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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

who leave school at II or Is years Of
age On the other hand boys who
stay in school four years longer and
secure a high school education are
able TO earn on an average $500 to
8lfee a year What does this mean2
simply this that for four years ad-
citional school work you are enabled
70 earn $1,000 a year more than IL you
stopped your education in the grade
school And now work this problem
in interest How much money in the
bank at percent would II take to
earn $1,000 a year? viii answer
this for those who cannot work the
problem II would take $4,000. So.
when the city OF Fl Paso and the state
Of Texas offer you a high school edu-
cation free they are virtually handing
you s25,000 10 keep for life You
earn this money by working four
years IN high school-for 100 days
work, practically S35 a day. Does
education pay2 Where can you find a
job While fl your teens that VIII pay
you anything like s35 a day2
In the same way can prove to any
high school boy or girl who can 20 to
there are very few who
cannot work thir way through college
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04
The Victory Garden
LIE G4RDENER,s CHOICE.

THE gardener has a choice between
l vegetables but in the long run It
will pay him both for his own sake
and for the help he can be in fighting
world food shortage. 70 stick pretty
close TO the staple crops. says today's
bulletin from the national war garden
commission vast quantities OF food
are needed to feed the hungry nations
and the victory gardeners OF the
United States can perform a wonder
ful service. Any reader Of this paper
who has not yet received a free gar
den book should write 20 the COM
mission IN Washington and get a copy.
enclosing q two cent stamp for post
age.
The back bone garden crops are po-
tatoes. lima beans, snap beans. sweet
corn, tomatoes, cabbage and onions
These crops make a good fighting or
working ration, but don't neglect the
good eats" like peas, beets, carrots,
radishes. lettuce and others Give
right Of way 10 the main crops, and
plant the secondary ones IN between
them II land is scarce
BY good planting you can grew
early spinach. lettuce. radtshesi beets,
carrots and turnips in rows between
rows OF the main group and get them
out OF the way when the main crops
need all Of the room. And then later
in the season when the backbone crops
are maturing you can plant another
crop Of the others for fall use.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

might have been clever but I bet he
thought a IS bill was as big as they
made them tin he went 20 his grave
II I'd had Imagination I'd never have
come out west 10 make good I'd have
been afraid the west was too wild
and biE for me"
-El Paso residences are beginning
to ill Up, as shown by the increased
number Of water meters the city wa
ter service has been putting in since
January !" said H P Jackson, super
intendent Of the city water works. Z
do not know where the people are
coming from. but our records Of me-
ters installed, something different
from year ago, shows they are com
ing In and wanting water service i
think this city looks good. in a busl-
ness way. and that we are on the up
grade In other words. ] think bot
tom was struck and the worst is over
Owing to 50 much rain and snow IN
the past three months. the city has
been pumping about 100000 gallons
a day. as against 100000 10 100000
gallons a day a year ago"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

The More They Pay the More They Travel" Says Visitor
Greatest Problem of Reconstruction Is Reducing the Prices

D AISING the railroad fares so per-
IN cent or 50 seems TO have had the
effect Of increasing the attractiveness
OF travel said Robert L. Westgate. a
visitor from New York since the
increased fares went into effect we do
not remember having seen a railroad
train, especially a long hauled one.
that was not packed 10 the rooE Part
", the object OF raising the fares was
to put travelling by rail under the head
Of Injuries The American people had
not considered travelling in that light
before, and the greater their expert
ence Of travelling. the less they were
inclined so TO regard IT, Making trav-
81 luxury naturally made everybody
want IL. Having something that prob
ably you ought not 20 have. produces
an improper satisfactiOn-the sort OF
satisfaction you get out OF the so cent
cigar, which really does not taste 50
good as the old 10 center, Probably
YOU have noticed that there VIII be
only ten people IN city park. where
II costs nothing 20 be. and 400 down
the street paying 20 cents apiece TO
look at moving picture OF the same
park II our Red friends-shading
from pink TO vermilion." continued M
Westgate. should ever succeed IN
evolving a world in which there are
no Injuries they would all commit
suicide within a year. 10 escape bore
dom
The most serious difficulty facing
this country at the present time. and
the one calling for most immediate
correction, is that OF high prices" said
H. II InEle- Roughly speaking. prices
have doubled IN four years. This was
created in two ways: the war created
great demand for commodities OF
various kinds, on the one hand. and
hampered production on the other.
The cure viii be found in either IN
creasing the supply or decreasing the
demand. or both"
AFTER having completed G survey
OF the boyhOod OF Fl Paso. for the
international Rotary clubs said G. o.
Everman, BOY Scout executive, we
find that there are approximately
about 1000 boys between the ages OF
IL and IS years that can be served by
the right kind Of a boys program in
FL Paso- The people OF FL Paso. as
usual, have been very obliging 20 the
Boy Scouts Of America with their
finances, but 10 Is not this alone that
we need TO reach the boyhood Of FL
Paso- What We need is the coopera-
ton and small amount Of the time
OF about 500 men. who viii devote at
least two hours week Of their time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

10 YOU REME1IBERf You wero
u married in those days. weren't you7
Well. even il you were. you probably
we're not any worse than lots OF other
married men Al least you thought
so. anyway You were on business
trip 20 the big city You had fin
ished your business FOR the day One
Of the boys had asked you to 90 TO
the club Tor supper--It was delight
fully cool back there IN the grill
room You met a dandy bunch OF
fellows. and everything looked mighty
good 20 YOU You had three cf those
long club highballs with such Jolly
bunch Of BOYS. so represeutatire-
There was the G.. n OF the street car
company. the president Of shoe fac
tory and several big railroad men
you certainly enjoyed meeting and
talking with them Il was quite
treat Tor you. and when some one
suggested another round, you gave
your order just Ike Il was daily oc-
curreuce with YOU also Anyway
after supper every one was calling
each other by their first names You
felt so much AZ home What good
world 60 was, and you thought how
fine Il was 70 get away from home
now and then and mix vita some
real people or course. you Joined
the crowd for the suggested theater
party. and you had dandy seats. right
I'D IN the front We cannot help but
feel You had a better general knowl-
edge OF the human form divine AZ
ter that show than you ever had be-
fore in your whole life.
One OF the boys suggested a little
party after the show. and did some
telephoning- Anyway. it vas some
party They had real chickens FOR
or rather with. their supper n every
thing Well all suppers come 20 an
end. no matter how delightful they
may be. and You found yourself call
ing a taxi She was leaning on your
arm. a sweet, large eyed. young thing
She really was beautiful and
seemed so trustfui- The few glasses
Of wine she was finally induced 70
take had flushed her already pink
cheeks 10 a rudy glow You told
the chauffer 20 drive you through the
parks. but there was certain address
in your mind which you had intended
20 give him later. wasn't there There
was q soft. cool breeze blowing which
feTt mighty GOOD The moon was 1t
ITS height Altogether you hoped
the park system was q large one
Her head was leaning upon your
shoulder and her brown hair brushed
your cheek
She looked 50 happy and contentsd
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04
Lille Interviews

TO working for and with the boys OF
their own neighborhood-"
"A great many people get brains
and imagination mixed" said Robert
c. Vose. Of Denver. There Is a big
difference Brains are what put q
man over and imagination Is what
keeps him back. The fellow with
brains sets his mind on what he wants,
forgets everything else. goes TO Il
and gets It He don't for a minute
consider what might happen II he
fails. or that the thing he proposes has
never been done before. or that his
scheme isn't really as good as he first
thought Il was. Why don't he think OF
these things2 Because he hasn't any
Imagination The imaginative fellow
is beaten from the start. he keeps
thinking. from every possible angle
what might happen 70 him II he should
fan. and By the time he gets that all
figured out, his idea is cold and his
enthusiasm for II has been drowned in
the sea Of possibilities which his
roaming mind has created The per
son who said. look before you leap.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04
Boys, Are You Fit To Fight the Next Great War?
Those Who Are Not Training For Future Are Real SackeS
p p . Lei SUPERINIENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

DO1S q Fl Paso. are YOU fit 10
- fight IN The next war; Are you in
training Tor the coming struEEle2 1t
nay not be q test OF military strength
nut 4 e almost sure 20 be 4 test Of
brains and Industrial power. Leaders
ot Industry and leaders Of labor and
tie thinking men OF this country To-
day are agreed that after the paace
treaty Is signed a. Paris this spri,s
ne greatest contest for industrial and
Commercial supremacy that the world
has ever known wiz begin. In fact
ne llGnL Is already on This means
l-aL tle american working man and
ne American merchant VIII have "a
compete sikh the cheap labor ana the
prolucls OF cheap labor IN Europe.
-roW me American workman fs uafT
Eucl higher wages than the EuroDea1
= erkn-an and u we are to be success
1u- In this contest we must have
1-gler brain power and higher speed
q production As the American SOL
cier proved The better fighter. so we
o. the Industrial and Commercial
ARMIES likewise must prove ourselves
ne better workers and merchants
are you going In training for this
--snr- Livery boy who Is not Is 2
Stacker The cl1ef business OF every
l-l anu E-E- OF SCHOOL age is 70 pre-
pare himself Cor HERSELF physically
mentally. morally and vocationzIly for
the highest degree Of efficiency in
the business they expect 10 follow IA
he The best way for every one up
20 is years Of age al least, is 10 at
tend school every day be possibly can.
The United States government, the
state Of Texas and the city Of FL Paso
are spending millions OF dollars every
year 10 max every boy and girl fit
for the battle Of life. Are you getting
your share Of this money! or are you
letting it slip by on while you are
workinE az some little blind alley j0b2
Success ln life IS largely a matter
Of brains Ask your father II this
IS not true. il has been proved from
an e-amInation Of the wAga earning
power Of thousands Of nish kat the
average boy who leaves ser X while
he Is sriu in the elementary arades
cannot hope 20 make more than $500
1r 800 a year These are the boys
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04
Advice To the Budding Politician;
The Local Dean Has Some Pointers

Nov that woman has the ballot. the
~ old and trite expression. Politics
makes strange bedfeIlows" must be
changed; we must use It no more. and
an proud 20 be the first TO suggest,
to coin, as Il were. a substitute ex-
preston. Politics makes strange
playmates." an expression as now be-
ing more apt and euphonious. equal
" expressive. and more in harmony
with our present changed conditions.
and I expect It 10 90 ringing down the
ages. as first said By dean OF Fl Paso's
many perpetual candidates.
There are three kinds OF politicians;
First is the common garden Variety
or general al round politician: second.
the tender candidate. who becomes
"the Innocent office holder" and third.
the living statesman
The politician is 4 man who does
not know how to run the government.
but works at It continually. DAY and
night. He is the first at the polls In
the morning and Is always the last 10
leave
The statesman has heretofore been
/ man who knows how. or is supposed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

A DAY Or 50 ago
ABOUT $50 o'clock
A MAN and his wife.
AND a couple OF grips
AND 4 typewrite--
RODE Up N taxi
TO THE depot
AND COT out Of the taxi
AND PAID the driver.
AND LET a Red Cap mar.
CARRY THEIR luggage.
AND SHOWED the man at the gate
TWO GREAT long tickets
AND BOARDED the train
AND PAID the Red Cap man
AND SAT themselves down
AND TOOK two long breaths-
ONE FOR each o. them
AND LOoKED a, each other
AND SAID.
'DO TOU suppose we forgot any
thing?"
AND THE man was L
AND THE woman.
WAS NY friend wife
AND THE reason vac
THAT IF It has happened
YOU'VE LIVED in California
IT DOESN'T matter.
WHERE YOU may 80.
THERE MUST always cone.
FROM ACROSS the plains
A SUBTLE thing
THAT WHISPERS tales
OF THE folk out there.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04
WILL VOTE To ESTABLISH
NEW TORNILLO DISTRICT

As 2 result OF the petition OF resi-
dents n the Tornnlo district which
lies east OF Fabens. for an election
to determine whether a new lrrigatir,
district. TO be known a. irrigation dis
trict No. ?, shall be established In
that section, an election win be held
AZ Gray's store Wednesday. February
3, The petition was made 10 the coun-
~ commissioners IN November and
accepted In December. announcement
was made that protests would be
heard There being none, the dzy
for the election was set and Judges
and clerks announced.
Residents OF the district believe that
the election viii carry bv almost a
unanimous vote for the establishment
Of the irrigation district IN that SEQ
ton
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04
Complete And Use Whipple Barracks

TIME was when the department thought nothing Of
spending half million or million dollars IN improve
euts at an army post and then abruptly abandoning the
post to the lizards and coyotes had been hoped that
that day was forever past but not The proposed
abandonment Of work at Whppe Barracks, where much
more than million dollars already been invested IN
the construction of many barracks and other buildings for
the care Of invadsd soldiers Of the worst examples
ftterng away the taxpayers money that the war oe
parsnt has yet before the public Quite properly the
Arizona legislature has memorazed the department to re
consider its order.
This is The second time that sort of thing has happened
as affecting Whppe Barracks After about 100000 had
been spent enlargng and improving the post making
one Of the very finest Of its the country the troops
the 18th infantry gasOning it moved to the Dor
der during the early days Of the Mexican revolution and
the post thereafter declared abandoned only
takers being left to safeguard the property.
Prescott has splendid anyear climate and effort
after another made by the chamber Of and
other interested organizations and individuals to induce the
department to establish army sanitarum at the
post but the plan received much consideration After
the entry Of the United States into the against Ger
many Prescott renewed the proposal setting forth the
eadymade advantages of Whipple Barracks recuper
alton place for wounded inYalded soldiers Reply
made by the department that other places had been
designated Tor at purpose and no change could be made
But later there change Of plans and both Camp
Cody at Deming and Whipple Barracks, Prescott
designated recuperation camps great of money
set aside for improvements and engagements at Whip
pie Barracks in the form of new barracks, hospitals, ad
buildings, halls Streets pipe extensions
etc Plans drawn up the contract let, army
OF mechanics and other aboers secured and the work
commenced the large amount Of materials
needed in the construction could be assembled The
well under way now-and is suddenly ordered stopped
for earthly that anyone in the southwest
SEE
The enlarged post would be ready for large
Der Of Some hundreds already there, receiving
the joint benefit Of medical treatment and good climate
There still sick soldiers to be made we'll who
in early advanced stages Of tuberculosis Who having
been gssed have pronounced tendency toward tubercu
osis.
The department ought to Teseind its ruling with
respect TO WhPple Barracks and the senators repre-
memorial from the legislature receives strong enough sup
port from them to insure its proper consideration
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

flee hufldirE vour platform and low
ing your enemies. you are then ready
for business. and all you need IS a
trusting heart. a glad smile. hearty
handshake. a pocket book and a clean
collar OF = new powder puff as the
case may be-
viii succeed. II you are elected. you
viii succeed IN getting the office, and
n you are defeated. you viii succeed
in at least learning something per-
hans-''That all men are liars"
Verify. politics makes strange
playInates for Us all"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04
Uncle Wars DenaLured Poem.
Happy As A King

81 An king used TO bhthey when led
felt dadbned But when look around
heartfelt glee:
dump, Dreams
ending And those who still hold
thrones stricken
They play
feeling I
hso 20 kinds Of govt and knew dyPs sting
wearing
tss ny wing might ez between yl "IH happy kng" And
Il the headan chose which
mark BY heck I'm happy kng The bright good
- al that could vsh an happy happy fish
o017TtEhl b. GsorEs Mathew AaaHs WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04
Taxes away STAR

The temporary commission Of Girls
tobel z. Alvarez, night Waterman at
the Santa Fe railroad was taken up
Saturday night by police sergeant
John Wood following the failure OF
Alvarez to arrest a man caught carry
ing z utstc1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04
Little Chris

THE way Of a man with
i n maid f. strange and
oft times disastrous. For
this Little Chris spent the
afternoon in his room;
He was called TO his
lunch, from his play. Il
must EO right hack out"
he said to his mother. Il
told Lucille I'D Gomez
"NOs you can't 20 out
until you have had your
iunch.- said mother.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04
When the Call of the Coast Fills
A Mans Heart and He Buys A Ticket

WHOM YOU'VE learned 70 know.
WHEN YOUR heart was young.
AND WHO Walt FOR you
As THE years 90 on
WITH THE latch string out
AND THE lards- stocked
AND THIS subtle thing.
WHATEVER IT'S
BRINGS WORD from them
THAT THE fields are green.
AND THE mountain streams
THAT FLOW to the vest
AND INTO the SEA
ON THE other coast
ARE TUSIBLING down
AND CARRYING taieE
or THE winter SHOWS
AND THE winter StorHH
FROM WHENCE they eons.
AND THEY send word too.
OF THE poppy fieiaE
THAT WILL soon begin
TO SEARCH for the sua-
AND WE know them an
ny WIFE and Z
AND WE'VE walked win then
AND TALKED with them
AND IT wouldn't be right
II We didn't 90 back
EVERY LITTLE Whils-
FOR A little EhiI&
JUST TO let them know.
THAF WE SIN are friends
I THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

Caal has been located near Advant
Bay. spitzbergen. This Is said 70 be
the most northerly coal deposit
known. should iron or other metal be
found there, Spitzbergen might vet be
the seat OF a great industry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

State senator Campbell Of Arizona says he will die
the brink Of the Grand Canyon before he viii allow foot
OF it go to Utahs possession But If he does, those
Of fiction the Grand Canyon guides will seize the
il for the benefit Of the tourists until Campbels
ghost viii heartily repent the rashness Of his action
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

eale NJ Wilson makes noise like cooling dove. M
strongest navy n the world
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

Congressman Hayden Of Arizona wants TO increase the
per diem Of federal witnesses from So S. That
ought to 90 big with those PapagO bucks summoned
Indian liquor cases, who spend about five days travelling
100 miles 20 federal court and then wait week until the
case is called
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

new tork labor unions hostile toward skyhgh food
es and are demanding the opening Of the storage ware
Of ten cents pound in butter prices and decrease aso
n the prioe OF storage eggs?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

He Eazcd out Of the window in the
direction Of Lucille. Then, stfffeuing
himself and walking off out Of the
door Ike chaplain O'Necfe on dress
parade, he said; watch me!-
Wen educated women between 20 and
% years ~ age are drug on the labor
market in Euglaud-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

Demon Rum being down and out there will be less
wife beating from on, because fellow has get
loaded with dutch courage to Try to get away with that
stunt.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

From the Of the day and from the backs Of earn
est scrahers the cOote" IS rapidly disappearing and wi
soon be gone but not forgotten
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

Womans speciality Is understanding, says Dr. Frank
Crane So it IS She understands every excuse man can
make and, most times guesses what the truth really is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

Londoners said to miss the entertainment afforded
by the German air raids The trouble with Of those
entertainments that after seeing show the
die1ce apt TO another
Arizona republican., 1919-08-03

At any rate the police summoned this owner to see if he could identity the reclaimed car as the one he had lost. He came to headquarters. looked the vehicle over, paying considerable attention to the dash, and turning to the detective in charge. said: This is my boat all right, fin spite of the fresh coat of paint"
 Have you any marks to identify it by?' asked the officer.
 Yes. sir" replied the owner My name is J. K. Smith, as you know Just take a look at the face of that clock"
 The officer looked. On the dial of the clock was the legend, Brown Clock company, Boston, Mass In fine scrift beneath this makers name was Sold by J. K. Smith, Agent" The thief had accepted this as bona fide agents name instead of really clever Identification mark, which it was.
 In recent theft case in Boston the owner of stolen car was able to prove his ownership of a recovered car by means of his initials, which were engraved in each of the hub caps.
 The individual owner can probably LAiiu q uoNch ulotiioliNe "dyS ol IldFh- = ing his car for possible identification but the point is that this should be done, because when car has been stolen the police demand something more than sayso on the part of the owner before they return it to him Be sure that there are more ways than one by means of which you can prove that your car actually i, yours, in case you are ever unfortunate enough to lose it.