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

they have anything to impart concerning the recent
riots. The grand jury wholly devoted the impera-
tive public service of puIging this city of vicious and
dsorderly enemies of the public welfare and of ne-
ficient peace officers.
The proposal that police and fire departments be
placed under civil service, controlled by suitable
mission divorced from partisan and faconal politics.
excellent one and ought to be acted upon ia
vorably and promptly. 1t has been suggested that
there be police and fire commission of three
bers, to be appointed by the mayor in such way that
only member shall be named every two years
If the term be six years, that would give each
mayor single appointment; of a vacancy, the
remaining members should appoint the ad interim
Der, to until mayor takes office The first
board would all be appointed at by the mayor
office, member to for two years. for four
and for SIX thereafter only member would
be named by each mayor during his two year term
The further suggestion is made that the board be
constituted by law that member should be ap-
pointed the recommendation of the chamber
board of directors without partisan consideration
and that the other two should not be of the polit
ical faith, as the other This plan would insure
bipartisan board, and would also insure that repre-
sentative of the substantial business interests of
city would always have seat the board. 1t would
be the business of the board commission manage
the police and fire departments independently of the
mayor and city council far that be legally
accomplished 1t goes without saying that effort
would be made invite trained specialists to take the
active direction of the departments and
discipline and modern training would be combined with
the merit system to make both departments
highly efficient than they be under the present
system.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

jury again invites all who know anything about the
persons responsible for the otous conduct of the
about officers who derelict in their duty to
appear voluntarily before the grand jury and submit to
examination Especially is it desired to obtain
the photographs taken that occasion; great many
persons swapping in the crowd and some
moving pictures made-all this material will be
useful positively identifying the who were active
in the mob
The members of the grand jury individually, after
having heard thousands of words of testimony, are
unanimous in expressing admiration for the work of
the sheriff and his deputies the state rangers
during the noting; they say these the prin
cipal forces in restoring order and preventing more
serious outbreak. Efforts of certain mob leaders to
carry the destructive work to greater lengths and in
cite widespread crime and violence were narrowly
averted
The people of FL Paso are in no mood to stand
repetition of this of thing. Ell Paso throughout
long period of disturbed border conditions has main
tanned most conservative and orderly behavior and
is no time to break into this perfect record The
great of FL Pasoans of all classes orderly and
peace loving, and they do not relish the prospect of
ing terrorized at frequent intervals by of vicious
and violent instincts to whom the good and good
order OF the community nothing Men of this type
who happen to be among may well take notice
now as later, that they not wanted here and that
they viii be kept IN order at any cost Orderly and
spectacle men, whatever their trade calling have
nothing to fear from the investigations of the grand
jury, the prosecutions about to be instituted or
the united action of the aroused community
Citizens who value their peace and safety and
the welfare and reputation of the community are once
more urged to present themselves before the grand jury
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
Short Snatches From Everywhere

our idea unnecessary noise when a
drunken tries to whistle.-Dalas News
Our advice TO the g. o. p swap elephant
for a rabbit and enter for real raee--Galveston
News
Congress now proposes to be really drastic with
which is the congressional way Of kicking the
cat-ChicagO News
At a public banquet it is easy to push the booster
spirit. but it slow and difficult elsewhere
Superior Telegram
a resourcefuI girl who take a marshmallov
of her bonbon box and powder her nose with it.
St Louis Globe Democrat
1t is strange how badly business goes when the
gets from his vacation and the stenographer
goes hers.-Eau Claire Leader
We shall have confidence in 100 percent
patriotism " find preparedness shoUter well
coming increase in his income tax.-New York
World.
We never realized how interesting ational
paign could until of them along in which
Mr.. Bryan did not characterization News. and
Courier.
We have no and atmosphere 10
free throwing air raiders but the fool the
steering wheel of the automobile is doing his best
Arkansas Gazette
Don't be hog and try accumulate hundred
millions Of dollars If do Uncle Sam will pinch II
while you live and you for about s12000000 Of
it when you de--Houston Post
Uncle John Rockefeller advises people not to
worry; though this before Tuesday, when the
OF over $2.000.00O--St- Louis Globe Democrat
portant enough to their newspapers it is
announced something remarkable they
quiet wedding" Is wedding nosy?-New
York Telegraph
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

pels one to wonder if that is not what
we are doing here in FL Paso. With
the hundreds Of T. BIS" coming he-e
every year, and little precautiOn taken
10 protect the healthy. il is a miracle
almost that any child in the city es-
capes infection Nothing but the
MISUNDERSTANDING nature Of our ali
and the Providence that saves the
drundard and idiot keep our children
we'll
Why cannot the city furnish sputum
cups and cause and paper sacks from
all the drug stores2 Everyone knows
that the average cOnsumptive expecto-
rates everywhere he happens to b.
and some child-they are so easily in
fected-or grownup may come along
before the sunlight has time to kill
the germs and take millions of them
INTO the houses on their feet. to he
oreathed in and prOpaga in every
pair OF lungs in that home
The city could well afford this slight
expense TO save its citizens. and then
compel by law these scatterers Of this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
This Work Just Begun

Not two, but three sessions day, with night work
long hours, the hardest kind of strain appl-
cation to duty public duty of particularly unpleasant
and exactng kind, and all at the expense of private
affairs camorng for attention and altogether neglected
while the public duties take precedence: such is the
present occupation of the special grand jury which
called Monday soon after the street car riots and
which has been busy all this week. The grand jury
has several weeks to serve. Hundreds of wit
nesses have been examined and to be heard.
corps of officers has been kept constantly at
work summoning witnesses and digging up evidence
Some 40 indictments have been found, and
rsngements have been made for swift trial after
rest The roundup has only begun.
1t must not be thought that the indignation Of the
public upon the events OF last Monday has cooled,
that the grand jury is Stacking up its efforts. Fewer
sessions may be held, but the grand jury will continue
TO regularly, and desires to have every scrap of
evidence brought before it, relating to the outrageous
disturbances incident to Labor day 1t is the earnest
intention of the grand jury to make thorough inves
tigation, and bring to trial every who be
shown to have had part in the riots Every
Der of the grand jury has pledged himself to the
thing through and pressure be brought to bear
these sterling citizens to them to slight their
job in the least degree.
But to make the investigation complete there must
be volunteer assistance from the citizens generally 1t
estimated that there at least 1000 5000 per
in this city qualified to offer evidence of value in
the case-persons who witnessed the Tioting and
shed light the happenings of those hours The grand
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
HE FAXoRs RIOTERS.

Editor II PaSo Herald
Some time ago I CHANGED TO differ
with that "staunch advocate Of law and
order" the Morning Times. on a certain
topic. and made the fatal mistake of
carrying them my reply in person. for
which I was elected bodily and. I might
say. rather unlawfully and disorderly
fore, being a firm believer in the good
mailing you this criticism of your
writeup Of the Labor day celebration.
I don't think il is quite fair to the
citizens. the good citizens. Of FL PasO
for you 10 spread great gObs of print
er's ink over columns of priceless
white paper bemoaning the mussing Up
OF a few imported scabs and the break
ing of a few car windows owned by
the Messrs. Stone & Webster, of Milk
street. Boston. Mass. and in berating
our local police force for not shooting
down their fellow citizens
In my opinion the handful of officers
showed rare tact and good judgment in
gaining the good will of their fellow
citizens and asking. Duke. can we
take il in" instead of tanning the
flame by a show of violence and
bringing down the wrath Of some Is
600 citizens upon them. precipitating
what might have ended in a riot, in
stead of ending in a few windows be
ing broken and few scabs being
mussed up a bit
The good citizens of Fl Paso are as
strong for law and order, protection OF
life and property. and all the rest of it
as anybody. but they also happen TO
De human and have a sense of human
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

! president Wilson that they would give
final answer next day They had
/ given the president the assurance that
the question would be satisfactorily ad-
justed- Next day came but no final an
( swer, next day. no answer; the third
day. the presidents of the railroads in
formed president Wilson that they had
had a split in their committee What
happened. the public hardly knows. I
was informed by a man who was at
Washington at that time watching and
studying every move that was made. At
that point the National chamber of
commerce and the Manufacturers asso-
citation interviewed representing So
600. 000) in favor Of the railroads. in
forming them that they would stay with
the railroad companies. IL they would
not give the eight hour day
can't agree with Mr. CampbeT's
statement that president Wilson was
working for votes. He only tried to
bring the two sides together After
the brotherhoods had gone half way
the railroad presidents backed down. He
only forced il on them for the benefit
Of the general public. and to give the
6rotherhoods what they should have
had 10 years ago.
In regard to the men refusing arbitra-
ton an eight hour day is not a sub
jet 10 be submitted to arbitration. All
classes Of society have said that eight
hours was long enough for anv man 10
work al hard labor Isn't railroad work
one Of the hardest and most dangerous
Jobs IN the country. Have not all Of
the building trades an eight hour day2
Hasn't our government the state the
county and cities adopted an eight hour
cav at the same rate the men got for a
10 hour day Are the railroad men not
entitled to the same consideration?
The companies insist on arbitrating
their way. OF course We will never
forget the last arbitration. Who was
This supposed neutral arbitrator. own
ING big stocks in certain trust COM
pSnies. holding large bonds and securi-
tteS IN railroad cOmpanies2 That is the
KIND OF an arbitration the railroad COM
panieS want
Mr. Campbell also states that IL is
lmposslb bic to operate railroad trains on
an eight OF 10 hour day II is not i'm
possible TO operate trains on an eight
hour basis. In railroad service ZOO
mics constitutes a DAYS work: $50
nllles IS one and One-half davs' work II
your division is 100 miles long. the com
pany would have TO pay YOU overtime
after eight hours. II YOUR division is $50
IilIlss, the company would have TO paw
YOU overtime after 2 hours work. or if
the trains make an average OF 1sts
miles an hour they would not have 10
pay you any overtime. That is the way
u IS Worked-not an eight hour dav in
tram service. but on an eight hour basis
An eight hour day only applies to ward
crews ~ |otu
Mr. Campbell states that the men did
tOontinued on next page.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

and has caused close neighbors to re-
fuse to speak to each other except at
prayer meeting. There is also the
man who is first to get to the table,
but never can see anything TO do ex-
cept prophesy rain and fight flies
That we are a humane and tender
hearted people is shown by the fact
that these two classes are always
welcome and are even given some of
the white meat
Men are invited to picnics on ac-
count of their lovable attributes and
their ability 10 produce a fire out of
water-soaked brush. a picnic without
few men TO build the fire and eat
all Of the surplus potato salad would
be greater failure than an attempt
TO sell envelope chemises on the Afri-
can coast Unmarried men are much
sought after at picnics. as they know
how to hang a hammock and also how
TO disport themselves therein. One of
the most pathetic sights in life is a
picnic party composed entirely OF old
maids who have no more use for
hammock than a bald-headed man has
for a set of military brushes
Picnics would be more popular II
the were held on high. dry ground.
where the death chant of the coarse.
aggressive mosquito could not be
heard
Copyright by George Matthew Adans).
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
Picnic Is Place To Go To Study Bug Family
Is Always Held When Animal Life Is Active

-HE picnic is place where people
go TO relax from labor and study
= the bug family. There is no place
on earth where the habits and per
sonal excentricities OF the wandering
and dissatisfied bug can be studied
to greater advantage than at a picnic.
when the table cloth has been laid
directly over a smouldering ant hill
Picnics are held in the summer time.
when the grass is long and green and
insect life is more animated. Great
care is taken 10 read the weather
forecast and pick out day that winds
up in a moist rainstorm- This teaches
us that the United States Weather
bureau. which is supported by the
patient. perspiring taxpayer. is lu
gubrious and agonizing joke. If con
gress would quit distributing free gar
den seeds and give out trustworthy
barometers instead. fewer picnic par
ties would have to be hauled home in
a hack and wrung dry by anxious
parents in the dead of the night.
Picnics are composed Of people who
go and people who provide. Why is
it that so many people are able to 90
to picnic after picnic and never have
TO furnish anything but a bubbling
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
Conventions

Il was forced to wait the other night
for nearly 20 minutes on a train and
am opposed to it," said D. r Larimer.
"A long line Of box cars effectively
blocked the siding and there were over
100 automobiles awaiting on the streets
above and below for them to be moved
This happens every day, and I am in
favor Of taking some action about It,
Certainly the railway companies could
switch their cars in the yards and not
hold up traffic for nearly half an
hour"
The sugar crop in Sinaloa is the best
We have had in the past 50 years" said
F E COuvillon. with the United Sugar
companies OF Las Mochis. Sinaloa, who
is registered at the Paso del Norte
Business is picking up throughout the
state, and the Mexicans are showing
more consideration and courtesy to-
ward foreigners than ever before"
Il found everything quiet and or
derby when l passed through the states
of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Chihuahua
and Coahuila during the municipal
elections in Mexico" said Lazar0 Bena-
vides- a commission merchant OF
Monterey The people are satisfied
that Gen Carranza is giving them
fair and representative government
An era Of peace and prosperity is now
opening throughout the entire repub-
lie"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
FROM A PRosPEcToR-
Las Palomas. y. NJ, Sep

Las Palomas, " NJ Sent 8
Editor FL Paso Herald:
i was in Mexico all the tim. the M >
with Spain was going on and travelled
tnrough some OF the most thickIy set
ued parts I did not hear a friendly
word spoken by any Mexican for an
IN l lean and the most venomous lies
ana incorporating of news and facts
ever saw IN print. I read in the
deXlcan sheets about the .'grinzoes
IN some Of the larger towns in the min
thS siaIes where the Americans had
nelped them most and tried To lift them
out of slavery. these poor workers ss
WEI as all classes, were most venoulous
II tney were race. I. e. had tried 10
estaolish any kind Of industry and de-
NeIopment OF their rich lands and re-
sources; offered and enforced true and
honest protection, Mexico could have
oeen today one OF the richest and most
progressive countries on the globe. for
me natural resources are there. But
me Me1lcans VIII never better condi-
uohs as they exist today in the socalled
constitutional republic, and eventually
foreign invasion will be demanded To
keep the country from being devastated
ana q, all civilization wiped out
They are not a nation capable Of mt
ting up and maintaining a real cover
ment offering protection to the com
mercial world. These are absolute
facts. not fancies
and don't lS ne be Tno says az eI. n man
BUT Just a loyal. peaceful kind
ana not afraid to speak my mind
To defend honesty and lawful right
Against criminal practices Of might
Great nature IN her gracious way
treated the earth and night and day:
FILLED II full Of that that's GOOD
And II divided as il should
What Sreat contentment such would bring
Among the mankind that has not sting.
That knows no graft or double game
EIcciairns Tor right and has some shane
Ihe above is a desert rock breaker
and prospector's religion.
one who Dares to Tell the Truth"
J. H. Kennedy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
Shipment Of Pulp Relieves The Paper Famine
FL Paso Is Ar Ideal City For Conventions

commOdations for as large crowds as
any other cities get on such occasions,
short OF the national conventions Of the
Republicans OF Democrats. During the
past two years, particularly the last
year. there has been an era Of hotel.
apartment house and roOming house
building that puts the city up at the
top as far as hotel Accommodations are
concerned We will have no trouble
handling the crowds during the expo
sition and congresses next month.
There will be room for all. In fact,
we can go out after any Of the big
national and fraternaI conventions with
no fears as to our ability to care for
them
Everything is now completed in the
new athletic stadium of the High
school except that IL needs about two
lnches 0f soil to cover up damp places
on the field" said ]. c. Worthington.
The idea of the fence has been
abandoned as it is conceded that il
would mar the appearance Of the biz
stadium There is a considerable
quantity Of water standing on parts Of
the field but this can be easily drained
and II a small depth Of soil is placed
on the field it will in time be one OF the
pest spots for athletics in the country.
II VIII be in readiness for the football
and baseball seasons and will he >
great advantage in the matter Of pro-
noting the interests Of students in
athletics"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
UT

LL~ HERE seems to be some relief
in sight in the shortage OF
L paper" said Charles Bloch, a
paper dealer OF Syracuse. y Y, at
Hotel Sheldon. The shortage has been
serious for some months. causing many
papers to reduce the number of their
pages. But I have just received word
that shipments of ground wood pulp
from the gulf of St Lawrence to Green
Bay. Wis. for distribution to the
paper mills of the state. have been
made in large quantities. This is an
indication that the Wisconsin mills in
tend going back into the manufacture
of news print paper. Five or six boat
loads OF ground paper pulp are ex-
pected at Green Bay before navigation
closes. Six years ago 900 tons of print
paper were manufactured in Wisconsin
a month; now the supply is about 100
tons
''El Paso has reached convention city
size. and now that we have landed the
Irrigation congress. the Soil Products
exposition and the International Farm
congress. we ought 10 go out and get
some more" said s c. Humphreys.
manager OF hotel PasO del Norte- Not
only is FL PasO in an ideal location for
conventions. particularly in the winter
time. but We now have the hotel ac-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
A Former Bulgarian Offensive

The Bulgarians, pushing their way from the Dorian
line into Greece, may remember with desire for
venge incident that occurred in the locality
their people, of the great tragedies of all time
In the year 1914, the Bugarians were as now the
offensive. Samuel, of Bulgaria, had conquered
practically all the Balkan country In the Belasitza
mountains between the Vardar and the Struma rivers
where the Bulgarians pushing forward against
the Entente lines SamuePs legions advanced, leaving
their commander in the rear, to fight army COM
mInded by Basil II, the Byzantine emperor
The Bulgarians overwhelmingly defeated. Fiji
teen thousand taken prisoner. By order of Basil
go of every 100 blinded their eyes being gouged
out. The hundredth left to guide his mutt
lated companions back to their commander, and thus
the sightless army returned to Samuel
When he his thousands of men, beaten, disarmed
and blinded Samuel fell in faint Two days later he
died and thus ended the Bulgarian conquest.
Now, after nearly nine centuries have elapsed, the
BulgaIs again similar offensive in the same
region Perhaps the recollection of history will stir
their warike ardor to greater heights and make
them fight the fercey whatever foes rise to op-
pose them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
Roundabout Town
Women Refuse to Wear Cowhide
Shoes; Insist Upon Goat Skin
The Result Is $40 and SIS Shoes-New Mexico Engi-
neer Likes Our Concrete Pavement
An Army Officers Big Job.
4 Army Offlcer's Big Job.
By G. A. MARTIN.

in any way to change the genial
majors manner and he still wears a
hat the same size that he wore when
he came to FL Paso several months ago.
One needs no better evidence of The
adaptability Of this region for the
growth of flowers than a visit to
Austin Terrace. which. less than year
ago, was barren and sandy. Today
trees. palms and flowers of many va
rieties are thriving. The place looks
as il il might have been under culti-
walton for several years, yet not a
thing was put out until the spring of
this year. Jim Mari has imported
some very fine Gala lilies-some of
the specially named sort from Cali
fornia-and their pinks. yellows and
reds form a beautiful combination of
color against the rich green of the
leaves. Several varieties of trees new
to this section are being grown sue
cessfully in this new addition
Like the public schools. the paro-
chial schools Of the city are crowded.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
In the Mountains

M IdOS mighty hills wander while all kinds pervade my
and m low Ontaey leap from peak to peak I'd spades
scaling
sneds the weary
is
feel
100 mothban
MS ancient hack
int
by George Adams WAIT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

ATTENDING WEDDING.
Editor Ell Paso Herald:
Is it correct form to attend a church
wedding, unlimited. when invitations
have been issued to the church. or is it
permissible. the church being consld-
cred a public place OF Worship?
Inquisitive.
Ut is not considered correct form to
attend wedding anywhere without an
invitation. If you are a stranger and
happen TO drop in on a church wedding
just to witness il. no harm is done.
but If you are an acquaintance of the
contracting parties and receive no in
vitation to attend, it would certainly
not be in good form to do so.-Editor.)
THE BARN DOOR.
Editor FL PasO Herald
1t is not considered the part Of wis
dom to lock the barn door after the
horse has been stolen, but candor COM