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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27
A Pledge To Punish Lawbreakers

The pledge extended by the United States through
the American commissioners at Atlantic City to the
Mexican commissioners that the United States will
watch closely all persons in this country who may be
suspected of plotting against the Caranza
and punish them if they found attempting violate
the neutrality laws, should be regarded nothing
than REINSURANCE To consider 1t a promise
condition on which the Mexican commissioners might
be induced to grant certain concessions their
would be an admission that the past the United
States had not been closely watching unneutraI con-
pIstors against the Mexican de facto government and
had been allowing violations of the law go unpun
ished.
1t is the contention of the Mexican COMMISSIONER
chairman Luis Cabrera made statement, the authentic
ity of which he later denied, attacking the American
government that partculaT-that the United States
has been lax respect to ploters the United States
There are Indications however that what agitation
there has been the United States against Csrranza
has principally from Mexicans themselves though
it has suited the purposes of the administration at
Washington at times to throw much of the odium upon
Americans with investments IN Mexico.
The subject thus far has been merely matter Of dis
cusson and has found expression in the tentative
protocol which both commissions have signed 1t should
not find place in that document for the United States
should not be placed in the position of assuming that
violators of the law have been allowed TO go unpun
ished
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27
Roundabout Town
Arizona Citrus Fruit Is Selling Rapidly Here
Six Carloads Of Oranges and Grape Fruit

county authorities put the bd bosh on
the boxing.
The galley boy says he notices that
president Wilson didn't issue his
Thanksgiving proclamation until the
count was completed from those doubt
full states.
Recently The Herald found his mama
for a little boy in Arizona. Now. The
Herald can find a mama and papa for
a little girl. II there Is one without par
ents who wants a loving home. 1 know
a couple in FL Paso, in circumstances
enabling them TO give child all it can
desire. who are anxious to adopt a lit
tie girl OF healthy parents. and give her
a home, an education, their name and
their love. They are willing to take a
little orphan OF a child with either or
both parents living, if she Is from a
healthy family without any serious
flaws in its tree
He certainly had plenty of gall.
He told us Of Hughes and we published
the hughes
But that wasn't all; 'twasn't all.
Dick Evans.
Eggs are nickel apiece in dozen
lots / can remember the time when
you could almost buy chicken for
that price.
A stranger complains that the police
are very negligent in enforcing the law
against splitting on the sidewalk The
stranger is correct The same stranger
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

at all surprised that Wilson carried
Utah Why, major.
II. ". Bierhorst. city editor OF The
Herald, was one Of many e. Pasoans
who read with deep regret of Jack Lon.
don's death last week. ~On the occa-
sion of Jack London's last visit to New
Orleans. nearly ten years ago" he said,
i was standing in fornt of a shelf in
q small book store IN st. Charles street,
discussing the merits of the various
works on the shelf with a stranger whom
| was not facing but with whom l was
rubbing elbows. We were asking each
other if we had read this or that book
and 1 spotted one of Jack London's
works Upon being asked if he had read
it, the stranger replied: I'll be darned.
Anybody else on earth can read them,
but | absolutely refuse to read my own
stuff l turned and realized l had been
talking TO Jack London and didn't know
it.
Our idea Of snap. Being a man
teacher in a girls school.
Things to forget: That II was stormy
in FL PasO last week.
1t was Just a little touch of weather
~ A4eShC LAC poNS III camp lELAtHAutA
home.
Force OF habit Chewing a toothpiek.
There certainly can't be any other
reason.
Jobs We DO not want: Convincing
people they are wrong even when
they know they are.
Things that never happen: Average
person showing appreciation Of some
thing already done for him.
Villa Is reported 10 have referred TO
Americans as white Chinese" Doubt
less. he looks upon the activities of oIrr
soldiers along the border somewhat as a
3oyer revOlution.-Texas Republic. The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27
Little InicCiews
Civil Service Ir Police Means Increased Efficiency
Poor Farm Colony In Deleware Is Prosperous

TVIL service in the police de-
partment is responsible for the
well trained efficient officers
OF the larger cities of the country"
said patroleman Roy Thomas. Of the
Il Paso department. and for eight
years a member Of the Los Angeles.
Calf, force. where civil service ez-
sminations are necessary. 4 am en-
thusiastic over the advantages Of the
civil service system for the police de
partment. and earnestly believe that
the voters Of II PasO could do nothing
that would aid more in the training
OF thoroughly modern and up-t0- date
police force than TO support the amend
ment TO the city charter providing for
civil service. at the election TO be held
on December u. Civil service training
is invaluable to any member Of a pO-
lice department. and I believe that It
is the only thing for q real modern
department FL PasO voters are urged
to support the amendment to the char
ter when they go to the polls on De
cember T. ] was member OF the Los
and I do not believe that there is
more thoroughly trained police force
IN the west than the departm ent OF tnaT
city. The men are trained in every
branch, such as first aid. and in max
ing arrests, and other points that are
invaluable to an officer during his
service as a member Of the department
By the code Of the civil service sys-
TEN. whenever complaint is made
against a member OF the police depart
ment he receives an impartial trial.
and If found not guilty Of a charge
preferred against him. he is reinstated
TO his former position. In the event
that he is guilty, however the system
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27
Anticipating The Rush

The joys Of the Christmas at hand
Likewise the grief The latter is caused by the diff
Guilty of matching purchases with purse by delaying
shopping until the mad rush of the last few days.
then finding it IS too late mail the parcels they
may be received at far distant destinations in time for
Christmas.
Postmaster general BuIieson with eye to the
flood of Christmas parcels which he expects the public
lar prosperous than usual pour into the post
offices, has issued suggestion advance of the tide
1t IS that Christmas gifts be purchased early wrapped
securely, addressed egbly and mailed at the earliest
possible date He would the department the de-
lays and bother incident to careessy wrapped packages
from which the invards prone spill and to avoid
the eyestIain and ritability resulting upon the
counterng of many iegibly addressed parcels. His
suggestion is for the good of the service and the salts
faction of the public generally
tremendous amount of Christmas mail is soon
TO be transported Let's avoid congestion and disap
pOntment by strngiDg it out bit.
Strange that have to .ead those eastern papers
learn what vultures and vampires neghbOTs in Ell
Paso are They had seemed pretty decent people to US
full of charity kindness, energy, courage and pro-
gressiveness
It used to be said that L W. W. meant Il WON'T
work" definition is 81 will wreck" Industrial
Workers of the Worl are in bad either way
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

When We came back 10 town I was
sure he would forget about the fact
that he had proposed and had been
refused but he seemed quite eager 10
rooms one night properly chaperonsd OF
course. by Mrs Bertram Giddings. And
that was where I discovered the real
NOrville.
The rooms were just wonderful and
Sorgeously furnished There were just
two of them, with a perfectly wonderful
bathroom. but the walls were hung with
tapestries and there were some rare
rugs and things about II was just like
the rooms one reads about. and I had
such good time looking at things.
Norville escorted me about eagerly,
ana We began 10 encounter pictures OF
ql1tereut girls. OF course I wasn't
Jealous 7 really didn't care enough.
nut 4 might have, you see, and then Il
would have made quite difference -
Il was / simply commented on each
one ilghJiy- There were pictures hung
ali around the dresser: there was a
hugs oval picture autographed Of one
OF the popular actresses and the little
mahosany desk was fairly Uttered with
Norvine began TO tell me in detaiIl
ABOUT each picture and where he had
met each girl and how she had pressed
hsr Photograph upon him until want
ed to tell MIN that I was bored to death
and that l wished he would stop.
Heavens, NOrville." l said finally.
N Elad never gave you & picture OF
myself I'd hate TO have my biography
recteo IKE a geography lesson 10
some otner girl who wouldn't care
whether I was alive OF dead
And then NorvilIe said in his low
thrilling tones.
But. Anne. you are different"
But didn't think ! was so different
II was lust a matter Of the time and
place with Norville: the girl might have
been anybody at all.
(The next article in this series VIII
he called "The Wife Of 4 Rich Mans
SOM
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

! provides for his release The system
I eliminates all chance OF petty preju-
I dices injuring an officer, who may in
I cur the enmity Of certain persons while
I dong his duty TO the public, in short,
wnen civil service is adopted the Of
J Iicer becomes an emDlOye Of the pub
Z lie, and his duty. therefore. is u the
/ citizens before anything else"
'Aoors are some OF the most pros
porous farmers in Delaware" said 4
= Nash. of Wilmington. Del. at the
! chamber Of commerce Saturday. We
I have q colony 81 about 1000 pure blood
. ed Moors in the southern part Of the
state They came from the Azores to
which they had been exiled from Spain
BACK n the l6Ou's. some Of them had
settled before the exile in the Azores
about the time Columbus discovered
America, but their colony grew SO
! rapidly number OF them emigrated
TO America They hold themselves
aIoot from their neighbors and do not
intermarry.'
This business OF leaving FL Paso
after enjoying its advantages and hos
pltaiity OF its citizens and then knock
ing the city IS an old gag Of several
years standing" said r Z Reed Fl
Pasoans will remember MANY occs sio1s
OF this kind during the past years
Wnen sO-called correspondents have
come 10 the city and after being roy
ally treated LETT, and spread scandal
and written libelous reports. e Paso
TO-DAY is as peaceful as II was before
the Mexican war, and II will remain.
So All Of these poor fellows whOi
have no sense OF gratitude should be
pitied
Although FL Paso has been called
upon several times Of late TO bear the
hrunt Of severe and at times vicious
criticism and verbal abuse from ma
uonai guardsmen returning home re-
ports from other sources, since received
from fasteners who have returned to
~ Paso tend 10 show that not all re-
turned soldiers are abusive said Her
bert F GrOzier. formerly on duty in
Camp owen Bierne IN the hospital
corps OF the Eighth Massachusetts in
fantry- Many of the Massachusetts
mon are either expecting to return to
II Paso or are greatly DESTROYS of do
ing so. I happened to get on a car
IN the subway just n couple OF DAYS
before LETT Boston, and saw q fellow
whom / recognized as having been IN
the border with Us He was in civilian
clothes and / asked him how he liked
being back in old 'beantOwn' All
right he answered. but I am going
back the first of the MONTH
We are going TO bring some first
class farmers into the valley this
year said A. G. Graham. county farm
demonstrators Phil Ericsson will leave
soon for Colorado and other states TO !
the north. for the purpose Of securing |
experienced beet sugar farmers 10 SET
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

tie in this valley. We have been busy
this week getting the valley farms
listed so that Mr.. Ericsson will have
sdefinite information to lay before the
prospective settlers We listed 1000
acres Of land last week alone.
.''El Paso is conducting the most
mammoth business, both mercantile and
civic. OF all in the United States today
on a minimum advertising appropria-
ticn.' said Robert " Page There
are many. concerns in FL Paso who
take a pride in saying, No. do not
advertise and would NOT under any
consideration There are also bust
ness concerns who do not contribute
10 the budget fund and do not sun
port your chamber OF commerce. Yet
they take uusparingly of such an evenc
as the recent Soil Products exposi-
ton and similar events that the modern
Fl PasO business man makes possible.
By this 7 mean. the modern e PasO
business man contributes TO the budgeC
and supports the chamber Of commerce.
He advertises in your daily news
papers and enables the outside world
70 know something Of US. To special
ize- during the recent exposition, more
than $4,000 worth OF newspaper space
was devoted to this event
OF course. this was news but all
advertising is news, but il was the
paid advertising of progressive FL Paso
firms that made possible the news that
made the exposition q success This
is so every day in the year. In every
age the majority Of men refuse to
mOdernize and interpose their bulk
across TIE path of progress They
fight all radical Innovations and seek
90 hold things safely within ancient
bounds. It is organizations like the
Ad Club. the Rotary Club, chamber OF
commerce coupled with newspaper az
vertising, that give tugs like mighty
giants on the rope OF progress and
produce communities like Fl Paso. an
this in spite of the parasites who take
where they do not give back The
province OF the Ad Club in Fl Paso IS
immense but II must be conducted
along the broadest lines possible The
rising standard OF advertising demands
this"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27
Wives | Might Have Been
The Wife of Lady-KilIer-A Narrow Escape From a
Admirer Who Was Very Good Looking.
By JEAN M,LEAN.

NJ cao no H3 as The 's sss5 T iS6iP:
man I have ever known. He had
just that adorable manner. too. that
girls like That mixture of sangfroid
and easy assurance that seems to say:
4 have known life. and there is
nothing new under the sun"
! don't mean that as a general rule.
girls like men who gave the impress
sion of being bored. not at all But
there is an attraction about man
who knows things. It seems to add TO
his masculinity. and TO mark him as a
man where often others who are Just
as worthy miss out.
Norville was a westerner. with un-
limited means He was a little bit
mysterious too. due to the fact OF
course. that he had no family and lived
IN one OF those fashionable bachelor
apartments Every girl whether she
wants to admit il or not. is thrilled
~ the idea of bachelor apartments.
They sound so English. and I used to
love TO say
oh, YOU are speaking Of Mr.. Gull
lomE Yes. he has rooms on Madison
avenue; his people are all west
Norvllle was awfully attracted by
me for some reason or other. II was
rrobably because we happened TO stay
al the same hotel one summer. and l.
who had been going TO the same place
every summer. knew everyone and had
= wonderful time in consequence. Nor
vile arrived one Saturday. looking q
little fagEed out from the heat OF the
city. but very interesting. nevertheless.
ana altogether worth while The rea-
son why I cultivated him particularly
Y as because I overheard one or my enc
MES when she was remarkinE.
There's no use Of US trying TO make
a hit now Anne Page has him at
tached already"
And 7 hadn't at all. but did man
age il sOmewhow and Norville liked it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

4 RIZONA Is coming into its own
~ with its citrus crop In years past
the Arizona citrus fruit grow
ers were lucky when they placed car
load Of oranges or grape fruit IN FL
Paso. This year CrOmbie & Co., local
distributors for the ATizonans. brought
in and disposed OF six carloads OF the
fruit among their FL Paso customers
The Arizona grape fruit IS better, said
VIII :. Crombie, than the California
fruit. II came in a bit earlier this year
than the California fruit and we pushed
1t and found a good market for 1t. We
expect TO increase our orders next year"
Several FL Pasoans, who have been
remembered with boxes of the Arizona
grape fruit since the return of Harry
Weleh to Phoenix from the FL Paso Soil
Products exposition, can testify that
Mr.. Crombie is correct in declaring the
Arizona grape fruit better than that
from California. 1t has the taste OF the
Florida fruit, but Is not quite so large.
Mr.. WEIGH, who is the very much alive
secretary of the Phoenix chamber of
commerce, was in charge OF the exhibit
at the exposition from Maricopa county
and This exhibit did much, Mr. CrOmbie
says, to educate the FL Paso people to
accept and even ask for the Arizona cit
rus fruits.
Although 1t is the state that produced
Tom Lea, FL Paso's mayor, Confederate
money will still 20 In some parts of
Missouri. 4 man stopped at Jake
Grubb's farm. northeast OF Macon, and
asked Grubbs to fill a couple OF bottles
with cider On delivery of the cider
the stranger rendered SO bill of the
sort that Johnnie Rebs used IN war
times Then the man started to run
off.
Grubbs took after him ike ". D.
Greet running for office ahead OF his
ticket. 1t was lively chase. but Grubbs
was finally winded and cried out:
Don't YOU want your changer"
The man stopped, and when he saw
tIrubbs pulling his pOcketbook instead
Of revolver, he went back.
iii have TO charge you 40 cents for
that cider" said Grubbs; prices has III.
Here's $3.50 in change. Did you foTget!7
The stranger apologized, said he was
a little absent minded about money mat
ters, took the change and went on his
way. After the bill was protested at
the grocery, the constable started in
search Of the circulator OF jeff Davis
currency, but constables in Missouri ap-
pear to be no different from those in
Texas or elsewhere-the man has not
been overtaken.
=
IF all the Republicans OF the country
think like Mai. Nose c. Harris, of the
Texas Republic, the women may have a
hard time getting the vote in any more
Republican states The major insinu-
ates that the votes OF the women turned
the trick for Wilson ard his surmise is
borne oat by expressions gathered from
leading editors OF the west by the Lit
erary Digest This paragraph from the
majors virile pen is respectfully re-
ferred to the FL Paso Equal Franchise
league: ''IngTatitude upon the part Of
woman in the suffrage states has caused
countless millions Of patriotic Repub-
leans throughout the nation to mourn"
The major further remarks. regarding
the commander in chief, that he was not
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27
The Model Kid

S" the child who says q will" when cries.
L XII million
more VINO NEEDS with cheerful brow whatever may say
nave
ans +T me You pet your boots and think say them
OF the
a ne must quit his play go pump and
sdS' they 90 TO
9 wholesome brace of kids underwear and
ana castor OIL How tooth
and how bad that youth obey his dad For
VIII noid he'll live
Sno "nen ne dies, " wiIm 'N1
Copyright by George HAsOk
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27
Universal Miliksy Service

For the officers and Of O. regular army military
service is profession in ITSELF carrying with it its
wards well its exacting duties For the national
guardsmen however the present service the border
carries much of duty than of reward Perhaps
the cases of officers the rewards greater
than they enjoyed civil life, and such Officers while
sympathizing with their who are enduring sacri-
fees the welfare of the country possibly do not
care how long the border emergency lasts But save
for these exceptional cases. the guardsmen making
sacrifices giving up not only their businesses or
positions, but often sacrificing the comfort of their
families that the rest of US, who taking
home and putting money in the bank. may be safe and
families protected.
We shall prove ungraeful for the service the soldiers
of the United States performing for do not
exert efforts to the en- shat, the future,
class of citizens may not feel called upon to
rces for the benefit of another class of citizens
deserving than they The only fair, Just effective and
patriotic plan is universal military training in time of
peace and universal liability for military service when
the country calls for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27
HOCwALLOW LOCALS
By GEORGE BINGHAM

Poke Eazley who
accidentally nailed
himself up m his
com crib yester-
day was let out
this morning.
: =
Miss Rosy Afese-
ley played her &C
Gordon at the Hog
Ford literary So
detys entertain
ment Friday night.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

~Rock-a-Bye, Baby" 50 effectively that
there was not dry eye IN the house
smong the infants.
"a
The Hogval1oW Improvement Asso-
cation met In special session Thursday
night to attend to some important TN
finished business, 1t having been dis
covered that the motion to adjourn at
the last meeting had never been sec
onded
cssyrsks b ceo1v. Ks.,lv 1sar,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

calls attention to popcorn vendor On
a prominent corner who is afflicted with
tuberculosis and coughs his germs into
his popcorn and splits them onto the
street The stranger reported the mat
ter to the board of health, but has
failed to see any change. Probably
none OF the board of health have chill
dren who buy popcorn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

San Jose mOtoTist few seconds slow in reach
ing crossing caught by train His automobile
struck by the pilot cOwcacher" and scooped
up and carried for block before the train stopped Then
the automobile slid down and proceeded under its
power. 1t sounds like another F-d story.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

For quick resuirs-Use Herald waut
Ads
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27
MORE Truth
1N Than Poetry
By JAMES j. MONTAGUE.

4 One Way Rule.
4 scientist in Chicago can show you
how you can live on 40 cents q day,
but not how he can.
Ex Post FactO stuff.
Bryan plans to make Chicago prohi-
4 bition in 190S.-NeW York Evening
Sun. Just like he tried TO do in Ne
braska in 1913.
Working Both Sides Of the Street.
The Morgan firm takes no chances.
When J. P calls on the king, Dawson
calls on the president, and both nations
are assured that as long as they behave
themselves the Morgans Will never de-
sert them.
Nothing New.
Hughes in SeclUsion.-Headline
With that set Of whiskers, he has al
ways been in seclusion.
As Old Mark Used to Say.
The reports of the death OF Tam
many Hall seem to be greatly exag-
gerated.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

cess1sbs b csorg. Matthew ASa~s
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

It the bombs of the German air squadrons which
ook the rest out of Bucharest.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

It used to be said that l. W. W. meant Il WON'T
work" definition is 81 will wreck" Industrial
Workers of the Wor are in bad either way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

Well known saying Christmas will be here before
We know it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

We are going 10 bring some first
class farmers into the valley this
year, said A. G Graham. county farm
demonstration Phil Ericsson will leave
soon for Colorado and other states to
the north. for the purpose Of securing
experienced beet sugar farmers 10 set