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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22

city, vith canals OF water running
through the valley.
But the enterprise was abandoned as
being TOO costly
MOney Plentiful Attracts @COn7 Men.
Then as now, FL Paso was 50 flush
with cash that she attracted wide
spread attention. Two con" artists
from san Francisco dropped in on the
town just as Dick keays was getting
ready TO go TO the worlds fair The
two artists in question were named
Dobson and ellison. DObSon arrived a
day or two in advance OF ellison and
gave out that he was a Splinter look
ing Tor a foot race Then ellison came
along and whispered around that he
knew Dobson and could outrun him
any distance 4 somebody would put u
the money.
No one paid any attention 70 the
whispers of ellison until he struck
Keays. who was in the plumbing bust
ness and a game sport He listened to
GUscns whispered information thaf
he was keeping out Of DObson's way
money keays had $3.50 worth OF con
fidence in GilsOn'S story. so he put
up that sum and then ellison came for
ward and DObson was properly sur
prised but game.
DObSOn's sSurprfse7 Nearly Genuine.
DobSon's surprise was so genuine
that others placed few dollars Oh
ellison. which was reluctantly covered
by DObson- The race was run and y
was 3 walkaway for Dobson. Then
Dick Keays saw 4 great light and
started another foot race. with GiisCn
in the lead ellison proved himself q
swifter mover than his race with Dob
son indicated. Anyway, keays could
not catch him before he made 4 NOV
ing freight train upon which he es-
capped
After getting over his mad spell
Keays laughed as heartily as any ore
else at the humorous side or the ad-
venture. Hugh Mclean denied at the
time that he had bet any money for
himself or Gibson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22
McCinty Clubs President Has Membership Roll
Nearly Every Ell Paso Man Belonged IS Years Ago

~ An W. RECKHART.. perpetual
president Of the old McGlnty
- club, has IN his scrap book the
membership roll OF the club as Il stood
September !. 1900. Here It IS:
D ". Reckhart, president; J. J.
Watts, secretary; W 80 Brown. H
Brokenbow. " c. Edwards. Fred Edle-
ston. Peg Grandover. Juan S. Hart.
o. II. Heckelmann. ". T. Hixson, JEFF
fries. P Z. Kern, Kingsbury. Chas.
Layer. Sergeant Lombardy. Charles and
Wallie Merrick, jim Milne, Charlie
Moore, Park W. Pitman. Il. c. Paulsen,
Jim Plum, J. D. Ponder. T. J. Ryder.
Chas. Rokahr. Frank Steele. Edgar
Shelton. symons. H A True. B. G.
Thomas J. r. Townsend. Z. T White
Ed. Watts. ". H. watts, Harry Wood
What Their Occupations Were.
JeffTieS. was foreman OF the Smelter
Sampling works. Ningshury was
merchant: Sergt. LON bardy belonged
an artist on the harp; Jim Milne was
. painter with sweet tenor voice; Jim
Plum was 4 nephew Of Dr. Mann, Jay
GOuld's physician. T J. Ryder was
cashier for the Mexican Ore company.
and H. ! True was manager OF the
same company; Frank Steele was local
manager for the Western Union:
Symons was a plumber; 3. G. Thomas
was county clerk; W H Watts was
manager Of the Watts Water company,
and Harry R Wood was a real estate
and insurance agent. Chas. Layer was
vice president Of the Sonora News Co.;
o. II. Heckelmann was Reckhart's part
ner in the assaying business: the Mer-
ricks had clothing store in the st
Charles hotel building: Chas. Moore
cTerked in Roberts grocery store where
the China Palace is now located; n. c
Paulsen was a railroad ticket broker;
Al I.amour was superintendent OF the
street car system, and Peg GranG-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22
DepOrting Berlin Children

4 ANNOUNCEMENT from Berlin that the authorities
are considering the deportation Of Berlin children be-
cause of the food situation brings emphatically
10 mind the circumstances which Germany now finds
herself of crop failures and the urgent necessity for
outstanding every to prevent wholesale deaths from
starvation.
The deportation means Of course that the children are
TO be sent to country districts where food supplies par
tieularly milk available than in the capital Berlin
because of lack railway equipment and the freezing
food shipments at all Inasmuch impossible to
transport the food to the population some measure must
adopted to take part of the population to the food
How the children be cared for has not yet been
For their parents to accompany them would
mean long step toward the depopuation of Berlin For
the city the state government to attempt to relieve
guardians of the of the children would be
task impossible but very large However either would
Of food.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22
Herald Cooking School
Opens Saturday It The
Women's Club Building

TIE third annual Herald cook
ing school opens Saturday
afternoon at the Women's
club: doors open At 1:3e: lessons
start at 2;30 and last two and half
hours. Music by Van Su-dam
orchestra
Opening DAYS menu: Chocolate
Mocha cake with Mocha frOsting:
Honey Biscuit: Date Bread; Thou
sand Island salad Dressing.
Mrs Evans Will give away two
cakes on Saturday. which she Will
bake at the session that afternoon.
The Women's club can be reached
by taking the Mesa and Myrtle
street car TO the corner OF OREGON
and River streets and walking one
block east: by the Kern Place jitnes
which run past the door. or by the
Arizona jitHes. getting OF n Ari-
IONA and Mesa ana walking two
blocks north.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22
The American Red Cross

Grim are the tragedies Of war
obscure the cause men suffer for
But when may we expect to cease
The dark catastrophes of peace.
The deep upheavals Of the earth
The wrath of fire and flood and dearthE
When will refugees Of storms;
When the Raunt half naked forms
FROM famine stricken, homeless lands;
When the mangled men that pour
From mine and tunnel, blazing door;
When will these manned human things
Not need relief from sufferings?
As truly as we may abhor
The awe-inspiring scenes OF war,
The need for succor to mankind,
The mutilated, sick. and blind
From every land, through all the years
Comes DINING, shrieking IN our ears
The actual. burning. crying need
Of humanitarian pledge and deed,
To lessen pain and dire despair;
To save q few lives here and there.
And whether on the sodden fields
Sorting crops that red war yields
or In the holocausts of peace;
At home: IN lands beyond the seas;
There stands alert a legion strong
Between the tides Of right and wrong,
Straight in the path Of human loss
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
Not too high is wars red ire;
Not too deep the flood nor fire;
Not too cold the frozen north:
Not too wide the fever's swath;
No mine so deep; no peak SO bare
But their standard reaches there
Join the ranks today. and stand
Beside their workers, hand to hand.
Let their purpose be your star,
Which, like the helmet Of Navarro.
Shall CLEAN in some dark field OF need
Let -,lWays Ready"-be your creed
You viii not be called to roam
On battlefields, for nearer home
Is need Of strength and nerve and brain.
Not alone on fields OF slain
The succor you can give is sought
On every hand are battles fought.
Where pestilence and tempests' wrath
Leave devastation in their path.
Join the cohorts while you may.
Even war Will come some day;
Yours will be q patriots heart,
You will seek to do your part.
lis not a charity they ask;
It's not a patriotic task:
Not for preparedness. alone;
Not q cloud from rumor grown:
But for the sake OF humane deeds
The Red Cross tells you what il needs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22
Vital Truths


truthw If
Of likely
but
esquely dropped
by Matthew MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22
CONCERNING JANE

Here are some facts that mothers
will be interested 10 know about little
Jane Lee. baby actress. who appears
in - Daughter OF the Gods"-or at
least they are said TO be facts. She
Is a vegetarian.
Has her body rubbed with olive oil
every night.
Eats almost no candy.
Thinks the worlds best literature is
the Sunday funny" supplement
Receives almost a doll a day from
admirers.
Took her first step in photoplay.
Sleeps in a tent on the roof except IN
real cold weather.
Believes Stuart Holmes is the worlds
greatest man because he can blow ten
smoke rings from one puff OF a ci-
e-aret.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22
OLD FRIENDS OF W. H. burgess
SPEAK AT TONIGHT'S DIENER

a farewell banquet viii be given IN homo
Of William Il. Burgess tonight at $50 OciocE
At the Harvey house b $50 Of his Fl Paso
friends. NJ. Burgess leaves Fl Paso satur-
day for Chicago. H. Among the out Of town
guests who viii be present is R. z L
Saner. a prominent attorney Of Dallas Tex
ex-senator Joseph W Bailey. attorney gen
eral T. ". Gregory. congressman " r.
smith and rcprcsen taJive r T. Thomson.
who were invited 20 attend. teiegr1phed
thei- regrets Thursday morning
G.. r Kelly viii preside a. the banqus--
The principal talk will be made by W W
Turney. About so Of Mr. Burgess friends
are scheduled FOR three minute talks ant
the program will be closed with talks BY
Joseph " Nealon and A. s = Eylar.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22

HAVE followed with interest,
said ". A Wintle, county road
Il engineer. The Heraid's cam
paign for naming the different valley
roads. You know. OF course, that the
road from Fl Paso up the river to An
thouy, has already been officially
named Doniphan's drive by the county
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22

view, having studied the profession
from every other angle.
The baron is an expert cameraman.
and is familiar with every detail OF lab
oratory work in connection with pre-
pairing picture for the screen. For
the speaking stage. he studied at the
ROYAL school of Acting in Copenh2-
gen. Denmark. taking 81 up - he sayE.
lust for fun"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22
SPINAL MENINGITIS CLAIMS
NAVAL APPRENTICES VICTIM

WaukeEan. Ill, Feb. 2c.-Harry s.
Fallon, 70 years old, an apprentice sea
man at the naval training station at
Lake Bluff. near here, died yesterday
OF spinal meningitis. his death being
the fifth from that disease az the sta
ton in recent weeks.
Officials at the station say that the
disease is well in hand and that there
is little danger Of an epidemic. There
are eight patients now in the naval
hospital.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22

having been engaged TO play a role op-
posite the star.
Baron Carl Won Whittier. a member
OF the Danish nobility. who plays the
East Indian in Metros serial, The
Great Secret" starring Francis y
Bushman and Beverly Bayne, is di-
rector who has taken up acting to set
the motion picture actors point OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22

the company wants them TO make a
good note. Sid Hooks says il they
do it VIII be the first one.
Fletcher Henstep says one good
thing about rats in the home is that
they always bore their own holes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22
REALISM

Richard NELL registers a panied ex-
preston in "a Child Of the Wild"
Neiil impersonates a grocery store
loafer who helps himself 10 cheese
which the storekeeper Of the play is
supposed to mix with soap.
That's exactly what the director,
seeking realism. did TO the cheese.
without consulting Neill.
The filming OF q story by Irwin )
Cobb, with Mac Marsh in the starring
role, is the first GOldwyn production
TO get under way in the Fort Lee stu
dios. Ralph ". 1nce is directing the
subject Marguerite Marsh, Macs real
sister, s 20 be re- screen sister also,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22
HOCWALLOW LOCALS
By GEORGE BINGHAM

The old miser
Of Musket Ridge
Is nearly out Of
coal oil, but is
going to try TO
make it do until
the n It light
ming bug season
= .
TIE Tickville
Brass Band is
dickering for a
new instrument
~ g.. rroI9A h~-T
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22

As that machine gun which shoots 80 bullets second
border residents would take pleasure in seeing operate
minute or against SaIazars bandits.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22

Viewing the railroad situation from medical standpoi
there seems be congestion in the arteries Of trade
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22

For quick results-Use Herald Want
Ads
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22

For resuIts-Use HeraIt want Ads
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22

in the United States regular army at
e Paso"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22

An W. RECKHART.. perpetual
president Of the old 8IcGlnty
- club, has IN his scrap book the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-16
[Continucd on Page 81
To Save Poor, Aged Tax
Collector Juggles Money;
Sentenced to Two Years
Bp Associated PrcSs

Plymouth, Mass, Oct. 16.-Ben-
Jamin O. Reed, 6S years old, former
tax collector and treasurer of Whit
man and widely known. as Honest
Ben" to-day began two years term
in the House of Correction after
pleading guilty yesterday to the lar-
ceny of town funds amounting to
$25,00O.
Reed made a remarkable state
ment to the court in pleading to the
charge.
II did the best I could. Not one
cent of the $4,000 in my defalcation
has been appropriated to my own
use, but rather to meet outstanding
taxes which threatened to expose
my own peculiar style of bookkeep-
ing"
The old man related that at the
time of manipulating his accounts,
business was dull In Whitman and
many of his friends were unable to
pay their taxes
II knew that il | pressed MANY of
them who. owed taxes" he went on.
lit meant the loss of hundreds of
homes and the wiping out of small
bank accounts. / collected money and
applied it to, the accounts of those
who could not pay year after year,
and the two offices | held made it
possible for me to transfer from one
account to the other. Part of nv
salary also was used for this pur-
pose"
District Attorney Katzman admH-
ted there was no evidence that Reed
used the money in any other Way
than he had stated. He had been in
office since 1908.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-16
Police Believe They Have
Man Who Made Daring
Raids on Coin Boxes

Following several daring thefts of
Bell Telephone coin boxes from pay
stations, Joseph Vance, who claims
Philadelphia as his residence was
captured this morning at Eleventh
and Market streets by Special Off
Ger Phtpps of the Bell Telephone
Company.
Last Thursday evening someone
entered booth at the office of the
Harrisburg Railways Company and
shipped off the wires leading to the
coin DoX, disappearing with the box.
The day following, a similar theft
was reported from the Hess Cigar
store at Thirteenth and Market
streets. The next victim WIS the
Central Hotel, and at $50 last night
a box in the booth at the central
Post Office disappeared
Last night at $50 q man entered
booth in the restaurant of William
Sller, at Middletown, and later il
was found that the coin box was
missing. The police were nitified and
this morning Vance was taken into
custody 1t had been his custom
to enter the booth wearing an over
coat, 1t is reported. BY concealing
the bov under his coat he escaped de-
tettion.
Vance, it is claimed, has been
guilty OF similar offenses in the past,
and the police say that he spent some
time in the Huntingdon Reforma-
tory.
At no place did he secure a large
sum of money. His toll at Middle
town was So, the largest sum Sc
cured. He will appear before Alder
man Lands for hearing this after
noon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-16
CATTLE DIE BY
THOUSANDS in
GREAT BLAZE
More Than Half of Great
Stockyards Destroyed
by Fire

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. IGNORE
than one-half of the Kansas City
stockyards, the second largest in the
country, was destroyed by fire early
to-day. 1t was estimated after the
fire had been brought under control,
after raging for two hours, that sew
eral thousand head of cattle had
been destroyed. Some estimates ran
as high as ten thousand. There were
$4,000 cattle in the yards at the close
of business yesterday, it was an
nounced, and while it was possible
to liberate most OF them, so rapidly
did the flames gain headway that
many were caught and burned.
Hundreds of cattle liberated from
the burning structures reached the
downtown sections of both Kansas
City, Mo-, and Kansas City, Kas. 1t
was the third disastrous fire in the
history of the Kansas City stockyard
The blaze was discovered by two pa
trolmen in Kansas City, Kansas, and
before they could summon appara-
tus the fire had become unmanage-
able. Fire departments from both
Kansas Cities combatted the flames.
The origin of the fire was unde-
termined. The other two were caus-
ed by carelessly thrown cigaret stubs.
No estimate of the financial loss was
available early to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-16
Iowa Voters Make State
Dry by Large Majority

Des Moines. Iowa. oct. 16. - Re-
turns to-day from more than two
thirds of the precincts of the state
on the election on constitutional pro-
hibition held in Iowa yesterday indi-
cate that the amendment forbidding
the manufacture and sale of LIQUOR
was adopted by majority of about
10, 900.
The larger cities generally went
against the amendment. Davenport
and Scott county piled up a ma
tority Of nearly 1000 against prohi-
bition, the vote being 1868 to 2.743.
Des Moines. however, went dry bv
1.410. Sioux City, Council Bluffs.
Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Dubuque
Keokuk, Clinton and Muscatine ali
went wet, Dubuque voting five to one
against the amendment
The rural districts of the southern
and central parts of the state were
responsible for the apparent victory
of the amendment voting two and
three to one for prohibition. Prohlbi-
present,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-16
DEALERS SEEK TO
CLEAR MUJDDLED
COAL SITUATION
No Two Are Charging Same
Price as Result of Wash
ington Action
SHIPMENTS BELOW NEED
Say Anthracite Prices Will
Not Drop; State President
Issues Statement

Developments in the coal situation
have been coming thick and fast dur
ing the past twenty-four hours.
No two dealers are asking the
same price. Cne Harrisburg dealers
prices are 171a cents lower than last
month. Others are charging the rate
in effect a month ago., Some deal
ers have made a slight advance
In order to clear up some of the
misunderstanding relative to Admin
istrator Garfield's recent order, the
Pennsylvania Retail Merchants AS
sociation sent out n confidential cir
cular to its members. Doctor Gar
field promptly issued a statement
that no agreements will be binding
unless approved by the administra-
tipn. w. M. Bertolet, secretary and
attorney for the association. denied
that there were Interior reasons for
issuing the circular. Frank G.. Wal
lis, head of the association, also Is
sued statement.
Administrators Garfield has adj
CONTINUED on Page 11)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-16
Charged With RObbing
Victim of His Auto on
Way to the Hospital

After having picked up Blag
Herdyek, foreigner residing at COS
North Cameron street when he was
struck by a motortruck at Seventh
and Herr streets, last night, Fred
erick r. Brown, 23 years old, is in
the Harrisburg police station, charged
wit hhaving robbed the man he res
cued.
Brown was riding in the truck
which struck Herdyek. When the ac-
cident occurred, he jumped to the
street and placed the injured man
in the truck. After proceeding n
short distance the foreigner learned
that he was on his way to the hos
pital and refused to go farther. He
alighted from the truck and Brown
disappeared.
Later Herdyek notified the police
that while in the truck he had been
robbed of his pocketbook containing
over $40. Officers Owens and Hol-
lands located Brown. When arrested
he had almost $40 in his possession.
The accused man will be given n
hearing before Alderman Landis in
police court this afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-16
RUSSIAN CAPITAL MAY
BE SAVED BY WEATHER

Petrograd, oct. 16.-The German
landing force on the Russian Island
of Oesel is developing it's success, the
Russian war office announced to-day
and the Teutons are being reinforced
with additional troops.
The Germans have instituted an
offensive against the Svorb penin-
sula, in the southwestern section of
the island, with the object of cap
turing the Russian batteries at Serel.
These batteries cover the entrance
to the Gulf of Riga.
The German operations in and
around the Gulf of Riga, which have
centered 'ention upon the North
ern Russian front for several days
past, are not likely to be extended
this fall to the Gulf of Finland, on
the route to Reval, Cronstadt and
Petrograd, in the opinion of Russian
naval authorities. The lateness of
the season will have the effect of To-
calizing the German effort, the Min
lister of Marine believes.
The situation created by the Teu-
tons move however, serious enough
for the Russians in its present as
pect, with the great naval prepon-
derance of the Germans in the Baltic
there seems little to prevent them
from making the Null VI INlSd VII =
tually a German lake and solidifying
it into a strong naval base from
which military operations as well,
could easily be pushed advantage
ously under propitious weather con-
ditions.
Fronts Unchanged.
The Military situation on the vari-
Gus fronts in the western war area
was virtually unchanged overnight,
so far as the official statements re-
veal.
The German reports have begun to
lay stress again upon the violence of
the artillery fire in Flanders but
there are no indications that the
bombardment has yet been worked
up to the point where the British
find themselves ready for renewal
of their drive.
Evidently much depends on the
weather in this region. In the light
of his last weeks experience with
the handicap of the Flanders mud it
scenes probable that Field Marshal
HaiG will await the settling of the
ground into a somewhat more pas
sable state although the hope Of Sc
tions at this late season of the year
seems now to he considered small.
French RcpulSe Attack.
On the French front the activities
are centered on the Aisne and be-
fore Verdun. Last nights fighting
in both regions was mostly monopo-
lized by the artillery. The German
infantry, however, came to life on the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-16
DAUPHIN CLAIMS
ARE DELAYED
SEVERAL DAYS
Action on Exemptions Held
Up; II Denied From
District 3
PARADE TO COLORED MEN
They Will Leave About Octo-
ber 27; Majority From
Steelton; Their Names

A change in the schedule of the
District Board postponed action on
the claims of districts l and of
Dauphin County to-day. However,
action on these claims will be taken
up at the early convenience of the
board which will probably be to-
morrow or Thursday. Yesterday the
board acted on twenty nine claims
from district No. of Dauphin Coun-
ty and of this number seventeen were
denied and twelve granted. The re-
suit of the action of the boards on
these claims is as follows:
Denied-Geogre w. Graham, Will
iamstown; John III. Klinger, Eliza
bethville; Charles Henry Reightler,
Tower City; Frank Montyka, Will
Jamestown; Charles Elmer Ditty, Mil
lersburg; Frank Oscar Link, Millers-
burg; Jasper A. Reigle, Loyalton;
Irwin Wilson Stoneroad, Millersburg;
Harry Harper >Deibler, Millersburg;
Lester Alvin Enders,, Enders; Robert
/ Edwin Barto, Elizebethville; Mark
Edward Stine, GratZ; Joseph NJ.
Kelley, Wiconisco: Lewis Iberson,
Lykens; John Henry Maiden, Will
iamstown; Stanley c. Crisswell, 10y
alton; Willis Clayborn, Lykens.
Granted-Joseph Lawrence Kel-
ley, Wiconisco; Richard James Wit
comb, Williamstown; Homer Monroe
Deibler, Millersburg Lewis Christian
Burlington, Elizabethville; Benjamin
Weiss, Gratz; George Valiska, Will
iamstown; Lewis Henry Miller, Will
ian.stown; Leo Andrew Krobath, Ly-
ems; Steve Black, Williamstown;
John !. Henninger, Elizabethville;
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