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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18
Beauty Chats By Edna Kent Forbes \
For Business Girls.

TOME people are apt to write long
serious articles to young bust
ness girls. advising them to go
to bed early. to save all their brain
power for their work, and to dress
neatly and plainly. Such advice is per-
fectly good Of course but the young
girl who took it literally, and who
tried to climb to success by such
methods, would find herself. like
Jill, to be dull girl from all work
and not enough play.
Personally, I believe one extrava-
CANT friIled blouse. soft and pretty
and becoming, to be a splendid stimu-
liant for work The girl who buys and
wears something adorsbly pretty. i'm
mediately feels pleased with herself
and in a happy frame of mind that Is
excellent for business.
Efficiency isn't everything in busi-
ness, a certain amount Of imagination
has to be put into even the dullest
sort OF routine work
So 1 think that business girls
should make themselves just as pref
office is ray of sunshine, and If she
combines prettiness with common
sense, she is invaluable 10 any con-
Germ. To be sure, her entire object
In working and drawing a salary.
should not be to pose as a purely or
namental object, neither should she
wear a lot Of unsubstantial frills.
These are out Of place. But her
frilled blouses, her pretty hair, her
soft voice and attractive dresses, are
both a relief and a contrast to the
sober looking garments Of the men
in the place. A girl need not sacri-
flee efficiency to prettiness, but she
should be as pretty and stylish as
she can.
Questions and Answers.
Doris-To reduce, diet. That
means TO cut from .our tahIa al the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

me IN his automobile over those
broad paved streets out of the
city on the best Of highways,
through additions" IN which
lovely new homes are being buil1,
past an elegant elementary
the best high school stadiums in
the country-one that challenges
Tacoms's and San Diego's claims
to leadership-and finally past
the high school building. the
beauty Of whose architecture and
the perfection Of whose equip
ment cannot be surpassed from
Boston to Los Angeles.
Is this FL Paso? Is this the
city that 1 saw for the first time
IS yekrs ago. about which I then
wrote and lectureds q Mexican
village Of adobe, where the Amer
leans had nothing modern, where
/ paid a barber IS cents for a
he replied, Would you live here
for 20 cents a shaver"
There was no bridge across the
Rio Grande. there was no Cuidad
Juarez, but merely FL Paso on the
one side and FL Paso del NOrte
on the other. There was no pave
ment, no sidewalks, no yards
There was not a clean spot not a
thing Of beauty as We saw FL
Paso In 1882. Much Of all the
glory of FL Paso today has come
within five years and practically
all Of its educational glory has
come with the coming Of a sU-
perintendent educated in one of
the best state normal schools OF
New York and in the University
OF the City OF New York, who
gave Asheville. North Carolina,
a national reputation before, with
magic skill, he gave FL Paso ma
tional significance, educationally.
But really my wonder was not
chiefly educational. That SUM-
day afternoon heard Richard p.
Hobsoa deliver the greatest ar
fragment Of the liquor traffic
that any man delivers-znd
have heard Billy Sundays ar
raignment-before q vast audi
ence in the Texas Grand theater,
and heard that audience cheer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

chase-oh. how many windows have
you on the ground floor
Nineteen.
I shall ask you 10 purchase ID
Sifflebrun bear traps-they may be
had in the cutlery department OF any
department store at $3.50 apiece
and place one under each window
Thus. no matter what window the
burglar drops out of as he attempts
to escape tonight. he win fan into
trap. And there you are. ] should
say, there he isS' And the great de-
tective with the dry smile that al
ways accompanied his pleasantries.
bowed his visitor out
The next day Everso Nenny called
again with a bulky package.
Il found this caught In the trap
beneath the croquet window, discover
ing that nine Christmas tree orna-
ments were missing he explained
The great detective opened it X
was well worn wooden leg The
great detective, always ready 10 ac-
cept joke on himself, had Il stuffed
and hung il above his fireplace as a
memento.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Having failed in its plots to ex-
cite the riots OF India. Germany new
has a chance to see what II can do
with the riots OF BerIin.-Chicsgo
Herald
Nothing has been said about HIN
being Unwell, but the unusual silence
of Mr.. Bryan is getting to be Z sub
ject of remark--Knoxvilie Journal
Tribune.
When the question OF what TO do
with a former emperor is raised
in Germany he win be too unpopuzt
lar in America 20 get the JOB in the
Chicago stock yards for which his
life ambition has trained him.
Louisville Courier-Journal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18
IA Years Ago Today
q From The Herald OF this
= = Date. zoos.

TOR the next few days there win
r be lot Of soldiers passing
through Ell Paso on their way to
the Philippines At one o'clock yes
terday afternoon Col. Jesse A. Chance
passed through with his regimental
staff
The telephone strike is over and
many OF the old familiar voices are
answering subscribers over the wire
today from central The matter was
settled yesterday afternoon. after a
conference with manager Martin. and
II was decided that the strike would
enc today All OF the old girls who
were 10 go on duty this morning were
there at the appointed time and have
been working ever since
The river is still coming up. but
very slowly and no danger is ex-
pected- The canal headgates can
still stand a rise Of several feet.
Following are some Of the prices
that were advertised for SATURDAY.
bargains: so pounds of best flour.
S1-1S; best creamery butter, IS cents
per pound; spuds. 100 pounds. Sis.
Jerry Wines, of this city, has re-
turned from a business trip TO Zeca-
Leeas, where he says that everything
Is busy.
John P. Ramsey has returned after
visit with his relatives in st Louis
and Pittsburg.
DR.. Walter Villas, son OF DR.. W. n.
Villas. OF this city, left this morning
for an extended trip through Mexico.
E A shelton left this morning on
the sunset Limited for California,
where he goes as delegate to the
general assembly Of the Presbyterian
church, which meets in Los Angeles
this week
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S Hamilton left
this morning for a trip TO California.
Lew Adams and Fred Barnet left
this morning for Washington on Off
city business Mr. Adams is the in
spector OF immigrants. in this csfv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18
Keeping Cool

EIS keep heads and things
since war clouds gathered Ger the nation there's ag
tation much Of useless and
5 lot busy men are screening hysic loyalty they're preaching;
follow,
do
noisy skates nts plainly Let's
All history this fact telling Great BY yelling Wen
battle milling cattle love the FLAG and
would defend until the worlds
stately forty thousand anged of LOYALTY
but when the collector
help put the oeen under lot Of patriots viii SILVER congestion
Of the liver Then viz smiles many digging IN the
and them mainly keep heads
and DO things sanely.
Copyright b George MATTHEW adams MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

Southwestern and the Southern Pacific
railroad companies viii construct the
subway"
7 returned the other day from Los
Angeles" said Joe Eaton, land I am
glad enough TO get back again after
a years absence from FL Paso- 1
visited all the big cities IN Caiifor-
MA, Washington. Wyoming, Montana
and Colorado and I never found
place to compare with FL Paso in busi-
ness This town IS doing three times
as much business as Los Angeles The
people Of Los Angeles are sitting
down waiting for the tourist to come
and II they don't come that town IS
going to be in 3 bad way. There are
thousands OF empty houses there Z
rented apartments, three rooms and
a kitchenette. in the heart OF the
city for SIS per month You can buy
any kind OF a bungalow for $50 down
and sic per month Business prop
erty IN the center OF the city is not
renting for enough 10 pay three per
cent interest on the money invested"
Mr.. Eaton was for years suDerinten-
dent OF the smslter sampling works
and he has Z, cattle ranch in New
There seems to be conflict" said
7. H Campbell. between the ruling
OF the county speed sleuths and the
state law The state law gives auto
mObilists a speed limit Of p miles an
hour and some OF these speed cops
are going TO get their bondsmen
pinched some day, provided they have
any bOndsmen. which doubt In the
city It seems to me the police have
assumed the sole responsibility OF
making rules for the automobile man.
but no effort is made IN the city or
on the county roads TO compel the
voter with wagon give any part
OF the road 10 the motorist. The state
Law requires the drivers Of horse
teams or any vehicle to give half the
road 70 any other vehicle. But out
here they don't do it and the police
and county speed cops do not require
them 10 do IL The entire burden OF
taking care OF traffic is placed upon
the auto driver who IS trying 10 drive
right Thursday a van loaded with
furniture had traffic completely
blocked in The 1900 block on Ma
Coffin avenue It was backed Up 10
the sidewalk and the van and team
stood out straight across the street"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18
Spring Vegetables Are
Getting Fixed In Price
But There Is No Dearth

The spring vegetables are gradually
finding their price level for the sum-
mer. and although n slight decrease
in some commodities can be expected.
there will not be much change hence
forth. according to dealers. Green
onions and radishes are still selling
two punches FOR cents and old
onions took 2 raise from pounds for
IS cents to pounds for 25 cents.
Cucumbers dropped from Is cents to
dime a piece, and bell peppers
dropped from 20 cents a pound to
quarter. Green peas and beans can
now be bought for 10 cents a pound
instead of Is cents. Rhubarb sells
for 10 cents a pound now instead of
Is cents.
Cabbage has been soaring the high
est in the history Of the plant, and
sold at Il 12 cents a pound. but has
dropped to cents a pound. Valley
spinach sells for pounds for a quar-
ter and beets and turnips for a nickel
a bunch Spinach had been selling
at 10 cents straight.
New potatoes have been fluctuatins
pretty lively during the past week.
Wednesday they sold four pounds for
a quarter Thursday only 3 pounds for
a quarter, and last week 10 cents a
pound straight
Some consolation may be derived
from the fact that sugar decreased in
price from 10 cents a pound in 100
pound lots to 9 cents a pound, and
may go down still more, the mer-
chants say.
The housewives cannot expect anv
change in the prices OF meat for some
time to come, the market men say.
and about as much meat is sold in
the summer time as in the winter
SirlOin remains at 80 cents and por-
terhOuse at IS cents a pound Trout.
halibut, and red snapper can be pur-
chased for % cents a pound andi
founder for 90 The new features in
the fish line are the crabs at 10 and
30 cents a piece and the Holsters at
80 cents n pound.
' it'll eggs at 40 cents a dozen.
there is not much chance Of the
Doultrymen losing any money and
there seems to be very little hope
for lower price
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18
Roundabout Town
School Journal Gives Ell Paso Big Boost
What the Waste of Pat Of Butter Means

I'll PASO received q boost worth
n while in the National Journal Of
Education in its last issue, OF
Nay 10. The article Is the first edi-
tcrial in the May number and is writ
ten by a E. Winship. the editor. as
2 result Of a recent personal visit to
Fl Paso and the schools Of the city
IN company with his friend. R J.
Tighe, superintendent What is most
interesting about the article is that
ar. Winsnip was here IS years ago
and ne makes comparisons OF the Il
Paso OF today and the FL Paso Of
-ong ago, in his editorial As this
IS the most widely circulated educa-
rlonal Journal in America, the edito-
rial VIII be read by thousands Of
people, probably millions
The article. all of which is we'll
worth reading. follows.
It is too much to ask that Fl
Paso, Texas. shall be as wonder
1ul 70 other people as IL IS to me-
In cold prose il is a city Of So
UeO people with fine hotel, large
business blocks, many miles Of
paved streets, beautiful homes.
the best high school building IN
the entire south, and as good as
any on the continent and an alb
solutely up-tO-the-minute school
system
All this is as high praise as any
city could ask. and IS all that can
be said in prose, but 10 ne there
IS q poetic flavor in II all. Two
small boys from Mexico visited a
New England home each Christ
mas when the trees in the yard
we're bare or, as Anna 3. Com
stock would say were at leiz-
ire" but once they came in sum
mer time and went wild over the
beauty OF the place. Trees in the
reveiry OF leaves were IN entirely
different proposition 10 those
boys.
I never 20 to Il Paso without
the same sort Of thrill which
those boys had, but never did It
give quite such a tingle to my
nerves as on April Is. 1917, as
superintendent R. J. Tighe took
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

20 the echo again and again and
saw them subscribe hundreds of
dollars TO the Anti-Saloon league.
recalled that day, IS years ago,
when saw drunken man reel
out OF one Of the numbered sa-
looms, and how as he lay sprawl
ing in the dust Boston Unitarian
minister and the wife OF q pro-
|. lessor Of Rutgers college lifted
him up and tried in vain to have
him stand. and how those people
in the saloon and on the streets
laughed and jeered.
What blooded shorthorns are TO
the old Mexican long-horn cattle,
what irrigated lawns are TO wind
swept deserts. the Fl Paso of
1917 is to the FL Paso knew in
1852.
It's not so much what you make as
what you save.
This is point Uncle Sam Is trying
very hard 10 press home with his
people The other day he told US
how we could save a great deal by
not wasting half q cup Of milk. To-
day his talk is upon the extravaganza
OF wasting single pat Of butter.
one pat or serving Of butter is a
little thing-there are about "a OF
letin-
'In many households. the butter left
on the plates probably would equal
one pat OF IA of an ounce daily
scraped off into the garbage pail or
washed off in the dish pan
But II every one OF our 10000
600 households should waste IA of an
ounce OF butter daily, on the average.
II would mean 312,500 pounds a day.
44.06z,500 pounds year.
TO make this butter would take
2s5. 261, $50 gallons OF miIk-or the
II mil
But butter isn't eaten or wasted
In every home, some one objects. Very
we'll Say only one in 100 homes
wastes even a pat OF butter a day
over 100000 pounds wasted. Still in
tolerable when butter Is so valuabl
a food and every bit Of butter left on
a plate is so useful in cookery"
x
Some cigars are like some men
iher are only fit 10 maize SMOKE.
Summer colds land some are not,
as the wag remarked) are a bigger
nuisance than a winter cold, and
much more inappropriate, for why
should there be a cold in the hot
weather. anyhow
X
Wigwam theater was so named-be-
cause its manager, W. p Winch, is
such q good little Indian
X
II THE UNIVERSITY CLUB WOULD
OPEN ITS MEMBERSHIP TO THE
GRADUATES OF THE SCHOOL OF
HARD KNOCKS. IT WOULD SOON HAVE
ALL THAT IT DESIRES IN THE NUM-
Der or MEMBERS - ALSO SOME
SPLENDID MATERIAL. TOO.
=
The Adclub at least had the hardi-
hood to admit it when its election
was Illegally held. and call a new
election, and It didn't 60 into execu-
tive session over If, either
=
Most OF the elections are now over,
SO there's nothing for the club poll
ticians TO do for another year BY
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18
Butler Says Bankers Have Grand Good Time IIere
Colors of Woman $ Dress Outclass Any Billboard

tLT WANT to say that FL Paso has
given US the time OF our lives"
- said James ". Butler. retir-
ing president of the Texas Bankers
association Every one OF the dele
gates TO this convention has had the
time OF his life. so far as I have
heard And would also ike to tell
OF the appreciation we feel for consul
Eduardo Soriano Bravo's courtesy in
inviting us to visit Juarez. The Mexi-
can consul could not have thought OF
a more interesting trip for US Ev-
eryPody who went over was interest
ed from the first TO the last minute
OF the trip"
-
THE Texas bankers have spent
more than S25.000 conducting the af-
fairs Of the state association during
the past year." said c. z. McCuehen.
former treasurer of the organization
Most OF that money has been spent
IN trGnsacting routine business, but
some OF II has gone for special pur-
poses. such as investigating bank
robberies and chasing down hold-up
men, believe that the coming fiscal
year viii witness = much greater
drain on the resources Of the assocla-
ton, because there are so many more
things now-since war was declared
that need our attention"
The women of FL Psso can wage
campaign against the unsightly
binboarcsi but the color in the Cos
tune OF a woman whom saw on the
streets OF FL Paso Thursday after
noon Outclassed any billboard I ever
saw" said Alfred King. s'The dry
goods merchants say that this Is q
loud season and OF course that is
the excuse for some of the bright
cOl0red clothes, but why a woman
wants to wear paraphernaiia which
makes her conspicuous for several
blocks is more than I am able to IN
derstand- Some of those yellow and
gold dresses trimmed in green and
red would do justice to a toreadcr
in a Spanish bull ring"
= =
Some Of the defective streets, es-
pecially in the main portion OF the
city. ought to be repaired because
they are dangerous to pedestrians as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

that time realignments are more than
possible in many instances.
x x
Wonder II the man who goes
out and works like the prOverbfaI
beaver TO secure his own election
TO an office In a club feels highly
eomDlinented when he wins.
While they are trying TO bring
down the bill5oards, I wish somebody
would try 10 bring down the board
bills, said Edgar Kayser. at the Ro-
tary club luncheon, and he had to
dodge q loaf % bread that Robert
krakauer. ieaved in his general d.
rectioR Bob liked The idea. out he
didn't like the pun.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18
The Daily NoOeleHe

OCCASIONALLY" said the
great detective, after he had
followed a few months
thought by q couple Of minutes Of re-
flection-"oecasionally. when the
circumstances are not particularly
battling, make use OF comparatively
simple methods. New, do I under
stand that the burglar gains admit
tance by a different window each
nightc"
you do-that is. he does replied
Mr. Everso Menny. 'I-ah-s have
thought it might be advisable to lock
ali the windows"
Crude. rot TO say old fashioned"
smiled the great detective deprecat-
ingly. The method I have in mind
is as simple yet effective, as z pint
OF whiskey. I shall ask you to pcr-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18
By GEORGE BINGHAM.

Slim Pickens took a good look at the
wooden Indian in front of the Stag
cigar stand in Tickville Tuesday and
decided that 1t was all fake.
=
Jefferson POtlocks has planted some
seed of the celebrated wandering gourd
vine, which caused so much comment in
this section last year. Jefferson bought
the seed year before last from a man
living near the mouth of Gander creek,
who declared that the vines grew so
fast they could be trained to follow a
person
x
While Clab Hancock was digging a
cistern the other morning Washington
Hooks dropped in to see him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18


fattening foods. among them fat
meat, potatoes. anything made from
white flour, sugar, milk and butter.
Eat salads without oil. fruits, fish.
fowl. green vegetables. Don't drink
water with meals and eat as lightly
as you can, for your body will draw
on its own excess flesh, to make up
any nourishment you need
A few drops OF peroxide in the
rinse water when you shampoo, will
-snten the dark streaks in your hair
Mary About the only way to
reduce thick lips is to watch the
manner Of holding the mouth, and see
whether its shape cannot be bettered
by improving its expression, Thick
lips need not be homely, they will
give certain sympathetic look to the
face, that win be becoming.
Mrs. K--The leading grocers can
order saccherine for you specially.
all Wholesale concerns handle It.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

the Ysleta people were no babies in
politics and they kept FL Paso guess
ing"
He has resided in Dalhart since
1854 and yet Mr.. Wagner never came
over to ascertain II the stories ne
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

Miss Kitty &c Angels is now max
ing living by shining shoes in a
prominent hotel in New York city
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18
Registration Day A Joyful One

RIZONA Is planning to make the day of registration
for the army under the selective draft law day of
festivity. The registration will be conducted under
the direction of Col F. of Flagstaff editor of the
Coconno Sun and former commander Illinois national
guard regiment The governor has appointed him chief
registering officer for the state.
Business will virtually be suspended registration
day. for is planned to register every the state on
one day. possible It viii be made day of festivity
with the bands playing the people holiday mood
Plans VIII be outlined fully for making the day one of
merriment.
That is the proper spirit Arzonans do not feel ike
dragged into the army against their will They do
not feel that any odum attaches the selecve draft In
truth there is unless attaches the Odium himself
Nor do the people feel that enrolling for army service is
preston In that way, and the people Of Arizona are
patriotic
There viii be registration day here in Ell Paso also
Arizona is setting good example. The day should be
made one of festvty here the people may show the
spirit of free men, cheerfuIly doing their duty.
President Wilson should hand to his secretary new
formula for messages of cOngratuaiOn and coincidence
His "may not" introduction been used until thread
bare.
For complete and emphatic opinion Of ksisers and
kasersm apply to Samuel Gompers He must work him
self up to it by imagining the kaiser is rafting" on
union job.
The Russian ministry has induced the Socialists to
come in and be sociable.
Battles may rage and ministries collapse but the really
exciting news is that flour is coming down
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

On account Of the shortage Of men,
women viii be employed in the big
ship building plants in Camden, y. J.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

One thousand women last year at
tended the IS economics schools held
in Kansas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

was hearing Of FL Paso's growth were
true. consequently his surprise was
great when he g.1t off the train here
and did not know which way TO 90
from the union depot TO find south
Fl Paso street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

When the baseball players are drawn ins army service
they might be trained bombing squads and armed witt
hand gTenades-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

As team the national senate and house Of representa-
tiyes are just forming poor combination One pulls
forward and the other pulls beck One and the other
pushes ahead Then one the ether around and
starts the other way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

The Russian ministry has induced the Socialists to
come in and be sociabIe
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

Being member of the Russian ministry seems to NEAR
occupying Office without duties authority and pos
zi5ly without pay.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18

If thinking of buying home remember that if you
have occasion IN the future to leave FL Pase the chances
you recover in selling all you have put into your
home and make profit besides