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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-30
PARCELS POST As
AID To SHOPPING
VIII Convert Country Into a
Vast Mail Order Territory;
Zones Are Designated.

a New Years gift by the American
government to the American people
will be a thoroughly equipped domes-
tic parcels post and superintendent Of
mails c. c. Gibson has been doing
some extensive calculating in order to
apply the new post to the El Paso
field. He has figured the neighbOrinS
cities, the zones to which they belong
and the cost Of shipping certain ar
ticles TO and from these places by the
P. P. Las Cruces, being in the first
zone, will take rate of five cents for
the first pound and three cents for
the second and succeeding pounds up
to II, which is the speed limit for the
parcels post.
MesiIIa Valley Five Cent Rate.
This means that for five cents you
may have a pound of the famous Ne
silla valley alfalfa honey shipped to
you in FL Paso and delivered at your
door by auto. Mountain park apples
may be shipped in small packages OF
lot more than II pounds, for a rate OF
six cents per pound for the first ap-
ple-Mountain park apples usually
eeeh additional pound, as it is the sec
ond zone. A pound of the Arizona cac-
tus candy may be mailed from Tucson
TO FL PaSo for seven cents, it being
in the second zone. If an additional
pound is desired a five cent parcels
stamp will have to be added
Dallas takes the fourth zone rate Of
8 cents for the first pound and six
cents for the additional pound.
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kansas
City, New Orleans are all in the fifth
zone, and take the nine cent rate for
the first pound and seven for the sec
ond or more pounds.
Seattle and Chicago are in the sixth
zone from Ell Paso, and 1t will cost 20
cents TO get pound of mail order
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-30

: duction that he has excluded in a great
measure the art of his PRINCIPALS
1--we elephants and horses, for instance,
are calculated to draw attention some-
what from the thread of the story es-
pecially when these dumb actors are
graced with all the idiosyncracies usu-
ally incorporated in animal hides.
The StOry-that part of it which lent
itself to detachment from these BeIas-
co-like trapqings-proved to be a story
OF love and life in India, in which a
native OF that country is a rival in love
with an English clergyman for the
hand of an English girl The resultant
clash brings death and 'treachery in its
train, all Of which was accomplished in
fashion which appeared to please the
audience.
King Alcohol, that potent potentate
who changes men to children and
makes men of babes, rides rampant
through the scenes Of The Question"
a drink besmeared play by Sherman
DIX, which had its premiere at Days.
The story of the play turned about
the craving of a young wife for liquor,
and also the remarkable facility with
which she became intoxicated on light
wines served at dinner party though
she was in the habit of partaking Of
whisky and brandy at home. This fea-
ture Of the play perpleXed great
many men of parts and reputation who
nave been in the habit of hiding a bar
rel or so of such childish connections
as relish to a progressive thirst.
However, the woman became "intox-
lcated.' not drunk, you understand, but
intoxicated and betook herself to the
rooms of Warren Preston for the night.
Inasmuch as she was a married woman,
with a husband of a worldly turn, this
created some discOrd between husband
and wife and brought to the fore a
question of social relations in drink
ing society in rather novel way.
AFTER an act or two, however, it be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-30

matter from the Chicago houses. or
nine cents for the additional pounds.
Jacksonville. Fla and Washington,
D. c., are in the seventh zone. If you
have friends there you viii mail your
Christmas packages to them next year.
paying but II cents per pound OF 10
cents for each additional pound.
New York, Boston and Manila, P. l.,
are all in the eighth zone from FL
Paso. taking a IL cent rate for the
first and each additional pound
The Valley Rate.
The local rate for the city and rural
route No. 1 when it is established down
the valley will be five and one, five
cents for the first pound and one cent
additional for each added pound. This
will make it possible for S. c. Aubrey,
who lives down the big road, to send
r. c. Semple, his partner a pound Of
butter properly packed for five cents
or two pounds for six cents. Walter
Long will be permitted by the post
office authorities to send in a setting
of his chicken ranch eggs for six cents,
a dozen eggs weighing two pounds.
A five pound dressed chicken can be
mailed by Robert Il DOrbandt to his
friends in town from his lower valley
ranch for nine American cents.
Supt. Gibson has discovered a joker
IN the new law and that the parcels
post is not all blessing Under the
present law a package Weighing y
ounces sent to New YORK viii cost "A
cents, seven cents more than under
the present postal provisions. There
are other kinks in the new law which
makes it anything but an unadulterated
blessing. but the good points it is be-
Heved Overshadow the bad, and it
will be a great help in the reduction
of the cost of living, the mail super
intendent says.
The rates are computed on the dis
tance and on the weight OF the pack
age in pounds. Provision is made,
however, for small packages weighing
from one to four ounces. which may
be sent at a flat rate Of one cent for
each ounce; but for packages weigh
ing more than four ounces the pound
rate of postage applies
Under the regulations promulgated
by postmaster general Hitchcock, the
maximum rate Of y cents a pound ap-
plies on all parcels, exceFt those
Weighing four ounces or less, adj
dressed to any point in Canada, Mex
leo, Cuba and the republics Of Panama.
The domestic rate also applies to any
point in the Hawaiian Islands, the
United States postal agency at Shang-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-30
MUST SUPPLY THE DEMAND
OR BE SUED BY THE Sta

Austin, Tex, Dec 5O.-Announce-
ment is made by Prot F. NJ. Bradley,
state superintendent Of public instruc-
ton, that unless the text book pub
fishers now having contracts to sup
ply the public schools of Texas with
books promptly comply with the law
requiring them to have an adequate
piand, he will direct the attorney gem
eral to institute suit against these
publishers for the forfeiture of their
contracts Complaints have been re-
ccived by the state superintendent from
county school superintendent that it is
impossible to get an adequate supply
OF text books.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-30
DAILY RECORD
Deeds Filed.


Northwest corner of Arizona and No
bic streets-F. o. Stevens to B. F. Ste
Vens, sOutherly so feet Of lots 4e to az
block IS, franklin Heights; consfdera-
ton 81; Dec. %, 1912.
Northwest corner Of MADEIRA and .Jef-
ferson streets-Guaranty Trust and
Banking company to Salvador Estrada.
loIs l and :, block 10, French addition;
consideration $3.50; Dec. 19, 1912.
North side of Altura Boulevard. be-
tween Martinez and Courchesne streets
Mrs G A. Allen to J. R. Burton, lots
II and Is, block 80, AItura Park: con-
sideration $500; Dec II, 1912
South side Of Nations street, between
Particle and Lakeland streets-Grand
view Realty company to A h. Butler,
lots 10 and 20, block 70, Grand View;
consideration $3.50; Oct 8. 1912.
Southwest corner of Texas and Flor
ence streets-JOhn NJ. Wyatt to I. NJ
Wingo, east so feet of lots s to 10
block 21s, Campbell addition: eonsi5.
Grafton $500; Dec. II, 1912.
Intersection of Overland and Kansas
streets-John W. Eckman and wife to
August G. Andreas, part of block 81
Ansor Mills map; consideration $24, 900;
Nov. 20, 1912.
Southwest corner of Wheeling street
and Kentucky avenue-F. S. Deal to
Joseph II. LOnSdale, lots IT to 21, block
IS, Highland Park; consideration $3.50;
Dec. rs. 1912.
North side of Mundy avenue. between
Randolph and Putnam streets-L. II.
Rupert and wife to Peter Kirk, lot 10
and west half of lot g. block 20, Sunset
Heights; consideration SO; Dec. %, 1912
Licensed to Wed.
Miguel Granillo and Juana Moreno.
Manuel Torres and Maria Torres.
Births-GfrIs.
To Mrs. A Gonzales, Alhambra
Heights; Nov. %.
Bfrth-BOys.
To Mrs. Z. J. HamIin, 1928 Pera
street; Nov. 20.
To Mrs. Antonio Cruz, Canal street;
no date
To Mrs. FIorencia Ochoa, 1870 Santa
Fe street; Dec. Is.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-30

hal, to any point in Alaska, and be-
tween any two points in Alaska II
applies, likewise. to parcels mailed IN
the United States for delivery in the
canal zone and to parcels going to OF
coming from the Philippine Islands.
For parcel post matter, a distinctive
set of postage stamps has been pro-
vided- These distinctive stamps must
be used for all parcel post matter. II
the packages bear ordinary postage
stamps they will be held for postage
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-30
the other Joknstone's music.
y

Parents Of Men" "a play of Orien-
tai life, in a prologue and three acts ''
has also made its bow to New Workers.
at B., Z. Keiths opera house. The
quoted description is taken from the
program Of the new Offering The pIav
IS by Walter Clarke Bellows, stage di-
rector of the company, which presented
his creation.
Mr.. Bellows, it seems, has attended so
closely to atmosphere in his new pro-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-30

comes plain that the proper thing for
the wife to do under such circumstan-
ces is to swear off" while the gentle
manly thing for the husband to do is
to forgive his wife her little indiscre-
ton and make up.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-30
How to bankrupt the Doctors.

A prominent New York physician
says, IF it were not for the thin stock
ings and thin sOled shoes worn By
women the doctors would probably be
bankrupt" When you contract a cold
do not wait for it to develop into pneu-
mOnia but treat il at once. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is intended espe-
cially for coughs and colds. and has
won a wide reputation by its cures OF
these diseases. 1t is most effectual and
is pleasant and safe TO take. For sale
by all dealers.-AdT.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-30
a NEGRO SURPRISE.

A surprise party was rendered Mrs.
E D. Williams. Of Las Cruces, N II,
by Henry Myles and wife. at the
residence Of John Slater and Wife, SOC
Hill street, Friday evening.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-30
The Best Physicians
Gave Kim Up

Il was attacked with 4 severe
nervous disease, which was caused
BY a disordered stomach and liT-
er," writes Nh Jas. D. L.rvELT, Of
Washburn. Tenn, Route 2. Box 81.
All my friends thought I would
die and the best physicians gave
ne up. / was advised 10 try Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. and derived much benefit
from same. Ny ease had run 50
long, It had become so chronic.
that nothing would effect a per-
manent cure. but DR.. Pierce's
medicine has done much for ne,
and highly recommend e. ]
heartily advise its use as q spring
tonic and further advise ailing
people TO take DR.. Pierce's medi-
ciues before their diseases have
run 50 long that there is no chance
20 be cured"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17
CITY PLANNERS DEMAND A SHOWDOWN

m SHOW DOWN is demanded of the Newark Board of Works
f\ commissioners Essex county reehoders and assembly
and the turn is called by President Grotta Of the
City Plan Commission He wants to know who of these
officials blocking the legislative bill which aims to give the city
planners hand increasing their from to three
granting them for clerical assistance Mayor
Haussng this widening of the commissions
Legislative conference in his Office members of the Public
silent II of these
the obctors why did they not object then Mr. Grota
rightly If Jealousy of rival board is at the
bottom of these obstructive tactics it is petty spirit that should
great citys affairs The people
Newark the Board Of Works to mix city
ming It's neptud in other important respects too glarngy
evident Recently the boards engineer exploited plan of
that pohbtoy its and which the board
would be incapable carrying anyhow The idea of the plan
seemed to be mainly to anticipate and dscredt the City Planning
Commission The idea to cripple the commission and make
nonent If there to be real planning for New
look capable and panstang commission for it.
All and for effective work should be
given to the City Planning Commission.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17
A 7EMENT SOON FROM ROOSEVELT

OOSEVELT will declare his attitude after his return from
Jim Columbus o. where he next Wednesday to address
the Ohio constitutional convention. MY statement will
everything Roosevelt correspondent That
is he will clearly define his position and state the principles
which candidacy would represent The general idea that
the radicasm of La Toilette
action Taft He abandoned the policies of his ad
minstaon which Taft consigned to the waste basket
doubtless he has advances
these policies 1T is all probable that he will find in the
the Taft administration anything ndore applaud
his Africa he has uttered word
approval of Tats policies The effect of the
Coming statement the great body of Republican voters
dreaded Washington 1t will be the real
fight that is to have it's Chicago and
promises to disrupt the Republican party.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17

was delivered in the broadcast of
brogues. In vain he attempted to stop
her
Stop! Stop!' he cried, rapping
sharply on the desk. But the torrent
of words continued as before. 'Old
woman. shut up' he shouted In exas-
peration. But to no avail. Finally the
unhappy judge threw down his pen
and yelled to the lawyer:
There, Mr.. Murdockl You set her
a-going, now stop her."
COmpensati0nn.
MY waist gets fatter every day"
To me said John Mc4inn
well, never mind" said |, you'll md
Your hair Is gettin' thin"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17
AN ERA OF BANDl71sM IN PUBLIC STREETS

capital that is needed for sudden enrichment
automobile three revovers and blackacks and
westudedou opportunity there hundreds of desperate
large city enough to start in the business of
robbery daring successful hodups busy
within single week suggest criminals
profitable species of crime In the dark places Of
and other cities where criminals resort the spirit of
emulation the trick be easily
successfully why should enteprsng criminal be deferred
playing it? If be slugged robbed re
public toroughre in broad daylight without nterer
field of criminal industry opened for criminals and it
cultivated day of the week So epidemic of this
inevitable in all the cities until be
checked by and vigorous action by the police and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17
1UsTAIINEI
2eUTNoW

Chief of Police Corbitt received
letter from the United States secret
service department the other day
commencing Detective sergeants Nc
Connell, Harris and Donovan for cap
turing two green goods" men recently.
It was also stated In the communi-
cation that the detectives names would
be placed on the meritorius list In the
department.
District Court Judge Thomas J. Lin
tott. who is an ardent golf player, says
that the present winter is the longest
that he has ever experienced.
IF the snow was not on the ground
I would not mind the cold" he adds.
because run over the links soon
warns you up"
II was in the reading room Of a
New York hotel recently" relates Harry
Housel. Of the county auditors office,
"and seated next to me was . man
who had habit of talking to himself.
He had picked up book containing a
church catechism and was earnestly
reading the Ten Commandmenta
For some tine he pondersd over the
Thou shafts and Thou SHAFT nots.'
which he had evidently forgotten al
most since Childhood. He read them
over two or three times ana then laid
the book down with a sigh as no NUT
tered: Well. i've never killed any
body, anyway"
Albert B. Meredith county supeyin-
tendent of schools. was talking the
other day about the difYiculties expert
enced by teachers in schools that have
pupils Of many different nationalitiss.
To illustrate his point he told this story
as related to him by teacher IN the
Franklin School. which. located in the
italian section of the Fifteenth ward.
has probably as cosmopolitan an at
tendance as any in the. .cityi
"The teacher asked one Of the very
small boys in the class to tef1 her who
discovered America Much to her sur
prise the boy was much terrified ana
heeitated to make reply.
",'Oh. please, ma'am,s he finally
stammered, ask mo something else.'
Something else, Jimmy? Why
should do that?'
1.-THE fellers were talking about it
yesterday replied Jimmy. Pat Mcces
said II was discovered by an Irish
saint; Olaf he said 1t was q sailor from
Norway. and Giovanni said It was Co.
lumbus; an If you'd a. seen what hap
pened you wouldn't ask little fsllsr
like me-"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17
REGULATIONS FOR STREET TRAFFIC.

TT is thing provide regulations traffic and
another thing them. The ordinances
regulations that nobody has paid attention
example, the ordinances provide that
feet from ahead that stationary That ordinance
violated minute of the day the Four Corners sight of
at least four policemen Evidently the Board doesn't
know of the existence of the ordinance the provision
the traffic ordinance introduced the board Thurs
day. 1t fair say that this ordinance gets the
board will forget all go pretty
as
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17
THE MONEY POWER QUEST on MONDAY.

o HAT good will ultimately out of the money trust in
vesgation which to be begun next Monday by the bank
currency committee of the House Representatives
there doubt although it unlikely that there will
disturbance of business during the the
inquiry which is be made naupiciou time 1t
without saying that the time for investigation of this
sweeping nquisitoria character affecting financial and
business interests the of presidential election, and
especially year when business enterprise undergoing
the handaps of doubt and uncerany but be
tered is well that the employed should be
dvest it of the of political fishing
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17
DINNER STORIES.


"The court room has its fun as we'll
as It tragedy" once observed William
Travers jerome. sometimes tho hu-
NOR is not as appreciable to the prin-
cipal actors as to an outsider, as In tho
case once attended in q New England
court, where a slander trial was on.
"The principal witness was an i'm
petuous old Irish woman. She talked
SO fast that the Judge was unable to
follow her testimony. especially as it
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17
SPEAKER CLARK SCORES FOR DELEGATES

VTH sixty delegates instructed Speaker
wv has good in the the presidential
ton prize The contest virtually lies between CLARK Har
and Underwood each of whom national presgCar for
his splendid record Washington his wonderful
popularity in the Middle West and his ability carry Ohio for
two elections and Underwood
gushed services Congress and great abilities dis
played statesman. The
achievements and they throughout.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17
SOCIAL NOTES Of Of r+'s s5saas ,tss,,, s.s y

by Mrs. Seth Abrams, president. and
the other officers Of the club. Among
the guests were members from the
various clubs of the city, and during
the afternoon an unusually large NUM-
Der were entertained The decora-
tiUns were Of green and white, and
concealed by bank OF palms an or
chestra furnished music during the
reception. Mrs. Miller, ef New York,
rendered a repertoire of songs and de-
lighted her audience with a pleasing
lyric soprano.
The woman's Political Union of New
Jersey will hold its regular meeting on
Monday evening at the home of the
acting president, Miss Belle L. Tiffany,
II East Park street, this city.
The flnal rehearsals Of Merely Mary
Ann" which will be given tonight in
the New Auditorium by the College
Woman's Club of Essex County, for the
benefit of the scholarship fund. promise
that the play will be up to the standard
set by the club in its former produc-
tions. In order to increase the pro-
ceeds. members of the club have pre-
pared large supply of homemade
candy, which they will sell between the
acts. Tickets will be on sale this eve
ming at the box office.
-
A tea was given for the younger sat
yesterday afternoon by Miss Ruth Car
roll. of 22o Montclair avenue. this citv.
In honor of Miss Frances Tierpey. Of
New York, whose engagement to Mr..
Norton Wolters, of this city, was re-
Gently announced. Miss Carroll was
attfred in spangled net over light blue
brocade, and was assisted In receiving
by her guest of honor, who wore a
gown Of light blue charmeuse with
silver trimmings, and her mother. Mrs
John Lawrence Carroll, attired In a
robe Of white satin, with tunic of black
lace. Presiding at the tea table. which
was decorated with red carnations and
shaded candelabra, were Mrs. John M.
Tierney, Of New York. and Mrs. Lau-
rent j. Tonnele. of Metuchen. Assist
ing were the Misses Gladys and Lucille
Connell, of Scranton, Pa; the Misses
Marie and Beatrice Kilgore, of New
York; Miss Bessie Cone, of Jersey
City; the Misses Gertrude and Made
line Lintott, Miss LILLIAN Dunn and
Miss Lucia Towle, OF this city The
and parlors were deco
rated with pink roses and palms, while
the color scheme OF the music-room
was yellow.
Miss Ada vogeler, Of 35 Renner ave-
nue., this city, entertained her whist
club yesterday afternoon Three tables
were In play, and following the games
a buffet luncheon was served. Her
guests were Mrs. Frederick Castle, jr.,
Miss Lorraine tGlark, Miss Annabel
vogeler. Miss Florence Brown, Miss
Ella Huebner, Miss Edith Walters,
Miss Elsie Gibbs. Miss Natalie Wal
ters, Miss Gertrude Rummel, Miss Nan
Rummel and Miss Jessie Buchanan.
Mrs. Charles g. Colyer, of Ridgewood
avenue. Glen Ridge. assisted by Mrs.
Charles Hooker Baldwin. gave dance
TO tho younger set last night In honor
of her niece. Miss Beryl Baldwin. also
OF Glen Ridge
Seventh street, this city, entertained at
l~idge yesterday afternoon in honor Of
her house guest. Miss Rachel More-
head, -of Newcastle. Pa. -Four tables
were In play. and following the games
: bufrst luncheon Wa served.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17

Gee!
Mayme-she said looked thirty.
Maude--How ridiculous.
Mayme--Thank you. dear. How old
10 I look?
Maude-About forty.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-02-17
HOW THE CHANCELLOR VIEWS IT.

m LII that Germanys chancellor the remarkable
Socialist victories in the late election Reichsag
that there shall be changes present
German conservatism, strongly enrenched the
stubborn regime France
finally broke its back.