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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

NJ George Look Friday. that
El Paso did not begin 20
grow until 1901. We must all admit that
the growth OF the town has been pie
nomenaL In 1850 FL Paso was not as
much Of a village as Ysleta is today.
or course with the coming OF the rail-
roads there was an influx OF new peo-
pie and in 1900 the place had evolved
into q country town with a population
Of probably $500 Americans and quite
= number Of Mexicans. But in 1901
FL Paso began 10 expand into g city
and real estate values began to elm 3.
IN 1884 Doc Manning owned tae
east end of the block lying between
San Antonio and Texas streets and
bounded on the east by Mesa avenue.
Mannings property extended 200 feet
west on San Antonio street from the
little Caples building and the same
distance west on Texas street from the
Rio Grande Valley bank building and
fronted east on Mesa avenue. Pete
Kern and myself were offered this
property for $500. and we went TO
look IL over, but could not find Mesa
avenue and Texas street Today thar
property is worth close to a million
dollars and with decent buildings on
il would pay an annual income OF over
500 09o. But aside from ere bank
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

he school board has been plan
ming an entirely new scheme
Il for some time said s !.
FreudenthaL We want 10 have the IN
fluence OF women on the school board
without having women on It. I have
been thinking Of the idea OF having a
visiting board made Up OF five women.
carefully picked. who would make re-
ports 70 the board on the schools from
the woman's viewpoint The school
board would pay careful regard to
these suggestions. We thought OF
picking women who had previously
been school teachers. and who would
be familiar with school conditions.
The school attendance has increased
1000 this year over last" said F. E
sawyer. 'Tn 1916 the attendance was
14.792- The census, which is now be-
ing completed, viii show about 1900.
Most Of this increase viii be in High
land Park. Alta Vista and the district
east OF Cotton and south OF the rail
road In connection with this would
Ike everyone who thinks his child is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
GRAND JURY ADJOURNS; NO
REPORT; JUDGE DECLINES 1T

The grand jury for the March tern
Of the saith district court adjourne1
Thursday night. after having been dill
gently at work for several weeks.
No report was made by the jury.
upon the instructions OF judge ". D
Howe. who said that according to his
construction OF the law il is the duty
OF the grand jury only to investigate
and return indictments, not to make
recommendations to the court or 70
public officials This puts n stop TO a
custom that has been prevalent In the
courts of FL Paso and other Texas dis
tricts as far as the memory Of the old
timers run
The members or the grand jury We're:
!. c. Wilmarth foreman. II. s. Beach.
Joe Zelman, II. :. Potter. :. c Aubrey.
H " Broaddus. Stanley Bevan. ". W
Carroll ". +. Payne. ". H. Shelton. T.
D. POrcher and Robert Lander.
relief work IN her country
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
SSXToU want to look out for your
self tomorrow, Uncle Wig I

tx you want to look out for your
self tomorrow. Uncle Wig
gily." said Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy. the muskrat lady housekeeper.
as she gave the bunny rabbit his
breakfast IN his hollow stump bunga-
low, Just before he was about to start
out for his daily adventure
Look out for rnyself-why?" Uncle
Wiggily wanted to know. as anything
special going to happen
You never can tell" answered Nurse
Jane. You know tomorrow is the
first OF April. and"
''Oh, now 1 understand" cried the
bunny gentleman Some one may play
tricks or jokes on me-"
Exactly" said Nurse Jane so
watch out"
'TT watch out" promised Uncle
Niggily, and away he hoped through
the woods, looking for an adventure.
But. 1 am sorry to say. he had none
worth writing about True. he found
some little violets just peeping Up in
he green moss. and he took them to
Aunt Lettie. the nice old lady goat
who had TO have one Of her horns
pulled out But that was hardly an
adventure
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

Fools day until tomorrow, but that
Will be all right"
Sure" agreed lckis and Peetie. and
then the two little puppy dog boys and
the bear chap, set off for Uncle Wig
gily's bungalow 10 play an April fool
joke on him.
This was what Il was TO be: Neddie
thought that II he and the two dogs
were 10 go in. stretch out flat on the
parlor floor. when Uncle Wiggily came
in he would take them for new fur
rugs, such as you sometimes see IN the
moving pictures-you know, almost
like real animals on the floor.
L only hope he doesn't stop on us
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
UTOPIA NOT IN YUCArAN.

stanton. Texas. March -.
Editor e Paso Herald:
In one OF your recent issues notice
an article headed "Utopian Conditions
IN the Mexican State Of Tucatan"
was shocked to see such an article
IN print. especially as il IS written
without any responsibility for the
truth. Mildly speaking. Il is gross in
justice and I sincerely wish that some
one would write a true and unbiased
article about comparative conditions IN
Yuc7tan. Paul Konz.
CThc Herald stated that the article
was made NJ OF extracts from an arti-
Gle published in the New York Times.
mostly given over 10 quoting the man
the Times credited as responsible for
tine conditions; we have no knowledge
OF the facts-Editor.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
The town OF San Marcial. y. NJ. IS

nal boys7 Didn't you see the sign
Paint on the door,"
'No-we-we didn't" said Neddie
still stuck fast in the sticky varnish.
I'VE were going 20 play an April fool
joke on you-pretending We were rugs,
but
But now the Joke Is on you"
laughed Uncle Wiggily. But. never
mind. The painter man left some tur-
pentine, after he finished vanishing
the floor. so I'll soon melt you loose. ="
and the bunny uncle did, for turpentine
softens varnish.
The fur OF Neddie. Jackie and Peetle
was quite sticky. even after they were
lOosed from the newly vanished floor
but 1t wore off after a few days And
thew said they would not play any
more April jokes. But II the animal
crackers don't jump through the coffee
strainer and make the egg beater sit
down in the teapot next you shall hear
about Uncle Wiggily and the rain
Copyright. 1917, by Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
Chcuses Make More
Money When Towns Are
Dry Than When WEI

Chicago. Ill, March sI.-Circuses
thrive etter in prohibition communities
than in wet cities. W. n. Rice q
circus man. said in an address before
the Dry" Chicago federation last
night
Dry Seattle netted one circus $50.
as compared 10 1920 when the town
was wet" he said
in Portland. Ore. the increase vas
from S3264 to ss2o6.'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
F. E. BEECHFR Is ASSISTANT
CASHIER OF BORDER NATIONAL

T.. F. Beecher will be the assistant
cashier OF the Border National bank.
which viii open its doors for business in
few days in the Reynolds building.
Texas and Stanton. He was for several
years I'm charge OF the Mexican money
department Of the First National bank
ana recently connected with the firm OF
Reecher Miller Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
The Spectre

7
astounding that
- watched heyeyed at ghosty
dad laughed
Of last in
there
felt
10 its misty spheres Then
Of hinPs
ghosts
Copyright by dams. WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

4 S an example that all the pos
Il sibilities for making money are
4 = not closed to men who are will
ing TO fight for q chance. Ed Lucero.
postmaster at Kelly. y NJ. glands
out prominently.
Lucero. until a year ago last De-
cemoer, was a clerk in a store at
Kelly. By thrift and hard work he
had saved $500. He decided to shift
FOR himself on the first OF January,
1916. and opened q little dry g, DDS
and supply store with his $500 and
what credit he could get Today-one
year and two months after his begin
ning-the business men OF the COM
munity say ne could pay off all obliga-
tons and have $4,000 cold cash 10
take away with him. but Lucero Is OF
closing out and has no idea OF clos
ing out His last months business
was over 1920 and ne averaged doing
a business worth 5000 month. Last
year his total business was $40, 000.
He has now added groceries 70 his
stock and is the postmaster OF ths
town.
Ed says there IS always q chance for
8 man who is willing to take the
chance and then work. Il Just kept
waiting for a chance TO get into bust
ness FOR myself" he told A Matthias
and me when we were talking to him
iu his store. and when 7 got started
J worked harder than ever I try TO
see that everybody gets a dollars
worth for" every dollar he spends nj
my store; that is the secret OF success
making them come back"
The town OF San Marcial. y NJ. Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
Now Is The Time

4 FEW days ago attention directed TO the need Of
the United States navy for men, the president
has directed increase in the enlisted personnel TO
$1,000 discrepancy exists In the number of
needed The navy department puts the present enlisted
strength $1,000 the navy itself at $1,000 The navy
department IS probably counting several thousand
enlisted and in training stations but yet assigned
TO duty.
However, thousands Of remain yet 70 be
listed The country is becoming aroused TO the need lines
of applicants naval recruiting stations in other cities
tfy Such lines not to be found in FL Paso In fact
recruiting has shown little increase here.
With the mminence Of war navy officials regard It
imperative that the ranks should be quickly filled
With the coming of spring, baseball players
turning from perusing the bible where in Lukes gospel If
says where the nine?" and obeyng the nJuno
ton found IN Deuteronomy: SeaTch you out place to
pitch"
Somehow the conviction grows that the would
prefer army of American dollars and another Of AMER
farmers supplemented by tractor ows the best
Of soldiers we could possibly raise.
If this continues spreading the whole world
universal training will last up full meaning
of its name.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
HOCWALLOW LOCALS
By GEORGE BINGHAM

At 4 moving
picture exhibit
ton at Bound
ing Billows the
other Saturday
night the detec-
tives we're Just
about 70 catch
the scoundrel
when the film
few the track.
4 mud turtle
would consider a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
7 ETTERS to THE
IL HERALD

(All communications must bear the
signature OF the writer. but the name
VIII be withheld II requested)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

would consider a perlscOpe a great
blessing.
The world is so large il IL Il
wonder they can get it all on one
map.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

Miss Tawney Apple is back in tn box
office O. TIL Fairy GrottO painted up
like a candy pear. It's einch a girl
that won't help her mother won't help
8 husband.
Copyright National Newspaper Services.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

If this continues spreading the whole world,
of its name.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

HEN We remember" said
George Look Friday, that
El Paso did not begin 90
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

Queen Sophie OF Greece heads all OF the
relief work IN her country
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-02-27

bilities to the farmers and the fruit
growers and the truckers to bring
their produce to market.
Florida roads are literally alive not
merely with the pleasure vehicles of
motorists from other sections, but
with cars and motor trucks used for
business purposes by the local people,
as well as many thousands of cars
used by local people for pleasure.
Against the impossible roads of five
or six years ago there are now many
excellent highways. Florida is wisely
building roads for permanency. The
road-building fever is on the people,
and they are determined, not merely
for the benefit of the tens of thousands
of tourists who come by automobiles
into the state to spend the winter, but
for their own benefit, for business and
for pleasure, to secure a well-con-
structed system of highways. In this
respect Florida is far and away lead
ing the South in proportion to popu-
lation, and indeed is probably leading
every other state in the Union, based
on population.
The results of this Notwithstanding
activity are seen in every direction.
The reality has surpassed the expec-
tation of those who led in the aggres-
sive work needed to awaken the people
of the state to bond themselves so
heavily in order to secure good high
ways.
Florida is setting an example to the
entire South-indeed to the country.
1t has demonstrated the real value
from the economic standpoint of good
roads, and the people now look back
and wonder. at how they delayed in
providing themselves with this modern
facility for trade and for pleasure
The benefits accruing are far beyond
the cost of construction.-Man
turer's record.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-02-27
Owners of Auto
That Killed Cause
Last Week Will
Be Prosecuted
Photos Q by Clinedinst.

Court will be held in West Tampa
in the morning on the case wherein a
Tampa youth carelessly ran into a
Tarpon Springs car causing wreck
and killing Mr.. George Cause of Wall
Springs. The two brothers of the de-
ceased, C. A. Cause, contractor of
Tarpon Springs, R. E. Cause, and the
two sons of the deceased, d. R. and
Rube Cause, will be at the hearing.
These men will prosecute the owners
of the auto which caused the accident
and let the court take what action it
may deem proper in the way of pun
ishing the young chauffeur.
This is good news and it is nothing
but right that the men who employ
18-year-old boys to run autos for hire
should be made to pay heavily for
their folly. The boy should, and no
doubt will, receive a penitentiary SEN
|tence for being a coward and running
away after killing the man. Had he
been manly enough to stop and render
assistance his crime would not have
been so objectionable.
This disregard of the rights Of 9TH
ers on the county roads should be Sc
verely punished. The auto drivers
who refuse to dim their lights when
passing at night should have SEN
tence on the chain gang.
1t is very easy matter to tell the
calibre of the driver of an auto. The
poor driver makes as much noise as
possible and in various ways makes a
"show of himself" and a nuisance to
others, while the gentleman always re-
members that others have equal privi-
lleges with himself.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-02-27
EMMANUEL
MACANARES
HAS BEEN SUGGESTED AS "A
ABLE NAN TO GET ON y
CITY COUNCIL

The Leader printed a letter yestsk
day from tax payer advocating
A. M. Lowe as a member of the nes
council which is to be made up at ia
coming election. This letter brous lit
the following letter signed by Tax
Payer No. 2, to The Leader this morn
ing. We feel that Mr.. Macanares
would be the right man in the right
place. Mr.. Macanares is one of our
best known business men, man al
ways ready and anxious to further the
interests of Tarpon Springs, and a
man who is too big to be induced" to
vote against the best interests Of the
city for personal advantages" Mr..
Macanares has the confidence and re-
spect of the people and can be elected
almost without opposition if he will
accept the nomination. The people of
Tarpon Springs are waking up to and,
according to so many expressions Of
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-02-27
GOOD PERMANENT HIGHWAYS
ARE ESSENTIAL To- PROSPERITY
IN PEACE AND IN SAFETY To WAF

At the present time there are some
where between 5000 and 10000 auto.
mobiles in Florida, whose owners have
motored from all parts Of the United
States as far west as California and
Oregon, and some from Canada. The
number of motor tourists who are thus
spending the winter in this state is due
to the wide publicity which has been
given to the fact that Florida has been
building good roads all over the state.
At an expenditure of about $4,000,
900 during the last few years, includ-
ing the amount that is now being
spent, this state is constructing a sys-
tenn of highways that is already, even
though uncompleted, demonstrating
the tremendous value of modern, we'll
built roads.
1t was but few years ago when an
automobile was a rarity in Florida,
when deep sand or deep mud made mo-
toring almost impossible. Farmers
were cut off from the markets and
from the advantages of coming in
touch with city life by the impossible
roads, which made even horseback rid
ing uncomfortable and a burden to the
rider and to the horse.
Road building has opened up the
country districts. 1t has given posi-
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-02-27

TWO MiGHTI
HUNTERS Use
ELECTRIC FLASH
ON Bic GAME
QUA RRY SHOT SQUARELY
THROUGH THE HEAD ROAMS
IN WOODS FOR THREE DAYS
BEFORE DECIDING TO RETURN
TO HOME OF. SPORTSMEN.
hostiIitieI

Tarpon Springs possesses two mighty
hunters, and The Leader feels that it
should let the people become acquaint-
ed with these men, so they will receive
the homage their their prowess merits.
One of these gentlemen conducts a
jewelry store and is manager of the
Tarpon rife club. The other gentle
man is his next door neighbor and
owns quite bit of valuable real estate
in Tarpon Springs.
The story came to The Leader
straight from the mouth of the man
who held the light for the other one to
shoot the big game.
1t is we'll known fact that much
game abounds just outside the city
limits in the Welsh Bayou subdivision,
and these two sportsmen decided to
bag some of it. They managed to dig
up an old 22-calibre rifle and flash
light and sailed forth with high hopes
of hearty meal the next day.
They had not gone far when the
flash light disclosed the burning orbs
of some beast, either edible or other
wise, but not taking any chances the
% was trained for the black space be-
tween the eyes and the resembling
pip" caused the beast to disappear.
After searching for quite a while
without result the sportsmen returned
to their beds of ease having decided
that common beefsteak would have to
appease their hunger on the morrow.
Three days later the pet cat belong
| ing jointly to the two families came
home with hole through its head,
evidently made by % bullet. The
cat is now entirely well but deaf in its
port ear, and the hunters in an I'M
guarded moment told the story of
their nights prowling.
/ Don't say anything to Mr.. Allemand
or Mr.. Loescher about this for they
might think you suspicioned them.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-02-27
FOOD PRICES CONE
DOWN WHEN CARS
BROKE CORNER"

New York, Feb. 26, 2 p. m.-Food
prices went tumbling downward today
when nearly 800 cars loaded with food
stuffs arrived from the west and broke
the corners Potatoes dropped from
So to 81 per barrel and onions from
81 to Sc per barrel, with other com
modities following suit in greater or
less degree. Florida potatoes are now
coming into the market and will help
in relieving the situation.
Borah Proposes Relief.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Borah
introduced into the senate today a
resolution appropriating $6,O00,000 Of
government funds to be used for the
relief of dire suffering resulting from
the high cost of living. Under the
rules it went over until tomorrow.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-02-27
Britain to Convoy Merchant Ships

Britain to Convoy Merchant Ships
New York, Feb. ga fleet of the
mightiest vessels in the world will be
assembled by the Entente allies to car
ry supplies to England under the pro-
lection of convoy of Britain's best
fighting cruisers. Among the big ves-
sells to be used to carry these supplies
are the Cunard liners AQuatania and
Mauretania, the White Star liner
Olympic and the French liners France,
Statendam and Helgenland. With
each of these ships carrying from
thirty to forty-six thousand tonnage
it is figured that they will greatly re
lieve the freight congestion in this
city and open up the shipping of this
country, as well as relieve the situa-
ton in England.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-02-27
Wilson mot Proposing War;
Nor Steps Leading to War
! He Tells ssYesterday

| Washington, Feb. 26.-Asking mod
estly but. firmly that congress place
in his hands full power to deal with
the German situation, whatever the
developments may be, President VII
son appeared before joint session of
congress at o'clock this afternoon,
pursuant to announcement of that
purpose at the white house this morn
ing.
The president was calm, but did not
wear his accustomed smile, as he read
his history-making message to the
lawmakers of the nation. He was Civ
en- the closest attention during the
reading. At its close there were some
appearances of disappointment among
the members, and some expressions 70
the effect that the members of con-
gress did not know any more about the
German situation than they did before
the president appeared.
His review of diplomatic relations
with Germany, the Inauguration of the
German ruthless submarine warfare
and it's effects upon this country were
considered rather tame and apologize
by lingo" members, and his reference
to the cowardice of American ship
owners because they would not risk
sending cut their ships in the face of
Germany's threats was resented by
some.
The presidents declaration that the
covert act" referred to by him in his
warning to Germany had not yet been
committed was received with relief, as
it was felt that his appearance to ask
for war powers might indicate that
such an act had been committed.
The presidents declaration that d.
plomatic means had failed to safe
guard American interests and that "all
now left US is to adopt an attitude Of
larmed neutrality" was niaimized BIZ
his assertion that war U essirIe PAY
by the W1IfuT acts and ags Tesslolis 5I
others"
He specifically requested that he be
given power to arm American mer-
chant ships and asked for sufficient
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-02-27

credit to "enable me to provide ade-,
quate means for their protection in
which we are lacking, including ade-
quate insurance against the present
war risk" His stressing the fact that
"the situation is fraught with the
gravest possibilities and dangers that
necessitate positive action, and the
time may soon come when prompt and
vigorous action may be necessary"
was relieved by his clear declaration
that he was mot proposing or con-
templating a declaration of war, OF.
any steps that need necessarily lead
to war"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-02-27
JUDGE R. NJ. GALL
D|SM|SSES THE
EVERGLADES SUIT

Federal Judge R. NJ. Call has an
nounced the granting of the motion
of the defendants to dismiss the suit
against the trustees of the Internal
Improvement fund, in which misdirec-
ton of funds was alleged and a re-
quest made for receiver for the fund
to complete the drainage of the Ever
glades. The suit, which was in the
name of ]. B. Showalter ct al, was in
stituted on behalf of the Everglades
Drainage league, an organization COM
posed of the purchasers of Everglades
lands.
, The object of the suit was to have
returned to the drainage fund millions
of acres of land given to railroads and
several hundred thousand dollars from
the sale of lands which has been turn
ed into school and other state funds;
also to restrain the recent issue of 49,
100000 in bonds and to prevent fur
Their assessment against the property
for drainage purposes, the claim being
made that the moneys alleged to have
been misdirected would complete the
work if properly handled. Judge Call
held that the states title to the lands
is not affected by the alleged misap-
plication of funds and that case in
equity is not stated in the complaint
upon which the relief prayed could be
granted.