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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27
IA Years Ago Today
From The Herald This Date 1900.

sam Meyer. a conductor, returned
10 work today.
Ed Scott came down from Silver
City yesterday.
N Well left 70 Chicago yesterday
evening over the Santa Fe.
Miss Rebecca Payne and Grace Allen
went up 10 Cloudcroft today.
Miss Sarah Raper Of Dayton, Ohio,
ley.
Miss Mae Tabor returned yesterday
from a two weeks visit to AIbuquer-
que.
D. A ShOpe Of WinsIow, Ariz, ar
TlNee yesterday and is visiting his sis
ter, Dr. Ida Bishop.
customs inspector Ed Fink has re-
turned from RuidOso, n NJ, where he
haa been for some time.
--,- Lltss Nettle Leighton, who has been
visiting the family Of Mr. Sorenson,
VIII leave for Chihuahua tomorrow.
marry carpenter and wife and Mrs
wagner and daughter, Lucille. re-
turned from Cloudcroft this evening.
"; T. Carpenter was today given a
pudding permit to erect a corrueated
iron shed On North Campbell street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27

but there is one greater sin than those
not voting the straight ticket.
If we had less party loyalty in this
country we could have a great deal
more national loyalty, and the smooth
grafters who edged into control Of
party could have that party to them
selves--Copyrighted by George Nat
thew Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27
Sleep

= tiredou while 4hees no
living more hfe such gIeyous fake It's nog .n boil have
woes While grubng thus start to sne h W fs2 sg5
around
flung nghbs yell learned to sleep he
mayDe nn
don't those
DO WISH
toll the through enjoying every clUe
fall;
and your snakes the only dope that's
ana slaiZ 49, =, -, WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27
MAY OPERATE TR AIMS To
MENECO CITY BY MONDAY

Arrangements are being made to es-
tablish a through daily passenger ser
vice from FL Paso to Mexico City BY
Monday of next week Reports from
the south are 20 the effect that the
tracks are all in good condition and
officials are now simply awaiting the
assembling Of the necessary. equipment
IL VIII probably be some days after the
service between Juarez and NIexicO7
City is opened that trains VIII be op-
Grated from the American side
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27

good He knows the difference be-
tween right and wrong, but believes
that whatever wrong his party does Is
right He hates wickedness and graft.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27

TEIRTYFOURTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION.
Press
}. anS EsEYo
s wned among as CapeLH 3
j. HI A True cClennon estate 8
[ne r G Candy G. 4 Martin a L Sharpe and John P
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27
Making Ell Paso Beautiful

velopedf
the attractive cities in the United States Inc change
quickly that home people hardly appreciate the real
value Of newe theic side Of the city
Visitors however ts greatest assets and
the comment people that there is to see in
the counype the beauty Of the parks and yards OF
accustomed to the almost Incompatible u te
parking system those have returned fresh from the en-
cifa vegetation All that wonders have been
wrought in FL PasO IN few years II IS as olcul y " NM y
shrubbe and flowers as was few years ago
The beauty of FL Paso is all
With the desert country surrounding Long all
grass Of the arid put people
proper appreciate FL Pass yards and parks
The advancement the of
the city Probably much to inspire
the people advanced hand in hand
Fl pzqo is proud of its yards and proud of its parks 1t true
parkings streets where this advanced
Those that have been put in
idea that should
vegetation Sides it is the modern idea
the seetIn necessary
traffic and line the sides with trees flowers and grass 1t IS the idea that forms
the modern systems for civic improvement and Identification and Ell
out with much enthusiasm short time as
gTasPed the PosnQe OF Oeau IT'S yards Ie" years ago. Z o was
city yards The front have ali
down place
unddn the street This has been great Improvement and
the street. parkway the
necessary direction note the
the change who has lived here for ten years
its beauty
did; it Othsrs
given pioneers
n po have 5on and n5 the share has had in if and the Forthcoming
industrial paper-tO published
space accomplishments line beautiful eOn
ton of front and backward scenes in FL PssO will Illustrate the article Some
the
heretofore considered unsued this climate and section
interesting history
progress joined procession
enpang helping beautiful viii find
the valuable
accomplished
in many will cited
absolutely growing
exactly plants shrubs;
wonderfully well About necessary
plenty irrigation Al
bearing reading
hopes
part FL better
year every yard in
city
prizes year newly developed
prize;
efforts
thousands Of dollars
among visitors stop Owe
Next the
California OtOn4
cOopera
ton householder 4
lawyer stealing defend
ants inventive PrOcs perfection
to combat the
god entered for
importation stuffed opium nap
pirate, considering o god he was
contemporaries
increased up paste cost more
a price.
building continued there
has been no letup; city the
Los Angeles moving picture
companies We thought Casey had a steady rlroa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27

New York lawyer
ants inventive prOcivies perfection
to combat the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27

Angeles god entered fol
importation stuffed npro
pirate considering god he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27

price contemporaries editorial service
increased cost more
remain the same price
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27

building continued; there
has letupj city country
Casey Jones is the addition Angeles moving picture
We thought Casey a steady job on the railroad
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27

pOiOus put
the
o every in E P is needed
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-09-10

Of stock. and he tells me that Til
have no trouble at all in getting an
Injunction that will prevent the Dillon
company from taking any steps toward
the extension of the business within
the next thirty days.
I've heard of pikers. but holding up
a $5,OOO.OOO company to protect a $500
certificate comes close to the edge Of
being the limit" Judged Rlackie after
mature deliberation. why all this
crouch against Dillon? And why tie
his hands for thirty days-so as to
quiet his nerves.
Wallingford smiled seraphically.
Merely SO l can exercise my option on
the Avon theater at 100000" he re-
piled. striking a match on the big red
NO Smoking sign and lighting long
black cigar THE hoodoo is broken,
and the house is worth double my op-
ton at this very minute. Nasselanger
of the syndicate was trying to buy it
from Sickels tonight, and Sickels is at
this moment over at the Brooches no.
tel drowning his SORROWS with one
hand and drinking to his luck with the
other
Blackie gaZed upon his friend with
thoughtful admiration for awhile, and
then he grinned. II want you to go
over with me and call on Dillon tomor-
row right after you file your suit he
suggested II want him to wait on us
While pick out a pink undershirt and
a pair of silk suspenders."
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-09-10

IT. HE cab driver who brought the
prosperous big president of the
Earth and his prosperous
friend to tile Hotel de Renais-
sance received Il $40 tip. The bell
boys who carried in their elaborate
luggage received $40 each. Before
dinner was over the jovialy smiling
big man was spoken of about the hotel
as Spender WaIlingford. and the pro-
prietor himself went up to see what
was the matter with the thermostat.
"I'll have the head engineer up here
in just a few minutes" announced Mr.
Blount. who was bullet headed man
upon whom dress suit sat with some
shame. IF you want anything in the
town let me know and Ill get it for
you, Mr. Wallingford"
II don't think you're going to give
me a chance to want anything" re-
turned WaIlingford pleasantly. by
the way, though. Ill probably need
some information. Do you imagine
that it would be difficult to promote
big public amusement park here:"
Mr.. Blount considered the matter
gravely. then shook his head. II
couldn't tell you about that" he admit
ted. You see. that's all politics here.
The only two amusement parks we
have are run by county commission
err and an alderman of opposite poll
tics, and they're both backed by the
traction company, which is all politics.
This is the only city in the country
that has two healthy political gangs.
and nobody knows who's going to lose
next time"
II could give you guess" interpo-
lated Mr. Wallingford's black haired
and black mustached and black frock-
ed friend. when you hit a town like
that the voters lose"
'"rhey lose any place. agreed
Blount, with laugh. "They'd ought
to lose for standing for what they do.
I've no more sympathy for them than
l have for a deacon that tries to buy
counterfeit money and gets box OF
sawdust. It's 50 especially fierce be
cause these amateur grafters are lot
of rabbits. | have no respect for d
holdup man that will SILVER while he's
going through your pockets. They re
planning to steal the courthouse right
now, but they're SO scared think they
sleep with all the lights turned on"
Wallingford chuckled in huge en-
joyment. i've heard of stealing a
grindstone and hot cook stove" hi
observed, 'but stealing courthouses Is
a new speciality on me-"
cit ought to be easy" asserted
Blount, still disdainful Of his loca
ordinance thinkers. They've just bull
profitable new courthouse, and the
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-09-10


on the prompt side all night, apologize
ing to the scenery"
That's right; you didn't know about
Melissa. did you:' inquired Violet.
with a flush of anger that ended in
laugh. You know. she has two
dances, one just before the goat dance.
Well, they giggled her off the stage in
the first one, and she left for Squamo-
sett. / guess, without even stopping to
change her costume
~ don't see how you cut out the sec
ond dance" puzzled Blackie II wish
I'd have been present at this show. Ia
like to have seen how the plot turned
OUT
1T turned out fne!" Violet assured
him with great enthusiasm. I'VE pull
ed Dcky Dolger out of his souse in
the back part of the right proscenium
box, and we fixed up the part in the
seven minutes between the two dances.
Elsie Devoe was just dressing for her
third act change. We explained it to
her and threw her into Lhaa' second
costume. and she came on and did the
dance of the sacred goat so swell you
could almost hear her bleat. knew
every step of it just from watching
that Trip joke rehearse. Then she
the daughter. and as the sacred dancer
had a right to marry anybody in the
kingdom. 1t made the plot swell.
Next to you, Blackie, it was the hit Of
the show
1T certainly got EN-" agreed the
stage manager delightedly. THE music
helped lot You know, there were
three managers and tailor hunting
for Dicky Dolger and Ricketts, johnson
| before the last act curtain rung up
They've come back, and so has Devoe
and everybody else"
"Devoe's perfect lady, Ill say that
for her. asserted Violet warmly.
"She's strictly professional. She kept
her eyes to herself and hated Blackie
and everybody else that got hand"
Walingford and Mrs. Wallingford
and Toad Jessop found their happy
way back to the star comedians dress
| ing room and added to the general
| jubilation.
Its an honor to know YOU, Blackie.' y
chuckled Wallingford. while the two
women embraced each other fervently
and sat on Delancys battered old
trunk, hand in hand, to tell each other
all about it in agitated snatches.
"Did you see the show, Jim?" asked
Rlackie in surprise. Where did you
sit?"
Gin the left stage box" replied Wal
lingford Indignantly. You looked at
US half the timer
Blackie pondered that marvel in 81
lence moment. "Have Il drink De
finally sighed. '"Toad, go scare us uI
another glass. Jimmy, it's too bad
you're not in on the personal triumph
of this thing. along with us artists"
"Oh, Pm not dissatisfied" Walllng
ford informed him with easy noncha
lance. ut isn't my game, but still III
clean up about $15O.OOO on the side.'
II suppose So" grumbled Blackle
It's got to be habit with you. Wh'
suffers this time?"
Dillon explained Wallingford
chuckling. 81 bought one little SIN
share of stock in his company today
and tomorrow I'm going to bring suit
as a stakeholder, for dissolution OF
his company. on the grounds OF mis-
representation and misuse Of FUNDS
My lawyer demanded to see the books
four minutes after bought my share
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-09-10
CHAPTER XIV.
The Usual Method.

T HE cab driver who brought the
prosperous big president OF the
Earth and his prosperous
f,,;- T., 40,
The Washington herald., 1914-04-22
NAVAL ACADEMY TUTOR
RUSHED TO VERA CRUZ
Prof. Carlos " Cusachs Ordered to
War Center, Presumably as In
terpreter of Spanish.
SPECIAL to Tue Washington Herald.

tp ne washington herald.
Annapolis. April 2l.-The first official
edict bearing Upon the Mexican situation
reached Annapolis tonight when Prof
Carlos V. Cusachs, an assistant in the
department of modern languages at the
Naval Academy. received orders to pro-
ceed to Vera Cruz for duty. The pre-
sumption is ne is going as an interpreter
Of Spanish. Prof. Cusachs will leave
Annapolis tomorrow for Philadelphia to
take passage on the steamer Mario Castle
chartered by the government as a trans
port.
The Moro Castle will carry A large de-
tachment Of marines destined for duty
at Vera Cruz That army troops IN
large numbers are to be mobiIized for
Mexican service is indicated by pre-
lininary orders issued from Washington
Lieut.. Robert r. Weishelmer of the 1I2th
Company. Coast Artillery. now visiting
relatives in Annapolis. tonight received
orders to hold himself in readiness for
immediate service. He will join the
troops now being formed into what is
termed the 'seige artillery" Lieut..
Welsheimer is a sOn-in-law of DR.. Claude.
Cf Annapolis. He graduated from the
Naval Academy several years ago. but
resigned. to accept an appointment to
the ARTILLERY Corps. Excitement is run
ming high among naval people here.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-22
SAYS DISTRICT MILITIA
IS READY FOR SERVICE
Gen. Harries Declares Guardsmen Are
Thoroughly Prepared to Go to
the Front at Once.

The District militia is ready to leave
Washington for service in Mexico at
any time. according to a statement made
yesterday by Gen. George Fl. Hsrries.
commanding the local militia. Gen.
Harries arrived in Washington yester-
day morning
The District Slardsnen have been in
state Of thorough PREPARATION righ.
along" said Gen. Harries.
Since the Spanish war emphasized
the necessity of field instruction for Ma
;ional Guard troops. the District Of
sanizatiOn has in all its summer work
devoted special efforts to reasonably
acquaint the entire brigade with cOndi-
has been taught how to care for him.
self In every way-in craftsmanship
sanitation and personal hygiene. by act
ual demOnstrations-with the rcsLt that
there has been practically no sickness in
our camps.
I'VE have tried to use to the greatest
advantage the lesson taught in our last
conflict. that il IS not the enemy that
Kills men so much as disease, and This
fact has been made the basis of all our
work. The District Euardsmen even as
lar back as the year 1895 during a short
stay in a Virginia camp. another at
Ihickamaugua- a third at Tampa and in
the campaign that resulted in the fall of
Santiago. lost but one officer and nine
teen men by diseasc-the smallest mar
taIlty dCe To sickness Of any regiment"
The Washington herald., 1914-04-22
NAVY FUND BILL STIRS
SOLONS TO HOT WORDS
Representative Hulings Declares Great
Sea Force Is Necessary to Peace
for United States.

Debate on the naval appropriation bill
in the House yesterday reflected the
war talk of Monday in that chamber
Representative Hulings. Of Pennsylvania.
Progressive. declared that peace would
never come until the United States had
a great navy. He urged that this coun-
try join with England and Germany in
establishing an international court backed
by an armament that could enforce its
DEGREES.
Preparation for war in the present
state of worsd sentiment" said he. is
the best prevention OF war. American
citizens everywhere when they get into
trouble seek. not the protection of the
American. but the British flag.
Representative Kelly. of Michigan, Re-
publican. who voted yesterday to sustain
the Presidents policy, declared that our
attitude toward Mexico had been weak
kneed.
The show of strength made in Mexi-
CO." said Mr.. Kelly. would not be neces-
sary if our only purpose was 10 enforce
an apology for an insult to our flag from
a weak nation like Mexico without
navy and without fortifCatiOns. The ef-
feet of such a naval demonstration will
be to serve notice that the Monroe doc
trine is still a vital part Of our foreign
policy
The Washington herald., 1914-04-22

their positions. Desultory firing from
housetops and streets. Hold custom
house and section of city in vicinity of
wharves and consulate. Casualties, four
dead and twenty wounded"
This bulletin was filed at Vera Cruz at
about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. II was
followed in about an hour by another dis
patch from Admiral Fletcher, which read :
Holding the vicinity of the railroad
station and the yards. and desultory fir
ing continues. Also holding the vicinity
of custom-house cable Office. Light
norther is blowing"
This dispatch was filed at Vera Cruz at
4 o'clock in the afternoon. At $50 O'Clock,
Vera Cruz time, Admiral Fletcher sent
this dispatch:
Our men are firing only when fired at
We prepared a flag of truce, with mes
sage to Gen. Mas to cease firing, or our
big guns would be used. Now about Loo
marines and sailors ashore. All business
here suspended.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-22
Solon'S Son In Command
OF Marines at Vera Cruz
Representative Butler, Father of Officer Who
Lead Men That Were Killed in First
Fight, Asks Mems of President

One Of the first callers at the White
House Immediately after the news OF
the first fighting at Vera Cruz, was Rep
resentative Thomas S. Butler, whose son,
Mai. Smedley Darlington Butler. COM
manded the marines that landed in Vera
Cruz yesterday afternoon. The announce
ment that several of the soldier-sailors
had been killed had greatly alarmed Mr..
Butler, who. despite the fact that he is
a senior member of the minority in that
most warlike of House committees-Naval
Affairs-is himself a Quaker of high
standing in the unbelligerent Society of
Friends.
Mr.. Butler was assured that a casualty
involving g-his son was unlikely, but that
the department had not yet received
word as to the identity OF the killed and
wounded in the first clash.
Mai Butler participated in the inter-
national expedition to Pekin during the
summer of 1870. At the fighting around
Tien-Tsin he was wounded and assisted
from the field by Maj. Harry Leonard, U.
8. NJ. c.. who has since retired. As
result Of his experience in the Chinese
The Washington herald., 1914-04-22
FLEET AT VERA Cruz
CAN Land 9,7OO men
More Than 4. 400 Were Available Last
Night. and Badgers Ships Are
Due to Arrive Today.
HOSPITAL BOAT IS STANDING BY

The following is the approximate
strength Of the United States naval force
available last night for shore duty at
Vera Cruz:
From the battleships Florida. Utah.
Connecticut. and Minnesota. 30 marines
and 1850 bluejackets.
From the cruisers San Francisco and
Chester. 400 marines and 20 bluejackets.
From the transports Prairie and Han
cock, 1854 marines
This makes a total landing force Of
4.43t marines and bluejackets.
In addition, the collier Cyclops is at
Vera Cruz. though she, Of course, cap
spare none of her complement OF sea
men and coal passers. The hospital
ship SOlace is also at Vera Cruz. She
can land for shore duty members Of her
complement sufficient to render first aid
or to maintain temporary field hospitals.
pending the arrival of the army.
The Jther vessels in the service of the
United States at Vera Cruz are the liners
Esperanza and Mexico: chartered by the
United States to furnish refuge for such
American and foreign citizens as may
desire to leave Mexico now that hos
tiIities are on.
This morning there will arrive at Vera
Cruz the following vessels Of the At
Iantic feet:
The DreadnoUghts Arkansas. South
Carolina, and Michigan: the frst-class
battlesnips. New Hampshire. Louisiana.
Vermont, and New Jersey: the supply
ship Celtic. the second-Class cruiser Ia
coma. the supply ship Culgoa, the gun
boat Nashville. and the collier Brutus.
out of this force it is possible to land
leaving sufficient men to take care OF
the ships. keep up steam and attend TO
the ordinary duties Of deck. engine room.
fire room, and signaIIing-nearly $3.50
men.
The total force which will be on shore
after Admiral Badgers fleet arrives will
approximate 800 men. with more than
-0O officers
The Washington herald., 1914-04-22

Passports for Mexican Envoy Here.
While no formal action was taken by
the President last night. it is believed
that Charge d'Affaires O'Shaughnessy i'm
mediately will be recalled from Mexico
City, and that the Mexican charge at
Washington. Senior Algara. will be given
his passports without delay.
The first news of the fighting at Vera
Cruz and the seizure of the city came in
this report from Admiral Fletcher re-
ceived at the Navy Department at 6
O'Clock last evening:
Tuesday, in face of approaching
norther landed marines and sailors from
Utah. Florida. and Prairie and seized Gus
tom-house. Mexican forces did not op-
pose landing. but opened fire with rife
and artillery after our seizure of custom
house. Prairie shelling Mexicans out OF
The Washington herald., 1914-04-22
MEXICO CITY NFLAMED;
AMERICANS in Terror
Uprising Against Foreigners Feared
as Result of News from
Vera Cruz.
CROWDS OUT ON THE STREETS

Code Message Received at 8 80 P. M.
Mexico City, April 21.-The city
is in turmoil tonight, as a result of
the publication of the news from
Vera Cruz of the American inva-
sion and of Mexicans killed in the
fighting.
Crowds are going about the
streets and a general uprising is
feared.
The foreigners are banding them
selves together for protection.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-22

rebellion, Maj. Butler was advanced in
rank for eminent and conspicuous con-
duct in battle with the Pekin relief
column. He was appointed to the
Marine Corps from civil life in 1899. He
Is thirty-four years old
The marines under Mai Buffers COM
mand are those previously constituting
the marine contir gent in the Isthmian
Canal Zone. regarding which Secretary
Of War Garrison has remarked that they
are the finest body of soldiery that he
has ever seen. despite the fact that they
were the stars of a rival service. Dur
ing their stay in the Zone. these marines
had been assigned to duty in operating
railroad trains and repairing tracks and
bridges.
This exps< ence has been the occasion
for their at this time as the very
advance gtkrd of the American forces.
On basis OF this instruction, these $50
marines are qualified to serve as en-
gfneers. firemen. brakemen, and track
hands, m the event of the seizure by the
American forces of the railway line
leading from Vera Cruz to Mexico City.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-22

out Of the voices of hotel and theater
guests when, exactly at Z o'clock last
evening, everywhere the bands played
America"
In all the motion picture houses at the
hour mentioned. the national emblem was
thrown on the screen. The piano players.
abandoning their pot-pourri of opera. and
ragtime, started the national hymn, and,
as though electrified, all present rose
and sang, while their eyes reverently
''saluted the flag"
At the New Willard. the general en-
thusiasm was doubled by the appearance
OF Secretary of State Bryan, Secretary
Of War Garrison, and Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels, just as the orchestra began
the strains of My Country" A chorus
Of cheers for the three men followed.
Later In the evening. when the rumors
OF bloodshed at Vera Cruz were verified,
and when IL became positively known
that four Americans had been killed and
twenty-one others wounded, there was a
significant turn in the public's emotions.
Not that the enthusiasm was minimized
in any way, but mingled with II there
was a touch OF sadness.