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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
FREE Choral.
THURSDAY EVE
"Seven Last Words Of
Christ" to Be Sung at
First Presbyterian.

Thursday evening at Sis at the First
Presbyterian church, Boulevard and
Stanton, chorus Of so voices made up
of the combined church choirs of the
city win sing tho beautiful and popular
cantata. The Seven Las Words Of
Christ" accompanied by Mrs. James
Graham McNary on the pipe organ. Mr..
AfcNary will direct the performance.
which will include not only many very
fine choral numbers. but solos, duos and
trios by Mrs. Robert Holiday, soprano;
NJ. H. Lemen. basso, and Charles An
drews. tenor.
No admission fee viii be charged
This cantata was sung by the same Or
Sanization last year before an audience
that filled the church, and many hun
dreds of people were turned away for
lack OF room. Those desiring to hear
a fine concert appropriate to the Easter
season are urged to come early in or
der to- be sure of finding seats. The
doors viii be closed when the seating
capacity is reached.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

CARNATIONS and mass meetings. History leads to the
conviction that decision between and peace never
or almost never waits on preparedness If the people
of the United States that the president abso-
uely right in this matter and deserves to be upheld
on principle the people of the United States will face
with enthusiasm the prospect Of war, or even sanction
a declaration of war; in spite Of the fact that we have
not enough troops available in the United States today
to police government property.
It is hardly worth while to speculate about what
may happen if Germany declines to accept president
Wilson's views and announces her determination to
persist in her course. No knows whether the
United States would undertake active naval and mill
ary operations or not Any active military particpa
ton on European soil would require millions of men
years of preparation to be very effective Mere in
dustral and financial alliance with Germanys enemies
would not be very inspiring courageous.
The Herald would look for serious results of two
kinds chiefly First internal domestic disturbances in
the United States of very grave nature requiring dras
tic to conserve peace and safety; second,
long period of bitter hostility the part of the Ger
government and people, that would manifest itself
a long term of years in countless ways the world
over in harassment and interference and clever
to hinder American plans-hostity that would end
with the signing of any treaty of peace but would
make it necessary for us to watch German with
special care for many decades to come.
Germany is sOrely beset, she and her three allies
facing ten enemy powers and the alliance against Ger
many has repeatedly announced its intention of crush
ing Germany, if not exterminating her. Under the
circumstances Germany naturally feels that she IS
fighting for her existence, and she is not going to
be too particular about Methods If she stakes on" the
United States it will be to exercise against US all the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
Short Snatches From Everywhere
(BYH. D. S.

Speaking Of the call OF the wild" there is the
honk Of the joy riders at MOS Angeles Times.
The wages Of sin is death. but Pancho's pay day
seems to be indefinitely postponed-Columbia state
Maybe you also have noticed that the less sewing
woman does, the more time she has TO think about
eothes-Dallas News.
The fact that senator La Follette's hat is in the
ring again only shows how much wear and tear some
hats can stand-Macon News.
OF course. Adam had his troubles, but felt
compelled 70 up in a street and give his seat
TO tired shopper.-Dallas News.
or course the battle Of Verdun a long drawn out
breakfast task-Galveston News.
It may be said in passing that while Cen Pershing
is pushing along Pancho villa is doing a good deal
The scarcity OF paper manufacturing material and
the demand for should make it possible for the
hobo to sell his tatters and buy suit Of clothes
Baltimore American =
A Pittsburger IS years old is asking divorce from
his 20 year old wife. There some men who begin
life without any sense and wind up as sublimated
fOols.-Houston Post.
The secretary of state Nebraska decided that
William Jennings Bryan is Democrat That's all
right long the decision not that he was the
only one-F1OridR Times-UniOn.
Scientists have from the United States for
Tibet where they hope to locate blue tiger They
should remain here. At times the Tammany tiger IS
blue enough for anyone-DetrOit News
G. Bernard Shaw says if the doesn't end soon
he's going TO leave England and live in the United
States. What wish know is, if that is threat
promise.-Tampa Times.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

Tuesday. it appeared that president Wilson had
grown weary Of the long drawn out controversy and
was all ready to abdicste the power he had eaOusly
Guarded and mass the whole German question over to
songrese 10 invite popular discussion and enable him
n Sniff responsibility for final decision This announced
decision on his part was at variance with his stand
few weeks AGO when congress desired to warn Amer
leans to stop travelling on armed ships of begerent
movers that it caused much astOnishment. His an
nounced purpose was varOusy ascrbed to physical and
mental veariness TO weakness, to political tmidty
about taking so momentOus step without consulting
the people
During the night he seems to have come back to
his old stand he decided to carry out his policy toward
Germany 70 the ultimate consequences be what it might
ThereupOu he sent forward at once the final note to
Germany in the nature of an utimatum though with
out time limit Then Wednesday morning he called the
chairman and ranking minority member of the foreign
committee of each house. and to the assembled four
announced that the ultimatum had already gone and
was u hours the way.
The address to congress in the afternoon thus be-
came little more than a formal report Of an accom-
pshed program of action The president, acting upon
his constitutional prerogative he understands it. has
thus brought the nation to the point where open
ance of diplomatic relations with Germany appears
probable. He has told Germany how to avoid the
break but he has made it practically impossible for
the United States to avoid the break if Germany
declines to accede to the presidents latest demand
These the main features Of the situation today
affected by the presidents refusal to yield to tenn
pOrary impulse and take congress into consultation
The country may make its wishes known by COM
municating directly with members of the house and
senate, through the press, by resolutions Of or
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
Success Consists OF Climbing And Sitting
Once Man Gets To Top, He Must Hold Tight

Success can be defined by the way
YOU look at IL. In every town and
village in this country there are men
and women who have to scrimp on
the meat bill III order to meet the
taxes, but who are never too tired or
busy to sit up with a sick neighbor
or nurse a neighbOr's child. Nobody
but The recording angel can keep
track OF the men with big hearts, and
small salaries who slip into the back
door of the grocery and order pro-
visions sent to a needy home. or who
fill some unfOrtunates coal bin out
of an already slim purse. When the
great day comes there viii be a lot
of shining faces in heaven, worn by
people who on earth never seemed able
TO get two jumps ahead Of a writ OF
attachment.
There are times when success
seems to land on the side of the fakir.
the quack and the crook. This causes
many people to wonder if the Bible
is true and tempts others to invest in
securities which yield 100 per cent in
terest If acted upon before the stock
is all gone. Success which gets there
by picking the pockets of the ignorant
or simple minded usually winds up in
remOrse and a uniform furnished by
the state.
Protected by Adams Newspaper service)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
The Border People Know Mexican CeOgraph
Sprind Is Here: Hoboes Are Mi6ratir
MIGRATING

sections is very heavy, and hotel ac-
cOmmodatiOns are hard to get in the
mining towns. The European war has
been great thing for the mining in-
dustry in the southwest"
when the dust is in the air and
the wind is high ] always want to
wear puttees to work. said F. L.
Wemple- "Leggings have a way OF
shutting out the dust where trousers
and skirts don't"
People ought to collect bunga-
lows" said Q. Everman. They ara
Interesting: good as Investments and
time VIII come when they will be as
interesting as curiOs as rare postage
stamps and mummies
"A man with more time on his hands
than he knows what to do with is
heavily handicapped" said. A. F. Fraser
secretary of the Douglas. Ariz.. Y. NJ c.
A. That Is the situation at Douglas,
Ariz., where 5000 American soldiers
have been stationeds and "watchfulIy
waiting" for months. The Y. NJ c. AZ
building situated a half mile. from the
Mexican border. carries in its walls
certain unmistakable evidences OF sew
eral battles fought between revolu-
tiOnary and federal forces. The Rail-
road association met the need and
brought more than 1000 into the mem
oersnlp' which, with their regular
amount or railroad and civilian busi-
ness, has at times taxed their building
70 the utmost, as on the occasion shown
above When villa, with 10000 troops
attacked Aqua Prieta Just across the
border, hundreds or refugees and rfrf-
for safety The gymnasium was c6n-
Verted into temporary hospital and
the force was busy all the night serv-
ing coffee, caring for the wounded. and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

@UCCEss is process which consists
in climbing to the top Of the lad
- der and sitting tight. Some men
are born successful at tender age
and are able 10 denude their playmates
OF marbles and jack-knives with
monotonous regularity. Others achieve
success by working sixteen hours a day
while their companions are trying to
keep step with a five piece dance
orchestra. and a large number havo
success thrust upor them by the uneX-
pected demise OF a rich relative who
intended to leave his money in an
other spot.
As a rule. success Is measured in
money. it is s great surprise to a
man who never had enough ready
money to stock q chi sfonier to fab
headIong into 400 acres Of alfalfa land
and a herd OF registered short horn
cattle. and then discover that he is
about TO be run for congress by ad-
miring friends. Some OF the most
startling social successes on record in
this country have been achieved by
people who struck oil at a time when
they were about 10 substitute mid
dlings for wheat flour. Money will
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
Hoboes
Here;

Mexico, although the library has a
complete line Of histories Biographies
and other books. The reading OF
American books continues about ths
same, but it seems that FL Pasoans care
very little about the country through
which the troops are now travelling,
except to read it in the paper"
=
with the warm weather the hOboes
are again stringing through the city
frcm eastern and western points. and
the police will soon have their hands
full judging from reports" said H n.
Myers. There is one class of these
Migrants, classed as 'hopheads' or
morphine fiends, who are a danger to
the community. They infast the lower
passersby and should be placed behind
the bars until ready to leave the
city"
Preparatory to the cdming summer,
with its Increased consumption Of
water. we are cleaning out a number
of the old wells" said H p. Jackson,
superintendent of the waterWorks de-
partment- we viii start soon on the
sinking Of the fifth new well, and this
new supply. coupled with our pumping
equipment, viii give us an adequate
supply Of water for the coming sum-
mer, even if the department does not
put in additional pumping equipment,
as has been planned"
IF you want to see real prosperity.
the kind that every fellow seems to be
getting in on, you want to go to Ari-
Zonar" said r L. Baxter Of st. Louis.
The high prices OF metals has re-
mines that have laid dormant for years
because Improbable to work. and
every mining section OF the state is
booming. Travel to and from mining
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

WYE HEN president Wilson decided 70 send his final
wv note to Germany and then report to congress
what he had DONE he was thinking first of
all Of avoiding precedent that might be embarrassing
to him LATER successor in the white house His
decision to take the final step his own initiative
and responsibility strictly in line with his conduct Of
affairs; the real surprise would have been If he had
carried the intention he expressed Tuesday, OF
laying the facts Of the situation before congress and
passing decision up to the legislative body.
President Wilson is considerable OF a shckler Tor
form The Herald has heretofore discussed the legal
constitutional aspects Of the relations between the
executive and legislative branches Of the national gov
eminent Briefly the power to declare war rests solely
with congress- while the duty of conducting war rests
with the president commanderinchef; but by plain
inference and BY almost unbrOken precedent the duty
and privilege Of conducting the foreign relations Of the
government rest with the president, though his
management should result it easily may, in bringing
about situation where cannot be avoided without
seriously compromising the nation Congressional action
then becomes ratification.
1t is probable that if president Mckinley had felt
little freer to conduct negotiations with Spain IN his
own av regardless Of popular camOr and congressional
pressure war might have been avoided. Congress,
heating the popular demand that had been rather de-
iberateIv melted insisted upon war. Mckinley not
only did not want war, but he knew the country was
unprepared for it. and ne also had good to believe
that Spain would 20 to extreme lengths to avoid 1t.
Stewart Woodford minister to Spain at the time,
maintained TO the day of his death that he could have
prevented war and gained most if not all that the
United States demanded if he had been backed up by
Washington.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
aROTTEN REPUBLTCANs.,

EDITOR IL Paso Herald:
Notice has been given that the Re
Dublicans Of I'll Paso county will hold a
convention TO select delegates TO dis
riot Republican convention. The same
notice states that the delegates will be
Instructed to vote for II. S. MacGregor
or national committeeman Of the Re
'ublicans Of Texas.
indeed Machine methods cut and
iried already. This man MacGregor Is
ne same Barnes-PenrOse man who in
he interest Of HARMONY gave ont an
Interview short time ago saying that
ne best way TO kill the Progressives
vas 10 Kill the bull moose-an insult
over 100000 Republicans Mr..
lacGregOr must be WILLING to accent
ne Two states carried four years ago
or JaIt Anyway. he represents the
az OF the dog and should have learned
lesson from the last national coma
aign-that no committee is hie-e-o,.
nan the party which il pretends TO
'pIfheaI JunesA Hunt.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
Spring

HD EOPLE OF FL Paso appear well
Rinformed on the condition of the
= country now being traversed
by the American troops. and where
Villa is hiding, judging from the books
taken out on Mexican subjects" said
Mrs f. c. Coyne. librarian OF the
Carnegie library Contrary to the
general opinion. the reading Of books
on Mexico has not increased since the
start of the American expedition into
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
Hired Hands

rolling
all
breaking, with
queaing blow off
The eight hour day7 Don't them
upgetng and their retiring tired and sweating eaked with fertile soil
the festive farmer
nations fed but by the boosters him who d
for wages there's mighty little
protected by the Adams Nerspansr s.ry,e.I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
TNKLINGS and
i TFIINKLINGS
By WEx JONES.

nj hE4 JONES.
Chaplin made a peer-Heailine
Pshawi It's only the Right Honour.
able Henry Chaplin, not Charlie.
Zeppelin bomb blew hole in tbs
Paris subway, and the authorities are
going to preserve the opening as
ventilator. Any chance Of inducing
Fourth evenue?
Five famous bands:
Rubber
Marine
ana.
Villas
EQuat tor.
Girls who can't cook are criminals
SAYS senator SmOOt. Can't agree with
THIS: the criminals are the girls whG
can't cook, but do.
Russia and Germany both have plans
for the future happiness Of Poland.
neither, Of course, having consulted the
Poles.
John D. Rockefeller advises thrift
save your pennies; / may need them"
campaign to interest people, the OPEN
ing OF the baseball season came lust
in time to provide little much needed
excitement
An Authority.
Bad cooking is a crime. says senator
SmoOt, and there was none OF il done
when the senator was frying out the
fat in Utah for the G. o. P.
4 Difference
Chancellor Day is out for the Cola
mel Four years ago he was out aftei
him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
LAUNDRY PLANT
TOC0ST $4,000
Troy Laundry Buys New
Site on Texas; Restau-
rant for Employees.

Plans are now. being prepared for the
installation of 4 new $4,000 plant for
the Troy laundry.
The Troy laundry has just closed q
deal for property at the northwest cor
nor OF Austin and Texas streets fer
$500 cash and will start the construe-
ton OF new building on the land The
property has a frontage OF 100 feet on
Texas street and extends back 12O feet.
The building to be erected will be one
story in height and will have a 'front.'
age Of 100 feet on Texas street and
viii extend 80 feet. The foundations
viii be put in 70 carry two stories.
The site was purchased from Mrs J.
.. Lakeland
The building viii contain wash room,
starch room, drying room, ironing ROOM
bundle room, kitchenette and dining
room, where employees may get lunch at
cost and rest room for the employees. In
the rear will be builpa separate build
ing for the engine room and power
plant.
own Power Plant.
All machinery will be run with indi-
vidual motors operated by current
manufactured at the plant Equipment
will also be installed so that in case Of
accident TO the dynamo the plant may
pc run by steam.
The troy laundry is one Of the Oldest
established laundries OF the city, hav-
ng been Incorporated in 1898. The
business has outgrown the present
building Located on West Overland
street W. T. lowe, manager Of the
aundry, states that provision Is being
made TO take care Of an increased bust
ness resulting from the continued
growth OF the city.
Bungalow Sells for 5000.
Samuel BOrsch has bought Of S c.
Hawkins the two room house az 1928
san Antonio street The price was $500
T. N. Johnson has sold TO NJ J. Cope
Two lots in block 121 East Fl Paso ad-
ntiOn. on Bliss street
+. Maldanado has bought Of S. c
law kins the four room brick cottage at
1917 Finley street The consideration
vas $500.
Chalmers Sheriff. bought Of J. T. J.
Martin. lot II and half of y. in block
10. Bassett addition for $500.
+. Kincaid has bought Of Hawkin.
Bros. the new five room bungalow on
Bliss street The consideration on this
property was $4,000. 1t is located on lot
p, half OF lot %, block IFS. East El
'asO addition
All the above sales were made
through Hawkins Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
~ HOWARD I. RAM.

oftentimes enable n man to succeed
where sterling worth can't get a check
cashed without being identified by the
resident pastor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
7 ETTERS to THE
HERALD

Can communications must bear the
signature Of the writer. but the name
viii be withheld IL requestedl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
FLAG FOR CITY HALL.

Trust co1o1snS bas e r,e,.e,lte 81 ,,a,,or
Tom Lea with a large American flag
to be flown from the dome of the city
hall The flag is 10X1j feet in dimen-
siOns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

BOUGHT BICYCLE; Is JAILED.
A messenger boy claimed that Yno-
cente Mendoza bought a bicycle which
had been stolen from him and later
sold. Mendoza was placed in Jail on
a charge of buying stolen property.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
LITTLE GIRLS FOOT CRUSHED;
PARENTS SUE For SIS. OOC

The FL Paso Electric Railway com
pany is made defendant in a suit filed
in the 65th district court for $4,000
damages for the loss Of a foot
The suit was brought by Morris ].
Stimsou I'm behalf of his little daughter.
Mary Elizabeth Stimson, who was run
over by street car on Oregon street
March "A. as she was crossing from
the Linden hotel to Carnegie library
square.
TOOK ONE OF 10000 STRAY DOGS.
Georgeo Alamanza was arrested
Tuesday night by mounted officers at
the Seventh street station charged with
the theft OF a small dog.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
NOT TO CONSULT. RATY REPUDIATE, CONGRESS AS

finesse of cunning and cOntrvance, for Germany Is IN
position to fight out war with Us ~ 'A
usual rules. -. .,.4 -.
Not the least of the evil effects OF war tnat must
be faced even if the people decide that the good out
weighs the evil is the upsettng OF social INSTITUTIONS
in this country, the inevitable diVlsiOnS @Iors Ieai
lines For lis TO enter a state Of war WIN germany
at this pOrtentous moment, even II conauons Snoula
not permit armed conflict Of the usudl yPS' "oulu
nevertheless that had plunged InlO 'ne aSi-
at last and that should De engaged win tne
in world conflict which every matersl interest
would lead avoid There are above
material interests, and these VIII Ihaly Suoe the
course Of the American people
-O--
The sparrow wakes fat and multipheS and enjoys
the cities because he can see straghter fly quicker
grab harder and hold on tighter than the wild bird
Throw crumb at a bunch Of wild birds on the ground
and sparrow up on the telephone wire will get it
first He is dirty he is noisy he is greedy, he Is pug
nacOus, but there is denying he IS clever little
bunch of feathers probably ceverer than the other birds
whom he supplants,
Moth balls are scarce this year, owing to the
Some of the materials used in preparedness against the
moth are essential in the explosives used for shooting
men, the moth profits and the housekeePer has to
turn to cedar chips and other detences,-
It is not likely that either candidate will want to
say anything about how many terms president
nghteOusy serve his country, in the new platforms
Fort Worth man proposes to limit the number of
lawyers to to 5000 of populaon-that is, lawyer
to ten saloons. Kind Of hard on the saloons
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

bound TO Do Some Good.
We suggest sending Mr.. Daniels to
Annapolis. He probably would be
bilged out in his first year. but anyway
it would keep him out of the navy de-
partment for a while.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

It is not likely that either candidate will want to
say anything about how many terms president can
righteOusly serve his country, in the platforms
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

4 Professional Lapse.
The alienist whose will nobody could
untangle, must have thought he was
on the witness stand when he wrote it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

THE ALIBIERS.
Tin going to buy" says Uncle sam,
a nice big motor truck
They need IL down in Washington.
To cart around the buckv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

Fort Worth man proposes to limit the number of
lawyers to to 5000 of pOpulatiOn-that is, lawyer
to ten saloons Kind Of hard the saloons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

There being nothing but a European
war. a Mexican war and a presidential
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

campaign to interest people, the OPEN
ing Of the baseball season came lust
in time to provide a little much needed
excitement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

John d. Rockefeller advises thrift,
Save your pennies; may need them"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

Why insist that poets have no sense
of humor2 One Of the earliest Of the
tribe originated the phrase gentle
spring"