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Evening star., 1919-09-01
Lieut.. Commander Bryant Leaves.

Lieut. Commander Stewart F. Bryant
of the Navy, who has had command Of
the Presidents yacht Mayfiower for
several years, has left here for New
York to serve as aid on the staff Of
Rear Admiral Albert s. Gleaves. the
new commander-in-chie of the Asiat-
ic fleet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
'TDOn t Want To Go To The Orfanging
Home, Writes Child To The Herald

as there anybody who wants a little
i six years old girl Some one who
VIII love me and care for me and wont
be cross and mean TO me. Somebody
who owns proptery so / wont be poor
all my life. Please give me a good
warm home. Ny mother IS sickley
and cant keep me. 1Iy father is dead
so want a kind mother and father
TO love me and take care OF me You
can find me a 615 IL North Campbell
street Room s. Ny name is Gladis
Opel have worn a inform to Try
to fine a home but mother says I so
small nobody sees me I know II / was
a sooeider In inform some kind wo-
man would see me and give me home
So ] viii just put my name and picture
iu the paper and see IL some kind
father and mother viii see me so
please have a hart I don't want 10 go
TO the orfanging home"
This letter was received by The
Herald, accompanied by the following
little note, scrubbed in pencil on cheap
lined paper.
Please put my pictur in the paper
for I want home befor It gets so
cold"
And it's still Thanksgiving timei
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
BOY INSTANT
KILLED BY SHOCK
Frank ". Cook, Six Years
Old, Ele ctr0cuted
While at Play.

The body Of Frank ". Cock, IT, 6
yea old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Cook. Of the Alexandra apartments,
who was instantly eiectrocuted We'd
nesday afternoon in the. rear Of the
apartment house. viii be taken to
Nashville. Tenn. for burial The
parents viii accompany the body.
leaving on the Texas and Pacific
train at 4.15 p. n. Thursday.
The death occurred at 2-30 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. The boy had
been playing ABOUT the rear OF the
apartment house and was attempting
70 climb onto a fire escape A heavily
charged electric light wire ran along
the fire escape and also onto the
ground AS the boy grasped the IRE
escape he touched the wire with MS
feet. thus closing the circuit, and the
heavy voltage Instantly killed him
The boys body fell to the ground
and companions who saw the accident
screamed for help. Charles Frommes
whose wife manages the apartments,
heard the boys screams and inVesti-
gated. He carried the dead boy TO
Hotel Dieu. The lads temples, lips
and wrists we're burned blue from
the goo volts OF electricity which
coursed through his body.
Justice Clark Wright held an IN
quest Immediately.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
ASSISTANT DIST. ATTORNEY
SENDS IN HIS RESIGNATION

z. B. Elfers. who has been assistant
TO the district attorney since Novem-
Der. 1916. has resigned to practice
law under his own name His resig-
nation was given TO district attorney
Leigh Clark late Wednesday after
noon, who accepted It The resigna-
ton VIII be effective Monday.
c. I. Vowel VIII succeed ElferE-
Vowel IS considered one OF the best
attorneys in FL Pas0 for this work.
according to Fl Paso lawyers and
Judges who know him we'll He has
been in FL Paso practicing law for
nine years, and IS wei known here
Prior 10 coming 70 FL Paso he was
county attorney at Sherman, Grayson
county, Texas.
Il have accepted the place" said
vowel because an IN accord with
the work Of the district attorneys
office as i is being carried on by
Leigh Clark"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
One Of Oldest
Papers In US.
VIII Suspend
St. Louis Republic Is Ac-
CURED by Globe Dem
ocrat There.

St Louis. No. Dec. THE St Louis
Republic. one Of the Oldest newspa-
pers in the United States and the
first to be published west OF the Mis-
sissippi river, has been purchased BY
its competitor. the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat. and viii suspend publica-
ton with tomorrow's issue, It was
announced formally last night.
The sale was consummated shortly
before midnight, but details were not
made public.
The Republic was Democratic. while
the Globe-Democrat is Republican
newspaper.
David R. Francis. American ambas-
sador TO Russia. was the principal
owner OF the Republic. The paper
has been failing financially for sew
eral years i was said, and this,
coupled with the high cost OF ma
terials, encouraged Mr.. francis 10
dispose Of the property.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
EXPLOSION KILLS 2 U. S.
EXPLORERS IN AFRICA

Cleveland. O.. Dec 1.-Two Ameri-
cans, members OF an exploring expe-
dition launched jointly BY the Smith
sonian institution and a motion pic
ture company. were killed IN a rail-
road wreck IN the Ergo forest Bel
gian Congo. South africa. and three
others were seriously injured. ac-
cording TO a cablegram received here
by the Newspaper Enterprise associa-
tion from its correspondent with the
expedition. at Eiizabethvile, Belgian
Congo.
The dead;
Dr.. Joseph r Armstrong. OF Los
Angeles, medical director and bush
ness manager OF the expedition
william StoWeu. OF Los Angeles,
motion picture director Of the ez-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
DAILY RECORD.


Kenneth H Munro and Anna Bro
william P. Clark and Lsnnis s
Jesus salas and Gregoria salas,
William ". gill and Louise Thorn
Frederic H. Baeko7er and Aileen
Charles 2. Brown and Hattie Liv-
Ed Hadlock smith and Rose c Hell
Real Estate Transfer.
John IL Wyatt TO D u. SWearingeu-
lots is and 16. block z. Alamo
Heights addition. $1,000
z W kayser ct TX 70 ". T Bass
lots q and west one-half Of %. block
a. Altura Park addition; 5000.
Blanch s Bishop. individually and
as eNecutrix and trustee OF Clark
Bishop, 70 =. /. AIcMakin, trustee for
Barney Bono: lots s and g. block 3
Bishop subdivision; $3.50.
=. c March e TX. 70 Ernest Nc
Auley; lot q and east IS feet OF q.
block IL Cotton addition; $500
". l. Hill ct uE. TO John ". Phil
lips: lot 26 and west one-half OF o.
block 12f East Fl Paso addition: SO
and other considerations
A B. abr ct TX 10 George A Perry
e. 4x-; lots and s. block 11s. East
Jolly and Norris to S. E. Stiles. lot
80 and west one-half Of %. block 132,
East FL Paso addition. $500.
". K Mari 10 Nay Tapp; lot 90
oloek 81 Government Hin addition
Albert Carter ct TX. TO J. A. Corn
et uE-- south IS feet OF lots I. and
and west IS feet OF south IS feet OF
block 8. Government Hill addition
L, n Bowlby and D. P. Bowlby to
Mrs. A Q. sharp; lots p and %, block
g. Government Hill addition; $3.50.
Ada Casey Anderson and p. F. An
derson to John w. Phillips; lots q
ana p block 81, Government Hin ad-
diticns $40 and other considerations
Fred A Mckenzie ct TX. TO William
Frank MoultOn, lots 80, 81 and 81
block ". Grand View addition; $4,000.
Misty Margaret weston and George
". Weston to John ". Phillips. lots
81 and 6. block 10, Grand View addi-
tioni SO and other considerations
J. Harry Henderson 10 A. D. Mohr;
lots u and y block % Highland
Is. V. Sterling to Tom B. Newman.
lots % and so, block S., Highland
Park addition; SO and assumption Of
notes
Mrs. opal Burdick and Lee Bur
dick 70 Tom 3. Newman; tots 4 and 5.
block S, Hague's subdivision OF Gov
crnment Hill. $500.
c. D. Adriance to Mrs. Charles
cClaALtEs lots 20. "a ana 20. block %.
Summit Place addition. sos
Building Permits.
J. F. woodward ir, SIS South Fl
Paso street. 70 make repairs, cost.
$500.
A Barroso. 1881 Tularosa street.
room addition, 10 cost 500.
A A. Lawyer. block 8 Manhattan
street. three bungalows. TO cost Sfo,-
500.
Wiseman & Bond. Ga san Antonio
street 10 make repairs, 10 cost $50.
Lynn-Smith. 272l Copper street. 70
build steel garage, to cost $500.
Auto Licenses REGISTERED.
41o0o9. Ben Levy, 1916 Mesa avenue
Buick.
4i00f0. T. n. Nelndorff. 1901 Mon
tana street. Buick.
410o11. Franklin Motor Car com
pany, Franklin.
z10o12. Rogers Furniture company.
Republic.
4ioo1s. Miss CIarinda Corbin. 211
Fest Missouri street. Ford.
41oo1f william ". Douglas, Mccoy
Hotel Buick.
410e15. 3rrs r. F. Lyons. III Wyo-
ming street. Ford sedan
410o16. Mrs. 7. 3. Walker. 1I1T North
Stanton street, Gordon.
flo01I. Fl. s. Flegle. 1914 Wyoming
street Ford.
Want Kodak Finishinr-see Gan
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
I. & P. To GET
NENEQUIPNENT
To Discard. s. Year Old
Diners; Sunshine Spe-
cial Solid Steel.

Full steel equipment has been or
dered for the Texas & Pacific sun
shine Special and It is expected to
be in service within the next so days.
The order was placed some time ago
and the equipment is promised for the
first OF the year or Whereabouts
The equipment includes 30 steel
day coaches, II steel baggage cars
and five steel diners. when this
equipment is received. the Pull
man company agrees to furnish
steel PuIImnns. The observation
ears viii then be restored to the
trains, II Is said
The road is compelled TO carry so
many chair cars these days that IL Is
impossible to carry observation cars
any more. Many people boarding the
train at way stations are unable 10 get
Pullman accommodations. even II they
wish, because Of the travel 70 and
from the oil fields.
Where two trains each way former
" handled all the business Of the T.
& P, there are now five a day be-
tween Fort Worth and the oil fields.
and all are crowded. Two are the two
daily through trains. The others are
locals. one operating to Ranger. one
to Baird and one as far west as Sweet
water. Every train is packed out Of
Fort Worth to the oil fields and back
into that city, and the aisles OF the
day coaches and chair cars are filled
with baggage and people standing.
The demand for freight cars r.
just as heavy. II Is stated At
Ranger that the I. & P. did more
business for that point last month
than II did for Dallas, Fort Worth
and New Orleans combined, and
one is Inclined to believe Il after
looking out from the train over
che present town and surround
inEH Of Ringer In n few months
there has sprung mp a town COW
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
MERCHANTS TO KEEP DISPLAY
LIGHTS BURNING TO 1890

FL Paso's retan merchants viii
keep their display window lights
burning until 1890 o'clock. according
10 an agreement reached wednesday
night at a meeting OF the retail mer-
chants department Of the chamber
of commerce. Opening and closing
hours viii be determined at a series
Of group meetings 10 be held next
week, according to Burton Bunch,
director Of the retail department. Re
ports OF next weeks meeting viii
he made at a general meeting in
January.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
Traffic Bureau Director
Prepares Encyclopedia
On Rates In Southwest

A complete encyclopedia on rates
in the southwest will be contained in
the new rate book TO be issued early
in January by A U. Tadlock, director
OF the chamber Of commerce traffic
bureau The book will include tables
OF comparative rates from Los
Angeles. san Francisco. Denver. kan
sas city, Chicago, New York and
Philadelphia The book. Mr. Tadlock
SAYS, viii be loose leafed and addi-
tons viii be supplied from time TO
time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
ering an area natoundinE In

In getting new diners. the Texas &
Pacific will discard or retire 10 its
local trains a flock OF the Oldest din
ing cars in the world. The diners
now used on the T. & P. were origi-
nally Wagner sleeping cars. made for
the Pennsylvania railroad about SIS
years ago, according TO railroad men
Later they did duty in Mexico and
when the Pullman company absorbed
the wagner company they were
turned into diners for eastern roads,
when the dining car service was first
inaugurated. They were used in the
east until replaced by more modern
cars, and we're purchased by the T. &
P about eight years ago at $4,000
apiece, il IS said A new diner costs
around $4,000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
Bismarck Told Kaiser
Had Mental Disease

Berlin, Germany, Dec Paul
Desorp. Of Munich. has published a
brochure IN which he says that
prince Bismarck before his break
with former emperor William. OBJ
tanned medical opinions on the en-
peror's health from leading special
lists who unanimously decided that
he was suffering from a mental dis
case and that there was a possibility
OF permanent madness in two OF
three years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04

Want Kodak Finishing-sss Gan
daEa--Adu
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
South Dakota Ratiitfies
Suffrage Amendment

Pierre. s D. Dec. A=Ratification Of
the federal woman suffra sc resolution
was completed by the South Dakota
legislature when the senate passed the
measure early today. The lower house
acted on the resolution Wednesday.
South Dakota Is the 21st state to rati-
~ the amendment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
NINE SUPERINTENDENT HERE

Charles G. Williams. general sup
erintendent OF mines OF the Hollinger
Consolidated Mining company. reg
istered at the Paso del Norte Wednes-
day en- route from Porcupine. Ontario.
to Globe. Arizona.
Arizona republican., 1919-11-02
The Renovation

The Arizona Federation Of Labor has pretty well
pursed itself Of boshyisn and l. W w. ism Til.
federation during the past year as it expressed it
self through its officials had apparently gone wild
But 1t was generally known that the leaning of the
officials toward the l " w was not approved BY the
approval many of the locals dropped out and prom
inent members of the federation INDUCED in criticism
of the conduct of the officers
The convention which ended yesterday has set
the federation right with respect to boshevism by
the reputation of the officials who have rnisrepre
scented organized labor Arizona There were in the
convention three elements though the casual OBJ
server perceived only two the federation man who
insisted on the maintenance in fact as well as in name
OF utilization with the American Federation of Labor
and the man who stood zone big union and whose
sympathies at all times were with the 1awess hol
shevsts and l. w. w everywhere
In the opposition to the boIshevsts there were
both radicals and conservatives; radicals who are not
boshevists or I. W. w. but who are Americans
Some such radicals in the convention Joined in tho
reputation of the officers of the state fed
Grafton and in the renovation of the Arizona labor
Journal.
The federation now stands in a better LIGHT ha
fore the public. 1t invites in a greater degree than
Tor several years, the confidence of the public
very disturbing element has been pushed into rho
background.
Arizona republican., 1919-11-02

q year not vote would thereby be changed. All the
senators who have cared to so on record have had
an opportunity to do so. Their records be com
peted only by the final the reservations and
the peace treaty itself
A reasonable time for the consideration of the
treaty was proper. The senate had a right, Il
would have been dereict if it had exercised it.
to give the document the thorough scrutiny and
to object TO whatever the majority believed
proper. The demand upon the senate to sign on
the dotted line" was impudent one as ever made
the most shameless attempt ever made at an inva-
sion OF the senatorial prerogatve This foolish de-
mand no doubt intensified the opposition that had
already arisen in consequence the presidents lack
of tact.
We presume that the majority has already agreed
upon the character of the reservations which shall at
tach to the treaty and that the opposition crys
talized that its position be changed. Both
sides probably well prepared for vote as they
win I've.
Arizona republican., 1919-11-02
Why Not Vote Now?

We are hopefully informed that the peace treaty
will be finally disposed of by the middle of the month
in order that the members Of the senate may get
away from Washington for short time before thu
opening Of the short session. Whatever the motive
Tor the proposed expedition in the handling of the
treaty we win all be glad to the end of it. We
do not see why it may not be disposed Of tomorrow
why there should be any further debate. Long ago
the senators had said everything they had to say
bout the treaty and the league of nations and having
exhausted themselves, had resorted tiresome re-
iteration.
in all the time consumed on the floor of the SEN
ate do not suppose the views OF a single senator
Scrc changed If The question should be debated for
Arizona republican., 1919-11-02
YALE MEN AVERAGE $500

NEW HAVEN, Conn.-The report on
the first six months work OF the Yale
department of rehabilitation, employ
ment shows 215 graduates placed at an
average salary of $1,000. pay ranging
from $1,000 to $1,000 The department
has found its problems totally differ
ent from those of other bureaus
AN ordinary employment bureau for
unskilled or even skilled labor is not
primarily concerned with the personal
element" says A. B. Crawford. the
manager. Put because applicants 70
a university bureau expect TO become
executives and because a special CON
| bination of training is often required.
the personal element really becomes
the chief factor. For ten electrical en- =
gineers are not simply ten electrical |
engineers-one must be radio expert
who can speak Spanish. one must have
sales ability as well-another IL sex-
pacted 70 supervise the building OF
turbo- generation in Norway-and so it
goes.
The pay question has not proved 4
stumbling block. Where the man liked
the job he didn't haggle over the price
mark. Many newly registered men are
| on the records of the bureau. awaiting
| positions, and the number is increasing
tdaily'
/ FSe The RenuhlicaD Classified pa c-es
Arizona republican., 1919-11-02
ARMY SIGNALS

The signal corps Of the army has es-
tablished a technical school at Camp
Alfred Vail, Little River. n j., in which
the following useful occupations are
taught: radio biography. Morse tele-
graphy, able biography, telephony,
electricity, storage batteries. gas en-
gines, automobiles motion photogra :
ply, still photography, meteorology
optical instrument repair.
Applicants must have q good com
mon school education. Ii they have a
better education they will master the
trade so much the quicker Men who
enter the school are given their choice
of any trade they wish to learn and
are given every encourag cement to fol-
low the one they like the best.
When a student has acquired a SUI
! ficient knowledge of the trade he has
chosen, he is transferred to one of the
organizations of the regular signal
corps where he gets the actual prac-
tice of the work he has chosen. At the
end of his enlistment ne is given two
papers; one, an honorable discharge
from the army which shows his char
acter to be beyond question. and the
other, a certificate Of qualification,
tue idut anu the ueSfee OF eNcelienct
he has attained. Thus when he seeks
employment in civil life he viii have
something to show what he can do
4 Many large corporations recognize
these certificates Of qualification. anC
the trade unions also consider il suf.
ficient to quality a man for member
ship.
Enlistments are from one to three
years. Men who have had previou:
service can enlist for one year ant
those who have had no previous service
must go in for three years. This i,
an excellent opportunity for youne
man to secure an education and max,
himself capable of earning good money
/ in civil life. See the sergeant at tn,
I recruiting station and have him ex,
plain it to you.
Arizona republican., 1919-11-02
500 PRETTY WASHINGTON GIRLS
WELCOME ROYALTY OF BELGIUM
Pageant for King and
Queen AS They Enter
Nations Capital
N. {. A. Washington Bureau
112S-1134 Munsey Bldg.
WASHINGTON. u. C.

rive hundred Washington girls in
symbolic costume will welcome the
King and queen OF Belgium when they
enter Washington
They will gather on the station pIaZa
as the royal train arrives. They will
tall in behind the royal carriage as the
visitors are. taken to the capitol where
the official welcoming ceremony will
take place
Down the steps of the capitol figure
representing Belgium, accompanied by
the Belgian soldier viii advance 10
greet the sovereiSns and lead them 10
the top of the long flight of steps
where Columbia and the American SOL
dl"H VIII welcome the party in the
name OF lie United States
With Columbia viii be the Victory
Girl, who viii present The king with y
laurel wreath symbolic of the victory
OF his country over the enemy.
Following the presentation of the
wreath the entire party will go into
tne rotunda of the capitol, signifying
inc entrance OF the royal visitors into
the heart of the nation.
MISS Florence Beach, a Washington
girl plays the part of Belgium.
Accompanying her will be Tleut.
Phillppe Barber Of the Belgian mill
tary mission as the Belgian soldier.
Columbia is played by Mrs. Maude
Howell Smith of the war camp com
munity service and the American SOL
der by Col. F. M Barrows of Wash
ington
Colonel Barrows was chief of staff
of the Fourth Corps artillery. He went
overseas with the First division.
The Victory Girl is Miss Marie Dow
hey Werner, war worker in one OF
the government departments.
The recep ion and pageant was ar
ranged by the war camp community
service, under the direction of Miss
Moore Forrest.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
official host and hostess to the visitors
give the first formal dinner at the
home OF Assistant Secretary of Stat
breckinbridge Long, where the king
ana queen will be entertained during
their stay in Washington.
Arizona republican., 1919-11-02

Double "E" Kelly of the Toronto Republican
wonders whether the Gazette is bolshevk, republican
proletariat So do we We've rather thought that
the republicans going collect all the con-
structive minds in the country and make program
of reconstruction rather felt inclined to line
up with them The boshevists have their points:
they are at least candid in their of robbery and
quick and mercfu in their assassination. But some
way we don't cotton to EN-. But the proletariat-
say. Them's US for sure. Rent going up, food still
climbing clothes 100 dear to buy and less few
TO look at with coal growing and winter com
ing on. and the devil to pay and hot pitch hotoro
letariat is the word. We are surely a proletartqt
right-William Allen White in Emporia Gazette
Arizona republican., 1919-11-02

hibition. it is interesting to note the
effects in great centers that were for
merly Wet For instance, Judge
Germmill of Chicago gave the Trib-
me access TO court records of that
city as follows:
THE total number of arrests for all
causes was sc per cent less in July
in 1919, than in any previous July in
five years.
In August. 1919, the total number
of arrests decreased 81 per cent over
August, 1918, and 70 per cent over Au-
gust, 1916. AT this rate, therefore
there will be a decrease of more than
forty thousand arrests in the coming
year
Crime cannot flourish where tenn
perence is: for temperance means
self-control
In spite Of the statistics from all
directions to the same effect as those
from Chicago. there are Saloomatics in
some places who are seeking to keer
the nation Wet"
Arizona republican., 1919-11-02
Whittier Therefore LIE Drink

Frances E. Willard. once asked the
greatest of inventors. Thomas A. Edi-
son, If he were total abstainer; and,
when he told her that he was, she
said, May | inquire whether ii was
home influence that made you SOP"
and he replied. NO, think il was be
cause | always felt that / had better
use for my head" Who can measure
the loss of the world If that wonder
full instrument of thought that has
given US so much of light and leading
in the practical mechanism of life
had become sodden with drink, instead
of electric with original ideas?'
Thomas Edison has tried to drink to
the glory of God and the good of hui
manity,
The drink habit has not only robbed
God of the glory that rightfully be-
longs to him, but has robbed men OF
their manhood and wives and children
Of their rights. How sad we were al
this writing to know that our president
vetoed the latest prohibition bill. In
this act our president has really rob-
bed God of the glory that was due him
and cast shadow upon his admin
istration-what pity.