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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
BU0UOR MOTOR
HAS VTsITOPS

The Buquor Motor company this
week presented a Liberty bond to
AIRS. J. y. Christie OF Fl Paso. for
having won the Maxwell gasoline
economy test.
J. A AIais. manager OF the1Iais Rae
Ing association. promoters of high
class automobile races, has been a
guest OF the Buquor Motor company
during the past week
s. 7. Bowles Of the TrausmobiIe
also spent the week with the BuquOr
Motor company. The Trailsmobile
company IS located at Cincinnati o.
Several Trailsmobiles have been
placed IN Ell Paso.
The BuQuor Motor company reports
that they have received e wire from
DemiuE requesting that Jack Little.
who made the daring leap here in a
Maxwell stock car. make the same
jump IN Deming in = Maxwell
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
BUILDS
NEW WAR PLANT
Record Time Made in Con
structing Huge New
Structure.

Detroit. Mich. Dec 15.-ILere Is no
doubt in the minds OF Detroit resi-
dents about the governments deter
minatlon TO respond promptly and en-
erseticaIly to premier Lloyd Georges
pleas for n million men and a noun
tain OF arms" Although many indus
/ tries have quietly taken over the
manufacture Of munitions since the
war began. the new rush started only
recently. Gigantic new structures are
being put together with amazing
I speed TO handle immense new con
tracts for the government. No short
age Of materials handicaps these I'M
dertakinEs. Everything comes under
government priority order.
Probably the most prominent ex-
ample, both in magnitude and dispatch
is the immense new plant which VIII
house the Dodge Brothers munitions
industry. The day after contract
for millions Of dollars worth of sUe-
cial recOl mechanism had been al
lOrted TO Dodge Brothers by the gov
eminent q force of hundreds OF men.
teams and machines was on the
ground eCcavatllg and assembling
materials. The work since then has
been pushed with great rapidity. the
force Of Workmen being enlarged as
fast as laborers and mechanics are
available over night acres of ground
are transformed into broad level
floors Of concrete. Great masses Of
material are piling up on all sides in
readiness for q building (which viii
measure 5TSZS1S feet 1t is intended
10 have the plant i'm operation next
spring with thousands of worl1men
employed The entire work is in
charge OF Dodge Brothers own con-
strucuOn superintendent.
Dodge Brothers willingness TO &C
cept this contract was induced by their
realization of the necessity for prompt
and complete cooperation with the
government and not through any de-
sire TO engage IN business other 4
than the manufacture Of motor cars /
As in the case OF their motor car in +
dustry. the Dodge Brothers are their .
own executives and their own direc-
tors. There were no prolonged meet ]
iugs. no debates. When the govern
contracts, the work was ordered. and /
II is being done.
Dodge Brothers are building the I
plant entirely apart from their motor /
car factory Neither win interfere I
with the other
Not only are Dodge Brothers now
engaged with this tremendous project I
but they are building hundreds Of
cars for service in the army. both OF
the passenger and commercial type.
The latter is similar IN almost all de-
tails 20 the Dodge Brothers CONNER
cial car on which deliveries began a
few weeks ago.
As 4 whole the automobile Industry
is cooperating with the government
on a vaster scale than the public gen
orally imagines. this being but one
example OF the energetic spirit which
is enabling the country 70 get to the
front promptly with men and sup
plies
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
SFEARES- KNIGHT
CARS ARRIVE

The White-Hebberd Motor Sales
company reports the arrival Of the
new Stearns- knight cars. In speak
ing OF the arrival OF the Stearns, W.
j. y. Taylor, sales manager, said
on Thursday
We are introducing something en-
tlrely new in FL PasO in the way Of
a modern car. This car is for people
who are particular. and who want 4
car that IS out Of the ordinary. There
is p great treat and O big surprise IN
store for F. PasO motorists.
1T has been reported that we viii
no longer handle the Lexington line
Of cars. I wish to state that this is
an error and that we viii continue
TO sell and give service for these au-
tomobiles as in the past"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
LONE STAR MOTOR CO. WILL soon
MOVE To MAGNIFICENT NEW HOWE
Manager E. G. Perry Ready to Openfor Business in New
Structure About January First; VIII Occupy Entire
Four Floors and Basement and viii Render Serv-
ice Of Every Kind to Automobile Owners.
THE MAGNIFICENT new bull.

II BE MAGNIFICENT new building
to be occupied by the Lone star
Motor company is nearing com
plstion. and manager 2. Gordon Perry
announces that they VIII occupy the
building about the first Of the year
The Lone Star IS surely to be con-
graduated upon its great new
achievement as this wiz be the fin
est automobIls establishment west o.
Chicago The structure consists Of
four stories and basement, and is 120
feet On San Antonio street By 100
feet on Leon street. Solid windows
used IN the most modern buildings in
the larger cities afford light on these
Two sides, and every convenience for
health and comfort have been in
stalled
Sole Aim Is Service.
Manager Perry states that the sole
ain OF this est3b liEhmGnt is service.
No patron who buys q car from the
company VIII lack for any detail that
VIII enable him 10 be taken care OF
work VII be done to increase the ef-
1iencT OF every car. IL matters not
whether 70 IS Upnolstering. electrical
WORK. barIe-T work. Welding, repair
work road service, painting, quick
tire service, or what not, IL will be
done IN some department OF the plant.
one hundred and fifty people in the
shop, snd at least 20 statesmen will be
at the service Of the public. besides
the numerous other employees. The
Dodge. Hudson. Packard, Stutz
pleasure cars and c. NJ c., and T. W,
D. trucks VIII be handled.
FOW Stories and Basement.
street the front part being divided
into three tiers, separated by large
and beautiful columns The first and
second tiers viii comprise the sales
rooms, and the third tier viii be oc-
cupied By the offices OF the company.
Back OF the offices and fronting on
Leon street IS the service room. As a
car drives through the large door into
this room, the driver VIII be met by
a representative OF the company. and
he viii egcertaiu exactly what service
IS required. Il e IS a small lob the
car win be taken back OF the ele-
TztoT where q will be taken care OF.
II It IS q larger JOB requiring some
oWernauE1E, the car viii be placed on
= large 80 foot freight elevator and
taken 70 the large shop on the third
Goor for repairs. The building con-
tatns . passenger elevator also.
HRs Recreation room.
The truck salssro0ms will take up
The eGtire basement The second floor
VII be used as salesrooms for second (
hand cars, and the third floor viii be
used b the immense shop Tor the
repairing OF AL cars The fourth ]
floor viii be utilized for the building (
Of truck bodies, blacl-smithing, weld I
ing radiator repairs, battery work, 4
etc
One attractive and noteworthy 4
feature % the establishment IL the
recreation room At the head OF the /
8 stairway On the second floor. This
room c0ltatns q complete library,
pool and Billiard tables and games for
recreation and pleasure OF the en-
ployel
Fire pFoof doors that work auto 4
maucahy even though left open are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
Cadillac Sales Co.
Reports the Cadillac
Sales Keeping Up

The Cadillac sales company IS doing
n good business in this car, having
sold a Cadillac roadster early this
week to j. S. OrOzco. and q Cadillac
touring car to II. S. Robinson. a well
known III Paso cattleman-
c. p Henry after having been back
from the east for a week says that
the prospects for the future look good,
but that ne would advise all people
who are contemplating buying cars to
buy now, owing to the likelihood OF
difficulty in getting cars for imme-
diate delivery later Ia the ensuing
year
speaking Of this car, said The rich
est man i'm America drives a Cadillac
himself. in the face Of the fact that
he has many other cars driven by his
chauffeurs- The reason for this IN
doubtedly is that he derives pleasure
from driving this comfortable and
easily driven car We have reason TO
believe that the Cadillac is the great.
est car on the market"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
DORT MANAGER
SEES INTEREST

Never IN the history Of the Industry
has there been more interest IN advance
OF the big automobile shows than IS man
Tested this year" says Jzo. D. Mansfield,
general sales manager OF the bort No-o-
Car company
1T IS due TO the more or less uncer-
t1futv that prevails regarding prices and
volume OF production Thousands OF those
who are in tho market for a car this
year are determined TO buy early FOR they
believe they can perhaps do better IN
January than IN May.
Although 7 do not believe there Is
going TO be any great curtailmsnt IN the
number OF cars built next year, do
think % the better part OF wisdom 20 buy
early and make sure Buyers feel the
same way. hence the extraordinary In
terest I'm the shows"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
GOOD BUSINESS
FOR MILTOEITE

c. Hudspeth. manager Of the Iil-
tOnite Sales company. reports tha:
the sale OF 1TilroGire continues ID
grow. and is making many tests t1
demonstrates his claims for IT, one
day this week he punched o hole
through both casing and tube OF an
inflated tire, showing that with O.
spin OF the wheel no damage was
suffered by the tire. He says he is
perfectly willing TO make any test Of
difficulty that viii convince the most
hardened sl1eptic OF the merits Ok
MiltOuite.
There are tires I'm FL Paso." said
Mr.. HudspeJh. that have had Milton
ite in them for ten and II mon zhs,
and that are still running on the cri~i-
nal air. llIltOnite viii keep up the
proper air pressure in any tire, anei
thus eliminate the deterioration sur
fered by tires that slowly lose their
air imperceptibly MiltOnite is backed
by a money guarantee. and VIII 90
even more than we claim for it,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
TIRES ARRIVE
FOR AUTO TIRE co

Manager C. f. Russell OF the Auto
mobile Tire company reports another
big shipment OF tires. and says 70 is
the great aim Of the company to
keep plenty OF tires on hand in fore
s-alling any transportation difficult
ties
j. C. Hodges. eastern branch repre-
sentative OF the company has been
visiting the local branch during this
week He reports business good over
his territory Il am not much for
personal publicity" said Mr.. Hodges.
but wish TO say that 7 am plea sed
with our business IN Ell Paso and like
the city"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
?. n. BANNELL PAYS
FACTORY 4 VISIT

2 n Banneu Of the Fl Paso over
land company, leaves Saturday for
the WHY'S Overland factory at To-
ledo, Ohio He viii be gone about
a week or ten days
The Overland reports number OF
sales during the past week. Carri-
Zozo received carload Of Overlands.
Roswell received a carload. and bust
ness generally I'm the New Mexico ter
ritory is reported excellent.
Two model COS were purchased nv
n r. Buchanan. one individual car
was purchased by Mussey brothers
OF Sauderson. model s5-4. and a model
90 was sold to the York Motor COM
pany OF Magdaleua-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
Charged With Dyeing
Army Clothing, Don
Smith Held BIZ Police

While wearing an army shirt which
he IS said to have dyed, Don Smith.
an east FL PasO Waterman who was
deputized about six months ago. was
arrested Friday afternoon on Ala
media avenue by an officer Of the city
detective department.
In a statement made At police head
quarters. Smith said he had been
stopped one day last week by sol
diers near the Canal street bridge.
and had been given two shirts He had
also bought an army overcOat. he said.
for 50, and mad afterward dyed aIl
three garments because he didn't like
the color" 4 did not know TO was
against the law 10 wear army CLOTH
ing" he said.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15

Installed throughout the entire struc-
ture, which is air cooled and modern
to the very last degree
The area Of this building In floor
space is 1900 square feet, an area
almost that Of a city block. EI Paso
and the southwest should pride them
selves upon this great achievement
which so well represents the progress
sive spirit OF this section OF the coun-
try.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
DORIS
FOR OAKLAND

P c. Waters OF the Oakland Auto
Sales company has received a large
shipment OF Dorts. This shipment in
cludes 9 number OF most beautiful
closed jobs. sedans. etc. Mr.. Waters
invites all prospective buyers OF cars
In the bort class TO see these cars
before buying. He SAYS he believes
many people who are contemplating
buying higher priced cars viii ba
convinced OF the utility and comfort
Of the bort on seeing these cars den.
Onstrated.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
Kelly Tire or Tuhe

Kelly Tire OF Tube
Makes best Xmas gift
Boss Rubber Co. 500 Texas-Adv
ShotEu1s. Rifles and Revolver.
Allen Arms e. cycle 90.
fof y oregon St-ALv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
Best Xmas Gift

Something for the car.
See Boss-322 TeLas.-AdY,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15

Air RifIes-AI Makes.
Allen Arms & Cycle Co.
4o4 n. Oregon St--Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15
For Nursing Mothers and Pale. sIekIy
rhFTHrau


The Old Standard general siren Ethen-
ing tonic. GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC. arouses the liver drives out
Malaria and builds up the system. A
sure Appetizer and aid 20 digestion.
60c.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15

ChrLEtmaE Suggestion
Kelly Springfield Tire or TUBE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-19

- Ire. best EranuEnted sugar fer Ear.
3 dozen fresh eggs for "a
3 @avA Sour for ...-. Al ~
ihs. pe0nerrv rumee for -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
WARNING FROM JAPAN
ON TREATMENT OF NATIVES

ally treated. But those who reside on
the Pacific coast not only receive
some times harsh treatment, but in
some instances have been deprived
of some rights and privileges accord
ed to other aliens. This Is totally in.
comprehensive to those Japanese who
are not conversant with the peculiar
r"ture of the American constitution.
Whatever may be the difficulties sur
rounding the amendment of that ven
erable document, it is now high time.
for the American people to devise
some means so as to unity the meth
ods of fulfilling their treaty obliga.
tions and of dispensing equal justice
to all aliens
TT is reported that one Of the states
Is TODAY contemplating to enact the
same kind of land law which once
strained apanese-American relations.
''If this kind of pin-pricking is often
repeated, 1 fear the time may come
when the Japanese rulers cannot re-
| strain the people"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
Re Bills Than Can be Han
Jed and Much Legislation
Will be Abandoned.

ted Press Leased Wire Servicel
asHlNGTON, Feb. 23.-With the
native channels esngested to
lng, it becomes apparent today
despite night sessions and fran
peed up measures, formidable
p OF important bills and resolu
VIII be lost in the shuttle prior
ulournment of congress March 4
ne only now remains for rushing
ign the most imperative appro.
IONS for the running expenses OF
nment and = limited number OF
ures, which the administration
absolutely essential.
long the more important meas
which seem certain Of failure
Universal military training; rati-
on OF the Colombian treaty; wom-
suffrage constitutional amend.
national prohibition constitu-
amendment: flood control
ament; water power bills; ma
u lands urged by the navy to in
an adequate supply Of OIL for the
OIL burning battleships; con-
lion OF Dr. Cary Gfayson, Presi-
WILSON'S personal physician, as
somiral; rivezu end hafb0rs bill.
q - "purks g g1hetleuto BIN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
HALF MILLION
Loss BY FIRE
Downtown Business Block De.
stroyed in Early Morning
Blaze Which Was
Dangerous.
FIRMS WERE WIPED OUT
High Wind Threatened EntIrs susl
ness District Of omaha. But
Biaxs wss FINALLY
Controlled.


rUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
OMAHA. Neb.. Feb. 2S.-Fire this
morning, destroyed the Continental
block, at Fifteenth and Douglas
streets, in the downtown business dis
trict, causing a loss estimated at
$500. 900. A high wind for time
threatened 10 carry the flames TO tho
entire business district.
The Berg Clothing company and
Hartman Furniture company build
ings were completely destroyed. and
every other building in the block was
badly damaged. These include:
T. j. Foley. saloon; Louie Ahko,
chop suey parlor; Welsh cafeteria,
Parlor Moving Picture theatre:
Omaha Tobacco company and Jabez
Cross, saloon.
The Paxton hotel and other build
ings on Farnam street, a block away,
also caught fire from flying embers,
but were quickly extinguished
Fire Captain Joe Huffman was bad
ly crushed by falling wall and sew
eral other firemen slightly injured.
The fire was under control at Z
this morning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
|EVERY ABLE
BODIED CITIZEN CITIZEN
Universal Training Plan OF
I General Stalf Of Army, Sub
mitted to Congress
To-day.
SERVE ELEVEN MONTHS
Scheme Would Raise and Train an
Army Of Half Million Mon In
tho United States Eaoh
Year.
SERVE ELEVEN MONTHS

rUnited Press Leased Wire 6ervSce1
WASHINGTON Feb. 2-The uni.
versal training plan Of the general
staff Of the army was submitted 70
congress today by President Wilson.
It carried merely "a letter Of trans
initial" from Secretary of War Baker.
Neither the president nor Secretary
Baker expressed any form OF logisla-
ton.
War department officials say ths
plan Il put into effect, would raise
and train an army OF 100000 every
The resume of the bill as prepared
by Major Macarthur OF the sts1f.
reads:
"The plan calls out all able bodled
male citizens In their nineteenth year
for eleven months continuous training.
to be followed by two repetition
courses OF two weeks each. one IN
their twentieth year and one IN their
twenty-frst year.
"It is proposed that the followans
classes be exempted:
"Those permanently physically OF
mentally unfit for service Of any
kind to be permanently rejected; !;
those temporarily physically or men
tally unfit to be temporarily rejected
to be re-examined each year until
they reach the age OF twenty-hve,
when they are permanently assigned
TO the unorganized reserve; II In any
year, during this period they are
found fit for service they viii be
called out for training in peace and
service in war with the class Of that
year; those who are the sole support
of destitute dependents will be ex-
empted for one year, and 50 on from
year to year, until they reach the
age Of twenty-five, when their Habil-
ity to training ceases and they are as
signed permanently to the unor-
ganized reserve: IL the last men-
toned cease to be the sole support of
destitute dependents before they
reach the age OF twenty-five, they WILL
be called out for training and service
with the class of that year"
Service in war shall be as follows:
"All non-exempted physically and
mentally. fit male citizens who have
completed their subscribed eleven
months continuous training are liable
for service in the reserve as follows;
>'In the first reserve for four years
and one month; in the second re-
serve for seven years; thereafter un-
til they reach the age OF 45 in the
organized reserves.
''In case of actual or threatened
war, first and second reserves will be
called out in the order named, to-
gether with many permanent officers
and enlisted men Of the training
forces; thereafter others required
would he called out from the uno1
ganized reserves"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
DNGRESS IS BLOCKADED
AT END OF SESSION

practically halving the original appro-
priation) probably will be rushed
through. The Owen resolution de-
privfng the supreme court of power
to declare legislation unconstitution-
al: Borah resolution reaffirming the
Monroe doctrine; fish hatcheries bill.
providing hatcheries in California,
Maryland or Virginia, Oregon or
Washington, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois.
Washington, Arizona, New Mexico.
Michigan, Idaho, Missouri, Pennsyl-
yania, Delaware or New Jersey and
Minnesota.
A number OF resolutions bearing on
the international situation appear to
have been consigned permanently to
the "stygian depths committee.
Among these: La Follette's resolu.
tion against the arming OF United
States merchantmen in time of peace; ;
the Salisbury resolutions. opening
United States ports to allied war
ships: the Cummins amendment Tor
senate consideration Of the presidents 8
international stand, and others.
In the ten remaining legislative
days, the following appropriation bills.
according to present schedule. will be
rushed through unless unexpected op-
position develops, necessitating q
compromise OF abandonment:
Army, navy, sundry civil. Indian
Hesitation, executive, judicial, pen.
sion and military academy. agrfcul-
ture, District Of Columbia, Danish
West Indies, Porto Rico and postoffice
The administration' $3.50, ,000. 900
rsvsuue I'm Vim 90 thFoagA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
PRIMARY LAW
NOT REPEALED
Proposition Fails to Pass Iowa Sen
ate Today by Vote Of 29 to 20
on Committee Report.

DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 23.-Re-
peal of the present Iowa non-partisan
judiciary primary law was defeated
in the state senate today. The vote
was 20 to 20 on the election commit
tees report indefinitely postponing the
Helmer bill restoring nomination OF
both supreme and district judges to
political conventions.
During the two hours debate on
the question Senator Chase declared
that the judiciary is the real govern
.ment of the nation.
RowIey Scheme Turned Down.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 23.-The
house of representatives by a rising
vote of 56 to %, decided today not
to sell any part. Of the capitoi
grounds. This action was on an
amendment offered by McFerren. The
original Rowley bill provided for the
sale of about half of the tract added
to the state house grounds two years
ago. But the McFerren amendment
also provided that this new na:f
should not be improved. The amend.
ed I'LL was still under consideration
when 'he house recessed for lunch.
Take Out All But Two.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 23.-The
Iowa senate today voted to take out
of the primary. nominations for all
state offices except that of governor
and United States senator. II the
house also passed the measure and
Governor Harding signs 1t. nomina.
tions of lieutenant governor. secre-
tary of state, state treasurer, state
auditor, attorney general and rail
way commissioners will be by politi
cal conventions instead Of by direct
primary. Another bill by Senator
Kimball, restoring the party circle to
the ballot, was under consideration
In the senate when adjournment was
taken for lunch