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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-02
MAY DAY MOVING CONTINUES
IN THE SKYSCPAPER DISTRICT

May was moving day but the NOV
ING continues brisk on the second day
of the moving month. Office fixtures
are being carted from one building to
another as the population of the modern
cliff dwellings changes. Many rooms in
the new skyscrapers are being occupied
by the professional men in the older
buildings and these offices are, in turn,
being moved into by the curbstone
brokers and newcomers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-02
WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES MAY 4

Misses E. Howard, r. Howard, NJ
Kuneman. Mesdames Ynez Cristie, V. B.
Andreas and Messrs. Y. B. Andreas, T.
NJ Nealon. T. Hanifan, H D. Perrault,
d. Mulcahy, NJ Monaghan compose the
cast This 1aughable farce will be
given Thursday night. under the aus
pices of the knights of Columbus
There are a few tickets left at Ryan's
drug store.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-02
MEXICAN TIE-UP MAKES
= MEXICAN MUSICIANS SCARCE

The tie-up of Mexican railroads is
hurting an infant industry in Ell Paso.
Prof. J. B. Kindig has been busy organ
izing a Mexican concert band of 65
pieces to give series of concerts in
Denver during the summer. But the best
Prof. Kindig has been able to do with
his musical organization is to get %
native musicians. He is making an effort
TO obtain the full quota of musicians
in order to open at Luna Park in Den
yer on June l.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-02

The Ell PasO & Southwestern railroad
has announced rates for the summer
excursions TO the eastern cities. The
rates go into effect on June 1 and
extend until September 80. The rates
for the present summer viii be the
same as last. that is, a fare and q
third for the round trip.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-02
GO TO FORT HANCOCK TO
INSPECT MEXICAN CATTLE

Dr. t. A. Bray, of the stock inspection
bureau, and E. James, of the customs
service, left for Fort Hancock. Tex,
Tuesday morning, where they will inspect
a shipment of cattle which will be i'm
ported from Mexico at that place Tues
dav afternoon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-02
Hundreds Of Anniversary Items Of Especi
Interest to Housekeepers

nothing possibly
attention household
pillow the Annex household
qualities
this addition items advertised there
considerable
taking advantage of Anniversary values
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-02

srEuthv1nol Tooth Paste, a 25c value,
Sale price ....--.-.---.-..--. $1,000, l6c
SOC size jars of Cream Ormonde, a SPLEEN
did face cream; Sale price ...--.-,- 3Oc
soc size jars of Riker's Violet Cerate. for
the complexion; Sale price -. 49,. 3Sc
soc size bottles of Newbro's Herpicide,
Sale price 5oc
81 90 size BOTTLES of Laulbert's Listerine,
Sale price -. l. osc
S-oz bottles of Osborn's Peroxide J. lac
CoIgate's Bay Rum, the 8-oz. bottles that
are worth. soc; Sale price .......... 34c
Lhblaehe Face Powder, in flesh and
white, regular price soc; Sale price 39c
every" Hair Brushes, S1.50 grade. Is
Williams Shaving Stick, regular price
25c; price ...--.------. lie
.sSennpre Giovine," the queen of beauti-
fiers, regular price SOC: Sale price. 36c
Regular Csc Hand and Nail Brushes. lie
Bradley's Perfumed Violet ammonia,
regular 25c bottles; Sale price ----. 19c
Rieksecker's. Colgates. Mennen's, Brad
levs, and Williams Talclxn Powders;
Sale pTIce lac
Regular Csc Baby Sponges for ...--. .1Sc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-02
THE WEATHER.
Forecast.

Forecast.
FL Paso and vicinity-fair tonight
ard Wednesday.
New Mexico-Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday; not much change in
temperature.
West Texas-Generally cloudy to-
night and Wednesday; showers in
southeast portion tonight or Wednes-
day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-02

Ralph E. Heron, of Highland Park,
will leave Tuesday evening for Colorado
and Utah to spend the summer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-02
Anniversary Sole of Household Linens

15c DOILIES 11c-12-inch Battenberg doilies, very
pretty and big values the regular price, 15c each;
Anniversary Sale price lie.
1oc DO1LIES 6c-6-ndh linen doilies hemstitehed and
drawnwork finish, worth 10c each: Sale price &C.
75c TOWELKNG 47c-24-inch figured and lowered huck
toweing in designs fine and warranted
pure hnen worth to 75c per yard; Sale price 47c
Csc TOWELS 19c-At this reduction we offer just so
dozen linen towels, both buck ard damask Some
he4nmed Others hemstitched and they come in white
and white with red border worth 25c each; Sale
price 19c.
$3.50 LINEN SHEETS S5e5-72x96 all-linen sheets,
hemstitched these sheets Irish linen and fine
quality sell regularly $3.50 per pair Sale price $685..
5000 LINEN SHEETS $8.1o-9Ox96 henstitehed round
thread linen sheets of superb quality, regular price
$1,000 per pair; Sale price $50.
s225 LINEN CASES s1.ss22x36 linen pillow cases,
hemsttched and worth S225 per pair Sale price 189
$3.50 LINEN CASES S1ee-2536 ALL linen henstitehed
pillow cases. fine texture, and snendid value any time
at $3.50 per pair; Anniversary Sale price s1.98.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-04-06

who did not have the heart to brave
it through. They dubbed the rail-
roads into granting enormous re-
bates upon their wares in order TO
be III position to underseli and
gradually StrangIe to death all who
sought tOdivide the business with
them Not content with this, they
invaded the halls of Congress and
by means Of Protective Tariff com,
PEELED the granting OF subsidies
which gave them a still greater
hold upon the people-saying moth
ng about the millions ,of watered
capital upon which the public has
had to pay tribute Say what you
will about agitating and disturbing
business, there must be an end to
these practices and the sooner the
issue is fought out the better for
the present and future business
stability Of the country. Ia the
meantime, it is the duty of Congress
and the several Legislatures to dis
criminate between the honest and
dishonest practices of corporations.
1t will not do to strike blindly right
and left at every enterprise simply
because it is a corporation. The
l.ublic has no greater friend than
honestly conducted corporation
which stands for constructive. in
dustrial accomplishment and pro-
grGss a commercial force which is
as wholesome as the Trust issvenal
and bfighting.
To this latter species the public
has for some time been saying with
the little street gamin in the alley
Throw down your rock!" and just
as certain as the rising and setting
of the sun they are going to have
to do it for behind this command
are ninety millions of American
people-and their voice is the great
est voice the world has ever heard.
Columbia Statesman.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-04-06
The Old Story.

Hiawatha, Kas., March 29.-Not
until one life had been sacrificed
could an effective quarantine be es-
tablished, in Brown County and an
epidemic of SMALLPOX checked.
The disease appeared several
weeks ago and spread over the east
ern part of the county, but the
farmers booted the idea that it was
smallpox, declaring it was nothing
more serious than the itch"
There were then at least fifty
cases. One man who had the dis.
ease taught his Sunday-School class,
as usual, and not a memoer of the
class escaped infection.
Not until more than 100 cases
had been reported and S. 7. Kipps.
farmer, 81 years old, had died.
did the community come to a reali-
cation of the danger impending.
Before, the people had done as they
pleased, ignoring all laws of health.
AS soon as the death of Kipps
was reported, quarantine laws were
strictly enforced, vaccination was
the order of the day and six school
districts were without pupils, all
being under quarantine
1t was March II when Kipps died
To-day the county health office
reports that there is only one small
pox case remaining in the county
and that is on the Sac and Fox
Indian Reservation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-04-06
Some Good Advice.

A young girl who was accustom-
ed to express herself on most &C.
Casions with unnecessary vehe-
menee, was talking one morning
with her great aunt, who had passed
her ninetieth year, The keen old
eyes had seen much in their Gay
and could still flash with fun and
help to point the sharpness of a
repartee.
You would hardly think" said
the old gentlewoman, that l was
once as emphatic as you are, my
dear, in contradiction of everything
that did not approve, | learned
in the course of time bit of Wis
dom that recommend to you 0ae
does not always have to express an
opinion or to insist on saying the
last word. Silence does not always
mean consent. There are times
when it is much better to let a SUBJ
ject drop than to keep on talking.
Somebody has to stop, and if the
thing is Of no consequence, why
should it not be one as well as an
etherl 1t is really not worth while
to talk in italics Christian Herald.
Stationery Of quality is the kind
Won dat nj the DSmocrot
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-04-06

Practically every man wants to
get something out of life besides
success in business. He wants
comforts, he wants friends, he
wants the respect of people, he
wants a little adornment for his
family and his pOsteritg A town
ought to be something besides an
assemblege of homes that boast of
worldly prosperity. 1t ought to be
a place where people work together
where they have common interests,
common pride, common enjoyment
things in common, to foster, EN-.
bellish and adOrn. These things
won't come without any more than
individual desires can be satisfied
without effort. They won't come
without organization. persistence
and the use Of brains, They wont
unless some one starts a movement
to Get them and others fall in lima
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-04-06
Sc. Wsza
Monuments.

Chicken raising is a growing in
dustry in Missouri and the success
attending the business has made the
state famous and all over the world
Missouri is known as the Poultry
Queen. The surplus eggs and poul-
try nets more money to producers
than any other kind of live stock
produced in the state. With suffici-
ent range, carefully selected fowls
and proper care, poultry raising re-
turns the largest per cent of profit
of any live stock.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-04-06
The Boys in the Alley.

Some weeks ago, the editor of the
Statesman happened to he walking
along the street Ct a biz city at
night and as we passed al alley we
heard scufFle AID simultaneous
with it a cry Of childish pain Stepp-
ing back "a pace or two we b. held a
couple of street eamins engaged in
a fight one a li,tle fellow not more
than ten or q dozen years while the
other boy was much larger and
stronger. AS we glanced more
closely at the little fellow the sickly
white gas light revealed a thin
stream of blood slowly trickling
down from his forehead the result
Of blow he had jus, received from
a rock which the big boy still held
threateningly IN his hand. Out
matched as he was, however, the
little fellow stood his ground fear
lessly and with tears streaming
down his face and his dirty little
fists tightly Clenched, he sObbed
over and over again, Throw down
yer rockl Throw down yer rock! I'll
fight we but throw down yer rOCk?"
At this point uninterrupted to in
quire what the trouble was all about
and the little urchin glanced up at
US through his tears and said: We
sell poipers together an he amt
divided the pennies up fir an
wen tried to make i'm give me
what was comm to me ne up an
hit me wild a rock" In the mean
time, the big boy skunk away as
a guilty c)nScjea2e has compelled
guilty men and boys stink away
since long before the shepherds
herded their flocks on Judean
hillside5 The details of the
tragedy - having been told,
we coaxed the little fellow in
to drying his tears and counted in
to his grimy little hand the number
of pennies out of which the big boy
had cheated him and with a smile
such as God Almighty only paints
upon a child's face and a Thank
we" he disappeared into the black
ness of the night and was gone
Ever and anon the incident comes
back to us. 1t was merely NINA
ture reproduction of drama which
is as old as the world and which
has for its precept the cruel philos.
J sophy that might makes right and
in many respects the ruffian in the
alley finds his counterpart in the
big monopolistic corporations which
have come in for so much attention
on the part of our courts and the
American public during recent
2 years. Like this brutal gamin o.
5 the streets they have not been fight
4 ing fair. Along the industrial path
a way of the past are strewn tn,
+ bleaching bones Of their weake
e competitors who were ruthlessl,
+ crushed to death in order that mo
}, nopoly might have a free hand up
t, on the throats Of the people. TIL
i success Of Standard Oil and man
3 other gigantic mOnopolies Of tn
n present day is built upon the blaSte
/. hopes and ruined fortunes Of veal
o er aeeTeeations Of men who weE
. ground to pieces before the brigar
I dish jaesernauts- and black nigh
i Of the past there still echoes tn
4 lpistol shot Of more than one ma
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-04-06

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They are the best grown, the sturdi-
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on their own roots. We prepay all
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and deliver growing plants Free toy
your door, no matter where you
live, with safe arrival guaranteed.
Write to-day for the greatest book
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"DTNGEE ROSES"
or, 1911 New Guide TO Rose Culture
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Magnificently illustrated in colors,
this beautiful book OF 1O6 pages
gives special prices and tells all
about these famous Din5eA Roses
nearly a thousand kinds-and all
other desirable plants ami seeds, and
how to grow them.
Established in 1850 70 Greenhouses
THE DINGEE & COWARD CO.,
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-04-06

j. WILDWOOD efIaced himself
while he put on some glad rags and
fixed up his hair, and ! seized the
opportunity to tell the boys what
was up. They shouted with laugh
ter and declared it was the prize
joke of the year. To enjoy it right
we arranged to be talking on indif-
ferent topics as j. M. went out, just
as though we had lost all interest
in him and his engagement; then
we would follow him at a safe dis
lance and see him get the & b. at
the girls house.
When he passed through j.
Wildwood made the electricity look
dull in comparison with his rega-
liza. You could almost hear it.
There was some feature of brilliant
color about every part of him. it
seemed-red necktie, purple vest,
rainbow handkerchief sticking out
of an upper coat pocket, tan gloves
and shoes and a tile hat! BY
George! it makes me laugh now to
think how Old Fatty was diked out
on that occasion BeStOWing a
CHEEKY 50 long tciicrs' he passed
out in all his glory, leaving an at
moSphcre of Jay-rum and three
kinds Of perfumery behind him.
The residence of the girl was
some six blocks from the hoter We
kept as close or his trail Us we
dared. After We sot out d ways
the arc lights were not SO thick and
we kept up close }. WILDWOOD
trOtted ahead with the assurance Of
a man who had just knocked out
the worlds champion, never deisn-
ing to look around once
There were some tall shade tress
near the house, where the rays
from it could not reach us, and by
skulking about in the shadows like
Indians we man }ged to find places
where we could see fairly well.
rhe rotuld caller pushed the
button and 4 maid responded. J.
NJ took off MS hat and presented
his card The maid invited him in"
The narrator paused a long
while E.. .. .-
Did the old man throw him
Out?" asked the friend =
No not while we were there.
We waited an hour and nothing
as far as we could see
Then we got cold aud went back to
the hotel
Surely your girl wouldn't receive /
an entire stranger, man she had
never met before?"
But she did" said the older man
Il learned afterwards what made
the joke fly off the track Id been
making goo-goo eyes at that waiter
girl, and when she learned / was 90
ing to see young lady in her town
it riled her, though she didn't let on
till the chance came. After had
asked her to engineer the telephone
part of the deal, she called my girl
up and tod her what was in the
wind, taking occasion at the same
time to explain what a nice fellow
j. M. Wildwood was. My girl took
her word for it, and l guess she con-
firmed it by investigation. Any
how she's now Mrs. Wildwood. and
her husbands running a business of
his own, while he hires other men
to travel for him. I'm one of his
statesmen now" Elk.
Practically every man wants TO
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-04-06
GIRL SPOILED JOKE.
Viticm Stsered Against Game and
the Unexpected Happened
How a Lover Lost Out.

April fool jokes don't interest me
any more" said the middle-aged
travelling man as he watched some
boys peering around the corner at
an opulent looking pocket on the
sidewalk. Time was when
thought it great fun to put a brick
under hat or to pin a card to a
fellows back, but I've quit
Some one pull a joke off on
yOu?" asked a friend, who was chat
ting with him in the hotel office at
Macon
No; it was my own joke; least
way. | originated it. and got some
Others to help Inc carry it out"
There was a pause and the other
sought to move The tale along.
They didn't DO their part right?"
Oh yes, SAID the middle.aged
man; everything worked out till
the cad. That wasn't what l
thought it wOuio be.
There's nothing sure in life
mumured the friend
Mo- guess not his was the
scheme: had d giyer ever In O.
She belonged to The silk stocking
crowd, and travelled with the best.
You never heard OF her being with
the Johnnie boys. A man had to
show her kept pretty straight in
her society, | did, and was making
good. Her dad was worth millions
anu his Son-in-iaw stood to handle
lots Of it,
One night there was a crowd of
us young fellows at the hotel in Q
laughing and having a good time
playing jokes on each other 1t was
All Fools Day. and the man on the
road doesn't lei a thing like that 60
by not in his younger days.
While we were making merry
with our jokes on each other in
wallis J. MuIlwood DOdson, a fat
round-faced chap who Sold hides out
of Keokuk He was like picture
out Of a funny paper nearly as
broad as he was long, with funny
little bow legs that would create a
laugh at a funeral. He was a good
salesman all right, and booked lots
of orders. | had known him long
time and knew that he would stand
for any sort of a play without get
ting mad.
AS sOon as he mixed in the
group a fool idea occurred to me.
Without attracting any attention |
called two of the boys off and ex-
planned it to them. They slapped
their legs and declared it the best
thing they ever heard of; to 90
ahead and play it to the limit. So
/ sneaked out and found one of the
waiter girls who was friendly to all
the boys on the road and got her to
go to phone and Gallup Mr.. j.
MullwOOd DOdson, Esquire, intro
duce herself as the girl that l called
mine and invite him out to see her
explaining that she had heard a
good deal of talk about him. and
was wild to meet him.
Il returned to the Office and join
ell the group, making some casual
explanation about my absence. j.
Mullwood was doing most of the
talking, as usual. Presently the
clerk came over to where we we're,
and said there was a call at the
phone for Mr.. Dodson. The man
of hides Immediately jumped up.
Man or womanY" asked of the
clerk. with-a wink at the others.
Sounded to me like woman a
very young woman, said the clerk
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-04-06

l have for sale at a bargain j. l
Case 12.inch Gang pillow; 16-inch
Sulky plow; l 12-inch walking pillow
1 cornplanter with checkrow attach
ment. All up to date, no better
made. Fully guaranteed
4-6. j. B. Bristow.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-04-06

J. R. Snyder, of Vernon County
Who left this part of the country Al
years ago was visiting old friends
and relatives in and around Mon
roe last week. Mr.. Snyder express.
ID astOnishment at the change that
has taken place since he lived here.
Very few places look familiar or
as he once knew them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-04-06

Stationery Of quality is the kind
you Get at the Democrat,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
FREE SHOW GIRLS
Of MURDER CHARGE
AssaiIants of Millionaire Stokes
Are Acquitted.
JURY OUT ONLY ONE HOUR
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad BE-
come dysterIcal When Verdict
Is Returned-Plaintiff De
nounced by Prosecutor.

New York. "A verdict OF mot
guilty" was rss5rred freeing Lii
Ian Graham and Ethel Conrad Of
criminal charges on which they had
been held since last June for shooting
the millionaire sportsman and hotel
proprietor. W. E. d. Stokes. The jury
reached its veriict in slightly less
than an hours dehberation-5S min
utes to be exact.
When the verdict was announced
the girls became hysterical Miss
Graham fell into the arms OF Miss
Conrad and they were locked In a
fearful embrace when friends rushed
to their aid After holding triuTn-
plant reception in the courtroom they
were escorted from the criminal
court building by cheering crowd.
In his charge to the jury Judge
Marcus eliminated the attempted
murder charge from the indictment.
restricting the jury to the charges OF
assault with intent to kill and as
sault with intent to do bodily harm.
His contention was that the shooting
In the Varuna apartment on the night
OF June z was not premeditated.
The closing plea OF Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Buckner was vicious
attack on the girls and a denunciation
OF Stokes OF the latter he said:
1T makes no difference whether
you like Stokes or not I don't like
him. I'm glad he isn't my father.
My father is a minister of the Gospel
and stands for everything Stokes
isn't. This has nothing to do with
the case. however The fact remains
that Stokes was a willy old man who
knew better than TO get himself into
breach of promise suit. There was
not an element of love in the whole
affair. II was lust on Stokes part
and on Miss Graham's part 1t was
lucre"
The girls plea was extortion. pure
and simple. he declared. with Ethel
Conrad. "a wildcat and kitten" as the
prime mover He said the whole cpl
sode was Matchmaking scheme and
heaped all the blame on Miss Con-
rad. whom he described as "the most
remarkable woman | have ever met.
the most astounding combination of
a wildcat and kitten the world has
known in many years-and only nine
teen years oldi"