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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
JURY ACQUITS
THOS. AVAUNT
Out Only an Hour After
Case of Shooting of
Ernest Miller Closes.

After being out less than an hour
the jury in the case OF the state
against city detective Tom Avaunt
charged with assault with intent to
murder in connection with the death
Of Ernest Miller, Jan. 80 last, returned
a verdict Of not guilty.
The case went to the jury Thursday
night at 1917 when Judge w D. Howe
of the saith district court read his in
structions and at HOY the jury re-
turned its verdict
Ernest Miller was shot and killed
near the sGO block. East Missouri
street when Avaunt and several other
detectives went TO arrest him Miller
died from a ~ caliber bullet wound
in his back.
Did Not Fire Fatal Shot.
The state contended in the case Of
Avaunt that while he did not fire the
fatal shot, he fired at the fleeing
youth several times on the witness
stand Avaunt said he mad no inten-
ton Of hitting Miller.
During the closing arguments OF the
attorneys THURSDAY night Mrs Jeanne
Miller. mother of the deceased. was
present. She had to be assisted from
the court room
After the verdict Avaunt shook
told his attorneys that he hoped to see
criminals prosecuted in the court as
vigorously as he had been
Arrests Miller in Alley.
Sergt. Tom Avaunt took the witness
stand in his own behalf Thursday az
defence On direct examination he
testified that he had known since Jan.
10 that there had been a warrant for
the arrest of Ernest Miller.
On the day of the shooting the wit
ness said he accompanied the other
officers to arrest Miller. Avaunt said
he arrested Miller in an alley in the
rear Of 904 Wyoming as he was look
ing over a fence at other police Of
ficers who were searching for him in
another direction
Admits Struggle with Prisoner.
The witness said he started down
the alley with the prisoner when Mil
Ter grabbed a knife from his pocket
and struck at his throat. He said he
then drew his revolver and struck
Miller on the hand knocking the knife
from his hand and also struck him
once on the head Miller then struck
him, the witness said, and placing his
gun back in the holster he grappled
with him and fell to the ground strug-
Cling
Claims Didn't Try to Hit.
Regaining his feet Miller started
running, the witness said, and he fired
three shots at him The witness said
he is an expert shot and could have
easily hit Miller, but made no effort
10 do so. He said that he was for
merly in the army and was considered
an expert shot Avaunt stated that
the last he saw of Miller was when he
ran around the corner of a shed
Mexican on Trial.
Charged with murder in connection
with the death of Ernest Miller on
January 80, last, detective NJ c
Guerrero was placed on trial Friday
morning in the 3sth district court,
Judge ". D. Howe presiding The
entire morning was devoted to the Sc
lection of the jury and evidence viii
be started during the afternoon. A
large number Of witnesses have been
summoned.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
COUNCIL OF DEFENCE FOR
STATE PLANS SANITATION

Austin, Tex, June IA joint meet
ing of the State Board of Health with
the committee on health and SANTA
ton Of the state council of defence
was held here today with state health
officer Collins. At this meeting II
was decided to carry on a vigorous
campaign OF sanitation in Texas. Dr.
Collins and chairman Wagstaff, of the
defence committee. will invoke the
aid OF all city and county medical So
cieties.
The state council OF defence held
an executive meeting here today 1t
is understood that the council is to
cooperate with the state authorities
in preventing rioting or other dis
turbances on registration day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
10 CITIES ARE
AF TER COLLEGE
West Texans Are Working
Hard to Secure Branch
of 4. NJ. College.

Austin. Texas. June Nineteen
cities and towns in Texas have filed
offers and bids for the location of the
west Texas a. & ". college location.
They are: Uvalde, Kerrville. san
Angelo, BaIlinger. Abilene. Snyder,
Haskell. Post, Lubbock, Rails, Plain
view. Amarillo, Goodnight, Sweet
water. Sterling City, LOckney, Floy-
dada. Crossbyton and Wichita Falls.
It was announced today that the
commission. headed by governor Fer
Suson. created to make a selection Of
a site for the new college, viii leave
on June on its mission
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
FORMER Ell PASO MAN KILLED
BY LIGHTNING IN COLORADO

word was received b Mrs ". {.
Dunlap. 1914 Wyoming street, Fri
day at noon Of the killing Of her
brother, James Allan. 25 years Of age,
formerly an employe Of the Watson
grocery in FL PasO, by lightning, near
MontrOse, Colo.
Young Allan left here for Colorado
in October, 1916, TO engage in farm
ing near MOntrose. His body viii be
buried in Pueblo, where his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs James Allan, reside al
511 West 18th street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
CLINT DISTRICT VOTING
ON $4,000 SCHOOLHOUSE

Property owners who are taxpayers
OF Clint on Friday were voting IN
the proposition of issuing $4,000
worth of bonds for the purpose of
erecting a school building. Miss Myra
Winkler. county school superintend-
ent, delivered the election supplies
Tuesday
1t was the consensus of option
that the election will carry and that
the building viii be constructed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
A NEGRO WIFE MURDERER
OF FL PASO ENDS OWN LIFE

J. W Shanklin, master of one of
the local lodges OF negro Nasons, has
received a telegram from Huntsville
stating that Frank Lawson, who sew
eral years ago shot and killed his
wife, wounded his mOtherinlaw. Mrs
c. c. Shelton, and attempted to shoot
J. A Smith, who tried to effect his
arrest, had committed suicide in the
penitentiary there.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
MARIA MAN HELD m JAu.

Depuly Unlted States marshal \. r.
Work mas returned from Maria. Tex,
wnere he served a federal complaint
on Amalio Marin, WAC had previous
" been arrested on a state charge of
roo6lns the United States post office
at L laws, Tex The arrest of
Marin is said to have resulted from
marked coins which We're in the post
office. The alleged postoffice robbery
took place on May %. Marin's bond
was fixed at $500. He was remanded
to Jail at Maria.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
'HOGWALLOW NEWS" WRITER
Is SICK WITH SMALLPOX

George Bingham. C'Dunk Botts)
who writes the Hogwallow News for
The Herald. is sick with smallpox,
according to a paper from his home
town in Kentucky. He was walking
around the street when the health au-
thorities saw him and quarantined
him. Meantime, according 70 the
paper, number of other people had
been exposed to the disease.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
Rescue Home Tots Are
Gipen Pleasure Ride

Children OF the Rescue Home were
given a pleasure automobile ride Fri
cay afternoon in the big sightseeing
car Of the City Service company. and
lad their pictures made in a group.
Everything in connection with the
ride was donated 10 the tots of the
Rescue Home. The big car went over
the city and down to Ysleta and back,
and so children were made happy,
some of them with the first automo-
lille ride of their lives.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
GOVERNMENT CLERK AND FOUR
SOLDIERS DIE AT FORT BLISS

Oscar Quinlan, 10 years of age, a
field clerk of the United States army.
died at the base hospital Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
John ". Knupke, 25 years OF age,
first sergeant OF the supply company
of the 34th infantry, died at the base
hospital Wednesday evening.
Claud D. Darnell, Il years OF age,
company A, 23d infantry, died We'd
nesday night
Thomas J. Shelton, an unassigned
recruit. died at the hospital Thursday
morning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
CARS COLLIDE AT PIEDRAS
AND BLISS; ONE OVERTURNS

A Ford motor car bearing license
number 6244 was struck by another
automobile at the corner Of Bliss and
Piedras streets Thursday afternoon
and turned over, its occupants. a man
and q woman. escaping injury. reports
said Police and county officers said
IT noon Friday they had no reports Of
the collision
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
TEXAS TO AID IN MOVE
TO KEEP SLACKERS HERE

Austin. Tex. June 1.-Governor Fer
guson today held a conference with
adjutant general Hutchings relative
to the final details for registrition
DAY. It is understood the state is
to aid the federal authorities in pre-
venting riots or other hostile demon
strations that may occur on the day
Of registration. The state is also. 1t
is said, to aid in preventing slackers
from leaving the state.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

During the month Of May the fire
loss in FL Paso was $59,39o-75. &C
cording to the monthly report made to
the city council by fire chief John
W Wrsy. There were 40 fires during
the month and a total of ~ alarms
four of which were false. The value
Of the buildings was s9S.S75. contents
S1eSS5O and the insurance carried
amounted to S122.500.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
Ell PAsO COMPANY CHARTERED.

Austin, Texas. June The charter
of the Mclean Clifford company, of
Fl Paso. was filed today in the state
department. The capital stock IS
$4,000. The purpose is TO deal IN
stationery and office supplies The
incorporators are A. W Mclean. =
u. Clifford and A Fernando
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
GIrHRIE,s FTNERAL HELn.

Pittsburgh, Ia, June the fun-
eral of George ". Guthrie, American
ambassador TO Japan. who died at
his post in Toxic. took place here
yesterday The japanese govern
ment lsas represented by ambassador
SatO, who arrived from Washington
last night and the American govern
ment by Breckenridge Long. third as
sistant secretary of state.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
SEVEN GO Tn ~

Seven recruits enlisted at the Ell
PasO naval station were forwarded
Thursday night to the San Francesca,
Cal. training station Among the re-
cruits were Ralph Waldo Williams.
who was in charge Of the party;
Hugh c. Appel Jippie Z. Hulen.
Edgar H. Miley, Earl A. Brown.
Frank Y. Mott and Andred NJ. Candy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
I. 5. MARINE INTERESTS ExPAND,

New ork, June May stands as
a record month in the expansion of
American maritime interests. accord
ing to statistics made public TODAY
covering amounts of authorized can
ital stock Of new shipping and shin
building corporations organized The
aggregate egs capital issued in May was
80 fSv,VVO OF which nearly s43, 0OO,-
O0O was for ship building alone.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
MAY AUTO LICENSES ARE 3I5.

There were 317 automobile and
motorcycle licenses issued at the Of
flee of county clerk ". d. Greet in
the month OF May. The last number
for the month was 1928. After July
it is expected that the renumbering
Of all motor vehicles in Texas will
be done under the new law.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
CLAUD C. TOLER'S BODY TO
BE BURIED IN HOUSTON

The body of Claud c. Toler. &c years
Of age, who died Wednesday evening
from injuries received when he fell
from an upper window in the First
National bank building, will be sent
to Houston, Texas, tonight for liner
ment.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
OUTS SOCIALIST PARTY,

NuIca5O, III, June I.-NerV Rev
Bernard Iddings Bell, dean of the
Protestant Episcopal cathedral al
Fond du Lac, Wis has rendered his
resignation from the Socialist party
because he is dissatisfied with the
partys policy with reference TO the
war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
Greatest Basement Sale

Begins Monday morning at $50 prompt
IT, Preparations have been in force the last
three months in collecting the merchandise
for this event. 1t is without doubt our
greatest effOrt-Watch our full page ad in
Sundays Times Home and housekeepers
will benefit by the savings.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-09
IT KIDNEYS AND
BLADDER BOTHER
Take Salts to Flush Kidneys and
Neutralizc Irritating Acids.

Kidney and bladder weakness re-
suit from uric acid. says a noted
authority. The kidneys filter this
acid from the blood and pass it on
to the bladder, where it often re-
mains to irritate and inflame, caus-
ing q burning, scalding sensation. or
setting up an irritation at the neck
of the bladder, obliging you 10 seek
relief two or three times during the
night. The sufferer is in constant
dread, the water passes sometimes
with Il scalding sensation and is very
profuse; again. there is difficulty in
avoiding it,
Bladder weakness, most folks call
it, because they can't control urlna-
tion. While ii is extremely annoy
ing and sometimes very painful. this
is really one of the most simple all
ments to overcome. Get about four
ounces OF Jad Salts from your phar-
macist aud take tablespoonful In q
glass of water before breakfast, con-
tinue this fer two or three days
This will neutralize the acids in the
urine so it no longer is a source of
irritation TO the bladder and uri-
nary organs which then act normally
again
Jad Salts is inexpensive. harmless.
and is made from the acid Of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with
lithia. aud is used by thousands of
folks who are subject to urinary dis
orders caused by uric acid irritation.
lad Salts is splendid for kidneys and
causes no bad effects whatever.
Here yon have pleasant, effer-
iithia-water drink. which
quickly relieves bladder trouble
(adv.)
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-09
BRITAIN NOT ALARMED
At SUBMARINE ACTIVITY

LONDON, Feb. 9.-.'We are not
alarmed ct the sharpened submarine
war. We knew it was coming and
prepared for it Time viii tell how
our confidence is justified"
This statement was made at the
Admiralty, and it WAS added
1T must be remembered that one
submarine may cruise whole days
without getting victim, For in
stance, on one day since Feb. l, tor
|pedoes We're fired on sight at seven
of our merchantmen without getting
a single hit We have taken meas
urcs which We have reason to believe
Will Illustrate the U-boat warfare.
or course, it is obvious that We can
not reveal them--the daily reports of
the decrease in sinkings viii be the
best evidence of our success"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-09
TENNIS DIRECTORS HAVE
REAL SCRAP ON HAND
BY II. c. HAMILTON.

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Feb. "a real old
fashioned showdown was in store for
delegates 10 the annual meeting OF
the United States National Lawn
Tennis association when 1t convened
here today,
Open warfare on methods of con-
Quoting affairs OF the association has
been declared by members OF the as
ISOLATION IN the west and middle
west, Secession from the national
association has been threatened un-
less the west is allowed to have lit
tie more to say.
1t is declared by every one that
the amateur question hasn't thing
TO do with the threats. but just the
same the action of the executive COM
mittee in recommending that tennis
players engaged in selling tennis
goods be declared technical profess
SIGNALS preeipitated the dissatisfac-
ton, The ediet would bar from am
ateur competition Maurice +. Me-
Loughlin, Roland Roberts and other
coast stars. The west doesn't want
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-09
CITY PLANNING
IS DISCUSSED
CITY PLANNERS AND BEAUTIFI-
Frs HOLD ANNUAL MEET
ING At SHERMAN.
Plans FOR Making Cisies More At
tractiye We're Discussed BY Tx
ports in City Planning.

SHERMAN, Texas, Feb. Plans
for beautifying cities and towns and
making them more Iiealthful and
generally inhabitabie were being
discussed here today at the annual
meeting of the Texas Town and City
Planning association.
Judge Wolfe OF Sherman well
coined the delegates and George B.
Dealey of Dallas responded. The
meeting, which was held in the
Sherman opera house, was called to
order by President 0. S. Ahlers of
Sherman. Mrs. silas Hare. past
president OF the Sherman Civic
league, presided.
The subject of trees and parks
was discussed by Miss NJ. A. Moore
OF Denton: F. X. McGinnis, city for
ester of Dallas. and Mrs. j. L.
Young of Mineral Wells. chairman
of ciYies of the Texas Federation of
Women's clubs; Myron A. Kesner,
supervisor of Fairgrounds and public
recreation at Dallas, spoke on play
grounds.
Mayor Cole presided at the after
icon session. The speakers includ-
ed George E. Kessler of st. Louis
city plan expert: Mayor MeCuiston
OF Paris, and J. r. Babeoek, assist
ant to the president OF the Dallas
Chamber OF Commerce.
0. j. S. Ellington, city manage,
OF Sherman, will preside at the eve
ming session, Samuel A. Greely OF
Chicago. sanitary engineer; Mrs
Florence c. Floore of CIeburne
state chairman of civics OF the Texas
Federation of Women's clubs. and
Charles saville Of Dallas, city health
director, were among the speakers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-09
CAN'T ENFORCE
VACCINATION ORDERS

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9.--That ne
child in Texas may be excluded FROM
the public schools by order of any
city council, board OF trustees or
even the state board of health, be-
cause ii has not been vaccinated,
and that there is no statute in the
state of Texas authorizing compul-
sorry vaccination, was the holding
yesterday of the Third Court OF Civil
Appeals when it reversed and rem
dered the case of Fritz Waldsehmidt
ct al VS.. the city OF New Braunfels
ct al from Comal County.
Tie court ordered that '.the iudg-
ment Of tho trial court is reversed
and here rendered; that the appel
lees be enjoined from excluding the
children of Fritz Waldschmidt from
the public schools OF New Braunfels,
and that the superintendent of said
schools be required TO admit said
children to said schools
In the opinion it is stated that
Fritz Waldschmldt is a Christian
scientist aud does not believe In vac
cination.
"The legislature OF Texas has new
er enacted a law to exclude from
school and child who has not been
yaccinated, nor has It expressly au-
thorized any city council, board of
school trustees or even the state
board of health. composed as it is.
of eminent physicians. to do So"
said the opinion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-09

engaged on the walk and kept on
walking to Van Horn, $50 miles
east Of Ell Paso, where they were
married by a justice Of the peace,
according to the story both told
Police Chief Bailey Thursday.
Bouchard was formerly a ciera
In the army eommissary department
and his bride was formerly must
clan at a small hotel there.
They walked most of the Cd.
miles between here and Ell Paso.
they declared, but part of the time
rode in freight cars.
You see we did not have much
money" explained the bride. eli
costs so much to live in Ell Paso,
After We got started on our walk
We thought We had better keep or
To Fort Worth, where it is cheaper
and where / have relatives. We
wanted to save our fares because
Of the high cost of living, so we
walked when we didn't ride. / pre-
ferred to walk because I was afraid
"a. the freight cars.
This was the first long hike /
ever had and / got awfully tired
sometimes. 1t was so cold, too Our
longest days walk was twenty-six
miles.
I'VE stopped in Van Horn a week,
where We were married. and where
we worked. We couldn't get work
at any other town. but we tried to.
we expect to stay here"
Bouehard says his home is in De-
treit. He is 80 years old and his
wife %. They We're brought to
poliee headquarters by Officers
Kinney. Lewis and Elliott when
they We're found climbing from n
freight car in the Texas & Pacific
yards.
The bride was wearing white
shoes, but they had lost much of
their color. Both were Drowned,
and if they We're tired they didn't
show it in the way they moved
when Chief Bailey told them they
could go.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-09
o lose these amateur stars.

~ 30o~ AAESC amateur Sidi -.
The suggested changes In rules for
determining amateurs promises to be
well gone over before they are
adopted. The apparent antipathy of
westerners to such changes has be-
come serious. The action Of the ma
tional golf association in adopting a
rule agains golfers selling sport
ing goods or laying out golf courses
will be a strong argument in favor
of its adoption by the tennis direc-
tors, but there will be a strong fight.
The selection of a place for hold
ing the next national championships
also will come up for discussion and
already there has developed a dis
tinct opposition to the selection
again this year of the courts of the
West Side Tennis club at Forest
Hills, L. /. There are few spots In
the country where the matches could
be held, Boston, Philadelphia and
Newport being about the only places
where turf courts in sufficient mum
bers are located.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-09

your toes in bandages 10 look like
bundles. who have used salses that
turned your toes raw and sore, aud
used plasters that would shift from
their place and never get" the corn,
and who have dug and picked at
your corns with knives and SCISSORS
and perhaps made them bleed-iust
quit these old and painful ways and
try "Gets-It' Just once. You put
? or 3 drops on, and il dries at once.
There's nothing to stick You can
put your shoe and stocking right on
again. The pain is all gone. Then
the corn dies a painless. shriveIing
death, il loosens from your toe, and
off it comes "Gets-It" is the big
gest selling corn remedy in the
world today, There's none other as
good
*Gets-It" is sold by druggists
everywhere, csc a bottle, or sent ON
receipt of price by f. Lawrence &
Co. Chicago, III,
Sold in Waxahachie and recon-
mended as the worlds best corn
remedy by Curtin Drug Co adv. J
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-09
I ENT .hTINE GRADES FOR
WHEAT FORMULATED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Under
authority from congress contained
in the United States Standards
Act hich authorizes tho Secretary
OF Agriculture to promulgate official
grades for grain, the L. S, Depart
ment OF Agriculture. through the
bureau of Plant Industry and the
office of Markets aud Rural Organi-
zation, has completed the necessary
Investigations to Justify the offer
ing OF tentative basis for proposed
official grain standards of the
United States for wheat. 70 af
ford interested persons an oppor-
tunity to present their views In re-
gard TO the grades to be promul-
gated, a series of field hearings will
be held In eleven cities in the
United states during the month of
February, to be followed by final
hearing in WASHINGTON. y. c., on
March Z. 1917.
The final hearing will be held in
room s OF the United states National
Museum, Washington, d. c., COM
mencing at 1880 o'clock in the fore
noon of March Z. 1917, at which
consideration will be given TO any
points which may then he brought
up. Producers Of grain, dealers, bib
lets, manufactures. bankers. ware
housemcn. inspectors, and other per
sons interested are invited TO attend
any of these hearings,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-09
REFUSES TO
LIVE IN WHITE HOUSE

BuENOS AIRES, Feb. 9.Thru
Minister OF the Interior Gomez. Pres
ident Irogoyen today served notice
on congress that he proposes to lead
as transformations private life as
he likes even Ii he Is chief magis-
trate.
Criticisms of some Of his personal
economics developed in connection
with the budget discussion III the
chamber OF deputies Although the
president has assigned ali bis salary
to charity, the critics expressed the
opinion that so rich a man ought. as
president. to assume somewhat more
state, considering the official posi-
tion he occupies.
President Irigoyen.s said Gomez,
assumed his great responsibilities
at the call OF the people but. as
president. he does not intend to
abandon his simple manner OF living
as a private citizen.
The president still refuses to live
in the Casa Rosada, or Argentine
White House. which he has turned
into suites OF government offices,
but makes his home IN his own very
modest residence. with his daughter,
only two or three servants and prae-
ticaily no company.