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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27

bankers a few months ago might have
become dangerously extended
A Good Year.
IF the corn and cotton crops full
fill their present promise the country
will have a solid basis for another year
Of substantial prosperity. The north
west has been hurt by short crop, as
Texas and Oklahoma were hurt last
year. but the latter have done well
this year, and a good average for the
whole country seems to be practically
assured. The Industries and enter
prisas OF the country will go forward
upon this with renewed confidence and
energy.
Plenty of Money.
"The concern felt some weeks ago as
TO financial conditions in crop moving
time has largely disappeared. The
liquidation on the New York stock
market has released large amounts OF
money Not only were gold exports
checked. but gold imports have begun.
with conditions upon the other side
such that large amounts can be had
If needed"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
LIE BARON LEAVES
Ell PASO FOUNDRY
Downtown Office Of Concern
Is to Be Closed In a
Short Time.

George R. LeBaron. secretary of the
FL Paso Foundry and Machine company,
has resigned his position with the fOun-
dry company, and will take c. IL. Lea
Wells place in the firm OF. BrOaddus &
Leaven real estate dealers. The new
firm name will be BrOaddus & LeBarOn.
The change viii not be made until the
return of w. \. Small, who is out or
the city on business.
When the resignation of secretary Le-
Baron takes effect the city office anc
downtown salesrOoms of the foundry and
machine company on San Francisco street
will be closed and the details of the busi-
ness will be attended to from the main
office at the foundry in East FL Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
GOVERNOR
IN Ell PASO, TODAY
Passes Through En- Route to
Mexican Capital to At
tend Centenary.

Gen. Luis Torres, the military gov
ernor of Sonora, is expected to arrive
in the city Saturday afternoon over the
Southern Pacific, travelling in special
car. The governor is en- route from his
capital at Hermosillo to Mexico City, to
attend the centenary festivities, IN
which he will take part. He is one of
president Diaz's strongest military
aides.
the city on Sept 4, EN- route
from his capital. Culiacan, Sin, 10
Mexico City and will be accompanied
by his family and official staff He
VIII also take part in the centennial.
State rooms for the party have been
reserved on the train of the Mexican
National Railways of that date.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
PREPARING TO PRINT THE
CITY WATERWORKS BONDS

City clerk c. ". Fassett IS in receipt
of bids on the printing of the bonds to
be sold by the city for the purchase of
the plant of the water company. There
are SIS bonds, each for $1,000, to be
printed, and so coupons, representing
the interest thereon. The bonds will
be run for 40 years, and will bear
percent interest.
City attorney W. NJ Coldwell is pre-
pairing the ordinance which will author
lie the sale of the bonds. This viii be
embodied in the face of the bonds.
Contract for the printing of the
bonds and coupons will be awarded
at once, the city clerk states.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
SHOOTS
CLERK; IS ARRESTED
James A. Miller Has Six
Wounds in Legs; Fred
Delgado on Bond.

Fred Delgado, a clerk at the Bazaar
store, was released under $500 bond
Saturday morning after being arrested
on a charge of assault with intent to
murder Jas. A. Miller, a former police
man. Miller has flesh wounds in his
legs and thighs caused by shots from
a rifle.
Miller has nothing to say of the at
fair, other than that the does not re
member anything about it.
Miller was shot about 1890 Saturday
morning while in the back yard of Del
gado's residence, COS Campbell street. Ac-
corGing TO the story of DelgadO, who is
well known in Ell Paso, he was aroused
from his sleep by someone trying to
raise window in his house He struck
the intruder with a shoe and the man
went 10 the rear of the house. Aiming
himself with his rifle, a "A automatic,
Delgado stepped to the back door and
fired twice. The man dropped, and
Delgado notified the police. Upon their
arrival the man on the ground was rec
ognized as Jas. Miller, who worked on
the police force for two years, up 10 a
year ago.
Miller was hurried to the police sta
ton, where DR.. A H. Butler dressed his
six wounds. Although only two shots
were fired one bullet passed entirely
through his left leg. The other passed
through his thigh, and through his left
leg, making four wounds in the left leg
two in the thigh He was removed TO
his home, 5071z South Virginia street.
Delgado was held on the charge
named. Haymon KINpp and A l.
Blumenthal are his bOndsmen.
NliMer has lived in Ell Paso for the
ma 81 q orin
transfer companies for many years,
later served as a motorman, afterward
as a policeman, and at the time of his
injury was in the employ of the Odom
Transfer company. He has four chill
dren. His wife recently died.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
NEGRO FOUND IN NORTH
FLORENCE STREET RESIDENCE:

A negro entered the rooms of Mr..
and Mrs L. Harris, 500 North Florence
street, Saturday morning with the evil
dent intention of burglarizing the place.
He was detected, and the police nOtl-
fled. The occupants of the room are
out of the city, and it is not known
whether on not anything is missing.
The negro had made his escape by
the time the police arrived. A hat and
a pair of shoes, evidently belonging TO
the intruder. were found in the room,
These the police are using as a clue to
the negro's identity
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
CRUSHED TIC DEATH BY SAND.

Albuquerque, \. NJ, Aug. 27.-Louis
Wardwen, teamster. was crushed to
death here by the cave-in of sand
bank which he was working. Sisters
of Charity from a neighbOring hospital
who were the only witnesses of the ac-
cident, went to the rescue but life was
extinct when they reached him. Ward
well served through the Cuban cam
paign as member of ROosevelt's Rough
Riders
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
MAN CAUSES ARREST OF
NEGRESS: MISSES HIS MONEY

SARDINIA Franklin, a negress, is I'M
der arrest charged with theft over $50.
Antonio Figuerro is the complainant
Deputy sheriff Juan Franco made the
arrest.
Ffguerro alleges that he visited at
the room of the negress with seven $40
gold pieces in his pocket, but found them
missing after he left The hearing will
be before justice Watson.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
NEW CANCELTNG MACHINE.

A new canceling machine has been in
stalled in the postoffice to replace an
old enc. The machine viii cancel 900
letters a minute when operated at full
speed. The manufacturers rent the
machines to the postoffice department at
$500 a year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
CHILD SWALLOWS PIN;
ATTACKED BY PERITONITIS

The little daughter of c. T. Moore.
paying teller of the First National
bank, is recovering from the attack OF
peritonitis from which she has been Suf-
fering for the past week. She swal-
lowed a pin which caused an irritation
of the intestineS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
CITY FIRE ORDINANCE.

City attorney w. Nj COldweI is revis-
ing the recent fire ordinance drawn up
at the instigatiOn Of the fire. marshal.
The proposed ordinance came up for a
second reading at the last meeting Of
the city council, but was referred to
the city attorney for slight changes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
WOMAN NOT HELD, BIT
SONINLAW Is BOUND OVER

Geo Montgomery was bound over to
the grand jury Friday afternoon in the
sum OF $500. on a charge of theft over
$50. Montgomery is alleged to have
taken a trunk, containing the property
Of proSpector.
Mrs. Bulah Mcmillan, a motherinlaw
of Montgomery, was not held. She was
charged with receiving stolen property.
The hearing was before justice Wat
son.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
TOURING EUROPE.

A post. card has been received by Art
Woods Nom P. II. Sauer, who is doing
Europe from stem to stern with his
parents. He was in Munich when he
wrote the card and he said it was COLI
enough to wear an overcOat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27
CHECK FOR THE FIREMEN.

As token of appreciation OF the WORK
of the FL Paso fire department m fight
ing the fire which destroyed its store,
the ]. Calisher Dry Goods company hae
presented check fer 800 to the custo-
dams of the paid firemen's relief fund
4 box of cigars was also sent to each
COMPANY
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27

Mrs. F. f. Hunter will leave We'd
nesday for Vicksburg, Miss, where she
will visit her relatives. September she
will be Joined by judge Hunter and
they will go to Chicago. Grand Rapids
and Bloomington, Ind.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27

w. H FARMLAND, chief clerk in the
office of the district engineer of the
reclamation service, returned from
Engle and the dam site Saturday morn
ing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-27

Il saw a good joke about a pretzel"
said the press humorits- Il wish 1 had
written it
Can't you twist it info another
shape?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-08
Shattered Ideals.

read some pirate stories that were terri
BILE but fine,
1 went to see their author, as pilgrim
seeks shrine.
Those tales were dark and fearful and
my troubled spirits sank
When noting how some monster made MS
victims walk the plank.
l found him in his study. He was pale
and rather slight,
He had a gentle lisp and was defective in
his sight
There was timid apprehension in his
downcast eyes of brown.
He wrote with perfumed ink and wore
sky-blue dressing gown.
So turned unto the poet whose idealistic
lay
To delicate rehnements lured my fancy
day by day.
found him eating pork and beans. His
girth was something vast; 80
His voice was like the echo of fog
horn in the blast
The back of his abundant neck was Won
derful to see.
1t folded Ger his collar something like a
figure 3
I fled like somna mbulist who shuns 4
horrid dream.
It's sad but true that men and things are
seldom what they seem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-08
The Larger Airplanes.

This is the day of prize offering to
stimulate aeronauticaI enterprise and in
vention. Purses are being rendered by
newspapers and by citizens committees
for long-distance cross-country flights,
and there is a prospect that in a short
time aviators will be Swimming through
the air from town to town at express
speed. Meanwhile the proposal of Edwin
H. Gould. just announced. is calculated to
cause activity among the airplane in
ventors. He offers a prize of $1,000 to
the man who shall produce the first aero
plane successfully employing two motors
and two propellers,
The aeroplane at present is deficient in
reserve power. Should the engine fail In
the course of flight the aviator has
nothing left but to glide to the ground.
and in this maneuver he is excep.
tionally subject to disaster, inasmuch as
he has no power wherewith to meet the
slants Of the air. He may make the
ground in safety or he may not. He must
be exceptionally skillful and lucky TO get
to earth without disaster. 1t is Mr..
Gould's idea that the practicable airplane
should have power reserve just as a
teamship or an electric train. If one mo-
tor on a surface engine gives out another
can be utilized. In any case the steam
ship or the train merely comes TO a stand
still, while the airplane thus disabled
falls.
There should be no reason to doubt the
development OF the two-motor airpIane.
In order to sustain the additional weight
the machine must be larger than the
unit planes that have until now been in
evidence. The latter may be regarded as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-08
Washington's Finances.

The Star today prints figures from the
census statistics Of 1905. 1905 and 1907
which demonstrate Conclusively that the
Washington assessors have done their full
duty. The assessed valuation for tax pur-
poses of the assessed and taxed fraction
of Washington real estate was in 1905,
zoos and 1907 greater than that OF the
whole Of such cities as Cleveland. Detroit,
Cincinnati, Milwaukee. New Orleans.
Newark Minneapolis. Jersey City. Louis
Vile and st. Paul and was exceeded only
slightly, by that of the populous and rich
ritF of Buffalo The real estate assess
ment of the taxed fraction of Washington
was greater i'm 1907 than the aggregate
assessments Of six prominent western
cities, including Cleveland, and of five
conspicuous southern cities. including New
Orleans.
In total assessments, including both real
and personal property. Washington's total
property was assessed at over thirty
seven millions more than the whole real
and personal property OF the rich city OF
Cleveland. with 1885 greater population;
over thirty-four millions more than the
whole Of Cincinnati. with 34,575 greater
population; over sixty millions more than
the whole of Milwaukee. with 1885 great
CT population: over sixty millions more
than the whole of New Orleans, with
s.1o4 greater population over one hundred
millions more than the whole of Min
neapolis: over one hundred and eleven
millions more that the whole of Louis
Vile; over one hundred and three MIL
lions more than the whole of Indianapolis
and over one hundred and sixty-nine mill
lions more than the whole of ST. Paul.
The tax levies compared in this article
are for all municipal purposes on both
son is thus between the total tax burdens
Of the respective cities. and if in COMPARE
son with some municipalities a smaller
percentage of the total tax is, in Wash
ington's case. imposed personal prop
ertr. a larger percentage in the same pro-
portion is. in Washington's case. imposed
upon its real property. an adjustment Of
the total tax burden in no respect easier
10 bear
Thorough analysis of Washinston's tax
alton system indicates that there is no ne
cessity for and no fairness in the sug-
gestion OF an enlargement of Washing
toms personal tax by broadening Of the
scope Of its application to intangible as
well az tangible property unless there is
10 be a corresponding reduction of the ex-
cessively high realty tax; and that the
the proposed drastic inheritance tax is
under existing local conditions neither
necessary nor justi1able.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-08
Cleanliness in Travel.
From the New York Mail.

From the New York Nail.
In the absence of a national board OF
health and a common system of interstate
quarantine, excellent results would un-
doubtedly accrue from a project now un-
der consideration by the great railway
companies Of the country. 1t is proposed
TO hold convention OF the chief surgeons
of those companies. together with the
principal health officers of TIL. federal
government and of inc various states, for
the purpose Of devising measures TO check
the spread of communicable diseases.
With that as the principal object before
ii, the convention wiz be urged 10 formu
late code Of rules TO insure create.
cleanliness and better sanitary conditions
not only in all passenger trains but in
all railway stations. The opportunity for
great hygienic Improvement in the
direction here indicated is plain to every
observant traveller. The danger to which
the travelling public is exposed is great
and constant, but 1t is perfectly clear
that it cannot be removed by the railway
companies acting independently of one
another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-08

or has not dared to legislate for their
decent care after exhaustion in the gov
eminent mill.
Congressman Blank has been prone in
the past to aver that his constituents
would never forgive him for voting a
civil pension list. The country, he has
said. is opposed to the retirement of
clerks. II tolerates the retirement of
officers and enlisted men of the army and
the navy and judges as a measure Of ira
ditIonal necessity. but ii cannot recognize
the need of going beyond this point. Con-
sequently Congressman Blank has hereto
fore declined to support any proposition
looking to the recognition by the govern
ment Of any retirement right whatever
on the part Of the civilian employee Of the
departmental service.
Congressman Blank may possibly not
realize that his constituents are human
beings, with human sympathies, and that
when they are confronted with the spec
tac1e OF the United States turning Its
WORKOUT clerks out to die for the lack
OF A humane retirement system they will
perhaps feel more indignant at this con-
crete example Of heartlessness than they
could possibly ever have felt at the en-
dctHleHt VI a. retirement law. i HcIe %
probably not home in the United States
where such condition cannot be appre-
ciated in personal definite terms If
there are any voters who fail to feel
sympathy for the aged men who are now
being dismissed because the government
has no further use for them, their SUI
frages are not to be desired by any self
respecting candidate for Congress.
Congressman Blank feared the bogie OF
public displeasure when he voted for the
salary increase provision few sessions
ago, and yet it is to be doubted whether
100 votes were changed in the whole
country as result of that legislation.
May it not be assumed that there is even
less politics in an enactment designed
to prevent the United States from treat
ing its faithful veteran workers more
harshly, more brutality than any of the
much condemned corporations treats its
humblest servants?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-08

of minimum size for effective work. Some
Of them have carried more than one man.
The other day in France four passengers
were taken aloft on machine which, &C
cording to the dispatches. was of the ia
miliar type. From the beginning of the
successful airplane flights there has been
confident expectation Of the enlargement
of the plane to permit the carrying of
more power, and under the stimulus of Mr..
Goulds offer in all likelihood this evolu-
ton will be speedily realized. after which
the mutiple-pa ssenger airplane should
soon appear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-08
The Congressman and the Clerk

Congressman Blank. having served in
the national legislature for several terms.
is thoroughly acquainted with the cond-
lions in the departmental service He
knows that there are hundreds of elderly
people on the pay rolls who have spent
many years OF their lives in this work
A large percentage of them are veterans
OF the civil war, having been given en-
ployment bys the government after the
cessation of hostilities. partly in reward
for their services in the ranks. They are
now old and feeble. Most of them have
given the government valuable, often ex-
pert, service during three and four
decades. No provision having been made
tor their proper retirement. they are now
being turned out of the service, either TO
make room for Younger and more efficient
men OF TO Weld To mechanical clerical
aids. Their Pay has never been high.
and during tue latter years OF their en-
ployment it has been gradually reduced
II. proportion with their failing capac ities
Until they have of late been barely able
10 meet their obligations and TO sustain
life The government is turning them out
literally to become objects of charity.
Congressman Blank has for many years
been importuued, both by the clerks and
by their superior oficers, to enact some
form Of retirement system which would
insure the government a more efficient
service without causing inhumane ha rd-
ships. Session after session has been
allowed to lapse without action The
standard OF clerical pay has remained the
same a. for nearly half century. The
hours OF labor have been heightened and
the duties multiplied The pressure upon
the elder clerks has been intensified Thu,
fact that the cost OF living has increased
has been recognized by Congress in the
form Of a self-granted raise Of salary for
legislators. And today the elder clerks
are being dismissed because their services
arc no longer required, because they have
been worn out in the governments en-
ploy and because Congress has not chosen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-08
The Conservation Debate.

All those interested in the practical
side of conservation should draw near
the Senate now and take notice. The
question is under consideration in that
body. and senators whose constituents
have a direct stake in 1t are expressing
themselves as to what should be done.
Already there are sharp differences Of
opinions disclosed, and sharp terms en-
ployed In stating them, and before the
end is reached and a law placed on the
books we shall all know more than We
now do.
AS in the case Of the tariff question.
the railroad question. and the currency
question, there is an eastern and a west
ern view of conservation. The east in
clines to the opinion that the west is
selfish and greedy in the matter-is, in
fact, not in favor of real conservation
at ALL 1t regards the west as despoil-
err. constantly reaching for advantages.
The east holds that unless the west is
checked there will be presently no ma
tional resources left for conservation pur-
poses. Private interests will have COB
bled up everything.
The west replies with something of DR..
Sam Johnsons impatience. you don't
see your way through the question. sir
As the west believes, the east would fold
I'D the natural resources in napkin and
lay them away. Untold wealth would re-
main unemployed, while dreamers and
closet philosophers entertained them
selves and others with theories and sta
tistits. The west insists that in some
practical way everything of this kind
should be put to work, and the present
generation get its share Of the usufruct.
Uncle Sam, it asserts. should not be COM
PEELED to play the part Of the slothful
servant.
AS usual. the truth probably is to be
found between the two extremes. The
west is not all greed, nor the east all ig-
norance There are very valuable nat
ural resources which should be con-
served, and it should be possible to con-
serve them without putting stop to de-
velopment. We are just beginning to
talk it all over. and everybody interested
in the subject should give heed. We may
not even then be able to do at once all
that should be done. but il we get of
on the right foot now, future steps will
be the safer.
There will be a confusion of counsel
and a cloud of words. The philosopher
with his genera!ities, the lawyer with his
fine distinctions, and the politician with
his ear to the ground and November only
few months away, are all busy. But
something like the workable truth should
make its way even through that difficult
company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-08
The Lorimer Case.

Those Illinois legislators accused of
bribery in the Lorimer election case
should emulate Mr.. Lorimer's example.
and demand a thorough investigation of
The charges. They should call their law
yers off from technicalities and put them
in the way OF the facts. Their future and
that of Mr.. Lorimer depend not upon a
successful splitting of hairs before a
judge or a jury or a Senate committee,
but upon an ascertainment on broad lines
Of Just what influences prevailed in Mr..
Lorimer's election. A triumph achieved
through technicalities is often in effect a
complete defeat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-08

Vacation schools offer not a task but
a privilege to those pupils who attend.
and that it is SO regarded applications
and waiting lists show. More would-be
pupils apply than can possibly be ac-
commodated. Book learning is not the
mode at the vacation school, where the
more social method of oral instruction
with demonstration takes it's place, since
entertainment as we'll as instruction is
the aim, and pupils are introduced to a
form Of knowledge which will give them
new resources for their leisure hours.
Instead OF memoriZing or porting over
figures the eager classes are given man
ual training, cooking classes, sewing
gymnastics, and, best. of all, are taken
to the parks or the country once a week
for nature study, or to vacant lots to
learn something about flower and vege-
table gardening.