El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-04

Jew people know IL. but n well
I drilling rig IS IN active operation
Il in the basement OF the new Popu-
lar store. sinking holes for the Gals
sons for the pluuEers 10 support the
elevators in the new store These
plungers run down into the ground
a. deep as the new store IS high, for
they support the elevators and prevent
an accident As 3 matter OF fact. they
are being run down so feet deeper. 50
that when the Popular is sent sky
ward with two more stories. as Il viii
De some Gay IN the no very distant
future. the elevators will be ready. These
elevators are supported by these steel
pIungers, which operate IN water This
water acts as o cushion and the ele-
vators cannot descend until the plung-
ers force the water from the caissons
through q hole that only permits them
TO descend al one speed. As the ele-
vatOrs ascend, the water IS sucked
back into the caissOns by the plungers.
50 that the elevator always rests upon
a cushion Of water and falling is i'm
possible. Only few such elevators
are in operation in the country
II were asked to name The thing
IN II Pas0 that needed improvement
most an not positive whether
would say the telegraph messenger
service or the Fort Bliss street car
service
some married women can't be blamed
FOR being sour. they drew such lemons
% the marriage market
Most . the fires are preTentaule.
We are told this quite often and when
vge step for investigation, We Sene--
allW learn that IL is true.
After cOliatinS and snalyzing the de-
fsils Of a very large percentage OF al
TRES in Texas. the actuarial bureau o.
ne National Board or Fire Onoerwrlt-
ers has ssce-tained the causes q PIE
ventable fires, for the year 1915 with
their relative losses TO have been as
follows
Defective chimneEs and
Tues S4-t.neu or 100
Fireworks. firecrackers.
etc ..--------.--- 15.0S1 or 90
Gas. natural and arti-
Hot ashes and Goals 1909 or 0.3ee
lgnitiOn OF hot grease.
e etc. ......--..--.--.-- c.025 ~ &c
Hot or molren metal. $50 or O.Oso
Matches .---.-..-.--- S46S2 or $50
open fires .-------.--- 1903 or O.5ec
Open lights ..-------- 1871 or 90
Petroleum and its pro-
ducts .N.-l- or L.
Rubbish and litter 1902 or q. &C.
Smoking cigars, ciga-
Tettes. pipes, etc. 65.S46 or 10
steam and hot wafer
pipes ----..------- Z.1os or GOO
Stoves furnaces boil
ers and their pipes. 1f-.s1e or 2.5et
Total --..>..--..-..-. ssI0,2ss 1907
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It's all night for anybody who likes
f. but for the life Of me, I can't see
the fun OF paying regular money 70
watch two men beat and batter each
other UP in the prize ring. And IL is
peculiar. Yet true, that II appears 70
have hardening effect on the audi
ence II YOU don't believe II. look into
a prize fight arena at the conclusion
o q fight. then watch q similar mum
Der II men come out Of a theater Or
a moving picture house, and you'u see
that the expression Is wholly different
There IS more that borders on bru-
talitv IN the faces Of the men coming
out OF the prize ring
The other night an El Paso woman
went to a neighbours across the street,
and. expecting a telephone message,
cautioned her servant. a Mexican girl,
10 be certain 20 call her II the phone
rang. In A short time. she wished to
telephone the girl for something. 50
she took UP the neighbor's phone
instead Of answering her mistress, she
ran across the street ana informed
her that the phone was ringing
Life IS Just like a country road.
There are places where the sailing is
easy. places again where there are