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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
Wholesale Men Made Graft Victims
BUYERS Frequently Demand Expensive Presents for Orders and With
Business When Refused.
By GOTHAM KNICKERBOCKER

eyes" said the old storekeeper,
7 steve was a good boy but he in
! sisted on adveTtsll5- ne VS. one OF
came in here and said, Ike, how can
%JGmp off the bridge. said I
quick as thought iod me n orldg , was
because thew tore down the store at
No 59 BOwery, where I was located,
to build the approach.
ri do it, said Steve, Thanks
1" VI I'll thought he was joking. though
7 knew. steve. Soon I heard he'd done
it. steve later told me himself. Did
he9 I don't know. He always stuck
to if. And he became famous.
"He enriched the English language.
He done a Brodie' you hear a feller
say quite often"
So that husbands and wives may go
ont every night together, the new
Feminist Alliance is going to build an
apartment house in which household
work will be unknown. This is only
one of the interesting assaults on the
present social order which the alliance
plans.
the funds to build the apartment
house 1t will have twelve stories.
No srasping landlord will bother.
The housewife will be free from all
household duties, even tucking in the
children when they go to bed
There will be no kitchen in the
apartments Meals come up by the
dumb waiter from the basement in a
fireless cooker.
The meal is prepared in the base
ment by an expert capable of more
scientifically than nine out of ten Of
the average housewives"
For the children there also will be
rooms in the basement, where Mon
tessori teachers will take charge
twenty four hours a day" with cribs
for the children to sleep in.
The family wash. and even the fam
fly sewing, is to be shunted to a corps
of experts in the basement while these
sources of household Oxwork under
the present plan will go to the base
ment, also the dishes after dinner and
breakfast.
The house cleaning problem is
turned over also to a Specialist
corps that appears from the basement
when the beds need making and things
need busting.
"a man doesn't love woman any
more because she does his washing"
one of the promoters explained, nor
does it make a mother love her child
any better TO have to wash its face
a dozen times a day"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
100 Years Ago Today

y NE HUNDRED years ago today
Napoleon took leave of his sol
diers at FOntaine5leau, prepare
tory to beginning his exile at Elba- On
the same day Louis XVIII. entered Lon
don in state and a few days later sailed
from Dover to France to ascend the
throne vacated by Napoleon. In the
midst OF the enthusiasm excited among
certain classes OF the French people by
the fall Of Napoleon and the restOra-
ton of the monarchy. there was felt
generally a painful sense Of depression.
As the celebrated historian. Lamartine,
remarked, The king must have had
great courage or a great thirst Of pow
er, to accept g throne and a nation
buried under so MANY ruins
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20

Ew YORK, April 2O-The New
N York city wholesale business is
4 a bot-bed of small graft am
ro1d the women buyers graft as stead
lily as the men. but their exactlons are
Of a petty sort. .,-- 70 bova the
concern of which she is a customer,
give her a dozen pair OF SILK nose or
a pretty hat. while the man tries TO ar
range for q commission, WHICu VIZ
mean a large amount OF money per
A BUYER for a local department store
and three piano makers were arrested
not long for a graft arrangement PuI
this instance OF law ehLOrceiilSliC n 1
not stemmed the tide of graft IN the
least. ~, .
For instance, a buyer came, into the
office Of an importer OF rare races anu
embroideries recently. This importer
ring. There happened to be no sales
man about, so the importer hlmSelL
showed the buyer through. Ihey nitd
not gone far when the buyer peSeh 70
make remarks about the beauty OF the
three stone ring. He asked the owner
to let him try it on and the latter c2n-
scented. TIE buyer made no move 10
return it and after the order mad Decn
signed, the importer had to ask for his
ring. The buyer gave it back with re-
luctance and a testy little speech
which showed perfectly he thought the
ring should be his for the placing Of
the order. The importer kept his eGui-
librium.
The goods were shipped and shortly
afterwards returned. No more orders
were received from the buyers firm
for some time in fact, not until this
buyer had been displaced by a new
man.
A buyer for a San Francisco house
wrote all the wholesalers here with
whom he dealed that he was going
to be married. He collected SO many
wedding gifts he was able to fill a
freight car-and he. managed to have
some one else pay the freight across
the continent
\ X X
Ike Meyers, who told Steve Brodie
how to become famous, is going out Of
business. Even Ike, who has been in
the BOwery neighbOrhood since be-
fore draft riot, says things are chang
ing.
On the little curio shop at No 2O5
hangs the sign: Retiring from bus
mess"
1 thought I would step in and ask
Ike (prObably it's the thOusandth
time he has heard the question: about
the BrOdie incident.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
n Years Ago Today
From The Herald This Date 1900.

Mrs. Emma A. Ball left today for
San Diego, California.
J. W. Dwyer and wife have re-
turned from the City of Mexico.
Mrs. George c. Bryan, of Alamo
gordO. is visiting friends and shop
pms IN unis city
Governor Miguel Ahumad9 is eX-
pected to arrive in Juarez today or
tomorrow on a visit from Chihuahua
The city clerk has issued permit
for 500 worth of repairs on the
Wells Fargo building, where the Santa
Fe ticket office used to be. The work
is now going on and the floor will be
leveled to the street and business
house made out of it.
The Colt team. which will oppose
the FL PasO regulars, will be selected
from the following: Weber, 3. John
son, Hansen. Hackett, Shelton, J.
Long. J. Widman, Shauers, Jacoby,
Erwin, Sullivan and NOyeS The re-
ceipts of the game viii go toward the
betterment of the diamond at Athletic
park.
The First Methodist church was the
scene of a very pretty wedding We'd
nesday when Miss Mary Grant Blacker
and George Halle were married. The
bridesmaids were Miss Blacker maid
of honor: Miss irwin, Miss Logan,
Miss Morrison, Miss A. Blacker, Miss
Barlow and Miss Halle. The best man
was ". Tucker; the ushers were
Meade Wilson, DR.. Kingsley, Messrs.
SeatOn, Barlow and Kemp.
= T. Samworth, manager of Myar
opera house, has succeeded in getting
a wealthy San Francisco man inter
ested in the erection of a new modern
ground floor theater in Ell PasO. Mr..
Samworth says that he will have some
experienced architect get up plans and
specifications for a $4,000 theater
building and have them submitted to
the chamber Of commerce. Mr. Sam
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
HIGHLAND PARK HAS
SOME GOOD SPOILERS

At the Highland Park school the spelling
classes have done very good work. and the
following pupils have had perfect spelling
lessons every day during the past week;
In the high second grade Louis Gemoets
Mary Alice Brett Henrietta Sitter. Bertha
Mcclellan. Josephine Brett and Ruth Price
In the low second grade Robert Rhoades
and Dorothy Miller were the best spoilers.
In the low third grade Sarah Glotzsn,
George Pierce, Charles Height and Hermon
Miller were the record makers
In the high third grade Forest Aston.
Joseph Daugherty, Maggie Cound. Robert
Lowman, Nellie Fitzgerald. Carroll Aston
and Ida B. Hines were the best spoilers.
The spoilers who had perfect lessons for
the week in the low fourth grade We're
Myrtle Erminger, Helen Lauson. Angel Mar
tine Jacob Sitter and Virginia Sitter and
IN the high fourth grade Leona RhOades
PearIee Robinson and Katherine Statharn-
In the low fifth grade the best spoilers
We're Bennett Boyd, Mack. Coleman. jay
C. Upton, Otis Carter and Florence Clayton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
One-Sentence Philosophy
POINTED PARAGRAFHs.


Never put off till tomorrow what
any one is willing to do for you today.
Every dog has his day and every
rooster takes the morning for his very
own.
Occasionally n woman can tell
man what she thinks of him without
thinking very hard.
The Lord pays more attention to a
short prayer from the heart than to a
long one from the lips.
If a woman ever does find her ideal
man she almost invariably discovers
that some other woman has a prior
claim on him.
a bigamist is man who has more
wives than brains.
It's easy to earn a living, but getting
It is another proposition.
A piece Of colOred glass looks beau4
tiful in a church window but il doesn' /
show up well in a ring.
Some married men act as risky ais
q young widow.
Perhaps the reason a mother e1c-
poets her son to become a great man
is because his father isn't
When a young man writes 20 q girl
on q postal card she may as wdll
chloroform all hopes she has in hEs
direction
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
The Governor Of Oklahoma

governor
he gambling
in the authorities, governor,
results militia
uphold pot gamblers
govern o his prerogaives
that the upheld and the
garnbin meet was
this the only that state be enforced when local
occasions has depended the to use the at
disposal 0 uphold the dignity the
the
gambling still
Of
argument perfect
appicancy gambling
sport splendid sport gambling
absolute rule conducting the tracks It only those few places
nongamblng
awards paid for otherwise than out Of gambling concessions and keO
gambling
time another has escaped definite financial well
dverts and destroys Always
Il is
totally demorlizng
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20

He sacrificed himself until
His pipe went out.
!" IBBITS MAGGIE awoke thar
morning with such a pain in
4 the chest that he had to use
both arms to dress himself
By breakfast time it was no bet
ter.
i've heard a Turkish bath is good
for a thing like this" cid MaeGee-
Il think III take one"
At McFlumperty and COhcn's Turk
ish Baths he was first laid on an ice
cold tombstone and slapped by an eN-
patriated Turk until he promised
himself never to spank his little son
again.
Then he was pushed fOrcibly into
a small room without doors or win
dOws to escape by and Is horse power
fire hose was turned on him until the
water gave out
After that he was strung up by the
heels and padded with a carpet
beaten to induce circulation
When circulation had been induced
to the rate of a mile minute. the
entire working force of seven Turks
seized him and played medicine bail
with him for 50 minutes.
The pain in his chest was gone
forever.
CNIany beautiful floral offerings
distinguished the funeral, Turkish
fOrget-me-nOts predOminating)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
0UAIlER HIEDTTATTONs.
(Philadelphia Record

Cynicus-"No man should marry un-
less he is a philosopher" Syllicus-"A
philosopher" Cynicus-' Exactly, Only
a philosopher could take a woman
fer better or worse, and be fully pre-
pared for either"
, THE Bible says we should cast our
bread upon the waters and it viii re-
turn to u.s." remarked the Wise Guy.
Eyes, most of us are out for the
dough" added the Simple Mug.
The man who dyes. his hair doesn't
fool any more people than does the
man who whitewashes his conscience.
Tell girl she has dreamy eyes and
she viii generally prove that she is
wide awake.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
JOURNAL ENTRIES.

IN most Of the modern houses the
breakfast room is also the kitchen.
Surely the women have nothing on
the politicians when it comes to Cos
siping.
Almost every Individual has a diff
ferent idea as to what constitutes a
good time.
good man is often that wav be-
cause Of lack Of means and opportun-
tiles 10 be otherwise.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
MAN SURRENDERs AND Is
LOCKED IN COUNTY III.

My name is Bert Roland" said an
individual six feet in height, who
walked into county attorney P r.
Prices office Saturday afternoon. II
have been reading the Odd Fellows
papers, continued the man. and I
see they are after me. Now I want
70 give myself up" Mr.. Price got DIT
Hugh White over the phone. Afrer
Or. Whites visit the man was sent ID,
the county Jail The man had been
in the employ Of a local construction
company and the officials of the COM
pany said he had appeared to be af-
1ected in some way for q long time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
UntimeIy Guests

Us hard to wear sanity bOres ezclam together, We've just
down TO brad l goods the dollars of dads
~ if man would win at bing koned And
would
supplied with coin bridge expenses And when his troubles thick that
talk
mhink, those who thrash the weather.
and nerd t0gene II isn't Ial na DI
dizzy jokes they've
who his work with ghreous IVor passes
bo1t idle sh1Bin sulphur molasSes
Copyright by II. Adans) "AA- 4-'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
AGED MAN, MISSING, IS
YOU Nd WIFI TIE d 4 n, r-----

La Junta, Colo. April 20-Rovs
searching for George w. Bruner. HE
aged man who had been missing since
Thursday, found his body Sunday in an
below the city.
A razor lyin9 outside the house gave
the clue and the boys found Bruuer
lying on the floor with his throat cut
lie mad evidently thrown the razor out
of the window after slashing his
throat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20

boxes and began to throw burning
boxes from the tops. While some might
have considered that a rather foolhardy
thing to do, it just shows that the de-
sire of the local firemen is to save prop
erty. That is his first thought. and
the local firemen carry it out to the
letter FL Paso has a fire department of
which it has every right to be proud"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20

worth will start Monday to collect
subscriptions.
Tomorrow will be the anniversary
of the battle of San JacintO, where
Texas won her independence from
Mexico 1t is a legal holiday and the
banks and pOstoffice win be closed.
The following viii participate in the
exercises held at one of the public
schools: Juanita SorensOn, Bessie
Mitchell. Lulu Harper, Willie Schulz,
Mary Walthau, Leo Gallagher, T. B.
Sexton. W. G. Hare was awarded the
gold medal for the best essay on
Texas history while Milton Shedd re-
ceived the medal for the best exami-
nation in Texas history.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
sicze "HOp0 Outfit.

A chop" outfit probably worth $50
was seized by patrolman Letcher when
he arrested Charles T. Woener, Nellie
Rose and Luisa West Saturday about
midnight. The three were dOcketed
az the police station on Tagrancy
charges.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20

wandered all over it. He fought mos
quitos, water mOccasins, alIigatOrs and
indians and bathed religiOusly in every
pool Of water which he found. But
every morning he felt two years older
and when he returned to Porto Rico
his subjects took one look at his ma
laria ruined complexion and wept for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20

JOY. He soon became an old man ana
died from q poisoned arrow in Cuba at
the age Of 81
Ponce de Leon was unfortunate in
discovering FLORIDA before the Palm
Beach hotels and the orange groves
We're installed and also in hunting for
perpetual youth in that region instead
of in the complexion parlors of New
Copyrighted by George Matthew
Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20

Fathey than
push The idea is the
crippled and weak children the she takes
lei gates.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20

pride Of pride in art Many
the riders
generation Particularly riding work go to
mother daughter Children repeating
aocracy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20

It WIZ as quiet as John Lind in town
yesterday.
What's become c. tn ole time me
Chanic that would WORK az anything
rather than loaf?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20
The Daily Novelette,
CURED.
CURED.

Upon the Turkish altar.
OF cleanliness, no doubt,
He sacrificed himself until
His pipe went out.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20

the full
tuned the biTdsOngs wind
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20

Ew YORK, April 2O-The New
= York City wholesale business is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-20

worth viii start Monday to collect
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-12
Ambition Pills
For Nervous People

The great nerve tonic-the famous
WendelPs Ambition Pills that Will
put vfgor, vim and vitality into nerv-
Gus tired out, all in. respondent people
in few days
Anyone can buy box for only so
cents, and Bowditch Webster Co, City
Drug Store, is authorized by the
maker to refund the purchase price
If anyone is dissa tisfied with the first
box purchased.
Thousands praise them for general
debility, nervous prostration, mental
depression and unstrung nerves
caused by over indulgence in alcohol,
tobacco, or overwork of any kind.
AS brain food or for any aIfiiction
of the nervous system Wendellis AM
btion Pills are unsurpassed, while for
hysteria, trembling and neuralgia
they are simply splendid. Fifty cents
at Bowditch- Webster Co., City Drug
Store and dealers everywhere. Mail
orders filed, charges prepaid by Wen
dell Pharmacal Co, Inc, Syracuse, N.
Y.-Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-12
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
To Be a Feature Today of the Fete
Champetre.

Among the many events scheduled
for the Fete Champetre (today) the
tennis matches will be of especial in
terest for great rivalry has been shown
in all of the previous matches and the
contestants for the cups are now in
the best of form. The tournament from
its beginning has been well managed
and the High school students entered
have thoroughly enjoyed the matches
AS the end of the tournament has APP
preached the matches have been hard
er fought, causing considerable spec
ulation as to the outcome of the tour
nament.
The championship in the boys sim
giles lies between Frank Rabbit and
Lewis Johnson. Both are playing a
snappy game and those who have
seen their playing predict close and
exciting match for today.
In the boys doubles, Rabbit and
Lewis johnson are to meet the win
ner of the set between Dunnack-
Leigh and Murphy-Little. 1t is prob
able that the latter set will be played
early this morning. In an exciting
match Thursday afternoon Holway
and johnson worked their way into
the finals by defeating Fisher and
Burleigh 11-9 and 6-3.
Miss Frances Purinton and Mrs.
Daniel Nash will clash for the cham
pionship title in the ladies' singles,
and their match will doubtless be fast
and interesting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-12

Harold M Heath, who has charge
of the elevator in the Augusta Trust
building. is the owner of a watch OF
which he is justly proud, not only be-
cause il is a fine time keeper but
because of the associations connect
ed with it. The watch, which Is
solid gold hunting case Rockford, was
formerly owned by Mr.. Heath's grand
father, the late George n. Knapp OF
Pennington, who died in that town
in 1899, and who was one of the best
known of the old time conductors in
the employ of the Maine Central Rail-
road, and was presented to him FEB.
%, 1872, by the railroad company In
appreciation of his faithful service.
In the back part of the watch is this
inscription: Presented to George N
Knapp by the Maine Central Railroad
Feb. %, 1872, for faithful service. Civ
en- to Harold NJ. Heath by Grandma
Knapp, December rs, 1872 Con-
ductor Knapp ran on the Lewiston
Pennington branch of the Maine Cen
trail for years. and his kindly man
ner and cheerful smile are yet remem'
bered by many patrons of the rail-
road, not only by the people who
travelled over the route covered BY
his train but by those in general ir
this section of the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-12

Petitions in voluntary bankruptcy
have been filed with the clerk of the
United States district court in Port
land by Charles d. Ross, Portland, ma
son. Liabilities, $500. Assets, $25.
Creditors listed for small amounts. At
torney, e. H. Wilson, Portland. Hollis
L. Libby, Albion, farmer. Liabilities,
1878 Assets, none listed. Creditors
of Albion, China, Clinton, Unity, Au-
gusta and Thorndike. Attorney, F.
w. Clair, Waterville. Roscoe G.. Cliff
ford. Fairfield. laborer. Liabilities,
1884, Assets, 800. Creditors of Bel
fast, Unity, Evansville, Fairfield,
Pittsfield, Augusta and Benton Sta
ton, listed for small amounts. At
torney, G. NJ Chapman, Fairfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-12
BELFAST.
Death of Mrs. Frances E.
Gould--Local and Personal
News of Interest

Belfast, Me-, June 11.-(SpeciaD.-
Mrs. Frances E. Gould, widow of Gus
tavus Gould, died early this morning at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Miles
Elwell, at Little River. after an ILL
ness of several weeks. She was rs
years old The remains will be taken
to Cambridge, Mass, for burial.
Lewis Auspland, who has for num-
Der of years been wire chief of the To-
cal telephone company. has resigned
and the vacancy will be filled by Hal
Howard of New York, formerly of
Camden. Mr.. Howard was for some
time wire chief at Camden, leaving
there about six months ago to take a
position in New York. He was mar
ried last winter to Miss Mae Murphy of
Camden.
Mrs. William Holt entertained the
Baptist Missionary Society last night
at her home in High street. A good
attendance was present and the pro-
gram under the direction of Miss
Grace Hayes, included the reading of
the chapter Pioneering on the Congo,
from the book Following the Sun Rise,
which the society is reading this sea-
son. Several of the members took
part in the program, reading selec-
lions or telling interesting things in
connection with the subject. During
the social hour which followed, Miss
Annette. daughter OF the hostess, as
sisted by Miss Helen Kittredge, serv-
ed ice cream and cake.
Monday night from s to 10, Rev.
and Mrs. Haraden S. Pearl will be
at home at the congregational parson-
age High street. at an informal house
warming for all members of the par
ish and church. The house which has
been renovated throughout has been
very attractively furnished by Mr..
Pearl and an opportunity to inspect 1t
will be given the guests on Monday
night. +
Under the direction of Chief Engi-
neer Shute and Street Commissioners
Post the waste places at the rear or
the stores in the business section have
been cleared of rubbish and an at
tempt will be made to keep them
clean Repeatedly the chief has been
called to extinguish fires in these
places and the habit of store owners
of throwing the waste paper and rub
bish out into the back yard will be
stopped If possible. All rubbish VIII
be collected and hauled away to a
dump and burned.
Under the auspices of the official
board of the Methodist church, most
enjoyable social was held last night
in the vestry. The following program
was given, Mrs. Annie NJ. Frost haV-
ing charge of the musical and liter
ary numbers while Rev. Horace b.
Sellers, the pastor, took charge OF
the games The program: Game,
Famous Men and Women" game,
shouting Proverbs; vocal solo, par
ody on The Old Oaken Bucket, Garlic
ton Read: encore, a Medley; reading,
The Gramma Lesson" encore; Tit
for Tat" Miss Lillian Spinney; piano
duet, "Cossac Band" Kronke, encore,
THE Soldiers Dream Christina,
Misses Edith Davidson and Miss Ruth
Macomber: potato relay race; guess
ing contest. reading, Boys Rights"
Fran,, Downes; vocal solo, Sing Me
the Rosary" encore, Just Plain
Folks" Charles Getchell; humorous
reading, Edwin Frost. Refreshments
We're served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-12

The horse attached to one of the
Weber & Hewett's Co.'S. delivery
teams ran away Thursday morning on
Gage street, the cause of which was
broken cross bar, which accident
happened on the hill near the shoe
factory. The breaking of the cross
bar freed the horse, and getting away
from the driver he ran back up the
street to Swan street and from there
down Grove street, where he was
caught. 1t is understood that there
was some disarrangement among the
packages of goods but nothing of a
serious nature.