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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06

Il Paso at every turn, so 10 speak;
Things in New York are 'hummtng-
This is due partly 10 the prosperity
that prevails throughout the country,
but last week il was due particularly
TO the hotel mems exposition ana me
army and nav game The Tale-Har-
ward game also brought q lot Of peo-
PIE 10 that part Of the country
7 notice in driving over e Paso
that people have made mistake Ia
planting low headed trees on the side
walks said r F Cruise. formerly OF
Sherman. Texas. and Roswell y "
now Of Fl Paso- When they are mead
Cd low. limbs are in the way Of people
passing. and trees do not grow 1aS-
enough in this dry climate 10 change
their heads 7 would suggest that IN
planting trees. the people try 20 gec
them limbed out at least eight feet
from the ground. Also. 7 notice that
people are not watering their trees
enough in the winter time, as the roots
make growth through the winter. and
they start I'D better in the springtinle
when watered through the winter The
same could be said about roses and
shrubberv of all kinds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06

Ills Is not offered as an excuse
tor I got a quail when I went
l. out) but did you ever know sec
ton OF country where it is more diff
cult to hunt small game successfully
than around e Psso2
The sandhiIls are so numerous and
the brush so thick, that rabbit can
jump up and make faces a. you and
then. before you can get your gun in
position to fire, dodge behind a hill
and into a hole. And by the way, rab-
bits did not disappear into anything
but hollow logs where I used TO hunt
them as a boy down in Texas ana Where
John Wyatt chased mem IN ,5eoI sd %
4 p. Coles hunted them in Tennessee
ont here however, they 1--we IN the
ground. the soft sand making burroW-
ing an easy matter, and they can eeI
awav and hide with the greatest ease
Then as Tor the birds. the DruSn IS
so thick that if you shoot more than
one, YOU are more likely to lose all
that you could not keep an eye on than
YOU are 10 find them. They are eX-
act1v the color of the fFoSr-killed VeSe-
tatjon and this vegetation is so thick
II the valleys and on the mesas, that
once they fall into il, the task OF find
ing q bird is next to Impossible An
other thing. the birds have a habit OF
LltlnS AOhr huGn a NDFE1 - AANo-ASNs
50 low that If you are in thicket OF
brush or even a field of sunflowers, IL
IS impossible to get shot at them un-
Ill they are out Of reach
And dueks2 While there are some
ducks hereabouts. think Joe Wright
an = W Daniels have frightened
them all off, for they are very choice
nowadays about where they light
with some friends. I left FL PasO one
morning recently tI1 not say IL was
sunday at { ocoIck and made" pond
near san Elizario, reputed 10 be COW
cred every morning with ducks, and
after waiting for daylight, almost
The bosom Of the water except the
reflection OF the sky Later We saw
several flocks flying overhead from the
north and found some resting compla-
certify on the muddy surface Of the
Rio Grande, but they were on the Mex
lean side and we did not care TO 20
oF~- after them, 50 We did not shoot
a. them.
Anyhow. it's lots OF fun going hunt
ing. Tor YOU can cook your bacon and
eggs and steak that YOU carried along
from town and il tastes a lot better
than II would taste at home. particu-
larly If you have q small son along
TO pick up an occasional handful OF
sand and sift il INTO the frying pan
Then there are always trees full Of
blSckbirds and sparrows If you really
wish 10 test your craftsmanship and
usually n native to come along near
the end of the day and tell you that
IF you had gone about five miles fur
Their, you could have got all the game
you wanted
Lieut. Merritt Lamb, 32d Michigan
infantry, likes hunting, but he is not
going hunting in New Mexico any more
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06
CYCLIST WANTS $500; SAYS
HE WAS INJURED BY A CAR

Edwin b CarsweIl. a minor q al
have brought suit in the Goth district
court for $500. against the FL Paso
Electric Railway company for injuries
received on sept 10, 1915. corner
Wyoming and Stanton streets
The petition alleges that thrOugh the
negligence of the company. when
Government Hill car was being oper-
ated at dangerous rate OF speed he,
while riding a bicycle along the street.
was either struck or thrown against
the car and suffered fractured skull
and severe lacers tons.
The answer OF the defence states that
the defendant was riding bicycle and
doing so by holding on TO the rear of
an automobile. and that when the. auto
swerved to pass another machine near
the curb. the bicycle tipped over.
throwing the defendant against the
side OF the car
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06
"ES not our meal ticket"
Annie Rooney's exclama-

n Annie Rooney's exclama-
= - ton REQUIRED 10 Agnes Nor
iey's mind as she paused IN front OF
the address engraved on the card Has
brook cambridge had handed her
She remembered. as she looked AZ
the big apartment house. that 0ir.
cambridge had told her he was a rich
man. He must have means 70 live n
this building
She hesitated a moment before en-
tering No. Mr.. cambridge was not
what Annie Rooney had termed the
meal ticket" Of either OF the girls who
had discussed him this afternoon But
Just now he was the means with which
Agnes Morley could hire the trained
nurse needed b. her aunt She ha led
10 nave to depend upon any man for
this mOney-yct. how fortunate that
she could work for il,
After all she reflected resssuringlyY
she would be earning this sum, not &C
cepting il as a gift- The thought gave
her courage TO enter the wide lobby
and cross TO the elevator.
Mr. cambridge" she said briefly
Are YOU expected the boy queried
The question brought slight flush
TO her face. 4 am" she replied colby.
On the 10Th floor the operator di-
rected her 10 a door at the end OF
the hall
Eleven D. he said laconically.
The descending car was out OF sight
by the time Agnes had pushed the but
ton indicated \ man servant answered
her ring
.lIr. Bain0ridee is expecting YOU.
madam. he said. before she could
speak Please come right into the
library
Fine Apartment.
She had never been in a. duplex
apartment before. and the elegance %
all the appointments made her widen
her eyes II was like the inside OF a
house. she reflected as she saw the
mahogany rallied staircase running up
from the square hall The large room
into which she was ushered was lined
with breast-hiCh book shelves. The rug
covering the hardwood floor was so
thick that her feet seemed 10 sink into
IL. The furniture was upholstered il
rich leather
Above the bOokshelves hung uumer-
Gus pictures. in shadow now, as the
only light that was burning was .
shaded resting lamp on a huge center
table ut which HasbrOok cambridge
sat reading. As his servant addressed
him. he spranE to his feet
"Ah. Miss Morley. good evening he
greeted her formally Thanks for
being SO prompt. We will get right 10
work Calvin. 10 the servant. show
Miss Morley where she can lay her hat
and coat
Without a word Agnes went into the
small ante-roOm TO which Calvin led
her she scarcely glanced at the COM
bina ton cloak and dressing room. but.
I laying off her hat and jacket. and
giving hasty glance into the mirror.
returned 10 the library where Balm
Here is a typewriter her host
said.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06
Cananea S Anti-Amencanism

News dispatches that Cananea Sonora, has elected as
mayor candidate who made his chief bid for office
declaration OF anti-Amercanism throw light very
interesting situation.
Cananea is big copper camp, and 1t has been made
such by American dollars American brains, American
invenvenes fOrehought persstency and labor, direct
ing. controlling and financing Mexican labor That
stauuch old sOuthwesterne1 the late Col Bill Greene,
had the most do with making Cananea what It IS,
and he American through and through.
Twenty-Five hundred Mexican laborers in normal times
at Cananea earn a living for three four times as
many people they themselves number. They are
able make a living there because foreign enterprise
has made possible for them do When, IN times
of revolution becomes unsafe for foreigners to remain
in Cananea and all Americans get the Arizona
border fast they can, the Mexican population at
Cananea invariably danger OF starvation Hav-
ing everything at hand with which TO work, It has
proved itself incapable of running the big plant and 1t
welcomes the Americans with open when they
turn because the Americans keep the wheels turn
ing
For some reason, though, Cananea Mexicans never
have liked the Americans. They like the American mines
smelling works. They like the money earned by the
work which the Americans make possible But they
don't like the Americans themselves. Perhaps it might
be possible TO please those people b. removing the
Americans, closing down the mining camp, and Just
sending hundred thousand pesos in Mexican silver
every month for the payday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06
Surprising The Natives

1t isn't always the who has grown up in the
business who succeeds best That fact Is fairly well
recognized except by farmers who still very much
inclined to smile when city comes among them
to attempt to cultivate crops and cash.
little New York Hebrew has shown farmers where
ne has located what he do He began Perrine-
vile, ". j., 4 weed grown farm. He not farm
He furTier but had had longing for farm life
and went into 1t with little capital but immense faith
He started with small patch Of potatoes and all his
neighbOrs running TO tell him potatoes could not
be grown in that soil He proved they were wrong by
raising Of the best potatoes in the New York
market Next year he enlarged his planting and the
following year he bought another piece Of land His
profits from potatoes last $4,000 net Also
he sold wheat rye and hay, but potatoes furnished his
main profit. He is making fortune farmer where
other farmers had said he to fail
Men who have from the city and have made
themselves into farmers doing well in the south
the little Hebrew has done New Jersey. The
southwest has of such farmers keen young
for the most part, who had confidence IN themselves.
were willing to try methods Of farming, not
handicapped by the old methods, handed down from
father 10 son. and willing to work hard.
Sometimes 1t that farming, like any other bust
ness, needs blood and then TO keep II from
deterioTating.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06
Great Men

0NE can't ways One plays
to
herdn
would
left al dripping vh potential omelet
courffrht by George Matthew Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06
HOCWALLOw LOCALS
By GEORGE BINGHAM

a drummer sell
ing women's cloth
Is passed through
our city one day
this week, smoE-
ing a cigar and
wearing q stand
ing collar. R a Z
Barlow followed
him a piece down
the road to try TO
see which finger he
wore his ring Oh
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06
4 Serial of Wide Appeal
A GIRL AND A MAN
SCopyright 1916 star Company
CHAPTER XIV.
By VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE

lie turned on the uent m a hanging
lamp on one side OF the room. and the
radiance fell upon a small rolitop desk
which when opened. revealed ma
chine OF the make 20 which Agnes was
accustomed.
CaIvin." cambridge told his man
Leave a siphon OF vichy in the icebox
and glasses or the dining room table
before you go"
Nothing else SI--
Nothing else tonight Bain5ridse
told him Close the door behind you
when you go"
Wren the servant was cut Of earshot-
Hasbrook Bain5ridSe resumed me
pleasant manner 70 which Agnes aad
become accustomed OF late
Bainbridge l. Genial
Well. child" ne said genially. tins
about your work. or shall We have
little chat first There Is no hurry.
Il want to know about the work,
please" Agnes replied
She felt vaguely uncomtortaole- a.
though she could not have explained
why. The man. noting this fell IN az
once with her mood
The matter he wanted copied ne
told her. was many pages from IN Oh
English book he had come across re
Gently, and which he had been able 70
borrow for n few weeks
1t Is so Valua bic that care not let
IL go out Of the house TO an ordinary
copysSt" he explained. Moreover. I
must be on hand when the work is be-
ing done for some Of the old type s
hard 10 decipher and you viii need 20
ask me about it
7 see. she said
She gazed q the book curiOusly. The
covers were OF dark brown leather
stained with age The language in
which II was written was indeed as her
employer had said. old English
EFT looks like some of Chaucer-'
\ sues remarked
cambridge glanced up In surprise:
DO you know Chauccre" he queried
incredulOusiy-
We had him al school. OF course"
she said Eravely-
Did this man suppose that she knew
nothing of English literature2 Yet she
was but his stenOgrapher. not his
equal The thought quieted her ner-
vousuess and made her manner cold
and practical.
IF you are ready for me 10 begin i
would like 10 do So nj once" she sug-
Sested- I cannot stay much over an
hour this evening.
He made no demur. and she began
the typing- Il was slow work. and she
wondered how many nights she would
have 10 come here before she would
tinish The task assigned her.
TO be Continually
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06

When the long freight trains from e. Paso struggle
I'D the hill toward Fort Bliss, tying up Boulevard and
Montana street traffic the only consolation the stalled
motorists have is in watching the fremen shovel coal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06
Roundabout TOwn
Difficulties Of Hunting Small Game Hereabouts
Rabbits Can Hide, Quail Fly Low In The Brush

the query was natural one. Alder
man Jolly and Mr.. jenkins are old
tine friends.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06

Sim Flinders has lost confidence in
human nature since his best friend. the
Irish potato. has deserted him Tor
higher price.
Miss Peachle Sims. after having
about exhausted the matrimonial cate-
CORY around here, IS having some new
clothes made and will 60 to Tickville
Tor an extended visit.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06
cosydos. b. Clorgs Naftbeu Asar,i

President Wilson's salary would only pay
the interest on the war debt Of the allies
for ~ minutes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06

Counsel for a negro condemned to be hanged used
newspaper advertising effectively that the governor
aroused by public sentiment, commuted the sentence to
life imprisonment Thus the advertising column saved
the spinal column.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06

Gen Brussiloff. the famous Russian com
mander. has his ssnctum separate from the
mess where his general staff dine. but 20
every meal il is his habit 20 invite some
higher officer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06

If the children better than usual look at the
calendar. There may be a reason
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06

The national guardsmen along the
Rio Grande, who are watchfully wait
ing for something to happen across the
river. are making themselves as COM
Portable as possible while waiting
Sheds have been erected for the horses
at the camp opposite West Ysleta and
nagpole has been cut and put up in
the center Of the little plaza around
which the conical tents are erected.
II looks like a regular military can
tonmenf.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-06

Lieut. Merritt Lamb, 32d Michigan
infantry likes hunting, but he is not
going hunting in New Mexico any more
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-13
Wilson May Take
a Hand to Settle
Water Legislation
INTIMATES SHIELDS BILL WILL
BE VETOED UNLESS RADI-
CALLY CHANGED.

WASHINGTON. March 13.-The
president today promised to take g
hand in the fight on the Shields water
power bill which conseryationists de-
nounced as vicious He told Repre-
sentative Kent it was better to let
waterpower run to waste than to
wrongly settle the question He
intimated he would veto the bill un-
less it was radically amended Kent
asked the president to have Secretary
Baker Immediately give his atten-
ton to the control or waterpower on
navigable streams. The war depart
ment has jurisdiction. Kent wrote
the president:
Without fear of contradiction,
again state that for influence and
lobbying. the waterpower crowd is
the shrewdist and most dangerous lot
Of people we have to fight in this
country today"
The president replied: You may
be sure l shall call Bakers attention
Ia this matter at the earliest possible
moment. for YOU know my deep and
genuine interest I am watching the
progress of legislation with great anX-
iety.'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-13
Work on Fac :
Building .
ProgreSS.- Fast
FIRST UNIT OF BLEWETT HAIR.
VESTER COMPANY WILL
SOON BE FINISHED.

Construction work on the first unit
Of the buildings for the Blewett Har-
vester Co. is progressing rapidly and
the scene at the company's location on
West Court street is one Of activity.
The concrete foundation for the
structure is already in and today Con-
tractor Twitchell has been erecting
the forms for the walls, He has a
force Of eight carpenters at work and
will be prepared to commence pour
ing for the wallis by Wednesday He
will have nine concrete men on the
job and will have all the walls Up by
the end Of the week, if present plans
can be carried out.
Later on a bungalow office build
ing is to be erected at the corner Of
Court and Ash streets and it is re-
ported the company will this fall erect
another concrete building on Court
street sim lar 10 the structure now un.
der construction on Ash
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-13
Collection Owned
by MoOrhouSe now
on Public Exhibit
WONDERFUL CURIOS MAY BIZ
SEEN BY ANYONE VISIT
ING HIS OFFICE,

For the first time since he ha.
owned the exhibit, Major Lee Moor.
house now has his valuable collection
of Indian curios, historic relics, In.
dian pictures and interesting souve.
Mrs In one place where 1t may be seer
by anyone interested. He has just
completed installing the full collec.
tlon in his new offices In the Eagle
Woodman building. Heretofore he has
had part Of the exhibit In his office
and the bigger part Of It at home.
His new offices are commodious
and afford him plenty OF room for
displaying the many interesting Gu
rios In his front office he has his
enlarged Indian Photographs hung
and some OF the smaller curios. A
large room just beyond It devoted ex.
clusiyely TO Indian and historic relies
and there are HUNDREDS OF them. In
the rear he has rooms fitted up for
printing photographs from his thou
sands OF plates
Major Moorhouse extends an open
invitation to the public TO visit his
offices at all times and inspect the col
lection which he has been a lifetime
gathering together.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-13
SHIFTING SAND IS
BARRIER TO ATTACK
ON THE SUEz CANAL
EGYPT Is SAFE FROM GERMAN
INVASION FOR AT LEAST
ANOTHER YEAR.
an Mllllnm shepherd.l }

ROME, March 13.-Egypt and Suez
are absolutely safe from the Germans
for at least year In Athens, l OBJ
tanned this information direct from a
reliable source of Constantinople, The
Greek censorship prevented this be-
ing sent February was the last
shifting desert sands east Of the ca
nal were firm enough 10 sustain
marching columns. the movement Of
artillery supply wagons across the
desert will be impossible for months.
Stories that the Germans are building
railways, are fabriCations. They caus-
ed great amusement at Constantinople
where the character OF the desert re-
gion is we'll known. A staff Of ex-
perts estimated that camels travelling
from the end Of the Damascus rail
way toward the canal, could carry
only five pounds of ammunition each,
besides their own forage. This has
dissolved the Arabian Nights dream
picture of long camel trains moving
enormous supplies of munitions to-
ward the canal The Germans prob
ably will continue to threaten the ca
nal, hoping to frighten the British in
10 keeping half million men idle
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-13
81 New Members Initiated in
K. of c. at Big Meeting Held
Here; Other TownsRebresented

Bringing the Pendleton council of
the Knights OF Columbus to nu-
merlcal strength second only to the
Portland council in the state was the
initiation of 32 new members yester-
day The local council now has 90
more members than the La Grunde
council which. heretofore, was sec
ond to Portland.
For the initiation ceremonies yes
terday there We're many visiting
knights present from La Grande,
Walla Walla and Portland. and sew
eral grand officers or the order. In
the morning at 10 o'clock all of the
knights here and the candidates
marched TO the Catholic church to
attend the morning services and the
first degree, eNemplified by the Walla
Walla council, was given al Il o'clock
At 1870 the Pendleton team exempli-
fled the second degree and at 3 o.
clock the third degree was put on by
the La Graude team, All Of the mi
tiation ceremonies were held in the
Moose Hall
At o'clock in the evening the la
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-13

Today is Baby Day in Pendleton.
\ host of mothers is assembled this
afternoon in the Moose Hall for the
purpose Of hearing addresses that Will
inform them as TO the better methods
in caring for the little folks The
principal speakers are Mrs. George W
McMath of Portland, president Of the
Oregon Congress of Mothers, Or. Guy
L. Boyden and Miss Alice Butler, head
OF the domestic science department OF
the Pendleton schools
The mass meeting is being held un-
der the auspices of the womcn's clubs
of the city and the parent-teachers'
association. committees from which
have been working for several weeks
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-13

Sea tradition as wen as internauon-
al law is being overturned by the sub
marine campaign. The captains OF
both the Lusltania and Arabic have
received new commands, a favor al
most never before shown the com
manders of lost vessels
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-13
ATTEMPT IS MADE TO ROB
CELLAR OF HERMAN PETERS
FIVE CASES LIQUOR CARRIED
OUT WHEN THIEVES ARE
INTERRUPTED.

Another attempt was made late
Saturday night 20 rob the cellar of
Herman Peters. former saloonman. Of
SINE of the liquor which he has stor-
ed there. But for the timely arrival
home Of Mrs Peters and her nephew.
the attempt would have succeeded
as the marauders had carried ost
five cases of liquor and deposited
them over the fence.
Mr., Peters is in Portland and other
members of the family had been
down town Saturday evening. Re
turning home about II o'clock. they
heard the thieves back OF the house.
They telephoned to the police and
CHIEF Gurdane and officer Nash re-
sponded hurriedly The men. how.
ever. had fled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-13
Mass Meeting of Mothers is
Held This Afternoon; Better
Babies is Subject Discussed

in planning this educational obsery.
ance of National Baby Week"
\ part OF the observance in Pendle-
ton was the sermon preached yester-
day from various pulpits on the sub
ject Of Better Babies" Large con-
sregations were out and the services
stimulated interest n the meeting thi,
afternoon.
Mrs. McMath arrived in the city
yesterday and was entertained at the
home OF Mrs. Wilson D. McNary. To.
day at noon she was the guest OF hon.
or az luncheon served by the girls
of the domestic science class at the
high school The luncheon was at
tended also by a number Of prominent
ladies who have been active i'm ar.
ranging the meeting here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-13

A. J. Black has filed suit in the cir
cult court against Zoeth Houser for
judgment for 1858, interest. costs and
attorney fees. He alleges that balance
due upon a lote. Defendant eXecut-
ed mortgage to protect the note.
the complaint recites. and some OF
the chattels mortgaged were sold. De-
fenGant. however. refused to apply all
of the proceeds upon the note. plain
tiff alleges, and refuses TO permit the
mortgage on the balance of the chat
tells To he foreclosed. $ A. Lowell is
attorney for the plaintiff