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New Britain herald., 1919-02-04
WHO IS OUR SPOKESMAN?

bother chapter was added to our s ly quarrel yesterday when. ac- ling to the New York Sun, Presi- Wilson was rebuked in the Sen flor presuming to speak at the ee Conference for concrete opinion he United States. The argument he Sun is that the President was Ilally repudiated at the biennial lions last November.
 it is true that President Wilson lot the spokesman for America it 1ly fair to inquire who the spokes- may he. Is our solidarity so dis led by politics that we are incap-
 of having a spokesman? The Ion authorized by the people to e their opinions cannot he Senator ge of Massac chusetts. His views D been frequently scorned even by nbers of his own party, Is it Sen
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04

39&sS5Ws loElldl1l f1SIdtd.
 syou kindly give me space m
 eAteemed paper to express my
 Hon in regard to the Cooperative
 8A?
 III the first place they arc supposed
 sell lower than private stores. But &Edp they? Here and there cent or @8wo lower: sometimes higher. IT the is so small it is easy 10 see 1What small profit the dealer mas. TThe corporation store has no Had bills, rent. or other expenses that lH'i Ito the lot of the private grocer ana still their prices arc prac1callN tue same. If you buy from tn" Corpora ton Store you pay cash and carry home your own bundles. If you buN from your own grocer you mako nm deliver them and give you the goods on credit.
 If you givc up your own grocer and trade entirely with the Corporation Store, no matter how well they know VOL or how long you worked for them, you cannot get cent S worth without the money. If you happen to be sick q few weeks. without q crust of bread in the house. and your wife went to them with a hard luck story, no matter how honest she might be, there will be nothing doing in the credit linc because nOhOdy's word is any good -1Nhen you go up against a cold business propositi0N.
 On the other hand. you have al- ways traded with a grocer near your homo; he knows YOU are honest and when things didn't break just right for you, he carried you along for weeks until you got on your feet again. alt out of his own small profit.
 Which then is the worthy one?
 Another point; suppose you went to your own grocer and paid cash and carried your own bundles, he could undeTsell any cooperative store. And why not i've him a fair shake? Our own judgment tells us that if the Cor poraton Store sells at cost, and there is only a small difference between them and the private grocer, the grocer certainly cannot be getting all this graft that we hear so much about. If the private GrOcers all go out of bushes the Corporation Stores can then charge whatever they want, and what can you do about it?
 It is well to be T little cautious, and examine the ''bunl<' we get now adays very carefully, and not throw principle to the winds for the sake of q few cents. and leave ourselves worse off later on.
 As I am not enga Ged in the grocery or any other business, l fool that I can offer thc above opinion from a neutral angle, without prejudice of any kind.
 I may be right, ] may be wrong, time will toIl.''
 A SQUARE DEAL.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04

to all suffering women. It certainly is a great medicine and is 8 sure road to health for women. You may publish this letter if you like. "- Mrs. w. c. LITTLE, RED. A, Hazelhurst, Ga.
 Women who suffer from headaches, other symptomso of functional derange- ment should give this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound, trial.
 For forty years it has been overcom- ing such ailments of women after other medicines have failed.
 If you want special suggestions in regard to your condition, write Lydia E. I'inkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass. The result of long experience is at your service, and yorr letter will be held in
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04
OWNER KILLED, CLOCK STOPS.

Expectations folks who insist that unnatural agencies make up a part Of our daily life find their reasoning strengthened by two incidents in con- guard at Manchester. If the stories narrated by the press are true, there is room for investigation by those who are attempting to throw a bridge from life to the spirit world.
 Soon after the murder of the guard, a discussion arose concerning the time of the crime. From testimony of witnesses and others who reached the scene soon after the shooting. it was established that the policeman had been killed at 11:22 o'clock D. m Some time later relatives of the dead man were startled on noticing that the clock in his home had stopped exactly at 11:22.
 Equally possible of sending a shiver down the spine was the intuition of disaster the wife Of the dead guard is said to have had. Several hours after the shooting relatives went to her home to break the news On seeing them, her first words were: "'Where is Will? He's dead, I know he's dead. Who killed him? Tell me who killed him ?'
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04
SHOE CONSERVATION

w. H. Kelley, a lumber salesman, of Omaha, found Ne0lin Soles so tough and durable that one pair of soles served on a second pair of uppers after the first pair of uppers had worn out in ten months of hard walking.
 And he says, Those same soles will stand another ten months of constant daily wear" /
 This is unusual service even for Neolin Soles but Mir. Kelley's expert ence should indicate to you method of cutting down those rising shoe bills you have to meet. Simply make sure the new shoes you buy are Neolin- soled and have worn shoes repaired with these soles which are scientifically made to be comfortable, waterproof and exceedingly long-wearing. They are made by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, who also make Wingfoot Heels, guaran- teed to outwear any other heels.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04

At a meeting of Reds in Boston, the American Federation of Labor was described as the greatest of all camoufaged labor -faking institutions and clergymen were grouped as liars, hypocrites and murd erers." The Bol- maxim taught to young lawyers: When you have no case. abuse the witnesses for the other side
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04
sors. New Haven, Hartforf

soT*k, New Haven, Hartford lrbury as having produced enorr g quantities of munitions and P military supplies. It says the pla&aon of these cities is now esti- ed at: New Haven, 169,340; Igeport, 16s, ,SsS; Hartford. 129,- Waterbury, 124, ,s2S. The figures a large growth since the census e1o.
 ew Britain is not mentioned ng the cities which owe their inn hg statistics to the production of material and 1t is we'll that such g case. The Journal places New in's population at 66,01s, for h we extend many thanks. But must bring our native modesty
 play and say we cannot accept Compliment. New Britain prob
 has not reached that mark, al gh it is believed to be well over 0. Speaking of the leading five nunities of Connecticut. the Jour says Tt is striking group of cipalities'.
 most striking feature of New in's popula ton figures is that
 represent what we believe to be anent dwellers within our bor-
 There was no great influx dur
 he war period and there has been N reat exodus since then. It is true many mechanics and skilled ar k came here for war work to fill laces left vacant through the call colors but the numb Der was
 when compared with the armies # poured into other Connecticut #. New Britain's growth has been and not too slow. It is a good SEo live in. It is essentially a city bmes although the industrial and ess growth has been rapid. New in is the wonder city of the
 Without any natural advan-
 it has forged into it's place as fifth city in Connecticut, passing lien, which is on the main line of failroad, and Middletown, situat- n the states greatest waterway, Connecticut river. Here we are
 8 corner, so to speak, watching Factories expand, the mum Der of Aangs increase, our bank deposits up and our population grow. Bus
 men predict that 100000 souls reside here within 8 few years if the past may be taken as a, lr1on of the future nothing can in Ire with their forecasts.
 hat Is the reason? To outsiders lay, come and live with us and For the man who earns his h by the sweat of his brow good ks are being paid and other in rial advantages are made possi-
 Our schools are second to none.
 of all, our community morals bound and they are backed by a Ag civic conscience. We are not ow minded; neither do we shut eyes to enervating evils: we are 8al, but not lax.
 Pere is no one reason why New 8Ein Is growing and is prosperous; are 8 dozen reasons why this
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04

Started. It is estimated that the cost will be about $500. The finance com mlttee was empowered to go ahead and arrange entertainments for the money to defraY the expenses which will be incurred in carrying out the proposed program. Chairman George P. Spear, presided at the meeting.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04

l sd VSu He from an operation. Before I took Lydia E. Pink hams v g e ta ble 'Compound I was so i'll from a female
 trouble that I was
 forced to stay in bed
 for 8 week at a time
 with weakness and
 pain, but your med icine has done so
 much for me that !
 aro rar0ynmo opSiuoj%
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04

The First Ward Republican club has secured former Attorney General William A. King as the prin cipal speaker at the supper to be held on Lincoln's birthday, February 12.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04
TO ERECT ARCH OF WELCOME

At the meeting of the committee in charge of the reception for the sol diers and sailors, held last evening in City hall, it was decided to erect the arch at the north end of Central Park, fa cing the City hall. Immediate steps will be taken to have the work
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04

and police commission will be heard The school board estimates ask for $5O9,000 and the police commission $11S,240.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04

The board of finance and taxation will cOmmenr" this evening the inn portant work of the various estimates of city departments for the ensuing year. This evening tho school board
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04

These seems to be no reason for any great excitement among the ho- tel keepers at the Princes islands, Boston Globe.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04

Not being at war with Turkey, the United States can the more easily be excused from policing it: our sena- tors will be spared one impassioned debate.-Springf Republican.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04
THIS U'l)MAll
 FOUND HEAL TfI
And Escaped an Operationb by Taking Lydia E. Pinkharn's
 Vegetable Compound.

Hazelhurst, Ga.-"I have used your remedies for only ten months, and they
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04

George Bernard Shaw, having ex- plained all the peace problems that will come up before the Versailles conference, the world is more in the dark than ever.-Rochester POst-EX press.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04

eTng purses and pocketbool1s as kiiffes will be defended as proper pn the ground that nobody will need ~tnem after the tax collector has been around.-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04
gICATED.
3PERATIVE STORE.

Expresses Opinions Why They Ire Harmful to City. Few Britain Herald: iou kindly give me space Tn eened paper to express my
New Britain herald., 1919-02-04
TACKLE EsTTM .NTEs TONIGHT.

A SQUARE DEAL.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-07-05
TREATY OF PRAGUE, 1866.


Austria and Prussia having obtain
ed the joint possession of Schleswig-
Holstein by the treaty of Vienna, the
question now arose what should be
done with 1t. The two powers who
the division of the spoils for nearly
two years. The question Itself might
have been settled, but 1t was only
symptom of larger question which
had for centuries been agitating Ger
many, the question as to whether the
northern section or the southern sec
ton should predominate; and Bis
marck saw in It an excuse for driving
Austria forever out of participation
In German affairs-the only way by
which Prussia could be made supreme.
Austria began to see that she had
been made a cats paw and favored
the claims of the young duke of Aug
ustenburg to the sovereignty of the
duchies, that young man having set
nm a court at Kiel. In fact King VIII
liam and the Prussian parliament were
inclined to favor the dukes preten-
sIons. But Bismarck carried every
thing before him and caused the king
to set up a claim to be by descent en-
titled to the throne Of the duchies him
self. The time for breach with Aus
tria, however, had not yet arrived. Won
Moltke reported that the Prusslan
army was ready but Bismarck desired
to assure the help, or at least the neu-
trality of the great powers before he
struck. He went personally to Biar-
ritz and had a series of interviews
with Napoleon III. What dreams he
encouraged the emperor in. what he
promised him and what he showed him
by way of argument, are only sur
misses.
Demands Of Bismarck.
In December, 1864, Bismarck de-
cIared that Prussia would be satisfied
with nothing less than the incopora-
tion of the duchies in her military,
commercial and postal systems. In
the duchies the Austrians were en-
barked on a policy Of obstruction and
the stolen land was in disorder. King
william wrote to the Austrian emperor
that If Austria did not take steps to
preserve order In the duchies he would.
The emperor and the king met ut
The Colorado statesman., 1919-07-05

| 1776, the delegates from New York
felt some diffidence in voting, as they
had no instructions. Wisner, however,
did cast n vote in favor of lndepend-
ence, and before August New York
had instructed her delegation to agree
to the Declaration.
There was a hearty response when
1t became known that signatures were
to be appended to the document. Sam
uel Chase of Maryland was absent
from congress on July 4 and the next
day he wrote from Annapolis to John
Adams, "How shall l transmit to pos
terity that I gave my assent?" ON
the ninth Adams replied, "As soon as
an American seal is prepared l con-
lecture the Declaration Will be SUD-
scribed to by all the members, which
will give you the opportunity you wish
for of transmitting your name among
the votaries of independence"
Elbrldge Gerry of New York had to
leave Philadelphia two weeks after
the Declaration had been adopted, and
he wrote to John and to Samuel Ad-
ans, "Pray subscribe for me ye Dec
laration of Independence IL ye same Is
to be signed as proposed. 1 think we
ought to have ye privilege when neces-
sarily absent of voting and signing by
proxy"
OF the signers who did not vote for
the Declaration because they We're not
members at that time William Will
liams of Connecticut was not elected
until July IL; Rush, Clymer, Smith,
II % Do, exv1 nr,in n-a
not elected until July 20. Charles Car
roll of Carrollton, as well as Chase.
was attending n meeting of the Mary
land convention on July 4. George
Wythe of Virginia on the same day
was chairman of the committee of the
whole of the Virginia convention, and
Richard Henry Lee was in the conven-
ton, having been compelled to return
from Philadelphia on account of sick
ness in his family, having left on June
13. William Hooper of North Caro-
lima was absent from Philadelphia at
least as late as July s. Yet all of these
members signed the Declaration. al
though some of them. 1t has been
shown, were not even members at that
time, and four members were absent.
Themas Mclean Of Delaware was
the last to sign and did not do so until
FIVE years after the adoption of the
Declaration and at a time when the
war virtually was at an end. 1t was
through no fault of Mclean. Mis- name
was omitted from the printed copy in
the Journal.
The popular. traditional idea of the
signing of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence presents it as graceful and
formal function taking place July a.
1776, in a large, handsomely furnished
chamber in Independence hall, Phila-
delphia. To give the necessary touch
of vivacity to the picture there Is the
scene of the small boy darting from
the door as the last signer sets his
autograph to the parchment and dash
ing down the street, calling to his
grandfather to Ring! Oh. ring for
libertyW
AS matter of fact the Declaration
of Independence was signed behind
locked doors. The city was not breath
lessly awaiting the event outside, nor
did the Liberty Bell peal forth on that
day the triumphal note of freedom.
From these facts 1t appears that the
Fourth Of July" might with good rea-
son have fallen upon either July 2 or
| August instead of upon July 4.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-07-05
FAMOUS
PEACE TREATIES
TREATY OF GUADALuPE-HlDALGo, 1s4s.

BY II. IRVING KING

Buena Vista on February % of the
next year. In March of 1S47 General
Scott captured Vera Cruz and march-
ed to the City of Mexico, winning the
battles of Cerro Gordo April 1S, Con-
treras August 10, Churubusco August
20, Molino del Rey September y, ana
Chapultepec September 13. The next
day he stormed the Belem gate ana
entered the Mexican capital.
When Vera Cruz fell President POLK
decided that II would be well to nave
along with Scott's army commission
er authorized to sign peace with the
Mexicans as soon as they had been
sufficiently defeated to be amenaDie
to terms. n. p. Trist, chief clerk OF
the state department, was chosen anu
having been given the rough draft OF
treaty reached Vera Cruz on May D
of 1S47 and Joined Scott. Mr.. Trist
got no opportunity to exercise his dip
lomatic powers until after the battle
of Churubusco. The morning after
that battle Scott was met by commits
sioners from the Mexican president
Santa Anna, with proposals for an
armistice. This was agreed to ana
Mr.. Trist wrote to the Mexican minis
ter of foreign relations that he was
ready to enter into negotiations.
A Treaty Without Authority.
Five Mexican commissioners met
Mr.. Trist at a village lying between
the American and Mexican lines which
bore the impossible Aztec name or
Atzcopozalen. Mr.. Trist wanted Low
er California but was willing to con-
cede that point, but he would not give
up the demand for New Mexico (then
comprising what is now New Mexico
and Arizona) south of the thirty-sev-
enth degree Nor would the Mexicans
give 1t up. The negotiations came to
nothing, the armistice was ended and
Scott resumed his advance. Counter
propositions which the Mexican COM
missioners had made were referred
by Mr.. Trist to Washington, but he
was generally thought to have been
too wavering at the village with the
unpronounceable name-and, without
waiting to hear from him officially,
President Polk revoked his authority
and sent him letter of recall.
After the capture of the City of
Mexico the Mexicans saw that further
struggle was hopeless. California had
meantime been occupied by Commo-
dores Sloat and Stockton and the land
forces of Generals Fremont and
Kearny. Santa Anna resigned the
presidency, which passed to General
Anaya, who summoned a congress at
Queretaro. One of his first acts was
to appoint a commission to proceed
to the City of Mexico and confer with
Mr.. Trlst. Mr.. Trist had already re-
ceived his letter of recall. The Mex
lean commissioners, with singular rea-
soning suggested that they had mot
been officially notified Of the American
envoy's recall' and Mr.. Trist agreed
to treat. Mr.. Trist met the Mexican
commissioners at -Hidalgo,
a town about three miles north of the
City of Mexico, where the treaty was
signed on February 2, 1849.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-07-05

In April of 1916 the United States
entered into war with Mexico. By
September 1S47, the American flag
as pacifst orator of the day put it
waved in insolent triumph in the
halls of the Montezumas," and on Feb
ruary of the following year wholly
unauthorized private citizen signed on
the part of the Americans treaty
by which the United States obtained
undlsputed sovereignty over terri
tory more than four times the size of
the German empire as 1t was before
the recent debacle, paying Mexico in
return $15,000,000 and assuming 3d.
25O.000 of Mexico's debts. BY the
treaty with Spain In 1919. the United
States had, indeed, acquired Florida.
but she had released her claims to
Texas, over a part of which at least
she had claimed a right under the
Louisiana Purchase. When the last
Spanish successor of Cortez as viceroy
of Mexico was deposed in 1921, Mexico
succeeded to the right of Spain in
Texas, but left that vast territory as
forlorn and undeveloped as 1t had been
unuer spanish rule.
A year of war ensued. Everybody
remembers the name of Sam Houston
and the fact that Thermopylae had
its messengers of death; the Alamo
had none" From 1885 to 1S45 Texas
was an Independent republic under the
banner of the Lone Star"
In 1S45 1t was annexed to the United
ot
with Mexico over the southwestern
boundary of the newly acquired state,
Mexico claiming that boundary to be
the Nueces while the United States
claimed 1t to be the Rio Grande. John
Slfdel. afterwards so we'll known in
the Mason and Slidel affair of the Civil
war, was sent to Mexico to try and
arrange the matter in dispute, but was
refused a hearing.
Early In 1S46 General Taylor was
ordered to move to the Rio Grande.
Mexico had severed diplomatic rela-
tions with the United States upon the
annexation of Texas. General Taylor
established his headquarters at point
opposite Matamoras. His force con-
sisted of a little over $500 regulars.
Learning that the Mexicans were pre-
pairing to cross the river higher up,
Taylor sent out a accommodating party
consisting of SO dragons under Cap
tain Thornton who, on April 20, was
surprised and captured by the Mexi-
cans after the loss of 16 men. The
war had begun. The news of Thorn
toms capture reached Washington on
May 8. President Polk sent mes
sage to congress stating that Mexico
has passed the boundary Of the United
States and shed American blood on
American SOIL" Congress passed a
bill providing for the enrolment Of
$4,000 volunteers and a war appro-
priation of S10,000,O0O, congress agree
Ing with the president that "war ex-
lists by the act of Mexico"
General Taylor gained the victories
of Palo Alto May 8. Resaca de la
Palma May 8, captured Monterey Sep
tember "a, and won the hard fight of
The Colorado statesman., 1919-07-05

a tablespoonful before breakfast. and
then omit 1t for three days, then take
1t again. and so on until you have re-
reated this three times" the creator
of the dose explained. mo need to
tell me; was brought up on It," the
visitor said. without it / should
never have been able to understand the
feeling of the poor wretches Of Dothe-
boys Hall when Mrs. Squeers fed then
birthstone and treacle. Our was mixed
In the same sort of bowl and mother
always set 1t on the sideboard, lest
we forget"