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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-12

coffin or before. IN some cases such
a picture is the only likeness which
the people may have Of a relative as
the taking Of picture IN life may
have been neglected Not only is the
custom common among MeXicanS. but
many Americans have pictures OF
dead relatives taken after death. The
photographer must. OF course. make
visit to the home or the undertake
ing establishment TO get the likeness
in case Of death"
when Gen. Crowder said the ex-
emption boards would have much
work and little favorable public COM
ment, he knew what he was talking
about" said A Boone. The work Is
becoming more tedious almost daily.
For instance, we had d man arrested
for failing 10 report for examination.
and on investigation found notices to
him had been returned undelivered.
with postal notation that the man
was dead. He knew nothing Of Wheth-
er he had been called or not. We
found he had four children and there
fore exempted him. whereas strict in
depreciation Of the law would have
forced US to induct him into service. ="
4 have come to the conclusion,
from studying FL Paso governmental
affairs, that there should be no sep
aration of city and county govern
ment," said T. E. Paxton. 7 can't
see the economy of two school sys-
tens, two tax collecting offices, a
police and sheriff department and
two assessment offices Where prop
erty should be assessed twice, I can
not see Many large cities have So
Hdified city and county government
with great success, and believe It
would be a success here"
=
no one but 4 policeman can i'm
agine what a strenuous life an Off
Ger has in this city," said Sergt- ". P.
Hawkins. Practically every officer
on this force has at some time been
shot. I remember the night Capt. s
II. Veater was shot In the side. This
happened about three years ago. We
and Coat. Veater and I responded
AS we got down on FL Paso street.
near Eighth, we encountered two
Mexicans who said they were going
to shoot the town Up. One OF the
men had an overcoat on. and his arms
tain spoke to him, he fired quickly,
one OF the bullets hitting him in the
left side. Immediately drew my
gun and shot the man twice. Veater
also shot the man & couple OF times
and he dropped to the ground dead.
The other man was just in the act
OF pulling his gun, when shot him
in the left groin He fell TO the
ground in an unconscious condition
and did not recover until after he had
been brought to the police station"
= =
Nearly every German who comes
up to register has the same story >
said Joe Hausinger. Practically all
Of these men say, 7 have my first pa
pers and do not believe I have to
register When we impress on their
minds that their first papers do no
good. the men all register. Without
exception they all say they want to
obey the law. and II the government
says they must register. have their
finger prints taken and leave their
photographs, they are ready to do so.
The Germans have thinned out since
Saturday. though we believe there are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-12
WEsr TExAs pRouTR.

Editor FL Paso Herald:
Please tell me what counties IN
Texas are affected by last years
drouth.
Daughter Of the Republic OF Texas.
There are a number OF counties
suffering from the drouth. west OF
Fort Worth and generally north Of the
Texas & Pacific railroad line. al
though there are some south OF II No
complete list has ever been made.
Some counties have protested that
they were not suffering. although in
cluded in the generally discussed
drouth regton--Editor.)
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LITHUANIANS ARE NOW
WORKING FOR FREEDOM

Berne, Switzerland. Feb. l2.-The
supreme national council q Llthuzn-
ian Switzerland. which Is safeguard
ing the foreign interests OF Lithuanta.
has sent 10 all beiligerent and neutral
nations having diplomatic representa-
tiTes in Switzerland the text Of q res
oiution adopted by the Wilma state
council. proclaiming the reestablish-
ment OF the independent status OF
Lithuznia with wilma the capital
The council declares that despite al
expressions OF the past the Lithuanian
people have preserved nationality and
strength and now propose to reorgaus
ize the Independence OF Lithuania-
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- NcE upon a time a chemist was
sitting With his feet cooked NJ
- On the table smoking his pipe
II was an off day Tor the bad smell
artist.
The door opened and in walked a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-12
NEW YoRK I'D LoNDoN.
Finlay. Texas. Feb. s.

= IIIIdI1 us TO. .
Editor Fl Paso Herald:
Please tell me the population OF
New York City and London, Eng.
Private, 54th Inf.
shows New York city (Greatsr New
York; TO have a population. esti-
mated by the Z. S. census bureau on
July 1, 1915, OF 5.46s. $50, and London
metropolitan district) to have a
population OF s.522sss1, census OF 1911.
-Editor.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-12
FRENCH MINISTER

FRENCH MINISTER
GOES TO MEXICO
Laredo. Texas, Feb. I'm de Jean,
the French minister TO Mexico, arrived
here yesterday and departed last
night in a special car for his post at
Mexico City. The retiring French
minister already has sailed from Vera
cruz for New York. il is understood
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All newspapers are cautioned against publishing nfOT
nation Of value to the enemy and then secretary OF war
Baker and publicity manager George cree spill good deal
Of II themselves
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-12

possible drawback to police chief POlios new dining
room system is that Of boarding house victims are apt
70 be tempted to break into jail.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-12
What Will Spain Do?

-OR country with very friends, Germany treats
n most shamefuy those she has Germany is brutal and
overbearng toward Austria Hungary, contemptuous OF
Turkey and dsregards Bulgaria Even Spain really good
friend of Germany receives abomnable treatment Spain
has aided Germany in many ways, chiefly through ship
ping supplies and the Spanish court has not rendered dr.
cu the work of German spies and secret agents who
have ocked to Spain carry their work or Forwarding
information gathered in various parts Of the world King
Alfonso is one of the best friends of Germany and his court
is also most friendly.
How does Germany reciprOcate? Up to now, Germany
has sunk four or five Spanish ships in violation of interna
tionaI law and Of Gemanys warfare decree and has
sunk other ships in Spans territorial waters. which is
gross violation of Spanish sovereignty The insult to Spain
has been marked each occasion, but almost as bad was
the material loss of the ships Spain derives much ppor
from imports Sink them and Spain feels the loss
good many people go hungry when food ship for SPAN
goes under the waves
Not only has Germany sunk other neutral ships IN
SPANS territorial waters but has also sunk Spanish sn
outside the barred zone including ships with cargoes which
ought not to be considered contraband The Duca ID
Geneva was in the former class and the Spanish ship Gil
ralda in the latter
Thus far Spain has done nothing but protest to Berlin
The Spanish court is minded to take more energetic
stems but the Spanish people may tire eventually OF this
BETRAYAL of their counys interests and Spain may follow
the course Of Portugal-ln more ways than one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-12

FavOrite fiction: %These sturdy shoes for children viii
wear for long time"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-12

The person who died four years ago
has missed more than he would at any
other time of his life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-12

Among 80 candidates at the last
medical examination in Toxic, Japan,
p were women
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-12

The mind and the shirt are both Won
derful things for the advancement Of
civilization. However, the shirt has the
advantage. It can go to the laundry.
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do, and you don't whine about 1t and
I've been weak and-horrid; and I'll
have to love you about u million years
before can quit feeling ashamed"
She kissed him again with passion
of remorse for her doubts of him.
Are you through being pals, Will
helmina?" Ward broke rules and freed
an arm, so that he could hold her
closer.
mo, I'm Just beginning. Just be-
ginning right. I'm your pal for keeps.
But
Il love you for keeps, lady NINE"
Ward stlfled another cough "When
are you going to marry me?"
"Oh, when you get over the hookin'
cough, spose." Once more Billy Lou
Use, for the good of her patient, forced
herself into safe flippancy-that was
not flippant at all, but merely tender
pretense.
Now it's up to you to show me
whether you are In any hurry at all
to get WELL" she said. Keep your
hands under the covers while l make
some tea. That fever OF yours has got
to be stopped immediately-to once"
She went over and busted herself
about the stove, never once looking
toward the bed, though she must have
felt Wards eyes worshipping her.
She hunted through the eupboards
and found bottle OF turpentine; sir
upy and yellowed with age, but pun
gent with strength She found some
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Well, you've overplayed your hand,
old-timer. l let you fellows down easy,
last time. don't reckon Foxy object
ed much to those few turned back to
him, and I don't reckon you did any
kicking when you found I'd cut the
rope SO it wouldn't hold your rotten
carcass. You can't let well enough
alone, though. You thought you'd raise
me, did you? You thought you'd come
back and try another whack at me be
hind my back. You knew hanged well
I wasn't the kind of man that would
jump the country. You knew you'd
find me right here, attending to my
business like I've always done.
"But you've overplayed your hand.
This time I'm going to get you-and
Foxy and the breed along with you. II
was a rotten trick, running YES over
Seabeck's brand. If ! hadn't caught
you in the act, you'd have planted
them cattle where all HI couldn't
have saved me when they were found.
If | hadn't caught you at it and run
NIX monograms over the whole cheese,
I'd. have been up against 1t for fair
So How you're going TO get what's com
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lard in a small bucket and melted half
a cupful. Then she tore up a wooden
undershirt she found hanging on a
nail and bore relentlessly down upon
him.
you gotta be creased all over your
lungs" she announced with a matter
of-factness that cost her something;
for Billy Louise's innate modesty was
only just topped by her good sense.
Ward submitted without protest
while she barred his chest and applied
the warm mixture with smoothly Wig.
orous palm. 'That'll fix the hookin'
cough" she salt, as she spread the
warm layers of wooden cloth smoothly
from shoulder to shoulder. "How does
ii feel?"
Great" he assured her succinctly,
and wisely omitted any love making
"Will your game leg let you turn
over? Because there's some dope left,
and 1t ought to go between your Shout
ders."
1.-The game leg ought to stand more
than that" he told her, turning slowly
IF I hadn't got this cold tackled onto
me, I'd have been trying to walk on II
by now"
Better give 1t time-since you've
been game enough to lie here all this
while and take care of 1t. don't be.
lieve I'd have had nerve enough for
that, Ward" She poured turpentine
and lard into her palm, reached inside
his collar and rubbed 1t on his Shout
ders. Good thing you had plenty of
grub handy. But 1t must have been
awful"
"It was pretty lonesome" he admit.
ted laconically, and that was as far
as his complainings went.
Billy Louise then poured the water
Off the sage leaves she had been brew
Ing In tin basin, carefully f1shed out
a stem or two, and made Ward drink
every bitter drop. Then she covered
him TO the eyes and hardened her heart
against his discomfort, while she kept
the handkerchief cool on his head and
between times swept the floor with n
carefully dampened broom and wiped
the dust off things and restored the
room to its most cheerful atmosphere
of livableness.
CTO BE CONTINUED9
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ing to yuh. | won't take any chances
on your not trying it again. I'm going
TO protect myself right.
"You throw that gun on the bed"
Chilly Louise did so, her eyes still
upon Wards flushed face) "NOw, get
down that tablet from the shelf.
Here's a pencil" He drew one from
under his pillow and tossed It toward
her. Nov you write the truth about
all this rustling. It's a bigger thing
than shows right in this neghborhood.
l know that. And / know, too, that
Foxy has been pulling down some ON
the side. He never paid for all the
stock that's running around vented
and rebraI ded NIX. I've got that sized
up. Pretty smooth trick, too; a heap
better than working brands. He ought
to have been satisfied with that-but "a
crook never is satisfied. | knew he
wasn't the tenderfoot he tried to make
out, and when | saw some of his stock
and that gate fixed to ring bell when
it was opened, l knew he was crook.
But he made a big mistake when he
threw in with you, YOU
II want you to write down the
truth about that Hardup deal; who
was in with you. l know, all right, but
l want 1t down ON paper. And l want
to know how long Foxy's been in with
you. and who's working the game on
the outside. Get busy; write it all
down. I'll give you all the time you
need; don't leave out anything. Dates
and all, ] want the whole graft Don't
try to get away. I've got this gun
loaded to the guards, and you know
I'm aching for an excuse" He
stopped and coughed again. hoarsely,
rackingly. Then he lay quiet, except
for his rasping breath and watched.
Billy Louise, with the tablet on her
trembling knees, pretended to write
From under her lashes she watched
Ward curiously. She saw his attention
waver, saw his eyes wander aimlessly
about the room. She sat very still
and waited, making scrawly marks
that had no meaning at all. She saw
Wards fingers loosen on the revolver,
saw his head turn YEARLY on the pill
low. He was staring out through the
window at the brilliant blue of the
sky with the dazzling white clouds
drifting like bits of cotton to the north
ward. He had forgotten her.
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face, forcing herself to caimness again
or at least to sanity. She had to go
back. She told herself SO, many times
So Billy Louise went back to the
cabin, slowly, with shaking legs and
heart that fluttered and stopped,
fiuttered and jumped and stopped, and
made her stagger as she walked. She
reached the doorstep and stood there
with her palms pressing hard against
her cheeks again. you've got to do
1t. You've got p she whispered to
herself commandingly.
She never doubted that Ward was
inside. She thought she would find
him dead-dead and horrible, perhaps.
No other solution seemed to fit the
circumstances. He vas in there, dead
1t took courage to open that door,
but Billy Louise had courage enough
to open it, and to step inside and close
the door after her. She did not look
at anything in the cabin while she did
IT. though. She kept her eyelids down
so that she only saw the floor directly
in front of the door. She had sense
VI iCHSl II lOOhtu ptIIeSLlE Hat
ural, though dusty.
Throw up your hands!" came
hoarsely from the bunk. Billy Louise
gasped and pulled her gun, and
dropped crouching to the floor. Also
she looked up.
From her crouching position she
looked into Wards fever-wild eyes.
He was sitting up In the bunk, and he
was pointing his big forty-five at her
relentlessly. "Get up from there ~ he
ordered sternly. Don't try any game
like that on me, Buck Olneyi Get up
and go over and sit in that chair. I've
got few things to say to you"
Billy Louise somehow grasped the
truth, up to certain point. Ward was
sick; so sick he didn't know her.
She thought she would better humor
him. She got up and went and sat in
the chair as he direc-ad.
Ward, keeping tn, gun pointing her
way, sneered at her in q way that
made the soul of Billy Louise crimple.
She faced him big-eyed, too amazed
at the change in him to feel any fear
that he would harm her. He had whis-
kers two inches long. She wouldn't
have known him except for his hair
and that was terribly tousled and his
eyes, though they were wild and angry.
His voice was hoarse, and while he
glared at her, he coughed with hard,
croupy resonance.
$50 you came back, did yuh?" he
asked grimly at last. "Well, you didn't
get chance to plug me in the back.
How long did you lay up there on the
bluff this time, waiting to catch me
when l wasn't looking? I've been wish
ing I'd left that rope so it would have
hung you, you =" Chilly Louise
listened round-eyed to certain man.
sized epithets strange to her ears.)
Il suppose you and Foxy and that
halfbreed have been fixing up some
more evidence, huh? You figure that
I can't catch 'em this time and work
the brands over, so they'll stand Yes,
and I'll get railr AIDED to the pen.
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CHAPTER XIV
The t4ookin,-couqh Man.

DILY LOUISE waited another
II minute or two, weighing the pos
sibilities. She saw Wards fin
gers drop away from the gum but they
remained close enough for a danger
ously quick gripping of it again, if the
within seized him. Still-surely to
goodness, Ward would never get crazy
enough to hurt her Perhaps her fem
mime assurance of her hold on him,
more than her courage, kept her nerves
fairly Ateady. She bit the pencil alb
sently, watching him.
Ward turned his head restlessly on
the pillow and coughed again. Billy
| 2uise got up quietly, went close to
the bed, and laid her hand on his fore
head. His head was hot, and the veins
were swollen and throbbing on his
temples.
Brave Buckaroo got a headache?"
she queried softly, stroking his tenn
Ses soothingly. "Got the hookin'-
cough. too. Got every measly thing he
can think of. En- got crouch against
the Flower of the Ranch-oh !" Her
voice was crooningly soft and sweet.
rs If she were murmuring over sleepy
baby.
Ward closed his eyes, opened them,
and looked up into her face. One
hand came up uncertainty and caught
her fingers closely. "Wilhelmina-
minei" he said, in his hoarse voice.
His eyes cleared to sanity under her
touch.
Billy Louise drew a small sigh Of re-
lief and reached unobtrusively with
her free hand for the gun. She slid
1t down away from his fingers, and
when he still paid no attention, she
picked it up quite openly and laid 1t
against the footboard. Ward did not
say anything. He seemed altogether
her presence.
you've got terrible cold; and from
the looks of things, you've had 1t for
about six months" said Billy Louise.
Her eyes went comprehensively about
that end of the cabin. with the de-
pleted cracker box, the half-emptied
boxes Of peaches and tomatoes, and
tle buckets ID8L were all out empty
of water. She was shocked at the pitt
full evidence of long helplessness. She
did not quite understand. Surely
Wards cold had not kept him in bed
so long
"Well, this is no time for mirth or
laughter" she said briskly, to hide how
close she was to hysteria "since It
looks very much like the morning
after First, we've got to tackle that
fever of yours" She picked up a
water pail and started for the door
As she passed the foot of the bunk,
she eenfscated the two revolvers and
took them outside with her. She had
no desire to be mistaken again for
Buck Olney.
When she came back Wards eyes
were wild again, and he started up
in bed and glared at her. Billy Lou
ise laughed at him and told him to lie
down like a nice buckaroo. and Ward,
recalled to himself by her voice,
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series Of shocks lasting for two weeks.
with the destruction Of hundreds Of
houses and some losses Of life. a
disaster OF another character, but be-
longing TO the record Of misfortunes of
the year, occurred In Halifax harbor
on the 9th of December. when a NUM-
tons ship was destroyed by collision
with another vessel and over 800
lives were lost, with a property loss OF
$50.0o0,GOO.
Now comes the Guatemala quake.
the full effect of which IS not known.
but which has doubtless taken heavy
toll of life and has rendered $4,000
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of equally
oid
his disguise a blonde
The real Tommle asserted himself the
red-faced ginnng policeman demanded
you wit
of
Of
o
I'd the limit these things little time and then hid
them
and'
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blouses" for a thirteen-year-0Id young
man when the young man wanted
"cord'roys." smacks Of that fictlonal
heros most abandoned crimes.
Tommie is In Jail in Toledo, and
locked up with him is the queerest col
lection of clothes that Detroit news
boy ever had the patience to gather
and the consummate nerve to wear.
He appeared in a ravishing gown of
~Ustling silk, neatly pointed low shoes,
with high French heels. silken hose.
a flower-pot hat that, apparently, had
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VUVATdIIN I0F INC VHFTN. 7 AN SOTTFl
madam" said the walter, "bat | cannot
serve you .Why not?' Because
YOU wear the army uniform.
The tall, handsome woman wore the
khaki of the Medical corps, and wis
forsooth an officer in the corps. sur
geon bent on going abroad to serve
with the Pershing forces. Her blouse
was cut English fashion, revealing "A
tie that sported the golden serpent
that Is the emblem of the corps. The
lady in khaki refused TO be turned
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month $50 were killed by an earth
quake on the Island of Ball, on the
Malay archipelago.
In April many were killed In Tus-
cany and Umbria, in Italy, by an earth
quake. Shocks occurred in different
parts Of the world throughout the
spring, the most severe being In San
Salvador, where fortunately no lives
were lost, though serious damage was
done. Heavy damage was done in
July in the Samoan islands, with losses
of life. In August an earthquake in
New Zealand caused serious destruc
ton. In September Colombia felt
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gishness is due to physical causes, d.
NJ T. 2. Groszmann writes IN LII
manitarian. Even conservative est
mates place the percentage Of chlldrei
suffering from some physical ailmen
at TO; this means about 100000 chill
dren Of school age In this country. Al
most all Of these ailments are remov
able, even preventable. They rang
from decayed and maladjusted teeu
with their manifold sad effects upol
the efficiency and the temper of TN
growing child to such serious defect
as nervous disorders, tuberculosis
blindness, etc.
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(To BE CONTINUED
Zinc In Tennessee.

Over 100000 pounds of zinc was
produced by Tennessee mines in 1916.
the largest operators being the Ameri-
can Zinc company, at Mascot, and the
Embree Iron company. at Embreeville.
The production of gold. silver and cop
per In 1916 was less than the produc-
tlon In 1915. but the output of lead
and zinc increased.
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Brown tooka peep al he nd he
the the responsibilities
he said The
in
gratifying
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people homeless. Rarely has the earth
rembled SO violently and 50 generally
as during the past year. The full toll
Of deaths from the shakes viii per
haps never be known, as many of the
disturbances occurred In remote
places
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1917 A YEAR OF DISASTERS
Earth Never Trembled So Violently
and So Generally as During the
Past Twelve Months.

An earthquake that destroyed the
city of Guatemala has added to the
record of disasters and horrors that
1have marked the past year. quite
APART from the tragedies of the war.
as one of the most dreadful in modern
annals. Early In the year 1917 an
earthquake occurred in central For
mosa, killing 300. Later In the same