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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04

appeals for population throughout ev-
cry state of our union She is paying
Systematically inducing immigration.
ana for this reason alone she is reCeiv-
Ing more than are the undeveloped
portions Of the United States.
Many Have Returned.
More than 5000, 1000 have returned to
the soil within the past four years, and
the words back to the farm" are each
year being more considered. With this
condition existing, II should be an easy
matter TO settle the virgin acres Of
these United States. And yet the i'm
migration to our undevelOped sections
has so far failed TO Increase in proper
ton to the impetus Of interest in filling
the soil Where are these back to the
landers' going. them Evidently to
canada BY all means Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona and other sparsely
wake up and speak for their rights.
Texas SparseIy Settled.
Texas has. but Is people to the square
mile. while Massachusetts boasts 400
If all the people in the United States
We're to move to Texas this broad
wasted state would still be less plump
with population. in proportion to area.
than is that New England state
In portions Of west Texas there are
towns that are still 100 miles from
railroad, and entire counties where
Iairsized children would shrek with
terror If they were to see a locomo-
Immense irrigation and drainage
projects in the southwest are paving
me way for countless homeseek ers.
Science-sOcalIed dry farming''-is
daily edging further into the land that
was formerly known as desert. It is
a shame to have to seek settlers for
Ihese sections from the alien tide that
Is drifting from Europe while our pa
tlouc 90 citizens Of the north and
east seek virgin acres in Canada. Why
should not the slogan OF the United
states be- Settle the union first2"
Advantage With the l.. s.
get the prices on land. either frri-
Staole or nonirrigable IN Canada and
Zen compare them with same i'm west
LeNas- The advanJa yes both as TO
Price and terms are with this country.
mere are absolutely no points where
Cdhddiau lands surDass the soils Of the
southwest And yet people go from
re United States TO live under the
~ ltsh fla-. Truly. 'lano is without
Hcl'E DO IT'S CVu country"
only q few years ago wheat from
lne plains % IeNas-the heart of "the I
great American desert /
SW eepstakes over the entire world AT ]
the omaha exposition. But with wheat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04
PAVING OUT
To COUNTRY
CLUBHOUSE
In Six Months Time the
Road Should Be Complet-
ed-Paving All the Way.
BLISS STREET is
NOW SIGNING UP

In six months the driveway to the
Country club VIII De as smooth as a
floor Tor the entire distance. If nothing
interferes with the work now under
way.
The county, having adopted the pres
cnt Bliss street route as the official
route from Montana street east, IL viii
In short time begin the work Of put
ting down a road from the city limits.
out Bliss and Dyer streets 10 the Coun-
try club. This roadway viii be Of tie
same character as that now extending
" road.
By the time the county 3 ready TO
ceSln the paving. the citizens on Bliss
ana P-ecras streets inside the cfrv
units VII be ready to pave from the
enu OF Montana 10 tie city limits and
lAe NOrk can be carried forward with
OUT interruption Meantime. the work
OF paving Montana street from Cotton
avenue TO its terminus al PIeGrss
street olSnt TO be under way before
re LlrSt or June, as bids are 10 be
l'-,7s-- a on ~ Nay 10, according to the
orders or the city council
me paving on Montana street viii
eA.SAU east 10 ITS terminus at Pisdras
street From there the Fort Bliss
ROAD runs north two blocks over Pie
CFaS street 10 Bliss and then runs east
aIonS Bliss TO the city limits. from
V u-cn point the county viii carry for
ward the work
Inc county is shoTl OF money lust at
present out VIII havs ample IN a few
1l-OAl-S- as soon as the taxes come in
IA q. oeE not to- DELAY the work the
residents OF Government hin have
agreed 10 pay the interest on a SIN,
S-.e county VIII have 10 borrow If the
VI OK il done Immediately
me property owners on Bliss street
ere rapidly signing I'D their contracts
tOI gaFlnS ana these are expected to 70
20 re CITY council next week. Most
81 Lne owners have already signed. IN
-9cJ the signatures OF majority have
&4Teaoy been received to the petitions
LAST week resident property owners
~ DIES street presented a petition 10
lAe county commissioners Offerfus to I
rave the street II the roadway was nor I
ClanSedl the commissioners acceDrad I
us ms proposition and these petitioners, /
JolHed Dy the owners OF the vacant I
~ property, are now signing petitions no I
me olJE council, in order TO put the I
matter in legal shape
rms VIII give a paved driveway in
every direction from the CITY II il
low possible 10 reach Ysleta over paved ]
I0ads or streets, every inoh OF tie
Instance. The same is possible In
CAcllnS CanutlllO. with the excentFOD
OF two blocks on the east end OF tba
5ine1ter Viaduct and a short stretch an
ne west end When Montana and
Bliss streets are paved. e VIII be nos
5loIe TO reach the Country club Gand
~ the construction OF a short piece I
ot roadway fro mthere to the reserv9 I
ION OF bllssJ over paved drive I
way ms road viii also bring trav-
slers out onto the mesa, leadfDr norm
put paving.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04
By z. E. Black

cropped ever year. here in this dismal
desert" yielding from Il to 80 buSnelS
per acre. and with less IMAM i've per
cent OF our land in cultivation, the
above statement runs that cheap
farm lands in the United States, espe-
cially land adapted to the raising OF
wheat. is practically a thing or the
past Is land cheap where one crop
past Is land cheap where one crop
In the sections OF the southwest
where the immi grafton business IS be
ing worked, a gOOdly measure Of sue
cess is being met with. But the gen
Cral sentiment over these states seems
to be let Canada fin up, and then Il
will be easier to induce immigration
to our section" But why should the
development OF the United States be re-
tarded: why should our money go first
to enrich an alien country and why
should good old T. s. A dirt have to
wait for masters from the 'culls' left
over from Canada's cleaning. or from
an ignorant foreign immigration
Governors to Meet.
The governors Of Idaho, North Da-
kota South Dakota. Minnesota Non
tana, Oregon and Washington those
wide awake northwestern states, viii
meet In Seattle June .. 8 and 10 per
feet plans for turning the Immigration
tide away from Canada and into their
section. say that their laudable aTnDl-
lions succeed; then when Canada has
ceased TO attract attention, the lmmt-
grafton Will remain in the United
States, to be sure, but in the opposite
corner from the southwest.
We should not envy Canada, nor yet
our neighbors to the northwest but
we should get up and go after them
Fight them with their own weapons
for this immigration. and be fel1citated
at all times with the YirtuOus feeling
that our section has all the ADVANTAGES
over the country they are boosting
Why should not the progressive gov
errors Of Texas. New Mexico. Arizona |
Kansas, Oklahoma and other states |
plan a get together meeting where they !
could discuss ways and means for en-
directing and assisting the {
development Of the natural and accum- [
Ulative resources OF this mighty south /
west that is pregnant with such Won
ierful pOtentialitieS2
The people Of the more thickly set |
tied portions of the southwest. them /
selves. do not realize the revenue thar /
this section Is being deprived OF by !
the failure 10 utilize the fertility OF /
EUR untitled acres. The United States /
sull has portions where opportunity /
has never shaved, where his beard is
so long that even the poor man can 4
get a pull" And the CRASH aired /
southwest is one Of these.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04
NEW
CHURCH FOR
Ell PB50
Work to Start June 1 on the
Congregational Church
Building.
HOME BUILDING
CONTINUES BRISK

Work on the new congregational
church building Will begin the first OF
June The plans drawn up 10y RAN
dOlph Berry, a nephew of Rev. Miles
Hansen, the pastor have been rari-
tied by the congregation and every
thing VIII go forward rapidly. The
church will be constructed OF white
atlas brick and viii be built in two
wings connected with towers Each
wing VIII have pergOlas and arches.
The church VIII be built on the cor
ner OF Williams and Rio Grande streets
and the cost. when completed is est
mated at 49, 600. The wing on VIII
liams street viii be the first one 10
De constructed This viii contain an
auditorium for preaching and lectures
end a large basement for social pur-
poses.
Two New Bungalows.
Two California bungalows. on the
corners OF Florence and Cliff streets,
have just been completed by the Per
ry-Klpst trick Realty company They
are equipped with hot air heaters and
vacuum cleaners
Work has been begun on the homes
OF f j. Perry and J. ". kirkpatrick.
of the Perry Kirk patrick Realty com
oany. in the $500 block on Montana
street. Each is a six room bungalow
OF the California type, with hot air
furnaces and vacuum cleaners.
The Grand View Realty company has
sold to E. f. Eek lots 1S TO "a, in block
Continued on last page this section)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04
Paris To Revive
Gories OF
PaIais Royal
Germany Deep
InAircraft and
Church Talks
REMNANT Of ARMY
To HOLD REUNION
Confederate Veterans As
Sembling at Macon; Great
Parade Is Planned.

Macon, Ga, May 1.-The advance
guard Of the United Confederate Vet
Grams, who are to hold their annual re-
union in this city Nay to Of next
week. made their appearance this
morning. the early trains bringing into
Gown William G. Pritchard, commander
IN chief; Z. H Lyman, general secre-
tary: Nathan Bedford Forrest, aOju-
tant general, and Sandy I. Figgat- in
SpeCtOr general The veterans tDme-
dIately repaired to their hotels. where
they took up the work OF revising the
program for the four days reunion.
Homes to Be Thrown Open.
Every effort viii be made by the
citizens Of Macon to provide comfort
and pleasure to the visitors. Thou
sands of homes Will be thrown OPsp to
them during their stay in the city
tiOns will offer extensive entertain
uent programs and the best rooms in
all the leading hotels will be reserved
Tor the old soldiers, none OF whom is
now less than 60 years Of age.
The influx OF veterans viii be fur
tner Augmented by camp OF the
that the coming meeting viii be the
largest ever held for the old soldiers
viii be largely accompanied by their
sons. daughters. friends and rela-
The chief feature Of the four day
reunion viii be the parade of the vet
Grams and their sons To Obviate the
discomfort attendant upon the march,
change mas been made In the usual
program. which viii render the parade
more short and more effective.
Average Age 20.
In speaking OF the parade. comman-
der IN chief, William g. Pritchard, said
today
The veterans are Old men-the aver
age IS oveE 20 and there IS none under
50 A change, therefore, in the long
and arduOus march Is q greatly 20 be Z
wished for innovation. With this end I
n view. we have completed q program I
that VIII make the parade more ef1ec- !
i've than ever and cut the distance to I
be marched nearly n half
1t Is proposed to line I'D the veter-
ans 10 the right Of the reviewing stand !
All veteran commands wiz make their
initial formation exactly on their
place in line. thus saving any prelim-
mary marching.
The marching column, composed OF
the national guards, veteran cavalry.
as usual and the Sons. viii
pass before the veterans and the re-
'leWlng general, thus paying honor 10
he old soldiers.
Then veterans VIII face to the right
ma by counter march pass each other
md the reviewing general. marching
/ total distance OF about j blocks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04

Modification of Old Decree
Starts Newspaper Contro-
VerSieS.
MILITARY AIRSHIP
IS NEAR COMPLETION

Berlin, Germany. May Germany is
again agitaJed over the Jesuit Ques-
ton and it now has IN the newspapers
an importance almost as great as in
in the days of Bismarck's famous and
unsuccessful 'Kulturkampf" or strug-
gle against the Roman Catholic church.
one OF the first acts of the new Ba-
varian ministry, coming into power in
consequence OF the victory Of the CIer-
icaI center party in the Bavarian cleo
tions, was the Issuance Of a decree
modifying the severity OF enforcement
Of the longstanding imperial Iegisla-
ton against the Jesuit order In Ger
many and in the resulting controversy
il was brought out that an 'interpre-
JaIiOn' Of the imperial law, not at all
favorable to the esuit order, had been
issued IN Prussia
As It IS the duty Of the emperor and
his responsible representative, the i'm
per-al chancellor, who Is also as II
happens prime minister in Prussia, TO
watch against infractiOns Of imperial
laws, the opposition papers have made
much of chancellor Won Bethmann-
HOllWeSs embarrassing dual role and
there is no doubt that the question
which arose after the emperor's de-
paTJure for Corfu. formed q most i'm
pOrtauU part of the ChancellOr's DELHI
eratiOns with his majesty during mis-
Easter visit in Corfu
ZePpeIi7's Airship.
The new military Zeppelin alrship is
fast approaching completion at Fried
richshafen, and the work Of films its
bsllOnettes viii be begun in a day or
two. This viii make the second per
feCteC Zeppelin in military service,
and the third has been ordered. The
war department possesses also a Yep
peIin OF an older type, but It IS al
ready absolute, or virtually so The
new airship is expected at least TO
equal and possibly sUrpass her sister
airship In speed The specifications (
call for q speed OF about 80 miles an
hour. but this viii undoubtedly be
greatly exceeded and viii prOba oily !
reach As miles, the record OF 70 as
the existing Zeppelin is known.
New Kind OF Diris1bIe.
diriglble balloon unlike any exist
ing type IS receiving the finishing
touches at Duisburg. It's chief peculiar
ity is that il is TO consist Of three sep
arate balloons. each complete in itself I
Each balloon will be 500 feet long and
60 feet in diameter They VIII be non
rigid. but each Will be composed OF /
many compartments. giving the air Z
ship one advantage Of the rigid type I
Five sOEdOlaS. connected by VesLbuleS {
as the coaches Of passenger tram :
are connected, VIII be earned neg 4
viii be equipped with 10 motors. which 1
viii generate 1000 horsepower The I
gondolss viii have heating and light /
ing appliances. They are designated to (
carry 100 passengers
New Armament Bills.
The new armament bills, which have /
just gone 10 the Reichstag, contain one I
feature not published in advance This (
IS the governments proposal TO build /
six submarines yearly for the coming I
six years, which would give the navy /
. OF this type of craft in 1918 There
are now fourteen submarines in com /
mission. but these will be obsolete IN I.
six years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04

scholarships carrying enough money
to support the holders From the hlgh
schools scholarships are given 10
american colleges and universities.
Other scholarships are awarded Tor
courses Of study in the University OF
Porto Rico and such American schools
as IuskeSee, Hampton, and the ike
Great University.
The educational system OF Porto RICO
eliminates in the University or Porto
Rico This institution was incorporat-
ed IN 1903. At present the principal
school OF the university IS the normal
school Tor teachers This has Deen
Wel-filled al all times. and for awhile
the demand for teachers made the
course in teacher training necessarily
a short one. An agricultural school IS
also IN operation. and a cOlleBe OF I'D
eral arts was established IN 1911 1t
IS expected that a college Of science
VIII soon be established, thus making
provision for every kind or education
In the university There are now more
than a thousand students in Its several
departments.
It is the ambition Of the commission
er of education Of Porto Rico to make
the university the great Pan American
institution Of learning when snalI pc
come the academic point OF contact De-
tween the English speaking and Span
ish speaking people Of the Americas.
Already the university offers better
courses in the Spanish language anu
4lIeraJpre than any OIhef EnsIlSLi
speaking educational institution In the
western world. Likewise, It offers a
better course in the English language
and literature than any other inst.tu-
ton in the Spanish speaking countries
OF the Americas To attain this end
commissioner Dexter plans to have the
most prominent educators Of the world
TO take turns in visiting Porto Rico
IOr certain periods He would estaD-
llsh, under the control Of the war de-
partment, a school Of tropical medi-
cine, where the medical authorities Of
10
their researches and Investigations. and
where courses in tropical medicine
would come as postgraduate work for
the graduates Of American and South
American medical schools Likewise.
he would esta blish department of law
and Jurisprudence for trat7in Ameri-
can lawyers for practice in Spanish
speaking countries.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04
Settle the Union First
Should Be Slogan In u. S.
Empires Undeped
Canada-GOvernOrs Turn HOmeward.

b60O INTO the middle west-Iowa.
Z Illinois, Indiana, etc, and ask
the farmers how they made
their money. and they will tell you that
they made it from plentiful crops and
from the appreciation OF land values
This increase OF the value of farm
lands came about by the great tide Of
natural events. The movement Of pop
Ulation westward, the growth Of cities
and the building Of railroads all con
tr!buted to the result
Farm lands in the United States
increased in value $50 percent during
the past 80 years-an average Of 13
percent a year Owing to the move
ment west, farm values in the east
stood still-in some states fell back, so
that the increase in the west was
quick and far greater than the aver
age"
Many People Moving to Canada.
The above paragraphs are taken
from the literature sent out by the
Canadian Pacific Railway company in
an effort to induce colonization in Can
ada This literature further claims
that 131,114 people moved from the
United States to the Canadian west in
the last y months.
It is natural for our people to wish
to move 10 q pioneer country and take
advantage Of the appreciation In land
values But st would be unnatural for
patriotic Americans to want TO leave
the grand old L. s. A II they knew
they could find irrigable and nonirri-
gable land I'm their own country as
cheap and as good as they can find it
III British possession
Another excerpt from the above
mentioned literature runs this way:
Cheap farm land in the United States.
and especially land adapted to the
raising Of wheat. IS practically a thing
of the past. There is very little virgin
land available except in the isolated
spots. and the intending grain grower
must look to the Canadian northwest
where lie the last great tracts of viz
gin wheat soil In North America
l. = Has Empires Of I neEplored Acres.
This is the kind OF literature that
is robbine the United States of her
citizenship. Coupled with the ignOr-
ance in the north and east that the
United States still contains empires of
uneXplored acres il Is easy TO see why
we are losing population to the British
province to the north. Canada IS or
eanized for the immigration campaign.
Her advertisements nOnOpOliZe the
pages OF American ma gaines and the
highly emotional literature of her i'm
migration agencies makes passionate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04
LIGHTS WILL
SHOW STREET NUMBERS

Did you ever try to find house
number in FL Paso after sundown2
Nearly everybody has, and then. II any
time. Will q saint say things
But some FL PasO contractors with
practical inclinations are interested in
a new stunt to relieve the what-nI1r,-
ber-ts this problem. 1t is a simple lit
tie scheme, merely a piece Of ground
glass with the house number painted
In bold black letters. Back Of this
Is placed small electric light. And
there YOU have il, as clear as da,- anv
time The black letters show IN wei
In day time, and the lights brings them
out at night. 1t may be placed on a
porch post or over the front door
Inls has proven a success IN some
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04

Arizona stree houses q
put in some Illuminated n11-,bs,.i - -
some OF his houses on that street r. r.
NotNS me Tt is estimated me +re
cost OF maintainance is no more tlSs,s
.e,S SGnIs month. figuring on a four
IN tne old style city house. With e.
seslIouIe and transOm, such as are ssa,l
IN Old eastern cities, the lights v-srs ~ ~
t 5l minated ,l. In TACT often compelled 70
No. ~ ordinances. But In few
NJ, SelR MONIES IS there any allowance
maze for the stranger. the late 1872
ing suest the delivery man or rs
IN IN III Paso many Of the rnesseDq.r
0O's carry electric flash lights.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04
JUDGE SHOOTS AND
KILLS HIS SON
Alleges Boy Attacked Him
With Razor, Threat
eninp His life

McAlester. Okla, May Attached
by his son. who welded a razor. judze
John p COnnOrs. Of Canadian. near here
late yesterday shot and killed John r.
Connors- jr-, in the presence OF his
daughter The son. who is about %
years old had been absent from home
more than year and returned last
Friday, according to reports received
here by judge COnnOrs's lawyers
Judge COnnOrs is the most extensive
farmer in northern Oklahoma and was
president Of the state board Of agrIcuI-
uure under the administration Of gov
ernor Haskell He became an inter
married ChOctaw chief and later was
elected judge by the tribe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04
LOCAL LABOR MEN LEAVE
M AL-LLNn AA-A-I- L H.

" "A 4 I'M nm L Al MEETING
President Charles II. Esrott and ,fce
president A n. James Of the Central
Federation of Labor in FL Paso. Ieft
Saturday morning for Palestine. Tev
where they VII attend the annual con
vention OF the Texas State Fede-atior
Of Labor. which meets there NIav s -