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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04

event. was the closest event Of the
three days. three horses being tied at
Is feet for first place. To prevent the
needless firing OF the horses. the con-
testants drew lots for the prizes.
Musical Drill Again.
The musical drill so prettiiy execut-
ed on the opening day of the show.
was again presented by The same s.
riders saturday.
The finals
Class % Grafton broad jump Open
over low hurdle and paper boxes.
PrlzeS- first cup second. ribbon third.
ribbon Won by Account" exhibited
by Troop y. Seventeenth cavalry and
ridden by Segt- T. 4. Wyatt second.
Honey Boy. Troop +. Eighth cavalry.
rider. Segt =. GustaveS. third. "Abbie'
Troop y. Seventeenth cavalry. rider
Corp l. Todd.
Class TO- Women's saddle horses
W omen - ride. Performance and man
ners 10 count Prizes; First. cup sec
ond, ribbon; third. ribbon. Won by
SalVamer. exhibited and ridden by
Mrs. W r. Neil, second. "SnOJks~ eX-
hiplted and ridden 10y Mrs. C. l. East
man. third. George w" exhibited by
James c. McNary. rider. Mrs. J. 3. An
derscn-
Class . Polo ponies. Under saddle:
Sauoplng around eight posts ten yards
apart. straight run back. Prizes First.
cup; second ribbon, third. ribbon Won
by Tommy. exhibited by the First
Pennsylvania cavalry. rider. Private
Randolph, second, Gold Dust" exhibit
ed and ridden by Lieut. Edwin
y Hardy third. sunshine exhibited
by Lieut.. g X Ehinehardt and ridden
by buslar W H. Parent. Of the Seven
teenth cavalry
Class Is: Ponies under saddle. over
J. hands and not over To- open TO be
ridden by boy or girl not over L. years
old Prizes: First. cup. second rib
bon. third, ribbon Won by Flea" eN-
hibited by Col. g. T. Langhorne. rider.
Robert Stewart. second. Buck" eN-
hihited and ridden by Miss Katherine
Tepfer. third. "p1ncho.' exhibited and
ridden by Miss Elizabeth Bull. and
Babe exhibited and ridden by Rob-
ert richardson
Glass Is. shetland ponies under sad
die To be ridden by boy or girl not
over 13 years old Prizes Blue rib
bon. won by Don exhibited and rid
den by Walter Johnson Glue ribbon
and ridden by Hiss Lou Evelyn Craver.
Class = Hunters and jumpers in
pairs Women and men to ride Twice
around. Performance to count - per
cent and form - per cent Prizes.
First, cup second ribbon. third. rib
bon. Won by "Salvdmcr" exhibited
and ridden by Mrs. W. H. NeiI. and
Dan" exhibited by Gen. T. St J.
ond, ~SnOoks.' exhibited and ridden by
Mrs q. l. Eastman. and Bob" eX-
hibited and ridden by Capt c. p
George: third. Farmer exhibited by
Capt. H. g. Pratt and ridden by Mrs.
J. Is. Anderson. and "Diffident." eN-
libited by Col w r. Sample and rid
den by Carl Beers
Special event; Women's jumps Once
around four-foot jump. Open only 10
Tour horses with clean record in Glass
). same riders Prizes Ribbons. Won
by Red. Capt T. 7 Pike. rider. Mrs
= Z koerper, second. .Whitemarsh.'
FOL c. T LanghOrue. rider, Miss Cen
svive HornbrOok; third. ''Scimitar"
Maj. George Nidmer. rider. Miss Horn
brook.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
QUAY COUNTY MAN SAYS CHARGE
FROM WISCONSIN DUE TO SPITE

Tucumcari. " NJ, Dec 4-On tel
egram from Wisconsin, asking ms ar
Tse+ OF, a charge OF obtaining money
under false pretences, George Minue-
men was taken in charge by the sherlIE
on his arrival from the eastern part OF
the county, where he had been LOT sew
e1-sI dsvs AIindemen has long been
well known citizen Of this county
Thus far no papers have been re
ceived in the case and Mindemen IS at
large, awaiting action He says tneTe
grows out of the sale OF Tucumcari lots
in which he lost $1,000 He says. II Is
an effort TO discTedit Tucumcari and
make trouble for him without reason
Friends of Mindemen in Quay county
are at work to see that he gets square
deal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
CAS-. HEARTBURN.
INDIGESTION Or
ASICK stomach
"Pape's Diapepsin" ends al
stomach distress in five
minutes.

Time IT. Pape's Dlapepsln VIII di-
gest anything You eat and overcome a
sour. gaSsy or out-Of-order stomach
surely within five minutes.
II yOur meals don't fit comforta bly,.
or what you eat lies like a lump or
lead in your stomach. or If YOU have
heartburn. that is a sign OF indiges-
ton
Get from your pharmacist a fifty
cent case Of FaYe's Diapepsin and take
dose just rs soon as you can There
viii be no SOUR -isiESS. no nelchinS OF
undiSested food mixed with acid no
stomach gas or heartburn. fullncss
or heavy feeling in the stomach. rau-
sea. facilitating headaches, dizziness
or intestinal gripping This viii all go.
and. besides, there VIII be no sour
food left over in the stomach to poison
your breath with uauseous odors
Pape's Diapepsin is a certain cure
for out-Of-Order stOmachs. because II
takes hold of your food and digests II
just the same as II your stomach wasn't
there
Relief in five minutes from all stom-
ach misery is waiting for you at any
drug store
These large fifty-cent cases contain
enough "Pape's Diapepsin" TO keep
the entire family free from stomach
disorders and indigestion for many
-~.su s-g = aeiouCS iu YOUR home - DIV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
KSEULOGIZE
DEAD BRETHREN
Local Lodge of Sorrow Held
in the First Christian
Church Sunday.

Memorial service for the dead. the
annual Lodge Of Sorrow for deceased
Elks. held throughout the country on
the first Sunday in December. was held
by the local lodge Sunday after
noon in the First Christian church
in this city These exercises We're held
not only for all the departed members
OF the local lodge. but in particular
for the ten members who passed away
during the past year: J J Crawford.
T. a. Burch, F. p. Dow. s. J. Costiga5nl,
W T. kitchens, James A IayS. r NJ
Cough. J. /. kief, George O. sweeney
and ". \. Coffin
The services We're open to the public
with a special section of the church
reserved for the lodge members. Rel
stsves and friends OF the members
occupied all seats except those re-
served
The church was tastefully decJrat ted
with palms and evergreen, while the
names of the latest departed members
OF the lodge were grouped ana thrown
into relief in front OF the pulpit. An
Elks head. with antlers entwined with
ropes Of evergreen. formed the center
snd background Of the general decora-
tive effect
was beautifully and imPressively rem
- Exalted ruler Max H Miller and the
officers Of the lodge presided
W ". Bridgers. past exalted ruler,
was the speaker OF the day. while "
Il Scott. past exalted ruler. gave the
Two Quartets sing.
The program
0peu.nE- funeral march. Chopin; or
gar. T.. G. Knickmeyer-
Invocation DIT. G. H Higgins, lodge
chaplain
male quartet. C J. Andrews, W W
Rose. w Mcdonald, L. WoreesIer. IT:
cod Shall Wipe Away All Tears
mixed quartet. Mrs. J J. Raster. MI
Andrews, Mrs. c J. Andrews, J. Frank
EGiogy, W. H. Scott, past exalted
Solo. These are They Mrs Kas-
Solo He Giveth His Beloved sleep
Mr.. Andrews
Mixed quartet. Crossing the Bar,
we ASK Thy Blessings Day BY Day
''' organ gan medititstion. 'Priere." Quinn
ant Mr. knickmeyer-
Benediction. Rev Perry J. Elce-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04

Only the votes OF two great cities
81 Louis and san Francisco-saved
Missouri and California from going dr.
on November Z last The optimistic
dry believes Texas. Ohio. Indiana and
Minnesota viii be the next 10 fair in
line behind the white banner
Vermont and New Hampshire. two
states which gave up prohibition after
a trial Of 1t. are thought by the enthu-
slasuc drys to show strong symptoms
Of asking a second divorce from De
mon Rum" while Delaware is another
hopeful state. from the white ribboner
standpoint.
still They Drink.
But the spread Of prohibition has as
Yet had little nOticea BILE effect on the
total consumption Of liquor in the Unit
ed States.
In 1900. 13S.0S7.34S gallons OF spirits
were withdrawn from warehouses for
use This Is the best measure of con-
sumption in 1898 the amount had
risen TO 2l5,55l 1928. and in 1913 TO 276--
1850 The record year was that end
ed June 30. 1914. with 3S2.036 900 gal
Ions In 1915 the amount withdrawn
decreased 10 25@.66S.3f1. but only the
pronounced dry partisan would find
comfort in this for the fiscal year
covered the last half Of 1914 and the
first half Of 1915. q period of very hard
times
The wet contention that liquor con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04

sumption is up to its old standard is
! horne out by the figures showing the
internal revenue liquor receipts for
1916 Distilled liquors of all sorts
yielded the government SI59.0SS177 in
1919, S1f46l9.699 in 1915. and s15s $50 -
i5s, or very near the record, in the fis-
cal year OF 1916.
Either a great deal OF liduor is drunk
IN dry states or the wet states are in
creasing the amount drunk per indi-
vidual very much.
Old kentucky May 60 Dry.
From Kentucky comes the news that
this state. producing more than 10000
600 gallons Of whisky a year, is to be
attacked by an organization Of its resi-
dents with the object of forcing the
seven wet counties 10 join the other
ninety and nine in the self denying
column
Overnight prohibition has become the
most discussed political question in In
diana.
For years Indiana seemed content
with local option law until the recent
election The Republican idea was a
local option law with a county unit:
the Democratic idea a local option law
with township unit. Ardent temper
ance advocates sought statewide pro-
hi9ition, but made little headway in
politics
Then the election added six more
states 10 the prohibition column. Then
William Jennings Bryan came TO Indi-
ana 10 form Inc 11rSt OrCaniZat 1On of
dry Democrats to fight for a dry par
" It became rumOred that Democratic
leaders blamed brewers for the defeat
Of president Wilson in the state
Now IL is announced that A monster
petition. asking statewide prohibition
VIII he presented 10 the state legisla-
ture IN January
After Old New York.
In New Jersey there viii be fight
in the legislature 10 pass a local option
law New York is in peculiar situa-
ton SIX hundred saloons went out
Of business in the Empire state October
I. when about 100 townships went DRY.
But owing to the peculiar Raiues law.
only townships can vote on the Gues-
ton whether they shall have saloons
within their boundaries. The incor-
pOrated cities, such as New York CITY.
Buffalo and Albany. must shelter them
willy nilly-
The Anti Saloon league and. other
forces VIII Try 70 alter the law this
winter so that New York state assem-
bly, districts may vote on IKE question
of allowing liquor Another clever
measure proposed is called the remon-
STRANGE bill II would allow women as
well as men to sign a petition asking
for the expulsion of the saloons in a
political unit and when 81 percent OF
the registered men and women ask to
GUST the demon. out he goes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04

1 steered him over the third jump. Ioos-
/ lhS her LETT Stirrup IN the. strain and
endeaVor of the moment
She took the fourth obstacle with the
Strrup swinging and then the horse.
pOlted- Putting all her strength on
the reins. Miss HOrnbroOk piuckiIy
pulled the horse partly around toward
the tirst set Of bars for the second
lap, but her strength failed and the
morse losing his head entirely. made
FOR the bunting draped outerline of the
Ilns SId teaped n The jump was
more than four feet high. but ne cleared
y with ease. with his rider still trying
10 gain control OF the animal
Miss HOrnbrOok Falls.
The shock Of landing with but one
1901 IN the stlrrup- was too much Tor
MISS Hornorook. and losing her balance
she tell TO the ground. Inasmuch as
the horse had jumped directly into a
Dunch OF spectators gathered near the
gate OF the rlng. score were at hand
10 pick her up She was helped to her
1eet- and NJ was al first thought that
her leg had been injured and she was
carried 10 her machine which was near
b4. out she gamely demanded to he
put down and asked for another chance
at the jumps She was persuaded from
making the try. however She rode
particularly in hard luck during the
whole show. and ner friends are of
the opinion that her choice of mounts
alone kept her from winning several
additional trophies.
I'D RS the Only event IN the three
DAYS contests wherein everybody
Judges and spectators. agreed on the
recipient of blue ribbon. was in the
shetland pony class when diminutive
four year old Walter Johnson. mounted
on Don received the highest ard
Applause for Walter and his pretty
little steed began before they had en-
tered the ring. and by the time they
had arrived in front OF the grand stand
the hand ciapping was universal Wal
ter showed his gameness. too. by re-
mounting when his pony had succeed
ed in brushing him off by means of a
convenient fence.
Two Ribbons for "ButterbaII."
Capt W r H. GOdson's horse But
terball' was one of the entries which
won two blue ribbons. as was 'Dau."
exhibited by Gen. T. St J. Greble and
ridden by Lieut. Y. p. Erwin.
The horses and riders particularly
prominent through trophies won in
clude Mrs W II. Neill. riding saliva
mer" throughout. with three firsts and
one second prize, Carl Beers. riding
George W" for a first. ~Diffident"
for a first and third. and Kelly Den
mar" for a third. I ieut. V I. Erwin.
riding Dan" for two firsts and one
second: Mrs Clyde /. Eastman, riding
her own horses. -SnOOkS' for two sec
Onds and Prince" for one second prize.
capt. &. Z. George. riding Bob for one
first and three second prizes. and Miss
Genevive Hornbrook. riding 'Scimitar
for a red and a yellow ribbon. White
marsh for a red and "Serret' for a
yellow ribbon.
The Grafton broad jump. an open
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
NOT AFRAID Of
ADRY COUNTRY
Busch Plans Strictly Peer
Gardens to Counterfeit the
resentment.

st. Louis. Dec August \. Busch.
is optimistic of the future. If he is put
out Of business as a beer maker. he is
not worried about finding another
business However. he does not be-
lieve the country is going to go abso-
lutely dry. He thinks people are go
ing to keep their beer and he is estab-
fishing a big place in St. Louis for the
sale Of this brew alone.
Il am spending $4,000 TO build a
Deutsche wirtschaft Al Gravois and
Morganford roads to demonstrate that
an institution at which only beer, light
wines and temperance drinks are
served can be ma6e a success.
There will be no bar in this estab-
lishment- There will be a high-class
cafe. which I have engaged Henry
Dietz. former chef and manager of
Faust's. to conduct for me. All drinks
viii be served at tables
7 want TO make this Institution an
object lesson Of an orderly conducted
place, where every law viii be OBJ
served.
Busch is building sS.oOO.OOO plant
fronting on Broadway. Immediately
east Of the main brewery establish
ment. which viii be used exclusively
for the manufacture of Bevo. the new
temperance drink he has put on the
market He was asked IL he was man
ufacturing the temperance drink in
anticipation of prohibition in Mis-
souri,.
No he said. T conceived the idea
that the people wanted a beverage con-
tanning less alcohol than beer contains.
There IS four per cent of alcohol in
beer. and less than one-fourth of one
percent in Bevo. I think the real
remedy for the drink question is edu-
cation BY education all the evils of
drinking viii be gradually eliminated"
Have YOU ever considered what use
viii be made of your properties If a
prohibitOry amendment should be
voted or law enacted in this state2"
As time goes on the sentiment Of the
people changes. I want to say that if
this organization with which I am con-
nected is forced TO go out of the brew
ing business in St Louis. IL will be
here and I will be here as a factor in
else. OF course. I think Il
would be a sad world where such
harmless stimulants as beer and bevo
could not be sold. but our great plant
here. in which about 10000. 600 has
been invested. would be wonderfully
well suited for an ammunition factory.
such as the United States will have
need of in carrying out its plan Of pre-
paredness, or IL could De converted into
the greatest meat packing establish
ment in the world"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
By 1920, Predicted, Country
Will Be Dry; Democrats
May Take 1t Up.

w 1 FfoaiSi5ioo is = the . great 8ss ma
tion-wide issue of today. That
is the message brought to the capital
by legislators from every section OF the
country. Where local liquor laws are
not an issue, Prohibition in 1920" is
everywhere discussed. And enthusiastic
drys predict the map Of the United
States Will be all white even before
that year.
II is q curious and at the same time
important fact that the list OF states
which reelected president Wilson par
allels very closely ting roster of dry
commonwealths
We don't need the old pivotal states
any more" say the anti saloon leaders
The west and south. with just a little
help from elsewhere. viii do it
W. J. Bryan's call for a dry nation
was contained in the issue Of his
weekly newspaper just after election
1t read:
Let the dry Democrats begin work
at once to secure control of the Dem
ocratic organization. state and ma
tiOnaL Nearly half the states are now
dry. and the number Will be swelled TO
nearly If not quite 80 before 1929 To
take the side of the saloon is TO invite
disastrous defeat To take the side Of
the home is to draw to the party the
strong young men who are coming out
OF the schools and colleges. and who
will. within few years, be the domi-
nant force in politics Again in the
nations life the old question demands
an answer; Choose ye this day whom
We Will serve"
Sheppard Pushes Prohibition.
Senator Sheppard. of Texas. has
brought to Washington this winter a
proposed prohibition amendment much
more drastic than the Hobson bin,
which was pressed at several sessions.
The Hcbson amendment proposes TO
stop the manufa cture of liquor for sale.
The Sheppard amendment Is more
sweeping and would make the nation
about as dry as legislation can do
Colorado. Oregon and Washington
defeated amendments allowing the sale
of beer on November = Arkansas and
Arizona doWned no license proposals
Oregon, after a trial of prohibition.
has gone the whole distance possible
and become the most arid state in the
union Not a single toddy can cross
the Oregon state line when the new
amendment goes into effect
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
GIRLS SUIT FOR DAMAGES
IS ON TRIAL SECOND TIME

a second trial of the case of Mary
Elizabeth Stimson. a minor, against
the FL Paso Electric Railway company
was started Monday morning in the
65th district court. In the first trial
the jury disagreed
The defendant claims that through
negligence on the part of the street
car company she was knocked down
and so badly injured by one Of the COM
pany's cars on North oregon street,
March Il. 1916. that her leg had to be
amputated between the knee and the
ankle She was then not quite five
years of age
The morning session Of the court was
"a ken I'd by the selection Of a jury.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
I eritory the Drys
Haze Still to CONQUER

Only 10 percent of the population
and Is percent Of the area of the
United States viii he wet when the
results Of this falls election are
realized.
OF the - wet states which VIII
be left, six have prohibition by local
option in more than half their
counties. nine have more than a
quarter Of their counties dry. while
the remaining eight have less than
p percent OF their counties against
the saloons
The states with more than 80 per
cent Of their counties dry are
Missouri, kentucky. Louisiana. Min
nesota. and Indiana
More than % percent California.
Wyoming. Illinois. Wisconsin. Ohio
Maryland. Connecticut. Vermont. and
New Hampshire
Less than % percent Nevada
New Mexico. Pennsylvania. Della
ware. New Jersey. New York. Rhode
Island and Massachusetts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
MRS. ". H. NEIL IS QUEEN Of
RIDERSAT FL PAS0 HORSE SHOW
Secures Three First and One Second Prize Carl Beers
and Lieut. V. P. Erwin Each Get Two Firsts
Little Walter Johnson, Riding Shet
land Pony Gets Great Applause
BY SIDNEY 4. COOK.

%LASSED as queen Of the riders.
Mrs ". T. NeiH is receiving the
- congratulations Of her friends. for
she won three first and one second
prize in the fourth annual horse show.
which closed Saturday. on account of
the closeness Of the competitions. how
ever. and the repeated extra appear
ances which the riders were called
upon TO make in order that the judges
might reach decisions in several OF the
events. some of the competitions were
held over until Sunday morning and
were run off at Fort Bliss.
In add ton to the blue ribbons which
MIS- NELL S mounts received. she her
self was the recipient Of a s many cups
given as the trophies in these events
She was the only one of all the riders
to win three firsts. Carl Beers and
Lieut. v T. Erwin, each OF whom won
two firsts
Among the women her nearest COM
petitor IN the value Of prizes won was
Mrs 6 T. Eastman, who won three
seconds and one third. Mrs Eastman'S
riding was clean cut i'm the extreme and
her handling of her mounts caused
much favorable comment among both
judges and spectators
Scimitar is Spectacular.
What was prOba oily the most spectac-
ular and sensational riding ever con-
tributed by woman rider i'm horse
SHOW competition IN ii PaSO was that
of Miss Genevive Hornbrook while
mounted on Major George Winners
Sclmltar- The horse is easily car
ried away with the spirit of the con-
tests and develops marvellous speed in
ali OF the events in which he has the
opportunity. and to ride him without
frills is a feat in itself
''Scimitar" was entered in the special
event scheduled for Saturday. through
the fact that he was tied with three
other horses with a perfect score in the
womens jumping contest on FRIDAY
The event was a jumping contest.
with Miss HJrnbrOok listed for three
mounts. and Mrs. Conrad l.. Koerper
on Red" exhibited by Capt. L. J. Pike
This contest was scheduled as once
around the ring. but in the first trial
Miss Hornhroo6's mount Secret" alone ;
was disqualified
second Heat is Run.
\ second heat. similar TO the first, |
was run Ii left the contestants with !
out change and il was decided that two !
laps around the ring would be neces- !
sary- Mrs koerper negotiated the two [.
laps without mishap and Miss Horn (
brook did nearly we'll on Col. q. I
r. LanghOrne'S "Whitemarsh" Miss
HOrnbrOok was then scheduled TO ride 4
''Scimitar," who still had a perfect !
score. and she appeared on her new /
mount Immediately after leaving the /
ring on "Whitemarsh." 1t was easily /
that "Scimitar" was growing /
excited. and he took the first jump (
like a bird. With increased speed ne /
the second set of bars and il /
was with difficulty that his rider /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
TOURIST RATES MIST BE
SAME, NORTH OR SOUTH

Washington. D. c. Dec. All year
excursion fares and summer tourist
rates from Chicago to san Francisco
were ordered by the interstate COM
whether by way of Seattle or Port
land. or by way OF New Orleans or
IT Paso-
The northern fares now are higher
than the southern. The railroads were
given until February Is TO comply
with the order
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
Quadruplets, Record
In State Contest

Memphis. Tenn, Dec 4-Tennessee
and Mississippi are rivals for the big
sest baby crop. Recently the wife Of
Clarence T. Jones. a prominent archi-
tect of Chattanooga. Tenn. became the
mother OF triplets, three girls \ day
or two later the wife Of J. T Cleveland,
a farmer living near Love. Miss. be-
came the mother Of four children. two
boys and two girls.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
REDUCTIONS OK SUGAR
RATES TO TEXAS REFUSED

Washington. D. G. Dec 4.-Reduc-
tions in freight rates on beet and cane
sugar from California 10 Texas, sought
fused today by the interstate commerce
commission. Uniform carload minimum
regulations, however. were ordered
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
ROAD MUST PAY sI45,SSO
FOR NOT FURNISHING CARS

verdict of sI45,s30 against the Penn
sylvania Railroad company -or failure
or refusal to furnish cars for shipping
coal was affirmed today by the su-
Dreme court