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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
MILITANT LEADER
ORDERED Arrested
SuffraRets Are Forming at Plymouth
England to Rescue Mrs. EmIneline
PanKhurst.

Plymouth, Eng, Dec. 5.-Prepara-
lions are being made for the arrest OF
Mrs. Emmeline PankhUrst, the militant
suffraget leader, on her arrival here
from the United States on board the
Majestic tomorrow. force Of suffra-
gets under the command of General
Mrs. Flora Drummond will be on the
spot ready to fight for their leaders
freedom.
The chief constable at Plymouth
spent the day preparing an adequate
force to deal with any attempt at res
cue by the militant suffragets. The
suffra gets anticipate that their leader
will be transferred to a special polio
tug and taken to another port. They
have chartered a vessel to undertake
a chase with the specially formed
troop to effect her rescue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
school. OFFICIAL, PRAISES
STATE MEETING AT DALLAS

Austin, Texas, Dec. 3.-State superin-
tendent of public instruction W. F.
Doughty has returned from Dallas,
where he attended the 35th annual
meeting of the Texas State Teachers
association.
He said: The Dallas meeting of the
Texas State Teachers association was
the largest in point of attendance in the
history of the organization. Approx
imately 1000 teachers were in attend
ance. representing all parts of the state,
some Of whom had come from points as
far away as 500 miles It was a great
meeting Of the educational forces of
the state and the results thereof will
mean better schools for the children Of
the people"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
THREE SENTENCED ON
BURGLARY CHARGES

Rodriguez and Soto Get Two Fears, Lee
One Year With Suspended Sentence;
Bustamantes to Tuveni'e Court.
E. Rodriguez and Isaac Soto, on trial
for burglary, were sentenced to serve
two years each BY a jury of the 34th
district court Tuesday afternoon The
case of E. BustamanJes, VINO was IN
dicted jointly with the two, was trans
ferred to the county court juvenile
docket on account of his age.
The three defendants were charged
with having burglarized the store of 7.
Goodman, 20S East Overland street, on
the night of October Is. Several suits
of clothes were missed at the time.
Harry Lee, charged with burglarizing
the Gordon rooms on San Antonio str aet.
was given two years by a jury Wetlnes-
day morning. His sentence was Sis
pended. At the time of the alleged bur
glary a quantity of bed clothing was
missed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
81 ARE EXAMINED
FOR U. S. POSITIONS

There were SO applicants for the po-
sition of junior inspector in the immi-
grafton service, three for the position
of telegraph operator in the govern
ment service. and one for electrician,
when the civil service examination was
given in the court room of the federal
the largest number Of applicants ever
examined here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
MENINGITIS Is REPORTED
EPIDEMIC AMONG U. s. SAILOF

San Diego, Calf, Dec. 3.-For the
purpose Of taking serum to Guaymas,
where meningitis is reported epidemic
among American sailors, the destroyer
Paul Jones, which put in here after the
storm in the Santa Barbara channel,
may be sent to the Mexican port. The
ship is cOaled and awaiting orders
A destroyer was recently sent to
Guaymas on a similar errand.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
FL PASo SHORT ON RAIN

FL Paso is closing the year short
considerable amount of its average an
nual rainfall. There Is a deficiency up
to the first of December, according to
the weather bureau records, of 2.99
inches. There was an excess of OBS of
an inch for the month of November The
average annual rainfall is only 9.S4 for
FL Paso,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
DEPUTY COLLECTOR WILL
TESTIFY IN ARMS CASES

penter left Wednesday afternoon for
Phoenix, AriZ., to appear as a witness
before the United States court in the
ammunition smuggling conspiracy
cases on charges against FL Paso and
Arizona ammunition dealers. He took
the records Of the customs office with
him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
Breathe Freely. Clears Stuffed-up, In
famed Nose and Head and Stops
Catarrhal Discharge. Cures Dull
Headache.
Try 'EIy's Cream Balm"

Try ''EIy's Cream Balm"
Get a small bottle anyway, just to
try it-Apply a little in the nOstrils
and Instantly your clOgged nose and
stOpped-up air passages Of the head
will open; you will breathe freely;
dullness and headache disappear. By
morningl the catarrh, eOld-in-head or
catarrhal sore throat will be gone.
End such misery nOwI Get the small
bottle of "Ely's Cream Balm" at any
drug store. This sweet, fragrant balm
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
GIRL CONVICTED OF AIDING
FATHER TO Kill SWEETHEARR

Crowley La. Dec. 3-Dora Murff.
IS years old, was found guilty of man.
slaughter, and her stepfather, J. S.
Duvall, was convicted of first degree
murder without capital punishment
here today They were charged with
the killing of J. NJ Delhaye, Miss
Murffs sweetheart. Allie Duvall, the
girls half brother, was acquitted.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
FORMER NEW MEXICO OFFICIAL.
son OF PIONEER. IS DEAF

Las Vegas, n. N, Dec. 3.-DemetriO
Perez, territorial auditor from 1891 to
1894. and a son of Col Abelino Perez,
military governor of New Mexico from
1885 to 1887, when he was murdered by
indians, is dead. He was n years old.
Perez for years was one of the leading
Spanish-American politicians in New
Mexico.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
AID IS GIVEN TO NEW
NTEXVCn GCUnnT n

Santa Fe, N NJ, Dec. S.-Superintend
ent of public instruction Alvan n.
White has granted the following aid to
school districts applying for it: Venus,
Santa Fe county, $3.50; No. 81, Curry
county, $50; No. Is, Guadalupe county,
$50; No. 81, Union county $500; No. a,
Torrance county, S175; No. 55, Curry
county, $50
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
CONFERENCE CLOSES
At AUSTIN PARK q

The meeting Tuesday night closed the
conference of the Christian churches
of New Mexico and west Texas which
has been held at the Austin Park
Christian church for the past three
days.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
FOR THE TUARFZ WOUNDED.

D. NJ. Berry sends The Herald 81
toward the fund for relief of the wound
ed IN Juarez. The money has been
turned over to DR.. f. P. Miller.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
WILSON sUFFERs FROM A COLI

washington, d Q, Dec 3.-PreSldent
Wilson had a heavy cold today and re-
NAMED in the executive mansion on
the advice Of his physician, DR.. Cary
T. GraysOn, United States navy.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets re-
move cause. There is only One BRO
NO QUININE." 1t has signature of E
". GROVE on box. CSC.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03

AUTO FOR HIRE. PHONE -.-Ad-
Yertisement
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
on the work.

The organization Is past the expert.
mental stage and our people hav.
learned that 1t earns many times its
cost in protecting our !.ecple from un.
worthy cases that heretofore have
preyed on Fairmont people. The com
mittee has done good work and tho
members are well pleased with the
success they have attained in solicit
ing funds. .h 3d.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
| CRY NEWS.
BRIEFS -
Push Work on Postoffice.

= The brick work on the new post
Office building has been completed and
with the placing OF the cornice which
will be OF white marble, adding five
more feet to the height OF the build
Ing, the structure will be ready 70:
the roof. When completed the post
Office will be enc Of theh andsomest
building in the city from an architec
tural point of view
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
viii Endeavor to Sell Bonds.

Members Of the county court. Pros
eCuting Attorney Tusca Morris and
Wilton Miller. chairman of the gooG
roads bond committee, are in Cincin.
natl today. where they will make an
effcrt TO dispose Of the 100000 bonds
for the purpose of procuring funds for
the construction OF permanent high.
ways in Fairmont district. An at
tempt was made to sci 1.-The b 49,;
here last Saturday but no satisfactory
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
GREEN MAY BE CANDIDATE.
Slate Makers Are Now Picking Sue
cessor to John W. Davis.

The political forecasters have slated
Louis Bennett OF Weston. as the Dem.
ocratic candidate to succeed John ".
Davis and Geo. A. l.aughln last Re
publican nominee for the Progressive
candidate and Julian J. Hearn, OF
Wheeling, as the Republican candi.
date. Dr. Henry S. Green. editor Of
the Morgantown Post Chronicle, is
, also mentioned as probable Progress.
sive aspirant for the place.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
Held For Destroying Property

Noble Layman, Harold Harrington.
Howard Hirschbager, Donsal smoll.
wood, Fay Kisner. and Lawrence Nor.
ris were arrested by Constable John
S. Walker on a warrant sworn out be.
fore Justice D. S. Helmick charging
them with destroying doors. windows
OF. a house owned by Harry Shaw. The
writ was made ret8rnable to Justice
NJ. R. Musgrove and gave bond los
their appearance before the grand
jury. rs 4,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
On Return. to California.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Beacon and son,
Paul, and daughter, Mrs. Van Deusen
all OF Los Angeles, stopped in town Il
short time today. The party are mo.
ioring through the country. They LEFT
New York City Monday on their re.
turn 10 California.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25

Roe Hern was fined sl5 and costs
In Justice Fleming's court yesterday
afternoon. Hern assaulted Harry e..
FltahuSh. n street car condu stor.
Hern was also requested to give peace
bond of 500 TO keep the peace to.
wards Fitzhugh for one year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
CHARLES EDGAR HoGG
Late Dean Of University Law School
to Be Attorney for U. M. A.

Charles Edgar Hogg, who recently
resigned as dean OF the University
law school a. Morgantown. has been
appointed rs attorney for the United
Mine Workers OF America, and will
have offices either in Charleston or
huntington.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
A. c. Generously Supported

The canvass for the Associated
CHARITIES was completed today. The
business men, OF Fafrmont responded
generously to the subscription list and
a nice fund has been raised to carry
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
Jail Board Jumpers.

Constable George Straight, OF Farm.
inston. brought three boardbill Jump.
ers to the county Jail yesterday &C
serve sentences of ten days each All
OF the prisoners were foreigners.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25

ant Prosecuting Attorney Ernest Bell
is looking after the case for the state
The case was set for hearing yes.
teday but some OF Their witnesses for
the defense were absent and con.
tinuance was granted.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25

which recently erected a large addi
ton to its plant is now manufactur
ing goods in the new mill. The new
machinery is working fine and is turn.
ing out superior product for which
there is Il ready market at good
prices
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
Miujk Case Up TODAY.

The case of tSate VS.. Martin Miu.
TX, who was arrested Wednesday
charged with illegal selling and ar.
raisned before JJustice R. Leigh Elem.
Ing, will come up for trial this after.
noon ut $3.50 o'clock.
The defendant is represented by
Attorney f. +. Morgan, while Assist.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25

Miss Mabel Edmcnds, who had been
the guest of her aunt. Mrs. F. T. liud
dleson. OF Locust avenue. has return.
ed to her home in Richmond. Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25

DDS were received at that time. Sew.
eral Cincinnati firms stated that they
mad offers to make but wanted more
information concerning the bonds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
DAWSON AT KlNGWoOD..
Ex-Governor Dawson to Visit State
institution from His Former

Ex-Governor Dawson, who was re
Gently appointed as a member of tho
State Board of Control and who has
been at Terra Alta for some time fol-
the benefit of his health. has gone to
his old home at Kingwood where he
will make headquarters for some time
and visit a number Of the public IN
situations of the northern part of the
State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
Purcell Post To
Be Extended
Says Burleson
(RY AssocIArrp rRrssl

WASHINGTON. July 25.-Despity
'enatorial criticism OF the propose /!
'eduction in parcel post rates and the
Increase in the size OF packages. Post.
master General Burleson today an
'ounced he would issue the final or.
er at once putting the changes into
Meet August Is. The announcement
'ame after the wisdom OF making the
hanges had been subjected TO T.
earchIng review before the Senate
'ostoffice committee in the presence
If III postmaster general
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
Second Ward Building Delayed.

Construction work on the Second
ward school building has been consid-
erably handicapped on account OF the
steel shipments that have gone astray.
Wet weather Is another factor that
has delayedt he work TO Il consider.
able degree.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
FEELING RUNS HIGH
AGAINST NEGRO

CHARLESTON July 25.-Feeling
runs high tonight against Campbell
Clark. colored. who was placed on
trial today charged with attempted
criminal assault on Miss Annie Hunt,
I l7.year.old salesgirl. ten days ago,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25
INFANT OF Mr.. AND MRS. b
T. 3, AMOS BURIED

katherine Bell, three.months.ol
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B.
Amos, died yesterday at the home OF
her parents at Grant Town, after al
illness with cholera infantum The
funeral took place this Afternoon at
two o'clock from the residence and
interment was made in the Ballah
cemetery by Undertaken r. c. Jones.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25

New Machinery in Operation.
The Barnesville Manufacturing c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21

skin taken from the animal day be-
for the shipping. No sailing is done,
nor treating of any kind.
The first work after the grading of
the pelts in the receivers market is
that of taking all flesh and fats from
the skins For this purpose a stretch
ing board commensurate with the
skins tightens the pelt over the work
ing board, which in turn is made fast
to a sloping bench" at As degrees,
ending in a refuse box. Working down
ward with a tool resembling the car
penter's drawing knife, the skin is
left clean of all clinging flesh and fat
and is ready for the tanner And the
tanner and the dyer would involve an
other story altogether.
When pelts have been cleaned they
go to the drying room. One of the
features Of this particular drying
room visited is the "postoffice" rank. II
Is made of wood and wire-bar sections
each Of size to receive one muskrat
skin stretched on it's board. This post
office rack will hold 1886 rat letters
For the other kinds of pelts dry.
ing board in proportion is used and the
pelts are stacked on shelves along the
walls, with a twO-inch space between
maintained by a nail on one side OF
each board.
In drying. the temperature ranges
between so and 80 degrees and in this
room IL hours are sufficient for the
drying, allowing two filings in "a
hours. When the tanners work IS
done the house has its crates of tanned
belts arranged ready for the furrier
buyer. But even at this selling stage
most Of the skins are set there, skin
side out. on the board upon which they
were dried In average sales, too, the
buyer-who is az expert as the man
! who passes on the raw skins-seldom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21

to the trapper for the average pelt.
A few years ago a seasons receipts
for this house ran as high as 100000
rat skins. Its fur largely is used as
Innings now, while once it was river
mink when worked up into muff and
collarette of cheap prices. Michigan
always has produced the highest quail
ity Of muskrat skins. The skin of the
rat ia thin and easily torn, but they
are received stripped outside in, the
rat" tail amputated, as is the oppOs-
sums, and stretched on a board.
The fox family is numerous in the
United States, Canada and Alaska
Red and gray fox skins of good grade
bring the trapper about 81 each-a
price which confounds the average
person when he considers that a Min
nesotA skunk is worth twice as much.
The white fox Of Alaska, however,
brings the fox family up TO standard
among the high priced furs. My guide
showed me "a skins OF the white fox,
received the day before for which the
trapper got s454 net. These skins
were shipped with the long, snow white
fur on the outside.
The gray wolf from Canada COM
mands about the same price as the
best mink. ranging from So TO 81,
though in fur surface a good specimen
OF Canada wolf skin viii measure five
times the square surface Of the larg.
est mink The yroiF Fr1r, the uras,e-p
portions Of the United States ranges
considerably lower in price compared
TO his Canadian brother.
But speaking Of the marten! Here
is one Of the most contradictory OF
fuTs when viewed by the layman. The
marten OF the far north Is no larger
than a large mink Turn the skin OF
mink and the average person would
! not detect that a difference existed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21

But while the best Ontario mink
brings his average of 81, the best mar
ten has established a trapper's aver
age of $50 a skin. My guide stepped
into a small, dark room and brought
out two punches of tanned skins, fur
side out and held together by wire
loops through the eye-holes of the skin.
Which bunch would you run away
with If you had broken in as a burg
lar and had to leave one string be-
hind?"
l made a hasty examination-prob-
ably as good as a long one-and de-
cided that as one bunch was larger
than the other I'd take the big one.
He laughed.
There's where you'd lose out about
$4,000 at least" he said This large
bunch is made up of light 'colored'
mink. This small one is Of the best
marten, uncolored, and our price to
the furrier for the bunch is $4,000"
Yet a 10-year-old school girl could
have carried that $4,000 bunch OF
tanned skins five miles.
The otter, in comparison with the
marten, 10 below in rank. The best
otter from Alaska is two OF three
times larger than the best marten
but the Alaska otter brings $35 skin
while the best grade otter from Flor
ida brings S16 at the trap In its uses
the Dluckad otter-from which tho Iouc
hair is drawn-is most adapted TO wo
mans wear. In its native condition
the fur of the otter is used largely as
collars for overcoats.
All skins received are IN the raw
state. and are packed tightly into ma
Mia bagging. The wrapping is heavy
and securely sewed. The skins may
range from q pelt stripped six weeks
before and comparatively dry TO the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21

whose farm borders a small river,
with banks Astounding with uprooted
trees and occasional rock strata, His
chicken yard is his measure of the
animals activities, when in the course
CT te Knights the marauder may deci-
mate a flock of so hens.
Twenty years ago the farmer boy
who caught a big mink in midwinter
pelt and stripped his hide and
''planked" it was fortunate to- get
silver half dollar at the local commits
sion house. The man who paid his 70
cents for the skin was a liberal buyer.
Today ten times the price is paid for
the stripped skin. and the poorest
available grade of mink skin commands
$3.50 cash.
Leading with the mink as the most
popular and valuable of the common
fur-bearing animals, the skunk is prob
ably a chief second After the skunk
comes the raccoon, then the 'possum,
and last-but vastly more numerous
than any other Of these animals-is
the muskrat
Thousands Of farm boys have skin
ned the odorifeFous skunk and tackled
his hide on the side of the barn to
dry on the leeward side and disposed
of it at the village hide house for
quarter. Today the skunk skin of av-
erage grade brings 1925 to the trap
per, while the coon skin of average
size and quality quoted to the trapper
at the same average Price. But to the
farm boy the catching of a skunk was
a dozen times more common and easy
than the taking of the raccoon.
With the skunk and the raccoon
pelts about onehalf the price of the
best grades Of mink, the reader may
Judge the worth Of these furs to the
manufacturer Of fur goods. Sizes Of
the two animals and the condition OF
the furs mark their several grades.
II Is noteworthy that the largest rae
coons and skunks come from Mime
sofa, while the smallest skunk is q
native of Texas, the largest state in
the union.
Two raccoon skins in the Bach es-
Z ldblAHAAAltlN uIt nHlu tuSIG dH luc
largest pelts ever received from the
I body OF this coGsin OF the bear. Both
skins came from Minnesota and are
exactly the same measurements. They
measure SO inches from tip TO tip and
/ "a inches across. Each skin has FUR
OF the finest class, carrying the dark.
est shade and the pronounced cross.
! barring OF the tails.
The opposum Is a southern creature
/ in natural habitat A few years ago
he wasn't worth sklnning. where now
the trapper gets 70 cents for a skin
OF fair grade.
But today the muskrat is the most
Dumerously trapped furbearing ami
NAL on the continent. For several
years HIS hide has been dropping in
price. Last fall there was distinct
slump IN the price. bringing 80 cents