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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

: folds up like jack-knife to enter IN
der the lOW-hauging thatch OF cocoa
nut leaves and. on standing up. finds
I himself in a lofty. airy room bfriIr ~
I breadfruit wood and nut torerbe-
I thatch and all, without the use al n
I single NAH The workmanship is ex-
| quisite, and the space Of some thirty
rect from ground TO roof is broken
y only BY a Few croSsbeams on which lie
/ bundles of mats. representing the
I wealth Of the family"
I such mats are the native currency
{ IN Samoa, taking the place Of money.
Z iLnsy are woven with great skill and
: infinite patience from leaves of me
I pandanus tree, and aEe beautifully fine
ana SILKY The finest are heirlooms
] m families, and are esteemed so rre-
clous that no money Will buy them.
me bark cloth already mentioned fe
made from the inner bark OF "a Kind
I OF mulberry tree, and is called "tapa."
Z lt IS now an article Of export from Sa-
moa 70 curtO dealers in Honolulu and
san Francisco. The only fnuo-rarlr
native product. however. comme-cisIiy.
speaking, is copra-the dried '-uearf
Of cOcOanuts-whlch is exported o- a
large scale for the manufacture of oils
and soaps.
Legend Of Islands Origin.
once upon time. according to ma
i've tradition. Ereat god was fish
ing IN the sea. and his hook caught in
rock He pulled hard 10 get ii
N-.-HA AAA-e-A-s NA0A-Ill ND rock and
an 10 the surface Thus was formed
yne group of islands which TODAY is
known as Samoa
According 10 Samoan belief. the blue
lduIl OF the heavens shuts down over
me eaFIh like bowl at the horizon
Renee the term SKY breakers which D
the natives formerly applied 10 all
strangers from afar-the idea being
10 t1e white people who visited them
III usl nave burst through from beyond /
AAlF KY IN order N Hanan f=r
EFldently 10 was not so very long ago I
lhal volcanic eruptiOus on the princi-
kaI islands of the group were FREQUENT J
~ ~ ~ no" adays earthquakes are not /
Olilnon The soil of volcanic ORR /!
5in' Is wonderfully fertile. an plant /
ne growing with the fabulous viCor 7
OF JACK s beanstalk- Nevertheless. IL I
IS very difficult TO raise vegetables /
~ me climate Is too eucOurag-
ms Clcumbers run 10 leaves. onions 3
- an 10 tops and tomatoes are al /
head"
IN AmeFieaHs Establish schools.
IN American Samoa. schools have
DesH established for teaching ENGLISH ]
anu the three RS A newspaper. called l
the ADVISER. is published monthly.
- 80 lL the samoan language. paid I
lot out OF the customs funds and dis
trlbuted free among the natives me
.atteI are much Interested in the af-
ans ~ tie world, especially the Pana- I
M S'.Hal, and are accustomed TO speak
~ 1le united States with pride. as Of
-Ae country 10 which they belong.
Old Mats Revered.
~ IeleIehce TO the pandanus mats
llready mentioned. il NAV he added
mat the older they are the more thsv
IRE worth, because Of the reverence
nat me natives have for anything that
5 anelehL When they are torn. they
IRE carefully mended. and often one
. L'a' IS covered with patches Will sell
or the highest price. The history Of |
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

each mat IS carefully recorded It
takes two women sometimes as much
as two years TO make a single mat six
feet square. Sometimes these mats are
ornamented with borders OF red feath-
ers from the breasts Of parOquets, i'm
ported for the purpose from Fiji in
great numbers The birds are kept
alive in cages. fed on fruit and
plucked regularly twice a year.
II may be said in conclusion that
nothing brought 10 Samoa BY white
people has astonished the natives so
much as ice. which is now made on the
islands in considerable quantities BY
machines Previously made familiar
with glass, they were convinced that
ice must be a variety Of the latter. The
fact that 10 was so extremely cold, and
that it would transform itself into
water at brief notice. was 10 them >
source OF limitIess amaZement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

WAs So %psS sa D S s Sss Beer Beer
felt lest Japan seize and hold
the islands in the Samoan eroup be-
longing to Germany. literally next door
to our own possessions in that little
archipelago. that the news Of the can
ture Of them BY Great Britain seems
good news. II the allies are successful
in the present war, it is at least likely
that England will hand over the is
lands in question to the United States
as gift; for it would not be agreeable
from our point Of view that even Great
Britain should hold a land position in
mid-Pacific which she might utilize
for a naval station, creating In the
midst OF those seas a veritabIe Gibral-
tar, which under conceivable circum-
stances might be a most serious STRAIT
egie menace to this country.
In the Crossroads OF the Pncifie.
The Samoan islands are situated at
a sort OF crossroads OF the Southern
Eacliic' wing as they do at the juno
ton OF the routes from San Francieco
to Auckland, from Panama to SvdDe1
and from Valparaiso to China and ia
pan They comprise four princiual
isles with ten smaller ones)- having
total area Of about 1000 square miles
and native population Of about s5 0O0
Ihey run along I'm a string from east
70 west and the Hist meridian OF vest
longitude separates German Samoa
from American Samoa. The two west
ermost OF the four large islands Sa-
vail and Upolu, are the property Of
Germany; the other two, TutuiIa ana
Manua, are owned by the United
States.
Germany's two islands are much big-
ger than our two. They have most
Of the population Of the group and
fully nine-tenths Of the foreign trade
Nearly one-half of the entire area Of
the group IS represented by Savafi
alone which is largely a desert and
with a mountainous interior. one Dealr
rising 10 an elevation of over a mile
mere are many extinct volcanic era
ters on Savaii. and recently there was
a considerable eruption, great GUAM
sea 'iio
Upolu. the other German island. e..
ABOUT one-fOurth the size Of Savaii
ana on II is situated the principal CITY
or the group, Apia. Seventy miles II
me east IS Tutuiia. which, though only
10 miles long and five miles wide. nos
sesses the finest harbor in the Pacific
RMS harbor, called Pago-Pago CDro-
bounced PangO-PangO) was coded IN
the United States in 1872 for a coaline
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

The hair must show high sheen in
these new modes Of wearing the hair.
which only comes from constant good
care and much brushing. This style is
called "au naturel"
Artificial flowers, especially roses,
are used extensively on gowns as well
as on hats Garlands Of them are fes-
TONED upon fluffy dresses of tulle or
lace They outline the low necks OF
evening gowns and lOOp-up sleeves
and hang in streamers from the Cir
dies A single rose of golden yellow,
pink, or red, is the only bit OF color
upon a gown OF sOmber black or black
and white. In fact, a rose is not only
permissible but quite an ultra touch
to many Of the simple gowns. The
smartest spot TO place il is against the
neck on the left shoulder, and il is
quite stunning when placed at the end
Of fluffy ruche or in the middle back
Of the fashionable Bernhard ruche.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12
The Daily Novelette,
on! or! on!

In agony he trod the streets,
Until his breath was spent,
A pitaBIe object he,
With pain and sOrrOw bent
~. on. on, he struggled. pain in
his eyes, desperation in his
heart
on On on
Snow was on the ground, and more
was falling. certainly not less. save
for him the streets seemed deserted.
Quite a number Of people, though, were
On the pavements-
On, On, On,
Every step was eXcruciating agony,
yet he dared not stop. His breath came
in leaps and bounds. and the. three
lcicles on the end Of his nose had once
been tears CleuchinE his teeth and
offering up a prayer between two that
were missing, he stumbled onward As
we said once before:
On on On
IF I make my home tonight" he
again 7 swear it, I swear it. On!
1 have sworn it," And he faltered on
In the distance the church bells
chimed.
Good chimes ahead. any way" he
whispered weakly. a wag even in the
depths Of his misfortune
Hector Hectorl" What is it,"
cried his wife, rushing to the thord
story window and opening the from.
She helped him to his feet and as he
sl4Innled inside, he murmured broIea-
the last timer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

/ large flat sailor shape, called by the
| Parisians "canotier," is worn with this
costume.
The wide flat trimmed sailor is the
! large, round. low crown. It is made of
straw, taffeta or velvet and trimmed
simply with a rose, a quill, or a snappy
bow. The shape itself is suitable for
as many diverse occasions as its trim
ming, or the material used in its max
ing.
The next illustration is Of a model
in brown grosgrain taffeta- (which is
both new and smart. The waist is
made with an overwaist which has a
rippling cape in the back. This is
worn over a plain waist which buttons
down the front A tunic. tucked in
groups Of three around the waist is
worn over a tighter undersklrt OF
striped taffeta, while a wide sash Of
striped taffeta ties with a large bow
just below the cape in the back
For winter suits and separate coats
the pile fabrics. such as velvet, plush
and the many imitation fur cloths, are
most fashionable. For the very dressy
afternoon costume a delicate pile ma
terial, combined with velvet or with
chenille striped fabric. is stunning. The
basic material for these stripes Is
usually chiffon or soft satin.
Lace will be used this fan on after
noon as well as evening gowns White
or cream lace TUNES over black are
very EOOQ ana OlLGH hOIn win AAl0
fashionable basque waist Of satin, or
velvet Net with satin or velvet bands
are. also. very smart and used in the
same way whether in black or white
The style OF wearing the hair is de-
cidedlv changed from last season when
the ears and line of the hair on the
neck and brow was invisible, but now
the hair is cOmbed straight from the
back OF the ears. leaving the ears ex-
posed. To be absolutely correct in
nwfu 10 L-E CHI 4 rr~rn
from the forehead, leaving It perfectly
bare. Another way becoming to the
woman with a high forehead is to have
the hair parted on one side. not waved
at all, but drawn back from the face
with a light, straight fringed bang
falling over the forehead
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12
Paris Newspapers Are
Printed on One Sheet

Paris. France. Sept 12-Au Paris
newspapers are printed on one sheet
only. The supply Of paper is limited
most OF the staffs have zone to the
frontier and nobody cares for anything
sl- war news The police have for
nidden vendors 10 cry out ANYTHING but
lAe names Of papers so there are no
shouts about big battles and big losses
Inere Is far less yellow or exaEger-
1ted news In those papers than in the
evening papers i'm London Where ..rhe
ols battle has been dressed up daily
for two weeks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

TEW YORK. Sept 1.-THE pop
N ularily Of crinoline hangs in
the balance. The war is stiff
ling Partisan news and it viii probably
be I'd TO American dressmakers Wheth-
er they follow the lines set by POiret
Doucet, ana many other French houses
before the war depleted their ranks
or whether it viii be a period Of Amer
lean creations desigrtd for American
women. It is an i'll wind truly that
blows no one some good. and this ter
rible conflict abroad may mean the
uprising Of dominating American
STYLES
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12
FOUR 1--WE THREF

That's the phone number II Won are
the world know IL. Your ad nav ~
Just the ad they're looking and waiting
for.
Ready Reference Directory,
Phone Four Five Three.
ADVERTISEMENT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12


How could the neghborng old folks with
a the tomfI mn
away from the fayard and put them Hght' And Love would help
And they hbbihe New Yorker parted misty eyes
T
One daywek latas he waited OF
her fac in yellow
VIII to Their
ehhe felt cold and swne an
and she n
OF the
smut IN his face the ateu subway
50 end
Of the st0T-but wouldn't they tTutl-N
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

a IN mask.v when nsnotel
the truth as red flag to sPedng beast to the glowing Love So
gdt
in
dO n had had her sole
eel
n he fence
dena dappl
81 lie Knight hear he's
10
she the daughter Of the but haPd old
II BY
chance the hired girl she's mighty
ecotou
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

The teller who quits tn Republican
party never fergits T. take his ole inborn
hatred fer a Democrat with him. Ike
Soles an wife are back from Kansas
an look almost poor enough + nave ten
children.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12
Of the War On American Fashions

cal Crnoine Dress Reveals the Unde1sirts
Sleeveless Waists and Late Coiffures.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

In agony he trod the streets,
Until his breath was spent,
A pitabIe object he,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12
Houses Resemble BeehiveS.

The typical Samoan house resembles
a huge beehive, raised on posts five
feet high. Mrs. G. II. Underwood vic
Of an officer I'm our naval service
writes; NO photograph can give anv
idea Of a fine Samoan house. one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

IN reference TO the pandauus mats
ALREADY mentioned. it may be added
th ls lhe older they are the more they
that the natives have for anv+iire- fls-
IS ancient When they are torn they
are carefully mended. and often one
that Is covered with patches viii sen
Tor the highest price The history OF
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
REPORT 1000 DEAD AT ToRREoN.
Rebel Chief Led to Trap and Flees for
Life After Assault by Huerta
Soldiers

Mexico City, March 26.-1he war
department makes the claim that the
rebels under Villa were routed at Tor
reon after 1000 had been killed. Eight
hundred men under Gen. Joaquin Mas
and Gen. Javier De Moure arrived op-
portunely from Saltillo in time to add
greatly to the Federal victory. The
rebels are retreating northward, with
the Federals pounding at their rear.
It is admitted that Villas men en-
tered Laredo, suburb of Torreon, but
it is explained that this was ruse on
the part of General Velasco to ambush
them. AS soon as they were well into
the territory the Federal artillery
shelled them, the cavalry charging as
the rebels started to retreat.
Unconfirmed rumors had it that
Villa had executed 200 Federal pris-
oners and that in one assault fifty
eight Federals were killed and 200
wounded.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
INSURANCEIN COLORADO
OVER $177,ooo,ooo HELD IN THE
STATE IN 1918.
Fire Premiums Collected Are Placed
at $3,154,00o by Insurance Com
missioner Epstein.
Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-The total amount of life
insurance held in Colorado is SLIT 7,300,-
000, and the amount Of fire insurance
is s252, 2,544,000, according to an an
nouncement by Saul Epstein, state in
surance commissioner.
The commissioner believes that the
amount of property needlessly de-
stToyed by fire in the state could be
materially reduced if Colorado had a
fire marshal as other states have.
Compilations of statistics, which his
office has just finished for the year
ending December 81, 1913, show that
the losses paid on fires during the
year aggregated $1,063 900. The total
amount of fire premiums collected
during the year was $3,154,000.
There were 15S fire insurance com
panies operating in the state.
Thirty thousand life insurance poll
cie3 were sold in 1913 and they aggre-
gated S32,000,0OO of insurance. The
total number of life policies in force
was 143,S00.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
DENIES ULSTER WAR WAS PLAN
War Secretary Quits Cabinet After
Crisis in British Army.

London, March 26.-While the House
of Commons was the scene OF great
turmoil, it was made plain that Great
Britain does not intend armed inva-
sion, either with army or navy, to en-
force the home-rule act in Ireland. Sir
Edward Grey, secretary of state for
foreign affairs denied the government
had planned any action except that
contained in General Paget's written
instructions. Some of the depots in
north Ireland, he said, were wholly de-
fenseless, and there had been an hon
est misunderstanding on the part of
the officers.
There is one certain road to revo-
luton" the foreign secretary said.
"That is for the government to allow
its policy to be dictated or influenced
by the politics of the officers of the
army"
The resignation of Colonel Seely fol-
lowed quickly after the publication of
the White paper giving details of the
crisis in the British army, whose Of
ficers refused to participate in active
operations against the inhabitants of
Ulster, who had prepared to offer
armed resistance to the introduction
of home rule.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
Nun Passes Pharmacy Test.

Denver.-So that she may be even
more valuable in the work of charity
and mercy to which she vowed to de-
vote her life, Sister Mary Andrew To
bin of Mercy hospital has become a
registered druggist. The nun was the
only woman to pass the recent exam
nations for registered pharmacists
held under the direction of the state
pharmacy board. Sister Mary took the
veil of the Mercy sisterhood many
years ago. Each hospital employs a
registered druggist. Along with her
other duties Sister Mary will have
charge of the pharmaceutical depart
ment at Mercy hospital.
Others who now have the right to
call themselves registered pharmacists
are: Howard B. Hover. William Ir-
wing Ayers. John C. Porter, Arthur
Wilson and Peter A. Damico, all of
Denver; AlonZo Grady Malone, Boul-
der; Hugh Uric Waggener, Salida;
William C. Heuser, Edgewater; ]. E.
Friday, Colorado Springs; Roy C.
Laughlin, Greeley; Francis A. McCu-
niff, La lara; Robert Bruce Porter,
Alma, Neb., and Fay C. Chinn, Pueblo.
Ten persons passed as assistant phar-
macists.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
Teachers Lose by Idle Funds.

Denver.-Every school teacher in
the state could be given an increase in
salary of so per cent without any in
crease in taxation whatever, if the
state law providing for state loans of
school funds were enforced, according
to Volney T. Hoggatt, register of the
state land board. Iowa." said Hog
gait, stopped buying state bonds and
warrants with her school fund %
years ago, when it only realized 4 per
cent on the investment, and loaned it's
entire fund to the farmers of the state,
thereby helping it's development and
giving to the school teachers of the
state and the Iowa State Agricultural
college at Ames, Iowa, so per cent
more funds for salaries to teachers
and the maintenance of the college"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
Plan Fight on Dairymen's Scheme.

er.-Veterinarians in Denver
and other sections of the state, headed
by DR.. w. w. Yard, state veterinarian,
are preparing for a statewide cam
paign to defeat the plans of dairymen
to do away with the present. cattle in
spection law. Dairymen, according to
information received by the state
board OF stock inspection, are plan
ming to submit to the voters a law
which will provide that any owner of
dairy cattle may inspect his own COWS
for tuberculosis, instead of having
such an inspection made by licensed
veterinarian, as now is required.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
Examination for Inspector.

Denver.-Civil service examinations
for inspector of safety appliances and
for inspector of hours of service have
been announced by the United States
civil service commission for April "a
and %. Senior students of reputable
medical colleges will be admitted to
examination for medical inferno in the
government hospital for the insane
April 8.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
chinese RrIoand Sacks City.

Peking.-White Wolf. the Chinese
brigand. and his followers captured
and sacked the city of Lung Chu Chai
in the province of Shen ST. They
killed 230 of the inhabitants and
wounded many hundreds more.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
Reouisition Issued for rimbre..

Denver.1-Governor Animons has Is
sued requisition on the governor Of
Idaho for the return to Colorado of
Claude Timbrel, the alleged murderer
of Peter Swonson, slain in Grand
Junction, April "a, 1907.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
Many After State Teachers Licenses

Denver-Nearly 200 applications for
state teachers licenses and normal in
stitute certificates were considered at
a meeting of the state board of exam
iners in the office of Mrs. Mary C. c..
Bradford, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
Utah Names Delegates for Conference.

Notification Of the nine
delegates from Utah to the irrigation
conference in Denver, April 9, was re-
ceived by Governor Ammons. Gov
ernor Joseph M. Carey of Wyoming
sailed from Liverpool on the Luisi
tania March 81, and will be in Chey-
enne by April l. He will attend the
irrigation conference here.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28

Addresses were made by DR.. w. S.
Montgomery, supervising principal OF
the thirteenth division of the public
schools of Washington, and president
of the board of directors of the Manas-
sas Industrial school, and by James
C. Chestnut and Charles M. Thomas
of the Colored Normal school, at a
meeting of the Negro Farmers ALI
ance of northern Virginia, held re-
Gently at the Manassas school, Wash
ington. Prof C. H. Marlborough, di-
rector of the school, conducted the
sessions.
Reports made by the farmers
showed progress in cutting expenses,
in raising stock, in improving the
condition of women on the farm and
in lengthening the school term as we'll
as improving the service of the teach
ers In the rural schools. A committee
on ways and means to aid the con-
structive work of the school was
formed by the farmers. Appeals were
issued for funds to meet current ex-
penses as well as to increase the en-
dowment The present enrolment OF
students numbers 1876.
The third session of the meeting
was given to entertainment by the stu
dent body under the direction of
Misses Hershaw and Kennedy, teach
ers in the institutions and graduates
of the Colored Normal school.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
MINORITY NAMES CONGRESSMAN
FOR U. S. SENATE TO SUc-
cEED CRAWFORD.
GOV. BYRNE LEADS RACE
SElDEL, SOCIALIST, AT MILWAU-
KEE, WILL BE OPPOSED BY
NoN-PARTIsAN NOMINEE.
western Newspaper Union News servlce.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Pierre, S. D.-Senator Coe l. Craw-
ford, Republican majority faction can
didate, went down TO defeat befcre
Congressman Charles P. Burke the
minority candidate, who was nomi-
mated for United States senator in the
statewide primary election.
Congressman Dillon, latest reports
indicate, was renominated over his mi
nority opponent, Richard Wood, in the
First Congressional district. Both At
torney General Johnson and Frank Nc
Nulty claim the nomination in the Sec
ond district Judge w. G. Rice prob
ably has received the congressional
nomination in the Third district.
Although the minority Republicans
do not concede the defeat of their can
didate Cor governor, H. B. Anderson,
returns indicate the denomination of
Governor Byrne, the majority state
ticket leader. R. o. Richards, the in
dependent Republican candidate for
governor, polled q surprisingly large
vote.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28

One hundred men took part in
municipal game hunt in Platteville
Colo, to destroy animals which dc
damage to crops. In all LOSS animals
were destroyed, including 13 varieties
from magpies to muskrats.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28

Native children in the Alaska
schools under the United States Bu-
reau of Education become so enthu-
siastic oyer the personal hygiene cam
paign that they frequently bring their
fathers and brothers to school to have
them put through the clipping and
cleaning process at the hands of the
teacher.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28

Germany discourages the cutting OF
peat, as the government desires to
convert the moors and bogs into ara
BILE lands through proper drainage,
This action is taken because of the
scarcity of cattle and meat.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28

Notwithstanding the troubled con-
dition in Mexico; 167 new government
schools for the native population have
been organized in the various states,
according to a statement on Latin
American republics in the annual re-
port of the commissioner of educa-
ton.