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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-27
Monden Opposes Rival Bills.


Representative Monden (wyo.). in his
address defending his bill. first attacked
proposed measures for granting relief
to discharged service men, asserting that
they provided not for permanent bene-
Fl and were extravagant and degrading
Turning to the Mondell bill. he said
Its virtue lies in the fact that it pro-
poses to take lands which will either
cost nothing, as In the case OF publ!c
lands, or can be purchased at small
acreage price, as in the case OF many
cut over or abandoned lands, or lands
requiring drainage, and by organized
effort on a large scale with the best pos
slble equipment and supervision bring
those lands TO condition where they
will be available for intensive cultiva'
ton and in condition to make resi-,
dence upon them satisfactory and agree
able.
Instead OF individuals or families
without accumulations and frequently
without experience, scattered and $50
/ lated here and there among more pros
porous and we'll established neighbors-
struggling to secure that which theil
neighbors already enjoy and becoming
disheartened and discouraged in the eff
fort-we shall have communities o,
people, as we have had from the be
periods mailing n start in common, eacl
animated by the same desire and pur
pose to secure a home, and all heart
ened, encouraged and stimulated by thu
fact that from equally humble begin
nings thay were all striving for tn
same goal OF competency and inde
pendence,"
Provisions Are Outlined.
The Republican floor leader outlined
| the provisions OF the bill, which call fol
the establishment of fund In the treas
ury to be known as the Soldier Settle
ment Fund the moneys OF which are e
be used for the acquisition OF lands fol
soldiers farm settlements. In its presen
form the bill would make $500, 1000. 00C
available, but Mr.. Mondell said that this
would cover q period of FIVE years.
would enable soldiers to purchase lands
at cost from the Government and allow
! them forty years for the making OF full
payments.
'Tt is believed that areas suitable fo'
the plan would be found In every Stat,
| in the Union" he said, Replying I,
critics who characterized the bill as {
scheme to utilize soldiers for the recla
nation OF barren areas and swamps, h.
said that to substitute them for expe
rienced farmers on lands already cult
waited would be harmful to the Interests
OF the country, and that general buylni
up of cultivated areas would cause wilC
speculation
or the bonus plan he said The ide.
! that every valiant young man, rich o.
poor. IL to have the sum of his patriot,
sacrifice coldly calculated and doled GU
| In a way that would in the great ma
jority OF cases be of little permanen
value TO him-and this in the time OF hi
youth and strengths so repugnant e
every proper thinking person, soldier o
| civilian, that It is not entitled to seriou
consideration, and yet 1t has been urge,
as a substitute for sound measure o
opportun ty and development such as ",
have before us"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

Railroad Strike DSguSts Tourists With Coast Resorts
Drive For Roosevelt Memorial Starts With Enthusiasm

TIE hardships worked on various
/ tourists by the railroad strike In
California have not been IN any way
magnified by the newspaper accounts
OF the trouble" SAID Mrs. Patra Sloan
who has just returned from Los An
geles. IN fact, the real facts did
not reach the public in general. IN
the first place many tourists were
stranded there and, by being forced
TO remain longer than they intended
were in desperate financial straits.
Then, too. many sacrificed business
because they were unable 10 return
TO their homes. The waste in food
stuffs was enormous I saw several
carloads OF food products which were
spoiled. merely because they were not
transported 10 their destination. but
we're stranded on some sidetrack,
while the railroad men bickered for
more money Then, when the strike
was broken. there was such a flood
Of traffic that even seats in chair
cars were at q premium. Hundreds
left California under great difficult
ties and suffering great hardships be-
cause OF the congestion in traffic
Many we're without enough funds.
do not recommend California as a va
cation place With the exception Of
me beaches, one could have had much
more enjoyment IN Fl Paso than in
any California city during the past
month. The situation has hurt the
tourist trade OF that state badly. as
vow that they would never spend an
other summer there"
Z an certain the FL Paso district
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04
Little Inferoiews

viii raise its quota for the Roosevelt
Memorial" said Capt. r ". Wells, OF
Dallas, one Of the two state campaign
directors Of Roosevelt Memorial as
ISOLATION As looked over the field
in FL Paso ] found everything was
suspicious for the success Of it's cam
paign to raise the ciJy's quota Of
S30e0 Of the $4,000 for the state and
5000. 600 for the nation 10 create a
memorial worthy Of that great Amer
lean. Theodore Roosevelt. Everything
looks propitious for the success OF
the congressional district campaign
under James G. McNary. manager. and
James L Mari. director for the city
and county Of FL Paso. II the rest
Of the state does as well as e Paso
in raising its share the state quota
viii be raised without difficulty"
Abilene is now the center Of an ex-
tensiye wildcat oil field said Joel D.
Of test wells are being drilled in the
Abilene vicinity and central west
Texas is enjoying q remarkable period
OF prosperity. Large tracts Of land
have been leased TO oil concerns and a
large amount of money has thus been
placed in the hands Of the farmers.
Cotton and late feed crops are look
ing fine. Abundant rains have Wis
tied the Abilene section during the
summer and crops Of al kinds are
looking fine"
p
The criminal department Of the
district court wiz be very BUSY this
session" said Leigh Clark. district at
torney. Il am sure that the present
grand jury VIII return a large num-
Der OF indictments and with the cases
already on the docket. the present ses-
sion promises 70 be very busy one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

a few cases VIII be tried the end Of
the present week"
X
NO where in the United States do
you find people more loyal TO their
state than are the people Of Texas,
said J. Leslie Hudson. of Trenton. y
J. Since my visit TO Texas l have
been impressed with the manner in
which the citizens Of Texas continu-
ally boost their state and set form
the advantages Of living in the south.
This boosting spirit is characteristic
Of Texas. and is not found elsewhere
in the north. Everywhere in Texas
one hears persons speak OF the good
living IN the municipalities Of Texas"
Prospects for q successful year at
the Texas School Of Mines and Metal
lurEy appear bright. indeed" said
ing at that Institution. I'VE are ex-
pecting 70 have an attendance this
year Of more than $50 students. Eight
members Of the sophomore mining
engineering class have already re-
ported and are now doing preliminary
surveying and field work before
school opens for the long session on
September % our faculty is practi-
cally unchanged and the curriculum
IS practically the same as that taught
last year Contemplated improve
ments for this year have been de-
layed pending the arrival Of president
Robert Z. Ninson Of the University
Of Texas. at which time new improve
ments for the school will DE discussed
and. probably authorized"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

ffAMBLIEG IN private has grown such extent as
- to make il almost as menscing as public gambling
used to be before the states abolished it. It has spread
through all grades Of society and is much character
vrecker and crime breeder It ever was.
It is not confined TO meeting in secret in closely
guarded presided over BY hard faced individuals
with greedy eyes and bartender haircut There IS much
Of that Of thing but the peace officers do not ignore
altogether as the occasional raids and subsequent tas
attest
There is more of the so called "gentemeu's gaming "
with money at stake and sometimes blue sky limit and
E Pasoans heard the nsid stoes OF wrecked
IN this city in years gone by. There stories,
teo Of bridge clubs with money awards instead Of the
more conventional prizes and Of youngsters meeting to toy
CoudeTOft, where many El PasOans spend their vsca
tons, has had gambling fever this Punehboards
and raes have been much IN evidence and cards have
had their part. Punchboards displayed in many
places and it though nearly everyone took
or many chances One had money prizes and was not
less popular than The other boards Others offered jee
firearms boxes Of candy Business men Of Cloudcroh
said punchbcsrds and Tafes not against the New
Mexico law and they certainly trade At three places
at one time res Of Indian blankets were IN progress
and another occasion expensive piece Of linen
the prize FL Pasoans regarded the punchboards, Tafes
and perhaps, card games for money merely innocent
not very expensive diversions tending relieve
tain occasional monotOHy But does it create enient
regard for something that may become dangerous habit
for them and their children?
The growth Of gambling is not at all peculiar to Fl Paso
OF Fl PasOans Of course People here just the average
and they do what people in other places do.
There must be condition in Houston, where
minister Rev. A E. Ewe caused something of sensation
last Sunday by declaring that from boys matching pennies
the sidewalks to the professionals wagering hundreds in
protected hotel rooms gambling running rampant He
said gamble openly and think more Of
matching for dollar SO than Of taking drink Of
water BE said he went into office q Sunday after
recently and found It filled with gambling and
that he stood for time waiting for ferry and saw
hundreds Of dollars change hands in a dice game.
In Phoenix anti gambling crusade is under way as
the result Of disclosures in connection with the murder OF
gambler BY Of his victims who, sick penniess and
desperate thought TO BY robbery the money he
had lost in gambling
To what extent the spread Of gambling in the past
may be ascribed to army service is uncertain
Craps has long been fsvOrite pasme in the army and
Indulgence in the game possibly became habit with many
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04
Quick GIanceAtEuropean Conditions
Frank VANDERBILT Analyses Situation

.HTHAT Happened in Europe.
W Frank VanderIip's story Of the
present state Of Europe describes re-
markedly how a civilization may col
lapse. Everybody knows that civili-
cations have collapsed. but not many
people understand the processes They
de not realize how Intricate a ma
chine a civilization. with arts. manu-
features, roads. ships and great cities,
has to be. They do not see why peo-
pie accustomed 10 the useful arts
should cease TO practice them merely
because governments 20 bust and
repudiate their debts, and credit
ceases to exist They would say.
when people have once. had a Ford
car. why should they stop having
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04
GAMBLING IS SPREADING STEADILY
AND ITS EFFECT IS FAR FROM GOOD

thousands Of young who have returned civilian
life.
Juarez has its open gambling and the gaming there
goes chiefly because Of the patronage from FL Pasoan
It has had very bad effect here and especially
on young hardly beyond boyhood It is commonly
accepted that the games fixed" and crooked -
whether not they really are but people hrong to play
them Just the same. That's gambling fever
Gambling IN Juarez is beyond any adjustment our
part by the absent treatment Professional gambling
this side is comparatively easy locate and while it
not easy to evidence to convict ought to
be combated with all the vgor that peace officials
put into it. As for social gaming, people ought at least
to weigh its serious possibilities before going with it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

! less on their eastern borders. the
Germans destroyed factories that COM
etad with German factories. They
carried Just as much ruin into the
territory OF their industrial rivals
as they could contrive. They were out
to enslave Europe, and stuck at moth
ing that promised 10 help towards
that end They did not enslave IL. but
they made excellent progress towards
destroying it II needs all things
When a manufacturer whose fac
tory still exists. and who wishes 20
supply some OF its needs. undertakes
70 start up. he cannot get coal. nor
raw materials Even If they are at
lis port. the railroads that used to
serve him cannot haul them to him
II ne gets labor, il demands two or
three times the wages It got before
the war.
II he overcomes obstacles enough
to make something, he cannot get It
hauled 10 his old customers. and can
lot get his pay for it II he should
be paid. the money that he gets viii
be- another problem Europe is full OF
paper money in countless-and largely
WORTHLESS varieties Germans issued
II Copiously in conquered provinces
Governments also issued IL OF their
own account and for their own needs.
and the Boishevists issued Il. with
the double motive OF paying bills and
making all the moneySworthless-
There is in Petrograd the best
money-printing plant outside of
Washington. and the Boishevists ran
It overtime. printing Russian money
OF all compilations and counterfeitinE
all the respected paper curreucies Of
the world. including Bank OF England
notes Where the Germans left Off
destroying Europe the Bolshevists
gladly took up the work, and labored
at 10 very efficiently
OF course some parts OF Europe are
much worse off than other parts.
England Is not dead yet nor France.
nor spain. nor Holland and Scandi-
navia- But IN all the countries that
fought the war circulation Is bad. and
there j. extreme need Of TRANSMISSION
OF blood
But where is the necessary blood
to come from
From these states
That. in general terus. Is Mr
Nanderlip's story.-Life.
The women OF Russia are said 20 be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04
Ripping Rhymes
GoldBncks

COME busy fellows town husHng
- things;
on the jan build courthouse paint country
club hire highly gifted dub beaufy grounds;
come 70 me and say I'VE need lot Of coin today pounds
produce,
70 buy Line up with the easy hicks who blow themselves for gd
Of gold
be who plant arctic
pillows always and it bey
all
hill where priced reach the oil
I'm always buying costly shares that nlonae
Pm buying mines grizzly
remedies flu red
our village forge ahead to aid the boosters fa
due II seems ne Pm through with sheIing
Copyright by George Matthew WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

! them merely because banks and
credits, and such things, become a
bit disarrangedZ
But there are reasons: good ones.
We may not understand why a man
dies when his blood ceases TO circu-
late. but most people Will admit that
he does die Mr.. Vanderlip. recount
ing what he saw and heard in his five
months examination OF Europe,
makes you begin TO understand why
a civilization dies when its circula-
ton stops.
That is the present trouble with
Europe Its circulation is extremely
7ad. especially in eastern Europe. IN
Serbia when the armistice began,
Europe there Is an enormous deal to
do and an immense unemployment
In France and Belgium, and more OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04
II Years Ago Today
-, Tb. Herald Of This Dates 1905

A cCoRDING TO reports from Japan
a revolutions are threatened against
the mikado's government, as result
Of the Russian-Japanese peace treaty.
Customs collector Pat T. Garrett
and family have gone 20 his ranch IN
Dona Ana county.
Postmaster T. B. Olshausen- who
had started on a fishing trip to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04
Ne TOWNE GOSSIP
Registered Z. s. Patent ofnes.
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TO THE producing managers.
AND THE striking actors.
AK -vsltisg tbs.
JUST TO ssy to you
THAT whatever It was.
THAT LAY n our hearts.
WHEN We were kids.
AND THAT prompted Us
TO BUILD playhouBes.
AND TO dress uD dolls.
AND MAKE mud pies.
AND PLAY By the hour.
WITH ! Noah's ark.
AND TOY steam engines.
AND OTHER things
WAS THE very same thing
THAT LIVES in rs now.
AND THAT comes to Is.
FROM TIE Lend Of Pretend
As IT came to Us them
AND MAKES Us crave.
IN OUR adult years
FOR THE game OF preteaL
As We PLAYED It then.
AND TO I'll that want
YOU CANE to Us.
WITH BIG playhOuses.
AND GRowS Up men.
AND BEAUTIFUL women.
AND Toy show Us a room
WHEN THE curtain goes up.
WITH JUST three walls.
AND YoU make Us believe.
FOR An hour or two.
THAT IT IS Z room.
AND WE sit there.
WITH THE lights all dimmed.
EXCEPT ~ the room.
WITH Just three walla
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

DEVILS river, had his vacation inter-
rupted BY the unannounced arrival OF
the postoffice inspector.
Dr.. Harry Bloomstein IS back from
trip OF two months through Soroza
and chihuahua where he has been
hunting.
sam Gatlin met with an accident a.
Washington park yesterday afternoon
HIS horse ran away with him throw
ing him from the buggy. cutting his
head
Fire IN a brush Pile in the alley
m the rear OF rhe Salvation army
headquarters on Oregon street caused
an alarm to be turned in to the fire
department today.
John Wyatt. cashier OF TIE Ameri-
can National bank. has returned from
Rome, Ca where he has been visit
ing his old home.
Dr.. B Z Sims is expected back 10
take I'D his duties Of state health or
Icer here in a few DAYS.
Mrs James Bowen and children ara
visiting in Dallas. Texas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

AND We play SO hard
AT THE game Of pretend.
THAT Jumps rise up.
AND choke out tears.
AND LAUGHTER comes.
AND WE speak no word.
WHILE YOU are there.
IN THE three walled room.
AND THEN It's through.
AND TIE play IS done.
AND THE curtain down.
AND THE lights are up.
AND WE cease to pretend.
AND GO on our way.
BACK INTO the world.
WHERE TROUBLES are real
AND HUNGER Is real
AND GREED IS real
AND GOLD is king.
But WE'RE better of.
IN THE going back.
THAT WE'VE gone with you.
FOR AN hour or two.
TO THE Land Of Pretend.
AND THEN one day.
FROM OUT Of this land.
YOU CosfE to Us.
N THE gaTb we wear.
AND YOUR makeup OF
AND ToU look ike Us
AND YOU tan. Ike Us.
AND YOU quarrel like Us
AND SPEAKING for one.
IN NOT quite sure.
THAT IN future years.
THE LAND Of Pretend.
WILL HOLD me as close
As IT always has.
I THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04
YES TIONS
AND
4 MS WERS

N What Is the largest American
y. battIeships r. W
A The New Mexico. flagship OF the
Pacific fleet. is the largest American
battleship IN commission. The appro-
priation for the construction OF this
ship was S7,s00000. The keel was
laid In October 1915 and the ship was
completed in Nay OF the present year.
II Is 500 feet long and 81 feet wide.
O. Who WIS Don QufxOtef II. F..
A Don QuiZote was a character
created by Cervantes. the early Span
ISL writer Don Quixote was a sort
OF burlesque knight who went forth
and had comical adventures. From
him come such words in the English
language as "quixotic"
q What "a the origin Of the names
OF the states that border the Great
Lakess E c
A. Illinois is an Indian word with a
French suffix -ois- meaning Tribe
Of Men" Indiana means Indian
land Michigan IS an Indian word
meaning Fish weir" so called from
a fish trap. Minnesota is Indian for
SKY tinted water" Ohio in Seneca
means beautiful water" Wisconsin
means rushing water"
q II a person Il bitten BY n snake,
n he Immune 20 the poison II bitten a
second timer Y B.
A. He IS Got immune and viii SUI
fer as greatly from the second bite as
though he had never been bitten be-
fore.
q To how many people does the
motion picture Industry give employ
mentf G. L T.
A. L is estimated that half a mill
lion people are engaged in the. mo-
ton picture industry. fifty thousand
being employed in production alone
on the Pacific coast
@ What were the 3 wars that
were said 20 be raging At the time the
pence treaty was signedf r. h
A. These wars. according 10 Benar
Law, OF the British house OF com
mons were as follows. Allied pow
ers versus Central powers Jugo-Sla-
via versus Austria. Rumania versus
Hungary and Bolsheviki: Poland YER
sus Ukrania. Let's and Bats versus
Bolshevfki: Esthonians versus bot-
shevfkI: Denikine versus BolsheVikli
Firms versus Russian Bolshevikt; Al
lies versus BolsheviSi. kolchak YER
sus Bolsheviki. Persia versus kurds;
Germans versus Boishevtki- Cossacks
versus Bolshevfki; Africans versus
British. Nicaragua versus Costa " Ar
in Mexico. Irish versus British he'd
fas versus Bedouins. Chinese revolu-
tfon. Czechs versus Hungary Poland
versus Bolsheviki. Siberians versus
Bolshevikl; Egyptians versus British
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

ANY reader can get the answer to
anv question by writing The Herald
Information Bureau. Frederic J. Has
Kin. director. Washington D C. GIVE
fun name and address and enelose
two cent stamp for return postage
Re brief. All replies are sent direct
TO the inquirerD
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

Jeanette shearer aged Is years. Of
Worcester. Mass. IS said 70 Be the
youngest person 70 have scaled the peak
OF Mount Rainier. The climb TO the
1865 feet elevation was made in 10 hours
and Is minutes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04
.Patter And Chatter.
WHEN PERSHING COMES HOME.

IITHEN XITHEN
w many W tce the change;
when he
it oil
will qufek
TO arranE
suppl lies
But Is that
to
mrned -urvVu all
be
Ime, still
Of
yvas;t he old
set
isturbs usn onnores
The
how
OF
efores
no when Pershing he
he
l.
to flow
much that
ide Of the Eea, afnffnir
Pontsl
ago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

CONCERN.
J. c G
ind out i It we're necessary but why should
tells
last
SUCH
knees efore her,
Had
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

It takes pretty woman, collar button d evan
gelist to get a man down his knees.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

america! Halt brother of the Dorldl
With something good and bad of every land.
james Phillip Bailey
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04
Winging An Aviator.

IT is far from likely that the woundng of American
aviator by Mexcans, firing from the Mexican side
while the aran the American side Of the river,
viii disturb the serenity of official Washington Oh Of
course the state department may mention the incident
in note No 1856 10 Mexico City thus afordng president
Carranza opportunity TO back with list Of
atrocities alleged to have been committed against Mexicans
in the United States
the first place, the Mexicans participating in the
shooting have the defence that they sporSmen out
for day Of recreation the opening of the dove
and that they thought the aplane only unusually
large variety Of bird They may further contend that they
thought it the Mexican side Of the river and didn't
believe they could hit it. anyhow. Lastly, that the
shooting Of is not regarded in Mexico anything
to get excited about.
The arplane oughtnt to have been where it could be
hit by fusiIlades Of bullets from Mexico. American
aviators should do as cattemeu the Big Bend
district talked Of doing away back from the
border and get out Of sight behind mountain
thing.
Mayor Ole Hanson of Seattle has resigned because he
says he is tired out vacation may make him the
better Ole.
Mr. Wilson has concluded that Texas would rather be
right than the president.
It takes a pretty woman, collar button evan
gelist to get down his knees.
america! Halt brother of The DorLdl
With something good and bad Of every land.
Phillip Bailey.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

Mr. Wilson has concluded that Texas would rather b
right than see the president
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

MO MATTER what kind Of a CON-
1 ' bination you play IN a self serve
resturint these times it allus comes Z
f1fty-tTe cents Next Z a salaried
nan ther hain't nOthin' as patient as
a Colorado burIo.
Copyright. National Ssvs7aps- Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

The women OF Russia are said 20 be
the best needleworkers Of the world.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

Mayor Ole Hanson of Seattle has resigned because he
says he is tired out. vacation may make him the
better OLE