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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07

Experience under the family de-
sertion and nonsupport law in
Washington, d. c., has proved that
il is possible to bring deserving nus
bands to time and make them support
their families, however much they may
want TO skip out and leave wives ana
children TO shift for themselves
Punishment in itself profits nobody
The law aims not to punish but 70 Sc
cure support. The man decides whether
ne will work in confinement or out OF
It. and judge VIM H DeLacy, of the
juvenile court, sees that he does work
in one way if he will not in the other
The Judge is a good tinker and has
mended so many broken families that
he knows what he can do; and the men
know, too
Husband on Probation
When a man brought up for nonsup-
port promises to furnish il, he IS put
on probation, aud ordered TO pay
specified amount from his wages each
Saturday night at the police station
nearest his home. The sergeant turns
the money over 40 the Juvenile court
and then the wife gets 1t in full on Mon
day morning. her pay day The money
is pretty safe here and the plan heads
off many a Saturday night spree Inc
man is kept at work, which is a mighty
good thing of itself, and the family is
kept together
Defaulters to WorkhOuse-
Men who are not willing to furnish
support under this arrangement, and
those who default in payment or de-
sert a second time. are promptly sent TO
the work house. There they are made
up into gangs and put to work in Rock
Creek park, where president Roosevelt
used to take his afternoon gallop. They
have a hard days work in the open air,
with good food, and for this the law
REQUIRES the government TO pay 80 cents
a day to the wives. as for any govern
ment employees.
The work in the park would cost $3.50
a day il not done by prisoners, so 81 Is
left TO pay for boarding and guarding
the men, after the wages have been
taken out Congress apprOpriates $4,000
a year for this purpose, thereby setting
A good example to state legislatures
and city councils
1t pays TO do so. A man who can get
out at any time will not work long in
this Way. Last year only one man out
OF nine had to be sent to the work
house, and he got out after an average
of six weeks. The government paid
s2s4O for work but the men outside
earned s3SS19.65. which was collected
by the police and paid 10 the families
through the juvenile court. This made
a total return of S40.659.55 on an in
vestment of $500. Pretty good bust
ness. that,
Moral Effect Good.
Beyond the money value of the Ia
Dor, however, is the moral effect OF the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07

work and its compensation on the man
IN his relations TO his family Instead
OF escaping the punishment which he
deserves and so failing to realize that
he has done wrong. the issue is square
~ made and the Workhouse sentence. IL
inflicted, reveals his conduct to him
In its true character. Many men have
reformed after this experienced and it
Is due IN large part to the compensation
provided that the judge is able TO in
flict the punishment without hesitation
where he thinks it necessary
Law Is Effective.
Judge DeLacy'S execution of the law
Is effective because it is certain. Fam
lily desertion is a misdemeanor or a fell
ony in almost every state and is pun
1shable with hard labor in many But
TO punish the man in Jail, the Judge
must also punish his wife and children
by cutting off his wages That means
in many cases that the wife must go TO
work or accept help from a Charitable
society or the city
The Washington law does away with
ali that In the three years and nine
months during which the law has been
In operation the amount paid to pris-
oners by the government Is sSS76.,
" lille the amount collected from them
through the Juvenile court Is 9O.S65.S4
This proves the success Of the plan and
1T ought to be generally adopted.-Ex-
elusive service Survey Press bureau
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
MEND|NG BROKEN FAMILIES
Washington Makes the Wife Deserter Pay the Piper.
Puts Him on Probation and Turns His Wages Over
to the Juvenile Court for His Famly-H He's
Very Bad 1t Makes Him Work in the Park
and Pays His Wife for His Labor.

cBy william H. Baldwin. washington. D. c..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
"MOTHER'S DAY PROCLAMATION
ISSUED BY THE MAYOR

Whereas. his excellency. the governor
Of the state of Texas in recognition of
the dignity and sanctity of mother
hood" has designated the Sth day OF
May TO be observed and set apart as
Mothers day, and as a token of love
and respect 70 our mothers, has is
sued his proclamation calling upon the
people of Texas to appropriately OBJ
serve this day.
Now. therefore. I. W. F. Robinson,
mayor of the city of Ell Paso. In furth-
erance thereof. do hereby request and
urge the people of this city to observe
this day by wearing flower in MEM
DRY of her, who always proves the best
and truest friend of our lives
In testimony Of which 1 have hereto
signed my name officially on this 9Th
day of May, 1910.
W. F. Robinson, Mayor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07

comfortable place Then it occurred
to him that he might be i'll. Shaking
him by the shoulder, he cried:
Hey, Underwood, what's the mat
ter"
No response came from the pros
trate figure Howard stopped lower,
to see better, and accidentally touch
ing Underwood's face, found it clam
my and wet He held his hand up in
the moonlight and saw that it was
he cried: -
MY Cod He's bleeding-he's
hurt"
What had happened? An accident
or worse? Quickly he felt the mans
pulse. It had ceased to beat Under
wood was dead
For a moment Howard was too
much overcome by his discovery to
know what to think or do. What
dreadful tragedy could have hap
pened? Carefully cropping along the
mantelpiece, he at last found the cleo
trio button and turned on the light.
There, stretched out on the floor, lay
Underwood, with a bullet hole in his
left temple, from which blood had
flowed freely down on his full-dress
shirt. It was a CHASTITY sight. Tho
mans white, set face, covered with
crimson stream, made a repulsivt
spectacle. On the floor near the body
was highly polished revolver, still
smoking
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
CHAPTER VIII.
Hello. What's that?"

Hello, What's that?"
Startled out of his Gargantuan
slumber by the revolver's loud report,
Howard sat up with a jump and
rubbed his eyes On the other side
of the screen, concealed from his OBJ
servation, there was a heavy crash Of
a body falling with a chair-then all
was quiet
Scared, not knowing where he was,
Howard jumped to his feet. For a
moment he stood still, trying to col
lect his senses. 1t was too dark to
discern anything plainly, but he could
dlmiy make out outlines of aesthetic
furniture and bibelots. All, he re-
membered now, He was in Under
woods apartment.
Rubbing his eyes, he tried to recall
how he came there, and sic wly his be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
Keep YOUF EYE or
THE YELLOW rARFy

All subscribers TO re Herald
should warch the yellow label pasted
on the wrapper or on the frs. page OF
their paper The date printed there
on Is the date OF expiration o. sub
scription. When a remittance on sub
scription account IS made. this date
should be changed When IL Is not
changed soon after remittance is mae.
allowing, of course, reasonable time
10 reach Ell Paso the subscriber
should Immediately call the attention
Of this office to the oversight By
doing this when the matter is fresh IN
the minds of all concerned, all furthe,
trouble and Inconvenience will be
avoided.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
ByCharJes Klein
and
Arthur Hornblow
SYNOPSIS or PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
Howard Jeffries, bankers son, under
the evil influence Of Robert Underwood.
fellow-student at Yale, leads a life Of
dissipation, marries the daughter Of
| gambler who died in prison, and Is dis
owned by his father Forced to leave
| college, he tried to get work and fails.
| His wife, Annie, is straight as die, ano
! has a heart OF gold. A former college
| chum makes business proposition &c
Howard which requires $4,000 cash, and
Howard is broke. Robert Underwood,
who made love to Annie in his col
lege days and was repulsed, and was
| once engaged to Howard's stepmother.
Alicia, is q welcome visitor at the JEFF
I ries home. Underwood has apartments
in the Astruria, an exclusive apartment
house. Howard recalls a $3.50 loan to
Underwood that remains unpaid and de-
cides to ask him for the $4,000 he needs
Mrs. Jeffries, Sr, prepares for a great
reception at her home. Mrs. Jeffries, ST.,
foolishly encourages a dangerous inti-
macy with Underwood which the latter
takes advantage Of until he becomes a
sort OF social highwayman. Discover
ing his true character, Mrs. Jeffries, ST..
denies him the house, but receives q
note from Underwood threatening sui
eide unless she reyokes her sentence
of Punishment She decides to go and
see him. Underwood is in desperate
financial straits. Merchants for whom
he has acted as commissioner in the
sale of art treasures demand an ac
counting. Underwood cannot make good
Howard Jeffries calls at UnderwOods
apartments in an intoxicated condition
10 borrow money He asks Underwood
for $4,000 and is told the latter is in
debt up TO his eyes. Howard drinks
himself into a maudling condition Mrs
Jeffries. jr., arrives as Howard sleeps
on sofa.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
WASHINGTON UNIONS
RUSHING ORGANIZERS
TO PHILADELPHIA STRIKE

In response to a Geographic request
received yesterday az the headquarters
Of the American Federation Of Labor I'm
this city from ". d. Mahon, president
Of the Amalgamated Association of
Street Car Employees. who is in Philadel-
phia directing the work OF the local
men. organizers are being rushed 10 that
city to unionize workers Of all classes.
President Mahon, IN his telegram, said
numbers OF workers who were in no way
affiliated with the unions were quitting
work in sympathy with their union
brothers. and that by an active cam
psign of capable organizers vast in
creases OF membership could be obtained.
President Samuel Gempers Is not ex-
pected back from Chicago until Thurs
day. at the earliest. and in his absence
no one would discuss the published
story that a sympathetic strike OF street
railway employees in every city in which
the syndicate holding the Philadelphia
lines were interested would be called.
Secretary Morrison intimated that such
thing was probable. but thoroughly
discountenanced the idea that the strike
would extend to this city.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

nouncement: THE annual convention OF
the Pennsylvania state Federation of La
Dor opens in Newcastle this morning and
some action will be taken regarding the
Philadelphia strike. What attitude will
be adopted am not in a position to say.
Personally. / am in favor of a general
strike over the entire State. feel sure
that II a vote were taken for the general
strike throughout the State. there would
not be a dissenting vote. have person
ally visited Philadelphia and assured the
strikers that we are with them and that
I favor action.
President W. NJ. Mahon, Of the Anal
gamated Association Of Street and Elec-
trio Railway Employees OF America, with
District Organizer Pratt. of Philadei-
phia. spent two hours in conference with
labor leaders In Pittsburg tonight, seek
ing To Immediately stop every car wheel
in Pennsylvania. Mahon and Pratt will
appear before the State Federation of
Labor convention at Newcastle to-mor-
row and urge an immediate general
strike.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
COMMERCE BOWLERS DO WELL
Chamber Team Makes Excellent
Showing in First Tourney.
Has Second Best Score in Detroit
Last Night-HeImerichs Makes.
Double Century.

Special To The Washington Herald
Wayne Gardens, Detroit, Mick, March
Trolling in the first squad Of five-men
teams this evening, the Saranita quintet,
of Wheeling, came within eight pins OF
the leaders, the Cosmos FIVE. Of Chicago,
posting totals Of SsS, s4s, and 1854 for a
grand count Of 2S72. and landing second
place. The Chamber of Commerce bowl
ing team, of Washington. D. c., proved
the second best team of the squad, and
smashed the naples for a grand total
Of 2,7i6 pins, which lands them in tenth
place.
Splits were very much in evidence, and
kept them from going into the 2,S0o class.
Krauss. the mainstay of the team, did
the best individual work, recording a
count OF 591 and an average of 1877. The
work of the Chamber five is by far the
best showing ever made by team from
the Capital City at any of the national
tournaments, and speaks well for their
initial tourney performance.
The Bureau FIVE, the only other Wash
ington participant. rolled in this same
squad and posted totals of $50. 7Ss. and
$40, giving them a grand count of 2,45s.
T. G. Helmerichs, the pilot OF the team,
registered the only double century for the
five in his first game, eos. An average Of
$50 l-3 won him the honors OF his team.
VIC fs,u an,
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
sHARPSH0OTERS TO GUARD
MINT IN CASE OF RI0TING

New York. March Ut was said at
Governors Island to-day that one com
pany of regulars was under orders to be
ready instantly to entrain for Phladel-
phia. in case it became necessary to pro-
tect government property there. The i'm
preston OF the officers was that this COM
pany. Company x, OF the veteran Twenty
ninth Infantry. only recently from the
Philippines. and with a record as sharp
shooters. would be sent TO the mint pro-
vlded OF course. the rioting In Phnadel-
phia became formidable.
Company K is made up almost alto
gether Of native Americans, and is under
command Of Capt. Robert H. Allen, a
native Virginlan. who arose from the
ranks and was once a trooper Of the
Eighth Cavalry He was promoted for
gallantry and ability.
All leaves Of absence were cancelled
to-day so Company X, every member
ready for any emergency. is simply wait
ing orders.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

schuetzen Park-Lot T. block 4 Lee D. Tatimsr
and z. Quincy Smith, trustees, to Charles S.
O'Conn0r, 81 go.
Burleith-Lot s. block 81 Howard IA Chris,man to
Philip H. Cssnsiman. SO.
First street, between and streets SOUTHWEST
Square 6ll. lot Is; Howard L. Christman. trus-
tee to Philip H. Christnan 81 Loo.
Psdsworth-Sauare 26es lot l George G. Pumphrey
ct to Clarence /. Gessford. SO.
4ol Kentucky avenue s0utheast-East Of square 1872
LOT IS; William ". Wheeler ct ux. ct a. 70
Inlie NJ. Wheeler and Thomas s. Wheeler. $40.
Alley between Ninth and Tenth and NJ and n
streets northwest-Square Ss2 lots 3 to %, 80 10
So; Minnesota N. Tudor ct viz et al. 10 Mary E
Graham So
60 Fourteenth street n0Ttheast-Squzre ioz lnt os
John L. Edwards ct TO Henry Holman SO
1870 Ffteeuth street northwest-square iss lot les
Blanchs West TO William S Schwartz. SO
CfGbOurne-Lot Il. block ): Carrie Rahes 20 Helen
Brylawski, SO
South Capitol street, between ! snd streets
Square So lots l to 1; John O. Evans ct TX
et al 20 s. Dana flAcOln So
South Capitol street, between I and K streets
Square as, lots - 4: s. Dana Idncolr ct TX
% the Allegheny COMPANY SO
L STREET northwest hctWeen Twentieth and Tuenfs-
first streets-square e. cast Part Of lot "a AMI
all Of lot 3; Isaac W. Nordlinger e. TX 10
Meyer NordliEeeT. SO
shersood-square 100. Ios IS; Edwards Land and
Building Company to john L. Knopp. So
SO and &4 ArInosy place soat swest-RessrTation G.
part Of LOT II: Robert A Miller et ux. TO Geor-
giana C. Bailey. ST.
ssTenth strest northeast. between and ID streets
Square So. lot g; George G. Pumphrsy ct TX
and John +. Bayne e TX 10 James 2 Flnniexn
and Rosie M. FSnnisan, So
us Third street soathezstsquars Tse. south part
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
RACING IN THE BALANCE.
Fate of the Game in Canada Soon to
Be Decided,

The fate of racing in Canada will be
decided in few days. For several months
a special committee. appointed by the
Parliament that has been conducting a
hearing as TO the merits Of a bin which
is even more drastic than the one passed
by the Albany legislature two years ago.
1t Is strongly supported by the Social and
Moral Reform Committee and is bitterly
opposed by the Canadian Racing Asso-
citation. 1t has been practically admitted
by leading horsemen and breeders that
70 kin betting in Canada would mean a
death blow 70 the many valuable racing
plants in the Dominion.
AS racing and betting are fostered by
the British empire in England. Ireland.
Australia, and India, Canadian turfmen
argue that they should not be made to
suffer hardships. The question 10 be de-
cided by the special committee is whether
or not betting is essential to racing and
racing essential to the breeding Industry:
also whether betting is harmful enough
to be suppressed at any cost.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

q lot /; Isaac s. Lyon Ct Tx 10 James T.
Bradshaw and Mary +. Bradshaw, So
street northwest. between Sixth ard Seventh
strsets-SqusTe rs. part Of lot g: Stephen b.
cassin ct ux. ct al. 70 Ffa1ccs II. Walers SO
Square 2a-Lots Il. H. and IS: square 81. lot Is
ana part Of lot Il; square s. parts Of lots and
y; square SIS, part Of lot l08 and lots II 70
l4l square go. lot 10; square z06. lots TO- y
apd L. and parts of lots and s; Squire 20.
part OF lot 81: square ~ sEblot %: square Isl.
TaFt q lot 8 square go lots s. sol 9 and
lle; square 80. lots rs and 81 land interest
Sulson Hutchins & u1. 10 William J. Dante
trustee So
< street. between Ninth and Tenth streets north
Eest-SquaFe ST. part of lot 3: HANK Schl0sberg
81 TX. to William r. Turpin SO
lABssr Heights-Lot l95: Harry q. IAycock 70
Chafsss w. king, J.. SO
Square fz-Lot Z; square ~ lot s: square As
lots Is and 10; Isabel McCalla Goldsbogoush 10
Louisa Georgia Thompson SO
Square Ss-I0t g and part Of lot s. square so
lot 81; square sZ, lot II; Louisa Georgia Thomp-
son TO Isabel McCalis GodshoTCngh SO
Hiilhrook-SQuare 557s lot z; Eaie l. Parke TO
Georgptt SaEoy, SO
Cleveland Psrk-Lois 8 70 . ard west pan Of lot
2; r. Rozier Dulany. trustee, 10 Margaret Z.
Masee. ssz2y
Brghtwood Psrk-SqlaEs za5 lot q: Howard L.
Christman ct TX to William NJ Ellison, SO.
California street. near Second street Northeast
square a. lot Is: Rudolph H. Reh ct TX 70
american Security and Trust Company. trustee.
SO.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
DISTRICT COURTS.
Court of Appeals.

Present-An
Admissions-Chafles W. Berry and Ecgens GresSon.
No. iii, Hart vs. Capital Traction Company; No.
2il4 District Of Columbia vs.. sanford and No zlIl
United States Trust Company David. &c cor
timed
No. 0is Jordan Fs. Landram ct al. appellant al
loved 20 hle additional brief and appellee to file
reply brief. if 50 advised.
Nc U53. Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad Company rs. Tucker administrator /;
argument continued by Dir. A. Il NeNmyer for an
pellee. and concluded BY Mr.. William Hitz for
appellant
No. 2lG. Anderson. &c rs. Smith; argument
commenced BY Mr. f \. HopeNe for appellant
continued by Mr.. II. T.. Galley for appellee and
concluded by Mr.. L. J. AIather for appellant
No 2li3 Simpson, &c. vs.. Guisippe: argument
commenced By Dir j. W. Con f0T appellant con-
tinued By Mr. c. 6. Shrere, r.. for appellee and
concluded by Mr.. J. T. SheTier for appellant
Patent APPEAL No SD. Healey ct al. Va In
wood e a. continued.
Assignments for today
No, 2ll4. District Of Columbia IS. Sanford. At
torreys, Thomas & Stephens Edwards
No asl Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cosnpany
vs Fitzgerald. Attorneys Observation-Disclosures
No 56i. King Is. Harrington ct al. Attorney
Mackey
No. zn Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
IS. onorato- Attorness, Misunderstanding &
Berry
No. ass. Adams Exprezs Company Is Berry 4
Whitmore Comnsny. Attorneys. Thomas-Snlli4zn
& Mecslnlont
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

pany kept 100 OF these running until mid
night
It has developed that, although there
are 10000 men, or even more, on strike.
only a few trades have been seriously
effected. Kensington is dead. Hardly a
factory is in operation. Kensington is
the center OF the TEXTILE trade, and the
textile workers form almost half of the
actual number of strikers. The building
trades are hurt and building operations
are at standstill. II Is estimated now
that 5000 members Of the Allied Build
ing Trades are on strike. The taiIors
form the next largest body.
But the Central Labor Union has failed
to spread trouble as widely as It hoped.
The musicians failed to quit work. The
union leaders hoped 10 close the ,heaters
They haven't. The stage hands and
theater mechanics, as well as the cleo
trioians. thought the matter over Sun
day. and notified the managers that they
would not break their agreements.
score Of unions, minor in point OF
membership. disappointed the union
bosses. The walters. for instance, kept
on the Job. Although the taxieab drivers
quit, II is still possible to hire convey
snee. Milk is stiil being delivered at the
usual hour and the bartenders continue
TO mix the festive cocktails.
Breweries Not Affected.
The brewery interests of the city are
confident that they will not be affected
They say they have a binding agree
mept with the two local unions. and tho
central body at Cincinnati. the Interna-
tional Union Of Brewery Workers. Brew
ere declare that they have received as
surances from the Cincinnati headquar-
tiers that they have nothing TO :car from
a strike at this time.
Director OF Public Safety Clay said to-
night that the strike IS virtually over.
The union leaders. after a mass meet
ing OF strikers to-day. asserted that there
were 125.0o0 men on strike The meeting
adopted resolutions calling on every man.
woman, and child In Philadelphia 10 come
to the aid OF the labor unions in their
tight against the classes.
The United Business Mems Association.
which includes virtually every business
mems association In the city and num-
bers more than 10000 men. appointed a
committee of seven at its meeting this
afternoon to arrange for a conference of
banking, commercial. and trade bodies
business associations and religious and
fraternal organizations. each 20 be rep-
resented by three delegates. to take all
honorable means OF securing an ADJUST
ment Of the strike. A mass meeting is
planned, but the date has not been set.