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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16
Take Care OF Your Shoes With Oil;
How You Can Beat The Old H. C. L.
By FREDERIC j. HAsKIy.

oughly. and all the dirt and mud that
remains washed of with warm water.
then rubbed dry with soft cloth
OIling the shoes should be done
more frequently In the winter. so as
TO protect the leather against snow
and slush-
Keep Your Shoes Oiled.
Instead Of paying a dime Tor a
shine every time your shoes get
little dirty. you are advised 10 use
some castor oil This is a good thing
for dress shoes, as il is possible to
work up 2 bright shine over il. 1t
should be applied lightly at night to
the dried shoe by rubbing the oil into
the leather well. especially along the
welt. where the sole is sewed to the
upper. When YOU get up IN the morn
ing you can polish the shoes until
they Jock almost like patentleathe-.
little elbow grease will DO the
trick.
Tan shoes are. Of course. slightly
darkened by grease and even by pol
ish- DO not apply any oil or grease
on rubber heels or composition soles.
since such application is unnecessary
and injurious.
Work shoes. which are not to be
polished, may be creased with meats
foot oil, fish oil. tallow, vaseline. or
petroleum The oil or grease should
be about as warm as the hand can
comfortably bear, and should be
rubbed well into the leather, espe-
cially along the welt.
Very good water resistance can be
secured by adding beef tallow 70 any
one OF the oils or greases mentioned
above for greasing work shoes
'Saddlesoap," which is made from
oils. is the best thing with which 10
wash the shoes. It takes the dirt
out Of the leather and makes II soft
and pliable. II also adds TO the life
OF the leather.
In using saddlesoap you should
wash your shoes and let the suds stay
on the leather over night. In the
morning wipe the shoes with a soft
rag and rub with a shoe brush This
simple little process makes the shoes
look like new.
Some Of the shoe cleaning liquids
which the bOotblack uses contain
either n strong caustic or an acid
which Is very injurious 10 the leather.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16
4 Real American LOoe Story.
ued from Mondays
rH=ETER VII.

eelITHO is Harold Hilton?' Mrs.
w Higgins inquired 7 never
heard OF him
Hes a nephew Of Alr, John Hill
ton" Mildred explained 4 never met
him myself until yesterday. But as
his uncle spoke OF him as Harold
did. too
-oh. thought It must be some
body you knew we'll" Mrs. Higgins
remarked.
Tie speech was not intended as q
reproof Yet it irritated the girl, and
she spoke nrusquely-
so. 7 do not know MIN. Vel
enough 20 call him by his first name.
an .qrvars OF that fact ] am still
more certain that / wish did know
him we'll"
The matror looked surprised why,
Because he is a dandy chap. He
Is enlistinE with the. Canadians. Co
ing 20 fi-ht.-just think OF itl-risk
his lie when he might stay at home
and be comfortable
a good many other fellows are
doing The same thing.-at least so the
preacher told us tonight Honora
SAID. YET I fancy most OF them are
going because they want to- Either
thev-like young Hlton-have Brit
the adventure. some men crave that
l-imd OF thinE.-jusr as women do
Il must be one OF that kind" Nil
bred hazarded For II / were man
I'd 60 in jiffy.'
so you have said before" Honora
observed drvly.
Pardon me for repeating myself"
Mildred retorted. But why snuo
me-"
I did not mean TO snub you" Hon
ora said. trying TO laugh off the little
she vas ohagrined that she and her
sister should have had a slight spGt
in the presence OF Arthur Bruce eShe
was honest enough with herself 10
know that she had tried to keep Nil
dred from expiating on the subject OF
Harold Hinton. because she was sure
that the topic ~as causing Arthur
discomfort such talk at this time
showed a lack OF tact on the part OF
the younger girl
Only 4 Casual Friend.
Yet really. there was no cause FOR
her, Honora, to defend Arthur. He
was only a casual friend to her. as
she was 10 him.
Have you had a pleasant evening.
my dear27 Mrs. Higgins was trying
to pour oil On the troubled waters
and was smiling AT Mildred.
oh. pleasant enough, I guess. the
girl replied Z cannot speak FOR
Arthur. Of course He can speak for
himself"
Her passage at arms with Honora
had annoyed her, and she felt cross
with everybody. Arthur, thus ap-
nealed 70, tried 10 hide his emoarrass-
ment
ut is never necessary TO say that
one has had a good time IN this
home" he remarked CALAMITY That
is one OF the things that speaks for
itself"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16

/ You can cut the cost OF footwear
1 in half without injuring a single
profiteer If you viii just treat your
shoes with the kindness. care and con-
sideration which a good brogan de-
serves.
This cheering news comes from the
United states bureau Of chemistry.
These chemists would change your
whole attitude toward your shoes.
The cold Indifference with which
the average man treats these inti-
mates Of his daily life is little short
I OF criminal
After walking on them all day. he
I seldom gives them a thought at night.
but pitches them into corner to lie
neglected until morning. II they get
wet. he often puts them on the radia-
Z tor and shortens their lives by allow
I ing them to become hard and dry He
seldom gives them a rest or bath OF
l a good massage. as he should DO.
Once in a while he lets a bootblack
clean them with a caustic or acid So
I tuition. which is about as good for
/ them as laundry soap is for the face,
and afterward rub them into a shine.
and he does this solely from motives
of vanity, and not for the good Of
the shoe.
Cost of Walking.
With a SO bill tied up in each foot.
il costs you a nickel 10 travel a block
under your own power. Riding on
the street cars is becoming an econ
omF. and the constitutional stroll a
luxury that only the rich and the
barefoot can afford
After several months Of expert
menting. the experts have found that
the life Of shoes, and. in fact, all
leather articles. can be extended by
following simple measures in caring
for the leather.
How many people 20 to the trouble
Of oiling their shoes? The number Is
small But it is just a little thing
like oiling the shoes that prolong
their lives According TO these gov
eminent leather experts. grease or oil
should be applied TO the shoes when
ever the leather begins ts get hard or
dry
The shoes should be brushed thor-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16

Mrs. Higgins looked at him APPROX
ingly- She liked and admired this
young man.
Il assure you we are always glad
TO see you here. Mr.. Bruce" she said.
Why must I be Mr.. Bruce to
youg" he objected. When 7 was a
kid you called me Arthur How
have I forfeited a right to such IA
miliarity2"
The widow flushed as a girl might
have done "Oh, I have seen you so
seldom since you we're grown that
did not want TO be too familiar with
you" she explained But I will be
glad to call you Mr.. Arthur II you
would like me to-"
A few minutes later he took his
departure. BY the time the sound
OF his footsteps had died away Mrs
Higgins spoke her mind.
That Is one OF the most courtly
and graceful young men have ever
known. am glad you girls have
such a friend. He can always be
counted on to do and say the right
thing"
She had too much delicacy TO put
into words what she was thinking
namely, that he would make some
girl a good husband. and that she
hoped one OF her charges would ap-
preciate this fact.
Instead. she went out into the
kitchen to give Katie a final order
then. returning. locked the front
door, put out the lights, and led the
way upstairs
Mildred Apologies.
Mildred Brents anger was seldom
Of the enduring variety She was
easily annoyed. but could not hold
her wrath long.
So she and her sister had not been
in their room more than five min
utes before she made overtures Of
peace.
'Honora." she ventured. If I was
cross just now I am sorry But you
did snub me-honestly-and made me
feel very cheap when you reminded
me that I was repeating 4 remark
that I had perpetrated already"
II did not mean TO snub YOU. dear,
so let's forget all about it" Honora
returned. We were both little
at was rather awkward. that
question that Mrs. Higgins asked"
Mildred observed later. 7 mean her
question as to whether we had had
a pleasant evening"
Honora was brushing her hair be-
fore her dressing table. and now
turned quickly, the brush poised in
midair.
Why" she asked abruptly.
Because" Mildred replied, sit so
happens that Arthur proposed TO me
The brush fell to the floor. Honora
stopped to pick Il up.
And you''-she began, then stopped.
"Oh," Mildred said with a yawn-
Il as good as told him I could not
marry any man unless he did some
thing TO make him worth while
Well" after a moments pause, what
do YOU think OF my answer
4 think" Honora's voice was hard
and stern, that it was q needlessly
cruel thing 10 say TO a good man"
To Be Continued.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16

Jakehan7on is in Con1anche County, tW
The Hog Creek Oil Field that is producing a
oil a day, lies about it. 1t on the line OF tn
by Jake L. Han1on and Frank KeH that traV
Texas from Wichita Falls south for 10 mil
only railroad point in the Hog Creek Oil File
PIatS of Jakehanon will be available at
site on date of sale. These platS will show
price will not be changed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16
How Ell Paso's Police Chief
Helped Gen. Howe Res
cue Lieut.. Gilmore.

THE accompanying picture shows J
L r Montgomery. now chief OF po-
lice. when he was three years old. The
picture was taken at Hampstead.
Texas. '8Ionty's" boyhood home.
Montgomery is one Of the few
prominent FL Pasoans who have re-
allied their boyhood ambitions.
When the present police chief was
a boy, his greatest game was playing
soldier and he told everyone who
inquired as TO his ambition for the
future that he intended to be a SOL
der.
Montgomery has more than re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16
The old Family Album


During the Philippine insurection,
he served as a commissioned Of
ficer with the 33rd United states Vol
unteers and during the world war he
was a captain OF infantry in the slst
division. The police chief now holds
the rank OF major in the reserves
Between his fighting periods he
was newspaper man and good one,
too.
IN the Philippines. he served under
Gen. Luther r Hare. a noted Texan,
who. with Mai. Gen. r. 7. Howe. now
commanding the FL Paso military
district. rescued Lieut.. Gilmore. OF
the United States navy, from the Fill
ipinos.
Both Hare and Howe were cap
tains in the regular army at the time.
but Hare was commissioned colonel
Of the 33rd infantry and Howe colo
mel OF the 34th. AS both were with
the expedition that rescued Gilmore,
both were commissioned brigadier
generals OF volunteers for their SER
vices. 4 peculiar coincidence was
that both men were Texans and their
men were recruited in Texas.
In the next issue of The Hcrnld.
kind sir and good Madame, your eyes
will dance with JOy-fOr the photo
graph of AiveH Dixon Mt the tender
nEe OF three, with long blond curlss
will grace a page OF The Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16
ECZEMA MEETS
FINAL ENEMY
in P0SLAM

II you have any idea that your &C.
zema is too stubborn to respond 10
Poslam's healing influence. consider
that this splendid remedy has made its
record by mastering difficult and baf-
fling cases Of years standing. Pick out
the hardest spot you have-where
itching and smsrting annoy most
and give Poslam an overnight chance
to show Improvement. Try the same
II you have pimples. acne, rash. scalp
scale, herpes or any skin disorder.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories, 243
West 47th St. New York City.
Urge your skin to become clearer,
brighter. better by the daily use OF
Poslsm Soap, medicated with Poslam.
ADV,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16


WEDNESDAY. SEPT. II. 1919.
CATURN and Uranus rule strongly
- for good today. according TO as
tioiogy- Neptune and Mars are mildly
adverse.
The revival Of many Victorian
standards OF conduct is likely to fol-
low the uncovering OF many scan
dals.
Dress as wen as social customs
may be affected by the return OF en-
phasis On modesty and the proprie-
ties
The counsel Of ones elders should
be followed while this aspect pre-
walls. as il IS held 10 be especially
wise and helpful
Agitation over army and navy AZ
fairs Is again indicated by the stars
New scandals viii be aired and one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16

GENERAL JOHN Joseph Pershins
WASHINGTON. D. C.
MY DEAR General
IF IT were permitted me.
SOME TINE today.
To WALK right up.
AND SHAKE your hand.
AND TRY to tell you
HOW GLAD I am.
THAT YOU'RE home again.
I AM very sure.
I'D FLOUNDER around.
WITHOUT SAYING anything.
AND LET 90 Of your hand
AND QUIT blocking the traffic.
AND GO on my way.
AND TN sure OF this.
BECAUSE FOR an hour
I'VE BEEN sitting here
AT MY typewriter desk
IN a vain attempt.
TO PUT into words.
WHAT I'd like to say.
AND ALL I can think Of.
Is THE simple sentence;
ssWELCO9IE HOMER
AND ALL It makes.
Is a single line.
so I must gon on
IF I'D fiji my space.
AND I must do that.
AND must have words.
so I'LL have TO say.
WHAT THE others will say.
AND SPEAK my thanks.
FOR THE task you've done.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16

me " Gamer Tor DanclnE.
The cooler weather makes dancinl
70 our Big Jazz Band delightful
pastime- No charge for dancing. NJ
cover charge Come this evening an
enjoy yourself.
The Modern Cafe.
Downstairs in the Mills Building.
Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16
We TOWNE GOSSIP
Registered .. S. Patent Office.
-u,u,, By X. c. B. uum,,u,u,u,,ui,--rr


AND I'VE written that.
AND THERE'S nothing left.
EXCEPT To say.
THAT on Wednesday next
MY WIFE and L
WILL SIT in a stand,
THAT WILL look its way
DOWN INTO the depths.
OF PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
AND WELL hear a band.
AND \ great loud cheer.
THAT WILL roll along
As WAVES roll in.
AND WELL see you come.
AND YOUR soldier horse.
WILL FRANCE its way.
so THAT We may know.
OF THE pride it feels.
AND ALoNe about then
IF YOU hear a voice
A LITTLE bit wheezed.
FROM SMOKING too much.
But. NEVERTHELESS.
A HUMAN voice
THAT WILL make its way.
CLEAR ABOVE the din.
AND ECHO back.
FROM THE sounding board
OF THE sky above.
YOU'LL KNOW it's I
AND IN that voice.
WILL BE everything.
THAT I'D like 10 say.
If THERE were words.
I COULD say it in
I THANK you
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
MAT MAN WAS
ONCE COACH
OF GRID TEAM

Robert fredrtck. Know IN wrestling
circles as Ed r'Strangier'1 Lewis. IL
an all around athlete. He coached
the football. basketball and wrestling
teams at Kentucky State university
Lewis never attended college. but
hts general knowledge OF all branches
OF sport made him "A valuable man
as coach. While connected with the
university he played on various pro-
fessionai basketball teams In the
Southern league.
In the football season Lewis had
complete charge of Kentucky State
forwards. lie taught the linemen VA
rious forms OF leg locks. body checks.
and how 10 use their hands 10 the
best advantage on the defense.
deadlock Brings Nickname
II was while coaching the wrestling
team that Lewis began 10 study his
now famous deadlock when he
first started as a public performer
he had not mastered the lock. but
because he threw so many men In
the South with his deadlock. which
then was a strange hold. he was
given the nickname OF Stranger"
Wrestling fans will recall when
Lewis was beaten by Fred Beell
Americas. and Charley Cutler. SIX
years ago. lie attributed those de.
feats TO the referees. who claimed
his headjock was a strange hold.
and made him break the lock every
time he put ii on.
Develops Variation Of Hold
Lewis returned to his home in Ken
lucky and worked on his favorite
hold. He shifted the lock higher and
away from the throat. so there was
no chance for a strange. when he
had mastered II he secured n return
match with Charley Cutler and won.
He then went TO Baltimore. where he
beat Americas with the same hold.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
FOUR AMERICAN TRACK
MEN MAY COMPETE IN
SWEDISH FIELD MEET

CHICAGO. March i7.--Three other
American athletes have been invited
TO compete in Swedish track and
field games besides Ted Meredith.
These three are Lieut.. Bob Simp.
son. the worlds record holder in
high hurdles: Lieut.. Fred Murray,
another Coast hurdle sensation who
n now affiliated with the New York
A. C.. and 10 LOOMS. the Chicago
Splinter.
Meredith. simpson. LOOMS. Muir.
ray and Andy Ward comprised the
American team which went TO sw..
den In 1915 and competed In several
games In that country. Meredith
has accepted the invitation. and now
that Ted has announced his inten.
ton OF going abroad II is very like.
~ that he will be Joined by some
OF the other spcedsters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
WHITE SOX TO
BE ACTIVE ON
SPRING TRIP
BY ALTMAN.
BY AIIERN.

CHICAGO, March 10. - Spring
training trips booked for the White
Sox and announced a, the South side
office yesterday. indicate that Comis.
keys men are to be quite active dur
Ing their brief soJourn In Texas. The
start from Chicago IL likely TO be
on Friday or Saturday. March 81
or %. They will start work at Min
erul Wells about March "a and are
scheduled TO play against the Fort
Worth club on the following satur.
day. March 20, and again in Dallas
on Sunday. March 80.
Secretary Gardiner. OF the South.
siders. has been arranging the exhi.
bition games. and so far has closed
for all the Saturday and Sunday
dates. He gave them out as foIlows:
March 2g--Fort Worth.
March 3o--DalIas.
April s and 6---Houston.
April l2--Dallas.
April 13--Fort Worth.
April 10 and 20--Cincinnati.
The climax OF the training trip win
be the pair OF games In Cincinnati
against the National league slugrers.
For something like rs years Comie-
key has been trying to play Garry
Herrmann's team in spring series
and so far no game has been played.
When "Commy" was boss Mt st. Paul
in the late eos he trailed down 10
Cincinnati for Saturday and sun
day. but snow and rain kept them in
their hotel except for the time to
attend banquet rendered by Herr.
mann.
Comiskey is hopeful OF staging Z
couple of battles against Cincinnati
this spring, because the late start OF
the season puts the weather In his
favor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
JUST HOW GOOD
is PAL MOORE?

Pal Moore. the mighty hold
er OF a dubious threeround YER
dict over Jimmy Wilde. has
never knocked out n man q
ciase In all his seven years Of
fighting. since 1915. in fact he
has not Knocked out anybody at
all. Furthermore. he Is far from
being invuineTable In cicverness.
as a look at his 1918 record will
convince anybody. This shows
that In one year he suffered
three defeats. one By Jabez
White. the Albany bantam. an
other by Pekin Kid Herman. who
was never much more than a
second rater. and again by
Frankie Burns. at whose hands
any man Of his weight ~ likely
TO suffer a setback,
In other words. Pals greatest
claim 20 fame II that two Brit.
ish judges. voicing an unpopular
with the British sentiment. de
clafcd he had outpointed a boy
IL pounds tighter than himself In
q thr~e.roupd contest.
prior TO tn. London contest
Moore was considered Just a good
boxer, almost but not quite OF
championship class.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
ETCHELLTO
eOX MCCARTHY
I'm TACOMACO
sRETT TRUE.

ACoAfA. March is.--Johnny Me
Fthy. OF san Francisco. and sid
!cheli. Australian champion. will
in the double main event az the
les' smoker tonight, at the Ia
hall Mccarthy. the veteran
Ehman. with his usual smile.
pes to topple over Mitchell.
Die Anderson. Tacoma's heavy
xht. will box Jim Jorge. Of New
N. In the other half OF the double
Nm event. Anderson won The
my heavyweight championship OF
~ Middle West. while stationed at
hmp Dcagc. Iowa. He is under the
hing OF Chef Mcintyre. who says
brge will have TODD sonic tall step
Inc 10 keep Anderson from getting
- decision.
Young Morgan Jones, also .
rueewe OF Mcintyre. win meet Harry
Dawson. OF Seattle. In the semi
kindup
E6die Quinn. one-time favorite OF
~ Tacoma fans. Will try to stage
romshack when he meets L.sekey
1orrUw. OF Seattle
Jack Hartford. Of Tacoma. viii
Sses Patsy Ciacco. Of Seattle. in the
knutng evens.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
Germany Set Back
for Century, Says
Gen. Ludendorff

WASHINGTON. March 13.--Ger.
many viii need century or longer
TO regain supremacy In Europe. de.
Glazed Gen. Ludendorff In Berlin
Interview received here today by
diplomatic cables. Ludendorff blam.
ed Won Moltke's defective strategy,
War Minister Falkenhayn's loose or.
ganization and lax intelligence serv.
ice. as technical reasons for the Ger.
man downfall.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
CATCHER IS
SIGNED BY
LOCALCLUB

Moose Marshall. an experienced
catcher who can swing the stick, has
been signed By Manager Ciymer for
the local squad. This solves sesttlo's
catcher problem. Marshall hit for
500. with Nashville. In the Southern
league. last year
According 20 reports from Seat
ties training camp. Joe without. out
fielder. arrived at Taft. Cal. yestcr-
day morning. ready for his frs,
workout.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
GIBBONS BROTHERS SEEK
RING BATTLES IN EUROPE

ST. PAUL. March i3.-Mike and
Tommy Gibbons. OF St Paul. with
Manager Eddie Kane. will invade
Europe thir summer to meet the best
fighters OF Great Britain and the
continent. The manager OF the Glib
bons brothers. who recently received
his discharge from the navy. says
he viii sail about the middle of May,
Mike and Tommy to follow in two
weeks.
one of Mikes opponents in Eng
land undoubtedly will be Beckett,
who knocked out Bombardier Wells,
the British heavyweight champion.
Tommy's first match Is likely to be
with Joe Goddard. who carries the
title of English middleweight cham.
pion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
HOPPE SHOWS
HIS SPEED IN
NIGHT MATCH

Willie Hoppe worlds champion
biiIiardist. ran out his string OF 900
points al is2 baIkilne at Brown A
IIulen's pariors last night in has ex
hlbition match with George Butler
sutton. The final score was 400 TO IS.
In the afternoon matches. Hoppe
ran out In six innings. scoring a
high run OF iTe. The final count
was 900 10 "a