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The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
ROBERT BACON QUITS AS
AMBASSADOR TO FRINGE
Will Accept Fellowship at Har-
ward To Succeed Late
Judge Lowell.

PARIS, Jan. 11.-Robert Bacon,
ambassador from the United States,
admitted today that he had mailed his
resignation to PresideA Taft He
will accept the fellowship at Har-
ward, to succeed the late Judge Low.
ell
Ambassador Bacon's resignation
was sent aboard the Olympic and is
due to reach Washington today.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
ROOF BLOWN OFF WHEN
GAS TANK EXPLODES

A gas tank exploded In the factory
OF the Searchlight Gas Co.. on the riy-
er front between Ferdinand and Nor
reitsts., at -ff.t5 Thursday morning
The roof was blown on the building.
but nobody was injured.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

CHICAGO. Jan. 11.---Fire that start
ed in the upper part OF the Board az
Trade building. this aftefnoon. dIt
damage estimated at $4,000. a gen
eral alarm was sounded. and it was
thought for while the building <x&s
doomed. Nj
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
THE WEATHER.

For Detroit and vIcipityt Thursday
night and Friday, generally cloudy,
with some sBowj colder Fridays mod
crate, variable winds.
Lower Mlchigant snow tonight and
probably Friday continued cold. .-----
TODAY's TEMPERATURES.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

One year ago tOdayi HIEhest tem-
perature, fSt lowest, 32i mean, Sst
cIoudy weather with ~ inch of raia
during the day.
sun sets ne 4s2i p. m. and rises FRI
any nt $50 q. M
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

Job Printing Done Right. Tfnses
Frfntfng CO., Ib John R.-st
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

Job Printing Done hight. Tines
frintfns Co., Is Jonn R-st
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. lL-Peter
Witt. street car commissioner named
by Newton d. Baker, mayor, 10 work.
ing along the peculiar idea that n pub
lie official Is a servant OF the people
and that his duty Is TO find out what
the people want and give II TO them.
A dozen different problems OF ser
vice have been put up TO car-riders by
Witt. He has the conductors on the
lines involved distribute ballots TO the
passengers. and the majority rules
Fewer stops and faster time was a
problem that arose on one long line.
Fewer stops were favored by SIS per
cent OF the users of the line and Witt
cut out several stops and many min
utes.
Those who voted against the cut
outs found afterwards that, by walking
n little further 10 stopping point,
they were able TO reach their business
in a much shorter time than before.
Witt IL a disciple OF Tom Johnson.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
Popular Election Of Senators

popular of United States senator's
= constitutional amendment to vote
passed practically cer
legislatures should be unanimous
thew people the states
the legislatures Try that those legislatures
Drsf to retain selfish of the general
popular
Election legislatures has proved failure Not only
actual corruption choosing where
proved has often dominated whole state
campaigns Legislatures quite without regard to
Before the senatorial preference
primary voting in states having preference
primary legislative candidates
thew thought they often chosen
Of pledge particular candidate for senator rather than
for personal fitness
often deadlocked for weeks
months irving agree that all other work has
been abandoned the close of the session without
proper consideration
theory choice of senators by joint ballot Of both houses Of the
legislatures would thus be chosen
the that
designing legislature
than Under Of
the chief executive officials should be
upon people hold office
NAL
feasance directly
when the president OF the United
viii e the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
Good Times Are Here

RIDERS capacity
weekly production breaking the record
the barometer Of general
business conditions rejecting especially things active building demand
railway equipment general Judging from the
steel barometer general its old gait
nd fear and hesitation passing.
Copper follows STEEL IN the worlds de-
rnan consumption and prices tend
TO become and hold back
from future commitments supeTsthOus but
true relation that statistical authorities
various countries position steel It IS far to look
for continuing Improvement copper increase in mining
railroad activity throughout southwest and the bringing IN OF millions Tor
Business men generally national situation
surprise presidential little effect on business
conditions without exception there has been
general equilibrium Of values merchants have held
back reflected the reduced demands from
presidential election has generally been
od Of depression personal contact and OBJ
vaion States there almost no depressing
effect campaign proportion Of business men,
including merchants bankers be taking their politics
people basebanrOm the beachers by
proxy who feel that they are getting
fought regardless Of who
the good word Of business health
and general revival nothing doubt
continuance recovery FL PasO especially for
nate the favorable outlook
1912 viii good for all well
managed institutions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
IA Years Ago To-
From The Herald Of l.
nlsDase 1898 ua4

Engineer " H Barton. with engine
No. IA. pulled the Arizona volunteer
special from san Marcial to FL Paso in
three hours and IS minutes
The Texas Real Estate company sells
to A T. Merrill for $40 lots % and
80. block IA. Franklin Heights. on the
North side OF Texas street
The bridge and building crew Of the
T. p have arrived, and work on the
coach shed viii be pushed All mate
rial for its construction IS here
The Delaware house on Mesa avenue
is to be transformed into stores, one
Of which viii be occupied by Felix
MARITIME as a real estate office.
j. : Crosby and his wife. Josephine
have conveyed to A P Coles for S125
the undivided One-eighth interest IN
lot No. I block 102, Mills map. the south
corner OF Franklin and North Fl PasO
streets.
bridges and water supply on the Santa
Fe. says he believes there viii be q
good flow OF water in the Rio Grande
the season through.
J. n Dubois. trustee for George ".
Dubois, sells TO Mary Q. Dubois for
Campbell addition, on west side OF
Campbell above Rio Grande street
The police are capturing many spring
prizes in the shape OF blind bikes now
aCays- The latest victim Of the en-
fOrcement Of the bicycle law REQ curing
Santa Fe ticket agent
The celebrated case OF NOyes Rand
and Frank B. Cotton has been on trial
in the district court since the ninth OF
lawyer in the city is engaged in the
case and IT takes three trips TO carry
the records in the case from the
clerks office 10 the court room
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
THE NTERURBAN sCHEAE.
FL Paso Texas, May II,

FL Paso Texas, May II.
Editor FL Paso Herald:
1 have read over the contract on the
Interurban tickets and I consider IL
about the limit for gall The street car
company proposes to give a 20 cent ride
don't happen to lose the ticket or get
IL destroyed The $4,000 VIII guaran-
tee the interest on 100000 bonds FOR
u years, the approximate cost OF
building and eQuipping the line.
It seems to me that If the company
wanted to be fair in this matter and
needed the money to start business
with, It would offer to execute a bond
TO the city for the money we give it
back to our children at least, and
would come in very handy for i'm
proving a park along the line, TO be-
long to the city. 1t would also bring
the company travel and should the
company go broke and lose out as its
officers seem afraid Of now, they
would not have to pay the bond, and
even If they didn't go broke. they
could still have some federal judge to
receiver and beat our children out Of
il. the same as Kansas City.
It would certainly look more hon
orable to at least offer something near
the value OF this donation they ask.
especially when they have already
made a million or two out Of FL PasO
Nobody questions the honesty of the
promoters Of the interurban, nobody
questions the necessity for it. nobody
dends, but we do question BOstOn's
right to so much gall
Respectfully,
S L Hughes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
= OBERT MARION Ia FOLLETTE.
Author OF "At Good Old Siwash''
Copyright, 1912, by

II OBERT MARION Ia TOILETTE.
IN insurgent, was born in Primrose
Wisconsin, during a rapidly fall
ing barometer in 1885, and by 1870 was
blowing a gale. He fought his way
through the university of Wisconsin and
on emerging into the broad world lookel
about for the likeliest object to attack.
1t proved to be the Wisconsin Repub-
ican machine which was rumOIing down
the road just then on its annual Job of
dattening out the opposition. 1t was
large machine in perfect condition and
very heavy. while La Toilette was
small man with little OF no constitution.
In fact, his enemies claim that he is en-
tirely unconstitutional But la Toilette
did not hesitate He leaped upon the
machine, bit it on the steam dome.
kicked it in the transmission. and beat
1t all up with superheated OratOry. Be
tween 1850 and 1900 La Toilette and the
machine wrestled each other all over the
state from Oconomowoc to Prairie du
Chen and back with such fearful results
that whenever a cyclone mussed up the
state the frightened inhabitants would
call up the political combatants and ask
them not to be quite SO violent if they
didn't mind.
In 1900 La Toilette had a terrible fight
with the machine and when the dust set
tied he was found In the governors
chair. picking his teeth with a splintered
main shaft he ruled Wisconsin for sew
eral years. killing the caucus and tanning
the railroads and in 1908 he went to the
United States senate. where he was re-
ceived with a cold glare which in many
cases became fixed in death as senator
after senator went home full of con
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
By F. St Mars.

" He bIackbirds and thrushes had
finished their evening song ana
gone to bed. The early-fyins
bats had come out and returned TO
their hiding places again. The late
flying bats were just appearing, and
q large moon had come up to keep
them company. when something might
have been seen 10 emerge from the
wood and start across the meadow.
1t was q strange beast, all covered
with brown spires, low, about FOOT
1Ong-if we include the inch and q
half tail-and amazingly deliberate 1t
took quite five minutes TO cover the
so yards Of shadow thrown on me
green grass of the meadow by the WOOD
and get out into the open moonlight
and when IL had done so, one saw that
II was a hedgehog
Well had he been named hog" for
his snOut was very plgnkei and WeL-'
too. hedge for his true home was
indeed the hedgerOw-
The moon looked silently down upon
him. and upon the forms Of the rabbits,
also silent that could be seen dimly
scattered all over the meadow, but he
himself made slight ruStling as ne
moved, being so low on the legs
Calmly he snapped up beetle from
the very top of a dOck-ieaf Just as IL
was spreading its wings ready for
flight. Calmly. too, he grabbed q
~ y
ishing before his shadow. and with
cool elaboration he investigated
slug and sent 1t the way Of worm and
beetle
Then he paused. apparently TO medt-
tate and scratch himself and as he
did so. something big came tearing
along at such terrific speed that It
was forced to leap right over him TO
avoid a collision.
He cringed, startled for moment
and then turned TO watch the white
tail of a hare-fOr a hare ii was
vanishing into the moonlight
Then he scratched himself again
and again. even as he did so. some
thing else came galloping along at
such furious pace that II had TO jun =
over him TO avoid running into him.
This was a bigger apparition than the
. first and he did not wait TO see Wheth-
er its tail was going TO vanish or not
with amazing swiftness he doubled
upon himself and threw himself into
a ball, his back curved, his head and
fOrepaws tucked in together among
the spines-
In that position he was practically
impregna BILE, and he knew it So did
the beast which had frightened him
I know il, for it was most careful to
avoid him, and kept on after the hare
I It was greyhound, this second beast
and its master who was a pOacher, was
watching from the wood.
After 10 full minutes the hedgehog
Uncoiled, and deliberately gazed
around. All seemed quite safe. Then
very slowly he began TO follow up the
hare's tracks backwards Something
some scent clinging about her IL
may be. or some puff Of the night air
had set him on a new quest which led
him to the middle of the meadow and
patch Of long grass This he entered
There was a brown body crOuched
almost flat in the grass. a small furry
brown body and so still that you
would never have seen it. But the
hedgehog saw IL. because he was look
ing for it. ana because the light airs
blew il to him. At a distance Of two
yards he passed still very deliberate
and slow. At this range he could see
plainly that the creature was a Ieve-
ret-a baby hare. in fact-waiting for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
Need For Technical Training

CCORDIG Three
AZ superintendent,
textile manufacturing plants Of North America
trained school
United recently vocational
training; these branches
onparson with Other lines
In Germany population
at the age Of
receiving special occupy
industry business oustp
o n earning power.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
One-Sentence Philosophy
GLOBE SIGHTS.
(AtchisOn Globe

When q man shoots these days It
is because Of a woman or griev-
ance.
If you want TO strictly observe the
rules of propriety, you'll have to talk
less.
Only a few people are so happily
situated they can make a vacation
their vocation
You frequently hear that a man will
stand watching, but he won't II he
finds IL out
You can make an old-fashioned wOm-
an mad by telling her that the best
cooks are men
Hats are Of comparatively recent or
igin. but history reveals that man had
his troubles before the millinery bills
began TO come in
Why doesn't the Congressional Rec
ord hustle some advertising so it will
be interesting
When a motor car dashes by a team
Of risky colts. il does a lot 10 dis
courage road dragging
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
VIEWS OF a BRYAN DEMOCRAT.


Editor FL FasO Herald
i was very much entertained and
amused by your editorial in yesterdays
paper entitled, st. Roosevelt and Com
mon Folk" II YOU viii spare me the
space, I win give you another view
Of the situation as we radicals have no
other paper through which TO publish
our views 10 the people hereabouts.
"Roosevelts nomination is con
conceded" you say. by very large
proportion of the politicians Of both
parties" Please emphasize that word
politicians" for the patriots Of the
Republican party and those who believe
in a square deal are going to have
much TO say Of the nomination. But
we Democrats are nOt concerned about
whether Roosevelt. Taft or some other
machine man or crazy man gets the
nomination at Chicago. except in that
Roosevelt would be the weakest candf-
date before the people that could be
nominated. This is a Democratic year
and we radicals are much more con-
cerned about whom the Democrats are
going 20 nominate There are a dozen
radical Democrats that can heat anybody
the Republicans can nominate. provided
only that the Democratic congress
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
Benefit For Those Who PAY

TNASMUCH
they when they and
speedway traffic
street
80 feet vide for the balance of the
nav much pOtaby parking
an equal area and he upkeep very
Nothing quickly
and attractive general parking
throughout the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
ROOSEVELT AND WARE.

II TasO. Texas Nay 10.
Editor FL Paso Herald
When fellow has anything 10 say,
and il is good. let him say ii where il
VIII be heard by the greatest number.
I am only expressing my appreciation
10 the many right thinking men who
so valiantly cast their ballots for the
greatest man In this great United
States, a man who at all times does
what he says he will; who has never
while in power allowed any subject
that claimed protection under the
finger tips and later hacked to pieces.
nor one fair woman TO be outraged and
insulted-
Those OF Fl PasO county know ex-
sctly what they want. they want prO-
lection I'm time OF trouble and prOrec-
tion that can he depended upon They
know n Theodore Roosevelt is presi-
dent of these United states we would
have IL and the flag Of the country
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHs.
lChicago News

But the hUmbug seldom makes
things hum
It Is often possible to tell hard
drinker by his mug
The path to the poorhouse is paved
with gold brick
The chronic bore makes big hole IN
the busy mans Gay.
Many an old settler doesn' t-as any
grocer viii inform you.
IF a man would climb he must start
from where he now stands
woman who marrles without love
deserves a divorce without almony
Fads are all right for those VINO
haven't anything to DO but Kill time
Many a father who doesn't know half
as much as his son has to support
him
a man never gets more strenuous
than when he is trying to have big
time on a little money.
Always laugh at mans alleged
jokes You may be in a position some
DAY to let him loan you money.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
Little Editorials By Herald Readers

would never be insulted so long as
he was the commander in chief of our
army and navy.
Our Teddy never asked anyone TO do
something he would not do Though
and duty demanded. YOU would find
him at the front We all love him and
admire his stand. as we love and ad
mire our Democratic chairman, W b.
Ware. because he has the nerve 10
come out against odds and fight in the
open.
Thanking you for this space, am for
Roosevelt for q third term
J. ". WitherfOrd
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
BY GEOR G E Fl

servatism and died of it, politically
La Toilette Is a frail.- undersized man
with sketchy digestion and a passion
ate vocabulary. If he were bald-headed
he would be scarcely five feet tall, but
his fercely militant hair which is al
ways standing on tiptoe searching the
horizon for new trouble, adds several
inches to his stature. He Is smooth
shaven and must continue so until
variety of asbestos whisker is invented
which can live next to a perpetuany
white-hot vocabulary without whiting.
Ia Toilette holds the long distance
remark recorJ Of the United States
senate, and can make 40 speeches per
day while campaigning without repeat
ing himself He works for the govern
ment days, Chatauquas nights and VEGA
tions. and edits La Follette's Magazine
during bis meal hours. If elected he
viii not appoint ex-senator Aldrich secre-
tary 1.-THE treasury.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17

A AIAPALA, Honduras, May IL
"A Hardly anywhere else in the
L n world can there be found
country so rich in natural wealth in
proportion to its size as is Honduras.
Yet revolutions have followed one an
other almost with the succeeding sea
sons and the people are as poor as
their country is rich With an area
equal TO that Of the state Of Ohio. its
population is but little more than dOu-
bic that OF Cincinnati. With hundreds
of thousands of acres OF the richest
land on earth; with mineral deposits
that make the country VerltaDle
treasure house of possibilities. Win
forests that abound in almost every
precious wood known to craftsmen, 10
say nothing of the millions upon mil
lions OF board feet Of the best build
ing timber: with all these things ana
many others 10 make il a land flow
ing with the milk and honey OF plen-
ty. Honduras is so poor that its ma
tiOnal credit is byword in the imam
cial centers OF the earth
Graft Is Curse Of the Land.
And all because OF the fact that for
years and years government has been
dUras. 1t makes little difference who
is in power and who IS out those VINO
are in use the government for private
gain until those who are out are strong
process begins anew The cOnse-
quence is that Honduras has been go
ing backwards. Years ago president
Sierra built a road from his mountain
capital, Tegucigalpa- TO the sea In
those days il was a good road But
soon Ii began to go down Even up 10
the time that the auto truck came into
existence ii was yet a popular high
waF. and few who have seen pictures OF
Honduras have failed TO see the big
auto truck pictured on a fine stretch
Of road lealIng from Tegucigalpa TO
the sea But the big truck makes its
washed away, sections of the road have
slipped from the mOuntalnslde and
cart can carry only half as much as IL
carried 10 years ago And II one
wishes to visit the nations capital he
must travel in the same primitive
fashion Of those who made the journey
in the days Of COrteZ and his con-
QUistadOres-On the hurricane deck Of
a mule. Thus IS passing the only real
public Improvement the country ever
had-eXCept that 81 miles OF railroad
for which Honduras today owes some
thing like Sl25,OOOOOO-
And yet the possibilities, Honduras.
with q natural wealth that is inestim-
Q bic, is 200 miles nearer 60 Chicago
where money might almost be made To
grow on trees. is nearer TO New Or
leans than is Cincinnati. il is nearer
to Washington than Denver.
Poor Amid Plenty For Many Years.
But the HOndurans have been poor
amid plenty so long that they have be-
come almost reconciled TO their fate
They expect revolutions and indeed
would feel that something was missing
n they did not have them For awhile
these revolutions were more the re-
suit of Central American politics than
OF internal troubles President Zelaya
OF Central America So did president
Cabrera OF Guatemala In 1907 Manuel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
FAME FOR NEALON.


LuAtyA FL EdSO herald
Col Joe Nealon justly appeals to the
tribunes of people" in the matter OF
the ice trust raising the price No doubt
he is prompted with the desire to serve
the people. His honors would be
greater. however. If he would get after
the City Water company, which, after
the Wanted claim that the works were
on a paying basis. proceeded TO raise
the price, and adulterate the quality.
and do many things that would not be
tolerated by this city under the Watts
regime.
II Mr.. Nealon can see his way clear
10 act in the above, fame is certain
Citizen.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17

thing with there's
jng And when
O. and
ndche
OF haye stock o and
and
babbEng
twilight and then inspiration
seam for nd scem
this leads noble suggesting
spring the mile along the old accustomed style
babbhng brooks
Joyous wing harp the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17


Revolutions Frequent
Only two of all the presidents VINO
have served Honduras have vacated
Office without resOrtiug TO force TO
hold their places One OF these was
Sierra the road builder OF the cOun-
try. and the other was POlicarpO 30.
nfIla. the present thorn IN the flesh OF
president Manuel BOnilla- The term
Of office is four years. and yet the
average service OF the entire list or
presidents has been only two and a
half years There have been seven or
eight revolutions in 20 years 10 say
nothing of innumerable rebelliOns that
were put down All this tells why
Honduras is an undevelOped country
why foreign capital stays out for the
most part. and why what does come
in demands huge profits
Honduras is no exception to the gem
eraI rule OF Spanish America, that the
masses are as poor as church mice.
and live wholly a hand TO mouth ex-
istence- The import duties are so high
that they can buy almost nothing to
wear that is made abroad. and there is
precious little made at home. II is es-
timated that they spend for clothing
and other imported goods about $3.50
each annually But why should they
accumulate more than q shirt apiece,
when the first revolution that comes
along VIII rob them OF everything not
on their backs2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17

What's become O tn groom that used
T. Iook ever inch a man? Mr.. Upton
Bud an children are eatin' at tn hut-tel
Dunn tn Ladies Franchise League con-
ventiOn.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17

THIRTYSECOND YEAR OF PUBLICATION
Speih
fngton c. sTdentJ c
care as follow L H
Davis A
Martin A.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
.evoIutIons Frequent.

Honduras show no signs Of wishing TO