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= HOPE FOR PARAGUAY | *“We’ll Fighr To Last Against Eight Hour et e — THE ALWAYS BUSY STORE. IN TRADE TREATY! Day, It’s Confiscation!”- Railroad Heads Argentine's Act May Mean Pro- : ! ‘ © : ) - ’ longation of Neighbor's Lie ‘ ' Ge 9 : @ B AVWas commercial treaty between Argentine ! PR g i 3 3 and Paraguay w ratified "hough % . : : nid ¥ b S the transaction may be considered of little importance from the economic : 4 point of view, since the present inter- : % _ ¥ 5 change of commodities between the < & B 3 : ; f 380 MA’N STREET countries is relatively unimportant, ¢ : ™ e i ¢ 3 its probable significance is great, for it may mark what some believe will be the orientation of the neo-Latin W J 3 ! X 2 ¢ 3 The treaty provides for free trade in natural produce for a period. of ten years. For manufactured articles ' : B \, A ' ) v : 5 2 ) e e e et o e | [ e U ~ g 'R0 | We Are Not [o The We Are Not e IR g e e i | Connected With Connected With ment. Ever since the war between Paraguay and the Allies (Argentine, Brazil and Uruguay), the vanquished have had to struggle against adverse circumstances. The manhood of P: aguay was literally wiped out of ex- istence before the Allies were able to impose 1 The country was, in e F B : 1 i o T b . act, - and completely ruined : it i | o d ¢ oy ks ] i ars succeeded war; and, with Sh y 3 ¥ 2 % = y als, political commo- . & : e . ; revolts have been nce, Though at peace for six years and well governed, . o : - ] g the situation in Paraguay is still pre- o R : ® o y Lo 3 carious to a degree. Its purchasing | . & Lo § . : 3 i i * bower is practically nil. Fluctuations ). ; o s P i ven n e on : Y are so frequent that speculation the rate of exchange has become a veritable gamble, as it was in Ar- 5 y bt s gentina before the monetary problem i : _ ; ® was solved fifteen years ago, when the 2 o ¢ : - paper unit was given a definite gold o : : l S t 0 r y basis. It is hoped that the treaty : ) : i will give the Paraguayan dollar a cer- tain degree of stability and conse- quently an enhanced value. This is . : - , one of the material advantages which : - ‘ ! . . local financiers foresee. Another im- R0 = ] : portant one is that smuggling will be ¥ ¥ ‘ 3 . discouraged and finally stopped. This . - : traffic has hitherto constituted a serious problem, ‘for the frontiers are so vast and so accessible that no & : f proper vigilance could ever be estab- g . ! : i ) ] . lished along their sparsely populated 3 : 3 : T i Th h d h h ’ S E L~ b e b i Gl -1 ‘ is season we have improved on the methoc: whchk k<v? . . ' ‘ '@ helped us to build up this ever busy store. The manufactured articles exported tea), timber, lace and conserves, the The belief that ‘the, results .of the| anagers and -executives increased | shown here. They are the national| dent N ) i Jof the gers X s ¢ ations S . C. R. R.; 12, Elisha Lee, | |8 treaty will be & series‘of ldentical ar=| {jeir defiance of conceding the eight| (cnference committee of the railways| chairman: 13 ~ $ o to Paraguay from Argentina are: : . ! ; et i : - Do iy | Always catering to the public. value of which in 1915 aggregated rangements is not, however, general. | nour day with ten hours' pay to their | and are: 1, (i % Wald, vice pres t| rresident s, A 7l e il Saddlery, candles, i q furniture, shoes, ete. araguayan ! : ; 3 . ) Always having the public in mind. Always taking them into our confidence. $2.257,887 gold, against imports from ~ Argentina valued at $1,650,316 gold. llowing the secret arder of the| The railroad managers who have beenfand M. R. R.; 10, A. § ig, assist- At least other republic has Vet]yepn Kyery last executive claimed | and genernl manamer Sunset Central | #ins, Chicago AT ope . | fiked for an adjustment in aceord- | iUWouia be confieation o adom o e oW S0 T SO b e e |R O rificed the entire stock of our shoe department because we feit exports to Argentina are: Fruit, vegetables, yerba mate (Paraguayan LNHTIONQL CONFERENCE OF RAILRCRD MANAGERS AND PRESIDENT W/LSON 5 Always extending our best endeavors towar¢ carrying desir- o S 0ac brotherhoods calling for a | in conference with the p dent at] ant to re rer S s, & [~ - No General Movement. ctrike on September 4, the railroad ‘ S e e 1“; B F («“xl“n'\\llo;,. ;qu\\jlm ‘\Iw» l;({ro]i\l N able merchandlse. D ith the spirit of the most| scheme which they say will cost the | manager and L. 1. R. R.: 3, C.| Coapman, vice president Southoern | o % 5% A S orod mations elause. Nor does tho | Tallroads. $50,000,000 move . wear. | TL. Iwing Keneral manazer B and 1t | Ralvavs 17, 9, 6. Walher, Now X onk that the selling standard which we had established must be main- commercial union of the future re-| Congressional interference was held | Ry.; 4, D. Maher, e president N {18, L. W. Baldwin, general manager cefvo much _eredence. Tt is Well| out by President Wilson ae the last| and W. Ry 5 C. P Neill, Washing | cent of Ga. v 15, 4w, senover, |} tained. Every shoe in this department has been sold out, in- td known that the stable products of | yesort. The only basis on which the | ton; 6, G. H, son, general man-| resident vice president Penna. Line L ont ot inese cepublicalarelvery | vairoant aanastralliti ol the lstait| nher G Northern Ry.; 7, James| West; 20, E. W. Grice, general super- | B cluding the inevitabl e Old stock Which Of necessity accumulates in gimilar. Uruguay, for example, sends | yould consider at all the eight hour Russell, general manager D, and R.| intendent tr portation C. and O. fich and poultry to this republic, | gay proposition of their employes w . R. R.; 8, S. E Cotter, general| Ry.; 21, P. R, Albright, general man- | § th b t f t € Dbest oI siores. Shich in turn, sends to Uruguay hides, | with an increase in the freight r: elm cor Jabash R. R.; ¢ € L.jager A. C. L. R R.; 22, C. W. Kouns, fish, poultry, etc., but naturally in | ihich would offset the salary increase. | Iiardo, general manager N. Y., N, H. | gencral manager A. T. and S. F. Ry. | g . 03 et e | : Seven years of such accumulation has been wiped out, of lesser quantities, the > tween the lations being in favor = : e e e ol £ 116115 or mothing to dlstinguisn thom[f COULSE, at a BIG FINANC]AL SACR!FICE TO US. ) s ¢ peace and arbitration with Spain, | tion in Madrid will soon experience although the champagne | Of peace anc 2| 4 : e Ar:ge-m:’ntah«:n::-‘mfinw Mendoza, and | Signed on the ninth of July, the date ' an identical augmentation of dignity, ! fram the Argentines proper. As a 4 COURLEY ‘n‘ v = va“_ld‘(i from the| tPon Which a hundred years before, ' and thus the last vestige of the old | community they have their own clut b J‘!“I:‘p;fl'\Jr only by the Andes, tho | the Argentine republic declared all cuarrel will have disappeared. What an dinterests, but in other respeets ey ey ¢ connasting | political and ecanomical relations Epain failed to maintain by force of | they mingle freely in the social and | i = Lranes OO T b te | With the mother country broken, non- arms she certainly bids fair ta ac-| commercial life of the republic in |} 3 them EEETazilgsendy N L m(ah: existant, null and void. The Spanish complish by more peaceful means, for { which they hold an immense stake. | |8 . e e ar men , (Paraguayan tea), competing In the] ) ..., ' wis on the following daily the influence of Spain augments | The recent treaty, above all the cour- 3 market with Argentine, - 1 \rflm:klr‘f‘w Uruguayan and Chilian | 18ised to the dignity of an emb: in Argentina, the war having done | teous and timely concession to Ar- ~ s Uni 1 States anc Spa e 1c] B ul, orarily a cast | gentine sentimentand “amour propre’ " [ 3 articles of the same order. Coffee | (1€ UL and Spain be much to annul, temporarily at least| gentinc se our propre 9 ’ e O e Braril's specialty. She | (e only twa countries thus repre- Jtalian competition. The number of | have done much to enhance the al- | f§ ) 0 O truit. sugar, fohacco ama | sented Defore the Argentine govern- ! Spaniards resident in the republic is|ieady very close relations between the n ) : el % ment. Naturally the Argentine lega- | larser than generally believed. There | two countries, mandioca, receiving in return prac- tically the same goads, Free trade | s - — o RURNITS e et mutual saving In' tho riarter | EE— e T S ——— o : Our duty to the public comes first, and we cheerfully fulfill it. To start off we have engaged a new shoe buyer, Mr. S. G. Hoffman, for ten years buyer for a great New York firm. He iy S sl f WE SPRCIALIZE ON HOMEFURNISHINGS TO MEET | o wartny of sote 10 the treaty| THE REQUIREMENTS O¥ THE “AVERAGE HOME” § § has scouted the market in Boston and New York, and the evi- dence of his fine taste and great knowledge of ladies’, children’s How to Heal b We sell homefurnishings ranging from the lowest-priced which are ; S % % < Skin-Diseases worthy to the very finest and most claborate made. 1t is the MEDIUM 4/ and men’s shoes is plainly seen in the grand new stock which rades on which we specialize. K . S . i - Thp“A M T § awaits your inspection. Remember, not one old shoe in the store. A Baltimore doctor suggests this € verage riome does not call ror elaborate 4 3 ° g gimpie, bt seatlo and oxpenae, | L S R et e e T e |/l A complete new stock received today, consisting of the newest with corema, ring. v are not good enough. It is the medium grades which are 8 up-to-date footwear for men, women and children. SRR e [ required—homefurnishings that are well made from dur- g 2in ol ey | el U s | | NOT ONE OLD SHOE IN THE STORE. - EVERYTHING NEW liabl i i i any = reliable tive, and in good taste; not the most expensive and not druggist’s get a jar of e g N o ;&:fileogi::gf}lgyln: ! the lqwest-pricecL Our extensive stock consists largely ‘W NEW MANAGEMENT NEW SALESPEOPLE These are not at all expensive. With of this type of homefurnishings. i § NEW SHOES NEW METHODS the resinol soap and warm water bathe oo the affected parts thoroughly, until We realize that there are many who know that it is they are free from crusts and the ski i ishi ke e b T ':p;;:; : to their advantage to buy the grade of homefurnishings on a thin layer of the resinol ointment, on which we speciai i i S eni ‘N and cover with a light bandage—if nec: shiintfulll © B al7e ‘but m]d <It S coll}vmlent e AR i essary to protect the clothing, This | | cash in full. Our arrangement for Deferred Payment ac- ; :fi:“il&hlffi d:nr{; twice a day. I_,':luutlgy counts offers the solution to the problem. Our terms are ¥ B > e n urning stop wi i i H d b Freses e ERan Dt Ul not over conservative nor are they sensationally liberal. [ e comes clear and healthy again. They have been adopted to meet the requirements of the ] b N Almost any soap will clean the skin average customer. and hair. But those who want a soap . « » 1w phich not only cleanses but actually | If yours is an “Average Home” and you have new furnishings to buy '- F‘ A b el e you should make it a point to become acquainted with this store which spe- | A - — cializes on your needs. : A [ NOTICE i The New Britain Wet Wash having | | : ‘e > & e 5 B e e v o e C. . LLER CO. ; et ot y THE ALWAYS BUSY STORE B . @ work. We solicit your patronage. Satisfaction guaranteed. 38 Union Street. Tel. 583