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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12
TRAVELETTE

EVIL SPIRITS IN THE 3IADEIRAs.
TIE idiot gods OF good and III luck
L have small place in most modern
communities. but IN the Madeira
Islands they still command respect.
The Madeira Islander IS superstitious.
The proper method OF avoiding bad
luck. according TO the peasants. is 70
obtain a charm II you wish 10 render
yourself inTulnerable 20 the evil eye.
you wear the trouble chaser about
your neck You can then enjoy your
self in a dangerous world. The charm
takes over entire responsibility for
your well being. But suppose Il IS a
pig, or grape vine o. 4 well that you
wish TO protect2 IN that case the
charm is placed on or near It For in
stance, the most popular thing in dec
orations for pig sty Is = bunch OF
rosemary, which Is a powerful averter
OF evil. II not eaten by the pigs by
accident II this should happen,
trouble might follow, as the rosemary
Is supposed to attract the evil influ-
snces so a. 10 keep them from notic-
ing the pig According 20 this. a pig
that ate sprig Of rosemary with evil
spirits on Il would thereby imbibe the
spirits But II trouble does come, you
know that al precautions have been
taken The blame is on the charm. Or
your ancestors. who invented charms.
Your own conscience is clear.
Patron saints are made TO work II
Madeira II they wish 10 retain their
prestige The Madeira peasant Is
trifle suspicious OF doctors. and pre-
fers TO put the matter Of a misplaced
bone or Loose tooth up 10 the a2pro-
pirate saint. who Immediately looks
after the petitioners state Of health.
Il Is also considered wise to coz
suit seer about ones health, wealth
or love affairs As the seer IS sup
posed to have inside Information or
the fortunes Of men the results
should be satisfactory. Certainly they
are to the guileless peasant OF Ma
deira-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12

Says supposed Marriage Ring Was Merely Lonesome Men
Ally School At Chihuahua City Meets With Great Success

''THE threatened sensational dis
L closures in unlawful traffic in
girls by an alleged operations OF a
marriage bureau in this city. which
IS being Investigated by the authori-
ties" said Capt S. H veater. Of the
police force. may not develop any
further than proving that several
Hindus OF the Imperial Valley Of
California, becoming lonesome and
finding none OF the American
girls in their community agree
able TO marriage with them,
looked elsewhere for brides Their
search reached FL Paso and three
marriages between Hindus and Next
can girls were conducted. TO ny
knowledge. These marriages were as
legal as any ever performed in the
country. Whether these Hindus had
any help in locating and meeting
these FL Paso girls 7 am unable to
say. but It is my opinion that they
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12
GoUernor Routed By
Porter, Who Apologies

St Louis. No. Nov. 1e.-Gove-nor
Gardner boarded q santa Fe sleeping
car at Edna. No, al a. n. and
climbed into an upper berth. as al the
lower ones were taken Three hours
later he vas awakened by a negro
porter
--Youu have 10 get Up nov. sab"
said the porter De fellows in de up
per berths mas 70 dress first
A member OF the governors parts
tipped off the porter that II was the
governor he had routed The porte.
started on run for the governors
berth.
Scuse me. guvnah." said the por-
ter. you can sleep as long as you
want TO-"
But BY that time the governor wa
dressal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12
Chorus Girls Find Work
rs Clerks During ''FIu'

Chicago. III. Nov. l2-Chorus girls.
many OF them out OF Job here when
the theaters were closed on account
OF TIE "fluT epidemic. could not wait
for the shows 10 reopen. so thev
have begun 70 wait table instead.
Many others in a similar fix. unable TO
make living with their nimbie feet.
are finding that their nimhie minds.
as sales girls. bookkeepers and in Of
nee work generally can make Just -
good living for them Theatrical
promoters here are consequently fear
ing shortage OF chorus material as a
result Of the epidemic.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12
Finds Horse He Once
Ouned While in Battle

Clinton, Ill. Nov. 1.-THE world is
small. after all. Attest, Corp. Arthur
.Spellbring. an American soldier over
there" He was going "ovep the top"
In one OF the famous American drives
and suddenly halted amid the din Of
bursting shrapnel and booming guns.
dis attention centered on . horse.
Spellbring recognized II by certain
marks on the left hind foot. In a let
ter to friends here telling them Of the
meeting. he wrote AS soon as this
mans war is over. II that horse and 1
come out unscathed, I'm going to buy
him and we'll both 20 back home to-
gether- He'll have-a home as long as
I have one"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12


NEAR WHERE I live.
WHEN 1 am home
THERE IS hospital
AND IT has an ambulance.
AND SOME day.
IF live long enough
THE HOSPITAL ambulance,
Is GOING to hit me-
AND BACK up and get me.
AND TAKE me to the hospital
AND SOME nice doctors.
WILL LOOK ne over.
AND IF they can fix me
OF COURSE they'll do it.
AND AFTER I get out
I'LL MOVE away
TO SOME little town.
WHERE THERE ISN'T any
ambulance.
AND IN quite sure
THAT IT'S all going 10 happen
BECAUSE EVERY little while.
I'll BE crossing the street
JUST A few blocks away.
FROM WHERE live
AND ALL at once.
IT'LL SHOOT around the corner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12

the government is asked to reiterste
are on the right OF workers TO organ
ize and equal pay for equal work for
women and men There have been
reported intimidations OF workers. es-
peciaily in the arsenals and munition
plants, by army officers hostile 10
labor organizations and the failure
Of such officers 70 maintain the stand
ard OF wages for equal pay for equal
work BY women and men. The gov
eminent has announced It's policies
on these points and this reiteration
Is asked for because labor organizers
are constantly reporting such inter-
ferences"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12
When An Ambulance HurrieS Just To
Be Hurrying, Not Time To Be Hit

AND SEE me.
AND CLANG the bell
AND I'LL freeze stiff
RIGHT WHERE an
AND By that tine.
IT'LL BE gone
AND TWO or three times.
WHEN IT'S done that
I'VE STOOD around
TILL IT came back
AND WHEN it slowed Up.
TO CROSS the sidewalk
LOOKED inside
AND THERE was nobody there.
AND ALL I ask
IS WHEN they do hit ne.
IF THEY'LL please pick n time.
WHEN THEY have to hurry.
To SAVE somebody's life.
BECAUSE THE way I feel
Is THAT I'd hate to BE hit
AND ALL broken Up
JUST BECAUSE the driver
IS LATE for his lunch
OR IS going 20 a show.
OR SOMETHING Ike that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12
Girl Makes Good With
Her Dad rs Blacksmith

Butler. No. Nov. 13-Sliss Hazel
Crosslen, OF this city. when out OF her
work hours. plays the plano. sings.
knits for the soldiers. does homework
and other womanly accomplishments.
In her work hours she is a black
smith.
Her father. ". o. CrossIen, owns a
large blacksmith shop here Every
time he hired a new man. Gen
Crowder. also a AIissourIau. took him
At last Hazel said: Why not hire
meZ Her father did. As yet. she
hasn't shod a wild horse
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12
Memories Wink 1t
Religion To Help VA

New Philadelphia. O., Nov. 1.-THE
Hennonites have finally found a way
70 wink at their creed and help the
United States in the war. Their
money Is not supposed to be working
for war activities and the consciences
OF the members OF the sect are easy.
And this is how 1t is done; The money
OF the Mennonites is deposited with
the bankers who are wise to the
game" The bankers apply the de-
posts TO the purchase of Liberty
bonds and then issue certificates Of
deposit 70 the members. At the ex-
piration Of ten years. depositors can
claim bonds or their equivalent in
money.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
Good For Us

TEE falling wT 1a black and cheer
less night and tomcats
ran IS g Png down. hear it splash and beat and Pm unwise
ron and rend spngd dressing gownt
an things unpleasant do good all the
food make prairie
and ought and walk day
thing despise that Is the stuff need
but IN that task our safety les the health boards
liable to
there's nothing to their unless
tnk that MES fake rather j spirit feels thrObbing ache
everything ought to take something streaming
the grieves me
and 1t is beasly W need.
Copyright b. George Matthew AoamA WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12

New Haven. Conn. Nov. 12-In
many Connecticut towns school teach
srs made idle by the closing Of the
schools due to influenza have been
acting as nurses. the shortage of
which has been the most pronounced
IN the history OF the state.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12

Nome. Alaska, Nov. 12.-Only about
500 persons are spending the winter
here this season When the gold
rushes Of former years was on Nome
had a population in winter time Of
several thousand. The last boat this
fail was loaded to capacity with out
going Alaskans.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12

Remember the soldiers are sti1 In
the camps.
So keep right on buying your War
Savings Stamps.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12
Here'a Luck ID ~
DON'T QUIT.

The Dutch. you remember. took
Holland. and now. not to be outdOne,
the Belgians are taking Belgium
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12

Mss Jane Starr. OF Los Angeles. IS the
first California woman 10 win a service
flag from the National War Garden Com
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-12
n II ORE TRUTH
" THAN
LIZ POETRY


LET Us HAND IT TO HIM.
Among all the shouts and hysterfn
One guy was a wise one. you bet
The willy old King of Bulgaria.
Knew when 10 get oct Of the wet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
If Turkey Is King of Game Birds Bob White Is Heir
Plump Little Quail Are Plentiful; How To Hunt Them

harvested. the territory TO be fun
Of ditch banks grown up with high
weeds and underbrush. a damp. cloudy
day the first Of November before the
birds have been hunted TO death, who
cannot make Of such an eastern Caro-
lima day enc long TO be remembered
are surely without the pale.
Flushing the Convey.
Within five minutes after the dogs
are sent afield. they VIII set" 4
covey Of from 10 to 10 fat, lazy birds
The second they catch the scent Of
the birds. the dogs freeze" in what
ever position they may be and hold
motionless until the hunters reach
the spot Usually the birds are all
huddled up not more than five feet
from the noses Of the dogs. All at
once the birds fly up, making such
a startling noise that even old hunt
ers jump. Both men viii probably
shoot into the flying mass and pos
sibly not get a single bird After
being thus flushed the birds fly
about 200 yards. every one stopping
Just where IT alighted- Bohwhitess
are probably the best camouflaged
birds on earth one rarely ever sees
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30

them until they fly And they know
the value OF Stiffness
The dogs are sent TO the place
where the covey dropped The birds
are now scattered One by one the
dogs "set" the birds, the hunters tax
ing turns at shooting. and this is the
time the game is bagged- One who
gets a bird every two shots is con-
sidered a good shot Sometimes q
field is so full OF coveys that hunt
ers spend an entire day within less
than a square mile
How the Dogs Hold Him.
There IS nothing that thrills a man
more than watching a dog hold"
bird or a "covery." Almost any day
in the field a hunter will see more
beautiful pictures OF dogs freezing"
than an artist can imagine IN all his
life Dogs hunt at a rapid speed. yet
they always stop and freeze" within
a Tooth OF a second from the time
they catch the scent OF the birds. A
good dog viii hold" a bird for hours.
I heard a man say that he was hunt
ing one day and lost his dog. He
never did find him The following
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
'SPORTOCRAPHY By Crazy,

THE country having come success
l fully through one war, Charlie
Comiskey. owner Of the Chicago
Americans, doesn't see why organized
baseball should start another one just
because the minor leagues decided re-
Gently that the major leagues should
draft no more OF their players And
the minors who seem to have been
looking for the scrap-weu. they'll
calm down when they think OF what
hostnities might do TO their bank
rolls. Baseball viii have a hard time
as 1t IS to get Strengthened out again,
and war between the leagues at this
time may decide the fans 10 look else
where for their relaxation Besides,
everybody has had enough war for
q long time TO come. II you don't be-
lieve II, ask the Germans.
NEW ORLEANS SCENE OF
MANY CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS
Many Of the greatest ring cham
pionship contests Of the last half cen
tury have been staged in New Or
leans and its immediate vicinity
John L Sullivan won the title from
Paddy Ryan at Mississippi City, not
far from the southern metropolis, de-
Tended It against Jake Kilrain at
Richbure. Miss. and lost It TO Jim
Corbett in a Crescent City ring.
At an earlier period the neighbor-
hood OF New Orleans was the scene OF
Jem Mace's two great combats for
the American championship The
clever English gypsy, although only
a middleWeight, had fought his way
10 the top OF the heap in England, and
had earned the reputation OF being
the most scientific fighter the ring
lad ever seen He came to America
in 1853. and the following year fought
and defeated Tom Allen, another
Englishman. at Kennerville, La. near
New Orleans.
Jem's right to the title was dis
puted by a native American. Joe
Coburn. and In 1871 Mace and COburn
were matched to fight in Canada for
$4,000 and the American championship.
The Dominion authorities did not take
kindly TO the project, and stopped the
arrangements The men were again
matched. the date being set for No
vember 90, 1871, and the place to be
within 100 miles Of New Orleans It
was just - years ago today that
Nice and Coburn set out from New !
Orleans for the scene Of battle, with
a large following OF sports. many of
whom had come from New York The /
site chosen was at Bay St Louis. .
MISS ana lnere the ring was plLcneo- /
Col Rufus Hart, q prominent New Or I
leans sportsman. was named as
referee, and Col Rube Hunt. also |
prominent in Crescent City sporting 1
affairs, was the stakeholder.
Although the battle lasted nearly /
four hours, Il was q disappointing af- I
fair 20 the 500 fans who had as
sembled TO witness the festivities. In 4
the first round Mace severely IN |
5ured one OF his wrists, and from that /
time on had to fight on the defen- l
sive, whole Coburn, ignorant OF the 1
cause Of 1Iace's lack OF spirit, and ]
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
n M n RnnnIE-

But now anyone who would net
birds, shoot them while hnddled up
under a tree or while on the ground.
or at any time except while they are
on the wing in open season. in the
Carolinas and Virginia. would stand
about as much show OF escaping the
country as would have q horse thief
in Texas so years ago
Finest Kind of Sport.
bird hunting" as bobwhite shoot
ing is called in the Carolinas and Vir-
ginia where the birds are most abund-
ant. is unquestionably the finest sport
10 be had on this continent. II has
many points in common with golf.
and any man who has once had 4
taste OF It Will never count another
year well spent unless he has spent
at least 10 days at this sport
Any two sportsmen who cannot
take a good strong man for carrying
ammunition, a good shot gun for each
OF them. not pump guns nor extras
to keep one loaded all the time two
well trained energetic dogs. three
miles square OF bird territory where
wheat has been harvested that June
and peas sown afterwards but not
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30

! with Harry lie Gore. OF Yale, and
many other elusive backs
Harvard Takes Advantage
In the case Of Mahan, Harvard had
the wisdom TO employ him as threat
as frequently as a positive factor
in advancing the ball; the incessant
watching of him laid opponents open
for successful plays not involving
him. This. in turn. made things easier
for him when he did have the ball
although his transcendent genius
was. Of course, always a dominant
factor, tricks and the like aside. Fred
Tibbott Of Princeton. was another man
who would have a greater reputation
than he now has had not his ability
been so thoroughly recognized and
accounted for by Yale: but, at the
same time, like Mahan, his genius
was so great that he often discounted
the surveillance set upon him But
tons to the big game rule that the
early game potency Of the crack back
is liable to appreciable reduction in
the supreme test.
Rutgers and Syracuse Fail.
Now, against Rutgers, a finely
drilled team, which had made no spe-
cial preparation for any single Great
Lakes player, there emerged Paddy
Driscoll. With no more attention
concentrated upon him than upon any
other Great Lakes back, he had ev-
CRY opportunity for the expression
OF his genius, and, aided by enthusi-
astic interference, he proceeded TO
make the Jerseymen look more ridicu-
lous than they really deserved to look
or would have looked had they
planned their game along the lines
of stopping this player. In so doing,
Rutgers would have retained her
and given the game q differ
ent complexion And Syracuse, too
Here was a great. hulking team,
which had flayed eastern opponents
and went out to Ann Arbor with
fine appetite for q one sided score I
But a Wolverine player, Of whom lit
tie account had been taken, emerged /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
WILDE, FISTIG WONDER, COMING
FOR TOUR Of UNITED STATES
Britain's Fyweight King Defeats Bantams and Feath
ers; Has Never Been Defeated; Londoner Believes
Jess Willard Cannot Defeat Carpenter; Thinks
Jack Dempsey Might Defeat Great Frenchman.

NEW YORK Nov 5o--Jimmy Wide
~ the flstic sensation OF England
and all Europe. u coming to this
country. There IS a possibility that
he is already on his way here to
meet the fly and bantam weights Of
the United States.
This news Is known by Albert De
Courvnle. Of London. who arrived here
last week
wilde will be here shortly" said
Mr.. De Courville. THAT IS certain.
I am very anxious for the American
public to see him. for I think he IS
the most remarkable boxer that ever
lived. He is so regarded in England,
and think this rating viii be ac-
corded him here when he is seen in
action.
He IS a physical freak Much has
been written Of him IN this connection,
but in one important particular most
people are misled-
He IS extremely light He fights
at about los pounds. 1 believe. and he
is Of fair height It has been reported
that he is a sictly lad and that this
keeps his weight down
This is not so. Wilde Is a remark
ably strong youngster- He. Is per
fectly sound physically. His weight
is the only thing that has led people
TO question his physical fit=ess.
slIfe Il clever with his hands.
very fast. has terrific punch and
unusual endurance. He can 20
at top speed from one to 30
rounds. He meets them all in
England up through the feather
weight class No one EAs been
found to best him. Candidly i
think II viii be some time before
he II beaten abroad or in this
country. This boy f. uncHnny in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30

fearing a trick. did not take advan--
tage OF his opportunity. After the
men had been fighting three hours,
Col. Hart told them TO get busy or
he would stop the affair His admo-
nitions had little eject, and the
colonial was as good as his word, call
ing the fight draw.
CHOTNSKI-JEFFRI BOUT
A MEMORABLE CONTEST
Joe Choynsld and Jim Jeffries
Fought a 20 round draw on this date
IN 1897, the scene OF the affair being
San Francisco. This was q battle that
will long be remembered by CalifOr
MIA fans Of the old school The giant
boilermaker then had only four bouts
under his belt. and was a clumsy
novice al the game, while Choynski
was q clever veteran who had been
banging away at the best OF them for
more than ten years. Jeff weighed
220 pounds, Joe over 50 pounds less.
For ten rounds Choynski hammered
away az the giant almost at viii. and
in the tenth landed blow square on
the jaw that should have sent Jeff
straight to dreamland. But It didn't
Having given Jeff the best he had IN
stock, without effect, Choynsld grew
tired and discouraged, and Jim as
sumed the aggressive and fought so
earnestly as to win a draw. The Los
Angeles mans showing was a great
surprise to the san Francisco sports.
who had expected Joe TO cut the big
fellow into strips. Within IS months
Jeff was champion.
TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS.
1s1O-Abe Atteu oztpointed Pal
Moore in ten rounds at New York
1911-Packey Mcfarland defeated
Tommy Murphy in 20 rounds at San
Francisco.
1911-Freddie Welsh won the deci-
sion over Willie Richie in 20 rounds
at Los Angeles.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
his skill and physical attributes
Wait until you see him!


7 saw Georges Carpenter In Francs
before came over. The F'renchheavy-
weight champion is in wonderful ply
steal shape Don't let any one tell
you differently.
we were talking OF the night he
fought Gunboat Smith in London be-
fore the war. DO YOU think those
days VIII ever come backT he asked
me- 7 am sure OF it, answered
VIII you be ready 10 box again when
they dor
Frenehman Ready.
He smiled Look for yourself be
said I never felt better. OF course.
have not had a real boxing match
in a long time. But I am young and
do not think II viii take me long 10
get ready
4 have never seen Willard. but u
he IS not a great champion, big as he
is, Carpenter VIII defeat him"
Dempsey Champion
wait until you see Jack Dempsey"
cut in Jack Hughes. -Ah." answered
Mr. De CourviIle. 7 have heard much
Of him. but, OF course. have not seen
him"
Well" said Hughes. Dempsey Is
our best bet. I think he Is a wonder
ful fighter He is bigger and stronger
and hits harder than Carpenter. He
is Just as fast"
III that IL so,v answered 1Ir.
De COurvilIe, @ie may defeat Car
peutier. But Willard, n he -
slow never VIII do So Carpenter
II in excellent physical condition
He win be n hard man to defeat
Mr.. De Courville says that there Is
plenty OF demand for boxing in Lon
don, but that boxers are scarce They
are nearly all IN the British army.
Bombardier Wehs IS matched TO
box 4 heavyweight named Goddard IN
London shortly. Goddard is thought
to be a conner IN England
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30

NEW YORK. Nov. Some OF the
IN best football experts in the east
says; The problem with teams we'll
coached IN football fundamentals ard
having IN general a good working
knowledge OF the game when pitted
against an outfit not so wen devel-
oped, but blessed with one or more
blazing backfield stars. Is the old. old
problem OF painstaking mediocrity
struggling ineptly against the mani
festations Of genius. In large meas
ure the potency Of a star when It
comes to a question Of big games" in
late November can be minimized, If
not altogether extinguished, through
the well known process Of failing off
two or more men to keep 4 watchful
eye upon the outstanding rival What
ever the play. these men viii be found
TO be upon the star every minute OF
the game. checking his usefulness al
syery turn.
This method is possible because
throughout the aeasOn the stars
reputation has attracted attention
to hImi through the medium of
scouts he has been watched and
his manneriEma noted ont only
but the variety of plays in which
he participates also marked
Thus, while he may shine with
blazing brfIliancy in the early
sensOn and middle season, he Is
more likely than not to subside in
the all important contests.
There are many examples OF the
sort Yale laid for Eddie Casey, OF
Harvard. in 1916, and while the lit
tie Harvard back got loose once, that I
was his only break. In ali the big
games in which Tol Peudleton. Of
Princeton, a ten second man and I
beautiful runner. played, Yale never /
permitted him to get loose, and so I
with HOBBY Baker, OF Princeton. and ]