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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25

I booked for weekly engagements and
| jump from one town to another. In
not a single place had an earthly
acquaintance. In winter the weather
is not usually tempting for walks,
and I-oh, well, got to know myself
very Intimately, and discovered 1 was
not designed for a alternating ami
NAL Returning TO my hotel at the
audacious hour Of $50 pm, was
confronted by 4 period OF exactly is
hours of enforced idleness before re-
appearing on the stage at $50 the
next afternoon Often and often ]
resolved to stay in bed for II hours;
but, as I said before, do not hiber-
nate successfully. Neither do make
supper engagements with casual
males. though, goodness knows, there
are abundant opportunities for so do
Too Much Spare Time.
"Read2 OF course 7 read, and I
also took copious advantage Of the
knitting craze, as I told you; but
when YOU deduct but 40 minutes from
each day for ones business occupa-
ton, il leaves % hours and 20 min
utes which somehow seem to require
needle to fill up. That's how 1 got
into the habit of talking to the chairs
and wallpaper"
But surely the vaudeville life is
not always SO lonely
For the men, no; but for the type
OF girl I aim to represent decidedly
YES. But let me tell you" she con-
tinued. 7 have met some OF the hap
piest persons you can imagine in this
business. What is known as a fam
lily act in which a whole group Of
persons closely related to one another
combine in some form OF entertain
ment, affords a life Of which. think.
none should Complain. and there are
number OF vaudeville acts IN which
husband and wife are the performers,
and who, journeying about together
with abundant leisure, might be said
to be leading an ideal existence; But
for such as I, loneliness, loneliness,
and then some"
why in the world did you 80 into
Money! she replied promptly.
But couldn't you save just as
much money in the stock company
and be located at some place indefi-
nitely?"
well to begin with I couldn't save
as much money, because OF the ex-
pense OF clothes. In vaudeville get
along with three or four suits; IN
stock. I required new clothes all the
time"
but are not costumes provided by
the MANAGEMENT
yes, costumes are. but we were not
giving costume plays. Our parts
called generally for fashionable up
to date attire, which costs q lot and
is up to the actress to provide. II
a man is called upon to play the part
Of a soldier, the manager furnishes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
A Home Recipe for
Wrinkled, Saggy Skin

By beauty specialists for removing
wrinkles and for reducing distended pores.
can easily be made At home Ask your
druggist for saIolite in powdered form,
enc ounce. and q half pint OF witch hazel.
Dissolve the powder n the witch hazel
and battle the face. neck and hands in
the solution Results are remarkable, and
Instantaneous The skin tightens, and
this naturally reduces the wrinkles, as
vel as creases or folds about the neck.
cheeks OF hands. The tissue beneath the
skin also becomes firmer and more solid
one feels much refreshed and exhilar-
zted after using this truly wonderful prep
arztfon- Many women look five OF ten
years younger after using this only a
short time.-AdT-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
about Ell Pasoans.

Mrs P. G. Bunsen is getting along
nicely after an operation at Hotel
Dfeu.
J. z. Robertson is III with a severe
attack OF bronchitis and lagrippe, at
his home on West Boulevard
Wee little Marion Frances Tappsn
is the newest acquisition to FL Paso
circles, having been born TO DR.. and
Mrs. John Tappan Of 1921 AIundy ave-
nue., on Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. The babe and mother are at
Providence, where they are receiving.
An eight pound boy was born
Thursday afternoon at Providence to
Maj and Mrs. 7. T. Cutter. Mrs. Cut
ter was before her marriage Miss
Beula Robinson. the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Robinson, and the
grandparents are quite as happy over
the wonderful addition 70 thir family
as are the younger folk. Mai. Cutter
is expected to arrive from Camp Funs-
ton on Saturday to greet his son.
Lerner's Clearance Sale Closes Sat
ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
Using Left-OUer Food
In The Soup Kettle!
MiIk-vegetable Soups.

AIiIk-vegetabIe Soups.
~ tablespoons flour.
tablespoons butter substitute.
quart skim milk
cups thoroughly cooked vege-
table, finely chopped, mashed or put
through sieve. Spinach, peas, beans,
potatoes, celery or asparagus make
good soups.
l teaspoon salt
Stir flour into melted fat and mix
with the cold milk. Add the cooked
vegetable and stir over the fire until
thickened. If soup IS too thick add
little water or milk
Duchess Soup
! onion.
= tablespoons fat
2 tablespoons flour.
cups milk
q cup grated cheese.
salt and pepper.
Cook the onion IN the fat until
then the milk gradually. Cook until
smooth, add seasoning to taste. When
ready to serve. put one tablespoon OF
the grated cheese in each plate and
pour over it the hot soup.
Mixed Vegetable soup.
3 quarts water.
1 quart shredded cabbage
4 pint mixed corrot-
l pint sliced potato.
y pint minced turnip.
= pint minced onion
/ ieek.
5 tomatoes.
2 tablespoons minced celery.
tablespoons drippings.
tablespoons green pepper.
3 teaspoons salt
4 teaspoon pepper
Have the water boiling hard in
stewpan and add all the vegetables
except the potatoes and tomatoes.
Boil rapidly for 10 minutes and then
drew back where It viii boil gently
for one hour. At the end Of this time
add the other ingredients and cook
one hour longer. Have the cover par
TALLY off the stewpan during the en-
tire cooking.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25

the uniform, that is, a costume; but
the same actor must provide his own
garb II representing. say, q king OF
finance, because in that case the cos
tune would merely be evening dress.
And in the same way woman IN
stock could play the queen OF Sheba
without a penny of extra expense TO
herself, whereas being called upon
to represent Mrs. Monterrey Mon
tacue OF Fifth avenue might entail
an expense that would make a dent
in a months salary. So that's why
I an in vaudeville"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
CARRIERS, DAY.

Tomorrow. the last Saturday In the
month. Herald carriers viii present
bills for January subscriptions Sub
scribers will please remember that all
Herald carriers are school boys and
Saturday is the only day OF the week
they have to do their collecting.
Please have the amount due ready for
the boys.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25

IGNORING the attractive bevy
Of society girls who have
banded for patriotic work
snder the Q. S. club. the Misses
LuRes and Virginia knight en-
tsrtainsd at their home on North
Kansas street with a dancing party
Thursday night Flags and the tri
eolors carried out with artistry a
most effective decorative motif. ac-
csntuated in the refreshments and
dance programs. Mr.. and Mrs. P. F.
Knight assisted their charming
daughters in chaperoning, assisted by
Mr. and Mrs. John Fielding, and
among those who enjoyed the merry
affair were Miss Evelyn Ellison Miss
Margaret Hines, Miss Margaret Pow
ers, Miss Mabel Shea, Miss Nellie Mae
Beauchamp. Miss Martha Lowman,
Miss Irene Brown, Miss Isabel Kitch-
ems, Messrs- Jimmie Smith. Nelson
Rice, Arzie Beauchsmp, Dan Scurlock,
Wagner Dawson, Peil, Dick Lewis,
watson, Horace Henry, Hugh Ben
nilg and DR.. Homan.
X X
The Navy league comforts commit
tee VIII have dances once q month,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
WIGWAM-BILLY WEST.

There is an all comedy bill at the
Wigwam today headed by that funny
little cuss, Billy West. in Candy
Kid"
Monday, Thomas II. Ince's super
feature, Those Who Pay" will be
shown The stars in it are Bessie
Barricale, Howard Hickman. who
played Little Billy" in the original
stage production OF ''Trilby," and
ing man for Fanny Dayenport.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
ILOVE YOU" IS A
SUPERB PICTURE.
Alma Rubens Magnificent
as THE Passion Flower;
Last Time at Grecian.

For sheer magnificencs and gor-
geous splendor no production offered
in many months can compare to the
new seven-act Triangle Triumph, I
Love You" which will be shown at
the Grecian today for the last time.
Alma Rubens, who Is seen as The
Passion Flower in this play. has no
rivals on the screen who can compare
with her in beauty or dramatic force.
In a comparatively short time this
young girl has developed into an &C
tress of wonderful force; add to her
dramatic ability her remarkable
beauty and you can easily understand
why Alma Rubens is now one OF the
screens supreme favoTites.
As The Passion Flower" she has
the greatest opportunity Of her career
to display rare histrionic ability that
at once marks her as an actress OF IN
common genius.
Don't fail to see this great produc-
ton today. It Is your final chance
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
She Makes ALI Her Clothes,
However, and Those of
Her Partner. Too.

i DEING lone girl in vaudeville Is
i one of the loneliest Jobs in the
~ world. according to Miss Jewel
Floyd, OF the team Of Floyd and Gil
bert, at the Texas Grand. Now Miss
Floyd travels with her partner and
It is not so bad. but for a long time
she was on the road in an act all by
herself and she says though she ap-
peared in the largest cities OF the
country she was Ionelier at times
than If she had been a thousand miles
/ from Z human habitation-
This developed when she was asked
TO tell something Of stage life as
| seen by a girl
7 can tell you all about st in a
| single word-loneliness she said.
Robinson Crusoe led the life OF a
transfer corner policeman during rush
hours, in comparison to the life a
girl who has proper se1-respect
must lead in vaudeville. Did you
ever hold a conversation with chairs2
| Did you ever try TO imagine the fig
ures in patterns OF wallpaper were
alive and could talk 70 you? That's
what I've done in dreary hotel bed
rooms. hour after hour for weeks at
time until I got my girl partner
here"
AS bad as that
Yes. just as bad as that. r you
are determined not be bad yourself.
Why, just look" she continued, there
is at the most not more than 60 min
utes' employment out Of every "a
hours. What is 4 person to do with
the other IS hours2 OF course, II IL
Is male person he can saunter about
the hotel and pick up acquaintance.
But a girl, what is she to do?
NnI-ae nr-n Costumes
"Of course I put in much Of my
time sewing and that helped me to
keep from being lonesome, but I
could not sew every minute. I make
all my costumes
"All OF them2"
Yes; make everything 7 wear
and now that Miss Gilbert is with me
I make all her clothes. too. That
keeps me fairly busy, but 7 am not
lonesome now with her for company.
Il also put in some time knitting,
for I want to do everything I pos
sibIy can to help Uncle Sam win this
war. I wish might shoulder a gun
and shoot
TiresOme aRestIngs So Much.
The average person would hardly
believe that q girl travelling in the
big cities would get lonesome, but you
see I've been playing but two per-
formances daily-one in the afternoon
and one in the evening. We are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
HARoLD LOCKWOOD, UNIQUE.

In The Avenging Trail" now play
ing at the Unique, Harold Lockwood
appears as rough lumberiack, in
contrast to the roles in which he is
usually cast This is a story Of 4
lumber camp in winter and is based
on Henry Oyen's Castor Olaf"
There is action galore in this pic
ture and scenery that can not be sur
passed The shows start at 10:45, u.
lis. 2:5o, 5:45. 5, s:15. 1880, s-s5 and
10 D. m. The Whip" written by
Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton,
win be something extraordinary for
Sunday and Monday.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
Social And Club
Happenings for Saturday

Liberty Club dance Of high school
students at the University club.
Weekend Country club dance and
dinners.
Meeting OF the Home for the Aged,
at 10 Palms Court, at p. n
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
LUBBOCK CUTS
ITS DELIVERIES
Panhandle City Merchants
Combine for Cooperative
Delivery of Purchases.

Lubbock, Texas, Jan 25.-The gro
cerymen Of Lubbock have decided to
eliminate all delivery by the individ-
ual stores and inaugurate system Of
cooperative delivery.
Beginning January 80 one man viii
have complete charge Of the delivery
The city will be divided Into sections
and one man and one car viii DO al
the delivering in each section
By this method II is estimated that
nearly $1,000 will be saved TO the
consumers Of this city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25

SaEEinE cheeks, mouth to nose
lines, deep wrinkles corrected Super
nuous hair and moles removed Mrs
Grace Benson. IS Buckler Bldg--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
ALHAlIRRA. GEoRGE nEBAN.


Today is your only chance to see
George Beban in his latest Paramount
picture, Jules Of the Strong Heart,
a story Of the great north woods and
virile manhood. The smell OF the
pines and the breath Of love mingie
in a plot that brings a lump to your
throat one moment and leaves you
convulsed with joy the next Who
ever doesn't like him is fit for trea-
son, strategem and spells, for II ever
a man knows how to make a general
all around lovable character hero for
the screen. that man is George Be
ban. In Jules of the Strong Heart"
Beban is so magnetically winning
that, even II the picture was not as
interesting as it is he'd win in
walk. In the picture and its enter
tanning story there are the following
utensils: A pipe, a can or two Of
condensed milk, discarded baby that
loves it's adopted papa, Jules; a
pretty girl Of the woods, a set OF
trappers and logging men, with a
villain or two mixed in. a raging
mountain stream and a fight in the
rapids. Mix all this with a lot Of
love and laughter and what do you
get2 One Of the most entertaining
and pleasing screen presentations that
ever sent an audience out Of a thea
ter chuckling, crying and laughing
all at once. That's Beban- He's
worth going to See.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, new location
216 Texas St.-Ady.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25

LerneFs Clearance Sale Closes sat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
M. Q. MoRGAN VERY IL.

". C. Morgan, vice president Of
the Pioneer Abstract company with
offices in the First National bank
building, is reported to be seriously III
at the Rolston hospital. Mr.. Morgan
has been at the hospital a little over
a week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25

Lerner's Clearance sale Closes sat
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25

11resOme "RestinES So Much.
The average person would hardly
believe that q girl travelling in the
big cities would get Lonesome, but you
see I've been playing but two per-
formances daily-one in the afternoon
and one in the evening. We are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25

"Of course I put in much OF my
time sewing and that helped me to
keep from being lonesome, but I
could not sew every minute. I make
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
Forecast for Weeks
Weather in Country

North and Middle Atlantic States,
showers Monday or Tuesday; fair
thereafter. Temperature somewhat
above normal.
South Atlantic and East Gulf
States. local thunderstorms in East
Gulf States Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday and in South Atlantic
States Tuesday and Wednesday.
Frequent day rains in Florida.
West Gulf States. fair weather
with normal temperature.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee. show
ers about Friday. Normal tempera-
ture, through the week.
Region Of Great Lakes, general
fair except showers Monday, lower
lakes and on all lakes Friday and
Saturday. Temperature will rise
first of week to normal; little change
thereafter. -
Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis-
souri, valleys, showers Thursday
Temperature mostly above normal.
Northern Rocky Mountain and
plateau regions. showers wednes-
day; continued warm weather.
Southern Rocky Mountain and
plateau regions, probably showers
Monday or Tuesday. Temperature
above normal.
Pacific States. fair weather with
normal temperatures.
A. J. HENRY.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
AYERS
MARSTO|N DIED
NATURALLY
Claims Autopsy on Cap.
tain's Body Shows Alb
sence Of Poison.

.Aceording to Coroner hewitt. Capt
Hirman Perry. Marston. whose body
was exhumed from It's resting place
in Arlington National Cemetery. and
am autopsy made thereon for the
purpose of determining whether OF
not he had been poisoned, is pre-
sumed to have died from natural
causes. but he will not know de-
finitely until the result of the chemi-
cal analyis Is known.
DIR. q. +. Arnold. of. 1875 Monroe
street northwest. who attended Capt.
Perry during his last illness, stat
ed yesterday that his death was due
to cardiac asthma.
Capt. Marston left q will making
his widow. Mrs. Ophelia' Marston
sole legatee Of his $4,000 estate,
with the exception of IS legacies
each to his daughter and grand
daughter.
This win set forth that the prop
erty consisted entirely of two life
insurance policies on the Travellers
Insurance Company, one for $1,000
and the other for s2.400. both pay
aDie to~nls estate.
Claimed VIII Fraudulent.
It was provided in his will that
the $500 insurance policy should
be devoted to the erection of q
monument to his memory IN his lot
No. $40. officers addition to the Ar.
lington National Cemetery.
Mrs. Nellie o. Southwick. Of 4
Henry avenue, Melrose Highlands
Mass, a daughter Of decedent. flet
q contest against this will on tn,
ground that It had been executed un.
der the spell of undue influence and
was fraudulent in character.
Subsequently Mrs. Southwick charg.
ed that the assets Of the estate had
been concealed.
!; A short time ago, It IL said, she
wrote letter to the City Health De-
partment expressing the belief thai
her father had been poisoned.
An autopsy was made by Deputy
Coroner William B. Carr. who turned
the specimens over to the health de.
partment for a chemical analysis. the
result OF which will not be known
for about ten days.
Mrs. Southwick 10 a daughter oil
Capt. Marston by his first wife, from
whom he was divorced many years
ago.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
GOOD TIMES OUT OF DOORS Z
PLAN OF 3YD COUNTRY CLUB

Good times out-of-doors' is what
the z. w. G. A. Country Club d Of
fering the young woman war worker
who Il q stranser in washington this
summer. Every Wednesday and SAT-
urday the girls ask their men friends
out to the club. and men In uni
form are issued q very special invi-
tation by the association, which the
men from Camp Leach accept by the
hundred. Everybody has a chance 70
meet everybody else, but not as might
be supposed. by q formal line Of IN
PRODUCTION. Girls and men form q
circle which extends clear around the
baseball field. and TO the merry music
Of an orchestra they find partners,
change partners, loss them again and
romp their laughing way through
marches and figures Of endless in
tricacy and variety. II does not mat
ter whether one knows how to play
or not. There are two Y. w. @. A.
secretaries. Miss Ethel Norton and
Miss Dorothy Copenhaver, who know
how. and they call out clear direc-
tions before each figure, and then
one does 1t without having TO hall
think.
A young man In the navy was
heard TO say a few days ago that he
liked Washington well enough dur
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
THE TOWN CRIER.

Washington Grove Camp meeting
will have closing night tonight.
Services tonight will be conducted
by Rev. Harry 8. France. Rev.
Harry Farmer and Rev. John r. Ed
wards will also preach.
Piney Branch Comm unity Center
will meet tomorrow night at the
West School. There will be COM
munity singing. solos by Mrs. New
ton Baker and - short address by
Mrs. Isabelle Geddes Smith.
The Johnsen-Powen CommunIty
Center Association will meet in the
Powell School at s O'Clock tomorrow
night. Earnest H. Daniel. govern
ment expert in the handling OF food
products will give short talk or
Community Buying.
The Washington Zionist CircI<
will meet tomorrow night In the
ballroom of the Y. NJ. H. A, Elev.
enth and Pennsylvania avenue. Wal.
ter Myer who left Palestine in June
will address the meeting.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
BERNARD M. CARTER
DEAD In BALTIMORE

Bernard NJ Carter, prominent
lawyer Of Baltimore. and well known
in Washington. died Friday at the
home of his sister,, Mrs. Bernard
Law. in Baltimore. : For the last
few years Mr.. Carter: has been in
failing health. He was 55 years of
age. Funeral services will be held
in Baltimore tomorrow morning at
the home of his brother. Charles II.
Carter.
Mr.. Carter had a wide circle OF
friends in Washington and was
prominent in Washington and Bal
timore society. He was uncle Of
Lady Atchison, of London, daugh-
ter of John Ridgley Carter, of ]. p.
Morgan and Company; formerly
United States minister to Argentina
and secretary of the American En-
bassy in London for many years.
He is--survived by his brothers,
Charles H. Carter, Julina 8. Car
ter. Shirley Carter. Rev. George
Carter. of Bryn Mawr. Pa. and John
Ridgley Carter, and three sisters
Mrs. Law. Mrs. Arthur Lyman Fisk,
of New York. and Mrs. "A. Robinson
White. of Relay. Nd.
Mr.. Carter was graduate Of
Trinity College.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
NEW u. S. ENGINEERS
TO TRAIN AT FORREST

Preliminary training of the six new
divisional engineer regiments will be
given under the direction of the chief
Of engineers at Camp Forrest, Ga.
Il Is announced by the Engineer Corps.
U. s. A.
The new regiments, which win be
sappers, are to be built up around a
stoned ofiicers who have passed
through the engineer training camp al
Camp Humphrey. Va. The best OF
the instruction officers turned out al
Camp Humphreys are to be rewarded
by assignment to the new regiments.
After the new regiments have COM
pleted their preliminary training they
will go to their respective divisions
where ther training will be completed.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04

ing work hours. but he rather wished
half-holidays and Sundays would not
come around because he knew no one
and found nfe rather lonesome. The
invitation Of the Y. w. c. A. for
Wednesdays, Saturdays and sundays
il not exclusively issued TO the sol
diers at Camp Leach Sailors ana
marines are also more than welcome
and even n they have 70 come farther
they VIII find that the fun well re-
pays the trip. Sundays there IL al
why's a cafeteria supper served, ana
an open-air vesper service AZ Z O'Clock,
followed by group singing
Besides these special days when men
are graciously Invited 20 frolic at this
young women's club there are other
interesting days when the fair sex
seems 10 enjoy playing alone. Every
evening special groups Of girls, clubs
to which one II eligible according 70
the section Of the country from which
one hafls, as New England. the South.
the Middle West. the Far West, or
special groups from the stores and
government offices meet for supper.
athletics and quite frequently moving
pictures. When there Ia not a pro-
gram planned out ahead there are
always tennis, voliey ball, hand ball.
quoits and croquet.