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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
:. unless The soldier 50 desires.
Special Training For Men.

Special Trimming For Men.
Many Of the enlisted men receive
special training, as bakers and cooks in
the schools established for that pur-
liar schools are constantly training
other enlisted men in mechanics, cleo
tTicity and its appliance, carpentry.
hlacksmiJhing, as farriers. horseshoers
and saddlerS, typeWriting and clerical
duties; drafting, radio or wireless tele-
Sraphy. photography. telephony and
biography. The army requires and
trains enlisted men as specialists, i'm
parting knowledge and technical skill
after their return to the status of civil
lians- For example, expert radio tele-
grapherS. musicians, aVlators and OPP
orators of intricate high powered
motors. who received their instruction
in the army. now command and are re-
ceiying high salaries in civil positions.
Free Musical Training.
The Institute OF Musical Art, New
York city, furnishes five free scholar
listed men OF the army engineer corps
receive special instruction in the con-
struction and repair Of roads and
bridges, photography and map reduc-
ton. having as instructors in all en-
gineerlng operations the most Skllful
engineers in the world. the experts
WI made the Panama canal a possi-
bility. In short, in almost every line
of technical and vocational training ex-
army. and the training so received
makes the recipients especially valu-
able in filling civil positions, OF en-
pioyments for which they are qualified
after their separation from the mill
tary service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
HO RO PIE



SatUrn's good influences are held to
foreshadow activity in mines Cali
fOrnia has a planetary government
making for benefits through gold as
well as less precious minerals
Plumbers have the representation of
great profits through sanitary reforms
that will be widespread before the
summer.
Trade interests have the best pos
sible guidance from the stars today.
Canada should benefit from the con-
figuration.
Jupiter encourages whatever depends
for success on keen judgment and re-
sourcefulness for success
Whatever has to do with humanity,
whether it be material or spiritual.
should be effective and powerful today.
Notwithstanding the general benefi-
cence of the stars, their power for good
under this position of the stars does
not extend to officeseekers and TO per-
sons who promote business interests
dependent on political or financial
dominance
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury OF a prosperous year. if
they attend to business. Employees
should be careful.
Children born on this day are likely
TO be persevering and trustworthy.
These subjects of Aquarius are often
intensely fond of art-Copyrigh 1917,
by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
Roundabout Town
Name County Roads For Convenience of Public
Then Residents On Roads Could Get Delivery
copzr!ght. 1slz. International News Service.

MAN residing down the county
n road offers a very fine reason
4 n for the naming OF the various
paved roads in the county, and his
ideas seem appropriate enough to be
taken up at once and given official
action Immediately. Already, by COM
mon consent, everybody calls the road
leading north towards Las Cruces Ell
Canine Real" in conformity with the
name conferred upon IT in New Mexico
and Colorado. and because II follows
the old Kings Highway route, gener-
ally, from santa Fe to Chihuahua CITY.
The roads below FL Paso have never
been named. although 1t seems appro-
pirate that suitable, attractive names
be adopted for our valley paved roads
They have been county roads" so long
that II is. perhaps, quite a little prob
lem in strategy TO swing into really
good names even when they have been
found
IN any case, I believe You can do
more toward il than any other agency"
this man writes IF the worst comes
comparatively easy TO get the name
South Loop adopted as applying defi-
nitely TO all OF the original pavement
10 Clint At present the term is quite
generally in use but means in some
cases only part OF the road If South
Loop were official for all the distance,
North Loop would DO, at a pinch for
the new road. but both are worthy of
at least a little Imagination in their
names. as for instance, Alameda Drive
for one Of them.
As soon as names have been wen
chosen and made official, here is a
real practical step in advance that will
be right at hand for US.
Every farm or country place on
these roads can have a definite house
number. This will facilitate advertis-
ing what We produce and viii make II
possible to order what we want from
town by any one Of the means of con-
veyance now available or presently TO
Please be for It hard stir II up
this simple. practical. desirable ad-
vance that is now over due, and viii
be found presently indispensable and
Of real value TO all concerned in town
and country
Homer Long. the young man who
has been the villain in the Teal show
a the Crawford this week. is almost a
Texan He is from Boonville, No. but
along about is OF 20 years ago, he came
down to San Antonio. Texas. with a
sister who needed change Of climate,
and he started his career as an actor
then and there. for we used to act
soldiers and firemen and things ike
that with wooden guns and fire wagons
they put their heads to IL, and, then
when we were real tired OF playing
soldier and firemen and had robbed all
the birds nests, or looked again at our
stamp collections. we would sit down
and listen to Homer play the mando-
lin II seems but Yesterday and maybe
it wasn't as long age as 20 years, for
I notice no gray in Homer's hair and
the wife has to hunt a lot TO find any
in mine.
The galley boy SAYS from what ne
hears the owners of cars saying about
their machines, he's certain he couldn't
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
Little Infeoiews
Justice Hall Let's No Speeder Go UNPUBLISHED
Man. Wife Hides Matches; Doles Out Few Daily

1T WANT you - understand en-
phstically stated justice Of the
= peace a J. Hall to a young man
before him on the charge Of speeding.
that every man whom find guilty
IN this court on the charge Of speeding
is going TO be punished. The first
offence viii probably mean that he will
be only fined. but if he should be
brought before re a second time may
be q Jail sentence TO go with it As for
letting 8 man off because 1t is his first
offence, nothing doing. He is breaking
the law just IS much the first time as
ne would be the second. The trouble
IS that most of those brought down
here want to let the first offence 50
as a warning"
'Since the cost OF matches has ad-
vanced to 10 cents q box" said Miles
Murray. Of ". D. Wise & Co, my wife
hides the box and allows me so many
matches q day, and I an thinking of
procuring a flint and steel and then
letting the match factories to go to.
And out here, where we never have
more than a dozen real cold days in
the year, We could easily declare our
independence of the shoemakers, if
some industrious person would secure
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
BY CAPT. WI. l.. LOWE, I. ;. A., RETIRED.

training which the army affords Or,
after the expiration of one years hon
orable service, if serving within the
continental limits Of the United states
and reported proficient and sufficient
" trained, he may. in the discretion of
the secretary Of war, be turloughed 10
the army reserve.
Finishing Up The work.
After the completion Of three years
continuous service. he may be reen-
listed for another period of seven years
desire active service after the com
pletion of the three years continuous
service, he passes TO the army reserve.
is paid in full for the period OF his
active service. furnished transporta-
ton to the place Of acceptance, and
furlougked to the reserve.
After having been so furloughed, he
will not unless summoned INTO active
service by the president in the event
Of active or threatened hOStilities. or
for short periods of field training, be
required or permitted to perform any
military duty, but viii be at liberty TO
pursue his civil vocation without Ter
or hindranee, the only requirement be-
ing that he report his address quarter
~ to the adjutant general of the army.
and if he desires to leave the territorial
limits of the United States that he ap-
ply TO the adjutant general of the army
for the necessary permission
Upon the expiration of the seven
years. he viii be discharged from the
service and viii thereafter be subject
to no military restrictions whatever. It
is apparent therefore, that enlistment
in the army IS simply a contract 10 per
form service, and a very agreeable and
beneficial service, for possibly only one
year, and at most not more than three
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
Little interoieus

the hides OF the many army horses
dying here and make the hides up into
sandals Jack rabbit hides will do for
everything except the soles Of the san
dals."
I'll wager YOU a dollar said
Horace Blum, that that man passing
there has mean temper and he makes
no effort TO control IL. You can tell
il from his face I heard a physician
say once that uncontrolled passion dis
forts ones features and makes the face
look old and sur!y. Since then I have
studied faces and have found that IN
controlled passion certainly leaves its
stamp upon the face"
That old time story about the arrest
of J. R Curry in Juarez," said detective
Ben Williams, was told correctly in
The Herald the other day 1 was there
and I was the man who went after
consul Mckee. But the consul only
succeeded in making mayor ConGanO
angry. Those old time stories The
Herald is publishing are certainly full
OF interest to US pioneers. They recall
the names and faces Of people we had
forgotten"
It's a pity" said R H. Thorne Tues
day, that we did not take and preserve
photographs Of the different organiza-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25

lions OF the old McGinty club. They
would be interesting to publish now.
stunts ever pulled off in FL Paso was
the McGinty night parade during the
first silver convention which was held
here in 1894. The parade was headed
by 80 men carrying torches Of red and
white fire, alternating Then came the
McGinty band and following il the
flambeau club of 100 men. captaineG
by C. c kiefer and judge Frank Hun
ter, and after the flambeau club came
the McCinty guards, the ridiculous ar
tillery and burlesque cavalry. Passing
through the little plaza the flambeau
club sent into the sky a cross OF fire
made by sky rockets. All kinds u
figures were made with Roman can
dies as the club marched through the
streets. I think every business man
in Ell Paso belonged to the McGinty
club At the clubs smokers or blow
outs there was a committee on muir
der composed of D. W. Reckhart, T. J.
Holland. W. NJ Mccoy and Tom Hert-
nan. Each II these men weighed over
200 pounds and they were always IN
troduced with a notice to the effecl
that they would sit on any one who
raised a disturbance or became dis
orderly"
"EI Paso's large number Of building
permits and their values are certainly
an Indication of prosperity in this little
city" said c. D. Bailey. of Houston
IN east Texas, FL Pass is rated as
one of the coming cities Of the west,
and is already recognized as the dis
frfbutin> and commercial center Of the
southwest. FL Paso seems to grow
larger every time I come here. and
do not believe that I have ever seen
a more prosperous little city.
x
This business Of lacking up adver-
Using cards On frame constructions
rrhere rinderground work is being done
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
Everyday Wisdom
KISSES
BY Don HERoLn.

"HE kiss IS the greatest devise ever
found by theatrical and moving
picture producers 10 get an audi
enee to get up and go home satisfied.
The kiss is the worlds greatest opera
house closer Between 1890 and II
o'clock each night there are hundreds Of
theatrical kisses going on in every state
in the union.
This gives theater owners a chance
to close up and go home and get some
sleep.
bills.
1t saves billions OF feet Of motion
picture film a year Cor wastes it-fOr
that's what most Of il leads up to-
In the early days OF the motion pic
ture theatsr the management used TO
throw q Good Night slide on the
screen. At the present time the au-
dience understands that when the hero
and heroine clinch and kiss, il is
Good Night" without any further no
tee.
Evenings must end about II o'clock,
films come on rolls 1000 feet long.
novels must stop in the vicinity Of page
336-things cannot go on forever.
And there's never Yet been anything
found TO make the public think it has
come 10 the quitting place-like kiss.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25

surance company 1T IS ny motto
never to insist. II you don't feel like
taking out an insurance policy Just
now. Mr. Burly. far be it from me 10
force my attention upon you Just to
show there are no hard feelings. let me
take you to a movie show. kea-
there's a jim-honey movie at the Royal
Regal
Just to show there were no hard
feelings Wycoff Buriy accompanied
him 10 the Royal Regal, where the
posters announced Tonight. Edu-
cational Reel No. So
The first picture was entitled:
Trolley Accidents in a Big City" L
showed men being run over. knocked
down. kicked aside. taken apart and
otherwise maltreated by street cars.
The second picture was entitled:
Accidental Accidents" It showed
innocent bystsnders and passersby in
the act OF being feIed by falling
bricks. having their heads reshaped
on banana Feelings dropped down
elevator shafts. etc. etc. etc. etc, etc
etc.
I want TO get out of here" said
Wycoff Burly in a choking voice.
Wait" said Eustace Smooth eager
". They're going to show one on
taking poison by mistake Al the
different ways"
Take me out of here and write me
Burly.
Which our hero did after which he
returned to the Royal Regal and paid
the manager fifteen dollars for show
ing the film. as per agreement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25

CCoRDING TO astroIogy. this
a should be a fortunate day
4 - Uranus, Mercury, Saturn and
Jupiter are all in benefic aspect The
sun is mildly adverse.
II is q time 10 push business inter-
ests. TO take initiative in new enter
prises and TO conduct important meet
ings.
The rule is a stimulating one for
Judges, lawyers and men of large az
fairs. The day is favorable for taking
counsel and making plans.
Brokers and Spectators should make
the most of this configuration which
is believed to give foresight and wis
dom, but warning is given that
period of financial peril is near
Uranus gives promise to all who
make changes that good luck may at
tend. II is an suspicious sway under
which 10 travel, whether on land or
sea
There is also prognostication that
aerial navigation will be put 10 every
Gay commercial uses within the year.
Agricultural interests have the best
direction under this sway. Florists
should prosper greatly, owing TO some
new fad or fashion.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
Let The Sinners Beware

w THEN the supreme the United States held
Wv that the Mann white slave law applied to acts Of
immortality well commercialized vice
it counter not only to the opinion of many inferior
courts and of lawyers but also contrary the opinion
some of the members of the supreme tribunal itself
The court held that whatever might have been the intent
drafting the law its provisions plain its
application could be restricted commerciaized
This emphasizes perhaps for the thousandth time the
need for carefully written well considered legislation
the Mann to extend beyond commercial
vice. should have been worded misconstruc
ton would have been impossible.
The law it stands is generally admitted TO foster
backma by INSCRIPTIONS individuals taking advantage
ured into compromising positions but it must be
forced II has been interpreted unless congress fit
amend It
One way another the law viii great
who does not lean toward acts Of immortality very
unlikely against the Mann law under any crcum
stances The Others the vicious the merely weak
keep out of trouble having stepped into it. get out the
best way they
Regarding the fact that of national guards
Fl Paso recorded themselves favor of universal
military service the pessist might say is the prn
cple that misery loves company The optist would say
that the guardsmen having gone into the and
ing it is fine, inviting the rest of US in.
member of the Chicago school board accuses
principals of having eye beauty in selecting
Naturally. The principals human beings before
they educators.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25

own an AUTOMOBILE and FOLLOW the ad-
monitions OF his Sunday school teacher.
K =
Force of habit: Girl believing she is
pretty because man tells her SO.
x =
Moved by a red line across the bot
tom of the front page of The Herald
some time ago TO the effect that the
war with Spain was fought with about
twice as many soldiers as appeared in
the parade" (when the war strength
division was recently reviewed in FL
Paso). a subscriber writes The Herald:
You might drive home something.
IL you would print that in the war of
1879. Great Britain only had in the
United States at any one time just one
half as many soldiers as were seen IN
that parade and that the United States
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

after listening two hours TO speech
by senator Works. the senate adjourned
for the day" Well who can blame It
Dallas News
Not all the brave men are IN the
trenches. The president Of Harvard
calls the Mayflower an Immigrant
Characterization News and Courier
The congressman regard that SIS
COO 600 paid for the Danish West Incles
as sheer waste. as il might be used Ior
deepening creeks in their districts so
as 10 make them navigable by motor
boats-Janesville Gazette.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
STEERS ARE IN DEMAND;
FEED PLENTY, SAYS PRIMM

"Cattlemen are receiving more calls
for steers this season than ever be-
fore" said J. +. Primm. OF the Amer
lean Trust and Savings bank. There
have been several large deals lately
and buyers are making contracts for
several thousand head. Stock condi-
tions this year are exceptionally good
Beef prices are high and the stock
bringing good returns. Feed is ex-
ceptionally good this year and this will
be q great help in putting the stock
on the market"
A shipment of hogs is expected here
from the CJrralitos ranches in Mexico.
The shipment is being made by Z. c.
HoughtOn-
Y. b Andreas, Of Andreas & Peters.
is in Phoenix, AriZ, on cattle business
The Pennsylvania railroad has &c
1G5 miles Of stOck-enough TO more
than reach around the world
over S2O.0OOOOO was spent in New
York last year by convention visitors.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
The Adding Machine

WATCHED wonderful
an serene Jus pressed some keys and triggers didn't
blunder;
Product under set Of books used to keep when young
I'd
y long above my ge bending and always the wrong
And
home I'd carry and there Respondent sick and I'd Harry
children
climb tree until my Crouch But the
CHEEKY thing and bolts of all
And
of telling Brighter 49, ''
MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25

enlisted about ten times that many.
The point is that the British troops
were drilled and prepared; the AMER
cans were not
Dick Evans remarks that IL makes
the public sore to watch the price or
coal soar.
The Married woman: It seems as II
I never have money for what 1 need,
but nv husband never seems to want
for anything; men are so careless with
money.
The Married man: never seem 10 be
able to get ahead" enough 10 get the
things 7 need; you know it costs SO
much 10 dress the wife. modern
women don't know how TO handle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25

TT is always worth while to know
what the best looks like-whether
u you are able TO bring your own
production up TO it or not
\ printer began 10 show e marked
Improvement in the quality OF HIS
work, and one of his customers asked
him about it.
4 was in the office OF one Of my
customers a few weeks ago" he said.
land for the first time in many years
I saw a really good collection Of fire
printing had seen occasional speci-
mems now and then. but nothing es-
pecialIy fine. and along with il I had
seen a great deal of commonplace stuff,
so I might say I didn't really know
what the best looked like. But a
salesman from a high-class printing
house that specializes or the finest
grade of wOrk was there with splen-
did portfolio of samples. and the buyer
asked him to let ne look them over
That lot Of samples was TO me a lib
cral education in fine printing. It
changed my ideas completely. I felt
about the way did when 1 first came
from 4 country village TO a Nty city.
For years 1 had had a sign over my
door. Fine Job Printing but I felr
heartily ashamed of il when I saw il
again And I made Up my mind that
I would live up TO il or take IL down
That one view of really good stuff
changed my whole standard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
The Sea Raiders

THE of the German sea raider should hearten
subjects OF Germany who have been lamentlng loss
of control of the and urging the unrestricted
of submarines against enemy commerce It will probably
strengthen the hands of the German which has
holding out against that important section of public
opinion The government having lively realization of the
desiabiy OF retaining neutral favor is much opposed to
returning to the old campaign of ruthessness there IS
any way avoid it. The feas of the sea raider Moewe if
the MOewe it is, may alsy public feeling and to
still the clamOr for the time being
The raider has seemingly worked out good plan Of
campaign 1t has made itself the nucleus OF destroying
fleet captures likely ship, places prize crew aboard
and sends 1t forth capture destroy more ships
Captured ships have been armed by the Germans in
Der of instances and there reports that several
German submarines operating also with the raiders
Thus very fair little German fleet sufficient to accom-
psh the purpose for which it intended has been placed
the
Whether continue operations depends on the
of the British fleet in experimenting it The mother
raider and its auxares will probably operate separately
thus making detection difficult Probably within
short time all the raidng ships will be scurryng for
only to renew operations later
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
JAPAN WILL SET UP SORT OF
MONROE DOCTRINE OF HER OWN

DREMIER COUNT TERAUCHI of Japan his address
before the house of peers day ago. told OF
Japan's friendly intentions toward China, looking for
ward of cooperation between the nations and
indicated that japan contepates the establishment IN the
far east of sort of Monroe doctrine This would the
Inauguration of hands-of policy prevent Europe
tons of the American continent from interfering Asia
such way to disturb Japans plans.
Japans Monroe doctrine would apply only to China and
would be different from doctrine that the United
States exerts merely benevolent supervision the
American continent whereas Japans benevolence would be
largely influenced by considerations of japanese advantage
Application Of the principle of the Monroe doctrine in
Asia by Japan would mean In short, putting China
petey under Japanese domination which has been
very well accomplished with Japanese control Of principal
railroads and mines Japanese gasons to enforce the
troll, and japanese instructors in the army.
Perhaps this IS best for China We Americans, IN theory,
at least advocate allowing every nation work out its
Destiny though government has been trying, In hap
hazard futile sort of way, to make Mexico work out her
destiny along the lines of its suggestions. But perhaps
Japan vigorous hand and alert mind do for China
than China do for herself Certainly China has not
progressed far in the past three four centuries Perhaps
rigid Japanese dctaon what China needs for achieve
men like who gets nowhere in business for himself
impetus
What the United States has fear abrogaion of
the door policy with respect to China So long the
rights Of people China crushed In attempt
by Japan TO monOpoze everything that is Chnas have
for complaint. If China cannot take of her
self, let stronger hand take hold.