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The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-04

subscription of its quota by $300,000
was predicted yesterday, the second
day of the Baptist $75,OOO,OOO cam
paign in the South, by the Baptist
Long Run Association, composed of
AZ churches in Louisville, Jefferson
and adjoining counties. The assoc
cations apportionment of 100000
was overpledged by more than $780,
900 Sunday, when the drive was
launched.
With the Long Run Associations
report of success the State organiza-
ton issued statement declaring
Kentucky would exceed its apportion
ment of $6,5OO,OOO by $2,OOO,OOo
and that the campaign in the eigh-
teen southern States would make an
oversubscription Of 35 per cent.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-04
HAIR TONIC MUST BE
MADE "UNDRINKABLE'
Kramer Serves Warning on "Medi'
cine Makers and Last Ray of
Hope FIickers.

Washington, Dec 3.-Prohibi-
ton Commissioner Kramer served
notice on manufacturers of proprie-
tary medicines, BARRIERS supplies and
other alcoholic preparations that
they must doctor their products SO
that they may not be used as bever-
ages. After January Is, when con-
stitutional prohibition becomes eff
fective, chair tonics that are hair
tones in name only" must be made
''undrinkable," Mr.. Kramer declar-
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-04

ed, and representatives Of the man.
ufacturers promised him their hearty
support in his fight for the laws
enforcement.
The commissioner said il was not
his purpose to>destroy any legitimate
industry, but that a lot of prepSra-
tions whose principal ingredient is
alcohol must be rendered unfit for
drinking.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-04
HAS BEEN CHOSEN
NEW CABINET OFFICERS

Washington, D. c., Dec. 3.-Pres-
ident Wilson has selected Congress
man Joshua Alexander, of Gallatin,
Missouri, to be secretary of Com
merce, succeeding William C. Red
field, resigned.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-04
HARDWICK
Do Your Christmas Shopping
With Us.
HARDWICK

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
Officers Arrest
TyoMenSaidT To
Be AUTO Thieves
Deputy Sheriffs Believe
They Captured Head Of
Notorious Gang.

Charles Helmores alias Harry
Chambers. alias Ben Thomas. believed
to be the head OF one OF the most
successful gang OF automobile thieves
in the United States and Lafayette
English. another alleged member Of
the gang. are in the county Jail.
awaiting word from the authorities at
Seattle. Wash. who caused their ar
rest The men were arrested We'd
nesday BY deputy sheriffs Jesse stan
sci and John Boone. The two depu-
ties with deputy sheriff Ed Bryant,
VIII receive a reward OF $500 for their
work
In Helmore's room at a local hotel.
he showed trunk to the officers con-
tanning money and a number Of steel
dies said TO be used in changing auto
mobile numbers The trunk had a
false bottom
Helmore. the officers say. was reg
istered under the name OF Ben
Thomas. and according TO their state
ment. Helmore admitted he was the
man sought by officers
Information in the sheriffs office
says that Heimore was convicted on
a charge OF automobile thefts in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
Woman Pictures
HOIdnpS Near
City Of
Letter Says Bandits Held
Up Three Automobiles;
Demanded Ransoms.

A letter received by q leading physi.
clan Of FL Paso from an American
woman in Mexico City gives a vivid
account Of a bandit holdup.
The woman says her husband, her
self ana young son and a 1s yea,
old sister started to visit a beauti-
ful spot about three miles from the
capital and known as the Desert OF
the Lions"
When about half way there. and
while they were gathering flowers
some .zapatistas~ appeared from be-
hind trees. brought rifles down on
them and commanded them to 90 with
them TO the Jefe~ or chief Of the
gang
The letter says that in fear they
were marched 10 steeD hill on top
OF which they found themselves be-
fore the ''jefe"
In little while q man and four
girls were held up and marched Up to
the 1efe- This was followed BY
holding Up two men in a third auto
When ali were before the .jefe-
500 each was demanded Of each Of
the four men The girls were sent
in an auto back into the federal cap
ital for the money.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
Campbell Says Soldier
Settlement VIII Cost
Arizona Ten Millions

Phoenix. Ariz. July 10-Pre limlnary
estimates by members OF the stare
land department 10 the effect that
from So. 900, 900 10 S5e.0oQ.0O0 VIII be
required 10 administer the new state
soldiers settlement act are entirely
too high. according 10 governor
Thomas E. Campbell. who does rot see
any necessity in making any levy 70
cover expense OF carrying out the Sci
Element plan this year
7 feel very sure that the amount
required to carry out the provisions
Of the soldiers settlement act VIII not
be anywhere near the figures stated
BY some of the employees Of the state
land department" said Gov Campbell
today The SmoOt-M 0udel bill. now
pending in congress. VIII in all prob
ability not be taken up for final ac-
ton until near the close OF the ses-
sion. and, while we cannot know GER
tzinlT at this time what ArIzona's
share Of the federal approp riation viii
be. have been informed that il may
be as high as $4,000. 000 II the bin
passes IN its present form. with .
total appropriation OF S5000o0.C0a.
Arizona mfgnt get $1,000 001 nns
should the appropriation be reduced
somewhat. our share Of this money
would amount to about Ss.0e0. 900. il
IS ny Impression that in cooperation
with the federal government, Arizona
VIII 1e called upon to match the fed
eral fund dollar for dollar. which. a.
the most, would be not over SO. 801.-
o0e for this state
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
RED CROSS IS AS BUSY
AS 1T WAS IN WARTIME

-Four hundred and seventy seven
families were dealt with by the home
service section Of the local Red cross
chapter during June. according TO the
rnonthly report Services were rem
dered to as of these. while informa-
ton was all that was required by the
remaining ~ families
Financial assistance amounting 10
sqas.g7 was given the families during
the month. One Of the CHIEF PROB
lens OF the home service section now
IS caused by the war risk insurance
rnsnv Of the calls upon the Red Cross
chapter at present being TO straighten
our some point in the insurance
rhica is not understood BY the sol
disr's family or By the man himself.
other problems caused by the de-
mobilization of men from the service
IN large numbers has kept the Red
Cross as busy rs during war times.
and there are no indications at pres
ent that this work viii let up for
some time. according 10 those in
charge OF the local headquarters
Many allotments have been deliv-
cred TO their owners by the Red Gross
Many. however. remain uudelivered.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
BANDITSH0LD Up
4 GERMAN MINER
Reports Say His Chauffeur
Wounded and That He Is
Obliged to Paw Ransom.

julius Sinner. a German caretaker
Of the Tecolotes mining property and
mill at Santa Barbara. Chihuahua. was
held NJ between that place and P3rraI
lst sundy by bandits. according to
reports reaching FL Paso from the
interior. Sinner. il Is reported. was
shot in the leg snd had 70 pay ran
som OF 500 pesos. Sinners chauffeur
was also wounded. The two were
travelling in an auto as was their Gus
tom. The Tecoiotes company is one
Of the American Smelling and Rein
ing company's concerns.
Sinner is an old employe Of the
company, has lived In that section for
about 20 years and has n family
That section mas been more or less
infested by bandits for a iong time
Not long since Pedro Noreno's band
came in and held up the san Fran
cisco del Orc mine. When villa got
word OF II he sent out and got Moreno
and had him shot Numerous out
RACES are committed in the parrai dis
trict from time to time Small villa
bands. are reported in the vicinity OF
Parral
Federal troops TO garrison Parrai
should have arrived in that place
about three DAYS ago. pancho Villa
and his forces are said to be in their
farorlte section IN the upper Conchos
and about Satevo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10

/ liable returns for those who make
them
As an example Of the way Belgium
Is setting her house in order to pre-
pare Tor visitors, commercial and 9TH
erwise, Dr. Duesbe-g cites the i'm
provement of the railway system. In
the early days Of this year the rail
journey from Brussels 10 Beige. about
seventy miles, took seven hours. pas
Sengers being herded in broken-down
windowl2ss cars Just before sailing
for this country a few weeks ago, DR..
Duesberg made the same journey in a
little over two hours. Steps are being
taken to electrify a large part OF the
railroads within the next year.
Belgium Will gain little territory by
the peace terms. The edict at Yer
sailles is that she shall annex only a
small portion of former German terri
tory on her eastern border. This is
allotted to her, il is said. because the
population is predominently Flemish
and because the district contains
some few coal mines to recOmpenSe
her for the domestic mines destroyed
by the Germans. The Belgian people
with this small acquisition preferring
a small and homogeneous nation TO
large one torn by racial discussion
Racial Dissensfe. Disappears.
There was a germ Of racial dissen-
sion before the war and the cumber-
some. futile efforts OF the German
propogandists to develop it is typical
Ct the entire failure OF kultur. The
Belgian people are composed OF two
races-the Jennings and the Wal
Icons, the former or Dutch extraction.
the latter closely allied 10 the French
in all characteristics Much time and
money was spent by the Germans in
trying TO create dissension between
alton of the Flemish provinces The
propaganda was never successful and
collapsed utterly with the withdrawal
of the German troops Few Bel
gian professors subsidized by the
Germans 10 spread the dissension are
Switzerland, Holland and Germany.
The coming Of peace and the return
of the soldiers has revealed a very in
teresting and marked difference be-
tween the attitude OF the CIVILIAN
toward the Germans and
that Of the army. The returning sol
diers whose only experience with the
Germans has been on the battlefield
where things are more OF less equal
and democratic. do not have the same
bitter hate in their hearts as do those
families who faced the German MILF
tary force in its most arrogant and
Unjust role-that Of conqueror ana
dictator
All Belgians. however. are mani
nous in attributing to a little paper
Ia Livre Belgique" much OF the
credit for maintaining the spirit Of
the nation This Journal published
surreptitiously in the invaded terri
tory all through the war never nag
gec in its optimism for the future,
never ceased burlesquinE their heavy
Teuton conquerors who were at their
wits end in trying TO track down
this journalistic gzc1ly- The editor
Of the paper unfortunately died Just
p few days before the signing Of the
armistice. falling to see the freedom
for which he hao worked so gallant
Is. accomplished. I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
To BOOST FOR
TEXAS ROADS
Committee Formed to Work
For Issue Of Bonds
For Highways.

Austin, Tex, July f0.-As a result
Of a conference held here Of a com
rnittee created at the recent annual
convention Of the National Good
Roads association held at Mineral
Wells. It was decided 10 wage an as-
gressive campaign from now until
the election next November. in advo-
cacy OF the adoption OF the proposed
constitutional amendment authorlz-
ing the state to issue $40. 100000 road
bonds for the construction OF com
presensive highway system in Texas.
It was decided 10 assign a number OF
good speakers TO campaign over the
state and to impress upon the people
generally the importance OF voting
for this amendment Beside the mem
bers OF the commits, there were also
present number OF good roads ooos-
ters from various portions OF the
state.
The members OF the c7mmittee in
attendance at the conference are T.
s. Henderson, Cameron W a AcEl-
roy. Houston Adrian Pool Fl Pasoi
Wrn- Harrison Furlong. san Antonio.
C T. Carmichael Blue Ridge; J. =
Wheat. Woodville: John !. Rust, san
Angelo: G. H. Penland. Waco. Rep
Barry Miller. Dallas r H Nichols.
Vernon; J. " Atwood. Dallas. ana
Clifton B Jones, spur Others present
at the conference were- A. n Hocen.
Freeport. c S Fowler. San Antonio,
W J. Meininger. Rosenburg. Curtis
Hancock. Dallas; y 3. HILL Shamrock;
Rep c. o. Lansy. Dallas L Iillorson.
Sealy: c. n Avery, Austin. p. &
Lowry, Dallas; ". T. Pickney. Dallas;
sam c Lackey, Cuero: r J.. WindroN,
Waco. Rep. J. D. Parnel. Vernon and
Homer D. Wade, Stamford
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
Reception Held
At Maria Ford
Canteen Worker
$50 Guests Are Present All
Function Honoring Re
tum Of Miss Jessie Jones.

Maria Texas. July 10.-The home
OF 9Ir- and Mrs Charles Pruitt Is
the scene Of a brilliant affair les
cay evening" when the membe.s OF
the Maria History club received IN
honor OF Mss Jessie Jones
Mss Jones has just returned from
France. serving six months With the
American Red Cross as a eant,en
worker
I1e receiving rooms were decor
aa-ed with shasta daisies. The lirinc
room and dining room were rrade
.oFe-y with baskets CT sweet peas.
especially attractive was the cinine
rom, great baskets Of sweet peas
penang with the rose draDeries
In the receiving line were Mrs. II
= FISHER. president OF the club Mrs
CHARLES Pruitt. Mr. and Mrs. W.
Jones. Miss Jessie Jones. Mrs. william.
DlL4man. Mr. and Mrs. Il NJ Fernefs
MS Aston Porter. Mrs. T. ~. Snrder'
Judge and Mrs X. C. Miller. Mrs. Jack
55-ccracken, Mrs Raymond Fitzgerald
1lr and AIRS c. r. sutton. Mrs. Homer
ColQuitt, Mrs. T g Crossor-. Mrs 0s-
car Shipman. Miss Bessie Jacobs
An elaborate ice course. featuring
the patriotic note was served TO about
lS9 guests After this the guests
went 70 the front porch. where the
ing.
The scene on the porch wes
eswitching. Banks Of red and white
flowers al around the front OF the
porcn- American and the allied flaez
nurS on the porch with 1ichrs placed
behind them. Music was rendered f.
an orchestra from the Eighth cav
airy hand
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
Company Leases
City Land To
Drill For Oil
Validating On 9OAcres of
City Land VIII Begin
Within Three Months.

At Thursdays session OF the eoun-
ell lease on 90 acres Of city property
near Washington park, was granted
10 the Watson-smith OIL Producing
company represented at the council
meeting by William 8Ioelier. for the
purpose Of sinking a well to the depth
Of 5000 feet for gas or OIL The oil
company seeking the lease agrees to
drill within three miles OF the city's
property before December 30. 1913,
provided 200 acres OF land can be Of
tanned between East e Paso and
Xslefa
II oil or gas in paying quantities IS
found by the company. the city viii
receive in return for the lease = roy
atty on all oil produced. y OF gas
royalty. and s OF all leases sold after
oil Is produced The company viii
spend $3.50 in drilling and costs Of
rig and oil machinery and will not
sell any stock, according TO Mr. Noel
Ter. No leases will be sold before oil
is produced. according TO the contract
According 10 mayor Charles Davis.
finding oil OF gas IN the vicinity OF Fl
Paso would prove a great factor in
the city's future development and. ne
says, any plan for oil or gas ought
10 be welcomed by citizens
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
Writer Declares
Donghboy Turned
Tide In France
William S. McNutt, Oh
Golfers S. Speaks To
Rotary.

William s. 9icNutt. war correspond
ent OF Golfers Weekly. in an address
before Fl Paso Rotary at noon on
Thursday in tbs Sheldon grill room,
described in an interesting manner
the mobilization Of Americas vast
fighting machine for crushing Prus-
sian militarism- The speaker was
on the western front for several
months with the American forces and
had an opportunity to watch the A.
I. F. grow from a small handful OF
men to a force Of % combat divisions
with more than 100000 men
Mr. McNutt's address was FUN OF
humor. He told a number OF splendid
stories which showed the greatness
Of the American soldier.
Halt sEnemy's Advance.
One OF the most striking remarks Of
thet war correspondents address was
that after the American soldier went
into the lines before Chateau IhierrY
in July Of 1918 the Bocne never ad-
vanced a step further toward Paris.
but retired steadily toward Germany
and defeat He pointed out. however,
that prior to the entry of Americans
into the zone Of activity. the enemy
had steadily driven the allies back.
and expressed the belief that had not
trenches just when they did. the
armies Of the central powers would
have forced open the gates OF Paris
american artillery and air forces.
together with gas and numbering
tanks. did splendid work in humbling
the German he declared. ~but il was
the stalwart American doughboy i'm
bued with the spirit of the great
American democracy who went over
the top with liked bayonet and drove
fear into the soul of the Boche and
won the war"
Studying Mexican Problem
Mr.. McNutt IS magazine writer
Of wide reputation and is IN FL Paso
studying the Mexican situation He
Is preparing a story on the border
problem. Mr.. AcNutt said in his ad-
dress that the Mexican situation was
a complicated affair and that he felt
fully qualified to explain the matter
to Fl Pasoans inasmuch as he knew
nothing about the Mexican situation.
and It was those who knew nothing
about the matter who did the most
talking
Speeches were made at the luncheon
by a number Of returned delegates
from the recent Rotary convention IN
salt Lake City. Among them we're
Harvey Wilson. Robert Krakauer,
Neil T. Sherman. Edmund D. Iach-
man and G. A. Martin
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
Births Exceed Deaths
In Ell Paso Past Week

According to the report OF DIT.
Hugh S. White. city health officer,
births exceeded deaths in FL Paso
for the week ending July 9. During
that period 10 Mexicans and II Amer
leans, 19 males and II females. died,
while 81 Mexicans and seven Ameri-
cans, Il males and 20 females. we're
born Castro enteritis caused eight
deaths. OF which seven were males.
tuberculosis with four cases and tu-
bercuiar meningitis. with three cases
were other leading causes Of deaths
during the week
Only IS cases OF contagious disease
remain in the city. Scarlet fever and
typhoid fever lead with six cases
each. followed by smallpox with two
cases and whooping cough. with four
cases.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
First Period
Closes At Camp
For Boy Scouts
Boys Arrive Home; Others
Co To Camp At Cloud
croft; Prizes Awarded.

The closing camp fire marking the
end Of the first camp fire marking the
Boy scouts' summer outing near
Clouderoft was lightened Tuesday
night at Camp Erwin. and half Of the
boys are now back home after spend
ing two weeks amid the pine trees Of
the Sacramento mountains.
The camp VIII contiuue for another
session OF two weeks. Three truck
leads OF Scouts ar-iced at the camp
from FL Psso. on Tuesday night and
viii take the place OF IS BOYS who
nave returned nome John Elikrna1
accompanied the trucks 10 and from
camp Forty-five scouts from Carts
bad. n. II, arrived Wednesday even
ing
Prizes Awarded.
Scout executive G. 0. Everman made
a farewell talk 10 the returning
scouts Tuesday night at the camp fire
and awarded prizes donated by vice
president Dexter Mapel o. the Fl Paso
council for the highest scores made
under the scout merit system for
practical application Of the scout laws
and test work
Jack Patton Kennedy now the first
prize, an illuminated compass, with
a score OF 275 poin-s The second
went TO David u. Roberts. with IS
points. Milton Robinson received
honorable mention with eos points
Tent No. 4. with Rockre Webb as
leader. won first place in the scoring
for the two weeks inspection
Camp Inspected
The following scouts have returned
home. Thomas Wilbur. Harry Kup-
key. s. o. Ratcliff. Fitzhugh Lee
Banks. Lloyd Escontrias, Jack Ryan.
Milton Robinson. Max Thomas. George
Howard. Carl Pratt. Harry Porter.
Charles Smith. LEWIS Ferguson. Nor
man Ferguson. Gilbert Priest. Lynn
Hood. j. D. Hood Ernest Power. e.
wood Humble. Thurm0nd Keen. Roy
Lane, Glenn Fierson. Harry Sanchez,
Joe Amador. Forney Fleming, Mar
win Stanton, Tom Mariner, Carlos
Rushing, Theodore Ketchersid, Fred
Meltzer, Edwin Cady. Hugh Worth
iuetou. Amasa Smith. Crawford
Young. Rolphe Pratt, Robert Reeves,
Kenneth Valentine. David McGrasE.
Joe Anderson. Farrell Stansel, Ire
Dor Norris, Monte Roberts. Lucias
Donart, Stewart e3oonan. and Lee
The scout camp was inspected Tues
day afternoon by Lieut. Col John a
Wagner. quartermaster Of the e
Paso district, and Capt " A. Worles
OF the quartermaster's department
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
STANDARD IS IN
TW0C0NP ANIES
Wholesale and Retail Bust
nesses Are Separated
In FL Paso.

There has been q reorganization of
the STANDARD Grocery organization in
FL Paso.
The Standard Grocery company,
which Is the name under which the
retail stores have been operated in
the past is TO be the wholesale COM
pany OF the future. II takes charge OF
the company's jobbing business and
will have its headquarters in the
new building being erected now on the
corner Of Texas and Virginia streets
The retail business in FL Paso VIII
be conducted under the name OF the
Standard Stores ana Markets This
is a separate company in every re-
spect. but the stock is owned by the
same people
The new building OF the Standard
Grocery company. which is TO be of
reinforced concrete, viii be finished
on the outside in the same brick as
the county courthouse and will be
one of the most artistic buildings on
Texas street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
ARREST TWO MEN CHARGED
WITH SMUGGLING LIQUOR

Francisco Vslenzuela and MelQuide
Chacon. charged with smuggling liz
nor into the United States illegally
and with importing lquor into the
five mile zone illegally. we're arrested
Thursday morning BY o. c. Macumber.
special treasury agent.
The two men are alleged 10 have
smugEled across the border eight gal
Ions Of grain alcohol and i quarts
OF tequila. Both are held by the fed
eral authorities pending a hearing be-
fore United States commissioner sam
uel L Kelly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
TO ATTEND LAUNCHING

Florence. Ark. July 10.-Residents
Of Pinal county are planning a bis
celebration coincident with the
launching OF the ~Cuprum. Pima
eounty's honor ship. which win slide
down the. ways at the BAY Point
yards OF the Pacific Coast Shinbuild-
ing company on September = Tho
ship was originally to have been nam
ed in honor OF Pinal county in recoe-
milton OF the record made by ths
county IN the Fourth Liberty loan
However as the name Pinal had aireac
been used for q ship. the name cup
rum. the Latin word FOR copper. was
selected
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
CHAMBER SENDS RESOLUTION
ON MEXICO OVER SOUTHWEST

Copies Of the resolution recently
adopted by the FL Paso chamber Of
commerce indorsing a more vigorous
can rights in Mexico were mailed
Thursday TO various civic and com
mercia1 organizations throughout the
southwest by John H. Regan. assist
ant manager Of the chamber Of com
MERGE
Copies Of the resolution were for
Trarded TO all chamber Of commerce
organizations in Texas. New Mexico
and Arizona. the chamber OF commerce
OF Texas. the west Texas chamber Of
commerce and the chamber of com
rnerce OF the United States and also to
the leading newspapers throue hout
The southwest.