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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-06-10
sALUTATORY
(By Miss Helen Davie)

Parents and friends Of the gradu-
ating class OF nineteen-fifteen we ex
tend to you q most cordial welcome.
We will o have reached hat goal
toward which we have been striving
for the last foul years. We must now
enter upon the far greater field OF life
to meet our worldly battles face to
face, taking with us In our memories
the pleasant experiences OF our high
school lives; yes. also the difficulties
which have arisen and been overcome
will remain In our memories and be "A
source OF great comfort and inspira-
ton to us, for after all, Is not that
which W. value the most, the hardest
to obtain? .
We go forth as members of a large
family. ready to meet again when occa-
sion offers, always ready to help each
other and to defy those circumstances
which teEd L sever the ties OF friend
ship formed during our high school
years.
We welcome you here this e%venin,
the evening on which the work OF the
class OF mathematician closes, to en-
Joy with US the last few hours.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-06-10
DROP YOUR CLEANER. WHEN
YOU TAKE UP TELEPHONE.

Ihe large number of housewives who
are addicted to the acuum cleaner hah-
1t, says the Boise Statesman, are warn
cd not to use their telephone and hang
onto their cleaner at the same time for
rear OF the fatal result which occurred
III Philadelphia, Pa, last Wednesday
when Mrs. Ethel ID. Noyes lost her life
The Philadelphia Ledger gives the
roliowing account of the horrible ac-
cident:
Mrs. Ethel D. Moves, wife of Ar
thur II. Noyes, of the Providence Bank
ing company, was almost instantly
killed at her home, 119 Massachusetts
Avenue, Edgewood, Philadelphia. when
a current of electricity from a vac
uum cleaner coursed through her body.
A visitor at the house who had prev
lously beer using the cleaner, had re-
ceived a slight shock before Mrs. Nov
es took the cleaner, and becominp
frightened had ceased using 1t.
The circumstances surrounding the
case were peculiar, but after making
a thorough examination, medical ex-
aminer, Daniel s. Latham said thai II
was undoubtedly due to a short cir
cult in the cleaner.
The accident happened while Mrs.
Moves was cleaning rugs. The clean
er was of he ordinary electric va
riety with a wooden handle tipped with
metal, the switch being in the metal
tip. The cord is protected for two or
three inches down the side of the han
die with a metal spring which also
connects with the metal tip.
While Mrs. Noyes was using the
cleaner the telephone bell rang. She
held the cleaner with one hand and
reached for the telephone-one of the
ordinary desk sets with a metal
standard-with the other. AS her
hand came in contact with he stand
ard she gave a gasp and fell to the
floor. Before anyone could reach
her side she was dead.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-06-10
BASIS OF CLAIMS.
Extract From Treaty of 1928 Made
With Germany.

The following extract from the trea.
ty OF 1928 made with Germany, is the
basis for the representations and O
tentions Of the United States in the
diplomatic exchanges growing out OF
the sinking of the Guiflight and the
Lusitania:
III one OF the contracting parties
should be engaged in war with any
other power, the free intercourse and
commerce OF the subjects or citizens
oil the party remaining neuter with the
belligerent powers shall not be inter.
rupted. On the contrary. in that case,
raj party may navigate freely to and
from the ports and on the Goa of the
belligerent parties, free vessels max
Ing free goods, insomuch that all
things shall be adjudged free which
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-06-10
COMMENCEMENT ESSAYS

able OF approaching music and OF
whom he would people his mighty cas-
tie Of beauty and heavenly chords
have left TO us invaluable pictures OF
this power.
Recall to mind Lord Byron's "Pris-
oner of Chillon." Was there ever such
power as that coming from the throat
Of the little heavenly messenger, the
bird, perched In the crevice, through
which the suns single ray enters the
cell OF a poor man utterly devoid by
long imprisonment OF any apparent
life, but who was suddenly brought
back, not only to life but to a new con
seriousness Of a beautiful world out
side, by the song Of the bird.
Again In Browning's Saul we have
the power OF the strains from David's
harp to restore to sanity King Saul,
whose insanity being incurable by all
the wise men Of his kingdom, had
counseled him to lie In his tent for
three days until the arrival of the mu-
stefan, David.
But why go TO the poets for this
proof? 1t Is not necessary for we
have II right in our own lives, or II
we have not we may consider ourselves
an having but half OF life.
The sweet English singer has long
since said:
THE man that hath no music In
himself.
Nor is o moved with concord OF
sweet sounds,
Is tit for treasons. strategems and
spoils.
The motions OF his spirit are dull as
night.
And his affections dark as Erebus;
Let no such man be trusted"
SO again ! say that the music given
at creation survives In every one,
bringing him nor closely to his God
and f~ellowman, bringing out all that
Is true and noble. bringing him back
In times OF forgetfulness to his true
relationship with his creator and ma
ture and may we all cherish and pre-
serve II I'm our lives 80 that Il may
again burst forth and Join with that
OF the spheres and heavenly hosts
when all creation shall again be filled.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-06-10
yA%LEDICTORY.
OBy Miss Eva Barnard)
A Character Study Of Types az Pre-.
scented by Robert Browning

"f"*' This worlds no blot for us,
nor blank; It means Intensely, and
mean good:
To find Its meaning is my meat and
drink"
Poetry is an expression OF the in
ner man and In the few lines quoted
we have the life purpose of our grea,
Victorian poet, Browning. Life meant
intensely to him and no was ever
striving to find It's hidden meaning. He
analyses with marked keenness and
subtlety the experiences Of the soul,
It's sickening failures and It's eager
strivings among complex and puzzling
conditions. In every one, no matter
how bad. he could find some trace OF
goodness or II good. could find some
pad. In all his poems, whether nara
tive. lyric or dramatic the chief inter-
est centers about some incident I'm
the development OF the soul"
In the study OF Il, Browning found
beauty-beauty not alone In good
characters. but In music, art and ma
ture.
Although we find that life means in
tensely to him, at times we find him
the dreamer, building for himself a
beautiful palace of music that has its
foundation In the depths of hell and
its pinnacle In the heights OF heaven.
and he would people the palace with
dream characters-ideals that can ex-
perience the whole gamut o femo-
tons portrayed by the musician, who
at times loses himself In the sky hut
finally comes back TO the middle c of
lie where he is understood by the
people who do not feel so intensely.
There is probably no other poem in
all Browning's works that better H.
his ability TO portray charac-
ter than MY Last Duchess" The DO
en- Is a tragedy In about sixty lines
but In place OF action we have a reve-
OF two characters and states of
the soul.
The Duke is a nob,sman of aristro-
cratic pride and high culture but at
the same time of a nature cold, critical
and selfish. Thus he speaks OF his
duchess:
49, She thanked me,-good!
but thanked
Somehow know not how-as II
abe ranked
My gift OF a nine-hundred year old
name
With anybody's gift.
The Duke had married a young and
beautiful lady whose love and cheer
fulness filled the palace with sun
shine, He says:
"She had n heart-how shall l say
it'-too easily made glad.
Too easily impressed: she liked
whate'er abe looked on
And her looks went everywhere.
This proud and u~nfeeling duke look
ed on his wife's sweet iight-hearted-
ness as u~nbecoming her station; and
he commanded her to as
sumo an artificial and naughty dig
nifty. The result was that the Joy. the
hope and the love were crushed out OF
her life and she died Of a broken heart.
"Oh. sir. she smiled no doubt.
Whene'er I passed her. but who
passed without
Much the same smilef This grew;
l gave command;
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-06-10

can withdraw u ambassador, and
shut off c~onsulates. But there are
many other ways in which we could
make reprisals for injuries lone to
US besides putting our unframed
troops In the battle fields of Europe;
and Germany can't get over here to
attack US. At least she is in no con-
dition to do that now and will not be
unless she wins this war"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-06-10
DRAG THE ROADS.

When you've nothing else to do
Drag the roads;
IL but for an hour or two,
Drag the roads.
1t will keep them good as new,
With a purpose firm and true.
Fall In line: it's up to you
Drag the roads.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-06-10

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Mgr.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
II Years -A6o Today

George AIarkley has returned to the
city from San Antonio.
B. T.. Darbyshire left this morning on
a business trip to Dallas.
Patrick J. Saxton took out his final
naturalization papers yesterday.
Mrs. Dan Parks left Shis morning
for a vacation trip in California.
Mrs. John Gray has gone to New Or
leans, where she will visit relatives.
Judge Leigh Clark has gone TO Guer-
zero to look over some mine proper
ties.
Mrs. T. C. Borden 4--- this morning
for Captain, where she will join her
husband.
J. S. Morrison returned to the city
yesterday from a business trip to Al
buquerqUe.
President S. J. Prudential Of the
chamber Of commerce, is in Chihuahua
ON business
President Hays, Of the Southern Paci-
fic, arrived this morning on an in
spection trip.
The dog prisoners are still at work
and a fine dog belonging to J. c.
Lakeland is the latest victim.
Eugene Baird, the great fUllback of
the undefeated FL Paso team, is in
from his ranch for a few days on a
business visit.
Joe Hudson left last night for Mar
athOn, where he is to be married. The
young couple Will make their future
home i'm FL Paso.
Messrs. Krause. Sullivan, Beau and
Jacoby, four Of the local diamond stars
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
Name the Apartments Nationally

apartment houses, The
W. lack unmiigated Many
the telephone
o a aggravatiOn.
city directory
directory apartments
this listing
people telephone their calling list
general
merely named,
cities Apartment
of the themare simply named 1870
Riverside ssth" S plan.
city,
by using E. Boulevard,
North Campbell" be
suppers In Alma Nebraska person
presumably poison baking powder, by
Charles A Scott of Boston
a
paper
the followed
whole quickly
find The
laive proceedings are the sOwest reading of all
Burglars getting mighty saucy pne
In the tell her she
successfully collected another
his surprise that establishment should
SUCH thief
bag had like
did with
probably good idea but he had had his trouble for nothing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
HOFFMAN, HOUSE

bemarle included, occupied all the
Broadway frontage, at 25th street.
Cleveland stopped There.
In its best days. the Hoffman House
We'd with the Fifth Avenue hotel at
Esd street and Fifth avenue, which,
some five years ago, gave way to an
office skyScraper- The Fifth avenue
was the headquarters of the Republi-
cans and the rival Democrats took No
n reservation in the Hoffman Grover
Cleveland stopped there frequently and
was staying there when elected to the
presidency the second time Gen BEN
jamin Butler and Gen. Winfield Scott
were regular patrons Of the hotel
Famous "Amen Corner"
An outgrowth of the Fifth Avenue
hotel is the famous Amen Corner" an
exclusive organization of newspaper
men and politicians. who hold annual
dinners and pull off stunts like those
of the GridirOn club in Washington
Behind the elevator in the Fifth ave-
nue., adjacent TO the buffet, there were
two seats, joining at right angle,
and upholstered in red plush. These
seats were hidden from the lobby and
formed an excellent place for quiet
converse ton. The late senator Plat,
former Gov. B. 3. Odell, the late Mark
Hanna and many other Republican pol
iticians of that day, along with sam
Blythe. Eddie Riggs and other politi-
cal writers, used to meet there each
afternoon for conferences
Somebody dubbed the red plush cush-
ions the Amen Corner and the name
stuck The formal organization grew
out of it.
Incident of Romance.
romantic incident in the history Of
the Hoffman House happened in 1882.
An eight story addition was built on
the hotel, and Edward S. Stokes was
taken into partnership. Stokes had shot
James Fisk, jr-. in 1872 and had done
four years in Sing Sing for the shoot
ing Grover Cleveland. a patron Of the
house became interested in Stokes, and
as president, restored Stokes's citi-
Zenship.
1t was while Stokes was connected
with the Hoffman House that he in
stalled in the 24th street barrOOm an
art collection that became famous the
world over. No visitors to New York
stay was complete until he had seen
the Hoffman House art works.
The last old hotel to go was the As
tor House i'm lower Broadway, across
from the postoffice. Somehow the As
tor House held its patrons for years
after il was entirely obsolete. It final
ly had TO give away before the APP
proach OF a new subway.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
SIBERIA
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author of Eat Good Old SIUn8h."

X iberia is generally known as the
worlds headquarters for the bulk
- ice business. 1t is situated con-
sidcrabIy north of the decent weather
zone in Asia. and has been noted for
many years for its production of high
grade shivers, tragedy and gloom.
Siberia is the largest patch OF
ground surrounded by boundary line
i'm the world. It contains almost
100000 square miles. 1t is bounded
on the south by complete absence
of water, on the north by 4 heat IA
mine, on the west by dearth OF JUS
tice, and on the east by high steamer
fares. This is why it has been almost
immune from real estate agents. 81
berian land is about the only land
which cannot be sold to a prosperous
Illinois farmer by a smooth land
agent with a good line of converse
ton and a few photographs of ten
foot wheat and nine-foOt pumpkins.
Siberia is owned by Russia but she
did not appreciate it Tor many years
Until 1900 she used it as dumping
ground for eXiles- When RUSSIAN
needed a worse punishment than hang
ing he was sent into the middle of 81
IBERIA. That was enough. II WASH
necessary to guard him. Even II ne
escaped he would be too old by the
time he had walked back, to do any
more mischief There are thousands
Of Russians in Siberia today whose
sole occupation is trying to get out
Of the country and they are over
worked at that.
For many years Russia sent eXiles
to Siberia at the rate OF 2OOOO year
This custom has been largely aban-
doned. but the exiles remain. Many
of them are leading citizens now Eng
land sent it's criminals to Australia
for many years too, ana some OF lnelr
descendants now own private yachts
and subscribe regularly to the church
which seems to show that If you
send a bad man far enough away from
civilization. he will gradually reform
from lack of contamination.
Siberia now has over 100000 people
and is going ahead rapidly. 1t has the
longest railroad in the world, and
there are more steamers on the river
Oh than there are on the Mississippi.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03

ATEw YORK, March S.-The Old
M Hoffman House, famous for
\ nearly half a century, and one OF
Manhattan's leading hostelries in the
palny days, is to go.
Tt will follow the equally famous
Fifth Avenue hotel, the Bartholdi and
the other landmarks at 23d. Broadway
and Fifth avenue into that bourne from
which no superannuated hotel returns.
With the passing Of the Hoffman
House. famed in song and story as well
IS in the hearts of the millions who
have in times past made the old place
their temporary home, there will be
nothing left but Madison Square gar
den to remind the old timers of the
days when 23d street was the heart of
the Great White Way" when Martins.
at 25th street, was almost the northern
limit Of the night life district.
Increase in Values.
When the original Hoffman House
was built, the ground cost $4,000. The
plat now has been sold for $500 600
So much for the Unearned increment.
Along with the Hoffman House proper.
the purchaser bought the old Hotel
Albermarle, now an annex Of the Hoff-
man House, and on the site Of the two
viii be erected 16 story office build
ing.
The immediate success Of the Hoff-
man House in its first days led TO fire.
quent additions, so that, up 20 a few
years ago, the Hoffman. with the Al
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03

Of last season, are preparing for tie
new baseball season.
I. Benham. J. W HadIock. c. A.
Long, John Mahi- j. H Wheatley and
ii. Mckay have 50 far been chosen
as jurors in the Long suit.
Superintendent Putnam. of the
schools, is planting trees on the prop
erty recently purchased by the school
board for the site Of the new high
school on Arizona street
President c. r. Morehead DR.. T. W.
Gallagher, W. R. Martin, e. c. Pew
and DIT. NJ. o. Wright attended the
meeting Of the school board that was
held last night. Miss Helen Brady ten
dered her resignation at the meeting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03

Irkutsk has street cars, moving pic
lures and several hundred thousand
people. and the wheat crop of the
country is getting large enough to
work into the worlds returns. But,
so far. only one-third as much land
is cultivated in Siberia as is farmed
in Iowa The rest of it raises wolves
and billiards exclusively.
Southern Siberia is warmer than Il
linOis. but in northern Siberia the
thermometer goes down to 80 in the
winter. and agriculture does not flOu-
IRISH. Even in central Siberia, spring
only gets a good start by June, and
autumn is in full blast by the last of
July This explains why Siberian
soldiers are enjoying themselves so
much in the mild and reviving snow
drifts of Poland this winter.
Siberia will some day contain 1907
900 people and viii go into busi-
ness on its own hook. Russia may
object. but it will be 5000 miles from
PetrOgrad to the vitals Of the rebels,
and the progress of an avenging ar
my would be discOUragingly slow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03

III sat in her room at the Klob-
fessIe House and let her ears drink
in the ravishing sounds that were
borne to them through the thin parti-
ton separating her from room is.
i've made up my mind" she NUT
tered determinedly. ANY man that can
play the piano like that can put his
shoes in my trunk for the rest Of
his life. I must have that man LOT my
husband. All he's paying Beetnoven's
sic EN-, Kid" now!"
All unknown to her. the man in the
next room, while he played, was think
gorgeous creature in room Il. So near
and yet what a distance All, me-"
And softly he played Handels melt
inE, III Get You Yet"
To think, with me, is to act ex-
claimed Mildred POobah. And she
raped on the wall with her delicate
knuckles.
''Yeh?@ queried TomIinson Pittles.
TREMENDOUSLY.
Il love you" cried the fair represen-
tative of Ppsedaisy hosiery.
With two bound TOmlinson Pittles
was out of his room and into hers
W it'll another bound he had her hound,
for heslipped an engagement ring on
her finger.
1t wasn't till after they were mar
ricd for better or for worse that she
learned the piano in room IS of the
klObfessle House was worked with
the feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
CREWs sHARE PRIzEs.

London, Eng, March 3.-The Off
GERS and crews of British warships
present at the capture or destruction
of any armed hostile ship will share
in the distribution Of prize money. cal
culated at $25 for each person on board
the enemy vessel at the beginning Of
the engagement. This order in coun-
ell was promulgated Tuesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
Red Fox James's Quest

~ ED FOX JAMES the Blood indians
miles his little indian Montana Washington, collecting
4 petitions and endorsements
have declare holiday Of the indian,
history making
proclaimed Saturday
May newly
valleys the world the perfect beauty wOshiped
his thoughts language
splendid
mfied euence passionate nature
the culture of the country that
We Americans" find possible
AmicannOw the
find OOhOd civilization possible
Of Red Fox James successful
Man has succeeded adding pes
apan curiosity
Is ezcusable Japans welfare is tied the
against problems public Fairgrounds
bddng "spOonng" Spoonng might slang
Pittsburg dancing
pnng spOng
breathing The high very seriously especially
beauty NapoeOns
statesmen
France humanity and economically
babies The meetings
expecn
through ordeal that
daughters reinforce the
the of the
commodity
pension
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
Changing Season

the icg will be and
snail push the old machine across the whked lawn The furnace
surely earned till pulls its freight The day grows long and short the
didn't
the
blooming
spring
smoke Julia Jane Ann plant spud
Ccopyprieht by George NJ Adams) MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
An ATTENTIVE CONDUCTOR.
Editor FL Paso Herald;

IaITTIV N I -IoV IIVTIIUs
I see in your paper of the first inst
a letter asking What makes a gem
tlcman-his clothes OF his actions2'
Now let me say that the soldier need
go no farther than the Stone & Web
ster Street Railway company to find a
perfect gentleman in the person of j..
W. Ten Napel who is a conductor on
the Highland Park line. lie speaks
Spanish fluently and is courteous TO
all passengers. whether Americans or
MeNicans and is the most attentive
and polite conductor that the company
has in its employ. I have watched him
and it is a pleasure to see him attend
to his business as conductor.
NJ. G. Curtis.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03

Portland. Ore. March "A lone
armed highwayman held nm an electric
train Tuesday night at Capeman. Ore.
obtained S45 from two conductors and
escaped. The hOIdup occurred at the
end of the line, which was one mile
from Oregon City. while the trainmen
were eating lunch.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
TWO ARE NAMED RECEIVERS
FOR THE WESTERN pACIEI

San Francisco, Cal, March 3.-Frank
G. Drum, San Francisco capitalist
and Warren Olney, jr., chief counsel
Tor the Western Pacific railroad, were
appointed receivers of the Western
Pacific railroad by judge Van Fleet Of
the district court today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
Letters to The Herald.

IAN communications must bear fhg
signature Of the writer. but the name
viii Ice withheld If reQuested-J
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
We'd Hate to Take Part in It.

Lord Kitchener says the war viii be-
gin in May. Judging by the prepara-
lions that the belligerents have been
making for the last seven months, it
ought to prove a rather brisk encoun-
ter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03
Stealing Billy Sundays stuff.

Just when Reno hOsitably arranges
to entertain high society once more
along comes president Wilson and raps
it sava geIy. Are no roses without their
thOrns2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03

standpoint the consolidation will be a
great benefit"
"Torreon is a regular rumor factory
these days" said Frank Worst. In
the last week Villa has been killed
twice, once through the somewhat or
iginal medium of falling out of an air.
ship that he was supposed to be MAX
ing test ride in. The rumOrs have
been so wild that the military author
tiles have taken action and now it is
serious offence to circulate false
rumOrs. It was found that the garrison
was kept in a perpetual state of IN
rest and that the telegraph lines were
chiefly burdened with queries regard
ing false reports and deniaIs"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03

TEIRTYFIFTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION -u,
Surer excud live
Londents
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G (owrer o one-f
i among stockh =
Stevens A. Smith
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