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The Jasper weekly courier., 1919-03-28
Through the
Looking Glass
BY EVELYN NESBIT

Why does the farmer no longer dig
up his fields with a spadef Why does
The Jasper weekly courier., 1919-03-28

FOR SALE kaere, sood ,rncs Land a. remsail
~'Asonaois price. terms Roy fnaier fans. Tcnas
The Jasper weekly courier., 1919-03-28
FASHIONS IN BRIEF

The new fur coats are circular.
Cord belts Of gold are being worn.
Evening wraps still blouse at the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
HOROSCOPE

THlS IS threatening ard uncertain
day n planetary direction. accord-
3 ing 10 astrologers The SUI Is IN sis
ster aspect and Mars IS mildly ad-
verse.
The conjunction OF Jupiter with
Neptune. falling in Leo just before the.
? Ascendant is read as unfavorable for
France and Italy
Strange and secret crimes are in-
dieated and hospitals VIII be over
crowded
Jupiter and Neptune wiz eliminate
in Siam where there may be intrigue
and plots against the government
Mars. sdvirse today. seems to fore
cast dfscouraEenent for returned sol
diers. but great benefits seem 70 be
promised 10 them later. for they viii
gain great influence in national AZ
fairs
During this connguration fl is wise
not to take any initiative or make any
important decisions
Great opportunities. offered during
reconstruction days. win bring big
wards only II they are accepted ~ an
unselIisn spirit Lne seer6 declare -l1
they foretell the need Of a ''protracted
patriotism"
The west IS now subject 70 influ-
encss making for extraordinary acti-
vities. Leaders VIII rise in Chicago
and san Francisco, who VIII affect
political deslnies.
Persons whose birthdate Il il have
the augury OF prosperity AID changes
that bring success
Children born on this day come
under the sway Of Libra They should
be artistic and talented. kind, honor
able and Eenerous--Copyrigh 1913
by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
Uncle Sam Can Cut Down Taxation
and Still Get Out of Debt; Just
How it Can be Done is Explained

( HTASHINGTON, d. c, Sept "a
w Uncle sam is now solvent; he L
( no longer running behind In bis obli-
cations day by day. he pays as hs
] goes and has more money coming In
than he spends
This Is a condition which has not
existed since this nation plunged into
the great war hack in the spring OF
1917. The unprecedented expendi-
lures necessary in carrying on that
war were far beyond the power Of the
nation 70 finance without going In
. debt As a matter Of fact the United
States went IN debt, piled Up ohliga-
lions and pyramided the war burden
az dizzing speed never equaIled BY
any other agency since time began
Neither Great Britain, nor France, nor
Germany spent money as fast as did
America, once she was started.
The period Of debt accumulation
amounted roughly 70 p months. which
lasted from April 1917, 70 the end OF
United States spent S52,500, 900. 900.
-Back TO NORMAL
The maximum OF expenditure was
reached two months after the armis-
tice was signed In the single month
OF december 1918. this government
paid out $1,000. 900, 00e- There the
expenditure reached the high water
marx and began 10 decline. until for
the month OF June, 1918. the outflow
amounted 10 0o.0o0,000 such was the
drift back toward normal
All the time the stupendous war ex-
pense was plling up. the treasury de-
partment and the congress were de-
VislnE means for borrowing the
amount needed TO meet the emergency
and for increasing the income from
taxation. that the government might
pay as much Of the expenses as was
possible out OF current revenues The
dominating device in the whole pro-
gram was the liberty and victory
loans Through these the government
piled up over $4,000. 100000. and from
this fund, plus its income and Incl
dental short term certificates, it. paid
What 1t Cost Us
At this time, when the spending
season is past. Il is OF interest to
attempt 10 determine just what this
war venture OF ours has cost
We have the figure Of S32.-
5oOs0o0,0eO as the item Of eEpen-
diture up 10 June 80 Last. Had
the war not been In existence
our expenditures through that
time would probably have been
about $1,000, 100000 a year. OF
S2,250, 100000 for the period.
Deducting these normal expendi-
$50. 00o, 600. 600, roughly. which should
be charged up against the war An
other credit item which we may de-
duct from that $50. 900. 100000 IS the
fs,000,000, 600 which Is owed US by the
nations OF Europe and which. in all
probability, We will get hack. So the
sum total Of net loss due 20 the war
seems TO be about $4,000, 100000.
We expected q loss OF $1,000, 900. 900
through the guarantee Of $500 for
wheat. while as. matter OF fact we
have had no loss al all on that score
The loss on the shipbuiiding pro-
gram Of the nation has not been as
great as was anticipated for the rea-
son that the market On ships has been
excellent and II has been possible 20
sell many OF them in such a way as
10 avoid loss and some times even at
a profit So the debt has been Whitfield
down and Il is now evident that il
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
The old Family Album

M b DAVIS. pioneer FL Pasoan. is
w. herewith introduced and duly
presented This picture was taken
when he was five or six years OF age
-he is not exactly positive
n B Davis is a New Yorker by
birth. but he came west when ne
was a very voung man-before there
were any. railroads leading to this sec
ton OF the world-and has remained
here ever since Born on a farm In
Monroe county, he had early ambitions
10 be an express man. he says. through
associations with men in the express
service. and he finally landed and
held a job down with the same COM
paay for - years.
Deciding that the west held better
opportunities for a young man than
the east-even Grand Old New York
the subject Of this sketch set out
for California in 1858. and had 70 make
the trip around By boat and across
the Isthmus of Panama to get there.
Crossing the isthmus was then done
on horseback and under great hard
ships. Arriving in California young
Davis secured a position Cor maybe
he got 5cb) with wholesale gro
cery house. He was just about p
years Of age then and the world looked
mighty bright But the grocery bust
ness didn't 90 to his liking and when
he got q chance TO get a job with the
Pacific Union Express company he
took II ana held on while he waited
for something to open with the old
reliable Wells Fargo. II came along
IN 1870 and he stuck with the COM,
pany and II stayed with him for -
years. or until 1872, when he retired
IS a division superintendent He now
draws pay and does nothing for f. all
because OF almost half a century Of
faithful service.
Alr. Davis came TO FL Paso IN 1882
ss local agent. succeeding the late
John Julian, who later was. postmas ter
and head OF the FL Paso fire depart.
ment- From agent here Mr. Davis
was promoted 20 assistant superin-
tendent al Houston in 1855. but after a
short time down there with the Mag
nolias and the miasmi and the ma
lariz be asked 10 be returned TO Fl
Paso and came back here as superin-
tendeut Of northern Mexico for the
company. his jurisdiction extending as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23

Kinney. district clerk. The most
common cause for divorce as alleged
aesertlon and non support an sure
that more than half the proceedings
are filed by wives
7 have received a good many
anonymous letters since I have been
mayor Of FL Paso and no language can
express my contempt for ssch mis-
sives and their writers" said mayor
charles Davis, But ] have just re-
ceived the only one that I ever en-
Joyed getting II was a blank sheet
OF white paper with only these words
for the Hood sufferers. OF course
i meant for the poor thousands at
the quiz coast and that letter with
It's meaning four words enclosed three
one dollar bills. i would not care II
received 1000 such anonymous let
ters as that
Better working conditions and bet
ter service are the two principal OBJ
Jects OF the federal employees unions
and their national federation" said
Miss Gertrude AfcNaily, Of Washing
ton. D C. national organizer. now IL
FL Paso- I'VE are working TO make
the work so attractive that a federal
job VIII not be just considered a life
job but that men and women can and
VA 90 into IL with pride and the
spirit OF service There are many
things now being worked out. or
rather commenced, that will lead Up
TO the accomplishment OF these two
main objects Already in Washington
a spirit OF rivalry exists in some Of
the departments, and they are vieins
with one another as 70 which will
have the best and most efficient serv-
Ice Our federation hopes 10 have
sooner or later j all government de-
partments shop committees 10 work
with the administrative heads TO es-
tablish the best working conditions
and 70 develop the best service from
the employees. IN the District Of Co
lumbia there is now a reclassification
committee working When this com
mittee reports IL Is believed the posi-
tons can be classified and Svstema-
tiled ana the abilities OF employees
can be learned. This should bring
about a placing OF employees 50 as 10
get the most efficient service from
each one and do away with misfits
Legislation. we think, can be evolved
from what this report should show.
There viii probably be developed from
IL a bill for grading the work. one
for providing for promotions and
transferring from one department to
another In promoting for good work.
D retirement bill after so many years
81 service. a fair minimum wage bill.
etc. While such measures may first
be applied in the District OF Columbia
we hope 10 get them applied finally
10 all departments OF the federal
service-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23

a
A LEARNED college professor. pro-
a voked at some Of the unclsan
habits OF his pupils. unbent from his
dignity long enough to post the fol-
lowing notice in his class room:
students who expect to rate high in
their studies should not expectorats
on the floor"
The sign forbidding splitting Is
seen in many places. Sometimes IL Is
obeyed- Often II is a dead letter. even
n the face OF the penalty attached 70
the offence.
Occasionally an eA3erprisinE public
health administration viii enforce the
observance OF a city ordinance against
splitting providing there is such a
measure Crusades resulting in ar
rests and fines have proved very
beneficial
But we still have a long way TO go
IN order 10 eliminate this dangerous
offence against good health PERHAPS
In the final analysis IL rests with the
individual
Thoughtlessness probably is respon-
sible for much OF it. II the splitter
could be convinced OF the enormity OF
his crime against his own welfare and
that OF his feiloWmen, he would in
stantly refrain.
Certainly he would not relish being
accused Of wilfui murder. But. in ef-
feet. his careless habit often amounts
TO that
Medical science has discovered def
nitely that IN sputum lies a frequent
and certain source Of disease infec-
ton. particularly that OF tuberculo-
SIS which claims 10000 lives a year.
Many Of these deaths are preventabIe.
A large percentage o. victims became
infected by coming in direct contact
with infected sputum
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
Little lnteTUeWS
Flooded Streets the Cause Of Great Inconvenience
Harvest Fields Provide Work For Discharged Men

geCoaIE OF Fl Paso's streets are
> transformed into miniature lakes
each time we have a rain" said
F. D. aIarkinson. This I think is
due TO a lack Of proper sewage sys-
TENS Especially on some OF the
eastern streets. persons who desire
TO board street cars are forced to
wade water over their shoes or walk
many blocks. know OF one such
place in the vicinity OF Five Points.
which is a disgrace 10 any city the
size OF FL Paso and boastinz the
same progresstveness- I think we
could very wen have some OF the
money we are using for other things.
used 70 enlarge or build storm
The harvest in the middle west
many soldiers, sailors and marines
who had been discharged and who
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23

Twill not amount 20 more than SIS
000. 100000 and that Il VIII probably
be under that figure
A Nice Bitle Burden.
This debt Of $4,000, 100000, 70 be
sure. is a nice little burden TO carry
through the decades that are 20 come.
In the first place the mere an
nuaI interest on Il comes to ap-
proximafely SSO0sOo0.ooo- A meas
ure Of this amount may be Enlned
By comparing IL with billion
dollar expenditure before the var
which was adequate TO run the
government for a year
IN addition 70 this annual Interest
charge which the taxpaying puzzle
must face. Il Is. Of course. advisable
70 arrange for the ultimate payment
OF the national debt.
Section six Of the Victory loan act
Of this huge item The plan Is as
follows.
whatever the amount Of the
debt. appropriate two and one
half percent OF that debt each year
and put IL In the sinking fund.
This money 50 appropriated f.
then invested tn four and one
half percent bonds This annual
appropriation, plus the interest
which Il nccumulnteus VIII wipe
out the debt IN % years. This f.
true II the debt Is 81 900. Sl.OOo-Coos
or $1,000 100000. Il f. true n
the SIs.OOO.0OO.OOO debt which the
United states has accumulated
The positive elimination OF that
debt has been provided for BY law IN
this sinking fund section OF the Vie
tory bond act
re Yearly Cost.
Two and one half percent OF SIR
00O.000.00o is $4,000. 900. This Sf50.-
100000 OF nearly half as much money
as was necessary 10 run the govern
ment FOR a year before the war, Is Tor
a period OF % years. TO 90 annually
into the war debt sinking fund
The taxpayers have Eot to pro-
vide thar amount OF money in adj
diflon to the interest that must Be
paid on the debt This Interest Of
5000. 600, plus the sinking fund
total OF 81 .25o. 100000 a. the an
uual burden. thar the tnIpayerE
Of the Uaffed States win EuFe 20
bear for % years rs the result OF
indebtedness coming ont Of the
This means that the amount Of
taxes the government must raise. now
that the war IS over. Is z little more
than twice as much as the amount OF
money It was called upon TO raise
before the war cane.
No Raise IN Taxes.
The government Is quite ncncnal-
antly meeting the necessary tax bur-
deus TO pay current expenses interest
and sinking fund. and % have con
siderable Item OF velvet after those
obligations are met
The income OF the treasury de-
partment for the current year VIII be
$500, 000. 000-about enough 70 break
even on expenditures.
The present tax scheme VII prul
duce $500 000 600 a year hereafter
and that is much more money than
viii be needed 70 run the government
pay The interest on Us lnee uledness-
and provide for its sinking fund Two
and a half billion should do this
SO does Il become evident thar
taxes may be red uced a. much -
one half and leave the government
a sufficient sum Of money for eur-
rent expenses. or the rate may be
kept high and the money 20 to
ward the more rapid reduction Of
the national debt.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AFTER
ERRING, NOT GIVEN A CHANCE

giving education to the boys and girls Of FL Paso. is
being paid for BY the taxpayers Of e. Paso for that pur
pose. It erected for the whim Of principal
that he might satisfy petty wishes Every boy and girl
who is kept out of school is being damaged They
not getting the benefit Of institution for which their
parents paying The high school funetoning
properly when it is not meeting the requirements for
which it erected It erected educational in
suon for the boys and girls of FL Paso and should be
made to fulfill its purpose
The boys and girls were wrong last week when they
bed against the superintendent order forbidding ap-
plause after they had abused the privilege They
Then he agreed to give them another trial He said
But he failed TO do so. Now let him be big the
students and say he has erred and then wipe the
slate clean and start all again
These pupils who have thrown of school have
been that institution three years and have be-
been sent homeat least not in such large numbers
The whole trouble cannot be with the students.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
Little InterUiews.

we're seeking work said R. ~
Thompson Z was recently in kan
sas. where rains delayed an early
harvest and some OF the grain was
destroyed. However. thousands Of
men. and among them a large per-
centage OF returned soldiers. were
given employment during the har-
vest season. This furnished them
money on which to live while they
looked about for a permanent posi-
ton In talking to some OF the men
they told me that the harvest was a
boon for them as two years IN the
army had so changed them that they
were unable 10 jump at once into
the work they wished 10 follow reg
ularly- One or two I saw were men
who had earned from $50 upward
in civil life IN spite OF this fact
they were glad to get the harvest
work. giving them time 70 settle
down as they expressed it.
at least so percent OF an civil
cases filed IL the district court are
divorce proceedings" said c. II Nc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
ALme O. Cheer
Each Day O The Year
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
SURE ASSETS.

SURE ASSETS.
I'VE made a list OF property
/ That Nature kind has given me
Two sturdy legs 20 stand upon,
Two seeing eyes the world to con.
Two strengthen arms to work my
viii,
A soul OF cheer defying i'll.
\ heart that keeps me going strong.
A sense of right, a sense OF wrong,
A space upon this earth that
From first 70 last may occupy
Why should I fear with gifts like
these
To face LIES deepest mysteries.
Or even hesitate TO tread
The thorny maths that lie ahead2
Copyright, 1918. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate-)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
U. S. COURT AFFIRMS VERDICT
IN n. N. DEPORTATION CASE

Santa Fe. " ". Sept s3.-The
United states circuit court Of appeals
has affirmed the decision Of the rriaI
court at Santa Fe. in the ,ase Of the
United States VS.. Eugene BGrTa- alias
Lima Francoschini and Guisseppi
Merline. alias Joe FrancoschfnL OF
Albuquerque. Under the verdict and
decision Of the trial court. the de-
Iendsnts were ordered deporsed to
ltaiy They were convicted on a
charge Of conducting & disorderly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
Ripping Rhymes
WEAKNESS

Il YOU'RE tired telling brothers. you to do there are
forty million others who you Sometimes when nv
earnest efforts for I'm burden, my
as ei and fan guerdon consider price
splitting ndDg and Pm tired Of packing coal all the dreams had
oV1ndhng and the hole All
m weary Of all tired Of winding watches playing
ban And ek around for pity, and find surprise
Of
Eaters red lodging police shoeing aato herd
ing ducks and They always,
provides they tired Of growing gaway dTsns
So Pm tred being
LIE be drea1ys won't with the
Copyright by WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
II Years Ago Today
From The Herald Of Thi. Date. 1sos

IRE and water damaged 70 a con
1 siderable extent the stoelz OF the
Model millinery store on Mesa ave
nue. last night
More than 125 stockholders VIII own
among them the 500. 100 OF stock Of
the newly organized t-ust company
in this city The fi-st meeting Of the
stockholders viii take place next
Thursday night.
Miss Myrtle Angle is quite I'll at
Hotel Dieu-
Herbert and Waiter Kohlberg left
for New York this week TO enter
Columbia college.
Ms y. G. Buchoz returned THIS
week from Monterey, where she Wis
tied her mother.
Miss Elsie Kohiberg has gone to
Greenfield, Mass, TO attend the Pros
pect Bill scEaol
Dr.. J. B. Brauy left Thursday night
for Albuquerque for a few days.
Harry falkland has gone to san
Antonio 10 attend schooi-~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
REORGANIZATION OF
FRENCH ARMY COMPLETE

Paris, France. Sept 25.-The decon-
centration Of the French army is now
entirely completed. all troops except
those on the Rhine having returned
20 lnelr usual garrison posts. The
transportation of demobflized soldiers
% taeir homes by regular passenger
trains Will also be finished in a few
days
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
How To Be Healthy :

Practical Tails On Disease Prevention
Prepared By the
NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION.

he SPLITTER
Sometimes it IS carried into the
house on the feet Statistics show
that the infant morality rate in
creases aiarminsiv when the baby be-
gins 10 play on the floor.
II you have q cold or the grippe. o.
the influenza. don't infect others.
Your csrelessuess may cost 2 life
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
Prize For Home Beautiifying.

Argent1nean says that down IN Buenos Aires they
have Law under whose provisions city commission
year inspeets homes and premises It takes note
Of the architecture and Of the condition in which the
dwelling is kept It views the grounds about the house
noting the grass and flowers and the landscape gar
dening design any IS employed It awards prize to
the homeowner whose house and grounds considered to-
gether come nearest TO perfection in the commissions
opinion The prize perpetual exemption from taxation
It worth striving for And it does not necessarily
90 the wealthy resident who has been able to lavish
money his mansion and grounds according TO the
The prize goes for the most beautiful effect whether
on large OF small scale The result IS that everybody who
has home has a strong inducement to make his house
and its surroundings Just beautiful he possibly
by putting thought money and labor into It If he isn't
the winner this year, he may be successful next year
That is way Of making a city beautiful With Us
the only incentive to seek fine architecture and develop
harmonious beautiful surroundings that of the personal
satisfaction in it and possibly the approval Of ones friends
and neghbors together with the fact that the pTeter
place the desirable it IS should its feel
obliged to offer It for sale But for ameiorstng the
taxes do Just the reverse The put into
the higher their values go and the higher the
1t would help great deal toward identifying the city
if had such plan above sketched making the
prize for the most beautiful home even one years relief
from taxation Two, three OF ten would be better
o
A widow hunting husband never makes the mistake
of letting him 60 hungry and forgets to add that
she fixed It herself his especial benefit thus gratifying
his appetite and his vanity.
Chief hope for reducing the of living lies with the
women who run the homes Thus the hand that rocks the
cradle shall be the hand that rocks the profiteer
o
Seven bandits escaped with $1,000 This did not occur
Chihuahua, but in New York through the robbery of
bank in daylight
William h Taft and secretary of state Lansing have
reached complete understanding. They have gone fish
ing.
With no backing and filling, the United States lands
marines near Fiume, which is not in Mexico
Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme
diseases.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23

THE young lady across the way says
reconstruction viii take quite a
while and it viii be some time yet be-
fore we fully realize that we've act
ually entered the ante-bellum period.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23

Tomorrow you'u see how Karl VI.
Roberts looked before he became a
chamber Of Commerce manager.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23

CALL FOR BIDS
FOR RESERVE BANK
R Randle Gilbert, manager Of the
local branch of the federal reserve
bank. has called for bids on a new
building They must be received by
October T. The building VIII be two
stories with basement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23

Women Of the Baptist churches here
are observing this week as a week OF
prayer in connection with the Bap-
list campaign to raise $3.50. 900, 000.
Each afternoon they meet at the Bap-
list church for prayer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23

LIE BARON GOES TO KANSAS CITY.
George r LeBaron left Monday for
kansas City to attend a meeting OF
the International Farm congress-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23

widow hunting husband never makes the mistake
Of letting him 60 hungry and forges add that
she fixed It herself for his especial benefit thus gratifying
his appetite and his vanity.