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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
Rheumatism
A Remarkable Home Treat,nen

A Remarkable Home Treatment
 Given by One Who Had It
 In the Spring of, 1885 was attacked by Muscular and Sub-acute Rheu- 1natism. I suffered as only those who have it know, for over three years. tried remedy after remedy, and doctor after doctor, but such relief as l re- ceived was only temporary. Finally, I found a treatment that cured me completely, and it has never re- turned. I have given it to number who were terribly afflicted and even bedridden with rheumatism, some of them 70 to 80 years old, and results were the same as in my own case
 want every sufferer from such forms of rheumatic trouble to try this marvellous healing power. Don't send a cent; simply mail your name and address and will send it free to try. After you have used it and it has proven itself to be that long-looked- for means of getting rid of your rheumatism, you may send the price of it, one dollar, but understand, I do not want your money unless you are perfectly satisfied to send it. Isn't that fair?> Why suffer any longer when relief is thus offered you free? Don't delay. Write today
 Mark H. Jackson, No. 106 G, Ours ton Bldg, Syracuse, N. Y.
 MT. Jackson is responsible. Above State1nent true.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
POLAND FULL OF
 BABYLESS TOWNS

New York, Nov. IT - Babyless towns thickly dot the for1orn land scape of Poland and in many of them there are no longer any births, declared Dr. Hersche1 c. Walker, chief of the American Relief Admin istra ton, who recently returned from that country. He supervised the dis tribution of American food to Polish sufferers.
 All of the infants born in the succumbed to starvation and the diseases it introduces, or they have been removed to places where they can be properly fed, pr. Walker said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
Fine Collection of Blanket Flannel
 BATHROBES for Women Special !S4. 69

who thinking, about to good Bathrobe, will be completely sat- with the quality and low of these Robes They heavy Blanket Flannel of them of the we'll Beacon" There is good variety of paterns trimmed with blending coored satene. All have cord belt and pockets Special &4.60
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
CHURCH PREPARES
 EXPENSE BUDGET

New York, Nov. 17-For the first time in the history of the Methodist Episcopal church, a budget provid- ing for the expenses of all the benev- oIent branches of the whole denoni- nation is to be prepared at a meeting Of it's Council of Boards of Benevo- fence, to be held in Boston tomor- row and Thursday.
 The income to be placed at the disposal of these benevolent boards this year is estimated at s23,0OO,0OO. Their former income was about ST. 100000. The increase has been made possible by the collection of the $115, 5,0O0,000 Centenary fund sub scribed last year by Methodists in pledges covering a five-year period.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
WANT GRAIN HELD BACK.

ChicagO, NOV. 17-WhiIe not Ia voring a grain strike for any set price, sentiment among organized farmers in the great agricultural states in them fiddle west runs strongly toward holding back grain as far as practicable for better prices, according to canvass made here. This survey of sentiment was taken by the Illinois Agricultural Association.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
BROWNSVILLE IS
 OUT OF WAY PLACE

Point Isabel, Tex. Noov. 17-An out of the way place is this Gulf coast resort where President-elect Harding is recuperating from the strain of the national campaign. For communication with the outside world it depends upon narrow guage railroad to Brownsville, and automobile road, few telegraph and telephone lines and the big givern- ment wireless station through which came the first direct informa tion on the Corpus Christi storm of Septem- Der, 1919.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
LISBON'S TRAFFIC
 HALTED BY STRIKE

Lisbon, Noov. 17-Traffic at this port has been almost paralyzed by a strike of the 1ongshoremen and steve dores and by workers on the state railways. Meantime the city has been given an evil appearance by a strike of the garbage wagon drivers and street cleaners
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
COMPETING FOR
 TAFT's, 3,G10 LEFT

Boston, Noov. IT Unitarian churches all over the country and Canada are competing to secure $3.000 given by former President William Howard Taft, honorary chairman of the Unitarian Campaign 70 the $3,000,000 fund being raised by this denomination between Nov. Il and Nov. 21.
 President Taft asked that his sub scription be added to the total of the church subscribing the greatest per cen ia ge over it's quota.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
WAGES STAY UP.

Fall River, Mass, Nov. 17-Wages of 35,000 operatives in cotton mills here will remain at the scale that has been in force for the past six months, according to an agreement reached by representative of the manufac- tnrers and employees yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
GERMAN COAL STOLEN.

Rotterdam, Nov 17-Thousands Of tons of German coal, intended for some of the Entente nations have been stolen while en route down the Rhine and smuggled into Holland in barges, says the Rotterdam Courant. Only a part of thee oal was un1oaded at the Allied depots, and the rest, covered with stones, was brought down the river to Holland, says the newspaper.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
2zinch Uide
 OUTING FLANNEL -s lDds :30c nOW
 29c q yd.

It is of good heavy Fleece quality, strong and durable. You will find the pieces are all full and per feet. To those who are handy with the sewing machine will find this Fabric makes excellent Nightgowns and Pajamas.
 Special 2SC a va.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
TRADE RECOVERING.

London, Nov. 17-Britain's foreign trade for September showed a slight recovery, following a trade being re- duced to f21,000,000 as against f24, 100000 in August.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17
Advertise in The Times
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 LEADING MILLINERS
LEADING MILLINERS

We offering exceptional values in reliable Fur Scarfs and Mffs We purchased large stocks recently just after the big cut in prices which enables offer better values than any other store in this city.
 S13 Black Coney shawl scarfs 9.75 S16 Black Coney shawl scars SPAS $15 Black China Walf shawl scarfs $11.75 $20 Black China Wolf shawl scarfs S14.9S S25 Black China Wolf shawl scarfs $19.9S $50 Black Natural wolf $33.75 Black Scarfs $24.75 SS5 Black Lynx Scarfs $27 0O to S75 Fox S33.00 to $75 Natural clloker scarfs $12O0 to S20 Natural Stone Martin Cloker Scarfs $37 00 to S62 Natural Opossum Cho1er Scarfs $14.O0 to S1 $24.O0 to $40
 Wanta.Je fur here One-thrd less than elsewhere
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
SMITH COLLEGE SUMMONS
 THE GREAT CLAN OF SMITt

'Do you realize that you have a great name?'
 This question, put to the 100000 members of the great American clan of Smith, is being raised throughout the country by the committee in charge of the campaign for the s4,000,00 Fund for Smith College, the largest college for women in the world, which is seeking greater funds for increasing the faculty's salaries and for new dor mitories and equipment
 The national committee for the Smith drive, headed by Mrs. Hannah Dunlap Andrews of New York. has directed the 12,O00 Smith women to communicate with every Smith in the
 country, and if Ebenezer Smith, of Artichoke, Montana, fails to realize
 that he is the posAssor of grand old name, the Smith college women declare it won't be their fault
 City directories, telephone books, social registers, church and club mem bership Hsts-au have been combed for Americas million Smiths, and names and addresses have been com piled. Pamphlets are out asking each
 Smith to reflect upon the majesty of his name and asking each to perpetu
 ate it in education by contributing one l dollar to the fund for Smith College. Undertaking task of this sort, put | ting the college women in a. class with | Uncle Sam on large scale enumeration,
 would stagger most people; but not | the Smith women, they say. The bold ness of the job is illustrated in the
 statistics completed, which show that
 there are S.1 Smiths, large and small, l in every 1000. In New York City, it
 is said, five out of every 1000 bear the
 name; inA Los Angeles, the percentage
 is 9,S; in Cincinnati 6.S; in Cambridge,
 Mass, 96; in New Orleans, 6.8; while i in Atlanta, Ga, the bailiwick of Sena- ] tor Hoke Smith, there are in every
 thousand no less than IT who are soon
 to be told that among all cognomens,
 common, fancy, or otherwise, there is
 none so fair and none so brave as the
 ancient title of Smith.
 1 The college statisticians have gone further than to list the Smiths by
 number. They have raked Who's 1 Who and exhausted the archives of the American Hall of Fame and now
 maintain that the Smith representa-
 ton is second to none.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
PERSONALS

Mrs. William II. Cruickshark and children, who have been seriously i'll with grip, are recovering.
 Rev. John II. Broderick, rector of St. Patrick5s church, is recovering from his illness, although regaining his
 strength very slowly.
 Miss Almira G. Blake, who has been
 at the home of her sister, Mrs. Thomas Grieve, of Norwich, for several days,
 has returned to Ashaway, R. L, Miss Katherine Cannon chief op-
 orator at the Manchester telephone exchange, has been i'll with an at
 tack of grip at her home in Filing ton.
 l Registered for week recently at 1 the Hotel Fl Toyar, Grand Canyon,
 Arizona, were J. w. Gladden., R. c. Plaut and the Misses Cadden, all of this city.
 Mrs. Richard P. Quinn and son Richard, who for the past month have been with Mrs. Quinn's parents, MT. and Mrs. J. H. Butler, left Wednesday 1 for New York. where MT. Quinn has ] accepted position. Supt. $. J. Kehoe of the Norwich gas
 and electric department, a patient at i the Backus hospital for nervous break down, was considered greatly im- proved on Wednesday and expects to | be able to leave the hospital in about | a week, when he will take trip in l the interest of his health.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
Stomach So Bad She
 Had Lost All Hope
Suffered agony for 8 years, and then got well in a hurry.

"I suffered from stomach trouble for eight years-had acute indigestion for four years. All that time have not slept wink before in the morning. stomach was one solid sore.
 Doctors said l had catarrh and neuralgia of the stomach, also female trouble for which needed an opera tion. I was nothing but living Skel- eton and had given up hope.
 Then my husband brought home a bottle of Milks Emulsion. From the second dose. I began eating. and now. I haven't had pain in my stomach since the first dose. and my female trouble Is fast disappearing. ."-Mattie Cartwright. Tyler Texas:
 sion gives in stomach trouble is only part of it's good work. The benefit is both prompt and lasting. It costs nothing to try tive food and corrective medicine. It l restores healthy, natural bowel action doinS away with all need of pills and
 physics It promotes appetite and | shape to assimilate food. It helps build flesh and strength. and is a powerful aid in resisting and repairing the ef-
 fects of wasting diseases. Chronic stomach trouble ard constipation are promptly relieved-usually in one day This is the only solid emulsion made and so palatable that it is eaten with 2 spoon like ice cream; Truly wonder | ful for weak. sickly children.
 No matter how severe your case. -oU are urged to try Milks Emulsion under 1 this guarantee: Take six bottles home with you. use it according to directions your money will be promptly refunded Price 6A? and S1.20 per bottle. The
 Milks Emulsion O.. Terre Haute, Ind
 Sold by druggists everywhere.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
MILITARY FLYERS NOT MADE
 OVER NIGHT SAYS BINGHAM

Military aviators cannot be made over night, but college students are capable of working far more rapidly and intensively than anyone realized are two of the conclusions reached by Col. Hiram Bingham in an article pub Hshed in the January issue of The Historical Outlook.
 Col. Bingham, who was a professor at Yale and was commanding officer of the aviation instruction center at Is- sodoun, France. writes on the topic, How American Av:ators Were Train ed. His writing has local interest as he spends the summers at his place in Salem.
 He closes his article as follows:
 Tn conclusion. our experience in the Great War taught us that military av- tators cannot be created over night, but must receive at least six months instruction even under the most favor able conditions and granted full equip- ment.
 Tn the second place, college stu | dents are capable under such pres sure and indictment of being able to work far more rapidly and intensive ly than anyone realized, and that uni versailles can be quickly adjusted to the requirements of military aeronau- l tics.
 1 Tn the third place, college teachers thrive under inspection. Greatly i'm proved results can be obtained by sympathetic oversight and ispection o1 l their work instead of carrying academic freedom" so far as to mear ! neglected isolation.
 '1n the fourth place. the aviator is usually of a type requiring more sym pathetic handling than the average soldier. His work is highly danger ous and purely voluntary. No one car compel him to fly and if he is sem up lacking in confidence and self-as- surance. the results are often tragic | Finally. if it had not been for the ; cordial cooperation of our allies anG ! their willingness to lay bare to us the r~ost secret of their discoveries and the most precious of the lessons
 which they have earned in the first three years of the war. wewould have I been hopelessly handicapped in avia- tion. In taking pride in the perform l ance of our aviators we must never forget the debt we owe to those Brit | ish and French instructors who SC
 freely assisted us by every means 1T
 their power"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
SPREADS FIRE ALARM WHEN NAKED BY SUPPORTING SMOKE
Especial to The Bulletin.)

Westminster Hill, Feb. 1S-StartIed out of sleep about 12.30 o'clock We'd nesday morning by a sense of suffoca- tion. Benjamin Davies jumped from his bed falling to the floor for the moment from the dense smoke in his room and reused his mother and sis ter who were asleep in an adjoining room. They found the ell of the house ilready in blaze. Not stopping to dress they scrambled into coats and Mrs. Warren wrapped t5eir invalid mother in coat and bed quilt and half led and half carried her to the par sonage for refuge while the brother began removing the contents of the burning building.
 TShe Newton and Rosenzwig young folk were at the home of the former, next door and quickly responded to the call for help, working valiantly throughout the fire. Meanwhile the telephone had been rung and the op- orator asked to spread the alarm and get help to them. A woman but half dressed got the church key, ran to the church in the dark. rang the bell vigorously ten or fifteen minutes as a
 signal for help. Quickly a large num-
 Der gathered and nearly everything
 was saved .fro"a the ground floor of
 the house but the few things on the SSCouu LOOT COuln not De saved. The wind carried the blaze Tn the direction
 of the barn which had to be closely
 watched. Water was poured on the
 nearby house which was saved while
 the well house was burned.
 Fire also caught and had to be fought in the tops of several trees near the house. Earl McLeon a brave youngster not vet nine years. ran
 alone alone with a lantern nearly a
 mile to get Will Davies. brother of Benjamin, owner of the house. and a l neighbor living near Mir Davies The crowd present. at the fire push cd the blazing sides of the house in to the flames to keep the fire, from spreading. Fortunately the barn 1 sheltering large number of sheen
 and the rescued property was saved 1 as were the rest of the outbuildings. The origin of the fire is not known Great sympathy is felt for the fani- 1 lv who had lived on the place less than year MT. Davies having bought it from MT. Silva. Many improve ments had been made including pa- l pering, painting. shingling and other work making it one Of the most at | tractive homes on Westminster Hill | MT. Davies and his mother and sister very greatly appreciated the help re- | ceiyed from friends who came to do all possible to assist them at this 1 time
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
VALENTINE SOCIAL FOR
 BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE

The B, Y..P. U. of the First Baptist church held delightful valentine so- ciaf at the church Wednesday even- ing. At 7.45 o'clock more than forty were seated at tables appropriately decorated with emblems of St. Valen- tine. Dainty hand painted valentines, the work of Miss Vera Stetson, made pretty souvenirs of the evening. Af- ter blessing by the Rev. MT. Strouse the following menu was served: Es- calloped potatoes, salmon salad bread and butter sandwiches rasp- berry jello with whipped cream, cake and coffee.
 A short business meeting was held proceeding an hour when game fol- lowed game with hearts and the valentine motive predominant. The committee having the program in charge comprised Leslie Ward, chairman, Miss Gladys Meier, Miss Lillian Crumb, Miss Vera Stetson and Miss Fannie Meier
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
OLD SOL STARTS THAW
 IN NORWICH STREETS

With Wednesdays warmer weather the, snow that has been with us for the past few weeks began to slip gently away and by nightfall the streets and sidewalks were running water several inches deep. In the middle of the day thermometers re- corded 62 in the sun, while 1t was 52 in the shade, inducing thawing condi- tions all day long. With snow piled high on both sides of the majority of the streets in the city, the car tracks and sidewalks, being on a lower level, were flooded. Sewers in the suburban districts are practically all choked with snow and water so that they fur nish no relief.
 At one place on West Main street near Falls avenue the sewer became clogged and before it could be clean ed out the car track was flooded to a depth of many inches. This was the case in many places i'll the city on Wednesday.
 The Shore Line Railway company Is still experiencing much difficulty in opening up their lines, and with the sudden changes in temperature it is doubtful if those lines that run to i Willimantic and Yantic will be opened for some time. At Occum flats and on the Baltic flats on the Willimantic Ill6 there IS several lllcnSS O1 Ice cON-
 ering the rails. At Yantic flats the
 same difficulty is experienced. Dur ing the rain of Sunday the tracks be- came covered with water to depth of | nearly a foot and the sudden change in weather on Monday froze the water | solid before it could be drained of. The New London line is open clear l through and every effort will be made l to keep it so. Water is drained off as
 soon as it collects, so that if a freez- | ing time should come the rails would not be covered with ice. Cars are also
 being run over local lines during the ] night to keep the water from freezing | to the rails.
 ] One of the worst difficulties that the ] company has to contend with is the ice which has formed between the rails
 Tn many places along the lines it is so high in the middle of the tracl; | that the underrigging of the cars
 scrapes on it and many times. unless 1 caution is used, the car will jump the l track.
 Many people are wondering what i will happen if a good warm rain 1 should come at this time with the l Thames river frozen to a point near
 Kitemaug and the rivers frozen to the l north of Norwich. The whole water
 shed of the QuinebauS and Shetrckei rivers is covered with snow to an av-
 craze depth of three feet. Should z l warm rain come it is believed that this l city and all points along both rivers
 would see the worst freshet in many | years
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
$2s,5ss.14

The reports of the four months un- der the receivership show that the largest cash receipts. for transporta- tion were in December and the larg- est payroll account was in November.
 In October the receipts from trans portation, s64,824.69, made up the largest part of the total cash receipts of $S0,095.16. The payroll that month was s42,SO5O4 and total cash expenditures $45,165.61.
 November cash receipts for trans .portation were s67801.42 and total cash receipts $105,5 That month the payroll was $44.910.07 and total cash disbursements were $64,253.e2.
 Cash receipts for transportation were $79 0S5.5G in December, total re- ce.pts s12S,146.94. Cash payrolls were s3s,437.S9 and total cash disburse- ments $S7,991.04 in which was in cluded a reduction of over $43,00o in bills payable.
 There was further reduction of bills payable by the amount of $40 271.5o. as shown in the report for January when the total cash dis bursements were sS1.S15.54 and the payroll account $35,429.S7 The fares collected for transportation were $76,5S4, which was nearly up to the December high mark of $7s 85.56, while the total receipts for January were s127.627.54, nearly equal to the December total of $12s,146.e4.