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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15
Little Interviews
Little lnteUieus
LaentS Days When TheaterS Checked Half Smoked Cigars
Excitement Spreads To All Classes In the Oil Regions

sally criticised as giving no encour-
agement to miner and prospectOr,"
said George H Utter. jr-. one OF the
owners Of the famous old Carlisle
mine at Stesple Rock. n II. I at
tended the dinner OF the Mining Cir
Gle OF the University club in FL Paso
and heard the discussions Of the law
and I am as practical miner. taking
considerable interest in the efforts to
get the Texas law amended. I know
tho prospector must be encouraged by
liberal laws, for he. a poor man, has
TO be the pioneer. the diseoversr. the
man who does the preliminary work
before bis capital takes hold. Nor
win the capital take hold and take the
risk Of getting the metals out OF the
round II hampered By vexatious laws
and onerous taxes or royalties"
Nearly $50 men have been dis
missed by the Chino Copper company
from the mill at Hurley. y. II, and the
mine at Santa Rita, y. II. because Of
the low price Of copper" said Max NJ
Burman OF Hanover. y. u Many Of
these men viii have to emigrate to
other parts OF the country as the min
ing industry Is the backbone OF that
section. The trouble Is that the price
OF copper is so low that the cost OF
7erating a mine has become un-
profitable. Many small mines. where
fected, had to be closed down entirely,
while at the larger mines, like the
Chino. where about $500 men were
employed. one fourth OF the labor was
suspended in order TO reduce opera
tons to those that were essential for
The future OF copper Is /
obscure, though there is a large de-
mand ahead. I look for the peace con-
ference TO throw some light on the
in the course OF a few weeks
nd thereby send the price Of copper
up to a mark in keeping with the
cost OF labor and working material"
The position held by Beaumont,
Tex. on a foundation Of three indus
tries. is one that Is enviable to other
cities its size. and Is creditabie 10 the
Initiative OF citizens" said T s. Reed OF
that city The oil industry there
was made a permanent factor BY the
building OF pipe lines to all the large
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15
Not Responsible When
Not Quite OurselUes'
By ANN BLESENER-

VERY often circumstances occur
that make Us not quite ourselves
In fact they happen so often to soms
people that Il Is % be wondered e
they would know their real selves Il
they met them under circumstances
entirely normal
The even tenor OF our affairs Is up
set BY excitement Of some sort X
may be family tragedy Our minds
don't work just right. so we admit
lnat We are not quite ourselves
You may be overcome by your fesi-
ings. and mot be quite yourself
The youth Is very often upset in
this way Il Is a kindness TO CONSIDER
all the foolish things he does and
says, and that all his sentimental
shortcomings are the result OF 'ror
being quite himself"
The freshness OF spring time. o. ne
heat Of sumner time. or the fcvness
OF winter time all have tendencies %
make US. IN their season, mot quite
ourselves
Unusual good luck and success often
90 TO our head, and make Us NOT
quite ourselves"
Some people are affected mora
easily than others many times to suck
an extent that whenever YOU r1eer
them they seem different
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15
When Men Quarrel Over Dollars and
Cents, Babies Die For Lack of Mix

JUST A few months ago.
IN A city court
A MAN was arraigned-
FOR STARVING a child
AND THE child was there
WITH ITS thin little face.
AND LAWYERS detained.
AND WITNESSES sworo
TO THE things they knew
AND TIE very good Judge.
SAT Up on the bench
AND SCORED the man.
AND SENT him away.
TO A prison cell
AND WHEN It was done
WE ALL sat back
AND WERE satisfied.
THAT OUR laws were good
AND 4 Gay ago.
I THOUGHT Of that man.
AND THE little girl
WHEY heard New York mother.
THAT MADE a fearful plea
FOR a bottle OF milk
FOR HER four little kids.
AND SHE offered to pay
NO NATTER what prics-
nut IT wasn't there
AND COULDN'T Be had
AND THE New York papers say.
THAT HERS vas but one.
OF THOUSANDS Of homes.
WHERE THOUSANDS Of babes.
MUST GO without milk.
AND THEY ten ne too.
THAT THE reasons Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

oil fields IN that part Of the country.
The rice fields Of jefferson county. in
which Beaumont IS located. have been
developed 20 the largest rice produc-
ing area in any one county in the
United states There are 1900 titled
acres in the county bearing about
10000 bags as an annual harvest The
lumber industry Is where the enter
prise was shown principally. The snip
building I'm Beaumont before the war
was significant; but as soon az the
enormous program OF the government
became known in that respect the ship
builders and lumber men did not wait
for a chance prize from the govern
ment but proposed 10 build additional
ship yards at their own expense uro-
vided they were supported BY the gov
eminent The success OF this Is shown
by the six plants there. which employ
over 1000 men Two OF these snip
building plants will be permanent az
ter the present contracts have eL-
PRED
There Is one little thought that has
occurred TO ne" said \ J. ". Schmid.
I have observed that our govern
ment officials have demonstrated and
shown great patriotism IN their Will
ingness IN the recent emergency 70
work long hours. and endeavor 10
keep up with the work Many OF the
in personnel, and the old officers.
though the work has trebied and
have taken care OF Il be-
cause Of their desire TO do their part
and help run the government as eco
nomlcally as possible"
7 an in El Paso to make an OUT
line survey to determine the condi-
tons and subsequent needs here and
to report what facilities there are for
social welfare work so that the War
Camp Community service may cooper
ate and correlate and work most ef-
fectively toward real community serr-
Ice IN the big sense OF those words
said Miss Clara Somervflle, who has
been in Fl Paso for about ten days.
ss the representative Of war and navy
departments commissions in the war
Camp Community service. al Paso
has a man and woman organizer OF
this service who are permanently sta
toned here" continued Miss Somer-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15
BEWARE OF STOCKING BANK.

Tarentun. Pa. Jan. 14-Grocers
who feared thieves and had little
faith in their strong boxes were
sometimes known to hide their re-
ceipts overnight IN the beans, but II
took local man to disclose that dry
goods merchants sometimes use
stockings for the purpose As usual.
the stocking as a bank proved a fall
ure- The store doors were thought
lessly opened too early one day re-
Gently and a customer made away
With real Christmas stocking with
Sll7 concealed in the foot.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

IN that 'colyum' featured by The
1 Herald under the caption 'Hogwal-
low News one Of the characters in q
recent issue. IS made TO deplore the
fact that churches and places Of
amusement do not maintain places IN
their entrances or Hobbies where pa
irons. who smoke might check their
cigar stubs" said T. ". Wylie. las
the 'colyum' IS supposed to be humor-
Gus it may be that the writer thought
he was springing a joke or at least
something new. Years ago. when
the cigaret was not as common as it
is now and smokers used more cigars
many Of the theatcrs Of the larger
cities OF the country and particularly
in those cities where a preponderance
OF Germans made rheaters and music
halls producing dramas and operas
and concerts N German profitable, the
theaters and opera houses had racks
in the lobbies where patrons could
leave their stubs TO be resumed be-
the performance The racks consisted
Of a series Of little troughlike slots
IN rows. In each trough would be
found a small metal tag bearing a
which enabled the man who
patronized the rack TO identify his
claim IT, 1t was a handy coutrivance
and an encouragement Of thrift"
Excitement is rampant in Dallas
and Fort Worth over the oil situation
in the Ranger and Burkburnett
fields" said E. L r. Whelock. not
only among men but among women
both old and young. All classes Of peo-
pie are buying and some are making
worlds OF money Places where stock {
Is sold are so crowded that they would
make Wall street look tame and the
enthusiasm and eagerness with which I
they put up the money IS more start !
ling than in any Of the big stock :
markets"
when I wa attending the School /
Of Mines OF the State university Of I
California at Berkeley. naturally In 4
struction was given in mining law
I'd Texas mining laws were univer- 8
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15
Years Ago Today
From The Herald q
= This Date 1895.

THE victorious japanese army for
mzny entered Port Arthur today.
The old town buildings we're found
badly smashed By shells but only
slight damage vas done IN TIE rev
town All shipping in the harbor was
badly damaged. the war ships being
practically worthless.
A dispatch from Constantinopis SAYS
the sultan is seriously III with heart
trouble and may die suddenly.
Another attempt has been made %
assassinate the car and the conspfr-
ators intended 70 blow I'D the entire
palace by placing explosives IN the
various rooms and corridors The
merest chance prevented the attempt
from being successful
A picnic BY the high school students
saturday was greatly enjoyed By those
attending They drove out 70 Por-
chers ranch. where, after luncheo1
was served. dancing was the favorlts
form OF entertainment
After having been hopelessiy tied up
IN the departments OF state, interior
and justice for some time. president
Roosevelt has taken Up the matter %
the building OF the dam at Yuma and
has ordered construction commenced
There viii be an expenditure Of
$4,000. coo, which will reclaim l25.000
acres OF land in Arizona and CaIifor-
MA and viii ultimately result in ths
development OF over 100000 acres
The CHA river is on a big boom The
crossing at the 1iaricopa and Phoenix
railroad is q mile wide and the hri5Es
Is completely submerged II cannot
be ascertzined whether or not the
bridge has washed away
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

who think conquest is the way to get territory if the
weaker nation won't give it up freely sell it, that isn't
the way Of democracy under the ideasm and it
to the United States to good example to the world
because the world viii be watching if Washington
practices what It breaches.
It is suggested that senator Ashurst let his
rest for the time being send number Of agents into
nora and Lower California sound out the people and
then If they express desire to transfer their allegiance
see what Mexico City has to say about selling fair
figure.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

Vile; and we hope that they win be
used by the city. Walter Mcpherson
Is to be succeeded by Ralph Lane. who
has come from Chicago where he did
splendid work Miss Ruth Mcintosh.
who for a number OF years has been
IN civic and social work recently has
been added 70 the force. she has
been helping ne gather data in this
city for several weeks We do not
come here with any program at all
We feel that We have a splendid ter
ritOry 70 work In
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

THERE'S SOME sort OF a auazre-
BETWEEN SOME nsn-
AND IT'S al about a0llarH
AND ALL about cents.
AND so IonE as they quarrel
THESE LITTLE babes
IN THE thousands OF homes.
MUST GO without milk
THAT THEY 'Oroly need.
AND IT'S here IN New York
AT THE TOP Of the world
AND We sit and wait
AND THERE Is no law
AND THE babies cry
AND THEIR nothsru plead.
AND THE quarrel goes On.
AND Ny minds confused
AND I wonder Why.
THEY CAV take Ons man.
WHO ABUSES a child
AND PUT him away.
IN A prison plaza
AND THESE other men
WHOEVER THEY are.
NAY GO on their way.
AND BTDE their tine.
TILL THEIR quarrel Is done.
AND THE price is fixed
AND wonder too
WHERE THE marx would 90
IF OUF Of the Thousands
JUST ONE little babs
SHOULD FLUTTER It's wings
IN THE sim OF night
INTO ANGEL land
I THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15
Uncle WaRs Denatued Poem.
Winter DAYS

~ winter days are with the winds wild and chill
iaot bavng the hill
hs wandered through the gale and had her aner frozen off likewise
p al The outdoors
renee ne shrek, Of And
an not woe goHe as sit fire ply demohn
and Pm
thankful 90 not have Tn
urphanly banners the
ana say that We Hun Some giefs Worries
nave atacke
nave soma 1oV which should provide fresh enfu by the they
s 1n outy snehsy do not spring
s e1 Vn 10Y more plead the dealer with visags grim
ssooIs O
thankful for that we nav win The var
o'R9FiEaE y George Matthew AdanH WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

An American inventor has revived
the long lost Venetian art of spinning
glass The glass is spun like
thread and wound on spool.
II can be used in insulating
wires. and when colored can be
woven with other materials in max
ing costumes and draperies-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

Well If there is such lot Of food congestup the Dier
On the Atlantic seaboard and if It is impossible to export It
to European neutas account of the blockade what's
the matter with turning It TO the in this country
and allowing It to oongest the nsdes Of American peope
Incidentally It would be tragedy to the nation If the
cost OF living were to be reduced the last bit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15
Government Control, A Money Loser.

TNDER government operation railroad earnings during
- the year of 1918 will be found to have fallen short
about seooOCO Of the standard which the gov
eminent must make to the roads.
This revised estimate submitted by director general ".
G. McAdoo recently to senator Smith, chairman of the
interstate commerce committee Of the strongest
arguments possible to make against government operation
Of railroads.
Freight service is not what 1t should be- passenger
abomnabe and the rates charged for both pasen-
ger and freight transportation very much higher than
under private control Freight rates 25 percent higher
AND still the railroad is much less than the
pense that the roads under private ownership and
had to bear such losses they would all be headed straight
for bankruptcy The only way they could avoid it would
be BY cutting off any dividends sockholders-and then
the stockholders would be headed for bankruptcy
Government operation has been fine for certain classes
Of railroad employees, who have experienced sasfac
tory wage raises It has also been beneficial as war
measure, the government being able handle freight and
passenger traffic IN such ways aid in the prosecution
Of the war But It has, far, been financial failure and
It has failed to give the people anything approaching fair
service, even at the extortonate rates charged
The American people would like to travel with de-
gree Of comfort and to get something than camou-
fage meals the diners but they expect very little until
the roads are returned to private ownership.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

Gov Allen, Of Kansas made his trip to Europe in COM
pany with William Allen White writer of humorous ten
dency but there nothing funny about some Of the
things they saw
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

It up to each legislator prove whether he is petty
politician hardly worth his per diem, statesman whose
worth Is not to be measured BY money
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

THERE hain't nothiu' that kin take
tn place O. ehildren-unless it's a
boiler factory. am glad 1 didn't buy
any North Sea miniz' STOCK" said Tell
Binkley, t'day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

Knockout blows raining in on the liquor raf-
nc with one state after another ratying the prohibition
amendment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

when I wa attending the School
Of Mines OF the State university Of
California at Berkeley, naturally In
struction was given in mining law
"a Texas mining laws were unfver-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

iishes rslcers RE- q
any and All subjscsa
resourcsH q the Va
,Eress and the rus1r
lhree cents n post
tnfo-mEncn vszcsd
! EzSEn phsctW.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-15
His Dependent.

so Won wan, TO yet exempted. Have
YOU anyone dependent On YOU
"Oh. yla', sub, suah sab. NY vile,
she depends on me. sab TO carry her
wash home, sab 81 LOUIS Times
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-15
RICH ECCENTRIC
CAN'T Give HIS
MILLIONS away
Chicago Court Returns Nor
rIsOn'S Estate

For many years Edward W. Nor
rison, aged Chicago eccentric has
been trying 10 get rid OF his millions,
bu, despite the able and enthusiastic
assistance OF Nj, lawyers and other
cronies lie cant become pluper. II,
seemed he had succeeded few year,
ago. when he transferred all his prop
efty. vatiou,ly estimated At 3OOOOO0
10 shOO0WO. 10 his attorney, James
r. Ward, but JUDGE Anderson. IN the
federal court at Chicago recently set
aside this transfer So the aged
rcluse again viii come into hi, prop.
aty.
The name OF Edward Morrison was
b familiar one 20 newspaper readers
two or three years ago. when, IN adj
dtion 10 the notofiety given his deal
ings with his lawyer, he vas accused
BY Joseph Burn,teln, a Chicago Junk
dealer, OF being the father OF the two
BurnS,cin girls WHOM he had adopted
The chargc never vii proved, bm. It
gave such publicity 90 ydrIou, iIrcc-
iry, oJ v.L,th ,L. "a Irs, had hrcn the
v,',,r u,, It,rcr,I ruIr, apI,,
'-,,,,.d - w. ,,y..,,.,,,,, ~, L.s ,ii,;rs
a., ,s',,i, ~ ,7i,h W,,d Rrrn,,,n
Ewar Harris, Wards ,tenographer,
and John Sommcrs, a Chicago JcweIer,
Wo,,;,or Cor,;.,,r,,v refused 70 he.
t.., ,b,, f.. wa, Lc;ng rlucked Int
Juda. lat. con,;nu,J b,s ;nvcs,iO,.
80, I. to,e :, ,nn.,,cJ Zoe a ,,me
go .s., ~ -, 'n,U ,,.o'II f.. 20 aimed hu,
~ no,. ~ .c,hS,cd !, ,,c almost IN.
,I,hi. L,ndr,;,,r, ~ ,hc million.
airs ~, ,Lc L.,. ~ ,l, leasc OF the
ato,,;.o, ho,cI v.r,r NOR. than
S5nooo0 and ,hc ,b,,i Item in the
~ s',o,s ~ u,. ~, ,h,,,clr ard
aLnn, ,,,r 90, f.. ,,ss declared
SonIrr", Tb. note read
"EaT y,-r. ,sr.i.,I hereby a,.
.;,, aft my interest IN ihr igffe oiur
J s n;,b a m r.,.. =, l,m., R(V,br
.mJ ,n,hn,;,o HIM ,loollcrt AFT rent,
.mJ I a"n'e' a"u,s ",,,Ilc -, %
Th. ~ ro,., r,,,,,er continued il,
,d,L ,nJ ,,., ,h, en-. .raylrSS mil.
,I.noi,. ~. Lc b,. hra, c,Il,J will
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-15

Bu, the Chicago courts and the Chi
cago board OF education. to whom the
will OF Morrison, father provide, the
estate shall revert for the erection Of
high school building, should the
recluse die without children. thought
otherwise and through their efforts
the property has been regained. Ed
ward Morrison 10 . millionaire once
more.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-15
BOLSHEv|KI SAY
THEY'LL SEIZE
ALL OF EUROPE
Russian "Reds" Are in a
BoastfuI Mood,
BY The Associated Press.

WARSAW. Monday, Jan. lj.-Bol-
shevik guerilla bands are carrying out
many depreciation, in Lithuania a,
they advance In the direction of War.
saw. A land owner named Michul-
sky, who lived in . village near Bar.
anoyi,chi. has arrived in Warsaw and
relates how he and his wife were tor.
tured by the bolsheyiki. One day hi,
house was surrounded by . band OF
twenty armed men. The men dc
msnded money and Mchulsky told
them he did not have much.
The bandits tore the clothes from
both Michulsky and his wife. They
beat the land owners wife with a
whip and pounded Michulsky with the
butts Of their guns. Michulsky final.
y agreed to give the men lS.W0
rubles They told Nine. Michulskl
q French woman. that she belongeI
to the dirty allies, adding All your
people will soon be like us There
will not be any more property owners
We are going 10 Warsaw and then We
will overrun Europe"
Later the bandits asked for more
money and tortured Michulsky and his
wife until Nine. Michulsky became
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-15
GERMAN AGENTS
Still BUSY IN
MEXICO, REPORT
Propaganda There Makes
Huns Real ViCtorS,

MEXICO CITY. Jan lS--Ger'
many's surrender served only 10 spur
German pfopagandlSu here to loi-
tier heights Of mendaclty In a ooun-
Try where access to news is irccr
than It is in Mexico, their lies would
soon prove boomerargs, but IN this
country, despite their clumsy sub
,eriuges, the propagandIStS met with
some success in betoggng the issue
OF real victory.
In this they were aided by the
fac, that the first report oi the sign
ing OF the afmiSticc on November !
was false. Admission OF this fact
by pro.Ally papers gave the German
agents a hook on which 10 hang
charges that subsequent, reports were
without basis in truth.
Sample of Lies.
The out and out pro-German pa
pers asserted that the armistice terms
favored Germany They admitted
that the German flee, was held in
British water, but declared that It
had not Surrendered. but vas be-
ing held only until peace was con
cluded and, as IN artistic touch
modc5tly claimed that the 400 allied
waf,hip, "saluted" the German en-
gine, Of war at the "internment"
The surrender OF Germanys subma-
rne' was passed over a, lightly as
possible.
According TO the pro-Gcrman peri
odicals only one sixteenth Of the
German fleet was given up, not its
heart" A huge navy, they said,
huilt during the course OF the war
and held in waters unknown to the
Allies, was ready at any moment to
give battle 10 the Allied fleets Tha;
,hi, propaganda is intended, not for
military purposes. but to preserve the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-15

unconscious, ani her husbands wrs;
were broken
Michuhky gave them 1900 fuble
more, all the money he had III
bandits then went 70 a neighborin
house and not finding any none
there MlchulSky sad they set fir
10 the house and shot down the lam
lly as the victims attempted TO e,cap'
The commanders Of the re,irin
German troops are reported to b
carrying on systematic schemes q
getting money One plan is to Sc
the farms back to their owners befor
retiring, or, II they are unwilling I
buy, 20 sell them to the peasants,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-15

ta,'ered rags Of German prestige IN
Mexico for after the war purposes
is indicated by an article IN one Ger.
man paper, warning MrXl.O 20 h'.
ware OF British goods.
Plan Way out
One pro-German organ which m.
at times reported acts calculated u
stir up hostile feeling arala,. lIr
United States, is preparing q way ou'
should German support completely
vanish by publishing another paper
callrd lmparclal, and which treats
the Allies with gentleneS ard ap.
pafcntly is adopting an attitude NJ.
"dls.n,etes,ed neutrality wh."
words appear 20 be the i1yor'c, OF
the anh-Ally journalist since Ger
many's capltulati1n
Developments resulting irom the
return to McNlco of lDliN + la'l.
,iclnl also are being awaited Wlll
interest Mr pdllysini, founder Of
ri Universal. led the pro.En,cnc
journalist campaign for months dur-
ing the time when Germany appeared
At the crest Of her military Successes
Heinrich Won Eykhardt, the Ger
man minister. (sinre recalled and
the Austrian representative not lJrs
ago are SAID 10 have secured the pub.
licltIon in well known papers OF
official statements" that the Ger
man fleet had not surrendered. h1'
was ready TO fight the Allies anil
that the new Germany was as strong
rs the oil ever was.