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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27
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The Engagement Of Friend Of Helen
Brings Out an Old Scandal.

trying to shield Mrs German. He de-
MED that Mrs. German has been in ms
apartments that evening, or at any
other time, but the police found pack
af her letters among his effects Wnlen
beled this statement. 1t was thought
a first that the wound was mortal
one, but after a tedious illness Elklns
recovered
Shorty afterward German sued for a
divorce But as Elkins was in Europe
be could not be made to appear The
trial was a long and sensational one
oh. dear, that's DREADFUL, and
Helen let the paper fall to the floor
That viii almost kill Louise. DO you
suppose they will let her see it,"
A Cruel Story.
Don't see how they can help It
Pretty hard to keep papers away from
81 one nowadays"
But what a cruel thing to write up
Just now-and she's so sensitive 10
public opinion"
Then she Oughtn't to marry man
like Beverly Elkins-"
But dear, If she loves him"
Then If she loves him enough It
shouldn't make any difference Don
suppose Elkins is much worse than a
lot Of other men. Only his escapade
happened TO get out" And with an
air Of dismissing the subject he took
up the paper and turned to the stock
Helen got out her mending basket
and for a long time seWed in silence,
her thoughts still on Louise At
length she asked.
Dear. was Mrs. German q very
beautiful woman"
Believe so. Never saw her.
And what became Of herE
Warren shrugged his shoulders
You suppose she really loved MN
Another and more impatient shrug-
Again helen seWed on in silence
She left strangely depressed she
could not keep her thoughts from this
tragedy. Even after her marriage the
memory Of how her husband had been
involved with this other women would
always hang over Louise
Then she thought Of the many other
wives whose complete happiness IN
their husbands love was marred BY
some such knowledge. The newspapers
were daily full Of similar scandals
which affected the happiness of some
home.
And there came to Helen a sudden
rush Of gratefulness that at least moth
ing like this had ever touched her life
With the sweet and complete trust that
was such beautiful part Of her love,
she believed absolutely that Warren s
life before his marriage was as clean
as it had been since.
Yielding to one Of her swift i'm
pulses. she dropped her sewing and.
going behind Warren's chair. leaned
over and rested her Fps against his
hair-a caress TO which he was so &C
cUstomed that he did not trouble to
look up
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27
The Battle of Econonus
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.

, their ships were sunk, many driven
ashore and wrecked, and nearly a hun
dred of them were captured Fifty
thousand prisoners were taken, the
most Of them being sent as slaves to
the Roman capital
The historical importance Of tn battle
OF Economus lies in that fact that the
victory won by the Romans gave them
the command Of the sea, which was so
absolutely essential to them If they
would succeed in the great life and
death struggle with their powerful A.
rican rival which was about to begin,
and which was to be known as the
Punic war.
And here a most amazing fact pre-
sents itself By instinct, the Romans
were a land people Unlike the
Greeks and some other ancient races,
the Romans had but little use for the
water, or for the commerce that the
water makes possible. They were
farmers, ana took little interest in the
life on the ocean wave"
Now IL happened that. about the
time they were beginning to think Sc
riously Of throwing down sthe challenge
to Carthage for the supremacy of the
Mediterranean countries. q Carthagen-
ian Warship was driven ashore upon
their territory, and from that ship, as
model, they built their first war
vessels, 120 trirems which on &C
count Of their blank ignorance Of
things nautical, they had great diff
Guilty in using after they had gone to
the trouble of building them.
However. with characteristic grit,
the Romans finally got their fleet
manned, and, by the introduction OF
new naval tactics, beat the Carthagen-
iens almost from the start There are
Few more remarkable things in his
tory than the way in which the land
lubber" Romans quickly adjusting
themselves to their new environment,
won victory after victory from the peO-
PIE who had been used to the sea for
Generations.
Adaptabnity. the willingness to
learn from all quarters. was the thing
that made the Romans the rulers OF
the world without genius, but pos
SCSsed of great common sense. they
watched for every possible improve
ment in the art OF war. cheerfully
adopted 1t. and made it serve them in
the great game Of conquest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27

peka & Santa Fe railway; thence east
erly along right Of waG to a point so
feet from westerly line Of Durango
street; thence in a nOrtherly and run
ming parallel with westerly line Of Ru-
range street, 135 feet TO southerly line
Of san Francisco street; consideration.
$4,000; Dec. 80, 1911.
Corner MagOffin avenue and Noble
street-Evaline Logan to Elisa COnre-
rOs, lots 1 and ,, block 8. Magoffin
Homestead addition; consideration,
So, $50; Nay "A. 1912.
Montana steet between Williams and
Hutton streets-E.- H. watson and Lii
lie B. Watson, lots % and go, block
"A, Franklin Heights; consideration,
$4,000; Nay 20, 1912
Licensed to Wed.
Samuel 3. Cox and Clara A Hill.
Leon A. Sherman and Frances II.
Carr.
Births-GirIs.
To Mrs. Virginia L. Acosta. 1907 St.
Nrain street, May Is
To Mrs. G. FririzO. corner Of Stevens
and Finley streets, May Z.
Births-BOys.
To Mrs Maria z Armandarez, sos
Broadway, April so.
To Mrs. AmOra A. Navarro, SIS Tays
street Nay 6.
To Mrs. Guadalupe Firas, alley be-
tween Michigan and Canal streets,
Nay 8.
To Mrs. Francisco Rodriguez, Rosal
street, May 10.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27
Married Life the Third Year
By Mabel Herbert Urner

The play had been a delightful light
comedy with many situations OF real
humOr. and Helen had noticed that not
once had he smiled He sat with fold
ed arms. with his somber, unsmiling
eyes fixed steadily on the stage There
seemed q curious broodlng Srlmness
about him. One could easily imagine
that there had been some great LraS-
edv in his life which he was never
quite able to forget
And now LOuise-EOu1se with her
light joyous, funlOving nature-was 70
marry this mani Helen had never seen
her with him, and only once had she
heard her speak Of him, and that mad
been over a year ago.
"Oh, he's so cynical, had been ner
comment. I'm almost afraid Of MS
cynicism-it's so brilliant and so mer-
CHESS
Helen wondered If love had now soft
ened that cynicism, and If 1t had taken
any OF Ehe hard ggrimness from his
When Warren came home that even
ing he threw in her lap an evening
The Scandal Again.
Thought the papers would rehash
that old story They've got a whole
column tonight"
About the German scandal"
"On the second page there" as Helen
turned hurriedly through the paper.
ing type
BEVERLY ELKINS TO WE'D.
Wen Known Clubman Who Figured
Prominently in the German
Scandal Several Years Ago
TO Marry Miss Louise
Mason
Announcement has been made Of the
engagement OF Beverly Elkins to Miss
Louise Mason, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
". L Mason, Of -- E 64th St. Mr..
Elkins viii be remembered as one OF
the principals in the German case,
which caused so much comment at the
time.
on September 6 1909, he was found
unconscious in his dressing room
with q bullet wound in his chest 1t
was afterWard discovered that Mrs.
John K German had been in his
apartment that evening. He had
sent away His valet early in the after
noon, and IL was not until he returned
late that night that the shooting was
discovered.
When Mr.. EIkins recovered con
seriousness in he hospital he re-
fused to make any statement beyond
that he had no knowledge of how or
by whom he had been shot He claimed
he was standing by the table in his
dressing room when he heard steps be-
hind him. and as he turned a shot was
fired, but that he had not seen his as
sailant-
This story. of course, was not be-
lieved- It was evident that he was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27
RIVER CONTINUES
TO RISE AT DAM
Men Are at Work ReinfOrc-
ing the Bank at Ele-
miami Butte.

Elephant Butte, y. NJ, May 25.-The
river continues to rise at this point
Men are at work reinforcing the river
bank with rocks and bags of sand; also
clay is being brought across the river
on the cable for the same purpose The
water entering the excavation IS moslly
seepage water and the pumps are being
kept busy
A portion of the lower Golfer dam
mas been blasted away to widen the
channel and thus lower the water
about the excavation
Mrs. Bastro, mother Of Mrs. Zenas
Clark, has returned to her home al
BastrO, Texas
Mrs. W c. Beatty and son have re-
Angeles, Calf Mrs Beatty received
much benefit from the sOjourn at the
seaside.
T. H. Casey has been appointed JUS
tice Of the peace and notary pubic 20
fir the vacancy caused by the reslgna-
ton Of Mr.. Virgins.
An eight months term Of school
closed yesterday Exercises were held
in the school house and portion OF
the school participated in a picnic above
the Butte. The teachers are Miss Flor
ence Crimes, Miss Ruth Oliver and
Miss Wakefield Miss Mary Oliver, q
teacher in the Silver City state normal
school is visiting here for a few days
with her sister, Miss Ruth Oliver.
DR.. j. Dale Graham has been APP
pointed a member Of the school board
mOvaI of Mr.. Warren from Engle.
J. H HigdOn of Las Cruces, repre-
sentinR the Sunshine Valley Land Co.
has been at the dam about two weeks
Jasper y. Ferguson has returned
from a few days visit at FL PasO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27
DAILY RECORD

building Permit.
To Victor J. Blat, ST. to erect adobe
building, Chihuahua street, between
Eighth and Ninth streets; estimated
Deeds Filed.
Corner wyoming and Octavia streets
H. T. PonsfOrd and John C. Pons-
ford to s. H Rogers, lot 1 and west
cry half Of lot 2 block 10, Franklin
Heights; consideration, $500; May p,
1912.
North Kansas street. between Cliff
and Hill Streets William Meisel TO
ri. T. Ponsford. easterly 40 feet OF
lots II to 20, and the easterly 40 feet
Of the sOutherly Is feet Of lot 16, all IN
block 43, Alexander addition; cOnsid-
Grafton $500; Nay p 1912
Corner Ninth and Virginia streets
E. 5. Newman 10 FL PasO & Northeast
ern railway, lots and 10, block %,
MagOffin addition; consideration, $780,
Nay %, 1912.
FL PasO county, TeXas-A- c. Stalcup
to Chas. T. COOns. north One-half sec
ton IS, block -, public free school
fund survey; consideration $1,000; Sept
is, 1911.
SocOrrO, Texas-F'elix E. Apodaca
and Beatriz c. ApOdaca to Geo. W.
Huffman, 11.2 acres within corporate
limits Of SOcorrOi consideration, 1851;
April 10, 1912.
san EIizario, Texas-W. H Straham
to K y Bennington. $500 acre. block
3-100 acre, same survey, beginning
northeast corner, consideration $40;
Jan. y, 1912
Corner Of san Francisco and Duran
20 street6-Central lmprOVem ent com
pany to Valley Implement and Vehicle
company, part Of block 81, beginning
so feet westerly from the northeast
corner block 81, thence westerly from
along southerly line Of San Francisco
street Il feet; thence sOutherly run
ming parallel with the west line Of
Durango street, 135 feet, to nOrtherly
line of right Of way Of AtchisOn, To-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27
Dorothy Dix says Many s:. T'"'' with
Declares This Beats Everything Eas-pey Beautiful Eyes, Pey

good common sense because the equ-
able mind goes with the equable tenn
per Jealousy envy, high temper, bit
ter speeches, are the hall-marks OF
the narrow brain and the limited out
look on life. The woman whose vision
holds yesterday as well as tomorrow,
who beholds the littleness Of things
that loom large to the meaner intel
Iect. is the woman of serene DISPOSE
ton Of controlled temper and tongue,
the woman who is filled with a CHEEKY.
optimism at which the heart Of a man
may warm itself as at a fire that
never goes out on the hearth OF a
home.
Go to, brother. When you seek a
wife, turn your eyes away from the
color Of a WOman's locks, and look be-
nan. 1t is said that, beauty draws
men with a single hair" but Just re-
member It draws them down TO Hades
as well as up to Heaven
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27

TT WAS at the great naval battle Of
Economus, fought 2.I67 years ago.
- that it was decided that the RO-
mans were to become the masters Of
the world.
Economus was probably the greatest
sea fight that ever took place The Ro-
man fleet consisted Of $50 ships, many
of them of immense size, manned by
100000 men, while the Carthagenians
had about the same number Of vessels,
most of them being Of huge build, and
manned by 10000 men.
Including the $4,000 Romans and the
same number of Carthagenians who
faced each other on the nearby Sicilian
shore. the combined forces engaged in
this epOchmaking contest, footed up
very nearly a third of a million.
The battle resulted in the complete
route Of the Carthagenians- Many Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27
COLUMBIAN KNIGHTS TO
- IIInnI-sH II nAsn

a delegation Of knights of Columbus
from California VIII pass through El
PasO May 81 on s P. train No. to at
tend an unwilling ceremony at Wash
inEtOn, d. c. The delegation viii ar
rive here at 4H2 D. m on next Friday
and viii be met here by a delegation
from the local X c.. lodge. The Cali
fornians VIII leave for the east or
the Sunset train Friday evening
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27


the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM f.
Mason. Of -- East Sixty fourth street.
Mr.. Elkins is member Of several
prominent clubs and is well known in
the city"
N. Warren, Louise Mason is
engaged handing the paper
- to him across the table
He read the item in the social col
umn as he slipped his coffee
'fHumphl She might have done bet
ter than Beverly Elkins-"
do YOU know him wellE' Helen
voice expressed her interest
see him occasionally at the clup-
Don't YOU like him. Tell me some
thing about him"
''O'h. he's all right. guess, but ]
wouldn't have picked him out Tor
husband for Louise Mason
But he's well off. He can take care
OF her cant he2" Helen asked the
question hesitatingly. She always re-
scented the idea that money was an es-
sentfal part Of marriage and yet she
knew Louise would never be quite hap
Ply without the Injuries to which she
had been raised.
Yes. I guess he has money. BE
may be decent enough chap, too, but
he was never popular at the club You
know he was mixed up with that Cor
man scandal a couple Of years ago.,
"Oh, was that Beverly ElkinsE
asked Helen is dismay.
That's the man
do you suppose Louise knoWs2'
Warren shrugged his shoulders.
Suppose she must, II she reads the
papers. They were full Of it there for
g while"
Just what was IT, dear? I've for
gotten Mrs. German shot him-didn't
Fake Story.
"Oh, they faxed up some kind of
story about an accident. or a burglar
or something Of the sort But no one
ever believed it She shot him all
right"
but. dear II he tried to shield her
after she shot him-that was very fine
Of him, wasn't it2'
"Oh, he wanted to hush IL up
wanted to keep It out Of the courts
The whole thing was pretty unsavOry-
All that day Helen's thoughts were
Of Louise Mason She was an unusual
" sensitive girl and Helen could not
quite reconcile her engagement TO Bev-
erly Elkins- He was a man OF strong
personality. Even from the few times
Helen had met him. she realized that.
But she had never quite liked him. He
aroused in her a feeling Of disgust
She remembered one evening she and
Warren had sat in the row behind him
at the theater and she had been struck
by his face in repOse- He had a curl
Ously hard, almost cruel profile
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27

When your child has whOOping cough
be careful to keep the cough loose and
expectOratiOn easy by giving Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy as may be re-
0uired- This remedy viii also HQuify
the tough mucus and make it easier TO
expectOrate- II has been used success
fully in many epidemics and is safe
and sure. For sale by all dealers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27

died in 1876. at the age Of 50. rich and
full of hOnOrs and IL was not until
fun century after his death that Mary
land got a clear title TO KenUs islaIUL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27


the blood the oue IS always healthy where the circulation free O
perform its natural work OF Po1Eaing the skin regulating its
Instead i and nhames the delicate hbres and tissues around
The itching singing often skin affections produced
sensitive nebra9us flesh lying just beneath the covering
scratching the outer skin affords no relief from the itching and burning
the circulation and removes the hunors acids which
builds blood
every skin affection Local applications only othe; they
trouble
medical advice all
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.. ATLANTA, GA.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27
BROTHER OF MRS.
PULITZER IS DEAD.

Former Manager of New York World
Passes Away at Tucson, Where He
Had Been Residing for Time.
Tucson. Ariz-, Nay 27.-COl. William
Leonard Davis, at one time manager Of
the New York World, died here Satur-
day after a brief illness. He was So
years old and was a brother Of Mrs.
Joseph Pulitzer.
Col. Davis was a native Of Virginia
and a graduate Of Annapolis naval
academy. He was a cousin Of presi-
dent jefferson Davis of the COnfed-
eracy and served in the Confederate
army. He had been developing a mine
in this vicinity. He leaves one son,
Worthington Davis The interment
viii be at washington, D. c.
Dizziness, vertigo. (Dund staggers)
ealIow complexion, flatulence are Symp-
toms Of q torpid liver. No one can
feel well while the liver is inactive.
HERBINE is a powerful liver stimu-
liant A dose or two win cause all
bilious symptoms to disappear. Try
it Price SOC. Sold by Scott White &
Co.. Stores.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27

The engagement has been an
nounced of Miss Louise T. Mason to
Beverly CLAY Elkins Miss Mason is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM F.
Mason. Of -- East Sixty-fOurth street
Mr.. Elkins is a member Of several
the city"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-27

r, Warren, Louise Mason is
engaged" handing the paper
TO him across the table.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-24

and less prosperous farms throughout
the country. The aim in all this work
Is to bring the farm up to its maximum
producing power through systematic
management, both as to cultural prac-
tees and as to business methods.
Agricultural Schools Valuable.
Along with this is the very recent
movement to instruct country children
in agriculture at the beginning of their
school life and to continue this instruc-
ton to the high school and the college.
In this way the foundation will be laid
for successful farming, and such farm
ing implies the retention of children
upon the farm.
Still further and to the same end
many agencies are at work upon the
country people to improve their dwell
ings, their modes of living. their home
life, and their social activities, which
are already beginning to count against
the unpleasantness of country life and
in favor of making such life attractive.
Influences Of this sort, Joined to the
agricultural education Of the young and
TO the practical teaching of the farmer
how to do by doing. at a time when
farming is prosperous and profitable,
may be depended upon to save to our
agriculture all the labor 1t will need
for the maintenance Of our national self
sufficiency."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-24
LORD ROBERTS
CAUSES TROUBLE
Inflammatory Utterances Against
Germany Prove Somewhat
Embarrassing.
The Turkish capital is already

London. Nov 23-No one will deny that
little Lord Roberts Is an excellent soldier
who has done his country most excellent
service, but since he retired from active
service he has come in for much criticism
from persons admitted to be level headed.
One idea only has predominated in his
mind-the conviction that Germany Is for
ever planning to attack this country. As
his active nature does not permit him to
sit down calmly and brood over this i'm
pending disaster, Lord Roberts spends
his whole time in fruitless endeavors to
popularize the idea OF general conscrip-
ton, rushing from one end of the country
to the other and making infiammatory
speeches against Germany, which create
a very bad feeling abroad. Recently he
was reproved by the Lord Mayor Of Lon
don. because he had chosen to make a
particularly violent lingo speech against
Germany at a time when German coun-
cillors were the honored guests of the
city OF London.
That the influence OF Lord Roberts Is
powerful in the War Department is evil
Dent from the fact, so far not very wide
ly known, that the department is grad
ualiy reducing the number Of the troops
encamped at the old military center of
Aldershot and concentrated in the East
ern Command at Colchester In a very
short time Gen. French. a particular
friend and protege of Lord Roberts will
be placed in command of this military
district. which will assume much greater
military Importance than Aldershot, and
simultaneously the number Of naval ves-
sells stationed at Harwieh. few miles
away, will be greatly Increased. II Is at
this point that Lord Roberts thinks Ger
many will land her legions when she
comes to conquer England
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-24

shall We withdrawf' asks Lungy.
MOP yelIs' Pete. you stay-be Wit
pessr'
son." said he as We sort Of settled IN
our places. that your criminal assault
and robbery OF me has subjected you TO
a long term in prison. And suffered
great damage by interruption Of business
and bodily and mental anguish from tbs
wounds, eontusions, and LESSONS inflicted.
and especially from the compound frac-
ture Of the inferior maxiIlary bone"
Dat bane Iier said Pete. "Ay yust
broke your yaw!"
He admits the corpus deficit" yelled
the lawyer. Gentlemen, bear witness"
Lungy.-
Neither did T." said.
II figure my damages" he went on, at
twelve thousand dollars"
Pete picked a thorn out Of his finger.
Now. Mr.. Peterson" went on the law
yer, Il don't suppose you have the cash.
But when I have stood up and fought
for a man for pure friendship and a mere
contingent fee, / learn to love HIM
would fain save you from prison, IL you
would 50 act as to enable me to acquit
you Of felonious intent A prison Is
fearful place. Mr.. Peterson
"Ay tank" said Pete, "Ay. brace up
an stand patti
IF you would do anything" pleaded
the Jackleg, ito show good intention. turn
over to me any papers you may have, no
matter how worthless-notes. or-or GER
tihcatesi"
Pete pulled out his wallet. Lungy
'" rake pd dis" said Pete. 'pi. ban. or
dei fer six dollar Yohn Yohnson's wages.
Ay bane guide fallar!''
''Thanksr' said the Jackleg, pi0us-
Ike. And is that long document the
certificate Of sale in Peterson vs.. Golden
Fountain, &c. %
Dat bane marryin' papers," said Pete
Dat spine paper bane ". G. Mae spine
all TEN o. K Dat Ieg-yerkin' bane yust
effldence. Ay take spine paper to start
camp fire.
1t was as good as play. Lungy turn
ed pale and trembIed. The lawyer went
up in the air and told the sheriff to ar
rest Pete, and appealed to the widow to
give up the certificate, and she got sore
at Pete, and called him a Norwegian fool
for burning It, and called the bigger kid,
which was more Irish-looking. Pete dug
his toe into the ground and looked
ashamed and mumbled something about 1t
not being his spine. The sheriff told Pete
to come along, and I asked him to show
fis warrant. He made a bluft at look
ing in his clothes for II, and rode away
with his countenance tight-closed.
Lungy and / rode of the other way.
That night Lungy smiled weakly as
started the fire with paper.
"Bin,'' said he. II shall never burn
paper without thinking how near l came
to paradise and dropped plump"
"Oh, forgot" said I. Here's that
certificate
Lungy took it. looked 1t over. read the
assignment. and broke down and cried.
He waited till the last minute, flash
ed the paper and the money. and swip-
ed the mine. The company wanted 10
Give check and redeem. but the clerk
stood out for currency, and IL was too
late to get It He got the mine, and
! Lucy, and is the big Mr.. Addison, now