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The Monte Vista journal., 1916-02-05
Bowen

Mrs. ]. w. Mcconnell and daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth, were the guests of
Mrs. Geo. Harris at dinner Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. I. e. Merriman had
as guests at dinner Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Golf and Master Norman
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cassil and
daughter, Miss Opal.
Messrs. ]. P and B. Johnson Wis
tied Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs A. Kimble
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Hilliard and
Miss Esther Martin visited Sunday
at the home of Mrs. NJ. E. White.
Messrs. Chase and Bond pur-
chased a carload of hogs of ]. F.
Golf Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs w. c. Hook enter
tanned at dinner Sunday Mrs. L. W.
B. Chapman and son.
Bowen was well represented at
the play, THE Battle Cry of Peace"
played at the Empire theater Mon
day and Tuesday.
Mrs. j. L. Hilliard entertained the
Larkin club Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Harry Asay and children Wis
tied Thursday with Mrs. Earl Jen-
nings.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Blankenship
moved Monday on the j. F. Golf
ranch in Bowen
Mrs. H. l.. Goff entertained at
dinner Thursday Mesdames J. B.
Whiteman, 1. E. Merriman and A
Kimble.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-02-05

Mrs. Hershel Neal left Sunday
night for her home in Lemoore, CAL,
after an extended visit here with her
mother, Mrs. l.. X. Hogate.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-02-05

j. L. Hurt, of Center, left Friday
night for short business trip thru
New Mexico.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11

silver and that way IS armed force with threats Of
coufiscation and drastic punishment To force meT-
chants to receive the Carranza currency as II IS now
constituted panty with SILVER IS Simply u Gun
fscate the goods and business, to the extent OF ne
margin by which the paper fails to measure up to the
silver value.
This can be done by armed force and threats; the
de facto government might as well seize the stocks Of
goods outright redstribute them at WILL ana pe Done
with it Such an act would be no more nlgn hanoed
or unjustifiable than the present plan
The Carranza government has never given out any
reliable information all about its currency II IS
presumed that it has metallic base reserve OF actual
natal exchange privilege, whatever 1t Is presumed
that If is pure fiat currency simply the Il expect to
pay something sometime when I get ready II an
then able to pay" declaration of the owner OF printing
press Nobody knows how much Of the stun IS Iloat
ing around Its purchasing power IS based on pure
faith pure gambling the indefinite prospect OF the
currency being given real silver exchange value
which it lacks.
If the Carranza currency really has metallic oase
and really possesses Representative value possible 10
determine BY scientific principles nobody in Mexico or
the United States has been informed OF Il Inc
various bank bills have fairly stable value, though
even the national bank bills would be quoted mucn
higher today positive information could be had
about the state of their metallic reserves But the
Carranza fiat paper far anybody knows, has
nothing behind it but unsupported promise TO pay
something sometime if convenient
The de facto government is up against whole
series of economic laws which all nations and peoples
at various times have tried to defy and break with
uniformly tragic results To try by mere proclamation
to put and keep the Carranza paper parity with
silver under existing circumstances is nothing but
form of forcibe confiScaton and will everywhere be so
regarded It viii have no effect except to postpone
the restoration of the country and renewed dis
satisfaction.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11
Sectarianism Forever Doomed In Religion:
Nationalism To Replace Narrow Patriotism
Narrow
Patriotism
Religion:

pressed in a similar phraseoIogy,
Mexico for Mexicans'
To much praise cannot be said Of
the efficiency Of the provost guards
and believe that they are a great
help 10 the police department. said
Capt Joseph +. Stowe @sThe manner
IN which they handled the riot on,
Broadway and Second streets on fri
day night was perfect. and Lieut. NJ.
9 Shalenberger. the provost marshal.
IS 10 be congratulated on having such
a capable body OF men In the riot
something like 100 men were opposed
70 approximately 80 members OF the
guard, but they handled 1t so efficient
y that eight arrests Of ringleaders
were made. and the crowd OF artillery
men was dispersed within a very short
time after the riot started" e,
The coal mining interests OF SOUTH
ern Colorado are very hopeful OF 4
Is q result OF the ascendency Of Car
rama in northern Mexico said A J.
Hall During my recent visit in Trim
dad I found the mining people very
optimistic, and their optimism was
based largely upon inquiries and actual
orders from Mexico. I found that the
people OF Colorado pretty generally
know about FL Paso and her pros
perity, although many were surprised
when I told them that the city has
10000 people; the impression prevailed
among many that our population ranged
between $4,000 and 10000 Business
IS improving in Colorado and the gem
eral feeling Is good
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11
Forever
Doomed

and citizens OF this city should guard
against it. Typhus fever in particular.
which Is practically incurable in this
climate, is spreading in northern Mex
leo. according TO reports and the Mex
leans are sure to attempt 10 pour over
to the American side OF the river in
an effort TO obtain medical treatment"
'If we had another gymnasium We
could use IL exclusively for basket
ball. Judging from the enthusiasm
manifested in this indoor game" said
A L Holm. physical director Of the
Y. n. c. A. There are now two senior
leagues in full blast az the gymna-
stun. and one junior league. On the
rosters OF the two senior organizations
are the names Of some OF the best play
ers Of the southwest. and IL has de-
veloped into some of the best basket
ball ever witnessed on a local floor.
IL is our intention OF arranging a series
Of games between the two winning
teams for the city championship
The new decree in the state Of Chi
huahua offers no insuperable barrier
to progress" said vice consul E So
riano- Il am not authorized TO speak
officially on the matter, but the di-
version OF trade into the interior of
Mexico viii build up Mexico's indus
tries and give labor to her people The
money Of the ConstitutiOnaiist gov
eminent viii circulate among Mexi-
can people. and help make the nation
prosperous one The slogan Of
America for Americans is repeated in
the idea OF Cen Carranza's as ex-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11
Short Snatches From Everywhere.

Norway according to the Ford peace expedition, is
cold ways than cmatically--De Free Press.
Germany has demonstrated that Russia is lickabe.
but Russia not disposed TO remain Hcked-Houston
Post
An idle rumor makes busy bee look like drons
News
When horsefIesh becomes the vogue there will be
lot Of vegetarians in this eountry-Grand
Rapids News
The war has sent up price Of bromides. but
versationaly, thev plentiful ever.-san
Francisco Chronicle
Furthermore. the bride should understand that the
honeymoon over when the groom comes homo
pickled.-Dallas News.
Somehow. it is easy TO see a resemblance between
the last rose Of summer and a woman who has the
grp-Atchison CKas) Globe.
one of the morals Of the shortage Of gasoline Is
the desirability OF owning large flock OF oil wells
amarillo tTexas) Panhandle
To be a satisfactory fiance a should be all
heart but 10 be satisfactory husband he should be
all pocketboOk--Los Angeles Tribune
The s. year old youngest OF the centenarian
who died at Torreon might be described the baby
OF the family--Santa F'e New Mexican
Where & reputation is concerned, even when you
label it Handle with care" there no guarantees
against breakage-Philadelph Record
Austria by this time beginning to believe that
perhaps the United states has something else in stock
beside note paper--Oklahoma City OklahOman.
is to be regretted that the bioodiest war OF
history was necessary to teach americans the glOriss
Of their own eountry.-Beaumont (Texas) Journal
As faith is said 70 mountains are be-
ginning fear that Gen. Cocktails " have
on the preachers before Decentralization Post
Being married Irish is the only thing that will
Britisher from fighting. and they're very
ones who wouldn't mind it-OkIahoma City Times
II the automobile has put the old-fashioned
the horse on the meat markeL-san Francisco
Chronicle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11

4 HOTEL is a place where hospi-
"A tally is dispensed at meter
L = rates. There are in the United
states over 100000 hotels. some Of
which are good
Hotels vary in size and severity. In
New York and Chicago, one may find
hotels containing 1900 rooms apiece,
in some of which rooms an awkward
guest could not turn around without
knocking over s1.100 worth of bric-a-
brac. In Arkansas, on the other hand.
there are hotels in which a guest has
to pay extra Il he doesn't want TO
sleep with the family and which use
the Mississippi river for bath tub
An ordinary hotel consists OF
desk, with a register on it a collec-
rion of rooms furnished luxuriously
with windows, doors and beds with
sheets on them. a dining room, EOr-
zsously decorated with straw colored
Dompadours and a writing room with
a last years time table in it The
United States is full Of such hotels.
They only vary in the badness Of the
meals served Some Of these hotels
change cooks every day while others
retain the same cook year after year,
by allowing her TO eat somewhere
else
There are a-so ia th.s country q
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11
1AYEARS Ago Today
8 From The Herald Of This
Date. 1891.

President c 3. Eddy. OF the E P &
n E, in charge OF the local end OF the
union depot movement. called an in
formal meeting OF railroad officials
at the Sheldon this morning to discuss
the union depot question with respect
10 site, plans and so forth Results
may be expected in a short time.
H F. Cox has returned from a trip
up the E. P. & y E
Police officer Duran made an arrest
on a charge OF murder this morning
Col Ellsworth. OF Fl Paso. has re-
turned from Shafter. Tex. where he
went to examine mining properties
DIT. J. n. Brown, living at so North
Fl Paso street had a thrilling expert
ence with burglar last night, in which
the burlar got the worst OF it
Mrs. Douglas Gray. before marriage
Miss Angie MARI. has arrived in the
city 10 remain for the next two
months with her father here, at 209
South Campbell street
Alderman Caldwell acted as chair
man last night at the city council
meeting in the absence OF mayor Ham
nett Other aldermen present in
cluded Baum. Look. Stewart Penne-
baker. Payne. Rand and Badger
Manager H 7. Edgar has decided 10
send two cars on a trial run over the
san Antonio street 10 Juarez and back
Later tonight all the cars will be Shot
over the new line; after that regular
service will begin
The fire department directors met
last night and the most Important
thing up for discussion was whether
or not to add a chemical engine to the
fire fighting apparatus OF the CITY
Chief Frank Powers read a very fun
report
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11
New Light At Washington

The New York World is very friendly to the Wilson
administration; indeed it near being an ad-
minstration organ" any paper does 1t has valuable
exclusive service from Washington which bears the
marks of authority in many of its comments and con-
clusions In recent issue the Washington bureau dis
cussed the appointment of H P Fletcher to be ambas
sador to Mexico, and the prospects Of a fight being
made IN the senate against his confirmation. In the
dispatch 1t stated:
president Wilson's choice of Mr.. Fletcher as
of tact and diplomatic knowledge was
largely the result of the experience which he has
had with some of the who went to Mexico to
represent this government during the revolution
airy period
THE administration is anxious to wipe out
the impression made upon the Mexican people by
William Bayard Hale, John Lind, George c. Car
rotherS and some Of the special agents upon whom
the president has relied for information.
"The president has confded to friends that
some Of the Mexican trouble might be traced to
misnformation brought to Washington by men
who were sent to the turbulent country to get a
first hand view Of conditions and prospects"
From this it appears that the president is emerging
from his dream-state in relation to Mexico. Every
American, Mexican, and European having any first
hand knowledge Of conditions Mexico has long known
that the Washington administration being misled
by false informantssome moving by ignorance
lessness, some by design.
Inc only news in the above dispatch is that the ad
mlnlstTatlon has evnced willingness to hear the
layed, wisdom
Considerable opposition 10 Fletcher is developing
among the active Democratic politicians in both houses
OF congress- who anxious to the ambassadorshp
90 to some deserving Democrat" by way of political
reward.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11
Don Ouixote In 1916

To regulate profits may be possible for the Carranza
government without driving all merchants out of bust
ness. considerable proportion of merchants would
prefer to remain in business with moderate profits
allowed rather than to abandon their business. But
what is really meant by profits" in the latest CarranZa
prOclamations for the State of Chihuahua? This ques-
ton is complicated by the other clauses relating to
the deprecated paper currency Of the de tacto govern
ment.
The de facto government says that its paper cur
rency is worth as much as silver and that prices must
be the same in either silver paper. But the paper
currency is quoted around SC gold, or ten Mexican
centavos for each peso of face value Hence, under
the chihuahua proclamation merchant may be forced
to sell goods worth five pesos in silver, for paper
worth only so centavos one-tenth the silver value
@Profit" under such circumstances is myth; the gov
eminent would have allow merchants goo percent
profit merely to break even.
Prom the late proclamation the following paragraphs
quoted:
whereas the merchants. with the full
knowledge that the paper money OF the new
government has representative Vaiue equal 20
the silver money Of Mexican coinage continue
to have prices for their goods: one in silver,
a second in paper;
Fourth II is strictly prohibited for anyone
to maintain different prices for silver and paper
money for the reason that the money Of the
government ought not he subjected to deprecia-
ton in face Of its own Mexican coinage
Penalty Of fine and Imprisonment is provided for
violation
The proclamation is pathetic, rather than ridiculous
It is pathetic because it is hopeessy absurd 1t is
composed of impossible requirements sustained by loose
arguments based false premises.
Unless It somehow be given real exchange
value in silver, there is just way to make the
Carranza fiat currency equal in purchasing power to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11
ne Story For the Little Ones
Wiggily and the First Little Pig"
INIT y -SS--J anu INT 4 80 --~~
By HOWARD B. GARIS>

pig only you know what happens TO
me; don't your
NO W1at2' asked the rabbit gen
tleman- 7 guess I have forgotten the
story"
straw, Just as il says in the story
book. along comes a bad old wolf, and
he blows It down." said the first lit
oh how dreadful" cried Uncle
Wiggily. but maybe he won't come to-
day"
"ob. yes he will" said The first lit
tie pig Its that way in the book,
and the wolf has to come"
We'll. il he does,'' said Uncle Wig
gily.. maybe I can save you from
aoh, I hope you CAM grunted Grun-
ter. 1T is no fun to be chased by
WOLF
So the rabbit gentleman and the
piggie bov went on and on, until they
came to the place where Grunter was
to build his house Of straw. Uncle
Wiggily helped, and soon it was fin
ished-
why. it is real nice and coy in
here" said Uncle Wiggily. when he
had made a big pile OF snow back Of
the straw house to keep off the north
wind, and had gone in with the little
ayes, it is coy enough spoke
Grunter, but wait until the bad won
Maybe ne. wont come said the
'sYess he will" cried Grunter. Here
he comes now"
And surely enough. looking out Of
| the window. the piggie boy and Uncle
| Wiggily saw a bad wolf running over
{ the snow toward them The wolf
I knocked on the door Of the straw
house and cried:
Z Little pig! Little pig, Let me come
! in"
No. No BY the hair Of my chinny
! chin-chin, I will not let you in" an
/ swered Grunter just like in the book.
Then I'll puff and I'll blow and III
! blow your house in" hoWled the wolf.
{ Then he puffed and he blew. and, all
! Of sudden. over went the straw
{ house. But, just as il was falling
I down, Uncle Wiggily cried:
J Quick. Grunter, come with me- III
dig q hole for US in the pile of snow
that I made back OF your house and
can't find u.s. Then the rabbit gen
! ueman, with his strong paws. just
made for digging, burroWed q hole in
the snow bank, and as the straw
house toppled down, into this hole ne
I crawled with Grunter.
Now I've got YOU" cried the wolf,
: as he blew down the first little pigs
! straw house. But when the wolf
z looked he couldn't see Grunter or
! Uncle Wiggily at all because they
were hiding in the snow bank.
/ We'll, Well" howled the wolf. This
/ isn't like the book at ALI Where is
/ that little pig?"
But the wolf could not find Grun-
I ter and soon the bad creature went
4 away, fearing to catch cold in his
1 eyes. Then Uncle Wiggily and Grun-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11
Hotels Dispense Hospitality At Meter Rates
Hotels Vary Greatly In Size and In Severity

has to white the water out Of the
pitcher before he can wash his face
But they are eagerly sought by trav-
elers for all that. because Of the ease
and fluency with which the bill OF
fare can be consumed. and the comfort
able feeling which they leave in the
vest and pants pocket regions
Besides these two varieties, there
are also modern hotels. These consist
Of a lobby upholstered in marble.
onyx. gold and nunksys and decorated
at the rear with a member Of some
royal family behind a register. The
lobby is surmounted by about 20
layers of rooms, each OF which rents
for the price OF a pair Of shoes per
night, while scattered about on the
ground floor are restaurants, in which
one may secure a large, well cooked
meal with plenty OF side dishes for the
price Of an acre of land in Texas. IN
fact, it is perfectly easy for a small
man with q fair appetite to eat up a
whole Texas farm in a week in New
York hotel especially if he washes II
down literally.
The legislatures of some states are
regulating the length Of the sheets
used by the hotels This gives rise to
the hope that the clerk may be regu-
lated a little in due time. though no
one has had the nerve to tackle the job
as yeC-Protected by The Adams
Newspaper Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11
More About Ford
BY Al o. YSIUs.

The rich man spoke and all held
their peace. and what he said they ex-
toll even TO the clouds" CEcclesiasti-
Gus XII. 2S-l
This is the syeophancy OF debased
human nature
The rich man seemeth to himself
wise, but the poor man that is prudent
shall search him cut" Prov. xviii,
III
This is our assurance that Henry
can influence only those men who like
new scenery. and those women who
thought he would pay for their new
dresses so that they might appear well
al the contention convention.
OF course there is one who will
thrust a stake into the ground and say
TO Henry:
Thy way is good: and then stand on
the other side 10 see what shall befall
thee" (Eccleasticus XXXNII.. IL
However we all have that gentle
mans number, and so I reason, "Ish-
ghe-bible."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11
Swearing Off

of and
and the In
glded hghba pony
chOle Ty HydrangTad lad climb
things lack
protected BY the Adams Newspaper serrIeeJ MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11

Uncle Wigzily Longears, the nice
old gentleman rabbit. came out
of the underground burrow
house Of the LittIetail family. where
he lived with the bunny chlloreh-
Sammie and Susie, because mis- own
hollow stump bungalow hao ourlieo
where are you going, Uncle. wig
r-ilyg' asked Sammie LitIletall, the
rabbit boy. as he strapped his caDoaee
leaf books together, ready 10 go 10
@0h. I an just going for a little
walk answered Uncle Wiggily-
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the nus s-s-
her some courtplaster from the 1--WE
and six cent store, and on my way
there / may have an adventure VINO
ave are going to school" said SUSIE
Will you walk part Of the way vita
US Uncle Wiggily-
ITO be sure L will croWeo the OH
gentleman rabbit, making believe ne
was Mr.. Cock A Doodle, the rooster
50 Uncle Wiggily, with Samn1ie ana
susie started off across the snow
covered fields and through the wooes-
Pretty soon they came TO the path the
rabbit children must take to go to the
hoIlox stump school. where the lady
mouse teacher would hear their car
rot and turnip gnawing lessons.
"Good-by, Uncle Wiggily' called
Samuie and Susie. We hope you
have a nice adventure"
aGood-by- Thank you. I hope do,
he answered
Then the rabbit gentleman walked
on, while Sammie and Susie hurried TO
school, and pretty soon MI. Longears
heard q queer grunrng noise oenlno
some bushes near him.
ssUght UGH Ughr came the SOUND;
Hello, Who is there?" asked
Uncle Wiggily-
Why. IL you please, 7 am here. ana
am the first little pig. came the
answer, and out from behind the bush
stepped cute little piggie boy, with
3 bundle Of straw under his paw -,
so you are the first little pig, en-
asked Uncle Wiggily. How many OF
you are there altogether
Three, II you please, grunted the
first little pig '1 have two brothers,
and they are the second and third lit
tie piEs Don't you remember reading
about US in the bookT
@Oh. Of course ] do cried Uncle
Wiggily, twinkline- his nose And so
are you going TO do with that bundle
II am going TO build me q house:
Uncle Wiggily of course" grunteo
the piggie boy Don't you remember
what il SAYS in the book2 Once upon
a time there were thee little pigs
named Grunter. Squeaker and Twisty-
Tail Well, I'm Grunter, and met
man with load of straw, and i
asked him for a bundle to make me
a house. He very kindly gave II 10
me, and now Pm off to build it"
May Gomez asked Uncle -Wiggily.
III help you put up your house"
"Of course you may come-glad 70
have you,' answered the first little
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11
Pacifist Argument

Characteristic argument of the extreme paeifists
is that voiced by congressman Sherwood Of Ohio the
other day, when he said
"In 1885, in order to make generous way to
spend more money our extensive coast defence
system was started. Have any Of these big guns
ever been called upon to fire at enemy? No;
not one in all the 80 years; and furthermore,
there may never be enemy In sight for 30
years more"
1t is probable that the congressman carries life in
srance vet his estate has yet in all these years
collected the money called for by the face Of his policies
II is probable that he carries fire insurance, yet
in all these years his house has never burned down
Would he argue that, that account, the sums he
has spent for life insurance and fire insurance have
been unwisely spent?
Such arguments" as that of the congressman are
almost impossible to reply to- because they indicate
mind insensbIe to real argument and directed by feel
ings and preudces rather than by reason and facts
An the elaborate establishment harbor defence
may have to be kept up for years in order that
day. when the crisis comes, half dozen big guns may
fire for 80 minutes good deal may depend whether
they are ready in charge of adequate force of trained
men, when the crisis comes
In this world we have to take things as they are
and consider the facts before plan integently
for improvement It is true the United States may not
be disposed to pick quarels to give other nations
good cause for assailing But, Mr.. Gardner ex-
pressed it. what may happen to when attacked
by nation with bigger guns and smaller consciencef