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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
81 PaSo Weathering djuStent Period SplendidIy;
Many Nationafties Help To Perfect Rubber Industry
By DWIG

less than &c can be replaced whole
sale. I do not look for a drop after
the first Of the year % furniture for
the reason that the factories have
no supply on hand Il Isl encouraging
70 note that while labor is not get
ting much cheaper &c IS much more
productive than during the last two
years. This VIII do much 70 lower
prices In every industry
7 feel optimistic about the fu-
tura.- said j. n. sanburn, assistant
secretary OF the Panhandle and South
western Cattlemen's association 7
believe that when the bankers take
stock they VII find that they are not
nearly 90 cramped as they Thought
BY the time the Inauguration o. the
president takes place they VIII find
themselves in a position % handle
many more loans.
zone OF the best things for FL
Paso would be a large. centralized.
night school easily accessible to al
the people OF the city with al kinds
OF courses I'm the curriculum said
All Hughey, uneriutendeul OF the
city schools There are about 400
Students enrolled in the three night
department. but what these people
need ia one central school taking in
the three and doing away with the
lost time brought about by the ne
cesslty OF going 20 a different school
for every subject The cost would
not be great save Tor the rent OF the
rooms, and teachers could be pro-
cured TO teach three classes a night
az about So a session"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

and prosperity for our city ana sec
ton for the new year
Christopher Columbus wrote the
first chapter OF the Romance Of
Rubber when he carried back 70
spain round balls OF an elastic sub
stance which he found IN the West
branch manager Of the Elrestone
Rubber. company. The substance at
that time was an unnamed curiosity.
IN the seventeenth century however
an Euglishmln discovered that the
substance would erase marks and
from the fact that 10 would rub out
the name rubber was derived Later
a Scotchman named Mcintosh dis
covered that rubber could be rolled
into thin sheets which could be used
TO make water proof garments re
gave US the coat now commonly called
the Mcintosh Eventually, an irish
man who desired that his son should
drive faster on tricycle. than
neighbor's boy. used rubber 70 make
solid tires without rubber tires, the
automobile never could have grown
70 its present dag use. Anerlca 10
day uses annually -54itel've9 aalolilo-
bile tires
Furniture has dropped 20 percent"
said G.. y. Moore, Of the Foutz-Moore
Furniture company -but this does
not apply TO the wholesale prices.
Retail furniture men IN FL Paso have
made this reduction possible because
they expect 20 buy cheaper iu the
January market and make up for the
present sales II Is my opinion that
some furniture IS being sold retail for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

music tunes also IS in my pocket"
the boy bear answered But isn't
that g funny sound. Uncle Wiggily2"
1T certainly is" answered the
bunny gentleman. and the noise came
nearer and nearer. and now Uncle
Wiggily and Neddie could hear a
roaring voice saying
I'm hungry I'm hungry. Oh how
hungry ] ami
Uncle WiEgily looked at Neddie and
Neddie looked at Uncle Wiggily.
I'm afraid said the bunny gem
tleman in his most polite voice. Pm
afraid that may be the Woozie Wolf
CT the Fuzzy Fox They're nearly all
WAYS hungry Have you anything 10
give them TO eat. Neddieg
The boy bear felt ia his pockets
IL only have an old piece Of
ncorice candy I've been chewing on"
he said -D0 you s'p0se wolf or
fox would care for that2"
-Humi hardly think So said Tn
Gle WiEgily and all the while the
voice kept coming nearer saying
I'm hungry Oh. I'm so hungry
And then, an Of sudden, out
through the bushes popped the bad
old Skeezicks How his eyes lighted
UP as he saw Uncle Wiggily.
II think I'm hungry for rabbits
earsri said the Skeezicks.
"Tou wouldn't dare hurt Uncle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

COX 1uE MUSE janet BE careful .
. Cover your earsl' cried Uncle
wisely in the hollow stump bun--
e1loT one morning And az he said
thiE. the bunny rabbit gentleman
caught up his tan silk hat from the
chair. and held e over his pLass
tvTinEliug nose
~Why, whatever IS the matter wig
Eilvf asked Nurse Jane as she
looked around and saw nothing TO
causs any rrlEht why should
Don't you hear that buzzing. hu1n-
riuE sound asked Uncle Wigzily-
III % getting louder and louder. IT
must Be q whole swarm q bees OUT
side. trying 20 get in 90 sting Us.
T1ur apron over your neau-
.l1orssnse1a laughed Hiss Nurse
Jane FUZZY Wuzzv, and Uncle Wig
rflv looked az her in such surprise
that be forgot 90 twinkle his pink
nose -Lhose aren't bees-that hum
ing bees said Nurse Jane.
who did make the noise rhenl
asked Uncle WiEElly.
Needle Etubtail the bear boy" an
Fu1E1d Nurse Jane. Hes ont IN
front. cuiuulre his Christmas TOD, and
Here. ceme and look at Neddie-"
Uncle WigEllv peereu through the
window and. surely enough, out in
front Of the bungalow was the little
Etuht1ll cl1u. Really with winter at
hand. Esddls should have been taxi
ing his long sleep with the other
bears, Eroundhogs and such animals
But rolnehoW or other. Neddie had
cone out to play with his Christmas
aAnd IFS q hummer, Uncle Wiggily.
~Il surely iz hummer" EroE-ed
Eeldia, when he saw Uncle MlggilT
coming cut Neddie didn't growl be-
wa1 HE way Of speaking All bears
groWL Ky top Is hummer said the
And to think 7 imagined e was
bea1lT laughed The bunny uncle yes.
Tou have a verT nice TOP. Neeaie, and
tie bunny gentleman lokea at the
huuui1g TOD. painted red green
Dlue and yellow as 60 was
Nedlla kept on spinning his TOD,
end Uncle HlEEllT. taking ms red
White and blue striped rheumatism
crutch. putting on his tan SIX hat,
ard making sure that his pink nose
Vas properly t7TinElluE. starlal down
the steps Of bis hollow stump ounga-
eoh. please nay conner asked
Eeddle. quickly picking up his hum
ming TOP. and the string by when he
spun &C.
-Tes. come along kindly invited
Uncle wisely. y an not going any
where special only 20 lock Tor an adj
me find one"
son. what Fun wen haver cried
1-eddle- he stuffed his TOP inside his
pocket. together with a piece o. lco-
rice. q bit Of hnuay-cake, some -angles
Of string few marbles. tin whistle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

n IL the use Of the word achici<enH
Vi meaning a young sirl, regarded
a. modern aIangs A. n. p.
A. This use OF the word is so re-
rarded, but dictionaries recognize its
use as meaning "a young or youth
fu1 and inexperienced person. a
child: also a timid person" At any
rate the expression is 50 old that
Jonathan Swift used It.
G. What qualifications are neees-
sary to become man plane piiotf
A. The postoffics department says
that only experienced avlators are
considered FOR such positions
Q. Are any EillzVForma raised In
the United sfntesf r. o. ID.
"A. Silkworms are raised on
small scale in the southwestern part
OF this country.
q. are PIaeapBle- grown from
A. Pineapples rarely produce seed.
They are uropagated commercially BY
setting out the crown at the top or
the fruit, slips from the base Of
fruit. suckers from near the base Of
the stalk. and ratlons from the roots
Suckers are most commonly planted
twice. They usually produce a crop
OF fruit On from IL % IS months
O. What a. the largest active vol
cnno IN the Vrorldf G. F. D.
A. The largest continuously active
volcano in the world IS Kilauea. in
Hawaii
q. what was the total acreage Of
land grants TO the railroads b. the
federal government J. n. q.
A. Professor Charles Lee Rlner DO
his book on Hallway Trans pcrla-
ton" is authority for the statement
that the total land grants made by
the government, indirectly through
the states during the period 1850
1852 and directly during the period
1S62-1S71 constituted 160.0oo.0o0
q. Are there such things as paint
miness =. ID. p.
Al. An mineral pigments must be
mined as other mineral products are
taken from the earth. For instance,
there are extensive yellow oCher de-
posits in the Gainesville district in
Georgia, the first mine having been
opened there in 1877.
q. Has any OF the back pay
awarded the bethlehem workers by
the decision of the national war Ia
Dor board ever been paidf G. v A.
A. The electrical workers nave
been paid the back pay awarded
them. but payment OF the amounts
due the workers in other occupations
has been delayed by necessary audit
q. where was the armistiee
siEnedi r. w
a. The armistice was signed by
the Germans at Senlis a town about
20 miles north Of Paris.
q. Just where Is Armenia and
who are the Armeninnsf o. o. n.
A. The boundaries Of Armenia
have not been fixed as yet but in
general way it IS the region south
OF the Caucasus and north Of MesO-
potamia and syria touching the
Black sea or the north, the Cas-
plan sea on the east and the Medi-
terraneau on the southwest Forty
distinct races are included I'm the pop
ulation, Armeniaus- Turks. kurds and
Tatars uredominating-
O. What o. bone coulf ID. ".
A. This is q term used especially
in the anthracite regions 90 desle-
nate Jumps OF coal containing shaly
matter. In the sizing and sorting OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31


DAUGHTER. who IS raising no-nll4
but a poodle. has 70 have a vacuum
cleaner TO tighten her toll But mother
had 20 use a broom when she was
raising eight kids
Az hat an orphan is better or
than a chud who has the kind OF
father who uses his home as a
grouching place
We do not know much bur
we do know that the bride d
usually the best man at wed
ding.
The man who never tells his VIE
a lie Is like the lord high admiral Or
the Swiss navy There amt 10 such
animal
soft-hearted men are good fellows
But you'u notice that they are kept
busy paying rent and interest to hard
headed men.
A struggling author has to turn
cut good work Only a successful
author can afford to turn cut poor
work.
Many a mar has stretched the truth
only to have II fly back and srlns
him
The man who used 20 be steacy
driuker can't get over the habit OF
expecting tive 15-cent articles for
quarter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

separated By hand or by machinery.
fAnv reader can get the answer 20
any question by writing The Herald
offer applies strictly 70 Information.
The bureau cannot give advice on ls-
gal medical and financial matters.
10 does not attempt TO settle d0mes-
tic troubles, nor 20 undertake eE-
haustiva research on any subject
write your question plainly and
briefly Give ful name and address
and enclose two cents in stamps for
return postage. All replies are sent
direct to the inquirer.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
THE year just closing has been a
very trying one. industrially and
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I tA4L p car aAAA AAA-A--a --A-A 49,
very trying one. industrially and
financially throughout the entire
country" said TullIus II Wingo,
vice president OF the City National
bank. In spite OF the fact that every
product Of our section is selling az
greatly reduced prices IN the face OF
cost OF production on the old basis
FL Paso is Weathering the read1usr-
ment period IN good shape. demon
stratinE the soundness OF the local fl
nanclal structure The read1ustmenr
period viii not be completed for
months, though We expect a slow but
steady Improvement IN conditions be-
ginning with the new year We be-
neve, however, that cur business men
have all been fOreWarned and have
hedEed in time. and that FL Paso viii
come out Of present conditions in bet
ter shape than ever before II is only
during the period OF read1ustmeur that
Dc hurts IL IS like boating on a
smooth enough above and below the
rapids, but a bit rough going through.
The return TO a basis of sound
values. and the passing OF the eE-
travagance in both public and pri-
vate life that always pertains 70
periods OF imitation and abnormally
high prices. should bring business 20
a sounder and safer plane. As 70 the
FL paso district in particular when
prices on our cotton. copper cattle
hides and wool reach some settled
definite basis, and with increased
business from Mexico resulting from
more stable conditions iu that coun-
try. we anticipate increased business
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones

ana his knife and walked along with
Uncle Wiggly-
The two friends had not gone very
far before all of a sudden Just as
they were passing lollgpop bush,
they heard a queer sound
What's that2' asked Nedlie- and
he suuEgied ND closer TO Uncle Wig
gig. At the same time the little boy
bear looked az the lollvtop bush TO
see u any chocolate drops were fall
Ing or It. But none were, an sorry
TO say
Il don't know what that was" an
suered Uncle WigEilT. you aren't
spinning your TOP again. are YOU
Neddie, TO make any sound
40, my humminE tor. that plays
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
JAPAN PLANS TO OPEN
TRADE WITH RUSS SOVIETS

pected that full relations VIII be en-
tered into between Japan and the
Far Western Russian republic in the
near future. says a MOSCOW wire
less communication received here
The communication says that trade
between Japan and the far east al
ready is proceeding and that japan
soon viii begin trade negotiations
with soviet Russia.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
Aid OfU. S. Red Cross
Not Needed In Ireland

Washington. D. c.. Dee 5L-Au
the arrangements have been made
for RELIEF work IN BEHALF OF the VIC
tins OF the recent great fire IN Cork,
ireland and no assistance from the
American Red Cross IS needed, Sir
Arthur Stanley Of the British Red
Cross laid IN a cablegram % the
American Red Cross The message
was in reply TO q message from the
American Red Cross. which referred
20 the British organization Tor recon-
mendatlon. an appeal Of lord mayor
O'Callaghau. OF Cork, Tor assistance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

Oh. Edison ere axe befoE
Your brain. and you fail nali
Invent for ~ a hlrlzlesE doc.
Also e EouElesa eat
LIKE lrcLuEc.
And when you've regulated. mar
This fe1iue-cluine life.
We pray you TO see m you can
Invent a npeeehlesa wife
Newark Adrocata-
And Edison you've filled the land
With things TO make folks lEuEl
And now ny uelGhb0rH an demand
A soundleEI phonoErnnh-
Canton rohiol News.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
1921


TE GREET the New say things, and
w come rh stay gsj for brand
quite style ben rings" Men always sustained
world they tread and though IN oaI they may g
they light ad they're strong optimistic dope and say me
is their
chastity makes the world 60 und and SO no ceav IN
let
dsuDear; We turn to give ringing cheer; the
full the Old ones On his bier The old years
the newsand dame and
that's worth likely to
frus ms would place. desert d and If
toubous if he should after
foorn; and laugh with
---se ~ 1s5--. sr.t5sv s5ans MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

We find this in the much-di scussed
Autobiography just published BY Mrs..
Asquith, wife OF the former prime
minister OF England
sir william Harcourt told ne that
women should be played with IKE
fish only 10 the one case you angie
20 make them rise. and in the other
20 make them fan"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
Swiss Drouth Decreases
FLouO OfRhine And Rhone

Geneva. swift. Dec. 31.-The pro-
tracted drouth which obtained for
the past two months in Switzerland
caused tn Rhine and the Rhone to
reach low levels hitherto unknown
The famous Rhine Fails at Schaff-
hansen GWindled down to a mere
friulzle and minor electric railways
had 10 return 70 steam power.
Barres. cargo boats and other river
craft were strung along the shores
or the Rhine Tor miles unable to
reach Basic.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

when she was young we understand
Her checks hInomed like the ruHrf
But now her cheeks are nnllcs 1uo
TIE bloom 81 on aer nose.
=r.uEa 1fcLuEe
That was the case uutll- you see
she saw she was freak
So then she bought some rouge ava
now
The bloom a. on her cheek
=Hastlurs CSeh-l Tr-1une.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
Grains For Stock Feed.

GRAINS readily and productivity grown in west Texas
u now to have suppanted as cheaper fatten
food for sheep That fact established not long ago
at the Spur experiment station number Just below the
caproc1 after eoday feeding test with 10 lambs N
which corn milo feterita and kafr competed. The test
was conducted under the supervision Of officials Of the ex
tension department of the Texas agricultural college Equal
amounts Of CON- milo feerta and kaffr fed IN the
contest at the conclusion Of which the milo fed lambs
showed practically equal amount Of gain IN weight
with profit Of S1.04 a head over the corn fed
Twenty lambs fed and 20 lambs fed milo ian MP
and tuck Initial weight Of fed lambs was 59Ss pounds
Of milo fed 5975 pounds The finished weight Of corn
fed was 9525 pounds and Of milo fed 9516 giving the com
fed an insignificant margin Of 90 percent IN weight Com
cost $500 ton and milo S477 ton The necessary sell
ing price to break fed lambs was sl7o5 and
On milo fed was S15.s9.
In the tests Of kaffir and feterta there little
better margin for CON- yet 1t so small as to be MINI
mized.
J. H Jones, chief Of the department Of animal hus-
bandry Of the A. H. college, estimated the milo producl
ton Of west Texas 1919 at 59sooooo bushels which
was about 100000 bushels less than the West Texas cham
Der Of commerce placed IT at.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

The article headed. How To Pre-
pare Calves for Show Purposes" was
marked 70 be run on the Farm and
Stock page
But the makeup man got Do on the
page devoted 10 Women and Fashions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

Talking about voters. A Notegel-
ter and annie Voterlight both voted
IN Precinct P ward 19. in. Cincinnati.
at the last election
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
Routing Tourists.

THE proposal to det0ur motor tourists south at Springer
VILE n NJ to get them to come to FL Paso and con
nue to the coast BY way Of Deng IS not outrageous
it might sound to The who is IN hurry when he
travels The fact is that the touris-the person who
motors to the Pacific coasts not in big hurry OF he
would It may be assumed he Is trying to see
points Of interest and get the best roads rather than get
somewhere IN record time
Most tourists the have depended log books
and railroad folders for their information about the south
west II they are brought to FL Paso from New Mexico,
given chance 90 west by way Of Deming and thence
to the Grand Canyon, they desire to that they VII
profit BY the delay. Tourists VIII be thankful for being
thus detoured-
Not to see FL Paso the Rio Grande valley and Mexico
miss the most interesting part Of the southwest and
motor tourist with time and means wants to do that
But is he going to know what to the chambers
Of the southwest don't sign the roads so he
can find way? About 5000 tourists go back and forth
east and from west to east through Springer
vile each year These people next year should come on
farther south.
When negroes go On rampage in the south that's
suicide.
The thing that probably worries the world the least is
German protest.
But nHo can paint Ike Naiwe7 Can imagination
boast, amid lis gay creation huss Ike hers?
James Thomson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
SPANISH PLANE. PILOT.
THREE PASSENGERS LC

Bilbao. Spain. Dec. 51.-A hydro
plane engaged in passenger service
between Eay0nne, France. and this
city. has been lost. Wreckage has
been found by a fishing boat near
here. but nothing has been heard
from the pilot and his three pas
aengers-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

do you believe % a higher poWer27
asked the Eat Nan
7 sure DO" replied the Thin Nan.
7 married her
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

The former kaiser demands that the
people OF Germany eudoW the Eole1
zoIlern family with 50.0Q0.Q00 mars-s
annually. The kaiser must have an
idea that the Germans are a lot q
-a.- u-.-l-E-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

Read this small rhyme before you 20.
Then bet on ~ and win your hetss
Nan wants but little here belo=Fs
And little q just what he SETS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

The Dentist A. a careful man.
Your eonfidence he'd Eulnl
And n yen have false teeth he can
Extract them without pain
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

CID RATHER have my boy pass a
1 open saloon any day than modern
girl7 says Mrs. En- Moots- Til real
housin' problem is T. git folks t stay
in EN-.
CobyHsht. National Newspaper Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

Some men walk the streets, and
some stroll or country roads But
what we started 20 tell you was that
Parlze walker IS business manager Of
the f. Smith lArk-l Southwest
American
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

The registrar OF the names Is
Names club wants 90 know the pres
ent address OF Rhoda Donkey Who
used 20 live at COL Sormau avenue.
s-r.ru-a- y
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
BITS OF BYPLAY
Bg LUKE MeLUKE
Copyright. 1890. By
The Cincinnati Enquirer.


A HlBHIED 9an mIIt h0ld III
n breath,
And listen TO Enuch 1trlfet
he doesn't fear the InrTl Of DEATH
He fears the jaws o. nfe-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

One hardly ever sees a runaway any more.
As usual there's girl IN the Fiume case.
Earthquakes may life this earth but they
play the deuce with Los Angeles real estate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

some Men stick To Their Promises
and some Merely Cum Them ID.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

Il read a hair-ralsing book TO-DAY.
said the Cheerful idiot
What was itT" asked the Wise
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

But pHo can paint Ike NaiHe7 Can imagination
boast amid lis gay creation, hues Ike hers?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

"a treatise on the care Of the
scalp" replied the Cheerful idiot
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

Jazz supplies demand but its producers Oversstiats
The demand.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

In War Time
LEAVES FROM AN
OVERSEAS NOTEBOOK
-5S-

The Oversees Notebook" contains a
variety OF material gathered by the editor
Of The Herald ia Europe during the war
and after. Excerpts win be published IA
this column daily during the next several
months. Today's instalment. continuing
the general narrative relates experiences
on the Saint 1uhiel front after the more
TENDER. 1918
II fs suggested that readers clip these
articles each day and paste them in scrap
books they VIII not be reprinted and back
numbers cannot be supplied
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

The thing that probably worries the world the least is
German protest.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

When negroes go On rampage in the south that's rae
suicide.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

and prosperity for our city ana s
ton for the new year.