El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-08
DOUGLAS TO FIGHT
FAKE ADVERTISING
Ad. Club Committee Is to Pass Upon All
Advertising Schemes Presented
by Outsiders.


Douglas. Ariz Aug. Fake adver-
Using schemes have received a black
eye in Douglas through the action OF
the Douglas Ad club, which has di-
cided that any member shall, before
undertaking foreign advertising, sub
NIT the proposition to the clubs COM
mittee. The clubmen declare that they
have been victimized time and agaln
by smooth tOngued sellers of advertis-
ing. which after being purchased, was
found not to come up to specifications
Of the contract
The gross receipts Of the municipal
water plant for June were S5,9OS-te,
while the net earnings were S2,111-O5-
A total Of 1S, 462,5GO gallons OF water
was pumped and delivered at the
average cost of 10 cents per thousand
gallons. The average receipts per
thousand gallons was 80 cents
Sheriff Wheeler will investigate re-
ports reaching him that his deputies
and the city police force do not work
in harmony, which many people de-
clare, is largely responsible for the
manner in which the burglars have
been succeeding so well in eluding cap
ture recently.
Finding a man in the act of ransack-
ing a trunk in the dining room of her
home Mrs. E Z. Hiatt screamed and
brought neighbOrs to her assistance
The burglar escaped over the rear
James Kirk, of Los Angeles, formerly
mine superintendent of the Four c
company at Cananea, is in the city for
a brief stay, as are also secretary Geo.
Young, of the same company, and Chas-
l. Montague, cashier of the BancO de
Cananea.
Forced to climb through hole in the
roof of their home for safety, John
Watson, his wife and children had
narrow escape from death when La.
Carload mine, Is miles northeast OF
Nacozari, was swept by flood The
mine, which has not been operated Tor
some time, was swept clean OF all sur
face tanks, piles of lumber and small
houses, while one mule, one horse and
20 hogs were drowned and swept down
the canyon. The house occupied by
Watson, who is Waterman at the prop
erty, is located on higher ground. but
he and his family were forced to aban-
don first their perches on the furniture.
among the rafters and then climb
through a hastily broken hole onto the
roof, the water sUbsidinS before it went
over the structure.
Ten consecutive explosions, accom-
panied by binding flashes of fire, as If
caused by powder, startled the people OF
Douglas and caused a report to become
common on the streets to the effect that
the heavy rain had entered cOnVerrerS
al the Copper Queen smelter. causing
them to explode. Investigation proved
that nothing of the kind had occurred,
the explosions being caused by hot con-
verter Stag being poured into the ore
beds in which considerable water had
gathered No damage was done.
AS a result of the visit of c. NJ Field
er, general organizer of the American
Federation of Labor. to this city. the
untOnizatton of practically every trade
in Douglas is under way The BARRIERS
are the latest
In the city election in Pilares de
NacoZar1; Juan Garcia was elected pres
idente; Trinidad Arvayo. TeodorO Gran
ties. Francisco A Andrade and Ignacio
Montana, cOuncilmen; Silvestre ROdri-
gueZ. Salvador O.. Robes Manuel lIeiia
and Abraham Fraijo, alternates.