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Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14

Commissioners Bennett needed and se- cured $7,127, 900. On our trunk lines and highways have been spent between thir- ty and forty millions of dollars; yet the automobilists, with much of their riding for pleasure, object to paying for this big privilege My license tax Is cents day-why should I kick? The recent increase in the motor tax Is absolutely just. Last year the mo- tor vehicle licenses yielded S2,126,000; i; this year S3,409, ,000. The increase from January last to June 90 last was $2,- 2S3,000 over last year. Gasoline tax will yield S553, 900 additional Inheritances yield this year s2,15S,0 900, a S30o00O in crease over the previous year. Our rates are the same as in New York state and individual action in that form of taxa ton cannot expediently be taken. Ad- missions yielded $475,0 ,000; unincorporat- ed business half million. During the year recently concluded from all sources Connecticut received $20, ,704, ,000,- an in crease of $3,545, 900 oyer the previous year. The net debt of the state showed decrease of $1.3Ss,00 and now stands at $4,S51, ,000." MT. Blodgett said these figures are not final, being subject to modification. Some of them, however, are presented for the first time.
 While the presentation of these fig ures showing vast increase in cost of government much impressed the audi ence, 1t was when the speaker discussed local taxation and it's relation to home fife that the seriousness of the tax prob lem noticeably moved the company. MT, Blodgett did not scold educators for spending too much money; he simply stated facts. He said local education expense had tripled in ten years. He showed that the towns spent $42.000,- 900 last year of which $15,0oO 600 was school outlay, which added to s2o,000,- 900 for state uses. totalled $62,00O, ,0e0.
 There are only two ways to raise money locally he continued. "One k by taxing houses and lands and the othar is on intangible property. At present this last revenue nearly is nil Of the $42,0Oo,0O0 total. $34.OO0,Ooo ol | S2 per cent. is on real estate. Wher the local tax is from thirty to forty mills house building is discouraged 1T these times of high costs. I need no tell you school teachers that the onls |
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
CLARK'S CORNER

When school closed June 25th the pu- pi.s of Mrs. Viola J. Clark enjoyed a picnic.
 Paul J. Navin of this school was a member of the graduating class, the exer- cises being held at Hampton.
 Martin Navin is slowly improving in health.
 Mrs. P. J. Hassley of srcingheId, Mass, and Mrs. Jeremiah Mccarthy have been at the home of their father called here by his illness.
 Mrs. Viola J. Clark visited in Daniel son the early part of the week and while there motored with friends to Elizabeth park, Hartford,
 MT. and Mrs. John Kelly and son Ray mond of New Haven. Miss Gertrude Kelley and MT Greeiey of New York were at P. J. Navin's recently. Mrs. E. c. Jewett and daughter Faur are in New Haven
 Mrs Mary Leary of Burlington, Vt. is at Martin Navin's. MT and Mrs Seth Rodman of Proyi ] dence are visiting at Amos Stones | Mrs. Alice Murd5ck of Medfocd, Mass. l is at Allen Jewett's. 1 NIT. and Mrs. Hiram Colburn and chil dren of East Haftford were at wesle. i Colburn's Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Gurdon Watson of Ney London snent the week end at Mrs. Hes sic Wade's.
 {! MT. and Mrs Freeman and son an' l friends from Westerly, R. l.. were recen 1 guests of Mrs Freeman's parents.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
JOE. RELAIR ELECTED
 MANAGER OF TAFTMLLE A. A.

At recent meeting of the Taftville Athletic Association Board of Direc- tors, Joe Belair was appointed cap tain and field manager to succeed Mike Morin, who for s!ome time has desired to give his entire attention to the pitching end of the game. Mike feels that tho7e is plenty to do these days in the box, and now that has the team whipped into good shape, wanted to turn it over to a new man. Belair is well fitted for the position. An all round athlete himself, he has had extensive experience in the work, having managed the Taftville Basket Ball Team of 1s21-22. He takes hold of the team at lonce, and there is no doubt but what he will keep the or ganization intact, and up to the high | standard to which it has been devel- oped. At present, he is the catcher on the Taftville A. A. team, and he and Mike are a great combination.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
GOSHEN

W T Curry met with a painful -acct dent Saturday afternoon. while using q new horse he had recently purchased As he was hitching the traces to the wh.p- pletree he was kicked by the animal In the chest. fracturing rib.
 Dawley's largs five-ton truck was here Monday with a load of lumber to be used in the. construction work on the concrete bridge on the state work. As many of the old wooden bridges on the back roads are limited to Atoms in weight. the big wagon had a hard time making circuitous route to its destin- alton.
 The pastor. Rev. CMiss) Lydia Har- tig. had a very interesting sermon Sun day. thesubject was just the one word Help"
 E. L. Waterman. of Woodland Stock farm. has the finest looking field of po- tatoes in New London county The Green Mountain seed he used at r,ant- ing time was certified seed. , The Kertz family have closed their house and have gone to 'Neew York
 Mrs. James R. Case and daughter are | guests of friends in Waterford. People from here attended the inter- esting programme of the Chautauqua in ] Colchester this week
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
ATTAWAUGAN

Mrs. Benjamin WesIcott and son John of New York are visiting the formers mother. Mrs. Lillian Filler.
 Miss Della L'homme is i'll.
 Mrs. William Kinder is entertaining her sister from New York
 Clement 'Bonnin's store which he is having built is nearly completed He will move into It soon.
 Daniel Caffery has gone back to rail- roading
 Mrs Jennie Wild of Lisbon and her ss ter, Mrs. Messier of Pla:nfeld visited MT. and Mrs. Albert Robinson over the week end.
 Miss Ethel Adams and Miss Eloise Stetson of Boston visited the formec's parents here. MT. and Mrs. Vincent Ad- ams, last week
 The M. E. Sunday school motored to Roseland- park Saturday afternoon for the annual picnic. All enjoyed the out ing.
 Rev. John W. Carter and family visited William Kendall and Mrs. Theodore Goodwin at Taftville. Wednesday.
 The baseball team is to play the Nor. wich state hospital team at Norwich Sat urday. Mrs. Albert Robinson and Ruth Weeks are visiting MT. and Mrs James EmerAon and family in Worcester. Following was the box score Sunday, July sth, at Baltic:
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
SOUTH GRISWOLD

Mir. and Mrs. Edward Hanlon and three children of Meriden. spent the weekend at s. H. Kinnie's
 Albert c. Greene was a guest Sun. day. at Charles Cards. in Plainheld.
 Mir. and Mrs. Russell Brand and fam fly were guests Sunday of relatives in Union. - se-
 About fifty attended the Bethel Sun. day school picnic Saturday. A lunch of sandwiches. cake. lemonade and sice cream was served and peanuts and can dy were distributed later. The racing contests were followed by speeches by Rev. Herbert wiIber P. J. Gustafso- and supt R. H. Young with recitations by H. L. Wilber and E. A. Richmond. Miss Martha Davis snapped the group with her camera as the company left for their homes.
 The mgn's class of Bethel NJ E. church was entertained at the home uf P. J. Gustafson July sth. Miss Jennie Walker of Sterling Is wis. iting Miss. Eliza Button.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCE.!
STOCK MARKET IRREGULAR

New York, July 1S.-The stock market was irregular and unsettled in spots to- day, despite new factors of an encourage ing character. chief among which was the lowest quotation on call loans since the latter part of June.
 Cumulative evidence of worldwide monetary ease was found in another re- duction of the Bank of England redis- count rate to three per cent This is the lowest figure for this form of accommoda- tion at the British metropolis, since Janu- Sary, 1914.
 Advices from Washington, attributed to treasury officials. promptly dispelled the idea of any further cut in federal reserve discounts and advances. Secretary Mel lon was quoted in opposition to such ac- tion on the gound that it might stimu- late speculation.
 I Oils were the vulnerable features of the days moderate and professional op- erations, shorts evidently taing a hand in the depreciation of those issues. Mexi- can Petroleum sustained an extreme re- action of eight points to level sixty 1 points under its high of June and closed at net loss of 1-4 points.
 l Pan-American, Mexican Seaboard. new. ly listed on the exchange, and most oi other foreign and domestic oils were low. l CT by one to three points, but made TIT 1 part of their reversals in the final deal ings. About the only stock to show con l sistent strength were Consolidated Gas at a net gain of 3-S points to the years high and Western Union, which added {
 1-2 points to yesterdays substantial gain Sales amounted to S00.000 shares. 1 The open rate for call money was II per cent until the final hour, when plenty
 of money was offered at 3 per cent. Time funds were quotably unaltered, but pri
 yate loans for 30 and~6O days were re ported at per cent
 Business in foreign exchanges wa.
 light, except for sterling and French francs. the former being in demand at tn,
 weeks best quotations, while francs wer, i-under speculative pressure. The German
 mark also yielded, with variable change l for other remittances
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14

Chicago. July 13.-BieIk rust threat enings and the untoward aspect of rail- way strike developments had decided bullish influence today on the wheat market. Prices closed unsettled, 1 5-S to 2 S-S cents net higher with September $1.15 1-4 to s1.15 3-S end December S1.17 1-4 to SLIT 3-8. Corn gained 3-S to 7-S cent and oats> 1-4@3-S to 1-2 cent. Provisions finished at five cents decline to a like advance.
 Active dealings as well as higher pric- es charaeterizzed the wheat trade throughout the day Houses with east ern' connections led the buying. which at first appeared to take impetus chief- ly from the circumstances that quick settlement of the railroad strike had be- come less primising. Later, however
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
HEAYY rAxEs Pur pAAPER
ON OWNING REAL ESTATE


 William H. Blodgett. state tax com missioner. decried increases in real es- late in his address this week before The school men of the state in session Rt New Haven. Towns have taxed the paint off the house and the shingles of the roof until only few people want so buy farms. People owning houses nre being forced through high taxes to peil and rent. and this is because the k42,00O. 900 local tax In Connecticut, practically all of which comes from taxes on iIouses and lands.
 Speaking of motor tax, Commissioner Blodgett said:
 Tn 1902, the aggregate cost of state rovernment was s2y56s,000. Last week 20 years lster-it was s1s.3s2,OoO. In 1893, the state expense of highways ras less than s2,o00. Then came in the automobile. Last year State Highway
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
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Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14

Gravel pitched the whole game and had fine support. Darenais picked one off the grass on his right and one of the third sack with his left Perreault came up with a three base hit and Barnard two base hit. Gravell struck Dove cut twice and struck Jordan out. Stockton
 was on the receiving end for Baltic anc l put up good rame.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
THn CHIN MARKET.

New York. July wheat-spot firm, number 2 red winter s1.so 1-2 number ? hard winter s1.S1 1-2; nun Der 1 northern spring $157 1-2; num- Der 1 Manitoba s1.50 and number 2 mixed durum s1.Ss 1-2. eff track New York to arrive.
 Corn, spot firm number yellow and number ? white, s2c and No. mixed SI. 1-2 eff New .YoYrk all rail.
 Oats, spot steady; No. 2 wheat 47 1-2 @48c.
 Lard. firm; middle west 11406115o Cottonseed oil, firm prime crude nomi nal; prime summer yellow spot 10-5o July 10.50. September 1e.4s, December Ss57, all bid. E Other articles. exchanged.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14

New York, July 1S.-Copper firm; cleo trolytic spot and nearby 14; later 14@ 14 IS.
 Tin quiet, spot and futures S1.o0; iron steady, prices unchanged; lead steady, spot 5.70 @5.75 ;.zinc firm, East St. Louis spot and nearby delivery 5.7o; antimony. spot 5.O0@525.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
Each FIrht on own nnsI.

Much too much of wisdom. in the mak- ing, has been expended on the North pa- kota election. There is no logical con- nection of it with the result of the pri;n- a1Jas in Indiana or Pennsylvania, or even Iowa. The Non-Partisan League had one senator It is now to have two. That is about all there is to it-New York Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
Attawalaan Wants eames

The Attawaugan baseball team is looking for a game uo play out of town on Sunday and challenges any fast team in the vicinity. For arrange ments call Manager Charles Weeks. Jr., at Attawaugan any evening about S:3O o'clock
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
Amatelr Baseball

The Emeralds defeated the Mt. Plea sant street team on Thursday morn ing on the West Side flats by a score of ' to f. Tom Fogarty of the Mt Pleasant team was the star of the game.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14

Dove was batted out of the box in the sixth inning. J. Scribble footed the rub Der in the seventh. and they hit him so hard that message had to be sent in for Jordan for the remainder of the game. Good luck for Jordan; the game was
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14

national life worth having flows from the fireside.
 MT. Blodgett said he wanted to get the state tax of $1.7Oo.oo0 repealed to save the homes of the, people He also said he meant to press to get intangibles taxed and thus tighten real estates bur den
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14

Westbrcok.-Dr. Wilber E. Post of Chi cago. with his family was a brief caller in town. recently while en route by auto mobile to Boston. While here he went to Pondmeadow to see the house where his father was born, then owned by the doc tors grandfather, Carter Post. The place has been known for many years as the Hinckley. Post place.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14

Simultaneous with the news of ! two libel suits against the English publisher. comes reports of a seri- ous mental and physical break-f down. Lord Northcliffe is now in Geneva, Switzerland, and his broth CT. his nephew and specialist are on their way to see him. Articles that he issued on a trip to Ger many have been written in a ram bling style, and he has created gos- sip in newspaper circles in London by a series of remarkable appoint ments over the heads of his editors. many of whom have rendered their reziRnatinn- .
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14

the critical position of the spring crop proved to be an even sharper stimulus to purchase, and the market closed at nearly the top notch figures reached
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
Attantion East Ends

The DaredeSils of Taftville would
 like t9 arrange a game with the East
 Ends for Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock Lin Taftville.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
CALL MONEY EASY

New York. July 1S.-Call money easy high 8 1-4; low 3; ruling rate 1-4 closing bid 3 i; offered at 8 If last loan 5 call loans against acceptances Z S-4.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
Outlook Dubious

The young man who posted one thousand, snaekers severa weeks ago that Babe Ruth wouldn't make forty home runs this year and had those
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
STOCKS.

The following is summary of the transactions on the New York Stock Ex- change up to P. M:
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14

smackers covered is now beginning to show signs and symptoms of great pain and mental anguish.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
chicaro Graln Market.
Foreign Exchange,

With the exception c: sterling. all quotations are in cents per unlt of for eIgn currency:
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
COTTON MARKET
wHEAr WAs uNsErrLEp.

New York, July 1S.-spot cotton, quiet middling 22.S5.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
MOrtIake House

Brooklyn, Conn. Spend your week ends at this quaint and historic hosteIry in the shadow of General Israel Putnam's monument. Excellent table. Dairy and vegetable products from our own farm.
 OPEN MAY TO NOVEMBER j.. TELEPHONE DANELsoN 4ss-4.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14

nearing the end or telegram would have had 10 be sent out for another man.
 Following was Attawaugf n's showing:
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14
Liberty Bonds.
COPPER FIRM

Quottd in dollars and cents per $100 bond.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-14

1 Top Icer, hardwood, 15o coo En h., ice cap-was S37.50 hS.OO
The Washington times., 1922-05-09

They are not much interested In the
private doings of the athletes, unless
Of especial interest. Some, for in
stance, might be greatly interested
in knowing where the "party" got
its supply and how much 1t cost.
But If the players can make good
on the field-and George Whitted
is yet to be called a failure-the
public Is content. 1t asks no more.
Rather than drive any good
players into the bushes, the mag
mates might do well TO see that
those they keep deliver the goods.
This would bring about punishment
to many who are not giving Of their
best, many who are shirking each
and every day. A little rough treat
ment along this line might prove Of
great value to the major league
brand Of baseball.
But driving out such players as
George Whitted and Walter Bruggy,
who hit for $40 with the Phillies
last year, and retaining some of the
admittedly weaker men is one grand
joke in the face Of the whine about
the scarcity Of good players.
The Washington times., 1922-05-09
Baseball Gossip For
Fans Delight

Elan Van Glider or Dixie Davis
will oppose the Griffs today. 1t
doesn't matter much who starts for
Milan's men.
Roger Peckinpaugh collected n
couple of blows for himself yester.
day. The first one brought over a
run.
Marty McManus had six straight
safe blows when he belted one to
left In the sixth. He fell down on
his next appearance, fouling to Bush.
For the first time this season, the
Yankees were forced to use three
pitchers, Hoyt, Murray and NAYS.
to win one ball game, the White Sox
having disposed Of Hoyt at an early
hour and Murray at their leisure.
Mays, however, appeared in the
ninth inning and the Sox rally be.
came a relapse without further 70.
tice. Frank Baker hit the only hom.
er in the big league yesterday ana
also bobbed up with two singles.
Ty Cobb was again somewhat myr.
titled last night in attempting to nc.
count for the fact that his Tigers
have been favored with another well
pitched game. Olson, recruit, held
the Red Sox safe from first to last
while the Tigers were quite carel, ss
in the way they treated Jack Quinn,
the ancient.
Going to the ninth inning behind
a three-run lead, Burleigh Grimes
blew up like a flapper's abbreviated
skirt and before the dust has settled,
the Pirates had put over FOUR runs
and victory. Morrison and Y. Horse
otherwise Yellowhorse, did the hon.
ors for the Pirates without rarticu.
lar credit to themselves.
The Indians made merry after.
noon OF II in beating up three Of
Mr.. Mack's twirlers to the extent
OF IL runs and II hits. Nessrs.
Jamiescn and seweli LED tho car.
mage.
The Washington times., 1922-05-09
WOODR|NC MAY
. TRY To BREAK
WORLD 5 MARK
Officials to Be Asked to Time
Syracuse Man for 800 at
lntercoIlegiates.

SYRACUSE, May 9.-The gov.
erning officials permitting, Alan
woodring, Syracuse University track
star and Olympic champion, will try
TO smash the 80 2-5 seconds mark for
the 3oo-yard event during the inter-
collegiate championships to be held
at Cambridge May 20 and 81.
The fleet-footed Orange runner,
who was out of the Syracuse Colgate
Pittsburgh triangular meet last
week. due to the funeral OF his
father, Is undoubtedly anxious for
the try at a new record. and In his
desire he has the support OF Coach
Tom Keane, of the Syracuse track
and field forces.
Woodring's plan in the try Is to
continue alone after reaching the
finish Of one OF the heats in the 2o0.
yards run, so that only the placing
Of additional competent timers at
the 800 mark will be necessary, and
all interference with the regular pro.
gram at the intercollegiate will be
obviated.
II Woodring, who won his spurs by
capturing the 200-meter run in the
Olympics. does break the s00-yard
record, he will, therefore. be entitled
to greater credit than Charles Pad.
dock, who now holds the record.
Paddock negotiated the distance for
the record ON a straightaway track.
The Harvard cinder path Is but zoo
yards straightaway and Woodring z
will have to go at least the last sixty
yards around a broad curve.
The Washington times., 1922-05-09
WHITE SOX ARE
MISSING KERR
MORE THAN BIT
comiskey Pulls Bone In De-
oIining to Agree to
Southpaw's Terms.

OF course. Charley Comiskey has
been in baseball long enough to
know what he is doing, yet when 1t
comes down to letting a couple of
thousand dollars stand between him
and the first division, a reasonable
doubt may be advanced as TO the
wisdom of this attitude toward Dick
Kerr. The latter. by long odds the
best left handler in the American
League, Is said to have demanded q
$4,000 contract, a none too ex.
orbitant figure.
Comiskey, II Is claimed. stood on
his fiat feet at 5000. There they
parted, Kerr to go on the ineligible
list, Comiskey to sit back and watch
what is probably a decentralization
ball club.
The White sox, however, could
easily be figured a pennant con.
tender with Kerr pitching every
fourth day. They are getting fine
pitching from Faber, Robertson and
Hodge. but they are not enough to
carry the club far. Kerr won nine
teen games for a seventh place team
last year and would most certainly
do better with the White Sox Of the
moment.
All Of which means that Comiskey
saves $4,000 on Kerr's salary and
loses several times that amount n
gate receipts.