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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-22
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Norvieh. "wednesday. Feb. %. 1879.
WEATHER

SONGiklOOS
A disturbance Of widespread influ-
ence had its center Tuesday night ov-
sr Eastern Colorado and il is advanc-
ing east norrkea stward. II is accom-
panied by clouds over nearly all parts
OF the country and by rains in the
central Mississippi valley and rain and
snow in the region of the Great Lakes.
The pressure is abnormally high In
the New England states
The weather IS now warm for this
date over the south Atlantic and Gulf
states. The weather is colder than on
Monday IN the Middle Atlantic and
New England states.
The western storm will advance
steadily east northeastward and be at
tended by SHOWS Wednesday and
Thursday alng the northern border
from the Great Lakes, eastward and
by unsettled weather and rain in
South New England and the Middle
Atlantic states.
The temperature will rise Wednes-
day in the Middle Atlantic and the
New England states.
Winds
North OF Sandy Hook increasing
easterly winds; rain or snow Wednes-
day.
Sandy Hook TO Hatteras moderate
20 fresh east 10 south winds. Over
east probably rain Wednesday.
Forecast
South New England: Cloudy warmer
with probably rain Wednesday; Thurs
cay ra.n.
Observations in Norwich
The Bulletin S observations show the
following changes in temperature and
haIoDetric changes Tuesday:
Their. Bar
a. H. ,.-..ses.s-..-..-.', 50 3O,AO
y H. Observation-Disclosures. 30 30 80
p. m NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80 1920
Highest IS; lowest 30.
Comparisons
Predictions for Tuesday-Fair and
colder.
Tuesdays weather-Fair, continued
mild.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-22

It is an easy matter for some real
estate dealers to make mountains Of
molehills.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-22

sly. MOON AND TIDES.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-22

Predictions for Tuesday-Fair and
colder
Tuesdays weather-Fair, continued
mild.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
How Labor Watches Legislation
 in the Nations Capitol

By International Labor News Service.
 Washington, D. C., March F. Labor has forged a new legislative machine for the promotion and pro- tection of its rights and interests and for the common welfare.
 This new machine IS called Labor's s Joint Legislative Conference.
 President Samuel Gompers, of the A. F. of L., seeing the need for the fullest possible degree of co-ordina- ton in order to meet most effectively the onslaught of labor haters and union smashers, called together all legislative representatives of labor statoined in Washington.
 The first meeting took place some months ago. The organization then formed has been developing team work and has just demonstrated its real effectiveness.
 There are in Washington about 40 men and women serving as the legls- lative representatives of various na- tiona land international unions. Prior to the organization of the joint con ference these representatives had no systematic method of contact and CO., operation. Each naturally gave full attention to specific measures of in terest to his or her organization Moreover, each working more or less independently failed to discover many legislative moves of interest in the mazes of legislative activity.
 One of the principal benefits of the
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
HEAVY TRUCKS
 DAMAGE ROADS
Motor Vehicle and Police Depart ments to Enforce Law Against
 Overlooking.

Damage to Connecticut highways by trucks so heavy that they broke through the surface amounted to over $6oo,oo i'll the spring of 1920, 1t was stated by State Highway Commis- soner Charles J. Bennett. That marked the maximum sum that has had to be spent by the department to repair such highways at the end of the spring frosts. Last springs dam age was less, although 1t caused a heavy expenditure.
 Determined to keep down such waste this year to a minimum, the highway, motor vehicle and state po- lice departments have agreed to CO., operate in plan of strict enforcement of the law against overlooking. The law gives the highway commissioner the riiht to order a reduction in the load of any truck using the state highways, if he thinks 1t IS damaging the roads, or even to order the ma chine off the road altogether. The other two departments will assist him i'll the watch for trucks which are clearly detrimental to the highways, and arrests will be made by the state police in fragrant cases, it is an nounced by Superintendent Robert T. Hurley.
 The fact that a truck is registered to carry a rated load does not hinder the highway commissioner ordering a reduction of the load to a weight un- der the registered capacity, when he is convinced that 1t is too heavy for the particular road to be traversed. The greatest trouble is experienced, he said on grave lroadS and those of the cheaper construction. Most ot the concrete roads are bearing up re- markedly we'll
 Commissioner Bennett pointed out that the necessity and expense of re- pairing damage done to main roads in the spring often takes funds that could otherwise be used to extend the reconstructoin work on highways that have become run down by long wear.
 The bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agricul- turc is engaged in investigations de signed to determine accurately the loadcvarrying capabilities of various kinds of roads, of various thicknesses upon different kinds of subsoils-a study which is expected to yield valu- able information in meeting the prob lem presented by heavy motor trucks.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
CHANGES WILL WORK GREAT IMPROVEMENT Professor Wendell of Yale Strongly
 in Favor of New Rules.

Yale football officials are pleased with the changes in the ruels made by the intercollegiate committee this week, but some of the coaches think that abolishing time kicks for goals following touchdownS was no inn provement Prof Clarence Mendell chairman Of the board of athletic control, declared himself strongly in favor of the new rules.
 "They will be a great improvement to the game, bringing out the ball for a free try fo "a goal has always been the drawback feature of football. While l have had no opportunity to study the change from technical standpoint, 1t seems to me that the change made by the rules committee will bring more, evenly contested games and work out better from the spectators standpoint as we'll as that of the players" he said.
 Paul Crane and Babe" Guernsey of the Yale eleven thought that the new rules might work out successfully.
 The \ ale Daily News says editor ially that 1t does not believe that the proposed change will make much diff ference in the future of football. Jack Owslcy, who was head coach of Tom oneVnn eleVen, Sa1d that III nlS Opln- ion little, if any, scorings after a touchdown will be made under the new ruling. He added, Tt may pro- vide few more thrills for the spec tators but on the whole, l don't con slider it the very best change, which could have been added" Several Yale palyers ,who declined to be quoted, said that the new rule would lead to a great development in drop kicking, because the one play allowed follow ing touchdowns will almost inevitably be try for field goal
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
FRANCE TO STAGE
 OLYMPIC GAMES
Paris Likely Scene of Contests With
 Lyons as Second Choice.

Paris, March 17.-"The 1924 games will be held in France, never fear, the government will attend to that, y Gaston Vidal, under-secretary for physical education declares.
 The humiliation of turning back the games to the International Olym- pic Committee will be spared us. It is also very probable that Paris will be the scene of the Olympic, all though the government has not dis couraged the Lyons initiative
 "The cabinet council has formally expressed its will that the games should not be allowed to leave France. My wish is that they be held in Paris, but if the municipal council does not sho wa proper spirit then Lyons is ready to step in"
 Mayor Herriot of Lyons, who was at the time discussing the Olympics with NJ. Vidal, said: "Lyons began to build stadium in 1914, with the un- derstanding that the games of 1920 would be held there, but desisted in favor of Belgium; then again yielded to Paris. But if the capital does not want the games, Lyons is ready to take them over"
 The finance commission will meet and hear the report of M. Noblemaire, it's reporter, advising the voting of the necessary credits regardless of the failure of the municipal council. If the council maintains it's present atti- tude the games will go either to Lyons or Colombus.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
Right Between The Eyes

The Jones ship subsidy bill, most important measure now be- fore Congress, creates naval re- serve which is to have no naval training, but which would be on the job i'll case of strike!
 Vessels flying the naval reserve pcnnant would always be under a naval reservist master, with other naval reservists among officers and crew in specified numbers.
 The bill makes it simple-and cheap-to bring Chinese into the United States and leave them here.
 The bill takes the lock off the treasury door for those who get shipping board O. K. Open sesame" will turn the trick there after.
 Ships that cost $So a ton to build will be sold at about $2o, financed on per cent loans from Uncle Sam, reconditioned in like manner and may be operated for I5 years before a nickel is required i'll repayment to the government!
 Uncle Sam and the workers are to get soaked right between the eyes"!
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
MAJOR LEAGUE MANAGERS ARE ALL
 VETERAN PLAYERS

Half of the big league outfits of 1922 will be piloted in the flag races by catchers. Of the other eight man agers, four got their training in the outheld, three were infelders, and only one was a pitcher
 The preponderance of catchers among the team leaders of 1922 seems to bear out Wilbert Robinson, who once said:
 No positoin on ball club is more important than that of a catcher. Give me smart backstop and I already have a start of good ball team. If 1 am not possessed of a catcher, ii makes but little difference how great my pitchers may be or what offensive or defensive strength may be con tained in the inheld and outheld. Such team isn't ever going to cut much of figure in pennant fight.
 "A catcher, after all is said and done, is the leader of his team. He is the only man in the whole game who vision. He must be possessed of brains beyond the average if he is go- ing to guide his pitchers over the rough spots. He must be man of courage, a man quick to seize an op- portunity, person fast in physical action and chain lightning in thought and in execution.
 "An infelder or an outhelder may get by without an excess of brains, provided he has mechanical ability aheld and can hit the ball. History proves that many eccentrics were great pitchers because they had mar vicious arms But brains-and more brains-are absolutely vital and who'll ly essential for catcher If he isn't brainy, he doesn't belong-that's all"
 The magnates have been backing up Robinson's idea by their manager ial selections for years Six of the National League outfits will be led this year by backstops, while two of the American League clubs will be headed by men from the same de partment of the game.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17

ne reorganization IS the regular, sys- tematic interchange of information that has been established William Roberts, of the American Federation of Labor Legislative Committee, IS secretary of the joint conference and through his office all members of the conference are kept informed con- stantly.
 Regular monthly meetings of the joint conference organization are held and when necessary special meetings are called by President Gompers, who is chairman of the con ference and who presides over the meetings.
 It was possible through the con- ference organization to center hot fire on the Chinese coolie bill, enact ment of which was sought by Philip pine sugar barons, but which has been forced into the background and kept there by labor. The conference or ganization has been able to hold back much unfavorable legislation and to assist in advancing good measures.
 It IS the view of members of the conference that labor's views are be- ing given a better, more thorough presentation than ever before and that labor Is in better position than ever before to cope with legislative attack. It no wis impossible for any thing to be put over" unawares, be- cause of the organized watchfulness of labor
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
CREE IS VICTOR
 OVER GIBBONS
Smoky City Boys Speed Carries Him
 Ahead Eight Rounds.

New York, March 17.-Harry Greb of Pittsburgh Monday night defeated Tom Gibbons of St. Paul, receiving the judges decision after their I5 round match in Madison Square Gar den.
 Greb, styled the human windmill, swung hard rights and lefts to Gib- bons head throughout the contest and his speed prevented the St. Paul man from carrying out effectively his famed body attack, with which he has knocke dout within the last two years more than 40 opponents.
 Gibbons punching was all for the body and the blows he landed were light. Gibbons won five of the rounds, the second, third, tenth, eleventh and twelfth, and the remainder, with 1he exception of the fifth and seventh, which were even, went to Greb.
 Neither man landed a blow power ful enough for knockdown.
 It was their fourth ring engage ment. Of previous bouts Gibbons had won two on newspaper decisions. Greb weighed 163H pounds for the bout and Gibbons was seven and a half pounds heavier.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17

!, ial regulation and control that it (Wall Street) has been in the past and IS, but to a far lesser extent at the present time, veritable gambling den where, as have said, the insiders are playing against the public with marked cards. If you want a birds eye view of the worst gambling den feature of the Stock Exchange go in to the office of any big brokerage house with wire connections and look at the big board covering one entire side of the room with an employe of the concern there chall1ing down prices as they come over the ticker and take look at the audience sitting around on chairs and benches watch ing the figures of changes of one quarter or one-eighth of a point in the quotations with keener eagerness than the players in the gambling house at Monte Carlo.
 There are tens of thousands of these men and women with trihing capital gambling on market fuctua- tions from hour to hour. Look them over and then say whether or not such things should be permitted"- Samuel Untermyer, New York Times, March 5, 1922
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
KAPLAN, MERIDEN
 BOXER, WINS BOUT
Bewilders Ad Wagner at Madison Square Match and Makes
 Big Hit.

New York, March 17.-Louis "kid' kaplan, the sensational featherweight battler from Meriden, Conn, raced through the opening eight-round mill at Madison Square Garden Monday night, with Al Wagner, a Quaker City fighter ,and outpointed the Phila delphia pug" with margin that in cluded every round The house was damned to the rafters when the cur tain raiser started.
 From the time the featherweights stepped into the ring until the final bell called a halt to the bout, the Connecticut Kid" forced the pace and landed time and time again to the body and jaw with hard rights and lefts.
 While the battling for the first four rounds was made up of countless more or less wild swings, the Phila- delphian was on the receiving end of nearly all that landed. Few of Wag- ner's blows touched Kaplan i'll these opening stanzas because as he rapidly circled around "Al," he was every where i'll the ring except where the Quaker City youth thought he should be-
 In the fifth round kaplan was at his best and again and again crashed through with damaging blows to the automat and face A particular vicious right delivered to the point of Wagner's jaw when the round was about half over nearly sent him to the canvas. Wagner was groggy for the balance of the stanza but was clever enough to fall into clinch and so was able to last the round.
 The raSt seemed fn do bi,r, world of good for when he came in for the sixth he had shaken off the dizziness but the blow had taught him lesson and for the remainder of the mill he kept good distance from kaplan and as often as was possible showed good judgment by falling into clinches.
 kaplan seemed tired from his fast pace when the eighth started and the final stanza was the tamest of the match, Wagner weighed I28 pounds, one pound less than kaplan.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
CITY COURTS ASSAILED.

New York, March 17. - Municipal courts in certain sections of this city fall far short of giving justice to poor litigants, according to the annual report of the legal aid society.
 These alleged poor mans courts" are not living up to their reputation, 1t is stated, because of the arbitrary action of clerks and marshals on whom the suc- cessful litigant depends for the collec- tion of his judgment.
 When person seeking justice has established his right in court of law and then finds that he is no better off than when he started, having a judg- ment that no one will bother to collect his respect for law receives a rude shock, says the report.
 In suing for small amounts loss of time is a fact which the litigants must seriously consider. Most of the judges lose lose ,,+ sight ot this consideration They objections"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
Japan and Belgium
 Challenge for Cup
Will Send Tennis Teams to Compete
 for Davis Trophy.

New York, March 17-Challenges for the Davis cup from Japan and Belgium have reached the offices of the United States Lawn Tennis asso- citation.
 In letter accompanying the Bel gian challerF5e, Chevalier de Borman expressed hope that Belgium would be able this year to send her great est tennis stars to the Davis cup com petition.
 Zenzo Shimidzu probably will be one of the Japanese representatives again, but it is not certain that Ichiya kumagae will return to the United States.
 The challenge lists for the Davis cup were closed Wednesday. Besides the challenges, receipt of which was announced, the association has re- corded others from Australasia, Brit ish Isles. Canada, Czecho Slovakia, Denmark, France, India, Italy and Spain.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
VERY FEW LONG
 GAMES LAST YEAR

A lively ball and mediocre pitching makes for more hitting, which means larger scores and less extra-inning games.
 Air-tight pitching makes for light hitting games, which means close scores. Light hitting is certain to fur nish more extra inning games than free hitting.
 The season of 1921 was remarkable in many ways. The lively ball, the mediocre pitching, made for home runs galore, many lop-sided scores and few extra inning games.
 In season replete with free hit ting, the rooters had little chance to enthuse over extra inning affairs.
 Coupled with the lop-sided scores was the fact that on the whole the teams in the two major leagues were not as evenly matched 9s i'll former years.
 In the American League last year Cleveland and New York had decided advantage over the rest of the field The other six clubs were spread out it being possible to draw lines of dis tinction almost anywhere.
 In the National League the Giants and Pirotes were the class of the league I1ttSDurgn led most or the way, only to falter in the stretch, when it became test between the two teams.
 With the sharp line of distinction that existed in both leagues, coupled with the other conditions such as poor pitching and lively ball, it is not surprising that extra inning games were scarce last year.
 In the National League the longest game of the season only went Y in- nings. In the American League Wash ington and St. Louis went Io innings.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
American Jockeys Get Off to Good
 Start in France

St. Cloud, France, March I7.- American jockeys got off to a flying start at the opening of the French Metropolitan horse racing season by winning three races.
 Frank OIeal, who has been the leading jockey of France for the last seven years, piloted two of the win ners home, while James Winkheld, a negro boy from Lexington, Kentucky, won the other race. Bellhouse, Ess- ling and Stern, British jockeys, took the other three races on the card.
 Walter Miller, once famous on the American tracks, rode his first race in France. His mount did not finish in the money.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
Decision to Lynch
 \ Causes Near-Riot
Police Escort Referee From Ring
 Following Providence Bout.

Providence, March I7.-When Re fierce Bill Powers of Boston gave Joe Lynch of New York, former bantam weight champion, the decision after terrific I2 round battle with Terry Martin of this city, here, the crowd showed it's disapproval by staging a near-riot. Police escorted the referee fro mthe ring. Martin scored a knock down in the initial session and, in the opinoin of the local newspapermen, carried seven of the I2 rounds.
 In the semi-hnal Billy Harmon, Boston, won from Jimmy Kirke, New fight in the eighth round. Harmon won all the way.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
Boxing Referee
 Gets $1,OO0 Fine
Pleads Guilty to Transporting Fight
 Films Into Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, March I7.-Joe Grif- fo, boxing referee, pleaded guilty in United States district court to trans porting motion picture films of the Dempsey Carpenter fight to Penn sylvania from New Jersey and was fined $I,ooo
 A representative of the United States attorney general appeared in court and tried to have a years jail sentence imposed in addition to the fine He declared Griffo's case was part of a nationwide conspiracy to transport the fight films and show them broadcast Judge Thompson, however, said there was no evidence of conspiracy.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
Hartford Collects
 From Trolley Go.
City Gets $53,o41 for Use of Its
 Streets Last Year


 Streets Last Year.
 With the receipt this week of a check for $53,o4I.33 from the Con- necticut Company, payment was made fthe per cent. of the gross fares collected on Hartford lines dur ing the calendar yea rolf 1921, as re- quired by the so-called Tucker grant. As stated several weeks ago, when the trustees of the company submit ted a sworn statement to Town Clerk Gleason, the gross fares collected on lines in Hartford, within the city linn it's, during 1921, amounted to $2,682,- o6663, an increase of $Soo,ooo over the preceding year.
 Following the submission of this statement, the point was raised that the company might object to paying the 2 per cent. levy relative to fares collected on the bus lines It Is evi- dent that this question IS not to be brought up, however, as the check received by City Treasurer Charles H. Slocum was for the full amount of the per cent assessment.