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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

Bisbee is not good, the statement is
false The road to the top Of the
divide is at all times one of the best
in the state. Its surface is better than
the much talked of lobe-Roosevelt-
Phoenix road; it is at all points wider
and in the early morning there will be
no occasion to fear meeting vehicles
approaching Bisbee but nevertheless
the road will be patrolled to prevent
such event.
I'VE understand that in the near fu-
ture you viii go over the road and at
that time we shall be pleased to show
palmer the justice of all our claims
but for the time being let US summar-
ize as follows:
Bisbee's Summary.
'Bisbee is nearest to the half way
point From Bisbee the cars can and
viii arrive half an hour earlier than
from Douglas. Bisbee is the most pop
ulous and most important point the
racers will pass through. The propo-
sition Of the race emanated from Bis
bee and the first publicity given to it
came from here. Bisbee is doing more
for better roads than any city along the
line. Risbee offers the largest purse
except these offered by FL PasO and
Phoenix.
1--WE are quite satisfied to leave the
matter with you people of FL PasO and
feel certain that you will see the JUS
tice of our claim and the advantages
$500 and an additional sum for enter
tainment if made the night control"
The Letter From Tucson.
John +. Myers, secretary OF the
chamber Of commerce Of Tucson,
writes;
Your letter Of recent date IN re-
ply to mine at hand. After understand
ing your position on the FL Paso-
Phoenix road race. have got to agree
with you. have succeeded in getting
our people into line, with the result
that yesterday they guaranteed a prize
of $500 as our portion of the purse. We
should. Of course, have liked to have
had the night control at Tucson, but
we can see the justice of the argument
in favor of starting cars at daylight
and running them only during the day.
I'VE also realize that the Douglas
Bisbee people are bunch of boosters
and deserve all the advertising they
can get out of making either city the
night control.
Il am aWfully busy with arrange
ments for the southern Arizona fair and
the big auto races for that time, but 1
want to give this FL Phoenix race
and the BOrderland route all the at
tention I can and will appreciate 1t II
you, as chairman of the race committee
will prod me up now and again with
whatever good dope you have on hand
so that I can push the good work
along
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
TRUCK THREE TIMES
EFFICIENT AS HORSE
J. J. LonEyveH Says Demonstrations
Have Proved That the Truck Is the
Modern Time Saver.

Modern Time Saver.
J J. LongweI makes the statement
that the driver of a light motor truck
can do from three to four times as
much work in given time as the drlV-
er of a horse and wagon OUTFIT, declar-
ing that the time saved triples ana
sometimes quadruples his capacity.
This interesting discovery was
made" said Mr.. LOngWell. in a re
cent investigation conducted as to the
practicability of WHY'S Utility three
quarter ton trucks. Most of our find
ings contained nothing that we did not
know before; namely, that IN the mat
ter Of maintenance and operation costs
and economy Of time, the truck was
vastly superior to the horse.
Day after day, during the tests,
drivers did from three to four times
as much work as could be done Dy the
men in charge of horse and wagon out
fits. solely because they could save
time in both travel and in making de-
lfveries. The saving in time through
the elimination of the necessity OF ty-
ing the horses while the driver carried
a package to a home or business place
furnished some interesting figures II
was found that the truck operator
could stop his vehicle, select the par
eel, make the delivery ana return 70
quired the horse driver to assure him.
self that his vehicle would be there
he left il on his return
in other words where the truck
driver could shut off his power se!ect
his parcel and dismount almost before
the truck had come to a full stop, the
horse driver wasted precious minutes
stopping his team, dismounung win
the hitching weight or to loop tie
strap about q hitching post and return
ing again to the wagon to reach Tor
the parcel. often, too, unless ne nad
made the selection before dlsnounllll5,
the horse driver had to climb into his
wagon again to get the package ne
was after. With so or so stops per day
the loss of time charged against the
horse driver reached a large total All
of this is saved by the truck"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
REWARD TOR CLASS THROWERS

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
WE TEACH SHORTHAND

WE IflAUH SHORTHAND
II one fourth time required by other
schools. Our system has stood the test
in FL PasO. Its users employed by
Southern Pacific Ry., E. P. & S W. Ry.,
Mine & Shelter Supply Co, Loretz, Pc
gram Co., Gus Momsen Co, Swift &,
Co, and others. Bookkeeping also.
Day and Night School Pass City Bus
mess College, MOrehOuse Blk, Oregon
and Texas. Phone 56O7.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
At International
Safety Exposition
(By United Press Associations)

New York, Dec 10-Safety for the
workers of the United States and
what it means to their families and
employers, the relationship between
employer and employe, welfare benefit
and compensation work were some of
the topics to be considered at the first
international exposition of safety and
sanitation which opened here today.
Men and women prominent in these
lines of work in every state in the
Union were present today. All forms
of sanitation and hygienic systems for
improving conditions in factories,
workshops and the homes of workers
will be presented by eminent authori-
ties. There will be morning ard aft
ernoon sessions for three days. To-
days main topic was Industrial Ac-
cidents." It was divided into the fol-
lowing sub-topics with the following
speakers: "Safer Shops" presented
by DR.. William H. Tolman, director
"
Human Values" presented by Don c.
Seitz, editor of the New York World,
and discussions by Mrs. Florence Kel-
ly, secretary of the National Consum-
ers' League; George Gilmour, James
L. Quackenbush, J. F. Conner and
H. f. J. Porter.
The afternoon topics today were
Accident Prevention and the Pt,o-
lic;" "Problems of transportation"
presented by representative of the
Pennsylvania railroad; Scare cf the
Injured" by DR.. William O'Neill sher-
man, chief surgeon of the Carnegie
Steel Company; Taking Chances" by
DR.. Lucian w. CLANCY of the United
States department of labor. The dis
cussions were led by Rhinelan6 Wal
do, police commissioner of New York;
James c. Pagan and M. A. Dow
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
Gold ThimbIes and Rings

Philadelphia Public Ledger: An ar
ticle in which Santa Claus deals heav-
lily is gold thimbles. Philadelphia
supplies an enormous number of them,
one local manufacturer being espec-
tally prominent. This city is also
wedding ring producing center.
The ladies who wear the thimbles
and the brides who get the rings may
be interested in knowing that large
number of them are made from brand
new gold coins. The manufacturer
does not want an old gold coin. be-
cause there is an appreciable differ
ence in the amount of metal in a new
one and an old $40 gold piece.
So the ring and thimble maker,
knowing the value of what appears to
be trifles, takes his check or his paper
money to bank and gets in exchange
the. newest of new gold money No
gold has been worn off these coins in
the handling.
The money is emelted and that's
where the thimbles and the rings
come from, or at least good many Of
them.
There seems to be an impression
one may not destroy United States
money, but that is an error II Ii un-
lawful to mutilate coin. but you
commit no crime when you utterly
destroy either paper money or metal
currency.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
Against Liquor Traffic

(By United Press Associations
Washington, Dec. 10.-Representing
the Antisaloon League of America and
the w. C. T. u, 1000 men and women
gathered under the capitol in a dem
onstration against the liquor traffic
today. Each carried petition de-
manding national prohibition by con-
stitutional amendment. The petition
was received on the steps by Repre-
sentative Hobson of Alabama, author
of the proposed amendment, and SEN
ator Sheppard of Texas. Gen. A. S.
Gennett led the Antisaloon League
forces and the temperance union was
marshaled by Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stephens,
president general.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
National Congress
Of 1rrigationists
(Ry United Press sAssociations)

(By United Press Associations)
Goodland, Kan, Dec. 10.-That wa
ter can be pumped sixty feet econom-
ically for irrigation purposes and that
the counties of Western Kansas av-
eraged more than $4,000 acres each
in the shallow water" region where
such irrigation would be practical was
the assertion today of State Engineer
H. B. Walker before the national irri-
cation congress, in session here.
Walker, who is secretary of the
congress, recommended the use of
centrifugal pumps, with internal COM
bustion engine, burning the cheaper
grades of oil.
Among the speakers on the two
days program are Governor Hodges,
President Waters of the Kansas Ag-
ricultural College, Prof. Hayworth,
head of the geological department of
Kansas University; Prof. R. N. Buff
man, vice-president of the congress; !;
j. Post Hardin, irrigation expert of
Denver; Prof. Cottrell of the Rock
Island railroad agricultural depart
ment and H. E. Murdock, a United
States engineer.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
OF NATIONS
BANKS FURNISH THE FACTS

Washington, Dec. 10.-Growth and
operations of national banks of the
United States are detailed in the an
nual report of the currency bureau,
submitted by Acting Comptroller
Thomas P. Kane to Speaker Clark.
The report contains no reference
to currency reform and no recon-
mendations, but details the condition
of banks during the year ended Octo-
Der 81. Only six national banks out
of more than 1000 existing went into
the hands of receivers, with aggre-
gate capital stocks of $4,350,0O0. Sat-
isfactory progress in liquidating the
assets of all was reported.
Growth of the banking power OF
the United States, as indicated by
loans and discounts, capital stocks
and deposits, is pictured over nearly
100 pages of statistics. The movement
of government funds to banks all over
the country to aid crop moving is re-
ferred to briefly. That is explained
in detail in the report of Secretary
McAdoo, submitted to congress last
week.
The Indebtedness of the govern
ment, less cash in the treasury, on
June 30, 1918, was $1,O28,344, ,055, of
which $965, ,7O6,61O was interest bear
ing, the annual interest charge being
S22,835,330, averaging 2.36 per cent
The circulating medium, consisting of
specie, legal tenders and national
bank notes, was $3,720,070,016, of
which $356,331 ,567 is the amount held
in the United States treasury, the re-
mainder, $3,363, ,738,449, being in cir
culation. Based on the estimated pop
ulation of continental United States
on June 80, the per capita of money
in circulation was $34.56. Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
A Matter that Concerns All

LesEe's Weekly: Workers in every
shop! Do you want the steel and iron
mills TO keep running? OF course you
do. Then urge the Interstate Com
merce Commission to give the rail-
roads fair play. They stand ready to
spend $2,OO0,0OO a day for the next
five years, for work and material urg-
entity required. They cannot do it
unless you help. The cost of mater
ial and wages is advancing and the in
come from traffic diminishing. In
crease the income! Help!
Merchants! Do you want your
stores filled, your counters crowded,
and your bookkeepers busy? Then
keep the factories busy and the pay
envelopes filled. This will keep your
cash registers singing all day long.
Help!
Railroad employees! Do you want
higher wages and lighter hours i?
Then make common cause with your
employer who is fighting for a chance
to live. Demand that the Interstate
Commerce Commission give him that
chance or let the Commission be
abolished, 1t is your fight as much
as anybody's. Help!
Farmers! Do you want the best
prices for your potatoes? You get
them only when wages are high
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
Root Wins Prize

(By United Press Associations)
Christiana, Dec. 10-Elihu Root was
designated for Noble ePace prize of
1912 and Henry Lafontaine Of Brus-
sells, ex-president Of the Permanent
Peace Bureau, for 1918. Root was
honored on account of his work as
pacificator of Cuba and the Philip
pines and the settlement of the i'm
migration dispute between America
and Japan. No prize was awarded
last year, therefore there was a double
award today.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10

amount in circulation, 46.2 per cent
is included in the assets OF national,
state and private banks, leaving 53.S
per cent with the public at large.
The transactions of the clearing
houses of the United States, as rep
resented by the volume of clearings,
reached $173,765,28S,000, exceeding
the operations of the prior year by
$5,564, 100000.
Foreign commerce in merchandise
aggregated $4,27s,s62,383, the eX-
ports amounting to $2,465, 1884, ,149,
the imports to $1,S12,97S,235, or less
by $652,905,915 than the volume of
exports. Foreign trade for the year
exceeded the volume in 1912 by $421,-
275,O40. In addition to the trade in
merchandise, gold was exported to
the amount of $77, 62,622, or $685.
597 in excess of the imports. Silver
exports amounted to $71,614,311, or
$3O,345,79 in excess of the imports.
Thus the exports of gold and silver
combined exceeded the imports of
these metals for the year by $685.
914,392.
Based on capital and surplus, the
gross earnings of national banks dur
ing the year were greater by more
than per cent than during the prior
year. While there has been a notable
depreciation in the market value of
standard and other securities, neces-
stating a cut in the undivided profit
account of the banks, shareholders Of
national banks received dividends at
the average rate of la per cent, as
against an average of 11.01 per cent
for the prior five years.
In connection with information rel
ative to the operation of national
banks, elsewhere in the report are
submitted statistics relating to the
condition of some 1880 state and
private banks, from which returns
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
Hunting a Miscreant

(By United Press Associations
Washington, Dec. 10.-The COM
merce department has begun an inves-
tigation of the origin of a wireless
message received Sunday night, tell
ing of the burning of ship off the
Virginia capes and that another ship
took off the passengers while the crew
remained aboard to fight the flames.
The revenue cutter service immediate.
ly sent two boats in search, but no
ship was found. It is suspected an
irresponsible amateur sent the mes
sage. The law is drastic in such cases.
The authorities declare the sender will
be vigorously dealt with if found.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
Business Block
For Fifth Street

The Edgar Brothers Realty Com
pany reports the sale of forty feet
frontage on Fifth street on the north
west corner of Fifth and State for
James A. Cook and c. E. Sprouse to
Russell Brothers of San Diego, who
will at once build a modern business
house to cover the property.
This will be the furthest point south
on Fifth street for a business block,
but will tend to define State street as
an important business street of the
future, carrying Fifth as far south as
Sixth street business has reached.
Other improvements on Fifth street
are expected to follow in the near fut-
ure.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10

were received for June last. The cap
ital of national and other banking
institutions is shown to amount to
$2,096, 100000, of which slightly more
than one-half is the capital Of ma
tional banks. Of Individual reposits
aggregating $17,475,700,OOO, national
banks held approximately one-third,
and Of the total assets, stated at $685.
712,100,000, approximately two-ffths
are those Of national banks.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10

workmen busy, railroads prosperous
and factories running night and day.
Help!
Workmen, merchants, railroad men,
bankers and farmers! Do you all
want prosperity? You can have it.
Make your choice between the states
men who build up and the demagogues
who tear down. Help!
And remember that a demagogue
never filled pay envelope.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
For Public Ownership
(By United Press Associations,

VBV UnltGu I'TbSS IASSUCIaCIO ONSJ
Washington, Dec. 10-Government
ownership of telephone and telegraph
systems is seriously considered by the
Wilson administration. Following a
visit to the white house today, Post
master General Burleson issued the
following statement: "There is con-
certed demand everywhere for pub
lie ownership of telephones and tele-
graphs. However, the Wilson adj
ministration will not act hastily. The
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
Race Conflict Narrowly
Averted at CaleXicoOver
Abuse Mexican Customs

War between the United States and
Mexico came within an ace of becom-
ing a reality in Calexico last night,
and it is not certain that the end is
yet in sight.
For months there have been gross
abuses of the customs regulations by
the Mexicans, Americans crossing the
line being held for trivial offenses and
compelled to put up heavy bonds,
which were declared sacrificed. This
has gone to the extent that has at last
aroused the Americans to deep resent
ment, and yesterday afternoon an epi-
sode brought the matter to climax.
Water Company No. 6 was sending
a team with grading equipment to do
some work on canal west of Calex-
leo, and coming to a section of flood
ed road, it made detour to another
road which follows the international
line, and which has been traversed
without interruption.
On account of sand hills, this road
swings back and forth across the
line, a few feet on either side, but at
either end it's destination is in the
United States.
Two rurales appeared on the scene,
and at one point where the wagon was
q few feet south of the line they ar
rested the driver, named Harrison, on
a charge of smuggling, taking him to
Mexicali, with the equipment, where
a demand was made that he put up a
bond of $4,000 or be thrown in Jail and
have his equipment confiscated.
In embarrassing the mules, they
broke loose and ran to the American
side, leaving but little equipment in
the hands of the Mexicans. Ameri-
cans of influence visited the Mexican
authorities and demanded the release
of Harrison, refusing to give bond,
and declaring that there would be
most serious consequences if he was
not released. This demand was then
accedeQ TO.
Later one of the two rurales was
riding through the streets of Calexico
when he was set on by number of
Americans, pulled from his horse and
placed under arrest for carrying con-
cealed weapons.
The Mexican consul, coming across
the line with an escort to intercede
with the American authorities for
the rurale, was held up at the point
of a pistol, and the two men were
marched to the city hall, where the
consul was released. He is stranger
in the towns, being a new man, and
was not recognized at the time of ar
rest.
The rurale gave bail in the sum of
$500 and he also was released, though
a hundred men had assembled about
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
Water Companies
Meeting Today

Water Companies Nos. 6, 8 and IL
have representatives in joint session
at Imperial today to discuss the need
ed improvements to the canal system
of the west side, and it is proposed
that, if necessary, the companies take
the situation in their own hands and
crowd through the work on the canals
below the international line which is
needed before the next big irrigation
period comes.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10

the city hall in Calexico before he
gained his freedom, and there was
good deal Of talk of violence.
Mexicali is small town immediate
ly across the line from Calexico, and is
almost wholly given up to gambling
houses and other disreputable places
but having no commercial Importance.
Local officials are credited with COL
lecting thousands Of dollars monthly
in tribute from the keepers of these
places, and character of the town has
been a menace to the peace and well
fare of the border for years. The
Mexican officials themselves live on
the American side of the line.
The town has Notifications, and
several hundred Mexican soldiers are
stationed there, while the only COM
pany of American soldiers kept at Ca
lexico was removed several weeks
since.
Reports from Calexico today are to
the effect that there is deep resent
ment still manifest, and that the
Americans are determined no longer to
submit to what they term the graft
proclivities of the customs officers
on the Mexican side of the line.
1t is known that the Mexican offic-
ers have wired to the city of Mexico
for instructions, while Mayor Rock
wood of Calexico has sent an account
of the affair to Congressman Kettner
by telegraph, and it is considered
probable the government will send
troops here at once.
Americans Interested
AS there are many Americans en-
gagged in farming below the line, they
will naturally be much interested in
the outcome of the affair, and every
effort is being made to pacify those
who are aroused by the incident. A
few of these Americans have them
selves suffered from the Mexican GUS
toms methods. One American short
time ago crossed the line with articles
appraised at $3.50, and he was COM
PEELED to pay the Mexican customs
officials $3.50 penalty, and yet the
Mexicans are so free from control
by reasonable regulations that it has
not been thought best to raise any
disturbance against them, until the
outbreak of last night.
Talk today was freely heard in Cal
exico that the only solution for the
situation that exists is for the United
States to get control of the delta coun-
try, and there is at all times a pos
sibility of steps being taken by people
who have been wrongly treated by the
Mexican customs officers to take steps
to force the issue, though cooler heads
are trying to prevent such a contin-
gency arising.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
Joe Tinker Wanted
(By United Press Associations

(By United Press Associations
New York, Dec. 10.-A flat offer
Of $4,000 was made President Herr
mann of the Cincinnati National
League club today by President Eb-
bets of the Brooklyn team for Joe
Tinker, short stop. The offer was re-
fused.
Governor Tener of Pennsylvania,
elected president of the National
League, arrived today and was given
an ovation by the league magnates
He will be officially installed this aft
ernoon, when he is expected to outline
his principles.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
Flood Crest Is
Nearing the Gulf
(By United Press Associations

lBy United Press AssOciations)
Roseburg, Texas, Dec. 10.-The
levee at Richmond, near here, broke
today, flooding houses throughout the
city with four feet of water. The
Jail was inundated and the prisoners
were freed They aided in the work
of rescuing scores of marooned citi-
zens. Five feet of water is reported
at Bay City today. The crest of the
flood is expected to reach the gulf
before tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
Acquitted Of Charge

(By United Press Associations)
Phoenix, Dec. 10-Federal Judge
Sawtelle today sustained motion of
the defense to direct a verdict of ac-
quittal of conspiracy in the case
against the Phelps Dodge Mercantile
Co., Douglas Hardware Company, F.
E. Coles and W. f. Fisher, charged
with exporting munitions of war to
Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-10
Musicians Take Examination
(By United Press Associations

(By United Press Associations1
Washington, Dec. 10.-Civil service
examination headquarters here sound
ed like German band barracks to-
day. The toot-toots and ta-ra-tas
came from a score or more of ''moo-
Steers" who are candidates for the
position of. leader of the orchestra and
band at the federal prison at Atlanta,
Georgia.