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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
WILL VOTE ON
ROAD BOND ISSUE
FL PasO County to Pass
on S250,00O Proposal
Friday.

Property owners OF Fl Pas0 county
VIII vote Friday on a $3.50 600 road
bond issue. the proceeds Of which
would be used in repairing and paw
ing the Tsleta road. that 90 Newman.
n n, and the county road running
west from FL Paso city IN smelter
canyon.
only taxpayins citizens VIII be
eligible 20 vote in this election We'd
ucsdar county clerk W. D. Greet was
preparing the lists Of voters entitled
iu each precinct TO participate in the
Tie list Of voting places and their
respective judges are
80. Thomas Garage. w Overland
and santa Ee. r 8 Austin
30. american Garage, 500 ),
Oregon. sam ILL
No. s-CentraI Fire Station. J. V.
70. Myers Co, Campbell and
Overland. H. O.. Van Haselin-
No. 5-f47 S. Virginia, C. W Christ
80. so Tays. Manuel Escajida.
40. City hall, Henry farrell
40. S-TeNas ana Florence, T. VI
10. ISL Cotton avenue. o. L.
30. i0-East IL Paso Fire station, C.
No. ii-ss-s Alamada avenue. p. L
80. Is-Hueco and Copia, Z. NJ
lawrence
40. 1S-Cactus Garage. e905 TuIa-
rosl. Frank Jud5ius.
40. 14-FederaI and Kentucky, r.
7. O'Bear.
No. Highland Park Fire station.
40. I6-Piedras and TuIarosa. r. W.
Deasou.
No. I1-Lamar Drug store. 1900
Bouleva I'd. j. y. Toby.
no lS-Nissouri and Brown. j. b.
SO. 1866 Octavia. VI B. Davis.
No. 20-Mesa Fire station, T. 5.
Peunehaker.
80. c1-5oS y. Kansas, J G.. Leiber-
40. ---61- n Oregon. r. " EpEee.
80. 22-Ari-ona and Kausas, A. T.
SamWOrth.
40. ei-Oreson and Franklin. C. VI.
No. s5-321 Prospect avenue, Louis
Hess.
No 26-santa Fe and Vain. Marion
Robertson.
No. BE. w. Earle's garage. Kerr
Place. J.. W. Earle.
No. 2S-Orndorff Garage. Kern
Place. G.. IL Order.
10. 2s-Blaiu Store. Sacramento /
street. S. Ashley
Lincoln Park school sam NcVey. +
No. S1-Ysleta school. Jno Loewen- 7
stein.
40. 22-Socorro school. p. Eaca.
80. S3-San Elizario school. ~ I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
SHARE
MARKET GAINS
Strong and Active Wednes-
day, Leaders Making
Good Advances.

Copper stocks shared some Of the sail~
made in the stock market Weduesday
morning. according 10 ndvices 90 J. S
Curtiss d Co., stocks and bonds. Hot..
sheldon lobby. Anaconda advanced from
SIS TO 63As American Smelling and Re
filming from 7Sss to 81; Ray Consolidated.
22N 10 23z; Kennicott form S2& 90
aslz; Inspiration, ~ to 4715; Chino from
421a TO 1855.
Among the industrials. General NO
tors made the biggest advance from loA@s
Monday 10 107 at the opening and then e.
high; Studebaker up 3: Mexican Hetro-
leum, IL ut So; Industrial Alcohol up
41as Crucible up %. Central Leather
ga; Can. 8; bethlehem Steel, "a; Bald
win Locomotive. o; United States steel
opened at 81 and was strong all during
the day The high point was 9iiz-
The curb market was also strong and
active. Magma was bid 40 against SO GA
Monday. and United Verde Extension sold
az So ex-dividend, sass. Ray Hercules
was in good demand and was quoted ga
90 So. Howe Sound was uD T.
Noon prices were strong
In the dzaI hour the market made
still further advances ana steel worked
up TO &c - a gain OF S5-l2 Tor the day
The other steel shares also were much
lied slightly The Coppers were steady but
did not share in any further gains
on the curb New Cornelia was very
strong at g new high record for the pres
enr move Of Is asked Il. There is a no.
ticeable shortage 10 Verde Combination
under "a
The following quotations furnished by
Logan d Bryan's private wire 20 J. S
Curtiss d Ct, stocks and bonds, Hotel
sheldon lobby give closing prices;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
STOCK MARKET
IS IRREGULAR
Active Industrials and Spe
ciaIties Show Some Pro
nounced Gains.

0,OTE-QuotatIons reflect closing prices
January O.
Nev York JAM 2--IrreEular reactions
in rails Jetrac-cd in part from the gen
eraI strength OF today's market Active
induztrials and specialties showed eN-
IRENE gains of two 20 seven points Sales
10000 shares.
A general air Of confidence characterized
the opening OF the New Year on the
stock exchange. Initial quotations were
only moderately higher but these were
Immediately succeeded by an impressive
inquiry for steel. shippiugs and co1pers
which lifted these shares 1iE TO points
among the spccIalties. the features were
General Motors at an advance Of II points
and Texas company at u The rise was
81 fun swing at the end Of the first hall
hour. Liberty bonds were unchanged
Rails were the only prominent issues %
hold back en- the active movement OF the
forenoon losing I 20 % points on today s.
stock market Gains IN war issues and al
lied equipments were generally extended,
ehfuniugE metals and EDerialries also in
creasinE their advantage Selling FOR PROF
Sis provoked some sharp reactions to-
ward noon. General motors and Texas
company yielded four points each and
some Of the steeIs and equipments one 10
-wo. Liberty tours and az $3.50 TO $40
and the gas at $3.50 10 ESQ.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
~ LTsTED sTOCKs
MONEY AND METALS

N=r York JAN -.-lLer1a utl-a paper
--zG ass per cent
Sterling 60 day bills S+--l55- commercial
SO dav bills on banks SAT-; commercial 50
day bills SA10t-. demand. S4-l5i4 cables
sE16 ZIG
bar silver S67sc.
Mexican dollars. zee
Time loans. firm. %
cali money. firm; high s. low Az;
closing bid. AZ percent
Lead. S6-f1-z o 6-s11
Copper-S2o-5o-
~peIter-E- St Louis delivery. 500 g s
LONDON METALS MARKET.
London. Eng. jan The following
are the quotations for today in the Lon
don metals market;
copper spot $40; futures 300; electro
rtic 1925.
Tin-s7ot 1858; futures. E.ss. SO.
Lead. spot $50. 10s- futures 500, lfs-
Sn--ter. spot E5f: futures 800
THE LOCAL MARKET.
Naci0uaIes. 60
Mexican bank notes, state bills. s12l
Mexican pesos. 20
Mexican gold, 5-lz-
Fl Paso Smelling Quotations
Bar silver, Handy d. Harmon quota
-5ou). S65sc-
London Iead-r30 los
Pig Iead-s6-25-
Co1u=----- har- $3.50.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Record Madeby Texas Good
Road Enthusiasts for the
Year Is Sensational.

4 USTIN. Texas. Jan. six
n months ago the Texas highway
L - department began business ana
today reports remarkable progress
The conditions relative 20 Texas
highways on January I, 1918, are as
follows:
Total miles of public roads. 132,SO0.
Total miles Of surfaced roads, 1900.
Total miles OF state highway, 1880.
State and Federal Aid.
AIIotments Of state and federal aid
have been made for the construction
of state highways, as follows
state aid, $50 miles.
Federal aid. 1875 miles.
State highways already surfaced,
approximately 5000 miles.
improvements done and accounted
for 5135 miles.
Percentage OF state highways I'm
proved or accounted for. A.
Total federal aid granted 20 date,
S2.450,0ul.
oThe above is approximate. The
exact amount not known until esti-
mates OF several counties have been
Federal aid available to July ]. 1919,
S1.s52- 1890.
Federal aid available to July /. 1920.
3, so5,@S9.
Federal Aid Given.
Federal aid granted during 1917
viii use M all allotment To July 4.
1873 and about one-half OF the next
years federal aid allotment
state aid granted in 1917 about
$40. 900
Counties granted state aid only. Q.
Counties granted federal aid only,
a..
Counties granted both state and fed
eral aid, 80.
Seventy nine counties received fed
eraI aid; IS received state aid
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02

AN trains arrive and depart from Union
station. foot o. san Francisco street. All
arrivals and departures given il f. Pase
or mountain standard time.
SANTA FE.
For Albuquerque. Denver. ChicaEo. Los
Alrc.es-Sc. $40 Tvs. $50 am. No oIJ
at pm
From Albuquerque. Denver. Los Angeles.
Chi-aEo-SC- sos arvs- 10 am; No. SIS
at 5-55 pm
FL PASO & SOUTHWESTERN.
w estern Division.
For Arizona and California;. I've.
. % m. 80 Tvs an 1-45 pm
From Arizona and California No. s
avs. 3 am SO. at 1880 pm.
Eastern Division.
FOR Kansas City. s.. Louis and Chicaso
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
AUTOS COLLIDE; DAMAGED.

Two light automobiles collided
Tuesday afternoon on Bliss street at
about the $500 corner, both machines
being badly damaged. No one was
injured II was said that both cars
were in the middle OF the street. COM
ing toward each other and the acct
dent followed a misunderstanding as
to which had the right Of way. Each
car was thrown against the CUrbing
on its right
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
SCHOOLS REOPEN, AFTER
HOLIDAYS; GOOD ATTENDANCE

A1ter enJOTIng a series q lolllTs
beginning December q. FL Paso
school children returned TO. their
studies Wednesday morning. Except
for one or Two cases OF Illness, all
members of the various faculties
were present when school opened in
the morning. while the attendance Of
children was excellent. according 10
reports received at noon at the office
Of Supt. r. J. TiEhe.
At Alta Vista school IL was reported
that about 100 new students were
enrolled.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
RAILROAD AND AUTOMOBILE TIME TABLES


-No- Tvs. 1875 PM 80. . at 4-s5 pu.-
or Iucumcari-No- S Tvs $50 am
-r0m Chicago. S. Louis and Kansas
city-No- arvs- $50 a M. No 3 az $40
pm
From Tucuuoari-No- srvs. ~ 5.20
pm
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES.
Tor San Antonio. New Orleans ans
WashinEtou-No. lee Tvs S-45 am; 40.
10 lt 1850 pm.
From Washington. New Orleans and san
A1tonio-No. . arvs- $50 pm; No 1ol at
10 pm
For Arizona ans CaIlforuia-,So. Tvs.
5:f5 a M; No 8 at 8 pm: No. 1o1 at
1915 pm.
From Arizona and CaIfornia-So. I02
avs $50 am; No. . at $3.50 pm; No.
10 az 10 pm
TEXAS 6 PACIFIC.
For Dallas and ST. Louls-N0. 8 I've. 8 80
am; No. at pm
From St Louis and Dailas-N1. arvs.
ll-59 am; No. at gas pm
MEXICAN CENTRAL.
No rcEu ar schedule.
MEXICO & NORTHWESTEKN.
No rar~rfr~ anna.7rrrn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Grains and Provisions

Chicago Grains. Close
Coru-Jau-, Sl--fs- May Sl-fit.
Oats-Tau-. 1oizc; May. T51lc-
Chicago Provisions, Close
po-z-Jal-. S44-75s May. s44-f-.
I-ard-Jan., s-3-45: May. S2G-S7-
Bibs-Jau-. $3.50; Nay. s25-s--
Chicago Produce, Close
Chicago. Ill, Jan -Butter-AIarl1e c
steady Creamery, 80 n SOC
Erg-Marksr steady Receipts. $3.50
cases- firsts. 55d SEC; ordinary firsts, $50
54cs az mark. cases included so G Soc; Re-
frigeratur fIrsts. 41c.
Potstoes-AIarket steady. Receipts. Is
cars; Wisconsin. Michigan and Minnesota,
bulk, $50 G2-ey; same. sacks Siso1 2-o9-
P0ultry-Alive- market higher; fowls,
25c: springs. 2a1ac-
Kansas City Produce. Close.
Kansas City. 40. Jan 2-Butter-
Creamery. 44c- firsts. 42c- seconds. 40c;
packing. $40.
Eges-Firsts. 56c- seconds. S-e-
Poultry-Hens. slc; roosters. 15c; hroI-
crs. esG15c.
MEXICAN BEANS.
Mexican beans in wholesale lots En- Il
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
SOUTHWEST RAILROADS END
UPTOWN OFFICES; CUT TRAINS

Dallas, Texas, Jan. railroad ex-
ecutives Of lines in Texas. Oklahoma,
Arizona and New Mexico. meeting
here today. decided TO abolish all up
town passenger and freight offices
eliminate passenger and freight So
licitOrs and appoint Q committee OF
five, headed by ". r. Scott, president
Of the Sunset Central lines. which
viii revise schedules so as TO do away
with unnecessary passenger trains
and substitute therefor needed freight
trains.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02

Number OF state and federal aid
projects, 143.
Counties receiving aid. S.
Counties having no state high
ways As.
Counties having state highways
that have not yet received allotment
of state and federal aid. 100.
Total number OF counties -5f.
Receipts Of Department
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Cotton Market

Quotations by Z lmendorff d Co. brokers
-1s Mesa-l
New York and New Orleans spot. Close
Spot uidd'iuEs-Ner York. no quota
tio1s. New Orleans. 5N-SSc. up Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Money To Loan

GIT YOUR MONEY PROM Us
We loan any amount on diamond
watches. 1ewelry. automobiles, silFerI7a--s
terast our refereuce-City National bank
and Texas Bank and Trust Co. Pro-eci
your valuable by placing them IN cll
vaults.
SECURITY LOAN Co. PHI. 215h
-----r 4 ~ M 81 A---u-o =
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02

Business Chances

~~~------~-~-~---~-~-~~-~
tHAkIEk Oak Stoves $500 "a month.
FoUTZ MOORE Co
REGARDLESS Of high cost OF living our
prices AFRO The same Houston Transfer DE-
Storage Co.
SUBJ RBAN grocery with living rooms.
good family trade. for remit $50 per
month. Fin. opportunity for -ual er1-
..rE--.-- In.u. 90
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Business Chances.

BARBER shop. three chairs doing a eoo-
business cheap rent. two baths, prices
20 cents and 50 cents AnsI sen ~ one
address box sos. silver city. ~ NJ
'FOR SALE oUICK-A NO. 4 grocery
F,rsfra-- In invoice. Reason f0r selling,
ofhe- business. ALdresz X T. T. care
herald
FINE OPPORTUNITY TO open butcher
shop ia grocery store. doi1E soel n-7-
uess attractive propnslt-cL- none 90 N-
call % sz5 Mesa ave
FTFTFFN THOUSAND CASH VIII bug abb
s1IuteIv safe iuv-stmeut paying percent
nod Dividends monthly Personal -ttsi-
tian not necessary illers save stamps
BOX $50. Waco Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
- GERMAN PRFss

declared rejection OF peace terms
would be answered with the sword
one year ago today, January ., 1917
Find an editor.
TESTERDAY'g ANSWER.
Upside d0icH N SHl0cE-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Fort worth Livestock. Close.


Fogs-Beceip;s. 5000. Market 1oc 70 &c
higher on best; steady on others; TOD,
$3.50; bulk. Si5G 1851 pigs, &c 20 sos
higher TOP. S12.55.
Cattle-Receipts 500. including 1900
calves market steady. beef steers S10-50
R10-s5- 1Iezieals. $3.50 cows. $3.50 q $50;
1fexicans. $685. n $50; heifsrs- s6-50a $50.
bulls. $3.50 q 1855 slockzrs. steers. $50
$50: cows. $500 600: heifers. $1,000
500: calves. ST-50T10-50-
Shaep-Receipts, 150. Market steady.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02

UPPER VALLEY
FL PASO-TELLES AUTO LINE-Leaves
Herald office at & pm Car leaves La3lesa
for FL Paso az $3.50 an. Telephone z51..
u Mesa n IL George Creamer-
LAS CRUCES AUTO LINE-Car leaves
Herald office al --15 pm Leaves post0f-
flee Las Cruces. n II. FOR Fl Paso at o
pm
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Wanted-Agents

N EVERY county ir Arizona. 20 sell
"Eisen Regulator" for Ford headlight
Gives splendid driving lIcht AZ slow suead
keeps bulbs from burning out. works en-
tirely automaucaiiy- Big profits quick.
Address Regulator. Box e-as. Globe. ARR
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
-SaIesmep

-s-s--.e>--~-rT-~-a7------
WANT representative in every town IN
Texas and Oklahoma for the Bradley Gas
saver. attaches Co every Ford car. Is guar
auteed 20 save Is 20 50 per cent gasoline.
Write Us for further Information Hunter
De Martin. state agents. 40 Brady Bldg.
san Antonio. Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02

FL PASO-CLINT-Wheel car leaves
Clint daily for FL Paso. $3.50 am Leaves
Herald office FOR Clint. 5-s5 pm
FABENS-CLINT-EL PASO-Knighi7s car
leaves Herald office $50 pm. daily and
sunday. Make reservations al Herald or
phone 29f.
BIG SPRINGS-LAMESA, Tex. auto Zine
Leaves Biz Springs daily except SUNDAY at
$50 am. arriving Lamesa via Soash and
SparenberE. at Il noe n returning 10 Big
Springs same day at pm $3.50 one vay.
S. round trip Cordm & Smith props.
Big Springs. Texas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
BARGAIN

Uut6Ia-e Grocery store. liue -ae-----'
doing over 500 day First class
fixtures. . auto delivery trucks This
b. n splendid opportunity 20 buy an
established paying business
". =. PAYNE,
Phone 1880.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Help Wanted-MaIe md Femal.

--7-------~------~----
hANlED-Eauway mail clerks $40
month Sample examination questions fra=
Franklin Institute Dept. ass L. Rochester
n Y
WANTED cook. our OF town hotel mus,
understand some pastry and bread worE
also short orders Trauspurtation fu-
ulsEed Wage 500 address +. 1S1. care
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02

Denver. Colo. Jan. 2--Cattle-Receipts
1900 Market strong. l5c higher. Beef
steers IS U11- cows and heifers, $3.50 B
calves. s. ala
HoE-Receipts. 1900 Market strong.
Top. 81; bulk. S1G-51a15.S0.
Sheep-Rsceipts. none Market IN
changed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02

Nine room furnished house On Myrtle
avenue steam heat
10 room house n Il Paso s., furniture
Tor sale az bargain
store room. Wyoming ST.. SIS. suitable
Tor grocery store or cleaning works
Two small houses with some land fer
rent in -hc valley
Two room fame Wyoming street
". r. PAYNE
tnr Mesa ave. Phone 125a.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02

We LOAN money on livestock furniture,
pianos. automobile or any valuable per
s1ual property at REASONABLE crates
EQUITABLE LOAN Assn.
Si5 TRUST BLDG
MONEY To LOAN A. per cent on bust
ness income property. See Leo r Schuster
s14 Mills bldg
- To $50 loaned honest employees cheap
es- rates. confidential Quick satisfactory
service Drake. 2ol Roberts Banner
MONEY To LOAN on good inside business
property. per cent interest A ? Cole
z Rros-. .02 ". Oregon
MONEY loaned or furniture. pianos. autos
dil monds- ch1trels Newton. z15 Trust 7il
SPECIAL terms on big bills
FOUTZ MOORE FURNITURE CO.
FOR SALE-Vendo- lien notes. liberal dis
r--rr- A..-a.- N.-.. r.-a Ear.L Il
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Enrichment Agencies

Reliable help OF all kinds furnished. LIST
your wants with us
THE BOFDER EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
IL r. MAIN ST. PHONE 1886
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02

WANTED TO BUY.
THE NV FIRM or SOLLTE PET
ERS FURNITURE CO. az SIS Texas
and sos Mills S-s- viii buy and pay
the highest cash price for $1,000
worth Of second hand furniture with
in the next ten days. Phone No
$50.
SOLLTE-PETERS FURNITURE CO.
SIS Texas aad SOS Mlus SIS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Wanfed-Furuifure.

Globe FL RNITURE co. has moved O.
2lg S Stanton ST. We buy and sell new
and "a hand furniture Phone 450I-
WE TAXI your old furniture IN az a Eoo1
figure. 90 exchange for new goods
ROGERS TRADING COMPANY,
IL No Stanton ST. Phone 40
HIGHEST CASH PRICES paid Tor farnl-
ture. stoves. etc Phone 1888
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Wanted He.p-FemaIs.

-~-~-~-----------------
WANTED English srcsSing gil r0r house
Worn Apply 1900 Myrtle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Wanted to Rent

NEW furniture exchanged for old
FOUTZ MOORE CO.
WANTED by responsible couple. Or 5
roam house, sleeping porch. modern Ad-
dress % 12. care Herald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02

LOAN WANTED or $1,000
on close in improved city property. 70
run or 8 years. Address p O. BOX
49,. III Paso, Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02

MANIED-Board and comfortable room
and sleeping porch by man and wiz.
the latter colvGi5scinE from tuberculoslz-
Would furnish room and porch II neces-
sary- Prefer private home with no 0ther
bcarders- References exchanged address
s. e. care Herald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Situation Wantsd-FemaIs.

1AA4 4-A1A " a4AEA- GulllEs
--------~---~-~---~-~----
LACE curtains washed Phone 3s7s-
LAUNDRY work taken home Phone 500
ALTUEA nursery. American chudren
home. 1-17 y Kansas. Phone 1898
WILL care for several chudren at my
home Reference given Phone Ss34R-
POSITION wanted as house girl Ring
SfIZ
Gas RANGES. s. 2 month.
FOUTZ MOORE co.
COMPETENT col1-9d woman desires o.
work for bachelors or care for children
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Wanted-Money

WANTED buy good notes. Addrszs
$. 1856 care Herald
KITCHEN cabinets. IS month
FOUTZ MOORE co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Wanfed-Board and Roous

CONYALESCENT gentleman wants nice
room. good board and sleeping porch
Auay from smoke. Address p. o. Box
1853. FL Pasu.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-07
-Buy Liberty BOnds-
BRITISH RAILWAY TRAVEL
FURTHER RESTRICTED

London. Oct. 6.--Summer travellers
agree that the railway service has
been put at the irreducible minimum.
but there was further annulment
of trains, effective October ] through
out the United Kingdom. The vital
necessity for outstanding the coal
supply rendered such step newt
able. The handling of the holiday
traffic has been severe task for the
depleted railway stats, but the rush
liz distinctly subsiding,
On the Lancashire and Yorkshire
system the exodus rom the manu-
featuring centeYs was so great that ii
special organization had to be set up
to meet II. The queue system for the
purchase of tickets was adopted and
well controlled Passengers were in
vited to state In advance when they
intended TO start, and they were then
told the day and train by which they
could travel. On the whole the sys-
tenn worked remarkably we'll, and
some similar course OF action was
considered by the railway authorities
in London. but the difficulties in the
way OF putting il into operation were
found to he insurmountable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-07

licenses. This course has resulted in
the discovery Of several drivers who
were operating without license and
these have been dealt with according
to law Where tho licenses were
found in order the drivers have been
asked for their names and the license
numbers have been taken. That is
all that the police department is
authorized to do and all it has at
tempted.
The Nirginian then telephoned to
Mr. y. Beirne Blair, local fuel adj
ministrator, and stated the facts con
corning the sick soldier Mr. Blair
IVES. asked whether the automobile
driver really had to have a permit
from anybody to make a trip on sun
day his license being in order. Mr..
Blair admitted that he did not Mr.
Blair further admitted, in reply to
direct questions, that he had no ex-
press authority to ISSUE permits,
though he has issued several hun
dred, that he has no authority To inn
pose fines or ans other penalties upon
anybody for violating the request
from the government for refraining
from using cars on Sunday; that he
could not obtain such an authority
without an executive order. applicable
to the entire country
Finally Mr.. Blair admitted that his
whole policy intended to impress the
public with the idea that there is
some severe financial penalty APP
plicable 10 those who disregard the
government request has been Il
bluff. This statement however. he
later attempted to withdraw, saying
that he had planned to look farther
into the matter should occasion re-
quire, His view was that the public
would more readily com ply with the
request II the administration put up
a strong front, he said. lie knew of
no single instance In which any
penalty had been imposed upon any
body in any city
II appears that the governments
idea has been that the force of public
opinion would be a sufficient deterrent
from unnecessary use OF gasoline on
sundays, and that Mr. BIair's policy
has been a considerable elaboration
of that idea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-07
BOh|h| CASE BEFORE
j. 5. DISTRICT COURT

Judge Edmund Waddeli will sit at
the opening of the October term Of
the United States district court to-
day. The grand jury will meet at 10
O'Clock and the various cases will he
set for hearing At this term the
case of Peter Bonini. charged with
attempted bribery, will be heard. Be-
Mini who is one of the leaders of the
local Italian colony, is alleged to
have offered u bride 10 Chairman Ell
ierson, of a local board, If he would
excuse fellow-countryman from
being called to the colors.
Bonint explains that he had no in
tention OF suggesting a bribe. deciar-
ing that he simply mentioned to Mr.,
Ellerson in casual manner that If
the case could be continued it would
be appreciated, Bonini declares that
he Is as, patriotic as any man in the
country, and points out the fact that
he has "A number of relatives now
1ghting for the government, and he
himself Is willing TO go. He recent
~ acted as chairman of "A commit
zee of Italians who presented an Ital-
ian flag to the city. which is now
flying from window in the city hail.