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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
Short SnatcheS
From EUe1yWhere

Machine guns don't seem to take
the ire out OF Irish--Durhaun Sun
The devil is the tailor OF the ran
who uses religion as a cloak.-The
Piedmont
7 have nothing to wear com
planned French-heeIed Iassie-and
she wore iL-Minneapolis Morning
Tribune.
Another possible effect OF drvness.
i IS stated that mems clothes next
lall viii be along sober lines.-Marion
Daily star.
The Republicans OF Houston held a
rally Friday in hotel bah room. the
telephone booths all being occupied
AZ the ume--Houston Post
In the old days we frequently heard
the expression. asleep at the switch %
Now, We feel Il should be revised to
asleep at the switch board South
Bend Tribune.
Well president Wilson has more
than seven months TO look about Tor
a house 20 live in. and that's more
leeWay tlan some folks get--racona
Daily Ledger.
II that be civil war IN England Il
viii De appalling over there when the
combatants get mad enourh ,v7-5
eacn otner 10 become uncivil.-Loufs-
vile Evening Post
Wine and women used to be blamed
for the troubles OF a lot OF men. but
IT'S prohibition and women that are
lnaklng trouble for the Candidate
Cincinnati Enquirer.
anyhow. it's a relief to hear that
somebody actually earned the Sc he
made even II it's only a safe robber
VINO nauieQ the SAFE a mile away be-
FORE opening it-kansas City star.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

] p TlE-SE JANE where 8 Lll1 rag la5-
/ IN asked Uncle Wiggily Longears.
the bunny gentleman. one morn
ing as he came down stairs IN the
hollow stump bungalow
What do you want OF the rag
bag3' asked the muskrat lady house
keeper Have you cut your paw,
oh. no" replied the bunny uncle
But Just want TO throw away this
Throw away that shirt-why.
that's a perfectly good one!' cried
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy, holding Up her
paws in surprise What's the mat
ter with itz'
Wen. it's torn" went On Uncle
Wiggily. blinking one eye and twin
( king his pink nose 50 the looking
glass could see him, and Il needs
some button on and
GIVE q 70 me and III fix IL at
oncei The ideal You read that joke
in some paper about making believe
throw your shirt in the rag bag. i
know your exclaimed Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy- You're getting altogether
too foxy Of late, Uncle Wiggilys' she
went on, shaking her paw at him
-ru fix that shirt in a minute III
sew up the hole in It, and put on the
buttons"
wen. was hoping you would. %
spoke Mr.. Longears. with another
twinkle OF his nose
Then he put on his best tall. silk
I hat. and taking his red. white and
I blue striped rheumatism crutch. he
started to get Mr. Stubtail. the bear
gentleman, TO come with his long
claws and pull out OF the chimney
the bunch Of grass the PipseWah had
stuffed in the day before. when the
bad chap had tried TO smoke out
Uncle WiEEily and Nurse Jane.
I wonder what sort OF adventure
I shall have todayf- thought the
bunny, and Just then he heard Nurse
Jane calling
Please bring me a large spool OF
white siread from the drug store.
Uncle Wlggily- I'm using the last I
have TO sew the button on your
shirt"
~Tu get it." promised the bunny
rabbit, and away he Hoped II did
not take him long 20 get the spool OF
thread
you needn't wrap It up he said
20 the drug store man. -Ill Just put
the spool IN my side pocket" And 50.
with the spool IN the side pocket of
his red white and blue striped coat
away hoped Uncle Wiggily 70 look
for an adventure
But though he looked behind trees
and under bushes not an adventure
could he seem 70 find. and he was
beginning 20 think he'd better 20
home with the spool OF thread. when.
all OF sudden. out from behind e big
stone jumped the Fuzzy Fox
Good day." barked the Fox
Sad day you mean, think gent
y corrected Uncle Wig. ,ily.
It's a good day FOR me. but bad FOR
you" went on the Fuzzy Fox. for
m going 70 nibble some OF your
souse. am"
oh. dear mel" cried poor Uncle
Wiggily- Please let me co."
No, lndeed-' snickered tha Fuzzy
Fox I'm going 70 take you TO my
den. and my dear little foxes. eight.
nine and ten. VIII nib5le your souse.
Are those the names OF your little
foxes-Eight. Nine and TenT" asked
Uncle WigElly, thinking II he kept
the Fox talking long enough someone
might come along TO scare away the
bad chap.
No. those are the numbers OF NY
little ones I give them numbers in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

Inspector Structures built OF the
sun dried mud more than 400 years
ago are standing today, even though
many hard dOWupours have fallen
even in this southwestern country in
that time Fl Paso could easily pro-
vide bricks for all the building in
the southwest, and 1t is probable that
brick burning viii some day be de-
veloped into one OF primary import
ance 10 FL Paso-"
=
Shoot to kill. the order given IN
the Denver strike riot last week,
reminds me Of the order in effect at
Alamogordo," said J. Y. Fraser. man
ager OF the city employment bureau.
But the order in Alamogordo per-
tains TO dogs Anybody who sees a
dog running loose.\ regardless Of
whether he has a license or tag. is
privileged 20 shoot him Every dog
has to be chained OF held in leash
Even the sheriff leads his dog By a
chain Such a law wouldn't be 50
bad IN FL Paso during a mad dog
epidemic like we had last year. They
had an epidemic OF rabies in Alamo
gordo- Dogs bit some little boys and
girls who were out playing, and
since then the shoot to kin order
has been in force When I was on
my vacation in Alamogordo I heard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND TIE THREAD.
By HOWARD r. GARIs.

stead OF names said the FURY Fox
But no more talkingi Come along
70 ny denr and he caught hold Of
Uncle Wiggilys coat
Hal What's thisi 4 long white
thread ravellnC on your coat" sud
denly exclaimed the Fox. looking A.
the bunny 4 could never walk along
with you II you have a raveiinE
thread on you II looks 80 unudy.
Let me pick IL OFF,
The Fox picked at the thread that
seemed 70 be on Uncle WiggiIy's coat
near the pocket The Fox pulled and
pulled on the thread. winding L on
his paw
.-3fyi What a long ravelingr- he
Goodness mcF' thought the bunny
rabbit That's the end OF the spooT
OF thread in my pocket. Il has cone
loose II the Fox only pulls long
enough he'll unwind the whole
spool, and b. that time someone nav
come
Ny What a very extraordinarv
long ravelinEl" bzrksd the Fox. a.
he pulled and pulled, the spooI an TIE
Wnile unWindinE in Uncle Wiggly's
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
By EDNA KENT FORBES

r. G-Try eating one cake OF yeast
a day 80 the ordinary compressed
yeast procurable in any grocery
store-dissolved IN a little water. You
viii probably outgroW your trouble.
+. L A--Use a good stiff brush
when scrubbing your hands and nails.
You can clean under them with an
orange stick dipped in peroxide You
may need arch suppots. and I would
advise you to 80 70 a chiropodlst
-Eyes-Eat foods that are
not starchy, use Skinned milk IN
stead Of whole milk. and eat green
A Daily Readsr.-PractlcaI any
good tonic VIII build you up. Eat
three hearty meals a day. drirk
plenty OF milk and all fattening foods.
and be outdoors as much a. possible.
T. II S.-For your excess weight.
send me a stamped envelope fo- a
list OF mountaineering foods for reduc-
ton
II A-Kou are about % pounds
overWeight Be careful OF your der.
II you VIII send ne a self-addressed.
stamped envelope. 7 viii send Won :
reduction diet, and also a good hair
tonic
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
Answered Letters

me a self addressed.
h stamped envelope and 1 VIII send
you a formula for reduction diet
Be careful Of your diet. refrain from
starchy and sweet foods After a
while your flesh viii gradually re-
duce OF itself
ELary-Jaue-Tour wants are too nu-
merous 70 answer In this space Send
a stamped. self-addressed envelope
and state your needs again
=
A. A.-120 pounds is the average
weight for a boy IS years old who Is
five feet, four and a half inches tall
We cannot advise a patented article
III ms
Just 20-There Is no way peFma-
nentIy to remove the hair from under
the arm ] would not advise you to
use a depilatory. but you can pur-
chase a little safety shaving outfit
for yourself and use Il without any
difficulty or harm
Anxious.-SWiss chard Is one OF the
kreen vegetables and must be used
cooked. There are many ways that
young married woman can earn a
little money these days. but OF course
could not advise you what 70 do as
I do not know your qualifications.
how you are situated, or anything
explicit about you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
ROUNDABOUT TOWN By { a MAREN


ers with a prediction for sWiping q
neighbours fruit, regardless Of how
much was grown Of the same kind in
the home orchard; many q woman
could relate some hidden chapter just
as interesting in her early girlhood,
If she would But few could relate
anything as unima ginable as the
obession which beset Miss Rather
/ inc Muselwhite when she was a tiny
/ tot
She lived in the south and her one
great desire was to steal dead negro
babies and carry them off and hide
them Twice in her youthful life she
slipped into negro homes, when the
families were sitting up" with a
corpse Of an infant and stole them out
and ran of with them. Once she took
the small corpse under the floor of
her home and surrounded it with all
her play toys; another time she was
Juggling the stiff, cold. little corpse
down the street when oVertaken by
the big, fat, black mother Of the baby
and given a sound spanking Tor her
trouble.
Today she shudders at the mere
suggestion Of looking upon the face
Of dead person, but as a five-year-
old she thought a dead negro baby
vas the eutest thing she could posi-
bly, possess
A man was celebrating in the
cup that cheers-fhis Was In the
long ago, when they had cheerful
cups-and somebody was talking
about woman suffrage. The con-
versution turned TO the often
declared fact. that as vOmQn was
given the ballot, she was helping
to vote out whisky.
-Latis re way OF women said
the mun with the cheerful cup.
"zey ask ush for re ballot and zen
zey wanna take away from Us re
only sing KAT makes Us admire 90
percent Of 'em.D
POLICEg
The modern motor car will not
Run smoothly II Il gets too hott
The locomotive, so Pm told,
Won't run nj all unless it's cOaled.
Luke McLulze.
Wei, we. have said, and well repeat,
That wen depend on our two feet,
For Efe's too short to spend, dear sir,
In watching n thermometer.
Newark Advocate.
Just buy Ford, nlTver car,
u always runs, though near or far,
u needs no coal, IL needs no EnE--
II you have nothing else, just feed II
grass
It's unfortunate that there are not
more good looking men. If attentions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

OF good looking men would have the
same effect in rejuvenating women
that a good looking Woman's atten-
ton noticeably has upon a man
Lots OF girls can soon change a
sweetheart into a sour one
The galley boy says IL anything
takes longer than n woman say
ing goodbye, IL ia a woman get
ting ready 10 20 out when her
beau Is waiting for her.
Indoor sport: Wondering why they
went to the expense 70 put up a Dem
Ocratic candidate at all II he is going
70 stand for all the things Mr.. Wilson
has been standing for
OUR IDEA OF A SNAP. MAKING
WOMENiS SUMNER DRESSES AND
SELLING THEM At TIE PRICES THEY
BRING.
II some fathers would devote as
much time 10 training their children
as they do to their dogs, We might
have a better world bye and bye.
The boy and girl who are al
lowed 10 grow mp on the streets
are the sort who Will keep ring
politicians In office when they get
TO voting
Our nomination for the hall Of
fame: The boarding house landIady
who keeps her boarders so wen fed
that they smile at her.
Crouches are like germs - thep
spread 10 Others nth deadly effect.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

pocket But the Fox didn't know
this, and don't let's tell him
Yes. Il Is long. said the bunny,
trying not TO smile
7 never could walk with You II
you had a raveling on your coat
went On the Fox FIJI take % off.
BY my land sakesi Such q lcng ouei"
and he kept unWinding-
Re pulled and he pulled and he
pulled. the Fox did. and the spool OF
thread in the bunny's pocket l-ept on
unWinding and then. Whel L was
only half unUound, suddenly along
came old Dog Percival the Woodland
Policeman
Bow VOW barked PercivaL
-Oh, 7 must rum cried the Fox
and I didn't get any souss and the
raveling is sriu on your coat1'
Hal Hal That wasn't a uttle
short raVeiinEi It was a whole spool
OF thread laughed TIE bunny as the
Fox ran away. Then PerciFa1 helped
the rabbit 10 wind up the thread for
Nurse Jane and all was well And 4
the milk pitcher doesn't get it nose
all yellow when e tries 70 smell
some perfume from the buttercup
flower, III tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily and Nurse James hat
Copyright. 1190 by 1IcCiu IRE News
paper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
Superhuities

always making payment things need ubevs g
a rubber tires which speed; village 60
ing day with eager tread useful shining koPecs blowing
Of gingerbread And round the ivving throwing
birds denounos the cost Of living in ezeOratg words Nothing
boot prane grand gems
they
al
junk price needless hit US bY
And of
Of living that's
and buy picket and
bread and nutmeg seed cutting the spsndor
bargains bloom sailing Li
DOOM LaboTs busy making motors when it should making plows
Oh and brush the cobwebs from
Copyright WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

We dropped In to see Jerome Kern
recently at his home. Want TO hear
new waltz2" he asked, taking a seat
at the piano.
"Uh, huhi" we replied.
Jerry began to play a beautiful
waltz. Suddenly he stopped. He had
forgotten But just then something
happened From somewhere upstairs
came a low. sweet whistle. Jerry
started again ana finished in a blaze
Of glory Mrs. Kern had prompted
him.
She often does that" said the COM
poser. Mrs. Kern never forgets my
melodies"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

THERE are funny things in the life
Of every person-if they were only
related
We have all had some sort Of a
childish obsession that would make
our friends laugh II they knew IL
Many man has, in his youth, for in
stance, been deadly IN love with his
school teacher, several times his age;
others we're obsessed in childhood
with wild desire TO swlpe some
ones buggy and run off with It; 9TH
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

American women and who frequent the Juarez
joints be ruled cut of good society and expelled from
respectable clubs and organizations.
And they should be made to feel that it doesn't pay
them continue in their course; business VIII
their own interests and the interests Of the entire
unity by serving notice these people that their credit
no good and they not wanted employees tenants
Let everybody remember al the time that the millions
annually which being lost in JuaIez by Americans in
the various joints being paid and repaid this side
in higher prices higher rents higher rates. even higher
taxes, by the honest and respectable majority.
Every bin you pay carries loading to compensate
for the losses your merchants suffer by Of the re
less gambling and carousing Of a minority.
Where do you get Off
Doesn't this thing concern your
What are you going to do about It?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
Boy Scouts Convene

NEXT FRIDAY The Herald is going entertain
hundred boys and girls in many different ways that
little heads viii whirl with excitement But imagine what
time London has been having with 100000 Boy Scouts in
town from all the world It is international
gress, and it has been great success.
Thirty different countries represented by delega
TONS and almost many different languages. At the
amboTee" they called it. in the big arena there
5000 boys at time playing their CHARACTERISTIC national
games and sports and going through the regular Boy Scout
demonstrations, and there Babel for you with so
languages being shouted at once.
Here international league that is worth while
Tie Boy Scout program is substantially the IN essen
tas for all countries but each country introduces special
work and features of its The character building plan
however fixed and its results have been demonstrated BY
millions Of boys since the movement started.
During the the Boy Scouts in all the warning coun-
tries (here So) performed admirable and useful
service and thousands Of them engaged in actual war
operations various stations where they could do the work
and relieve able bodied men for the serious and dan
grous tasks As they released many troops fer
the fighting that would otherwise have been kept back for
necessary but less risky work
This sort Of mixing with different peoples and getting
acquainted with other countries and continents and
going to help considerably to put the world better
basis for the future lot of difficulties would become
more manageable the different peoples Of the world knew
each other better Beginning this way IN boyhood these
great international meetings bound to have effect
for good when the youngsters return home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
About Broadl0ay PLays And PLayers

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-Richard Wal
IN ton Tully has returned from Cali
fornia- Next week he viii place
The Bird Of Paradise" in rehearsal
for its 10th season There VIII be
three companies in America and
later three in England. Paris. Madrid
and Rome are to see this play also
next winter. As a steady winner
The Bird Of Paradise" has few
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

Grace George and Jane Cowl are
going abroad soon.
Juanita Fletcher and Marjorie
Gateson have been added TO the cast
OF Little Miss Charity
Iheo- Karie, tenor, IS TO sing Two
Of the songs Of Frank H. Grey. Mr..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

The new musical play in which
Henry W. Savage viii present Mitzi,
is now in rehearsal. Playing principal
roles are Boyd Marshall. Sydney
Greenstreet, Beatrice Constance. Vic
toria Kaye. Josephine Adair. Arthur
Uttry and Mack Kennedy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

George C. Tyler presented Edward
Childs Carpenters dramatization of
the "Bab" stories at the Apollo thea
ter, Atlantic City. last night Helen
Haynes has the title role. After a
brief tour the production wiz be seen
on BroadWav.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

Morris Rose announces that when
Scandal opens at the Shubert-
Riviera in September Charles Cherry
VIII be its star June Walker will
have the role played at the 39th
Street theater by Francine Larri-
more
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
AMY ORDERS.

Washington, D. C., Aug. 10.-AlaJ
sewen n Corbett. medical corps. Fort
Bliss, TO Manila. Philippine Islands.
Col William S. Winans. Fort Riley.
10 10th cavalry. Fort Huachuca-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

Betty Baker. the IS year old daugh-
ter Of Colgate Baker, made her stage
debut recently with Henry Hull in
Greater Love" Miss Baker had al
ready won fame as a champion tennis
player, but she says shucks. acting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

Richard Herndon. producer OF Lit
tie Miss Charity" was greatly pleased
last night. He had just written a
rhyme. Look" he said. "ain't It the
dawgonnedest thing2" We looked
this is what we saw.
The band blared I q Skinny,
And the Kid she danced like sin,
The little lady toll not,
But gee how she could spint
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

John Golden has arranged with A
L Erlanger 70 keep Frank Bacon IN
.Lightnin'," at the Gaiety all next
season This attraction will undoubt-
edly set the long run record for years
to come.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

Tommy Gray has be n down at the
Greenwich Village the1ter helping
John Murray Anderson and Arthur
Swanstrom write the book and lyrics
OF the new Greenwich Village
Follies." which viii blosS ON forth at
that house this month J. Baldwin
Sloane has written the music. Tommy
says the show viii lead you into the
gay and delightful land OF Bohemia
Goshi Guess Wen have to 90.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
A Line O. Cheer
Each Day O. The Year
By JOHN KENpRICK BANGS.
nNDEsTRUCTIBLE.

INDESTRUCTIBLE.
NJIIH disputation man may rave:
w The world with quarrel may
resound:
On country road and city pave
Sheer seifishness and sin abound.
4et amid the raucous sounds of war.
Amid the din that roars above
Iney surely find who're seeking for
The goodly gift Of Human Love.
War Pestilence. whate'er the fear
That fills the heart with burning
pain
Within the soul OF hope and cheer
The gold OF Love will still remain.
Copyright. 1920. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

Every residence street not main Travelled highway
that Is paved feet wide is example Of reckless
waste and regrettable unvsdom- These streets do not
need the wide paving but they sadly need the wide park
way along the curb that they have sacrificed by their mis-
take Naturally the paving company is not going to pro
mote pathways.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

In al the elevator and hat discussion nobody has yet
brought ont the most obvious comparison The elevator is
in the same class with the corridor There is
reason for removing the hat in an elevator in an office
building than the corridor Of office building. hotel
is commonly eassed as home and hats removed in
the presence of women unless IN the most public lobbes
Hats are removed in private offices whether there are
women present not but not in public offices. The Gus
tom of removing hats in office building elevators Is
nuisance and ought to be abolished by consent It
has nothing whatever do with the status Of
with real respect OF token thereof.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
Mexico Injuries Only Herself By $40 Wise Fee;
81 Paso Should Be Center Of Brick Making Trade

n fENCO is injuring no. one but
If herself in placing the SO wise
fee on passports Of foreigners
entering that country" said J. K
Simpson. IT.. associated in the owner
ship OF irrigated farm land near
Juarez-. Apparently the Mexican
government. in placing the fee.
Initiated action already taken by the
United States. Without question,
Juarez derives 80 percent OF its trade
from holders OF passports BY plac-
ing hardships on those who wish to
take their money and trade into
Mexico. that government is simply
causing its own revenue 70 be re-
duced- On the other hand, II the
United States. BY placing a passport
fee on those issued by itself. can re-
duce the number OF people constantly
crossing 20 and from between FL
Paso and Juarez, It has reduced just
that much the expenditure Of Ameri-
can money across the river, and has
kept II on this side OF the border"
with its vast stores Of adobe mud
to prove the worth Of southwestern
clay as building material FL Paso
should become a leading center in the
production OF kiln burned brick"
said Percy McGhee, IT., city building
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

CRAE'MAw NOON has returned
u from Indynopoius an says tn
things that struck her most VIZ tn
autos. Who remembers tn ole fan
dinner. pail-with tn froth runnin'
over tn rim2
Copyright National Newspaper Services.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE.
Clerk-Ay salary is not what It
should be.
EmDloyer-But could you live on
what it should be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

We talk glibly about putting stop to all every
where and yet we Americans keep peace in
communities. We have homicides IN year than all
the countries of Europe put together.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

Miss Nellie Nelson and Miss Bertha
Putnam. authorities in English, legal
and economic history, are professors
in the history departments at Mt.
Holyoke coIles~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
80 REEN HELPING.

IS easier than the net game. Pops
pretty proud.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10

Every political and military question that arises IL
Europe and Asia these days be friendly viii
he league Of nations pOTeupine with spring pup.