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OakIawn Social Enjoyed.

Friday evening marked an occasion of sociabiity in OaklaVu when the patrons and pupils gathered t3 ouIo, literary and musical program fo! lowed by an fee cream social held on the grounds where, beneath yari- colored electric bulbs. the assem- blaze was served by the $. l. A. mnm- hers to cake and cream, for which small sum was paid, which nctted a fair total
 The program rendered in the bulI- ing was very enjoyable. The feature of the evening was the excellent ad- dress by Hon L. E. Sawyer. who talked along educational lines Other pleasing numbers were reading by Miss Sidouia Marx. an Instrumental piano solo by Miss Frances Hardin. a vocal duet by Messrs Mark Hardin and Johnson, and a talk on the work of the OaIdawu s. l. A., which was made by Mrs. John Fewkes.
 
 Im2romptu talks were made by three members of the school board.
 #
 Di. and Mrs. " V. Laws have moved from theh apartments at tle Noodcock to 'a ozark Sanitorium
  The Fortuieh1y Club will meet Wednesday with Mrs. x. D. Mallary on West Grand avenue.
 
 Mrs Charles PiIubaWm will enter tah d numhe~ ot friends at cards Geyt Friday
 
 Mrs. A. Hat3's, llo5 Central ay DlLe, has raucaea from St Louis where sae a'lcIGed the funeral of her slstor.
 
 Mss E.zalctb Beck has returned to ner home ir Decatur, Iu. after a visit 'o Ter sisters, Misses Flo sic auG Mae Beck
  Mrs. Neit Ant Hain w1o has beeuI Visiting her parents. Colonel and Mrs
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E. w Rector plans to return to Chl cago about the middle of the month
 
 The many friends of Mr. Alcorn Rector win be pleased 10 learn that ne arrived yesterday from New York city for a visit to his parents. Colonel and Mrs F. W. Rector He has come for a rest following a period Of strenuous busiue $. and expects to re main in the city six weeks. Mir. Rec tor, it is said, has recently closed a contract with one of the largest con cerns in the country the General Fire Distinguishing Conn any of Proyi- dence, R. l.. which plans to exploit one of his inventions The friends of Mir. Rector are delighted to hear this splendid report and congratulate him most heartily
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Perhaps have a go will be abI
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Mss E.zaicth Beck has returned to ner home ir Decatur, Il.. after a visit Q her sisters, Misses Flo sic au& Mae Beck
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Maypole Dance.

The urns ug tac four largest schools competed Saturday at the Whtuneton park May-day festivities in several events. lhc pretticst being
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Society MRS D. A. CROCKETT Editor Telephone 22l5
 Mail Items la2 Garland Avenue

Che MaypoIe dance. the silver loving emp trophy being awarded to .he Oaa. lawn school by the judges. Mrs ". G. Maurice, Mrs. II. A. lone and Miss Stephens
 The pupils winning Che cup were trained by Misses Alta McGee. Mil dred Howell and Mo.ie UoUugs head.
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ArlingtOnl~HOteI andBatbS IL, s AlrH PLAT
AMERICAN PLAN
OPEN ALL THE YEAR.
ON U, s. RESERVATION,

Every modern convenience the comfort and pleasure of the highest type of resort patronage Beautiful lobby, tors, writing room and new and rest room looking Reservation Park Every hall of each floor nected to the Mountain Park by steel bridges S5OOOO pended the past in completely rebuilding and furnishing the Bath House; installing modern aCiI y for the most perfect administering of the mineral terS, including complete iydrOtherapeutiC system and automatic heating and ventIating. Private elevator vice from each floor the baths used exclusively for the batherSo
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Announcement.

Ire Sunday sgI oo. cabinet of the First Christian d wcl will meet IucsDag evening with Mrs. w. H. Na.son llt south street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-13
The Way To Preparedness

modified Swiss system Of universal military tram
ing is the best system for this country Owing to our
immense population 1t nay be necessary to require
enrolment in the organised reserve for so long term
Of years as they do in Switzeraad but the principle
followed over there is coed should be adopted here
in its essentials.
The Swiss system IS going to be talked about gooo
deal during the coming months. It VIII be discussed
in congress and in the campaign There Is IN the United
States large and influential group of public men who
feel that even the presidents plan for larger army
and Organized reserve does not 60 far enough and that
we shall have to adopt plan Of far more comprehensive
scope If we are do whole duty by the country
It is claimed for the Swiss that they put an army
of 425OOO men on the frontiers within 48 hours after
mobilization was ordered Yet except for small Gus
toms force and frontier patrol, this whole army was
made up of citizens who had been following their ord
narv occupations I'D to the of the eountrys call
And now the danger Of invasion by the oegerents nav
ing become reduced in the opinion Of the government
100000 viii be sent back 10 work demobilzed. In
Switzerland every able bodied IS soldier when
needed and good one.
Yet little time is lost in training Boys Of begin
their physical training school under military rules
and this is continued. Every teacher Is military in
strucor to this extent. Cadet corps formed Rifle
practice begins early At 20 each Swiss youth begins
TO receive little field training each year. He Is
rolled the national army until he is AZ, but during all
but the first year his of training IS only few days
annually. The first year he for 81 days in the
recruit training corps
Every Swiss Is member of a rifle club, and annual
national tournaments are held.
The system is simple, cheap, and effective. Why not
adopt It for own?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-13
Short Snatches From Everywhere

Marriage is a tie. and is sometimes 1ofseI-De-
IlnoL-Philadelphia Record
Share good news. but keep the bad things to your
seIf-Siver city On NJ Independent
The latest peace forecast from Britain is call for
100000 more nen--Efttsburg Dispatch
II is an easy thing for a to resist temptation
if he has something better in sishJ--'e" 1or "Ol1-
villa can name another city capital Of Mexico J1st
as fast as Carranza capture the last ohe-NaN'-
Fe New Mexican
About the only Mexican mouth We nave peI -.
nentv silenced is eating our army bacon at TUT
BIss.-Austin American
As we understood it, secretary McAdoo is trying %
bait the ship-purchase trap with preparedness-SAh
BernardinO (Calit) sun
supreme law wherever there shall be the VIII 70
Observation-Disclosures Leader
II Germany doesn't finally get her place in the SUM-
she viii undoubtedly be able manufacturer chenl-
cal substitute.-New York Evening sun
Arstide BRAND the French premier talks ike
a man who keeps big stick in his wardrobe sur
rounded BY fighting clothes.-Dallas News
Having provided Carranza with arms and anmuni-
ton problem is to prevent villa rom taxing
them from him--TucSon lArlz-l star
lot Of people who regarded the last legislature
a. a Joke beginning now to wake up and reIer 70
il as a nightmare.-Las Cruces On NJ Republic
The American doctors who cleaned up the typhus
Servia away her chief defence against n
vasion-NashviIle CTenn.) Southern Lumberman
Babies are succeeding to proud titles in Great
Britain. the heads Of noble houses have died on
the battlefields OF continental Europe-Fort Worth
Record
suices Of gold flowing into this country through
may want TO levy tariff on Charlottesville
CTenn) Sentinel
The Germans are changing the names OF those
Their use for the old mouickers. could them
nicely for college yeIls-1Ianilla tP. j. Times
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-13

TITLE standing army Of the United
States is the greatest in the
\ world There are statisticians
who viii Indignantly deny this. but
this is because they ride home IN au-
tomobiIes at night and do not know
the other $3.50 Of US live.
Our standing army consists OF up
wards Of 100000 people Thanks 10
American cbivalry most Of these are
men Some of US stand only a mile or
so each day. while others stand 10 miles
a day. and have to transfer three times
in the bargain
The discipline Of the American stand
ing army is magnificent This IS be
cause il is drilled regularly twice q
day. Every evening in every American
city. whole cars full Of our standing
army can be seen obeying commands
After man has belonged Tor a Whlle
he answers the commands. step I'VE
W Move up in front rake the
next car like a vel oiled machine
Many members Of our standing army
are splendid athletes Nothing IS inner
for the muscles than standing army
drill veteran viii carry four bum
dies and a garden rake under one arm.
hang from a strap with the other, ana
hold up two large men on MS rect Tor
hours at a time
The American standing army is very
useful II is used TO build costly man
sions and provide titled sonsinlaw and
other trinkets for street car magnates-
When a maEnate wants rev yacht
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-13
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
''Uncle Wiggiiy and the Snow Birds"
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

can keep warmer Then Uncle Wiggily
gave the birds more crumbs for next
day. and told them always 10 come TO
his bungalow when they could rlnd
nothing TO eat elsewhere, and away he
went TO the chicken coop house
IF ever we can do you favor we
Will Uncle Wiggily," the snow birds
Thank you" he said to them. Mrs.
Cluck-Cluck, the hen lady. was very
glad to get the stale bread And she
made Uncle Wisgily cup OF carrot
Ii was rather late when the rabbit
gentleman started back for his bunga-
low, and he had not gone very far be-
Faster and faster down came the flakes
until Uncle Wiggily could hardly see
the path The wind blew cold. too
-Oh, my 1 fear I am going to be
lost in the STORM" thought AIr. Long
ears. That would be too bad I guess
] had better go back to the chicken
coop and stay all night with Mr. COCK
A Doodle. the rooster gentleman
But when Uncle Wiggily tried TO find
the path back the snow was so thick
he could not Nor could ne even ind
the way to his hollow stump bungalow.
And the snow came down harder and
ION. deart~ cried Uncle Wisgily.
What shall I do2 I am freezing"
Come in here, Uncle Wiggilyi" said
a little chirping voice See, with our
flUttering wings we have Followed out
a house under the snow. Ii is large
( enough for you and US. Come in and
YOU will be warm for il is not cold
under the fluffy snow"
who are yOu2' asked the rabbit gen.
tlemau. in surprise
The snow birds you fed with the
bread crumbs" was the answer Then
Uncle Wiggfly saw the nice snow
house the birds had made In il he
craWled and he was no longer cold.
and, as he happened to have carrot
in his pocket, he had something to eat
Uncle Wiggily stayed in the snow
+ birds house all night, one Of the birds
flying through the storm to tell Nurse
. Jane not to worry. because the rabbit
gentleman did not come home, as he
was all right
And so Uncle Wiggily was, for in the
3 little white house he slept as cOzily as
toast. with the warm wings Of the
snow birds to cover him up from the
cold. In the morning the snow had
9 stopped falling and Uncle Wiggily
Z could 20 on TO his bungalow But he
never forgot the kindness Of the snow
birds.
And if the pancake turner doesn't
fall down stairs with the eggbeat9r
and scare the rolling pin so il can't
E dance on the pie crust III tell YOU next
about Uncle Wiggily and Uncle Butter
} Copyright, 1915. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-13

N IS remarkable.7 said secTetary N
A Fraser. Of the chamber Of commerce,
that many Of the owners OF private
cars in Fl 'Paso seem forced TO keep
them in the repair shop most OF tne
time Also note a strange condition
here. which think is worthy OF pass
ing comment II is the great love mani
tested toward their wives by many OF
our prominent citizens who possess
5Tzz WAGONS learn Of these phe-
nomena every time a visiting oelega-
ton figures in my work for SPIN
around this charming city II is then
that the census Of busted cars runs
10 unbelievable figures and the concern
OF husbands for the comfort OF their
better halves is at the human limit
Ground viii be broken during the
present year for the new Scottish Rite
Cathedral at Tucson" said Howard n
smith OF Bisbee The new building
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-13
A Big Time Come On In

Beginning Tuesday, and continuing for three days,
Ell Paso Will be the of remarkable patriotic
demonstration that will be worth coming hundreds OF
miles to witness and participate in All the neghbors
from three states from everywhere "a hours journey
are invited and urged to to FL PasO and help cele
brate It Will be something to remember long
Tuesday the Liberty Bell viii arrive here to be on
public exhibition The display Of the Bell viii be pre-
coded BY military parade in which 1000 troops
will take part half Of them mounted troops including the
largest body of artillery together at one time
in the southwest.
During and after the Bell celebration there viii be
concerts BY four United States army bands Three OF
them will be massed play patriotic music and to &C
company the great chorus Of 500 voices
Wednesday and Thursday there will be a great mill
tary tournament with all of the service Partcl
pating and bewilderng and rapid succession of most
interesting games drills, and contests There viii be
opportunity to the are y cavalry, infantry signal
service engineers commsary, hospital corps, and other
branches in greater variety Of military evolutons and
activities than the ordinary would normally see IN
lifetime.
During all the days of the military tournament
there will be music by the army bands; the city VIII
be decorated and there viii be endless variety OF
general amusements for the visitors.
The weather is fine Come in and enjoy your
selves
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-13
Good Times Here

Prosperity is universal in the United States, and
the general of sentiment is highly oPtlmlstic IN
the big industrial ceneTs 1t is true the influence OF
the stupendous orders paramount, and IS hkey
to create some false impressions But the general under
living stratum Of the national industrial life IS SOUND
and not even the cessation Of the record breaking ex
ports Of manufactured goods would cause crash
Agriculture is having year Of exceptional pros
perity The farmers in most parts Of the country nave
money to spend and they are spending IT. The sales
of luxures IN the farm country ahead OF any pre-
vious period.
Labor is employed everywhere. There are COMPARE
lively few industrial disturbances and most OF those
that occur are settled by compromise-neither
side can afford to stay idle
The number of idle railroad freight cars tends
steadily to decrease Railroad earnings good, and
net revenues are above those Of years. thanks to
rigid economies exercised.
In the southwest the live stock industry is IN better
condition than It has been for years. Cattlemen are
making money, and the stock country feels the surge
of prosperity Mines active, and the demand large
The southwest has felt less Of the disturbances Incl
dent TO the great than most sections Our progress
and prosperity are steady and normal not exceptional
The southwest IS not dependent on war orders
Prospects for opening Mexico are fair FL Paso IS
in position TO reap the highest returns when this comes
We must hold ourselves ready to take the initial steps
for revivng trade and Teopenng commercial intercourse,
at the first possible moment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-13
Our Duty and Opportunity

Speakers at the interstate Y NJ C. A convention TINS
week have brought out in strong relief the idea OF Il
Pssos duties and responsibilities in this great sout.
western field which are inseparable from Fl FasO
opportunities This city has reached stage now "heIe
it attracts people and money from everywhere ana grows
of itself It draws not merely from distance out Io
the near environment also, for permanent settlement
here FL Paso derives profit and prosperity rom an
the activities Of vast The opportunities ina.
are ours for developing the cys trade and lnanclal
power are not likely be made the most o. unless
our people earnestly strive to give well as gam IN
their relations with the tributary region.
e. Paso ought to be, not only an industrial, com,
mercial and financial center but center OF soelal
inspiration educational progress religious ferVoI ano
wholesome entertainment 1t ought to be possible for
the people Of the southwest look to FL Paso as their
Mecca TO be visited every IN so often Just Ior
spiritual mental and physical refreshment.
This city can be- and ought to be, real leader IN
all forward movements This city should invent, and test
and naugurate wisely progressive movements IN social
service This city should have courses OF lectures,
musical festivals conventions expositOns, of all sorts
Our people should travel in the southwest and
should never omit an annual semiannual Get Ae-
ouainted" excursion through the region
And when it is necessary to extend financial CO.
operation in order to assist the neghbor communities
in solving their problems, FL PasO should be ready to
give in proportion the benefits cannot help re-
ceivng from the general development Of the metropolitan
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-13
lei Paso Looks Mighty Good To Home Gosrs
Always Clad To Get Back To 4 Live Place

will cost about s135, 900. and VIII be q
handsome and excellently equipped
building. The Shrine at Phoenix IS also
planning TO build. and propose building
a temple that can be used for conven-
tons and other gatherings Masonry
is in a flourishing condition IN Ari-
IONA"
Business is good in the eastern part
OF the county, said J. J. F1nneE-
was in Tennessee and in Chicago and
found conditions there very good, and
from what I could learn Of other sec
tons OF the east conditions there were
also good I did not. however. lind any
city more prosperous than Fl Paso-
eve are having beautiful weather for
the convention" said Herbert 4ernip-
cut ct is not as cold as it gets in Ari-
IONA about this time The fall Is the
time OF the year for conventions, as
then the weather Is crisp and the minds
Of men are crisp also. like crackers
while one may not absolutely agres
with all Of the ideas advanced by s :
Mcclure in his lectures on organization
in government. he has left a great
many ideas that are vel worth deep
and serious thought" said Claiborne
Adams. I believe that his talks here
have reached a wide number Of people
and have opened up 10 them quite new
and different viewpoint in things gov
ernmentaL"
"FOrty-fOur Bible classes OF young
women viii be included in the Bible
study conference OF the Young WO-
! mems Christian association on Sunday
afternoon" said Miss Florence Durkee-
! These Bible classes represent 10
/ churches besides the association classes.
which mean that several hundred
young women will be Interested The
principal speaker at this conference is
Fred s. Goodman. who has been so big
a factor in the Y ~ C. A convention
I this past week
"A packing house for Fl Paso Is a
/ certainty" said George H Clements
] When cattlemen in the rri-state ter
ritory tributary TO this city come 70
a full realization Of just what II means
TO have a market for their beef on
( the hOof at home. without the expend-
] iture Of big freight money and the
! loss Of meat during the long, tedious
| Journey to Kansas City and Chicago.
| they VIII put one up themselves be
! fore capital in the CITY itself has any
I information on their plans. And when
/ Mexico opens another big field for
} supplying cattle TO nearby market
I viii argue for an FL PasO packing
| house"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-13

Uncle Wiggily, are you gong
out today asked Nurse Jane
- Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat
lady who kept the hollow stump bun
gafow for Uncle Wiggily Longears.
the rabbit gentleman, as the bunny
man came down TO breakfast one morn
ing .,.,.,- %
answered Uncle WiggilE-
7 didn't think YOU would seeing
there is still quite some snow on the
ground went on the nuskraJ lady
But if you are going out would you
mind doing an errand Tor me
Most certainly not" Uncle NlggIiy
answered Tt viii give me great
pleasure TO do an GRAND Tor you, OF
even ten or half dozen
"Oue viii be enough. thank YOU said
Nurse Jane. with a smile which made
her tail curl up into funny IlIIle
kfulzv knot with q twinkle on the END
like the one in Uncle WigEIlys nose
4 have some stale bread want 70
send over to Mrs. CIuck-Cluck Tor
Charlie and Arabella- VIII you take
-Of course I wiI,~ cried Uncle Wig
gily But why do YOU send stale
bread2 Why not send fresh
because Mrs. Cluck-Cluck, the hen
lady likes stale bread better for her
children. Charlie and Arabella, than she
does the fresh" replied the muskraI
lady. ct is better for their digestion,
and It makes nicer bread pudding, too
VERY well. wrap up the stale Dread
and ri take it," said the rabbit gentle
man. He put on his tall silk nat ana
his Overcoat with the fur outside, ana
then. with his red wooden uppet ana
his red. white and blue striped pdrDet
pole rheumatism crutch, that Nurse
Jane had gnawed for him out OF
cornstaIk- away started Mr. Lonsear
over the fields covered with ice ana
For it was winter in Woodland.
where the animal folk lived, though
there was not as much snow on the
ground now as there had been the Gay
Uncle Wiggily was showed IN MS
bungalow. and the good sklllery-
scalery alligator sawed him out with
his humpy- bumpy tail
As Uncle Wiggily went on and on,
all at once he heard on the path ahead
OF him some sad voices saying
oh how hungry we are.
oh, if we could only find something
Alas. there is snow on the ground.
and it covers from sight the things we
might pick up
Thus spoke three sad voices. and.
looking carefully around the corner Of
q hollow stump, TO make sure this was
TO bad barking dog, trying TO play a
trick on him. Uncle MlgSlly saw some
little snow birds huddled under a push
Why. hello. little snow BIRDS ex-
claimed the Jolly rabbit gentleman
What seems 70 be the troublez
oh. We can. find nothing to eat
said one bird.
The snow has covered everything
up spoke a second
And no one seems TO remember
about scattering crumbs on top Of the
snow for us said the third shiv ering
one
"Ha, If that is all. / can soon help
YOU out Of your trouble,' cried Uncle
Wiggily with jolly laugh. Here are
crumbs in plenty
Then he crumbled up some Of the
stale bread he was taking to the hen
lady well knowing there was more
than she needed for Charlie and Ara
bella
'4Oh. Uncle Wiggily, How kind YOU
arer' cried the snow birds, as they
fluttered about. picking up the crum ba
of bread Thank you so much"
Then they ate their fill and were no
longer hungry, and they were not SO
cold. either, for when you eat wei you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-13
Helmets, Breast Plates
and Cigar Cases Of Steel
SaUe Lives OF Soldiers

Paris. France. Nov. 12.-Since' the
adoption for French troops Of the first
line Of small, loose fitting chrome steel
helmets the casualties due to wounds
in the head have been reduced by 70
per cent. said q deputy today Even
bullets striking with direct impact are
sometimes turned by the helmet
Besides the large and absolutely bull
let proof breasrplates which the
French also use for their dashes from
trench to trench. plates OF specially
toughened steel are sometimes sewn
into tunics over the heart
The Germans have invented a special
kind of cigar case TO protect the heart,
which has been foun don dead soldiers
killed By wounds in other parts OF the
body. II is made OF two plates Of spe-
cially tough carbonized steel. The
cigar case is engraved with the legend
Always carry in the left hand breast
pocket