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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14
Grab
COnUiCtS' Cash.;
Reconsideration
Bogus Offers OF Freedom
Or Furlough Made To
Unwary Prisoners.

Austin. Tex, May 1f.-That convicts
in the penitentiary are being led to be-
lieve by certain lawyers that, for a
fee. furloughs and even pardons may
be obtained for them is the statement
made by convicts 10 committee com
posed Of Mrs a. o. Beard and Ms
Il. 3. Lee. of the Texas prison com
mission. who have just filed a report
with the governor giving the result
OF recent tour OF inspection
at each place we visited we found
men who told us OF paying lawyers
and other men from $50 TO $500 20 Sc
cure pardons or burroughs for them,
says the report Of the committee flied
with the governor. These facts were
substautiated by the officials and let
tiers shown us by the men themselves
The lawyers had taken the money
from their couvict-cients or their rel
atives. and then had failed to even
put in a letter Of recomme ndation OF
petition for them one lawyer even
went so far as to draw up contract
to secure a pardon for the man in 80
days, for $500 regardless Of the 1act
that the convict was serving lie
sentence for murder This was last
July. but the convict is still doing
Not Fault Of Board.
The cause Of this is probably not
the fault Of the board. but just so
happened by the men having been
moved from farm 10 farm before the
board could reach them Now that
more travelling money is allowed the
board. % should be able TO overcome
all obstacles. and give each man a
chance TO present his case"
This committee in many instances
according TO the report, found the
buildings in which the conviets are
housed 20 be in dilapidated condition
and not worth even repairing The
sanitary conditions are also not Of the
best
in conclusion declares the re-
port we do most heartily recommend
that The s1.523.395 net profits shown
for last year. shall not be used TO
patch up these isolated. worn out
places. but shall be used towards
building a unified and centralized sys-
TEN that the state can be proud Of,
with modern buildings and competent
management. and under watchful
eyes. TO see that the good laws we
have for the system are enforced
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14
Calls Man Hun Spy
Ind Gets Fine OF 50

Cleveland. Ohio. Nay ITO be
called a Hun SPY" unjustly brings a
reward Of $50.
50 ruled Judge William P. Hender-
son in the case Of Aaron H Weinstein,
who sued Harry Splitter for 50.
damages. because the latter applied
the eDithet to him a year ago during
a heated argument
Spitzer told the court his remark
came after Weinstein scoffed at LIB
erty bonds and war savings stamps as
Investments.
Il really didn't mean he was
spv." Splitter explained "I meant TO
caIf him a German propagandisL"
Fifty dollars damages" was the
verdict Of the court
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14
PEAR BLIGHT IN
FL PASO VALLEY
Suspected as Coming From
Juarez Investigation
Is to Be Made.

Fire blight" has attacked pear trees
in the FL Paso valley and Just where
it canes from. Rowland HarwelL
county farm agent. is trying to ascer-
tain. over 10000 trees have had limbs
clipped for this trouble in the Ell Paso
valley this year.
1Ir. Harwell. through cooperation OF
the Juarez agricultural college. is to
make an inspection OF the Juarez val
lev TO ascertain If the disease comes
from there. as he suspects
The only way to get rid OF the blight
Is to cut off the limbs affected
The blight is a parasite that causes
the limb TO wither and die, as palsy
does with a human limb.
There is no remedy for It so Tar as
known
According to Mr. Harwel, the blight
appears here periodically and then
comes back again from nobody knows
where. He suspects that II comes from
Mexico
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14

Julius Wild. custodian Of the Khaki
club. writing from St oLuis, where he
g visiting. says that he and Lieut.. Roy
Flamm. county engineer at Alamo
gor1o. are having a good time there
Visiting Khaki clubs and getting ac-
uuainted. He says he took messages
and parcels TO mothers from IS men
serving in military organizations
about Fl Paso and that he is deliver
iug them, using his sisters car
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14

President-HOn. Walter A.
Nelson, Of Fort Worth.
Lawyer and Former
Member Texas House OF
Representatives.
secrefary-I'reasurer-HOu
Wallace h Malone OF
Fort Worth. Attorney and
Member Texas House OF
Representatives
Observation-Disclosures A.
VI. Stewart. OF Oklaho-
ma City, Former Justice
Supreme Court Com
mission Of Appeals OF
Oklahoma
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14

Lawn Mowers sharpeued- Allen
Arms & Cycle Co. 400 n oregon St
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14
S / Per Share

The Robert Weller Company was indeed fortunate
IN securing the remaining block of ParamOunts stock
for their clients
And Robert Weillers clients appreciate the wonderful
opportunity presented them and are sending IN thou
sands of dollars daily for PARAMOUNT stock The
fact that Mr. Weller personally recommends this stock
assures its rapid sae-for in the history Of The
Robert Weller Company has this firm allowed their
clients to buy a stock that was not absolutely the
best on the market Just consider for one moment the
different fortune makers Mr. Weller has urged the
people Of the Southwest to buy and you viii under
stand why the people of the Southwest have so much
confidence IN him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14
HOUSE GETS CREOsOTE COAT

Dudley, Mass. May 14.-Painting
the house with creosotes spreading
salt on the lawn TO destroy the grass,
breaking the blinds, and planting wire
entanglements in the back yard were
some Of the acts Of vandalism commit
ted on the property Of Baxter Moore,
Dudley Hill. The police say they have
evidence duplicating several young
men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14
PaHbearers Use Pipes
While Carrying Coffin

Boothesville. ". Va, MAY 1.-THE
spectacle Of paubearers escorung a
corpse TO the grave while smoking
corncobs was presented here recently
when the body Of ". S. Goodwin was
buried Goodwin's dying request was
that smoking be permitted at the fu-
neral Goodwin had smoked pipe
for 68 Of his % years He preferred
hcmespun tobacco and was an adept
at cutting off the exact amount TO
make a pipefuL
ourti.s a Co.. buy Liberty BOnds-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14

1urIesque Performance.


Athens. Ca. May 14--Bis Mary"
the huge moonshine still captured in
Greene county recently. has been sent
70 Washington. %. C. The huge still
was sent to the capital for safe keep
ing" Its capacity is rs gallons OF
Joy Juice" per diem and its owners
have established quite a record for
evading Uncle Sans sleuths-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14
GADETST0DRILL
FOR HALL MEDAL
School of Mines Has One
Graduate Commence
ment on May 81.

For the past five years Miss Ruth
Nronro Augur. registrar Of the sehool
of Mines. has presented each year
7eael for a competitive drill in the
-,snuar Of arms to the cadets OF the II
Paso Hieh school This medal Is calleQ
the Robert AlCnro Hall medal, koDer
sTonro Hall being the grandfatner OF
Miss AMOUR and an officer IN the tlrst
.artfl1erv during the Civil war ms
wear the annual competitive orlll WI
take place AT the high school At -;sN
n m. Tuesday. MAY 20. under the d.
rection Of Lieut. Col T. n 1impeI-
The first number Of the program
will consist Of the Individual compe-
ton for the medal; next viii come me
comDanv drill II is expected that
B-ie cen James p Erwin win be
present for the review. which Is 70
come next in order The judges VIII
be Lieut. F. Coleman. OF the lstn IN
fantry- Lieut.. Dury L. Helm ana Lieut.
Leon L Kotzenue-
Much interest is being evidenced IN
this competition by the pupils at the
high school. this body being a unit OF
the Junior reserve officers training
codps Of the United States army
school Of Mines.
The Texas School OF Mines has a
students association formed OF eNecu-
tive officers Of each class A meeting
vas held that the officers for the
coming wear might be elected and the
election resulted as follows Raw Gil
bert. president: Miss Charlotte Ornls-
bee. vice president: John O'keeffe,
secretary and treasurer Representa-
rfves Of the junior class include Her
bert Bachef and Richard TiEhe; for
the sophomore class. Ewald kipp and
George ATcLure- Representative for
the senior class have not yet been
elected.
One Mine Graduate
The commencement exercies for the
Texas School OF Mines viii take place
at the University club on the evening
Of May 81 at o'clock The graduate
this wear OF the school is John Weldon
Wilson. who viii give an address. fol-
lowed by a short program. the presen-
tation OF his diploma and then VIII
come the commencement dance at the
University club. Mr Wilson would
have graduated a year ago. but left
school to enter the army, hence the
postponement Of his graduation.
BurIcsque Performance.
Another Of the very clever burlesque
melodramas will be given by the stu
dents OF the school Of Mines on the
evening OF MAY 80 on the campus OF
the school The name of the melO-
drama is Three Pr0snectors." and
dance and general publication VIII
follow
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14

PARAMOUNT is just as proud Of its officers Of IL
holding. For these men GUARANTEE investors
SQUARE DEAL and Paramounts holding GUARAN
TEES them OIL.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14

ourti-s & Co, buy LiberrJ Bonds-AdV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14


Remember what abe Martin had 70
sav in MONDAYS Herald. Opportunity
o1i,- knocks once. but the vol hain't so
particular
Opportunity is knocking now am olly
afraid that those who most need 20 ae-
cent it win not DO So wish 1t were
nossible to meet every one IN tie South
west and carefully explain what tAhA-
MOUNT viii mean to them would Ike
to PROVE to y3u that I am lar more m
terested In YOUR making some money
than in the little profit / viii make III
selling you this stock
I have told YOU that my real motive "a
being in the brokerage business today IS
IN cain FAAlE-there Is positively no
doubt of the wonderful wealth TO be
made from oil investments 1t Is only
question of buying the RIGHT stock
And here IS where I am IN a position TO
scatter wealth and gladness and sun
shine. Here Is my opportunity 20 cause
the name of ROBERT WELLER TO be
worshipped in every home For Robert
Weller KNOWS st0cz-I KNOW how to
make money IN the oil business. 1 HAVE
MADE MONEY in the oil business and
m now lrA ing 10 EeL aoA 70 --- -~
make some money for you
some people might object to my frank,
straightforward method Of Advertising
I'm not egotistical-BDT / KNOW
WHAT I CAN Do and I'm not ashamed
to put my plans and hopes and ambi-
tons down on paper-my whole life IS
an open book-I've never done, and III
never do anything TO be ashamed Of
I believe that hundreds OF families
who buy stock in PARAMOUNT upon
my advice-and who VIII become veal
thy from this investment-will look upon
me as an ideal man-and shouldn't be
surprised but what ROBERT VIII be-
come a more popular name in these fami-
hes
STAY with ne and III tel you when
to quit.
ROBERT WELLER
P. Several Of my clients misunder-
stood my advertisement in Mondays
Notwithstanding that IL was I who
had a daily income OF $4,000 per day
and was at one time city scavenger-
This was only a story OF the wealth
made at Burllhurnett as told by Albert
W Atwood In the Saturday Evening
Post.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14

superintendent Herbert
H. Myers, Five Years
With the Magnolia Pc
troleum Company.
TRUSTEES.
Walter A. Nelson, lawyer,
Fort Worth.
II. l.. Lewis, Editor OF
Texas Oil Review. Fort
Worth
Wallace n. Malone, Attor-
ney. Fort Worth
W. ID. FuEatt, formerly
Secretary-Treasurer st.
Louis Oil & Refining
Company. Fort Worth
A. +. WInman, BusineHs
Man. Fort Worth.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18
SENATOR LODGE INCONSISTENT

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts IS lncon- sistent in his insistence that the senate be called together to advise with the president on the league of nations plan. In his recent debate with President Lowell of Harvard uni versity, he said:
 'He (the president) did not lay it before the constitutional body which is entitled to advise him, but he does not call the senate together now to consider it. If they want to know in Paris what amendments were re- quired, call together the constitutional advis- CTS of the president and the amendments will be drafted and sent.
 In debate in the senate in 1906, defend ing President Roosevelt's foreign policy, and in particular the sending of representatives to the Algeciran conference to settle the Moroe- can question, Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, one of the ablest republicans ever in that body, declared that from the foundation of the gov ernment it had been conceded in practice and theory that the constitution vests the power of negotiation and the various phases of our for eign relations exclusively in the president y When the president shall have negotiated and sent a proposed treaty to the senate, the jurisdiction of this body attaches and its power begins, he declared.
 Supporting Senator Spooner, Senator Lodge declared hat ''We (the senate) have no possible right to break suddenly into the middle of negotiation and demand from the president what instructions he has given to his representatives.
 Senator Lodges support of the league of nations plan might have been expected, if he was sincere in what he said in concluding that speech:
 It is the policy of the United States to be at peace; but more than that, the policy and interest of the United States alike demand the peace of the world, and it is not to be sup posed for a moment that we are never to exert our great moral influence or to use good offices for the maintenance of the worlds peace''
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18
WHAT THE Y. M. c. A. IS DOING

The volley ball tournament of the "" will be played at the Auditorium stadium at 8 p. m. This will make the closing of indoor athletics for the sea- son. Monday, April 28, the Twilight league of indoor ball will start on the tennis court at the ''Y."
 The volley ball tournament receipts will be used to purchase uniforms for the Twilight league. Let's all turn out and support this.
 : T. E. Murray of the "Y' took a trip to Fort Grant with E. R. Shortridge this week to give the state industrial school the once over
 Ben Sturges spoke to the Hi-Y club Thursday evening on Choosing a Life Work" The Hi-Y is doing some real clean" campaigning these days. Clean spirit, clean thought, clean living and clean sport is their motto.
 The Boy Scourt troops are doing some real intensive work these days. It won't be long until they can an nounce the first second class scout.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18
DISPOSING OF COPPER

Interesting how the government proposes 10 get rid of the immense surplus of copper which the government had left on its hands when the war came to an end
 The copper producers are to handle the selling of this immense stock of copper and will do their utmost to have it absorbed so that it will not prove very serious setback to cop per production for a great while to come, as very easily might be the case.
 Not until industrial and commercial ditions generally reach stable basis follow ing the postwar readjustment period, can there be a great demand for copper.
 In copper producing localities where in- dustrial conditions have made it possible, a sincere effort is being made to continue copper production even though doing means the storing of the red metal the sale of it at what is nothing other than considerable loss.
 Every pound of copper taken from mine means juts that much depreciation in the value of the property and of course that is greatly emphasized when the price of copper drops.
 So 1t should be the earnest effort of all persons in anyway connected with the mining of copper, to keep conditions such will en- able copper producers to continue operations as best they possibly can under the circum- stances.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18
LABOR AND CAPITAL SHOULD UNITE

The sensible and fair element of both labor and capital should unite to crush l. w. w ism and to throw it out of industry. There is nothing good to be said about this organi- zation; it is destructive; it is not movement of the down. -trodden, but movement of the failures who blame the overnment and social conditions for their inability shiftless ness; it has, too, in its ranks, many exploiters and interruptions who have an eye on profits and dues. The sooner I. w. w ism and its twin evil, bolshevism, are defeated, the more readily can industry be put the safe basis of peration.-Oakville (Wash) Courier.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18

There will be meeting held at Thatcher, in Graham county, the 26th of this month, following the organization of the Gila Valley Water Users Association. George Maxwell, managing director of the National Reclamation Association will be present at that time and it is the expectation that at least two and possibly three of Arizona s representatives i'll congress will be present also. In conjunc- tiOn with the movement in the Gila valley. the Greenlee county Chamber of Commerce is ar ranging for monster mass meeting in Clifton on Monday evening, April 18th. Mr. Maxwell will be here, accompanied by a delegation from Graham county, to formulate plans for the securing of emergency appropriation from congress for the control of the flood sit uation in the San Francisco and Gia rivers. An invitation has also been extended to Ar- zona s representatives in congress to be in Clifton this occasion.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18
Adams Orchestra Entertains-

Adams orchestra entertained their popular leader, Manuel Guerra, with a smoker on last Tuesday evening, the occasion being the departure of Mr.
 Guerra for Silver City N. M., where he will have charge of a large picture show house. A very pleasant evening was spent. Several musical numbers were rendered by the orchestra in cluding a solo by Professor Guerra. The evening was brought to close by all those present wishing Professor Guerra success and prosperity in his new undertaking in New Mexico. One of the honor guests of the evening was Cruz Martinez of Morenci, who has just returned from overseas duty. Cruz was reported lost in the early part of the war, being one of the sol diers who was aboard an ill-fated yes sel that was torpedoed by German submarine. Light refreshments were served during the entire evening.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18
THE PROMISE OF EASTER

We know Easter as one of the two great re- igious festivals of the year. After the self denial and sadness of Lent it comes to us as 8 great joy.
 In being emblematic of the Resurrection it is emblematic of life and hope. And every thing in the season when we celebrate it is suggestive of the same idea. The return of spring and verdure and birdlife each year is the fulfillment of hope.
 The allies tell us that the peace treaty will be completed and offered to the world by Easter. No more appropriate time could be found for its promulgation
 After the years of destruction and suffer- ing which the war has entailed-after terror and chaos, we hope, for new-made world, world whose inspiration will be brotherly love and strong sense of mutual obligation and helpfulness among nations.
 We have not reached the millennium. The change in old custom and thought cannot be immediate. But the peace treaty is the first step toward a world governed by right and justice. And its completion seems, like Easter, symbolic of hope and joy.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18
Visiting Old Friends

Mrs. Frank Connor, formerly resi- dent of Clifton, when MT. Connor was the manager of the hardware depart ment of the store department of the Arizona Copper Co.,, is in Clifton this week the guest of Mrs. R K. Minson. Mrs. Connor is the mother of Mrs. w. R. Wayland and brought the first in formation to Clifton friends that Mrs. Wayland has been compelled to enter a sanatorium near Phoenix for a stay of several weeks for the benefit of her health.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18
chamberIain's couqh Remedy

chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
 The great benefit derived from the use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has heen- gratefully acknowledged by many. Mrs. Benjamin F. Blakeney, medicine % ~ for colds " and nd coughs ',Se we have ever used in our family. 1, gave it to my children when small for croup and have taken it myself"
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18
MEXICAN MINING LAWS

That the government of Mexico is begin ming to realize that it must play fair with for eign capital invested there, is beginning to appear in the reports of the business to be transacted by the coming Mexican congress Our friends to the south are altogether too prone to eat their cake and also to want to have it.
 Their natural wealth in minerals, oil and agricultural and manufacturing possibilities has lain undeveloped for decades and would have continued indefinitely so to lie had it not been for the activity of American and Flu ropean capitalists. These men were welcomed, or rather their money was welcomed, and it does not lie in the power of the Mexican gov ernment to repudiate its solemn obligations and to pass confscatory decrees operating to render such investments worthless. Foreign capital went into Mexico, primarily of course for gain, just as it is invested in the United States anywhere else. Incidentally, it served to bring wealth and prosperity to the country by the development of resources and by furnishing employment to native labor
 One of the surest signs of advancement is the disposition to pay honest debts and to ognize honest obligations. It is to be hoped that Mexico will, before long, see that she cannot hope to be recognized as modern and civilized state until she is scrupulously honest in matters of finance No matter how many revolutions new governments there may be- each assumes the financial obligations of the government it succeeds and there is no statute of limitations to operate in favor of delin- quent national debtor
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18

No southwestern state and no western state is represented on the republican F'steer- ing committee of the next house of represen- tatives, says Congressman Longworth by way of criticism. Doesh't t he know that the ''best interests" of the republican party are in Penn syvania and certain parts of New England?
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18

There is nothing the matter with the Cliff ton mining district The policy of curtailment of production is one that is being carried out in every copper producing district in the world Within few months the old camp will be booming ahead the same as before.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18

Napoleon s famous FOld Guard'' said of itself that st died, but never surrendered. The republican party's ''Old Guard may at times surrender, but the roster of the next congress shows that it does not die