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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30
Little InterUiews

stimulated the interest Of the youthful
generation in agriculture and stock
raising as have the corn and pig con-
tests They promise 10 become IN
stitutions."
Il wish TO convey my thanks to the
people of the city for their efforts TO
help'sitS OF injured firemeu by attend
ing the dance given Thursday night az
the Ryan academy" said fire chief
John ". Wray- There were over 500
people there and the members of the
department Join with me in apprecla-
ton OF the. presence Of the FL PasOans
At the dance. The money derived from
the sale OF tickets to the ball is used
toward paying the expenses OF firemen
who are accidentally injured or become
sick while on duty, an amount being
Relief association. I am proud OF the
manner in which the firemen handled
the dance for I am certain that every
one had an enjoyable time"
y
The same prosperity that has been
such a factor in the upbuilding Of
other prominent cities will aid Fl PasO
in the establishment Of a sugar beet
factory in the upper valley" said r
4. Condor. of Denver 7 have been
closely associated with the sugar beet
business for some years. and I believe
that no other enterprise would bring
more money into the country than that
OF the sugar beet factory in the Ne
silla valley
a good many Ell Pasoans are going
TO the not springs at PalOmas. y. N"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30
Little InerUiUs
County Auditor Agrees His Office Needs Help
New Interest Is Shown In Boys Corn Contest
UT

tsTHE recommendation by the
grand jury that the county
l. commissioners employ more
help in my office was welcome news
indeed" said Roy D. Barnum. the
county auditor. The grand jury, in
making its recommendations took
cognizance Of the shortage in the tax
collectors office in a former admins
tratiou. and pointed out the fact that
under present conditions 1t is impOs-
sibIe to check all the county books.
believe that If the commissioners viii
give me one good man. and, at GER
tain times in the year. a young man
OF a girl clerk. it viii be possible TO
make a check on all the books This,
omical, as 1t it Is certain that add
tional help viii be vitality necessary
some time"
with the harvest at hand. the boys
corn contest is taking on renewed IN
terest." said A. q. Graham. county
farm demonstrated some fine speci-
mems are being submitted for the
judges lust when the contest viii end
has not been decided The corn grown
by the boys viii make an interesting
addition 70 the exhibits at the soil
products exposition There is also .
lively competition developing in the
boys pig club. The youngsters are
raising some fine pOrkers TO be Judged
later on. Nothing seems to have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30
PRoHIRITIONISrs PROGRESSIVE.

Editor FL PaSO herald
In your issue OF September %. You
say editorially- With no desire 20
make any unjust reflections. IL does
appear that the Prohibitonist party. as
represented by its presidential and
vice presidential candidates now or
tour. has been pilfering a little stuff
from the Republican and Democra tic
parties TO make its cold water platform
more invigoratinE to the voter"
On the contrary. the Prohibitiouist
party has always been leader-neVer
a follower. Neither has il been 2 one
idea party True. it was brought into
existence by the internal revenue act
Of 1862. whereby the national govern
Tuent became and has remained a part
ner in the liquor traffic. Immediately
after the war. the party was formally
organized and wrote its first national
platform in 1872. since which time II
has steadfastly stood for the national
abolition Of that traffic
From that day to this, the Republi-
can and Democratic parties have trailed
far behind in reluctant acceptation OF
progressive issues advocated by the drs
party.
If you viii consult the twelve ma
tional platforms of the Prohibition
party, YOU VIII find that the latter has
been a leader generally I'm advance OF
other parties in advocating woman SUI
frage; the election OF the president and
snators by direct vote employers Il
ability laws; abolition Of child labor:
arbitration between capital and labor
arbitration o. International affairs q
permanent non-partisau tariff commits
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30
A Hint Of The Submarine Warfare?

Public statements by government leaders in the cOun-
tries at have to be scrunized closely at
fordng the best indication of any change of sentiment
IN those countries with respect to the The first
signs Of the still very remote peace expected thus
10 be disclosed.
Thus it was when Dr.. Bethmann-H Ollweg, Ger
man imperial chancellor addressed the reichstag day
or two ago The world looked forward to his speech
10 see how Germany taking the Whatever
hope there that the empire through the chancellor
would show signs Of weakening, vanished when Won
Bethman Holweg spoke His speech contained nothing
but evidences Of unaltered determination to keep
with the until the central empires achieved final
victory and of bitter hatred for England
Anything to beat England the chancelor's view,
and he declared that statesmen who refTaned from
ing all possible suitable weapons against such
envy, owing to sentiments Of consideration desire
to keep open basis for future understanding de-
served TO be hanged.
Just what the chancellor meant Is a matter of inter
est of neutIals Did he that Germany should 90
back TO the former ruthless Submarine warfare which
gravey endangered the relations between Germany and
the United Stses2 It will be remembered the U-bOat
directed against British ships and affected the
United States only through the loss Of life Of American
citizens who were passengers British ships. If the
canceor did hint at resumption of that mode Of war
fare there may still be trouble ahead
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30
Roundabout Town
Slaughter of Harmless Birds Should Be Stopped
Ruthless Slaughter Of Game Is Just As Bad

TITH the hunting season on, IS
M it not time TO stop and take
stock little before beginning
the slaughter? Of course. as long as
there is game. we viii hunt. but there
IS no necessity Of Strengthening just for
the sake Of slaughter. just TO test our
craftsmanship. There IS no need 70
shoot L rabbits If four viii be enough:
there Is no necessity for killing so quail
II the legal limit is enough. and even
more than We need. and. above all,
there is no necessity for the reckless
shooting of songsters just because they
perch in the limbs about US and offer
their pretty bodies as tempting targets.
Many hunters, just 10 test their skill
with their guns wantonly or. thought
lessly shoot harmless songsters. While
this is an objectionable crime. il is
lust as bad to wantOnly kill game that
IS not needed for, II from no
other viewpoint, IL destroys the
KANE and Is unkind 10 other hunters
and TO future generations. Thought
lessness, rather than cruelty, is the
cause Of most Of the slaughter Of birds,
1 hope Those who take time to reflect
would hardly be guilty This recalls an
article recently given publicity by Car
rett Serviss. the noted writer on bird
and animal life. that should be read by
every hunter. by every parent Of boys
and by every boy capable Of reading
and understanding Mr. Serviss says
one brilliant summer afternoon,
about tea time as I was whistling
along a country road. bOrdered with
old fashioned stone and rail fences, an
attractive bird flew up with its throat
full Of melody. and balanced itself on
The tip Of a high fence pole at the side
OF the road To snatch up a round peb-
ble and fling il at the singer was an act
Of instinct on my part, as with most
boys not taught better
Il had failed too often to expect to
hit my mark this time. but to my
perfect amazement the sweet voice
ceased in an instant. there was
slight blur Of downy feathers in the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30
Roundabout Town
BY c. 1. MARTIN.

air where the bird had Just been sing
ing. and. with a catching at the heart,
1 ran TO the fence and saw the little
victim lying stone dead, with the
blades Of grass that half buried IL
sparkling IN the afternoon sunshine
1t is impossible for me now TO de-
scribe my feelings. / would have given
a world to restore that bird to life.
think the psychological effect upon me
was due largely TO the deep silence
that followed the instantaneous cessa-
tion Of the poor little creatures joyous
song I seemed to myself 10 have done
something worse than murder had
destroyed knew not what 7 had made
a void in nature. In meditative mo-
ments I can see that scene as If II were
again present, and hear that bird-Toice
that was stilled in a flash have never
killed bird since-not even game
bird"
I must confess that 7 had a similar
experience some two years ago While
out hunting quail, and. disappointed at
failing to find any. I fired into a bush
covered with soarrows- Several were
killed. but one poor little fellow
dropped 10 the earth. alive. but a wing
ana q leg broken As 1 neared the scene
Of destruction and the poor. wounded
creature looked I'D al me. first pitifullv
in its pain II seemed. then attempted
TO hop off in fright. I viii confess tears
came TO my eyes and / have not fired
ruthlesslv into 4 flock OF birds since.
Somehow or other. there seems eXtenu-
alton for the woundinE Of a game bird.
and il does not seem so pitiful. ii is all
in the DAYS sport" but the wounding
OF one of Gods creatures just for the
sake Of shooting is a crime.
Dr. Herman G. Porter. pastor OF the
$4,000 Methodist Episcopal church. at
Lee and Montana streets, tried an in
terestinc experiment before he took
hold Of the church four years ago
Where Is the First Methodist
church, 90 he asked the first policeman
ne met
Why. its at Boulevard and Mesa"
came the quick reply
No. that's the Trinity church I want
the First Methodist"
well. sir reluctantly admitted the
defender Of the peace. Il have lived
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30

crowd to the model show and in the
movies see clay being plastered on a
perfect So by corpulent pseudo artist.
and witness the many Saphos of the
movies pose in the almost nude with
out the movement Of an eyelash-
They also 20 into rhapsOdies over the
many STYLES OF Man beauties. who
leer through three acts with insipid
doubt. gets the awful comparison
At the start OF the moving picture
business II was not claimed that any
artistic merit accompanied. Now we
have solemn declarations from the
Lord knows-whO il our daily papers
and other periodicals strenuOusly as
serting that they are the great moral
educators OF the masses They have
captured stars" from the legitimate
by much salary, yet it always seems
20 me that these stars have half
ashamed look as they appear before
the camera
Several estimable men. who were
paper-hangers or what not. are now
milliOnaires- Many second class Thes-
plans now count their salaries in four
figures The women Of their kind are
better known and far more popular
than the queen Of Sheba. Gifted tsicl
scenario producers are OVerWhe lined
with amateur contributions from Way
cross and Kalamazoo (Which cOntribu-
tons are generally emasculated OF a
few ideas and promptly returned But
70 seems 10 me. and ] have heard the
same from many others. that-it these
moving picture plays are TO really en-
tertalu. instruct and become artistic
lot of this dreary. ShopwOrn, mac
curate. boresome. mediocre stuff that
IS now shown viii have to be scrap
ped and the commercial part OF the
business subordinated To the artistic
and many vocifsrOus cash grabbing
moving picture magnates sent 10 re-
tiremenr II Curtis,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30

the fair. on which some special attrac-
ton VIII be given
The police are expecting much trOu-
bic from pickpOckets and thieves on
the occasion OF the visit OF the wild
west show here Thursday, and extra
efforts viii be made TO prevent them
getting in their work.
General manager G. r Sawyer Of the
Elks' street fair. received a telegram
this morning from the Southern Car
niVal company at St Louis. accepting
the terms which he offered them 10 ex-
hlbit IN this city during the Elks' car
nivaL
Deputy sheriff J. H Comstoek saws
that the sheriffs office has made re-
turns TO the district court OF about 70
citations in as many civil suits pending
ana coming I'D during the October term
The majority Of the suits are for dam
ages against the different railroads en-
terinE this city
The Texas Bankers association and
Jne state association Of commercial
clubs have jointly appointed committees
10 entertain the Chicago bankers. who
are 70 visit the state in October and
those named for the 18th congress
SlOnal district are c. r Moreheaf
mayor; B F. Hammett and z NJ Han
Ihe following are to be the finance
committee 10 have charge OF raisir-
FUNDS Tor meeting the expenses Of the
CaISle Ralsers association next March
ana also sum which viii be offered
as premiums for cattle brought 10 the
earnlNal- j. w Fisher, chairman, H C.
a.Sles- Charles Hunt. d. Y Hadlev.
SnaEles Newman. Tom Powers and 81
NJ Patterson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30
Americans In a Foreign War

Some have assumed the young Americans fighting for
France England and Belgium the western front in
Europe were actuated solely by love for adventure;
either that primitive longing for battle The
belief probably true regards Of citizens
fighting under foreign flag, but not all As time goes
and motives to light, 1t Is becoming increasing
" evident that many of the thousands of Americans
IN the trenches of Europe fighting for what they
consider the Hottest Of principles the defence Of cvza
ton aainst the entertainments Of ruthless might
On the night Of August 81, ID Lieut. Harry Buffers
R F. A. brilliant young subaltern Of the artillery,
laid down his life for Great Britain. He was killed by
a shell which also ended the life of his battery
mandeT.
Lieut. Buffers American, born in California,
with property California young, university educated
rich handsome with everything to make life precious,
with everything TO keep him out of a dreadful
that a man must needs consider himself dead the
ment he enters It and hold every moment Of respite
thereafter mere lucky chance.
But Lieut.. Buffers went into the war, not for ad-
venture but for principle Witness part of letter
relatives California not long before the shell
finished him:
q am no longer untried. Two weeks action in
great battle to my credit, and if my faith IN the
wisdom of my course my enthusiasm for the
had been due fail would have done during that
time But it has only become stronger. find myself
soldier among millions of others in the great allied
armies fighting for all believe right and civilized and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30
IA YEARS AGO TODAY

= Asst evening was gay one across
the river in Jusrez and the elite OF
- of the town were out for the con-
cert that took place in the plaza in
celebration Of the birthday anniversary
OF Gov. Ahumada of the state. In front
Of the old mission. a brilliant display
Of fireworks was set off. while Concha's
band from this side OF the river rem
dered a concert OF Mexican airs.
Ed NJ Fink came in this morning
with IS cars OF cattle from Ganego.
Chihuahua
Manager Fl. T. Edgar. Of the Electric
Street Railway company. VIII leave for
the east in few days on business
Customs collector Pat Garrett has
been notified that Fred l. Barnett has
been ordered TO report at the FL Paso
station for duty as a Chinese Inspector
The subscribers to the fund TO bring
the Kansas City ball team here to meet
the Albuquerque team. held a meeting
last night in the office Of 1IagOffin and
Miller
An eight pound baby girl was born
at the home Of MI and Mrs W W
Esta brook A baby girl was also born
al the home Of Alr- and Mrs. Everett
Foster.
The management of the AlbuGuereue
Territorial Fair association has set
Wednesday, oct Is. as Fl Paso day at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30

said I'd stein who has just returned
from trip there The mineral water
baths are beuefittinZ a number of SUI
ferers from here A modern hotel is
needed, but ] understand that a COM
pany has been formed TO erect a ST.. zoe
structure and the work will begin
soon HOmesteaders are fIocking into
the town. TOO. TO wait for some land
that is soon to be thrown open for set
Element Altogether. the place is an
attractive one and 7 predict great
future for it,
We have laid in a much larger stock
OF football goods this season than
usual" said William g. Walk Hun
dreds Of the national guardsmeu IN
duty here are college men and play
football when the season rolls around
organized in the camps f the boys STAY
here through October. Perhaps an
elimination tournament will be staged.
We were nearly cleaned out of base.
ball equipment. so no chance is beinaf
taken on football toys"
T remember when there we're g
dailies in Chihuahua City said Geo. u
Clements publicity commissioner %
the chamber OF commerce The
American newspapers have done =
great deal in teaching the people -
look 10 real sources for their news
so that the fly-by-night type Of jour
nal is gradually disappearing from the
large business ceuters of Mexico
These Chihuahua papers for instance.
were merely journals Of opinion. u
the variety that abound in France"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30
Do You Know That

II is dangerous 10 put anything into
the mouth except food and drink2
Sanitary instruction is even more
important than sanitary legisla-
tom
The T. s Public Health Service
issues free bulletins on tubercu-
losis1
The continuous liberal use of alec
holic beverages lowers efficiency
and menaces longevity?
Moderate exercise in the open air
prolongs life
Mouth breathing makes children
stupid
Fish cannot live in foul water nor
man in foul air
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30
Tt was IN 1684--Lditor-l
THE PARoCHTAL SCHOOLS.

Editor FL PaSo Herald
in your issue OF September % B
states that 1T is eminently proper that
all children should attend the public
schools" u would follow from this
statement that Catholics who are send
ine, their children to parochial schools
are not acting properly. This ! en-
phatically deny. The reason given by
p for his statement is that the
ideals OF America as vel as the
language are taught IN the public
schools" If By these Ideals ne means
love Of country. 7 assert that love of
country is inculcated in the psrochial
schools as we'll OF course the Ian
cuage OF America Is also taught there
p J ".
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30
CHANCE FOR IRRIGATION
WRITERS TO GET TROPHY

The contest inaugurated b. thu Ma
tional Irrigation congress. which as
sembles at FL Paso Oct II for a so
trophy offered by the Los Angeles
Times for the best 250l WORD article
on practical irrigation. viii not close
until Oct @ instead of Sep. So IN
Mss should reach the secretary of the
Irrigation congress- whose head
quarters are AT FL Paso. before. or not
later than Oct. Q. 1916
Gen Otis has been invited formal
by the president OF the congress. TO at
tend the gathering as its guest. ana
make the presentation TO the luclJ,
competitor himself
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30

thing else the patronage IS increasing
and the prices Of admission soaring.
Isn't il about time the motion picture
magnates gave the people something
besides melOdrama. slapstick comedy
and the many effusions Of the salacious
type, Only 2 few plays OF a kind 7
viii call. pageantry, are at all worthy
Of the attention Of enlightened people.
Years ago We set aside Laura Jean
Libby and the Duchess style Of liter
allure and strOve for the better. Yet
today the veriest piffle in melodrama
is offered TO the moving picture pa
irons. In TINS, as in most other kinds
Of movies the eternal feminine Is
slorified. principally. 7 suppose be
cause the sex IS the greater patron.
The villain is despicable to a degree
never dreamed OF BY the oId-fashioned
and popular melodrama writer's
Pageantry as seen IL the big spectac-
ular plays requires much direction.
many people and a serious theme It
may appeal historically. politically or
periodically, current events. actual
happenings. educative and entertaining
The slapstick class was always par
ticularly foolish. but iatterly has de-
veloped into positive rot IT can be un-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30

derstood that children may laugh Al
the grotesque things perpetrated by
cOntortionistic comedians, but II IS
quite unimag inable that youth IN their
teens and adults should be interested
The most painful sight 7 ever saw was
O. poor misguided and parent-neg iected
infant give an imitation OF Charley
Chaplin With our cOlored Sunday sup
plements. depicting precocious babies
assaulting their grandparents and these
slapstfcl comedy assassins gyrating in
the movies. is IL any wonder that the
American child is sadly lacking in
respect and discipline
The salacious type is well known;
generally the price OF admission is
raised and the adults only sign dis
played. Here we are RECALLED with the
many hued, pencil browed vampires the
artists" models. the antics of the un-
underworld. etc Aliddleaged women
dote on the vampire type they enjoy
seeing some weak minded man getting
properly added These vampire
women are. no doubt, quite the proper
thing 10 educate young women in the
really pitiful thing is a child is always
introduced as the string pulling the
tangled man back to rectitude- Chill
dren- Of course. do exert much lnflu-
ually introduce little children as Tolls
TO the vampire woman is not ele-
waiting. The trouble Is. that the Ordi-
nary respectable matrOn is apt 10 for
get that she cannot cook a boiled din
ner. tuck baby in its crib and attend 10
'vampiring' in the same day.
Ia the oIden days of the robust bur
lesque shows. women were wont TO APP
pear shocked should they learn their
usbands attended and viewed the bevy
OF plump girls clad in chaste fleshings.
gayly warblinS- Now, the dear women
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30

here long time, but 7 believe you've
got me"
DR.. Porter tried a passerby. who gave
the appearance Of being prosperous
business man
The First Methodist-the First Meth
oh, yes-I believe it's that little
church on Myrtle avenue and Ochoa
street"
Now everybody knows where IL is.
The friends Of Dr. Porter tell this an
ecdote as a proof OF the wonderful
growth Of Dr. POrter's church in the
past four years
For years II had been the boast Ia
Pennsylvania that-no military command
could put Gen Charles Clement under
the table" II IS the annual custom or
the various military organizations to
give bauQuets for the general COM
handing and il is the pride Of the or
aaniZatiOn II IL can put the guest OF
honor under the table" Gen. Clement
IS abstemiOus-at least at official func-
tions-and II began 10 seem as IL the
honor Of putting him out and under
was not going to fall to any command
in the state guard However. one OF
the cOmpanieS-Gen- Clement admits
the story. but refuses 10 divulge the
name Of the cOmmand-hit upon a
scheme that succeeded Folding chairs
were used about the table and. In plac-
ing the chair for the guest OF honor.
the bolts were removed. With elabor-
ate cOurtesies. Gen. Clement was es-
corted to the seat Of honor and. as he
sat, the chair collapsed and the com
handing officer of the guard rolled
under the table Without explanation.
the company claimed the honors for
year following.
That stencil from the soap factory
slaughter house or whatever il is. near
the five mile bridge. on the county
road. is again so oppressive that Il is
The bugahOO OF all motorists attempt
ing a trip down the county road and
positive menace to the people who have
homes in the vicinity County officials
have authority under the laws OF the
state to abate such nuisances. attorneys
assert People are wondering why Il is
allowed to continue. II is as positive
nuisance as ever existed in the county.