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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
CAPTAIN SAYS ARMY NEEDS
MORE TRAINED ENGINEERS

New York. Feb. 15-One Of the most
striking needs of the United States
army is more trained men in the en-
cheering corps. according TO Capt
L. S A, in an address here Monday
night at the opening session of the
10TH meeting Of the American Society
Of Mining Engineers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
FRANK HILTON FALLS THROUGH
FLOOR TO BASEMENT OF STORE

Frank Hilton, an aged night watch
man Of a building in the 500 block on
Overland street. where repairs are be-
ing made. was slightly injured Monday
night about 1915, when he fell through
some loose flooring, from the first
floor to the basement.
The injured man was picked up and
sent to the emergency hospital, where
it was found that he had only been
badly shaken up. He was later sent
to his home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15

ptIlOd OF expectancy. IL Is Tor TINS reason
that much OF the distress such as morning
sickness is avoided. All prospective fathers
should see to It that the expectant mother
is provided with q bottle Of Mothers
Friend"
The directions are simple. Get It at any
drug store. It is applied by the expectant
mother herself, it penetrates deeply and az
fords quick and splendid relief in a most
gratifying manner and reflects a physical
betterment TO the nervous disposition Of the
baby. Don't fail to get bottle Of Mothers
Frieno' today and then write Bradfeld Reg
ulaior Co., SIs Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ga,
for a pretty little book brimful Of informa-
ton for expectant mothers. It IS delight
to read it,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
Ell PASO HERALD-LIVESTOCK and RANGE NEWS
SHIPMENTS FROM PEC0S INCREASE
ALLEGED CATTLE SMUGGLERS
ARE CAUGHT AT BOUNDARY

Douglas, Ariz FEB. 15.-Martin
Gardina and four cowboys in his EN-
Gals near Aqua Prieta. The officials
claimed the men were in the act OF
driving to the boundary 500 head Of
Mexican cattle without notifying the
port authorities Of Aqua Prieta- The
officials Of the Mexican port believe
they have uncovered n plot for the
wholesale smuggling Of cattle across
the border. The men are being held
incomunicado, pending instructions
from Gov p. Elias Gales as to their
disposition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
Do you
want to
build
energy?

Eat the food that surpasses bread
The great value of rice lies in the fact that it
supplies IN very paatable FORM just what the system
needs to make energy.
Rice far surpasses bread, either white, whole
wheat or corn-bread. It. not bread is the staff of
life" among nearly half the human race.
Last year the per capita consumption of rice in
the United States was almost as great as that of
coffee More and more people are realizing that rice
should be part of their daily food.
Always ask by name Be sure YOU get Comet
Rice-the rice you will like best of the 400 varieties
grown.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
DEAF SMITH PAYS BOUNTIES
ON ia WOLVES, 1897 RABBITS

Hereford. Texas, Feb. 15.-Deaf
Smith county has paid bounties on 1887
jack rabbits and ia wolves For the
wolves IS a scalp was paid and five
cents each for the rabbit scalps.
The records show that about one
half of the scalps were turned in since
December 80 last
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
GAS JET TURNED ON AND
GAS IGNVTES: FIRE ALARM

Escaping gas which had become ac-
cidentally ignited in a small house at
First and Campbell streets. caused an
alar INTO be turned in at sos Monday
night
After the gas had been shut off it
was found that the fire was doubtless
incendiary as the jet had been turned
on. No damage was done.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
Bic FAIR To BE
At SAN ANTONIO
May Cost Ten Million Dol
lars; To Celebrate the
Founding of Texas.

/ Estimates OF the cost Of San Anto-
MOS exposition to celebrate the 2OOth
| anniversary of the founding of the city,
range from S5.OOO.OOO to $4,000. 600,
! according to George F. LuptOn, faiI
| commissioner. who passed through El
Paso Monday night en- route to San
1 Francisco.
san Antonio is going to have the
| first 200th anniversary celebration
ever held by an American city" said
Mr.. LuptOn, and, while only tentative
plans have thus far been laid. we have
7 the assurance of the support Of not
| only Texas but Of other sections of the
| country. 4 few days ago we enter
| tanned 100 manufacturers from Cleve-
land. Ohio. During the dinner we were
given assurance by one speaker that
| Ohio would have state building 1t
| the fair.
HI PasO to Help.
We have already received assur-
ances from FL PasO Of her support.
Judge Dan NJ. Jackson of your city
was a speaker at one of our meetings
in January and made q very entertain
ing talk in which he pledged the sup
J port Of FL PasO. / feel certain that
( El PasO will support US, for she has
never failed yet to keep promise.
Your city is growing Wonderfully and
is alive to everything that benefits
Texas
The purpose Of the fair is to cele-
brate the 20Oth anniversary of the
founding of San Antonio by the monks.
The building of the missions there
made possible Texas, New Mexico
Arizona and Oklahoma. The fair will
start in January. 1918. and will con-
tinue through the fiesta in April.
Il am en- route to San Francisco,
where 1 am to confer with men who
were connected with the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition with the end in view
of gathering data that can be utilized
in working out our exposition. From
San Francisco I will go to San Diego,
for the same purpose. The idea Of get
ting ideas from the Pacific coast eXpO-
sitoins was advanced by Breckenridge
Jones, of the Mississippi Trust COM
pany. and was quickly taken up by the
committee with the result that L am
on my way"
Editors Coming.
Mr.. Lupton, who is general manager
or the San Antonio & Arkansas Pass
railroad. stated that there will be a
good attendance of editors from towns
along his line to the Texas Press asso-
citation meeting in FL Paso, and ven
tured the prediction that. despite the
distance to be Travelled TO reach this
CITY. the attendance from all over the
state Will be large.
You viii receive q world of benefit
from that convention in free adver-
Using, said Mr.. Lupton after the
corpus Christi convention. 1 kept all
the clippings 1 could get. When
was through 1 had string over 600
feet long"
Mrs Lupton accompanied Mr.. LuptOn
on the present trip.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
BOY OF Fla MISSING RFOM HOME:
GIRL LEAVES HOME. DISAPPEAR

Police officers were Tuesday morning
requested tos locate Henry Webb, a
young boy who left his home at Pol
Sacramento streets Monday morning
and had not returned since that time.
Relatives Of Miss Lola Stewart who
they say. left her home at 721 Dakota
street early Monday evening. and has
not been seen since, also requested the
police to locate the young woman.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
IL HELD As NIGHTRIDERS
FOR BEATING 4 FARNIF1

Sallisaw, Okla. Feb. 15.-Nightriders
oranized for veneance against banks
and bankers alleged to be charging
usuriOus interest beat into insensibility
George Shandlin. a farmer who refused
to join them. Among IL alleged night
riders who were arrested are four
brothers Of Shandlin and one oT the
deputies Of sheriff Gay who made the
arrest The prisoners were released on
bond
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15

new arrival the first
thought should be
Mothers Friend"
This is an external
remedy gently applied
over the stomach mus
cles. It makes them
firm and plant, they
expand naturally with
out undue strain. It
removes from the
nerves those inlu-
ences which are re-
sponsible for much Of
the pain incident to the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
PORTALES MAN CLAIMS
HOG CHAMPIONSHIP OF VALLEY

Portales. n. NJ. Feb. 15.-Carl Mueller
claims the hog championship o. the vel
ley in addition to being one Of tbs best
farmers in this section. His claims are
based on the fact that he raised some
fine Poland China pigs and sold them
for fancy prices, one selling for $50.
This is but a sample of the kind OF
stock being grown in the Portales val
ley and many other farmers are
planning to put in large droves Of hogs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
CARTWRIGHT RANCH NEAR
FORT DAVIS CHANGES HANDS

Maria, Texas. Feb. &c. A. Monk
house and J. J. Franklin. Of Flores
vile. Wilson county. have purchased
the 1900 acre Cartwright ranch near
Fort Davis and will take possession
June 1. Mr.. Franklin will manage the
ranch for himself and Mrs. Monkhouse
The cattle on the Cartwright ranch
were not included in the deal.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
DEXTER PEOPLE ASK STOCK
YARDS AND LEADING CHUTE

Santa Fe. n. NJ, Feb. 15.-The state
corporation commission has received a
petition from the citizens of Dexter.
Chaves county. asking that the A. T.
q S. +. Railway company be comDeiled
TO provide stockyards and a loading
chute at that place
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
SMALL FIRE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

An clubhouse caught fire at 1901 Mon
tana street Monday afternoon but was
eXtinguished without serious damage
being done. Boys also pulled a box at
the corner OF Campbell and Myrtle
avenue Monday afternoon The police
are now looking for them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15

Like the sun we are dispensers of
warmth and good cheer. R. G. Semn1e
successor to Southwestern Fuel Co
Phone 531.-Adv. w.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15

Order sulzbergers Majestic Ham or
i bacon today for breakfast tomorrow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15

For breakfast tomorrow try Sulz-
berger's Majestic Bacon. 'DeliciOusly
Different"-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
A Little Blossom
To Delight the Home

When it is known that in the near
future the home is to be blessed with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
births--Girls

street, January IS.
To Mrs. Charles F. McGinis. 2s15 Alameda.
avenue; February 2.
To Mrs. Julio yaslsidO. $50 South Florence
street; February ~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21
DIES In
y FAlRMONT MINE

Fairmont, w. Va, Oct. 2o.-L. NJ.
Jones. a mining engineer. was as
phyxiated today while engaged in res.
cuing work at the Jamison mine
where more than dozen men were
entombed yesterday by an explosion.
Jones was sent to the mine yesterday
in charge of a trained crew from
Pittsburg station of the Bureau Of
Mines.
Seven rcscuers had reached the
bottom of the shaft and canary birds
were released to test the air. All the
birds were killed and Jones. who had
advanced farther than the others fell
in bis tracks. His companions tried
to save him and one was overcome,
but recovered. Jones was taken out
quickly, but did not revive.
The work OF exploring the mine
continued during the early hours Of
the day and soon after six o'clock the
body of Matthew Allison, the chief
electrician, was brought out, Three
other bodies were recovered. These
men, the rescue party said, had svi.
IDENTIFY been killed by gas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21
RICHMOND IS WARMER
THAN CITIES IN SOUTH
But Big Drop In Temperature Is Due
Today when Gold Spell Comes
Up From Southwest.

While the mercury fell 10 46-just
fourteen degrees above the freezing
point--ln Galveston, Texas. yesterday
the temperature in Richmond, at its
lowest stood 81 6s. twenty-five degrees
higher. and at its maximum register
cd So Richmond was the third warm
est city on the weather bureau =
record. the only hotter cities being
Tampa with a maximum of So, and
Savannah with 81.
Between yesterdays and todays
temperatures in Richmond there viii
be considerable change, for the cold
wave that is sweeping around from
the West and Southwest toward the
South Atlantic and Eastern States Is
due to strike here within twenty-four
hours. The weather bureau last night
forecasts for Saturday partly cloudy
and much colder, probably heavy frost
at night. H
Among other cool places in the
country yesterday were the Canadian
cities Calgary, g, and Winnipeg, IA,
and the American cities. st, Louis.
81; Kansas City, rs, and Oklahoma
City. %.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21
SOCIOLOGICAL EXHIBIT
WILL Open HERE TODAY
Great Public Welfare Collection of
Maps, Charts and Instructive
Matter Put in Place,
CROWDS GRAYs' ARMoRY WALLS
No Admission VIII Be Charged as
Nature OF Exposition Puts Its Value
to Public in Large Attendance--Wiu
Continue Through Thursday.

with an exhibit that Is truly rep
resentative of all the moral forces that
make for public welfare. the Southern
Sociological Congress will open its
doors to the public OF Richmond this
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Grays'
Armory.
Governor Henry C. Stuart, Mayor
George Ainslie, DIR. j. A. c. Chandler
superintendent of schools; Charles L.
Weaver, head of the local Boy Scouts;
DR. Douglas S. Freeman, editor of the
News Leader, and other prominent
citizens will welcome the exhibit to
this city. DR. b. w. Brown. of the
United States Public Health Service.
will respond.
Everything is in readiness for the
big exhibit. which Is collection OF
public welfare matter from the larg
est religious. medical and sociological
organizations in the United States. All
day yesterday workrneu were engaged
in installing the various maps. charts
and health statistics and the floor
space Of the Grays' Armory is taxed
TO Its capacity.
Scout Drum Corps ON Hand.
The Boy Scout Drum Corps will see
to II that there Is not one duh mo-
ment during the opening exhibit. From
time to time they will enliven the
proceedings with stirring music.
All indications are that the opening
exhibit will he an auspicious one. The
exhibit is different from any of its
kind ever shown in this city: in fact,
is the only one of It's nature. 1t IS
for the public beneht. and no admis-
sion will be charged.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21
WILL CLOSE BLIND
PIGS, SAYS CHIEF
Detroits New Police Commissioner
sounds Death Knell" of Illegal
Liquor Joints.

Detroit, Mich. Oct. James
missioner. sounded the death knell of
blind pigs" and professional gamblers
when he issued orders to Lieutenant
John Reid, nominal head of tho free
lance division. to put immediate stop
to tho activities OF the illegal sellers
of liquor who have nad Detroit In
their grasp for several months,
Parasites who live by making peo-
pie of the underworld think they have
influence with the police department
must understand that they have no
influence; the police must understand
that nobody has influence enough to
swerve them from their duty, and
everyone should understand that when
they want legitimate protection they
don't have to ask these parasites to
help them but may come straight to
the police department" Couzens de-
cared
This is no beer-foam talk, no foam
to he blown away" CouZens added
with emphasis. The new orders will
be enforced rigidly, not only today
and tomorrow and the day after, but
every day as long as | am commits
sioner
Every branch of professional
gambling, 'handbooks' and all. must
GO" the commissioner declared.
1t is said on authority that there are
hundreds of handbook" makers In
the city. Many of the downtown sa-
a CT al tot 10
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21
WOW MACKErNSE.N OPENS
GREAT NEW OFFENSIVE

Paris. Oct. 20.--The two outstand-
ing features Of the double front on
which the Rumanian army Is fghting
are that the armies OF King Ferdi-
nand are prosecuting successfully the
campaign against the invasion from
the north while in Dobrudja Won
Mackensen has opened an offensive
along the entire line from the Danube
to the Black Sea.
The Rumanian war Office statement
tonight admits that its left flank was
forced back, ON the confer and right
flank, It is claimed, Mackensen's at
lacks were repulsed.
report from Rome says General
Won Falkenhayn. commanding the
armies of the Central Empires on the
Transylvanian front, has been wound
ed in the leg and forced to give up
his command.
In the valley OF the Oituz the Ru-
manians have won back all of their
own soil, driving the invaders beyond
the frontier The battle at this point
is still in progress,
On the left bank OF the Oltu also,
King Ferdnand's soldiers were sue
Sassful. recapturing Mount Suru and
repulstng repeated attacks In the
neighhorhood OF Mount Robu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21
BUCHANAN SENTENCED
TO FEDERAL PRISON
Enters Plea of Guilty to Charge of
Using United States Mails to
Dcfraud.

Entering a plea OF guilty when
brought before Judge Waddin in the
United States District Court yesteS-
day on charge OF Using the mails
to defraud. Walter S. buchanan, of
.TreVilliaEs, I.ouiaa County, was SEN
fenced to one year and one day IN
the Federal prison at Atlanta. This
is the minimum penalty for the Of
fense committed by the Louisa man.
e, T. Sweeney. who is said to have
operated in conjunction with Puch-
anan, also entered a plea OF guilty.
and he got off with a sentence Of
thirty days in the Henrico County
Jail. The fact that Sweeney has been
incarceratcd since February, awaiting
trial. prompted Judge Waddlrs len
iency. Sweeney blamed his prediCa-
rent on the dope habit. which he
claims 10 have contracted as a result
of being hurt In a railroad accident.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21

new. A few dollars in there would
look rather well, perhaps was the
thought. At any rate, the fact was
and is that the ten-cent deposit in the
Wall Street Bank held by the average
lumberJack commenced to grow. 1T
is still growing. Pearson has $4,000
worth of deposits like this built up
from the dimes The exact per-
centage can't be ascertained, but I'M
questionably Pearson's 5000 depos-
TORS are mostly a clear gain to the
banking circle of Spokane. No other
way could have been devised to get
their money into the security of
savings bank vault and investments.
1t was prohibition plus Gust Pear
sons necessity and saloonkeeping
training that accomplished the result.
What an advance the Wall Street
Bank meant in human happiness and
human efficiency, over the saloon 1t
succeeded. anybody can estimate.
Gust Pearson can. but he won't say
Il out loud.
The fact is that Pearson is loyal
to his friends and his training. There
Is an election coming on; the brew
cries and the saloon-hotel combina-
ton see a chance of coming back"
The men and the money alike might
recoup their losses, and they were in
innate associates of Pearson. a his
tory OF the Wall Street Bank and its
owner is the hardest kind of an ar
gument for them to meet, Gust
Pearson can't In friendship and fair
ness raise it. He positively refused
to say a word 10 reporter or to
countenance the publication of this
article
But this ought to be said. Gunst
Pearson has six children, and they
are all growing up, Three OF them
are at work in the bank, identified
with a successful, growing business,
OF the kind that helps men instead OF
hurts. Gust Pearson has gotten over
the emergency and the stress.
Does anybody, connected with a
brewery or not, think that Gust-or
his family, If he would-would let
himself reopen the old Stockholm
bar? The faded snowfall would have
more chance OF continuing in ex-
,!stence in the lower regions than
that.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21

Continued from First Page)
Wilcox disclaimed any knowledge Of
million dollar New york New Jer-
slush fund.
He also denounceo as false Ohio
Democratic State Chairman Finley'a
assertion that the Buckeye State is
being flooded with Republican money
to prevent Wilson stampede
Il know of no such fund" said
Chairman Wilcox. IT challenge Mr..
Finley or anybody else to give the
slightest proof that Ohio has received
from the national committee more
than $4,000 for advertising and other
expenses. ! would very much like
1t IL Mr.. Finley would tell us how
much he has squeezed out OF Federal
offlceholders in his State for the Will
son campaign fund.
Senator Harding assures me that
Ohio will go for Hughes. I believe
that Senator Harding's prediction will
be verified. As for New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut. have not
the slightest doubt that we shall carry
them all"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21
ACCUSE A MEMBER
Of LICENSE BOARD

Columbus. Ohio, Oct Word
came yesterday from Drake County
that GLADDEN. Searles, Republican
member of the County Liquor Ii
censing Board. was arrested Satur-
day on charge of bribery. Searles
Is an appointee of the State Liquor
License Commission.
This development broke closely
after the charge of former Governor
Cox last week regarding the alleged
activity of Republican State liquor
license commissioners and politi-
clans working through county licens-
ers and county politicians. Governo.
Willis declared the complaint against
searles to be exceedingly serious
and said he will order an Immediate
investigation.
Although the Drake County affair
has been rumored in political circles
for several days, 1t did not come to
"a head until Saturday. when saloon
licenses were announced and Weaver
Brothers, proprietors OF a saloon in
Arcanum, found they had been re
jected, 1t Is John Weaver who filed
the affidavit. He says he was solicited
for $500 for campaign purposes
Say Contribution Asked.
Weaver says that later he had an
other conference with Iearles. This
time two witnesses were concealed
behind a partition. through which
holes had been bored. These wit
nesses. according TO Weaver. heard
Searles renew his request for a con-
tribution. which finally was reduced
to 500. 1t was alleged
The Drake County affair recently
was brought to the attention OF the
State commission. According to one
Of the members, Searles was sent for
and questioned but 1t was said that
nothing was done about il because
the story was believed to be un-
founded
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21
TO HEAR TAX CASE
OF PUTNEY SHOE co

Judge Richardson. IN the Hastings
Court, has slated for today hearing
of tho case OF the Stephen Putney
Shoe Company for alleged failure to
return 100000 Of capital for taxation.
The complaint was made by Examiner
Sands, and accountants who made a
survey OF the Shoe Company's books
have concluded that tho claim made
by Major Sands is correct. The com
pany claims the amount should be
credited as money on deposit, while
the claim is made by tho examiner
that 1t should have been carried as
capital. The rate on money is 20 cents
on the 800, while that on intangtbles
Is S1.75 on 500.