El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-25


sight Of the fact that the men who have
been paying you SS5 for yearlings have
been losing money and that the pres
ent prices cannot hold up under those
conditions"
Mock Trial.
A mock trial of J. H. Nations, on a
charge CT being the best loved man IN
the southwest. was held after the reg
ular speaking program While the
toastmaster was closing the speaking
program SergL Charles Pollock OF the
police department entered the banquet
hall with Bob Page, six feet eight, and
John Regain, five feet nothing. dressed
as comedy cops, following. They placed
Uncle Joe under arrest and insisted
upon him going with them X b Orn-
dorff objected and insisted upon hav-
ing the trial there among his friends
Mayor Lea was called on TO convene
the night corporation court he ap-
pointed A ". Norcop OF Stems Pass,
y. n, to defend Mr. Nations and Chas.
A Brann of County Cork 10 "perse-
cute" Norman Walker was appointed
clerk Of the court and read the charge.
CattIemen Laugh.
The mock trial was received with
screams Of laughter by Mr. Nations
friends including H 4. JastrO, Ike
Pryor, Dwight s. Heard and Jim Cal
Ian. However, Mr.. Nations had the
laugh at their expense when they were
summoned as veniremen to compose
the jury. Dwight Heard was the first
venireman called. He was asked If he
had ever herded Bull Moose Up salt
river IN Arizona ard, upon denying It.
was excused Ike Pryor, II : Steven
sen. sam COwan Of Fort Worth; H. A.
Jastro of Bakersfield, Cal: J. D Jack
son. Claude B HuGspeth. James Callan,
ex-governor Stubs and George H Glenn
ents were all summoned, examined and
excused.
Police Escort.
As each man was called policemen
Page and Regan would 90 around the
long speakers table and escort the
voniremen TO the bar, which had been
arranged in the middle Of the banquet
room, within a hollow rectangle formed
by the tables. Finally, when the spe-
cial Venire had been exhausted. a
change of venue TO Albuquerque was
granted by mayor Lea and the. case
set down for March s, when the Pan
handle and Southwestern Stockmen's
association will meet there
Cabaret Program.
During the banquet a vaudeville and
cabaret program was given. This in
cluded two Spanish dancers, a Mexican
orchestra, a sketch by Maxwell and
Prince, music by Van Surdams Orches-
ira and solos by Miss Aladaline Lee OF
Egan gave a clever boxing sketch
The arrangements for the entertain
ment were made by James q McNarys
who had general charge OF the pro-
gram. assisted by J. a. Kraksuer and
John a. Happier. George H. Clements
and a. ". Reeves of the chamber OF
commerce assisted in arranging for the
entertainment.
Guests of Honor.
Guests at the speakers table in
Guided mayor Tom Lea, W. W Turney,
tOastma ster; Gen. John !. Pershing, u
:. army; r. 3. Orndorff. president OF
the chamber OF commerce. Dwight =.
Heard. president of the association; Col.
/ T. Pryor. san Antonio: NJ x. Par
sons, president Colorado Livestock as
ISOLATION; Isaac Baer, Colorado. vice
president of the association; W J. Tod
of Kansas. vice president Of the asso-
citation; /. L Harmon. president Arl-
iona Stock Growers association, r. T.
Heren. president Montana Stock Grow
eTs' association; !. H. Nations, presi-
dent of the Panhandle and Southwest
ern Stockmen's association; J. d. Jack
son. president Cattle Raisers' associa-
ton Of Texas; H. ". Lynch, president
California Livestock association: A. r.
Modisette. vice president Nebraska
Stock Growers association; H A. Jas
tro. expresident of the association; 5.
II. COwan of Fort Worth, attorney for
the association: J. 3. Kendrick. gov
ernor of Wyoming: ". r. Stubs eX-
governor of Kansas: T. ". TOmlinson,
secretary OF the association; james G.
McNary, L. s Stewart. H s Stevenson,
c. NJ Newman, ". L TOoley and f. A. |
Filene of Boston.