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Touring $4,000 Pur
w. To be awarded Dec g. IL
noon, this gift
SECOND GRAND PRzE-Ford Purchased of
be awarded December 6 II noon
number contestants votes secures this gift
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First highest number contest
this class this gift
Purchased of Will Dudley Amer1
Second highest
bero contest votes in this gift
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nc pains in the preparation of this
event in the life of the Third District
A & M. college, and it is confidently
believed his efforts will be rewarded
in much good to those who attend and
il making this an annual feature of
the school.
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him for ibis amount, pdrporting to be
from J. J. Lanier. Mr.. Powell says the
man has been properly indicted for
the ofFense in Columbus and that the
case viii be tried Monday May 22nd
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RULES OF THE CONTEST

noon; that is, they are counted in MAX
ing up the total of votes in final
awarding of gifts.
9th. Contestants and their friends
are not restricted to gift votes in their
own district, but may secure them any
where.
7th. No employee or member of fam
lily will be allowed to participate in
this contest.
Sth. Contestants must agree to ac-
cept all rulings of Contest Manager,
and his decision will be final in all
rulings.
9th. Any question that may arise
between the contestants not covered by
the rules will be determined and set
tied by the Contest Manager.
10th. 1t costs nothing to enter cor
test. You are only required to be
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0. NJ. POWELL GOING TO
COLUMBUS AS WITNESS

o. M. Powell, the loan representative
here of ]. ]. Lanier's business, will
leave Monday, May 22nd. to appear as
witness against the man who relieved
him Of 500 by sending telegram to
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District Agency Town Gift Contest

1sT GIFT-$5OOO purchased of W. H. c. Dudley To be
awarded Dec Highest number contestants votes this
class this gift.
End GFT-5OOO Gold o awarded Dec IL noon 1916
this class this gift
BIRD Gifts Books value $780, to be awarded
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class secures this gift.
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customer to be contestant.
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district agency town may ship us laun-
dry, dry cleaning or dye work direct
by parcel post, express or may patron
ize us by truck or through our agent in
their town and secure votes with each
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ognized as a contestant
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Now is the time to begin. Save yours
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22


NOTICE OF ELECTION.
To be held on the 17th dav Of December
A. d. 1916. 10 determine whether not the
OF the CITY Of Fl Paso amending section ,
relating to the establishment and extension
Of the boundaries Of the CITY OF FL Paso.
appointment OF certain officers BY creating
a fire and police civil service commission: :
ordinances imposing a fine. penalty. and i'm
DrIsonment; and section 1s1 relating to the
salary Of the mayor and city councilman OF
the city OF e Paso. Texas
Proclamation of Mayor
WHEREAS on the 9Th day Of November
4 D 1916 the City Council OF the CITY Of
Fl Paso. Texas. at regular meeting thereof.
bW the unanimous vote Of the aldermen
present. there being four aldermen present.
after amendments to the CITY charter OF the
CITY Of ~ Paso. Texas. as passed and aD-
1907. and providing for the submission OF
said amendments to the qualified voters OF
sdlu CITY lof their tooDtion or rejection as
tdulred by law. said amendments being as
Amend section so that the following
shal be added TO the same and be part Of
The City Council shall have power by
ordinance to fix the boundary limits Of the
the extension OF said boundary limits and
annexation Of additional territory living ad-
consent OF the territory or inhabitants an
neNed: that uDon the introduction Of such
ordinance IN the council IL shall be pub
ltshed IN the official newspaper OF the City
OF ii Faso- one time. and shall not there
after he acted upon until at least thirty
(30l DAYS has ELAPSED after said pubIica-
ten and when said ordinance is finally
passed the said territory so enclosed shall
the rights and privileges OF other citizens
OF the CITY Of Fl Paso. and shall he bound
reEuis lions - said citv- This method 81 an
rfNius territory shall be additional 20 he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22
SPORTOGRAPHY ~c1 BY

year How can / force the club TO pay
ne what l am WORTH
Answer-Easy. OLD top. Demand a
contract calling for so cents.
Ambitions want 10 become pro-
fessional boxer How should I proceed
to realize my ambition?
Answer-Take courses at a business
college and a dancing school
TO-DAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS
II was is years ago tonight that New
York fans witnessed the great fiasco
between Jim Corbett and Tom Sharkey.
The bout was staged at the Lenox A.
c. in Harlem on Nov %. 1898. and il
aroused international interest. At the
beginning of the ninth round Corbett's
second jumped into the ring, and in
consequence the referee awarded the
bout to Sharkey on a foul The result
was great disappointment to the big
mob Of fans who had dug Up in the
neigh borhood of $4,000 to see the
rookus- Gentleman Jim" retired from
the ring after that fiasco. but he tried
20 come back against Jeffries at COney
Island in 1900. and was knocked out.
He then fought Kid Mccoy. and put
him to sleep in the fifth round. and
tackled JEFF again in 1908 at San Fran
cisco. when he was put to sleep in the
tenth round.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22

Attest
CITY Clerk


An ORDINANCE granting to CROABIE <
COMPANY the right, privilege and fran
chise TO construct a spur tract First
street IN the City Of FL Paso. Texas
Be It ordained by the City Council OF
the City Of e. Paso;
Section ]. That there be and there is
hereby granted TO Crombie & Company the
right and privilege to construct a spur
trace on First street in FL Paso Texas 10
begin at a point where alley running North
and South between South Florence and
South Och0s streets intersects with First
street; thence in Westerly direction along
First Street. across Florence Street to the
intersection OF alley running North and
South between South Florence and South
Campbell Streets
section 2 The franchise herein granted
over that part OF First and Florence Streets
10 be occupied by said spur or side track IS
granted upon condition that said grantee shall
always keep said spur OF side track. or any
portion thereof occupying First and Florence
Streets, in safe condition. and shall always
hold the City OF Fl Paso harmless from any
claim for damages arising from the
Struction. condition and Of said spur
side track and the operation Of trains or
cars thereon and will at their own expense
defend any and all suits arising from claims
which may be alleged TO arise on account
thereof
Section 8. said franchise is granted sub
ject TO all conditions, terms and Imits-
lions now imposed, or that may he here
after imposed by the charter and ordi-
Of the State OF Texas
Section = As consideration Of this
the City Clerk. upon the granting Of this
franchise. the sum OF Twelve (s120nl Dol
lars. and annually upon the first day OF
January o. each year, during the life Of
this franchise. in the same manner shall
pay TO the City or FL Paso the sum OF
Twelve (S12.0e) Dollars
Section % said franchise and privilege
granted for a period OF thirty years from
and after the approval Of this ordinance
by the Mayor. provided. however. that the
Council may sooner terminate and forfeit
said franchise and privilege. If II shall deter
mine upon p hearing after notice 10 the
grantees herein their assigns that any
OF the conditions OF this franchise have been
violated. and provided further that the City
Council may. at any time. revoke this fran
chise without cause. by giving ninety days
notice Of its intention to do so to the
grantees herein. or their assigns.
Passed and approved this $500 day OF
-.-----.-.--19l6-
Attest Mayor
l-lA.- l-lnrlr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22
BENNY LEONARD IS
VICTOR BY K. o. ROUTE

81. Louis. Mo. Nov. Benny Leon
ard. the sensational New York light
weight. added another X. O. victory
TO his string last night when he slipped
a right across Harvey Thorpe's jaw
in the final round of a scheduled u
session mill, before a packed house at
the Future City a. c.
1t was all Leonard. although Thorpe
put up game battle He kept trying.
but could not fathOm the speed of the
GOthamite- LeOnard's famous one-two
punch had Thorpe on the run through
out the struggle Leonard tipped the
beam at 1873 pounds. while Thorpe
weighed 1874 pounds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22
Ordinance.

~~~~~~~~~~-~~~-~-~~-~-~
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE
TROY LAUNDRY. J. Z. BARNEY. W 9
BARNES AND LEE Fl. ORNDORFF THE
TO CONSTRUCT 4 SPUR TRACK IN THE
CITY OF FL PASO. TEXAS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN-
herein rranted to The Trov T.aundrW I =
Barney. W 9. Barnes and Lee II. Orndorff
the right and privilege to construct a spur
track in the CITY OF e Paso. Texas. 10 be-
gin at a point where spur track now ter
inmates in allev running east and west
through block So Franklin Heights sddi-
Newman street: thence along said allev
through block IS. Franklin Heights. to the
westerly intersection Of said allev with Aus
SECTION ?. The franchise herein granted
over that part Of Newman street and alev
running through blocks 30 and IS Franklin
Heights addition to be occupied by said spur
" siue l.eeA IL , Ef9nsTu uDoh condlt2n that
SAID grantees snail always keep said SPUR
or side track or any portion thereof occu-
p,ylng Ne% man street Or alley running
through blocks 30 and %. Franklin Heights
addition. in safe condition. and shall al
wavs hold the CITY OF Fl Paso harmless from
any claim Tor damages arising from the
construction. condition and use OF said sDur
or side track. and the operation Of trains
or cars thereon and viii at their own ex-
Dense defend any and all suits arising from
claims which NAV be alleged TO arise
SECTION 3. said franchise is granted
subject to all conditions terms and limita-
tions now imposed or that NAV hereafte-
he Imposed bv the charter and ordinance of
the CITY Of Fl Paso and the laws OF the
SECTION 4. As consideration OF this
franchise said grantees shall paw to the City
Clerk. upon the granting OF this franchise,
nually upon the first day OF January Of each
year. during the life Of this franchise in the
Paso the sum OF twelve Cs12.OO) dollars
SEclI1N 8 said Franchise aud privilege
: Granted Tor a period q thirty Years from
90 s.ter the approvsl o. This ordinance bv
o. -"f-'i- PROVIDED n"frerer- that the CITY
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22
ARMY NAVY GAME
WILL BE A BATTLE

Continued From Previous PaGe.)
their brilliant partner. but both vidal
and Place are really fine players The
Navy is also fortunate in back field
men ingram. piebe. is the latest
sensation. Coach Ingram hasn't an
nounced his lineup yet. so il is not
known who the other two backs are
l have played against both Martin and
Roberts. his logical choices and they
are both exceptional men. particularly
dangerous in a broken field. At quar-
terback for the Navy two very clever
youngsters are fighting it out, while at
West Point, Gerhardt, the baseball cap
tain. IN a fixture He weighs but $50
pounds and is used for little aside from
running the machine He does that very
well and completes what, in my hum
bic opinion. is the best back field in the
country today.
Neither team mas as yet selected its
ends Redfield and Ford. the Army vet
Grams, have been laid up good bit
with injuries and the Navy has been
doing a great deal of experimenting
with the wing men.
The Army line from tackle to
tackle has been intact since the be-
ginning of the season. Every man
il a powerful fast. fighting. think
ing player with McEwan. the cap
tain. one OF the greatest of all cen
ters-
Against this formidable outfit the
Navy will present a line as yet uncer-
tain. Capt Ward and Gilman. the
tackles. are sure OF places and should
give the Army tackles A merry battle.
The Army should have all the best of
II around the center. although the Mid
dies have quite player in GOodstein.
Last year ne put up splendid game
against McEwan and this season he
gave Peck. the Pittsburg center, all he
could handle.
On paper there looks TO be nothing TO
il but the Black. Gold and Grey. but
there's many slip -" a brother of
mine who has seen most of the big east
ern teams play this season wrote me the
following: on Saturday 7 am going to
the game in New York. hoping for an
Army victory. but very much afraid the
Navy will win" He has been prophesy-
ing correctly the other big games so far
and his remark set me thinking.
The chief thing in the Nays favor
Is the fact that they have a bunch OF
youngsters. none Of whom have been
on the team for more than a year. They
have. each and every man, been fight
a place on the team and the same spirit
is apt TO carry them to a victory in
the big game The Army has team OF
veterans Every man mas PLAYED
through many a hard fought game and
they naturally recognize their own
ability
With the exception Of the ends
the team has been picked since the
first game and this might serve to
take the edge off the fighting power
each man realizing he u
rounded by stars might loaf the
least bit aud this would prove fatal
However. the Army has implicit con-
fidence in coach Charles D DAILY who.
during his eight years at West Point. !
as player and coach has never seen a
Navy victory The graduating class at :
West Point has the unusual distinction :
OF never having witnessed a Navy tri- 2
umph al either football or base ball :
the only branches of athletics in which I
the two academies meet. The Navy will 1
fight their hardest to break this record (
and 4 battle royal should result
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22

manager to see the ball so through
some other birds pins.
Bugs Baer says that college
banjo player should always he in
the pink of conditfOn-Hurry.
Watson, he's falling.
x
That basketball game at the Y. NJ.
C a Friday night between the Acme
laundry and First National bank
should be a corker. Early in the sea
son the bank clerks lost TO the laun-
drymen in a close contest, and the
money counters will be out for revenge
Friday. Looks like a good game, and
a good crowd should be on hand to
help matters along trifle-
HARRY HARRIS. FORMERLY
A MIGHTY CLEVER HANDLER
OF THE MITTS, WILL CONDUCT
a BOXING SCHOOL At THE y
II c A HE WILL START HIS
CLASSES JUST AS SOON AS
ENOUGH PUPILS ENROL. AP-
PLICANTS SHOULD GET II
TOUCH WITH Mr.. HARRIS AT
THE Y NJ c. A ANY TINE DUR
ING THE DAY. THE PHYSICAL
DIRECTOR CAN FURNISH ALL
THE INFORMATION NECESSARY
That Saturday football game at Rio
Grande park. which brings the Eighth
Ohio and the Eighth field artillery to-
gether is going to be some contest
from early reports. Both teams are
working overtime. perfectinS new
plays for this struggle, and ii means
great deal 10 both aggregations-
Capt Hazlett called off scrimmage
yesterday afternoon. but theren be
plenty of football today at the Eighth
Ohio field, that's good bet
Fred Lee who played with John Nc
Closkey's team here in 1915. is now
with the c. & A outfit of Bisbee- He
passed through here yesterday en-
route to Oklahoma, where he will visit
some university friends, later going
TO his home in Florida.
Johnny Grfffifhs and Ted Lewis
are slated to tangle in n 10 round
no decision go in Gray's srmOry,
Cleveland. tonight. There's plenty
Of room in the armOry. a. the
Cleveland Grays are now right in
FL PasO. mustered in the Federal
service rs company r, of the Third
Ohio.
Mike Peer, manager OF Alvie Miller,
has signed for the Lorain Flash TO
meet Johnny Kilbane in I > rounder in
Youngstown. Ohio, December II. The
boys will make 122 at 6 o'clock. Miller
once held Kilbane to a draw in Is
rounds at Cedar Point
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22

IEUT. WETAND says the army
Will trin the navy. and Penn will
beat Cornell. Looks like a
broad assertion to make, but, after
thinking it over. it isn't so strong after
all The Army eleven has shown a
lot Of great stuff this year and Lieut..
Weyand is in a position to know just
about what is happening at the Point.
il he says it'll be another case of Army
wins again-why. il will not make the
men on the border mad in the least
See where Miller Higgins will not
play ball any more Maybe Miller
thinks it's more dignified for the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22
KID WILLIAMS AND
BENNY CHAVEZ MEET

Kansas City. No. Nov. 22.-Kid VIII
liams and Benny Chavez. the Denver
boxer. have signed articles for a To-
round bout to he held in this city on
the night Of December :. The weight
agreed upon was 116 pounds ringside
williams demanded and received a
big guarantee for his appearance.
Chavez will work on A percentage
basis. Chavez has knocked out 81 Of
his last 50 opponents
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22

Council MAJ sooner terminate and forfeit
said franchise and privilege. II II shall de-
termine. upon hearing after notice TO the
grantees herein. or their assigns. that any
Of the conditions OF this franchise have been
violated. and. provided further. that the
civ Council NAV at any time revoke this
franchise without cause. hv giving ninety
DAYS notice Of its intention to do 50 to the
grantees herein. or their assigns.
Passed and approved this - day Of --
4. D. 1915
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22

FOOTBALL season has developed
some good kicI5ers. but none &c
- equal those of baseball
There has been only one pitcher
with only one arm in the big leagues,
but many who have played as if they
didn't have any arms at all
appearances.
Ever see an apple,
Big and smooth and fair
Take big bite OF it.
Find il wasn't there
Ever see player,
Finest in the brush
Get into the majors,
Head is full of mush?
Ever see a boxer
Look like best alive
When it comes to fighting
All he does is dive?
Ever see a wrestler
Like an old Greek god
Fat and clumsy geezer
Rolls him on the sod
Ever see A grille
With a lovely dome
Talk TO her a minute,
Find nobody home?
Ticket Spectators at big football
games are called scalpers because they
relieve their victims of everything but
their scalps.
Those defenders of baseball who say
that il is free from brutality have
probably never heard Boston fans sing
ing "Tessie.-
GrOHchy Gus says: There is
this to be said for Ben Davis
apples umpires. and rhubarb pie:
They can't be any worse than they
nre.-
THE SMARTEST OUTFIEIDER-
This is the 37th birthday anniversary
Of James Tilden Sheckard. better
known as Jimmy" II has been sew
eral years since James vanished from
the majors but the fans remem Der him
as one of the smartest. quickest think
ing players who ever cavorted in the
Outfield. Sheckard was with the Cubs
during the Chance regime. and before
that he had spent several annums in
Brooklyn Born in York. Pa. Nov. %,
1873, he played semi-pro ball in Ian
caster, and was with Portsmouth in
the Virginia league and Brockton in
the New England circuit before he
Joined the Brooklyn Nationals in 1895.
During the war between the National
and American leagues Jim alternated
between the Brooklyn Nationals and
the Baltimore Americans leaping from
one TO the other no less than eight
times. According to old Artie Hoffman.
who was Sheckard's playmate in the
old Cub days. Sheckard pulled of more
novel and brilliant plays than any other
man on the team, and there wasn't A
player in the league who could beat
him when it came to creased lightning
At the races he played n wise bunch,
And of kaIe be won quite n bunch:
He invested-the dub
In n minor league club.
And now he Is eating free lunch
SCOTIA's FAVORITE.
Scota's favorite boxer, johnny Dun
dee. whose very name is redolent of
the heather of Bonnie Scotland, will
pass his 23d birthday anniversary to-
day. II must be admitted, however, /
that for a Scotchman Johnny has a
may be due to the circumstance that
ne was born in Sharkai, Italy, and
started life as a Carrora- 1t was his /
Scotty Monteith. who is A 4
bona fide son of St Andrew. who I
wished the name of Dundee on his
Ate1AAAC4 " IAesAAN anu
weight the little Italian Scotchman has I
whipped some of the best lads in the
game Last summer Dundee ran over ,
Ind killed boy who jumped in front I
II his automobile from the running /
'oard OF taxicab, and this unhappy /
ccident put the New York bow out OF I
he pugilistic running for a time.
ohnny is one OF the best Italian boxers
he fistic game has ever had
The Fount OF Wisdom.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22
The FOunt OF Wisdom.

s Title club } pitch To- is Try
as go e-7t ccT-n Er salar, 10. next
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22

fContinued From Prcriou. Pagc.l
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THE NEWEST REr1EDY
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