El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-08

estate men, bankers and merchant &
I have all agreed to help push il. SC
I that next year FL Paso can advertise
TO the world that all OF her people
own their own homes.
although the buy-s-home cam
paign was launched only a few DAYS
ago real estate men report that II
IS taking, and that they are kept
busy showing homes and sites for
homes The bankers are pleased be-
cause they say the buying OF homes
means the starting Of many savings
accounts with money which went for
rents The merchants are pleased be
cause they say that people who have
been paying rents viii have more
money TO spend with them"
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The people will begin to think. p
SAID Peyton Brown, that our Demo
cratic statesmen at Washington are
not TOO big 10 play politics at this
critical hour IN the country's history,
unless the necessary official permis-
sion Is granted Theodore Roosevelt 10
go ahead and organize his division of
IShtins men for the European front.
50 FAR Air. Roosevelt has measured I'd
to the full ideal standard Of American
citizenship and the American people
viii conclude that the only reason for
WlIhhol0lng permission for him to get
into the war game is fear that II will
make him dangerously popular with
the American people in 1920"
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7 find plenty Of consolation in the
knoWledge, said ". Z. Porter, that
when we are having disagreeabIe
weather in FL Paso the balance of the
country IS having q fierce time. FL
Faso always has a shade the best Of
II IN the weather line. While we were
complaining last night because the
WIND was too cold for driving down
the valley the people north and east
OF US were catching pneumonia. wad-
ing through snow and trying 10 save
their little chicks from being frozen
10 death. We should not complain be-
cause We have cold noses this morn
ing In other sections they have
frozen noses and toes"
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with the United States at war. Il
Is fitting that this years memorial
day services should be made the most
impressive in the history of the citv--
SAID capt. Z. z. Tusten, Of the 9. A. X.
The memorial day services are 10
pay homage to the memories of the
soldiers who have died for their
country in the past and now that the
nation is again at war greater atte.i-
ton than ever should be paid to the
honoring Of the dead The G. a. F.
ana the Spanish war veterans are IN
dertaking the memorial DAY progrsm
ana Il is hoped that the entire civ
VIII JUN Win tneLn N observing the
day
Amarillo boys arc showing the
right kind Of patriotism and are
joining the army in large numbers in
order to beat the CONSUMPTION law"
said Capt. T. ". Fonda, of the army
recruiting station. Every train from
Amarillo is bringing recruits from
the substation to the Fl Paso re-
cruiting station and they represent
the leading people OF the Panhandle.
In one group OF recruits who enlisted
at Amarillo were p seniors from the
college at Canyon City. Tex"
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Conditions IN the state Of Sonora
and al along the west coast are
again normal and the farmers are
planting an increased acreage"
stated Jack Noonan, OF Nogaies.
arIZ- When I was along the Sonora
border / found the farmers employing
large forces Of men planting grain
and other crops. And all along the
west coast farmers. fruit growers and
ranche-s are devoting their atten-
ton to raising bumper crops aud in
creasiag their herds. There is NOT
tie slightest indication of revolt
Sonora The villa movement has
been broken in that state and in
he other western states Of Mexico.
There Is no other leader To- lake his