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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
China Joe, Friend of Gold
Seekers, Is Found Dead

Juneau. Alaska. June China Joe.
one OF the most respected citizens
Of juneau and 4 pioneer OF Alaska.
was found dead Nay IS in his cabin
in the business district OF juneau,
where ne had conducted a bakery and
garden He came to Juneau in the
early eighties. but before that he
operated a bakery at Sitka, and still
earlier he had been a miner in the
Cassiar country. When the Chinese
were forcibly obliged to leave Alaska
in the early days an exception was
made in the case of China Joe. on &C
count OF his numberless acts of kind
ness to the old prospectors. He was
SO years old. and was a charter MEM
Der OF the 1887 Alaska Pioneers as
sOciation and 4 member Of the Juneau
IglOO camp.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

-HoIlWeg's speech shows
Prussian militarism still at its old
game Of lying IN wait" to spring on
somebody else's propery.-Chieago
Herald
France has learned that the way to
make a Socialist leader less radical IS
to put him into the cabinet Russia
may have a similar experience.-NeW
York World.
Probably the Germans are the only
people in the world who are willing
to fight for three long years without
knowing what they are fighting for.
Galveston News
A system OF censorship that could
be relied on to prevent any German
plotter from getting information
would be welcomed by everybody
Washington Star.
Such 4 memorable event as the cor
dial fraternizing OF aIr. Gompers and
John D. Rockefeller, jr-- in Washing
ton, IS in danger OF being overlooked.
Springfield Republican
The best patriotic parade would be
up and down the furrowed fields Of the
lowly bean patch. and the most ap-
propriate flag raising would be TO
decorate your toll moistened brow
with a red bandana.-Hamilton Rec
ord
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
Ell Paso and Juarez In Old Days Almost One T OVID
LasCruces Thriving own WhepElPa sBaby

old time stories Of El
Paso The Herald is printing
awake many memories and
lead US old timers back through pleas
ant pathways TO the days when we
were the happiest and most cOntented
people on EARTH" said Manr,l Flores.
Mr.. Flores served II years as dis
trict and county clerk for Ell Paso.
J. NJ Lujan was the first county clerk
and Mr.. Flores the second. The latter
was defeated by F. P. Clark in 1882
by seven votes. Mr.. Clark had served
as deputy collector of customs under
collector D. Z. Marsh. and under the
Mckinley administration in 1897. Mr.
Clark was appointed collector Of Gus
toms here. He is now living in Ari-
IONA
Las Cruces the Larger Town.
LAS Cruces" said Mr. Flores. was
a town of 1000 population when Ell
Paso was only baby town.
Mr.. Flores was in Las Cruces when
the salt riot occurred in this county
and he met there Judge Howard. who
went to Las Cruces to escape the riot
ters at San Elizario. Mr.. Flores came
to FL Paso in 1869 and found federal
troops stationed here under command
Of Col ]. A. Zabriskie and Capt. A. H.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
Roundabout Town
Rand Calls Auto Trip West Through Ajo Fierce
Road West of Phoenix Also Bad: Go By Needles
By G. A. MARTIN.

over the northern or Needles route
several times. He knows 2 good
road and he knows a bad road and
when W J. Rand says a road is bad,
1t is bad
He was asked to send The Herald
an account of his trip when he and
Billy orr and their families left
here for the coast. and his report is
not at all encOurag ing to those who
have heard much OF the short route"
west from Tucson. His letter fol-
lows, from Ocean Park. Cal:
We reached here last night, after
one Of the hardest drives I have ever
made to the coast VIII Orr and l,
with our families, left Tuesday morn
ing, making Bowie the first day;
Tucson at noon Wednesday and
from there TO ago Thursday We
went from Ajo to Yuma, Friday;
Yuma to FL Centre by way Of INLAND
Saturday and came from FL Centre
here Sunday. The last day we made
2g5 miles. coming by way Of San
Diego. This route is fierce from
Tucson on, and I would aSvise all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
More Women Than Men
Would Imborf Liduor

Denver. Colo, June Since the
new prohibition law went into effect
in Colorado, the greater part of those
applying at the coInty recorders
office for permits to ship in liquor
have been women. according 10 Off
Gals at the Denver office. This. it
Is explained is due to the fact that
the person who obtains the permit
must receipt for the liq.ior and be-
cause a man probably would lose a
days work by having to care for his
liquor shipments, he lets his wife do
II for him.
One woman recently applied for =
permit for sacramento purposes. She
said she was the sole member in
Denver Of a certain religious sect and
the LIQUOR WIS to be used at religious
services of her faith. Her request
was refused
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
An Arizona Militant

RIZ0NA has citizen whose return from Washington
has been made the occasion for tributes in his honor
- - He is W. Ward Davies of Casa Grande Mr. Davies
the whose hard fist both Frustrated and led to
version one Alexander Bannwart pacst, who in the
act Of making physical assault upon the aged senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts, at the time the state of
luton under consideration In congress.
As result of Mr. Daviess interference Lodge
saved from injury and Bannwart the light He
arrested but not prosecuted by Lodge and after
few hours meditation declared both his act and his prn-
ciple wrong few weeks ago few lines in obscure
Of the newspapers announced that Bannwar had
pleed his conversion from pacst TO true patriotism by
enisting In the army.
All this fine work for Mr. Davies of Casa Grande.
He upheld the best traditions of breezy young westerner
in the east and Landed in the newspapers in
Casa Grande proud of him counts The
little town in south central Arizona the Southern Pa
cfic likes good fighting well any other Sec
ondly Mr. Davies had been sent achieve publicity
for Casa Graude, and he certainly got it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
ny J. ID. PONDER.

French The town of FL Paso then
had population Of zoo people.
FL PesO and Juarez Ore Town.
"El PasO and Juarez." said Mr..
Flores, were practically one town.
We had only stage coach communica-
ton with the outside world. but our
people were as one big, happv and
contented family. The feeling of
1rienoliness between FL Paso and
Juarez remained unbrOken until Of
1tclsl Mexico became suspicious Of
FL Paso's friendship for Mexican revo-
lutionists in 1910. Prior to that time
the people OF the two cities were ~
one family. and we had more pleas
ure IN those days than our people are
having today.
You know Col. Zabriskie and Cant
French both married here in Ell Peso
They married daughters of Hu~h
stevenson. who was a sonlnIaw of Mr.
Azcarate. who owned the old Azcarate
grant IN this county. 1 also married
one OF his daughters. Capt French's
widow is now Mrs Leahy and is Ifv-
ing mere in Ell Paso. Col ZabrisL lie
moved 10 Tucson. but his son is now
Ii Fsso's chief Of police
COunty Seat ut san ElizarlO.
When FL PasO became an organ
ized county. the county seat was To-
Gated at san ElizariO, which was also
the county seat for PecOs and Reeves
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

After the salt riot. the county seat
was removed 10 Ysleta. where it re-
NAMED until 1889 when FL Paso out
voted the valley and brought the
county seat to this city"
MesIIIa Park Had 2OOO.
In 1879 Las Cruces was a much
larger place than IL PasO. Even Ne
silla Park, Mr.. Flores says. had 2e00
population and was larger than this
city But when FL Paso BEGAN to
grow. after the arrival Of the rail-
roads and mining activity fell off an
the Organ mountains. Las Cruces
stood still until the construction OF
the Elephant Butte dam was assured.
Then Las Cruces woke up and has
been going forward since.
In the good old days. mentioned by
Mr. Flores. the people Of FL PasO and
Juarez wee as cordial and friendly
in their relations as two towns could
possibly be. Americans were allowed
more privileges in Juarez than its
officials accorded their own people
JuareZ was then populated by
wealthy and cultured people whose
hospitality was gracious and without
ostentatiOu-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

UTOMOBnISTS intending to
y make the trip to California are
= - warned against attempting to
drive west from Tucson to Ajo and
then TO Yuma The old road by way
Of Phoenix is best, but even that IS
now reported as bad west OF Phoenix
and the best way for FL Pasoans to
get to California in the opinion of
". J. Rand. is to go north by way OF
Elephant Butte dam. Socorro. Magda-
lena, Springervills and Needles. This
is rather q sad commentary upon the
condition of the Borderland route, Of
which we have boosted so much, and
is due solely to failure of the citizens
and communities west of Phoenix TO
keep the roads in repair. From FL
Paso to Phoenix, the roads are in
good shape over the Borderland.
W. J. Rand is not a tenderfoot
driver. He has been over the route
between FL Paso and San Diego =
dozen times and he has also been
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
Little Interviews
Little Interviews
Buy Quality FOOdstuffs, Merchant CouDsels
El Pago Mexican Registers In Pennsylvania

OF this city to register" said Rev.
l~crcy R. Knickerbocker. What is
more inspiring to man than to see
his wife, his mother or his sister.
doing her bit for her country in this
little way2 II is the duty of every
woman in tSis city 10 join the pa
rade and set an example TO the
young men who are eligible for reg
istratiOn."
More than 20O FL Pasoans be-
tween the ages Of q aud 80 who are
now in OthC- cities throughout the
country have mailed their registra-
lions to this office" said Jack Daw-
son, city clerk. Others are arriving
on almost every mail FL PasOans
who have sent their registration
cards here are now employed in
nearly every city in the union of
more than $4,000 population Prae-
ticaly every state in the union was
represented in the cards received.
One Of them WAS from Alberto Cor
dOva- an alien. who is with Barnum
& Bailey's circus now touring Penn
Mexican citizen, but desired to regis
ter in FL Paso, from which city he
Joined the show
The roads between Dallas and FL
pasO are in good condition for tour
ing" said James l. Clint, who, with
his family. is motoring to Los An
geles- with the exception OF a
title sand we experienced no trou-
Ne on our trip from Dallas here
We passed a large number of tour
lists en- route to the Pacific coast
and other points in the west The
chamber of commerce of your CITY
has done much TO attract tourists
here through its extensive publicity
comp len and the trim by way Of FL
"aso is well worth while. We think
We have been more than rAnai9 by
coming this way to see Ell Paso.
Iua rez and the manv attractions they
both offer the tourist
Everything pertaining to the boys
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
ASKS WILSON TO EXPLAIN
WAVING LITERACY TEST

Washington. D c.. June IA reso-
luton adopted yesterday by the
house immigration committee asks
secretary Wilson by what authority
he has authorized the entrance Of
Mexican farm labOrers into the
United States. The committee holds
the secretary's recent action in di-
recting the admission under pre-
seribed regulations OF Nexicans for
temporary laoor on farms of the
southwestern states is in violation Of
the immigration law. .
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

q weeks savings into a theater in
Honolulu.
Under the heading OF Lettuce
Alone" the Albuquerque Journal
prints the following from the Fort
Sumner Review: Mr.. and Mrs. Gseen
Crisp have returned from JheiI
honeymoon trip 10 Oklahoma"
George Clements has diseOv-
cred that the Indian head five
cent piece OF the United States
does not bear the picture Of an In
dian at all, but instead, a profile
Of the kaiser, minus the musta- he.
Take one OF these coins, mark a
mustache on it with n pen and
ink, cover the back of the s.pie-
fure'' with your thumb and you
get n perfect picture Of the kali
ser. writer contends that n
German sculptor, who desir-ned
the coin. instead OF making fl an
Indian face, substituted the pro-
file Of his beloved kaiser AMI thus.
even before the war. Nput one
overs on the United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

- VERY housewife in Il Psso
should be convinced that this
~ critical period OF merchandise
ing can be better withstood by buy
ing quality foodstuffs. rather than
cheap stuff" said ". z. Smith.
There is a disposition evident among
a large number OF women in FL Paso
to rush off for the eatabIes that bear
the lower prices, which is bound to be
just as expensive, or more so, in the
long run. as it would be to stick to
the regular articles. We American
people waste a tremendous lot of
food. but the waste Of cheap stuff
is heavier than tnat OF quality. This
trying time viii pass within a month
or two. and the uncertainty viii be
removed ! look for q period OF
lively business just as soon as the
army registra ton IS past and the ma
chinery OF the government has re-
volved q turn or two. There is no
call for any individual or firm 10 be
Tcared- People are not facing fam
me, by any means Prices OF things
to eat are high. II Is true. but they
are no higher than they have been
for six months. Quality buying VIII
help 10 solve the apparent strin-
Sency.
an my opinion one of the best
wavs to stop the present war is u
subscribe 10 the Liberty loan" said
r lgar W Kayser. land the sooner
the American people come TO the
frCnt in subscribing to the loan. the
better it viii be for all The Liberty
loan bonds are the bcst security in
the whole world. You get SO per
cent interest on your mo7"v from the
strongest government financially and
otherwise, in the whole world"
=
The proposed parade OF FL Paso
women on Registration day will be
:he greatest thing in the world TO
stimulate and inspire the young men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
Spring Mud

PREG brings the
then he broad and fertile
The farmer stays away from and doesn't blow
down al
are their wonted fe worthy dealers take gasoline
sight
go FORTH tones like Go
When forth you'll submarine.
Copyright b Matthew Adams WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

, department will be in excellent con-
ditiOn for the opening Friday night"
said Charles Brown, boys secretary
for the Y NJ c A The mother. and
father of every boy in the Y. NJ. c. A.
is expected to be present 10 see what
their sons can do, either in the gym
nastic exercises or in the swimming
pool great deal Of attention viii
be given to the boys in the future
and every lnducement viii be offered
TO persuade them to spend their
spare time at the association build =
ing rather than on the streets"
The cadet system in the high
school is a very good thing for the
boys in many ways" said ]. A.
Smith Tt not only inStils in the
boys a patriotic spirit. but gives 10
them an early knowledge Of military
affairs which Will be of no little
value TO them should they ever be
called upon to serve their country
on the field OF battle Another good
feature is that the boys are taught
to be punctual and TO observe the
rules Of obedience and COURTESY
where the situation demands il. The
youngsters must carry their forms
erect and not in a slovenly ard
slonchy manner, which is so common
TO school boys"
7 received a call Thursday even
ing, about clock on san Antonio
street that has stopped" said police
g L l. Hail and 1 think that
the T. On calling did a good thing
when he called the station. The
clock had been stopped for a coupIe
Of days 1 could not get the callers
name He asked that something be
done and I have asked that the clock
be either started or the face Of it
covered I wish that all citizens
would feel that it is I'D to them to
inform US Of these affairs, otherwise
the police are liable to miss some
slings that are of the most Impor-
There is certain TO be a hoI6uo n
Fl Paso's wonderful building cam
paign this year." said R. II Dudley.
Tor the reason that our builders are
not going to be able to get the ma
terial. Then too. building material
positively refuse TO build until the
prices come down. Only the very
wealthy can afford 70 build as an in
vestment these days. But FL Pasc
can afford TO take q snort rest. It has
been building so fast. and If the en-
rest the cost Of building material
will come down to reasonable fig
ures"
This spring has been a very hard
one on the FL Paso valley farmers
said NJ J. Murray. The frost late
In April killed two-thirds OF the fruit
and the freezing wind storm in Nav
got the balance OF the fruit and did
damage to wheat. oats
and early corn The cold nights have
been holding back CROPS Of all kinds
and in many instances making IL
necessary TO replant When l looked
over my little crop the other morning
after the freeze 1 wondered II God
ever intended this section to produce
anything except rabbits. burros and
Indisns. But I console myself with
he fact that this is an exceptional
rear"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

against coming this way. The roads
are unsigned and the log given US
at Tucson, sent US over wrong roads.
They will get you where you are 60
ing but are the worst The sand
pulls are awful and il is the most
desOlate country ever The roads out
OF Phoenix are nearly as bad. SO IL
looks as though the upper route is
now the only one to take-by way of
Socorro. Springerville and up that
way, or to Phoenix and up to Pres
colt.
There is one hill west of Yuma
over a new road, that all cars stick
on We saw four stuck at one time.
The plank road across to HoltviIle
Is impossible We tried that and il
was covered all the way. The road
to Ajo is crossing washes all day.
You can imagine what that is. From
there TO Sentinel, ii is as bad and
from Sentinel to Wellton it is sand
and then some.
mo tenderfoot should attempt this
points to get anything between
Tucson and Ajo and nothing be-
tween Ajo and Sentinel but desert
The FL Paso chamber Of commerce.
should caution people against this
route. The chamber of commerce at
Tucson advised me that this route
was perfect.
AT FL Centric, we found they
were routing all eastbound cars by
way Of INLAND and they said they
never sent one over the planks. I
don't want any Of my friends to at
You can tell all who ask what
my opinion Of the Ajo route Is. True
it is so OF SO miles shorter than "
Phoenix, but ii is 100 or more miles
slower and harder"
=
proverbs, there is a silver lin
ing to every cloud" and its an
i'll wind that blows nobody good"
The high winds will damage
homes and other property, but
they also blow down billboards.
=
The galley boy says he heard n
girl In FL PaSo say she didn't like
the boys, bur she wInked as she
said it.
Today I'm beginning on nv 4otb
year. but I'm not worried about n
when 1 look about me and see ]. A.
Smith. A p. Coles, George Il. Glenn
ents, z. 7. White H B. Stevens. DR..
r L. Ramey, ]. H. Nations and the
host of others who passed the marx
some little time ago and still ave
among the youngest men we have in
the city.
Many a man Dho mill smell the
pines on his vacation this summer mill
smell ponder in the trenches next
summer.
4
A hundmred dollars to the govern
ment now may be worth as much as
a thousand two years from now and
the chances are that If the hundred
is rot forthcoming today, the thou-
sand will be taken two years frou,
now. Buy a bond.
\ \
IT IS SAID THAT ALL FUTURE TEN
DERS OF PERSONAL SERVICE TO
THE PRESIDENT WILL BE ANSWERED
WITH A NEAT LITTLE SLIP GIVING
ADDRESS OF THE NEAREST RECRUIT
ING OFFICE. APPROPRIATE.
x
Raymond Teal, who makes peopIe
laugh at the Crawford theater-not
exactly AT the theater; il is not
necessary for anybody to make them
do this. but IN it's stuck on FL
Paso" and says 1t is the best city in
the United States. He would build
4 theater here and call it home if he
hadn't already stuck something like
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
BY DUNK Bolts.

I I'M FLINDERS and his wife had a
skirmish Mor1ay morning, but
y Sim got his fishing pole and can
of bait and hurried off toward the
creek, thus enforcing a separate peace
= y
Fletcher Henstep viii write a long
article for the peoples column Of the
Tidings the next time he is in right
bad humor.
=
Slim Pickens walked home with Miss
Fruzie Allsop to keep out of the rain
last Sunday, as she wore her wide
brimmed hat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
U. $. r.. s. FURNISHES WATER
TO D25.GOl ACRES

Washington. D. c., June Gov
eminent reclamation projects cove--
ing $4,000 acres Of irrigable land
in 1916 furnished water to 925.000
acres, from which S33. 100000 worth
of crops were harvested, secretary
Lane announced today. The value OF
crops from similar land in 1915 was
S1S,000,e0O-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

English speaking youths of Las Vegas do stand very
well in the estimation of Capt. Stafford, New Mexico
tiona guard because of their unvngnesS enlist They
about deuce high in his estimation, but he
should remember that Uncle Sam holds the trump and
It viii be played about September I.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

The registration badges in New Mexico are to read:
sThe CoIors Can and I Have Answered" Over around
Snyder Texas and in other parts of western and north
western Texas it there who will need
badge like the above merely modified TO read ~The
colors Can, But I'm Hard of Hearing and Color Blind"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

Nile. ChenE. who has just passed the
fin Il examination at the Paris Caiversity
Law School. IS the first Chinese woman
lawyer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
.PT CONST4VCE CLARKE

~UT and seed the squash. divide It
& into quarters and the quarters
~ into halves. Rub the inside Of
q baking dish with butter. lay the
pieces OF squash in It and sprinkle
over them a little pepper, salt, graf
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

There is truth in the two old
proverbs, there is a silver lin
ing to every cloud" and its an
i'll wind that blows nobody good"
The high winds will damage
homes and other property, but
they also blow down billboards.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

Many a man Dho mill smell the
pines on his vacation this summer nil
smell ponder in the trenches next
summer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01

- VERY housewife in Il Psso
should be convinced that this
II critical period NJ merchandise
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