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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

the United States The most ambitious
OF these is the one proposed by the
National Highways association II
cOntemplates the construction of So
600 miles of national highways, thC
total outlay for which would run into
the hundreds Of millions OF dollars
This plan cOnt=mplates three classes
Of national highways, the first OF these
to be known as the main national
highways There would be three great
tranScOntlnental lines Of these main
highways. one crossing the country
from Boston to Seattle, by the way Of
St Paul and Helena; another would
cross it from Washington, by the way
Of st. Louis and Salt Lake City to
san Francisco; the third would cross
from jacksonville, Florida, by way OF
New Orleans. FL Paso and Yuma, reach
ing the Pacific at san Diego There
would be north and south stretches OF
these highways, from northern Maine
TO Miami, from Duluth to New Or
leans, and from Puget Sound TO the
CUR or california IneSes In turn
would be connected by a system OF
trunk national highways scattered
throughout the country.
Another movement which has been
set on foot for the construction OF
highways. is being fOstered by the
ocean to Ocean IrauscOnrinental High
way association, renectly organized in
New Mexico This contemplate a road
practically paralleIing the Southern Pa
cific The state Of Pennsylvania has
lately negotiated a loan for $50. 600, 00O
the proceeds to be used in the con-
structtOn OF public highways
The states of Massachusetts and
New Jersey are the only ones in the
country which now require lights on
all vehicles, at night, on all OF the
public highways This is a concession
TO the automobile traffic OF those
states, which IS extremely heavy. New
y ork IS considering a measure for the
lighting OF all the state highways at
night 1t IS proposed to appropriate
$4,000, and with that. to light a sec
ton OF the leading highways OF the
state with a view TO determining the
practlcability OF lighting all the roads
OF the state ar night. This also has
come about through the advent Of the
automobile.
On the whole. the decade now Just
begun promises to break all records in
American history in the construction
and Improvement Of public highways.
That such roads are an excellent In
Vestment wherever they are built Is
disclosed by the Increased taxable val
ues which invariably follow the con-
structiOn OF such roads The depart
ment OF agriculture in Washington.
maintains a good roads bureau, under
the direction Of Dr.. Logan Waller
Page. and il IS said that no country
In the world possesses a bureau so
well equipped for affording instruction
TO its road builders as is possessed by
the United States in its national good
roads bureau In this Il has the sup
port Of every automobiles in the Unit
ed States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22

A NEWBORN baby girl lay pinl
~ upon the white pillow, staring
. about her with wide, intent blue
eyes.
She seems a nice little thing" re-
marked the youngest Fate. not IN
kindly, pausing in her work to look
down upton the baby. She glanced
across at the eldest Fate, spinning bus
fly. What have we got in store for
her. sister?" she asked timidly, hap
piness?"
The eldest Fate was watching
black thread like an evil thought Irvine
cunningly and rapidly in and out OF
a maze Of gold embroidery. She did
not look up.
I'll not wait any longer" the mans
voice was angry, impatient I'm
tired Of all this shilly .shallying. First
want a straight answer viii you or
viii you not come out to Canada with
me?"
Dear. you know want to" The
girls voice was full OF tears.
Yes OF no2' persisted the man, his
hands thrust deep into his trousers
pockets, a frOWn disfiguring his face.
The girl hesitated a moment star
ing with unseeing eyes at the garden
How can I leave mother?" she
burst forth She's all alone in the
wOrld-and so i'll. The doctor says
the end may come at any moment. I
cant leave her TO die by herself, Reg
gle can't can't"
Then you won't Conner The man
WIS white with anger. After all these
years you throw me over deliberately
for an old bed-ridden woman Think
well, Myra, what you're doing. I've
been patient too long. If you send
me out to Canada alone I'll marry
the first gOOd-lOOking woman I meet
died suddenly out Of his face at her
pale silence He took a step forward.
Bis arms went out TO her -'Myra. lit
tie Myra," he whispered. his face on
her dark hair. s. Be reasona Bile. YOu
know love you. You know you love
me Say you will come"
SO willingly she lay in his arms that
he thought that he had won But.
suddenly she drew herself away and
stared at him with eyes that shone
very blue out OF a tear-statned face.
I can't 1 can't" she said, passion
ateIy,. "Oh, wish I could, but
can't.
L call it a shame" said the young
est Fate. Indignantly The second
Fate shrugged her shoulders. Tut,
girl, don't be foolish; she must take
her chance with the rest" she said re-
provingly.
But the youngest Fate Ieant forward ,
and looked unabashed across the ED
est Fate.
Aren't you going 10 let her be hap
py2' she asked her
The eldest Fate bit off a piece Of
thread before answering. Then. Per
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22
y: r.. r.: :. =. =. y : To &,
This Date 1898 uay

There was a heavy wind yesterday
but Il IS calm and warm today.
George Green. OF Dallas Is IN thu
city accompanied by Mrs. Green.
Mrs B. F. Hammett win erect a $1,000
building on South Oregon street soon.
The White Oaks engine is in the
hospital today with a sprafned valve
stem
The McGinty club meets tonight for
regular practice and viii take up
brand new music
Fourteen double deck carloads OF
sheep arrived from Mexico today en-
route to Kansas City.
Thirteen cars OF stock for the Cor
ratios company came up over the ST.
ezra Madre today enroute TO Kansas
City.
A banquet was rendered Capt Noses
Dillon. the new collector OF customs
for FL PasO at the VendOme hotel last
night
A representative OF Fred Harvey Il
in. FL PasO and says that a magnificent
hotel VIII be built here by the Harvey
system
General manager Julius Kruttschnitt
OF the Southern Pacific passed through
FL PasO today enroute west IN his
private car.
Engineer J. B. HawIev. OF Fl. Worth.
who drew the waterworks- plans for Fl
Paso IS here today en- route home from
California
1t Col Henry W. LaWton and wife
and expert accountant Kent OF the war
department arrived IN FL Paso today
from Los Angeles and viii spend four
days at Fort Bliss.
The Edna Paige Opera company op-
ened a weeks engagement at the opera
house last night by presenting & COM
coy entitled. "A Regular FIX
The authors reading given at Chopin
hail last night BY Mss WI Allen
DromgOOle was well attended. The
proceeds are to 90 to the public library.
Matters have been settled with the
Cotton heirs and IL IS believed that
the White Oaks people VIII waive their
right OF way to Stanton street and
that that thOrOughfare VIII be OPEN
cd
G. h engine SIS jumped the track
near Langtry. Tex, last night ard en-
gineer George Smith was killed while
fireman W. @. Dulling was seriously
injured. The engine turned over on
its right side and the fireman jumped
but the engineer was buried under the
machine
L W. Evans has filed SUIT against
Mrs Cora Grover in the district court
TO try title 70 land near Ysleta and
Mrs. Manuela GallardO has filed suit
IN the same court against the South
ern Pacific company for $4,000 dam
ages on account OF the death OF her
husband who was killed at Deming-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22
VeSf POckef Essays
THE BAND WAGON By George Fitch

4 CCORDING to the dictionary, a
n bandwagon Is a large vehicle in
= (which a band may be confined and
hauled rapidly away from an afflicted
populaee. But the American people have
a habit of taking small and unimportant
words and enlarging them, until they
convey great ideas, and the word. band
wagon IS now whole political sermon
in itself
bandwagon, according to its en-
larged meaning, Is a vehicle which is pro
ceeding towards success, and into which
vast numbers Of eager patriots win climb
as soon as they can read the destination
on its signboard.
BandWagons are propelled by MAORI
ties, and sometimes travel for wears
without any passengers. There is moth
ing so lonesome as a bandwagon which
Is struggling through the mud and sand
far from its destination, And there is
nothing so suffocatinglv crowded as a
bandwagon while it rolls grandly down
the last long slope into the bIissful land
OF political Success, where all passen-
gers are assured of good and comfortable
lodgings next to the plum orchard.
Bsndwagon signs are often mislead-
ing. however, and cause great woe. Ere
quently, bandwagOn, whose sign says
it is bound for Success, viii turn off
the road unexpectedly and proceed to-
wards salt Creek, with horrifying rap
idity, while its terror-stricken passen-
gers leap for the ground with shrieks of
alarm, chase some other wagon down
the right road. There is no false modes
ty about the bandwagon passenger, how
ever, and as soon as he catches up with
the right wagon, he mounts nimbly to
the drivers seat, if possible and at
tempts to grab the whip
Some political leaders are so indie
pendent that they viii not ride on |
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22
CLEANING Up CORONA SECTION
WITH EXTRA GANG OF NATTEE


Corona, \. NJ. March 22.-The E P. &
S. W. extra gang has been doing some
general cleaning up on this section
OF the road for a few days. working
about 50 natives. under the direction OF
Bob Blair.
Alonzo jenkins has been IN Duran,
\. n, for the past two or three days.
A ]. Atkinson is putting up a large
Sampson windmill for Zeb Owen.
Dan Franks was in from the 4 S.
McCamant ranch
Another case Of measles is reported
at o. Q. Bakers
Donald Stewart. manager for Gross
Kelly, at TucumCari, and his family
are visiting N. c. Porter and family, OF
this place.
Samuel n league. chief commissary
clerk for Zeb owen, is spending a few
days in the city.
Herman EnfeIt has been spending
few days IN town looking after some
business matters. He returned to
Vegas.
John Kranawaiter has returned from
Vaughn to take charge as agent at
that place again Mr.. Clark. the pres
ent agent viii resume the duties Of
night operator
A heavy fog. freezing into ice as Il
settled on the trees and grass. has
given the whole landscape frosty ap-
pearance.
Alex Jenkins has been on the west
side Of the Galllnas mountains for a
few days. and reports plenty OF water
and the grass coming fine.
NJ. c. Porter is in the Red Cloud
mining district IN the Gallinas.
Mrs. Stewart left ION Tecolote. y N
after spending few days visiting IN
this town
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22
The Fable Of the Wise Dame
By DOROTHY DIX

~ nee upon a time there was a
Nan who thought that a Husband
and Wife should be Two Souls
with but a single Thought. and that
He should be It he was one Of those
Chestv Fellows who are always Con-
spicuous on Public Occasions, and who
90 about wearing q Silk Lid and with
a Diamond Head Light on their Fronts
while their Wives stay at Home and
Walk the Collie
The Man was not at all a Bad Crea-
ture but he was full Of Theories about
Women's Sacred Sphere, and he opined
ahat a Wife's Sacred Duty was to per-
form on the Cook Stove. and that a
Mother should find her Highest Happi-
ness IN Watching Little Johnnie cut q
Tooth.
He also thought that the Purity Of
the Feminine Mind should not be Con-
taminated by the World so ne never
blew his Wife to a Theater Ticket nor
took her out in Society. Likewise ne
said Women should be shielded from
SOrdid Commercial Affairs, and so he
DOled out the Housekeeping Money by
the Nickel and his Wife had to ChlorO-
form him before she could get the
Price OF a new Frock out OF him
Now no Female Creature can live up
to a Mans Ideal Of a Wife's Mission
without getting so meek and Worn
that her Ears bang down, and so the
Lady in Question lost her Good Looks
and became so Discouraged that she
did not take the Trouble to Fix up
any more.
The Man himself was a Gay and
Brilliant Figure among the Married
Bachelors, who pitied him greatly
when they observed what Faded piece
OF Calico ne was tied up with, and
they communed with each other after
this fashion:
Alas" they cried. how sad for such
q Man to be Married to such a Wo-
man. He is all Wit and Spirit while
she has not Enough Ginger In her 70
make her POmpadour stand up Stiff
No wonder. ne is forced TO find his
Pleasure away from Home."
By and BY the Man grew Sorry for
himself i Opine, he said. that when
there IS anything the Matter with Ma
rimony It is the Wife's Fault and tFat
when a Woman fails to make her Hus-
band Happy she has Got Goods un-
der False Pretences," and with these
words he went to his Wife, and thus
addressed her:
7 do not wish to Knock you" he
said. for you certainly are a Culinary
Artist and a Financial Wizard, but I
feel it IS my Duty TO tell you that you
are not giving a Star Performance Of
the Fascinator that a Wife should be.
1T is a WOman's Duty to Preserve
her Youth and Beauty in order that her
Husband may not Weary Of her; she
should Keep " with the Times and
Practice her Accomplishments so that
she can Entertain him Of an Evening
when he does not happen to care to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22
Economic. Not Political

ny
III aside the alleged principles the oO rebellion
dismal reality republic
has received blown in years
In harvested for
year; planting crops
years year by recovery
remaining export crops cannot produce crops
FOL ornesdc consumption begin the demand
MANY Of the second class mines and some Of the more t+ 5 b s
entirely costly Op
valuable temporarily
important closed
Supplies Shipment supplies bullion for payrOs
the
The output Of and base
property hOiOns are exceedingly difficult capital
Capital already engaged
reach the limit OF endurance before the railroads and ghing lines be
Livestock the disturbed sections not safe Horses and cattle have been
stolen killed run off the to such extent that of ranches
not inclined to m capital the industry while the disturbances
s buying power sadly lowered Her imports have fallen off greatly
the having
month IN sales by the United States to Mexico This tremendous dis
turbancs trade relations
built up BY the labOrOus effort of quarter century.
The machinery develop
ent rather than commodities
new 1vesns1ts Of cn5s N d1a5+sI s 5 h $500 s p 9
represented of capital Mexico
greater emphasis given to this analysis by the official report that i'm
Of
States during imports of
materials falling steadily startling degree
that staple
falling proves steadily
becoming less less able
of the people and the failure
Not
occupations Give off country
whose usual enpyments ordinary
life unable produce
o against
steadily growing worse especially
disturbed localities property destroyed public
private buildings stocks
actually been out Of the
circulation
Now the United States
food explosives
people so buned Mining operations
saTy greatly diminish
the whole population including children
VIII suffer
Thousands perhaps thousands
that they with working
living N the usual Many of
from the body Of industrial workers Many difficulty
themselves and
lies Capital VIII be employment
of vle may years change
back the tons
So is that MeEs greatest problem today economic political
ever happen the direct result revolutionary
1t VIII
her old
content and ebhOns
time to The people peace-but
there must be before the
dilemma Of which solution
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22

Read the Afternoon Papers. She should
also be at all times EXQuisitely Dressed
and meet him with a Glad, Sweet Smile
Of Welcome when he returns from
Business.
Instead Of this you seem to think
that any old thing will do for Home,
and compared with the Living Pictures
/ meet in Society. you look life a Rag
Doll at a Beauty Show"
Say no more" cried the Wife. Il per-
ceive that you are right, but I wish
to Remark that II I were a Miracle
Worker I should not be doing Business
at such a Small Stand and with such
Unremunerative Returns.
I would be Performing Stunts as a
Presud1gitator and a Hypnotist II
could nave done all the Things you De-
manded and could have dressed Ike
Fifth Avenue on the Avenue A allow
ance you passed over
L see now that instead OF Working
Tor you until I made Corns on my
f1anos should have kept them in A
Nice, SQueeZable Condition, and that IT
would have been better for me II I had
run up Bills for you to Pay instead OF
making over my old FrOcks three times
however, II is not yet Too Late to Re-
IIleEe the Past and to Live Up to the
recipe for Domestic Happiness to
Hnlch you have so Kindly Tipped me
Ihereupon the Wife HE'D awav to
me shopping District. where she made
- ~ LOE imported GOWNS that
was an Eye Opener. She also passed
W the Kitchen Range for the Face
1Dtasseur and the Manicurist. and she
devoted her Time TO Regaining her
LOU lnIui Looks, but she always Net
ner husband with a Warm Welcome.
10 - natter now mean and Cold the Din
Woe IS me-" cried the man. for I
SEN sem 10 be getting the Hot End OF
I LIlngs- apprehend that a Female
I6,siIiot combine Languorous Grace with
VIE who is a Society Ornament and
q, f110quS5ehold Drudge you have to Move
af = al ana Marry two OF her"
n, az rsI; This Fable shows the Folly OF
an Old Wife New Tricks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22

aath0E 81 pa 80 old -

bandwagon, but prefer to march On foot
However, as they near Success, band
wagons are harnessed to them, and they
are compelled to haul vast loads Of poll
ticians and policies, often falling BY the
wayside in the attempt
There is a popular superstition that
the president and congress are elected BY
the careful citizen, who spends his time
debating political policies. This is a
mistake. Candidates are elected BY the
bandwsgon vote, which Is S large, com
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22
UNCLE WAITS DENATURED POEM
QUALIFICATIONS
By Walt Mason.

his stand the of the street to tell US
%
show that nothing at the for who won't what
wOy
national should that his wife and kids have decent
to
y he surely should persuade that labor he ezce The man
who
while viii listen the sound But to hear
welkin
fails to keep his lrde stocked with The who have the right to
standing walk
pensg shoot the wekn full
Sunday clothes and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22
THREE GOOD RAINS IN
AAIINTTK M nnWU-rus A

BOWIE Ariz-. March 22-Within the
last two weeks this section has been
visited by three good rains. The farm
ers predict an exceptionally good vesc
w. D. Anderson. late sheriff OF Gra-
nam county passed through here en-
route 10 points along the ella river.
to attend TO business interests at thar
place.
Mrs. Helen Chamberlain, of Oregon.
IS visiting her friend. Mrs. D. D. Glitch
Mrs Chas NJ Murphy. Of Tucson, Wis
tied her parents here
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22
One-Sentence Philosophy
HUArOR OF DAY.

Their chauffeur seems q sober cs-a
IuI Iellow." well. for the wages thev-
Pay -ney can't well expect anything
else Milwaukee Journal.
Suppose everything must be froz-
- , -. al me pole Il guess so. At
go 80 some pretty stiff stories are
orougnI DacN-"-New York Press
satisfaction Demanded You've emf
my hair too short Just cut If again
and leave It longer this time SQUIRE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22
POINTED PARTICIPATES.

lChicagO NeWs-)
A Self made man Is one who merely
makes the most Of ready made oppOr-
tunities
The man who Is considered q good
fellow by the boys downtown is sel-
dom that kind OF a chap at home.
When May and December take each
other for better or for worse. tht
chances are they wiz 49, get the
worst OF it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22

pact body Of citizens who are deter
mined to mount the winning ticket.
Both parties 60 after this vote ike
hackmen after a traveller at Niagara
Falls. and the side which makes the
largest and most confident noise gets it.
One of the political tragedies Of the age
is a massive bandwagon equipped with
balconies, straps and sideboards, and
which at this moment is filled with fran
tioally eager passengers, who are plead
ing with T. Roosevelt, of Oyster BAY, to
back into the shafts and get busy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22

Bud Tyler, whose father was danker
OusIy sick, has joined the regIar amy
fer fear he'll inherit tn farm Miss
Fawn Lippincut says ther'd be some fun
If Taft would lose his supporters.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22
PERHAPS
The Herild's Daily
ShOrfStOry
By LOUISE HEILGERs.

engatealy:
The Detroit times., 1912-06-08

vet; but | propose TO treat you like
inen and l believe you will respon
10 the treatment
we had a rough house for a few
days, Nelles told reporter, until n G
boys got IL into their heads that therr
was a difference between fair trea
ment aud weakness. then they settle
down and fell into the spirit Of III
lew regime.
The boys at Whittier are or the.
honor and are proud OF H.
The girls" continued Nelles. "wil
be accorded the same treatment; -
the progress with the girls must ut
slower than with the boys, in sue
work
Most OF the girls who come I
Whittier have had their confidence IN
men shaken TO the foundations: anu
find il hard to believe any man cal
have a disinterested interest in thei,
welfare.
Because they have never bsen re-
garded as anything but commodities,
they are always looking for the hid
den motive. But the girls here are
lTadually changing their view they
begin to understand that men and
vorkers in the world with no though
but OF the work in hand and the con-
radeship OF clean mindedness.
The improvement in the converse.
uon and attitude of the girls unie
che new regime has been wonderful
All restrictions on conversation
the dining room have been remove
a nd there is nothing TO mark a din
ence between dining rooms here an
NJ any well ordered boarding school.
I'VE take here the worst p"Oduc
az society and try TO make from
decent men and women for tie
O iety that has been responsible FOR IL
very conditions have TO fight.
"One OF the first things Try e
impress on the inmates here Il tnI
sact that they will never get a square
deal I'm society; but that it is neces
sary for them to give IL just the same.
How we'll the square deal WORKS I
can illustrate by an example.
The boys here will not beat it,
or blow Quito use their own Ian
smage-on a man they like.
One OF the worst boys here.-on
with criminal record, came to ne
One day and said that there We
times when he could not help runnia
The Detroit times., 1912-06-08

on, and that when he felt he MUST
beat IL" he was going TO toll me.
The restless spells are sufficiently
explained by the fact that his mother
and sister are both I'm the state IN
sane asylum at Patton.
Later he sent me a note OF warn
ing. saying he was going the first
chance he got.
II sent for him and ne came into
the Office as white as sheet; but
stuck to Il that he would run Of at
the first chance.
Il explained the unwisdcm OF the
act; and showed him that as long Gs
he remained he and ! were working
together but that the minute ne ran
away he defled me TO catch him
And catch you Will | told him.
il have 10 post you In every country
I'm the world When catch you will
either make YOU finish your term here
or send you TO the penitentiary on
your past record
This Is not threat. am merely
telling you SO you may take action In
telligently.
Then he told me something was
worrying him.
He had heard that the guards at
Patton were mistreating his mother.
You'll let me go after | have told
YOU that | was going 10 beat ity nc
asked. amazed
Yes, said. on your word to return
tomorrow"
IN take you. said the boy. | never
yet threw down a man that gave me
square deal
"He went and returned and ~ here
now. | have never had moments
trouble with him since. and that's the
way the Square Deal works"