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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02
Buy Goodyear Tires
at Boss Rubber Co.
322 Texas.


Bronze cloisonne urns and vases.
Beach's Art ShOp-1O4 Pioneer Plaza
City National Bank Buildfng-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02

PAGE Publicity Bureau-Advertisin in
an its branches. Telephone 1111--Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02

Lee Newman can get more money
out Of your property. at less cost
than anyone else. Ask his clients
Phone 1904 9051z s. Ell PasO--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02
AIabastine.

AIahaSfine.
The beautiful wall coating SAM
tarv and durable Ask for color card
our Service Department VIII help you
with your color schemes Ask for our
paint man
Lander Lumber Co.
Paint Department Phone ZS---AdY-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02

Brighten the home with Sole Proof
CoIored Varnishes- Lander Lumber Co.
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02
Use Kelly Springfield Tires
and save money
Boss Rubber Co.
322 Texas ADV


Write or call for sample and price
on our extra fancy new crop Alfalfa
Seed II PaSo seed Co.. 523 F. san
Antonio St Just below Court House
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02

It pays 10 paint with Patton's Sun
Proof Paints. Lander Lumber CO.
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02
Pretty French Woman Cues Her Beauty Recipe

ly Wrinkled. get
a box Of Japan
csc Ice Pencils.
to use in connec-
ton with the
rOseated cream.
and you should
get quick action
on We n tn e
deepest wrinkles.
I have seen many
a vrrfuE1a1 no1-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02

things oeheeld fadedlookng
complexion
OF
Rose ft
beautiful time
Rose and the french
&
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02

Cover the right side Of this picture
with a piece Of paper-and note the
horrible effect Of n notified sagEinE
aged-IOOking face; then cover the
left side and see for yourself how
bad cOnanleXiOn and Wrinkled skin
can be made clear, fresh and beauti-
full. Fully explained in this article
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02
Beef
Cooked Meats

Home Made Veal Loaf, ID. soc
Home Made Liver Wurst, ID. 17c
Home Made Head Cheese, ID. 17c
Our sausage maker IS ALSO
lutely one Of the best. Try
our Sausage once and you VII
be a regular customer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
GERMANY OVERLOOKS ONE ISSUE
BUT PREPARES A BIGGER ONE

have had to release prisoners and ships drop our demand
for the release OF the Americans.
That Germany forebore that proposition showed DIS
postiou to do whatever could be done preserve the
antilles in such might be
The truth exercised BY the action OF the LeoenIeis
crew at Charleston in scutng the ship and by reports
No doubt true many cases. that of ships IN other
nor+s were irving make the ships un1aygabe by dam
sn the machinery rushed in and taken all these
Sins without looking up the law in the According
president Wilson, not trying TO provoke Germany
nor DO we contemplate hostes initiative unless
forced to it. Therefore if believed the Germans might
damage docks by firing their ships imperl other ships
b sinking their craft the harbor, appropriate action
rould have been 10 put small civil guard on each snip
70 prevent such accidents The p1epitae action by military
and naval authorities might have brought the very trouble
trying to avoid = nj. .
But in spite of the apparent disposition OF Berlin to
s;destep certain immediate possible issues between the
nations there nothing yet show that Germany VIII
modify in the least her announced ruthless submarine
order. -. c
MIGHT modify her futile in view OF Won
Hollwegs striking sentence: 1--WE stake all and
shall win Germany, desperately aroused mas thrown
every restraint the winds and ceav1ng cleaning arcs
with the sword no who stands in the way German
press comments on the presidents address display no CON-
prehension of the temper of the American people
are out 10 win" is the slogan keep out OF the
av" is the warning neutras The street is free but
crave or the hospital-that is the German view Keep
out of the way We must win perish We are deter
mined not to perish. We must win and SHALL with every
weapon at our commandso the German declarations
of press and government.
The United States determined stand by her undoubted
rights is prepared morale if in material And the
covert act" VIII bring the crisis TO a head
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
Mission Grape Once An Ell Paso Valley Product
Many Vineyards Killed When River Went Dry

"HAT the Rio Grande did not all
ways 90 dry during the summer
= was evidenced by the fact that
in 1889 there were numerous flourish
ing farms and vineyards in the lower
valley, on both sides of the river.
Ben and Bernard Schuster had "A
fine farm down the valley about 10
or L miles on the Mexican side. and
DR.. Alexander had a pretty home ana
a fine vineyard just 4 short distance
down the river from JuareZ-
On the American side there were
several pretty vineyards at Hsleta and
san Elizario, and Frenchman named
Lemair owned the finest vineyard IL
the valley.
Vineyards Are Ruined.
Lemair's vineyard was located near
Belen and while others devoted them
selves TO growing Mission grapes
ever grown-Lemair sent 10 France for
seed and cuttings and cultivated the
wine grapes OF that country. But al
ready irrigation projects in Colorado
and New Mexico had begun TO drain the
Rio Grande and the vineyards. orchards
and farms went 70 ruin in 1880 and
1917.
But before he became a grape grower
and maker Of wine. Lemair was chef,
and he was d good one He ran the
Delmonico restaurant on South FL PasO
street and made practice Of having
his daily menus printed in the shape
Of small handbills, which he dis
1ributed at the q. II. depot I'm the
plaza and I'm the LOBBY Of The Grand
Central hotel which occupied the pres
cnt site of the Mills block
sam Ecker, proprietor Of the Gran"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
Little Infer0iews

We do not properly appreciate our town
until we visit others and try to draw
q comparison. All the resources OF the
north and east have been developed to
their full capacity while out here our
resources have only been touched by
the hand 81 development, and yet in
the volume OF her annual business e
PasO Outclasses any place east or north
OF 100000 population. Then too We
have q climate favorable TO outdoor
work every day in the year"
'-EI Paso is my favorite city said
II. L. WillifOrd, general manager for
Texas OF the Quick Tire Service. who
is here from Dallas. and ] am always
glad when business calls me here. I
feel confident that in ten or fifteen
years Ell PasO will be the largest city
in the state Notwithstanding the lead
Dallas now has When you study FL
Paso's location and consider the vast
territory. rich in natural resources.
which IL controls. you can guess az the
possibilities OF the city. II should be-
come the largest jobbing and manu-
featuring center in the west
Ct don't see" said O. H Baum. why
We should worry over the European
war There is certainly no chance for
Us TO get into a fight with Germany.
as it is Impossible for US to get al
each other. There is no earthly way
for Germany TO send any troops over
here. and, with German submarines
concealed behind every move its
cinch the United States is not going
20 Try 20 send transports loaded with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON
POLICY OBSOLETE, SAYS TAFT

Philadelphia. Pa. Feb. The policy
Of Washington and Jefferson with ref
erence 10 entansIing alliances and the
theory that America has been fav-
Ored by fortune with q splendid iSO-
lation." were declared 10 be utterly in
applicable 10 present conditions by for
mer president William H. Taft Taft
At = dinner here Tuesday night under
the auspices Of the league 10 enforce
peace
When this advice was given. he
said the nation numbered but 10000
persons and was four or five times
farther removed from Europe than
now. in point Of time required for
tran spOrtariOn- Neither Washington
nor jefferson ever dreamed Of our jap
auese questions. or Philippine problem
or those raised by the Panama canal.
At that time there was no Monroe
doctrine to preserve and defend"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

he could carry and seemed 10 blame
the column because 10 failed to get out
of his way.
The stranger was an Irish nobleman.
His argument with the post attracted
the attention of the entire dining room.
At once took in the situation Walking
over 10 the stranger and laying his
hand ON his shoulder in a friendly way.
Mr. Ecker said That's all right
friend, but suppose you and I step out
and get drink
Flingins Ecker's hand from his
shoulder the stranger shouted How
dare you. sir. You do not know who
I am I am an Iiish lord and you
shall keep Your hands off me-
The diners laughed and Ecker's face
went red with anger. and he shouted
back
and grabbing the stranger by the collar
the irate German landlord rushed the
man out of the dining room
Ecker Il Booster.
sam Ecker was q public spirited citI-
zen and q good booster for Il Paso.
He was 50 popular with the newspaper
men of the state that they elected him
Press association. of which Col. L. NJ.
Johnston. Of the Houston Post. was
then president. When the state press
association met here. just before the
Grand Central was burned down. Ecker
gave the members n swell luncheon at
his own expense. He thought that
Judge Joseph Ma=offin. Or W. N. Nau-
TaIvtE. capt Clas. l;. e-s and Maj. Us
- FcWei were thr finest people iu tine
United States. lie was also great
admire OF Z. NohiHerc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

cesssities of life have reached a price
almost prohibitory 10 a large class OF
the people
This condition today threatens
revolution. for We have numerous or
sanizations whose purpose is to COM
bat this unjust situation The rene
dies suggested are various
The moral situation also IS becom-
ing 4 serious problem Churches are
psrpIexed- Pastors looking week after
V eek upon empty pews. and seeing
standing room at the theaters at q
premium. are endeavOring TO meet
the situation by forming a great fed
Grafton of churchmeu. employing. in
many cases. the same tactics as the
worldly trusts besiegiug conGress
TO compile laws regarding church at
tendance. threatening 20 boycott their
competitors. and resOrting to many
social schemes. all of which would
only tensifv the situation rather than
bring relief
The paramount question confronting
Us an is. Am I prepared to meet it
n r Proctor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
THOUGHTS
on BUSINESS
For the Wage-Worker, the Sal
aired Man, and the Proprietor.
HOW TO Acquire TACT.

TT is generally conceded that tact
II q quality which serves us well
- at all times and under all circum-
stances And while all regard it as =
thing greatly to be desired many fail
10 recognize that it may be conscious
y cultivated. II we anaIyze tact We
find that it is made UP q certain ele-
ments:
4 sympathetic knowledge Of human
nature. its fears. weaknesses. expecta-
lions. and inclinations.
The ability to put yourself in the
other persons place and to consider
the matter as It appears TO him.
The magnanimity TO deny expression
TO such of your thoughts as might IN
necessarily offend another
The ability TO perceive quickly what
is the expedient thing. and the will
ingness 10 make the necessary con-
cessiOns-
The recognition that there are mil
lions OF different human opinions OF
which your own is but one
a spirit OF unfeigned kindness such
as makes even an enemy debtor 10
your innate good viii
\ patience that suppiants accuse .
tion with the opportunity tor self dis
coverv.
a recognition OF what IS customary
under the circumstances and "A gra-
cious acceptance Of the situation
Gentleuess. cheerfulness and SINGER
ity-aud such variations as the spirit
OF these may suggest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
The New Lighting System

El Paso will welcome the Inauguration OF the street
lighting system, which viii give the city 200 6ooandie
power lights and 800 4c0cande power lights, whereas
now we have 800 25o-carde power lights
The greater amount OF light is intended to give Il Paso
plenty of street light between nghtfan and dawn An
of 1t is that the old moonlight schedule
whereby many the lights extinguished with the
rising OF the moon will abolished and the lights will
until daylight The small increase in cost OF the
greater volume of light and the all night service viii be
compensated by the probable decrease crimes
least. in reducing the apprehension which night
wayfareI have heretofore felt when the lights out
There will be much satisfaction in the brighter lighting
the business The lights dim ard the
gloom depressing Were not the stores brilliantly
lighted would feel he had better be off the street The
only which is present exception the rule IS
Francisco street. which is brilliantly lighted. affOrding
pleasure everyone who views its double Of cleaning
globes
The knowledge that Tucson, Phoenix, and Silver City
neighbors, better lighted than FL Paso has
very comforting. This condition expect be
remedied through the Inauguration of the lighting
system February II.
If Chile goes in, it may put a little pep the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
Roundabout Tomn
Something About Rockefeller and His Money
Some Figures On Fortune Worth Reading About

7HILE Robert I. Dow. editor O
AA/ the Brooklyn chronological
society, Is convincing the pub
that Adam took Eve as his second wife
and that she was a beautiful blonde
and n perfect %. Boston financial
editor even IN the midst of panicky
times in the market and talk Of war
with Germany. has figured out that II
Jesus Christ had saved one dollar n
minute from the time ne came TO earth,
1915 years ago. he could not match the
wealth Of John u. Rockefeller today.
As very few Of Us expect ever TO &C
c1mulate as muca as Mr.. Rockefeller
has-excepting. possibly Edgar Kayser,
Frank Murchison, Walter Arnold and a
few Of the younger ana more hopeful
Fl PasO financiers. and, possibly, the
coal men IF the city-the matter OF MS
money is interesting us only in the aD-
stract-in the matter that we always
like 10 know about other peoples
riches. because riches are always at
tractive. even II We don't think We can
ever have very much Of share in
Here is what the financial editor
@John II. FockefeHcrs wealth is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
Says City's Street Department Leads The West
Stringent Traffic Laws Here Benefit To Public

troops across the ocean. SO II we fight
al all the people Of the TWO countries
will have to cOnfine themselves 70
shooting off their mouths And 1 see
now that preparations for war with
Japan have been confined exclusively
10 the imagination OF sensational news
paper correspondents in Washington
Those correspondents should be muz-
zled. 4 few days ago they insisted
that Japan must fight US on account
of the immigration law. and now Japan
says our immigration law IS matter
Of Indifference TO her
IF our friends az Fort HancOcS,
Finley and Sierra Blanca want a county
all TO themselves. said ID. c Booth, 1
don't see why they shouldn't have IL
] don't like the idea Of losing Joe
Gardner. George Noteworthy and sew
eral others in that end OF the county,
still II they insist on county Of their
own with Finley or Sierra Blanca for
the capital FL Paso should be willing
II would save US considerable money
on roads and would not reduce our
population TO any cry appreciate eN-
tent. There are enough good men
down that way TO fill all OF the county
offices and We could loan them Few
voters and office holders TOO. Tor thai
matter There are several hundred
people IN this end o. the county who
are convinced in their own mind that
they should be holding political offices
You might get word 10 Joe Gardner
that We have in and around Il Paso
quite q number Of campaign mana gers
not engaged just now
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

Central hotel resented tine distribution
OF LemairS menus among his guests
one morning at II o'clock. rs Lemair
was leaving the hotel. after having dis
tri5uted his menu. he and Ecker had
"A quarrel. and Ecker declaring he
would shoot the Frenchman alt 10
pieces. rushed back into the hotel for
his gun. When he returned to the
street. Eemair was just disappearing
around the Sheldon block on Oregon
street Giving voice TO 2 regular In
dian yell Ecker blazed away at Oregon
street.
LeHiair in Hurry.
Confident that he had been shot.
Lemair called on his long legs for the
best that was in them and ne went
down the street, breaking ali local
speed limits. He ran over :. W. Rus
sell, Frank Steel and W T. Hixson.
who had run 10 the corner to ascertain
Lemair did not distribute any more
menus in the Grand Central
sam Ecker was q picturesque chSrac-
ter. He was a good hotel man. and IL
was his boast that no walking dele
gates could interfere with his kitchen
and dining room help He had frequent
battles in the kitchen. and one day he
went after an unruly cook with a
butcher knife and chased him through
the dining room while il was crowded
with diners
An Irish Lords Mistake.
Or. Justice. ". II. Watts and 1 had
a regular table at the Grand Central
We're eating dinner. "a well dressed
stranger entered the dining room and.
taking tine vacant chair ar our table
began talking TO one Of the large SUD
I,orr columns close to his chair The
stranger had taken more whisky than
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
THE GRIP OF DISTRESS

Editor FL paso Herald
\ remarkab le statement uttered
nineteen hundred years ago. by the
most unique character that ever lived
on earth, Is today being fulfilled be
fore our eyes ForetellinS events OF
the greatest masni tuds. that were to
Jesus said. And there shall be signs
upon the earth distress OF ma
tons. with perpleXity; mems
hearts failing them for fear. and for
looking after those things which are
coming on the earth" Luke 21.25. 20
Jesus mentioned several things that
would occur upon earth. each and all
OF which would bring distress" and
.'Derple xity-" He said. Nation shall
rise against nation. and kingdom
against kingdom: and great earth
cuaRes shall be in divers places. and
famines- and pestilenccs: and fearful
sights ana great signs shall there be
from heaven" Luke SI-10. II. Are
not the conditions among the nations
of earth today a clear fulfillment of
these prophetic utterances of our
SAVIOR
The European war is not the sole
cause of distress of nations. with
perplexity-" We turn TO Mexico. and
what do We find@ Fifteen million Op-
pressed men. Overburdened women.
pitiful children. in virtual bondage in
their own home Of fertile lands and
ineNhaustihle treasure. betrayed by
leaders. beset by bandits. and broken
up and scattered amid revolutionary
warfare. and as a result. disaster.
death. and ruin upon every hand.
Now can anyone view with optimism
the conditions in the United States2
While We as a nation are at peace,
3nd enjoying many blessings denied
our fellow beings Of other lands. yet
we have combinations and conditions
that ausur only distress. with per
plexity." Take for instance the pres
eut high cost of living. when the ne
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

nights have been spent in devisins Sor-
geous visions for band uniforms.
Speaking OF Harry Wall reminds
me- that he used 10 be a professional
musician and played in both orches-
tras and bands He was also q lead
inG amateur bicycle rider AT one time.
Think Of Harry now, on a bicycle.
And talking about bicycles reminds
me that Eugene f-.Mike'1 Neff was once
a bicycle rider Of no mean ability. be
sides being a tennis star and a golf
shark. He still plays tennis and golf
but has given up the bike as too un-
dignified for man with so much
white in his hair.
And that reminds me that Mikes
partner Noiney Z; stiles. was once e.
railroad hneman. zen brakeman.
then telegraph operator. He came
70 this country as a yardmaster at
LOrdsburG and when he quit railroad
ing 20 begin putting aside a fortune
IL profits from the coal business. ne
was general passenger agent OF the Fl
Paso * Southwestern railroad.
But going back and digging into
the past. I could tell q lot Of things
For instance, there was a time when
George Clements did not wear mus
tacne; that was in the Spanish Amer
can war. when he was Can't. Clements
"a captain of a company Of volunteers
days that his men continually thought
he was ambushing them and he had 10
cut it off 10 keep from being shot.
=
Cen Pershine is truly "in the han6s
OF his friends"
As the artillery was laundering its
welcome tuesday 10 Cen Fershlng,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

H s,5:s' ssss55@sss with si de-
found it second TO none IN all the big
cities I have visited in the west" said
II. G. kirkpatrick. representing H W.
Moore & Co. OF Denver, Colo, manu-
facturers and Job5ers OF road and
street machinery. The efficiency OF
the entire department is very striking
10 me and I believe the city's store
houses contain the most complete
stocks Of equipment and repair parts
] have ever looked at. all in first class
condition ready for instant use our
rlrm expects 10 establish q branch in
II Paso before many months to sup
ply our trade II west Texas. New Mex
leo and Arizona Denver IL in better
condition than Tor many years, there
being very Few vacant residences and
blocks OF business houses in the center
undergoing remodeling-'
The new aerial truck Of the fire de-
partment viii arrive some time in
June, We have been advised said fire
chief John " Wray- The ladder viii
have . heigh, Of - feet and viii be
worked with springs. which viii shoot
the ladder up instantly. The trucks
viii be propelled. by gasoline. OF course.
and with a speed which VIII exceed thai
Paso- The ladder viii also reach two
stories higher than any used before
you have 20 20 away from e Pasc
70 appreciate your city properly" said
Ben l. Clements. They talk and kick
about the traffic laws OF this city. but
the laws are a great deal better than
in some other cities of Texas. In San
Antonio there does not seem to be any
traffic laws AT ALL The jitnes crowd
the streets and are always overcrovd-
ed themselves. while there does nor
seem to be any Dan on speeding In
Houston they have not got traffic
officer, but they have legislated the
jitne cars off the two main streets
THE prospects for 1917 are the mos
fiattering / have ever looked forward
10. said W L. Gaines, banker. There
IS plenty OF money here for investment.
and its largely southwestern money.
Metal prices VIII keep up for a Ions
time even Il the big war should stop.
" hen the American munitiOn factories
close in the east We shall have plenty
jobs
For one ] am more than pleased
that the chamber Of commerce decided
to have +. r Erickson do the work
he did among the Arkansas Valley
farmers. said f. NJ Andreas. Result
ing from his work. have a man work
ing my farm who is certainly one of
the best there is. II there ever was a
hustler he Is one. He is plugging away
at that farm from daylight until dark.
Even now he has the ground all ready
10 receive the beet seed. and is already
negotiating with the seed sellers for q
quantity.
Z 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 TN take Fl Pas,.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

The Rumanian monarch has Joined
the Society of Kings Without Coun-
tries-DalIas Herald.
In spite OF president Wilson's grave
and earnest advocacy of peace without
a victory. Col. Watterson continues to
boiler. unreconstrUcted- TO hell with
the HohenzOllerns,'- Boston Globe.
Mr.. Taft says the leak inquiry is a
waste Of time and brain power. Waste
of time. certainly. but is he sure about
brain power. considering the exhibition
I'D to date2-Pittsburg Dispatch