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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24

IOF no part OF the body Il Il quite
" 50 true that curves are the
lines OF beauty as q IS OF the
arms and shoulders. A lovely Uo-
man In low-cut evening gown al
ways reminds ne OF q beautiful
bouquet rising out Of = vase. The
woman's head and shoulders and
arms are the flowers. while the
gown and the rest OF her body are
the vase
Fancy a bouquet with one freshly
and all about Il withered yellow
flowers Il is not q pleasant picture
20 think about. but that IL precisely
how the woman with a charming
face and unlovely arms and Shout
ders looks TO the unprejudiced be-
holder.
Beautiful shoulders must first Of
all be symmetrical shoulders. They
must be just broad enough 70 bal
ancs finely the figure II the fig
ure which they surmOunt be Glen-
slender But they should never.
never be thin For beauty's sake
they must also be soft and white
not muscular. They must Be over
laid with q yelling OF firm flesh
They must slope gently into the lines
OF the arms and the bust and back
by almost lmperceptibie degrees
While they are plump In front they
should be agreeabiy thin In the back.
A roll OF flesh at the back OF the
neck or between the shoulder blades
is unsightly and gives the appear
ance OF ase-
After the shapeliness Of the shout
ders In Importance comes whitsness
and aoftness- Shoulders well cared
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24
Bye. 4. Martin.

Cross and Double Cross-an Of them
American Institutions
How many times do We mean e
when We sign sincerely TourH"f
The vzy they disrsEard the game
lava and serve TeaiHOn aae quan q
you'd fhink the town was In TeEas-
The waitress says. IF q man would
be a. soIicltoun about feeding his wife
as he q about feeding other women.
maybe be wouldn't. have occasion %
want 70 take other women out &c eat
go often"
The galley boy aEyHt aTra
funny but q fact, tat when you
see . husband who never looks at
anSfheF woman, hia wife n gen
orally homely."
A good picker e 4 naa Who can
get a sweetheart who has her own
automobile-and hold her.
TIP FROM The OFFICE BOY PAT
GIRLS DON'T Eat CANDY. THEY ARE
a AzATsz 4HES AZ LE E1ss arh n2E SWEET
Tell daddy I hurted ny foot and
had q bandags on It and didn't have
to take a bath or 20 70 school for two
days" Eaid Little Chris
~Au the nice men seem 20 Be mar
ried." said the first girl.
Are they nice because they are
married Or are they married because
they are nice?" asked the second
SOME GIRLS WE KNOW OUGHT TO
MAKE GOOD HOSIERY s'SALESIfEN-'-
THEY DISPLAY THE WARES so WELL.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24

pa1 a large dividend In hsaIih and
beauty.
But next IN importancs for thu
woman who would have attractive
shoulders Is massage Give ne an
excellent uasseuss and / could guar
antee 70 turn out a. pretty . pair OF
shoulders as you ever saw Il 10 the
truth Thin shoulders can be quickly
plumpensd and fat shoulders re-
ducsd By the right kind OF massage.
II they are thin q light massage.
using a rotary movement OF the
palms OF the hands, applying olive
them out Into the most enticlng and
adorable curves II they are fat the
massage should be much deeper and
more vigorous They should BE
kneaded as near the bone as pos
gible-
For q massage 70 make chin
shoulders more plump, here e.
cream that Is excellent % feed the
tissues on OF sweet almonds. 90
grams ianolins 30 Erzmai tann-u,
: gran
And here IL yet another cream tnat
Is a splendid builder Up Of Eesh.
centlls 10 grams oil CT rosemary.
dropss oil OF bergamot or Grange.
II the shoulders are fat the mas
sage must be much deeper and more
vigorous It Is important 70 get
down as near % the bone as pos
sibie- But you should use neither
astringent lotion ike this: Ross
water. y ounces: tincture Of benzoin.
] ounce tannic acid. Eralnsi elder
flower water. 4 ounces
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24
ByLmd CaUalieri,
e 70 Fam0us III Bsauty.

for should Be the whitsst part Of. =
Woman's body.
third important element IN the
beauty o. the shoulders Is the tex
ture Of the skin u should Be Of
satin smoothness and fineness-
To attain shapely shoulders begin
with the chest The woman with a
high chest and well-shaped bust
generally has most Beautifully
nodded shoulders. A shop girl 10 one
OF New York's department stores had
50 fine a development Of chest and
shoulders that I asked her how she
had achieved Il.
yes. haven't done fIne9" she
answered. Two years ago 7 vas
the scraWnlest thing you ever saw
My neck and shoulders were so thin
W0odpile that had tumbled over it.
self ] was all sharp corners and
was 20 ashamed whenever I had 70
wear an evening dress. But / heard
of this new deep breathing and I
Most Of II I did on the platforms
o. ths L trains Winter and sum
mer rode downtown from the
Bronx 70 work. and Instead OF sit
ting In the car I stod on the plat
form At first Il made me tired. but
after got used 70 il I began 20 look
forward to feeling the clear cool air
rush through my lungs Now it's
the best treat OF the day. Maybe
would have become lazy and not
kept Il Up. but TO my delight 1 saw
the flesh beginning 70 pad all the
corners OF ny neck and shoulders.
Ny chest soon lost all its caved-ln
look You just bet that deep breath
And deep breathing does pay. Il
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24

)can see the Mormon temple" Do
you know that the world famous
Cliff house" does not exist ! was
IN IL The day II burned and got out
by a HAIR. That was back IN 1906, q
little after the big fire In San Fran
cisco. People, however, because they
read about Il In faded volumes OF
Stoddard's lectures stil thronG out
to see where II Is supposed to be-
Fifty years ago a wit spoke Of
Niagara Falls as the honeymooner' g
paradise. Niagara Falls is sought by
every bride and bridegroom IN the
east who can scare up the railroad
fare This Is propaganda
e Paso Is a city-lt is q clean
city city nature has been kind
with. We have miserable winds here
for about three weeks in the spring
The entire balance Of the year Is de-
lighrfuL How long shall we wait to
tell the world ] am asked TO say
something Of propaganda Lei me
say just this and nothing more-lf
you tell stories about the eccentric
actions OF a man-lnstance our
friend Jiggs-the world knows him
as a buffoon. II you tell beautiful
stories about q man-instance our
lore OF Washington and Lincoln-the
world In time accepts these men as
great city Is a man In the eyes
OF the world at a distance Let US
see to Il as loyal citizens that our
city Is spoken Of as Il Is entitled TO
be dealt within q dignified and
earnest manner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24

An OF this testimony and Information
simply amplifies the fact that the fly
Is not only q dissemination OF disease.
but Is one OF the most tro' blesome
and loathsome enemies OF malkind-
The fly Is insidious He turks II
every corner. he plants his deadly
germs on your bread. He burfes them
IN your butter. He bathes them In
your baby's milk bottle There IS no
escape II he once enters your home
IL Is vel 70 swat the ny" but e
Is better 20 stop the fy." to keep
him out By screening your doors and
windows.
The ny season VIII soon be at
hand. What are the good house
wives going 70 do about III Do they
intend 70 allow these not weather
pests and breeders OF dise-se to nul-
tiply from a few elles into a million
eggs and from a million eggs into
tens OF millions more flles2 II not,
an early campaign Is in order
storekeepers Can Help.
What are you scorekeepers going
TO do about itg You must educate
your community-they need screen
doors, window screens. Fly swatters.
fly traps-but they aus be told over
and over again.
Until comparatively recent years.
the common house ly. lie the NOS
quito, though considered On irritating
discomfort. was thought to be other
wise harmless. Even now. though
the house ny Is recognized by the
best sanitary authorities as a danger
Gus disease carrier. comparatively
few families recognize Il as such. But
the Inauguration OF such campaigns
as those now on IN many cities and
states cannot tail TO quicken the pop
ular recognition Of the necessity for
abating the fly Nuisance.
While L may De impossible TO eX-
terminate the flies and mosquitoes.
ye' this danger and trouble may be
greatly lessened by the proper use OF
screen doors and window screens.
which add so much to the comfort,
health and security Of the home.
The campaign against mosquitoes
has driven yellow fever out OF cities
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24
Mexican Presidential Primaries
Should Warn, Up By Election Time
IF Candidates SurOiUe That Long

THE Mexican presidential primaries
are developing q contest that
promises to become warm By cleo
ton time. II any OF the candidates
survivs that long. That Is one of
the uncertainties that make Mexican
elections so absorbing. The candi-
dates that show the greatest initial
strength frequently drop out before
the voting begins. il being a require
ment OF the Mexican constitution. we
believe. that candidates must at least
be alive on the day OF the baIloting-
Il also Is an advantage to be out Of
jail. although not strictly required
An Exciting Race.
Gen Oregon who has entered the
primaries and seems to be running
strong. has Just made a spectacular
and victorious finish in the City OF
Mexico campaign, where he beat pres
ident Carranza by a narrow margin
by about IS minutes. II We read the
dispatches correctly. Il was an ex-
citing race Carranza carried the
North Side solidly. coming down 70
Obregon's hotel with q majority OF
1900 troopH But at that point Obre-
gon began to show unexpected
strength a. wen Is considerable
speed The Issue On which he ran
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24
How Ell PasO Stacks Up Outside Ell Paso;
Time To Tell Truth About City;s Greatness

A FTER a residence IN Fl Paso OF
a rearly two years an asked 20
say something about itB standing
In the outside world. As a news
paper man, handling every con-
ceivable news item on 4 great
metropolitan daily. the New York
Times Z ras automatically In 4 posi-
ton 10 Judge the news value Of
Items Eaich came IN from the vide
world and which we're sent out 70
our 100000 morning readers. Some
years ago ] held down q desk on this
great daily and % this desk came
the foreign" news OF the west and
south west Now Just a glance at
how 81 Paso stacks up" outside e
Paso. I've got a LOT OF fine friends
In FL Paso-its my adopted home
and what I say Is simple fact put
forth with the idea OF seeing that FL
Paso gets its rights abroad
the Associated Press Is known 70
newspaper men as the "a P" The
A. :. man In the Times office was q
telegraph operator and he used to
come In to me with sheets OF "flimsy'
Tissue copies OF teleErams.).
Old Familiar Copy.
Here's some stuff. Mac" this cock
eyed news general would say.
mother border scare In the wire
was the old familiar villa copy. Next
night we would get 3 shooting story.
about q week later bank robber
M0AAA G1-dA1 AsADe1 LAe lAA1 ana LAEg
would pin IL on u Paso. Then PERISH
ms came and We sent q special man
along All this man told about was
sand storms. tarantulas, BOOZE heat
and general discomfort on the
border" II you do moi believe that
Herald file or one Of the big weekly
national publications and see what
they handed Us Now what was the
result
The average man II the foreign
field. newspaper men and laymen
alike. do not know anything about
US az all This Is propaganda II Is
a charge against no one News
papers print news News Is "coloFed'
TO make IL readable An adobe shack
ruu OF machine gun holes makes
good copy-hence the public vas fed
that ny The time has come TO
sop = bunk-to tell s few facts
70 the big world outside about q
Paso- I was here In 1888 Some Of I
You know Il then I came back IN
Let's look at the city me7 minute Z
and see what propaganda We can
feed to the big metropolitan daily I
today.
Must FORGET Ourselves.
I heard q man Al one Of the local I
clubs say the other day something .
about Us having nearly 100000 people l
now. Maybe so. The tuberculosis !
commission In New York estimated
that about $1,000 people lived IN one j
block In the Ghetto. know II 20 J.
be e fact that $4,000 do business a
cay IN the new Equitable Life build D
Ing al I20 Broadway. We must for d
get ourselves for the moment as O.
home unit" and think Of ourselves I
IS we relate to the world outside /
When ] say I'VE" ] refer 20 every J.
advertising man, every salesman and
merchant charged with the spreading
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24
Common House Fly Causes More Illness
And Misery, Destroys More Peace, Health
And Happiness Than Any Other Creature

TOR many years antl-fly crusade.
II have been waged In cities and
towns IN almost every section Of
the country. We have become famn-
lar ar with n such phrases as swat the
Fly. Keep Them Out Screen
Early" etc But how many OF US real
ly know why we SHOULD Be fly fight
ersf
We should all be ny fighters be-
cause the fly Is one OF the most dan
gerous and insidious enemies We
have We should fight every enemy
whether flies or Bolshevisn-
Flies eat at the same table with
US They eat out OF the same dish.
They drink out OF the same cup and
in doing SO the common house fly
causes more sickness and misery and
destroys more peace. health and hap
piness than any other creature. They
are the greatest known carriers Of
filth and disease.
This subject has been Investigated
by scieltists. has been exploited By
physicians. has been discussed by en-
tomologlsts. has been acted upon by
boards OF health and has been con-
sidered BY business men'2 assocla-
tions. civic Improvement leagues.
pure food societies. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
societies. etc Much good has been
accomplished. but there remains much
ulul1 MQFA % DC louts
A few years ago nies were looked
upon as scavengers. They were
thought Of as a necessary evil Now
they have been found out and every
one Is taking a whack at the fly. II
It were not for the fact that they
breed and multiply By the million.
they would have been Ennihllated
long ago.
n the eagle Il the national bird.
We certainly can claim the ny -
the national insect
Aside from It's germ-carrying pro-
pensities. the Fly Is filthy and dirty.
Its principal breeding place Is in
horse manure. IN garbage pals and
in filth OF one kind and another. Flies
are born In filth. they breed In filth.
they carry filth.
Reports statements and figures have
been tabuiated b. boards Of health
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24
It's Mil" COO Now;
Mild" Too Teutonic

Washington. D. C., April z4.-Here-
after Il wiz De milk COW and not
'milch cow'-at least 90 far as the
department OF Agriculture Is con-
cerned.
This decision marks the termina-
ton OF a controversy In which ETY.
mologists IN the department have had
not q little interest Those defend
Ing .'milch" have pointed 70 the scrip
tural use and certain OF the classics
as establishing presidents. while the
opposition has contended that dairy
men. ranchmen and farmers In gen
eral use milk" instead OF mich"
almost universally.
The advocates Of milk also IA
vored that word because they con-
tended Il was more strictly an En-
glish word. while ''milch" was akin
70 German. Since Americanlzation
Of language as well as ideals Is an
article In every patriots creed. Il Is
thought that this last sally Of the
milk" defenders helped as much as
any to decide the question in their
favor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24

where q formerly re1ped yearly
harvest. and has rendered remote the
probability o. that disease IN This
country A vigorous war against the
house fly q the next thlnE IN order
Several states have ordinances re-
curing screen doors and Window
screens 70 be placed IN AL stores. res
taurants and other places where food
stuffs and drln kables are sold or pre-
pared People themselves can do
the fullest extent By refusing 70 buy
much toward enforcing this law 20
from a grocer or butcher who does
not keep his store carefully screened.
Neither should they eat az a restau-
rant OF drink at a fountain where the
proprietor does not use every effort
70 prevent the entrance OF lies. But
they also prevent. % a large extent.
the admission Of dust and dirt
Panama safer Thar Q. g. A
It's the shame OF every city and
town IN the United States that the
Panama Canal Zone. once one Of the
worlds pest holes. Is now q safer
place to i've IN than the United
States In the Zone science has had
a free hand Sanitation q rigid
there
In the states city healeh depart
ments have TO fight continually &c
secure even the inadequate appropri-
alton that are doled out to them.
Here sanitation has hardly begun.
lles and mosquitoes spread filth and
disease How can your homes Be
healthy or happy when infested with
these nests2
Organize -swattinE clubs among
the school children and Information
bureaus among the parents and
teachers Have talks and lectures
describing the nature OF the common
house fly. its habits and methods Of
breeding. the remedies and prspentive
measures
Get the city council to pass an CT
dinancs controlling the breeding
places o. flies.
Prevent disease by teaching the
value OF fresh air and pure food. al
50 the danger In each little house flv.
Housewives can do much to keen
the city clean and prevent the spread
of disease
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24

10 tell the world about our drinking
water, our paved streets, our air and
climate. our building program our
quite worth while city. How soon are
we going to go TO the bat and refute
the amusing" stories OF adobe
days" that have been so long fed 70
the big outside world.
What One Ad Did.
single advertisement appeared
not long ago-paid advertisement
think Il was-in a big national weekly
about FL Paso. Do you know what
il did. It told the truth about Fl
Paso for the first time In a quarter
OF a century. Il brought forth
flattering editorial from a national
weekly, which gave US 100000
boost Now you know that Zane Grey
and other writer's have spread on
the butter so thick about the
romance OF the Mormon days" that
ticket agents have to sell all tickets
through Ogden. Utah. with q stop
over" 50 mama and papa and Ethel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24
People Away From Here Know Us by Kind Of Propa
ganda Sent Out; Time to Refute Colored Stories of
Adobe Days and State Real Facts About Promising
City; Sandstorms and Border Rows 0verplayed.'
By PERCY MONTGOMERY.

OF news about this city. We are not
an adobe town. A local bank IL doing
a great service IN spreading some
timely data on our local possessions.
We have to 90 more than this-We
have to throw a rock Of sufficient
size into the water to spread the
ripple q little farther.
Look at the map again We all
know this-let rs merely refresh our
minds From the east and west and
north run several trunk lines. In less
than one year Mexican markets Will
be open-I viii take a bet with any
one on this. We talk a lot about oil
All right. I'm for Il but Mexican
trase and trade with American cit
liens In this 500 mile circle viii
give ug q growth that viii put kan
sas City and Seattle TO shame II we
measure the next five years against
any five years Of their respective
histories. This Is not e boast. News
paper men do not boast. They may
color q story but they lose their Jobs
II they lie. How soon are we going
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24
Picked Up Knocking Round About TouUn

s1THERE Is an Illustration which
found the other day n the sd
dress by Henry A. Hoehlsupoh
Of the federal reserve board. delivered
It the convention Of the Texas state
Bankers association" said Hal 2.
Christie. aT Ike Il Immensely. II Is
q picture, vivid. strong and appealing
u the tides lifting huge Warships and
fran canoes with the same force
Here ls the passage from the address
i holds a lesson a. wei a. a marvel
Gus Word-picture;
81 you'd IKE 70 Dc 70 and for Teu
H1 I would Ike 20 be done By Il I
we're n your place The time has
come Tor Us 20 relate ourselves As
citizens. not only % financial system.
bet TO the country and % the world
In terms OF sacrifice and service-for
you 70 put first things first You
may discover that this principle
when once worked out VIII be not IN
Ike the tides Of the ocean They come
Il with unfailing regularity and
when they 20 out they take with
them not only the great war vessels
and merchantmen. but ne little oory
and canoe are lifted alike upon the
bosom OF the ida"
Love Hsakes d man lie 70 vorE
vHen he BaHts TO play.
Il aomehow or other pleasss you to
have one OF these ex-servics lads wait
On you He always adds e sir to the
conversation when he addresses you
A NEWS STORY SAYS THIS n THE
PAINTING SEASON. IT Is NOT 4 So
CIETT NOTE
The Blue Cross society q the latest
organ Izatlon 20 clutter the mails
with It's literature.
Row We have the Red Cross, Blue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24
ALine O. Cheer
Each Day O. The Year
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGs.

CARE FUR TO-DAY.
THINK II ] take a care
OF each Today,
And keep things sweet and fair
Along the way.
I truly need not fear
Nor view with dread,
The perils OF the year
That lie ahead.
A QUERY.
COMETHING 70 do,
- Something 20 steer for,
Purposes true
That's what we're here for.
Something 20 love.
Something 70 hope for
Heavens above,
What do you nope Copyright
1920. BY the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24

We know a woman who went %
Juarez the other day and drank q
ginger ale-just plain ginger ale that
she could have got IN FL Paso-
n you happen to hold q aort Of re-
HponEfbIe position, people Invariably
thlnk yen should have long vhisksra
or q Eroueh.
Ths e Paso matron was telephon-
Ing the employment bureau for Z
man TO work around the house
No she said. no. I can't use a
summer time
Il vas a woman speaking. Of course.
She had Just ridicuied a man about
the girl he was going 70 take out 70
dinner.
Suddenly she changed her attitude.
I'm sorry I was catty about her"
she exclaimed, "but-I hope you have
"a horrid time"
One woman was Violently
knocking smother. The first has
young Hebrew n q sweetheart.
The man sat and Listened In
tentiy. Then he Ealdi
@There must be q Jew In the
WoOdpile somewhere
what do you have for brealzfast7''
the applicant for board asked Mrs.
Francis Bette OdelL
"Oh, ] have" and she mentioned
a lot Of very nice things.
That sounds good. Guess I'll board
here" said the man.
~Oh. that's not what YOU get; you
asked what had for breakfast" said
Mrs. OdeIl. al least she Il reported to
have said IL As the court reporter
would say, she Is alleged to have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24

Women ushers we're employed IN
many OF the London theaters 50 years
nEn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24

(Any reader can get the answer TO
any question by writing The Herald
Information bureau. Frederic J. Has
kin. director. Washington. D. G This
offer applies strictly 70 Information
The bureau cannot give advice on
legal medical. and financial matters
troublea nor to undertake exhaustive
research on any subject Write your
question plainly and briefly Give
full name and address and enclose
two cents In stamps for return post
age All replies are sent direct 20 the
inquirer)