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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-01

. was SO remote from Il paso that 1t
had no particular tourist value To
this city. IL developed later that the
Arkansas roads, on which this money
was spent didn't even connect with
the El Paso road at all We have a
chance now TO spend a little money
on a live proposition that will be Gf
real benefit and 1 hope we viii not
pass 81 by
Mr.. Kaiser. count 70 men. 8rr.
kaiser. count y0' mem That veil
which rang above even the boom Of
Inc French ib's. in a certain section
during the battle Of the ArEonns.
made Booker 7. Washington Hardi-
man, a big strapping negro sergeant
IT ON san Marcos, Tex, famous said
john Il Wren, Of the United States
department Of justice i'm Fl pasO.
Booker u. Washington Hartman
was a negro who was born and reared
m my town Of san Marcos. He Joined
me army and was sent across He was
an immense fellow with a voice like
fog horn The story Of wash
1s We called him. has come back to
san Marcos. On the Argonne his regf-|
ment was fighting furiously and the
American boys had learned TO load
nose 90 guns on the recoiI u was
Said lne ranks were moving down
me Germans and Wash was one OF
me braYest. With his enthusiasm thati
terrific voice would ring. Mr.
kaiser, count 20 men, Mr.. Kaiser, I
count 20 meu."
What viii our soldiers think when
they get back from France. after be- /
ing used to French wine. and find a I
ury countryT' asked James S Turnev. ]
Ilne-Ienths or them Will wish they I
were back in France, and all /
or them that have a chance will fry
to 60 back. They will think thai affei /
Ilghting for their country. they
should have what they want. and /
VIII raise kick If they do not get
II II viii do no good to create dis 1
satlsIaction among them"
Where is the wildcat wellg' Ser
iously and honestly, a woman asked /
me that question" said T. y. Havss.
II set me TO thinking that perhaps
the oil men would better attain d
little glossary OF some Of these COM
mon, now technical. term. Now. the
word wildcat is used as q legitimate
word meaning Wen in any new OF !
improved section. In other words. the !
tlrsl Wen IN any field, no matter
now geologlsts report on that field,
Is wildcat well. The man or COM
pany that starts or puts down such
2 wen is a wildoatter.' and he or
-t is validating while the drilling
act is going on The word used 10
larry opprobrium. The woman who
asked me that question had not paid
attention 10 the general use Of the
word wildcat as used in oil par
ance- When she asked the question
asked which one do you refer to- 1,
then explained TO her that there I
IRE many wildcat wells and that
here never would he any proven oil (,
erritory but for the 'wildcatter' who
'egan validating by starting a
wildcat well. II
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-01

DEAR ELLA 3.
FOR WHOEVER 20 is.
WHO WROTE the lsttsr.
AND FOR her mother.
on HER ssrd birthday.
IN WRITING to you
on BEHALF Of all mothers
WHEREVER THEY are.
AND OF all old folk
WHOEVER THEY are
JUST TO tel their thanEs
FOR THE joy you sent
To ONE Of them
AND THE pity IS.
IN THIS day and age
WITH THE world messed up.
THAT so many Of Us.
HAVE RAISED the line.
THAT OUR vision takes
AND WE look far Off
WHILE RIGHT at our doors
AND RIGHT IN our homes.
ARE HUNGRY hearts
WE FORGET % feed.
AND THAT must be fed
If THEY shall live
AND IF we shall live
WITH ORR hearts tuned right.
AND. OF course. Ella B.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-01
HAVE. IMPROVED SERVICE
INCREASING WIRE RATES

service has grown and worse and where 1t has not
aused actual loss It has caused evaporation galore.
The postmaster general, If he was bound to increase
rates should have paved the way Tor such acton in diff
erpnt way His control is without limit and he at lib
CIV 70 make such changes he cares to- lie should then
have seen to that telegraph patrons wee given prompt
fft service before being saddled witt higher CHARGES
Tire American people very fair an1 they never ask
mare than square deal Had he taken any pains to pre-
pare the ground by creating good impression he could
nave raised rates without such outcy resulting.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-01

IT ISN'T the flowers
90
THAT WE send forth.
-
WITH THE joy they plant
N A mothers heart.
so MUCH as 1t IS
= THAT BEYOND the flowers.
A FRIENDSHIP lies
AND DOESN'T forget
AND IT vas that
THAT THIS mOthsr saw.
AND THAT gladdsnsd her sysA
on HER natal Gay.
THAT THE joy you sent
PERvADED THE homo
AND THE daughter wrote
TO TELL f. 70 M
AND THE Thomas cat
SAT Up and purrsd
AND SIT here
AND WRITE Il doWL
AND WHEREVER u gosa
IT WILL carrT warmth
INTO OTHER hearts.
AND THAT'S what you dId
WHEN TOU didn't forget.
AND you bought tbs flowers.
FOR THE little old mother.
N HElR twilight days
THANK you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-01
When One Sends Flowers To An
Old Person On Her Anniversary

NEAR K old who has been sick
II The Of March her s3d birthday In the NOM
another and the package
smeed whose Thomas woodrow
meed
then and purrsd looked just
And mother sleeping longest time
kept eyes ng the beautiful flowers Ella B. and
tel
old they living and Tot keep the flowers
until theya reg
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-01
e government took over the

e government took over the
ship lines and promptly in
IS percent, chiefly to meet
al to granting higher wages to
were also increased to some
Hal Burleson took over the wire
n no emergency existed, and he
rates 20 percent to take care Of
aph employees. He does this after
ical treatment to one company, an
d his company would not increase
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-01

Josephus Daniels is utilizing his vacation in studying TIL
comparative merits Of battlesps and battle cruisers bein
one cabinet member who has shown capacity for his io
and devotion TO it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-01

I need not recite here the many in
stances in their conduct and history
on which these general allegations
are founded. especially the conduct
they have adopted within the last 10
months towards the civil authorities
OF the United States.
Tt has. nevertheless. always been
Ithe policy and desire ef the federal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-01

It's singular fact that the girls whose evening dres.
usually kitchen apron often among the first te
harry And they generally choose husbands with some
ommon sense
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-01

.urnishss rsaasrs fres or
on any and all subjects
led resources OF the va
Congress and the many
IN Three cents 81 post
the ilformation wanted
ric J. Ha1kin, Director.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-14
ONE DAY TOO LATE.

The average Oklahoma Indian is
more interested in oil royalties than
in current events. Recently Il locally
well known Indian came into Ardmorc
to cash his quarterly check and on
being approached for u Red Cross
contribution, asked:
What for, Red Crosse"
Red Cross work was briefly cx-
planned, and the Indian came back
with another query, what war;"
"Why, the war with the Germans"
was the answer. Didn't you know
America is at war with the Germans. !"
NO" replied the Indian. GLOW
long"
The situation was explained at
length, and after studying over the
matter, the Indinn said
"Too bad! Know UNI yesterday
could help heap. Two Germans by
my place hauling wcl!-rig. Could kin
'crn easy."---Ex.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-14
1895 CHILDREN KILLED IN
VIRGINIA..

During the year 1917, according to
bulletin sent out by the department
OF health of the council of defense,
1895 children under two years of age
were killed by infantilc diarrhoea, and
476 persons by typhoid fever. Hook
worm destroyed number Of persons.
These are classed as "flth-bornc"
diseases, easily preventablc
The Council of Denfense is inaugu-
rating statewide campaign against
these and kindred diseases, in conncc-
ton with the Board of Supervisors Of
the counties. Each county appropriates
$1,000. The Stat cBoard OF Health
and the United States Public Health
Service each appropriate $500, max
ing fund Of $4,000 for the years
work. The work this year, says the
bulletin, will be confined TO only 90
counties. First come, first served
The counties of this State, with rare
exceptions, take little or no interest
in the public health of the people.
Each fellow is supposed to look out
for himself
Speaking of this matter the other
day, citizen remarked: 1--WE have
man employed ut good, fat salary,
TO look after our stock, to vaccinatc
against blacklcg in cattle, cholera in
hogs, disease Of sheep, etc. and we
cant afford how to hire an expert to
prevent diseases among the people.
We turn them over to the doctors Ii
we prevent ali the diseases what will
become Of the doctors?" This plain
spoken citizen may or may not reflect
the sentiments of the people of this
and other counties. He added: at
Is fact, and you know it, that we
take better care Of the health of our
stock than We do of our children"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-14
TIME FOR GOVERNMENT TO GET
BUSY.

In Cleveland, 0hia, you can get all
the day labor you want at 81 I-2 cents
an hour. The man who sixty days ago
Grew nine dollars day is now glad
to obtain work on an eight hour ba-
sis at three dollars. What is tie an
swer? Unemployment. From 49,
900 to $4,000 men are out of work in
Cleveland This condition is becom.
ing general throughout the country.
Time was when big business thought
1t best during "hard times" to insist
that everything looked rosy. This is
no time for psychology. Men cannot
eat psychology. They require ham
and eggs. We arc confronted by
condition and you can neither elm
mate nor solve condition by pre-
tending that it does not exist. The big
business world has howled against
governmental interference" in bus
mess. But Uncle Sam is unloading
the burden. Fuel restrictions have
been lifted. Industry in general has
reverted to urivate interests. Ships
have gone back to their owners and
there is even t;.lk of charging off"
u billion dollars on shipping construc-
tion-in other words a subsidy.
Now that inefficient" government
has cut loose from the industrial
world, what do we find? Unemploy-
ment. Vixen men are jpblcss, il means
simply that employers have not the
necessary imagination and iniative to
put the INTO work. If t2.c are not
enough jobs to go around now, what
will be the condition when the SOL
dicrs come pouring home in 100000
patches? Every man must have
job. If the business world is too stu
pid TO provide il, tncn it is time for
the government to get busy.
Here's how Canada solved this prob
lem: Canada has soldiers sttle-
ment act by which 100000 acres of
Indian reservations have been opened
up for returned soldiers. Each voter
an can have farm of his own with
$1,000 from his government to tide
him over until he gets on his feet
with first crops in the barns. Will
returned soldiers consent to farm? In
poll of Canada's overseas forces
one-third votes yes; another third
was Of the show-me brand-undecid-
ed.
Why cannot we be as efficient as
little Canada-which, in proportion to
population, has casualty lists sixteen
times as great as ours? Repeated
ly, congress has urged to pass the
Lane jroject to reclaim desert and
other waste lands for returned SOL
diers. What does Congress do? De-
bates seriously whether the steak Civ
en- to Jim Mann by the beef trust was
tough or tender. Meantime, more men
looking for jobs arrive at eastern
ports.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-14
JUDGE WILLIAM +. RUEA.

The voters of the State will vote
for n member of the Corporation
Commission ut the coming November
election. This will be the first time
this Office has been filled by popular
vote.
Judge Rhea, it is understood, will
stand for reelection He has serv-
ed with great ability and acceptance
for two terms, his second term cXpir-
ing Feb. /, 1920. OF course some
thing unexpected may happen before
February, 1920, but as matters now
stand Judge Rhca, the senior member
of the commission will stand for re
election, and, of course, be reelected.
Judge Rhea is regarded, and Justly
so, one of the ablest men of the
State. In the Southwest Judge Rhca
enJoyes the confidence and respect Of
all his home people. There are still
a few politicians who have little love
for him, remembering az they still
do, certain polit:ccl campaigns of
years ago, but nevertheless, he is
highly respected and his election will
meet with almost universal approval.
Ills service az Il member uc the cor
poration commission cannot be dis
pensed with, particularly Al This time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-14
REGENERATION.

Before | went to war lived my life
In luxury and softncss, seeing
naught
OF the despair and sad, unceasing
strife
OF thousands with whose lives my
ease was bought
Before went to war took no
thought,
But Needless, careless, dallied on
with sin;
Saw not the price at which Il soul is
bought,
Nor knew the souls men by us mine
own kin.
| went to war-torc out my dying
roots
From the stagnant soil the flesh
was bedded in.
Ia thought to find my comrades I'M
couth brutes-
Instead found men and learned that
sin is sin.
And Libcrty---I learned to know the
Is Gods own call to help the world
in pain.
So, God | pray thee not to pardon all I;
But do not let me close my eyes
again!
l.ict. j. II. Bnns, in New York
Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-14
BUT THE STUFF" NEVER AR
RIVED.
(Deroit News).

Calm, but brisk, suave but keen, in
fact the ideal air of craftsmanship en-
veloped Daniel Edwards as he walked
into the clubhouse of lodge and up
to the secretary's desk
as this the oecretary?" he asked.
81 am acting in that capacity" he
answered.
"I'm selling w;.isIey," SAID Nh. Ed
wards. Cascade. Hoc'cnheimer,
Rockford, Paratoga. HcrGon Gin.
Blue and White, Three Fe there, Old
Raven"
"IIush nan, hush" cried the sccre
tAry rs the ole familiar names fell
blithelv. GLOW much?"
Forty dollars Il case"
Then the secretary aro3e and led
Mr.. Edwards to the telephone. He
called II prominent business man.
cart, | got Santa Claus down here.
He" Then tha tale was told to Art.
"fell him TO come to my office m the
morning ut o'clock" said the P. NJ.
b. The latter. with Il smile, the smile
Of o"e w!.o is shout to dc Eis fellow
men great and good turn, thumbcd
his address book. The next morning
found found ten p. b. ME- sitting in
q row in ARTS" office, the air clogg-
ed with remarks about, "Wcll, for
re, personally, I'm going to ret IL
couple of cases of Peeblcboard," and
my wife said l was to get Haratoga
because she likes that lind" etc, etc.
Mr.. Edwards, still brisk, suaye. ap-
peared. He said he had car of ev-
ervthing and it was billed to Buffalo,
hut the seal was to be broken here.
Tie consig:iec 1T B:Talo would nav
-" freight. He said they did not
have to pay until they received it.
They were to give him q check for
Enlf of the value of their order, date
the checks ahead and make them
payable after the goods were deliv-
cred. He gathered in $500 or $500.
and took the names and addresses of
friends. He spent $3.50 with one
taxicab company calling on custom
ers.
Then. on the day the great delivery
was to be made-he went away. Be
fore going he proved himself a won
derful man. In his selling talks he
had caught the names of the p. b.
MS personal friends. To these he
went and with dubious air, asked:
SIS hits fellows check any good?"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-14
BIG GAIN IN CATTLE.

The U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture has issued bulletin showing
that the number of cattle, including
mich cows, swine, and sheep in the
United States increased 6,3l5 900 dur
ing the year 1918. These figures
will be made public in report of the
department of agriculture which has
gone to the printers and will be ready
for distribution in the next week or
ten days.
Never in the history of the United
States have there been so many hogs
in the country as at present. During
the war period from 1914 TO Jan. l
of this year the swine increased by
more than lG,6OO,OOO head. Also in
1918 there was registered for the first
time in more than two decades a sub
stantial increase in the number of the
sheep in the country. Asa for dairy
animals the herds have increased by
more than 2,750,000 head since the
outbreak of the war and by more than
3,260,000 since 1910. Cattle, other
than mich COWS, also show tie
mendous increase. The cattle herds
in the United States have increased
by more than S,50O,0O0 since the out
break of the war.
On Jan. l, last, the value Of the
milk COWS of the United States was
Sl,S3G, 900, the other cattle was
worth $1,960,67O,00O, the value of the
swine was sl,665, 9S7, 900, and that of
the sheep ilocks S579,O16 900.
In the case of sheep the statistics
show reverse of conditions. In 1900
there were 11,640,0O0 more sheep in
the country than Mt present. There
was still further decline shown in
1910 when the census figures show
that the number had decreased from
about 61,500,000 TO 52,000,O00, or
about 100000 more than are now in
the country. In 1914, the first year
of tn war, the total had decreased to
49,719,000. The year 1918 shows the
largest gain twenty years, the gain
for that year being approximately
100000.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-14
BANDY's BUBBLING BUDGET.

Bandy, Feb. 1O.-It looks now like
winter has set in in earnest Snow
has been falling for three days and
nights and the weather is cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Beavers were
the guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
I. c. Christian ut Hartman.
Miss Theresa Beavers is i'll at her
home here.
Miss Ella p. Yourg visited Mrs.
Lawson one night lsat week.
Miss Leora Elswick was the guest
Of Miss Mildred Lambert last We'd
nesday night.
Miss Mae Vernon was the guest
of Mrs. Susan Beavers Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Brown are the
proud parents Of u fine boy. Moth
er and baby doing nicely. Miss
Virgie Lambert was visiting her bro
ther, S. l.. Lambert last week. r
Mrs. r. d. Young and children were
the guests Of her sister, last We'd
ncsday. Master George Vernon
visited his sister, Mrs. J. D. Settle,
Sunday. s. Mrs j. c. Lambert was
the guest of Mrs. j. A. Brown We'd
nesday afternoon. Miss Grace
Beavers has been confined to her bed
for few days with the flu. b" :
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Settle and little
sons, Dennis, Vernon and Ralph, of
Richlands, have moved to the farm
owned by her father, j. A. Vernon,
near here. Buclah, the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. 3. Sar-
geant, is i'll ut he rhomc here. > =
Mr.. J. A. Vernon made business trip
to Tazcwell last Monday and return
ed Tuesday. Miss Virgic Lam
bert spend the week end with her
cousin, Miss Leora Elswick at Coal
dan. Mr.. J. +. Beavers complet-
ed his barn in time for the cold wea-
Their and is now shcltering his stock
in it. Mrs. r. d. Young and
baby visited Mrs. Young's mother,
Mrs. w. u. Payne ut Tazeycll last
week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-14
NOTES OF FREEZING.

Freezing, Va, Feb. s.-The poet
laureate, Christopher Colu m b s
Stone, of Skeetrock, is here quoting
original verse, among which is
"An apple . day
Will keep the doctor away"
A dead horse was found the other
day up in Cumberland mountains, ly-
ing across lonely by-path. Inquiry
elicits the information in regard to
the equine that he had his leg brok-
en- and was left at that spot.
Food appears to be unusually scarce
III the immediate section, while there
is more stock than common. Blade
fodder is selling at &C a bundle, and
other forms Of feed are high accord
ingly.
Marshall E. Mullins was in this
neighborhood during the past week,
electioneering as an independent can
didate for county treasurer against
the regural nominee of his party, the
Republican, DR.. ]. c. Sutherland.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-14
WHERE NO MEANS YES.

In Egypt people shake their heads
sideways when they agree with YOU
heartily and make an outward ges-
ture when they desire you to come
closer. It's rather confusing To the
average western stranger.
"A friend Of minc," an English di-
plcmat who has lived thirty-five years
in the East writes in the Quarterly
Ecvicw. "who was II very acute OBJ
server Of Eastern ways, told me that
ON one occasion, in order to test the
intelligence of an Egyptian native,
aupposimg he understood the differ
cnce between right md l,fc, would
certainly have seized the lobe of his
left ear with his left hand The EEyp-
tian, however passed his hand over
the top of his heed and, with that
hand, took hold of the top of his left
ear
"Why, in the East, should the men
wear flowing robes and the women
trousers? Why does II 2Wcsterner,
II he folds up a wet umbrella, al
ways put it against ;he wall or in a
rack with the point downwatds,
whereas the Fastener. with much
greater renson, will always put it
point upwards against the wall with
the handle on the floor" With cy-
cry chance for serious mutual I'M
derhstanding, is it possible for one
half Of the world ever to appreciate
the other half? With patience and
practice, says the diplomat, it can be
done.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-14
FRANCE FELL BACK FOR LOVE
OF PEACE.

Paris, Feb. 1.-THE French Gov
eminent on July 10, 1914, ordered its
troops to retire eight or ten kilome-
ters from the frontier, having heard
that the German troops were moving
toward it, Rene Viviani. the then
Premier, declared in the Chamber of
Deputies last night.
"On the same day." he added, al
requested Paul Cambon (French Am
bassador ut London) by wire to in
form Sir Edward Grey of the meas
urcs taken.
England" | said, "wil realize that
in France is firm, it is not she who is
taking measures of aggression. AL
though Germany has moved her own
troops upon her battleline the Gov
eminent of the French Republic in
tends to demonstrate that France, as
well as Russia, bears no responsible
W for the attack"
These "reminiscences caused the
Deputies to rise and cheer the ex-
Premier.
Gould we risk murdcrous war
upon the chance meeting of patrols 2"
Nj. Viviani cotinuad 1--WE desiihd
to proclaim high before the world that
if France is fiib, il is not she who is
would do so for right and Justice,
and not take advantage of any euui-
vocation.
The withdrawal VS. carried out
without meeting any obstacle, either
technical or military. He'd we me,
with 81 observation from General
Joffrc that the measure might en-
danger the fate of the country. we
should not have hcsitatod, bat would
have kept the watch on the frontier.
No objection came from the General"
NJ. V!viani's speech was made in
reply to questions by Deputy Fer
nand rern'l. who sharply criti-
cised the abandonment of the ten
kiloMeter zcnc. lie asserted that il
was technic;.i mistake, because the
minera! valley Of Bricy was within
range of the French guns, and had il
been bombardcd intensnsivcly TO" ,
| or 4 days, the German iron ore de-
posts and factories would have been
desti Dyed and Germany placed in an
iii WV pop'tloil itGuIulI.k .Illt.1FnlS
This, the equity thought would have
brought about ;n end o. he war in
six months.
Deputy Enecrnnd added that the
abandonment of the French source of
minerals and iron without a fight
created situation which caused the
first battle of the Marine to become
pyrrhic victory, instead Of the alb
solute defeat of the enemy.
NJ. Viviani replied that the aban-
donment Of the Briey Valley in the
event Of war had been decided upon
by the General Staff in January, 1914.
A withdrawal 10 depth of twenty
five kilometers was first considered,
said III. Viviani, who then read u tel
egram from General Joffre, dated July
9th. reading rs follows:
"For diplomatic reasons it is in
dispensable that no incident occur
at the frontier. No unit and no patrol