El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-09

violations Of the national prohibition
amendment or the Harrison anti mar
missioner A. J. w SclUid Many
OF the liquor cases as well as the
narcotic cases involve the treasury
department, inasmuch as much Of the
int0zicanrs and narcotic drugs are
Struggled across the river from Mex
leo The records also show that q
large majority of the defendants ar
ralgued before me on smuggling
I charges are men who bear spanish
sounding names Some Of these men
ico, but majority are perhaps native
born or naturalized American cit
liens
The $500 in city bonds recently
voted may not he transferred 10 their
purchaser the First National bank Of
St Louis, until the city property
Moore. city attorney According TO
W. p. q. McSaiu. city assessor. the
city valuation viii be 100000 more
this year I expect TO hear from the
St Louis bank shortly as 20 which
years valuation viii De asked MAYOR
Davis says he expects the bonds very
shortly VIII Re ready for his sigma
ture- They viii then he sent 20 AUS
tin for the approval OF the secretary
OF state and the attorney general and
state controller. The bonds sold at
Sl-0056 on the dollar
Divorce proceedings continue to
make Up the larger portion Of all
business in civil court" said c. n
Mckinney, district clerk AT least
60 percent Of all civil cases filed are
divorce PROCEEDINGS the records show.
The wife is plaintiff IN majority Of
the cases Fifty divorce DEGREES
have been granted during the fall
session o. the district courts. and
more than 100 divorce petitions are
now pending"
The next legislature OF Texas
should pass a law requiring that
when q company builds derrick il
should put up big sign Swing the
concerns legal name and the name
OF the lease upon which Il plans 20
crill.' said vs.. Z. kell, who returned
Few days ago from the big Texas
oil fields Nov that is peculiar
IDEA but can give good reasons for
law like that which I suggest
There have been fake concerns in
Texas that have build derricks IN
wildcat territory, and made great
promises. After a proper length OF
time the stockholders have been
notified or the news is given out that
buster was the concerns misfor-
tune and the derrick IS torn down
The fact Of the business IS that there
may never have been a piece OF ma
chinery on the ground. and the stock
holders money is gone and the
promoters are too. A big label on
the derrick with the concerns name
and the name OF the lease would HELM.
I think in attracting attention OF the
public TO such takers who never even
buy drilling machinery and there
have been such"
"Our Central Labor unior commit
tee has been able 20 help considerable
in the governments plan OF uaturali-
zatlon Of foreigners" said W r
Welch. chairman OF that COMMITTEES.
we have nut quite a few llexicans
into the English free instruction
class, which holds three night ses-
sions week. Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays. at the Aoy school OF
course, they viii be given instruction
so they may learn something OF our
form Of government our committee
has posters mp in the railroad shops
and our committeeman continue 10
seek out foreigners. and find out
what their Intentions are with REGARD
TO becoming citizens. We get our
authority from the federal DEPART
meut OF labor and our instructions
are 70 seek out all foreign workmen
In Fl Paso and do what we can 10
steer them into good American I