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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01
By RUTH MoNRo AUGUR.

1. Ii deaths of human beings
"A under 90 years of age are due
= = only to three causes-acci-
dents. filth and ignorance" asserted
W NJ. Martin. of the Rockefeller Foun-
dalton. at the sanitation meeting of the
civic department of the Woman's club,
Wednesday afternoon. in the CLUB
building. Filth is the origin Of every
disease known. Therefore the time Is
soon coming when a person, allowing
himself to become sick. viii be taken
before a court and fined for criminal
offense.7 continued Mr. Martin We
are dying by hundreds and thousands
because we do not understand the
eternal. internal and external use Of
water. Every person should take al
least three baths a week. ten would be
better. y home without a bath and
more preferably a shower. Is menace
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01

success that they viii likely he adopted
again this year while Mrs. Evans also
promises that she Will have some new
and novel features which viii be OF
past. there will be no admission fee
or charge of any nature
Bring Note Books.
All women attending the exposition
and cooking classes are urged by Mrs
Evans 10 bring note books, for there
is something more IN a recipe than
mere quantities. there is that rarer
element OF chemistry that appreciates
proper mixing, the correct constituency
of the -Stuff'-it's thickness. its color
and its flavor. Here is an art that has
tailed OF recognition IS an art because,
like the skies at night and the sunshine
during the day. IL is always with US
We eat without thinking of the science
and patience and long ages of progress
sion that lie back of a slice of wheaton
bread or a stuffed potato.
a Genuine Philanthropy.
The cooking school is more than an
advertisement 1t is a genuine ana
earnest effort to present TO women.
points of economy i'm household man
agement that viii not only make their
table place OF real household as
semolaSe and pleasure; but a saving
as well II is an effort to reveal TO
women the fact that they have, handed
down from long ages of food preparing
an art that is not only beautiful bu.
first of all arts in the preservation OF
life and well being II involves not
only the preparation of delicacies-
those vacation times OF the dinner
hour, but also the study OF food value.
the science of flesh building and health
building. 1t aims at wholesomeneSs
ABOVE an Otuer considerations This
is what The FL PasO Herald plans and
aud viii bring TO the women OF Ell Paso.
beginning February -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01
Dances.

/ The usual dance viii be given to-
! night in the West Ysleta club.
\ special dance will be given Fri
day night by the West Ysleta Country
/ cluo. complimentary to the first GeOr-
Sia infantry The band Of this regi-
ment viii play the dance muic.
The Seventh infantry band played
the dance music for the weekly hop
at the officers club, Fort Bliss. We'd
neSday night The affair was attended
ny large number Of army and Fl
PasO people.
Much interest is being shown in the
regimental dance 70 be given by the
eighth Ohio infantry. Tuesday evening
in the odd Fellows hall The regi-
mental band, under its efficient leader
Clark Miller, viii play for the dancing
Col. Edward Nollrath. and Lieut. Col.
Charles .. Weybrecht, assisted by Majs
Ralph 6. Sayre, Frank c. Gerlach and
Willis Bacon will receive the guests.
Col. Ewing Of the national guard en-
tertained Wednesday night with q din
ner at the officers club Of Fort Bliss
preceding the week end hop. The
guests were Mr. and Mrs. L. L Hall,
Lieut.. and Mrs. BetuS. Lieut. and Mrs.
David. Mesdames Gertrude Mueller. d.
Nigai. Miss David. Maj. Baird Capt.
" ynn, capt Cross. Lieut. Jones and
Lieut.. Hall.
Ar and Mrs J I. Van Keureu. Of
Lansing, Mich. who are the guests OF
Mr. and Mrs q. A Graham and Mr.. and
Mrs T. ". Williams, Of Memphis, Tenn,
VINO are the guests OF Mrs. Marie To-
bias. were the honor guests at an in
formal dance. given Wednesday night
by Mrs. Tobias, in the Edison conserva-
tory. on North Oregon street The hall
was sttractively decorated with ferns.
Through the dancing frozen coffee and
cakes were enjoyed. In addition to the
honor guests. there Were present Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Vollertsen. Mr. and
Mrs J. G. Barada. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
NeilL Mr. and Mrs. ". G. Jolly, Mr..
and Mrs. l. J. Gilchrist Mr.. and Mrs.
J s. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. T. n.
Miller. Mr. and Mrs. I. ". Foster, Mr..
and Mrs. A H Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs
r H Oliver, Lieut.. and Mrs oral E.
Clark. Lieut. and Mrs 4. Patterson. OF
Michigan: Misses Afyrtelle Naquin. Vir-
GINA l. Bean. Isabelle Springer.
Treasure Hartmann. Karma Dean. Ger
trude Filler. Jean Gilchrlst, Marie
Schwartz, Nettie Louise Rowland. Mar
guerite IversOn. Rose Piatt. Dorothy
NOllertsen. Ruth Roberts Mary Sted-
mOnd and Lois Estes. of Medford, ore.
Messrs. Donald Hartmann. Don Piatt.
Charles Neill Alfred Black Juan Smith
Charles \. Brann, Charles L. Overstreet. /
jr-, 7. s Roche. Tom Crutcher. Jack
Thompson, MAJ Bradford. Capt. Ken
neth 5. Perkins. Capt. Stevens, Lieut.
Burns, Lieut.. Crittenden. Lieut.
Theriault Sergt Lear and Corp. Miller
and others
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01
FIJI TIL SOURCE OF ALL ILLS;
BATH, A HOLY, DIVINE THING,
SCIENTIST TELLS THE WOMEN

I V L Bean. accompanying her on tii+
piano Miss Bean played WIN ~
usual brilliancy and feeling and was
The platform and walls of the club
auditorium were draped with man!
large American flags There was
very good attendance
The Poppy Crochet and Embroidery
club had q very enjoyable lneetill6
/ Wednesday afternoon. AT the nome %
Mrs. Fred Dougherty on Wyoming
street. \ rarebit tea was served ne
table was very prettily decorated Win
yellow jonquils and ferns tdho PAM
ed poppy place cards ana cuil mn iSls
dressed peanut dolls were tiiS Id "a =
The hostess was assisted by MIS- W IL
liam Amesbury. In two weeks MS
". c. Smith viii entertain the cup AT
her new home on Clifton street -AiIiOil-
those present were W { SmlIn' w iIilS.II
Amesbury + Z. Taylor. l. p McChes-
mey, William Olsen, !. \ PnllIlps,
George Chambers. II y Miller, Misses
Helen Muselwhite and Elizabeth ray
Tor.
Mrs. 4. J. Borcherding entertained
the Ideal Social club at her nome on
North Stanton street. a brief business
meeting was held the first part OF the
afternoon and then social uihe va
enioved Miss Velma Chenoweth enter
tanned the guests with a huilpeI o.
piano solos Refreshments were served
Among those present we're Mesa az
E NJ Fraser. Charles Fraser, NJ r
new A r. Gere. Frank Fayner. J. l.
Campbell, J. a shannon; NJ tt Q, Staple s5
ton. W A. DObie. W II. Forbes, NJ
Iippman. Kate Bradford. : NJ Hyten-
Claude Borcherding, Harry Borcherd-
ing. A. Odeu. Misses Ruth Fox, OF Hi
nois and Grace James
Mrs. Charles Heidrick was hostess 70
tt the members OF the Wednesday En-
broiderv and Crochet club yesteday az
ternoon at her home on San Antonio
street Bridge was played and social
time enioved following which two
course luncheon was served In ad-
dition to the regular members OF the
club. Mesdames George HefferInan ana 4
A Van Horn were present Mrs j. 4 .
Jacoby Will entertain the club next T,
week
Mrs. Charles Reese did not entertain I
the u Refuse TO Tell club on We'd |
nesdav afternoon. as the meetings have !
been indefinitely postponed on account /
of the illness OF some Of the members. I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01
VERY delightful affair OF We'd
uesdav 2 afternoon v-aS the race1-

VERY deiightIul affair OF " ed
n nesday afternoon was the recep-
L - ton, given by Mrs. A Schwartz,
a. the housewarming OF her handsome
new home on Mesa avenue
The guests were met at the door
by little Helen Zelman and Alice Brun-
Der- Receiving the guests with Mrs.
Schwartz were Mesdames Joe Zelman.
a S. Jacobs, Sol I. Berg and George
Drummer.
Refreshments We're served in the
dining room 3Ire. Frank Wells Brown
and Mrs. Maurice Schwartz poured the
tea Assisting in the dining room and
through the rooms We're Mesdames 3.
=. Widdas, r. p Mosson. Misses Ethel
Brown. katherine Dick. Ruth Schwartz.
Lena Jacobs, Ethel Amstater. Helen
Bayer, Ethel Crawford and Alzina Orn-
dorff
The serving table was laid with 4
handsome cluny lace cloth. In the
center was a mammoth silver basket,
filled with American Beauty roses. 4
big butterfly bow of pink tulle tied
the basket handle. Pink candles. in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01

OF a rash and the itching
and Burning were so in
tense thatwhen l scratched
there would be pimpies,
blisters and red blotches.
l lost lots Of sleep, and
they dishgured my face.
Then / sent for a free
sample Of Cuticura Soap
AID Oinfr,srt L. HI -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01

Ladies-New Spring Hats arriving
daily j. W. Hale. exclusive millinery.
80 y oregon s. Out Of high rent
district Better values Lower prices
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01

The Altar Society OF the Immaculate
conception church will serve q Mexican
dinner Friday and Saturday from 1870
A. m TO 10 p. m. at EverybOdv's old
store, corner stanton and Texas.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01
CUTICURA HEALS
INTENSE ITCHING
And Burning Rash on Body. Scratch
ing Made Pimples, Blistersand Red
BIOtches. Lost Sleep. Face Dis
figured. Cuticura Entirely Healed.

"A breaking out commenced on nv
lace and kept spreading until II was
nearly all over my body. 1t was a kind
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01

Music Dancing Singing
Campbeirs Cafe. Everything refined
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01

Mrs. Charles Reese did not entertain
the u Refuse TO Tell club on W ed
nesdav afternoon. as the meetings have
been Indefinitely postponed. on account
of the illness Of some Of the members.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-21

the forehead, with the ornament
squarely between the eyes.
Such diTectness and simplicity will
probably be positively hypnotizing
above a rounded chin and almond
shaped eyes Of any preferred color.
The hat is developed in gold color
straw and satin and is trimmed with
a self-color ornament and band.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-21

TNV 7 TIL III LTIO FtIIE5'S q 7
BY BETTY BROWN g,
It's called the "Chin Chin, it's of
Chinese origin and it is stamped
with the approval of the Cupid" hat
makers.
This should prove a fatal combina-
ton for any susceptible man to face,
provided the hat is put on properly,
that is. absolutely straight across
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-21

Ie looked at her mystifed.
Then why did you slight-yes in
suIt-my poor little gift?"
Your gift" she echoed blankly
At that moment Margie came to
them. Both rose at her approach.
Ruth, dear" she began, q just
ran up to my room for something,
and while was looking for it this pin
dropped into the box that held those
roses. In searching for it I found
this card. didn't mean to rob you,
dear 1t was just a mistake"
She took the rose from her gown
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-21

and handed it with the card to Ruth.
The girl took them wOndeTingly, but
Margie kissed her and went away.
Then Ruth read upon the card
something that brought to her face
a color that matched the rose in her
hand
ooh! But I'm robbing herr she
cried.
mo, you're not. We're just good
pals, Margie and but I want you
to be"
It didn't seem necessary for him to
say anything more. Both understood.
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-23
RED CROSS DRIVE

Washington, Dec, 22.-Nearly eight million new members of the Red Cross since the Christmas drive started Monday, according to a com pilation of returns received tonight at headquarters The Atlantic division, New York, New Jersey and Connecti- cut, reported 1,510,000 members. The Pennsylvania division, Delaware, 1,- 000,000; the Southern division, Flor ida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, 438,000; the Gulf, Alabama, Louisiana and Mis- sissippi 214,47S; the Lake, Ohio, Ken lucky and Indiana, 1,796,000; the southwestern, Arkansas, Kansas, Mis- souri, Oklahoma and Texas, 1,726,000; the mountain, Colorado, Utah, Wypm- ing and New Mexico, 10000; the northwestern, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska, 420,000 and the Pacific. comprising California, Ari- zona and Nevada, 433,220.
 More than half the quota of 9S4,000 set for the New England division al- ready has been tabulated while off cials in the central, northern and Po tomac divisions have reported their quotas will be obtained
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-23
GERMAN cONsULs HAVE
 KAIsER'S PEACE PROPOSALS

Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Dec. 21.-According to a report in diplo- matic circles in Berne, the German representatives in neutral countries already have received the German emperors Christmas proposals for peace which will be divulged to the world Christmas evening. The con ditions reported in the proposals are said to be far more conciliatory than have been former documents on the subect, but vague and alistic with nc explicit declarations of Germany terms.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-23
Germdny's Spy System
 Is Further Exposed
Messages Written in InDisible In Are Carried By SWedes
 and NorWesi0ns

Washington, Dec. 22.-Operation of a system of regular communication between the United States and Ger many, Austrian and European neu- trals was disclosed today by an- nouncement of custom officials that within the last two weeks they have found scores of letters containing in- scriptions in invisible ink or code phrases in the clothing or personal effects of ships crews bound to or from Scandinavian ports. Swedes and Norwegians were most prominent in the traffic and about one fifth of the letters were of suspicious char acter.
 Scores of the letters are now under scrutiny and investigations being made probably will result in arrests of a number of persons on charges of violating provisions of the trading with the enemy act forbidding trans mission of communications to or from the country except in the regular course of the mail or under license by customs authorities or the war trade board
 Officials suspect that crews of ves- sells plying between the United States and northern European neutral ports have carried many letters from Ger man spies in this country, the docu-
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-23
GERMANS TRY T0
 STIR UP FEELING
MEXICAN PAPERS ARE REPRO. DUCING ARTICLES THAT AP- FEARED IN SOME PAPERS IN
 THIS COUNTRY

Washington, Dee. 22-To counter act efforts of German agents in Mexico to stir up feeling against the United States by circulating reports published in some American news papers that this government is pre- pairing to cope with disturbances in the Tampico oil district, the state de- partment today formally denied that there was any foundation for the re- port.
 It issued this statements:
 "The department of state is in formed that certain newspapers in Mexico are reproducing articles re- gently published in the United States to the effect that this government Is making preparations to cope with dis tU~bances in the Tapmico oil district and that American forces are held in readiness for that purpose.
 "The department of state desires to announce that there is no foundation whatever for the articles mentioned"
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-23

areas, military activities being at a low ebb everywhere else. Even inc artillery engagements along tbe french front appear to have lessened Tn intensity and there has been m indication of recent activity in upner Alsace, where a German attack of frlday gave the enemy a temporary advantage.
 m Russia the strife for control is assuming broader aspects. The ap- parent qualification of the Ukrane- Cossack movement in southern Rus Sia seems to be giving the opposition to the Bolsheviki a firmer hold on that territory. The Petrograd con- mlssioners themselves are consider ably worried by the spread of the separatist movement which prospec- lively is cutting huge slices off Rus sian territory, not only in the direc- ton of the Ukrans and the Don re. zion, but in various other quarters. Evidence of this appears in their
 '-NaN+'5 NAAiA9ouA lCh u Au6 uuLltTOuo affected districts in an effort to line them up again in support of the Bol- sheviki regime at Petrograd.
 The status of the Russian peace ne- gotiations continues uncertain. Fur ther reports are coming out of Petro- grad that the negotiations were broken off because of the objection able nature of the German terms and that the Russian representative have left Brest Litovsk Up to a late hour there has been neither confirmation nor denial from official sources of these reports
 Some hint that the Teutonic offers were not of the acceptable nature the Bolsheyiki had indicated they were expecting may be found in a declara- ton by Leon Trotsky, the Bolshevik foreign minister that the Russians would fight rather than submit to ob- jectionable terms This was coupled. however, with what appeared to be an admission of Russia's present mili- tdIg lupOttuCe anu lHt dSbtIllOl lHdl if the Russians were thus compelled temporarily to submit they would join with the German penDlS in rising against German militarism-the fam iliar Bolsheyih prediction of a Ger man revolution being thus echoed.
 The British admiralty announced the loss of the British armed steamer stephen Furniss of 1,772 tons, which was torpedoed and sunk by Ger man submarine in the Irish channel with a loss of six officers and ninety five men.
 A fire at the great Krupp munitions plant at Essen appears to have been less serious than the early reports indicated.
 Apparently the damage was con fined to the electric power station where an explosion occurred due to short circuits This building, how ever, is reported from Dutch sources to have been seriously damaged.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-23

ments being sent to Germany from the neutral port at which they are landed
 Until regulations were promulgated several weeks ago tho prohibition against such communications had not been exercised strictly, although GUS toms inspectors and secret service agents had seized many communities tions of dangerous nature on ships leaving or arriving at American ports. Extra precautions under the new rules however, resulted in the roundup of many more letters than 1t had pre- viously been thought were carried by messenger.
 Evidence gathered thus far leads officials to believe som eneutral sub jects aided by Americans have made considerable money by promoting the clandestine traffic in communication to evade the British censorship of mails before and after the United States entered the war These are now subject to criminal prosecution with penalty of sl,0oO fine and ten years imprisonment.
 Quantities of communications, caN, ed ships and consighees mail, are car- ried by vessels not in regular mall channels and most of this has been licensed freely bt customs officers.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-23
PierSOi COnfesses to
 Keet Baby Kidnapping
Child Died of Lduddnun1 Poisoning After Which the Litt1e Body
 Was Thrown in We'll

ther of the kidnapped boy, was the word he received from the abductors and was mailed by Taylor Adams, Piersol says.
 Piersol says he bought it in Spring field and Riley mailed it to Adams with instructions to drop it into the mail box in Kansas City.
 A Springfield man, it is claimed in the confession mapped out the road he was to take to ransom the baby. Plersol denies knowledge of the death of the child until after his arrest In his confession he says, q member of the kidnapping band not under arrest called on him at the county jail and told him of the ad- ministration of laudanum and the re- sultant death of the baby.
 Riley Is going to throw 1t in the we'll at the Crenshaw place, he says the visitor told him
 MaXie Adams, l7 years old, charged with the attempt to kidnap C. A. Clement and recently released rom iail was the first person to be ar rested as the result of Piersols al leped confession. He also expressed deaire to confess, but no announce ment of a statement from him has been made,
 Twelve persons, including MaNie Adams. held at Marshfield and charged with the Kidnapping are charged with the abduction by the piersol confession and warrants have been issued for several. The con fession alleges other abduction plots were contemplated by the gang
 It was planned to kidnap J. Holland Kest father of the kidnapped child at the time he paid the $6'OO0 ran som. Piersol says, and Ed l., san ford. vice president of the Hoilaho Ranking company, and chairman o' inc state highway commission als' was marked as victim.
 Sanford. Piersol says, was to Ut held for a s1O0,O00 ransom
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-23

sentations was made to get the stock and another to sell the bonds," com mented Mir. Heney.
 Manipulation of share warrants of the Chicago Stock Yards company, payment of dividend checks to dum- mics and alleged arrangement of earnings of a subsidiary company to conceal excessive profits also were touched upon today Records of the Maine corporation, showed that re- distribution of share warrants was made the same day that federal trade commission investigator asked to examine the books.
 Discussion of profits attracted con siderable interest from the commis- sion as to Armour's return on his in vestment. Mir. Heney explained that Armour put up $194,000 of the original $1,000,000 used to promote the Chi cago Stock Yards company and gain control of the Junction company's S47.000,000 assets. A letter from Prince advised Armour to take ad- vantage of the organization proposi- tion to exchange Junction company stock for bonds at a rate of two for one, then sell the bonds would ne: him a profit of $117.000.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-23

gun' the witness said, he insisted that ueneraI Crozier is responsible for preventing the adoption of the gun.
 colonel Lewis said that in his opin- lon the German Mauser rifle ranks tlrst. the American Springfield sec ond' the French rifle third, and the brltish fourth, but that for all around present war purposes the British rifle IS next to the German He asserted that the war departments order adopting the modified Enfield rifle was "colossal blunder" because time so essential in producing rifles then badly needed by the nations forces was lost in modifying the En- field
 Referring to his offer to return his royalties on United States govern ment purchases of Lewis gun, Colonel Lewis said he did not know until Sec retary Baker verbally told him two weeks ago that his checks sent last February for about $17OOO represent ing royalties on $50 guns bought dur ing the Mexican border trouble had been accepted
 "I have no word of appreciation from my government in thirty eight years service, not one word" Colonel Lewis said q have offered to give my rights of 43 per cent in the roy alties unreserved to the government and I'm going to give my royalties on this governments purchases back to the government, whether they ac- cept it or not I'm going to get it off my heart and conscious"
 He added that the present contracts aggregate $2.500,000
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-23
coNFEsSES TO
 MURDER AND ROBBERY

Columbus, Ga, Dec. 22.-Albert Nix, aged F, confessed before a coroner's jury here today to implication in the murder near here Thursday night of Jesse Everidge and c. L. Alexander, according to a statement by the po- lice tonight.
 The boy, 1t was stated, asserted the crime was committed by himself and uncle Barton Nix, and gave robbery as the motive The youth was taken to Atlanta and the older Nix, who de- nies all knowledge of the crime, for safe keeping today
 The lad, according to the police said that Everidge and Alexander came to his uncles house to buy $400 worth of whiskey and that Alexander was shot and Everidge was killed with a hammer. The bodies were discovered late Friday partly buried with hay