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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04

commenting upon the effect OF a nine
dOllar-a week minimum wage law in
massachusetts, upon his employees
member of one of the largest shoe
making firms in the world said that an
his behalf a firm that could not af-
ford to pay that sum TO its workers
mad no right TO exist The average
weekly wage in his own establishment
exceeded So for each OF the hun
dreds Of women employed even al
lowing for the two or three weeks
Of enforced idleness for the annual
stock taking which. with this firm,
was equivalent to the usual vacation
period in other industries This plant
is in advance Of many others in equip
ment machinery and provision for
the comfort and recreation of its en-
plOyes, but the high degree Of or
ganlZatlon in most shoe making eS-
adjustments permits a higher wage to
both men and women in many other
industries.
Low Wages For Mattresses.
study Of the conditions OF women
Chicago. Minneapolis, St Paul, New
y Ork,-Philadelphia and st. Louis, which
shows the average wages Of women
In this industry 10 be S5-5S weekly.
They receive most Of their food in adj
ditiOn. but are at the expense OF
laundry for their aprons and in some
places of providing themselves with
special uniform. They are classified
as one neal two meal and three meal
girls according to the number of meals
at which they serve and their wages
are governed by the time they spend
on duty although those engaged for
only enc meal find difficulty in secur-
ing other employment for their unused
time
BOrding Homes For Girls.
The low wages paid to women
workers have rendered them to
large degree parasitic. Firms adver-
tise for girl living at home" the
assumption being that they do not
have to support themselves entirely.
Philanthropic women have established
boarding homes for working girls in
every large city to help make the in
sufficient salary yield a decent living
condition. The modern woman phil
anthrOpist feels that she is accom-
plishing more real good In helping
the girls to secure wages which viii
enable them to support themselves in
dependently rather than to aid such
institutions so they encourage the
girls to form labor organizations.
Tomorrow: Women in Business
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
'eExPUNGE DIVORCE FROM REC
ORD,v DYING REQUEST OF WIFE.
Court That Parted the Copper King ana
His Wife Will be petitiOned
to Set Aside Hecree.

New York. n. Y April 4.@rhe court
that parted T. Augustus Heinze the
copper king. and his wife Bernice. will
be besOught to restore her to him in
that this be done for the sake OF her
Her lawyer. Benz SpeIIman. began
the preparation OF a remarkable petf-
tiOn a few hours after his clients
death. to eXpunge the record OF the in
terlOcutOry decree already granted
I have always loved you. Fritz. I
have always hoped something would
happen to bring you back to me"-the
dying WOmanS words of reconciliation
with her husband-the death bed scene
her tears and embraces his assure noes
last Wish-au these will be written
into the records Of the state. together
with the testimony, under oath. of Mrs
HeinZe's mother. her sister and the
nurses who stood nearby.
Never before has the supreme court
OF New York been petitioned to ex-
punge the record of a divorce by a
voice from the grave
Had she lived it would have been
possible for Mrs HeinZe 10 discontinue
cause Of her love for Heinze ana her
hope that something would bring abour
q reconciliation. she POSTPONED fa1-fno.
the final decree which might have been
entered last month She had Onlv nm
til April - to decide whether tho 10
cree would be taken Again and sl-s5,
she told me; Wait. wait +hat derrc1
means death between my husband a0F
me To take il would tear nv SOM
Erom it's body
In the last minutes Of her life. she
repea ted over and over a-1fn the no
Quest that the record be -surlr~-a7 90
Mrs HeinEc's N~Gy was semi To- To
ledO, o., Tor burial
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
You CAN DO NOTHING

Dear Miss FairfaX:-AbOut a year
ago 1 kept company with q man of my
age. We were the best Of friends.
Last year he left the city with his
folks and babe me a farewell For six
weeks I heard nothing from him FL
naIly he dropped me a few lines After
awhile I discovered he corresponds
with another girl Since that time he
is devoted to her and acts cold TO me
I love him as before HeartbrOken
Love cannot be forced. He doesn't
love you He processes only friendship.
and has the right to give his heart
elsewhere Be generous to him. and
give him the right without question OF
complaint to WOO where he pleases- L
can assure you If there is any chance
Of his heart turning to you. this is the
surest way Of winning him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
sHF WASN'T HONEST

Dear Miss Fairfax:-KindIy tell me
what you think of a young woman who
is engaged to be married this winter,
and attends q party with another
young woman without the man to
whom she is engaged. telling him first
that she was going 70 a girl friends
house. where there were only to be
girls, and going to this party because
a certain young man was TO be there.
A Man
She deceived her fiance, which is re-
gretable. but perhaps she did it
thOughtlessly OF as a girlish prank
At least. he owes her the benefit OF
the doubt and the privilege Of an ex-
PLANTATION.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04

a church congregation produces money
for the missionaries. The magnetic is
the nerve center of the automobile and
when it gets out of killer the machine
develops blind staggeTs Immediately.
An automobile with an invalid mag
neto IS lust exactly as useful as a demo
erat wagon with a meditatiye and relue-
tant mule in the shafts.
It is possible to buy electricity in
bulk and run an automobile with a col
lection of dry cells stuffed full of light
ming juice. But the magnetic Is far
more economical Bv hiring an expert
about twice a wear to take your mag
neto apart and shake his head sadly
over the remains at a total cost of about
e35.4O. YOU can often save $50 worth OF
drv cells.
This NAV not look like economy to
the man who walks. but it is about as
near to saving money IS the automobile
owner ever gets.-COpvHghted by George
Matthew Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
JOURNAL ENTRIES.
Topeka JOurnaI)

A breach of promise suit also indi-
Gates that the man in the case has
money
Another impossibility is for any
two normal human beings to agree all
the time.
Believing all you hear is an excel
lent way to accumulate a lot Of
wrong ideas.
It's generally in the Imagination Of
their friends that bald-headed men
are sensitive about it.
Considering the fact that men are
measured almost solely by their
faults they make pretty good show
ing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04

Dear Miss F.

Dear Miss FairfaX:-I am 10 and
have been friends with man OF the
same age since childhood days We
mperceptibIy feu in love. and he re-
Gently declared his affection for me,
asking me to wait five years, until
he could provide sufficient income for
a comfortable living I love him madly,
and he has proved very. very constant
and devoted. II I really care for him
in the right way do you think / am
making too great a sacrifice in wait
ing for him, and keeping company
with him all this time. Novice
Long engagements, are msnifestly
unfair to the girl, but your love has
such a stable foundation that 1 am sure
your period of waiting will prove an
exception to the rule. Be happy every
day il lasts and have faith in each
Other
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
QUAKER lIEDITATIONs.

philadelphia RecOrd.)
The average man thinks he knows
all about women till he marries one.
Some fellows are not satisfied 10
kill time unless it belongs to some one
else.
The worlds idea of a man who is
doing well is not necessarily one who
IS doing good.
The world is full of people who are
running 40 horsepower automobiles on
five horsepower salaries
Where a man used to paddle his
own canoe he now finds it necessary
TO hire macbanician to run his
mOtOrbOat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago News.)

A rolling stone gets the hard
knocks.
Give a pretty girl a mirror lest she
get lonesome
Few men so live that when they die
the undertaken sheds tears.
Some automobile owners are hard
pressed to keep the wolf from the
garage.
The difference between a hospital
and sanatoriUm may be from $50
a week up.
Though a man with money be a bad
egg, people seldom take offence IN
til he is broke.
Things are not always what their
names would indicate. For instance.
the vacuum cleaner is never used to
clean vacuumS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
Ask HEB FoRGVENEsS

Dear Miss Fairfax am young
man OF % and am in love with a girl
Of I9 whose name is Gertrude. Through
a friend Of mine we fell out How can
1 regain her lOvee IN
Go to her in cOntrite spirit and
promise never to offend again and re-
member that the longer You delay
steps to a reconciliation the harder il
will become.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
One-Sentence Philosophy
REFLECTIONs o. a RACHELOR.
(New York Press. J

A girl gets an education out of her
own wits: a boy out OF somebody
elSe's
What gives a woman so much pa
thence is for her husband not to have
any at all.
The one thing a liar always seems
70 be sUrest Of is that you'll never
think he is
Maybe in the next world a woman
won't have to help a man on with his
wings IN the morning because he's late
starting for business.
One thing that MAKES a man feel so
sorry for his Wife's lack of intelligence
IS how she can never seem to appre-
clate the perfect way he shaves him
self.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
THIRTYTHIRD YEAR OF PUBLICATION
Advice To the LOvelOrn
YOUR MOTHER IS RIGHT.
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

AVDN NJ IILIt u IlItFIlIs
~ EAR Miss Fairfax; 1 am Is and
am deeply in love with a boy Of
the same age.
Ny parents kOnw his family very
well. but my mother objects to my
corresponding with him, as she says
his mother might not allow him TO
receive letters.
have asked him il his parents
know 1 correspond with him, and he
said they did, and didn't object But
still my mother objects to it.
Beatrice
The trouble with your mother is
that she bases her objections on the
wrong ground. 1t is not right for you
to correspond with him no matter
what his parents think 1t is not right.
because you are too young
Belive me, my dear, a gil OF fiftees
is too young for the disQUieting ex-
pediences Of love
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
Is STARTED
on GLOBE-EIIAAII LINE

Globe. Ariz, April "A survey Of
the road between Globe and Miami has
been begun with a view of ascertain
ing grades for the proposed electric
street car line. While no definite in
formation has been issued il is cur
rently believed that Stone. Webster &
company. viii put the project through.
Should they fail 10 do so. y T.. .Amster
has promised 90 raise capital in Bos-
ton Tor the financing Of the line.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
MagnefOS
By GEORGE FITCH,
Author of HAt Good Old SisTaHh'"
A MAGNETIC is a pocket electricity
~ factory whose chief mission IS
y y u r,nI-n IN antnmObIle 90.

"a
~ factory whose chief mission IS
n to make an automobile go, =.
When a magnetic Is working wen II
produces a beautifully continuous cleo
tic current which is cut into small
chunks and fed into the cylinders, eaus-
inc the explosions which have made the
gasoline engine Justly famous-and I0r
lack of which explosions 1t is also justly
Infamous.
Magnetos are small and delieately
built. They are located beside the mo-
,ar. usually where they can easily, De
reached by any man who can stand on
his head and wriggle into a garter snake
hole. They are placed this way for two
reasOns-tO keep amateurs from bother
ing them and to make 1t worth while
for an SO-cent an hour mechanic to
tackle the Job.
Tt Is as hard to find out what IS the
matter with a sick magnetic as 1t IS to
cure a woman with nerves A magnetic
may appear to be in the picture OF
health and hate all of its faculties M
GOOD working order. Yet It viii produce
electricity as reluctantly and scantily as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
you MUST REFUSE HIM

Dear Miss Fairfax:-I am 2, and I
know a young man OF D. He loves me
and says he will make me very happy.
I know him we'll He is well to do and
can make a good home for a wife He
asks me to marry him. I do not love
him, but just like him as a good friend
Y. Y 4
Unless you love him you can never
be happy with him. Don't marry for
a hOme-that is a fatal mistake
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04

the pavedst
streets within two three blocks Of the post
office JadnO plaza
many of the best up
CUTTERS not side
appearing city,
nents or enforce especially
~ ~ not Tsvfpr political or personal Dull with the administration have
put though be
~ 1 es even the richest of them who have not been forced
anything of Many right in
he 0 streets the inside district"
take remember that the city administration
has absolute power building
instances where it suited the city
take and drastic action Why has not been done
"ng" politicians contributors involved?
well known to every
citizen accurately reflects the system upon which the local has
working impartial enforcement
carefully Of "P and choose
where help yourself and your political and personal fortunes the most
surely" except
election day"-thati the "Ting" policy in a sentence
hbtatiOn
fit? Probably not percent all tOldm Of them belong to Hh
men, ventOdO, politicians friendly
required
s~r slS 54 @ the t5 s5itrt threw evsr possible
obstacle
not helpful cooperative contrary
M ADMINISTRATION 5 bv evev means in its power to defeat the efforts of the
only protect
influences against public gambling
deal? Why Tuesday next for the Citizens
ticket and thus get spirit
The
there would be favOm but the
contrary
th1owno ande
present city administration S
promises postponed a t
of may
ed dOzed hence the familiar usual weapons OF the political
in
ncudg
Of issues, taxpayers very
who can be trusted to spend this vast sum wisely eHGeny and
fulfilling building
e Paso has Own the ng fenoe Why not destroy the fenoe7
100000
while people anxious for "a little rain"
Los Angeles girl with wealthy relatives has been sentenced to two years
exile IL bungalow with hOusekeePe for passing worthless checks
Wilson Hampshire
bis political friends viii appreciate bids to enjoy the with him
Spring is
~ NJ F
Angeles campaign any city
fruit dealers being
bs up Angeles jobber coming into
Arizona trade The the itinerary
Bowie Globe Douglas Bb Benson MaTicPa Mesa Tempe Phoenix
Flagstaff Williams Kingnan and Needles
legislatures home.
party decided the late election contest favor of t eou He f6 nc
point having bearing
merits Of the and that the executive committee majority for the ng
Let's keep the record straight Mr. Mayor
people anything
patriotism strong starving
Angeles of the world FL
PasO not have them old but boast a few.
irrigation Roswell the POs valley are
going produce just to the world how prolific tbe7
can be in the production of riches
steps forward
thing building good roads, keep constant repair
Nothing than grace
always first woman clothes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
NOr CTsTOMARY- o. PROPER

Dear Miss FairfaS--Please let me
know II ii is customary for a young
woman to give her fiance a present Of
any kind when she gets the engage
ment ring A Constant Reader
She, has given him her love and her
promise. These are enough
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
Letters to The Herald.

IAN communications must bear the
Of the writer, but the name
will be withheld il requested.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
DATES MIXED AND No
RING MEE.rINE WAS HELD

Some one got his dates mixed and
announced a public meeting for the
ring 10 be held Thursday uiEht None
was held. but one was officially an
nouuced for Friday night.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04

AN INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER
DEDICATED
A CHAMPION, UNoPPoSED
Years.
G. Martins NewsE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04

4 studT mas been malc OF Inc
numerous industries in which women
are engaged with reference to tEe
wages paid. The New England shoe
industry is one OF those paving the
best wages TO its women workers. In
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
The Black Pearl
A short Story.

l ~ FRIEND. consul Pujol, of
vi Alden, received me warmly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04

Angeles boasts that
Paso may not have them old but boast a few.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04

Those people who can't get anything
administration naturally can't advantage being
patriotism very strong family
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04

FL jObber would better up Angeles obbers
The itinerary
Bowie Globe Douglas Bsbee Benson Marcopa Mesa Tempe
Flagstaff, Williams, Kingman, Needles.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04
A Government Of F avoritism

Nv HY
NV sidewalks? Why
post
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04

With aesan irrigation established Roswell
satisfied with wells; they breaking
going produce wells too just
be IN the production of riches
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04

Los Angeles has started campaign that could
flies
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-27

Is unapproachable. The parade spec
tacle daily given in ten arena made
up Of the cowboys and riders and the
Indians in all the variety and gor-
geousness of their Costuming in a
spectacle as superior to any present
ed by the biggest circus as anything
that is natural and real can be su-
perior to that which is simply arti-
fcial and created for purely CONNER
cial exploitation. 1t is a fine thing
that any city in the state is able to
present such a spectacle, but it is a
marvellous thing that town the size
of Pendleton can do IT and do it so
superbly
1t is to be hoped, as in he past
that the managers will keep the spirit
of speculation and commercialism out
of the show. 1t is likewise to be
hoped, to the degree that it Is pos
sible. to keep the purely professional
element off the program. 1t is a great
show. backed by wnoIe community
and it is worth while preserving sc
that the people OF the United States
may have the chance to enjoy a gor-
geous natural spectacle such az mon
ey cannot buy under the artificial
conditions of modern commercial life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
ITS ONLY so POUNDS"
SAYS PROFESSOR TAFT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Former
President Taft smiled broadly when
told that Representative Borland
wants to replace him, Uncle Joe Can
non and other republicans on the Lin
coin memorial commission with. dem
ocrats. They took the presidency
away from me-" said Professor Taft
"and 1 couldn't protest. But If they
intend to take this job away also, /
shall protest most vigorously"
Taft grinned when a friend said he
heard that the former president had
lost so pounds.
That" he said, initiating Colonel
Roosevelts tone of voice, "is ma
licious lie It's only CO."
Prof. Taft cancelled his acceptance
of an invitation to lunch with Speak
er Champ Clark.
I'm so busy with this Lincoln me-
mortal job" explained the former
president, that won't have time for
any noon refreshments"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
Fordham vs.. st. Peters at Ford

NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-Half a
hundred or more scheduled college
and university football games today
ushered in the real 1913 debut of King
Football. The dress rehearsals'
that occurred at Carlisle University
OF Maine. Western Maryland, Gettys-
burg and few other places a week
ago and the Yale Wesleyan, Conn,
game last Wednesday were merely the
usual feeling OUT affairs. Today
was the first big day. Practically
every college and university eleven in
the eastern and middle states opened
the season today. Indiana and Min
nesota were the only members of the
western conference to start today.
Other western elevens-not in the
Conference.-The play today are Uni
yerslty OF Pittsburgh Ohio Northern.
De Pauw and South Dakota. The
other seven members of the western
conference will open their seasons
next Saturday, as will the majority Of
other western elevens outside the con-
ference.
The Harvard Maine game today at
Cambridge. Mass, will be closely
watched by Yale scouts. because the
New Havenites play Maine at New
Haven next Saturday It will furnish.
as much as such comparisons can in
football. a line on the Crimson and
Blue. The Army, by starting against
Norwich today is getting a jump on
the Navy. which doesn't start until
next Saturday when it meets Pitts
burgh.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
Footbam Gard for Today.

Harvard VS.. Maine at Cambridge.
Dartsmouth vs. Mass "Aggies'' al
Hanover.
Princeton VS.. Rutgers at Princeton
Brown VS.. Colby at Providence.
Carlisle VS.. West Virginia at Car
Isle.
Lehihh VS.. Western Maryland a,
South Bethlehem.
Minnesota VS.. South Dakota at
Minneapolis.
U OF Pittsburgh VS.. Ohio North at
Pittsburgh.
De Pauw vs. Indiana at Blooming
ton.
Yale vs.. Holy Cross at New Haven.
Penn. vs. Gettysburg at Philadel-
phia.
Cornell VS.. Colgate at Ithaca.
Syracuse VS.. Hobart at Syracuse
West Point vs.. Norwich at West
Point
Georgetown VS.. seamen & Gunners
at Washington.
Virginia VS.. Randolph Mason at
Charlotte.
Lafayette Nurlenburg at Easton.
Penn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
Bathroom Decorated in Black is the
Very Latest.

There are styles in house furnish
ings as in everything else, as every
woman knows, and what these new
styles are to be is interesting to the
housewife at present. There have
been in recent years empire periods
oriental seasons and Louis Quinze
styles, and ali of them have been pop
ular for a moment of time
At present there is a tendency to-
ward the modern and individual in
house furnishings. As far as furni.
ture is concerned this may be due to
the tremendous amount OF fake"
antique stuff which have flooded the
market for some time.
Most women are tired of being fool
ed, and they prefer to have things
that are frankly modern. copied from
old designs preferably, but of un-
doubted twentieth century workman.
manship.
The craze for black decoration Is
more pronounced than ever this sea
son. The latest evolution of this mau.
soleum idea is the black bathroom.
The floor is made of some kind Of new
asphalt preparation which is poured
on. hardens and can be scrubbed or
polished until it resembles ebony.
The woodwork and walls of this
bathroom are black. with a ceiling OF
gold The mirror is of LACK glass.
and in the center OF the room Is n
tube Of black marble. The woman for
whom this bathroom was arranged
was delighted with it, but it is doubt
full IL many people would care for such
an apartment.
Rooms are no longer kept in one
period. 1t used to be the height OF
bad taste TO put an empire piece in n
Chippendale room. but at present II
is quite customary to see perfectly
correct drawing rooms composed of a