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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01

army which, considered as such profession in ITSELF
and corresponds with the police system fire protection
the judiciary the civil service commanding always
certain prestige of steady and honorable employment
and inviting its proportion of regular applicants for
IS no such thing right" of to evade mill
tary duty while another citizen feels impelled by
sense of public duty to
At The Heralds request, Gen. John J. Pershing has
prepared series Of brief articles in which he discusses
the problem of military preparedness it affects the
needs Of our country The first of these articles
there will be three altogether) appears today The
series should be read and carefully considered by every
cltlzen-by every and woman, boy and girl. The
problem IS not only vital to our country, but
It IS the Invest issue before the people at this moment
and It IS the duty of each citizen to inform himself
Gen Pershing cites authorities to sustain his views
lie mas the faculty Of making generally interesting
topic which By some is regarded dry and technical
He writes for the general reader, seeking to convey
ar conception of the intrinsic importance of the sub
ect and to inform the masses of the people the
foundations of i correct military policy.
In tOday's initial instalment, Gen Pershing tells of
some OF the results Of unpreparedness in the past To-
morrow he will discuss the Japanese military system,
the sentiment of the American people, and ways to
popuarlze the military service. The next day he will
discuss the elements of military efficiency the effect of
universal military training the people generally, the
ERECT on citizens of foreign extraction and the Obga
tons that actually rest each citizen.
The series is valuable contribution to the
literature of preparedness, and should be read by
everyone.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
ELEMENT OF DEMOCRACY
d 81
Short Snatches From Everywhere.

If the optimistic expectations OF all Of Europe are
realized there won't ne any Europe left.-WashingtOn
Post.
of international note.-Christian Home and
School
The Teutonic governments should send fewer notes
TO Lansing and more to the submarine commanders
Boston Transcript
Brand Whitlock may have had a rough voyage OF
it, but it seemed the only to avoid vice presl-
Dental nominatiOn.-Atanta Constitution.
Germany has recognized Carranza. We fear, how
that when the is over Carranza viii not be
able to recognize Germany.-WashingtOn Herald.
What chance has the poor English Stacker with
CONSUMPTION leering at him side and leap-year
clawing at him the other2-kansas City Star.
Germany is getting mad because the Allies won't
for that the first thing they know, she
start in and lick them all over agan.-Los Angeles
Times.
International law is not very influential at present,
but it be borne in mind that enough scraps OF
paper carelessly treated may start dangerous blaze
Washington star
Germans ought to love because the British dis
like and the British ought to love because the
Germans dislike us but it doesn't to work out
Chicago Daily News
Summing things up in general. may say that
the two heroes of the who have kept their fol-
lowing are Field-Marshal Hindenburg Charlie
Chaplin.-Chicago Daily News.
Mr. Taft is quoted saying it would be ridiculous
TO permit the Colonel to the candidate. Mr..
Tafts judgment to the Colonels qualifications
seems to have undergone change since 1s0S-New
York Telegraph
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
'Uncle Wiggily and the Big Nut"
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

over and over, can roll the nut home
to Billie and Johnnie" So inside tho
nut-traP went the bunny uncle but.
nc sooner had he done so than: Snap
The door went shut. locking itself and
Jncle Wiggily knew he was caught.
oh I'm i'm a trap be cried. "Oh
dear, ] should have known better,
The fox must have done this. Oh, what
shall 1 do?"
Well. there was NOT much he could
do, for he could not get out. as the
wood Of the nUt-trap was too hard for
him to gnaw. Uncle WigEily was very
sad, for he thought soon the fox would
come along and catch him, to put In
rabbit stew
But now don't YOU worry. Uuclc
Wiggily is soon going TO get out Why
look who's here, Johnny and Billie
Bushytail the boy squirrels coming
through the woods on their way home
from school
60 look at the big NUT cried Billie.
Isn't il fine one exclaimed
Johnny. Lets snaw hole in il, and
get out some OF the meat"
The squirrel boys ran around the
outside Of what they thought at first
was a nut. but soon their sharp eyes
saw what il really was.
"Oh, that isn't a nut at all, It's
trap chartered Billie.
Yes. and I wonder If any poor ami
NAL is inside" said Johnnie.
Uncle Wiggily, inside the trap-nut,
heard the squirrel boys talking, and
he cried:
"Billie, Johnnie, I'm i'm here, Let me
ont before the fox comes backt'
I'VE will, chartered Billie and
Johnnie. Then with their sharp teeth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
The Mule Is Meek and Lowly Bearer OF Burden
Has Long, Vibrating Ears. Smoulderiipg Temper

mentally as the horse. either, and is
given 10 deep fits of dependency. dur
ing which he should not he disturbed.
Nobody ever attempted To arouse a
mule from a fit Of dependency with
out hearing the low. ingratiating re
port Of a fractured rib Immediately
afterward.
The mule has four feet. two of which
are used to steer with. He also has a
cold, calculating eye. with which he
measures the distance from where he
is standing to the jugular vein OF his
victim. The mule is surer footed than
any other animal. unless it is the pru-
dent elder who contributes to the
church with one hand and collects sa-
loon rental with the Others
The mule is one Of the poorest sing
ers now vocalizinS before the public
Some people go so far as 10 say that
they would rather hear a male alto or
solo on the mouth organ There is
something about the singing voice OF
the uncultivated mule which causes
feeling of sadness TO creep over the
listener. but this soon gives way TO
desire TO retaliate with coarse, red
brick. The mule would be more highly
resected if he did not set bad eX-
ample for so many men.-Protected by
The Adams Newspaper Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
KEROSENE EXPLODES, WOMAN
BADLY BURNED ON FACE & BODY

Seraphma Rodriguez. while building a
fire with kerosene at her home at 80
West Canal street. Tuesday morning
was burned on the face and body when
the kerosene exploded and threw the
flaming oil over her face and body.
She was given emergency treatment
by Capt. w D. Greet OF the police de-
partment. and sent to the county hos
pital Her husband. Nicolas Rodriguez,
was burned on the hands in an effort
to Dut out the fire.
The woman was wrapped in quilts
and the fire smothered before it had
burned her cotton clothing from her
body She Is in 4 serious condition.
\ gasoline stove exploded at the Cor
rington hotel. Overland and Kansas
streets. at 9:15 Tuesday morning. The
fire occurred in the room of Gcorge FL
lott and Art Rock j. /. Brown. who
was in the hotel at the time. had his
face slightly burned when he attempted
to put out the fire. The fire department
eXtinguished the flames.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
1AYEARS Ago Today
i 1FrOm The Herald OF This
Date, 1902.

The Guarantee Trust company. CAPT
tai S35O.000. is the name of the new
trust concern to occupy the new build
ing TO be erected for it at the southeast
corner of san Antonio and Stanton
streets. at a cost Of $4,000. This
modern structure viii be known as the
Guarantee Trust building.
Mrs. VI. o. Wright is entertaining
the Merry Wives this afternoon at her
residence on North Stanton street
Miss Ethel Christie left over the G.
IT, to visit relatives i'm eastern Texas
expecting to be gone two months
Mrs J. r.. Weaver who has been here
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Zwick, has
left for her home at La Plata, No
Mrs J. f. Williams has sent out in
vitations for a dinner party TO be given
this evening at her home on san An
tonic street
Police officer Roberts today arrested
an army deserter. in front Of the Hotel
Sheldon. wanted for deserving from the
Preside. Calf.
Judge f. Z. Hunter. c. II. Campbell
and !. A. shannon leave tonight for
San Antonio TO attend the Ode Eel
lows grand lodge.
Mrs. j. NJ Dean gave a pretty Iunch-
con today at her home on Myrtle ave
nue.. The table was decorated in red,
and souvenirs in the shape Of red car
nations were distributed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
Letters To The Herald
IAN
withheld L requeted-

liberty to make mention OF 1t.
But as to the exact day Of his birth
there is no record The nearest We can
come to it is to go back in history and
familiarize ourselves with the facts
concerning why so many people had
collected at Jerusalem and Joseph and
Mary had come also. which was a year
ly occurrence. and. owing to the con-
gestion, they were unable to get lodg-
ing elsewhere therefore they were com
PEELED 10 seek shelter IN a stable II
you will search the Jewish records at
that period Of history you will find that
this special collection Of the people
into Jerusalem occurred in springtime.
Read ancient history by JOsephus
read Boulangers French history and
YOU viii come to the conclusion that
Christ never performed the many
miracles that the clergy would have US
believe.
The one thing that made Christ IA
nous was the fact that he, being an
illegitimate born son. did not receive
the respect from his associates and
playmates and perchance his other
brothers and sisters according to Matt.
1S.55-56) and he tried to reason with
them and show them that as he was hui
man and had been brought into exist
ance without his accord. therefore he
should have more consideration. And
from this incident and his teachings
along humane lines of thought. the peO-
pie from about $50 A. d., have exag-
gerated his teachings to such a high
degree that they will tell YOU that he
did everything that was ever done.
They will even tell you, and the ma
Jority Of people believe it. that even
when in reality the prophecy alluded
to has no more bearing on the birth OF
Christ than t has on mine
Christopher c. Tarter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
Old Families

When Sir Herewald Wake died in England, the
+raco bscl the name for 27 generations. Furthermore
the family has had the same lands and homes in
Nortbamptonshire since the 18th century.
An Irish family by the name OF Ba1newan traces the
Cornish families, one rejoicing in the name Vvvyan
which has held its trebled initial centuries
also among the oldest of British families
Over here our oldest names look very juvenile be-
d tbase records: the red undoubtedly goes back
to Adam but he does not know 1Ow. Odd, with that
contrariness which makes our virtues and our vices
and our problems, we both envy and contemn the
Fnolieb DTide in their old names and houses and on
their mart. being of much the same human stuff as
ourselves they both cOnemn and envy our nevnesses
However if there be legitimate pride it is in decent
ancestry the longer back ones grandparents have been
honest and brave and voted right, the better.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
on AMERICANS AND CHRIST

ON AMERICANS AND CHRIST.
Editor FL Paso Herald:
1 do not know of anything today. in
more pitiful plight than the common
! people of this country in general and
the laboring man in particular
Having been born in this country,
reared in religious ignorance, and
taught superstitious mythOlogies to
such an extent, custom has forced him
10 become such a coward and weakling
that he has not within himself the man
hood 20 first demand at home the re-
spect and regard that is rightfully due
him from those who rule and Cypress.
And vet this man who has always
asked for so little and has always re-
ceived so little. viii go abroad and. be-
cause he receives practically the same
sort of treatment as is accorded him at
home he will return to his native soil
where he ard his friends will cry out,
Make those foreigners respect us"
Such a people remind me very much
Of anill-cared for parrot in a small
cage hanging on the back fence and
living on half rations yelling. This
is the life and it makes no difference
whether the children pelt him with
stones or pull his tail feathers out he
VIII continue TO repeat just what he
was taught 70 say and nothing more.
If by chance some one comes along
bold enough to speak out his thoughts
ana REMIND me people OF ineir poverty
stricken condition and try TO show them
a better way. there will be some intel
lectUal dwarf who will rise up and say.
We'll. if you don't like the country.
why don't you get oute'
Should you tell him if he doesn't like
your line Of thoughts to put you out. then
study the expression on his speeches. I
face. You will observe il to be identical
with the one on the parrots face
7 observed a letter to The Herald in
which Mr.. licGOvern accused the clergy
Of handing out packages that he was
unable to unite" and my opinion is that
he will find all the packages that the
clergymen hand out, very easily united. I
providing he begins untying at the
knots
/ recall a letter written to The Her
aid by me the latter part of last No /
vember in which I made the state I
ment that Christ was born in the !
spring OF the year and not December /
As have no knowledge of any earlier
reference TO the statements I feel at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01

IN HEY HAVE an evil sound, those words "cOn-
scripton" and Compulsory service" to the
average American Engishman. The trouble
is largely imaginary psychological These are demOc-
racies in theory there is ComPulsion, nothing but
agreement and willing performance Of duty. man
is compelled" in a way to pay his taxes; but that
is condition Of citizenship in the nation, and OF
participation in its benefits. In the way, the
obligation of every male citizen to submit to certain
minimum Of military training in time of peace,
and to hold himself in readiness for military service in
time Of war ought to be recognized condition Of
citizenship and fundamental duty of every man to
the nation whose benefits he shares.
Instead of the terms "conscription" compulsory
service" it will be well to only the terms "com-
pulsory military training in time of peace" and 'uni-
versa military service in time of war" These terms
convey the ideas Of duty and universally without the
ugly suggestion Of some exterior force driving unwilling
demands universal service Of its citizens through the
posse cOmtatus" in event of local crimes disorders
with which the regularly employed officers unable
cope The requirement to universal service in
time Of is only application of the principle,
which has been seriously denied but only evaded
No state good reason why, in time Of
war, with the nation threatened, should go
into the firing line while another should be allowed to
evade public duty There may be good reasons in
times why certain men may be worth to the
nation at home than at the front. For example, it
would be folly to send Edison ]. J. Hill into the
trenches when they would be much useful in
the laboratory in the railroad office. But it should
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01

Ut T is unfortunate, during these
troubled times" said \. G. Fos-
u ter. that men convicted OF
crimes where human lives have been
placed in jeopardy, should be released
and permitted an opportunity to fall
back into the same errors they prac-
ticed before It developed after the
shooting of Bert Akers OF Ysleta that
both of the Durans We're under the eye
Of the law; that the elder was wanted
for theft in Mexico and theft in the
upper valley on the American side;
and that the younger had served
sentence in the county Jail for carry
ing a pistol The releasing under sus-
pended sentence of men who are act
ually convicted Of q crime is mistake
and the only way juries can know Il
is a mistake is by a campaign Of ed
ucatiOn. When a man is not found
guilty that is another matter-but
when he is found guilty, no matter
what the circumstances. he should not
be turned loose to prey on society"
'While 7 have not a. yet secured an
analysis OF oil taken from one of the
shallow wells Of the Toyah field, am in
clined to think the product Of that sec
tioE is lacking in gasoline and kero-
sene, and is almost a pure lubricant
SAID II. Il rogers. was lLLOlEltu
during my recent trip to the fields that
the oil is being. used as a lubricant
without any refining, and I saw quart
OF it poured into the engine of an au-
tOmobile. which was afterwards run
several miles into town. An engineer
on the Texas & Pacific also told me
he had used the oil on his engine with
good results. If the oil of this field
is n natural lubricant tneIc should be
a good market for il. The oil can
be produced very cheaply- The stra-
tum is struck at depths OF from 100
to $50 feet and from this depth pump
ing is an inexpensive proposition. The
shallow wells undoubtedly will pump
from five to 10 barrels Il day. The
real oil STRAIT has not yet been
struck. and I am confident that at
greater depth gushers can be brought
in. Our company, the Trans-Pecos Oil
viii probably start shallow
well development shortly
=
You are going to hear more of
Wyoming in future than you have in
the past several years." said J. c.
Underwood. of Underwood. Wyoming
The rea son is that our state is forg-
ing to the front very rapidly. 1t is
now first i'm wool, and before many
years will be one OF the cOCntry's
greatest oil producing states. We now
rank high i'm livestock, and produce /
large quantities Of coal Alphabetically !.
the state is also forging ahead The !
passage Of the 64G-acre homestead I
grazing act. now before congress. if it (
passes. viii materially help the de- /.
of Wyoming's arid lands" 1
1.-THE adoption OF the resolution that l
Mexican women are the equals in intel /
ligence Of mon" said Mexican vice /
consul L. Soriano. "is not due to any
facetious summing up Of the revOlu /
-ionary movement in Mexico during the (
past five years. / wish 20 enter formal J
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01

THE mule is meek and lowly
beast of burden with long. vibrat-
ing ears and smouidering tenn
per. A great many people have ap-
preached the mule i'm a spirit Of friend
ship and good viii. and after leaning
carelessly on his right hip have been
introduced to his temper with so much
success that they had to be carried
home in a bed blanket
The mule is constructed in very
compact and substantial manner out
Of durable material. and is harder TO
kill than a piece Of scandal with
tenfoot start. Science tells us that no
body knows the real age or longevity
Of the mule. as most Of them de- hur-
riedly as soon as the plaster Of paris
cast is able to be removed from the
owner. There IS something pathetic
about an aged. careworn mule, with
thin. gray whiskers which has been
invited to his last resting place by an
irritated owner who is carrying q
erudge and a drain pipe in his left
lung
The mule is not as good looking
as the horse. but is far more useful
to man. The horse has to be fed hay
and corn every once in a while, while
the mule lives on straw and the hope
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01

Philologists are specializing the with which
British Tommy destitute of French makes up to the
French mademoisele with not word of English at the
tip of her tongue There's nothing easier. They will
20 walking in the cleaning, he will give her sweets and
She will dance with him, and he will perfectly get the
idea that she considers him Apollo among and
she will know that he never kissed any before and
that her beauty would lure him from the ends of the
earth and he talking cOckney English while she chants
French Words have almost nothing to do with language
ANYHOW it Is the tone of voice that counts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
Opposes Suspended Sentence For Criminals;
Men Released Often Prey Again Upon Society
Sentence

denial Of this Islander before some wit
takes the opportunity to launch such
a shaft at us, after he reads Of the
Women's CONGRESSES finding"
x = =
Milk and cream are coming into
FL Paso from both the lower and upper
valleys in good quantity" said traffic
manager y. ". Reeves, OF the cham
Der Of commerce. Express rates are
satisfactory at this time, and at 20
cents per 10 gallons OF either, dairymen
are making money on shipments into
town from as far down the valley as
Las Cruces is above. From Las Cruces
the express rates are % cents per 10
gallons on milk and 80 cents on
cream"
* = =
I'VE have $5O6 in the firemens re-
lief fund" said fire chief John ".
Wray, "and because Of a number OF
donations and the hope OF more. we
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01

expect 10 raise at least 81 600 by july
]. when the fund may be drawn upon
for relief demands. All the boys agreed
when the fund began to crystalize
that no tax would be made upon the
fund before July"
THE suspended sentence" said W.
D. Howe, lis a matter for the jury
to decide. Counsel for the defence
may ask for it. provided the defendant
has not been convicted before and sen
tence to a penal institution: or the
sentence to be imposed does not ex-
coed five years. The judge does not
include it in his charge to the Jury
voluntarily but because it is sought BIZ
counsel or the merits Of the case de-
mand the act Of clemency. When
there is a question Of doubt as TO
guilt then the defendant should have
the benefit Of the suspended sentence
clause"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01

which could crack the hardest nut, they
gnawed a hole in the side of the trap.
and Uncle Wiggily hoped out and ran
safely off with the squirrel boys And
when the fox came and saw no rabbit
pointed
MY little foxes viii have to eat sas-
safrass tea" she said. And they did
So once more Uncle Wiggily fooled the
fox, and. if the back door doesn't go
around on the front stoop to play tag
with the foot mat, I'll tell YOU next
bout Uncle Wiggily making candy.
Copyright. 1916. by Mcclure New spaper
syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
The Yelled Figure

WE KNOW what day shah bring what brand Of veal
mOrrOws will hide the whole ali things
SAID
will all
No
shall andw I
often
tate' far better 0 before
stretch of days Gatl i bles
CProtected nv ba 49,. ~.ns-- s.rr,ca1 WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
KICK VII.I.,.S pAm-

From Artesia (N. NJ Advocate
l see b. the papers. says old Jim
Hardup, that Mr. Carranza has declared
Mr.. villa 10 be outside the pail. mean
ing. l presume. that Mr. Carranza is
inside the pail and proposes to hog il
all And furthermore Mr.. Carranza
says that anybody can kill 8Ir. Villa
that wants to. But as far as I'm con-
cerned, myself says old Jim Hardup. 1
don't want TO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
FORMER Fl PAsOAN UERr

Fred Meyer, Of New Orleans, La,
and a former resident OF FL Paso. is
visiting in Ell PasO for several DAYS
the guests Of friends Mr. Never is
on his way to California. In 1911 he
operated a delicatessen store on North
Stanton street He saws that the
growth of FL PasO since he has been
gene is phenomenal and that he almost
wishes he had not left when ne did
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
WHO KNOwse

Editor Fl Paso Herald
Did n soldier Of Fort Bliss pose for
the head On the new sc piece. and
what relative is he to the indian tribe:
Argument.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
MOOR SPoRN

IEYlIG ID Be GooD F6LowC
WA HALL eGn Room Win
oMe GhS JET To A phrL
WHO Is UlEO TO ATIINuoD
AND R6RNnhNG LIKE 14F DoJIHa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-22
The Daily Novelette,
THE THIRTY-EIGHTH DEGR

You can't size everybody MP. Some
people who are mighty small are Mt
Iarge.-PrOf. Simp.