davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30

the city limits said Horace A. Lay,
although there is a strict ordinance
prohibiting the discharge Of firearms
within the city. limits The people
living near the mesa and toward the
suburbs of town have been worried
often by hunters carelessly discharg-
ing their guns. Some serious accident
may happen and SOME one be seriously
hurt II they are not more careful"
If We could only get the weather
man to guarantee d certain amount Of
snow each year., said John T. Cain.
we could advertise snow battles and
ski contests and sleigh riding It
would be a marvellous sight for a man
10 start down from Mount Franklin on
a pair OF skis I don't know whether
II has ever been done out here, but it
would be wonderful Then il would
be fine II We could dam up some Of
the hollOWs in the foothills above the
city and fiji them with water for
skating
Wv hat strikes a man as interesting
IN this country about FL PasO," said
H F. BrivOgel. Of Detroit. Mich. is
that there are no birds in the air-Only
the sparrOws- I have been told IL you
plant trees and foliage that rain viii
come. as the foliage has a way Of dis
charging moisture into the air which
later comes down Now II there were
a whole lot OF trees you might have a
whole lot Of birds I don't know what
would be the advantage, but you see
il struck me as being odd. and the
birds would build nests in the trees"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
Germany's Self Confidence

"The district reaching from Arras to MesOpOtamia
cannot be crushed economically" declared the German
chancellor, Bethman-Hollweg IN his recent speech
before the reichstag The region alluded to extends
from northwest France the North sea, to the
Persian gulf and Indian 1t constitutes empire
than equal to the rest of Europe excluding Russia
In that remark the chancellor has voiced great
truth. Britain and her allies have tried first to sarve
the central empires, then to shut off their supplies
of raw materials. All imports Of supplies
long since stopped German commerce has been de-
stroyed The utmost military power that has been
exered far by the nine nations II against the
central empires has resulted in recOveres of lost
empire and in permanent incursiOns into the terri
tory of Germany her allies.
Prophecy is futile in the face Of such tremendous
facts the days bring. But considering the
stands, the central empires have land
and the allies have the Germany has lost
all her possessions, but she has taken immense
regions the continent, away from her enemies.
The war, for the most part, has been directed by
the central empires. As rule, theyRhave taken the
initiative, they have made the initial drives, and the
allies have sought to meet and repel them Aside from
the first great Russian drive into Hungary, sub
stantial ncuTson has been made at any time by the
ales and the Russian gains entirely lost in subse
quent movements.
The chancellor declares that Germany has not drafted
heavily upon her supply of as shave France
and Russia Japan is yet to be taken into account.
And while the British empire has not borne proper
tionate share in the land operations, say
what the future may bring from that quarter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
Mothers and War
BY AL. o. YsIUs.

Do the mothers of the nations sons
know that every able-bodied male be-
tween the ages of IS and As is a part
Of the army Of the United States in
time of ware
Do these mothers know that the ar
ticles of war compel the soldiers ODE
dience under penalty of death?
Do the mothers know that military
rank does not give knowledge
DO the mothers know that no man.
however high or low his rank. can
lead in battle without disaster to him
self and men, unless he prepares in
time Of peace for the duties he must
perform in the battle hour2
Do the mothers know that wrong
decisions in, battle bring disaster2
Do the mothers know that right de-
cisions are not guess work. but are
born of knowledge gained by years Of
hard study2
Do the mothers know that to the
victor belongs the spoils2'
Why. why, then. do they not cry
from the hOusetOps: Compulsory mil
itary service is the only real prepar-
ednessg'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
Sheppard Is Working For Brigade Army Post
Business Men Are Obeying the Fire Ordinances

than any other city in the southwest
ern states"
III Pasoans who own business
houses are rapidly observing the vari-
Gus sections of the fire ordinance, and
which will result in the prevention
fires originating in piles of rubbish
and papers thrown in a corner" said
fire chief John ". Wray. During
December the fire loss was very small
as compared with that Of previous
months, excepting the disastrous fire
in the Fayette roOming house. and in
which one man lost his life Summing
UP the number Of alarms turned in for
both November and December. the per-
centage of loss is very small, anG
which is very gratifying"
=
7 saw a most interesting occur
renee recently in a town in New Mex
ico.' said D. a. McVay. 1T was a
conversation between a blind man and
a deaf and dumb man. The blind
man knew the sign language used by
the deaf and dumb people and the
deaf and dumb man made these upon
the blind mans hands. Then the blind
man answered, using his own hands,
ana after the conversation was COM
pleted told what he had said and what
had been said TO him to a group Of
friends Of both. who though they pos
sessed all their faculties and senses
had been unable TO learn what was
being said"
Boys and young men are entirely
too reckless about shooting within
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30

ATL PAso will have brigade
army post if T. s senator
Morris Sheppard has anything
to do with it." said \. P. Coles. 4
had a letter from senator Sheppard
Wednesday saying that he would de-
vote much OF his time to the work OF
getting the Fort Bliss garrison en-
larged from a regimental to a brigade
post. He also said he would take up
at once the suggestion that the roads
within the post reservation be paved IN
anticipation Of the paving OF the ROAD
from the Country club TO the Tort, as
urged by mayor Tom Lea
THE southwest is certainly a great
automobile market and II Paso, with
its 20 odd agencies, is the center of II,
said D. NJ White This is apparent in
the large number Of automobiles
shipped and driven out Of FL Paso ey-
cry week. and which go TO points IN
Arizona, New Mexico and western
Texas FL PasOans are also great mo-
florists and each month record sales are
being made of the different kinds OF
machines. both in this immediate ter
ritory and outside. II any one cares 10
Investigate. also they will find that
large percentage Of the machines are
purchased cash down and very few on
terms. which is a strong Indication OF
the prosperous condition Of the south
west Aside from Los Angeles, / be-
lieve that more automobiles are
shipped through FL Paso companies
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
A Teacher Teaches Children What They Forget
Is Not Responsible For All the Things They Know

School teachers salaries range from
$50 a month up-but not far enough up
to make them dizzy. On her salary the
teacher must dress nicely, buy herself
things for her work which the city Is
too poor to get go TO % lectures and
concerts year, buy helpful books on
pedagogy. pay her way to district,
county and state institutes, and enjoy
herself during a three months vaca-
ton which her salary takes every year.
In addition. the teacher is supposed
TO hoard away vast sums of money so
that when she becames too nervous
and cross TO teach, at the age OF 50
or thereabOuts, she can retire and live
happily ever after on her income.
There is a popular superstition TO
the effect that the great financiers
can be found in Wall Street and that
they gather there every morning; but
they don't They gather in the school
houses Of the land every morning and
as they teach the children Of the ma
ton twice as much as they will ever
remember. they figure out new ways
Of dividing S45 into a months board,
q new dress, a trip to the county seat.
a pair of shoes. two entertainment
tickets. an insurance assessment and
q deposit in the savings bank-Pro-
tected by The Adams Newspaper Ser
vice.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
SCHOOL teacher is a person
who teaches Wings TO people

4 SCHOOL teacher is a person
n who teaches Wings TO people
when they are young However,
il would be unfair to accuse her OF
teaching them what they know when
they. grow up. She only teaches them
what they have forgotten by that time.
The teacher comes to school at S;5V
o'clock and when she has got enough
children for a fness in her room, she
teaches them reading, writing. geogra-
ply, grammar arithmetic. music
drawing, cooking, board = saving
crocheting, deep breathing. bird calls,
scientific eating, patriotism. plain ana
fancy bathing. forestry, civics ana
other sciences too numerous to men
tion. When school is out she stays be
hind with five or SIX OF her worst
scholars and tries to save the state the
job of reforming them later on. AFTER
that she hurries home to make herself
a new dress and snatch hasty supper
before going back TO attend a lecture
by an imported specialist on the his
tory of tribal law in Patagonia which
the superintendent thinks may give
her some information which may De
useful in her school work some day
A great many lecturers roam the
country preying on school teachers and
some of them are very cruel, talking
to them so long that the poor things
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
NEW Chief Of
POLICE JAN. |
Reported Don johnson is to
Quit; w. D. Greet May
Take His Place.

A new chief of police will be named
on January 1 when chief Don Johnson
is slated TO retire, according 10 au-
thentic reports in local political cir
cles.
Capt W D. Greet, captain of police.
is said to be slated for the position Of
police chief Capt Greet is an an
nouneed candidate for the position of
county CLERK at tho next primary cleo
tion in July and, il is understood. pre-
fers not TO take the position of police
chief However, his friends are urg-
ing him to take the place if the va
cancy occurs
Chief johnson was named by mayor
Tom Lea soon after he took office as
mayor
Jack Dawson. city clerk. is said TO be
a candidate for county clerk as is John
Cain, the present deputy county clerk
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
WATCH SERVICES WILL BE
HELD IN Ell PASO CHURCHES

An old fashioned watch service viii
be held Friday night at the First
Methodist church on Montana and Lee
street The service viii begin at 9
o'clock The program viii open with
solos. sung by Miss Belle White. The
roll of the church membership will be
called, followed by a hymn. accom-
panied by the Sunday school orchestra
John T. Roe and J. c WOrthingtOn
viii talk on the church work Follow
ing this viii be a watch night praise
and testimony hour. The Epworth
league will be in charge Of the next
hour. with Paul Pritchett as the leader
Refreshments viii be enjoyed with the
younger people in charge. Mrs Walter
Stowe viii then sing Forward" Rev.
Herman G. Porter viii conduct a con-
secratiOn service just before midnight
The service win close with the sing
ing Of Nearer My God, To Thee"
The annual business meeting and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
Ago Today
y From The Herald OF Tho
Date. 1901.

FL Paso experienced the effects of its
first big wreck today when one z. P.
& y. E. construction train at the first
mile post of that road smashed into
another at SIS this morning. Three
Mexican laborers are in the local hos
pital and one trainman and another
laborer are dead as result Of the ac-
cident.
E McCot is visiting al Fort Bliss.
Oliver NJ Lee went to Alamogordo
this morning.
A. H. Richards. the jeweier, went
north on the Z. ?. & n. +. today
j. NJ. Wyatt, cashier Of the Alamo
gordo bank. returned home today from
a short visit 10 FL Paso.
A Il. Squier. president Of the new
water company. arrived in Fl Paso to-
night from Tunkhannock. Pa
Miss Mary Hardin, who has been in
Sacramento. Calf. for quite a while re-
turned to FL Paso this evening
The election for queen Of the winter
carnival closed tonight. and the close
ness of the contest kept the judges up
till Il O'Clock Miss Gertrude Catlin
daughter of B. 5. Catlin, was the final
choice
A party composed of Messrs. Brown
and Brown. McKie and NcKie. Shott.
Rice, Wilson and Cobb returned Satur-
day from a two days duck hunt so
miles down the Mexican Central road.
Z. p. Hughes advertises a turkey
shoot. with some fine birds and a good
range.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
Insomnia

TT ONE bed and sleep vail
the soul aftiOn the hole The who from his
bed refreshed by and cOnfs dotad of
ge and lurking much cheap around he's dear
n
a
blank
the
by the WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30

election Of officers OF the First Chris
tian church congregation. viii be held
FRIDAY night at the First Christian
church A basket supper viii be served
at $50 o'clock, followed by the business
meeting The reports of the years
work of the various departments and
organizations viii be given At the
close of meeting a social viii be held
watch-party viii follow.
The Salvation Army VIII have a
watch night service at the hall at PA
South Oregon street. Friday night The
first service viii begin at $50 D. m
and then, after a recess at 10. the other
service VIII begin about II and last till
midnight.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30


To can or put in jugs.
In fact. ! didn't plant enough
To feed the bugs.
From AMuggs.s
TN a threadbare suit and little or no
Overcoat. Sissenrood Pivitts woe
fully wendell his weary way wan
dering after work In other words
sissenrood Pivitts was still hunting a
job.
All about him he saw men with good
positions, full stomachs. and happy
faces and families, while as for him,
no one would give him work, his
stomach was vacant save for four
bowls of soup, three sandwiches and
a half pie that he had managed TO beg.
his face was unhappy and so was his
wife
He was a strong man, and he de-
termined to keep 'tramping on his for
lOrn quest
But il was OF no avail
A. last he kunchsd hepelsssly home
ward
Eagerly. a smile Of hope on her pale
face his waiting wife started up as he
no use. old girl. he told her
glOomily. 7 couldn't set a thing for
you TO do"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
-FOUR SOCORRO FARMERS
HELD FOR MLRDER CHARGE

Four Mexicans from Socorro. Tex.
charged with completely in the murder
Of Juan Hernandez on the night OF De-
cember 10 at Socorro, were in justice
J. NJ beavers court Thru-day morn
ing for a preliminary hearing
The four defendants waived the
hearing and their bond was placed at
$4,000 each and bound over to the grand
jury The men are all engaged in
farming at Socorro They gave bond
and returned to their homes. Their
names are. SilvanO MOralez. Jose
Marquee. AndresA Gutierrez and YsidrO
TruiillO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
DEATH CLAIMS
VI. v. FOLLETT
Hydraulic Engineer Dies
After Long Illness;
Here 26 Years.

William ". Follett, one Of the best
known consulting engineers in the
southwest. died at his home at SIS
West Missouri street at $40 Thursday
morning after an illness which had
extended over period of several
years
Born in New Sharon, Ne. Mr. FoIlett
was IS years old at the time Of his
death. He was graduated from the
university of Michigan in 1881 and in
1914. was honOred by the university by
having the honorary degree. master of
engineering conferred upon him He
came TO FL Paso in 1889 from Denver,
where he was a consulting engineer.
He came here TO take the position Of
consulting engineer under the geOlogi-
cal survey in a series Of Investigations
Of the international dam proposed for
the Rio Grande near FL Paso.
Boundary Engineer.
Later he was appointed consulting
engineer OF the American section of the
international boundary commission by
Gen Arson Mills, commissioner He
served with the commission for more
than l6 years 1t has bees said Of Mr..
FOllett that no man living knew the
Rio Grande in all of its twists and
turns and meanderings as did ". ".
Follett and he was considered an
authority on water boundary matters.
He was a member Of the society Of
American Ispugineers and was one of
the leading hydraulic engineers Of the
country. He was consulting engineer
for the FL PasO & Southwestern system
in planning the water supply for the
system from the White mountains Of
New Mexico. He was rendered the
position Of consulting engineer for the
Elephant Butte project and the FL
PasO Valley Water Users association
but on account of failing health. ne
was forced to refuse it.
Funeral Friday.
AR Follett is survived by his widow
and two sons. VIII FOIlett. aged %.
who is engineer in charge of the
Franklin canal. and Leslie Follett.
aged Is, who is attending the New
Mexico Military institute at Roswell.
The funeral will be held Friday
afternoon at $50 from the parlors Of
Nagley 4 Raster and viii be in charge
Of the Masonic blue lodge No. $50. with
mayor Tom Lea officiating. The burial
win be in Evergreen cemetery. The
Michigan society Of FL Paso viii at
tend.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
A Pioneer Passes On

In the death of W. W. FOllett, the southwest, and
FL Paso particularly, lose strong and loyal friend
Mr.. Toilet resident of FL PasO nearly 30 years
He was of the strongest advocates of the inter
national project for retaining the Rio Grande valley
lands His authority, the best posted the
vagaries of the Rio Grande, acknowledged every
where. The highest engineers in government employ,
in and out of the army, relied upon his judgment and
findings matters connected with the cratic river
which has at last been brought under control
Mr. FOlett performed services Of highest value to
FL Paso delegate to many different irrigation
crosses He familiar with the Rio Grande from
mouth that in the controversies with Colorado
the storage and Of the river water he always
took leading and authoritative part and staunch
advocate always Of the rights Of the portions of the
valley lying in Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.
Illustrating his intense loyalty to FL Paso as a
citizen it is recalled that he the first individual
to subscribe voluntarily to the budget fund of the
chamber of commerce. in this way demonstrating his
keen sense of the value of collective effort and his
appreciation of the successes that had come to him
partly as a result of the general growth of the COM
.lunity
Mr.. Follett most deeply appreciated by those
who knew him best He made strong friendships, and
was true and faithful friend FL Paso will feel the
loss that he is gone.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
The Houston Symphony Orchestra

The Houston Symphony orchestra organized
among the musicians of Houston after a successful
Of chamber music which developed the fact that
there sufficient talent in the city to make the
symphony possible
In order to finance the orchestra association
formed and various committees The matter Of direc
tion and program left the conductor hundred
people who became known the guarantos subscribed
$25 each for a year. This money only to be
used that there deficit in the income from
the concerts. The people who subscribed gave
nOthing-merely pledged themselves to the Of s25
a guarantee.
Four concerts are given during a season. The
musicians participating paid for each rehearsal and
for each performance and all of the programs given
from to o'clock, in order that those who perform
may return their work in the theaers and the cafes
The conductor received s25 for each performance The
sale of for the performances has with few excep
tons paid all of the expenses and the business of being
guarantor is not hard at all
The Houston symphony is interesting and growing
organization and the people there very proud Of it
and would not surrender it an institution.
Here is hoping that in the general cleanup of uarez
the thugs strongarm men, dips, dopeS bunco steerers
fancy yeggmen and simple panhandlers may not be
overlooked. And most Of them alleged Americans.
Naming FL Paso's many courts sounds like
tabulation of volunteer regiments in wartime.
The toys bust the tinsel rust; credit still is
fair we trust.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
Funeral Friday.
MRS. G. P. MACKEY DIES HERE:
LEAVES FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN

Mrs. G. 7. Alackey, wife Of Gerald p
Macizey, a mining engineer, died We'd
nesday afternoon at the family home.
sos Roosevelt street She is survived
by her husband and four Oh -'dren and
a sister who lives in Canada
The body is in charge Of Mclean.
SiilmoTs and Hartford, and the funeral
arrangements viii be made later.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
FORMER WESTERN UNION
CLERK DIES IN DENNER

Miss Matte Willoughby. a former
resident OF FL Paso, died Tuesday
morning at II o'clock in Denver. Colo.
Her sister, Mrs r. Smith. of Ell Paso.
left Wednesday for Denver 10 bring the
remains 10 Ell Paso for inteFment be-
side Miss Willoughby's mother.
Miss WillOughby lived in FL PasO for
a number Of years She was connected
with the Western Union Telegraph
company and was transferred to the
Denver offices Of the company a few
years ago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
DEFECTIVE FLUE CAUSES
FIRE At MRS. DORMAN'S HOME

Fire caused by q leaking flue caused
q fire at the home of Mrs. Dee ". Dor
man. at 1919 Montana street. Thursday
morning at S:15. The sparks dropped
into the room from the leaking flue
and and set fire to the bedding.
The room was badly smoked, a carpet
was ruined and some OF the furniture
damaged, The chemical extinguishers
were used and no water was thrown on
the blaze
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30

Complaint was filed out Thursday
morning by the county attorney
against Early Scott, charged with hav-
ing struck Lulu Stevens or the night
of December IS at A B. c alley. and
warrant for ScOtts arrest has been
issued.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
WIFE CHARGES HUSBAND
WITH THREATENING HER

4 complaint has been filed in the
county court against f. J. Adams, COM
pany II. Sixth infantry, charging that
Adams threatened to take the life OF
Mrs +. y Adams on the night of De-
cember S The complaint was made
at the instance of Mrs. Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30

The most exclusive newspaper in the
world is the one specially printed each
morning for the car of Russia Only
two copies are supplied-one for the
car and one for his private secretary.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
FUNERAL FOR EDWARD PFRRy-

Funeral services for Edward Perry
who died on Christmas day at a local
hospital. were held Thursday morning
at II o'clock at the undertaking par
Tors Of Nagley & Raster. Burial was
N Concordia cemetery.