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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
Greenland.
BY LIEUTENANT FI1zHUGH GREEN, L. 5. N.

a herd OF walrus instead Of cows
NO legs. YOU know can't AlcA
over the milkpaiL" He may after the
war tif his wife lets him).
The Greenland haG0ut and cod are
particularly well fatted- Whales and
good biubber- A narWhals head con-
tains several quarts OF the most beau
tiful clear fat found in any animal
tissues. Iuis OIL though scarce, has
proved one Of the safest and best oils
for clocks and other delicate instru-
ments.
Glycerine is derived from animal
fat. Vibration produces nitrO-Elycef~
inc, which when absorbed by a com
mon pulpy soil becomes our well
known dynamite. other allied explo
sives have chemical origins in glycer-
inc. Even medical salve may be the
fate of snOrting awik (walrusl or
playing kallilliwak twhite narwhal1-
From naval standpoint the Green
land coal and graphite are most val
liable. DestrOyers might find coal
ing station near Cape Farewell very
handy for patrol work Graphite has
become almost a necessity In mig
grade lubrlcating compounds. a
warship's guns and other mechanism
use almost more Of this mineral than
is at present available for their use
from our home markets.
Very true-au OF IL. And sufficient
TO justify Greenland as a worthy Cd
ject OF barter But-with a capital
B-fOr a great big wallOpe- like th-
L. S there really isn't enough OF any
OF these things On the other hand,
the island Of St. Thomas in the Carib-
bean may yet prove the most vttallE
important naval base We own
So look before you laugh--Copy
right, 1917 by George Matthew Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
CONCERNING The Deportation

HAT was vigorous condemnation of the Bisbee de-
poration which the presidents industrial commission
included its report to president Wilson and which
the president made public The report signed by secretary
Of labor W. B. Wilson and other members of the commits
son declared the deportation Illegal and without state
national authority It placed responsibility for the
ganizaticn Of the deportation upon sheriff Harry Wheeler
COchise county, officials of the Copper Queen
and Calumet and Arizona Mining companies suggested
that the facts brought of the attorney
general It also suggested that the attempted censorship
of the wTes exercised by mining company official also
be laid before the department authorized to consider it It
viii be interesting to see whether federal action VIII result
from the committees recommendation It understood the
suggestions have been followed by the president
Possibly not everyone IN the southwest knows such
port made to the president and bv him made public
Certain the newspapers which been considered
less closely linked with another of the big mining
companies did net print it. However El Pasoans had full
opportunity read the substance of in The Herald Of
the of Monday, November The Albuquerque Jour
nal the Amarillo News and the Arizona Republican of Phoe
nix also printed it Other publications closer home received
the report, but did not publish it.
Of the ilegaHty Of the deportation there be
question Whether If was morally justified IN view Of the
conditions and of the I W W affiliations Of at least most
of those depored another question It regrettabe that
the presidents commission did not treat Of that phase Of it.
branding the W W. contingent for what II really was and
Tor the menace It represented The law ABIDING hard
working element IN the Warren district could not be blamed
for wanting to nd the community Of dangerous gang
There isn't conscientious official patriotic
company officials who have tried harder to upbuild their
communities and help their than the two big compa
taken fairly decent sheep might have been segre
gated from the goats and the proceeding thus robbed of any
Almost everybody glad TO the ". WIS
get what coming to them but there regret
suspicious created the minds Of labong people ep
cay, that the deportation anunion framed
up by the mining companies means to break strike
blessed change in the fashions for has reduced
the number of hard boiled hats.
one ate too much mince pie and lived to regret it. he
must admit he got his Just desserts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

BOUT a year ago our fleet pa
"A raded around the Danish West
L - Indies. The occasion was the
purchase Of these small tropical is
lands by the United States. Price
paid was S25.OOO,O 900. In addition we
reliuquished all rights and claims in
Greenland.
Americans laughed. Slipped one
over that time" was the widespread
sentiment. Popular conception Of
Greenland seemed 10 be an iceboE
which is mostly true. For Green
land is 1900 miles long and over half
that broad. And cold and dark and
treeless and desolate, TO say nothing
Of the lack Of food. In spite Of I'll
this the trade was entirely falr. when
We gave Greenland fully and finally
to the Danes We were concedlng
something OF considerable commercial
and economic value.
Away down on the southwest coast
OF this great fce-capped continent lies
a little fringe Of land Rocky 70 be
sure. and pretty gloomy in winter
but humanity Inhabited BY 5000 peace
loving EsklmOs. Two out Of every
five Of these Eskimos are hunters A
hunter gets walrus, seal, narwhal
and fish. Walrus and seal give skins.
All four animals give fat
Admiral Peary and other OF our
naval Arctic men have reported on
the resources OF Greenland Native
skins, they tell US. can be used for
boots, strong. tough and waterproof
boots and shoes. Denmark knows
this very we'll Each year-even now
she imports about $4,000 seal and
walrus hides, the majority OF which
must 90 for soldiers Leather every
where is high. Good leather is money
in the bank Greenland represents q
pretty fat account
Are you still smiling at the bar
gain2
Then take bIubber. All fats are go
ing UP. Butter has not been cheap
for months. Soap is made from fat
Indeed in some parts OF Europe cakes
Of soap have taken the place Of heir
looms, and they are picked Up in odd
places with much the same curiosity
we might bestow upon a plowed up
arrowhead or Roman coin
Astounding as IL may seem, chem
lists have been able TO extract from
walrus. seal and fish oils exactly the
constituents necessary to a good syn
thetic butter and soap One who had
spread his bread with this strange
imitation declared that he could not
have told the difference-''n anything
Il was better than the real stuffP'
Whereupon I suggested that he keep
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

~ ASHINGTON, u. C.. Dec. l.
M The aviation section is the
W branch de luxe Of the United
States army.
Aviators live and work under con-
dIti0ns which are more near the con-
dltions Of peace time than any other
military men This IS necessary in
order TO keep up the nerve and high
morale OF the men. Aviators work but
short hours, but under tremendous
strain and everything must be done
to keep their physical fitness up 20
the highest standard
Miles and miles back of the front
line trenches are the hangers of the
aviation section Here also are the
barracks Of the udssioned Of
ncers and enlisted men
Only commissioned officers Of the
aviation section are allowed to fly as
pilots. These men make one flight
a day, under proper weather Condi-
tons, and remain in the air for about
two hours While I'm the air il is
their duty 10 make the most minute
reports OF their observations and to
photograph what they consider to be
valuable Information.
Air battles are not the important
work Of aviators. The battle in the
air is the result OF but two things
either il is a defensive battle or il is
2 battle waEed against enemy airmen
10 keep them from making observa-
ton behind the lines. The American
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

Says Sn1eter Precinct Lea ds This County For Fights
Mayo Indian Charges Fee To See Daughters Ghost

They are alleged to do all sorts Of
strange things. such as causing sick
ness. changing themselves into owls
and other animals, and other stunts
which seem quite ridiculous to the
ordinary person. The belief in ghosts
is also strong among these same
people, and several years ago a MAYO
Indian living in Tucson made a nice
little sum Of money by charging ad-
mission TO room where the whost Of
his dead daughter was supposed to
appear every evening at a certain
hour"
Il have Just come from Pittsburc.
Pa, through Kansas City" said d. ID.
Borden, and I can tell you that the
two or three days I have spent here
have been magnificent Do YOU al
ways have such fine weather. There
ought TO be more health seekers in Fl
Paso with the high, dry, electrical at
mosphere. It's great"
The registration OF the woman
power Of our nation must have i'm
pressed all thinking people with the
wisdom and foresight of those who
planned IT," said H. N Lancaster.
What stood out clearly was the will
ingness Of self supporting women in
domestic business and professional
leisure time to war work. Why should
there not be a similar registration of
men not now enlisted in military serv-
ice2 In addition to home defence. and
money raising campaigns, cannot the
work be extended as in the case OF
the women to include all men who
are able to serve in any wayl Many OF
our organizations, working for the
betterment and relief Of our own citi-
zens. are now crippled on account OF
workers leaving for the war. Volun-
teers who could give an evening or
II teaching and in other fields. this
critical time calls for service as never
before
The idea of a woman taking a
mans place at the same rate OF pay.
which has been largely written about
IN newspapers and other periodicals,
IS a myth. pure and simple" said A.
B. Preuss. "A woman is not paid the
same rate as a man. A perfectly
green man viii be put on a job and
he VIII get from SO to IS more a week
han woman to begin She remains
~ the same place. whatever her abil-
ity, as a kind OF hack It is a fallacy
TO say that she viii be paid better If
she tries hard. If she does not try
hard she viii be fired. II she does try
hard. and works with any decree Of
ability, then she is used to the fun
extent Of her strength, and when any
thing comes up Of an unpleasant ma
ture all the good work she has done
is forgotten. and only the present
grievance remembered This war viii
not help matters. save as il enables
the employer to make money by put
ting in women at less pay than men,
and so lowering the cost. I sometimes
doubt whether the time will ever
come when the women viii De consid-
cred on an equal status with men.
The owmen's vote may do It."
The average height Of the women OF
France Is 8 feet one inch.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
(BY II. S. H.

S. The amounts will be unequay distributed according TO
financial and ability and willingness to save but the
opportunity viii be equal There will be the chance for
eryone to participate. Just as everyone produce
penny if he wishes everyone get in on the war
savings.
This small money saving campaign VIII sweep the coun
ike wildfire All ones friends viii be buying stamps
and making up the certificates It viii be merry game and
sound financial enterprise all in one. And back Of 1t viii
be the deadly serious purpose to help raise money to finance
the great army and navy Of the United States to fight be-
side our incompatible allies for victory.
It will be good for the treasury that S2ooooooooo Of
small savings, but it viii be very much better for the people
themselves To learn the lesson of thrftness in small
things been one of great needs Scattering the
small change has been of vices Our temperament
would not allow Us to jump the other extreme and be
come Ioathsomey nation of miseTs. If
somewhere the middle of the current and steer
that course shall be very much better off, individually
and collectively.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

FaIsehood is the defense OF the
guilty. the weapon OF the impotent-
Albany Journal
Somehow the average man doesn' {
feel called upon TO repent until aIter
he has been caught with the goods
Chicago News
It's the little things that count. but
that Il no reason why you should le-
the big things get away from you
Philadelphia Record
At this distance IL looks as II Il IS
no trouble 20 get heads for the va
riOus Russian movements, but tmpos-
sible to get brains.-Dallas News
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

- ONT tell all you know First
OF all what you think and
feel today. you may no.
think or feel tomorrow. Human ma
ture is vacIllating. changeabIe IN
reliable and there's no ideaIisiug it
away from facts. You cannot guar
antee that the thing which makes
you perfectly furious this morning
VIII not look rather funny TO you to-
morrow morning. Then why commit
yourself by holding a little indigna-
tion meeting about it today7
Most Of Us have a passion for talk
ing about ourselves our feelings.
our emotions. our experiences. our
rights and wrongs. our ambitions
and dreams-we can hold forth about
them for hours.
Telling Family Secrets Risky.
Apart from the fact that the per
son who talks about himself des-
perately and unanimously is like 10
De rather bore-since the other TEL
low wants also TO talk about him
seG-there is this further difficulty
HOW be sure that you VINO chatter
so much 20 someone else who chat
tiers so much are picking out a safe
confldaute2 You don't have 70 tell
all about your affairs and you are
mighty foolish II you do When you
freely discuss your private affairs
your husbands stinginess. your
daughters pertuess, your mOther-in-
DAVIS tendency to interfere in your
affairs, your sister-in-laW' infatua-
ton for that handsome young lawyer.
your nephew's tendency 10 drink
when you discuss any or all Of these
things, you are a foolish gossip or
even vicious scandalmonEer, how
ever much you may resent the title
I Just have 10 talk to someone
about IT, I can't keep Il TO myself
another minute I know You won't
tell I wouldn't say a word TO you
II hadn't the most absolute con-
tldence in your discretion But
Mayme Carter told Il to me Just be-
tween US two and I feel that I have
~ ~ - auol- -L $500 4 nat s one
dangerous form the tll1inE-too-
much tendency takes. It betrays
trust. II starts ugly stories in cir
culauon, Tor the story which NAV
be told May in complete confidence.
and which she tells Isabel under like
from Annie TO Zuleeka-
Then there is another form which
the menace OF gossip takes Per
maps you quarrel with someone near
and dear TO YOU You are hurt.
wounded. puzzled. indignant there
self for n while and the Injustice
and cruelty OF II drives you almost
mad So YOU tell someone about il
just fairly sputter IL out. And
your condidante. who isn't in the
habit OF keeping a little small
change either, tells someone else.
And possibly you presently find your
self IN the midst OF an ugly family
quarrel completely estranged from
someone you really cared for.
How Promotion Was Lost.
Not very long ago q young ruz-
band came home 70 tell his wife OF
an office position which he thought
ne might have before very long cit
pays a thousand a year more than
m getting now. I'm going TO DO
a little work and make sure that I'm
qualified y it, I think III land il
IN month or So" said Mr. Curtis E
And Mrs. Curtis Rugged the joy
Gus thought TO herself for an evening I
and morning and then told il under T
promise Of great secrecy to her chuu. &
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
Paying the Tax

dad TO sUend three cents divers distant
added cent
mailing bughuse postal things won't start me waln I'm
Seven movie And very extra penny to send
though
ing you by ping the taz cannot nj 4
gravy that Pm too old and py drill around
ing; they say they'll without punk assisting may not 60
blow gladly
nv taxes penny penny for toher Oh coughing
S biss-what think and brother?
nrrightp ny WILL nlAoON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

ECTHERE is more petty crime in
the smelter precinct than any
other place in the county"
saidd equity sheriff C. N Litchneld.
Fights, drunken brawls and the like
are taking place always. There IS
total payroll Of about $50 900 or more
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
FOUNDER OF THE CALL
DIES ON PACIFIC COS

Victoria. 3. c.. Nov. 30.-David
William Higgins. veteran Pacific
coast newspaperman and founder OF
the san Francisco Morning call dieI
here today. his SD birthday.
Higgins was born in Halifax ard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

Miss Fawn Lippincut gave q watch
party t see S-cent postage come IN.
Some folks are Jest fine ever way 'cept
they wont pay Their bills.
Copyright eIstiona. Newspaper Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
BY DUNK BOTTs.

II He girls still have lot Of modesty
left, notwithstanding clothes TO
contrary Miss Flute Belcher
took a stroll through the woods one day
this week ard wore her veil as she was
afraid she might meet a tree with bare
limbs.
Wash Hooks says that lots Of people
viii pay a visit without even being
dunned.
1t is not the man with the strongest
voice that does the heaviest thinking.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

went to san Francisco in 1856 by way
OF the lsthmus OF Panama. He found
the call the year he arrived and sold
INT two velrs later
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

blessed change in the fashions for has reduced
the number of hard boiled hats.
IF one ate too much nce pie and lived to regret it, he
must admit he got his Just desserts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

" : ASHINGTON, d. G.. Dec. l.
M The aviation section is the
r,---r Il. r----. - 49,, r--=4or
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

The average height OF the women OF
France is feet one inch
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-06-29
The Wronn Place.

The travelling man who had struck
the slowest town in the country on
Memorial day, and had not made "A
sale of anything, was writing back
home. (He had to pass the time away
somehow. and there were no other
travelling men near the place)
This is the conclusion of his eulogy
to the town:
This is the rottenest town l have
ever struck and l have met some
mighty rotten ones. Today is Memorial
day. They are making a big noise in
this town. They all 80 out to decorate
the graves of the dead in the west half
Of the burgh. but In reality the ones
they should have decorated were the
homes Of the living dead ones on the
east side. Those people out there In
the cemetery are the Invest products
this place has ever produced. Some
town indianapolis News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-06-29
LIGHTS on Life Ruoys.

Submarine warfare has resulted in
numerous improvements in life pre-
servers and life buoys. The passengers
on any ship that sails the Atlantic to-
day are likely TO find themselves bob
bng about in the icy waters with no
support but a cork jacket.
Some time ago a number Of sailors
on a torpedoed ship saved their lives
at night by signaling to the rescuers
with little electric flash lamps. This
principle has now been incorporated
into the latest life buoy by an attach
ment which carries electric fash lamps
as part of its equipment. The lamps
burn steadily as soon as the buoy hits
the water, and serve to Indicate the
position of the person supported to any
boat that may be searching for sur
vivors.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-06-29
ways OF SUMNER BOARDERS
They Are Usually Very Witty Persons
Who Make ComicaI Remarks to
the Farmer.

Summer bOarders are people who
spend several weeks in the country
each summer longing for trip home.
They are usually very witty persons
and make cOmical remarks to the farm
err. Aside from the board they pay
him the farmer cleans up tidy sum
each summer by sending the things his
bOarders say TO the comic weeklies.
summer boarder can merely look at
COW and quick as a wink he will say
something funny. The farmer puts
this down in book he always carries
around with him. In the course of a
couple of weeks he has several pages
of good jokes to sell at his own rates,
says the Philadelphia Star.
If you board with farmer this sum
mer say some funny things to him
about the cows or the pigs. If he
keeps a horse always poke fun at his
horse. He will laugh at the funny
things you say. Then he will go in and
open up q can of fresh country peas
out of his own cellar so that when you
20 back TO the city you will miss the
country vegetables. When you leave
be sure and tell him how you enjoyed
the country eating so that he can laugh
some more.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-06-29
He PLANTED ''RARE FLOWER"
Amateur Gardener Discovered That
the Brassiea campestri Was
Known to Others as Turnips.

81 am victim of the 'every-man-his-
o'Sn gardener said the North Ala
bama street man. in my back yard
in a space no larger than a tablecloth,
! have planted seeds of a dozen kinds
of vegetables and will soon be entirely
independent of the greengrocer. If
the city ordinance We're not adverse TO
practical economy l should finish the
meat dealer by keeping a couple of
shoats.
while l was putting in my garden a
friend of mine came by and asked why
Gid not put in something to beautify
the front yard Here he said. are
some seeds Of the brassica campestris.
When these come up you'll have some
thing
What colored flower has itY I
asked,
Yellow was the answer.
so l planted the seeds and they
came up promptly.
"A neighbor passing by asked what
I bad in the bed. had written the
name bra9sica campestris in my note
book, and spelled il out to him. told
him 1t was . rare flower with beau
uful yellow blossom Z
AN right, he said, 4 have some.
We call EN- turnips'
My kind friend has gone on trip.
When he gets back there1l be some
thing doing. indianapolis News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-06-29
How Animals Eeed.

The squirrel carries its food in its
mouth by means Of It's paws, While the
elephant uses its trunk The giraffe,
anteater and toad employ their
tongues. but spiders masucate their
food with horny jaws.
The caterpillar is provided with saw
edged jaws. and uses them SO well that
every day he consumes at least three
times his own weight in food. Toads,
turtles and tortoises do not possess
teeth.
Frogs have only an upper row of
teeth, and Holsters and crabs have set
of teeth IN their stoma,iIs, The tiger
and lion do not grind their food as
a matter of fact, their teeth only work
with an up-and-down movement. much
like ch0pping Minneapolis
Tribune.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-06-29
No Quarter for Him.

Mrs. Jones was standing in the door
way talking with old Mr. Ham, Il
neighbor, They were speaking in un-
complimentary terms about an impos-
tor who had lately passed through the
village, swindlng right and left.
He'd better rot come round here
again. exclaimed Mrs. Jones indig-
nantly. IF he does, I'll give him no
quarter"
Quarter" shouted the enraged Old
man quarter! Well, / guess not! !
wouldn't give him ten cents youths
Companion.