El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-30

ANKERS. brokers, coniHlis94OH
merchants and dealers in tobacco
II will not be required to pay spe-
ciaI federal taxes beginning with the
first OF the new year
In replv to q letter addressed TO A s
walker. the collector OF internal reve-
nue. at Austin. Guy Bunting, deputy
collector for FL Paso. has received the
information that these interests will not
have to pay the taxes after the first
Of the year
The businesses that will pay special
taxes after first OF January include the
following: Brokers. pawnbrokers, ship
brokers customs house brokers, thea
ters- cfrcuses and public exhibitions,
pooi and billiard tables ana bowling
alleys. manufacturers OF tobacco, cigars
and cigarets- -.
viii he due on or before January 81
for the six months ending June 81 1911
Fred J. Feldman pulled a Rotary
s.T1nt for Christmas that has been max
ing a big hit with the Rotary members;
During the past year, Fred mas secured
n sitting from every member OF the
club All Of these individual phoLo-
r-ranhs were grouped in the form OF
Rotary wheel. revolving about the pic
tIre Of president R L Ramey IN tne
center. Between the spokes Of the " eel
appropriate Rotary sentiments are IN
scribed This was photographed and
every member was given a copy Ihus
every Rotarian has a photograph OF all
his brother Rotarians in most unique
and highly artistic design
Johnnie hadn't been Just exactly the
sort of a boy his father wanted him TO
be so father decided TO give him a
S'7 When N Johnnie and little sister put up
their stockings Sunday night father
told Johnnie he feared Santa Claus
would overlook him
When the stockings were filled Jhat
night. Johnnie's toys were hidden;
sisters were put into her stocking IN
Johnnie's stocking pair OF morse
shoes had been dropped
Next morning both were up early.
Sister found her stocking full OF stufI
and began TO call out to Johnnie what
what did you get. Johnnie?" she
Johnnie had pulled the horse shoes
from the stocking and stood looking
gloomily into the fireplace
7 got a hOrsie," he said. but ne sol
away"
Capt W F H. Godson- adjutant Of
Fort Bliss. though he doesn't look II,
is old enough 10 have son IN West
Point The young man entered THIS
year.
Rotarians Sig SchWabe and Claiborne
Adams have been ditribut ne TO thelr
Rotary friends some very handy little
memorandum books with leather covers
for interchangeable note paper Mar
ried men are advised to be careful what
they write in them. however and the
advice IS considered good, coming from
two authorities on the subject
The Lander Lumber company Is going
10 keep open house" on New Years
day. II is promised that nothing
splintery will be served
Act like a ferry boat and come
across is the new expression in the
Society OF Tight Wads- II is addressed
TO non-members. always
Burt Orndorff took dinner with tbs
Rotarians Thursday-ate all the way
through-and the Rotarians had birds
They are hoping that Burt will eat witt
them every week
Bishop A. J Schiller follows the gooC
old custom Of carrying snuff box ant
taking q pinch after dinner. TIL
bishop passed the box at recent dime
where he was an honor guest and ha'
a good laugh at the clumsy manne
in which his friends tried TO sniff tn
contents. Some of them came out o
the experience with fearful eyes.
Joe Nealon says Christopher COlum
bus was a greater man than St Pat
rick. for the reason that St Patrick dis
covered a country which the Irish hav