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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-04

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The daily banner., 1918-09-05
RESTRICTIONS PLACED
ON SALE OF CANDY
Only One Pound Can be Purchased
At One Time-Tu Conserve Sugar.

After today the manufacturing
confectioners will pack candies only
in boxes and containers holding one
pound. and the retail confectioner or
dealer in candy will limit his pur-
chase at any one time to that guam
tity.
At a special meeting of the Baltl-
more Association of Connections -,
presided over by Harry r. Jones,
held last evening, a resolution was
unanimously adopted indorsing re
cent resolution OF the National ASso-
citation of Confectioners urging the
public to limit its purchases Of candy
1t is the purpose of the Baltimore
Confectioners' Association. IN this
voluntary move. to cooperate with
the Federal Food Administration
thoroughly in its efforts at sugar coll
servation. At present the sugar SIT
uation is such that the United States
Food Administration has curtalled
the allotment Of sugar fol domestic
use to two pounds per person Per
month, and has likewise cLrtaiied
the confectioners' allotment OF sugar
to so per cent. of the quantity used
during the corresponding period last
wear. and in this the Baltimore Con-
fectioners' Association has decided
tie step taken by them WI aid the
government in conserving sugar,
The daily banner., 1918-09-05
DEVIL WORSHIPING IN HAITI
Here the Savage Instincts of the
Blacks Have Been Fed and Fos-
tered for Centuries.

Aside from warlike considerations,
people have become so accustomed to
being safe that it is something of
shock to learn that only a few hun
dred miles from the centerS of Amer
lean culture there is an almost savage
country The islands of the West IN
dies are, as Il rule. the ahodeS of en-
lightenment where any one. man or
woman, may travel without fear Of
molestation. But such is not the
case in Haiti" says A. Hyatt Nerrill il
THE Book of the West Indies Here
the shortcomings. the failures the saw
age instincts of the blacks have been
fed and fostered for centuries. From
untamed jungleS they We're brought in
serve beneath the lash. Dehased. un-
taught, they rose, and in a reSistlesS
wave Of black swept the dominating
whites from the land. Then were
loosened all the pent-up hatred, the
undying lust for revenge, the sup
pressed sayagery of the African races,
and slaughter, rapine, incendfarism,
torture anu ueDduCHeTS Sldlheu udheu
through the stricken land"
Haiti has improved considerably
since then, but there is yet much room
for Improvement THE only wonder
is that any vestige of civilization re-
mains, that there is the semblance of
rule, of industry, of order in the re-
public" Among the barbarisms now
prevalent in Haiti are voodooism and
obeah, the former kind of devil
worship, and the latter a form OF
witchcraft. I'm its most fanatical
form voodooism requires human sacri-
fees. which are accompanied by caff-
nibalistic feasts and unSpeakable or
gies. Obeah on the other
hand. is merely witchcraft with no re-
ligiouS significance whatever, and In
its most malignant form consists of
poisoning with deviiish ingenuity, and
in its commonest and least virulent
form amounts merely to a lot of nom
sense, hocus-pocus and mummery."
The daily banner., 1918-09-05
Tragedy of French Trees.

Broken homes, ruined factories,
shattered churches, violated graves, it
had seemed to me we had rung all the
changes on the destruction Of war. But
there remained one-the tragedy OF
the trees-says a writer In McClure's
Magazine. You can rebuild houses,
churches, towns even-for that takes
onA money. But you can't rebuild or
chards of fruit trees and avenues of
great shade trees-for that takes time.
We were seeing them everywhere now
orchards with trees that were but
faded, shriveled branches of brown
leaves lying on their sides; orchards,
where these had been cleared away,
that showed nothing but white-topped
stumps. They say that when the
warm spring came, some of these or
chard trees, lying on their sides but
not wholly severed, leafed gently and
then-just before they died-bloomed
once again for France.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05

Ranges of all kinds. Phillips
Hdw. Co.-Adv. 31-6t. B&R.
Stoves, Stoves, big stock, but
going fast. Buy early. Phillips
Hdw. Co.-Ady. 31-6t. B&R.
BE patient under war conditions.
We are doing our best. Do yours.
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. 31-6t. B&R.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05
FERRY ACROSS THE CHANNEL
Freight Cars Are Carried for the First
Time In History From
England to France.

For the first time in the history of
railroading a train ferry has crossed
the English channel from Newhaven,
England, to Dieppe, France, carrying
about fifty cars, says Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. Since early in the war
thousands of British railway cars have
been employed in France in transport
ing troops and supplies, but they have
all been transferred to the continent
by freighters. The Inauguration of
ferry service indicates that the diff
culties created by very pronounced
tides have been overcome at last to
the mutual advantage Of these two al
lies. At Dieppe the water level varies
as much as 81 feet. To overcome this,
short bridges, attached at one end to
the dock and resting on large floats,
are employed. During loading and un-
loading the ferry Is chained to the
boat and dock pier as well. The two
smokestacks are located one at either
side of the craft, leaving space for
tracks down the center of the deck.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05
Town Council Proceedings

The commissioners Of Cambridge
met in regular business session We
lesday evening, Mayor Orem ana
Commissioners Prohawn, Lake, JacH-
son and s.. Clail, present.
.linutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Following building applications Up
Tor first reading.
B. NJ. Hall, garage in rear o. -of
Chcptank avenue.
Mrs. George Keene. woodshed il.
rear of 3l2 West End avenne.
Bills amounting to $685. We're
passed and ordered paid.
The following resolution was unan
imously adopted.
Whereas, il appeared il, today ;
Baltimore Evening Star that il is the
intention of the [. S. r. Ii. Admins
tration to discontinue the ateam5oat
service between Baltimore. "a i
bridge and other Eastern Shore
points. and.
Whereas. this action would be Il
decided calamity to the entire East
ern Shore. and also to many people
in Baltimore; now, therefore. be il
Resolved. That the Commissioners
of Cambridge respectfully protest
against such contemplated aCliou,
and request that hearing be given
to those affected before final decision
is reached by the Commission in or
; der that the effect of the renewal Of
tais service can be fully explained tr
the administration.
Chief of Police instructed 10 mott
fy the property owners to repair the
pavements on the following streets:
High street, in front of the Ee11y
building, and also in fro1t Of the
new Postoffice; Race street, in front
Of United Stores; Market street down
| to the bridge; Belyedere Avenue and
Muir street.
Clerk instructed to write TO tomato
packers requesting them to eliminate
as much as possible the blowing of
WHISTLES early in the morning.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05
NO CALENDAR FOR 500 YEARS
Christians Reckoned Time According
to Customs of Nations to Which
They Belonged.

History tells us that for 500 years
the Christians had no calendar of their
own, but reckOned the years according
to the customs of the nations to which
they belonged. The Roman Christians
used the "Anno Urbis Conditae," or
year of the founding Of Rome, to count
from others counted from the reign
of Diocletian, calling it "the Era of
the Martyrs )" and still others used the
calendar of the Copts of Egypt. In the
sixth century Denis the Little, Greek
monk living in Rome, made calendar
counting from the Incarnation, the
date of which he fixed at 753 A. q. c.
So we commonly say that Rome was
founded 753 B. G.
At the beginning of the eighth cen
tury the venerable Bede pointed out
that this was an historical blunder.
But no general notice was taken of
his criticism and the error has cOntin-
ued to this day. Historic facts have
enabled modern scholars to determine
without much possibility of doubt, the
exact year Of the birth Of Jesus, and
to place it at what we call 5 B. c.
'It should be noted" says the great
French astronomer, Camille Flamma-
rion, that the birth of the Savior re-
mained totally unperceived at the
time. No register of birth, no contem-
porary historian has bequeathed us
any sacred parchment registering the
event."
Moreover, although we are actually
approaching the year 1923 A. D., there
is little probability that our calendar
will ever be reformed to show the fact.
The confusion of dates that would re-
suit from a substitution of the more ac-
curate designation would be too great
to make such righteousness worth
while.-Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05
CLAIMS by the Square Mile,

Any new source of food supply Is
important in these days, and the gov
ernment fisheries bureau Is greatly de-
lighted at the discovery of the vast
and hitherto unknown beds of CLANS
off the coast of central Alaska, not
far from Cordova. One bed is 60
miles long and from three to five miles
wide.
The clans are quite different from
those common in our Eastern mar
kets. They are 'razor clams"-a kind
of bivalve that derives it's name, ap~
propriately descriptive. from its like
aeSs in shape to razor.
Stoves for all purposes. Now is
the time to get your range or heat
ing stoves. Phillips Hdw Co.-Adv.
SLIT. B&R.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05
LIEUT.. BEAUCHAMP'S
GRAVE IS FOUND
Aviator of Princess Anne, Md, KILL
ed in France-Had Been Reported
Missing.

Mrs. Oliver T. Beauchamp, CT
Princess Anne, Nd who recently re-
ceived word that her son, Oliver T..
Jr., lieutenant in the Aviation
Corps, was missing in Franco, was
notified yesterday that her son s
marked grave had been found in tae
territory which the Germans hay e
been holding, and from which they
have been driven by the Allied ar
mics within the past 10 days. The
grave was marked as follows:
August II, 1918, Lieutenant Oil
yer T. Beauchamp, Jr.
1t is believed that the above date
was that on which the young aviator
was buried. The mother, sisters and
brothers of young Beauchamp are
prostrated with grief. All had been
hoping and trusting that he was
alive. even though he had been re-
ported as missing in action The
mother has felt so sure of his exist
ence that she has been writing him
every day since the first news arrIv-
ed of his being missing. One of
Lieut.. Beauchamp's brothers recent
ly sailed for over there, and he
knows nothing of the death.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05
Years of Experience.

Years of experience and preparation
are necessary for the accomplishment
of certain kinds of results, for parrici-
patton in certain lines of activity.
This was never more true than today.
Business men, professional men, the
well-equipped man in the average
walks of life, are being called upon to
show and to give all that is best In
them. The very years the passing of
which they may have regretted have
equipped thousands of men and wOm-
Ell to do excellently well important
tasks which have arisen out of the
emergencies of the nations peril
The Three Partners.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05

Cleveland tractors. Phillips
Hdw. Co.-Adv. 31-6t. B&R.
Drills, Ontario, best made; light
est draft. Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv.
Slit B&R.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05
Save The 30 Discount
On County Taxes
During September.

The ) per cent. discount period having
expired on the 1st instant, this Office desires
to express to county taxpayers, and the pub
lie generally, its appreciation of the splen-
did spirit of cooperation, as evidenced by
the payment during the month of August, of
nearly one-half of the entire Levy for 1918,
both State ana county.
The total collections for the month are
SIPS, 255, and the record should be most
gratifying to all interested tn the welfare of
the county.
To those taxpayers who were unable to
take advantage of the August discount, we
call attention to the per cent. discount on
county taxes allowable during September.
THOS. E. KERR,
Treas. and Collector.
F. NJ. Gerlach, Acting. 9-3-5w. Bar.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05
His Iona Life Assured.

''Your cobra is quite card" said
the visitor at the circus.
"Yes, sir"
"But where are you going to get an
other cobra in this country In case
that one dies?'
"Well, l expect this one to last q
long time" responded the performer.
@As you see, he leads a charmed life"
THE Peoples Home Journal.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05
ICE DELIVERY NOTICE.

Commencing Monday, Aug. 18th,
we will charge double the regular re-
tail price for all special deliveries
made direct from ice house, in guam
titles less than so pounds.
There will be no advance in price
by retail wagons on their regular
trips, and consumers are requested
to secure their supply from them.
This is a special order of the
Board of Directors.
CAMBRIDGE ICE co.
Adv. 8-9-1m.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05

Pay your State and County
taxes during September and
save 2 per cent on county
taxes. Interest begins prompt
ly on October 1st., on State
taxes. Thos. E. Kerr, Treas
and Coll. B. &. R. 3 wks.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05

Groves TaSteless chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy by puri
flying and enriching the blood. You
can soon feel its Strengthening, In
vigorating Effect. Price 50c.-Adv.
The daily banner., 1918-09-05

Pay you State and County
taxes during September and
save 2 per cent on county
taxes. Interest begins prompt
ly on October lst on State
taxes. Thos. E. Kerr. Treas.
and Coll. B. &. r. 3 wks.
Evening journal., 1918-09-20
DRIVES west IN
Stolen MOTOR CAR
Henry White. Negro. in
Warwick Car, is Halted in
Chicago by Bullet
EXPLAINS ESCAPE
FROM CITY SLUETHS

Henry White, Negro, who was ar
rested in Chicago. H.. last week on a
charge Of larceny Of an automobile
owned by Charles S. Warwick. OF Laird
and Company. investment brokers OF
/ this city. was held under 5000 bail for
the grand jury by Judge Churchman Ia
lCiy Court today. White was brought
, back TO this city from Chicago by De-
tectlve Benson. who arrested. him on
September 4 al his place Of employ
lment the Wilmington Automobile
Company garage. The two men arrived
here last night.
on his arrival here last evening
White related how he jumped from the
window Of the local detective bureau
shortly before 4 o'clock on the aficrs
noon OF September while Detective
Fairchid, who was watching him, was
answering a telephone. After hanging
from the stone sill Of the window.
White said he dropped TO the grass plot
below and ran 10 Eleventh street. lie
then made his way 10 his home in
French street by the back entrance and
packed his suit case. With this he
went 10 the garage in Concord avenue
where he had been keeping the War
wick car following the theft OF the
machine on the previous Friday. While
walking 10 that place he said he say
Sergeant Of Detectives Green on his
way 10 his office. White said he
thought the officer was seeking him
and he hid for two hours before ven
turing out Once in the car, however,
he started West.
White also told how after taking the
Warwick car he changed the Delaware
license tag for a Maryland license tag
which he had found in the garage
where he was employed.
The arrest OF White by the Chicago
police was thrilling. the man endeav-
oring to escape from the officers there
while being questioned about the car
which he had. In the chase the OH
GERS shot at White. but the officers aim
was poor. In his dash for freedom.
White jumped from the stolen car.
ran into a building and out the back
door, the officers close al his heels
When captured. he denied stealing the
car. but he broke down when the third
degree was administered and told all
about the theft Of the auto.
At the time that White escaped from
the local detective bureau he was be-
ing detained there while his account Of
how q man had ordered him 10 deliver
the Warwick car 10 the Hotel dupont
was being investigated
It was also thought that he was i'm
pllcaied in the theft Of the automobile
Of B. +. Marean. which disappeared
from in front Of the Hotel dupont at
the time he escaped from the detective
bureau. but White denies all knowl-
edge OF this theft.
Evening journal., 1918-09-20
TROLLEYMEN Want
union recognized
Give Traction Company
Until Sunday to Deal With
New Organization
OFFICIALS ASK FOR
WEEK TO CONSIDER

Employees Of the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company, who
comprise Division No. si2, Amalgamated
Association Of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees Of America, at a meeting
In lrish-American Hall last nlsht de-
clded 10 demand recognition by the
traction company OF their union by
next Sunday. Prior to the meeting the
men had a committee 10 call on Thomas
w. Wilson, general manager OF the
company. and on their return 10 the
meeting they reported that Mr. Wilson
would submit nothing in writing. but
had asked for another week 10 con
slider The mems request. The reply was
unsatisfactory 10 the men who said
The company officials had already had
three weeks In which to consider the
matter.
u was decided 10 have no man quit
work until the last car was placed In the
barn late Saturday night Following
the vote on the question last night a
copy Of the proceedings was tele-
graphed by the Union 10 the War Labor
Board, at Washington. the men agreeing
10 submit their difference 10 the board
and to abide by their decision.
The union men claim that nearly all
of the motormen and conductors are
now members OF the union and that
they feel II is only due them that the
company como 10 some definite agree
ment with them as a union. They arc
not asking for an increase In pay, but
a definite understanding as 10 what is
expected OF them and formal recogni-
ton Of the union. they say. They inti-
mate that they will so on strike II the
union Is not recognized.
Evening journal., 1918-09-20
INDICT SEVEN FOR
FURNISHING DRINK

Seven men who were arrested here
within the past two or three monthsson
charges Of furnishing intoxicating IL
quors to soldiers. were indicted by the
federal grand jury at the Federal
Building today. The jury. which was
summoned 10 assemble at ii.30 O'Clock
adjourned at ! o'clock until , o'clock
when the remaining cases will be pre-
sented by District Attorney Charles F.
Curley Among them is the case Of Dr..
John Gotsch. alias New York Jack.
arrested in Philadelphia on a charge Of
trafllcking in heroin. II is alleged that
Gotsch was the man who supplied The
drug 10 local parties.
Those against whom true bills were
found today on the liquor charge were
Edward J. Lapere, Augustus Young.
Henry Williams. Joseph Brooks. Leslie
Smith. George Williams and Michael
Evening journal., 1918-09-20
A TICKET THAT SHOULD WIN.

From the Dover Sentinel.
The Republican Party. In spite Of the
false claim Of the Democratic press
that Il Is boss-rldden. has placed good.
able men In nomination. II Is not
our purpose TO be so foolish as 10 as
sort that the party's candidates wear
wings or sport little golden harps or
that they are reincsrnations OF Jeffer-
son. Lincoln. etc. We will leave that
sort Of thing TO the Democrats. who
are past-masters at the game Of max
ing demi-gods OF all party nominees
But we do insist upon our statement
that the Republican Party nominees
are good, able men, and we fail 10 re-
call one instance in late years when
the Republican Party was not divided
and II put upon the ticket good, strong
candidates that they did not receive the
endorsement Of a majority of the
States voters. And the above fact
should be accepted as corroborstive
proof OF our contention that the entire
Republican State ticket will receive
handsome majority at the coming No
vember election.
Evening journal., 1918-09-20
WAR SUMMARY
(i5Oath dny of the wnr.l


Picardy front-The Germans are con-
tinuing their efforts TO cling 10 the
Hlndenburg line between Cambrai and
81. Quentin. The British now hold
y.ost of the outpost positions in that
region and in some places have seized
portions OF the main defcnses. The
fighting today apparently centered
about Moeuvres, seven miles directly
west OF Cambrsi. which was recaptured
by the British last night.
Balkan front-The DulDarlans ore re-
ported 10 be retiring on the whole
front between Monastir and Lake Dor
fan. Serbian. French, British aud Greek
forces are adding hourly TO the success
of their offensive.
Metz front-0nly normal artillery and
aerial activity is reported o, this front.
American officers report our troops ere
"straining OF the leash" In their anxiety
20 continue the advance.
Russian northern front--A force OF
Bolshevih, led by German officers is
officially reported TO have been defeat
cd by Karelian troops in the Murmsn
region. The Bolsheyiki are fleeing to-
ward the Finnish frontier.
ia-Hungary--The Austrian gov
ernmcnt. according 10 an official dis
patch received I'm Amsterdam, has re-
ncwed its peace efforts by declaring
that the recent proposal still stands.
Evening journal., 1918-09-20
PAROLE RAlLR0ADER
WHO ADMITS THEFT

Norman F. Townsley. a Pennsylvania
railroad fireman. was granted a parole
In County Court today, on entering a
plea Of guilty to a charge OF larceny. in
yolving the theft Of a pair Of oyeralls
from the locker Of comrade. at Todd's
Cut. His counsel, John W. Brady, said
he couldn't understand why Townsley
should take the overalls, but he asked
parole on the ground OF Townsley's 5
former excellent reputation and the
fact that he is in the draft and may
be called for service at any time Mr..
Reinhardt said he had no objections to
parole under the circumstaL ces. but he
thought Townsley ought tL make resti-
tuition, report periodically. and pay the
COSTS. The court thought so, too, and
in granting parole. made this proviso.
When Nathan Artiff. under indictment
charging the larceny Of lot Of soap,
failed 10 materialize this morning. after
Il had been said yesterday he would be
present, Attorney General Reinhardt
made application for forfeiture Of his
bond and issuance Of a capias for him.
His attorney. James Salisbury. OBJ
iected saying he felt Artin didn't un-
derstand the situation, but he would
have him in court later. Mr.. salisbury
couldn't promise it would be this after
noon, howevr. Artiffs bond was de-
clared forfeited and the capias ordered
issued.
Forfeiture Of bond resulted also in
the case Of Elizabeth J. Baxter. charged
with larceny. failing to materialize. A
capias was ordered issued.
Evening journal., 1918-09-20
GETS YEAR AND LASH
FOR STEALING WATCH

Joseph Townsend, found guilty with
a recommendation for mercy by jury
without leaving the box, was sentenced
by Judge Heise,, in Court Room No. 2,
Of Court Of General Sessions this morn
ing TO serve one years Imprisonment,
10 be whipped with IS lashes and to
pay S35 restitution money and the costs
Of prosecution for the larceny Of a
watch and chain from James r. Collins
on June ).
Deputy Attorney-General p. Warren
Green prosecuted the case. Townsend
had no counsel.
Collins had left his watch and chain
in his coat which he had hung In the
ward room OF an Orange street garage,
where he was employed and later he
found his watch missing.
Hyman Miller Identified Townsend as
the man who pawned the stolen watch
In his shop on June >
Townsend was convicted in New York
for burglary, he admitted.