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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
Little IneTriews
Demand For Mexican Labor Here Never So Great
Miss Winker Favors Consolidation of Schools

laying in q stock sufficient for many
sweet teeth or else they are getting
enough TO supply some store there
"A gain we hear the call to shop
early, and I wonder how many Of US
have needed It at all or viii do So"
said sara Mccain. The tired shop
people and delivery boys ought to be
considered. besides the postoffice peo-
PIE. II seems hardly fair that our
holiday should be a time Of horror
and overwork for them. II is an easy
way to apply our reverence for the
Chrfst-child in our consideration for
these His children"
our trouble with shortage OF feed
for cattle is usually in the early
spring" said c. a Howard IF we
get through then without much loss
we don't as a general thing look for
II so much during the other parts Of
the year The drouth losses reported
in New Mexico. Colorado and some
parts Of Texas are unusual. and the
shortage Of cars cOmplicates the situ-
alton Much Of il, / believe. could be
prevented If We could get the cars"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
Watch How themcOn1e
Tax Affects YOU
CWntten for The Fl Paso Herald.)

man owns property on when he car
ries a mortgage. he may deduct the
amount paid in interest. for taxes and
for water rent. Also that II he has
borrowed from bank he may claim
exemption for interest paid on the
loan
If he owns rented property he may
figure in repairs, and II he has con-
tributed to certain charities he may
exempt such On amount up to IS PEI
cent Of his income.
Further, the married man Is al
lowed $500 exemption for each child.
II he has six there viii be no federal
income tax for him The government
cannot be said TO encourage race sui
eide.
Be sure to state your gross income
correctly You may have a $50 sal
airy and a SO sideUne. Federal agents
are paid 70 know these things. and
you may be fairly certain that any
mlsstatemeut Will be speedily dis
covered when the collector checks Up
your return.
(The S65-R-weeI< man will be con-
Hidered tomorrow
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
Little Interviews

surplus1Ee Of labor is not large
either In the east the demand for
labor has never been SO heavy, due to
work on war munitions"
Daily forecasts from the United
States weather bureau can be OU-
tanned by persons living in any Of
the small cities and towns about e
PasO and in New Mexico by merely
calling information and asking for
the weather report" said r. n.
Shaver. weather observer at FL Paso.
Every morning forecasts for the
succeeding night and day are phoned
to long distance al the FL PaSO tele-
phone building, usually by 10 o'clock,
and the operator in turn furnishes
towns and cities While farmers and
many others interested have daily
reports by mail from the bureau. the
telephone method furnishes a quick
way to learn the weather forecast for
those who do not wish to wait for the
those who do not have the mail ser
vice"
The suggestion OF the Taxpayers
association in its recent pamphlet that
q saving would be effected through
county offices doing similar work
seems 4 good one" said county school
superintendent Miss AIyra c. Winkler.
Nothing would work more for the
smooth development and the in
creas ed efficiency Of both county and
city schools than the consolidation
Of the two departments under one
uperiutendent- OF course there
could be assistants. Under q com
biued city-cOuuty system there would
he no cases Of hardship like those
existing at present where county
children have TO pay tuition to at
tend the city high school, whereas the
laws Of the state guarantee them O
free education"
1T is an amusing sight TO see Mex
leans trying to smuggle sugar across
The border" said H F. Mckinney.
The soldiers stop the men and wO-
men and look into their bundles !
saw one woman stopped who had two
small packages of sugar and some
which was ostensibly salt The sol
der was wary and tasted the white
grains. Sure enough, Il was sugar.
He took il away from her There IS
an order which prevents any person
taking more than two pounds OF such
trated Sweetness out OF the
country, but the soldiers say that the
same people cross and recrOss into
Juarez every day laden with the
little bundles. They seem 20 be either
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

~dE price OF string has been go
ing steadily up and the latest
\ word is that il viii 90 higher.
In view Of the fact that string may
be substituted the government has
not thought best TO stop the rising
price Of string. Many substitutes for
string have found a place in the
home and in the market but perhaps
the most practical substitute has been
the sticksr- Although the sticke-
(glued paper strips which only need
to be wetted TO stick bundles and
packages together). IS rapidly sub
shutting string in stores and markets
as well as mailing houses These
stickers have not vet found great
fOothold in the home.
seals Better Ian string.
Nero -ants in the east are using
now the Red Cross Christmas seal
20 help hold their packages and bun
dies together First. for economic
purposes as these seals save string
BY acting as a substitute for string
fThe practice Of using fancy Christ
mas string or tape has also been dis
continued as a war measure). Sec
ond. for practical purposes as the
seals have been made on thick tough
paper this year for that very purpose
and hold like a bull dog. and in fact
they have been called BY merchants
the Bull Dog Seals" Third. as
matter OF good business because the
adjoining Of their packages and
bundles with the beautiful Red Cross
Christmas Seals bring good cheer 20
the customers and emanates Christ
mas greetings rom the firm to the
general public and builds UP bust
ness. Fourth. by substituting Red
Cross Christmas Seals for string
there IS not only an example OF econ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

We expect soon 10 hear a few more
medals being pinned on the crown
prince in honor Of Mackeusen's drive
into Italy.-DetrOit Free Press
Just what the colonel VIII start
next in New York is uncertain. but
he's sure to start Anaconda stan
dzrd-
4 800 bill autographed by Harry
Lauder sold for $4,000. Has the way
to make a dollar 90 farther been
found at lastc-BaltiuOre American
The forcible feeding business looks
mighty strange these days. when It Is
almost necessary 10 use force TO keep
some people from over-teading-- IN
diauapoIis News
Ia Toilette. whom the sinking Of
American ships and the slaughter CT
innocents left cold. IS tearfully indig-
naut over the spanking Of Bigelow--
Chicago News
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

"HE demand Tor Mexican IabOr
in and about FL Paso has
never been so heavy as at
present" said Z. L Mitchell
Due to the passage Of the Burnett
law. with the Iiteracy test and head
tax, Mexican labor has become very
scarce, and it is probable that from
1000 70 10000 Mexican laborers could
be used on railroad work at the pres
mt time i available The provisions
II this law do not apply TO agricuI-
-ural labor, however. and the latter
not so scarce. From $50 and
higher is being offered for Mexican
lbor- In other lines the labor mar
get here is well balanced While the
iemand is not specially great, the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

=" I-E. sgJ-a-week man or woman
has an income OF 1920, and If
i unmarried mist pay the govern
ment a per cent tax on S2l2o, or
1910. He or she IS exempt up TO
$1,000. The married man or woman
with an exemption Of $1,000 must pay
a . per cent tax on S1120, or s12-49.
II the man makes so a veale ani
his We so. each may put in a $1,000
exemption claim. but the tax viii be
the same as II the husband were
earning the entire $50.
II you fall in the $50 class. some
time between now and March l next
you must pay q visit to the collector
of internal revenue. There you viii
be given a blank on which 70 f-le
your return and also your exemp-
lions.
In addition TO the exemptions cited,
YOU may exempt any interest paid
during the year 1917 on personal in
Cebtedness This means that 4
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

meut graft that there wasn't even
coal and she'll 10 rtarget practice
Cervera's fleet had never maneuvered
together before il steamed west IN
I repeat: we didn't know all this.
We lust decided to fight, and we
fought And when the time came 10
cheer and jubilate we pinned medals
on ourselves for the grand triumph
we thought we had achieved We
swelled so big that the earth was but
cl0d beneath our buoyant feet
A state OF mind like this was more
perilOus than meningitis twice as
contagious. and three times as fatal
(It's all been worked out by algebra
Neither I nor any other historian
wishes TO belittle the work OF our
men who fought so bravely. So far
as they kueW they faced tremendous
odds They faced them uuflinching-
". SIMPSONS cruising speed was
that Of his slOWest ship, four knots
yet he blockaded. dared. met and
overCame fast cruisers and destroy
and discoura ged. and short OF ammu-
milton does not detract from SchIey's
fame nor shadow Dewey's courage
The point is that these facts since
known serve to warn US that only
the purest bull luck won the war. We
were not prepared And worse. when
war had opened full blast we failed
even then TO realize how serious the
SUI lE lAAEA- NEIAlAE- q 10 AAL
8, 1855. the day Of Cevera's naval
suicide. we counted the enemv as he
counted himself; strong. Yet the
country as a whole slunl bered on.
Not one American in 1000 CRASHED the
awful disaster We faced were we de-
feated.
Though we had the luck TO win.
Spanish defeat cannot be laid to fate
Spain was unDrepared; her strength
was latent Cervera complained bit
terly before he saiIed for Cub. Re
knew he had only a hunk Of junk
with which TO 90 into BATH But
what finally and effectualiy nut the
blink on all Spain's hopes was her
chronic inerrness. her supine fnactiv-
i-E and SION. her plain boneheaded
well-what's -the-useuess-
Look IL IN. brother The SDaniards
at Manila didn't even get up anchor.
It may be brave to enter a man
bruta's house- But Won sirnnlv h@va
10 call II luck If you lick him when
he doesn't even t~'-e the trouble to
get IN out Of his chair.
SO look il I'D And meditate-not
long. thought we need You-Couy-
right, 1917, by George Matthews Ad-
ans
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

i've engagement with European
power which had 49, vessels on her
naval list 10 81 on our own. Yet in
100 days We wrested from her an
empire and prestige extending over
two hemispheres.
The Spanish army register OF 1888
set her military forces at 492 05-. Our
standing army. including hospital
corps and cooks. West Point cadets
and their professor. came TO the ri
diculOus figure Of 2S.1S3 men.
So far as Uncle Sam knew. the
Spanish generals and admirals were
all that flag officers with whisSers
should be- The generals certainly
were NOT. And the admiraIs-O-
admiral for poor Cervera bore the
brunt Of our punishment-were pup
pets I'm the clutches Of such govern
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
The Little One-Star Flag

- H, used to hear the family
( In the house across the way
- father, and a mother, and a child
And, Oh, the noise they used TO make;
They'd keep the neighborhood awake
sometimes used to think they'd drive Wild
glanced across the way the other day;
It seemed too quiet over there, by far.
And hanging the window Of the house the way
Is a little flag which bears a single start
THERE'S Service Flag in FL Paso,
And it flaunts two dozen stars.
- Oh, 1t swings there to the glory
OF the soldiers and the tars.
But no star there in its beauty
Tells Of stronger Love and Duty
Than the little one-star flag ocross the way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
By Damon Runyon

- H, used to see them waiting
4 j In the house across the way
- The mother, and little girl, sweet.
And, Oh, the way they used to shout;
And, Oh, the way they'd hurry out
When they Daddy coming up the street.
Now I miss the noise they made there they played
It seems too quiet over there by far
Oh they're watching from the window Of the house
the way
By the little flag that bears single star!
II HERE'S Wonder Flag IN the plaza,
Flying from dizzy height,
- Like gorgeous patch Of heaven
That ripped from starry night.
But star there IN its beauty
Tells of stronger Love and Duty
Than the little One-star flag across the wayl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
FINED SIS on CHARGE OF
SELLING ROTTEN PEACHES

On q charge OF selling peaches
which witnesses testified were frozen
and black and rotten in the center.
though looking fairly good from the
J. X. Sanders was fined s25
IN the police court Thursday after
noon W. J. 1Iiffleton, who was re-
leased Wednesday on his own recog-
uizance, failed TO appear at the ses-
sion.
Food inspector r. c. Dornheckter
testified that the peaches had been
bought from Crombie q Co. fof -
cents a box.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
November Winds

OvEMBER winds sad and bleak November winds c they make
IN shoulders reak old
winds forbdding hate the long cold RAIN wish the could
hits the November though half and hat
a
perhaps may The
clock striking and lie the mild
fine off the clothes kick them off ghtful
wind whk with ice
the with knife and to bronchial tubes The doctor
eglong day,
ee the could be all May the good
Copyright By George Matthew Aaama MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
Retrospect.
by LIErTENANT FITz HueH GREEN. Z. $. y.

other substantial virtues TO give us a
good standing with Providence But
we can never be entirely sure. Which
exposes US to the terrible danger Of
being sure at all
The greatest naval luck IN the his
tory Of mankind was ours in the war
with Spain. Even Noah had fore
sLEht In '9S we plunEed into decLs-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
CARRIERS, DAY.

Tomorrow. the last Saturday in the
month. Herald carriers will present
bills for November subscriptions
Subscribers viii please have the
amount they owe ready for the bows.
rs an Herald boys are going TO school
and saturday IS the only day Of the
week they have TO do their collecting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BROKEN;
THIS BIG VICTORY IS A TONIC
(BY H. S. H

Now IN aiming at impTegnabGty, every factor has to
receive consideration.
The German masters of military science who built this
mpregnable" line did consider the human factor They
never do It is Germanys fatal military blunder, al
ways recurring.
What happened when the British Third army came
stormng over? Why, the Germans panic stricken
They were utterly by surprise. They had expected
infantry attack to the north where British guns had
been pounding that cescendo Of fire which eliminates in
drufire and precedes the infantry barage. They
almost stunned when Of the still darkness before dawn
there dashed them 81 miles of flaming tanks and daunt
less British fighters. They signaed frantcay for their
artillery fire The artillery also taken by surprise and
the fire was weak spasmodic and ineffective.
The great wave rolled over the Germans. Thousands
killed where they were, thousands more threw up
their hands surrender and the rest for life spreading
panic and confusion for miles back through the rear lines
They hardly made fight anywhere Wonderfully strong
positions which might have been tough pounding for even
the Germans great howitzeTs, abandoned almost
without struggle An impregnable position is mpregnable
only so long as the who It fight
This action throws strong light wavering German
morale Had the Canadian and English troops held those
wonderful Notifications German army Of the size of the
Third army attempting what the Third army attempted,
would have dashed into slaughter pen and lucky those
who got cut alive
those postions-turn them around to face the other
to spea-and Germany consider that particular strip
lost forever Moreove unless the Germans able to
take it promptly the whole Hndenburg line must be
abandoned Once line is completely pierced and the enemy
breaks through any place. the whole line must fail
back be rolled up by the enemy and that for Germany
would be d disaster Of the first magnitude
It has been remarked BY of the correspondents
the drive Italy partly camoufage to conceal
the continual reveses the west front But this
which Germany suffered is which cannot be
oealed-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

RICKETT HICKS is learning &c
ride a bicycle. He took his first
lesson Tuesday morning. In trying
to turn a bend In the road ne succeeded
in running into the tin peddler's wagon
and now feels ike a real chauffeur.
Miss Gondola Henstep could Of mar
ned long ago if she had wanted to.
The Bother club met IN regular ses-
sion Friday at the postoffioe with all
members present and thoroughly dis
satisfied. Among other things the mat
ter Of a window light for the postoffice
was discussed, but as the government
IS having so much extra expense at
present it was the sense Of the meet
ing that they worry along until the
wind shifts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

II ISMARCR once said, God takes
~ care Of drunken men, fools and
the United States
We can concede that Bismarck was
a clever man Also We may bank
pretty heavily on our generosity to-
wards Belgium, our magnanimity to-
wards the whole world. and unon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

The president says is glad get away from Washing
ton because there are many people there who know
things which aren't If he newspaper run-
ming down would know every town has lots Of
people lust ike that.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

Spring fever Is bad enough but winter fever, eli
mate like this is worse Just TO stay indoors these
warm bright days IS hard work.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
7 ETTERS to THE
- HERALD

tAu communications must bear the sig
nature Of the writer. but the name viii be
vitnheld II relusstedl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

In view the Russian attitude perhaps Mr. Wilson
regrets having said anything about peace without victory
though that was before we entered the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

at IS cents bushel although they SI75 to S25o for
pound box here there is need for the service of food
administrator somewhere between here and Roswell
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

Even bandit sometimes tries to deude himself with the
salvation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

over 1000. o1o women IN the United
States have signed food pledge cards.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

Having been uplfted by a Billy Sunday revival, New
oT fell from grace by elecing another Tammany crowd
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

Let the Pacific coast talk all it peases Of whale steaks
and other frightfulnes There mighty whales in
the Rio Grande
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

Perhaps the easiest way this would be to let
Germany take Russia and put the whole German army in
there to Try to keep the peace.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

Why not conserve tn home guard by
an occasional autoless Sunday? Lafe
Buds aunt made an assignment tday,
hsvin' spent all fer love.
Copyright srarroual Newspaper Service
Sharp County record., 1917-03-09

sentenced to serve 80 minutes in
iail for the murder of Green Colum-
bus, who had insulted his daughter
A jury found Calhoun guilty OF
manslaughter, b u recommended
him to the extreme mercy of the
court"
United States Senator Henry L.
Myers of Montana recently went to
the tabernacle in Washington, D. C.,
where Gypsy Smith, noted evan
gelist, was holding a revival, and
listened to the sermon. He was so
impressed that when the call for
converts was made he got up and
led the procession down front.
Goodman Anderson of Hills,
Minnesota, one of the wealthiest
residents of that state, has just
completed details connected with
the presentation of a highly inn
proved farm to each of his eight
children. One daughter, whose
husband already owned a good
farm, received $4,000 in cash,
The Navy Department has order
ed an investigation of the actions
of Miss Lenora Warnerson, a teach
er in the school at Kansas City
Missouri. She is reported to have
written these words on her black
board. why enlist? You have
nothing to gain and your life to
lose. | refuse to kill my brother
and hide my fists in the folds OF
any flag"
Sharp County record., 1917-03-09
Remarkable Remarks

Mr.. Bryan isn't Democrat He's
a hereto. State Senator Hudspeth,
Texas.
Fat people are dead to happiness,
to activity, joy, efficiency and free
dom."-Prof. Dearborn, Boston.
Every inch off women's dresses
means $10,000,00O a year to the
shoe business. ss."-A, D, Anderson,
shoe manufacturer.
II can understand why dogs fight.
They know no better, But lcannot
understand why men fight. Con-
gresham Bailey, Pennsylvania
Il say to you, senators, that this
legislative body, the United States
Senate, Is incompetent and inelfic'-
ent."-Senator Fail, New Mexico.
"A great many Of US travel with
people an angel couldn't 90 with a
week without a bath In lysol, carbol-
ic acid and formaldahyde before he
returned to heaven, Billy Sunday.
The Germans are a brave, home
loving race. Dynastic interests and
their devotion to the state have
lured them into war for q phantom,
Betrayed, deceived and beaten,
they will find themselves as we
poor people Of the South found our
selves after the war OF secession.
We, too, had been lured into war
upon a phantom, Col Henry
Waterson
Sharp County record., 1917-03-09
THE COURTS

Circuit Court, Northern Dis.
trict--First Monday in January
and Second Monday in July.
Southern Di3trot--Sccond Mon
day in February and August
County Court-Third Monday
IN January, April, July and Oc-
rober. Northern Di5lrict,-.lth
Monday in January, April, July
and October,
Probate Court-Northorn Dis
trict-Third Monday in March,
June, September and December.
Southern DistricC--Second Mon
day in March, June, September
and December,
Chancery Court Southern Dis.
trict-Flrst Monday in May and
November. Northern District
Second Monday in March and
September,
Sharp County record., 1917-03-09
GENERAL NEWS
TOLD IN few Lines
Happenings In All Parts Of
The Country Boiled Down
To Brief Lines.

Isaac Mumford, a retired farmer
living at Laurel, Delaware, is cut
tine his third set of teeth and CON-
plains of a pain which resembles
toothache. He is 90 years old.
More than $4,000 Southern ne
eroes have crowded into Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania, within six
months to answer the demand for
cheap labor. Authorities there are
seeking to get rid of them,
The National Retail Grocers' AS
sociation announces that another
advance of 80 per cent in the price
of canned goods may be expected
this spring. This will make the
price Of canned goods double what
1t was IN 1914.
Mrs. Eleanor Combes, aged 107
years, died at Sullivan, Indiana, last
week. She was the Oldest woman
in Indiana, and during her entire
life never had ridden on a steam or
electric car. Her Oldest child living
is 81 years Of age
Gov. Harris Of Georgia has given
out a statement in which he ad-
mits that during the year 1915
seven lynchiDGs occurred in his
state out Of a total Of SO In the en-.
tire nation. The governor pleads
against mob violence.
Mrs. Nettie Frede of Cross limb
ere, Texas, has just lost her tenth
husband, after a long series Of
deaths and divorces among her
mates. The tenth victim, Emil
Frede, secured divorce on the
grounds of extreme cruelty.
That 100000 women of the
United States stand ready to serve
their country in case Of war witt
Germany was the information re
Gently sent to Secretary Of Wal
Baker at a meeting Of the Nationa
Women's Suffrage Association q
Washington, D c,
Edgar L. Calhoun, a bushes
man Of Mansfield, Louisiana, wa