El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-23

utluued sen Aor Se44lAB COKE TO the
other prisoners, he promised me that
he'd quit it II I'd take him out, but
he didn't keep his word"
Honestly, 1 did. Mr.. OrndOrff."
said Faustino; 4 couldn't get any
morphine"
Many Picturesque Features.
The raid had more than enc pic
turesque side After the first sur
prise OF the thing, the sheriff was
besieged with pleas to be allowed to
60 A young travelling man from
Los Angeles, who said he had an
engagement TO sell goods TO an Ell
PasO house at II o'clock Sunday,
pleaded that a woman who was with
him-she said later she lived at the
Y W c A--was his wife and asked
that they be allowed to go. Later
the woman admitted to officer Blum
we're Held Later the travelling man
dug up a fine for himself, and the
woman was allowed TO so on her
own recognizance-
Another travelling man who lives
at the Del NOrte hotel and was sit
ting at a table with woman cashier
OF an FL PasO concern, pleaded 10 be
allowed to take her home because
the disgrace Of the arrest might cost
her her job As he was known TO
the officers, both were released on
their own recOgni=lnce. on promise
TO appear Monday and pay fines.
Three Meal Tickets Punched.
Does this get your meal tIcket2'
asked newspaper man Of the little
blond who had been singing when
the officers jumped through the
door Yes, and my mothers meal
ticket and my baby's. too, she re-
piled, as she swallowed a lump. She
was later allowed 10 90, on promise
TO return Monday and pay a fine
A tall man with a black mustache.
u-nn rr-r-r-F~r-- La
Tri-State Telephone company, plead
ed hard for the release of a blond
girl with a face that was not harsh
he offered TO stand good" for her
appearance to answer TO the charge
OF being vaEranL IF you'll agree
to pay her fine. she may go" said
county attorney W. H. Fryer The
man hesitated and the officers took
him and the girl in their automobile
10 Aslela- along with the three Ar
mendariz brothers. the drummer, the
piano player who looked almost
young enough TO be a boy scout, the
travelling man who had claimed his
woman companion as his wife, and
half a dozen others, including, alto
sether, five women
GarnerinE IN the Bottles.
While the sheriff was separating
the individuals in the dance hall, re-
leasing those who could be depended
upon 10 appear in court without
bond, and lining up those who could
not TO be taken before the justice Of
the peace, deputy Blum was busying
himself He had tasted a lot of the
drinks OF amber hue IN the glasses
a bout the various tables TO satisfy
himself what II was and had poured
much Of IL into bottles 10 serve as
evidence. The door of a room ad-
Joining the bar was opened at his
command by Armendariz. the pro- .
priet0r and dozen cold bottles were .
aiken out
'I can prove they don't belong to
ne" asserted ArmendariZ- Those
lottles were sent down by five prom
nent Fl PasO men who are going
% have barbecue dinner here to-
They do not belong 10 me"
"All right; you viii have a chance
10 introduce your five prominent men .
n court" said sheriff Orndorff, who
came up during the discussion.
Why did your five prominent men
see 1lt 10 change the labels on the
0ottles-' asked deputy Blum, as he
examined the bottles Each bottle
was capped with a 'SchlitZ" cap. but
1n the side were pasted labels OF
the Lone star Brewing company. OF
san Antonio, show ing the contents
to be NO. a." smaller type on the
label asserting that II was a whole
some drink made OF hops, malt" etc
ArmendariZ turned away in disgust.
"The King OF II PasO.s
Behind the bar deputy Blum turn
ed 10 the ice box and he took out
quantity OF the same sort OF bottles
schlitz caps on top and Lone Star
No "A labels on the sides. There
were other bottles there, TOO. some
Of them bearing la Perla'' labels OF
the san Antonio brewery. asserting
that the beverage contained no al
cohol- Some OF them bore the Lone
stars caps as well as the Lone stars +
naHE These EnH#Tae 9--H
the automobiles Of the sheriffs posse.
As deputy Blum removed the evil
dence from the ice box, one OF the
men taken in the raid began 10 plead
with him for the release Of the wUm-
an p no said she lived at the y"
You can't do anything with that
felloW,' said Armendariz. mes the
king OF FL PasO." Armendariz fold
ed his arms, drew himself ID straight
and glared at Blum pulling the cold
bottles from his ice chest and piling
them into a box 10 be taken to court.
Blum only smiled.
Some High Priced Food.
some OF the arresung officers grew
hungry at sight OF big ham and a
platter Of sliced chicken piled on
a laDle before dusky negress with
q Dig knlIe, and sandwiches were or
dered- Thirty five cents apiece was
the charge The high cost OF liv-
ing is mounting higher" remarked I
the sheriff as he forked over 80 cents
tor a ham sandwich and divided II
v it'll Ivy Finley.
IF I'd known you fellows we're
hungry. I'd have reduced the price
TO nickel" said Armendariz.
What do you charge for beer-a
dollarF' I asked the proprietor Of the
No, only Is cents a bottle" he
said and beer has advanced 50 a
barrel lately and Here Faustino /
broke in with: fAnd il costs So a
barrel TO haul Il out here" Neither
made plea that It was not beer they
were selling.
Easy to Get in.
The picturesque side OF the raid did
not end with the conclusion OF bust
ness at the roadhouse, where the sign
on the front gate says you must be a
m amber to gain admission TO the
club" but where the gatekeeper did
not ask US for any passwords or
membership cards when We drove in.
Instead, he saluted the sheriff, as he
recognized him when the sheriffs
Ear passed into the light inside the
snclosure and uttered, apparently to
himself: They've got US Later an
auto driver told deputy Blum that ii
vas the duty Of the gate man 10 press
, button which rang a bell in the bar
when officers were recognized.
After all those who could assure
he sheriff that they would appear,
including four plumbers, three men
who are employed at the smelter and I,
/ numbe Of others, had been eX-
imined, those left were loaded into
he cars and the speed record to vs.
eta was broken. The officers had
llready been to Ysleta once. They
net there at 10 o'clock Saturday night
md got John Doe and Jane Doe war
ants from Justice Of the peace Louis
Folk for the raid. The only real
n mos mentioned n he wa ~ n q