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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03
Little Inteuieus
Chief Of Police Booster For Civil Service
Says 1t Will Add To Departments Efficiency

you cannot say too much about
the civil service system for
= police department. and 1
believe that it would certainly be a
big boost for the city said chief Of
police 3. J. Zabriskie- What every
police department wants and needs is
q standard of efficiency, and it cannot
have high class standard under the
present system The civil service ex-
aminations are the greatest things in
the world FOR preparing a man for any
particular position 7 have taken one
CT two of them myself. and know they
are stringent and difficult enough
when anyone passes them. he is quail
fled for the position TO which he as
pires. Il certainly does qualify a man
for all around work. in my opinion
Take some Of the larger corporations.
for instance. When = man wants 10
enter the United States shipbuildins
yards. he is required 20 pass q civil
service examination. and he is not only
fitted for the position Tor which he
is applying. but is in line FOR higher
and better work The civil service
system is a matter Of mutual benefit
10 all of che men. since II IS not a
question as 10 what recommendation q
nan viii have, but one Of real ability
which he has 20 demonstrate during
the examination When a man sue
cessfIlly passes an eZamiua ton for \
position. then YOU know that he is
fitted for IT, The system viii be Simply
on the order of that which IS now be-
ing used so successfully in all OF the
larger cities Of the country. and one
with which all Fl Pasoans VINO have
been in any Of the larger cities are
acquainted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03

a I'M 4Dtll4f-1 pushed neL c-lftAl
u back from the dinner table that
= - night and sighed.
7 viii do the dishes. Auntie.- she an
nounced- Then I think I viii put on
a wrapper read for a while. and 20
TO beL'
You are not feeling we'll. the older
woman accused
I'm perfectly we'll the sirI contra
dicted. But the day has been fear
fully not. and I have been working
pretty hard"
sic would not admit even to herself
] how the remembrance Of this after
moons encounter with Philip Hale had
depressed her Yet she knew that the
cold impersonal sound Of his voice as
ne dlsclaimed responsibility for the an
nOuymOus gift stilI rang in her mind
She had not heard his eager request
that she wait a minute Her only SEN
sation at the time had been one of re-
sentiment against him and Of anger
with herself. coupled with a feeling OF
humiliation
Il understood YOU to say Miss
Morley ventured after q minute that
You were TO have q caller tonight
Mr. Pickens
Agnes stared al the speaker in con
sternation- She had entirely forgotten
that her former teacher was TO come
this evening.
"Oh. how can see him tonight
she exclaimed rebelliously- 7 just
can't I'm terribly tired. and he hores
me TO extinction
His Little Gift.
Yet when-after the table was cleared
and the dishes washed-she caught
sight OF herself in a mirror. she hur-
ried into her room and arrayed herself
IN fresh white dress and rearrauged
her hair She did not however. pin
one OF the roses I'm her blouse tonight
I may as well feel that I am look
ing respectable and neat" she ex-
planned TO her aunt. who commented
upon her altered appearance. Ny
self-respect demands that I suppose
Mr.. Pickens himself viii come all
dressed up as sorgeously as Solomon
in all his glory"
She laughed at the idea. yet she
thought that she had not been guilty
OF eNaggeration when she saw the
splendOr Of the costume in which her
caller appeared fifteen minutes later.
From his narrow shoulders to his
bony ankles. Randolph Pickens was
arrayed in suit Of violent plaid. in
which green was the prevailing color.
About his panama hat was draped a
scarf Of silk surprising in its Eaudv
coloring the most brilliant lily any
field ever boosted or
\ magenta tie cOntrasted painfully
~ iAll NNlt Hl cu or MS AaEts lAuenru
from ernhaSsas smeut and a hasty climb
ing or the stairs. Magenta socks
showed warmly above pair OF bright
yellow shoes From the breast pocket
Of the suit protruded the corner Of 4
yellow silk handkerchief. This was
evidently carried only for decorative
purposes for its owner mopDed his
face vigorously with a plebeian cotton
handkerchief. which he drew from his
hip-pOcket-
Good evening. Miss Morley" he
greeted his hostess abruptly. Il hope
see YOU in good health and unaffected
by the extreme heatc"
There was an indescribabIe change
in the demeauor Of Randolph Pickens-
This change might have been the result
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03
4 Romance OF Busy City Life
A GIRL AND A MAN
By VIRGINIA
Randolph Pickens Makes a Call.
By VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER
Copyright 1915 star Company
CHAPTER XXX.

Of the stair-climbing, OF It might have
been the effect OF some suppressed
emotion. He spoke in sudden jerks
with pauses between sentences. as
though he were pumping I'D his Ords-
In his left hand he held q cone-shaped
parcel. wrapped in tissue paper Not
until ne had relinquished his hat and
seated himself in the little parlor did
he hand the parcel 10 Agnes
His Tribute To Agnes.
This is merely a slight token Of my
esteem. Miss Morley he said. in the
tone Of one delivering a carefully
memorized speech They are humble
flowers. but sweet peas always remind
me Of you in their freshness, aud-if
1 may say sO-thier innocence.
These are very lovely" the girl said
sincerely But. Mr.. Pickens, she ad-
ded. thrown off her guard for the mo-
ment. YOU should not send me so many
lovely flowers Those roses pointing
TO the vase OF great pink blooms came
from you. didn't they? They are so
lovely
For a full half-minute the man
looked al the roses in silence Then
his eyes fell on his own humble offer
ing OF sweet peas
No he said slowly. 7 did not send
YOU those roses. They are fine he
added wistfully. I wish they had
come from me"
Agnes began to talk rapidly TO hide
her confusion and her pity Her COM
paniOn responded only in monOsyllab les-
Apparently there was something he
wanted TO say. YET he lacked courage
to begin At last he drew a long
breath. and. in the stress Of some emo
ton. mopDed his forehead with the dec
orative silk handkerchief. This he then
rolled into q ball between his perspir-
ing hands.
Miss Morley he plunged IN des-
Derately. T have come 10 your abode
this evening with one idea only Be
fore 7 20 any further 7 should inform
YOU that my work has been recognized
BY my superiors at the business college
by a substantial increase IN my salary.
which lifts me above the fear OF want
He paused looked at the amazed
face before him. and continued:
Il desire TO lay at your feet my heart
hand and estate May I hope that YOU
viii look kindly upon my SUITE Then
with a gulp. he dropped suited phase
ology. Il love yOu- he blurted forth.
Later Agnes could not recouect what
she said in reply. But she remembered
the hurt expression that crept into the
thin face
Don't try 20 explain he said quietly.
Il am sorry
He took I'd his hat and moved toward
the door Here he looked back some
time I would like to do something FOR
YOU he said lonEingly-
He was gone before he could reply.
Beside the Haunting roses on the table
a little bunch Of sweet peas lay Vither-
ing
To he continued
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03
Little InterUieWs

succulent goOber. and modern needs
have increased its value many fold
Tor instance. there is peanut butter
No picnic would be complete without
its peanut butter sandwiches. and the
asriculturists have found that peanut
meal is the ideal food for the fattening
OF hogs. Hogs fed on peanut meal
viii be accepted by the packers a.
hard flesh. whereas hogs fattened on
peanuts are discounted about 1 l.
cents per pound on account Of soft
flesh Ny latest reports from the state
agricultural college are that peanuts
are a more profitable crop than cot
ton, and that besides the peanuts
themselves g-owers may obtain from
- 10 $40 an acre for their peanut
hay"
Fl Paso is q city with personality.
said o. T. King. of New London, Conn
Il nave never met more hOspitabls peo-
pie and have never seen a city Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03
Efficiency
OerVIce

this size where things were humminG
so fast. Even a stranger can see that
there Is q great future ahead for it.
The place reminds me OF a youth just
entering manhood. with all the enthu
siasm and energy Of that period in
life. I'm certainly an Ell Paso booster
from now on
MY firm thinks FL Pas IS a good
field news motion pictures" said A
L Mcdonald. who is covering" the
border for the Selig-Tribune motion
picture corporation They sent me
here from Brownsville to make pic
lures Of the big military review ten
days ago. I made several hundred
feet Of scenes during the parade that
viii be shown all over the United
States The pictures ought 10 reach
here in a week or two 7 am waiting
now for more material and expect 10
get IL. because there is always some
thing doing here in the picture line
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03
Facing Winter

tOeT needs good vacation time of and recreation hear
off for fsh viii make him old and gray This shut down
beside golden fountains climbed bunch Of mountains
With be burning
@Alsckaday" and
alive a but
they unfit for duty and him
" WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03

City detectives are making an in
quantity OF dress goods ia the posses
sion Of Pedro fernando. arrested late
Monday night in an alley between stan
ton and san IacintO streets Among
the things in his possession were sew
eral dresses. two waists and a kimOno.
TIE ordinary cost o. a Want Ad Is
The Fl PasO Herald Is . cents It
reaches an average OF about 100. 900
read.rs each issue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03
Where Is The Bremen?

Frequent reports reaching the United States that
the German commerce submarine Bremen has been cap
tuTed by the British that its is being held cap
tive and the boat itself is be at British naval
station The submarine is said to have been trapped in
Of the steel nets planted underseas by the British
enmesh the submersbles As the Bremen is long
overdue increasing credence is attached to these
ports. It Is fairly certain that the Bremen long ago
left Germany for the United States With every passing
day 1t becomes more likely that something has hap
pened that the boat has been captured has met with
accident the high The announcement IN Ger
newspapers few days ago that the submarine had
allay German fears, even if only temporarily.
It IS not past belief that the British have really
trapped the Bremen If So the part difficult to
derstand IS why the British government has not oyousy
announced the fact positive terms greve Germany
and to couneTaot the chagrn with which Great Britain
witnessed the two successful voyages Of the Deutsch
land
1t may be that the admiralty is preserving silence in
the hope that the Deutschland may again attempt the
voyage snd meet fate similar to that of the Bremen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03

FHrtatious old men feel like young Lotharios until
the letters read in court And they never profit in
advance by reading the papers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03

New York pastor said: "A few monstrous survivors
Of pre-Neocene age Of human thought like Gen Bern
hari and Theodore Roosevelt still lift their barbarous
voices in praise Of war" And Col Roosevelt up the
present, seems unable to think of sufficiently crush
ing TejoindeT.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03

4 GNES MORLEY pushed her chair
u back from the dinner table that
L - night ana eiebad
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
SWEDES TO HONOR
llNNE'S MEMORY

Chicago, May 20.-Ira Nelson Nor.
ris, United States minister to Sweden,
arrived here from Washington today.
He will be the principal speaker to-
morrow at celebration in memory
of Lime, the Swedish botanist.
Mr. Morris refused to discuss the
ambassadorship to Turkey, for which
he has been mentioned as the sue
cessor of Henry Morganthau, resign
ed. He said he had come to Chicago
on private business and that his stay
was indefinite.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
UNITED STATES
PEACE EXAMPLE
GOOD SAMPLE A h
.. aos "
President Says U. S. Example
May Bring All the World
a4+s to Better Terms. g..
EUROPE GRAPHING WITH
WAR AS WE HAVE PEACE

Charlotte, N. c., May 20.-President
Wilson, speaking here today, at ar
anniversary celebration of the Neck
lenberg Declaration of independence
told his hearers that Ameficas ex
ample of bringing all the world to-
gether on terms of liberty, co-opera'
tion and peace was a prophetic sam
pie of mankind. .-u' &@g .
Involved in the European struggle
said the president, is the very thing
that has been going on in America
"a competition of national standard
national traditions and national poll.
tics.
Europe" said he, ''has grappled in
war, as we have grappled in peace
to see what is going to be done with
these things when they come into
hot contact with each other. What
you see taking place on the other
side of the water is the tremendous
i almost said tinal-process by
which contest of elements may in
Gods process be turned into cO.or'
dination and cooperation OF elements
"For it is an interesting circum
stance that the processes of the war
stand still. These hot things that are
in contact with each other do no
make much progress agains one an
other. When you cannot oversome
you must take counsel -
The reference was given signifi'
canoe by the presidents hearers in
view of recent possibilities OF ending
the war.
81 would like" said the president
"to think the spirit of this occasion
could be expressed il, we imagined
ourselves lifting some sacred emb lem
of counsel and peace, of accommoda'
ton and righteous judgment before
the nations of the world, and remind
ed them of that passage in the Scrip
ture:
"'After the wind, after the earth.
quake, after the fire. the still small
voice of humanity
Eefore speaking, President Wilson
reviewed a parade. Afterwards ne
was guest at luncheon, motoring
later to Davidson college, where he
once was student. o.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
Politics
in Baptist
Meeting

Minneapolis. May 20-Politics made
an appearance at the Northern Bap-
tist Convention today, when several
groups of delegates began activities
in behalf IT candidates for various or
fees in the convention proper and CO.
operating societies. In anticipation
OF the report of the committee on
Monday.
Informal protests against the elec-
tion system, which they asserted gave
control over all the offices Of Baptist
Societies to thirty men was assert
ed. ... .-~ .tas
The nominations committee is un-
derstood to have agreed upon DR.. e..
A. Barbour of Rochester Theological
Seminary for president and the re-
nomination Of Dr.. A. w. Rowland,
treasurer Of the American Baptist
Publication s6ciaty. and Of DR.. H. l..
Morehouse for corresponding set1e-
tary Of the American Baptist Home
Mission Society.
Despite the selection By the con-
vention committee of Cleveland, o.,
as the 1917 meeting place, move
ment Vas begun to bring the issue
to the floor of the convention for
action. Atlantic City, n j., had been
expected to be the committees choice.
The Sunday school should be the
training ground for the spirit Of CIV
ing, according to the report of the
permanent commission on religious
education, which declared "Johnnys
penny in the contribution box must
not be thought of lightly"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
Baby Girl
Run Dou,n
BY Auto

Dickinson, N. D. Especial to The
Tribune)-The three-year-old baby
daughter of Engineer and Mrs. w. c.
Mcintyre of Dickinson, N. D., was
run over by an automobile about 1880
O'Clock this evening and almost in
stantly killed. Thomas Montgomery,
agent for the National Life Insurance
Co., with headquarters at Dickinson,
was the driver of the car, which was
Cadillac roadster.
The fatality occurred on the main
thoroughfare. Mr.. Montgomery was
driving at moderate rate of sNeed
when the little tot darted across the
street Immediately in front of the ap:
preaching machine. 1t was impos-
sible for the driver to stop his ma.
chine or turn out to avoid running
the little one down. AS quickly as he
could do so he stopped and picking
the child up rushed her to a hospital,
where it was found her skull was
crushed, and death followed in few
minutes.
From all that could be learned OF
the sad affair the driver was not to
blame and it was purely an accident.
Mr.. Montgomery is feeling very bad
ly while the mother of the little girl
is in very precarious condition.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
ENTIRE TOWN
WIPED OUT;
70 KILLED

Muskogee, Oklahoma, May 30
Kemp, Oklahoma, town of about
300 inhabitants, has been entirely
wiped out by tornado, according
to railroad advices, received here tot
night. Between fifteen and twenty
persons were reported killed and ev-
eryone in the city injured. Not a
building in the town escaped serious
damage.
Heavy Winds
Denison, Texas, May 20-At least
eighteen persons were killed in a re.
cent rain and wind storm which pass
ed over the town at ten o'clock. The
town of Kemp, Oklahoma, two miles
north Of the Red River. is reported
demolished. Most of the deaths are
said to have occurred at Kemp. One
small child was killed q mile north
of Denison. "A relief train left Deni-
son at midnight for Kemp. All wires
are down north of here.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
M|ETHOD|STS RETAIN
ALL PERIODICALS,
Loss IS $38|,4||

Saratoga SPRINGS, N. Y, May 20
An effort to secure the adoption OF
a report favoring the discontinuance
of several magazines published under
the auspices of the Methodist-Episc
pal church failed at a meeting of the
committee on state of the church to.
night, and the general conference
will be requested to authorize publ.
cation for another four years.
A minority report was submitted
urging the consolidation of some Of
the periodicals on the ground thar
there has been total net loss dur
ing the last four years OF $3S1, ,411.00.
The journals are published in any
part of the country, generally under
the name of the Advocate The
minority also will ask that the edi-
tor be appointed by the book COM
mittee, instead Of being elected by the
conference.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
SYNOD VOTES
TO UNITE AFT TER
WARM DEBATE
New Constitution Is Adopted by
q Vote Of Three to ,
One.
MEANS UNION OF
SEVERAL BRANCHES

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 2O.-The
Norwegian Lutheran Synod meeting
here, in extraordinary session to-
night, adopted by a vote OF 3 to l.
the constitution providing for the
union Of the Norwegian Lutheran
church with Hauge's Norwegian Lu
theran Synod. &
The union constitution was put to
final vote after the minority, which
sought to make certain changes in
the constitution had been defeated by
an overwhelming vote in their ef'
forts to prevent adoption of the ma
jority report Of the special commit
tee recommending acceptance OF the
constitution.
Anti-unionists entered vigorous pro
tests over restriction of debate, but
the Union faction forced the issue to
final action by voting down all mo,
tions intended to bring further delay
Heated arguments between the oppos-
ing factions preceded the final vote.
The United Norwegian Lutheran
church already has adopted the con-
stitution, and the Hauge Synod will
vote on it at meeting next month,
and if adopted, the other three boa
les then will meet and effect per-
manent union.
There are 100000 members of the
Norwegian Lutheran SYNOD, 2S5,O0O
members of the United Norwegian
Lutheran church, and 10000 memners
of Hauge's Synod.
Although threats to secede were
made by the anti-unionists, it was
|,declared by leaders of both factions
tonight that such action was unlikely.
The meeting will adjourn after dis
posing Of few minor routine mat
ters.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
VER.DU|h||| 1 ACTION
IS RESUMED
BY TEUT TONS
Infantry Attacks Follow Week
of Inactivity on French
Front.
AUsTRIANs CONTINUE
GAINS IN TYRoL
Emperor William Forced to Re.
turn to Berlin by Cabinet
Crisis.

London, May 20-lnfantry attacks
by the Germans in the Verdun region,
French gain in the Champagne, a
British success in the Vimy Ridge
and further successful onslaughts by
the Austrians in the southern Tyrol
are chronicled in the latest official
communications.
After a period of inactivity by the
infantry around Verdun, the German
foot soldiers have been hurled against
the entire French line in the Lemort
Honlme region. East of Lemort HON.
me, the Germans penetrated the first
French lines, but were driven out
with serious losses. TO the west and
on the northern slope of Lemort
Homme the Germans occupied por-
ton of a French advance trench. I'm
der a violent fire by French guns, the
Germans are reported to have retreat
ed in disorder.
Artillery Active.
Artillery continues active in other
sectors about Verdln.
The French cleared a German
trench in Champagne by surprise
attack. All the occupants of the
trench are reported either to have
been killed or captured. The British
have withstood two German thrusts
in the regions of Los and Willie, and
the Royal North lancashire troops
have recaptured a tatcr on. the Vilny
Ridge. the scene & zach hard fight
ing in the past fen 'tays 'ta The era
terSwas cai,es.ted Dsathe SSsertmans May
Is. In Tyrol, Austrians have followed
their successes by compelling Italian
forces to evacuate the ColS Santo
southeast of Rovereto and west o1
Monte Maggie, the extremity Of theil
previous advance. According to the
Austrian official statement, Italiar
prisoners so far captured total more
than 1900 officers and men. One
hundred and seven guns also have
been taken.
emperor William, it is reported
has returned to Eerlin to take hand
in the ministerial crisis brought about
by the designations Of Dr. Clemens
Delbrueck, the minister of the inte
rior, and Baron von Schorlener, the
Prussian minister of agriculture.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
BATTLE FOR DELEGATES ON

Chicago, May 2O-Campaign head
quarters will be opened in Chicago by
number of 'Favorite Son" candi-
dates for the republican nomination
for president before the end of next
week, and by May 25th it is expected
the fight for delegate votes will be
on in earnest.
Headquarters for Theodore Roose-
welt were opened a week ago, by the
Roosevelt Non-P Partisan League which
has planned a number of addresses
for the week previous to the Repub-
lican National Convention.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
FIFTY MILLION
SHIP SUBSIDY
Bill to Purchase Merchant Craft
Is Passed by the Lower
House.
WASHINGTON, May 20-The admins

washington, May 20-The admins
tration shipping bill appropriating
$5O,OO0,OO0 for purchase of merchant
ships by the Federal government with
q view to providing merchant mar.
inc, passed the House today. 1t now
goes tn the Senate where combina-
tion of democrats and republicans de-
feated similar measure a year ago.
Secretary McAdoo, Of the treasury de-
partment issued a statement tonight
characterizing the bill as one of the
most important pieces of construct
i've legislation for the commerce and
prosperity of this country that pos
sibly could be enacted"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
Volcano Has
subsidized

Honolulu, r. H., May 2O-Mauna
Loa volcano, which sent a cloud of
smoke and steam 10000 feet into the
air last night, was subsiding today,
according to wireless advices from
the island Of Hawaii, $50 miles from
here. No damage had been reported.
The eruption followed much activ-
ity in the lava lakes of Kilauea, the
sister volcano, % miles away, al
though biologists say the two have
no connection, and was almost coin.
cident with a disturbance reported
the day Heore yesterday from Lasen
Peak in California.
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