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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14
= Wit and Philosophy, By A Plain Man :
Ope Read Drives Home Many Truths In Pain Straight Shafts
At HypOcry Shams and Wrongs

graduating ourselves on being better
than the other fellow, might as profit
ably be spent playing chuck a luck with
a Zulu.
It is q great pity the hypocrite cannot
be discovered and thrown from the So
ciety of honest people. once knew
the proprietor of a sWeatshOp who do
mated a stained glass window to an un-
suspecting church and when he got up
to speak and / saw his diamond I knew
it was the capitalization Of a million
tears-but / listened and ] caught only
the perfumed whispered compliments Of
beautiful women who fawned upon him.
Men too corrupt to be fearless, call
you an anarchist when you advocate
reform
Why in the name of God don't YOU do
something in this country to wipe out
the sweatshop, the greatest iniquity in
the country 1t II worse than the peni-
Tertiary. For a convict there is some
hope. With the trade that he is forced
to learn he can 20 out in competition
with honest men OF slip off somewhere
and enter politics there is no hope
for the sweatshop victim.
In olden times people loved their
enemies after they We're cooked. We
don't XIII and eat them now, but we
baekbite them
We worship the silken robe stuffed
with vanity rather than the man for his
A Chautauqua is a cross between an
Old time camp meeting and a county
fair, with religious strains waited from
one direction and the smell of fried
onions from another.
The man from the farthest distance is
usually regarded as the smartest-
Whenever we do a foolish thing. we
always have a bright thought afterward.
II we could only get the bright thought
beforehand, We wouldn't do the foolish
thing A man can always find an Cd
portunlty 70 act the fool. When he least
expects It up rises something to trip
him. Woman reaches the age of discre-
ton, but man never does. Man will bet
his honor in the wheat pit A man vii.
retire on a competence. see a chance to
make one more killing invest all his
money and then go on the rest of his old
age working for wages.
How glorious it is to lie down at night I
md not fear any mans knock upon your
ioor.
Some men are like roosters-you
wouldn't know they were around if thev /
iidn't crow. A wise man never, acts con I
ipicuous to attract attention, but an
dot does and when he gets it, he passes
or wise man.
In the eye of a snob, pretense flashes
Ike the diamond in the sun, while hon
st intelligence has no more chance than
hound pup at a dog show.
Sordid is the man who permits TO-
nance to 90 out of his life. A voman's
.eart is always young if she is given
he tender love that she Graves.
The world is today 1000 percent bet
er than it was a little while back. It
5 getting better every day We hear
OTIS about political graft, sweatshops
nd murders, but it is Just a case of
caring more these days. IF you say the
-orld is a failure, you call the Creator
failure When a man seeks to put
pom you a feeling that makes YOU feel
-orse. tell him to move on Open up !
our life for the man with the sunshine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14

Music is the maple syrup Of the soul
wish it were so men would leave
their experiences instead of their money
for their sons; they leave their money
and the sons soon get the experiences
and have no money.
In some grand operas, time is like a
mudhen-always lodging
Live correctly in the present and the
past and future viii take care of them
selves The past is Ike the cashier Of
a bank-it cOrrects no mistakes after
YOU leave the window. Many a draft
has been drawn on the future that was
never honOred in the clearing house Of
Hope.
You can't afford to be dishonest, even
with a crook
1t is said that a man can stand more
than horse and I suppose that is so
If he couldn't, &c could not put up with
some Of the things included in our mod
eFn civilization
Missionaries, why don't some Of YOU
come home and spread the gospel of food
and clothes among your own people in
stead of chasing the heathens2 Fifteen
thousand children go TO school in New
York every day without breakfast: why
not take some of these children out to
the country occasionally to the fresh
air and the flowers? Wouldn't that be
as good as singing songs to a China
man OF giving books to a HOttentot that
he can't read2 III educate two Amer
lean boys and make good citizens out
of them for the price that it costs to
save one heather and hold him. I be
lieve that missionary work, Ike charity,
should begin at home.
With justice behind it, a shotgun is a
pretty good sort of prayer. Some PEG
pie I talked to about the iniquities of
the sweatshop, wanted TO pray for the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14
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They've All Gone
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14
Dat of Town Visitors

Mrs. George Mack and daughter, Of
Dallas. Tex, are here visiting Mrs J.
r Robertson
Miss Lencir sanford is in the city
from Del Rio, Tex
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H Breed, Of 500 Myr-
tie. have returned to their home at
Hartford, Kans., after spending several
months in FL PasO.
Mrs. J. r. EnlOw and Mrs J E.
Iockhart arrived on Monday from Chi
huahua- Mexico. and are at the sheldon
hotel. where they viii spend a few days
and then go on to Albuquerque, n. IL
Mrs. Alfred Kerr has as her guest
Mrs. E. B. Venable OF Silver City.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14

poor victims confined there in those
Penltentiaries of the soul. I said pass
laws abOlishing them and enforce the
laws II 1t took a shotgun to do it.
Prayer is all right, but much depends
on now you pray. l knew an old negro
who said that when he prayed to the
Lord to bring him a turkey, he never
got 1t, but when he prayed to the Lord
20 send him after one, he always got it.
knew an old farmer who was great
on prayer and always had good crops A
TREND asked him if he raised his crops
with prayer and he replied, "Yes-with
prayer and plenty of fertilizer"
The only real way to help a man is to
nelP him help himself. If a man would
rather starve than work. let him starve
there are times when it is best not to
There is not enough sincerity in poll
tles- L once knew a man who said he
goI ms clothes by voting-he was wear
ing democratic coat and Republican
Too much money stabs genius and
stfangles ambition. There never was a
more distorted idea than that money
ana wealth mean happiness. Money is a
heartless metal for which truth and JUS
tlce are eXterminated.
A mother is the most self sacrificing
product of nature.
Motners often take girl to task for
not talking sense to Young man. when
Jne young man wouldn't understand if
she dld- The average young man who
goes a counting sits there with the senti-
mental rash all broken out. volcano of
sentiment, but the ashes of thought.
Poverty does not always mean virtr.
nor does ignorance ALWAYS mean right,
eoqsness- Neither are all mean men
rich One OF the meanest men 1 ever
knew did not have dollar.
Very. few Of Us have the bulge on the
other fellow. The time we spend CON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14

Miss Helen Roberts continues seri-
ously I'll at her home on North Santa F'e
street
Miss Flora L Evans, stenOgrapher to
mayor c. E Kelly, Is confined 10 her
home on account. OF illness
DR.. A. b Roberts and wife have left
for Casas Grandes. Mexico
Mrs ". c. Mccormick left Tuesday
for Dallas. Tex, TO spend two weeks
visiting relatives.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14

Friday afternoon Mrs. H. A Bell and
Mrs. c. H Holloway viii entertain in
honor of Miss katherine Warren, who
will be married in April to Robin P
Gould. OF this city.
Miss Bertha StanhOpe entertained on
Monday afternoon for her pupil, Miss
Eleanor Gaillard. who sang a number
of songs. Punch, tea and cake were
served after the music
Owing to the illness Of the children
Of DR.. and Mrs j. c. Schiller, the
shower which was TO have been given
Miss Katherine Warren Friday after
noon by Mrs c. H. Holloway and
Mrs. H A Bell. of sos ID Prospect
avenue. has been postponed until next
Monday afternoon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14
Church Affairs

The Missionary society Of Trinity
Methodist church met Tuesday after
noon The meeting was to be under the
direction OF Mrs. d. n smith, second
vice president Of the society. Mission
study and Christian Stewardship was
the work OF the department Mrs.
Smith was unable to attend. and Mrs.
J. Ayers presided Bible study has
been taken up instead OF mission study
and the pastor conducts the hours
work John. the Baptist" was the char
acter study for Tuesday. Interesting
papers were read by Mrs Frank Pow
ers and Mrs. Beorge 3. oliver The line
age Of John, the Baptist and his early
ministry were brought before the So
ciety through these papers, and the pas
tor discussed a few Of the defects to
be found in the character OF john as
revealed by a study Of the scripture.
These meetings for Bible study are well
attended and are proving most helpful
10 the society
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14
About E PasOans

Betty Mary Smith is sick at her home,
1908 North Florence street
Mr.. and AIRS. G. A. Perry have gone
to housekeeping at 615 North Campbell.
after spending the winter with Mr.. and
Mrs r. n Hoover.
Mrs. W A TrayIer is improving from
an attack Of the grip.
r H Roberts is improving from a
severe sick spell at the home of his
son. d. J. Roberts. SOL Epson.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14
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ADJUSTMENTS
Sherlock Holmes at the Crawford

Beginning tonight theatre and continuing until Sun
Taylor viii the great detective
play Sherlock Holmes
oil exciting situations and cInnaXes
please fatu and without doubt
of
play viii tonight and Friday and Saturday nights WITH
tens ndtw Saturday o'clock when
undoubtedly the greatest play produced by Mr. Taylor VII
be seen or the performances Sunday
at Kirkland Comedy CO. VIII be
comedy vaudeville This includes Le Parker
Helen Kirkland who artistic dances
pastque poses number Of other vaudeville performers Seats
the balcony cents The
Wednesday Saturday and Sunday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14
Ell PasOans Returning

Mrs. D. r. wilkes. OF SOS Arizona, has
returned from an extended visit to St
Louis.
Miss Lillian Daniels. has returned
from a three months visit in Missis-
gfnDf
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14
The Lodges

The Eastern Star viii hold a social
at the home OF Mrs Birchfield. 9Os
East Rio Grande street. Friday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14

sale Of seats. Elsie Janis, opened this
morning g o'clock
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14

Fun measure At southwastern Fuel CO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14

Fun measure at Southwestern Fuel Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14

Fur measure at Southwestern Fuel Co
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14

run measure at Southwestern Fuel co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14

Very. few OF Us have the bulge on the
'ther fellow. The time we spend con
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14

Poverty does not always mean virtue.
nor does ignorance always mean right
eousness- Neither are all mean men
rich. One of the meanest men ever
knew did not have dollar.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14

1t is said that a man can stand more
than horse. and I suppose that is so;
II he couldn't, &c could not put up with
some of the things included in our mod
eFn civilization
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
HE SLEEPS IN THE STREET.
YET HAS A 81 ,O44 PILLOW

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Wiuiam Far
rar made bed with two battered and
worn suit cases in front of a butldine
IN West Randolph street early TO-DAY
After wrapping himself in coat con
tanning bank books showing deposits
of Ho4+ he lay down and went IN
sleep, lie was awakened and taken 10
Desplaines street station by Policeman
John Haran. Farrar, who Is 80 wears
old. said hc lives in chicago. but re-
fused TO give his address - don't like
TO waste money ON hotels 'hcu , can
sleep just as well outside" he said.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
HOUNDS TRAIL RURAL
MAIL MANS SLAYER
WHO GOT S575 ROLL

ADDISON, PA. Sept. 16.-Sheriff
Charles f. HOchard, of Somerset, and
posse. together with police all over this
section. are engaged today in a hunt for
John w. Mause in connection with the
murder of Harrison Brown, a rural mail
carrier who was shot down and robbed
of $50 payroll money on Saturday near
Beachley. Pa. Bloodhounds yesterday led
officers to the home of Charles F. Awley,
in Harnedsville. and to a house formerly
occupied by Mause, a boarder The Off
GERS found blood-stained clothes and 3S-
caIfber revolver with one cartridge ex-
nIOded Mause was missing
The dogs again took up me trail, which
led away toward the Baltimore and Ohio
ra ilroads eastbound freight loop, which
masses through Harnedsville, where it
was lost Mause has not returned and
efforts to locate him were unsuccessful
The sheriff is certain he is on the trail
Of Browns slayer,
The mail carrier was killed with sin
gle shot from a .3S-caiber revolver 1t
is known that Mause frequently told Miss
Grace Awley. daughter of his landlord,
that he intended to become highway
man. and knew where he could get some
easy money
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
D|NNERFOR AIDS
Of OCLETHORPE
Men ReSurrecting Old College
Will Name Date Tomorrow
for Corner Stone Laying.

One hundred men who gave $1,000
each to the new Oglethorpe university
fund will be among the guests at din
rar at the Piedmont tomorrow night
when steps will be taken toward the
org9nization of the board of directors,
election of officers and arrangements
for charter. The dinner will be
notable gathering Of Georgians con-
rected with the ancient university and
tra new. and the guests will include
mary of the most prominent men in
the state.
The date for laying the corner stone
n the new institution will be fixed al
this meeting. and the ceremony will be
nerhaps the most peculiar in history.
Not only is the new university an iso-
,a-ed instance of the resurrection of an
ancient college, but the combination of
circumstances surrounding it is most
unusual.
All the alumni of old Oglethorpe
within reach will attend the dinner, and
these include the governor Of the state
and an eX-moderator of the Southern
PRESBYTERIAN assembly. One of the SEN
otors from Georgia, Hoke Smith, is
member of the board of incorporators
of the new university, while the other,
O Bacon, is a direct descendent of
The founders of old Midway church,
which founded the old OglethOrpe. AND
the ceremony of laying the corner stone
will take place during the great Pres
bvferian convention next May, when,
for the first time in history, all four
great assemblies of the denomination
will meet at the same time and in the
same CITY The four moderators of the
4our bodies of this Pan Presbyterian
gathering will have a prominent part
in the ceremonies.
Next President "Oglethorpe Child"
1t is pointed cut that the next presi-
dent of the United States, who will be
i'm office then, will almost certainly be
Child of Oglethorpe.' Woodrow
Wilson is nephew of Dr. James Wood
row. for years a professor in old Ogle-
thorpe and Theodore Roosevelt is
descendant of many Georgians who
sleep beneath the sod OF old Midway
church ward 1t is the desire of the
new board to have the new chief exec
utiye take part in the corner stone GER
emonN.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
DR.. Finn CONDEMNS
SUICIDE OF NOGl; IS
INJURY TO JAP NJ

A life of patriotism marred by nnaI
act that injured his country and couid
not be patriotic is rhe way in which Dr'
Richard Orme Finn pastor OF North
Avenue Presbyterian church, charac-
terizes the suicide OF Count Maresuke
Nogi. supreme military councillor OF
Japan.
DR.. Finn preached an eloquent ser
mon last night on Suicide and based
his subject on the suicide OF Count
Nogi and his wife at the funeral OF
their emperor.
'Nogi was not insane" said Dr..
Finn He was actuated by the sin
cerest motives, a was his wife, and l
honor him for his sincerity. but his
death was caused by the weakness Of
Pagan philosophy and he has done ia
pan an irreparable harm.
He killed himself when Japan need
ed him most and he has set an example
that will be hard to overcome"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
TARIFF EXHIBIT SHOWS
u, S, GOODS COST LESS
ABROAD THAN AT HOME

cartoons which have appeared in va
rious newspapers lately. There ar
quotations from Roosevelt and refuta
lions by Woodrow Wilson, ana all sort
If tables. statements and even chi
grams such as the following.
THE tariff is not a stimulus hut q
sterflfzer"
"The threat to r4duca vapas IL tb.
tariff is lowered is the hallmark Of 10.
norant management"
one Of the GROWING features of the
exhibit is A home in which several
rooms are represented In each room
the articles are labeled with the prices
paid for them by the exhibit commits
sion and the amount they would cost
if there were no tariff For instance
the placard on the dining room chairs
reads as follows;
Cheaper Abroad Than Her.
For these dining room, cbotra u,o
paid here Sc The dutv &c o. nov oo,,t
of the value. That is the reason yo
paid so much"
The duty on household oooa. ,r,oa
between 81 ner cent and so nar oo,t. ~,
clothes between IS per cent and on mar
cent A sewing machine 10 oxbihitoa
with the receipted hin sbou,tr, 80
amount paid for II nv the evbihit oo,,,
mittee The nlacard roads.
This sewing machine costs - Non,
YORK 500 Il !. aeana,, D.''', - ~"
1882 The foreign dealers "a, odd
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
RAILROADS
ARE SUED BY u s.
Southern Charged With Work
ing Men Too LOng-A. C. L.
and L. & N. Defendants.

The government again is after the
lantic Coast Line and Louisville and
Nashville for violations of Federal laws
intended to ga feguard interstate traffic.
Late Saturday afternoon F. c. Tate,
United States district attorney, filed
suit against the Southern for $1,000 for
five violations of the law against
working employees more than sixteen
consecutive hours.
Suit was brought at the same time
against the Atlantic Coast Line and the
Louisville and Nashville, as lessees of
the Georgia railroad charging them
with violating the safety appliance"
act which provides that at least 80 per
cent Of the cars on train must be OPP
Grated and controlled by the engineer
through power brakes
The suit against the Southern al
leges that on May five tratnmen were
worked for 81 hours and 40 minutes.
They are: r. A. Baxter. conductor; j.
p. Minis, engineer; H. l.. Park and
Peter Dooley, brakemen, and Thomas
Garvin. fireman.
The lessees of the Georgia road are
charged with operating train of ~
cars on June % when only Is of them
were controlled by the engineer through
power brakes.
The cases are expected to be heard
next March before Judge Newman, OF
the United States court.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
URGES SCHOOL IN
HOME:
Probation Officer Says Court
of Corrections Work Would
Be Much More Effective.

That the preventive work of the
could be made more effective if the
board of education provided teachers
for the waywards housed at the Cen
tral avenue detention home was the
assertion made today by w. W. Tin
dali the courts chief probation officer,
Because we have no way of in.
structing children held at the detention
home" he said, I'VE are often obliged
to strain a point and let them go back
to their parents. As a result We often
miss the most important features of
the case.
IF school were established the
children could be studied and the exact
trouble determined This court could
accomplish much Wore than it does"
In a report to the board of education
recently superintendent of Schools w.
NJ. Slaton recommended a school for
to be operated by the city
system.
As a result OF peculiar legislation the
children court is a sort of hybrid af-
fair As an adjunct to the superior
court it is state tribunal, with the
county paying he expenses If its Off
cials. BY an arrangement between the
city and the county the city details two
police officers for service at the deten-
ton home. The county would have to
make new arrangement before the
city would supply a teacher for deten-
riOu work
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
SECRETARY KNOX IS
RECEIVED IN FINAL
CALL UPON MIKADO

TOXIC. Sept 16-Philander G.
Knox. special envoy from the United
States to the funeral of Emperor Nut
suhito. was received in farewell audi
ence today by Emperor Yoshihito and
later was guest at luncheon in the
imperial palace.
Diplomats of other nations stationed
here are displaying considerable curl
os.ty over the movements of the Amer
lean statesman. An appointment had
been arranged for the American TO meet
Viscount Uchida, the foreign minister
this week. although denials have been
made that the present opportunity will
he seized for furtherance of diplomatic
affairs
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
COUPLE CONFESS TO
KILLING STEPFATHER
OF WIFE; ABUSED HER

COLFAX, WASH, Sept. 16.-Autbor-
tiles here today are investigating the
story of Wesley Brownwell, aged 25,
and his wife Winnie, aged II, who have
confessed, the police say that they shot
and killed A. Neeves, stepfather of the
girl They walked 100 miles from their
home in Cul de Sac, Idaho, to kill
Neeves.
According to the girl, her stepfather
had mistreated her and had helped 9TH
ers to do so. Mrs. Brownwell was mas
querading as a man. Both fired shots
into NeeVes' body. They were on their
way to give themselves up when over
taken by the sheriff
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
MOTHER OF ENGLISH
SAILOR \ BOY KILLED
AT SAVANNAH SUES

SAVANNAH. GA, Sept. 16.-Mrs.
Ada Mary Ann Sherwood Of London,
England. mother OF Herbert sherwood.
the sixteen-y ear-old sailor on the
steamer Westhampton, who was fatally
injured in the Central Of Georgia rail-
way freight yards in Savannah on June
"a, has filed suit in the city court for
S15. 900 damages.
The mother, who processes to have
been In a large measure dependent
upon the lad for support, charges the
agents of the Central with such neglect
as makes them liable for the death Of
the sailor boy, who was hurt while re-
turning to his ship at Mallhsven docks