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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
LEND HOMES TO SOLDIERS
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People Of metropolitan New York,
fortunate enough to own homes and
not Just flats, are finding a new and
unexpected war use TO put them to-
Hundreds Of enlisted men from the
west and south. stationed at Camp
Merritt. Camp Mills and the many
otker war centers. that they may be
ready 10 embark at a moments no
tice. are engaged to young women Of
their home towns. About to sail for
the front and not certain they VIII
ever return, they want TO spend last
few evenings with their sweethearts.
Careful parents are unwilling TO per
init daughters 20 journey TO New
York. and stop at hotels or boarding
houses, unless they can 80 with them
Often that is impossible, and so the
new form Of war work has developed
This new form is the reception into
their homes. as members Of their
households, OF these sweethearts OF
enlisted men girls from every part
Of the country. The father and
mother Of he New York household
act as parents. some OF them for the
first time in their lives having mar
riaEeable young women on their
hands There are men and women in
Brooklyn, the Bronx, Newark and at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
Castor Bean Crop Is Worth Raising
Government Needs Oil For AirpLaneS
n FREDElIC D. HAskIN.

IITASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 10.-The
w var. which has received so many
dead and dormant industries in this
country. has added TO its list the re-
birth OF castor oil as an important
American product
After a good many years Of COM
parative obscurity. the ricinus com
NUNS. or castor oil plant, has become
for the time being at least an indis-
pensable part Of our national scheme
of things. Through the direction Of
the department of agriculture, more
than 10000 acres of the plant have
been grown in the southwestern and
southern states during the last year.
particularly in California
The reason is simple enough. Castor
Gil, besides being a valuable medicine,
is now essential as a lubricant. Ger
tain types Of airplanes, especially the
advanced training plane. cannot be
successfully operated without its as
sistance. Gas. in motors Of this sort,
is brought through the crank case,
where It comes into contact with the
oil. Castor oil, happily, is but slightly
soluble in gasoline, and remains viz
tually unaffected by it, No other lu-
bricant seems to perform this function
adequately.
An OIL Shortage.
When the first features OF the air
craft program were agreed upon, after
the United States went into the war
the directors Of the program were con-
fronted with the fact that millions
Of gallons Of castor oil must be Sc
cured for the fabrication OF rotary
aviation motors. The available sup
ply at that time was only 100000
gallons The affair had such a serious
aspect that the secretary Of war ap-
pointed a board to deal expressly with
the problem.
The first provision was to arrange
the planting Of 100000 acres in castor
beans IN this country, in Cuba, Haiti,
SantO Domingo and elsewhere. This
was done under government contracts.
Encou-a cement was also given to the
individual farmer to cultivate the
castor oil plant by fixing q minimum
price of $3.50 for the beans. Enough
Of them responded TO add materially
to the size Of last years crop.
Through the British government,
the board arranged to have the steam
ship Adelaide sent from Bombay 10
this country with a cargo Of 5000 long
tons Of castor beans. OF this. about
200 tons were used as seed, and the
rest pressed into lubricating oils for
use on army airplanes. More than
100000 gallons Of oil was acquired
in this manner. The board also Sc
cured 100000 gallons of oil in Eng
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
OVER 100 \. Y. FIRMS
ENTER INTO WAR WORK

E1L 4 In AA1U " AK " UnA
More than 100 business rirms in the
I Madison Square section OF New York,
{ l4th 10 saith streets have now entered
upon one definite form Of war work.
{ They have done so through cOntribu-
tons toward expenses, or by personal
work by their employees. The COM
monest form has been the loaning of
stenographers for letter writing. The
] list Of firms includes banks the great
| silk houses, the wooden industries. the
missionary societies. the wholesale
grocers and the glassware distrib-
utors-
The form OF work. supported by
I this Madison Square movement, is
hospitality to soldier mothers of
America Upon request OF the army
and navy medical directors an infor-
nation bureau has been established,
by which everybody needing the in
formation can find out at once in
what hospital is = particular patient
Notice has been given that BY the
end Of August many wounded soldiers
from the Marine VIII be IN hospitals
in and near New York City. The Mad
ison Square hospitality plan is to
serve parents OF these boys II they
visit New York. or where they cannot
do so, TO provide responsible men and
women to take the places OF absent
parents These foster parents are GER
titled to the medical directors. under
whom they serve.
Cooperating with the Travellers Aid
society. the National League for Won
ems Service, the French commission.
the war camp community service, the
Red Cross and the Y. N. c. A, this
service TO soldier mothers has been
placed in charge OF the Institute Of
Applied Christianity, with service sta
tion at 50 East 25th street, Madison
Square, and with bureaus at the Grand
Central and Pennsylvania stations.
Inquiries from parents Of all men in
the service concerning sick sons, or
concerning any vital matter relating
to the welfare Of enlisted men are
invited. and will be responded to i'm
mediatelY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
FLORIDA IS HARD HIT BY THE WAR
BUT CHURCHES MEET ALL NEEDS

Every Obligation Fulfilled as in More Prosperous Com
munites New Workers Care for Visiting Sweethearts
Of Soldiers; Large Numbers Of Soldiers and Sailors
Join the Churches Before Entering Battle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10

4 land. where the bean is grown TO
some extent, and shipped it direct 70
I France. In all. about 100000 gal
Ions were secured
Necessary for Some Machines.
Castor oil, IL may be noted. is not
/ essential as a lubricant for the Lib
erty motor OF for most other motors
built on the reciprocating plan. but II
is absolutely needful for motors OF
the rotary type. A large number OF
these motors are now in use on the
western front, and a great many more
are being constructed. Most OF the air
service training planes have rotary
motors. One hundred and fifty Of
these have been built, and about a
third of that number is in the process
Of assembly. The new single seated
pursuit plans will also have rotary
motors. 1t will be seen that castor
beans must be an important part OF
our crop production for the next few
years.
Castor oil plants are not native to
America So far as is known, they
belong primarily to tropical Africa,
but they have been most successfully
and profitably grown in India Be
fore the war, so much oil was i'm
ported from Calcutta and elsewhere
and sold so cheaply that the American
planters could find no market. and
lAAE NeoADA nGeAA4 AeAAg 44aeA = pea ~
from American fields.
Every effort is now being expended
to restore it The experiment should
be a profitable one for farmers and
gardeners, because a single acre viii
yield enough beans TO make 20 gal
Ions OF the no. 1 grade oil
The castor bean yields a three
celed capsule, each cell containing a
single seed. The seeds differ in color
ing and size. according TO the variety
Of the plant They are rendered pol
sOnOus by a tissue OF toxic substance.
Extracting the OIL.
Oil for use in aviation engines and
for other purposes is secured from
the beans by two methods. The for
mula in most general use requires
that the beans be crushed cold be-
tween rollers and then pressed in q
hydraulic press. The water is then
removed and the oil bleached in the
sunshine or by artificial process. The
other method consists in submitting
the beans 10 a dry heat until soft
ened and then. after pressing them,
TO mix the oil with an equal portion
Of water and boil it. In this way the
albuminOus matter is easily removed
These, however, are problems which
the average war grower need not con-
Germ himself The government will
be grateful enough to him II his pa
triotism and his interest go far
enough TO make him produce an
abundant supply OF beans
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
Mail Orders
Filled

THE Store
OF Service"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
VACATION SCHOOLS ARE
ENGAGING IN WAR VEOR

The vacation schools for children
have this year changed their charac-
ter in many ways, owing TO war con-
ditions. The movement that is head
ed by Rev. DR.. r. G. Boville finds, &C
cording to a statement just issued.
that boys and girls are neglected in
the poor neighborhoods Of cities, ow-
ing TO the war. that more church
buildings are closed that ought to be
open and in use. and that colleges
which heretofore were able to furnish
teachers IN the vacation season OF
July and August are able to furnish
none al all this year Finances are
more difficult to manage, and the old
methods OF instruction have had to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10

shot at the evangeIistic people, who
are told that the last thing Russia
has need for at this time is Protestant
ism, and that it is impertinent to pro-
pose II as q cure for deplorable condi-
lions obtaining in a Catholic country
The Episcopal war commission is
known 10 have received the appeal
but as yet it has held no meeting to
consider action any say that now is
the time their church ought to do
something TO save Russia and her
ancient church.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10

least one as far out as Paterson,
opening their homes and playing the
part Of foster parents TO wouldbe
brides-brides when the war ends. if
all the good luck wishes are realized.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
"a Years Ago Today
From The Herald OF
\ \ Thu Date. 1904.

" !
/ u last night and the death kneu OF
gambling was sounded when 100 good
citizens Of the city banded them
selves together and agreed to furnish
[ the money necessary to prosecute all
violations Of the Texas gaming laws.
Within the past few days. the gam
bling devices have been removed from
the Pullman saloon, the Gem. the
Zeiger, the Tammany club. and the
Toltec saloon. and from many other
popular" places.
Heavy firing in the vicinity OF Port
Arthur was heard all the past Il
hours, and the Jap forces on land
and sea are reported fighting vigor-
ously, while Russia awaits news Of
the battling with fear and trembling.
Judge Alton B. Parker accepted the
Democratic nomination for president
in a speech wherein he severely criti-
ciZed everything done by the admin
istration; especially did he decry
Roosevelts desire for another term
Chicago wheat. September. 800:
corn 5217; cattle, prime steers. $500
TO S6.25, poor 10 medium, $500 to
( $500; sheep, choice wethers, 1915 to
S4.15; western sheep. $3.50 TO $500.
Before Z o'clock this morning over
zoo vehicles carrying people 10 the
feast Of san Lorenzo being celebrated
at the church about two miles from
Juarez had passed over the interna-
uonal bridge A prominent feature
Of the celebration will be the dances
Of the Guanajuanto Indians. IN cos
tune and according to rites OF many
generations before they accepted the
Christian religion. The church has
always allowed the Indians TO con-
tinue their customs and thousands Of
Americans witness these ceremonies
every year
The Russian fleet. bottled up IN the
harbor at Port Arthur. made a des-
perate attempt TO get out tonight. Il
in nearby waters, but was met by
the Japanese fleet and a great naval
battle is in progress
c J. Artwinski, an Austrian.
member and attache OF the party
which accompanied princes George
and konrad in president Dlaz's prf-
vate car from Mexico CITY TO FL
Paso, was arrested and spent the
night in, the city Jail for Carrying a
pistol His excuse for having the
weapon on his person was that he
Eerous place and thought 1t wise TO
be armed.
A son and heir TO the Russian
throne was born last night and will
be christened Alexis. There is great
rejoicing among the royal party
since four daughters had already
been born to the car. and the ar
rival OF a son had been eagerly an
ticipated for years.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-01

Us that the candidate WHO is ssreaG-.
est with tho organizations in the
primary, frequently tlnns,geiats 20 be.
the weakest withs tie people IL;
the election 1t Isl, well Tor organi2-
ed leaders to remember that the
people always have the sssst wort
The military record Of Major Ell
kins is admirable AS boy he at
tended a training school, and as a
young man he enlisted as a private
in the First West Virginia Regi-
ment in the spanish-American war.
With our boys he is now fighting for
a strong and durable peace. AS a
soldier in two wars, he has expert
enced the privation and hardships,
as well as the hatefulnes. of war
and the niisaFy it creates. ass
MY friend,NMr. S. S, Buzzard, in.
Tie MORGAN iMessenger, expresses
my thought with reference to Major
EI7Sins' attachment for the soldier
He says:E'IIs cast my lot with Ma.
He. says; I'll cast my lot with Ma
doing in the fact that he is in the
army, SO is MY son-7now in France.
j feel there is sympathetic cord
between the4p and myself, though
they have never seea each other"
"As a soldier, it is only natural
that Major Elkins would take a
greater interest in our boys, not
only now, but in the reconstruction
period following the war, when their
claims should be the first to be
considered. He will protect the SOL
diers' interests to the utmost, and
will not merely be- satisfied to pro-
vide for the soldiers dependents
but will also favor redemption and
re-occupational schools to teach
him in a new trade, if through in
jury or thickness he is prevented
from following his old trade; also
cash indemnities, heretofore mis-
named pensions, ITO be paid to the
soldier direct, to compensate him
for loss of earning power Cue to in
jury or impaired health . resulting.
from service In addition thereto he
heartily endorses giving. the famil-
les of soldiers killed in action, a
monthly cash indemnity that will
not only insure them against want,
but enable them to send their chft-
drem to school. This is vital as
many of our boys will return blind,
qnutilated and unable to follow their
former occupations. They will not
wanttto become objects of charity
FOR public charges, and they can be
trained for new vocation and a
useful, cheerful and consented life.
t5"Other candidates may have a
better Mofking crew because Of
their pfASence and personal work,
but nonesHof them have the senti-
meat. that exists for~ Major Elkins.
His name REACHES back to the days
the strength and power Of the Re-
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-01

ptslican pazty when the only sDss-
Qlative element in each election
was the size 9 the Republican ma
iorl IT, lie las meyer been q faction
ist, nor has he attetrpted 70 con
troll conventions or primares
through party machinery He 'has
not frequented the State Legisla-
tive halls seeking to organize the
Senate for this or that interest, or
TO throttle progressive legislation
He could not wage campaign of
abuse. nor would he permit his
friends to do so. If nominated, Tire
counties in his home district wa
give him a large majority just rs
they did the Republican state tiet-
ct, including our nominee for COY
ernor He has the great busiue
ability and tsct and diplomacy char
acfefis4ic of his father. he viii re-
Build the parity IN the state aud
help to restore it in the nation. fie
,lSnows that the "get rick quick wal
lingfordsr' do not care how long the
war continues so long as their prof
fits last, but Major Elkins warts
the war to end. He is progressiv0
in thought and believes that tho
RIGHTS of the people are supreme
and masters of their own govern
ment; that the country belongs TO
the people who inha5it e, includi7
its resources, its business aad its
Institutions; that the man whom
the accident of birth or fortune
made a laborer, is a human being
with all the feeling, all tho capacli'
les for joy and sorrow, for pleasure
and suffering possessed by the other
man whom birth Or fortune or ac-i
dent placed on a happier plane of
life, and finally that Laws shouA
be maintained or altered in Writ
ever manner shall best promote i,'
peoples esuse!9
SAM. p MONTGOMERY.
political Advertisement
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HON. SAM B. MONTGOMERY
sTELI.S.lVHERE ELklNS STANDS


Labor has, and can have no bet
ter. truer OF faire'r friend than Ma
jci Davis ElkinS The same was
true of his father, the late Stephen
Is. Elkins. Senator Elkins never got
cut an injunction against his EN-
ployes in his lifetime. Since Major
Elkins took over the control OF the
>Elkins mines and railroads, there
has never been a strike or a sus-
pension even for day. The mining
rate paid at the Elkins mines is
eight cents per ton more than the
scale in District Seventeen, United
Mine Workers. The day wage scale
is twenty cents per day 'ahove the
prevailing rate.
""On the N ,ei& M. Railroad, owned
by the. Elkih sfihterests, the follow
ing wage scale is in effect Engi-
neers, s6.ss; conductors, SOS; fra
men, s462; brakemen, san; track
men,, 1925. -.
AT the mines, parks and play
grounds are provided, and !. when
the men desire to. hold mass meet
ing, Oak.aPark in Preston county.
the, most beautiful natural park. in
the State is thrown open to them.
SPECIAL workers say that the homes
of the mines as to comfort, SANTA
ton, water supply and gardens, are
among the best in the country.
Churches and schools, with high
school advantages are found Last
year when the new high school
building at Masontown was Destroy
led by fire, Major Davis EllSins gave
several thousand dollars towards
Its reconstruction.
'In supporting Major Eikins there
l. no notion on my part to disparge
the claims of the other Republican
candidates We should all keep
sweet-tempered and conduct our
selves SO as to be able to give, eff
Elective support to the Republican
nominee. It will not do for a. candi-
date to say that she will enter no
fractional controversies or make
cutting remarks concerning his OBJ
lponents and then permit 1t to be
done by paid workers. .r
Here in southern West Virginia,
particularly in Kanawha county,
one hears too much about ss'inside
work" and "yoil cannot stampede
the organization" The ssrt of tom
Ifoolery has all but destroyed the
Republican party in aid county,
and will again wreck 1.-THE county
ticket this fall II Slight Of hand
methods are persisted in. In north
ern West Virginia We. pay no atten-
Ition to the inside. The candidate
knows that II thevotas are :castjfpr
him, they, will be, counted fep him
because the beaSNpsn@in each com
'munity are app6 Ca. to- Icssanduci
the election. We ought to profit by
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-01
Or. FOX GETTING READY
TO MAKE EXPERIMENTS

DR. J. f. Fox, of Toledo, Ono
who recently purchased the old s..
g. Payne farm, near HedgesyilIo'
is here for the purpose OF look NJ
oyer the. property, preparatory ST
making arrangements fl polantm
a number OF fruit trees. DR.. Fox i
an expert orehardist. and intent
to use portion of his newly-ae.
CURED land for experimental pAie
poses, with the idea Of developin2
some new varieties of fruits.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-01

Prof. Fl. q. Marshleiah, n naii'e
of Armenia, who was in Marin s'
burg several years ago, IL now STEP
ping in Winchester, giving his ser
mons in song.
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CHAPTER vIII-In the meantime Cueto
plans to lead Cobo, a Spanish colonel OF
volunteers, eXecrated for his cruelty, to
the, hiding place of Estehan and Rosa.
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CHAPTER v-Rosa writes to O'Reiily
of their plight and urges him to coH1e.
and save her. go @S
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-01

CHAPTER vII-o'Reilly meets Leslie
Branch, newspaper man, who is Victim
of tuberculosis and they plan way to
Join the 1nsurrectos together.
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s CHAPTER WILO'Reilly soon lands in
Cuba, but finds he will have hard work
to reach Rosa, as communication with
the Insurrectos Is difficult and danger
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-01
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I-Dong Esteban varona. g.
Cuban planter. possesses a great treasure
hoard. This wealth has been hidden in
well on the estate by Sebastian, a slave,
and only he and his master know the se-
cret cache Don Esteban's wife dies at
the birth OF twins, Esteban and Rosa
Don Esteban marries the avaricioAs Donna
Isabel, who knows there Is hidden treas
ure and tries to wiring the secret from Sc
bastian. When the slave refuses she tries
to hurt him by having Evangeina, his
daughter. whom he loves dearly and who
Is the special servant of the twins. sold
CHAPTER II-Through Donna Isabefs
scheming Don Esteban risks Evangelina
at cards and loses. Crazed by the loss of
his daughtec, Sebastian kills Don Este
ban and himself.
CHAPTER III-Many years Donna Isa-
bel searched for the hidden wealth of the
man she had married A few years later
she seeks to marry Rosa to the rich Don
Mario, but Rosa Is promised to OReilly,
the American. and awaits hts return from
New York. whence he has gone ito break
Ion his engagement lato hisA employers
daughter. Esteban Is secretly aiding the
Insurrectos.
CHAPTER Iv-Donna Isabel Is at the
mercy OF Pancho Cueto. her unscrupu-.
lois administrator, who knows the deeds
to the plantation are lost with the treas
ure. One night she walks in her sleep
Fand meets her death IN the treasure we'll
Eeteban and Rosa are forced to flee when
Cueto denounces them as rebels.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-12-28

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lagte in grrnioerung Der bonn aonig
@eorg geBaItenert Geoe, boB ioiuobl
er alS alt6 ieine @enablin Oh Oes
ibnen alteilgemoroenen Gulpfanges
tief geriiDrt ieien, uuO fllbr oann
fort: .Sie uno id, Sir,-ib tent
porGr = berf0rpern ben @eiIt 3iueier
groBen Nationen; rmo nelde Stdrfe
uno 9lutoritdt i'd aud INNER belibe,
10 nerfiige ib ii6er bieie oenno6 10
lunge, olS i'd I'M @eiit 0es omeri-
fanii1en 8olfes ban0ele. eSeoer
ginfluB, ben 0os anlerifaniIfe Bolt
in Den @ei6aften Der &eIt beiiet,
lit ourd 0elien Sbnlpotbie nit ben
glipirationen bon M1nnern alliiber-
all beitinlult.
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id CLAUDE, eS lie6t oie 6reibeit IN
ieIbitloier glbiidt. SD babe ons
9orredt 9ebobt, Sir, NIT 6iibrern
Sbrer eigeren Gegierun9 8iidipabe
5u nebmen 0esgIeiden nit ben
@ortfiibrern Der &egieruug 5rattf-
reidlS un0 eeStnliens, ul0 es fre1it
ntid, idgen 5u fonnen, 0aB id Der.
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ben ullS groBer 8orte beoient; ollie
bon urs gebralt9ten Die ipeittrogett.
ben 8orte pHedt" nno n@eredtig-
felt un0 nltilnlebr Iieet es an uns,
5n beiDeiien, o6 mir llns beS SIT
bats oieier 8orte betpuBt fino ltuo
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niht itur beiuuBt iein ionoern oitd
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mir Ser @eoanfe, ooB es ntebr @ett
beoingt. Der groBen moraIiiden|
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0ltrfbU0gt, 8lt wioerIte6en5 als itd
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nGine oroBe 8lutipelle Ourd5iebt
Die Ser3en bon 0fdnnern; ilie 5upor
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