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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-15

RGANIZED as thoroughly and
systcmaticlly as great business
- concern, the County and city
Democratic club. the anti ring organiza-
tion. is closing one OF the most remark
able campaigns in the history Of Fl
paso.
When the County and City Democra-
tic club was organized many months
before the date for the primary cleo
tions, many practical politicians
laughed at any effort to compete with
the ring" county and city organization.
But the new political club was conceived
and organized by business men, some Of
the best business and professional men in
IL Paso. and modern business methods
were applied to the organization Of the
club and the results which have been
obtained by this organization have set
a mark for efficieHcy in campaigning
that future organizations viii have TO
work hard to surpass.
Organization Is Perfect.
Long before the ticket had been
nominated on either side the club or
ganized n force Of clerks to tabulate
the city registration to record where
every qualified voter in the city limits
lived and a what precinct he would
vote The poll lists were gone over.
the names checked with the tax records,
city directories and other records OF the
city's constantly Increasing population
clerks We're added as this work pro
gressed until the headquarters in the
Coles building resembled the well or
ganiZed and efficient working force OF
"a great railroad company or other buSl-
ness concern. StenogTaphers were en-
ployed for making the lists OF voters,
their voting places and other data TO
be used by the canvassinE committees
This was long before the poll tax pay
ing campaign started and was prellmi-
nary to getting as many poll taxes PAID
as possible.
The Precinct Work.
Next the precincts were organized
with separate chairmen for each pre-
Cinct and an active, working commit
tee under the direction Of each chair
man. These committees met weekly at
first and later daily to review the re-
suits, discuss the best methods Of get
ting the poll taxes paid and to check
1ver the lists of those who had not yet
paid their poll taxes. One man who
neglected to pay his poll tax until late
n the final week was called exactly ii
times during the final week. No effort
was made to dictate to him, or even
suggest how he should vote. The big
preliminary work was done to get the
poll taxes paid preparatory to the final
work Of canyassing the city for the anti
ring ticket
In this connection secret service
committee was organized whose duty it
was to check every poll tax paid,
whether ring" or anti ring, locate the
number given by the payee at the tax
collectors office and see if the name
and street number was correct This
committee worked quietly but thor
oughly until eXery tax receipt issued ct
the county collectors office had been
checked.
Checked Polls In Cemeteries.
In its work. committee even went
to the cemeteries to check names on
gravestones- with those given in the
collectors records Streets and blocks
were located in the river and some
numbers were run down until it was
found that to get the exact location, it
would be necessary to cross the river
to Juarez, one Of the committee said.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-15
WORLDS WORK" TO
FEATURE BIG DAM

f. French StrOther, managing editor
OF Worlds Work" accompanied by
his wife and family, arrived here Sat
urday night and was entertained at
dinner by the chamber of commerce.
Mr.. Strother and party was met at
the union station by Burt OrndOrff, An
drew Reeves and John L. TAFT. repre-
senting the chamber of commerce. and
was shown about the city on an ex-
tended auto trip. a visit to Juarez was
also made. The party remained here
about three hours and in this time was
shown all the principal sights of the
city.
Mr.. Strother told president Orndorff
that, if he would send him 5000 words
and illustration about the Elephant
Butte dam. he would give it a prom
inent place in the Worlds Work" The
matter is now being prepared by the
publicity bureau for the magazine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-15

name). 49,. Hotel Left Ell Paso some
time ago for Arizona to make his nome
there.
nance. Santa Fe street No such
number. The number would be on the
Jualez side of the Rio Grande.
Exemption, issued to .... (Amerlcan
name). D. Oregon. No such man known
to the proprietor. of a small store To-
Gated at this number
Exemption. issued to ,... american
nance, South Oregon. No buildings
at the address given; vacant lot. MeXl-
can storelleeper nearby says no Amer
leans live in that section.
No. 90. issued to .... american
rame), . Stevens street. No such num-
Der could be found.
No. 80 issued to go. american
name). electrician. 49,. hotel Man has
only been in the state six months Not
More Ghosts.
No issued to . american
namej. . South oregon. No such num-
Der on the street
No .. issued to 49,. tnegrO),
Broadway. The number is occupied by
a store The Mexican proprietor says
NOBODY lives there. Men who know the
negro say he is a Pullman porter and
does not make his home in Ell Paso.
No. 60, issued to go. american
name). e. 5outhOregon A Greek
runs small store at Lne NUMBER anu
says nobody lives there.
No. 60. issued to 49,. (MeSican
nance, o.. South Oregon street The
number would fall on the vacant Jot
north of the Times office.
Many Hundreds of Them.
These are but samples, showing the
manner in which poll tax receipts have
been issued. The greatest number of
illegal polls have been issued to az
dresses that do not exist Throughout
the lists prepared for the grand jury,
this frequently occurred. The address
given is n vacant lot or a store where
nobody lives and the man whose name
appears on the certificate is not known.
Many receipts are issued to persons
supposed TO live at hotels, where there
is no record of such men having ever
lived there
A large number Of poll taxes were
issued this year to Mexicans in FL Paso
whose addresses appeared in previous
years outside the city limits. Investi-
cation shows that numbers of these
have not moved into the city, but still
live outside its limits and are entitled
TO vote if at all, only in county cleo
lions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-15
POPULAR DRY GOODS STORE
-GETS NEW NEIlmIGTNc N I

r. L. Metsker has been appointed adj
yertlsing manager of the Popular Dry
Goods company He recently arrived
here from Little Rock, Ark. and viii
take up his new duties at once Mr..
Metsker has been connected with the
advertising departments Of a number of
large dry goods houses in the south.
= g. Kemper formerly advertising
manager Of the Popular, has formed a
partnership with J. L. Winner under
the name of the Southwestern Sales
company. The new firm will be To-
Gated in The Herald building and, be-
sides advertising and decorating. It will
handle a number of lines Of store fix
lures and display features.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-15

lme). 49,. Hotel. Left Ell PasO some
ne ago for Arizona to make his home
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-15
WORKING FOR SPECIAL TRAIN
TO THE CALIFORNIA FAIRS

Frank Durham. who managed the
Made in Ell Paso" exhibition, will ap-
pear before the chamber ,of commerce
directors at their weekly luncheon
Tuesday and will take up the matter
Of arranging a big excursion of Ell
Pasoans to the San Francisco and San
Diego fairs
Arrangements will be made. if posi-
bic. to secure the names of all those
contemplating visiting the fairs so that
plans can be perfected for all to leave
at the same time. If this can be done
1t IS expected that special train can
be secured.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-15
PAIGN TOEND
WITH SPEAKING5
Anti Ring and Ring" to
Hold Mass Meetings To
night; Burgess to Talk.

Anti ring and ring mass meetings
tonight will close Ell Paso's most siren
uous city campaign. The anti ring
meeting will be held at the auditorium
on Mills street and the ring" meeting
will be held at the courthouse.
Tom Lea, candidate for mayor, judge
Dan NJ. Jackson, R. E. Thomson and
other anti ring speakers will speak at
the anti ring meeting in the 2udltO-
rum. Mayor C. L. Kelly, r. f. Burgess,
W. H. Burgess, l.. A. Dale and state SEN
ator Claude B. Hudspeth will speak at
the ring meeting. Mr.. Burgess has
announced that he will again answer
his critics at the meeting tonight.
In addition to the final mass meeting
the anti ring organization Will mold a
special meeting for Mexican voters to-
night at Mexican headquarters in the
basement of the Spence building, at the
corner of Second and Stanton streets
The meeting will be addressed by
number of Mexican speakers.
Two Meetings NJ Courthouse.
The ring" meeting at the courthouse
Will be held in two sections One sec
ton will meet in the 34th district court
room and the other in the 41st district
court room. The speakers will alter
nate from one court room to the other,
each speaking in both rooms. a special
Mexican mass meeting will be held at
the Ramon Gomez hall, at the corner
of Seventh and Stanton streets,
''Ring' Meeting Saturday Night.
Saturday night the ring" held a
mass meeting in the Mills street audi
forum, where L. a. Dale, judge j. A.
Buckler and c. W. Groom were the
speakers. There were more than 500
present at this meeting and heard the
three speakers discuss the local cam
paign questions from the ring" view
point The questions asked by the anti
ring were answered by these speakers
and the speakers denied the charges OF
inefficiency and mismanagement of the
city affairs. They praised each of the
candidates on the ring ticket and re-
viewed what the administration had
done for the city since it was elected.
there have been Is paid men constantly
at headquarters to conduct the cam
paign and direct the volunteer workers.
Music by the municipal band, a union
organization, has been furnished for all
of the meetings.
The present city campaign has been
the most interesting and the interest
of the voter has been more intense than
in any. campaign in recent years. The
poll taxes paid. increased almost 1000
over those paid last year. Local Ques-
tons of vital interest to the taxpayers
and property owners have been dis
cussed and the positions of the candi-
dates have been made clear on almost
every question.
Apathy. which has always controlled
past elections has been banished ana
every voter in the city is actively in
terested in The outcome OF the election
Tuesday.
Meetings held during the campaign
have established records for attendance
and interest and the vote Tuesday
promises to be the heaviest ever pOlled
in city primary in FL PasO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-15
To Mr.. Tom Lea:

DEAR TON Some few days ago a5d you hy you could
that city. Much Of his time during the
years has been spent looking after the relief of Amer
years viii be called upon perform many like
It mattered little what the that would
performing this service he could perform his
usefulness impaired am glad to that
the future YOU will not labor under the disability chat formerly
existed 1t IS therefore to anything further about
However am informed that you said in your speeches
them Isn't somewhat arrogant attitude
SURFACES people, Doesn't indicate desire be
DICTATOR Why will you not tell where you stand upon public qu
tons Is there anything to oneea2 The people know my record
and know for what stand You refuse to tell them where you
Is it true as reported to me- that you said in your speech Fri
night that had had time to state platform
Let ask you few questions I have answered all
land who spends most of his time irving to look like Joe Baiyj
acting his most dgnifed judicial manner and accompanying his
@ a n6ggB 5ojg ingie oneton nor have
been yellow enough to reflect upon the character OF any man by
Now. for the benefit of the public answer:
Where do you stand upon the question OF locating stock
you upon your charge lfor which there
foundation that the school teachers of FL PasO ngng their
work and are wang t the streets to eonfeT for 9 law
Mr. T6omaso1 that after Mr. 7 F MORGAN hid mon The gb
other had chance? Do you believe that the
who the school board WOrtingop, Claiborne
Adams, Dr. J. A Pickett, Frank Simmons R. l. Holiday, H R
betray Their trust and award the contract to
to repudiate this attack, why have you not done so?
Morgan bid $4,000 less than that of his lowest
you You know that he responsible citizen 1t interest
know how stand this because the Of the
will often have conjunction with the city council to act
upon competitive bids
Do you still by your refusal repudate the attacks
by representatives Dr. Herbert Ward
endorse those reflections his integrity? His friends have
right know
You said your speech that you wouldn't go into the
because could willingness
ito support Democratic depend upon your liking diik
the nominated? Is this your idea of party yalty Why
you into the primaries this year? Have grown better
you less particular!
Yours truly
C. E. KELLY
Advertisement
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
RAILROAD WORK is
SOON TO BE BEGUN
Spring Brings Activity in Repair
and Maintenance for ALI Lines
Centering Here.
LITTLE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION

Railroads centering at omaha will
soon be employing large number OF
men in repairing the wrongs Of win
ter and in bringing their lines up to
standard. Not much OF new track is
planned for 1915 construction.
Right now the Burlington has n
large force OF men at work on the
Wendover cutoff, where they are
boring through seven miles OF solid
rock along the Platte river. between
Guernsey and Wendover. This
stretch is the most expensive con-
struction on the Burlington system,
costing, It is asserted, more than So
900, 900 to complete the seven miles.
Two New Omaha Lines.
The Wendover cutoff, as II Will be
known, shortens the line into Wyoming
giving Omaha better access to the whole
of the northwest country.
Other work that the Burlington has In
contemplation for 1915 is the completion
Of the Chalco-Yutan cutoff. which means
the building Of some fifteen miles of road
in the western part of Douglas and the
eastern part OF Saunders county. giving
Omaha another short line into Sioux City
and northern Nebraska. The building Of
this cutoff and the construction of tho
bridges. one OF which will be across th'
Platte river. will cost close to sa5o,Ooo
Phelan & sherley OF Omaha have tho con
tract for the grading and they arc ex-
pected to commence work about the mid
die of May. II is proposed to havO ths
cutoff completed in time to handle the
next crop.
Union Pacific Plans.
About the only thing in the way OIL
construction that the Union Pacific will
do this season viii be to finish up somt
ten miles of heavy work in the vicinity
OF DEVILS Gate. Utah. What is really Z
second track IL being constructed thert
for eastbound business. The main line
on which all the business is handled. hal
e. 20 per cent grade coming east. Tn,
new track, which will be laid to the south
will have 60 per cent grade coming east
The Union Pacific's new work at Devil'i
Gate is almost wholly through solid IRAN
lite. A large force was put TO work SOM
thirty days ago blasting out the side o
the mountain. and good Roadway is beini
made.
The Missouri Pacific will do much worl
in the way Of finishing up contracts tina
were unfinished when winter set In blu
no new projects are under consideration.
| The Northwestern. Illinois Central
Great Western. Rock Island, Wabash
Milwaukee and Omaha roads will max,
improvements and betterments In ordei
to keep their respective lines in presen
condition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
Preparing for Coming
Of Miss Mary Antin

Members of the Political Equality
league 10 the number of thirty met at
the home Of Miss lone c. Duffy Monday
evening as preliminary to boost the
coming Of Mary Antin, the author OF
THE Promised Land" and ''They Who
Knock at Our Gates" Miss Antin will
speak on The Public Schools as a Test
of American Faith" Tuesday evening,
March q. at the First Methodist church.
Miss Kate A. McHugh. former principal
Of the Omaha High school. gave a re-
WOW OF The Promised Lana and Mrs.
Aehes Harrison read biographical
sketch of the author A delightful must
cal program. including vocal selections
by Miss Fannie McHugh, violin solos by
Miss Jean Undeland, accompanied by
Miss Agnes Undeland. and piano number,
by Cecil Bergman. was a feature OF the
meeting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
Steam Coal Comes
in Right Season

The steam coal situation that Saturday
gave promise Of becoming acute on ac4
count OF possible shortage, was relieved
Sunday night BY the arrival Sunday Of
three trains OF twenty cars each over
the Missouri Pacific from the Kansas
houses and tho big buildings in Omaha \
couple Of days, or at least until more
arrives
Some limo ago, figuring that the winter
was about over the extensive consumers
OF steam coal here and in South Omaha.
let the storage stock run low, depending
upon current receipts FOR the supply. The
storm OF last week tied up freight train
service Tor couple OF days. and Satur-
day there were evidences Of famine in
this particular Kind OF fuel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
AUDITORIUM STATEMENT
Is REFERRED TO BUTLER

The city commissioners have referred
to the department OF public accounts and
finance a statement submitted by Rome
Miller. president OF the Omaha Auditor
ium company. relating to the proposition
that the city buy the Auditorium property
$4,000 The department Of accounts will
determine for the city commissioners the
names OF the bondholders and other in
formation which the commissioners want
before they decide to submit bond
proposition 20 the voters
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
Safety Belt Saves
Human Fly from
Fall from Window

Herman Cromwell the human ny" OF
the city hall, slipped from a second-story
ledge OF the municipal huildine at noon
Tuesday and only escaped injury by rca-
son OF having n safety first belt fas-
tened 90 his waist
His body dropped about twelve feet
and aside from shaking up. he was none
tho worse for his experience.
City hall employees hauled the suspended
man 20 n window.
Mr. Cromwell walks all around the
ledgos OF the city hall and Is the object
OF considerable interest on occasions. HS
learned his climbing ability on the masts
OF sailing vessels at sra. lie was re-
moving icicles from lodges Of the win
dows at the time
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
WILLIAM 3. HUGHES BUYS
HARVEY STREET PROPERTY

william r. Hughes mas bought lot
and two brick buildings OF James Cam.
eron at 2ii2 and sll4 Harvey street for
$1,000. The deal was made through J. II.
Dumont & Co. The property consists OF
a 4S-foot front. extending lS2 feet TO the
alley, with a double brick tenement on
Harvey street and a two-story brick shop
on the alley. Mr.. Hughes is secretary. OF
the Nebraska Bankers association. lie
bought the property as an investment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
Pure Blood Makes
Healthy People

Hoods sarsapsrilla removes scrofuIa
sores, boils and other eruptiOns, because
Il drives out OF the blood the humors that
cause them. Brupuons cannot be sue
cessfuily treated with external appiica.
lions, because these cannot purify the
blood
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes rich, red
blood. perfects the digestion. and builds
up the whole system. Insist on having
Hoods Get It now.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
SENT TO PENlTENTlARY
BY SLIP OF TONGUE

CHARLES Carr who. In Judge Engiishs
district court described a house from
which plumbing fixtures had heen stolen
Immediately after having pleaded not
guilty to charge OF breaking and enter
ing the residence. changed his plea TO
guilty and received penitentiary SEN
tencc OF from one TO ten years.
Carr was srrsigned Saturday.
"Not guilty" he said.
is there plumbing shop at sos South
Twcnty-fifth avenue7' asked Judge Eng
llsh, commenting on the large quantity OF
plumbing fixtures named in the informa-
ton.
1T may have been boarding house, -
said County Attorney MaEney.
NO, It was large new house, said
Carr.
After that he thought he might as well
plead guilty,
r.,oVn nutNE uflfh n HcA Want Al,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
Postmaster Charged
With Embezzlement

Carl Frederiekson. former postmaster
at Hubbard, Neb.. who disappeared last
spring, while his accounts were under
suspicion. has been arrested at Sioux
Falls, S. D.. and brought to Omaha under
federal charges OF embezzling ts35 in
money orders and postal funds OF his
office. He was brought here by Deputy
Marshall N. IL. Jensen. and is now In
the county jail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
MAYOR is NOW AN EXPERT
AT COMPOSING KILOGRAMS

Mayor j. c. Dahlman spent an inter
estins afternoon Monday composing a
fifty-word telegram for Lindsey HOPKINS.
city official OF Atlanta, Ga, who wrote
Tor Information on the jitney situation in
Omaha. He wanted 20 know the atti-
tude OF the public, OF the public service
corporations and asked many other ques-
tions. The mayor believes he could now
qualify as a correspondent whose chief
throught Is to save telegraph tolls BY
expressing himself briefly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
ADVANCES ON COAL RATES
TO OMAHA ARE SUSPENDED

The proposed advances on freight rates
on coal and coke affecting the shipments
OF these commodities to Omaha has been
suspended by the Interstate Commerce
commission The traits bureau OF the
Commercial club made the protest to tho
commission against tho increase in rates
The case IL to be heard. however, in
Chicago before an examiner for the In.
terstate Commerce commission March IS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
RECEIVES 81 FROM HUSBAND
IN FIVE YEARS, SAYS WIFE

Her husband gave her only 81 in five
years, Mrs Catherine Woodward testi-
field before District Judge Redick in a
divorce suit in which John Woodward Of
South Omaha, 9 house mover. was de-
PENDANT. Mrs. Woodward, whose home
is at Twenty-first and o streets. testl-
fled that when she needed supplies she
worked 10 secure them, She Is % years
old. The court granted a decree
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
PLAN entertainment FOR
CONVENTION OF EDITORS

The executive committee Of the Ne
braska Press association. with President
Henry Allen Brainerd of Hebron at the
head. Is in Omaha comforting with 70. v.
Parrish Of the bureau OF publicity In re-
gard TO final arrangements for the en-
tertainment OF the editors when tho
Press association is to meet in Omaha,
April 10 to q.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
POSTPONE HEARING ON
BOARD OF TRADE AGAIN

The city council has postponed to Tues
day, March l6. the hearing on the con-
domination OF the Board Of Trade build
ing. This action was taken upon the re-
quest OF the owners, who say they wish
to have hearing and are not prepared
at this time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
A specific Asasasv ooIas.

''It there Is such thing a. a specific
against colds, II il TO be found in the
sleeping porch or the open bed room
Next to that comes the cold sponge bath
in the morning" says the Youths Com
panlon. Be as careful as you can you
VIII occasionally take cold. and when
you do you Will find Chamberlsin's Cough
Remedy a great help In enabling you 70
get rid OF Il. Try e. obtainable every
where Advertisement
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
F0NTENELLE SUBSCRIBES
TO THE PUBLICITY FUND

The FonteneIle hotel has made liberal
subscription TO the bureau Of publicity
of the Commercial club. Manager Bur
bank got on the telephone and made his
subscription by telephone. This is about
the first case of this kind on record
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10
METCALFE TO WASHINGTON
ON PANAMA CANAL OPENING

Richard l.. Metcalfe was called to
Washington Saturday and will likely be
there most of the week. He Is called to
Washington periodically in connection
with the Panama canal opening, as he
is chairman OF the opening commission
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-10

to -. Those who desire to oppose tho
advance must appear then 10 show Cause
why the advance should not be sranted.
In the meantime the tariffs are sus-
pended for period OF 100 days, which
carries the suspension over until June %.