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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
MOST WANTED SILKS

"Were king, I'd clothe me IN g..
silks" wished the kings subjec, l,.,
ago. But even the royalty Of old ,o-t
not buy the variety and quality o. II.
that are offered 20 you today. Thht
a splendid season for silks az modem.
prices. Crepe dc chimes, chiFons .,s
fetas, foulards, Georgette crepes, Cir,
silks all are in great demand.
l0-in. Faille Silks Exceptionally
fine weave soft and lustrous-
handsome shades Of old rose,
navy, blue, myrtle, green.
African brown. Copenhagen and
mems wear blue-yalue sl95..1.49
Yd. wide silk Mixed Poplins-
Chiffon finish, variety % colors,
among them many shades os
blue-also white, ivory and
black-value .98 ............. "a
40-inch Crepe de Chlnes-full cr.v.
fnish-white, ivory, cream, flesh.
shell pink, Nile green, maize,
bisque, light blue, old rose,
porcelain, Copenhagen, ligh. and
dark navy, plum, brown, myrtle,
pearl gray and black Special. LID
4o.inch Silk FouIards- beautiful
soft, lustrous quality and
black ground various sized viii.
polka dots value S1.50..... 90
35-inch Chiffon Taffeta Fine high
lustre elegant draping quality
light and dark colors-
value $3.50 ...................1.25
4o-inch Crepe Meteors Desirable
quality dull fnish-soft drsping
effect full range Of leading
Summer shades-yalue Sl95. 1.6s
Double Width Radium Taffetas-
Desirable light shades for
evening wear-also black
Special entertainments. l'.S
32-inch Wash Silks Light
grounds-variouslv spaced satin
stripes and fine color contrast
launder well-especially wanted
for shirts, blouses and sport
attire-value Si.25 .......... .9s
I'd. Wide Washable China Silks
White-desirable for all Summer
dress purposes-launders we'll
special ................. 80
35-inch Chiffon Taffetas-
Rich deep black soft and
lustrous Special ............. .ss
40-inch Georgette Crepes-
Beautiful quality-for trimming
and all dress Durposes-lfgh.
medium and dark colors-also
white. ivory and black
exceptional value ...........1.J|
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
Special Purchase
UNDERM u SLINS
for Women and Children
Rougbt at Manufacturers Stock-T akng Prices

purchases wme3 Underwear this season nave eTe e@uy So
purchases were saeS
genuine offered bringing amount o are Constantly
Of
telling us pleased with both Recent pa ,r veil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09

PETTTCOATS.
Cambric-deep founces of lace, S7
embroidery and tucks-reg. 80. 'o
Petticoats- cambric-deep ruffles 90
of embroidery or rows Lace. '"o
Petticoats -nainsook and cambric-
many small lots Of higher
priced SS'''' all 70 20 Special Special 1923
Petticoats-elaborate models
laces, erfbroideries, ribbon 90
values 10 S2.98. A'"o
Petticoats finer elaborate
display Of new models 1910
EOS. .3.9S. lbs to 1880
DRAWERS.
Women's Drawers Cambria 10
deep hemstitched ruffle-reg. % 10
Women's Drawers ruffle Of
embroidery or lace and insert os
special NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -"
Women's Drawers -ruffles OF
neat or snowy embroideries 40
or lace and inserts reg. 3d.. 10
Extra Size Underwear
Night Dresses neat emb'y trim At
full cut-well made-val. g.. 'T'
Extra Size Observation-Disclosures %
hem-reg. SO ................. 'o
Extra Size Petticoats -founces with
rows Of lace or wide emb'y- co
value 90 and Sl.25............. ~"
Extra Size Corset Covers-high 10
neck tight ftting-reg. .29.... 10
SILK UNDERWEAR.
Envelope Chemises China silk and
Jap Satin-white or flesh 40
lace trim'd-value SL9S....... i'3o
Envelope Chemises-Crepe de Chine
and Washable Satin-entire lace
yoke or shirred yokes, with tiny
rosebuds and hemstitching- oco
Special Z.o9
Night Dresses Crepe de Chine
hemstitched yoke and sleeves
satin bow-whte or flesh 40
Petticoats White and Flesh
Crepe de Chine hounce Of Duchess
pattern lace and pinched tucks
in clusters ribbon bow 90
value $4.25 ................... o'1o
Corset Covers Crepe de Chine and
Washable Satin-deep lace 90
yokes ................. Special 80
Boomers Washable Silk and Satin
y ekfrr;-c-
ruffie~ regularly Sl.9S ........ l.5O
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
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reenthsu

EpENDABHITY, NEW MERCHANDISE and FULL ASSORIMtI
Coupled with INVARIABLY LOW PRICES
HOLD THE CONFIDENCE OF OUR CUSTOMERS.
PAST PRESENT, and FUTURE
Values as FOLLOW Shop the Sincerity OF ms o@'e"'"H-
THESE FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
Mexico Once Was
 Same Size as v. ,.

miles from the United States bound ary. and separates the Gulf of Califor- mia from the Pacific ocean, is not state, but is recognized as the terri tory of Baja California, which is area (5S, 900 square miles) closely approxi mates that of Florida. The Gulf of California and the shifting Colorado river practically isolate Baja Califor- mia from the balance of the republic and prevent overland communication with it. Tepic, on the Pacific coast 1000 square miles) smaller than Maryland, and Quintana Roo, adjoin- ing Yucatan, are other territories.
 The United States is adjacent to Mexico for 1,S0O miles and for dis tance equal to that of St. Louis from New York, the Rio Grande river forms the boundary. Except when in flood this river is apparently an unirport- ant stream and readily crossed, for the normal flow is well utilized for ir- rigation in both countries; but is has carved in a part of it's course canyon difficult of exploration. The changes wrought by freshet which shift the channel, have demanded the attention of an international comm ission whose function was to adjust to boundary along the Rio Grandes to meet the varying conditions. The uncertainty of this is illustrated by claim once un- der investigation that a portion of the important city of El Paso, Texas was Mexican soil. The remaining 700 miles of the International boundary to the west separating our nelghbor re- public from New Mexico, Arizona and California is through an arid dessert ..lz ,4nsx ous. This is not a, direct line but was five changes in alignment, which have been accurately surveyed and estab- lished by 25S permanent monuments easily distinguishable.
 following for impossible canyons, mountain barriers, etc., probably 400 miles of boundary must be under sur veilance to prevent smuggling or the passage of contraband articles. Rail ways in Texas, New Mexico and Ariz- ona are close to the border, and these transportations avenues unite the two nations at seven points,
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25

ago" "Yes?" "I rode on this very
 car" "Yes?" You were acting as
 conductor that day" "Yes?" II gave you a quarter when you came for my fare, and you handed me back four nickels." That was right" But it wasn't right. These nickels were base counterfeits. See-here they are. l have kept them ever since. knew that I should be here again some day" "Oh. then you are the man" replied the conductor You gave me a counterfeit quarter. See here it is. I have kept it, hoping you would ride on my car again some day. "Sir!' said the passenger. Sir said the conductor. Sir this is what they call curious coincidence.' Tt is, sir" And here's a cigar to smoke when you are off duty, and I will re- turn to my seat. If another coinci- dence should arise" Ten years hence? I understand, sir. We shall both be prepared."
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25

Washington, D. C., March 25.- Before Texas became a part of the United States and the Mexican war added nearly a million square miles to our territory, Mexico, then Spanish colony, and. the United States covered approximately equal areas of North America Now the extent of Mexico is less than one-fourth of that of con- tinental United States" says a bulle- tin just issued by the National Geo. graphic society at Washington. In this. statement there is given some very interesting figures which con- trast the present size of the two Coun- tries.
 Mexico, however, still has territor- ial cXpanse nearly equal to the aggre- gate of France, Great Britain and Ire land, Germany and Austria Hun gary, but it's total area, T67,000 square miIes) is less than that of our five largest states-Texas, California, Mon tana New Mexico and Arizona-com- bined, all of these exceut Montana having been a part of New Spain seV- enty-five years ago. None of the thlr- JN-OnG DOllClC0I SUBDIVISIONS or MEAL co are as large as any one of the five states named, but four Mexican states contiguous to the United States aggre- gate an extent greater than that o1 Texas. Chihuahua, the largest MeXi- can state, approximates in area (S''- 900 square miles) that of Utah, son ora (77,000 square miles of Nebraska, Coahuila (63,0OO square miles) of
 
 miles) of Kentucky. Nine SubdlNl- sions of the United States Gncluding Alaska) are larger than Chihuahua fir teen of greater magnitude than Sonora and thirty-tWo larger than Durango. The rugged and desert character of the Mexican border states, supports sparse populations, except where min ing explorations and cities resulting tn herefrom have concentrated settle ment
 The mountainous ridge with limit ed lttorals, which as a narrow penin- sula extends southward about 750
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
Where Immigrants Go.
(New Haven Union.)

 One-third Of the incoming imm1i- grants from foreign countries, enter- ing United States ports in January, 1915, settled in Illinois, Massachu- setts, Michigan, California, Nem York and Pennsylvania. Immigration officers announced today that al- though the tide of immigration has fallen to a low ebb, the states men- tioned continue to claim, as in tho days before the European conflict, a proportionate bulk Of the new ar rivals in this country.
 Out of a total of 17293, New YorfS added 4,937 to it's population. Mich igan was next with 4937 Massachue 8 setts secured 1,529, California 1,Opf and Pennsylvania, 1,060. California stands high in the list because the war has not affected Asiatic immigra- ton.
 Indicative of the many arrivals from the Orient the figures for tho six months ending December q, show that a total of O,S47 entered at San Francisco and other Pacific pQEt~- Out of total of 154, ,155 entering the six months period, 42.448 lo~' cated in New York. Massachusetts claimed t5,049 and Michigan, 1S,749.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
somewhere in Mexico.
{NeW Haven Register)

(NeW Haven ReSlSter)
 There is an almost suspicious agree
 nent of reports witnessing to the ini- tia1 success of the United States inva- sion of Mexico. They would, have us
 believe that right in that northern
 Mexico where Villa was erStWlIlle
 hailed as the liberator where he has
 in some measure established a gov
 ernment the forces which have come
 to take him dead or alive receive
 welcome and cooperation. There is
 no mention of clash, there is no hint
 of any outcome but success. We are
 even told that our forces, with the dis
 tinct cooperation of the soldiers of
 Carranza, have the bandit hcmmed in
 already. We might, accepting this at
 it's face value, suppose that the object of excursion was to be bloOdlcssly at tained in a little more than a week s work.
 Prudence conlrels notice of two or
 three essential facts. As to the recep- ton of our troops in Mexico, we need to know that this is 8 priVilege-blight- ed country, where the poor grow poor CT that the rich may grow richer. It has nothing like individual freedom among the lower classes. It needs liberation if any country ever did. And though Villa is a bandit, pure and simple. he is a brilliant one He is a man after the heart of the oppressed people. Do not suppose that the pco- pie of what may be called his part of Mexico are welcoming his destroyers. In the second place, the first pOssi- l ble contact with Villa is at least five ] days march from the point at which 1 the force left American territory. The l men who lead it are not going to be 1 communicative and they will not per l init cOmmunica ton. But there is a | substantial force of newspaper writers { with able command of untrammeed 1 language located probably, on the ! safe side of the border, We might eX- i pect something from them, and we 1 probably arc getting it.
 | Furth ermore, assuming that our ! force is receiving every possible aid l and no hindrance in it's quest the con 1 diton is almost onlinous One who | knows Mexico in the least. cannot re- 1 gard without something of Shuddel i the envclopment of the better part ! of our army in tho mysterious vast | ness of it's northern mountains. Could l those gvho wish us i'll desire to have 1t 1 in a better place!
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
The Philosophical Attitude.

(New York Evening Sum- When first 1 gimpsed your merry
 eyes.
 When first your laughing lips I
 kissed When first you wove your silken hes- The leash that bound me to your
 wrist And after that you threw me down And left me lonely in the night You think Il wore no martyrs crown And wept no burning tears? You're
 right! Whene'er some roguish, dancing eli Subjects me to a bitter knock, Perhaps you think I brace myself And soon recover from the shock, And cat and drink, and smoke, and
 play.
 Nor spend the time in vain regret My love, the answer is. You oet!' But onward wend my happy way?
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
}. MCMILLAN 199-2O1-2O3 MAIN STREET.

the infant groping for educational
 fundam entals, and therefore the let
 ter with which the adult has had
 the longest acquaintance, should inn
 pose greater difficulty of pronuncia- tion than any other of the twenty six.
 In English speech as it. is heard,
 "a" is perhaps subjected to more queer distortion and criminal crp- bling than all the other letters com bined good, middling, conserva-' tive, inconspiciuous "a'' is heard but semi-occasionally; the tendency of
 the average person is to stretch the
 pronunciation to one extreme or the
 other. Some photographers indicate
 the degrees of broadness by dots two placed over the letter signifying an "a" as in father" and one de- noting the modified effect as in "ask." The singIe-dot "a" is a feat in pro- nunciation that seems to be rarely mastered in this country, although it is common enough with welI-educat- ed Englishmen. Among our disciples of lingual culture there is an err rCneous notion that the English "a' is invariably double-dotted, and in speech as "too English" it is usually r triple dotted, giving such pronuncia- tions as "aWsl1'' "chawnce" and 'dawnce."
 The better-grade New England speech has always been largely in- fuenced by Boston and Harvard. Yale is well within New England borders, but it is nearer the west than the east end of the Shore Line, and in manners, speech and ideals v has been more susceptible to metro polrtan influences than to those of the New England traditions as re- presented by Harvard. Besides, there is the ancient academic rivalry. Yale has distinctive culture of its own, and it is in no way surprising that it's loyal undergraduates should pro- test against the verbal extremes of "HaWVord CulchaW"
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
Harvard's Broad A.
Providence JOurnal.)

some excitement has been pro- duccd in academic circles by the re- ported act of the Yale authorities in cancelling the engagement of a liar ward professor to preach in the uni Versity chapel for the alleged reason that the undergraduates do not like his accent. Although the professor is a westerner, he is said to sport a very broad "a." His pronunciation is described as 'too English,' which . has been more significantly inter preted as too Harvard"
 It may be that Yale desires to pre- serve a spirit of strict neutrality in these days, but it seems more likely that this strange prejudice is one Of the minor ymptoms of the rivalry that has long existed between the two great universities, and that to the sensitive ears of the Yale under graduates the peculiarly unctuous quality of the broad "a" seems an ir- Iitating reminder of Harvard affec- tation It is strange irony of the spoken English language that the first letter of the alphabet, almost in- yariably the first to be learned by
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25

turn-table in Bristol. This must be
 a world of give and take, but the may
 or, corporation counsel and railroad
 committee will go to Hartford Monday
 to see if they cannot get the railroad
 to promise some definite time when
 they will abide by the law. People
 do not wish to be unreasonable, but
 they want this law obeyed just as soon as possible.
 Proof that the mayorality campaign is to be unusually hot is given in the report of the registrar of voters who received S37 applications to be made voters. The sixth ward contributed the most 206 enrolling. Voters will be made on April 1 and and the regis trars expect the entire list to be pres i ent to qualify for the right of fran l chiSe.
 l It now begins to look as if Earnest 1 w. Pelton is to be the man the dem i ocrats are to pit against the republican nominee. His name is being mentioned freely and through his political agent,
 1 Patrick F. King Mr. Pelton has an l nounced to the public that he is to be
 1 in the race with both feet" This l candidate is an admirable type of cit l izen, holding a position of responsibil-
 ity at the Stanley Works and enjoying the respect of his fellow townsmen. l Concensus of opinion among the dem-
 l oCrats is that it will be Mir. PeIton who
 is chosen at the city convention to
 head the ticket, and they believe he
 will be able to make a good run for l the office.
 Among the republicans the name of 1 Senator George w Klett is being ! prominently mentioned as one of the 1 likely delegates to the national con- l vention early this summer. His name 1 is most acceptable to local republi- l cans, and inasmuch as at the present time unofficially ne has previously at 1 tended a national convention he knows l the method of procedure.
 None will welcome the coming of ] spring more than the board of public works for the past winter, with its | thirtyfive falls of snow. has been a most trying one. The recent storm of 1 this week cost the board of public 1 works s200 for shovelling. The clerk 1 says that to date the snows have cost l the city $5,49O.
 In the political campaign Mayor Quigley has the ardent support of the Labor Standard a labor paper with a big circulation in this city. His op- ponent, O. F. Curtis also has the sup port of an out of town paper, the ''Svea', Swedish paper taken by the majority of the Swedish residents, which is boosting his campaign Ger tainly, neither candidate will suffer from lack of publicity.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
PREPAREDNESS.

Preparedness being the predorni- Rt note of present day life, the bds are full of parables and epi- les and stories and what-not 10 il- |trate the idea. Probably one of best related in some time is the hcoction printed by the New Or |ns Times -Picayune to the effect that Ter the trolley car conductor had ken ID the fares and the passengers
 "a settled down. a man with 8 de- mined look on his face arose, made way to the rear platform, and said
 the official:
 esir. was in this town ten years
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
TEN DOLLARS AND STANDING
 ROOM ONLY".

| Enjoying, as New Britain does, amusement at popular prices, it may 1 be difficult to understand the ab-
 normal spending of money in New
 York at this very moment for admis- sion tickets to the widely heralded boxing match between Willard and
 Moran for the heavyweight cha mpion-
 ship of the world. Over the laden
 telegraph wire comes the report that
 standing room only is being sold to
 each person do desiring at ten dol lars per. These tickets were placed
 on sale after those bearing seat num-
 bers had been sold out. And they
 were bought up without much ado.
 meaning that many hundreds of men
 will tonight stand on tip toe to watch
 two giants of the prize ring buffet
 each other around for the short ST ace
 of ten rounds, one half hour of actual
 fighting, unless one or the other is knocked out, or the boxing commits sion stops the fight because of fax ing. More than $150O00 has been realized on the sale of tickets to this fight, breaking all records for amuse- ment receipts in the United States, or the world. At the same time that all this clamor is going on over the ex- ponents of the manly art, the advance sale of tickets for the last concert of the season of the famous Boston symphony Orchestra has opened in Hartford and there have been numer- ous instances where men refused to purchase tickets at two dollars apiece. This is the contrast of art and ath- letics
 If the greatest musical event III the world were being sta ged tonight at the Lyceum theater, or if some wonderful artistic endeavor were being put on there to attract the higher instincts, it is doubtful if standing room only would be in vogue. And so, it is all ten men in the city would each pay ten dollars for tickets admitting them to the house and standing room
 only. Yet these same folk would
 journey to New York and willingly
 give their money over the counter to see two husl1ies prance around ;l prize ring. It is the nature of the beasts. , Excitement, Crowds! Action. What
 care we now about the fighting that is going on at Verdun? Armies may ! clash from now till dooms day, but
 so long as the heavyweight champion ship of the world is to be decided be- , fore midnight all eyes in America all masculine eyes, are turned toward Madison Square Garden. Mexico? :? Be gone! It is out of the question. The Boston Symphony? Who cares if the solo cornetist never toots an other note or the first violinist never 1 draws his bow over the old c Strin s again? Art? Opera? Drama? Get 1 them behind us, On to the light! i And may the best man win for the : benefit of the boys who spend their 1 good ten dollars for Standing room i only
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25

Much interest is now being cvinced ir the efforts of the Methodist Epis- copal and the Protestant Episcopal churches to raise substantial endow- ment funds the incomes of which will be used to pension aged ministers. At the same time the Congregational churches. under the direction of their national council. have planned to raise pension fund of s3,00h, 900. This latter endeavOr is coupled with the program proposed for the ceIe- bration of the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, which will take place in 1920. These are indeed things worth considering. It should not be any difficult task to make these endowment funds sub stantial. There are enough men in the world who have been helped along the rough places by the gentle men of the cloth and who, after ac- cumulating plenty of worldly goods, stand ready to return in some meas ure the benefits derived Old age must be rewarded.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25

Nearly two hundred women who hail from the immediate vicinity of New York city are drilling privately with the hope of esta blishing summer ca amps for further military efficiency. Soon the female of the species will be more prepared than the male.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25

There is irony in the movement of American troops to rescue the Nor mon colonies of Mexico. The Nor mons fled to Mexico to escape Amer ican persecution-Syracu Post Standard.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
FACTS AND RANCHES,

Brother Bryan having regularly been declared a democrat by Nebras- lSa's secretary of state. the country is released from it's tension and en- abled to resume the normal course of affairs-Buffalo Commercial.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25

Great Britain holds up typewrit CTS as contraband She must be trying to cut down the supply of German notes to America, but we didn't know be fore that they were really warlike notes-Binghamton Press