El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30
MAKE WAR ON
FEMININE
6RAFTERS
New York Stores Try New
Scheme to Prevent Being
Imposed Upon.
HORSE CAR GIVEN
LEAD OVER ELECTRICS

New York, n. Y, Nov. 30.-Wome1
Of wealth and good standing in New
/ York society have Joined the ranks Of
/ the grafters. Not only do those women
take graft but they go out and gel
! it and the situation mas now reached
a point where the department stores
which have been the worst sufferers
The women have of course, been
/ cruelty shocked to hear the right
name given to their practice which
was one Of the oldest and simplest OF
gentle gratis.
The woman who felt that none Of
/ her evening gowns would do for a par
{ ticular brilliant occasion would saun-
( ter into a store during the early af-
teTnOOn, look over and try on gowns
I till she found the handsomest one
that she could wear, and order it
sent home Immediately "On approval"
Next day she would return the gown
saying that her husband did not like
it, OF that the color was all changed
when she got it in the gas light.
The department stores cure for the
trouble is simple and effective. They
now paste a label of flimsy paper on
the sleeve or back Of each gown IN a
contrasting color. big enough to be
seen three blocks away A tag or an
ordinary seWed cloth label could be
removed, but the light paper, stuck
on with preparation that cannot
harm the cloth, has to be torn off in
scraps. If the label is not in place
there's an end to it.
Record Trade for Month.
Figures which have just been com"
piled on the traffic at the port Of
that that was the greatest month
Of foreign trade that the city
has ever seen. And in view Of
the present outlook in the dock situa-
ton here with small prospects Of
gaining soon the longer piers which
aressO urgently needed by the com
merce Of the port it is regarded as
probable that the october rush OF
foreign trade will prove TO be the
largest monthly volume that will pass
through the NarroyTs for some time.
Imports alone totaled more than
sos, 600, 900 for October or $4,000, 600
IN excess Of the best previous record
At the same rate years imports
which is more than the national debt
Of the United States or Of the German
Empire. Exports at the same time
reached $4,000, 900 or within 100000
Of the previous monthly record.
Horse Car Leads Electric.
One Of the strangest races ever run
hereabOuts resulted the other day in
the victory Of an old four wheeled
horse car over the most modern double
decked electric after a brush that
lasted for seven miles of crowded
Broadway. incidentally the citizens Of
the town had a chance to see a unique
display OF the progress Of street rail-
way equipment in the metropolis. In
fairness to the double decker it should
perhaps be explained that the horse
car was started ahead on the same
tracks and never left the rails. The
horse car men do not hesitate to drive
order to get past an obstacle, so by
the horse car racing rules the old
car won the day. It was an old car
used in New York in 1860, and it had
a clear track because 1t was the head
Of the only historical street car pro-
has found out. In its train were old
cable cars of the COS some Of them
remOdeled into electric "blOomers" on
fOur-wheeled affairs that ride like
rocking horses. There were also ordi-
nary ''pay-as-yoU-enter" cars Of now
adays, the new battleship or stepless
cars that have the Broadway run
where the conductor sits in the middle
like q cashier, and finally the new
double deckers two stories high with
an upstairs smoking room.
HeodIess Cats a New Fad.
As the elimination of long series
Of freak pets, including monkeys,
strange toy dogs and queer animals
New York is now facing the posi-
bilIity of a craze for headless cats. /
As a result of the recent surgical con-
gress here, it has been demonstrated
that It is possible to remove the head I
from a cat without pain or disturb
ance and keep the rest Of the cat !
alive for a considerable time New
York has always been quick to take |
up strange pets as society fads, but |
should the headless cat eventually 1
achieve popularity it viii doubtless be /
Tor utilitarian reasons, and because /
IF the backing Of fiat and tenement I
iwellers who find their sleep dis 1
-urbed nightly by feline concerts.
lAbOHshing Vacations.
That the normal human being does
not only not need a vacation but is 4
wasting time and impairing his USE /
-ulness by taking one is the dictum 4
ust just put forth by an expert which /
s likely to be regarded with much /
more incredulity six months from now. /
That the human machine should rest /
)nly during sleep is the chief tenet 1
II the new doctrine, which in this re- 4
ipect is likely to prove unpopular 4
With millionaire and hobo alike and ]
)nly likely to become popular with !
hose few who regard vacations as a 4
waste % time. The rules laid down \
or those who desire to achieve this /
Oint Of view include injunctiOns to Il
leep all that is possible, to get rid
4 all physical ills, TO waste no eff
ort, never to worry and never TO al
OW the mind to dwell on a distaste-
III subject