improvements That
 Have B<en Made Out .fof .s-' 5s Earnings and Never Funded t5s2.T47.7:
: UnasuaI cendltlens .... :.


 F -'S Unasual Conditions
 During the past four years the plant has been operated under the most ad- verse conditions. The high cost of ma ,terials used in the generation < of cleo ;tricity and the prodt,ttion of gas, and the instability of, the marked have been such that no one would predict what their earnings or losses might. be- Comparing .increased cost for th !. nine sEn6nths period ending January 31,. 1sze,s our fuel costs for the manufacture. of water :. gas in creased from s11,o60 to nearly s23, ,6o5. Gas oil increased during the same period from sl7, 900 to s$ss, ,eeot with only 10 per cent increase in, the amount :. of gas manufactured During the same period our fuel bill for the electric plant tr- creased from 3eS, 800 to -'--s75,ee eee@ with about 30 per cent. less current generated.
 With these facts before you i've be- lieye that you can readily understand why the department was obliged some
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DEPT: OBLIGED
 TO MAKE UP LOSSES (Continued from Page Five)

is required to bring the service through. out the city up to what it should be- This portion of the work has not been gone ahead with as rapidly as we con- templated due to the extreme high cost of copper wire and all other materials as well as the high cost of labor. Nov that material and labor are declining in price $ is our expecta ton to brine the distribution stst.n uo to standar rd that all consumers may have ar ade. ouate and steady supply of electric ser. vice
 Gas Plant
 Tn May, 1917, part of the gas manu- 'factured vas coal gas and part wat CT gas. It was necessary to increase the gas making capacity of the plant, and due toFthe extreme high cost of coal and it being practically impossible to get good. gas coal it was decided to install an additional water gas set This set was installed during the first six months of 1918 after which the old five foot, water gas set was rebuilt and it's capacity ir- creased approximately. B per cent.
 The 100000 cubic foot double lift holder. was not in. commission on May 1, 1917. due to one portion of the founda- ,tion being defective. These foundations have been repaired and this holder is now in regular commission and being used as a relief holder
 The storage for gas oil was made duate for the increased plant capacity, Three additional storage tanks have been Installed increasing the storage capacity approximately 500 per cent and placing the department in a position to avail it. self of any low priced oil that the market may offer.
 r Some additional gas mains have been laid. Several thousand feet of pipe have been purchased from the old Com pressed Air company. It is our expecta.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-30

It is to be noted that the above amounts for improvements are entirely in addition. to the amounts named for maintenance in the preceding paragrah
 A statement of plant improvements from July 1. 1904, the time the property was acquired by the city. to November 30. 1920. may be of. interest to you and
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-30

Six hours after high water it Is low wate7 which is followed by flood tid. !
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-30
TlleBsssss.sll.;gItin
N.rvIsA. .wsa...a.y. Ms.sA se. 1891.
FHE wHArwER.
Cendltions.

cenaitiens.
 Pressure is hiKh generally east of the Mississippi river. During the last 24 hours there were rains in the Atlantic states with. continued cold weather. The outlook Is for fair weather in these states 'Wednesday.' and generally fair weather but with much. cloudiness on Thursday. The temperature will con- tinue to rise Wednesday and Thursday. North of Sandy Hook-Moderate vari- able winds. becoming fresh :-southeriy, fair weather Wednesday,.
 Forecast. For southern New England and east ern New York: Fair and warmer Wed nesday; Thursday, cloudy and warmer.
 Observations In Norwich. The Bulletins observations show the following records reported from changes in temperature and barometric eadings Tuesday; M
 Ther. Bar a. m- ..-...l........... 2s 5000 lz m 4s< 30.1 D rn ...-............., 2S So.2o Highest 4s. lowest. 2e.
 Comparisons.
 Predictions for Tuesday: Partly cloudy and much colder. s-.. Tuesday's weather: Fair and colder, north to northwest wind.
 
 sCH. BIooN AND, TIDES. ,5 
 sus l' High n Nteen
 l Rises, Sets II Water. n Rises.
 Standard Time!
 Day. . a. m. p. m.-l lI-a. m. -llp p. m. ss sss Fl sss s.ss :.ss :.Ss S.is Sis n5ln' l5i,' go ...G 5-36 6.l0 PA II O13 Sl ...n 5.34 6.11- 3.44 OBS ..-N 5.s2 SIP 4.42 13s -.-N 5-3l 6.13 5.3S la 2.16 ..H 5.2s 614 6.2e 2.4s
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-30

The gas and electric property are both in a very much better, physical. condi- tion now than they were in 1917 as will be observed from the large amount of money expended during the past three years for maintenance 7,-.
 From May I, 1917 to December s1. 1920, the following amounts of capital expenditures have been made for im- provements and extensions to the prop
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-30
Groves is the Only Genuine

Laxative PROMO QUININE tablets The first and original Cold and Grir Tablet (Be sure you get BROMO) BOG.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-30

months ago to increase the price of gas and electric service.
 Minimum GharEe-Gas The revenue to which the department s entitled is a. fixed sum to be paid by consumers in one form of rate or an other, and the question involved is but one ef distributing the fixed burden among the consumers equitable and with out discrimination.
 !. Tue commission before placing in ef- feet the present rate schedule. gave the matter of fates most careful considera- ton, and. from the fact. that most favor able comment has been made on the schedule by prominent gas men in the state we shaye felt that we ''builded VIII" when we. established the present schedule, effective August 1. 1920.
 In fixing a rate thereNare two distinct kinds of charges to be considered. The one. is the manufacturing cost of gas in the holder, ready for distribution to the consumer. and consists of the following i items of cost labor. coal or coke, oil, ma teriaI used at the works and expense for it's maintenance The'cost is easily call culated.
 7 Among the expenses of the business after the gas leaves the holder are the following. The figures given are for the month of January, 1921:
 | q Histrihufion Esvr.anaa-Caa.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-30

Gas Department ........... s247,4ls.3a Electric Department .......' s4s.5s5.11 Undistributed (1s05) ....... s,733.11
 Total Improvements ...... ssos,74s.55 Bonds issued (due
 1s2p1 :.. sss5,oeo.Oq
 ls2p ,..-.....1 so,ooe.os Notes Outstanding D.
 (N. S. soc.l -. s7s,eoc.ss :. Total Funded .ss5s,ots.o0
 Less Sinking Fund ..ll.... 34Oe1.17 ss.s. sss.s;
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-30

tion to put these lines into .serYice early this spring. When completely connected up we believe that service will be great ly improved. particularly on the West Side and Greeneyille distriet During the past three years the existing gas distri- button system has been carefully gone over with the view of eliminating leak age stoppaGe, and to remove 5tar and other sediments. Drips were carefully located and mapped is Resume sf the Eisetrse saa Gas iR.laat.
 In the electric plant the installed gen erating capacity has Been more than doubled. The steam generatine capacity has been npores than, dSubled. None of generating capacity Of the :, boiler plant has been more tha ndoubled. None of the former steam boilers are now in use. new apparatds has. bsen Installed.
 In the gas plant the, gas geherating ap- paratus has, been fncressed sf60 per. ceiit. Some oft is new ana the remainder has been thoroughly rebuHf. z .''f -.>--
 Grsss EsrAinss sSFi
 The gross. receipts from, both the gas and electric 'depaf aftrnents have shown. a very satisfactory increase. Comparative figures are given below fcr. the twelve months ending April 30, 1917, as well as for the twelve nlontfs ending April 30, 1920. the last full fiscal year of the de- partment. E. t.',ss.,s ', ,sss 7 ! 5 Twelve months ending April, soth: ;. |.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-30

: DePtecIatieR and Maintenance
 From May 1, 1s17. to December s1. 1920, a period of three years and eight months /,the following amounts were written off for. depreciation and were e1- pended for. maintenance:
 Deprecls1aon s,i..''!.',.,.".'s: *llt.2Sl maintenance .is.......s.ss. s... ltl,s54
 Total =. ...-s...... sssOa45
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-30

SEN. MOON. ASD, TIDES. - ------i----- --------------- --A----- sus !' High ? Stesn | Rises. Sets.s Il Water. Il Rises.
 Standard Tir1e.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-12

sized size Well IL improved farm ln in wayne
or county adjoining for which I will
pay fair price. Give description, To-
cation and terms, |. NJ. Howe, room
306 Wysor Building, Muncie, Indiana
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CEDAR CHEST-s11.95 and up; give
her one. Duning's Furniture & Rug
shop, II 5. 9TH st.
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607 Main.
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Specials at the Stores
Wearing Apparel
Wanted-To Buy

COATS-Two: for sale. One good as
new. One cravenette. Size IS. Call
227 South Eleventh.
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VIOLIN-An excellent Christmas gift
to an ambitious person. Term of les
sons at Salmon Violin Schools. Violin
outfit given free. salmon violin
Schools Els Is. of p. Bldg.
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TWEEN NORTH nth AND DIST.
LOCATION BETWEEN NORTH a &
E PREFERRED. SHOWALTER, 923
MAIN PHONE 6244.
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CHAIRS WANTED-To buy 1h dozen
of good second hand chairs, suited
for class room Chairs must have
tablet arm attached Write or phone
elem Mckee. West Manchester, o.
RABBITS-Wanted to buy, dressed.
Call or phone Clevenger Meat Mark
ct Phone 1865.
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Repairing

SHOE REPAIRING - GUARANTEED;
GOOD WORKMANSHIP; WE RE
PAIR WHILE YOU WAIT; SPECIAL
SERVICE TO LADIES. JOHN SPATT-
t,ZZL RAPID SHOE REPAIR, $40
MAIN ST.
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Apartments and Flats
Offices and Desk Room

MURRAY THEATRE BUILDING-Suite
of office rooms. o. G. Murray. Phone
1749.
TWO OFFICE ROOMS-One of them
front room in American Bank Build
ing. Call at Bank
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INSTRUCTION
Correspondence Courses
LIVE STOCK
DOGS. Cats. Pets

females ready to
mate; also two young singers.
Laurel st.
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Gifts for the Children
EvERSHARP PENCII-5oc I'D I.awa1l's

FOUNTAIN PENS-WilI make a fine
present for, the children;. See them a t
Jays, the Jeweler, - n. 9th st.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-12

RAW FURS-Wanted. Highest market
price and liberal grading. $40 y. 10th
st Ed Burns.
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CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS
Gifts for Her

A HOME-Will make an Ideal present
for her We have them. Burdsall-
willett Co, 7101a Main. Phone 1881.
BAR PINS-Our line is complete; buy
one for her. jay, the Jeweler, IL N.
9th street
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HeIp-Male or Female
Statesmen and Agents
Situations Wanted-MaIe

YOUNG MAN-Wants a clerical posi-
tion or decorating; AL habits and ref
erenCe. Phone 1854
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BUY-Your Xmas present of Tietz Sup
ply House and save money. Fancy
blankets bath robes, table linens,
spreads. Cash or credit 243 Col Bldg.
The Dolores star., 1921-11-04

this that preparations had been made
beforehand. They wouldn't tell me
anything except that was TO be
locked up for few days"
You knew what that meant?"
Perfectly. My drop-out would be
made to look as IL had jumped the
job. and Dunton would appoint a new
man. After that. I could come back,
if l wanted to. Whatever l might do
or try TO do would cut no figure, and
no explanation I could make would be
believed. | had most obligingly dug
my own official grave, and there could
be no resurrection"
What then?" pressed Ripley. keenly
interested. as anybody could see.
When they took the clothes-line
from my arms there was another
scrap. Ii didn't do any good. They
got the door shut on me and got
it locked. After that, for four solid
days. Ripley, l was made to realize
how little 1t takes to hold man.
had my pocket-knife, but couldn't
whittle my way out. The floor punch
cons were spiked down. and | couldn't
dig out. They had taken all my
matches. and couldn't burn the place.
| tried the stick rubbing. and all those
things you read about: they're fakes ::
| couldn't get even the smell of smoke"
"The chimney"
There wasn't any. They had heated
the place, when 1t was commissary,
with stove. and the pipe hole through
the ceiling had piece of sheet iron
nailed over it. And l couldn't get to
the roof at all. They had me-"
Ripley nodded and said, snappy-
like: We'll. We've got them now-any
time you give the word. Tarbell has
pinch on one Of the Clanahan men and
he will turn states evidence. We can
railroad every one Of those fellows
who carried you of"
And the men higher up?" queried
the boss.
"NO; not yet"
''Then we'll drop it right where it Is.
l don't want the hired tools; no one
of them. unless you can get the devil
that crippled Jimmie Dodds, here"
They went on. talking about my
burn-up. Listening In, l learned for
the first time just how 1t had been
done. Tarbell, through his hold upon
the welshing Clanahan striker. had
got the details at secondhand. A lead
had been taken from power wire
at the corner of the street and hooked
over the outer dOOr-knoh And inside
l had been given sheet of copper to
stand on for good ground" the
copper itself being wired to a water
pipe running up through the hall Tar
bell had afterward proved up on all
this, 1t seemed finding the insulated
wire and the copper sheet with its
connections hidden in a small rubbish
closet under the hall stair, just where
fellow in hurry might chuck them.
"Tarbell is a striking success" Mr.
Norcross put in, along at the end of
The Dolores star., 1921-11-04

going now, and Wen keep 'em going.
Drive IL, Ripley; drive II for every
ounce there is in you. Never mind the
election talk or the stock quotations.
This railroad is going TO be honest, If
Ii never earns another net dollar.
Well winr"
ITS beginning TO look little that
way. now the lawyer adruitted, with
his hand on the door knob. Just the
same. Norcross, there is safety In num-
bers, and our numbe,s are precisely
one; one man'-holaing up single
finger. ''As before, the pyramid Is
standing ON its head--ani you are the
head. For Gods; sake. be careful y
Ii was late in the afternoon when
Ripley made his visit. and pretty soon
after he went away the boss and
closed up our end of the shop anu
left May peckins away at his type
writer oD u lot of routine stun. /
don't know what made me do II. but
as | was passing Freds desk on the
way out, stringlng along behind the
boss. stopped and jerked open one
of the drawers. | knew beforehand
what WAS in the drawer. and pointed
TO it-a new Is automatic. Fred
nodded, and ! slipped the gun Into
my left-hand pocket, wondering as l
did IL, il | could make out to hit the
broad side of a barn, shooting with
that hand, If had to.
A half-minute later l had caught up
with Mr.. Norcross, and together We
1,f, Hn I,t n tho
Bulard for dinner.
The Dolores star., 1921-11-04

peep-hole. Three men were IN tie
little box of place-three oesioes
Kestler: Hatch. his barrel-bodied part
ner, Henckel. and one other. Inc
third man looked like n gloriiied par
keep. He was OF the type nave
heard called BLACK Irish.' fat sieeA'
and well-fed. with little pin-polht
black eyes half buried in the hesh OF
his round face. and the padded Jaw
and double chin shaved to the pIue'
knew this third man well enough
by sight; everybody in Portal City
knew him-deceut people only too wei
The Dolores star., 1921-11-04
kestIer Was Telling the Three How
He Had Shadowed Mr.. Norcross.

when IL came 10 an election tussle.
He was the redoubtable Pete Clana
han, divekeeper. and political boss.
Kestler was telling the three how he
had shadOwed Mr.. Norcross from the
railroad headquarters to the Bullard.
and how he stayed around until he
had seen the boss take a taxi for
Major Hendricks. This seemed to be
all that was wanted Of him, for when
he was through, Hatch told him he
might 80 home. After the cOck-eyed
clerk was gone. Hatch lighted fresh
cigar and put it squarely up TO the
Irishman.
ITS no use being mealy-mouthed
over this thing. Pete" he grated in
that Saw-mill voice Of his. We've
got to get rid of this man. Every days
delay gives him that much better hold.
We can choke him off by Titles in the
business game, OF course; we have
Dunton and the New Workers. on our
side. and this cooperative scheme he
has launched can be broken down
with money. But that doesn't help
you political people out; and your
stake in the game Is even bigger than
ours"
Clanahan looked around the little
dog of place suspiciously.
"Tls not here that we can talk
much about thin things, Misther
Hatch" he said cautiously.
"Why not?" was the rasping ques-
tion. There's nobody in the ward,
and the gates are locked. It's id
sight safer than back room in one
of your dives-as we know now to our
cost"
Clanahan threw up his head with
a gesture that said much. "Murphy's
the man that leaked on that engine
job-and he'll leak no more"
Well" said Hatch, with growing
Irritation. what are you holding back
for now? We stood to win on the
hrst play, and We would have won if
your people hadn't balled it by talking
too much. One more day and Dis
nuke would have been in the saddle
That would have settled it."
an anu MISTER DlsinuRe still here
In Portal City remains" put in
Henckel.
The divekeeper locked his pudgy
nngers across a cooked knee.
"Tis foine, brave gintlemen We are
you two, whin we've got somebody else
to pull tn nuts out av tn fire for
ye! he said. 'Ye'd have us croak
this felly FIR We, and thin ye'd stand
back and wash yer hands while soma
poor divil wint to tn rome fr n
Where do we come in, is what I'd Iike
to know"
You are already In." snapped
Hatch. "You know what the big fel.
low at the capital thinks about II
ana where you'll stand in the coming
election if you don't put out this fro
That Norcross is klndling. You're vel
low, Clanalan. That's all that js tbe
matter with you"
Ieii me wan thing!" Insisted the
divekeeper, boring the chief prafter
with his pin-point eyes. DO Won stand
rr 1t II we do this thing up rightw
hatch's eyes fell, and Henckels b,o
BODY twisted uneasIly In the chair that
was grooming under his beer.barro,
weight. There was silence for a little
space and l could feel the cold sweat
starting out all over me. badn,t
dreamed of stumbling upon anvth,n.
IKE this when started out ia shadow,
hestler. They were actually nlott,nn
to murder the boss! s
1t was Hatch who broke the st,n.
ness. Sun
The Dolores star., 1921-11-04

and locked, and when | ducked un',
the nearest gOndola realized 'a'.
was trapped. Before | could CHM
high fence anywhere. they'd gel :
They came up. all three OF 'Isa
putting and blowing, while was -
Ing under the gOndola. =.
"It's probably that cowboy spv
of Norcross', but he can't get wv
Hatch was gritting-meanins law
probably. 1.-THE gates are locseu
we can plug him if he tries 10 ~
the fence. There's gun In lne ~
house. You two look under these "'|
while / go and get 1t"
The Dolores star., 1921-11-04
pocket. Clanuhan 70, ~, u.

pocket. Clanuhan 70,
was time for me to maks :" a
It's curious how an lde, 70. now
times lay hold of you and ms
reason and common sens aasd
thing else. Clnnahan had in NO @,a
a piece of paper that ,,, VIZ
ruin to Mr.. Norcross, and py ,t
up OF all the plans that haa h o'"
and all the work that h,d
II he should be allowed to ,a oea
with that warrant. the end ~ ps w
thing would be In sigh, VI
was l to prevent it? 'Q
The three men were n,
and Hatch was reaching fo, a
switch which controlled tho ' 10 %
candescent lamp hanging t. use
ceiling Of the scale-house nOa
only think Of some way to ~
place up and snatch the no oO'
confusion. '"pe'
Up to that minute ,,s
thought once Of the pistol / h,a
from Fred Mays drawar '
was still sagging in nv lef, b," %Oaa
When l did think Of II I d. F
out with some silly notion ., sss
to hold the three men up n, y, ~, u.
OF the shack as they came or, % %
stop to light a cigar and 10 h a,
a couple to the other two n.
time to chuck that notion and @ s
other. With the muzzle q, ~ %
matte resting In the crocL
opened window took dead y y,
the incnndescent lamp in the ..s
magazineful.
Since the first bullet got IN,
aad left the place blact 49,
couldn't see what was hapnar,,.
the close little room. I conld
them gasping and yelling and H.,
Ing one another down as thsv -.
to get the door open. StIctIn,
empty pistol back into nv NOD.
jumped to get action, hurting mr
hand like the mischief in doIn,
Hatch was the first man On,
the big German was 50 close a ~
that he knocked his smaller n,,,
down and fell over him. Clan,I
kept his feet. He had a gun IN
hand that looked to me. In the A.
ness, as big as a cannon. was
tened against the side Of the .,
shack, and when the divekeepqr n
to slde-step around the two falle,
who we're blocking the way, sps.A
the folded paper from his mid
snatched 1t and ran as II the tlSs
was after me.
That was a bad movc-the run,u{
II i had kept still there migh, M
been chance for me to make ~
But when | ran, and fell over A 4
OF loose coal. and got up and d
again, they were all three after q
Clanahan taking blind shots in i
dark with his cannon as he can.
Naturally, l made straight is 4
wagon gate, md forgot, until Vi
right there. that IT, and the gia
through one of the leaves, were
locked. As shook the wicket, a bul
from Clanahan's gun spatted into I
woodwork and stuck splinter ID
my hand. and l turned and sphls
again, this time for the gates I'D
the coal cars We're pushed In from
railroad yard. These, too. were 4
The Dolores star., 1921-11-04
JIMMIE TO THE RESCUE AGAIN.


the that
Hencke
learns
Dunton
The Dolores star., 1921-11-04
"Wo've got it in the n'
once more"
(TO BE CONTINUED
c,,,.. Of Forest Fires.

or thousands of fires only ~
ton are due to lightning ana uus
ventable accident, says the An ,.aa
Forestry Magazine Of wasn,ar u,r
which adds that the great MAUI. .,,r
the fires that are constahuy
ing our deserts of barren sanu' A. :
oak, chaparral and briers, are ~
the carelessness of human pe'ns
not only to the careiessness oi
who are directly responsible ~
fires, but to the indifference
great body of people whose guy
opinion permits the camper ~,
farmers, the railroads, anu ~
start and leave or lose con"
Tres that Do tha damage
The Dolores star., 1921-11-04

"They Had Me Trussed Up Like 4
Christmas Turkey"
things. We'll keep him on with US,
Ripley"
Past this there was a little more
talk about the G. 8. & w. deal, and
about what the Hatch crowd would be
likely to try next; and when 1t was
finished, and Ripley was reaching for
his hat, the boss said. There is no
change in the orders: we've got EN-