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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
II Paso Needs A Million Dollars
For Necessary School Facilities

A BOND issue Of a million dollars
a next year viii be necessary II the
public schools Of the city are TO
meet the needs Of the city, accord
buildings and grounds for the city
school board
such a bond issue he said. may
seem unusually large. but we must
take two very important facts into
c7asiceration- First, the issue is for
the benefit OF the youngsters who will
have grown up by the time the bonds
are due and viii be the better able
20 pay for them. Second. that there
. no other way Of advertising the
city and attracting desirable resi-
dents than TO have the fact well
known that FL Paso furnishes the
best OF educational facilities.
The Work Now Needed.
The school trustees Of the city Of
FL Pasos with superintendent Hughey.
assistant superint endent Jones. have
rzle a careful study Of the existing
building in the city and the proba BILE
future growth and class room needs
and have decided that the interests
OF the whole city would be best served
By adding at once nine new rooms to
the Aoys p rooms to the Franklin and
is rooms 10 the Bean school, and
building a IS room and auditorium
modern school building in Manhattan
heiehts.
This viii only take care Of the
rapid growth OF the city schools for
the year 1920 New buildings will
have 10 be provided during 1921 and
1892. for which a bond issue Of at
least S1.000.0o0 should be provided as
the new high school is now over
crowded and the same condition viii
exist in all OF the public schools in
the city OF FL Paso by September l.
1921.
work Recently Done
In addition TO the new additions
now under way, the trustees have
spent several thousand dollars in
much needed improvements
owing TO the embargo on all kinds
n building material during the war.
the repair work has not been kept
up for the last three years. but dur
Ing the last seven months the trustees
have had two additional rooms added
to Alta Vista, two TO Aoy. three TO
Grand View, new coal bins and side
walks at the high school and Alta
Vista. and q new modern heating plant
at Alta Vista. new offices al the
Bailey school, ana have moved out OF
the hole in the ground into wei
lighted and ventilated rooms on the
first floor.
AN the so new class rooms com
Dleted and under way are modern.
wei lighted. heated and ventilated
and Notwithstanding the high cost Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
90, Would LiUe Until
Christ Comes Apdin' y

Mansfield. Ohio. Jan. 511.-Stephen
C. Alderman. OF this city. has Just
celebrated his 90th birthday anniver-
sary. He had expressed a desire 10
live until Christ comes again" al
though, he says, no one knows when
this event win occur
Mr.. Alderman admits that he has
one little vice. He has been chewing
tobacco for IS years
! attribute my long life to regular
habits said Mr. Alderman. 7 be-
Neve In time TO work, a time to eat
and time 20 rest 7 think men
should work n little every day. I
never had a doctor to see me until
last year. I didn't take any Of his
nasty medicine then"
Each year Mr.. Alderman spades
and cultivates a garden. He expects
10 do the same next summerI BIS
great enjoyment IS eating.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31

7 ONDON. Eng, Jan 31.-Of course.
women should have the right to
propose They should have that
right not only during leap year, but
in any other year. Having that right.
or maintaining that they have it, il
Is more likely than not that their
march toward the new freedom viii
win fUil recognition Of the new plank
in their platform
These are some OF the conclusions
from the discussion Of leap year with
which the year 1920 has opened in
London.
The Evening News views It with
alarm"
Since last year" says the News.
women have acquired the vote;
women have been made into ]. P-s and
a woman sits in parliament
"Will the emancipated sex make a
combined onslaught on the more val
liable OF mans remaining prerogatives
and leave him with nothing but the
second-that Of paying jointly in
Cured bills2"
The paragraph. possibly. was writ
ten by a mere man
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
Neuoly Rich of Holland Dry Commissioner Neuer
Buying Dutch Paintings Tasted 4 Scotch High

Washington, D. C. Jan 31.-The Of
fetal enemy Of liquor never even
tasted It.
John F. Kramer federal prohibl-
never touched anything stronger than
elderberry wine for medicinal pur-
poses, and he declares he will have no
mercy on those who are going to be
chronic invalids for the sake Of
Ticker"
Kramer Is mild little man. He
has a sense OF humor and a kindly dis
position. and. most important. he has
faith in humanity, so much so that he
trusts Il TO obey the law. even the
law against liquor. Kramer declares
that ne doesn't want TO use the strin-
gent powers that have been placed in
his hands by the prohibition enforce
ment act unless he has TO. He wants
tfN people to obey the laws then-
selves.
IN order 10 help the public out Kra-
mer declares he is going to do a little
educational work. II is a pretty hard
task TO educate a man with a thirst.
but Kramer believes that II can be
done. He is going to appeal to public
sentiment and he IS determined 20
show the evils Of the bootleg wills
ky" and the blind tiger" and do all
in his power to make theipublic real
ize that LIQUOR as she is" is pretty
tough stuff"
The little prohibition man IS build
ing I'D a huge machine to aid him in
his work and declares that he intends
to make IL pretty risky business 10
break the dry laws.
The task is no new business for
Kramer; he has been identified with
dry" work for a long time. In Ohio.
his home state, he is known as one
Of she leaders OF the movement
against liquor By profession he is
lawyer, but he was a teacher and a
school superintendent during the
early days OF his youth
The judicial mind is one Of the at
tributes Of Kramer and he is slow to
judge but quick TO act once he makes
up his mind. He is not inclined 70 be
a radical on the prohibition question:
he merely wants the laws enforced
de is here to see that Il is done.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
MANUFACTURERS HAVE
LARGE TOBACCO SUPPLY

Washington. ID. C., Jan. 3l.-Leaf
tobacco held by manufacturers and
dealers January 1, aggregated 1915
1921 pounds, compared with 1874
SS4.396 pounds a year ago.
The stocks included: Chewing
smoking. snuff and export types.
962 sol. 355 pouEds, compared with
913.252.S94 pounds a year ago; cigar
types, 2S3. sos, $50 pounds. compared
with 254. sos. 051, and imported types.
72.020.037 pounds, compared with g.
322.451
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
JOURNEYMEN BAKERS FORM
A UNION; ELECT OFFICERS

American Federation o. labor rep
resentative C. n. Idar has organized
q bakers union In FL Paso. The off,
GERS for the first term are: Presi-
dent, J. L Poe; vice president. Presty
Garcai recording secretary. c. l..
erosion; financial secretary. Manuel
Garcia; sergeant at arms, Jose Mar
tinez. This makes four new unions
that have been organized by Idar
in FL Paso. Petitions have been sent
he secretary OF the Auerfcan Foa-
Grafton Of Labor asking that Mr.. Idar
be retained in this city Indefinitely.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
Fireman in u. S.
WI Continue in Ser1ice

Lawrence. Mass. Jan 31-A mem
Der Of the Lawrence fire department
for sixty-five years and hale and
hearty on his eighty-siLth birthday.
Charles ". Foster. LaWrence's Oldest
fire Iaddie, and incidentally the old
est fireman in the United States as
wen. believes he viii be able TO
carry on" for many more years as
a fire fighter.
He was born IN Leeds. Maine, IN
1884, and began his service in the
Lawrence department as a torch boy
and saw the evolution OF the hand and
steam engines up to their present
state Of perfection. He has seen ser
vice under seventeen different chiefs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
LARRAZOLO THINKS CONGRESS
WILL ACT ON RECLAMATION

Santa Fe, n. 81. Jan. 31.-Gov. o.
4 LarrazOlo. who has returned from
Washington, where he attended a
meeting OF western states governors
for the purpose OF land reclamation.
stated last night he had accomplished
on his trip all that could be hoped
for.
He stated It was quite possible the
matter may be brought before the
next session OF congress with hope OF
success
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
Joan Of Arc Bodice
for 1920 Dancing Girl

London, Eng. Jan. 51.-The 1920
dancing girl viii have a bodice like
Joan OF Arc.
Dresses with long straight bodfces
OF meshed silver stuff like steel coats
OF mail are appearing in London show
windows
So those. who pretend to be fash
ionable VIII mimic the immortal
French soldier girl Frocks with
these meshed c0rselets. are arriving
daily from Paris, where they are a
riot
In London the idea IS carried out in
trocks for day wear. The material
used TO give the armor-lil1e appear
ance is not heavy. but light and cool.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
SALVATION ARMYS CHEF
LEAVES FOR BUTTE, MONT.

Adjutznt Edgar Harris. who has
been in charge OF the work OF the
Salvation Army in Ell Paso FOR the
past IS months. left Saturday for
Butte. Mont. which Is to be his new
station He is to be succeeded In FL
Paso by Capt Malcolm Keene. who
is to arrive Sunday. Adjutant Harris
has been called to Butte to take
charge OF q building campaign the
army has on there.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
no HELP LoCAL JoRRFRs.

". H Dent. formerly chief clerk
in the quartermaster corps in the FL
Paso military district has offered his
services, through the chamber OF
commerce. to the manufacturers and
jobbers OF FL Paso. in an advisory
capacity. on transactions involved In
the sale OF material to the govern
ment. Mr.. Dent has not only handled
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
Champion Optinist Bids
for Liquor Licenses

Worcester. Mass. Jan 31-Entered
as candidate for the most cneerrui
optimist, Henry Harper
Though the rest OF the country IS
burying John Barleycorn. Mr.. Harper
made application for two liquor
licenses.
They're going to pass legislation
soon for the sale of light wines and
beers" said Mr. Foster.
i want 10 be all ready and get IN
on the ground floor"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
GOVERNMENT TO THROW OPEN
NEVADA FARMS FEBRUARY rs

Washington. D. C.. Jan. 31.-Twen-
ty-four government farms on the
Newlands project in Nevada. ranging
in size from % 20 los acres Of ir-
rigable land. will be opened to entry
February 25, secretary Lane an
nounced today
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
FIX DATE OF WARS END.

London, Eng. Jan. IA commit
tee OF counselors has been namedrto
decide the official date OF the ending
Of the world war. It is declared that
thousands OF pounds are involved in
legal proceedings which have been
held up pending an authoritative de-
cision on the point
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
American Legion Members
AdDised To Ignore Berger

Worcester. Mass, Jan. 3f.-'Ignore
Victor Berger-don't oppose him. He
thrives on the publicity that opposi-
ton brings" This was the advice is
sued today to the American Legion
members here relative to their con-
duct when the Milwaukee Socialist
makes his scheduled appearance in
Worcester. District commander Da-
Tid J. Nolan asked legion members
and other good citizens 10 remain
away from the meeting and neither
applaud nor hiss the coming Of Ber-
ger IF that is done he declared.
the only ones who viii attend his
lecture viii be those Of his own class
and some morbid sentimentalists Do
not ray any attention to him and he
will be helpless"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31

the bids and purchases Of the de-
partment, but also all matters refer
ring 10 leases in the Ell Paso district
Housewives. OF Birmingham. Ala. are
organizing q club which win aim 10 re-
ducs the cost OF living through system
Of cooperative buying
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31

Except for 1900 Amos in the wIlds
OF fezo, the Japanese are one race.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-20
Peter Rabbit.

little Mrs. Peter, with shining eyes
and fairly knocked her small son over
in her haste to get to him and feel him
all over to make sure that nothing had
happened to him and that he was
really safe and sound. There wasn't
word Of scolding, not a single little
When that little Rabbit could get in
a word he said, and he hung his head
as he said it: "I-1'm sorry that I
disobcyed and ran away. - -
But that was as far as he got You
sec his mother promptly rubbed his
nose with her nose, which is the Rab-
pit way of kissing, and wouldn't give
hlm chance to say another word. His
brothers and sisters danced around
ham and didn't seem to mind in the
least that their mother and father
paid no attention to them. Then little
Mrs. Peter led the way to a certain
patch Of the sweetest clover on al! the
Green Meadows and picked out thu
tenderest leaves for him. When ali had
stuffed until they could stuff no more
they went back to the dear Old Briar.
patch and there, sitting close to his
mother, the once willful little Rabbit
told Of all his adventures out in tho
Great World, his brothers and sisters
sitting in front Of him. round
eyed and open-mouthed. Never before
had there been 30 much 10y IN the dear
Old Briar-patch.
Copyright. 1890 by r. w, Burwsna,
The next story: Buster Bear Geta
Sharp Remfnder '0
New-York tribune., 1920-09-20

WASHINGTON. Sept le.-The disturb
ance over the Caribbean Sea was apparent
~ centered Sunday night immediately
south Of the Yucatan channel and moving
northwestward. Shipping in Southern
waters have been advised accordingly
The weather has become much cooler
over New England and tho Middle Atlantic
states. the upper Ohio Valley and the re-
gion OF tho Great lakes, while temper
aturea above the normal prevail generally
ir tho Gulf states.
Tnere were showers within the last
twenty -four hours In north New England
ana ana the extreme upper Mississippi Valley.
Falr weather was general elsewhere.
. The outlook is for generally fair weather
Monday and Tuesday in the states east
or the Miagssippi. except that unsettled
weather and showers are probabl over the
region OF tho Great Lakes and extreme
southern Florida. The temperature will
rrian tuesday In tho region OF the Great
Lakrs and tho upper Ohio Valley. Else
whore east OF tho Mississippi River it will
not change materially. Frost warnings
were Issued this morning for The North
Atlantic states
District Forecaats-New ENGLAND and
Eastern New York-Fair and Continued
COOL Monday: Tuesday probably fair
western Now York-Fair Monday: Tuea.
day unsettled and somewhat warmer.
Eastsrn Pennsylvania, New yerpey ana
pelaware-Fair Monday ana probnhiv
Tuesday, continued cool
~ western Pennsylvnniar-Tair Monday:
unsettled In north. "s'~
New-York tribune., 1920-09-20
Calling Them Masters Rooms
Makes 1t Cost Much More
Skill of the Landlords in Descriptive Writing Has Some
thing do With the Increase in Rents Over the Days
Before Airshaft Became Court and Closet Maids
Room

have yet to see g room assigned to
their use in which maid could turn
round, but then, there never are
enough maids to 60 round anyhow
| Moreover, there method in It. By
fitting a maid into the bedroom the
householder can get some 3dea of
whether she's going to be able to come
close enough to the kitchenette to get
any use out Of it.
Fortunately the situation in fur
nished apartments is much simpler
After brief study Of the advertise
ments it is easy to solve the code
Anything which is listed as "well fur
nished" is probably worth the money.
A comfortably furnished" apartment
may repay inspection, but we desire
tenants to be suspicious Of those which
are beautifully furnished" and as for
the "gorgously appointed" it Is safe to
assume that somebody is trying to
overreach himself.
But to speak seriously there is some
thing to be said for the landlord. A
few months ago ours said that he was
going to tear the building down to I'M
remedy that we decided we would not
apartment. Then our original land-
lord relented and said that he would
let the old place 60 along a bit more
without trying to reform it. We had
read the newspapers and everybody
had told US that the streets were filled
with mobs Of homeseekers and so, in
an unguarded moment, we decided to
stay where we were and get rid Of the
place to which we had contemplated
moving. 1t will be easy to rent it wo
thought as we signed our second lease
within month. The newspapers are
still shouting about the shortage, but
nobody is itorming in to take the ad-
ditional apartment off our hands. Seven
full. Hardwood floors Electric light.
Thoroughly modern and all that. 1t
can't be the neighborhood, for nothing
could be more refined than this, with
the stage door of Y. M. C. A. on one
side and q church on the other. 1t is
convenient to stores and schools and
theaters, with pleasant neighbors.
and yet the tenants continue to stay
away in droves. The elevator, to be
sure, only runs until half past twelve,
but now there's no point in staying out
later than that anyhow.
We can't think of another solitary
thing against the apartment. Of course,
the maid can't exactly rattle around in
her room, but if you can ever get her
into 1t you may be sure that she'll
know her place. If this were an adver-
tisement we could go on to say much
about the sunlight, and the air, and the
convenience Of many forms Of transit,
but we are not yet panicky enough to
do thai. In spite Of the fact that there
seems to be a considerable number of
signs still out, and that tenants have so
far avoided us, we live in hope. There
must be homeless people in New York.
After all, judging from the advertise
ments, apartments are being offered
only to the refined. If we wait long
enough there's bound to be some unre-
fined person who will want to settle
down between a church and
New-York tribune., 1920-09-20

tion, to prepare g report. Mr.. Aron's
recommendations are:
"Much Of the so-called legislation
should be repealed, and in lieu thereof
resort should be had to the injunctive
power Of the Supreme Court on it's
equity side.
"The income from mortgages should
be exempt from state taxation, if there
appears fair prospect of similar
legislation by the Federal Congress.
New dwelling house construction
should be exempted from state and
municipal taxation for period of fif-
teen years.
"A legislative commission should be
appointed to report at the regular ses-
sion of Legislature in January.
"a proposed measure for the estab:
lishment of state land bank similar
to Federal land banks, as distinct from
farm loans.
"An adequate and complete revision
of the landlord and tenant law Of this
state, including the preparation of a
standard form of dwelling lease, as we
have developed standard form of fire
insurance policy"
New-York tribune., 1920-09-20
Bedtime Stories
Joy in the Old Briar-patch
BY Thornton w. Burgess
You'll find the longer thot you ave
The more you can and avilI forgive.

Peter Rabbit led the way lipperty-
lipperty-lip across the Green Meadows
toward the dear Old Briar-patch and
close at his heels hoped the little
Rabbit, who had been SO long lost. 1t
was dark, for it was night and Mistress
Moon had not yet climbed up to light
took his eyes from the white spot bob
bing along ahead Of him. Of course
that white spot was Peters tail.
There had been a time when that
little Rabbit would have thought II
quite needless to keep his eyes on that
white spot every minute, but that was
when he was willful and foolish and
thought he knew all there was to know
1t seemed like long. long time before
that he had been SO wil}ful and foolish,
though really it was only few days.
But, you know, he had been out in the
Great World and he had learned a
great deal. The most important thing
he had learned was that he really
knew very little after all.
SO he was very humble little Rab-
bit as he hoped along, lipperty-lip-
perty-lip, at Peters heels, and he
didn't intend to be lost again IL he
could help it. He had had quite enough
Of the Great World and he knew, he
Just knew that in it there was no place
like home. The dear Old Briar-patch
he had once thought place to get
away from had become the very dearest
place in all the Great World.
Whenever Peter stopped TO sit up
and look and listen, and this was Of
ten, the little Rabbit sat up right be-
hind him and looked and listened,
When peter, forgetting that his small
sons legs were not as long as his own.
ran faster than he should have. the
little Rabbit ran with all his might
and always managed to keep Peters
white tail in sight, though at times he
was so out OF breath that It seemed
to him that he couldn't hop another
hop.
SO at last they came to the dear Old
Briar-patch just as Mistress Moon
flooded the Green Meade, 8 with silvery
light. The little Rabbit had dreaded
reaching home. much as he wanted to
be there. You see, he had dreaded
meeting his mother He knew that he
richly deserved to be scolded and pun
ished. lie couldn't know how he had
made his mother suffer from worry.
but he guessed that he had given her
reason to be very angry with him.
Perhaps you can guess how sur
prised he was when Just outside The
dear Old Briar patch Peter stopped and
thumpsd loudly, and shen OUT rushed
New-York tribune., 1920-09-20
ID ARIS Says Jet, and the
j. Jet Has Arriveds

Straight row black spangle
bands from 2-row at soc yard
to the beautiful new double
width 184-row at, yard,
$27.60.
Black beaded bands, from
Il in. at 35c to 8 in. at
$10.95 yard.
Bead and spangle bands,
from 2 in. at S2.95 yard to 10
in. at $15.75 yard.
Black bead and spangle all
overs, 18 in, $3.50 to S39.75.
Straight row buglc bead
trimming, from 12-row at
$1.75 yard to 64-row at 1915
yard.
Cut jet fringe, from / in. at
$1.25 yard to 8 in. at $11.50
yard.
Jet cascade (uncut) fringe
at $2.75, $4.25 and 1925
yard.
Jet bead girdles, s5.75 to
$9.75.
Cut jet bead tassels, 25c to
1915.
Cut jet ornaments, from
$1.25 to $3.50.
Main floor, Old Building.