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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19
pomona, California, Has the Championships Whisk-
ers 81 Years Major Has Only Worn His For "a Has
Reared Family of Grown Children Yet His
Wife Never Saw Him Shave Nor Shaved

wife, now residing at Iucumcari. y
NJ, with their. son, George. has never
seen her husband shave or shaved.
Pioneer Fl PaSOan-
Aside from being the champion
whiskers grower in Texas and the
south, Major is one of the pioneer
settlers Of Fl Paso- He was born in
Blount county. Alabama, Il miles
from Blountsville, January 20, 1S45.
He served in the civil war under Capt
Crump. His brother, Col. Miles Major,
was killed at Fort Hudson, near
Vicksburg, while leading 452 men in
an engagement with federal forces.
In this war he lost two brothers, his
brother in law and % cousins
Coming to e. Paso early in 1881.
Major has seen FL Paso grow from
a small village Of 500 people, mostly
Mexicans, to the present prosperous
city Of 10000; He was the first TO
build a road from the town to Mount
Franklin, and from there hauled rock
for some p buildings, many OF which
are now landmarks in FL Paso's his
tory. Among these buildings were
tie old PRESBYTERIAN church. erected
in 1882 on Myrtle avenue. opposite
the present city hall He also helped
build Trinity Methodist church, lc-
Gated then on Texas and Stanton
streets Mr.. Major is at present the
church. having professed the Meth
Of a
Did Lot OF Hauling.
Major also hauled gravel and sand
used in the construction of Hotel
Dieu in the late eighties by Caples
and Hammer, contractors. Along with
Uncle Dan" Eason he hauled ties
for the Texas Pacific railway. getting
So day for his part Of the work
AS an employe Of Hills & Tays, con-
tractors, he built the first road from
the courthouse to the Alamo park. get
ting IS a day for the services of his
wagon and team incidentally Hills
street and Tays street were named
after these two contractors. Several
months ago Major was presented with
a fine Stetson hat by Mrs. Tays, of
which he is very proud
His family life has been one Of min
gled sunshine and sorrow. Three sons
are living and are in prosperous cir
cumstances. Sidney. the oldest. is an
ehDloye Of nine wears service on the
bridge gang Of the z. P. & S. ". rail
way. Another son. George. IS loco
motive engineer for the same railroad
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

( able and many afflicted parents spend
! years after their disease becomes
known in grief and agony of soul
fearing that their children will sui
! fer Thousands of young. loving
hearts are broken every year wher
one or the other finally learns that
the grandfather or grandmother OF
one Of them died fom consumption
Of course, children of weak parents
are not so likely to be strong as those
born of vigorous parents, and persons
afflicted with tuberculosis are in
vsriably weak. The truth of the mat
ter is that the offspring of tubercular
parents are less likely 10 suffer from
tuberculosis than those whose ances-
tors have never known the trying,
terrible curse.
Even practically absolute immu-
nifty from consumption may be at
tanned after several generations.
Witness the fact that older races,
such rs the jew suffer but little
from the disease, while If it once
gain a fOothOld among n people
never before afflicted, it decimates
the tribe with fearful rapidity.
tuberculosis has almost totally
wiped out some Indian tribes that
essayed the weakening conditions of
civilized life.
The government Of the United
States, that of several states and
many smaller municipalities have IN
derraken the work OF combating the
great white plague" with wonderful
success. The success attained by the
army at Fort Bayard, n. NJ; the navy
at Fort Lyons. Colo. and the public
health service at Fort Stockton, y
n, is wonderful and holds out the
hand Of hope TO all afflicted with
this long considered fncurable dis
ease. Societies for the prevention and
cure of tuberculosis are scattered all
over the land and many Of them are
doing a great work in relieving the
victims OF this fearful malady.
air and Rest.
The only treatment that has ben
found beneficial is that outlined by
the father Of medicine more than 1000
years ago
Where one can build up his sys-
tenn and regain his strength he
can usually overcome the bacillf.
a warm dry atmosphere, ut
considerable elevation above sen
level, where one may remain in
the open air comfortably the
greater part Of the time has been
found most effieaeiOus.
If a consumptive has fairly good
set Of digestice organs. will eat
reasonable amount of ordinary food
three times a day, and take absolute
rest in high, dry, warm atmos-
phere, he is almost sure to arrest the
ravages of the bacilli. For a long
time and even now a great many con-
sumptives were fed all manner OF
rich, indigesuble food until their
stOmachS refused to transform what
they ate into body building material
Countless numbers have been killed
by the food stuffing process A great
many have been exercised until they
practically fell dead from exhaustion.
Hope rests in building the body up TO
where It can overcome the disease
Here's the Great Pluce.
West Texas, New Mexico and Ari-
iona seem TO be the best places in
the world for persons afflicted with
pulmonary tuberculosis, and these
parts are literally filled with con-
sumptives from all corners Of the
earth. Experts are not agreed as to
however, many of them be-
lieFing that intense cold has a most
beneficial effect, and many tubercular
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

colonies may be found in the far
, north Nearly all who have fully in
vestigated the cures effected under
various conditions are fully con-
WINGED that what little good may
come from the extreme cold is far out
weighed by others that come from
absolute comfort attained only in an
equable climate.
Tubercular patients have many Pc
culiarities. Although they may have
most trying Of all diseases, yet nearly
all Of them are cheerful and hopeful
to the very last moment.
The Slang OF the Sick.
The great brotherhood of cOnsump-
tives has created a language entirely
its own The disease is known as
'TB," one afflicted is a Hunger"
while lying quietly in bed and resting
is chasing the cure" Tubercuiar
bacilH are known as bugs and doc
Positive means that bugs" are
present, while negative" indicates
that the microscope reveals the alb
sence Of bacillL Undergoing a hem
orrhage is "ehucking a ruby" while
dying is going over the hill" Many
subjects are always in order and are
supposed to excite interest When
one daily variation Of temperature
amounts TO so much as one-half a de-
gree il is news for the colony, as well
as the gain OF pound in weight The
morning and evening temperature
also is subject to report from every
one Outsides always refer to Jung
ers" as sick" One frequently sees
in real estate advertisements in west
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona news
papers. NO SICK" which means that
-lungers" cannot rent the room or
house offered.
Hundreds OF curious ideas have be-
come connected with tuberculosis and
many strange approximations. some
stated as facts in old medical works
on consumption written prior to 1850
one often meets the assertion that
baldheaded persons never suffer from
consumption
Many Fallacies.
One sometimes hears the same the
Dry advanced by individuals 10 this
day. The idea probably grows out of
the fact that persons usually die be-
tween the ages Of II and 25 years, II
they are afflicted in early youth. and
few over As succumb to the malady.
People usually do not get bald at
fact that one OF its members is af-
flicted, as far as possible, and nearly
all victims deny the fact until they
admit ii by going TO some sanitarium
for treatment, after which they Jest
about their affiction just as nearly
all the rest Of the '1unger" society
It is probable that in no other or
ganic disease does the psychic ele-
ment play so great q part as in pull
monary tuberculosis and no other
sick people are so easily influenced
for better or for worse.
How far the mental element enters
was once strikingly illustrated in an
experiment made by Matthew,
French physician He told his pa
tents that a great discovery had Just
been made IN the form of a serum that
was an infalible cure for tubercu-
losis and that he would Immediately
begin giving it to them.
He actually gave them injections of
q common salt solution Very soon a
decided change for the better was no
ticeable in every patient Appetites
improved. variations in temperature
lessened. coughs and night sweats
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

promoted in good faith and the dis
coverer really believes that he has
found the thing So far, all serums,
dopes, and nostrums have been rele-
gated to an inglorious past by all ex-
cept those who flourish on human
blood and fatten their bank accounts
on human suffering and sorrow.
The only cure so far found Il
that OF building up ones physical
condition so that he becomes
strong to resist the raTages Of
the baeillL Nearly all victims who
come to this part of the wonderful
west and take care of themselves
for few months find that they
are rs strong as ever so long as
tEey remain in this section.
A great many cases ure entirely
and forever arrested and the indi-
viduaIs may return to their former
homes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

/ diminished, and.they gained in weight
When he discontinued the injections,
the patients all soon reverted to their
usual conditions.
Any change in treatment or physi-
clans always temporarily improves a
patient This fact is well known 10
all physicians. 1t is this curious
psychological fact that makes tuber-
cular victims easy Tor those uncon-
scionable villains who advertise that
they cure consumption" Patients
are always hopeful and actually be-
ieve every new cure will save
them
The Fake @Cure.s
Speciously worded advertisements,
exaggerated claims. favorable testi-
mcnials. all conspire with his mental
condition to convince the victim that
he has at last found the cure" So
this most despicable branch Of quack-
cry is immensely profitable.
New consumptive cures" appear
frequently, some Of them creating ma
tional sensations. Many Of them are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

on THE RHINE the dOughbOy giving irritating
meaning to their national
LOVLIER country Here letter
On paper with the little bright crossed flags flying mTey top
When shut fancy hoatng-though
never really
thing with flat and
cooking his head sideways Salvation cigarette
mes smoking oytuly while
Soldiers
TOT I've seen some desperate affairs in the
trying to think straight clatter piano.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

broad accident on the Southern Pacific
about 200 miles west OF FL Paso.
Has Rich Brothers Never STOre.
A half brother. William Major, Iiv-
ing on & farm near Midlothian. Texas,
has, according to Major, accumulated
a fortune Of $3.50. 600 in raising wheat,
cotton and grain crops.
Besides hauling rock for many
years, Major went into the real estate
business ten years ago and is still
following this work. He owns five
lots Of ground on Hills street and
recently built an apartment house
costing $500. He says that he paid
last year city tax Of s112.50 on his
property
In his &c years OF life filled
with incident, romance and ad-
venture, Major says he has never
taken n drink of whisky or beer.
never smoked a ciEaret or cigar.
never took chew of tobacco. and
has yet to swear for the first time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

noises that mean soldier playing
AND ne says this: Dear Lady Of
eoy On me easy; there are thousand pictures in it have
10 combination flowing
I boat ouek1ng the current with white fH throat
terraces shouing and
gretchen with lace sleek and flat
PACK until her cheekbones shine, favo1g
blow at the hear-AN0THER
OIER hOIHER boats
ve-and ANOTHER GIRL dear gr-a gyouve got
D0UGHBOY." -Ner BriukIev
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19
Yankee Filler Hero
Mistaken For Ru. Guard

Boston. Mass. July 19-Lfeut Com
Albert C Read, T. S n, commander
OF the NC-4. the first flying machine
to cross the Atlantic ocean. declared
as he got aboard a train on his way
to visit his old home at South Han
son that he was "a youth to fortune
and to fame unknown"
Hurrying into the great trafnshed
with a travelling bag in one hand and
with Mrs Reed at his side, the in
treDid airman was stopped BY an ex-
cited woman. Say, boy, when does
the next train for bingham leave"
she demanded
Embarrassed, Read explained that
ne was not railroad station guard
and that his uniform was that Of the
naval air service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

and resides at Tucumcari. n. u 4
third son, Forrest, is a fireman on the
z. P. & S. W.. living at Rawlins,
Wyo.
His son. Maekey. died some 20 years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19
AdUice To The Lo0eIorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

twenty Is YOUNG.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
an eighteen and am sofns-
with girl about the same age.
her parents want her to get mar
RED within the next two years.
As 1 am young and making a rea-
sonable living, is it proper for
me 10 get married in the next
two years2 NJ n X
twenty seems very young for a
boy to marry these days, particularly
as the barest living expenses have in
creased SO tremendously, that 1t is
'coubtful If you could make enough to
support a wife
You are only eighteen now, and
very probably the type Of girl who
IS now congenial would not interest
you when you are older.
MAY INVITE HIM To DANCE.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
Please inform me IL It is
breach Of etiquet for q girl to ask
a young man Of her acquaintance
10 escort her to dance or any
place Of amusement excluding
leap year.
Dorothy s
1t is all right for a girl to invite a
young man to a dance, but she should
not. however, ask him to take her to
the theater, or any place costing mon
ey-unless she is very forward.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

tuberculosis Can Be Arrested If Patient Rests Gets
Plenty Of Air and Tries to Get Well; Baptists Estab
ish "Plant' in Ell Paso For Curing Disease; Bugs
Take Greatest Toll of Any Malady in World.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19
MAY INVITE HIM To DANCE.

Mrs. Hilda B. Nelson. OF Sebastopol
cal. whose seed potato standards have
been adopted by eight OF the western
states, is the foremost woman potato
producer in the United States
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

OLD established concern wishes to
act in New York as your distributors
and selling agents for sample articles.
we have office, credit, clerical. ware
/, house facilities. You avoid overhead
expense OF branch commission or other
basis. Address particulars Beseon q
ca. New York.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08

WANTED

WANTED
Young ladies Is to Is for
ere ting, permanent
work. Attractive sur
~roundings. Pleasing asso-
|ciates.
Telephone operating is
high : class professional
work and pays good salary
while learning. Frequent
increases at definitely stat
ed intervals.
Apply to Miss Jackson
Cumberland Tel. & Tel
Co.,, 1877 Court avenue, be-
tween $50 am. and 5 pm.
Saturday, $50 am, to ]
pm. y
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08

wANTED-FEMALE HELP
EXPERIENCED OPERATORS
FOR ELECTRIC POWER
SEWING MACHINES;
LIGHT, STEADY WORK;
GOOD PAY.
APPLY SEVENTH FLOOR,
M'CALL BUILDING.
SHIRT FACTORY,
BROAD GAUGE MFG. co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-13
Working On Revision.

PARIS, June I3.-The British have
made an 1lth hour attempt to reopen the
question of reparations They have sub
mitted proposals introducing into the
functions OF the permanent reparations
commission the principle of control Of
raw materials, etc, furnished Germany
enabling the commission to control Ger
many's economic development during the
period it operates The British effort
has not met with a sympathetic reception
by the reparations commission to which
lit was referred 1t seems improbable that
the proposals will be accepted, but they
constitute one of the causes of the delay
of the reply to the Germans which it
was rumored today probably would not
be presented until Monday.
The council of four today devoted most
of its session to the revision of the text
of the treaty When the forenoon ses
sion ended the council had sent to the
revision commission Is reports. Among
those remaining to be passed are sever
al dealing with important subjects. These
subjects include the Saare Valley, Alsace
Lorraine and the league of nations. The
revision commission which Is IN constant
session is headed by a member of the
French mission.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-13
MOSHER AUIOJ'
BUSINESS SOLD
Garage Property Leased by
Richard ID. Bowen and
Ebert c. Tenney
TO BE KNOWN AS
MOSHER GARAGE
Mr.. Bowen Was Foreman for Late Mr..
Mosher-Mr. Tenney Has Been Pro
prietor of Repair Department on
Second Foor Since Last Fall.

The automobile business of the late
Kenneth E. Mosher was sold this morn
ing to Richard d. Bowen and Ebert C.
Tenney of this town and will be con
Quoted under the name of the Mosher
garage. The new firm has taken
lease of the Flat street garage property
and viii do a general automobile sales
and repair business, Mr.. Tennev having
turned into the firm the repair depart
ment which he bought of Mr. Mosher
last fall The sale was announced by
the Brattleboro Trust Co, executor Of
Mr.. Mosher 5 estate.
Mr. Bowen has had a wide experience
in the automobile business, having been
employed as Mr.. Mosher's S foreman for
number of years, and is thoroughly
familiar with the makes of ears for
which the Mosher garage has acted as
agent and distributor Since last fall
/ Mr.. Tenney has been proprietor of the
repair department. which occupies the
entire second floor of the Flat street
property, and has an extended ac-
quaintance throughout the county by
reason of his service as senator in the
last legislature and his activity in the
affairs Of the Windham County Farm
Bureau, the Brattleboro board of trade
and kindred organizations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-13
LAST OF FAMILY
TAKEN BY DEATH
Mrs. G. P. Slate of Hinsdale Lives but
Short Time After Deaths of Hus-
band and Daughter.
Especial to The Reformer.)
HINSDAIE, \. H., June Il


Mrs. Ellen (Stearns) Slate, 75, died
Thursday noon, sfSer week 5 illness.
She had been in rather feeble health for
some time, but had not been confined
to her bed until the past week.
Mrs Slate was born in this town Dec.
6. 1843, a daughter of John and Esther
(Webster) Stearns, and attended the
public schools of this town.
On April 8, 1869, she married George
=. Slate, and they went to live on the
Rugg farm, which they bought In
1897 they moved to the house which
they occupied until their deaths.
On April 6. 1919, they celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary, when
about IS called to extend congratula-
tions Since then Mr.. Slate and their
only child, Miss Charlotte S. Slate have
died and the death of Mrs. Slate takes
the last of this we'll known family.
Mrs Slate was one of the oldest mem
bers of the Universalist church and
took an active part in all it s affairs
until her health failed.
She leaves three sisters. Mrs. Jane
Preston of Mortified, Mass, Mrs. Jean.
cite Thomas of Brattleboro and Mrs
Elvira Sanderson, also one brother
Newton d. Stearns. both of this town.
The funeral will be held SATURDAY.
afternoon at the house, at 2 o'clock and
Rev Clarence f. Mclntire will officiate
The burial will take place in Pine
Grove cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-13
OLD MESSENGER
RECOVERED 100000
Shot One of Six Highway Men Who At
tempted to Rob Him on Street
of New York.

NEW YORK, June l3-The alertness
Of an elderly bank messenger who pur-
sued six hold-up men down the stairway
of an uptown Manhattan elevated sta
tion and felled one of them with shots
from his revolver frustrated daring at
tempt at daylight robbery here today.
The robber who was shot was carrying
a bag said to have contained 100000 in
securities taken from David Ryan, the
messenger who did the shooting, and Hen
~ Boyan, employees Of the Colonial bank
who were taking the funds to the feder.
al reserve bank
The highwayman dropped the bag and
while his companions were carrying him
to a waiting automobile Ryan retrieved
the valuabes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-13
Fear the Establishment of a
Radical Government in
Germany Before Treaty is
Signed - England Trying
to Get Changes Made in
Treaty - Proposition Not
FavOrably Received
ASSOCIATED Press. }

The peace treaty with Germany will
virtually he rewritten so as to embody
the changes decided upon in the allied
council to the German counter propos-
ais which is now being framed for carly
delivery to the German plenipotentlaries.
The treaty will not be altered in princi-
pie, it is explained, but the iucorpora-
tions of explanations and Qualifications
which the allies have framed in replying
to the contemporaries will make almost
a new document of it, 1t is expected
that its publication will be authorized the
day it is delivered to the Germans OF the
day following
While there seems to be quite general
belief that the Germans will accept the
treaty terms news pespatches from Paris
reflect a certain amount of doubt wheth
er the German delegates or the present
German government will sign the cove
nant French official circles are said L
expect the immediate establishment of
radical Socialist administration, which, i
is said, may sign the treaty, but the allie
might not accept the signature Of TIN
radicals
Agreement in principle as to the mos
perplexing features of the reply have bee
reached, it being reported that a plcbis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-13

WOULD CALL OFF
STRIKE AT ONCE
Strike Leaders Profess Encouragement
at Opening of Third Day-Claim the
Strikers Are Increasing Companies
Say There is Little Difficulty.

CHICAGO, June 13.-First steps
toward a settlement of the nation wide
strike of commercial telegraphers were
taken today when officials of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union of America
submitted to the Postal Telegraph Co.
conditions upon which an agreement
could be based. The conditions in eff
feet provide that the strike would be
called off 50 far as the Postal is con
cerncd if that company viii agree to
wage adjustments Immediately after full
control has been given the company by
the wire administration.
At the opening of the third day of
the Commercial Telegraphers strike
leaders in the union today profess to be
encouraged, asserting that additional
men had gone out during the last 2f
hours and that more would join the
ranks of the strikers during the day
On the other hand officials of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
Cos. claimed that only slight incon-
venience had been caused by the walk
out.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-13
Odd Fellows Temple

Friday, June 13-Dennis Rebckah
lodge is invited to visit Amity lodge
at Bellows Falls. All members wish
ing transportation please communicate
with the committee not later than
Wednesday, June Il. Committee, Miss
Mae Cook, Mrs. Fayctte Miller, Mrs.
Lester Akcley.
All chevaliers arc requested to meet
at Odd Fellows temple Sunday after
noon at clock in full dress uniform
to act as escort at the memorial exer-
ciScs.
Memorial exercises will be observed
next Sunday, June -, at p. IN. 1t is
expected and is duty that oil Odd Eel
lows should make special effort to at.
tend this occasion.
Sunday, June l5-Memorial exercises by
/. Dennis Rebekah lodge.
Monday, June 16, at 7.30 p M
Montezuma lodge of Boston will confer
the second degree upon class Of candi
| dates.