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members, and by the curious glances
of the audience.
Mr.. Lawson took his seat. While
everybody craned their necks, Mr..
Lawson rose and took the oath.
The room was still. A very heavy
pin could have been heard, had II
been thrown to an uncarpeted floor.
People were silent because they want
ed to hear everything.
But, nevertheless, II was hard to
hear the leading man, although his
supporters, the members of the com
mittee, spoke loudly, and urged Mr.
lawson to do the same.
1t was hard to Judge the temper of
that audience. Whether IL was for
or against Mr.. Lawson could only be
judged by the murmured comments
Of those who were unable to keep
still.
Lawson Wins Women.
For the most part, though, 1t may
be said that the majority of the wo-
men in the room were for him, heart
and soul. "Isn't he grand, to stand
up there like that" some sweet young
thing would exclaim, and although
the older women kept for the most
part their silence, their eyes, brim.
ming with admiration, expressed their
feelings.
ChIperaeId Absent.
Mr.. Chiperfield was not present.
This. OF course, gave rise to many wit
ticisms at his expense. Why wasn't
he there!
"oh, do wish he would come,
though" some woman exclaimed as
IL she felt II a matter Of necessity
for Mr.. Chiperfield to appear to up
hold his personal honor.
During the testimony of Chairman
Henry, OF the Rules Committee, the
sentiment seemed to, change. Those
who had nodded their heads and sta
ted emphatically, Lawson has the
goods" began to reverse their views
bit, and when Mr.. Henry sat down,
he had won many to his side.
But Mr.. Lawson "came back" His
voice rose to its full strength. He
doubled up his fist and dramatically
exclaimed that he would make good" /"
The motion for adjournment until
10 o'clock this morning came as q
blow to many. They seemed reluctant
to give up their cherished orchestra
seats, and did 30 with the vow Of
coming before daylight today.
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will have, anything to say. refuse
to admit or deny l talked with Mr.
Lawson. Ask him."
Mrs. visconti, 1t was limited, may
have gone to New York, but this Is
not regarded as a strong probability.
"She had often talked of going to
New York, and particularly last fall
she expressed the desire to 60" said
one who knew her today, "but she
never made up her mind"
No Intimate Friends.
So far as could be learned today
she had no intimate friends at the
Aston. It is believed she came from
New York.
It was said she is employed by
Duane e. Fox, who is lawyer in
the Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany building. Fox denied this, say
ing he does not remember ever hev-
ing a secretary or stenographer by
that name.
Those who have seen her entering
and leaving the Aston apartment, de-
scribe her as being petite, and attrac-
tive. a blonde and to all appearances
between thirty and thirty-five years
OF age.
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SEARCH Is STILL ON
FOR MRS. YISCONTI
Sergeant-at-Arms Unable to
Serve Subpoena on Woman
Lawson Named.
NOT AT HER APARTMENT
Refused All Comment in Her
Only Conversation With
Newspaper Man.
NOT AT HER APARTMENT

Mrs. Ruth Thomason Visconti, the
woman in the Lawson case, Is not at
. her apartment in the Aston, 1721
Twenty-irst street northwest, today.
A serEeant-at-arms of the Commit
tee on Rules failed to find her there
when he called to serve q subpoena
on Mrs. visconti to appear before the
committee and tell what she knows
about leak on the Presidents peace
note.
Up to 1 o'clock this afternoon all
efforts on the part OF the official to To-
cate her for service of the paper had
: failed.
Attendants In Dark.
Attendants at the apartment house
were just as much in the dark today
a. anybody else, regarding the where
abouts of the woman whom Lawson
named a. the one who came to his
apartment in the willard In company
with q prominent attorney with GER
tain information relating to the peace
note.
ArG Visconti was last seen about
IL o'clock last night when she came
TO her apartment for a few minutes
Passing half dozen newspaper men
In the court, all of whom failed to
recognize her, Mrs. Visconti whent out
again with q male escort She did
not return to spend the night in the
room she has occupied In the Aston
for the last two and a half years.
No communication was received at
the Aston today. although the tele-
phone was working over time with in
Quiries as to, where the woman could
be found. First came a call bright
and early from the sergeant-at-arms
of the Committee on Rules. He was
armed with q subpoena which the
committee gave him to serve yester
day.
what He sTearned.o
He was confronted with this in
formation:
MrA visconti has not been here to-
dag.
She was not here last night.
Nobody hare knows where she is.
The oaly conversation had with
Mira Visconti was that Of late yes
terday afternoon when q Times re-
porter informed her on the telephone
that she was named at the leak hear
ing.
you must have the wrong Wis
cont" she answered.
Nothing To Say.
When told that the only other name
of visconti in the directory Is Ed
uardo visconti. cement worker" Mrs.
ivisconti replied:
n have nothing 70 say and never
T :
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Euthusiast Applauds'

Some one clapped. A faint, timid
little clap, IL is true, but clap. Then
1t slowly, died down, intimidated by
the gIowering eyes OF the comrittee
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Tomorrow

n. for Gowns and Pet
wv ticoats that will IA
vorably compare with many
generally retailing at 81.
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Ouch! Lumbago!
Rub 1t On Back
Rub away pain, soreness,
stiffness, backachs, with
"St. Jacobs Oil"

Ahi Pain II gonei
0uickIy?-Yes! Almost instant re-
lief from soreness. stiffness, lameness
and pain follows a gentle rubbing
with est. Jacobs OIL"
Apply this soothing. penetrating oil
directly upon the ache. and like mag
ic,-r relief comes. est. Jacobs Or con-
Quers pain. II IL q harmless back
ache, iumbago, and sciatica relief.
which never disappoints. can not IN
jure and doesn't burn or discolor the
skin
stitches" In q moment you Will for
get that You ever had q back, because
Il won't hurt or be stiff or lame. Don't
sufferl Get q small trial bottle OF st
Jacobs OIL" from your druggist now
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should take It now. For there won't
be a chance in fifteen minutes"
And there wasn't. BY o'clock the
standing room only" victims had ar.
rived and were packed thick around
the row of chairs occupied BY those
who had come and waited.
The policemen called employees Of
the building into service and had
them bring extra chairs. BY 2:3O
o'clock every extra chair which could
be squeezed into service was brought
In, and some fortunate ISLANDERS were
seated.
The crowd kept increasing. Con-
rressmen's wives and members OF
their families were AWARDED seats Of
honor near the stand on which would
sit the Rules Committee. There they
were placed and. looked down nappiiy
from their point OF vantage 10 tne
less fortunates below.
Committee Arrives.
A little before 3 o'clock newspaper
men began to arrive and took their
places around tho long table In front
of the witness stand. A httie wnle
later the members or the committee
arrived and a long sigh OF pleasant
ernectation arose from the audience.
Men began to look at their watches.
Tba "know-it-alls," and there were
many in the audience, began 10
nronhesy che wouldn't show up" and,
athey're going to adjourn now, watch
'eu" Everybody knew who was
meant by "he" and who was meant
by they" Lawson and the COM
mittee.
u..dIiner Late.
Three O'Clock came and . o'clock
went. There was a buzz Of talk and
freouept cravings of necks toward
tfxe main entrance in the back OF the
room. "There he is" some one would
whisper excitedly. and then ADD, no
II isn't, I was mistaken. and q lot
of disappointed eyes would again take
up the search of the room Tor tne
headliner of the show.
Time goes slowly when something
big Is Just about to happen. and those
six minutes seemed especially long to
the waiting crowd. For at 3:os o'clock.
six minutes late, the ''thing' happened
Lawson Arrives.
There was a renewed stir in the
room. more muttsrings and whisperings,
and all eyes turned toward the door.
Enter Thomas w. Lawson.
Even the policemen became excited.
They cleared a small path with diff
Guilty through the crowd which sur
rounded the witness stand and through
this little alley walked Mr.. Lawson,
eyes in front. gazing neither to the
right nor to the left
Euthusiast Applauds.
Some one clapped. A faint, timid
little clap, IL is true, but q clap. Then
1t slowly. died down, intimidated by
the glowering eyes OF the committee
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away at his ranch homo eight miles
east of Bishop. He would not permit
its removal during life. and It will
stay with him in death. Van Fleet
was ninety-one, and death was due
to his years.
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Cosmopolitan Crowd Jams
Chamber to Hear Testimony
of Thomas w. Lawson.
STANDING ROOM ONLY
Absence of chiperfieId Causes
comment-Boston Financier
Wins Support Of Females.

No stage was ever set with more
dramatic appeal than the roem in the
House Office Building yesterday aft
ernoon for the Teak" inquiry by the
House Rules Committee. The morning
show had nivvered. The leading man
hadn't shown up, and hose who had
missed 1t, congratulatingly patted them
selves on the back as they wended their
way through the halls toward the thea
ter IN which the matinee would be held.
The curtain was supposed to be up
and the actors on the stage at o'clock.
But those long versed In the art Of
witnessing Congressional Investigations
and knowing the crowd Of curiosity
seekers which inevitably attend were
on hand at o'clock. As soon as the
committee had adjourned at the morn
ing session witnesses who had been
forced to stand in the back part Of the
room rushed out, ate q hurried lunch
and hurriedly came back. beht on get
ting a seat In the orchestra circle
while possible.
Seats Taken EARLY.
And it was well they did 30. BY i:3o
o'clock. an hour and \ half before the
time set, every chair in the big room
had been taken, or else reserved IN the
restaurant manner Of fitting 1t face
forward.
The crowd was the usual one.
Women predominated. Some brought
books and others knitting to while
away the long period allowed for the
Congressmen to eat their leisurely
luncheons.
sstanding Room Only"
It's q long wait" was the advice
given by those who arrived ahead Of
time, "but IL you want a seat you
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ARROW POINT IN HIS BODY
For 55 Years Ranehman Carried Re-
mlnder Of Fight With Indians.


Los ANGELES, Jan. 16.-In q fight
with thieving Piutes near Independ'
ence fifty-five years ago Allen Con
nell Van Fleet was shot in the side
with an arrow, which ranged from
right to left across his back, barely
missing the spinal column. The In
dian died with the . twang Of the
bowstring in his ears, for the wound
ed man quickly and carefully put
bullet through his heart
Then Van Fleet undertook to pull
the missile out OF his own body. The
wooden shaft came, but the obsidian
point, three inches long, slender and
sharp, stuck. Through the half cen
tury and more II has remained.
A few days ago 1t was laid In the
grave with Van Fleet, who passed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-24
HOLD GOTTWA[D
JUDGES ORDER
German Detained Refused
Release on Habeas Corpus
in Federal Court.

Franz Gottwald German subject who
has been held prisoner at the German
detention camp at #. Bliss on a charge
Of being an alien enemy. was denied
release from imprisonment by United
States judge Duval West Tuesday
morning. when habeas corpus proceed
ings were held in United States district
court.
Judge West ordered Gottwald held in
custody and suggested to Charles
Vowel. attorney for Gottwald, that he
take up the Gottwald case with attor-
ney general T. W. Gregory in order to
secure another hearing. Judge West
said that he had doubts in his own
mind that the holding Of prisoners
without hearing was constitutional,
but from the fact that Gottwald was
held on a warrant from the president
of the United states he would not allow
his release.
Old Gases Are Cited.
The GOttwald case brought out a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-24
To ENCOURAGE
CROP PLANTING
Commerce Chamber Men to
Address Farmers at La
Union Wednesday.

4 war crop meeting will be held
10 gather the farmers in the Mesilla
valley at La Union, y. N, Wednesday
night under the auspices of the land
and irrigation committee of the cham
Der of commerce. George r. LeBaron
viii preside at the meeting and an
extensive program viii be arranged
Richard 2. Burgess viii be the princi-
pal speaker. He will address the
farmers on Farm Legislation" Talks
viii also be made by /. NJ Lawson,
reclamation service, ". G. Roe. chair
man of the land and irrigation COM
mittee. and T. ID. POrcher.
Pamphlets giving Instructions about
the planting Of beans which have been
received by the chamber Of commerce
from the Texas A and NJ. college viii
be distributed to the farmers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-24
MAKE DISTRICTS
FOR CLEANUP"
Doctors Authorized by Com
missioners to Stamp Out
Contagious Disease.

Upon the recommendation OF Dr. T.
J. McCamant county physician. the
county commissioners Tuesday morn
ing passed a resolution designating
three health districts in the outlying
additions and villages adjacent to FL
Paso. The resolution authorized the
health board to start a clean up
campaign 10 stamp out contagious dis
eases and improve the health OF the
residents OF these settlements. Baths
viii be installed and the board VIII
inaugurate a movement 10 make tho
homes more sanitary.
The board consists of Drs. 7. J. Nc
Camant, J. W Tsppan and l. J. With
erspoon. The three districts follow:
First-Frencn addition, all OF Lincoln
park addition anc the property owned
BY T ". ArdOin. .. A Loose and
o keefe and Dwyer in survey eight
verde and Orchard park additions,
Iooin's second addition and the Mar
tineZ addition.
Third-Smelter district
Bankers Bid For Funds.
The commissioners received the fol-
lowing bids from local banks for de-
post of the county funds:
First National bank, two and half
National bank. two percent per annum
on daily balances Texas Bank ana
Trust company, two and a quarter per-
cent on Average daily balances FL
Paso Bank and Trust company two
percent on daily balances No action
was taken by the commissioners on the
bids The contract viii be awarded to
one of the bidders 1t a later meeting.
Have Not Accepted Courthouse.
The commissioners signed an agree
ment with J. E. Morgan. contractor in
the construction Of the new courthouse
designating that the occupancy OF the
new building by the various county Of
noes was in no wise an acceptance Of
the building from the contractor. The
commissioners specified that they viii
not accept the building from the con-
tractor until after its completion.
Wants to Regulate Livestock.
petition of property owners In the
subdistrict near the smelter for a hog
and stock law was passed This petit
ton seeks 70 give the voters and tax
payers authority TO regulate the run
ming at large Of sheep. goats and hogs.
This district is west OF the smelter,
extending 10 Canurllo
The Pauly Jail Building company
presented q bill for S320.7O for at
tOrney's fees and printing the Jail war
rants The Dill was referred 10 the
county attorney.
The commissioners adjourned at
noon until 5 o'clock this afternoon. At
Camant Will submit plans for the cree
tion of two isolation wards near the
county hospital An effort Will be
made to have the city bear a part OF
the expenditure in the construction IL
these wards
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-24
SCOUTS START
FARMING SOON
Scatter Fertilizer Wednes-
day; Flowing Plot VIII
Be Done Thursday.

The Boy Scouts will begin gardening
a. two plots at the intersection of New
man and Montana streets, Wednesday
afternoon. when with rakes and show
els they viii distribute the fertilizer
which through the courtesy Of Col
Francis H Beach, was transported
there in eight army trucks from Fort
Bliss on Monday
The ground viii be plowed Thursday.
enabling the boys to plant as soon as
possible. The seed will be donated by
the Wise Seed COMPANY
Preparation OF the ground will be SUI
Dervised by A G. Graham. county
demonstration. and viii be conducted
on a scientific basis. Each troop will
have a plot and each man in the troop
a certain spot for which he will be
responsible The disposition Of money
or food value accruing from produce
raised viii depend upon the amount OF
working time each boy spends in the
garden. The troops viii furnish a GER
tain number Of boys each afternoon
Tor work on the plot.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-24
BOB PAGE TO TELL ADCLUB
LUNCHERS X. Y. Z. OF GAME

Bob Page. OF The Heralds advertis-
ing department. whom the Adclub SAYS
has spent over $1,000 OO0 in advertising
during his career viii tell the club AT
luncheon Wednesday the X Y. Z of the
business. according TO the program cir
culated by the mana ger Of the Adclub,
L. " dAlleman. Page will present
concrete examples Of local trade get
ting ads and discuss them. Invested Of
technicalities and Hypothetical dreams.
Nothing but the advertising topic VIII
be heard at the luncheon, II is an
nounced.
More than 200 guests are looked FOR
tonight at the dinner and dance OF the
Adclub in the Paso del NOrte hotel
Several cabaret entertainers will ap-
pear. Souvenirs viii be given to the
women present The dinner and dance
will be informal. without speeches.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-24
DR.. Beck Says Hot Sun and Heat
Weaken The Eyes; Tells How To
Strengthen Eyesight 5O30 In One
Weeks Time In Many Instances

reasonable time and muItitudes more
viii be able 10 strengthen their eyes
so as TO be spared the trouble and ex-
penSe Of ever getting glasSes- Eye
troubles of many descriptions may be
wonderfully benefited by following the
simple rules Here is the prescription:
Go TO any active drug store and get
bottle Of BOn-OptO tablets Drop ono
BOn-OptO tablet in a fourth Of a glass
OF water and allow to dissolve With
this liquid battle the eyes two to four
times daily. You should notice your
eyes clean up perceptibly right from
the start and infiamms ton will quick
" disappear. Il your eyes are bother
ing you. even = little. take steps TO
save them now befo e 1t IS too late.
Many hOpelessly blind might have been
saved If they had cared for their eyes
in time.
NOTE Another prominent Physician 10
whom the above article was submitted. SAID
Bon-OptO IS a very remarkable remedy Its
constituent ingredients are well known
eminent eye specialists and widely prescribed
by them The manufacturers guarantee y TO
strengthen eyesight SO per cent IN
weeks time IN many instances or refund the
money Il can be obtained from any good
druggist and IS one OF the few preparations
feel should be kept on hand for regular use
in almost evary family. II Is sold IN 81 Paso
by Kelly & Poliard.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-24
]. D. GUY GAINS
FOURTEEN LBS.
Can do as much work as any
body in Texas since taking
Tanlac.

y have actually gained fourteen
pounds and can do as much work in a
day as any man in Texas. since Tanlac
has relieved me Of my awful troubles"
said J. -. Guy. n well driller who re-
sides at NOria, New Mexico. when in
terviewed by She Taulac representa-
tive. IN Kelly and Pollard's store a
few days ago.
NOBODY can imagine now much /
suffered for eight months with catarrh
Of the stomach unless they have been
through the same thing Everything 1
would eat soured on my stomach and
seemed TO poison me for I would swell
lp until ] couldn't get a deep breath.
"n account Of the gas that formed IL
my stomach from uudigested food L
rad a sour bad taste in my mouth all
the time and often I would get so nau-
seated and sick at my stomach that ]
would almost faint L fell of in weight
until I was almost a shadow and was
so weak and sick that 7 didn't have
energy enough TO do anything
All the medicines and treatments 7
TOOK left me in The same shape I was
heforc taking them and I was losing
more strength and getting q little
worse ali the time 1 finally consult
81 2. specialist and he told me that an
operation was the only thing that would
ever help me I dreaded TO think OF
going under the knife. and while 1
had tried every medicine I knew OF
without getting any results. ] read
that 7 thought I would try il as a last
resort
I began to get better right from
the very first few doses Of Tanlac
Z took and have been Improving ever
since. until now ] am fourteen pounds
heavier and am as well as any man
you ever saw I can eat all 1 want of
anything that IS cooked for me ana
nothing hurts me at all anymore. Ny
stomach is in splendiG condition and
] am gaining in weight and strength
and energy every day 1 live ! can 20
cut now and do twice as much work as
7 used TO could and never feel tired
and WORKOUT like I did
There IS not man anywhere that
lS more willing TO recommend Taulac
than I am. because il has saved me
from having 10 be operated on. and not
only that. but il has saved me from
suffering the misery that I had to go
through with continually before /
started taking it."
Tanlsc is sold in Fl Paso by Kelly
and Pollard Company. Inc under per
sonal direction OF a special Taniac rep
resentatiTe.-AdT-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-24
WANT CONNOR To
STAY On GUARD
Friends Making Effort to
Keep Him and His Wife
at Eruptive Hospital.

Reports in political circles th2t
Chas- Gaal. son Of the former boss OF
the old county hospital on the smeIter
road. is to be made superintendent of
the city eruptive hospital, are causing
considerable OF stir among the peo-
pie Of FL Paso vino have been given
treatment at the hospital by T. J. Con-
nor and wife, at present in charge.
During the past year. a number of
well known FL Pasoans have been in
mates OF the eruptive hospital and all
have come out praising the work Of
M. Conner and his wife Many of
them unhesitatingly assert that they
owe their lives to the careful attention
received at the hands Of the superin-
tendent and his wife. These assert
that it would be a shame to replace
these people with some one inexperi-
enced in handling smallpox
Mayor Davis has been protested to
regarding the reported contemplated
change and a delegation of those who
have been treated in the hospital un-
der the Conner regime is preparing
10 call on him and present = plea for
the retention Of Conner in the place.
very Few deaths were recorded in
the eruptive hospital during the past
year; some remarkable recoveries were
recorded, however. Some Of these were
OF people given up by doctors TO die
Mrs Conner is given credit by most OF
these for their recovery.
It would be difficult in all the city
Of FL Paso to find people praised 50
mighty for efficiency and kindness BY
persons who have been in their care,
as T. j. Conner and his wife.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-24
A Free Prescription You Can Have
Filled and Use at Home.

New York. n. Y. Do you wear
glasses? Are you a victim OF eystrain
or other eye weaknesses? II so you
will be glad to know that according to
DR.. Beck there is real hope for you.
He says that exposure to sun. smoke.
dust or wind otter produces eyestrain,
and people living in southern climates
should frequently battle the eyes and
be careful to protect them from ex-
treme light This prescription will
prove Of great value to many eye SUI
ferers. Many whose eyes were failing
say they have had their eyes restored
through the principle OF this wonderful
free prescription One man says after
trying it: Il was almost blind; could
not see to read at all Now ] can read
everything without my glasses and my
eyes do not water any more At night
they would pain dreadfuily; now they
feel fine all the time. II was like a
miracle 10 me-" lady VINO used il
says: The atmosphere seemed hay
with or without glasses. but after using
this prescription for fifteen days
everything seemed clear. 1 can even
read fine print without glasses" It
is believed that thousands who wear
glasses can now discard them in a