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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
Poultry Industry Proves
Profitable In Southwest

dressed fowls are well known ana con-
sidered the standard, over a vast sec
ton of the southwest But no one
plant could have a monopoly, nor couId
it come near supplying the demand for
such products, and many others nave
launched in the poultry business. some
to succeed and others to fail, until now
what is termed the back yard poul-
try man is very numerous. as well as
those who have gone into 1t as Dusl-
ness venture.
The Beginning in Ell PasO.
About four years ago the number Of
poultry fanciers in the vicinity OF FL
Paso had increased until a few enthu-
siastic ones got together and organized
the FL Paso Poultry association, the
object of which was to increase the
interest in pure bred poultry, encour-
age the production of a better quality
of eggs and poultry for the market
and to further the poultry interests
in. this section in every way possible
The membership soon grew to one nun
bred Realizing that the very best way
to interest the public in pure bred poul-
try was to show them what KIND OF
birds could be produced in this country,
one of the important objects of this
poultry association has been to pro-
mote poultry shows, and three OF these
have been very successfully conducted
under its direction; two in conjunction
with annual fairs and the third indie
pendenty, and each one has been bet
ter than the preceding one. one OF
the members OF this association. VINO
has been raising pure bred poultry on
a small scale for several years, became
more enthusiastic and converted his 120
acre alfalfa farm, near Clint, Texas, in
the lower Rio Grande valley, into an
I'D to date poultry farm. the equip
ment and stocking of which called for
an expenditure of about 5000 and
the people of the southwest have be-
gun to demand such a supply Of first
class poultry products that this plant,
with its 1900 layers and breeders; the
TularOsa plant and large number of
smaller ones down to the back yard
man. cannot supply it.
Ideal Poultry Region.
Contrary to the opinion which pre-
vailed ten years ago, the southwest is
almost an ideal country for raising
poultry and producing a superior quail
ity of eggs There are several reasons
why this is true:
/ The climate is favorable, the win
tiers are mild. and this is conducive to
heavy winter egg production. There is
in addition TO good food.
which viii make a flock of hens shell
out the eggs in the winter like sun
shine, and our supply Of that is abund-
ant On the other hand, there is moth
ing that will cut the egg yield short as
quickly as cold rains and snoWstorms,
and the southwest is remarkably free
from these.
2 The natural feed supply There
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

slider the silver dollar of Us. A. as
now produced as STANDARD LOT weight
ana for measure. It weighs almost an
ounce avoidupois.
Call than al OUNCE. and, by tenths
measure downwards, by 1Oths, 1OOths.
1OOOths. or fraction thereof in place
Of drains. "scrupleS and bdvs grams 1anao
ounce in place of pounds" or 'pints" /;
centa-ounce in Place of n nlsce
Of aGnarters" tons" etc, and frac-
lions of the same. but Away always with with
nyms, and absurd modes of measure
ments.
Now with linear measurement we
have inches, a good term without
synonym, with 18th, 1-16th. 1-S2nd,
1-64th, etc, with decrease measure
ment; and feet (pedal extremities) /;
yards" Cfront, back OF sfde,) Rods"
(for punishment of children; Foods"
(don't be rude); poles, (small trees
for use of telephone and electric
wires; "furlongs" (for lonsg); miles
Cthe generally; acres" Dob. Acres or
the church yard?), etc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
JOsEPH h. MAILER
Pioneer Granite and Marble Works.


Mr.. Waller. who conducts the Gran
lite Works at COncOrdia cemetery, is
widely and fayorably known throug1s
out this section of the country for thu
exceptionally high class work that he
turns out in this line
He has had SO years experience In
this work which fact itself is positive
proof that ne IS competent to execute
any class of work left to him.
Mr.. Walters latest work far sur
passes anything Of its kind in FL Paso,
and is tribute to his ability 1t is
a MauSOleum erected to the memory Of
the late Richard Caples. This srruc-
ture is of the best Barry granite and
is lined with the finest Italian mar
ble The roof alone weighs Is tons,
and is made up Of but three pieces
Among other handsome tOmbstOnes
that he has made and erected in FL
PasO are the KOhlberg family stone, Is
feet high, with a four foot, Il inch
square base, solid granite, at Mount
Sinai cemetery; for Mrs Karl Kirch-
ner, at ConcOrdia Catholic cemetery, a
10000 pound stone, measuring three
feet six inches by three feet, six inches
by one foot eight inches, solid granite.
and for Mrs. Louis Uhlman a 1900
pound stone of the SarapOgis design,
at Mount Sinai cemetery.
He makes a specially Of high class
work at moderate prices. Mr.. Waller
rs staunch friend of the labor man
and always carried a card when he
was a journe yman-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

Take the width of the diameter OF
a fresh fcoined silver dollar to be term
ed INCH, (having no synonym, and
let tenths, hundredths, thOusandths OF
an inch be the decrease measurement,
in. place of eighths. sixteenths, 64ths,
etc Then use Deca-inch in place of
foot; Csnta-inch in place of yard" or
pole; mille-inch in place of rod
'furlong"; mile league" and the
multiples of same.
The measurement of ACRE might
remain as it is, so as not to confuse
records, but the number of INCHES,
Centa-inch; deca inches square would
be defined as making that measure Of
an acre
This maybe a. rough outline, needing
some extra definitions or clearer ar
ranged terms, yet the thought is Of
fered to. the clear Drained USANTANS.
and congressman and senators to for
mulate and bring into practical use so
that all the nations of this planet will
have evidence that the brain force Of
Usanians can produce the best forms
of general measurements and weights,
as fully as the best form of coinage
terms for commercial use
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
Rr Chs. $. Russell.

By Chas. =. Russell.
-HERE is a deeper significance
in an excursion of this kind
E that Ell Pasoans are preparing
70 RIM into Arizona and New Mexico
than appears on the surface
while the delightful social exper-
fences are enjoyable and the cementins
of lasting friendships on such trip
are to be cherished. still from a com
mercial standpoint it is invaluable to
growing city like FL Paso, to have
such representative business men from
all trades. professions and vOcations
of life. as boarded the excursion train
last fall go as body into nelShDOf-
ing section for the purpose OF inter-
mingling with and expressing theT
friendly feelings personally Tor the
people of that section
Such a trip impresses the people
with the kindred thought that the
spirit which animated these FL PasOans
to come as boosters for their CITY
should be the twin thought OF their
own as they are practically and sub
stantiaIly interested in our soil, ell
mate and resources and in the future
of this great section of the country
and it serves as an invitation OF the
Warmest nature to these people 10
join Ell PasO in the continued upbu1Id-
ing and progress Of the Great Soutn
West
1neSe boosters EXCURSIONS ms II bC
tersely termed means to a great end
Greater Ell PasO."
The trip this fall into Arizona and
New Mexico will in a personal way
cause the citizens Of our new sister
states to see through the portals OF FL
Paso, the Lone Star rising higher and
higher in advancing the interest OF
our state.
Considering that our city sprang out
Of the cactus and the sagebrush, the
rapid growth of Ell PasO should be to
a thinking man one of the ecOnomi-
cal wonders of the age FL Paso stands
today in the place of old PasO del
NOrte, a coming metropolis with
great future, the outgrowth of that
new vitality to which west Texas has
given birth, a tribute to the mann-
ness of her men and the loyalty and
self sacrifice of her women.
Nowhere is there a more public spir-
tied people, a people more Interested
in the progress and welfare of their
section of country than I have met in
Ell Paso- The continuance of trade
in business centers and the progress
of our Institutions since the war in
Mexico began, has proved that FL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
BY R. b. Homan. NJ. D.

"EN years ago very few words
would have been required to
tell Of the poultry industry in
the southwest. for there was nothing
to tell u was then thought that this
country was wholly unsuited to the
/ production of any kind of domestic
Apoultry, and the only fowls that one
Jaw about the farms and premises of
he inhabitants of the country were
the scrubby looking, half starved
chickens. which may still be found in
Fthe Mexican settlements. No attempt
was made to supply the town Of Ell
Paso, which was no small village even
then. with fresh eggs or home grown
fowls. Somehow the idea seemed to
prevail that pure bred or improved
breeds of poultry could not be raised
successfully in this southwestern
country, and attempts to raise the ma
tive stock extensively proved so I'M
profitable that the entire section look
ed TO Kansas and eastern Texas for
its supply of eggs and poultry, and
such a thing as having ones table
supplied with fresh yard eggs or fat
and tender broilers, raised on the sci
entific intensive plan, was not even
thought Of But the thrifty and well
trained farmer of the east became ms
terested in the arid west. and cOndi-
lions were soon to change Scientific
farming was begun. and small towns
sprang up Some of these farmers.
and some citizens of the town. too, had
been poultry enthusiasts back East
and they refused to accept such state
ments as you can't raise chickens out
here" and many of them could not
resist the temptation to risk it on
small scale. at any rate.
The Beginning OF Chicken Raising.
The first of these to venture extern
sively enough to become known out
side of his immediate vicinity, was
a man from one of the eastern states,
who esta blished an uptodate egg farm
at Tularosa, New Mexico, about five
or six years since. He had evidently
had good training and experience IN
the business previous to coming west,
as he established his plant upon SCI
entific principles. fed and handled his
fowls so as to obtain very high grade
products, and marketed these in way
that made them appear just little
better than anything that could be
found in these markets, and they were
This man made a success Of the bust
ness, and today Tularosa eggs ana
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
COMPULSORY VOTING
PLANNED IN SONORA
New Law Requires That All
Males Over 81
Must Vote.

Douglas, Ariz, Aug. 24.-When law
passed recently by the state legislature
OF Sonora becomes effective, voting
will be removed from the classification
of a privilege and be made a necessity.
Every ablebodied male of q years or
more, who fails to cast ballot at cleo
tions shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and be subject to both fine
and imprisonment The amount of the
fine or length of jail term is made
discretionary with the various presi-
denies or comissarios under whose
Jurisdiction the offenders may reSide.
The bill was passed over the vigor-
Gus opposition of Frank Langston, dep
uty from the Moctezuma district
Iangston arraigned the measure Sc
verely in a speech he made His ef-
forts were useless, however. For his
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

w HEN the U. S. A. was formed
w from The Colonies of England.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
TREAsURY sTATEMENr.

Washington. D. C.. Aug. 24.-At the
beginning Of business Thursday the
condition of the United States treasury
was: RA
Working balance in treasury offices,
$92 122,7O0
In banks and Philippine treasury,
S35.747.911
Total of the general fund, s15s,157.-
S64.
Receipts yesterday were, S2,223, O44
Disbursements yesterday were. ST.
7S1,67S.
Deficit to date this fiscal year is
S3,277,7 65, as against a deficit of S21,-
766,777 at this time last year.
These figures exclude Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
Society and Other Special News
Trade Trips By Business Men
VIII Mean A Greater Ell Paso'

Paso is not solely dependent on a
foreign country. and hence it behoOves
III Pasoans to cultivate and bring
homeseekers and trade from the varl-
Gus contiguous territories.
Letters we received from citizens
We met on our last excursion asking
TO be numbered in the Arizona and New
Mexico fall trip. cause me to believe
tnat the next excursion win consist
OF one of the largest and most enthusi-
2stlc aggreSatiOns that ever boarded
a train.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
POULTRY DEPARTMENT
Feathers VS.. Utility In Poultry
By an 81 PasOan for FL Pasoans.

he had only one of these elements to
deal with, but the master workman is
he who can so combine his fowls in
their breeding pens that they produce
the bird of beautiful standard require
ments and at the same time preserve
the bodies and other points of utility
This is a perfect strain which no one
would think of crossing with anything
else under the sun.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

stand the legislator has been highly
commended in a letter sent him by Ell
Tigre Club Liberal
Advocates of the measure take the
stand that II the privilege Of voting
was worth revolution. each man who
fails to avail himself of the oppor-
tunity now presented. Is guilty Of a
crime against the community at large
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

v " Z 1E1N the u =. A was lOElnSu
w from the Colonies of England.
1t would have appeared plau-
sible and habit to have continued
the measurement of money coinage of
that mother country-pounds. shinings
and pence but the USanians of that
day formulated a wiser coinage of
dollars. dimes. cents and mills. with
decimal nctEticn.
1t is the best of any nation of this
planets surface. but our weight and
linear measurements are faulty. Our
Avoirdupois for merchants and out
Troy for druggists and metallurgists
are very faulty. and the terms used
have synonyms Grains Gas of sand
or cereals); drachm (as if a drink of
whiskey); ounce with no synonym
much used); pounds (why pound any
thing2 quarters Cwhy quarter
things?); Hundred weight, (very good
but not definite); ton Qong and short
tons" causing query as to which is
being rendered), etc.
Now I offer this suggestion: Con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
Would RevoIutionize Our Weights
and Measurements; Suggests Plan
By DR.. H. F. Edgar

Thinks the Terms Mo-" S ssaf s F d What % That We Should Snow
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23

some or all of the standard events
for competition, and would arrange
events tor boys and girls to be en-
tered IN by nearly all of the pupils of
the upper four grades. School field
days in New York and some other
cities are features of the school year.
One entire school day Is permitted
each school in many cities, upon
which TO go to an athletic field and
conduct games
Bulletins will be sent out from
headquarters giving information rala-
tive to the tournaments and events of
the season. The manifold benefits Of
competition will be evident in large
measure during the coming season.
OF the one hundred and fifty boys
who entered the contest for silver
athletic badges only s. are left to
meet the conditions Of the final test.
that OF running 22O yards in % sec
Onds or less. Before several hundred
spectators, the boys who had been
able to chin nine times, jumped 10
attempt to clear four feet, four inches
in height All were given three trials
ffty-siX boys fell by the wayside,
while thIrty-hve cleared the bar. This
Is probably the largest number OF
high jumpers to be competing at one
| time, south of New York, and proved
| remarkable exhibition. The event
was held under the members OF the
| F. S \. l. High School Games Com
| mittee. The boys who succeeded in
clearing the bar are as follows; NJ
Curtis c. Johnson, J. Rector, V
Greene, r. Logan, K. Miller, w. Dun
can, A. Smith, H. Tyler, N. Hall, G
Smith, Z. Davidson, c. Miller, w
Fleming, W. Lacey, ]. Cooper, J. E
Trigg, J. Barnes, H. Harris, c
Holmes, G, I. Butler, A. Watson
FaNio, r cambridge, G. Burwell, R
Taylor, c. Duckett, J, Burwell, F
| Randall, L. Muse, ]. Eggleston, c
Dickinson, J. Lotion, ]. Brown, anC
! Albert Brooks
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23
DEFIED THE COMMODORE.
Reuben Pinkham Was lnsubordinsSs
but He Saved the Vessel
and the Crew.

Reuben Pinkham, a native OF Nan
tucket, made his first trip as third lieu
tenant on the ship Potomac, which
crossed the north Pacific, a region lit
tie known to naval vessels in the early
thirties. Pinkham had been on sew
eral whaling voyages and was fanil-
lar with those waters. The author Of
The Island Of Nantucket says that
one day. near sunset, he had the
watch, while the commodore was pae-
ing up and down the deck.
Suddenly Pinkham gave the order.
"Man the weather bracesw
whats that for?" asked the COM
modore.
1--WE shall have wind in a moment" Z"
The commodore went to the lee rail
and scanned the sea and sky. 'I see
no signs of wind" he returned. 'Lst
the men leave the braces"
The crew dropped the ropes.
Keep hold Of the braces, every man
OF you.' called out Pinkham. and the
men resumed their grasp. The COM
mOdOre flushed with anger and ex-
claimed in peremptory tones:
LET the men leave the bracesw and
again the braces were dropped.
Don't any Of you dare to drop the
ropes." shouted Pinkham, shaking his
trumpet at the crew, who once more
took hold. Just then the wind dropped
entirely; not a breath stirred.
''Taut. taut, Haul. all Of your call
ed Pinkham. and the ponderOus yards
swung to reversed position. The wind
came out of the opposite quarter and
struck the ship like a sledge hammer.
The vessel staggered. shook the spray
from her bows and dashed ahead. The
commodore disappeared into his cabin
without saying a word.
Presently he sent the first lieutenant
to relieve Pinkham, requesting to see
the latter Immediately. When Pink
ham entered the cabin the commodore
said:
81 consider that I am Indebted to you
for all of our lives, but I will tell you
frankly if that wind hadn't come
should have put you in irons in two
minutes"
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23
Marvals of India.

What a wonderful country is India,
There is only one India. Its marYels
are its own. There is the plague, the
black death. India invented it. The
car of Juggernaut was also India's in
vention So was the suttee. and with
in the time of men still living 500
widows willingly and. in fact rejoic-
ingly burned themselves to death on
the bodies of their dead husbands in
a single year. And 800 would do it
this year if the British government
would let them. Famine belongs es-
peciaIly to India. India has 100000
gods and wOrships them all. On top
Of all this she is the mother and home
Of that wonder of wonders, caste, and
also that mystery Of mysteries. the
Satanic Brotherhood of the Thugs
Churchman.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23
7 VUI SIITLtI CINt
JAMES G. WATERS. JR.
College 1904, Law, 1911.
ATHLETICS IN THE SCHOOLS
Manager Henderson on the Go.

At the Executive Board meeting of
the Public School Athletic League,
held yesterday afternoon, plans were
laid for an extensive program of ath-
letiC sports this spring. Intra divis-
sion series Of baseball games will be
conducted by the Division Games
Committee, and the various division
schedules must be arranged to settle
the championship before May IS. At
this time the Central Games Com
mittee of the elementary schools will
have arranged to start the city cham
pionship series between the teams
that win division championships.
Track work was also considered.
T. was voted to hold the champion
ship outdoor meet on June 8. The
events in the four standard weight
classihcations are: 80 pound class
so yard dash, running high jump, run
ming broad jump, and the goo yard
relay race: (o5 pound class) 90 yard
dash. running high jump, running
broad jump, 44O yard relay race; (II5
pound class 70 yard dash, 8 pound
shot put, running broad Jump and 44c
ward relay race; UNLIMITED weight
100 yard dash, u pound shot put
running high jump, and $50 yard re
| lay race.
One boy will be allowed to enter
only one dash, one field event. and
one relay event It is planned tC
make this one of the biggest events
of the league. 1t was also decided to
encourage school field days On
these occasions a school would have
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23
SETTING Her Right.

The pretty and petulant wife OF d
congressman stood for a moment be
fore the window Of the receiving teller
In a Washington bank, then tapped the
window with her parasOl, exclaiming:
eWhy don't you pay attention to
meg
1--WE pay nothing here, madam" was
tba renIy. please go to the next
wfndow,"-Denver Republican.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23
Those Useless Questions.

How did you get the bruised faceT'
''It was caused by the hatrack last
night"
Accidentally?
ssNo; / think it attacked me pur-
pOseIy. City Journal.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23
Eenninina Ideals.

I look for the day when women VIII
cease to be initiative, copying men,
but will become completely, perfectly
and proudly wOmen.-A WOman's Let
ter in London Times
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23
WHY SUFFER WITH PILES.

WHY SUFFER WITH PILES.
Browns Pile Remedy is used success
fully for Internal and External Piles
Remedy No. I. An ointment, makes
soreness, inflammation and imitation
vanish
Remedy No. ?. An internal remedy
to aid the ointment by expelling the
poison caused by constipation
To be used together. Both for soc
postpaid
J. c. BROWN, Registered Pharmacist
COG Third Street, N. w.
Washington, D. c.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-08-29
A GOOD OLD AGE.

A good old age is a beautiful
sight and there is nothing earth
iy that is as noble-in my eyes
at least. And 50 | have often
thought a ship is fine object
when it comes into port with all
it's sails set from a long voyage.
Many a thousand miles it has
come with the sun for guidance
and the sea for it's path; and the
waves that might have been it's
grave and thousand fA,homs
deep have yielded it a ready way
and winds that might have been
it's service. 1t has come from
another meridian than ours. It
has come by reef and banks that
have been washed for centuries
by tn, restless waves but not a
PLANK has started nor one timber
in it did prove rotten, And now
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-08-29
Home Circle Column.

i has cH,Ae like an answer TO the
prayers of ;2aGy hNerts--a de
light TO tac owner, a y to many
a sailor, nome, and Il pleasure
TO all ashore that sec it, Tt has
been stcered over the OCEAN, and
been piIotcd through dangers
and now it is sake. But still
more Interesting. than this is Il
good Iifn as it approaches its
three score wears end ten. It
began in the century before the
present.: has lasted on through
storms and sunshine; and it has
been guarded against many q
rock on which shipwreck Of a
good conscienc" mighl have been
made.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-08-29

Question for the preachers to
answer.
Why did Coo command the
people to offer burnt sacrifices
to him. Such as sheep and cat.
tie of the very best, to what Dur
pose was it to him, and what
god did it do him to see tho
smoke or to smell the flesh burn.
ing, why not give the meat to the
starving children instead of
burning it up? If there was a
man in this country that had
plenty of corn and meat, and he
would pile up some rocks for an
alter and lay his meat and corn
on it and burn it up instead Of
giving it to the hungry, we
would say that he was no Chris
tan, nor even gentleman in
principle.
Answer this soon and we will
1dpd another question for you.
S, G.. Merritt.