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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-02

A dispatch from Cape Town says:
"Col. Alberta has defeated the reb-
els in the Lichtenburg district of the
Transvaal, killing Is, wounding 30.
and capturing 2l0. Among the
captured is Commandant Clausse?s.
Durham correspondent of the London
Daily Mail says the government at
Pretoria has granted General Chris
tian De Wet, the rebel leader. q
five-day armistice. presumably in or
der to arrange peace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-02

The resignation CT the Italian Cab
met which was announced Saturday
night, is explained by the Giornale
DItalia of Rome Or the ground that
Premier Salandra and other Minis
ters refused the demand Of the Min
lister Of the Treasury. Signcr Rubini,
that Parliament be asked to vote
$4,000 for military expenditures.
The paper adds that Salandra prob
ably will be asked to form a Cabl-
net.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
Shooting Across the Line
WALT MASON.

T Ariz, ehaveb through o
a. eenoe and FL underwent nearly four years
failing with appeal to the people
aroun
In each shooting already known
be imminent officers instructed TO
notify be firing the line The orders were
IN the form of demands explicit
commenced and the killing and wounng
Of reality
enfor
5+ from their supeio at washington the spectacle
g av notice or protest. it might assumed,
that it deemed be been better
have said nothing wrong have
to
The Herald reasonable
have meant difficulty general
the this
our diplomatic the start and a
there have been when the armed forces
protect clash with Mexico with
These border tragedies might establish
Of should be fighting In the beginning
could been adopted without creating III Ing on me
reasonable defence Of the
such an arrangement
killed wounded
suffered Of casualties fatal Neo has
10 wounded united states
protest claim for aon has
subjected Illumination oy
pulling o big which
- --;7b+o
the "lInOu any
It them ElenI
tragedies affair "ony local difficulty
bearing inevitable results of misnanagsnent
a period Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
That High School Site

PROPOSITION property
unfair bond
the Of grading the first place
build But the principle
they viii probably willing
spite the Of a
night IN desiring to have some guarantees OF before
100000 school
there and the costly which with it. viii largely increase the
little building in that immediate vicinity Obviously good deal Of grading
sidewalks
built before much building be done There well improved
building
the
viii satisfy the good faith and good in
tention
perfectly situated purpose cen. and viii
school
possible buildings viii be
the
blocks acquired the four blocks
the
OF the nghbOhO before beginning actual as efforts
cooperation both
the of be benefited and by the city administration
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
K-i-t-c-h-e-n-e-r
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author Of "At Good Old sIwash.7

rORATIO HERBERT KITCH-
n ENER, war lord Of England. is
\ 4 an Irishman who got over it be
fore the home rule row broke out
He was born in County Kerry in 1850.
the son OF lieutentaat-coIonel aha
tvyenty-one years later was sec
ond lieutenant himself in the Engl-
neers. For many years he served IN
Cyprus. Palestine Egypt and o-ner
remote sections in the usual Engiisn
way. now and then getting a promo
tion and occasionally getting. shot by
the enemy in q painful and olscon-
certinE fashion. In 1895 he was
given the job Of cleaning up the
Soudan. which at that time was about
as unhealthy a place Tor Englsn as
existed on the globe
Kitchener went at his campaign IN
a very peculiar manner and IL caused
a good deal OF remark among those
who thought the way TO defeat the
FUZZY v-uzzies Of the SOudan was 10
among friend and foe with a lavish
hand. He took a few assistants and
spent several months rambling over
the euemy's territory with a survey or 8
kit a book OF logarythms and other
unwar-like Instruments. When he came
back he began building a railroad
Later on he rounded UP the SOudan-
csc in front OF his railroad with train
loads OF ammunition behind him, and
blew them into the discard at Omdur-
man in a wOrkmanlike manner which
earned him a title. the thanks Of Parlia-
ment and Sl50,o0u- And yet there are
some who say that war does not pay,
Kitchener went 60 the Transvaal as
chief-of-staff TO Lord Roberts the
next year and rounded up the Beers
in the same scientific and compare
lively bloodless manner. At the end
Of this war he was made a viscounL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
BY FLORENCE E. YopER.

Tommy" she said. that mirror is a
funny old thing. 1 want you 10 SIT by
in. and look at it while 1 20 over IN
the corner I can't think that am IN
IL ever except when I stand IN front
So Tommy watched while Tessie
went over TO the corner.
can YOU see me- she asked eN-
cftedIv. and nearly fell over with sur
prise when Tommy said Yes She
thought that he was teasing her, and
demanded that he walk about while
She looked for him in the mirror
But Tommy was clever and he want
ed to have some fun out OF the kitty
girl So he went BEHIND the mirror,
which Of course shows nothing direct
He aid this several times. and Tes-
sic at last got into such a rage that
Mrs Tabby heard her squealing and
yelling at Tommy. You told me a
story, q fib. when you said that YOU
could see me-" she walled. as she
chased Tom around the room in. her
Mrs. Tabby heard the racket and
came in Both ki5ties told their story BY
and as Mrs Tabby listened she
smiled. Tommy grinned fOolishly, for
he knew that Mrs. Tabbv knew that
he had tormented Tessie-
Tommy" said AIRS. Tabby. while
Tessie dried her eyes. go over and
stand Just where Tessie stood" Tom
my obeyed. and Tessie peeped in the
mirrOr-there he was She drew a
Then I was there. too. when he
looked" she asked her mother and
she was satisfied when MrS- Tahby
NODDED her head for yes--COpyrish
1913, by F. z. YOder-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22

0NCE the European eruption. Fl
Paso has become something Of a
- fashion center. The reason for
this is that New York, where the
clothes are made, must get its styles
from some place for away, Paris for the
womenfoIks, and London for the men
folks. Now Fl PasO, being far away
from New York. and not very near lne
sportive resorts Of California natural
" has fallen into the line.
FL Pasoans. anyway, always were N
deDendent with their dress. This com
ing winter season finds them even more
so For a man to be properly cresseu
in FL Paso this year, he must look
something like this;
His hat. to begin at the top, must be
Of some saucy color VerslnS on a PAIN PAM
- desert Landscape. It must be mar
row of brim and high Of crown, afford
ing more vacuum than the wearer al
ready has in his head The top must
he SQUARE. neither telescoped nor
creased. This style is distinctly Ger
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22

TESSIE TABBY set the mirror
down on the floor, and then
looked into it She edged around
to one side. As far as she could see,
the room behind her appeared in the
surface Of the mirror.
There was the mantelpiece. with the
clock on it; there was Mrs IaDDy
own chair; there was the carpet and
the rolled up edge over Whlch one
stumbled when one walked away from
the mantelpiece-
Everything was in its proper place
IN the mirror, but Iessie was puz ---s1s
When she faced the mirror she could
see herself perfectly, right IN the mid
die Of it; then behind she could see
a far corner Of the room Il wonder
there2' she thought. I can see over
there now, and that spot is certainly
in the mirror"
She jumped up and hurried over to
the corner she had seen reflected. then
looked anxiously at the mirror, put
she could not see herself at all Per
haps II / were over there i could see
myself" she thought, but can be
over there and over here at the same
time"
She ran her paw over her head and
ruffled up all OF her fur, and put her
paws back Of her head and wrinkled
up her nose and thought as hard as
she could Perhaps I disappear en-
tirely when I 90 over in the corner,
she thought with shudder.
wouldn't it be awful to disappear and
just be a mirror kitty" She ran at
once and looked in again No. there
she was, and she pinched herself 70
make sure that she was on the out
side. too.
She was so busy that she did not
see Tommy enter the room. and when
he spoke she jumped Well what
nervous things girls are" said Tom
my in disgust as he went and stood
behind the mirror.
Tessie did not pay any attention TO
his words, but she Immediately looked
in the mirror 10 see II she could see
him. He wasn't there. hmm she
ruffled up her head again. perhaps
one could not see kitties in the mirror.
unless they stood directly in front OF
it But still she wondered about the
far corner Of the mirror. but there she
could see it as plain as day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
The Daily Novelette,
ONCE IS PLENTY.

TT had been some years since Daniel
had been cast to the lions and got
\ away with it in such fine style, but
the fame Of it was still S-eat through
out the land tSee ATaDesQus Gngors
Memoirs Of DanieL)
on the day on which our story opens
a young swarthy man with an inpedl-
ment in his mustache, presented hlrn-
self at Daniels humble home
Are YOU the gentleman who was
thrown TO the Ions he inquired
Il am" snapped Daniel. and what 5
more 1 defy you TO produce another
man in the whole world who could
have got out OF that den OF hu0sry
lions alive. and what's more, l SOuio
do il again If I had TO-" lSee 4apss
Tanigan's Famous Cases OF ConSelI-
All" purred the stranger on IN
terest me very much am. IN IacL
authorized by the Mt Sinai movlns
picture company TO offer you 4yuu
shekels to repeat the performance Tor
US the same TO be paid oFor when tne
films have been taken
III so you" said Daniel w nat
I've done once I can do again
The films, after all. were more eA-
citing than If Daniel had got away
with il the second time not to SPEAK
Of being ever so much less expensive
The company buried Danieis remains
and were not compelled TO pay a roy
atty on the film
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
STYLES FOR THE MEN

man, the sort they have worn for years
on the bOulevards Of Berlin
The clothes must be truly English,
unpadded. but neither snug nor loose
The only important thing is that they
must not fit especially around the
neck The trousers should bag slightly
at the knees also, and be worn turned
up-a little over two feet Biffi We
take that one back The necktie also
should be worn loose around the neck,
and the collar should be as high as the
law and ones ears allow
The clothes should be OF modest hue,
but the hat, and the tie. and the shoes,
which are Of the cloth upper sort
should scream. One must have con-
trast in color schemes. But the over
coat. oh. dear, dear. They are Raglan.
with sloping shoulders, and baggy
backs. They come in nice, soft ma
terials, allowing them TO be used also
as bathrobes. a pleasing economy IN
these hard times The cOlOrs are not
what would be called modest They are
crosses between Highland plaids and
African war paint.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
If Years .ASO Today ==

Dean as temporary chairman and
Messrs- Ponder, Smith and Sneed as
temporary secretaries. The committee
men named by the delegations follow:
Second ward, J. B. Badger; third ward,
H r Woods; fourth ward. P. J. Ed
wards; first ward contested Permas
nent organization and order Of bust
ness; First ward, contested; second
ward, J. H Harper; third ward, r V.
Bowden; fourth ward, John Drummer
J. H Boone was nominated for sheriff
in thrilling speech by J. N. Dean
Isaac Alderete was chosen as the con-
vention's candidate for the position OF
district clerk Other nominations were;
County clerk, Park ". Pitman; county
veyor, a. H. Parker; county treasurer,
J. p. OConnOr; county judge. :. r
Harper,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22

James Mari has returned
L. s Stewart has gone to Arizona on
business
J. L. Thigpen, Of the G. H, has gone
TO Los Angeles
D. Mcnamara has returned from Cal
ifornia, where he spent a 30 day va
cation
Engineer Hobein. Of the G. H, re-
turned yesterday from Houston.
Misses Lille and Alice Maple have
left for Parral, Mex, on an extended
visit
when Andrew Anderson and Miss Ber-
tina Russell were united in marriage.
Rev. J. NJ Carter performed the SER
vice.
The Democratic county convention
was called to order this morning by
chairman J. NJ Dean. Organization
was perfected by the selection Of J. IL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
Some Of the Poor

sheets cuddle under You Ie some
- chores and then cease to w9na A b
- VINO VIII
what may sticks to keep the ie
he
plotte When home as
fear" Sally; take him gently by the ear and lea nm
table,
e-ening sleeping the stable And thus we suffer and
are VII"
mere forever 60 =, ,., WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
The christmas Ship"

INTEREST brevy the following
greeting three languages be preferred
istuasl will irony
"7Vefhnachtsgruesse Freunden in Ameika"
sufficient interest develops in the Christmas ship plan to Justify The Herald
and for the of the donor such slips to be inserted in each package
christmas The Herald stands
people making this plan whenever the people indicate interest
in L Il spontaneous
that there trying anything
with response
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
MILK TESTS COST DAIRY
OWNERS DOLLAR A POINT

For each unit that their milk tested
below the CITY standard. corporation
Judge Ballard CoIdweu fined four
dairymen 81 in corporation court
Wednesday afternoon
John Adtler was lined SIS, the CITY
chemist testifvinr that. his milk was
IS percent below the standard Jose ID.
Cullen was fined an equal amount be
cause the milk he sold was claimed 10
be Is percent below the standard Jas
Tra-berr fined $40 on similar charges.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22

aIn the present unpleasnntness he II
regarded Is the hope OF Great Britnin-7
a general and the recipient OF S250.-
0e0 He also got more or less medals
and was greatly pestered with at
tenrion-
Kitchener went TO India. Australia
and New Zealand afterwards. reOrEan-
izing armies. and was made a fiela
marshal For some years he has not
had a Job in the army. owing to his
Indifferent brand Of politics, but in
the present unplsasantuess he is re-
garded as the hope OF Great Britain.
and II allowed TO do enough survey
ing and build enough railroads will
undoubtedly harass the enemy con
sidera biy.-Copyrigh By George
Matthews Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22

year" said principal A II. Hughey-
While the teachers and principal OF
the high school have always tried 10
back the students in their athletic
teams and games, it has usually fallen
upon one or two overworked teachers
to do most Of the work connected
with the team management With
coach outside OF the school the
spirit and interest was not united as
il should be With c. a Reukauf. a
member Of the teaching force and di-
rector Of the physical work OF the boys,
the results have been most gratiry-
ing"
Harvard college can afford TO lose
an endowment Of 100000 much bet
ter than she can afford to lose the
right Of free thought and free speech"
says Archibald DOrmal Of this city
Sons Of Harvard. although fully ap-
preciating the need Of the university
in having revenues derived from
greater endowment in order to provide
for the enlarged scope Of activities the
university enters upon from year TO
year. would rather see all her funds
submit TO the censorship OF Mai. Clar-
ence Weiner or Of any one who would
seek to control her policy by the in
flueuce Of money.
Regardless Of what Prof. Munster
berg's views may be on the depl0rable
conflict now raging in Europe. he
should not be dismissed because his
ideas do not coincide with the sym
pathies Of Mai Weiner. As an expo
nent in America of German culture,
and an able critic Of current intellec-
tual affairs. he is entitled 10 the full
consid eratiOn of the American public
American universities are forums
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22

where liberal and Catholic opinions
are not merely tolerated. but stimu-
lated Harvard viii not hesitate in
her decision. she viii spurn an endow-
menr given under such conditions
When her intellectual leadership and
independence Of thought is the price
exacted, she has no freedom OF choice"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
More Truth Than Poetry
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE

Question For Bright Pupils.
How much chance has a peace treaty
against q 42-centimetcr gum
Even Though They Raise the Dickens.
They have gramophones in the Ger
man trenches, but you can bet they
don't play This Is the Life"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22

The value Of having the athletic
coach one Of the teachers of the high
school is being very strongly demon
strated in the high school work this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22

the low third grade Of the Boa school 0 appear to-
MORO
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
What's the Matter With the
Blamed Old Climate, Anyway?

year from 1883 20 1912, with the varl-
alton below or above normal for each
wear IN every case The result for
these selected sr8tiOhs Showed IN the
31year period plus result of half
u degree OF temperature hat is 40
average annual increase of tcmpera
ture from normal OF hvc.tenths Of a
degree
The further the calculation was
extended the smaller Tho variation
you would gct la the way Prof Mar
S IA putt. As / said AN the cyi-
dence tonds to show that tbere r. no
climatic change.
Now, dropping the consideration
OF mere 3O-year period said. .et
me ask YOU about the carbon dioNide
theory OF a warmer climate IN a few
hundred years. Herbert Quick Ia
his ON Board the Good ship Earth
quotes an eminent European scientist
tO the effect that some day Greenland
and siberia VIII be- among the farm
ing countries OF the world Quick
says Ihe worlds supply OF coal
viii last much longer than II would
otherwise do. because in burning it
We nli the air with carbon dioXide
which in few hundred years Will
cover all countries like the glass OF A
greenhouse. and make the climate OF
the ship warmer than now
1t is quite true answered Prof
Marvin. that when the atmosphere
OF the earth Ia rich in carbon dioXide,
10 lets In the warmth or the sun, but
prevents the warmth OF the earth so.
ing through &C. That is definite
scientific fact II YOU can prove that
the quantity OF carbon dioxide IN the
atmosphere IL measurably greater.
warmer atmosphere and change IN
climate -wU-rtd follow, but the amount
OF carbon dioxide added 10 tAe atmos-
phere by coal burning Is not likely 10
make an appreciate difference. II
must first be shown that the carbon
dioxide so released is not used up
for instance. BY plants-or converted
into something else. II that could ne
shown. then l would say, yes, we VIII
some day have a warmer climate
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
en ERgpERlck N. KERaY

WASHINGTON Jan s0-I- tbe cl-
mate of this c9mg, changing
rs m anv warmer u0n ou lhe aver
ago than a WAS no. ~. BIZ years ago
What about the comparatively warm
4 fan and winter months This year. po
I the abuormaIlv warm years make mp
tor the abpornal, cold yeau. 80 mat
Ina the aggregate there IS no change
I'm tenpcraWre OF do they not?
These are some of the questions
which asked Prot charles T. Mar
vim me upN chi,r %. fr Weather
bureau
Sometime during the course of the
year Prof Marvin [ said every In
diyidusl n die country viii observe
that the climate certainly Us chang
ing wonder why 10 isl What As the
scientific answer 20 that question
Au the evidence which we have
answered tle professor 'all the rec
ord5 hich have been complied tend
90 show THAI there Is not amy ma
terial change az climate going on.
Take THO case OF This city Washing
tou shows an average excess OF tenn
peraure over the normal OF 20 de-
grees TOR the year 1913. That means
that u was warmer than normal IN
Washington FOR 1913 by 2.5 degrees.
I'D chat tendency continued Tor two
coz three years 1T would OF course.
mean a marked change in temper
ATTIRE. Bst the tendency does nor con.
tiuue
Take the case OF Chicago In an
exhaustive discussion OF the chmatol-
ogy of Chicago. Prot, II. j. Cox,
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

A. X. McLuney he named a half
dozen brands OF cars, all OF them
leaders on the market.
I'D make my choice from these,
he said. They are made by firms sure
10 be building cars as long as you and
/ will be driving them. 70 great
extent they are constructed by the
lmanufacturer--not assembled prod
ucts at all. There's no chance or one
of these cars ever becoming orphan
ed. And 1t will always be possible for
you to get prompt delivery OF repairs
parts.
Every one of these manufacturers
is represented here either by fac
tory sales branch or by a dealer who
has been a long time in business and
who understands how 70 give the sort
of service one expects from the fac
tory branch itself.
Service is the big reputation max
er--the biggest, i'll fact. Buy your
car from store you know has rec
! ord OF efficient service work. BY that
/ don't mean unlimited free repairs
as much as quick. skilled attention
I, at reasonable charge. I'd rather
have my car running right and pay
for what work 1t needs, than have
:. somebody tinkering with il off and
on. with no-charge basis and Ions
wait every time il needs an adjust
ment."
AS I heard this sound line OF talk 4
\ occurred to me that the man who
was getting it ought TO consider hin
self mighty fortunate. And my
thoughts went back TO another piece
of advice | heard man hand out, IN
similar circumstances.
Don't go shopping for just an
automobile" he said shop for a
manufacturer: shop for retailer!
And he too was dead right
As a matter OF fact, service has
come to be the one big factor in the
selling field. The salesroOm is only a
small part OF the equipment OF the
successful modern retailer. Back OF
1t, under it. over it--somewhere, al
any rate, within handy reaching dis
tance-must he the repair shops, the
stock rooms and the other details OF
HIS service organization. And they
must be as we'll manned and as sys-
Remarkably conducted as any sales or
ganization In fact, the service or
ganization that is doing its just part.
Is really the fountain head OF sales.
owners who come to know service
that fl service, are pleased 10 the ok.
tent that they recommend their pet
retail organization TO their friends
More cars are sold on the basis OF
such recommendation than in any
other way.
In our own sales plan service has
come to play so important part that
our whole advertising policy fs built
mp on service basis With the slogan
BUY 1t because it's q Studebaker' as
n the corner stone.
This slogan itself originated, have
no doubt, in Stu1ebaker salesroon
and. fell from the lins OF an owner OF
Studebaker car Who as so otter
happens. had pilooed a friend anC
q prospective buyer into the salcsroom
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
Not Fair.

"Your hairs falling out, sir. DO you
want some hair tonic?" asked the bar
Der
Il never make personal comments
on your appearance. old scout, re-
piled the customer; and | don't see
what license you've got TO criticize
nv head"
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

q II lDAl d t+t
them was appaf-
emily giving tine
other tHe benefit
~ bis experience
as an automobile
owner Tile otner
was what we auto
mobile merchants
call q prospect. -
In other words, he
was considering
the purchase Of IA
motor car.
The most inn
p0rtaut thing for
any man TO con
slider. when he's
buying an automo-
bile is reputation.
he declared. Then
I LIE
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

Western Reserve university. Cleve'
land, has received $50 cash gilt
for lecture work.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
The Question.

Are you good cook?
Yes'm I go to church every sun
day.-Judge
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
is
! BASIS OF MOST
SALES OF AUTOS
So Maintains A. h. McLuney,
Manager of Studebaker
Branch in Detroit
SERVICE Is IMPORTANT
ELEMENT, HE DECLARES
In Swinging Sales, Retailer Can
not Hope to Get Along
Without Ii
BY A. x. McLuNEY.t

BY A. x. McLUNEY.[
manager the Detroit Studebaker
Branch)
In a Detroit clubroom the other
evening, | overheard two men talklu 3