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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04
Little InterUiews

TO those who operate the establish
ment as a house OF i'll fame IN such
cases the landlord is practically help
less, although he has made every ef-
acter."
The public in general should get in
and help the officers Of the law in
their campaign to clean up Ell Paso.
said Walter Reese The police de-
partment is doing its best. and arrest
ing everyone on whom there is the
slightest suspicion The citizens can
help wonderfully, II they will. par
ticularly property owners The only
way TO have a thoroughly efficient de-
partment is for all to help II every
one will notify the police Of any sus-
picious characters: II they will tell the
police whenever they see anyone or
anything that appears like ii is a vio-
lation OF the law. the police depart
ment will make Investigations fast
and thorough. We must have the CO.
operation Of the citizens and when we
have this we viii have the cleanest
city in the United States from a moral
standpoint"
"A number Of the old time mines
in the vicinity OF Prescott. which
were worked and abandoned long ago.
are being reopened." said z. r Gil
leSpie. The old timers got all that
they could get any value from. out OF
the mines. and now the latter day
improvements, and better Transports
ton facilities are making it possible
to handle much OF the ore which they
threw on the dump as no pay ore OF
course there is nothing startling in
the way Of new flotations. the coun-
try is just about loaded up with them
already. but the old abandoned pros
poets and mines will contribute no
small share to Yavapai county's re-
sources
The police department and the
sheriffs office have been doing all
they could toward cleaning up FL
Paso." said A J. Hall. It is up TO the
property owners to help in the sup
preston Of vice. The best and only
way to accomplish this is for the
property owners TO see that every one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04
DOES Ell PASO WANT TO Sc CLEAN
IF SHE DOES, THEN SHE CAN BE

of ceanups We have done our cleaning TO GET TROOPS
HERE and, apparently we thought the officials at Wash
ngton would be satisfied with little scratching the
surface We were fooled Somebody at Washington is
very much in earnest Somebody wants really to
from the soldiers and that somebody is seeing what
doing about it. SOLDIERS don't contract diseases Of
the sort fighting, in their camps" says Maj
johnson; @they contract them in communities and
you must clean up"
it is good to clean up communities for soldiers
WHY NOT FOR OWN OWN BOYS AND OUR OWN
GIRLS?
If Washington considers it worth while protect its
fighting men, what about the boys and girls home for
whom the fighting being done? Weren't they worth
much to soldiers to the president and the seere
If we are interested enough to clean up to get soldiers
here to faten pocebooks why not clean for the
boys and girls who look for their guidance, their
protection and their leadershpour flesh and bood7
When get to feeling this way about it. are going
stand that there will be miseonception
the part Of any public official to whether we want
that IT PAYS IN MORE WAYS THAN CASH to clean
up city and keep ean then and not until then, are
going to have city that will satisfy Washington. If
we satisfy ourselves in our own hearts, We viii satisfy
Washington.
Commercialized goodness cleanup
that is put into effect the sole purpose Of satisfying
place for soldiers to live, is not cleanup that will last
It begun in the wrong spirit and the vice that such
crusade drives out is not stamped out; is merely hidden
for few days. until the storm passes over to creep out
again in stealth that which wished has been
secured
campaign to clean up city because it OUGHT TO
BE CLEAN is campaign that comes from aroused
parenthood. Such campaign VIII be lasting, for It VIII
with the fire and enthusiasm of and with
personal interest in it.
Such a campaign will be vigorous, thorough,
whole hearted that public officials longer hesitate
between duty side and fear of public condemnation
upon the other.
public officials morals are usually as high as those of
people who elect him and higher; least his moral
activities seldom if de above the level of the morals
of his constituency.
If want clean city, because is night have one
is the thing do, have it in short order
by doing that which is a duty.
The chief anxiety is to make Germany stop putting the
rush into Russia
If the Japanese get into Siberia, It will be long,
cold day-even for Sbera-before they get out At that
well ordered Japanese government in Siberia would be
preferable the Boshevik brand and infinitely better
than the German.
The Ell Pasoan who stood a street the other
day. wpng from mis- eyes and saying he the state
of Texas go by wrong. He was watching a New
Mexico real estate movement for the wind blowing
here from out Deming way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04
Little
Maj Regain Says O. NJ Department Not Hurt With Red Tape
Justice Hall Says Property Owners Should Help Clean Up

who rents from them is respectable. II
the people who are not living a good
clean life are refused places OF resi-
dence it will not take long TO rid the
city OF all vicious characters"
zone Of the strictest rules Of the
army in times OF war is that the pen
atty is death for q sentry who sleeps
at his post said Mai. S E Patton,
L. s A, retired I remember very
well that during the civil war. a
mere boy was found asleep at his
post and. although the violation Of the
rule did not cause the enemy TO in
wade the lines. the boy was sentenced
10 be shot All kinds Of appeals were
made 10 have the sentence counter =
manded, but il was only after his
aged mother appeared in person be-
fore Abraham Lincoln, that the presI
dent ordered the soldiers life saved.
AS to the sentries reported to have
slept at their post in France, / believe
it was probably a fact that they had
been gassed 4 little and the gasses
caused them to go to sleep. That
would account for Gen. Pershing sub
hitting the case to Washington. be-
cause he has absolute power to have
any sentry shot who sleeps at his
post and would not have to submit
the case TO the war department or %
the president
Much of the credit for the cleanup
already accomplished at Lynchville
and that under way at the smelter is
due TO Maj. John T Sprague. of the
district surgeons office" said county
health officer DR.. VIII Rogers. Maj
Sprague has extended the county al
kinds OF cooperation and has made a
number Of personal visits to the
scenes in question and given valuable
advice as to how TO proceed in the
cleanup. The assistance of this army
officer in a matter of civilian nature
is more than appreciated by myself
and the other county officers"
The Texas rangers have their
counterpart in the north in the north
western mounted police" said L. NJ
Lawson. The similarity is Illus
trated by a story that I heard at one
time when I was in the north. In one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04
Cock Fight Audience
Held Up By Bandits

Greenwich. Conn. March 4.-While
sporting men from points in Connec-
ticut. New Jersey and New York were
enjoying = series o. cock fights in 4
harm near here six bandits. heavily
armed and masked. held Up the entire
party, obtaining several thousand
dollars. The automobiles used BY the
sporting men had been disabled, pre-
venting pursuit The bandits emp
tied their revolvers and then escaped
Eleven sporting men have been ar
rested for violating the law which
prohibits cock fights.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04
By Bachelor

OF the little Canadian towns there
was a riot. which grew to alarming
proportions, and became so furious
that the law abiding people Of the
town sent for the mounted police IN
due time a mounted policeman gal
loped into the town and found q hud-
died group OF frightened citizens in
the church. What's the trouble he
inquired. There's a riot cried one OF
the men; where's the policeF Here
I am replied the policeman But
there's only one OF you returned the
man. Well replied the policeman
there's only one riot"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04
TWO KILLED, MANY INJURED
WHEN TRAINS HIT In IOWA

Boone. Iowa. March 1.-Two per-
sons were killed and from 20 to 30
injured when q Des AoineS bound
passenger train on the Fort Dodge,
Des AEoines and Southern electric road
crashed into an interurbzn freight
train seven miles southwest OF here
today
The collision is declared 10 have
resulted from a mistake in orders
Frank Mcfarland and Dick Moo
man. Of Boone, were killed and Harry
Davis. motornan OF the passenger
train. was probably fatally injured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04
Uncle Walls Dcnatured Poem.
The Glad Season


II bringing than before; spring fragrant Lilies viii
wies and hes will gmbo the shore To
chill the zzard shall FAREWELL the wild behTed
blizzard yell; spring viii show thaw
and carpet with her the meadows and the dell The
along their pebbd track the hens will gable
happy ducks viii quaek good BY to snOwing So glad the winters
kea the gall soul; the tackles
whose
the hole Now existence
spring hands she's eating the distance she beat
heaters fill with
soyouss flower bespangled land
-,-+, ~ e.orc. Matthew Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04
CITY OF DENVER LOSES
FIGHT WITH WATER RATES

Washington, D. c.. March z.-The
city Of Denver. in the supreme court
today lost its fight of 20 years dura-
ton AGAINST the Denver Union Water
company over consumers rates
Iniunctions restraining the city
from enforcing an ordinance reducing
water rates 20 percent. alleged TO be
confiscatory on the grounds that II
would take the company's property
for public use without compensation
we're sustained.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04
.HIs Latin phrase is the motto 0.

/" HIS Latin phrase is the motto OF
the L. s naval academy. II
means sea power is based on
science Today this Is an easy point,
% prove. Yesterday-in history
such q remark would have set the
speaker down as an imbeciie. Men
prided themselves On being rough
neckE- When Capt. Broke with a
backward stroke Of his good and
mighty Toledo blade feIled the patriot
70 the deck the Britishers hailed him
as a topnOtcher. One time at bat and
That was yesterday. Today the
skinny scientist the blear eyed hu-
nan test tube. that dopes out a way
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04
BOMB BLAST AT Fl. WORTH
KILLS TWO; OTHERS HURT

Fort Worth, Texas. March 4.-The
explosion OF a crudely constructed
bomb pipe filled with explosives
which was shipped in a car OF junk
TO steel mills here killed two Mexi-
cans and injured a number OF other
employees early today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04

The young lady across the way says
she saw in the paper that the Germans
are going to interrogate American
prisoners sharply and she wonders if
they realize that in the end they viii
have to pay for every brutality.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04

The FL Pasoan who stood street the other
day. wpng from MS eyes and saying he the state
of Texas 90 by, was wrong He watching a New
Mexico real estate for the wind blowing
here from out Deming way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04

The chief anxiety to make Germany stop putting tn
rush into Russia.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04

If the Japanese ever get into Siberia, it will be long,
cold day-even for Sibea-before they get out At that
well ordered Japanese government in Siberia would be
preferable the Bolshevk brand, and infinitely better
than the German.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04

rnishes readers. free OF
n any and ell subjects
d resources OF the va
'ongress and the many
L Three cents IN post
be Information wanted
&c J. Esskin plrectcr,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-19
u. S. PIG EXHIBIT
FOR OKLAHOMA FAIR

The bit which Uncle Sans pig
clubs are contributing toward WIN
ming the war is to be seen on the mo-
ton picture screen in the exhibit
sent with the combined government
displays by the United States depart
ment of agriculture to the State
Fair this fall. You san see there the
boys starting to work with small
pig and later taking a blue ribbon
at the fair with large hog. Many
of the pig club pigs have been prize
winners.
In Georgia last season club pigs
won prizes amounting to more tnan
$4,000. At the Georgia-Florida tar
club pigs won two grand champion.
ships, one junior championship and
one reserve championship. Some OF
these prizes were won in competition
with swine entered by professional
hog raisers. -,
II the pib cluv members do as well
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-19
COTTON

New Orleans, Aug. l9.-Scattered
showers over the belt caused selling
on the opening of the cotton market
today under which prices dropped
Is to 80 points. Good support met
the market on the decline and a
quick recovery resulted. At the end
of the first half hour of business
prices were 3 to II poitns over Sat
urday's close.
Buying increased following the
receipt of extremely unfavorable
crop accounts from many points in
the western belt, and he advance
was widened to SO to 67 points.
Heavy realizing by longs ensued and
caused a reaction. At noon the trad
ing months were II to 20 points
above Saturdays final prices.
Profit taking became heavy and
the market reacted violently, stand
ing at o'clock 76 to 81 points under
the close of Saturday on the most
active months. This level was 1873
to l43 points down from the top
most prices of the session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-19
Markets
GRAIN

Chicago, Aug. l9.-The corn mar
ket today opened quiet and steady,
feeling the influence of strength in
oats and provisions. Opening prices
were slightl yunder Saturdays close
but steaded, Sept. opened at l62 IL
to l62 5-8, and Oct. l64 to l63 3-4.
Oats were fairly active and firm.
Aug. and Oct. contracts showed the
greatest strength, at one time selling
at practically the September price
as against discount of "a cents
Saturday. The demand slackened at
ter the first hour. Sept. opened at
20 3-4 to II and Oct. at u IL to 70.
A slight reaction followed.
Twenty dollars for hogs reported
from the stock yards lent strength to
provisions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-19

visiting at Wilson, returned today
to her home at Lindsay.
Mrs. s. J. Pirdy, who has been
visiting at Wilson, returned today
to her home at Davis.
Miss Nell Grimes of Kansas City,
Mo, came yesterday to be associated
with Miss Winett Despair.
NJ. l.. Cochran motored to FL
more Yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. +. l..
Northcutt, Mrs. Cochran's parents,
returned with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred II. Carr and
children will leave tomorrow for Col
orado Springs to spend the remain
der of the summer.
The Misses Ellen and Dorothy
Dickson have returned after a visit
at Paris, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil b. Williams,
Mrs. David a. Gregory, Miss Eu-
genia Nivoche and Miss Marguerite
Noble comprised a motor party to
Kingston yesterday.
Miss Theresa Hall of Mart, Texas,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. n. l.
Wood, 226 b Street southwest.
Mrs. K. +. l.. Morgan is i'll at the
Hardy Sanitarium.
Mrs. G.. A. Parton is in Denver,
Colo. for the week.
Mrs. Mary Summerwell and Mrs.
Perry Barnett returned today to
their homes at Frisco, Texas, after a
visit with their granddaughter and
niece, Mrs. Joseph NJ. London, 7O5
Third avenue, northwest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-19
Ottawa, Ont, Aug. l9.-Todays
casualty lise names M. Foster, Ok
lahoma City, as wounded.

printed sheets showing official daily
casualty lists for all states are on file
at The Ardmoreite office. Any person
Is welcome to inspect them)
Washington, Aug. 19.-Casualties In
the American army abroad, as reported
by the commanding general, include the
following:
Killed in action:
. Corporal j. It. Wallingsford. Blythe
vile, Ark.
Joseph f, McVey, st. Mary's, Kan.
Clyde Walker. Woodson Texas
Corp. Albert l.. Strunk, Memphis.
Tenn.
Edwin Rice johnson. saltwater, Okla.
Missing in action:
CORPORAL John ID. Kirkland, Miami,
Okla.
- Russell I. Bell, Kahoka, Mo.
Herbert Harle Bond, Berwyn. OKLA
Alfred A. Burrows. Chetopa, Kan.
Louis Carmel Pittsburg. Kan.
= David Deines, Russell. Kan.
- Herman H. Franklin Broownwood,
Texas.
= James A. Medaris, Louisiana, Mo.
z John Perna, West Point, Ark.
y Pritchard Reynolds, lockwood Tenn.
Z Sgt. Arthur j. Casada, Oneida, Tenn.
= Silas w. Baker, Seymour, Texas.
Fred Belcher, Belcher, Ky.
= Walter L. Meader, Walcott Ark
: Joe Pacini, Memphis, Tenn
George N Watson, 2436 Chelsea ave-
nue., Kansas City, Mo
y William c. Wilson Earlsboro. Okla.
Carr Il. Hector, Coleman, Texas.
J. Samuel f. Dennison, 1854 North
Twentieth street, st. Louis.
:. Douglas Dixon, 35ll Clark street
Parsons, Kan
Albert IN Forsythel Leedy, Okla:
William II. Hall, Blue Jacket, Okla.
George Harry, Hennessy, Okla
Claude +. Hedges, Cestos, Okla.
George f. Hooper Sulphur, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-19
Six Fined For Fighting.
Stolen Ford Car Recovered.

A Ford car belonging TO w. J.
Gasaway of Newport was stolen Sat
urday night while parked in West
Main street. Sheriff Buck Garrett
and Deputy Jim Carter recovered
the car this morning alongside the
road. in the edg of field, between
Mannsville and Tishomingo. where
il had been abandoned. Ii had not
been damaged. An Indian was seen
with the car Saturday night. neat
the place where it was found.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-19
DAILY AHDMOfEITE

General March, who said all the be-
ligerent nations have age limits Of
60 or over and minimum of l8 or
less. Some German privates he said
have been found to be as young as
10.
The present gaps" in the reser-
voir of men to fill the places in train
ing of men sent to France, General
March said, the 18 to l9 class would
not be Invaded until necessary"
but he opposed any hard and fast
rule that might hamper the depart
ment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-19

this year as they did last, they v.
produce more than TO- O,OOO poun'
of dressed pork for market Iha
will mean lot of mean. cr SOM
boys over in France.
Uncle Sam want q 70 boy s.
and girls, too-to enroll as pig oir F
members as a part of the great arr
of food pronucers at home who al
helping the boys at the front. Eyes,
members of a pig club raises at lea s
one pig which helps to fee soldier
The motion picture is an appeal to Is
cry boy in every farm cormunii
who wants to do bit at ho,. to ca
nv on the war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-19
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Palace.

<At S1AC oAoSSs.
Today-"The Barrier"
Tomorrow-"House of Silence
Wallace Reid.
Wednesday-"The Scarlet Road
Gladys Brockwell.
Thursday"The Splendid Sinner
Mary Garden.
Friday-"Say, Young Fellow
Douglas Fairbanks.
Saturday-"Shirley Kaysu--Clara
Kimball Young.
As its title indicates, "The House
of Silence" to be shown at the
Palace tomorrow afternoon and
night, is 4 photoplay of mysterious
romance. The story deals with the
adventures of wealthy amateur
Sherlock Holmes in tracing the per-
petrator of what is believed to be a
murder in a mysterious dwelling.
The picture is based upon the novel
by Elwyn Barron. Today, "The
Barrier" by Rex Beach, will be
shown.
"Thc Scarlet Road" featuring
Gladys Brockwell, will be shown
Wednesday afternoon and night.
The story deals with the life of a
young woman of puritan faith who
becomes involved in New York bo-
hemian life.
"The Splendid Sinner" featuring
Mary Garden, announced for Thurs
day, is a powerful story and the
scenes range from New York and
its envirous to the battle front OF
France.
Douglas Fairbanks, will be seen
Friday in "Say, Young Fellow
which is described as one of his clev-
crest comedies. Fairbanks portrays
the role of wideawake, optimistic
reporter, employed in a small city,
who wins distinction by interview
ing a millionaire who not only has
never been interviewed, but who an
nounced that he never would submit
to reportorial inquisition.
Shirley Kays," which will be
shown Saturday, is the second photo
drama produced by Clara Kimbail
Young and her own company. This
is an American story of business and
society with sparkling and win
ming comedy touch. In addition to
this picture another scere from the
life of Lincoln will be shown.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-19
At the Princess.

Today-"The Soap Girl,'-Gladys
Leslie.
Tomorrow-"Up Romance Road
William Russell.
dnesday-"M Madame Spinx"-Al-
ma Rubens.
Thursday-"A Fool There Was
Theda Bara.
Friday-"Sylvia of the Secret Serv-
ice"-Mrs. Vernon Castle.
Saturday-"No Mans Land"-Burt
Little.
"A Trip to Japan with Hazel
Heston in the leading role, support
ed by her moonlight Girls" is the
vaudevill attraction at the Princess
this afternoon and tonight. Tomorr
row they will present THE lnven-
tor" and a change of program will
be made each day this week.
Madame Spinx" the photoplay
announced for Wednesday offers
Alma Rubens a role of unusual in
terest. She plays the part OF girl
whose guardian is slain and whose
murder she seeks to avenge by bring
ing the criminal to justice. Her
search through the desperate haunts
of the Partisan Apache and Latin
Quarter is one full of picturesque
incidents and adventure.
Thrills and dramatic situations
mixed with comedy touches, charac,
terize Sylvia of the Secret Service
another photoplay in which Mrs
Vernon Castle stars. 1t will be
shown Friday. The picture is from
story by Joseph II. Trant and is
the type OF that is particularly pop
ular Just now. A feature of the pic
ture is the beautiful clothes designed
and worn by the star. Though Z
detective, she registers at New
York's biggest hotel as a western
millionairess and proceeds to "bu,
the town" in the hope of bringin Out
of hiding the crooks who have stoler
famous crown jewel. In another
interesting situation she disguise!
herself as an east side tough ant
invades the hangout OF the mos
famous gang in New York's Grim
iual history. The police raid which
occurs during her visit furnishes on
of the biggest thrills in the picture
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-19
Taylor Is Pullman Manager.

Washington. Aug. ID. S. Tay-
Ior, compmtroller OF the Pullman
company. was appointed by Director
General McAdoo today federal man
ager of the Pullman car lines. con-
sisting of the operating department
of the Pullman company, under fed
eral management. Headquarters will
be in Chicago.