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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
The New Idea

Asst fall heard candidate stand on Ium and crate To those
self with useful facts and dshed them up in cs He told how taxes
he talked and talked almost week An old time politician he who doomed the
speaking
with broken backs
Copyright George Matthew WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

as a new champion dog is reported
10 have developed in that vicinity.
The worlds eating system should
he put more in balance Many men
whose income will not allow any
thing for the table more luxurious
Than bacon and potatoes marry the
hest cooks in the world; while some
men. who can buy all the delicacies
OF the season get wives who can
not even build a fire IN the cook
stove.
co1--;oE, - Ceo,oe Kosshsu ASons
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

Editor FL PasO Herald:
These are times when very common
people sometimes have good ideas The
writer is not one OF the knoW-it-alls
But I say il IS a 100 to one bet that
The United States and Germany Will not
90 TO war. Germany has all On her
hands that she can attend to- I would
be much grieveG II the two great pow
ers should go 10 war. from the fact
that we have in the United States,
millions of good citizens, in business
and in happy homes. Of German de-
scent. that love the stars and Stripes
should Germany ma ke war on the
United States. she would be fighting
her own blood. God forbid. a conflict
between the United states and Ger
many. Ben Moore.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
MEXICO EXTENDS PATENT
LIMIT FOR WARRING LANDS

Mexico City. Feb. 7-BecaIse Of
difficulties imposed by the European
war. the government has extended the
time in which patents. trade marks and
copyrights may be registered and pro-
tected in Mexico by citizens of bel
ligerent nations These citizens may
register patents. trade marks and
copyrights produced after July 81 1913.
a any time within six months after
the ending Of the European war with
out suffering loss Of protection
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
100 MEN N TUCSON OFFER
SERVICES FOR nTTN

Tucson. Ariz.. Feb. THE Tucson
garrison of the Army and Navy union
at a special meeting Tuesday night
volunteered in a body, numbering about
100 men for any capacity and for any
DUTY we may be able TO perform The
president was notified OF the action.
: dollar saved Dy buying goods pro-
duced elsewhere is a dollar thrown Al
your neighbours birds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

someone said: Hes here" one Of
the printers remarked: If he makes
that sort OF a noise every time he
puts his foot down. it's dangerous 10
Fl Paso 70 have Gen Pershiug walk
ing around here
=
Here is an advertisement the Lords
burg Liberal says IL printed 30 years
ago: NO man barred out Of the Stud
poker game AZ the Bank exchange.
ErarN nighr"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

/ agree with Harry Walz that or
cnestras would be more pleasing 4
the members dressed IN some sort of
bright uniforms instead of the con-
ventionaI black evenin., suits \ lice
white uniform with gold braid all
over It or d red uniform with similar
braid-somethinz show would please
the eye a lot more and would certainly
be as appropriate for the musicians
as are dress suits. This is another
custom, however. that IS followed
merely because II is a custom. Nobody
has ever had the temerily TO dress
Up" an orchestra in anything but
evening clothes, although days and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
HOGWALLOW LOCALS
BY GEORGE BINGHAM

With the ap-
proach OF spring
flowers, which
rhyme with so
N any other
things, the editor
Of the Tidings has
installed a large
waste basket
=
Cricket Hicks
took his pet coon
to Rye Straw Sat
urdav afternoon,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
BY C. A. MARTIN.

now estimated at substantially over
one billion dollars. It is a sum 50
huge Few people are able 10 grasp
Let It be assumed that Mr. Rookie
Teller was born al the time Of Christ,
1916 years ago last Christmas. Let il
also he assumed that during these
1915 years. less one week, Mr.. Rookie
Teller earned one dollar FOR every
minute OF each day. figuring p hours
TO the day. and seven days in the
week Let K be further assumed
that Mr.. Rockefeller saved every DOB
lar that ne earned during these 1916
years. No allowance need be made for
any living expenses
"On this basis working every min
ute. day and night. for 1916 years
earning dollar 4 minute and saving
every dollar earned. Mr.. Rockefeller
than he Is estimated to have accUmu-
lated in his brief actual lifetime 70
date
In the 1915 years since the time
OF the birth OF Christ there have been
1881 years. having 365 days 10 the
year. There are 1870 minutes in each
p hour day Therefore. during the
1887 years having SO days there have
been SG1,S47,200 minutes.
There have also been s7g leap
years since the time of Christ, and
in these 479 years there have been
rough total Of 1.06O. 299,55J minutes
from the birth Of Christ up TO last
Christmas. and it is estimated that In
Mr.. ROckefeller's wealth pile there IS
a dollar for every one of these min
utes"
Now let somebody in FL Paso who
likes to "figger,' sit down and work
out just how long il is going TO take
70 get the Scenic Drive completed Il
the same progress is made in tho
future that has marked it during tho
year just past.
or. II there are others who want
fame, there is . chance TO figure out
some manner Of running the county
poor farm without banErupting the
county.
or. Il lou would have stin more
fame. figure ont just how long Henry
Kelly would have held onto the office
of mayor If Tom Lea hadn't come
along and pat a kink into his calcu-
Iations.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
LETTERS To 6be HERALD
ALMOST A CIVIL WAR.

the same
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

If Chile goes in, it may put little pep in the war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

cess6ohs b. Gs0rss Ko''Asu Ado@'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

4 saw some real fine towns up IN
the northwest" said 7. H Rogers.
Grand Rapids is a good town. but ac-
cording 10 my idea, none Of them COM
pare with FL PasO- Some OF them may
have more factories. but for business,
push and climate III take Fl Pas,.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
TURN TO, OIL sHALEs AS
 OIL SUPPLY BEGINS TO FAIL

An investigation now in progress by the Geological Survey and the Bu- reau of Mines is looking ahead to the time when the present increase in petroleum production will give place to general decline. Already in no less than eleven states. the crest of the wave of production seems to have passed, although the states of Oklahoma, and Wyoming with in creasing yields are more than offset ting the decline in other states.
 In view of the rapidly growing de- mand for gasoline and other petrol cum products it does not seem too early to be taking account of stock for the future. Therefore, in addi- tion to the attention being given to increasing our geologic knowledge bearing on the possible extension of the fields, the Geological Survey has begun to study the bitumihous and oil shales.
 One belt of black shales extends from New York to Kentucky and Ten nessee. Another large area is in Colo rado, Utah and Wyoming. These vary in richness In Utah the bituminous shale from one bed yields as high as two barrels of oil to the ton. The black shale at New Albany, Ind, yields on distillation only to 72 gallons of oil to the ton. Elsewhere in Indiana and Illinois the shale over lying one of the coal beds has yielded one-third to one-half barrel and this shale is being removed in stripping
 the coal and is thus at present a
 waste product. While this source or oil is not promising under present conditions, yet we are learning how
 wide spread are these occurrence of oilsbearing rocks and how large in the aggregate is their content of oil.
 Dr. Ashley, for instance, has figured that one bed of this shale in 1n- diana contains 100 billion or more
 barrels of oil.
 Bituminous shales were utilized abroad before Pennsylvania oil was discovered and their distillation may be a part of our chemical industry at some future day, and indeed that day may not be far distant, so rapid is the industrial development today.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
PUT PASTOR
 WHITE OUT OF PARTY

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-Bouclt White, pastor of the Church of the Social Revolution, has been expelled from the Socialist Party for violation of the constitution and by laws of the organization. Action was taken against him by the Grievance Con- mittee of the county organization last Thursday on the technical charge that he advocated the political sup port of candidates other than those of the Socialist Party at the last cleo tions. White admitted the charges and offered no defense. White at tained notoriety by conducting cer- emony at which flags of all nations were burned and recently served a sentence on Blackwell's Island for the alleged desecration of the Flag.
 White said he felt no regret over his expulsion from Socialism as the party was drifting away from the spirit of internationalism and was d. veloping into a political machine which differed in nothing from other political machines. He said that the conflict abroad had brought him a realization that nationalized Social lsm was dangerous to both civiliza-
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
WHY GOOD LUCK CAME TO
 UNITED VERDE EXTENSION

There is an old darkey living in Lincoln, Nebraska, who is in clover as a result of the Bonanza copper find in the United Verde Extension property at Jerome, Arizona. And he is having good laugh at the ex- pense of the wise white folks of the town, famous as the home of the "Silver tongued orator of the Platte. ' A stock salesman from the Verde distrct was in Lincoln a few years ago when that section was not as prosperous as toGay The salesmah was selling stock in the company which owned the Little Daisy proper ty at Jerome. It was a rank prospect in those days and the salesman was not meeting with much luck in dis posing of his certificates. In fact he was up against it so hard financially that he did not have enough money for his hot cakes in the morning. The old darkey had small restaur- ant and he was about the only per son in town who would take the salesman's stock in exchange for
 board. He was laughed at when it was learned that he was taking the Jerome copper stock in lieu of mon ey but now this gentleman of color is riding about in his automobile, is sporting real diamonds and is the "big noise" in colored society of Lin coin. He is reported to have sold his 2,OOO shares of United Verde Exten- sion stock a couple of months ago at better than $30 per share.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
PERSIA'S SORROWFUL TREE.
It Blooms Only at Night and Appears
 Withered ln Daytime.


 Withersd In Daytime.
 In faroff Persia there grows shrub which Is called the sorrowful tree Another name for this tree is the night jessamine or the sad tree. The reason why it Is called the sad or sorrowful tree is because it blooms only at night When the first star appears in the sky the first bud opens on the won derful tree. As the evening advances the buds open more rapidly until the tree is covered with a delicate bloom and 1t appears like one vast flower. The bloom is quite fragrant and the odor is like the perfume of the evening primrose. As the stars begin to grow dim and the dawn approaches the flowers begin to fade. and by the time the sun has risen not a flower can be found on the tree.
 During the hours of daylight the tree appears to be whitening as if 1t had been injured in some manner. but in reality 1t is simply regaining strength in order to put new b1os.o oms on the following night.
 This tree is held in high esteem by the natives of the country where 1t grows and Is looked upon as a curios ity by florists throughout the world When cut down these trees send ul' sprouts from the roots that will mature into a towering tree in very short time.-Apples of Gold.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
Macready's Caustic Reply.

A scapegrace baron pawned the cor onet he had worn at the coronation of Queen Victoria. Having slight ac- quaintance with Macready. the trage- dian. he wrote to the actor offering to sell the pawn ticket and suggesting that the redeemed item of headgear would be an interesting theatrical property" Macready replied with characteristic sarcasm that If the thing had been owned by nobleman of mark who had got into straitened circumstances he would have favor. ably considered the application. But he did not think his stock of proper ties would be improved by the addi- tion of a gilded coronet that had been worn by numskull and pawned by a prOfligate.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
THE LAST JUDGMENT.
As t ls Hourly Depicted by the Clock
 of Rsauvais Cathedral.

As It Is Hourly Depicted by the Clock
 of Rsauvais Cathedral.
 The clock Of Beauvais cathedral Is said to be composed of 92.O00 separate pieces. One sees on the fifty-two dial plates the bour..the day. the week and the mouth; the rising and setting of the sun. phases of the moon. the tides. the time in the principal capitals of the world. together with a series of terrestrial and astronomical evolutions
 The framework is carved oak. eight meters by five meters. or twenty-six feet by sixteen and quarter feet. When the clock strikes all the edi flee seems in movement. The designer wished to depict the last judgment This wonderful work recalls the clock of Strassburg and is of modern con- struction. It Is the work of Beau vaisian. Nj Verite. who was in the engineering department of the Nord. railway and who died in 1887
 AS the striking begins the cock crows. angels sound trumpet at the four cardinal points. imitation of flames ap- pears from the openings of little stee ples right and left. soul. that of the impenitent thief. appears before the Supreme Judge. It Is condemned. "a renfer." and demon armed with a pitchfork seizes 1t and casts 1t into the abyss. Next comes the soul of the just. The angels advance and con. duct it to the realms of day. sacred strains being heard.-London Chroni- cle
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
To Seek Croesus's Wealth

PEEKSKILL, N. Y.,: Croseus,
 King of Lydia, and the worlds first great financier, escorted a committee
 of his subjects through his palace
 one afternoon in February, v, and after the committee had looked at Croesus's heaps of gold, one of the visitors, the first muckraker evi- dently. said it was wicked that one should have so much wealth and that something was going to hap pen. It did; half an hour later, most
 of the big mountain overhanging Sardis buried the city, and when the iearthquake was over Croesus's gold was buried below mining depth. Professor Howard Butler of the Department of Art and Archaeology in Princeton University, announced
 today that he was going over to Asia
 Minor very soon to resurrect the bur
 jed treasur. In 1909 Professor But
 Ter headed an expedition to Sardis
 and, though he found only bronze
 statues, his excavations were of great
 scientific worth. His decision to re-
 turn was made following the receipt of a message at his home in CrotOn
 Falls sent by Consul George Horton,
 at Smyrna, which asserted that Pro-
 lessor Buffers old excavations were
 unharmed notwithstanding war Op. erations.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
Lion Sions In Enuland.

Lions have always been and are now very favorite signs In Organizations white. black. red. brown. golden. vel low.-red being the most common Probably the Red Lion originated with the badge of John of Gaunt. duke of Lancaster. who married the daughter of Don Pedro. king of Leon and Cas- tile. and who adopted the lion ram- pant gules of Leon to represent his claim to the throne. Under Richard and John lions became the settled arms of England and were generally used by those who could find any claim.-LOndon Mail.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

NOTICE-Electrical heaters, cook CTS, percolauors, vacuum-cleaners. will be advanced in prices after New years, by the manufacturers. Stock on hand will be sold at prevailing prices, at the Emporium.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
Medical.

"The farmer said that one of his It. tie pigs was sick. so l brought 1t some sugar."
 Sugar! What for?"
 "FOr medicine. of course. Haven you ever heard of sugar cured hamsp' Philadelphia Ledger.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
A Modast Ambition,

Working hard these days. see.' Yep"
 Trying to climb the ladder of sue, cess, eh?"
 Just high enough to catch up with the cost of living."-Philadelph But lettn.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
tiOn and humanity.

Ut is this very socialis" n Ger many which has enabled he. D make such a fight against the A IS, and the progress of the organ ation of industry and national activity along Socialistic lines in England and III France is daily making th" coun- tries greater machines for iuc mur- der of their brothers.''
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
To Make Red Ink.

Red ink is easily made by amateurs who follow this recipe: Get a oue ounce bottle and see that it is perfect. ly clean and dry. Place in 1t one tea spoonful of aqua ammonia. gum arabic the size of two peas and add six grains of carmine. Fill up the bottle with clear soft water. and after standing a little while 1t will be fit for use.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
His 6iaoest Mistake.

What was the biggest mistake you ever nader
 "Thinking l was too foxy to make a big mistake e"-Cleveland Leader.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

For the most efficient sor"ice and satisfaction go to the St. E,:ag |
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

We have all outside re $, well lighted, and we'll ventilat at the St. Elias. |.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

We sell marshmallews ir bulk a the Candy Kitchen. t
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

All kinds of cocktail At the Candy Kitchen. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

Location notices,r both rtz and placer, for sale at the Pro- tor of dce.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

A new assortment of silk waists iE Crepe dc Chine and Taffeta, just re- eeived at H. winters. If
 Why not Q vICPROLAs We have them from SIS ap. Valdez Drag C.. if
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
Not . Representative.

Mrs. English-ls your husband a rep resentative American?
 Mrs U. s. A.-,No. indeedl He's . senatnr!-Life.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

Skookum Apples, Jonathans ant ISpitzenberg at Keystone Produce Go
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

FOR SALE-A No. 16 I. X. L. heater in good condition. Inquire oi Mrs. Arthur Lang. 3t
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

Anything in nugget and ivory jew elry at Valdez Drug Co.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

Fresh candy at the Emp am
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

Just received, a new line of Toile Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Go
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

The Owl Drug Store can furnis you with a 1917 Dairy. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

A new line or heaters priced righ at Mead's.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

For fine Candies see our stock. Valdez Drug Go. tf
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
K, C.. MEMBERS
PATRIOTIC
Organization Urges it's Young Men
to Join Army and Navy
Won't Revoke In
sIIrapce

The insurance OF knights of Co
lumbus who are soldiers or sailors In
Uncle Sans service will not be for
feited in the order according to an
official communication received d.
local officers.
The quarterly meeting Of the SUI
preme board Of directors held in
Washington this week took action
which will be Of interest to members
Of the X. of C. and is directed to
stimulate enlistments in the nation 8
service as well as to discourage any
member from entering the service Of
any nation at war with the United
States.
The status Of present insured mem
bers engaged in the present war on
behalf of the United States was con-
sidered and the following action TAX
en-:
Until further action by the board,
the disability Of soldiers and sailors
as extra hazardous risks is removed
as regards all present insured mem
bers of the order who now or here
after bear arms on behalf of the
United States during the present war.
at was further ordered that any
member Of the order now or here
after engaging in military or naval
service with any other power In war
against the United States shall be
deemed to be an alien enemy and for.
felt his membership in the knights of
Columbus"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26

embankments, It's persons with brok-
en- bones.
Two hundred and fifty autos over
emb>1kments, 1876 persons cut and
bruised.
One hundred and seven autos turned
turtle, 27O persons with broken bones,
Four hundred and seyenty-eight au-
tos turned turtle, 466 persons cut and
bruised.
One hundred and sixty-five auto COLI
lisions, 1872 persons with broken bones.
Three hundred and eight auto col
lisions, 344 persons cut and bruised.
Two hundred and'four autos collided
with buggies, pa persons injured.
Seventy-one autos collide with street
cars, twenty-eight persons injured.
One hundred and five autos collided
with bicycles, forty-two persons in
jured.
One hundred and seventysix autos
into distractions in roads, 2SS persons
injured.
Two hundred and eighty-six people
struck by autos, 28S persons injured.
Ninety autos struck by trains, nine
ty-seven persons injured.
Two hundred and two auto acct
dents where auto was wrecked and
no one hurt.
Four engines through bridge.
Total accidents, 2,574.
Total number of people hurt, 1884.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26

the significance of this note and in
the future will be guided by regard
for our seamen's lives and the safety
.os our ships, and, fully appreciating
Spain's difficult economic situation,
will enter into a discussion regarding
the measures which might be taken
within the limits Of military neces-
sity for mitigation of those difficult
ties"
Concerning this hint at discussion,
1T was semi-officially stated from Ber-
lin that Germany was prepared SO to
negotiate.
The only phases approximating
the terms Of sharpness in the note
were those detailing SPANS griev-
ances and the dangers of the sub
marine warfare, and concluding:
'If the imperial government per-
sists in adherence to its determine
ton (of submarine warfare), it must
not be astonished IL Spain empha-
sizes the right to defend her own
life"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
ANDRE TARDIEU
COMING OVER
sContinued from page L.

not hesitate at the proper time to
give the press of America an oppor,
tunity to spread to the nation the
Importance of the United States
working it's hardest, now that she is
in the war.
Commissioner Tardieu refused to
indicate today whether he would urge
that American troops be sent imme'
diately to the front, but he added:
Speaking just as citizen OF
France, l would emphasize that this
nation would give unprecedented
welcome to the olive-green of the
American uniform-and the sooner,
the better"
Tardieu is bound to make distinct
impression on America and Ameri.
cans He is almost Rooseveltian in
type-a man with intense dynamic
energy harnessed by complete knowl'
edge Of actual war conditions, gained
first hand on the battlefields.
1t is to be expected he will do won,
ders in impressing Americans that
Europe is expecting their intensive
aid and that any inclination now to
ego easy" means a longer war and
lives and money uselessly lost.
gTardieu is the editor Of the famous
Revue Des Deux Mondes, has seen
diplomatic service, is deputy, and
has previously visited and written a
book about America.