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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31
GOAL Shortage
To Be RELIEVED
McAdoo and War BoardBe-
gin Action to Facilitate
Railroad Movements.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 31.-Imme-
date action by the railroads 20 re-
Iieve the critical coal shortage. par
ucularIy in sections suffering from
the cold wave. was being considered
today by director general 1IcAdoo and
members of the railroad war board
As the result OF n conference with
the director general yesterday, heads
Of agencies, aiding in government op-
GRAFTON OF the railroads. we're ready
with plans for speedy movement OF
iuel into the affected areas.
In addition 90 glfectlus freer
movement of coal. the treatment OF
labor questions viii be one OF the
chief railroad problems TO be dealt
with by the director general I. ads
Of the railroad brOtherhOods who con-
ferred 81 p president wilson recently
have D. summoned 60 confer with
the dir. general Thursday regard
ing rela-..us OF labor and the new
government railroad administration
while settlement of the brotherhood
demand for 30 percent wage increases
is not looked for at this time. officials
believed the government soon VIII
consider favorably o. plan for better
pay.
Legislation guaranteeing railroads
compensation ON the basis of pre-
war earnings is expected 10 set under
way in congress this week President
Wilson probably viii 20 before con-
gress Thursday with recommendation
q ong this line
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31
RAISE POULTRY.
AID UNCLE SAN
This Is the Poultry Shows
Slogin in Asking Children
to See Exhibit.

How to raise poultry on city lot
and help Uncle sam and the national
food administration win the war Will
be an object lesson presented TO hun
dreds Of school children OF II Paso
at the annual poultry show Wednes-
day, located at SOC East san Antonio
street. opposite the court house. An
Invitation has been extended to school
children and they viii be admitted
free Of charge.
BY showing pens OF standard bred
chickens and also equipment and ap-
paratus for raising chickens for. eggs
and food. the children VIII get an
example that many Of them viii PROB
ably follow the coming year Food
scraps now wasted could be utilized
for poultry feeding, it was pointed
out.
Mistake to Quit.
This is a critical time IN the poul-
try business" said F. G.. Miller. pub
hcity agent for the show, Monday
Many raise-s have quit on acrount
Of the high price Of feed. This is
great mistake, as anyone can see,
with the high prices for eggs and
poultry We are paying especial at
tentlon 20 utility stock this year"
A special exhibit of standard stock
VIII be brought from the New Mexico
A. and NJ college at NesiIll Park. Mr..
Miller said. There viii also be exhibits
OF rabbits and pigeons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31

speaker The car company has q
franchise" said Mr.. Sweeney. How
ever, II has not an exclusive franchise.
our laws prohibit that. To pass this
ordinance would be to give them a
monopoly and make their franchise
exclusive They are not entitled TO
lhaL The intent and purpose Of our
laws is 90 prohibit mOnOplieS and NOT
10 foster them, but this ordinance at
tempt5 TO do that which is improper.
unjust ana Illegal. II grants what
the Jaws or the state say cannot be
granted
Suggests a Referendum.
i on represent the people, and not
the 1ltnes or the cars You are sup
posed TO protect the intere SIS of the
people. II You are looking 20 the in
terests OF the people, then ask them
what they want See II the people
want the jirnes or not. Present the
question in referendum 20 the pe0-
pie az special election, to determine
whether OF not there be an exclusive
franchise TO the car company.
Relieves in REGULATION.
7 believe everything should be
regulated I believe I'm regulation of
the cars 10 give service TO the people
IN exchange for the use OF the streets.
Vow. the 1itne drivers are men under
bond who understand the traffic laws
and obey them. They offer no more
danger TO the public than do private
cars operating on the same streets as
the street cars But would you drive
private cars off these streets entirely.
because tHe~e are car lines tuarG-
"Jitnies should be regulated also
only good men vino understand the
traffic laws should be allowed TO drive
them But the same thing applies 20
the street cars True, they say our
cars cant dodge. but they can eZer-
else care for the safety OF the public
says Ordinance Framed by Council
In replying 10 Mr. Sweeney. judge
GogEiu said in part
Mr. Sweeney and I appear rather
as counsel than as for the public iu
general Neither of us is authorized
to represent the public YOU body
is the one here that represents the
public Now, IL would be difficult for
YOU 10 take action on this ordinance
had you not made some Investigation
already Of the traus0Orta-i service
In the city The ordinance you have
before you is NOT that which we orig
.nally suggested, which we would like
TO have had passed. but one framed
1n voU- own reports.
Claims Interuri-on Lines TnSc.
won have REQUIRED the car COM
1any TO do certain things. and I be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31

fit is filled up. Certainly, in the last
few days the service has beer better,
but up to three or four weeks ago, a
/ man couldn't get the service he paid
for. I'm my reiEhbOrhOOd. we had
lltue service before the route was
/ lcngtheued 10 Piedras. but now when
. q jltne comes IT is crowded, and one
/ has TO wait for q car The ordinance
. YOU have before you would tend to
+ @ EEraVate rather than improve this
service You VIII ger poorer service
than before.
Wants Choice For Passenger.
when car and jitne lines are
parallel it enables people TO take
their choice, and board whatever
comes first Thereby you save the
time OF the public. and not the time
OF the iitues OF the street car corpora
ton Don't compel the passenger to
wait for one kind of conveyance
Consider the woman or child out at
night Give them the right TO rely on
q choice between 5itue and street car.
Says People Pay For Seats.
ITO take care of the Increase
traffic, If jitnes We're regulated
against. the car company would have
90 make 40 extra trips day. so
passengers 10 trip And. by the
way, when you pay for a ride. you
are entitled 20 a sel- DO You get liz
As matter Of fact. you should pass
an ordinance compelling the car com
pany to give service and 20 give seats,
or to make no charge. You have
crow led women and children i'm the
cars now Now II any regulation is
needed. YOU should regulate the cars
Make them give service.
ForeSees More Overcroyvdine.
The street car company is using
the streets practically for nothing.
The streets belong TO the people and
cars are operated on them merely
through the peoples permission. Now.
cars TO give every passenger a seat
and not herd them together as in
cattle cars We had q great number
OF soldiers here last year and cars on
Government Hill and Fort Bliss lines
were overcrOwCcd- We viii probably
get more soIdiE-s here and they VIII
DE oTercrowdad again.
Are - Cars Sufficient:
The street car company bought y Z
new cars IN 1910. lHere. on being
questioned by AR sweeney. IT. =.
Potter, manager Of the C~r company. .
san the company now has a big cars B
in FL PascD Since that time. the T
population has increased by over 4e.- Z
600, with number of new car lines. 4
Are - big cars sufficient for O city .
of $4,000
Opposes Proposed Plaza Stnnd. /
PeUoving the jitne bus terminals 4
to the north side of san Jaciuto plaza 4
was next discussed by 1Ir. Sweeney.
We all know how dangerous that /
location is he said This orii- /
nance would drive men. women ard .
children 10 the railroad right OF Wlv.
with the incvira bic result that some
10 y. probably child, would perhaps .
be killed under the wheels OF
switch engine. There is no excuse F.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31
Ell PASO MAN IN WRECK ON
c. & S., WIRES WIFE HERE

T.. Lay. 909 North Florence street.
Monday morning from her HUSBAND.
who was on q Colorado q Southern
railroad passenger train wrecked at
South Des AIOiues. y ~. Sunday, that
he would not reach home for three or
four days II was not known II ne
was injured. He was returning to Fl
Pas0 from Denver
Several passengers were injured.
one probably fatally. in the accident.
The engine and five coaches were de-
rallied, rolling over an embaukment.
an Associated Press dispatch said.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31
says JItnes carry 22.C00 Day.

There are about $4,000 peonIe rid
Ing each day in the jitnes- The car
company could not take care even Of
lVtyUy agoiIionaL passengers. live
only in the 1909 block. but TODAY have
often to wait ten minutes to IS MIN
utes for car. If q car does come.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31

won have REQUIRED The car COM
pany TO do certain things. and I be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31
OUR ENEMIES
ARE STARVING
Shortage of Everything to
Eat in Austria. Germany
and BULGARIA.

washington. ID. c. Dec Slime
American pocketbook, although hard
hit by the terrific jump taken IN the
price Of practically ali necessities for
the table. stands the strain Of buying
much easier than the people across
the seas. where four years Of war
have brought greatest deprivation.
and even starvation in some climes.
Latest figures as to food conditions
IN European countries tell a fearful
story Of the havoc that war has
wrought.
German frishtfulness has brought
q severe lesson right home TO the
doors Of the inhabitants Of the Teu-
tonic countries wherein ratiOns for
civilians have been further sharply
cUrtailed
Two Meals Only in Austria.
New restaurant cards in Austria al
low only two meals day Tor each
person. Under the recent cut in al
lowauces the midday meal consists Of
one portion of soup, one OF meat, not
more than three ounces, with veSe-
tables.
The evening meal is limited 20 one
portion Of meat not exceeding three
ounces. with vegetables. and about
ceedinEly scarce throughout Austria
as well as tie other TeutOnic cOun-
tries and the few 10 be had bring
about 81 a dozen
The milk supply has dwindIed
greatly. Fats In Austria are now
selling as high as $3.50 a pound. The
fats supply is being depleted and ha9
been placed almost entirely under
government control
The general prospects for food
stuffs this winter in Germany, Aus
trla and Bulgaria are more disc0ur
aging than they were year ago
Sc Of coffee and tea has virtually
been abandoned and poor substitutes
have been adopted.
Enemies short Of Meats.
There is severe shortage IN
meats, butter and milk. These coun-
tries are falling back upon a good
potato crop TO sustain them during
the cold months The potato crops
are sait 20 be fairly good, although
not up 20 the average yearly prOduc-
ton.
Both in Germany and Hungary the
butter allowance is only one. ounce
week Tor each person E1tless days
have been ordained TO conserve the
supplies The ration in sugar am
other articles which have become ex
tremely scarce has suffered a further
cut. Hungary is sugar produCing
eouALl-s u4L L-G EaL4oA ms tetA GU
because Of a severe shortage Of bee'
crops.
Indication OF the food shortage II
Germany and Austria is found in re
ports which have just been receive
here. showing q great increase in in
--rf NOR -Lry in many cities be-
cause OF the milk shortage. Munich
rlli-ies have forced another re iuct-ou
in the milk ratious for children OF
Berlin and other cities.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31
POSTERS To aid
IN FOOD SAVING
French and Spanish Ian
guagas to Greet Public;
Maximum Prices Fixed.

a poster in French, advertising the
campaign for food saving Of the ma
tional food administration. viii be
secured by food administrator George
IT. Clements in connection with other
advertising to be used In FL Paso.
Posters In Spanish and French. on
the basis of one TO each so Of the
population speaking that language.
viii be distributed in Texas. accord
ing 20 Information received Monday
by Mr.. Clements. As he beli--es that
city who speak French. one Of thee
posters will be requested by Ar.
Clements and posted in a conspicuous
place. The number OF posters in
Spanish used here viii be large
Clements Gets appointment.
AIr. Clements received his official
1pOintment as food administrator OF
the seventh district Monday morning
from II. Writ steele. director OF or
gan-zati0n for Texas. Later in the
morning he took the oath before o
notary.
Prices Effective Dee. 81.
The schedule Of maximum food
prices. SO far fixed by the local reEu-
lating committee. Of which James A.
Pick IS chairman. viii be changed and
added to by the committee at coming
MEETINGS Prices PROMULGATED TO take
effect Dec. 81 were the following:
Maximum Joohers'
retail price
Sugar
GRADUATED. H.. ice .0s I-5e
Flour
% Ii. aaelss--.S1- s,55.91-S5 sL4591-57
Domestic. head.
bulk. rb.---...- .1ais .9sz
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31
COUNCIL HEARS WARM STREET
CAR AND JITNE DISCUSSION

Former Mayor Sweeney Says Car Service Inadequate;
Stands Up for Jitne Men; Judge Goggin Gives Fig
ures on Additional Investment Made by Com
pany During Past Year in Improvements.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31
The Zeiger Hotel

VIII serve a Dollar Dinner New
Years Day from noon until p. M
.llE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31
McEIickle's

VIII close at noon tomorrow. New
Years Day.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31

Page Publicity Bureau-Advertisl in
all its branches Telephone 1111.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31

Gun repairing our specially Allen
arms & Cycle Co. t04 y Oregon St
ADV
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-14
BRYAN and KAISER
FEELING GROWS AGAINST Ne
BRASkAN, LEADER OF
PEACE FACTION.

Washington, Feb. IA growing
j.. Bryan and some of the leading
propagandists of the cause OF peace
at any price is manifest here in many
quarters. 1t is evident in congress
as we'll as i'm official circles. The
episode of DR.. George ~Barthelme,
Washington correspondent of the
Cologne Gazette. who has, i'm effect,
been politely advised his presence in
this country is no longer desirable
and who has been given safe conduct
with the party of Count Won Bern
storff, is illuminating as to the work
of Bryan and his coadjutors.
Ii was DR.. Barthelme who sen a
dispatch to his paper which told of
strong antiwar sentiment in this
country and moreover tipped" the
German government TO feel out the
United States on further submarine
negotiations, as DR.. Ritter did Satur-
day.
Much conflict of statement is made
as to whether Bryan was active in ar
ranging this. However. independent
of the question of whether Bryan ac-
tually had a personal hand i'm IL and
whether he conferred with Count Won
Bernstorff after the latter was given
his passports, which he is alleged TO
have done, IL Is a fact that Bryan's
activity and his propaganda and
those working with him, have served
to give Berlin the impression that
the United States Is half hearted, that
the people are not with the govern
ment and hat the great majority are
opposed TO a declaration of war.
Unquestionably IL is because Pres
ident Wilson realizes that the peace
at any price element In this countr!
is strong and Is active and is handi
Gaping the government that he feel
II impossible to take a most conserva
tive course. He realizes fully tina
the United States had had before nov
sufficient p~rovocation. real and tech
meal. to warrant il In going farthe
than a diplomatic break. but he doe
) not want the government to be Grip
I pied by the fire in the rear" exper
fence of the administration in tn
1 civil war. Hence he feels the neces
sity OF holding back for events I
I unity sentiment for drastic action i
maintaining American rights at Sc
q as long as he can. The government
. will not attempt to close the mout
q of Bryan. What might be done
Ii we're a time of war is anothe
question.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-14
STATE NEWS.

Washington, ID. C.-Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Sells today an
nounced the appointment OF c. G
Covey as superintendent OF the Rose
bud Indian agency. He was trans
ferred from Standing Rock reserva-
ton and is now at Rosebud to take
up the new assignment. c. l.. Davis,
whom he succeeds. goes TO the agency
at Apache, Ariz. James b. Kitch
was made heirship examiner at
Standing Rock.
Pierre-Papers from west of the
river show that the severe storms of
January and the first OF this month
have cost a great many cattle to live
stock owners Losses al high as fifty
In some herds are reported, ranging
from that down to a few head. One
cattleman who travels the range a
great deal puts his estimate of loss
at 10 per cent. which Is the heaviest
loss which has been suffered for
many years from winter storms.
Parker-While Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Stahl we're crossing the railroad
track one mile west of Freeman to-
day, the buggy In which they were
riding was struck by a passenger
train. Mrs. Stahl was badly injured
and Mr.. Stahl was so seriously hurt
that the chances of his recovering are
not good. He Is being taken to a
Mitchell hospital by special train
The horses were not seriously in
jured, but the buggy was demolished
Pierre-The next state firemen's
tournament will be held at Rapid
City June IL to 16. inclusive. and the
cash premiums paid will be greater
than at any former state tournament
The firemen are hopeful that they
will get the bill through which in
creases the annual appropriation t.
them for firemen's tournaments vi
10 $4,000. A bill has been passed
which allows cities and towns to. b,
vote, levy a special tax for the aid o
fire companies. and this will alst
give the fire fighters some recogni
ton.
Pierre-While the depredations o
grey wolves at times are serious IL
the more thinly settled sections o
the western part of the state. the.
have not been heard OF east of tn
Missouri for years, but a report iron
Charles Mix county tells of the kill
ing OF three head of cattle and tn
Gripping of several others in on
herd i'm that county. Two collie dog
which we're attempting to drive tn
away were also badl
crippled up by these d~estructiv
rangers of the plains. which luckil
are becoming more and more scare
through the activity of hunters an
cattlemen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-14

An ordinance establishing the dis
lance from the property line to the
curb line on the streets and avenues
of the city of Madison.
Be it ordained by the board of
commissioners of the city of Madison.
Section l.. That the distance from
the property line to the curb line on
the streets and avenues of said city
snail be as follows, to-wit:
On Egan avenue from the center of
the right of way of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railway COM
pany to Ninth street N, Is feet.
Sec. 2. For the distance of n
block on each side of Egan avenue 1t
shall be as follows.
on Second street Sc, 10 feet, and
on Second street SW, 10 feet.
On First street Sc. Is feet. and on
First street SW, Is feet.
On First street NE. 25 feet. and
on First street NV. 25 feet.
On Second street NE, 25 feet, and
on Second street NV, rs feet.
On Third street NE, 25 feet, and
on Third street NV. 25 feet.
On Fourth street NE, rs feet, and
on Fourth street NV. rs feet.
On Fifth street NE, rs feet, and
on Fifth street NV, rs feet.
On Sixth street NE. 25 feet.
On Seventh street NV, Is feet, and
on Eighth street NE. 25 feet, and on
Eighth street NV. Is feet.
On Ninth street NE, Is feet, and
on Ninth street NV, IS feet.
On Harth venue from Second
street Sc to Second street NE, 80
feet.
On Harth avenue from Second
street NE to Ninth street NE. 24.12
feet.
On Lee avenue from the railroad
track of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railway company, to Second
street NE. 25 feet.
On Lee avenue from Second street
NE to Sixth street NE, 24.12 feet
On Lee avenue from Eighth street
NE to Ninth street NE, Is feet.
Sec. 3. On Center street T., fol
two blocks east of Egan avenue. ant
on Center street w. for two block:
west of Egan venue Is feet.
Geo. III. Waskey,
Attest: Mayor
VIM. Rae,
City Auditor.
Adopted February 10, 1917.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-14
COOPERATIVE PLAN


Lead, Feb. l4.-Farmers of South
Dakota are profiting through coop
erative marketing of agricultural
products, according to reports from
various parts of the state.
The plan was tried out in Law
renee county this year by an organic
alton of potato growers, and as a re
suit their product was sold at an ex-
cess profit OF $4,000, 1t is said, over
what they would have received
through individual marketing. Fifty
cars OF potatoes were shipped from
this district through the supervision
of a county agent. They were sold
at commission houses in Omaha in
carload lots at a profit of 35 cents q
hundred weight over the local price
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-14
COUNTY AFFAIRS
CLOSING BUSINESS OF JANUARY
SESSION OF LAKE COUN-
Try COMMISSIONERS.

Auditors Office. January 31.-The
following places were designated for
the sale of mortgaged property
Madison, In front of Rankin livery
barn.
Chester, In front of livery barn.
Rutland, i'm front of livery barn.
Nunda, in front OF livery barn.
Ramona. in front Of livery barn.
Winfred, in front of livery barn.
Junius, In front OF Colman Lumber
company office.
The following papers were appoint
ed for the official papers for the fol
lowing year:
Madison Sentinel and Chester
Journal, one year; Ramona Times,
two years.
O. o. Seten was appointed janitor
for the ensuing year. with a salary
Of $50 per month.
The auditor and treasurer deputies
were allowed a salary of $50 pei
month. with the understanding thai
the above deputies work In either oil
the offices as required by the respec.
tive offices.
The deputy register of deeds was
allowed a salary of $50 per month
The county superintendent was al
lowed $40 for deputy hire for tn,
ensuing year.
DIR. III. f. Kellogg was appointed
county physician for the ensuing yea
at the same rate OF compensation a.
last year.
The bond of C. A. Trimmer ii
the sum of $1,000 as county surveyo
was approved.
The board OF county commission
ers appropriated 500 to the chill
dren's home at Sioux Falls.
A. j. Nelson was appointed man
ager OF poor farm for the ensuin
year at a salary of $50 per month
he to furnish the needed help in tn
house, and enter into a contract wit
the county for a period of one yea
from January 1, 1917.
+. c. Smith was awarded the cor
tract for furnishing the wall pape
for courthouse as per bid.
III. w. Brown was awarded tn
contract for hanging the wall pape
on courtroom as per bid.
The following had bids on file fo
the burial of poor:
f.. l.. Peck and A. G.. Hallenbecl
II - 40 - -.
was accepted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-14

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased TO learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all Its stages. and
that ia Catarrh. Hairs Catarrh Cure Is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutionAl disease, requires a con-
Btitutlonal treatment. Hairs CaI1rrh
Cure IL taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The ~proprietors have so
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that IL fails to cure. Send for list
OF testimonials. Address: Il. j. Cheney
r. Co. Toledo. O. Sold by all druggists,
T5c. Take Hail. Family Pills for con-
stfpa ftou Adv
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-14
SABBATH OBSERVANCE
SESSION OF FEDERATION OF
CHURCHES In PIERRE.

Pierre, Feb. 1.-THE legislative
committee of the federation of
churches in South Dakota met in
Pierre last Saturday and decided to
ask the legislature for the passage Of
a law restricting and prohibiting
moving pictures, theaters. base ball
games and other entertainments on
the Sabbath day. They also endorsed
the proposed anticigaret law. House
bill 307 which is the Antisaloon
leagues bill for statewide prohibit
ton, was gone over. A committee