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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03
Roundabout ToUn
Woman Club Is Unique In El Paso Organizations
Has Made Itself Public Club; Public Interested

strides. according TO Mr.. Roe, who has
been getting in touch with some OF
the cities OF the country where back
yard and vacant lot gardening is being
taken up.
Supported by mayor Frederick T.
Woodman, the Chamber Of commerce,
the public utilities board. the Parent
Teacher associations. special citizens
committees and the newspapers. a cam
paign has been started to place every
foot of vacant city lots in Los Angeles
under cultivation Free blowing and
free water is promised to the enter
prising citizens who wish to raise po-
tatoes, onions or other vegetables on
vacant lots. Free lectures on soil cul-
ture are given daily at noon at the
chamber OF commerce.
It is estimated that there are JOG. 600
city lot spaces in Los Ang eles that can
be utilized for gardens. a total cultiva-
ton area Of almost 5000 acres. In
tensive farming averages more than
500 per acre. so that if this figure is
attained. there Will be nearly $4,000
600 worth Of vegetables produced each
growing season. of which there are
several In a year in southern Cali
fornia.
During 1915 a home garden cam
paign among public school children en-
listed 100000 Los Angeles Youngsters
in cultivating the soil. The economic
value or the city lot farm was forciblv
demonstrated at that time when veee-
tables were very cheap. Tt is believed
that this spring viii find a larger per
centage OF bungalow jewellers tilling
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03

they have no place 10 spend their IN
occupied time and the street which Of
fers the only open space for play. is
used for that purpose"
7 do not yieid precedence said
jaw Dean, ito any man in my admira-
ton and reverence for women They
are the priestesses OF the home and
those OF them worth while. those we
are proud 10 call American women are
at home moulding the character OF the
the industrial captains and the soldiers
Of America They are not galloping
around over the country seeking that
cheap nOtOriety so nourishing TO the
ward politician When a woman places
herself on a plane with such rough
necks as assaulted senator Henry Cabot
Lodge in Washington, they should be
handled IN the same way you handle
any other tough. / am surprised that
women can be found in this country
who will lend themselves to schemes
for embarrassing our government in an
hour like the present"
I just made a trip OF 1906 miles
said Lamar Davis. in ny four cylinder
National machine and never once lift
FL PasO to Del Rio, BY way OF Alpine
is not so bad and I cannot say that the
trip was uncomfOrtable. On NY return
trip 1 had my wife and boys with me
and We never had to camp out. but
made towns every night It Will be 9
highly delightful trip when the state
paved highway is built It will make
il easy TO reach fine fish fishing on the
rivers east OF here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03
cofynsss y George MoHsr. A6ors

the ground than at any other time in
history, with the resultant effect OF
smashing any attempt that may be
made in cornering the vegetable mar
ket.
WHY won't Fl Paso take up these
things?
Answer to Carl Beers problem il a
train running 90 miles an hour leaves
New York AZ the time ? train running
so miles an hour leaves Chicago, which
IS the closest to New York when they
pass: They are the same distance. of
course. when they pass.
Someone has handed in an automO-
bile key. found in the Pullman car Leo
nato on the last day OF the Pep, Push
and Progress excursion. The owner
can get it by calling for it
The galley boy says IL he had once
been defeated decisively for mayor. he
would take the hint and quit trying to
butt into politics again. When my
head Is cracked once, that's enough" he
says wisely.
Another echo of the P. P. P. excur-
sion comes from Flagstaff. the seat OF
the memorable battle with the normal
ties, in the following interview with
business men OF that place relative to
the FL Pasoans, published in the Coco
nimo Sun:
A. c. Bader, merchants.-'If the
Pep bunch from FL Paso thought
they had a monopoly on that term
they certainly left Flagstaff with
an Idea that the normal sctudents
were rirht in the game too
". D. Draine, merchant.-"The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03
Little
Stop Building Outdoor Fires. Says the Marshal
HomesteadAc GiivesSettlersC Chance In New Mexico
Little InterUiews

" seized upon by the homeseekers and
all land available for demonstrating
purposes is being rapidly taken up"
while little publication has been
given TO the patriotic spirit OF the
American citizens. the nation stands
united IN event Of war with a foreign
foe" said James X Greenwood There
IS not steel industry, an iron works,
brass factory or any other industry
that I saw on a recent eastern trip
that the owners have not already sig
nified to president Wilson that they
are willing to turn over for munition
factories"
When the revolt in Mexico Is over
and peace again reigns in the southern
republic, Fl PasO will become the gate
way 10 one Of the greatest countries
in natural resources n the world" said
Charles J. Hugely. American CAPT
talists are ready to invest millions of
dollars in Mexico for the development
OF the country But they viii not do
this until after peace is restored and
bandit bands have been extsTminated."
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The public school yards OF the city
will supply adequate playground space
for the children when they are COM
pletely equipped. but what is needed is
"a playground situated at some central
place south of san Antonio street" said
A. N. Holmes a playground so stu
ated and equipped with only the sim
piest forms OF amusement would at
tract the younger boys and girls who
are not old enough 10 work. from the
streets and public places At present
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03

RECENT president OF the Won
IA ans club said 70 me- The
4 n Woman's club stands for no
clique: We are proud that we embrace
the poor woman and the rich; we are q
democracy OF women"
This was while the campaign was IN
progress to raise money for the club
home.
ON such a platform the club has gone
before the men OF E. Paso and solicited
funds for Its club house. Il has not
made itself an exclusive club. like the
Elks or Toltec club for the men. or
like the D. A r or the Z. D. C. or
CARNATIONS OF women IN FL Paso. II
has placed Itself in the same position
with reference to the women Of e.
Paso that the chamber OF commerce
occupies for the men-has made itself
the clearing house for thought, FOR
civic action. for education and for self
5etterment- at least the public has been
told so. its meetings have always been
open meetings. omen to both sexes. but
particularly inviting the attendance
OF women. non-n1embers paying the
small admission fee OF IS cents.
Therefore the Woman's club has de-
and its affairs. so long as II chooses to
make itself a public organization. are
OF interest TO the public. Once any or
ganizsfion makes a public appeal for
support, the public has a right to know
that Its affairs are directed for the
public good Nobody charges that the
recent election was a fraud: nobody
believes that II was and nobody out
side. not even the insurgents. so far as
have heard, has put II as strong as
one OF the clubs exDresideuts. who
said: TT did look crooked. DIDN'T it?''
She explained il by asserting that Il
is due to our slipshod methods OF do
ing business" That is what we all be
lieve about It. but ~slipshod" OF not
when the matter was to be discussed
why did the members OF sn Organiza-
ton that has lived on publicity. that
owes its present home TO publicity de-
eide 70 turn down the light and 20
into secret session the first time a
charge Of irregularlty was rnade2 Tt IS
TOO deeD for US In the editorial offices
Of Fl Paso who have been besieged
more by those Ia authority tn the
Woman's clue for publicity than 10y any
other orgs niZation in II Paso The
cheuber Of commerce not excepted.
The plea was made when the Won
ans cl"b was building its now home
lhaI the men nave their clubs. many
OF them; the women have none" Natur-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Russia didn't have room enough for
RomanOff-New York Evening Jour-
nal
4 Russian revOlutionist pretty soon
won't have any more Job than an
American prohibitionisr--Bost Tran
script
The difference between war and what
we have now is that now we aren't
fighting back-Phiiadelphia North
American
The bear that walks like a man"
is now beginning to act like a man He
refuses 10 get down on all tours again
New York World.
OF course. It would be too much to
expect the hungry folk OF Germany
to take a tip from the hungry folk oS
Russia--Macon Telegraph
At the present rate OF movement one
Of count ZsDelin's creations may yet
come in handy to carry the kaiser out
OF the German ashington
Post.
Mr. Woodman pointed out that the
reason for this wholesale departure OF
these laborers is because they are paid
an average OF 81 per day in the north,
while IN Texas the average Is not over
S1.50 a day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03

blockade OF England should set as \
deterrent on the trade OF a neutral. Mr.
Barnes must have lost sight OF the
above facts A blockade that permits
80 percent. or better. Of both neutral
and belligerent ships 10 reach their
destination can scarcely be called eff
fective- On the other hand. England.
having declared certain ports 10 be
blockaded. or closed TO neutral trade
is and has been effectively guarding
those ports against the entry Of all
commercially inclined neutral vessels.
If at any time. while amicable rela-
tons continue TO exist between the
United States and the central powers
the allies should discontinue effective
surveillance OF any port included in the
ORIGINAL, or any subsequent blockade
declaration. then we. or any other neu-
trail country, could and probably would
II precedent counts for anything. take
advantage OF the opportunity TO supply
Lhat port with such OF our surplus pro-
duct as the demand called for or the
surplusage permitted.
All neutral countries may OF right
trade with either or anv belligerent.
However. II a blockade has been de-
clared and is being effectively main
tanned. the loss to which such trade IS
subject more than offsets the chance
or gain and thereby removes the in
centive.
a failure 20 prevent trade with a
blcckaded port by A belligerent cannot
initiate AGAINST a neutral
Mr.. Wilson has acted wholly within
his right as president of the United
states. Germany herself having fur
nished. in all probability. the gTeatest
number OF presidents for the unneu-
tral acts with which Mr.. Barnes has
charged him. L n. Cool1
Captain. 9Th Infantry. Z 5. A.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03

with better hat than he went in with
and then he arrives home and runs up
against a cold spell OF weather with
coal still selling at S12 a ton.
Insurgents are dangerous when they
have ground for their insurging- They
were laughed at when they started out
TO scalp old Uncle Joe Cannon. but they
gents dethroned the king Of Portugal;
Diaz, OF Mexico. and more lately. the
ear of all the Russias. II was insur-
gencv that freed the American nation
from British rule. Il all started be-
cause those in authority failed to rec
ognize the rights Of their subjects. No
man nor woman is too great for II 70
undo
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03

invasion OF the FL Paso Pep spe-
cial reminded many OF US that a
good time once in a while would do
us all some good. Sort of take a
new lease on life"
o. Il. Raudebaugh. news dealer
1T certainly does a fellow a lot OF
good 10 come in contact with such
a live bunch as those FL Paso mer-
chants. They were most certainly
q clean looking lot of good fel-
lows"
The privet hedge that has struggled
for existence about the edge OF the
pOstoff!ce lawn for several years past.
has finally been put out OF its misery
and removed completely.
?
z. c. Davis is not attempting any
ambush on his friends. He is just try
ing TO see what he can DO in the line
OF mustache growing. The paragraph
above reminded me to write this one.
Vernon r stiles is lucky fellow. In
the Battle OF Flagstaff he came out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03

-" HERE Is an ordinance against
building fires or burning trash
- out of doors" said fire mar
shall p r. Deason. and am going TO
enforce it; also about the people who
do not keep gasoline IN the proper re-
tainers, and in regard to the disposal OF
ashes There is an ordinance that ashes
must not be kept IN wooden boxes or
piled against fences, but must be put
in metal cans. As soon as people get
the idea OF cooperating in these things
the sooner We viii have our fire insur-
anee rate cut down. and less chance OF
loss TO property ana life. II citizens
don't know what 10 do about certain
cases they should call me up and not
take a chance with the property OF en-
tire neighbOrhoOds or the lives of those
dear 10 them.
The new homestead act IS the most
important land legislation of recent
years. said Harry ~ Martin. Of Sill
yer City. y NJ This act permits the
homesteader TO take up a full section
OF land. ga acres. instead OF a quarter
section 100 acres. thus giving him
more capital 10 use without perceptibly
increasing the overhead cost. enabling
him TO carry On his business on a
larger scale and after proving Up on
his claim he viii have four times as
much land as was provided by the old
act This opportunity is being eager
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03
An Cd Story

stXX 7L soon be giving the cost of living sclar P
rake and
million perhaps billion,
all
You
shrek with laughter home
By WALT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03

! ally the men believed that IN helping TO
erect this club, they were erecting II
for the benefit of all the women, just
as its promoters led US all 10 believe.
constitution and bylaws Of the organi-
zation- Then why shouldn't there be
interest outside the club in the internal
affairs Of the club particularly when
a large number Of the membership
charge that the election was Irregular
Taking the statement of Mrs. Y F.
Raggio. present treasurer OF the club,
as published in The Herald last We'd
nesdav what organization of men IN
FL PasO would stand for an election
such as that against which some OF the
members complain Il IS stated that
the ballots were taken up and turned
over to a committee Of three. all Of
whom were candidates. and that the
meeting was then adjourned The re-
suit OF the count was not announced
except through the papers and the
club has never-not even at the special
meeting last Week-been told The num-
her Of votes cast FOR each candidate
The books of the club do not show by
what vote any officer was elected-un-
less they have been made to show il
since last week. Naturally some OF
the members feel that they had a
right 10 know by what vote the vari-
Gus officers were elected Why was
Il necessary TO discuss this behind
closed doors at the called meeting-in
view Of the fact that nothing the CLUB
has ever done in the mast has been per-
mitted to esca1e publicity
II we are going to have 2 Woman's
club that is what its constitution says
Il Is: that IS to be as big as its pro
motors and those now in charge OF it
claim ii is. then IL must be as broad as
the public is led to believe; II it Is TO be
a tight little organization for a few
people. ruled as the car Of Russia
ruled his subjects until they rebelled
and sat him down. then LET'S know
il. for an organization, like a person, is
judged by its acts, not by its boasts.
and mistakes must be ACKNOWLEDGED
bravely. not covered M with others. IL
a person or an organization is to have
the faith and support necessary for
success
There IS still tins 10 get gardens
started in FL Paso. The response 10
the recent suggestions Of W G. Roe
George r. LeBarOn and others that e
PasOans utilize the vacant lots and
their back Yards for the growing Of
vegeta bles and flowers. vegetables in
particular has met with some com
pliance but there is still room for much
more activity along this line Such
cultivation Is becoming general In all
the larger. progressive cities Of the
country Los Angeles IS making great
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03
HOCwALLOw LOCALS
By GEORGE BINGHAM

Clab Han
cocks scare
crow in the
cherry tree out
by the garden
fence has come
out in a straw
hat.
Styling with
a thing may
tend to make
something out
of it, but Poke
EaZleV cannot
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03
T ETTERS to THE
HERALD

Can communications must bear the
signature OF the writer, but the name
viii be withheld If reOuested.)
As TO BLOCKADES.
Editor Fl Paso Herald,
If you viii grant me space ia your
paper I would like 70 reply to Chas F.
Barnes, or NOgales. Ariz-. whose letter
appears in your columns OF March SO.
charging president Wilson with being
unneutral to Germany by entering into
trade relations with the allies. I desire
20 call his attention to the internation-
al Interpretation OF a blockade prior to
the present war. \ blockade. to be
valid. must be effective. In other
words, there can be no blockade where
a belligerent cannot physically enforce
H. The famous paper blockades." So
called. decreed by England and France
against each other in the early part
of the last century were held not to
have been effective and. therefore. that
no blockade existed because neither
belligerent had the requisite number Of
armed vessels to enforce the decree.
To hold that Germany's present
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03

believe this is so, as she has been
with Poke for more than thirty
years.
Atlas Peck lectured at the hall in
Tickville on the Mississippi river.
He got along all right with his tax
as long as he STAYED near shore.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03

The ordinary cost 81 a Want I'D in
The Fl Paso Herald is % cents. 7.
reaches an average OF about 1s5,oeO
readers each issue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03

\ dollar saved by buying goods pro-
duced elsewhere is a dollar thrown at
your neighbor's birds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03
WAR WILL DEMAND WHOLE FORCE
OF THIS NATION FOR VICTORY
(BY H. D. S.

sketches showing the boat conated against the bulk Of the
iceberg? The iceberg much brain combined civil
cation is displaying at this moment.
The United States about to put full speed through
the fog If the bergs keep out of path shall arrive
We like all the other great of ear have concluded
defy the The is inclined TO jeer For
Gods sake let keep God out of this bloody and rely
summoning the last of physical, intellectual
and powers; shall of time whether
Nature outside u.s. whether ourselves Nature
we perhaps shall rule the cosmos but when play game
ball with gas bombs poison bombs high explosive bombs
must try not to vince when the moment comes for US to
dissolve elements of which composed
child crush the "lfe" of bug but who give
life to synthetic man" composed Of things taken out of
bottles in a laboratory?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03

The presidents address before congress fOrcefu
clear convincing declaration OF policy and its motives It
the necessary imperative thing say The action he
is the inevitable thing to do Congress cannot evade
the ISSUE and must act in accordance with the presidents
recommendations The country put itself readiness
to face the consequences of the decision be recorded
There will be many differences of opinion among Americans
concerning details of his program but the time past
when these differences could be allowed to divide Americans
in their procedure The president speaking for the
nation to war.
1t is step Of such grave Importance actually mark
the end of for this republic and the beginning Of
and portenious Let not the costly mis-
takes that Great Britain made; have her example
guide and OUGHT TO be able to avoid the worst Of her
Something like military and civil dictatorship viii
have TO be erected Washington very soon and Americans
must adjust themselves to the demands In few hours
the ateul word will FORTH and the United States viii be
engaged the most tremendous conflict since the world
gan As the president truly says spend the whole
force of the nation" need be- Ard buy subs
tutes We must do the work ourselves.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03


the broke out He had lived long and busy and useful
life engineer and then technical expert IN art
pottery When nearing the end of his allotted time he turned
fiction writing and produced OF the worlds greatest
novels One would think of this old SOUL this de-
voted artist akin the widest carnivorous animals that
the Jungle Let what war-the spirit Of war,
and its horrors and daily newsdd to him Toward the end
of his life he wrote to intimate friend:
81 constantly surprised my thirst for blood.
sorry say that barbaIOus by nature and catch
myself glOating slaughter-saugher of Germans, Of
ooursei-haf Of them should have hked-a tenth Of
them should have loved. 1t is sckening, but am
what One of my favorite emp,oyments is thinking
TO add to the number Of German submarines
permanently destroyed-those cofnsful of very like
own
Shall waste time trying think out this thing?
Hardly for time needed devise ways to insure
survival If "erocous" is be the way of the winner,
'ferOcOus' must become shall perish. With the
tiger couched to spring throat prepare aim the
knife vital spot, hardly feeling bound to ask the
tigers pardon to make clean and painless kill but feel
ing impelled by primal instinct destroy the beast
go into this with any idea that the rules of sport of
the prize ring say prevail shall merely endOw the
tiger with three heads and hundred steel hooks for claws
and give ourselves hostages to unendy fortune
The does not TO much for "humanety"
these days And the does We pit
Force against Force let not lose sight of this fact for
instant There those among who think might do
better load guns with butter and present ham sand
witches instead of lead.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03

-" HERE Is an ordinance against
building fires or burning trash
= out Of doors" said fire mar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
YANKEES AND BROWNS
TO ULAY BENEFIT FOR
u. S. ENGINEERS CORPS

New York, May 14-The New York
American league baseball club will
give a band concert at the Polo
Grounds on Sunday, June II, for the
benefit of the New York engineer
troops now being organized for imme-
diate duty in France. supplementary
to the concert there will be played a
regular schedule championship game
between the Yankees and the st. Louis
club, Mondays game being advanced
for the purpose.
The receipts will form a fund to be
devoted to the comfort of the engineer
troops and to the benefit of their de-
pendents. 1t is suggested that the
fund be controlled Jointly by Mayor
Mitchell and Gen. w. M. Black, chief
of engineers, U. S. A. The actual dis
bursements would naturally be made
by Colonel McKinstry, the colonel Of
the regiment.
The army ration is essentially COM
posed of meat, bread, potatoes and
coffee, with little else. The regular
army regiments by their skill in hand
ling the army ration, have made saw
ings and accumulated, through a
period of years, substantial company
funds in money, with which they can
purchase food for their men which
the ration does not supply, such as
fresh vegetables, butter, eggs, fish,
poultry, fruit and the like. The en-
gineer regiments have no such funds
and will keenly feel the lack of
them,