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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28
City Health Officer Raises Annual Cry Of "Swat The Fly
Akafed Areas Rapidly Reclaimed In The Rio Grande Valley

point, where the drainage water
flows into the river In order to
definitely determine the change in
salt content OF water used. due to
drainage water, samples are being
taken at definite periods from both
the drains and canals
weekly samples at the headgates
OF the Franklin canal since February
% show an average Of 51-1 parts Of
total soluble salts in 100000 and 1873
parts OF sediment The Montoya
drain which empties into the river
just above the Franklin canal has
an average salt content for February
and March OF $3.50 parts in 100000
The average salt content Of the res
ervoir at Elephant Butte dam for the
same period is 49, parts per 100000.
age water emptying into the Rio
March IS is 1865 parts in 100000
The average salt content Of the irri-
cation water at Fabens for the same
period Is 97.3 parts
The increase OF alkan due to the
addition Of drainage water is, there
fore so slight that 4 quantity OF
water many times in excess Of that
discharged from the drainage svs-
tem would be required to render Tie
water IN the canals unfit for irri@a-
tion purposes As the drainage sys-
TEN Is extended the aka / content Of
drainage water viii ultimately be-
come much less and in times viii be
fit for use in irrigation without an
adDixture Of pure river water.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28
Little Interviews.

screen their houses, spread OF the
disease promptly stopped and no new
case has been reported during the
past three weeks
7 have heard much speculation
expressed on the street, as TO the
reason for vaccinat;ng people com
ing from JuareZ- I have even heard
the opinion voiced that it was being
done at the instigation Of the prohi-
bitionists 20 prevent those who crave
a drink from crossing 10 get It. As
a matter Of fact the vaccinating Of
people coming from Juarez was put
into effect after half a dozen cases
Of smallpox had made their appear
ance in FL Paso- Il is remarkable
that a person will make any and
every excuse to avoid being vac
cinated, when he should welcome it
as means to his own protection
against smallpox"
least $500 acres viii be added 70 the
cultivated area in Fl Paso county
this year" said H c Stewart. man
sger OF the county farm bureau
Most OF this increased acreage lies
in the Island and Tornillo districts.
With the eZtention Of the drainage
system considerable acreage has
been relieved OF seepage condition.
The work Of retaining alkalied
areas is progressing rapidly: a great
deal OF this kind CT land being
seeded to cotton
Some anxiety has been felt by
irrigators using water below the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND TOODLES SPLASHER
- By HOWARD r. GARIS. r

once upon a time, not so very
many years ago, Uncle Wiggily
LOngears. the nice bunny rabbit
gentleman, went out walking in the
woods near his hollow stump bunga-
low
DO you think you Will have an
adventure2" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy. his muskrat lady house
keeper.
i think So" answered the bunny
gentleman. L am going down 20 see
how Toodle and Noodle Flat Tail,
the beaver boys, and Grandpa
Whackum are coming along with
Grandfather Goosey Ganders house.
which they are making over on &C
count Of the fire"
well. be careful not TO get
burned" spoke Nurse Jane.
ION. the fire was out long ago.
explained Uncle Wiggily. -Jacko put
il out with milk from his cocoanut
I am just going to watch the busy
beavers rebuild the house
over the fields and through the
woods went Uncle Wiggily, and when
he reached Grandpa GOosey's house,
which was partly burned. he only
saw near it Toodle, the one beaver
@where are the Othersg" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
Noodle went TO get some wooden
nails" explained ToodIe. and Grand
pa Whackum has gone to get US some
nice bark sandwiches for lunch
can do nothing until Noodle comes
back with the nails so let's sit and
talk. Uncle Wiggily-"
The bunny gentleman thought this
would be nice, so he sat down on a
shady place near the duck pond
ocean which was again filled with
water; though it had gone dry at the
time OF the fire
Where is Grandpa Gooseyg" asked
Uncle Wiggily, as he famed his pink,
twin king nose with a broad chip
which Toodle had gnawed from q
log
"Oh. hes gone 10 get Uncle Butter.
the goat gentleman. TO have him see
about painting the new part Of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

arTHE fly. that bolsheviki among
insects. and one Of the most
dangerous pests known to
humanity IS with US again re-
marked Dr. Hugh s. White. FL Paso
city physician. -and II is not out OF
place 10 issue the timely. II often
repeated warning TO the people, give
him no quarter.
swat him. slay him with a club,
squirt powder on him, feed poison TO
him. It doesn't matter how you Kill
him, but be sure that you do, when
ever you find him an uninFited guest
in your house But better still, keep
all openings in your hOme-doors
ard windows, well screened And
bear in mind that an excluded Fly IS
less harmful than a dead one. as the
damage to you OF your family ~
have been done by the time you find
and kill him Also bear IN mind the
fact that the fiy is the most prolific
carrier o. contagious diseases
there is.
a few weeks ago Il cases Of
typhoid were brought 20 the arten-
tion OF the city health department in
one neigh borhood in the lower part
Of town The origin Of the first case
we could not trace. but the other 10
cases we readily traced TO our old
enemy. the house fly. When we had
partly succeeded in compelling the
residents Of shat neighborhood 10
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28
Republican Contention
History of Of Years


TTTHEN the ninth quadrennial Re
w publican party conclaVe met in
Chicago. June 9. 1888, James G.
Blaine was still the towering giant
among all Republicans. PARTICULARLY
after Cleveland issued his famous
tariff message and the Mills bill was
introduced. circumstances and neces-
stiles seemed to call the plumed
knight" once more to leadership. But
i'll health made such activity for him
impossible Blaine refused to allow
the consideration Of his name-al-
though some delegates insisted upon
voting for him to the end
The only other candidate Of pre-
vious convention prominence was
John Sherman Of Ohio. who had twice
previously sought the palm Sher-
man led for six ballots At first his
nearest competitor was Walter @.
Gresham OF Indiana Then Cen Rus
sell A. Alger Of Michigan forged to
the fore Other candidates on the
roll were senator Allison Of Iowa,
Chauncey n DepeW Of New York,
jeremiah Rusk OF Wisconsin. William
Walter Phelps Of New Jersey, John
J. ingalls, OF Kansas, E. H Filter Of
Pennsylvania. Mckinley Of Ohio and
Robert T. Lincoln Of Illinois
Gen. Benjamin Harrison Of Indiana
started modestly with so votes;
crowded Sherman on the sixth ballot
with 231 votes went into the lead on
the seventh with 20 votes. ana was
nominated on the eighth and last ball
lot with 544 votes
One ballot then sufficed 10 COM
plete the ticket with Levi p. Morton
Of New Tork-WhO. with 81 votes
found his nearest competitors in
Phelps Of New York. with 119, and
william o. Bradley Of Kentucky. with
1O3. The temporary chairman Of the
convention was John Il Thurston Of
Nebraska. the permanent chairman.
Maurice IL Estee Of California
The platform congratulated our
fellow citizens Of Irish birth upon
the peaceful recovery or home rule
for Ireland charged Democracy with
criminal suppression Of neEro votes
in the south; opposed the immigra-
ton Of Chinese labor re-emphasized
tariff protection as paramount, in
vited South Dakota, North Dakota
Washington. Montana, New Mexico.
Wyoming, Idaho and Arizona into the
Union: once more banned polygamy.
demanded penny letter postage, and
arraigned Cleveland for his oppOsi-
ton to pension legislation.
Continued tomorrow, with the
story Of the tenth convention.
Copyright, the George Matthew
Adams Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

picked I'd in the alley, and n three
story and basement home for dolls.
And cookie shall have shining white
and a porch 20 sit on and fan her
the policeman and telephone and
canary Of her own where they won't
bother the missus.
and the guest shall have such a
happy room and there shall be a
heaven Of closets and bathrooms and
the little parlOr and a basket OF
apples shall always grow on the
library table and books shall line the
walls OF three rooms OF four. and an
organ shall pipe and boom on the
staircase and linnets shall sing on the
roof
Oh, let US have the sun room done
in rose quartz
And the garden. The garden shall
lie to the east and cedars shall darken
il and roses redden il and larkspur
line up by the walls and chrysanthe-
NUNS mark time through the sum-
mer- NiOlets shall SWeeten it in the
winter and pansy faces shall look
out OF the corners in November and
ivy shall tie house and garden to-
gether.
Then comes the architect and the
mason and carpenter and plumber and
what they do not do to this bubble
OF a dream OF a perfect house and the
perfect life therein. is a plenty. Win
dows may not 90 there. pipes must
90 here. flues are more important
. than views Of fireplaces, no room for
this room. and you have dreamed the
staircase wrong. no brick OF stone
comes in the colors the corals use.
and there is no such thing as iron
lace or abalOne shell mantelpieces or
sea foam or mermaid tiles.
When they all get through with one,
there is only an ordinary house and
ordinary living in it. but 1t is rare fun
to dream E Nee. s.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

OF paints my Uncle Butter wants TO
show him for the house"
-Tll 90 look in the kitchen for
Grandpa Goosey's glasses" offered
Uncle Wiggily. 7 know where he
generally keeps them" And when
the bunny uncle. a little later. came
out with the glasses, he saw a funny
sight
ToodIe. the beaver boy. with his
broad, flat tail like a canoe pad
die, was splashing water all over
Billie the goat boy
Whats the idea2" asked Uncle
Wiggily. politely.
oh. I'm so warm from running"
painted Billie. that I asked Toodle
to splash me He is cooling me off"
"Hal That's a good way TO be
cooIed-- laughed the rabbit uncle.
But here are Grandpa Goosey's
glasses. Billie Better take them to
him now"
So. after Toodle has splashed a
little more water with his broad tail.
Billie. the goat. ran on. ar Uncle
Wiggily and ToOdle sat down 10 wait
for Noodle 10 return with the wood
en- nails.
Toodle was playing around in the
water OF the duck pond ocean when.
all at once. out from behind pile OF
lumber came the bad old Crozokus-
'-Ah. IA. This is the time 1 get
some sousei- howled the bad chap,
running along the bank OF the pond
toward Uncle Wiggily-
Hold oni Stop where you are"
cried Toodle from where he stood in
the water. Don't you dare take
Uncle Wiggily's souseH
who viii stop meT' boldly asked
the Crozokus.
7 willr' bravely exclaimed Toodle.
i and my splasherl-
What's a splasher2" snickered the
Crozokus. I'm not afraid o. thati"
This is my splasheri" shouted
Toodle. waving his broad, flat tail,
and with that he began 70 splash
big drops OF water on the bad chap
oh. WOW! Oh. stopl On, I'll be
good 7 won't take any Of Uncle
Wiggily's souse- howled the Crozo-
kus, who was very much afraid OF
water. having a face that always
needed washing oh wowi III be
good -Oh, I'm soaking Wetl"
And then all soaked as was from
Toodle's splasher. away he ran, not
hurting the bunny uncle at all
Thank you very much" said Mr.
Longears TO the beaver boy. and then
Noodle came with the wooden nails
and he and Toodle started work And
if the elephant doesn't take
for a toothpick aid tickle
the lady bug so she sneezes. III tell
you next about Uncle WigEily and
Noodles plaster.-Copyrigh 1920. by
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28
Patter And Chatter
ANDY'S CONVERSION

@IIJHILE I'm not an ssftator and
W have little taste for blood.
J can see that troubles coming
there Il bound TO be a fhuds
Tou can lift your hands IN horror
and get mad and say i red
But you'll see n big unheaFaI, and IL
isn't far ahead,
For the people are beginning to be
wise enough to see
That it's nothing less than childish
TO pretend that we are fres.7
A NDN's wife rot word from TezlH
"A that her uncle there had died,
Leaving her ten thousand dollars
-Andy's doubt Is put aside.
They have just received the money!
got IL all in ready cnshr
Talk to Andy II you're thinking that
the eouutry's gone to smash.
aAll this scary talk Is foolish Andy
said. the other days
HUncle sam knows what he's doing.
and he's on the job to stay
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28
Reflections of A Bachelor Girl
By HELEN ROWLAND.

around the edges with the cotton wool
OF advice2
A woman finds her Ideal" Just
once in a lifetime. After that, il is
never again possible for her to rake
together enough illusions 20 cover any
man with glittering perfection.
Some young married couples
seem to fancy that the only way
to measure each Others love Is
by the amount OF nagginE IL takes
to kill IL.
Some men would feel that they had
neglected one OF the little drawing
room courtesies II they forgot 10 make
love to girl after a few hours &C
quaintance.
There is no highway to success! but
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

7 TP TO 25, most men are chain
u lovers" who light each flame
from the dying embers OF the one
before.
A bachelor feels about marriage as
he does about an appendicitis opera
ton He knows that If he can only
stand the shock and survive Il is
bound TO be awfully good for him.
Youth The ability to jazz after
n seven-cOurse dinner, fall intoxi-
catinEly in love over n strawberry
sundnes and extract n real thrill
from moonlight ride on top Of
an omnibus.
Why is It so difficult for a married
man 10 pay his wife a nice. velvety
compliment, without trimming It all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28
The Only Remedy.

C0CIAL problems be settled by economic readust
y ments alone The solution Of social problems lies at
last with the individual and get away from
this.
Some maintain that vice be eradeaed only by the
abolition Of poverty Yet the possession Of wealth does
not the desire to dsspate but only affords
opportunity and for it majority of persons Of
wealth have acquired it through work that required both
intelligence and character and It is this character self
track that explains why most Of rich people are not
vicious.
Character is the solution and the only solution The
world needs self control and less careless indulgence
To develop character must do than intend and
resolve.
Self control is the only tightener loose world
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

this afternoon for Portsmouth.
Va. when he viii deliver a
Memorial day address before the
Army and Navy union
Fire broke out in the automobile
shop OF c. A. Johnson. 525 Texas
street at $50 o'clock last night. de-
stroying one machine valued at $4,000
and many tools and tires
The Army and Navy Journal con-
firms the report that The headGuar-
tiers and band Of the 25th infantry
viii be stationed at Fort Bliss as
soon as quarters can be constructed
for the accommodation
The Edison moving pictures at
Washington park last evening drew
a nice crowd The singing OF Ken
lucky valley by Mr. Hoffman was
a feature.
A large transfer table IS being IN
stalled at the FL PasO & Southwest
ern shops II is an Improvement that
has long been needed and VIII
facilitate operations at the shops.
Great interest is being shown in
the first excursion 10 Cloudcroft next
sunday 1t viii probably be one OF
the largest excursions that ever left
here for the New Mexico resort
The river is now falling az the rate
Of an inch a day it was at its
highest point two OF three days ago
and, while some Of the country was
covered with water, but little dam
age has resulted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28
CONSCIENCE STRICKEN, WANTS
To REPLACE STOLEN KNIFE

Diogenes' search for an honest
man, were that ancient worthy with
US today, would be eneded. He's in
Oakland. Calf. or was two days ago.
A year ago in April q certain pris-
oner was released from the county
jail Thursday James Newton. head
jailor. received a letter, a part OF
which follows:
Since leaving your Jail have be-
come n Christian And now 1 want
to tell you that while in your jail /
stole a pOcketknife- / want to re-
turn either the value Of the knife or
another one like it."
No officer had any recollection Of
the disappearance Of the knife. New
ton says
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28
XVIII

l. What is a cinematograph2
2. What IS the only tree that bears
fruit and blossoms at the same time
3. What is an indemnity
l. What is the rarest color among
flowers2
5. Where is the Spanish mackerers
native homer
6. What is dismal2
z. What is mink2
s. Who was Annie Laurie every
one sings about2
rise2
10. Where is zap and why is 1t i'm
portant?
Answers TO Yesterdays XVII.
l. In Japan the poisoning Of the
cherry trees is annually celebrated
with great festivities and rejoicing.
2. A maxim is a proverb or quo
tation that has become an established
saying through usage.
g. The writer of stories Of Cape Cod
folk and life, Joseph c. Lincoln, is
called the "Chronicler Of Cape Cod"
4. The Golden Gate is the entrance
to San Francisco bay.
5. Caraway seed are the fruit OF the
caraway plant, an herb Of the parsley
family, used in cookery, confectionery
and medicine
6. Butterflies have a peculiar liking
for the milk Of the milkweed-
Z. A pursuit is following a person,
thing or aim, with intent quickly to
overtake-
s. A "jet d'eau" is a fountain spray.
a play OF water thrown up into the
air.
9. A cassion is a heavy military
wagon which accompanies the artil-
lery train for the purpose Of trans
porting ammunition, stores or men.
10. Mrs. Anne Royal, born in Ma
ryland in 1853. was the first woman
journalist and newspaper publisher
in America Her newspaper was
named "The Washington Paul Pry,"
and later THE Huntress." Mrs Roy
all was well known in political and
social circles in Washington, D. c.
Thomson Feature Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

house. when we have finished build
ing it," said Toodle. I'VE have the
place to ourselves. Uncle Wiggily."
And while the bunny gentleman
and the beaver boy were sitting on
the bank. near the duck pond. wait
ing for Noodle to come back with
the wooden nails. along came Billie
Wagtail. the goat boy, all out Of
breath.
Il came to get Grandpa Goosey's
spectacles," said Billie. He forgot
'em and he can't look at the colors
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28


According 10 a dispatch in lie
1Iatin. ZiegfeId's Midnight E'rolics
are being initiated in Tahiti in the
center Of the chain Of villages in the
far away Pacific The sign over the
entrance 10 the open space where the
performance is given reads in
French. M inight Frolics. The
show begins at midnight BY the light
OF the moon and the dark POlynes.an
girls dance in the loin clothes deco
rated with sharks teeth TO the music
OF cOnch shells. drum and nose
flutes. Skulls hanging on posts form
the scenery
The natives sit around on low
stools drinking kava from cocoanut
goblets- And while the P0lyuesian
counterparts Of the Ziegfeld beauties
dance and sing. the surviving grand,
tattoOed old roues Of preChrlstiau
times give enthusiastic grunrs and
wheezes and yells Of ~Woi. Vol
Vanakal" which literally translated,
corresponds to Alta Girl-'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

lair appeared at the Ziegfsld offices
yesterday and presented a card read
ing
Miss Alleen Hildergrade.
san Francisco. Calf.
The most beautiful girl IN tbs
world"
explained she had come clear across
the continent 10 go in for thea
tricais and had had the card printed
merely TO impress managers and
gain audiences with them. She was
engaged for the new Midnight
Frolic" chorus
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

Rome IlalV, Is 70 have a IarEe
amusement enterprise somewhat on
the lines OF Luna Park at Coney
Island An immense piece OF waste
land near The city is 20, be made into
a great park. with two thearers- All
kinds Of theatrical and variety en-
tertainments viii be given and there
viii be halls for concerts and skat-
ing. restaurants. tearooms and all
kinds Of open air amusemenrs- II is
10 be called the aPariola." from the
district in which il is situated
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28
The Only Way

IN WEARING old the bygne years. no
to clothing pTofrs old
costly and foot Pm doubtless pass
spite Of advertising that profs the
the victims geT In spite threats Of trouble that the prints
double
make ths Iobbers bleed official statesmen
defeated
needless things So spending
ending
it's than disease garden
peas buying liver fine; and so
eyes OF mine.
ssByrighs By George Matthew Adams WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28
FLAGSTAFF ExTENDs LIMITS.

Flagstaff. Ariz-. May 2s.-The city
limits Of Flagstaff have been extend
ed to include Milton, the mill town
Of the Arizona Lumber and Timber
company. with about 400 inhabitants.
There is regret that the addition did
not come in in time for the census.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28
Progressive Arizona.

A RIZoNA has good roads boom. If plans for which
n finances available are carried out more than
1900 miles of roads VIII be built in Arizona this year About
the number Of miles Of road improved during
the past two years The longest stretches from Rodeo
to Phoenix (the Bankhead highway and the Sprngerve
Topee road (0ld Trails highway the distances being re-
specively 80 miles and 46O miles
Any state that builds good roads deserves praise and
road building IS always profitable to all members of COM
monwealth Arzonas roads used by many people who
going through TO somewhere else and pay nothing
for the privilege of using them except the price Of
gasoline Arizona has less wealth than many other states
with which to build roads Their construction means more
Of sacrifice yet tourists say that those that have
improved IN Arizona good be found the
continent
Arnas enterprise will not be in vain for people have
to know that good roads sign that good people
live along them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

E. H Sothern and Julia 1larIowe
are announcing that they viii rest
next season. but that they VIII re-
turn to the stage in Shaksperiau
plays in 1921. When they act again
their repertoire VIII include eight Of
the bard's works
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

Bert Levy. cartoonist. has gone to
Europe to play a IL weeks engage
ment at the Winter Garden. Berlin.
He viii be the first English speaking
performer TO appear on the stage in
Germany since the war began
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

Winslow. Ariz-. May 2s.-A CO.
operative store has just been opened
here, with the Santa Re shop employees
the main stockholders. II starts with
a cash capital OF $4,000. A similar
store is TO be opened at Gallup. n. II.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

most people. nowadays. seem 20 think
that they can avoid the old steep
climb, and go in a super-six-
The last bona-fide maid-servant
viii soon be found In the Museum OF
Natural History, along with the
Dynosarus and other specimens OF
extinct species.-Copyright, 1870. by
the Wheeler Syndicate. Inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-28

Marcus Loew was 50 years old the
other day Just to celebrate he
bought half a dozen theaters.
The girls in the ''Florodora" sex
tet get a new pair OF shoes each
week Why2 ell ME, pretty maid
ems
Block and Gleason have finished
renoTaring the Brighton Beach music
hall and VIII open It on Saturday.
Hugo Riesenfeld has selected ''EIu-
moresque" as the second feature film
to be shown at the Criterion II VIII
begin Nay so
The Friars VIII hold their annual
election on June 4 The ticket is
headed By John J. Gleason. the Ab-
bot
Frances starr has completed her
second season in David Belasco's pro-
ducti0n OF Tiger. Tiger" at the Shu-
bert. Brooklyn
A committee Of artists viii pick out
beauties for the chorus OF DR.. An
selm Goetzrs musical piece. The
Rose Girl" at the Lyceum theater.