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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
Lille Inferoiews
Railway Strike Failed Because Public DiSapproved 1t
Texas Cities Quickly Respond To Welfare Campaign

medical department and went across
] came back not long ago and am
now stationed IN Camp Boyd. I knew
all the boys who were in the medical
department OF the Eighteenth field
artillery and II anybody IS interested
in some Of the boys I viii give them
all the Information I can
Property owners on Main street
are very much interested in a plan
TO have the railroad tracks which
run along that street moved" said
A. J. Barnes. manager OF the st. Regis
hotel We now have plan on foot
TO take I'D the matter with the proper
authorities In an effort to have the
trains run over tracks to the south
Of town and to remove the tracks
from Main street Property along
the street is undesirable because of
the continual noise OF the trains. and
believe that the city at large would
benefit from a move to the south
part OF town. where there are al
ready tracks laid. Not only the prop
erty owners would benefit from the
move. but also the public It large.
/ have seen freight trains blocks long
slowly cross the various street In
tersections while the heavy traffic
downtown was blocked and autOno-
biles halted for as much as two and
three blocks. Particularly on North
oregon street Is the traffic heavy.
II forms the central station for street
cars and has probably the heaviest
automobile traffic OF all streets in
town. and yet all OF this traffic Is
held up and congested because Of the
trains A prominent man from the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGLY AND JoHNNIES UMBRELLA
UNCLE WIGGILY AND ]

IT rained in woodland. near the Or
1 ange Ice Morntains. where Uncle
Wlggily Longears lived IN a hollow
stump bungalow near his animal
friends. Ny. how the water came
down,
It rained pitchforks and hoe han
dies. It rained cats and dogs and ships
and snails and puppy dogs tails. and
all like that
Uncle Wiggily looked from his hol-
low stump bungalow window, and
then he gave a whistle on his pink.
twinkling nose. and reached for his
tail silk hat and his rheumatism
crutch, striped red. white and blue
like a barber pole.
Goodness me sakes alive and some
frogs legs- cried nurse Jane FUZZY
Wuzzy. the muskrat lady housekeeper.
You aren't going out in all this rain,
are you Uncle Wiggilyg
Wei I guess 1 am he answered
I Just saw Johnnie Busytail, the
squirrel boy. out in the rain and I'm
going ont. too. JOhnnie's having
lot OF Fun splashing through the pud-
dies"
OUT" cried Nurse Jane.
"Oh. no. Not very-' answered Uncle
Wiggily. johnnie has a toadstool
for an umbrella. I can keep pretty
dry under that I'm going out"
So out hoped the bunny rabbit
Hi. Johnniei Ho. Johnnie. Wait for
me. want to walk under y9ur UNI
All right" chartered the Bushytan
squirrel boy Wen have lots Of
q 81 vrsftas and r-nels virrilv
ran out from his hollow stump nunga-
low. and the bunny got under the
squirrel boys toadstool umbrella ana
away they went as happy as clans.
Il rained pitchforks and hoe ham
dies. cats and dogs and ships ana
snaiis and puppy dogs tails. but
neither Uncle WiEgily nor Johnnie
Pm glad you came out" said the
so am T." added Johnnie I'm 60
And just then. all OF a sudden. there
came a heavy patter OF rain-sort or
extra special heavy like cream--and
down came Iohnnie's umbrella. and
the squirrel boy and the rabbit gen
pear me- what hanpenedg- cried
Uncle WiTEily as drop twinkled
on his pink nose
"Oh. this Is an old umbrella" said
Johnnie. "and every once in 2 while
II slides shut. That's what It did now
But I can put IL up again"
SO he opened the toadstool umbrella
again-toadstools being the only kind
Of umbrellas used in Woodland-and
off started Uncle WigEily and the
squirrel boy once more. as cheerful as
They had not gone very far before. /
once more. all Of a sudden. the um- I
1rella closed ND again. and Uncle /
ITf~eilv got all wet
"Oh. I'm so sorrvin exclaimed John Z
ME. YOU might think I'm doing this I
IN purpose. Uncle Wlggily. but real !
81 I'm nof-
ooh. I know you wouldn't play a /
rick like that on met" said the bun
AZ gentleman. wining the drops OFF /
lis whfskers. Lets try once more I
Wen e rafned cats and dogs and /
iitchforlys and hoe handles and snins I
md snaUs and puppy dogs tails. and 4
-ucle Wigeily and Johnnie went on
n tho showers as han7y as fried
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
IT'S RIGHT TO FIGHT PROFITEERST
BUT DON'T PLAY ANY FAVORITESI

demands cheaper food Agriculture demands higher food
Labor demands shorter day and higher pay, which would
put greater burdens the employing farmer and most
farmers employers certain seasons They natural
competitors the farmer and the laborer No political uni
fication of them is thinkabe
Again. Americans fundamentally against class gov
eminent They viii not tolerate government dictated to
by capital Trust busting and the hunting down Of
prvegeseeng interests the proof Of that Nor viii
they tolerate government by any other class, labor
The American form Of governmnt has endured and has
commanded the loyalty Of nearly 100 percent of the Ae
citizenship just because it has been representative Of
Americans Of all kinds and conditions.
So if labor thinks of forming labor party, using anti
profiteeTng its drawing card it is taking the wrong
tack It is right to fight profteerng in whatever ranks
it may be found but to try to capitalize "class
sciousness" in political way is to play the game Of
the LWW.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
To Gov. Hobby and Gen. Howe.

THE pleasure FL Paso feels greeting Gov. and Mrs
". P. Hobby and their party is not less than that
which the city experiences in welcoming back Maj Gen.
Robert l. who has returned after his service in
the war against Germany, to take command Of the Fl
Paso military district.
Probably to Gen. Howe il viii like coming home
when he takes charge the district which he commanded
before being overseas Certainly it viii to
e Pasoans who knew him then and previously, for Gen
Howe, colonel distinguished himself in the Pershing
punitive expedition IN Mexico.
FL Paso is regTetfu that the return of Gen. Howe
occasions the departure of Brig Gen James B. Erwin, who
has made good record district commander. He has
held the respect and admiration Of his troops and the
of Francisco Villa and Felipe Angeles well re-
membeTed occasion.
As for Gov Hobby the qualification he has expressed
IN visiting FL Paso county which, he says gave him
votes than any other large Texas county is equaed by
that Of the citizenship in entertaining him, Mrs Hobby
part Of Texas likes to receive the states highest officials
and would be glad the governors Of Texas could find
It possible frequently to acquaint themselves with
the city and its people by personal contact.
The German embassy at Washington probably win
not be stormed by mobs unless the imperarepublican
government takes advantage of diplomatic immunity to
establish brewery therein
Why do they say the dollar is inflated? It's getting
smaller all the time and buys only about 40
cents worth
Pretty soft for Messrs Taft and LIOyd-GeOrge but
Andrew Carnegies viii to have omitted few of the
rest Of
The daylight saving faaey has gone the way of free
silver.
EVER nun meets his Waterloo at last
-wenden Philips
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
He Wants To Know;
What Do You Think OF
The Case, Gentle Reader

days mail, gets many interesting
curious and oftentimes funny letters
from her readers, but one received to-
day Just about takes the cake and the
palm as well.
Here Il is:
Miss Beatrice Fairfax:
Please put this in your mkt Sunday
paper.
A woman she is q years old she
want for vacation for the first time
a long, and she got quinted with
yong man in the Motor Transport in
the army, and she left her husbend
and three lettle cheldrin one S years.
one years, one years and she
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
lack DOrmelly Wins
Uncle Niggily Prize

lack DoneIly. 302s Pera street.
is me winner OF the six uckeIs
offered as a prize for the nes-ssi
booflIet made from the Uncle Wig
eilv picture page in last week
Weekend edition The tickets
tbis week are offered through the
courtesy OF the Unique theater oy
manager Hervey-
A similar contest viii be con
Quoted next week. using the Uncle
WiegiIy picture page in this week S
weekend Herald. All children
who wish their 1oks back can
get them by calling at The Etera-a
Tor them. The rules FOR the con
test next week are the same as
previously given
those making the next best
books arc Ruth Colbert, l4z1 N.Y.
tie avenue. Lavde z Herndon, s1s
Lee street. Clifford James 500
Mum avenue. and Richard Lewis,
1411 -.rizona street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
We TOWNE GOSSIP
Z. s.

- NllIIIIIIIll
on THE thickese cream.
THAT I ever had seen
AND THE homemade bread
AND THE grandsst pies.
AND JUST looking back
IT COMES to ne now.
THAT THIS Eranddad OF mine.
NEVER saw a street car.
AND ALWAYS believed.
THAT A coal oil lamp.
WAS THE very last word.
WHEN IT came to light.
AND HE measured men.
BY THE work they did.
AND HE lived a long life
AND 4 happy one.
But haven't a doubt.
II HE lived today.
HE'D BECOME a member.
OF SOME sort Of club.
AND MAYBE make speeches.
AND BE sore all the time.
AND SELL all his cream.
AND BUY canned milk.
AND DO everything else.
THAT THEY do today.
TO KEEP up with the world.
AND ITS rapid advance.
1 THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
Ripping Rhymes
September Again

OF eut out the signing for dying September is here at the gate
September winning has
g The summers season that's based reason good
wheat;
would nothing
without It would fan to prouos and merit
ended we're tired Of its charms admit; with laughter wgqie we
gg goes Hcketysp noses are roasted
whsks toasted baked poached fried; we
to
tied Oh welcome September remember September
and she hummer that followed
Oh
that limited Of frost with nights that sizzling silly; boost
her. regardless O 800
Copyright WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

east recently was discussing with ne
the probability Of his locating here.
FL Paso was those tracks traversing
the main part OF town. with freight
trains running through the city. We
property owners intend taking up the
matter and try to see II we can't get
some action
Il an absolutely opposed 10 the
League OF Nations" said Walter
Zimmerman. First. because I think
Il makes US merely the tool Of Eng
land and the other larger powers
This can be figured out BY any
the present terms OF the proposed
treaty we are to get the little end OF
the deal They hand US the island
Of zap. while the real issues OF the
conquest are being decided by Eng
land II IS much the same as II
Dempsey were handed a paltry 500
after he had won the Championship.
The League OF Nations will keep US
continually embrolied without any
advantage to US ] have always been
certain that Woodrow Wilson was
dominated by England and his action
in the present peace deliberations has
confirmed my belief"
, =
''rhe scenery around Nagdalena,
y. n. g very beautiful" said justice
%
county as one OF the best places IN
the entire southwest in which to
spend a vacation. There Is good fish
ing in the mountain streams. the
mountains are cool and the scenery
adds a great deal TO the pleasure OF
a vacation spent in that section Of
New Mexico"
IF the Mexicans and Americans
understood each other better do not
believe there would be such bitter
feelings between the two races"
said NJ a Gallardo. IN my travels
through much OF the northern part
that much OF the III feeling toward
America is due to a bad system OF
education among the poorer classes.
I am convinced that II the Mexican
people were thoroughly educated
practically all the enmity toward
Americans would vanish"
The announcement that the rail-
road strike had been called off came
Just In time to allow between % and
80 teachers Of the Fl Paso public
school system who had spent vaca-
tons in California time enough TO
reach here before the start OF school"
said superintendent Of schools A. r.
HuEhey- Had the strikers not de-
cided TO return 10 work when they
did. hundreds Of FL Paso school chill
dren would have been without a
teacher that they could call their
own at the opening Of school While
this situation would no doubt have
pleased the children. 81 would have
caused the teachers who are here on
time lot OF work in caring for the
extra number Of pupils belonging TO
a grade taught BY the teacher strand
ed in California"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30


MOST EVERYBODY.
HAS HAD a grandfather.
ALTHOUGH IT seems.
THAT THERE aren't SO many.
As THERE used to be.
WHEN was a kid.
BECAUSE IN those days
J CAN remember.
THAT THEIRS used to be one.
IN MOST every house.
AND wHYEVER It Is.
THAT IN writing about them
1 DON'T know
EXCEPT THAT It IS.
THAT FOR an hour.
I'VE BEEN sitting outside.
IN rocking chair.
AND BLOWING smoke.
AND LOOKING into It
AND SEEING things.
And A long way back.
was A little town.
AND A little stream,
AND A bridge across.
AND ! wagon road.
AND A yellow wagon.
AND A yoke or oxen.
AND ONE % my granddads.
DRIVING THE oxen.
AND LOOKING closer.
I COULD see myself
PEROHED Up in the wagon
AND WHATEVER the speed.
THAT THE oxen made.
so FAR as 7 knew.
IT WAS last enough.
AND WHEREVER It was.
THAT WE wanted to 60.
WE ALWAYS went.
AND / can recall.
THAT OUT on the farm.
USED TO grow fat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

l road shopmen and attendant
/ sympathy strikes resulted IN failure"
said ". X Williams. a civil engin-
eer from Chicago. The reason for
the failure showed up early, when
the public. and especially the far
mers and their organizations. showed
they were strongly opposed to it. I
have had labor leaders and members
Of the union tell me that they knew
public opinion was against the pro-
posed strike and they admitted that
they never had won q strike with
out support Of public opinion one
Of the wise labor men illustrated the
case 10 me thus: of course this high
cost Of living is our big argument,
but + suppose there may be 500.00O
profiteers on one side and there are
probably $500, 600 union labor men
on the other. our side. Between the
two, who are threatening to plunge
the Industrial United States into eco
nomic IL not political chaos. is the
general public. millions OF men with
their families They Gre looking with
great displeasure on both US and the
proflteers- II anything is started,
those millions Of men between US.
who want peace and want to get busy
at reconstruction now that the war
Is over, will not stand much foolish
ness; they are likely 20 turn in and
crush us both. physically. II neces-
sary- 1 tell You our unions are not
going. 20 win If we strike. We beat
ourselves when our men IN many
places went out regardless OF the
orders OF our own chosen represen-
tatives-'
san Antonio and Corpus Christi
t. -
the woman in industry and child
welfare work and organized commit
tees 10 enforce the state labor laws
and TO improve working conditions
for women and children" said Mrs
Alma Bartlett, Of FL Paso, inspec-
tor for the women's division Of the
Texas bureau OF labor statistics.
The women and officials in those
cities the moment they learned what
I in my official capacity was there
for, got into the work at once. as
the women did IN Ell PasO. IN Corr
pus Cristi the papers editorially
supported the work OF the bureau re-
garding women and children and the
people all seemed TO know me in a
short time. No one could have asked
for more hearty support than ! got
We found in both san Antonio and
Corpus Cristi some violations OF the
state labor laws regarding the en-
ployment Of women and children, but
when the violations were called TO
the attention Of employers they ac-
ceded at once te and complied with
the laws. I met With a large num- !
Der Of very broad minded and able
women in both cities and my work
was made exceedingly pleasant by
them"
Traffic cases are on the decrease I
since the adoption Of the plan by /
which drivers who fail TO appear in 1
court when tagged are brought to /
the police station on a warrant ana /
put under bond said P. A. Candle /
laria, clerk OF the corporation court |
The knowledse that there is no 4
means by which to evade a fine for 1
a violation Of the traffic ordinances {
is making Fl Paso drivers much more 1
careful OF the smallest parts Of the
ordinance"
q am glad to get back 70 Fl Paso
from France" said Leo Tafey. now
at Camp Boyd. near Fort Bliss, in
3. 315th company. motor I
transport corps I was in FL Paso /,
with the Eighteenth field artillery =
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

eggs. Then al OF a sudden. out from
under bush popped the BAD o-l
..Ah. hai Just IN time for mel9 howled
the bad chap was .lst Mellil-s
for some one 20 come along with On
umbrella. Now I'll walk with YOU
and he squeezed himself between IN
Gle Wiggily and Johnnie. taking up
the best part OF the umbrella room
for himself. On. he was Selfish was
that skeezicks chapi
where do you want 20 goE asked
..Hore TO nv den" answered the
Skeszicks. and you'll go home with
me. too And when We GET tnets
Well what was goinS 70 n4ppel
then the Skeeziclzs never told For. al
OF q sudden Il began 10 rain mop
toads and little green 1rogs- 10 SAY
nothing Of augleWorus- and OF course
there were the pitchforks and hoe
handles. and cats and dogs and snips
and snails and puppy dogs tails On
IL rafned very hard. and. as the Skee-
Kicks was squeezing himself IN Try ing
TO keen dry. all at once Johannes
and down cane the water over every
~oh wowi Oh. double WOW and an
grange 1ollyUOp" hoWled the Skee-
Kicks you did that on purpose Vow
Pm soaking wet I'm not goins TO
walk under your old umbrella And
back he ran 70 hide under the bushes
But do YOU s'pose Johnnie and IN
Gle Wiggily cared for that2 Indeed
they were glad to get I'D OF Skee.
Johnnie put the umbrella up again
and he and Uncle Wiggily hurried
on as happy as ice cream cones ana
the SlVeeEicks didn't get them at all
So this teaches Us that Il Is sometimes
a good thing to have an umbrella that
goes shut when you least expect IT,
And & the looking glass doesn't Try
to hide in the feather bed so the sofa
cushion can't see 20 part its hair. III
tell you next about Uncle WtEgily
and Billie's boots--Conyrirht- 1919,
by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

don't want them at all. I want to
know what since she had and If she
well have good time with that man
The woman told hime she is q gerl.
Now he had notice she is woman with
little once. What do YOU think he
well have hir any moor or not2 and
what do you think Of him If he win
marrid her and what is thear life2
Thank you. D. n. K.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

THE young lady across the way says
she rather deplOres the senate's at
titude and it ought to consult with
the treaty-making power before going
any farther.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

TF Little Gem Testurint advertises
rOastin' ears raised by contented
farmers. Most OF our senators seem
T. be in tn chorus.
Copyright. National Newspaper Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
RIDING TO A FALL.

TN forthcoming ages on hEtOEy's pages
By studiOus youths viii be seen
A rather brief stauza one V. CananzE
The Mexican Jumping bean.
In lodging an issue his words tissue
Of jokes and evasion Of fact
And Uncle Sans firing Of wiring and wiring
Til patience Is almost cracked.
WHEN bands from the cactus 50 boldly attacked q
By crossing the boundary line,
Caranza said Villas maraudng gueriLaS
Had had too much pulque wine.
By blood Of the slaughtered Americans Watsred
The faetion-torn Mexican soil
Holds graves Of the mared whose lives have been barrsd
For fruits Of their honest toll
WITH long, patient labor bis powerful nsighbOr
-" Has st1iVen to make If quite clear
To Mexieo's tyrant and greedy asprant.
The end Of al talk is near.
Our Uncle Sans slow to show anger, but woe TO
The one who the signs win not scan,
That one who'd take Of himself should beware Of
The wrath Of patient
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
GERMAN FAMILIES WANT
TO COME TO TEXAS 10 LIVE

Austin. Tex. Aug. 30.-Formal per-
mission 10 import $50 German famil-
les into Texas Is asked Of governor
W p. Hobby in a letter received to-
day from 4 former resident Of Texas
Wno had taken out first papers in
1892 and returned to GERMANY The
letter Is from Goeritz on Oder. Ger
many. A similar movement Of French
families to Texas has also been
brought to the governors attention
through correspondence. The appli-
cations have not been passed upon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

One OF the most noted examples o.
the new school OF women artists Is
the scuIntress. Miss Belle Kinney,
whose impressive monument 70 the
women Of the southern confederacT
soon will be placed in the capitals o.
10 e0u~rnrr, states
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
Little Chris

nADDY.s said Lit
Il tie Chris, ado
you know what a
chip INK looks -
likef Wei, a ehipmunl
looks like a squirrel
"WeII, son, hut Fhn
does n squirrel look 1I<ef
asked daddy.
1Ah. don't you know
said Little Chris. at look
like a ehipmuni-s
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

New York City has cooperative
store run exclusively by ana for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

Pretty soft for Messrs. Taft and LlOyd-George, bu
Indrsw Carneges viii seems to have omitted few of tn
est Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

Why do they say the dollar is inflated? It's getting
smaller all the time and even buys only about 40
cents worth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

The daylight saving faaey has gone the way of free
liver
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

The German embassy at Washington probably viii
not be stormed BY mobs unless the mperialrepubican
government takes advantage Of diplomatic immunity to
establish a brewery therein.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

EVER nun meets his Waterloo at last
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

q am glad to get back 70 Fl Paso
from France" said Leo Tafey, now
at Camp Boyd. near Fort Bliss, in
company 3, 315th company. motor
transport corps. I was in FL Paso
with the Eighteenth field artillery
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

A COMPARISON
English judge marriage as
price OF dinner
bulldog
O bottom Of it.
y
ticket to get cha TO strikebreakers
W
will concerning
dol ars Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
FT. ia 50 HFR. In

ne Il E--1u EAeEaA4 AF4ullIla ll0u RUE
charge. with accurate and authoritative
concerning which informa ton can be had
Gus federal government Departments n
experts and scientists IA the government
age for reply must accompany each inc
washington u. c
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27
Wyoming.

Development Of the Lance Greek
field is progressing at rate which,
within the next sixty days at the out
side, will prove the extent of the
field and especially its western eo]f.
Three wells, one owned by the OfAP
Oil Company on patented land, one b,
the Glenrock Oil Company on school
section six miles east of the Pioneer
well, and one jointly by the Midwest
Refining, Buck Creek OIL and Ohio
Oil companies, are so close to the sand
that one or more of them can be COM
pleted within five or six weeks If the
geological "dope" is correct, all these
wells will come in as producers and
the failure of any of them will not
disprove the district.
The Midwest Refining Company,
drilling a producing well for the Mer-
ritt Oil Corporation on section o Of the
Big Muddy field, with the intention OF
testing the. second Wall Greek sand,
has penetrated the first sand to a
depth of 200 feet.