El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-17
URGES MEN To
Do THEIR BIT
Rev. Dwight Bradley Tells
Kiwanians Slackers Are
Traitors to Nation.

@IaCkerS are traitors 10 LueLE
country and there viii be many
man who Will try to ecsape service
in this world war by slipping out be-
hind a skirt Rev Dwight Bradley.
pastor of the First congregational
church. stated in a brief talk on "Ex-
emptions" at the luncheon Of the XII
wants club Friday noon at the Mod
ern cafe. He urged every patriotic
American 10 do his or her "bit'' to aid
the United States i'm its fight with
Germany until the Prussiaus are
either crushed or the country be-
comes free from its military rule and
Imperialism
His address was a straight from
the shoulder talk on the duties OF
every man, woman and child for the
country iu the world conflict
FL read headline on the bottom OF
The Herald in Thursday evenings
issue. The army and the people IN
this country VIII soon be identified
the speaker said The men who viii
fight on land and sea i'm this war are
men who viii be the SlVlors Of our
nation and IL is up ~ those who re-
main a home 20 do their bit"
business Men Must Help.
''It is those men that are going
overseas who viii fight until Ger
many is either pcwerleSs or free. our
rank and file viii have 20 share in
this great war The industrial work
ers viii have 10 do their part for the
nation. We business men viii also
have TO do our share Many OF our
comrades have enlisted and are going
TO France and those who claim eN-
emptiou should have just and honest
reasons for doing So
says Too Many Churches.
How shall we earn our eNemp-
ton / have asked this question 20
myself many times. for while I have
not been iu the draft I may have TO
answer the next call. VIII I be able
to best serve my country by remain T.
ing home and preaching or going 10
war, I realize there are too many I
churches and that there have been .
many sermons delivered which would Z
have been better If they had not been T
uttered
Every Man Owes Duty. .
Every man owes duty 90 his fam
ily and crtldreu- and also 10 his I
country. There VIII Dee many slack F.
er try TO squeeze out Of serving his /.
These kind OF men are beyond our
contempt. Then there Will be many
men try 10 take advantage or secur-
ing positions vacated bE men who
have gone into service. We should
all lead clean lives and be ready for
any service and not shirk our duty
In closing Rev. Mr.. Bradley re-
cited a poem Of Robert Service about
two brothers. one who went TO war
and the other. Z Stacker. remained at
home. The Stacker profited by his
lrother's absence and became
Wealthy, but he d.ed IN the potter's
field when his wou-ded brother re
urned and won his sweetheart and
became the owner Of half the citf-
Mai. Baker a Speaker.
Mai Forrest f. Baker, who won
his commission at the engineer Of
Ulcers reserve camp at Fort Leaveu-
worth, who is a member of the HI
yauas CLUB. made a brief talk lie
said the state of Texas had the larg-
sst company Of engineers al the
training camp and that out OF l4s
there were I12 who Ton commissions
1T was the hardest three months
work ] ever had he said. The men
worked like trojans for their com
missions"
BefriendS Chinese Boy.
". 3. Ware told Of recently find
nE a Chinese boy in Jail charged with
alleged theft Of watch and that
he boy. who was ordered leported.
% him Ar Ware said he
'0und the boy was born in this cuun- {
~ and when he appealed the case 10
he federal Judge the boy was or
ered released
7 took some interest in the boy" /
b are EdaaHa anu 7..aaH AaH- q ".-AA"a- .
cen him. In the restaurant where
be is employed he said he had been
rafted. ] asked him If he were go
uE 10 claim exemption and MS reply
vas that he was not, that he was I
ired Of cooking and wanted 10 20 .
o the front and shoot a gun
The luncheon was presided over
" r. s Alluut who distributed SOU
enir rules. Roy c. Touge won the
rize offered by Frank PlckreL
Mock Trial Is Held.
The meeting was closed with =
cock trial iu which justice Of the
eace a. j. Han was the victim He ,
-as charged with speeding and run j
ing down a chicken. lr- wizard ]
amnIe was introduced as a witness 4
or the prosecution and was fined for
Eating that he was too far away 70 .
ee whether 10 was chicken the
udEe had run down" The Judge" !
:. a. Martin. fined the witness on
he ground that II was known fact
hat the doctor was never TOO Tar
rom a chicken TO recognize her Or. :
g. r Jameson acted as prosecuting C
ttorncy" and + l. W. Polk acted as
ailiff. serving the defendants with ]
John Doe" warrants. which he al
eady had prepared for emergencies.
re- said. The judge opened court -
~ announcing that IL was a Justice
ourt-uOt a court OF Justice and
enied the application OF Fred LaZen-
- to have an attorney appointed :
Judge Hall. on the ground. advanced !
~ DR.. Jameson, that Ignorance OF \
he law excuses no one the arEu- \
lent being that we are not respon-
ible for the prisoners ignorance OF
he law" On Lazeuby's insistence
hat an attorney he named. he was z
Ined SO for contempt You may Z
ct be able 20 express your contempt Z
or this court in ten dollars worth. I Q
aid the Judge" "but that is your d
inc" Both prisoner and witness ;
-ere found guilty and assessed costs St
Z court" d
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