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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
SLOW FREIGHT.

Candelaria. Texas, FeD. 10.
EDITOR Il Paso Herald:
Please permit me TO protest through
the columns Of The Herald against
the time II takes for a shipment Of
goods from FL Paso 10 reach Valentine
and Maria
a prominent II Paso drummer was
I'm Candelaria the other day and he in
formed us that there are considerable
complaints on the part OF merchants
Of other places in the county on &C
count OF the same trouble
On January - We received an in
voice for a bill of goods which had
been shipped several Gays previous yer
this shipment did not reach Valentine
until about February f. nearly two
weeks after the goods had been re-
ceived at the Fl Paso freight office.
Some time before January 20. ten
barrels Of beer were shipped to VAL
entine for a Mexican saloon of this
place. However. when the mail hack
came down yesterday, the driver stat
cd that the beer had not arrived al
Valentine.
II such hardness in the movement o.
freight from II PasO to points in this
county continues. our merchants viii
finally be compelled 10 order goods
elsewhere. j.. J. h.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

the purpose of killing him or putting
him behind prison bars.
Washington Hooks reports that he
passed three or four mud holes as ne
came to town this morning.
4 new dirt road is being opened
through the country leading 10 the
wild Onion school house, and Frisby
Hancock, who likes TO travel, has
taken the contract to drive back and
forth over the route for few weeks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
OBSERVE 18TH ANNIVERSARY
OF SINKING OF THE MAINE

Washington. i. c. Feb. 1.-THE 18Th
anniversary of Tie sinking OF the bat
tleship Maine in Havana harbOr was
observed here today by the decorating
Of graves Of the ships dead sailors ar
Arlington national cemetery and eXer-
cises by patriotic and military orGanI-
cations.
Spanish war veterans held services
at Fort AIyer with the Cuban minister,
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes and com
mander i'm chief Daniel Y. Chisholm
auoua- the speakers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
Old Mission Bell Found
Buried on Farm Near Yuma

Yuma, ARK. Feb. 15.-Discovery o. al
old spanish bell. of about 200 pounds
weight dug up on A farm on the mesa
near Yuma. has caused much specula-
ton concerning its origin. 7 NJ Alva-
rado, aged 20. believes It came from 4
mission on the Mexican west coast. nea-
Port Lobos. where missionaries worked
as late as 80 years ago L. is believed.
however. that the bell came from a
much nearer mission, one Of two found
ed by padre Francisco GarceS in 14Gg.
one fthese, Conception Immaculate
was directly across the Colorado riv-
er from the present Yuma The sec
ond was three leagues down the stream
and was known as san Pedro Y San
Pablo de Bicuner. Both were destroyed
July J., 1871. by the Yuma Indians
OF a considerable Spanish settlement,
few members escaped into Mexico
Martyrdon was the fate OF padres Bar
ces and Barransche, Of Conception, AMI
of padres Diaz and Moreno, at the low
CT mission.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
CUSTOMS OFFICERS AT GALVESTON
Editor FL Paso Herald:

Rodeo. y. N, Feb. 10.
Editor II Paso Herald:
Would you kindly supply the in
formation through your paper as 10
who is collector Of customs and the
special deputy collector Al Galveston
Z. r. Wells.
The FL Paso customs office gives
Fred c. Pabst as collector in Galveston
It is not known here who is deputy
collector there since the death OF
deputy collector Rosenthal-( Editor.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
AssAILs -RLTE LAWS


Editor FL Paso Herald
1 see in The Herald an advertisement
limiting at the passing OF more sOcalled
blue laws in Texas II always has
been q mystery TO me how blue laws
stir obtain in this country OF freedom
while more backward nations have
long since abolished their religious
laws FOR the b5ue laws cannot belong
in the code OF a truly free people Blue
laws are a relic OF the middle ages
the ancient crimes Of religious tyranny,
and. since the dawn OF liberty. all con
stitutiOnal recommendation means
practically all the governments ruling
the Christian or civilized world have
embodied in their basic law or con-
situation that no man can be required
To observe the feastdays of any re-
lil-iou.' And TO think that we OF
America-the Wanted herald of free
dom-shOuld be Obliged IN fact to OBJ
serve the Christian weekly holiday.
Just as II the religious and civil
powers were still one Ne gods, And
all because our lawmakers have lacked
the proper foresight or attention ia
the past 10 abolish from the books
those blue laws long dead through
desuetude.
And we. too. are OF /. different
faiths, while other countries with but
one faith practically have no blue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

Gernanys advice TO ships: Reef your sails OF yoa1
hickory limbs and don't go the water
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

4 trade excursion of FL Pasoans TO New Mexico an
Arizona towns should be followed by excursions from tho
states 10 FL Paso The only drawback 10 excursion here
from the dry Arizona that II would lay all me
excursionsts, prohibition advocates and ah open 'e
suspicion.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

Miss Fawn Lippincut's cousin, O.
Roundhead, Ohio, IS visitin' her. He
looks a good deal like Teller that would
20 I'D on tn stage if a magician invited
him. Lafe Bud has a sister that don't
smoke or drink
Copyright Nationa; Newspaper Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

Austro- Hungarian and German born res
dents in this country total 81 percent - the
total population Of the United States
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

Nere Wallace. who was brought 60 this
country several wears ago from the frozen
north by admiral Peary, has applied fo-
american citizenship
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

In suggesting that all neutrals halt the expectation o
food supplies and munitions TO beigerent Europe Ger
Caranza may have in mind that Mexico could use then
very nicely
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

Chairman Wilcox of the Republican national cOmrtttee
Is trying do what Germany failed to do-avert oreach
Of -aIarf
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-04
CounciImen Unanimous in Declaring Harding Is Not GuiIty-Asked
 To Remain.
VALENTINE IS PEEWSH
Leaves Council Chambers Before Session Is Ended-BuSineSS
 Transacted.

Be It Resolved, That w. s. liar ding, chief of police of Juneau against whom certain charges have been made, be eXonerated from those charges and that it be the wish of the council that the said Harding continue to discharge his duties as chief of police"
 The above resolution was passed by unanimous vote by the city councilmen last night after they had listened for three hours to the read ing of the charges preferred against Harding by Mayor Emery Nalen- tine, and the answers. Both charges and answers were set forth in sworn affidavits.
 The council chambers were pack ed with a solid wedge of business men and citizens of the city who had assembled to hear just what answers the chief of police would make to the charges which had been read from the stage of the Coliseum by Valentine at public meeting.
 The meeting was called to order by the Mayor with all present ex- cept Councilman Raymond At torney J. H. Cobb, acting for MT. Valentine, asked the council to postpone the hearing until later date as he had other charges which would be brought on behalf of the Mayor.
 Attorney J. R. Winn, for Chief Harding, stated that the answers to on him were in the hands of the Council and that he was ready to go ahead The council took the view that if other affidavits were allowed the matter would drag along for an indefinite time.
 A resolution was introduced and passed, stating that the affidavits which already had been filed in the case. and no others, and the an swers to those affidavits, and no others, be considered, and that a final decision be reached.
 Mayor Valentine produced the originals of the afiidavits filed and started to read them. Mir. King at this point requested that the city clerk be allowed to read the affidavits, reading the various an swers immediately afterwards. MT Valentine objected to this proceed ing but was finally forced to de- sert from his resolves. He accused Mir. King of unfairness, but MT King refuted the charge.
 The affidavits, making charges against the chief, and the affidavits
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-04
MERCER DENIES THAT
 HE MADE STATEMENT

JUNEAU. May 4-To the Editor- The undersigned never made any statement to Chief-of-Police Harding or any one else that Mrs. Mercer was living with a person known as "Blackie"; he complained that "Blackie" was a nuisance and that he had aided him in various ways through Mrs Mercer; he never allud- ed to Mrs. Mercer as the old wo- man. to any one; he has always in the past maintained that MT. Harding was an honest but ineffic- tent man for the position he held, and was greatly surprised when he read the statements of MT. Hard ing's affidavit concerning the mat ters here referred to. Any one in terested in the truth concerning these statements is referred to Coun- cilman J. H. King.
 A. C. MERGER
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-04

FRESH EGGS from Rudy's chick en farm, two dozen for 95c, at Goldstein's Emporium. ms
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-04

in answer as mentioned in last nights Empire, were then read. Following the reading it was moved and seconded that the counicl re- and seconded that the council re- eration of the charges in private conference. Mayor Valentine at that point stated:
 "You better think the matter over and take until tomorrow night when you have a regular meet ing"
 The Mayor then put on his hat and started to leave. His atten- tion was called to the fact that a motion was before the House but he chose to ignore all rules of par liamentary procedure and every thing else and continued on his way.
 The motion was put by one of the councilmen and carried.
 Following the recess, owing to the absence of the Mayor, Council man Blomgren was chosen to act as chairman of the meeting and the resolution as above stated, was adopted.
 Tonight the council will hold the regular session at which routine matter will be discussed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-04
PLANT FOODSTUFF
 IS APPEAL OF THE
 ALASKA GOVERNOR

An appeal to the farmers of Alas ka to plant all available ground and to the citizens of the Territory in general to do the same, has been is sued by Gov Strong. This is done in view of the fact of the depletion of the food reserves of the world through crop shortage of last year and increased demands from the countries engaged in war Citizens are asked to recognize their respon- sibility and their duty to safeguard the welfare of the Territory and the nation in this crisis and to increase the volume of agricultural Nroducts and thus lesson the importation of such into the Territory.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-04
NOTICE

Any person having bills against the Gastineau Cafe must present them to me by Saturday night All bills due me must be paid before that time
 ED. J. MACKENZIE,
 m3. Gastineau Hotel
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-04
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

special meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held in the Par ish Hall at p. m., Friday evening, May 4th All members are request ed to be present.:
 FRANK A. BOYLE, Grand Knight.
 F. w. HEBERT, Secretary. m4
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
BOSTON SPEAKER AT
sRoApWAY eEoTHEaHoop
eeAifred (. Aiken on The Federal Re-
serve Bank System.

Alfred j.. Aiken. governor of the
Federal Reserve bank in Boston, gave
an interesting address Friday evening
on the Federal Reserve Bank, at q
meeting of the brotherhood Of the
Broadway Congrega tionaI church.
The meeting was presided over by
President Charles, D. GreenIna11 and
Rev Edward S. Worcester. pastor of
the church introduced the following
motion which was adopted:
4 The men Of the Brotherhood of the
Broad way CONGREGATIONAL church de-
sire to record their deep sense of loss
In the death of William r. Lane. a
modest. earnest and upright man, a
warm hearted brother, and a loyal
Christian. whose service to this organ
1zation and to the church Of God was
never reluctant or unfruitful and with
this recognition to convey their sin
cerest sympathy to the members of
his family. whose is the keener sorrow
and the director heritage Of inspira-
ton.
F. ]. Leavens introduced Mr.. Aiken,
who in his address referred to the
three banks in this country. the coun-
try bank. the Reserve City bank and
the Central Reserve City bank and
he referred to the fact that the Fed
eral Reserve System desires 60 meet
the limitations and faults in the old
system. There are il reserve banks
and sig OF the directors are elected
appointed by the government. The ex-
ecutipe officers are elected by the di-
rectors of the bank The banks are
operated under federal charter. In
each bank there is federal agent who
is the custodian of notes, etc. The
the fall of 1914 and no one knows how
the thing will function
Refreshments of cake and cocoa
were served by the social committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
POLICE RAID HOUSE
ON THE. WEST SIDE
Two Men and Two Women Brought 10
Headquarters Late Friday Night.

About midnight Friday a squad of
local police raided the house Kept by
Kate Hubbard. coIored. on the West
Side and took her and three others
into custody The three other pris-
ohef Dyer. colored, Hawthorn Eos
term, coIored, and Arthur Mathers.
colored. The latter giving Providence
as his home. The Hubbard woman is
charged with keeping a disorderIy
house and the three others with fire.
quenting. Their cases will come UP
in the city court today. The officers
who made the raid were Sergeant
ieI 0'Nei1 and Constable Handienaaf,.
A quantity Of bottled beer was seized
in the raid.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
OBITUARY
Francis e. Merritt.


The death OF Francis E. Merritt took
place suddenly at his home, Fort Hill
farm, Noank, Thursday evening Mr..
Merritt has been in his usual health
aside from an attack of grip during
the winter and a few spells of indi-
gestion recently. Death was due to
heart failure. He retired at his usual
hour Thursday night and death came
few minutes aftsrward SsAfr.. sfer-
rift was born in North Stonington in
Thomas Merritt He was married to
Abbie e. Crouch 81 years ago
The wife and five children survive
him. There are four daughters, Mrs.
William Bailey and Mrs. Herman yvir-z
of Los Angeles. Mrs. Ralph c. Whee-
Ter OF North Stonington. Mrs. George
A. Golden of Westerly r. l.: and one
son, Francis E. Merritt of this villa ge
He also leaves a sister. Mrs George
ChampIin of Asilaway. and a brother
William II. Merritt of Providence.
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt went to Fort
Hill farm in April. 80 years ago, and
have been valued members of tn.
community ever since. AR. Merritt
neighbor and a staunch member of the
Baptist church.
William {. crary.
After an Illness of eight months.
William E. Crary died at his home in
Preston Thursday afternoon. He was
born in North Stoningtor Feb 16.
| 1867, the oldest son of Thomas p and
q son. Frank E. Crary, three brothers.
Albert. Jesse and James Crazy.
Mr.. Crary. married in 1854 Miss Ly-
dia Terry of Griswold. Most of his
place the family moved when he was
five years old. He was good citi-
zen and neighbor. Much sympathy is
felt for the ibereaved family.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
Murphy & McCarry
207 Main Street
PUTNAM GIRL HELD
IN NEW YORK
Annie caltas Had Saved Fifteen Dol.
Iars to See America.


Annie CaItas Is years olds4a Connec-
ticut girl. who saved SIS with the OBJ
ject of seeing America first. but was
gathered in by a policeman Wednes-
day after she. had been in New York
only an hour. was arraigned in the
chiIdren.s court before Justice Mayo.
The girl told the court she had
planned for nearly a. year to see New
York city and had saved her pennies
during that time. On Wednesday she
left her home at Putnam and arrived
at Grand Central at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. She met a couple of school
boys in Sixth avenue and asked them
to take her 80 a nice boarding house.
They agreed. On the way up the ave-
nue. the, girl stopped to telegraph her
father she was safe in the city. A
moment later Patrolman LoneEan
stopped the girl and she told him her
story. He took her to the rooms Of
the Chi1dren's society.
Justice Mayo renanded her until her
father arrived in town.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
STATE CHAMBER TO
PUSH ACREAGE PLAN.
Takes Steps to Arouse Public Interest
in Food Question.

Al a meeting Of the directors of the
Connecticut Chamber OF Commerce at
the Hartford club at noon Friday
plans were discussed for the organiza-
ton of two committees. The first will
Re composed OF about equal divisions
OF members of the chamber Of COM
merce and OF the Presidents Of county
farm bureaus, It will cooperate with
:i1e Connecticut Agricultural college,
and win be used actively to push the
chambers plan for increased acreage
for food products in this state. The
second committee will have three
members and will consult with the
state board of agriculture.
President Edwin p. Jones OF the
state chamber said IL present condi-
tons continue there may be q -repetf-
ton OF Civil war food prices before the
year is out He emphasized the neces
sity of rousing public interest in the
plan for increased acreage for food
production and said the chamber wouid
begin through its committee at once to
carry the message to every town in the
state and stand behind the movement.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
FUNERALS
Mrs. Albert C. 1ees.

Relatives and friends attended the
funeral of Helena Inez O'Connor. wife
morning from the home of her parents
on Fountain street. Rev Myles p.
Calvin officiated at services held in. st.
Patrick's church. The bearers were
George Hayley. James and Michael
Sheehan and Frederick A. Gauthier
There were many beautiful flowers,
showing the high esteem in which the
Mary's cemetery. Undertaken Heuri-
gan had charge OF the funeral arrange
ments. 49,,
Miss Annie e Dearine.
The funeral Of Miss Annie E. Dear
ing was held Friday afternoon at o.
clock from her late home, No. 152
Palmer street. In attendance were
many relatives and friends and Rev
Edward s. Worcester. pastor of the
Broadway Congregations church Of
Donald, John bearing. Clarence Hitler
and Henry Hill. Burial took place in
Yantic cemetery where Rev. Mr.. Wor-
cester read committal service. I'm
dertaker Gaser was in charge. In
Guided in the beautiful floral tributes
were the following: Pillow, from sis
ter: bouquet of white carnations
Hugh Mcdonald: bouquet, daffodils.
Mrs. x Taft and daughters: bouquet
of daffodills. H. r. Allen: sweet peas,
wreath, friend: bouquet carnations.
Mr.. and AIRS. Mcdonald: bouquet of
Gala lilies. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Taft;
bouquet carns lions. Henry bearing:
bouquet carnations. John bearing, boz
quet carnations, Mr.. and Mrs. John
McClafferty: wreath, L. s. Finishing
Co.; bouquet carnations. Mrs Emily
Dearire Easter lilies, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Thumn1- bououet carnations. Mr.
and Mrs. William Disco. Jr.. bouquet
carnations. Mrs Fowler and family :,
wreath, Miss Susie 3TitteH: carnations
Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. ROCKWELL carna :
tions, Miss Mcintyre.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE
ENTERTAIN LARGE AUDIENCE
"An Evening of Fun" at the Central
Baptist Church.

The Baptist Young Peoples Union
provided An Evening of Fun, for a
very large audience at tie Central
Baptist church on Friday evening.
The programme included two single
act sketches excentlly presented, and
selections by a quartette- The open
ing number was selection by the
auartette which comprised Harold
Tarbox, Earl Phillips Leonard Pur-
Wis and Richard Arnold Then came
a one act sketch entitled, Tickets. The
case follows: sr
Mignon- .-..>. Miss Dorothy Rawson
Maud ....... Miss Nellie Sherman
Charlotte. MSS Charlotte Christmann
Linda ........ Miss Eliza Campbell
This was followed by a clarinet So
10 by Richard Arnold and after anott-
err selection by the quartette the sec
ond Sketch His Methodist Foot. was
presented with the following in the
cast
Mr. jones Percy Billings
Book Agent Jameson Slocum
Sally ......... Miss Helene Otis
SODDfe Edward Dur0
Mrs STUDIOS -. Miss Helen Storms
AIRS. Lane -. Miss Dorothy Church
Mrs. Binks 49,. Miss Lolita Jackson
Mrs. johnson -. Miss Ethel Adams
After the programme ice cream and
home made candies were on sale and
there vas a very generous patronage.
Harry Convey was incharge of the ice
cream end Miss Adelaide Brown and
Miss Mildred Smith had charge of the
candy table Miss Mabel Hagberg
was in charge of the ticket table. The
general arrangements for the enter
tainment were in charge OF Miss Char
lotte Christmann.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
iMPossIsE TO GET
FOUR INCH LETTERS
None For Sale Here So Size May Be
Reduced.

That It is practically impossible to
comply with the law ordering four
inch letters to be Displayed on milk
wagons by milk dealers in Norwich.
as there are no letters of that size
for sale In this city was brought out at
a conference held In the county
agents room in the Transportation
building on Friday afternoon at 1.50
o'clock. Gathered at the conference
were representatives of the Chamber
Of Commerce. the Farm Bureau. J.
d. Mccarthy. president Of the Norwich
Mix Producers association and the
city milk inspector, DIR. Alfred c..
Freeman. The purpose OF the confer
once was to talk over questions relat-
ing to the milk situation in Norwich.
It was decided to appoint a commit-
tee comprising representatives OF the
Milk ProducerS association, the Farm
Bureau and the Chamber of Com
merce, to take up the matter of hav-
ing a change made in the size of the
letters required for wagons and also
to consider the possibility of having
the milk dealers pay their license fees
to either the city treasurer OF milk
inspector. instead Of to the city clerk
as the city clerk has no regular ofiice
hours.