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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19
Fun In The Volunteer Fire Department Days
The Burro That Got Drunk; The Alfalfa Boys

n +. MAJORS, who a few months
ago could be seen on the streets
OF Fl Paso driving very gen
lie horse TO a buggy loaded with little
children from the Sunshine Nursery,
was a very active volunteer fireman
in FL Paso % years ago Mr.. Majors
was foreman of the Forrestville hose
company, which had headquarters
down in the old Second ward. east OF
the T. K 2. depot
One night a stable located on the
southwest corner of Overland and ore
gon streets. caught fire and was GUT
ted before the flames could be extin-
suished. The Forrestviue company
had q long run through sand beds and
reached the scene just as the fire was
eNtinguishe'k Foreman Majors. with
a Spanner IN his hand, stopped at the
MIGRANT on the corner and shouted to
MS men to unreel TWO sections of hose
Make way there for the alfalfa hose
team shouted voice from the crowd
on the sidewalk
Foreman Majors. his eyes blazing
with anger. stepped upon the side
walk and demanded WHO said the
alfalfa hose team / can lick -he man
who called us the alfalfa hose team"
could lick him. so he didn't say any
thing. and the laughing audience re-
fused 20 tell on Joe. VINO was tn.
town wit.
One of the First Paid Men.
Lew Gasser, who recently lost his
life while trying to save the life Of
fellowman, was one or FL Psso's first
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19

paid fireman He John Collins Jack
O'COnnor. ". y Mitchell. Red" Sulli-
van and the Big Kid Shipley had
their machines in the NOake building
on the corner Of Overland and Santa
Fe. Somebody gave Gssser a very
the pet of the fire department. Gasser
named the burro "McGinty." and
taught it to sing and dance and to 20
20 all fires He sang the same tune
for Annie Laurie" and Dixie" But.
while wandering around town nights.
McGinty fell i'm with bad company and
learned TO drink like sailor When
he had a thirst, he would walk into a
crowded saloon and sing until he was
given a half gallon of beer. then he
would walk around town inspecting
the show windows.
BurrO Tear.
Phil Oung's cafe was McGinty
favorites drinking place one night
after he had drunk too much. McGinty
staggered up II Paso street and was
standing on the sidewalk looking At
dow. a most comical picture, when the
fire bell rang McGinty was drunk
but he knew there was . fire. so he
fell off the sidewalk scrambled to his
feet and followed the crowd. knowing
il would lead him 10 the fire. for in
those days everybody Went to fires.
This fire happened TO be an insisnifi-
Ginty walked through the crowd and
faliing TO find Gasser. went off with
% crowd Of roiSteTers and made n
uiEht of IT," Next day NcGinty cut a
ridiculous figure loaf;ur around head
quarters with his head tied up in
towel Of crushed ice.
some pony show finally bought Me
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19

Doisonous drug which made tranDs and
Inurderers Of good men
The city of e Paso. said II. C.
frost should. without delay. purchase
the DeGroff property, lying east Of
me present city hall, and hold the
property as site for the city hall
which FL Paso must build in the very
near future. The city should buy the
property just as it stands and save the
rent money from the stores thereon for
building purposes. and when the new
city hall is built. Il should occupy that
block and leave the present city hall
site open for 4 little mark. so that the
public can get good view of the
big new courthouse The city could
not make mistake In buying the De
Croft property tomorrow"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19
LIEUT.. TAUSSIG CONVICTED ON
MISTAKEN IDENTITY IS BELIEF

Lieut. John OK Taussig. saith In
fantry, whose dismissal from the serv-
ice was approved January by presi-
dent Wilson, was tried On n charge OF
having endeavored to obtain informa-
ton at the telegraph office regarding
a report made to Washington by az
examining board relative to his fitness
for promotion.
Friends Of the lieutenant assert that
ms conviction was the result. princi-
pally, Of testimony Of two employees
Of the telegraph company. who. or
cross examination. failed to identify
him as the man who had made the
request for the information. Against
this. it is asserted. his chaplain test
fled that he was in the telegraph
office with the lieutenant On the date
mentioned, and that no such converse
ton took place between the lieuten-
ant and the two employees. as ther
testified occurred between them and
the man asking for the information
regarding TaussiC's examination.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19

IGNORANCE on the part OF the sy-
erage persOn-farmer. professional
= man, business man or banker-of
the work the agricultural colleges are
doing. is responsible largely for the
neglect Of these schools on the part OF
the state. II the farmers and the peo-
pie generally could understand the
work that is being done. there would
he cry for more and more help for
such Institutions.
This was brought out recently b.
DR.. George E Ladd. president OF the
New Mexico A. & VI. college at Mesilla
Park. in addressing the farmers at
tending the course Of study given for
their special benefit
Not only IS the college constantly at
work experimenting TO ascertain wh2-
10 grow and how TO grow il, but the
school is fighting cattle diseases and
plant pests; 1t is testing out things TO
assist the soil in yielding greater pro-
ducJion. IL is fighting the battles of
aud-One Of the biggest works II Is
now d0ing-it is behind every farm
demonstration agent in the state These
agents are sent out by the college. IN
cooperation with the United states
government. and half their salaries,
sometimes more than half. are paid.
the counties only paving part of the
salaries of these men. The value of
the county demonstration agent Is
known very generally. but there is not
a general knowledge that his work is
backed by the college; that il Is the
college which sends him out
As an indication of some OF the
things the college IS doing for the peo-
pie Of New MeXic0-and every state
college Of a similar character is en-
gagged in a similar work for its peo-
ple-here are some of the facts pre-
scented by Dr. Ladd before the farmers
recently:
-Four thousand and sixty three
visits were made during the past year
70 individual farmers by agents Of
this college.
Three thousand and ninety visits
We're made by Warmers TO offices OF
county agents for information
Eight hundred and thirty nine
farmers meetings We're held. with a
total attendance of 47.415.
Twenty two farmers clubs were or
Sanized.
Three thousand two hundred and
forty nine telephone calls were re-
ceived by county agents from people
needing help.
Twenty four thousand six hundred
and seventy five head of stock were
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19
Two Men Who STAYED

Sergt Edgar Bouligny American, of New Orleans,
who IS now enrolled in the French army cited
the French for bravery After having
received three wounds day. for of which he
Wiling TO leave the trench he received fourth wound
night was drawing down. He declared but scratch
oandaged the wound and remained action The
ing ne was In intense pain and unable to stand Because of
an intense hombardment impossible to send him to
the rear When night again fell than hours after
received his four wounds Bougny bundled back
or comrade and carried to the convalesng
hospital
Sergt Boulgnys father John Edward Bouligny mem
Der Of congress from Louisiana the civil
war He the only member of congress seeded
states who retained his seat IN the national repre-
sentaves When the time for him follow the ex
ample Of the other southern congressman state
his position he and said:
u am the only member Of congress from Louisiana
was elected American union To those principles
shall stand forever. When took an oath to
sustain the constitution of the United States What does
mean? Does the constitution United States mean
the union of the states? understand TO that oath
shall adhere to the end"
And appears that the son. like the father stuck TO
what he conceived TO be his post of duty sdheng the
end"
The oil wells in Rumania been DESTROYED and that
would furnish another good for the O. company
in eevating prices
-o
Nov and then really find clothes which look
as well as the pictures in the ads.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19

GInty and rechrIStened hlm ri PaSo-'
The night McGinty took his departure.
all of the fire boys had a drink with
him, and he gave them a farewell con-
cert at the Santa Fe depot
All FIremen; No Jurors.
When II was strictly volunteer in
stitution the FL Paso fire department
was something Of a social institution
and every business man-bankers.
merchants and real estate men--in the
city belonged TO it; and how judge T.
y FalVey would "cuSS" about having
the same old professional jurors on
duty all the time. Business men
Joined the fire department in order 10
escape jury duty The volunteer fire
they had the legislature pass A law
eNemptinS them from jury duty on the
ground that they were subject 10 call
at any minute TO fight the flames.
In local politics the firemen eXer-
cised "A powerful influence. and
Uncle John" Julian. for years presi-
dent Of the fire department could not
be beat for political office. He served
many years as county treasurer.
Big Celebration.
In the early nineties the fire depart
ment held a big celebration on the
Fourth of July. and i'm the parade.
headed by the famous NcGinty band.
rode customs collector ChaS. Davis. ST.
the mayor and aldermen. mayor Felipe
Seijas. collector Eauche and other
Juarez officials After the parade
there was banquet at which collector
Bauchc made speech IN which he
declared TT PI~u had The finest fire de-
partmeut lu th. country On those
days II fasO's fircmeu went To- Iuarez
with their machines wheucVc. there
was a fire over there.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19
100000 Americans At War
(BY H. S. H.

BRITISH officer on the French front has Just made an
interesting observation concerning the defence OF the
= - United States IN time of He says the United
States could count IN time of need the services OF $780,
600 Americans now serving in the British army. He says
there really that many Americans European war seTv
and that they are finely drilled schoOed to trench war
fare hardened TO the dangers unaad of the
posioD of bursting Shells ready charge babed wire
entangemens at the command and in general as fine SOL
ders it IS possible to produce any time under any
conditions.
"They speak of preparedness in America he says "bu
here is where America is being prepared"
The officer declares he has talked with Americans from
every state Of the union except Florida He asserts they
either adventures who engaged in for love of fight
thinkers who believe that everything which stands for
Amercanlsm IS entangled in the involved in this
The ocer further asserted that fully half the nurses
with the Canadian army Americans while many OF the
all along the allied fronts likewise Americans Or
one platoon OF So men, he said, so Americans.
If the officer is mistaken his statements highly
interesting They rather interesting than import
ant IN view of the fact that if this continues for
Ohe year or longer most of the Americans engaged will
be dead prisoners of of ncapaatng
wounds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19
Little
City Detective Department Doing Good Work
Tourists Not Kept Away By Reports Of Villa

SkT THINK that the city detective
department should be given
credit for its remarxa Bile catch
in apprehending the man whose arrest
cleared up the mystery Of q number Of
burglaries" said chief B. J. Zabriskie
The arrest of the man marked the
end Of a strenuous grind Of work by
the members Of the department. and
detective Avaunt should be commend
ed for his work. The silverware and
other valuable property recovered rep
resents the fruits Of large number
OF robberies that have occurred during
the past few months"
-Rumors current OF an attack in
Juarez and the street riots that nav
occur at any time do not seem to have
much influence on the tourists who
have their hearts set on seeing Mex
ico.' said D. D. Brady Numbers Of
persons crowd the cars daily to 20 to
the Mexican border city, and take pic
lures of its medieval buildings. FL
Pasoans also go across the river all
the time, and DO not seem TO heed the
reports at all
Il have just received" said A. Cold
ing, "a letter from my brother in Lon
indicates II was opened by the censor:
but the bank exchange inclosed came
through all right, nor was any word
or sentence in the letter erased
Speaking Of the war my brother SAYS:
Although / have passed the enlistment
age limit yet I have been expecting
10 be called 10 the colors. There can
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19
Roundabout ToWn
Agricultural Schools Fight Farmers Battles
Great Institutions, These State Farm Colleges

- hold such a position Garrett King
IS thinking of trying the experiment in
the dining cars of the FL PaSO & South
western, since learning that the bust
ness has increased 400 per cent since
she took charge, Garrett betting very
stuff. and not averse 10 the fair sex
either
Helen Holmes. the movie queen.
whose railroad dramas have become to
popular with picture fans, works under
the direction of her husband. maya
zine writer thus refers TO the pair
Good morning. dear he says:
kindly climb into that engine"
Helen does so, and husband i'm
mediately starts another engine
crashing into her rom the opposite
direction
Dive off this cliff. darling" he
continues. Very good; now crawl
under this burning bridge, and
grapple with the crocodile you will
find on the other side And yet, II
we 90 away without kissing her,ln
the morning, our wife suspects
that our love is dead.
One FL PasO woman wants TO know Il
the Rotary club meets at night as well
as in the daytime.
7 think my husband belongs TO II
and attends all the meetings. for he is
always going around somewhere" she
said
The galley boy says the only differ
ence IN most people is their clothes
A man gets 4 reputation oftener on
the discreditab Bile things he does than on
the better things, though the latter may
largely outnumber the former.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19
By 6. A. MARTIN.

treated for black leg, through or by
county agents
Two hundred and twenty nine reg
istered stations. bulls, cows, rams and
boars were secured through county
agents
Seventy nine meetings. with total
attendance Of 3270, were held by our
dairy expert.
Eight thousand eight hundred and
sixty eight women were reached
through the club and demonstration
meetings, and extension schools, by our
director Of home economics.
~One hundred and seventy boys and
girls = agricultural clubs were organ
lied, with an enrolment Of 1863.
One hundred and forty three meet
ings and demonstrations were held, for
boys and girls clubs, with 521T in at
tendance.
Its workers have. during the past
year travelled 10s 900 miles in autOmo-
biles and 5000 miles or railway
trains, carrying aid 10 New Mexico
farmers.
1t is answering by mail. $4,000 ques-
tons per year from farmers in the
1t distributes $4,000 publications
yearly within the state. and its pub
licity agent supplies the newspapers
Of the state with agricultural Informal
ton each week
1t has recognized and checked two
epidemics of hog cholera, which. but
for its work. would have cost the
farmers of the state more than half 4
million dollars"
This is something 70 make the peO-
pie think.
Ralph Converse was telling some OF
the Rotarians II the meeting Thurs
day about bringing in some fine shade
trees for his yard, and. after putting
them out, having two OF his pet terrier
pups chew them so that the died
Well. the poor pups had TO get their
bark somewhere" said Robert kra-
kauer, who is rapidly becoming the Wit
Of the club.
RECOGNIZING the value Of advertising.
even the Pullman company. the only
concern in the United States without
opposition in business, has begun to
place the merits of its cars before the
people in type
For years the telegraph and tele-
phone companies let their services ad-
Vertise themselves but finally they be-
gan t. use the columns of the news
papers and the magazines and today
they are regular buyers Of space and
find that IL pays.
Now the Pullman company is taking
space 70 tell the public that the best
Pullman ears, y on would think that
everybody knows about the Pullman
ears. but the Pullman company is 90
ing TO increase its business largely by
auN tlllNluE. WHICH Is PROOF lndL
everybody does not know about Pull
man cars. The first advertising has
been placed in the magazines. but the
newspapers are to be included also.
While on this subject of advertising.
7 am reminded Of something else new
in advertising The Standard oil COM
pany has gone into the medicine bust
ness, Recent issues of the leading
ma gaines bear fun page advertise
ments. signed in the name of "the
standard Oil company, manufacture,
lauding a certain laXitive that Is Just
being placed on the market.
Anheuser Busch is advertising soft
drink that Will stand the test Of the
dryest community.
VIII wonders never ceasc2
=
Miss Carrie Benton has been ap-
pointed a dining car steward on the c
H. and D. railroad out of Chicago. and
in this opposition has the distinction of
being the first woman in the country
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19

ATE TOO much turkey upon Thanksgiving and
pies and and like the well known dickens bucks
swallowed New
meath the gevous load All I've
sadly bleatng
viii
Pm
smiles! u
instructions follow and also bills
to swallow the Christmas persons hollow me
thinks 'twoud more
Copyright WALT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19
A Word From
Private Atkins
OFFICIAL sPAGHETTI.

ct T SEEMS L take heap Of readin'
10 impress anything on a soldier.
- Tn orders are that every bull
letin or memorandum of any particular
importance, no matter how long. must
be read at three different formations.
and even then y'u don't know nothin'
about them.
TIL top sergeant has been wearin'
his throat out readin' them bulletins
about how L kill lice Z prevent
catchin' typhus fever. and how I pad
up these tent frames so tn tents won't
wear out in a windstorm. and what
have yu done about 'em2 NOJhin',
haven't seen any Of you rockies
Soakin y ur uniforms in kerosene oil
as tn bulletin requires. and If WI don't
hurry and wrap some gunnysacks
around these two by fours tn captain
VIII be cour tmarualin' III whole bunch
of y.u,
bulletins and memOrandums perhaps we
could digest a few more of 'em and
obey 'em.
IF you'd stand still long enough in
this kind Of weather L read all tn
stuff posted on tn company bulletin
board, you'd catch pneumonia before
y'u got half finished
1t seems pity for the army that
printin' presses and typewriters were
ever invented, cause II wouldn't be
possible for a company to go into bat
tie nowadays without at least three
typewrlters. and tn noisy things would
expose our position"
John Mccormack. the famous Irish
r.l- III
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19
Little lrferoietDs

be but one end to this war and that IS
Tor the allies TO win. and I suppose by
now YOU people in America see il the
same way. OF course, I feel like my
brother. II is written in the book of
fate that the people who started that
cruel and bloody conflict will meet
defeat"
"Of course, We must expect taxes TO
increase in q growing city" said A. F
Kerr. IF the Fl Paso Bank and Trust
company. but il We want to hasten
FL PasO's growth, our city and county
officials must exercise care in pre-
venting the rate OF taxation from be-
coming b~rdensome. Our taxes for the
bank this years are $4,000 in excess OF
last year"
i have secured a site for the plant
of the Il Paso Valley Canning com
pany," said J. b Paden, and II VIII
not cost the company dollar one
OF our public spirited citizens has con-
scented TO donate to the enterprise Two
acres of land lying about 1000 feet
west Of the Ysleta depot and fronting
400 feet on the G. H & 5. a railroad
track The valley farmers are gong
to make a success Of the canning and
1t is going TO be one OF the big indus
tries Of the county"
The chamber of commerce intends TO
extend fitting welcome to Gen Iohn =
Pershing and his troops when they re-
turn here from Mexico said r Burt
Orndorff. president of the chambe OF
commerce AS soon as the date Tor
the withdrawal from Mexico of Cen
Pershing and his men is known, i'm
mediate steps VIII be taken by the
chamber of commerce to prepare for
the celebration. As yet we are unable
10 announce what manner OF a celebra-
tion will be held for the returning
troops"
1T is only a matter OF time before
the community doctor becomes uni
veTsal institution in the United States.
said ". s Crawford. BY 4 commun-
paid a certain sum annually or for Ger
tain periods Of time. and who in return
for this payment attends to the all
ments Of his patients This system has
been adopted already in Kansas City
and in spite of opposition made 10 It by
country, II is becoming very popular
there The community doctor was
first Instituted by the fraternal order
of Eagles, and now nearly every rail-
road, corporation and fraternal orSanl-
cation in the country employs such
physicians.
Arizona IS prospecting Oh prohibit
tion,' said Dr. Butler, who is here from
Tombstone, and you are going to have
prohibition IN Texas. I was recently
through east Texas and the sentiment
day is coming when your son. while
showing strangers around FL Paso. will
point out TO them as curiosities houses
in which men once went to drink a
beverage that caused them to lose their
reason and act like crazy people He
viii tell his children how the govern
ment once licensed the selling Of a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19
HOCWALLOW LOCALS
By GEORGE BINGHAM

Sid Hooks spent
Saturday in Tick
vile seeing the
sights and IS now
oonvalescing with
something I h c
matter with his
neck.
= =
Isaac HellEang-
er has been offer
ed q good trade
for MS squirrel
rife but has decid-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19
THOUGHTS
on BUSINESS
For the Wage-Worker, the Sal
aired Man, and the Proprietor.
BIZ A MAN FIRST.
BIZ A MAN FIRST.

EFORE one can be a sound busi-
X ness man he must first be a sound
~ man. When an artist paints a
picture containing human figures he
must not try to hide defective proper
tons of a figure by the clothing, but
must first make sure that the outline
Of the figures is correct before he at
tempts to paint the clothing. One Of
the faults a picture can have is 10 be
'-out of drawing No amount OF won
der-work in color or conception can
atone for faults in The proportion OF
the figures. And there are few TO de-
fend a picture in which such faults are
10 be found
There are some persons in business
life who think they can cover I'D the
evidences Of a effective manhood BY
laying or thick the coloTs of an out
ward business success
They think that If they can only get
the place and the power they Will also
get the honor and the satisfaction that
come from worthy achievement But
like the unskilled artist. they deceive
themselves most OF all
Nothing can atone for defective char
acter. and nothing can hide il.
\ few superficial persons may give
undue credit to mere appearances. but
the critics whose opinions determine
the real standing OF the work will not
be deceived-and their criticisms will
take away any shallow satisfaction
that may be found in superficial ap-
plauSe-
the true reward of sound manhood.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19

cd TO wait and seewhat the United
States IS going TO Dc.
Little Fidity Flinders spent one
night last week with his grandma IN
IicSVille; The bright lights almost
strangied him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19

John Mccormack. the famous Irish
singer, has just taken out his first pa
pers in move TO become a citizen or
the United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19

General Murguia to be man who speaks softly
and carries big stick
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19

An ounce of gold leaf will cover
space OF a feet.
Tea can be purchased for a few cents
q pound III China.
cuba has an orange grove covering
.o00 acres, the largest in the world.