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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
E PASO WOMAN
DIESSUDDENLY
Drops Dead at Columbus
After Finding Divorced
Husband Dead.

Mrs F. II. Davis. of FL Paso. dropped
dead at Columbus. y A. Thursday
afternoon 1t $50 while in Columbus
on business. Mrs Davis left here We'd
nesday evening TO 20 TO Columbus and
had been there less than a day when
she was stricken.
Mrs Davis had lived in Fl Paso for
more than 10 years, coming here from
Kansas City She was sister Of Mrs.
IT, :. Burwen and Mrs. Jessie T. Ham
mer. OF III Faso. and Ed W. DOrman q
railroad man of Tucumcari. y NJ She
Is also survived by a husband and
two children. one is Harlin English,
Of ri Paso. and the other is Miss Doro-
thy Byrd English. who is attendin-,
school in Chicago. Mrs. Nell Michel
more and Mss Pauline Dorman. Of FL
Paso. are nieces Of the deceased woman
Ray Honeywell is a nephew.
The body viii be brought back to Fl
Paso by Mrs. Hammer, who left for
Columbus Thursday. and the funeral
arran gements made after the arrival OF
the funeral party.
Answered Dying Mans Last Call.
Mrs Davis reached Columb bus We'd
nesday evening from Fl PasO t. nurse
her former husband. T. ". English
ranchman, from whom she was di-
yorced i years ago. back to health.
owing 10 lack Of transpOrtatiO facili-
ties Mrs Davis was unable 10 reach
iI- L-4--llSu oeQSlue until dawn yes
terday morning. when she found him
dead She was greatly affected and
had TO be assisted to town.
Late in the day Mrs Davis visited
shop TO arrange for flowers As she
was giving instructions To a clerk. she
tottered and fell to the floor A doctor
was summoned. The physician pro-
nOunced her dead from heart failure
Friends In speaking OF the ira gedv
today said that the couple quarreIed /.
over a trifle Is years ago. Three years
later they became divorced but never /
lost track Of each other Two Years !
ago the former Mrs. English remarked. :
Two days ago Mr.. English became i'll J
and telegraphed his former heipn1ate !
10 come
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
YOUNG VIRGINIAN GAINS
FAME AS WAR SONG WRITER

London, Ems Sept 22--Private
Ralph Burnham who came all the way
from Virginia. where he was born Of
English parents. very soon after the
call Your King and Country Need
You" and who Joined the Middlesex
regiment has developed into a writer
and composer of music whose name
will outlive the war.
The first song he wrote after join
ing met with great success i was
called The Soul Of the Empire" and
has since been sung wherever soldiers
are encamped- Recently. however. he
has completed another piece. called
The Prayer Of the World" which was
Immediately adopted as an army hymn
and is sung NJ most church parades
and religious services Of the troops
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
FORT WORTH-EL PASO HIGHWAY
MAY RECEIVE AID Of THE j. 8.
Plan to Create Texas Highway Commission By Next
Year When Government Funds Are Available
Great Enthusiasm For El Paso-F Worth Road
Fort Worth Mayor to Meet Ell Paso Mayor.
By G. 8. MARTIN.

VIII be made available for the Fort
| Worth to FL Paso road
While 7 am not the author of the
state highway commission bill" said
AIr. Mcfarland today. 4 have just sent
out a circular letter to every member
OF the legislature urging him TO sup
port the measure that VIII be brought
ND at the next session Of the legislature.
and asking that II be made bill number
one and pushed through as an
emergency measure
Necessary 10 Work Quickly.
Texas must haze a state highway
commission and state engineer by
July ] in order 10 participate in the
first federal allotment of money for
good roads. The first appropriation is
100000 and it is 10 be expended by di-
rection OF the state highway commits
sion and the state engineer. on roads
in counties willing TO appropriate sums
equal TO that expended by the govern
ment The commission viii first select
certain main roads leading through the
state from east to west and north TO
south The FL PasO to Fort Worth
read would likely be one of these. Then.
any county along one of the designated
roads desiring part Of this money.
would have TO show its good faith by
issuing bonds for an amount similar 10
that asked from the federal fund The
total would then be expended under the
direction Of the good roads commission
and the state engineer Eventually
Texas is 10 receive five million dollars
in federal funds for road work. but the
first years appropriation is 100000 IL
we get our highway commission meas
ure through the legislature and in eff
feet as law by next July J. ! believe
1t can be done
Plenty Of Enthusiasm.
I have never seen so much en-
thusiasm over a good roads project as
is being manifested in the towns along
the T. & p railroad east Of here over
Judge Pools Fl Paso TO Fort Worth air
line The worst piece Of country
through which the road has 10 be built
is the Nonahans sandhills between
PecOs and Van Horn. If this is over
come the road TO Fort Worth is al
ready fairly good in good weather, by
leaving the T P. at Pecos and running
over TO Grand Falls. then TO the Ed
wards ranch and circling back to Mid
and. II the Monahans section is fin Z
shed first, the highway could be put Z
urO use al once"
Build Gravel ROnd-
Matt T. Wagner. representing a Den /
yer bonding house. has just made a I
rip from Fort Worth TO Fl Paso by au- {
omobile and confirms everything M. (
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22

IF enthusiasm viii move mountains,
it ought to build highways This
4 being the case. the FL Paso to Fort
Worth automobile airline is assured.
for. judging from all reports received
by The Herald, both from its CORE
suondents and from persons visiting
here from the region east Of FL Paso
along the Texas & Pacific. there has
never been so much enthusiasm over
any one thing as now prevails over the
proposed highway which is to pour
eastern traffic into FL Paso- Federal
aid for the road is possible. County
Judge Adrian Pool. originator Of the
project. has set in motion project that
has taken hold with both hands in
the two termini of the proposed high
way
Two Mayors to Meet
~T accept your kind invitation to be
in Midland TO meet you and mayor Tom
Lea Of Fl Paso. on sept 20 at the good
roads meeting ] will have several other
interested people from Fort Worth with
fHe- ] join you heartily in the move
menr"
This telegram came this morning TO
Judge Pool from mayor F. T. Tyra- OF
Fort Worth. Mayor Lea had already
authorized judge Pool to state that he
s-cuId he present at the meeting II
tie Fort Worth mayor would attend. a
similar invitation has been extended TO
the mayor of Dallas and 10 the mayors
Of all towns between Fl Paso and Fort
Worth Practically every mayor he
tween Fort Worth and FL Paso has sent
his acceptance Of the invitation.
Judge Pool and mayor Lea VIII leave
= Paso Monday night for the meeting.
which viii take place on Tuesday. at
which plans for the completion OF a
road between this city and Fort Worth
viii he worked out There is not a town
nor community that viii not be repre-
scented
Federal Aid Possible.
n ~ Mcfarland a member Of the Z
legislature from Alpine. who travels a 4
great deal over western Texas. much Of /
IL by automobile. IS in El Paso today. !
and. although Alpine is not on the pro- /
posed highway. ne IS enthusiastic for I
IL. because he is one Of the states /
leading good roads workers and be Z
lieves in working for them whenever /
and wherever the citizens generate SUI I
fcient enthusiasm 20 want them. He I
believes that part Of the federal govern
nents appropriation for good roads l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22

Mcfarland says regarding the enthu-
siasm for the proposed road From
Fort Worth to FL PasO. everybody IS
. Interested. he said. and they are all
preparing TO have representation at the
Midland meeting next Tuesday The
thing to do is 10 build a gravel road
from Fort Worth TO FL Paso. and later
hard surface IT. For the time being
the traffic would not be so heavy that
a graveled road would not do. In A
few years-say five or siX-the gravel
would be beaten down hard and cut Up
considerably by travel. and II could
then be hard surfaced and. with an
annual expenditure Of small sums by
the various counties. the road could be
kept in perfect shape.
Enthusiasm at Dallas.
Dallas county is planning 10 issue
a million dollars in bonds for more
good roads Dallas constructs all its
roads OF gravel and then hard sur
faces them in few years. after they
have been properly packed down by
traffic There is firm in Houston
known as the Finley Method company
that is doing a great deal Of work in
Texas hard surfacing' these graveled
roads Bexar county has had about half
Of its graveled roads treated in this
method
Great Value to Ell Paso.
There is no doubt of the great value
OF an automobile road from Fort Worth
70 Fl PasO- The greatest value will
come from the tourists 1t brings from
the north and east into FL PasO and
the towns lying between here and Fort
Worth"
Both Nj Mcfarland and Mr.. Wagner
asserted that they had in the past year
talked to hundreds OF automobiles
who. after reaching Fort Worth. had
turned north into Colorado because Of
their inability to get to FL Paso over
a good road All these people wanted TO
come to Fl PssO and visit the Mexican
border, they assert but could not do so
because OF the lack of roads. FL Paso
Is so well advertised that everybody
wants to visit here" said Mr.. Wagner
All that is necessary for this city and
the intervening towns between here and
Fort Worth, TO do is TO build a good
road The autOmObilists will come
Another artery that will feed the
Fort WOrth-El Paso road is being
projected down through Big Springs
from Colorado and Kansas by way OF
amarillo The Big Springs citizens are
issuing postal cards showing the
Of the Fort Worth-EI Paso
airline and the Puget Sound to the Gulf 7
tAmarillO to Corpus ChristJ
at that point.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
HERALD STORY RESULTS IN
RECOVERY OF STOLEN AUTO

Arrangements are being made by the
police TO bring back a Hupmobile roads
Ter that was stolen some time ago from
the ranch # !. 3. Irving. at Sierra
Blanca. Texas. from Rowe. New Mexico.
The roadster was stolen from the
home OF Ny. Irving about two weeks
a. go the thieves leaving a Ford roads
ter in place Of the stolen car.
Friday morning the local police were
notified by s 2. Gray Of Las Vegas
that the car stolen from Mr.. Irving had
been located AZ Rowe. and could be
returned 10 Fl Paso. The car was left
az the home Of Gray when his touring
car was stolen by the thieves. who were
arrested in Trinidad. Colo. he stated
In a letter 20 The Herald Gray stated
that he saw q story in The Herald sew
eral days ago. giving a description OF
the missing automobile and that he I'm
mediately took steps TO return II to its
Swner.
Guns for Rent-Allen Arms and Cv-
Gle Co. 4O4 y OreEou-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
ELKS FUNERAL SATURDAY
FOR S. ]. COSTICAN

Funeral services viii be held al the
ElEs home Saturday afternoon ar
1880 for : J. Costigan. who died in a
local hospital Tuesday night The de-
ceased was a railroad man who had
ueeh employed on the Southw estern
and Texas < Pacific railroads here
The body viii be shipped to Anna
ILL., Tor burial and viii be accompa MED
by Mrs Mary Costigan. mother OF the
deceased and ". - Costigan. brother
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
FORMER GREEK PREMIER
MAY HEAD REVOLUTIONISTS

Athens. Greece. Sept 22-Former
premier Venizelos. head Of the war
party in Greece. refused Thursday 70
answer a question whether he would
as reported. soon go to Saloniki to put
himself AT the head Of a temporary
revolutionary movement originating in
Crete. He said his decision would be
made in a few days and might be az
fected by action OF the government
The former premier said Greece. by
its policy Of passivity. has already suf-
fered all the effects Of 4 disastrous war
its territory ravaEed and the morale OF
its army destroyed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
MEXICAN'S BODY IS FOUND
BY FARMERS NEAR JUAREZ

Inc lOdV Of a Netican vino i
thought TO have been dead for nearly
three months. was found three or four
miles northwest Of Juarez. along the
Juarez river road, Thursday afternoon.
The corpse apnears to have hen M
or a man about IS years old. The body
was not greatly decJmposed. accord
ing 10 report given out at the office
OF Lie Rafael d Martinez. district
Judge Of Juarez. who is conducting an
Investigation The outer clothing vas
enurely gone The presence Of the
body was reported 70 Judge MARTINEZ
~ Jose Espinoza and Jose Jesus Zupfa.
farmers OF the Juarez valley.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22

ceremony that correspondents standing
at a little distance had chance to see
the kaiser at close range and to get a
good look ar his scanned and lined, but
strong healthy. vigorous face
Troops New. Nervous
After the decorating the kaiser
walked to the roadway that leads by
the chateau. then faced about and pre-
pared TO review the troops. Most Of
them were new troops probably few
had ever marched By their emperor be
fore and Il was possible 10 detect some
nervousness. But they paraded in the
goose step as bravely and as stiffly as
ever did a like set of men on the Tenn
pelhofer Field.
The commander made the customary
address. in which he pledged loyalty to
his majesty and a firm determination
to fight on. His voice rose and fell
with emotion. and what he said OBJ
viouslv affected the emperor. The kali
ser answered in a voice that from dis
tance was hard TO understand though
IL was silver clear and more highly
pitched than that or his general. The
soldiers. however. could hear IL. and
their faces glowed as their emperor
thanked them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
COLORADO AND SOUTHERN
PAYS 2 PERCENT DIVIDEND

NeR 1ork- Sept 22-CoIorado q
Soutnern railway directors today de-
clared a dividend OF two percent on the
first preferred stock or its surplus
earnings for the year ending July 80
last This is the first disbursement on
the first preferred stock since October.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
OPEN PORTION
Of NEW ROAD
Belk to Build Big Hay Barn
On Ranch Near Vinton,
Texas.

vinton. Texas. Sept 22.-A small por-
ton Of the newly laid concrete road
has been uncovered and opened TO
traffic south Of here This road build
ing with no provision made for gen
eral traffic. has Inconvenience many.
particularly during the hay season L
is necessary TO detour continually and
with hundreds Of tons OF hay being
hauled and also building material. the
roads are soon SO badly cut up as 10
make them impossible and another
trail is followed. cutting up much Of
the country side
To Build Hay Barn.
F G. Belk has received a car load
Of lumber TO he used in the construc-
JiOn Of large hay barn on his ranch.
Fred Weckerle. OF Il Paso. has pur-
chased the Margaret Rowley ranch.
near Vinton or the west side. II com
prises so acres and IS all under cul-
tivatiOn
Hay shipped To FL PaSO.
Much hay is being shipped from Vim
ton to the FL PasO market, at salts
factory prices
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22

The most daring picture Theda Bara
ever appeared in will be shown today
"a the Bijou in The Eternal Sapho.
il IS your last chance 20 see it,
In no picture yet seen has the stag
ing been more appropriate than in this
subject Some of the interiors are
luxurious. and harmonize extremely
wen with the striking costumes worn
by Miss Bara. fact which will make
the picture more than usually inter
esting 70 women. The lighting and
photography are good. and the pro-
duction as whole is praiseworthy.
This picture is for adults only--AGV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
PAULINE FREnERIck-

VIII be seen at the Alham5ra today for
the last time in a Famous Players
production, Ashes OF Embers." a very
emotional play. wherein she takes the
part or two sisters. alike in appearance
but totally unlike otherwise. one is
wild and indiscreet. while the other is
modest and self sacrificing. The parts
call for exceptional work and il is
needless to say that they are in cana bic
hands, those Of FREDERICK the Great
who has no peer in emotional parts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
NEW KEYSTONE At GRECI4N
TODAY

Ford Sterling. the vivacious yvbi~1-
wind Of the Keystone giggle factories
VIII be seen in his latest button-bus-
ter. His Wild Oats" at the Grecian
today and tomorrow Keystone fans
are so familiar with the merits of KEY
stones that IL is scarcely necessary 10
go INTO details. X is sufficient to saw
thai there is a new Keystone TODAY
az the Greciau; the rest is obvious
and. OF course, youH c3me.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
AIRMAN
ATTACKSDOVER
Flies Over English Port and
Drops Three Bombs;
No Casualties.

London. Ems. Sept ga German
seaplane today flew over Dover and
dropped three bombs The missiles
caused no casualties. according to an
official announcement The seaplane
was chased away by anti-aircraft guns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
T0DAYS ADJUSTMENTS
''THE PRETENDERsr TODAY.


Emmy Wehlen. one OF the most beau
uful and gifted actresses of the stage
or screen, is the star Of the big Metro
feature attraction. The Pretenders.s
which viii be presented here at the
Unique today, tomorrow and Sunday.
This fiFe-part production is the latest
IN which this popular little star mas
been seen on the screen. Miss Wehlen.
who Is considered one of the best
gowned women in pictures. is seen at
her best In The Pretenders.- The story
Of the picture play was written espe-
cially for her by two OF Americas best
younger playWrights. Charming Pol
lock and Renuold Wolf. and Miss Web
len was directed in the production BY
George D. Baker.
The story Of The Pretenders" deals
with family living in the middle
west who join the newly rich element
after oil IS found on their farm land.
They come 10 New York. where they
try TO break into society and position
by marrying their daughter to an Eng
lish earl This theme is handled in a
new and refreshing manner. and az
fords splendid opportunity to present
the contrast Of life between the real
people Of the middle west and the
counterfeit social set in and around
New Iork--Adv.
wIGwAM-NARY MILES MINTER.
Dainty Mary Miles Minter made her
debut at the Wigwam Yesterday as a
Mutual Film corporation star in
- outh's EndearinE Charm" The pic
ture IS a pleasing and entertaining
comedy romance and proved TO be al
that the press agent had claimed for
II. while the beautiful little star more
than exceeded expectations. She is
prettier and daintier than the ever
popular Mary Pickford and lust as
clever II this little girl continues to :
make friends as she did in Youths ]
Endearlng Charm" Mary will have 10
look - her laurels.
Ioday IS the last showing Bring
the children They viii enjoy the good. I
" wholesome comedy and the romance of /
this picture=Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22

Guns for Rent-Allen Arms and Cy-
Gle Co. 404 y, OreEon.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
KAISER'S TRIPS ARE
ALL MADE SECRETLY

Confined from FaEe ~
Arizona republican., 1916-05-29
Arizona.
Jane Grey at Arizona

Jane Grey and William Desmond. both popular favorites of the speaking stage, are presented for the last time at the Arizona tonight by Thomas H. Ince in an original human interest drama from the pen of J. C. Hawks, Of the Ince staff. The production will be released as a Triangle Kay Bee fea- ture under the title "Waifs.''
 "Waifs' $ the pathetic story of d young Episcopal ciergyman's decline because of his inadvertent use of liquor. and his ultimate redemption at the hands of a girl of the slums. Be- ginning with the incident of his dfs- missal from the church, the story is repieIe with stirring situations.
 Desmond already has been seen on the Triangle program in the role of the Scotch Triangle program in the role of the Scotch minister in Peggy" with Billie Burke and in Bullets and Brown Eyes" His performance in 'Waifs' is said to equal. if not sur pass, his previous efforts.
Arizona republican., 1916-05-29

Chaplin ample opportunity to make laughs and the scenes on the Escalator are probably the funniest of the film, although he causes much merriment in the millinery and shoe departments. Maitland Davies in the Los Angeles Tribune says:
 There are several novelties in the new Chaplin comedy. The most con- spjcuous issan escalator and, combined with MT. Chaplin. it kept the house in shrieks of laughter yesterday. There are a lot of Chaplin's old stunts and, of course, he kicks all his prosecutors out of business; but he has really turned out lot of new stuff that is funny. One may CT may not like the Chaplin brand of fun; but it must be admitted that it appeals to the people. I have never comedy, laugh as heartily as that one yesterday afternoon. The Floorwalk- err is certainly an suspicious begin ming of the comedians career under the Mutual banner. It comes very close to being Chaplin's funniest comedy"
 "The Floorwalker" will be the at traction at the Lion Theater again to- day and tomorrow, the first show starting at 10 a. m. and every hour and fifteen minutes throughout the day. Vivian Rich in a good drama Matching Dreams" and "The Mutual Weekly are also shown with the Chap lin comedy