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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
CALENDAR OF ILLINOIS HicToRY

March %, 1S19-State Bank OF Hi
nois. An Act to incorporate the sub
scribers to the State Bank OF Illinois,
approved March %, 1919.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
In the Ready-to-N'ear Department
Our stock of ready-to-wear garments, COAL
SUITS, DRESSES, and SKIRTS, is ROW cor
pete in every detail. III

- -..aN
markets seeking only for the
arriving the designers the
moderate Any body
made
3t0 20 $40 and suits from SO 10
knowledge the great manufacturing plants
.hemnute detail at the
do this time showing
been shown in
alarmed about the much talked OF high
Get
sembance Of extreme
the whole department
especially good this and we showing nun
dreds different styles designs
dresses SIS $780, others higher
foc for EASTER TIME as IT last
selection There be aer
almost impossible TO get these out at
through those h1271s
this We would Ike the pleas
ure showing ladies Of H vicinity
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
KEEP FISH Up
To STANDARD
Bureau of Fisheries VIII
Check Sale of Poor Fish
or Profiteering.

Washington. D C.. Dec. 26.-Qual-
ity and price Of new fish foods put
on the market through the assistance
Of the department of commerce must
conform TO standards set by the gov
eminent or the producers viii not
reap the benefit Of official recommen-
dalton OF such foods.
Secretary RedfieId said today an
Official label recommended by the
bureau OF fisheries" was being pro-
vided Tor all new fish products which
meet the government requirements
Two manufacturers recently were de-
barred from use Of the label, one be-
cause he allowed the quality Of his
product to deteriOate and the other
because he attempted 20 profiteer-
Secretary Redfield recalled that to-
matOes once were regarded as poison
Gus and tit only for decorative pur-
poses What has been accomplished
with tomatoes ne expects 10 be ac-
complished with gray fish. alias dog
fish OF which 10000. 600 cans have
been sold since the name has been
changed. 3Ieuhaden. eulachou. shark
and whate also are being eaten in
increasing quantity. On the Pacific
coast, especially, whale is meeting
with high favor.
Leather shortage Is being mitigated
by the use OF fish skins. samples Of
which have been put on exhibition in
the secretary's office.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
Panhandle Leads u. S.
In Red Cross Campaign;
II Percent Membership

Amarillo. Texas. Dec. 2f-The foi-
lowing statement was made today uy
Porter A. Whaley. Red Cross district
manager for the Panhandle Of Texas;
The population of o6 out OF 43 coun-
ties. which counties were denomi-
mated as the Panhanc>e Red Cross
district. is about 1OO,0O This district
secured total Of fg.I11 new or
Christmas Red Cross members. or
more than As percent Of the entire
population. There were already I'm
these 20 counties approximately TO-
600 Red Cross members. besides about
5000 junior Red Cross members. SO
that more than 1000 out of the 10O.-
600 people in the district are m ambers
Of the Red Cross. or more fhan Il
percent Of the entire population. This
is said TO be the greatest ecord I'm
the United States
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
" Knitting Ner0es" Is
Newest MaLddy and an
Epidemic Is Threatened

New York. Dec. 26.-Now it's
knitting nerves. caused by cousen-
tration Of m!nd ana hand on the
needles. Thousands Of women in New
York are afflicted. according to DIT.
Louis r. WelsemiIler. physical di-
rector OF the West side Y. ". G.. A..
who adds that his only patients
showing symptoms OF the war time
complaint have been women. Dr..
Welsemiller says there is liable to be
an epidemic OF knitting nerves un-
less knitters learn to knit properly
DR.. G. p Christensen. president Of
the psychological research society,
concurred in the predictions Of DIT.
Welsemiller- He attributed tine nerve
scoUrge 10 the failure Of women folk
to comprehend the vibrations OF
nerve laws" lie continued.
women are overworkiuC them
selves. Knitting has become a craze.
Nerves cannot stand the strain"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
Taken to Hospital.
COUNCIL CHECKING UP ON
SERVICE OF STREET CARS

Following q conference Wednesday
morning. attended by II. s Potter and
Judge 7. n GoEgin. general manager
and attorney for the FL Paso Electric
Railway company, respectively. and
members Of the city council mayor
Charles Davis announced that he and
the council would spend the time
until Monday checking UP the service
of the street railways with view 70
determining whether the service has
been improved
WAen the ordinance regulating the
1ftue buses was introduced. about
two months ago. II was stated that
ID would not come UD for passage un-
iii the end OF the year. and would be
PASSED at that time only II the car
company had improved its service
II was taken therefore. that n the
council ascertains that the service Of
the car company has been improved
the jitne ordinance viii come up for
passage at the meeting Of the council
next week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
4 Scotchu1an Tells of
His Visit TO Donald
McGregor at the Show

I've seen many a big Scotchmon in
ma time frae Donald Dlnnie RIGHT
doom tas Tammy Ross. but today I
wis over in Franklin street, o. a the
places in the warld, an I saw the
biggest yin thet ever leev'd.
Thur is a carnival over there an
7 wis waukiu' aroun' takin' in the
side shows: tibet I think Wur no worth
the siller, when I saw a big pictur' O.
a laddie in the kits.
l went over tae tax a look ct IL
an below the pictur' IL said, The
Largest mon in the warld, Donald Nc
Gregor, EIGHT feet in HEIGHT an
weighin' fower hummer an twenty
pun"
The admission was a dime. but ms
Hielau' bluid wis up an I didna care
fur the expense. I wantit tae see II
Scotland hud prOGuc't giant. 1
bangt doom ma last dime an went IN.
Losh me, Donald wis mair nur they
said he wis. He staun's iva an a
hauf inches over EIGHT feet an he
Iookit tae be faurer up in the air
than the Toor OF Joowels-
Yer names LcGreegor. Donald -
I say tae him. but yer foot is no
on yer native heath"
.'Weel.' says he. maybe. 81 no. but
it's as near as I can get tae in in
on a box tibet cam frae Scotland wi
a lot O. bottles in IL, an every time
stamp ma foot It make me think
o. the Heilans."
That made me talk 4 look at his
foot It wis mair like a Yard. Il
I'm ony judge O. distance il wis about
20 inches lang. The shoe lookit as
II II hud been built in a shipyard. It
wis a graun' day fur shoemakin' when
the boots left the stocks
I hae a bit O laun' up in Eos-
shire" he telTt me confidential. AN
in a year or twa I'm gaun' tae gang
name an builI me a wee hoose on il.
an rest msser fur the balance O. ma
days"
wee hoose wul be nae guild tac
ye, ava" says I. "Ye'd hae a hard
time gettin' under the smelter via
duct. an whit can va dae fur doors
II ye dinna build a high hoose. An
when ye gang tae sleep. yen hae tae
hae a room as lang as a coo barn 4
ye want tae stretch cot al Yer fun
length"
''Hae nae fear O. me-" says Donald.
I'm gaun' tae hae the hOose made
wTyin O. the sides open so tibet 7
Gang get in. An yin o. the ends wull
be open tae fur me IA pit ma feet
ootside at NIGHT. TN be q great saw
in in the cost O. the hoose tae hae
only twa siCps tae build"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
MRS. HILLEBRAND, WIFE OF
PIONEER u. S. MARSHAL, DIES

Mrs Il z. Hillebrand, sos North
Stanton street, a pioneer resident Of
El Paso. having been here for upward
OF IS years, died in a local hospital
early sunday morning, after a brief
Illness
Mrs HiIlebrand was 81 years OF
age, and is survived by her husband.
who IS q years Of age, and who was
sheriff here from December. 1900 to
1902 Subsequently he was United
States deputy marshal until the VIII
son administration. Mr. Hiuebrsnd
built the first two story brick resi-
dences in the city at the corner or
North Stanton and East Missouri
streets, il vas said. This was used as
a Mexican consulate for a number OF
years.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at the Mclean. Sim
mons & Hartford chapel. Rev. Fuller
Swift of st. Clements Episcopal
church, viii have charge OF the SER
vices. The palibearers viii be Fred
Lemley. Joseph Pollard. Frank B.
Simmons, Arthur Borcherding. Horace
B. Stevens and Charles Fraser. Burial
VIII be in COncordia cemetery
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
CUT AND BRUISED, MAN
SAYS FOUR ATTACKED HIN

With knife wounds IN his face. his
body bruised and his left thumb
badly cut Felix GaIindo was taken to
the police station Tuesday night
where his injuries were dressed by
Dr. John Hardy. after which he was
sent home. Galindo said he had been
by four youths whom he did
not know, and that he had no idea
why they had attacked him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
RAILROAD HELP
HARD To GET.
U. S. Laws Prevent Mexi-
cans Entering This
Country as Laborers.

Railroads all over the United States
are calling for Mexican laborers and.
notwithstanding high wages offered
and other inducements, are not find
ing them. The reason is, so the en-
ployment agents say. that the regu-
lations concerning the literacy and
head tax make it hard for Mexicans
who wish to work on the railroad
TO enter the country.
At present an agent Of the Penn
sylvania railroad is offering from
$3.50 10 $3.50 per day for Mexican
laborers. Even at these exceptionally
high wages he is not obtaining many,
perhaps so or 60 have been sent out
the past week. The men are sent in
punches of 10 or IS TO Philadelphia
as soon as enough have been en-
ployed.
Men for the railroads in Arizona
and New Mexico are being offered
S1.I5 per day. while men for San An
tonic obtain $3.50 per day But even
at these record wages for Mexican
labor, the agents are not obtaining
many for the railroads.
The lack Of men is caused by the
literacy test and head tax Of the i'm
Z
local manager OF the I. II. Manning
company, Of Tucson. which firm ships
men TO California and Arizona for
the Southern Pacific lines. IN
sense. the railroads are living off
one another now. For instance. the
men that we are hiring come mostly
from Kansas, Oklahoma and the
colder states. drifting south for the
winter. As we pick them up we send
them on to Arizona.
The problem OF agricultural labor
is also a pressing one at present
Formerly. although the farmers did
not realize il, the railroads supplied
the agricultural help 4 man would
be employed by the railroad, and
then later the farmer would get him.
Now the supply has been cut Off
Within a short time the need for
agricultural laborers win begin 10 be
is not a bright one, although the
head tax and literacy test have been
waived in the case Of farm laborers.
Approximately $500 declarations
have been issued by American consul
Z. \ Dow TO Mexicans coming into
The United States from Mexico, most
IF which have been approved. This
covers perhaps 1900 people. Most
Df these have been residents of
Iuarez who wish 20 make visits 70
he United States There have been (
perhaps 1000 OF these made by per- !
sons residing in the interior.
Employment agents seem to agree Z
hat in the deaTth OF railroad labor I
rs the railroads are facing a prob I
EN- that is hard to remedy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
PRIZE WINNERS IN SEAL
SALE NOT ANNOUNCED YET

Prizes for the scholars lr the high
school and grade schools who sold
the most Red Cross Christmas seals
viii not be given out until after the
school vacation, as serera. teachers
did not report the number of seals
sold before leaving Tor their vaca-
tons. IL was said wednesday. a fun
report Of the number Of seals sold
and those boys and girls and schools
who won the prizes viii be an
nounced later. said r. n. Colvin
chairman Of the Red Cross seal sale
committee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
RECLAMATION SERVICE FLAG.
A GIFT, TO HAVE u STARS

A large service flag was one OF the
Christmas presents at the United
States reclamation service project Of
flee The men who are enlistinr there
and those obtaining officers COM
missions are so numerous that the
number OF stars on the flag. 10. viii
have to be increased 10y Z at once. 60
be up to date. IL was suggested by
one Of the reclamation service mer
that stars which can be stuck on be
used. in order TO keep abreast with
the times.
No word has come from Washing
ton TO either the reclamation office
OF to the El Paso Water Users asso-
citation. concerning the kilograms sent
to secretary Franklin X Lane. re-
duestinE that reclamation service
men be retained from the army IN or
der that the work on the Rio Grande
project be continued
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
TRADE COMMISSION TO
INVESTIGATE PACKERS

Boston. Mass. Dec. 26.-Hearings
by the federal trade commission re-
garding the packing industry will be
held here beginning tomorrow and
continuing for three days. II was
understood several witnesses had
been notified by telegraph from
Washington to appear.
Announcement was made in Wash
inEtou Monday that the Boston hear
ings would be devoted TO IAN entirely
new angle" Of the case. particularly
methods employed by r. r. Prince. OF
this city. and J. ogden Armour Of
Chicag 90 in the reorganization Of the
Stockyards company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
Hotel EmpLoye Gets Tip
of $500 Liberfu Bond

Kansas City. No. Dec. Is. - Ten
years ago Joseph Bartles. OF BartIes-
Vile. often stopped at the Baltimore
hotel while on business in this city.
Among the youths who served him
was Alvin J. Hawkins. a page. who
took a liking TO the Oklahoma man.
As the years went by Bartles con-
unUed 10 stop at the hotel anC Haw-
ktns, now promoted. continued 10 look
after his every within. He was always
alert in making the Oklahoma mans
stay enjoyable.
Now Hawkins is superintendent Of
service at the hotel The other day
Bartles called and found his old
friend on the job.
7 want to give you a little tip
Bartles told Hawkins. as he placed
folded paper i'm his hand
When the hotel man opened the pa
per he found a $500 Liberty bond.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
COURT DISMISSES ACTION
AGAINST A CONVENT

savannah, Ga, Dec 26.-Ihe super
Tor court today dismissed contempt
proceedings against the mother su-
Derior OF ST. Vincent's convent, who
refused 70 permit inspection OF the
which demanded one under the terms
OF a law prescribing inspection Of Ger
tain public institutions.
The court held the law recently en-
acted provided only for inspection OF
institutions where inmates are kept
in confinement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
RECLAMATION ENGINEERS TO
MEET CHIEFS FROM NORTH

An important engineers meeting is
TO be held in the Rio Grande reclama-
tiOn project office early In January.
when the chief Of construction Of the
reclamation service from Denver. F..
Z. Weymouth. and .. c.. Henry. con-
Sulting engineer from Seattle. viii
meet with the engineers on the
project TO discuss the questions con-
corning additional canal work. drain
age and other problems. It IS eN-
pected that the two visiting engineers
viii be in the city for a week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
KIWANIS CLUB IS TO HEAR
SCHOOL OF MINES PROFESSOR

Prof John Fielding, OF the State
college Of Mines. will address the XII
wants club Friday He lived To- a
number OF years in Egypt, and IS
-ery familiar with that section OF the
world. The subject Of his address viii
he. The Importance OF the British
Drive in the Near East
Homer Y Ellis VIII be the glad
lander for the day
Glen T. Moore viii donate the at
enhance prize
For the Rotary meeting this week.
here viii be no program, the meeting
being given over to a discussion OF
the clubs financial affairs and pro-
posaI TO raise the dues from SIS to 50
annually. The directors have recon-
mended the increase. from which they
would pay the war taxes now collect
able on all club dues
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
WILLIAMS is DISCUSSED
AS RAILWAY DIRECTOR

Washington. D. C.. Dec. 26-John
Shelton Williams. controller Of the
currency. was being discussed today
in official circles a. the most proba-
bic selection for federal railroad adj
ministrator, should president Wilson
decide TO appoint one.
In the event that controller Will
liams is not selected those apparently
best informed on the situation. be
lieved the work will be undertaken
by secretary McAdoO. who. however.
would not relinquish his place as sec
rotary Of the treasury. but would sur
round himself with cabinet OF rail-
road men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
ROBERT E. PUTNAM DIES IN
LOS ANGELES: BURIAL HERE

News was received here Wednesday
morning of the death in Los Angeles,
cal, Of Robert E Putnam. % years OF
age, son Of the late A. D. Putnam. a
customs inspector who died several
years ago. The young man died
Christmas morning. Accompanied by
his mother and Frank Putnam. a
brother. the body will reach Fl PasO
Thursday. Funeral services viii be
held at Peaks undertaking chapel and
burial viii be in COncordia cemetery
late Thursday afternoon
Young Putnam was a grandson Of
P. H Bishop, OF this city. The Putnam
family home is at 404 Texas street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
B. 0. MU5GRAVE,
PIONEER, DIES
Contractor and Builder
Here Before Railroads;
Civil War Veteran.

The body OF Burrel Q. Musgrave. IS
years Of age, a retired contractor and
builder, who died OF nephritis at a
local hospital early Wednesday morn
ing, will be shipped TO Alpine, Texas,
this evening for interment, accom-
panied by John NJ Rooney.
3Ir. Musgrave came TO FL Paso in
the early SOS, before there were any
railroads entering FL Paso, and as a
contractor and builder saw much OF
the early development OF this city.
It was he who told the story OF the
Flying Dutchman," the first big in
weston who came to this city Ac-
cordinc TO Mr.. Musgrave, the Flying
Dutchman." whose name he had for
gotten, had about $50, 900, and after
failing TO make trade at Tsleta,
then the county seat, came 10 FL PasO
and purchased what later became
known as the "Old First National
site" There he erected some prop
critics
Serves IN Two Armies.
Mr.. Musgrave had the unique dis
tinction of possessing honorable dis
charges from both Union and Confed-
crate armies After serving a vOlun-
teer enlistment in the latter he was
drafted in the former. when IL took
possession OF part OF the state Of
Missouri. After the war, Mr.. Nus
grave came west, going part OF the
way on a railroad built ont OF st.
Louis and completing the journey by
teams. He arrived first at san An
tonic and came almost Immediately
thereafter to FL Paso. where he re-
fused to trade his team for 90 acres.
including " hat is now the new FRS.
National bank property, he said.
He is said 10 be survived by several
married children. scattered all over
the southwest He had resided for
the past several years at Fort Davis
and came TO Fl Paso about two
months ago 70 spend the winter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
WATER DISTRICT DIRECTORS
TO BE CHOSEN ON JAN. s

Notices are 10 be pat M at once in
regard to an election of five directors
of the FL Paso water improvement
district No. /. which viii he held on
January s. This was decided at a
meeting OF the directors Of the dis
trict at a meeting held i'm the Mills
building Wednesday morning. The El
Paso Water Users association gov
ernors met al the same time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
MEXICAN SHOT;
SALOON FIGHT
Deputy Litchfield Called
to Arrest Man at "Uncle
Joe's" Near Shelter.

Pillar Enriquez. Mexican resident of
the smelter section. was seriously
wounded by deputy sheriff c. NJ
Litchfieid about g o'clock Tuesday
evening in front Of a saloon known
as Uncle Joe's" and situated off the
county road in the smelter section,
when Euriquez. according TO evidence
secured by sheriff Seth B. Orndorff,
advanced towards the deputy with a
knife.
Deputy LitchHeld was summoned
by someone to come to the saloon and
Stop a general fight and TO arrest a
Mexican who had, il was said, just
stabbed another. According 10 the
deputy's story, when he started TO en-
ter the saloon. the Mexican advanced
with a knife and the deputy had TO
fire in self defence The bullet en-
tered EnriqueZ's breast
Taken to Hospital.
Deputy sheriff r. z. Bryant was
also summoned. and he called the pO-
lice emergency ambulance and the
wounded Mexican was taken TO the
emergency hospital, whence he was
taken later in the night to the coun-
tv hospital Late Wednesday he was
reported still alive
The deputies were unable 10 find
the person Enrique IS said TO have
cut but there was large pool OF
blood at the place This was Followed
Tor several hundred feet. and at the
end Of the trail IL seemed that some
one had picked up the wounded man,
said. No one at the scene
could give any Information as TO his
identity
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
DETECTIVE CAPTAIN GIVEN
NEW DESK AND ACCESSORIES

Captain Of detectives ". a Simpson
was presented by a number of his
friends with a handsome oak desk and
chair, which he found in his office
when he entered il Christmas morn
ing. The furniture had been brought
there by employees Of the Popular Dry
Goods company Along with the desk
came such accessories as wastebasket,
paper cutter, ink stand. pen holder
and blotters
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26

Deming, \. NJ, Dec. 26-The Y. W
c. A. Just nicely located in new quar-
ters on Pine street, received a tele-
gram from Douglas, Ariz-. stating that
fine new piano was being shipped to
the organization here for the hostess
house" It is the gift of Mrs. J. T.,
Douglas or that city
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
REPAIR RRnkEN PANEMENr

Repairs were being made by work
men 10 the paving at the intersection
Of the @. TT. and 5. A. railroad tracks
on Main street and Mesa avenue We'd
uesday morning to eliminate bad
spots in n section Of pavement
pounded and broken badly for months
past by heavy traffic.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
The Strong Withstand the Winter
Cold Better than the Weak

Old people who are feeble. and
younger people who are weak, viii be
strengthened and enabled to go
through the cold weather by taking
regularly Groves Tasteless chill
Tonic. Contains the well known tonic
properties OF QUININE and IRON. II
purifies and enriches the blood and
builds up the whole system, thus
terrifying the system against colds
and grip Price SOC