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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
Making a Better City

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Identification Gtywin discussed
professor; 81 PaHns should hear him.
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sOu Lord very the first of April
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04

came to the senate just Il days earl
Ter. He had come to the house two
years earlier, but was defeated by q
Greenbacker in 1878 and was out of
congress two years before he came to
the senate. He had 40 full years of
service
Not reckoning continuous service,
the Oldest veteran in congress now is
senator Shelby NJ Cullom of Illinois.
He has been in the senate continu-
ously since 1888 and therefore ranks
next to senator Frye as the oldest man
in point of service in that body. But
senator Cullom has served two terms
in the lower house, the first of which
began on March 4, 1865. He is the
only man now in congress who was a
member Of that body when Lincoln
was president.
Feature of New Congress.
One feature Of the new congress
meeting today is unique Never be-
fore has the majority of the lower
house had so few men Of experience
as majority members This results
from the fact that the Democrats, com
ing into power in the house, have been
in the minority for Is years and that
during that time nearly all OF their
old time leaders have been retired In
deed. the split in the party that re-
suited in the Republican landslide Of
1894 sent most Of the old-time Demo
cratic leaders into private life from
which they never have returned
Only three of the Democrats of the
new house ever sat under the gavel
Of Democratic speaker. OF these
William A. Jones OF Virginia ranks
first, he having had 20 years OF con-
tinuous service, two terms of which
were under speaker Crisp. Then
comes Champ Clark, the new speaker
who has had 16 years Of broken ser
vice, one term of which was under
Crisp. The other is J. F. c. Talbot
OF Maryland who was N the house
away back in the days of speakers
Randall and Carlisle. and who came
back to congress in 1903 after many
years of retirement
But the unique fact is that not q
single member OF the new Democratic
majority ever was chairman Of a com
mittee; not single one ever presided
over the committee of the whole, or
over the house in legislative session;
not single one ever was responsible
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04

to the nearest vacant lot. tells them to
clear It up and starts them on some
race or contest or singing round. he
instantly begins the real work.
The apparatus for play - not diff
cult to manage A good supervisor can
find most OF II at hand Materials will
De volunteered-the manual training
pupils can help with the work. Special
funds will be raised for special needs.
II we can get the right supervisor
A sandbox is easily made for the tod
dlers and creeperS. Broken butter
dishes. spoons and boxes are the tools
they require for mountain building.
pies, railway tracks and other infant
industries A turning pole or a trapeze
is about as cheap pole or a swing
ing rope for Shining UP" is NOT
difficult to erect-nor are swings.
The ball games for boys and girls re-
quire more space and more money
Baseball, basket ball. foot ball and lawn
tennis, however, are not beyond ordin-
airy means and energies to, provide.
1t is the play teacher we need who
will teach the proper use OF whatever
apparatus there is and who will suggest
and carry out the numberless delight
ful games and contests there are for
developing the body, giving outlet TO
the tremendous physical energies Of
the child, keeping him out OF mischief.
holding him to fair play and a decent
regard for the rights OF others, encour-
aging his ha2pfest hours and continu-
ally instillilg in him ideas of cleanH-
ness. truth, respect for property and
fair play.
There can be no better schooling than
learning TO play fair It has the germ
of all civic righteousness in ii and is
only the greatest law in other words.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
The Herald's
Daily Shert Stsry

judge, and made them all sign a paper
to the effect that she was a respect
able, decent woman. Then she wanted
the man sent to states prison because
he libeled poor, respectable woman,
and besmirched her reputation. The
next Christmas, when She was in the
cemetery with wreaths for her graves
she caught sight of the criminal She
had not seen him since the day she
called him scoundrel a rascal, cad,
Hbertine and a perjurer in the public
street. That time he was coward
enough to run into barber shop, well
knowing that no lady will ever put her
foot in such place. And now she saw
him again.
Her only feelings were those of ha-
tired and craving for revenge. She
threw away her wreaths and rushed
after him with raised cane.
She upset little Christmas trees with
their newly lighted red and white can
dies, trampled down crocuses and tu-
lips, jumped over graves and low
hedges. her cane ever ready to strike.
And far above the ringing of all bells
rung her voice, vomiting words like
Vesuvius emitting lava.
The poor victim rushed along blindly
like deer chased by the hounds. cry
ing at the top of his voice: you are
a devil. real she-devil.''
But she overlook him, and rained
blows upon his back, until people
rushed to his assistance and saved him
from her clutches
Then she calmly walked away and
gathered her wreaths and flowers,
which she gently laid on her graves.
After that she walked home. sat down
in her rocking chair and rocked herself
gently, very, very gently.
Shortly afterwards the old man died,
and when his will was read it was
found that on the very Christmas eve,
at o'clock. just two hours after Miss
Bellies assault, he changed his will and
made Miss Belle his heiress, share and
share alike with his children.
Is that not love?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
AMERICAN INsURRECTos.

From Memphis (Tenn-) News-Scimitar.
Now and then we hear Of people
claiming to be American citizens who
are arrested in old Mexico, charged
with being connected with the ma
tives who are engaged in revolution
in that country.
Some of these. when captured in
battle, were reported TO have been
shot by Mexican soldiers, a formS Of
execution still favored in that country:
but investigation proved that they are
only being held in Jail
The names of some of these alleged
American citizens sound very IN
American and, when seen in print.
look as If they might have been set
up at random by a blind printer from
the pi box.
Whether they are Americans or not
they must take their chances. Any
one who has ever lived on the border,
and has come in contact with the
character of people to be found on
either side OF the line, need not be
told that many Of them are rough Gus
toners. Here meet the outer waves
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04

The Cassandras of the Anti-Suff-
rage party. who are always in
dulging in direful prophecies OF
the awful things that will happen to
women and the country If women ger
the ballot, are earnestly entreated to
consider the recent election at larry
town.
It appears that Tarrytown is urg-
emily in need of new water supply,
new mains for fire protection, and a
new horseless fire fighting engine
The taxpaying women in TarrytoDn
have a right to vote on matters affect
ing taxation, and so what did they do
on election day but rise up, as one
woman, and go to the polls and vote the
$4,000 tax needed to supply these i'm
prorements for their town.
Millionairei women, society women,
working women, white women. negro
women, even Anti-women,, all voted for
a pure and abundant water supply that
would conserve the health of their fam
lilies and protect their homes from
danger.
OF course it's exactly what anybody,
with a grain of common sense in his
head. would know that a lot of women
would do. 1t was precisely what the
women of New Orleans did ten years
ago when they voted millions of dollars
of taxes on themselves New Or
leans women own three-fifths of the
real estate in that city-to sewer the
city and drain it, and furnish pure
water to it.
Discouraging to the Antis.
Anything that makes for the health,
or the well being, or the uplifting OF
the community will always have the
women back of it. The Tarrytown cleo
ton must be horribly discouraging TO
the Ants, because it shows so conclu-
sively what women will do with a vote
when they have one. T.
Also it demolishes another favorite
ANTI theory, and that is that women
wouldn't vote, even if they could-be-
cause the Tarrytown women simply
turned out en- masse, to carry the re-
form they wanted and that their votes
gave them the power to achieve.
The attention of the Ants is also
called to the curious way in which the
men of Tarrytown behaved on election
day. Not a single one of them slugged
or insulted a woman at the ~polls.
This is marvellous, but true.
Just why men who are kind and po-
lite, and even somewhat in awe Of
women, all the balance of the year,
should rise up on election day and
beat and ma1treat the women at whose
tables they are accustomed to dine, and
whose patronage supports them, is one
Of the mysteries that rjbody can ex-
plain. However. the -Anti-Suffragists
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
10 V E
BY Karin Michaelis.

n E ISIS BELLE is a typical old
M maid. When she comes back
from a walk she first care
fully wipes the dust from her shoes,
wraps them in pink gauze of the kind
people use to keep flies off chande
Tiers and mirrors during the summer,
and places them on the particular board
intended for them. The point of one
shoe is not a fraction of an inch ahead
Of the other. She lives on legacies, has
her shroud in readiness, and her little
home is like a dolls house.
She is very talkative and much be-
loved. Great events are but few in her
existence, but these few are SO much
more important. The annual great wash
ing of curtains, sheets and tablecloths
is one Of them. The other events
are: The death Of her mother, the re-
upholstering of her old sofa and the
fracture Of her leg.
In her goth year she almost became
engaged to a student. He died, how
ever, and ever since then she has hon
ored his memory by singing only
melancholy songs when she is embroid-
ering. From time to time she fell a
little in love again, once with the new
minister, then with a young doctor, but
her love vanished when they married.
and serve with local gossip. In this
way she grew to be AZ years old, still
free and single. and never thought Of
marriage any more.
Then the accident happened.
On her daily constitutional through
the park she often met an old widower.
who was living comfortably on his in
come. They had known one another
for many years, as all people know
each other in a small town. They be-
gan to talk and went together to the
cemetery, where they both had graves
to care for. He helped her to rake
and she lent him her sprinkling pot.
One day she asked him to her little
home, and shortly afterwards she ex-
hibited with great pride a ring with
blue stone. present, she said. But
from whom? She was silent as a tomb.
But when a person is silent as a tomb
the bodysnatchers get busy. Suddenly
the whole town knew that Miss Belle
was to marry old Mr.. KauZ, the re-
tired municipal chimney sweeper.
She did not deny and did not con-
firm the rumor, but led people to I'M
derstand that If they would only have
patience she would give them the sur
prise of their lives. He, on the other
hand, said the story was false-abso-
lutely without foundation.
To save her honor, Miss Belle told
the naked truth" that they were en-
gagged and that he had kissed her But
she had said to him: II will never
marry you until you have the consent
of your children"
So unselfshly had she spoken to him,
and now he insisted that never in his
widest dreams had he thought of CIV
ing his children, who were we'll up in
the thirties, a stepmother. The blow
almost, but not quite, killed Miss Belle.
Instead of dying she went to the
parson, the sexton, the mayor and the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
IT, IT, Tarrytown
the Women Turned Out and Voted
Co., ..ss.-

have assured US, with tears IN Ineii
eyes, that this is just what woulo nap
pen If women voted, although unuei
our balloting system we are all com
PEELED to vote along with our helsn-
bors at the same polling place.
1t is therefore with infinite pleasure
that we record the reassuring TACT tha'
none of the wealthy and cultured men
of Tarrytown were suddenly trans
formed into hoodlums and thugs or
election day. nor did they punch
single woman's head nor tear her new
spring frock off.
ON the contrary they behaved with
Just as much courtesy tow ard women
as they would have done at a garoen
party, and the women found the ac'
of voting attended with just the same
thrilling dangers that dropping let
ter into the postoffice would have mao
Nor does the inexplicable conduct OF
the men of Tarrytown end with theli
failure to blacken the eyes OF the
women voters. One of the prlnclpal
arguments of the Ants against giving
women the ballot is that it will preak
up the family.
Yet. according to all reports. many
of the women were accompanied ps
their husbands or brothers or male
friends. and the two sexes came along
as amicably together to the poihhs
place as they would have gone &c
church or the theater or the gol1 INKS
or anywhere else where they mad
mutual interest.
More marvellous still, instead OF the
fact of the women having carried a
much needed reform by their votes
precipftating a sex war in TarrytoWn'
the men lit blazing bonfires IN the
street to celebrate the event and
marched around the village, halted IN
front of the house Of every woman
taxpayer and voter and gave her three
rousing cheers.
And They'll Go Farther.
And that's the way woman suffrage
worked out in Tarrytown-
But cheer up, Maybelle, the worst IL
vet to come These horrid, bold, IN
Womanly Tarrytown women who voted
are so elated with their victory that
they are going to proceed with their
nefarious work.
They are going in for cleaner and
better, streets. a new high school and
other improvements, and they are
dead sure to get them, because they
have learned that the women with a
ballot in her hand can do what she
wants. She's a sovereign, and not a
vassaI any more.
But this Tarrytown election is an
awful blow to the Anti-Suffragists.
1t knocks their theories and thel!
bugaboos galley west.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
Help the Playground Work
By ELSIE McELRoY SLATER.

- L PASO will probably take UP this
II idea Of the city Fairgrounds and
make 1t a success, having become
q city with a conscience unable to turn
away lightly from its path OF duty.
There is the germ of a public play
ground already started anyway in the
little plat back of the Woman's Charity
summer camp for SICK babies. The
camp includes yard back of the build
ing where well brothers and sisters may
safely, play Shade. a few toys and
little encouragement from the grown
ups at work in the camp will be pro-
vided.
It takes so little to help children The
tremendous cost and care is to take
care of defective grown-ups who, for
one reason or another, cannot take care
of themselves. and every child helped
ever so little repays in geometric pro-
gression-in leaping multiplied bet
ter, more adequate citizenship.
Ell Paso has school yards everywhere
about the city. Schoolyards that ought
to belong to the youngsters This pro-
vides play places enough at least for a
start The apparatus can be as scanty
or as ample as funds for 1t allow, the
great need is for supervisOrS-play
teachers. One inspired-or even one
only patient. wholesome minded, play
teaC NNr to turn the AOy schoolyard into
a pl;. center for its neighborhood and
for all the youngsters who could reach
it, would be a tremendous boon TO the
town Let this playteacher be trained
to his work and pay him as we'll as the
projects purse can afford
Play space will not make the success
of the protector will play apparatus
but a good play teacher can make IT
a real living triumph joy to the
city. If he only leads the youngsters
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
1AYears Ago To-
r. From The Herald OF dSy
This Date 1897

Don Kedzie came in from Lords
burg yesterday
w. A Hawkins is in town from
Silver City, n. NJ.
New cement walks have been laid
around the courthouse.
ex-governor Briggs. of North Da-
kota, is at the Vendome.
The new brick company has on ex-
hilton some brick of three colors-
d. Ponder says his candidacy for
the city secretaryship was only Joke.
Richard L. Meyer is out for the
city secretaryship on the Democratic
ticket.
A special venire has been ordered
70 rthe muder cases of Archer, Prieto.
Scarborough and Padilla.
William Monroe and his New York
theater company will appear at the
opera house Thursday night
A white man was found near the
Santa Fe track at Fulton, N NJ, with
his throat cut from ear to- ear.
The Epworth league of the First
Methodist church gave social at the
parsonage adjoining the church last
night
James W. Malcolmson, of Pachuca,
Mexico. has arrived in Ell Paso to
take a position with the Kansas City
Smelling and Refining company.
President Valentine, of the Wells
Fargo company, and party arrived
from Mexico City in the Central Pa
cific private car San Francisco.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
Publicity and the Mexican War

Tucson Citizen Herald that publicity is
the abuses of power and consequently the wal
- in Mexico Citizen
us of being responsible blight the trade be-
tween 81 pasO and Mexico publicity the
well the one remedy WHICH VIII lO1e W
rbs Herald with The Citizen newspapers handicapped
hand between the Daz
nintinq In
Of excitement natural that many reports
should manae from verified time To
reports down would be to keep the public IN the DARK
and is not troubled with tne rear ne 49, y ~ 800
labels al such unvee statements as reports
informant Occasionally these reports
but the majority OF instances most e ~
circulated this country has come from Aer
can interests enjoying grants Mexican government For months
permitted itself to be deceived W these reports u
Of the president have wisely ignored
obtained through American army os and the repre-
governments in Mexico
publicity respect Mexican affairs that has compelled the D
government public sentiment in that country which
This publicity has moved 10000
they modified ready for the ee
but which this government must be prepared
Herald the frankly and fairly when it
Mexico viii never become tranquil present
must be reed by throwing they win
granted the insureos will
cease their struggle and peace prosperity
tons BIT and not until then
FL Paso the
. a. - - of ex The other to the interior And when conditions are
progress hoped that the lesson learned by business this and
other cities
urbances
Mexican opportunity
peace words let Tucson after the
organization dispatch when tranquility restored
El paO has now had HOpe remained to
it The children will all be wanting
Mutt Jeff quit peace negOia-
still engaged in their war conducted against the blues
generally defeat the enemy every day
Miss Nethele says busy get
Now good 81 Pa husband
the dressing table
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04

for the conduct Of any important piece
OF legislation for the house. This re-
suits from the twin influences Of Is
years Of minority and the overthrow
Of the old order in the Democratic
party Only once before in the his
tory Of the country has the Democratic
party been out OF power so long, and
that was from 1859 to 1875, from the
beginning Of the Republican party's
power until the reaction following the
civil war. But after that long period
the Democrats sent many men to
Washington who had had wide expert
ence in legislative affairs there in the
old days of Democratic ascendancy.
Long Service Counts.
Even in the stress OF the revolu-
tiOnary procedure by which the Demo-
Gratis today organize the house, ii will
be noticed that long service counts for
more than anything else in the dis
tributiOn Of committee places and po-
sitions Of Importance. The 128 new
(Continued on Next Paee1.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
REDECORATE INTERIOR
OF THE UNION STATION

The union station is to receive an
inside overcoat of paint Scaffolds are
being built in the lobby of the big sta
ton and the/ decorators will begin
work redecorating the inside of the
building. The electrical wiring in the
station has also been changed and
new meters installed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
TJNcIwEA Waits Denatured Poem

young Greeley said and wealth and fame;
you'll
ambition breast all things will
renown, fields beyond the oile in the
OF o gain his bures The youth
take a higher beast
villa rise to
mang east Go ma to
build home, shield
work with willing hands and calm and reu mouth and
will
gladly him who abors well and west
orr
o..r,.st 1911, BY o..rg. Matthews. Adam. OmaAzs4s>>~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
GEw WONG MUST co.

Only one case was disposed of in
the afternoon session of the federal
court Monday afternoon. In this case
Gew Wong, a Chinaman< who was
tried on charge of being illegally in
the United States. was found guilty
and was ordered deported
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
AMERICAN INTEREsTs Is ,lExrco.


From Indianapolis Ind.) News
We have heard a good deal lately
about American interests in Mexico
and their possible relation TO present
turbulent conditions in that country.
The rapid development OF the rail-
way system Of Mexico has been cited
as evidences Of president Diaz's states
manship, and it IS also a factor in
the question Of American interests in
that country That DEVELOPMENT did
not begin till long after a similar de-
velopment in the United States but It
has been equally rapid. and has been
marked, as was the case in this coun-
try, by very large subsidies ard land
grants. From 1867 to 1880 nearly 100
charters were granted for 4,263 miles
OF railroad, and carrying subsidies
amounting to $170.s53.5o0- Most OF
these charters and subsidies were
granted under administrations Of Gen.
Porffrio Diaz. There is no report ac-
cessible of charters granted during
the last 25 years. Not all of these
concessions were made to Americans,
but it is safe to assume that they
got their share, and probably the liOu's
share.
Biologists OF president Diaz cite the
great increase Of railway mileage IN
der his successive administrations.
from 407 miles in 1876 to $4,000 miles
in 1910, as evidence OF his progress
sive craftsmanship, but they do not
tell. If they know. how much favorit-
ism and corruption the various land
grants and subsidies represent. or how
great an influence the foreign inter-
ests may have had in perpetuating
the Diaz regime. It is to be hoped
the United States government will not
permit itself to be used by the Amer
lean interests in Mexico to pull their
chestnuts out Of the fire.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
NOT so STOUT NOW.

From Dallas Texas News.
Another evidence that president
Diaz is not as stout as he used to be
is that he is now trying to appease
the people with concessions rather
than with carbines.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
RACKED WRONG sCARE.

From Brooklyn IN. " Eagle.
Representative Richmond Pearson
Hobson of the sixth Alabama district,
must be aware by this time that he
backed the wrong war scare.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
1T WAS TO BAILEY.

From Wall Street On. W Journal
Senator Bailey believes the recall
should extend 10 senatorial resigna-
fiOnS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
sUARANTEED
CIRCULATION.

OLLA@1 In = -f-Ne
The Herald bases
all advertising
contracts on g
& u a T q n ( G e OF
more than twice
the circulation of
any other FL
P aso. Arizona,
New Mexico or
W est Texas pa
per. Daily average
exceeding 10000.