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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04
+ ETTERS to THE
- HERALD

(All communications must bear the sig
nature Of the writer. but the name viii be
withheld If requested-)
eBUY A HOME
Editor FL Paso Herald:
For several days have been read
ing the "Buy-a-Home" articles in the
papers. and each succeeding one has
got onto my nerves" more and more,
till am constrained TO give another
side. which has not seemed to occur
to the enthusiastic boosters
Now no one can believe more thor
sughly in a home than I. The home
y the cradle and bulwark Of the ma
tion-and all good citizenship. Well
reared children-in a home, not in an
apartment hOuse-seldOm give trOu-
ble at school, or later on in society,"
You won't find men and women from
good homes in the Jails and peniten-
tiaries and seldom will you find them
in the divorce court.
Then, too. il is comforting at the
end Of a year of monthly payments
to have a house. partly owned. over
paper"-receipts for rent.
But-and I'd like to write that
but" in large capitals-what about
the man Of moderate means; the man
OF low wages or a small salary? He
has no cash TO pay for home, and
has to buy on the installment plan,
borrowing the wOrts of the house
and paying and 10 percent interest
on that money. Besides the insur-
ance and the taxes must come out
OF the poor mans pocket I know
from experience what that means,
and IL simply means such a handi-
cap that the man can never pay for
his home, or If he does succeed. II is
by keeping his, his wife's and his
children's nose to the grindstone in
very literal manner. Twenty dol
lors makes all the difference Of
shoes OF no shoes. ragged, patched
clothes or good clothes 70 the poor
mans child.
You real estate men and others
may preach 'Buy-a-HOme" as much
as you please after you have reduced
the interest in Texas to less than
that usurious percent-and not be-
fore. As it is, no poor man can raise
a family and buy a home at the same
time. Certainly not in reasonable
number OF years.
One Who Is Buying a Home"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04
and
L THINKLINCS

London, April 24.-In response to
urgent popular demands, the Kahn Of
Khiva viii grant a democratic con-
stiturion. Rushing the Kahn
Getting armies out Of their trenches
is as easy as getting the works out
Of a watch. The trouble is getting
EN- back again
Hope the food dictator VIII insist
upon al least one clam being posted
in every pot OF clam chowoer.
Salssgiri laughed at boss joke and
swallowed mouthful OF pins. Moral
II you have a sense OF humoT, stick
to the old piEcushion.
The salesgizI- by the way obtained
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04

he has it and lets It entirely alone
when it is impossible for him to
get It
The road to TickviIle is being re-
paired so that the blacksmith won't
have to hear the auto owners brsg
so much about the endurance Of their
cars
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04
TGHE, WORLD TRAVELLER, TO
LECTURE AT SUMMER NORMAL

Europe before and after the war
viii be the lecture subject Of Supt-
r J. Tighe. OF the city schools. be-
fore the summer normal school, the
sessions OF which viii continue from
June ! TO July u. Mr. Tighe has been
a world traveller and formerly was
well known on the lecture platform
While travelling in Europe he took
views of the historic Institutions out
Of which have grown the ideals which
are basis Of the democracy OF a free
people. His pictures, IN the form OF
stereopticon slides. viii be shown and
viii be valuable, because many of the
sights they represent have been de-
strOyed in battles.
The illustrated lecture viii be open
to tn, public. as well as to the normal
stude. Is, as all Of the lectures VIII
be. 1dey viii be gwen in the high
school auditorium, which seats 1900
people.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04
Hogwallow Locals
By GEORGE BINGHAM

Cricket Hicks,
Eho has always
yearned to be
fat, has had his
picture enlarged
while he has
he humps
. . .
A good bone
dry argument is
that Of the man
who boasts Of
the fact that he
drinks II when
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04

ture. 7 was asleep in the car waiting
for him. A young man drove up and
asked if we were in trouble. I said
no: that we were making a photo
graph. I did not say we were pho
tographiug a billboard and we were
mt Next
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04

Miss Sally Simpson. Of Smiths col
lege. is travelling around the coun-
try addressing female students and
urging them to become dairymaids
and pillow girls.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04

Miss Jeanette Rankin, congress-
woman from Montana, used only five
words to write her biography for the
Congressional Directory.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04

Mrs w. K. Vanderbilt. OF New
York. will be active in relief work for
our soldiers and sailors.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04

Mrs. W r Grace. who recently
opened the Nassau county, L. L rifle
range. is a crack shot with a rifle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04

Mrs George de Long. the former
Mrs Piehard Lounsberry and one OF
the wealthy daughters OF the late
James B. Haggln, OWES q private
railroad car.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04

your point very plainly, and I'd like
TO do. whatever / can"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
AGED WOMAN FOUND I
DEAD IN HER BED

winchester. Va, Nov. s5.--Mrs.
Eliza Catherine Cooper. one Of the
Oldest residents of the western section
of the county, was found dead In he'd
at her home near Lamps, where she
lived alone.
Her death was probably due to
acute Indigestion. The discovery of
her body was made by Mrs. Cooper's
daughter, Mrs. Eta Lamp, who lives
nearby.
Mrs Cooper was in the eighty-fift
year of her age, having been bern on
April %, 1888. a snort distance from
where her entire life had been spent.
She was the widow of the late Ben
jamin Cooper who died about four
years ago. She was formerly Miss
Eliza c. Smith and her family was
one of the Oldest In that section OF
the county.
Surviving her are three children,
Amos H Cooper, OF Chamberville;
Mrs, Eta lamp ard Mrs. Louisa
Smith. OF Lamps
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
News of the Old Dominion
ROANOKE MAY FURNISH
ANOTHER COMPANY

Roanoke, Va, Nov. 2s.-Roanoke
may furnish third company of coast
artillery to join the two that have al
ready been formed and sent into SER
vice from the Magic city. An effort
rs being made to raise more coast
artillery companies through South
west Virginia, and it is being rumor-
ed that this city will furnish still
more men for this service
The DRIVE for coast artillerymen Is
being pushed through this section of
the state, particularly at Bristol.
where numbers of recruits are being
obtained each day for a company that
Is now being formed there The .Rris-
toll company is being formed by Henry
Z. stuart, Jr., of Abingdon. who is in
Bristol at present in the interest of
the recruiting. The members OF the
new company are being secured from
Bristol as well as from the nearby
counties. and a few applications for
enlistment have been received from,
fnen in East Tennessee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
AUTOMOBILE RUNS
OVER LIVE WIRE

Pulaski Va, Nov. 2s.--The family
or Jacob Ienowitz. OF this place. had
q narrow escape for what might have
been very serious accident Sunday
afternoon on the new macadam road
about mile east Of Dublin.
IT seems that several linesmen were
busy making repairs to the power line
Of the Appalachian Power company
on an emergency case. and several
wires were hanging from the poles,
the ends resting in the road At this
iuncture the Ford car OF Mr.. T@no-
WITT. driven by his son Morris. came
along and, without observing these
wires. ran into them. One of the
wires wrapped around the radiator
Ind the force OF the contact caused
the automobile to be thrown around
and out Of the control OF the driver
The Gar was whirled about and would
have plunged down n steep embank-
ment into the depths OF stone quarry
by the side o fthe road but was held
by the wire with which II was en-
tangled. AS p result or the mix-un
Morris Lenowitz had four front teeth
knocked out; hts sister Sadie was cut
below the right ear nv Il wire; r. r
Hicks. a hnesman. who was up on a
pole working az TIE con<ection, was
/ thrown TO the RF0una, distance OF
about tweutv-fye feet and more seri-
ously hurt than any one else; and the
other occuants OF the car ware consi-
derahly shaken M. One linesman
who was on the ground was Knocked
down and the automobile passed com
nletelv over him, hut luckily none OF
the wheels touched him. and he es-
eoped without any injury Cars fol-
lowing closely behind the wrecked car
took care OF The party and brought
them on TO Pulaski
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
STOCKS UsO ..aGO
MARKED RtCESSICAS

- val, Nov ss-There were re-
ew ,o4a,.,s session Of the
.sass a-l.s ,s,,,h general recess ons
sss-.s.,v,.a,,, ,hs I,~s INIT strength On
-s-~s. ~. ,,,art., aud gains we're at
ss.,a. - nnin.s AZ The close small
go. 800 rag,s,ered FOR a majority
~ ,na ,,ors ,,,9nortapt SECURITIES.
tn a.. sales were stui small
Soo $40 s,ares with United States
e,s.rs no-tgon f27goo steel as a
-. =. s,,.e4 gra.{fv{r~ -~os..ngs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
WHEN TRIED AS STACKER
MAN DOES NOT KNOW AGE,

Norfolk. Va. Nov. IA marriage
certificate PLAYED an important part
in the trial II william Henry Brass
we'll. q white man Of Isle OF Wight
county. before Judge Waddlii In the
United States court yesterday after
noon BrassseIl was before the court.
charged with being a Stacker. he
having failed " register on June s
for conscriptlon.
Bra sswell was put on the stand, and
he declared that he couldn't recall his
age. but that he was positive he was
over thirtv-oue His aged mother
was then called to testify. She WAS
certain that her son WAS born on
February 1S, but couldn't remember
In what year. Then the father was
called to the stand He also remem-
bered that hts son was born some
time In February, but rs to the year
he also was at sea. All OF them were
certain. however, that the young man
was over thirty-one for he had wife
and i've children.
While the defendant and his aged
parents we're trying in. vain TO re-
member the forgotten, year, the attor-
ney for the prosecution handed Judge
Waddill the marriage certificate OF
Rrasswell, which was issued In 1907.
In the document the year Of the &C
cused's birth was set down as 1897
which showed that. II the date was
authentic Brasswell was only thirty
years old,
Convinced that the young man had
erred through ignorance rather than
through any desire to evade service,
and impressed by his story of wife
and Eve dependant children Judge
( Waddin ordered him TO register, as
surfing him that there was little
chance OF his being called into service
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
El. STNSOA EhLIS1S
IN i. 5. AIR SERVICE

Hampton, Va. Nov 23-Aviator
: Ed. Stinson, who has been with the
! Curtiss aviation school here for the
past three months. left last night for
Washington, ID. c., to complete ar
rangements for entering the signal
corps of the United States aviation
service.
Mr.. Stinson stated last night that
he had made application to the gov
eminent for service, and had received
instructions to the effect that a COM
mission would be given to him. the
inference being that he would very
soon be sent across" to enter the
actual fighting lines.
Mr.. Stinson was born and reared IN
Canton, Mass lie has been In the fiy-
ing business for the past two years,
having taken up the Occupation" with
the intention OF ult,mateIs entering
the national flying squadron.
He does not take credit to himself
for his choice OF flying as tho. medium
Of doing his "bit" for his country.
and while approaching the dangers
OF the work, declares that II is very
, fascinating and distinctly one of the
best lines Of service.
Miss Katherine Stinson. his sister,
IS known to flying men as a most dar-
ms anu hIEiAlN tiiflFitt GN fdii4N II
was owing to the fact that she was
enFaged in living that Mr.. Stinson de-
cided to try his hand.
A young sister. Miss Marjorie Stin-
son, is also In the flying service, heine
attached as an Instructor TO one Of
the flying schools at san Antonio,
Tex. where she is doing her bit" IN
training men for Uncle Sans service
on the war front
The elder sister has Just returned
from japan and China where she has
been engaged In making exhibition
fights. Mr.. Stinson stated that his
elder sister was eager to enter the
service OF the country as r. teacher.
Graduates OF the fiving schools here
tofore have been given commissions
80 lieutenants. captains and so on
White nothing definite Is known II is
believed in aviation circles that Mr..
Stinson will he given captaiu's com
mission The Curtiss schools have
trained approximately 500 men. half
OF whom are In active service.
The numerous friends he has made
in Newport News during hts resi-
dence here congratulated him yester-
day on the final attainment OF his
desire to enter active government
service. and extended TO him their
best wishes for successful career.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24

New York. Noi'ember rs ~~Dun's He
view tomorrow will ray:
The ds Of bus ness IA the United
States, mainly one q adjustment 70
new and extraordinary ndit}ons Is
more than ever subordinate to the
pressing necessities Of the government.
Not only is consumption CHANGING in
character with civilian demands cen
tsring more fully tn re staple com
modlties. but production likewise IL
coming more closely under the domino
ticn Of war Influences. and OUTPUTS Of
what are termed nom ~~~ tfal articles
are being lessened. ~ eliminated alto
8ether. The element a. price control
also entsrs more largely into caicula-
ttons and not a few raw materials use /
N manufa curing as well "a the I'm
ished products are either directly or
indirectly subject to official regulation.
Where revisions have already been ar
fected and uncertainties in this respect
removed, there has come ar ru4~ov+-
msnt In sentiment and IN some In
stances moderate, though stiact re-
vfval OF activity after a consEdera BILE
period of he@ftancy and waiting The
volume OF general business. quite apart
from governmental needs, remains
large In about all directions. IN some
cases Is broadening. but the draw hacks
in many industries and trades Increase
rather than diminish. and the cartali-
ment of operations through fuel ard
labor scarcity becomes rore noticeable
with the congestion 3u transportat Ip,
which seems 70 grow worse Instead Of
better there Is much DELAY In supplies
reaching points cf Destination and this
has a natural tendency 20 accentuat4
the strength In some markets IN which
ms xsrnu:a prices which have not been
arbitrarily fixed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24

New ORR. Nayeufaer ea-Rrsa.
streets tono-FOw will Say.
More cheerful Zee ftE JrohaUtE born
OF the apparent succe ses Of the alica
arms oversee. hcavg governmental
buying. tbs ret4Ea OF 4heFtv loan
Suoney Into cirgulaCra. zoe cotton. I'M
restricted ordering h. the exceflant5y
situated surplus crop cones. record htgo
bank eJaar4sses, IA s4peran.fssased ,,r-
Nyity u m ri ,tt'l AZ tT--- sJssss. ssssJ u
eat essentials of war. are factors ts4t
easily eclipse ang laeLla4 t.,s.n leg
that prev u. Ia 4 Minute II ..are. and
more especially ia tf.a 4.sst. .us.ug for
eiyll an y account perferce reflects a
pause, thta being due 20 the fael that
Ire government = ANS receive prefer
ence ana PAT y TO apparent inab}! .ty Of
Ordinary retail trade 10 .nHven at a
time when foOdStuffs are inpra{n4tt. So
high. when various campaigns 10 en-
courage economy under wav, and.
when. too, the ordinary man in the
street is ray ng for liberty loan bonHs
In insta!iments However, The prodf.
gious spendngs Of tho government
quicken movements la general and rem
DER the observer practically C8ttvious
TO the enforced prudence 81 the or
binary trader, Yet. ia the face af com
Serya,isrn. uormal wants are sufgic eut
to make up q relatively large volume.
and significantly enough PARTS OF The
West, South vest and most of the South
disclose the best trade movements and
collections ever experienced demand
being fa- - mediate as yell as for dis
tant delivery
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
FTRF. DOES LITTLE DAMAGE
TO BAY LINE STEAMER

Norfolk, Va. Nov. 23.--rhe Old Bay
Line steamer Alabama, Captain Sidney
Foster. outbound from Baltimore to
Norfolk. caught fire off sandy Point
Tuesday night, 1t was stated from the
Office OF the company yesterday, al
though no damage was done to either
the vessel or her cargo. The fire
never assumed menacing proportions
and distreE signals were not sent out.
The fire broke out directly beneath
the pilot house. between the floor OF
the quarter deck and the ceiling of
the first cabin. Ten minutes were
required for extinguishing the flames,
officials OF the company said. The
Alabama arrived here an hour over
due.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24

Bristol Va. Nov 23,-Because of
an alleged insufficient supply OF water
the home OF d. NJ Mariop, at the
corner OF Fourteenth ana @ al
streets was totally destroyed BY fire
yesterday afternoon about $40
O'clock. The loss is estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 with no In
surance.
Mr.. Marion, owner OF the house,
stated that 1t caught from the city
road roller which was at work on
Fourteenth street nearby. He said
the loss to the house alone would he
$4,000. A part OF the household goods
were saved by neighbors and fire.
men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
Explosion I'm Hotel.

Norfolk. Va. Nov. "a terrffc
conrnotton, caused by an explosion in
the Kitchen range, occurred last night
at 1880 o'clock In the UGion hotel
restaurant, In Brewer street. A color
ed kitchen gfrl was slightly hurt; the
stove was wrecked and SCOT and ashes
were strewn broadcast over the
Kitchen The force or the explosion
3arred down. the stove pipes ana
wrenched loose the water pipes ex-
tending from the range of the boiler
The noise % the explosion and ms
crash OF falling metal was heard Tor
more thar a block. Chief MciAush-
lin, Of the FIRE department, In or the
opinion that the unusual explosion
AIS eccassoEasS BY the nahinstion OF
GOAL gas he1d in the stove ny sns
damper turned down.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24

New York, Noeem0er 2S-Afoney on
call n the s,oel. Exchange opened ar
~ pes cent, taer. Ga peg cent, low.
ga PCT cent; close. Q per cent Most
OF the days leans were made at 80
per cent
Time money WIS quiet. without any
particular chanse In tone. Rates
- 0a}a per cent for mixed collateral.
hna hA&057. per cent on industrial
collateral. the rate varying with rela~
tIoH TO The maturi.ies.
Nef Camille paper Was bought mode
rat=fe BJyefs were insistent on fu@l
sayH Rates 80 q per cent for high
grade paper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24

Roanoke. Va, Nov. 2S.-The Roam
oke sunday School institute of thu
Episcopal church will be held ir
Chrlstianhurg. November 2s-3<. This
will include all Sunday schools from
Bedford throughout Southwest vfr-
ginia. The organization holds two
meetings each year. one in the late
fail and one in the early spring The
la meeting was held in the CITY. All
Episcopal Sunday school In this sec
ton Of the state send delegates to
these meetings
The purpose OF these meetings are
to exchange ideas and receive fnstruc-
tons from the ministers and supertn-
t~+ftaeats- az ;ta-. various Enlscopal Sun,
day schools In this section.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
w. A. SMOOT Is PRUSIDE.NT
OF RETAIL COAL MERCHANTS

Alexandra, va. Nov. 7s.--WifIiana
Albert smoot OF this city was signal
" honored In Philadelphia on Tues
day OF this week when he was chosen
president of the National Retail Goa |
Merchants association. Coal man
were In attendance from all over the
United states and Canada, and the
fact that Mr.. Smoot was unanirn GUS
Nv selected as head of the organise
ton which includes both counties.
practically. Is OF more than pas1fnx
significance. especially as he was I'M
ahle to be present in person. being
confined TO his home by Illness.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
DR.. McSparran III.

Lvnchburs. Va. Nov. 23-Rev. J.
r.. McSparran. d. D. OF Ashland.
superannuated minister of the Netho-
dist Episcopal church, In seriously Ill
In his room at the Carroll hotel here
with double pneumonia. Hts tw osons
Rev. f r McSparran. p. D., and DR.
f; c. McSparran. of Richmond, are
with him. One Of his sons said last
nlsirt' tirat hfs fatiIe~s condition was
verv low.
The sick minister is eighty years
old He came here last week 20 at
tend the conference. and was stricken
several days after his. rival He Is
being attended by DIR. r A. waugh
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
HOSTING CRAVE FALLS
THREE MEN INQUIRED

Norfolk Va. Nov, sS.--van Cola
man. /. V. Cunard and Ernest Oman
white, employees OF the James stuart
Construction company, were injured
early Tuesday afternoon when crane.
used for hosting heavy timber. ON
which they were employed. gave way
dropping them to the ground. . Az
lance Of several feet. All three were
carried TO the Protestant hospital ana
we're reported as resting comfortably
last night. Two OF the msn hAd
broken legs, while the third sustained
a fra ctured arm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24

Especial to The Richmond vfrgfnfAn.t
Geraensville, va, Nov. .s.--GeorEs
r. Ficklen, a welI-known contractor.
died early Thursday morning At his
home near Somerset. while preparing
to 10 10 his work. He leaves his
widow. who was before marriage Miss
I,ettie McGehee. daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs NJ. w. McGehee. of Cor
louisville. and four children--SeorYes
Jr., Carter, Elizabeth and Frances
Ficklen Also his mother and ons
brother Burial in Maplewood ceme-
terry, Gordonsville.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
cu1csGo IRAN Aeu PROVISIONS
onetBtfan~ ny Ni'tcr Il Co.. Ncrlhera
---i-L = -. Hn.rh ~ lid.

'-tt-0~-. Hp~rd ~ Trade
Chicago Nov % There were sd
pp8ees N 5>~s to e ia the price ~ ocrn
au Abs Pssea o = <s@ x 2 tadaH 4'e2 thess,
t-rtas there result 81 cove ng the
shorts. 0fTeriDga IN The ptt were at no
"a equal to the bcv'7g no veB IN ex-
istence and there was HCt one course
To values In consequence. The car
shortage 'as stussNd among the
trade the report from Washing
ton that the Cover ument will furnish
ample care for the movement OF corn.
wheat and oats WE we'll received.
There was a good demand for oats
on short account a4d as in corn, Tho
supply on Fg)e was inadequate ana
those wanting this grain willingly paid
advan'es for H. The gains for the day
We're 5-N to &c aud the highest les
els were fairly well held. This was
the csac espcct ally with May cash
sales were only be,c0c bushels a. Chit
cego aaG while tie scatoari made no
report Of business there il was gen
orally believed that the takings for
export account We're liberal
The feature OF the provision market
today was the enormous lard shipment
for the day the total being ass 600
pounds and nests ARP 600 pounds
compared with 2,362 600 and 7I9 ,000
pounds respectively a year ago,
a.. Opening. 1890
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
Rcsratrs Rroth her Kules I'm ra,tfe.

Hampton va, Nov. 23.--Licuten-
ant Resnati. italian aviator stationed
at langley field. has received a cable
gram announcing the death or his
brother. Michael IN a thrilling aerial
battle over the Teutor line which rs
pushing into italy. Resnatts brother
was only twenty years old He had
DESTROYED several Austro- q erna n
planes In the present fighting before
he met death.
Resnatis two sisters are Red Cross
nurses, his father has gone to the
front with the Italian medical corps
and his mother is nursing wounded
IN the Italian. hospital