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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
Faipinos Replacing
Americans in SerUfce
of Island Gorernme

Manila. P. L. Dee 9s.-Nors thar
half the Americans formerly IN the
employ Of the Philippine government
have been retired since July. 1913.
There are now a few more thai 1900
Americans IN the service. whereas.
four years ago, fust before the ar
rival OF the new democratic admins
tration, there were more than $500.
Meanwhile there has been q steady
Increase naturally IN Filipino en-
ployes OF the government the list
showing 1000.
The law which permits Americans
OF long service with the government
to retire with q threeyear pension
ranging from So per cent Of q years
salary to the fun amount e largely
responsible for the number OF Amer
lean retirements. which have in
creased very largely since the law
Tas passed The past year has seen
400 retirements and the previous year
saw almost as many more.
The policy OF the Harrison admins
trauon IA training Fiipinos as rap
Fly as possible for responsible posts
in the government service hiss made
the successors OF these retired Ameri-
cans almost entirely FilipinoE. This
fact. together with the increasing &C
tivities OF the government. due 70 in
creased prosperity in the Islands, e.
responsible for the big increase Of
Filipinos in the government service
Correspondence OF the Associated
Eraea
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
Little Interviews
Little Interviews
Prefers Ell PaSos Sunshine to the Frozen South"
Santa Doesn't Get His Whiskers Singed Like He Used To-

cnauge that came over the bleak
hearted miser Of the LONDON counting
house Dickens was followed by Dau-
det In France and Bret Harte IN
America. and perhaps Luck OF Roar
ing Camp" by Harte, and Daudets
Alsatian story. The Last Glass" with
Dickens story, viii remain for a long
time UnapprOachable classics Of child
hood"
safety first principles have
reached the average Sunday school
Christmas tree at last. and now con
faErations OF Santa's whiskers are
the exception and not the rule. as for
merly," said c. J. lines, Of New York.
The time ives when many q promi-
nent citizen essaying TO play the role
of Santa Claus with a sheaf OF cotton
whiskers had no sooner started the
task Of making the children laugh
when his paraphernalia would be
ablaze, and the village fire depart
ment or volunteer bucket brigade
would be called on. Vow we rarely
hear OF such unfortunate accidents
Ct asked a number OF persons in Fl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

resorted to IN battle. A lucky shot
nay penetrate one side below the
waterline. Wster pours In and gives
the great warshiD q steep list or tilt
to that side She may heel so far
that guns cannot be brought TO bear
on the enemy BY flooding CORE
spending double bottoms on the or
posite side the vessel is balanced back
on an even keel and despite her great
4Oad OF water still floats and fights.
Air Is used when the ship has
grounded and sunk. By pumping
heavy air pressure into the flood
ed commandments water is forced
out and the ship nOated mp and
off.
A notable case was that Of the yam
kee- She was OF several thousand
tons displacement She lay on the
bottom off Nantucket almost sub
merged. A famous wrecker took
charge one sunny afternoon, smiled
patroniZingly at the engineers who
Jeered his plans. and proceeded TO
savage the wreck without a hitch.
hlS Scneme was mostly air. The only
KIND OF air scheme that works.
Few other parts OF a battleship are
more difficult to care for. One leaky
rivet or armor bolt can streal5
double bottom with rust and rashliks
corroslon- Paint must be chinped and
scraped, reloaded and renewed Since
ventilation is nearly impossible, the
LAA44ES are 5uAADCdLluE taluLerS must
do the job In agonizing stages. Gas
masks viii be used some day.
Once on a French man-of-war while
double-bottoms were being overhauIed
the ships cat went exploring. Some
one saw her enter a manhole Search
failed According to regulations the
plates were bolted on for the night
The poor cat was locked IN One Of
the sailors had dozed off IN a corner.
The cats cries walked him. He grope1
and found her
Net day the ship got sealed orders
70 sea Bottoms are never opened
underway. The imprisoned man beat
bis knucl1les raw on the steel plates
The cats pitiful walls Joined his.
shouts and echoed through the damp
black spaces Their steel tomb muf-
fled all sound.
Ten days later both were found
though the finders didn't know so
The cat was inside the sailor. Her
skin was in his pocket. Years later
he confessed that had his shipmates
known he'd eaten their mascot, even
to save his own life. they would have
killed him.
Which may be the reason why our
cat keeps out OF the double bottoms.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Why not a synthetic substitute 1or
kaiser2-Wall Street Journal
Mount Lassen has quit There was
too much comp ettion--CLicag Daily
News.
Those bolshevlki guys that are dis
appointed by the German lack Of sym
patty for their political ideals are
surely an unsophisticated bunch--In-
dianapolis News
The next time Il is announced that
Russia has staged a bio odless revo-
luton" we're going TO wait for the ~
fetal report before tender ug congrat-
ulations--Philadelphia Inquirer.
It is said that 'Bolshev. ki' Is in no
STANDARD dictionary which IS not
strange when Il Is considered that the
Bolsheviki are not ID to standard in
any other way, either.-Philadelp1ia
Inquirer.
II Lloyd Georges latest proposal
free medical attendance for every
body. goes through parliament. good
health viii no longer be the dlstln-
gushing chara cteristic Of the poor
New York Evening Post.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
THE
Daily Novelette,
TEN PER CENT.

~ ED IN the face. his eyes glazing
X with Brath. his breath coming
- In short turned-up pants. ia
son Climbers stamped into Allsweu
snithie's office.
"Ah. I've found You IN at lastl'' ne
stormed. How dare you look 50 calm
and collected A man that owns a
bloodthirsty. vicious, savage, child
eating dog like yours should 50 about
IN fear and trembling, with his head
hanging for shame,
We'll. my dear sir" said Snithio
reEretfully, am very, very sorry IN
deed II your boy was hurt. ToWser
sometimes snaps playfully and his
teeth inadvertently come together
when a leg or an arm happens to be
between them. But II your boy r.
really damaged
The poor child Is damaged exactly
SIS worth. and unless ] get Il az once
III sue you in court for $500 for hav-
ing an assault and batterous dog I'd
s'Say no more, say no moreF' broke
in AllsWell Snithie fearfully. Here's
the 15-in fact, here's 90. trust
your boy isn't splteful enough % bite
my dog back
We'll" explained Jason Climbers, a.
he pocketed the $50, he isn't ny boy.
I'm merely collecting for the bite
Ny card"
And he departed. ana snIthis dared
" read on the card Jason Climbers,
collector OF damages for dog bites.
horse kicks, etc Commission, 10 per
cent Second floor Sniper building.
Office hours six 70 SIX. inclusive"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
Saving a Ship With Double Bottoms.


been the greatest causes Of debate The
marine world has ever met
Access is through small manholes
closed by heavily bolted doors.
Strips of rubber. called Easkets, fit
under the door edges. making water
tight Joints. II torpedo, rock, or an
other ship puncture the outer skin
the few connecting double bottoms
flood instantly. a thousand other OF
the little cells stay tight and dry and
buoyaut. They float the ship. A frac-
ton Of their number can keep her up.
Pipe connections lead TO all
double bottoms for draining or
flooding, or filling with mir. II
the leak 81 small heavy hilEe
pumps can be switched In and the
vTnter expelled ut once. Some
times. as after tie explosion Of
submarine mine, there may be
great number Of c0ntroIlable
leaks. enough n a whole to sink
the ship. In such a case the
pumps may save her.
Flooding Of double bottoms IS often
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

gave pain TO the bear. but because
10 gave pleasure 20 the spectators
But I really believe 70 Is because they
do not understand that the movie is
a great adversary Of the saloon. A
man and his family may be enter
TENED for less money than he would
primarily spend in the card rooms
that figure at the rear OF many bars
When you do away with an institu-
ton that answers to some need or
propensity OF the human system. you
should replace Il with something that
viii satisfy without being so harm
full and this Is one OF the things that
the movie does"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

OUBLE bottoms are Double
bottoms aren't Double bottoms
IL VIII and won't, may have been.
and occasionally cannot be. What
ever about them seems right there
are always plenty OF experts to prove
that It IS wrong. And now that var
snd the submarine are with US, every
third man in the country has invented
a new kind o. double bottom proof
against torpedoeH.
All big ships have two bottoms, two
layers Of plating, an inner and an
outer skin. Hundreds OF steel parti-
lions or buIkheads brace the two
skins apart. forming q perfect honey
comb Of watertiRht compartmen ts
from four to ten feet deep and often
50 feet or more square. These com
partments Or rooms are known as
double bottoms Their use. size.
shape, disposition and structure have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

L6T L PASO Is good enough foi
me-" said Thor1as L. Peach,
- who is back from a visit 20
his old home in Alabama, after an
absence Of seven years ice and
snow covered the places I visited IN
my home state, Georgia and South
Carolina The thermometer was only
a few degrees above zero. Here 4
found the sun shining and overcoats
worn only q night Tbs south IS
lively and the people optimistic. but
all that is true OF Fl Paso and E
pasoans"
Dickens famous Christmas carol
never becomes old. and I have no
doubt that more children have read
OF had read 20 them the story Of old
Scrooge, Bob Cratchit nd Tiny Tim
She present Christmas THAN ever be-
fore said T. D. Beavers. Dickens
had a wonderful. sympathetic appre-
citation for the life Of the lowly, and
Il was never better shown than I'm his
immortal Christmas story Of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

through almost every illness. OF e-s-
been wise enough TO keep them well.
Besides being able TO follow the doc
tors ordei s, the mothers could give
what the trained nurse could not
loving mother care and understand
ing Give the mothers Q chance and
you viii get big returns"
X
cone thing that has struck me as
peculiar" said Richard Mcmillan. els
that the same people who condemn
the saloon usually condemn the NOV
ing picture show. II may be because
they are like Macaulay's Puritan. who
hated bear batting not because u
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
Christmas Gift


tree; gifts
Ny little Evangine drew down
large and raised bwl; she said this instrument OF
sawdus doll
cartridge happy smiles lit his face where expected
many weary years kid bright tin lance steed that
dd candy canuonba
grenad ceang wonder good viii
o permanently fade
co,,.-.-, c.o-gs srarD,v Adams WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

fo- poor alone. nor yet for the eZ-
elusive pleasure Of the rich. To is
more expressive Of the true Christ
mas spirit than many private trees
or smaller celebrations"
The Red Cross is Ceiling for more
and more nurses. and many Of cur
boys are suffering for need of care
in our hospitals and C1utonmeuts
Why. then. are not more mothers OF
soldiers 0oing their bit as nurses? g.
sal d Mrs. A. A. Reade. not trained %
you say2 No. but they have had not
three. but 20 10 . years practical
training. having nursed their children
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

Paso Il there was 20 be a municipal
Christmas tree" said Mrs. Alfred Will
liams. and no one seemed TO fully
understand what I meant 7 finally
asked a man at the city hall, and he
answered. oh. the EIks take care Of
all the poor" a community or mu-
nic'Dal tree IS not for the poor alone
bu- IS hello in big cities TO emphasize
the Christmas spirit and the feeling
OF brotherhood throughout the city
In one large city the biggest tree
which could be found was placed IN
the common. It was tremendously
high. and Of rare beauty even when
not lighted with its hundreds Of col
ored lights. which. when aElOw, made
the tree seem a bit OF fairyland. as
It stood. majesticalIy towering over
the snowcovered common. where the
trees were heavy with snow crystals.
On Christmas eve a really fine con-
cert was helSI with singers and or
chestra on the baudstand near the
tree. and rich and poor. young and
old. city people and jewellers in sub
urbs. went TO hear the concert and
TO obtain the Christmas spirit. That
is community Christmas tree. not
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
q ID 70 ~ - JudEment.

With CONGRESS considering the lay
ing OF the eight per cent extra war
tax on their own salaries. 70 begins
50 far removed However, until the
thing Is actually done It only begins
10 look that way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
CLEARING MOUSE OI.FICER.

Alfred F. Kerr has recently been
elected president Of tie FL P-so
Clearing House association. IN success
sion 10 James G. NcNary. Frank ~
MurchisOn was elected vice president
20 succeed Mr.. Kerr, and VIII L
Gaines was elected secretary to sue
Gee AR Murchisou.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

Won T5rpz says If the war were to end now, England
would be winner which IS about the most sensational
marx the old apostle Of fghtulness made. He must
have been thinking about the African colonies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
TerrIble ReEenEe.

Towns which are indignant because
New York s. q trifle larger now are
getting even By referring 20 q merely
as "an American port"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
A Chanrn 81 EIanAE

The discovery OF edible earth IN
Germany will provide a little variety
row their own phrase, have been
biting granite for quite some tine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
Observation-Disclosures
THE COUNTRY WOULD COLLAPSE
(BY Fl. S. H.

after the panic Of 1907 the combined actual and potential
loss to savings bank depoSors in 1908 s23soooOo
It all comes down to this:
If Tohn Smith spends, Tom Brown prospers and can
save for Liberty bonds and thrift stamps, besides paying
his income tax If Tom Brown spends, John Smith also
can save But If neither spends neither save neither
can do anything for the government and both are
headed for the soup kitchen the bread line. Spending
must precede saving Let business be active and savings
viii increase But every panic starts with boarding and
ends with bank and commercial failures Mr.. Vanderp,
with only the patriotic motive nevertheless would
plunge the country into economic disaster his advice
were followed literally Spend generously but wisely and
save what you have been wasting and add that to what
Won would have saved normally and lend it to the govern
meut to help win the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

The Nebraska food congress would abolish meatless days
because It says the savings has resulted in png up huge
oversupply Of beef and pork IF that is true it's strange
that It has had effect the price.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

The school children Of Of the districts in San
Miguel county New Mexico boardless blackboards and
bacess benches probably go with wheatess and meat
less days and Hghtless nights
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

In his address to the German troops north Of Verdun
emperor Wilhelm stated the German people have IN the
Lord Of creation an avoed ally If the Lord has avowed
his alliance with the German people, it is time to mend
the book Of revelations include that important fact
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
MORE Truth
w Than Poetry
Base InEratitude.

TrotzlIy says he can't and wont aid
mliitarisu, which g pretty mean. AZ
ter all militarism has dons 70 aid
TrotzkT.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

The people Of Australia heaped eontumely upon Les
Darcy when away from the country to keep out Of
the war but the majority Of the voters have done the
thing by voting against CONSUMPTION Darcy made
amends by enlistng in the aviation reserve when he
reached the United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

The war will never be won so long people think Of
doing their bit They must do their most.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

The child who asks so questions minute is exas-
peratng until one reflects that he is learning something
with every answer child ike that IS dullaTd-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

Speaking Of our environments it may be all rignt to fire
ina inary shells from wooden cannon at simulated
enemy, but be where the supposed exlo-
sion would occur, should It occur which It wouldn't It's
ike hypothetical question and its Disadvantages is that
dummy gun isn't real and the Germans not simu-
lated enemies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

Having seized the granares Of Russia, Kalednes has
put himself in position to live up to his last syllable
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

Germany can be beaten. Germany must be beaten
Germany viii be beaten" said Gen Pershng, and thereby
furnished the slogan Of America in the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

Having swung around a vide circle IN the governor
ship affair." Arizona finds itself just where It year
ago at this time, with Gov. Hunt in the chair.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

Wilhelm ought to give the Iron Cross to Lenine Trotzy
and the others who double crossing Russia.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

THIRTY SEVENTH YEAR OF PUBLIC
and complete news report BY Associ
Correspondents covering Arizona,
Washington. =. c.. and New York
Texas. as Second Class Matter
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-11
Hawaiian Islands Fear
SHORTAGE in Food Supply

Correspondence OF The Associated Press)
Honolulu, T. H., April 26.-War has
brought upon Hawaii what is pro-
nounced by federal, territorial and
business authorities as serious situa-
ton as regards the food supply. Fears
are openly expressed that in the event
of the appearance OF hostile raider
in the Pacific, or any other occurrence
that might shut off or curtail trans
Pacific traffic, the islands would be in
a bad way for food, as there is, it is
stated, less than weeks supply on
hand.
Governor L. E. Pinkham has issued
a proclamation in which he calls at
tention to the serious food situation
that, he says, confronts Hawaii and
urges land owners and others immedi-
ately to increase the resources of the
territory. ...
The situation is greatly complicated
by the restrictions imposed by the
censorship. All use of wireless is pro-
hibited by the military and naval au-
thorites. This hampers the move
ments of the feet of warships which
bring produce to Honolulu from the
other islands of the group.
There is disposition shown on the
part of certain element Of the COM
munity to collect and hoard supplies.
| Warnings have been issued unofficially
by the authorities against this prac-
tice, but thus far without evident re-
suit
Prices of the most necessary COM
modities, such as -four, rice, potatoes
and onions, have advanced greatly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-11
new YORK STOCKS
Professional Wall Street Re-
vises It's Market Estimates
During Day.
OPENING IS IRREGULAR

New York, May l0,--A calmer survey of
the governments taxation policy. the high
ly prosperous Industrial conditions Indicated
by the United States Steel corporations
! record breaking tonnage report for April,
| accompanied by further advances In fabri-
Gated iron and steel, and the receipt OF
more foreign gold were among the factors
| which caused professional Wall street to
revise its market estimates today.
| Leading stocks opened at Irregular gains,
| fell back before noon to levels well under
| final prices of the previous day. but bound
! ed briskly forward In the last hour. United
States Steel and prominent rails being the
conspicuous features OF that animated
period.
United States Steel closed at 49, net
gain OF v points and within fraction of
its top price OF the past week. Affiliated
equipments and munitions were ~ to 2h
points higher notably Lackawanna, Cruel.
BILE and Republic Steels. Oils. Motors and
some of the metals gained / toE2 points.
Delaware e. Hudson made further re-
Spouse to the improved outlook for that
property advancing points to ia. Union
Pacific held the greater part OF Its 2 .
points rise on maintenance of the extra
dividend" Total sales, $50, 900 shares.
Adverse features of the day included
new low rate for rubes and decision
against higher lake and rail rates to south
eastern points Bonds followed the course
OF stocks, some railway issues scoring sharp
rallies Total sales. par value. s3,S25,000.
United States registered per cent bonds
advanced Il. per cent on call.
Number of sales and range Of prices OF
leading stocks:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-11
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Wheat Prices Break sharuly on Rumors OF
Peace Negotiations.

cessive day the wheat market reached a
Chicago, May l0--For the fourth sue
new high price level today. The latest ad'
vance was 4 cents, making the total OF thu
fOur-day bulge above previous top record
Just IS cents a bushel
Lifting of export bids to the highest
premiums yet had much TO do with the
fresh strength OF the market, Closing quo
tations were firm. Y U4c up with May
at s315 and July at S247h @2.4s5 Corn
finished the same yesterday TO ac high.
er oats gained Y "a &c and provisions rose
az % 65c.
Resumption OF advances In the price OF
wheat today was preceded temporarily by
sharp breaks that were due largely to
vague rumors OF impending peace devel-
opments and gossip that spring crop seed
ing was being completed under favorable
circumstances. Suddenly, however. a rapid
upward movement Of values set in and
during the rest Of the day the bulls had
virtual control of the pit,
Announcement that the entente allies
were planning TO take 3S,000,0 900 bushels
from the United States by July l received
considerable notice az the wheat market
climbed higher and higher In the last half
hour OF the session.
Special notice, though, was taken of
statements that the invisible supply In
farm granaries and small mills would be
sufficient for domestic needs. Throughout
the day the volume of business was greatly
ftstrlcteu ny the 1aCt tnat commission
houses were requesting almost prohbtive
margins, so cents a bushcl or more from
all customers.
Corn swayed with wheat. first easing
down and then making rallies Reports of
cold weather delays to planting gave some
advantage to the bulls. Oats displayed but
little independence Of other cereals Sea-
board houses supported the May delivery
and II was disclosed that more than 1,t00,-
bushels of oats had been shipped from
here In the last two days
Higher prices on hogs carried provi-
sions upgrade. There was a fair miscec-
lareous demand
Chicago Cash Prices--Wheat: No. Q red
nominal; No. red, s3.24h No. Q and No.
hard. nominal. Corn No. 2 yellow,
Sl.62 u @l.G3A: No. yellow. $l.6l%@l.63;
No. 4 yellow. nominal Oats: No. white,
u @70hc; standard, TIA @72hc Rye,
nominal. Barley $125@1.G5. Seeds: limo
thy. $5,O0@7 &c; clover, $t2.00@17,OO Pro-
visions: Pork. 1886; lard, s22.2O@22.30;
ribs, 5000 q 2O.65.
Butter-Unchanged
Eggs-Receipts. 49,557 cases; unchanged
Potatoes-Unsettled receipts, 25 cars;
Idaho, Colorado, Oregon and Washington
s2:76G2.S6; Wisconsin and Michigan, $4,000
2,65.
Poultry-Alive UNCHANGED