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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
FINDS VILLAS
BURIED CANNON
Home Guard at Bachiniva
Delivers Them and 300
Rifles in Chihuahua.

Reports have been received in Fl
Paso of the delivery in Chihuahua
city OF three cannon Of the st. Cha
mound-Nondrag on type. seven miIli-
meters bore. and goo rifles Of various
makes. all in good condition. discov-
cred hidden in the Cordovaua noun
tains near Bachiniva, Chih.. by men
OF the home defence league in Jhae
region several weeks ago. The rifles
were said to have been found on the
Eubio hacienda
The arms were delivered to Car
rama military headquarters by -'apts
Casimiro Almeida and Cipriaao col
minero, with an escort OF citizen
guards from the mountains. The sup
position in Chihuahua is that the
guns were hidden by Viuistas on tie
retreat ahead OF the Pershing exre-
clifton i'm 1916
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
SUGGEST WAYS
FOR TAX PAYING
Business Should Have More
Time on Excess Profits,
Local Men Saw.

Suggestions that the time limit in
which taxes under the new excess
Profits law could be paid he extended
until sept ]. jas. and the payments
made in instaIzuents, and that relief
be provided for persons unable 70
meet their payments on account OF
obligations incurred prior 10 the war.
were contained In a letter prepared to
Daniel C. Roper commissioner Of in
ternal revenue by the committee Of
Is appointed TO consider the new law.
and endorsed AZ a mass meeting Of FL
p2sO business men held Thursday
evening in the chamber Of commerce
building.
The letter with the suggestions viii
he sent Immediately TO Mr.. Roper
lu addition steps may be taken later
90 take the matter up with the
nited States chamber Of commerce.
Df which the FL PasO body is a mem
Ter This was suggested by George
H. Clements.
Would Hurt Many Business Men.
Adolph Schwartz, who presided.
read a letter he had addressed to the
,namber OF commerce, in which Le
illustrated by concrete example the
manner in which the law would at
feet his business. He stated that
Doc. would be able 70 arrange his bust
.l0uss nds Of business men who might
not be able 10 do 50. He declared
that Ee felt sure that the government
could find some way Of coming to
The relief or those who would become
financially embarrassed by having
obligations which they had contracted
before the war
Asks Business BE Not Disturbed.
The point that il was very much
10 the interest Of the government TO
lind some way in which payments
.uul be made with as little business
disturbance as possible was brought
out by Mr. Schwartz. He showed that
I'm every case where the government
destroyed a source OF revenue there
was just that much less TO draw E
from Therefore 1t was 10 the in /
terest Of the government OF aid tax 4
payers in meeting their obligations
10 the government as far as possible, /.
be said.
j. A. smith, former postmaster, de- /
rlared that he knew Mr. Roper per- 4
-onaLy, and that he was one OF the
biggest and brainiesr men Of the !
United States, and that If il was pos
~ible 10 find a solution, Mr. Roper +!
was the man who could 90 it.
Might Be Demand on Banks.
Al present, as brought out by A. :.
Jacobs and Mr. Schwartz, all taxes ,
are due June IS. 1918. II was pointed
ont that III case taxes could be paid
in instruments. there would be no
chance or business disturbance on 4
the other hand IL was stated, that in
-ase the taxes were all paid at once .
big demand on the banks would
-asuIr-
w C Hadel, secretary OF the com
nlttee. read the letter prepared for
Mr. Roper and also minutes Of the
Iroceedings Of the committee
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
Railway STRIKE
MENACE FADES
No Tieup Is Imminent;
President and Union Men
Reach an Agreement.

Washington. u. c.. Nov. CAS- a
result OF the conference between
president Wilson and representatives
Z Of the railroad brotherhoods yester-
Z day, il was made certain that. what
ever may be the developments from
the demand Of the union for higher
wages, there VIII be no cessation Of
railroad traffic.
a virtual agreement was made that
the brotherhoods Will 90 ahead and
urge their demands for mOrc wages,
bu1 there will be no strike. at least
until after full discussion and consid-
Grafton
The demands viii not be presented
until December ]. What viii happen
then depends on. first. the railroads
answer to the demands. and. second.
further negotiations determined upon
ut the conference yesterday in case
the railroads refuse the demands.
100000 Men Affected.
The wage demands involve an addi-
tiOnal wage burden on the railroads
of about S1OS,OOO. 900 n year They
affect 100000 operatives
The railroads have volunteered 20
place their interests unreservedly in
the hands of the government in the
event Of a crisis and the government
then would deal directly with the
men.
Urging che necessity for higher
wages, the union representatives said
the men and their families must be
protected against advances in the cost
OF living and that the roads musI
nave competent experienced men.
They said many railroad operatives
have left train service because OF
more attractive pay in other lines Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
MAGISTRAL MINE GETS A
GUARD FROM GEN. HERNANDEZ

Responding to a request Of Isauro
MendizabeL representing the Nation
al Mines and Shelters company. Gen
Eduardo Hernandez, acting zone COM
mander OF government troops NJ Chi
huahua City, has granted a guard OF
100 soldiers for the mines Of that
company in the MaEistral district. in
tie state OF Durango. advising the
petitioner that the guard will be only
for such time as the company is or
ganizinE its own defence group. This
news was received IN FL Paso in a
Chihuahua paper
II is said that work will begin at
the mines by 200 men and that the
ore viii be concentrated in Chihua-
hua.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
PROENX DENTISTS TO DO
FREE WORK FOR DRAFT MEN

Phoenix, ARK, Nov. 23.-The den
lists Of Phoenix, in a sense Of nation
al duty. have agreed they will do all
dental work free OF charge for men
who are called for the draft This
action has been determined upon
since receipt Of advices that there are
too few dentists for the work that
has materialized in the national army
camps.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
FINNISH |. W. ". LEADERS
ARE WHIPPED; TWO HANGED

Billings. Mont. Nov. 2a.-The secre-
tary Of the Finnish ]. W. W. propa-
ganda league at Red Lodge. a coal
mining camp. was bastiuadoed and
horsewhipped Wednesday night by a
socalled Liberty committee Of citizens
for alleged anti-war activity. accord
ing TO information reaching here. It
is also reported that two Finnish In
dustrial Workers OF the World were
hanged until they lost consciousness.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
NeW Mexico Towns
Double States Quota
For Y.M.C.A. Work

Santa Fe, y n, Nov. o3.-New Mex
leo has given more than double its
quota 20 the 7. N. c. A war work.
The following is the latest report
OF sums subscribed Ration and Daw-
son. $1,000; Santa Fe and Las Vegas.
$500; Tucumcari, $3.50: Roswell and
Carlsbad. S11.275- Albuquerque. sgS42-
Gallup. $685.; Silver City and Tyrone,
214,5O0; Las Cruces. $40: grand to-
tai 500. COS. with other points still TO
be heard from. thus more than doub-
ling the quota OF $50. 900.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
INTEND TO OPEN CANITAS
DURANGO RAILROAD JAN. /

Newspapers received from Mexico
lere said the Cauitas and Durango
branch OF the Mexican Central rail-
road viii be iuaugurated Jan. 1 bv
president Nenustiano Carranza. who
has been invited by Gov. Arrieta. OF
Durango. TO attend ceremonies in the
capital OF that state. It IS claimed
the construction Of the line is nearly
finished
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
SHIFT BOSS IN JEROME MINE
FALLS $50 FEET: DIES

Jerome. Ariz.. Nov. s2-Peter Gill
lette. late OF Bisbee. shift boss OF The
.fadsden mine. has met death by fall
ing go feet 20 the bottom Or she
mine shaft He was alone at the
time OF the accident. but is believed
TO have tried to cross the shaft on
the 500 foot level when struck By
bucket in which rock was being !
hOisted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
CARRIERs. M

month. Herald carriers win present
bills for November subscriptions
subscribers viii please have the
amount they owe ready for the boys.
As all Herald boys are going 10 school
and saturday is the only dav of the
week they have TO do their collecting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
ON LIQTOR CHARGES

sam Lilly and James King were ar
rested Thursday evening by deputy
United States marshal y T. Work on
complaints charging selling liquor TO
soldiers. Brought before commits
sioner $. I. Kelly. both waived hear
ing They were held to the grand
jury IN $3.50 bond each.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
ENGINE DRIKINC ION RREAks-

4 broken rear driving rod on loco
motive lis, pulling 2. P. & S. ". pas
senger train No =. inbound TO FL Paso
thursday evening crashed through
me cab and endangered the lives Of
the engineer and fireman until the
brakes were applied. The train was
delayed two hours and eastbound No.
? was held an hour.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
SOLOMON sCHUTZ Returns.

solomon Schultz. veteran business
man Of II Paso who for years has
conducted q business at Mexico CITY
also. has returned from Mexico CITY.
coming by way OF Eagle Pass. Tex.
Mr.. Schultz has been located D-inci-
pally in FL PasO since just after the
civil war He was elected mayor OF
this city in 1880
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
ENGINEER GATI.T HERE.

Homer T. Gault. engineer OF the
reclamation service on the Rio Grande
project. who recently had charge of
the completion OF the construction OF
the Percha diversion dam, and is now
in charge OK construction work in the
Rincon valley. visited the project Of
flee here Thursday and later went
over the work in FL Paso valley.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
PHOENIX IS SPENDING
SZ50,OOO FOR PAVING

Phoenix. Ariz-, Nov. 23.-The city
experiencing a renewal OF its paw
EE boom Paving contracts are now
ller way approEimating S250.C00. In
EDITION, building in progress will
mean the expenditure Of at least
10000. All the paving is bitulithic.
lough without concrete base on any
but the main business streets.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
EEpedItIon AenInst NIIIa.
ONLY CHIMNEY RURNTyc.

Firemen from the central station
answered a call at Il O'Clock Friday
morning from the home OF ". N. Nc
Gowan, Gil Tays street. where the
chimney was burning out. and II was
though that the house. a frame
building, was on fire. There was no
dadage, It was said
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
RECLAMATION ACCoUNTAVTHERE

F l. Cavis. chief accountant and
head Of the clerical department OF the
reclamation service, with headQuar-
ters at Washington. D. c.. is in Fl
Paso inspecting the work and advis-
ing the clerks at the project office
concerning the methods OF their &C
counting and work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
jos ZOE sHIPRTILnERs.

Carpenters OF experience in ship
building can find work at Orange.
Tex. near Houston. II they viii com
municate with P 2. Young. in charge
OF the labor bureau OF the United
States immigration service at the
Santa Fe bridge. Mr. Young said at
noon Friday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
For Indigestion, Constipation or
nuEn---n.--

Take LAN-FOS WITH PEPSIN A
liquid laxative pleasant TO take SOC
Made and recommended 10 the public
hE Paris Medicine Co, manufa cturers
1f Laxative BrOmO Quinine and
Groves TasIeless chill Touic-Adv.
Yon lrore When Yon can asoo.-Adr-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
The Quinine That Does Not Affect
Head

Because OF Its tonic and laxative ef-
feet. Laxative Bromo Quinine can be
taken by anyone without causing
nervousness or ringing in the head.
There is only one "Bromo Quinine." F.
W GROVES signature is on box. soc
ADV.
You Move When You Call ssOO.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
ArOuses the LiYSr and Purifies the
Blood

The Old Standard general strengthen
ing tonic GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC. arouses the liver 20 action.
drives Malaria out o. the blood and
builds up the system. Eor adults sad
children. fec.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
10 CLOSE THANKSGIVING DAY.

Thanksgiving day viii be observed
by the closing Of offices at the city
hall. and the various courts in the
county plan the same action. The
eighth court OF civil appeals an
rounced its intention Thursday TO re-
cess on Thanksgiving day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

Plaza Auto Livery-5 & : Pass. Cars.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
JUAREZ AGAIN
4 TROOP BASE
Incoming Soldiers Camp All
Over Town; Expedition
Going for Villa.

With the arrival Of Gems. Favela
f and Cardona from the south Thurs
/ day afternoon with 300 soldiers. and
+ the transfer OF the 500 interned men
from Maria 70 the Mexican side OF
/ the line Friday morning, the aug
[ mented garrison at Juarez was estf-
mated TO aggregate from $500 TO 5000
men.
The camps OF the newly arrived
soldiers are spread all about the
outskirts OF the city. on the south
west and at the race track. and also
in the railroad yards
Rumors from Chihuahua that the
city has been evacuated by Gen.
Eduardo Hernandez's troops. have
been strenuously denied. II is said
that the report arose from the fact
tnat Gen. Hernandez has taken the
field IN person against Villa and has
left some other officer in command.
Latest reports were TO the effect that
the city was quiet and that a feeling
OF security prevailed.
Crowds Of AIeXicaus wanting pass
ports still continue TO block the street
in front OF the American consulate.
consul E. A Dow and assistants are
working as fast as possible, but the
Work is very slow.
May COurtmartinI EspinOSa.
Il was rumored in Juarez Friday
that Gen. Juan Espiuosa Y Cordova.
federal commander from Ojinaga.
would be summoned TO appear before
a military commission in Mexico CITY
10 give reason why a courtmartfaI
should not be assembled to try him
for falling TO hold Ojinaga against the
Villa forces II is said that he will
90 10 chihuahua City and viii pro
coed from there TO Mexico City after
a conference with military authori-
ties.
Expedition Against villa.
Twelve hundred troops will be sent
10 Villa Ahumada Saturday. where
they viii take the field in pursuit OF
Villa, who was reported to be in the
vicinity Of EscondidO, IS miles south
Of Qjinaga- From latest reports the
VilIistas were moving up the Conchos
valley.
The reason assigned for bringing so
many troops 10 Juarez is that the fed
eral authorities are anxious TO pre-
vent Villa from making an attack on
the city because OF the complications
which always follow a battle on the
border opposite and American city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

EverybOdy Going the High School Stadium Thanksgiving
the Football GameCamp Cody GameTake
friends with you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

-NIIEI NETII- IEITI1GU LIUTI IIN TT.-TIT
the federals scattered through the
city, bought food at the stores and
arranged their quarters. The car
containing the rifles was unlOaded
and the military equipment hauled 70
headquarters. The women and chill
dren established their camp along
side OF the train and cooked the first
meal IN ten days on Mexican soil.
Before leaving Maria the soldiers
were issued days rations by Ameri-
can military authorities.
Lieut. Col Gabriel Espinosa Cor
dCva, a brother of the general. Is re-
ported TO have been in command OF
the federals arriving at Juarez We'd
Eesday. He went TO Marta 20 meet
his brother and returned on the refu-
gee train. il is explained
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23

ORDER YOUR
THANKSGIVING DINNER FROM US.
We will have a full line of Fresh Vegetables,
Fruits, Candies, Nuts, Turkeys, Chickens,
Geese and Ducks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
CITY ATTORNEY ON
INCREASE OF SALARIES

After much discussion by members
OF the administrative board yesterday
on the question OF increase of salary
TO men employed in the annexed terri
tory survey. the questions as 10 power
Of the board In the premises was re-
ferred to the city attorney, on sug-
gestion OF City Auditor Crenshaw, and
Commissioners Mccarthy and Beck
were appointed committee to confer
with the city ATTORNEY on the point.
omrnTssioner Mccarthy had previ-
ously expressed himself as satisfied
with the powers of the board, de-
claring that the charter provides that
departmental funds must be appro-
priated In lump sums, and that the
question OF salaries is left entirely to
the board The auditor had raised
the question. and intimated that he
would not honor vouchers for increase
unless an opinion OF the city attorney
made 1t clear that the board were
within their prerogative when such
increase is granted.
Major Hankins. chief of the survey.
had recomn1 ended an Increase or S25
month for two Of his assistants
whom he declared were worth more
than twice that amount. He said
there was a SHORTAGE in the force now.
and that great d'f1cultv would be ex-
perienced in the attempt to All the
places of those who were left with
him. If they took the notion" to
leave
Work or the survey Is progressing
as fapidly as possible, Major Hankins
stated but II was not going forward
as 1t should with larger forc9 He
paid high tribute to the men now
with him.
The board will act upon the mat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
PUI RED SEALS ON
ALL YOUR PARCELS
ISOLATION Makes Its Annual
Christmas Appeal.
is DOING GREAT WORK.
Makes Effort to Secure Funds in One
Month TO Garry ON Campaign
Throughout the Year.

Throughout Virginia the coming
week will witness the annual appeal
IN behalf OF the tubercular OF the
state. and shop windows and stores
win be biaxened with red crosses and
Christmas Wreathes advertising the
Red Cross seals Richmond. as usual,
will be in the van. with more than
100 agencies in every part of the city.
Some OF the proceeds. too. will be used
for war worn.
By beautiful custom, which has
now become so well established that
Christmas could scarcely be the same
without II. the mouth beginning No
vember rs has been set aside for a
campaign OF education regarding the
needs OF tuberculosis relief and the
methods OF prevention.
As a means to this end. the Red
Cross Christmas seal was devised and
has since become almost as familiar
at Christmas as the governments
postage stamp, including the new
lavender three-cent ones Primarily
intended as part OF a general educa-
ional campaign, the seals have become
so popular that the proceeds OF the
sale supply funds for most OF the work
done In popular education by the tu-
berculosis leagues OF the country.
In Virginia. the State Anti Tu bercu-
losis association is agent for this COM
monweaIth and has subagencies In all
the principal towns and cities OF the
state. In Richmond. as usual. the
Nurses Settlement and the Fine Camp
aanitorium are this benefciaries OF the
sale. In Roanoke the tuberculosis
work OF the free medical dispensary
will receive the proceeds of the sale.
Wherever the seals are sold, every
cent of profit 10 devoted to tubercuiar
relief.
The nurses in charge Of the sale are
bending every energy to make this
year's cam paign the most notable In
the history OF the state. Last year,
some was allied for local
work. but as the city's needs have
greatly increased during the last year,
the nurses hope to double this sum
during the present campaign Many
more parcels and letters will be mailed
this year on account of so manv
young men being away from home.
The most potent argument advanced
by the nurses and the State AutiTu-
berculosis association, In urging the
universal use OF the seals. is the
widespread prevalence of tuberculosis
In Richmond among these Classes least
disease Of poverty and often the out
come Of bad housing. tuberculosis Is
the worst enemy OF the poor. 1t can
only be stamped out In the 1udgme mt
Of sanitarians. by improving the (liv-
ing conditions of those families afrlict-
ed with IL. This can only be done by
public contributions and support
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
7 our IhanKaglving prayer.
Chigeer Ridge Philosophy.

Rye bread and corn bread is all
right, but the only bread TO be thank
ful for it the bread won by the sweat
OF the brow, after all.
4 man in a uniform is worth two
in q. pO0lroom.
The shortage OF sugar and coal
haS7 got much on the shrinkage in
felier's pocketbook these days
Most folks that get killed on rail-
road tracks meet their deaths owing
to the fact that the train still re-
fuse TO change their course.
The old hcker-head who used To
SCOT ut wine because it didn't have
enough Kick In II is now taking l.
glass Of water as a chaser after his
'simmon beer.
The greatest mystery Of the present
day Is the why OF the German block
form alton. unless It was figured out
in the kaiser's head
II looks like the Huns didn't f1gger
on that rev TIA liam boot pinching
none.
The reason a woman is allus telling
her husband he don't love her as
much as he used to is something
Socrates didn't get around to.
All them fellers who wouldn't take
a million dollars for baby they have
an didn't want might be approached
now with anything like a fair cash
consideration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
SCOTCHING A SNAKE
New York Times.

Everybody knows what the war
aims OF the nations attacked by Ger
many are. The demand that we
should restate them every few hours
ia not caused by amy doubt about
them or any desire to know what they
are II springs from the hope tiIst
In soma such restatement some one
OF the allies may say something which
will cause discard with some other
one, and thus help Germany to drive
Ia wedge among them In tho case
of the United States this demand.
which proceeds solely from persons
under German Influence and from
persons not intelligent enough to rec
ognize German influence when they
see IT, comes viii n peculiar impu-
dence: for The president has stated
our war aims at least twice within
eight months. Its insincerity II shown
by it's inet ant renewal, after eacf. or
these utterances OF his, as If he had
not spoken
Lately, however. the sinister infu-
encos back of this form OF propaganda
have taken n new and ingenious tack
Without exactly dropl ing their i'm
pertinent demand that the president
go on restating our war aims until
in some unguarded moment he drops
some expression that will give offense
to some OF the allies. II now empha-
sizes a new and equally hvpoCritical
pretense This is that while the pres
-tAent-has stated our war aims often
enough, the allies have not stated
theirs with eqsal frequency; and
therefore the president Is called upon
TO poster France. England. and italy
for repet4tiens of their pronounce
ments on the subject
The president has ignored this SIN
gularly contemplate form OF German
propa ganda Its character calls for
that mode OF treatment. But now
Colonel House. on the eve OF the war
conferences In Paris, announces
through the Associated Press that
war aims win not he discussed" and
that the American mission Is there
solely for the purpose OF furthering
the prosecution of the war and the
so-ordination OF resources" It may
be conjeetured that in Europe the
authors of the propaganda have gone
so far as to spread the rumor that the
president had sent the mission there
for the purpose of forcing a new
statement of war aims. Whether this
is so or not. the House statement is
complete and effective way of sug-
costing that so far from being made
the catspaw OF this form of German
propaganda. the president is not even