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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
Little Interviews

lrs given to the distinguished vis-
itOrs. There were about 50 persons
at the banquet When Roosevelt
was here ne was banqueted at the
Toltec club. I understand that feast
cost the comparatively small sum
Of s. q plate"
a hearty support should be given
the Navy league by all Americans"
said George H Clements This as
ISOLATION represents TO the navy what
the Red Cross does for the army It
is the association which looks after
the comforts Of the American naval
man and gives him the relief he
needs 1t looks after the assistance
OF the families OF the men who are
fighting for the nation in the navy
and has done a great deal in this
way The Navy league is an en-
tirely American association. It is
national in every way and the good
enough TO induce any American to
come to its assistance and support"
The rush for citizenship in FL
Paso at present has been unprece-
dented." said United States commits
sioner Samuel L Kelly. 1T has been
particularly large from among the
soldiers stationed here. There has
been an average Of Is or 20 soldiers
daily appearing at the federal district
clerks office to make application.
Many OF these have not met the re-
Quirements for citizenship and have
been required to wait This has
been particularly difficult on the
soldiers. as they are moved about so
much they have been unable TO es-
tablish the required residence in one
state"
TEL PasO is not as enthusiastic
over its Memorial day services as
cities Of the east and middle west"
said J. D. Farmer, q travelling sales
man. Memorial day in most eastern
cities is made q very special Occas-
sion. Il is generally a holiday for
all businesses and stores. as well as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
Roundabout Town
By C. A. MARTIN.

tress which must inevitably arise out
of this fight for humanity and
democracy to contribute to the Red
Cross
Must Raise Great Fund.
"Tt will be one Of the first and
most necessary tasks Of the new war
council Of the Red Cross to raise
great sums of money for the support
OF the work to be done and done upon
a great scale. / hope that the
response to their efforts will be a
demonstration of the generosity Of
America and the power Of genuine
practical sympathy among our people
the whole world
Not a moment must be lost in pre-
pairing ourselves to meet the pressing
calls from Europe and the emer-
gencies which are soon to confront US
here"
From office boy in 1895 to national
food administrator in 1917 for the
United States and perhaps for all its
Hoover" now Herbert c. Hoover.
His career is one that should inspire
every American boy.
The gap of p years in which
Bert passed into Herbert" is filled
with many incidents of world wide
who knows him Intimately.
Twenty two years ago Bert Hoover
began his business career as an Of
flee boy in the employ Of his uncle,
DR.. Minthorn, who had charge Of the
Oregon Land company, at Salem.
After a thorough trial the uncle said
win conviction that as an office boy
Bert was not worth S25 a month,
which he had been receiving.
But Bert was equally firm in his
conviction that he was easily worth
S25 a month and more. That was the
start, and the office was left behind,
with Stanford university as the goal.
There young Hoover attained his de-
gree by working his way through
As an engineer his success is wen
remembered by Westerners IN Ari-
iona mining operations. His fame in
solving Intricate mining problems
spread and he was called TO Australia
and later to England, with bigger
jobs always in sight.
Then the greatest task OF his life
came In the feeding OF the war
stricken Belgians- His work in Bel
GUM made impossible the selection
OF any other man for the solving of
Americas greatest problem Of the
war and the Salem office boy was
called TO the white house and given
charge OF the worlds food supply.
Thank Heaven. we haven't heard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

What does a food SPECTATOR care II
he is called a pirate OF robber?-Sz-
Vannah News
Everybody wants an Irish settle
ment except the irish themselves
New York World
With Col. Gus Gardner already IN
line, Cabot Lodge Is beating T. Z TO II
in getting the family to the 'front.'
Washington Post.
II the German Socialists succeed in
putting Russia out of the war they
will do more than the militarists were
able to dO.-FlOriGa Times-Union-
Those clever Germans continue to
add to the seriousness Of the food
problem in the territory of the allies.
More than $4,000 Of them succeeded
in being taken prisoner between April
and MAY u. thus making nearly So
600 more mouths for the allies TO feed.
Kansas City Journal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
The Daily NOvelette
WHAT'S IN A COLORf

Oh. see the Eay Euburbaafte,
As on his way he TrundIes.
We sec him scamDer home each night,
With tvEenty-seEen bundles.
AT oTHTN doln'." said Mike. the
N conduc .. as he handed the
= tall whIskered man back his
exchange ticket. Blue exchanges
don't go on this line, see7"
The trolley crawled on.
II.
Absolutely nix" said Nike 70 the
old maid with the overshoes Blue
exchanges amt no good on my car.
Gimme a red ticket or a nickel OF git
ten off"
The trolley crept on
The lovely young thing with the
beauty spot handed Nike her blue ex.
change ticket.
He scratched his head.
"oh." she said. sending him 4 daz-
cling smile that revealed all but two
or her perfect teeth, its good on this
line. isn't It not?''
Sure" said Mike. and stuck Il In
The trolley inehed along.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

anybody refer TO the sweet CIR
graduate" this year, not that she may
not be sweet, but let's say it in SONS
other words in this twentieth century
Of original thought.
The galley boy read the line
ut the bottom OF the front page
Of The Herald yesterday and
then emitted this; "Im glad
prosperity in smiling on the rest
OF FL PasO; il il laughing at me.5
It must make a man feel kinda
proud to have a youngster In the
graduating class
p-ora no...E -. -..,
grow around the federal building.
II Laughing would make you fat
John Fisher could now take q Job
IN sideshow-
The man Dho neither goes TO mn
nor bups Liberty bond is not a,
good citizen rs he THINKS he is.
When bows ak exerv cent thew
have been saving all their little lives
and invest it in Liberty bonds,
grownups who lave money to spare,
ought to hide their faces in shame
they don't help also.
mans success in life IL NOT
measured wholly by the money
ne has put away.
we are now getting over our
hysterlcal flag waving, auto parad-
ing brand Of patriotism and getting
down to brass tacks-buving bonds
or enlisting.
=
-,- Mh-SI FRONTS NEVER HAVE BEEN
i T9T ! 1sAR WITH A-fERICANS: NOW
RATHER GNTESABLE.
Two good things the war has done
1or America: It has cut off Rhine
vine ana Turkish cigarets.
Now that they can M LANCER
buy our arms and ammunition.
the MexicanS have gone hack "a
their old habit OF buying our
plOws and hoes.
Mrs George E. Laid. Of Mesilla
Park, Drought down some very fine
Ulrich Drummer roses this wet ss
a sample Of what the valley can 10
in the way of growing flowers Nc
Ladd came to FL Paso to see DR.. Tadd
off. for, the east, where they will
made many friends in the SoIIfb ~,
VINO viii miss them.
x
When Rev. Fuller Swift. rec
tor OF St Clements church. went
to Evergreen cemetery yesterdav
to hold service over the grave
Of Irwin Collier for the Bov
Scouts, he met an aunt OF ne
lad at the graveside and Learned
for the first time that the mofher
OF the little fellow had been one
OF his dearest friends when thev
were bows and girls togetheT
The mother died a short time
prior TO the death of the son
The Boy Scouts probably did NOT
wonder at the pathos and feeling
the rector put into his short SER
mon over the grave of their dead
comrade. but II they did, this is
the explanation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
CHINESE GOVERNORS DEMAND
RESTORATION OF PREMIER

Pekin, China. May 51.-Numerous
military governors have demanded
the cancellation of the presidential
mandate dismissing Tuan Chi Jul.
from the premiership, considering the
presidents action unconstitutional Ii
Ching Hsi, whose nomination as sue
cessor to Tuan was approved by the
senate has refused to accept the pre-
miership.
The military governors Of HOnan.
Anhwei and Shantung provinces and
at Mukden have threatened to declare
their independence unless their de-
mands for the cancellation of the
mandate are concluded.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

He division OF Transport
tation of the quartermaster
l. generals department viii
start buying thousands Of head of
horses June 10" said Roy L. Vance.
Six classes Of animals are wanted
by the government; active horses
from $50 to 1900 pounds, for cavalry;
active horses from 1850 to 1900, for
light artillery; powerful horses from
1900 to 100. for siege batteries.
Draft mules are also wanted. There
viii be four department headquarters
for the purchasing IF these animals,
the department establishing its
southwest offices at Fort Reno,
Okla The southern purchasing zone
comprises the states of Arkansas,
Arizona California. Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Nevada, New Mexico. Okla
hOma and Texas. The government
expects TO experience much thouble
In securing the number OF horses
desired The problem has been made
difficult by reason Of the thousands
Of horses and mules purchased by
the allies and shipped to France and
other batIefields."
Work in razing the old court
house has been started and within
a few days this historic old struc--
ture viii be completely torn down"
said J. E Morgan. The interior OF
the building is being torn away
and within a short time the walls
will be felled- AS soon as the de-
bris is cleared away it will greatly
add to the appearance OF the new
structure"
X =
The banquet given in 1903 at the
Old St Regis hotel. now the Zeiger,
in honor OF presidents Taft and
Diaz was the most expensive ever
given in FL Paso." said A J. Van
Dyke The meal cost SIS a plate.
That included, of course, payment for
the decorations. music and souYen-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
W. w. NELNS, OF DALLAS.
PUT ON GOVERNORS STAFF

Austin, Tex. Nay 31--The gov
ernor has appointed judge ". W
helms. Of Dallas. to be a member OF
his military staff. Judge Nelms
fills the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation Of Judge Felix D. Robertson,
OF Dallas. the latter having been ap-
pointed g major in the new regiment
Of cavalry now in course OF forma-
ton
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
AMERICANS DO BIG
BUSINESS AT LYONS FAIR

Lyons. France, May Is Correspond
ence Of A. P.)-Forty-tw million dol
lars worth of orders wire taken by
American houses during the second
Lyons fair just closed. The buyers
were from France, Switzerland. Spain,
Holland. Portugal and the Scandina-
Wan countries. The business was
mostly in machines, engines, machine
tools and food products
The total of the transaction regis
tered during the fair was about Sso,-
moo 400
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
Cheer Up

FH0UGH though
yield cheer up! Don't
fad aid when
cheer up! have three
smile charms; They
Of meat we'll while
They the ghful
pak They're saying saying
spirits they" talking through
bridge you're there;
don't starVe until cupbas bae cheer Don't chill the
you'll help him by having
doom; the flowers In bloom-cheer upi
Copyright Matthew Adams WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
TWO HOUR EARTHQUAKE
RECORDED AT WASHINGTON

Washington, D. c. May S1.-Earth-
quake tremors lasting over period
OF two hours were recorded this morn
ing by the Georgetown university
seismograph. They began at 1851
o'clock. reached their maximum at 4-2O
and ceased at 6 o'clock. University ex-
perts estimated the center of the dis
turbance at 1000 miles distant.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
Will APPEAR IN RECTTAL

Miss Ruby c Pettiford. billed AS
ohio's favorite reader and entertain
er." and said to be one OF the foremost
of her race. is billed to appear Fri
day and Saturday evenings az the A
NJ. E. church. corner of Third and Tays
streets. She is said to be particularly
good in her Representations Of child
life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
son OF BRET HARTE Is
DEAD AT MONTE CApTO

Monte Carlo. Monaco, NAY 81
Francis King Bret Harte, son of the
novelist Bret Harte. died here on
April -. He Travelled for some years
with Edwin Booth, the actor, bur
OF late years his delicate heslthe ne
cessitated residence in the u1iIder eli
mates Of Italy and the Riviera He
leaves widow and two sons, OF
whom the elder. Richard Bret Harte,
Is in San Francisco.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
NEW SPANISH INSTRUCTOR.

Ernest n smith, VINO recentIy
graduated from the law school OF the
Texas university and established him
self in FL Paso. has been added TO the
force OF teachers in the 7. NJ c. A
educational department in the capacity
of an instructor in Spanish.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
The Convicts Do Their Bit

TEW MEXICO is well in the lead not only in its re-
N cruiting for army navy and national guard but in
its food production measures The latest develop
mert the placing of so convcts work farms to aid
in the planting of and beans.
Twenty-Five convicts have gone from Santa Fe Espa-
nola whence they will Canyon de Chaa plant 500
of the estate of the late T D. Burns in the above
mentioned crops
An equal number have gone to MOrarty to plant $40
Each party is headed by foreman and accompanied
by two big tractors bean planters and other machinery
The outdoor work viii do these convicts good and what
they of farming may help them when they have paid
their and have had their freedom restored Also they
have right to feel they doing their bit in way the
country appreciates
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

Lady Frances Balfour. president OF the
London Society Of National Union OF
Woman Suffrage and president OF the
Travellers Aid society. claims that the
aid OF women is necessary TO win the
war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

Miss Jeanette Rankin, the only woman
member Of congress. Is likely 10 be made.
chairman OF the committee on woman
suffrage. which Il is expected viii be
created in congress.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

The government is in need of horses, very many
more horses than last when large number of
national guard cavalry regiments had to be mounted Here
hoping the government successful than then
found itself in possession Of large number OF poor
little cr0wbas which bore little resemblance real
cavalry mount than Ynez Salazars donkey
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

In the metropolitan area Of Berlin. Ger
many, there were on January more than
twice many women and girls engaged
in Industrial pursuits as men and boys
the number being, respectively. 174e00 and
lis ee1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

Between fear of German invasion and of starva-
ton by the United States Switzerland finds that peace
hath its anzieties less than
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

During the absence OF her husband who
has been called TO the colors OF Uncle
sam. AIRS. F. A. Savage viii take his
place as general agent OF the New Eng
land Mutual Insurance company IN Bait
more.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

Dr. Newell Dwight Hills is the only ever heard
in these parts who could make bankers weep by talking
about a loan.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

John D. has sailed away some of his coin where
moth and rust doth not corrupt He's bought another
100000 worth of Liberty bonds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

Forewarned may be forearmed but neither the fore
warning the foIearmng awaited Germany keep that
American hotiIa from reaching Queenstown.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
By DUNK Bolts.

YAM SIMS was in Bounding Bill
lows Friday and attended and
= took part in big mass meeting
held around a fish wagon
\
All days are very much alike but
the Sundays seem more like each other
than any of the other days, maybe be-
cause the churches feel so much alike
inside.
<
In the course of rapidly-transpiring
human events We must hear Of q few
of our ships being sunk, but that should
cause no one to have the navy blues.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

anybody refer TO the sweet girl
graduate this year, not that she may
not be sweet, but let's say it in some
other words in this twentieth century
Of original thought.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

The galley boy read the line
at the bottom OF the front page
Of The Herald yesterday and
then emitted this; "rm glad
prosperity in smiling on the rest
of FL PasO; il is laughing at me.5
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-18
TO ENTRAIN SEPT. 20
SOUTH DAKOTA INFANTRY TO GO
TO CAMP GREENE, CHAR
LOTTE. y. &.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 1S.-Spe-
cial: Senator Sterling has what he
considers definite information from
the war department to the effect that
the South Dakota infantry regiment
and the separate machine gun com
pany are to be stationed at Camp
Greene, Charlotte, N. c.. and that
they will entrain for that point about
September %. Tentage and field
ranges are now en- route for Camp
Cody for the cavalry regiment, but
the department does not expect to be
able to furnish them with wooden
clothing until November. The de
partment is first supplying the troops
going abroad and those remaining in
northern camps and as soon as a sup
ply is available the troops in south
ern training camps will receive their
equipment of wooden clothing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-18
Soldiers letters
SERVING ON TORPEDO BOAT-A
TRENCH MORTAR.

Pierre, Sept. 18.-Mr. and Mrs. NJ.
V. Lane, of Rapid City. have receiv-
ed a letter from their son, Ted
Lane, who is serving in the United
States navy aboard a torpedo boat
destroyer. which has been assigned
to the important duty of conveying
transports carrying troops from the
United States to France. The letter
was written a few days ago, soon aft
er young Lanes return to America
from his second trip TO France. He
writes that on the last trip across tn
destroyer ran into a nest of subma-
rines, but managed to get through
without damage. During the brief
period the submarines were in sight
some of the sailors on the destroyer
took snapshots, which give very good
views of the wolves of the sea.
One of these photos was sent by
young Lane to his parents.
T.. l.. Foster, a Salem boy, writes
from a large concentration camp in q
southwestern state, where he has
been assigned to a trench mortar bat
terry. He writes In part as follows:
I'VE will get all the exercise We
want, but no guns to carry along;
just drill and hike around these hills.
Pretty soft-best in the whole army
and we have the best officers in
camp. Captain and both lieutenants
are fine. We feel lucky that we do
not land in the infantry. Those old
boys hike day and night and carry
about so pounds. Army life isn't so
bad. OF course. there are no soft
beds nor as good meals as at home,
but the fellows are a big jolly bunch,
full of life. The hardest part of it
all is leaving friends and home. We
have a lot Of fun and WI will be
trained at least 18 months before We
see the trenches. So you see We are
not due to die for a while. Some of
the boys fall over once in a while,
but are soon fixed up. We want to
thank the Red Cross and all others
many times for the favors shown u
on our departure"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-18
WIDOW ENDS LIFE


Sioux Falls, Sept. 18.-A love af-
fair may have been responsible for
the suicide of Mrs. Helen Noble, aged
%, a widow, who made her home on
a farm four miles north of Sioux
Falls. She ended her life by swal-
lowing a quantity of carbolic acid.
Her body was found in an orchard on
the farm of Magnus Swenson. With
her mother she had gone to the Sven
son home to visit, and a short time
before ending her life she wandered
away from the others. She was miss
ed and a search was instituted, ner
body being found in the orchard. 1t
is alleged that an estrangement be
tween herself and a son of Mr.. Sven
son might have influenced her in
drinking the poison. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ken
nedy. prominent residents of Lincoln
county.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-18

The readers OF this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages. and
that ts Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known TO
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutions disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Cat arrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature IN do
ing it's work. The proprietors have 80
much faith In It's curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address: f. j. Cheney
Il Co., Toledo %. Sold by all druggists,
f5c. Take Hail. Family Pills for ron
SftDattau -An~
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-18

exposure, beatings and death to less
than 500. The daily r%ations for a
prisoner, he reported, consisted of Il
small amount of bread and turnip
soup, the soup enriched occasionally
by a bit of hOrsemeat.
The unfit, the wounded and those
who have lost members of their body
were kept in invalid camps until they
died, but never. he says, returned to
camps in Germany because the Off
GERS in command feared the psyche
logical effect upon the people at sight
of the MANNED men, often little more
than animated skeletons.
Stern and implacable methods were
used to compel prisoners to work.
Ingenious tortures that ended only
short of death were inflicted on
some, while others were shot out
right. P~unishments varied from en-
forced standing at attention for a
day at a time without food to beat
ings with rifle butts and to hours of
suspension in the air with ropes be
ing tied to the wrists while prison
ers' hands were held behind the
bodies, the result being to throw the
weight on the muscles OF the arms
and shoulders. Such methods in his
own battalion, once 2.200 strong,
had reduced it to $50 at the time he
escaped.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-18
WHEAT GRADING
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN
CHICAGO REGARDING MAR
KETING CONDITIONS.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 1S.-Spe-
cial: Senator Sterling and Don Liv-
ingston, state market commissioner
for South Dakota, today conferred
with Mr.. Hoover, United States food
commissioner. regarding the difficult
ty arising over the grading of wheat
according to the government stand
ards as established under the federal
law. 1t was explained to Mr.. Hoover
that the elevators do not feel free to
buy wheat on its merits for milling
purposes, as formerly, the result be-
ing that farmers, in certain cases at
least, have not received as high a
grade as formerly for the same quail
ity of wheat. Mr.. Hoover stated that
a conference had been arranged at
Chicago for September II. when
questions relating to wheat market
ing conditions will be considered.
This conference will be attended by
grain men and millers and others in
terested and Mr.. Livingston was ask
ed to be present.