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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
Roundabout Toun
Plenty Of Support for Ozark Trails Road
Panhandle People to Help Ell Paso Get It

that they want money for, since we
got into this war" grOwled a man. as
he read in The Herald that the Red
Cross campaign was TO follow the
Liberty bond campaign.
Better put up right freely for Just
one thing after another" or Wen get
something that will bring out a real
grumble, for money is the only thing
that is going to curb the German
despot-
You can carry a note book around
with you for a year and never need
il. but leave il at home and you'll
have something important to write
down Immediately.
There Is nothing so near human as
an automobile. for rou can nepT tell
By vhdt It does one fine. phat ii may
be expected 10 do next.
Things to forget: That It ever gets
hot in FL Paso. 1t gets a lot hotter
lots OF other places and, besides. only
recently we were all wondering II
winter would ever be over.
He who is able to lay in his winter
coal supply this summer is going TO
be able to sit comfortably by his fire.
side and feel sorry for his less for
tunate neighbor.
Proud boasts: I didn't buy a Lib
erty bond; couldn't spare the money
from my business
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
34th Band VIII Gipe
Music Picture of War
On the Square Tonight

A descriptive fantasy on the Civil
war, to be played by the saith infan-
try band on Cleveland square tonight
as a feature OF the Flag day celebra-
ton by Elks lodge 1s7 and Rebecca
Stoddert chapter Daughters OF the
American Revolution, will carry the
listeners imagination from the camp
at home to the din Of the battlefield
Band leader S. Joska will have the
band play Sousa's Stars and Stripes
celebration, followed by the fantasy.
In all the concert will last q half
hour. The fantasy by Daily, is
divided into "a numbers. as follow:
1, Camp at home. dawn; ?, rooster
crows. church clock strikes four in
Corporal Of the guard. post No. l,
four o'clock and all is WELL" 4, re-
veille; 5, mess call; s, march TO the
train; Z, soldiers farewell; s, by train
to battlefield; ., at scene Of battle,
tramp. tramp; 10, southern band, in
distance. "Bonny Blue Flag" IL.
union band, Red. White and Blue"
II, southern band, "Suanee River"
Is, union band. Marching Through
Georgia." southern band. Dixie" Is,
union band. Vacant Chair" 16,
southern band, Garry Ne Back to
Confederate camps; IS. union band,
Tenting Tonight On the Old Camp
Ground" 19, assembly; 20, "Just Be-
fore the Battle. Mother" p, commence
firing; cannon shots are heard in
the distance; %, the battle; %, re-
treat; "a. star Spangled Banner"
Exalted ruled Vincent B. Andreas,
Dr. George H Higgins, c. N. Wilchar,
Roy D. Barnup, W. W Bridgers, Mrs.
Louise Robinson. Mrs. r Stevenson.
Mary Gates Redmond and others will
speak. The Orpheus club will sing. T
A Couzens and Max Miller are on
the arrangements committee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

IRON September, 1875 until July,
n 1880. FL Paso ceased to exist as
= an incorporated town. AL
though it was headquarters for two
stage lines, still FL Paso was a much
smaller place than either Ysleta or
san Elizario. The Incorporation went
out OF business for lack Of funds and
because few took any interest in the
towns affairs.
When It became known in 1850
that at least three railroads were
headed for FL Paso, and each one was
pushing construction work 20 get
here first, the town experienced a
wonderful revival, and there was al
so a wonderful rise in realty values.
Lots on San Antonio street, east Of
Oregon street, jumped from $50 to
$40 per front foot. The same prop
erty now commands probably $1,000
per front foot.
eminent was very crude in its meth
DDS. The city council had no stand
ing committees until that date, when
mayor Joseph Magoffin appointed
from among the older men the follow
ing standing COMMITTEES:
Police regulations-J. P. Hague,
Allen Blacker. Paul Heating
Finance-A- Krakauer, J. P Hague,
Paul Heating.
Streets and grades-Allen Blacker,
Ben Schuster. W. Phillips.
Cemetery Movement Fails.
About this time somebody decided
that the city should own a cemetery,
and secured the signatures Of so citi-
zens TO petition, asking the city to
establish a municipal cemetery.
Alderman krakauer, didn't think FL
Paso should start upon its career by
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
b 6. A. MARTIN.

and belongs to the children II
there is a rule driving people out al
$50. then 1t should also be abolished,
at least for the summer, for what
family can get supper over and get
to the park much before that time
The park ought to be open at all
hours, at least until midnight, these
hot nights. and there should be
hand TO give the people the proper
protection Parks are not made
merely for show. They are made for
the convenience and benefit Of the
people and IL they are not needed on
warm summer evenings, then when
are they OF use2
If You didn't have much of a
breakfast appetite anyhow and
the little Mexican housekeeDer
came In with the apology that
you couldn't have Z boiled egg,
hut she could scramble you one.
because Sthey are not very good
for boiling, 1 just find chicken in
One,7 wouldn't II sort of get
your goat.
everything and waste a lot that we
don't eat Of many things. can't
realize as yet the situation that con-
fronts the poor people of Europe as
a result Of the war and the conse-
Quent food shortage. Look at this
from a London paper, handed in by
a Herald subscriber:
Kingston-on Thames claims to
have created a record in potato
queues.
One yesterday drew recruits
from that part OF Surrey and
from many districts in South
London, which extended for the
greater part of a mile from
BentalPs, the local drspery store,
and contained nearly 10000 pur-
chasers. mostly women and chill
dren.
There had been complaints
about local greengrocers. some OF
whom are said to have stated
openly that it did not pay them
to get potatoes to sell at the
price fixed by the food controller.
Il have been able to get my sup
plies for my staff Of about 500"
Mr.. Leonard Bental told Daily
Chronicle" representative. land
thought I would see If I could
get sufficient for a really big sale
for our customers. did not find
much difficulty
Two heavy consignments OF
potatoes from South Africa are
on their way to this country.
They are being imported by
Messrs- Walter Ford, OF Borough
Market, by arrangement with the
food controller, and II is expected
that they will be sold retail at
Cd. a ID.
ITS Just one thing after another
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

9EN Adrian Pool, ". c. Roe
NJ and get to Amarillo the end
OF this month in our efforts
10 land a branch OF the Ozark Trails
road for this city. we are going to
find some warm supporters there
from the Panhandle country. besides
the delegates from Alamogordo. Tul-
srosa, the White mountains country
and the Pecos valley. The following
comes from Hereford in a private
letter to our FL Paso delegation:
"a meeting was held at Clovis. n.
n, last Friday night in which sew
sral cities ard towns nesr by took
part. Roswell was well represented
and a good meeting was the outcome.
All along tho line from Roswell TO
Hereford the people will go in q body
10 stampede the convention at ANA
rillo in June"
According to Col. John McElroy.
OF the National Tribune, Arthur J.
Balfouf was once a cowboy in Texas.
The British premier was an unpre-
tentious young cowpuncher no longer
ago than 80 years, and. according TO
Col. AcElroy it came about in rather
curious way. Mr. Baifour, Just a
ing a tour Of the world. Coming
over on a Cunard steamship line, he
learned that the line sustained heavy
losses through "rustling" Of cattle
consigned TO IL for shipment in Texas.
He accepted the offer Of q commits
sion 10 make an inspection of con-
ditionS down in Texas, where the
cattle we're usually rounded up for
the Cunarders, and performed his
duties most acceptably, becoming a
regular COW puncher for the pur-
pose. As Mr.. Balfour often does to-
Jay, ne successfully accomplished his
mission
NIGHTLY SEEN ON THE COUNTY
ROADS DOES NOT DECREASE WITH
TIE GOING AWAY OF WIVES AND
FAMILIES FOR THE SUMNER
In these times Of the high cost of
living, it ought to be q privilege to
have a job where you can lick the
postage stamps
Complaint is made to The Herald
by a party Of picnickers who say the
policeman on duty in Washington
park made the children quit shout
ing and laughing Friday evening
when they were out there on a picnic,
and that later he turned everybody
out Of the park, children and grown
ups, at $50. II there Is any rule
against children shouting all they
want to. II ought 70 be abolished, for
and Washington park Is play place
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

providing for the collection Of an &C.
cupation tax.
The First Occupation Tax.
The schedule Of occupation taxes
levied by Mr.. Krakauer in 1880 was
as follows: Merchants, SO: billiard
halls and bowling allies, IS: hotels,
boarding houses and restaurants, SO;
1 livery stables. $40: real estate and
commercial brokers' $40; peddlerS
10: beer makers, s25; factories, $40;
insurance agents, SO; butcher shops,
SO; drummers selling goods by
sample. S25.
In those days the drummers occu-
pied the field now covered by mail
order houses, And the SIS license
on the drummers was because thew
took orders from the consumer and
interfered with the business OF the
local merchants.
Railroads Start Revival.
After the arrival Of the railroads.
everybody was optimistic as to Ell
PasO's future. and the city council
of 1852 was bombarded with petitions
for all kinds Of public utility fran
chises- An examination Of the
records shows that Ynocente Ochoa,
OF JuareZ, then Paso Del Norte, was
among the promoters Of three or four
public utilities. Benjamin Degetau.
of Kitelsen & Degetau; C r. More
head. Jas A Tays. Edwin c. Manning
and YnOcente Ochoa made applica-
ton in April. 1881. for a water works
franchise, but gave way to Sylvester
Watts.
1 F. Harrison. o. T. Bassett. Noyes
Rand. J. r. Currie and Ynocente
OchOa filed the first petition for a
gas company franchise. When a gas
franchise was finally granted. Mai.
W J. Fewel, as agent, secured it and
Mrs Fewel lighted the first gas light
to burn IN Fl Paso. 1t was quite a
ceremonial event in the city's his
tory.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
AdOance The Flag!

Advance the flagl
Arouse ye sons
OF heroesi Ye are now the ones
Who must protect as did your sires
Z air freedoms sacred altar fires
Inc skies are dark; the earth is bowed
Beneath oDpression's horror-shroud,
But freedoms sons can never fail
And freedoms cause must e'er prevail
Advance the flag
Advance the flag!
Beneath it springs
a purer peace on mightier wings!
SiiiA dreams OF ease and sordid
That peace, indeed, is dearly bought
l nat oh purchased at the price OF
The yielding OF those bIood-bouebt
gains A.
The race has made through countless
While Flooding upward through its
Advance the flag,
Advance the flag,
For God and right
On truths most forward no,,,,+, p
height "a
Advance the flag, Sustain If thar,
The nations mighty arm make hare
That this may De the brighter morn
To children's children yet unborn.
That nations still in darkness cast
Nay glimpse the coming day Al last
Advance the flagl
Advance the flag.
Its folds unfurled.
Shekinah OF a cropping world!
And meath its folds Of leaping light
Grid up your loins for the fight,
The trumpet call IS loud and clear,
The day. The day OF God is near
When all shall seek the common good
And live at peace in brotherhood.
Advance the flag
Roy a Wiley.
Hillsboro, y. II
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
81 PasO In 1875 Dropped It's City Charter
Was Smaller Than Ysleta or San Flizario'

ny De ID RONDEh.
first acquiring a municipal cemetery.
He didn't believe Ell Paso would have
to bury many of its hopes and he
was confident that II any OF the peo-
pie of FL Paso ever died, the emery
ency for cemetery would produce a
man or company to provide a burial
ground.
When Sylvester Watts asked for a
water works franchise, other public
spirited citizens remembered that
they wanted the same thing, and il
was the same when the first petition
Tor a street railway franchise was
submitted to the council, and again
when gas plants and electric plants
were proposed. Every man seemed
20 fear his neighbor might get some
thing good and he wouldn't be in on
II j. Fisher Satterthwaite said to
the writer once, lit was because
every man wanted to do something to
have his name in the records Of the
city 1t was pure patriotism"
City Builders Come.
Some of Ell Paso's leading men
came TO FL Paso in 1881 They were
men who did things, who laid the
Ioundation for the present city OF II
faso- In that group were O. T. Bas-.
SetI e r. Morehead. Chas. Davis, S.
n Pucnanan, Tom Kelly. W. S. Hills
J. r Currie. 2. T. White. A NJ.
LOOMS, W. H. Austin. A. Krakauer
Joshua Reynolds, :. II. Sutherland. 1t
IS possible that Mt. Hills came in
1880 Mr. Krakauer came out TO take
a position with Joseph and Samuel
schwartz in 1880. His merit was
qulekIy recognized and in 1852 he
was placed in charge Of the work Of
orsanizlng the city's finances. As
Chairman of the finance committee OF
me city council and also as city
treasurer he planned the city's
financial system, directed the assess
!nenI OF realty for taxation, fixed the
TAX rate ana prepared an ordinance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
Little lnT0ieUs
'Jawbone Lieutenants' Newest Nickn me
SAYS Recruiters Should DESIGNATE Slackers
Slackers
Nickname

army and the navy should adopt
some plan to designate the slackerS
from the men who have offered Their
services to their country and have
other reasons" said Garrett King.
In Canada the government recruit
I ing officers present a badge to every
man who offers TO enlist but is In
eligible on account Of physical de-
fects. or who is refused for any rea-
son whatever This aids the public TO
distinguish the slackers from the
/ loyal men and does not submit the
latter 10 the criticism and remarks
intended only for those who shir1
their duty"
farmers and stock raisers OF Cor
yell county are needing the appeal OF
the government TO increase the pro
duction OF farm products and TO raise
more cattle" said ". W HoiliagS-
worth The farmers and stock rails
erS or central and east Texas have
no reason to complain this summer.
Weather conditions have for the most
part been good and there has been
plenty OF rain The ranges are green
and the farms will undoubtedly pro
Texas viii do much in solving the
war"
Motorists who insist IN driving
their machines in the middle OF the
streets viii be fined for second Of
lenses" said justice A. J. Hall There
nave been as many, If not more. &C
eidents caused by cars being driven
IN the center OF the street than any
other one factor. The county and city
motorcycle officers are now stopping
al motorists who are driving in the
center OF the street, thus violating
the law. and warning them The sec
ond offense viii mean their arrest
Recently two high priced cars were
practically wrecked. all because one
OF the motorists was driving in the
center OF the street"
When president Wilson issued his
war proclamation and called upon the
people OF the United States to con-
serve their resources for the strlg-
gle ahead. he did not mean that Their
should stop spending money." said
" lillian r Blair. OF the Southwestern
portland Cement company He did
mean that useless expenditures should
stop, but that was nothing new.
BUS BusineSs consists OF buying and sell
ms Certain kinds OF business are
fundamental. The building business
Is one OF them There need be no
curtailment in building or road con-
Struction- Let both public and pri-
vate useful building Construction
I'm anu OF
building materials and public and
private construction work are funda-
mental industries OF the country
ANY tendency to suspend OF post
pone building projects IS inconsistent
with maintaining our prosperity
The country is prosperous. Building
investors should not hesitate 10 30
ahead with their plans. Railroads
should spare no effort to supply the
building industry with the ears
needed to transport materials Cow
state. county and rrunSSipaI
authorities should encourage the con-
inuance OF all kinds OF building.
I "a, ana street. improvements in par
-oads and streets are factors Of ffrsr
in the present high COST
y toodstuffs. Never before was ths
OF highways so essen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

OF course the public is going to be
taxed to pay off the war bonds. but II
you subscribe to the Liberty loan you
will be paying the taxes into your own
bank account.-Kansas City Star.
Jack Pershing was duly received
by the king And We suppose the
kings mental observation was, What
a big soidier." And Jacks must have
been. What a little king"-Houston
Post.
It IS not going to take long TO con
vince anti conscriptionists and others
that the United States is the poorest
place in the world in which TO start
trouble.-Indianapol Star.
Life will retain its roseate hue. to
the sweet girl graduate until ner
dream of becoming a movie queen is
rudely shattered by mothers sum
mons to come and help with the fam
lily laundry.-Los Angeles Tribune.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

Ut BE nickname Of 5awbOne
lieutenants.' applied by en-
= listed men to the noncoms
recommended for commissions in the
regular army, will stick as long as
any OF the popular army slang said
Frank WenzeL The term jawbone,'
as used in the army, means securing
anything on credit and when the
noncoms were first recommended for
commissions in the regular army, the
less fortunate enlisted men put the
term into effect regarding the fu-
ture officers. Now many OF the non
CONS. have received their commits
sions and are full fledged officers.
but they cannot shake the name OF
jawbone lieutenant
with the success We have had in
securing recruits for the new COM
pany Of the national guard at FL
Paso. I believe that we will be able
to recruit the company up to usual
war strength within a week OF ten
days said Capt. J. F. Cooley. The
Fl Paso young men have been re-
spending loyalty to the can for the
Texas guard. The new company will
be recruited up to $50 men and more
than half Of this number have been
The neutrality OF the Red Cross
on the battlefield is not political neu-
trality." said ]. Y. Baskin. 1T is a
technicality in International law
which cOnfers certain immunities Up
on every Red Cross organization in
time OF war. The neutrality Of the
Red Cross was established under the
treaty Of Geneva. It guarantees hu-
man treatment to the wounded and
cOnfers a certain immunity upon the
personnel and material employed in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
Allies

war against our name is written I'm mighty glad we have the chance
- For thanked the ahO
rallied
sometimes the Silly cleaning EgTees all
sTy hangd0Ens mbing rather
0p al should cherish allied nations
saw then children perish
M ines Tor treedothaf pride boast;
came along We ed soaked them where tyranny
vas rank and these later
r vas wsgng our eagle rather coOed than screamed And then
numbers have nailed cOrs
\ q 1udsl time this
Copyright WALL MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
BUTTE FEELS RELIEVED;
NO VIOLENCE REPORTED

Butte, Mont, June 14.-Butte is
breathing easier today, now that the
anniversary OF the founding Of the
Miners union passed without dis
order.
Pickets Of the newly organized
metal workers union are in evidence
today at many Of the mines but no
disorders have been reported. The
proposed constitution OF the new
union was TO have its third reading
today, the program calling for a vote
upon its adoption later.
II adopted several demands will
be made Immediately to the mine
operators It IS understood. These
demands are said to include a wage
of Sc a day. the elimination of the
'rustling card" system and better
provision for the safety Of the men
underground.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
SANTA FE TRAIN DERAILED.
FIREMAN DIES FROM BURNS

Haynes Cal. June 1.-THE ssaris-
slonary, a Santa Fe limited train
rom chicago to Los Angeles. was
oerslied and wrecked east OF here
Early today The engine was over
eurhed and mail and baggage cars
were demolished. J. F. Wood. A FIRE
nan nan, the only man injured, died
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
Ell PASO NORMAL TO RECEIVE
PUBLICITY In LATIN AMERICA

Publicity Throughout all LATIN
American countries is TO be given the
FL Paso Summer normal school This
word was received by n VI. Colviu,
chairman OF the publicity committee
OF the school. in a letter from Fran
cisco ]. Yanes. assistant director OF
the Pan-American union, with head
quarters in Washington. D. c. In his
letter he stated that the plans TO
make the FL Paso Summer normal an
international institution would be
given full publicity in the Pan
American Union" the official publ
cation of the union, which cfrculates
in all Latin-American countries and
in the United States.
It is predicted that women workers
on the RAILWAYS have coma 70 sfa-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

7 INSTEAD of giving a person a lot
Of flowers after he is dead and in
= the parlor, it would be more sub
stantially appropriate and longer re-
membered by him if you pass him some
vegetables over the back fence before.
<
Miss Fruzie Allsop is getting ready
for her spring drive on the offensive,
as this week she was seen to receive a
large consignment Of face powders.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

The United Cigar company has
agreed to pay its women employees on
the same basis as the men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

Miss Alice Van Hise. daughter OF
president Van Hise. Of the University
Of Wisconsin, is working in a pea
cannery.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

It is predicted that women workers
on the railways have come TO stay.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

he nickname OF Jawbone 4
lieutenants.' applied by en-
- listed men IN the uouron,s
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

The country has very nearly forgotten the president
said there is such thing nation being too proud
fight.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

Americans will fight just as hard to defeat Germany
as TO make the Liberty Loan success
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

German newspaper speculation the size of the indem
nifty which Germany will collect at the close of the war
profitable cOnectureS about the age of Ann Ger
nanys indemnity win be expressed in ciphers only.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

Two hundred girl students have enlisted in the Russian
army. They viii fight as well as the Russian men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

Motorcycle police viii all wear the number 10 and soc
VIII wish them all the luck that goes with It
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

When German submarine crews add robbery to tol
pedoing, they make themselves common pirates.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14

you have been contemplating long vacation trip thi
summer, change your mind and decide economic by
oyng the cool pine clad heights at ClOudcrof And bd
Liberty bonds with the difference