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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20
HERO OF ST. MIHIEL TO
RESUME WORK IN BANK

With the distinction OF having been
in the regiment that captured the last
big town before the signing OF the
armistice. Capt John P. Roman. of
1912 Wyoming street. new discharged,
arrived home last week The s5Sth
infantry, to which Capt. Roman was
attached, was in the fighting continu-
ously from July, 1913, until the end.
Capt Roman received his promotion
from first lieutenant In October last
after having assumed command OF his
battalion when the major captain and
senior lieutenant were put out OF the
fighting. He retained command Of
I company OF the battalion after this
incident, which was in the st. Nihiel
drive last September, for several
weeks. Later he was promoted to
the captaincy Of H company. in which
he served during the capture Of
Stenay the day before the armistice
was signed
Capt Roman was discharged at
Camp Pike. Ark. having come from
France with the 37th division. and ar
rived IN FL Paso on Tuesday. May the
18th. exactly two years after he left.
He viii resume his position with the
State National bank IN the near fu-
ture.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20
Cop Becomes Bold, Bad
Thef. But Has No Luck

Chicago. Ill. Nay 90 Bartho1o-
mae Riordan. while a member OF the
Chicago police force. had considerable
experience with the brand Of stick
Up men who infest this city. he had
arrested several Of them and from
stories told By their victims and by
the highwsymen themselves ne knew
pretty we'll how they worked, but
when he started out 10 follow the
-hold-up profession" after leaving
the force. he found himself out OF
luck the first hold-up he staged
He made the mistake Of trying TO
hold up a meek looking little woman
Mrs Mary Roesch.
Riurdan stopped Mrs Roesch. poked
a gun in her face and, Just like the
burglars he had often arrested. said
Hands up. Give me all the money
you have"
Now Mrs. Roesch had a particular
use for the money she had and in
stead OF complying like the victims
who had often complained TO former
patrolman RiOrdan. she grabbed
highwayman Riordan's gun from him
and then turned on the screams.
Several men ran from their homes
and took Riordan in charge
He was later held by the grand jury
IN $4,000 bound.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20
Coaxed Into Church
Via Luncheon Route

Hays. Eas.. Nay so.-The First
Methodist church here has found a
way TO bring the young folks TO
church, not only once, but all the time.
II is simple. BY serving a lunch at
cost in the basement Of the church
The EpWorth league q the church
serves a light lunch, at cost, every
Sunday evening. 10 those who attend
the league and wish to remain for the
evening services The result Is thar
the church attendance Of young peo-
pie in the evening has more than
doubled
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20
PLAN SUFFRAGE RALLY
IN CLEVELAND SQUARE

Another suffrage rally viii be held
Friday evening, Nay e. at s o'clock,
Al Cleveland square, in the interest
OF the uffrage amendment, which
viii be voted on Nay "a. The speak
ers for the occasion VIII be R. ..
Thomson, Rev Percy R. Knicker-
booker and Ponder S. Carter In ad-
dition 10 the addresses. there viii be
music and other features to the pro-
gram
The regular meeting OF the FL Paso
Equal Franchise league VIII be held
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock ar
the y ". c. a clubhouse on Frank
lin street Final plans for the cleo
ton on Nay "a VIII be made at that
time. The subject for discussion viii
be Good Laws in Suffrage States"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20
DAILY RECORD.

Manhattan heights-James B. Brady
and W. Cooley TO Louis Chernia. lots
81 and %, block 4 consideration,
5000.
Catholic cemetery-Catholic Gene
terry to 2. S. Johnson lot -, block s.;
consideration. 500.
FL Paso heights addition-E1 Paso
Heights Investment company to Ru-
dolph Volt lot q. block Sc; consid-
Grafton, $50
Tobin's Fourth addition-T NJ
Wingo and W. Cooley 70 Maria Fetro.
lot s. block II; consideration, 5000.
Manhattan heights addition-W. L
FoUworth TO Clarence ". Harper. lots
6 and z, block "a. consideration, $1,000
Marriage Licenses.
Martin Lovato and Anna Scott
Jose Wong and Maria Bustillos.
Jose Lujan and Francisco Morales
Ignacio Rubio and Francisco Mar
tinez.
Arthur A. Earhart and Stella Iva
Bennington
franklin Z. Bass and Lydia May
Hite.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20

Extremely low in price but high IN
quality stephen Haderer's Photo
graphic studio. 2021s E. san Antonio
St-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20
HURRY WORK ON
APPROPRIATIONS
Committees at Austin Plan
To Meet Ahead Of
Legislature.

Austin, Tex Nay 2o.-In order &c
expedite the work OF the second
called session OF the ssth legislature
next month. a strong effort is to be
made to have the general approprIa-
ti0n bills ready for Introduction i'm
mediately upon the convening Of the
session with this end IN view, the
house general appropriation commit
fee viii meet here two weeks before
the session is called and the senate
finance committee 10 days before.
These committees viii go over the
various estimates and budgets which
have been submitted for appropria-
tons and viii IN certain instances
have the heads OF departments and
Institutions appear and explain Ger
tain items for which appropriations
are asked.
By following thas plan Z Is gen
orally expected that these money bills
VIII be ready for consideration as
soon as the lawmakers are ready for
business. II is understood to be the
plan Of the governor not to burden
the legislators with many additional
measures until the appropriation
perienced lawmakers entertain the
opinion that in the event this pro-
gram is adhered to, it viii be pos
sible TO dispose OF the money bills
within 10 days. This would give the
legislature 90 days in which 70 pass
additional measures TO be proposed
by the governor
Must Cut Budget.
The great task Of the appropria-
sion committee Of the legislature
VIII be TO trim the budgets Of many
Of the institutions and departments
TO bring the appropriations within
the estimated revenue Of the state fO-
the next two years. A tentative esti-
mate Of the cost for operating the
state within the next two fiscal
years commencing September 1, 1913,
is placed at more than S30.000,000 in
GLIDING approximately S4.000000
asked for new buildings by the heads
Of the various state educational and
elementary institutions, while the
states estimated revenue does not
reach S50,o0l,000. In fact Il is said
that the states revenue viii be
nearly 100000 short Of the esti-
mates OF the needs. This explains
why the governor contemplates
recommendinE a measure which viii
create additional revenue fer the
state and may result in the taxing
Of industries not heretofore taxed It /
viii cause considerable debate when Z
10 IS presented for consideration
A general Increase in salaries OF
teachers in the educational insitu- I
lions viii be asked, especially Tor tho I
Institutions OF higher learning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20
Find Tank Within Tank.
With Liquor In Second

Toledo. Ohio. May 2o.-A tank with
in a tank. That Is what the police
OF Toledo have found among the as
sets Of a bootleEger who has been
using his car TO transport whisky
from Ohio into dry Michigan. The
one tank held gasoline and the other
Ticker" Police say the Innovations
to carry whiskey from Ohio into Mich
igan are so many and diversified that
e would make the old time Kansas
bootlegger green with envy"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20
OFF ON A TOUR TO FAMOUS
NEW MEXICO CLIFF RUINS

c. B. Wilson. OF the International
Engraving company, and Harry z
Miller C'Indian" Nillerl. left FL Paso
today for northern New Mexico on an
exploration tour in the country OF the
cliff dwellers- They are also looking
for mining properties, particularly
turquois. Mr. Miller. who IS a gradu-
ate Of Carlisle and IS writing a story
Of cary Arizona for The Herald. viii
have something for Herald readers
later on the cliff dwelling explora-
tons they are 10 make
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20
TEXAS CONGRESSMAN
SWORN IN IN HOUSE

Washington, D. G. Nay 20.-An Of
the Texas members. excepting repre-
sentative Connally who will be here
Thursday, were present when the
house Of Representatives met yester-
day. The new members representa-
tives Bee OF san Antonio, Hudspeth Of
FL Paso. Parrish OF Henrietta and Box
their credentials had not yet arrived
Speaker Gilett said he would waive
the credentials
Senator Sheppard. escorted by sena-
tor Culbertson, was sworn in the sen
ate for his new term
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20

FL Paso is represented this week at
the Texas Federation OF Labor con-
vention at Beaumont by the largest
delegation 20 ever sent TO such a meet
ing. ". J, Moran is chairman Of the
delegation and the others are Henry
n walker. W. A. Mccarthy. Frank H
Bait. J. p. Have, II. L Evans, Wade
Schreffler and J. l. Hauswald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20

Savannah. Ca. Nay 20-Twelve
leaders Of the employees at the Allan
tic Paper and Pulp company have
filed a suit in the Superior court 20
restrain the management from in
creasing house rents on company
houses occupied by the plaintiffs. Ac-
cording 10 the petition the company
agreed TO supply them with houses at
nominal rentals. Now the company
has notified the employees that their
rents VIII be nearly doubled
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20
NEW N. NJ. CONGRESSMAN
IS SEATED IN HOUSE

Washington. D. c.. May 20.-The
Arizona and New Mexico congress-
men were present when the house and
senate met yesterday. Representative
Hernandez Of TERRA Amarillo. the new
house member from New Mexico. who
has served n a previous congress, was
sworn in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20
Stole So Many Autos
He Couldn't Count En-

Columbus. Ohio. Nay 2D.-Stanley
Ballou was before the Juvenile court
on the charge OF stealing automob iles
"How many have you stolen2" asked
the court
'Ah. / dunno" said the boy. stole
so many I couldn't count en-"
He has been turned over to the
bureau Of juvenile research Tor inVes-
LEGATION as TO his sanity"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02

lain in the civil war. and in his ab-
sence 10 declared herself to be the
man of the family. To add to their
slender income. she went every day
to read to Aunt March, a peppery
old lady; and Meg. too. earned a
small salary as daily nursery gov
erness to a neighbor's children.
In the big house next door to the
Marches lived a rich old gentleman.
MT. Laurence. and his grandson, a
jolly. chummy boy called Laurie.
Though awe-inspiring at first, Mr.
Laurence proved both kindly and
generous. and even timid Beth mus
tered up courage to 60 over to the
Palace Beautiful" at twilight and
play softly on the grand piano there,
But, as she confessed to her mother,
when she began she was so fright
ened her feet chartered on the floor.
The night Laurie took the two older
girls to the theater. Amy. though not
invited. insisted on going too. 10
GROSSLY declared she wouldn't 20 If
Amy did. and furiously scoIding her
little sister. she slammed the door
and went of as Amy called out:
You'll be sorry for this, 10 March,
See if you ANTI The child made
good her threat by burning up the
manuscript OF precious book which
10 had written and on which she had
spent three years of hard work There
was a terrible fraCas, and, though at
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
Troop Arrivals


I have received the following in
quiries concerning troop arrivals, and
the War Department informed me
August ! that
The medical detachment, Second
Battalion. Of the Second Pioneer In
fantry. is assigned. but has not
sailed.
The 343d Labor Battalion ar
rived on this side July - and was
sent to Camp Lee
Photo section 1ol. air service, ar
rived at New York August l. and Is
to be sent to Garden City. Kans.
The Seventeenth field artillery Is
due at New York August 5.
The Headquarters Company of the
Second Division is scheduled to ar
rive at New York August S on the
George Washington.
Company H, of the Thirteenth Reg
inent OF Marines. Is due at New
York August 10
The Eleventh Regiment OF Marines
is due at Newport News August s.
The Seventy-second Engineers de-
mobilized at Camp Dix July 10 and IS.
The Twelfth field artillery is as
signed.
The Third Division is TO move to an
embarkation point August 5.
To gain information concerning the
signal corps photographers the photo
section must be given.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
Little Women
By LOUISA NJ. ALCOTT
Condensation by Miss Carolyn Wells

In their oId-fashioned New Eng
land home the little women lived
with Mrs March. their brisk and
CHEEKY mother. who always had a
'can-I-heIp-you" look about her.
and whom her four girls lovingly
called "Marmee"
Pretty Meg. the Oldest, was Is.
and already showed domestic tastes
a nd talents. though she detested the
dEudgery Of household work; and.
a little vain OF her white hands.
longed At heart to be a fine lady
10. Is. was tall. thin and cOltish.
and gloried in an unconCealed scorn
n polite conventions. Beth. 13. was
4 loyabIe little thing. shy. fond Of
her dolls and devoted 10 music,
whiCh she tried hopefully to pro-
dECe from the old. juggling tinpan
Of a piano Amy. II. considered
herself the flower of the family. An
adorable blonde. she admitted that
:he trial of her life was her nose.
For. when she was a baby 10 had
accidentally dropped her into the
Cuzl-hOd and permanently fattened
that feature. and though poor Amy
slept with a patent clothespin pinch
.rE i. she couldn't attain the Gre
ctaE effect she so much desired
Father March was an army chap
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02

Louisa May Alcott was born in 1872
and died in ISSS. She was the daugh-
ter Of A Bronson Alcott. the Sage
sf. Concord Her early Surroundings
we've OF a highly intellectual and lit
erary character. and she naturally
took to writing while still very young
In her sketch Transoendental
Oats" she describes In an amusing
way the experiences Of a year at
FFlitlands. where an attempt was
made to establish an ideal community.
Mss Alcott was obliged to be u
wage Garner to help out the family
income, and 50 taught school, served
as a governess and at times worked
- a sesmsTess. Wearying OF this,
she wrote for the pa pers stories Of
q sensational nature, which were re-
mneratiys financially but unsatis-
factory to her as a literary pursuit.
and she abandoned this style OF writ
ing
In Washington hospital she served
as nurse for a time, but the work
was SO hard that she failed in health
and when she recovered she had to
md new fields Of work; then she
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02

Mrs. Adah Friedlander, OF the
keyboard room, is in receipt OF let
! ter OF appreciation from Mrs. Edith
! Oliver Rea. Red Cross Field Director
at Walter Reed Hospital, in response
| TO a donation Of ginger ale by the
employees OF the monotype section
Mrs May f Duval. widow OF
Capt James Duval. who was en-
ployed in the main pressroom for
many years previous TO her marrige
is now holding a position with tn,
| District government
John B. Deckmsn, OF the proof
room, is entertaining his brother. Gen
Dicl1nan. who is on his way from
the army Of occupation in Germany
to service in Texas.
Michael J. KIRBY. after two and a
half months in France. is back on
his old job In the press division.
The only way the printers can now
get a month OF is to tear a page of
the calendar.
Assistant Foreman Ralph Orr. o.
the ink factory. has purchased a home
at g. Eighth street northeast
Henry NJ Brown is absent from the
engineering section because OF an In
jured finger.
Foreman James H. Brodnax. Of the
jobrooul was fishing at Rocky Point
Michael NJ sweetman. assistan,
foreman in the ruling and sewing
section. is spending his vacation n
Norfolk
Miss Sarah E. Simpson. Of tn.
proofroom. is visiting her old homs
in Dorchester. Mass
Albert F. CogswelI. Of the mono
type section. has been sent to the
Library branch as maker-up.
Eugene Gsss. after serving with
the army. has been appointed as q
compositor in the hand section.
FRESHMAN Walter S. Haring &.
spending fifteen days at North
Beach
Miss Minnie Butler. pressfeeder. i.
detailed to the Library pressroom.
Louis s Roy is absent from the
engineer section on account OF deaf
in his family
Charles Indermauer has returned
to the Job section after six weeks
illness
Miss Teresa Mcdonald, OF the
proofroom, is spending her vacation
in Massachusetts
The carpenter shop has installed
new cutoff saw and a new NOR.
tising machine
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
GREAT STORY ABOUT MANY BEARS" AND WONDERFUL SPEAR

her mothers bidding Amy made con-
trite apology, 10 refused to be paci-
fed. II was only when poor little
Amy was nearly drowned by falling
through the ice that conscience-sttck-
en- 10 forgave her sister and learned
a much-needed lesson OF self-control.
Meg, too, learned a salutary lesson,
when she went to visit some fashion
able friends and had her first taste OF
Vanity Fair" Her sisters gladly lent
her all their best things, and. as she
said to 10: You're a dear to lend
me your glovesi i feel so rich and
elegant with two new pairs and the
old ones cleaned up for the common
Yet she soon saw that her wardrobe
was sadly inadequate to the environ
ment in which she found herself.
whereupon the rich friends lent her
some OF their own finery; and. after
lauGhingly applying paint and pow
der, they laced her into a sky-blue silk
dress, so low that modest Meg blushed
at herself In the mirror. and Laurie.
who was at the party. openly ex-
pressed his surprised disapproval.
Chagrin and remorse followed, and II
was not until after full confession to
! Marmee, that Meg realized the trum-
perry value of fashionable rivalry and
the real worth OF simplicity and con-
tentment.
All four of the girls had leanlngs
toward a life OF luxury and ease
and when Mrs. March smilingly pro-
posed that they try whole week
| of all play and no work" they agreed
eagerly. But the experiment was q
miserable failure; and after morttfy-
| ing scenes at a company luncheon, a
canary bird dead from neglect sew
eral slight illnesses and lost tempers,
! the girls decided that loungtng and
| larking didn't pay.
| Now John Brooke, the tutor oil
| Laurie, was a secret admirer OF
pretty Meg. Discovering this. the
mischievous boy wrote Meg a pas
sionate love letter. purporting to be
from Brooke. This prank caused a
| terrible upset In both houses, but
| later on Brooke put the momentous
question. and Meg meekly whispered.
Yes, John" and hid her face on his
waistcoat. 10. blundering in, was
transhxed with astonishment and dis
may, and exclaimed, "Oh. do some
body come quick! John Brooke Is
acting dreadfully. and Meg likes it,
At Christmas, Father March came
home from the war, and great cele-
hration was made The neighbors
from the Laurence house were invtt-
ed, and there never was such Christ
mas dinner as they had that day!
Later came the first break I'm their
restored home circle. The Dovecote
was the name ot the little brown
house that John Brooke had prepared
for his bride, and 1t was tiny af-
fair with a lawn In front about as
big as a pocket handkerchief! The
wedding. beneath the June roses, was
simple. honey one. and the bridal
| journey was only the walk from the
March home to the dear little new
house. I'm too happy to care what
anyone says-I'm going to have my
wedding just as I want IT," Meg had
declared; and so. leaning on her hus-
bands arm, her hands full flow
ers, she went away. saying, Thank
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02

Really, mothers, there is some
thing new under the sun-and here
it is in a design for a play frock
which could be made in an hour
or less. This smart looking little
garment for young maids from s
to 8 years old has just two seams
TO its name. 1t is cut in two
pieces of exactly the same shape
and size, and scanned in the shoul-
der and from one underarm TO
the other, with bound openings
for the gay little legs to slip
through at the proper spots 1t
opens down the back just enough
to get into. Made of crinkly
crepe, or rough silk, with wash
able tassels, it's easy to make, easy
to launder, and easy to look at.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
THE TOWN CRIER.

The WanderIusters' hike for sun
day will begin at o'clock from III
Four-mile run and the route vii. %
past Luna Park to Forts Scott sn'
Richardson 10 Nsuck or Green val
ley.
The Kappa Alpha Association q
the District OF Columbia will hold
smoker tonight al $50 o'clock a
251l Fourteenth street
Basket picnic of Maine AsSocin'
tion at Sixteenth street reservoir
picnic grove, from TO S O'Clock 'hu
afternoon
A pageant will he staged at thu
Sylvan Thester. Wednesday even
ing. August 6, by the girl empi0,e
Of the Ordnance Department u'de-
the auspices OF the Savings DlvlsioI
Of the War Loan organization
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02

you all for my happy wedding day.
Goodbye, goodbye
10 developed into a writer of SEN
sational stories. This. however, was
because she found a profitable mar
ket for such work and she wanted
the money for herself and the others.
For little Beth was ailing. and a sum-
mer stay at the seashore might. they
all hoped, bring back the roses 10
her cheeks. But 1t didn't, and after
time the dark days came when
gentle Beth. like tired but trustful
child. clung to the hands that had
led her all through life, as her father
and mother guided her tenderly
through the Valley of the Shadow
and gave her up to God
Then came a day when Laurie was
invited to the Dovecote to see Meg's
new baby. 10 appeared. a proud aunt
bearing a bundle on a pillow Shut
your eyes and hold out your arms. g
she ordered. and Laurie, obeying,
opened his eyes again, to see-two
babies! Twins. by JupiterI" he
cried: take EN-, quick, somebody
I'm going TO laugh. and I shall drop
EN-"
Laurie had loved 10 for years, but
Jo, though truly sorry. couldn't re-
spond. AS she said. It's impossible
for people to make themselves love
other people If they don't" And so,
after a time. Laurie decided that Amy
was the only woman in the world
him happy. And the two were very
happy together. Amy taking great
pride in her handsome HUSBAND.
Don't laugh" she said to him. but
your nose is such a comfort to me-
and she caressed the well-cut' feature
with artistic satisfaction.
10 found her fate in an elderly pro-
fessor. wise and kind. but too poor
to think of marriage For a year
the pair worked and waited and hoped
and loved. and then Aunt March died
and left 10 her fine old country place.
Here 10 and her professor set up their
home. and established boys school,
which became a great success. 10
lived a very happy life, and as the
years went on. two little lads Of her
own came to increase her happiness.
Amy. 100, TdO GEAR Clll0 named
Beth. but she was a frail little crea-
ture and the dread OF losing her was
the shadow over Amy's sunshine.
But the little women and all their
dear ones formed a happy. united FAM
lily, OF whom 10 truly wrote:
Lives whose brave music long shall
ring
Like a spirit-stfrring strain.
Copyright. 1879. by Post Publishing Company
Tho Boston POST All rights reserved Printed
by permission Of, and arrangement with, Little,
Brown & Co, authorized publishers
Published by special arrangement with the
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate. AL rights re-
ssrved).
Richard Carvel," by Winston
Churchill. as condensed by the Hon
David I. Walsh. former Governor of
Massachusetts and United States Sen
ator, will be printed tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
Rusinens Night SCHOOLS.
THIS WEEKS NEW
BOOKS AT THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Public Library has received
the following interesting new
books:
"How to DO Business by Let
ter" by Cody Shervin.
Success Where You Are.
1917. by H. &. Robertson.
"Have You Strong wflIf-
by c. G. Leland.
''Today's short stories Ana
fyxed," by r. w. Neal.
convention and Revolt in
Poetry" by j. l.. loves.
"Confessions of the Cnanna,-
by f. r. RndIfwflI.
"Reconstructing America by
dwin WiIdmnn.
SUNDAY School and Church
Eutertai nm ents."
"Historic Dress I'm America
by Elizabeth Mcclellan
"Opportunities in Chemistry,"
by EIlwood HcRdrick.