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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
MN. PROPERTY
ISS800,O00,000
Figures Show Total Income
and Expenditures; Lat
ter Lowest In U. S.

Santa Fe. n. NJ. Feb. 1o.-'Wealth,
debt and taxation" figures the true
value Of New Mexico property at
SS0O.00e.000. This property. accord
ing 10 the census bureau. paid in
taxes on last years tax duplicate. ST.
0S5. 032. 70 the state for all its pur-
poses. including the maintenance Of
state Institutions. conservation Of
health and sanitation, education, de-
velopment and conservation Of nat
ural resources. protection Of person
and property and those manifold du-
ties and obligations. including Sl25,-
57e interest on bonded debt, which
the modern state stands for II is OF
further interest to know that one
third Of those taxes were paid by
only five tax payers. four railroad
companies and one mining company.
The other two thirds. amounting to
-ess than S1-000,000, were paid by
considerably fewer than a third Of
the voters OF the state. The state
mad other sources OF income. however,
in fact. almost Sl.0O0,000 came from
fees. interest rentals. etc, so that
the state had revenue receipts OF 81
036, 400. Earnings Of various depart
menJs and Institutions amounted TO
1886. So; receipts from rent Of in
vestment properties. Sz64.45l, re-
ceipts from interest Sl4y.u4t; receipts
from donations, S32.345; from the fed
eral government. S97.s91; fines for
FIXTURES and escheats. S31.503. In fact,
the state government could get along
nicely without individuals paying
taxes at all if the taxes paid by the
railroads TO state. county, city and
schools were all turned into the state
treasury, as is done in some other
states.
Expenditures Are Small.
As 10 the expenditures. the fig
Ures show that New Mexico spends
less on its state government than
perhaps any other state in the union
and certainly less per capita The
biggest item. is. Of course. the amount
given by the state to education. S175.-
425, Of which less than S250,O00 went
TO the state Institutions or far less
than many state spends on one sec
Ond rate institution FOr salaries. Z
wages and contingent expenses Of all Z
the state offices department and bu-
reaus only S212124 was expended. !
For protection Of person and prop
erty s63.313 sufficed, or about as
much as a second class city in the |
east eXpends Tor its police force For |
conservation Of health and sanitation /
only $4,000 were paid out pitIfully /
Inadequate sum
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
PRAIRIE DOGS ARE
SLAI GHTERED N ARIZoN 4

to the state council OF defence. filed
by d. A. Gilchrist. Of the Biological
survey, is given a resume of the work
accomplished by his division in Ari-
IONA During the past year there has
been destruction O. enormous num-
beers OF prairie dogs, jack rabbits and
gophers, with assistance rendered by
more than 5000 farmers and stocl1meu.
The total expenditure has been s34-
pa, and there is estimate that through
the work crops have been saved val
ued at $31I.0O0- In six counties IL is
estimated over 80 percent of the prai-
RE dogs on about 100000 acres have
been destroyed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
TWAS A LUCKY
DAY SAYS mrs.
JOHN O'CONNOR
Ter Improvement after tax
ing Tanlac so wonderful
she throws away other
medicines.

III certainly was q lucky day for
when I got my first bottle Of
Hanlac-" said Mrs. John O'Connor. Of
s5 East Oldham street. Knoxville.
Tenn
For five or six years. she con-
tiuued. 4 had been in a dreadfuIly
rundown condition. was awfully weak
and suffered from spells Of dizziness
had terrible nervous headaches ana
1lr stomach was so weak that I
couldn't digest even the 1ightest kind
of food I could sleep very little and
became very Respondent. for 1 was
afraid nothing could help me regain
MY health
soon after 7 started taking TanIac
began 10 eat better sleep like a
raly and I now feel Just fine, and my
steady Improvement has simply been
aouderfuL have gained ten pounds
in weight and have thrown away all
-v other medicines and viii stick to
Tanlac in the future"
Tanlac Is sold in FL Paso by Kelly
g. Pollard and BY the leading drug
eists in practically every city, town
and village in America--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
YUMA PLANS MONUMENT
TO IFS SOLDIER DEAD

Yuma, Ariz.. Feb. 1O.-The Yuma
County Commercial club has elected
j. Il. WestOver president; A l. Yer
dugo. vice president, and J. :. Abbott
treasurer Mr.. WestOver Is editor
Of the Morning sun, and one OF the
most active Of workers for the COM
munitys benefit.
One Of the first suggestions made
within the new board OF directors IS
that the state erect in Yuma a monu-
uent to Lieut. Col H Il DOnkersley,
who died lately after service in
France. The monument also is to
bear the names of all the soldiers or
Yuma county who died in the war. An
appropriation Of $4,000 is TO be asked
from the legislature.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
Recipe for a Mild
Laxative Cough Syrup
Made With Simple Sugar Syrup
and MenthO-Laxeue in About
Five Minutes.

Make a syrup with a pint OF sugar
and half pint OF boiling water. cool
ana pour into a bottle or jar Then
add the contents Of a % o. bottle OF
Aentho-Laxene. shake well. and take
a teaspOonful four 10 eight times a
day for head or chest colds. coughs.
bronchitis. Whooping couph or ca
tarrh OF head and throat
Actually. the very first dose will
show you the wonderful virtues IN
Nentho-Laxene. II is penetrating.
healing. soothing and curative 70
greater extent than anything ever
discovered Children like Il aud adults
use IL from Maine 10 California. Ply
sicians prescribe u. hospitals use il.
and why should not you enjoy the
benefits OF a cheap. hO4le- made rem
edy free from narcotic. sickenlng
drugs2 Ask your druggist for Men
thO-LaNene and insist on getting it.
f0f il is guaranteed to please every
purchaser or money back by The
Blackburn Products Co. Dayton. Ohio
ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
Tuarez Indians Hold
Tribal Dance In Honor
Of Gods OF OIden DAYS

An Indian dance, said 10 be in &C
cordaace with the ancient rites and
ceremonies Of the Chihuahua Indians.
was staged in Juarez Sunday after
noon by a group OF Mexicans, who
claimed 10 have blood Of the prehis-
t0rio tribes in their veins The shak-
ing Of medicine gOurds, waving Of
bows and arrows. and plentiful
stamping Of dusty feet to the rhythm
og a suueaky fiddle, scraping out mod
ern airs was all that was evident 20
an American spectator. though the
ceremony was said to have powerful
and mysterious effect in prOpitiating
certain deities who rule over the des-
TIMES Of the descendants Of the races
that once occupied the soil Of north
ern Mexico
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
CLOSE TRIAL Of
CAPT. AZPIETA
Testimony Ended In Trial
of Mexican Charged With
Killing American.

The taking OF testimony in Juarez
in the court martial Of second Capt.
Juan Azpieta, accused Of being con-
uected with the killing Of Pvt. David
Troib, Of the hospital corps OF the
United States army. whose body was
found with q bullet hole through the
head. in a briar patch, across the Rio
Grande last December. was closed Sat
urday evening. and Gen LeandrO
Diez de Leon, who has been conduct
ing the trial as judge advocate gen
eral. together with his staff, left for
chihuahua city Saturday night
It was said that the declarations Of
four or five more Witnesses, who
could not be brought to Juarez would
be taken in Chihuahua Capt AZiesa
was in charge Of the Mexican military
patrol along the Rio Grande at the
spot where the body was found. on the
night that the American soldier was
killed. The trial in JuareZ closed
with the staging of a reinactment of
the tragedy. on the spot where it took
place.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
MEEICANS SEND.
MISSION T0PARI5.
Plenipotentiaries Go To the
Peace Conference Scene
On Mysterious Errand.

Special cable dispatches from Paris
since February 1 TO the Philadelphia
North American and other leading
eastern newspapers say that Alberto
PAM. with the title OF minister pleni-
potentiary. is there at the head Of a
Mexican delegation. These dispatches
say there is much speculation in the
French capital as 20 the purposes Of
the mission but it is not doub1ed that
IL viii try TO gain the ear Of the peace
conference.
According to these accounts PAM
and his associates are silence itself
in their efforts to avoid being Ques-
toned However, a special cable TO
the North American. under date Of
February 2, says that II had been
learned from French sources that the
Mexican delegation desires to place
before the peace conference a propO-
Eition to approve the principle embOd-
led in the new Mexican constitution
which gives the government the
power TO take possession OF or con-
fiscate all natural resources This
same dispatch, undoubtedly speaking
from Information received from the
same French sources, says that II this
proposition OF the PAM delegation is
rejected president Carranza may an
uul all foreign concessions
PAM was questioned by the Nora
american correspondent and the lat
tsr cables that the former denied that
lis government intended TO take any
action OF this kind; also, that he did
not see how such questions, which he
considers purely domestic. could be
brought before the peace conference
PAM IS further quoted as arguing that
Mexico is and has been neutral and
was not contemplating any participa-
ton IN the conference. and that he
did not believe that the conference
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO
DECIDE ON COURTHOUSE

Tucson. Ariz.. Feb. 10.-The board
Of supervisors Of Pima county has
taken the first steps towards the con-
structiOn Of a new courthouse by the
naming of an advisory committee.
comprising the following. ~ Curley.
Epes Randolph, Albert Steinfeld and
3. j. Mckinney- Four more members
are to be named by the chamber Of
commerce. Luncheon club. central
trades council and the brotherhoods.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
ARIZONA COUNTY OFFICERS
ARE GETTING BACK PAY

Phoenix. Ariz. Feb. IO.-Au ove~
Arizona. the county officers OF the
past administration are receiving ar
rears Of back salaries through the
decisions Of several superior courts
and decision in the local court has
given former Gov Hunt added salary
for nearly two years, in the terms Of
the salary readjustment bill OF the
third legislature.
Hunt viii not receive his extra pay
unless the supreme court susIains the
decision. nor viii attorney general
Jones. but in all other cases. includ-
ing those Of the superior judges the
extra salaries are being added with
out further dispute.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
ORNDORFF TICKET TO
HAVE MANY MEETINGS

The Orndorff forces entered upon a
two weeks intensive campaign Sat
urday night. Neigh borhood mass
meetings were held in various sec
tons Of the city and were addressed
by the candidates on the Orndorff
ticket Mass meetings arranged for
this week include one at the Alta
Vista school Tuesday night at S
o'clock: another at Five Points. We'd
nesday night and a third ct Liberty
hall. Thursday night The speakers
at the Liberty hall meeting viii in
clude Tom Lea, Dan Jackson and the
candidates on the Orndorff ticket
The Davis forces held a meeting at
the Alta Visto school Satur lay night
which was addressed by W W. Bridg
ers. mayor Davis and number Of the
Davis candidates.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
Mexican ExiLeS
Observe Holiday
Of Their Nation
Association Of Refugees
Celebrates Issuance Of
Constitution.

The Association UniOnista Next
cana composed Of refugees from Mex
leo resident in Fl Paso, and working
for the reestablishment Of peace and
order and security in their country.
celebrated the 62nd anniversary Of
the PRONUNCIATION of the constitution
Of 1857 with a literary and musical
program, in Liberty hall SUNDAY
morning. Fully 1900 Mexicans at
tended in honor Of the birth of the
magma charta of their country. al
though the date Of the celebration lad
been deferred from the real date,
which is February >.
The feature Of the occasion was
the address Of attorney Elias l. Tor
res. who gave the history Of the doc
ument under which, as he termed II,
the real great progress Of Mexico was
made His position was in accord
with the principles Of the organiZa-
tion which he was addr esslng. 10
work for the restoration OF the con-
stitution OF Juarez and the distin-
cuished men who surrounded him. the
pictures Of whom. draped In the Mex
lean flag, were shown on the plat
form.
Other numbers on the program were
as follows;
Overture, by the orchestra
Song. by Srta. Salambo Pacheco.
INSTRUMENTAL music, piano, By
Prof Alberto VALDEZ
Original poem. composed and read
by Jose Luis NelascO-
Reading of special articles from the
Of 1857, by Manuel ROcha
V Chabre.
The national hymns Of the United
States and Mexico, played by the or
chestra. with the audience standing.
closed the program
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
Report Murder OF TwO
Americans In Mexico

Washington. D C. Feb. 10.-The re-
cent murder Of two Americans on an
island in TampicO lake was reported
in advices from Mexico through Off
cial channels The victims, whose
names were not given. were beaten
and shot
The same advices also said that the
manager OF the Standard oil company
at Tampico was beaten and robbed
Of $4,000 on January q and the pay
master of the Texas Oil company
robbed Of $4,000 near the same spot,
last Tuesday. Several men working
for oil companies in the Tampico dis
trict have been killed lately.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
THE COURTS.


Judge W. ID. Howe. presiding.
State Of Texas VS.. Pablo Parra-
charge Of burglary. on trial
state Of Texas vs.. C. F. Frisbee.
charge theft over $50 suspended SEN
tence two years.
Alice Grace Phillips VS.. Seward MIL
Ter Philips, action for divorce; filed
State VS.. c. F. Frisbee. verdict OF
guilty, with two years suspended sen
tence.
state VS.. Pablo PARA. verdict Of
guilty. with two years suspended sen
tenCe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
VEGA RAID ON PEARSON
MELTED BANDITS $50 600

Delayed reports from the Pears N
lumber town Of Pearson, chihuahua.
on the MeXicO-North Western railway.
confirm the account Of the raidfng
and lOoting of that place by the VIZ
lsta leader, Ramon Vega, Monday
night Of last week. one Chinese mer-
chant was killed and his store looted
Of see 600 worth Of merchandise An
other Chinaman was Also shot. 1t was
said The Pearson store was also
looted The report gives the looting
at something near $4,000 worth of
goods
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10

Members OF the Young Mems Demo
cratic club Of FL Paso. which was re-
Gently organized TO further the can
didacy Of mayor Charles Davis for re-
election. saturday night held a get to-
gether smoker and meeting at the club
rooms in the Couey Island building
Speeches were made at the meeting
by president c. c. Shannon. treasurer;
A. D. Hall, and secretary F 8. Priest
Of the club.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10

Lena A. Chisholm vs.. Geo A. CHS
holm; action for divorce; granted.
Sarah May Ducio VS.. the LocomO-
tive. etc. association ct al. on trial
Felix T. MARYLAND vs. Hattie p.
MARYLAND, divorce: flied
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
9th DISTRICT COURT.

JOsefa Gonzales Escobar vs.. Con-
solidated Kansas City Smelling & Re
filming Co; on trial
NelOnee Woods VS.. Ira Woods, ac-
tom for divorce; filed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
COTNTY CnrRT.

Judge Z. b. MeCIntOek. presiding.
State Of Texas VS.. Jesus Tapia
charge Of theft Of magneto- sentence
fine OF SIS and one day Imprisonment
in county Jail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10

could recognize the right Of foreign
capital and industry. as he puts It. TO
establish itself in Mexico. He assert
ed that the delegation representing
the vast American and British indus
trial and financial interest which has
been reported as on the way TO Paris
70 recognize their rights had no leESl
right 10 make this demand
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10

Judge J. VI. Denver. Presiding.
Fl Paso Overland Co VS. Robert
Hancock; suit on account: judgment
for plaintiff for SIS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10

New York city car lines employ over
1000 women in the capacity OF conduc-
tors and guards.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10

A plan TO spend 5000 on the new
construction is believed over expen-
sive, but the mining interests VIII not
oppose bond Issue OF 100000.
The evening world., 1919-01-09

the s-ccnt-fare proposition to-day and
incidentally slapped" Public Sesv,tc
| Commissioner Whitney go hard the
latter has demanded q rctraction
The Mayors abatement in part
read:
In tho current daily press Attor-
ncy Quuckcnbush of the lnterborough
and Allied Companies. OF which The
odoro T.. Shonts is President. is quoted
as stating before the Public Service
Commission that had invited Mr..
Shonts 10 visit inc to discuss the uucs-
tion Of increased fares for the Now
York Railways and the lnterborough
system.
Never was there a more gross mis-
statement OF fact It was Mr.. Shonts
himself who. without any suggestion
from me, invited himself TO call at nv
office at the CITY Hall. requesting an
Interview.
There was absolutely no occasion
or desire tor secrecy on my part, AMI
my distrust Of the representations OF
MIR ShOnts was a good thing for tbs
public
whenever Mr.. Shonts called at my
Office | was particularly careful to
have an official of my Office present
as "a witness. nj no time did | talk
to Mr.. ShOnts alone,
Il arranged for conference be-
tween Mi, Macf'arland and MIR.
Shonts to SOC II any part OF the Bos-
ton trustecship plan could be work.
able Tor New York.
Later on, owing to the illness OF
MI MacFHrland and after several
telephone calls from Mr.. ShOnts, |
asked Corporation Counsel Burr to
take the matter up.
"They presented TO the Corporation
Counsel proposed protocol or
agreement which he rejected.
My own complete concurrence
with Mr.. Burr's findings rs summar-
iaed IN my letter OF Dec. l3 TO him:
Evidently laying the foundation
Tor another campaign along different
lines Tor higher fares, the lnterbcr-
ough and it's evcr-rcady advocate,
Whitney, seemed willing to create the
impression that there was something
mysterious or irregular about the
city's counter suggestion 10 the arbi-
trary demand for higher fares. This
Is NhitnCy's usual method OF mis-
leading the public. Mr.. QuackcnbuSh
testified in this matter that he re-
ported daily TO Mr.. Whitney.
For reasons OF its own. the Inter-
borough is using every force at ito
command to protect Whitney ana u
justify his attack upon the City Adj
ministration. The public. however,
will not patiently tolerate much long
er an official who has so miserably
failed TO perform the duty for which
the public pays him.
Neither will the schemes OF high
finance resulting in stock watering
and over capitalization OF traction
lines in this city, which defra dd the
investing public. be tolerated much
longer. District Attorney Swami has
taken hold OF this phase OF the sub
ject and | am very glad OF It. The
abuses that both the travelling and
the investing public have been sub
jected to at the hands OF the traction
ring has long cried out for action by
the criminal authorities"
Immediately upon reading the
Mayors statement Mr.. Whitney wired
the Mayor at his home:
II have seen a statement issued by
you which. like several other re-
Gently cmanating from you con-
ccrning me, is "A gross and ma
licious libel. ! demand the immed diate
withdrawal and retraction OF the
same"
The evening world., 1919-01-09
40 FAMILIES ROUTED
BY THREATENED EXPLOSION
Fire Near Ammonia Tanks in Cellar
of West Side Apartment
House.

A twelve-story apartment house at
No. 2 West seth street, at the corner
OF Central Park West, was threatened
with total destruction from an cr-
plosion early this morning. when fife
originated in the cellar near an am
monia compressor. used for refrigcr-
ating the ice boxes in the various
apartments In the building. The COM
pressor consists of four drums and
is IL feet in dimension. Deputy
Fire Chief King stated that the pres
sure In the compressor was sufficient
to have blown the structure to smith
Greens had tho ammonia gas become
ignited.
George Kuhr. a janitor. discovered
the flames at $50 \. NJ and notified
the police, VINO summoned the fire.
men. The forty-eight families oc-
cupying the house were awakened by
Police Sergeant McGrury. and all left
the building safely and without con-
fusion. The rescue squad from Great
Jones Street. under Chief Clark, OF
the Eleventh Battalion. did efficient
service in filling the pipes with water.
the ammonia, thus liquificd, being
then run into a sewer. The damage
TO woodwork in the cellar amounted
TO about $500.
The evening world., 1919-01-09
BERGER AND FOUR
OTHER SOCIALISTS
FACE LONG TERMS
Jury Returns Verdict After
Three Ballots Victory
for Government.

CHICAGO. Jan. s-Nictor l.. Ber-
ger. Socialist member OF Congress,
and four of hi sassociates in the Ma
tional Socialist Party, to-day face
prison terms of from one TO twenty
years and fines of from $1,000 10
$4,000. or both. having been found
guilty yesterday Of seditlon and lis
loyalty under the Espionage Act.
The were convicted in the same
court. room and before the same
Judge who passed sentences TO the
Federal Penitentiary upon one nun
dred |. w. w. leaders for obstruction
of the United States aroused for war.
Plain clothes men by the scores,
deputy Federal Sheriffs. and city
policemen were placed throughout
the court room and the adjacent hall
way but the denomination which
had been feared did not eventuate.
The radicals seemed stunned.
Those who face prison with Berger
are: Adolph Germer. National Sec
retary OF the Socialist Party and one
OF the principals in writing the st.
Louis platform; J. Louis Engdahl,
prominent party leader: radical prop
agandist and editor OF the American
Socialist: William f. Kruse. National
Secretary OF the Young Peoples So
The evening world., 1919-01-09
To Relieve Catarrh,
Catarrhal Deafness
And Head Noises S

Persons SUFFERING from catarrhal deaf
ness, or who are growing hard OF hear
ing and have head Noises. will be glad TO
know that this distressing nfflCtiou can
usually be- success fully treated 1T home
by an Internal medicine that I'm many
Instances has effected complete relief
after other treatments have failed. Suf-
fcf"rs who could scarcely hear have had
their hearing restored to such M extent
that the tick of watch was plainly
audible seven or eight inches away from
either ear. Therefore. N you know OF
someone who is troubled with head noises
or catarrhal deafness. cut out this for
mula aud hand it to them and you may
have been the means OF saving some
poor sufferer perhaps from total deaf
ness. The prescription can b" prepared
at hom, and Is made Hs follows:
Secure from your druggist oz. Par
mint pouhl" StrcngthD. Take this
homo and add 90 1t O, pint Of hot water
and a little grnnulntcd sugar. stir untl
dissolved, Take one tablespoonful four
times u day
I'armut is used In this way not only
TO reduce by tonic action the ihramma-
ton and swelling In the EustaChian
Tubes. and thus to CquhlizC the air
pressure on IN" drum. but TO correct
any excess OF scCrctions In the middle
ear. nnd the results II gives are nearly
always quick and effective.
Every person who has catarrh In any
form. OF distressing rumbling. kissing
sounds IN their CHrs, should give this
recipe a trial.-Advt