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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
LL- THAT are you having such an
A/ awful time about?" said
w Warren, lazily, as he

w Warren, Iazily, as he
watched Helen get into her waist and
skirt. The skirt was tight and did not
fasten quickly, and Helen was trying
to get the ends of it to meet without
attracting Warren's attention
'I think you're getting fat" he re-
marked as she did not answer.
why, Warren, am not. getting fat
This skirt was always tight around
the waist, and it is last years besides.
You must have been thinner last
year, then
NO: L remember when I bought the
skirt that it was small, but L was in
hurry for a skirt and 1 bought 1t any
you're eating too much"
DO you really think SOP voicing
her anxiety without being conscious
warren laughed You'd better diet"
Helen looked in the glass anXiOusly.
q haven't noticed it, but 1 suppose 1
can do without a meal a day. Just an
apple at lunch ought to make some
difference"
why don't you do without your
L think everybody ought to eat
something the first thing in the morn
ing, Warren
That's Just the best time to diet
when every one else is eating"
Z don't see any reason for that"
"Of course not. Every woman likes
to imagine herself a sylph with no
need in the world for dieting"
They went in to breakfast and
Helen sat down without her usual
appetite for the meal Warren looked
up after a few minutes when he found
that Helen was not eating
Warren Suggests Fruit.
Fruit won't hurt you, you know"
he said. If you are going to go
without a meal perhaps it had better
be lunch after all"
Helen eyed the cereal doubtfully.
She had always understood that any
kind of cereal was fattening. The
saucer of corn flakes that Nora had
placed before her seemed to eXemplify
several more pounds of the hated
avoirdupois.
She sugared and creamed it gingerly
and after thinking a moment, decided
not to eat it after all
Nora, bring me some dried toast"
she said after few moments.
"Ho!" Warren laughed scornfully.
You must have known that it was
true all the while"
Not till you reminded me Of it,"
said Helen. I'D rather be anything
else in the world than fat"
Nora came in with the toast and
Helen was about to butter a piece
when she decided that to eat it dry
would be far better
Nora looked at her anxiously. Helen
was wont to eat a hearty brec-fast
and Nora could not understand the
sudden change in procedure.
please have some butter Mrs. Cur
it's" she said as she passed Helen S
chair. Don't you feel hungry this
morning."
Not very" said Helen quickly, hop
ing that Warren would not notice the
remark.
Warren looked up. Better not put
aUV cream in that coffee" he advised.
Cream is the most fattening thing
in the world"
Then I'd better not have any cOf-
; fee said Helen, despairingly, for !
simply could not drink il black"
Won't you have a glass of milk,
/ Mrs. Curtis?" said Nora.
No Nora. bring me a cup Of water
with a little lemon"
Nora brought in 4 plate of steaming
mullins with the hot water a few
moments later. Helen was about to
take one through force of habit when
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
NAVAL REBELLION PLOT
IS FOUND In BRAZH,

Rio Janeiro, Brazil. March 3.-Sailors
on the battleships Minas Gaeres and
Sac PaulO have been arrested in con-
nectiOn with the discovery of what ap-
pears to be a plot for a naval rebellion
similar to that of 1910. The plot is
said to have had as its object the Gust
ing of the governor of the state Of
Rio JaneirO. Milo Pecancha. Official
announcement has been made that no
officials are involved in the conspiracy.
which is referred to as a complete
fiaEcO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
A MERCILESS JUDGE
one VIC shoNs Nd FAVOR.


A merciless judge is Father Time.
Before him the weak and the wanting
go to the wall Only the truth can
stand. For years the following state
ment from an Ell Paso resident has
withstood this sternest of all tests.
Mrs. Z. I. Nichols, 1909 Missouri ST.
FL Paso says. For a long time I was
troubled by bdckache and I blamed my
kidneys for it. The complaint was
worse when 7 was on my feet. Now
and then sharp twinges darted through
my kidneys and I was distressed by
headaches. Hearing of Doan's Kidney
Pills, I thought it might be well to try
them. They were just what 1 needed
and I soon had a cure. I have publicly
recommended Doan's Kidney Pills be
fore, and I am glad to add the good
news that the cure 7 got has lasted
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-set
Doan's Kidney PiIls-the same that
Mrs Nichols had. Foster-Milburn Co,
Props, Buffalo, n. Y.-Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03

mothers, these wo-
men, experienced in
this most happy
period, advise the
use Of Mothers
Friend"
Applied externally
to the abdominal
muscles its purpose
is to relieve the
undue ten sion upon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
SILVER BULLION FROM SKATER
IS SHIPPED TO CALIFORNIA

Maria, Texas. March 5.-Silver Bull
lion is being shipped from the Shafter
mine TO California, a shipment passing
through Maria during the past week
William NOyes. general manager of
the Preside Mining company, is visit
ing the property at Shafter. He was
met in Maria by Z. II. Glenn, who drove
him to Shafter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
Acute AFticUIaF
Rheumatism

me exact cause Of rheumatism ts nm
Pe oue 20 an excess Of uric acid in the blood
u may be also said with equal truth that no
IeInedy mas been found which is a specifc
nl,dIlsm shows that there are but few drugs
1,h nave not been given trial. In fbe
linus i OF one observer we find that g certain
faction; others have found the same re1sti,-
~ De great disappointment All Dhvsj-
tlsls however agree that every method of
81 eIlI ls alded by the administration OF
Lne nervous system and DR.. w s. SchuItze
expresses the opinion Of thousands Of prsc-
1IUi1HSIs When he says thar Anti KamDia
o Li remedies for the relief Of the pain IN
Al, ,l FORMS OF rheumatism. These tablets can
De purchased IN any quantity They are
ana all pain. Ask for AK Tablets.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
Experienced Women
Advise Mothers Friend

Because it is so perfectly safe to use
and has been Of such great help to
host Of expectant
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
Dorothy Dix Asserts Men Must
Guard Wives Against Swindlers

No Creature So Helpless MddleAged Woman Accustomed
Luxury Who Suddenly Loses Her Money and Is Thrown
On Her Own Resources
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03

Athey cIOth-IIned weather strip keeps
out the cold Rathbun-Mix CO.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03

There are men who have become the
pOssessors of large fortunes through
honest industry and perseverance, and
who are bowed to the earth by the cares
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-31
Timely Tips for Easter Shoppers

e nyma about N Spring gh have display e taken mse etmg rSrn
f kg ~ fSrg fdm Isl
al
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-31
$3.50 $50 1000 1900
to S22.5O

you'll delighted with suits They her
the embodiment of
a approved materials-pop
the
battleship
We unusually styles to you
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-31
You'll Like These New Coats

TO
only
o Your coat s a
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
PLEADS FOR PROPER
CARE OF THE EYES

Looking not only upon wine, but upon
anything else that is red-cspecially red
walls, red signs red lights, etC.-is
very. very bad for the eyes. me dele
gates TO the Pan-American Scientific
Congress were told today by Medical
Director James d. Gatewoou. I. s. A..
at the general meeting of the medical
section of the congress at the Ebbitt.
Dr. Gatewood is an eve specialist. and
much OF his time as a surgeon in the
army was spent in studying the effect
of color and light on the eyes.
1t is not generally known that some
of the most authoritative medical Spe-
cialists in the world form part OF the
medical departments of the army and
navy of the United States. Eye. ear.
throat. surgical. sanitation, personal
h! sene specialists are developed IN the
service by direction of the War and
Navy departments. so that these men
may have the special knowledge re-
Quired to look after the health OF the
soldiers and sailors. Some of the Gov
ernment laboratories are the best
equipped in the world. and the men IN
charge are encouraged to do original
investigation and research work.
DR.. GatewoOd made plea for cam
paign of education that would aCqualnI
people with the dangers involved IN
improper illumination and decoration
of the home.
Though there are societies fol
spreading knowledge of the loss oi
human life and human efficiency
through tuberculosis, impure food, in
feCted water, ritilted air, and the like
and though States are legislating con
Stantly on these subjects, there is q
surprising and unfortunate lack of in
terest in care OF eyes at time wher
,f va
gla asses." DR.. Gatewood said.
He spoke of the construction Of the
eye, an dthe effect of glare. and enter
ed an objection to side lights. desl
lamps and white walls. Best result:
can be obtained. he said, by the sus
pension of fixtures from ceiling. Sur
roundings should, however, be well IL
| Illuminated. he said, to avoid contrasts
| 1t is particularly desirable. he de
| Clared, to avoid blue and red tints
The best color for walls, he said. Il
! light buff while in study and readin'
| rooms. the furniture should be of I
| light color.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31

certain amount directly for amuse-
ment, but you also must pay, in
supporting asylums, hospitals, and
jails, for the unwise use to which
your neighbor has put his leisure
time.
In these facts lies the soundest ar
gument in favor of those who would
encourage cities to provide for the
props recreation of their citizens.
Many ~ have reached the point
where the necessity for Fairgrounds
and parks, for children, is recog-
nized. Few have yet appreciated the
fact that the grown-up often nee.:s
to be afforded an opportunity for
the right sort of amusement, or he
will choose the wrong sort, and the
community will have to pay the
piper.
All this is not a question of re-
form or "uplift." The question of
proper recreation in crowded centers
of population is the hardest kind of
a business problem in dollars and
cents.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
FATALITIES HEAVY
N AMERICAN MINES
Reduction Of SO Per Cent in
Number Of Accidents Would
Save 5000 Lives Annually.

A reduction OF 30 per cent In the
number of accidents IN mines would
mean the saving of 1900 lives in the
United states every year. so Albert
n. Fay, Of the Bureau of Mines. told
the members of the Pan-Amerlcan
Scientific Congress interested in the
conservation of natural resources at
the meeting of the section discussing
this subject at the Raleigh today.
Three out OF every 1000 men en-
i'll accidents, said Mr.. Fay
Reports foi all metal mines in the
United states, covering four-ycar
period. show that thirty mon out OF
each, 1000 are Injured sufficiently as to
cause n loss OF time of from one tn
twenty days. Falling of roofs cause
about IS per cent of the fatalities in Goa
mines. and IS per cent i'm metal mines
explosives, II to Is per cent In metal
mines and per cent in coal mines
halilage systems, 15 to 20 per cent IN
both coal and metal mines: electricity
I per cent; mine fires, gas and dust cx.
plosions In coal mines, from II to !;
per cent.
Most OF the South and Central Amcri.
can governments are interested in the
work done hy the division in charge OF
the safety first campaign in the mines
the Bureau OF Mines has been informed
In most %atin-American countries min.
ing Is big industry. but in some itl
development has been only recently
undertaken on a large scale Th,
safety first movement has found its
way to South America. but has no
been carried to the extent that gov
ernment control has carried it in thi!
country.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
TAKES THE JOB THAT
NO ONE ELSE WAN rs
J. H. Cornyn Digs Out the Meat
of Many Addresses for Pop
uIar. PeruSaI.

The job that nobody wants, is the
way Assistant General Secretary Noel,
OF the Pan-Amcrican Scientific Con-
gIcss, describes the work of the man
who goes over all the papers presented
in the forty-tive or more daily meet
ings of sections and sub-scctions OF
the congress and picks out from them
the things that are of popular interest.
The man who fills this job is j. II.
Cornyn, of New York and Mexico, a
newspaper man, short-story writer, art
critic. and teacher.
To dig out the especially interesting
features from the mass of documents
containing the addresses of the distin-
suished scientists before delivery is
the task before Mr.. Cornyn.
Mr.. Cornyn, thouSh a native of the
United States, has spent much OF his
life in Mexico. He is a graduate of
the National University OF Mexico.
former principal OF the Mexico city
Grammar and High School, and is a
member of the Mexican National Geo
graphic Society and the lndianlst So
cicty OF Mexico.
As n newspaper man, he was con-
nected with several of the daily papers
o. Mexico o. for many years, and
was correspondent for one of the big
American newspapers. He also con-
tributed to the magazines both fiction
and historical matter
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
PLAN EXHIBITION OF
AMERICAN PRODUCTS

Plans are being discussed in WASH
ington for the establishment in BuenoS
Aires of an exhibition of American
products which will be at the same
time a sort of sample room for the dis
play of all sorts of articles ii IS de-
sired to introduce in South American
trade.
!. F. SCheeler, one of the best known
Americans in South America. who is
here assisting with the Pan-AmeriCan
congress, has been asked to take
charge OF the preliminary arrange
ments for the exhibition, and he has
Cabled to Buenos Aires to ascertain
the condition Of the exposition build
ings there before going ahead with
definite plans. 1t is probable that some
statement may be made regarding the
plan before the end of tho congress
next week.
Mr. Scheeler has been interested in
South American commerce for a num-
Der OF years. and is almost as familiar
a figure in the Lain American capitals
as he is in Washington. lie is one of
the chief VolunI2er aids on the staff
is in Washington 1T a considerable per-
sonal sacrifice IN order to do all he
can to make the scientific congress a
success.
The exposition Of American manufaC-
tured products to be established will
be under the auspices of the American
Manufacturers Association. and il Is
at their request that Mr.. SCheeler hae
taken the matter up.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
NEW RUSSIAN OPERA
OPENS IN NEW YORK
"Prince Igor" by Alexander Bor-
odin, Given for First Time
in America.

NEW YORK. Lee. 31.-The iirst OF
the new productions promised at the
Metropolitan Opera House, Alexander
Borodin's Russian opera of "Princo
igor, was given at the MetroDolit;vl
Opera House last night before \ large
audience.
The new work was coo.iy received.
and, indeed, il offers little that is likely
to rouse the enthusiasm of m oudicuco
in this latitude. Tho slight dramatic
significance Of the work, the prcdunin-
anCe of tic chorus, the great abundance
Of music of Russian Character often
sombcr. the length and lack OF variety
of certain sCcncs.-all these are features
that make little contributions Ia a gen
cTal interest,
There are scenes of pagcantry: ana
in the second act there arc ballots Of
wild and DarbarouS character that cdr
the imagination: by these the publ C.
was reused to something Of enthusiasm
1t was the first that had been plerti-
fully 'nanitcsted during the perform
ancC: after the prologue and tho first
act there had been pcrsevcring applause
far from general.
Pasquale Amato played the role Of
Igor Sviatoslavitch Frances Aida
sing The role of JarosIavna: Luca Ect-
Ia was cast as Vladimir Igorcvitch :;
Adamo Didur played the roles Of
Prince Galitzky and i[ontchak; Flora
Print was kontChakOTnH ifctrJ }
Audisio was 9vlour; Andrea de Sosu.
rola was Sc0ula; Auqelo Bada was
EIroChka Minnie Eugcncr was the
Nurse; Raymondc Delaunos was cast
as a young girl. and Georgia PulaCco
was conductor.
The success of Boris Godunon' is
naturally and in the due course OF
| things responsible for putting prince
| Igor into the rcpcrtory of the Metro
politan Opera House. They belong to
| tho same Russian school. Their com
| poserS were friends and banded to-
gCthcr in the same effort to create n
purely national opera. rooted in the
| soil, drawing much of its character
| and quality from the native folk-music
| Like Moussorgsky's opera, now in its
| fourth season in New York, Borodin s
| was in the repcrtory of that Russian
| company which few years ago Gre
| ated so much interest in Paris and later
| in London and revealed the Russian
! lyric opera as a new thing to the OC-
| CidCntal public.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
RECREATION AS A PROBLEM

OF all phases Of modern city life
the problem of recreation is one Of
the most interesting, for it lies in a
field which has been least explored.
When an investigator figures that,
in a city of Washington's size, each
individual has about five hours in
which he neither eats, sleeps nor
works, and that, in that time each
person spends for recreation at the
rate of , cents an hour for the five
hours, the calculation is necessarily
largely guesswork.
But taking the figures to be as
nearly accurate as can be reached,
and applying them to Washington,
they produce the surprising result
that today, tomorrow, and every
day, the population of Washington is
going to spend $4,000 for recrea-
ton. The civic expert who made the
computation proves one point, even
if the accuracy of his figures be as
sailed, and that point is that there
is a profound economic effect from
this five hours of spare time you and
your neighbor-have, per day.
Couple with this the recent state.
ment of Governor Brumbaugh, OF
Pennsylvania, that most crimes are
committed, and that the police i:
largely made necessary by the ac
tivitics of city's population during
these five hours, and you add an
other serious economic problem tt
that Of Jh' initial expenditure.
ln4her words you not only pay ;
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
THE ANCONA SUICIDES

In effect, Austria now occupies
the ground that was so popular with
Germans after the Lusitania MUIR
der: she would have the world con-
clude that the people on board the
Ancona committed suicide. The
company of the passenger vessel
fell into a great panic, which surely
must be regarded as inexcusable in
view of the well-known and tender
consideration which submarines al
ways extend to women, babies, and
non-combatants. If they hadn't got
scared, it might have been possible
for them all to get away. Also, the
submarine commander suspects that
the crew Of the Ancona rescued
themselves and let the passengers go
drown.
The passengers, it would seem,
committed suicide and the crew per-
petrated murder. Under the cir
cumstances, in view of this double
offensc against all the decencies OF
strenuous warfare along the humane
lines so highly regarded by Germany
and Austria one wonders that Aus
tria doesn't ask an indemnity from
Italy and America.
The Austrian case recalls that of
the amiable pirate who notified his
prisoners. as he walked them off the
plank, that there was land within
half n nnile-straipht down
The Washington times., 1915-12-31

Venus. not Mars, is most likely to be
the center of some form of lifc--if any
of the planets are 'nhabited-is the opin-
ion of DIR. John Il. Brashears, director
of the Astronomical observatory of
Pittsburgh and one of the most noted
inventors and makers of astronomical
Instruments in the world.
DR.. Brashears Is not sure any Of the
planets are inhabited. but in controvert-
ing the theory Of life on Mars that has
been put forward by Prof. Lowell, he
declares 1t is more likely Venus has in
habitants than that Mars has them. He
gives as his reason the fact that the
density of the atmosphere about Venus
Is such that 1t Is highly possible the
planet is teeming with life. On the
other hand, astronomers have found the
atmosphere of Mars to be but one-sev-
cnth the density Of that of the earth.
Or. Brascars is one of he best known
of the astronomers of the world. and
is an official delegate Of the United
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
KEEPING THE TRADE WE GET

Great energy is being expended,
just now, in getting business for
America in the markets of the
world. That has been going on for
year or more. The time is r,pc
to sit down and plan y careful cam
paign for keeping that business.
Men who have studied conditions
of international trade realize that
as soon as this war is over, we'll
trained representatives from *or-
eign nations, products # SPECIAL
schools, will be busy in the four
corners of the earth trying to get
back the trade the war has cost
their countries. If America must
cope with this situation prepared
ness must begin now.
These facts furnish the basis for
the Conference on Education for the
Foreign Service which begins its ses-
sions today at the Pan-American
Union. Definite courses of study
designed to tit men for work IN
various branches of the foreign SER
vice are to be planned at this con-
ference. These courses will toucl:
both the consular and commercial
fields.
One notable fact about the con-
ference is that representatives OF
nearly every governmental depart
ment and bureau concerned as well
as private business leaders are ir
attendance at the conference. Called
by Commissioner of Education p
P. Claxton, the doors have beer
thrown wide open to everyone con
cerned, and there is no attempt
made to gather the credit for The
work by any one group of men. The
Bureaus of Education, and Fore'gI
and Domestic Commerce, and The
Consular Service are exhibiting {
notable lesson in cooperation, an,
they have called in business men O.
high caliber to assist them. The con
ference, conducted on such princi
pies, should be fruitcul of mucl
benefit.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
UNIVERSAL MILITARY SERVICE

There is no doubt that continent
and understanding arc together
veering, in this country, toward the
idea of universal military service.
Sentiment, indeed, depends on un-
in this matter. For
want of understanding there has
been opposition to universal service.
Now it is coming to be recognized
as the truly democratic system that
will lift the army instantly into
recognition as really national in
stitution. 1t has done that in every
country that has universal service
and it is the one method under which
a democracy can be assured of max
ing it's army represent all its people.
1t is not very apparent, however,
why there should be growing inn
precision that if Great Britain is
compelled to adopt universal service
in its present crisis, the United
States must follow suit. The pres
ent crisis of the United States is not
parallel to the present crisis OF
Great Britain. Universal service
if adopted here would have to be
justified by something more con
elusive that imminent or even pros
pective military necessity.
That justification may be founc
in the argument first that a emoc
racy's army must be democratic
army; and second, that a proper
measure of military training is ;
good thing for the young men WHIT
acquire it. 1t ought not to be for
gotten that the boys who fought th'
civil war became the men who in th'
succeeding half century led thi
country in the most wonderful or;
| Of development and expansion tina
The Washington times., 1915-12-31

any Country ever knew, If
possibly Germany's experience in
that same time be excepted. There
was something in the disciplinary
effect of their war experience that
made better men, in a thousand
walks of life, out of the soldier
boys. Four years of soldering gave
the nation forty years Of citizen
ship service of better quality than
would have been possible without
the training, the discipline, the ca
pacity for both subordination and
for command, that were gained in
the army.