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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-16

W. It'll the arrival OF tho christ.
M mas sesson ami IN, s.eeteT
w part OF the civilized world
still busy with military matters. Tn.
Gle sam Is brought 80 a realization
of the fact that he is slated for he
Job OF Santa Claus In general II Is
not a new distinction. He mas been
the chief actor in that role Tor a
wearied OF his task and he viii Ice
on deck his year a. ususi Last yeaT
there vas Belgium. and Uncle SAM
opened mis- pack and gatc with ID
lavish hand lie brought soy to tn
hearts nl thousands IN a land uhcncc
JOY had departed aud he encouraged
tho hope that 5y another christmas
things would Poe dinore,a They are.
aias' This Christmas there are Bel
GUM. Poland serbia. Armenia. Pal
ostine and 20 a lesser extent some
other places. all needing with "a need
that is CRYING the hounties n Uncle
santa's pack
But the old boy will not be found
wanting. any more than he has in
the past. Ills pack will bee bigger aud
his hnnd more generous thsn evof
Already NJ IL hard az work m B.i-
Rium and Poland Armenia and Pal.
estine, ss wen as IN many other places
on a smaller scale His e%ift-bearlug
spritos are scattered ever tha whole
lrhse ~ Ehr6pe IN tie form ~ EtI
Cross workers, relief commission and
othci organized agencies os haat1u'e
,ndcavor Food c.othinr aud mon,,
have flowed from his shores iu un
c,ei Swelling stream since tnc out
break OF hostilties aud now that Il
second Ctaistmaa finds thc ucce-sit,
increased his bencilcuous wl lH-
CREASE m proportion ct this thor.
Is no DOUBT Jog when was the CPS
uf distress ever raised from what.
ever land ur in whatever tongue bul
the old msn's heart responded ,o th,
1ppcal9
A nno satisfying sensation 90 hr,ua
10 look buck over the list of America s.
benefactons. from the Did days wnor
engaged See surcorins ths starving
lsauth Sea- ISLANDERS through the pet.
iods 81 famine m india and China
the time cd earthquake and volcani,
eruption in italy and down 90 acle.uU
and the present $50 nation on corti
mos h@c.rFsned Co the voice of 90,
worlds distress boz anything approach.
ns th, degree hat this rouutry ha.
done. and that fuct may wei be- cher
shed with ratd"rahlc prld, ny Anne
teams os their own best sue nou
tncie santa.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-16
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w iTH the arrival OF the christ.
M mas season n m, sresteI
w part OF the civilized world
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-16
Pepper Talks
by CEosou MAuurw ApAus
Habit

Habit b. n iNcd series Of acts.
DO "a thing once AND Trrckr AFRO
marked DO q thing twice and %
Route g mapped. 30 a thing tbrico
and q pgth if biarcl.
DO Che Rirht thing over again.
FROM tho uroUn .cioUE wink %
the eve 20 lho smooth. uuuuticcd
movements at a million worlds. the
las Of Habit rclcutlcssly rules It's
COURSE All life 10 but o series az
Habits.
DO tho Right thing over aruIn.
The Pennies saved to-day make
She NIckCls ,n the bank tomorrow.
lh. Nicka's in ,hC bank Tomorrow
spell me Dollars In The bank next
year. The Dollars saved crystalline
into the Fortune after thc years.
Habit either makes or break,
either leads you up or diags you
down.
DO the Right thing over again
" Won arc Prompt today you
VIII want 10 be Prompt tomorrow
II you arc square once you will
surely seek TO be- square again.
The heht for @ thing Worth While
right now cannot help but ease The
hEht for the thing Worth While
later on. u is the law OF Habit.
Ana Habit crccps on from the
minuiest Action repeated over and
over acaln.
DO the Right thing over again.
Grow Great from Habit There
II no other way. Start what you do
siast- Rlfht. or Cisc begin an
over again You eau fondle The
eggs OF a Python but voa caat play
With the Python. You can break
the had habit to-day but II you
walt until o-morrow the bad Habit
viii break you.
Do the Right thing over again.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-16

~ or some time Il has seemed To
the Herald AZ quite certain that
= 1915 would be a year OF un-
usual growth and development in New
Mexico. and particularly in Albuqucr-
qua. A New Year forecast risht now
mas be somewhat premature, and no
effort win be made to make n hu'
there are accommodating evidences that
the prosperity hoped for ana tke ac-
tivsty in business and Development
expected are right at hand. To-day a
rather important sale OF A%lbuquerqus
real estate is recorded, u is n OF
the most Important hat has been
made In recent months. and II L. in
,erestlne TO note that the buyer Is an
eastern man. This safe Is hut one Of
several important local realty tran
sactions pending ana which are like
~ 90 be contaminated before very
Ions.
There IL abundant money In tho
eastern centers. and while there IL
no evidence n the reckless spccula-
ton feared as a result q the contin-
ucd pilIng up o. European SOLD. IL
is certain tina the oye.-supply % cash
VIII lead 20 an earnest search for
solid Investment and hat iauch oil
this investment will be found Ia the
west and especially in the undevcl-
oped southwest. New Mexico and Al
~buquerque should benefit by further
interest In mining development; oy
revival In interest in irrigation con
struction and cy demand for good real
estate In the cities and towns Of the
state.
To lake full advantage OF the per-
iod OF active Investment that seems 20
be at hand Albuquerque wil need
every energy VI its Chamber % coin-
lncRS n Its Hin poaF G%YnSency.
We need also concerted. aggressive
and cooperative action amons Local
real estate Interests and especially
mnorE dealers ln land and city prop
erty. We need more faith IN he agri-
cultural of this valley
faith that Will lead to works in tho
way Of active effort for development.
We viii not get much development
until real estate dealers are found
who have faith IN his valley and
VIC are willing To take q chance IN
Development. II has seemed to the
Herald for u long time that we hay
been passing uyer the most essential
phase Of development work necessary
or the permanent growth and pros-
perity Of this city. We have gon,
into almost every kind Of develop.
incnt undertaking wHh %boundiess cu.
ergy and unlimited nervc-cxccpt TN
enterprise Of developing our ,alie,
lands We have seen sections lif'
the Salt River valley. he Mesiun val'
icy aud others advance O. the high.
est point Of development under con.
ditions very similar 90 our ewn ans
up 10 this time we have cpntcnte,
ourselves with the o~n-repeatld stat,
ment-one made 50 often that man'
Of us have come to believe u--tha
"title cannot be- had and that thor.
fore nothing eau be- done Il has al
ways reminded us OF the mpossihl'
thing which the blamed fool wen
and did what A-lbuluerque need
right now is some blamed mol WIZ
viii come along aud do this supposed
ly mpossible Bit Of pioneering ono.
that pioneering b. done ven AN b'
doing a.
Every present indication suints q
1916 as the most opportune year ID
our whole history 10 undertake d
SERIOUS effort Tor the development O.
the central Rlo Grandc valley.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-16
WOUNDED ENV|EO
THEIR LUXUR|ES
IN BALKAN AREA
Hospital Ships Far and Away
Most Comfortable, Not to
Say Sanitary, Place in the
Whole War Theater.

Aboard the French Hospital snip
Charles RuuN. Hafbor of Saloniki.
Nov. 80 quite he o agree
able fate thnt can overtake an allied
soldier ln the Balkan %Campaign h. TO
be N-ur slightly wounded Not that
the hospital facilities of the ancient
Turkish city are famous or even ide-
,uate They are not. But there ere
iour French and oae British hugnital
ship in the roads uf saloniki and they
constitute by Ear the mVst comfortable,
not 10 say the ouls sanitary spot in
the Balkan peninsula
The French have been bette. pre-
pared from the very outset of the
present Balkan campaign In every de-
tail OF military organization han their
British allies. SO better example of
the thoruughncss co. this preparation
could be given the arrangements Tor
caring FOR the sics and wounded Long
before there was actually any need for
IL and simultaneously with the lanl-
ing Of the fret contingent Of French
troops on Greca soil, the French hos
pital shiu SphlIN was lying ready In
tho harbor of salouiki ~ the aum-
Der of troops diaembarkcd increased
automatically more hospital ships put
IN an appearance. First the Duguy'
Truuin. with lis sheltered decks and
Us high stern like the poop 81 q Span
ish galleon. an purchcs and AWNINGS
and %luuuzing places for d GONZALES
cent. neXt this ship. the charles ltuuN.
with Ns operating rooms It's surgical
clinics 90 its complete provision Tor
the care OF the more seriously wound
ed, % finally the tauudu-HN Win
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-31
Young Man Ground
To Death as Body is
Dragged Over Street

HASTINGS. Neb.. July sO.--Cspeclal ELL
4gr1ni l-lessie oDty. a young farmer
met death here tonight in a runaway.
Jfe was loading lumber at the oliver
Lumber yards--when bis team became
frightened Ana iurched Ahead He grabbed
for the lines and was pulled close to the
horses and rendered helpless, when his
body was pinched between the double
trees Young Doty was dragged through
the crowded streets over the pavements
for several blocks. When picked up the
young mans head was practically ground
away.
Ira Doty, brother Of the victim, was
standing at the corner of Second street
and Hastings avenue when the runaway
were sighted dashing down First street.
Lets see who II A. Mr. Doty ex-
claimed, and with the companion dashed
after the runaway.
The men were the first on the. scene
and when the young mans lifeless body
was picked up on south Denver avenue,
st was then that Mr. Doty recognized his
brother, An ambulance was called and
he was taken to hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-31
American Says
Losses of Allies in
Turkey Enormous

BERLIN. July SO.-(By Wireless to Say
vilSe.)-A dispatch from Athens to the
Overseas News agency says;
The American cruiser North Carolina
recently returned TO Greece from an ex-
tended trip in the war zone. The Officers
OF the ship told an Acquaintance that
the real losses Of the entente allies In
the Dardanelles surpassed everything
heretofore reported. The Australian and
Irish detaehments were almost snnihi-
lated.
The attempts TO storm the rocky steep
heights on the Asiatic side OF the straits
were termed by these officers as simple
insanity. Turkish machine guns. led By
the Germans. fought with great fury
Wounded English Officers at Alexan-
dria spoke with the highest admiration
OF their antagonists. One Australian
regiment Of 1000 men returned from a
charge sixty-seven strong. These were
wounded Their comrades were dead.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-31
SNIPERS KILL TWO
AMERICAN MARINES
AT PORT AU PRINCE
Admiral CapertOn Reports Casual
ties Caused by Irregulars
Among U. s. Landing
Force.
YANKEES RETURN THE FIRE
Naval Official Announces No Further
Disorders During the
Night.
OUTSIDE ATTACK REFUSED

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Two
Americans of the landing force from
the cruiser Washington we're killed
at Port Au Prince, according to a
message from Admiral Caperton, re-
ceived today.
The men. members of a patrol, were
shot from ambush by snipers last night,
Admiral Caperton reported. The marines
returned the fire and no further dis.
lturbances occurred during the night The
hemes of the killed were withheld at the
Navy department
The names Of the two men killed as
announced later. are William Gompers
Seaman, 107 Stockton street. Brooklyn,
n. ", and Cason s. whitehurst, ordinary
seaman. eos Clay avenue, Norfolk, Va.
Admiral Caperton reported the town
was attacked from the south at 8 o'clock
last night. He had been warned, dis
posed his forces for defense and repused
At. He said there was no alarm. The
two men. were killed In the sniping from
lthe brush in the, outskirts.
statement issued by the Navy de-
lpartment said:
Admiral Caperton reports from Port
Au Prince that owing to a report that
the town would likely be attacked during
the night that he made disposition of his
forces for defense at 5 p. m. Attack
from the south about s p. m. Shipping
from brush in outskirts of town. Two
killed I'm the seamen battalion. none
wounded. Successfully repulsed attack.
Maintained quiet and order in interior
of city throughout night"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-31
Quintuple Tragedy
at Temple, Texas
Remains a Mystery

TEMPLE. Tex. July So-AlthouEh Of
ficers have made several arrests. the
murderer OF three cniIoren in the w. r.
Grimes home. near here. Wednesday
night, was no nearer a solution than be-
fore. Surgical examination OF Mrs.
Grimes is said TO have established the
motive OF the crime. The only evidence.
a combination spike maui and nail out
ter. with which the children and their
father and mother were beaten. came ap-
perentiy from a santa Fe railroad sta
ton house. 800 yards from the Grimes
home. Neither Grimes. nor his wife. have
recovered sufficiently to give an account
Of the affair. Grimes. IN a semi-eonscious
state. said he has a dim recollection OF
a negro being In the room.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-31
Germans Force Crossing of VistuLa;
Capture Several Thousand Russians

BERLIN. July 3O.-(via London THE
German army headquarters staff today
issued the following official statement:
Western theater: Near Perthes, in the
Champagne region, both sides exploded
mines. Ours destroyed French flanking
trench northwest of Perthes.
In the firest of LIE Pretre. french
attack collapsed before our infantry and
artillery fire. when in front of our
trenches
I'm the Vosges. yesterday afternoon the
enemy again attacked our line at Linge-
kopf. Hand to hand fighting for posses
sion OF this position had not yet come
to a conclusion.
Two English airmen were obliged to
descend no the water, near the coast
and were captured.
Eastern theater: The situation is un-
changed.
Southeastern thester: Troops of the
army OF General Woyrsch e@ly In the
morning of July Is forced crossing Of
the vistula at several points between the
confluence of the Pilica and Kozlenice
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-31

(sixty-five miles northwest Of sando-
mierse). Fighting on the east bank IL
proceeding. Up TO the present 800 pris-
oners and five machine guns have been
captured in these operations.
Yesterday the Austro-Germans. under
Field Marshal Won Mackensen. again re-
sumed the offensive. West Of the vieprs.
German troops broke through the Rus
sian positions. IN the evening we reached
the line OF Pissk Biskupice and the rail-
road running east from those points. We
took many thousand prisoners and cap
tured three cannon.
This success in the advance OF the
Austro-GerInan troops TO the east OF the
vistula and the advance OF the Prussian
Guard 10 Kurupe, northeast OF Kraznio-
stav, and Of other German troops In the
district of wojes Wojslawice, has shaken
the Russian front between the vistuia
and the hug.
This morning the Russians evscuated
their positions along the entire line and
are now only resisting to the north Of
drubechow.''
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-31
Missouri Pacific
Attacks Nebraska
TwO-Cent Fare Law
Crrom a statt coresponaent.l

LINCOLN. Neb.. July so.-(special Tel
egram. 1.-THE Missouri Pacific railroad
today filed a bill in equity in the federal
court here to have the Nebraska 2-cent
fare declared void.
The railroad company names the State
Railway commission defendants and
asks that It be enjoined by federal au-
thority from enforcing the penalties for
violations Of the 2-cent fare order.
The company has exhausted all its
resources in apbeals 10 the Nebraska
Railway commission and the Nebraska
supreme court. being unsuccessful In
every instance.
Unfair discrimination between freight
and passenger traffic is one OF the spe-
cific charges OF the Missouri Pacific.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-31
STATE WILL INDlCT
FEDERAL OFFICERS
Alleged Attempt to whitewash the
Steamboat Service Causes SEN
satiOn in Chicago.
MAYOR THOMPSON INDIGNANT

CHICAGO, July 30.-Indictments
against persons directly or indirectly
connected with the causes OF the
Eastland disaster. even federal Off
cials, despite questions OF ;jurisdic-
tion, may be returned before night
by the Cook county grand Jury,
states Attorney Hoyne intimated to-
day.
Gossip about possible government
"whitewash" OF federal inspection
service officials in the investigation
by Secretary of Commerce Redfield
caused Coroner Hoffman to request
divers and experts to keep check on
the government divers reported COM
ing from Washington to investigate
for the secretary.
The federal grand Jury empanelled
by Judge Lands today began the ex-
animation OF witnesses and under or
ders from the Judge a United States
marshal officially seized the vessel.
The reason for the seizure OF the
Eastland under federal writ OF at
tachment, II was explained by gov
eminent officials, was to prevent any
person tampering with the ballast
tanks. their valves or other mechan-
lem on the submerged steamer until
authorized government agents have
examined them.
Adam ]. weckler, city harbor master.
the first witness called by the federal
grand jury. Is said 20 have repeated the
story he told at the coroners inquest,
when he said that the boat was over
loaded. Weckler saw the Bastland over
turn and a few minutes before had re-
rused to let the boat leave the dock until
II was evenly balanced He shouted 70 the
captain that the vessel was listing badly
The inquiry being made by Secretary OF
Commerce Redfleld was resumed with
the examination Of several witnesses dur
ing the morning session.
Mayor Thompson Aroused.
Mayor Thompson, who IL closely watch
Ing the inquiry into the Hastland dts
aster. being conducted by Secretary Red
field, said today:
Il don't want 20 criticise now. but n
the results at the finish show that the
investigation has been a farce, 1 will
start something They will have a good
deal OF trouble proving 10 me that every
thing on that ship was O., X. and that
it'juat turned over on lts own account.
You can't tell me that II was not
known TO be a dangerous vessel and that
q great many seagoing men and govern.
nient officials are learning for the first
time now that Ia wasn't a stable and
safe boat
There isn't yachtsman on the Jake
but knows that the Eastland was a dan
gerous. cranky boat. built for speed at
the sacrifice OF stability.
II would like to ask one question and
that IL why did this accident oecurr
II all these investigations don't answer
that. Ill find nut myself"
Coroner Advises Check.
Coroner Hoffman today requested
Mayor Thompson TO employ two city div
ers and naval expert TO check the
work Of two divers said to be coming
here from Washington to explore the
wreck OF the Eastland Reports have
reached the coroner that Secretary Red
0,onfInued an Pa9e Two Column Two }
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-31
Austrians Defeated
In Battle Of Gorilla

GENEVA, July 1o-(via Paris)-A teie-
graphic dispatch to the Tribune from
Laibach in camioia says:
The Austrians attacked the Italians in
Gorilla with 10000, men including 5000
Bavarians. on the night OF July 2s, with
disastrous results. The Austrian losses
numbered 1900.
On the following day a fierce Aus
trian attack on the Carso plateau also
was repulsed.
The Italians hold all the positions they
have captured I'm the last fifteen days
except the advanced trenches before Gori-
Eia. which have been evacuated"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-31
Eleven Killed by
Breaking of Gable
at Patterson Mine

PITTSBURGH. Pa. July so-Eleven
men were killed and six seriously in
jured at the Patterson mine Of the United
Coal company at Elizabeth. Pa, this
afternoon. when cable carrying a
train broke on the incline. The cars
crashed into 2 party OF men at the
mouth ol The nline.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-31
WESTERFIELD PAYS
In MOST OF MONEY
Gives Ure ALI He Demands Except
About Four Thousand, Which
He Says is Not Due.
AGREES TO PAY DIFFERENCE


Ellery H. Westerfield and his at
torney, A. C. Pancoast, presented to
Treasurer Ure certified checks in
total amount of $132. .937.O2. being
$4,O51.61 less than the total of
$136, 9SS.6S claimed by the city de-
partment Of accounts and finances
to be due.
The city reported a shortage of
$21,04S.S1, but Mr.. Westerfield
claims 1t is SIC, ,s97.2O,, which he has
turned in with the other balance.
There are credits in. the fiscal agen-
cies which the city did not take into con-
sideration. and there are other. items
which should he credited WITH" stated
Mr.. westerfield.
The former treasurer OF Dundee does
not maintain he Is positively sore whether
the total amount he paid in is correct,
and he conceded Il may. be more or less,
but says he Is reasonably sure" he paid
In the correct total.
Ure Accepts Checks.
Treasurer Ure accepted the certified
state banks. The treasurer made de-
mand for ''all funds due the village Of
Dundee" Cooperation Counsel Lambert
asked the treasurer to make specific
demand for S2l ,04ss1 shortage" hut Mr..
Ure declared he does not see that It is
necessary for him to make such a de-
mand. He believes the demand he made
will prove sufficient.
Mr.. Westerfield declared q further check
OF the accounts will be peeessary to e.
tablisb the exact balance dre the city.
To Pay the DiffereAce.
After Treasurer Tire receipted for the
certified checks presented by Wester-
field, the latter gave the treasurer q
signed agreement which reads: II agree
to pay in cash any further amount that
is shown due from me as treasurer OF
tho village of Dundee. requesting the
privilege of checking the accounts"
The written demand served by Treas
urer IRE upon Mr.. Westerfield read; As
treasurer OF the city of Omaha, hereby
make demand on you as treasurer OF the
village Of Dundee, that you turn over to
me ali funds belonging to the village
of Dundee
In addition TO the certified checks, Mr..
Westerfield turned over securities in the
sum Of sl47ss.ss.
Magney Holds Back.
At the present status Of the case the
county attorney told the mayor and
corporation counsel he does not feel
Justified ir. starting a criminal pro-
ceeding against Westerfield.
To the city officels Mr.. Magney made
this statement: II think the public be-
lieves Westerfield is guilty of at least
diverting public funds, but in view OF
the fact that Westerfield returned OF
hs own accord and Is here ready TO turn
over whatever funds are due. do not
believe you could get conviction in
any court"
During the conference in the county at
torneys office Corporation Counsel Lam.
bert said he believed Westerfield is guilty
Of embezzlement but he coincided with
the view OF the county attorney. namely.
that on the present evidence a conviction
could not reasonably be expected.
Suppose we show that the money
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