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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
Any Street Can Have Parking

Grsdually-but too gTaduall-the idea Of wide park
ways for all residence streets Is taking hold in FL Paso
The wide parways and go foot paved rOadways should
be the rule all over the city, not the exception Most
of the newly laid additions parked according
TO this comonsense standard The usual street width
between lot lines 70 feet 80 foot paving and
foot sidewalks leave for "A feet Of parking on
each side Of the street This affords opportunity for
effective planting Of grass trees shrubs and flowers
Lot owners ought to realize by that this IS
one way to secure an added depth to the lot nominal
cost The effect is equal that Of large front lawn
The parking is cheaper than to pave equal width
and throw it into the street.
To maintain the parkways properly 1t IS necessary
that they cared for by the city, and that they be
furnished with separate ard independent water service
Under the "Rio Grande street plan" which has been
adopted for all parked streets in the city far the first
cost of the parways is met by direct payments by lot
owners at the rate Of 81 per foot abutting in the
pathways This amount covers all COSTS grading, fer
tzng separate water system, curb, planting with
trees grass and shrubs and all incidentas The city
then takes the parking, and BY slight increase
in the assessment the permanent maintenance main
tenance is provided for.
The cost of maintenance under this system Is only
about 25c month for each lot frontag-Yery much less
than it would cost under any private system what
overland experience has proved that no privately
maintained parkway is kept up uniformly Under
the o Grande street plan" It becomes impossible for
a nonresident, rent-landl0Td, careless tenant or
unpleasant householder, to ruin the general effect OF
the parkway by refusing TO participate in the uPkeeP
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

able to 100000 gallons in day The reservoirs are
usually filled by night pumping and their surplus used
during the day.
Number of water connections (metered): 1905 27oO;
1910, 1880; 1914, $3.50.
Number Of wells available: 1906 one; 1910, p;
1914 e.
Pumping capacity for each tap: 1906 s27 gallons;
1870 1908 gallons; 1914, 1892 gallons.
Under city ownership the number of connections has
nearly doubled yet the pumping capacity available for
each connection has been increased u percent The
pumping capacity for fire protection has been increased
40 percent for continuous The pumping capacity
from the has been increased $50 percent for
tinuous that available from the before
city ownership. This refers to 1914; the pumping
capacity IS still further increased this year.
Now as to comparisons with Tucson The Herald
quotes below report of the Tucson Taxpayers asso-
citation prepared by George H. Smalley, which shows
that FL Pasos waerworks is managed most efficiently
and economically. The most important difference IS
that FL Pasos service is metered throughout while
Tucsons is not metered at all Tucson shows ire
mendOus waste, excessive use, Of water, while El
Paso usage is lower than that Of most cities FL Paso
is thoroughly metered, it is probable, than any
other city in the United States The Tucson report
alone enough to demonstrate that the meter principle
is correct. The Tucson report follows:
Companions were made with several cities own
ing their waterwOrks We find that in Tucson 1S7
gallons used 1914 each q hours for every
man, and child comprising the 10000 pOpu-
ton in 1914 but SIS gallons used p hours
for the population OF that city
FL PasO has its entire service metered with the
exception fire lines; Tucsons
except in comparatively few instances.
When il takes 1O.5O0,000 gallons for city
OF 10000 than is used by city Of $4,000 in single
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
Short Snatches From Everywhere

Forcing man to prove it IS always bad judg-
ment-in a poIltician--Pittsburg Press
President Wilson's task is made much easier By
Tribune.
The Trinity church lot in New York city which is
391 feet long valued at Sllo000OO 1t pays to
be good-Tucson (Ariz) star
The entry Of Col Roosevelt into the political
as the leader OF the Republican party viii seal the
doom Of present ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (Arizl
Dispatch.
The kaisers dependence on the Milwaukee vote
looks like biggest piece Of political sagacity
Spain in SO thought that the south wouldn't light
Boston Transcript
The shortage of ammunition in Russia must be
making the poor fellows at the front all those
bombs they waste so lavishIy the
Boston Transcript
The easy job Of sinking helpless merchant ships
which have nothing fiercer aboard than the
the cooks gallery is permissible in and warning
peoples idea Of the herOic--New Orleans States.
All the theaters in Constantinope have been closed
for some time the that Italian French
actors who are practically the only who per
form there refuse TO 90 10 Turkey now for fear OF
risI1ing their Iives-St- = Ouis Post-Dispatch.
Switzerland, however she hobs up. invariably gets
the sympathy OF the wOrd.-nOt condolence.-rather.
tive democratic. industrious. and what more, a
peace These qualities commend her TO popular in
terest.-OllahOma Times
Thrice armed is he who hath his quarrel iust-but
acrabbit that tries TO avenge just grievance
bulldog is up against stim proposition, how great
the righteousness OF his cause The time
come when a national sense Of right prevail
against another nation just believe to
be right-Santa Fe New Mexican
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
LIT TIE
INTERVIEWS

66TT is a base and baseless SANDER
that the Mesa hose company
seeks 10 take the place Of the
effete silk stocking Sunset fire com
pany," declared DR.. G. H Higgins
president Of the Mesa company. We
are OF the red shirt type Of fire fight
ers. for we respond to alarms and po-
lice the fire lines. buy tables and talk
ing machines for the paid boys and we
are working TO have a mission station.
with builtin features. for them instead
Of that old fire house. We can prove
an abb, for We answer the alarms and.
when the CaIsher store burned. I was
acting rs hose man in one Of the pad
departments crews until some women
In an adjoining building sent me a
message that must come out OF there
for / was 100 old TO go where danger
called Not that I was too old. but I
always seek 20 be accommodating, 50
retired to the side lines and have been
serving as fire police since also wish,
as president Of our brave hose COM
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

pany-cotton, not silk-to deny the re-
port that we are going TO picnic at
Ysleta- The only picnic we have is in
doing our duty"
That drowning Of young Gentry at
the Bassett ranch was a peculiar ac-
cident." said commissioner Seth Orn-
dorft- There was not more than four
feet OF water in any part OF the arti-
uc1al lake and the men who helped to
recover the body could not figure our
how the man could have drowned in
such shallow wafer The search was
kept up all night and the body was not
recovered until next morning. The
saddest part OF the tragedy was the
fact that the boys mother arrived the
next morning and had to be told that
her son was dead"
"El Paso Is certainly looking after
the best interests OF the valley" said
z. L Graves. As far as know. there
Is no other city in the state that is
headquarters for big immigration bu-
reau, a farm demonstration. johnson
grass eradication expert and prospects
OF securing stock expert. We have
the expert opinion and in very short
time we will have all the water needed.
II certainly now is up to the farmer.
given every advantage. to make the FL
Paso valley famous for its products"
'Ildefonzo Vasquez, the Carranza
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
GSTTEY, B.IlieI Hist Come Oh
Outr
Billie and Johnny BushtaiPs Adventure"
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

H oss5 s.--''+ 4l.'+ Come %
Johnnie Bushytail, the little
squirrel boy. crept on his tippy-toe-
nails under the dining room window
through which he could see Billy fin
ishing his breakfast Of hickory nut
oatmeal with peanut sauce on it
W hats the matter2 Why do you
want me TO come out2" asked Billie
1t isn't time to go to school yetr'
4 know it., answered Johnnie, but
hurry with your breakfast and come
out Wen have an adventure"
"Oh, that viii be fun" chartered Bill
lie. Wait, and III tell mamma we're
going"
NO, don'tr' quickly cried Johnnie.
she might not let US 80. Not that
there's any harm" he added. but shA
might think we'd be late for school
And got up early this morning on
purpose so We could have some fun
before school Now come on"
Billie ate the last of his boiled lolly-
pop, ESd out Of the window he jumped
to join his brother Johnnie had I'm
ished his breakfast some time before,
and was waiting for Billie.
Now, for some fun" Whistled John
ME, through his teeth
Where are we going and are you
sure we won't be late for SCHOOL,"
asked Billie.
NO, indeed, well not be late. We
have quart Of peanuts full OF time.
We're going TO take a little scramble
20 crOwland, where Uncle Wiggily
LOngears. the rabbit gentleman is
staying with Jimmie CaW-Caw. There
Wen have an adventure"
"GOodH' exclaimed Billie How long
may we stay2"
-Oh, long while, I guess. It's over
an hour until the last bell viii ring to
call US to the hollow stump school
And maybe Uncle Wiggily will take US
there in his airship."
@Oh. If he does that we can go very
quickly" said Billie. Z do hope we
have a nice adventure"
But you just wait and Sc what hap
pens TO those two little squirrel boys,
who ran off without telling their
mamma. to have an adventure before
school
On and on they scrambled, now on
the ground. and again high up in the
treetops, jumping from branch to
branch
Isn't this fun2" asked Johnnie.
Yes" answered Billie, "but when
does our adventure start, I wonder"
"Oh, pretty soon now" replied John
ME. Were almost in crOwland." An
adventure. you know, is something
that happens.
And then, all at once, the adventure
happened. Billie and Johnnie tired OF
scrambling through the treetOps, leaper
10 the ground And, no sooner had
AlGE Ad4uEls LlAdA out LLOul DEulLQ "a
stump jumped the bad. old tail-pulling
chimpanzee monkey and with him was
the unpleasant ear-scratching cat
All, hat" cried the chimpanzee mon
key. You catch one Of these sQuir-
rels. Mr.. Cat, and I'll take the other.
Then Ven have a fine time I can pull
a tail as much as I like and you can
scratch their ears ! wish my squirrel
had two tails but no matter. I'll let
you scratch the ears OF my squirrel, il
you'll let me pull the tail Of yours
"Of course I Wilt' meaOuWed the
bad cat
And then, before Billie and Johnnie
Bushytail could scramble ont Of the
way, the chimpanzee monkey caught
one. and the cat the other
"Oh. dear" chartered Billie, who was
held fast by the chimpanzee. please
let me 60"
no, indeedr' said the monkey. It
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

the landscape on every hand, appar-
emily trying to surround the steamer
with 200 foot Notifications. But Just as
the nervous passenger is about to sig
nal for an aeroplane, the river slips
around a corner and Is new reels OF
superior views are unroled before him,
causing him to miss his dinner while
watching the channel comfort between
the headlines
The government has taken the upper
Mississippi firmly in hand and has com
PEELED IL TO flow in an orderly manner
for 500 miles between wing dams and
other engineering corsets- This pro-
vides plenty OF water TO float on. but
not enough TO leap into the hurricane
deck and flow down the chimneys in
case OF trouble.
Beautiful and picturesque towns dot
the upper rivers. and the citizen who
is fond Of foreign travel can stop off
at any place and secure the thrill OF
the same by asking the honest Nor
wegian bystander a question and get
ting two quarts OF superfluos is by
way Of an answer.-COpyrigh by the
Adams Newspaper Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

Yesterday the mercury in the Their
mometer climbed higher than IL is ike
y TO do again this summer 1t reached
the 103 degree mark There were no
sunstrokes or other calamaties rec
Orded, but there was a great deal OF
suffering According TO the weather
man the temperature was as high as
1t has been in several years
E Wolf left last night for Del Rio
on a pleasure trip.
". H Hawkins made a business trip
north this morning
G A Richardson and wife left this
morning for Captain.
T. H Springer and two sons left this
morning for ClOudcrofL
Prot F. T. Baker and wife, OF Ne
silla Park, are in the city
J. r. Young left this morning for the
west on a short vacation
Yesterday a baby boy was born 20
Mr. and Airs. William Smith
s j. Gatlin. who has been sick for
several weeks. is about again.
r. F. Lyons has returned from
business trip TO san Antonio.
John Harrington left yesterday for
Naco, Ariz-, on a business trip
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

I haven't pulled any tails. not even I'm
I Gle Wiggily's, for a long time. So I've
just naturally got to pull yours"
I "Oh, won't you kindly let ne gOT''
begged Johnnie, whom the ear-scratch-
| ing cat had caught
NO, indeed" meouwed the cat I
haven't had such a good chance as this
1 In a long time Come on" said the
cat to the monkey, well take them off
TO the deep, deep dismal woods and
there wen pull their tails and scratch
their ears
Good snarled the monkey. but
Billie and Johnnie thought is was very
bad indeed.
4 don't call this a vedy nice adven-
ture," said Billie to Johnnie, as they
were being carried away.
Neither do /" JOHNNIE spoke. 4
didn't think we'd have this kind"
I wish 1 had stayed at home and
gone on to school," went on Billie,
sadly.
SO do l." Johnnie agreed "oh.
Wen the cat and the monkey took
the two little squirrel boys off to the
deep. dark, dismal woods The Chin
chimp, as I call him for short. was Just
going to pull Billie's one tail, and the
car was Just going TO scratch John
mes Two ears, when, ali Of a sudden,
there was a whirring, whizzinE noise
up the aid overhead.
Then. all at once, down came Uncle
N45E44F : dlE5ulp OuL OF II Jumper
the brave old gentleman rabbit and
Jimmie Caw-Csw, the crow boy.
Get away from here" cawed jim
ME, and with his sharp bill, he nipped
the cat so hard on the end of his tail
that the bad creature let go of john
ME and jumped over the fence, turn
ing a pper-Tigenarsault
And you let my friend. Billie Bushy-
tail. alone" cried Uncle Wiggily TO the
chimp Then the rabbit gentleman
poured mOlasses on The monkeys tail,
which was the one thing in all the
world worse than soap, that the chimp
didn't like.
"Oh, WOW. Double wOwr' he cried,
and over the fence he tumbled, leaving
Billie safe, without having his tail
pulled.
Well, well. boys" said Uncle Wig
gily, what's all this? Why aren't you
at 9:hool2"
oh we were coming to see you TO
have an adventure before school," said
Johnnie.
and we bad it," exclaimed Billie.
But ] don't want any more"
7 should say not" agreed Uncle
Wiggly- Then he took Billie AMI
Johnnie and Jimmie on to school, and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
Il YEARS AGO TO-DAY
From The Herald Of This Date. 1901.

Joseph Chnberg LETT this morning
on a short visit 70 ClOudcroft
J. A. Fender returned 10 the city
yesterday from trip in Mexico
Harry Rowland returned last night
from q short trip to san Antonio
a fine baby boy has arrived at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs frank SeamOn.
United States consul c. W kindrick
is spending a week fishing at GlOrieta-
]. K HOOlihan left yesterday even
ing on a business trip TO Mexico City.
Charles P. DOWd left yesterday Tor
a brief vacation on a ranch near Cloud
croft
John s Thompson has purchased a
zice brick cottage in the Campbell ad-
dition from ". c. White
A great many persons are preparing
to go 10 Cloudcroft on the special train
that VIII be run tomorrow
The department was called out iu
the heat OF the day by a slight blaze
in the yard in the rear Of an Fl PasO
street house Little ramage was done
One OF the largest ranch deals ever
recorded in the Sierra Madre country
was concluded here yesterday when the
Ascarate brothers purchased the Janos
ranch, OF $4,000 acres A large cash con
sideratiOn was paid down
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
Mississippi River At St. Paul A Scenic Wonder;
Would Cost A Fortune To Dup Iicate It's Beauties

TITLE American traveller who ha:
grown tired Of throttling dollars
as they rush by and who does
not care TO trust himself to an ocean
liner infested by submarines and sea-
sickness, can do no better than to in
stall himself upon the loafing deck of
a Mississippi river steamer il he can
find one, and go TO St Paul.
This is not an exciting trip and can
not be described with bated breath TO
crowds Of eager listeners many years
afterwards But as a toner down Of
tangled nerves and a sedative for a
runaway ambition, as well as a cure
for bored eyes. it cannot be equaled.
The Mississippi approaches st. Paul
from St Louis by flowing north. south.
east and west with great industry, thus
forming a series OF loops, curves con-
vOlutions and cOntortions, lined on both
sides with scenery which would cost a
large fortune TO duplicate Great bluffs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
The Fighting Nations

MOTHER nation takes peace
~ all Of
incarnadine
the fray welcomed with
of
killed, dig like teisr!"
departa
think they will be happier, wang pig dead
every king viii trade his POw for something slaughter that where
dread daughter with? king would surely proud
called I
think I'd let them pull nose, before I'd shenanigan-
Copyright bv George N Adams, WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

4 Use OF WATER during the last few days Of ex-
traordinary heat has increased to such an extent
that It became necessary to supplement the mesa
supply with the Watts well supply. Certain changes
being made to the mesa plant viii soon add 100000
gallons daily to the mesa supply, and the Watts well
viii then longer be used The change in the quality
Of the water noticeable at once when the Watts
wen water began to flow through the mains in the
western part Of the city. The Watts well water is
very much "haTdeT than the supply, and it has
not the pleasant taste Of the water The supply
from that for emergencies however is Unlimited
and it is always kept in working order for fire purposes
should 1t at any time be needed
is Of interest at this time to show figures
relating to the increased of in this city in
recent years. and comparisons with another southwest
ern city-Tucson. The comparisons for FL Paso viii
be shown as of three dates: 1905 under the Watts
private system; 1910 under the International Water
Mileage Of pipe in 1905, Is miles; 1910, 43
miles, 1914, 10 miles.
Diameter of largest mains: 1905, 10 inches; 1910,
10 inches; 1914, "a inches
Domestic pumping capacity: 1905, 100000 gallons
daily; 1910 100000 gallons daily; 1914, 100000
gallons daily without Watts we'll 100000 gallons
daily with Watts well
In 1906 all the water came from the Watts well; in
1910, 100000 gallons daily from the Watts well;
in 1914, no water pumped from the Watts well
Improvements to be completed at the mesa
plant viii increase the daily capacity at that plant
100000 gallons and this viii suffice for this year
without drawing the Watts well In an emergency
the Watts well plant could furnish 100000 to 100000
gallons more per Gay, and capacity of reservoirs,
100000 gallons would bring the total possibly avail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

comfort Honestly, this custom OF run
ming away from Fl Paso in the sumner
is purely a habit promoted By d desire
TO be fashionable. want Won TO IN
derstand that i believe every man
should take a vacation from work once
a year It is a break IN his grinding
routine that rests his tired energies and
gives him pause for the better enjoy
ment OF home and social life. but as
far as Fl PasO is concerned. its climate
cannot be excelled-"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
MORE Truth
1F1 Than Poetry
THE HOBO.

THE HOBO.
They lock him up in hoOsh-EoWs,
They kick him off OF trims.
The growing building ehuses him
Along the country lanes.
The hours he has for sleeping
He snatches on he sly.
The very children boot at him
When he goes hating by.
His shoes don't hold together,
His clothes are frayed and old,
When other men are snug and warm
He shiyers with the cold.
But In the hidden byWays.
Where such as he il lurk.
He thanks WhnteVer gods are his
Because he need not work.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
SAYS HUSBAND FORCED
HER TO MEET 9th

On the testimony of his wife. who
alleged that she was forced by him TO
meet men. Fred Hayes was fined SzUv
in the corporation court
Hayes, with his wife. Mable Hayes.
were arrested charged with vagrancy.
The case against the woman was dis
missed after the hearing Of the evil
ence-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

he himself continued on back to his
hollow stump bungalow. He had
taken an early morning trip TO the
molasses store. when he happened to
see Billie and Johnnie caught by the
cat and monkey, so he rushed down to
save them. So this is all now But
If the doCrbell doesn't put a ring on
the puppy dogs tail and make IL cry
so it scares the milk bottle. III tell
you next about Billie BushytaiTs new
suit-Copyright 1915, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

year the remedy should be applied without wasting
time. Tucson pumped 1.350500000 gallons of water
1914 and FL PasO 1860 600 gallons. FL Paso
$3.50 connections in its 1914 service and Tucson
has half that number
''The remedy for TucsOn's high cost of water serv-
ice therefore, is meter the city stop the waste
cut down quantities of oil and other supplies
used to pump. what was done here in 1914 enough
a city of $4,000 people.
The following table viii show the past three
years consumption of water in Tucson and FL PasO:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
SABINO GUtADERRAMA Arrested
ON LIQOOR SELLING CHARG

Sabine Guaderrama, a brother Of
Juan, Jesus and David Guaderrama,
who have been on trial on a murder
charge, was arrested Saturday night
on charge Of running a saloon otter
closing hours.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

general who was recently killed near
Saltino, was probably the youngest
general in the revolution said J E
Perez " asquez was not more than p
years Of age and he had more than
proved his ability to claim the title OF
general He was an officer who gave
commands and then saw that they were
executed. II he ordered an advance bv
a scouting party, he nearly always ac-
companied the advanced guard. and il
was because OF this trait OF continually
going right out on the firing line that
he met his death He was fearless and
sincerely mourned by all who knew
zone encounters some great charac-
tiers in western Ontario" said E. c.
Holton, Of New Leskeard. Ont, who is
here as the guest OF judge J. A Rob
ertson- i have in mind one Canadian
who distinguished himself for bravery
IN the Boer war and received the Vic
toria cross At this time he covered
the retreat OF his comrades with a
mountain gun and succeeded in makinS
his own escape with the gun When
the European war broke out and the
call for troops came TO Canada, this
same fellow organized a company OF
DIG, husky fellows who could drink
The company went TO the front and has
given a good account Of itself in the
conflict against the Germans"
Bumper crops are In prospect
throughout the middle west" said o.
l. Bowen During my recent trip
visited north Texas, passed through Ok
lahoma and Kansas, and went down to
Joplin. No. While I heard some COM
plains of hard times. these were out
numbered by the forecasts Of good
crops and coming prosperity. Joplin
is humming as a result Of the heavy
advance in the price Of zinc"
This is the season OF the year" said
J. D. Ponder. when everybody with a
little spare cash. or good credit at the
bank. decides that the beach or Cloud
croft is demanding his presence and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

sorry education laws, only four states left indifer
ent to illiteracy: Alabama Florida, Mississippi and
Georgia.