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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18

bE"HE fellow that just went out
was a swell fellow" said the
\ Manicure Lady. Did you no
tfce him, George?
Not particularly" said the Head
Barber. except that he was big and
husky enough to look like white
hope. Why2"
4 want to tell you about that chap"
said the Manicure Lady He is the
first real gentleman that has been in
here this week. and about the third or
fourth gentleman I have met since
goodness knows when
7 wish there was more men like
him in the world, George. H told me
all about himself in a quiet sort Of
way when he sat down L seen from
the bashful way he acted that he
wasn't used to having his nails did
It seems he is a iron worker, and
has saved up a thousand dollars. He is
going to be married today, and he
told me that he had never had his
hands fixed up by anybody except him
self and some soap and hot water. He
said that the girl he is going to marry
has the most soft and beautiful white
hands he ever saw, and he explained
to me the best he could that he wanted
to have his hands look at least half
way good when the preacher was doing
his duty.
I guess 7 am a good deal of demo-
crat George. but certainly liked the
way that man sat there. with his big,
strong paws full Of little scars from
the kind Of work that he did have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18

Alvarez and Maria Lerma As Miss
Lerma is under age, her mother
came before the clerk and swore that
It was with her consent that her
daughter was marrying.
E. A, Schulz, an employe Of uouck
& Dieter, hired a horse and buggy
yesterday from the Star tables and
went to Rand's grove. Someone in q
carryal waved a handkerchief at the
horse, and the horse SHE'D, oYerturning
the buggy. Mr. Schultz was not in
Jured, but the vehicle was smashed.
Clerk Catlin today issued the fol-
tC ColdWel and Wells for the erection
of a brick livery stable in the Camp
bells addition on South Stanton street.
to cost $1,000. One to Peer WisenOr
for the building of an Gdobe residence
In the Ma coffin addition. to cost SIPS.
John Finkey and two mining ex-
perts have arrived in Alpine from FL
Paso, according to the Alpine Ava
lanche. The El PasOans left Alpine
Wednesday for the lower end of the
county to look at the quicksilver
leads. and it is probable that a trade
of considerable magnitude will be con-
summated for some of the claims.
This morning a special train pulled
over the White Oaks line with
picnic party aboard. Those in the
party were, Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Grieg. Mesdames W. H.
Austin and John Aiken, Misses Wind
scr, Crosby, Kate Crosby, Mari; Messrs.
Charles B. Eddy, J. A. Eddy, Watts,
Alexander and HOLSTER.
At FL PasO the fourth of July cele-
bratiOn was of more than usual i'm
portance because OF its international
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18

tired and letting him down occasionally.
The fat man enjoys winter for even
the coolest days can't get through him
until about I p. m. But in April he
begins to melt and by July he has to
mop his face with a rubber window
cleaner every five minutes When fat
man becomes incandescent all the way
through he consists of pure misery,
especially if he is too polite to wear a
collar button and carry the rest of his
neek-harness over his arm.
In spite of all his troubles, the fat
man Is genial and good-natured and is
usually approached fearlessly by book
agents There Is no greater hero than
a 350-pOUnd man with a dark red over
hanging neck laughing steamily on hot
July day as he Jokes about the weather.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18
UNCLE Waits DENATURED POEM
The Weather Again
By Walt Mason

THEN the large hot is sizzling some consolation
M wet rain is drilling 1 retain my peace OF mind
w comes eavorting from the polar realms up there,
a-sporting in spasm despair Long ago used to hoeI
every time weather changed if it wilted down collar
would though deranged my peary got frost
ed would rant with fell intent till my cusswords
hausted and nv diaphragm bent Then down TO
reason reaching this decision WISE Cussing will not change
season. relieve the who fries Kicking Will stop
unruy antrums wnd and the weather. speak
ing truly merely state of mind So methnk viii here
take the climate she comes greeting all her freaks
with laughter handing poses she huns Since reached
that conclusion weather troubles more; all its
pother and confusion make your uncle With
philosophy handy all the weather hits The spot; every
is just dandy, whether it is cold CT hot.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18
More Light On Waterworks

oTwIrHsTNDNG report the auditors for the city generally
favorable with reference financial things
require
explanation In the auditors this somewhat obscure but
interesting startling paragraph
Water company and the city of e. Paso provided inS on s5H
occurred Sv the tv and that no GaF3tie eS b first mort
v TBu We note tbsf Do of S S 10 tsS over ny
the city and that the city assumed the payment sundy and other
covering these particular they
exactly by portion paragraphe
particular
the figures herewith PTesented7 Isn't this sort of thing after ALL precisely what
audit m Why the figures
included in the reports?
The Herald inclined little this point because has
discrepancy
amounted sa5oOothat the International Water
actually
the agreed by contract be paid for the plant
If this justify the
increase IN " rates and water collections recently under city ownership 1t IS
persons
Il Is also wei known that the company claimed to have lost some 100000 on
money
excess OF its value order to change overnight from bitter opponent
company good
NED with the paid and yet anxious to sell and glad to get nd the
plant because constant and losing proposition conducted under
the private ownership
There nay be no ground the that gained general currency
positive original
International Water has been being lived the ninutest de-
company, any
originally upon paid.
employed spent many going
affairs
seemingly Importance taxpayers general
public
commentary
than the other
report appear
books o original entry to
IA weref quenty made
vFitho
it ays to reconcil
@ % @ h H sfes7 8.s s89o 3ssr R nf to 8
and
items and
OF condition
handing irregularities
found the water office itself irregularities
limited in the Ous wOrded beginning article
which irregularities though they legal
alleged to involve large of money
The
Either In
audit satisfactory
council formally request the auditors
contract for the
piled WITH complete cover
ing all the points left in ObsuHty calculated suspicious per
hap wholly n public mind
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18
FAT Men AZ i:5. s q .! g. o. z4 3:::5
Copyright, 1912. BY George Mathew Adams.l

A FAT man is a man who thanks
n Providence and is happy whenever
4 h he weighs a pound less than he
did a month ago.
Fat men are globular in shape and
wear collars that look ike a draw string.
They have legs and feet like other men
but have to take someone else's word
for it. If a really fat man were to meet
his own feet on the street he would pass
them by as strangers.
Some men weigh 800 pounds and are
not fat, while others weigh 200 pounds
and brush buttons off on both sides
working their way through the dining
room door. 1t all depends upon height.
If a man gains six inches in height when
he falls down he is genuinely fat and
should not be joked about it.
Fat men come in odd shapes and are
usually not artistic. They bulge in pc
euliar places like a Turkish mosque and
when a tailor starts a suit for a pear
shaped patron, he plots out its curves
with a wagon tire. There Is nothing
more pathetic than pair of pants which
have Just been completed for man who
wears two-bushel socks. They look Ike
a pair of knee breeches for Goliath.
The fat man leads a timid and worried
life. He is always thinking about thin
legged chairs and elevator cables and
when he sits down in a street car he
knows that he is being hated by three
people who are standing. Doing a heavy
freight business as he does, he is un-
able to walk far and no bed has been
invented that viii hold up a fat man who
is u good free sleeper without getting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18
One-Sentence Philosophy
JOURNAL ENTRIES

JUURNAL ENTRIES
tireless.
Too much of the politeness is backed
BY Interior motives.
What has become of the old-fashioned
amateur autolst who wore goggles?
In Duylng lawnmOwer. the wise man
gets one light enough for his wife to
handle
Summer boarders in the rural districts
generally have a difficult time in anus
ing themselves
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago News.)

No woman is as truthful as her mir
ror.
If a man is easily bought the buyer
is apt TO be sold
Many an earthly angel has a hornelv
face to thank for it.
Dull hearing and q bad memory are
good Affections at times.
Time is frequently money lost IN
less you take adantage of it
We all like our friends TO be per-
fectly frank-about other people.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18
THREE TRANsFERs AZ

THREE TRANSFERS AT
FORT; LEAVE EXTENDED.
Under the provisions Of the army
regulation the following transfers are
made at Fort Bliss:
Private Edwin L. TOwner, from CO.
G, 22d infantry. to troop D. ID cavalry
Privates Robert E FenneH and viii
liam R Kelley from battery b Sd field
artillery. to troop L. ID cavalry
Under exceptional circums tances. the
leave of absence granted Capt. Lau-
renee A. curtis, 22d infantry. has been
extended to include July Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18
p FREDERIC |. aAsKIN.

clearing house for those who have
work to be done and those who want
Plans Aid in Great Disasters.
In its efforts to lay the foundations
for scientific aid in times of a great
calamity like the San Francisco earth
Quake, the foundation has supported
some Investigators whose duty IL has
been to study and analyZC the work
that was done there, with view to
extracting every possible lesson from
the relief work and making IT available
for future catastrOphes. In this way
il hopes to make every dollar count
in those times when dollars are so
much needed, and to get the relief work
started the moment there is need for
One of the most interesting Of all
the activities of the foundation has
to do with the education of scientific
investigators in schools of philanthrO-
py Such schools are now maintained
in New York, Boston, Chicago and St
Louis. and the foundation has aided
in the establishment of departments
for the training of social investigators.
Thus it is intended to make the work
of sociological investigation science
and TO educate men and women 10
gather exact data and to apply indi-
Gated remedies
The housing problem in cities is one
of the greatest with which the soci-
Ologist has TO contend. How TO pro-
vide the poor with decent living con-
ditiOns in the face Of the extremely
high cost of living is a question that
well might challenge the attention of
the best minds of the country. Vari-
Gus experiments have been tried, and
various theories have been work d
out. The Russell Sage foundation not
only has been Investigating the whole
problem, but has been making an i'm
portant experiment just outside OF New
York, where homes are built and rent
ed TO New Workers at fair rental re-
turns. Here again it is found that the
people who can least afford to pay
highest for what they get have TO
pay the highest rents in proportion to
what they get
activities of the Russell Sage fOunda-
ton serves to illustrate the breadth
and volume of the work being done by
it and to show the admirable cOncep-
ton of helpful charity held by Mrs.
Sage and those responsible for the
carrying forward of the work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18

character, according to the Herald
Mexico City. At the suggestion Of
senior Francisco Mallen, Mexican consul
at FL PasO, the paper says, president
DiaZ of Mexico sent two military bands
from Chihuahua to participate in the
Ell Paso celebration. The bands were
accompanied by Gen. Hernandez. COM
mander of the northern military zone
OF Mexico, and A. Courchesne, consular
agent there for France Max Weber.
German consul agent across the river,
contributed literally to the Indepen-
dence day fund.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18

What's tn reason folks can't be
affable an pleasant without wantin'
somethin'? Miss Tawney Apples niece,
O. Jones Crossin', married a Louisville
man yesterday T. git out o Jones
Crossin'.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18

In tOmOrrOg's article Frederic J.
Haskin will cell of the huge Carnegie
corpOratiOn-that institution designed
to continue Mr.. Carnegie's benefactions
into the indefinite future It will be
the 10th article in the series on
americas Great EndOwments,' which
has been extended to include IS in
stead of y articles)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18

THIRTY SECOND YEAR OF PUBLICATION
by
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

l-Darfow found not guilty, must stand
 second trial
 Coonel tells of the Lorimer case in
 second speech. American homes damaged by rebels. Wilson welcomes entry of women in
 political field
 Three inspectors to be tried soon Panama canal bill sent to the Presi-
 dent.
 Taft promises to become knt VII as the
 veto President 2--court of appeals will not supply sti-
 preme vacancy.
 Road money awaits fifteen counties. HIles the only ray of sunshine.
 '1 sm in the fight to the fiaisii,' says
 Governor or Neal 3--Brock convicted of assault ehargee 2s4 miles of road graded in St. Clair. Mobile gets ready for oyste. season. Huntsville men hold mass meeting. 4-Savng babies lives
 Believed Mormons kidnapped girl. Extend road work in Calhoun county. 5-Comer prominent figure in all the po-
 litlcal gossip.
 Baptsts to begin big encampment in
 Pelham tomorrow
 Suggests plan to enlarge libraries Half block Is purchased for county
 hospital extension. 6-How to keep women out of politics. TASK union after cries or revolt. s-Ten years of Alabama. 9-Four out of five predict big boom. 1O-FederaIs 10 reach Juarez on Monday. 1l-Russla and Japan watch each other is-Mnlster fears the sYragettes. 1f-Sports. 15--Sports. l6-What the negro is doing in Memphis.
 by the Rev. A. F. owens Aammerstein has new opera scheme fF.a ftss 1o .1x Party passing serious crisis. a2-The Book Shelf e. -Astor physician receives fortune. 24-play grounds for grown ups. 26- Society. e7-IIeart to Heart Taiks-Bs Edwin A.
 Nye. 2S-- Editorial comment 29-- Bill Vines on Amos Goodhue.
 Men Who Have Made Alabama
 Famous-By B. F. Riley. D. U. Birmingham in Posse-By George
 Eaves. D. D.
 knotting and Splicing-By Mcclane
 Hilton, Jr 3ONew brain cells grafted on insane. Sl--Waat we find in our slums and see on
 the streets. by Mrs. ]. B. Reid s2--England Is again being criticised. 24-Dnily's Dialogues. S5--A classic in Page Fortunatus. by
 Hans Sachs. 3s-L.ivc church news of the whole world. 31--Our Young Folks. S. Mandy.
 Exeavating old Panama. oy Frank O
 Carpenter. 3S--Markets. n--f'oriics. fs--Comics. l3-Comlcs. S4--Cenics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18
American Homes Struck
Killed With Needle

Los Angeles, Cal. August 17.-Colvin Fl. Bullnrd. formerly a postoffice inspector. is at the point of death from wound made by a sacking needle in his right forehead The needle bad been driven three inches into his skull when he was found In the cemetery at Newhai There were evidences of fight Torn pieces of picture of young woman upon which was written from your Bakers- field sweetheart were found nearby. BuIlards wife lives at Bakersfield. Po- lice are searching for young woman said to have been seen with Bullard a few hours before he was found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18

Was hington. August lI-Ths Panama canal bill as agreed upon by eonferees of the Senate and House was passed by tins House again thls evening py viva yocc vote. As passed the bill, which provides for the government and admins traitor of the canal, contains provisions for tho passage of American coastwist vessels through the canal free Of tolls and the admittance of shipbuilding ma terial to the canal zone free or duty Tho bill already has passed the Senate and it now goes to the President for his signature.
 A special rule prohibiting points of os- der asainst the measure prevented Repre- sei1tatives Moore and Olmsted of Pennsyl- yanis, republicans. from renewing their attack on the provision for free admis- sion of ship materials. As result there was little opposition MT. Moore was taken severely to tack by Representative Alexander. chairman of the merchant ma . line committee, for his allegations that the free admission clause would in1ure American ship yards and work hard ship cn American labor
 Mr. Alexander held that with free Ta- terial shipping would be greatly bene- iited. He defended the admission of for eign built ships to American registry on the ground that American ship yards were rot building vessels for the foreign trade The exclusion Of railroad or trsist own.d Il ships from using the canal in ths opinion of Representative Sims of Ten nessee was worth all the labor and time taken to mold the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18
Coony Leads Catholic Association

Louisville, August 17-E. J. Coony O, Providence, R. L. was reelected presi- dent of the Catholic Church association at it's annual session here today The as- socation selected Milwaukee. Wis, as it's meeting place for next year, and voted to establish . news bureau in Rome. iron, which the papers represented in the as- sociation will receive a weekly cable let ter with news from the Vatican Other officers also were reelected The Mos, Rev John Bonzano. delegate, will offfciate tomorrow morning at the mass meeting. which will open the session of tte National Federation convention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18
AMERICAN HOMES DAMAGED BY REBELS Federals Defend the City of
 Managua MANY REBELS KILLED Arrival of American Bluejackets Is Cause of Relief to Citizens.
 Hospitals Filled With
 Wounded
MANY REBELS KILLED

Managua. August 17.-In the four days battle between insurgents under Generals Mena and zeledon and gov ernment troops commanded by Gen. Emilio chamorro for the possession of Managua, which began Sunday and ended in a victory for the defenders, the federals lost 14 men killed and l2o wounded Rebel casualties are esti- mated at between 400 and 500. killed and wounded
 In addition number of non-eom- batants, including several women and children lost their lives. The hospitals are filled with the wounded Many cit l izens who were injured by the burst vsed inflrmarles.
 1 All is quiet today The battle ended Wednesday night when, after then | final rcpulse the rebels retired in some disorder to Masaya, capital of de- partment of the same name south of Managua. The government has made no effort to pursue the insurgents. Americans Cause of Relief l The battalion composed of three com panies of American marines under con- mand of Major Smedley D. Bu-ler, which arrived here Thursday morning from Pansnla to reinforce the smaller detaeh- ment of American blue jackets landed previously, was the cause of great relief to all. Tine situation at the capital Tues- day and Wednesday was horrible and tlld arrival of the American endorsements | has restored confidence and turned the ! despoIdency of the populace into rejoic- ing.
 l inhabitants here were in a veritable nervous panic Wednesday after the des- perate rebel attacks Tuesday night and carly Wednesday morning when they nearly broke through the line of govern l ment troops.
 l Two thousand or more of the popua- ton fled, as many as possible leaving on
 the trains and the poor classes taking to
 the fields out of range of the bursting missiles. The natives feared another as-
 sault would be successful and the city
 would be captured, leaving it open to sub-
 seauent sacking which rebel prisoners say insurgent generals promised their men.
 American Homes Struck l During the bombardment shells strucl
 fhe residence of an American official and the building in which are the offices of
 en American commercial company. Bull let's also penetrated the dwelling of ths British vice consul, Albert J. Martin, and the offices of an English banking con cern. The occupants of these structures
 were rot injured though their escape was
 almost miraculous.
 All Americans and other. foreign resi-
 dent, of the city are safe. The Ameri- cans in charge of the customs house. raIl-
 roads and banks remained at their posts
 while the fightinE was in progress.
 The attempted rising of liberals yester-
 day in Leon. department to the north of Maragua. has been suppressed but tthe government Is sending regiment of
 soldiers to reinforce the garrison at the city of Leon. capital of the department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18
Fail to Pass Army Bill

Washington August E.-Ths House to- day voted down 15O to 7s a proposal by Representative Foss of Illinois, republi- can. for two battleships In the pending naval appropriation bill. Tho bill was sent lack to conference with tact in- struci ions that the Senate's compromise Of one battieship be accepted. Eight dem- ocrats bolted their party caucus pledge for one battleshp and r republicans voted with the democrats against the amend ment providing for two battieships The bolting democrats were Representatives Murray and Curley, Massachusetts and Kinkead. New Jersey; Lee, Pennsylvania; :; Mahr. New York; OShaughnessy. and 1,eilly. Connecticut.
 Representative Kinkead' democrat. re- fiisins to be found by the democratic caucf;s said:
 ''I propose to vote as an American believe that patriotism is higher than mere party loyalty
 Former Speaker Cannon called on the democrats not to make a political ques- ton out of it. but to vote their convic- tons
 To Investigate Civil Service
 Washington, August f7.-R Represen- tative Peters of Massachusetts today introduced a resolution to direct an n- vestigntion of reported civil service irregularities in the removals. promo tlons and reappointments of special
 aContinued on Page Tsnl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18
House Repasses Legislative, Executive and Judi
 cial Bill f
DROP OUT THE CIVIL
 SERVICE MEASURE
Abolishment of Commerce Court Is Left in Bill-Belieye Taft Will Veto Bill-Fail to Pass
 the Army Bill
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.

Senate:
 Convened at Il a. m. 9s
 Agreed to request House for further con- ference on army appropriation bill.
 Conferees agreed to report Alaska home rule bill with provisions for two houses of legislature and railroad commits sion.
 Considered Culberson bill to extend cam paign contributions law to corporations but final action was not taken. Senator Newlands offered resolution pro- posing joint congressional committee to confer with President for an agreement on tariff legislation. It went over on oo- l jectlon. Alaska nome rulep bill providing two house legislature repassed.
 Adjourned at 4:1s p. m. until 10 a. m' Monday House: Convened at l0:S0 a. m. Resolution appropriating seo,ooo to fur nish subsistence for refugees from Mex leo adopted.
 Rules committee made special rule pro- hibitlng any point of order against Pan anna canal bill.
 Voted down, l50 to 7s proposal of two battleships provision in naval approprla- ten bill and sent bill back to confer ence with instructions for acceptance or senate's compromise for one vessel.
 Repassed legislative, executive and ju- dlcial bill with provision for abolishing commerce court. but without seven year tenure civil service provision, Adopted conference report on Panama canal bill containing provisions Tor free passage of American coastwise shipping and admttance of shipbuiding material to canal zone free of duty. Adjourned SIS D. m. until 10'S9 a. m. Monday.