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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
Drowning The Land

Farmers in the irrigated southwest must learn, and
some have already learned that to make ground sodden
with water means the ruination of the land. In the
Salt River valley they call that kind Of ground drowned
land" and the term IS accurate enough. Everything
about if is drowned save the aIka, which invariably
comes to the top.
II Is curious fact that drowning land Will bring
10 the surface akaH which the owner Of the ground
never dreamed existed in it The fact that there is
deposit in the temporary pools drained ground proves
the akaIi is not sedementary deposit from the water
with which the land is irrigated Therefore It must be
a result of the drowning
In most well drained localities where irrigation is
practced the instances of drowning are practically con-
fined to the ends of fields faTthest from the irrigation
ditch When water is turned upon "land Of alfalfa,
for instance It travels down between the two powed
borders to the lower end Of the field There, probably
no provision has been made for ditch to carry
away excess water but there is high ridge to
hold the water on the land At this barrier then the
water stops backs up, stands and soaks Soaking is
excellent up a certain point Beyond that point,
drowning" begins.
And in the localities where the slope Of the val
ley such provide adequate drainage for most Of
the land finds for miles and miles along the road
ways looking out the upland side, strip OF drowned
about so feet wide paTalleing the roadway This
the Salt River valley and IN the Imperial val
ley and to extent in the Santa Cruz valley at
Tucson Ordinarily the casual passerby would scarcely
notice this strip of sodden nonproductiye ground but
in the aggregate of valley It spells great acreage
New irrigation enterprises then, should profit by the
experience Of older communities Good soil well irT-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
Short Snatches From Everywhere

But won't this daylight movement take an
hours enjoyment out of that historic old song W ?
Won't Get Home Until Morning Boston Evening
Transcript
The Chinese rebels evidently failed 70 be mp
notified by Yuan Shi Kafs declaration that there Il
nothing much doing there the Of an uprising
Butte Miner
Mosquitoes are becoming expensive luxuries Here
IS Kentucky court apprOpriating 10000 gallons OF
oil for fighting them Think OF the gasoline that
New Tribune
There some men who willing 10 be the
travelling secretary the society for the prevention OF
the propagation OF English sparrovs and pay their
own expenses rathersthan 10 have no o1Ice al an
Houston Post.
Il would looked upon as joyfully significant in
signed But It is probably just significant that the
herman food minister has resigned PIMA
Evening Ledger
Hans Wagners is not being mentioned In
connection y it'll Chauncey Depew. Uncle Joe cannon
Andrew Carnegie Admiral Dewey, etc but ne IS stil
fielding his position well and hitting en- out IN the
pinches-TOedO Blade
In resigning trustee of Purdue university
George AIDE criticised tendency TO repress student
initiative" George should remember that a lot OF
college authorities had that tendency. but have
never been able really put il over--ChcaSo Herald
What with three presidential candidates for New
York. Roosevelt. Root and Hughes. and a few back
counties not vet heard from looks II the New
York delegation the national convention VIII 80
TO bed fighting instead of singing AUD Lang Syns-
Philadelphia Telegraph
In sentencing a reckless mOtorist 10 prison for
from three TO IS years Detroit judge said This
viii be wholesome lesson to lot OF other fools IN
Detroit who think they mix whisky with gasoline
Evidently they richer that way than we had
any idea.-WashingtOn Herald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26

Eoitor Ell PasO Herald
II IS amusing 10 read the howl The
1lmes IS putting up each day about tax
eS, BOND issues. etc Then comes w W
Bridgers's sunday star with more Of it
When the vore Of the people put an end
70 rms rule in Fl Paso last February by
eiectlng Tom Lea with his entire ticket
the Times lost and the great editorial
writer for the star. AIr. Bridgers. lost.
and they Just can't be good sports. nut
have TO howl
The Star said sunday that Nr Wall
ing was opposed TO the issuing Of more
ponds II the ring administration had
put down good paving. that would have
stood and not experimental as they did.
the present county commissioners and
the city administration would not have
TO think Of asking for bond issues. nor
would they have TO be repairing the
present roads. nor the city's streets. The
Times was the official organ for the
ring all the time and Mr.. Bridgers was.
and Is vet supporter of that OrEaniza-
uon al least he is running for district
attorney on that ticket
There was 10 wonder the taxpayers
dld not want to vote S1O0. 900 worth Of
bonds some time ago. They had voted
bonds so often for the ring crowd and
had received nothing for it. why
shouldn't they call halt2 The road up
the valley is a fair sample Of what they
did and that road is a disgrace TO the
county Down the valley we have some
OF the same kind Of road. and right
here in the city we have some Of il.
The old county poor farm and houses
were something awful The whole thing
was like the roads and streets they
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
Service
Progress
NJreat

keeping up with the rest OF the city
Fl PasO is always active and IL does
me aood 70 come here
Farms and orchards and gardens f.
the Fl PasO valley are looking fine and
give promise OF abundant yield this
season. said Charles Detroit The
spring growth OF vegetables and flow
ers is really astonishing Irrigation
farmers are busy as can be- flowing
the plentiful water OF the big river
onto their fields and truck patches
Members Of the police department
are showing surprising efficiency a.
the various military drills considering
the short time since the drilling sys-
TEN was inaugurated.' said r. II.
Snider- The members OF every branch
OF the depar msnt are drilled once
daily, when they return from their re-
spectiVe shifts All OF them are show
ing a marked aptitude in learning IN
drills. and an certain that when the
drilling is completed, Fl Paso will have
a well organized body OF policemen.
who viii be an even greater credit TO
the city than at the present time
Fl Paso is certainly getting some
good publicity out Of this Mexican
trouble through moving pictures. as
have seen a large number OF films
taken in this city" said r A. Brown
The only trouble about the pictures is
that they seem TO be confined to the
lower part Of the city OF some particu-
lar object and do not give FL PasO the
credit that she deserves"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
\J1VeS

trucks in service for the quartermas-
ter's department is due to the fact
that the GLASSES for these trucks were
sent direct from the factory at Spring
field. while the bodies OF the cars were
ordered from special bodybuilding
factory In Brooklyn" said j. E. BoitOn-
We are looking for the bodies to come
in on any train AS soon as they ar
rive the trucks will be assembled and
the Fl Paso Quartermaster department
will add three more trucks to its al
ready numerous fleet"
FL Paso is making wonderful prog
1t has been several years since / was
city. II is wonderfully well paved. the
buildings are all substantial. and the
residence districts. with the. improved
streets and the pretty bungalows. are
very attractive When I first saw Fl
Paso most OF the residence district
north OF the tracks was nothing but
sand hills
'-W hat do 7 know new Why. every
thing new is in Fl PasO. ] see you have
new houses everywhere and improve
ments-Of all kinds going on" said J. F.
Greenwalt. publicity manager Of the
Mountain States Telephone and Tele-
graph company. who is in FL PasO from
his headquarters at Denver. The Trl-
State company is just completing a
large addition that virtually doubles
its capacity in FL PasO. in order 10
take care Of our business We are Just
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
Prize Fighting Ancient, Honorable Occupation
Frowped Upon By Preachers, Sat y pop By Law

- RTE fighting Is au ancient and
- honorable occupation which is
4 frowned upon by the press and
clergy and occasionally sat upon by the
majesty Of the law II Is the only sub
stitute for the Spanish bull fight that
is tolerated in this country, with the
exception Of the Yale-Harvard football
match. why is it that people VIII 20
10 a football game and witness the
-ruesome activity OF the ambulance
squad. as il goes around picking up
sphntered shinbOnes and fractured
knee caps and set object TO prize
fighting, which seldom kills anybody
who was licensed TO live under the
state law.
Prize fighting consists of an amicable
arrangement between two highly
muscled citizens by which one agrees
TO knock the other into cold. passive
state or forfeit the esteem OF the com
munitv and the gate receipts If II
were not for the gate receipts and the
motion picture rights. there would be
TO prize fighting except the uupremed-
itated. back alley variety It has got
ten so now that 4 good prize fighter
with caUliflower ears and champion
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
Public
Visitors
Library Gives Invaluable
Find City Making Great

6T DOUBT il the average Ell Paso-
an has any conception OF the
Il value OF the city library and
the efficiency Of the Librarians" said
Mrs. J. N. Frank In the preparation
Of the pageant 20 be given next fall
at the dedication OF the new high
school we have been enabled 10 get in
valuable assistance from the librar-
ians in the way Of information as to
customs and costumes Of the periods
desired to be depicted The same was
true OF the pageant given two years
age By giving the Librarians time IN
which TO make reference to works in
the library information on any sub
Ject may be gained"
It never saw a city booming and
growing as fast as Fl PasO." said NJ
3 Chastain. OF the Texas Nursery Co.
Of Sherman. Texas. who has been here
several days taking orders for fan de-
livery Il have sold several carloads
of trees for fall and early spring de-
livery and 1 find that everybody is
interested in making FL Paso bet
ter place and a more beautiful place
in which TO live II PasO is growing
very fast and has some OF the pretti-
est homes Of any city I have ever Wis
tied You have fine streets. enterpris-
ing people and beautiful homes and
yards The people here are hustlers,
all alive TO making a city
The delay in getting the three new
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
BOY PLAYS ON FREIGHT
CARS; LOSES LEFT LEG

Ngnacio Gonzales. an eight year OLD
Mexican boy residing near the smeIrer.
lost his lett leg below the knee Thurs
day afternoon when he fell from a fiat
car beneath the sWheels-of a G. HIS
A freight train. on a siding near the
Globe Mills about $50 o'clock. He was
sent to Hotel Dieu in the police ambu-
lance for medical attention. and was
reported TO be in a serious condition
Friday morning
According 10 witnesses of the acct
dent the boy. with several others. had
been playing on some cars near the
mills, and were frightened off BY the
approach OF brakeman CONF les
slipped in climbing from a car and fen
beneath the wheels
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
Advice To Graduates

An Indiana preacher advises high school gradua-
ting class that it is dangerous to fall IN love- because
Won never can tell and he mentions ruffles and rats
and rouge boxes but any who has ever been there
and most people have-wil say that 1t IS much
dangerous not to fall in love.
PTenareduess and calculation and reasoning 1t out
looking before you leap, and all other ways means
and manners Of going at it. are not bit more
cesfu and perhaps less so, than the old fashioned
way Of failing in love-
It is one place where science, efficiency, eugenics
the wisdom of elders the experience of other
youth even personal experience affect not whit
Falling in remains still the best way Of getting in
and staying in love
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
FIRE CAPTAIN HAS HIS LEG
BROKEN IN Fl. BLISS FIRE

Although his leg was broken IN a fall
from one Of the burning cavalry sta
bles at Fort Bliss on MAY g. Capt. J. a.
Peterson, OF the East El PasO fire sta
tion. did not discover the extent Of his
injury until Thursday afternoon. when
an X-ray photograph was taken of il,
showing the bone 10 be broken in three
places.
Since the accident occurred. according
10 Capt Peterson, the leg has panied
him a great deal. but thinking that il
was a sprain. he did not have il set.
Thursday he decided 10 have a photo
graph taken OF il. and il was discovered
10 be broken in three places. The bones
were set by Dr. c. 3. Calnan Friday
morning in the emergency hospital
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26

built-rotten- our present county hos
pital is a fine building in a nice lOca-
ton and should stand as a monument 20
the first anti-ring commissioners
Under the Lea administration there
has been many improvements made al
ready For instance: Mesa avenue
almost every automobile owner knows
how bad that was. All the principal
street car and railroad crossings have
been put into shape 50 that you can
drive over them.
All the paving that has gone down
and that is being put down now is no
experiment but is Of the stuff that has
stood the test
You may say "Oh. yes. YOU are howl
ing for bitulithic." Well. yes. until there
is something better. that is what
mean. Voter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
MRS. CLARENCE P. RAND
SUES HUSBAND FOR DIVORCE

Geraldine p Rand. formerly Miss
Geraldine B. Merchant. has filed suit in
the 34th district court for divorce from
Clarence p. Rand
In her petition AIRS Rand alleges that
she was married in Las Cruces, March
p. 1918 After the marriage. she al
leges. he began course of cruel and
inhuman treatment
Shortly before they separated. on Nav
II, 1915, he left her without food or
means Of support, she asserts. and went
10 Kansas City. where he remained for
two weeks without communicating with
her
In asking for divorce she also asks
that her maiden name be restored
Young Rand is now at san Antonio
as sergeant major of the Fourth Texas
infantry Their wedding was a runa-
way affair Mrs. Rand is the daughter
OF Dr. Alice Merchant
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
1AYEARS Ago Today
1FrOm The Herald OF This
Date. 1902.

Progressive action was taken rela-
tive the proposed new school building
II the second ward. at a meeting Of
the school board held last night
After q discussion il was decided to
raise the annual salary Of professor
G. P. Putnam TO $1,000 per year. this
meeting with the unanimous approval
OF the members Of the board. The re-
port Of superintendent Putnam show
ing all of the schools Of the city to be
in prosperous condition was read
and approved by the board
The big new steam roller is out
again today doing some leveIing on
Texas street
L BIumenthal left for California
over the Southern Pacific. where he
viii spend the summer.
Work on at least half dozen new
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26


homes viii be inaugurated within q
short time in the second ward.
Judge j. r Harper gave a trolley
party last night to about so of his
friends and il was one OF the most en-
Joyable affairs OF the season.
Sheriff Jose r Lucero. of Doua Ana
county, y n, is a visitor in the city
Miss Carmelita Ainsa will leave to
night for St Joseph. 40. 10 visit her
sister. Mrs H L. FlatO
With the advent Of warm weather.
trolley parties are becoming frequent
and there is hardly an evening but
what the gaily iuuminat ted car may be
seen carrying people about
The contract for the erection of the
bis Buckler building, at Mesa avenue
ano Texas street. has been let to ".
r Hudson, and preliminary work viii
start within a very short time The
building viii be a handsome structure,
three stories high and will cost 49, 900.
The La Reina Milling and Mining
company was organized here yesterday
afternoon with capital stock or
company acquires the mines OF John
city
The committee selected a few weeks
ago by the Central Labor union 10 ar
range for a big picnic and field Gay at
" ashingtOn park have arranged with
J. II. Boone for the use Of the grounds
The committee consists OF George
Simmons. Paul Dodge. $. r Price T.
b Worsham. H c. Van Haselen and
II. McAlveny- The program will com
prise ali kinds OF entertainments and
athletic feats
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
The Roses Still Bloom
There IS an old funeral sOng-

There is an old funeral song
..Es,- 90, CHI. sb,dv rill how sweet the lily grows,
How, - t th breath beneath the HILL Of Sharons
The NEXT verse adds to this exquisite bit however
the reflection
@Bv coo1 sfloarns shady rilI the lily must decay.
The rose so sweet Beneath the hill must quickly iade
away"
But turned inside out and the other way round the
funeral SONG recalls TO the mind how beautiful it is
that no matter how bloody wars may be, how hard
bov 5iffirrIt the dsv how incomprehensble the turns
of fate the breath Of the in the garden is always
sweet its beauty turns the heart from the unbeaufu
and the kindness of It in the design OF the world runs
ss, -a1lsI NTH the bitterness Of lying words and
long hours of pain and deep deep hurts OF love
War, sickness, pain, the untrue friend, cannot dim
the loneliness of the spoil its sweet breath
by cool Siloans shady riIl how sweet the lily grows
How sweet the breath beneath the MIL OF sharon $
The rose in the garden rests body mind, and soul.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
Honorable

/, tauGua lecturer in q lifetime OF manua
labor. II sometimes seems as II this
country offers too great rewards 10
mere Drawn and muscle and not enough
TO brains. otherwise there would not
be so much C o. D. business done with
the newspaper fraternity.
The life Of the prize fighter is full
Of ups and downs. and when he has
met with three or four downs in rapid
succession he is about as much of .
drawing card as a fixed horse race at
the country fair. The prize fighter is
not popular in refined circles. and in
some states cannot even operate on the
moving picture screen without being
confiscated- This causes one TO Won
der why the picture censor will pass a
reel containing four lifelike murders
a poison scene and a duplex suicide by
jumping off a cliff. and yet bar a 10
round boxing match in which nobody
is injured except the promoter.
Prize fighting was brought 10 the
United States from England. but has
been made perfectly harmless by lacing
sofa pillows on the hands Of the con
testants. People who sigh for the good
old bare knuckle DAYS should not re-
pine, but take in a six-day bicycle race
and be at rest
protected by Adams Newspaper Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
BLANTORS CROWD MISSING;
MISUNDERSTANDING is CAUSE

Owing 10 a Misunderstanding as to
where he was 10 speak. judge Thomas
L Blanton OF Abilene. candidate Tor
congressman from this district. failed
10 find crowd either at Clevelan1
square or at the courthouse THURSDAY
night
Thursday afternoon Mr. Blanton ad-
dressed voters at Ysleta. and Friday
morning he left for points east
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
FOUR MEN CHARGED WITH
THEFT OF DIAMOND RING

Complaint has been filed in justice
J. N beavers court against E Pedre-
gOn. Santos Ponce, Abelino Guaderrama
and Santos Miguel charging them with
theft by bailee of a diamond ring
The complainant is R. F. Iturbe. who
alleges that he turned the ring over TO
Pedregon TO sell Pedregon. il is stated,
claims that he was robbed Of the ring
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
WILSON-RUSSEL CASES ARE
DELAYED INTTI. SATIRDAN

The cases in the federal district
court against w c. Wilson and Jack
Russell charged with attempting 10
Introduce intoxicating liquors into
dry territory. are set for hearing
saturday morning These cases have
been delayed awaiting the arrival OF
witnesses from Douglas Arfz-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
MEXICAN OWNER ORDERED
TO DESTROY OLD HOUSES

~ Alvarado- an aged Mexican prop
erty owner on South Santa Fe street
was given a suspended fine OF s25
thursday afternoon in corporation
court BY judge Paul Thomas. following
the testimony OF city sanitary and
building officials, that AIvarado rad
refused TO dismantle a number OF dan
Serous one story buildings on his
property Alvarado was given five
days BY judge Thomas in which 10
destroy the houses
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
MEXICAN TAKES SUITCASE
FROM MYRTLE AVE. NO

An unidentified Mexican labOrer
stole suitcase containing a number
OF articles Of clothing from a resi-
dcnce at i715 Myrtle avenue early Fri
day morning. according to a report
made 10 the police The suitcase.
which was Of cane. had been left
on the front porch of the residence
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
TWO AUTOMOBILES COLLTDF.

\ touring car 5E-ns,i b W =. Mo-
ran was slightly damaged Thursday
evening when il collided with an au-
IomoDile owned by Ray Honeywell az
Kansas and Texas streets HONEYWELL
was going on Texas street when Nor
an turned into the intersection frou,
Kansas, and the machines cOllided.
by HONEYWELL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
ROOM Il RnRREn.

Thieves entered a room occupied by
sam Mayor. at 50l san Jacinto street.
gin watch in addition 10 a quantity OF
clothing The room was entered dur
ing the absence Of Mayor Entrance
was made through the front door
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
200 CIVILIANS ARE SLAIN
IN MEXICO, ADVICES STATE

san Antonio. Tex. Nay 2s.-SIore than
zoe civilians were murdered between
MeNico City and Cuernavaca three
weeks ago. according 10 private ad
vices received here today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26

Those who laugh at the fact that only about 1000
have enlisted in the United States army since congress
passed the warsengh resolution should remember that
nearly 10000 applied to enlist and over 10000
eced So very high are the standards in our army that
only about IS percent of the applications for enlistment
accepted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
OKLAHOMA MEN VISITORS.

W Ruso and = G. King o. Okla
homa. arrived in Fl PasO Thursday
evening. on a business trip. They viii
remain in the city for several days.
While in Fl Paso they are being shown
the city by B. n Donaldson, former
city registrar, whom they have known
Tor several years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
Glory Of War

TITLE
the showing An endless flowing " human blood and tears Oh tell the
o and !
Europe Wonder and sec what glory Go the gons
o. in and with
to theiru
to IN nd
TO
ing tay and resrt the eabba psn.
Protected by the Adams Newspaper service MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26

Any man who creates crop of year old steers to
sell at $50 head perform considerable achievement
as any stock farmer knows That feat has Just been
accomplished by Thomas B. Slaughter, of Hereford
Texas He sold only Of them but 7e3 averaging
100 pounds weight. He can call it good piece of work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26

Mexico Is wonderful country for news The oldest
picturesque things happen there incidents full of
dash and color and often with peculiar twist of cir
cumstances not found anywhere else James Hopper,
writing in weekly magazine, expresses something all
of US have more less dimly realized-that owe
Mexico our gratitude for having entertained US these
several years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
WALTER r. KOCH-S BODY
To GO To RFT-rSnT

The body OF Walter F. Koch. who
died early Thursday morning at
local hospital viii be shipped touiShr
TO PittsbuTg. Pa. for burial BY the
Mclean SIMMONS & Hartford under
q king company kOch's relatives re-
side in PittsburE- Deceased was q
resident of FL PasO and vicinity for
the past L years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
81. PAsO HERALD-EDTORLAL and MAGAZINE PAGE

gated and fairly placed with respect to market is worth
from 5000 to several times that much, depending on the
crop And no one can afford to drown land OF that
value. -.- %,