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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
Fighting the Gamblers In the Early Days
Rangers Sent Here Twice Against Protest

, augered the city officials who believed
they were capable OF handling the sit
uation- Col Bob Campbell was mayor.
but was out of the city and alderman
J j. Stewart was acting mayor. Mr..
Stewart gave me an interview in
which he stated that he supposed the
rangers were ordered here to assist the
sheriff. as they were not needed by
maintaining order and enforcing all
laws
Sheriff Frank Simmons said he had
not asked for she rangers. as his
office was serving all papers and max
ing all arrests required and that the
order of the court forbidding gambling
was being observed. The only ranger
to come to FL Paso. however. was Capt
John r Hughes.
Two Tits With Governor.
During his two years as mayor. Col
Campbells administration had two tits
was in February. 1886. when the gov
ernor sent company Of rangers here
to prevent the FitzsimmOns-Mahe
fight taking place in FL Paso.
This fight was first booked to take
place in Dallas. but the governor called
a special session of the legislature to
prevent it. Then Ell Paso offered
$4,000 to have the heavyweiShts meet
in Juarez and Dan Stewart brought
the fighters out here, and as news
paper correspondents persisted in stat
ing the fight would take place in FL
Paso, the governor sent the rangers
here with instructions not to permit
the fight to take place on Texas soil
Mayor and Aldermen Protest.
As there had been no intention to have
the fight in this city, mayor Campbell
and the aldermen, J. J. Stewart NJ. +.
Davis. J. F. Kachler. T. c. Roberts.
AdOlph Schultz. James Clifford. Tom
O'Keeffe and VIM. Whitmore were riled
when the rangers came. The mayor
called a special session Of the council
and resolutions were passed denounc-
ing in strong terms the action of the
governor and asserting FL Paso's
ability and Willingness to enforce the
law without the governors interior
ence by policing the town with rangers.
In the meantime. the ministers of
the country had been bombarding pres
ident DiaZ with petitions not TO per-
nit the fight to take place in Mexico
and Diaz concluded that If the thing
was too bad for Texas, he didn't want
it on Mexican soil, so he had the
Mexican side Of the river patroled by
rurales.
Fight Took Place in River.
However. the fight finally did take
place on Mexican soil. 4 special Grain
try, where a ring had been erected in
the bed of the river A small stream
Of water about three feet wide was
flowing in the river and the fight took
place on the south side of this stream.
IN the river bed The rangers fol-
lowed the fighters to Langtry and
from a high bluff on the banks OF
the river watched the fight. which
lasted Just two minutes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
Roundabout Town
Militiamen At FL Paso For Universal Service
The Only Fair Method of Protecting the u S.

n ILITIAMEN on the border are IL
MI favor OF universal service. The
L = mobilization has convinced them
of the unfairness Of expecting a few
volunteers 10 perform the duty that
should devolve upon every citizen.
a dispatch from Washington an
nOunces that representative 4 P.
Gardner told the senate sub commit
lee on universal military service that
figures he had compiled among ma
tional guard regiments in the Ell Paso
district showed an overwhelming SEN
timent among tho state troops IN favor
Of such legislation y tOtaI Of 57z an
sWers We're received 70 a list of ques-
lions submitted through Brig. Gen.
George Bell. commanding the district
They showed, Gardner said, that 10
colonies, 250 captains and 23f first
serseants. or a total of 500 had de-
clared in favor of universal military
training and service
The public generally is approaching.
not only the necessity as a measure
OF fairness. for universal service but
the advantage to the young men Of the
country IN such training. II makes
them physically better and it puts them
in a position, in the event Of war, to
take care of themselves. Lack of
knowledge Of military matters on the
part of raw recruits. not only hampers
the operations of an army. but endan-
gers the men, A man prepared is better
able to care for his health in camp and
his person in battle than man who
has not been trained.
Taking il for granted that the na-
tiOnal guard will always be trained TO
a high state OF efficiency-which It
will uot-this force is not large
enough 10 furnish the men needed IN
q great war and il is not fair TO ask
this small proportion OF the country's
population 10 fight its battles. II is
not only unfair to expect IL. but il VIII
be impossible for the guard and the
standing army to meet the emergency,
volunteers or cOuscripts would have 10
be raised-the president now has the
power 10 force service in the army
from citizens in times OF national dan
ger-and Is IL not better 10 have these
men prepared in advance?
An automobile publicity agent says
the name pleasure cars" for autOmo-
biles is a misnOmer. Evidently he never
saw party Of JOY riders
new national figure has arisen out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
Interviews
Ell Paso Going After 1918 Cowmep's Meeting
Refugees From Dublap Make Five Mile Column

tions on yOur street corners to the an
noyance Of pedestrians and women
shoppers. FL Paso needs a move on
ordinance and policemen who will en-
force H. This is too much of a city
10 have its sidewalks blocked by loaf
ers I notice, too. that bicycle boys are
permitted to stand in the street. Wis
itinS with each other. while vehicles
bicycle rider wants to stop and talk
with a friend he has TO get out of the
way OF traffic"
FL Paso seems &c have grown twice
as large since ! was here four years
ago. said H. Dickson. of GAINESVILLE.
Tex Since my last trip TO FL Paso
have been IT, many of the larger cities
of the east. and / do not believe that !
have seen SO much business and pros
peritv as that manifested i'm the at
mcsphcre Of this border city"
I am glad" said John }. COnuors.
for years superintendent of the city
eruption hospital that the govern
ment is enforcing some kind OF a quar-
antlne against disease breeding Mex
leo. Giving the MeNicans an oil bath
is all right. provided the lice are not
ia their clothes IT is up to the house
keepers OF Fl Paso TO institute quar-
antine that viii prove effective. Let
them refuse TO give employment to
women who insist on going home
nights. The women of TT Paso would
show the proper spirit of American in
dependence If they would positively re-
fuse 10 give employment to any one
not living in II Paso. since thar anti
American demonstration at the bridge
Monday some day Tie IuareZ servant
girls are going to bring 10 Fl PaSo a
disease that viii cause the women OF
orr city to wish they had needed the
present Warning from typhus experts
We traffic cops are having "a much
easier time lately al locating the own
ers of machines" said deputy sheriff
Fred Delgado. since the office of
county license inspector has been held
by L. +. BerteauN. the numbers have
been put into shape. and now all that
we have to no. when We see a machine
speeding and are unable to catch the
driver. is 10 look up the owner and we
know the speeder in short order. Mr..
BerteauV has made it a point TO have
the numbers ms near uniform as pos
sible.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30

Of the west who is going to have TO be
reckoned with in the future unless all
present indications do not go astray.
While, of course, the wish is father 10
the thought in California, his home
state. the presidential boom Of Hiram
". Johnson has been launched early
and promises to assume large proper
tons IN honor of his rtirement as
governor of California to become United
States senator, he was rendered ban
quet last week in Sacramento, where
the boom was given its impetus
Hiram Johnson, the next president,
was the slogan Of the banquet
Governor Johnson, in his response TO
q toast of farewell BY tOastma Ster r N
Richardson, declared that the spirit OF
the west shall become the spirit of
America" He also pleaded for an unii-
vided California state cOnsecrated
TO the highest ideals OF government and
one pledging itself 10 so conduct its
future as TO drive home the great les
son Of good government TO the entire
nation
This Is the California YOU and have
received" he said. and this California,
one and indivisible. we must preserve
We must not only keep California in
P act and preserve it. as one California
for all time. but we must keep ever
alive the spirit Of the west. which will
become the spirit OF this America"
His plea for 'one California" comes
as a result of the threat Of northern
California 10 pull off from southern
California in event of prohibition car
rying- The matter has seriously threat
ened the state for many years and
many people fully believe that the
state viii be cut in two within the next
few years.
We all expected Charlie Vowel 20
join the independents Charlie became
very independent" and ran on the
ring ticket last year after the ants
had refused TO run him on their ticket
This time the -antis' and the ring"
leaders got together without consult
ing Charlie and-Charlie is an indie
pendent" Somebody said Charlie Vowel
came to FL PasO running for office
Don't know about that. but he has been
running most ever since he came.
The galley boy SAYS il looks like
everybody gives a dance when in need
of money: every day somebody wants
to sell him a ticket for benefit dance
Motor companies have come and gone
in the past few years. but the Cactus
company is one that ought TO stick.
Force OF habit Politicians injecting
politics into the elections OF lodges.
civic bodies and everything else.
Things to forget. old political affiH-
ations- We are living in the present.
Talking OF self made men and men
who are successes in business. show me
one who has done more for himself than
H : Beach since he started in that lit
tie 2x4 room in Juarez about IS years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30

n land the next convention of
- the Texas Cattle Raisers' asso-
ciation." said R Burt Orndorff. presi-
dent OF the chamber. "A delegation of
20 10 25 FL Paso business men and
stockmen will go to Fort Worth in a
special car when the Texas cattle
1aisers' hold their annual convention
in March in an effort 10 land the next
meeting. I understand that san An
tonic and Oklahoma City are after the
1918 convention and El Paso will prob
ably be strenuously opposed by those
cities in the convention fight"
The column of refugees marcEins
overland TO the border from Mexico eS-
tends for five miles and every descrip-
tion of conveyance is being used TO
transport the families and their pos
sessions to the United States" said
John Newman, n cattleman who came
here from western Chihuahua, by way
of Columbus IN the train Of refugees
there are Americans. Chinese, MeXicans
IL large numbers and a few other ma
tionalities BurrOs and wagons are
loaded with the possessions of the peo-
pie who are fleeing from Mexico be
cause they are afraid the Mexicans viii
either rob them or otherwise iujure
them for the assistance they have CIV
en- the American troops in Mexico.
The purpose of the Young WOmen's
Christian association is fourfOld. name
ly: to advance the physical. social. in
tellectual and spiritual interests OF
young women" said Miss Ann Eliza
beth Rue. special worker for the local
y. ". G A The aim of the local as
sOcia tiOn is TO work with. and not for
the girls OF this community. TO interest
the girls in business. shop. school. in
fact all classes of girls and young
women. in the life and spirit of the
association; to give the individual girl
q chance for stronger, happier and con-
sequenty q more useful life, and 10
bring her into the knowledge and per
sonal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Thus the Y. W c A assumes a definite
responsibility. for building ideals of
character into the lives of the girls
OF FL Paso. and OF creating leaders
among young women who shall be a
definite force for righteous and pro-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30

@HE closing Of the gambling
houses Of Fl Paso was not such
- an easy and harmless JOB as II
might appear today.
Il Paso had been a wide open gam
bling town so long that many Of the
prominent citizens and business men
Of the town looked upon gambling as
one OF the legitimate industries Of FL
Paso, and such a strong influence did
the sporting and saloon element ex-
ercise in business and political circles
that it called for a man of physical
as Wen as moral courage 10 come out
openly and demand that all gambling
houses be closed
Most Of the merchants and other
business men refused to take any part
n the fight on gambling and several
OF those who did make the tight were
DoycOtted and were made to suffer
financially for a time.
When Capt. Juan Hart succeeded in
having mayor r F. johnson close the
gambling houses the first time. Mr.
Johnson. who was then in the whole
sale liquor business and agent for the
Anheuser-Busch brewery. lost all Of
his customers among the saloons, but
three and finally had 70 sell out his
business to Henry Pfaff. But gam
bling won in the courts and opened
again
Consistent Fight Kept Up.
Among the persistent and consistent
opponents of gambling in the early
Jays were J. A Smith, W. W. Turney
Il 3. Stevens. and ". H Burgess. and
later, after his arrival here. II. u.
Slater, and when ". c. McGown was
elected district attorney in 1894 they
enlisted his assistance with the result
hat in July, 1895. while judge c. y.
Buckler was out Of the state, McGown
went 10 Del Rio and secured from
Judge Walter ellis a writ of injunc-
zion restraining the Fl PasO gambling
houses from doing business.
This closed the gambling houses but
did not get rid Of the gamblers, who
hoped TO have the order set aside when
Il come on for a hearing. To get rid
Of the gamblers, number Of the most
prominent were. On complaint. arrested
on the charge OF VaErancy and a num-
Der Of street fights followed H. 3
stevens had p. NJ Patterson arrested
on vagrancy charge and when the
TWO men met on the street next day
Patterson began cursiug Mr.. Stevens
what might have proven a serious sf-
fray by promptly grabbing Patterson
and taking him away.
hangers Are Asked For.
The frequent arrests for vagrancv
had made the gamblers fighting mad
and the situation looked so serious
That AcGOWn, W ". Turney W H.
Burgess and others asked governor G
:. Culberson to send q company OF
Texas Rangers here TO enforce the
orders OF Judge ellis and to assist in
preserving the peace. Governor Cul-
oerson granted the request and that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
Help Develop The Mines

n FEW MEXICO newspapers naturally very greatly
pleased the very large production of copper by
the mines of the state during 1916 and in their
ents surprise that the totals
doomed large indication that New Mexico at last
getting into the producing column with large figures
With especial reference to Grant county, where the
largest copper properties located New Mexico is
fully convinced that naturalization of the ground
stop the Arizona state line and that Just valuable mines
NAV be expected in New Mexico as in Arizona
If that much is conceded, there may be better chance
fer the development of claims in New Mexico from which
have heretofore held aloof Some of them may
not make mines but OF them will The development
the southwest depends very considerably the thorough
exploitation of all mining possibilities. When that day
comes, there will be many producing
Mexico than there at present.
Having handed the allies everything else, Greece now
hands the allies apology
Raise flowers and help the southwest grow beautiful
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
WILD ANIMALS
I HAVE MET
By kenneth MaeDOugau.

kenneth MacDougaII.
THE CRAB.

TITLE Crab Is the original member
OF the JoykilIer family. It isn't
descended from anything in par
tieular. but. like Topsy. it Just grew
1t is found in shallow waters near
the sea coast and in rivers where pro
motors have sufficient insight into the
/. human character TO provide nets and
bait at so much per. 1t also abounds
in some three million other places. in
Guiding subways. street cars. theater
homes
The Crab seems to be Obsessed with
me idea that its mission in life is To
Kill whatever Joy germs there are in
its vicinity. The old are often ths
worst specimens. although the young
emulate their example 10 a marked ex-
tent
There are many varieties Of Crab
the best known perhaps being the
tathercrab- who generally has one or
more pretty daughters. who sort o.
banker after a husband. but because
of fathers activity in discouraging anv
such idea. seldom get one.
Then there is the MOthercrab. who
continually whines and complains TO
such an extent that scientists are Of
the opinion that she may be respon-
Sible for the existence of the Father
crab.
The Soncrab is generally the product
OF requitted love. or thinks he is. and
he Is worse than even Fathercrab OF
Mothererab. because he is also equipped
with the enthusiastic crabbiness OF
youth
The Daughtercrab very seldom be-
comes anything but a Daughtercrab.
because she, like the Mothercrab. is
continually harping, which naturally
discourages the attentions of other
Grabs who might be mellowed through
this medium.
The whole Crab family oho,,-4- -
tremendous numbers in all parts Of the
globe and should be destroyed by le-
Called methods whenever found. Es-
pecially should the Criticcrab be an.
TO degree that is generally painful
Grabs in all cases are a detriment 70
the advancement Of the world. and
should never be encouraged.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

It is beginning to look as If it would
not be necessary to 90 to the Fiji
islands to find excitement--New York
Herald.
ASK and ye shall receive" But
whatever IL is, depend upon II, you viii
have to pay war prioes.-Nebraska
state Journal
What's become OF the old fashioned
man who used TO expect his wife to get
up and get a breakfast for HIM
Detroit Free Press.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
All Cars Good

modern motor car IS fine In working its the
land
sat up day and night to make delight
d this sublime It
made No
hillside
gasoline We travel when
tired stop All
George WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
THOUGHTS
on BUSINESS
For the Wage-WOrker, the Sal
aried Man, and the Proprietor.
PIONEER WORK.

1.-THE most far reaching work is that
Of the pioneer. The voyage of Co
- lumbus cost s7OO0-but the his
tory Of coming centuries will continue
to record the results of that expert
raent.
Many men would have been willing
TO endure the hardships and chains of
Columbus to have performed so great
= service to mankind-if they had
known beforehand what the outcome
would be. But Columbus and lis sup
porters had no adequate conception of
the possibilities OF that service.
Some things have 10 be undertaken
On faith Many trackIess ocean TO
be crossed in following the lead of our
convictions. Every new continent
les overseas
There are many new worlds vet
10 be discovered. Printing. and
steam. electricity, telegraphy. photo
graphy. the monograph, and wireless
telegraphy. have each opened new
worlds But these are merely hints
Of the discoveries yet to be made.
Who will discover the new things2
The man who looks beneath the sur
face. who is willing to endure some
thing for the common good, who fol-
lows ideas. grasps essentials. analyses
causes; who undertakes anew where
hundreds have failed. who peers over
precedents. considers fundamentals
tries experiments. proceeds from prin-
ciples. and IS urged on by an earnest
purpose
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
Little Interviews

Iuctive service TO the city. Immedi-
ately following the 100000 building
iund campaign. campaign Tor girls
viii be inaueurated. and the secretaries
viii continue TO emphasize a large So
cial program"
The chamber OF commerce in city
the size of this one should have about
three times as many members as we
have" said secretary George H.
Clements. Every business man here
is deriving benefits either directly or
Indirectly from the activities of the
chamber our dues are ridiculOusly
low and almost nc one can say that
lie cannot afford TO join I have a plan
ior interesting business men in becOm-
if-- members and If the directors ap-
prove. I shall put IL into immediate
,i,-l s,dOu- several methods used in
other communities 10 arouse interest in
their chambers Of commerce seem to
be applicable here and they TOO viii be
tried"
News of the nOrthward movement OF
the Pershng expedition IS being re
ceived with JOY by many friends of the
soldiers. and also by many members
Of the punitive expedition who are in
the United States on furloUgh.' said
u. r. Wilson. Il should judge that at
present there are no less than 30 SOL
diers who are enjoying brief leaves OF
absence from the expedition and who
would have had TO return within the
next week or so"
1T seems 10 me-" said 4. T. Coles
that IL is a violation OF the foreign
labor contract law FOR our people 10
employ servant girls from Juarez
When / was in Europe l had EOuns
man driving my car through France
and Italy and he was such a capable
fellow I wanted TO hire him and bring
him to this country, but found out J
could not do it. The women Of FL Paso
should positively refuse 10 employ ser
wants living in JuareZ- Ii is dangerous
to have in your house and with your
children servants who sleep in disease
infected districts"
FL PasO IS a very metropolitan APP
pearing city" said W. 3. COulton. OF
But you have one practice
here that belongs exclusively to the
country town or village. I have refer
ence to the practice of people gather
ing on corners and blocking traffic
Loafers are continually holding recep-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
1. :. TO GIVE DOMINICAN
RERI nLIC DIPIOM VITO lnRHs

Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic,
Jan. Ca commission has been APP
pointed by the American military sov-
eminent to inquire into the diplomatic
and consular representation of the Do
minian republic, with the idea Of estab-
fishing a service to meet the real needs
OF the country and 10 De within its re-
sources
Archbishop NOuel has accepted the
presidency of a commission 10 study
the educational needs of the country
The crainaty cost OF a Want Ad in
The FL PasO Herald is - cents n
reaches an average OF about 100000
readers each issue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
DETECTIVE RECEIVERS S7OO
RING; RETURNS 1T To OWNER

NIIN ueteCtlVe ANaunt Monday ar
ternoou recovered q diamond ring
valued at S100. which. IL is said. was
stolen from r. \. Farmer. n race track
man. some time ago. one arrest was
made by officer Avaunt following the
recovery OF the diamond, which was
returned to its owner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
HOCWALLOW LOCALS
By GEORGE BINGHAM

FrisDy Hancock
started TO Rye
Straw WedneS-
day. but turned
back when he en-
countered q lot OF
S der web s
across the high
way. Frisby Is
one of our most
u n pro gr essiTe
citizens.
= . =
Luke Mathew
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30

sla one of our oldest inhabitants.
was at the postofice this evening and
went through with the last episode in
ten-reei bear story he started yes
terday.
Things are SO upset nowadays lobe
MoseIey reads his paper upside down
nearly every week.
Cosyrsa. BY George Ha:she.r Ada-,s