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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
Taxed, Too?

1t seems to Marian that everything
that she especially likes bears the bur
den Of the new war taX-sundaes, So
das, candy, beads, and about every
thing she had been accustomed to ask
for when mother and father went to
town. Now they limit the number of
Injuries they buy for her and always
explain their limitation by saying ION
account of the war tax or plus the
war tax"
The other day a new baby sister
came to Marian's home. Fixedly she
looked at it the next day after Its ar
rival "What did 1t costT' she asked.
Twenty dollars" boasted her IA
Their.
The second question quickly fol-
lowed. plus the war ta1?'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
GERMAN BLOCKADE
LIFTED SATURDAY
MAY BOOST COTTON

With the lifting Saturday of the
blockade against Germany, trading be-
tween that country and the United
States. as we'll as the other associated
powers, will begin.
Acting Secretary of State Polk an
nounced Friday that blanket licenses
would be issued for transactions Of
American firms, and that details
would be given within As hours after
decision by legal experts as to wheth-
er a formal proclamation by the presi-
dent would ba necessary.
Trading in all commodities, except
dyestuffs. chemicals and potash, con-
troll over which will be exercised by
the reparations committee set up by
the peace treaty, will be unrestrict-
ed, it was said American firms doing
business with Germany must send
their agents into that country with
out passports, however, as these car
not be issued until the proclamation
Of peace.
Shipment of goods which this ccun
try sends to Germany must be made
ranged later through private capital,
officials said. While Germany has
large quantities of goods ready to be
exported, officials doubted that there
would be any great demand for them
in this country, and consequently the
hoJ t. 60 Of a Init ed
States is expected to be large.
Germany was said to be in immedi-
ate and pressing need of raw materi-
ais of almost all kinds. particularly
cotton and copper, in order to rehabili-
tate her industries. Large amounts
of food have been sent into that coun-
| try under direction of the interallied
relief commission, but it is believed
that the demand for corn and other
cereals will be great. Clothing of all
kinds also is needed.
Three ships for Germany already
| have been loaded in American ports
one with cotton and two with general
merchandise, it was stated Friday at
the shipping board and they will start
overseas as soon as licenses for their
cargoes have been issued.
1t was also announced that direct
steamship lines to Hamburg and Bre
men would be established by the
board. These lines will operate out
of New York, Boston, Philadelphia
Baltimore and South Atlantic and gull
ports, just as soon as the necessary
cargoes are at the docks.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
HAVE TO PURCHASE BRIDES
santaII Indian Bridegroom Must Lay
Up Money Before He Can As
pre to Wife.

The Santail Indians must literally
purchase their brides. They pay
sum of money to the girls parents
usually about 100 rupees-and. in ad-
dition, they present the mother and
the female relatives with new saris
or shawls.
Should the bridegroom choose a
widow for his wife, she will only cost
half the sum mentioned. The reason
why the Santail Indians hold widows
In less regard than unmarried females
is because they assert that In the
next world man and wife are reunited.
hence a widow who marries again is
only "lent" to her second husband.
When young man courts a girl who
does not favor his suit, he adopts an
eccentric way to cure her stubborn
ness. After having dipped his finger
In red paint, he goes in search of the
/ lady and imprints his mark on her
forehead Then he may claim her as
his wife.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
OF YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY
Italian Town, Industrial Center, Still
Retains Reminder OF the
Middle Ages.

Aroma is best known 10 travellers as
the station on the railroad from Milan
where Lake Maggiore first bursts into
view. To Italians it is best known for
its plantations of American corn,
novelty In Europe.
Today, Aroma is an industrial CEN
ter, but off in the northeast corner
the castle of Angero adds touch TO
the landscape which bespeaks medic
val Importance. The famous BGr-
romeos-they who produced Cardinal
de Medici, who became Pope Plus ~
-dwelt in ancestral halls on the out
skirts of the village.
At the Hotel Reale. a tablet calls
attention to the fact that Gariba'di
was guest there in 1S4S.
That Aroma. Lago Maggiore.' Turn
er's wonderful canvas, was not made
from photographs can be gathered
from Ruskin's letter, in which he says,
"No such hills are, or ever were, IN
sight from Aroma. They are gathered
together, hill by hill, partly from the
Battles of Oleggio, partly from above
the town here partly from half way
up the lake near Bayeno and then all
thrown together in one grand 1mag-
mary chain
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
PACIFIC FLEET TO SAIL.

Washington.-The newly organized
Pacific fleet will sail from Hampton
Roads July 10 instead of July %, as
previously arranged, 1t was decided
late today at conference between
Secretary Daniels and Admiral Hugh
Rodman, commanded of the fleet. The
date of the fleets arrival at San Diego,
Cal, was fixed at Aug. to 8.
Passage of the fleet through the
Panama Canal will furnish the first
great test of that waterway as stra-
tegic asset in connection with the Op-
Grafton of the nations naval forces.
Two squadrons Of fifty-four destroy
ers will lead the fleet out of Hampton
Roads. The run to the Atlantic en-
trance of the Panama Canal is expect
ed to take six days.
Tentative plans call for the review
Of the fleet by President Wilson, who
is to go aboard the flagship New
Mexico with Secretary Daniels outside
the Golden Gate, Aug. Is, and enter
the harbor with the armada. From
San Francisco the fleet will proceed
| to Puget Sound and anchor at the
Bremerton navy yard. The New Mex.
leo, with Secretary Daniels and his
official party aboard, will then go to
the Hawaiian Islands, where Mr.. Dan
iels will inspect the naval shore estab-
lishments and officiate at the opening
of the immense new naval dry dock al
Pearl Harbor.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
Soda Water Tax Repeal.

Repeal of the soda water tax was
decided On by republican leaders OF
the house The decision, which was
made by the republican steering COM
mittee. will be referred to the ways
and means committee, which will draft
repeal measure. Some leaders pre-
dicted that the tax, which levies an
lmpost of 10 per cent en- soft drinks
and ice cream, would be repealed
within q month.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
AMBASSADOR PAGE RESIGNS.

Thomas Nelson Page, United States
ambassador to Italy, arriving here to-
night from Liverpool on the steamer
Carmania, announced that he had re-
turned for the purpose of resigning
his post.
Mr. Page cleared up reports concern
ing his resignation by stating he had
not yet resigned, but had written to
Washington several months ago ask
ing permission to come home and ten.
der his resignation in person.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
Acid-Stonlach
Makes g Out of 10
People Suffer

Doctors declare that more than 10 NON
organic diseases be traced to Acf6-
Stomach. Starting with indigestion. hesfx-
burn belching, food repeating. b'oat, sons.
gassy stomach, the entire system eventually
becomes affected, every vital organ suffering
in some degree other. You see these VIC
tins of Acid Stomach everywhere-peopis
who are subject to nervousness. headacns.
insomnia bilousncss-people who suffer from
rheumatism. lumbago. sciatica and aches ana
pains all over the body 1t Is safe TO say
that about people out of 10 suffer to sons
extent from Acid Stomach.
II you suffer from stomach trouble Oh
even II you do not feel any stomach distress.
yet are weak and ailing, feel tired ara
dragged out. lack pep and enthusiasm ano
know that something is wrong although yoC
cannot locate the exact cause of your trcs-
ble-you naturally want to get back yosS
grip on health as quickly possible Ths9
take EATONIC. the wonderful modern rem
edy that brings quick relief from pains Oh
indig estion. belching, gassy boat. etc. kssp
your stomach strong. clean and sweet See
how your general health imprOves-h0~
quickly the old-time vim. vigor and Vitality
comes back!
Get a big soc box Of EATONTC from yoss
druggist today. 1t is guaranteed to pleas
you If you are not satisfied your drugxfs&
will refund money.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
For the Nejohtors' SAKE,

"EXtrayagance," said Pittsburgh
man, lis the bane of America. and why
are we excravsgant? For the fun Of
it? Eo-for the neighbors' sake.
II know man who awoke very late
one winter night aud found his wife
Just returning to the bedroom.
whats that loud noise | heard?'
ne asked, and what have you been do
ing in the cold!
Its ell right, dear she answered.
Go 10 sleep again. You see, the PEG
pie are coming back home from the
opera, and I just slipped down and
slammed the front door hard. so that
the neighbors would think we'd been
there"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26

YOU Do More Work,

you are more ambitious and you get moro
.nioyment out of everything when your
hlood is in good condition. Impurities IN
the blood have a very depressing effect on
the system, causing weakness. laziness,
nervousness and sickness.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying
and EnrichinS the Blood. When you feel
its STRENGTHENING. invisorating effect. sec
how it brings color to the cheeks and how
II improves the appetite. you viii then
appreciate its true tonic value.
GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC
4 mot a patent medicine. 1t is simply
IRON and QUININE suspended in Syrup.
So pleasant even children like it. The
blood needs Quinine to Purifyit and IRON
to Enrich it. These reliable tonic prop
critics never fail to drive out impurities In
the blood.
The Strength Creating Power of GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC has made it
the favorite tonic in thousands of homes.
More than thirty-five years ago, folks
would ride long distance to get GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC when a
member of their family had Malaria or
needed a bodybuilding. STRENGTHENING
tonic. The formula is just the same to-
day, and you can get 1t from any drug
store. 60c per bottle.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
Practical Suggestions.

1--WE figured out a solution OF the
traffic tangle.'
"Airplanes?'
Nope! Keep the automobiles on
the sidewalks and let the pedestrians
take the Streets
But how about the street carsT'
PUT the trollies under them, and
run them above the wires
"Where'd you park the machines!
Park them in the stores"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
Disorder Demanded.

"What made them fire that chairman
out Of the Window" askei the boil
shevist.
He insulted one of our most rever-
enced principles" replied the anarch-
list. 1.-THE first thing he said was, The
meeting will come to ORDER"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
Bonds Liver P:slS
Will Set You Right

Are you bilious. constipated and ner
vous? Do you have frequent spells of
headache and indigestion?
Then. 90 to your druggist and ask for
o5c bottle of Bonds Liver Pills and
know what IT means to be free OF all
those ills.
Bonds Liver Pills are mild. They go
right % the spot and correct the
trouble without causing pain or dis
comfort. Sold oy all good druggists in
ESQ LottIes-Ady.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
Take RICH-TONE
and aain new energy

Rich-Tone makes more red c0rpuse1ess
enrichihg and purifying the blood n
contains I'LL OfSthe elements TINT are
needed most ia maintaining strenEda
and vigor. Rich-TOne rests the urea
nerves. restores appetite. induces
heaIthful sleep-it gives You all the.e
things which mean energy and well
being. Get n bottle tOday--on1y 1i.S@
ut all drug stores.
A. B. Richards Medicine Co.. Sherman. Texas
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
FOR HEADACHES

There isn't any Headache remedy
that does the work like CAPUDINE.
It gives quick relief from Headaches
Of all kinds. Trial size 10 cts. Larger
sizes also-IT'S LIQUID.-adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
Only One.

There has been only one successful
food controller in the history OF the
world, the one who made five loaves
and two fishes to feed q multitude.
Then you could have faced the world,
even If the sea of Galilee were throb-
bling with suhmarines.-Lloyd George.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26

What pity that the truth Is the
most disagreeable thing one can say
about some people.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
Short.

June-"What That tall lieutenant
robbed YOU of a kiss? Bess-"Yes,
but he had to hold me up to do it"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26

When the war-dogs assail, one
doesn't want to be 4 cat, doing In
the sunlight.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26

Constipation generally indicates disordered
stomach liver and bowels Wright's Indian
Vegetable Pills restore regularity without
gripping Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26

HOW MUCH for 10 acres IL miles north OF
Houston, a few rods west of the Westheld
road. Also 10 town lots in Aldinef Write
r. L. Barker 45lf Maple. Houston, Texas
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26
II Believe ICOuld
Not Have Lived
If / Had Not Taken Rich Tone.
Says N. p. Stevens.

SThis truly wonderful tonic Inns aene
me more good than all the DOCTOR
tre,fments and I have been under the
care Of several eminent physictans.
am truly grateful for the benefit haTe
received from taking Rfch-TOne nn0
recommend 1t to all people who arS
physically weak and run down"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-26

A probable story is the first weapon
Of calumny.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-23
Fighters Training Industrousiy But Real Labor Is Being Done By Old Reliable - Feature Sport Yarns.

"HE HARDEST part of the daily
 A life of Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard is their grinds in their train ing areas or those morning hikes over the roads, There is little or no mental strain to that. Leave that to Promoter Tex Rickard, the man who has proved his greatness in several big schemes of the sort in the last few years.
 If nobody thinks it's just a little work, the attention of some small details, and the pocketing of a huge profit after the fight, he has another guess coming. There is no question: ing the coming bout as an attraction. It's the biggest thing that could be pulled, and 1t quite naturally should be productive of enough not to make Mir Rickard feel satisfied when the thing is over.
 Judging from the present interest in the coming bout, it's not a bad guess to declare that there will prob ably be $50O,000 taken in at the gate in Toledo next Fourth of July. It's lot of money. To date something more than $2O0,0OO has been taken in for tickets, and that money is now reposing in several banks. In addi- ton there are probably $1O0,O0 worth of tickets out in various cen- tres for which no return has been made as yet. However, they are as good as sold, for they are in the hands of people who are preparing to run specials to the contest.
 To make any kind of profit Tex Rickard will have to play to $400, 900 with the fight. A lot of money, sure enough; but if that is all that will come in Tex's share will be only something like $4O,OO0, which is small figure considering his risk.
 To begin with, the fighters are go- ing to draw down between them $127, 800. Add that to $105,0OO, which the arena is going to cost, which in cidentally is much over what Tex in tended spending when he arranged the match. The cost of raw material is away above what it was.
 However, those two items measure up to $227,500, and added to that is the cost. of promotion of the affair, an item which will hit well around the $50,00 mark; probably more, the items being those of office rental, telegrams, mailing, travel cost, and all such things necessary in doing the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-23
SPORT BREEZE

Laddy Meyers, the intercollegiate pole vault champion, has been elected captain of the Dartmouth College track team. Myers will be a great help to Harry Hillman in developing the track team.
 Many New York distance runners are going to Pittsburgh for the mod flied Marathon race to be decided there next month. The boys are now warming up for the contest, which is looked upon as the blue ribbon one of Snoketown.
 Widespread interest is being mani fested in the interallied games, writes John J. Dolan from France. Dolan states that the Americans in France are awaiting the contest with the keen est of interest. Many wagers have been made that the United States boys will come out on top again.
 Dolan says that he saw Jim Duncan training recently and was surprised at the improvement in his work. While army work has taken up much of Jin's time I am satisfied that any one who beats him will have to smash a record,' writes Dolan.
 Final arrangements for the, Metro politan junior track and field cham pionships will be made at meeting of the championship committee at the A. A. L. Headquarters Monday night.
 The meeting of the championship committee will be an important one All entries received will be passed upon. Those who wish to compete must get on the band wagon today to be eligible
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-23

PROMISES to house D some good boxing shows next season. but we hope that the promot CTS will do justice 10 the sport as well as to the public and themselves. We hope and trust that the Police Com mission will stamp down Its feet and make 1t impossible for a promoter who has been graned a. permit to transfer it to someone else. This practise has been the means of plac- ing boxing in the hands of the dis honest and corrupt promoters more than once.
 This transfer of permits is one of the greatest evils existing in connec- ton with the game here. The person to whom the permit has been grant ed should make his plans and know what he wants 10 do before applying for a license. We personally don't be- Iieve that Commissioner Stanley ap- proves of the transfer business, for if he did certainly he would not put that they now go through. Mir. Stan that they now go through. MT. Stan lev is a boxing enthusiast and while at times the writer cannot agree with him on certain points, we have all the respect and recognize in him one of the best and truest friends boxing and all clean sports has in this state We know too that if MT. Stanley had his way the game would be a much improved one. But in many ways he is powerless.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-23
SCHOOL SOCCER
 BIG PROBLEM
Officials Here Are Giving 1t Much AttentiOn-Other News From GridirOn.

Soccer footbaIlamong public schools of this city next season is a question that is creating a great deal of com ment throughout the city owing to the unjust methods of the Public School Athletic committee which is composed of several of the principals of the schools who in the majority of the cases do not know the first thing about the game. This committee has been in existence for the past five sea- sins while soccer has been played among the boys and they have never interfered with the soccer officials as the latter were fighting hard for recognition.
 For three seasons the game was played amid great disadvantages but this has greatly improved during the past two seasons with the result that the game is now the banner one for. school sports. The rules of the soccer committee have never been tempered with but during the past two months the athletic committee have awoke to the fact that they must do something to create a disturbance or they may lose their positions. The more the athletic committee knocks soccer the greater is the boost for the game and the boys are determined on having soccer and they will be accommodat- ed. If the athletic committee bucks the soccer committee there is not the slightest doubt but that the boys will play the game through other channels.
 The soccer committee which con- sists of the writer, Arthur Stead, Rob- ert Rae, George Mason, F. V. Gahan and Miss H. Clark have done their ut most to agree with the athletic com mittee but the terms of the latter are too severe to accept and may cause a split The soccer committee have asked the athletic committee to amend several of their rules and have met with refusal in every instance The soccer committee are certainly sim cere in their demands but the athletic committee are unbearable and a split may follow. The writer secured a trophy for the schools to compete for this trophy has been competed for during the past five seasons and the athletic committee have now come forward to say that the trophy shall not be played for this season as they refuse the boys to play for anything but honor.
 After waiting for over six months. the soccer banner won by the Bar mum school team last November in the United War Work Campaign Knock out competition, has arrived in the city and will be officially presented to the captain of the team this evening at the meeting of the Public School soccer league. All who have seen the banner state that it is the finest ever presented in schoolboy athletics in this city. By the way it will be the last unless the athletic committee con- sent to several alterations in their am endmepts
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-23

will make the trip by automobile. The crowd expects to make the trip in two days, arriving in Toledo on the morning of July 3. Remember. boys. Toledo is already dry and the rest of the country will be like the Sahara Desert after July 1. Watch your s' and let's be nice to ourselves.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-23

T HE FUTURE of boxing fin Bridge
 x port rests in the hands of local promoters, managers and boxers and not the public. The public will be fooled only once. And once 1t is fooled or tricked the game will be fit for burial one could not ask for two bet ter shows than those conducted here last month. If all promoters woIld profit by the example set by those who promoted these shows the sport would soon come back into its own here.
 But the promoter must be man who will keep his word, who will see to 1t that he gives the public what 1t wants--not what he wants. Local bouts are always the most profitable and the most popular because they incur less expense and because the fans know what to expect. There is no room in Bridgeport for divers or pre- tenders. If material must be imported let it be tire kind that is known and proven itself.