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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
Little neTUieUS
Hapkers For Quiet, Shady Spot Where Fish Bite
Says University Men Make Community Broader

that she failed to crush France at the
first blow and the second was that
she was misled in believing that Eng
land and America the two greatest
commercial nations, would not give
up their pursuits in the defence OF a
principle and ideal England Is steeIed
to fight to the last man and America
can be depended upon to cooperate
for the perpetuatiOn OF Christianity
and Christian principles"
FL PasO Is doing a big business
said W R Brown, division agent for
the Santa Fe road We railroad men
are in q position 70 know this to be
a fact. for the roads have all they
can do 10 handle FL Paso's business
Some delays in the handling Of freight
are experienced on account OF the de-
mand made on our rolling stock and
while these delays are not yet serious
We fear they may be. for We also know
that Fl PasO is going to be very i'm
portant army point and we are going
TO have vast amount OF hauling TO
do for the army. The roads, however.
are doing All in their power 10 IN
crease their equipment to meet the
demands 70 be made Oh them"
7 notice that Hudson Maxim claims
70 have discovered q remedy for the
submarine" said J. ~ Romagny-
French consul, and he Is q man who
does not talk until he knows what he
is talking about There IS no doubt
in ny mind about the result Of the
war. It is written in the book of fate
that the civilized world will defeat
the central powers I am counting
strongly on the good TO be accom-
plished BY Americas commission to
Russia There are plenty OF soldiers
there and the Russian people. though
ignorant, are all right, and when con
WINGED that this IS not a rich mans
war. but a contest upon which de-
ponds the existence OF the entente al
lies. and the freedom OF the world.
those Russians will give a good &C
rn4Yv,~ ~ fbar0z1rva=
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
NEWS
Dunk Bots. Regular Correspondents.
.-..- lGenrrr Rfrrh.nl


MN FLINDERS thinks protracted
meetings should be held oftener,
- both for the benefit OF the sin
ners and the preacher.
An all-day singing. with dinner on
the ground, was given at Dog Hill
church Sunday. Raj Barlow was pres
ent and conducted himself very well
with the exception that he made sew
eral ugly tracks on the table cloths
by stepping on them in reaching after
the best things to eat
The threatened order Of having dis
tillers cut out the manufacture Of
Ticker TO conserve grain viii not at
feet the Hog Ford moOnshine still
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
Little Interviews

versity men do turn out 20 be money
getters' but the majority Of this class
OF men come from the class OF men
who have not had an opportunity Of a
university education What the uni
versity man does do is to make com
rnunity broader He makes whatever
profession he is in a higher class It
makes a man see farther in every
thing: II he is an engineer, a doctor or
q lawyer he sees further IN his pro-
fession-"
Z wonder what Fl Paso would be
like without soldiers" said x T
Pratt. "One gets so used to seeing
them here that II would seem as II
something were wrong II one didn't
have noticed for the last week. the
difference. FL PasOans have come to
associate soldiers as part OF the city.
The younger boys Of FL PasQ should
have more attention during their
the Y. NJ c. A How many mothers
are there that can account for their
sons after the school hours2 There are
not many and there are more mothers
who think their sons are at some par
ticular place when they don't really
know. It should be the desire OF every
mother TO keep her son off the street
as much as possible. because it is
there that he forms many associations
Of a doubtful character and plans are
laid fer many misdemeanors- 4 crowd
OF boys enjoying a good legitimate
game Of ball on play ground or play
ing games in a !. n. c. A. IS quite
different from the boys who are on
the street and are continually devils
ing entertainment for thems elves. for
their fun IS not always in accord with
public opinion and the result is the
reform school or some other instItu-
ton for the correction Of boys who
have started wrong"
Germany made tvsO mistakes said
r B. Won KleinSmid. president OF the
University Of Arizona The first was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
INTERNATIONAL BOOK STORE
PUTS IN NEW ENTRANCE

F. ". Norton. OF the international
Book store, has leased the vacant
storeroom in The Herald building
fronting on San Francisco street in
the rear of the Foster iewelry store.
and is spending about $1,000 in altera-
tons, in adding the space to his store.
This will give the store entrances
both on Pioneer plaza and San Fran
cisco street and will add considerab bic
floor space to the present area of the
store. A very pretty entrance is be-
ing made on san Francisco street
The floor will be tiled and two pretty
show windows will be put in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
SAYS S.P. FIREMEN ARE
TAKING VOTE ON STRIKE

Globe, Ariz-. May ga secret vote
is being taken by firemen on the
Southern Pacific railroad to determine
whether OF not a strike viii be de-
clared. effective June 10. according to
a letter from Southern Pacific fire
man to a Globe merchant.
The firemen, the letter says, demand
that difference in wages which they
claim are due them between the time
the Adamson law was passed and the
time il was enacted. Unless this is
paid the firemen threaten a walkout
over the entire system. Votes on the
strike are being polled in san Fran
cisco, the letter added
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
WHAT Ell pASO CAN DO FOR
OUR BOYS OF THE NEW ARMY
(RYH y 6
(BY H. D. S.

Social entertainments provided the officers and all
the clubs and lodges churches Of the city undertook to
make the enlisted feel welcome. The city Y NJ e A
was thrown open them and mintered efecuay though
facilities sadly inadequate In the camps, local
efforts made to entertain the men But the Y M
C. A. through its national and international committees
came TO the and established 10 recreation halls here
so that after thet first few months the task well
handled.
But what El Paso do keep this city free from the
worst temptations that beset soldiers when absent from mill
tary camps? The topic pleasant The record IS
creditable this city We permitted things to go on here
that ashamed Of and ought to be ashamed Of Are
going let things drift in the same way, when this
army of Our boys arrives the border? Suppose sons
from our own be sent thousands of miles away
shall we satisfied to have such conditions face them N
other cities have permitted here?
The army work of the Y NJ c. A is answer partial
answer FL support this work. literally and con-
tinuay FL PasO must cooperate with 1t actively Suit
able of heathul recreation and entertainment must
be provided the boys in camp to relieve them largely
of the desire to 20 elsewhere And after have done
duty this respect duty in the way Of cleaning up
Ell Paso itself will be clearly defined
Hundreds now thousands eventually of own FL Paso
bows are to be taken these armies Just think Of
them when you asked do something for the boys
who are to be concentrated here for training.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
r ETTERS to THE
IL HERALD

(An communications must bear the sig
nature OF the writer but the name viii be
Withheld II requested-)
WANTS PRAYER FOR SOLDIERS
Editor FL Paso Herald:
wish you would ask all the min
listers OF FL Paso and the state OF
Texas to hold q day Of prayer for
the safe voyage Of our boys who are
going to France. 1 think that all
men that intend TO make the United
States their permanent home should
be drafted into the army, as 1t is as
much their home as IT is ours
believe in equal suffering 10 one ana
ali alike. I believe il would be Moth
ing but right TO draft Mexicans and
Americans into the army. Make them
all serve the flag that protects them
I say. g G Chilcers-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23

II that war order is made, this insti-
tuition may have to run some in day
time also.
The Methodists are preparing 10
give a picnic at Hog Ford next week.
Everybody in that section is expected
TO be present except the Potlocks
family They are Baptists.
The dry goods store at Tickville Is
putting on another grand Closing
Out-to-Q Quit Business Sale" These
sales are proving quite popular, and
the proprietor has them often.
Cricket Hicks who has been reading
in a farm magazine about germs in
drinking water, now always looks in
the bucket before drinking out Of It..
Columbus Allsop has put up a mar
ten box for his English sparrows- He
says we should look after them. as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
Canada Need Is Ours

IEUT GOV ATKINS astonished group of 500 diners
| Winnipeg with the statement that of 100000
- acres Canada granted to soldiers other homestead
ers and railway corporations only one-thrd being
amed The establishment might have been aayed had he
gone on to explain that the cultivated onehird lies within
reasonable proximity to railroads. while the uncut1vated
two-thirds are from 100 to 400 miles away.
Fertile land is potentially valuable and crops poten
tav valuable but the land is not actually valuable until
crops are produced and crops not actually valuable
the table requirements of the grower unless
there available means to transport them TO con-
sumefs who want them and will pay for them
Canada has land rainfall and growing weather. The
only agricultural stimuli needed capital and branch
railroads TO districts accessible to the trunk
railroads We good deal about land down here in
the southwest for In that respect Canadas needs
Also with the addition that in sections also need
water.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Apparently what Is needed over
there TO break Hindsnburg's nns Is q
few American football players-De-
troit Free Press
The reported offer by the kaiser
Of Gibraltar and Morocco 70 Spain
for aid in the war reminds one CT
the man that used to sell the Brook
lyn bridge every morning.-Kansas
City Times
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23

LS-HE fishing days are here. a
said W. G. Walk. Prom the
- number OF customers who
come 20 the store looking for fishing
tackle and other supplies II is appar-
ent that FL Paso has q fair quota
of fishermen. I guess many a young
ster is out in the backyard digging
for bait these days. Every time we
have IN inquiry for fishing tackle.
get TO hankering for quiet streams
and shady banks where a fellow can
lie down and watch his cork bob under
the water. So think I'll Just take
a vacation this week and go fishing"
Ell Paso's new traffic laws are
modelled after the best in various large
eastern cities" said L A. Phelton. Of
Pittsburg. II they are enforced. there
ought TO be very few accidents in the
downtown districts. One Of the most
sensible, and one that will go far to-
ward reducing the number OF acci-
dents. is that which makes It obliga-
tory for automobiles TO stop when
they come to a street car that Is
halted"
GcOpAc IN Ii EdSO VINO ndfe Qe-
sired 10 register their arms and am
munition in compliance with the new
ordinance have deluged the chamber
Of commerce during the last few
days" said Forbes ParkhilL a sign
in the city hail directing persons 10
the council chamber where the regis
tration is being conducted is the cause
of it El Pasoans have IN mind that
the chamber of commerce is meant by
the sign and instead OF going to the
council chamber in the city hall come
to the chamber OF commerce"
= X
a university course does not tend
to make a man a money getter'." said
DR.. Howard Thompson. Some uni
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23

Senator opposes the proposal authorize the pres
to Col Roosevelt abroad at the head of
declaring the colonel unfit to command because ndposed
recognize any authority restraint Still, about 19
years ago the colonel subordinate to Gen Wood and
took orders they Lately he has been willing to
subordinate his personal ambitions to the extent that he
urged members Of congress delay the selectve draft
bill by holding IN his favor Col Roosevelt may may
be competent-tha to president Wilson who has
the war department advise hm-but the presumption in
his ability TO take military orders should remain
until disproved.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
&c. ii. MARTIN.

not accepted liquor or saloon adyer-
Using for years, but il viii hit al
most all other publications except
those Of a purely religious character.
Section 8 Of the act provides in part
as follows:
That no letter. postal card. circu-
lar, newspaper, pamphlet or publica-
ton Of any kind, containing any ad-
Vertisement of spirituous, vinous,
OF matted, fermented or other intoxi-
eating liquors Of any kind. or contain
ing a solicitation Of an order or orders
for said liquors, OF any Of them, shall
be deposited in or carried by the mails
OF the United States. or be delivered
by any postmaster or letter carrier,
when addressed or directed to any
person, firm, corporation or associa-
ton. or other addressee, at any place
OF point in any state or territory OF
the United States at which il is by
the law in force in the state or ter
ritory at that time unlawful to ad-
vertise or solicit orders for such
liquors. or any Of them. respectively"
The balance OF the law shows the
publisher OF a newspaper or publica-
tion, as well as the agent of such pub
Usher, or the dealer in the liquors, or
his agent, are amenable under the law.
and further provides that the penalty
for violation shall be a fine Of not
10 exceed $1,000, OF Imprisonment not
more than six montbR, or both. and
for every subsequent offense, impris-
Onment not more than one year.
The law also provides that the per-
son violating II may be prosecuted in
the district in which the mail Is de-
posted as well as IN the district in
which It is delivered. The states TO
which liquor advertisements cannot
be mailed are shown below:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
Barbecued Beef Head Is Start of Unique Club
Ell Pasoaps IS Years Ago Did Athletic Stunts

W. Reckhart. Pete Kern. Tom Kerr,
T. J. Holland, J. ]. Watts. " R.
Brown. ". T. Hixton, N. c. Edmonds.
: ]. Gatliu. Ed kneezell. Judge T. A
Falvey. TheO. Eggers. J. P o.
Connor, DR.. H T. Stevenson. ABE and
Robert Silberberg, j. J. LongWel,
Edgar shelton. Numa BuchoZ and Sid
Ullman are among those now in Fl
Paso who belonged TO the Athletic
Eating club.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23

requested to have its allotted number
of scouts out each afternoon
WOodcraft Tests Saturday.
The next tests for wOodcraft will be
held Saturday afternoon at o'clock
on the mesa under the supervision OF
the scout woodsman- Doubtless .
large crowd will be ready for these
tests.
Tests In First Aid Wednesday.
Dr. P L. Ramey will give tests IN
second and first class first aid re-
Guirements on Wednesday evening at
o'clock at his office, 5I7 Mills build
ing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
By DUNK Bolts.

~RICKET HICKS was seen to stick
his head out of the church window
~ during services q Bounding Bill
lows last Sunday. mis- ought not to
be tolerated as it caused several others
TO do the same thing to find out what
Cricket was looking at.
= =
Under our present system Of conf
MERGE the cost of thing is regulated
generally by its size and weight, but
a small, slim wife still costs as much
as a large fat one.
:. =
In dry states prePOnderance OF
suspicion accompanies each inquiry con-
corning the whereabouts of a corkscrew.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
The Soldier S Farewell

girl "1dy
greaves paudon helm and oHe
i Nv country calls and must CO. fight
every Miranda Jane of thee Wed planned
should
until this righteous done Wen join hands when
love
Jack but my country You could honor
sve5 and bes young wedding they
dodge the battle brides casting pearls before
do ask her
and % forth to collect scslps s cuisines,
gs fastened its place; and SO enc KISS and then I'm
gone, to n PTussan race
~ooyrEht by Matthew ADAMS Wall mAsVN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
FIRST Hay BRINGS Sc.

Roswell \. NJ. May 23.-The first
carload OF this seasons alfalfa hay
shipped from here brought S22 q ton.
a premium OF 81 being paid for its
high quality
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23

The data on the following states
is incomplete: Maryland, Ohio, Rhode
Island and Texas.
=
Peculiarly enough, Harry Locke has
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23

The tanks overcome barbed wire, machine guns and
rifles. The anti tank gun overcomes the tanks The
Brtons now seek invention anti the antank gun And
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23
HORSE DRAWN HEARSE
ABANDONED IN AMARILLO

Amarillo, Texas, May 23.-AmarillO
undertakers have discarded the horse
drawn hearse for motor driven fu-
neral cars. the motor funeral cars
being brought in this week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23

What has become Of the old fashioned man who said
that flowers could grown Ell Paso and but very
few kinds of trees?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23

". RECKHART says one Of
the most unique Of FL Paso's
organizations Of % years
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
SCHkEFER COMPANY IN
BUSINESS FIFTY YEARS

F. A. Schaefcr & Company was ~
years old on July l. in 1861 F. A.
SChaefer became the Owner of the
firm after having resided in the ter
ritory for |" years
In 1857 Mr. Schaefer came all of the
way from Bremen, germany, where
he was born. to work as clerk in
the firm of MelChers & CO-N;I1y.
which was then one of the small.
though leading importing houses OF
the islands. He became partner
in this company and finally bought
out the remaining interest to turn
1t into the company which now eX-
lists
Mr. Schaefer has resided in Homo
lulu all of these years, and now has
a beautiful home IN Nuuanu. He
still comes down to his office each
morning although he is getting along
in years. The firm itself has long
been one CT Hawaii's substantial as
sets
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
TO INCREASE CATTLE
RAISING ON LANAI

Under the direction of F. +. and
H. A. Baldwin. who acquired the is
land last March from the Lanai CO.,
Ltd, preparations are going ahead
toward increasing the herds of cattle
on Lanai 1t is understood that the
sheep now on the island will be grad
ually disposed of, and that, in time,
the grazing area will be given over
entirely to cattle. Water facilities
are also being developed and corn
is being extensively planted, two trac-
tors and a large number of plows
being used to put the big acreage
into shape.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18

Sales: 1900 M. Products, %; 1000
Bingham, 81; $3.50 Bingham, go; 500
MADEIRA, 81; 2soo Hon. Oil, 4.1o; $500
MADEIRA, .35; 1000 MADEIRA, SO; 1000
MADEIRA, IS; $50 Bingham, SO.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
Taxes Paid in islands During
Year Just Closed Amount
to S2,478.127.54

! Reports prepared by the Oahu IaH
! Office for the year ending June s"
, 1871, show, By races. that Angio-6aX
ons led the list Of taxpayers with
total OF $2.o7", I'll.
HaWaiians were next 10 these wit"
Sl47,21946: Japanese, $l09, .GIIS;
= Chinese, ss9,I37.49; Portuguese and
Spanish .$6l,437.C7 Total taxes paid
] $z47S.1z7,54
! Real property. by corporations. was
taxed as follows: Anglo-SaXon, S322
1885,, Portuguese and Spanish
S907 ia; Chinese. $46Il,7J; japanese
$43p8.9U. Total. 1892, 762 80
Property Taxes Large
Real property, other than corpora.
lions. as follows: AnglO-SaXon, $226,
$3.50; Hawaiian, $124.23l.30; Portu,
guese and Spanish. 49, ,9S2.75; Chi.
nese, SIS. 1870. Japanese, S14QS.20.
Total. $423,171o5.
Personal property, corporations
Anglo-Saxon, S46l, S40.95; Portuguese
and Spanish, $2225.75; Chinese, $15,-
O2375; japanese, $660.20. Total,
$4S5, 1915
Personal property, not corporations:
Anglo-Saxon, $22,S13.8O; Hawaiian,
S556436; Portuguese and Spanish,
$l1l2.S5; Chinese, $18,91S.S0; Japa-
nese, $222574O. Total. $I0,667.20.
Specific taxes: Anglo-Saxon, $54,-
020.05: Hawaiian, $4356.45; Spanish
and Portuguese, $26I3.S5; Chinese,
$s97O.39; japanese, $19,loo.4o. Total,
$S7,129l4
Personal taxes: Anglo-Saxon, $685.
S03.25; Hawaiian. $7244.45; Portu-
guese and Spanish, $15,523.S5; Chi
nese, S12.41S1Q; Japanese, $44,501.74;
total, $103,49239.
General incomes, corporation An
glo-Saxon, $5SS.68110; Portuguese,
etc, $11S2.45; Chinese, $1l31.20;
Japanese, $l996.SO. Total, $5s2.291.55.
General Income Taxes
General incomes, not corporation:
Anglo-Saxon, S64,111.6S; hawaiian.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18

Between Boards: Sales: 20, 10, g.,
7, S Pioneer, $3.50; 70 onomea, $3.50;
100 oIaa, 1878.
Session. Sales: ~ Oahu, 3o.75; 10
Haw. Cons. a." s.; 20 Oahu Sugar,
3c.75; Eva, 1875; n. c. & s. Co,
$3.50; olaa, 1880.
Latest sugar quotation: IS deg. test,
6.55 cents, or $751; per ton.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
TERRITORY SELLS HIL0
SITE FOR $28, 100

The territorial government at Hilo
Monday sold at public auction the
property on which stands the Vol
cano stables to the Guardian Trust
Company as trustee, for $2S,10O. The
site comprises 80 acres and the
upset price was $4,000. The other
bidders were the Security Trust Com,
pany and the First Trust Company
of Hilo. The former dropped out near
the S20,0 mark
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
NUMERICAL NEWS
ANGLO-SAXONS HEAD TAXPAYERS
With TOTAL PAYNENTSS2,O ,725

$4z84.75; Spanish and portuCuese
$l946,sO; Chine, z, $S>5.9"; japanese
$780,. Total, 81, 3p5.I>.
Special incomes. corporation Ar
ClO-SaXon, S294 .306 ~: Portuguese
and Spanish. S24lIy; Chinese
S@6I.o5; Japanese. $o9>.!u. Tota,
1926. I1l2u
Special incomes. not corporation
Angio-Sa1on, SII,362, Hawaiian
$1058l7; Portuguese and Spanish
s420.01; Chinese. Slo6.3J; Japanese
ST. Total. Sl3,42267.
Assessed valuation OF real and peg
sonal property was Sill, SO. di
vided as follows: Real property, $50,
rs 200; personal. s49,O75,6I0.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
UNLISTED SECURITIES.

UNLISTED SECURITIES.
Wednesday, July 10.
Bid Asked
OIL
Honolulu Con. oiI.... 400 41o
MINING
Cal. Hawn. Dew. Co.. 49,. 49,.
EneeIs Copper Mining 6.62Is 6.75
Mineral Products Co.. .27 .2e
Mountain King Mining % 80
Tipp. Gold Min. & Mill. &C.,. 49,.
Montana Bingham -. 81 SO
MADEIRA Mining Co. -. .35 SO
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
Sugar 6.55cts
Henry WaterhouSe Trust Co,
Ltd.
Members Honolulu Stock and Bond
Exchange
Fort and Merchant Streets
Telephone 1908
JUDGE ASHFORD'S FOOD
LETTER IS DISCUSSED

Circuit Judge Ashford's letter to
the food commission, in which ne
urges that the casual purchaser be
allowed the benefit of low prices as
we'll as the person or company pur
chasing in large Quantities, and re
ferring especially to prices fixed b.
the territorial marketing division,
was discussed briefly at a meeting
of the territorial food commission
this morning. The letter was refer.
red to the. marketing committee of
which A. L. Castle is chairman.
STAR-BULLETiN GIVES YOU
TODAY'S NEWS TO-DAY