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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN TO
CLOSE WITH A BIG DINNER

on Mouday. March f-, the member
ship committee Of the chamber OF com
merce viii inaugurate q weeks whiri-
wind campaign. eliminating in the an
uUaI dinner which viii be given March
Il.
The membership committee has or
ganized for the campaign, electinS \
n Anderson vice chairman, and J. =
Benton, secretary. (. q. " ade, il, Is
chairman. The committee. which num-
bers Is members, will make personal
calls on prospects. and the week OF the
campaign VIII be selected as Cham
Der Of Commerce week" during which
efforts 20 bring the membership up 10
1000 VIII be made.
The office force OF the chamber OF
cou-sce is preparing, under the d.
rection of the secretary, an elaborate
system OF cards on which the prospects
are listed. These prospects viii be
called on personally If they do not vol
UNFAIRLY send in applications
H y. Ellis. chairman of the commit
tee. having charge Of the arrange
ments for the annual dinner Of the
chamber Of commerce, has postponed II
until the campaign is closed The din
uer viii be given on the night OF
March l.. Members and their families
may attend. and an opportunity viii re
afforded the new members to meet each
other and the older members
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
TAKE It HOT IN
EARLY MORNING
Natures Most Wonderful
Product-Liquid Vitali-
tas-What 1t Means.

As a morning draUght. Fifteen min
utes before breakfast. "a teaSpoonful OF
liquid Yitalitas IN a glass OF hot water
has curative effects different from any
other medicinal product There Is
nothing else in Nature like II It -
pleasant. and You know when YOU drink
30 that 10 viii benefit YOU Nitaiitas
should be taken four times daily and
IS usually taken in cold water after
meals and al bedtines, but many find
II especially agreeable and its effects
more pronounced for constipation by
substituting hot water and taking L.
before meals Either way the results
should be wonderfully beneficial for
those who suffer with indigestion.
rheumatism. constipation. nervous de-
bility and Ills OF liver and kidneys.
Nitalitas is non-alcohOlic and drug
less. Il is Natures supreme medicine.
rich IN chemical salts that are essential
10 life and health. Nulutudes who
have failed TO get relief from ordinary
medicines are being healed by Nitalitas.
Il is all good Tor sale by Kelly & Pol
lard's Drug store Also sold by Taiber's
Drug Store. Las Cruces: Columbus Drug
store Columbus; Douglas Drug store.
Douglas. and Bisbee Drug store. Bis
bee.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
MORE FACTORIES
COMING To CITY
Otimistic Predictions Are
Made Great Field for
Cracker Factory.

several important manufacturing in-
Gustries are seeking locations ia =
Paso and +. I. Dorbandt made the pre-
diction Wednesday that inside OF six
years this city VIII be largest manu-
featuring center south OF Denver and
west of the Mississippi river. At pres
ent there are many more manufactur-
ing Industries in El Paso than in Cali
fornia if the movie picture plants and
canning plants scattered all over Cali
fornia are eliminated.
I predict" said r Z. sherman. that
within the next 90 days, IL Paso viii
have the largest cracker factory in
the west Outside capital is interested
in the enterprise and number OF the
City's most substantial business men
are interested. such 4 factory located
here would control the cracker trade OF
veritable empire IN territory, and
viii prove big paying proposition
from the start
The great demand now for ware
house and ground suitably located Tor
Manufacturing purposes Is very active
and al property with trackage front
ard commanding advantages for gen
ersl distribution. is being eagerly
sought and purchased by men who are
looking ahead 70 the future develop
meur of the city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
GET.
STOLEN ARTICLES
Dental Instruments, Medi-
cine Case and Watches In
Guided; Bradley Held.

Dental instruments valued at S65.
which were stolen some time ago from
the offices Of Drs. r y. and c. r.
Brown, 4O7-40s Mills building. were
recovered by city detectives Tuesday
afternoon, following a statement said
TO have been made by ". c. Bradley,
arrested on a charge of burglary.
Four watches and a clock which, It
is said. was taken from the sheers-
Lazenby Hardware company. on Mills
street. and medicine case owned by
Dr. 7 Kelley. were also recovered by
the officers and viii be turned over to
the owners.
Discovers Tire in Yard.
q. G. shelton, sos North Campbell
street. discovered a large automobile
tire living in the front yard OF his home
Wednesday morning and notified the
police. The tire was taken to the po-
lice station.
The home OF Juan Ayala. in the lower
part Of the city, was entered by thieves
Monday night and a quantity Of cloth
ing was stolen.
Reports Clothing Stolen.
L Nicholson, OF 2911 AlamOgOrdo
street. reported the loss of suit of
clothing from his home Monday night
Albert IIerold, owner Of a club at
Second and Fl PasO streets. reported
the loss of two automobile tires from
his car. The tires were valued at 500.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
COMMITTEES HAVE DINNER

Mem hers of the chamber of commerce
committees on publicity. manufactures
and lands and irrigation, held a joint
dinner Tuesday evening in Hotel lei
ger. at which matters before them We're
informally discussed g A Martin,
chairman OF the publicity committee.
presided. At the next informal gath
ering OF this kind. Robert hrakauer,
chairman Of the committee on manu-
features. VIII preside. " g. Roe.
chairman of the committee Oh lands
and irrigation. viii preside at the next
meeting Besides the committee mem
bers. president John IL Wyatt and sec
rotary Geo. f. Clements and county
Judge E. Is. McCiintock attended the
meeting Lass night The members
present besides the three chsirmeu and
the others mentioned were: J. ".
Kirkpatrick. j. a. Wright T H ROC
ers. j. A smith. q. & Ryan. T. "
SeRard and ]. J MundE.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
NEW CLINIC To
HELP THE POOR
County's Arrangements a
Big Help to the Suffering
Who Have No Funds.

Doctors OF the city are elated over
The arrangements tine county commits
siouers have made for charging the
work OF the free clinic at the county
courthouse and all are entering into
,he work with enthusiasm
There is now plenty Of room for the
work and ample light and ventilation.
The arrangements include a large
waiting room. several private booths
Tor the doctors. an operating room for
minor work. a dressing room and locker
space for the doctors and "a dlSpenSary-
Twenty of the leading physicians OF
the city have agreed TO hold clinics
there and the poor people VIII receive
proper attention for their ailments
The same staff Of physicians viii at
tend 10 the county hospital work, so
the poor viii he wei cared for. Here
tofOre the clinics have been crowded.
unsanitary and only the poor Mexican
class would attend them The present
engagements viii provide place
where deserving Americans without
funds can so for treatment. 1t IS
hoped that the city. the Charity asso-
citation and the county authorities VIII
cooperate ina making this what ~
should be, IS IL is badly needed said
Dr. T. r CarVenter- Each dag some
tically without medical attention IniS
throws quite burden or the medical
profession. as some Of them are serious
and. when taken care of By rre doctors
IN their private offices, IT crowds me
places and throws burden on the
prtcticiu- physicians. who do the Work
free
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
SUE ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR
S45, 900, CLAIMING NEGLIGENCE

Claiming negligence on the part Of
the Fl Paso Electric Railway company
IN allowing guy wire to rema m
broken and charge the wires Of the
Tri-State Telephone company with such
high voltage as TO cause the death Of
Harry Kinney. Elsie Kinney. of Il
Paso. the widow. and Nellie O'Fayinger.
the mother of The deceased. Of Los An
geles, Calf. have filed suit in the 4lst
district court for the recovery OF S45.-
zoo from the electric company.
The plaintiffs claim that Harry Kin
uey came 10 his death on January 4.
1915. while at repair work on the wires
Of the Tri-State company in JuareZ
OF the telephone company while en-
gagged IL his work. and that as q re-
suit of their beng charged through
the broken wire OF the railway com
peny he was electrocuted and instantly
killed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
Ak FALLS UPON
TREES Of NOTE
Famous Pear Orchards
Planted by Franciscan
Fathers Are Cut Away.

FL Paso is rapidly losing one OF its
chief tours; attractions, the old pear
orchard at Yslets- Iconoclasts are here
in the guise Of agents OF the state de-
partment Of agriculture and axes are
being laid TO the roots OF the giant
pear trees. presumably planted by the
Franciscan fathers, who accompanied
the Spanish invaders who passed this
way during the 18th century.
Orchardists IN the lower valleys have
been complaining for some time OF IN
sect pests and tree diseases and for
several months past r. L. Rosa deputy
state inspector of orchards and nur-
series. OF the department OF agricul-
Ture. has been here with view toward
eradicatinE the diseases complained OF.
Famed in History
The old, giant pear trees famed IN
song and story. which could ne found
from a point about TWO mics north Of
YSleta TO the vicinity Of san ElizariO.
fell under his eve and were soon cor
demned as breeders OF the coddlinS.
moth san Jose scale and other bugs,
which made the lives OF pear grow
e-s burdens
Mr. Rosa Immediately ordered the
owners Of the lands upon which the OLD
pear trees were growing either 70
spray them or destroy thcnl- As the
trees had little value, except Thar
based on sentiment. many OF the land
owners. rather than 20 to the expense
OF spraying trees - feet iu height and
with = spread Of So 10 20 feet destroyed
Them. Within the las Tew weeks
nearly eoQO members OF this Old Or
charG. only living relics Of an ancient
civilization. have been cut down and
cOu1 erUed into firewoCd
TWO Experts Here Now
M Rosa was Joined This morning Icy
L. NJ Hutchins, a representative or Ellie
plant industry bureau OF the depart
1Ueut OF agriculture at Washington. I
and together they VIII work toward o.
further cleaning up of the orchards in !
Fl Paso county with a view toward dc f
stroTIuS insects and trees OF diseases
Mr.. Hutchins viii remain in Fl Paso
or vicinity until the job is thoroughly ;
done. sIr. Rosa VIII then remain TO see (
that the lessons in tree culture and tree P
care have been committed TO memory
and that their precepIs are put into
practice and kept in practice by the or
-hardists. Numerous small orchards
nave been ordered destroyed in toto and
n the larger orchards wherever a faint B
u disease is found. the tree has been
condemned and ordered converted into
'freWocd
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
VOTE To ISSUE
ROAD WARRANTS
Commissioners To Spend
$4,000 on Section From
Fabens to East Line.

Determined that FL Paso county
EhaII not be found wanting in the
matter OF connected good roads, the
county commissioners Tuesday after
noon voted TO issue five per cent war
rants Of the value OF $4,000. payable
IN one, two, three. four and five years
for the completion OF a section Of the
road lying between Fabens and the
eastern boundary OF the county. This
road when finished VIII Re a part 81
The FL Paso Fort Worth highway Il
viii be made of gravel. The contract
has been awarded to !. 2. Wellington
Won't Decorate For Convention.
According to vote OF the commls-
sioners, the new county court mouse
will not be decorated during the cat
tlemen's convention which viii be held
here during March Q. Z. and y Jhls
decision was made because OF the IN
finished condition OF the new build
ing.
Authorize Purchase of Statutes.
The county auditor was authorized
hv the commissioners to purchase p set
u Ssyle's civil statutes for the use OF
the district clerks office District
clerk c. II. Mckinney told the commits
sioners that the books were badly need
"a in his office and also in the courts
says Tax Dodgers Arc hiekers-
At the afternoon meeting of the com
ffllEElDUGEa lLE SUBJECT OF tiit IA 10 t-l =
league was again brought up. and
sheriff Seth 3. Orndorff spoke on the
subject THE tax dodgers those who
have property assessed at far below its
real value = re the real IIickers against
rhe equalization OF the taxes stated
The sheriff land they are the ones who
viii be paying more when this equali5-
alton matter Is adjusted You as com
rufssioners. have the right to have any
taxpayer come into this court. TO put
him under oath and then make him
tell the true value 81 his property
That would be one way OF stopping
these kicks Nr Cain has started
thing which should have been done
long ago. and we all ought 20 stand
hack of him and assist him IN every
way possible"
Suggests Moving Padded Cells
In addition TO his remarks made on
eouaI liza ton OF taxes the sheriff told
the court that there are four padded
cells at the county hospital which arc
not used. They were purchased. ne
said. on the recommendation Of the
grand jury He suggested that they
could be set Up in the new jail which
viii be at the top or the new court
house only one of the four cells have
been set I'd at the hospital
To Meet Thursday.
On Thursday a special meeting OF the (
county commissioners VIII ne held and. ]
among other matters. Il IS expected /
hat the question Of the amount OF in /
TO be carried on the new court |
house viii be taken up
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
BAR ASSOCIATION TO HONOR
VIII. burgess SATURDAY NIGHT

William H Burgess. who leaves FL
Pss6 February - for Chicago, IL, TO
enter the law business there. viii De
the guest Of honor al a banquet TO be
given by the FL PasO County Bar asso-
citation at Hotel Paso del Norte Satur-
day night. Arrangements for the ban
quet are being made by committee
D Thomas, Judge J. u Goggiu and T
Hardie-
Mr.. Burgess intends 10 enter the law
firm OF Gregory & NcNsb in Chicago
He has been n resident Of FL Psso FOR
= years and has been a partner with
". ". Turney in the law firm Of Tur-
ney & Burgess at FL PasO for the past %
years. This partnership was dissolved
Wednesday
On Thursday a new law firm VIII be
formed by Mr.. Turney with J. N Pol
ard, 4. II. Culwell, OF Galveston, Tex.
and r I. Holiday The new firm
VIII be known as Turney, Culwel. Hol-
lidsy & Pollard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
F. H. JOHNSON, AGED PAPER
VENDOR, FALLS ON STREET

? VI. Johnson. an aged newspaper
vendor, was slightly injured "Wednesday
morning when he experienced = faint
ing spell and fell to the street pave
ment al the corner Of Mills street and
Mesa avenue johnson was taken TO
the emergency hospital by Dr. J. y.
Love. who was a witness 70 the acct
dent. He was found TO have received
4 severe cut on the chin. aside from nu-
merous bruises about the head and
body Johnson told the police that he
was subject to frequent fainring spells
as a result OF a serious injury on MS
head received several years ago. He
was later sent TO his home
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
ACCTsEn OF MIRnER.

The trial OF Frank Robbins. charged
with tho murder of Joseph Kissef a
messenger boy which occurred on
South Fl PasO street on July l. 1a1e.
was begun Wednesday morning I'm the
S4th district court Robbins who Is an
c1uploye of the Fl J'aso Gas company.
was on South Il PasO street with a
number Of his friends on the night OF
July /. when they met hisseU il is
said Kissell. according 10 testimony
on the preliminary hearing. struck IT
one or the boys and was knocked down.
receiving a fractured skull when his
head struck the pavement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
SAYS TRI CK RAN INTO HIM:
SIZES FOR S2OOOO DAM AGES

4 suit Tor me recovery o. s-v,U1V
ia maees has been filed by William W
Arterbury III the 4lst district court
against Hope and Proctor Smith.
The III intiff claims that on Dec. %,
1916. while ne was riding motorcycle
Gu Montana street. he was run into
and badly injured by a truck owned by
he defendants He claims further that
ne suffered many broken bones as
result Of the accident. and claims that
lie has been permanently injured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
OUT OF TOWN OWNERS OF
PROPERTY AID BUDGET FUND

H. H. Andreas. chairman OF the
chamber Of commerce budget fund com
mittee. reported Wednesday that the
campaign was progressing in q promis-
ing manner. Many letters have been
received from out of town property
owners. contributing to the fund, and
concentrating the chamber OF com
merce on the progress made IN the
past year AIR Andreas said he would
he able 10 make complete report by
the end OF the coming week
The clerks of the City Natiuual bank
have sent 50 20 the chamber OF con-
merce TO he added 10 the budget fund
OF that organization.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
FARM LOAN BOARD WARNS
AGAINST PROFIT SEEKERS

Washington. \. c. FEB. 1.-THE fed
eral farm loan board today issued a
warning 70 farmers against persons
reported TO he organizing farm loan
associations for the sake Of priavte
profits.
ANY association which gives eVi-
dence Of having been organized for
purposes of private profit viii be given
very careful scrutiny before a chsrte-
is granted" said the board state
naenr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
W. G. ROE SELLS HIS HANDSOME
NEW HOME; WILL BUILD AGAIN

" O. Roe has sold his handsome
new home. ~ 1909 North Kansas street.
for $1,000 and viii give possession
Immediately. The name of the pur-
chaser has not been made public as Yet,
lv the A. L. Coles Really company,
which made the sale. Mr.. Roe and fam
liz will move into q new house at -0SI
Grant avenue. pending the erection Of
new home. which VIII likely be built
ia the rear OF the residence Mr.. Roo
has jus; sold. as he owns the lots al
that lOCa ton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14

through t1s sr-ar beet CROWNS sections
of Colorado with a view toward induc-
ing experienced beet growers 20 come
10 the irrirated valleys of the Rio
Crande, and who already has caused
mum Der Of such farmers 10 settle here.
wired the chamber OF commerce We'd
uesdav moruinc that Two more families
would leave Rocky Ford Friday for Fl
Paso, to take Up beet lands
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14

Captain. \. N. Feb. IA new bank
is forming here. headed By A Fl Tar-
vey- OF Trick. NO. II is said that the
capital viii b. $4,000 Local men
have taken stock. The site for a bank
building has been secured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
ANNOUNCEMENT.


Turney & Burgess, attorneys at law az
Fl Paso. Texas. announce the retire
roent of William H. Burgess from the
firm to enter the practice Of law in
Chicago
". W Turney. Robert L Holiday
and J. NJ Pollard. former members OF
the firm. and y Il Culwen. OF Calves
ton. Texas. announce the formation OF
a partnership to continue the business
OF Turney & Burgess in the general
practice Of law at FL Paso, under the
firm name Of
Turney. CalWeII. Holiday & Pollard.
Effective February Is, 1917.-AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
VOTE IN
HEPRIMAR|ES
Chas. Davis and Associates
Have No Opposition
For Nomination.

Little interest was shown Wednes-
dav morning in the Democratic NUM-
cipal primaries Few voters visited
the polls during the morning and poll
ticians predicted that the lightest vote
in the history of municipal primaries
in EI Paso would be cast John II.
Harptr who withdrew q few days ago
as = candidate for mayor, predicted
that the total vote would not exceed
600
The lack Of interest IN the primaries
is attributed to the fact that there is
no ODpOsftfon "A Democratic ticket, the
one on which Charles Davis is candi
date for mayor, being the only ticket
being voted.
It is expected, however, that the
f1llricfpaI election will see a contest,
as Republicans and independent Demo-
Gratis are said to be planning to put .
ticket in the municipal race
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-14
TWO MORE FAMILIES FROM
COLORADO START FOR VALLEY

p R Erickson, agent of the cham
Der OF commerce, who il travelling
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-25
TO ISSUE PREFERRED STOCK.
Authority Given New Haven Directors
By the Stockholders.

NEW HAVEN, Conn Oct. 25.-Au-
thority to issue preferred stock was
given the directors of the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company by the stockholders in special
meeting yesterday afternoon The Is
sue proposed would take up floating
Indebtedness now represented by notes
to the amount Of S45, 100000 collateral
for which to the amount of S96,5l2,516
book value has been pledged. The re-
suit was forecast by the fact that at
the annual meeting held earlier at which
the directorate was reelected by an
average vote of about 1,2l5,167, it was
announced that the tellers had proxies
representing ,l69,277 shares.
Both meetings were protracted and
lively, the debate in the annual one
being more general and of a rambling
and slightly acrimonious nature, while
at the special meeting there was more
attention given to the financial condi-
tion of the company and the physical
shape of the property.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-25
DEATHS IN THE STORM.
Heavy Property Damage Near Boston
Schooner in Distress.

BOSTON, Oct. 25.-Heavy damage
by wind and rain resulted from the
northeast storm which prevailed here
yesterday and last night The wind,
which was Of unusual violence, blew
down trees and electric wires. while IN
West Roxbury and other southern see.
tons of the city, many cellars were
flooded.
An unidentified man standing on the
platform Of the elevated railway sta
tion at State street lost his balance in
the gale and was killed bv falling in
front of a train
In Maiden, Thomas o Neil was killed
by contact with the end of live wire
broken by the storm.
Coast guardsmen and the police
struggled for several hours in the storm
last night to give air to a schooner
which sent up signals of distress in
Dorchester bay, off South Boston, but
they were unable to launch a boat in
the heavy seas. The schooner was be-
lieved to be fisherman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-25
TEACHERS CONVENTION.
Attendance of 1000 to 1900 Expected in
st. Adams Today.

ST. ALBANS, Oct. 25.-Arrance-
ments are completed for the opening of
the 6Sth annual convention Of the Yer
mont state Teachers association in
this city this afternoon. From 1000
to LOO visitors are expected
Today S speakers viii include James
iiartness of Springfield, of the state
board of education; Principal A. S.
Hartman of Middlebury, president Of
the association, and Prof. George P.
Burns Of the University of Vermont
who spoke as representative of Mr..
Hoover.
The annual business meeting of the
Vermont Teachers Retirement Fund
ASSOCIATION will be held late in the aft
ernoon and the commercial conference
Will take place. In the evening the
Albert Sand Quintet from the Boston
symphony orchestra will give concert