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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
HIS YOUTH EXCUSES HIM.

Dear Miss Fairfax;
Kindly give your opinion Of a boy
who got exceedingly angry because a
girl who had been on a picnic with
him would not sing for him at 1880
p. m, also because she had not walked
with him coming home another girl
being at his side Could not he have
left the other girl and come with her?
NJ P. O.
The i'll nature Of a boy is too trivial
a matter to be taken to heart He IS
not thoughtful in expecting a girl to
sing at such an hour, and his anger
over the other matter is not more to
his credit.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
PHOENIX MAN FOUND
DEAD IN HIS ROOM

Phoenix. Ariz.. Feb. 3.-After Charles
Richardson, owner of a number of
dwellings in Phoenix, had been missing
for three days. Eugene Davis, a neigh
Dor. forced the locked door of his bed
room. He found Richardson dead. The
dead man was so years old and was an
old timer in Phoenix.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
NAMELESS WOMAN IS
CLAIMANT DE ESTATE

Toledo, Ohio Feb 40 claim the
fortune Of several hundred thousand
dollars of the Warren estate a woman
who refused to give her name has aD-
pcared. she says she is a cousin Of
The Warren sisters, one of whom was
found dead and the other demented in
Los Angeles Calf, Iast Friday.
Although it was believed that sam
mel Warren had no relatives besides
the two sisters. the woman asserted
she was their cousin and would estab-
lish. her relationship and claim the for
tune.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
Elizabeth, N. J..
BY GEORGE FITCH,
Author OF "At Good Old siwash.D

was organized in Elizabeth and for many
years citizens pointed with pride to the
homes of a signer of the Declaration OF
Independence and the president OF the
Continental congress. Elizabeth men
licked the British single handed IN 1l6O-
and George washington took the ferry
there on his wav to be inaugurated.
Elizabeth also furnished Gen. Scott,
who came in handy the last time Meico
got unreasonable. And when Gen. La
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
journal ENTRIES.

lIOpeka Journal
Most Of the brave men haven't had
their courage tested.
Nor would it take the average man
long to tell all he knows
Everybody slips a good deal in
travelling along the path of life.
ANY old kind of climate is satisfac-
tory to the man in good health.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
nHAT nEPENDs.

Dear Miss Fairfax;
I have been keeping company with
q young man 1.-TWO years my seniOr)
for one year, and as g rule we are very
happy when together; but every time
he meets a certain person in my family
whom he dislikes. he is very cool with
me. When I speak to him about this
he answers that he always has the
same good feeling toward me X.
II the person he dislikes is very near
to YOU. and one he would often meet
after your marriage, hope YOU viii
not marry the man. His intolerance
now will become active dislike then,
and he will make you very unhappy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
RAID PROVES
To BE WATERFALL NOM

Chinatown was raided by a party of
customs officials and deputy marshals
Monday afternoon in search Of contra
band opium. The officers went through
the Chinatown of lower Oregon street,
raked around in the underground
chambers and passage-ways and found
only feww Weu-smoked seconds or
opium which had previously been
smoked and then cooked over to be
used a second time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
TIME Will SHOW YOU.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I was graduated from public school
at 16. and since then have undertaken
many kinds of work, but seem to fail
in everything I do
At present I am is and unemployed.
am at times almost frantic with the
thought of not accomplishing the pur-
pose of my being on earth.
Is there not some way or place
where one can find out what ne is
hest fitted for2 Hopeful.
The Lord said to one in similar
doubt. What hast thou in the house?"
meaning what is the talent lying near
est at hand
Your purpose of being on earth can
not be explained by worry and doubt;
keep on working, find the work near
est at hand suitable till you find bet
ter, and don't grow discouraged One at
is should not know the meaning Of the
word
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
To the LOvelOrB
cHANGE YOUR HOME.
By Beatrice Fairfax.

Dear Miss Fairfax;
I am % and board with my married
sister. who treats me mean After nv
days work I come home at night and
help her, but she IS never cOntented
with what 1 do. I beg her to send me
to night school so I may learn some
thing, but she says stay up at night
and wait for me. Julia B.
Your sister is so unjust to Won Won
viii be justified in leaving her home.
There are homes for working Girls
where one may live for very little and
have ones evenings free to devote to
study. But, remember, you must make
good in your ambition or be a lasting
reproach to your family and to your
self.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
THAT DEFENDS ON YOUR PRISE.

Il he
Dear Miss Fairfax;
am in love with a girl about my
age and would like to know if I take
her to the theater whether I should 20
to a cafe afterwards, and what it is
customary to order. Do you think she
would object to a cafe, as she is
church member? I am a stranger to
the city ways Country Boy.
Don't take any girl to such a place
unless YOU can afford it. Morally
there is nothing wrong in an after
theater lunch, but it is good for neither
of YOU is wholly unnecessary, and is
an affectation of the customs Of the
idle rich that no man and woman with
work to do next day can afford to
adopt.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03

WANTS NOMINATION FOR
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. michael J.
Ryan, city solicitor of Philadelphia, to-
day published the formal announcement
Of his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for governor Of PennsyI-
vania-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
LET YOUR BOOKS COME FIRST.

LET YOUR BOOkS COME FIRST,
Dear Miss Fairfax:
am "a and was dearly in love with
a girl Of %, but, by taking up a course
of civil service she came to my house
very often. and told her not to come
so many times. as like to learn what
Il baEe--to.- and she got angry. but /
have a warm spot in my heart for her
kindly let me have your best advice
what to do. so that I can Keep com
pany with her again W G. S
Don't let her anger sidetrack your am
bitiOn. It will be to your lasting re-
greet if you do.
If she is Il girl worth while she will
learn to realize that you are right and
will become q help to you instead of
hindrance.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03

cc~F YOU want to see an example
of excellent road building just
TT - 7,-r-v ft,o
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03

my brigade is in fine condition
now" said Gen. z. A. Benavides as he
watched his troops maneuver for Gen.
Pancho Villa Monday afternoon in Jua-
rez. THE men are rested. They have
all been furnished with new uniforms
and most of them have new rifles. You
can see for yourself that they are well
supplied with ammunition. I imagine
that on this brigade will fan the
heaviest work of the fighting at Tor
reon, for we are very familiar with the
country in that section
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
The Daily Novelette,
snizzIe's Beat.

go NIZZLEs!" called the city editor
~ abruptly. bright away this is
- going tn he a newspaper stOry-)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06

ing officers and men of the naval mill
tia primarily for naval duties. and this
should always be borne in mind. A
necessary amount of infantry drlii Is
desirable, but the ultimate use of the
naval militia as federal asset to the
navy in time of war should never be
forgotten.
FAILURE OF the naval militia to an
swer letters is the cause of much en-
barrassment to this division AS many
as five letters have been written in
order to secure reply. 1t can be read
lily seen how this handicaps the small
clerical force of this division.
Failure of the naval militia to read
tiers, and the transaction of business is
thus delayed.
Correspondence should all come
through the adjutant general. This
rule is frequently violated.
All letters and kilograms to the d.
vision of naval militia affairs should be
addressed to the Division of Naval
Militia Affairs, Navy Department
Washington, d. c." and not to any Of
hcer by name.
General lack of instruction and the
lack of proper textbooks is the crying
need of the naval militia. Inspector in
structors will be ordered to all organi-
cations in the near future. and a COM
plete list of text books will shortly go
forth. 1t is hoped that great benefit
! to the naval militia will ensue
acquisitions are not submitted in
time to anticipate needs; this is par
ticularly noted in the case of coal.
"Carelessness in the care of govern
| large number of surveys involving
thousands of dollars, should be check
ed The property belongs to the gov
| ernment and it should be properly
! cared for and accounted for.
The details of many of the impor-
| tant drills. such as fire drill, collision
drill. boat drill, sail drill, abandon ship
stationing of lifeboat crews. orders to
lifeboat crews, etc, are not carefully
| laid out, and in many cases these drills
are perfunctory.
The condition of the bedding, in
| many cases. is not satisfactory. This
| is due largely to the fact that the men
have not been supplied with sufficient
equipment. Every enlisted man of tn.
naval militia should have one hammock
turned over to him Gone should also be
| on the ship loaned to the naval militia
as reserve for each man when scrub
| bling his dirty one), one mattress, two
mattress covers, one foot lashing, one
| hammock lashing and one set of clews
Bedding should be kept clean at all
times, and the spare mattress cover
should be kept in the hammock. Foo'
| flashing, clews and hammock flashing
| should be neatly whipped and ham,
mock neatly dashed and slowed.
Clothes stops should be used when
clothes are slowed in bags.
! Lack of engineers to run the engines
and boilers of naval militia ships is APP
| parent. and it is desirable to enlist en-
| gineers in the naval militia so that il
I will not be necessary to hire engineers
| to make cruises.
"Carelessness in uniform. More at
tention should be given to uniforms.
There are too many officers, and, in
| many cases, the officers are of too high
| rank
There are too many chief petty Of
| fcers and too many petty officers TO,
| the number of enlisted men, in many
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cases, and the respective ratings are
not we'll balanced
MANY organizations fail TO keep the
division informed of their need for
supplies, necessitating the initiative
by this division, which is not desir-
able.
Failure of the naval militia to issue
proper orders to carry out certain work
on cruises, etc, frequently delays the
work in hand Specific orders should
be issued to cover the important points
of the work to be performed. SO that
once started this work may proceed
with rapidity and thoroughness.
I'm view of the fact that the federal
government has appropriated. in All.
1925, 900 this year for the naval militia.
the states should also increase their
appropriations. as it cannot be expect
ed that the federal government can
stand all the expenses of the different
states for the naval militia
Failure to report the defects on the
ships loaned to the naval militia In
time has frequently delayed the re-
pairs thereto.
Failure to fill vessels loaned to the
naval militia with coal before leaving
on a cruise, necessitating coaling at
out of-the-way places with coal At
high prices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06
Coolest Town on Earth.

THE coolest inhabited place in the
world is undoubtedly Verkhoyasnk.
in northeastern Siberia, with a mean
annual temperature of less than 3 de-
grees above zero and a winter tempera-
ture of 81 degrees below.
Nerkhoyansk is on the great Arctic
plain scarcely more than $50 feet above
the level of the sea Probably there
would be no town at all there Ii it were
not necessary to Russian governmental
purposes to have trading center for a
region where many thrifty Yakuts may
carry on their operation
All Its inhabitants, except few OIL
Gals and other Russians, are Yakuts.
This does not prevent its being a place
of some Importance. for the fakuts
are the most progressive people in
northern Siberia. excelling the Russians
themselves in enterprise. so far as
Siberian matters are concerned.
In winter the rivers in the vicinity
of NerkhoyanSk freeze to the bottom,
and the small trees have been known
to snap and split from the force of the
frost.
In spite of all this, verkhoyansk 10
not one might suppose. disagree
able place OF residence. 1t is preferred
by many Russian officials to many more
southern and warmer posts. Its atmos-
phere in winter is always clear, and
for the little time that the sun is
above the horizon its beams are unob-
structed- The air is still. and no bliz-
yards or drifting snowstorms make life
a burden to the inhabitants.
The Siberian dress completes the
comfort of this Arctic city. 1t consists
! of two suits of fur. an outer and an
inner suit. The inner suit is worn fur
side inward, the outer fur side outward.
With his hood down and just enough
space left to see out of and to breathe
through, the Verkhoyansker is a great
deal more comfortable in a temperature
of so below than many an American In
his cloth overcoat in a temperature OF
5 above zero.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06
A BuIPs-Eye.

z BERRY WALL said at dinner in
- New York:
'fWoman's dress nowadays is beauti-
fu1-beautiful. but shocking. The slash
ed skirt, to be sure, has disappeared
but it has only disappeared to make
room for the lace panel.
"a stupid greenhorn of a butler
scored bulfs-eye unconsciously the
other day.
"1s Mrs. Blanc in% a late caller ask
ed him.
"Yes, sir; she's in.' said the butler,
but she amt at home sir She's up
stairs undressin' for dinner dance"
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its recruiting campaigns. the four divi-
sions will be unable to appear on the
floor in the company-front formation.
and it will be necessary to assemble
them in squads en- masse.
The formal exercises of inspection
will begin promptly at s o'clock, when
Col Parmerter is expected to arrive,
and it is expected that the United
States Navy Yard Band will furnish the
music for the inspection ceremonies, as
we'll as the dance which is to follow.
Every man in the organization has
been instructed to be present on that
night in order to make good showing
before Col. Parmerter, who has dis
played much interest in the organfza'
ton.
What has been pronounced as one o.
the most successful cruises of the or.
ganization was taken by the nava
militia aboard the U. S: S. Sylvia. train
ing ship assigned to the battalion. be
ginning at o'clock THANKSGIVING
morning and ending at IL o'clock the
following Sunday.
w. Sigourney, executive off1cer or tnt
Naval Battalion, the ship proceedea =,
Colonial Beach, Va, as the nrst reg ..
the cruise. There the officers and mer
were entertained at dance at one o.
i the Beach hotels.
While anchored at the Beach, the en-
| listed men were put throush nu,S aIin.
of small boats. They got up at 5:3'
! in the morning and scrubbed decks, too
| Rut in the afternoon the men Wer'
given permission to take the siia
boats for cunning parties ana /.
| renorted that some of them were quil'
successful. ,,
Later the ship left the Beach an'
| nroceeded I'D the river, stopping q
various points, including Riversioe' Mu
| Owing to bad pipeline leadlns 70 o.i'
| of the Sylvia's boilers II was neo So ;
| to start for the home port sooner Una
"a haer planned. as only one boilel
could be used. ,, +h,+ {;
was one OF the best cruises ever tahei
| on the Sylvia.
A basket ball team representing TN
| Naval Rattalion is scheduled to play
team renresenting the land forces
the National Guard at the center Maa
! ket Armory of the National duaro "
morrow night. an+ chic
| In preparation for the eHe, 4
carpenter's Mate Frank Piatz, VINO
bead of the battalion's basket pai
team announced Thursday night ina
| he wanted all members of the battaiol
team TO report at the battalion armor!
| this morning for practice. he "an'
them also to bring their uhilo1"o'
Commander F. B. Bassett. jr,, y. s. n
| the officer in charge of the division o
naval militia affairs of the Navy De
partment in his annual nTann T has summed
m What he terms "the principal de-
fects Of the naval militia" of the coun
'i Ut is believed that some organiza,
tons are inclined to regard the nava,
n,iiitia as an infantry organization
M The federal government makes
Appropriation for the purpose of train
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signed to the District guard, and has
carried on several of the service schools
| maintained for non commits stoned ON
GERS. Under his leadership high
state of efficiency has been reached by
the ''non-coms" of the local guard. His
successor from the army has not yet
been assigned.
Second Lieut.. C. D. sniffin. I'd Infan-
try. has been authorized by the War
Department to attend and pursue a
course of instruction at the School for
Bakers and Cooks. Washington bar
| racks, D. G. Lieut.. Sniff1n is ordered
to report Immediately. and the course
will extend over one month.
Capt. Theodore p Heap. regimental
adjutant, I'd Infantry, has been detailed
to command the headquarters company
of his regiment, assisted by the bat
talon adjutant. First Lieut.. Joseph F..
Eldridge. and Second Lieut.. William J.
Bacon.
Capt Herbert c. Earnshaw, regi-
mental commissary, has been detailed
to command the supply company. Lieut..
Harry E. Burton also has been as
signed to this company.
First Lieut.. Joseph E. Eldridge has
been relieved from command of Com
jutant, LIST Battalion.
First Lieut.. Robert w. Hannemann
has been relieved from duty with Com
pany d. I'd Infantry, as property officer
of the non-comm ssioned staff and band,
and has been assigned to Company E.
Second Lieut.. William J. Bacon, in
addition to his duties as adjutant I'd
Battalion, I'd Infantry. has been de-
tailed as property officer for the non
commissioned staff and band
Company F, LIST Infantry. held a
smoker in it's company rooms at the
Center Market armofy Thursday night.
Thsfe was an entertainment program,
textures of which were several boxing
matches Col. Charles H. Ourand, COM
handing the LIST Infantry, was present
and delivered brief address to the
members of the command
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their men for drills and other relative

their men for drills and other relative
matters.
Although all of the property lists re
quired by the recent order for a gen
eral inventory of all National Guard
property are now in the hands of the
quartermaster. it is declared. discrep-
ancies in some of them will have to be
corrected before the matters are en-
tirly cleared up.
The work of fixing the blame for the
missing property in the various or
CARNATIONS, if any, was begun last
mon L. Parmerter, adjutant general
and Maj. Leroy Heron, inspector gen
eral and survey officer, visited the
armory of the list Separate Battalion
(colored Infantry.
The visits Of these two officers is
another move on the part of the head
quarters officers to lessen the paper
work of the company officers. If prop
erty Is found missing and the officers
have an excuse which satisfies the
survey officer then the survey papers
will be made out, but il a suitable ex-
cuse is not given, then the officers
Will be compelled to pay for the prop
erty out of their own pockets, with
out the making out of survey papers.
Visits are to be made in the near
future to the other organizations of
the guard, including the LIST Battery,
Field Artillery, and Signal Corps Com
pany.
trict is not equipped with the wooden
shirts required to be part of the
field uniform equipment of National
Guard organizations, by recent cir
cular of the War Department, which
declared that the National Guard of
the country was literally naked" and
without suitable uniform equipment to
pass through a winters campaign, it is
said to be in some cases oversupplied
For instance, where the regulations
now require the guard to have one
olive drab cotton shirt Tor each man,
the local National Guard has two
shirts per man.
The Inadequate armory and storage
facilities has kept the local National
Guard from ordering the khaki wooden
shirts. There is no place to store such
material, and it would be a matter of
a short time for the moths to eat it
up, even after the local guard had been
equipped.
guard needs. and requisitions are to be
made out for these. If funds are not
available the acquisitions cannot be
honored and the local guard cannot
have funds until Congress provides.
The local guard Is put in the position
by the War Department of being re-
quired to conform to certain standard
which requires money. and Congress
failed to appropriate the money with
which the guard could reach the War
Departments ideals
Sergt- Harry Meyer. who for more
than a year has been on duty with the
National Guard of the District of Co
lumbia as inspectorinstructor was dis
charged Friday by reason of the expi-
ration of his enlistment. He is await
ing an appointment on the local police
force, for which he has already passed
an examination.
Sergt. Meyer has been one of the
most efficient inspector-instructor as
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LIEUT.. COL. A. l.. PARMERTER.
seph A. Dempf,- and the officers and
men for some time have been anxious
to have the adjutant general visit the
armory and inspect the organization.
In preparation for the event, the bat
talon was marched on the drillhall
floor last Thursday night, where Com
manded Dempf put the organization
through various maneuvers. Owing to
the size of the drill hall and the great
strides the organization has made in