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Raiah's Homer Answers Fans
Boos Transmitted to Cheers Cub Manager Clears
Loaded Bases in Eleventh.

the crowd Of $4,000, selected him
self to try to pull the ball game
out Of the fire.
With one out, Bell doubled and
Vince Barton was purposely passed.
Freddy MCGUIRE made a great stop
OF Dan Taylor's grounder to make
1t two out and the rally appeared
to be, choked. Another intentional
walk put Charlie Grimm on, and
the bases were full with Rollie
Hemsley coming to bat. Hornsby
summoned Hemsley back to the
dugout and marched to the plate.
Those who wanted to cheer did
so; those who wanted to boo did
that, and the latter outnumbered
the former by thousands. The boo
ing was augmented when Bruce Cum
bingham, the Boston hurler, slipped
over called strike on the Rajah.
But things changed right there.
Hornsby crashed the next pitch
into the right field stands for line
drive home run-the game was won.
and few Of the $4,000 spectators did
anything but cheer.
During the recent Eastern trip the
Rajah nominated himself as q pinch
batsman, ranmed out home run to
tie the score in the ninth, and the
Cubs went on to win.
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G. P. O., Commerce, Eldbrooke
Cunning for Title This Week

Nation Wide. s. Cardinals, o.
Del Ray. Is; Colonials s.
Columbia No. 4. Z: Colonials. 1.
National Pale Drys. l6: Sam Rice, 4.
Chevy Chase. 3; Auths, l.
Bethesda F1remen, 5; Bethesda A.
c., T.
skinker Eagles, 4; st. Mary's Gel
tics, 2.
Middleburg, s-s; Majestic Radio. 3-6
Spengler Post, 2; Rainier Cardinals
(Baltimore), !.
Clarendon, %; Collington Juniors
(Baltimore), /.
Senators. IA; Mount Holley Juniors
(Baltimore), II.
Potomac Food Distributors, 7; Airing.
ton All-Stars. 4.
Ciros Villagers, IA: Holy Rosary. Is
Washington A. c., Z: Springfield, g.
Palais Royal, 6-14: Kanns, %.
Hecht Co, g.; Lansburghs, 6.
Kanawha, 7: Bladensburg, 6.
Mount Rainier, IL; Lindbergh Sen.
iors. /.
Dixie Pig, S; Union Printers, al
innings.
DORA. /; Washington All-stars, 6.
DORA, 8: Franc jewelers., Z.
Marbury Tigers. 8; Landover, 2.
Virginia White Sox, Z; Lanham, 3.
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tn HREE Of the four teams-G. P.
O., Commerce and Eldbrooke-
today will start the final week
Of the city week-da series with
a chance to win the championship, but
no one team is feared more by each of
these contenders than the Construc-
tioneers, pre-series favorites, who now
are eliminated.
Today at AIS o'clock Commerce, tied
with G. P. o. for the lead with two
wins in three games, will tackle the
Constructioneers, the only team to
down Commerce, on the South Ellipse.
Tomorrow G. P. o. will play Eldbrooke.
The independent sandlot champion
ship wasn't taken very seriously this
year by the unlimited clubs. with the
result that there Is no bona fide champ.
st. Mary's Celtics of Alexandria
claimed the title when they downed the
French A. C. and several other leading
teams of the District. The, Frenchites
then cleaned up the best District talent
and put in a claim for the crown on
the ground that the Celtics. though
their conquerors, never play on Wash
ington soil and as q result cannot claim
the title.
Yesterday the Skinker Eagles. twice
beaten by the Trenches, went over to
Alexandria and plaStered q 4-to-2 de-
>eat on the Celtics. Today it would be
tough to try to talk Manager Clipper
and his Eagles out of the title. The
same goes for Bill Flester. whose
Trenches twice licked the Engles, and
ditto for Charley Corbett. whose Celtics
twice downed the Frenchies.
Sandlot scores yesterday:
French A. c.. 8; Front Royal, z.
Ballston, 8; Engineers, 6.
Colesville, 8; Kensington, s.
Saks, 4; All-StarS, i.
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2men Get TUo Ori0e Ouedey: Chsox Hardest Working Major
SEVERAL BIG SHOTS
IN RING THIS WEEK
Fields, BattaIino, Hudkins,
RetzIaff and HamaS to
Show Their Wares.

BY the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK, September IA
M few outstanding leatherswing-
ers, such as Jackie Fields,
Christopher (Bat Battalino,
Ace Hudkins, Charley Retzlaff and
Steve Hamas, feature the boxing slate
this week.
Fields, the one-time holder OF the
welterweight championship. makes the
second New York appearance OF his
career against Young Terry, Trenton
N. j., Slugger, in the feature 10-round
bout at Madison Square Garden Thurs
day night.
Battalino, featherweight champion
of the world. will leave his title in
the iceboX when he encounters the
Chicago veteran, Eddie Shea, in To-
round non-title bout at Hartford, Conn.,
tomorrow night.
HudkinS continues a campaign in
the heavyweight division at Los Angeles
tomorrow night when Dynamite jackson
of Santa Monica, Calf, as his rival
of the evening.
Retzlaf and Hamas, two of the
younger generation of heavyweights.
appear on the greensboro Stadium's
card here tomorrow night. RetZlaff,
checked by Joe Sekyra in his last start,
will attempt to start a new winning
streak at the expense Of Gene Stanton
of Cleveland. Hamas. deadly punch
er, battles Pat Hayward Of Philadelphia
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RHYME, CYCLIST, WINS
HILL-CLIMBING TITLE.
Covers 375 Feet Up 70 Per Cent
Grade in 1875 Seconds
for National Honors.

ROCHESTER. N. Y. September IA
lP,.-Gene Rhyme OF Sacramento. Calf.
won the national motor cycle hill climb
championship here for the second sue
cessive time. He roared up the 70 per
cent grade to the top of the 375-fo3t
stretch in 1875 seconds.
The event for professionals with ma
chimes of IS cubic inches displacement
was conducted by the American Motor
Cycle Association.
Ralph Moore CT Indianapolis, Ind.
was second and Reggie Pink of New
York City third.
Results Of ether contests follow:
For machines of :35 cubic inches
displacement-Wo by Don Smith, Den-
nison, Tex, time, 1914 seconds; sec
ond, Reggie Pink. Bronx; third, o. w
Cassidy, Columbus, Ohio. Ten entries.
National amateur championship fol-
machines of AS cubic inches displace-
msnt with pocket valve motors-Won
by Oke Hedman. Worcester. Mass, time
24:98 seconds; second, Oliver Glow
Fresno, Calf; third, R. Pollachck, Chi
cago. Thirteen entries.
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COLLEEN HAS BULGE
ON BIG YACHT FIELD
Enters Final Race of Star Glass
Internat ional Competition
With Four-Point Lead.

By the Associated Press.
PORT WASHINGTON. N. Y, Sep
TENDER l4-The sloop Colleen, sailed
by w. j. McHugh and j. F. Watkins
of Southport, Conn, held a APPOINT
lead over her nearest rival as the fleet
of IS prepared for the third race Of
the international star class yacht rae
ing championship today
The Colleen. third in the openin,
race Saturday, led her 25 rivals acros
the finish line yesterday to boost he :,
aggregate point total to so.
The Vega, sailed by William Lyon
and B. Henderson. jr., high school boys
from Newport Harbor. Calf, second in
the first race placed sixth yesterday
and ranked just behind the Colleen
with IS points. Third place with As
points, belonged to the defending cham
pion. Peggy Wee piloted by Arthur
Knapp and Newell Weed. The Peggy
Wee finished second Yesterday to draw
up into a position threatening to the
leaders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14

Tsa counterpart Of George j. voigt
coming along to completely domi-
nate golf around the District OF
Columbia? Has Harry G. Pitt. the
Manor Club star, who won the District
championship in such impressive fash
ion last week gone far enough, and does
he possess golf enough to dominate the
tournament game around the Capital
az George Voigt did in the years 1926
and 1927 before he pulled up stakes
and left the Capital for greener and
more fertile pastures in New York?
A glance at Harry Pitts record in
tournaments for the season now in its
waning weeks discloseS the fact that
never since the years when George
Voigt was the king pin Of all the anna
teurs about the Capital has one man
won so many important tournament
victories in one season as has Harry
Pitt the 28-year-old veteran who
finally crashed through at Burning
Tree Friday to win his initial District
simon pure title.
The wonder of it is that Pitt has been
denied District title so long, and that
this year, in his seventh season as a
big time golfer around Washington, he
has not two or three District titles to
his credit The answer probably lies
in the fact that never before this year
has Pitt been so consistently fine a
golfer as he has been to win four major
tournaments in his biggest year to date.
No other golfer since Voigt has been
able to do as we'll, not even the versa
tile Miller STEVENSON, who won the local
amateur crown in 1928 and 1929.
CTARTING the season in unimpres-
y sive fashion by absorbing an unex-
pected defeat in the Washington
tourney at the hands of Jack Slattery
of Georgetown, Pitt also lost in the
Woodmont and Chevy Chase Journeys
the latter his favorite event. But
then the Pitt golfing machinery got
under way and he scored victories in
three consecutive tournaments over
first class opponents. He went over to
Baltimore and won the invitation
tourney of the Baltimore Country Club
at Five Farms, beating John Lynch Of
New York in the final. Then he came
back to Washington and went through
the Indian Spring tourney to win the
final round by and from Leroy Sas-
seer. And after losing to George F.
Miller in the Middle Atlantic cham
pionship at Virginia Beach he came
right back to Columbia to beat Billy
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FORT WASHINGTON
BILL HAS S0CKERS
SIugging Expected to Feature
Ring Show at River
Arena Tonight.
. LENTY Of cld-fashioned smuggling
- is expected to mark the boxing

~ LENTY Of cld-fashioned smuggling
- is expected to mark the boxing
card tonight at Fort Washing
ton, featuring the second bout
this season between Reds Barry, Wash
ington light-heavyweight, and Sammy
weiss OF Philadelphia. The Barry
Weiss tilt is scheduled for eight rounds.
Barry, putting on a strong finish.
f-ught Weiss to a draw early last
month.
In OTHER bouts most of the principals
will be District battlerS. The card will
open at $50 o'clock.
Henry Irving, District boy. and Gus
Edwards. Baltimore, are expected to
stage a merry fight in their Semi-final
listed for six rounds.
A quartet of four-rcunders will
round out the program. They will
bring together Frank Vance, George
town U. law student, and Billy Tucker,
former amateur light heavyweight ring
man; Casper Leon of New York City
and Joe PiScatelli; Nevin Barber, former
District amateur featherWeight cham
pion, and Willie Eschinger. and Soldier
ShsSburger and Young Lazarus.
The steamer Charles Manchester will
carry fans not driving to the fort. 1t
will leave the Seventh Street Wharves
at 7 O'Clock.
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BY WILLIAM WEEKES,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

~HICAGO, September IA.
Rogers Hornsby may be
anything but the darling Of
Cub base ball fans, but he
still can make 'em like him for
what he Is able to accomplish.
His aging legs will not let him
play every day, and he draws a lot
of booing from the crowds at Wrig-
ley Field, but his indifference to
what the customers think never was
more gloriously indicated than in
the eleventh inning Of the first
game Of yesterdays double-header
with the Boston Braves.
Hornsby had yanked himself from
the Cub lineup, sending Lester Bell
to third base in an effort to insert
more punch into the Bruins drive
to grab off third money in the Ma
tional League. After the Cubs had
taken a 2-run lead, the Braves tied
It up in the ninth, and in the elev-
enth inning Of the dramatic battle
Hornsby, counting more boos from
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WINS TWO CLOSE ONES
DORA Nine Defeats Washington

DORA Nine Defeats Washington
All-Stars, Franc jewelers..
RIVERDALE, Md, September IA
Dora ball tossers squeezed through to
hard-earned victories in both ends of
a double header. conquering Washington
All-Stars, to 6, in eight innings, and
Franc jewelers. Of Washington, to T..
Clark Owings was the shining f1gure
in Dor-A's win over the All-Stars. Not
only did he hold them at bay while
tanning seven, but he singled and scored
shortly afterward with the winning run
in the eighth. Owings also hit homer
with none on carrier in the game.
Russell pitched all the way for the
All-Stars. DORA turned in three dou-
bic plays.
A gallant rally which saw Dora
overcome seven-run lead carried 1t TO
victory in the nightcap. Dora TIED
the score at TT in the eighth and then
won in the ninth when Burdick singled
Bartoo across with the winning run.
Payne Slinkman. who until yesterday
had pitched 16 scorelesS innings, was
blasted from the hill by the visitors
after four innings.
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Homer Standing

BY the Associated Press.
Home Runs Yesterday.
Martin, Cardinals, Q; Gehrig, Yankees,
/: Hafey, Cardinals, /; Combs, Yankees,
!: Hornsby. Cubs /; Bell, Cubs, /:
Alexander, Tigers, /.
The Leaders.
Gehrig. Yankees, AZ; Ruth, Yankees,
40; Klein. Phillies. 81: Averill, Indians,
%; OFT, Giants, %; Foxx, Athletics, ~.
League Totals.
American, S3l; National, 4s7. Total,
Q0a
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.Batted for connally in eighth.

Runs batted in--Myer, West go. Rice,
Gronin, Morsan. Two-base hitsm,SspenceTr.
om nlee Daie Washineton fo
First base on balls on, Connaiiy, q of
Crowder. 2; of Hidebrand,. !. Struck out
brand, l. Hts-Of Connslly. l3 in in
nings: off Hildebrand. 2 in l inning. Wild
ptch-Hildebrand. Losing Internationally
Umpires-MesSrs Dinneen. Campbell and Nc
Gowan. Time of game hour and SO
minutes.
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. hit for Cronin, plenty of pain for
Campbell, but no good to West, who
by rule was compelled to stick to sec
ond base Walter Tauscher, pitcher
who started the season with the Ma
tionals, then was farmed to Chatta-
nooga and later sent to Baltimore, now
is the sole property of the Orioles .
he was turned over to them to complete
the player-portion Of the payment for
Pitcher Weaver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14
EASY FOR HARTFORD
Wins Both Halves in Eastern
League by Big Margins.

1ouBU e ny Dig MH1 IA5'
NEW YORK, September IA (P). -
The Eastern League ended its season
today with the Hartford Senators, the
club which Brooklyn transferred al
most intact from Macon, Ga, this year,
far out ahead. Hartford was ahead
by wide margin in both halves of the
split season. The Senators won ~
games and lost IT up to July 8, then
completed the second half with a rec
ord of 81 victories and % defeats.
Bridgeport finished second In both
sections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14
MOHAWKS ARE CALLED
Candidates for Grid Squad to Re
port Tomorrow Night.

Candidates for the Mohawk foot ball
eleven, new and old. are asked to re-
port at meeting at the club house
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
Several newcomers of proved worth
are expected to join the squad this
season.
Irvington Club of Baltimore may be
the fourth team in the proposed semi
pro foot ball league, according to
Patsy Donovan, Mohawk manager, who
is pushing plans for organization of the
loop. Mohawks, Apaches. District
champs, and st. Mary's Celtics are
other elevens upon which Donovan is
figuring.
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PUT DOWN "UPSTARTS"

Ambitious Seniors, 12-1.
MOUNT RAINIER, Md, September
14.-There's no doubt about the Mount
Rainier unlimited class team being the
best in that town.
Lindbergh Seniors figured they had
real chance to upset their town rivals
until yesterday. when the unlimiteds,
with Francis Mcmahon pitching four
hit ball. romped to a 12-l victory.
Mount Rainier scored all IL Of its
runs of Wilson, who gave way to Owens
in the sixth. The latter promptly
checked the unlimiteds, holding them
scoreless the remainder of the way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14
SAKs NINE SEEKS ACTION

Saks base ballers. District unlimited
class champions OF the Capital City
League. are seeking Sunday opponents
and especially would like to book the
Vienna. Va, firemen. Manager Dick
is listing for the Clothiers
at District 1850.
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WASTES GOOD PITCHING
Bladensburg losses Away Game
With Kanawhas in Ninth.

With Kanawhas in Ninth.
BLADENSBURG. Md. September "A
"A brilliant pinch hitting exhibition
by Adair OF the Bladensburg nine went
Tor naught yesterday when his mates
made two errors in the ninth and en-
abled KanawhaS of WASHINGTON to
score the run that gave them . rs
victory.
Adair, relieving Gasch, went 10 the
mound in the fourth inning with the
bases full and none out. He famed
the next three batters and then went
on to allow the visitors just two hits
the remainder of the way. He also did
his part in batting way, slamminE a
double and a couple of singles.
Rupert, for Bladensburg, hit q homer
and single.
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CUBS PURCHASE HURLER.

CHICAGO. September IA P.-The
Cubs have purchased Abe Miller. a
23-year-old, 115-pound right-handed
pitcher, from the Shreveport, La, club
OF the Texas League. He will report
next Spring.
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TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, Septem-
Der 1.-THE Potomac River was clear
and the Shenandoah slightly milky this
morning.
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REMNANT TO ST. PAUL

Clinches American Association
Flag by Beating Kansas City.
ST. PAUL. September II LP).-The
1881 pennant of the American Assoc
citation was won yesterday by the
ST. Paul Club. and the Saints will meet
the winner OF the International League
race for the Little World Series
championship, starting here Septem-
Der 90
feating Kansas City. IL to !. in the
second game of todays double header,
after losing the first, 4 to 3.
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GAMES TOMORROW

st. L. at Washington.
Cleveland at .Phila.
Detroit at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14

GAMES TODAY.
st. L. at Washington
Cleveland at Phila.
Detroit at New York
Chicago at Boston
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American League
yesterdays RESULTS

Washington. 7: Cleveland, /.
New York. "a: Detroit. Ia DIST. IL insD.
Chicago. 60; Boston, So GA ms, Sunday
law.
other clubs not scheduled.
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Standings in Major Circuits
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER Il. 1881.
National League
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

Cincinnati Ia: New York. 90.
Brooklyn. 8; Pittsburgh. S.
Chicago. 11-s; Boston. I'll DIST. IL inSD.
st. Louis, 81; Philadelphia. 2-2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14

GAMES TOMORROW.
Brooklyn at, Pitts.
Boston at Chicago.
Phila. at TT. Louis.
N. Y. at Cincinnati.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14
only lucky grab of Kuhers liner

only lucky grab Of Kuhel's liner
~ by Morgan held down the Ma
tons scoring in round E. the
Tribe first-sacker speared the hot one
with the tip of his glove . in the
second inning, after swinging at a
wide one, Crowder called Tor another
bat. then singled =. Harris just missed
colliding with Myer, as the latter got
Morgan's foul in the fourth after a
hard run 8. . Cronin got single, Con-
nally to Umpire Campbell to Hodapp,
in the seventh. the ball glancing of the
pitchers hands to rap the jumps smartly
on the shin, then bounded to Hodapp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14

GAMES TODAY.
Brooklyn at Pitts.
Boston at Chicago.
Phila. at 8. l.. ca.
Others not scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14

n HREE Of the four teams-G. P.
O.. Commerce and Eldbrooke-
today will start the final week
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GILL, HITTING STAR,
AND BOYLE BOUGHT
Former Leads Int. Loop at
Batting in Runs-Crowder
Battles Tribe.
~ JOHN b. KELLER.

~ NOE again this season have
the Nationals gone to the
i Baltimore market for ma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22

Peru has prohibited the exporta- tion of live alpacas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
LITTLE THEATER
 TO HOLD CONTEST
Prizes to the Best Planned Poster for Each
 Play
OPEN TO PUBLIC

The Little Theater of Waterbury has announced a contest open to the public for the best poster to be designed during the current season. A prize will be given for the best planned poster for each play beginning with the forthcom- ing production, "The Truth About Blayds." This prize will consist of two tickets for that performance and a dollar membership in the Little Theater for the following year. The grand prize which is awarded to anyone designing what the judges consider to be the best poster for the season will be a five dollar membership in the Little Theater for the following year.
 The judges for this contest are Walter H. Deacon. Wm. J. Pape, J. Warren Upson, Mrs Bonnet Bron- son and E. H. Davis, all officers of the Little Theater. The posters en- tered in the competition will be judged fairly and the award will determined by the merits of the design, its application to the theme or plot of the play and it's intrinsic artistic value.
 Posters to be entered in the com petition must be delivered to the Little theater office at 24 Central avenue, room 12, between Il and 12 a. m. seven days before the per- fCrmance. Contestants therefore must enter their posters for "The Truth About Blayds" by January 2nd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
YOUTH JAILED FOR AUTO JOY RIDING Ice

The warm rain of the early ing touches to the 4,400 pounds of morning just about put the finish ice that comprised the lice mounds" embellished with colored lights in the City Hall fountain. Raymond o. Mills, Illuminating engineer of the Connecticut Light & Power company, stated to-day that he intends to wait for a cold srap before ordering more ice put in and at the same time he will in- stall more colored lights.
 The upper part of the City Hall fountain was heaped high with chopped ice. and the base of the fountain also was filled with the little ice cubes. Strings of colored lights, twinkling on and off, added the necessary color and resulted in an interesting spectacle.
 The ice melted rapidly the past few days and it was estimated by the City Hall electrical expert John J. Fitzgerald, that the ice had dwindled from 4,400 pounds to about 1000 pounds.
 The water does not affect the lights as the sockets are water proof.
 If the weather gets cold in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22

factories have sen in $481.50 while 67 business houses have contribute ed $285. The sum of $133.73 has been received in booths and un. classified sales have netted $4.14.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
BUILDING SURVEY
 IN CONNECTICUT
Figures Prepared for Pub- licatiOn By the New
 Haven Railroad
COMPARATIVE DATA

Building activities in Connecticut cities and towns continued to fol- low the trend of the preceding month during November and considerably both as compared with October and with the correspond ing month of last year, according to the monthly survey taken by the freight traffic department of the New Haven railroad.
 Among the twenty-three com munities reported upon by the railroad, the total value of the building permits issued in Novem- Der was more than half million dollars less than that of october. which had the lowest total since February, and nearly "a million dollars below the figure of Novem- Der, 1880.
 Despite the downward trend, ten of the twenty-three cities and towns were able to report gains over their October building per- init figures. These were Bristol, Derby, Greenwich. Hamden. New Britain, New Haven, Norwich. Stratford, Wallingford and West Haven. New Haven was highest on the months list with West Hartford and Bristol, second and third, respectively.
 As compared with the building figures of November, 1880, how ever, there were only three com munities which recorded gains. These were Hamden, Meriden and New Haven.
 omparative figures for Mo- yember, 1881 and for November. 1N2n are renorted In the railroad's s