El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-22
HAPPIER To 60
AFTER AVIATOR5
Commerce Chamber Hears
He Is Disposed to Head
Washington Mission.

Chief among the matters that came
/ up for consideration at the meeting
/ Of the board Of directors Of chamber
Of commerce Tuesday night was that
I Of sending j. A. Happier TO Washing
ton as representative Of the local
body in order to lay before the mill
tary authorities the advantages Of
fered by FL Paso as the headquarters
for a camp OF aviators Of the army.
Mr. Happier, who was largely Instru-
mental in inducing the government to
build Fort Bliss from a battalion fort
to a division fort, and whose under
standing of military affairs is con-
sldered especially fit. is said to be
favorably disposed toward under
standing the mission. provided saus-
factory arrangements can be made.
The next few days will probably see
him on his way TO the capital, IL was
said at the meeting
The matter of Quarterma ster's
training camp for FL PasO. which il is
understood there is slight likelihood
Of securing. owing to geographical
location was left in the hands OF
Mr.. Happier, a were also negotiations
relative 10 the establishment of
nitrate plant at Elephant Butte dam.
Say Mexican Labor Scarce.
Letters were read showing that the
labor situation in this locality Is be-
coming acute since the federal re-
quirement went into effect that a head
tax and literacy test be imposed in
the case Of laborers brought into this
country. Demands for assistance
from those needing laborers
for construction camps, COM
ing from Deming and as far away as
Los Angeles, and the fact that labor
agents are securing the southwest
without success. point to the scarcity
as being in part related TO this strin-
effect MAY /. Owing 10 Mexican
labOrers leaving for their own coun-
try, this class OF labor. Of which there
has up to the present been a suffi-
cheney. is also hard to find, it WITS
VIII Entertain PathfinderS.
The Evergreen Highway association.
members Of which are making a tour
Of the country with the purpose OF
gathering data with regard 10 locating
a highway around the border OF the
United States, is 10 be I'm FL PasO to-
George II. Clements get in cOmmunl-
cation with the party, which was re-
ported 10 be in Deming. y N, Tues
day night, and advise that hearty
RE4GDl4G hoA-A De dEIoL 4eA III IL
PasO, but that owing 10 uncertainty
as 10 the time Of their arrival, IL
would not be feasible TO send a dele
cation 10 meet them
Promoting Cotton OH MIL.
According to a letter 20 ". X
Ramsey from W A. Norman. OF
Shreveport. La. there is a proposal on
foot to establish a cotton oil refining
plant here. The board referred the
matter 10 the manufacturers COM
mittee- in this connection secretary
Clements said such plant was now
in operation in III Paso, which was
using IS tons Of cotton seed daily.
CoUey-IIpmun Company Bills.
statement 90 the board that GER
tain bills contracted by the organizers
Of the COley-L-puau company were
unpaid and that requests had been
their payment, brought a vigorous
protest from director Martin, who said
there was no more reason why the
chamber OF commerce should be eN-
pected TO settle these debts than that
the Rotary club, cor the Elks should
edent." he said, "aud already, too
many people believe that any time
they spend any money. all they have
to do is TO ask the chamber Of com I
merce to foot the bill"
II was stated by director Heard that
$3.50 had been contracted in the name F.
Of the company with one tent concern /
Director Schwartz said the company .
owed about $500. which its officers
wanted the citizens TO pay off before I
IL left He reported that he and di- I
rector Otis Coles and others had called /
on the city council and requested T
money to pay these bills, but that the .
mayor had said the council could not +
legally appropriate money for such .
purposes
paying the bills OF the company.
VIII Help Men Away At War.
In response TO request which had I
been made that the chamber Of com .
merce form a committee TO act IN De
half Of dependents left behind oy I
those going into the army and navy at /
this time il was voted that the d. /
rectors offer their services. Men going /
TO Europe, IL was said, would be un-
a bic 10 attend to matters Of insurance ]
and minor financial transactions, ana
action Of this sort on the part OF the
chamber Of commerce would Simplify
Advocate Fewer Deliveries.
The reduction Of the free delivery I
system by stores, which mas oeen
agftated in various parts OF the coun-
+-v as a means Of reducing expense.
rs brought up. The suggestion that
an advertisement be placed in the To-
cal newspapers relative to the matter
was referred to the publicity commit
The hoard voted $3.50 worth OF lumber
for the Rescue home Of the Salvation
army, in the Government Hill addi-
ton
with san Francisco was voted upon
favorably-
The directors present were 3. L
Farrar, first vice president, presid-
ing. ]. W. Kirkpatrick. Geo 3. Ryan
p N. Hurd. Maurice Schwartz, G.. A
Martin, J. ". Lorentzon and H. l.
Ellis.
FUNERAL OF HARRY MURRY