El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
Little Lnterpiews

! and had already bought through the
railroad administration and 20 prove
such was the case those having bought
were asked 10 rise All mem beers
arose 10 their feet Then Mr. Row
lands offered TO take subscriptions
ny Rowlands should have reported
this.
The final reports OF the fourth
Liberty l0as showed that the rail-
road employees did their share Of buy
Ing and the reports from the railroad
administration so far show that VIC
trailroad emDloyes) are going 10 sur
pass all previous records with this
loan FL Paso shops went over the
top last week with 100 per cent How
many Of the other establishments can
show such a record2
1T would do more good and help
TO put El Paso over the TOP N this
committee would work on the monled
population Of this city and get them
70 buy IN proportion with their in
come Then publish their names with
the amount opposite in the local pa
pers. There are several railroad en-
ployes in our midst who are bare =
making s100 q month and who have
purchased a hundred dollar Victory
bond The boiler shop Of the O.. III.
& $. A shops, which employs about
100 men has subscribed for 5000 in
bonds and other departments are on
an equal basis
J. C. Steel vouehed for what ar.
Gaffney said.
The ease Of marriage in the pres
ent day Is largely responsible for
the heavy business OF our divorce
courts" declares Mrs Rose Ohaus.
government fixed post representative
here, who has charge Of the work for
delinquent girls md women. I'VE
ely q H-asa
do not necessarily say that divorces
should not be granted TO couples who
are unhappy but divorce is looked
upon too lightly There was a time
when the divorce was taboo by the
churches but today one may obtain a
divorce and lose neither social caste
How good standing in the churches.
We should have stricter marriage laws
and some time should be required to
elapse between the application Of the
parties Tor a license and the granting
Of the license.
The stability OF the marriage rela-
ton is the fou dalton Of society. Girls.
many Of them perhaps, look upon
marriage as doorway 70 freedom
from control and restraint. whereas
they should look upon il is the door
way 70 greater responsibility. As for
the men. many OF them give less at
tention to their choice of a wife than
they do to their choice Of professions
It is no cause for wonder 20 me that
some men leave home, but rather that
more men do not leave their homes
Statistics show that one out OF nine
marriages are unhappy. That is be-
cause one or the other OF the parties
refuse 10 accept the obligations which
marriage requires. Experience has
shown me that men are more usually
willing TO accept the obligations Of
marriage than are women. 7 attri-
butte that fact 10 the fact that mothers
do not train their daughters. so that
they viii realize the step they are
taking when they marry. Marriage to-
day IS looked upon rather as a. legal
contract than as religious cere-
mony."
some time ago. a man accom-
panied by his niece. came 20 me re-
questing that she be given work o.
some sort in New Mexico" said
bishop Friedrich B. Howden. The girl
was from Virginia, had been reared
in the strictest manner was well
educated and had taught school at