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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
SAYS RIOT GUNS
BOUGHTFORW WAR
Heavy Orders Placed, Ger
man Ambassador Charges;
Arms Company Denies It.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 9.-"The
British government has ordered from
the Winchester Repeating Arms COM
pany 10000 riot guns with so mil
lion of 'buckshot cartridges The
'buckshot cartridge contains nine bull
let's. The use of these weapons and
this ammunition has hitherto been un-
known in civilized warfare" This is
one of a number of charges filed with
the state department Tuesday by Ger
man ambassador Won Bernshuff.
1.-THE Union Metallic Cartridge COM
pany, Bridgeport, Conn, on October 20
secured through Frank o. HaEland a
patent for a mushroom bullet. It has
been as~certained from a reliable
source that since October 5000, 600
cartridges made according to this pat
ent were sent by the above mentioned
firm to Canada for use in the British
army. No outside sign distinguishes
these bullets from ordinary ammuni-
ton, so the soldier who uses them
does not know that he is using dunn
DUN bullets.
'The above mentioned facts have
been brought TO the knowledge of the
United States department of state with
photographs and original cartridges,
also with photographs of wounds
caused by these bullets
Ompan Issues Denial.
New Haven, Conn, Dec. 9-The fol-
lowing statement was given out by
the Winchester Arms company:
sTbe charge made by the German
amba ssador that the Winchester COM
many mas received an order for 10000
riot guns and 100000 o buckshot cart
ridges is absolutely without founda-
ti05 This company has not received
anv such order from the English gov
er1ment or any agent of it, or from
any other foreign government involved
i'm the European war. In fact no such
- arrng nn hTFnEEhn# 90 {
rj6ges mas been received from any one
| and none is expected.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
u WAR MENACE

Editor FL PasO Herald:
You a shOWn us that the allied
are commanded by
JOE FIRE
FIRE NCH
will strive to overcome the
DAN GER
GER MAN
in the war, which was caused by
KAI SER
SER VIA
but nobody has pointed out that the
strife has made Belgium a
GER MAN
MAN GER
"a fact dOubIy impressed by this di-
vision of the words Smith.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09

1900
The commissioners then voted to have
the city lay the water pipe to the county
hospital and to attend the session OF
council Thursday morning in an effort
to induce the council also to lay the
sewerage pipe.
Upon motion of commissioner Orn-
dOrff, BIC 5000 was ordered transferred
from the general fund to the hospital
fund, to carry out the work of laying
the sewer and water mains
Commissioner J. NJ. Walling made a
motion to ask the Ell Paso newspapers
to submit bids to publish the full re-
ports of the commissioners meeting.
These bids are to be opened at the
meeting to be held Monday, Dec. IA. The
motion carried.
Tuesday Afternoon Session.
At the meeting of the commissioners
Tuesday afternoon several bankers APP
peared and made short talks on the
advisability of selling the county
bonds. Among those who spoke were
Geo. FlOry, cashier of the State Nation
al bank; Alfred L. Kerr, vice president
of the FL PasO Ban & Trust company;
Joseph +. Williams, vice president Of
the City National bank: r. F. Burgess
and J. 5. Curtiss, of the Curtiss-Man-
ming company
A telegram from Marion W. Harris,
of Blue Earth, Mimi, said that he had
a firm which would purchase the coun-
ty BONDS, less three percent commits
SION, at the price k by the commits
sioners. The offer was tabled tempo
rarily.
The written application of the citi-
zens OF Sierra Blanca asking that W. D.
Allison be appointed constable for that
district was approved and the COM
mlssloners appointed him to that office.
On motion of commissioner Orndorff.
the names of several streets I'M High
land Park, Grand View and Morning.
side Heights were changed. Division
street in these divisions was changed
to Piedras; Park to Sopia and Ord to
/ Crockett.
A typewriter was bought for the
school superintendent office.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
Figures and Fun

FTHE NEW YORK clearing house made a tifHng error of "abOut $5zOoOoO"
in its published official statements the other day, and the chairman in
issuing an amended statement concerning certain errors in the last
weekly return" says, "Te committee has been to great pains to see that the
banks compile tomouows statement properly" The error involved an S1eOOoO0O
undertaking Ofloans and a $39ooOOoO Ovestatng of reserves, "due to msunder-
standing of the instructions under the new bank law" This little slip of $5ZO0OOoo
reminds The Herald Of an amusing thing that happened som years ago when the
publishers were preparing to buy a new computing machine and were receiving
the advertising matter of many we'll known manufacturers of such machines.
One exhibit sent 0 n behalf of on of the best known machines in the market was
in the form Of a deposit slip on one Of the big Chicago banks, containing about
100 items Oh a slip a foot OF so long, tOtaled on the machine, presumably There
see the joke
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
SIX TICKETS FOR Csc .
IN THE INDEPENDENT" CARS

The independently are organizing,
and pretty soon it will be possible to
buy six tickets good for six rides on
any automobile in the 3 cent service
that is not a "Jitney.p The "Jitney"
people have been selling six tickets Tor
a quarter ever since tlEy began Opcr-
atoms. but the independents" have
charged a nickel straight. Now the in
dependents are being organized and
will issue tickets.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
The money

said Mrs. Burt Orndorff. The money
derived from the sale Of these stamps
has during recent years proved Of great
assistance in fighting the white plague
and in maintaining sanitariums. The
sale of these stamps last year through
out the United States was very large.
In Ell PasO the sales showed a marked
increase and a majority of the CHRIST
mas packages and letters going out
during the present holidays will carry
these little stickers."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
CHILDREN OF THE FLAT.
Editor FL Paso Herald:

Editor FL PasO Herald:
A friend in the country writes that
at about 3 o'clock in the morning his 8
year old son climbed out of his crib n
started fearlessly downstairs in the
dark. He was half way down before
they recovered him.
1 said to my wife: "Our children
never did anything of thai sort. did
they?" n She said: No. certainly
not. How could they?"
Then it struck me what she meant.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
Too Much War

F FOR a while let common mud the topic be Of conversation I III those hose wo
4 Of tales of blood, of nation swating tother nation = ply III nj heal
wade in gore, who have the hemlock for a tIppIe3 out Ea ing mE NJ bour. for
a sore. or furnish clutches for a cripple we LK u g E anr. tn feed those
Caesars fame we all are bidders, but who will send a sack G 4 +b m4 the sad details
- ReICian widders? We cannot talk about he fray Dt nat Cs $3.50 rI
Trm5S rs Of those who need our help today-alack! we lett on wT So hat WI
W. cs1not arue for a wear about red fields nd soldiers gyms Oo orc
svsvs Seem to hear about a million orphans crying. Sc. nn, d r sac uaT ~ or
.Loogo sop theme that will not pain Oh scar us let's tax OF sealing -.
Goose sun a.-+EH.a that will not lar IS. No loquehce of yours or mine can nP
DooTE uopgs dirduI pickle; and if we talk along that line We mg" S' -1
aa gNe d wNN WALT MASON.
Copyright by George N hdsma9
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
Courage and whiskers.

C~arranza's agility in skipping h1ther ;
and thfther somehow reminds US Of
that old. old song, THE wind blew
through his whiskers."-BOston Tran
script.
Surely it requires moral courage OF
a high order to cultivate whiskers ex-
tensively in the subtrOpics.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
KRUPP & co. GIVING FREE
COAL TO THE CITy1S pom

Haymon Krupp & Co. AVE an
nounced their annual holiday custom
OF giving free coal to the poor of the
city.
An order from any church or charity
assoclalloh or organization is all that
is necessary to obtain free coal from
the hrupp rompany's wholesale store
at 314 South FL Paso street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
In Altitude Only.

The highest hotel in the Onlte3
1t is in California. In many cities there
are a number of hOstelries which are
farther above the level of the aVeas
cost of living.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09

from the trenches ~caricatures of the
kaiser and the crown rice on the the
orv that they ought not to do anything
to offend the Germans except 10 XIII as
many of them as possible.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
Saving the Public Money

~ THE COUNTY can market the public building bonds at this time, at a fair
market price, az ascertained by a thorough canvass of the bond market 1t
3 would be wise to do So. Not only would the money added to FL Pasos stock
Of cash be welcome at this time, but the expenditure Of the money would give
employment to many. Perhaps most important of all considerations is the fact
that just now all materials car be bought more heapy than in flush times, and
the contract price IN the building would be lower by many points than it would
3e in times of exceptional building activity
The only safe rule to go by in handling public business, is this: Having an
eye to the requirements Of the law, a public officer should administer the public
funds as any honest, well posted, and competent business man would administer
his own private business. It is probable that any conservative and wise business
man., facing the financial problem which the county commissioners have been
facing, would undertake to market the bonds at the most favorable price obtain
able, even though that price might be lower than might have prevailed if there
had been no European var and no financial disturbance; trusting to make more
by saving in construction cost than could be made by waiting for a more favor
able market
Engands civilization is already beginning to pull itself together again, in a
general expression of nOnhatred for Germany II the Germans, and a desire that
peace, when it comes, shall not mean the exhpaton Of the German empire In
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09

teIleet.5
points committees to probe the high
cost Of living.
The hen cannot sing and - not hand
some to look at. but she has one talent
that has endeared her to all mankind.
She dies more beautifully and tooth
5Omely than any other fowl. When q
hen has resolved herself into her COM
pOnent parts, each fried in egg and
corn meal, she has produced one of the
most perfect bits of gastrOnOmic poetry.
Because OF this the hen is like the
pO1tician,-We love her best while re-
citing her acknowledgements by
Gearge Matthew Adams.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
FLAT MUSICIANS.

Editor FL PaSo Herald:
The people above and around US in
our apartment house play on their
pianos not only the same sorts OF music
that my daughters do but the sams
identical pieces. Alasl Alasl
P. Alter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
More Truth Than Poetry
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

Remember the POstOffiee Clerk.
Do YOUR Christmas mailing early.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
Letters To The Herald
IAN communication must bear the signature of the writer. but the
nam will be withheld if requested

Our children had no stairs to 20 down.
They were all BORN in a fiat.
H. p E.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09

Of the $265ooo advanced to stranded Americans in London, all but $3.50 has
been paid back, the American committee reports and this $3.50 has been heard
from, the man writing that only a streak Of persistent i'll luck has made it i'm.
possible for him to repay but that he will make every effort to settle it soon.
There is no question but the average American is scupulOusy honest about money
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
Count HospitaI VOL.

ISOLATION and the Sunshine society
financially.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09

THIRTYFOURTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION |
sp5 EN- sTsdsiC oTegpondem covering Arizona Nw Mexico vest Texas Mexico Wash
ington, D G. and New York ... r.s,o P1
dent e. WHmaath Cowner % one-n fifth INTEREST,", Manager TIT remaining one dg6
Interested Is Owned among p stockholders Who are as follows II l. CaP+ n p
Stevens J. A Smith, J. J. Mundy Waters Davis II A TTus McdWh eS@ W
Payne R c. Candy G A Martini A L sharpea and John P Ramsey
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
Students of the FL Paso Schools

z AMAR school pupils of the low eighth grade haYe made a wonderful
record this year. For almost four months this room has not had a oil
- tarv tudv pupil. the attendance for each month las been above 80
percent, and not a pupil in the grade has been dropped from tn roll since
school started.
The pupils are very pIoud of their record and hope to keep the same
high standard throughout the entire school year. 1ney. work hard TO make
this record, too. One boy had his ankle injured and his tst thought was
that he should be able to keep N going to school so thai MS rooms record
might not be lowered.
Miss LotGe Harris is the teacher of this grade. The pupils are:
Madeline Btney. Elvfe Huthsteme. Everett Fletcher.
Natalie Clark. Mabel McMuln. Hugh Hennng.
Bence Clark. Margaret Meers. Carl Howell.
LeXe CugstOn. Ann Pttman- Dick Lewis
Leoa Goblin. Lillian Rhodes Theo Lochausen.
Lena Courtney. Zerete Vierce. William Mayfdd.
Marie Jeanette Davev. Ninette Watson Robert Page Myers.
Mary Drown. Helen Williams. George NJ Oliver.
Gertrude Haney Cecil Boyd. VIII Roberts.
Genevieve Hav. Henry Butler. Ray TankGdey.
Inez Hemste3d. Lacy Coalson. Joe Wright.
Annie Henderson. Reynaud Favrot. Cane Workman.
Freda Huthsbner. Reginald Flake. Helen Williams
The names of the high seventh grade Will appear tomorrow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09

Not only shop early but mail your packages early is the cry The parcel
post business has increased so enormously since last Christmas that the postoffce
department has had all it could do to keep up with it The Christmas rush if
everybody waits until the last moment, as everybody is more than likely To do.
will probably ovetaX the service and everybodys Christmas will be thereby de-
ayd. However the appeal of the shopkepas to save the clerks by early shop
ping and Of the postmaster general to mail packages early, will reach some people
everywhere and some Christmas packages will have an easy time to their des
tination.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09

The names Of the high seventh grade will appear tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-23
OAKLAND

j. e. Thompson of Fairfield will
speak at the High Street Mission at
$40 p. NJ, Sunday.
Misses Margaret Otis and Miller go
to Gardiner Saturday for a short visit.
On Thursday afternoon the Merry
Eatcs Club met with Mrs. William
Hersom on Heath street. Every MEM
Der of the club was present and sew
eral invited guests. Mrs. Hersom
proved herself a charming hostess,
entertaining her guests in q delightful
manner. At o'clock the company
was invited to the dining room, where
a real feast had been prepared. After
the supper a social hour was enjoyed,
The ladies of the w. r. c.. will meet
at the Post rooms Thursday afternoon
at 1.30 to make wreaths for Memorial
day. A general invitation is given to
the ladies Of Oakland to assist in this
work. All who have flowers to donate
are requested to send them to the hall
before 9 o'clock on Saturday. May so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-23
Child Drowned
At Portland

Portland, Me-, May 22.-The body
of a child was found floating in the
water near Portland bridge this fore
noon about IL, and the police are in
vestigating. 1t was of a child about
four or five months of age, fully
dressed with neat clothing of good
texture, wrapped in a baby's blanket,
anG had been in the water, II is judg-
ed. tive days or less.
officer Long was in his boat near
the draw when his attention was call
ed to the object, not on the surface
of the water but in water so shoal
that it was noticeable. Children play
ing in the vicinity called his attention
to the object, thinking it was the
body of a dog. He rowed to the spot
and pulled it up with his boat hook. He
saw that 1t was a ehild's body and
sent word at once TO police headquar-
tiers. Coroner Martin was notified and
went to the scene.
There has been no report of a child
lost or call on the police TO search for
one, so there is an inference that the
little one was drowned maGciously
County Attorney Bates and Assistant
County Attorney Parsons are aiding
the police in seeking clue to the case
or to locate the parents, one or both.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-23
BRETON PLEADS
GUILTY IN THE
DISTRICT COURT
TO PERJURY

Portland, Me, May 22.-Indicted for
perjury, Fred Breton of Lewiston
pleaded guilty when arraigned this
morning before Judge Hale in the
United States district court. He was
sentenced to five months in the Cum
berland county Jail and was fined
$500.
Breton was charged with having
periured himself in giving testimony
before the Federal grand jury in De-
cember in that he testified then that
certain liquors shipped to Lewiston
were his when as a matter of fact
they belonged to somebody else. He
was indicted by the grand jury at
the April term for violation of sec
ton l25 of the penal code and was
arrested in Auburn last night by Dep
uty United States Marshal Winfield
s. Hasty.
Eugene Goulombe of Lewiston, who
was arrested yesterday by Deputy
Marshal Hasty, was arraigned on an
indictment for selling liquors without
having paid the internal revenue tax.
He pleaded guilty and recognized in
the sum of $500 for his appearance at
the June term of court at Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-23
Roosevelt Unchanged Regarding
Morse Taking Steamship Lines

President Roosevelt concerning the
sale of the New Ravens steamship
lines TO Charles w. Morse of New
York caused the Colonel TO SEND a
telegram to Herbert Knox Smith OF
Hartford. Conn, who was commits
sioner of corporations during the
Roosevelt administration. In his tele-
gram he asked Mr.. Smith to make
public a letter which he had sent TO
the Colonel in 1912 regarding this mat
ter which, as commissioner of eorpo-
rations, he supervised.
This letter, the colonel said, e&-
plaiued every phase of the matter.
Colonel Roosevelt said that the Mel
len interview was probably one OF a
dozen that day, and he could not re-
call the details.
~ thought then and l think now
he went on, that it would have been
a mistake to have Mr.. Morse asqulre
the steamship lines You must remem-
Der that the lines could not be main
tanned independently and so must be
in control either of the railroa dor
of MIR. Morse. AS to Mr.. Morse's bus
mess record / will refer you to the
courts. You remember that he was
indicted under my administration. We
put Mr.. Morse in jail. He was pardon
ed-but not until after my administra-
ton"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-23
SEN, CHAMBERLAIN
DECLARES AGAINST
THE TOLLS REPEAL

Washington, May Ex-senator
Chamberlain of Oregon, one Of the
most active Democratic opponents OF
the bill to repeal the toll exemption
provision of the Panama canal act, de-
clared in the Senate today that the
same insidious influences" that had
been exerted for repeal would soon be
"industriously at work cultivating a
stronger sentiment in favor OF open
ing the canal to railroad-owned ships.
He declared the trans-continentai
railroads had fought the construction
of the canal, and now sought to have
the tolls exemption law repealed. Ten
senator insisted the Baltimore plat
form bound the Democrats to support
the exemption.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-23
ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
W. C. 7. u. THURSDAY

Wilton, Me, May 22.-The annual
convention of the Franklin County W.
C. T. L. was held here Thursday in
the Congregational church, Mrs. An
gle Fernald, the county and town
president, presiding.
The program of the morning session
was begun with congregational sing
ing. Devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Mrs. w. H. Palmer, who
read from the Scriptures; prayer was
offered by Rev. Mr.. French of East
Dixlield, an honorary member of the
Wilton Union, followed by short
prayers by Mrs. Fernald. Mrs. L. H.
Gould, Miss Esther Gilman, Mrs. A. NJ.
Thomas of Pennington and Mrs.
Palmer. Good reports of the years
work were given by Mrs. Isabel Green
wood, recording secretary, and Mrs.
Affie NJ Greenwood, treasurer, both of
Pennington. At this time committees
were appointed as follows; Nominat-
ing. Mrs. A. vi. Greenwood, Mrs. Lee
man H. Gould, Mrs. Lena Reed; reso-
buttons, Mrs. H. P. Keyes of FARM
ing,on, Mrs. Orrington Berry of Dry
den, and Mrs. Barden of Phillips; Gre
dentials, Miss Young of Pennington,
Campbell of Dryden and Mrs. Palm
er of Wilton; courtesy. Mrs. Thomas.
Nominations
The report of the nominating COM
mittee was as follows: Pres, Mrs.
Angie Fernald; Rec. Sec, Mrs. w. H.
Palmer; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Isabel w.
Greenwood: Treas, Mrs. A. NJ. Green
wood. At noon dinner of cold meat
and salads, hot rolls, pastry, etc, was
served in the banquet room of the
church. The afternoon session was
opened by singing, after which a let
ter was read from the State presi-
dent, Mrs Althea G. Quimby Mrs.
Robert Treat Whitehouse gave a most
brilliant address upon Equal Suf-
frage" The school children came in
at $3.50 and entertained the assembly
a few minutes. The Grammar room
gave a song, with Miss Doris Fletcher
of Grade TX at the piano.
A Memorial service was held In
memory of Mrs. Stevens, thep romoted
leader of the National w. C. T. u
A beautiful solo was given by Miss
Ada Curtis of Wilton, THE Vacant
Chair Mrs. Leavitt, accompanist
Miss Gilman spoke of a personal ac-
quaintance with Mrs. Stevens.
The evening service was as follows
Singing; Scripture reading, Rev. w
H. Palmer; prayer, Rev. ]. B. Cliff
ford; reading, Miss Esther Gilman
address, Rev. H. E. Dunnack of Au.
gusta; benediction. BY request Rev
Mr. Clifford Gang "a National Prohibit.
ton song, Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" written by Rev. B. c. Went
worth Of Norway.