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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-12

poral IS encouraged TO try to make his squad The
best in his company. Each captain tries to make
his company the best in the regiment. The colonel
tries to make his regiment the best in his division.
To the thousands who watched the seasons
football classic the Pacific coast when the
marines from Mare Island played and defeated the
army team from Camp Lewis at Tacoma Saturday,
the game was probably just an inspiring spectacle.
To Gen. Greene, whose thousands of soldiers
formed by far the larger part of the enormous
crowd in the Stadium, il probably meant tremen-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-12

treasury officials In face Of
threatened penny famine.
Nobody knows the cause OF this
overwhelming demand for pennies.
but IL ia generally explained a. re.
sulting from the consumption taxes
IN the new revenue bill. which have
sErcatiy increased the number OF ar.
ticicH selling for odd cents.
Increases In tobacco prices have
been chiefly responsible. A month
ago almost all popular brands OF
tobacco. ciEareta and cigars were
selling for S. 10 or 10 cents. 40 that
change could be made In nickcls and
dimes. Now the prices are such
that ono. two. three or four pennies
must cross the counter every time
IA sale In made. and this requires
millions OF extra pennies every day
Since their establishment the
United States mints have produced
in round figures three billion pen
MICS. or about 30 for every person In
tho country. Where are they now
IL In safe to assume half OF them
have been lost. M one seldom sees
n penny more than 20 years old.
This leaves an average OF Is pennies
for every American. which would
be moro than enough To do business
II at least half and probably two
thirds of them were not In the kid.
dies banks.
The minis are now working at
top speed to relieve the shortage.
but their output In only 100000
n day AZ this rate II win ho two
months before they have produced
an extra penny Tor every person IN
the country.
The quick way to relieve the
shortage Is 60 change the babies
pennies into nicltcls and dimes
and put the copper coins back
In circulation. You will be doing
Uncle Sam n real service II you
do this today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-12

Y'know the
Movies have n
Fine idea OF
Kids in their
Pictures. when
You $50 them
It's n case OF
'Ych. in the movies
They do IT,"
F'rinstance-A
Scene where II
Shows n bunch
OF Kids that
Aren't supposed
To have paws
And maws that
amt 30 wei
OFF. y'knowl
The Kids arc
SO cute looking.
Bobbed hair and
Everything that
Amt supposed
To be with those
Types scissor
Cut holes in
The stockings.
Round. fat. welLfcd
Faces, etc. But
Wen take IL,
In the movies
They can do
Anything except
Get the he-stars
To fight wars
Outside OF the
Camera.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-12
Why Stay Fat2
You Can Reduce

The answer of most fat people N
that u is too hard. too troublesome
and too dangerous 20 force the
weight down. However. in MArmola
Prescription Tablets. all these ar
faculties are overcome. They are
absolutely harmless. entail no diet
ing or exercise. and have the Added
advantage of cheapn~aH. a large
case IL sold ny druEgists NJ Tsc or
n preferable. they can be obtained
b. sending price direct 20 the Mar
moih Co, $50 Woodward Avenue,
Detroit. Mich. Now that you know
this you have no excuse for being
too fat. but can reduce two. three
or four pounds week without fear
81 bad after effects.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-12

To soften. smoother, and whiten
the face, neck, arms. and particu-
larry the hands when chafed, red
or rough there IS nothing better
than lemon juice, but pure lemon
luice is too highly acid and often
Irritating. A splendid lotion is pre-
pared In a moment by squeezing
The Juice OF two fresh lemons into
. bottle containing three ounces Of
orchard white. BE sure TO strain
The lemon juice through a cloth
70 no pulp gets into the bottle,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-12
ny gibson GARDNER

WASHINGTON. ID. c. Nov.
is.-IIow about tho new censor
ship, II u live question these
days. 60 publishers In psrtic-
ulsr aud 90 radicals generally.
For To the latter III. question
l. equivalent to; how about
free speech
SO far there has been no action
taken either by tho poztoffice Do
partmsnt or by courts under what
Is known as the new censorship
law This law consists OF a
clause contained IN the reo-ntly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-12
Lemon Juice Softens and
|Whitens Rough, Red Hands
Women can make quarter pint of wonderful lemon
beauty cream for few cents. Nothing so good!

then this creamy lotfun 49,. LAY
sweetly fragrant and fresh for
months. Any grocer will supply
the lemons and any druggist or
toilet counter will sell you three
ounces Of orchard white for a few
cents.
This IN the best lotion you could
use. Massage II daily into the face.
neck, arms. and hands and soc for
yourself II helps remove tan. sal.
lowness, and freckles, and every
girl knows that lemons are used To
bleach and whiten the skin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-12
46,l34 MEN REPORT
AT AMERICAN Lake
stat Correspondent

CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma. Nov. IL.
With the arrival OF 30 men from
Oakland NJ the environment today.
the total of men reported at this
camp Is 46.134-thc largest number
at any cantonmcnt In the country.
according To receiving officers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-12

Statehood day was observed by tho
Transportation club Monday noon.
when Professor Edmond T. Mcany.
head OF tho university history de
partmcut. reviewed the events Of -
years ago Sunday. when Washington
was admitted into tho Union.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-12
NEITHER DO WE

VI. A. n writes that she DOESN'T
IKE 20 hear north-hound street car
conductors refer To Highland driyS
as High and Dry or Mercer s, AZ
Mercy st
We should also like 20 know II
O.n. Sherman ever stood at SThird
and Union and watched thru. East
lake street cars so by without stop.
ping.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-12
MINT MEN SAY
penny FAMINE
NEAR At HAND
by BASIL NJ. MANLY

WASHINGTON. Nov. IA
Penny. penny. who's got the
penny" Is the question purrling
treasury officials In face 81 n
threatened penny famine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
al d. A. MARTIN.

Zine before but life hsl passed out.
II took no doctOr to tell the parents
this.
Father and mother dropped on their
knees on each eide Of the temporary
bier and wept out their grief We
turned away in tears with our own
little boy and gave thanks that there
was no worse affliction in our family
than a sore throat where the tonsils
have been cut out
g. c Franklin, Of Holbrook, Ariz..
drops d note 10 say that cattlemen over
there are receiving 80 cents to 81 cents
a pound for hides. This IS prompted
by an article in this column last week
in which a GLOBE man was quoted as
saying that hides were bringing L
cents q pound The item was a mis-
print and should have read q cents.
hut even at that it seems the Globe
man was away off in his calculations
o. HOlorook prices are much better
The sick man Who resents receiving
flowers as a manifestation OF friend
ship, is either q confirmed crouch OF
wishes 10 pose as one There Is moth
ing that so cheers the sick room,
whether the occupant is man or wom-
an. as a bouquet Of flowers shedding
its fragrance on the atmosphere.
That's one thing I always have liked
about the Elks. When a member gets
sick enough 10 be confined to his bed
and the sick committee learns of it, he
is remembered with a beautiful bunch
Of flowers. Il shows thoughtfuiness
and II cheers the sick room and makes
the world look brighter
George Pattulo, in a recent issue OF
the Saturday Post asserts that the
condition prevailing in Mexico now is
a normal rather than an abnormal one,
and cites the revolutions prior to Diaz,
from the day HidalgO set things loose,
as indicative of this. Diaz was just
contends. to establish peace-an abnOr-
years With his overthrow, Mexico has
returned. Pattulo says. to its normal
condition And he's about right at
that
Things TO forget: That anybody ever
said it was nothing to have your ton
sis taken ont.
The Davis administration has the
satisfaction OF knowing that IL got a
better start than any administration in
the history OF Il Paso, for no city
ticket was ever elected with such
unanimity as the Davis ticket
II sounds a lot better 70 shout Come
on in. boys" than IL does to wave the
flag and shout go on in, boys"
FL Paso cannot afford to drop its
campaign OF publicity because we have
war on with Germany. The war Is not
going to keep people from growing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
Little InierOiews
Little nterOeWs
Says FL PasO's High Will Lead Others In South
Tine Short For Crops; Situation Critical; Plant

20 the consideration that IN this crisis
Texas owes the country the patriotic
outy OF straining her every effort and
utilizing her every resource to con-
tribute her last possible bushel 70 the
nations food supply
Persons desiring 10 contribute 20
charity and make some poor unfor-
tunate happy can do 50 today. Bundle
day" said secretary J. B. GWin. OF the
Associated Charities. Each year the
Associated Charities collects . large
amount Of clothing through this sys-
TEN. and IL comes in good need 10 the
deserving poor. We viii send for the
bundles 10 the homes Of those who
have no means of sending them 10 our
headquarters at 405 South Campbell.
The association has expended a large
amount OF money iu procuring cloth
ing for the poor and these contribu-
rions Will relieve the situation greatly.
There are a large number Of poor and
destitute in Ell Paso in need OF cloth
ing. Childrsn's clothing is especially
needed"
TT certainly seems strange that a
city the size of FL Paso cannot raise
a company OF militia 10 al least peace
strength. said George r. Perkins.
You would think that q city on the
border. Of $1,000 population, would have
two or three companies of militia at
such a critical time But it looks as
though company X viii have to be mus
tered out If there are not few more
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
Pictures 9f II Mayors Give City's History
All City Rulers From Dowell To Lea Shown

Juuge Joseph Mascffin served as
mayor from the spring OF 1882 until
the spring Of 1901 He built the present
city hall and the ievee on the river
front
b +. Hammitt was elected mayor in
1901 and gave FL Paso business ad-
ministration for two years
Fathcr OF Mesa Water System.
In 1895 O. r Aiorehead was elected
mayor and he is the man who found
an abundant supply Of pure water on
the mesa and refused to go elseW here
for water. and he is therefore the
father of FL Paso's mesa water Work
In 1905 Capt Chas. Davis was elected
mayor and began the work Of paving
the streets OF e. Paso- Under his ad-
ministration the streets in the business
section were paved.
sweeney Brings Rulers Together.
Joseph {. Sweeney was elected mayor
in 1907 and is the father Of the re-
vOlving street paving fund. which has
given the city so many units OF paving.
He also brought president Diaz and
president Taft together in FL Paso in
1909.
While serving his second term NJ.
Sweeney resigned and the city council
elected w. F. Robinson mayor. But
in the midst Of his work. Nj. Robinson
was killed that same year when the
walls OF the burning Buckler building
fell upon him.
- L. ANG--1 heS olSNt1N ~ 80 Ne---
ell TO succeed Mr.. Robinson He was
reelected by the people in 1911 and
again in 1918.
In 1915 Tom Lea was elected mayor
and retired from office last saturday
AR Lea rearranged ali Of the depart
meuts Of the city and instituted civil
service for the police and fire depart
ments thus Eaking those two branches
OF the government out Of politics.
This is the story told by the pictures
~ the wall
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17

10 rise toward real civilization and
this planet fOreshadOws supreme bene-
fits for all downtrodden races.
Under this configuration travel
should De safe and comfortable. al
though strange railway accidents are
fOretOld for a later time.
This is not an encouraging rule for
theaters, b7it astrologers prophesy that
during the summer certain cities viii
enjoy great prosperity Chicago and
Toronto should be especially fortunate
Canada comes under a government OF
the stars. making for startling politi-
cal events. An astrologer prOpsies that
il viii attain q national independence
Danger 10 the United States from
an enemy that comes from the south,
SO long prOphesied appears 10 be near
This does not appear 10 mean Mexico
although Mexico may be involved n
some way This prediction has been
made for three years
Deaths among American diplomats
or representatives abroad viii be nu-
merous from this time on until the
end Of the year. II the stars are read
Alright.
Persons whose birthdate IL is have q
favorable outlook for the year. These
subjects OF Aries usually succeed in
business.
Children born on this day are likely
to be unusually clever They often
have logical minds and incline toward
science and philosophy
Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17

volunteers. Take Akron. O., Canton
Zanssvilles O.. Pottstown, Pa, and 9th
er cities IN the east much smaller thar
Fl Paso and you find they have
equipped a company each 70 full war
strength II is up 70 some Of the pa
triotic youngsters Of FL Paso to show
their colors by enlisting-
The man who has a few acres OF
land in the valley and plants Il in gar
den truck this year" said I. A Barnes
is going TO reap a rich harvest. II
had the acres and was equipped for H.
1 would drop my Job with the govern
ment and begin planting vegetables
tomorrow. There Is good money in ef-
fcient truck farming any time. but this
year the returns will be big. as such
large portion OF our provisions are be
ing shipped 20 Europe The American
garden IS going TO play an important
part in feeding the country next sum
mer-"
7 am in JuareS every day" said Paul
Van Velssn, and as I have consider
able business with the Mexican Of
ficials I am around among them. but
I have never seen a German army o.
ficer over there. Gen Jose Murgia has
been very kind to me and one day
put on one OF the officers uniform Just
TO see how ] would look in il. and the
next it was reported in the papers that
German officers were with the troops
in Juarez. I an a Belgian and nv
father IS IN the Belgian army"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17

7HEN YOU call on mayor Chas
NA/ Davis to offer your congratu-
w lations. you might. If you are
q member of the Pioneer association.
spend half an hour renewing old
acquaintance by viewing the pictures
on the wall Of the mayors office The
pictures are photographs OF mayor
Davis Il predecessors. the i men who
in their turn. served as chief executive
Of FL Paso prior TO April Il. 1917.
A study OF the faces on The wall
gives one the history Of E. Paso's
growth from the time Of Ben Dowell.
the rugged pioneer, up to last Satur-
day, when Tom Lea dropped the mantle
Of Office upon the shoulders OF Cnas.
Davis. The faces bear the impress Of
the spirit dominating the community n
their respective epochs.
Those pictures emphasize FL PasO'
youth as a city. for the first mayor OF
before the present mayor was born.
When 4 Constable Kept Order.
Prior to 1915 constable assisted ty
the rangers. managed 10 keep Ell Paso
in the wide and straight path Bar
the path was not too wide even in the
early days to keep the husky youngster
from occasionally finding II too narrow
In 1875 FL PasO was incorporated and
=.
pioneer. was elected mayor. He found
the wild young town a rough traveller,
but Dowell was some rough rider him
self. and he made good and died after
seeing FL PasO taking shape as a city
In 1850 Sol Schultz was elected mayor.
and while his voice was low and sof-.
the people soon learned that he was
not afraid Of his job. Mr. Schultz :
still in robust health and almost as
vigorous physically a. his two sons in
Fl paSO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
Volunteers for Additional
Unit Give Services TO
Swell KS Roster.

enty-nine FL Paso boys answered
the call to enlist in company K. Fourth
Texas Infantry Monday night. The
boys had gathered at a meeting called
by J. F. Colley and II Lppnan, who
have been recruiting for additional
units for the Texas national guard.
and by the chamber OF commerce.
Previously they had made application
for enlistment in the additional ma
tionaI guard units. but when an appeal
was made to them to save company X
from being disbanded. they Immediately
volunteered 10 Join this organization.
Boys COmpIb7ented By Coles
The boys were highly commended by
FL Faso business men for volun tsering
for h company A p Coles, chairman
Of the military committee OF the cham
Der OF commerce. cOmplimented them
on their loyalty to both FL PasO and
the nation He said that in the east
IL was generally believed that con-
scription would be put in effect within
the next few weeks and that he con-
sidered il more patriotic and honorable
for young men TO go voluntarily into
the military service OF the government
than to be forced in by drafting
COIIey Willingly Turns Men over.
J. r. Colley, through whose efforts
the volunteers were secured, said that
he had been recruiting for additional
units Of the Texas guard which are to
he organized. but willingly turned over
to the existing company those VINO
would voluntarily join it With N
Lippman. Mr.. Colley had enlisted about
50,men for new militia company-
To BE Examined Tonight
The recruits Will take their physical
examination at S o'clock tonight at 214
Roberts Banner building. Their appE-
cation blanks for enlistment viii also
be furnished them. DIT. H z Stevenson.
bFigade adjutant. Texas national guard.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17

j. G. Lightbody was elected mayor
in the spring of 1885 and served until
1883. He came here from the Pacific
coast with several thousand dollars.
acquired q fortune here. and died in
San Francisco a few weeks ago.
In 1859 when Mr.. Lightbody wanted
to turn the administration over 70 \
krakauer. VINO. he said was elected
according TO the face Of the returns
the Democrats contested the election
and for months the council sat as
returning board recounting the ballots
and listening TO evios-iiyv- Jur1nS that
time - r. Hubbard, who was in the
commission business with J. y. Smith.
served as mayor, having been elected
by the council
Richard Caples was elected mayor n
1890 and was reelected in 1891. serving
until the spiing of 1898. a term and a
half. He applied practical business
methods 10 the management OF the
city's affairs
". II. Austin was elected mayor in
the spring OF 1893. and was at that
time cashier Of the FL Paso National
bank. esta hlished by T. B. Bronson AMI
himself But Mr.. Austin was very
sick man when he was elected and
was not able 10 give more tndm sever Al
months Of his time to the Office he
resigned and AdOlph solomon was
elected by the council 10 serve out the
year and Mr.. solomon refused a second
In the spring OF 1884 \. X. Albers
was elected mayor and resigned from
the office as soon as ne qualified, and
the city council elected j. p. Johnson
mayor 20 serve % lie year Aloers was
a druggist, andf is now residing n
Louisiana
Nj Johnson WAS succeeded in 1885
bv Il. Il. Camyben. the first and only
Republican mayor II Paso has had
since part lines were drawn in 1859.
Col Campbell. passed 90 nis reward
several vear5 ago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
Roundabout Tomn
No Matter What 7 our Trouble, Others SufferMore
Pathetic Incident At Hospital Is Typical of Life

? o matter what your own troubles
M are. there is someone else within
L the radius Of your vision. Il you
viii but look about you. who is suf-
tering more; whose condition is less
pleasant than your own.
This was brought forclbly home 10
ne last Friday. As 1 came dragging
down the steps from the surgical ward
az Hotel Dieu, my throat swollen and
sore, my limbs weak and wo5bIv from
sns anesthetic AID q throat operation
he day before. the world looked pref
y dark and cloudy
AsI hesitated at the office. sister Fl
oells, who records The things that 20
on in the big hospital: who makes entry
OF all those who come and gO-many
VINO come IN are able TO give their own
names, but never CHECK out" themselves
was almost shedding tears as she tel
ephoned first one place. then another
% locate q little missing baby boy
whose mother was standing in the
door sobbing her heart out
On the desk IN front Of her lay q
card recording the death a few min
utes before Of H. 3 Huffman. who.
after suffering for almost a week the
untold agonles Of q fire victim, had
Just passed to peace and rest in an
other world; the little girl who does
me Office clerical work was making
he entry Of John Gill, q big. Swapping
Fellow who had been brought in from
down the valley. his body crushed al
most TO pulp by a mad bull 'aTele-
phone my sister at Denver that 1 am
all right, he was gasplng to the nurse
who stood over him expecting every
breath TO be his last But he was brave
and he was thinking OF easing his sis
Ier's feelings rather than Of the pain
Of MS own broken back, crushed chest
and broken ribs.
soon the sister located the little boy
and evidently she learned the worst, for
she turned. sorrow all over her kind
faee. and said: The little fellow is al
Dr. Stevens's office in the Roberts-Ban-
ner building" The little child was
Milton Kriss. w@o had picked up
live" electric : ire while playing in
front Of his home and had been hur-
ried 10 the pulmoter in the hope that
his little life might be saved. The
mother, only knowing that her baby
lad been taken somewhere had run
from her home n the 400 block or
Myrtle TO Hotel Dieu, hoping 10 find
her child there she was exhausted.
frantic, fainting. The good sister
helped 70 locate the child and as we
were Just about 10 leave. we took the
distracted mother into our car and hur-
-ied her &c the Roherts-Banuer build
ing The father was just arriving.
Both mother and father entered the
doctors office at the same time. The
still form of little Milton lay on the
table before them; the little body was
still warm with the life blood that
had surged as he played but a short
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Financial ds5aters discuss the reIa-
tive merits Of taxation and bonds IN
war finance The answer Of time will
be both New York World
Il is said to be regarded as a social
error to mention the island OF s.
Helena while takink tea with the. He
henzollern family.-Charlesto News
and Courier.
A Pacific slope man has received 81,
letter from New York. addressed sd
him in Spokane. Washington, i. e.
which. after all, Is the average New
Workers. idea o. the extent OF the
United States.-Kansas City Star.
One Of the most striking features Of
Germany's application for a renewal
OF an old treaty between the United
States and Prussia IS that the Unftea
States shall safeguard home the very
German ships which Germany has dis
abled in our harbors.-LouisviIls Cour-
ier-Journal