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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

right OF that the same may be speedily
and easily acquired. If Juarez has OF
can speedily acquire sucn rlBnL- Ineh
i'm order TO equallze TINS oiI1erence II
organic law. hadn't the two cities bet
Ter send for j. J. PastoriZa. Of HOus-
ton. Tex. and invite him to deliver
them an address concerning the neces-
stiles Of the case, for Il is highly i'm
portant that each place begins q new
e. of prosperity under equal and Just
The Land Tax.
'-In event the suggestion % have AR
PastOriza deliver the address suggest
ed fails. then try this. Let each place
ascertain with approximate certainty
its population within its limits then go
10 the record Of deeds and see how
each city. then from best information
at hand. ascertain the mere ground
value of each city. after which find
how few of the deed holders hold the
principal share Of the dollar value OF
the ground value Of each city. It Is
likely that those in charge Of such an
Investigation viii be surprised to find
how few persons in each city own the
greater part Of its mere ground value
III they are thus surprised, It Will
doubtless occur TO some Of them to in
Quirc il these few owners OF this large
value really created IL or whether ft
was not. after all. the creation OF the
activities and expenditures Of all the
people of each city without regard TO
whether they are landed or landless. II
the latter be the conclusion. then won't
that fact point 10 the land values or
each city as the sole source OF its rev
cuue2
Fl Pnso 10 the World.
"In other words. suppose each city
should step out TO its port gate and
proclaim to all the world Bring in
your money. notes. bonds and securi-
tics. your furniture, fixtures and sp-
planes OF every kind and nature
whatsoever. for il is our fixed policy
TO charge you no taxes whatsoever on
such articles We viii tax YOU on the
ground you own at its fuu values: on
good modern buildings now erected we
viii charge at q low rate. on new mod
ern buildings soon TO be erected we win
charge q slightly lower rate on shacks
and fire traps we will charge a high
rate almost to cOnfiscatiou, but finally
we VIII take the taxes from all build
iuEs and raise our entire revenue from
pure ground rent according to its site
value We do this because we want
men. money. good buildings and
no shack. We do this for the
further reason that we realize that
mere ground value is a public creation
and consequently should always be
drawn on for all public purposes. such
as sewers. paVemeuts. parks. play
grounds. schools. Libraries and the like.
Cast your lot with US and hear the wise
men Of the east howl
James n Rea. Savannah Mo-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06
Rescue of Imprisoned
Sailor Establishes Neu
Record in Life Saving

Yarmouth. Eng. March 6.-TarmOLth
sea-farIug men believe there is no par
ellel 70 the rescue OF T. 5 Riches. OF
this place, who was the only man saved
. from the Hull salvas vessel. Salvor L..
after being Imprisoned in the forecasts
OF the up-turned wreck
Riches was in the fOrecastIe when
the vessel rolled over. All the other
members Of the crew were washed
away and drowned The vessel j {
turned so quickly, however, that Riches
round plenty OF air left TO him. and as
the boat lifted in the swell be could
see light through Ols OF the port
lo-es- lie put out his hand and waved
IL Every minute OF so the boat dipped
beneath the water. but when she lift
ed again he repeated his efforts 10 at
tract the attention OF anyone who
shore
This went on for three hours.
u was dazed. and practically gasninS
Tor breath, Riches continued I then
heard tapping outside the hull OF the
boat Then someone spoke through the
port hole The voice said. Where sh-II
cut open the hull@' I indicated this
SHOWING him how TO keen clear OF
the Sanctions 1t seemed hours bcfo
! AneW anything else. There were
FUMES OF acetylene gas blown into the
vessel, and then someone grfpDed re
1y lne neck and pulled me our Of the
dark dungeon OF the hull where for
tllne oeath seemed TO be my only
nope Of release I found afterwards
In1I my sescuer was AIr. McRobbie. q
Peterhead blacksmith"
Nchoooie's attention had been at
lEacted by Riches hand showing OFT
or the port hole. He fetched from his
cnop a cylinder Of oxygen and another
or acetylene. Standing neck deem in Z. =
y Aler Tor almost an hour. he. Wit
me aid OF several assistants. cut
through the double plate OF almost
Two inches thick. ultimately succeeding
10 reaching through 60 the forecastle-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

/ - --o-l p-Ih-ous pase-l
Aires. describes the abundance OF the cattle.
ne SAYS that the country vas then so COW
cred with them that any one had the right
TO take up an ne wanted. ID TO 10000 o.
1000 head II he needed more than that
ne h-1 only 20 set license from the gov
At that time cattle were bringing about a
-o--aF a mead and In times OF drouth the
prlee went up TO 81 am told that the
same conditions exist iu some parts or east
ern Bolivia today. The stock there run
WIG and they are so far away from the
market that cows can be bought for 81
There are now about So 100000 head OF
cattle In the Argentine Republic. and &c is
~ nave said the third cattle country q
W. world IL VIII probably support 2oo--
100000 cattle. As far back as the middle
Of the 18th century 10 vas estimated by
Don Felix de Azara that there were $1,000
zoe cattle, and in this he allowed three acres
20 every COW. At that time the cattle we're
Hl.ed chiefly for their hides. which were
sands
In 17se the shipments we're almost
Inl.hon- and IN 1898 they were 10000. In
-uli ZION 70 the hides. the talloW vas sold.
but DO was not until the following century
tnat the beef WIS cut away from the bones
. 1l,4 sallea and sun dried as jerked beef
GOT a number % years. the export amount
ins 20 millions Of pounds OF beef and mill
lions Of hides
In addition 90 the slaughter OF cattle fo-
such purposes was thar OF Wild horses. These
were 90 Be found In vast herds on the
plains and they were killed FOR their hides
ana tallov-- During the first quarter o. the
ltsl century as- many 500. 000 were killed
IN one year. and this killing continued FOR
many years
Horses Stiu Cheap.
Aelay horses are stiu cheap in the Ar
senilne- The country has perhaps one FOR
every man. woman and child in 81: bur the
Stock is OF "a comparatively high grade and
Z is steadily improvinE IL is the same with
the cattle doubt whether the average OF
sooo blood Is So high in any other pastoral
q un-r@- and the fact that the bulls AT the
safes nave prought again and cgain aU the
.1E from $4,000 and upward apiece. and
-nat the country has the record o. having
pall the highest Tor single bull that has
ever been paid ans where iu the world gives
some Indications of the conditions tolre-
tiut Of these 4 shall write more On tie
future
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

TO YOU think a man who owns a
vacant lot and refuses to improve
IL, should pay as much taxes on it
as the man who owns a lot adjoining
and crects a building on it,
10 you think factories should be as
sessed al a small proportion OF their
actual value. as an encouragement TO
such industries
DO you think money on deposit in a
bank should be exempt from taXat icn2
DO you think man who helps TO
make q greater city by erecting build
inEs on his property should be taxed
lightly on his buildings 10 encourage
such proEress2
Taxation is a matter close to the
heart of every citizen, therefore when
a system is brought into vogue such
as that now I'm use in Houston. and its
success is marked. 1t attracts wide at
tention- Like the Commission govern
ment' which made Galveston famous
and has been adopted by many Of the
leading cities Of the country-El Paso's
system Of municipal government is pat
termed after 1.-THE Pastoriza system OF
taxation in Houston is attracting atten-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

TEN has its main appeal in that il taxes
q vacant lot i'm the same sum as il taxes
a piece of adjoining property that mag
have skyscraper upon it. In other
words. it does not place premium up
on idle land; on the contrary. il places
a premium upon improved property and
encourages owners of land TO erect
buildings Tt also encourages factories
by placing the tax upon machinery at
a small figure-one-fourth its actual
value-the same as building improve
ments.
Idle Land Pays.
This system forces the man to pay
as much taxes on idle. unused land that
he may own, as it forces the man TO
pay who improves his property by the
erection of a good building. BY this
equalization Of assessment upon all
land within the city. il is possible to
exempt many things that are assessed
high under the ordinary system OF tax
alton and still bring in sufficient rev
enue for the maintenance Of the city
and its institutions. The system eucOur-
ages owners Of land TO erect buildings
thereon; since these buildings are taxed
at but a small proportion Of their ac-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

Who IS this man P7storiza- readers
may ask Here is what an FL Pasoan
says,
we recently passed through Made in
FL Paso' week and it seems appropriate
that We should consider methods 10
carry out the spirit OF those words that
carry so much Of good Tor US an one
Of these that has been successfully tried
in Texas I wish to call the attention OF
every person truly interested in the
welfare and growth OF our city.
Many years ago there lived I'm my
old home town Houston, a printer
named Joe pastOriza. who afterwards
became the owner OF the - J. PastoriZa
Printing and LithosraphilE company OF
Houston Being OF a Studious turn OF
mind he delved Into political economy.
and soon became convinced that our
present system Of taxing the products
Of labor nos only discouraged labor but
wrought great hardship and wrong to
the laborcr. For many years he ham
mered away in the local newspapers
until in 1910 the politicians Of Houston
said to Joe: You have made so much
noise about your ridiculous theories
that we are now going 20 give you a
chance 10 exploit your nonsense by
electilE YOU city tax commissioner and
hereafter hold your peace Joe took
the job
Would Come 10 FL PaSo.
at am Just en- receipt from Joe. who
is my old school mate and true friend.
q statement giving some of the facts
as to the result Of his efforts When
ever the people Of FL Plso wish 70 hear
IN person from Joe. just what his plan
is and how he accOmplishes it. and
what the net results are I will aEree
TO have him come 10 Fl PasO. without
dollar Of compeusation-exce the
satisfaction he viii receive from the
knowledge Of service 10 his brother man
and we viii only have 20 pay his rail-
road fare and hotel bill
Here are some OF the results in
Houston
The building permits issued for the
years 1911 and 1913 under this plan.
January to July. six months. 1911,
s1.S15.325
January TO July. six months. 1918,
S3.O1T7g7
January TO December. IL months.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

I 1911. s35s5.46S.
January TO December, u months.
'.Durins these years the population
sBuiiding operations increased Sc per
cent
Bank deposits increased $1,000 900.
House rent decreased about Is per
THE tax rate was reduced from
$40 To $3.50 per 500 valuation.
These statements. IL true, should at
least make the people Of FL Paso take
notice
IF YOU want more made in FL Paso'
goods. take the prohibitive tax off the
factories and the laborers. and place
10 on the land values which are the
product solely. OF the presence. the
energy and the enterprise Of all the
people. give to the people for munich
pal uses the values that they create
and stop taking from the producer Of
Paul McCombs"
Missouri Man Approves.
That the Pastoriza system IS attract
ing wide attention is indicated by the
following letter 10 The Herald
in recent issue OF The Herald YOU
have an editorial entitled We Might
Work Together the spirit of which is
highly commendoble.
eft relates 90 possible mutual aud
neiEhJOrly cooperation in the making
OF bOLn III ElSO and JuareE better
places i'm which TO live. rear families
and do business Of any kind
Would not a better understanding
Of the foundations of economic cOmmu-
nifty health and growth be desirable
preliminary procedure where the per
mauelt betiermeut OF che two cities
is in mind. If so. please allow an adj
uirinE stranger to offer some well in
tended suggestions
I'll Puso and Juarez-
suppose El pas0 takes down her
state constitution. general statutes and
ordinances relating TO taxation for pur-
poses OF public Improvements and Tor
general purposes. and thereupOn invites
Juarez TO come over and spend the d~y
bringing with her the constitution Of
1857 and her city ordinances relating TO
the same subjects and spend the day in
diligeut comparison Of their respective
advantages and disadvantage. fO- the
two places are economically speaking
but one IL at the close OF the labOrs
and deliberations OF the day. FL PasO
should hang her head either from per
pleXity or shame, let not Julrez eSult
but rather have her say come let US
reason together IL is likely. If such
course should be pursued, that lt VIII
be found that FL Pas0 has no right TO
exempt man made creations as dis
tinguished from natural creations from
taxation If 81 should be- deemed just
and ezpedieuL On the other hand. it
may be found that Juarez has such
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06


country.
Houston PrOSpers.
Houston claims to have prospered
wonderfully under the Pastoriza system
and that its people are pleased. is evil
I denced by the wide publicity they have
given to the system; that il is appeal
ing 10 other communities is evidenced
by the wide interest in its operation.
Only within the past few days The
Herald has received communications
from two sources-from an El Paso
man and a Savannah, Mo- man-prais-
ing this system and suggesting that it
be adopted in FL Paso.
The PastOriza system has its fOun-
dalton upon what is known as-the SOM
ers system of taxation, but the Somers
system is used only as a foundation
The main object of the system is to
place the principal taxation upon land.
whether improved or unimproved. and
in this it emulates the single tax sys-
TEN advocated by the late Henry
George It goes further. however. and
taxes improvements upon the land, but
only at a small portion of their real
value-one-fourrh. to be exact. The sys-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

Have faith in yourself and justify
that faith Get IN the habit Of deciding
things for yourself anu not weakly
asking some one else to work out ev-
cry problem that comes into your life
Self--eliauce is a magnificent char
acteristic- IL can he cultivated by any
one who has the mental and moral
stamina to work out his own judE-
mcuts Of life honestly and 20 cling to
them until equally honestly convinced
OF their incorrectness-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

TEW YORK, March 6.-Why does
N David Belasco cali Elsie Fergu-
= son now playing in The Out
Belasca praises elsie Ferguson and she
taIks-how whiskers affect a man.
cast at the Lyceum Theatre. one OF
the three most natural actresses on
the American stage.
Seeking an answer to that question,
] obtained a talk with Miss Ferguson
in her dressing room She sat beside
her dressing table. looking wonderful
in her rose .colored silk dressing gown,
despite the fact that she had not yet
had a chance TO remove her makeup.
-'NaturalnessT' she said There IS
no such thing as actual naturalness
on the stage One seems natural That
IS all
I hope I can make that clear. If
3 woman quarrels with her husband
or her sweetheart in her drawing
room there is a scene in some degree
OF course. Probably she raises her voice
a key or two and she moves about
the room Or she may grant herself
a few gestures. But that scene would
be quite lost in a theater. She must
~ least double her intensity, maybe
triple or quadruple IL. That depends
upon the size Of her theater- But that
she must speak twice as loud, and her
gestures must be twice as strong and
definite there is not the slightest doubt.
TO be natural, she simply must be
her everyday self But If she did only
this she would receive an early and
memorable notice from her manage
meEL She must weigh her speeches,
rear some slowly, some quickly, de-
termine just what emphasis 10 give
TO a. certain word and increase the
weight Of emphasis il needed
Then sO-called uaturalness Is q
matter OF Matchmaker
1t is-quite that suppose I am
what is termed natural actress be-
cause have always liked that style
Of acting. As / sat in front and stud
led the methods Of established players
/ found myself admiring intensely
those Of twentieth century life
Il came TO understand that in small
theaters Of today what we term ma
turalness is necessary.
hen / play some Of my scenes in
The Outcast, persons in the front
row are not six feet away from me.
I must be, or seem TO them, natural
In the days when actors played across
2 big apron stage in a large house.
they might speak more slowly. might
declaim and use broad, sweeping gest-
ures. But this does not lead to sue
cess today
George Sidney, who plays the role
OF theatrical manager in The Show
shop at the Hudson theatre. was
known from ocean 10 ocean as the
Bizzy Ivy OF burlesque before he
-Ook up the so-called "legit-"
i was Mortified and terrified when
Edgar Selwyn and James Forbes des-
eribed the character they wanted me
10 portray, the makeup with the rest
BE said
For twelve long years 7 had ap-
peared with a matched chin. I thought
o. myself coming out on a stage with
out my old black whiskers, and knew
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

, so. They pointed TO my twelve years
! Of starring I remanded them Of the
/ beard They spoke of how many times
/ I'd carried my shows 1-st on my own
{ shoulders, meeting awful difficulties
and getting out Of them II seemed 20
me useless after a while to make them
understand how / felt about that beard.
I Il was a long time ago since I started
/ with Ward and NOkes, and I made my
I first appearance in the BizZy IzZy
makeup that 1 always wore afterWard-
After a few years. when the charac-
ter Of Ivy got pretty well known. they
decided TO put me out in q company
OF my own These companies resolved
around the character Of IzZy-we al
ways kept the same name in the title
show And always kept my Whiskers-
Finally agreed that L would try this
part, because my ambition was pulling
was pulling the other, but 1 only said
I'd do il on the condition that when
they saw how I failed. without my
beard and all that, thye'd come frank
" 10 me and say so and not let me
make fool Of myself Why, you'll
hardly believe it, 1 guess. but I was
as much uncertain Of what / would be
able 10 do as IL I'd never been on the
stage at all I spent an agOnizing few
weeks during these rehearsals.-I used
to think back 10 the easy old DAYS
when we made the show as we went
along, and wonder why I was ever
1901 enough TO leave il.
But you bet its worth it now. In
the legitimate, once you've got your
part learned, you've got it-and what's
better still, IL II doesn't make a hit,
the author has to 90 TO work again
you don't"
-
Melodrama is about the most popu-
lar form Of dramatic entertainment on
Broadway fust at present one more
play Of that type is now before the
public-''The Trap by Richard Hard
ing Davis and Jules Bekert Goodman,
which is playing at the Booth Theater.
II was originally written as a one
act vaudeville sketch, but succeeds very
well in its longer form.
In the first act we see the fair
daughter Of an old line prospeCtor in
Alaska They have lived in a shack
for three years, hoping some day dad
viii strike pay dirt so they can return
with fortune to the rest Of their
family in New York. The daughter
has been betrayed into a mock mar
rage bya ne'er-dO-welI and is being
blackmailed by a tin-hOrn gambler OF
the mining camp.
tsto 5--Withth eiql (-nkmybdur
Also, IN the first act the girl is COM
PEELED to refuse two offers of marriage.
One is from an eastern agent Of a
mining firm and another from the
good brother OF the very bad ne'er-dO-
well Just as she refuses the good
brother, she learns that her betrayer
mas been killed, so she leaves for New
Aork and a wedding with the choice
OF her heart, none other than the east
ern agent
Matchmaking Martin is not to be
thus easily fOiled, however. He finds
her in New York. and in the short
space OF two acts manages to get her
into a devilishly ingenious situation.
Her husband believes that her betrayer
IS the good brother, and goes a-killing
with his revolver. She fees to warn
tne good brother Of his peril In the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

taxation which exempts certain per
! sonal property entirely. buildings,
I machinery and merchandise partially
3 from taxation. has been magical
I "The first six months of 1913 building
{ permits amounted TO S2e36.4 $500 rs
{ against I02905-00 for the six months
OF 1911. an Increase OF nearly 50 per
. cent
by not taxing cash. our bank de-
pOsits show an enormous increase.
The taxing Of land at its fair value
viii naturally have the effect OF caus-
ing owners Of land TO nut II TO the best
use. instead OF holding IL Indefinitely
/ for speculation. The partial exemption
] from taxation Of improvements upon
! land has caused a great building boom
and the establishment OF many factO-
, ries-
"Our people have had taste Of
system Of taxation which. TO say the
I least approaches justice. and il our city
officials conduct this government with
a desire TO please and in the interest Of
a great majority Of its taxpayers. the
system viii never be changed
Houston Versus Dallas
"The Bank Encyclopedia shows that
Houston had SS.S62.00O more on deposit
than Dallas AT q given date, and this in
the face of the fact that Dallas claims
10000 more population than Houston,
and pm the face Of another well known
fact that for fifty miles around Dallas
you will find the most fertile Of farms,
almost all Of which are under cultiva-
tion; in fact it is the finest soil in the
country.
"a comparatively small portion OF
the farming lands around Houston have
as yet been put into cultivation. there
fore there is not as much wealth ere
ated from the lands near Houston by
many million dollars as is created from
the lands around Dallas Dallas should
have larger bank deposits than HOus-
ton. and there must be q good reason
why she has not I give as a reason
that the Houston plan OF taxation.
which does not tax money. is attracting
the money Of the state to Houston fas-
ter than it goes to Dallas.
Lower Rents.
''The exemption Of buildings from
taxation TO the amount Of 20 Ter cent
Of their value has had the effect TO
lower house rents. which is only
another way of saying it has raised
wages
4 give q short list Of houses there
are many morel showing the amount OF
reduction I'm rent since the Houston
plan Of taxation has been in existence
The plan mas caused many new houses
10 be erected, thus creating competition
and changing the condition which has
existed before the Houston plan Of tax
alton was inauEuraIed-
1.-THE following is a list OF a few
houses showing what the rent was two
years ago and what it is now;
one house owned by myself (J.