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Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05
REPORTS CITY DEBT
 INCREASE OF SS57O
Treasurer Brown Accounts For Raise Through Unusually
 Heavy Expenses
Cites Hook and Ladder As An Exam
 ple.-Expenses Total $f2S,3o7

An increase in the city debt or S6,- 570 was disclosed Tuesday night when the annual report of City Treasurer Charles H. Brown was presented to the common council at the monthly meeting and read by City Clerk Thorn as P. Ryan. The debt now amounts to si57, ,925. The receipts for the year totaIled $i30, ,420.3S, the report showed, while the expenses reached a total of si228. BOT. .62, leaving cash balance on hand at the close of the fiscal year, Dec. 3i, 1922, of sl,- 112.75.
 Several Unusual Expenses
 A perusal of the report disclosed for several unusual and large expens- es during the year just closed and in- eidentally disclosing the chief reason for the city debt being increased. For instance, there Is one item alone that represents most of the debt, and this was the $7.500 paid for the new hook and ladder truck Then there was the 5000 voted to pay for a strip of land at the corner of Church and Provi- dence streets as a site for the north end fire station. Another unusual ex- pense came with the purchase of the new city dump at a cost of l,5OO.
 Receipts Total $130.420
 Treasurer Browns statement of re ceipts listed the following as among the principal items: Cash on hand Dee. 31. 1921, S1f8.sO; received from sundry loans, 3,500; taxes, S52,- 058.06; sewer collections, S8,274.2l ; sprinkling collections, S60565; inter- est. s33.24; state tax refund, 2.60 !; courts, S2.6s8.46; town of Putnam, highway account, $500; the Com necticut Company, repairs on high way, sG4.30.
 Fire Departmen, Heaviest Expense
 Among the expenditures were the following items: For fire department maintenance, $17,97762; for police department. i0,6s9.S4; courts, Sl,- sfI.45; highways, $10,932.93; street sprinklinR, Ss29.9s; street lights, ST. 975.94; sewers, S918.66; eurbing, Ss18.45. The general expenses amounted to s6. 6.7S6.0s; salaries were, city clerk, s400.01; treasurer, $40o.- O1; janitor, s4s0; interest, Ss,263.17.
 The city debt (not including the water department) is itemized as fol- lows: Bonds-Street improvement bonds. S40, ,000; sewer bonds, S65.- 900; total, si25, ,000, less sinking fund, s34. .075; plus outstanding notes, s67,- 000; total indebtedness Sf57.925. Debt Jan. I. 1921, s160,740; Jan. 1, 1922, si49s355.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05

Mrs. Girard Chsgnon and daughter of Arctic spent New Years with her father, Alphonse Dupre of Woodstoek avenue.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05

Members of Putnam fire dspnre- ment are making plans for sheir Bard annual concert and ball to be hsid Feb. l2 in Union hall.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05
TAXPAYERS OF TOWN
 VIOLATE STATE LAW
Putnam Ignores Statute Passed In 1915 Requiring Revalua-
 ton of Property
Tax Commissioner Blodgett 10 Speak
 Here Thursday on Subject

When State Tax Commissioner Will liam Blodgett comes to Putnam next Thursday night to address an open meeting of the Chamber Of Commerce to be held in Odd Fellows hall at 5 o'clock, he will have something to say about this towns continued violation of the act passed by the general as sembly in 1915, directing that there shall be a revaluation of all property in every town in the state. Mr. Blod- gett called attention to Putnam's non compliance with the provisions of this state law, in his annual report, releas- ed this week. He mentioned five towns in the state as violators, name ly. Ellington, Chaplin, Naugatuck, Norwich and Putnam.
 Everyone Invited
 Just what Mir. Blodgett will have to say about the matter is arousing no end of interest. and there is every in- dication that a big assemblage will greet him when he speaks here Tues day. As everyone is invited, the crowd should be representative of the whole city. Putnam has heard that Mir. Blodgett has stated that unless this town and the four others comply with the law and revalue property, he will send his agents out to make the revaluation and charge it up to each respective town. Whether he will make this assertion Thursday. is also a question that is causing curiosity and interest. and is serving as magnet to draw people to Odd Fellows hall.
 Putnam Considers Question
 Following on the heels of the enactment of this law by the general assembly. Putnam took action to see if the work could not be undertaken. A town meeting was called to discuss this new Section i153 of the. general statutes. Byron D. Bugbee presided and the town hall was crowded with voters. Ernest C. Morse, represent ing the Chamber of Commerce, spoke in favor of the revaluation and asserted that experts outside the city council should be retained to do the work, and offered numerous argu- ments to substantiate his position and that of the Chamber of Commerce, for which organization he spoke.
 J. F. Carpenter Opposes
 John F. Carpenter. who spoke for the opposition, declared his interest in the proposition and asserted that the revauation should be made. but he did not approve of hiring anyone out side of Putnam to do the work, and he, too, presented arguments uphold | ing his contention When the meet ing was called upon to decide the question, which hinged chiefly on the question of who should do the reyal- | ling, home men or those from outside )f Putnam. the vote was heavily | No"
 Committee Studies Matter
 Later a committee of 30 odd tax payers took the proposition under con alteration and proposed to do some hing to comply with the new state aw. But nothing ever came of the of the committee, and since then the mooted question has lung fire, with nothing being done in he meantime.
 Probably Mir Blodgett will discuss his revaluation question and give his expert advice on the subject; tell of .he experiences of other towns and the distinct benefits that have come | from having newly reyalued property. 1
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05

Miss Sarah Barnes spent the week end in Wiekford, R. l.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05

C. Byron Morse. wood''Oek ave, S, ma bas been at the Day kimoaii uosnital several days, returning to his home on Wednesday.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05

Mrs. I. C. Kennedy spent New Years with her brother in Pawtucket.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05
Wife Gives Dates In Testimony

To these the plaintiff testifies with particularly as to dates and details; the defendant denies them in toto.
 Some testimony is offered in attempt ed eorroboration of one or more of the incidents: the defendant presents
Evening star., 1923-09-25
1000 WAIT 36 HOURS
F., TO SEE DIXIE GAME

FORT WORTH, Texas, September
25.-Among the approximately ten
thousand fans who can crush their
way into Panther Park this after
noon for the first game of the Dixie
series between Forth Worth, winner
for the fourth consecutive time of
the Texas League pennant, and New
Orleans. champion of the Southern
Association, will be nearly 1000 base
ball mad persons, who will have stood
in line for thirty-six hours.
Failing TO obtain the precious
pasteboards for seats in the reserved
sections, hundreds of fans began
forming a long queue at the admis-
sion gates in the small hours of yes
terday morning determined to watch
the play from the bleachers and seats
on the grass outfeld.
Back of that line others, equally
anxious to see tomorrow afternoons
game, began lining up early this
morning, willing TO stand or sit
another thirty-six hours until the
gates open for the second game.
Fans in line at Panther Park is
not unusual, for four pennant- win
ming campaigns have obtained such
support for the club here that even
games with Dallas. sister city thirty
miles east, have brought hordes to
wait from before dawn for the gates
to open.
Evening star., 1923-09-25

Ihe opening conniCt or the set be-
tween Nationals and White Sox early
developed into mound conflict be-
tween Paul ZahniSer and Charlie
Robertson and but for break of
the game favoring the latter it might
well have continued without either
team gaining an advantage before
darkness ended the contention. Zah-
niser was found for nine safeties and
robertson for seven, all of them sim
giles, while the visiting hurler gave
three passes and the Bushman two,
both to Eddie Collins.
Judge Caught Mapping.
1t was one of these free tickets
t,1at brought about the defeat of the
Nationals, but 1t needed the assist
ance of mental lapse by Joe Judge
to become score. The usually wide
awake first sacker was guilty of the
slip in the sixth frame. when Collins
strolled after Johnny Mostil had
whitfield vigorously.
Muddy Ruel figured that Collins
was too free with lead off first and
attempted to nip the doughty White
Sox leader. The National catcher
made perfect peg. but Judge evil
IDENTIFY never considered the possibil-
ity OF such a play. Finally coming
catch. The ball went scooting to
right field and Ruel was charged with
an error that permitted Collins to
reach third base. Earl Smelly rihed
a single to center and Eddie romped
home with the only counter of the
day.
This was not the only mental lapse
of which Judge was guilty. He was
caught fast asleep in the seventh In
ming, when Roger Peckinpaugh trled
to stage the ancient hidden ball trick
Robertson was at first base, when Bob
Murray, infield recruit from Nash
VILE, tagged Mcclellan for the second
out of the frame and tossed the ball
to Peck Robertson took healthy
lead believing the pitcher had the
sphere. Judge must have thought SO,
too for he made no effort to grab
Peck's heave that would have trapped
the runner. AS a result, Robertson
dashed to third. II is not often Joe
is guilty of such play, but the best
OF them falter at times.
ZahniscP Worked Well.
Zahniaer certainly deserved bet
ter fate. Not White Sox got by
second base until the fifth inning,
corner after two were out and Nc
Clellan was the only one to move
beyond the middle sack after the
scoring. sixth. Twice the Sox were
able to cluster as many as two blows
in a frame. but it availed them
Robertson. too. pitched masterfully
He yielded two hits after a pair of
Nationals were retired in the open
ing inning and two more in the sew
scoring opportunity and that came in
the third round that Memo Leibold
began with q fuke single back of
third base. Murray sacrificed and
Goose Goslin flied TO Bob Barrett,
hut Sam Rice and Judge walked. fill
ing the bases. Ruel. however.
grounded to Robertson for a force
play on Leibold at the plate.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
M0HAWKS AND G. A. @.
LIST TITLE SERIES

Washington's champion independ-
ent nine will be decided when the Mo-
hawks and General Accounting Office
team hook up in a three game series
beginning Thursday at 4 o'clock at
the American League park. The sec
ond. game will be played Friday at
O'Clock. at Union Park. and the
third. If necessary, will be staged at
the Terminal Y. NJ. C. A. grounds
This action was taken by the sand
lot commission after three hours OF
discussion last night 1t was decided
that General Accounting should play
its regular lineup instead of adding
three new players.
Cont petition I'm the insect title Sc
ries has narrowed to three games.
The winner of the National Corin-
THAN clash, which will be played to-
day at 5 o'clock on the west diamond
OF the Union station plaza, will op-
pose the Elks for the championship.
Yesterday the Elks copped top place
in their division, when they took the
measure OF the Killarney team, to
/. Baker. on the mound for the Elks,
hurled hitless ball for six innings.
Nationals earned the right to figure
in the semi finals by downing the
Powhatans, to 3. r. Cappelli's triple
aided the winners.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
PENN HAS BRIGHT
OUTLOOK IN TRACK

PHILADELPHIA. September 20
University of Pennsylvania track
team, which won the intercollegiate
indoor hSnors last year. has a grand
chance of repeating. The only mem
bers of the team lost through gradu-
alton are Boots Lever, captain. world
record holder. and Thurman. all
American foot ball player and tackle
and point winner in the shot-put.
Capt. McLane. Penn's star distance
man. will saon call out his candidates
for the crosG-country team. The team
last year finished last in the inter-
collegiate cross-country run held at
Van Courtland Park, in New York.
only six men running for Pennsyl-
vania. This year the sport will be
pushed more vigorously
The cros:-country men returning.
in addition 70 Capt. McLane. are
Fisher, who finished close to the lead
er5 In the intercollegiate spin; Peak,
Kerr and Don Heal. Cullinan, a
promising man whom Coach Robert
son recruited from the gym classes.
will also be a starter.
Capt.-elect Rose, to whom falls the
mantle worn by Lever, should have
the best season in his career in the
broad Jump. Rose finished second in
the interoollegiates, jumping close to
twenty -four. feet.
McLane, the best bet in the middle
distances, will run in the indoor
meets. in addition to the cross-coun-
try. McLane will have a chance TO
break his own indoor record for two
miles that he established last year.
The da5hes, minus Lever, will leave
a gaping hole for Coach Robertson TO
fill No veteran dash men are return
ing. 30 several promising freshmen
will have to be developed.
TIE field events probably will be
stronger than the track. With Rose
and Needs in the broad jump, assured
point winners, this event will be well
cared for. Needs should also repeat
his good work in the high jump. hav-
ing been consistent winner last sea-
son.
Evening star., 1923-09-25

The New York Giants, who appear
TO be the National League winners,
also will finish with a short schedule.
having missed one game with st.
| Louis. The Giants have won four
teen from the Cardinals and lost
seven. They defeated Chicago, 12 to
10, and Pittsburgh, 13 to 8. but the
runners-up. the Cincinnati Reds, be-
came certain winner of the season
series with the Giants by virtue of
their victory yesterday, making the
count IL to 9.
Giants Have Not Deterforated.
The total number of games won
from the Giants by western teams in
1922 was thirty-eight. 1t will be
thirty-nine this year if the Reds win
| today. Remarkably close running.
| have not deteriorated much, so far
as the west is concerned. This should
! be taken into consideration when
| thinking of their possible strength
| as they line up for another world
series. II the west is the stronger
half of the National League, which Is
/ indisputable. and the Giants are as
| good this year against the west as
/ they were. last year. they cannot be
the weddings some have thought
them. They are good fighters when
their backs are to the wall.
The Giants now are well above the
percentage figure with which they
finished in the last two champion
| ship races. In 1921 they finished at
! standing is s26. Considering the
! injuries to the team, the fact that
! the pitching staff has not been up
to expectations and a few other mis-
| cries with which the Giants have
| been inflicted. the Giants, like the
Yanks, are likely to show an ina
| provement in their third season of
championship winning.
Players Should Get Credit.
J Whatever cause may be assigned
for condition of this kind. it is GER
+ tain that the players of both Giants
and Yankees should get the credit
| for the improvement that has been
I demonstrated, as both teams have
! had to battle against seven clubs
which figured on making the New
| Workers back up in 1923.
Evening star., 1923-09-25

Players of the Philadelphias were:
Connie Mack, manager; Davis. hrst
third base: Barry. shortstop; Lord,
center field and left field; Hartsel,
left field; Strunk, center field; MUIR
ply, right field; Thomas, catcher;
Lapp, catcher; Coombs, pitcher, and
Bender, pitcher.
Chance, manager and first base; Zim-
norman, second base; Steinfeidt, third
base; Tinker. shortstop; Sheckard,
left field Holman, center ield;
Schultz, right field; Killing, catcher:
all, pitcher; Mcintyre, pitcher: Brown.
pitcher; Ritchie. pitcher; Reulbach.
pitcher: Pfeister. pitcher: Cole, pitch
er, and Beaumont and Needham,
pinch h-hitters.
bstted terrifically Twenty Of the
bases. There were Is two-baggers,
1 three-bagger and 1 home run. The
Cubs made 81 hits, IL of which were
two-baggers and 1 a ree-bagger.
rather absurd. In Chicago hits were
made which did not go into the crowd,
but on which the players, under the
rules. could. not make alpthe bases
possible on them.
In the first game Manager Chance
for kicking against a decision giving
Murphy home run on hit that
smashed against a sign in right field.
In the seventh inning of the sec
ond game Three Fingered" Brown
was driven out of the box. the Ath-
letics bombarding him for five hits,
including three two baggers, and
scoring six runs. In the third game
Mack surprised everybody by putting
in Coombs again, and he was even
more successful than in the second
game. The fourth was the best game
of the series and. the Cubs won It,,
but they blew up in the fifth and
tossed away the series.
Only two pitchers were used by the
Athletics in the series, which made
Coombs. He won three games and
Bender. the Indian, one. In every
game the pitcher who started the
game for the Cubs was taken out
before the finish.
In many respects the series was
very discouraging to the National
League enthusiasts, who were never
more exasperated over the outcome
of world championship and never
more irritated by the playing of their
representative team. Connie Mack
Evening star., 1923-09-25
.kAs>o
FOUNDER OF JUDO

jfu-jitsu. vt is taught I'm the
schools and I'm the army and navy
of japan.
The Sumo men who met nnnunl-
Iy In the famous k0kugfkan are
the hinge fat men whose pictures
you often see in the newspapers.
This IL onc of the most popular
sports in japan from q spectators
point Of view. Tournament time in
Toxic is like world series time In
New York.
The kokuEiknn was an especially
built hall seating about 1000 peo-
pie who pay frem :5 cents tgal-
IeFy) 10 ~ for a reaf. The prac-
ticalIy continuous performance be-
gins at 4 Pm. and lasts uRtii o n.m-
over period of ten days. The
arena II raised n trfhe from the
ground. Within the four posts two
cUneentrtc circles of rice bags are
pIaccd--the inner one forming the
Evening star., 1923-09-25
jim B0TT0MLEY IS Ill;
SHOCKER IS RElNSTATED

ST. LOUIS. September 25.-Jim Bot
tomley, first baseman for the ST. Louis
Nationals, probably will not be able
to play again this season because of
an attack of grip 1t was announced
today.
Bill Friel, business manager fds the
ST Louis Americans, announces that
Urban Shocker. ace pitcher of the
Browns, who was suspended recently
when he refused to accompany the
team east without his wife. again Is
eligible to play. FrieI added, how
ever, that the pitcher would suffer a
fine for each day he absents himself
from the team.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
REDS REDUCE GIANTS
MARGIN TO 8 GAMES

The Giants lost to Cincinnati, to
3. and dropped to lead of only three
games in the National League race
for the pennant. They ere now three
up, with seven to so, although one
of these games. with st. Louis. will
not be played unless SO ordered by
the league president.
The Yankees ripped off a series of
nine runs In one long string. defeat
ing the Tigers ~ to 4. Harry He'll
mann and Babe Ruth, who are strug
CLING for the batting average lead of
the leagues. came out even in the
days play.
The Pirates broke even with the
Phillfes in Pittsburgh. losing the first
game. to 2, and winning the second
to 3.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
ring. which In about twelve feet

ring. which In about twelve feet
In diameter.
4 wrestler is defeated IL he fs
thrown by his opponent, IL his foet
crosses the ring of rice bags, or if
bis hand or knee touches the.
ground. The bouts rarely Inst over
a few minutes and nre more anus
ing than interesting to n foreign
spectator.
The salaries of the men are very
small, the winner receiving little
more thon $50 for his ten days
work. The honor, the plaudits of
the crowd, the smiIes- and the gifts
which the Geisha girls fling into
the ring In their excitement and
enthusiasm appeal strongly to the
men, some of whom have patrons
whose munifcence ndds TO their
sneager pay.
OBiEhfkf. the "universaI cham
pi0n." IL the Babe Ruth of Japan.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
WILLIAMS TO BE GIVEN
AUTO BY PHILLY FANS

PHILADELPHIA, September 25.-
Local base ball fans are planning
surprise for ''Cyr Williams, the
Philadelphia. Nationals slugger who
has led Babe Ruth a close race most
OF the season for the home hon
ors of the major leagues, when the
team arrives home Thursday to open
a series with Boston.
The day has been designated as
"Cy Williams day" and the center
fielder will be presented with a motor
car, the gift Of Philadelphia admirers.
Evening star., 1923-09-25

both are destroyed.
TIE Kodo-kwan was founded by
JigCro knno I'm 1882. The nrt of
self-defcnse taught there by knno
has grown into the supreme nth
IetIe science of the nation and has
sppplanted jiu-jitsu everywhere.
One rarely hears iiu-iitsu mention-
ed I'm Japan my more. 1t IN always
judo. And kanO, it's founder, IL
regarded among his people with
the srne reverence that Roosevelt
Is held by the youth Of this land.
The fate of Kanc IL unknown.
His famous sehooi is gore, 1t fs
ccrti'.n, but the art OF judo will
live forever. judo is tht' ''nciencc
Of yieIdingr-rather than One of
resistance. Victory In achieved by
clever maneuyering of a weaker
strength against n more powerful
ore. judo IN an Improvements both
scientifically and spiritually upon
Evening star., 1923-09-25

Toxic. that vast city now lying
i'm desolation, wns the heart OF
athletic Japan.
Here were held the champion
ships in every branch OF sport,
particularly the two great sports
of the nntion-wrestfinS and base
ball. Japanese are n grent sport
loving people. They play as hard
es they work and ns people, except
possibly the Chinesc, work harder.
When I was In Toxic enriS this
year i visited the hod0-kyyan and
the kokugikan. The strange nnmes
mean much 10 the JapSnese. Tie
Kodo-k wan IL the famous school
of iusdO--thc greatest athletic
nciepce known to man. The koku-
sikan is the Madison Square Gar
den of Toxic. where the great
sumo wrestIers meet In their
titanic struggles.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
Press Cr Season Lauek Indians Top Yanks terchb
TRIBE HAS COPIED DOZEN
OF % GAMES THIS YEAR
Only Tigers of Other Clubs Have Chance to Tic
Champions in Seasons Results-Reds Have
an Edge on the Giants.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

HE New York Yankees safely the
ponshp hurdle but there club the could
figures That the
Yankees gained them
from the Iygers but with the kind OF base ball the clubs
playing the tie rather
The Yankees will be able play their string games
missed
pions, and will a. point
Evening star., 1923-09-25
CARDS PAY OFF PFEFFER.

ST LOUIS, September 25.-Jeff
Pfeffer, the Cardinal pitcher. has
been paid off for the rest OF the
season. He recently was suspended
for several days on a charge OF In
subordination. Branch Hickey would
not say whether Pfeffer would be
with the Cardinals next season.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
BUSHMEN NEED DUAL WIN
TO GET INTERCLUB EDGE
Gleason's Athletes Make Series Standing lO-All
With 1-to-O Victory in Opener of Final Set
Judges Mentas apse Hurts.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

ITO hold the White Sox
ntercub will be Nationals
games today
athletes yesterday brought Chgoans
poeges Griffith having
from the other since they began host;ities last May.
incidentally, widened the
Nationals and the ourthpace Browns considerably for latter
grabbed double
the first division aprants by and half /,
Evening star., 1923-09-25
LIBERTYs WIN SD GAME.

Liberty tossers showed their win
column to thirty-three straight when
they downed the Shamrock Juniors,
z to 6, yesterday. Kremb hurled bril-
liant ball for Liberty. The winning
outfit plans to stage a double header
and a field day at the American
League Park October 9
Evening star., 1923-09-25

did not use a substitute batsman, but
the Cubs used one in every game
Chicago was handicapped in the Sc
ries through the loss of Johnny Eyers,
who broke his leg two weeks pre-
viously, and. Heinie Zimmerman did
not play second base as well as Evers
probably would have played it, The
Athletics suffered. too. through the
loss of Rube Oldring, but Amos
Strunk substituted more acceptably
for him than Zimmerman did for
Evers.
Copyright, 1921