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Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11

Greater Delrnarvia
Delmarvia Advancement Co
Qncorporated)
141 dupont Building, Wilmington, Del.
VICTOR TORBERT, Pres, Gen. Mgr.
Publishing New York
Advertising Philadelphia
Wilmington
PhOtOgraphing Baltimore
Real Estate Washington

An Association of newspapers, cap
italists, manufacturers, bankers, pro-
fessional men and progressive citizens,
cooperating in the general advance
ment and progress of the Delmarvia
Peninsula and the preservation of its
notable history as early America.
Historical and art publications, por-
traying its attractions and advantages,
are now in preparation for Cecil and
Kent Counties, Maryland, and New
Castle County, Delaware. The plan
will in turn be carried out in all the
counties of Delmarvia-on of the most
inviting Peninsulas and sections of the
world.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08

Of distilled and fermented liquors containing above
certain percentage Of alcohol prohibited and such
prohibition enforced, The Herald does not believe On
The contrary there would be economic gain, through
the turning of expenditures into
profitable channels.
That national prohibition in form Is coming
within this generation. may be regarded certain
That state prohibition IN the absence Of national
prohibition can accomplish what its ardent advocates
claim for It, The Herald cannot persuade ITSELF The
Herald is opposed to state prohibition even
matter of policy than upon principle It holds, for the
present least to local option with strict regulation
and rigid enforcement of restrictive law, the
practical way to combat the evils that the liquor in
terests themselves have made inseparable from the
liquor traffic.
The traffic has been made by the liquor interests
political and public question The matter Of personal
indulgence is rather social ethical and moral ques-
another, would have TO be fought over if there
political question; and it viii remain to be fought
even after the political question is disposed Of
An incorporate woman viii be incorporate in
some way or ways possibly Just harmful ways
If there be alcoholic liquor IN sight 10 feed intern
perance Other forms Of incorporate indulgence viii
be found and utilized and It is folly to imagine that
the world is to be made in day generation
through any one radical expedient.
That it is part Of the duty Of a daily newspaper
to promote the of alcoholic beverages The Herald
convnced and It IS in response to what conceves
TO be public wish, though hitherto unexpressed that
The Herald declines to be party 10 such promotion,
even by remote implication, after the expiration Of
existing contracts covering this class Of business
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08

to promote the Of intoxicants. The Herald has
always stood for temperance and in all things
and it does look upon liquor the sole OF
the race or as the cause of all evil in the world It
regard total abstinence necessary for per
sons Of any stamina and It has not been convinced
that all use of alcohol is absolutely harmful There
many differences Of opinion this point among
recognized experts and there are so many other kinds
of intemperance that have been blackisted that
have not even been frOwned upon, and that seem to
to be almost quite harmful to the worlds
welfare intemperance in the Of liquor, that
The Herald has refused to be stampeded by growing
prohibition sentiment, and has declined TO give the
anti-iquor crusade the dominant place in a general
program of human betterment. word The Herald is
inclined to look upon incorporate Of liquor as
often the effect than the cause of social wrongs
Furthermore, The Herald looks upon state prohibi-
ton sentiment least wrongly timed in that 50
many forces, notably those of general education and
general improvement in conditions of community living
low" to improve a situation admittedly evil, that
it seems unnecessary to create hostility to a
sOnabe program Of bettement by invoking force where
persuasion and reason are busy at work in the right
direction
Many total abstainers are anti-prOhibitonists and
very many moderate OF liquor anti-prohibi-
tionists, but few except the elements IN COM
munity opposed to reasonable regulation and
striction-
The liquor interests themselves from the producers
TO the last distributors responsible for having made
the liquor question largely political question, in
stead Of social, ethical and moral question which It
normally is, and which it ought remain. The liquor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08
Short Snatches From Everywhere

An is not gold Elitters but the Elitter seems
10 .vst bv am right-Philadelphis Telegraph
..pzaury is more than skin deep II the paint ana
pov~der are easured--1iilwaukee sentinel
& A man may be strictly temperate and yet be an
altogether undesirable citizen---NeW horA "Oi4u-
BY vav of proof that she has nothing but the most
friendly intentions toward China Japan IS ssIuils
10 600 froops to that couutry--Houston Chronicle
F.1ceDt as a theme for interna tional controversy
International has ceased 10 exist una 'AIl-
sun e.,
nobIest work Of any old town-AInarillo tIeA) ran
handle
Confidence in situation appears 70 be about me
only thing necessary this time TO bring the former
the mining industry OF tne soulh-
west.-Globe (AriZ) Leader
one Veracruz should have been enough But Il
apuears going 10 repeat LET Us NOPE
more effectively. Make it TO Mexico city and nave
done with the monkey business--BisDee tArl1) ore
Given equally good trains and time between two
points on parallel and the travelling public VIII
most consideration and politeness-San Antonio
TEX Light
The crack in the Liberty bell at Philadelphia is
gradually Iengthening and widening 10 IS lnOugnt
that tie Jar Billy Sunday the Quaker City may
have had something TO do with it-Alouquerque ~
NJ Journal
The club women OF New York mOdestly suggest
that the city build them big hau to mold their ma
tional convention in next year What do they take
tAriz) Star
When vice president Marshall receives the honor
OF cheftainship the Sioux nation upon motion OF
chief Eagle Eye he viii be called Big star, save
on the ChautauQua circuit, where the secretary OF
state has that title oopyrighted-Kuma CAriz) sun
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08

interests Will not let it remain a social question;
they have thrust it into politics, and in politics it
likely to stay for long time to Intemperance
of any kind is wrong, but 1t should be classed as
crime OF a misdemeanor only when 1t trespasses
others rights or against public order. The trouble is,
the liquor interests excepting minority, IN this
country at least, to have been unable to refrain
from committing trespass against others rights and
against public order The consequences are not hard
to foresee
Even when national prohibition through action BY
the states individually or by way Of amending the
constitution be followed by the enacting of a
tional statute, shall have become fact-which It in
evitably viii become at very distant day-it need
not be thought by any one that "the devil is dead"
as many wrongs to fight before, and there will
be almost much intempeTance before, though or
somewhat different type The Herald cannot assume,
many Of the radical prohbitonsts do assume, that
the total abstainer is necessarily better or
better citizen than the moderate drinkeT, that all
wisdom and virtue die with taking a drink Of
alcoholic beverage. But, the other hand, The
Herald does regard the Of alcoholic liquor
beverage as in any a necessity in the world,
or Of itself beneficial 10 any individual
That moderate indulgence in alcohol is bad for
some persOns that youth IS easily corrupted by the
use of alcohol that many persons find themselves
able to be temperate in its and ought to be pro-
tected from themselves; and that political domination
BY liquor interests any other special interests in
tOeTable and is properly resented by the public
propositions hardly admitting Of any contest.
That there would be any ultimate loss to society
to the state if the manufacture, transportation and sale
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08
The Dardansllss Have For Centuries Kept the
Russians From Sailing N With Other Powers

"HERE are good many celebrated
patches Of wetness on this planet
but none Of them have anything
TO speak Of on the DardanelIes.
When these waters-to use the plu-
ral-first broke into literature the Red
sea and the Mediterranean were about
all the bodies of water which had re-
ceived prominent mention. The Eng
lish channel had never been heard Of,
the North sea was fun of worse mon
sters. than torpedo boats for all the
world knew, and even the Atlantic
ocean has not yet got into the press
reports Xerxes crossed the Darda
nelles z5OO years ago on q bridge Of
beats, thanking his lucky stars that
there were no submarines on the Job
and the first swimming match in his
tory occurred on this strait when
Leander swan the HeuespOnt and
lodged four dogs and nine armed re-
tainers TO spend an evening with his
lady love
The Dardanelles is a narrow strait
miles long. 1t is part Of the con-
Meeting waters between the Black sea
and the Mediterranean and il has
played as prominent a part in politics
il has in literature For centuries it
has kept Russia from sailing its war
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08

r HAVING decided TO renew whisky or beer ad-
vertising contracts after existing contracts have
been fulfilled, and to accept no new contracts on
this class of business the FL Paso Herald only
forming to what it believes be the dominant seHti
Hcnt in the southwest, and the dominant sentiment
OF its ovn readers This conclusion has been reached
without suggestion or request from outside the office
So far as we remember only one person has ever sug
gesed that The Herald might better represent prevail
ing sentiment # It should bar liquor Advertising that
one person is radical pTohibitonst, and The Herald
is now, and always has been opposed, for variety of
considers good to state prohibition either by
statute constitutional amendment But The Herald
blind itself to the fact that any outside
Of the city of e PasO ITSELF its entire circulation tern
tory is strongly imbued with antiiquor sentiment.
This applies to west Texas Arizona, New Mexico, and
even Mexico Gf to believe the published senti
ments of many Of the leaders, who recognize the evil
influences Of excessive Drinking.
While the FL PasO Herald cannot support any state
wide prohibition movement and while The Herald does
diScOuntenance moderate of alcoholic beverages
under proper safeguards and regulations designed
conserve health public order and public and private
morals nevertheless The Herald cannot fail to sense
the tremendous significance Of the movement that is
fast spreading the whole world including our own
nation, looking toward marked reduction the con-
sumption Of alcoholic beverages by the people.
While The Herald cannot subscribe to many Of the
doctrines Of the militant prOhibionsts, The Herald
does not to place itself in the position Of seeming
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08

dreds OF thousands Of lives TO &C
cOmplish this and now the nations
which expended the said lives are busy
spending thousands more TO uncork
the straits and let Russia out
One never can tell what European
craftsmanship is going 10 do except in
the obituary line European states
manship has Numbered more bright
young lives into eternity than ever the
black death did
The Dardanelles is only three or
four miles wide and is defended along
its entire length by large. fierce forts.
Among them are Chanak- Kaleshi, sui
tainh-Kaleshi and Kalid Bahr, which
sound even worse than they read. The
narrowest part OF the Dardanelles is
only half a mile wide and is called the
HellespOnt-not because Of the Hades
which it has always raised in history.
but because lady named Helles tried
10 do an Annette kellerman across it
once and drowned in mid-channel
By the treaty Of Paris, which was
recently e-basketed along with
other treaties. Turkey was allowed 10
Keep all war vessels out Of the Darda-
nelles and to boss the shipping. which
to 1900 vessels a year. Ad-
miral DuckwOrth got through with
mis- fleet in 1907. but il took los years
10 repeat the feat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08

M grass in Washington park,
With the idea Of producing the
hest grasses for yards and lawns in the
citv." said John Corners, city PARK COM
missioner. OF course. the Bermuda IS
the easiest growing summer and spring
grass but il does down IN the ran ana
remains dead during the winter What
we are trying TO get is a grass that VIII
stay green ali the year This Australian
grass that several FL Pasoans put out
last fall is a good winter grass. nut We
now have 10 try il out during the neat
of summer If it will stand the sum-
mer. IL viii be the grass FOR Il Faso.
because We know IL stands the winter
here In Arizona they SOW the AusIral-
ian grass each August on their green
Bermuda grass lawns and the Aus
tralian grass comes up and IS green
throughout the winter after the Ser
here If the Australian grass VIII not
grow throughout the year We nave
demonstrated that clover VIII not 90
well here Former park commissioner
Harris agrees with me that clover IN
FL Paso viii die out in about two
an planting roses. and have had
splendid success with them IN the grow
ing" said Park W Pitman. i dug the
holes. then made up a mixture OF one
third sand. one-third river silt and one
third manure 7 put this into the holes
around the roses and they seemed 70
I'm planting my roses. and I have
about I25 OF them at my place on the
Boulevard, I dug a ho-e about three
feet deeD for each rose" said W.
c. Roe then spaded in several
inches OF manure in the bottom,
then filled above this with the
loose earth removed in digging the
hole, then set out my rOsebush and put
in a little manure around the top. The
manure on top soaSs down TO feed the
roots while the roses are young and
the manure further down viii rot and
enrich the soil by the time the roots
extend that far into the ground"
In planting roses. trees or anything
dormant. set them out in the earth
without manure said H. A. Kezer.
set them deep enough, then thoroughly
soak them with water and leave them
alone for a couple or weeNs- Then soak
them again and keep this up as often as
they need IL. cultivating the soil around
the plants so that Il does not bake.
Not until the plants begin TO grow
should they be fed After they begin
TO grow well-younE trees in a month
or six weeks after tEey have buddeds
roses perhaps a little sooner-ir is safe
10 put manure around them. for then
they are ready to feed. 1t is a mis-
take TO put manure around dormant
plants when they are first set out The
plain soil is best for them
The population OF Guadalajara has
decreased by nearly half since the revO-
luton began" said +. n Banks In
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08

the old days Guadalaj lara was the sec
ond largest city i'm the country and did
az enormous amount Of business Now
most OF the stores are closed and whole
streets present lines Of vacant houses
When DiegueZ was in charge o. the
city he looted it from cellar TO garrett
and in many cases. had stores and
dwellings wrecked simply because he.
believed the owners sympathiLed with
villa when left there food was get
ling scarce and there was little possi=
bility OF relief as the officials were
having a hard time keeping Sufficient
provisions for the large number Of
troops located in the district
THE big delegation FL Paso sent to
the southern Arizona fair at Tucson
has. TO my personal knowledge. diverted
much business TO this city that for
merly went to other cities" said George
Mu1son. Of Tucson. II know Of az
least half a dozen accounts that have
been transferred TO Fl Paso because OF
the personal relationship established by
the Tucson and Fl PasO business men
meeting at the fair There is not a
business man who made the trip who
viii not be benefited in dollars and
cents 70 much greater extent than the
incidental expenses Of the trip
"The school authorities will make
every effort this year 10 help the chill
dren in their summer vegetable gar
dens.~ said superintendent P j. Ti=he-
The seeds were distributed a short
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08
rRIBTTE Do q. 2. PUTNA,L

Editor Fl PasO Herald
During the recent municipal cam
paiEn much was said as 10 the stand
ing and efficiency Of the public schools
Of FL Paso. and no citizen VIII Ques-
tion but that they have attained a
large decree Of both As IS usual IN
such campaigns. one side claimed all
the credit for this condition OF scnolas-
tic affairs and the other pointed out
the defects Of the system promising II
given an opportunity, TO remedy the
same. Necessarily there was much OF
truth in all that was said by speakers
Of both factions, FOR every thing con-
structed by human agency IS subject
to error and there always remains the
glorious opportunity OF remedylng the
defects
But through it all not r word Of
credit was given TO the one man above
all others who is largely responsible
for the euviable standing Of the Fl
PasO schOOls-Iormer superintendent
G. p. Putnam Our present able super
inrendent and a host OF earnest ana
efficient teachers are building a splen-
did superstructure upon the broad and
lasting foundations as laid by Mr. Put
nam during the Il years OF his lncum-
Bencv as superintendent Of Il Paso
schools. Tt is but natural Tor one 10
admire the magnificent building as il
stands etched against the evening sky
or towers above its more modest
neighbors. all thought is given TO ex-
ternal appearance and little TO the
most essential of all. the foundation.
] would not detract one iota from the
credit due our present superintendent.
IoU in the short time he has been IN
IL Paso, he has shown by his grasp o.
local conditions and the wise and or
DERBY steps he has taken to meet them.
that he has the right TO be classed
among the leading educators OF the
state And Yet il is well for US. in con-
templating the present magnitude and
efficiency Of our school system not 10
forget the years of arduous toll spent
by Mr. Putnam IN laying broad and
deep the foundations which were TO
carry this splendid superstructure-
The true teacher seeks for no other
memorial than TO live in the hearts and
lives OF those ne instructsG in this re-
spect Mr. Putnam needs but to look
about him for monuments more endur-
ing than marble. but still some out
ward token Of appreciation should be
given him. I note that an addition is
planned 10 the already handsome school
building in the Alta Vista section
When this is completed. il would be a
fitting tribute to the man who gave the
best years Of his life in service TO
others that this building be named in
his honor
Let us place the laurel wreath upon
the brow of the living. and not wait
to cast a wealth of flowers upon the
bier of the dead
Respectfully.
Thos. J. Toe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08

Mission has passed a resolution thank
ing Mrs. b F. Hammett for her work in
having Rev. sam p. Jones deliver .
lecture here
B. F. Butcher. the new superintendent
Of the Chihuahua division OF the Next
can Central. who was appointed to sue
coed George J Hartman. arrived hero
yesterday ad has assumed his new du-
ties.
L s Stewart. chairman OF the ways
and means committee Of the chamber
of commerce, has received many re-
ports from civic organizations on the
value Of securing conventions in city
building
There was but little activity at the
polls this morning. Lack Of opposition
kept the vote down. but IL is expected
10 be about the average when the final
results are in The fight for various
appOintive offices still continues, with
Charles Davis ir- a candidate for the
chief Of policies office Other candi-
dates are Frank Carr. Jesse Payne and
Capt. J F. White.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08
rron rhe Hs..Ia rnI. p.ts 1pol

city from the Pecos oil fields
b E. Jones has gone TO Arkansas,
where ne viii visit his parents.
G. II. Wells and wife returned to the
CITY yesterday from AlamogordO.
Jim Porter has returned 10 the city
from a business trip TO Chihuahua
Tim Sullivan has returned TO the city
from q business trip in east Texas.
+. Reitzer has returned to the city
from a visit with friends at Sanderson
William Harreu, an extensive cattle
raiser of Amarillo, is IN Ine city on
business
F. y. Baca has been granted a per
nit TO build two $500 residences in the
lIorehead addition.
Bids for the building Of the new high
school on Arizona street viii be opened
by the school board on April %.
Airs. Mary Craig and little daughter
left yesterday for the east where they
viii spend the summer visiting friends
and relatives
The members Of the Women's Home
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08
Trying Out Is Grasses To Secure the Best One
For Ell Paso; Hints Or Rose and Tree Planting

time aco. The children north OF the
tracks viii have their gardens in their
own back yards, but for the children in
the southern part Of town. where there
are seldom yards in which 20 have gar
deus. an effort is being made TO have
the use Of tracts Of land adjoining or
near the Franklin. Aoy- Alamo ana
Beau schools. which can be divided into
garden plots and assigned 10 the school
children 10 cultivate These plots viii
also be used as demonstration plots for
gardening. TO which the children on the
other side OF the tracks may come for
Information"
80
The people OF ST. Louis and Kansas
City are going TO invade the southwest
I'm large numbers I'm July and August.
saws Garrett King. The regular holt
day season viii be on then and thou
sands Of people viii be heading west 10
take in the big fairs in California and
most Of the traffic from ST Louis and
Kansas City viii be by way Of FL Pas0-
IL is a bit too early TO say just how
many Of these people viii take advan-
tage OF the stopover privilege here. but
7 believe a great majority Of them viii
want TO stop off and make the trip 10
Juarez. just TO be able 10 say. when they
get home. that they were In Mexico
The St Louis meeting decided on the
summer passenger rates eastbOund and
the fares this summer will be the same
as last year do not look for any
further cuts in the Westbound fares for
they are now about as low as it is pos
sible 20 make them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08
The Daily Novelette,
THE ETERNAL FEN.

~ UEEN ELIZABETH fox-trotted
coquettishly to the throne in
the audience chamber. lSee Siu
Teetle's "Elizsbethan DancesD. She
was about to grant her morning audi
ences
"Beastly bore she complained.
well. Primey, who's there2 Wen let
'em in as usual, in the order Of their
Importance"
"A goodly and right noble assemb-
lage. your highness," replied the prime
are sir Walter Raleigh. VIII Shaks-
pere. lord Harry McSwatters. lord Lei
cester. her highness duchess Of Spiff,
and Francis Bacon" And. your high
ness a man has somehow gained ad-
mittsnce whom 7 crave permission to
give the hook TO. fSee Al. Sniddle's
Court Conversation"). He is a low
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08
At the Dentist S

YOU would all kinds all standard brands fear and Just
the faces there how poignant the dePwn signs! And
bleakly
and mop their boW and mighty captains walk the floor and frame lot of
looks
all The beauty
when the dentists
their
each victim any I sadly
Copyright by George \ Adaus)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08
NJ OId. OId sfnrr.

The asparagus was Swinging
through the SOD, the birds were sing
ing and the mild, warm winds were
flinging Vernal incense to the air
Spring" we said, with her caressing.
kindly. joyous, sunny blessing has
arrOve.' and thusly guessing we put
on gauze underwear.
Then from somewhere in Alaska.
Labrador or Athabasca. or. perhaps
northwest Nebraska, with a wild. de
moniac vail came careering and ram
paging cyclonic breeze presaging the
arrival OF raging snow disseminating
gale.
Ever thus this BLACKBOARD season
has beguiled our weakling reason and
with subtle sneaking treason sung its
promise in our ear But a sfnEed child
fears the fire, and henceforth we'll
not require TO be told that Springs
a liar-anyway, until next year.