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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

A far as FL Paso merchants arc
n concerned. one would not know
{ { the municipal store is runni g.
Figuring a days sales at $500 or
$4,000, with a population OF 10000,
it would amount 70 less than three
cents a person. That won. make
MUCH impression upon the retail
markets here"
Such was the statement Friday az
ternoon OF one grOceryman here, who
Is in close touch with both the whole
sale and retail price Of food. and
who has made an estimate Of the ef-
feet of the municipal grocery upon the
retail prices asked in Paso.
A survey Of retail prices before the
establishment of the store here and
since its operation, shows but little
change in the prices asked by retail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Curtis. Of New
York city are guests at Hotel Laugh
lin
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
MARVELLOUS CHANGE IN A
WOMANS FIGURE AND CURED
OF STOMACH TROUBLE BY USE
OF WARES BLACK POWDER
SAYS MRS. CARPENTER.


Dallas. Texas, July p, 1919.
Ware Black Powder Company. Dallas.
Texas.
Gentlemen; This is to certify that
Wares Black Powder cured me Of
Stomach trouble and intestinal indi-
gestiOn in the worst form.
Il was sick for three years with the
most excruciating pains. Arter eating.
gases would rise in my stomach with
flatulence. I would have vomiting
spells, too, one Of which lasted me six
days. Then I would heave with hot
water running from my mouth.
"A friend told me of Wares Black
Powder. saying it cured her husband.
who was almost dead and that she had
known many others who were cured
by the use OF it, and advised me TO
send for it or have my druggist send.
which I did Immediately, and when 1
began taking it according to direc-
lions il cured me. This treatment
makes a marvellous change in a Wo-
mans figure.
Many Of US. as we advance in age.
grow stout, which is always bloaL
Then let me add that of all the
troubles that viii get one down and
hnger longest. suffering almost unto
death. is Stomach and Intestinal In
digestion IN such cases. Wares Black
Powder is the remedy to use. Sin
cerely-
Csigned) MRS. S. C. CARPENTER.
what Wares Black Powder has
done for Mrs. Carpenter. It viii do
for you
Put up in Sanitary Wooden pack
ages in Powder or tablet form Price
zoe and SI-O0 the Package Wares
Black Powder or Tablets for all forms
of Stomach and Bowel trouble In
adults Wares Baby Powder for
babies and infants suffering from
Stomach and Bowel trouble Wares
Red Powder for chronic and watery
diarrhoea- Sold by wholesale and re-
tail druggists everywhere. II your
local druggist can not supply you.
write direct to ". H. Patterson. presi-
dent and general manager Ware Black
Powder Company, 1915 Live Oak ST..
Dallas. Texas.-AdT.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
House Votes To
Extend Control
Act To Clothes
Other Articles Included
Prison enalty for Prof
iteers Provided.

Washington. D. C. Aug. 23.-With-
out amendment and with practically
no opposition. the house late Friday
voted to amend the Lever food con-
troll act to extend its provisions TO
include clothing. containers Of food.
feed OF fertilizers, fuel oil, and i'm
plements used in production Of neces-
stiles, and TO penalize prohteering by
$1,000 fine or two years imprison-
ment
Proposals to make the act apply to
pronteering in house and room rents,
adopted by the house in committee Of
the whole, were stricken out in the
final vote
To Go After Little Retailers
Recomm endations Of attorney gem
eral Palmer to include retailers doing
a business Of less than 100000 under
the profiteering section, so THAI the
department Of justice might 20 after
the little ones" were included in the
measure as passed
Five hours Of general debate pre-
ceded passage Of the measure-the
first legislative step in carrying out
the recommendation Of president
Wilson in his recent address to con-
gress on the high cost Of living The
Hutchinson cold storage bill, modelled
on the New Jersey act recommended
worthy Of patterning g fter. viii be re-
ported to the house next week
half cent decline over what they
we're some time ago
Some FL Paso merchants are today
selling a high grade Of coffee at less
per pound than the present whole
sale price This product. however
was bought by these merchants when
the wholesale price was far lower
laH.rn inn So 9.
tionary at IS cents pound ms
is due to a scarcity which confronts
the country. With the old crop vir-
tuallv exhausted and the new crop
not yet in the markets, rice has ad-
vanced to its present price, when
keeps il from longer being considered
the cheapest food. Merchants who are
selling sugar at II cents a pound are
cutting their profit to less than 90
cents a hundred pounds, exclusive OF
the loss in parceling out small pack
ages, their sacks and the labor in
volved in Weighing up the one, two or
three pound packages.
Few Price Changes.
Following is a table Indicative OF
the prices OF retail grocers on certain
foods, showing the relative price
week or more ago and the present
sugar was IKE pound; now lie
pound
Coffee. was s5c pound; now soc
pound
Bacon. was 65c pound; no change
Flour was SL65 per p pounds; no
change.
Canned soups was 15e q for 25c); no
change.
Canned milks was lie large can; no
change
Canned tomatoes was lie No. ? can;
no change
Canned corn was 1so No. can; no
change.
Potatoes was SC pound now 4Hc
pound
Canned peae was 25e No. ? cam; no
change
Tea was 75c pound no change
Pink beans was 12izc pound now
10c pound
Navy beans was i2ke pound; no
change
Rice was 15c pound; no change.
The prices listed are for the aver
age or best grades Of products No
inferior products are listed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
InqWiring Into
PrOGteering
Is Suspended
Investigation Is Halted I'm
til Agents Have
Made Reports.

Agents Of the department Of jus
tice announced Saturday that they
are approximately one-half finished
with their Investigations regarding
food profiteers here. They have tenn
porarily suspended their investiga-
TONS while working upon a report
which will be sent TO headquarters
egarding the results Of their investi-
sations. The agents declined to state
whether they had discovered any fla
grant profiteering.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
MUCH PROFITEERING, No
HOARDTNG IN NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque, n. NJ. Aug 23l-No
evidence OF food boarding has been
found in New Mexico, according to a
statement issued by United States dis
trict attorney Burkhart. I'VE find,
in fact, that wholesale food stocks are
lower at present than was the case a
year ago.
There Is ample evidence OF profit
eering." the statement said, and this
will receive the early attention Of the
United States officials"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
MUNICIPAL STORE HAS LITTLE
EFFECT ON LOCAL FOOD PRICES
Sugar Potatoes and Pink Beans Show Slight Decline in
Open Market; Other Foods Remain at Level of a
Week Ago; Retailers Say They Make Small Profit
on Many Articles, and None on Some.

grocers, and these are attributed to
the fluctuations of the wholesale
market rather than to any influence
which the sale Of army supplies is
having In a random list OF fourteen
kinds Of food. an investigator found
that in only four Of them was there
any decrease. although there has been
no increase which viii Influence re-
tail trade.
pleads Not Guilty.
The grocer who retails his prod
ucts is not profiteering." said one
salesman 1T is the wholesaler, job
Der and producer that is getting the
high price The grOcers OF FL Paso
are selling their products on as close
a margin of profit as possible. under
the market prices asked by the whole
saIer There is only one possible
way for any groceryman to get big
profits. That is for him to have a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
POSTMASTER AsED TO GIVE
nEnnnn ~ unnn : nIEE II

Postmaster E. A Shelton has re-
cefved from the postmaster genral
request for a complete report on all
army food supplies sold to the public
here. The report probably VIII be
largely handled by attendants at the
municipal store, so that only check
ing viii be necessar by the post
master.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
DR.. AUSTIN Grille WILL SPEAK
AT SAN ELIZARI0 SEPT. 10

Roland HarWell, director Of the
chamber OF commerce received Satur-
ay a communication from Dr. Austin
Grille, PRESENT Of the New Mexico Col
Iege OF Agriculture and Mechanical
Arts. saying that he would attend the
farm bureau day celebration at san
Elizarfo- September 10. Or. Grille VIII
be the principal speaker.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL

DOCKETS ARE HEAVY
An average of ten civil cases are
filed each day in the local district
courts, according TO c. NJ Mckinney
distrit clerk Civil dockets in each
Of the three courts are heavy and a
large amount Of business will be
transacted when the various courts
convene early next month The Grim
inal dockets in both district and
county criminal courts are also heavy,
it is announced.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
RrMAN1A ro EXPoRT cEREALs.

Berne. Switzerland, Aug 70
CHavas) The Rumanian bureau here
announces Rumania viii export more
than 10000 carloads Of cereals from
the present harvest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

Southampton, n. Y. Aug. 81
Charles S. Garland. IT.. Of Pittsburg,
defeated Willis E. Davis. Of san Fran
cisco. Ga. 60. in the final and cup
round Of the Meadow club mems ten
mis- singles today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

Polioarpio Armijo. a sheep rancher.
and Sol. BENJAMIN. merchant. both Of
Albuquerque. n. ", registered at the
St. ReEis Friday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

Frank Bounds. a cattleman from
the Separ country in Grant county,
y. NJ. was an arrival at the St Regis
Friday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

AIRS. Frank J. Bnlingslea Of Toyah.
Texas, is returning to her home today
after a very happy visit with rela-
tives and old friends in FL Paso.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08
CsfeicHf No ~
~Ae~lfs 4 assrns ~crz

gone thru any law school or any spo.
cial technical school OF any kind. and
would start your life work three or
four years later than your sehoolfei.
lows 81 today. who go TO work imme'
diatcly after leaving college OF
course. under such circumstances.
YOU might study law. Tor instance.
during tho four years after gfadua.
ton. hut my own feeling II that IA
man does good work chiefly when
he IL IN something which he intends
TO make his permanent work. and In
which he II deeply interested. More.
over. there will always be the chance
that the number 81 officers In the
army or navy viii be deficient. ana
that you would have 90 stay In the
service instead 81 getting out when
you wished.
want you 20 think over all these
matters very seriously. II would be
great misfortune for you 10 star,
into tho army or navy as a career.
and find that you had mistaken your
c.ealres and had gone IN without re.
ally weighing the matter.
You ought not % enter unless you
feel genuinely drawn 60 the life an
life work. II 40. so In: but not 9th.
erwfine
MIR Loeb told me today that at II
he had tried for th. hrny. but failed
The competitor who beat him N now
captain: Mr.. Loeb has passed him
by, aiiho meanwhile n war has been
fought Mr.. Loeb sayH he wished %
enter the army because he did not
know what 60 do. could not foresec
whether he would succeed or fail IN
life. and felt the army would give
him "a living and o career" Now II
this ~ at bottom your feeling /
should advise you not 20 60 In /
should say yes to some boys. hut not
TO you. | believe Ia you too much
and have too much confidence In
you.
fTo lie con,inucdl
Copyright 1919. Charles scflbnerr
SouAl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know Dr..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of keeping young Is to feel
young-to do this you must watch your
liver and bowels-there's no need Of
having sallow complexion--dark rings
under your eyes-pimpIes-a bilious
look in your face-dull eyes with no
sparkle. Your doctor will tell you
ninety per cent of all sickness comes
from inactive bowels and liver.
DR.. Edwards. a well-known physician
in Ohio, perfected a vegetable COM
pound mixed with Give oil TO act ON
the liver and bowels. which he gave to
his patients for years
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets. the sub
stitute for calomel. are gentle in their
action yet always effective. They bring
about that natural buoyancy which all
should enjoy by toning up the liver and
clearing the system OF impurities
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are known
by their olive color. l0c and 25e.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08
Bible Student to
Be Sent to Prison

Frank shnffer. secretary % the
Hihle Studeuta' association Of
Everett. has ioat his last appeal from
q sentence ~ two and one half years
IN tho federal pcniieutiary. L.. 3.
District Attorney II. G. Saunders
said Monday.
Shaffer was convicted by a jury In
the district court here on June %
last Of obstructing the sclecilvo ser.
vice act and Of unpatriotic propa.
gauda. lie carried the case to the
y. $. circuit court Of appeals. The
case was taken from there 20 the
supreme court. where tho decisions
Of the lower tribunals were upheld.
Shaffer at present Is az liberty on
hail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08

DENVER for men, 4,
the divorced woman has the bigger
income. and pensions for fathers lei,
ny death or divorce with little chill.
arcn to care for. arc advocated By
AIRS. Lillian ~ Kerr. vice chairman
of the Colorado state branch OF the
national wofnan's party.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08
NOSE Cl0GGED FROM
COLD OR CATARRh
Aurly Cream In Nostrib To
Opsn Up Air PassAgsa

All, What relief, Your ciogged
noatriis open right up. the air pas
sages of your head are clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawk.
iu&. snuffling. mucous discharge.
headache. dryness-no struggling for
i,reath at night. your cold or catarrh
~ gone.
Don't stay stuffed up, Get a small
bottle Of Eiy's Cream Balm from
YOUR druggist now. Apply a little
q this fragrant. antiseptic cream In
sour nostrsis. let II penetrate through
Every air passage OF the head. soothe
and heal the swollen. inflamed
7nucous membrane. giving you In.
slant relief. Ely's Cream Balm IL
just what every cold and catarrh SUI.
ferer has been seeking. It's just
splendid.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08

In a few moments you can trans.
form your plain. dull. flat hair. You
can have Il abundant. soft glossy
and fun of life. Just get ~ any
drug or toilet counter a small bottle
OF "Dandcrinc" for a few cents. Then
molsten soft cloth with the Dandsr
inc and draw this through your hair
taking one small strand NJ time
instantly. yes. Immediately, you have
doubled the beauty Of your hair II
will be n mass. so soft. lustrous.
fluffy and so easy 90 do up. An
dust. dirt and excessive oil IL re-
moved.
Let Danderine put moro life. color
vigor and brightness in your hair.
This stimulating tonic will froshen
your scalp. check dnndruff and fall
ing hair ana help your hair to grow
long. thick. strong ana beautiful.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08
Four Youths Held
for Investigation

with their pockets bulging with
coppcrs. some 400 OF them. two screw
drivers and a set Of dice. Stanic,
Moore. 81. X. Ludlow. Is. ~
Kcene. IS. and Gerald Dunnln g.
were arrested at Westlake ave. and
Stewart st. Sunday.
They were being Investigated Mon
day By tho police. who believe tn,
four might have had something TO do
with the robbery OF a cigar store
nt Harvard ave. and y. Pine st. re
Gently. keeno and DunninE were
turned over to the Juvenile authori
ties.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08
Wife's Arm Broken
by Cave Man Kiss

Al Thierauit. Ehlngle weaver. liv.
held BY the police Monday pending
an investigation of his cave'man ca.
resse=.. which resulted in a broken
arm Sunday for hts wife.
Motorcycle Officers George Fey.
nolds and a. J. Hili found Thieraul,
asleep when they arrived In response
TO his wife's appeal for help. SHE
said the husband suddenly attacked
her and broke her arm in the ensu.
lng struggle. She was at a loss 90
account for the attack.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08

Electric fog sirens have been in
vented that can be heard for ~
miles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08

ways. n testing 81 your capacity
greater than think YOU can get in
any ordinary college. on the other
hand. except for the profession OF an
engineer. yea would have had moth
ina like special training. and you
would be no ordered about. ard ar,
ranged fur. that you would have leHs
independence Of character than you
could gain from them. You would
have had fewer temptations but you
would have had lees chance 10 de.
velop the qualities which overcome
temptations and show that a man
has individual initiative. Surprising
sou entered a. ~. wiki tho intention
~ following this course, The result
would 20 that az 81 you would leave
tho army o. navy without having
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08
Don't Continue Constipated

Don't let your bowels bulldoze
your system. Mako them function
reguiarly--kcep the body cleansed
of waste matter with Or. Kings
New Life pills.
Billousness. sick headache, sour
stomach. indigestion, dizziness. furred
tongue. bad breath--think OF the
embnrrnssments and disoomforts
trnceable 10 constipation How cas-.
lily they're rectified by the occasion.
nj use OF DR.. Kings New Life pills.
Move the bowels smoothly but sure.
~. Try Them tonight All drug
gists-25c az usual
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08
BAD COLD GOT YOU?
FEELING GRIPPY?
DR.. Kings New Discovery
soon starts you on the
road 10 recovery

NNCE tried. always used That's
I trlto expression. but one nov.
or more applicable than II is TO
DIR. Kings New Discovery.
You will like the prompt. business
like way It loosens the phlegm.con.
gested chest, soothes the tortured
throat. relieves an old or a new cold.
grippe. cough. Group.
The klddies can take II in perfect
safety. too, No bad after.effects.
Standard half a century. coo and
si.20 a bottle. Al your druggist.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08
DR.. RAYMOND FUNERAL
TO BE HELD TUESDAY

Funeral services for Or. Alfred
Raymond. 80. for 81 years a praetlc.
ing physician here. who died wedncs.
day AZ Rochester. MINI. viii be held
from the family residence. 70s 18th
ave. at i,3o p. m. Tuesday. Inter.
ment In Iakcyiew cemetery viii fol.
low
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08

THAT NOISY CuRFEw

The Yisitor-You have n quiet.
peaceful little city. suppose you
have a curfcw law.
The Aayor-Nope. We used 20
ring the curfcw every night at s
o'clock. but we had TO cut u out.
So many folks complained Il dis.
turbed their aieep
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08
Duncan Dancers
Coming on Dec. Is

Under the direction OF J. Willis
sayre. the famous Isadora Duncan
dancers. six In number. will be seen
at the Metropolitan theatre on Mon.
day. December i5. in conjunction
with George Copeland. the distin-
guished pianist. The seat safe will
open at 20 O'Clock next Thursday
fttprilfuE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08

Au this letter was written, n
hot fight was on IN congress-
over the promotion ~ Leonard
Wood to the rank OF major sem
crul Wood. who WAS presi.
dent Roosevelt'a superior Off
Ger IN the Cuban campaign. was
vigorously anHailed by his enc.
miles and the preference shown
him hy the administration was
condemned. Army red tape had
been ripped into shrcds. The
pr.sident eonfides IN Ted. des.
tined 20 serve brilliantly an an
officer when the time came. his
opinion 81 some az tho old'timerH
tn the army The Editor.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1919-01-10
Voro WorSe.

RorbIauosIa9et Sulebefte al "0oros
Norge or ct al DC melt intdgfuloe SirtI
ter uooipet ueo oenue VuI.
&eitet5 nette Surmdt Oh prGgtlgc ltos
itur urtter ems Cpmertiumhco peo Tsrlte
2ietoit. Zen beiienote Iigtcr % 1tris
bent SuIius .. @aurrauu or Striftet5
8eoaitsr oa oct CT ftlo Bergen Ior ar
intet uoeu Der melt fuIolgoi8c tontmer
iu0om Yermerue.
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giorag, toget iilrng. al Yrof. g. z.
8glpaag, 0aatou 3. Sdr8oe, anorelu
| Sraae, Inorca5 gluo. Nompontlt Ole
Glen. @aitor 5. Siogeu, Aund 5. 9en'
bricfieu, 3-u. abbo,at Sobdn 3ettntonn,
Ebos. Roroneis, q Npriino, Rrs. 8,
&alrclono % Ears 6eiber8, Gesuocr
er ser Grene ira NorolanoslaGet5 Sors
mauo &. ;. Rorct. .. Y. Anoerion, re
oattercu5 auitnc Sobauna, 5boS. Roros
neI5, Sobn y. gioe % ). .. Sinoietb.
6eftet5 Snobolb, bnuoe Poeit og Bros
ia, er / beieite 8ra0 uelororet mcl
iumtte &lleOer Der % Der 9lennem belt
5triitet.
Iaar man tommcr iii @noer AZ itoltC
gIdo suiter man Der bar merc % lao
lGIer man 4oertisiementerue pdn On.
ilaget. Tisie oioner ont idrume mute
@%eIoroninq. Der er iad ooutnerenot
gierrem belle 6eitet.
Get beoitc al alt er al Sllebeitei
faae5 aloclcs irit peb al %abpuuere pac
"gor0z glorge" Tor 1919. Ser uo'onmel
FIRE peiter aarIig % Brtieu er bare Ell
cueitc lioen rlmo Solar.
Yaitor 3. Stageu, ooliielu, Soma el
Saget5 Horretniugsisrer % EdlereI
ieuocs iii ham,
0lau bebeper life ia orrt pau Botter
al @eitiioroeu og lslt Grragen Tor a
BIZ Sbounent pda "Horo giorse". gtdu c
lioc rel tomuneu pau 2litl hos Eoitor
ztagcu ON man ioguer iii mere isrIi9.
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De bier iugeu Iegn Ill al 0tue Idge urii
ND.
gr Su 8orolrnoiug iaa ifrioer On oi
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uerer paa "Hioros Horge".
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nina eler @alorts iad bIi meo pa
"gurOs Gorge" autgcrtl ior At opbiG!p
Set beoite @pqoelag5Itriir ri bar.
Get or DouiicIiat at ourhere boa
man miitcr gen fife al 0Gre meo "a
oj5ie p~rGgtige setter iom Bugoeldger
uogiger. Seq cier til Srtulpel belle &c
rieu al "0aloriss 6eliirB" % "SGw
6auo". Zen meit o%nosGoeuoc SuIori
giloe fuoe oet plat umulist al rarre c
mia eli eueire 0eiie az Dem ior Ren8s.
"a ifaf 0i9 altiou "Rogosglorge" hoc
SI ida eno hsrer blemme.
go9aro Stiue.
Erummouo. &is.. 2soe Zee. 19l.