El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-14
STiNPS0R
PAY MORE TAX
Eel Pasoans Must Help Stop
Onrushing Germans,
SAYS 1t. Marshall.

1.-THE government at MasnlngL ton is
not going to allow the hordes Of Ger
mans to come to this country and do
as they have done in Europe; the gov
I eminent has decided that America is
going to stop the onrushing Germans
and you people in El Paso are going
to help" Lieut.. Verne Marshall told
several thousand people Thursday
night in an address at Cleveland
square.
1T is all cut and dried. You viii
either help by buying war savings
stamps. Liberty bonds and like war
necessities. or the money viii be taken
away from you in the shape of taxes
You must help, because the vast ma
jcrity Of American people. by their
representatives at Washington, have
agreed that it must be done. and YOU
can either help by buying the best
security in the world. that pays a
higher rate Of interest than any bank
I'm the land, OF you can have the
money taken away from you"
Lieut.. Marshall was speaking in the
interest Of the war stavings stamp
sales. He is travelling over the coun-
try under the direction OF W C. Nc
Adoo, secretary Of the treasury. as a
war speaker.
What They Do in Iowa.
Marshall said that doors had been
slammed in the faces Of the volunteer
women war savings stamp workers
In FL Paso.
In Iowa. where came from. when
this occurs, we paint a wide yellow
stripe on the sidewalk all around the
house. Next day a committee waits
on them and attempts TO get state
ment showing why this had been done.
If the explanation is not satisfa ctcry.
we have a United States marshal call
and, II necessary, we put these people
where they won't earn enough TO buy
thrift stamps. There are several hun
cred Iowans at Fort LeavenwOrth
prison and there may be more, be-
cause we are going 10 clean them out
and let Only thorough Americans live
in the state"
FL Puso Boy in Trenches.
The Lieutenant painted a realistic
picture Of the conditions in the
trenches at early morning hours He
said -LLs now 4 o'clock in the morn
ing in France and that El Paso boy,
the one you knew so well, and loved
to talk 10 so much. the neat and tidy
one. is in the front line trench, and
he is dreaming Of home. Of the time
when he is coming back TO FL Paso,
TO this park. TO you people. IL is up
.
he is doing his best Are you doing
yours"
Soldiers Have Little Left.
Brig. Gen Robert l. Howe eE-
planned why the enlisted men at Fort
Bliss were not buying more war saw
ings stamps than they are He eL-
planned that the enlisted man Of the
army has little OF nothing left after
he has made the compulsory allot-
meut, paid his life insurance and the
instalment on his Liberty loan bond.
In some instances he has scarcely
enough left TO keep him in smoking
tobacco and pay his laundry bill. said
the general
Says Has asIammers'" Names.
R. Emmett Hines. Of war savings
stamp headquarters. acted as char
man Of the meeting and said. If any
one is interested, the name and adj
dress Of the women Of Ell Paso who I
had slammed the door In the face Of
the war stamp sellers could be OBJ
tanned at headquarters, in the First
National bank.
Music was furnished by the saith in
fautry band, under the leadership OF
stephen JosEa- Every one stood while /
the band played The Star Spangled
Banner" over There" was played
as the officers and others left the I
stand
In addition to Gen. Howe. the fol- /
lowing army officers were present: I
Lieut. Col John Wagner. district I
quartermaster MAJ. ~. %. Rogers, I
district adjutant Maj. II. P. Mc8Iurdo l
district surgeon. and Capt Frederick Z
w. Boye, lIth cavalry.