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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21

ment according to the dictates OF his
findings, so that he can drive the
ball Of appeal into the definite pock-
ct OF human reception"
=
The American navy within q few
years viii undoubtedly be the larg-
est in the world" said DR.. \ Nick.
Jones. lieutenant of the naval re-
serve. who has just been stationed
at the naval mobilization office OF
Fl Paso- The important part played
by the navy in this great war has
been too forcible a demonstration
for the national legislators 70 allow
them 10 be dissuaded from bringing
our navy and merchant marine even
above that Of Englands
"Of the 100000 men in the navy.
who have Joined for the duration Of
the war, 20 per cent have been grant
ed permission for discharge. and yet
very few OF them have taken advan-
tage Of it. The men seem very well
satisfied with life on the seas, and
with the pleasant living conditions
as contrasted with what they ex-
pected before entering the navy"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
An Up To Date
Situation Handled
In 4 Modem WAY

A THOROUGHLY modern word. with
/ n a thoroughly modern meaning
made its appearance when women de-
cided that any freak. or freakishism.
in the way OF clothes. speech or man
ner. would henceforth be known as
"tacky."
Il certainly Is expressive.
You see somebody who attracts your
attention in not altogether a compii-
mentary way. and you classify them
as ~tacky," dnd forgive the array OF
colors and overlook the undesirable
effect
You 90 into a room furnished IN
ancient, medieval and modern furni-
ture. you are at a loss to decide Just
what the offence Is. but you can JUS
tify the situation II you call It
~tacky."
Haven't you heard a conversation
Ike this7
DO you ike this?''
NO, it's tacky." tSo further quss-
tom
did you notice herr"
Yes. wasn't that the tackiest dress"
(NO room for discusslon.)
Browns have a new house and the
front room Is the TACKIEST thing"
poor BroWn)
I don't like this blouse. I always
feel tacky IN Il" (She said it,
Tacky' ends the conversation for =
v-0rnau
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
Revive The Spugs

THE society for the prevention of useless giving ought
to experience rebirh not by any kind of organization
It timely.
During the war, Christmas giving curtaiIed by
many families include only the children and members
of the immediate family host of remote relatives and
other friends for cards only There many
financial drains to permit of the indscrimnate unwise
money wasting giving formerly praeticed
The is and the relief and the Joy of VIC
tory and the feeling that highly prosperous times are
ahead threaten to result in resumption of the old
fitness Wastefulness is bound be the result of sending
presents to people whose tastes and desires and possessions
does know. useful gift may be utterly useless
to who already is well supplied with that article.
Indiscrminate giving, often due to sense Of oblga-
business for awhile aerward besides loading up the books
Of eredgvng firms with accounts which often months
in being paid.
Instead Of giving Of useless presents give to the Rescue
Home the Associated Charities the Salvation army the
Red Cross else the money for Januarys or Feb
ruarys needs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
Don't Let The Red Cross Fail

DEPORTS from many parts of the country, including
N some in the southwest are that the Red Cross member
ship drive is in danger of failure. The small amount
charged for memberships, only ST. the short time allowed
for the campaign, week. make it necessary that every
person respond promptly the appeal of the Red Cross
whether not personally solicited and that the member
ship be made practically 100 percent
The wide spread of Spanish influenza has worked
against the campaign in many localities, but
deterrent has been sort Of apathy which many people
showing. They think that the ending Of the has
terminated the work of the Red Cross
That IS utterly wrong The Red Cross hospitals
ST. caring for wounded and wholly partly disabled
and viii be caring for them for long time to Red
Cross eanteens still nterng to troops in France Red
Cross agencies working than to relieve the
impoverished and homeless millions of Europe 1t is
work that must continue long time but cannot continue
without money.
Conditions have changed with the ending Of the
but Red Cross work goes and the need of the systematic
heart and the ready dollar is great today when the
guns roaring Get to the nearest Red Cross agent
or agency and help the good cause.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21

Il SAW the article reprinted re-
/ Gently in The Herald from a kan
sas City paper about the time Joe
Sweeney. as mayor. made the street
car company sign an agreement to
build a new power house and give a
more adequate electric light and car
service" said a man the other day
who knows the former mayor inti-
mately. and it reminded me OF an
other incident in which Sweeney con-
WINGED a corporation that the people
Of FL .Paso really rule.
1T was during the San Francisco
earthquake. when report came here
that many trainloads OF penniless
refugees were being brought as Tar
as FL Paso.' according TO dispatches,
to be dumped here by the railroads.
sweeney was then mayor and he
teleEraphed the railroad officials in
protest, suggesting that the railroads
take these refugees 10 their homes
and not dump them upon FL Paso.
The G. II. * S. 4. officials answered
afford 10 do in giving transportation
this far.
Going to the c. H. offices at Stan
ton street. the mayor asked the su-
perintendent the price Of two special
trains. They gave him the price and
he paid over the money for each 1
want them ready at nine o'clock to-
morrow morning he said. Then, call
ing the police CHIEF. he said: Chief,
1 want you 70 put % men on each
train tomorrow morning and send
them west as far as the smelter
bridge and east as FAR as Fabens and
there tear up the S. P. tracks at each
place Then leave EOur men there
and do not permit the tracks to be
relaid-'
Sweeney then sat down and wrote
4 message. TO the G. H officials at
Houston reading like this; The city
Of FL Paso hereby declares a quaran-
tine, in all directions. against San
Francisco. As a protection to the
health OF the people Of FL Paso, !, as
mayor, decline to permit your trains
70 pass through here with passengers.
1 have ordered your tracks torn up
east and west OF Fl Paso and have
sent armed guards to prevent their
restoration
The mayor then went about his
business and IL wasn't more than two
hours until C. II. officials were pag-
ing him all over town with the infor=
nation that there had been n mistake
in reading his former message re-
questing that San Francisco refug-
ees be taken through FL Paso to their
destinations. The G. II. would be
pleased to put as many trains as nee
essary at Mr.. Sweeney's orders. Joe
called off the police and next morn
ing got his checks back and the ref
ugees went on to their destinations.
i know Of another case in which
he brought the same railroad TO
terms when he was county judge.
The county road paving was started
under him and he decided TO put in a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
Mrs Critchett Pleads For National Woman Suffrage
Advertiser Must Study Those Who Need His Merchandise

81 fES and women all over this
4tA land and others are watching
aud waiting TO see what the senate
viii do about the passage Of the
Susan B. Anthony Federal Amend
ment," said Mrs O. A Critchett.
Women all over the country are
working with might ana main 70
bring pressure 20 bear on the one
vote necessary IN securing the two
thirds majority required for an ar
fiTmative vote
How any man now IN the face Of
al that women have done during the
last four years and al they have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
Americas Mule Powcr
Is Being DemobiIized

San Diego. Calf, Dec. 21.-Demo-
biiization OF Americas mule power be-
gan at Camp Kearny December 10. It
is being accomplished through a Sc
ries OF auction sales which viii con-
tinue until 200 mules. described as
lead. pack" and wheel" are dis
posed Of. Three hundred artillery and
cavalry horses will be sold the same
way Camp kearny soldiers said the
air was filled with neighs and brays
when the mastering out" order was
announced.
But we only hope all the noble
animals get as good masters as Uncle
sam has been" the BOYS added
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
Roundabout Town
HrG. a. MARTIN.

rock crusher near the FL Paso smell
ter and freight the rock down to-
wards Ysleta in cars. He requested
the c. II. & S. a. railroad 10 put IN
a switch at the rock quarry. but got
the reply that the officials OF the
road couldn't think Of It.
Joe sent a reply 70 this Just as
quickly as he later sent the wire
about the quarantine i am order
ing wagons re wired TO the q. Il
officials, and intend to haul the rock
BY wagon from the smelter 70 our
road work I intend 70 keep account
Of the cost and 1 mean to pay the
highest prevailing wages When the
work is finished / will total the cost
and see that the county board Of
equalization raises the taxable val
uation OF the c. H. railroad sufti-
GENTLY to repay the county in taxes
the exact outlay we are put 20 in
quarrying and hauling this rock
This time, as in the case OF the
san Francisco refugee trains. the an
swer came back that judge Sweeney's
first message had been misinterpret-
ed and, Of course, the G. II. & s. A.
railway would be glad to put in a
switch; not only this. but il would be
delighted to haul the rock between
the quarry and any point the Judge
would designate free OF charge as
its small contribution towards fur
thering the public improvements OF
FL Paso county Joe didn't raise the
assessment that year"
Little Chris stepped into a bucket
OF paint while visiting at the fire
station and chief Wray was trying
TO clean him up before his mother
got back and found him.
The chief got it all off but a spot
on his heel.
Chief" said Chris. get It off my
hind leg. too
The galley hoy says II you can
hear Illinois You ought to he able
TO Seattle. 1--WE admit he ought
TO be shot. but we can't do Il; a
Mexican.)
a man told the cub reporter his
wife had gone to Mineral Wells. The
reporter wrote IL that she had gone
TO Big Springs
We are always suspicious Dhen the
office boy shOws an evidence of pill-
ngness 10 Dork.
A Belgian hare IS not really a hare
at all. but 4 rabbit. It got its name
because il is bred NJ from the CEN
trai European rabbit, Imported 10
England from Belgium, with the
English hare used as the breeding
type. 4 hare, however, drops its
young with their eyes open and no
hair on the body. A rabbit drops its
young covered with hair and their
ewes closed. like a kitten. This Is
what the Belgian hare does. The
black Flemish giant rabbits were the
result of crossing the Belgian hare
with the black wild rabbit Of Russia.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
Roundabout ToWn
How Joe Sweeney Brought Railroad Officials To Time
Some More Dope About Rabbits and Rabbit Breeding

There is a lot Of interesting dope"
about rabbits and things II people
only took the interest TO learn II.
This Is the sort OF information you
get at the Poultry and Pet Stock
show II you only stick around and
show an interest and talk TO the peO-
pie who raise them and know them
Compton. a rabbit breeder. can go
TO a store 10 buy furs for the women
members OF their families and not
know that they are buying rabbit
furs when they are paving for fox
furs3 ] can show rabbit furs here
at the show that only an expert can
distinguish from the finest fox furs.
The rabbit Is not only coming into
general use for food but Is goine 70
be an Important factor in the fur
business"
PRANK FLETCHER SAYS WITH THE
AMERICANS OCCUPYING COLOGNE,
GERNANE.AND CHAMPAGNE. FRANCE
THEY OUGHT TO BE HAPPY.
Indoor sports: Picking the men 10
run with Davis and Orndorff.
Our idea OF n snap; The eandI-
date who can poll all the Women's
50
DIsPESsABLE INDUSTRIES.
Windstorms.
Grade crossings.
Wrong telephone numbers.
Volunteer firemen IN citieA
Politicians on school boards
The man who knocks everything
he doesn't start.
The man VINO approves everything,
to be n good fellow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21

Merrick r Breck who has been IN
the students army training corps at
the University OF Chicago. arrived
home Friday to spend the holidays
with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. I. N.
Brock. 30 West California street He
viii return to the University OF Chi
cago 70 pursue his studies as a medi-
cal student the first Of the new year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21

Fortunately Protestant churches are getting away from
the idea that church buildings be only on Sun
days and prayer meeting nights and are using their costly
establishments in many beneficial ways and on as many
days and nights possible The time is Coming when
there VIII be religion but fewer churches and these
viii be social well religious centers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
CLINT BOYS TO BE FIRST
MOUNTED SCOUTS In u. S

made plans to be the first mounted
Boy Scout troop in the United States.
It Is designated as troop No. 3. and
will be under the Jurisdiction Of the
FL Paso council The boys now all
have horses and will shortly begin to
drill and take hikes on their mounts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
Uncle Walls Denotured Poem.
At Last

60 long sighed for peace ear brings
could not get nek worth because atty long years
their and murder boats things
bore German brand; the world battle
wounds and ddened folk
canned Now comes the time ea the clouds blown
exceeding
whose birth celebrate has brought
them Though gmy
prophets write; times Of
delight
Copyright MATTHEW WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21

FIRST Of al.
WHEN 1 opened ny letters.
SAW a check -
FOR TWENTY-FIVE dollars
AND As money goes.
AT CHRISTMAS time.
IT SEEMED a lot.
AND BECAUSE the letter.
WAS JUST a letter.
THAT CANE with the cheek.
ILAID It aside.
UNTIL LATER on.
AND THEN read it.
AND I learned
THAT THE check was in honor.
OF THE memory Of soldier.
WHO DIED in battle.
LOOKED at the check
FOR THE second time
AND THE figures we're gone
AND I quite forgot
IF IT had been large.
OR IT had been small.
AND didn't mush care
FOR IT seemed TO ne
THAT THE really big thing.
WAS THE proof i, brought
THAT THE gOOd we DO
AND THE good we have.
MUST STAY behind.
WHEN THE shadows come.
AND WE look out west
FROM THE battlefield
OR WHERE we may be.
AND GO on our way.
WITH THE setting sun.
AND THIS young man.
ss,rrre eor v,rr,,, -
WHO HAS gone away west
AND WHOSE eyes are closed.
AND WHOSE lips are sealed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
DAILY RECORD.

san Elizario Grant-Fabens Town
site and Improvement Co. to Manuel
Provincio, lots 5 and S n Fabens
TOwnsite. 800; Feb. !. 1918.
Campbell Addition-Geo. 3. Ryan
to Lille cowden. lots TO inclusive
and a portion OF lot 4 in block 2l9.
$4,000; Dec. Il. 1918
Orchard Park Addition-Herman
Myers TO :. c. Blackwell, lots and
S, block ., $780, Dec 20. 1918.
Socorro Town Grant-Tomasa de
Iapia and others. to Margarita II.
Setter, SO Of an acre. $780, Sept l..
1917.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
When the Spirit of Man Really Lives
After 1t Has Passed Out of His Body

AND WHOSE hands are numbed
MAY STILL look cut
THROUGH THE eyes Of his friends
AND STILL may speak
THROUGH THE lips Of his frisss.
AND STILL may vritG
WITH THE hand Of his friend.
AD Oitia
THOUGH WE put hia sexA-
IN THE list OF the dead
FROM ~oYER there"
THAT IT isn't trua
he IS really dead
FOR II he were.
THEN HOW could he eona
on THIS Christmas tina.
IN THE heart Of his friend
AND THE hand OF his friend
AND WRITE this check
THAT LIES on ny desk
AND BID me 50 out
AND DO for him.
WHAT BE would have done.
If THE house OF clay.
IN WHICH he had lived
HAD NOT collapsed
AND LEFT him to live.
IN THE hearts OF his friends
TILL THEY shall be gone
THANK you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
CHOOSES CoUNTRY AFoOT.

Roger Payne who is making a Jour
ney from Boston to Los Angeles afoot,
stopped at The Herald office Friday
night He SAYS he is sometimes called
the hobo philosopher" by reason OF q
doctrine Of philosophy he teaches.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
R DUNK BOTFS.

WASHINGTON hooks says women
" are not trained in the art of mod
ern warfare, but that there are very
few Of them that can't smell a drink
through > smoke barTage.
Clab Hancock states that some rats
last night entered his corn pen while
he slept, but fortunately he had Just
fed all Of his corn to the pigs.
On the strength Of the great wave OF
prosperity just ahead of US, Raj Bar
low has invested in a double-entry
pocket book.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
MAY TsE CoDE AGAIN.

Washington. D. C.. Dec. si.-War
time regulations. requiring that con-
firmations Of cabiegrams shall be IN
plain language instead OF code. were
revoked today by the government cen
sorshin hnard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21

the allies sink the millions of dollars worth of Ger
warhips just avoid the bother Of distributing them
around it viii be useless for them preach
to their peoples any lenger
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21

The gray whskered individual who used to preach on
the evils of cgarets is subscribing send packages
of them to the lads in France.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
Little fnteruiews

I done in the past can hesitate for a
moment In granting them what they
should have had fifty years ago, IS
a mystery.
1T can only be explained by say
Ing that in free, democratic America,
autocrats still live. In order to save
our beloved country from criticism
by foreign lands and people who do
not understand our talk Of democ-
racy without its complete fulfiIlment,
women should at once, now and al
ways, have the right 10 a voice in
the affairs OF their own government
Americans should understand that
suffrage IN this country is but a puny
replica Of the European kings who
for centuries used their utmost to
prevent man suffrage.
Same men say they want suffrage
BY state action only. The method is
Tar too slow for the times
Every opponent OF Woman Suf-
frage. north. south, east and west
urges States Rights as his chief OBJ
lection 70 Federal action on the ques-
ton States rights should not De
placed before human rights.
IN many states woman suffrage
cannot be secured by state action
owing to peculiar provisions IN their
state constitutions. Eight states re-
qulre majority OF the largest num-
Der Of votes cast at the election, not
simply on the amendment
In New Mexico woman suffrage
could not be secured by state action
for twenty-five years.
In one state an amendment can
be submitted but once in ten years.
IN three states once in five years. IN
one other state once in six years A
study OF these facts should convince
all fair minded persons of the diff
Guilty and delay OF obtaining Woman
Suffrage by individual action OF the
states"
Successful advertising depends on
nothing more than definiteness and
mental energy" said D. W. Denni-
son, Of San Diego, Cal For in
stance, good pool player always
plays his ball for a definite pocket.
OF course he can bang the ball hard
and depend on its falling into any
one Of the six pockets; but, If he
makes the game his profession, he
invariably plays every ball for a def !
mite pocket And he makes il a point |
TO learn TO put the ball where he /
wants it With advertising. the 4
mehchant should ascertain the par
ttcular class of people that his ad- I
Ferused goods would naturally ap-
peal to, men. women. children. me- j
chanics, bankers and so on. Then
he should study that class and build /
an atmosphere about his advertise
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21

The man VINO approves everything
to be a good fellow.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22

pie, whose sympathy and support
l value so highly" said the queen,
in a recent message forwarded here,
that the desire of my soldiers to
renew the combat is still strong.
| hope that with the growing sue
cesses Of the allies that desire may
yet ripen into action and result
finally in the complete victory for
all the~nAtions of the, entente. a.
Under Heel of the HIN.
"Roumania, the free people Of
the United States may be assured,
will never remain the vassel Of Ger
many. 1t desires to play an hon
orable and active part in the great
struggle which the allies are wag-
ing for the reign of right and law
and for the liberation Of the small
er nations. II is my fervent wish
that an opportunity again to par
ticipate in the war may soon be CIV
en- it.
Germany for the moment has
the country Under its heel. but a
people descended from the Romans
and Spartans and inheriting all the
traits of courage and independence
of their ancient forbears will never
willingly become the servants of
the masters of Potsdam. We need
the helping hand of America and
our other allies to free us from our
present position. Let not the great
heart of the people of the United
States forget US in our struggle"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
Fourth Liberty Loan
Honor Flag Hoisted
Above u. S. Treasury

Washington, Sept 2l.-While a
hundred French veterans stood at
salute, the Fourth Liberty loan hon
or flag was raised today to the top
of the treasury where it will fly
throughout the loan campaign,
which starts next Saturday. The
banner is similar to the emblem of
the third loan except that it bears
four instead of three blue bars on
the interior field of white.
Referring to the fourth loan, Sec
retary McAdoo said:
I'VE are prepared to make any ex-
penditure of blood that may be re-
quired to do this great job for civil
lization and humanity, and because
we are willing to shed our blood we
are willing to expend what is of
far less consequence, every dollar
of American treasure we now have
or that we may hope to have from
now until eternity.
"We are resolved to liberate
France, Belgium and the other op-
pressed peoples of the earth. We are
resolved that democracy and free
dom and civilization shall not per-
ish from the face of the earth, and
that no German kaiser or any other
kind of despot shall ever again be
permitted to menace the peace of
civilization.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
Army Men
In. Northern Russia
Busy Every Minute

Archangel, Sept. 2l.-The Ameri-
can army contingent in. northern
Russia already has played an i'm
portant role. Its uniform is familiar
everywhere from Archangel to the
front. y
The engineers are busily engaged
in constructing roads and in other
detail work, while the other troops
and sailors are, carrying out their
respective duties.
Besides, having their military
duties, to perform the Americans
have been hard at work in santa
ton, relentlessly scrubbing down the
quarters formerly occupied by the
bolsheviki and digging drainage
bitches.
/ Recently owing to political dis
pute, the street car system in Arch
angel was brought to a standstill
A squad of Detroit motor men i'm.
mediately took charge of the situa-
tion and now the dinkey little cars
are running through the streets oi
the city in true American style.