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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20

Gasoline Underground" the city has d
good ordinance on automobile gasoline
filling stations. When they keep the
gasoline underground with a good vent
system there is absolutely no danger
OF fire or explosion from gas I have
noticed Mr.. Hoard, the fire marshal, is
very careful about this and il is a good
thing, but as the deputy state fire mar
shall remarked, and as 1 have heard
Mr. Hoard remark, the small cleaning
places are very dangerous. and 1 fear
We shall have some very dangerous
fires here this winter unless we get a
new city ordinance.
II is better. to try to prevent the fires
before they occur than to try to pre-
vent them afterwards The majority
of the small cleaning places around
town are within a very few feet OF OF
right under hotels or roOming houses
Over fifty percent OF them use gasoline
for their irons and for lighting because
Il is cheaper. And they will keep gaso-
line above ground and keep more than
5 gallons at one time, because if they
do much cleaning they have to have
more than five gallons on hand at one
time, as one lot has to settle while the
other is in use
The action in cleaning clothes causes
a certain amount OF gas. and with gas
lights and coal heating stoves, there is
always danger OF explosion The
careless manel' in which 1 have seen
many Of these cleaners handling gas
is a wonder to me, and it is a matter
Of mere good luck that We have had
so few fires from this source in the
past
think the city should take steps at
once to prevent this. so as not to en-
danger the property OF others and the
lives of orr fire department I would
like 10 have The Herald readers dis
cuss this. They will no doubt notice
that all the larger cleaning establish
ments have good systems.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20
What Happened To Jane
BY VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER.
led Steals a March on Rich Mr.. Reeves.

Star Company
/ loves more'n money We married for
love, Ezra"
said it. then added: And I've never
felt sorry we did"
Nor me. either" her husband af-
but we've had a good life together.
But you've had to work hard Maria,
and I'd hate TO have my daughter
work like you've had TO"
so should T." Mrs. Hardy acknOWl-
edged, and she sha'n't so long as I'm
able TO do for her But il she can get
a job as school teacher she'll be all
right That's what We sent her TO nor
nal school for, you know.
She'll have TO leave home, then"
said the man. unless she can get a Job
in the village school here ] suppose
if she was to ask Reeves to say a
senool board But il she won't let
him keep company with her 1 guess
he won't do even that for her"
There had been a pause before Ezra
added, rising and stretching, IF she
took him, we'd never have to worry
about what would happen TO her If We
were to die. Maria Well, I must be
going 10 Church. I guess you're too
Yes" the wife said, Il am too
tired
Her husband did not kiss her before
starting TO the sanctuary Such ca
STesses between them were reserved for
use before longer journeys than half
mile wolk, and for greater periods of
time than an hour and a half. Yet
when they were young he used TO kiss
her often. the wife recollected now.
For they had loved each other always.
though now that they were old they
said less about it and did not spoon"
as young people did
This brought her mind back to the
conversation with her husband, and on
that she pOndered until Jane and Ed
ward Sanderson came up the patch to
the door
He Asks James Mother II He Can
Stay Awhile.
The farmers wife smiled with pleas
ure at the young mans deferential yet
gay greeting. She liked Ned Sander
saw him. She looked at him now with
approval admiring his immaculate
white flanneis, his correct straw hat,
his general air of prosperity.
He looks rich" she unused, land
yet he says he's a poor bookkeeper-
But city fellows always dress as If
they were rich"
May sit down here on the step at
your feet for a minute2" Ned asked.
: m only going to stay a short time,
Tor happen to know that Miss Hardy
Is expecting another caller"
He glanced miSchievously at Jane.
Mrs Hardy noted-as she had noted
befOre-that this boy did not call her
daughter Jane as the village fellows
did She liked his courtesy and
lack Of presumption. They had all the
Make yofr table reservation now for
New Years Eve Dinner at the Sheldon
Cafe Plenty OF music--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20
Copyright, 1s1'


IL
FRS EZRA HARDY was sitting
N on the vine covered porch of the
old house as her daughter and
Ned Ssnderson opened the gate and
came slowly up the path.
The house was not far back from the
road. It had been built by Ezra's
grandfather in the days before the vii
lage had spread as far as this place.
when ii was a convenience to have the
path rom The road so snort that II
could be soon soon cleared Of the heavy
snoW-stOrms. which were more fire.
Quent three generations ago than now
changes. but much of the land sur
rounding it. and which had once been
a part of the old farm, had been sold
bit by bit by the present owner until
only a few OF the original acres re-
NAMED. Farming did not pay in these
days, Ezra Hardy was won't to declare.
IN these sales Nor was he as strong
as when he was younger He had no
sons TO work the place for him, his
one boy having died in infancy. Jane
was now his only child. He was al
most glad of this as he realized that
II would take all the money he could
raise 10 support his wife and him
self should they live TO be as old as
his parents had been.
He must mortgage the old home, still
further than he had already done I'M
less he could succeed in selling the
lot back of the house. II was doubt
ful II this piece Of land could be sold
at present for il was not good build
ing site, and that was all that people
wanted property for in Milton now
adays, for building lots
It was of these things that Ezra had
talked 10 his wife that evening before
starting for church Jane had gone
earlier than her father. for she. must
attend the Christian Endeavor service
at ] o'clock And IL was Of this CONVEX
sation that Mrs Hardy had unused as
she sat here alone after her husbands
departure. For there had been more
TO the conversation than the matter Of
the farm Almost timidly Ezra had
remarked upon the fact that Augustus
deal
u guess" he said awkwardly. that
he'd ask her to marry him II he dared -
4 Good Man and n Deacon in the
Church.
Oh Ezra" the mother protested.
rms IDEA had occurred to her often
Of late, but it sounded disagreeably
bald when put into words
Well why not2" her husband ar
guea. Hes a good man and a deacon
But he's too old for JAMIE" the mo-
Their demurred- She's only twenty
one and he must be forty-five. Be
sides- with an effort to voice her
conyienons-.'she don't love him"
Pernaps she don't now Ezra con-
ceoed, but she may learn to- And,
Maria, he can give her a good home,
for he's well off"
4 know it, the mother agreed. But
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20
WANTS MORE LIGHT.


Editor FL Paso Herald:
The purpose OF this letter is for light
on the subject Of darkness The dark
ness in question is dense on nights
when electric lights are shut off, leay-
ing only the light from the faint cres-
cent afloat in the sky and on these
moonlight nights the city sees fit TO
economic on street electric lights
The economy Of light may have its
monetary value TO the city, but GER
tainly has no real value to the people.
as witness the danger to the lives Of
litne drivers. passengers and pedes-
TRANS.
The darkness is densest at the fol-
lowing intersections: Luna and Mon
tana- street car crossing; Piedras and
Montana, a street car crossing, where
the street fixing is the cause of all
sorts of bIockades and ups and downs
hard to safely round out in the dark;
Mesa and Montana. a traffic corner;
Boulevard and Stanton, busy car-line
crossing
Jitne drivers exert nervous energy in
their keen. vigilant efforts TO avoid
accidents and abide by legal restric-
tons but these excellent efforts are
minimized by the absence Of the much
needed electric lights
The front lights on autos cast re-
Election only on a small area in front
Of the right Of way and pedestrians at
street corners are apt 10 come suddenly
and in a hurry TO make the crossing
In a great many instances, the driver
cannot see the pedestrian coming be-
cause OF the dense street darkness at
the right and the left of his right OF
way.
Dark nights. without corner electric
lights neutralize the use OF auto dim
mers, and when the binding ribbon OF
light rolls up and away with its com
ing machine. the going machine is i'm
mediatelv immersed in greater dark
ness. thus the lives OF pedestrians. pas
sengers and drivers are in jeopardy.
tTrnrHN rHNW Ia n
stance-one of those city economists
who believes in shutting off the city
lights on dark crescent moon nights,
should happen 10 be a victim OF the
imposed darkness. Who would treat
this serious matter lightly? Let US
have light and prove TO US. oh ye city
fathers. that Safety first" is not
meaningless slogan
A Jitne Driver.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20
Learning To Farm

Massachusetts has started correspondence agriculture.
IT wintry with approaching
To the they stand and browse mid the frostbang
subtle
There's joyful the below.
No throne for when half three milking stool
delightful learned all correspondence school
COMB o q
ckening
To
By the wshed roof
70 teach again, o shiverng
correspondence
JUST of q a sheltered
With and ink and nice hot drink and farm instruction book
And, will always be the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20
THE RABBI AND CHRISTMAS.


Editor FL Paso Herald:
It has just come to my knowledge
that rabbi ZielOnka was the man in
strumental in having the Christian
Christmas carols removed from the
public schools. cannot conceive why
any man. no matter what his religion.
should wish to refuse another man his
own religion. It seems to me very
selfish. and I do not think the voice
of the Jewish population OF Fl Paso,
as a whole, would endorse such move
as the one made by their religious
leader. II for no other reason than be-
world where they can worship by a
constitutional protection
In america. they are treated equally
and have always been allowed to Wor-
ship as they pleased Why then should
they give selfishness in return for the
freedom so readily given them by our
peOple2 Why should they. because they
keen no Christmas. take from their
Gentle associates their right to keep
a Christmas?
Is the Jewish race a thankless one2
I have never thought SO. for many OF
the best OF my friends have been Jews
Likewise many Of the best men in this
town are Jews; you know il. I know
It Therefore. do not think the
rabbi spoke for the Jewish people in
FL Paso-
And lastly. despite the fact that it
was a selfish move. the rabbi has
broken the most sacred thing to all
hearts Of true. liberty loving Amerl-
cans. the constitution For the con-
stitution makes il lawful for all Amer
fcans TO worship their God. as is their
wont, be they Jew or Gentle
American"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20

which the man she has so lightly met
either imagines she will welcome or
uses TO test her.
She cuts herself off from knowing
fine men, since they would be almost
ashamed TO have as a friend a girl who
other men can sneeringly claim they
met through filtration
If because you like a mans looks
you let him talk to you, and he turns
out to be an unspeakable person whom
you should never have known, you
have placed yourself in the way OF two
dangers The "unspeakable person"
can boast that he knows you and
knows you because you were weak
enough to permit him to sneak into
your life by way Of a cheap filtration
In flirting a girl sacrifices reputa-
ton and the right to demand dignified
treatment, for the one chance in a
million that the man who meets her
lightly and idly and to crafty the
fancy OF a moment is going to be worth
knowing. or TO believe that she is
going to be worth knowing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20
CONDUCTOR CHARGED WITH
NOT PAYING FOR CANDY

c. S Eckard. conductor on the FL
Paso & Southwestern and residing At
S13 Magoffin avenue. was placed under
arrest at noon Saturday on complaint
Of c. S PickrelI. proprietor OF the
Elite confectionery, the complaint
charging that Eckard had gone out OF
the store with So worth OF candy which
he did not pay for.
Eckard took the stand in the corpor-
alton court Saturday afternoon and
stated that IL was a mistake as he had
paid for the candy. The case was
transferred by judge Paul D. Thomas
70 the county court for trial and Eckard
placed under a SEQ bond which friends
of his Immediately provided.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20
Too Much Domestiiciity
BY DOROTHY DIX.


4 HUSBAND and wife who are
"A preparing to celebrate their sill
= yer wedding with quite as much
enthusiasm as they did the original
one explain their unusual felicity by
the fact that they have regularly, once
a week. come Up for air. so to speak.
from out of the matrimonial sea- This
has prevented them from being asphyx-
lated by too much domesticity.
In this case the man is a crack
bridge player. Also he is a mans man
His wife cares nothing for cards. but
instead OF having a perpetual argu-
ment on the subject on every Saturday
night, Mr. Man stays downtown, goes
to dinner at his club, and bridges away
TO any hours in the morning that he
sees fit.
It is the wife's night off. also, on
which she entertains her friends that
her husband doesn't particularly care
for. or she goes to see the plays he
doesn't like, or does anything else in
the world that s. e chooses to do.
Each has the freedom of a latch key,
and the privileges Of bachelor and
bachelor girl once a week, with the
result that both return to the family
circle with a renewed zest for its pleas
ures. For the thing that makes the
matrimonial yoke gall is that We never
get chance to slip it 1t is always
on our necks pressing on the sore
Love Must Be Free.
It is strange, but true. that the one
fact that humanity is more loath to
accept than any other is that love
pines away and dies in captivity.
It must be free TO live. It must have
the sense Of liberty, and this gives US
the curious paradox-loose love and
you bind it; bind love and you lose it.
Leave the door open so that love
may come and go as II will. and II
will not stir from your side. Lock
the door and bar the window never so
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20
BRITISH EMBASSY DESIRES
Y. 5. SHIPPERS, CONVENTIONS

Washington, D. C, Dec. 2O.-The
British embassy has transmitted a let
ter to the state department denying
the contention that British shippers are
profiung by the restrictions which
Great Britain has placed upon Ameri-
can commerce. The memorandum
quotes figures to show that British
commerce has increased little. while
that Of the United States has grown
phenOmenally.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20
RECEIVERSHIP ASKED FOR
TIN MINING COMPANY

suit for debt and recsivership has
been filed by the State National bank
against the Ell Paso Tin Mining and
Smelling company, asking for the pay
ment Of notes amounting TO 16,o0e
company
The officers OF the company named
in the suit are c. p Morehead. vice
president. Lamar Davis, ". H Winter
and James Parker, directors.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20

Johnsfon's Appreciated Chocolate
always fresh. excellent assortments-
Phones 356-375- 101 s. FL Paso St
we deliver-AdTertisem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20

as she was to the rather free-and-
easy ways of the country youths.
Jane expecting a caller?" she re-
peated as the sense Of what Ned had
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20

is comingg'
Ned laughed. Its Mr.. Reeves" ne
replied. HE wanted to walk home
with her-but I beat him to it,
(TO BE Continued.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20
STORAGE OF GASOLINE.

Editor Ell Paso Herald:
In reference to an article published
lately in the FL PasO Herald. Wants
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20
Letters To The Herald

ran eogRiSs:Sn; sssE the signature Of the writer but the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20

Make your table reservation now for
New Years Eve Dinner at the Sheldon
Cafe Plenty OF music.-Adv.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
SPENCE CHARGES HAVE
 REACHED WASHINGTON.

The fight which the Alaska Demo- crats are making against District At torney N. Spence, of Valdez, was giv- en publicity here today when the at torney generals department announc- ed that definite charges had been filed against Spence. Charges have been preferred by the Democratic territori- al committee, and also by the Valdez commercial bodies. The things brought against Spence are numer- ous, alleging incompetency, and the fact that he has never shown himself Democrat since coming to Alaska, the specific charge being made that he opposed the election of the regular Democratic candidate for delegate to Congress at the last election. It is charged that Spence did all he could to elect Delegate Wickersham, who has always been a Republican and will run again next year as a repub- lican. When MT. Wickersham was interviewed here on the matter he denied all knowledge of the facts in the case, but said that he had heard that Spence had aroused the antago- nism of the Guggenheim interests in Valdez. .+Cordova Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
JUDGE SAYS POOR MAN
 CANNOT GET JUSTICE

Portland: "A poor man has no chance to get justice under the laws of this state," Judge Gatens told a group of jurymen in his court this morning: "If you have money. you can defeat justice; if you are broke. justice will beat you"
 Judge Gatens had just learned that Deputy County Clerk Bush had re- fused to honor Gatens' order direct ing County Clerk Coffey to allow G. H. Wolff to file without cost an an- swer to the Alaska-Oregon Canning Association's appeal from a district court decision awarding Wolff $l6l for labor. Under the law the coun- ty clerk must receive all filing fees in advance.
 Wolff, answering an advertisement of the cannery company, worked for two months in Alaska. Then he was sick two days. When he came back ready to work he was refused en- ployment. He came to the states and started suit. He was awarded s161
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
PLANS FOR
 THIS SESSION OF CONGRESS

Following is the list of bills that Delegate Wickersham told the people of Seattle in his speech at the Arctic Club that he will introduce in con- gress during the winter, as taken from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
 Judge Wickersham will introduce into Congress four matters of special interest to Alaska. The first and more important measure providing for the centralization of federal ad- ministrative offices of the Territory into one commission of five to be composed of the governor of Alaska, secretary of state, and three other resident Alaskans; the second is a bill pr4Widing for statehood; the third to mcdlfy the homestead law as ap- piled to Alaska to give Alaskans who have already taken up homestead in the United States the right to take up claim in the Territory, and, fourth, measure to provide for the re-establishment of naval base at some Alaskan port"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
LACK OF s,> LIGHT
 RETARDED SURVEY WORK

That the Boring River coal field is a region prolific of trouble of all sorts is no jest, as we are now inform ed that the government surveyors who were operating there during the past summer had trouble locating the orb of light, which interfered some what with their work. In their re- port to the general land office at Washington it was stated that the season had been extraordinarily fog gy and misty and that the sight of the sun so necessary in their surveying work, was but rarely. However, they managed to get through, and the res idents of Alaska are anxiously await ing the announcement by Secretary Lane that the coal lands can be leas- ed in convenient bodies for conner cial use.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
NAME OF MAN BELIEVED
 LOST APPEARS ON RICHTER.

It is Reported in Ketchikan that the name of Mike DeCosta, one of the three men who were believed to have perished in the Chickamin river early in October, appears on the books of a Seattle Hotel under date of October 26. The party left Ketchikan on October g for Chicamin river to in vestigate alleged fish poaching. The others in the party were Sandy Clark and R. F. Irwin, federal fisheries in spector. The father of the latter has offered 1000 reward for the body of his son. How DeCosta's name came to appear on the register of Seattle hotel several weeks after the party was lost is being investigated by the Seattle authorities. DeCosta ls re- ported to have been very cratic and it is feared that he may have murder Id his companions.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
AMERICAN SHIPPING
 IS GROWING FAST

Boston: The United States is now the second largest merchant marine erating 64OO vessels. aggregating S,7O0,OOO tons.
 Great Britain owns 11,350 vessels, aggregating about 21,300,00O tons, and Of the total of 8.7OO,00O tons of vessels owned and operated in the United States, about 2,50O,OOO tons are operated on the Great Lakes.
 The following table gives vessel tonnage of the principal maritime na- tions of the world as of June 30, last.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
SEATTLE SHIPPING
 SHOWS GREATEST GAIN

Recording the largest gain in the United States, the expert business of the Washington customs house dis trict for the nine months ending on September 30, last, shows the re- markable increase of 90 per cent as compared with the trade of the cor responding period last year. This is shown in the monthly summary of foreign business just issued by the United States Department of Com merce.
 Washington was also the third dis trict in the country in imports for the month of September, 1915, busi- ness here being surpassed only by New York and Boston. The gain of the district in imports that month was B 1-3 per cent as against loss of 25 per cent for San Francisco. The increase in outgoing business from Washington ports for September was 45 per cent.
 The figures on which Washington 8 90 per cent export gain is based are 1914, $33,116,765; 1915, $61 1884, 204. The percentage of increase by San Francisco was exactly one-half of Washington. The figures for San Francisco are 1914, $42,S95.232; 1915, $60,969,S59.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
MOTHER LODE COMPANY
 WILL MAKE BIG SHIPMENT

There is reported to be consider able activity at Mccarthy and sur rounding country as result of the copper boom. The Bonanza and Jum- bo mines are employing more men than ever, while the Mother Lode Copper mine is freighting ore over the snow trail to the railroad and will shortly make big shipment to the Tacoma smelter. Many other mines in the district are being developed and there is an air of properity about the whole interior country.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
WOLVES ARE PLENTIFUL
 IN THE DITNA COUNTRY

Iditarod Pioneer: Felix Boucher and A. A. Willis returned to Flat City last Saturday night from the headwa- ters of the Ditna and Moore creek. where they were prospecting and hunting. They report that game is unusually plentiful in that region. They saw hundreds of caribou on the Ditna and succeeded in killing four of the animals. Being unable to cache them they left them lying on the ground over night and on their re- turn next day found they had heen devoured by wolves. They say that these predatory animals are unusua)S ly numerous and voracious in that re-, zion this year.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13

damages, and the company appealed. Bradley Ewers, his attorney, showed Judge Gatens this morning that Wolff was without funds.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
Erwin Gets New Offices.

Fairbanks Times: In addition to the several offices which he holds ex- officio, Marshal l.. T. Erwin has been given another. Yesterday Chief Deputy Marshal J. H. Miller was mo- tified that Marshal Erwin had been appointed special disbursing agent for the General Land Office. This is so that the special agents, located at Fairbanks, will not be compelled to wait for their accounts to go outside for approval before they can be re- imbursed.