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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
HIGH COST ON
!. ". BUILDING
Rapid Rise in Materials,
Cuts Short the Furnish
ing Funds.

The Young Women's Christian As
ISOLATION will move its offices into
the new building on Franklin street
November l. The entire building viii
not be completed until a couple OF
weeks later. and the dedication viii
take place abo-t December l.
In the wihrlwind campaign waged
by the citizens Of FL Paso last jan
uary for the purpose Of raising funds
for the erection OF this building
SI23, 200 was pledged. This amount
was TO be expended as follows.
Building site. S21. 600: building and
furnishings. $4,000; current expenses
for two years, $4,000; campaign ex-
penses, $500: shrinkaEe. office ex-
pense and collections, $4,000.
Owing 10 the rapid increase IN the
prices Of building materials. the con
tracts for this building alone
amounted TO $74.255.6S. so that the
new building viii not be turned over
TO the association fully equipped and
furnished
Many subscribers have failed to
make their payments according TO
their pledges and the building com
mittee has taken the matter of delin-
Guent subscribers and viii push col
lectiOns during the next two weeks
in order to secure the necessary funds
TO pay off the contractors. who must
be paid in full on completion Of the
building
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
ASSESSABLE PROPERTY IN
CITY IS OVER SIS, 900, 900

The city council expects to meet
with city assessor William P. B. Nc
Sain this afternoon and act as q board
of equalization on the assessment rolls
for the year. This viii be merely q
formal meeting, at which the basis
OF assessment is endorsed. but on No
vember I. the council will set as a
board OF appeals and hear from prop
erty holders who have any complaints
20 make regarding their assessments.
There are comparatively few citi-
zens who have not yet come to an
agreement with the assessor. and 20
these cards announcing the sitting OF
the council TO hear appeals Will be
mailed.
prepared 10 say what the total as
sessment for the year would be. but
said that II would run between $685.
100000 and O.000. 900. as against S50.-
600. coo last year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
]. :. SAILORS
VISIT E PA5O.
Two Hundred Jackies Pass
Through City En- Route
to Eastern Port.

Bound for an eastern port where
they viii report for duty to the At
lantic fleet commander. oil sailors
OF the United Sattes navy arrived in
FL Paso Monday morning At $50
ocloc from san Francisco. The sailors
were under the command Of chief
boatswain's mate II. Mitchell, and re-
NAMED in FL Paso until 10:45. when
their special train left for the east
The tackles" spent the intermissiou
in Ell Paso and the business section
was fun Of the husky young tars,
many OF whom had friends in FL
Paso.
Among the number was Roy Stepp,
an FL Paso boy. and formerly an en-
ploye Of the mail room Of The Her
aid Stepp enlisted in the navy about
eight months ago and since that time
he has been assigned to duty at san
Diego, where Abe Cohen, Perry Ross
and many other EI Paso boys are sta
toned Stepp declared that he had
gained ten pounds. and that all Of
the FL PasO boys were in fine ply
steal condition and enthusiastic over
their navy career.
Many OF the sailors also visited
the local Y NJ G. A.. where they en-
joyed a swim. They left san Fran
cisco Friday night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
| DIDN'T BELIEVE
.FDEVERBE WELL
AGAIN, He SAYS
Prominent real estate man
says Tanlac filled him
with new life and energy.

"A year ago 7 didn't think I would
ever be a well man again but Taulac
has put new life in me and I feel SO
good I'd like TO run a foot race with
some Of the boys" was the character
fstic statement Of G. T. Hamilton. a
wei known real estate man Of Aus
tin. Texas, recently
4 suffered for eight or nine years
he went on. from rheumatic pains
and sciatica that run up and down
my sides like a fire breaking out and
bothered me constantly, a hard lump
would form in nv side that made me
uneasy for ! couldn't tell what IL was
Ny nerves were in a pretty bad state
and worried me all the time Last
year when 7 was so run down / was
cut working In my garden one day
and my head grew light and dizzy
and I had an awful fall. and was so
shaken I'D and weak and nervous az
forwards I was afraid almost to stir
about any.
7 began to take Tanlac a little
while ago and IL has done me a Won
derful amount OF good Ny nerves
are now perfectly steady like when
7 was a younger man, and I am feel
ing more like my old self again I
want TO be stirring about and doing
things Tanl7c has done me more
GOOD than anything ever saw or ever
took IN my life before. and 1 gladly
recommend IL every chance I get"
Tanlac is sold in E. Paso BY Kelly
& Pollard Drug Co., and PEG ple's
Drug Co. under the personal direc-
ton Of a special Tanlac representa-
tive.-ACv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
WON'T ABOLISH
c. c. COMMISSION
Mayor Davis Says He Has
No Such Intention; Wants
1t Strengthened.

We have absolutely no intention
Of doing away with the civil service
commission" said mayor Charles Da-
Wis Monday morning. discussing a
report TO the contrary. "On the other
hand, It is the intention OF myself and
the members Of the city council to
strengthen the commission as soon
as we can. The law allows elections
for charter amendments only every
two years. and as soon as two years
from the time the original amend
ment was voted expires. we intend
20 submit an amendment that viii
make It necessary that there be a
majority vote Of the mayor and the
council 20 abolish the civil service
commission"
Says Mayer Has Great Power.
Judge T. A. Falvey, who had been
engaged by the mayor and council TO
submit an opinion on the civil service
commission, had held that It is N the
power Of the mayor. under the pres
ent amendments, TO remove any OF his
appointees to the commission when
ever he 50 desires. and that no one
may object Judge Falvey also ruled
that no member Of the police force
can be discharged during the life Of
the commission without the right OF
appeal to that body.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
AMARILLO CAR
SERVICE STOPS
Cars of Street Railway Com
pany Locked in Barn and
Men Discharged.

Amarillo. Tex. Oct 22-On tele-
graphic instructions from W. Gordon
Brownnell. receiver Guy ". Faller. Of
the Amarillo Street Railway company,
has suspended all service on the lines
Of that company. All OF the cars,
numbering u. have been run into the
barns and all employees OF the operat-
ing force discharged
Whether the service is TO be per-
manently suspended or the move
merely IS a temporary one was not in
dicated- The company has operated
nine miles Of track including the lines
70 GlenwOod and North Amarillo.
One Company Continues.
The Amarillo Traction company.
which operates a service from Polk
and Seventh TO san JacintO Heights
two miles west Of Polk. was not at
fected by the suspension on the 9th
er line. since IL is a separate and dis
tinct street railway organization.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
W. LEITNER CHARGED WITH
ATTEMPTING TO BRIDE GUARD

victed on a charge OF selling liquor
TO soldiers, was placed on trial in
United States district court Monday
morning on q charge OF attempting to
bride a government officer. Il IS al
legged by the prosecution that the ac-
cused offered a provost guard SO n
week. provided the guard would not
be vigilant at Leitner's restaurant
Mr. and Mrs Leitner were recently
tried and convicted on the uuuor
charge The man was sentenced to
a $3.50 fine and six months IN Jail
while the woman received only a fine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
FIVE KILLED WHEN TRAIN
HITS AUTO, THREE ESCAPE

Temple. Texas, Oct 22.-When a
Missouri. Kansas and Texas train and
an automobile collided at Little River
near here. five persons were killed
and another seriously injured. The
dead aye:
J. r. Mcfarland. Mrs. J. p. ArcFar-
land. Olin Mcfarland. u; Parker
Williams 13, and Marion Dunlap. %
Three boys who were riding on the
running board of the automobile saw
the approaching train and jumped off
They were not hurt.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
DON'T DOUBT LAUGHLIK IS
VICTIM OF TWO DESERTERS

There is no doubt remaining that
John Laughlin was spirited away by
two men who had deserted from an
artillery regiment at Fort Bliss" said
W S. Clayton. who is assisting the
father OF the missing automobilst in
the search for him Young Laughlin
disappeared q week ago. and was last
seen at the fIve-mile bridge on the
Gsleta road. At that time he is said
TO have been held in his automobile
by two men. dressed in civilian
clothes.
Mr.. Clayton said army authorities
are assisting him in the search for the
boy. II was reported Monday that the
provost marshal had found the army
clothes discarded by the two alleged
Geserters, but il was stated at his Of
flee that the clothes referred 20 had
been recovered about a month ago.
and evidently had nothing TO do with
the present case.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
GLOBE STRIKE
IS NOT ENDED
Secretary of Labor Says
Commission Has Nothing
to Announce Today.

Phoenix. Ariz, Oct. 22-The ex-
pected announcement that the strike
Z in the GIobe-8Iiami district is at an
end was not forthcoming today.
Secretary Of labor William 3. Wilson,
head of the commission sent 20 Ari-
iona by president Wilson TO settle the
labor disturbances in the copper dis
tricts. stated over the long distance
telephone today that there has been
no change in the situation
THE commission viii have nothing
to announce today" stated secretary
Wilson
Settlement Is Forecast
An official announcement by secrc-
tary Wilson was anticipated last
night by an announcement by Charles
Meyer. president Of the Mine. Mill and
Smelter Workers union OF America;
George D. Smith. secretary Of the
Globe Miners union and F. W Barnes.
secretary Of the Miami Miners union.
according to advices received from
Globe. y meeting Of Globe and
Miami miners was held, at which
secretary of labor Wilson made an
appeal TO the miners to stand by the
government
After the meeting. according to the
advtceS, Meyer read the announce
ment from the two unions. Under
the terms Of the purported agreement
the miners viii have a grievance
committee composed Of miners living
outside the district and who viii thus
have no direct interest in either side
other demands OF the miners, includ-
ing changed working conditions, are
expected to be met by the operators
through the mediation Of the federal
Industrial board.
Meyer Insists on Settlement.
President Meyer is said TO have In
formed the unions that their para
mount dutv was to dig copper and 20
have stated that unless they COM
promised the strike their charters
would be forfeited He appealed 20
the patriotism OF union members,
urged them TO back up the soldiers
and sailors Of the United States and
told them to leave their family quar-
rels until after the war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
'ELIJAH7 TO BE GIVEN IN
Ell PAS0 NEXT JANUARY

ElJah" Is to be Presented IN II
Paso about January 20. by a chorus
Of $50 people, with Reginald Werren-
rath as soloist-
Herbert 6. BastOw Is arranging for
the production and will direct the
chorus The performance viii De
given in the auditorium Of the high
school or in the Texas Grande theater.
Rehearsals will be held in the parish
house OF St Clements. the first be
ing set for a week from tomorrow
night.
Mr.. Bastow says the performance
viii be given complete. Besides Mr.
Werrenrath who will sing the bari
tone role, leading FL Paso singers will
be cast for the other principal roles
January 10 Is the tentative date sci
for the performance, depending upon
the time Alr. Werrenrath viii arrive
here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
BLACKS FIGHT WELL AS
VOLUNTEERS WITH ALLIES
Continued from Page II

French commander. Capt Chauvin,
ordered his men TO storm the machine
gun positions. The German Eunners.
On seeing the black warriors coming
at them. threw up their hands and
surrendered 10 the number OF 50. The
German resistance all along the line
was overcome owing 10 this daring
feat Their brilliant work brought
the distinction OF the war cross 70
many OF the negro troopers and the
entire battalion was mentioned IN
army orders for its bravery
When in rest camp the Selegalese
amuse themselves like scnOOlboys-
Dancing and singing and gambling
occupy much Of their time Many OF
them. however. give up hours daily 10
learning French. for they regard ev-
erythiug appertaining TO France as
better than anything else--Corres-
pondence Of the Associated Press
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
Col. Roosevelt Is Blind
In One Eue, He Declares

Stamford. Conn. oct. 22.-Col Theo-
dOre Roosevelt, who is here taking a
training course at rest camp. told
newspapermen yesterday that since he
retired from the white house he has
not had the sight Of his left eve.
I don't think many know this" he
said. but the fact is I was having a
lively bout one day with a husky
young captain OF artillery when he
crossed me with a hard right swing
and landed on my left eye. The punch
broke some of the blood vessels OF the
eye and I haven't seen from Il since"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
HOLDUPS ROB MESSENGER;
BURGLARS ENTER A HOME

dOldups and burglaries Saturday
night took place in three different
parts OF the city. A delivery boy for
the White House was stopped at Sec
ond and Virginia streets by three
Mexican boys and relieved Of a dress
suit valued at SIS.
The home Of Faustino Cortez, 1905
Bassett avenue, was entered during
his absence by burglars, who made
away with two pair Of trousers, a pair
Of boots and three coats
Four MeXic1ns held up J. c. Abel at
Eighth and Broadway and relieved
him OF Sl2 in cash, according to his
report Sunday TO the police
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
WATCH, CASH, BIKES AND
CLOTHING REPORTED STOLEN

Missing and stolen articles listed at
the city detective bureau Monday
morning included the following.
T. G. Hayes. hoo Texas street, a
gold watch
Jose Gonzales, 4051z South FL Paso
street. S209
T. Il. Livesly, ~ North Stanton
street. two hats. a coat and a pair
OF slippers.
Henry Bruggen. 60 South Florence
street, two brass spOuts and other
plumbing accessories.
Jesus Roldisuez, 10 South FL Paso
street a bicycle.
Paul Harper. POI West Missouri
street, q bicycle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
Is Texas Insurance
Companies Affected
By Enemy Trade Act

AUSTIN, Texas oct Z2--IhIrteen
foreign insurance companies. in Texas.
y fire and one life, are affected by
the trading with the enemy act now
in effect. announced deputy commits
siouer OF insurance. Chas. Y. johnson,
today. The department OF insurance
today was advised by the secretary of
the treasury that before these COM
panies can continue business in Texas
they must obtain a federal license
The department accordingly today
sent written notices TO these COM
panies that they must lose no time in
getting licenses from the federal
authorities. When such a license has
been obtained, the companies must
file with the Texas commissioner Of
insurance and banking a certified
copy Of the federal license, before a
renewal Of license VIII be issued by
the state
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
JEWISH CHILDREN PARADE
FOR SUGAR AND SOCIALISM
Continued From Page IL

public schools at Brownsville, a Jew
ish section OF Brooklyn. refused to
enter their class rooms this morning
and paraded with banners bearing in
scripuons reading: I'VE want social
ISM We want sugar" Down with
the high cost Of living" and Down
with the Gary system"
All police reserves in the district
were summoned to the school house
School authorities and politicians
today were interested in the economic
developments in the Brownsville az
fair. Heretofore the Gary system
alone has been the apparent object
Of the children's attack.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
PLANS TO SELL UNDERWEAR
TO U. S. WITHOUT PROFIT

Washington. D. c., Oct. 22.-Plans
to produce and sell 10 the government
without profit approximately 10000
600 suits Of underwear annually. OF
enough 10 supply each soldier in the
allied armies win four sets Of light
and four Of heavy garments each year,
have been worked out by Louis Stein
field, OF New York, and probably VIII
be laid before government officials
for consideration IN q day or two.
Mr.. Steinfeld has been organizing
into a single corporation about 90
yarn spinning and knitting mills
having a combined annual output OF
l0,ec0,000 dozen suits Of knitted un-
derWear.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22

such Make llifts Have Forced Thousands
Into RisIlinE Dangerous
Operations.
Wearing elastic and spring trusses year
sfter year Is almost sure 10 shorten your
You can't make them hold. even WHEN
dawn so tight you can scarcely stand
TO keep them on
They usually let you get worse all the
time-that's why every year they are
forcing thousards Of people into under
going operation
They are simply n crime-squeeze the
rupture. often causing Etrangulation-d.s
into the pelvic bone in front press
against the spinal column at the back
make life miserable FOR nearly every body
who wears them
The Plain Truth Is This
You cant possibly get well-can't even
keep from getting worse-uuless your rup-
ture IS constantly held in place Just as
broken bone can't knit unless held Sc
curely together
And just as a bandage or spIint IS the
only way a broken bone can be held. so
the right kind Of truss IS the only thing in
the world that can keep a rupture from
CO ling out and growing worse
E0uu feel like a new person from the
day you put on that kind Of truss
But you know as well as we that you'll
never find such a sure-t0-hold truss II
any drugstore
Yet It's easy enough to get And you
can test it firstly sixty days trial
without having 10 risk single cent
It's the famous Cluthe Truss or Cluthe
Automatic MassaEer-absolutely Eunran-
teed q hold. ana won't cost you cent =
70 ioesu Q
Il is so utterly different from ever
thing else for rupture that % has received
eighteen separate patents.
Made on an entirely new principle. In
s-zntly and automatically protects you
against every strain so ycur rupture can't
possibly be forced out self regulating, self
adjusting. Far more tEan just q truss
IN addition TO constant holding IL pro
vidts the only way ever discovered for
overcoming the weakness which IS the
real cause for rupture
Just how ct does that-eutlreiy autOmat-
icnlly-and how - has thus completely
cured hundreds and hundreds Of people
whose cases seemed almost hopeless
all explained in the free book which the
coupon below VIII bring you
No telt-NO Leg Straps-NO Springs.
The Cluthe Truss does away with the
curse Of belts. leg straps and springs.
Thousands say e IS as comfortable as
their clothing. Tt is water proof-wlll hold
in the bath Also Precipitation proof and
easily kept clean
Make This 60 Day Test
You Don't Have 20 Risk a Penny
We don't ask you 70 trust 70 = mere
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
BIG JAPANESE SHIP IS
BELIEVED LOST; ALL DEAD

Toxic. Japan. Oct 22.-The Japanese
steamer Hitachi Maru. due at DelagOa
bay. Portuguese, East Africa October
/ is missing and is believed 70 have
struck a mine with the loss OF ali on
board. The number Of passengers is
not oknoWn. but Mr. Onai. London
manager OF the Nippon Yusen Kaisha,
owners Of the vessel, was among them
The Hitach Maru. 6556 tons gross.
sailed from Yokohama for Liverpool
August % She touched at Colombo.
Ceylon. September q. but since then
nothing has been heard from her.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
REWARD OF $500 FOR NEWS
OF A. W. 0BERLIN, OF OHIO

Adam " O6erlin. ONO state SEN
ator. from Canton. has been missing
since September 4, and a reward OF
$500 is offered by the sheriff OF Can
ton FOR information that will lead 70
discovery Of his whereabouts. A cir
cular making this announcement has
been received by sheriff Semi 3. Orn-
dOrff Senator Oberlin is described as
s. years old. six feet two inches tan
go pounds in weight, with white hair
and gray mustache.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
CLAIMS HORSES NOT PAID
FOR BY S. P; ASKS SIS. 900

Suit for $4,000 damages has been
filed IN the 4lst district court by J. T.
Cameron against the Southern Pacific
railroad company. The plaintiff al
leEes that So head Of horses. shipped
from Los Angeles TO Fl Paso, were
converted by defendants 10 their own
use on September &. and that they
have failed 70 make compensation for
the animals
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
REDLIGHT DISTRICT NOT
TO BE REOPENED-POLLOCK

Referring to a story circulated that
the city administration Is TO reopen
the segregated district. the new chief
Of police, Charles Pollock. said Mon
day In view OF the fact that the
statement has been made that when
a new chief OF police was appointed.
the segregated district would in all
likelihood be reOpened, I would like
now to make the statement that no
such move is contemplated. and that
every effort is being made TO clean
up the city
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
U. S. TO TAKE CONTROL
OF THE OIL SUPPLY

Washington. D. c., Oct. 22.-The
fuel administration soon viii assume
regulation Of the cOuutry's oil supply
as well as coal The price which the
government has not now the pow er
10 reach. probably Will be fixed by
voluntary agreement, as I'm the cases
Of copper and steel. Details now are
being arranged.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
CLAINIs sTGAR nAMAGED

Alleging that 1850 sacks of sugar
were damaged by water reaching the
basement storeroom OF the defendant
company, Martin FalOmir has entered
suit for 1885 damages against the
Western Transfer and Storage com
pany, in the Goth district court The
sugar was the property Of plaintiff,
II is alleged
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
CROPS GOOD IN SERVIA
BUT ARE QUICKLY SEIZED

London, Eng, Oct 22-Crops
throughout Servia and Bulgaria are
better than ever before. according TO
Information received by the Servian
government In occupied portions OF
ServIa, however. all the harvests have
been requisitiOned by the Austrians,
and not even enough has been left to
enable the native farmers to exist
until next summer. The farmers re-
ceive only a nominal price for the
grain requisitioned by Austria. while
no payment at all is made by the
ulgariann.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
LIQUOR CHARGE AGAINST Four.

Selling liquor on Sunday was the
charge on which four men were ar
rested by city detectives at the Brew
cry Park club. 2901 Alameda avenue.
Sunday afternoon Monday morning
they were transferred TO the county
authorities They We're Marcial
Concha. John Gigllng. B. Hernandez
and Laurie Claudio.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
ILLINOIS COAL MINERS
GO RACK To WORK

Springfield. Ill, Oct. 22.-IIlinois
coal miners went back to work to-
day with the exception OF those in
Franklin county. after a strike last
week in an attempt TO force an in
crease in wages.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
TRUCks COLLIDE. De DAMAGED

A Ford truck belonging 70 the tx
celsiOr laundry had its front axle.
windshield broken and body damaged
when a collision occurred between IL
and quartermaster motor truck No.
107 at the intersection OF Piedras and
Tularosa streets at 1880 o'clock Mon
day. No one was injured.