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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
STATION SOLD;
WHO'S BUYER?
Investment Co. and w. H.
Fenchler Make Bids; Value
Raises Astonishingly.

The biggest realty deal Of the week
was the sale by the city administration
OF the Old central fire and police sta
tion, on the corner Of Overland and
Stanton streets, 20 the Fl Paso Invest
ment association for $40 00e-that is.
provided the sale is closed. But there
seems to be a dispute on as to who
shall get it
Question As to Who Is Buyer.
". Il. Finchler offered the city $50
600 cash and the vacant block on the
northwest corner of Magoffin avenue
and Florence street FOR the property.
" lille the Fl PasO Investment company
offered $4,000 cash and deposited
$1,000 earnest money with alderman W
-. jolly. Numa Bucn1Z. acting FOR
Mr. Finchler- claims his offer had been
accepted before the Investment asso-
citation put in its bid, and the latter
reply that no deal is closed until the
earnest money is paid and accepted
Investment Association Prosperous
4 was given to understand" said
Ross Bryan Saturday, that Our in
vestmenc company had bought the old
fire department property In 1913 we
organized with . members. each Of
whom put up S25 per month for in
veStmeur purposes. We bought the
Pierson hotel property for $4,000 and
sold il to the Standard Grocery COM
pany the other day for 100000 We
now have only q members. I cannot
remember all Of their names, but
among them are W z. Arnold. J. F.
Primm. /. >. Gilchrist- J. + Williams
John DegnOn. ". c. Barnes. Crawford
Harvie W. II. Mccullough, myself and
about Il others"
Price 70 Years Ago. $500.
The city central lire and police sta
ton property fronts 40 feet on over
land and 120 feet on Stanton street and
was bought 10y the city in 1897 for
$500. The building on II was erected
10y Frank Powers in 1888 at a cost of
a bout Sl5.eGo. The value Of the prop
ertv has increased nearly fourfold in
20 years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
{. P. 8. v. MEN
DUE TONIGHT.
Vice President Schumacher
Heads General Agents
Party for Meeting Here

a delegation OF general agents and
other officials of the FL Paso &
Southwestern railroad viii arrive in
FL Paso Saturday night on a special
train from the east on an inspection
trip OF the Southwestern system. The
party VIII spend three days in FL Paso
and VIII leave early next week for the
western branches OF the system. max
Ing a Il day trip over the railroad.
Headed BY Vice Pres. Schumacher.
I'm the party are T II. Schumacher,
vice president OF the L. T. * E. ".
and the following general agents. F.
". PuHan Chicago Grno NJ Brown,
Cleveland. o.; J. r. Hogan, Los An
@eleS- Warren Brown. " mphiS. Tenn.
b. L BirkhoIz- New York city; D c
NcCready. ri tsburg. p; 2. p Win
ship. san F.ancisco- @. W Feakins, St
Louis; j. L. FOX, Kansas City. No, and
T. Fl TrlmDle. travelling rieIsEt and
passenger agent az Tucson
Local Officials Meet Party.
The party was met at Tucumcari by
Eugene Fox, general traffic mana ger
". g. Barnes. general FIRE ght agent.
and Richard Warren general freight
agent, who viii return with them 70 FL
Paso.
On its western trip the party viii
be Joined by Garnett King. general
passenger gent. and \ L. Hall, gen
eral auditor AT Phoenix They are in
attendance at 4 meeting of the inter
nix The Arizona corporation commits
sion is seeking reducri rs on through
passenger rates for eastern points 10
Arizona, II is reported
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
MIILIAM : HARr a. I-NInI-E

'Hel's Hinges" featuring William
). Hart Who is supported 10y an ex-
celltnt cast. INC uding Louise Glaum
and the beautiful Clara Williams is
still playing TO packed houses at the
Unique. In This picture 10 Use Glaum
plays the part Of q vampire dance hall
queen. the KIND of role that has
made her famous. There are many
thrills "HelIs Hinges including the
burning OF au entir lilac and the
pictu is a typical Hart production.
The shows start at 1895 a. n. - noon.
1;15 D. m. 2-50. 3.f5, 3. Sis. 1870, $40
and 10.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
BRETZ-FUNK REALTY co.
ENTERS Ell PASO FIELD

Or-anizatiOn Of the Brett Funk
Realty company, with offices in the
new Martin building. has added an
otter active realty firm 10 El Paso's
large list during the past week
Charles ". Brett and Lawrence
Funk. who compose the new firm. are
both practical real estate and buiIdIng
men Mr Brett mas been "a - FdsO
Cor Il years. ten years Of that time
w.tir the Newman investment company
MI Funk has been in Fl PasO for four
wears and during the entire time he
has Teen experimenting construction
VI orE under H. n BeutelL architect
Thl new firm viii DO a general real
estate and rental business. The office
is els Martin building
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
TILARnsN GIRL ~ N,En.

Tularosa. y NJ. Feb 1o.-AIr. and
Mrs. L. f. Lumbley. Of Tularosa- y. NJ.
announce the engagement of their
daurhter. Miss Annie Carrie Lumbley.
10 Howard William Bailey. AIr. Bailey
H. q business man of Detroit. Mich
Miss Anna is the second daughter OF
Nr and Mrs. Lumbley. and IS well
known here and iu Fl Paso. Tie mar
ria=e VIII take place the latter para
of This month
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
THE BITTER TRTTU.

Virginia Pearson. the favorite star
of the William Eek company. is play
ing the Alhamhra today for the last
tine ir a very thrilling story. The
Bitter Truth" This play is fun Of ac-
tion and excitement ana viii keep an
audience wholly interested for the full
time il takes to snow IT, Miss Pearson
On her role of woman who has been
wrouged and seeks revenge. is excel
lent. and the support given her by the
other members Of the company is in
keeping with the high class quality OF
the play.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
AUDRA ALDEN PLAYERS ARE
OPENING AT THE CRAWFORD

The Audra Alden players open at the
Crawford theater Sunday afternoon for
an indefinite stay. The Alden company
spent ten weeks AT the Texas Grand
early last September. Since then they
have been in Arizona and san Diego
The opening play. The Natural La W
is based on sex attraction. and is said
TO offer 8 better understanding OF q
Vexed social evil.
The Alden organization Is practically
before
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10

NaT IOnu = lIIIuen, INSPECTOR cen-
eral OF the southern department. United
States army. arrived iu Fl PaSo Fri
day night 10 inspect all military or
ganizat ions stationed IN this district.
He viii Poe in Fl Paso for several DAYS
MAJ. Madden came to FL PasO from
Yuma. Ariz-. where Ire finished an in
spection tour % the troops stationed
along the New Mexico and Arizona
tCrders
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
~THE GIRL FROM FHIsCo--nIJoU

IN eXtra good OH Of snort subjects.
including The Girl From Frisco IN
one of her best pictures. will be the
attraction al the Bijou today. T0mor-
row the BijOu offers Black Cat
feature. entitled What Would Yol
Do PLAYED by an all-Srar cast The
Bijou, that's all these days.-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
Ell PASO WOMAN WRITES A
SONG ABOUT "THE KHAKI BOYS

Mrs. L McHenry. composer Of a
Rose Waltz" which was published
some months ago. has written "A new
composition, THE Khaki BOYS" Mrs
McHenry is an FL Pasoan ana resides
1T S04 Epson avenue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
DISTRICT COURT CONVENE>
At CLOVIS, y. VI. MONDAY

santa Fe. y N. Feb. lO.-District
court couVenes At Clovis Monday with
judge John T. Mcclure, Of Roswell. pre-
siding George Moss. held for safe
keeping in the Chaves county Jail. VIII
be taken TO Clovis for trial
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10

shown shorty" Hamilton was for
merlv IN army officer. q cowboy and
adventure. He has been on the stage
and on the screen and was formerly
one OF Thomas H Ince's stars. When
ever shorty appears in picture
there is sure to be something doing.
He Is fun OF fight and action. All
Of mis- pictures are real mans pictures
There viii also be a Mutual Weekly
on tOmorr0w's prOgram-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
I'd TTGnnAT RnNIEo.- GRECI,N.

Ali the Riddles and all the groWnups
VIII have "A good laugh TODAY when
they see Chester Conklin in the rip
roaring keystone comedy. "A Tusboat
Romeo AT the Grecian theater
This is a typical keystone with all
that snap. ginger and 20 that make
the keystones famous. Also there are
a beVy OF keystone beauties that are
. JOY 20 the eye and help merrily in the
TOllickinE Fun.
This Is q good day 10 bring the chill
dren to the Grecian. There is enough
clean. wholesome fur in this picture
for the whole family. and everybody
VIII have good laugh and a good
lime
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10

FL PnSo seed 60. is now located cor
rer Campbell and san Antonio SIS
one block east Of City Hail and Court
House. Phone S63.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10

TT IS better 20 be safe than sorry
stewart Title Guaranty Co.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10

For results-Cse Herald Want Ads.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
WALLS WINS AGAIN
Brooklyn Jockey Continues to Provo
Sensation Of Racing SeasOn-POor
Card Presented Yesterday.

New Orleans. Dec. 13.-There was
no handicap on the card at Jefferson
Parish track yesterday and as re-
suit the quality of the horses was no.
as good as on recent days. ALI six
races were claiming affairs and each
brought together big fields of cheap
platers.
Iris T.. chestnut fully owned by D.
Christian, won the opening scramble
for two-year-old maidens over tho six
furlong course. Ridden by George
Walls, she took the lead soon after
the start and held command to the
end. Ell Capitania finished second
and Boots was third.
The second event, at one milo and
4 sixteenth, went to Tours, belonging
to T. Bolts. Pilson won the third
race, Copper King took the fourth,
Harwood the fifth and Stout Heart
the sixth.
Pilsen, Copper King, Harwood and
Stout Heart were heavily backed IA
Worries
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
s. K.F. FIVE COMING
Crack Hartford Quintet to Meet Y. M.
G. A. Team Here Saturday Evening
-Ramb1crs in Preliminary Game.

Through arrangements completed by
Physical Director Slater of the Y. M.
G. A, a fast basketball game is sched-
uled Saturday evening at the associa-
ton gymnasium, when the crack S. K.
F. quintet of Hartford will meet the
regular association team. In the line
up Of the visitors will be found the
names of stars of the basketball court
who have established regulations in
the Capitol City in seasons past, and
have by their fine work this year, in
dictated that they are to be included in
the aspirants for state championship
honors. The team is composed of Fay
Alberts, Noble, Duffy and Martin.
The Hardware city team is the first
to represent the Y. M. c. A. in this
city since 1909, and contains the best
that can be produced in Quigleyville!
Kopf, Slater, Jacobson, Larson, Step
anian, Martin and Jones, are all play
ers of ability and in the excellent
plans for the season mapped out,
should render a good account Of them
selves. There will be a preliminary
game between the Ramblers and the
High Shoot Reserves. The officials at
the Y. M. G. A. are working hard to
give the basketball loving public fine
brand of sport this winter, and their
efforts are worthy of good patronage.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
BROWN TRAINING HARD


New Haven Boxer Preparing For Most
Important Battle of Career With
Champion Benny Leonard.
New Haven, Dec. 13.-Chic Brown,
the lightweight champion Of New Eng
land, is on. edge for his ten round bat
tie with worlds champion, Benny
Leonard at the New Haven arena next
Monday night. This bout will be staged
by the Ryan Athletic club of New
Haven and already the advanced sale
of tickets indicates at least a $4,000
house. There is all kind of betting on
the result Of the bout and many New
Haveners are backing Brown to stay
the limit against the champion.
Brown is working out every day with
Tommy Shea, the fast and clever fea-
overweight and is reported to be in
excellent physical condition and ready
for the test. If Brown stays the lin
it with Leonard he has been promised
a chance at Willie Jackson, Johnny
Dundee or Patsy Cline.
Fans are also much interested in
the ten round bout between Battling
Lain of Brooklyn and Billy Fitzsim-
mons of NV Haven. These two BAN
tamweights have fought Champion
Kid. Williams and the match in New
Haven is looked upon as one of the
best that could possibly be arranged.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
CHRISTENSEN rs THROWN.
Swedish Wrestler Succumbs to Zbysz-
kO i'm Tournament.

ko i'm Tournament.
New York, Dec. 13.-HarOld Chris
tiensen of Sweden met his first defeat
Of the wrestling tournament at the
Lexington theater last night when he
opposed Vladek Zbyszko, Christensen
put up a good match, but he was un-
able to Withstand the strenth and skill
of the Pole. After wrestling 27 min
utes and rs seconds the Swedc sue
cumbed to an arm. scissors and wrist
lock.
DR.. Roller threw John Heracle i'll
14:05. Joe Rogers pinned Pierre LIE
Beige in 1885 and Yussif Hussane
and Sula Hevonpaa wrested to a
twenty minute draw.
In other bouts Tommy Draak and
George Manich battled twenty min
utes to a draw, Charles Pospisil threw
Harry Stevens in lilo and Fred Pill
akoff downed Tom McDermott in
1875.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
KRAMER GETS REVENGE
Grand Old Man Of Cycling World
Takes Spencer's Measure in Special
Event at Madison Square.

New York, Dec. 13.-Frank Kra-
mer Of East Orange, the former cy-
cling champion, showed a flash of
the wonderful speed that has carried
him to victory through a score of
years at Madison Square Garden last
night, when he defeated young Ar
thur Spencer of Toronto for the in
door championship. The Canadian
defeated the veteran for the outdoor
title at Newark last Summer, but
Kramer pedaled his way back to
popular favor with last nights trf-
umuh. Kramer won easily by nearly
two wheel lengths in 1855 3-5.
That the old fashioned game Of BIZ
cycle racing has taken the town by
storm was shown by the great crowd
which packed the Garden last night.
More than 10000 persons crowded all
the hooks and corners of the big
arena. Enthusiasm reached fever
heat in the championship event when
Kramer won his impressive victory"
There were four entries in the main
event, Kramer, Arthur Spencer, AL
Goullet and Verri, the Italian. In the
first heat Kramer beat Verri, and the
second heat brought forth a thrilling
sprint between Spencer and Goullet,
in which Spencer fairly lifted his
wheel over the finish mark inches in
front Of the hero Of the late six-day
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
BARROW RESIGNS
League Head Resignl
After Seven Years Standardization
Follows Salary Reduction.

New York, Dec. 13.-The last shred
which held together the remains Of
the once prosperous international
League gave way yesterday when Ed
ward Barrow resigned his position as
president-secr etary-treasurer of the
organization. Barrow has held the
Office for seven years, the last four OF
which were devoted to on ~fort to
keep the league above water.
Il had no other alternative but to
resign" said Barrow yesterday. IT
could not be expected to remain in
Office after a cut in salary of $1,000.
I could hardly be expected to at
tempt to run a Glass AA league on
a Glass scale"
Barrow says he has two baseball
jobs in view, also another chance to
enter business not connected with
baseball. Report last night had
that Barrow had accepted the bust
ness managership Of the Cleveland
club
With Barrow out of the Interna-
tional League it is unlikely that any
further effort will be made to con-
duct the leagues affairs. It is a. GER
ta1nty no one would attempt to take
the job of president, even If the
league wanted one. 1t was freely pre-
d1cted yeste1 day that the meeting
scheduled for February IL, when the
International League will make its
hnal decision, will never be held.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
BOXING FOR OFFICERS,
Yale Reserve Corps to Drill In At Of
Hit and Duck. Il

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 13.-Box-
ing is to be taken UP extensively at
Yale as an auxiliary training FIR
members of the Reserve Onicers'
Training Corps, it is announced, ANA
in this connection a boxing tournA-
ment is being arranged for the wintOr.
1t will be the first OF Its kind It
the university in recent years, It n
said, and Is being planned on a lArRcr
scale than any previou meet. Fence
ing also Is to be given an impetus as
auxiliary training for the soldiers.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
LOCALS BEATEN THRICE

Starlights Defeat Rogers ct nj on
Silver City Lanes in Easy Fashion
New Britain Makes Poor Showing
The Starlights of Meriden, had an
easy time last evening on their own
lanes defeating the local quintet in
the Inter-city Bowling league, win
ming three straight games. The Hard
ware city Ave bowled in poor form,
and the Silver city boys did not de-
rive good practice for their nights
work. Four of the victorious team
bowled total score of over 800, while
none of tn locals topped that figure.
1t is reported that arrangements are
being made to hold a series between
the New Britain leaguers and the
Wanderers for a BOBBY prize.
Last nights scores follow:
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
TO HOLD TRACK GAMES.
Columbia Athletes to Compete In
doors Next Week.

New York, Dec. 13-The track team
at Columbia will be rounded into
shape by means of interclass meets.
On Wednesday and Thursday of next
week, the first of these contests will
be held between the sophomore and
freshman classes.
Letters are being sent out by the
Athletic association in an attempt: to
arrange spring meets with Brown,
Colgate and Wesleyan. Columbia will
also enter team in the Penn relays
and the Intercollegiate, if it is finally
decided to hold them.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
RICE A SERGEANT.

r Greenville. S. c., Dec. 13.-Grant-
land Rice, the we'll known sporting
writer of New York, who came here
on Sunday to enlist in the 115 Field
Artillery at Camp Sewer, has been
made Sergeant of Battery F, a unit
from Tennessee, his native State.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
PHILLIES SIGN SCOUT.

Pat Moran yesterday signed Billy
Doyle of Portsmouth, Ohio, to scout
for the Philadelphia Nationals. Doyle
enjoys quite a reputation as a scout
and is said to have number of
youngsters of ability within his reach.
Doyle at one time conducted base
ball school.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
WESLEYAN CAPTAIN RESIGNS.

Middletown, Dec. 13.-The captain
of the Wesleyan basketball team, Les
ter I. Pitt, of this city, has resigned,
owing to an injury to his knee. His
physician tells him he cannot play
again this season.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
CORNELL ENTERS WREsTLERs.

Ithaca, Dec. i3.-Cornell will send
\ full wrestling team to the annual
intercollegiate meet to be held this
season under the auspices OF Columbia
university at New York city, on March
II and 49,
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
CLARKE TO AID Y. M. G. A.

Baltimore. Dec. 13.-Catcher Bill
Clarke, OF the famous old Oriole base
ball team and teammate Of Hughey
Jennings. John McGraw, Joe Kelly
and Willie Keller. is going to France
for the Y. III. c. A.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13
BURNS GETS DECISION.
Beats Russell in Twelve Round I3ou
in Providence Ring.

Providence, r. l., Dec. 1s.-Frankie
Burns, the Jersey City bantamweight
whipped Johnny Russell of New York
in their twelve round bout at the Ma.
tional A. c. last night.
Billy Gardner, the referee, awarded
the decision to Burns, but that was
only formally. Burns was on the
winning end in every round and on
several occasions had the New YorA
lad on the verge of knockout. ~
New Britain herald., 1917-12-13

grind. Goullet and Verri fought 1t
out for thlrd honors in a separate
heat, Goullet winning.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-31
AERONAUTIC BOOM
Prominent Youths Want to Serve
Country In War.
FRANKLIN K. LANE, JR, IS ONE

Vincent Astor Some Time Ago peelar-
ed Willingness to Aid Defense-Ad-
miraI Peary Declares Aerial Patrol
Should Consist of One Hundred Sta
tons Along the Coast.
Washington.-There has been the
liveliest interest in aviation as means
of national defense and almost every
day some prominent man signifies his
willingness to aid his country by join
ing the aviation squad. 1t is only
short time since Vincent Astor, one OF
the wealthiest youths in the country,
declared that he'd serve in the air bril-
gade. Now, Franklin K. Lane, Jr., son
of the secretary Of the interior, is pre-
pairing for war at Newport News, Va.
Mr.. Lane is only nineteen years old.
All over the country there has been
intense interest in aeronautics. Rear
Admirals Robert e. Peary and Bradley
A. Fiske, q. S. n, were the chief
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-31
CHINESE IN FRANCE
Thousands Imported to Work In
Munitions Factories.
OTHERS EMPLOYED ON FARMS.

contracts Provide For Double orien'.
WAGES and Return of Bodies OF Dead
Exnortation Has Been Going on ror
More Than Year-onIy Biggest Men
Taken.
Chicago.-The pick of Chinese skilled
and partly skilled laborers is Deing
sent from Tientsin, China, to France at
the rate of more than 1000 week, ana
from Indo-C China to France In at least
equal numbers, mainly to WORK N
French munition factories, accorolns
to a representative Of one of the largest
British manufacturing and trading con-
Germs in China, now on a visit to TINS
country.
aThey are carried over to France at
the rate of between 1000 and S,OOo
ship.n he said. TT does not take
large ship to carry 1000 Chinese, Ior
thew 90 practically as freight. A Chi
nese can flourish in space that Would
hardly do a white man for his grave.
"Only the best selected stock Is go
ing to France from Tientsin. A large
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-31
PHONES FUNERAL SERMON.
Preached at Long Distance Because
Storm Held Up Railways.

Fond du Lac, visa funeral by
long distance telephone was conduct
ed the other day when the body Of the
Rev. Frank Millar Of Oakf1eld was sent
to its last resting place through the
drifts about the village where Mr.. MIL
lar had been a pastor.
The storms tied up all railroads lead
ing to Oakfield from here, branch line
of few miles in length, and with the
main line in trouble no effort was
made to resume traffic. The country
roads were also drifted so deep that
the village and countryside adjoining
had been isolated for half month
The Rev. Robert 8. Ingraham Of this
city was to conduct the services over
the body of his Methodist colleague,
Ingraham being the district superin-
tendent. Trying to reach Oakfeld by
road, he was stalled and worked his
way back to the nearest farmhouse,
where he arranged to read the service
by wire. A listener at the Millar home
took his words and repeated them to
the mourners.