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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
THE ORCHESTRA
IS ENCOURAGED
Many People Enthusiastic
Over Symphony Organic
alton For FL Paso.

Prof. a. G. Alexander reports many
encouraging expressions on his pro-
posal to organize a symphony orcnes-
ira for Ell Paso. He quotes "a certain
musically inclined man" as saying:
"A symphony orchestra is one of the
finest things we could have in Ell Paso.
We have no municipal band. no
musical organization representative of
the city; we can no more have mill
tary band concerts in the summer time
The only thing we can have now is A
symphony orchestra and every one
knows the people are hungry for it
Another said: The matter of free
concerts-one or two every month
appeals TO me very strOngly-in fact,
I believe that this is the best thing
about the proposition This is IN
doubtedly true and the thing that
cCmmends the undertaking to the sup
port of the public"
1t is not a money-making scheme
OF any sort for anyone, for we can
barely pay expenses with $500
month, Mr.. Alexander said yesterday.
1t is merely means by which the
public will be educated to appreciate
better music and will teach the chill
dren what is really worth while in
good music.
Besides this, however, it is one
Of the best ways for attracting the
better musical talent TO the city, as
for instance, is the case with Axel
politan company, TO be heard in Ell
Paso on January IS in joint concert
with the high school orchestra Prob
ably were It not for the existence Of
the latter organization FL Paso might
have had to miss the splendid musical
entertainment
But above all things a symphony
orchestra raises the standard of cul-
ture and refinement in a community,
and what is more worth while than
this2"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
DONA ANA PAYS TEACHERS S7351

county, including Las Cruces. SIS
months, and the average salary Of all
teachers, both rural and city, was
s655.SS.
Enrolment and Attendance.
The school census gives 1892 persons
between the ages of ) and q in the
county, of whom 1857 are in Las Cruces
The total enrolment in school is 2S2I,
of which S45 is in Las Cruces; the
average daily attendance 174S, of which
SIS is in Las Cruces There is a ire
mendOus falling off in enrolment after
the third grades. the enrolment by
702 is rural; first 526, rural S76; sec
Ond 408, rural 272; third. 313. rural
220; fourth 197, rural $50; fifth 149,
rural 100; sixth 81, rural 40; seventh
IS, rural 10: tenth 80, rural 4; 18th
IS, rural 3: 18th 3, all in the city The
comparatively small enrolment IS to be
explained by the existence of other
Financial Condition.
From poll tax S925.45 was collected
in the rural and S335.68 in the city
schools From special levies the city
derived S13iS73-T6 and the county ST.
53436; saloon licenses. the city
S176640; tuition, the city S1SO-l5; ap-
portionments from the state. the city
SS191S5; the county S11,314-25; sale OF
bonds, city $5442-S3; sale OF properly,
city $1,000; total for the city of $2S,-
1917 and of the county $39.S43-53.
OF the expenditures. S16,552 in the
city went for teachers salaries and
$27 ,5435O in the county; for rent, coun-
tv s242s0: fuel, s65.6S in the city.
Ss2411 in the county; janitOr- city $50,
county S14s945; supplies, city s1s92.3S.
county S1225-35: books for needy chill
dren, rural $7-75; repairs and improve
ments. city S5S444 county S2S79.05;
new buildings. city $S76342. county
s956470; making poll tax lists, county
SS0.20; interest on bonds, city S1OS.Sl,
county S2625: payment of bonds, city
SI7O6.57: insurance. city s1S0.90; max
ing total expenditures for the county
of $50, 4O3.15.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ". ".
FOLLETT HELD FRIDAY

Funeral services for William ". Fgk-
IIett, who died early Thursday mqrn-
ing were held Friday afternooR at
three o'clock from the home at 515fWest
Missouri street
Masonic blue lodge and mayor Tom Lea
officiated. Mr.. Follett was one OF the
leading hydraulic engineers OF the
southwest and was, for years, consult
ing engineer for the boundary commis-
sion.
The burial was in Evergreen ceme-
terv and the funeral was attended BY
a. large number of Mr.. Follett's friends
and business associates The mem
bers of the Michigan society, to which
ne belonged, also attended
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
TWO INDICTED ASK HEARING;
BUCHANAN WAVES IMMUNITY

Washington, D. C. Dec. 31.-Former
representative H Robert Fowler. Henry
B. Martin. and Herman Schulteis. iden-
titled with Labor's National Peace
Council and indicted in New York I'M
der the Sherman antitrust law for con-
spiracy to restrain trade in munitions,
demanded preliminary hearing when
they appeard today before United
States commissioner Taylor TO make a
formal return to the Indictment Hear
ing was set for Jan. 20.
Representative Frank Buchanan. Of
IIIinos. indicted on the same charge
sent word to the department Of justice
today that he would waive all question
of immunity, go to New York as quick
u as possible, probably within a week,
furnish bail and adopt no diliatory tao
tics
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
BODY GIVEN To
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Travelling Man Places Gas
Tube in Mouth and Ends
Life; Leaves Letter

NJ Simcox, formerly owner of the
Golden Gate cigar store in Oakland
Calf, and a travelling tobacco sales
man. committed suicide early Friday
morning by placing a gas tube in his
mouth in a room at sos San Antonio
issuing from the room that the police
department was notified by occupants
of the house. and the body Of Simcox,
with the gas tube still in his mouth,
was found.
Body to Medical school
In a letter to the landlord of the
rooming house, which was found on
Of his belongings be sent TO his moth
erinlaw, living in Buffalo, n Y Tine
letter reads: I have been. for four
months, fighting against the loss OF
my wife and cannot overcome II All
Of my business affairs are Strengthened
out with the exception Of what l owe
to you Send all Of my things TO my
mothefinIaw, Mrs Sadie Park. 14l
Cont street. Buffalo. y. Y Give my
body to a medical college. Notify no
body of my death but my motherin-
law"
Tobacco Salesman.
Letters found in the pockets of the
a travelling tobacco salesman, and that
he had formerly owned the Golden Gate
cigar store in Oakland. Prior to that
he was employed in the east as rail-
road man. 4
The body was removed to the undsYr
taking parlOrs of Nagley & KaSeer.
Coroner James Deaver gave his erdict
" had Simcox sealed the f6ors and
windows TO prevent the eSeape OF the
gas that officers had difficulty in get
ting into the ROOM
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
CHILD IS
KILLED BY AUTO
Eight Year Old Child is Vic
tim of Car, in City
Street.

Bisbee. Ariz., Dec. 31.-Charles
sprouIe. years old, was almost in
stantly killed when struck by an auto
mobile said 10 have been driven by A
G. McGregor. Witnesses say the child,
with several others. ran into the street
and that McGregor, in an effort TO
avoid an accident. swerved his auto
mobile across the street and skidded
over the car tracks. The little boy
was struck, however. and died few
minutes later. He was the son of Mrs
Mary Sproule.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
CRUCES PLANS
To GREET YEAR
Watch Parties and Dances
to Welcome 1916 and
Speed the Old Year.

Las Cruces. y. NJ, Dec. S1.-Las
Cruces viii welcome the new year with
watch parties and dances. At the Meth
Odist church a watch meeting will be
held tonight with special services for
the passing of the old year and the
arrival Of 1916. Las Cruces Elks will
give a dance tonight to celebrate the
passing of the old and the advent of
the new year In several homes there
will be social gatherings in honor of
the changing years
Many Loads OF Hay Hauled.
A great amount Of hay is being
shipped at the present time. Some Of
the roads are being cut into ruts on
the side used in coming to Las Cruces.
This is because Of the heavy loads A.
Farrah shipped four cars Of alfalfa
from Mesilla Park
Lieut. Eugene Lehman of this place,
who is in the regular army, will leave
in a short time for Honolulu.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
BIG WHOLESALE FIRMS
GIVE LUNCHEONS FOR MEN

The management Of the swift COM
pany served a luncheon at noon Friday
for 16 OF its statesmen in the grill OF
Hotel Sheldon The event is an annual
ore.
on New Years day at noon the James
A. Dick company will hold luncheon
for its statesmen at the Sheldon. where
plates for Is viii be laid; while in an
adjoining room a second luncheon for
Is will be served by the Isoretz Pegram
company for its statesmen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
Is MINUTE EARTHQUAKES IS
RECORDED AT ST. LOUIS

St Louis, No, Dec. 31.-An earth
quake shock lasting Is minutes was
recorded at $50 o'clock this morning
on the seismograph of St Louis univer-
sity. The direction apparently was
northeast by south, and the distance
was approximately 100 miles from st.
Louis
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
ALL BELGIAN SUBJECTS
ORDERED To REGISTER.

All Belgian subjects living in Ell
Paso or the southwest have been noti-
fled to call at the office Of French
consul J. NJ Romagny, and register.
Consul Romagny says he does not
know of the reason for this order. He
received the request TO publish the
notice from the Belgian consul gem
eral but says no explanation accom-
panied the request
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
NEWMAN STREET Is PAVED;
No MORE STORM RUTS

The city engineering department
completed the pavement Of Newman
street, between yNavada and Montana,
Thursday night and a street of two
blocks in length, which has been rem
dered impossible because of the rush
Of mountain waters to the lowlands, is
now as smooth as any avenue in the
city.
was covered with eobblestones and was
seldom used.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
CRIPPLED SHIP BURNS
SIGNALS OF DISTRESS

New York, Dec. 21.-Radio messag es
picked up by shore stations brought
the information that the crippled
steamer Thessaloniki, which has been
slowly nearing this port since last
Wednesday, was burning signals of dis
tress and that the steamer F1orizel
was searching for her.
The location of the Thessaloniki was
then in doubt, but one message report
ed her 100 miles east of Sandy Hook.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
THINK YOUTH KILLED
FATHRFk. MOTHER BROTHER

New Boston, Tex. Dec 31.-John
Mayfield, "a farmer living just north
of here, his wife and their son, L L.
Mayfield, were killed at their home
son. W J. Mayfield. has been arrested
on a warrant charging him with MUIR
der
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
n. F. WORK Is APPOINTED
L. :. DEPUTY MARSHAL.

n F. Work has been appointed
deputy L. 5. marshal in place OF Ed
ward Bryant, who has resigned to be-
come courthouse and Jail inspector for
the county.
Mr. Work will be assistant to chief
deputy marshal Jere DuBose. He was
formerly q river guard in the custom
service He is a brotherinlaw OF Tom
Gourley, of the immigration service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
$1,000 VERDICT AGREED
UPON FOR DEATH OF MAN

An agreed judgment was decided
upon in the 65th district court in the
case Of Mrs. Guadalupe Carrasco de
Casares and Serafino Casares against
the FL PasO Gas company. for damages
of $4,000 due to the death by an ele-
vatOr accident of Pablo casares on
August II, 1915. and S1666.66 was
awarded to the child and S333-53 to the
mother
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
TRAINs 40 sToP Az RERNARnO.

Santa Fe, \. NJ. Dec 3L.-The state
corporation commission has been pc
titioned by the people of Bernardo, So
zorro county, that trains between Al
buquerQue and FL Paso on the Santa
Fe, be ordered 20 stop there, and to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
COMMISSIONERS AWARD
COURTHOUSE PLUMBIN

The county commissioners met long
enough Friday morning to award the
contract for the plumbing in the new
courthouse and then adjourned
The plumbing contract was awarded
to J. A. Brennan and is for S12,SS0.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
WANTS TO BUY MEXICAN JUNK.

An importing company of New York
wishes to come here and handle scrap
iron, bones, hides, cattle and horses,
horse names and tails. horns, hoofs and
fiber plant from Mexico. They plan to
establish a branch here if they can
engage in business in Mexico.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
JAMES II. SHELTON SAT

Funeral services for James Houston
Shelton. aged % years. who died Ihurs-
dav afternoon at his home 1920 East
Rio Grande street, will be held Satur-
day morning at the undertaking par
Iors Of Mclean. Simmons & Hartford.
under the auspices Of the local Masonic
lodge
The decedent is survived by a WIDOW
and two young children
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
STREET CARS BLOCKED BY
CROWDS TO SEE OBREGON

Service on the Mexico lines of the FL
,Paso Electric railway was suspended
HQr a half-hour this morning when
30OQ soldiers and civilians thronged the
streets awaiting the arrival of Gen
Alvaro> Obregon. The streets were lined
with men, women and children and it
was impossible for the street cars to
proceed until the throng dispersed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
GEN. PERSHING GOES To
FORT STANTON IN AUTO

Gen John J. Pershing. accompanied
by his sisters, Miss May Pershing and
Mrs. Mary E Butler and his little son.
Warren Pershing. left Friday morn
ing for an automobile trip to Fort
Stanton, n NJ, where they viii remain
over Sunday.
Gen. Pershing was stationed at Fort
stanton when a second lieutenant in
the Sixth cavalry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31

bR. PICKETT GLAD TO BE HOME
DR.. J. A. Pickett has returned from
Cincinnati. Ohio where he has been an
professional business He says every
thing is cold in the middle west and
that he was glad to return to FL Paso
to see the sunshine
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31

Cold evenings, mace pleasant when
Won use our coal r c. Semple, success
sor to Southwestern Fuel Co. Phone
531-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
sIxTH NFANTRY LODGE THANKED

The Sixth infantry Moose lodge has
received a letter of thanks from Mrs
K c. Kilgre. thanking the lodge for
its assistance given the Kilgre family
recently.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31

Music at the Zeiger from s p m to
a. m. New Years eve--Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-31
300 DIE AS BIG
SHIP rs SENT DOWN

Continued from Page ~
marine Monge was sunk on Wednes-
dav by an Austrian flotilla.
Evening star., 1915-06-11
POOR FIELDING PREDOMINANT
IN MOST OF AMATEUR GAMES
Many Errors Charged Against Players in
Several Leagues, Twenty Two Being
Made In One Contest.

ordnance got thirteen runs in the first
three periods, three in the opening one
and five each in the second and third.
best of luck in their games in the De-
partmental League, not by any means.
they have dropped several contests by
by one-run margins and the winning
scores have generally been made on
errors at critical times Yesterday was
the second time this week that de-
feat has been registered against the
Iypesetters by one run, Agriculture
, winning by to 2.
The pitchers of both teams did we'll
Agriculture got three hits off Bennett
and the Printers made three off Nc
Carthy. Johnson hurled the last two
innings for Agriculture and was not
patted safely in that time Lemeni,
VINO played shortstop, got two of the
three safeties made by Agriculture.
The game in the morning league of
the Terminal Railroad Y. M. c. A. re-
suited in a score of II to II in favor of
the Car Department. The contest in the
afternoon circuit was victory for the
Station nine over the Auditors by 10
to 9.
Nolan for Auditors, despite the defea t
Of his team, pitched another good game.
His work was above the average, and
thirteen men went down before him on
strikes.
The Government Hospital team played
one of the best games it has put up
this season, doing well on the offense
and defense. Nernstein, on the mound
for the Hospital nine, held the Fair
lawn club to one safety, and was never
in danger after his team had scored
six times in the opening period. Buck
Wise, Business High Schools star ath-
lete, made the only hit registered OF
Nernstein's delivery. Riston of the win
ming nine led in the hitting, while Brill
did about the best fielding.
the star batters of the morning con-
which there was considerable smuggling.
Each player got three hits. and McCann
and Smith made four two-base drives,
equally divided, and McCue got one.
The Hartford and Epiphany clubs
met yesterday in a contest in which
Hartfords won by IL to II. There was
considerable batting and rather medi-
ocre fielding on the part of both clubs.
It is announced that the Analostan
Boat Club will be represented in the
regatta to be held by the Virginia
Boat Club at Richmond two weeks
from tomorrow. June 26. The Ana
lostans probably will send down four
cared gig and the junior eight, the lat
ter to appear in a special race against
the best crew the Virginia club can
muster.
Evening star., 1915-06-11
CAMPBELL AFTER RECORD.
Chicago Half Miller Will Try to Beat
1921 in the $780,"

NEW YORK June 11.-Burt Campbell
the Chicago University middle dis
tance runner, whom athletic experts
predict will become the peer of the
worlds half-milers, will make an ef-
fort to lower Ted Meredith's world
record of 1929 for $50 yards, in q
special race to be staged in Chicago
some time next week. Last Saturday
Campbell, in winning the half-mile
western conference championship, came
within a fifth of a second Of equaling
the American half-mile record, and
could have gone under it had he been
pressed. A. A. Stagg, the Chicago Uni
versity coach, is now putting his star
through special course of training
for the coming trial, which will be
made in a handicap race sanctioned by
the Amateur Athletic Union, and he is
confident of the success of the young
athlete.
at the idea that Campbell was equal
to 1854, when 1t was reported he had
recorded that time In a race a few
weeks ago, but there was no doubling
1:53 3-5 in the conference half-mile.
Coach Stagg regards the youngster as
a natural athlete, but 1t took him some
time to find the boys favorite dis
tance. Up to month ago Campbell
had been running In quarter mile
races only, and when Stagg sent him
over the half-mile route he soon
showed the judgment of this move
Campbell will very likely be one of
the good men whom Ted Mededith
and Homer Baker will have to meet in
the national championships at San
Francisco, and there are any number
of westerners willing to stake their
all that Meredith and Baker will trail
their faVorite.
Evening star., 1915-06-11
National League Games.
Reds and Dodgers Draw.

CINCINNATI, June 11.-Dale and Dell
indulged in one of the prettiest pitch
ers' battles of the season here yester-
day, and when darkness settled down,
at the end of the fourteenth inning.
Cincinnati and Brooklyn were tied. 2
to ..
Daubert made three hits in four
times up, and in the tenth inning was
deliberately passed. Double plays
spoiled several chances for both teams.
Mollwitz was spiked sliding for home
in the eleventh inning and was forced
to retire from the game Score:
Brooklyn oo10 0oool o % o %
Cincinnati ...... 90 90 0 0 o 0 o 0 o..
Two-bas hts-Mollwi'z. Killfer. Won kolnitz.
Three base hits-Daubert, Clarke. Earned runs
Brooklyn ]; Cincinnati, /. Sacrifice hits-Killi-
fer. Olson. Double plays-Dale to Herzog to
Groh; Olson 10 Herzog to Olson; Dell to Dau-
bert. Wheat to Getz to Mccarthy: Stengel to
Daubert; Cushaw TO Daubert to O'Mara. Left
on bases-Brooklyn. 10; Cincinnati /. First
base on errors-Cincinnati, II. Bases on balls
on Dell = of Dale. 4. Struck outBy Dell,
2; by Dale. 4. Umpres-Messrs. Quigley and
Easop. Time of game hours and / minute.
Evening star., 1915-06-11
WOMAN STARS REACH
TENNIS SEMEF|NALS
Misses Bjurstedt, Fox, Guthrie and
Mrs. Wightman Survive in
National Tourney.

PHILADELPHIA. June 1f.-Miss
Molla Bjurstedt, Norway: Miss Martha
Guthrie. Pittsburgh: Miss Eliza NJ.
Fox, Philadelphia, and Mrs. George
W. Wightman, Boston, survived the
fourth round of singles in the women's
national tennis championship at the
Philadelphia Cricket Club, ST. Martins,
yesterday. The semi final matches
will be Miss Bjurstedt vs. Miss Guth
rie and Miss Fox VS.. Mrs. Wightman.
In the championship doubles the final
round was reached. This will be
played this afternoon between Mrs.
Wightman and Miss Eleanore Sears of
Boston and Mrs. Marshall Mclean and
Mrs. George Chapman of New York.
The semi-finals in the mixed doubles
will be contested this afternoon, and
the championship round in singles and
the final in mixed doubles tomorrow.
Neither of the favorites for the final
in singles, Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs.
Wightman, had an easy time yester-
day. Miss Bjurstedt's opponent was
Miss Anne W. Sheafe of the Long
wood Cricket Club, Boston, and, al
though the Norwegian star won in
straight sets, she had to show her best
throughout Mrs Wightman went
three sets with Miss Eleanora Sears
another Longwood player. and she. too
was forced to display her prettiest ten
mis- before she could claim the victory
Miss Bjurstedt and Miss Sheafe
played eighteen games in the first sets,
and three occasions Miss Sheafe
| was within a point of winning. Each
| time. however, Miss Bjurstedt pulled
through with the critical game, and
after eight all was called she easily
. n ct
In the second set Miss Bjurstedt's re-
markable physical condition proved to
| be the deciding factor.
| Miss Sears lost the first set of her
match with Mrs. Wightman by three
| games to six, but after the latter had
forced the games to five all in the
second set, Miss Sears won the elev
enth game to 5 and the twelfth to
| 80. capturing the set. Mrs. Wightman
| played more aggressive tennis in the
deciding set than she had done during
the earlier rounds, and kept Miss
Sears running to all corners of the
court Only Miss Sears speed and ac
tivity saved her from being badly
beaten. AS it was, Mrs. Wightman won
the set by six games to two. The
eoint scores:
FIRST sF,r
MEs: Mr. y, W,gstman, IA IA
SECOND SET
Miss Miss Sar"tn'an sear.. 5 :o442 4as
THIRD SET.
Miss sears ............ . 5 4 . 4 : 5-25
In the other two matches Miss Guth
rie defeated Miss Marion Nanderhoef.
New York, IS, 60. and Miss Fox
disposed of Miss Alice Cunningham.
Boston, 60, 6-1.
Nothing in the way of a startling
surprise was caused by the results Of
the semi-final rounds in the cham
pionship doubles, although the victory
Of Mrs. Mclean and Mrs. Chapman
over Miss Clare Cassel and Miss Anne
Sheafe caused a mild ripple of aston
ishment.
Stands that will accommodate a
crowd of 1000 are being constructed
around the court, directly in front CT
the main clubhouse. on which the finals
will be played tomorrow.
Evening star., 1915-06-11
Pirates Down Champions.

PITTSBURGH, June 11.-PittsburRh
defeated Boston yesterday, to l, in
a game featured by good pitching by
Harmon and Hughes. Collins wild
throw to catch Maranville at third in
the fifth allowed Maranville to score
with Boston's only run.
In the seventh Collins tripled and
scored on Hinchman's single. Hinch-
man stole second and scored on a sin
gle by Viox. Score:
Boston ..........-... 0 0 0 o 0 o o.
Two-base hit-Schmidt. Three base hit-Ool-
Inns. Stolen bases-Carey Hipchman. Earned
and Schmidt. Left on bases-B Boston, 4; pitts.
bnrgh = Hits-Of Hughes, 6 In innings; off
crutcher, none in ] inning. Struck ont-Rv
hughes. 6. by Harmon. a. Tmpjres-Messr:
orth and Byron. Time of game-I hour and a,