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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
HOUSE To PASS
IRRIGATION ACT
District Bill Passes Senate
With Amendment and
Goes To House.

J. a. Smith. president Of the FL Paso
Valley Water Users association. re-
ceived q telegram today from \. r.
Burgess, who is representing the asso-
citation at Austin, stating that the bill
providing Tor irrigation districts in
Texas, to conform with the federal law,
passed the senate Thursday afternoon
with a corrective amendment and that
It would probably pass the house today
with a similar amendment Il had al
ready passed the house once. but, the
correction being found necessary it
must pass the house again before go
ing to the governor for his signature.
J. A Smith president of the FL Paso
Valley Water Users association. said
that Monday a petition viii be pre-
scented to the county commissioners
asking that an election be ordered for
the creation of an irrigation district 10
embrace all land in Texas under the
Elephant Butte dam. The district will
extend from Anthony down the valley
TO Fabens and will take in the Island
II the land owners vote for the crea-
ton of the irrigation district then the
county commissioners viii create the
district and fix its boundary lines This
VIII enable the district to 90 ahead and
contract with the government for the
construction and operation OF drainage
bitches
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
HANDS Of DEAD
MAN GRIP WHEEL
R. H. Smith, Auto Driver,
Found on County Road,
Struck Down by Bar.

In an erect position, hands graspins
the steering wheel. the body Of r H.
Smith. OF $50 Prospect avenue, an EN-
ploye OF a local auto service company,
was found early Friday morning by an
automobile party on the county road
a short distance east of the five mile
bridge \ heavy iron bar. with which
tremendous blows had apparently been
dealt on the head of the dead man, was
found by sheriff Seth B. OrndOrff and
assistant county attorney Frank
FeuilIe. jr., who went to investigate
the case.
Cause of Death Mystery.
Mystery surrounds the death OF
smith. the consensus OF opinion among
officers being that he had been hired
bv a party of men and ordered 20 drive
down the county road. Arriving at the
I'VE mile bridge he was apparently or
dered to slow down. and was then
struck over the head with the iron bar
Smith. IL is believed. attempted TO re-
sist the men, as he had one leg over
the side of the automobile, when the
body was discovered
Smith at one time was secretary OF
the central fire department, and was
later an employee Of the Angelus pool
hall.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
REPUBLICANS To
NAME A TICKET.
Mundy for Mayor, Heads
Slate Agreed Upon; All
Will Accept, Report.

It is now definitely settled that the
Republicans will put out a full ticket
for city offices. at their meeting to
night in the Coles building. The com
mittee appointed to select candidates
for submission at the meeting, had up
to noon Friday agreed upon the follow
ing names;
For mayor, J. J. Mundy; for alder
men. h Hughes. F. a. Spence, and D
E Garrett: Y. +. Hills for assessor
and collector; P. \ Hazard for treas
urer and Lee VI. Gordon for judge OF
the corporation court
It was said Friday that all Of those
named had consented to accept, II
nominated. The third alderman had
not been agreed upon when these
names were given out An effort was
being made TO induce Charles b
stevens to be the third candidate for
alderman. but he insisted that he viii
not be candidate for any office.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
Everybody Buy and Eat
Oranges On Saturday.!

Tomorrow is orange day. and every
body is expected to buy and eat
oranges on that day The Southern
Pacific railroad is helping TO boost the
day and has piled a large pyramid of
oranges in its city office to advertise
the event
once a year. the state OF California
appeals 10 the people everywhere TO
buy and eat oranges. just as once q
year the state of Texas has rice day
and appeals TO the people to buy and
eat rice. BY this means. the growers
dispose of many thousands of dollars
worth of fruit that might otherwise be
come waste on their hands.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
To TAKE
LAND FOR DRIVE
City Council Will Condemn
Ground in Block LOT
On the Mesa.

Because of the fact that the city
government did not accept the offer of
D. Storms. owner of property which is
sought by the city for a section Of the
scenic driveway promised and contem-
plated for some time condemnation
proceedings will probably be started.
according 10 a resolution adopted by
the city council
An estimate of the footage required
by the city for the new drive will be
made by city engineer J. y. Gladding.
cooperating with city attorney J. H.
McBrOOm-
The territory necessary for the COM
pletiOn of the Scenic drive Will be just
that obtained by the city through the
condemnation proceedings, and as soon
as this Is done it is expected that con-
structiOn work will begin. The city
owns blocks 50 and 90 in the Alexander
addition which comprise Scenic point
To Condemn Part of Block 1O5.
It is planned to have the drive start
al a point on Hague street, and II VIII
extend 10 Anee- It is said that II VIII
ne necessary to condemn the southeast
part Of block 107 OF the Alexander
addition to do this. The drive will then
extend along Ange street to kerbey.
and east on kerbey where the rim OF
the mesa will be reached Then to
complete the driveway it will be neces-
sary to take part OF block BOZ to get
into the right Of way obtained by the
administration from p. F. Kern.
Mr. StOrms's offer to the city. which
was refused. was that he would enter
into a contract with the city whereby
the latter could lease a rightofway
through the property needed for the
drive. the length of the lease being for
IS months. In addition Mr. Storms
stated he was willing 10 tear down
any buildings which might he in the
way Of the proposed drive
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
INSTALLATION OF CONDUITS
UNDERGROUND IS PROGRESSING

Work is progressing rapidly on the
LAYING of underground cOnduits in the
business district of the city. through
which the power and light wires Of
the FL Paso Electric Railway company
will be passed No wires have been
placed in the conduits yet, but IL IS
expected that within the next month
il will be done.
The conduits have already been laid
on san Francisco. FL Paso. Overland,
san Antonio and a portion Of Texas
streets. and when completed will in
cIude a scope between Main street on.
the north. santa Fe on the west over
land on the south. and Campbell on the
east.
The work is in charge of men of
the Stone & Webster Engineering cor
poratiOn. of Boston.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
ANOTHER CAR FOR
PEP EXCURSION
If Needed, It Will Be Add
ed to Growing Train For
Trade Promotion.

t. accommodate all who desire 10
make the trip in the Ell PasO Pep,
Push and Progress" special train which
will visit New Mexico and Arizona
cities March 70 to -. an additional car
viii he added. it was decided at a meet
ing of the transportation committee
OF the chamber Of commerce held in
the office OF traffic commissioner
Andrew W. Reeves Thursday after
noon.
Members Of the committee decided
to close the list of those desiring to
take part in the trade excursion Non
day, March L. All signing up for the
trip on or before that day viii be guar
anteed places, but those signifying
their intention of going later viii be
given accommodations only in case Of
vacancies existing
Changes in Itinerary.
Minor changes in the itinerary were
made Requests from many cities 70
extend the time Of the visit OF the Fl
was arranged to remain in Phoenix
Saturday. March u. until two o'clock
in the afternoon. instead Of until 1880
o'clock This arrangement will enable
the special TO reach Prescott at .;sO
a. m. The committee Will endeavor to
lengthen the stop at Tucson. if pos
sible
Through ella Valley in Autos
The offer Of business men Of SAT
ford and Thatcher. Ariz.. to conduct the
men on the special through the ella
valley in automobiles was accepted by
the committee. The automobile party
viii leave Stafford at s d m. Wednes-
day. March q. meeting the special train
again at Pima
The military band viii remain on
the train. giving concerts at Stafford
and at Thatcher
Preparing Warm Welcomes.
Letters have been received from
Williams and Flagstaff. Ariz, and from
Gallup. y. NJ. located in territory
where previous trade excursions have
not stopped. asserting that the bust
ness men OF FL PasO viii receive warm
welcomes at these cities
Yellow and black caps for the mem
bers of the excursion have arrived.
More Participants Signed
II was learned Thursday that addi-
tional members OF the trade excursion
will be sent by the FL Paso Herald and
the Fl Paso Times. aside from those
already signed up The James A DICK
company registered Thursday.
Members Of the transportation COM
mittee at the meeting were. Robert
Krakauer. vice chairman; Y. Z. Stiles.
II. 3 Mcdowell. J. ". Kirkpatrick,
George B. Ryan. ana Charles 2. Walker
Guns for Rent-AIICn Arms and CT
Gle Co. 400 y. Oregon.-AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
BODIES OF FOUR SOLDIERS
SHIPPED EAST FOR BURIAL

Two military funerals were held
Thursday afternoon at the J. W Peak
Undertaking company. and two more
will be held this afternoon The body
seventh ohio infantry. was shipped 70
Dallas. Tex. and the body Of Pvt VIII
liam Rogers. troop ". 11th cavalry. was
shipped TO Cleveland. o. Thursday
. o'clock for pvt Thomas 3. Rogers, OF
ambulance company No 1. North Caro-
lima brigade. The body will be shipped
10 Canton. n G
Services for W W Bragg. WAGNER
in the ouarternaster supply company.
20th infantry. will be held this after
noon at o'clock. and the body shipped
to Martinville. Ind
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
CITY TAXES
nEIINnI-ENT MARCH ISTH.

To facilitate payment Of City Taxes.
nv office. beginning today, will remain
open during the noon hour. and from
Monday Of evenings until o'clock
Penalty for failure to pay before the
18Th. 10 per cent plus one dollar, and
another dollar for cost Of advertising;
thereafter 10 per cent interest until
VIM. ? B McSain-
City Tax Assessor and Collector.
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up the
SEarRm.

Tate the oldt standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC You know
what YOU are taking as the formula IS
printed on every label. showing II IS
Ouinine and Iron in tasteless FORM
soc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
To Prevent The Grip

Colds cause Grip-Laxative BromO Qui-
nine removes cause. There is only one
"BromO Quinine." z. W. GROVE
signature on box. 25c.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09

Our Big Moving Van will be in serv-
ice next week This van viii accom-
MEDIATE a whole houseful OF furniture.
il is padded and dust proof. If you are
planning to move get our rates
City Service CO-Tel. $500.
Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
Please Note
SATURDAY SPECIALS

Fresh Farm Eggs-Received daily by expresspe 33c
MarcOpa Butter-Sweet and fresh, pound ...-4 3e
Large Carnaton Milk per 1Oc
Large Canaon Milk 48 to the for. $475
15c size Tip Top Tomatoes for. Csc
cans Toe size Tip Top Tomatoes for. Csc
I5c grade Sweet Corn per .................12c
l5c grade EmpOns Apex Peas per .12c
15c grade Empsons Shingess Beans, per lie
zoe grade Sliced Pineapple, SALE per
30e grade Sliced Pineapple on SALE per .24c
30c grade Glass Jar Brand Peaches ApcO per 2e
30e grade Glass Jar Brand Pears, per &c
zoe grade Domino Peaches or Aprieo for Soc
packages Good Oats for Csc
packages JeIIo any flavor for Csc
"a pound sack Gold Coin Flour for ............$3 5
4S pound sack Gold Coin Flour for. $265
10 pound size Snowdr for .................$1 75
pounds fancy California Rice for Csc
packages Knkle Corn Flakes for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5c
Full quart jar Farmhouse Pure Preserves 45c
Cutting Brand Jams per I2c
SO0 Superior Brand Pure French Olive OIL sale for sec
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09

Have you seen our Windows: TOric
Optical Co, corner Texas ana oregon
Sts-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09

Brighten the home with sole Proof
Colored Varnishes- Lander Lumber Co.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09

The body OF Miss Lulu May Odum,
aged IS years. who was found IN her
room Wednesday night. was shipped 10
her former home in Austin. Tex, Fri
dav morning for burial
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09

The managers of the Standard Cash Stores have
been planning for several months to put into oper
alton delivery system that will enable the diff
ferent stores to give their customers better dev-
cry service-in order to give this better service we
find it necessary to confine each stores delivery to
a certain district. We will begin this system to-
morrow morning at the Standard Cash Store No 4.
Please Note
That Standard Cash Store No. will only make
deliveries to parties living west of Stanton street
and north of the G.. H. and S. A. railroad tracks,
and west to the river; also will make deliveries to
Old Fort Bliss and the Smelter district. The de-
livery districts for the other stores will be an
nounced later.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09
Ewes Examined Properly

Geo. D. Kendall. EOS Mesa Avenue
Makes Glasses Right--Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09

DON'T FORGET that the Standard Cash Stores sell esher
and better Groceries and Meats for less than any other store
o. stores IN Ell PasO and ne mill also make free delivery Of
orders amounting to $500 or over.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09

Guns for Rent-AIICn Arms and CT
Gle Co. 400 y. Oregon.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-09

Direct from the plantation to your table-old
fashioned Sugar House Pure Cane Molasses,
per gal. 1890. ........ ........ S125
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-02-22
Administrators Sale.

As administrators OF the estate OF George w.
SNYDER deceased the undersigned will sell at public
sale at West Shenstone." about one mile east OF
Summit Point and six miles northwest OF Charles
Town. on the county road from the Middleway
turnpike TO Summit Point, on
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-02-22
CONCERNING Our Public Roads.

Editor Register am wondering II
anything is 10 be done about Our roads.
Last spring we got busy and had few
meetings. People seemed interested.
We got road engineer here from the
Bureau OF Roads OF the United States
Department OF Agriculture. He gave a
very sensible talk-told us some thi rs
10 do and some moi 10 do. Ii any
thing has come of all this and his advice
has been followed in the least bit, II has
not been done so that one can notice 1t.
But on the contrary il is plain that con-
tinuous damage has been done and Is
still being done to our roads by allowing
conditions, that he said were bad, TO grow
worse.
This expert stated that about ninety
per cent Of the damage done to our roads
was due TO water. II any effort has been
made to open bitches so that water VIII
not stand in pools in the roads, and later
become deep mud holes, this effort has
surely been very feeble. How any man
whose Job il is 10 look after the roads can
permit condition 10 come about when
allows water for months and months 10
run down the middle OF the road on
long hill and wash this hill so that II will
take dollars and dollars TO repair ii, when
twenty-five cents worth OF time and
brains would have prevented this, IS
question that can be answered only by
the person or persons responsible Tor
such things A good many hills in the
county show just such condition.
The fixing of the road on the Kearneys-
vile pike, at Mr.. Muzzey'S place, is a
shame. This job is cause enough IN IL
self for the man who boSSed II 10 resign.
Ii alone proves that he is not qualified 10
manage our road repairs. What is the
use in trying 10 improve our roads under
our present system, which permits our
money TO be wasted IN this manner?
The voters OF this district very wisely
voted down an additional road tax last
fall. How can they be expected TO vote
more money when il is wasted, as is
most of money now put on the roads
We would not hire friend or man
with a political pull TO manage our farms,
if this were his only qualification. why
should we then put men with only like
Qualfications in charge OF our roads ?
Road making is now profession and
business, Just as is dOctoIing and banking.
There is no use in our trying 10 get un-
SKileQ anu Inexperienced HSuI Just OS
cause they are cheap or somebody's
friend, to do job OF doctoring that re-
quireS real doctor. Cheap men and
cheap labor are always expensive. SO
let us get behind the movement and in
sist that our county court employ, and at
once, a good road engineer. Do not let
them get cheap one. The more money
spent for his salary the better return II
vii give. Ii may be that tits man will
then get busy and get us some OF the half
million dollars the federal government i
giving TO West Virginia this year for
70 -dS. And | would suggest that the
court take this up, and the employment
OF road engineer, with the Bureau OF
Roads, Agricultural Department, Wash
ington, d. c.
TAXPAYER
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-02-22
PUBLIC SALE.

The undersigned intending TO quit farming. viii
SELL at his residence on the Duke farm near Baker,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-02-22
Justice To The Firemen.

Reports ere being circulated that the
moving picture shows and other enter
tainmentS in the firemen'S hall are for the
financial benefit OF Robert q. Miller, and
other questionable methods are being
used TO injure the lire company Ii is
Claimed that strangers are told by certain
interested parties that the firemen'S hall
is degrading and not respectable. Good
people OF ShepherdstoWn and vicinity,
will you stand for this ? Ii is hoped the
following statement will make matters
plain.
The firemen'S hall, substantial brick
building 40 by 80 feet on a corner LOT one
block from the main street, put up few
years ago, is an ornament to the town.
Ii cost about $1,000, OF which $500 is
unpaid. The iiremen are trying 10 keep
up the interest and insurance and grad
ually pay the debt. About the only thing
in sight was the moving picture business,
and TO help the flremen out Mr.. Miller
took all the risk, bought chairs for the
hall, piano, and Installed a moving pic
ture outfit at his own expense. He pays
the fiTemen $40 per month rent, besides
offering 7 per cent OF the profit. il any,
and the ilremen have the privilege OF TAX
ing over the outfit at cost al any time
when they find 1t is paying. Thus, Mr.
Miller is not only advancing money, but
giving much OF his time, helped by other
firemen, with no prospect OF any financial
gain for himself.
A majority OF the present council has
blown in lot of the peoples money
some say $500. at least to perpetuate
the old mdIket-house, which obStructs
traffic on one of our busiest streets and is
generally considered an eyeSore II the
taxpayers had been considered, it is be-
lieved they would sooner have had the
fire company use this amount to reduce
their debt.
II should not be necessary to mention
the work the ire ladies have done, the
time put in by them in the interest of the
town all these years. and what is ex-
pected Of them in case of fire and in the
way OF preparation for fires. The only
pay is g per month for an engineer and
an exemption OF 10 cents head tax per
year Tor each Of the firemen.
JUSTICE.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-02-22
I5 HEAD OF CATTLE.

Seven fat cattle weighing between 100 and 1900
pounds one fat COW weighing between 1000 and
100 pounds one HolStein COW carrying second
cali. will be fresh in the spring: three yearling
calves and one Holsten bull, years old.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-02-22
How To Get Good Roads.

Bardane, w. Va, February II, 1917.
Editor ShepherdStoWn ReglSteT-Dedr
Sir notice IN your issue OF the 10Th
where they have organized a County
Farm Bureau, ana see in the organlza-
ton where the subject Of good ROADS was
discussed with Considerable spirit. We
all ought to be IN favor OF good roads and
how to have them.
see that they recommended county
engineer, 10 be appointed by the county
court, to look alter roads and pixies. |
think that would be fatal mistake and
money wasted. have had some eX-
perlence in road work, and the plan they
have now are all right II carried out prop
erly.
First. The district ought TO have a
movable camp, so that the man running
engine and part OF other hands, al least,
could be there 10 start work al proper
time
Second. | think the road supervisor
ought 10 be there when they start work
and stay I'LL quitting time, so he can push
the work along. think he should be an
experienced man.
Third. think great deal OF money
wasted when men start from home when
tits time to be at work When they reach
the place where they are working, they
fire-up the engine, and when they get
started it's between eight and nine O'Clock,
and then they quit about four O'Clock so
as to reach home by quitting time. This
way, think, one-iouuh OF the money is
wasted. You can't send out any set Of
hands and leave them by themselves 10
do the amount of work expected unless
the road supervisor is there 10 Superln-
tend and push ahead the work. II they
are crushing, grading or dltching, their
work is changing all the time. Unless
the road supervisor is there 10 change the
men al the proper time great deal OF
money is lost in that way.
Fourth. When they are getting and
blasting out rocks and stumpS the road
supervisor ought TO be there TO show
them where to drill the holes 10 make the
blasts most effective.
The automobile licenses ought TO be
spent where automobiles use the road.
Yours very truly.
W.B.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-02-22
IS HEAD OE CATTLE.

Consisting OF IS head OF milk cows 9oi which are
Holsteins with cali by their sides 10 Jerseys. part
with cali by side, others in full flow OF milk one
Ayrshire in full flow OF milk head OF mixed Dur
ham. will be fresh by day Of sale All OF these cows
have good mouths and are not old, most OF them
have been government Inspected. Iweny-seven
head OF young cattle OF which are 2-year-old HOl-
stein bulls and yearliug Hosteins, all good ones
one Jersey bull. years old 3 2-year old Holsieln
heifers will be fresh by day oil sale others WIN
cali: 10 head OF yearng HOStein heierS. good ones
2 mixed Jersey and Ayrshire one Jersey heller,
yearng: one Hereford heller, yearllrg one 2-year-
old mixed Jersey heiier will be fresh by day oil SAFE
5 winter calves, broken TO eat. of which are he'll
ers. HolStein and Jersey. Some Of these cows
have well bred bull calves, all calves on COWS are