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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20
University Scholarship

The next 10 days are most important
ones for ambitious candidates and
their supporters in the scholarship
contest BaHoting is now in progress
and on the 30th of this month the final
count of ballots will be made. The sue
cessful candidates VIII be announced
ca about May 2.
It is not only the votes of the pres
ent members that will be important in
determining the results. The votes OF
rev members will be equally import
ant. Many new Ilcmbe.s are promised
ard these must bt. obtained during
the ensuing week If their votes are TO
count. Candidates should also ascer-
tain If the memb ers upon whose votes
theS are relying have paid Their mem
beTship fee, since that is the test OF
their right to vote. All membership
dues must be paid before . p N. OF
April 30, as the ballots of those VINO
have not paid cannot be counted.
Daily reports viii be made in The
Herald showing the condition Of the
votes on each day until the election
closes. Competition is growing strong
er as the ballOting progresses, and
much enthusiasm is being shown by
Mary Corbin and Ruth Long have
withdrawn as candidates for the schol-
arships.
Following have Joined the club as
members since last report. stars indi-
eating graduates OF the High school:
". c. Morgan. Harvey Wilcox, ChaS
J. Green, r. l. Hunt Henry T. Bowie,
Chas NJ Gibson, George Robinson,
VIM. Couch. Felix Martinez. VIM. B.
Latta. J. !. Raster. J. f. Primm. T. J.
Stafford. C. W. Groom. J. Morrison, s
L. Russell Leslie Levy, Morris Col
doft. Dr. H T. Stafford, New York
Plumbers, Goodman Produce company.
A. W. Foster. B. F. Thomas. A G. Fos-
ter.
Mrs. E. F. J. Mccarthy Mrs. NJ Ma
gle. Mrs. J. A Kerr. Mrs. B. +. RAIDER,
Mrs. Henry Easter. Mrs. z. b. Har-
rold Mrs. NJ. r Hamilton. Mrs. J P
O'COnnor, Mrs. Frank Powers. Mrs. J.
r. Gilchrist Mrs j. W Leighton, Mrs I
W. c. Leighton,
Miss Anna SOrensOn. Miss Hilda SOr-
enson. Miss Violet Aiken aAIiss TheO Z
Patterson. Miss Emma Laughlin. Miss I
Maggie Laughlin. Miss Anna r. Moss /
Miss Grace Kerr Miss Pearl Ford
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20

Mrs w B. Latta will entertain the
Saturday Luncheon club this afternoon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20
About FL PasOans

Mr. and Mrs. W. = Eustace are at
home 10 their friends. 1920 Mundy ave-
nue., for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ". Berkshire have
moved from 1880 Wyoming street to
their new home at 1910 Epson avenue.
Miss Edwina Bigelow is i'll with an
attack Of appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs J. J. Wilkers0a have
taken rooms at 61S North FL Paso
street.
Miss Helen Merrill is confined to her
home with grip
Arthur Hensel is able to be out. after
several weeks illness at his home. 1906
North Stanton street
Clothes that lend dignity to the
wearer are made at Bryan Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20

Mems fancy madras and percale shirts,
either negiigee or pIeated bosoms, cut
coat style with attached cuffs.
Bryan Bros
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20

Evsritt cars. Valley Implement Co
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20
Ell Pasoans Returning

Major C. Murray, Of the 22d infant
ry win return today from a visit 20
san Antonio.
Mrs. Alice P. Thompson has returned
from a short visit with friends in Las
Cruces.
Mrs Charles Kircher and children
have returned from a visit with Mrs.
n. Raymond and Leo. Frenger at Las
Cruces.
Clothes that lend dignity to the
wearer are made at Bryan Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20

The Dutch bonnet Is covered with
lowered lawn over pink silk and faced
with black velvet Around the crown
are placed ovals Of lace with ribbon
roses and leaves in each oval.
The middle sketch shows a full bon
net Of allover embroidery. Most of the
fullness is drawn TO one side and held
in pleas, while a bow OF ribbon, large
enough to balance this fullness IS
placed on the other side.
The daisy trimmed hat is a plain yell
low straw with blue velvet ribbon and
wreath Of daisies and small roses
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20
The Lodges

The entertainment given By the
Pythian Sisters on April Is in celebra-
ton OF their eleventh anniversary VIII
he remembered by all present as a most
delightful and happy affair. All Of the
old charter members and many invited
friends were present. The evening was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20
Dat OF T01on YisitOTs

Mrs. Gisela Brownigg. Of St Louis
No, Is the guest Of Mrs. r H. Crit
fifth at her home on North Florence
street. Mrs BrOwnigg Is en- route 10
san Francisco and will remain in EI
Paso about two weeks.
Mrs. Fred Crowder and two daugh-
ters. Of Big Spring, are visiting their
mother, Mrs Lulu Mattice, ia South
Ochoa street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20

The Beta Beta club met this week
with Miss Florence Reed. The hours
were delightfully."- spent in sewing and
embroidering. after which the hostess
served delicious luncheon.
Have your nails manicured regularly
by US. Elite Parlors.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20
An Unequaled Assortment Of
Chic Styles at SIS to SIS

spent with conversation and songs.
Souvenirs Of handpainted cards done 5y-
little Ella MacDanieI were given 10
each guest Cream and cake were
served.
Arrangements are being made for the
entertainment TO be given on the eve
ming Of April p by the Pythiau Sis
tiers, il being the regular social night
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

matters about which there Is seldom any
public comment. Those who know the
facts best cannot talk about them for
publication. For this reason / doubt
IL the people Of the United States ap-
preciate how great Mr.. Reds real SER
vice TO them has been"
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, said:
II have heard with the deepest regret
OF the death Of Mr.. Reid. have known
him since 1874 and 10 me he has, always
been a kind and considrate friend. He
had a brilliant and successful career,
rising as a journalist to one OF the high
est places I'm his profession. He has In
these last years served the United States
In France and in England with conspicu-
GUS ability and eminept distinction. His
death is loss to his country. and the
public service which he so much hon.
ored."
Senator Culloin, Of Illinois. chairman
OF the Committee on Foreign Relations,
said:
81 am shocked TO hear Of his death
had known Mr.. Reid for a long time
and was In the convention which nomi-
mated him for Vice President. / have al
ways thought him a very able man. He
was an able ambassador and II will be
hard to I'LL his place"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

be roughly estimated at 4 per cent of
the total attendance. Did it ever oc-
cur to parents that they are mixing
their child daily with children four out
of every 100 of whom are mentally
feeble? That their child is a part of
an army of 100000, of whom 100000
are below par mentally and 100000 are
fit for feeble-minded institutions?
Of the mentally defective children
not in institutions and not in schools
a large part still remains unaccounted
for. Where are they? DR.. Holmes
sums up the matter in this way: "Of
this vast number an estimated 10 per
cent are in public and private institu-
tons; the other 90 per cent are pur-
suing their unrestricted way some at
home, some at work, some idlers,
tramps, loafers, or criminals, and some
at school, clogging and diverting its
energies from their proper channels in
vain attempt to teach the unedu-
catable, unteachable things
But how many of the total number
are being deprived of any training
whatsoever and who roam the streets
at will nobody knows!
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
STA TESMEN-REALA AND NEAR
BY FRED c. KELLY

Finly Gray is a member Of Congress
! from Indiana, who rarely smiles and has
long face Of almost stabilize solemnity.
besides wearing a long sack coat that
heightens his statesmanlike bearing.
Promptly on the stroke Of L each day he
enters the House chamber. carrying one
or two large and serious-looking books.
He proceeds at once to his seat, opens
one OF the ponderous volumes. and ap-
pears TO be all gummed up with cogita-
ton.
Gray has recently been travelling over
his district comforting with applicants for
the post-offices, and carrying out one OF
the most ingenious harmony schemes
ever thought up BY anybody anywhere
His plan, as the folks here understand
it, is this: lie sends word to all the
post-office seekers in a gwen town a day
or so prior to his arrival TO meet him
in a certain room at certain hour.
When he arrives and gets the applicants
all gathered together in an upper cham
Der, he closes the door, locks it, and
pulls from his pocket a pledge for one
and all TO sign. He states to the little
gathering, with the utmost candor. that
anybody who declines to sign the pledge
will not be considered for the post-Office
at all. That being the case, all crowd
about eagerly to learn what il is that
they must agree to.
The pledge. il seems, is substantially
something like this:
II agree that. II ! should be appointed
postma ster, I will give my entire time to
the work OF office; I will be sober indus
trious, helpful to those who have letters
to mail, or other dealings with the post
office. and l shall be in every way
worthy, in so far as it lies in my power
to be so. OF the high Office bestowed
upon me.
IF. on the other hand. my candidacy
should not be successful. l pledge myself
to be cheerful, optimistic, and tolerant.
I shall show no feeling of unfriendlIness
toward the candidate who is successful
or toward Congressman Gray. who ap-
points him, but will be loyal to both,
and will steadfastly do that which will
promote harmony in the Democratic
party"
Having got the signatures OF all the
applicants, Gray folds up the document
sOlemnly, like a minister folding up a
marriage license. unIocks the doors. and
continues on his way to the next town.
One afternoon last spring. Gray entered
an elevator in the costly House Office
Building. and remarked TO the operator:
''Ah, l would rather dwell in a log
cabin in the woods than in the marble
halls of iniquity."
Now that Gov. John F. ShafrOth has
been elected Senator from Colorado the
chess fans in Congress will doubtless
have a chance to show what they can do.
Shafroth served in the lower House
several years ago. when Reed was
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
Was It Tea or Beer?
Opinions Non Differ
Representative Curley Has Aroused Storm Over
His Version of Party in Boston Which
Ended Up in Throwing Tea in
the Harbor
the Harbor.

been given us in the histories" said Mrs.
Beall last night. Il even know the great
granddaughter of one OF the men who
went aboard the ship to throw the tea
into the harbor. and the story has ocme
down in the family as it is known to-
day
The name Of this woman is Mrs.
Sarah Dewey. and she lives in Philadel-
phia. She has had the story from her
grandmother. who was a little girl at
the time 1t occurred. The grand
mother, says she remembers her
father coming into the house dressed as
an Indian. and remembers how fright
ened she was at his appearance until he
came over to the bed where she lay and
whispered to her not to be frightened,
and showed her who it was. This man
I don't know his name, for he was Mrs.
Dewey's maternal ancestor-then went
to his wife and told her what to do in
case Of the arrest OF any of the party
I have never heard the matter question:
ed. and I would like to know where Rep
resentative Curley got his idea of the
tea party"
The Other Side.
James Frederick Hood, curator of the
same society. is incredulous, however,
and rather leans toward the brown Oc-
tober ale" theory.
There is nothing new in the statement
If Representative Curley," he said. That
story has been abroad practically ever
since the tea party itself, although
don't believe it ever got into the histories.
1t was said at the line that some of the
tea makers had lmblbed too freely, and
ever since 1t has been whispered that
the popular explanation of rebellion
against the unjust tax was made to COW
er I'D the fact, and to back up the action
Of certain popular and prominent young
bIoods who had been involved in the at
fair, I have never tried to verify either
version of the tea party but I haven't
much doubt that the whisperings were
true to a certain extent"
Representative Curley's statement in
regard to the date on which the ''shot
that was heard round the world" was
fired did not meet with the same ac-
ceptance. He said that the first shot OF
the world was fired by a group of Irish
in an attack on Fort Will
lam and Mary. n. H., year before the
battle of Concord and Lexington, in
April, IT'S.
There were numerous shots fired be-
fore the battle of Concord" said Mr.,
Hood. There were troubles all along
the border previous to the real start OF
the war, but the first shot that startled
the colonies, England. and. in fact, the |
world, was in the battle Of Concord. |
There Is no doubt OF that
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
To Protect American Sailors.

The seaman's bill, which passed thu
House last session, and which now !!
the subject of hearings by subcom
mittee of the Senate Committee OF
Commerce, is designed to set a def,
mite standard of the skill for sailor.
and seamen, and to insure better quar-,
tiers and food for the men. 1t also
seeks to abolish the treaties which per,
RI. the ma, n our ports, of sailors
who leave their employment on ships
flying foreign flags.
The president of the international
Seaman's Union of America says this
in his memorial to Congress:
in some instances, as in the United
States, we give the Federal inspection
service the power to regulate the num-
Der, but prescribe no qualifications in
the individual. forgetting that the
number is not 50 important as the
qualifications. We say that a YES
sci must have so many men. They
may be landsmen who were never al
sea before; they may be seamen, but
without any understanding of the Ian
guage of the officers; or they may be
landsmen who do not understand what
the officers say. In other words, they
may be no different from other pas
sengers"
Under the proposed law, American
seamen are free to leave their vessels
in any domestic port, or in any port
in a nearby foreign country; but under
the treaties seamen on foreign YES
sells must remain with the vessels in
American ports, and are subject to ar
rest if they leave.
1t is against this form of slavery
that the Sesmen's Union is chiefly con-
tending. If the treaties are abolished
the standard of wages on foreign ships
will have to be raised to conform to
the American standard, and by elimi-
mating the labor advantage now enjoy
ed by foreign shipping the proposed
law will do more to rehabilitate the
American merchant marine than would
a large subsidy from the government.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
C0NFESSEs TO THEFT.
Express Messenger Tells of Stealing
S2O,I45.

Bakersfield, Cal. December 1G-After
several hours cross examination by
Sheriff Baker and Santa Fe and Wells
Fargo detectives Martin w Handy, the
Wells Fargo express messenger who was
supposed 10 have been held up while on
his run TO the West Side Oil Fields last
Monday night. confessed to the robbery
of $2o,l4S from the express car, and named
his sixtcen-year-old brother, Martin V
Handy, as his accomplice
The story of having been knocked un-
conscious and bound by bandits which
he told earlier in the week was entirely
fictitious and was told merely as a blind
TO cover up his own part in the theft
The money has all been recovered and is
in the custody OF the express company
The money was taken from the strong
box when the train was pulling out OF
this city and was thrown from the train
in two sacks just after leaving Kern
Junction. Melvin Handy, the messen-
gers brother Immediately seized it and
buried IT,
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
FIND NEW USE
FOR WIRELESS
sp,a.I to The w.shinsten HsnId.

SpeCiAl to The Washington He1ld
Spokane, Wash. Dec. 15.-Lumbarmen
Of Spokane are seriously considering
adoption OF the wireless telegraph a. an
effective aid in fighting fires in the great
forests Of the Pacific Northwest.
On the success of a test to be made
next spring by the Marconi company in
one of the forests near Spokane hangs
the future OF wireless as a means Of fight
ing fire.
Special apparatus will be placed on tire
trails used by the forest rangers. who
Will carry emergency aerials to string
between two high trees at any point In
the woods. BY this means it is proposed
TO have reported to a central station any
incipient blazes, so that fire-hghtinC
squads may be rushed to the scene in
time to prevent the fire from gaining
Roadway.
The Marconi people claim to have per-
fected the apparatus so that climatic or
IRE conditions would not prevent trans
mission Of electric waves.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
DENTISTS
NJ GEORGE FITCH.
ufhor of 1At Good old siwaah.s

The dentist Is a cheerful fend who
mines for nerves in the teeth OF human
ity and gets paid so much per pans for
the pain which he causes.
Dentists are a necessity like death and
taxes and are just about as popular
with their customers. Thanks to the
dentist our teeth last longer than they
once did and people do not have to tot
ter through old age on spoon food. But
It Is very hard to thank the dentist while
he is performing his valuable service.
1t is almost as hard to refrain from
rising up and shifting him with the oper-
ating chair.
The dentist preserves our teeth by
filling them. To fill a tooth the dentist
sits the owner in a stout. suspicious
looking chair and opens his mouth until
he can count his ribs from the inside
He then takes small sharp drill reyolv-
ing at the rate Of HOO revolutions per
second and bores through the tooth down
into the collar bone. cooling the drill now
and then when II gets red hot. Having
drilled his shaft he puts in a few lateraIs
gangways and working chambers, installs
a stump, and mines out bone and nerve
until the victim begins to cave, beseech-
ing him now and then 10 turn his face
inside out II possible to give him a bet
ter chance at the workings.
When the dentist has completed his
grotto he takes a handful Of pure gold
and beats II into the cavity with a small
trip hammer. mufiing the patient with
/ sheet Of rubber dam" He uses this
because It is absolutely necessary that
some one should swear during the opera
ton. When the gold has been ham
mered into place the dentist files II down,
cooling the tooth with water and then
anneals the whole thing with a blow
pipe, after which he pOlishes Bluffs and
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
Whitelaw Reid.

The news of the death of Whitelaw
Reid while at his post of duty will be
received with profound regret by his
fellow-citizens at home and abroad.
Mr. Reid was a thorough American.
While of an austere manner, those who
knew him best will remember his many
or assistance. His life was one that
any American boy can look forward to
emulating with profit to himself and
his country. Starting like millions OF
other young Americans, he forged to
the front by dint Of perseverance, I'M
tagging industry, and answering hon.
esy. A friend and partner of that rug
ged and beloved old patriot, Horace
Greeley, he assimilated many of the
ideas of that famous editor and never
lacked the courage to put himself on
record for what he believed was right.
As American Ambassador to Great
Britain he upheld the dignity of his
high Office and added to the luster of
his illustrious predecessors. His ex-
perience as a newspaper man stood him
in good stead in meeting the many
complex situations that arise in the
business relations of two great coun-
tries. In his busy life he found time
to add to the literature of the world in
books which discussed some of the
great questions of the age to the bene-
fit OF present and future generations.
The Washington Herald may not have
agreed with him in all the positions
he has taken upon public questions, but
it has never questioned his sincerity
of purpose.
Mr.. Reid was a man of unusual at
tainments, and while he lacked that
personal magnetism that attracts so
many and which is one of the chief
assets of many of the most prominent
men OF the country his personality was
so strong and his capacity for work so
great for what he believed to be his
duty, even his detractors had to admit
MS worth and appreciate his value as
an American and a scholar.
His work is done, but his deeds will
be remembered for many years to
come.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
The Pellagra Commission.

While pellagra was known only in
Italy, and for some time after its rec
ignition in this country, the universal
belief was that it was caused only by
eating corn in bad condition. The
cause of the disease is still open to de-
bate, but DR.. Sambon, a lecturer to
the London School of Tropical Medi-
cine, was convinced by investigation in
Italy that the disease was due to some
insect. DR.. Siler, of the United States
Army Medical Corps, who reached the
same conclusion, is a member of the
Pellagra Commission, financed by New
York and Philadelphia philanthropists.
All the insects OF the localities affected
have been carefully studied, and the
buffalo grlat is now believed to be the
carrying agent.
Pellagra exists in thirty States. Its
nature and treatment are still unsolved
mysteries, but if the real cause has at
last been determined, we hope for sub
stantial results from the work of the
commission. As it used to be known
only among the poorest people, the
theory that it was due to eating I'M
wholesome corn looked plausible
enough; but it has recently appeared
among people who cannot possibly be
supposed to have eaten corn that was
in bad condition.
The astonishing thing about pcllagra
is that il should have long and extern
sively existed in our Southern States
without being identified The disease
has been known in Italy for a couple
of hundred years, but it is only very
few years since it was recognized in
this country. The 10000 cases found
in the South argues that pcllagra must
have been in existence for long time.
The work of the commission is far
from completed, and it has only used
half of the money that was provided
for it. The investigation on the spot
will be resumed in the spring, the
study of the material already collected
will go on during the winter, and the
people of Spartanburg, S. C., are TAX
ing steps to establish a hospital for the
double purpose of treating victims and
the studying of the disease.