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The Green Forest tribune., 1915-01-22
American Waste
 National Reprouch
ECONOMY MUST BE PRAcTIcED TO MEET CONDITIONS RE-
 SULTING FROM WAR

country is now called upon to bear.
 Let us save every dollar w e can
 against the day of investment oppor-
 tunity just ahead of us. This is best
 for the individual apd for the country
 as whole, as we will have no finan-
 cial help from Europe for years to
 come and great development work
 will need every dollar that can be
 saved. Ray Stannard Baker.
 Now is a particularly g o d time for us Americans to consider earnestly the necessity that is laid upon us to conserve our resources of all kinds.
 One of the Belgian delegates, who called on President Wilson recently, was greatly astonished at what he saw in the country of the reckless use of our oppor- tunities. He said: "On our ride to Chicago we saw hundreds of miles of fertile lands lying fallow. We saw orchards and fields with ungathered products rot ting on the ground. We saw miles of young trees being de- stroyed by fires started by engine sparks and left to burn unnotic- ed. Everywhere the farms and residences were divided by wood- en fences that contained enough lumber to build the homes of an empire.
 The waste of America is not Sonfined to materials. Never can a European believe t h e magnitude of wasted labor in America unless he visits t h e cities. Hundreds of thousands of men, whose energy might be applied to production, remain in enforced idleness.
 In the country, wasted lands; in the cities, wasted men. On the trees and plants, ungathered food; in the centers of popula- tion, hungry people. Those are the economic elements of Amer ican life. Why do not the states men here address themselves to bringing about an adjustment that will cure these evils?
 "If any country in Europe had such limitless land area fit for cultivation, and such unused labor energy, it would be quickly trans formed into prosperity beyond dreams. Why, in Belgium even our dogs work. Every city lot is cultivated and most of our gar den truck is raised on less ground than Americans waste in unused backwards. ''
 Undoubtedly there are answers to some of these criticisms from this foreign observer, but we must plead guilty to being waste ful.
 It is probable that the great European War will result in more thrift in the United States, na- tionally and individually. There are several reasons for this belief. Every citizen in America will feel the strain of this crisis, and most of us will be disposed to re- trench and to intrench ourselves by putting more money into the bank as reserve fund and for investment purposes.
 For many years after this war all the savings of the people of Europe probably will go into the securities of their governments which will need to do some tre- mendous borrowing to pay the costs of the vast struggle. So that little capital fir o m Europe can be expected for a long time to help American development, as it has in the past. We must finance ourselves.
 Undoubtedly also there will be a great after-the-war immigra tion to America from the Europe 1 an countries. This influx vii
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-01-22
hkunsQs SOlons
 In Working Order
HAPPENINGS HN THE LEGHSLA LURE AND GOSSIP CON-
 CERNING MEMBERS

" The Sunday base ball bill i S
 oW ready for consideration in
 he Senate, and the chances are
 hatit will pass, unless there is "A real change of heart on the
 artof the members. The bill
 rovides that base ball may be sgally played in cities of 10000 xlhabitants, if a majority of the sualified electors of said city ~hall vote in favor of the sport h the Sabbath, at special cleo ion to be held for this purpose.
 'hus the bill affects Little Rock,
 'ort Smith, Hot Springs, Texar- lana, Pine Bluff and Helena.
 <t As the Senate now stands,
 here will be anywhere from 21 o25 votes for the bill, and the House is largely young men, and hey are anxious to let the cities ;overn themselves in this re- pect, so the prospects for Sum-
 .ay base ball in these cities is
 exceedingly good.
 itv The day when it was popular loo have a committee clerkship r semi-official job in connec- feion with the General Assembly H'or at least one friend for each h member, and with this employe loing nothing but drawing his ger diem, has passed. Clerks he Legislature has, but every me of these clerks has either ound something to do or the members have found it for him. t has been customary to employ ,l number of stenographers about phe House and Senate, the steno- yraphers making good company for the members, but this ses- sion the visiting days are all on Sunday. When it came to en- loloying stenographers in the Cenate even the old stalwart, J. Monroe Smith of Union, joined he battleaxe brigade and made plea for the saving of this DOT ion of the States money. The Photographers were employed, put after day or so they woke tap to the wording of the resolu- =,ion which placed them on the Day roll. It requires them to re- port at 8:30 in the morning, and remain until 5 in the afternoon. Heretofore t h e stenographers Shave consided the working hours oof the Senate their working alours, but members of the 1915 Senate have shown them that sshere is nothing for them to do while they are busy in the Senate chamber, and that they are need ad during recess to write bills sand make out reports. Verify, the work of the stenographers and committee clerk is no longer abed of roses. t Until the General Assembly waswell down to work and the members accustomed themselves ,tO the work at hand, it was in deed amusing to watch t h e breaks made by them. One of sthe first to arise and address the president of the Senate was John Ike Moore, veteran of many sessions and an authority on par )limentary procedure: May it Iplease the court", began Senator sMoore, who is one of Arkansas most noted attorneys, and he had to sit down until the laugh ter subsided.
 Brother Moderator, was the way another member addressed President Lundy.
 10 determine if there is fire at theabottom of the smoke which Has been rising for many months, IrelAtive to corruption in Arkan- lsas offices and institutions, expert accountants will, by the end of this week, begin going over the Gresords of the departments of
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-01-22

Brassfeld has just received a nice new lot of spectacles.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-01-22

See our heavy blankets. Only a few left. Going at 25 per cent off. Seitz Mercantile Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22
An Investment, Not a Gift

Subscriptions to the annual Budget Fund OF the
chamber Of emphatcally not gifts or do
nations, but investments Every business man who
thinks trace the direct results Of the careful and
well directed expenditure Of 900 during the present
Budget year. Never before has FL Paso had so much
and valuable publicity. Never before has e Paso
much talked about. Never before has Fl Paso
had many visitors Never before has Fl Paso had so
much building activity. Never before has Il Paso
grown 50 rapidly. Never before has general business
been prosperous
Once in a while merchant or manufacturer VIII say
to himself and associates, We are doing enough bust
ness, quit advertising. That IS the begin
ming Of serious decline, sometimes the foreteler Of
ruin Advertising has cumulative effect; every dollar
well invested IN advertising direct or indirect begins
to multiply and profit. But II advertising be
curtaied stopped, the cumulative values are lost
and the public soon forgets Once upon time the Pope
bicycle the best known machine N the market.
Then Pope got strong that he combined lot OF
wheel companies and the trust quit Advertising Have
you heard OF the Pope bicycle since? That mis-
taken economy" marked the beginning Of the decline
Of the bicycle both a medium Of sport and as
medium Of business.
FL PasO does not ever want TO get the notion that
the city needs more advertising. The bigger and
better the city grows, the more advertising viii be
needed As FL Psso grows It enters into real compet-
ton with and cities, and bigger cities. We
have to keep up end. FL PasO Is competing now
with cities in the 100000 to 100000 class It is
poor time to lie down and rest
Fl Paso needs $4,000 for next years Budget Fund.
If all subscribe in proportion to their ability and pros
pective gains there viii be hardship to CoOpera-
ton will do the work.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22
Short Snatches From Everywhere

Panama canal needs anti-szid deviee-santa
F'e New Mexican
OF course the close friend is always liable touch
you--New York American
This is the open season for ineonsiderate shrimps
who never shut doors.-Austin American
Maybe next seasons sport shirts for men VIII be
edged around the throat with 1ur-AInarillo Pan
handle
Gen villa is said TO lie surrounded by Carranza
forces on two sides. The remaining two sides, how
ever believed to be wide enough for exits-Dalas
News
our idea Of a war story or story Of conditions in
begins this way Berlin via LOndon)--san Antonio
Express.
Considering his experience with interned sailors.
Uncle sam is be blamed if ne regards a Ger
mans bond better than his word-hnoXylhe
tTenn-) Sentinel
The United States army has gun that weighs
500 tons needs is railroads with cars rails
tAriz) Review
No matter how good arithmetician " oman may
he it is impossible 10 convince her that number
foot goes into a number shoe no times and none
Over--New Orleans States
Gen Villa may need considerable patching Up by
the time he either captured killed but no nerve
t0nics will be needed among the prescriptions
Oklahoma City OklahOman-
In spite OF the repeated denals. the assertion that
Germany is getting short continues to be
ported Is IL ease of much smoke without any 1ire
Phoenix (Ariz) Gazette
says that he is going TO enter the City Of
Mexico Nov % Carranza has too much sense 10
how long he viii stay when he gets there
Corpus Christi (Teyas) Caller.
Speaking of the horrors OF can't you imagine
keepers necessarily they think Of the absent
American tourists9-Pittsburg Press
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22

went on Nurse Jane. Il mean it's
something else-that makes "a noise
Uncle Wtgsily.' and the mussrat lazy
looked behind her left ear 10 see IL the
sellar door was tightly closed, which
4 went down little while ago.
she said to get some apples for an
apple dumping and heard heard
the noise. Uncle wisely
What sort Of a noise asked the
rabbit gentleman How did II sound,
Nurse jane
1T was scritching-scratchlng sort
of noise" answered Miss FUZZY MuzZy.
II think maybe the bad old fuzzy fox
or the unpleasant sklllerF- scalery all1-
gator with bumps on his tail is hiding
down in our cellar
Nonsense You forget. Nurse Jane
said Uncle WISELY kindly. you forget
that both the fox and the alligator
have turned good. and DO not bother
me any more Ii can't be either of
them i'm my bungalow cellar. though
they are welcome TO come II they ike
II must be the wind blowing in the
dried leaves outside
NO. il isn't that said Nurse Jane
.'.You had better. cal the policeman
dog. Uncle Wiggily-
The rabbit gentleman shook 81
head Then carefully tucklug his ears
ont Of the way he started for the cellar
door
Is where are you eoinge' cried Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy Wuzzy.
Down cellar 10 see what made the
scratching noise Of course Uncle
Wiggily answered
"But-but aren't you-afraidc' asked
the muskrat lady, sort OF whispering
ike
Afraid OF course uot.r cried Mr..
Longears. III anything is in my cellar
that does net belong there I want it
to come out Anyhow. I want TO know
what it is III 20 down and see. Nurse
Jane"
wei. I'll get some red pepper all
ready" spoke the housekeeper musl1rat
lady.
Red pepper, What fore asked In
Gle Wiggily-
so il il should happen TO be some
bad animal. like the tail-puninE chin
panzee monkey or the ear-scratching
cat down there. I can make them smell
OF the red pepper and sneeZe- And
they'll sneeze SO much that they can't
find time to bite us replied Nurse
Jane.
Uncle Wiggily laughed again.
You also forget Nurse Jane" he
said. kindly. that the ear-scratching
eat and rail-pulling chimpanzee
monkey are likewise good now and are
my friends. I guess we viii find the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22

HOSTS the occupant at the rate OF
500 feet q minute. leaving his liver
and other Intervals 70 follow slightly
later Europeans are more afraid OF
our fast elevators than they are Of our
1f-inch breech leaders. but they are
quite safe. except just before Christmas
In the highest buildings there are
limited accommodation and suburban
elevators, with lunch counters and
neWsbOyE.
Skyscrapers are also earth stabbers-
Some Of them reach 100 feet below the
surface. and are useful most OF the
way down There is no telling how
much higher they viii grow. but We
may expect some day to see a doctor
on the 18th floor recommending a pa
tieut to an office on the 137th floor,
where the climate is cooler and more
salubrious-
Skyscrapers are not always beautiful
to look at. but they are magnificent TO
look out Of. Europeans who spend
their days gazing from the second
story Of q beautiful building into the
rear brick wall Of another beautiful
building viii learn something TO their
advantage by taking 18th floor office
and soaking their souls in scenery as
they open their mornings mail It is
like doing business on q steam-heated
mountain top
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22
Skyscrapers Like Presidents And FiDaDciers
They Are Inartistic Invented In Chicago

X KYSCRAPERS are Indigenous TO
the American zenith and are
found nowhere else. They are re-
garded with great contempt in Europe,
because they are inartistic. like presi-
dents and captains of industry. But
there is a suspicion that Europe sCOrns
ali these useful articles principally be-
cause America thought of them first.
The skyscraper was invented in Chi
CagO about % years ago. II was dis
covered that by constructing a 20
story steel skeleton, sticking two or
three stories into the ground. and
drapiug the rest with an overskirt of
brick. stone or terra-cOtta, q very use
ful building could be produced The
first great skyscraper was the Masonic
temple in Chicago. 1t is Il stories high
and was once the wonder Of the world
Nowadays. New Workers frequently
stumble over il while looking for real
~ tall buildings.
Skyscrapers are now built in one.
two. three, four and five dozen story
sizes In New York. the first three
sizes are out Of style. and are being
torn down 10 make room for really
high buildings The tallest szyscraper
in the world is the WoolWOrth build
ing in New York. with 80 stories, while
the city is aIO threatened with a 100
story building from the top Of which
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22

| noise TO be only the wind"
So down in the cellar OF his hollow
Longears- He listened very. very hard.
and surely enough. he did hear .
seritching, scratching noise on wood
Somewhere
'sHa, That's funny" said Uncle Wig
sily- i wonder II II is some one try
ing TO scratch through the cellar wall
Of my hollow stump and get my car
rOts-"
So, taking a lantern made from some
last springs lightning bugs put into a
milk bottle. Uncle WigEiIy began
walking around the cellar to find out
where the noise came from. FIRST II
sounded in one place and then in an
other But at last Uncle EViggily found
that he could best hear the scratching
near the big pile OF carrots which he
4 had put in for the winter.
Hal Now ven see what II is" the
bunny uncle said softly. He held the
f.. FREELY lantern closely TO the place, but
I he could see nothing. Still the scratch
ing sounded louder than ever. Then
the rabbit gentleman cried out
-Ha- Who is there2 Who is scratch
ing on my bungalow cellar WallZ Please
stop il, for you scare Nurse Jane"
-Oh, Uncle WiggilyE 1 didn't mean
20 do THAR came back the answer
tnrough Ine WOODEN walls OF me mol
I low stump bungalow cellar y on see.
i am just scraping out, with my sharp
claws. a hollow log to sleep in all win
ter The log is close 10 your bungalow
Q
sounds so plainly. Please excuse me-
Who are your asked Uncle Wig
silly
-Beckie StubtaiL the little girl bear
was The answer If you come outside
YOU can see me making my hollow log
ready for the long winter sleep we
hears take each year"
Uncle Wiggily hurried up out OF the
cellar. and surely enough. just outside
the bungalow cellar wall was Beckie
scraping out the soft inside from an
old log
.Ha- Nurse Janer' cried the rabbit
gentleman. bringing Beclie in the
kitchen TO give her a cookie. that's
the scratching YOU heard-Beekiei And
il wasn't our cellar az all Hal Ha,
Then Nurse Jane vas very glad and
she gave Beckie two cookies But 1
think Uncle Wiggily was brave. don't
YOU. 10 90 down cellar all alonee
50 this teaches us that we should
never be afraid when We hear q noise
but always try to find out what il is
And IL the gold fish doesn't 80 swim
ming in the spring in the bed and get
his feet wet I'll tell YOU next about
Uncle WISELY and Neddie Stubtaifs
dinner-Copvrigh 1915, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22
What S a Weed?

The agricultural department has difficulty IN de-
filming the word weed" The old favoTite saying,
weed plant of place, is good. plant Of
place is not weed Rye is rye whether it grows IN
out Of a rye field and wheat IS wheat and rose
is whatever its geography. Another definition
suggested and that at first glance good is
weed plant that has the habit Of intruding where
it wanted. But this is psychological and besides
blames the plant too hard The Ohio State Journal
suggests that weed is plant having bad reputation,
which nearest to hitting it without giving the
plant credit for any sense of responsibility.
An old definition is better still; like all modern
thought it accOrds with modern ideas Of charity IN
classifying and naming reprobates: "a weed is plant
whose virtues have yet been discovere5" However
this while kndlest and most comprehensive, is not
satisfactory. plant may be a weed one side of a
garden wall and very vrtuOus citizen Of the plant
world the other for every bit Of plant life that grows
has a fundamental and abiding in the economy OF
the whole world and all time.
The splits hairs saying what weed
is, the difficult the definition becomes and the
one hesitates to say that weed can be a weed,
perfectly is it part of the plan for covering the
earth with verduTe Of the world Sometime there
may be peace between the farmer and gardener,
and the green things that he finds in his way and calls
weeds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22
Let Settlers Know About Opportunities Here
Beach Urges Continued Advertising Campaign

the other imbued with the mauana'
spirit
Following the usual custom estaD-
lished many years ago. there was sent
TO the citizens of FL Paso. tickets for
the annual Charity ball" said L. :.
Stewart Of the Associated Charities
executive committee 1T is with re-
greet and frankly with surprise that
we note that quite a number OF the
tickets are returned without a check,
but with the remarks. We do not
dance The WOmen's Charity 1ssocia-
riOn, which is not directly responsible
this year for the sending OF these
tickets, nevertheless as a part of the
Associated Charities, and I'm fact as the
organization from which the AssO-
ciatea Charities sprang. is behind this
movement for giving a Charity ball.
Whether people dance or not their con-
tributiou goes TO the aid Of charity,
shieh is the prime object OF the ball
We hope that nobody VIII return their
tickets; at least that everybody viii
keep one"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22
About

between the military and the civil is =
remarkable demonstration of the
friendliness which is mutual in the
whole big community"
ct cannot say that there has ever
come under my notice such "a sharp
contrast between the modern. uptodate.
metropolitan and the the ancient, back
ward, and slipshod as the instances
when ] first crossed the Rio Grande
from FL Paso into Juarez.' said MAJ
Gen F. E Pierce, of the Massa chusetts
militia. here for "A short stOpover with
his party travelling home from the eX-
positions in California. From what
you call Pioneer plaza and the busy
san Antonio street sections Of your
metropolitan Southwestern center TO
the Gale Commerce. and the gambling
halls OF the little Mexican border city
opposite here. the drop off in customs,
years and care would be wonderful. ii
il was not so distressing as a mark Of
distinction between two neighbOring
peoples. the one energetic pushing. and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22
The War In Mesopotamia

In Saturdays dispatches from London came the tlrst
intimation that Austrans and Italians fighting IN
Mesopotamia. All along; It has been supposed that
onlv Turks with German officers were defending
the country about the Persian gulf while for the allies
British gunboats and troops, especially Indian FORCES
and south Pacific terrtOTals, carrying on the
fighting up the rivers toward Bagdad Now it appears
that Italy has sent troops to aid the British IN the
campaign while Austrans are fighting with the Turks
in that region.
So remote from US and from ordinary American
knowledge of geography is MesoPotama, that we are
slow to grasp the real significance Of the fighting down
there Mesopotamia is the southeastern part Of Turkey
adjacent to Persia 1t contains the Tigris and Eu-
phrates rivers the city of Bagdad and the tabled site
of the garden Of Eden.
Its overwhelming significance in this war and IN the
worlds history and the perpetual contests Tor trade
and trade routes that it controls the bead Of the
Persian gulf and the short trade route through Turkey
to India-he principal fact the only land route from
southern and western Europe.
Mesopotamia IS necessary in the German schemes
of empire and deemed vital by England Tor the safety
Of British possessions in Asia. Some Of the big CAM
paigning Of the viii take place there, and Britain
is hardly interested in Egypt and the Suez canal
she is holding control Of MesOpotamia and the
Persian gulf.
The president and the governors will have trouble
with their Thanksgiving proclamatiOns this year The
United States has plenty Of material for day OF re-
jOicing.
The woman who imagined dead her
husband viii have the sympathy of every woman who
has married dead and has to take in washing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22
Advertise the Whole Southwest

The time Is ripe for great national, and Interna-
onal advertising campaign for the whole southwest;
bv efficient cooperation, campaign TO cost 100000
a year for five years could be undertaken Results
would be tremendous.
By cooperation, The Herald that all the cities
and towns from Yuma the west, to Mineral Wells
and Del Rio on the east and from Ration and Dalhart
on the north FL Paso the south, should combine
in this plan to build up a 100000 advertising fund
for a five year campaign, each community participant
ing in proportion to its population
The plan is ambitious, but 1t Is highly practical
and most timely. 1t would not bear heavily on any
one community. The smaller places would put up only
few hundred dollars year; the larger would run
into the thousands. The per capita investment for
this purpose would be only few cents year over all
immigration and capital are beginning to swing
this way Now is the time to take advantage Of this
drift, and increase and accelerate It
There is surge back from the coast and the north
west and from Canada. The north and east, and the
old south, are becoming interested never before
And there is bright possibility Of interesting high
class Of European agcutusts cOlonlzers, and indus
triaists in our southwestern opportunities.
Compared with the wonderful campaign that has
been carried for the benefit Of the Pacific coast
for the 30 years. this region about FL Paso from
the Colorado river to the east plains has never been
advertised.
great cooperative advertising campaign is needed
now and the sum to be made available should be not
less than 100000 year for five years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22
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