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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
MURDER0 Of CHAUFFEUR IS PLACED
AT DOOR OF MEXICAN INTRIGUE
Officers Believe Ladislado Taamantes Was Slain to Set
tie Political Grudge; Evidence Shows Robbery Was
Not Motive Of Crime; Officers Believe Three
Mexicans Were in the Murder Party.

beyond the road were plainly visible
II is indicated r=-u the size and num-
Der Of tracks thar three persons were
implicated in the killing. The tracks
varies in size. which VIII give some
assistance in idenurying the murder
ers.
Further examination Of the body by
officers Friday afternoon disclosed
that Talamantes had sustained three
bullet wounds instead OF two as re-
ported at first Two bullets entered
his back while a third entered his
head just below the temple ana
pierced the brain The third bullet
wound was Just a fraction smaller
than the two WouliuE in the back and
IS believed 70 have been inflicted by
a.. automatic revolver after the driver
had already been shot twice IN the
back
Two Bullets Entered Back.
That the bullets that entered Iala-
rnantes's back were fired by one OF
the bandits SC ted in the rear Of the
car and very likely while the car
was in motion is indicated by the To-
cation Of the wounds The two shots
were fired close succession and
both pierced vital organs, examina-
tion o. the wounds indicated 1t is
believed that the third wound was in
nicted after Talamantes had fallen
across the stearing wheel
That th- Mexican youth who
entered the Linden hotel on North
oregon street Thursday afternoon and
telephoned the 1895 auto stand for
q service car is in reality an accom-
pllce 70 the crime is the belief Of
county officials. It is believed that
the men responsible for Talamantes,s
death entered the service car at North
Oregon and Franklin streets about
o'clock Thursday afternoon and gave
the driver Instructions TO drive them
down the valley.
Talamantes was about IS years old
He lived at 6135z West Main street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

nOLITICAL intrigue originating u
/ Mexico is believed TO have been
responsible for the death Of Ladislado
Talamantes, chauffeur, whose lifeless
body was found Friday morning in a
lonely spot near Tornillo IN the lower
valley. Talamsntes was a citizen Of
Mexico. having come TO Ell Paso less
than year ago from Chihuahua City.
According to men who knew him,
Talamautes was well educated and
was wen known in political circles
of Chihuahua City It is not be-
lleved that Talamantes had ever
served in any OF the revolutionary
armies OF Mexico but u is known that
he had been connected with political
factions il the chihuahua state cap
ifaL The cause of Talamantes's COM
ing to FL Pasl is yelled in mystery
but officers inFesti eating the case
are inclined TO give credit 20 the sloNy
that the chauffeur is in reality a pc
lidcal refugee from the southern re-
public and had come to II Faso for
safety he was accompanied here by
his wife and two children all OF whom
reside Ire.
officers believe Talamanies was
following the trade Of service car
driver in order 70 hide his identity
T
Judge j. a. DeaTer, who has made
q close investigation Of the case, said
Saturday that the details surround
ing the murder pointed plainly 70 po-
iticaI intrigue IL is believed that
the chauffeur was trailed 10 Il Eas0
by his political enemies who lured
him 10 - death in order TO avense
some grudga growing out OF the po-
lricsl turmoil in Mexico.
Judge DeaVer dlscredits the story
that robbery was the motive OF the
murder. To Import this theory be
points ont that several small coins
were found in the murdered nan
pockets, together with check book,
passport and other personal belong
ings. The mans pockets evidently
had not been touched, according to
judge uearer. The fact that the auto
mobile was abandoned on the public
highway near Lslsea sets at rest the
suspicion that the passengers muir
dered the criver in order 10 secure the
ear O1fi-iais EaT that had the big
ands committed I5e murder in order
have started back 70 FL Paso- The car
was found near Ksleta- turned toward
El Paso while the murder mad been
committed near Torni--o, more than
90 miles from II Paso.
Officials believe that II the theft OF
the automobile had been the motive
behind che murder, the alayers would
have gone eastward and not turned
back toward Fl Paso- E,
Death Was Instantaneous,
That Talamantes met almost instant
death is the BELIEF u officers, because
no s,Eus Of a struggle were found at
the scene Of the Murder Tracks OF
persons who evidenriaIly dragged the
body under "a fence and about 80 yards
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
WOULD ANTICIPATE
is. TREATY RATIFICATION

declared appointment OF American
delegates before the senate acted on
the treaty would be an affront 70
the senate and another usurpation Of
power by the executive branch Of the
government
says Wilson Can Appoint.
Administration senate leaders on
the other hand. declared the president
had full power TO appoint American
representatives on the commissions,
though they expressed doubt that he
would do so II the senate made formal
objection
ANY attempt 20 put the senate on
record as opposing such a step would
be certain to fan, they predicted. cit
ing in support Of their prediction the
defeat OF the Fail amendments 10 the
peace treaty proposing elimination OF
the United states from representation
on these commissions
Two More Amendments Beaten.
After a brief debate and without
the formalitv OF a record vote, the
senate Friday threw out two more
Of the amendments written into the
peace treaty by the foreign relations
COMMITTEES.
The two amendments had been IN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
TYPEWITERS FOR STUDENTS
WHO BECOME PROFICIENT

There as quite a squirt in interest
in the typewriting classes at the high
school the past week BY the statement
Of Miss Alice Dulohery that 10 every
student In the school who could at
tain e speed OF IS words per minute
for is consecutive minutes would be
given by the Remington Typewriter
company a new machine. As many OF
the STUDENT IN the classes are already
capable OF making so and 40 words
per minute, Il was estimated that at
least three or four OF them ought TO
be able 70 win a machine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
Zeppelin Germans Built
To Drop Bombs On N. Y.
Man Make Visit ToU.S.

New York. Oct 1s.-A 600 foot Yep
pelin which was ready 70 start for
America with a cargo OF bombs TO
drop on New York when the armistice
negotiations began, now is in a shed
at Spanau, Germany, and II the allied
governments viii permit, viii soon
start for America on a peaceful mis-
sion under control OF American Off
GERS. according to Emil J. simon, Of
New York. a radio engineer who ar
rived here Friday on the steamship
Adriatic.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
WAR DEPARTMENT HAS 57754
CONTRACTS UNLIQUIDATED

washington. .. c.. Oct Is The
war department Still has on It's hands,
55Ta emergency contracts awaiting
Humiliation. according TO a report is
sued TO-DAY. The sum involved ag-
gre gates more than 81, 500. 100000, but
the official schedule estimates that
these contracts can be liquidated at
a cost Of 100000.
Since the armistice 22.611 contracts
have ben settled. with a total valua-
ton Of S2.0e9. 0O0. 600. for which con-
tractors were paid s509, 100000 in the
final settlement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
WAY PAY pREAr CHEERS MOI

Cincinnati. o.. oct. 1s.-The execu-
tive committee Of the Disciples Of
Christ IN convention here. today
recommended a general Increase in
the salaries of pastors Of that de-
nomination. They urged that all sal
aries under $500 be raised IS per
cent between $500 and $1,000. 20 per-
cent, between $1,000 and $4,000. Is per-
sent and above $1,000. 10 percent
One hundred thousand dollars VIII
be spent the coming year for extern
sion and development OF Bible school
work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

Washington. D C.. Oct. ia ca
blegram from Paris Friday informed
the American Red Cross that Col. Ed
ward ". Ryan, OF Scranton. Pa. its
commissioner to the Baltic states. who
has been reported missing during the
fighting at Riga has wired from Riga
that he and all other members OF the
Red Cross mission are safe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
ONLY 1900 AMERICAN
TROOPS NOW IN FRANCE

Paris. France, Oct 1s.-CBy the As
ISOLATED Press.l THE actual num-
Der OF American troops in France is
less than 1900 and is diminishing
rapidly. according 10 Gen. W D. Con-
ner, commanding United States troops
IN France Within q month, he said,
virtually all the soldiers viii be gone
as the task OF repatriatinE German
prisoners IS now completed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
ATTORNEY GENERAL SOON
10 VISIT RH0ETTE

Phoenix Ariz-, oct. 18--Wiley p.
Jones. attorney general, Friday re-
cefved notification that A. Mitchell
Palmer. United States attorney gen
eral VIII arrive I'm Phoenix within
short time TO confer with Jones and
governor Campbell on the high cost
Of living and the campaign 10 re-
duce it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

Three men Joined the army Satur-
day. They are; Edwin Z. Parker,
Gallup, y. Il; william ". Rhodes.
East Las Vegas, and lilies A Gray, Of
FL Paso- Parker viii serve in the
Quartermasters corps, so viii Gray.
and Rhodes viii serve in the motor
rransporr corns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
MAJ. BARBER VISITS CITY.

MAJ. John r. Barber. who was sta
toned at Fort Bliss in 1915 IN charge
OF the sanitary trait. vas a visitor
at military headquarters Saturday. He
has been stationed at Fort Logan.
Colo. but has been transferred 10
Marfa. IeEas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
NAVY GUN on DISPLAY
IN SAN JACINTO PLAZA

big gun captured from the Ger
mans, was set up Friday in san ia
cinto plaza 10 help advertise navy
recruiting campaign. J. J. Mullins.
chief Eunner's mate. viii be in san
Jacinto plaza during the evenings 70
explain TO the public how the gun IS
made and how fired
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

troduced by senator FAN. Republican,
New Mexico. and had as their COM
mon purpose curtailment Of the pow
er Of the American representative on
the reparations commission. an inter
national body set up by the treaty TO
fix and collect Germany's reparation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

Washington. D. c.. Oct 1s.-A credit
OF 100000 to italy was announced
today by the treasury. making ST..
620.922,S72 advanced TO that country
and a total OF Ss.s47, 419, 4sf to all the
aLlies
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
YOU CAN'T WORK
WELL WITH A COLD
Relieve it with Dr.. Bells
Pine-Tar-HOney

KTOBODY likes to be around a
v person suffering from a heavy
cold It exposes them needless
y. You can take care Of your job and
keep business and social engagements
shortly after you begin using Dr.. Bells
Pine Iar-Honey. For It is prompt IN
helping Nature expel phlegm, allay
Inflammation, ease breathing, and
driving away irritating coughs.
Use It give it to the kiddies. Don't
suffer a minute longer than you have to.
The Ingredients used IN DR.. Bells
Pine-Iar-Honey are highly beneficial
IN promoting the relief cold-sufferers
seek. Safe and economical
AT all druggists. Soc, 60c-, $40.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

Climbing plants developed their
habit through propagation
IN dense forests.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

That Talamantes met almost instant
death is the BELIEF " officers, because
no signs Of a struggle were found at
the scene Of the Murder. Tracks OF
persons who evldentially dragged the
body under "a fence and about so yards
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

Me aNd Leroy Shooster and Sid Hunt
and my euzzin Artie was coming home
frum skool, and Sid Hunt sed, Hay, fell
lows, do you see that little kid setting
on my frunt steps? He's waiting there
for his mother to come out, he ALWAYS
waits there for her, and his name is Sam
Street. Watts you think of that for a
heck of a name, you mite think he was
named after some street, and gosh, G.,
maybe he don't hate to have enybody
teeze him about his name, G, gosh.
Lets teeze him about it, sed Leroy
Shooster. And wen we came to Sids
frunt steps Leroy Shooster sed to the
kid, Watts your name, kid?
Being a little kid, setting there eating
a cinnamum bun, having sutch fat cheeks
you mite Of thawt he was holding them
that way on perpose, and he took anoth-
er bite out of the cinnamum bun, and
Leroy Shooster sed. Hay, kid, are you
den, watts your name?
Sam Street, sed the kid.
| dldent ask you ware you lived. | asked
you watts your name, sed Leroy Shooster,
and the kid sed, Sam Street
Wat do we care ware you live, watts
your name? | sed
Sam Street, sed the kid Saying it as
II he was starting to get mad, and Artie
sed, Watts the matter with you, kid, don't
you know the diffrents between your
name and ware you live?-wats your
name?
Sam Street, sed the kid. yelling it as il
he was mad as the dicl,ns and getting
still madden, and Leroy Shooster sed, G.
WIZ, jimminy criekitss wat do YOU know
about kid that don't know the diffrents
between who he is and ware he goes, watts
your name, kid2
Sam Street, yelled the kid like kid
that conident of got eny madden if he
tried. And he stuck wat was left of the
cinnamim bun rite in Leroy Shoosters
face. the part that was left being the
sticky part, and jumped up and ran in
the house. And Leroy Shoester tried to
rub thessticky stuff off of his face. saying.
The darn kid, the fresh kid And every
body but him LATED SO loud that ladies
looked out of their windows.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1919
SPECULATION IN FARMS.

The Springfield Republican calls at
tention to the fever of speculation now
raging in the Middle West, particu-
larly in the Iowa and Illinois corn belt.
1t says the speculative activity has al
ready spread to northern Missouri east
ern Kansas, eastern North and South
Dakota, southern Minnesota and west
ern Indiana. The farmers are not such
great spectators as the jewellers in
towns and cities who in some instances
make from $4,000 to $4,000 in a sin
gle deal. In Iowa and Illinois prices
have increased since spring an average
of from $75 to 800 an acre.
Undoubtedly the underlying cause OF
this speculation and imitation of farm
values is the high prices of wheat, corn
hogs and live stock. At the price OF
the past year for these farm commo
dities it is easy to figure large in
come from a productive farm. The
same conditions followed the close OF
the Civil war. Farmers bought farm:
at high prices of inflated money ant
with the prices of farm produce as higl
or higher than now. They had to pax
for the farms on gold basis, which
was impossible in many cases. Thu
result was that many farms nearly o,
partially paid for went on the mort
gage and the farmer lost all his proper
ty.
The same result is probable now
Present prices of farm products vii
not long be maintained and instead OF
1926 wheat and 1925 corn and $23 PEI
hundred hogs the farmer will be pro.
ducing crops that will bring less tina,
half of these prices. Then payment.
cannot be met, interest will get in ar
rears and the crash will come. Farms
will be drug on the market and tho
wall of "the poor farmer" will BIZ
heard throughout the land. The wise
man will not invest his hard earned
money in farms at present speculative
prices and will in a few years dem
onstrate his wisdom to the victims OF
present spectators.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
HoLYoKE OFFICIALS RESIGN.
City Marshal and City Solicitor Quit
Because They Did Not Enforce Law.

HOL4OKE, Mass, Sept. l9.-The resig
nations of Stephen f.. Murphy as city
marshal and of Thomas J. Lynch as city
solicitor were filed yesterday with the city
clerk. A letter from City Marshal Muir.
ply to Mayor Ryan said:
During my term as city marshal | have
tried to do my duty to You and to the cit
liens of Holyoke. As conditions exist at
present it seems impossible to satisfy
both. Therefore in justice to myself and
the citizens of the city | hereby tender
my resignation to take effect at once.
The resignation is dated Aug. IA, and
it is understood that Marshal Murphy in
tended resigning at that date but was
persuaded to change his mind. The real
difficulty of the two officials was their
failure to enforce the prohibitory law.
Edward j. Stapleton of the firm Of
Stapleton & Stapleton was appointed city
solicitor yesterday afternoon by Mayor
Ryan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
Shoe on the Other Foot.
est. Adams Messenger.)

The shoe is getting on the other foot
Only a few days ago the Boston police
went on strike confident that they
could force the city to meet their de-
mands. But the government has stood
firm and their places are now consid-
cred vacant, which means that they
have no job to go back to. 1t is pref
ty tough. when individual cases are
considered, no doubt, but the men
broke their oath of office and did sc
knowingly. They had not counted on
resistance, so accustomed had they be
come to seeing surrender made in d..
der to settle strikes. Meeting resist
ance, they seem to have lost their
nerve. Instead of trying longer to hold
up the government they are seeking the
services of lawyers in their efforts to
get their old jobs back. But not a
single one of them ought to be taken
hack, neither now nor at any future
time. They are repentant only because
their resort to force failed. They are
not worthy to be entrusted again with
the protection of the city which they
shamelessly deserted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
Honored the Constitution.
Randolph Herald and News.


The town of Brighton (Island Pond)
held novel observance Wednesday. At
10 clock a. m. for one hour. all the
business places closed and the people
repaired to the churches where services
were held in commemoration of the
adoption of the federal constitution
We suppose other places also observed
the anniversary, but Brighton is the
only one that has come to our attention.
1t was fitting and proper. Holidays we
have a-plenty, recalling important
events, or personages in our nation IS
history, but not one single accomplish
ment in our country's history deserves
more recognition from the passing gem
erations that have enjoyed or will en-
joy its blessings than the establishment
of our great organic law. 1t may not
be inspiring, like the Declaration of In
dependence or some decisive war VIC
tory, but it is not secondary, when
properly appraised, as national asset.
Much valuable history, too, can be
CLEANED from such an observance as
Brighton held.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19

in a radius of 80 miles of Brattleboro
could be visited some day next week by
an automobile party of Valley fair
boosters the value of the publicity would
be inestimable, and incidentally the men
who participated in the work would
have pretty good time out of it.
There ought to be no doubt about the
generosity of the public's response to
the appeal to be made tomorrow. in
the form of a tag day, for funds to
support the Brattleboro rest room. The
work of the rest room is in no sense
spectacular but it fills an important
place in the life of the community
nevertheless, as any number of young
women workers of the town will testi-
fy. The Medler has said on many pre-.
vious occasions, and reiterates, that
the women who burden themselves witt
the responsibility of conducting the
room ought not to be obliged to raise
money for its support each year, but 50
long as this course is necessary the rest
of Us can at least make the job as easy
as possible by contributing freely to
the cause. The rest rooms last tag
day brought in more money than any
previous efforts in that line. 1t is
hoped that tomorrow s drive will set 6
new mark, and set at rest for a year al
least any doubt as to the whereabouts
of the wherewithal needed to carry or
the institution.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
Today's Anniversaries.

ll7s-William CASTOR, the first Roman
Catholic judge of the North Caro-
lima supreme court, born at New.
barn, n. c. Died at Raleigh, Jan
%, 1874.
ls4l-Baron Sydenham, governor general
of Canada, died from lockjaw result
ing from fall from his horse. Born
in England in 1893.
lS44-Daniel Webster presided over a
great mass convention of the Whie
party In Boston.
l9Ol-British torpedo boat Cobra buckled
and sank off the English coast, with
loss of 81 men.
ls0S-Strike of 10000 cotton mill hands
IN Lancashire.
lsl4-Termonde, Belgium, was evacuated
by the Germans.
l9l5-Germans began a vigorous lombard
ment of the Serbian frontier.
l9l6-Rumanian troops invading Transyl
yania suffered reverse at the hand.
of the Austrians.
l9l-ArgentIne senate voted to breal
diplomatic relations with Germany
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
HAMPDEN COUNTY'S BAD ROADS
Recent Rains Held Responsible-Larg-
er Appropriations Needed.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 10
Hampden county cities and towns were
given a hearing in this city yesterday on
road conditions by the state highway
commission. All the speakers reported
the conditions of the country highways
,deplorable because of recent rains and
urged larger appropriations than ever be
fore.
j. j. Conway of East Longmeadow told
about the progress on the Hall Hill road
and said the town would try to finish il
next year. r. o. Rowley of Granville said
the poor roads in his town are largely
because of the heavy lumber trucking
l.. S. Lane of Westfeld spoke in favor
of state help on the road from Blandford
to Monterey.
Selectman Rogers of Tolland called for
help from the state in construction OF
the Coldbrook road John Sehmelzinger
of Monson requested an improvement in
Silver street in that town. Warren j
PEBBLES of Blandford spoke in favor OF
extending the state road from Blandford
to connect with the good roads at Great
harrington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
IF THIN AND
NERVOUS, TRY
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bit-c- Phc5 asc %
Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh ard
to Increase Strength. Vigor
and l-nr.r &c -

When one stops to consider The host Of this
people VINO are searc.iin; cJ.ltin ALI Tor soma.
method by which they may increase their flesh
to normal proportions by the f..iI.. OUT OF Il, n.
hoilows, the rounding of of protruding angles
with the attendant bloom of health and attrac-
tiveness, it is no wonder that many and varied
suggestions along this line appear from time to
time in public print.
While excessive thinness might be attributed
to various and subtle Causes in different inai-
viduals, it is well known fact that the Lace of
phosphorous in the human system is very large
~ responsible for this condition
1t seems to be well established that this de-
fciency in phosphorus may now be met by the
use of an organic phosphate known throughout
Engiish-speaking countries as Bitro- Phosphate
The assimilation of this phosphate by the nerve
tissue soon produces welcome change II, our
body and mind. Nerve tension disappears, yig-
o. and strength replace weakness and lack Of
energy and the whole body loses its ugly
holloas and abrupt angles, becoming e,,yeE
oped in a glow of perfect health and beauty ana
the viii and strength to be up and doing fs..5sI.
CAUTION While Bitro-Phosphate is st,n.
surpassed for tae relief Of NERVOUSNESS, general
debility, etc, those taking it who do rot desire
70 put on flesh shoald extra care in avoiding
fat producing foods.-Aad