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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
BANKERS DEFEAT
H0UCK B0WLER5
Old Guards Lead League,
but Are Only 8 Points
Above Tailenders.

Tn the bowling in the Big league on the
.srfns club alleys Wednesday night the
Cffv National bank team took all four points
from the Houcks. while the Old GuafGs
baaf the Bergs three to one. The result
IN these matches served to further compH-
Cgte matters and to bring all four teams
etiIi closer together For long upie a.
looked like a runaway for the Houck team team
Ruf thew were gradually pulled BACK uh.ll
two weeks ago the Old Guards Went lnto
nc lead by slight margin Last Wees
tbe FIoucIs came back and went PACK my ny
me lead tied for first place with the Olu
S.,,,-5s THE result Of Wednesday night
NAV nuts the latter team in the lead, Dut
mo margin is only eight points ahead oil lhe
Rank team. which IS in last place
me feature Of the night was the return
20 form OF Joe Bryan and w. ID. stratlon'
both OF whom have been in a decided SUNNI M
FOR some time Bryan had high game LOT
Tho night with ZIG. and high total Ior NJ
match with 552. while Stratton mao hlbli
,-ar7e for his match with 2O5, and hlgh toJal
Tor the night with 567- The victory OF lLe
I3enl,srs was due to the consistent bowling
~ The entire team well as TO the soou
work Of StrattOn. Only one man on lIle
13euIyers' team fell below 500, and ne was
1-ar,, close TO IL. The Old Guards victory
VAS due partly to their own good wore
and partlv to the fact that several OF the
Bergs slumped slightly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
AMERICAN WAS KIDNAPPED,
THEN KILLED, IN MEXICO

The American found murdered Tues
day evening south of Juarez, was kid
Mapped in JUarez and taken out to the
lonely spot 10 be murdered, according
to the Juarez officials.
This tn cory is borne out by the fact
that. when the body was found, the
arms We're tied with belt and the feet
with a scarf, both of which had been
taken from the person of the muir
dered man. According to the belief in
Juarez an old feud was the result Of
the killing. enemies Of the man binding
and gagging him in town and then
taking him to the spot where bc was
murdered.
All efforts at Identifying the man
have SO far failed Local laundries
have no record Of the markings found
on the collar that was found near the
body. A number of persons in both
Juarez and FL Paso, when shown tire
picture of the dead man stated that the
face seemed familiar but none could
definitely identify it,
The Juarez authorities have decided
not to allow the body to be taken to
the American side Arrangements are
being made to bury the body this even
ing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
Two Texas Teams VIII Be Rebuilt
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Fans Want To See New Men In Action
By F. W. MOsEBACH.

GAN ANTONIO, Texas. Feb. 10
- With two big league clubs
headed this way. the fan.
er, but if the grounding legend
holds there viii be some dreary
/ days still to come and it would not be
/ advisable TO bring out the palm beach
suits as yet An air of eagerness
however, pervades the Texas league
circuit. and the fans are crOwding the
barrier ready to break into the ball
parks.
At least two clubs in the circuit win
be rebuilt from the ground up. One OF
these are the BrOnchos and the other
the Dallas Giants. Both are expected
to be important factors in the 1915 pen
nant race and the plans that are being
made in the rounding up of the play
ers would indicate that both San AntO-
Mo and Dallas will have winning clubs.
Hence this grounding anxiety. The
fans want to see the players in action.
Most Of these players are new and IN
known to Texas, although they come
with records as long as your arm, and
If they perform half as well as their
records show them to have done in the
past this league will stand ace high
and everybody will be satisfied.
BTOnchOs Like Schedule.
SO far as noted the Texas league
schedule is an ideal one and DOak
ItObtELb Is deserving Oh a vote OF
thanks for the excellent manner in
which he framed it up. From a San
Antonio point of view It could not be
better. In the first place, the bron-
chos viii open at home on April g.
which viii mark the opening Of the
season They will be at home for
string OF nine games and then make a
swing over the circuit for p games
Returning, they open at home May g
ana remain here for q games. Open
ing at Beaumont May %, they make
another swing around the circuit plav-
ing at Fort Worth June 20 and return
ing home TO open here with Waco June
Il Playing here until July T. the
Bronchos go to Beaumont for a double
header on July and will not be home
again until July a. playing Houston,
galveston and Beaumont in the order
named.
Must Jump to Shreveport.
Ihen, however, the Bronchos viii be
IN Tor jump. It will be clear to
Shreveport to play there July %. Play
ing the northern tier. the Bronchose
will be back home August for Il
games. Then opening at Houston
August 20, they will be on the
road until August 20, when Hous-
ton plays here, and remain until the
close OF the season.
How Teams VIII Omen.
me opening days in the Texas league
VIII be Galveston at San Antonio
Houston at Beaumont, Dallas at Waco,
Fort Worth at Shreveport. The closing
days VIII be Beaumont at San Antonio
Galveston at Houston, Waco at Fort
Worth and Shreveport at Dallas. The
Iuorth OF July games will be Fort
W orth at San Antonio, Shreveport at
Galveston, Dallas at Beaumont. Waco
at Houston. Labor day games will be
Beau1eont at San Antonio, Galveston at
houston, Waco at Fort Worth and
Shreveport at Dallas
Regardless Of where baseball head
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
PRISON SYSTEM OF
TEXAS Is SCORED
.Cnntinned From Page Onel .

AIoAAAAuEu AAv1A 80 49,
committee, however it viii be brought
out with a favorable minority reE orT-
Hudspeth's bill authorizing the for
nation Of corporations for any purpose
not prohibited by law, was also unfav-
orably reported.
Would Eliminate Poll Tax.
A sweeping amendment TO the state
constitution is proposed in a Joint reso-
luton introduced in the senate by SEN
ator McGregOr. which, If adopted,
would not only grant the women equal
suffrage but would remove all restrlc-
tions and limitations on the masculine
voter as well
Under this proposed amendment no
poll tax will be required, and no rellg-
iOus or literacy test or qualification
is necessary. In effect, he practically
knocks out the main features OF the
Terrell election law. The only require
ment for he or she to vote is that they
shall be a citizen of the United states
or who may have declared his or her
intention to become citizen OF the
United States, and have resided in the
state one year, and six months within
the district or county.
Senator Claude Hudspeth would have
passed a law which would make II a
misdemeanOr for person to trespass
upon any toll bridge with intent to
avoid the payment Of tolls He has
accordingly introduced a bill on this
proposition in the senate.
Must Cut OFF S2,O0O,OOO.
While there is no hope of securing
consideration Of the appropriation bill
at the presnt session of the legislature
the appropriation committee Of the
house is going ahead with its work
and is making some progress. 1t is
confronted with demands from the
various departments and institutions
of the state that would run the aggre-
gate bill up to in excess Of S17, 600. 600.
pruning viii have to be
done by the committee if the gross
amount is to be kept within the S15,-
100000 mark for the two fiscal years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
PURSE SNATCHERS BUSY;
RIDLEY HOME is ROBBED

Two Mexican purse snatchers robbed
Mrs. A. L. Chapple OF her purse We'd
nesday night as she was returning to
her home at 905 Myrtle avenue. She
was near the corner OF Myrtle and Vir-
ginia when two men walked up be
hind her, snatched her purse containing
$7.55 in money, and some other valu-
ables and ran. The robbery occurred
at 9;15.
DR.. J. NJ Ridley's home. at SOP Corto
street, was robbed Wednesday night
and vanity bag, a savings bank and
a gold chain were taken. The thieves
entered the house by the front door and
by using pass key and were fright
end away by the return of DIR. and Mrs
Ridley, who were away from home for
the evening.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11

; better times are coming in the near
future.
May Change Circuit.
1.-The International league will open
the 1915 season. Just what the circuit
will be has not been decided as yet.
There is plenty of time. The Jersey
City-Syracuse proposition has held US
up. but we expect to make some def
mite arrangement concerning the Jer-
sey City transfer very shortly
1T is pOssible-bUt not probable
that we VIII operate with six club
circuit in 1915. That matter is under
consideration but it is being considered
only in vague way. Our present
plans call for an eight club circuit"
The Bad News
The newspaper gang that is making
life unhappy for BarrOws prints yarns
that seem to have no basic foundation
They do not quote any actual person
as passing out the reports concerning
the alleged deplOrable conditions in the
International league. They merely
state that Il hear that the International
league is close to bankruptcy" or that
reports from the inside have it that
the International league won't open the
season"
Claim to FOreaee Disruption.
Those yarns. that attempt TO show
that the International league is in the
brink of ruin, make statements to this
effect.
THE owners Of the Buffalo club are
IN financial STRAITS ana are not Keen
about putting more money into the
league; the war has affected sports in
Toronto and Montreal and the drawing
power Of baseball there will be reduced to
a minimum this year; Richmond, which
takes Baltimore's place, is an uncertain
proposition: Newark has sOured on the
International league, feeling it ought
to have major league representation,
and with wild Bill" Donovan removed
from the managerial job, Providence
won't support the club as it did in other
years"
Says Dope Is Wrong.
stories Of that kind do harm to the
league. harm to the club owners and
they do no one good" said Barrows
They can be classed as stories that
are little better than pipe Stories for
the conditions cited by those writer's
are gross exaggeratiOns of real condi-
lions and they tend to give the public
the wrong impression concerning the
International league, its present and
its future"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
R0TARIANS SEE
CIGARS MADE
Visit Kohlberg Plant; Ar
range to Help Enter
tain the Canadians

Walter KOhlberg, enc Of the new
members of the Rotary club, was the
principal speaker at the weekly lunch
con Of the club today at Hotel Sheldon.
He spoke upon the cigar and tobacco
industry of the world and showed that
in Texas for the last calendar year, of
the total of all the cigars made in the
state. one-third was manufactured in
Ell PasO. The total income to the
United States for the past fiscal year
from internal revenue taxes, war taxes
and customs duties he said, was $101
$50, 000 or more than the profits made
by all manufacturers of tobacco, cigars,
clgarets and snuff in the country. At
ter the luncheon, Mr.. KOhlberg took
all the Rotarians with him to the plant
Of the international Cigar company, on
Santa Fe street, where he showed them
how cigars are made and gave them
sample smokes. At the luncheon, ne
distributed International cigars to all
the Rotary members, also gave each
man 3. package Of matches and
"tightWad" bill carrier.
HixsOn Congratulated.
". T. HiXsOn, one Of the original
members of the club, was extended
rising vote of congratulations on his
25th wedding anniversary. which he and
Mrs. HiZson are celebrating today
Vice president A. =. ROwlapfs who
presided in place of president Claiborne
Adams, who is attending the Texas Ad-
club convention at Waco, told % the
success of Mr. Adams and his associates
in securing the next convention fer Ell
Paso.
Mr.. Rowlands appointed G. A. Martin,
chairman; W. T. Hixson, T. A. Thurs
ton, c. W. Groom and DR.. r. L. Raney
a committee to cooperate with the local
United Empire club in entertaining a
special trainlOad of Toronto people who
will visit FL PasO on March /.
Jay BelascO, who recently became the
soninlaw of MI Rowlands, was present
H r. McClintOck. He and his bride
have recently arrived in FL PasO from
London.
Curley Says johnson Coming.
Jack Curley, promoter of the Willard
johnson fight, declared that Jack John
son would arrive in the next few days
at the Mexican port through which he
is to come to Juarez and that the negro
champion would be here in time for
the fight. He offered to include a num-
Der of FL Paso and Rio Grande valley
views. free Of charge, IN the pictures Of
the Johnson Willard fight which viii
be shown following the championship
contest.
Letters were read from number OF
Rotary clubs in the country thanking
Ell Paso Rotarians for the invitation to
visit FL PasO en- route to the national
on the Pacific coast next
spring. One of the letters was from
Houston Fall. secretary Of the Rotary
club Of Nashville. a former Ell Pasoan,
who wanted to be remembered to his
FL Paso friends.
Mr.. KOhIberg's address viii be printed
in the Herald Saturday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
International League Is Not Broken
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Circuit For 1915 May Be Altered
BY FRANK C. MENKE.
Il LEV YORK. ~. Il!

TEW YORK, Feb. lid. G. Bar
M rows. who presidents for the
international league, has come
to the conclusion that this is a harsh,
cruel world. Ed is doing every thing
he can to hold his league together. but
nearly every morning he awakens to
find that some newspaper gent has shot
his league to pieces and dumped the
pieces into a scrap heap.
Busting the International league
seems to be one of the most popular
winter sports among newspaper folks.
When the boys have nothing else to
write about they draw their typewrit-
ers up close and pound the Internal
tional league into bankruptcy
Bent But Not HrOI1en.
Barrows admits the league isn't in
what might be called n strategic posi-
ton. And BarrOws doesn't try to kid
the public into believing that it is
BarroWs, in his statement concerning
the international league had been play
ing fair He admits, frankly, that the
leagues affairs are not in ex-
tremely good shape, but he says that
this condition doesn't mean the disso-
luton Of the league
And we believe what Barrows saws.
BarrOws, in denying the various re-
ports that the league is going to turn
up its toes and furnish a job for the
undertaken, puts forth some logical
reasons. Here they are:
Too Much At Stake.
The magnates of the International
league have about S1,OOO00O at stake
That covers stands, grounds, players
and similar assets. Among the magnates
in the league are Joseph Lannin, owner
of the Red Sox, Charles Ebbets, owner
of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and other men
who have been Unidentified with baseball
for more than a score of years
These men have too much at stake
to quit simply because the going just
now is bit rough. 1t is true that the
1914 season wasn't much Of a financial
success. for us.
The 1915 season outlook isn't ex-
tremely bright. But the men who are
identified with the International league
aren't in the game for just a year or
two. They are stickers-and they are
good sportsmen. They know they can't
always win and they are willing to
suffer a loss. If necessary, hopeful that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11

quarters may be established. the logi-
cal hangOut for players and fans is
Morris Blocks place. The former boss
broad smile radiates on the plaza in
the shadow of the Alamo these days,
and while he says he is glad to be out
Of baseball his friends predict that he
will be aching to get back into the
game at some future date
Three San Antonio boys will be
found in the Flint (Michigan league)
lineup the coming season. They are
Freddie Huntress, Pahlmann and HOff-
man. The noted Tony ThebO will also
be in the Flint lineup. Louie Barbour,
last season with Denver. who will be
with Salt Lake City this year, is spend
ing the winter at his home in this city.
Former Player Dies.
A familiar figure in local baseball
circles passed away, in the death OF
Sammy Deskin. who played with vari-
GUS clubs in the Texas league and was
also an umpire. He was Sc years Of
age.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
$4,000 IS VOTED
FAIRGROUNDS
Council Creates Playground
Fund; Refuses to Pay
Appeals Court Rent.

The CITY council created a special
playground fund Thursday morning
and transferred $4,000 from the special
fund to the new fund for the city play
The council also provided for fur
Their Improvement work on Eighth
street by creating the Eighth street
parking fund and transferring $lOOO
from the special fund.
The petition Of the county commits
sioucrs court. asking that the city
contribute 500 per month towards the
rent for the maintenance of the court
Of civil appeals in the Mills building,
was denied1
The January report of the city libra
rian showed receipts Of $777.25, expend-
lures of $T0120; and cash on hand OF
S76O5; the report Of the sanitary com
misSiOnCTs. revenues of S1,440.10: that
OF the blacksmith, receipts OF S1.O93.4O;
that of the city engineer. expenses OF
S1S63.05 and revenues of s949 The
city sealer's report for December
showed collections Of $3.50.
Only II Cases of Smallpox.
Forty deaths were shown by the
weekly report of the health officer, Of
which Il were Americans, "a MeXicans,
two negroes and two Cinnamon. Births
numbered z6, Of which six were Ameri-
cans and 20 MeXIcans. total Of 66
cases Of contagious diseases were re-
ported at the end of the week. Among
them being IL Of smallpox and IS Of
d1phtherla-
The treasurer's report for January
showed receipts of $33,S6S.O5, disburse-
ments of S444S63S, and a balance Of
Petitions Filed.
The following petitions were received
and referred: Petitions Of Peter Kirk,
Wiufred Wilson. Anabel Wilson and
Mrs. R. F. Campbell forg reduction OF
tax valuation. petitions of Lippman
Co, c. d. Freeman, Jesus Sierra T. A.
Hughes and Mrs. A. Harden for cOrrec-
tiOn Of tax valuation: Mrs. A. Zeuhlke
for remission of tax penalty for 1913;
TOrnillO camp No. AZ, W. 0. W, for tax
exemption; property owners for fire
hydrant at the west end Of Harris via
duct; Mrs. l. NJ Chatfield for permits
sion to put up pipe to support electric
sign at 315 Texas street; =. f. Stevens,
to grade California street in the 1000
block; f. Morris Hobart, to install gasO-
line tank at sol East Rio Grande street,
and Fraser Bros. to install tank at
Oregon and Seventh streets.
The proposition OF E. z. See to decor
ate the city hall for the cattlemen's
convention was referred to the finance
committee.
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were granted.
Petitions Of Zahas TheOdores and W.
d. Cherry for haWker's license: F. b.
Alexander and others for sewer to block
70, East FL Paso; tinker and Stock
burger for reduction OF tax valuation,
A. S. Ferris for refund Of taxes. FL PasO
City and County Democratic club to
string banner across san Antonio
street at Oregon; d. Baker smith, for
special building permit to construct an
apartment house at the corner Of Cali
fornia and Oregon streets; Young Mems
Democratic club for use Of Cleveland
Square on the night of February 10
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
WHAT IS IT?
TO HENRY KELLY.

TO HENRY KELLY:
I HAVE READ WITH MUCH IN
TEREST YOUR YELLED THREAT TO
PUBLISH A CERTAIN LETTER
WHICH YOU SAY HAS REFERENCE
TO MY NOT BEING ABLE TO GO TO
MEXICO. LET NE SAY TO TOT. AND
ALI YOUR MUD SINGING HENCH-
MEN, THAT YOU HAVE Ny PERNTFs-
PUBLIC WILL BE GLAD TO KNOW
JUST WHAT THIS WONDERFUL. Sc
CRET IS AND JUST WHAT KIND or
A SCHEME YOU AND FRED DFLGADO
WOULD USE TO PLACE AN EMBARGO
AGAINST AMERICANS GOING INTO
MEXICO
TOM LEA.
ADVERTISEMENT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
SENATE LEADERS
DROP SHIP BILL
Will Pass the Appropriation
Measures Before Resuming
Hard Fought Contest.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE sit
uation in the fight over the administra-
ton ship bill underwent a complete
change today as the result Of confer
ences between president wilson and
congressional leaders
1t was determined to relax the fight
in the senate, thus suspendtng the fill
buster while the important appropri-
alton bills are passed
Meanwhile senator Cores substitute
for the administration bill viii be in
troduced in the house as an amend
ment to the Weeks bill, another shin
measure which has already passed the
senate. Under a special rule it would
be perfected to meet the views Of the
administration and then be presented
to the senate for action as new proDo-
sitiOn.
The present bill, over which the long
fight has ensUed would be allowed to
die in committee.
Extra Session Possible.
When the new bib comes over from
the house, if the fight in the senate is
renewed upon it, president Wilson will
decide whether to call an extra session
of congress for cOnsidera ton Of the
ship bill alone. His advisers in con-
gress today were giving him advice I'm
both directions AZ the white house
the presidents determination to pass
the bill vas reiterated and il was said
a decision as TO an extra session
awaited the developments in congress.
In the house tentative arrangements
were made to take up the snip bill i'm
meulauely after passage Of the pending
sundry civil bill. 1t was expected the
ship bill could be put through next
week
Adjournment Forced.
The Republicans and their allied
Democrats Wednesday night forced an
adjournment Of the senate after "a
Of
session. the longest in the history of
congress. Adjournment came on mo-
ton by senator OGOrman, by a vote OF
4S to 46.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
BELMONT AND AID WOLGAST
MATCH TO FIGHT In JJAREZ

Gene belmont and Ad Wolgast have
signed for a fight in Juarez on March
., the night before the Will
lard fight. belmont is the Memphis.
Tenn, fighter and Wolgast formerly
held the title as lightweight cham
pion.
Wolgast will fight at 1873 and Del
mont hopes to weigh in at 1870, al
though he fights much under this
weight.
The fight will be for 90 rounds and
win be held in the big arena at the
race track.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
JOHNSON
TOOK CHANCE, LOST
CONTINUED from previous page.)

the game meant a great deal to his
club, which at that time had a good
chance to win the pennant.
johnson Took Chance.
Griffith had every confidence I'm
JohnsOn's ability to pitch the team out
OF the hole, but even at that he hest
tated long time before deciding I
recall what Johnson said when the
matter was put up to him:
Records don't win pennants. and per-
haps this game will. so I'll take a
chance" was his reply.
The failure Of Johnson to win
brought plenty of criticism to the man
ager, yet the mana ger had taken the
second guess in this case. and usually
the second guess is the best one. Would
YOU have taken the same chance as
Johnson did with a great record within
your asp2-Copyrigh 1915, by the
Wheeler Syndicate. Inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
MORRIS & co. GET PERMIT
FOR NEW CATTLE EXCHANGE

A permit for the livestock exchange
Of the Morris & Co. stockyards was
taken out Wednesday by Otto Kroeeer
who has the contract for the building
work.
The permit calls for work aggregat-
ing $780, but the building, when
complete viii cost SIG, 900. according to
]. A. Tapee, Morris & Co.'S representa-
tive here.
The building will be OF Spanish mis-
sion style and will contain Is rooms.
with big lobby. It viii be one story
in he ht.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
HEAP WIZ. H. RuPGES

MAYOR KELLY AND OTHERS To-
NIGHT At THE SKATING RINK. COR
NER OF MILLS AND KANSAS, At \
O'CLOCK. DON'T MISS THIS. IT'S CO.
ING TO BE GOOD.
ADVERTISEMENT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11

-l,, i,,,r,e- connected in any way with
~ tailoring and cleaning office at IL 1oS
s sas I1foDi0 street next to the Wig
VAN theater. Phone 786 and our -. au 10
viii caH on you. Can leave -paf fse sb ots
o. srsSo pIace like Holmes. Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
HEAR WIN y RupcFC

MAYOR KELLY AND OTHERS m.
NIGHT AT THE SKATING RINK. Con-
NER OF MILLS AND KANSAS. At &
O'CLOCK. DON'T MISS THIS. IT'S Co
ING TO BE GOOD.
ADVERTISEMENT