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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
Our Enemies Within
Paper CallsPresident Straw Map Of Capitalist"
Judge Sentencing Goldman Democratic Prussian

the people has intrusted the admins
tration OF socalled Justice is not SO
easily quenched- Alexander Berkman
and Robert Minor, who have so COM
pletely exposed the judicial trick, are
not forgotten. The 1erOciOuS bOur-
geoise justice has implicated them
also and wants them in its nets, while
the readers may imagine for what
Christian purpOsei Others are
in jail awaiting the partial verdict
Of prOstituted, harlOt justice.
Here and there some formidable OBJ
glorious march Of reaction. IN the
west the J. ". W have moved, show
ing very little disposition 10 tolerate
any further treacherous deportations
initiated by wilson's cutthroats in
/ their efforts to spread terror among
the producing masses. If allowed 70
proceed, those ruffians of law and
order would have created another
Belgium in America, without a single
word OF protest from those who are
ever ready 10 see evils in the hands
Of others.
.'ConstabIes Of Capitalism
After defending slackers the article
continues:
To stop their pernicious propa-
ganda Chat Of the slackers) and pre-
vent their example from exciting 9TH
ers- the government threatens TO sup
press them by shooting. The pass
word IS given, and in a short time we
shall see the cOnstables Of capitalism
cover the land with corpses every
where"
Wilson shouts 'delenda' destroy
deutschland, and all the thieves of
the country sing IL with him." re-
marks this same paper, under a week
y resume called Events Of the Day"
It continues:
But meanwhile the revoIts OF the
new drafted men. the strikes and the
severe prOtestations OF the negroes
have slightly disturbed the proverbiaI
tranquility Of the country And il is
dangerous TO skate on thin ice once
u IS cracked Beware. then. OF any
false step. because something not at
an glorious or great could happen
10 Inc gentlemen. They have re-
sumed the use OF the rope and the
gun but they have never completely
dS.estroyed the masses aspiration for
liberty"
Hints at AtheIstan Outrage.
Just who is meant by "the GENTLE
men is not explained, nor is the
vague reference to something will
happen that is not glorious or great"
Earlier however. the same story tells
OF the dynamiting OF the home Of
1ord Athelstan. proprietor Of The
- On real star" and says this was
simply putting into execution Threats
OF serious trouble made to him IN he
old not stop his support of the con-
slrlptlon law. which has since haen
put on the Canadian statute books.
otner terVent war lords Of the
same sort as lord Athelstan-others
mean, who have sent young men 10
y arr IS the received some
threats, and Il is very likely that in
a very short time we shall read 81
something Of the same nature mat
happened to lord Athelstan and leave
US with better results"
virtually the entire paper contains
! illlaIn lmatoory talk Of some sort. but
none is quite as incendiarv or threat
enlng as those quoted above ECoDv-
right 1917 by The Tribune Associa-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
Says Conditions Ideal For Joint Administration
New Mexico Drawing Down Cash From Motorists

EET Know OF no city and county in
the United states in which
= conditions are so ideal for the
consolidation Of city and county gov
ernments as El Paso." said Dewitt
Bandeeu. secretary Of the taxpayers
association. THE city OF Fl Paso
contains the bulk Of the population
and wealth OF the county and there
seems 10 be no reason why its gov
eminent should not be that OF the
county. The taxyapers' association
viii make a study OF the county gov
eminent in the near future, similar to
that made Of the city government ma
chinery; and the tive. reports together
VIII show overlapping departments,
such as sheriff and police, two boards
OF health. two tax collecting offices
and the like. all Of which could. il ap-
pears. be consolidated. It has been
done elsewhere The county OF Mas
sau, New York. for instance, has sew
eral large cities in its confines. but
nevertheless has been able to consoli-
date all highway work under one bu-
reau The city OF Oakland and the
county Of Alameda, California, are at
work on similar plan"
at Is as much as a mans life is
worth" said NJ 3. Mcdonald, TO walk
in some sections OF this city without
keeping his eyes on the ground Even
on much used streets there are breaks
in the pavement. sudden rises, and on
one sidewalk there IS one whole ce-
ment slab half turned over. In such
an attractiyely kept city the poor
paVemefIts are 2 continual and IN
pleasant SURPRISE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
wa MAKERS SANS KHAKI
Our Shipping Board Chairman.
BY DAVID NJ. CHURCH.

Dauy and manufactured his product.
and when he answered the summons
Of president Wilson to come TO Wash
ington he was the hacker OF half a
dozen Chicago factories.
Hurley has a square jaw that shows
he means business He has already
put himself on record as being one of
the clearest thinkers and quickest
men OF all Of Washington's official
dom IS a mem Der Of the federal
trade commission he dealt with big
business. as he knew IT, He inspired
erring corporations with fear for
they all knew Of Hurleys determine
ton He is a man who does not know
failure" is in the English language.
There Is no official in Washington
more thoroughly democratic than
Ned" Hurley. as his friends know
him. He has no time for the super
fetal dignity that many men assume.
once they are cloaked with official
authority. Ned" Hurley halls his
friends wherever he sees them. in the
street. in hotel lobbys and even in
the official halls
When he arrived in Washington to
take UP the work OF the shipping
board. Hurley knew that ships were
something that sailed upon the
waters He had no technical knowl-
edge Of marine affairs. For days and
days he denied himself TO all callers
and devoted himself TO learning some
thing about the shipping business.
Today he has at his finger tips the
theories and practices OF the best
known ship builders in the world
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11

v- HAT portion OF the Italian-Amer-
lean press printed under anarch-
4 list OF / ". ". auspices con-
tinues to pour forth vituperation and
preach disIoyalty TO the United States
government.
Although the more virulent OF
these pro-German organs have been
prevented from using the mails by
the postoffice department. they still
continue TO be circulated by means Of
--ezaenger or express and have be-
come more abusive than ever since
.-lstai privileges were Withdrawn
among these papers. which include
sUch disloyal journals as Il AvTen-
-e II Proletarlos La Riscossa"
and Il InternaziOnale," is 'L'Era
Because OF the fact that it is not
permitted TO use the mails the paper
las been held up The issue OF Aug.
appeared but recently while that
81 August is was received by sub
-r-bers last week
President Wilson is referred 10 as
the masked straw man Of the Amer
Ian clpitalists- in the issue OF Au-
gust f. IN this issue is also printed
letter thar refers 10 the United
States generally as "a society Of
l-oneyed and uniformed canni5als and
as-a1sius-
Masked straw Man. White House.
Under The head OF THE Whirlpool
q this issue. exception is taken TO a
ges caused by the war are so enor-
nous that no nation would have par
ticipated in II had il imagined II in
advance IL says
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
Short Snatches
From Everywhete

Another OF the drawbacks to this
country Just at present is senator La
Follette.-Detroit Free Press
Speaking OF price fixing. the price
OF treason vas long ago firmly estab-
lished BY laW--Chicago Tribune
Maybe the order against taking
baths in Germany IS based on the the
DRY that IL would be useless 10 try
TO be ciean--Indlanapoi star
We gather from Cap'n Hobson's
Writeup that he is perfectly sure OF
his own ability TO instruct Gems Pc
tain. Haig and Pershing on how
TO win the War--Charleston News and
Courier.
Germany appears TO have mastered
AL the rudiments Of optimism She
counts on a big wheat crop in Ru-
mania. and refuses 10 recognize the
one in the United States.-Kansas City
Star
A Kansas man is in jail for de-
serting a wife and four children. and
governor Capper's paper rightfully
suggests that the place for that man
is in the trenches-right Up in front
Austin American
From comments by German news
PAPERS made on Mr. wilson's answer
to the pope We are led to believe
that the Wilson reply was not eI-
actly what the kaiser would haTe
penned under similar circumstances.-
Dallas Times Herald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11

from ocean 70 ocean estimate that ap-
prOZ1mately 100 machines are passing
through that state each day. II is es-
timated that the smallest sum spent by
these tourists each day is So So you
can readily see that New Mexico
cities are deriving from $3.50 70 s120u
q day from the motor tourists Fl
PasO can derive a much larger sum
this winter If the roads between Tex
arkana and this city are improved 20
If you don't think that the traffic
law is being enforced. II you don't
believe that the members OF the
motorcycle squad are hot after those
who exceed the speed limit" said
George b HadleT. Just follow ID the
police court for a few DAYS and see
the number hailed before Judge
Charles Pollard for infractIons OF the
law II Is quite possible the average
citizen does not realize the number
brought up day after day for no other
cause than speeding And there are
repeaters, too. You would think that
after a man had been fined once or
twice he'd lose a little OF his haste,
but strange to say. some Of them don't
Maybe the fun they get out Of IL is
worth the fine. though il may not be
for anyone who gets knocked down
and run over"
Eve seen a good many OF the
beauty spots in these United States
said George Smith "but ] never saw
more delightful place than Dripping
Springs. y. n Few FL Pasoaus real
lie. I believe. that within SIS miles OF
the city or say y miles beyond Las
Cruces, an ideal picnic and camping
ground 1t is TO be found Though
Wild at present il could be made a
popular resort at little expense"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11

WEI y. Hurley. chairman
W OF the United States shipping
board. had his start in life wiping
engines in a roundhouse in Galesburg.
III. Today he is doing his best at
wiDing the submarine menace off the
bulletin boards
Kaiser Wilhelm has an opponent in
Edward n. Hurley. Of Chicago. who
is all determination The chairman
Of the shipping board has a mind that
is set on big things. He realizes his
task IS TO keep the American mer-
chant marine large and strong, de-
spite the kaiser's ruthless undersea
warfare. How he is going to accom-
plish this end doesn't cause him much
worry. He is just going ahead to
accomplish if. and the little details
are causing him no loss Of sleep. He
has a big objective and is driving
toward f.
After he had arisen in the business
world to the position OF q salesman.
Hurley became an inventor in q small
way. He offered one Of his inven-
lions to the firm for which he worked.
The firm decided that they would
take the result Of Hurley's work. for
the salesman had no capital 10 manu-
facture il himself But they did not
know Hurley He organized a COM
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
IN THE SOUTHWEST
ARE REAPING HARVEST OF GOLD.

7HIS Is the time to greet With especial respect Hthe
outside" the who raises something for the
world to eat wear He is the great public bene-
factor the individual who supports and susains the sol
der in the army, the sailor the and the whole
civilian public His class the first modified after the
declaration the tremendous crops predicted
the latest estimates furnished by the department ayr
culture bear witness to the strength which he has rallied
the call and to the energy he has put into his work
He not without his reward He is receiving the high
est prices paid for his produce The cost Of his opera
ons higher also than the past Seed costs him
very muth than IN times Of peace throughout the
world Farm machinery has greatly increased IN price
Labor costs twice much in peace times and the food
for abores several times expensive Therefore any
comparison between the prices received by the producer
and in 1914 for instance must take the higher cost
CT production into account.
Nevertheless the producers reaping good profit
They have taken long chance in many cases. extending
crop stock production beyond their actual financial
means, utilizing ground believed in previous years insult
financial disasters and If they find themselves making
large deposits in the banks 1t is because they have fought
their particular kind Of fight and have
The producers Of the Southwest have been especially
fortunate receiving hitherto unheard of prices for what
they have grown The wool growers getting so cents
pound 1or such OF their clips as have not previously been
sold and that price VIII probably obtain throughout the
winter for the clip Alfalfa is bringing the farmer SO
ton IN New Mexico and Arizona. Wheat all around US
viii bring 1920 busheI now that the government has
fixed that price to the Cattle bringing $50 to
$50 head, according age and grade high price few
ago 5 for three year old range steer and cat
tlean thought himself lucky to get II Farmers who have
hogs astonsed recently to see them 20 up to 10
cents pound In 1902 nine cents pound accounted
good prce Long staple cotton IN the Salt River valley
Of Arizona selling for so cents pound and the crop is
accounted 90 percent 600 planted Copper for
future delivery quoted at 25 and Is cents with spot
copper nominal because II practically Is ont of the market
It has been for months Silver above 90 cents
ounce and bids fair to go higher.
These prices all enormous comparison with those
prevailing few years ago They nay continue indefi-
ntey; IN fact there indications that while the profits
of middemen may be cut to the bone and speculation e
Mated the producers VII receive prices at least high
the present for long time after the ends This
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
Little Interviews

There is not a city in the ives,
which has more attractive places IN
which 10 shop than Fl Paso," said
Miss AarJOry Moore 7 have visited
many cities. but 1t seems to me the
women OF FL Paso and the outlying
country are particularly fortunate in
the stores, where they may see az
stylish and pretty garments as in
many OF the eastern shops. No south
western woman can plead a lack o.
opportunity as an excuse for sl0ven-
" attire when all the delights OF New
York and Chicago are before her"
While Mexico has not the wonder
ful wealth OF the United States 1 be-
nsve our country viii meet with
nearly the great success America did
IN raising It's Liberty loan when We
start to raise S15O.000,000 gold for
our government" said Andres Garcia
"MeXicans are rallying TO the support
OF the loan our government is trying
TO secure and would not be the least
surprised II the entire sum Is not sub
scribed within a few weeks Already
all government employees have an
nounced their Willingness OF sub
scribing two days salary per month
to the loan. Bonds viii be issued and
these viii be redeemed similar to the
manner in which the Liberty bonds in
the United States are to be redeemed"
There is more travel this fall over
the Old Trails highway through the
state OF New Mexico than ever before
in the history OF the state" said
and Albuquerque the latter part OF
the week and hotel and garage men
who are keeping statistics on the
number Of cars that pass through
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
The Daily Novelette,
THE DIPEDDIENT.

4 LTHOUGH. Pierson Wooks. the
~ world famous Iinguist. could
L = speak $40 different tongues
and a number Of back teeth. he had
no match to light his cigarette. So
he stopped a man with a busy express
sion and little red mustache and
asked. Have you a match
~Yoth nithIe dow" replied the man
with the b. e. and the /. r. m.
We'll. weHr" thought Pierson
Wooks. at last here's a language I
don't recognize. III find out. though.
Ichsky wee Malay Archipelago
NTH wum barrow" replied the
stranger. and made as to move on.
Wait" cried Pierson Wooks. de-
tanning him. ''SproOken dykes Dutch
Launlee check ChineeT'
kith yil tittiyh yick," was the
impatient answer.
Pierson WOoks, though he had
never taken an art lesson in his life.
drew long breath.
Savey rubber plant West Philadel-
phitZ Octaroon Weebo Indian-'
The stranger snatched a fountain
pen from Pierson Wooks' vest pocket
and wrote on Pierson Wooks' right
cuff: You ignorant Swede. Pm
tongue tied and n I did have a match
you wouldn't get it."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
DR.. Grouse Races With
Death OOer Mountain
Roads; SaUes Woman

MOgollon, y. N. Sept. 11-Lasi
Thursday DR.. Hugh Grouse. OF e
Paso. was called TO Mogollon TO see
Mrs. G. Kellie. who was suffering
from appendicitis. DR.. Grouse made
the trip through in a car from Dem
ing in six hours and 40 minutes. get
ting into MogOllon at I o'clock. and.
after an hours rest. he operated and
was very successful Mrs. Kellie is
making rapid recovery.
This was the best record ever made
on the Mogollon road in a car.
From Deming to Silver City, a dis
lance OF AZ IL miles, the trip was
made in two hours and Is minutes.
The entire distance from Demiug to
Mogollon is 1S7 IL miles and it is all
over mountain road from Silver City
to Mogollon and the trip was made in
a heavy rain At one point. on
PERCEPTIONS road not over IS feet wide.
the car skidded and turned complete
" around; at another point. the car
met wagon and it was necessary TO
jack It up over the edge OF a preci-
pice to permit the wagon to pass.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
TALK IT OVER WITH HER.

DEAR Mss ZAP FAX.
Suppose you Werc a man who
had been paying attention to a
lady for over two Yeas. rexpect-
ing some day TO marry her, see
ing her every day. going home
with her from the office and sup
pose on Wednesday, being in a
disagreeabIe mood, she suddenly
moved off the car when our usual
destination is further up, leaving
me without so much as a good
by, ana then suppose, on Thurs
day, she confessed most casually
that she ought not TO have been
so fresh"-the way she put &c,
but almost Immediately there
after opened her book and said
If I didn't mind she'd like TO read
what would you think2 Matte
ing I was depressed. she asked
You are not peeved, are you2
Well, then you can get off,
which I did and I have not seen
her since. A r T.
How can any man be as completely
petty as you reveal yourself 10 be in
this letter. Are you the sort to de-
mand absolute value received" fol
moods or Whims7 I confess that the
girls conduct was at once foolish and
rude but any real man ought to be
able to manage this situation without
calling in a referee Have Il out with
her, don't sulk about il but talk the
matter over and find out whether she
was just in a bad mood which she had
not dignity and common sense enough
10 control or whether IL goes deeper
and she took this way Of expressing
he fact that she is firing OF you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
AdUice 10 the Lo0elom
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
HE IS NOT FINE.

HE Is NOT FINE.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1 am IS and employed as a
stenographer. one Of the mem
bers Of the farm asked me a few
weeks ago TO have lunch with
him I accepted. and have been
out with him several times since.
recently overheard a converse
ton in the office and. much to
my surprise, heard some one ask
him about his wife. That very
same day he asked me 10 lunch
again and I told him I would
never have gone had ] known he
was married Two weeks ago his
vile died and he has already
spoken to me Of going out with
his What dc you thing Of this
whole AFFAIR." AS DO not want to
leave my position on his account
and as I would like to keep UP
our friendship, what would you
advise me to do? Sincerely, "A. B. c.
I don't like the man-and I hope
you don't eitheri He has not very
Tine feelings, you see that don't you
II, two weeks after the death Of his
wife, he is inviting a young girl to go
)ut with him. you can be assured
that fineness and loyalty and decency
mean very little TO him. Just a con-
-entional respect should make him
act differently. I like his inviting
-ou out so soon after the death OF
he woman he had sworn to love and
,herish, even less than I do his flirt-
ng with you while he had a wife
live. DO you think you could expect
my consideration or respect from a
nan who did not respect his wife in
ife or deathg
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
By DUNK Bolts.

TUMAN events seemed to be
scheduled so that only a small
percent Of the people can get
ahead It being arranged so that about
the time the average body gets to
where he thinks he is going some, his
hat blows off.
A mosquito Is the only summer at
traction that has TO stand on its head
TO get attention.
Vas Sins, who has been riding
thither and yon On his tail yellow
mule, has swapped It for a small,
squatty one. He says fodder is high
enough now without feeding any Of it
to a tall mule.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
Self Praiise

MAY be loaded with I T
eIpoundng boosting IN
thought stuffed is
modest" often catch myself beginning myself
tel Of big things achieving competitors
tell
I all
take secluded
Inundated BY sdgust anguish weighted fade away and
blowing
oft forgetting that is foolish unfold
all behold
Copyright BY George sfsttnsw Adams MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11

TO the post bag. but no luck" 7 can
not bear to disappoint him. I seno
him Life" which an American wom-
an brings me for him
Bait. Royal Suffolk. France.
Nv Dear Little Mater:
left the line and had been detailed
with 200 other officers for instruction.
We teach the Americans bomb throw
ing. etc. but, all save 20 OF US, have
been hurried back 70 the front FOR a
big push" tore my hand badly on
the German wires. but the bandages
are off today. though there will be a
nasty scar. We walked last Sunday
into -- and I found in the band
which played during our mess. -
who used TO go to school with me be
was trombone player and I got per
mission for him to come and have a
smoke.
The carpet slippers were quite
bon" and that gOldflake tobacco was
exactly what 1 wanted You ask what
I want for my birthday. I would like
to have you get engraved on my
sword my name and regiment
You said that on the night OF the
18th you could not sleep, feeling I
was in danger Curiously. that night
we had to form a working party sud q
denly TO finish some advanced
trenches and I was thinking Of you
all the time All at once two machine
guns were turned on US. and a Boche
battery. which was searching for one
OF ours, dropped about a dozen shells
close to US; wonderful to relate. we
had no one killed
have nice souvenir for you-a
German proclamation which was
posted Up in village we recaptured;
It will be OF historic interest Now
must write to Gladys (his particular
GRID as she writes TO me every other
day
Your loving son.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
DAILY RECORD.


East 81 Paso addition. Tuiarosa street
w. Doak TO z c. Levy. part OF lots /
and =, block 81, September 5. 1917: s1s50
East e Paso addition. Bisbes street
r. A. and E NJ Taylor TO H W Bier
horst, lot and part OF lot 9. block les.
March %. 1917; $3.50
san Elizario grant L. Dyer 70 Claude
Harvey. Henry and P c. Elan. lot 1856
August 50. 1917: S1592
san Ellzario grant. L Dyer to C. H
Fl and r G. Elan, lot is. August q.
1915 Sl74255-
san Elizario grsut-J. L. Dyer 20 C. r
II and r C. Elan. lot 10. August =.
1917. S1S45.
san Elizario grant,. L. Dyer TO c. II
~ and r g. Elan, lot 80. August 50.
1917. S11958-
san Eiizsrio graat-Sallis b Ware,
and H. B. Stevens 70 g. H. H and r q
Elan. survey 1s4. containing 6aes acres
and land southwest OF survey 1s4 con-
talning 52-51 acres. September 5. 1871:
BGudlnE Permits.
P. r. DeSamario. block As. East Fl Pas,
addition. house: s20O.
F. Flores. block . DUNES addition
house; S43o.
B. H Aldridse. block 50. Bassstt add
ton repairs S1do.
H Capin and son. 2I9 East san A.
tonic street. repairs; $50
J. Guerrero. block 3 Old Fort Bliss ad-
dition. brick tenement: $500.
Dr.. Munn-Rscht. a Eraauats Of Bryn