El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-28

relates a conversation between the
kaiser and his son. the crown prince.
The crown prince wanted to know
why his dad had started this world
war.
you recall my son." the kaiser
Is quoted as saying, that when Mr..
Roosevelt was over here and saw my
armies. my forts, my navy yard and
my ammunition and gun factories?
Well. after had shown him all of
the world and 1 was fool enough to
believe him
This gets US down to some Of the
stories going the rounds about the
kaiser-his me unit Gott" stuff. and
recalls a cartoon that Life" recent
drives Of the French and British
against. through and across the
Hindenberg line. The cartoon showed
the kaiser standing looking skyward
and asking God, where have you
been for the past three weeksT'
Ambitious young men possessed Of
a grammar school education have a
big opportunity these days to enter
the railroad service and rise rapid
". according to the view Of E. L
King. superintendent Of telegraph for
the Southern Pacific company.
To meet the problem Of securing
trained railroad men and developing
them for responsible positions, the
Southern Pacific has established in
San Francisco an agency school,
under superintendent King, where an
apprenticeship course in railroad
work is given and the student at the
same time is paid while learning.
Boys coming from the country and
am bitious to get a start" master the
course in from three to four months,
it is said Half the time is spent in
~ II
actual station work. Railroad tele-
graphy and all the duties of a station
agent are taught. Officials of the
company lecture TO the students on
all phases Of the transportation ques-
ton
Reading Of a man being buried
alive. I am reminded that we haven't
heard a word about our vice presi-
dent even through al this war talk,
though everybody else in official
Washington has been in the papers
regularly.
The father Of a new infant smiles
when he hears people talking about
taking medicine and sleeping like q
baby"
II this prohibition wave keeps up.
the saloon man will soon be like the
country editor F. Peter Dunno tells
OF. The paper was on its last legs
and a funeral passed one day. Some
one asked who IL was The editor
didn't know. but said: I fear it is
my subscriber"
Charlie Kline and Jack Dawson
were at the Elks club.
I'll bet you don't know the Lords
prayer" said Jack to Charlie
I'll bet you five I do" said
The bet was made and Jack said:
Go ahead. recite it."
Now I lay me down to" Charlie
began, but he didn't have to go any
further. Jack stuck the money out
at him and said: You win It's
worth five to know that you know
it, however"
Tom Crutcher knows young
woman who says she spent the three
most pleasant years Of her life when
she was IS. That girl will still be
Of conscription age when she is 40.
II they hadn't increased the cost
OF flivvers. gasoline would soon have
been higher than the machines.
When you buy a Liberty bond you
are not giving the government any
thing. You will get it all back with
interest and at the same time, you
are striking a blow at the enemy.
What could be a better gift for a
child of today than a Liberty bond.
to become due. with all its interest,
when he Is a man?