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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26

Hurt? No, not one biti Just drop
a little Freezone on that touchy corn,
instantly 1t stops aching, then you lift
that bothersome corn right off. Yes,
magic! Costs only q few cents.
Try Freezonel Your druggist sells
a tiny bottle, sufficient to rid your feet
Of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn
between the toes, and calluses, without
one particle Of pain, soreness or irri-
tation. Freezone is the mysterious
ether discovery of a Cincinnati genius.
ADV.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26
Like the Brook.

Like the proverbial brook, A. Mon
teverde of Morristown runs on for
ever. He is AZ years old and is still
an active marathoner in the A. A. u.
ranks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26

Thieves Stole Watchdog and Left Car,
Cleveland. GA watchdog, bought
by Dr. w. A. Loope, dentist, to guard
his motorcar, was stolen by thieves.
who were unable to start the ma
chine, but took a laprobe in addition
20 the dog.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26
Poison Gas in Bank
ThWarts Safe Robbers

New. Market, Tenn.-Poison
gas, automatically released In
side the bank vault, prevented
robbers from securing the New
Market banks cash. The yeggs
who blew the safe escaped with
$1,000 in cash, War Savings
stamps, Liberty bonds and post
age stamps, but the gas held
them back from over $4,000 in
cash. A mechanical device liber-
ated the poison gas inside the
vault as the burglars tempered
with the locks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26
GIANTS FRENzlED OFFER

The New York Giants, recent.
" made an offer Of $4,000 10
the Cincinnati Reds for Heinie
Groh, captain and star third
baseman of the worlds cham
pions. Garry Hermann, presi-
dent of the Cincinnati club, re.
ported the offer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26
The Distinction.

"Have you a good cook, Mr..
Japps?"
"Oh, yes, the cooks very religious,
but her cOoking's diabolcal."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26

Dr.: Peerys Dead Shot" is not a "loz.
enge" or Strip" but a real old-fashioned
dose Of medicine which cleans out Worms
or TapeWorn with single dose.--Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26

I'D like to be young pitcher, just
coming up, with a curve ball." says
Hank 0'Day. "Mark what / say, the
curve bah pitcher will be back In all
his old power within three years by
the stopping of freak deliveries.
There are not enough fast ball pitch
ers who are effective against great
batters."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26

Too many people spend their time
In trying to be miserable.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26
Tenancy.

tenancy,
Kntcker-Jones lives in the past.
Bocker-The only place where there
are any vacancies.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26

Borrowing trouble en- masse Is Join.
ing a crusade to improve your broth
er's morals by law.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26
Where there is mans will there is
a woman's way to break it.

Look not upon the town when your
nelghbor is painting It red.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26

Another love affair is the best ce-
ment for a broken heart.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26

teams during his youthful days. When
ever the Reds need a timely hit and
1t is Roush's good fortune to be at
bat he always relies upon one Of his
cherished weapons. Roush prizes
these bats so highly that he declines
to loan them to his eliminates.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26

Usually the people you can help
with money are those who won't let
you know 1t.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-26

pitcher who uses the spitball
4. a ~ evidently figures it is his
glae On earth aud he might as
sssp on fiddling while Rome
I. ss'ung what satisfaction he can
ne music he makes.
cunningham club has secured
ouns outfelder from Louis
. name is so much ike that
Meeks Of famous memory
birmingham fans are expect.
= De q great swatter.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
CARLOADS OF LUMBER,
 STEEL AND COAL HERE
Freight Yards Crowded and Speedy Discharge of
 Contents is Necessary.

The members of the traffic bureau of the Chamber of Commerce held d special meeting in the chamber rooms yesterday afternoon to confer with William H. Casey, of Waterbury, trainmaster of the Highland division of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and J. E. Leitch, local agent, concerning the present serious congestion of loaded freight cars in New Britain and to discuss methods of relieving the situation.
 MT. Leitch explained to the mem- bers that the New Britain yards have capacity of certain number of cars and when that number is ex- ceeded. as now is the case. it be- comes impossible to efficiently handle them and to place them where they belong
 Both MT. Leitch and Mr. Casey made a plea for prompt unloading of cars as soon as placed. MT. Casey stated that a 4S-hour holdout had been placed on New Britain begin ming at D. m. Monday and ending at D. m. Wednesday provided con- ditions were materially relieved.
 Coal, lumber. steel, etc. have been pouring into New Britain during the past few days in unprecedented quan- :. titles, and while this material is more than welcome, it means working day and night to get the cars unloaded and out of the way for new arrivals
 The traffic men present at the con- ference and every shipper in town agreed to do everything possible to handle their cars with the utmost dispatch.
 MT. Casey said he always has been able to depend upon the shippers of New Britain to help out in an emer- gency and he was going away confi- dent that there would be no neces- sity of an embargo being placed upon New Britain and that the congestion will be relieved within a very short time.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
NEW BOOZE CAMOUFLAGE
Cabbages and Garlick Used to Hide Whiskey Motor Truck Seized at Greenwich by Federal Men.

Greenwich Aug. 11.-CabbageS and garlic were used to blanket whis- key and other contraband spirits on three trucks seized by enforcement officers on the highways here early today Some ot the whiskey pack ages were in cases which purported to be used for photographs. In the daylight it was found that one truck was festooned on its sides with punches of garlin to give the appear ance of a heavily laden market wagon. Nine men were detained and the liquors seized are supposed to be worth about $50,o0o.
 Yesterday five men and many cases of Iiquor were taken or private ma chimes passing through here. All will be sent to Bridgeport for hear ing.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
HAIRCUTS AT 65 CENTS IS WHAT BARRIERS WANT
Proposed New Scale of Prices Would Make
 Slaves a Quarter.

Local journeymen barbers, at a meeting held last night, discussed an increase in prices which, if adopted by the master barbers, will be in ef- feet early in September. A commit tee has been appointed by the jour- neymen to confer with the masters and get their views. The proposed new scale of prices is as follows: Haircut, 65 cents; shave. 25 cents. The journeymen also decree that the shop shall close every night except Saturday at o'clock and on Saturday night at o'clock. At present the tonsorial artists get 50 cents for a haircut and 20 cents for a shave. The shops close at s o'clock each night except Saturday. when the closing time is 10 D. m.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
GENERAL WRANGLE IS RECOGNIZED BY FRENCH nti-BOlshevik Leader in Southern Russia Trusted
 By Statesmen.

Paris, Aug. 1.-The French gov crnment has recognized Gen. Baron Peter wrangle as head of the dc facto government of south Russia. ac- cording 10 information hero this morning. The ministry of foreign affairs said this recognition implied rendering Gen. wrangel all possible military assistance.
 France will send q high commits sioner to Sebastopoi immediately. the foreign office stated. Two reasons were given for the recognition. The first was his promise to assume all the obligations of the former Rus sian government. The second was hts promise to give Russia a demo- cratic government.
 France notified Premier Lloyd George yesterday of her action to this effect. it was stated. The French government likewise is notifying its commercial attache in London to have no dealings with Leonid Kras- sin and Leo Kamenef. the soviet cnissa ries in the British capital.
 The French foreign office regards tho soviet terms to Poland which the British premier read in the house of commons last night, as only prelim- mary and 1t is convinced that the soviet government later would exact much harsher peace terms.
 In announcing the recognition of the south Russian government the ministry of foreign affairs said the soviet governments anxiety with re- gard to Gen. wrangeI's successes was due to his knowledge that he was the most competent anti ti-bolshevik leader who had yet appeared.
 The French believe Gen. Wrangel shows more promise of overturning the bolshevik regime than did the Poles. Gen. Denikine or Admiral kolchak in their operations against tho soviet. Gen. wrangel, the French point out is meeting with great suc- cess in turning all the Cossack tribes against the bolsheviki
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
AUTHORITIES FIND
 SKELETON IN WOODS
Pennington Examiner Believes Man Was Murdcrcd-FindsB Bullet Hole
 in Crushed Skull.

Hartford. Aug. 1.-The skeleton or a man was 1ounI in swamp at Birds Hill Pennington Sunday, by A. w. Johnson of West Hartford. and Medical Examiner Ripley of Farm ington says the man was undoubtedly the victim of murder. The state police are working on the case. The skull of the man has the appearance of having been crushed by d blow and has a bullet hole in it. A revolver having two empty shells was found close by. The skeleton was clothed in a dilapidated coat, shirt, trousers and shoes. Dr. Ripley says it has lain in the swamp rom one to two years. The doctors theory is that the man was struck down by a blow, a bullet fired into his head and the pis- tol placed near his hand to lead to the supposition of suicide. Farming ton authorities to-day could not recall that any resident ot the town had been missing for a year or two. There was nothing to give clue to identi- fication.
 The dead man was apparently a bout five feet, six or eight inches tall, but there was nothng beyond that to show physical characteris- tics, nor anything by which to approx innate his age. A tailors label on the coat was undecipherable. The skele- ton was found just over the West Hartford line on reservoir property. MT. Johnson said today:
 "I was coming across lots from picking berries beyond the reservoir, and as I walked through an opening in a clump of brush under large tree I stumbled over the body. should say it could be seen about 20 feet away, but as I did not expect to come upon anything like that, was not paying attention to things ahead of me in my path"
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
NO SHOWDOWN YET IN
 BRIDGEPORT CAR CASE
City Not Prepared to Gail Upon Law to Enforce
 Opeation of Trolleys.

Bridgeport, Aug. 11.-Mayor Wilson said today that he is not prepared, at this time. to invoke the general statutes to compel the Connecticut Co. to resume service here or remove it's tracks and fixtures from the streets. He says that he believes the trolley company will be forced by public demand to resume service here soon. He says that the city is not prepared to handle the situation should the Connecticut Co. refuse to comply with an order for resumption of service or removal of it's tracks.
 'I would not want to issue such an order to the traction company" said the mayor, unless we were prepared to go through with it in the event that the company refused compliance. As it stands now we are not prepared"
 ''The fact that the tracks and equipment are here. so that the Con- necticut Co. may resume operations at very short notice is having a sal utary effect in the present situation. It keeps a check on the jitneys both as to maintenance of what service they are giving and also as to fares they are charging. Under the pres ent system of operation the jitneys are not prepared to adequately meet all demands of the travelling public
 ''It is my firm belief that the Con- nccticut Co. will be compelled to re- sume service soon in response to public demand"
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
MUCH ALCOHOL TAKEN
Automobile With 70 Five Gallon Cans Is Captured By Authorities at Mill ford-IIi,i,Icn Under Blankets.

Milford. Conn, Aug. I1.-Under blankets in n truck which Officer Clarence Douglass stopped on the Milford turnpike at a. m. today were 50 five-gallon cans of alcohol Tho officer halted the truck to tell the i've men on it ito light up.' He was curious to learn what sort of freight was being carried under blankets and poking under boxes of macaroni he found the cans of alcohol. The men and truck were taken to headquar- ters and Prohibition Enforcement Of- ticer McAuliffe notified. This is the first seizure of contraband liquor on highway in this town.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
LAUNCHING AT
Steamer HOpatcong is
 day This Was tn on Stocks in This

Groton, Conn, Aug Hopatcong, built by tH Works for the U. s. Ej Corp. was launched Thomas A. Scott, wifel shipping comnaission{ 1, sponsor, and guests o1 included Mayor F.. Fra New London. and mel city government and o1 cut society of Civil Fl had it's summer outing
 There was no hitch l mentS and almost on
 II as the tide served at the ninth vessel built a, the corporation went q Scott used champagne ing fluid.
 The steamer is bull here. and will probabll in about a month. 1t Mrs. Wilson. wife of son. This was the last stocks in the yard,
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
BIG POTATO CROP
!Aroostock. Me, Expects 23.se3,00O Bu:>hcIs-Connccticu Onion Crop Is ESccIIcnt-Hay I~ Plentiful.

Boston, Aug. 1.-The condition of the Aroostock county, Maine, potato crop is now 20 per cent of normal and forecasts 2S.s95.O00 bushels. accord ing to the New England crop report issued today. The crop elsewhere in Maine and New England with the exception of Rhode Island and north eastern Massachusetts, has grown we'll New England's commercial ap- plc crop is reported heavier than last year in all states hut Maine.
 Connecticut valley onions forecast n yield Of 92 per cent with excellent growth continuing. Tobacco in the same region has grown very poorly.
 Hay in Connecticut is nearly a full crop. Oats arc only fair. Corn is very poor.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
$t,to0,000 SUIT SETTLED
Agreement is Reached in Case of Cameron Motors Corp of Delaware and the Holmes Manufacturing Co.

Shelton, Aug. Illegal troubles between the Cameron Motors Corp. of Wilmington, Del, and the Holmes Mfg. Co. in which the latter was sued for alleged damages of s1,100,000 ln- volving royalties on patents of mo- tors, has been finally settled, it was announced today and confirmed by the attorneys of the parties in inter- est. The rels tions between the con- cerns are to be terminated and the Cameron Go. will receive the tools and equipment furnished to the Holmes Go. The attachment against the plant of the latter concern has been raised and the suit in the su- perior court withdrawn. There is also to be an adjustment of com pensation by the Holmes Go. to the Cameron corporation.
 A few days ago a court decision rendered at Middleton paved the way to the settlement just announced.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
35 MEN LAID OFF
Aeolian Factory in Mcriden Has No Work for Them-Another Police man Quits for Factory Job.

Meriden, Aug. 11.-Patrolman Will liam Boldt's resignation from the local police force which was accepted at a special meeting of the commis- sioners this morning is due, he says, to the more attractive wages paid by factories. Patrolman Joseph B.. Doran, who resigned recently, gave the same reason and more resigna- tionS are rumored. Boldt is succeed ed by Antonio P. Morache, a former service man.
 Thirty-five employees of the Meriden plant of the Aeolian company were laid off today for lack of work.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
MAY BE MISSING MAN
Body Found in Pennington Might Be That of Bridgeport Jitncur, Missing since February If, Year Ago.

South Norwalk, Aug. 11.-That the body of the man found in Farming ton on Sunday, may be that of 19- year-old Charles Coppola, jitney driver who disappeared from this city on February II, 1919, is the belief Of the missing boys parents. Coppola was last seen alive by his sister and at that time was driving towards Bridgeport.
 Arthur William Pratt of Darien was arrested in New York city that night while tryng to sell a touring car the property of Coppola's father. The car had been purchased the day before the disappearance of the boy, and was driven by him when last seen here.
 Pratt denied knowledge of Cop pola's whereabouts and said he never knew him. In the car were blood spots on the seat and a flap on the door where Coppola carried re- volver was torn.
 Pratt was sentenced to from two to five years for thief: of the car, early this spring and is now in jail serving his sentence. He persists in hlS statements that he knows nothing about Coppola. but cannot explain where he got the car.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
WILL MEET VILLA

President of Mexico Plans to Soon
 Have Conference With Ex-Chicf
 Troublcmakcr.
 Mexico City, Aug. l1.-President de la Huerta will meet Francisco Villa in the near future, according to a dispatch to Fl Universal. It says this meeting will take place somewhere in the northern part of the country. The former rebel leader is quoted as say ing:
 Do not call me general. I am only a simple peasant who loves his coun try"
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
Bank Is Closed.

Boston, Aug. 11.-Bank Commis- sioner Allen today took charge of the Hanover Trust Go. This is the insti- tuition in which the account of Charles Ponzi, the financer. was shown recently to have been over drawn.
 MT Allen said that his agents had been examining the bank since last Saturday morning and reports in dicated that it had been doing busi- ness in an unsafe manner and that it would be unsafe and ineXpedient for it to continue. The doors of the bank were closed at 1:45 D. m.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
SUNG IN CABA
 DURING Wd
Told Officials He
 So Was Unabl ter For First ID
 World War. !

Hartford, Aug. 11.- Janke, the Waterbury stacker who surrendeI York police Monday arrived at the Hartord in custody of a federal evening committed suid in his cell this morninI
 In each of the cells and over the door arI bars. Janke adjusted kerchief around his his tie over this al through the bars over he jumped off the cot. !
 Confesses to ]
 Janke was thirty ye; on leave of absence where he had been N Panama railroad col months. Janke, accord agent Barbera who arj here was very despond up from New York. the West 47th street in New York Monday surrendered himself, lice officer that he had sleep because he fea were on his trail and have to go to jail for|
 A stenographic repo| which Agent Barbera | New York with answei zen's office today. It shI was employed as a caI a cafe in Waterbury August, 1917. From tn Bridgeport and obtain factory, and on Septem registered in the draft giving the name of CT under which he had in caberets. He was red Al of the Draft but for service.
 Worked Nights
 The hours at which cabaret singer with a the greater part of n during the day were { as his reason for not re first draft when he was
 Janke worked in . taurant after the arm tember 1919 he joined bound army of men VI ure to comply with fedd and obtained work in assistant commissary f railroad. He was born of German parents.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
Served in Prison.

Montreal. Aug. 11.-(By Canadian Press) From records in the hands of the Montreal yolice it appears that a Charles Ponzi was a member of the firm of Zrossi and Co.,, bank CTS, this city. which failed in 1908. Zrossi fled the country and was sub- sequently extradited from Mexico City.
 Under the name of Bianco, alias Charles Ponzi. a man was convicted of forgery and false pretenSes and sentenced to three years in the St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
Rus-inns Push Onward.

London. Aug. 11.-A steady push westward by the Russians along the Bug is reported Tn Tuesday's offi '!al statement from Moscow. received to- day indicating continuing closer ap- proch to Warsaw by tho soviet troops. >rhe statement says tho Russians oc- rupied q number of points 12 10 II miiea west of the river Bug.
 This presumably is in tho region west of Brest- I.ltovskl.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
Fine Lobster Salesman
 For Sales of Shorts

South Norwalk, Aug. 11.-Willianl Rhodes, keeper of the Pecks Ledge lighthouse, off Norwalk, was fined $50 and costs this morning for selling short Holsters. A traffic in shorts" has been going on in the waters around NorwaIk for some time, ac- cording to Game Warden Wilbur Smith who made the arrest
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
Will Base Appeal on Note to Italy
 Want More Credit
WANT EQUIPMENT FOR ARMY
100000 Army Uniforms and 200, 900 Pairs of Shoes Have Already Been Asked for By Polish Lcgation- American Note Sent to Allies.

Washington. Aug. 11.-Poland will ask immediate aid of the United States in its fight against the Russian bol- sheviki Count Casimer Lubo nlirski the Polish minister announced today.
 The appeal to the state department, the minister said will be based on the assurance contained in the American note to Italy that the United States will assist on maintenance of the po- litical independence and territorial integrity of Poland.
 Ask More Credit.
 The aid requested. it was said, prob ably will be confined to a request for an extension of credits by the United States for the purchase by Poland of surplus war stocks. Permission to pur- chase 100000 army uniforms and 100000 pairs of shoes from war de- partment stocks already has been asked of thu department by the Pol ish legation.
 Allies Get T.. s. Note.
 Great Britain and France and the other allied and associated powers have been given copies of the Amer ican governments note to Italy an nouncing the policy of the United States in favor of the preservation of the territorial integrity not alone of Poland but of Russia as we'll.
 At the same time means are being found, it was stated today officially, for the note to reach the Russian people themselves in the hope that the American government views as to the future of Russia will have weight in counteracting the appeals to Russian nationalism now being made by the soviet authorities.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
COUNCILMAN TO MOVE.

Reginald Towers, councilman from the second ward, is soon to leave that ward and take up his residence on Hamilton street where he has pur- chased H. B. Hinman's family residence through the Home Banking & Realty company.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
Who Is POnci?

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 11.-Records of the federal penitentiary here show that a Charles Ponci served a two year sentence in that institution from 1910 to 1912. He was convicted at Buffalo, N. Y., of smuggling aliens into this country.
 Served in Atlanta Too.
 In his statement Ponzi admitted having served term in the peniten- tiary at Atlanta
 The sentence was imposed upon him, he declared, for having escort cd five Italians across the Canadian border, but denied having smuggled them into the United States.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-11
Grape Juice Servt
 To American

Shanghai, Aug. 10, Press) Visiting Amerl were surprised in Han day when Chinese officil ming a 6awless welcome hibition tenetS and sery at the various elabors deference to what they the visitors wishes.