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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10
He Ought To Get Out
(BYH. S. H.

1.-THE mayor Of Chicago, William Hale Thompson, may
be able to win the damage suits which he has lnstl-
tuted result Of the accusations which have been
made against him. he may not. The fact will remain
ought resign his office and leave the way open
to choose the administrative head Of city Of 2OoooC1
people man who IS IN sympathy with Americas part IN
the and the ideals of the nation; for who IS an
American through and through.
Whatever evidence mayor Thompson may produce IN the
suits be IS instutng hardly demonstrate that he
loyal American citizen to the extent Of supporting the
government in its policy He cannot expect people to
forget that he refused to extend invitation to marshal
Tofre members Of the French mission to visit
Chicago, because he is quoted having said Chicago
is the sixth largest German city in the world statement
which loyal Americans publicly OF privately repudlated IN
medatey with the declaration that Chicago is German
city all He cannot deny, also, that he showed his lack
Of sympathy with the United States IN hghtng Germany
in publicly urging against the sending of American troops
to France he has encouraged "the Peoples Council for
Democracy and Peace in attempting to hold meeting
Chicago after cities in other states had refused those
posing this organization the privilege Of meeting there
account of alleged sedious nature and after the gov
of Illinois had refused to allow the council to meet
within the state.
Mayor Thompson may consider himself good American
though against this He may be entirely conscientious
Bat Is to suppose all the best that IS possible to
suppose for Mr. Thompson the fact remains that he IS
square peg in round hoe the wrong mayor at this time
for the position he occupies He has no right be mayor
Of great American city opposed he is to the ideas
and ideals Of the American people He ought to resign
W. WIS have been defined as trouble making persons
who want to get along without working, but the definition
broad It includes too many who not declared
v. WIS
About the best IN time comes from German
It says large force Of Japanese is concentrated
the Manehurian frontier, ready to to the aid Of
Russia
The question is not who started the but who viii
finish it and the world is gradually working around to
consensus Of opinion on that point.
If Rev Lynn Kelly followed the scrptura injunction
"Szy utterly" he must have forgotten all about that other
exhortation "Thou shalt not kill"
Freedom of the is of the objects of the
but there should be reservations good many singers
should be barred from the high C's.
It's all right handle the proGeTman potteTs with kid
gloves provided each glove large enough contain fist
and a horseshoe.
Somehow the name Of that expert, Hilare Beloc,
sounds ike convivial person hitting lamp post
Not all the ammunition that wouldn't shoot sent to
Mexico, it seems Part Of 1t went to Pershing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10
Our Enemies Within
Some Light On Tom Watson, Georgia Editor
Branded As Ssditious; Lives In Easy Luxury

reach up to the shelf over the log fire
place and take down the Holy Word
Kneeling on his Bonded knees, ne
would read from the Book 70 his fam
then 70 live in rectitude ana honor"
Lives in luxury.
Today Tom Watson lives in a fine
big house, with plenty OF servants,
and owns 5000 acres OF the best farm
land in Georgia. which he rents out to
that class Of tenant farmers whose
misery IS the curse OF Georgia In one
corner Of his yard is the building in
which are published The JeffersOnlan
and various books ana pamphlets That
Watson writes. II was built by mis-
tenant farmers and others of the same
class, who gave 81 or IS each as they
could, for stock in WatsoR's publish
ing enterprise
Before he took Up journalism he
was a lawyer In his boyhOOd he man
aged to get enough education So that
he could hold a job teaching school in
central Georgia where Alexander Il
Stevens found him and took him up
Stevens put Watson through law
school and started him in practice.
That was all that was needed start
for he is acknowledged to be one Of
the most brilliant forensic speakers
that ever addressed a jury, and as a
trial lawyer he shot up Ike a meteor
But, unlike a meteor, he did not fall.
His power to hold an audience is as
great today as ever. and among his
followers he is looked upon as in
spired.
By His Gift He InfIames Ignorant.
He has employed his abilities only
10 inflame the poorer and more igno-
rant classes Many member OF the
Georgia bar VIII tell you that Tom
Watson, with all his great knowledge
OF the law, never made q reasoned,
logical argument He chooses his
jury and appeals TO their passions.
said Representative Howard: Look
at the Frank case Tom watson
hanged Leo Frank He had no concern
in the case but IL was ar opportunity
for him with his paper. He could say
things that would sell the paper lie
could increase his subscription list
and raise his advertising rates And
he took the Frank case and went 10
it. Dante in his palmiest days never
pictured such horrors as Tom watson
drew around Leo Frank
He made It an issue through all
Georgia He divided husbands from
their wives, mothers from their chill
dren. fathers from their sons he
made it a local issue and a state issue.
He carried il into politics"
Why Does He Dot 1T
Why does he do it. Listen again 10
Mr. Howard;
money IS MS goo ne gers aotAates
only a few at a time from any man.
but coming steadily and coming in
shoals. by the kind Of game he plays.
and that's why he does H. Read his
paper. Did YOU ever find anything IL
IL that didn't end up with a plea for a
subscription to something or other2
lie claims 10 be a-Baptist and attacks
the Roman Catholic church. It's pop
ular 20 attack the Catholic church
among the m0untaineers OF Georgia.
So he puts a guard around his house
and pretends the pope wants to kill
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10
WAR MAKERS SANS KHAKI
DnecLor Of Council Of Defence.
By DAVID n. CHURCH.

ing their aid in the conduct Of the
war. a few minutes later he is clos
eted with a groun Of clergymen and
is urging them 10 do an IN their
basis Of work 4 hundred times q
day this man has TO change his view
point He must see the war through
the eyes OF every class Of people In
the nation he must be able 10 ADOPT
the viewpoint OF the man whose busi-
ness is enhanced BY the war and he
must persuade this man TO keep down
his selfish desires and run his busi-
ness in that way which VIII best
benefit the nation On the other name
he must look at the war from the
viewpoint Of the man whose business Is
endangered by the war. He must
contriVe a diversion Of this mans
business 10 war needs. Understand
ing is GiffOrd's forte in life He can
not organize until he understands all
OF the many units which he has 10
organize into great war machine
Salem, Massachusetts,, was the early
hcme Of this master organizer, and he
still retains many OF the character
istiCs OF the old New Englander- He
has shaken some Of the provincial
characteristics but he still maintains
the sturdlGess OF purpose or those
fCrefathers who landed first on Ply
mouth Rock He maintains the ten
dency for hard work that made the
PuritaHs successful in their venture
into the new world
With the same spirit that the Puri-
tans had. Clifford left his statistics
and his work Of organization and set
sail on sea made turbulent By war.
BE has sailed over rough sea. one ia
which there seems 10 be no calm Per-
haps his forebears on the New Eng
land coast We're Reamen. but what
ever they were, Clifford has followed
the straight course OF a seafarinft
people and has kept his ship alwaye
to the wind. sailing straight against
difficulties, ard he has surmouuted
them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10

TASHINGTONs D. c. Sept 10
M Georgia's notorious Tom wat
son has been legally branded
q seditionist. But for a brief personal
characterization Of a man one should
always apply, If possible. TO his neigh
b0rs. William Schley Howard, rep
resentatIve Of the fifth Georgia con
gress district, was asked by a Tribune
reporter what kind Of man Watson is.
He replied enthusiastically
IF Tom Watson mad his choice Of
being a humming bird or buzzard he
would prefer TO be a buzzard. That's
the kind OF man he is"
That fairly comedies with the opin-
Ion OF FEDERAL judge Speer, who has
Just rendered a decision unfolding the
action Of the postal authorities IN bar
ring Ma-son's scurrilous paper. The
> efdersonian. from the United States
mails The court said Of Watson.
can one be said 70 come with clean
hands when the policy. methods and
efforts he would maintain may cause
ms hands 10 be imbued in the blood Of
the oemorallZed and defeated armies
oFnls countrEmen2 If by such a prop
uganda American soldiers may be
convinced that they are the victims OF
laWiessness and unconstitutional op-
gfesslon, vain. indeed, viii be the ef-
forts TO make their deeds rival the
glowing traditions Of their hero
strain On the contrary the world
VIII beH5ld Americas DEGRADATION and
shame, the disinteE ratiou, under fire.
q our line Of battle: the inrIorious
night OF our defenders, like the re-
cent debacle Of the Russian army.
brought about by methods much the
same; the ultimate conquest OF our
country the destruction Of its insti-
HanrnnwE and -
government on earth"
Seourge Of Hickory HfH.
rom " atson lives on Hickory Hill,
~ eIlocklns thomson, Ga, and Isl
.arely seen outside OF his own yard
ne IS o. years old. about five feet
seven and q half inches tan u-eir5s
around 10 pounds. and has a smooth
snaTen Thomas Jefferson face and
long, thick hair, formerly fiery rec.
pll now almost white, brushed back
oyer ms mead HIS beginnings ia life
nave been described by himself The
occasion was murder trial in Geor-
sia ana Watson was defending the as-
cused man, while J. c.. Hin was the
prosecuting attorney. In the selection
~ the jury watson sought only one
thing re wanted at least one "a
me Fo1ullsr on the jury, and then he
would be sure Of hung jury. at anv
ate He got his Populist, and DUR
~ the course Of the trial called No
Witnesses When the time came for
suIn='esng M Mr. Hiu began by SAYING:
feel great diffidence in address
Ing a jury in this courthouse. for nv
Iiiustrious father has so often spoken
here from the very spot on which I
now stand
Watson followed, and he said:
II feel no diffidence in addressing
jury in this courthouse. 7 had no
illustrious father. BY father was a
plain bacEW0Ods farmer But every
night before he went to bed ne would
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10
HOROSCOPE.
Tuesday. September II, 1917.


STROLOGERS read this as 3
q day in which 10 be exceeding
L \ " careful Of every move. as
the stars are menacing. Venus. Jup-
tier, Mars and Saturn are all IN evil
place.
Women have a direction making for
sorrow and trouble. Grief through the
power Of Mars is indicated
It is not an suspicious rule under
which TO produce anything in the line
Of art Theaters should not venture
new plays or test new players.
There is a Representation that the
drama in America viii make great
strides, beginning this season when
at least one sensational success
among many failures is forecast
Hotel proprleors have the prognOs-
tication OF heavy losses that VIII be
overcome by some new custom or
fashion that viii bring in revenue.
Love Affairs are not subject TO IA
Torable Influences during this cOufig
uration, which is not a lucky one
under which TO be married
Saturn gives warning OF explosions
or disasters underground The de-
struction OF public building is pre-
dicted-
Jupiter appears TO augur I'll for the
peace Of mind OF men in certain lines
Of business.
The planetary government. which
affects people unpleasantly, making
them pessimistic and discOura ged,
may cause financial uneasiness, which
Is not wei grounded
The mob spirit will continue to be
prevalent in the United States
through the fall and winter. England,
also. viii be seriously affected by it,,
There is a sign presaging great
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10
Lille InTDius
Horse Holds Own With Buzz Wagon In War
Hudspeth Comfy Has Is Milegotc Fl. Worth Road

.L6TN spite OF the automobile, the
horse manages 10 keep him-
\ self pretty well IN demand,
said r. n. Sorrel. Most OF the best
horses and mules in northeastern
Texas are gone; the government has
been buying them UP and has been
Paying fancy prices for them. Coed
horses are seaFeer in the southwest
now than for some time past, and
more costly. too
you don't have TO go over to
France TO see American soldiers tax
ing advantage OF every opportunity
10 escape their mess chow said
s. T. Nichols. You can usually find
them in any restaurant in Ell Paso at
meal times And as for places where
soft drinks are s0ld-Well, ] was told
by a soda dispenser that he often
sold as many as 200 milk chocolates
day, and that a good percentage OF
them we're imbibed by the boys in
khaki"
ty-five miles Of road, aslink
or the highway that connects FL PasO
county with the Fort Worth route,
lies in Hudspeth county" said Fl Paso
county judge Z. p. McClintOck- land
the new county viii have the burden
Of keeping this link in repair tt
ls now fine highway but the up
keep viii not be a small amount
That Is one Of the reasons why the
=! Paso commissioners want to do
an I'm their power for the new coun-
IT, ~ Alch has comparatively small
revenue 10 operate on
=
This IS the first place where [
nave seen soldiers treated decenuy,"
said Robert Long a noncOmmissioned
OFFICER. who was enjoying the hos
pitality OF the Red Cross at the union
station in one border town there
was sign which showed the attitude
Of the townspeople toward us men.
and in the three years In which 7
have been on the border the way We
soldiers have been treated IS typified
by that sign, which read: DOGS and
soldiers Not Allowed We are net
gu as bad as we are painted, and the
rev q rs VINO are not the very best
Of citizens might be 2 lot better II
the people did not class Us with
II wonder what happened TO the
movement which was 70 provide en-
tertainment for the soldiers" said
l.. M. Lawson 7 was much interest I
cd iu j. in quiet way, and hnve been l
atchinE the papers 20 see IL the SOL /
diers' club house, or recreation room. |
which was discussed al one time. was I
ever put through. II seemed move ]
ment which would be Of great bene-
tit 20 the soldiers who ought 10 be /
given q chance TO. enjoy themselves ]
under pleasant conditions"
"when YOU sto6 TO consider that |
our packing plants and our flour I
mills were attracted merely because ]
Of the lower valley and its products ]
you VIII realize the Importance OF /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10
The Daily Ovslstss
IL NoVELTT -.
=" HE chance OF a lifetime,
gentsi" cried the auctioneer

-" HE chance OF a lifetime,
gents" cried the auctioneer.
= Five hundred tins Of canned
goods 10 go at what they'll bring
merely for the simple reason Why be-
cause the labels were all washed of
in a storm! SPEAK up, gents. and
rescue yourself from the canned
goods problem for the next two
years.
The eyes OF Sidney ScrsHloos. the
auction bug, lit Up and after a brief
but spirited bidding against the auc-
ti0neeF's hired bidder, the canned
goods were knocked down 70 him for
1855.
That night a great idea came TO
him. He and Mrs SereWloos decided
10 discharge all their social obliga-
tons By holding a novelty party" at
which each guest, having been re-
quested to bring a can opener. would
assist in opening the label-less cans
The guests arrived, all aflutter over
the latest thing in novelty parties
They we're ushered with great cere-
monV into the kitchen, where the five
hundred cans filled every available
space, while on the stove a dozen pots
we're in readiness to cook the con-
tents.
The first 123 cans opened proved TO
be indelible axle grease. The next
- contained SWashbrod's dog kennel
paint, and the next 50 sun-DF0of tur-
pentine A spark Of hope shot
through the hungry guests Ehen Mrs
Trinity Beezers can opener bit into
some luscious shuckleberries- but
there proved to be only one can Of
them. and the next go cans gave I'D
only liquid court plaster and the re-
naming IS contained Swiss shoe pol
ish-
Mr. and Mrs ScrewIoos. realizing
in despair that there was not another
thing 60 eat in the house hastily eT-
cused themselves. vent cut the back
way. and boarded a train for z dis
tant town. where they immediately
set uD a permanent residence.
English girls viii be used IS gardeners
IN the military cemeteries IN Fr41ce
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10

az Mazstlan a few days ago ard
found business normal ana foreign
capitalists preparlnE 10 reopen their
properties and their business Unlike
the state OF Chihuahua the states %
the west coast no longer have bandit
bands 70 fear and this has caused
foreign investors to reopen their
properties The governments is en-
couraginE this and is extending all
guarantees II there zas mere money
in circulation. If it ware possible fer
Mexico 70 secure the loan from New
York bankers. I believe that IL VIII
then be possible for the government
20 make better guarantees 20 ferelgu
operators and investors IL would
then be possible for them % better
develop the vast wealth OF Mexico.
which is today largely owned and
operated by foreign capital b. this
] mean the mining, rubber. cotton
and other Industries"
The spiFit OF the boys who left
saturday morning for the training
camp NJ Camp Travis san antonio
increased me greatly said Walker
Peters. 1T was the spirit OF America
Many people are under the impress
sion thar the men drafted are not
willing 70 serve their country be
cause they have other ties wish
al or these people were at the union
station 20 see FL Pas0's selected quota
leave They would have changed
their ideas about this. There was
not a man IN the quota who was
sorry he was leaving TO serve his
country. They were all happy thar
they were able 10 DO so. These men,
many OF them business men or Who
lave dependents, naturally waited for
.he time when their country called
.henn instead OF enlisting long aRo.
But there we're no complaints regis
.ered when they we're called"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10
Little InterUiews

the farm lands adjacent TO the city,
said George r LeBarou-
Except for our shelters and rail
road shops and the like, the city
grows through the development OF
the valley. J say, therefore, that the
chamber Of commerce could not do
better than to spend every dollar il
can spare on developing agriculture
in Fl Paso valley"
while there Is shortage Or money
and ais0 OF f8od on the west coast
Of Mexico. conditions have improved
materially during the past several
months" said J. o. Monies Il was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10
Uncle Wolfs Denaiured Poem.
Years Ahead

TEEN old and tired and sit beside
NJ children "A
o wh
abhoI, spring
1t rend the heart when fellows bd died
nj sdy gannie
stayed home and fed the didn't
Ny friends forth with daunless battle
hoT bow rolls and hosts of them
Jordans
doubtless they viii with the who feared risk
hide"
copyrfebt b George Matthew Adams MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10

benefits for the Jews. who viii come
into new honors and fame
Mars presages trouble over military
matters and much agitation through
the press.
Persons whose birthdate IL Is
should not quarrel or 90 10 law in the
coming year. They may waste money
among friends
Children born on this day may be
rash and headstrOng- Boys should be
trained strictly. as they may be in
clined TO be wild--fCop 1917,
by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10
"a Years Ago Today
~ From The Herald OF this
= = Date. 1908.

@HAT Fl Paso viii send a delega-
ton to Ogden, Utah, to secure
L if possible. the next meeting OF
the National Irrigation congress, is a
certainty. Chairman John W Fisher
Of the finance committee. says he has
succeeded in securing $500. The
county Commissioners and the city
council have already each appropri-
ated $500. and this viii give the dele
gates $4,000 to work with.
J-B. Breathitt. a capitalist OF Tue
son. is at the Orndorff.
Deputy city clerk sam Catlin is
spending a weeks vacation at Bren-
ham, Texas.
Or. A. u. Brown and family have re-
turned from = summer outing at Colo
George W. Stuart. OF this city, is
spending a few days in chihuahua on
e EIdridge. editor Of FL Progreso,
at Nuevo Casas Grandes, is a visitor
in the city and is registered at the
Angelus
Geo. w. Sanders is at the Angelus
from Silver City and reports that the
excitement there over the rich strike
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least
Col A. II. Parker. county surveyor,
who has been sick in his home in this
city for several weeks, left on the
Mexican Central this morning on a
months pleasure trip to the City Of
Mexico.
Chief deputy customs collector n. G.
Buchoz has returned from Detroit,
where he went as a special inspector
in charge Of a trainload OF cattle,
shipped in bond from Mexico He re-
ports that he had a very enjoyable
time visiting his old home in Detroit
and that he also enjoyed the scenery
along the line. the country being in
fine condition.
Little Ethel Crawford. daughter Of
AR and Mrs John J.. Crawford. of 604
North oregon street, after puzzling
the physicians for the past eight
months, yesterday coughed up a small
monkey wrench. which she swallowed
on December % last. disproving the
theory Of the medical profession that
she was dying Of asthma.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10

~ WASHINGTON, D. C., sept. 10
M Walter S. Clifford gave up
q fine position Juggling fig
ures for the American Telephone and
Telegraph company TO direct the Ma
tionaI Council OF Defence for the
United States government
As a statistician for the great tele-
phone corporation Clifford gained a
reputation as a wizard Of figures
This led later 10 a well-earned repu-
tation as an organizer.
Today clifford has upon his hands
tire tremendous task OF organizing
the civilian war .go}rk Of the United
States. From an office in the top or
a washington "skyscraper' he does
his directing.
clifford leads a life Of conferences
His entire work seems . be arous-
ing interest AT one moment he is in
conference with the brewers enlist
monstrous. so ludicrously absurd. thar
it is alTN9st unworthy Of retutaLion,
] love this country I sincerely be
lieVe that the graced melting pot OF
races and peoples is an experiment
worth while perpetuating. ! deeply
feel that the ultimate happiness and
future grandeur Of this nation that
the stability Of our popular institu-
tons. lie i'm the gradual elimination Of
the hyphen- And you, sir, are render
Ing very poor service to our country
by sneering at such Zine old American
names as Emil Cohen, Rose kunitz
Joshua hunltz, etc The exemption
board found nothing Objectionable in
my name or in the fact that / am Rus
sian-Jewish American. They appar-
emily think that despite my humble
pedigree and my "fine old American
name" I am good enough 10 Tight for
this country And IL I am given this
glorious opportunity TO fight for de-
mocracy abroad have I not the right
TO fight for democracy within this
country without having the stigma Of
enemy attached TO me2
You furthermore state that I am on
the committee Of the Federated Union
for Democracy. This is a strange mis-
statement Of facts. ! am not and
never have been a member Of the COM
mittee Of that organization True,
was nominated, but never accepted
the nomination.
7 hope that your estimable paper
viii give due space 20 my letter, since
do not want TO get credit for any
thing 7 do not deserve.
Joshua kunitZ.
158 East 18th Street, New York
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10
PEOPLE OF MAINE ARE
VOTING ON SUFFRAGE

Portland. Maine. sept 10--The
voters OF Maine went 70 the polls 81
q special election today 70 east their
ballots On the question Of ratifylng
the constitutional amendment Tor
woman suffrage. submitted 70 the peo-
pie by the last legislature
The Main equal suffrage leagus and
the Suffrage Referendum league. or
Maine. have conducted an active CAM
paign for the amendment The op-
posing forces have been led By the
Maine association opposed 70 suffrage
for women. Leaders OF both sides
said they felt confident OF victory.