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The Washington herald., 1919-03-30

girls house. and no money to buy
anything the community took Of till spring, housing and
feeding By miracle o escaped
Mother Wept DEATH but had become rags Our
at Thought shoes fell pieces Ny decided
of Work Tomsk where arrived barefoot and atcred
finding shelter inn the outskirts OF
town My father would work only couple of day week He
lazy The away Ny
sisters served nurseads while mother worked bakery
ing the baby and with her We the loft stable with
the horses stamping below bed straw
floor which consisted of unhavn panks thrown logs Soon
the bakers wife began object feeding mouth which
belonged to l then eight years old
Why don't send her work? She her bread
she argued
But the rOpetress became impatient threatening throw
us all
Finally father with good tdngs
turn for my board and eghty-hve kOpeeks month.
f do wel father added you will by and by receive
a ruble"
Such the beginning of my in I eight
ia hall old small very thin. had before left
mothers sdc and both OF bitterly parting 1t
painful ncomprchcnsbc world into which being led by
father. My view of further blurred by
took of the little boy afternoon,
while amusing him by making figures the sand myself became
engrossed the that quarreed with charge which
led to fight remember feeling keenly that in the right
But the chds inquire
his and spanked for it.
deeply hurt by the undesved spanking administered by
strange
Where mother? Why did she avenge me"
My mother did cries Nobody did felt miser
able How the world, how unjus 1t worth
while living in such world.
Ny feet bare My dress all in Nobody seemed
of the yearnng heart. would myself, thought
Yes would the myself Then would
free of all into the of God
resolved slip the first chance and jump into the
river but before the opportunity presented itself father called
He found all in
whats the matter, Manka' he asked
Il going drown myself, papa answered sadly.
Great Heavens What's happened, you foolish chid?"
+ then poured my heart him, begging be taken
mother He caresd and talked of mothers if left
place He promised buy of Shoes
But did long The little boy having his mother
punish began take advantage of making life quite
unbearab Finally and wandered about
looking for mother 1t late when policeman picked
and carried the police
of the station took his home
His house rather large had house
before When awoke in the morning seemed
and all of them
know behind them / opened of the
DOORS behd the police officer asleep bed with pistol
side of him. / wanted to beat hasty retreat, but
Police Officer he awoke He seized the still dazed
from Sleep threatened with Frightened l
Shoot Her. the Ny father, meanwhile had
been informed of my flight and had gone the
police station search He referred the police officers
home There he found the porch and took
mother My then decided establish home All their
six ubles They rented basement for three
The Washington herald., 1919-03-30

rube my father invested in some secondhand
utensils With few kopcks purse my
mother prepared food for She buy kOps
of salt
grocery of the street was owned by ce named
Nastasa Leonevna Fuchsman She closely
entered her that stranger street.
and asked me:
Whose you?"
q of the Frolkoys We
block"
q need little girl to help Would you like work
for me" she asked "IU you a ruble
ovcrjoyed speed by the
time got to mother quite beshless told her of the
offer from the grocey-woman.
But" added. she is Jewess!"
had heard things OF Jews that afraid
second thought, live JeSess Ny
mother Gained fears that grocery
have talk with the ProPretress She came back satisfied and
entered apprenticeship Nasaa LeOntevna 1t
easy life 1 learned wait customers,
Slaves Through eand do everything house
Day Without cooking and sewing scrubbng floors All day
Amy Rest shaved without rest slept
IN the passageway between the store and house.
Ny monthly earnings mother but they sued
drive the of starvation from home Ny father
earned little but drank much and developed his
In time raise rubles month But
required Clothes which mother had
allowance Nastasia Leonievna
quen punished But she also loved though had been
her daughter and always tried make for harsh
great deal to her. she taught do almost everything
both in her business and in housework
have been about eleven when n temper, I
qued with Nas Leontcvna Her brother freouentcd tho
constantly quite
like, alured evening get
with that place
for there. She refused.
little mouitchka peasant woman) you
with the heater?" she asked derisively.
you ID Jewcssp threw into her face ftuy and
of the mother and told the She
was Mortified.
But she won't you What will do without
Mausia? How will the rent? We will have
begging again" And she
After time my employer after rebuking for
my quick temper. 80
How could have you anxious go
the thear?" she right I'll you fifteen kopeks
every Sunday so that you 60"
became steady Sunday attendant Of the gallery watching
with the players their and
Iof speech.
Five worked for Nastasia Leonteyn assuming
with Early in the morning would
open shutters dough- sweep
finding my mother
and less, drinking Of the He grew
Desperation brutal beating all numerically. Ny
Drives Maria forced to stay from home Shurs
Steal married at sixteen, and l. fourteen old be-
the manstay of the family. 1t often
necessary advance order the family
starving The temptation suddenly
repeatedly pointed this virtue in
mouitchka who doesn't steal" would say. But
unpackng barrel Of delivered the
instead of the usual The
loaf of irresistible smugged
steah of the and took home Ny father
tonished
you DONE Marusia? Take back Immediately"
tasa Leonievn that the refinery Then
my father consented keep it. .
returned place the grocery and bed bG
would my troubled What il she
suspected that loaf missing What she discovers
that have stolen it," And feeling of shame The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

Concerning the financing Of the cat
tie industry of the southwest. A. New
man, president OF the American Trust
nd SaVings bank. Of the FL Paso Cat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

, tie Loan Co. and the United Cattle
Loan Co, made this statement:
There is no reason, in my iudg-
ment, why any cattle man need be uu-
3 easy as 70 the financing Of his oper-
g atoms, as there are ample funds avail
able 10 finance any legitimate cattle
proposition on the same basis that a
man would expect 10 be financed in
d case he were in the manufacturing or
any other line. Since February the
I El Paso Cattle Loan Co and the
United Cattle Loan Co, combined. have
increased their loans over $4,000, O0o,
and at this time the two companies
operating in Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona have total Of approximately
Slu.utVsu1u IN loans The conditions
in so far as the cattle industries are
concerned, look very favorable 10 us
II might be affected TO some extent
, by the conditions Of the market, in so
Tar as the purchase Of steers is con-
tcerned, on account Of the fact that the
northern buyers have for the past few
years been making excessively large
profits-anywher from SIS TO SIS
head This year they have not been
doing this, and they may be a little
slow, in making their fall and spring
PLENTY Of Fat stock.
1t looks 10 US as though there Is
going TO be 2 large amount Of fat
sock cattle shipped to market from
LAl6 LGEllLuEE TINS 1aA which Is some
thing unusual
we all realize that there is very
little market for stock cattle at this
time. We feel that this is due TO
several facts A few years ago every
body went into the stock cattle bust
ness, and on account OF the drOuth
the northern markets were flooded
with this class Of cattle, and the
man who was affected by the droutn
has not as yet restocked. but, on the
other hand, is endeavoring to go into
the steer business. This condition
has had its influence on the stock
cattle market
This is another reason why the
stock cattle market is not as good
at the present time as il has been for
the past few years; All the loan COM
mission companies had an abundance
Of stock cattle loans, and the drouth
coming on limited the liquidation
somewhat, so that they have really
more stock cattle loans than they
want AS soon as this condition is
readjusted. we feel that the stock Co.
tie market viii be as it has been the
past few years.
Loans Often Renewed.
The reason that stock cattle loans
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

IS a city. and must be built along met
ropolitan lines There are other things
70 work for. but e Is my deliberate
judgment that the high line canal viii
mean for e. Paso as much. II not
more, in proportion. than the Owen
river project meant for Los Angeles.
4 believe FL Paso is facing a period
OF great prosperity. opportunities are
on every hand for the man who has
enterprise and confidence. and ] trust
that the citizens viii have vision
enough TO 90 ahead with their enter
oil ard Canal to Help.
A. H Anderson, president of the An.
derson Investment company. ex-
pressed similar views with the
PROSPECTS, Of oil DEVELOPMENT in our
immediate vicinity. and Of the high
line canal being a reality in the near
future there is no doubt but that
Ell Paso viii come into its own and
become the most thriving city OF the
southwest
Concerning the immediate future Of
the real estate situation in FL Paso.
Mr.. Anderson said: The real estate
business for the past 80 days has been
unusually active and gives promise Of
being the largest in the history Of the
city this coming fall and winter. All
rent houses are occupied, with practi-
cally none to be found for rent Build
ing has become active again and
houses are being sold as fast as erect
ed The demand for residence property
IS growing TO such an extent that the
main difficulty is in finding suitable
houses for purchasers
Now Is Time to Build.
Although the high cost Of material
and labor for building purposes IS a
draw back to the number OF houses
that would be built II the cost were
lower. people viii have to reconcile
themselves to the fact that there will
be no lower prices in the cost OF
building for several years 10 come.
and the sooner they make up their
minds they are going TO have to pay
present prices. the better II will be for
the home purchaser. There IS bound
to be a steady advance in prices with
in the next u months instead OF a
decline.
The money market is easy. and
there seems to be a larger demand
for notes than there are loans to be
made to supply this demand
We have clients who have money
TO loan and We are unable 10 find de-
sirable loans TO turn to them"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
100 900 PRESCRIPTIONS
WERE FILLED BEFORE
40" WAS DISCOVERED

spent 80. wears in fhe drug business.
compounded over 100000 prescriptions
rom iar efl|f 80
and America before Number 30 For
The Blood was discovered. the great
specific for all blood diseases Suc-
cessfully employed in diseases Of the
giandular system in blood poison.
mercurial and lead poisoning. chronIc
rheumatism, catarrh. CONSTIPATION.
hepatir congestion dyspepsia and
stomach troubles. sores. ulcers. no IS.
tumors and scrofulous sWellinEs thar
have withstood all other treatment
yield TO .Nn 40"
Sold by Kelly Pollard wholssale.-
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

A LONG with guns and shrapnel. SOL
n diers and nurses. auto trucks ana
food, the sewing machine went 20
France to do its pars in winning the
war.
1t has run mer-iiy over hospital
garments. rips in 20 D." shirts and
khaki blouses.
AID now It IS making summer
frocks for the hundreds OF nurses who
must stay in France a few months
longer as the health guards OF troops
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
NIOOdchucks Steal
Fence Whitewash

HARRISBURG. Pc Aug OF one in
vestigation by the Pennsylvania High
way department has finally solved
the disappearance Of whitewash from
posts along the State roads. The
whitewash is made with salt as a
preservative and woodchucks have
been tearing it off and eating the
mixture for the salt.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

are not accepted as readily as steer
loans by the different cattle loan
companies. is that any experienced
cattle loan man realizes that when
he makes a stock cattle loan 10 run
period Of SIX months, in most in
stances he VIII have to renew it FIRE.
quently the only way it can be paid
is by the man dispOsing Of all his
holdings, OF from the Increase OF the
herd, less the expense, which makes
the repayment very slow and in
definite matter. The fact is that stock
cattle loans are q great deal like long
time real estate loans Therefore, the
eastern money markets, where this
paper is placed, do not accept as
readily a stock cattle loan as one Of
the other nature, as they realize that
II viii not be liquidateds but viii have
10 be renewed at its maturity.
OF course the question OF refinanc-
ing the cattlemen who have borrowed
their money from the war financing
board is very serious one, as most
financing the cattle industry, uIl-
dOubtedly the cattle loan companies
must proportion their loans between
stock cattle and steer loans. Natur-
ally they must anticipate q certain
percentage OF loans being lquidated
each year
Dividing the Money.
realizing that stock cattle loans
viii not be liquidated, they must fig
ure on arranging their loans so that
so percent VIII be on the stock cat
tie end Il the business and the bal
ance Oh such classes as can be liqui-
dated.
There is another proposition in
connection with the stock cattle in
dustry which we feel has materially
affected it on account Of the easy
money conditions, great many cat
tlemen have involved themselves 10
greater extent than they would under
ordinary circumstances, and have
found a difficulty in refinancing then
operations on account of the large
volume and the extent OF their LA
bllties- In my judgment this has al
fected nor only finances, but the stock
market as we'll The expenditures OF
these men materially increased OIL
account Of the additional cost OF
handling their operations during the
drouth. In fact. their expenses for
the past two years were as great as
they would be under ordinary cOndt
lions for SIX or eight years. This has
caused . great many TO want 10 dis
pose Of their cattle and ranches ana
has placed upon the market more
stock cattle thsn there is an outlet
for. and has also caused men 10 Dor
row money 10 handle their operations
who have never done so heretofore.
All this. in my judgment, viii be ad-
justed within the next year"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

machines in France is the one in the
picture. which has stood for many
long war months and now through
the armistice and peace DAYS. in one
corner Of the Y W. C. AS nurses club
at Anglers. called affectionately the
little red hut
This nurse has come in from duty
In the neighboring hospital thrown
back her red lined lape and gone TO
work on the finishing up OF a dainty
summer gown which she hopes TO
wear in August in her home town
97ck in the states.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

and gets the calf crop for the next
5 three years Is the ma that is going
10 set the money from here out
we ship quite bit Of grass stuff
from here, fat cows and veal calves,
ana IN some cases steers, but this ism Z
fat cattle country. We raise stock
ers here
The outlet for the bulk Of our cat
tie is the northwest, but on account
OF the drouth now prevailing in that
country and the failure OF the pas
lures Of the northwest, people are 60
ing TO have 20 throw their stock on
the market in a good many cases. OF
hold Il over. These in the southwest
who have the grass and feed 10 carry
their stock through the winter. are in
fine shape TO make money next year
A good many people in our section
viii be able to do this by reason Of
the unusually fine pasturage now COW
er-ng the ranges; and where this can
be done the losses Of the last few
years will be recovered.
THE only man who has made any
money Tor the last two or three years
IS the Spectator or the packer The
producer hasn't made any money.
The thing that has hit The producer
IS these continued drouths u has
killed 50 many cattle and placed such
an overhead expense on them in feed
ing and moving and such expe-se-.
DO not think It is the price he has
DHeu geLLlnE Tor his Stof that has
hurt the cattleman- II has been the
great cost Of caring for the herds and
the lack Of income from the calf crop.
Nhile feed and pasturage has pee.
high and the expense Of moving m
usual, in my opinion the current price
for the usual output Of the herd would
have come near TO equalizing this ad-
dirional expense, and the loss OF
stock, II the herds had increased at
the normal rate
You can see where the loss came
in when you consider that a cow
worth, say. $50. would normally bring
in each year q calf which at one year
would sell for $40 During the drouth
the calf crop was practi ally nothing
What few were raised were often not
Of good quality. either-stunted. runty
stock in many localities where the
cows were poor and underfed and
short of water With the overhead
exTense doubled. and tre-le7 in sore
inst noes. IL IS not difficult TO see
what the COW man has been up
against in this country
Financing the Industry.
Concerning the financing Of the cat
tie industry of the southwest. A New
man. president Of the American Trust
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
GIRLS! USE LEMONS
FOR SUNBURN. TAN
Try IT. Make this lemon lotion
70 whitsn your tanned Or
freckled skin

Squeeze the Juice Of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces OF
Orchard white shake we'll and YOU
have a quarter pint OF the best
freckle. sunburn and tan lotion. and
complexion Whitener. at very. very
small cost
Your grocer has the lemons ard any
drug store or toilet counter viii sup
ply three ounces OF Orchard White
for a few cents Massage this sWeetly
fragrant lotion into the face. neck.
arms and hands and see how quickly
the freckles. sunburn. windburn and
tan disappear and how clear. soft ard
white the skin becomes Tesi Il Is
harmless.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

from day to day by an adjustment OF
transportation rates
We must strive increasingly for
the development OF water power. min
erals. oil and gas.
We must realize that we must
change from a consuming center to
a producing center.
and above all else. We must rea-
lie that there is no power for prog
ress and prosperity half so great as
that which lies dormant within our.
selves
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
FUTURE OF Ell PASO is
ASSURED, ASSERT BANKERS

] the building OF a great chamber Of
/ commerce, that there might be thor-
oughly coordinated and efficient cen
Z tral Organization. through which they
might properly study and carry on
I the work OF which each citizen could
be proud and in which all could be
happy and prosperous the birth
right of a citizen
The mass energy that was put into
! this campaign was so successful that
It raised this institution from among
the smaller. in point Of activities, rev.
o. euue and number Of employees, TO a
high rank among the major organiza-
tons OF the country.
aAn efficient chamber Of commerce
should be more than mouthpiece
Of few Individual citizens with va
ried ideas Yours is so organized and
manned that certain groups Of ciu-
zens are given responsibility and, with
constant thinking along their respect
i've lines. they generate and put
through valuable ideas Of develop
ment.
growth OF a city depends. however.
upon the strength and potenqy OF its
community Improvement The Strength
and efficiency OF that body depends
upon the earnestness. unselfish and
untirinE efforts Of its individual menu
bers.
! venture the assertion that there
IS no trade or industry Of anv conse-
quence in the country today which is
not ORGANIZED with some sort Of an
association, where opportunity is af-
forded for EXCHANGE Of ideas and ex-
perience beneficial to ell
Challenge Of Service.
4 therefore submit the challenge
OF service. believing in my city and
its citizenship 70 the extent that we
should grasp the situation with de-
termination 10 see things as they &C
tually exist and not waste our efforts
on schemes Of publiciay that have a
tendency TO make us believe that we
can by some miracle Of performance
bring a deluge OF prosperity.
I'VE need energy in enterprise. We
must recognize that the prosperity
that We have is only an Indication
Of that greater prosperity we may
enjoy provided we have the spirit Of
taking a chance" along with others
in develoning what nature has given
rs and addisg to such development
the best products our means and abil-
ity permit
we mus take advantage Of the
new Territory that is being opened up
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

Il am afraid that some Of the cat
tlemen are going TO overlook the COW
game. II We have a good season or
with no calf crop for the last three
years and no steer stuff in the coun-
rrE. Tie nan Who has got The COWS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-10
Child Sucks Rubber
Balloon into Windpipe
And ChOkes to Death

/ ST. LOUIS. June 10.-Two children.
each 6 years old, died from unusual
causes yesterday.
Edward ]. Koob. son of Frank Koob
iof 2s23 Marcus avenue. while playing
with a small rubber balloon, sucked
the rubber. in lump. into his wind
pipe, and choked to death while his
mother was trying to relieve him.
Virginia Nick, daughter of George
Nick, of 402S Shenandoah avenue, was
visiting the home of her uncle. Will
liam Nick. 1856 Folsom avenue, and
was found suffering from poisoning.
A bottle which had contained a nico-
tine solution used in spraying flowers,
lay on table. nearly empty. The
child died in an ambulance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-10
Death of Babies
Placed on Quality
of Milk Provided

PORTIAND, Or, June TO-
Disea~nd cows milk is charged as
tic cause of the death of II ba-
bics at the Wayerly Baby home,
and the epidemic OF infantiic COM
pIaint at the home, In report
made this morning TO DIR. George
Parrish by II. 4. Pcrnor city bac-
tTfOiogfst.
DIR. Pcrnot discovered tho dis
cased COW, and with clear cuI-
tures from Its uddcr Infected gum
GA pigs and rabbits In his IabOra-
tory. The culture caused serious
disorders in the animal bodies,
but did not kill them. The rabbit
developed an interior absccss.
That the disease may have in
fccted only one child at the homo
and was passed ON through con-
tamiDatlon of fingers and other
objects, IL the statement OF Dr.
Pcrno1 He mentions especially
lhe probability that Infection was
spread on the fingers OF nurses.
Only one diseased cQw was.
found la the herd that supplies
the home, Dr. Pcrnot declares.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-10
A|RPLANES LANDED
At MEDFORD MONDAY
Fleet Was Enroute to Par
ticipate in Rose
Festival.

MEDFORD, June f0.--The entire
fleet of a.rplanes. en- route to Port
land for the Victory Rose Festival.
passed through and over this city
Monday afternoon, all safe on their
journey Ten thousand people gath
cred at the field to witness the arrival
and departure Of the planes with
the exception of the big De Hayiland
Which Is to carry Governor Olcott frorI
Salem to Portland. all the machines
stopped here for gasoline and oil Two
reformed stunts in the vicinity Of
the field and over the city for 20
minutes
Ten minutes after the fleet left hero
Colonel Watson. its commanders who
vas flying alone noticed that the oil
in his plane was not working proper
ly, and flew back to Gore field to
have the machinery overhauled and
tho stock OF oil replenished. The
plane in which Lieutenant Hackett
and Sergeant Lajntte were riding was
turned about, the two men knowing
that the commander had no mechani-
clan aboard his machine
While the machines were being
cyerhauled. Colonel Watson and Lieu
tenant Hackett came to the city and
were guests of the Commercial club
1t dinner. BY o'clock Doth ma
chimes were ready. They rose from
The field and headed north
The De Hayiland, the center of at
did not stop here but pro-
'eeded on fits way to Corvallis.