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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

DITCH TWO miles long is being
n dug on the west side OF the
"A Canine Real south OF Las
Cruces 10 drain a large area Of sub
merged land beginning at the Tea
HouShton ranch and extending north
towards Las Cruces on the same side
of the road. The ditch is being cut
soutb TO point where it can be turned
vest 10 carry the water back into the
Rio Crande. The submerged land. very
valuable because Of the richness Of
The soil. is a part Of the one time river
had In 1852 the river ran about
where the Houghton ranch Is now 10
ested and a ditch on the west side
took water from the river 10 irriSate
the land west OF the present Houghton
place. 4 flood in the river IN 81
caused the stream TO seek the course
OF the ditch, where II has continued
20 run ever since. The old bed has
gradually filled until il is now almost
level with the rest OF the SURROUNDING
land, but floods last spring covered
much of the depressed area and the
result has been that the land remains
covered with water To drain II ana
put the land into cultivation again,
the ditch is being dug. The ditch will
be about two miles long and VIII cost
about $4,000. The work is being done
jointly by the county of Dona Ana
and the owners Of the land to be bene-
fitted The grading teams are dragging
the dirt from the ditch on the west
side OF the road and dumping II on
the east side. Hereafter, for the length
Of the ditch, the road will have a ditch
on the west side and an embankment
on the east side
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Things that never happen: Self start
er starting when you need IL badly.
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Our idea Of a snap Being a militia
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

rest room on san Francisco street is
not kept open evenings
Just the hours il is most needed. the
doors are closed As colder. darker
nights come the men need q warm.
bright place 10 cOngregatte; yet the
very organization that is supposed 20
be doing so much for the soldier and
guardsman is keeping them out Of the
hall that is primarily for their use
They are appealing 10 the public
for magazines and books. games, etc.
What are the members OF the Red
Cross doing There IS said TO be q
large membership. up in the hundreds.
Why does not each member give just
one magazine and book n month"; And
why cannot the members serve a few
hours in turn. and keep open that
room in the evenings, Women are 50
prone to bewail conditions yet do lit
tie or nothing individually 10 better
matters.
some " c. T. L. workers are ex-
ceedingly wrathy over thu saloons and
billiard halls fairly Overlooking
with soldiers. but what are they doinE
20 provide any other place TO visit.
You can't take away all amusement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21
Little InterUieWs
II

should exercise greater care. In Dallas,
the muffler nuisance is extinct the
zens with the police in taking care Or
their automobiles and cutting out the
sound y the exhaust completely
.1var has laid a besvv hand upon
Saskatchewan. said T E Mckenzie
cattlemau and rancher OF that Cana
dian province. who is IN II F2sO 70
install his family for the winter "Ot
course we are not dOwnhearted, any
more than is Great Britain or her other
possessions. II simply means a long,
hard struggle. with the result assured
in favor Of the allies II you couid
see the fields OF grain in Canada that
have not been threshed because OF the
lack OF labor. YOU would get one very
good impression in the United states
as to why wheat and flour are touch
ing record breaking prices The war
has taken our labOrins men and while
We have had good crops We nave net
been able TO harvest much more tha1l
half of them because Of the lack OF
farm hands Wages have doubled and
trebled. and q great many harFesters
have crossed from the United states
70 take advantage Of the high .pay:
And still millions OF dollars worm OF
grain viii go to waste this year
There Is probably no city the sic
Of FL PasO in the United states with
as few For Rent signs. both IN resi-
dent and business property. said y
G.. Buchoz There has been no boom
in real estate. out this condition has
existed for some years, which shows
q steady strong growth with values IN
creasing honestly each day The same
opportunities exist today for invest
ments In real estate as existed years
ago. Our city is youns and built with
a solid foundation"
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''I'm wondering II 2 certain general
officer of the national guard had poor
vision. or merely affected Il, salo
RaInh Beldine. OF Eagle. Colo He
was down AZ the Santa Re bridge the
other day. when J was coming back
from Juarez. 1 stopped at the bridge
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

that arrogant statement Of the doctors.
for Christ taught humility, but maybe
the socalled doctor belongs to the Dives
class ana wants to be clothed in purple
and fine linen and fare sumptuously
every day Also the reverend doctor
wishes the soldiers to attend Divine
according TO his conception worship
once a week and wants the order in
Guided in their discipline and regula-
tions.
Is the reverend doctor so ignorant
that he is not acquainted with the con-
stitution. where il states that men
have a natural and indefeasible right TO
worship the Almighty God accord
ing to the dictates of his own con-
science2"
And again: No man snail be COM
his consent"
But according 10 the reverend C2)
doctor attendance at church (presume
he means HIS church,, should be com
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21
Roundabout Toun
Draining An Old Bed OF The Rio Grarde
Work In Progress South Of Las Cruces

other day mot i'm Tie Herald a head
ing that said street Car Runs Down
an Automobile and proceeded TO take
a fall" ont OF the paper.
From such oft-repeated expressions,
the mental picture the reader has of a
street car Is that il Is some Wild
ferocious beast madly chasing help
less automobile until captured and then
bouncing down upon il and crushing
its passengers like a veritable Jug
gernaut,' said Dixon.
-+The truth. however. is that the
street car runs upon a fixed track Il
cannot dodge OF turn out me very
track upon which II runs Is a warn
ing that a car may come along at any
moment and all that any pedestrian or
vehicle driver has 10 do to keep from
being injured is 10 take the time to
look in both directions before cross
ing the track. This precaution Is so
simple and 50 easy to take that there
should ever be hit by a street car
There was n fat guy named Burt
Who ate and ate until he hurt.
He ran n hotel
Oh, my. il was swell
But none of the Mattresses would flirt.
VIII Brown denies that the southern
Pacific ever named a station Tor him
Mammoth Tank is the name Of the
place IN question
Force Of habit; Going TO sleep at an
entertainment held in a church.
Capacity 500 gals said a sign on
q tank wagon behind a company of en-
cineers as they marched through the
streets the other day Whether IL was
the capacity OF the men in the COM
mand or of the wagon. the sign did
not say.
Things TO forget That you have any
enemies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

Editor FL Paso Herald:
Having read two letters TO The Her
aid and answers thereto from the editor
relative to the man walking around the
squirrel, and noting the editor states
that the man does go around the SPUR
rel, would like TO say relative to the
spoke OF the wheel travelling around
the hub and the outer half OF the COM
pass travelling around the inner half:
The hub is a part of the wheel just
the same as the spoke, the spoke is
fastened in the hub. they both start AT
the same time, travel in parallel lines
and at such a rate Of speed that both
return 10 the starting point at the same
time and both make a complete revolu-
ton at the same time. although the
spoke has gone a much greater distance
than the hub. the spoke at no time
passed the hub and II seems to me an
impossibility that the spoke could have
gone around the hub. II seems an i'm
possibility that anything can 20 around
a part OF itself
There Is only one correct answer to
any problem. regardless OF difference
OF understanding Of different words.
The man either goes around the squir-
rel or he does not I say that he does
not and think YOU will find that mathe-
maticians agree that he does not go
around the squirrel J. ". c.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

Packing Plant Is Most Logical Industry
Good Sports Essential For The Army Men

70 watch the Mexicans come and go
This officer was talking 70 some Or
the soldiers on duty. Is il true. ne
said. that many Of our soldiers dress
in civilian clothes and 90 to JuareI
in violation OF army orders e
was the reply, and even the commls-
stoned officers sometimes slip across
Impossible was his rejOinder- I'm
going through this next car. and Sc
If I can spot a soldier in civilian clotl-
ing. SO when the car came, the OIL
Ger walked through the car. and ecrU
tinted each American carefully IT.
came out. and said nothing After BE-
had gone. ] was inf0rne ed that a colonel
OF one Of his OWn regiments had pee
on that car. coming back from Juarez
Now I wonder If that officer saw thc
colonel. recognized him. and passed him
BY. or whether he actually failed a.
recognize q man with whom ne ma
been associated daily for months.
There is enthusiasm among stock
men all over this district regardinE
the proposed Livestock Show mex
FAN ssid q I Boynton. secretary OF
the temporary organization formed 70
arrange for the fair Monday Elliot
r COKden. OF Midland. a member OF
the firm OF J. ?. COWden and sons
nsSsed through Fl Paso on his wa
home from the Phoenix fair At thar
fair. he had Won many prizes Ior polle1
Angus and Galloway cattle He Wa
mighty enthusiastic over the prospect
Of a livestock show in Il PasO- There
is every reason for holding such e.
show here. he said, and no good reason
against the plan
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The people OF Arizona don't know
who's elected governor yet, said
Malcolm A Fraser. on his return fTon,
the Arizona state fair. Tom Campbell
Republican, told me he was pretty surc
he was H. 7 didn't talk to governor
Hunt. but he seems TO be pretty sure
he's elected. too The general impress
sion is that Campbell is elected b.
about 100 votes They're on the official
count now and by Wednesday the re
suit ought 20 be known"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21
AIRsHIPs ron FOUNTAINS.

y
Editor FL Paso Herald:
Your timely editorial on the value
OF summer resorts on mountain tops,
such as Cloudcr5ft is. and as the Gaia
iinas above Tucson will be, cannot be
overestimated when the growth of a
city is concerned.
Tucson is slowly awakening to the
Importance OF the pine clad mountain
tops visible from the business section
Of the city good deal Of pessimism.
such as was exhibited in Fl PasO where
Eddy mastered the idea of reaching
IN measure been stumbling block
20 the advancement Of one Of natures
beauty spots in the Catalinas, and at
the door Of Tucson just now budding
into a rosy hue and assuming airs OF
a real live city.
Since the coming Of the progressive
Il PaSo and Southwestern. optimism
prevails. and winding trails. and min
ing roads are reaching on either side
for mineral wealth and the grandeur
OF this vast government forest reserve
and all NE need is another Chas 5.
with an all rail line In the absence
Of brain power of this kind another
feature is fast looming up that will
revolutiouize every mountain top in
America and make access TO all of them
4 real possible fact
PessiTnism viii play its part IN the
coming OF the zeppelin type OF airship
that VIII reach Cloudc-oft and all the
sacramento range in an airline as the
crow flies
A station at Mount Lemon in the
Catalina range above Tucson, another
other one near Old Badly in the Santa
Rita range will complete the ideal air
ship route for greater Tucson's grand
summer resorts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21
w

G~~ YHILE FL Paso Is talking
M about becoming a big man
ufacturin@ center. she
should take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity TO install what IS her most logi-
cal industry packing plant said
z. L. Simmons. Kansas City commits
sion merchant. at hotel sheldon let
the other factories come in their own
good time. but get busy now and in
stal a packing plant. Fl Paso IS
recognized as the cattle center Of the
southwest. She already has the nucleus
Of big stockyard system. and the
next step is a packing plant. This
would draw patronage from all eastern
Texas, ARIZONA and New Mexico and
would be a sure winner from the start
The annual cattle show planned here
as a result OF the livestock exhibition
a the soil products exposition should
give the cattle industry here such an
impetus that packing rlant viii be a
natural result"
In the organization OF an army
football league. I believe that the sol
diers Of the Fl PasO district are in
dulging in the right kind of sport. and
one that Is popular. said r y Rob
ertsOu- Clean sports in the army =
absolutely essential If the members of
the ulIIertuL reg llllelllS are u Dt hEpt
coutented. and the boys seem to have
this in the football league. Sunday
afternoon quite a crowd Witnessed the
football games AZ Rio Grande park.
soldiers and civilians alike attending
the games. Sport Of this sort is Ger
tainly a boost for the army. and they
cannot have too much Of it,"
X =
Some of the muffIers on trucks at
tached 10 the quartermaster' depart
ment are either broken or inadequate
for the purpose" said d. - Howe, Of
Dallas The sound Of an exhaust from
the motor Of one OF the big trucks. IS
much similar TO that OF a battle The
drivers OF the trucks in my opinion,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

pulsory for soldiers. Then why not FOR
civilians2 Would he make class legis-
lation at once like the eight hour law,
am afraid the r. L. Of the B. is
getting TO b. inUolerant, and. like the
traditional giant Procrustes- If you
are not as long as my bedstead, I'll
stretch you TO if. If too long, lop you
off"
The reverend doctor shows the same
old spirit which permeated Europe in
the 18th century and again I'm afraid
he belongs TO the popular side whose
teachings are antagonistic TO Christ :
and the apostles 7 speak with regard
An ex-Soldier.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21
By &. A. MARTIN.

man in the second South Carolina in
fantry-it-s going back nome
?
cant \. ". Bjornsted. 10Th infantry
has been detailed as military lnst rgStor
at Harvard university. Cambridge,
Massachusetts. new department at
that institution
Harvard Is TO be congratulated upon
securing the services of Capt Born
sled hut how he VIII like the atmoS-
pbere Of Boston. the home OF the anti
imperialist and 'anti' pretty much
everything else, is another matter
Can't Bjornsted has been on the L.
< army general staff and has served
as military attache at Berlin and as
observer with the German armies lie
is one of the authors Of the present
infantry drill regulations and of the
field service regulations as we'll Tie
has been on duty with his regiment IN
Mexico and prior TO thiS was one OF
the faculty Of the army service school
at Fort Ieavenworth. where he him
self graduated at the head Of the class
OF 1909. with distinguished honors-
Capt BjOrnsted IS a military genius
Of international reputation and Is rec
ognized as one Of the master minds
OF the American army. He viii be
recalled in FL Paso. where he has hosts
OF friends. as the organizer and first
head OF the successful army baseball
league Of 1915
Jobs we do not want: Being a mill
tiaman who falls out on a hike when
Col. Z. F Glenn is in command of the
column Have any Of you ever seen
Glenn IN action. or heard him.
7 didn't know Gen. PerShin& had
provided fIivvers for his cavalry
men until I read the other day that
they FOrded n river.
Alves Dixon. claim agent for the r.
Paso Street Railway company. read The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

the fellowship of labor and capital
as has never before been done. the
union and cooperation Of the Two
mean real brotherhood. which Is the
principle God designed for the race
And indeed the whole social fabric :
now weakened for the lack OF thai
spirit Give US that and we Will have
the strength TO resist the aggression
of any foreign try-for II IS the
unitedness or solidarity OF a country
that makes 1t strong. And for that
end Mr. Wilson will work
He is the peoples friend. he IS
Lincoln man-strons, with q splendid
spiritual pOise. entirely unlike that
firebrand. Col. Roosevelt Mr.. Wilson's
sentiments are those expressed IN the
following lines by Ebert Hubbard;
Business viii yet do away with
grab. graft and begging Reciprocity
cooperation and mutually are the I'm
portant things now. Laws for the
regulation OF trade should be most
carefully scanned. That which ham
pers limits cripples and retards must
ruthlessIy and forever snapt away
That which gives security, freedom
. and peace thus insurinS happiness,
must be encouraged. America cannot.
will not remain stationary. We are
moving toward the sun rising; no man
can guess the splendor. the riches and
the beauty that viii YET be ours Let
America lead the way"
Yes. America viii lead the way un-
der our leader. Woodrow Wilson We
return thanks for again having him
for our president y Woman
Big Springs. Tex.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21
The Beggar

THE will flying will
the S a
village in
of
such
convrvbt George Matthew Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

down All effort 20 rescue him fail
ed but finally his wife built firs out
Of dog hair and smoked him out.
While lighting his pipe at the Post
ofice the other morning Isaac He'll
vanger said that IL what everybody
said was so. everybody could take the
same side Of question in debate.
Miss Flute Belcher, who IL engag
ed to al unknown correspondent.
thinks a girl should not know too
much about man anyhow.
cetyvigEs By Gssrss Hssssss ASezs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21
HOCwALLOW LOCALS
By GEORGE BINGHAM

Poke Easley
happened TO what
came near being
a painful accident
one day this week
while up on the
housetop repair
ing his chimney.
In some way his
foot slipped while
he was not look
ing and he feii
into it. lodging
about half way
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

The mayor of Terre Haute has embarked the city
in the coal business He has leased mine, hired teams
and men, and is selling coal behalf Of the city, TO
Terre Haute people at s275 ton, reduction Of s325
over the coal companies prices. He is public bene-
factor but if reelected, he will not 90 into office by
the votes of the coal companies That much Is safe
predction.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21
TIE RETrRN OF WILSON.

Editor FL Paso He' aid.
Allow me to cor graduate the c0un-
Try on the reelection Of Mr.. Wilson.
We now have a man AZ the head OF
affairs Who has given. and VIII con
tinue 10 give. US brilliant domestic
policy. as vel as in foreign affairs
II any man can secure peace with
honor it Will be Mr. Wilson II any
man can advance the industrial prog
ress Of our country II viii be Mr. Will
son
predict that he viii bring about
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

THE SOLDIER AND CHURCH.

Editor Fl Paso Herald:
! noticed an item in last weeks Her
aid that a certain DR.. Carman had lee
tured 10 some preachers % at Brook
lyn. y Y, about conditions on the
frontier and he remarked; You could
hardly expect a gentleman Of my call
ing 10 accept a commission as chaplain.
etc" That brought the thought to
mind that the greatest man that ever
lived on this earth said THE foxes
have holes and the birds of the air have
nests but the Son of Man hath nowhere
70 LAY his head" How different fror-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21
MAJ. WHI. DEWITT Is DEAD:
20 NEA YRS PRESCOTT Resident.

Prescott. Ariz-. Nov. 21.-At this
point has been buried the body OF Mai.
William Dewitt. who died lately in
Mohave county. He had
been A resident Of this locality for
nearly 50 years for much OF the time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

The average birth rate FOR Europe Show
that for every 100 girls les boys are born
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

mechanical superintendent at Whipple
I,.r-srE<s and later city engineer OF
Prescott. He served in the Union army
at the age Of J. and here was captain
or the famous Prescott Rifles In the
late SOS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21
Work Seldom Harms

An investigator says Americans work too hard and
too long and sacken the pace She says the
people are tired and don't know 1t. You may be
sure FL PaSoans do not know it from the busy way
they hustle around in the daytime, and II they are
tired at night, they show 1t very little Watch the
people as they pass. See how many are the smiles
and how little the show of irTtabity See how cheer
full is and how little is any nervous strain
apparent. Listen to the laughter Of the shoPglrls
passing Hear the vigorous shout Of the butchers boy
as he leaps 10 his wagon Hear the CHEEKY greet
ings friends in business meet.
The tired faces those of the sick, those who
have lost loved ambition, those who are idle
in some OF its virulent fOTms-
Work just plain congeuial work. requiring vlgol'
initiative and some speed, rarely out anyone.
There IS exhilaration in doing things, which re
cuperates both body and mind.
tip to Mexico: If engaged in war, don't
bother about EurOpes poison gas clouds Merely light
Mexican cigarets along the trenches at intervals Of
feet.
Nh Bryan denies he Is politically dead But the
coroners verdict rendered back in 1908. Even as
Prohibtionist, he hasn't the good stuff of Messrs
Landrth and Hany.
Now is the time for all good to fertilize The
family flower beds. The lawn will thrive better for
it, too.
Many a Smith and Brown, living in different
parts of town. would be glad to trade neighbors with
each other sight
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

The one way to be sure of provoking high wind
in this town is to clean house For confirmation, ask
anv housewife.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

Now is the time for all good men to fertilize The
family flower beds. The lawn will thrive better for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21
MN. SOME OIEsTIONS

Editor Fl PasO Herald:
Can you. or any OF your readers. tell
me why the Red Cross reading and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21
An Old F Fashioned Fighter

Generals supposed TO be so extremely valuable
nersonages that 1t is very unmtary for them risk
death or wounds Nevertheless, the old fashioned ad
niration for q fighting persists that emperor
William of Germany sent his warmeSt appreciation 10
Gen Won BueIow who placed himself at the head OF
chasseurs battalion and captured important position
from numerically superior enemy the Macedonian
front.
This act OF heroisn-fOr II is heroic when, Tor the
sake of a cause a subjects himself TO danger OF
almost certain death with expecting him to GO
sO-dd not avail to save Monastir from recapture by
the 5ervans and their allies, and the Serbs are now
back on their native soil with desolate- ruined city
in their possession which, however they are enabled 10
call their capital.
The breakdown of the BulgarIeuton army IN this
theater of war will not go unpublished. The German
general staff has patience with anything less tnan
failure but among them will not be found that OF
Won Bueow His plain fighting mans inspiration IN
4 critical moment has earned him, IN this instance,
immunity from rebuke.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

Many Smith and a Brown, living in different
parts of town. would be glad to trade neghboTs with
each other sight
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-21

LATE Bud says tn honeymoon is over
when a wife asks her husband If he
wants coffee Ter breakfast when she
knows perfectly well that he does.
Nothin' II dispel enthusiasm like a
small admission fee.
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