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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19
Increasing The Titled Land

The NewsHerad of New Mexico says it is in
formed of that section that farmers putting
considerable amounts of their surplus money into land by
buying property adjoining their farms with the idea
cutVating land than before raising and
making money. That is the good old way IN which
have become large land holders and piled up large
bank accounts also.
said $4,000 $4,000 has been transferred in this
way Estana recently most of it leaving the local banks
for the that the land purchased largely from
residents Presumably the banks exactly happy
of deposits though the NewsHerad does quote
them In that connection
The loss merely temporary, however if the banks care
to regard If in that light Untitled land held by nOnre
dents about worthless anything in the world Far
better transfer into the hands of local farmers who will
cultivate it and make II worth money. The dollars
which will out of that land will far exceed $4,000
$4,000 It viii prove profitable investment for all
cerned It is sufficient for thanksgiving whenever
tracts OF new land brought under the plow.
All of feel badly about the attempted starvation of
German and Austro- Hungarian women and children-as
badly feel about the starvation of Belgian Polish and
Serbian women and children
Some of the national guardsmen saying they came
saw conquered their desire remain But good many
Will remain, Just the same.
The taiiors suggest might button his trousers
his weskit but what should he put his trust the
time?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19
Roundabout Town
How Would You Get t urists To Stop Off Here?
Chamber OF Commerce Is After Practical Ideas
BY G. A. MARTIN.


tors OF the chamber OF commerce. would
like to arrive at some solution of the
problem Of how TO inform travellers
about the city before they get here,
so they can stop over If they wish.
Jim Mari hasn't anything on me.
There was Martin in that opera com
pany, too. 1 didn't find out If We were
related and, strange to say, he didn't
bother, about IL either
Iron alleged with gold is being intro
duced as a substitute for tin in the
making OF cans. tt resulting prod
uct is proof against corrosion of most
kinds. but costs Is times as much as
tin plate. It would seem quite appro-
pirate in these days when we are pay
ing high prices for everything Might
as we'll pay a little more for the cans,
eh2
Spring is almost here. so we hear No
more about the shortage of coal. Most
Of the dealers appear to have enough.
The high school grounds should not
be allowed TO go without trees and
shrubbery this spring. Failure to do
anything shortly Will mean \ necessary
wait for another year.
There are many vacant lots In the
city Why not secure some of them.
remove the tin cans and waste paper
and let the school children plant them
in flowers and vegetables?
4
The galley boy says the man who IS
afraid Of room Is and who makes a
cross and spits every time he turns
back, does not belong to the chamber
Of commerce.
Everybody who hasn't a tree or trees.
should begin planting. Let's make I'll
Paso beautiful and keep II that way.
Even II you are a renter. the pleasure
you get out Of trees will more than
repay the cost Of planting
With the arrival OF spring. why not
dress up" FL Paso? Many houses need
new coats OF paint. It is Wasteful and
extravagant to let a house go too long
without a new coat Of paint. Where
one coat might do this year. two will
be necessary next year, and much
damage in decay can be wrought by
the elements between now and then
10 say nothing of how it looks
A Golding says the price OF postage
stamps is the only thing that has not
increased lately, and he thinks the
government is not putting as much
glue on these IS it used to. because he
can lick half a hundred OF them now
and still be hungry
A friend Of mine said his family
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19

new law requiring numbers on the
fronts OF automobiles. only in pass
i've way Fo- instance. No 1929 has q
front number In blue painted by hand
on a black piece OF tin, making It al
most impossible 20 read II. Car No
2990 has q very small number so very
low down in front, beneath the start
ing crank. that il IS very difficult to
read It These are just two numbers
I noticed and made note OF in 4 block
Saturday. Many are using mum ers
far too small. I saw a delivery wagon
l me otner Gay Win a mum per bearing
painted with a brush, while two were
nickel plated. but of different sizes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19
Avoid Noise Near Hospitals

nHYSICIANS of Santa Fe, New Mexico have suggested
motorists in that city that it would be an act OF
kindness keep the noise of their automobiles at
minimum passing sanitarium in that city where the
physicians state several very sick people who
distressed by the hOnng cars the of cutouts and the
speeding up Of machines they pass.
The suggestion, carried into effect would be much
appreciated by patients Ell Paso hospitals where there has
complaint of the noise of motor the changing
of street gongs and the roar Of passing trucks
certain amount of noise be eliminated from trat
c and sick people speedily become used to the ordinary
noises that they little disturbed thereby is the
noises breaking sharply and loudly which most
disturb The cutting of mufers the racket of
motor horns and the violent aceeraton of as drivers
put speed hard the sick and on those who
Just sick enough to be nervous.
In eastern cities called Of quiet have been
established by ordinance around hospitals and violations of
ordinance result fines imprisonment We do not
need such ordinance here All need do IS remember
passing hospital that there sick people who viii be
distressed by unnecessary noises made grateful by
their absence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19
Bad DAYS

BE punk painful LAYS
smoking A
balky
his
he's endowed; they'll take his hating badday
sublime
he'd confess that couldn't
call
while he dwelling this
by Mathe WALT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19

Slim Pickens has been going
through a new fashion catalogue this
week picking himself out a right nice
looking wife.
Raz Barlow notices that there are
always two occasions when a fellow
uses his eyebrows TO look through:
one is while he is listening TO some
body pray in church, and the other
is when he is having his 1eck shaved.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19
HOCWALLOW LOCALS
By GEORGE BINGHAM

The Tickville
railr GA d CON-
pany has put
out notices for
the benefit Of its
patrons and
everybody that
acct d e n t ally
falls of Of the
cars while the
train is on the
company's right
Ofway does so at
their own risk.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19

physician told his wife TO take rock
and rye for her cold. I told him the
physician was trying TO save her
money; he knew all shed have to buy
was the rock candy.
Some people are afraid 10 look too
closely into their family trees for fear
there might be a skunk somewhere
among the limbs
The George Washington Memorial
association has been formed to erect
a memoril building in Washington. d.
c., to the first president No memorial
is needed for George Washington, but
there are a lot OF other people who
will need something of the sort IL they
care TO be spoken Of long after they
are gone.
Many automobIIists are obeying the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19
NATIONAL GUARD HAS DONE ITS
DUTY WELL AND EARNED RELIEF
(BY H. S. H.)

of veterans of service In Mexico, which ought to be
sembed again at least before the units dispersed
and ought to be permitted by the military authorities to
the downtown streets compact formation that
people might formally honor them together with those
who have performed duties equally important not quite so
arduous in the border patrol
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19
Ell PASO HERALD-EDITORIAL and MAGAZINE PAGE
Remarkable Season Of Grand Opera Is Reviewed
What This our Means To FL Paso and the West

Following osca Adequately Rendered. The Boston National Grand
Opera Company Presents La Boheme and A Great Company
In Every Respect Sets The Standa-man Emotions and Passions
Sincerely Interpreted By Finished Artists Under Mastery Management
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19

Many autOmobilists are obeying the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19

Some Of the national guardsnen saying they cam
aw and conquered their desire to remain. But good
gin remain, Just the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19
By ED MACK

CaRErlEht. lglz. Intsrnatlonal News seExLe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19

The taiOrs suggest might button his trousers
his weskit; but what should he put his trust in the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-23
WHIPPLE IS ON JOB
Boston Lawyer Laying Plans For En-.
quIring Into The Leak On Wis
sons Peace Note.

New York, Jan. %. Sherman l..
Whipple. counsel for the house rules
committee In it's enquiry to determine
whether anybody proflted by leak"
when President Wilson's peace note
was sent to the entente allies, was
busy in the financial district today get
ting ready for the opening Of hearings
here tomorrow The members of the
committee will not arrive until tonight
or tomorrow morning.
The understanding in financial
circles is that the enquiry probably
will not be extended to a complete in
vestigat.on of the New York stock ex-
change. The present plan is to call Of
ficers Of the stock exchange among the
first witnesses and question them
about the exact procedure in the sell
ing and buying Of stocks. This inform
alton, 1t Is understood. will be used by
the committee to guide their examina-
tions which will be made into all stock
sales on the three days preceding the
publicatio of the note. The purpose
in transferring the hearing to this city
was to enable the committee to get the
testimony of brokers and stock ex-
change officials without delay If occa-
sion arose to question them
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-23
LACROSSE PAPERS
ARE CONSOLIDATED

La Crosse. Wis. Jan. 22.-The La
Crosse Daily Tribune and the La
Crosse Daily Leader Press. the two
largest papers in western Wisconsin.
today, consolidated the business of
both papers and hereafter will issue
one paper to be known as the. La
Crosse Daily Tribune and Leader
Press. This consolidation is made
necessary by the high cost of print
paper and all other materials enter.
ing into the making Of a newspaper.
The publishers Of these papers an.
nounce that the cost Of issuing news
papers is continually increasing and
state that this month. they have been
notified that the white paper will cost
ing for the last three months with In.
dicattons that there will be a still
further advance. The high cost Of
printing materials is causing read.
1ustment of newspaper investments
in all parts Of the United States and
is putting it on basis Of one thor
oughly representative newspaper In
stead Of two or three small ones in
cities of less than $4,000 or $4,000
population. Oshkosh. Green Bay and
La Crosse. Wis. Joliet and Aurora,
ILL.,, and Flint. Mich, are all cities
from $4,000 to $4,000 population which
have one large representative news
paper.
R. B. Gelatt will be publisher Of the
La Crosse Daily Tribune and Leader
Press. A. NJ. Brayton, managing edt-
tor. F. H. Burgess, business manager
and F. G. Cowles. advertising MAJ
ager
The paper will be independent IN
politics and continues to be a mem.
ber of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Of which e. P. Adler of Davenport is
president.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-23
DAMAGE CLAIMS
ARE PRESENTED
Farmers Ask $4,000 From
Joint County Boards on
Account of Big Ditch

Two claims for damages are now on
file in the county auditors Office and
more may come in later for considera-
ton at the joint session of the Wapello
and Davis county supervisors, to be
held here on Friday Of this week, for
the purpose Of taking up all matters
connected with the proposed Soap
Creek drainage ditch.
Albert Sarber and C. w. Tylor ask
$4,000 and $1,000, respectively, for
damages which they claim they will
receive If the proposition is put
through according to present specifica-
tions.
Mr.. Sarber, owner of 1856 acres along
the southern edge of Wapello county,
claims damages from actual excava-
tions which will have to be made to
construct the ditch. He also sets out
the possibility of the proposed bed cut
ting through swail on his land to the
old channel If this should take place
then he says the result would be
much larger claim for damages.
Mr.. Tyler has 124 acres in the same
vicinity. and for any damage which
would come from the actual digging
anu SeHulls VI tHe creek through HIS
land he seeks $1,000
The Soap Creek drainage PROPOSE
ton has been before the boards Of the
two counties for year and a half.
Several joint meetings have been held
and the matter has been discussed
time and time again by the two boards
in their own sessions.
A definite working plan is hoped to
result from the meeting of this week.
Bloomfield supervisors will be accom-
panied by their engineer and County
Engineer Cook of Ottumwa will also
sit in the hearing
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-23
FIGHTING In HAITI
United States Marines Engage in
Battle With Bandits and Several
Americans Are Slain.

Washington, D. c., Jan. ga night
fight between native bandits and
American marines in the Dominican
republic resulting in the death of one
marine and the severe injury of an
other. was reported today to the navy
department.
Captain Knapp. commanding the
American cruiser forces. reported the
fight occurred Saturday night in the
vicinity Of the Porvenir sugar planta-
tion near Macoris, the scene Of two
similar encounters recently. Private
J. r. Olson Of the fiftieth company was
killed and Corporal George Wilson of
the fifty.second company was shot in
the neck.
Officials here assume that the two
companies were engaged in the dis
arming of the natives and establishing
the new government under the Ameri-
can military authorities. The dis
match did not state what were the ma
tive losses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-23
RELIEF WORK IN
BELGIUM NECESSARY

New York. jan 22-The giving of
an extra daily meal to 250,000 Belgian
school children was the greatest ac-
complishment of the American COM
mission for relief In Belgium. in the
opinion Of its chairman. Herbert C..
Hoover. who has lust arrived here
from Liverpool. Mr.. Hoover today be-
gan with his colleagues to devise re-
lief plans for another year.
The extra meal consists of only
meat hash and bread. the commission
er said. but it has helped greatly to in
crease the attendance at school.
Mr.. Hoover said there are 100000
destitute persons in Belgium and
100000 in France, and it will take
approximately 50,000,000 to carry on
the work of the commission another
year.
"The situation is far worse than 1t
has been at any time since the war
started" he declared at is a result
of steady degeneration among the
people,
Only negligible amount Of business
is transacted in Belgium, Mr.. Hoover
said. All social intellectual life is at
a standstill. the famous universities
are closed and the professors either
have scattered or sacrificed their lives
for their country
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-23
HULL FIGHTS FOR
NEW POST OFFICE
CONGRESSMAN WANTS HIS ITEM
THREATENS TO VETO.
| Especial Correspondence

Washington, Jan. 22-In face of the
fact that President Wilson is prepared
to veto any public buildings appropr'-
alton bill passed at this session, Con-
gressman Harry Hull of Iowa takSs
no chances as to what that bill shall
contain. He made fight in the house
the other day for an item of 100000
for a postoffice building at Iowa City.
His amendment to that effect was re-
iected. but the discussion Of it takes
up more than a page in the Conges-
sional Record.
When Hull offered the amendment
on the floor. Representative Gordon Of
Ohio demanded statement Of the
population of Iowa City. Hull ex-
planned that It was $4,000, and had
grown to that total from 10,007 in 1910.
Then Representative Clark of Florida
chairman of the public buildings COM
mittee, objected that Hull had intro
duced his request for this approprta-
ton too late for proper hearing be-
fore the committee Representative
Austin of Tennessee exonerated Hull
from any fault in the failure of the
committee to act on the item. and
said that the report Of both the treas
ury department and the postofflce de-
partment officials proved that this Of
fee was one of the most congested In
the country. and that a new building
was urgently needed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-23
ECONOMYPLANS
ARE BEING LAID.
Group of Representatives
in General Assembly
Want Expenses Cut
Especial Correspondence

Des Moines, Jan. %. An economy
program which contemplates general
readjustment of state departments and
commissions with a view Of eliminat'
ing portion of the administrative ex'
pense of the state government Is be-
ing outlined by a group OF legislators
and will be presented to the assembly
in a series Of bills within tho next two
weeks.
The first bill Of the series was in fact
introduced In Saturdays session by
Representative Lee Of Sac county with
measure to abolish the Office OF state
fire marshal. 1t is proposed to trans
fer the duties taken care Of in this Of
fee at the present time to the depart
ment Of insurance.
The next step which will be taken,
according to Representative Wilson OF
Mitchell county, one Of the leaders OF
the economy group, will be the presen'
tation of bill this week for abolish
ment of the state fish and game depart
ment. This will eliminate in the neigh
borhood of one hundred men from the
state employ, including the game war
den, his Office force and deputies.
1t is proposed to transfer the duties
of the game warden to the sheriffs OF
the various counties and require the
regular peace officers to enforce the
fish and game laws.
The inspection department Of the Of
fee of the superintendent of public In.
struction is included in the list Of Of
fees scheduled for elimination. 1t Is
proposed to require the county superin.
tendents to perform the duties now dis
charged by the inspection bureau.
The hotel inspection bureau is anoth-
er slated for the skids in the economy
.srogram, Legislators assert that the
work done by this bureau can very
handily be taken carr Of by the food
and dairy inspectors in their tours OF
inspection.
Consolidation Of the bureau of labor
with the industrial department is an.
other step contemplated In the scheme
of retrenchment. It Is expected that
this move will remove the necessity
for some employees whose duties over
lap.
Adjustment of the Office of state
printer and binder also is expected to
be included in the program and the
greater part of their work shifted to
the state document editor.
A general recommendation for the
of unnecessaryg depart.
and the consolidation Of those
where duties overlap was made by
Governor Harding in his inaugural ad.
dress. The men behind the program
are confident they will have the sup.
port of the administration in carrying
it into effect.
Dry leaders are trying to reach an
agreement upon the time for submis.
sion of the constitutional prohibitory
General sentiment now
favors a special election next fall
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-23
HIGH WAY MEN
HOLD UP STREET
CAR CONDUCTOR
Relieve E. J. Thompson Of
.$46 at End of Run Late
Saturday Night
J. H. Hulk ALSO ROBBED
AND STRUCK IN FACE

E. ]. Thompson, sol Wabash ave.
nue., conductor on the east and west
street cars. was held up and relieved
OF about $46 at 10:40 o'clock Saturday
night by two masked men at the end
OF the car line in the west end.
Mr. Thompson, who runs On car No.
90, SAID that he had just begun to turn
the trolley around at the end of the
line, when two men, one with blue
handkerchief over his face, and the
other wearing red handkerchief,
stepped up to him, and one of them,
pointing a revolver at him, ordered
him to give up his money, which he
did.
Miles Bradford, who was the motor.
man. was not robbed although he had
considerable money. When he saw
what was happening, he dropped his
purse down in the window slot in front
Of the controller, but beyond being told
by the highwaymen to stay on the car,
he was not molested. He thought that
both had guns, but the conductor said
that only the smaller man had rovol.
yer.
Mr.. Thompson said that one man
was large and heavy set, wearing
black hat and black cravenette over
coat, while the other was short and
heavy set. wearing black cap and
gray overcoat. They had. .Sp2otehAe.els
white upon their shoes a. tfUG,sI -tiiey
might have been plastering.
About s o'clock, two men, thought to
be the sames ones who held up Mr..
Thompson, robbed j. H. Hvx, 53S Sum.
NIT street. of 81 and his purse. near
Harrow's branch in the west end. One
OF the men struck Mr. Hux with billy
or sap bruising his face and lacerat-
ing the skin about one eye. From the
description, Mr.. Hulk believes that they
were the same men who held up Mr.
Thompson
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-23
CONGRESS URGED
TO MAKE SPEED

Washington, ID. c., Jan. %. -Presi-
dent Wilson plans to go to the capitol
two or three times each week to keep
in close touch with members of the
senate and house for the purpose Of
hurrying consideration Of his legisla-
tive program and avoiding an extra
session. He began the new custom to-
day and probably will continue it each
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
Longer day and possible night ses-
sions Of the senate and legislative
program for the remainder of the ses-
sion of congress were considered to-
day by the senate steering committee
The committee met In response to
President Wilson's personal appeal to
its members to speed up action on his
legislative program, including the rail-
r'Nd strike restriction bill.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-23
MINNEAPOLIS HAS
RECORD SNOWFALL

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. %. - This
city was recovering today from the ef-
fects Of the worst snow storm in the
history of the local weather bureau.
All records for snow falls here were
shattered in the twenty-four hours
storm which ended at 10 o'clock last
night. the local bureau announced
II inches having fallen. The previous
mark was II inches. recorded March
IL, 1899. A sharp drop in temperature
followed the cessation Of the storm,
and sub-zero weather prevailed today.
Many of the public schools here
were closed today because Of the con-
dition Of the streets.
Chicago, Jan. %. Officials at the
Chicago headquarters Of railroads af-
fected by the Minnesota blizzard to-
day said that conditions were improv-
ing. Stalled trains have been dug out
and traffic though still hampered. was
resuming it's normal course. according
to the railroad men.
A passenger train stalled seven miles
east of st. Paul on the Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad for ten
hours was released today. The passen.
gers suffered no discomfort aside from
the delay as the train was we'll heated
and provisioned.
Trains OF the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy railroad were four or five hours
behind time.
Similar conditions prevailed on the
Chicago and Northwestern. Officials
Of the Chicago Great Western railway
said traffic was being resumed.