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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

THE New England Waterworks as
sociation, holding its annual
convention in Rochester tdoay,
l. but one of a number Of a sSNriatiOns
which Will meet during the fall Tor the
consideration and study of tie :insolved
problems of city government III the
United States. Although great progress
has been made during the decade now
closing, there still remains much to be
desired, as is shown by the fact that 1T
costs the urban population of the
United States s24 per capita to govern
themselves The movement for the i'm
provement of municipal government in
the United States began when Calves
ton lay in ruins, as a result of the great
flood that swept over that city.
During the several decades which pre-
coded the Galveston flood, Europe had
solved many of the problems which had
defied solution in American municipali-
ties. After the great flood, which left
the Galveston people little but pa
triotic desire to build a great city on
the ruins around them, with that cour-
age which sometimes renders the faith
of a people sublime, they started out
at once to rebuild their city and to
solve the problem of good city govern
ment.
The First Commission.
The first step was to organize a gov
eminent by commission, substituting
business methods for politics and eff
cheney for indifference. The object les
son of their work was so striking. so
convincing, and so proof positive that
dozens of cities have enlisted in the
movement, adding one feature here and
another one there, until today there are
more than 20 American cities following
in the path blazed by Galveston, and
several million American citizens are
enjoying better system of municipal
government tnan was deemed possible
a decade ago.
The city of Boston IS one of the latest
recruits to the list of progressive mu-
inequalities. Last year it decided that
Its old charter was Outgrown and out
worn, and asked the legislature for a
new one That body threw the respon-
sibility back upon the city. A commit
tee of 100. representing the citizens
of the community, drew up a plan in
harmony with the latest thoughts in
municipal affairs. Another committee
largely representing the vested inter-
ests of the city, prepared another plan.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

loss of revenue amounting To ssO aoa
a year Yet. in the face of such CON
dftfOns,y the buSinessIike administration
OF affairs in Leavenworth brought
about such a rejuvenation of the citv
finances that many public improvements
were made, all obligations were PROMPT
" met, and the general good of the
people promoted without an increase In
the tax rate
The Des HOines System.
The municipal government of Des
Moines, Ia, was operated at q loss of
$4,000 under the old regime. In the
first year of the new form OF govern
ment there was a surplus of $4,000.
making net gain in the finances Of
the clay Of s1S2, 900. And this in suite
OF a reduction in the tax rate from
1871 mills to 56.04 mills on 500 assessed
valuation During the years that have
followed, municipal expenditures in
Des Moines have been kept within the
revenue, nearly all of the city's debt.
which was little more than an accumu-
lation Of annual deficits, has been paid.
street lights have been reduced from
an average cost of more than $50 TO
$50 a year and the moonlight schedule
abolished Incandescent lights were re-
duced from s24 to 81 a year These
are but a few OF the good things the
new form Of government has brought
to Des Molnes, and it is needless TO say
Continued on Next PaoeO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23
HERALD TRAv-
ELING AGENTS.

Persons soliclseo
&c subscribe for
Tho Herald should
beware Of impos-
ters and should
not pay money to
anyone unless he
can snow that he
II legally author
lied by the Ell
Paso Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

though much rain has fallen The clerk
of the weather seems to have a grudge
against the toll bridge companies
Hydraulic Jacks for the artesian well
have been. ordered from New York. as
they could not be secured in st. Louis.
Metal market-Silver 65 sc; lead.
$3.50; copper 1O1sc: Mexican pesos, Ell
PasO and JuareZ, soc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23
Prohibition and Politics

HF result in Maine largely by local conditions the
the basis 1or
rh psnuta;can legislature law providing Tor the P
o,,+e1 nv the governor to investigate tne
Thi, commission given of search not Ony e
b n1aces where liquor might be on but also III
d,suinos The commission IN applying us
,s aroused AIMING P'OF'
80 was virtually put until proved gutieS 49,.
rsss.taction undoubtedly the cause o. ~
resulting the Democratic victory ~
of three Republican
insurgency" doubtless cut N.
@ % eve acs prohibition probably mainly responsible % the
Iticaleru
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23
Human Sacrifice About Due


M Just nue follow the viaduct matter for the me
AVA work 1t nearly
~ since this business state of the
highly dangerous - - ., 49,. -.
There have been
The dtv has shown consulting
fofuny promptly for the protection of the
public interests
cudcOt kept
to the
The money that goes marriage usually
into the butchers cashbo box wedding
advertising place for
seeker people the Rio Grnde valley
homeeeker
Somebody ought something off the
another We have to do
repair between sessions
And
blame meaning Boulevard for
rife waeful Of Words might
worry exIavaganty generous
quickest valley
build trolley line down the valley
make the easily
land proportion holdings
completion initial value
tibuted Everybody money,
long
line without breaking effort
to
and youths training
efficiency widening
physical
training
begin publication
Sir Baden Powell and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

With the divorce courts full o. rich
people tn poor man should be thankful
thta he kin at least live happily. Half
tn world don't know how tn other half
lives-an' what's worse it don't care.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23
roads are wonderful civilizers.

r,es Won have money know what to DO with grow
Rio very LUCRATIVE c"p' u0 '"N'' "
lis never satisfied
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

read One can't much
blame Boulevard the
rife wasu of Words might
worry % exravaganty
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

or forth the II Paso Will
ting knowledge Of of Spanish by the growing gen
ill % far to mutual understanding and
American republ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

Somebody ought something head off those
country going another We have
between sessions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

improving valley lands anu
percent within very 1e" yeas
Raw land will grow nearly so fast Do something 10 ~ Int
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

advertising for the
people the Rio Grande valley
good location for a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23
GUARANTEED
CIRCULATION.

TIA Herald easea
all a6verti s / "A g
contracts on .
e Il q = e ntee OF
more than tv,ce
the circulation OF
any othss FL
Pasc, Arizona.
New Mexico or
vest Texas pa
per. Daily average
exceeding 10000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

money chocolates before marriage usually finds
into the butchers box after the wedding.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

Continued on Next Page.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

- i entitled to statehood by right and if her new constitution
Of States president OF
h.. anv rghteven technically the Poeo SOar nr
efusal over long admit 100000 Americans TO u 1
without pursuing further the evil
unjust IMAM
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

cloudcroft kept heritage for the little
roent to the children has saved.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

medley against the regulations
ought to be MADE na
ence IA civil life should always be reserved OI
with dignity
people To play 1t IN neoy is 10 CON
us the public to the national anthem as PaOu
enony.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

: Ths Association ef American
: A.avssissrs hiss examined and ecrnhed to
! the CIRCULATION Il mr. publication. The detail
I r.Dort & ssch ezssuilnstion !. on ale at the I
( New York Office Of the Associstso: No
I eshs. figures ef circulation guarantoed- &,
! ~ 81 g0e<&sa.!9;!s:e!3@ ' !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-23

TOT long ago when I congratulate
M ed a girl on her engagement she
- said Iaughingly Weren't you
The National tribune., 1910-09-01
Saw Pickett's Charge.

Harlan p. Sherwin, Co. H, 14th VT.
| Bristol, VT, writes:
Il have a vivid recollection of Pick
ett's charge at Gettysburg The Third
Brigade, Third Division. First Corps,
was composed of five Vermont nine
months regiments, and was transferred
to the First Corps on June "a, 1863.
ana was ordered to report to Gen. J. F.
Reynolds. We left Wolf Run Shoals.
Va, June 25, and about / in the even
ing of July l we were on the field at
Gettysburg, ready for business
On the afternoon of the second day
the brigade helped to re-establish the
line on Cemetery Ridge that had been
broken by a charge Of Barksdale's Bri-
gade and other troops. Three regi-
ments, the 18th. 18th and 18th VT, were
IN action, the 18th and 18th VT. being
In the rear guarding trains. We Law in
the rear of a battery that night. The
next morning rebel shell blew up a
caisson, killed the Orderly-Sergeant of
Co. b and wounded several others.
we picked up our traps and took up
n new position at the foot of the Ridge
and lay there under that terrible bonn
bardment for over two hours-the pre-
iude 10 the grand charge led by Pickett
ana ms Nlrginians. Our brigade crawled
on our hands and knees several rods to
the front, then opened fire. After the
repuise in our front the rebel line swung
OF to our right Gen. Stannard on his
own responsibility ordered flank
movement, and we poured a terrible
Ire into the flank of the rebel line. Gen.
Stannard was severely wounded and
carried off the field. Gen. Hancock
was wounded about the same time, and
was heiped Off his horse by Lieuts
benedict and Hooker, Of Stannard's S
staff -
The National tribune., 1910-09-01
The Volunteer Officers Bill.

Editor National Tribune: / have been
an interested reader of the articles in
The National Tribune regarding the
volunteer officers bill, and am at loss
to understand why any comrade should
oppose it, Should the bill become a law
it carries with it a measure of relief to
comrades not officers, who are sorely in
need of assistance and who otherwise
must suffer for years unassisted. except
as covered in the present law or until
bill is passed for their special benefit.
] believe the proposed law one of JUS
tice to men who took as many risks in
battle as the enlisted men and in addi-
ton were held responsible for results.
My own case is as follows: / enlisted
at the age of % as a private, Sept. 2S,
1861, being refused enlistment when l
offered my services the day the news
came of the firing on Fort Sumter; was
promoted Corporal, Sergeant, First Ser
geant and discharged for promotion
Sept. 8, 1863, 20 days before expiration
of two years, and thereby lost the 500
bounty which two years service would
have entitled me to receive Joining
my new regiment, / was mustered as
Second Lieutenant, and Feb. 20, 1864,
still a Second Lieutenant, tho command
ing a company, / was wounded-bullet
and saber-left for dead on the battle
field, taken prisoner and released March
l, 1865, one year and 10 days. / was
promoted to Captain, and resigned May
Is, 1865.
l was pensioned at $40 a month. tho
l have a crippled right arm and have
not been able to perform manual labor
from 1864 to 1910. l am 6S years of
age, and under the last pension law am
receiving $12 a month.
Is there a comrade who will say that
L am receiving justice at the hands of
The National tribune., 1910-09-01
Cutler and the second Brigade.

| Jesse +. Jones. Sergeant, Co. Il, 18th
| Ind, Richmond. Ind. writes:
Il noticed some statements in the
! Gettysburg stories of June =. 1910, that
are surely at variance with the facts
and history c. Il. Bishop. of the Tth
Wis. Uron Brigade). assumes to crit-
cize a comrade who had stated that
the First Corps marched To- Gettysburg
July ! on the Taneytown road, With the
Second Brigade (Cutler's) in advance.
Comrade Bishop smiles at the state
ment and says that Gen. Cutler never
commanded the Second Brigade. Well,
| / hope that the Comrade will not imi-
tate certain English monarch. who is
said to have never smiled again after
learning the truth. Gen. Cutler did
command the Second Brigade, First Di-
vision, First Corps, at Gettysburg, and
that brigade was in the van on the
morning of July /. 1869, followed by
the First Uron) Brigade. commanded
by Meredith. The Iron Brigade (Mere-
dith's) did capture Gen. Archer and
most of his command, but the Second
Brigade (Cutler's) was on our right,
and had opened the fight for the infan-
try little before this event. ] think
perhaps. it was Halls I'd Me. Battery
that the 7th Wis. passed on Seminary
Ridge. instead of Buford's Battery Of
six ix-pounders. which was near the
Cham5ersburg road. In the same issue
Charles T.. Stubbs, Captain of the I'd
Me. Battery, gives correct statement
of the order of march, but when he
says that Gen. Reynolds, after giving
orders to Capt. Hall TO place his battery
on certain knoll, turned hack to the
rear to confer with Gen. Meade. he is
certainly in error, for Gen. Meade was
not near the command of Reynolds at
that time, nor did he reach the field OF
Gettysburg until after midnight"
The National tribune., 1910-09-01

trods north and about to capture some
of our artillery. The 9Th Wis. was put
on the run to save the guns and relieve
John Buford's Cavalry, who We're in
there before we were.
We drove the rebels back into the
cut, and hauled the artillery off by
hand. We saw that we had the rebels
bottled up and charged the cut. Men
fell live leaves before the blast but we
never checked up for a moment. The
first fence we came to on the south side
of the Chambersburg pike was an old
one, and we pulled it down and passed
over, but the fence on the north side of
the pike was new post-and-raiI fence,
and we climbed over il. We were then
in quite close range, and we lost a lot
Of men at the last fence, but when once
over we charged right up into the cut,
and they were securely bottled up where
we had a flank-fire on them and could
slaughter them if they had not surren-
dered at once
Horace Greeley says the 14th Brook
iyn did most of the capturing, but those
ZouaVeS never came up on our left unit!
after the surrender was complGted and
Col. r. X. Dawes had their flag, which
was afterward on exhibition at our
Stale Capitol. ! ought 10 know how 1t
all came about, as l am the Serg't Fair
field, of Co. c, 9Th Wis, who went
among the rebel soldiers in the cut and
ordered them out as prisoners of war,
and they obeyed my order.
When | came to the west end of the
The National tribune., 1910-09-01
GONZALES CENTS AT THE HOSPITAL NEAR PETERSBURG

I'd Miss of Gen. Davis's Brigade / found
that the column was broken off and
the other two regiments were retreat
ing out of the west end of the railroad
cut under cover of the regiment which
had surrendered. We dared not shoot
lest we Kill our prisoners. They could
have captured us, except that the cut
vas so deep they could not see us nor
climb out in time before the Zouaves
came up. Later in the day Ewell's
Corps came in great numbers from the
west, and we were hurried back thru
the village to Cemetery Hill. That part
| of cur brigade which went west to Will
| loughby Run did not return thru the
village, but went across by the Semi
mary.
SO many of our regiment took shell
/ ter III the town and we were so mixed
/ up that we had hut five men with our
! flag when we got up on Cemetery Hill.
J We halted a short time, and then called
The roll, and 60 men answered to their
names. We were then lined up on
| Cuip's H!ll. On The I'd we were in bat
I tie about noon to repel an attack on our
center. In the afternoon j was sent out
| by Gen. Lysander Cutler to scout and
gather information of the enemy
! took Serg't n. S. Bull, of Co. c, with
me. We spent most of the time on a
nigh point east OF the village near the
'H' ''iSh MIL MHcIt we coulu look
across Rock Greek. There seemed to
| be wagon road over there, and We
could see the artillery and men going
south 10 make an attack on our right.
"Serg't Bull went back to give the
alarm. He was to return 10 me, but he
was nearly cut off and met with such Il
calling fire that ne did not return. This
nearly cost me my life, as / waited too
! long, and for at least six rods ] just
g!ided among the bullets. Luck was
with me. and / gained big oak tree
and waited till darE. and then found
| my regiment gone and in the fight on
the right. / went to Gen. Green's head
quarters, and the General refused to let
me go to the firing line, but said ] was
just the man he wanted, and put me on
guard right there, and i stood on post
Till near daylight, when / was told that
i could lie down. My supper that even
The National tribune., 1910-09-01
THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN
CONTINUED from page on

FitZhugh Lee attacked Wilson's left Ma
hone attacked in front with his infan-
try and broke in between kautz and
Wilson. Kautz promptly swung around
the enemy's left, got across the railroad
between Reamss Station and Rowanty
Creek, and reached the lines OF the
Army of the Potomac after dark. In
doing this he had to make his way thru
dense woods. which compelled him to
abandon his ARTILLERY,
, Recoiling under continual heavy
blows, Wilson succeeded in getting
across the Nottoway River. and at
last reached Light House Point, on the
James. on the afternoon of July z, hav-
ing been gone 1012 days. during "hlch
time he had marched goo miles ana
destroyed so miles of railroad. Al no
place had he rested more than SIN
hours and for the last four days MS
men had not rested more than four
hours He had lost in this time 24O
killed and wounded and 1,26l missing;
All of his wagons were either burned
or captured. and II of his guns had
been taken from him by the enemy.
KautZ reports that all of his efficlent
men came thru with 1000 of wilson $
men, while 500 of his men went thru
with Wilson. Upon receiving the news
brought by Capt. Whitaker. Meade at
once sent a division of the Sixth Corps
toward Reams's Station. which was fol-
lowed by the whole corps, but the enc
my left before the corps arrived.
Gen. Sheridan, who had reached Fort
Powhatan, also moved over toward
The National tribune., 1910-09-01
First On Little Round Ton.

w Tufts .nsxter, r,ifWashtenaw
County, Mich. writes: 81
''As to the time the first, troops took
possession of Little Round Top. 1 think
it can easily be proven that the Fifth
Corps were the first to get apon it, and
they met thereon qLongstreet's men,
Battery ID marched on July /, think
from near Frederick, Mdt and came
into camp late that night. On the morn
ing of July we of Battery d were up
at an early hour and fed Horses. Our
men having had little coffee and hard
bread. we hitched up and moved off to
within about two miles of Little Round
Top, where we halted for a short time.
Some officer came to the battery. and
gave orders to Lieut.. HaZlett, and we
moved off in quick time, leaving the
roadway and passing into a piece of
woods. 1t was a very rough. rocky
place. We then passed over to get to
Little Round Top before noon of July
2. The Fifth Corps most fortunately
arrived and took position on the left of
the Third Corps. Gen. Sykes. command
ing the Fifth Corps, Immediately sent a
force to occupy Round Ton Ridge.
where a mos furious contest was main
tained, the rebels making desperate but
unsuccessful attempts to secure and to
hold it,
The National tribune., 1910-09-01
THE OFFICERS RETIREMENT
BILL.
4 FOrceful Pea for Justice to a Highly
Deserving Class.

Editor National Tribune: 1 think the
comrades who oppose the volunteer Off
GERS retirement bill are working
against their own interests. That bill
has been favorably reported, and if we
all pull together to get it passed it will
be the best argument that could be
produced in favor of The National Trib-
une pension bill, and / will venture the
statement that every living officer of
the grand old army would advocate
the passage of that or some ether of
equal merit.
The retirement bill will cost COM
paratively little, but will do long-de-
ferred justice to a worthy class of old
soldiers and at the same time open the
way to further legislation in behalf of
justice to the rank and file. AS long
as we are divided we cannot expect
Congress to act favorably on our
claims, so let US smile on any measure
that promises to do justice to any or
all classes of the members of the
grand old army, their widows and or
phans. The final roll call will not be
long delayed. ] was one of the young
er members who enlisted in 1861; am
now 81 years old. I served three years
and nine months as private, Corporal.
Sergeant, Orderly-Sergeant and First
Lieutenant. | re-eniisted in 1864 as a
veteran volunteer, with the promise OF
s400 bounty at the end of my enlist
ment or close of the war. In June,
1865, | was mustered in as a First
Lieutenant Up to that time l had re-
ceived 5000 bounty. After 1 was pro-
NOTED / was told that I had forfeited
the other $500 bounty; SO. you see, !
was literally fined for accepting a COM
mission. / was soon after discharged
and sent home penniless to make my
way in the world as best l could with
out capital or experience. / have had
plenty of experience ever since. but
very little capital. l am now an old
man waiting for the final roll call,
which in the nature of things cannot
be long delayed. I pity the old soldier
who is so jealous and soured that he
would begrudge the comfort that this
bill would give a few old men for a
few short years when he would not be
injured in the least. but possibly greatly
benefited. We all hope Comrade Nc
Eiroy will be honored with being elect
ed Commandments of the Grand
Army of the Republic.-EIi Webb, Co.
D, Goth Ill. 2001 TaravaI. street, San
Francisco Cal
The National tribune., 1910-09-01
Atlantic City Hanger.

From Appomattox to Atlantic City, is
handsome hanger sent with The At
lantic City Citizens Committee. At the
top of the picture is shown a sunset
scene at Appomattox. The warm red
and yellow CLEANS of the sun. which
has just disappeared below the horizon.
shine bright on the little buildings Of
the historic town in which the bloOdiest
war of centuries was ended. The fam
Gus Mclean House, where the actual
surrender took place. is prominently
lighted By the sunset rays, and nearby
are the Court House and other build
ings which composed the village AL
these are drawn With q iica1i.y TO de-
taif-madc possible by careful reference
to conten porai.cnus descriptions and
prints. at the left is deserted battery
on the edge of knoll, behind which
a grove of trees, made ghOstiy by the
reflected sunlight. stands sentinel over
the scattered dead and the dismounted
guns, for which, thank God, there will
be no further use save as peaceful rel
les of storm gone by. Out of the
village streams. in serried ranks, the
victorious Army of the Republic The
figures are indistinct and dim and bear
a resemblance to those in the memories
OF some who were among them and
who still survive and remember. Across
the page these spirit figures move.
shrouded in the mists of clouds, until
the column emerges from the semi
darkness into the bright sunshine of
noon. Here the figures are distinct
and recognizable as they march in solid
ranks, for the glorious army of Apo
mattox has noy become the Grand
Army of the Republic and is on the
Boardwalk at Atlantic City.
In the front ranks one sees and reg
ogniZes the / 6 living Past Commander.
ranking from right to left of the iile
In the order of their chieftainship