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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11
THE ETERNAL, TRIANGLE OF LIFE WILL
NOTDO: WHERE Is THE REAL REMEDY?

GAIN II has been proved that It can't be done me
a eternal triangle is figure that has no place n tne
s1s IS an old prOverb which says: He who ehases
two rabbits catches neither" In the case Of women ms
proverb might be perverted to read; ne VINO oh@7ss
without any reference to the guilt innocence Of the
rsous Who figured IN the unfortunate shooting at Coiu-
bus last Monday morning, the same old 9Ial IS mere Il
only safe to Glove your neghoor "hen me nes04 l.
As unfortunate and as regrsttable divorce is it is
admittedly better than what happened IN COLUMBUS "e
love dies there Is no funeral rule but the corpse IS
left in the house. There is safer, saneT, noer way
There is way that does not take from any vlt ma
which can never be restored There IS way nat does nol
leave orphans and IN prisons and shock communities with
the expose Of lurid scandal -.
Our most sacred institution On which society IS ouil-
and INST rest If It Is to endure crumbng, It sometimes
seems Flats poodle dogs butterfly wives who prefer fne
clothes and motor rides are partly 70 blame Men VIZ
love the dollar above everything else VINO enot oo
themselves and who believe they have rgn 10 pursue
every prettv face and figure partly TO blame ana ne
thourhtless silly who get their pleasantest tnIs
from the smiles Of another woans husband aaa tne lnu
what can Be done? aThe law" it is cried anvOke the
law Certainly invoke the law. But more than law IS
needed Il VIII take kind Of rsadjustment OF ouI
social affairs If to save the blood and honor Of ~
ture fathers and mothers and prevent the despair OF
children It viii take education Il vii take the olote
RELIGION VIII take return 20 the 1lresloe 1o me
cabaret and return TO the family circle from the Joy noe
Il wiz take thoughtful husbands and fathers VINO kno"
whom they marrying before they wed It EiH AK
patient klnuly Women "LlO CO s-Nu y -
make and keep It VIII take bearing and 1oIoear
inc and remembrance Of days when love was young and
age had not marred beauty. 800
Perhaps It is easy to get married N the United
States mar and a maid nay meet as It IS now ano
NARY in an hour when it takes constant association o.
months 70 determine the character Of any person AND
certainly as much time should be given TO the Cultivation
Of mate life given to the formation OF Irleno
ship OF Z business partnership
If We could compel couple to wait for year after an
nouncng their engagement before they wed 6oth Woul
have time 70 meet large assortment Of reckless women
vampires and gay deceving IN that time and II then
love remained steadfast would be safe assumption thai
II would stand the trials Of after years when they nae
more II common TO keep them united
Meantime tear Of charity may be shed for those Al
Columbus who fstered and fell and found as countless
others have found IN the past that at can't De done
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

MY daughter. I say unto thee. con-
IN slider not that time wasted,
-'- which a youth spendeth in the
lore-dreaml
For a spring romance Is the spring
Tonic Of the SOUL
Then, be merciful. when thou OBJ
servest a youth with the spring
L,ove-Fever. For his feet stumble ana
his ewes see not. and his ways are
strange and wonderful
He waIketh as one in a trance, and
stareth out Of the office window see
ing visions
He nddressefh the office-boy As
asDearestn ard knoweth II not
He brinEeth his stenOErapher vio-
lets. He signeth n business let
Ter yours dcvOtedly." He calieth
Central aDear Hearth
He haunteth the haberdashery and
Iingereth before shop-windOWs-
He bringeth home much line raj
ment- Seven times dc-h he tie ms
cravat- yet is NOT content
He studyeth his profile in the mir
TOR. and wonderful h-T long his hair
viii LAST. He shaveth his chin until
Il is sore
He brusheth up on the poets. He
putteth aside his pipe and buyeth g
fancy cigaret holder He resisteth
the onion-salad. and cannot be per
He forgetteth to eat his luncheon
and his breakfast Eoeth untastec
yet at dinner time he nath 10 ap-
petite.
He entereth a street car and
ridefh six blocks beyond his des-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

cases in which The firms have IN the
meantime changed hands, the money
has been spent or the dividends as
tributed. People who buy out bus
negseg need 10 be careful nowadays
that the income tax returns OF ne
recent owners are absolutely SOUND
and Il would not be surprising lI
modern business made the question
81 past income taxes 3 vital factor IN
contracts OF sale, az an insurane,s,
against future liability Banks VII
some day maintain bureaus in their
credit departments to lnvestiBare the
tax status Of their clients.
The treasury department. haa
good deal OF discretion about accept
inE voluntary payments on taxes not
originally returned But that Is true
as a rule OF cases IN which there nave
been technical errors. cases IN which
subordinates have plainly erred arc
where COLLISION with principals could
not be proved. Even In these cEses.
the government collects not merely
the taxes, but the interest that the
government might have had II the
money were IN its vaults during tne
period Of the delinquency.
OF course. there IS plenty OF room
for fraud even among employees or
the government But special d.
vision OF government agents j. ousy
eheckinz u on personnel And IN
one conspicuous instance recently a
firm which offered q bride to gov
eminent agent discovered 80 minutes
later that the latter had turned in
the United States attorney, and prose-
cution ensued-
Efficient Tax Force
The staff OF the government Il on
the whole efficient. Il Is composed
81 men who are Ambitious 70 make
record for themselves and % make
the most Of the experience They get
in the government service 50 that
they can puuEua successfully tnelr
own vacations Of law, accounting. IN
vestiEation. etc. IN later life. Stats
ticians galore are on the income tax
rolls they are constantly comparing
and auditing returns and Classifying
them according 10 distress trades
businesses. professions. and incomes.
Thev make hf fzontal and vertical
classifi cationE- Fully 100000 returns
are being handled every day. Some
are closed ID more rapidly than
others
me table OF Just rw- much vas
] recovered from each rads or bust
ness would make ints ting reading,
[ but Il might convey wrong impress
sions about the relative honesty OF
| different occupations and cause no
/ end OF trouble. Generally speaking
[ there's a surplus OF about two billion
[ dollars in prospect accruing from the
I years 1917, 1918 and 1913, the esti-
mate being based upon experience
I with returns already examined II
| the government finally collects that
l amount. taxes can be reduced some
| time within the next five years The
I more the taxpayers give the govern
rnent now, ho=sver. the less every
/ body VII have 70 pay later On In
l dividual honesty never has meant 50
/ much collectively as Il does today
j Copyright. 1870. By FL Paso Herald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF
CONTROL LAW CERTIFIED

Austin, Texas. March 1.-THE ques-
ton Of the constitutionality OF the
board OF central law insofar as II
seeks TO abolish the boards Of mana
gers OF the various elemosynary in
stitutions Of the state was certified
TO the supreme court by the third
court OF civil appeals in the case OF
Atlee B. Ayers, ct a., members OF the
board OF managers OF the Southwest
ern Insane asylum at san Antonio,
against S. II. Cowell. ct al. members OF
the state board Of control.
This action was taken by agreement
OF all parties as an early decision
is desired in order that the accounts
OF the asylum maye be approved and
the employees paid their salaries for
vance the case was granted by the
supreme court and IL is 10 be set for
submission next Wednesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

SIT MUST be very amusing 10 EURO
means 10 read about our burlesque
government at washington sald
ThOs. H Williamson one can IN
men TO street gamins, striving 70
show who's best man. But 70 Amer
leans. their petty, childish actions are
a serious matter. We pay therni
when they are elected we hoped 10
he reuresented- not mlsrepresenled-
srVhen one thinks the matter over,
he cannot but see how nonessentlal
al the dickering over the League OF
Nations is-delaying the most VIA
things in the world while poWWo eLlnl
over the league does not reL!ect
credit 10 this nation surely, neither
congress nor president wilson IN
auine any treaty OF document can
remain as infleXible as the laws OF
she lTedes and Persians. They know
human interests must change with
human progress
'.Perhaus 1Tr. Wilson erred IN not
taking a committee OF congressman
10 Paris with him-and 70 Versailles
And. toe. the doEmatic-one might
say. uperior-artitude he has taken
is irritable TO congress. But this
does not Justify retarding ciTiliza-
ton as IS being done Truly great
minds soon come 10 e mutual ulueE-
standing; let the men IN Wesnlll = y
remember this II is not matter OF
politics but one Of real statesman
shin which coufronts them On this
ground the unbiased observer must
feel that Wilson has the best Of the
argument
ut IS absurd to think for a moment
that any great nation viii sign away
its independence. It Is an insult TO
Eurone-s intelligence 10 Imagine the
European people expect America 10
compromise her future welfare BY
Joining any league for peace
we remember that Il has been said
the constitution Of the United states
rras-or fs2-a marvellous instrument
"a complete one. But we have is
amendments added Can any League
Of Nations come without a beginning
We wera told BY Gen. MasllnEton
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11
When A Young Man Is In Love
Bv HELEN ROWLAND.

tinntion. before he awakenefh
from his coma
he desireth his friends and the
club and the cabaret know him no
more
He cannot WAIT until the ap-
pointed hour TO see his Beloved, but
is arrayed and pacing the floor at
half-past six When he ceparteth
from her he hasteneth straightway
to the telephone, to say Goodnight
again
Yet. when Autumn cometh, and he
hath RECOVERED from his an-es-
thesia, thou canst safely smile al his
folly.
And he viii laugh with thee, right
merrily, saying
verify. verify. I WAS an ass
yea, an unmitigated Simp."
But I say unto thee. nay verilyl
For no man IS wise, until he hath
made a fool Of himself over a wo-
man. and no man is sane until he
hath passed through Loves De-
lirium-
And no man findeth his own soul.
until he hath lost his heart and his
head several times.-Copyrigh 1920,
+ by The Wheeler Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

mcnf has recovered from perlon1
who In past years did not pay
enough income tHzea.)
TTTAsHINGToN. D. C.. March IL
w Fully two billions Of dollars that
the congress Of the United States
didn't estimate could be obtained
from the tax paying public may be
individuals and corporations VINO
since 1917 have failed to pay the cor
rect amounts Of their taxes when
IL Is considered that congress expect
ed TO raise six billions Of dollars from
all kinds Of taxes annually Two BILL
lions is a tidy sum saved
It's collection IS no easy matter and
may take three years TO gather to-
Rether. But II Il Is recovered. the
present generation can expect It's tax
burdens to be made lighter By Just
that much. Nobody can Be a1soluteiy
certain that the government has dis
posed OF his income tax return OF 1917
unless he IS confident Il has been
-Four Millions File Returns.
-Four millions Of persons, It IS esti-
mated. file income tax returns an ~
uually. That means about lz.0u1.9sy
refurns FOR 1917, 1918 and 1919 But
the government has a way OF sitting
them so that the big fellows are e1-
amlned first. Persons with small IN
comes and relatively Gmall taxes c-n {
be sure for another year or 50 tnat
their 1917 tax returns were audlteo
and filed. But II they made re-
turn that IS on its face honestly IN
l tsutioned. they need not worry u
[ the blk corporations and concern :
and persons who have tried 20 eFeee {
their taxes who need worry Ana me
/ experlence OF one big company WITHIN
{ the last fortnight tells a story OF now
/ far-rsaching and retroactive - tne
effect OF the income tax on mooern
[ re government investigators dis
covered that the 1917 return Of ols
I corporztion was Improperly return ~
E in fact, something like sA5,0OO,Ot9
taxes due the government were no.
/ i-ciuded The government had the
/ qoods@ on the corporation and the lat
| Ter paid the sum without protest
I ant CORPORATIONS don't usually nave
l Iarrs sums in bank available loi
[ ernerrencies like this. The govern
lent demanded within 10 days a par
r narment OF $4,000. 900. The urn y
question went 70 its bank, The 12nA
wasn't in a position TO make the loan
mt stretched a point Yet the oaIA
wanted first to be assured tnat - -
. far return OF the same concern Lol
1918 was correct and tnet re ~ ~ 7,
? yvouldu't be in hot water over y.
other income tax return later On ,,
ne treasury department eoopereLe
- the extent OF examining az onel
n. 1918 return The total amount o
3 te-.- Tor 1917 and 1913 was estl
-1area and a check for S1o,o00,0uo va
handsd over IN part payment
Tanoceuf Sometimes Suffer
But there have been some trasi
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11
Ripping Rhymes
Convalescent
By WAIT MASON.

I'VE recovered feeling and
lips blue my gOan broken down
an and long my priceless diaphragm its
throughout
I'm feeling
sng cheerful thoughts think something else VII come
blink And the learned physician "You vii
strong talking through his and he ought to be in
they'll
Onvaents lind that Of
CHASTITY lot
al old Rachel lying
broken hearts, for have the gy crouch that the
dad-blamed inparts
eopvrfrht By George MATTHEW Adams. MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

so 70 figures out that we consurl-
ers pay all the cost Of handling, and
at least on shoes, we also pay 80
percent bonus on the wholesale cost
as a sort OF insurance against loss OF
nroffts TO the merchant from possible
reduced prices. Then. having been
both reimbursed and insured, the
merchant IS ready 10 take what ne
likes for his clear profit
There is something kind OF funny
about all that II the merchant has
no risk and has no expense lboth OF
these being taken care OF by the con-
sumer,) why should he have any
There used to be an old saying
about a man who never rtsked any
thing not deserving TO gain anything;
but that, / suppose Is antQualeo-
] The proposition nevertheless puzzles
me; but I presume IL is all right, be-
cause M Wood seems to see through
IL all right
sStiil. it seems TO me that II NJ.
Wood had occupied his thought In
{ figuring out some way whereby the
merchant could use little more
| good Judgment in buying. and there
I by eliminate this IS percent waste.
which, IL seems, has to be unlOaded
/ on the consumer. he would have been
I doing a piece OF real constructive
economic work. instead OF merely de-
I vising means OF shifting this ap-
psrently unnecessary burden from
the man who is able to own a store
/ TO the man who is not able to provide
I enough for his family to eat. Any
6 body with a pack to carry can turn
round and say, Here, Bill you tote
[ this. But to get rid OF a useless load
I entirely might require a real stroke
3 OF genius. or ability or thought, OF
{ whatever you call II.
1T seems 10 me that your chamber
/ Of commerce is very busy helping tC
J make the rest OF Us very poor, il
d order that the merchant may become
very rich"
I 1T was extremely unfortunate that
, bad weather spoiled the army recruit
/ ing service dance for the public II
Z Cleveland square on Wednesday
night" said Z. n. LoWrey. "Thl
: bands there had prepared a good pro,
gram Of dance music and It is a Ger,
tainty that the young people presen
would have had a very enjoyabll
dance had not a high wind swept thl
D.. street where the dance was to b
held I have decided, however. from
what have seen OF them. that thi
I army, navy and marines are gOol
hosts and their entertainments al
ways worth while"
1T looks like there are a few rab
\ bits at least IN almost every block II
i the residence district of FL Paso.
said Leonard Pence, president OF tn
! Rabbit Breeders and Fanciers' asso
i citation. 1T is conservatively esti
mated that between 1000 and $50
families in FL Paso are raising rab
bits. The Rabbit Breeders anl
! Fanciers' association is composed o
D persons vitality interested in the rab
bit industry OF in raising some othe
kind Of small stock. Since the rabbi
and poultry show in Liberty hall las
January. IS persons have Joined tn
Il a association. The association now Ia
! paid membership Of So"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

Washington. D. c, March Nv.
". Turney. president Of the Texas
Cattle Raisers association is scheduled
to appear next week before the
house agriculture committee at the
hearing on the bill TO regulate meat
packers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11
We TOWNE GOSSIP
Rsristsrsd Q. 8 Patent otacs.
BrE. c. p. ----

AN visiting
WHERE OUR ErandnepheT lives
WHO IS two years old
JUST FoRTY-EIGHT hours.
HAVE FITTED By.
AND N that time
THAT TwO-TEAR OLD
HAS MAULED me around
AND DRIVEN ne.
AND SOMETIMES cOazsd.
AND MADE ne DO.
QUITE SILLY things.
THAT HAVE sOilsd NY clothing.
AND srUssED my hair-
AND TIRED ne out
UNTIL AT night
WHEN THEY bring him in
ALL DRESSED for bed.
AND he hugs ne tight.
AND KISSES ne.
AND SAYS ssOOd-bys--
WHICH IS his good night"
IN TRULY glad.
THAT HE'S gone to bed.
ALTHOUGH 1 know.
THAT ALONG about six
AND I1,s sim quite dark.
AND MORNING comes.
THAT HE'LL be there.
AT THE side Of ny bed
AND WELL start in again.
FOR ANOTHER day.
WITH A slight respite.
JUST AFTER lunch
WHEY BE eats his in.
AND IS carried away.
AND PUT 20 bed
AND STAYS IN bed
TILL ALONG about three.
AND HE'S in bed now.
ASH write these lines.
AND WHILE I'm here.
I'll DO ny. work
AT THIS same hour.
FOR kPO. quite well
HE'D WANT to help.
IF HE yer. up.
AND ABOUT his mother
MUST admit.
THAT SHE seems quite pleased.
THAT WE are here
AND MAYBE she loves Us.
But As for me-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11


IF I yer. her.
AND had a boy.
As BUSY as hers.
I'D LOVE any relative.
THAT WOULD come along.
AND LET himself.
BE sIAULED around.
AND CHASED around.
AND ALL tired out
JUST LIKE I an
WHEN NIGHT tins eomeG
I THANK you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11
A Popular Appointment.

excellent selection has made by the Republicans
a in the appointment Of Col R E Twitchen OF santa
Fe recently as chairman for New Mexico Of the fBsnee
sy Mexico newspapers share this opinion. Among them
Is the Albuoueruue Morning Journal, which says;
aThe appointment Of Col R. E. Twitcheu 1nsures tne
dissemination of brand Of Republican enthusiasm which
w Guaranty Of success IN the work laid out for the colonel
No nan N the state would meet with less antagonism OF
possess the confidence Of all citizens to greater degree
CoIoneI itcbe is essentially organizer and IS thor
oughlv conversant with the need which IS at this time
paramount IN this state-as in all others IN the nation
he return Of the Republican party to full control OF the
business policies Of the country" SIR
In one highly important respect the Republicans differ
from the Democrats in the appointments they make IN the
southwest The Republicans nearly always make aPPont
TO be less particular whether it be IN the naming Of men
to diplomatic posts in handing out campaign assign
ments.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11
REHEARING ASKED IN CASE
INVOLVING Ell PASO MAN

Austin. Texas, March 11.-Motion
for rehearing of application of writ
Of error was submitted today in the
supreme court in the case Of c. c
Slaughter Cattle company VS.. Cruz
Pastrana, from FL Paso county.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11
A Line @ Cheer
Each Day o The Year
Nv JOHE FrENDHTCK HANGS.
By JOIN KENDl

CHEER Up.
.DONT worry. friend. because it's
~ night
There's really nothing IN r.
The Sun Is only out OF sight.
And he'll be back with lots OF Hight
In Just a minute.
he has HIS daily stint 70 DO
That keeps him IN q hurry.
And he'll return 70 ne and you
With fresher days, and heavens
blue
So don't you worry
Copyright. 1890, By Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

Those New England towns which recently voted vet,
rive an insight into human As long they had
qbt to decide whether they should be wet or dry they
voted drv When the government took away that power
they vote vet with one accord.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

he boped among the Democrats that CalifOrnias
earnle viii inspire many other states to 60 Democratic
this wear in the hope that they viii land the next Demo
cratic convention.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

An Indiana man was burned to death a result Of
smoking IN bed, which might be used as an argument
AGAINST the use Of tobacco Of beds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11
Two Billions In Income Taxes Due The
Government, Not Paid, To Be Collected

(TEss q the fhird and last OF a
series o. articles telling what
vast sums OF money the govern
menf las recovered from peraonI
who In past years did not pay
enough income tn1ea.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

IF thew viii add cabaret to the church movies and
charge admission full houses would be permanently assured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

The wolf that used to hang around the door is not On
dead but the working man IS using his skin ior
library rug.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

The largest single dried fruit crop
OF the world is the current crop pro-
duced in western Greece
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

When Nature freezes up all Of the fruit trees it looks
ike she didn't know her business
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

What have become of all of the little nations were
told we were fighting for2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

BIushing Is the color Of virtue.
Mathew Henry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11

And now the penalty of being captured BY Mazioans
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
Congressman Finds
He Paid Bills for
Wrong Constituent

Representative Charles A. Mooney.
Of Cleveland. believes in showing
his constituents a good time when
they. come. to Washington. so when
he was informed that one of them
wished to see him he went
to the door OF the House with a
smile of welcome and an outstretch-
ed hand. He took his visitor to
lunch. escorted him to the members
gallery, and chatted with him for
an hour.
Just as he was forced to go back
to work he thought he had better
find out who his guest was.
who were my friends that re-
ferred you to me?' he asked.
why. Judge Aldrich," the visitor
answered.
Judge Aldrich? I can't quite
place him."
you can't place him? Why. he's
from Memphis"
Memphis? Well. who do you
think ann" inquired the astonished
Mooney.
Representative Moon. of Tennes.
see. of course"
Mooney says now that he is goine
to bill Moon for the entertainment
of the latter's constituent.
Public Ledger service.l