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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16
Asserts FL PaSo Is City of Wonderful Opportunities
Visitor Sees Many Openings Here Says We Are Blinded
BY A. r. THOMAS, Sal,

WANT TO applaud your articles IN
Il der the captions OF Don't Sleep
as Opportunity Calls-now is the
time for FL Paso to Act" and Time
to get down to Business"
I am stranger In your city. hav-
ing come here three months ago.
from Detroit, Mich.
have Travelled 90 states a.
representative Of the automobile
business and in no city have
noted the opportunities FL Pnso
has.
Your city reminds me OF Detroit.
Back in the early nineties. we were
conservative. afraid to take on any
thing new. When we did invest we
drilled a hole through our dollar and
tied string to It That IS where FL
Paso Is today. you ARE TEN
YEARS BEHIND YOUR OPPORTUNI-
TIES. FL PasO has the opportunity
10 become the largest city in Texas.
FL Paso. as its name implies. is a
gateway city, a real distributing
point
When I was laid up here, sick with
the Ilu =, had seven mining com
pany representatives come here, TO
ouy trucks with dump bodies. No
one had them stocked: the BUYERS
wanted them right away. so thew
went TO Denver and Los Angeles to
get them.
When the border opens up, the de-
mand viii be even greater, but the
men / meet IN our line are afraid
they haven't got the confidence Of
the possibilities OF their own city. and
SO II Is with even other possibilities
in FL Psso.
You must find men with the fore
sight and the courage to step out ana
take advantage OF the opportunities
that FL Paso has laying dormant in
her lap u you haven't such men
here. you must bring them here.
II is fact that II YOU vent
through the New York business d.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16
Roundabout GUN
Reckless Hunters Have About Extermnated Texas Game
Money Spent Out of the State Is Convincing Proof


game laws in Texas-judging from
the violations one sees every day.
Quail can be had in restaurants Jun
der other names, Of course) and on
the Texas coast, ducks may be had
at any restaurant
SOcalled sportsmen go out for a days
hunting on the Texas coast and come
back with their automobiles covered
with ducks and geese. In practical
y any restaurant in any coast town,
il is possible 10 get wild ducks on
the bill Of fare They appear on the
bill Of fare as Indian runner ducks, 4"
but, OF course, any one can recognize
and knows the camouflage, Just as
the man in west Texas knows when
he orders snow birds he Is getting
quail.
It pays to enforce the laws at any
time and il pays the sportsman TO
see that the game laws are enforced.
Texas needs a Game Protective asso-
citation in every city such as has been
organized here. and a few paid game
wardens who will really enforce the
laws backed by men who are gen
timely interested in protecting and
preserving the game We now have,
before it is extinguished.
Indoor sports: Telling the boss
he's the best rou ever had.
A boy was shooting pigeons with
a target rifle off an adjoining house
and I suggested TO him that he stop
and told him II was dangerous to
shoot in the city and that the police
might get him.
Little Chris asked: DO they arrest
peoples for shooting in town."
On being told that they did. he said:
Well I heard Willie Winch say. when
he was boy. he used to shoot snipes
on the sidewalks"
OUR IDEA OF A SNAP. RETNc A
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED SOLDIER ~ A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16

NTH the taste OF new life and the
W realization OF what a great big
world this Is. the impressive voyage
. France with its subsequent essoci-
alton with the peculiarities Of differ
ent peoples, our soldiers are going 10
create a structure OF Industrial
MECHANISM beyond all measure" said
J c Kiser Of Salmon. Idaho. Their
imagination viii be inspired, their Gu
riositT piqued. and their ambition
awakened by the most powerful Of all
forces. the sight and conviction Of
countless human accomplishments.
Human desire IS the greatest OF all
mental faculties and needs only a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16
The Heart And The Dollar

@ IL you need is heart and dollar is the slogan OF
n the Red Cross in the membership week drive about
to be started giving membership in Of the great
est organizations in the world for dollar payment All
one really is the heart Then the dollar Just nat
uraIly produces itself.
The fact that one may have paid dollar in 1916 OF
1917 and acquired of the little Red Cross buttons for
the lapel that is not obligated morally
to repeat. 1t is time to do it all over again
Of everyone knows what the Red Cross has done
during the war of the great hospitals it has established
Of the sas of doctors and maintained of the vast
quantities of medicines surgical dressings clothing and
food furnished to allied armies and civilian suf
without regard nationality They also know that
the Red is closely administered by Of the big
ges brains in America and that its leading officials and
most of its workers without pay. The accounting
system would do credit to big business organization The
money given the Red Cross is neither wasted paid
out in salaries
The Red Cross has done monumental work during the
but it also gave relief in many parts Of the world be-
fore it will be the chief humanitarian factor
now that the war is
If the heart responds the Red Cross appeal reach for
the dollar.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16

out OF It Put in some new blood and
take different track.
Burt OrndOrff has had two terms
as president Of the chamber Of COM
merce and he knows the things the
city needs. As mayor. he would give
full cooperation to a live chamber Of
commerce. With a live board Of al
dermen to back him, there is no END
to the things that could be accom-
piished for FL Paso with Orndorff as
mayor and a reorganized chamber Of
commerce with q general manager
VINO knew his business and would
keep busy. We don't need a hand
shaker, we need a man with business
ability as general manager Of the
chamber Of commerce. man at a
good salary, who can do things. L
have nobody in mind for the position
nor for directors OF the chamber Of
commerce, but am thoroughly in ac-
cord with the editorial campaign re
Gently conducted in The Herald. It is
truly time for FL Paso TO wake up and
get TO work. ! believe Il could best
be accomplished II all the present
board would step aside and ali who
have had any connection with the
chamber Of commerce during the past
five years would refuse to become
candidates this year. II new blood
can't do any better, then there is
something wrong and We should see
n Z dc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16
RED CROSS GIVES MEN
BOOKS OF INFORMATION

The home service department OF the
Red Cross Is now in possession OF
small booklets containing informs-
ton for men who have been dis
charged from the service concerning
the service that that department nav
render in relation 70 giving sid and
Information about their government
insurance. compensation from the
government for injury or disease.
payment OF back taxes or mortgages.
OF private insurance, training for dis
ahled soldiers and various other
things
These booklets are being distrib-
uted TO returning soldiers by the can
teen service or direct from the home
service section office on the fourth
floor OF the Trust building.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
Feeding Germany

WE shah have 70 feed The Tu gentle say they
to boots
sam 50 ven FIX box with jan and dOughnu ham,
We VIII
must show
must advertise the fact have backed
doesn't BY fits
your German Gott You vsndal b die
cultures
We bring keg Of p and wenies smoking
stricken land We shah bring the helpful
jar Of picked beets for would be vnda
vaiG
ehore; not love the Hun
better than beo dispense the cheese forget ON
with
Copyright y George Matthew AasznA WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16
Little Interviews

strong enough conviction to team up
with its legitimate side partner. am
bition, TO strive on for accomplish
ment- How often does a man grope in
darkness and Incidence until he IS
Jared from It by the sight Of his
neighboT building a magnificent
homer And II he sees ali his neigh
bors do the same he becomes so rest
less, and that quite unconsciously,
that he endeavors TO emulate them.
Our men from France may come home
and follow their former pursuits, but
depend on It they can not help but
strive for greater sthings- They will
-ry 70 create II only through the force
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16

HOSPITAL PULL or RED CROSS
NURSES
An e Paso man went home one
night recently and, before retiring,
asked his wife II the furnace needed
attention
Il haven't any idea" she said.
i asked about the furnace, not
about your mental state the husband
replied.
The reason there are 30 few d.
vorees II not because the men are
good. but mostly because they can
make their wives think 30.
A young e PlBo woman who for
merly lived at Santa Fe was talking
10 an army woman. a mother OF
daughters almost grown. and asked
her casually Il she was ever stationed
at Santa Fe-
NO" said the army woman, who
evidently considered It a slam. as the
Santa Fe post was abandoned a num-
Der OF years ago. but had an uncle
stationed there % years ago. Prob
ably you knew him.
The galley boy says the easiest
thing he knows of Il to tell the
other fellow what to do. unless Il
is to tell the other fellow how IL
should have been done
= X
Dr. Aiiley B. WessOn. now a captain
In the medical corps in France, just
like all these doctors with no preju-
dices against the gruesome. Is sending
his friends as souvenirs some German
hospital tags he took off OF a dead
Boche. This is a real Christmas
card 7 took a pad Of them off dead
Boche." he writes. wishing you a
merry Christmas and pleasant returns
from the New Year"
When little Chris sees a girl with
too Few clothes on, he says she looks
q 80.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16

( from New York or other cities. we
have 10 90 away from home 70 see
opportunities
FL PasO's opportunities are 80
much on the surface that the
home people cannot help but see
them, one stumbIes over them
every day, but you lack conf
dence.
Your purity squad. no doubt. did
noble work here, as L understand
murder here was full plentiful. due
TO booze and gambling, yet your clean
ing up is not understood elsewhere.
You no doubt have gone TO some eX-
pense, for when I left Chicago to
come here. men I knew and told I
was headed for El Paso. said: cut
it out; she is 4 dead burg. they have
two crepes on the town, one on
the front and one on the rear door,
besides everyone mistrusts his neigh
bor."
No doubt you refer TO this under
your heading, Time to Get Down 10
Business" This cleanup frenzy sure
did not help you get a cantonment
here, but it has kept your tourists
and travelling public out; and when
the travelling public leaves here say
ing, FL Paso is dead one, don't think
II keeps out only the undesirables,
but the desirables also stay away.
Wherever I went in Arizona and
New Mexico, someone was knocking
FL Paso and when II came from many
who called It their home. you can
imagine the harm done TO your city.
Now I have not found FL Paso as
bad as II was painted to me. but then
am not here much. YOUR OPPOR-
TuNITIES L FOUND BEYOND NY
EXPECTATIONS.
As there are dirfsreot rraads .n5
different people. you cannot force
them all 10 go TO church. To try
forcing morality Is to Increase de-
oeit. You cannot make = heaven on
earth out OF any city and when you
get the reputation that you are with
out vice, then you also get the repu-
tation as a dead one. The old say
ing, BE good and you are lonely"
nolds good In cities "a well a. with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16
NAMES IN THE NEWS.

The Meuse-pronounced Merz-is a
river flowing through northern
France, Belgium and Holland. The
strategic value Of the town OF Yer
dun, situated upon its banks. has
made this region the scene Of some OF
the severest fighting American
troops are now occupying lines on
the Meuse heights south OF verdun.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16

Billy McSain. city tax assessor. is
IN receipt OF a letter from Pip
(John A. Carson. well known here
IN the days OF Juarez racing as a
Jockey. prize fighter, card marker,
etc. and the letter saws I am now
customs inspector at the port OF
New York. Pip" lived in Fl Paso
Tor a long tine and married here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16
GIVE KHAKI CLTR PRoGRAM.

The Khaki club program for the
coming week includes the regular
Tuesday evening dancing lessons IN
der the instruction OF Miss Karua
Deane. a party on Thursday evening
FOR the men o. the remount station.
which viii be given BY the Eastern
Star, with Airs. J. y. Sanburn in
charge, and the usual Saturday night
dance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16
BUILDING INSPECTOR BAcK.

Percy McGhee. IT.. returned to his
duties as city building inspector. fol-
lowing leave OF absence spent at
Camp Stanley. where his studies for a
commission were cut shore by signing
OF the armistice During his leave.
the inspectors office was filled by Ed.
Kneezel.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16

rectory and picked out the names OF
successful merchants, YOU will find
a large percentage come from Chica-
60 Detroit. Philadelphia or elsewhere,
while in Chicago. Detroit and PhiIa-
delphia the successful ones come
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16

Painful but not serious burns were
sustained by P. Avatra Saturday night
when lighted lamp exploded in his
grocery, SIS Seventh street About 500
property damage was caused By the
blaze Avatra was burned about the
left arm and hand.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16

EZ PASH had jest bought two bushels
IL O. carrots when peace come an up
set his plans. Some fellers are SIGH
gladhanders they kin even make sud
den adversely feel like Their glad Z
meet him.
copyriFh. EstionsI Ne-.ps7sr Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16

Prince Henry, Of Prussia, made a trip through the
United States long time ago and at the first chance,
Gently he declared himself republican. He has been
ga1ded by the kaiser for long time germ laden and
he proves beyond doubt that democracy is catching
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16

from New York or other cities. we
have 10 go away from home 70 see
opportunities
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16

aishss rszdsrs free 81
any and all subjects
resources o. the va
ngress ard The May
IHree cents "a post
, Information waited
J. Haskin Director.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16

- - 7 So AANN I'D ALANa
charge. with accurate and al
concerning which information
rious federal government DEP
experts and scientists in the :
sGe for reply must accompar
Sud address the Il Paao Hsi
Wastinrtou- d. c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21

you yourself have said things which
you didn't really mean. Under such
conditions people are apt to be little
boastfuL It was just SO with Peter:
he had said more than he really meant
to say.
Now when you have boosted as
Peter had you may be sure that you
will not be allowed to forget 1t. Peter
wasn't allowed to forget 1t happened
that a few days after Peter had made
his visits the flying machine came
down on the Green Meadows over
near the dear Old Brier Patch. just
as it did before. At the time Peter
was over in the Old Orchard. OF
course everybody heard the hummfns
of the airplane and the moment it
appeared in the sky all the little
people in feathers and fur went into
hiding. At least all but Peter did.
Peter didn't hide. You see Peter
wasn't afraid. At least. he wasn't
afraid at that distance. So Peter hop
ped out to the edge Of the Old Or
chard to look over to see. what was
going on.
Suddenly a sharp voice right behind
Peter cried "Now's your chance.
Peter. II you are so brave why don't
you go right up to that giant?" It
was the voice of Sammy Jay.
Eyes, why don't your haunted an
other voice. 1t was Chipmunk.
you don't dare to! You know you
don't" cried ,Chatterer the Red SPUR
Il do, too, dare to-" replied Peter.
holly, and started across the Green
Meadows toward the dear Old Brier
Patch and the airplane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21

sure. There were times when the peo-
( pie that received Thanksgiving DIN.
ners from churches and benevolent
societies would have considered them
selves very badly treated II they had
only chicken" in their basket. How
times have changed since then: A
chicken worth roasting is something
Of luxury now for any OF US.
Anyway, we can have 'stuhdng and
we can probably afford cranberries;
and there is no reason why we cannot
bring Thanksgiving cheer to bear
around a well cooked. stuffed Shout
der Of lamb with cranberry sauce as
, well as anything else In fact. the
lamb goes extremely we'll with the
sauce. and the plain bread stumng,
does very nicely in the lamb. May
hap it is some consolation to think
that the Puritans who had the first
Thanksgiving would have regarded
a roast Of old English mutton or lamb
as rare treat compared with turkey
they took the Wild turkey only because
there was nothing else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
In Place of Turkey.

Once, Of course, most Of us Ameri-
cans felt that dinner on the last
Thursday Of November wasn't COM
plete without turkey. But then we
used to think that one needed wheat
to make bread, and butter to make
bread and butter, and now some OF US
have learned that barley or rye or
corn will do instead, and that really good
butter substitutes can be used. So we
can find something to celebrate
Thanksgiving with and to eat with
our cranberry sauce if turkey seem a
little too expensive to buy next week.
Apparently the matter is one that is
to .be decided entirely by the state OF
our own exchequer. There is no pa
triotic appeal to do without the bird.
Like other luxuries. it is something
that is not listed with the things that
we must do without.
Now once upon a time very, very
poor people sometimes camouflaged a
nice plump chicken to serve as tur-
key. 1t was a great hardship. to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
SEEN m THE WASHINGTON SHOPS

seen In . local shop. Nothing could
be more quaint and 1880 than the
funny little short cutaway coat and
the prim little bows here and there.
The skirt is long and quite full about
the hips, the fuilness drawn in at the
ankles to form a barrel skirt. A wide
crushed gfrdle terminates in mar
row tailored sash, with a trim fiat
bow at the end. The coat has the
approved narrow shoulders and tight
sleeves, and the front fastening is
hidden by two fiat COWS.
Velour is used for the trimming on
the edge Of the coat arranged in old
fashioned circles, and the deep cuns
and big collar are Of beaver.
A smart suit Of navy blue panne
velvet is trimmed with wide bands
Of silver fox. The long skirt of the
coat is cut open at the front, and the
waist made surplice, the front pieces
crossing and fastening at the back
in q bow. Deep muflike cuffs of four
add warmth to the hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21

Despite the extreme simplicity Of
evening dresses this season. evening
wraps arc still a. iuxuriant and color.
full n ever. One may look demure
enough IN q monotone frock until
swathsd in q pastel confeetion OF
satin or velvet with its puts and
ruff1es and bands Of fur. Mentioning
wraps brings ia. mind one evening
wrap which is truly as charming as
one could desire. Billows OF heavy
pale pink satin are lined with dove
gray satin and trimmed with bands
Of marten. The quaint yoke Is pulled
about the neck and drawn In Just be-
low the shoulders with q narrow band
Of fur. The skirt Of the cape falls in
straight lines from shoulder to hem.
while a band Of marten weights the
hem and holds 1t In place. The huge
collar, which comes we'll up about the
chin. is just big PUT Of satin
A moro dignifed evening wrap is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21

there was nothing to be afraid of
because the thing wasn't alive, and SO
was harmless. No one would heed
him at all At last Peter quite lost
patience you are a lot Of fraid-
lest" said he. It don't pretend to be
| brave. never did pretend to be
brave. But I can tell you, right now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
l I1IILEG0RlEs
6fBEDTInE
By THORNTON ". BURGESS.
Copyright. 1918, by T. W. Bursesal
Peter Takes a Dare.

No one would believe Peter Rab-
bit. Peter had visited all his friends
to tell them the wonderful thing he
had found out, which was that the
terrible flying giant which had fright
ened everybody so wasn't a bird or
an animal, but machine built by
man. He had been all over the Green
Meadows, and visited the Old Orchard
and the Green Forest, and had stop
ped at the Smiling Pool. Everywhere
his friends had either turned their
backs on him or had made fun of
him. All had seen that flying machine
sailing around in the air, and there
was not one but was sure that it was
q giant bird.
In vain Peter tried to tell what he
had seen. In vain he insisted that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21

The Red Cross realized one hundred
dollars through the sale Of piece of
needlework executed by an Indian girl
student of the mission school at Pine
Ridge, S. D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21

Swift 4 Company's Sales OF Beef I'm
Washington for the week ending Sat
urday, Nov. 16, 1918, averaged 1876
cents per pound.-Advertiseme
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21

I'm not afraid Of the thing you call
flying giant. If it would come
down on the earth again | wouldn't
be afraid to go right up to it,
Now Peter didn't really mean just
that You know how it is with folks
when they have been leased and
doubted and made fun of. Perhaps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
BROWN VELOUR WITH BEAVER
COLLAR AND CUFFS.

b6OWN VELOUR WIFI 0EAAVGL1S
COLLAR AND CUFFS.
Of deep violet panne velvet made on
voluminous kimono lines. The inset
sleeves are outlined with cordings OF
velvet, and the slight fullness at back
is shirred into a small yoke. A knee
length band Of beaver adds warmth,
as do the deep fur cuffs and broad
collar. A single fur button Is found
just below the collar and the coat
folds the rest of the way without
further fastening.
An astrakhan coat has its own IDEAS
as to how q coat should look and the
results justify it's confidence. A tight
ly fitting waist is belted at a high
waist line, and the full skirt Is trim
med with four panels of luxuriant
blue fox fur. The deep fox cuffs ex-
tend almost to the elbow and the
enormous fur collar can be worn
draped tightly about the neck or as
a shawl collar over the shoulders.
An evening gown is bound to be a
charming thing IL it is of Nile-green
satin, with wide sash embroidered
in gold. The odd and quite new skirt
is draped up to fall from the sash,
having wide points just below the
hips, with the fullness drawn in quite
snug1y at the ankles. The neck is
cut round at the back and deepened