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New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

for $10,O00,OOO the United States, in addition to other concessions, acquired more than 45,000 additional square miles lying between the Gila river on the north and the present boundary line between Arizona and New Mexico and the Mexican state of Sonora. This sale was unpopular in Mexico and Was partly responsible for the banish- ment of President Santa Anna.
 'One-flfth of the total area Of the United States (Alaska and the insular possessions exclusive) is embraced in the four state on the Mexican border, while tree-sevenths of Mexico's area is included in her six border states of Lower California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaul- ipas.
 'If all the militiamen of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas which the war department has called upon for pa trol duty on the Mexican border were strung out as sentries they would form a thin khaki line with each man, in cluding officers, third of mile from his nearest neighbor to the right and left. If eight hour tours of duty were required our southern militia wall, as ancient Sparta called her fighting men, would be composed of bricks, mile apart"
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19
Fonr Largest States
 Or Mexican Border

Washington, D. C., May 19-The de- cision of the war department to order out the militia organizations of Tex as New Mexico and Arizona to aid in guarding the southern border of the United States against further raids by Mexican bandits makes the boundary line between the two republics a topic of paramount interest. This boundary is the subject of tOday's war geography bulletin, issued by the National Geographic society from it's Washing ton headquarters, which says:
 'All the territory of the four-border states of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas originally belonged to the Mexican republic, and if the United States were called upon to guard the lines which constituted the southern border before the acquisi- ton of Texas and the land purchased after the war of 1848, the boundary would extend for a distance of 2,50O miles instead of 1888 miles as now.
 "The Rio Grande, which constitutes a natural boundary between the two countries for a distance of 1,136 miles, rises in the mountains of southern Col orado and flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico. It becomes a part of the boundary at Fl Paso, some 700 miles from it's source. Owing to the extensive use of it's waters for irriga- tion purposes and to rapid evaporation during the summer months, the rivers volume frequently is so diminished that for many miles along it's course bed becomes dry. It's flow is by no means commensurate with it's length or with the basin of 24o,0OO square miles which it drains.
 '"The Rio Grande is navigated by small boats for 500 miles above it's mouth but it is one of most var1- able of rivers, the volume Of water which it discharges some years being ten times as great as during others.
 ITO the MeXicans the upper river is known as the Rio Grande del Norte' (Great River of the North), but in the Big Bend region, where the latest border outrages have occurred, it is known as the Rio Bravo (Rapld River).
 "The whole boundary line as it now exists between the United States and Mexico has been established through the purchase of territory by the form CT republic. for, although the war of 1848 was fought to fix the Rio Crande as the Texas border, by the Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty Mexico received $15,- 100000 and was relieved of s3,000,0OO of debts in payment for her sessions in Texas and for the territory en- braced in the state then known as New Mexico, from which California, Nevada. Utah. most of Arizona and portions of Wyoming. Colorado and New Mexico have been carved. Six years after this treaty the Gadsden Purchase was consummated whereby
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19
EMO LIKE A DEAD
 TREE AT THE TOP
Had Been Making Wills for the
 Past Twenty Years

New York, May 19-Amos F. Emo, bachelor, who died October 22, 1915, in his S2nd year, and left an estate valued at $13, 900, ,000 was de- scribed in the proceedings before the surrogate here as one who for months prior to his demise, was Hike three tha had died at the top."
 Counsel for relatives who are con- testing the Enc will. by the terms Of which Columbia university would re- ceive nearly $9,00O,000 declared that witnesses would testify that MT. Eno's valet fused to lead him to bed by the ear and used to tousle his head and say to him. come along, old boy, it's time to go to bed.''
 For twenty years, it was said, Mir. Emo had been making wills" and. the contestants claim that he was a victim of seniIe dementia.
 Instead of being a shrewd Yankee of mean and humble nature" tue attorney for the relatives said, "NIr. Enc was an aristocdat and a spendcr with a passion for real estate. He had his shirts made in Paris bought his furniture abroad and lived a com and luxurious life. He got up late and spent about as much timo at his office as you and would if we were worth 13,000,000.
 The upholders of the will denied that any undue influence had been exercised upon MT. Emo. adding that the contest in reality was started by the relatives because they had been 
 "They are discontented," asserted "because they received only s4,600,0G0. They wanted the rest of the estate, too."
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

tasks are wanted, and wanted badly. Why then should they be kept out merely because they cannot read or write according to set standard? If they are ambitious, as it is readily admitted they must be, they will soon learn to read and speak our language after they have been resident here for some one or two or three years. Any way, the real test of making them American citizens will not come until after they have spent 8 certain pre- scribed time on these shores and come up for naturalization. Then they must know how to read and write, and that is the time for such a test The literacy test in an immigration bill, aside from it's wholly un-American spirit, is absolutely foolish. If the gentlemen of the Senate committee do not see fit to kill this phase of the bill as they have done the clause found distasteful to Japan, it is to be hoped that President Wilson will veto the measure when it goes to the White ready killed a like bill, and he may perform the same service to the country when the Burnett bill comes before him.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19
MARK THIS, KILL.

By Senate committee amendment, the Burnett Immigration Bill has been dressed up so as to be more agreed ble to Japan; this by taking from it the obnoxious clause which classed Jap anese laborers with Hindus and thus sought to debar them from entering the nation. The same ends will be attained by the "gent1emen's agreement" be- tween the departments of state of Japan and the United States. There will be cause of relief all around now that this affront to Japan has been obliterated. At this particular time no one wants to stir the ire of the Japanese. We have enough trouble on our hands as it is.
 Having done away with this partlcu- lar feature of the new Immigration bfn, would it not be a good thlng to go one step farther and kill the liter acy test in the same measure, the test Whlch would debar from this country the big brawny men of Europe who would come here in search of work :? There is scarcity of labor all over the country and men to perform these
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19
AND LOBSTERS.

St when thaEItalian government Fd an embargo on the exportation hacaroni and the people of the ed States learned with regret that choice foodstuff would be Sity here in the near future, the Bch government issued a decree biting the importation of lob- into France because they are 7ies. As most of the Holsters 6l formerly found their way to French restaurants, speaking, of Ne, in terms of sea-food, were sent Nova Scotia and points along our Reastern coast, the fishermen of vicinity are much disturbed over french government's action which,
 Fear, will deprive them of almost million dollars, the amount which hraffic has netted in normal years. will miss the luscious macaroni, Fts cousin spaghetti Cooked &rly, as only an Italian chef can Se trick, there is no more forrnid- 4hish on the market. With a M quantity of real Italian sauce
 ich there is a copious sprinkling #man cheese, Italian macaroni is M fit for the king. And so long 8 Italian government sees fit to @ the supply that usually wends 15y to America, we cannot but re- #as sad as the occasion is, that l |#nerican lobster supply will not l < trough the portals of France. Fly keeping out million dollar # crop, and here again attention #led to the fact that this refer g made to those members of the W of marine nacrurous crus- SSs popular hereabouts, the & government makes it possible M own citizens to enjoy at low N #e ever delicious and delectable
 If we cannot enjoy maca- & can partake of Holsters. And N that this is so, for macaroni #ntially a cold weather dish, # he great big crustacean lends | Admirably to warm weather and l %door picnics, especially the ,
 dinner, which is just coming g#nto style.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19
3. MCMILLAN 199-2O1-2O3 MAIN STREET.
Clothes An Aid To Swimmers.

Professor J. Joly sent to the Times letter on experiments he and Pro- lessor H. H. Dixon have conducted on the advantages and disadvantages of swimming in clOtheS-a subject which may be of importance to anyone who travels by sea in these days, says the Spectator.
 The popular notion is that clothes draw a swimmer down, but the maximum downward drag of an or dinary sailors clothes in sea water was shown to be only four ounces. This was after all air had been ex- pe1led from the clothes. In practice the drag for a considerable time would be less. At first there would even be a sustaining force from the clothes. Of course, for a shorr and sharp burst of swimming clothes would obviously be a great impe.1i- ment.
 The most important result of the experiments, however was to show that clothed person in the sea loses warmth very much less rapidly than an unclOthed person. The exDlana- ton is that fabrics placed against the skin stop the circulation and prevent the body warmth from being carried off by the water. With a great amount of clothing it might be pos- sible to keep fairly warm even in very cold water. The moral is: Keep on your clothes, and if you have a life belt or life saving waistcoat keep on plenty of them.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19
NAME MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
New Britain Council, O. U. A M, Will
 Honor Departed Members.

Members of New Britain council. O. U. A. M, are aking preparations for the observance of their annual Me- morial day in honor of deceased mem- bers and at the meeting of the lodge last night the following committee was appointed to make arrangements: Earl Kisselbrack, chairrnan; R. J. Beach, w. H. Watrous, V. A. Clark. Fred E. Clock, E. L. Andrews, Robert M. Andrews, c. F. Carlson and D. W. Peterson.
 AS yet nothing definite has been done regarding a building corporation. but R. H. Wilcox, H. T. Sherman and R. J. Beach have been named as a membership committee to take charge of membership contest.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19
FOR THE BOYS AT CHESHIRE.

In almost every home there are
 numerous books, magazines, and periodicals which have outlived their I usefulness in that particular sphere, but which are piled high to accumu- 1 late dust and occupy space that should be given to other things. While these
 pages of print are allowed to quietly grow old on the book-shelves, or in remote attic corners, doing good to no
 one and eventually finding their way persons who hunger after the knowl- edge contained in such books, and have not the necessary means of pur- chasing like ones. Booklovers have old books and put them in places where they will do the most good. There are the orphan asy1ums, hos pitals, homes for the aged, and numer- ous e1eemosynary institutions.
 It is doubtful, however, if there is a better place to send books than to the Connecticut State Reformatory at Cheshire. An appeal from the in mate librarian of that institution to friends on the outside" should carry particular weight among those lovers of boys and books who have not lost their interest in opportunities to do good. The youngsters at Cheshire spend two or three hours every night in the library. As boys will, they read everything that is given them, and, of course, the librarian sees to it that they get only the proper kind of reading material. Such hungry little mental appetites have about devoured all the available literary stuff at the school, and now there is a call for more. There are all kinds of books that will appeal to the boys, and there are many of these books lying idle today in New Britain homes. Books of knowledge, books of fiction, books of poems. Any kind of books that may be good for these boys will be welcomed, any magazines, with
 
 of these youngsters glad. Pack them up today, any books you do not want, and send them to the Connecticut Re- formatory, at Cheshire, in care of Register No. 425, Inmate Librarian" If you cannot afford to pay the ex- pressage on them, send them "collect" and Dr. Charles H. Johnson, the su perintendent of the reformatory, will take care of the charges. If you have not the time to bother with the pack ing of these books send them down to the Herald office and we will see ton. Do not forget the boys at Cheshire.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

These special Coats we offer in 1 white and all the new desirable colors. SPECIAL SALE WOMEN'S TAILORED SUITS Every Suit worth s25OO and more. Saturday at $17.98 each. Take advantage of this mark down of exclusive wearing apparel. WOMEN'S COATS Saturday at $15.OO each. Value $2O.0O Wool serges, poplins, whip cords etc. Smart tailored Coats in this sale. TAFFETA SILK EVENING GOWNS Value $25OO to $35~OO. On Sale Saturday at $15.OO each. We offer in this sale just thirty-two of these Special Evening Gowns of taffeta silk, trimmed with faces, nets gold and silver embroidered nets and founcings.
 SILK JERSEY SPORT COATS
 Saturday at $9.9s Each.
 SILK SWEATERS
 Priced $500 to $9.9s Each
 SNO" WHITE
 ICELAND FOX SCARFS
 $3.9s, $4.9s Each
 OSTRICH BOAS
 $1.9S, $2.9S, $3.48, $4.69 Each Another lot of these Special Ostrich Boas on Sale Saturday in black, white and cOlOrs
 MALINE RUFFS In all the wanted shades.
 WASHABLE CAPE GLOVES
 For Street Wear Women's at $1.15, $1.29, $1.5O pair. Children's, in white and tan, Special $1.15 pair. In all sizes. GEORGETTE CREPE NECKWEAR Collars at 49c each.
 Fichus at 9Sc each
 Vestees at S3c to $1 .69 each. All new, see them displayed in our show case.
 BURsON HOSE See our Special Display of Burson Hosiery for Women. No woman too large or too small to fit with BursOn Hose.
 Knit to fit without a seam, price 25c, 35c, soc pair.
 Can be had at this store in regulars out sizes, extra out sizes, and trunk tops.
 TRIUMPH SILK HOSE Women's at 35c, soc pair.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19
sGANIZED SCRIBBLING.

ably before the day is out we \ ear of the decision of the |s' League of America anent the Re proposal to form the Inter NJ Pen Pushers' Union and align NJ organization with the Ameri- liberation of Labor, under the 2eustody of our old friend, Sam abnpers. According to des- out of New York, Winston #Il, president of the Authors and Theodore Roosevelt, first 5esident, are much in favor of Eve. Brander Matthews, how leading the opposition, so after zre might not be such union we are creditably informed, Hbe as legitimate as that of the 2 raI Iron Workers, the Hod 6, OF any other like organiza- @ shall be no sympathetic 5 where the authors are con- N That is, if the painters, or the |Ners, or the truck drivers go
 strike, the authors will not
 do the same. Which, of x is a very good thing. For Xae authors were out on strike, $ uId doubt 1t but that a lot of Breakers would be brought to % work, for, them, and if this Vas, found to be just as good as &neI by Ithe men on strike, the Sllion<wouad fall to the ground. Ing Is not at all like blasting Nr even carrying a transit on 8heering job. Authors are born $ trade. Theirs is unskilled # that there is no apprentice
 yed, as in other trades. The
 i toes not have his work mapped
 nm as other men do, he does
 uroer a foreman and get the gg 'lIS or the trade, nor does he
 nd or any period of time con- 2 # msef a journeyman author N work must be directed bv bis
 hin. He has no superin+an
 All his work, turned Ont +o ' of his ability, is no good ,f
 blic refuses to pass properly # So the author is not in the
 ass with the men of recog- # ades or professions. He may # ore money than them if he is @ ul; he will make less if he is
 It is not for a union
 ct him, nor for him to hamper
 u1d be interesting to note the
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19
The Oldest Woman Editor.
Providence Journal.)

A career that though modest in scope deserves mention for it's notable length and faithful service was ended the other day by the death of Mrs. Charles Ackert at New Paltz, New York, said to be the oldest woman editor in the United States. For ffty-five years she had been the edt- tor of the local weekly paper, as suming the duties of her husband when he went to the front in the Civil War.
 It is no small distinction to be a ''woman editor," to be the oldest in the country is an added distinction, and a woman who could successfully conduct even a small journalistic en- terprise until she was eighty-fve years a most unusual feat. ..
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

Nobody started this war It started itself in the growth of racial, religious and commercial jealousies through the centuries. Germany merely struck the first blow. Had she not done SO, some other nation would have struck it at some other time-Rocheste Union.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

Again the warning has gone forth to Americans in Mexico to get out. It is not easy for people to abandon their homes and property interests, affairs across the border are getting to be mighty uncomfortable as for those who travelled on British ships. Record
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

The heavy prison terms inflicted on the alien conspirators who have been making this country the headquar- ters for a private war on nations friendly to the United States ought to be a warning that such practices are extremely unhealthful The Judge who pronounced sentence rightly said that this was no place to carry on hos tilities Aliens with so much fighting spirit ought to be in the trenches of Europe.-Newburgh Journal.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

Not that anyone wants to see dis courtesy in the Senate; but there is such a thing as carrying Senatorial cOurtesy'' too far.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Furious fighting is again reported on the battle line of the Italians and Austrians, but so far this bit of the war appears to be more or less of a draw.-Buffalo Commercial.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

It is not absolutely necessary to fol- low the example of Germany and England by setting your clock ahead to gain an hour of daylight. You can retire an hour earlier and get up that much sooner than at present in the orning.-Burlingto Free Press
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

Dutch' Carter, the eminent Yale alumnus who has protested against the appearance in the Yale Bowl of a woman whose husband is under indictment for alleged pro-German ilegal1ties, is a brother-in-law of Charles Evans Hughes. Does his brand of neutrality reflect accurately the opinion of the nations most reti- cent citizen ?-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

Peace rumOrs from another quarter indicate that one of these days Wood row Wilson may shake hands with Charles Murphy Dispatch.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

Peace riots in Sofia with fifteen killed indicate that the Bulgarians, swung to Germany by the King, may soon take the bit in their teeth. When they do, the King may as we'll quit The Bulgars do things when they get started-Brook1yn Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

ed daily Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. n., Pe Herald Building, CT Church St.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19

Fed at the Post Office at New Britain fs Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-19
EACH
That Are Worth $7.5O.

These special Goats we offer in white and all the new desirable colors.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-07
name DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION
Meridian Republicans Elect
Four Men to Represent
Them-News in Brief.

Meridian, April AT the Republican
election held here last night the follow
ing delegates were elected to the coun-
| ty convention to be held at this place
next Tuesday: Allen Wilcox, J. L..
Waggoner, A. l.. Hancock and J. G..
Garrett.
The Boosters club will hold its reg
ular monthly meeting next Tuesday
evening. Plans for the extensive i'm
provement OF the town will be formu-
lated. The club is outlining a great
work along this line.
A. w. Garrett transacted business at
Deer Flat yesterday.
! There will be special meeting of the
city council tonight.
| w. ]. Hoyne was a Boise visitor
yesterday.
The body of ]. A Watt, who died in
California the first of the week, after
having sold his farm at this place and
gone there the previous week, will ar
rive here tomorrow morning and be
taken in charge by the I. o. o. lodge
Of this city, under whose auspices 1t
will be inferred.
Five carloads of cattle, two carloads
of hogs and one carload of hay were
shipped out from this place yesterday.
Two carloads of hay will also be
| shipped today.
Mrs. C. G. Burt Of Cambridge is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. w. F. Downey,
and her brother, A. w. Fuller.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. ]. Aker of Ontario
have returned t, their home after a
visit of several days it'll relatives
here.
Eugene Aveline, who has had charge
of the headgate of the Ridenbaugh ca
nal for the Nampa- Meridian Irrigation
district for several years has resigned
and w. H. Finch, who has had charge
of the heaGgate at Ten Mile, has been
appointed IS his successor. Buell. Haw-
kins. who has had charge of the ditch
at Nampd, succeeds Finch.
A. r. Estes left yesterday on a busi-
ness trip to Portland.
The high school at a meeting tonight
will give the citizens an exhibit Of the
work of all department of the school.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-07
MORE TINE IS ASKED
! BY THE COMMITTEE
| ON NAhPA COLLEGE

Nampa, April AT the meeting of
1.-THE Commercial club last night the
committee appointed to formulate
plans for raising the necessary funds
to secure the proposed Holiness COL
I lege advised that its report was not
Scomplete and requested further time
which was granted. The fullest meas
ure Of optimism is to be noted in
' business circles and among the citizens
Of the town as to the certainty Of the
success Of the effort of the city to Sc
tcure the location of the college here
| II is understood that the campaign for
securing the bonus will be launched
within the next few days and pushed
witt, the fullest NEE sure of energy un-
| til the contamination of the effort
Special efforts are being made to
give an impetus of proportions to the
IupbuildinS of Nampa along various
lines, and unusual activity is to be
Inoted upon } part of the officials of
the club in that direction. j. A. LAX
lness, the secretary OF T.. club, is very
Enthusiastic as t. the future of Nampa.
lie is no novice in the work of city
development, having had vast ex-
sperience through work with clubs in
Titles of the east. The marked ,activ-
in building which is in progress
yand the almost daily sale of city prop
lerty and farm lands to new people are
properly the principal factors in the
Icreation of the enthusiasm existing
|among the business men of the city
(which Is to be observed.