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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
PORT Wine And
OLIVE OIL WILL
BUILD YOU UP
SAY The DOCTORS

Every one knows that old Port
Vine IS a wonderful tonic and that
pure virgin Olive OIL IS a food and
builder.
You can now get a combination Of
Port Wine and Olive OIL mixed with
other ingredients N such a way that
It makes a delicious tonic and an ideal
liquid food.
You cannot taste the oil and II IS
as palatable as rieh cream
Get a bottle Of Portoliye today If
you are underweight. nervous or mt
able, run down or exhausted with
fatigue. You VIII notice improvement
IN a few days
All druggists SET II. Portolive
Co.. 747 North Main street, Los An
gsles. CaL-Ady.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
-Four Workers Raise S2OI9
For Associated Charities

James G. McNary, chairman OF the
drive being conducted by local BUSH
ness men for the 1891 budget fund OF
the Associated Charities. reports a
total Of S20l9 in subscriptions OBJ
tanned by the first four workers, Hal
Christie, ". G. Roe. Robert Holiday
and L ". Craig. Other subscriptions
are being turned in directly TO Mr..
McNary from business firms and
residents OF the city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
California Syrup Of Figs"
Child's Best Laxative

Accept California" Syrup OF Figs
dnly-iook for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child IS having the best and mcst
harmless physic Tor the little stom-
ach, liver and bowels. Children love
its fruity taste. Full directions on
each bottle. You must say "Califor-
ufa.-Adr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
Third Division Dance Follows
Banquet For Ex-SerVice Men

Mrs. A. L. Brubaker; chaplain, Mrs
J ". Warden; attendant, Mrs. L. B
Pollard; inner sentinel, Mrs. J. IL
Kelley outer sentinel. Mrs. D. J.
Hosea. musician, Mrs. W. p. Miller;
managers. Mrs. A n Harryman and
Mrs. ". p. Miller. Mrs. A L. Bru-
baker and Mrs. G. A. Jackson viii
serve refreshments at the next meet
ing, December Is.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
Saturdays calendar
In Local Society

THE Junior missionary society Of
Trinity Methodist church viii
meet in the church parlors at 2.30
o'clock .. m
Miss Verna Altman. viii be Eat home"
at their residence in the afternoon.
Weekend dance at Mission hall
West Tsleta.
Willow grove. W0odmen circle. viii
meet at 8 o'clock p. M in Knights Of
1lr-f has r~W
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
Oil Workers Unions
Compromise Differences

Bakersfield. Calf. Dec. s.-Fac-
tlonal differences. which have rent
the leadership Of the International
oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery
Workers union since the convention
az Fort Worth. Tex, last spring. have
been compromised. according to ad-
vices made public here today BY oil
workers union OF this city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
Musical.

Miss virginia Bean will have charge
OF the music program to be presented
this evening for the entertainment OF
the men at the Red Cross house at
Fort Bliss. Mrs V L Bean viii as
sist Miss Bean in the evening en-
tertainment The program viii in
clude-
Ensemble NUMBER
America"
ss8Ts-zurIcs" ....- GruenWald
"Barc1rolle" .-.--.------ OLLeupacl
CPfaved by the little violin
lists. accompanied by Made
line Stein-Libby at the piano-)
Violin solo Romance" -GreenWald
Victor McCollum-
Violin solo, Dixie" .---.----.--------
Roy Schllling.
Violin solo. Chant Sans Paroles
..--...-.....-..-. Conte
Anne webb.
Violin solo. aZammaretta' .Greeuwald
Merle Stein-Idhby.
Piano solo, ''Tannhauser" wagner
Madeline Srein-Lfbby-
Boys quartet, Just GIL and q
Boy" .-.......------- Beyerstedt
Anderson Davis. George Sullivan
George Franklin, Roy Shilling.
Violin solo, 'Loin du Bal $500 -elilelJ
Gladys Brown
Violin solo, Fifth Air Narie' .Dancl1
Anderson Davis.
Violin solo, ''1Iazurza-" -Alylnarsizl
Elizabeth Hunt
Ensemble, Turkish March" Beethoven
Santa Lucia
Viollnists in ensemble: Elizabeth
Hunt, Gladys Brown. Emma Mae
Hunt. Anne webb, Merle Stein-Libbys
Anderson Davis, George Sullivan,
EeorEe Franklin, Victor McColum.
Roy Shilling. Pianist. Madeline
stein-Libby.
During the week magazines have
been distributed at the Red Croes
house by the Periodical club Of St
Clements Episcopal church and BY
Milton A Warner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

The average pair OF eyes works
from rs to Is hours q day. This Is a
greater length Of service than nature
intended the eyes to perform Many
people put off wearing glasses until
their eyesight is nearly ruined. II
your eyes are troubling you let US
make an examination We do not pre-
scribe glasses unless they are needed
Need Giasses2 Ask SegalL
FL Paso Optical CO.
lo8 TsEas St. 81 san Antonio Sly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
El Pasoans Retunine.

Frank Cheek. an FL Paso singer.
who has been conducting choruses for
an evangelist with headquarters in
TT. Worth. returned 70 Fl Paso we'd
nesday for a three days visit He
viii leave for TT Worth again to-
night.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
DRILLING IN NEW MEXICO
SHOWS SIGN OE PROGRESS

Roswell, y. NJ. Dec. 3.-Work has
started on the Blackdom well, south
OF here A rotary drill IS in opera
ton and Il is proposed TO take the
hole 70 the water rock with this drill
and then put in a drop" outfit The
oil development work in southeastern
New Mexico is progressing nicely.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

TEE Third division society, COM
! posed OF exservice men OF the
third division gave a banquet
Thursday evening AT the Y ". c. A.
building followed by dance at the
Woman's clubhouse.
Only men were present for the ban
quet but their wives and friends at
tended the dance. Ten reels Of nov
ing pictures were shown Of the third
division in action in France. Refresh
ments were served during the dance.
J. /. Watson was chairman Of the
evenings festivities.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

The chestnut blight has caused much
damage 20 the forests Of the eastern
United States in the last decade.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
$50 Women Call During Reception
For Wives o. Convention Delegates

ONE hundred and fifty guests called
u Thursday afternoon at the Wom-
ans clubhouse for the reception
given by the Woman's club TO the
wives OF the visitors and delegates
TO the conventions OF scientists, sur
geons and engineers. Mrs. s. Arou-
stein and Mrs. II. z. Christie did the
honors at the tea table and Mrs
Maurice Schwartz was in charge Of
the reception. The members Of Rob
ert z Lee chapter, L. D. C., Joined
the other guests at the conclusion Of
their meeting held at o'clock in the
chapter rooms. In the receiving line
were Mrs. Win 7. Owen, president
OF the club. and the other officers
and directors Of the club.
= =
About El Pasoans.
Mrs. ". G. selman is recovering
from an operation
The condition OF Mrs. r. i. Thoma-
son who is III with pneumonia was
considerably improved on Friday
3Ir. and Mrs. John " Dehrman and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

20 to so Percent Discount.
Ask for our Catalog OF special prices
and place your magazine subscription
with The Ell PasO Herald--AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

watches Repaired Now.
All makes, even the smallest
Martin & SON, 514 E san Antonio.-Adi
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
and Clubs.

Alameda grove. Woodman circle.
held its annual election Of officers
wednesday afternoon, with the fol-
lowing result: past guardian. Mrs.
A. II. Harryman; guardian. Mrs. G.
A Jackson; advisor. Mrs. T. P. Nal
ley; clerk, Mrs. J. A Shinns banker,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

Robert z Lee chapter. United
Daughters % the Confederacy. plans
10 celebrate January 19 IN honor Of
the birthday Of Gen Robert E. Lee.
Definite plans have not been an
nounced, but an interesting program
and other details viii make Il a most
TaTfr-Fffr1 meas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

The Woman's club Christmas bzzar
viii take place Saturday at 215 Texas
street with Mrs. =. T. Clutter as
chairman. Articles for holiday shop
pers viii be sold, including candy,
flowers. cakes. paintings and needle
work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

The marriage Of Miss Grace John
son, formerly OF n Paso, and II. +.
Merrill OF Los Angeles. took place
November 3 in Los Angeles, where
they viii live. The bride Is rths
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Tom b
Johnson, OF FL Psso. She has been
IN moving pictures on the coast for
the last six months.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

Robert Z. Lee chapter. Q. D. C.,
voted at a business meeting Thurs
day TO give SIS to the fund for the
hospital for former soldiers at Kerr
Vile Texas Miss Alice huff Is a
new member Of the chapter. she for
merly lived at Fort smith, Ark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-19

accepting?"
 Would I, indeed? Why. MT. Donald, I don't believe you comprehend what you are offering. I shall, of course, have to talk first with my mother be- fore making my decision, but I am proud and happy that you should give me this chance, and I hope if I take the position I shall fill it to the satis- faction of both you and Mrs. Donald" "
 Then we will wait until tomorrow before going further into the matter, Miss Grey, but hope your answer will be favorable"
 With a nod he dismissed her, and to say that she ''trod on air." aside from being hackneyed expression, would be putting it altogether too mildly. She did not tread at all-she sailed through the air until she reached her desk.
 Blue Monday!' Who said 1t was Blue Monday? she would like tc know. And circular letters-what were they? A mere hours work nothing mattered, nothing!" Her sky
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with his thoughts which dealt, as usual, with the mysterious murder of Rufus Lane. He speculated as to just where on the road old Lane was ac- costed and forced to get down out of his wagon. and then as to just what happened, and he went over all the grewsome details in imagination, while the hard face of Sol Webster loomed up before him. and he could see the man smile diabolically and hold aloft in his hand fat red pocket book which he knew Rufus Lane all ways carried!
 Hayes was thus lost in his thoughts and imaginings. when suddenly he saw a white-robed form just ahead of him in his path! The form had evidently emerged from a clump of trees and underbrush by the side of the road. It was so dark that Hayes could see nothing only the bare outline of this strange mysterious creature, silhou- cited against the dark background .of night
 But Hayes was soon convinced that the form had turned and was coming directly toward him! It came nearer and nearer, and seemed to be floating rather than walking. making not 2 sound or echo of footstep as it glided along the dusty road. Hayes heart
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however, when a warning Hist, the boss!" came from one of the group. The hum of conversation ceased, and the mornings work began. "Blue Monday" it was! Somehow Norma could not settle to the pile of circular letters awaiting her. Her thoughts re viewed the years since her advent in to Donald & Co.'s office. Her mental processes were broken up by a "buzz, buzz"-her call to MT. Donald's office
 Miss Grey" MT. Donald began as soon,as she had seated herself for die tation. i've have come to the time when our business needs some changes New brooms sweep clean (Norma's heart sank), and we are go- ing to try a new girl in your place. (Why did he feel he must smile like that when pronouncing such sen tence?) His smile broadened, and be- fore she could calm herself to speak he continued: Now, don't think we have not been pleased with your work. Fact is, Miss Grey, you are not the only one who is going to vacate, for I, too, am giving up; and that is what l want to talk about with you.
 q have decided to retire from ac- tive business; but as you know, a large part of my time here has been taken up with my private affairs.
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XII, dear, Another Monday @ F. Blue Monday! It just seems
 that I can't prod my feet along over the same path to the same office and the same work that l have done for the past eight years"
 Now Norma, you haven't lived your life yet; and as for life being al- ways the same, there never was new day born but opened new possibilities for happiness. That's far better at titude for a Monday morning than the one with which you are starting out"
 q suppose, mother, suppose; but the everlasting round does get mo- notonous at times"
 Well might she speak of the we'll worn path to her office. For eight years she had travelled that same path; for eight years had been stenographer for real estate firm of considerable repute ir her city.
 Jack Greer, who had been manager of the office ever since she came to Donald & Go. and who had on rare occasions shown her little personal at tentions, looked up with smile as she entered the office. and then diligently piled his pen once more. Sally Lane bright, pretty Sally, came in flashing a diamond, and all gathered about her, >n admiring circle, quick to disperse,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-19
By >Parke Whitney

which felt as though they had been at tackled by million porcupine quills!
 What is it, George?" exclaimed Mrs. Wakefield, now awake. What --iS-it?"
 Her husband could no longer keep the secret. At the risk of his wife,s pronouncing him insane, he went into the bedroom and told her the whole story. She was interesed at once and insisted upon dressing Together they went into the sitting room and sat si- lently in the darkness waiting devel- opnents.
 They hadn't been there long when there was a succession of faint rings from the telephone. They were muffied rings, and sounded as though the bell were choking, if such a strange thing could happen. Then two or three times the bell and the re- ceiver seemed to spit fire and sharp tongues of flame or. currents of cleo tricity. Something was happening with that telephone there was nc doubt, which had now become nothing
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less than a box of mystery!
 "Hello!" said Wakefield.
 Quick, sharp breaths f1oated through the receiver into Wakefield's ears. as though a man had been awakened from sleep.
 "Hello!" came a voice-and it was that of Frank Abbott. T want-to- talk-with Louise!" the voice said; and it repeated, Louise! Louise!"
 Wakefield fell back, the cold sweat standing out on his forehead, leaving the receiver dangling.
 What is it?" gasped Mrs. Wakefield, and she rushed to the phone, and put the receiver to her ears. She heard a man breathing deeply, as though ex- cited. "Who is it7' she asked.
 "Is this-Louise the voice gasped. Louise! Louise!" And Mrs. Wakefield felt succession of sharp, tinglins pains running through her arm. She was speeches., and frightened, and involuntarily dropped the receiver crying out in pain.
 The Wakefields sat together in their
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"Hello!" came a distant voice. "Is Louise-there? I st-talk-with-- heri"
 The woman rushed to the phone. "It is I, Frank-it is Louise!" she gasped.
 "Louise." came back her husbands voice. Louise! Dear. this is Frank! I want you to do something for me at once!" His voice was now natural, though little faint. Have this tele- phone taken out! My last act on earth was to call up Doctor Davis, and some how-now-I can not get away from it! I am held to earth by this tele- phone. My spirit wants to be free, but it c1ings to this miserable wire! Have it removed" Then. she heard someone put up the receiver.
 Mrs. Abbott was weak and exhaust ed, and fell into a chair crying. T don't believe it!" she expostulated Frank would never do that. It can not be! It is all lie!"
 Yes, but somebody is at the bottom of it." said Wakefield, "and we will find out who if it takes"
 The telephone rang again, faint and muffed. It spit fire or electric sparks, and the receiver danced on the hook.
 Better have that think taken out tomorrow" remarked Merriwell.
 "No, we won't" replied Wakefield. fa hAt of this thing."
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The Amateur Mechanic
N7E EK NKEk xE-1zK " X EzE I'M EKKHE

ing, but to no avail.
 She sat there for at least 20 minutes, which seemed to her an hour, but she could do nothing about it.
 Finally the dog began barking and ran out in the middle of the main road.
 Come here, Spunk Don't make so much noise." But he persisted in stay ing there and continued to bark loud CT than ever.
 Just as Beth was beginning to get rather peeved at the condition of the machine she heard the sound of a dis tant motor coming along the road at quite rate of speed. It quickly shot by the curve in the road, and Beth could just manage to see the figure of a smart looking young man disappear ing down the road on motorcycle.
 Spunk continued to bark and yelp madly and kept jumping up and down as if his life depended on the noise he made.
 Soon the rider of the motorcycle ap- peared before Beth. He had slowed up his machine when he heard the dog barking so loudly, thinking there must be trouble of some kind. It was when
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TT was past midnight. The tele-
 phone rang faintly but persist
 ently. It finally awakened MT. and Mrs. Wakefield who were sleeping in an adjoining room.
 Arising, MT. Wakefield went out into the sitting room and answered the call, mechanically and half asleep. But hardly had he touched the receiver when he felt faint shock, as though a current of electricity were penetrat- ing his hand and running through his body. Hello" he said, impatiently
 "Hello-this = is Frank Abbott, said voice, weak though deliberate.
 Frank Abbott!" gasped Wakefield under his breath, and he dropped the receiver while his fingers tingled with sharp, prickling pains. and his fody shook, partly from the shock of ar electric current and partly from the strange experience of actually list ening to the voice of dead man!
 Abbott had lived in this same house with his wife until about three months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-19
By Joella Johnson

Norma he said, will you listen to me? I'll lose the only girl I ever have loved; the chance of realizing my most cherished desire"
 "Jack-dear Silent Jack,' said Nor ma in voice none too steady, how glad I am that you were not silent when it came to this. Mother was right-this morning she told me when I was sort of discouraged that I had not lived my life yet for it is almost a matter of minutes since I was think ing that all the diamond rings in the world had not the power to lure me away from my business career
 And now, Norma
 ''Why now, dear Silent Jack" she rouguishly answered, "all the tempt ing positions in the world could not lure me away from your diamond ring"
 The squirrels played about their feet --the birds twittered merrily overhead sunshine and happiness everywhere!
 Who said Blue Monday?
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"Yes, he isl" assented the ghost.
 But who are your" demanded Hayes. "The ghost of old Rufus Lane, eh?"
 "No. No! am"
 And the apparition picked up the spade and started to run. deenfing 1t wise not to disclose it's identity. Like . flash it came over Dan Hayes that this seeming ghost was not ghost at all-that it was-well, he decided who it was. and he further decided that it wouldn't get away from him or dis appear! Putting the red pocketbook in his inside coat pocket he pursued tho white-robed apparition and, soon overlook 1t.
 Don't! Don't!" whispered the crea- ture. T will tell you who I am! I'm not . ghost at all am Margaret Webster, Sol Websters daughter!"
 "Sol Webster's gal, eh?" said Hayes, astonished.
 The girl broke down and cried. "I will tell you all. am not Sol Web
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beat fast, and he was frightened. and yet his curiosity was aroused and the thought came to him that perhaps it was the real ghost of Rufus Lane, who would tell the story of his murder and reveal the murderer! Dan Hayes re- solved to meet the apparition like a man. and be game to the last!
 Come with mel" whispered the ghost. Hayes could liken the voice only to the faint whispering of sum- mer breeze!
 Obeying meekly. the astonished man followed. Do not fear!" said the ghost T will not harm ye. but I must reveal secret, must unravel a mystery!"
 "The murder of Rufus Lane!" Hayes blurted out.
 / "Yes-yes," replied the ghost, in a weak. thin voice. "and where his money is hid-in big red pocket book! Comet"
 And the ghost seemed to literally fly over high fence which Hayes climbed
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Elizabeth Preston had left the club a little earlier because she had very important engagement with her father early that evening out of town.
 well, Spunk, I guess we can make it all right, if we continue at this rate, ' said Beth, just missing chicken in the middle of the road.
 The distance from the Randolph to the Preston home was nine and one half miles. The machine had covered four miles and half when bang went the tire, and Beth and Spunk sat and looked at each other as the machine came to stop.
 "Oh, you naughty dog! Stop wag- ging that tail of yours! What shall we do? Out here on this country road and it's already o'clock" she ex- claimed, glancing at the watch on her wrist. And I haven't a tire with me or even a tool in the box. Who'd think this would happen, just coming home from Els house."
 Well, I gue4a I'll turn in around this curve-cr Q the other road, so no- bodyll rI'1 is down." Which she did.
 Spunk jumped out of the car and proceeded to help his mistress by bark
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The Ghost of Groton Road

Hayes it pointed at spot beneath the oak tree. The man obeyed the com mand and started to dig. The white robed form stood by and watched tho operations, but spoke not word. The spade suddenly struck something hard. Though not totally dark, still tt was difficult to see. but Hayes reached down and felt with his hands-the big red pocketbook!
 My God. here's the pocketbook! !" Hayes exclaimed. and he opened it and felt the money-greenbacks.
 T think 1t IS all there!" remarked the ghost. He didn't spend any of 1t but buried it here!"
 He! He! Who?" gasped the aston ished man, greatly excited.
 "Who?" repeated the ghost. in trembling voice. weak and hardly above a whisper. Why, Sol Webster of course!"
 "Sol Webster!" exclaimed Dar Hayes. And so he-Sol Webster-ii . murderer!"
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before, when he was taken sick with influenza and died after brief illness Then, Mrs. Abbott sold the house to the Wakefields. and she had gone to live with sister on nearby street.
 Pondering the strange occurrence. standing there by the telephone alone, Wakefield laughed half aloud but nervously, and decided that friend was trying to have a little fun with him. He would ferrit the thing out. he resolved, and ringing sharply he called central.
 "Who was it called 56 Blue?" he asked.
 Why, no one, MT. Wakefield!" re- piled the telephone girl.
 Wakefield made no answer, but put up the receiver, and sat down in a chair to ruminate. After about ten minutes of speculation, he heard his wife's voice calling him. "Who is it?' she asked.
 Aroused from his thoughts, he re piled, "Oh. somebody got the wrons
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The Midnight Phone Call

number!" And George Wakefield went back to bed resolved to say nothing of his uncanny experience. But he spent a rather restless night, and finally went to sleep, having half satisfied himself that it was all dream, or nightmare.
 The following night, at about the same hour, Wakefefild was again awakened by the faint ringing of the telephone. Jumping out of bed he rushed out into the sitting room and grabbed the receiver, again feeling the same strange sensations in his hand, as of light electrical shock.
 Hello! Hello!" he repeated nerv- ously.
 "Hello!" came faint reply, and it was positively the voice of Abbott. Hello. This-is-Frank Abbott"
 Abbott! Where are you?-what--'
 There was sharp ringing in his ear, and Wakefield thought he could hear someone hanging up a receiver.
 'Ill be darned!" exclaimed the astonished man. rubbing his hands