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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
FRIDAY FOOTBALL RESULTS.

Hays Normal 8, Bethany o.
c. of E. SO, Ottawa 6.
Texas Aggies SO, Tulane 0.
Pitt. Nor. SO, W'burg 10.
High School Games.
Wichita 80, Salina 6.
T. H. S. IDS ~, Assumption o.
Harrington 20, Alta Vista o.
Lawrence z, Manhattan 6.
Wellsville 0, Gardner 0.
Chanute 62, Cherryvale o.
Beloit 54, Smith Center 7.
Hutchinson 10, Reno Co. 0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03

Buffalo. N. Y, Nov. S.-Soldier
Bartfield, of Brooklyn, won by a shade
over Harry Greb, of Pittsburgh, in
their ten-round bout here. Bartfield,
a welterweight. conceded Is pounds
to Greb, a middleweight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
Glass Rushes Are Criminal.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. 3.-Harry
TuthAl, of the University of Michigan
football eleven. is opposed to class
rushes. Tuthill believes the rushes
are nothing short of criminal" He
pointed out that men in training for
athletic teams are not allowed to par
ticipate, while many students in poor
physical condition take part. Tuthill
wonders how they ever recover from
the strenuous exertion and believes
that many really sustain injuries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
PLAY IN YALE BOWL.
Newport Naval Training Station Team
Meets Maine Heavy Artillery.

New Haven, Conn. Nov. 3.-Among
the best football clashes today will be
the battle here between the Newport
Naval Training station and the Maine
heavy artillery in the Yale bowl. Gu
pid Black, captain of last years Yale
eleven, has been coaching the New
port eleven and declares his team
compares favorably with the country's
best teams. Veteran players are in
cluded in each lineup.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
BAN JOHNSON MISSIONARY.
He Is Trying to Convert Comiskey to
His 14O-Game idea.

Chicago, Ill, Now BAN johnson,
president of the American league, and
Charles Comiskey, president of the
White Sox, will leave tonight for
weeks sojourn at Dover Hill, Ga.
johnson announced today that he
hoped to convert Comiskey to favoring
a 14O-game schedule for the American
league before they returned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03

do today-it is likely that a post season
game will be attempted to settle definitely
the championship. Both Hargiss and Speer
are the kind Of sports who desire clean
will be pressed for a decisive battle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
~ g. a. MARTIN.

It Is not so much the household de-
mand for water that is causing the
drain on the city's supply, according
10 II. P Jackson. the water works su-
perintendent, but the water used for
irrigation is what causes the strain.
One yard, well watered, will take as
much water" said Mr.. Jackson, "as
all the residences in an average block
will use for ordinary family consump-
ton.
The people have been rapidly add
ing lawns and gardens during the past
few years and the drain is heavy.
We have added nine wells to the
city's plant within the past year, each
capable Of supplying 500 gallons a min
ute It Is for these new wells that we
have ordered the new machinery
I do not believe vacant lot and back
yard gardening in the city Of FL Paso
should be urged In the first place. il
viii not pay the citizen, at the present
cost Of water. and you can't lift water
500 and 500 feet with a pump. no mat
ter what sort of q pump, and deliver
IL to people cheap. II Is all very well
70 talk Of raising gardens in cities
like Dallas and San Antonio. where
most. IL not all. the moisture is furu-
ished by rain but in E Paso. where
the water all has 10 be pumped and
irrigation is necessary, the undertake
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
Free Zone Made Juarez Rich 90 Years Ago
Efforts Being Made To Have 1t Restored

- FFORTs recently have been made
by Mexicans and foreigners re-
- siding on the south side Of the Rio
Grande and engaged in selling supplies
10 the Mexican government. to induce
Csrranza to issue a decree reestablish-
ing free zone along the entire length
OF the northern border Of Mexico. It
IS learned that these efforts have been
renewed within the past ten days and
I have been told by well Informed
Mexican strong pressure was being
brought by dealers all along the Dor
der 10 have > strip u or Ia miles wide,
extending along the Mexican border
from California to Brownsville, ere
sted z free zone.
When There Was a Free Zone
This recalls the fact that 20 years
ago the northern border Of Mexico had
= free zone 80 miles wide and II came
near putting the retail dry goods Inter
ests OF z Psso out OF business Jua-
req could underseil FL Paso on all Eu-
orpean and oriental goods and Ameri-
can manufactures sold goods much
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
81 D. D. PONDER


cheaper in Mexico than to American
dealers This condition encouraged
smuggling. which was conducted on an
extensive scale. for it was impossible
for dozen inspectors to guard the line
from the smelter to Fort Hancock
Juarez merchants sold goods in that
town under contract to deliver them to
the purchaser in FL Paso free Of duty,
and hundreds of Mexicans and Ameri-
cans made money by smuggling
But Fl Paso dealers made such a
fight on the free zone that the govern
ment at Washington succeeded in hav-
ing the Mexican government levy a
small duty on goods shipped into the
free zone Finally the Mexican border
awoke 70 the fact that the free zone
was antagonistic to the manufacturing
development OF the border Young in
dustries had been established before
the promoters discovered they would
have 70 pay q duty to get their pro-
duct out Of the free zone in any direc-
ton.
Appeal TO Washington.
Then the progressive men in the free
zone asked for its abolishment and
pooled issues with the state department
al Washington, with the result that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
Roundabout Town
FL PasO Is Breaking All Records In Using Water
Banks Encourage Small Depositors To Thrift

I'll PASo Is cow using Con any
warm day) a million gallons Of
water a day more than It USED
any day last year, including the hot
test months when the consumption by
he national guardsmen was heaviest.
Machinery has been ordered for al
most q year that will add two million
gallons a day to the present capacity
~ the city water works, but II has not
yet arrived and the chances are that
it viii not get here for installation IN
Ii well along in the summer. when the
tax on the capacity Of the water works
viii be even heavier than now.
The heavy demand for water is the
:esult OF the continuous growth OF the
sity and the peoples desire for pretty
.awns, flowers and gardens.
Last month I74 new water connee-
lions we're made in the city, the larg-
est in the history Of the municipality
The biggest month in the history Of
The city up to that time recorded 1856
sew connections.
The average number OF new connec-
lions is running over 100 a month,
steadily.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20

about IS years ago the famous zone
was put ont Of business.
L-rge Stocks in Juarez.
In the days when the free zone flour
ished, the dry goods and clothing stores
of Juarez carried much larger stocks
than those in FL Paso, for the simple
reason that they could sell silk and
wooden goods so much cheaper than FL
Paso that many women IN this city
bought their dress patterns in Juarez.
Men would go over there wearing
discarded suits and return wearing
new suits, and the inspectors were
none the wiser, for they never exam
insd people going 10 Juarez. Over
coats, silk hats. silk underwear and
silk hose were brought over in the
same manner. One merchant told NE
in those days that the women Of E.
Paso bought IS percent Of their gloves,
handkerchiefs and hosiery in Juarez.
Occasionally q spotter IN the shop
ping district OF Juarez would telephone
a tip TO the inspectors at the bridge
and a smuggler would be caught, but
II was seldom one was caught. and
then the severest punishment would be
a lecture and the confiscatiou OF the
coatraband article.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

In the midst OF alarms about German
plots don't forget your garden-plot-
Columbia IS. g. Record
Brysn's numerous outgivings 20 10
show that all pacifists don't have peace
Of mind.-KnoXville Journal and
Tribune.
At this distance # appears that the
German government thinks a great
deal more kindly of the Russian
socialists than of its Own.-GaIvestOn
News.
The coIoneIs offer 10 volunteer as 4
major general looks pretty good to US
If there are any major generaiships
left after he gets his we'n take one
Macon Telegraph
Grant declared that the way TO re-
sumo was to resume. Woodrow Wilson
once said that the way 10 reform is TO
reform And the way TO make war is
70 make it.-Washington Times.
Having shouted TO nell with the
Hapsburg and the Hohenzollernr' until
he was hOarse. Col Watterson. IN this
crisis. can do no more than work his
Adams apple observation-disclosures
Mail and Empire.
One of the Teutonic statesmen pre-
diets an early realignment Of nations.
with Japan and Russia on the side OF
the Central Powers Dr. Heckscher.
the author OF the forecast. seems to
have been smoking d. Zimmermann's
pipe.-Sayaunah News
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
High Prices and Corrupt Practices Not New
Grandfather Often Had Both To Contend With

From the Texas Weekly Review
rapidly toward requiring OF man the
same chastity that he requires Of his
wife and that our prudish forefathers
would have stood aghast at such a
suggestion
ROttenness OF other Days.
political rOttenness would stagger
them" Friend, if you are 40 years Of
age and have lived that many years in
Texas you have doubtless seen men
going up and down the streets on cleo
ton day with sacks OF dollar bills slip
ping them into the hands OF patriots
who would thus be induce. to get right
Surely you must remember the glorious
days when the convention delegate re-
turned and paid the mortgage on his
homestead while the men who sent him
to vote for Jones wondered why he
finally went over TO Smith Surely you
have heard Of ballot boxes that were
lost from the ferry boat and OF small
counties that gave Bifkins majority
greater than the total population Of the
county Political rottennessi God save
the mark And in those z, 1rious days
OF honesty s and truth. in those days
when all men were upright. was there
yer a record such as the last five years
iii show in this country Of vote buy
rs anu sellers and intimidatOrs being
en- o the penitentiary.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20

The greed of gold would nausests
tAem-" Perhaps, but we challenge you
to search the libraries OF the world and
find the generation which did not pro-
duce gloomy persons who said that OF
the nation and day in which they lived
That Indictment is as old as written
records
Right a to FOrefatherS-
NO; this is no place for our fore
fathers-good. honest souls that they
were" Friend. we are inclined TO
think that you are right about this be-
ing no place for them Some would be
in the court house the very first day
for violations of the eight hour law.
Others would be looking the pure food
department in the eye and wondering
what is the objection TO a little sand
in the sugar. Others would be kicked
out of the local farmers union for put
tim the good apples on the top and the
rotten ones in the middle. thus injuring
the reputation Of that community for
an honest pack, and tending TO reduce
prices. They would be running horse
aces and betting on them in violation
of the law and some Of them would
take a piece of broom handle 10 a wife
who scOlded with the result that they
would be fined and sent to jail for
aggravated assault
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
Little intrUiews
y. S. District Court Has No Acquittals
Many Prisoners Make Pleas of Their Guilt

The people Of FL Paso should eucour-
age the women supporting movements
TO raise funds for the society"
New York city is proving itself TO be
the most patriotic city in the world"
said Col Charles Taplor. former com
msnder 1T Fort Bliss 1t has answered
the call OF the president in a most adj
mirable fashion. Wall street. on whom
the burden of the war viii fan to =
great extent. has come TO the front
without a whimper from any of its
members Enlistment rolls are exceed
iugly heavy and men Of prominence
are named among the enlistments daily
at the recruiting station Never before
has New York been aroused as il IS
over the war with Germany"
Electric automobile headlight dim
mers should shut off the lower half of
the light" said Morgan Miller, while
gas and oil lights should be dimmed
on the upper half OF the glass. II auto
drivers would think Of this they would
give pedestrians and other drivers
r UGH better opportunity 10 dodge cars
on the streets"
People have migratory habits like
birds" said Garnett King In the
winter time the greater part Of the
passenger traffic is toward the west
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20

coast, because the people go TO Cali
fornia for the winter. and in the early
spring the traffic goes from the west
coast 10 the east, as people who have
spent the winter there. are returning
home and western people are going
east for the summer. In the fall the
first cold wave brings q flood Of mi
graJoFy people westward and a person
in FL PasO coming into contact with
tourist roads can read the weather
b0rometer in the east from the traf-
tic"
1T seems 10 me that some people IN
FL Paso are not doing all they can to
help in this great scheme of prepared
ness said Z. y Jenkins. There Is =
class. There are a great many able
TO 65. who though beyond the active
military age mould be willing to as
sist in the lection of the business
and homes t.aich they have built up.
and not leave IL entirely TO the younger
class. There are grea many able
bodied men above - years OF age. who
are trained TO be cool headed, trained
in business and experienced in the use
OF firearms and who could form COM
pany Of zoe or more. and after train
ing. give a good account Of them
selves. These men should be willing 10
give an hour or so each day 10 military
training. under instructors
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
LEGISLATURE IS TORESC|NDACTIO

Austin, Tex, April 20.-By 4 vote Of
IS to 43. the house. after being locked
Up under call. adopted today the Dun
nam resolution introduced yesterday.
requesting Gov. Ferguson TO submit for
reconsideration the bills making appro-
priations for, he establishment Of the
four new state normaIs. the new west
Texas A and N. college. and also all
other new educational Institutions.
Should the governor grant the re-
quest for further consideration, the
plan is to repeal these new acts and by
so doing. the state would save about
$1,000. 00e in appropriations. This step
is a war measure TO economic in ex-
penditures.
No Unnecessary Appropriations
Because of present existing war con-
ditiOuS senator strickland today in
troduced a senate resolution that. 1T
is the sense of this body that We make
no appropriations at this session except
those that are actually necessary to
maintain existing institutions; that our
basis"
The resolution also provides that
hereafter, during the present crisis. the
majority of the finance committee OF
the senate should consist Of senators
who have the least state Institutions
in their district.
Develops O19ositiOn-
This resolution provoked opposition
and its adoption means the wholesale
trimming OF all appropriations for the
state institutions
The resolution was finally referred TO
the senate finance committee.
Urges Food Corps.
4 memorial was presented TO the
senate by the Fl Worth chamber OF
commerce, that the governor propose
the creation Of an organized force as
a pure food and feed corps OF Texas
and that the state be divided into units.
the plan being 10 place into cultivation
all lands that may be obtained. The
memorial was received and filed
The governor today sent up as a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
Don't Lease Park Concessions
(BY H. S. H.

I'll PASo should entertain thought of accepting the
proposition pending before the city council for the
establishment of concessions by private per-
sons IN Washington park
The parks of city are the heritage Of the children
They should be kept free of any sort Of commercam II
amusement enterprise people want to cater to the people OF
FL Paso who like rde hurdy gurdes scenic railways let
them establish their enterprise upon commercial basis; let
them rent purchase property for the enterprise and
tabh 1t any other legitimate business would be estab-
lished
Washington park Just being redeemed from the foles
of attempt to convert it into private midway It cost
the city hundreds of dollars and much time ana pains TO
efface the work done there in 1908 and 1909 when at
enterprise Sfgure eight erected that always
danger; all OF cheap buildings put up for the
park for pleasure The enterprise failed to pay and the city
left with all the worthless junk that the couceonas
had built This Of to anybody and It only cost
the city money to it down and remove it.
Washington park beautiful quiet resort, where
children 60 alone with their parents and
play and enjoy outdoor air. the beauties of the and
the fragrance of the flowers; there is that is educa
tional and entertaining and lake which the port
themselves Several hundred dollars spent in
fishing play apparatus Of nature for the little
Such work this the taxpayers of the CITY are glad to paw
for every cent invested parks and Fairgrounds worth
all It costs and the and city administration feel
that they will have the backing Of the taxpayers long
believes however that there would be condemnation from the
citizens if any park belonging the city turned
to be exploited by private individuals
If a natatorum IS be built at Washington park the
city should have charge of that its sanitary supervision
would be complete Modern cities providing bathing and
swimming facilities part of their playground schemes
and it may be In order at time to resstabsh the nata
forum in Washington park when this DONE should
be operated by the municipality stand for the sale of
sandwiches, soda water ice and the harmless nick
nacks that contribute much TO the enjoyment of child
hood is all that should be permitted operate city park
under private ownership.
If the promoters think Washington park good location
for park there private land the vicinity
which they rent buy for this purpose but the city
should not allow the Of city property for this any
than would permit the use or city park for any other
private business undertaking. 1t be argued that the
concessions which the purvyors hope install
would be elevsng educational to the children
appeal for their installation except that they would
probably make the owners money.
There is not favor Of permitting
prise be established in the park against
it and The Herald believes that mayor Davis and his alder
men cannot but it in this light.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20

present and take part in the annual
footwashing service at the Hog Ford
church the third Sunday Of next
month. He attended last year and
came home with a nice pair Of sOx.
Fit Smith, who has been in Jail al
Rye Straw since high noon a fort
night ago. got discontinued this week
with the service as well as the con-
fnement. and left The jaileF very
often gets at outs with his prisoners
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20

special message 10 the legislature. a
recommendation that appropriations be
made to cover deficiencies incurred BY
the state government during two past
fiscal years. These deficiencies reach
about S250.0O0.
Senator Bee today introduced IN the
senate q bill providing for the creation
of the Texas state text book commits
SION" which is to be a permanent COM
mission composed OF nine members.
the governor. state superintendent OF
public instruction and seven other
members
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20

II"HE present term OF United
States district court has been
= remarkable in the fact that
there has not been a single acquittal
in the 25 or 30 cases which have come
before the court since the criminal
docket has been taken up" said Jere
DuBOse. deputy United States marshal.
There has been an exceedingly large
number Of pleas OF guilty and the jury
cases have resulted in convictions in
every case AS a result OF the present
court session there will be a large
number Of prisoners to be sent TO
LeavenWorth.
y
THE women of FL Paso who are ex-
erting their energies TO assist finan-
cially the Red Cross society. should be
encouraged by every citizen Of the city
who possibly can attend and contribute
to the functions they are holding" said
John NJ Wyatt The work of the Red
Cross society on the field Of battle and
also In floods and other disasters. can
only be appreciated by those who have
gone through the horrors of these
events ana have witnessed their work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
April Evening

TOW fades the
~ dn laugh and play village The bulog
should
that wrath fear should this little
henshen
red Wgm stole his and punching
me in
chew.
Copyright WALT MASON,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20

full o. dusty instruments and
pretty girls to answer the tele-
phones They also keep a record
there OF how much they can safely
charge you each month
The mayor OF Oakland, Cal. has gone
Tom Lea and Charlie Davis one better
BY ordering the arrest OF every person
who fails 70 display an American flag
on his residence or place of business.
He says they will not only be arrested.
but interned as enemies Of the gov
eminent This is not right. Some men
don't care 10 make public shows OF
themselves. through patriotic enough.
and il a man doesn't love the flag
enough 10 display IL, you can't make
much OF a patriot OF him by ordinance
=
The galley boy saus # the mar lasts
long enough. the professional patriot is
going TO become as tresone as the
professional prohibitiOnist.
OF course. this never happened in Fl
Hello, Give me one. triple ought"
4 beg your pardon?"
Didn't you get it, One. zero. zero.
zero"
I don't understand you"
want one double nought, nought."
one thousand. ten hundred. Now do
you get ito
on. you mean one. ought double
ought Why didn't you say so? Lines
busy"
CDR. Jackson Of our town." says n
news item in a country paper.
went hunting last week, but kill
HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE Sue
CESSFUL II HE'D STAYED HOME AND
ATTENDED TO BUSINESS
Doc Pulver is mad because the poi
son ivy vines were removed from the
They were good for from
81 10 IS q week 10 him all summer
Leoniaville Ledger.
Considerable improvement has been
driveways not already paved have been
covered with gravel and a coat OF tar
via, which as soon as il becomes packed
will make a splendid driveway. All the
loose pebbles have been raked from
the parade ground and piled about the
edge, in an artistic iine, and bride
path, oiled to keep down the dust. has
been made inside this fence Of rock.
George Creel, who has been writ
ing some magazine stuff about
what n great statesman president
Wilson Ia, has been appointed
chairman OF the board of censorS
FOR the war. The president knows
George knows good stuff"
ct hope nobody took that interview
with me in The Herald yesterday as
one man took it-that banks do not
want the accounts Of small depositors.''
said T. W kayser, cashier Of the First
bank.
"All banks encourage the accounts
Of the g. -'l dep0sitor. for we realize
that the small depositor will become
q large one some day-at least we hope
they all Will Bank deposits encour-
age thrift and economy and the bank
Prs Of the country have been preach
ng this for years. We encourage men.
women. boys and girls 10 start bank
accounts, no matter how small the
amount, for all great things must have
I small beginning, and nobody knows
what small account today may DC the
big one tomorrow.
The only point I desired 10 empha-
size in my statement was that z man
merely because he had q small &C
count in a bank, often thought he had
! right 10 ask loan Of the bank with
out security. when as q matter OF
fact he has been costing the bank mon
" all the time"