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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-27

papers the
aion the gcr until the end the
Volunteering takes heed either tho needs
spc,I responsibility OF h" various individuals Upon an imposes
dreadful
them broken piriel. convicted sactors
To tho nations rer 81 takes tr r- ioci unro
factory
his family regardless OF whether require
MN IN the trenches home Wh compuor,
need, OF the nation ana Che responsibility , individual rightly
weighed and adjusted
Conscripton Of wealth purposes merely logical
gucncc OF compulsory military &
logcian We
quence o compulsory soon
that is victory they are
made 10 feel the individuals obligation
long Tor them 10 understand and
Compulsory nothing q of
mutual obligation that the the
For he
that when the individual life
the
tory Inspectors, and al the -
Vow the Is obligation
o. the citizen W.
compulsory military
unteorng As
criminal code talk about the wisdom
credited archaic and futile volunteer army system,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-27
'ANHANDIT BANkfR~'
COMMITTEE NEFTS

TIE executive committee ~ :
tho Panhandle Bankers Ars0-
riafion held session in the
ri'y Th1rsfar 'o f.felFs mat
er ~ tie Panhandle ard plains I
section a number of mem
trrF from outside towns raa
present 1l flf occasion.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-27

volunteers.
My conviction In favor of compulsory service Is
haged incorporating opposition 20 militarism in all
is forms Nothing that can be conceived will do so much
fastcu mhtarim the American people nation
wide campaign Tor volunteers
Why viii campaign for volunteers create mill
tarigtc spiri;' Let me explain.
To raise army Of volunteers you must necessarily
GLORlFf war You can't get men 10 volunteer II YOU
tell them the truth about war and It's horrors
In recruiting campaign YOU must make war look
Ike picnic OF q gay adventure. You wave flags boa,
drums; the bands play merry inspiring tunes the pretty
girls add touch of romance and the young men
who volunteer go forth 20 war not IN OF solemn
q irolic
Those Who go 20 'hc front wake up soon enough
10 the stern reality aud somhcmesa @. tho task upon
which They arc engaged lrt the nation never docs The
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-27
Forney g. Beery!!

Who are they? "Your kodak
finishers." Let's get acquainted.
Amarillo Photo Co, 500 Il Polk
Street. Successors 10 Studio
Grand. $50 2tc
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-27

Don't take chances. Use Edison
Mazda Lamps.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-27

Edison Mazda superiority are
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30
More About The Waste Of The Government
An Ell Pasoan And Maria Paper Deplore 1t

lumber in the city or II Pas1 was
held Up 10 the public as an Outrage
committed at the hands Of our gov
eminent II was along that line that
this paper called the attention OF our
people locally.
In Thursdays Herald, as mentioned
above. the WautOu waste Of the thou
sands Of dollars. II not millions Of
dollars. worth OF scraps and leavilgz
from the government mess halls is
called 10 the attention Of its readers.
II seems to US that the message thus
brought into the homes o. our citi-
zens is very timely. Just at this time
pe1Ing 10 the good sense OF every
person OF the United States 20 ecoro-
mlze- We like the spirit Of this ap-
peal. and we are in thorough accord
with il.
We fear-yes. we know-that there
are thousands Of little children. the
darlinEs of the hearts OF our sad
mothers. who VIII 20 10 the tables in
their homes and eat q small piece OF
bread and piece Of fried Irish p9-
tatO and drink a little SKINNED milk
for their breakfast such meal as
this is an insult and an outrage 10
the tender stOmachs Of these little
children. Nor will the other meals Of
the day be any better. The father. II
they be fortunate to have a father. IS
not To blame for this condition. he
is doing the best he can He works
hard. and his heart aches with tina
OF his good wife for the needs Of his
children that he cannot supply.
Now an appeal comes 20 the people
20 increase the supply OF pork With
prevailing prices there is no question
as TO the need While all this hula
balOO is being raised and while this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
BY LIEUTENANT FITzHUGH GREEN. L. :. y.

OF Hot Air. I assure you. But
M cold air. compressed air, water
l. charged air, and atmospheric
air You know II there were no air
all those billions OF bullets and ~
centimeter buck shot they have been
shooting these three years in France
would most likely still be buzzing
around in space. And since we must
occupy space-stop; don't want 70
alarm you. There is still plenty OF
air II there wasn't a nattleship
couldn't bait
She has four vastly important uses
for ai- under pressure: Torpedoes
tools, tubes. and gun gas electors.
Lack OF any one would cripple her.
In the torpedo room a huge ship
shaking engine sucks i'm air at the
rate OF 19.c0e cubic feet a minute,
grapples with the tenuoUs stuff ana
Grams it into heavy steel tanks until
the pressure gage registers more than
$500 pounds per square inch. Tor
peuO air TASKS are connected directly
10 the tanks. occasionally 10 the COM
pressor itself, and receive their charge
which sends them speeding through
the water seven or eight miles at 80
knots an hour
Down by the ships main engines
is another air plant this time q bat
terry Of six or eight steam or electric
driven cOmpreSSors directly under the
chiefs eye They feed into large
storage tanks at a pressure from 90
TO lac pounds.
Branch lines and auxiliary tanks
supply air for pneumatic tools. Did
YOU ever notice the frichtful chatter
ing in ship yard2 Air driven
riveters, shippers, hammers. Eouges.
and chiSels are next 20 rapid fire
guns the uoIsest weapons in the world
They are built like gun with an
air hose leading 20 the butt and
tool in the muZZle- One or two men
grip the stock, brace and pull the
trigger Air at about IS pounds es-
capes and strikes a piston behind the
hammer or chiseL This blow auto
maticalIy cuts off the air. But trig-
ger down, the operation is repeated
sometimes 800 or 800 times a minute.
a strong man with q sledEe can
strike three or four 20 TO IS pound
blows minute, % minutes out OF an
nour, eight hours q day. The same
man sitting quietly can strike zoo I5
pound blows a minute with a pneu-
matte hammer. On "a Warshlp. where
quick repairs are always vital. q sim
gle pneumatic tool can do the work
VA Hv HAehE INeEltlI ana QoeSU Z
require three squares and a sleep to
keep going.
Fire circulating around water filled
tubes makes steam in a boiler SCOT
deposit coats the tubes and reduces
boiler efficiency Each day they must
be cleaned After a run every inch
Of surface is secured. Compressed air
MP 10 200 pounds pressure is used.
Steam IS good for the same purpose
but more expensive and less efficient.
Air also operates wire brushes and
thrust into the tubes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30
CIr-rlsHt I9l7. Interlatioaal Views 81

dire ueei is So apparent, we would
like 10 see our government doing a
part OF the practising as well as the
preaching Right here in Maria. and
At every place where soldiers are sta
TONED. the extravaganza OF our gov
eminent appalls US. The squin from
the mess halls is burned; soldiers old
uniforms are burned. tents are con-
demued and sold for q fa-tliuE. We.
hicles are burned. It's waste, waste
on every side. We believe in using
il be individual or government that
does the using.
All this squiu. even II some Of Il
does sour and is unfit for human be-
iugs 10 eat. could be placed in a vat
with a sufficient amount OF common
cooking soda and made the most eN-
Celleut food for hogs. The govern
meut could have its own hogs. and
thus save the taxpayers a large sum
Of money. II that was too much
trouble. there are many individuals
w no would be willing 20 buy. and 20
pay good prices roo. for this stuff Tor
their hogs. IL takes food % keen
hogs. and hog food as well as human
food Is scarce and high.
in writing this we want to add
that we cannot believe our national
administration can know OF these
in president Wilson and his cabinet
members but the situation remains
with US Just the same II IS our hon
est opinion that some army Officer.
whose duty Il is 10 look after these
matters. is asleep on his fob. When
matters OF this kind are rectifled and
our government Is run on an econOmi-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30
Little Interriews

ton was brought for S43. 900 Cin trade.
representing "A cash consideration Of.
perhaps, S55.O00)- Within a week after
purchase he refused an offer Of $50
0e0, claiming the new owner now val
ued this property at $500
In conclusion I wish TO state that
the assessing system installed by the
writer records correct measurements
Of each parcel Of real estate. class and
values Of buildings thereon. last price
paid on each parcel within the CITY
limits, and from this record it IS a
simple matter to arrive at true values.
which may be further checked BY
comparison This record insures the
proper equalization Of values. dis
tributed throughout the city. and does
away with any guess work
TN spite OF the fact that conserva-
ton of food is being urged. the city
of El PasO cannot afford 70 reduce its
standards and ] shall continue TO con-
denim all foods that have been exposed
to dirt and are likely to cause dis
ease said city food inspector Robert
c. Dornkeckter. TO avoid having
meats or other foods spoil, and conse-
Quently condemned. I suggest that
small merchants who have no cold
storage facilities refrain from over
stocking their refrigerators and 9TH
er food containers. Overstock is the
The board OF health wants no food
offered for sale that might in any
way cause diseases. To the end of
conserving food. all merchants and
consumers are asked to cooperate in
this matter. so that it shall not be
necessary TO destroy any foOdstuffs."
THE human falling of Boosting OF
ones actions is the most valuable al
" officers OF the law have 10 work
with" said deputy sheriff J. 2. Kill
patrick. I have been told by har-
deued and expert criminals that stool
pigeons who are located in every
corner Of the big cities. have only TO
keep their ears open TO get clews TO
big jobs 1t may seem, they tell me,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30

AFTER big crime has been committed
lnat absolutely no way Of uncoverinE
the mystery is TO be found. but sooner
or later, the criminal viii boast 10 his
friends Of his work, and someone will
oYerhear Il and report it to the Of
fieers Of the law"
Even the balloons are growing
smaller as the high prices soar" sa I'll
E D. Farrar- "Of course we have am
heard the joke about the balloons go
ing up but even that old pun IS be-
ing literally lived up to. I noticed
TINS morning while watching the cir
Gus parade that the balloon man had
a large array OF colOred balloons. hut
none OF them were anywhere near the
size formerly sold for a dime These
are the delight OF the children. but
for their actual costa few cents
worth Of rubber, and little air they
are an expensive toy"
Tt isn't wholly the merchants
fault that the prices are high here. %
said Joseph G. Franklin. "One firm
ir FL Paso decided TO help its men ont
by buying coal by the car fin Colo
RADIO for them. The coal cost the men
500 at the car here in FL Paso. But
the price Of labor Tor delivering the
coal was 81 per ton, so the men really
lost 81 by the transaction as coal can
be bought for IS a ton"
From conservative estimates I
have made since being in FL Pagc 7
believe the automobile owners Of This
city pay annually 81 600. 600 for the
insurance Of their machines" said
William " MCGEE Of Los Angeles
These figures are based on statistics
compiled on the number Of machines
owned in FL Paso and the number in
sured. This includes all forms Of in
surance, against fire. theft and 9TH
7 am indeed proud OF the showing
made by the soldiers Of the El Paso
district In subscribing to the second
issue of Liberty bonds" said Col
Horatio G. SickeL with few exceD-
tons every man purchased a bond. In
many instances the purchasers in the
ranks subscribed for from $50 TO $500
worth OF bonds These men are not
receiving the amount OF salary in the
army they did before enlisting and
they are not only making a big sac
rifice by quitting their business and
voting part of their pay 10 the
purchase OF Liberty bonds"
Now that women in the warning
are DOMINIC the overaIls and
munitions and motor
ears and other things mecha1icsI .
said George a Chandler. cit looks
as though some OF the men who re-
turn after the war viii have to look
about for other fields TO conquer. 1t
ISN'T likely that things will be as
before either for the women or for
The men Readjustments Of all sorts
p III have TO be made, and If they
are entered into in the win the war
spirit, there is no reason why they
amt be made. The war has shown F..
p hat can be done in the way Of or /
sanitation and somiug to terms when I
.cclety as n whole is set upon a given I.
end"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30
Roundabout Town
ny G. A. MARTIN.

I unless they can afford it-at Ieas.
most Of them don't
Gradually the excavator working in
the upper valley on the east side Of
the river is creeping north in Its
progress It Is now midway between
Eerino and EadO. working day and
night The torches flaring Up 10 give
the workmen light may be seen for
miles in either direction.
some men don't have nutomo-
bile accidents because they drive
carefully; some just out OF pure
blind luck.
a man whose reputation for truth
fulness and veracity was beyond re-
proach but who had the misfortune 10
talk through his nose as the prin-
cipal witness FOR the state and the
prosecuting attorney in referring TO
this witness during his closing argus
ments remarked Gentlemen OF the
jury. you can have implicit faith in
what this witness said. An untrue
statement never. passed his lips"
The attorney for the defence. hav-
Ing been unable TO shake this wit
ness statements, and. realizing that
I'm order 70 clear his client OF the
charge preferred against him Il would
be necessary 20 disCredit this witness.
took Up she argument Of the prosecut-
ing attorney and said Gentlemen Of
the jury, the defence admits that no
lie has ever passed over this wit
nesses lips but remember that he
talks through his nose"
=
A man can step into a puddle OF
water. get his feet wet, sit down al
his desk without a change and be
sueezing his head off before night.
but he can 80 out hunting. wade
waist deep into the water after ducks.
stay wet and cold all day and come
home feeling fine. with an appetite
thal would shame an OK. and not
even be- cross enough % quarrel with
his wife
Joe Wright went out hunting the
other day with A. J. Strayer. steve
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30

After a big gun is fired gas AMI
flame linEer in the so foot cavern Of
its chamber. II aimed into the wind
flame may be driven back when the
breech is opened Men have been ter
ribly burned in this way once tho
next charge Just brought up was ic-
nited. the turret blew up killing most
OF the crew.
A few years ago a naval officer in
vented the gas ejector system now
used on all guns 10 prevent s0called
flare backs" A number OF small
holes through the breech admit com
pressed air at $50 pounds pressure.
Opening the breech operates an air
valve which IS not closed until the
first lOaderuan reports bore clear"
Roar OF guns air blast immediat ely
following the shock OF discharge is
more upsettinE TO a novice than the
explosion itself To many recruits its
shrill kissing suggests a kind OF giant
fuse which at any minute may culmi-
nate In an awful blast OF death
Just what is an air compressor Tt
IS an ordinary pump with the steam
piston larger than the air piston. AS
in a tire pump q large pressure is
applied to a small column Of air at
a time. rapidly and persistently- The
charge OF one torpedo could initiate
2O00 tires-CopyriEht 1917, by George
Matthew Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30

G@HERE is a new marker on
the grave OF Frank F. Chase
IN your e Paso cemetery and
I the enclosed clipping is from a letter
sent by his son 70 his home" says 4
letter received by The Herald.
1T was a very beautiful thing for
any boy 20 do-and shows the spirit
OF the boys that are marching 70 the
front: God bless them all" continues
tho letter
The clipping tells Of the visit Of a
Young officer 10 the grave OF his
father IS he passed through here with
brother officers and Of their firing a
salute over the grave-the only time
in the history Of the cemetery. the
young man thinks. wnen q firing
squad made up OF officers fired a
salute for the dead The clipping
from a Sacramento paper. after re-
ferriug TO the event. quotes the young
officers letter TO his mother
Just a few lines. We were in e.
Paso all day yesterday. ] went TO the
cemetery and found papa's grave. I
just covered st. with flowers and
bought a beautiful marker 20 put on
d.. When a letter comes from FL Paso
90 me you open it and you viii find
enclosed q photo showing the tomb
stone. You see II it Is alright and
than keep It, In case they send two
photos, send me one We went 20 the
grave, four OF us. all i'm Uncle sam
uniforms. We stood AZ the foot Of 30.
removed our hats. stood az atten-
ton and fired a vOh5y into the air,
then saluted and marched to our car.
We all looked fine when we went
TO the cemetery, all in our khaki and
campaign hats and side arms. 60
Colts. and belts filled with l. maya
zines Of ten shots each The grave Is
Kept up so I smotherei DO with roses. I
lanlias. and other flowers. so that Dc I
was indeed beautiful. Then we went
through the military formalities. The
officers ~ we're all dressed for the
march. So dear old daddy. II he saw
DO. sure was highly honcred. as that
honor IS for the big army man only.
After arranging for the marker
Tot the grave, I made arrang emeuts
for the plot to be kept as nice as any
could be- We Will be at camp tomor- /
row afternoon. We are travelling - /
men IN Pullman car"
We were out hunting the other day
On the upper valley and Henry Frls. .
in crossing the fields. was continually /.
reminded of a lot of newspaper read /
e-s-he saw so many beets-
To the hunter. a bird IN the
pocket l. worth two in the bushes.
especially II they fall among the
priclSly pears.
Circuses have taken in more money
this year, they say. than ever before.
which sounds something like the
country was prosperous enough. for
people don't spend money on circuses
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30
Roundabout Town
Young Army Officer HOnOrs His Dead Father
With Brother Officers. Statutes The Grave

Daniels and some other friends and
on the way back. when we stopped a.
a certain place ID the road to drink
lunch. Joe discovered that the keeper
OF the place is also a game warden
Thinking TO have some fun, he be-
gan telling the game warden that he
ought to search Strayer's car. assert
ing that Strayer had killed more than
the legal limit OF ducks and quail
IL wasn't true OF course. FOR =
Strayer ever got the Limit OF either,
he'd be willing TO pay fine FOR It.
Go out and search his car said
Joe. rather insistently, as he put a
dollar on the counter. added a dime
to Il 20 make even change for the
round and said give us another
You are telling ne what the othe-
fellows got; what did you get-' asked
the game warden.
"Oh. I didn't get anything 20
amount 70 anything" said joe These
other fellows are the real hunters. 1
just got a few Jack snipe-"
Jack snipe, en- said the game
warden How many did you getT'
"Oh about five" said Joe. rather
chestily, for jack snipe are hLrd 10
shoot and Strayer fired four boxes
Of shells trying 10 get one but failed.
Turning around behind him the
game warden picked up a copy OF the
game laws, and laid Il out IN front OF
Joe. pointing as he did 50 20 the
paragraph marked Jack snipe.- This
is what Joe read. Jack suipe-Sea-
son opens Jan J." For ones IN his
life. Joe Wright had no immediate
so you're the game wardenY' he
finally said to the man behind the
counter
ayes" said the warden. who by this
time had served 'em again." and had
ruug up JOe's change.
DO you know who I am?" Joe
@ sked.
NO sir. don't know you"
We'll. I'm the durndest liar who
ever hunted IN New Mexico said
Wright
The warden evidently didn't ques-
ton the statement for he didn't make
any arrest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30
Lille Intrpiews
McSain Explains How City Assessing Is Done
Criminals Boast OF ''Iobs:9 Are Thereby Candb4
7 READ in q recent Issue OF The
Herald an interview quoting Z.

z READ IN g recent issue OF The
Herald an interview quoting E.
K LonEacre as not under
standing the cause for Increase in
property valuations" said city asses
sor ". P. 2. 8IcSaiu.
city tax rolls do not show Mr..
Longacre as a tax payer, nor do the
city or telephone directries tell me
who he is. which leads the writer to
believe that he is one Of our recent
residents, and. feeling that he is Sc
riously interested IN property values
and taxation, I am going to tell him
how these values are fixed.
1T is the charged duty OF a tax as
SCISSOR TO be familiar with values. and
1t is MS sworn duty TO see that all as
sessments are eQualized on a per-
cenrage basis Of the market value. as
instructed by the city council. which
for FL Paso has been so percent of
the market value. Now then for Mr.
LCngacre TO properly criticize FL paso
assessments he should first learn OF
market values.
'As a fair comparison from year 70
year Of market values Mr.. L0ngacre
would find II very interesting and per-
haps instructive to read the weekend
isues OF our local papers which re-
port very thoroughly realty sales.
which in q great number Of instances
have shown the price paid a few years
back, and many just a year or so
back. and the price sold for suisse
Quently. BE viii observe that no sale
in recent years has been for a price
less than previously purchased for,
but on the other hand viii find that
these sales have uetted from % per-
cent 20 as high as 300 and 900 per-
cent profit 10 the seller. II then sure
~ follows that If the market value
respond
THE incident he mentions OF an in
crease from $4,000 TO $4,000 over last
years. is well founded from the fol-
lowing facts The property in ques-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30
EdIt0r. u Paso Herald:

AalA----a -rN A4as
EFEREING to The HeraId's re-
cent protest against the whole
- sale. deliberate destruction Of
useful public property by a govern
ment department. such a protest rep
resents a very high order Of patriot
ism. and especially at a time when il
might easily be misconstrued by I'M
thinking people as the reverse.
Since the matter has been preached
in this fearless manner. IL would he
Interesting at least 10 know what. II
any, explanation has been offered or
may be surmised for this waste. In
case there was good reason for It.
The public may be counted on TO &C
cept il, and II it resulted either from
the mistake Of an individual or OF q
system, IL will be overlooked and for
given; but there seems TO be no OBJ
vious reason why the light should
not be turned on as a mere reason
able safeguard against establishing
or confirming bad presidents either
on the part OF government depart
ments In wholesale waste. or Of the
public I'm failing 10 protest 20 at least
the extent Of asking for an exp!ana-
A.B. c.
Waste In smericun Government.
(Fruu Maria CTeL) Town Talk
An excerpt Of our editorial OF last
week was kindly carried on the front
page OF Thursdays FL PasO Herald in
connection with a further comment
by that splendid paper on the waste
OF our national government In an
issue OF that paper last week the
burning Of millions OF feet Of good
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
Peace For All

ONE must do the fighting and must teach schools and some
writing and others shoe the mules think he's
- and shoot holes Through the brutal
perating
navy; f By gravy!
straightway
knitting sitting, sol
bull can't them they'll tootsies warmed
dfoTmedI
and whee paint the barn; but with knitting needles
walking
help agreeing my being may
10
Copyright BY George Matnsw AdamA MASON