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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04
PRETTY SOFT IN SOUTH AMERICA
BY Will
Illustration by WILL CRAWFORD

bello. senoritas showering me with
cocoa beans and grapefruit, while the
band played an aria from la Goyes-
cas-"
Tompkins noted my enthusiasm, and
read some more letters, dancing about
to the tunes of the sentences. Re
minded me of little place down III
Pearl Street where they made Spanish
omelettes. Mightn't be bad line to
carry. Spanish omelettes for Spanish
America. l might as well set about
writing the ads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04

q MICHIGAN farmers son built a steam
engine out of bits OF
A FIRST old iron, mounted l.
CLASS FIGHT on a wagon ana
ING MAN went snorting about
the meadow lot on
the first horseless
carriage. He was a queer boy, with
passion for machinery. At eleven ne
had played hockey from church one Sun
Gav to take chum's watch apart. lie
didn't quite get it together again. Al
sixteen he ran away to Detroit and
picked up Job in machine shop.
His pay was $3.50 week. In order
10 afford board in clean boarding house
he also worked for matchmaker every
night. Somehow he found time to study
technical works and magazines. AT the
end of nine months his pay in the ma
chine shop was raised to So. But ne was
dissatisfied with his job. He felt ne
knew all that shop could teach him; and
besides, the slipshod system IN the place
was a horrible thing to him. lie hateo
waste. Shortly after his raise he wentto
another shop at two-fifty per. He didn't
care about money.
In the course of time he bought a
watch for SO. Immediately ne took 1t
apart. Then he marvelled at its high
cost. What was the reason? Waste, ne
supposed; factory inefficiency. In
well-run shop a watch could be made to
sell At 80 cents-a jitney watch. He
could do it himself. He studied the mat
ter and got some of his friends at the
shop interested. They sat up nights
working on the problem. He planned
machinery, dies-a whole factory. They
began TO tackle the problem OF raising
capital. Then came letter from home
telling of his fathers illness and sum-
moniny him back to run the farm.
He managed the farm for time
But after his fathers recovery ne didn I
90 back TO Detroit. There was girl.
1t the end OF three years ne married
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04
Ten Lessons i'm Spanish All That
Is Necessary

It's hard to tie Tompkins down to any
thing particular. He breezes into the
office almost any busy moment and tells
me he's discovered FL Dorado. With ten
lessons in Spanish all will have to do
will be to take a sample case and on ar
irving in Peru fill it with the checks ana
bank drafts which litter the plazas OF
anv fair sized South American city.
At first | protest and tell him / don't
know ANYTHING about business, and II l
did I wouldn't exploit small nations;
there were enough foreigners selling
overalls to Peru, and wasn't going to
start another war for the sake OF few
dollars. l knew plenty of folks right
here in New York could sell goods to,
at q loss-their loss. Furthermore, |
heard South America was no place 10
spend even your winters; it was hot, and
MOSQUITO netting was expensive, and the
hotels were bad, and they served scor-
MONS on the half shell for appetizers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04
90 South, Young Man, GO South;
Colon to Cape Horn

"Too small for the Germans | sug.
gested. "They wanted something big
and adventurous and vital. Cholera,
sunstroke, malaria! Pretty soft, cos.
mically speaking-compared with Yer.
dun"
'Tt's a chance" said Tompkins, on fire
with national destiny, ito spread the
mark of American civilization through
one of the more important continents Of
the world. Overalls all over, from
Colon to Cape Horn. And, what's more
it pays we'll. Your destiny lies in the
tropics. Go south, young man; 90
SOUTH"
1t was the middle of January, and the
prospect of forests in Brazil was allur-
ing. Not only would it be patriotic, but
proftable-an ideal combination, almost
as good as the ammunition business.
And, further, it would be raising the
standard of backward races. Tompkins
urged me to take a sample case filled
with overalls and depart at once for the
banks of the Amazon. My commissions,
he said. would more than pay for the
malaria and mosquito netting.
Tompkins left with me seventeen con-
sular reports, a book called Selling
South America" and breath of hope
Also. an announcement of his brother
in-law's, to the effect that he could teach
YOU Spanish in ten lessons, individua!
accents and world markets guaranteed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04

they just took their time and looked
around--for place in the sum-"
One sunstroke more or less didn't
matter much, according to Tompkins;
you might lose your balance personally,
but you'd get back your balance of trade.
There's considerable danger of mala.
ria and yellow fever-and bit of chol.
era" continued Tompkins, taking the
consular reports out of his pocket again;
"but if a man has a strong constitution
and ten lessons in Spanish, ana can write
a good, fattering letter. and is some.
thing of a philosopher and man of the
world, and knows his line well. and has
fair knowledge of neutrality-suspicious., he
can command any salary.
THE sleeping accommodations aren't
much to speak of, and the best statesmen
take theiro own food-tinned sardines and
other little delicacies like that. It's toe
good an opportunity to lose, especially
now, while Europe's at war. There'll
never be another chance like this. It's
easy enough to tip the balance in cur
favor, especially if you tip the Mayor
and the porter and everybody. Not
much capital is required, and the risks
are comparatively small.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04
An Easy Field for Any American
Salesman

"Of course" he explains, as he draws
cut of his pocket the consular report
from Cuzco, Peru, "you might have to
suffer a few inconvenience. But
Young man with your imagination
shouldn't let such a golden possibility
slip through his fingers" CAS- he goes
on want to point out he made mistake
about the man with the imagination, but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04
A TemperamenfaI People, These
Latin Americans

Nothing to it." said Tompkins en-
Enthusiastically. "Do you realize that IN
1913 Argentina imported S469, 1896
worth of stuff, including overalls, and
that the United States shipped only 8
per cent? Just imagine the opportunity
for young fellow who knows SPANISH
Especially if he knows how to count
in Spanish" | suggested, much struck
with the idea. Imagine figuring out 8
per cent of that-in Spanish
Tompkins glared at me.
"In 1914 S1,743,39l worth of liquor
went to Cuba"
Looked promising for the Spanish
omelette business; you need some relish
to 90 with all that liquid nourishment.
THE only danger is that you may
overstock your customers and queer
your market; you must be patient; let
them buy what they want. If you force
things on them they'll just up and quit
buying. They'll get sick Of overalls, and
90 in for evening dress and negligees.
A temperamental people, these Latin
Americans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04
Bv IRWIN EDMAN

he glows too rapidly for Interruptions
The natives of South America, he eX-
plains. are clamoring for American
goods. In some of the hotter countries
there are even movements on foot to
make the better known trade marks the
national coat of arms. The flour slogans
are used for wall notices, and there are
public exhibitions Of full-page advertise
ments from "The Saturday Evening
Post" Nor need one have the slight
est fear of competition, siestas and
other brands of afternoon maps being
the only important industries. And be
sides, they have so many holidays that
the only time left for business is filling
out checks for American firms. Besides
even the stern duennas fall in love with
American statesmen. That helps consid-
erably.
"Well, if it's as simple as all that" |
suggest, somewhat Indignantly, ut
doesn't seem to me to require much
imagination to capture the Latin Ameri-
can trade. want something to which |
can apply my education
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04
The Germans Sell OVeraIIS Dip
IOmafiCaHy

Exactly" says Tompkins, putting
the consular reports back in his pocket
with the air of one who has brought for
ward all the documentary proof neces-
sary; that's it exactly. The reason
America hasn't been successful in the
South American trade is because it.
hasn't sent out statesmen of culture and
refinement. The arrival of an American
travelling salesman in Bolivia is the sig
nal for holiday. Bands gather in the
plaza, the drummer is decked with gar
lands of roses and cocoanuts and chicic
by admiring senoritas, and his sample
cases are treated as sacred relics. There
is the famous instance of the American
biscuit drummer who left his samples
for a few minutes at the custom house.
The officials, before he returned, appreci-
ating the sanctity Of the ancient cookies,
consumed them with due reverence and
threw the crumbs into the sea.
Its important to have young men
who can play the part OF a drummer
heroically. You can't sell overalls i'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04

At the age of fourteen, back in 1861
q Michigan farmers son built a steam
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08

been abandoned because of the small- ! pox.
 At the meeting of tho Forestera held in tho hall on Pennington road last evening John Fitzsimmons read an Interesting paper on smallpox
 instead of the history of the soldiers
 son as was at flrst planned. f A number of the pupils of the Worthington Grammar school gave
 Miss Helen Nelson a surprise party at
 her home yesterday afternoon.
 4 meeting of the Berlin Swedish Republican club will be held on Mon- day evening.
 .E. W. Mildrum, Francis Deming.
 L. A. Westcott and Fred Hubbard
 have gone to Moodus on fishing trip.
 The choir of St. Gabriels church. East Berlin, will hold a rehearsal this evening.
 Mrs. Leland W. Gwatkin, the well
 known violinist. will play with the first violins in the symphony concert to be given by the New Britain Com munity Orchestra next Tuesday even- ing in the Prevocational Grammar school of that city. Miss Gwatkins has played at numerous musical
 events and will be Q worthy addition to this unusual orchestra. The Children's Day exercises oi Kensington Congregational Sunday school will be postponed from Sunday June 10 to Sunday July l. The re- hearsal for tomorrow will also be postponed. The regular session of Sunday school will be held as usual. FOR SALE-Bowker fertilizer. A1so good horse. D. s. Negri. 6-7-d3
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08

ings. Fire Chief Norton was about to send in a call for the department when a report was sent in that the danger had passed.
 White Slayer to Prison.
 Alter having pleaded guilty to the charge of transporting females for unlawful purposes. Anthony von Stem tina, arrested several weeks ago in Troy. N. Y.. for offenses committed in Plainville. was sentenced to prison for from eighteen months to i've years yesterday in the Superior court.
 The accused conducted a house of i'll repute in Plainville over year ago. He subsequently, opened sim liar place in Bristol and when 1t was raided by the state police made his escape, managing to elude the author tiles for several months.
 His associates in the illegal enter prise are serving terms in Wethers- field.
 Charles Prior. who was also bound over from the local court, has en- tered a plea of not guilty to charge of being a common drunkard and un- less he changes his attitude will be tried before a jury.
 House to House Canvass.
 The Plainville committee of the Lib- erty loan announced today that g. house to house canvass will be started tomorrow by the boy scouts in an ef- fort to increase. the subscriptions made by local people. The scouts will leave subscription blanks at every home and will make a second tour next Tuesday to collect the applications of those who decide to "do their bit'' by purchasing bonds.
 The committee proposes to cam paign vigorously in the interests of the loan and it's chairman A. A. Mo- Leod, stated today that 1t feels as- sured that the response of the towns people will be credit to Plainville. Subscriptions to the loan must be made before Saturday of next week.
 Brief Items.
 Miss Georgianna Booth will give a dancing solo and . series of dramatic poses at tonight's meeting of Prof. Conway's dancing class in Firemen's hall. Forestville.
 The condition of Edward Conlon of Canal street, who was taken to the hospital yesterday for treatment, was reported today to be unchanged.
 The Forestville baseball team will play the Foresters Sunday afternoon at Aliens field. wANTED-Men boarders, room and
 board $7 a week. Mrs. Geo. Martin.
 North Washington St. 6-6-da
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
NEW MILITARY CENSOR.

Washington. June s.-BriE Gen. Frank Mcintyre of insular: bureau of the war department today formally assumed additional duties as chief military censor, relieving Maj. Doug las Macarthur of the general staff. General Mcintyre has been in charge of censorship regulations on the Mex ican border including the scrutiny of telephone and telegraph messages. ever since the cable and telegraph censorship was established several weeks ago..
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
Annual Meeting Held at the Home ]. < of MS. $. M. CoVles
10 BUY LIBERTY BOND"
One Now Case of Smallpox Discov-
 cred In the Home of Thomas FA-
 san-soos Of Veterans Dance Abaa- ' Adcned.

s; The twenty-third annual meeting of Emma Hart Willard chapter. D. A. R.. was held yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs: s. M. Cowles in Ken 1ington. Reports of the of3cers were heard and Mrs. E. w. Aiildrum. dele- gate to the National D. A. R. congress In Washington, gave an interesting account of Che activities of that body. In keeping with the spirit of patriot ism that has been manifested by the D. A. R. throughout the country was the decision by the chapter to pur- chase Liberty Bond" A vote was also passed to send $10 to the Mary vile college in. Tennessee. New om- cers for the chapter were elected as follows:
 Regent-Miss Alice Norton. Vice Regent-Mrs. s. A. Fiske. 5 secretary-Miss Marjorie Moore. ! Treasurer-Miss Caroline Savage.
 Registrar-Miss Mary Atwater.
 Historian-Mrs. R. M. Griswold. Program committee-Miss Kath- brine Brandegee. Mrs. G. F. Dodd and Miss Caroline Savage. :. se0etary's Report.
 Mrs. Adele W. Taylor, secretary of khe chapter, read her report which Follows:
 To-day marks the twenty-third milestone of the Emma Hart Willard chapter of the ID. A. R. During the peason of 1916-17 we have met as . chapter once every month, beginning with October, except in January. when a drama under the auspices of flo chanter waa presented. in the town hall. A goodly sum was added 10 the treasury from tho sale of hcketS The program committee fur- nished historical line of subjects which had been faithfully carried out with ono or two exceptions.
 = At the December meeting we en- Doyed the privilege of listening to Miss Caldwell of Maryvi1le college whose subject was The Mounfaineors o1 East Tennessee The chapter has helped by small gifts of money toward hefrsying the small maintaining debt Dn Continental Hall, Washington. D. C.t which has cost all told $7b0,0OO AN the chapters of the country have Aelpod collectively and individually by gifts of money until the debt has been paid. As a chapter, we have gent comfort bags to the Red Cross headouarters in Hartford, and the members have helped in working on hospital supplies, etc. Under the will nf Mary H. Dutton. the Johnathau Erumbull home at Lebanon has been Btvsn to the Daughters. Tho Emma tert Willard chapter voted to accept { IF as did all the other chapters o1 Connecticut. Now the historica
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
MEMORIAL 10 GIzI Is1

Gettysburg pa.. Juno 0-Amamor3ai surmounted by . statue Of Gen. Robert F. Lee was unveiled on GeG&ysburR battlefield today in tho puseenoe of many confederate veterans who had como from their annual reanion a4 Washington and also many erand army of the republic veterans Tho memorial erected by the state of vir-s ginia to her soldier dead was accep&.s ed for the government by wm. N. Ingraham assist. secretary of Wae.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
MAKES PUBLIC REQUESTS.

Waterbury, June s.-Many public beQuests are contained in the will of Nelson J. Welton. which was filed for probate today. He leaves his residence on Hillside avenue, his Ibraru and works of art and also 450.OOO to St. Margaret's school for girls. of which he was . trustee for 23 years.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
OLD CALENDAR ABANDONED.

vladivostok. Siberia, June S.-Lo- cal papers announce that the old style or Russian calendar has been abolished and hereafter all dates will be reckoned by the new style or west ern calendar.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
sEEK FOUR YEAR OLD Box.

New Haven. Juno s.-The police were informed today by his parents that Tony Cubnjk four years old had been missing from his home since yeterday afternoon. He was last seen near his home, on the highway. a much travelled automobile route. The selectmen have taken up the case.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
LLOYD GEORGE HEARS BLAST

British Premier Listens for Explosion
 in Belgium, 1so Miles Away-othera
 In London "Present.''
 London, June s.-The tremendous explosions which opened the British attack on Wytchaete Bend were heard by David Lloyd George. the British Premier. who wa stepping for the night at his residence, Walton Heath. The scheme for the attack had been long maturing. and when the prepa- rations were perfected the Premier was acquainted with the exact hour it was intended to open it Accordingly, on retiring MT. Lloyd George gave or ders to be called at o'clock in the chance of being able to hear the ex- plosions. Tho Premier and others of the household clearly heard the tre- mendous detonations, as also did per- sons at the Premier's oflicial residence in London, who supposed they were the sounds of heavy guns, until later they learned from the despatches that they came from the explosion of mines.
 From London to the region where the British mines were exploded along the German front the distance ranges from 130 to 140 miles.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
SENDS IN $16s,26O MORE

New Britain National Bank DispaNchcs
 Another Big Check to New Eneland
 'Dtberty Loan'' Committee.
 Boston. June S.-The New England Liberty Loan committee which set out today to complete its allotment of 5000. 000.000 by June 15 announced that more than $6.500.000 had been reported oyer night.
 Subscriptions include: The Slater Trust company of Pawtucket, $1, ,200,- 900: State Street Trust company. Boston. $1.047.e50: Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust company, 3s23,- $50; First National Bank of Green- field. $336,000;, New Britain (Conn.) National Bank $153.250: First Na- tional Bank of New Haven 313a,EoO: Springfield Institution for Savings $107.300.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
MESSAGE FORM ilIIE DB
Bottle OontainAng Noes lsn aalloa
 on snip whsuh Iefs lVpu 1 ,
 Jan. 2, 1Sts, Funnd. sts a'

London. Juno 8.-A bo&4b -0onkoaIls ing Q number of measaEeo peaspoxfx ing to have been written by xneanber91 of the crew of the long mioslne Amass ican steamer Frederick has b>en washed ashore a& the Or1Rnav Island6s The messages indicated that they wero written by two Amaracans and fyo, spaniards. One of thsm w1s Aaaad January 17. 1916. They contained Fl Information as to the oirouustnnc1 under which the ship was lost. 0ue| said:
 We arc sinlcing In na4d-ooean.,s Others says the writer's wpro dxine. |.
 New York, June S.-Nhe Amegeca1' steamship Frederiolk. . vaa1sl C laS1: tons gross owned by the Un1tad oea&oea steamship company lefts hsco Jaauasy ?. 1916. for Archangel. Rusda., III Frederick was built in. 1o94. a& wll.s mington Del, and was foraaee1T known aS the Hudson. Tho o1ip - in command of Cap4a1n Robbin au4 carried . crew Of n mn.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
PRISONERS AT THE FLOW.

German prisoners of war now in Eng land are to be used this summer to plough a thousand acres of Hainault Forest, an ancient woodland, forming the eastern portion of tho famous ,Ep- ping Forest.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
Buy Your Summer Dress
 Materials at This Sale

THESE PRICES ARE SPECIALLY LOW. Dress voiles for 21c regular price 29c yard Dress Ginghams for 19Hc, regular price 17c yd. Endurance Cloth and galatea, special for 21c yd. Madras for 28c yard, regular 86c value.
 Silk Tussah and pongee. value soc for S7c yard.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
Stock Reductions Sale Prices on Dress Goods

Light, medium and dark colored stripes and plaids regular price $175 for this sale e1A6 yAsd
 All won Charmeuse. regular $1.50 quality. 1oe this sale $1. 20 yard KY 6% 6ilverbloom Sport SuttinG 32 inches vida sya1n1Sy 76c yard. for Sec yard. tsssks sA
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08

" DRY 1AszDoT us ~
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08
S12.5O, $l5.00, $20.00 and $25.O0

cases these prices do not half their usual cost In Ti with choice of Black
   a reductions
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08

Beginning July 1s This Store will Close Fridays at Noon until September the 14th inclusive
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-05-30

on you to see that your registration
is entered at your domiciliary pre-
cinct on the prescribed day, yet for
your convenience and to obviate the
necessity Of your going home for the
purpose Of registration, the following
is provided for the registration Of alb
sentees:
Six days after the publication Of
the presidents proclamation there
will be a supply Of registration
blanks at the Office Of the county
clerk Of every county in the United
States, or at the Office Of the city
clerk Of every city Of over 10000
population.
The county clerk or, in the case Of
cities Of over $4,000 the city clerk,
is authorized to record the answers
of persons absent from their domi-
fcilary county and to certify to their
registrations cards. ......
Upon application by you your card
will be made out by the clerk, turned
over to you, and by you it must be
mailed in time to reach your domi-
cilary precinct. by the day set for
Registration.
Therefore six days. after the presi-
dents proclamation is published go
to the Office of the clerk in the coun-
ty which you may be: and have your
registration card filed and certified,
Then mail same addresses to-: The
Registrar ---------------.P Precinct
(Your home precinct)
Care of Clerk County
49,. -------------.--S State
If your permanent home is in a
city of over 10000 inhabitants, as
shown by census Of 1910, send the
card in care of the mayor. If you
do not know the number or name of
your home precinct, address the card
as above, and write also on the en-
velope which you have SO addressed:
Registration card of------------
Street and number
Post Office or R. F. D.--------
If you desire a registration certifi-
cate, inclose a self-addressed stamped
envelope with your registration card.
z.
Those appointed registrars are re-
quired by law to serve and for fail
ure to serve the law provided that
the person appointed shall be sub
ject to imprisonment. Advise ne
groes.
8.
All persons having negroes in
their employ; and all farmers hav-
ing negroes renting or cropping with
them, are requested to notify them
that they are expected to enroll, and
see to it that they do enroll.