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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

gun II never suggests fear OF cOwardness OF tagging
but always means Just the right amount Of caution.
eCve your vacation to your country" is the slogan
of military training camps in the east and 1t the
whole thing. 1t is good phrase 1t IS alive man
won't FORGET il but he is planning vacation work
inc or thinking toward preparedness 1t viii bring the
idea straight home to him He cannot miss It, and once
Get the brsse in his head he viii get away from
Such Is the work a well turned phrase will do. a
phrase Is more convincing than fist, even mailed
fist nhraSe turned with neatness and wit has
of the CONTINGENCIES Of dumdum bullet. 1t does not
90 in one ear and of the other but It stops and
turns about in the mind and possesses 1t turn Of
words in the chorus of popular song, VIII often fairly
torment the world if it be handy bit OF an idea with
bit of wit to wing it along. President Wilson knows
as well as anybody that good saying IS all powerful
He has the ear Of the world and he tried to coin phrase
that would mig down the corridors of time and forever
place him among the inspired and the benefactOrs
he told the world that There is such thing being
too proud TO fight" He it nobly but the world
grnned and grnned and gTns yet and uses it to mock
Americans with and the phrase has become national
ANNOYANCE and one that several generations will have
10 endure 1t was well turned phrase, only It turned
the wrong way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
Baseball Played With Hands And Feet
Some Players Use Their Heads, But Very Few

ASEBALL is a popular pastime
which is played with the hands
II and feet. and sometimes with the
head A great many players remain
in the big leagues year after year with
out displaying anything that looks like
a head. but this is because they are
good for a home run with the bases
filled once in every four weeks
When baseball was first introduced
IL was played fo- fun, but Of recent
years II has become commercialized
ike a motor truck factory. This
process has gone so far as TO make il
impossible for the home player 10 get
on the home team until he has gradu-
ated from some freshWater college
with the aid of a low breaking spit
bail The good old days when nobody
played for money and everybody called
The players by their first names are
gone and along with them the neat
nankeen uniforms which mother used
TO make
Now every burg Of $500 inhabitants
which doesn't boast a minor league
team. composed Of entire strangers sup
ported by the freewin offerings Of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
Two Patriotic Corporations

Two of the great mining corporations of Arizona,
the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining company and
rived at patriotic and highly commendabe decision
1scb as thew in common with the rest Of the state
,vant the Arizona border defended against prOwling
bdt thew conceive it their privilege to assist the
rg;,a1t of militia which is to aid in that defence
So these corporations not only offering to hold
Open the positions of their employees who in the
regiment but they also announce they will give them 80
Thirty days pay at 81 to 81 per day is equal to 6
70 - months Of army pay, and means great deal
TO a Young miner or mine mechanic who is unmarried
and much more to the militiaman with family. It
somewhat sofens the sacrifice OF being called to the
coIors for the defence of the frontier.
In this as in other instances, the Copper Queen and
the & A. companies have appeared IN the role Of cor
porations Of broad gage KIND which enlists the
sDet and the loyalty not alone the labor of the men
they employ.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

How much do YOU wantP
Il want 80 cents and I won't take
no for an answer saws T.
Fitting his hat over one eye and
blowing cloud Of smoke from a StOgy
he held in his mouth, the man OF un-
apprOachaole nerve replied;
Young fellow, If / had 80 cents I
would put a number two show on
at the solicitation or the Earth OF
Chicago. and the Outlook. Of New York.
articles descriptive Of Elephant Butte
dam for publication in these periodi-
GALS said secretary Malcolm A Fraser
a new set OF Photographic views are
also being made for the use Of Collier S.
Lsslie's and number Of other illus
trated weekly and monthly magazines
These Illustrations will be used in con
nectiOn with articles which show that
Elephant Butte is the largest piece Of
masonry IS well as the largest artificial
dam. in the world. Among the pictures
viii be q recent photograph which
shows the final act IN the cOmpl etion OF
the dam by the placing OF the electric
light pedestal The water back of the
dam is today a fraction over 1913 fee
in depth. which is SO feet under the
spillway- Water for irrigation is now
being taken out at the rate of $500 Gu
bic feet per second through the sluice-
ways, passing through the recently in
stalled steel strainers- In spite Of this
diversion the depth OF the water back
Of the dam due 10 the large flow Of
snow water from Colorado now coming
IN is increasing at the rate Of about
five inches a day over the area Of the
reservoir This increase viii be aug
mented by the July and August rains
over the tributary watershed Taking
into account the amount Of water tnar
will have to be used for irrigation e
will require At least two years for the
water TO back up in the reservoir 50
that it viii flow over the spillWay"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

rather see nine husky home boys wal
Top the champions from the county seat
are invited to retire 10 the far distant
rear and be seated. but when the an
uual hair raising deficit begins TO
stick up over the horizon they are al
lowed 10 contribute and no questions
asked.
Baseball, as at present constituted.
is very remuneTative TO the PLAYERS.
who draw salaries that would make
the president Of a country bank look
like the first raise in a penny ante
game. In the spring the players are
taken in Pullman cars to some south
ern port and whitfield down to summer
size. after which they are obliged to
work two or three hours a day in the
hot sun and then take a bath For
putting Up with this hardship they are
paid the modest stipend Of S66 a day
and the unrestricted right to consume
SO worth Of menu in "a hours.
Baseball is one game that the pub
lie can look at without seeming a
frame Up. Whenever baseball becomes
as crooked as the average wrestling
match the public viii not look at II ex-
cept by proxy, but that day is as far off
as free speech in Turkey.
protected by Adams Newspaper Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
M

OTHING snort OF serious
M break in the big water main
L can create a shortage Of va
ter in Il Paso this summer said H.
P. Jackson. superintendent Of the city
waterworks The new machinery in
stalled lost fan, the new wells put down
and the old wells cleaned out and the
building OF the new reservoir on sun
set Heights all combine To greatly in
crease the water supply. and there will
be plenty OF water for even the hottest
and dryest period that may come this
summer"
Judge j. NJ GoEgin is almost sure
10 be one of the district delegates
elected TO the national Democratic con-
ventiOn by the state convention Tues
day said ]. r. Dawson. -eutiring cam
paign mana ger Judge GOggin has the
endorsement Of Fl PasO for the place
and / believe has the support Of all the
delegations from the district The Fl
PasO delegation is strong and undOubt-
eddy viii have a voice in the convention
persuasis e enough 10 put through an FL
Paso man. and that means Judge Cog
gin"
While citizens OF Fl Paso are COM
planning Of the heat during the DAYS
and nights. the members Of the punt
tive expedition in Mexico are having
an equally hard time with the changea-
bic weather around their base at Mani
quipa." said II. y Storms Some days
are excessively hot. while the nights are
cool enough TO draw extra blankets.
Several nights within the past two
weeks il has been cold enough TO snow
while the days are Just as hot as ever"
Real estate transactions in this CITY
are certainly surprising and I do not
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
ID YEARS AGO TODAY
Ion u I'd % IL DC. 1ooe.

grades on the smelter line Of the street
car company. The steel and ties are
being laid Just as fast as the grades
are completed, and the line IS eU-
pected 70 be completed within a short
time.
The Equitable Life Insurance COM
pauy, Of New York. through its gem
eral agent here. recently placed the
largest policy ever written on the
life of a resident OF Fl Paso. The
policy calls for 100000 and was taken
out by Hon Felix MartiueZ-
The shipments Of Mexican cattle
through the FL Paso port agEreEa Je
$3.50 head as reported by the customs
officials at the end OF the past week
The shipments are now coming III
rapidly from all points in Mexico AL
Of the Mexican imported cattle are eN-
amined carefully by state officers in
compliance with the quarantine regula-
lions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

too. Well the harder il storms today
the more likely it is TO be clear tOm0r-
row
When Jane had drunk her coffee
and left the table. she spoke timidly-
Augustus she ventured. IF YOU
don't mind. I think I'll lie down in the
little room-the dressing room-iusted
Of oar room today It's warmer. and
Nary won't have TO 20 in there 70
straishten up. And I think. that as
have a cold. I'd better sleep there to-
night. too
"AH right Augustus assented alb
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
Our Larger Amy-On Paper

g. cL.-,.. A REYNOLDS Of Roswell, N NJ, com
r,s+i - the fact that the senate has voted 1or
a peace strength army OF q lUUO men So no pIo
vision to make men jOse eacn olheI 70 eis loL ma
larger army and particular aiuieHnen. aGueu u
the national guard; nothing IN Iact 70 suhulate re-
citja abos its present low figures The remedy, as
Cant REYNOLDS sees it. IS universal compulsory Tram
He is right and the United States IS coming to IT.
sooner or later In time Of peace, when wages are hgh
md Isbor i N demand the desire TO be trained for
service IN the nation is not strong enough TO cause
LARGE enstments Congress might create paper army
of DOC 600 men without actually increasing the num-
Der Of IN service.
Universal training service ana UNIVERSAL service as
the S,is have them are the solution Of the problem,
hut he country is not vet ready for that system If
the aoposal were fully explained and test vote taken
# vzonId he voted down Enchanting against mill
tarsr, or people shun any measure which IN time OF
neaca threatens TO crta their mOneymang and their
enjOyments.
step in the night direction, and the universal training
and universal service idea will ultimately Win its way
as the development Of true democracy the expression
Of the nations right expect patriotic service from
every able bodied citizen irrespective OF wealth. social
positiou OF influence OF whatever kind
EVERY reform has a lunatic fringe, said Roosevelt
once explaining thought that has been N the minds
Of men since time began
One place the war office made mistaken
sending Pershing at the head Of the expedition.
Texas can get along without prohibition fight
this year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

e. Pasoans without military experience, who do not
enrol in the summer training camp at least ion
one of our several very excellent rifle clubs and learn to
use an army rifle with accuracy, besides getting
lot of good fun and wholesome exercise out of the
practice.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

An Arizona editor says, in effect Il have no credit
81; this tovn and henceforih this town has no credit
with me I hereby drop 100 names representing &C
counts long overdue from the subscription list" You
can almost hear those 100 deleted names hit the floor
thus proving Germany has no monopoly on rePrisals.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

IF every man owning land IN this valley would be
content now to sell at what he paid plus taxes and
8 percent compound interest on his purchase price
while he las held it. the valley would be quickly popu
lated Speculative holdings will be held OF use
for a long time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

AMeh eaIha OF uoues HAhA-
Oft we wonder just what IL cost Us,
That little blade Of grass.
~ ROFESSOR," said little RoIlo,
will you please tell me the
correct way TO pronounce the
name OF the Mexican bandit whose
name appears so frequently IN the pub
lie printsg'
"A very good question, Rollo," an
swered the professor However. as
that is a point about which I myself
am still a trifle hazzy. we viii seek
our answer on the public highways.
and perhaps byways- For in matters
Of pronunciation. RollO, the lexico-
sraphers are always guided BY the
usuage Of the multitude"
And they Jared forth. and 10 the first
man they met the professor put the
question: How, sir, If you please, do
1ou pronounce the name OF the in
famous Mexican bandit. spelled
N-i-l-I-a2'
The correct pronunciation is Wee
Iela- replied the Wayfarer readily
ne gllls are silent. as in a fish"
But lne next man, being asked re-
pled, Oh you mean VWulla-it's pro
nounced with Roosevelt consonants"
ana still the next man spake thus
GU pronounce II ROsengarten, be
cause OF the Spanish rs and VS. Not
at All fou're quite welcome"
ana the professor and little Rollo
returned 10 the classroom musingly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
THEY WANT 10 Know.

THEY WANT To KNOW.
Editor Il PasO Herald
Just TO express the feelings Of 3
couple OF people of Fl PasO on the
Mexican affair of last Thursday. in
the killing OF Sergt Furmau. why is II
that an American cannot 20 over To
Juarsz and receive treatment such as
Mexican viii receive on this side2
tt seems as though q Mexican Is
favored here. as he seems TO have
about all the jobs here ia the city
NJ. J. MOriarty,
7. G. Gerva
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
Back to the Farm

~ IL buy little farm sOme~he the old and tinker there
Is o the
know farm I'd like to buy its where lived when three feet high
Tvasth in
Hgon golden days ho the beans and husked the maize and dreamed
leave To in
a
an
trea
10 the
to o wh theva by
step Of they the
old home farm
protected by Adams Newspaper serv1e.l MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

The Judge in the O1pet case threatens to punish for
contempt Of court 1874 veniremen who wTgged out Of
becoming jurymen for that interesting murder trial
It wasn't contempt OF the court Judge Chalk up an
error against the sheriff for picking panel OF farmers
when the corn needs hOeing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

One resounding, mouth filling We have long
missed from the daily Mexican story is that of Gene
vevO de Ia o.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

Miss Edith Newman Will spend the
summer IN California
Miss Florence Reau returned from
Mexico where she has been for the
past few weeks
Mrs. A. g. Foster and children eN-
pect 20 leave some time during the
latter part Of the week for eastern
Texas. 70 be gone several weeks
Mr.. and AIRS b T. Hammett. ir. viii
entertain a number OF their young
friends on next Monday evening, at %
trolley ride over the entire line
The controversy between the Santa
TIE and the street railway company
concerning their crossing this side OF
old Fort Bliss. is creating a great deal
of interest
Judge Walthau has admitted ]. y.
Nilkerson to practice i'm the district
court Alr. WIlkersOu has already
been admitted 20 practice in the other
courts of the state
Invitations are out for a reception
Co be given next Wednesday evening
at the home Of Mrs. r. i. Campbell IN
honor Of her daughter and her hus-
band. AIr. and Mrs. Parry Wright
Committeeman are out soliciting
subscriptions for band concerts 10 2
held in the plaza this summer. They
should meet with generous response on
the part Of the business men and
people generally.
About $50 men are now building
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

sent-mindedIy.
Evidently his thoughts were already
on other matters than his wifes all
Ineuts.
TO he Continued
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
~ HOWARD L. RAM

business section. is considered fit
subject for the Smithsonian Institute.
Old-fashioned patrons who would
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

At last it's warm enough fer tn
girls t. wear Their furs. Tn time [
economic Is when you've got tn coin.
Proteetsd by Adams Newspaper serviee)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

Acting mayor Penuebaker and his
fellow sOlicitatOrs were successful
yesterday TO the amount of 1899 in
collecting funds for the sufferers from
the Goiiad disaster. occurring when
that town was struck by a tornado q
fcw DAYS ago. The amount included
$50 which was turned over by Judge
T. r. Harper. as a balance left Over
from the sheriffs and teachers con
vcuriou entertainment fund The
amount viii ne forwarded TO the SUI
ferers Immediately.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
T ETTERS to THE
II HERALD

(AlI communicat tons must bean the
signature Of the writer. but the name
will be withheld IL reQuested-l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

The Italians must wish they had never broken in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
The Daily Novelette,
LITTLE MISS PRONUNCIATE.

OF seed peck the seeds man tossed US
Then sacks of bone, alas:
Oft we wonder just what il cost Us,
That little blade Of grass.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

Every reform has a lunatic fringe said Roosevelt
once. explaining thought that has been N the mind
Of men since time began
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

One place the war office made no mistaken
sending Pershing at the head Of the expedition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

Texas can get along without prohibition fight
this
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
Forceful Address by Secre-
tary of Church Peace
Union
HEATHER MORALITY
NATIONS STANDARD
Church Must Elevate it to Standard
Reached by Individuals = Rev. DR.
Frederick Lynch of New York sna.hs
in Congregational Church.

An address OF great forcefuIness del;,--
cred by man of wide reputation and ar
talhfnents emphasized in the Centre Cor
eregatlohaI church yesterday mornin
the double standard of morality which av'
lists IN the world today hristiani+y g.,
| individuals on the one hand and heather
ISM and brute force for nations ons H.
other hand. The speaker was Rev Erad
erlck Lynch ID. d., of New York c;t,, go
retary of the Church Peace union rnce,,tI,.
founded by Andrew Carnegie and editor he
CHRISTIAN Work. His address was on.
Titled Americas Great Opportunity an
opportunity for taking the initiative in &C.
tablshlng world peace after the Euronaan
war is over, and he was listened TO m
tehtE by large congregation. By re-
Iuest, atter the sermon Dr. Lynch adj
dressed the adult classes of the SUNDAY
School on the European war situation and
outlined plans which are on foot for o.
taoilshlng peace. His main address was
IN part, as follows
Society is composed of several un;ts
First there is the individual then tho
family, then the city, then the state. the
the nation. These unite and all stand
over against each other in certain raIa.
tionships Man has relationships with
man, family with family, city with cit,-
state with state, nation with nation. The
relationships between man and man. home
and home, city and city, state and state
have been lifted up to plane that i
falrly Christian. Respectable men do not
steal from each other, do not kill eaca
otner, Go not make suspicion toward each
others the basis of life and do not settla
their disputes with fists and clubs. or,rs
and swords, 1t has at last been bro1ght
70 that point where he who falls short of
lt IS no longer considered either Clrie-
aan or gentleman individuals SETTLE
such disputes as have to be adiudicated
IN courts of law or before concil;at;on
groups. All this IS true OF families. exceDt
IN some regions where family tends stir
persist and these are fast disappeariny
states have reached the same high level
A tight between New York and Connect
ludicrous. = =
But while these relationships are a.
proxlmating Christian basis, those h.
tween nation and nation are still pagan,
heather, IN many cases barbarous. Na,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
IMMENSE GROWTH IN
TELEPHONE SERVICE
Bell System Connects 9,151 ,221 Instr,-
ments, Gain of Half Mil
lion Stations.

| NEW YORK, March 13-Tbat the
American Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany and associated companies were never
as whole IN more satisfactory position
| financially, physically and particularly in
their mutual relationship with the public
| is clearly shown IN the annual reuort of
President Theodore n Vail, Just issued
The Bell system now connects 9.15l .221
telephones, a gain of half million sta
lions in the past year. The total wire
mileage owned is 1880 600 of which 10.
100000 is underground There are nearly
100000 miles of phantom circuits which
carry an overload from the wire circuits.
and 1862, 400, 600 telephone connections
We're made during the year
The revival of general business Is re-
fected by growth of 225 300 subscrib-
ers, stations in the second half of the
year, as against 125,9oo during the same
period in 1914 The Bell system has been
able to respond quickly to the demands
made because of its policy of providing
plant IN advance of requirements.
The net permanent capital obligations
OF the whole system outstanding in the
hands OF the public is only ST36, 1876, 756.
although the telephone plants stood on the
books on December 31st at $3.50. O6S. $40
QUO IN excess of the book value. There
was S332,S63,717 added to plant and real
estate last year and it is estimated that
To1,uU0O00 will be spent in plant addi-
tons during the current year.
The gross revenue in 1915 of the Bell
system, not including the connecting indie
pendent companies. was $3.50, 800 900: an
increase of over $13,901,090 over last year.
vi this, operation consumed SS4. 900 .OG0:
taxes S13,1O0,000 or 1.64 per cent on the
outstanding capital obligations; current
maintenance S31 100000 and provision for
depreciation S44,9O0,00O The surplus
available for charges, etc, was sec. 200
700 OF which S1S,100,0o0 was paid in in
terest and S32,9O0,0O0 was paid in divi
dends
During the past eight years the gross
earnings have increased Sill 800 600
while the assets have increased nearly
S44o,o 100000, with an increase of capital
obligations and payables outstanding of
only 1918 100000
As an evidence of the cheapness of tele
phone service it is shown that net earn
lngs are only 5.S4 per cent of the book
value and other assets. and that dividends
and interest are only 4.76 per cent on the
plant and other assets, using in both cases
the book value which is less than the an
praisal value
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
GREEN RIVER.
The Late Mrs. Sarah J. Cnttinp

News of the death of Mrs. Sarah }.
Cutting brought sadness to her friends
IN this village, which was for many
years her home and where she is so
pleasantly remembered Mrs. Cutting
was born in this town. daughter Of
Joseph Jacobs, and was the last sur.
vlyor of her father S family. She was
twice married. Her first husband was
Jason Reed, who died in 1871.
Several years after his death she
was married to Russell Taft Cutting.
who died Sept. 9, 1908. Mrs. Cutting
had two children, Lena E. Reed. the
wife of John F. Thompson of Green.
field, and George E. Reed. who died
May "A, 1906, aged 80. After the
death of her son she sold her home.
the old Cutting homestead and since
then had lived with her daughter. in
Greenfield, who was devoted to her
mother and with her husband gave her
the most tender care.