El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03
Been Man Declares For Schools As Best Crime Preventive
Traveller Tells How Toxic Celebrated Signing of Arnstice

1T IS claimed down at Belen. FL
L Paso county where I live. that
the compulsory school law cannot be
enforced. because we have not accom-
modations for the children said S.
Haderer. This is an extremely short
sighted policy, Il seems to me When
ever a community fails TO educate the
children. it IS breeding not only ig-
norauce. but worse. even crime II is
a noted fact that where there is most
ignorance, there is most crime II our
community at Beleu cannot tax Itself
now for more school room. il viii
probably make II up later in taxes TO
support its sheriffs. coustables and
courts. We have a little school down
there now. with IS or 90 pupils in at
tendance. and there are many more
not attending. School houses are
much cheaper than iails and courts"
Z happened to be in the city OF
Tokyo, Japan, when the news OF the
armistice was flashed around the
world" said c. z. Kelly, a visitor from
New Orleans ~Fiscount Tajirl, the
mayor OF that city, invited an OF the
ambassadors and ministers OF the
allied nations stationed in Tokyo. to-
gether with high officials. prominent
business men and others, 10 the num-
Der Of 5000. to a celebration al the
Htbiya central park. Among the fea-
lures was a japanese sword dance by
group Of boys from five 20 seven
years OF age. There was also parade
OF the a rOnins, or Warrlers, who
carried a great head OF the kaiser, by
which the japanese understand that
the rOuins had taken revenge on the
former emperor. and that the spirit Of
the samurai had been worthily up,
held"
Our father brought us. when Just
lads, from Austria so, as he always
said, that we should not some day be
used as cannon fodder was what
the two Hillsher brothers. Of Hills
boro used 70 tel me and had been
telling me for years before the great
war Just closed" said John II. MoffItt.
OF that place. Those two Austrians
are loyal Americans TO the core. and
for years they had been telling me
that the great war was coming. did
not believe them. but they insisted. I
and used TO tell me Of the great
preparations for war going on In their
native land and Germany. I would
argue that war could not come. but
they always said. You viii see and I
have seen Both these men were
anxious that the central powers
should be whipped Both their proph-
ecy and their wish have come true 20
those two men. whose father had
brought them to America TO save them
from being cannon fodder for the
Hapsburgs and HohenzoJlerus."
7 am on my way 70 the Silver City
district OF New Mexico TO look over a Z
mine in which I have been interested
for 30 years" said Nathan Frank. one
Of the leading attorneys at law Of st.
Louis, No. "aud have taken advan-
tage Of my presence in this section Of
the country 10 pay a visit 20 Mrs Ely
kruDp, a niece. who lives In Kern
Place, in this city I am delighted
with FL Paso. Its many beautiful
homes Of brick stone and concrete
would be credit TO any city. The
business section Of the city is q reve-
lation to me- Notwithstanding that I
knew, from my reading and from con-
versations with El Pasoans whom I
nave met. that Ell Paso was a modern
ana progressive place I was first in
texas 40 years ago and. as I came
west this time, 7 stopped at Dallas.
Houston and san Antonio. cities with
which I used to be familiar, but found
them all so large and so up TO dace
that even the old landmarks had dis
appeared. The development Of the
state, as a whole. has been marvellous,
but, when the character Of the sur
rounding country is taken into con-
sideration. the growth Of FL Paso, per-
haps. is the most remarkable develop
ment OF all. That a city Of such pro-
portions and so solidly built should
have been established in q country 50
barren. as IL appears to a man from
the rain belt eEcites admiration for
the men and women who had the
vision and the courage 10 build It."
To 81 81
in Los Angeles. Calf. and women
have been greatly encouraged 10 at
tend IL and become legal practitiOn-
ers?' said J. 2. Maddox. himself n y
Californian TT appears TO be quite