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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
What's liz Matter Viii OIL?

on company promoters and oil stock spectators owe it
" the public and to themselves to find out what IS
the matter with the oil game and apply the remedy In
the past lew weeks local stocks have shrunk IN value TO
such extent that trading IS almost at standstn
Shares in companies Of which great things we're expected
being offered below par and each day sees the
declines more pronounced. Unless something IS done
quickly, there would to be danger Of total collapse
The people of FL Paso and the country tributary have
invested several million dollars in oil stocks good pro
portion Of this money has from persons who cannot
afford to lose The chance Of winning the enormous profits
gowngy pictured by promoters has induced hundreds Of
men and invest their lifetime savings in the
great oil gamble and the loss Of this money would mean
tragedy IN many lives.
Gossip it that spectators forcing down prices
for the purpose of soaring shareholders into selling at
losses order buy in shares and then send prices
again to former levels This may may not be true, but
certain Is that from cause other stocks IN COM
paues supposed splendid holdings, and some
with good production being sold the local markets
at from 100 800 percent under the prices Of three months
ago.
In bearish market Of this kind the good stocks suffer
the bad Some method should be devised to separate
the wheat from the Organizations Of shareholders
might 20 long way toward meeting the situation With
going any expense the stockholders in various CON-
panies could form associations and compel accounting
This would show whether the market weakness is justified
OF is solely the result Of speculation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
XVII

Answers TO Yesterday Questions
J. Tie Glacier National park Is
in Montana and covers an area of
$4,000 acres
9 me name q Burroughs IS at
taclel 20 the automatic mechanical
adding device now in general use
3. John Hay was an american
statesman. poet and rubliclst who.
as a youth was one o. Liucoln's pri-
vate secretaries IN 1888 he served
as secretary Of state In the Nc
kinlev administration
g. The magazine on board a var
ships Is the storage place for powder
and other explosives
s. The abbreviation "R- A." siEri-
flies Royal Academician, an honor
conferred upon painters BY the Royal
academy. a British institution
6. Walt Whitman was an Ameri-
can poet whose Leaves o. Grass Is
his best known work. He WAS ore
free verse"
q. A repatriate Is f. an Individual
who has been deprived OF citizenship
but whose citizenship has been later
restored
s. John Howard Payne (1T92-1s5z)
wrote Home. Sweet Home"
O. The United kingdom is the com
prehensive name Of Great Britain and
all her colonial possessions
10. A ella thee-lal monster Is the
poisonous reptile Of the lizard family
found on the deserts OF the south
western states OF the United States
New Questions
I. What IS a capstan on board a
ship
q For what invention is the name
OF Jauney widely known.
3. Who is the reigninE monarch OF
Norway
4. Who was Neal Dow
5. What j. gazetteer
s. Who wrote Imitation OF
Christ %
z. What Is the legend OF PyEma-
lion and Galatea2
S. Who was cast into the lions
den. as related in the scripture.
g. Who was Copernicus2
10. What IS q non-conductorf
The purest breeds Of arabian horses
have utdlgrees going back 500 years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

Tucson. March /. and 3. in large
numbers said H F. Malone. This
is in spite Of the fact that the con-
vention city is almost 500 miles out OF
the territory OF the association and
works a hardship upon those members
who live in the eastern part OF the
territory covered By the association
! think that hereafter the convention
should always be at a more central
place However. the fact that the
cattlemen are going 70 Tucson In
large numbers. signifies their inten-
ton OF boosting thei. business TO the
limit and indicates prosperity for
this district- The address which IS to
be given By the attorney general Of
Packers Decree" Is attracting much
interest as cattlemen are interested
in knowing the inside workings OF
the recent packers Investigations
and prosecutions"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
Little Interoiews.

America. particularly, has 50 much
money that Il viii pay any price LOT
certain merchandise in order TO get
il and 10 be able 10 get the immense
Quantities that the American market
demands. The manufacturers make
promises that never materiallzes que
70 over prosperity in Japan and the
tremendous demand lor japanese
goods from practically al centers OF
'srhe home life OF the average Jap
auese Is rather odd and novelty 70
foreiEner-the way they live the
food. the house furnishings and the
pleasures which they enjoy. The
averare japanese home has no chairs;
everybody sits on the floor and tea
Is continually served TO keep the
body warm. Raw fish Is a taForite
item on the menu and even steWed
bees Is CONSIDERED an e-esel- ulsl.
ate some before I discovered what 4
was eating and ] liked them very
much until I learned what they we're
Bread is practically unknown among
the japanese people, as rice Is the
staff OF life over there
The height OF amusement for the
average japanese Is to have Geisha
girls come TO their homes and put on
Geisha song and dance A Geisha
song and dance IS TO the American
simply a novelty and after once wit
messed the average American does
not care for a second performance
though it IS extremely entertaining
20 the japanese and they never tire
OF &. The Geisha dance is a gestcular
dance. being movements Of the head
and hands with continual bowling, and
the Geisha music sounds rather
mournful to the American. but is en-
joyed the first time because II Is
novel.
Horses and automobiles are very
few in japan. Wagons and carts are
hauled by men and women and the
foreigner travels around IN the vari-
Gus cities in the jim rikisha. which is
a small tWO-Wheeled buggy pulled By
a man. This custom is considered
an old and economical one because only
one animal has 10 be led ana that
Is the man who pulls the buggy.
The water is very poor in Japan
and the fields are cultivated IN a
manner that Is sickeuing and disgust
/ ing 10 the foreigner.
There are a few good hotels in the
orient catering TO foreign visitors.
{ The steamship service to and from
the orient is excellent, however.
speaking Of lowering the cost OF
{ living and methods OF curing the gen
eral labor unrest by an attempt 10
/ reorganlze the United States on a
business basis. by a reform federal
! budget system, one IS struck by the
legislative appropriation Of 100000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
Give he Scouts lie Cabin.

THE right spirit shown by the mayor and the citys
counclmen when they withdrew the ctys request for
possession Of the Red Crosss log cabin IN San Jacnto
plaza II order that the Boy Scouts might have first
chance at It
The city had offered the cabin to Washington
park where It to be made into shelter house for
tourists provided the Red Cross would let the city have it.
The Boy Scouts, however, need the cabin more than
the tourists They want to 1t up to their camp
and It would exactly the thing the boys need they
do not get it. they viii have do without whereas the
city appropriation with which TO build tourists
shelter house Now If the Red Cross viii only give the
cabin the Boy Scouts, It viii indeed be doing good
turn"
The poet said he didn't mind the high school 50
much but the principle of the thing he objected TO-
Mexcans must not get peeved if knock their pTes
dent. We knock our OWL as well And both deserve It
School teachers as rule don't get much pay, but there
is at least one who gets $4,000 year.
One Ofter wonders Why men Who just have to chew
something picked On tobacco
Some men are brave and others go to public places with
blends.
One way not to have merchant marine is to sell the
ships.
Some get the d 5. : and others fired BY Wilson
Labor 10 keep aise IN pour breast that little sparF
" -eso-r. washington
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

the discharged soldier. sailor and
marine" said Col. n Lapowskl, city
clerk. and chairman OF the grievance
committee. '-The committee has been
able to bring about some long stand
ing claims against the government
FOR back pay and allowances one
man who has been trying by himself
for a year and half 70 get back pay
was given his money this week il
having taken the committee only a
short time TO get Il from Washing
ton for him."
Texas cattiemcn have signified
their intention OF attending the con-
vention OF the Panhandle and South
western Stockmen's association in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
PRIVATE RESIDENCE



Thereby the transformation from
trade to home is made Mr. Brede re-
sides there and no longer dispenses
good cheer 10 the trade. so under the
federal rules his supplies on hand are
perfectly safe.
Incidentally. for the benefit OF Mr..
Brede's friends and undoubtedly
such a resourceful and forehanded
man must have scores, even hundreds
OF them-it may be stated that under
the law he IS privileged to entertain
guests at any and all times in his pri-
Vate residence. and may, If he be in
the mood. serve them with such
amounts OF the good cheer he former
" dispensed TO the family trade as he
thinks their appetites demand and
their systems can assimilate.
The popularity OF the resourceful
and forehauded Mr. Brede is thereby
and forever-as long as his supply
lasts-established
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

THE conductor Of the Ficlzville train
was seen talking to the depot agent
On the platform while the train was
taking water today. The town mar
shall got IN ear distance Of the con
vsrsation and found that the depot
agent was sore because the train had
accidentally run IN on time when he
wasn't expecting It.
A lot Of the big papers are cutting
down their size 10 save paper, and the
TickyiIle Tidings is following in their
footsteps BY printing only OF one side
Of the sheet
Sidney Hooks is thinking about re
firing from musical circles by giving
his farewell concert as his French harp
IS badly out Of tune.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

NY DEAR R. NJ c.
IN THE first place.
OF COURSE, you know.
THAT NO married man.
COULD COPY on a typewriter.
WITH ONE finger.
EVERYTHING HIS vile said.
HE COULDN'T do It.
HE'D HAVE to use EN- all
EVEN II It happened
THAT HE had a wife.
THAT DOESN'T talk as much.
As A lot OF other wives.
AND BESIDES.
sUPPosING FOR Instance.
THAT THE man on the car
Was TELLING me truth.
ASK you, Robert
OR WHATEVER your name is.
IF YOU don't understand
THAT ALL married folk.
No BATTER how happy
ARE JUST human beings.
AND THAT every little while.
THEY HAVE their little spata
AND co round the house.
NOT SPEAKING to each other.
AND IF Il were true.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
Ell Pasoan Says United States More Beautiful Than Orient
Declares Appropraton Should Go To Stimulating Business

O0o. OF which s42.O00.000 Is for the
bureau OF internal revenue. for col
lecting taxes and enforcing national
PROHIBITION" said L S. kennicott
alton ever made by the United States
in time OF peace
Now. as the experts say. the rem
edy is more production. It would seem
that II this immense sum OF $4,000
600. the use OF which viii be practi-
cally all reproductive. could be
diverted 20 production an immense
good would be accomplished
1T looks like this might readily be
accomplished by appropriating this
sum to the United States reclamation
service for the retaining OF lands.
This s42,e00.000 would pay the con
struction charge on nearly 100000
acres OF desert land 70 convert Il
from absolute non-prOduction to the
growing Of cotton, corn. forage, fruits
and All kinds OF foodstuffs- Financial
experts say the present unrest is due
TO high taxes without n correspond
ingl- increased production
u think a free dental clinic should
be attached tc the present county
medical clinic" said A. D. Farnham-
Physicians who have done some work
IN the clinic in the past assure me
that some OF the ills they treated re-
suited from neglect Of the teeth
have, myself, been in the clinic when
a large number OF patients were
waiting their turn and some OF them
had very bad teeth. due largely 10 ig-
norance and neglect. In the schools
7 believe there should be q course. es-
pecially in the grades, IN which the
youngsters could be taught the intel
liEent care Of their teeth. If these
habits are started when they are
young they viii keep them up the re-
mainder OF their lives, and thus save
themselves misery and expense in the
future Parents too often neglect the
teeth Of their children and allow them
to go about with dirty mouth, When
3 the same parents would vigorously
protest were their children 10 60
about with dirty clothes or faces
which are Ear less important Nine
times out OF ten bad teeth are the re-
suit OF ignorance or laziness."
The American Legion through the
efforts Of the grievance committee Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
Ripping Rhymes
Joy And Gloom

IN happiness 60 depths
a many parasangs
eounng with the cheerful gangs who also vent afoC I'd walk a
would
uentou
pmp state
ga1g
And glance landscape
a
cling the things ike, birdle
sing blinking stars;
ing steering wheel lodging other my
rudgng flock and yet twu break foolish
Eered walk
Copyright George Matthew Adams WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
When Is a Saloon Not2
When Is a Residencs

One Of George Thelsen's friends
writing him from New York. tells OF
clever ruse OF a Brooklyn saloon
keeper, who has transformed his
former place OF business into a home
and thereby saves and protects all
the stock he had on hand when "the
whole darn world went dry"
on the door Of a one time liquor
store at 7g4 Nostrand avenue, Brook
lyn. the letter says. there is nailed a
sheet OF cardboard bearing in large
easy letters the following announce
ment.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

From Suns 10 Daniels.
ETOU poor old fish. You think you're
smart,
knyf
Take what I'm telling you 10 heart,
And change your tactics rlEht away.
Your unvyss punk and. hut for me-
WouId not amount 10 anything
Although / seldom 20 TO sea
50 there, old erab'-GOd save the
king.
MoAdoo 10 ". Wilson
FATHER, dear rather, come out with
"a now,
fences
You surely can't fan TO be noticing
am plagued By this awful sus-
uemEe.
Let nc be your Valentine, won't you,
old delrf
You know how delighted I'd bei
just n word from you, daddy, and All
VIII be clear
For the little old donkey and me.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
Patter And Chatter
Intercepted Valentines.


Leonard Wood 70 hs c. o. p.
DEHOLD the many sears bears
d See. here's n cut and there's q
brulsef
The deal they gave me Wasn't fairf
i should have stood in PerskinE'.
shoes
Please love me for the -rorngs I've
borne
The heavy r0rrowr that are mines
Treat Lo,sden and the rest with scorn,
And let me be your Valentine
To Our Landlord.
YOU greedy wretch. devoid o. shane,
You're happy only when you throt-
There's nothing that you wouldn't
claim.
You'd rob the baby Of ftn bottlsl
I hope the money that you get
BY being eOnsciencele less and bc1rlIh
VIII bring you nothing but regret
And always make your dreams
niEhtwnrish.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

TH traveller that used T ask fer tn
bar as soon as he registered now
asks fer tn bell boy. III fair price
committee did not meet last night, as
its members attended a meetin' O. tn
Retail Dealers association
Copyright. National Newspaper Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

THAT ALL do.
Is JUST copy the thiusa-
Ny WIFE says to ne.
WHATEVER WOULD I DE-
WHEN SHE wouldn't say anything
AND WHATEVER would I DO
wHES SHE goes away
AND LEAVES ne all alone
WITH NY typewriter.
AND ALL Of ny fingers
AND NOTHING to write.
AND ANYWAY. Robert.
WHAT DIFFERENCES does 1t make.
WHO WRITES the column
50 LONG as you read r.
AND THINK irs al right
AND 7 get ny check
ONCE EVERY week
AND EFERYBODT7s happy
EXCEPT THE mzu-
THAT YOU overheard
on THE crowded car.
AND EVEN at that
HE NAY be all right
BECAUSE IF # wasn't Tor ny wife
I'd HAVE 50 much trouble.
WITH THE laundry ana everything
THAT I couldn't write at all
THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
II Years Ago Today


n Of the wholesale arrest OF peas
ants at Kurtsk-- The peasants are
offering armed resistance and mani
police officials have been killed Of
wounded.
Reports from Austin say that gov
srnor Lznham has issued a proclama-
ton designating Thursday. February
%. as .'Arbor day" and a legal Holt
day in Texas.
Petitions are being circulated IN the
city by persons today and are being
numerously signed. asking the city
to cancel the issue OF district i'm
provemeut bonds and take other steps
to pave the city's streets The petit
tions suggest using refuse Stag from
the smelter for paving instead OF the
proposed asphalt or brick
A dispatch from Globe, Ark. tells
Of a fire in the shaft OF the Old
Dominion mine Miners are riskinE
their lives 10 protect the property and
put out the fire Three men who
went down into the shaft 10 fight
and fell to the bottom OF the 18th
level and were killed Their bodies
have not been recovered They were
Joe lkenberry, Joe Artissay, Jack
James and Jack Mosett
Hedges and trees are being planted
around the grounds OF the Catholic
school OF the Sacred Heart on South
Oregon street
Z. IL Bray, former president OF
the chamber Of commerce. viii lead
the grand march Thursday evening
for the Washington birthday ball to
be given by the Civic Improvement
league for the benefit OF the sam
Houston park fund.
J. H Russell who was stricken
with apoplsxy last week. Is getting
along wen
James NJ Paul. charged with kill
ing an unknown tramp. who at
tempted TO enter his residence, has
been released on $500 bond on a
habeas corpus hearing The case viii
probably be dismissed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
Ne TOWNE GOSSIP
Registered C. s

DEAR K. but rad
column friends the other night riding home
Ireud whc
reading your brains weren't much because
thinking what she said vita
on a typewriter.
whether
isn't publish this maybe the who much VII
talk much about things that
h Lrou-. notEin -hn Y
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

Women BARRIERS are numerous IN the
large towns and cities Of Sweden and
many OF them own the shops IN which
they work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

The American Legion through the
efforts Of the grievance committee IS
accomplIshInE some good results 10.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

The poet said he didn't mind the high school TOW 81
much It the principle Of the thing he objected to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

Speaking Of lowering the cost OF
living and methods Of curing the gen
eral labor unrest by an attempt 10
reorganlze the United States on a
business basis. by a reform federal
budget system, one IS struck by the
IeEIslatIre appropriatIon 81 slo4.0 900
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

The purest breeds Of arabian horses
have pedigrees going back 500 years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

lHlkI4-NlNLH YEAR
piete news report by
covering Arizona. New
York. Entered a. the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

Mezicaus must not get peeved if we knock their pres
lent. We knock our own well And both deserve It.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-11

clauses is observed in the provision for
reduction Of electives. The continued
existence Of the I'd and Sd marinc
brigades in excess Of the authorized
$4,000 is particularly noticed, since
ttese brigades constituted the greater
part Of the so-callcd Baltic troops re-
sponsible for the Kapp revolution.
Only half of the submarines and war
ships to be broken up by the Germans
before April 10, have been destroyed
Little information is available con-
cerning Germany's compliance with the
air clauses Of the treaty. However, it
is estimated, only 25 per cent Of mill
tary and naval air units have been dis
banded, although, according to the
treaty, existence Of any units was for
bidden after March 10. AS far as the
promised surrender Of all airships and
planes by January 10, 1920, is con
cerned, so far as is known. none has
been received by the Allies
In general, Germany is estimated
here to have shown a compliance with
the disarmament clauses of the treaty
o. approximately so to 80 per cent.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-11

ther states joining the revolution and
of the capture of Fuebla City, one Of
the largest towns in Mexico. Among
the victims were Generals Triana,
Lechuga, Artigos, Roberto Cejudo and
others. according to General Obregon.
General Obregons message said in
part:
"a great part Of the forces which
constituted the convoy and which es-
corted Carranzx~ Mexico City dis
persed, and the rear guard was over
taken by General Trcvino's forces,
causing them serious losses.
Reached Capital Saturday
"The first forces to enter the capitol
were those of General Sidromio Men
dez, under direct command Of Gener~l
Trevino. The troops Of my command,
which come from the states of Morelos
and Guerreno.. reached the valley of
Mexico yesterday, and to-day (May 81
arrived here with some military
trains, where forces under Generals
Francisco Cosio Robelo, Gustave Eli
condo, Salvador Gonzalez and Ben
lamln Hill are joining US.
The detachment which | sent from
lguala to the State of Mexico under the
command of General Fortunate May
cote and Francisco Figuroa has cap
tured the city of Poluco.
THE state of OaXaca joined our
movement under the command Of Gen
eral Luis T. Mereles on the I'd inst
On the 9th General Mereles occupied
the railroad station of Esperanza and
Maltrata Heights, in the State of Vera
Cuz, placing his artillery there to pre-
vent Carranza's convoy proceeding to
the State of Vera Cruz
More States Join Revolt
"Michoacan forces invaded the states
of Jalisco and Guanajuato and the
Carranza forces which operated in this
last state revolted and Joined US.
General Manuel NJ. Dieguez, with
sparse number of troops, is complete
ly bottled and his conlition is seri-
Gus.
General Francisco Murguia. before
leaving Mexico City. ordered
massacre in the Santiago Tlaltelolco
penitentiary. Among the victims of
the criminal order there were fifteen
generals, Triana, Lechuga, Artigos, Ce-
judo and others"
New-York tribune., 1920-05-11
$4,000 Room Rent

Suppose you could hire Gargan1uan hall, fill
with million and a half housewives from all
parts of our country and arrange with these pros
pective buyers of your goods for brief hearing
all of this a cost Of say $4,000 per convention
Supposng that you had arranged such
venon and were in search of speaker to address
this gathefing of l,s00, ,000-what would you paw
for the worlds most interesting and convincing
speaker?
If you could afford per woman to
assemble audience, what could you not afford
for the presentation of your story that audience.
When you advertise in The Delineator and
The Designer you have the of l,500 900 house
wives-for brief period
For profits sake, employ the best advertising
brains available to plead before such supreme
court of opportunity
ButteriCk-PubHshe,
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