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The evening herald., 1918-05-17
Automatic Sprinkle
System Ruins Tons
of Grocery Stocks

Icmiul n NJ NaN An au-
tuuatic fire sprinkler in Murray y
lAvuc.s wholesale grocery and stor-
axe warchuu~, got iu,o action in the
middle uf the night The operation
%. the sprinkler started siren
whistle blowing but before n clerk
living nearby was aroused by the
alarm and coultsget TO the building
the water had done extensive dam
ayo to the stock.
one estimate put the amour; of
damage at s2i.0OO. Flour sugar and
other supplies were ruined by the
carload. \ member of the firm said
the loss might be Tar under $4,000
for all hc could tell after a cursoy
survey OF the stock, hut that there
was lust as much chance that u was
far over that figure,
The evening herald., 1918-05-17
Freight Diversion
Plan Is Explained

Washington Ma, o.. Tn. .H.DIu-
ucrt- freight diversion pllr t- ,N-
planned tn the house military commit
t"p touoN Dos Major General Guutull-
acting yutrterma~trr general. ..u-
templates shipment OF supple. fu
American troops us follow
From Sew YORK go pei. cent
Baltimore and Norfolk 1u per cent
rJ'h.
Boston Philadelphia. Charleston
ud NCw orleans p per cent each
Major General William N Bnrk
chief ,f crgiuccrs. told tho uoWuIito,
$1,000" 600 was needed f,r canton
w"ri construction boo France auI 1-k-
o.. 'ur S-.U.ur'.ouu uury fur the pur,
.uns n France nf supplies n'h,r 'h.r
railroad materials
The evening herald., 1918-05-17
Name Too Teutonic;
Has Court Alter Ii

Santa Re a. NJ MAY lI..M N. AIT.
ter Of san Juan county is Ritter no
longer fie pcti,ioned District Judge
Reed Iiollomau for permission TO
chang. his name. because Ritter was
too Germauic Permission was grant
ed and now Ritter is Eit,nirc he is
of Swiss French descent
The evening herald., 1918-05-17
Grant Empire County
of State, According
to Assessment List

Bernalillo county's assessed yaut.
ton in 1917, according To- official fiE
urcs just given out az Santa Fc. was
S-U.gl0, 0,O00-a large figure. hut less
than half the valuation Of Grant coun-
~ Grants assessed valuation was
yi1il7,OOO. Here Is fun list of
1917 assessed valuations lay counties
The evening herald., 1918-05-17

Every day HERALD WANT ADS
find helU. secure positions. sell art.clo'
no longer needed rent houses flats
apartments. .'ur and real estate, f.r
the lost. sol! houses lots and faru-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
BIG SALARIED POSITIONS DO
NOT COME TO ONE BY CHANCE
Dy REATRICF FAIRFAX.

hasn't much chance ever to amount
TO much"
Is Strictly True.
And that is completely and abso-
lutely true
I suppose a great many people i'm
agine that our best known writer's are
gifted beings TO whom luck has been
kind. Fortune may have given them
the art OF imagination, q feeling for
words, the power 70 convey impress
sions-but Of what use would these
gifts ever have been had their pos
SCISSORS been happy go luckies who
were unwilling 10 Work-to take IN
finite pains2
It is very easy to ascribe the good
fortune Of others TO luck It is equal
" easy to imagine that your own III
fortune was wished on you BY ma
Hcious fate
Do you know what IS exactly the
worst luck IN the worldT The answer
is plain-and true Trusting to luck:
that is the most maliciously unfcrtu-
nate thing that can happen TO you
Chance Not Good TO Depend On.
Chance may watt what you want
your way. Chance may also carry
the things you desire directly away
from you. If you 60 after your
hearts desire and chance is already
carrying it toward you. Of course you
get it-and about twice as quickly
as If you had trusted to luck 10 bring
IL all the way. If your desire is being
blown away from you by the winds
Of opportunity and you hasten after
II. you may catch up with IL So by
effort you can defeat what might
seem to you to be your own III luck
Waiting TO see what's going TO turn
up fills a great many park benches.
Believing in luck Is a Vagrant atti-
tude.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
.NERs. CURTIS" said MARI

-, FRS. CURTIS" said Mar
MI coming into the room at q
LIZ quarter Of seven. "the din
ner is getting cold Shall take the
things out Of the dishes and heat them
over again?"
Helen sighed. why. yes Mary.
suppose so. I'm sure don't see what
is keeping Mr.. Curtis; he is generally
SO prompt"
Il know he is, ma'am- I've never
known him to be more than a few
minutes late since I've been here"
And Mary sighed. too, as she left the
room. She had made plans TO get out
that evening over TO Nora'S and sne
was beginning to be afraid that she
would not be finished with the work
in time.
Warren Is Very Late.
Helen looked at the clock, her fore
head wrinkled in a deep frown as II
struck seven. Really It must be some
thing quite extraordinary to keep
Warren as late as this. She hardly
knew whether to be worried or not.
but decided not to be and went back
to her knitting. The welcome sound
of the door slamming was heard a few
minutes later and Helen tossed her
work on the table and flew to meet
Warren
He was taciturn and looked warm
and flushed as though he had hur-
ried-
what kept you. dear?" Helen
queried- And then she added, why
didn't you telephone? I'm afraid
things won't be as nice as usual You
know you always like to be able TO
sit right down to dinner as soon as
7 know It. but I've had some time.
believe me. I didn't think I'd ever
get home"
Something at the officer
mo, Of course not. I always tele-
phone II it's something at the office,
you know that"
Helen waited for him 10 speak and
/ then tactfully suggested that they go
out and eat while he told about It
"All right, I'll be right out I want
to wash Up a bit first"
Helen nodded joyfully and flew out
to the kitchen, where Mary was hasti-
I " dishing Up the meal
7 think everything's all right,
ma'am; the steak is a little bit over
done but couldn't help it"
Have some hot coffee ready for III.
Curtis to have with his dinner tonight,
Mary" Helen directed, and then met
Warren in the dining room, where
they sat down to steaming hot soup.
I After a few mouthfuls Warren grew
more laxative. It was good soup,
cream OF tomato with whipped cream,
and Warren was extremely fond of It.
The crowd on the subway was ter
rible tonight" he vouchsafed- I could
hardly get in at the bridge. so you can
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
Little Bobbie's Pa.
He Rebukes Young Teddy for Hav-
ing n Weak Heart and Being a
Stacker in the War Game.
BY WILLIAM f. KIRK.

~UZZIN MARIE is to our house
visiting. she calm last week &
~ Ma invited 1Iissus Williams 6
her son Teddy up to the house SC
Teddy cud meet Marie. Ma told Marie
that Teddy was a vary fine young man
witch wud be a model husband etc.
I see. sed Pa wen Ma toald him
about Teddy cumming up to the
house. The trap is all set & baited
& reddy for to shut its iron jaws on
Teddy forever until deth do them
mart zed pa q Man. red pa. why shud
thy SPIRIT be proud2 sed Pa
hoap & trust that you viii not
spoil everything with one OF yure
mOnnologs on marriage, sed Ma TO ia
beefoar thay CAIN
I viii be as silent as the Spinach,
See that you do. sed Ma. Marie is
such a deer little thing & il wud
pleese her deer mother II I cud marry
her off to Teddy. &jest then Missus
Williams & her boy CAIN
Well, Theodore, sed Pa Teddy, wen
does yure regiment leeve for the
front?
I don't know yet. sed Teddy.
haven't Joined any regiment yet !
have a week hart, sed Teddy Last
week wen mi mother speak about me
getting a steddy job sumware my
hart almost stopped for good, he sed.
The docktOr sed I must be careful
about smoaking too many boxes OF
cigarets a day, he sed TO Pa & the
doctor toald me not to lift anything
heyvy excep my shoes & stockings in
the morning.
see, sed Pa. you are not fizzically
fit That is too bad
It suits me o. K. sed Theodore. Wen
I can git porterhouse why shud
yearn for Bully Beef, he sad & ware
wud I go for my tango dances If
was in Yurup fiteing? he sed.
True enuff, sed Pa The young men
Of today, sed Pa have CRATE ad-
vantage Oaver the yung men OF my
boyhood. We dident know a tango
from a mango, sed Pa
Well, sed Pa, that is my naim for
War. Wen thare is a war, sed Pa,
you usually see every reel Mango. sed
Pa Ia HO.
You are a fly guy, amt you. sed
Teddy. He was looking at Pa kind
Of hard. Ware did you git that chin
musick? he sed to Pa
In Cigar stores, sed Pa. Every cigar
store I go in, sed Pa. has a few gung
gents like you hanging around in II
spelling the latest slang & borrowing
nickels from each other to call Up q
gurl on the phone, sed Pa.
When I was yure age. yung man
sed Pa, my hands was callused from
pitching hay & digging potatoes, SEQ
Pa & wen the Spanish war broke out
sed Pa, broke in. 1 broke in so quick
that I was about the first one in our
company. he sed- What do you know
about that?
The Spanish war was a joak, sec
Teddy. believe wud have gone to
that war myself. I believe a naim-
saik Of mine was the big nOice in that
jam, he sed. This war is differnt, he
sed TO Pa.
It is a good thing for this nashun
that most of our youths are full OF
pepper & nerve, sed Pa
] was so afrade my Theodore wud
volunteer in the horrid navy, sed
Missus Williams, & git his neck
broaken riding a horse in battle.
guess yure son viii watch his
neck o. X. sed Pa. Come on, Bobbie,
sed Pa, you & I will go out & see a
picter & let this noabel yung hero
here to proteck the ladies. sed Pa.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25

he always makes some big promises,
as they are never there any more
during the school to find out
whether he has carried them out or
not
The Excelsior Fiddling band played
in public at Tickville the other day,
but failed to get anything The other
part of the band claimed that this
failure in a financial way was due
to Columbus Allsop patting his foot
so hard that the audience failed to
hear the music and were not willing
to pay
The girls still have a lot OF mod
esty left. Notwithstanding clothes TO
the contrary. Miss Flute Belcher
took a stroll through the woods one
day this week and wore her veil, as
she was afraid at this season Of the
year she would meet many trees
with bare limbs.
Wash Hooks says that lots Of peo-
pie will pay visit without being
dunned.
Atlas Peck says it is not the man
with the strongest voice that does
the heaviest thinking.
SidneS Hooks. who has been ac-
cused Of carrying concealed weapons
in his pistol pocket, has concluded to
wear short coat from now on, in
order that everybody may see.
A wild hog has put in its appear
ance around the pQstoffice to bother
the postmaster for the summer He
says he and the rest Of the Demo-
cratic administration are having a
hard time sand lots to contend with
these days.
Cricket Hicks. who is thinking
about becoming a comedian, is out
in the woods this week eating hick
orynuts with the squirrels.
Columbus Allsop is aiming to farm
on a condensed scale next season.
He Will draw in his fences and make
his farm tighter, and will then raise
everything small on a large scale.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25

come through the Braves may be as
harmless as a gas bomb in the CON-
ing race. They may not win the
pennant. scarcely anyone looks for
that, but they may make q world OF
trouble for the foremost pennant as
pirants, and that's just about what
the writer expects to see them do
Vet Pitchers.
pitchers on the reserve list They
are Allen, Crum, Hughes, Nehf, Ra-
gan, Rudolph and Scott
Four of this septet are seasoned
veterans who should be able to take
their regular turns in the box, and
StalhngSis not worrying about pitch
ing talent. Art Wilson and Ira
gresser will do the bulk Of the catch
ing, with McGraw in reserve.
InfieId Fair.
The infield, with Herzog at second
base, Honey at first, Rawlings at
short and Smith at third will be fair
" strong. The Braves also have
Miller, Covington, Fitzpatrick and
several young recruits who will fight
for jobs.
Bailey, Kelly, Massey, Powell, Rehg
and Wickland comprise the outfield
candidates who will battle for regu-
lar berths in the garden, and though
Stallings hasn't a world Of hitting
strength in this bunch he surely has
speed and fielding ability galore.
The Braves viii bear watching.
John McGraw, Fred Mitchell, Mat
fy and Jack Hendricks take no
tfce
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25

X PIDER WEBS are seen on the
hitehing post in front OF the
- home Of Miss Gondola Henstep
Wonder il Sidney Hooks has let his
love go to rust.
lobe Moseley says when airplanes
get common enough an aviator can
make some extra pin money by
hooking onto a rain cloud and tow
ing it out OF the neighborhood on
the day Of the picnic
Clab Hancock returned from Rye
Straw Sunday morning, where he I'M
derwent a shave. His injuries are
being dressed by the horse doctor.
Jefferson Potlocks went fishing
again Tuesday OF this week Having
his long pole with him he was COM
PEELED to stand back considerable
distance from the water.
The postoffice has been closed
yesterday and today. while the
eheckerboard is undergoing needed
repairs.
The deputy constable was present
at a ventriloquist show in the Calf
Ribs neighborhood Tuesday night
and hadn't been there an hour be-
fore he caught on to who was doing
all the talking and threatened to
arrest the gentleman for getting the
peoples money under false pre-
tense
The TickviIle restaurant is observ-
ing meatless days, and when they
are not going to have beef the pro-
prietor will make 1t known by shak.
ing his head like a COW.
The Wild Onion school teacher Is
getting in readiness for the opening
Of the Wild Onion school for the
spring term. On the first day Of
each term the teacher always gives
an outline to the large gathering of
parents and trustees Of what he is
going to do during the session, and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
w re WERE discussing the fabu-
M lous income OF one Of our
cleverest nOvelists-

y" louS income OF one OF our
cleverest novelists-
st haven't actually counted his
money" said the editor. but I know
I'd be ready to pay him s25e0 right
down flat any minute he came in and
told me he had a good idea for a
short story"
BY joveP' said the critic, 7 can
remember the day about Is years ago
when he landed his first story. He
had rewritten il II times and II took
him five years to sell it And
then and took me out to celebrate
That shows he isn't an artist" said
the society woman. "a genius
wouldn't ever have had to rewrite
his story II times-he'd know in
stinctfve1y how to do it."
remembered a quotation. Genius Is
an infinite capacity for taking pains"
Rewriting one short story II times
"peddling" It about for five years
taking pains infinitely
The editor looked at the society
woman a bit impatiently. How do
you think a man writes his story,
madam? remember an old college
professor who once told me that no
poem ever got written merely through
desire or by the grace OF God. or by
saying. Go to- I will write a poem
Story writing may be an art,
who won't take the trouble TO learn
the technique OF his job, to try to
find out how writing should be done,
to study the art Of writing in general
and the art of writing each particular
story he is working out in particular,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
AdOice to the LoOelorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
A FICKLE GIRL.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1 had been going about with a
young woman for two years and
volunteered my services at the
outbreak Of the great war. After
two weeks at camp I heard she
was engaged. After substantiating
the rumor I severed our friend
ship. Now I hear that she has
broken her engagement and is
anxious to return to me.
Soldier Boy.
The girl seems to be a rather tickle
young creature, but perhaps through
her temporary disloyalty she really
discovered the depth of her own af-
lection for you Don't let rumors af-
feet you so strongly. If the girl Tilted
you for another man and now has jilt.
ed him for you, this much ought TO BIZ
demanded of her in order 20 teach
her the lesson she needs to learn: II
should be she who should write and
seek econciliation-not you, whC
must hold out the olive branch Of
peace
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
UNJUsT To LIE BOZ.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am p and my friend is only
Is We have known each other
through church work for five
years, but never paid much atten-
ton to one another until a few
months ago. His father died when
he was 16 and he has partially
supported his mother ever since.
His father died OF tuberculosis
and he now has a sister in a sani-
tarium with the disease.
am considered very capable.
My health, mental and physical.
is of the best. I love this boy and
he thinks he loves me. The ques-
ton is, what shall we do? We do
not consider marriage for two
years, at least We are extremely
happy in each others company.
Neither is jealous Of the other, I
think Hazel
There is an obstacle that is real
However manly a boy Of IS seems. 1t
is not fair that he should be tied
down to the responsibility of mar
riage. Nor can he be expected to make
a life's choice by which he will want
always to abide. He hasn't seen
enough OF the world, he hasn't enough
experience nor yet enough things with
which to compare his own emotions
so that he can be guaranteed to have
a right sense of values. I think ii Is
thoroughly unjust to a boy like this
for girl four years older than he to
plan marriage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
4 NanntiOe OF Everyday Afairs
Their Married Life
Warren Tells Of An Experience Which Makes Him
ate For Dinner

imagine what it was at 18th and
what time did you start home.
dear2'
"Oh, usual time. I bought a paper
and I was lucky enough to get seat
was dog tired, had hard day rush
ing around. and I couldn't see why
wasn't entitled to one. Well, at 18th
street the crowd simply pushed on
was reading my paper and I didn't
look up The first thing 1 knew
woman was standing in front OF me.
and before I could even see what she
looked like. she had deposited baby
on my lap"
Helen gasped WARREN
q suppose she was mad because 1
didn't get up, and give her my seat
but I hadn't even seen her"
What on earth did you do. dear?'
Tried to get up: what would you
have done2 I tried to edge up and
let her into my place, but I simply
couldn't do it. and there was!
Helen Wants to Laugh
Helen couldn't help smiling. but she
managed to control her features 10
some extent What kind Of Wofn-
an was II, dearT
"Oh. the ordinary kind; any other
kind wouldn't have done it"
And you sat there and held the
Sure, what else could I dog"
did any one else notice it,"
Not as badly as I thought they
would Geei I was almost afraid TO
look around for fear Of getting the
laugh from everyone but no one had
noticed Evidently they thought the
kid was nine Thank heaven It didn't
cry"
Helen laughed out here and War
rem, warmed and eomforted with the
hot soup, and carving the steak, was
inclined to feel better himself. He
allowed his mouth TO curve the least
bit, and as Helen inquired quickly,
What happened then7" he responded
little less grouchily:
We'll, in the excitement. I had for
gotten to get off at 96th street, and
before knew it the train had carried
me beyond my station, and found
myself in the Bronx somewhere. Be
lieve me. when finally deposited that
baby in the woman's arms and got out
in the street 7 was pretty glad
[ Curtis's coffee, Mary" said Helen,
| looking I'd to find Mary's good aa-
tured face almost conyulsed with her
efforts to keep back the laughter. Hell
en- laughed outright, and Warren.
/ looking up, caught the exchange OF
l looks There was a moments silence.
and then his face relaxed altogether
and he burst into a hearty laugh him
self. Helen laughed till she cried, and
Mary finally escaped into the kitchen.
red to the ears with embarrassment
but warmed to the heart with the
/ knowledge that Mr.. Curtis had not
been angry with her.-Copyright. 1915
] International News Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
PROSPECTS OF WAR TIME TEAMS
DO NOT UNDERTAKE. THE BRAVES

FEW YORK. Feb. 25.-Just be-
M cause the Boston Braves fell
= down last season there are e
good many folks who may be inclined
20 overlook them In sizing up the
coming National league race
But it Is a good thing to remem-
Der that az long as the Braves
have George stsIIingx hanging
around they are liable to start
something any old time, so they'll
bear watching
It is true that Stailings's aggrega-
ton lacks the class OF the Giants and
Cubs on paper. It is true that Stall
lings will have q hard job filling Ma
ranTiile's shoes and repairing the
loss Of George Tyler and Jess Barnes
10 his pitching staff But Stallings
is a resourceful gent. He's liable tC
get what he wants.
A Manager Counts.
Nan for man the Braves are shaded
by the Giants. They are not as well
supplied with ball tossers Of class as
are the Cubs They DO not even look
as good as the Reds or Cards to many
critics. But what they lack in looks
on paper-they may make up in
fighting spirit. And they have man
ager.
stalIings is going to take number
Of youngsters down south this sprin g
OF whom he is expecting great things.
II some Of these embryo big leaguers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
SOLDIER BOXERS
CONE To FRONT
Instructors Believe End of
War Will See New Cham
pions From Ranks.

New York. Feb. 25.-There will be
revival of interest in boxing when
the war ends. Not only will there
be a boom in the sport. but there are
bound to be many new faces among
the competitors. and there may be
new champions developed As a re-
suit Of the efforts Of professional
pugilists engaged as boxing instruc-
tors at the various environments many
of the soldier pupils are likely to
take Up boxing as profession when
they Renter civilian life after doing
their bit for the country.
The soldiers have taken up boxing
seriously. They all appear to like it
and are especially keen to study the
fine points OF the game under the
tutelage Of instructors who have won
fame in the ring.
Not a few very efficient boxers
have been developed at some of the
cantonments, and one of the instruc-
tors declared recently that he had in
his charge at least three men who
country step lively.
Boom When War Ends.
The entrance of the new men into
the game all over the country. With
the dilatory tactics of Willard and
some of the other pugilists interest
in the game has Waned in some quar-
tiers. and the conditions obtaining in
New York also have hurt the game.
But with the end Of the war there
is bound to come a fistic boom that
will brighten up the horizon the
country over.
Boxing at cantonments has become
immensely popular. At Yaphank,
where Benny Leonard, the light
weight champion, is stationed as in
structor, there are few soldiers who
have not taken up the sport with a
sincere desire to become proficient in
the art of self defence. Bouts be-
tween men from the various COM
panies CHARTERED at the camp have
shown that many have become highly
efficient boxers. Similar reports have
been sent to Washington from a ma
jority Of the other environments
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
BOWlerS Choose
Toledo For 1919

Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 25.-Toledo
was selected as the convention and
tournament city in 1919, and Robert
". Brown, OF Louisville, KY and
New York. was elected president of
the American Bowling congress at
its annual convention here today.
The prize list. or money to be dis
tributed among the sbowlers partici-
pating in the annual tournament, as
adopted by the convention, will be
distributed as follows: s10,35O to the
five-men teams, s9462 to the two
men teams. and s9605 to the individ-
uals.
A resolution presented by judge
Howard, Of Chicago, to donate S400
each to the Red Cross. Knights Of
Columbus and the Y. NJ c. A, was
adopted.