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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15


rI'aE HOgwallOw Improvement soci-
/ ETY. made an effort to have Colum-
bus Allsop get his spring haircut
earlier this time. but Columbus man
aged to slip the halter by the old
March headache argument and the
haircut viii 90 over until APRIL as
usual
The Wild Onion school teacher is
very anxious TO get 10 teach the
school again next term. though he is
going pretty easy about the matter.
the new board Of trustees, who de-
feated the old board in the last cleo
ton by a good majority. The Wild
Onion teacher was very popular with
the old board but that does not help
him any with the new one and he is
not so sure OF where he stands. An
other thing that causes him to be a
bit uncertain is the fact that Cape
Allsop, who IS a sort Of teacher and
has in the past taught up at Slippery
Elm school house, has moved here,
and he fears there has been some kind
Of understanding between the new
board and Cape. However. the Wild
Onion teacher viii be friendly to the
new board until he sees what is on
tap"
At a meeting Of the stockholders
Of the HogwalloW to Tickville Rail-
road company last night II was de-
cided that unless the farmers along
the right OF way would agree 10 furn-
ish wood free and already cut the
road would have TO quit business. The
day before the train came in and
brought only q roll Of bologna sau-
sage for Bub SmOthers. and Raj Bar
low with a quart Of moonshine liquor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

CORP. JOHN c. HILL, who formerly
- lived at the Lucerne apartments.
FL Paso, now OF company A, 315th
field signal battalion. e0th division,
stationed at HiIlesheim. Germany.
Entering the army at FL Paso IN
July. 1917. Corp. Hill trained at Camp
Travis. san Antonio. and was sent
overseas in June. 1918. He took part
with the 90th division in the trench
fighting on the -Haye-Puven-
ellie sector, the St Mihiel operations
from September Il to is. the demon
stration at the beginning Of the
Argonne-Meuse offensive on Septem-
Der IS. and was in the Argonne-Meuse
offensive from October - to Novem-
Der IL
Corp. Hill is % years old and came
originally from east Texas He was
reared in Pine Valley. near Hunts
Vile. and was born on the old Yoakum
homestead. where the first history OF
Texas was written He began life as
a telegraph operator. and worked for
the Western Union and the z. P. &
s. ". railway. Later he became con-
nected with the First National bank
OF FL Paso in the collection depart
ment which place he held at the time
he was drafted into the army He Is
a brother Of d. L Hill. at one time
teller in the State National bank, now
assistant cashier OF the State National
bank at Lordshurg. n NJ a sister.
Miss Oberie Hill. resides at S11 North
Oregon street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

Information and the beginnings OF a
jag This same man can drop into
the dry saloon" and acquire infor-
nation without sacrificing sobriety.
Club Without Dues
The saloon. with reason has been
known as the truly cosmopolitan club
where there were no bills for dues.
The abolishing Of the saloon isn't
going TO change human nature. Man
is always going 70 be attracted to a
place where he can meet with his
kind in his own way after he has
done his days work
Gov. SprouL OF Pennsylvania. IS
one Of the CHIEF founders OF this dry
saloon" and the success OF the ex-
pertinent seems so well assured that
plans are being made for the taking
over OF wet saloons which 90 out OF
business in Chester before or after
the bone dry law becomes effe0tiTs
and Transforming them into dry 81
looms"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15
HOG WILLOW NEWS

a. Ia @21-lla- niiilil
as passengers. This kind Of business
VIII not Justify any expensive opera
ions ana the wood TO make steam
viii have TO be furnished free and al
ready cut If this enterprise is kept
going.
Atlas Peck at the postoffice yester-
day came across with the first snake
story Of the season. He has Just
killed the biggest chicken snake he
ever saw He took a corn knife and
cut the snake in two and took the
reptile BY the tail and shook out five
whole hens eggs and q white door
knob which his wife had been using
as nest egg, and three two-dav old
chicks The crowd took in the egg
and chicken part and the size OF the
snake all right but they looked
strange at him about the door knob
part OF the story. Atlas had the
white door knob in his pocket but it
did not seem 20 help matters any.
The editor OF the Tickville Tidings
announces in a conspicuous place in
his columns this week that il takes
money to run newspaper and that
II some does not come in pretty soon
be viii have to shut the paper down
until some does come in.
Little Fidity Flinders has been
placed IN the moonshine stiu house
on Ausket Ridge as an apprentice.
The proprietor OF the establishment
is getting old, and Sim Flinders. the
boys father, realizing the necessity
Of an institution Of this character in
the new era Of prohibition. willingly
gave a son TO the cause, believing the
future holds much for a man of skill
IN this line operating in this commu-
nifty His first lessons consist Of
watching for strangers who could
have no legitimate excuse for visit
ing the establishment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15
Bu MONTAGUE GLASS

spend a lot OF money for putting in
advertisements that George Clemen-
ceau presents. The International Peace
Conference, the unparalleled success
OF two hemispheres; matinees Satur-
day. $780,
"And even then they wouldn't get
an audience, Abe" Morris said. he
cause those kind of advertisements
don't fool nobody but the suckers
which pays for them. Abe"
Let in the Correspondents.
Maybe not" Abe agreed. but II the
delegates stays away, Mawruss, the
Peace Conference could always get an
audience by letting in the newspaper
correspondents, which I don't care II
in addition TO Mr.. Lord George and
Col House, they would got performing
at this here Peace Conference Doug
las Fairbanks and Caruso. it wouldn't
be success as show anyhow be-
cause no theayter could get any au-
diences IL they would make it a policy
to bar out the newspaper crickets."
Wen. I'll tell you, Morris began
Nobody likes to read in newspapers
more than I do. Abe They help to
pass away many unpleasant minutes,
but at the same time from the way
this here newspaper Teller which hogs
our cigars is talking, Abe. 7 gather
that the big majority of newspaper
reporters now in Paris has got the
7
is being held mainly to give newspa-
per reporters a chance to write home
a lot OF snappy articles about Peace
Conferences past and present, al
though, OF course, there is certain
more or less liberal minded newspa-
dentally. Mr.. Wilson puts over the
League Of Nations and the Freedom
OF the Seas, why they amt got no
serious objections. just so long as it
don't involve talking the matter over
privately without a couple Of hun
dred newspaper reporters present"
Mr.. Wilson for Publicity.
sure I know" Abe said. but 4
them newspaper fellers has got such
an idee. Marruss. it IS Mr.. Wilson'S
own fault, because ever since we got
into the war, understand. Mr.. Will
son has been talking about open cove
nants OF peace openly arrived at and
even before we went into the war he
got off words 'pitiful publicity and
also il was him and not the newspa-
per men which first give the readers
Of newspapers to understand that the
old secret diplomacy was a thing OF
the past Mawruss, so the conse-
quences was that when Mr.. Wilson
come over here, the owners OF news
papers sent to Paris everybody that
was working for them-from dramatic
Crickets to baseball experts-just so
long as they could write the English ]
language. understand. because them I
newspaper owners figured that &C
cording to Mr.. Wilson's own sugges- .
tons this here Peace Conference I
was not only going TO be a wide open /
affair, openly arrived at, understand, /
but also pitifully public, whereas not
only it amt wide open. Mawruss. but /
II is about as pitifully public as a 4
conference between the members OF |
the financial committee Of a political
ring on the day before election. Also. Z
Mawruss, a newspaper reporter could 4
arrive at that Peace Conference open
y or he could arrive at il disguised !
with false whiskers till his own wife
wouldn't know him from Jugo-SIob 1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

CHESTER. Pa, March 15.-The dr.
- saloon" has arrived in Chester. and
the results are being watched with
keen interest
The dry saloon" contains every
thing but the kick" To be explicit,
the latest substitute for the gilded
bar is in reality the old saloon de-
prived Of its intoxicating liquors.
The back bar. with its myriads Of
glasses; the back mirror. with reflec-
tons OF favorite attitudes; the ma
hOgany." with real polish and Just as
detrimental 10 elbows as ever: the
brass rail on which ones foot is in
variably elevated; the card tables. on
which the double Y" may be used
for seven up or pinochle, and. in fact
the sawdust cuspidOrs and the oil
stove-au are there.
Everything hut Bug Juice.
Only Demon Rum and John Barley
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

sILTELL, 1Iawruss." Abe Potash said
w as he and his partner Norris
Perlmutter sat at breakfast IN theii
Paris hotel enc Sunday morning. %
see that the Peace Conference had s
meeting the other day. where it was
regularly moved and seconded that
there should Be a League OF Nations
and in sp'fA OF what them Republican
senator's hack home predicted. Nav
russ. when chairman Clemencsa1 said:
fContrary minded you could OF heard
a pin drop"
Sure you could, Norris Perlmutter
agreed. because the way this here
Peace Conference Is being run, Abe,
when Mr.. Clemenceau says: All those
IN favor would please say Ave- he
amt asking them. he's telling them,
which was speaking to the newspa-
per Teller last night. Abe. and he
says that compared TO the delegates
at this here Peace Convention, yum
derstand, the delegates Of a New York
county Democratic convention are
free TO act as they please
He Has a job.
IN fact, Abe, as understand II, at
the sewed-up POLITICAL conventions
which they hold Il in America. the
bosses do occasionally let delegate
get up and say a few words which
amt on the program exactly but at
this here Peace Convention. a dele
gate who tries to get off a speech
which amt first been submitted in
writing ten days in advance should
ought 10 go into training for II by
picking Quarrels with walters in all
night restaurants.
Take this here meeting which they
held il on Saturday. Abe" Norris con-
tinued, and II was terrible the way
chairman Clemenceau jumps, for in
stance, on a feller from Belgium by
the name n Lyman"
That amt the same n. Lyman
which used to was n Lyman & Co.
IN the coat pad business?" Abe in
CURED
This here ". Lyman used TO was
a Belgium minister IN London" Norris
went on which he got up and OBJ
jected TO the way the five big na-
tions-America. Great Britain. France,
Italy and Japan-was. so TO speak,
hogging the convention"
HOEEinE the Convention.
We'll, think the reverend Mr.. HT-
man was right at that" Abe said,
which I Just finished reading Mr.
Wilson's speech at that meeting, Mau-
russ, in which he said that no longer
should the select classes govern the
rest OF mankind, understand. and
after the American. French. British,
Italian and japanese delegates gets
through applauding what Mr.. Wilson
says they select themselves to run
the rest OF the nations in the League I
Of Nations. Naturally an exminister Z
like the reverend lTr. Hyman is going
10 say; Why don't you practice what /
~ preach p
And If he wouldn't OF been an ex-
minister, Abe" Morris said. "the !
chances is that chairman Clemenceau 1
would Of whispered a few words into I
the cauliflower ear OF one Of the ser
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

corn are missing. In their stead are
drinks which eXhilarats but do not
intoXicate, candy. gum chewiu' and
smOkin' and reading matter There
one may find 81 different kinds OF
juices-all except bug juice.
The idea. as Charles Frederick
Weller. director. says. is the spirit CT
the saloon without the spirits
The pals who were in the habit OF
spreading their elbows on the ma
hogany and exchanging those conf
dences that can't be exchanged unless
there's a fOaming glass within reach.
can still dodge the publicity OF the
drug store soda fountain and meet up
as OF yore at first drink time in the
dry saloon" with a sympathetic bar
tender and something that tinkles
while you stir it. Many a man who
has half an hour 70 kill and hasn't
seen the morning paper is wont to
drop into the nearest cafe and acquire
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

geants at arms. and when the session
closed, y'understand, the hat check
boy would have had one hat left over
with the initials N H IN Il. which
Alr. LYMAN didn't have time to claim
before he hit the car tracks, y'under-
stand. and I wouldn't blame chairman
Clemenceau neither, because II this
here Peace Conference is going to end
this side Of nineteen fifty. It's got TO
be sDeeded up some"
Nobody says it amt" Abe agreed.
"but this here n. Lyman is a Bel
GUM and he's got a right to be
heard"
All Have Damage Claims.
He would have il everybody didn't
admit that Belgium shall be protected
in every which way, Abe" Morris
agreed. @but there is also a lot of
small nations which has got delegates
at the Peace Convention like Cuba
y'understand. and some Of them South
American republics. and once you be-
gin with them fellers. where are you
going to leave off Take for instance
the committee on reparation. which
has got charge OF deciding how much
money Germany ought to pay for
losses suffered by the countries which
made war on her. y'understand, and
there wasn't one Of them Spanish
American republics which didn't want
to get appointed on that committee.
because when the reparation commit
tee gets to work, practically all OF
them republics is going to come along
with claims for smoke damages. bills
for labor in connection with ripping
out the fixtures Of confiscated Ger
man steamers, loss Of services Of the
presidents Of such republics by rea-
son of tonsilitis from talking about
how bravely they would have fought
II they had raised an army and navy.
which they didn't, Y understand. and
any other claim against Germany
which they think they might have had
a chance to get by with"
We'll, Of course. there Is bound to
be lot Of them small republics which
is going to make play for little
easy money. Mawruss," Abe said
but the indications Is that when
the proofs Of claims Is filed by the al
legged creditors. understand. there
would be a couple Of them comma
hounds on the reparation committee
which would reject such claims on the
grounds Of misplaced semicolons
alone.
Where He'd Come In.
Then six months h'afterwards
when the representative Of one Of
them republics goes over to what used
to was the office OF the Peace Con-
ference with q revised proof Of claim,
which he has just received by return
mail. understand me, he would find
the premises temporarily occupied by
one OF them crooked special sale trunk
concerns, and that's all there would be
to it."
Then you think that this here
Peace Conference would only last six
AbeT" Morris asked
Sure I do" Abe replied. and less
sven, because right now already, /
the interest Is beginning 10 die out
which Il wouldn't surprise ne in the
slightest, Mawruss. II in three weeks |
1r so when Mr.. Wilson is temporarily (
but OF the cast on account OF going 4
home to America to sign the new tax
lill, y understand, the attendance OF /
delegates would begin 70 fall off so /
lad, understand me, that the Peace I
Conference managers would Eot to !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15
Hubby Slept One Week,
Saus Wife In DiUorce

san Francfsco- Cal. March T.
Mrs Ida Ensign. who was given q di-
vorce recently from Charles 3. En-
sign, buyer for a clothing firm testi-
fled that on one occasion her husband
came home and slept for an entire
week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

LeomlnsIer. Mass March I5--Do-
menico Chiurri. reported in the cas-
ualty list as died Of disease. is very
much alive. The war department no.
titled him by telegraph that he is
officially dead. but he declares he
isn't He believes the notification
should have referred 10 his brother.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

during The supper turns when the
Polak and Servian delegates Is per-
forming"
And that amt going 70 do them
a while lot OF good neither" Abe de-
clared, because this here newspaper
feIler told me last night when he was
been mailing back an article a day to
America ever since the president ar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15
Observation-Disclosures The Peace Conference
This Here Peace Conference 1t Needs Publicity

rived here and there amt no one OF
them which has got there yet"
And l was reading in the American
edition Of the Paris edition Of the
London edition Of the Manchester.
England Daily News that the news
paper correspondents couldn't only
send back a couple Of hundred words
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

delegate, y'understaud. and he couldn'
get past the elevator starter even"
Let Them Peek In.
That was when the conference
opened Morris said. but 7 under
stand they are now letting them into
the next room and giving them once
in a while a look through the door
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

IT WAS coming on toward spring in
1 Woodland. near the Orange Ice
Mountains. where Uncle Wiggily Long
ears, the bunny rabbit gentleman had
his hollow stump bungalow.
OF course. there was a little winter
left yet. and each night and morning
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15


which by the way II looks 10 me, Abe
II some news don't find its way back
10 America pretty quick about this
here Peace Conference and Mr. VII
son. understand, people back home
I in Washington is going to say to each
other- I wonder whatever become OF
this here-now-WilsonE and the
friend is going to say: What Wilson
and the other feller would then
say: Why this here Woodruff
wilson And then the friend would
say: oh. 'himl Didn't he move
And the other Teller would then say.
Z see where Benny Leonard put up
a wonderful fight yesterday and
that's all there would be to that con-
versation."
why Wilson Come Homeg
Maybe It is because OF this and not
because OF signing the new tax bill
that the president went home for a
short stay in America" Abe sug-
gested.
sure I know" Morris agreed. but
what good is them short visits going
TO do him. because I amt such an OPP
tician like you are. Abe. I believe
that this here Peace Conference Is go
ing to last q whole lot longer than
six months. Abe. and II Mr. Wilson
keeps on going home and coming
back, maybe the first time he goes
paper publicity out Of IL. and the sec
ond time also perhaps. but on the
third time when he returns from
France, only the Democratic newspa-
pers would give him more as half
column about IL. and later on when
he lands from his third to tenth trips
inclusive, ali the notice the papers
would take from II would be that in
the ships news on the ninth page
there would be Few lines saying
that among those returning on the :.
S. George Washington was J. I. Abra-
ham and so on through the BIS. Cs and
DIS right straight down to the Ws.
which you would got to read over
several times before you would dis
cover the president tucked away as
". Wilson betwee-- two fellers named
Max Wangenheim and Abraham We
linsky."
There is something in what you
say, MaWruss," Abe admitted. but at
the same time, a big man like Mr.. VIII
son amt looking to get no newspaper
notoriety. He is working 10 become
famous"
Sure I know" Morris said. but the
only difference between notoriety and
fame is that with notoriety. you set
the publicity now, whereas with fame
70 get the publicity so years from
now, and the publicity which Mr.. VIII
son Is going to get so years from now
amt going TO help him a whole lot in
the next presidential campaign"
Mr.. Wilson amt worrying about
the next presidential campaign, Nav
russ" Abe declared. What he is try
ing 10 do is to make a success Of this
here Peace Conference"
Then he would better get a press
agent for it," Morris observed. be
cause If It don't get some more pub
licity, II viii die on its feet"-Copy-
right 1919. BY Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

DLACK charmeuse is lifted into dis
= tinction by a waistcoat OF white
organdie, made in the frilly vest
fashion OF the hour. The blouse OF
black charmeuse IS made with a pep
lum that cuts away TO show the
lower part OF the vest A collar OF
organdie is ruffled in val lace TO
match this vest. Picot ribbon in a
delightful shade OF French blue
makes the necktie. sash and cuff
finish. The skirt OF this gown IS
slightly draped and narorWs around
the ankles to give the approved
silhouette. This broad black straw
hat is simply trimmed with a cockade
OF black grosgrain ribbon
The Hickman courier., 1919-05-08
W.ARD-WRIGHT.

Miss Grace Ward and VIII J. Wright
were united in marriage by squire Me
Bride at his home in Dbion county.
Sunday afternoon. The wedding was
I'm the nature of surprise 10 the many
friends Of these popular young people.
The bride j. the daughter of l.. e..
Ward and wife who for many years
was proprietor of the hotel M Walnut
Log and l. well known by number of
Hickman people.
The groom II n prosperous former
of ObiOn county. His father Is station
agent for the I. 4. at Rives but he was
reared by his uncle i'm the Protemus
section.
The Courier extends congratulations.
The Hickman courier., 1919-05-08

river near Paducah. From the records
II would appear that two Revolution
AIRY soldiers entered lands In Fulton
county.
There are two military surveys in
Fulton county. These were entered
by Revolutionary soldiers or else some
one 10 whom their warrants had been
assigned \ military survey was uSu-
ally in the form Of a square four hun
dred poles on each side. Just above
the mouth of Bayou de Chen j. what
l. known a the BAIL Prather survey.
This survey was entered In the name
Of Robert BoShears but was patented
to Bazel Prather Probably Robert
BOShears was "A soldier of the RevOlu-
tiOnary war The other military sur
vey i'm Fulton county Is located on the
state line and the Dresden road and Is
described a being twenty miles due
south Of Columbus and i known "a
the Isaac Miller survey. This Isaac
Miller il an ancestor of the Prafher
and Cowgill families lie was a sol
dier i'm the Revolutionary war.