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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-11

Fine Plaid Blankets, 66XSU nrhcS 500 wool,
in all the wanted roorcd plaidS, $3.50 pair.
Wool Blankets, 66XS0 inches. made of best
quality Ohio fleece in the wanted coored plaids
$500 pair.
Fine California LambSwool Blankets, 72xS2
inches, in 4-nrh block plaidS, $3.50 pair.
Fine White Blankets. 66xSO inches, all-wool
filling and cotton warp, a soft. fluffy Blanket
with bound edges, will not shrink much III
washing, $3.50 pair.
California Lambswool Blankets, 72x92 inches,
strictly all-wool; Pinch silk ribbon binding,
wanted colored plaidS, $1,000 a pair.
Bedding Store-Second floor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-11

EXEMPTION BLANKS WITHHELD.
Judge Ben S. Honeckcr. chairman OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-11
Moving Hero.

Rev. ii. d. Sampson the retiring pas
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-11

girls, drop seat or open crotch extra strong
tapped seams, heavy bone buttons sewed on with
tape, sizes to u years, in cotton at 75c and
S1.OO and wool at $3.50 a suit.
-Women's Underwear-Main floor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-11
TO-DAY'S BEST NEWS
BUY A LIBERTY EOND
Now Is the Time to Buy Blankets

WITH and cotton prices soaring buying Blankets much
this the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
MA50N5 LEAVE
iFTERSESSI0NS
CloudcrOft Trip and Juarez
Visit Last Sights; Doxey
Nav Move Herr

The visit Of the members Of the
grand committee ON work of the
grand lodge of Texas. A. +. & A. NJ.
90 III Paso last week. the sights they
saw and the entertainment offered
them ly local 8Iasous probably viii
result in az least one OF the mem
hers. r. A. DoNey, moving his family
here from san Antonio TO make his
home. Mr.. DoNey was met here by
one ~ his daughters. Miss Ruth. who
mas been in Albuquerque. " ~ for
some time and said that he was con-
-luerlu- 90 move 20 this CITY 90 occur
as soon as he had conferred with his
WIFE and another daughter and two
The grand committeeman. w. s
Tate. chairman. ar. DoNey ID. H.
Hamilton. F. NJ Adams. j. NJ Booth
ana T. L. Har-SlOru. left for their
homes in central and east Texas sun
cay morning and night In the af--
ernoon four OF them attended their
first bull fight az JUareZ saturday
tlteFnoon they all returned from
two hours stay in Cloudcr0ft Ira the
party with them 20 the mountain re-
SORT were George T. Morgan. local
secretary, T. NJ stiles r N. Park. r.
T. chapman. Frank W Brown and
STANLEY bevan- A feature Of the fare q
" eng instruction meeting or the com
m.ttee with FL Paso lodge $50 was a
tax by Tom Lea. grand orator. re- I
sponded TO by Mr. Tate.
unique sights were witnessed by ]
the east Texas men here On their tours I
% city and valley The smeltcr. .
lu1rez- fslctI and the ride 90 cloud .
croft they said. were pleasures they .
-ould nave found no other place in F.
Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
LegaI Notices

.-------. ELECTIOS NOTICE
EN. ICE Oh. an q. ac--ol 90 De- held on the
. uir= whether OF NOT those parts Of streets
I and n. .eFs. FULLY DESCRIBED in an ordnance
2- -i U. 1920 l.. e7 fae 1'th c-F OF
I "AN ORDINANCE uruv11ine Tor the
huahul street. Main street. Ir7---e1
street and part % the allev running
- MIIs-s NAP u The civ 81 81 P--9.
Texas. and part OF the alley running
Proclamation Of Mayor
BE- p Et-EAS On the 18th daV OF Nav
q; II 4sll re CITY Council % the CIV
- tt-l Texas az q regular meeting
llereoL pr a unaninous vote Of the alder
-AN ORDINANCE providing f0- ne
closing ana al4ndeume1r % part % Chi
-.-s.. -S NAN streets Du791zo
mug through block number tweutv-aiE1t
~. aL --i5-ss map 81 the CITY OF El Paso-
.aE.lch block number f1rtv-eiEht ffS1.
WITS mao ol the CITY o. - Paso. Texas"
~ i- e-ief-s ana alleys described therein
SlErn that an election iu an things held
regiuets on the 18th daT o. August 4. is
t--i.- -5.T lhe plrpose or submitting 90 the
5.tlon as 90 whether or not the fori5v'1l
~ - p- streets and alleys in
DURANGO STPFFsT. TiIt ne 20 nm
2 .H-n street which lies between the north
- G SS-n 'iale.seo street and the south
MAIN STREET Beginning IT the f,-
p, -.- .l US Hgrtl line gf san Frln- I
Sl...l- 4arnce iu uortlwesterlv dIrection .
.'-E tn- west line ~ Main street z1I &
.-. thence ln an easterIv Dissection IS 81 /
t..t Co Cd uo.nt fu rre south fIr. ~ $500 1
lth eLfcet produced thence On 4 norris 4
direction along the south line % I
-l,.-. -... -.'.-- p7qouced ts-1- fsrt 90 me I
SEQ ...N o- SAID south line of rran1.-'- i
.L .--l llr east line % Main street. ]
tt- .-n. % Main street 20 an iutarsae-
bon WITH the westerly line % mo- -rf-,
rsyls H '3 81 s or 3t-ss map o. z Paeo.
westerly lut az tl- said afIev 10 an fr--5-
~ 49, IN ihe north Inc % san Fran
~. -. HIS % sal5 san Francisco street 10
,,-S-' t,l u :. 3 tDA STREET Beginning az a
,Iet ieef s9u-herly from the ror-h-
rs C.+,s 44s Dsock 3 % Nullss man o.
.-.t. N es-rrlv direction across Chihu5Eu1
~ 10. 20 p'.nJ on the westerly line Or
Iar ne1-t corner OF block IS % rhe IA
f n- thence iu q southerlv dirr--
Iusrrr .-- t.a ~ .rr.y une % said Chi
"- ---. ."r.E across said ChEhrraIlrrr a-rs.r
r. TrrL. lu tle atorEslle e4ste-lv line
l.li t-- aforesaid northwest Gomez a.
---r--i,s -N % said Mills's map. thence d
"a .-i along the said -easteriv line Of
ne -.5.iE.5.l.NNING AZ a point on tae easter,y
-1e CITY. OF I'd Pas6 rezas. IS fest
-.--t.--s 'utleriv FROM the south line o. o.
q. lne OF said alley. theucs southwest
l'7s said allev 90 uoiut in che
'-..er.y from the south line % Franklin
49, --e---1Eed along said westerly line
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
LEAD BELT IS
EXILING ALIENS
More Than a Thousand
Foreigners Driven Out
By Rioting People.

Flat River. No, July Is - with
national guardsmen patrolinE the
district TO prevent a renewal of Tee
cent ri0tuE. the exodus of aliens
from the lead belt continued today
More than 1000 foreigners have fled
from the district and the d-termina-
tiou everywhere is apparent that they
shall not return a committee OF
three miners presented their Eriev-
ances to Maj. William Steph. COM
handing the troops here, as follows.
we only want a chance To work
and support our families without be-
ing thrown out 10 make room for for
eigners. Winter is coming and the
mining companies are dlscEargiug
Americans TO give their places 10 for
eigners. We wish 10 harm no one
We have killed no one We do not
think any one has been hurt We
have destroyed no property The min
ing companies are discharging Amer
leans and it is against that that we
protest"
Sporadic outbreaks against the for
eiguers continued To be reported dur
ing the day but there We're no serious
disorders. LoOters continued the pill
Laying OF homes and raided church
in the foreign quarter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16

+ back horse. as You have so falsely
asserted The saddle which you pre-
tended was mine was one THAT Gen.
bauCeliO Tribe used. and which he
had LEFT there, because the day before
le went in carriage % visit the
several encamumeuts OF my troops.
which were established about -sD
leagues from the ranch
SAYS WurEuIa Refuses Battle.
April -e- ltL4-4 our force en-
countered my rear guard ~ Punra
de Alamos, where there was q slight
skirmish in which YOU lost 20 men, i
losing %. Most OF my forces were
at the Ojo del Chanate. where ] pre-
pared to give you battle. and awaited
you on the following day, but you did
not dare 10 attack my positions. but
you passed in front Of them with
your hat pulled down over your eyes.
going toward the setting sun
According TO the statistics. which
are true, nevertheless, YOU have lost
4f49 men from December 1, 1916. 10
april %. 1917.
These are the great victories OBJ
tanned by you in the state OF Chi
nuahua Your masters may well have
confidence that you viii be their bull
Wark, as your division is eNtinguish-
ing itself with greater rapidity than
that Of your predecessor. Trevino-
Claims TrevinO Better Governor.
p
this entity, they could not be worse
During the time that TrevinO was Ia
charge Of the operations in the state
OF Chihuahua. there was greater re-
spect for individual guarantees, be-
cause Of all the CarranZa ChIeftains,
he was the most conscientious Tn
fortunately. ever since you stepped
on the soil Of this state, which de-
serves a better fate. property rights
have been constantly violated and
broken up, all authorized by you.
Also, acting under your instructions.
your troops sequeste-eI and assaulted
nine young girls from the Hacienda
del RubiO, an act which has enraged
all of the honOra he men Of the state.
who have taken up arms to avenge
this brutal act with OverpOwering
energy
In a postscript to the letter Villa
adds
THE names Of the young girls who
We're abducted from Hacienda del
RubiO by your forces are. Marianita
Cecilia Morales. MOnseratte
Morales, Teresa Enriquez. Maria VAL
verde, Josefa NuneZ Catarina Vas
quez, Carmen Samarripa and Maria
Ramos"
villa signs himself as General in T
Chief Of the Division Of the North" /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
SUES TRACTION COMPANY FOR
SI5,OOC FOR DEATH OF SON

court Monday morning by Mrs. sarah
oS--r against the FL PlS1 Electric
Railway company for $4,000 DAMAGES
tor the death Of her son. Herbert Foz-
ter. aged four years, who was killed
last spring near his home. 500 South
santa Fe street by one OF the de-
e-lau- cOmpauyS cars The plain
tiff alleges Gu her petition that the
boy was playing on the street when
O. trolley car ran him down in
fLc-iuE injuries that proved fatal
The date of the accident was not
mentioned In the petition
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
E. P. S. W. MEN WILL TALK
OF CHANGES OF TIME CARD

4 meeting OF OFFICIALS OF the II
PasO and Southwestern railroad viii
be held this week TO discuss the adj
visibility of changing the passeng Pr
tain schedules on the railroad. The
changing of the time for the Golden
state limited. west bound. and passeu-
ger train No. Will be taken up nj
the meeting The exact plan Of the
new schedules has not been an
nounCed-
T. 81 Schumacher. president OF the
F. p. d s w. vii preside ut the meet
Ing Mr. Schumacher arrived In III
PasO from New York on sunday Goo
confer with the local railroad Off
cLaLs on The uronnsed chanE.N
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
TROOP OF CAVALRY
IS SENT TO RAY, ARIZ.

Douglas. Ariz. July 15.-Following
reports by an army officer that the
presence OF troops at Ray. a copper
production center in this state. might
avert disorders due 20 Industrial I'M
rest. q troop of cavalry has been sent
there. IL was announced at military
headquarters here
There have Deen no disorders in
Ray. according TO the officer but al
legged members of the J. W W. or
sanitation have been reported going
into the town in large numbers and
officials believed II troops We're pres
ent there would be no trouble.
Deputy sheriffs at both Douglas
and Bisbee today are swearing I'm spe-
cial deputies in an effort 20 raise a
total force I'm the two cities Of 5000
men. These men viii be used for any
emergency that arises. Both towns
are quiet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
STRIKE CUTS CLIFTON
TRAINS TO TWO WEEKLY

Phoenix. Ariz. July 16.-The Ari-
iona * New Mexico railroad viii run
only two mixed trains week here
after. leaving Hachita and LOrdsburE
Mondays and Thursdays. The road is
owned by the Arizona Copper com
pany. which now finds no freight. eU-
cept that needed for the Upkeep OF the
population Of Clifton. MOrenci and
ATetcalf Business has been par
alyzed Ok the general strike. Access
to clifton on off days viii be diff
cult as the new state road from
SOlOm0uviIIe is not Yet complete
Stages have been running between
Stafford and Duncan. but none through
to Clifton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
GOV. GALES GOES THROUGH
TO CONFER WITH CARRANZA

Gen Plutarco Elias Gales. cover
nor Of the state of Sonora, passed
through FL PasO Monday morning en-
route from NOgales. Son. to Mexico
City for a conference with presiden.
Carranza- The purpose Of the con-
ference has not been announced. Gen.
Gales was met at the union station
by Roberto v Pesqueira, financial
agent for the Mexican government
here Gen Gales did not stop over
He viii go 10 Mexico City via Laredo,
TeNas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
FIRST TEMPORARY MOTOR
LICENSES COME FROM AUSTIN

Just how long it viii take for the
state highway commission to supply
Ell Paso motorists with number plates
and official licenses is a problem that.
not solve.
on Monday a batch Of about 600
temporary licenses reached FL Paso
motorists who had filed their applica-
lions through The Herald Apparently
there has been no order in issuiu-
the temporary cards Some were from
applications filed about the middle =
June while others in the same ld
were for applications not sent in until
10 days ago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
UPHOLD
BISBEE' g DRIVE
Arizona Editorial Comment
On Driving Out I. w.
W. Favorable.

/ Bisbee- Ariz. July I6.-Arizona edi-
toriaI comments on tie 7. ". W. drive
+ generally are favorable. Here are
brief excerpts:
Douglas international. More power
to the determination of the good clti-
+ zens Of Bisbee- More power TO every
influence which is tryin. TO main
. tain progress for our enterprises and
law and order and freedom and safety
for every man who desires TO work.
The J. W. W bunch should be driven
from the state or set to work on the
roads 10y the operation OF the va
grancy law"
Bisbee Review. THE time has
come 20 strike or be stricken. and the
EISDee citizens who had been watch
ing the situation, hour by hour. since
il started, knew it, Every induce
menJ plea and promise of protection
possible had been made to the men 10
20 back TO work. Every man had
been drawn from the bad and dan
Eerous company he had elected "a
keep that could be induced TO come.
Il was no longer question Of pa
thence, or II loss Of money or Of a de-
IL was question OF beating 10 t.
these foreign terrorists and profess
slonal agltaturs and strikers
Agreements Ignored.
Globe Record 81. IS. ". doctrine F.
abhOrs honor. even as practiced among .
thieves An agreement is a scrap OF
paper. 10 De destroyed when its de- .
structiOn viii most embarrass those .
who entered into ir i'm good faith. The .
minute the J. W. W get the notion /
they can carry out violence. that min
ute violence begins Such is J. W. ". I
D. nl# So Ina al nHH
Arizona Watch it-with a ready .
club"
Tucson Citizen "Bisbee has set an
example which other mining camps /
of Arizona tied up by. other J. W. W
aEltatorS- may Well follow The busl-
ness men Of Bisbee demonstrated the
fact that they are red bloOded Ameri-
cans They showed the nation that
Arizona is amply able 10 care for her
self if the occasion arises. II other
communities are equally courageous.
the uudesirables viii recognize that
is no place for them and viii
seek more fertile fields"
Phoenix Republican, an this mat
ter Of the J. W. W. every community,
in the circumstances, must be a law
unto itself There is nothing else to
be done This, Of course presents an
appearance OF disorder, suspension
Of the legal rights Of offenders. but
out OF IL order viii come The mac ,
ton Of the federal government makes
necessary a reyersl0n 10 the processes :
" the yiGlIautes. when the best men
IN the community banded themselves
together FOR protection against the
iisorderly and the Iawless. The ,
T. ". W must go from Arizona and
stay out OF IT,"
l. Governments Tnsk.
Phoenix Gazette 1T is the Ca
eleral government can handle the /
To- IS. W situation as Dr. u.s. The gov D
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
BOARD OF STATE
SUSPENDS WORK FOR MONTH

Austin. Texas. July 16-Business
with the state board OF pardous was
today suspended for one month. ac-
cordinE 10 announcement OF judge
NJ m- Elakeslce. chairman OF the
board. He left today for q months
inspection Of the penitentiary and
state farms. with a view or cettiue
the record Of those deserving but
triendless couvicts. who may De en-
titled 20 executive clemency Tho
other member OF the board has gone
90 his home at Breckenridge. 90 spend
his vacation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
SOLDIER AT GLOBE IS
FOUND WITH THROAT CUT

GIO1e- Az, July Is Ily telephone
to PhOeniX).-The body Of a United
states soldier was found on the rail-
road track near here C<rly today
The soldiers throat had been cut. The
identity Of his SLAYER has NOT been
established
The trooper was identified as pri-
vate Cassidy. His body had been
lacerated by a freight train which had
passed over it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
FERDINAND LEVY, JUAREZ
MAN. Is STILL DETAINED

awaiting INSTRUCTIONS rom attOr-
ney general T. ". Gregory OF Wash
ingtOn regarding what disposition
viii be made Of his ease. Ferdinand
Levy one OF the proprietors OF the
Three 3" store I'm Juarez is being de-
tanned by the department OF justice
here He was arrested Saturday by
the government agents. but no formal
charges have been made against him,
IL was said The nature Of the in
vestigatIOu has not been disclosed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
PHONE COMPANY STRINGNG
NEW LINE FROM CARRIZOZC

Carrizozo, y NJ. July 1s-An addi-
tioual line of telephone wire viii be
strung between here and FL Pas0 and
new pole line viii be set up be-
tween AlamOEordO and FL Pas0. oc-
Cording 20 engineers CrossfnEhar1 and
Wilcox. Of the Mountain States Tele-
phone company. who are on a sur
vey OF the proposed Improvement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16

WILL GIVE COMMERCIAL
COURSE AT HIGH school

Students Of the high school who
have applied 10 principal Allen II
HuEhey Tor instruction in commercial
studies viii be taken care Of bv ]. y
Gilkey, who viii coach the applicants
IN shorthand, typewriting and other
commercial subjects, il was announced
Monday morning The classes viii
open ednesday morning. Mr. Gil.-ey
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
SOUTHWESTERN GETS TEN
BIG PASSENGER ENGINES

Ten new locomotives of the Pacific
1000 type have been received by the
last few days and have been put into
service on passenger trains The new
locomotives We're received from the
American Locomotive company They
have been distributed along the
Golden state runs ro haul these
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
MEXICAN TROOPS TO GUARD
PEARL BEDS OF GUADALUPE

Mexico City. Mex. July 16-The
military expedition under Gen. Manuel
Perez Trevino sent to garrison the
Island OF Guadalupe in the Pacific
has reached its destination. The gar
rison will prevent inroads by socallad
pirates who have been lOoting the
pearl shell beds OF the island and viii
also aid IN coolnizing the island
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
TO DISCUSS LABOR PROBLEM.

The chamber OF commerce OF Hous-
ton Tex. has sent "a telegram 20 the
local chamber Of commerce asking
that a representative be sent TO Aus
TN tuesday to q state meeting OF
chamber Of commerce organization
The meeting is being held for the pur-
2 'se OF discussing the labor shortage
IN Texas,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16
MEXICO SHORT
Of READY CASH
American Writing From
Capital Says Business
Badly Handicapped

Because Of the unsatisfactory rate
/ Of exchange set by the Carranza gov
eminent there is but little American
. currency in circulation in Mexico City
and other parts Of the republic, and
. Sreat lack Of Mexican currency. ac-
. cording to letters received here by
] American corporations from their
/ agents. American and other foreign
I business houses in the capital and
I other cities want the rate TO be two
/ pesos for one American dollar. but the
I Carrauza government has in a new
/ decree. it is claimed, placed the rate
I Of exchange for American gold at
I one peso, so cents. Mexican silver; or
. one peso. 20 cents in silver for Amer
lean bank notes.
Writing from Mexico City a p-Jmi-
nent American business man states
that because Of this rate of exchange
business has been badly handicapped. .
There IS not a sufficient amount of
money IN circulation TO conduct bust
ness and to operate the government.
A good, sound paper issue is needed. .
ne stated but adds that IL is very uu-
likely that the Carrauza government .
can make the issue sound, because IL .
mas no backing To guarantee the .
money. which would then be practi- F.
cauy worthless.
CarranEa After Millions.
Carrduza has asked congress for au-
thOrity to raise 100000, 900 TO finance .
a central bank TO be operated similar
TO lle system OF the Bank Of England,
ana Tor S5u,UJ0,uuU for the railroads.
BUT even though the authority is
granted, the writer stated. the presi-
dent has no visible means of raising
the two issues.
There viii be few exports. the
writer, owing to the new export tax
DEGREES The export tax on cattle is
practically prOhlbiuve. the copper TAX
is about 80 percent OF its actual value.
the duty on kilO Of wool is 80 cents
and its value SO cents. export tax on !
hides Is 90 percent Of their value; oil
ana farm products average about 80
percent OF the actual value. he alleges
Mexican Consul ExPIains.
Mexican consul Eduardo Soriano
Bravo explained Monday that the rate
OF exchange Of American and Mexican
money under the new CarrauZa decree
was being fixed every ten days. ac-
cCruiug TO the fluctuations Of the
market. He said the last rate Of ex- }
cnanse was one peso so cents Mexican
money for 81 American money in cur
rency and that American gold was
ueluB exchanged at Two Tor one.
ST. SOriano Bravo said that the ex-
port decree was out into effect for the
] urpOSe or decreasing the eXp0rta- .
tons o. toOdstuffs and prime necessI-
ties he said that in q way the taxes J
might be considered prOhibitive but {
10 was necessary in order TO keep the
necessities In Mexico for its own peO- D