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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
FARMERS
ORGANIZE UNIT
Believe Efforts Of the Val
ley Producers Should Be
United in Bureau.

Convinced that the time has come
for the coordination OF the efforts Of
FL Paso valley farmers. those about
Clint who attended the meeting held
at the school house there Tuesday
night organized themselves into a
local unit OF the FL Paso county farm
bureau. There were about 20 present
and everyone signed up for member
ship and agreed to secure more mem
bers.
The meeting was held under the
auspices Of chairman T. D. PorcheI
and secretary T. ". Whitney. both Of
Ysleta and OF the general county COM
mittee. and 7. W McAllister. Roy Da-
wilson and Howard Coffin, the Clint
organization committee. which was
temporarily retained until complete
organization.
Finds People VIII Help.
3Ir. Porcher. in introducing county
farm agent Roland Harwell to explain
the details OF bureau organization
said we find the people Of FL Paso'
the food administration and the cham
Der OF commerce Of FL Paso very
much inclined to help the farmers all
they can. especially in the matter OF
marketing perishables."
1Ir. Harwell told Of the success OF
farm bureaus before the war. indicat-
ing that at Las Cruces as an example.
and declared that this year, with
every one helping the farmer. in or
der 10 stimulate production, bureaus
could do more than in five years OF
peace time. he also spoke OF the ir-
riEatioa and drainage problems Of
this valley that viii be solved only
when the farmers express their de-
siFes in q joint manner.
The water hog" who, he thought
was waterlogging all the lands. could
be realt with by the reclamation ser
vice only when the farmers as BODY
organize and demand such
Nov is the time and opportunity
for valley farmers to take advantage
OF the cooperation extended by Fl
Paso," Mr.. Whitney said.
VIII Brace Up Producers.
H. J. Gray. OF Clint, said: Through
the food administration and the cham
Der OF commerce. the valley farmers
Will receive great benefits. Hereto
fore. we have not been organized and
have allowed outside products TO come
in and cut down our prices 7 know
OF times when we were getting three
cents for tomatoes and the outside
product would glut the market and
bring the price down TO one cent
Likewise. I have seen valley alfalfa
drop from S13 down TO 81 or SIS
Following these talks. membership
cards were signed Up and Il was voted
to retain the temporary committee
and meet again next Tuesday for final
organization.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
HOME PRODUCTS
DISPLAY OPENS
Products of Valley and City
Shown in Attractive
Form in Hotel.

a large number Of the manufactur-
ing concerns in this city had ar
ranged by noon Wednesday to have an
exhibit in the LOBBY of the Sheldon
hotel displaying made in FL Paso
products complimentary 10 tonight's
chamber Of commerce dinner
The first exhibit to be placed in the
lobby was that OF the Peyton Packing
comuanv. This firm had an extensive
display Of all the products it manu-
features lastly arranged on a counter.
It is exhibiting smoked hams ana
bacon. bologna. dried salt side, boiled
ham. lard and lard compound, several
different kinds Of head cheese. link
sausage. weiuerwurst. preserved OK
tongue and other delicacies-
show Valley Products.
One of the most pleasing exhibits IS
that OF the City market. which in
cIudes all Of the different varieties OF
vegetables and fruits raised in the II
Paso valley. There are some beautlIuI
specimens The exhibit is backed with
different greens that lend an appetiz-
DR.. S. T. Turner. Of the Laguna
Dairy farm at Clint. is showing some
beautiful asparagus grown on ms
Lallls DE4-Ea ca 10 nG A4A9 -AAN1a- 80
specimens that have ever been eNhib-
tied. The stalks are large, white and
tender. and are tied in punches.
Home Manufacturers Exhibit.
BrOoms. manufactured by the Glenn
Broom company Of FL Paso. are eX-
hibited near the entrance TO the ho-
tel All Of the different kinds OF
brooms made by this firm are eXhib-
tied. Ellis Brothers, printers, and the
McATath Printing company have speci-
mems OF the printers art on display
The Finley Coffee company has an
extensive display OF different brands
Of coffee and teas roasted and treated
in this city. The different tins and
cartons used are also shown
Home Made Machinery
Krakauer. York & Moye's, :. T.. is
displaying a soapweed silase cutter
made in FL Paso from a design FUR
nished by an Fl Paso machinist. The
smaller cutter, known as the BABY
Hog" is exhibited.
AZ the dinner 10 be given at the
Sheldon this evening the decora-
lions viii be in charge OF Maurice
Schwartz. OF the Popular store The
Potter Floral company VIII furnish
flowers and kOhl5erg Bros. or the IN
teruatiOnal Cigar company VIII sup
ply the smokes
All FL Paso Food.
All Of the food that is served at
the dinner viii be Fl PasO products
Music for the occasion viii be fur
nished by FL Paso musicians
The dinner is open 70 every one IN
the city interested in the growth OF
FL Paso manufactures and FL Paso
producers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
PEAR SHIPMENTS
To Be 100 CARS
Bartlett Association Erects
$4,000 Shipping Sta
ton at Ysleta.

Preparing for big horvest, the Fl
Paso County Bartlett Pear association
has started work on a $4,000 shipping
plant at Ysleta- The plant viii be
equipped with the latest packing de-
vices. including an automatic grad
ing machine.
Last year frost ruined the Bartlett
pear crop and not over 20 cars were
shipped. This year the expectation
is that 100 cars viii be shipped
The shipping season starts in July
and the plant will be ready at that
time.
George Pendeu is president and +.
". Whitney is secretary Of the ascot
alton. Mr.. Whitney is also secretary
of the Ysleta cannery, which declared
a five percent dividend last year, the
first in its history
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
IS fine
NEAR DALHART
Cattlemen Receiving Stock
for Grazing; Many Texas
Transfers.

The vicinity o. 0alhart. Tex has
been visited with several good rains
recently, the range is in fine shape
and cattle are arriving every day to
be put on the grass. said j. ~
Howell, inspector at Dalhart. in his
weekly report 10 the Panhandle and
Southwestern Stockmen's association.
o. NJ McAda, inspector at Wilcox.
Ariz, in his report said that the
range was fairly good there
1Ir. Howell reported the following
shipments:
Joseph Irving unloaded 50 carloads
Of stock cattle on his Middlewater
ranch.
Dan Trigg drove COCO head Of cat
tie from the old y ranch 10 the
Bell ranch in New Mexico steve
calves from the same ranch 10 the
Bell ranch.
r L. Duke drove SO head Of cows
from Wilks. Okla. TO PericO, Tex
Joseph Cluck sold seven carloads
Of yearlinE steers to A. A. Adel and
shipped them from Perico to Bloom,
kan.
J. r. jenkins sold one carload Of
full bloOded bulls TO joseph Irwin and
shipped them from Dalhart TO Middle
Of the same kind of stock 10 Curch
& Gregg and shipped them 10 Romero.
Tex.
Dry Around Clarendon.
T. ~ Pyle, inspector al Clarendon,
Tex. said in his report that the
weather was dry and blUstrv and the
range was getting dry. He inspect
ed the following shipments
G. d. Denny shipped four carloads
Of cattle from Clarendon TO Hartley
Sidney stout sold TO Pyle a. Dyer
two carloads OF yearling steers and
shipped them from Estelline to Ash
tola-
S Hughes shipped seven carloads
Of cows from Memphis TO Ware, Tex,
and three carloads Of yearling steers
to Porecka, Tex
sends steers to Higgins.
d. Howard sold five carloads Of
steers 10 Johnson & McGuicy and
shipped them from Clarendon TO Hig-
gins, Tex
o. Grundy shipped one carload OF
mixed cattle from Estelline TO Okla
7. B. MunsIev shipped four car
loads Of cows from Hedley 10 Po-
recka. Tex.
James Hin shipped q carloads Of
cows and calves from ClOude 10 Nagd-
i. Montgomery shipped three car
loads OF cows and calves from Giles
TO Ware City. Tex
c W. stokes shipped three carloads
Of cows and calves from Giles TO
Ware City
Feeding Around PecOs.
With no rain in the last week and
no prospects Of any before July. cat
tlemen are feeding their herds in
the vicinity Of Pecos. said Henry Sny-
der inspector at that place. in his
weekly report 10 the Panhandle as
ISOLATION.
Three inspections OF cattle were
shipped from Deming, y. NJ, last
week
T. N. Doolittle sold three carloads
of one year old steers TO R. I. Rob-
inson and shipped them to Baker,
Mont.
Thomas Hyatt & Son sold SIS head
OF steers and heifers TO r T. Robin
son and they were shipped TO Baker
Mont They also sold one carload Of
one and two year old steers 10 George
o. Long ana shipped them 10 Garden
City. kan
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
MEXICO DELAYS COLLECTING
HECTARE TAX ON OIL FIELDS

NaslIngt0n. D. . MY Ia---oI-
lection by the Mexican government
Of the hectare tax on oil fields which
was to have begun today has been
suspended until some time in June
Foreign oil corporations operating in
Mexico have protested that the tax
constitutes a greater burden than the
industry can bear.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
MAN IS PINNED UNDER CAR
But Is LITTLE INJURED

A badly damaged Ford car. and
slight injuries TO Tom Ryan were the
result Of a bad skid two miles north
Of Courchesne Tuesday evening. Ryan
was coming into FL Paso. and was
rounding . curve. according 10 a state
meut made by him later. when the
car skidded and smashed into a tele-
phone pole. stripping the wheels from
the machine. and pinning Ryan be-
meath the WreckaEe. He was brought
into town by c. s. Pickreu and ". n.
Shelton and given treatment at the
police emergency hospital His sis
ter. Mrs. C. p Wallis. TO whose home
re was removed. stated Wednesday
morning that he was doing wen. and
was not seriously hurt
Ryan was 70 leave FL Paso Wednes-
day for the army mechanical school
at Austin
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
CLINT MAKES EARLY START
FOR 4TH OF JULY FIESTA

Clint is making the earliest start
in this country preparing TO make
the Fourth Of July celebration a
memorable one II. J. Gray has called
a meeting Of citizens TO be held to-
night at the Clint hotel TO make pre-
liminary arrangements for the cele-
bratiOn. which will be an all day af-
fair. and include athletic and social
activities in great variety. he said
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15

The BODY Of J. " Ihome, found
dead in the canal in rear OF the In
ternationaI Brick works, last sat
urday. and which lay in the morgue
OF j. j. Raster & Co. for several days
before IL was identified. viii be
shipped TO Glenwood Springs. Colo,
tonight TO his son. A. y. Theme. The
identity Of the dead man was discov-
cred by the translation Of a letter
written in German which was found
in his pockets.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
STARVING MEXICAKS KILL
STOLEN HORSES FOR FOOD

Starving 1Isxicans are making pc
riodicai individual raids on FL Paso
valley points and stealing horses ana
driving them over into Mexico for
food. ted Porcher- Of Nsleta. SAID
he knows Of about 20 animals stolen
in his vicinity in the past two months
According 10 members OF the ranger
camp at Clint. the Mexicans kill the
stolen horses and convert them into
food
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
DEATH OF DOLORES LAVERA.
CEkTENARIAN. Is REPORTED

The death has been recorded IN me
city health office OF Dolores Lavera.
500 South Campbell street who was
said to have been 10 years of age.
Senility caused death. Nothing was
known of decedents birthplace or
surviving relatives.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
ANOTHER RENOLUTION. REPORT.

Rumors Of a new Mexican revolu-
tionary movement which Is being
fomented along the American side Of
the border have reached federal Off
Gals here. No leader has yet been
named for the movement. but agents
and juntas have been discovered in a
number Of towns and cities along the
border.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
Opinion In Zone Ldw
Test Case Again Goes
OUer In Appeals Court

Austin. Texas, Nay 15.-The Hol-
lingsworth case from Tarrant county.
which involves the constitutionality
OF the ten mile zone law. was not de-
cided today BY the court OF criminal
appeals. An opinion may be handed
down in this case next Wednesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15

EObert Lee Jones, aEed = Tear5,
died at 1919 North Il Paso street
Tuesday morning. He was a health
seeker. and is survived by his widow
and four children, who accompanied
the body 20 Jackson, Miss. where IL
was shipped Tuesday afternoon. De-
ceased was born in Louisiana. and
was engaged in the hotel business
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15

William =. Mays, AGED 80 years.
died Tuesday al 2S22 Mobile street.
after a lingering illness He was a
Missourian by birth Deceased was a
barber. and had been a resident Of FL
PasO for several years. Interment
was made in Concordia cemetery
Tuesday afternoon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
RUTH 1IARIE SHAW.

kuth Marie SHAW, the two year old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs A l. Shaw.
400 West Overland street. died We'd
nesday morning Funeral services will
probably be held Thursday morning
at the residence. An uncle residing
IN Warren. Ari5.. has been notified.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IN
FL PAS0 SCHOOLS, 8216

The following report OF attendance
for the eighth month, ending April
10, Of FL Paso public schools was fur
lished by superintendent r. J. Tighe.
EaH Awar Per TsT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
QUIET DAY FOR POLICE

Two arrests for vagrancy was the
extent Of the police departments
achievements Tuesday. The dav was
one OF the ouietest IN the history Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
WRIT OF ERROR GRANTED
IN CASE FROM Ell PASO

Austin. Texas. Nay 15.-The su-
preme court today granted an appli-
cation for a writ OF error in the case
Of George W Yarn VS. AmadOr Con
zales. from Il PasO county.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15

Harry Patti. aged IS. died Wednes-
day morning at a local hospital De-
cessed's wife. residing IN Hot Springs,
AK. has been notified
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15

Oar Government wants you TO store
coal early-do il now.
Held Bros. Onc) Phone 36.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15

For INDIGESTION. Constipation or
BfliOuNneEs
Just try one so cent bottle Of LAX
Eos WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid d.
gestive Laxative pleasant 20 take
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15

Day schools ...11,945
1903
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-27

things. but to get them TO believe
them is another matter. World trav-
elers that they are, they are sophisti-
Gated. If not blase.
Still, digging away over the site Of
the buried treasure would add a new
zest TO the task-WOuld get the
trenches completed IN Jig time. and
would prove 20 the darkies that the
whole thing was a myth
Now then, here's the spot our story
begins to differentiate from the Ed
gar Allen Poe and the Robert Louis
stevenson ideas.
The marines found the buried
treasure IN the exact spot the
negroes said Il would be.
EeVerish hands raised the chest TO
the top Of the trench, and when the
lid was Dried off the chest was found
to contain
Not the go TO hell or Hadleyburg"
message OF Mark Twain.
Not the soiled linen Jean Lafitte
had forgotten to send to the laundry.
sure Enough Gold and silver.
But sure enough gold and silver
in the resurrected chest
Not fortune in precious metal, but
several thousand dollars worth and
papers and documents OF all kinds.
yellowed by age and illegible.
And so endeth our tale of the near
Spanish Main
Oh. yes. The metal was sold and
the proceeds turned over to the de-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-27
~ -. ~ 2l.-.-TeI b u ID

NEW YORK, May 27-''Teu it to the
~ Marines
That's all the comfort superstitious
negroes got when they whispered to
white scoffers Of buried pirate treas
ure on a little island near Paris
Island, S. C.
But that was years and years ago.
long before United States marines es-
tablished their recruit depot al Paris
Island for the training Of navy SOL
diers for duties on land, at sea and in
the air.
The negroes had it that Jean La
fitte. the swashbuckling pirate Of the
Mexican Gulf, had buried treasure
chest near Paris Island And so they
told their children, and their children
told their children. and their children
told the United States marines when
they established a recruit depot at
Paris Island in 1914
Finally They Dug Trenches.
In these days Of intensive training
for troops trenches must be dug I'm
order TO truly simulate west front
conditions.
Well. then, why not dig the trenches
somewhere near the spot negro tradi-
tion said the pirate treasure lay2
Not that the marines had any idea
there was treasure there. Oh, no.
You can tell marines . whole lot Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-27
law HARD
0NRESTAURANTS
House Operators
Claim VIII Force Their
Bakeries to Close.

II new ruling regarding the use
OF sugar in restaurants is enforced,
practically all Of the large rsstau-
rants Of the city may be forced TO
close their bakeries, it was announced
at a meeting Of hotel and restaurant
men Monday morning at the chamber
Of commerce.
The rule in question says that all
restaurants shall not use more than
three pounds OF sugar to every so
meals served, and this allowance OF
sugar shall apply TO the sugar used
in cakes, pies and pastry Inose OF
the restaurant men who have
bakeries in connection with their res
taurants claimed the rule practically
forces them to close their bakeries
Heretofore sugar used in the
bakeries was not included in the su-
gar allowance served in the restau-
rant 1t was maintained by the note4
and restaurant men that the ruling
is unfair and discriminates against
the restaurant men in favor Of the
commercial baker. A protest VIII
probaly be filed with the food ad-
ministrsrOr-
Only sugar for Pie.
In the letter in which the ruling
was contained, it was suggested py
the state food administrator that the
local restaurant men should use corn
sugar or syrup in the manufacture OF
pastry. Ii was stated by those pres
ent at the meeting that sugar only
can be used in the manufacture OF
pie. and that the majority Of their
trade desires some form Of pastry
with every meal
Claim Business Being Killed.
The action Of the food admiulstra-
tor in limiting the amount Of sugar
that can be used in the restaurants is
slowly killing off the restaurant
business in this city and forcing the
regular customers to eat at home
where they can get an unlimited
amount OF sugar, several Of tho res
taurant men said Monday.
C. n Bassett. local food admin
istrator, stated that there was no way
out Of the present difficulty for the
restaurant men as far as h could see.
The statement and ruling submitted
at the meeting originated az Wash
ington, IL was said
Must Report sugar Contest.
With the cakes, pies and pastry
served IN restaurants purchased from
commercial bakers, the restaurant
men viii be compelled TO take cogniz-
ance Of the sugar content and include
that in reports furnished the food ad-
1t was reported several
restaurant men Of Austin, who have
been violating the sugar regulations,
have been fined by the administrator
The fines ran from SIS TO 500, 1t was
stated.
Seven Are Summoned
II was also reported at the meeting
that seven restaurant men Of this city
who have been serving Victory bread
az their places Of business, in viola
ton Of the food regulations would be
called before Mr.. Bassett, Tuesday
and examined for the violation The
names Of these men we're not made
public.
Several Of the restaurant men re-
ported that many Of Z -ir customers 3
were buying Victory bread from groc- /
Frs and bringing it 10 the restaurants !
and eating 80 with their meals II was /
stated this is a violation Of the law I
and the offenders should be reported ]
10 the food administrator, OF 70 Robt- l
inspector for the ad-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-27
DRIVE
FOR WAR STAMPS
Committee Starts Strong
Effort; Schools Report
Handsome Amounts.

The war saving stamps campaign
having rested during the week Of the
Red Cross drive, the workers COM
menced to take on new life Monday
morning. and they aim 10 make a
strong campaign this week. said H B.
Mcdowell Raymond Bell. who has
been acting secretary, viii leave in a
few days for Mexico City to reside.
and the campaign management has Sc
cured Malcolm A. Fraser. publicity
man for the Red Cross drive. TO take
place Of 1Ir. Bell
A. p. Coles. county chairman. is in
receipt OF a letter from state director
Louis Lipsitz. asking that the sale Of
the war stamps. also the sales In the
Texas Limit club. consisting Of $1,000
subscriptions. be rushed within the
next few months
schools Sell 1881.
Supt. r j. Tighe furnished the fol-
lowing report Of subscriptions made
by the city schools since the first Of
the year:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-27
CUTTING GIVES FUNDS FOR
LUNA MEMORIAL AT ROSWELL

santa Fe, n. n, Nay 27.-Col. Bron-
son ~ cutting, principal owner of the
New Mexican Printing corporation.
has given funds for the erection Oh a
memorial building at the New Mexico
Mllitary institute at Roswell fin honor
OF the late Lieut.. Antonio Luna. who
dled at Fort Bliss OF typhoid fever and
who was q graduate OF the institute.
The building is TO so up over them
stHute swimming pool adjoining the
athletic field
Lieut.. Luna was serving In the First
New Mexico infantry at C0lum bus. n
NJ, when taken sick. He was brought
to Fort Bliss for treatment. but died
there.
Col Cutting gave the first airplane
to the New Mexico regiment during
the 1916 Mexican furry He Is said to
be now in London, England. in United
States army service. Lieut. Miguel
Otero another ur0tege Of Cutting, is
IN air service in France
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-27

on the Southern Pacific railway west
OF III Paso has been announced, ef-
fective Sunday. June 2. DiscOntin-
uance Of trains No. III and 112, be-
tween FL paso and Phoenix, was an
uouuced recently
Trains 1OI and t02 viii undergo
the greatest change in time card No.
101 leaving New Orleans z p. m. viii
leave FL paso at a. M. IS minutes
ahead Of the Southwestern train No.
4, leaving Tucson $50 p. m, AIaricopa
p. M. arriving Los Angeles 1880 a. m.
No 100, leaving Los Angeles Il a.
m, passes Aiaricopa Ia a. m-- Tue
son 4-23 a. me- leaving FL Pas0 at
5-05 r. nv mountain time, and reach
ing New Orleans $50 a. m. the second
day out
Train 10 leaves san Francisco at
$3.50 p m. on the coast line. Los An
geles 9 p m; Maricopa a. m: II
Paso. 1910 p IN, reaching New Or
leans 6-45 p. m
No. 109 leaves New Orleans at II
o'clock p. m. getting into FL Paso at
$3.50 p m, mountain time, and at 3
o'clock; leaving Tucson at 4.03 q. m.
Maricopa. Gas a. m, and reaching Los
Angeles, Sos % m. in san Francisco.
$3.50 p m, over the valley line.