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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
Get a Pound of Lady
Bugs and Watch EN-
Go for Plant Lice

John P. Williamson. OF Jamesburg.
Cal is engaged in most peculiar
occupation and hopes he viii prove
TO be a benefactor of the human race.
He breeds lady bugs. the little polka
dotted bugs which often may o.
found on rose bushes. and he believes
that II enough Of his pets can be in
troduced into the cucumber and melon
patches of the irrigated valleys of the
west and southwest the aphiS ana
other fungus and insect pests which
now make pickle and melon growing
such precarious vOcatiOns viii vanish
and gardening become at once pleas
urable and profitable.
In a letter to the FL PasO chamber
| Of commerce Mr.. Williamson says the
old fashioned way of Kidding gardens
and orchards Of aphis was to go over
them and pick off the leaves attacked
BY the pest. Experience has taught
| him. however, that better and
cheaper way is 10 infest the plants
and trees with lady bugs That ne
contends, is natures way for keep
/ ing the plant louise family IN check
The bugs are sold by the gallon or
| by the pound. A gallon. or two
pounds, of the bugs viii stock an or
chard or even farm OF considerable
area. owing to the rapidity with
which they multiply According 70
| Mr.. Williamson's statement the lady
bug has never been known TO De
come a pest or an annoyance in any
I sense
/ ferred to county farm demonstrated
- G. Graham with a view toward
having him interest farmers and
| fruit growers in the valleys IN the
vicinity of the city in the proposition
to import supply OF aphis eaters
and thereby save the fruit and vege-
table crops Of this section OF the
/ country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
Preparedness; Man, Things That
Are To Be Done Besides Aiming
Bv Mrs. DAVID HOLGUIN.

camps and cantonments, and the price
of glass is increasing. Who can say
where IL will stop2 Houses Will never
be cheaper Get some sort Of home
for your family, this week, II you
can. Prepare,
And Your Business:
Another thing Have you so as
sumed all responsibility that your
next woman friend, your wife, your
mother. your sister. knows little
about the direction of your business?
Our sisters. across the seas mad 70
become business women over night
Many of them are working for others
who might have been their own
bosses. had they. been prepared II IS
your privilege. in this period or IN
certainty while there is yet time, to
teach your women something OF your
affairs. They are eminently teach
able, and they should be interested
They may be taught by the stern
teacher Necessity, II you DO not pre-
Prepare to Talk French.
Then there are the individual mat
ters which only you know about-the
letter you meant to write, the favor
unreturned, the debt unacknowl lodged,
the responsibility unrulfilled, the
things you always meant to do-some
time Procrastinate them no longer.
This night thy soul may be required
of thee. This is your hour.
some OF you Sllll nave q DAllc 4tAo
ure. Follow the example Of Gen.
Pershing and his staff, who studied
French daily on the trip across the
water You may be very glad, be-
fore the war is over. if by chance you
can ask for a few necessities in
French. You who have neighbored
with another race should appreciate
the advantage Of this Prepare.
Votes for Women
And now, a closing caution Our
country may be heavily drained OF the
majority of its masculine voting
strength. before the close of this con-
flict. The soldier IS Of necessity dis
franchised- Who is TO take his place?
Shall the war reduce our government
to an aristrocracy. with authority
vested in the hands Of a few. the su-
perannuated, or the incapacitated, or
shall the mother, the sister, the wife.
she who has sacrificed supremely to
the country. have a voice in con-
trolling affairs2 Who is to represent
her, who is to represent him, during
his absence, and in whom else can he
most safely trust2 1t is true, you
men of Texas cannot enfranchise
your women today, but you can PRE-
PAREt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
Dancing Party in Honor of
Misses Nina and FLoy Davis

rows, of the second engineers. L. s.
A. at Camp Baker. and a graduate Of
the 1915 class at West Point, and Har-
old Webb Hamilton. who was en- route
from Canada to his home in Mexico
City. The latter is a citizen Of the
United States and registered when in
Los Angeles. Lieut.. Barrows's older
brother is now in training at the Of
ficers' camp, WATERFOWL, y. Y Mrs.
Snow and Mr.. Hamilton visited Fort
Bliss, the party also calling on the
Misses Grothe at the e. Paso School
for girls, who are old-time friends
of the Hamilton family in Mexico City.
The day came to a happy climax with
a dinner at the Harvey House Mrs,
Snow takes a great pride in her
granSsons. all Of whom seem anxious
10 aid their country. An older brother
Of Mr.. Hamilton's is considering the
advisability of entering an officers
training camp for preparation
After a much enjoyed visit Of six
weeks with her daughters. Mrs F. NJ
Townsend and Mrs. T. W. Johnson,
Mrs. c. z. Parr has returned to heI
homo in Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs H. W. Robb. Of Den
yer. spent Sunday in the city, guest:
at the Mccoy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
Ell Pasoans Awdy.

Brig. Gen. and Mrs. George Bell,
jr., spent Sunday in Cloudcroft-
J. Francis Kuhn left Saturday for
Grenada. Miss, to visit his grand
father, r. Y. Pearson. for the summer.
Miss Ruth Hennessy and Miss Ger
trude Catron are enjoying a summer 5
vacation visit in various parts OF
Arizona.
DR.. J. D. Stevens and family have
gone on a visit to relatives in Ala
bama and Florida and especially 70
attend the 50th wedding anniversary
Of Dr.. Stevens's parents
Joining FL Paso's fast increasing
vacation colony in California. Mrs. o.
B. Eads, with her little son. Ned, lad
Of four, and his nurse, were passen-
gers for Los Angeles and nearby
beaches on Sunday. They plan 10 stay
for at least two months
The temporary summer colony OF
FL Paso excursionists TO California
is soon to have another charming ac-
quisition to their ranks in the per-
son of Miss Muriel Welker, who lei
on the Golden States today for Lone
Beach and San Francisco
Going to Boulder, Colo, and it:
nearby mountain resorts, Miss Mar
guerite Tafel left Sunday night for {
summer rest. Her sister, Miss Olga
TafeI, who is a principal Of the F.
Paso School for Girls. Is starting to-
dav for Boston. Returning home. ear
" in the autumn. she will stop at nu-
merous points en- route. Paul TATE
came from Eastern Texas on Saturday
night to see his sisters before theil
departure. and may stay in FL PasC
all summer.
Mr.. and Mrs I. Weiss (the latter
nee Deveryle Turk. whose marriage
and reception at Hotel del norte or
Sunday evening furnished brilliant
happening. socially. have started OF
their extensive wedding trip Th'
itinerary includes Coronado Beach
Los Angeles, San Francisco and nortf
to Portland and Seattle. thence cas-
TO Yellowstone National Park anC
on to Chicago. New York, Washing
ton, d. c. and numerous intersect
ing points. The newlyweds do no
expect to return to Ell Paso, their fu
ture home, until about November ]
| Mr. and Mrs Samuel Turk and thei
unmarried daughter Miss Sina Turk
are leaving for their home I'm Tulsa
I Okla. on Tuesday. During their sta,
/ in FL Paso they were house guest
/ Of the formers brother and sisterin
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Turk, o
Mesa avenu-.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
Capt. Wheeler, Merry Birdman,
Weds Charming Picture Actress

HE san Antonio Express Of Sat
urday brings news Of a mar
L rage there on Friday which is
Of the greatest interest to El Pasoans,
because Of the popularity OF the
groom here, among many army Of
ficers and their families. Says the &C
capt. Sheldon Harley Wheeler
Eighth aero squadron, L. S. A, San
Antonio. and Miss Mary Patrick
Wester, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs R
Il. Wester, were married at o'clock
Friday afternoon at the residence Of
the brides uncle. DR.. a. c. Mcdaniel,
III Madison street. by Rev B. W.
Stevens, Of So Marks Episcopal
church.
"OnIy the immediate family OF the
bride and a few close army friends OF
the groom were present to witness
the ceremony
The rose drawing room, where the
marriage service was read, was beau
tiful in a wealth OF ferns and cut
flowers Miss Wester wore a smart
trotteur dress Of midnight blue tai
feta with gray accessories
AN exquisitely appointed dinner
was served following the ceremony,
after which the bride and groom left
for a short motor trip. Captain and
Mrs. Wheeler will remain in the city
until July Is, when they will leave
for Detroit. Mich, where Capt
aviation school
aBehind this rather formal an
nouncement for the society columns
is a romance. if there ever was TO-
nance of love at first sight and a
quick war time Wooing.
~ -
turned from California where she
won a name and success with the
keystone Film company, in whose
widely known productions she took
many parts The san Antonio girIs
talent and comeliness assured her a
Can't. Wheeler is a member Of a
DISTINGUISHED and old family IN
Massachusetts. He graduated from
West Point in the class Of 1914, ana
was at once assigned to the zSrd IN
/ fantry. at that time stationed in
I Hawaii. Afterwards he served in the
cavalry. In 1915 he was transferred
to the aviation branch
! 1T was at Columbus, n NJ, and II
Mexico, that he distinguished him
self. He was given charge OF the
aerial oper1tions in Mexico and there
he did some Of his best recOnnais-
! sance work To him and to capt +
/ I. Farron. now the department ava
ton officer, fell the lot Of carrying
/ the mails and dispatches from Co
lumbus, the supply base 10 Colonla
DubIan, Gen. Pershing's headquarters
In fact, these two hawks were Gen
Pershing's favorites, and ne ire
uuently commented upon their Oar
ing and brilliant work in the air.
Members of the punitive expedi--
ton, that is. q lot of them, belieVeo
Can't. Wheeler would never leave
Mexico, alive, because Of tremendo y :
-isI-s he took in scouting and while
on reconnaissance. He frequently
made landings in rough and rocky
| country where the odds always were
/ in favor Of dashing a machine 10
nieces- 1t is now told Of him how one
winters day he climbed 10 such great
height he virtually frOze to his ma
/ chine, and that in descending ne no
I longer had control Of the machine
/ and merely ipancaked' to the ground
/ For two hours or more after his land
/ ing the doctors worked over him to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18

TOR the Misses Nina and Floy
X Davis, who have come from Al
l. goa, their home in eastern Texas.
to spend the summer in the S La
mont Davis home. S1OS Aurora street.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Jacobs are giving
a dancing party this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacobs chaperoned a merry
motor party OF young folk to Drip
ping Springs on Sunday in honor Of
Mr.. Davis's sisters others in the crowd
in addition to the Misses Nina and
Floy Davis being Miss Virginia Har-
rison, Miss Ernestine' zavisch, Miss
Adrienne Jacobs. Miss Valida Jacobs,
Miss Helen DeWitte and Messrs Mot
lev. Ray Davis, Ben Hancock, Frank
Bowers and Rufus Carruth- mid
day lunch was spread al fresco, with
ali sorts Of out door pleasures fol-
| lowing. The return trip was made
after sun down
! Mrs. Snow and Albert LANG Snow
/ Of Lawton avenue, were entertaining
/ two Of Mrs. Shows grandsons last
| Thursday, Lieut.. Ralph Gillette Bar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
Presbyterian Workers SerUe
Sunday Supper to Soldiers

mess at this hour il they attend En-
deavor.
with Mrs. T. F. KimbeI and Mrs.
". F. Hale leaders. the aid society
Of Cavalry-Houston Square Baptist
church will hold its regular mission
airy meeting Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock A splendid program has been
arranged
Members Of the Housewives League
are meeting in Morehead school this
afternoon At the business session.
called for p. m. will occur an
election for several offices made va
cant by removals from the city A G.
Graham is one of the speakers for
the program
The last meeting of the Daughters
Of the British Empire before the sum-
mer vacation. will be held this after
noon at the home of Mrs. R B. AlveS
1920 Hawthorne Place
The altar guild of st. Clements
Episcopal church will meet at the
parish house Tuesday afternoon at )
o'clock
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
Ell Pasodns Returning.

DR.. Harry Jordon returned Satur-
day from New Orleans, where he at
tended the -Four States dental con-
vention- DR.. ]. H. Paget also attend
ed from FL Paso.
Mrs. Ed Salyeson, who has been Wis
iting her sister in Bisbee, Ariz-, has
returned to her home in Orogrande,
y NJ She is staying at Hotel Mccoy
during a brief trip to FL Paso.
Mr. and Mrs. A Stolaroff have re-
turned from a two months visit TO
Hot Springs, Ark. and are guests of
their soninlaw and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Lyman. of 61S Prospect
avenue, for a few days. pending
their going to Cloudcroft to open up
their cottage for the summer. Mrs.
Lyman and little daughter. Julia.
are TO accompany them to the resort
Tor a Few weeks. Mr.. Lyman to go
TOT their last week and to accompany
ms family home. Sollie Stolaroff
VINO has just graduated from the army
and navy academy in San Diego. is
soon to arrive. and will join his par
ents Tor the season at ClOudcroft.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18

JE have all been very busy of
M late doing our bit for the va
rious branches OF the service.
and this is as it should be- But while
our eyes are turned outward, let US
not forget the duty that lies nearest
to provide for our own. that they may
not be a burden to the government
in the future
Do not misunderstood me; this is
no time for selfishness- But war is
series of surprises. What was true
of a condition two weeks ago is al
tered today. We are living rapidly.
may bring forth Therefore, prepare.
Look to your own affairs. Are they
in shape to leave, should the death of
a son send your soul out, from shock
or grief2 Have you made your will.
in case the business employing you
of our foes, carrying your fragments
to the four winds2 These things are
occurring daily in other places. Are
we so sure that FL Paso viii always
be exempt?
Are You Insured3
Are you carrying the insurance you
should carry-accident, fire, life-in
order to protect your family that ii
may not become dependent at a time
when the nation can i'll afford depen-
dents? Prepare; make your will; see
to your insurance. And what Of your
bank account, If you should be on a
train which encounters a log across
it's track. as happened recently up
here at Hurley2 Is il a joint account,
so that your wife can draw at once
for her necessities, or must she in
time of sorrow be further tortured
by legal details? See to your will,
your insurance. your bank account.
Have Your Folks n Home.
What about the roof over your
head? Do you own ii, or are you liv-
ing from one day to another. like the
cuckoo. in another birds nest2 You
have been meaning to buy one, but
there has always been some other use
for your money. Meanw lille. the gov
eminent has entered upon a program
OF ship building, which calls for a
billion and half feet OF lumber. and
the price Of building material is go
ing up 10 the skies, perhaps never
to come down. After the war is over.
European nations will make a heavy
draft upon our building supplies OF
all sorts. A billion window lights will
be used by the government in its new
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
Musical.

In Community hall next Sunday af-
Iernoon at 2:SO o'clock. Mrs Horner
VIII present the members of her mu-
OF Vlolin, piano. voice and mandolin
selectlons- Orchestral numbers will
open ana close the performance. and
among those to appear are Lurine
Atklnson; voice; Calanthe Thompson
Ethei AtAlnSon and Miss .. Carreon.
mandolin; Miss Nellie wakefield. les
sic ray Rogers, Bonnie Ware. Miss
Carreon, Dorothy Simons. Luise Ed
son. Ida Rosenblum. Miss NJ. Mar
unez, MIS- V II. Yelton, Mrs. Ernest
Gay, Florence Price. George Kerr and
MISS J. 1arreon- piano: Lucille Dunn,
Esther Diamond. Franz Seidle and
Magdaline Proper, violin.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
WANTED: MORE
MOTOR PARTIES
Would Come Cross Coun-
try by Ell Paso If Roads
Signed, Speaker Says.

Ways and means OF diverting trans
continental motor tourists through E
Paso were discussed at the weekly
luncheon Of the Motor Trades asso-
citation. Monday. It was Cadillac day
and ". S. Gooch presided
H. L Edwards told OF the work
Of the American Car Owners league
and suggested that it would be bet
ter for the Motor Trades association
to cooperate with hts organization
rather than to attempt an indepen-
dent information bureau.
Says Must SignpOst Road
J. W. Kirkpatrick described some
of the troubles OF the road committee
OF the chamber Of commerce and ex-
pressed the belief that more tours Is
would come here II FL Paso had the
transcontinental roads better signed:
"El PaSoanS have no concepIlOn %
the tremendous amount Of trade tnat
is being lost every day, simply pc
cause the motorists take the mortimer
routes and do not come here, salo
Mr.. Kirkpatrick Sell Ell Paso to the
motorists by signing the roads was
Talking on Retail Sales" W S.
GoOch asid that success lay emery
in hard work in lining up prospects,
though personality OF the salesms \
helped. c P Henry said that the
first object was to interest pros
pect in a motor car and then get MIN
more interested in the salesman car
than in that sold by the other fellow.
Reports Many Thefts-
s. 2. Silversparre reported many
thefts of tires. rims and accessories
during the past week and urged All
members to beware of buying sucn
articles brought into their places OF
business. He stated that the Boss
Rubber company had been instru-
mental in returning two stolen tires
during the past few days.
l. r. Travis. Of the Rio Grande Oh
company, a new member. was intro
duced-
The Red Cross committee reported
that the parade on Tuesday night
gave indications Of being the biggest
ever held in Fl Paso. The members
also decided TO donate a full page OF
advertising In The Herald 10 the Red
Cross.
Next Monday viii be Leppel day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
.U-BOAT BRINGS
GERMAN AGENT
Officials Here Claim Secret
Officer of Kaiser Stirring
I'm MeXicans.

Government agents and American
mining men in FL Paso assert that
increasing German influence over the
Mexican people, reaching to high Of
ficials in the Carranza government,
and causing innumerable obstacles to
be placed in the way OF Americans
seeking to reopen mining and ranch
ing operations in northern Mexico. or
Of acquiring properties offered for
exploitation, is traceable to the ef-
forts of a German secret service Of
ficer who landed from the Deutseh-
land on its last voyage to Atlantic
waters. came to FL Paso and from
here made deliberate and syste-
matte series Of visits to German con-
suIs in Mexico and Carranza com
manders.
II is said that the German otficer
conferred with president Carranza
and his cabinet four days prior 70
the issuance of last weeks decree OF
extraordinary taxation on oil for eN-
mort. The trail Of the German was
picked up BY United States officers
here and traced throughout Mexico.
from the time he is said 10 nave
crossed to Juarez- His name has not
been disclosed
Germans After Shelter Monopoly
An American mining operator sald
that there is no question that a Ger
man corporation is seeking to control
the ores of Chihuahua, Durango ana
Coahuila through one or more smelters
controlled by ii, by options and pur-
chases of mines in many of the prin-
cipaI camps. formerly operated oy
Americans That this smelling cor
/ With m1O00nOlV OF the
mining business in northern Mexico.
would be in A position to aid mater
tally in financing the Carranza ad-
ministration, he said he had no doubt.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
About Ell Pasodrls.

The Illness OF Mrs. Roy Davis, who
is a patient in ROlston hospital. has
necessitated the return OF Mrs.
Davis's mother, Mrs. G. W Newell.
who has been enjoying a California
trip.
United States judge William Robert
Smith has returned from san Antonio.
Texas. where he has been visiting
his two sons, who are candidates for
commissions in the reserve corps at
the Leon Springs training camp,
Judge Smith spent a week in San An
tonic. His wife and two daughters.
sill Of whom are great favorites in
FL Paso society circles. are being
welcomed at the home Of Mrs. Z. c.
French Of 1913 Montana street. The
family will be comfortably housed
there until they go to ClOudcrOft
where they will occupy the sharpe
cottage for the season Miss Frances
smith has been in Washington. d g
the mast winter, while her sister Miss
Dorothy was a student at the HOllins.
Virginia, college.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
HOOVER OUTLINES PLANS
For FOOD CONSERVATION

washington, D. G, June 1S.-Out-
lining his plans for enlisting the
housewives of the United States in
food conservation, Herbert C Hoover
last night urged substitution Of corn
bread for wheat bread Tor at least one
ties Of meat and allowing no waste;
saving the fats and use of more butter
in cooking; increasing the use Of fish
a1d vegetables; buying local products
TO save shipping and seeing that moth
ing goes into the garbage can
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
MEXICO REITERATES NEUTRAL
ATTITUDE; WON'T MINT GOLD

Mexico City, Mex, June 1S.-As a
reply TO a newspaper story suggesting
that Mexico would enter the war on
the side of the allies, a statement was
made at the foreign office, that presi-
dent Carranza's stand had been out
lined as one OF strict neutrality and
that he nation would stick TO this
attitude.
RafeI Nieto. acting secretary OF
finance. issued a statement explaining
the failure to complete the transac-
ton BY which $40, 5000 in gold bull
lion was to have been coined in the
United States through the medium OF
an American banking firm The state
ment said that in view Of the untrue
rumors which were understood 10
have been circulated in the United
States that the gold came from Ger
man sources, 1t was deemed 70 ternli-
nate the transaction and recall the
inspector who had been sent to watch
the minting.