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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
Striped Uniforms May
Take the Place Of Khaki;
Less Noticeable at Distance

London, Eng, Feb. 27.-The expert
ence of this war may lead to the trial
of soldiers uniforms striped like the
zebra or banded by the colors of the
rainbow in the opinion Of some mill
tary observers who have serious doubts
as to the effectiveness of khaki, blue
gray, or any Of the other colors now in
use In India and South Africa. where
khaki got its reputation as a uniform
cloth, it fitted well into the back
grounds of the landscapes, but in the
different atmosphere and landscapes OF
Europe both the khaki and the blue
gray show up cOnspicuOusly in mass.
Nature the color experts now say
did not stripe the zebra by way of or
nament, but as a protective measure.
It is the unbrOken mass of color, no
matter Of what shade, that catches the
eye in the distance. Colonel Maude,
well known expert, recOunts an in
stance in India when his party, ap-
preaching a parade ground from a dis
lance, were unable to see but one OF
three battaliOns until comparatively
close up. The troops all wore scarlet
Jackets But two battaliOns were made
invisible by white pipeclay belts and
cross straps, which broke the mass Of
color while the conspicuous body had
dark straps which blended in with the
red. Tigers, leOpards, birds, lizards,
snakes and most living creatures use a
notified cOlOring.
While scarlet is most conspicuous at
short range it is the first of the pr1-
mary colOrs to fade from view at a dis
lance As a landscape has all colOrs in
it. striped, large checks or variagated
blotches of different colors are the
easiest to melt into the background.
This fact was recognized in the old
times when forts on the coast were
painted in black and white squares.
Even now crude colOrs in stripes are
used to conceal wagons from airmen.
We don't have to give our advertIs-
ing away, in order to get 1t. Our
patrons are satisfied to buy it A word
n Ia nj 60 AHr-nrtin nrnarN =
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
OLD SPANISH SWINDLE
APPEARS In NEW GUISE

London, Eng, Feb. 27.-Scotland Yard
warns the public against a new version
Of the old Spanish prisoner swindle
This time it is not a Spaniard who has
hidden war chest of the Carlists in
an accessible mountain and appeals TO
some one to accept half the contents in
return for furnishing him with bal!
money. In the new version of the
swindle ii is a Belgian The Belgian,
on the death of his master in the siege
Of Liege fled with 10000 pounds in
Bank of England notes. He is now in
trouble in Spain, and will part with
half of the notes to any one helping
him out of the scrape with a little
ready cash.
A large number OF these swindling
letters have been sent to England, and
Scotland Yard men suspect the game is
also being worked in the United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
Londoners Are Not in
Fear of ZebpeZins, But
Officials Are Uneasy

are no more afraid Of ZeppelIns than
are the Parisians, less than ever now
that the last raid has shown how com
paratively pOwerless are these much
advertised German machines.
In official circles however, an air
raid is still considered almost certain
and especially does lord Kitchener
firmly believe that one Of these nights
LondOners shall wake up to find them
selves dropping their missiles of death
upon the city.
As a result of this conviction on the
part of our military dictator there viii
be no courts held at Buckingham
Palace this spring, for Jne Germans
would be almost certain to use such an
OportUnity to present themselves TO
royalty.
London tradesmen are consequently
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
FEAR FEUD MAY RESULT
FROM POISONING cows

Bremerton, Wash, Feb. 27--ReOpen-
ing of a pioneer feud is threatened
from the poisoning of 16 FLOODED Jer-
sey COWS owned by J. W. Beard, a
wealthy ranchman of Clifton. The loss
affects one Of the most valuable herds
in western Washington.
Beard has agreed to furnish bond
for any damages if two suspects are
taken into custody and any offences
occur during their confinement.
Twenty years ago the region
now in a panic gained the notoriety
by a series of feud depredatiOns rang
ing from the burning of houses to the
destruction Of much personal property
and the shooting and poisoning of do
nestle animals.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
GiOe One Days Income to
Help Unemployed; Man
Sends CHECK for $4,000

New York, Feb. 27.-A novel method
for relieving the suffering Of the 2OO,-
900 unemployed of this city has been
put in operation at the suggestion of
judge E. H. Gary, chairman of the
board of directors of the steel corpora
ton, and Mrs. James Speyer, wife Of the
international banker, who are serving
as the heads of two COMMITTEES, one of
men and the other of women, working
to relieve the suffering among workers
resulting from the existing Industrial
depression.
The proposal was made that every
person in the city who could afford to
do so should contribute one days in
come toward the relief fund. Some I'M
expected responses already have been
obtained.
One of the richest men in the country,
figuring his income at $685. a day,
sent in check for that amount, and a
wealthy woman contributed $4,000 as
her share.
newsbOy who sells papers in City
Hall park turned in 80 cents-a days
prOceeds-"to help some other guy in
hard luck"
The subscriptions quickly ran into
six figures and are rapidly increasing
One of the principal uses to which the
funds are being put is the establish
ment of workshops where men and
women are given employment at max
ing bandages and other articles, which
are distributed free to the city's hos
pitfalls and charitable institutions.
More than 200 of New Yorks leading
hotels and restaurants announced sew
eral days ago that they would aid the
city to relieve the condition of the I'M
employed. A committee of hotel rep
resentatives pledged thousands of
lunches. With their assistance, the city
will not only feed the employed in the
emergency workshops, but will give
food to the workers to take home.
Mr.. CattIeman, you'll find all your
friends at Heidelberg cafe. Good music
and the best things to eat.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
A BAD CASE
AND ITS RELIEF
Lady Tells Details Of Ten Years Of
Suffering Which Now Lies
Behind Her.

Wallace, Va.-Mrs. Mary Vest Of
this town, says: About ten years age,
I had very poor health, and for five
years it steadily got worse. I could
not stand on my feet got so I could
only drag about in the room. Most
Of the time I was not able to do my
work.
had terrible bearing down pains,
ny back ached all the time and was
very weak. could scarcely carry
anything and suffered agony when L
lifted anything The muscles in my
abdomen were so weak I could scarcely
lift myself up straight, and I thought
I would surely grow crooked. had
difficulty in walking, it was so painful.
/ suffered in hips and back and could
hardly raise up at ALL At times,
couldn't sit on the chair-wOuId have
to lie down. I was in such agony.
just sat around and cried.
At this time, about five years ago,
I began to take Cardui, at my mothers
insistence. After two or three weeks
use I saw an improvement. The pains
got less gradually until they disap-
peared. In two months I could walk
without pain and could do most Of my
work For about three years my i'm
provement was steady and continued
until L had back my health and
strength.
The cure has been permanent for I
have been in good health for the past
two years, due to my having taken
Cardui, which effected the cure"
All druggists sell Cardui Try it
Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
New YOrk's Strangest
Visitors Are Under -Four
Feet and Are ImbeciZes

New York, Feb. 27.-New York's
strangest visitors arrived several days
ago and are now residing on Ellis island
as the guests of Uncle Sam until the
immigration officials decide whether Or
not they shall be allowed to enter the
country and proceed to the Panama
Pacific exposition. These remarkable
guests are dwarfs from British East
Africa, all under four feet in height,
and they are all members of one fam
lily.
It has already been decided that four
of the five are imbeciles, but the case
has been appealed by the parties in
terested in getting them to the EXPOSE
ton. The three diminutive children
have heads shaped like pecan nuts.
Their main amusement is to look at
themselves in a mirror. One Of the
children delights in trying to kiss him
self 1t appears that this is the first
time they have ever seen a mirror.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
School Board Makes Good
Promise; Seattle Man Sc
leCted as Supervisor.

Carrying out its agreement to ap-
propriate one-half the amount given by
the city council to the playground fund,
the board OF education at its postponed
meeting Friday night made available
at once the sum Of $500 The board
also took action on the recommendation
Of the advisory committee Of the cham
Der Of commerce playground and recre-
alton committee and elected as super
visor Of recreation J. H, Slime, of Sc
attic. Wash, at a salary of $1,000 per
year
. Very little discussion accompanied
the dispO-al of The playground matter
President 7. B. Simmons proposed that
q committee Of citizens be appointed to
take i'm charge the system and that
the money appropriated by the city and
the school board be turned over to this
committee. The plan met some oppo-
sition on the ground that it was orig
inally intended that the system should
be under the direction of the school
board. No action was taken on the
proposal Of the president
Trustee r. L. Holiday moved that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
DOCTOR DENIES PERFORMING
ILLEGAL OPERATION ON Girl

Denver, Colo. Feb. 27.-Dr. Floyd W.
Noble, charged with murder in con-
nection with the death Of Ruth Merri
weather following an alleged Illegal
operation finished his testimony in his
own defence Thursday. He declared
that he had been impOrtuned by the
girls mother, Mrs. Grace Merriwether,
to perform an illegal operation, but
had refused Later, he said he treated
the girl in an effort to save her life.
Two kilograms said to have been
sent by Mrs Merriwether to DR.. r. J.
Mason of Chicago, urging him to re-
turn to Denver, were introduced as
evidence by the defence in an effort
to prove that. Mrs. MerriWether knew
her daughters condition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

Our yards will also be provided with Scale
houses, branding and dehoming chutes, catch
pens, ante-mortem pens, cutting pens and all other
necessary facilities that go to make thoroughly
up-to-date stock yards.
Will have accommodation for q 1000 head
of livestock when yards are completed. All rail-
roads will have equal facilities as to ingress and
egress TO the yards.
VIII have good force of competent stock
yards operatives and it will be our especial en-
deavOr to accord uniform, prompt and courteous
attention to ALL
A new livestock exchange building of Span
ish Mission design will be erected, and we ex-
tend hearty invitation to the cattlemen to visit
our new yards during the Panhandle & South
west StocEmen's convention.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

Reports that judge C. L. Vowel is to
be appointed city attorney by mayor
elect Tom Lea were in circulation Fri
day afternoon.
Lea is confined to his bed by illness
and has had no conferences and has not
even been permitted to discuss politics
or political appointments.
Judge Vowel stated Saturday morn
ing that he had never spoken to Mr..
Lea about such an appointment and
denied any knowledge Of it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

very much disappointed, the more so as
it was said not long ago that king
George was quite determined at least
two courts should be held.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
To the Livestock Men of
the Southwest

Our new stock yards will be open for business
on March |, 1915, and we invite you to ship your
cattle, sheep and hogs to our new location.
We will be well equipped to give your stock
the best Of care and attention in all departments of
stock yards business. Will have up-to-date,
clean, sanitary yards, with continuous loading and
unloading platforms. This will facilitate the per-
Torrance of loading and unloading, and will be
good thing for livestock, inasmuch as the usual
jostling of cattle In cars already loaded Will be
eliminated, owing to the fact that it will be I'm.
necessary to spot cars while loading or unloading
The continuous platform, with chutes one car
length apart, will be new feature In the South
west.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
PHONE EAsY 5 FOR

Coal. wood and kindling. Service best
ever. Try us and be convinced.
NEFF-STILES co. Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

Athey cIofh-Iiued weather strip keeps
out the cold. Rathbun-MiX Co.-AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
PHONE EASY. s FOB

PHONE EASY. s FOR
Coal, wood and Sindling. Service best
ever. Try US and be convinced.
NEFF-STILES co. Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

Why not dine at the Hotel Sheldon
Cafe Sunday evenings? Phone 3641 for
table s.-Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

We don't have to give our sdvertIs-
ing away, in order to get it. Our
patrons are satisfied to buy it. A word
20 the Wise.-Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

Mr.. CattIeman, you'll find all your
friends at Heidelberg cafe. Good music
and the best things to eat.-Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17

tors II there was anything l could
take to help me and they said there
was nothing that they knew of. / am
thankful for such a good medicine and
will always give it the highest praise. I"
Mrs. c. II. GRIFFITH, 1868 Constant
St, Cleveland, Ohio.
Hanover, Pa. 81 suffered from fe-
male trouble ard the pains were so bad
at times that / could not sit down. The
doctor advised a severe operation but
my husband got me Lydia +. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound and experienced
great relief IN short time. Now l feel
Ike a new person and can do a hard
days work and not mind it What Joy
and happiness it "a to be we'll once more.
am always ready and willing to speak
good word fer the Compound. Mrs.
ADA Wilt, 303 Walnut ST, Hanover, Pa.
III there are any complications you
10 not understand write 10 Lydia L.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfidentiaD
Lynn,aaSs. Your letter will be opened,
cad and answered by q woman and
acid IN strict confidence.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17

accordance with national usage or
common morality for the governments
OF both empires were fully aware when
making the proposals of the impossi-
bility OF our government considering
them under such circumstances
'Signor Gioltti whose opposition
necessitated the resignation OF the
cabinet knew all the facts as well as
the kings ministers. He had been
kept informed Of the course taken by
the negotiations. of the obstacles
thrown in the way Of their success by
Austria and their hopelessness at the
close yet he assumed the formidable
responsibility before the Italian ma
ton and the entire world of helping
Prince Won BuelOw the agent of this
cOuntry's enemy and declaring deliber-
ately that amicable understanding
with Austria and Germany was still
feasible"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
PASS RESOLUTION TO
SUPPORT PRESIDENT
German Americans Proud of Anccs-
try, But Know Only
One Flag.

BALTIMORE, Md, May 17.-More
than 5000 German-Americans placed
themselves squarely behind Pres't
Wilson in his handling Of the crisis
with the German government result
ing from the sinking of the Lusitania,
through d resolution passed today by
the German Catholic union of this
city.
The resolution addressed 10 the
president follows:
While proud OF our German ances-
try we know only one flag the flag
of our country and we tender TO you.
the standard bearer, our undivided
loyalty.
we have every confidence in your
cool judgment, honest purpose and
brave manhood and are convinced that
you would rather be right than pres
ident. That God may guide you is
the prayer of the German Catholic
union of Baltimore"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
TRAVELLING MEN WORK
FOR WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
Say Question is Similar to Their
0Wn-Want to Vote Away
From Home.

NEW YORK. May 1G-In their
work for suffrage, women have the
interest and TO a large extent the
support OF the Associated Commercial
Travellers OF America. the secretary
Of the organization. Marc. y Rey-
nolds, said today. Travelling men are
working for their own right to vote
and so are especially able 10 sympa-
thize
we are trying TO have special
provisions made so that he travelling
man who has met certain require
ments of legislation may vote though
absent from home says Mr.. Rey-
nolds, and are hoping TO have the
New York state constitutional con-
ventiOn approve this measure. In five
states of the union such provision is
made for travelling men and we are
now determined TO get tho same right
for the men of New York"
Question l. Similar.
Because of the similarity in the po-
stion Of the travelling man and the
women Of this state the question of
women suffrage came up at the re-
cent meeting Of the Associated Com
mercial Travellers of America and a
lively discussion followed.
This resulted" Mr. Reynolds
said, lin a vote to poll the organiza-
ton on this question. We have about
3, 500 members and every one is 10
receive a letter asking him 10 state
his position in regard to women suf-
frage. The result of this poll will be
announced at the semi-annual meet
ing held in August.
Il feel confident that the organiza-
tion viii go on record as endorsing
women suffrage"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
HERMAN BIDDER ILL

NEW YORK, May 17.-Herman
RiddeS owner and editor Of the
Stats Zeitung. is seriously i'll in his
home here He is suffering from a
complication of diseases which were
aggravated by Overwork. due TO his
tireless efforts in behalf Of the Ger
man cause.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
MAN is KILLED IN JAIL

FORT WORTH, Texas. May IL
J. W. Gilpin was shot five times and
killed in the county Jail Saturday aft
ernoon by Dee Estes a lawyer and
politician
Gilpin was arrested Friday on the
charge of attacking the 12-year-
daughter of Estes. The girl says she
and a girl companion were entiCed TO
the grocery owned by Gilpin.
Estes was arrested, but released i'm
mediately on 1000 bond. Gilpin was
unmarried.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17

expected to have to
undergo an opera
ton, but the first
bottle / took of
Lydia E. Pinkham 3
We ge table Com
pound relieved me of
the pains in my side
and / continued its
use until l became
regular and free
from pains. l had
asked several doc
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
HOW WOMEN
AVOID
OPERATIONS
by Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Cleveland, Ohio - My left side
panied me so for several years that l
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
day. elliptic coupons and bring them alOnQ

Women and misses can choose 4
from beautiful shepherd CHECKS, II
wool serges and novelties; in '
plain cOlOrs and checks; CONF
trastingly trimmed collar; fiar-S
ing back or novel belted effects.
COMPARISON ESTABLISHES
ACY.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17

The cabinet expected then, at any
moment, war might be declared
against Italy by her two allies.
1T is evident that only when Italy
was at perfect liberty in every sense
to treat with the entente powers that
SOnninno struck upon the binding &C
cord with them in the interests of
the nation. This formal binding COM
pact marked the end Of all negotia-
tons with Austria and II was only
when Germany got wind of this de-
cisive event. which threw us into the
arms of her adversaries that she be-
stirred herself and reused her ally
to make belated advances and this in
formation spurred the diplomatists of
those two capitals 10 make an eNper-
inent which need not be qualified in
words.
Having refused italy any terms
worth entertaining during nearly nine
months of conversations and negotia-
tons and having waited until they
knew absolutely she was bound In
honor to their adversaries and unable
to entertain further offers from them
selves they came forward with pro-
posals less absurd than any yet made
and asked the cabinet 10 accept them.
\ TNVo-FoId Advantage.
This maneuver. il is evident. would
have a two-fold advantage from their
sulta I'm the position Of either refusing
the concession which at any rate were
no longer decisive or else OF exposing
the nation 10 eternal obloquy as guilty
of an infamous breach of faith
Moreover. these belated concessions
we're not offered 10 the Italian govern
ment in the first instance. They We're
typewriter here IN Rome and dis
tributed by German agents among
senators and deputies of Sgnor GiOl-
utti's party together with an eXnorta-
ton TO consider what folly II would
be for the Italian government 20 re-
ieCt them and go 20 war.
While they were being handed
around and published in home and
foreign papers the kings ministers
had no know ledge OF them whateve-.
They had not been officially proposed,
but only privately distributed and
used as a weapon wherewith 10 deal
blow 10 the men who were laboring
in behalf of their country and king.
1T was only after the oppositonal
press had attacked the cabinet or the
strength OF these offers which had not
been made TO the government and
which even if they had been. could
not be entertained. they were for
maIly communicated 10 Baron Son
nino- This procedure was not IN
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-22
little POSITIVE law ENGAGEMENTS
MARK SESSIONS OF 1915 LEGISLATURE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 22-Two
weeks from today the Indiana legisla-
ture's sixty-ninth session will end.
There has been some talk Of speed
ing up" the session, but the law max
ers generally have not entered into the
plans for rushing any great amount
of positive law enactment. The fewer
laws the better seems to be pretty
generally accepted as a good motto for
the legislators. Bills that have gone
through both houses are comparative
ly few thus far.
This situation has led Governor
Ralston to fear an avalanche of bills
during the last few hours of the ses-
sion. The executive is exerting his in
fluence to have work accelerated on
the bills that the administration con-
siders important.
The house passage of the Jones pri-
mary law, and the senate action in
passing the Maston limited suffrage
bill are not taken to mean that these
two will finally become laws. It does
indicate. however, that the Democratic
majority intends to pass some kind OF
primary law, and that possibly a
suffrage measure will get through.
Other Legislation.
A registration law amended to ena-
BILE a voter who remains in his pre-
cinct after one registration. to contin.
ue to vote without registering again
unless he moves into another precinct,
is understood to be on the way to en-
actment. Some kind Of workman's
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-22
BY LEASED WIRE,1

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-There is
no such thing as "Stotsenberg
amendment to the Indiana legisla-
tion, according to opinions expressed
today by several Indiana lawyers.
They declare the twenty-five amend
ments which were before the 1913 leg
islature and are being considered by
the present assembly, were not prop
erly entered on the senate journal two
years ago and now the amendments
cannot be submitted to the people,
Judge W. H. Eichorn, of Bluffton,
first discovered the alleged weakness
in the record of the Stotsenberg
amendments. All attorneys who have
looked into the question, agree with
the Bluffton jurist. Representative Ma.
son J. Niblack, who two years ago pre-
vented an improper entry in the
amendments on the house side, said
today if the amendments become a