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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
Little InfgUieWS

especially DESTROYS OF obtaining men
without military experience as they
can train them from the very GROUND
up in new methods OF warfare being
used in Europe"
The value Of the public library in
Fl PasO to the average Worklngman
is very much deprecated because Il IS
not accessible to the workingman on
Sunday afternoons and evening. when
be has the spare time to devote to
reading or research work" said James
MONTGOMERY. "On Sundays the public
has the privilege Of the news reading
room but not the books and periodi-
Gals on the reserve shelves. which Is
a very essential part OF the library
and the objective Of high percentage
Of the people who frequent the library.
The average person and Workingman
does not so to the library for the sole
purpose Of reading the weekly and
daily papers for he can and does sub
scribe for them at his home"
The present heavy traffic on the
railroads promises to continue for at
least a year and perhaps for two years,
said George E Deck AT present the
traffic on the railroads is very heavy.
but has assumed a very regular form
and is ably taken care Of However.
should the business increase to any
great extent the railroads stand pre-
pared To- make olspoSltlyHS sun d
viii take care OF any probable emery
Grey"
Peace and quiet will build up
Mexico much faster than revolutions
have torn IL down." said Refugio Car
denas, OF TOrreon. After all the
years OF blOodshed. I believe Mexico
is about to enter an era OF prosperity
that viii set a new mark in her eco
nomic history. Gen CarranZa has or
6ered that all available land be placed
under cultivation with a view TO pro-
duci1g great quantities Of the food
stUffs which the world is so in need
Of Mexico is wonderfully fertile I
look to see ii become, before this ter
rible war is ended. one OF the chief
export nations OF the world Ny cOun-
try is destined, I think. TO play q
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09

n OTORISTS who operate their
Nj machines at night without
IL lighting their headlights
and tail lights will IN future be given
the full penalty for violating or
dinances and laws by city and county
officials" said justice A J. Hall.
During the past week there have
been a number Of complaints filed in
this office by persons against motor
lists who are driving their machines
with no headlights Several accidents
have been caused for the reason that
the lights have E.ither been dimmed
or not lighted Another complaint
filed by many motorists is that
against persons who have large spot
lights on their machines. Many OF the
motorists driving in the valley throw
their spotlights on other motorists,
binding them by the glare As re-
suit Of this several dI ers have lost
control OF their machines and have
: crashed into other cars or plunged
off the road"
There are a number OF prominent
I FL Paso business men who are about
the most unpatriotic people i have
ever encountered" said SamsDreben-
/ Since I have been selling Liberty
bonds I have met a number OF these
L
I traitors For instance L approached q
merchant on South FL Paso street who
/ is worth approximately a half million
| dollars. When I asked him to buy a
| Liberty bond to aid the United States
/ in ITS war with Germany he replied
that although q native born Ameri-
can he did not claim American ciu-
zenship, but Preferred to be Mexi-
can citizen This Is certainly pc
| culiar brand of patriotism. He made
most OF his money in FL Paso- A no
I tel proprietor refused TO buy bonds
on the ground that il he borrowed
money from the bank he would nave
/ to ray six or eight percent and that
I the government paid him but three
and a half rercent for the bonds
The Jewish people and the Mexl-
| cancans have a most admirable trait
| in the respect they show for their
| elders" said Charles Qualey. They
are always considerate Of their par
ents and do little things for them
| which makes one respect them Today
l 1 saw a little Mexican girl and her
mother coming out OF a building. The
little girl put out her hand to help
her mother down the steps This little
act was in itself most admirable. The
I American people seem TO be too cold
blooded and never do these little
things"
Men who have not had any mill
I tary training or experience will make
| snlendid soldiers" said judge P. p
| Price This material will be worked
I over by the army officers IN such a
vav that they will turn out TO be
wonderful soldiers. Army men are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09

I'D Won know It was patriotic 70
crow broomcorn? Well. II is.
IL for there Is q shortage OF
brooms IN the United States and IN
Gle sam is unable TO buy enough OF
them to keep his training camps, bar
Jacks and cantonments clean for his
soldiers.
The government recently asked Tor
bids for $4,000 brooms at Philadelphia
and was unable to locate more than
500 and these were 100 percent higher
than when the last consignment was
purchased Just recently the Glenn
Broom Manufacturing company. OF FL
Paso. has been asked By the govern
nent II II can furnish $4,000 brooms
this fan. The answer was that we
can furnish the brooms II the people
viii plant the broomcorn-"
Here is a chance" said ". H
Glenn. manager Of the local company,
for valley farmers to make money
and help their country, too Broom
corn can be planted on land that
has already produced a crop Of wheat.
rye or barley, for broomcorn can be
nlaufed in August and IL viii mature
before the frost. Seventy days IS SUI
ficSent time for broomcorn TO mature
after the SecQ lave DGcA EAe-LAlL-
There should be q large area Of avail
able land for broomcorn BY the first
Of August. and TO show that we want
20 HELM the government. we VIII fur
nish seed free to every farmer who
will plant five acreB or more OF
broomcorn, now or in August
Eve will also agree to buy every
pound of available broomcorn in the
ralley. We have already contracted
for between 1900 and 400 acres OF
broomcorn in the valley for this sea
son. but this Is not enough The gov
eminent can use all the brooms We
can make from this. without an addi-
tfonal acreage. We viii not be able to
supply any brooms for local use. We
have purchased an up to date. thresh-
er and baling outfit, which we VIII
send through the valley this summer
and fail for the purpose OF taking
care Of the broomcorn crop. We have
also engaged the services OF D. h
Arnold. who viii put in all his time IN
the valley advising and aiding the
farmers who have planted broom
Apropos of this subject. the Phila-
delphia Daily Ledger prints the fol-
lowing:
A broom shortage is threat
ened- Prices advanced again and
It VIII now take 81 to purchase
broom that cost only SO cents
last fall Furthermore. the sit
uatIon surrounding this latest re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
The Vandal

destruction, like his shadow, stalks
M which the have looked
w walls buided by the
protection their against the eonque from Rome
andgT
blacene the ground The grand atn
thousand its noble steepe 10 me
SKY of wreag lie Wherer the German soldier Wends az
the loss and draw on me rr one %
the difference who Kill
We min and de shock the human have
Frenh2 This IS the savage
foe ven rneet-znd batter til he defeat
Copyright BY Matthew Adams AAA HAAS0'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
Ill Paso's First Tax Levy Totaled $21O18
Only % Votes Cast In First City Election

BY j. ID. PONDER.
all the costs and expense, and will be
held until they pay.
II seems, too, that American and
Mexican tin horn" gamblers Of IN
certain financial standing but pos
sessing cards and a table, were in
the liable of setting up business on
the sidewalks or in the allays to try
and catch a few nickels, so for the
protection of the regularly licensed
samDllng houses, an ordinance was
passed prohibiting gambling on the
sidewalks and in the streets and
alleys.
Gamblers SFIned' Monthly.
The CANT ling houses paid their
license in the shape OF a monthly
fine, collected by the city marshal
without process Of law. Every year
hibiting. gambling and the gamblers
admitted their violation OF the law
by paying a stipulated fine every
month The same method obtained
in collecting monthly fines from the
women IN the red light" district
HI Paso then was over run Win
dogs, so an ordinance was passed re-
curing not only a tax of 81 on each
dog, but also making IL unlawful Tor
an owner to permit his dog 10 60
outside his yard This did not ap,
ply to visiting dogs" that followed
valley ranches. This Discrimination
against the town dog in favor OF the
country dog caused several law suits
In 1875 a number OF streets were
ordered closed and sold at public
sale to satisfy owners Of abutung
property, and who wanted more
ground. The election that year
showed only so voters in FL Paso.
which meant a total population Of
about 500.
Goes Out of Business
In September, 1875. FL Paso virtual
" went out of business as an in
corporated town. But IN July. 1880.
when news came that tEo railroads
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
COMMISSION TO
REGISTER TEXAS AUTOS

Austin. Tex. June s.-The State
Highway commission has ordered
I25. 900 application blanks for supply
ing motorists over the state upon
which TO make application for the
registration Of their cars.
There has also been ordered by the
commission 10000 copies OF the laws
bearing on this question. and also the
federal law. These are to be printed
in one pamphlet, and viii contain the
Highway Commission law, the act
passed by the legislature regulating
the speed at which automobiles are
to travel and also licensing motor
drivers, end the act accepting the
provisions Of the Federal act in which
Texas is 70 participate in the Federal
funds for highways. The state In five
years will set over 100000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

II there is anything the kaiser
dearly loves Just now II Is a tooo
Spectator IN this country.-CnicasO
Herald
Since the cost Of zeppeiins mas
doubled when the British orins ~
dow thew can rejoice IN gettinS
their moneys worth--Florida Times
REPORTS from washington make L
distinctly clear that there Is q De
cided objection to any tax that can
be passed on to the consumer.-'En-
dianapolis News
About so farmers IN Hale county are
expsrfmenting with sugar Deets- 1ns
Plainview country IS prospecting ~
resources and opportunities Which
IL the sure way to keep business
growing and prosperity on the JOB
Fort worth Telegram
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
sunday. Juae 10. 1917.

sunday Ju-lG AOs ANLfT
CCORDING TO astrology this IS
n an exceedingly unfortunate day.
L - Uranus. Jupiter, Mercury and
Mars are all adverse. Late in the
evening Venus is in friendly aspect
All the influences are believed to
cause depression Of spirit and even
physical rnaladies. Dependency is
Increased also, by the occult power OF
war conditions that reflect upon minds
still conscious on the earth plane.
Increase Of suicides and Of deaths
from maladies of the nerves is prog
nosticated.
Conditions are not favorable for
philanthropic or charitable efforts and
warning is given that unless syste-
matte methods Of contributing to war
relief are worked out generosity will
shrink perceptibly under the pressure
of high prices and increased cost OF
living.
There is a threatening sign for writ
ing OF all sorts end 1t is predicted that
trouble will be caused by letters or
documents that Will DO discovered
next month
This is not an suspicious day for
military plans. Soldiers may be I'M
usually sensitive to unexpected condi-
tons OF weather and food supply.
Although physical menaces may be
many the stars promise great spiritual
apprehension with growth in faith and
religious service
The rise Of a teacher who shall or
ganize the people for humanitarian
work of supreme Importance is proph-
esied-
When democracy extends in Europe
there may be q tendency, the seers
declare, for America to become auto
cratic.
For many months astrologers. have
emphasized the futility Of ambition OF
aspiration on the part of men and
women who have gained fame OF
prominence under the old order OF
things. With the dawning Of a new
era heroes Of past days must sink into
oblivion This applies to the United
States as well as Europe
While Mars has power to direct
Americans toward the world conflict
| il is prophesied that our soldiers viii
fight without rancor OF hatred. but
as defenders OF democracy and deliv-
erers OF the oppressed.
/ Persons whose birthdate II Is may
have heavy losses in the coming year
Trouble through writings or papers is
Children born on this day probably
will be exceedingly clever and
1 talented, but they may not be fortu-
nate in ess.-(Copyright. 1917
/ by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
Clara Kimban Young. the motion
picture star, receives $1,000 a week
salary.
Women along the Celtic" race Of
l Tanau wear mustacleS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
Roundabout
Shortage of Broom Corn; Government Can Sweep
ElpasoVa lleyMeDAre Urged To Plant Il his Crop

if his prejudices do not get him i'm
munity.
THE WATER METER ALWAYS SEEMS
TO REGISTER FASTER N SUMNER
TINE WHEN YOU NEED THE WA t-l,-.i-
THAN N WINTER WHEN YOU DON
NEED IT so BADLY.
If We are going to teach our sol
6iers to sing as they go into battle
wbv not teach the sailors, too? Down
went McGinty" could be the official
song for the navy
Pershing is in Europe but he can't
fight without men Join now
Liberty bonds may mean all that the
name implies. without their sale, We
may have to give up some Of the lib
critics for which our forefathers
fought SO hard, for we must have
money to whip Germany and we must
whip Germany 10 remain free ma
ton
The bin board has become as
much of a sore spot Nth people as The
board bill.
J. D. Ponder has set out a lot OF
rhubarb plants on his farm down the
valley. The galley boy reports that
he expects to cross them with grease
weed and produce a vegetable that
will save housewives the necessity Of
buying shortening for their pies
The galley boy had the whole
force biting yesterday when he
/ told them n man had been KILLED
In the Sheldon dining room When
they asked how. he said the man
was eating fruit cake and the
currents had eIectrOcuted him.
| X
| When I first came to FL Paso,' 8
number OF years ago." said W X
HUMPHREYS. who was here this week,
zone Of the local additions had just
been put on the market and an in
ldustrious young agent established
himself in. temporary office at the
end OF the car line. He hadn't yet
made any sales and when he saw q
man approaching one day. he took W
the telephone receiver and began tC
talk. As the visitor reached the door
the young realty agent said, into tbs
telephone receiver: Yes. that will bC
all right; I can hold the block fol
you until tonight. if you agree to pay
$1,000 down Then turning TO hi.
visitor he asked: Well, what can I dc
for you. sir? With a smile the visitor
said: Your phone has been discon.
nected all morning and I came K
connect it"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09

IN THE first two years OF FL Paso's
existence as an incorporated city,
i with a voting population Of 80.
the aldermen were inclined to timid-
ity in enacting legislation. Every
body in town was their neighbor and
friend and they did not wish to Of
fend :heir neighbors. But it was
their DUTY to legislate about some
thing and as the town acequia had no
personal friends. they Iegislated on
the humble and serviceable acequia.
Nearly every week for two years an
ordinance or resolution regulating
the acequia was passed by the coun-
ell.
City's Income s21O.Os.
The first tax leavy made by the
city was a levy to raise $3.50 for i'm
proving the acequia- But the records
of the city council give no hint as to
the assessed value of the property
Of the city. However. the acequia
levy was one fourth OF one per cent.
During the first year Of the city's
existence taxes collected totalec
s210.OS and the sum Of S17S.S3 was
paid out. The delinquent rolls
showed $I5.32 uncollected-
In 1875 a levy Of One-tenth OF one
per cent was made TO pay the indebt-
edness Of the city. That same year q
license Of $50 was required for all
dances and the town marshal, Ed
mund Slime, was required TO attend
all dances to give them the dignity
of law and order.
Those old records afford interest
ing and amusing reading. For in
stance they contain an ordinance
passed to suppress frivolous and
malicious complaints The ordin-
ance stipulates that parties making
such complaints to the mayor will.
II they fail to sustain such COM
plants IN court. be required to pay
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
CLARK GIVES $4,000 TO
BATTLESHIP SERVICE FUND

Tucson. Ariz-, June 9.-Former sen
ator W. A Clark has written from
New York TO his old friend Capt John
d. Burgess, of Tucson, that he will
contribute $4,000 toward payment Of
the balance due for Arizona's cOntri-
button OF a silver and copper table
service to the battleship Arizona The
total amount necessary is $4,000 and
the $4,000 balance is to be asked OF
the county supervisors.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
Roundabout ToWn
Nv G. A. MARTIN.

cruit to the high cost Of living
has nothing to do with the war
1t IS simply the result OF much
smaller crop OF broomcorn than
usual, the extreme scarcity OF
wooden handles and the increased
cost OF labor
The shortage Of brooms in all
Of the markets Of the country
was emphasized when II became
known in the Philadelphia trade
that the government was in the
market recently Tor $4,000 brooms
and to date had succeeded in OBJ
tanning only 300 out Of the order
placed. Most Of the broomcorn is
grown in Oklahoma. Kansas. New
Mexico, Colorado, Texas and Hi
nois. The crop this year aggre-
gated 10000 tons. as against an
average crop Of from $4,000 TO
10000 tons IN previous years.
Brooms which were selling last
fall at S276 a dozen wholesale
are now bringing $3.50. and broom
handles which were quoted last
September at from so to $25 a
thousand are held now at from
$40 TO ss5. The long green hurl
broomcorn which is used in NAV
ing the outside Of the Dro0--s sold
in 1915, at from to cents a
pound, in 1916 it touched II cents
and Is quoted now at from 20 to
2I cents a pound Whisk brooms
have shown some advance, but
not to such an extent, as the
sweep brooms. The whisk brooms
are made out OF brush corn,
which is grown in Kansas, where
the crop was good this year.
B. Robinson, Of 11oHs West Over
land street, thinks he has invented
contrivance that will stop a buls
Dr. even a three inch cannon ball
have tested tt" he said, and it prove
a success in stopping a 1880 rifl
ball By increasing the strength az
confident that it can be manurac
tured In stop cannon balls 7 am &c
ing to demonstrate 1t in a Few Gay
at some training camp here 90 N
because I want to help my govern
ment in some way. I am sending
letter to Washington today to the sec
Of war. trust that the unite
States government does not wait
lifetime TO assist me IN making II
success, because it is very necessaI
now"
One Ell P4soan who has been sum
moned frequently of late for Jur
duty. says about the only way Tor
man to escape is to read everything,
the papers so he Will form an oplhio
in advance and then make up n
mind to be against capital punlshinel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
By DUNK Bolts.

= IKE MATHEwSIA has been mad
at the railroad for several weeks.
but is in a good humor now, and
while the train stopped the other day
at the tank he went in and tried q
drink of their ice water.
\ = y
Miss Flute Belcher keeps steady
company with Sidney Hooks, but she
still writes to the young man at Bound
ing Billows, as Sid may have to go to
war and get captured.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09

was partly realized and then failed.
MI Gathrnann the inventor OF the bic how1tze-S
which the Germans used effectively IN this war
and which have been nicknamed the Bg Berthas He IS
said to have offered invention first to the United STATES
government which rejected it. and then TO Germany VINO
snapped it up. .- -. -.
The gun was practicable. Its demoishing force was
tremendous It broke tremendous holes In the mgnlest
for+iicatons Belgian forts believed Impregnaole were
blown TO ruins in short bombardmentS To the extent
of perfecting most powerful weapon Of var MI Cath
mann's idea a success.
Here is where it failed of realization The howtzer
was not the product of brain cruel and hearess II
was the inventors belief that by devisng cannon so
poveruI that nothing which had made could stand
AGAINST it. war would be made terrifying IN Its oeaoh
ness that nations would the ardenty cherish peace
He was mistaken as many another man was mistaken
on that very point 1t well known by all nations tnat
any European war Of considerable magnitude would faI
surass in deadness any conflict in the history OF the
world Every power of the first class had terrible agencies
of destruction It foregone conclusion that IN Dig
war men would be killed by millions instead OF by
thousands. , - 4.
But that did not keep Europe from war And nsW that
the destructiveness of uTamodern warfare so muen
more panfuly realized it has not awaited to keep tne
limited States out of that war.
MI Gathann failed by overlooking the fact that when
nations make I'D their minds that the high principles on
which civilization founded in danger Of being unoe
mined no sacrifice OF whatever nature IS too great 10 De
made
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
Inventor S Success And Failure

MAN named Louis Gathmann died In Washington,
q D. c. few days ago. His name means nothing
to the average reader but he had big idea which
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09

Clara Kimbau Young. the motion
picture star, receives $1,000 a week
salary
Women along the Celtic" race OF
Japan wear mustaches-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09

The galley boy had the whole
force biting yesterday when he
told them n man had been KILLED
In the sheldon dining room When
they asked how, he said the man
was eating fruit cake and the
currents had eIecfrOcuted him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09

In September, 1875, FL Paso virtual
ly went out of business as an in
corporated town. But IN July, 1850.
when news came that tEo railroads
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09

Men who have not had any Mill
tary training or experience will make
splendid soldiers" said Judge P r
Price. This material will be worked
over by the army officers in such a
wav that they viii turn out to be
wonderful soldiers Army men are
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26
SIZE AND WEIGHT NOT Important
T0MAKE CHAMPION TRAP SHOOTER

The amateur who can bust pretty
close to 80 per cent for a seasons
shooting registered targets is
mighty fine trapshot And that is
just what Fred Harlow, of Newark.
o.. is. Harlow averaged 97.71 for
900 targets, or, in other words. he
broke 1858. This average is the high
est ever compiled by an amateur
trapshot And it has only been bet
tered by the professionals. by Heer in
1910. and by Clark = 1915.
only ON two other occasions, prev
lous to 1916. has the leader of the
amateurs in average gone over 81
per cent. Day die it in 1910, and
Henderson last year. Henderson was
over the 81 mark in 1916, too. being
next to Harlow with an average OF
VIA on more than 1900 targets But
Tor Harlow, Henderson would have
led the high average shooters for
three years IN succession
Once before Harlow checked the
! Kentucky shot That was in 1908. At
that time Harlow was shooting off Is
Yards, and Henderson from 49, They
tied IN the Grand American Handicap
in Columbus. O.. and on The shoot-off
Harlow won: 1916 was Harlow's big
year. He was high average shooter
III the Indians and Westy Hogans-
the biggest tournments outside Of
the Grand American. In the Hogans
he broke $50 out Of 500 targets, and
the weather was far from being ideal
for the pastime.
Following Harlow and Henderson in
/ the amateur average come Mark Arie,
OF ThOmashOrO, H.. A. b. Richardson