El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11

AA( days and vacations, the news
w paper man works the hardest.
When other people go to the horse
show OF TO the Fourth OF July cele-
bration or the Labor day picnic, the
newspaper men have 10 stay on the JOB
10 see that the public gets the news
While the stores close and the offices
shut their doors and the public Off
Gals take their motor cars and get
ont into the country, the newspaper
men must report the prize fights, the
ball games, the races the horse show
or the speaking
All the big events, particularly In
the sporting line. are set for holidays
to catch the crowds, so the news
paper man. worked hard all the week
on MS regular tasks. works harder on
a holiday than any other same Lnin5
when conventions come to town busl-
ness men usually figure On taxing or
a little time and visiting with the
strangers OF friends who come IN tor
q big convention No so with the
newspaper man A convention means
that his work IS 10 be twice as narqs
for he has all the news that regularly
develops and the news OF the conVen-
ton in addition. which he must gather
and nut into the paper FOR the reaQeI-
II the neWspape shut down Tor 2 cay
-ha reader who has had his holiday.
would raise the roof when ne ola
not get the news when ne came nome
at night or got up the next morning.
as the case mis- hL be Holidays anu
festivities may come and 20. put the
WORK Of the newspape- Kfan goes On
forever, only Just iUrD te5re so On
Tbis is no more true Of the man who
sits in the office at the desk and edits
and plans and writes the heads anu
gets OUT the paper man OF the re-
vie
YES they are out with the crowds, buI
they are Working-gettlng down the
things the crowds are doing or say
ing and either telephOnlnE II 10 llt
srersufrine- impatient sometimes, not
0ften) swearing editors at the Once
or preparing to return laler' II tIs
paper has gone z press, ana ~ 49, II
sin II is q work we like We Wouldn [
trade Jobs with Rockefeller. TOT lnefe
is no satisfaction greater lnsln sltll!ls
down for a few minutes after lne
sheets out" and looking over day
work vel done Then THINK 700, OF
the things he knew first ana was abis
70 tell so many people ABOUT -A N,
think Of the condolences ne locks up
in his bosom and keeps there No man
IN the world knows more secrets lnan
a newspaper man. not even the doctor
or the lawyer. It's not the worst Joo
IN the world. this being q newspaper
man
Of troops TO the border at the call OF
the president, not by a large NUMBER,
but Texas as away up towards the neao
in the honor list in its contributions
TO take care Of them. according to the
report Of the international secretary
Of the 7. NJ c A on the work 9elne
done along the border leNdS hss
,-s5eed $3.50 for the Y. NJ @ A. work
7ebicb IS far and away ahead Of the
amount raised in any JIner slns4e
state. except New Jersey, which mas
contributed $4,000. Texas was nrst on
the ground in this WOrk. the lnleIue@-
fionsl secretary says. and is second 4
In the amount contributed
Racentlv a Ford delivery truck mas .
been purchased for the Work Al Fl
Paso- Similar trucks have been com
missfoned at san Antonio, BroWnSEllls
and McAllen, while > travelling L n, &
n in the form Of a fully equipped ,
automobile is touring the Big Benz 4
Brig- Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, assistant I
chief Of staff following his recent IN ]
spection Of all troops on the o9rder, Z
had this 10 say Of the work OF the I
~" "I think the work that IS pelnS I
done by the association contributes Z
more than any other single agency u (
tho conrentment and good morals Is Z
vel as good morale OF the troops and I
consequently 10 their good health
Publishers have responded generous 4
" to the appeal Ior con lIlo -lol-9 . "a !
ma gaines to be sent 10 the asSOcla- l
+fo1 buildings on the border The I
Wefropolitan is contributing 500 copies 4
each month: Golfers 200 copies each ]
week Teglie's 200 copies a week me I
TndeDendent 1000 copies a Week Harp z
er's Monthly has sent 1000 copies; The /
century 200 copies OF the July ISSUE I
The Outlook 1000 copies and from ire I
Frank A. Munsey Co have been received i
500 NIunsey's. 1000 Argosy. 1900 RAN 4
road Mans Magazine, 500 All-Story 4
Weekly
ars= Cen Sir Francis Tane. OF the ,
British army. has drawn some rules Tor 4
the Guidance Of British officers. which d
II followed. cannot but improve the
service An American army officer OF B
high rank at Fl Paso, who came into 4
possession II a copy has asked thar
they be printed for the benefit Of the 1
three thousand and over officers now
located at or near Fl Baso- Here they
are-
The military art is based on the I
human soul. The commander who
knows what his men can do. and es-
pecialIy what they cannot do. has learnt
most OF strategy and tactics
a commander is not only crltl-
ciser- he must be also an appraiser If
he does not praise his men rs much
as he blames them he is no good
a commander who gives the fewest
orders and gets what he wants is the 4
best officer because 70 shows that De
knows his men. and that his men know
him. ard follow him
The most certain way for q com
rrander TO make a soldier q villain . /
10 commence by suspecting him Of be
ing SO
commander should never eat until