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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25

4 COMMERCIAL CLUB is a sort Of
~ municipal elevator run by en-
- thusiasm- By means Of this ele-
vator cities can be hoisted up to a dizzy
population and the price OF corner lots
can sometimes be increased HOO per
cent before the rope breaks
The object Of the Commercial club
is to convince the world that its city
is more remarkable than Babylon or
Chicago. This is usually done by talk
ing about clearing house, building and
manufacturing statities, by publishing
views OF the sl1yscraper district and
the plans for the new hotel. and by
calling the United States census a liar
in emphatic tones. A good Commercial
club can take a city Of $4,000 people and
talk about il so enormously that Jhe
man who has read its literature is
stricken with awe and asks the propri-
etor of the hotel bus where the elevated
railroad is, as soon as he hits the
town
New York city is the only city in
this country which is so big that It
doesn't have TO have Commercial club
But then half a million authors and
actors have been advertising New York
City for the last century.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25

VERY in while somebody arises to- say
that we should not spend big money for roads
merely for a few autoists to use Aside from
the fact that approximately half the population of EI
PasO enjoys the of automobiles, owned rented
it is further true that the good roads, movement
large scale in this country began with the coming of
the bicycle and that It has been efficiently pro-
NOTED by the automobile. The automobile has done
for good roads IN this country than any other
agency 1t has furnished the driving power that has
forced the great of the people to help itself
suitable fashion
IF it had not been for the automobile, millions of
farmers would still be wasting their time and teams
and vehicles slowly ploddng through mud and dust and
ruts, up and down impossible hills, in the good
weather" and would be tied up and unable to reach
town track market in dad weather" The auto
mobile, BY promoting the good roads movement has
ten times much IN single load formerly, and
has made it possible for farmers and merchants to
hundreds Of millions Of dollars in road transportation
When letter postage reduced from 25c per letter
to Sc there many people quick to say that the
people that used the mails should pay what cost and
that the family that dispatched one two letters
year should not have to pay taxes to reduce the postage
charge on the mail Of large users The argument"
against good roads today of the cloth
Everybody benefits by any betterment IN general
transportation facilities The whole community should
pay least part Of the cost of street paving and side
walks, for the whole community gains. Only in part
these improvements directly beneficial to abutting
property but under Texas law the direct payment plan
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
Commercial Club Is Sort Of Municipal Elevator
That Sometimes Hosts Corner Lots 100 per Cent

Commercial club. There are some set
Elements in the west which only con-
tain one person, but in this case the
citizen combines the offices OF presi-
dent and secretary, and fills them both
until he can snare some more popula-
tion.
The other big object Of the CONNER
cial club is to obtain factory. Thou
sands of factories are continually 1erked
hither and yon over the country by en-
terprising Commercial clubs This is
very wasteful because as soon as the
city has obtained on e industry ct
great expense il loses another. which
ithasn't been watching. to some other
city. In the interests OF economy, GER
tain factories should be compelled 10
travel on circuits like judges, thus fill
ing engagements in all euterprislng
towns without getting bonuses for It
Sometimes a Commercial club talks
II hasn't been watching, TO some other
so much about its city that it begins
to think about il. also: shortly after
ward. that city begins to acquire clean
illness. beauty. order. and many other
strange and unheard Of Improvements
Commercial clubs OF this sort should be
preserved very carefully in the inter-
ests OF civilization
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
IL YFARS 60 TODAY
From The Herald Of This Date. 1901.

H Rayner and f. Bryant attended
ball at Ysieta last night
W ". Turney leaves tomorrow tor
on his ranch near Alpine
Attorney George Wallace viii spend
his vacation on the coast
Mrs C. E. Mclean is visiting with
friends in Anthony. n "
". P. Thompson has returned from
a business trip to Captain
Mrs. r B. Hallock and children left
this morning for Alamogordo-
". c. Mcdonald a Cattleman from
Roswell, y NJ, is in the city.
Mayor Hammett returned last night
from a business trip 10 Torreon-
A Noodle LETT this morning Tor Alam-
ogordo. where he goes on business
Judge W B. Merchant, who has been
III for the past few days. is about again
VIII Rand and wife left for Cloud
croft this morning to spend the sum
mer-
Mrs. C. n. Grosvenor left this morn
ing for a visit to her old home in
Memphis.
Mrs. Maggie Williams arrived this
morning from Ganado TO visit the j.
O. Taylor family
One Of the gambling halls on Utah
street was held I'D last night by
masked man He drew a revolver on
the man running the roulette wheel
and annexed all the silver in sight,
about $500.
The Midwinter carnival association
has asked postmaster Campbell for a
special cancelling stamp on all letters
leaving FL Paso, which will give the
dates Of the big celebration The post
master has promised 10 arrange the
matter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Lnnie Bushyts1 and Mary's Doll
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

Of that squirrel inside the stump"
He thought Johnnie was there yet
you see But soon Johnnie and the
flattended-out doll. without any saw
dust in her. were safely at Uncle Wig
gily's bungalow. And Mary, who had
just found the policeman dog, was
aobut TO start back with him TO rescue
Johnnie. Only. there was no need OF
il now
That was a smart trick. johnnie, %
said Mary, as she and the squirrel boy
put new sawdust in the doll sewing
up the hole and dressing her again.
a smart trickr'
7 think so myself spoke johnnie.
And what do you think
Anyhow, If the new shoes don't pinch
the rubber ball and make it squeak
SO Il scares the condensed milk out OF
the vinegar bottle, III tell you next
about Billy Bushytail and Aunt Flip
pity FIop.-Copyright 1915, by Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
An Exhibition Worth Seeing

FL Pasoans generally would their own personal
interests as well the community interests II they
should all take a little time to see the exhibition OF
the local architects association IN the chamber OF com
erce It is entirely free The exhibition closes Satur-
day night. The rooms are open all day and evening
until 10 D m, and there architects always attend
ing to explain the exhibits to visitors
Exhibits of the work of the local architects are
interesting FL Paso has number Of architects who
have created work Of much worth in other places and
many Of these designs shown, well as drawings
of FL Paso structures But perhaps fully as much
interest attaches to the work Of architects Of other cities
who have lent their drawings and enlarged photographs
to this exhibit There specimens Of school arehi-
lecture On the broadcast modern scale; Of lhurches,
hotels apartments residences, hospitals, and other
kinds Of public and private structures covering wide
field of variety and cost
Every one contemplating investment IN buildings
Of any sort would receive valuable inspiration from
the exhibit He would learn some things to avoid as
well as some things aim for Though not technically
informed in architectural art matters he must be
impressed with the difference between design made
for an hour influenced by passing fad OF fashion,
and design made to stand the searching tests Of time
There is also an interesting series Of cty planning
designs by one of the most eminent experts IN the
world the man who designed the Chicago worlds fair,
and who chairman Of the national arts commission
for Identifying Washington city. These things are
dreams" in way, but they dreams that are worth
while
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
A Tub Of Blood


whene think sighted and forth cunning and
wire
jet u.s. the lingo st grooming if we keep on POln Ere we're
Wild and wOOy Then kings and warike VIII
a
dnHke
places ~ dry
trucking commanders raising
ganders7
Copyright BY George N Adamay MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
36 TONS OF EXPLOSIVES
ARE HURLED INTO DUNKIRK

Dunkirk, France, June 25.-From
some point 20 miles distant. far behind
the German lines, 80 tons Of metal and
explosives were hurled into Dunkirk
June %. They were is inch shells from
one OF the Germans giant howitzers,
and they came without warning, for
not a sound OF firing could be heard.
The shrek Of the shells was heard
only in the last zoo yards Of the flight
and the explosion was almost simulta-
neous with the shrek Several civilians
were killed or wounded and cOnsidera-
bic material damage was done. There
was no panic, for Dunkirk is wen used
to bombardment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
OF BONDS BUT GA

profitable transportation systems in the world IT is
HIS CARDINAL, RULE THAT HE WILL NOT EX-
TEND AN ELECTRIC LINE INTO NEW DISTRICT
UNTIL GOOD ROADS HAVE FIRST BEEN BUILT
Far from constituting element of serious competition
with his electric lines Huntington knows that good
roads deveou traffic for his lines build up the country
invite permanent settlers of highest class and make his
electric lines more profitable and valuable. The
principle holds equally true with steam railroads.
man who will vote against the $4,000 bond issue
for permanent roads in this county may have political
or personal for such action; he cannot have any
business economic practical reason, for there IS
none Every business economic, and practical
exists why at least $4,000 should be provided
for permanent concrete roads, and S25OOo0 additional
for construction extension repairs, and maintenance
of and existing roads not Of concrete construction
So far convincing argument has been advanced from
any source against this program
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25

work that they insisted upon continu-
ing rehearsals through the summer and
we viii give a series Of free consents
through the summer season / hope TO
revive the Highland Park Choral socie-
ty next fail and give series OF choral
concerts The Highland Park Baptist
church. where we give our gree con-
certs, is cool and We expect large
number Of people to hear our concert
on July 3"
There is a great scarcity OF horses
I'm the southwest" said John Armer, a
cattleman OF the Tonic basin country
above the Roosevelt dam. in Arizona
"Arizona's supply is almost exhausted,
especially in the central and southern
districts and am now seeking horses
in New Mexico and west Texas, and am
meeting with a little better success.
However. the supply is very limited
everywhere in the southwest and this
condition viii undoubtedly prevail as
long as the European war continues
Il have just returned from Globe and
Miami" said Joseph Buckley. -and
found those sections prosperous, as
result OF the revival in the copper in
dustry- Arizona is doing quite vel
now"
Home papers are a treat when a fell
low is away out here and does not hear
from home often" said Roy Mason. OF
Bloomington. Ind 4 have been having
the home papers follow me in my trips
through the southwest and when miss
them il is like falling TO get a letter.
The papers are not so strong on big
news but they have a lot Of local news
and that is what interests me for, in a
small town. everyone knows everyone
else and il seems good to be reading
about the people you know back home
when you are out here"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25

The United States is getting worried about the seals
but the seal hunters planning to buy airplanes to
scout the seas for the clever furry and it
more than likely that soon like the buffalo and the
wild pigeon the seal viii be practically extinct and
only few IN ZOOS viii be left to show what he
The seal sea lion is particularly engaging little
animal 1t seems pity simply wipe him out Of the
worlds history because women viii pay any money for
bit Of his soft fur next their faces
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
FROM DIR. EDGAR.

CassopOlis. Mich, June o.
Editor FL PasO Herald:
This is a county seat OF residences
buildings placed back from cement
Sidewalks. lawns Of grass ans large
maple, chestnut and pine trees foliage.
1t resembles Pasadena, Cal, very much.
There are no division fences between
the dwellings and this year il is as cool
as our ClOudcrofL
The citizens ask me, How do you
like Michigan reply that the at
mospheric reception has been very cool
We left FL Paso noon of 5th. At New
Orleans (adonteleone hOtell we allowed
the electric fan full motion all night,
from the heat At Memphis. June Z,
the cold atmosphere appeared. and 1t
has been cool ever since.
Ny wife says FL PasO's climate Is the
best for her, although this is her native
climate. She says the dampness seems
clammy-
John F. Edgar.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
CARRIERS, DAY.

Tomorrow, being the last Saturday
of the month, Herald Carriers will pre-
sent bills for June subscriptions. Sub
for the bOyH.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25

Science estimates that the microbe is 100000
years old Disease germs have been found in the
original oyster but it is believed that germs originally
had what we now consider honorable reason for
being help break up and dsntegrate the rocks and
prepare the way for changing, evoluting life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25

The street car deal has been closed
The total cash to be transferred IS
nearly 100000. More property was in
cluded in the deal than was at first
thought. The Davis syndicate has tax
en- over outright the FL PasO and JuareZ
Traction Co, The Santa Fe Street Rail-
way Co., the gas plant. the old electric
light plant and 40 per cent OF the stock
OF the international Light and Power
Co The street car fight ends in FL
Paso and, after years OF anxiety, cleo
trio cars are assured and viii be run
ming in a few months
E. Ross Brown. OF Las Cruces, is in
the city on business.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25

Doe Cook Was Strong Card-O=ee.
1T isn't what you used to De. out
" haI you are today" viii be the song
they'll sing to Mr.. Bryan when he
tries TO get the same Chautauqul
terms he got when he was secretary
of state
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25

natural causes officials in the north are
bringing il about, in many cases,
through arbitrary orders said F. b
Brent. The officials have taken to
placing an arbitrary price on certain
essential products Generally the Off
Gals are not OF a high order OF intelli-
gence and they have no more idea OF
what a proper price should be, when
the constant fluctuation OF the curren-
cy and the difficulty Of transporting
supplies is taken into consideration
than they have about running the coun-
try. I have remained in Mexico through
all the trouble. but I am out for good
now. and the way conditions are now
ers will absolutely be compelled to
leave the country, il for no other cause
than lack of the prime necessities Of
life"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
By GEORGE FITCH.

As far as known there is no city Z
in the country too small 10 have a /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
T ETTERS to THE
HERALD

IAN communications must bear the
signature of the writer. but the name
will be withheld if requested-l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25

It's largely what people might say
that keeps tn grass beaten down on
tn straight an narrow path No mat
ter how vel preserved It is otherwise,
when a derby hat has q green messy
cast it's all IN.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25

As Il Is New.
The hand that rocks the boat comes
mighty near being the hand that rules
the world
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
MORE Truth
N1 Than Poetry


IT. Hoban, the cartoonisS, announces
that Deace has been declared He IS
convinced OF this. he said, because ne
ira
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
LIT TIE
INTERVIEWS

LG~~ TITH the completion OF the
AM cost review OF the Rio
Grande project. but one
other project in the southern district
viii remain to be reviewed. said T. T.
Taylor, chairman Of the southern dis
trict review board The work Of as
certafning the proper cost OF these huge
government projects is a very impor-
tant part of the department OF the inte-
rior- Hundreds Of reports and great
masses OF figures must be gone over
and the work here will take at least
three weeks. if not longer. With the
completion Of the work only the Yuma
project viii remain TO be reviewed"
3 ''Where famine does not exist through
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25

7 wished to knock off practices for
the Highland Park orchestra for the
summer" said I A Barnes, the director.
''But the members of the orchestra were
so enthusiastic about the orchestra
The herald., 1915-08-26
GOWNS AND THE GIRLS.

Many reforms admirable in them
selves fail of success because the re-
formers have taken too little account
Of the foibles of human nature. Man
is not a machine, after all, and only
on rare occasions will he perform with
mechanical precision. Environment,
temperament, early associations, in
herited prejudices-these are among
the divinities that shape our ends.
Thus the idea OF simple uniform gowns
for the girl graduates. admirable in
itself. encounters the Irresistible
natural impulse to dress becomingly.
The purpose OF checking extravaganza
at graduations is worthy of all praise.
The bitter pangs OF humiliation have
often robbed such occasions OF all
pleasure for girls who saw many OF
their companions much better dressed
than themselves. Nor Is ii good for
those who can afford II to indulge in
ostentatious display. American life
would gain in various ways II the viz
tue of simplicity were more often cul-
tivated. Nothing. to be sure. can be
had without money, and the home
made gown Of dotted swiss will never
look like the crepe de chine from
Paris. Yet to dress becomlngly is an
art which native taste and skill will
develop even with the humblest ma
terials. and the prettiest girl in the
class will be acclaimed, whatever the
contents of her purse. says Philadel-
phia Ledger II a limit OF expense
could be agreed upon, IL would be
well. But let US hear no more OF Gre
clan robes or Quaker gowns for all.
That way ugliness lies
The herald., 1915-08-26
CALLED THE GAME.
Two Foul Balls Shocked the Australian
Sense of Propriety.

A game OF baseball that was sched-
uled as feature Of the police and fire
mems patriotic carnival at the agricul-
tural show grounds came to an abrupt
and dramatic conclusion almost before
1t was started. 1t was match game,
America versus Australia.
In Americas second inning a player
DETECTED a fast ball straight for the
denseSt portion of the crowd, and n
scream was heard. The ambulance
men rushed to the spot and found that
4 woman had been struck on the head
by the ball. but was not seriously in
Jured.
Without waiting to see If any dam
age had been done the players coolly
procured another bal and continued
the game just as If nothing out of the
ordinary had happened. y few mo-
ments later this ball was also defect
ed to the upper story Of the pavilion,
striking Il man on the shoulder.
At this Mr.. Flowers. the minister for
health, who was present, rushed out on
to the ground and called out, stop this
silly game"
The players promptly obeyed his or
ders. and play ceased.-Sydney (Aus-
tralia) Herald.
The herald., 1915-08-26
PLACING His Kicks,

do not wish to kick about this glad
and smiling earth. for I have only
landed here by circumstance of birth.
find it quite a pleasant place. I'm
willing to remain. Please do not IN
derstand me as desiring to complain,
and yet there are some changes l
should like to recommend-not as a
carping critic. but a calm. impartial
friend.
The tropics are too beastly hot: the
frigid zones too cold. Too much ex-
ertion is required to dig for iron and
gold The continents are far too large;
the oceans full Of salt The rocks and
mountains constitute very grievous
fault. The scheme of raining water
from an accidental cloud Is wasteful,
Indispensable and should not be allow.
ed.-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The herald., 1915-08-26
IMITATION DIAMONDS.
Chey Lose Their Sparkle When 'hey
Lose Their Sharp Edges.


Only the expert can tell an imitation
diamond from real stone when the
imitation is new. bur after the rake
stone has been worn CIR little time
il soon loses its luStre Ii is this which
makes Il real diamond valuable. No
matter how hong it is worn it VIII Keep
its sparkle almost us well as ever.
The real reason for this is the hard
ness of the diamond. Ii Is not due 10
any special quality in the stone ITSELF
except its transparency and its hard
ness.
The sparkle of diamond depends on
the sharpness of the edges and the
points of its facets. When the light
falls on one of these it Is reflected to
another facet. lying at different angle
and IS refracted again. and so on.
many times. Each time the light Is
reflected II gives Il point OF brilliance
and. in most instances. splits up the
light so that the red and blue rays are
seen.
The imitation stone. TO begin with
seldom has as many facets as dia-
nlDnd. But. even If it had. the sharp
ness OF these edges would wear or.
Even exposure to the air will wear
away any substance that is not ex-
tremely hard And just as soon as
there Is any dulling of the edges OF a
facet. 80 soon there is a dimming OF the
briIliance Of the stone.-New York
American.
The herald., 1915-08-26
NEBRASKA IN THE LONG AGO.
What Is Now a Dry Plain Was Once
the Bed of Great Sea.

South of Platte river, opposite North
Bend. Neb., the bluffs are conSplcu-
Gus and consist of lOess and glacial
drift, everything the Benton shale. This
shale was formed when Nebraska was
at the bottom Of Il sea. Evidence or
the former presence here Of sea water
Is found In the fossil shells of oysters
and other animals that live in salt wa
ter and the bones OF such sea monsters
as the mOSaSaurus.
\ comparison of these ancient condl-
tons with those Of the present day In
dicates the slow. continuous change
that is now and always has been in
progress. Where the tourist now trav-
els comfortably over a dry plain these
monsters spOrted In the water OF the
sea long ages ago. On the shores or
this ancient sea lived equally strange
beasts and birds Of types that have
long been extinct and over its water
sailed great flying dragons-the ptero-
dactyls.
The animals OF that day were strik-
ingly different from those OF the pres
ent. The birds, unlike any now living,
had jaws armed with teeth. The mon
archs OF the air then were not in fact
birds but flying reptiles. whose fore
limbs had been modified into wings by
the enormous elongation of fingers be-
tween which stretched thin membranes
like the wings OF bat. These flying
dragons, some Of which had a stretch
of eighteen feet. were carnivorous.
They were animated engines Of de-
structiOn that somewhat forcibly sug-
gest the modern war airplanes. Of
which they were in sense the proto-
types.-GeOlOgical Survey Bulletin.
The herald., 1915-08-26
The unexpected.

Before engaging rooms In your
house." said the bachelor, 81 want to
know If there are any families with
crying babies staying here"
I'm afraid there is" replied the
landlady, but we"-
well, was just going to say" con-
tinued the other. that If there are |
want you to put me In the room next
to theirs. | want to wake up In the
night and hear their trouble, SO that l
can congratulate myself again that I'm
not married. Telegraph.