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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
HONOR THE
HEROES OF TITANIC
Semiannual Reunion in Ell
Paso Closes With Sue
cessful Smoker

The Titanic class of Scottish Rite
Masons completed its degrees Friday
evening and the semi-annual reunion
closed with a smoker in the temporary
lodge rooms OF the rite.
The custom of the Scottish Rite
classes is to adopt a pdme sv5moIie Of
some event in the current history Of the
ehaper. 1t was decided to adopt the
name Titanic in honor and memory Of
the heroes of the Titanic disaster. who
voluntarily gave their lives that otbsrs
might be saved. The Officers If A.
class are: President, Capt. STEPHEN
= 7 Connor; secretary, Isaac Klein; orator
Lieut.. c. F. Herr, of Fort Bliss
e. l. Alderman, 33d degree Scottish
Il rue MASON from Big Spring. Tex, and
T. A Bryan of Midland. who were here
70 attend the reunion. returned 10 tbai-
homes Friday evening.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
The Valley Interurban

HE valley engaged soliciting
Of appears success
although IS nOty raised; fan
land
enterprises donating
possible all
it.
generally
speaking philanthropy
valley sufficiently
proportion
Of
policy railroad builders opening
new field
manded possible
considered
who VIII be the benefcanes, should
Now that the matter If
to have an inteurban let's lose time about getting it
people depend copper
other things As
viii be happy whether it is Champ Clark W H Taft
Wilson who draws the right card in political
throw eyes always
that blow it somebody is
vegetable peach always fruit;
lemon
An honest would rather be a
Isay does not look the hero
type fOndy picture
Everything that is vinegar lime; may
man whose ball lost
aterOrks It has kept cool while the
wells being put down and bathing
not Ak heavy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

TUDAH P. BENJAMIN was born IN
the West Indies in 1911. Seven
years later he came with his par
ents to Wilmington. y. c. He entered
Yale in 1927. but left in his sophomore,
following his parents to New Orleans
He was admitted to the bar IN 1852
His success was phenomenal from the
beginning and having soon acquired an
independent fortune he bought sugar
plantation with the intention OF set
Ting down as a planter. He made some
experiments in extracting the juice
from the cane, which TO TINS day are
used in the large sugar fields OF the
south, but his venture did not pay, ne
was compelled to give up the plantation
scheme chiefly, however, through floods
which destroyed most Of his property
Compelled to return 10 the practice Of
law. politics began TO interest him. In
1874 ne was a member of the Louis
lana constitutional convention In lo4S
as presidential electOr at large for
Louisiana he cast his ballot for Gen
Taylor.
Becomes Leader at Bar.
Admitted to practice before the su-
preme court Of the Uni--d states, he
soon became one OF the leaders of the
federal bar. Senator Vest records the
fact that judge Black was Benjamin's
adversary in his first case and that
justice Fields had told Slack when the
court took its recess after BENJAMIN
look to your laurels, for tnat little
Jew from New Orleans has stated your
case out Of court"
President Pierce rendered BenJauia
the position of associate Justice Of the
supreme court Of the CuiIe1 States,
which Benjamin declined. In 80 Ben
iamin was aleSted United STATES seua--
tor from Louisiana. FL was twice rc-
elected.
In '56 Benjamin was one Of the small
group Of senators who succeeded in Sc
curing the nomination Of Buchanan for
president Mr.. Buchanan offered him
the attorney generalship, which ne de-
clined.
Eloquent Defender of Slavery.
Benjamins attitude in the senate
conferred almost exclusively around his
fixed belief that the duty of the fed
eral government was TO protect slave
property. All his important political
concerned with the slave question. His
speeches were powerful expositions OF
the southern view. As an orator Ben
Jamin in his day was classed with
Charles Sumner, Henry Ward Beecher
and Wendell Phillips He was the
most eloquent defender SLAYER ever had
As an example of the quickness Of his
repartee the following is given: An
opponent in debate sneering at Benia-
Minis Jewish ancestry reminded him
that he was the descendant Of a sfgner
of the declaration OF Independence to
which Benjamin replied My ancestor.
Moses, signed the ten commandments
The part Benjamin took in the con-
federacy will never he known until a
history OF the south is writ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

ten. He thought to bring England to
ner knees through a cotton famine.
Z Cotton was then king and the astute
Z statesman felt sure that the holding
up of this product would be sufficient
cause for interference on the part Of a
country which depended on the raw ma
terial for her finished products But
the emancipation proclamation of Lin
coin made It morally impossible for
England TO interfere
As to France, Benjamin was on terms
of intimacy with Napoleon III He had
made several visits TO the country and
he knew the emperor and people we'll
but France, TOO, mad to hold her hands
off.
Gets Loans Tor COnfederates.
Benjamin, however. succeeded in ne
gotiating loans from the Erlanger fam
lily. Of Paris, with which to carry on
the struggle. When Erlanger, from
whom BENJAMIN had borrowed money
in Paris. came over to this country TO
see for himself the real state OF affairs
he went to the state department where
he had an interview of two hours with
Benjamin, the conversation being in
French In a speech in the confederate
house Of representatives, referring to
this interview, Gov. FOOte said: ON
the occasion Of the recent visit OF Mr.
Erlanger minister plenipOtentiary and
envoy extraordinary from his highness,
the emperor of France, to his highneSs,
the WOuld-be emperor of the cOnfeder-
ate states Judas Iscariot Benjamin, the
III
hours"
Price on Benjamin's Head.
When Lee surrendered TO Grant and
Jefferson Davis was OutlaWed, a price
was also put on the head of his secre-
tary of state. BENJAMIN lost all his
property and fled TO the West Indies
whence ne made his way to London and
there at the age of 90. when most men
think of laying down the burden Of life,
he entered LincOln's Inn as law stu
dent in 1856 and owing to his brilliant
American record he was admitted 10
the English bar in less than a year.
From the first his success was phenOm-
email He made colonial appeals his
speciality, just as he made California
claims a specially at the Louisiana bar
In short time he was making money
al the rate OF $1,000 a year
He rose in a few years to be the ac-
knOwledged head Of the English legal
profession He retire1 with well won
and well worn laurels in 1882. Bench
him honor. A public dinner was ten
dered in his honor in the Inner Temple
on June 80, 1888, which was presided
over by Sir Henry James, the greatest
legal lights IN England paid glowing
tribute to the Grand Old Man Of the
Bar" who had made his profession a
shining success on two continents, de-
spite every obstacle and difficulty.
After he had quilted the English bar
he went 10 Paris to live His daughter,
innate, had married Capt. Henri de
BOusignaC Of the 1lIth regiment of the
French lire, and was living with her
mother in the French capital There
he died on Nay 6, 1884, at the age Of 49,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
IA Z Yea: a: "a; 4s . To- D.,
This Date 1888 uuy

The grand jury is in session today
Inspector Mehan found a partly used
meal ticket at the S. p. station this af-
teTnOOn.
Those desiring to enlist with the
Texas volunteers viii meet at the Of
lice Of H. B Stevens tonight
Thieves stole five chickens and 4
turkey from the home of ~ Mathews
I'll Fourth street. this morning.
Judge Joseph Magoffin viii open a
recruiting station in FL Plso next
Monday for recruits for the army
B. i. Darbyshire says there viii be
over 200 teachers come in over the r.
p. tomorrow TO attend the school teach
ers' institute.
over 1000 head of cattle wers
brought over today for Cox and Tower.
of Kansas City.
T. Richardson. of san Francisco. is
in FL PasO today with two Zine carriage
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
MEXICAN ARRESTED FOR
DRINKING II. POSTOFPT0E

A Mexican with an all abiding THIRST
pulled a bottle of third rail whisky from
ms l pocket in the foyer of the Dostoffice
saturday morning and alleviated tbe
thirst with long shot at the black
DoJtle- Postmaster Smith objected to
IN Ine brand and called plaza patroIman
waiter Williams While waiting for the
wagon to come. well dressed resident
o. the Mexican side objected to his coun-
tryman being hauled away in the hood
lum wagon and a pocket edition of a
race riot was brewing when the wegoD
arrived. It carried the offender to the
police station.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
DID, BY GEORGE FITCH
Ia oVC1 Y Author Of cat Good Old Swasb''

ID RAN cry Is a sort of mental starch
ID which keeps a man from whiting in
the presence of danger. 1t is more
valuable to society than honesty. love or
industry, Tor a man has to be brave be
lore he can be honest OF before he gets
married or before he puts his foot ont
INTO the freezing air at a. m. and goes
TO work on the Jump TO keep warm .
There are as many kinds of bravery as
there are kinds of danger, for each kind
OF danger has its special antidote- Al
most any man has one or two kinds OF
bravery, but very few have large
enough assortment. to fill orders in any
sort OF an emergency. A man may be
brave enough to 90 to war and get bull
let in the gizzard. and vet do dirty work
for some 5 foot employer for fear OF
being fired. A man may climb into an
aeroplaue and cut pigeon wings around
cumulus clouds and vet invent 7S9 eX-
cuses for lodging a dentists chair. A
man may meet q hon fe2rlcssly and eX-
terminate him without q tremCr and vet
perspire freely and 90 away without
saving goodbye when his married sis
ter asks him TO hold the baby for a
minute
Because men were brave enough to
make torches out of themselves in NerO's
garden. we have the Christian religion.
Because men were brave enough to ex-
change comfort and safety for rags and
an imminent halter. we have a repubIi-
can form of government Because a man
was brave enough TO experiment on him
sell with loaded mosquito and die of it.
yellow fever has lost its stinper. and
because men have been brave enough TO
leave steam radiator and live on raw
dog and ubricating oil for years at a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

Smith is the result of a selfishness
born of a political mismanagem that
was described to the Roosevelt com
mlItee by oscar Snow, who answered
their question trUthfully and said the
politics OF Dona Ana county are the
worst possible"
Instead &c correcting this sad state
or aIIa1rs LIS Cruces held q mass meet
ing and condemned Mr.. Snow for tell
ing the truth
The territorial funds under the en-
slneer nave been expended, amounting
10 several thousand dollars and an
equal amount subscribed and apprO-
pr1ated by the county commissioners
OF bona Ana county, and yet we find
me present condition of the road from
AnlAOny north to within a few miles
OF MeSllla Park as described by Mr..
smith Recently the county commits
slonerS appropriated $1,000 and the
state board gave another 81, 900, max
ing 9LpoO- and promised in the record
II should be all spent at once between
bTaZltO and NadO, where much of the
road has never had a tool or shovel
stuck into it, The object of this letter
IS to compel this $1,000 to be spent
az once as promised and thus redeem
IN part the sacred promises heretofore
made to FL Paso and the citizens OF the
lower Mesilea valley ana to ask that
a committee of citizens living south
Of BrazitO be appointed to audit the
accounts Of all funds appropriated and
subscribed for the Canine real from
anthony 10 Las Cruces.
Las Cruces will lose out on the ocean
10 ocean bOrderland route If IL fails to
construct the road beginning at An
tnony and ending at Las Cruces as
promised and for which money has
Deeu appropriated and subscribed. FL
Paso has won because under judge Ely
lar the county has built roads out OF
gravel and other tangible material and
not out Of political promises which
nave not been able to sustain autOmo-
biles or teams.
Let's have some actual road con-
slruction from Anthony to Las Cruces
along the railroad.
Ell NeWscm.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

time. we now have both north and soutb
poles in captivity and are getting ann.
ious to explore the moon.
There IS a frightful waste of bravery
however, when it Is not mixed with COM
mon sense. Men are being killed nv
thousands in wars which only produce
widows. orphans and national debts. Men
are jumping Niagara Falls in barrels
driving automobiles 120 miles an bor1r
pounding each other up with six oDncs
gloves and getting married to three yriyeS
at time and the amount of bravery tbU5
expended to no purpose Is mournfuI 10
contemplate. IF all the wasted bravar[,
in the world could be gathered Jp and
stuffed INTO public officials, who now
tremble at an indignant voter as an eIe-
plant trembles at q mouse, what a fine
old world this would bel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
One-Sentence Philosophy
GLOBE SIGHTS.

tAtchisOn Globe)
Neither Is low riding en+iraIv safe
on ocean liners.
may have occurred to you that the
7ally bird didn't get much.
- some people not only see YOUR
VS. ~ they don't see anything else.
ing for the easy varietT If doesn't
have much luck IL uO19i =
"a \ martyrs crown isn't such becom-
ing ing headgear if put on for advertis-
A patriot who is paid for II is ,.--.-
his services. nv uolii 'eS
A PRIDE is less finicky than an older
lll-lI woman, but on the other
li-iiu; a groom behaves better than
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
CHARGE WOMAN Is
CRUEL TO CHILD

through efforts Of the El Paso Hu-
name society, Teresa Molina. a Nexiean
woman. was arrested BY the police Sat
uruay morning on a charge of cruel
treatment. Of her year Old niece.
IL IS charged that the woman. who
liVes IN the alley west of Campbell street
between Third and Fourth streets. had
whipped the child frequently and at one
time had burned her hand because she
was eating something she should not.
The child was taken to the Sunshins
nome pending a hearing Of the case II
police court Saturday afternoon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
Be Careful Of Fire

of
comparatively
by the big that insurance caefulness
generally people
be careless
fire, for in
starting not only aze ourselves but often make others suffer as
low; thing helped get
low make lower viii all minds to be careful
Everybody
resolutions it would
long towards the the safety that ought have Here
few dOn't to
gasoline
the yard where likely dropped
Don't fall; that
away from
cgar cigar stump you
Don't leave shelves and tables where the
mice can get at
attempt pour gasoline of
the
ton set it on fire and hands, face OF body
it in the
examination; may
sparks viii find their out onto the roof between the roof and the ceiling
difficult things and worth all
the nbO protection
aring" playing
the other the
hoping just possible?
TONS political and the longer
until opening the battle the less ammunition viii be required
start style unchanged least year
everlasting gratitude spring
fan suit andquated than
featuring tailor COLLINS would him
If it's news your find it in The Herald
The automobile fever viii dspe bank account faster than typhoid fever
doctors attendance
There every sort but religious trust Religion is still free and
different belief
not the slightest danger of a
a pencil be lead, but donkey can't
government forestry
planting something
might take up~with senators and congressman
Many great leafs
may rainy day
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
UNCLE Waits DENATURED POEM
CHICKENS
By Walt Mason.

The time has your garden patch
shaed their them hlfo.
worth Our village
never heard WALL there atmosphere OF had
were throwing bricks and reading rot acts and when stood in line
ms honor
with
shake of
hens Because OF hens million daily fifty
gievous bowls law prohibiting in
fowls
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
STATE INSURANCE
ACTUARY BANOUETED

A banquet was given by the insurance
men, the mayor and city council to c.
b. BOulet. OF Dallas, the state insurance
actuary- Mr.. ROUlet has been here to
make an inspection OF the city's fire
protection Improvements and to explain
the new 20 cent key rate to the insur-
ance men. The banquet was served in
the dining room of the Toltec club.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
QUAKER aIEDITATIONs.
IDLf1e5 Record }

You can't always tell the walters
from the guests az a fashionable re-
ception, except that walters generally
keep sober.
Hoax-fHere' an advertisement Of a
hurt book sale" JOaE-"W hat hurt
them2" Hoax-''PrObably the cut IN
their prices.
1t isn't every woman who comes UP
10 our expectations. but they can all
fiji the bill, according to the reas-
oning Of the married man who has to
pay them
Slllicus-"It is not until gaze upon
the wonders Of nature that fully real
lie the lusignificance of man" Cynicus
- You can get the same sensation by
getting married"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

Miss Fawn Lippincutt is visitin' her
aunt at KOkOmO. She's gittin' T. be
quite traveller an kin now hide with
out buyin' orange. One things sure.
we could git out tn fun male vote if
women had tn franchise.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

horses which he is to deliver to AureIfo
g. Hermosilo at Guadalajara, Mex.
President Mckinley today issued
proclamation declaring that the T-nited
States viii adhere TO the agreement 81
Paris during the war with Spain and
Will not resort TO privateering
The wives and daughters of the Odd
Fellows gave an entertainment Iaef
night in honor of their husbands and
fathers Those taking part were Miss
Dora Blum. Chas. Rokahr Leah Blum
Miss Josie Phelps, T. f. Hu.iter Peari
Penniman, Misses Windsor. Miss Har-
risOn, PaUlina SOreusOn-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
ANTH CRUCES Roam.

Ia. Mesa, n NJ. April %. 1912
Editor FL PasO herald:
Your published experience of I
Smith in his auto trip to Las Cri1cas
and return to FL PasO brings to nv
mind some past promises as to The
eral years ago it was solemnIv a 800
in conference between FL Paso -
Las Cruces that if FL Paso co,, -
would build a good road to the state
line at Anthony, DOna Ana co111+Z- y
n. would begin at Anthony and -, ~,
plete the good road to Las Cruces
Ell PasO county promptly cor11Ifs7
with its part of the agreement and
Las Cruces has scattered its actual
work and the road described bv Mn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
TO
THE HERALD

Gan communications mu=s bear the
signature OF she writer but the name
viii not be published where such a rs
quest is made.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
AMERICAN INTERVENTION.

Terrazas, Chin. Mex. April %, 1912.
Editor FL PasO Herald
1t appears from recent press dis
patches that the American people con-
template the sending of governor gen
eral to this country as a matter that
will be welcomed by the educated class
of Mexico but this is an error; perhaps
that class Of people viii be those most
ardently opposed; they have learned to
love their country in the right way.
You would not have welcomed during
the civil war of your country a COVER
nor general, either from England or
France; you would have not received
the soldiers of these nations with a
friendly salute, because the remem-
brance of the struggles for indcpcu-
dence of the fathers of your country
would have pushed you to the battle
field Or. could you in such a case
forget your flag, forget Washington
SHd let the foreign soldiers tread the
land that was 50 dear to yOur ances-
tOrst You would have then been called
towards all over the world. and be sure
that If single patriot was left lie
would have fought alone and would
have surely dropped a tear over these
words. the home OF the brave and the
land Of the free
So. don't you ever think that We will
welcome Intervention You viii find
an enemy fighting soldier in every
true-hearted Mexican
I am sure you already dream of vic
tory, but I am very sure, too. that If
viii prove a useless victory. because
then YOU Will know the fatal meaning
OF a part of our national hymn that
says: ~ tus ruinas existan dfciendO.
de mil heroes Ia patria adui fue." And
war with Mexico viii totally ruin
this country. but at the same time In
viii ruin YOU. Just Think about the
number of lives and the enormous
amount of money the enterprise i'm
plies.
1 have no reason to hate or to be IN
friendly % the American people. On
the contrary. I have many reasons To
appreciate them. but will be the first
to face them in the battlefield.
j. l. Munoz
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
Success Under Difficulties

Benamn-How a Compelled to Re
Law Politics the Men
MADISON C. PETERS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
BROTHERS WHEN WE SMILE

We speak in many tongues. We men
VINO do the work that men must Dr..
win sword ana spade, and pIOw and
ny language may be strange 20 Won.
may not know when you comDIaf1
NOR comprehend II you revile:
1 our preaching may be all in vain
But We are brothers when We s77i1s .
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
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