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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10

NEW YORK. Nay 10-If putting old
IN wine into new bottles has be-
come a lost art the industry OF
putting old plays into new form is
especially active in the musical
comedy world At the Globe theater
The Dictator" was welcomed back
as The Girl From Home" a bright
and tuueful entertainment
The jokes and lyrics BY Frank
Craven brought Richard Harding
Davis's farce up TO the prescription
point, even in Central America, and
Sllvio Helms music was refreshing.
except FOR the number, Ocean
Blues" which seemed a bit stale
after that other song about blues in
The Night Incidentally, the
song hit Of the year. But "A Won
derful Spot" proved original and
highly amusing with its references TO
But Ny Country. It's OF The, ]
Wouldn't Live in Any Other Place"
Mr.. Craven and Jed Prouty put so
much feeling into IL THAI every verse
preclative taxpayers and sympatheLic
apartment house dWellers-
In Willie Golfers old role OF the
New Yorker who fees to Porto Banos
with his valet in the belief he has
accidentally killed a cab driver, Mr..
Craver gave q drou performances,
lacking the bone dry quality Of Col
uers humor as a matter OF course,
yet unfailingly amusing. Naturally
enough in musical comedy, perhaps,
he seemed more concerned about the
girl IN the case than he did about
the impromptu revolution. Mr.. Prouty
was merry and fat in the part that
John Barrymore once acted with a
llstless Indifference that made the
valet one Of the delights Of playgo-
ing IN those days
Flora Zabelle brought her flash
ing beauty and a fiery spirit to the
role Of Juanlta and made such a
vocal success OF Sometime" that
there was cause for wonder at her
having only one song. Gladys Cald-
well, as the girl who gave the piece
its thin excuse for a title, was Vi
vacious and trim. though a bit of
the key in her singing But she and
the mine little missionaries with
her in the song OF that name. turned
a clever number 10 good account
A song TO the accompaniment OF
wireless machines came as a novelty,
while another in which portraits Of
short-lived presidents Of the revolu-
tionary belt were exhibited. struck a
funny note. The production bore the
Dillingham; stamp OF excellence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
Liquor And Politics.

IT IS improbable that prohibition VIII figure n the
ing campaign. In both parties sentiment is against
bringing the liquor issue before the people Assurance that
administration forces viii be IN ontrol at San Francisco
has blasted the hope Of the liquor interests get vet
plank in the Democratic PLATFORM for the president is op
posed injecting prohibition into the coming political
battle.
President Wilson is not friendly to absolute prohibition
wants make the peace treaty and the league Of
nations the and only issue He seeks solemn refer
endum the Versailles pact and opposes becoudng the
issue with questions which he considers of minor import
as compared with the big thing which the voters
vii be called upon to decide.
And Democratic leaders, also, anxious to do moth
ing which VIII split the party, wet platform surely
would do
The Anti-Saloon league has issued statement declar
ing that enforcement Of prohibition be
in the campaign In view of the activity which the gov
eminent has shown In the prosecution Of booteggng
liquor smuggling there bound to arise doubt to the
sincerity Of the AntSaoon league IN its latest
The purpose Of the AnSaoon league has been accom-
pshed We have Saloons and the very name the or
ganizaon implies that the aboshng Of the saloon was
the end which the league had IN view.
There IS widespread agitation IN favor of repeal or
amendment Of the Vostead act which defines intoxicating
liquor, and this might offer for the continued
existence Of the Ant-Saloon league but eventually the
question Of the right Of congress say what is ntox
eating and what is VIII be determined BY the courts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
PEcOS VALLEY TO HAVE
$4,000 ACRES OF COTTON

Pecos. Texas. Nay 1o-Twenty-
five thousand acres IN the Pecos VAL
ley VIII be under cotton this year.
This VIII be ar Increase OF a fifth
over the acreage Of the last Few
years About 5100 OF these acres have
produced alfalfa for the past few
years, but - rising price OF cotton
and the threatened shortage as a re-
suit OF the pink boil worm prohibi-
tives zones has caused Eeccs farmers
to ploW ulder much o. their Alfalfa
acreage.
The Pecos valley had light rain
Friday morning. which win be OF in
calcuable value % the early crop that
has been planted Ccusldar1tle OF
the cotton acreage Is now yet under
seed. due 20 the backward season
Cotton farms IN the areas 20 the
southwest OF Fecos are now raising
funds to secure the services Of a
Eovernmsnt cotton grader.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10

IANE you seen them sprouLng
II budding, blossoming. all around
your
No. I don't mean the croeusesi
I mean those saucy. silly, lippant.
little mustaches. that have broken
out Ike a spring fever all over the
faces OF beautiful American man
hoodi
Oh Buddie, how COULD you start
it2 Oh. Adonis Of the movies. how
CAN yOu2 On, Gibson Ban. and Spar
row collar Boy. stop IT.
OF al the evils thar followed in
the trail OF the war. there has been
none more bIghtiug than thisl
There Il a reason FOR every
thing under the sun-eEeept a
muEfache!
Yet, nothing 50 faseinates a
man a. the sight Of hair on his
fnce-HeaFen knows Why
Watching the radishes shoot I'D IN
his garden may be enthralling-hu
feeling his upper lip every morning.
% see II 30 second Of an inch has
been added to the foliage there over
night Is thrillingl
II isn't so much that he wants a
mustache, as that he wants to prove
that he COULD grow one, II he
cared to-
There IS some strange. morbid.
savage instinct implanted in che
masculine breast, that inspires a man
TO do stunts with his face.
A woman takes out her primitive
passion for self DETACHMENT, in coat
ing her nose with pearl powder. tint
ing her cheeks with pink. and per-
forming miracles with her hair.
But, poor man has only one way Of
varying the monotony Of the vision
which greets him In the mirror every
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10

engaging in pursuits forbidden IN
the United States. I found a spleu-
did position for an ex-army neuten-
ant recently at an unusually good
salary and he held it just two
months. Juarez was more attractive
70 him than his job It would be a
good thing for Fl Paso II prohibi-
ton did 90 into effect in Mexico.
for then we would not attract the
worthless class Of people we do now
to SO large an extent but would re-
ceiFe only those who come here in
search OF health OF work"
= an often asked II you do get
OIL IN Hueco basin, what viii you
do with Il and how long will Il be
before any returns can be had.H SAID
4 G. Moss, president OF the Califor-
MA Wei Drilling company. in the
1lrst place. wells viii be drilled in
the Hueco basin as fast as material
can be obtained Naturally all this
development work viii create a MIR
ket for fuel oil. Then the question
VIII arise, viii our natural product
be good fuel oil2 II probably would
not. as we have every reason to be-
heFe that our oil VIII be OF a high
gravity, but before disposing Of any
oil for fuel purposes we would first
extract all gasoline. This viii not
as great many people believe. call
1or any great outlay Of money for
installation. as an efficient topping
plant can be installed at a nominal
cost, in fact there Is already the
principal portion Of the material
necessary for an efficient topping
plant at the present well site. Thirty
days from the time the well Is
brought in we viii have a train OF
trucks delivering gasoline to the
service stations in FL Paso, which
viii naturally bring immediate sub
stantial returns, and the residue viii
then be a first class fuel oil. Be-
fore other wells can then be brought
IN pipe lines viii be laid to market
the entire product
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
Little InbT0iews.
Zoo At Washington Park Attracts Hundreds OF PEOPLE Daily
Texas Oil Fields Create Interest In All Parts OF The World

IOaN FISHER. park commissioner
mere deserves great credit FOR
me work he has done. especially
az washington park" said F. T. Ma
lone: During the past year the 900
- l1aL park has been enlarged by
me addition OF various animals. in
Guiding three buffalo, and new ami
maj cages and houses have been con-
a-r-clel. Al the present rate Of pro
gress Fl Easo viii have a decfdadIr
ln.ele-l.nE zoo within a Few years.
All CT the new animal houses are so
constructed as 70 have running water
az ell times, and they are built 10 in
sure cleanllness The popularity OF
zoo mere cannot be overestiuated.
Every afternoon hundreds OF persons
are lined up before the cages and
pens. and some spend hours watch
ing The animals. The animals them
selves are IN fine shape and show in
teli1genr care Few ZOOS outside Of
the large cities have as fine a col
lecIlo1 OF ulumaEe birds. The fact
that the city council realizes the hem
elits to be derived from q large
park Is point IN favor OF the men
At the head OF our affairs. II we
can have one more park large
enough 70 be worth while and more
centrally located. this city viii be
vel supplied with places for public
recreation"
The eyes Of the world are on
Iezas oil fields" said Dan p Mar
cason, o. New York when 7 was
at home in New york recently / was
talking with an Englishman. who
had Just arrived from London He
was touring the United States. he
said and the first place he wanted 70
30 was TO the oil fields Of Texas.
He said he had heard Of them before
coming to the United states, and be-
loved that the fields in your state
would constitute a world famous
source OF wealth What Texas needs
is more advertising in the east The
idea Of the average easterner Of the
border Is ridiculous and have even
been asked If white people lived
along the border This is due en-
tirely 70 e lack o. advertising If
Texas business men would start a
campalgn IN the east, advertising the
opportunities Of this place. its beau
ties and wealth. tourists would
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
Little InterUieus.

double in the state and horeseekers
would flock here TO escape the con-
gestion IN the east"
The preference Of 1iexicans for
the given name Jesus Is something
tnat has struck me as indicating
their innate religious tendency" said
Robert Smith. In my work I have
occasion 70 handle many MeLicans
and a big percentage OF them have
that given name. Probably 40 per
cent OF the laborers on my records
have been named Jesus I wonder
Why IL Is that the cognomeu is never
given 70 anyone Of AnElo-SaIon or
IeutOnic blood No English or Teu-
tonic family would dream OF naming
a son Jesus, but among the Latins
i IS a common practice The French
I believe. are the only branch Of the
race that do not use the Savior's
name for their children"
The poetry and romance OF the
Mexican people is indicated by me
names they give such material things
stores said Woolford Swanson.
Down in the lower part OF the city
you can find grocery stores called
The Flower OF Hope or The Friend
OF the Poor A trip through lower
FL Paso is well worth while If one
al A4lAEA = -aAA4 AlAe SKIS L4dL are
painted over the stores. Among
others I have noticed these: The
Rose OF Veracruz.' The Gate OF the
sun The Deep Sea- and The Quiet
Shore"
III recent newspaper reports that
de IA Huerta Is in favor OF liquor
and gambling prohibition and that
such conditions may soon result in
Mexico, FL Paso viii be very much
benefited by such reforms" said A.
II. Wheeler Fifty percent OF the
men who come TO FL PasO and apply
here for work come because Juarez
is so accessible. with its liquor and
gambling. Fl Paso doesn't want TO
attract citizens Of that type. We
want people here. but not those who
come for those reasons. And the best
element in Mexico doesn't want that
country TO become a gathering place
for all sorts Of vicious people who
90 there merely for the purpose Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10

mornlng-hs sishs for a little
81 varieties Of Mu.taehe.
And there are 81 varieties Of
mustaches-red. blonde. long. short.
curly. straight. clipped. Eaxed. dyed.
But the only vital differences in them
Is that some are q little worse than
0thersl
An OF them are unelvillzed m
sanit1rys unnecessary unbecom-
Ing, and-moEt poisuant-un-
And now that this worst OF ths
horrors OF the war has been started.
where viii IL end2 Pr0fitesr8 shall
u tine pass away and bolsherists
shall be no more; strikes may be
nroEen-nur mans habits, neFeri
start hin n any direction. and
he'll keep rlEht On going. uutil he
reaches the limit Let him coquette
with this tiny. cute. little London
Johnny mustaches and Il won't be
two years. before he viii have
passed through al the stages OF the
WaLed kaiser mcustrosity. and
French beard. and the imperial. 70
the Ultimate affliction - DoWie
whiskersl
And then. WHAT wiz a girl have
20 fall in love with2
And 10 kiss7
For a liss without q mustnche
NAY be Ike -an eEE without
salt
But n Kiss under one. MUST be
Ike elresslnE q Wkisk broom.
Little did We think. when rs
kissed you and sent Tou over there
70 fight for an ideal beloved. thar
YOU would come back bringing
MCSTACHEl
Verify. verify, the mustachs cup
contaiueth Loves hemlock Cory
right, 1870, by Wheeler Syndicate
Inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
Customs at Nogales
Show Heapu Increase

Nogales, ARK, Nay 10.-Prediction
Is made that the business Of the No
gales custom house this year viii
amount 70 over s25.o0O.000. the rec
ord for the office. an increase OF
s5,o00,000 over last year.
Without regard to revolution and
Indian troubles. there has been pros
perity OF unusual sort on the Mexican
west coast. in a degree due 10 the
high prices received in the United
States for the products shipped
through this point
The garbanzo crop has started
northward and IS expected 20 be worth
around 100000. Present local ware
house accommodations are inadequate
and two large additional structures
are 10 be erected by the Harms Bros.
Co. and the Grace interests.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
Ye TOwne Gossip.
Registered C. s. Patent Office-
By X. C. b.


To Chas. Pollock
President FL Paso-
City baseball league.
For many days
I've been running around
IN answer 70 ads
OF houses 70 let.
And I've found me one.
And I'm moving IN.
And yesterday
To my great surprise
And unbounded JOY.
I made the discovery.
That three blocks away.
From where III live.
Lie the ball grounds
And, OF course. ! know.
That it's nothing 10 you
II I live up there.
or whether live.
or anything.
But anyhow. Charlie.
II came TO ne.
As I stood on the corner.
And looked at the roof
OF the old grandstand.
That fate had come.
With its guiding hand.
And had led me there.
To my light rooms
And my fun length bath.
And had said to me.
You shall 90 forth,
From your domicile.
TO the ball park.
Right at your door.
and again become.
What YOU used to be.
"A strong-lunged fan
Who lost his voice.
eat every game
And I said 70 myself
As I stood up there
I'll write 70 Charlie.
And I'll let him know.
That I've moved out here.
Where within a minute
Z can get from home
To the ball grounds
And the chances are.
That he'll write back
And say to me-
Dear x. G. q
Please find enclosed
"A season pass
TO the games"
And I've asked Bud Rutherford
What he thinks about Il.
And all he said.
Was. you say q. Columbus
I'm reading Pennsylvania"
Whatever that means.
But you can't believe
Everything Bud says.
] asked him who discovered Amer
lea
And he said "Ohio."
I said: you mean Columbus"
He said; His first name wa
Columbus"
I thank you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
II Years Ago Today
From ne Herald Of IN. Date. 100.

DEPORTS from st Petersburg
n show that the emperor's recep-
ton AT the opening OF parlia-
ment passed of without any DISTURB
ances- With the opening OF the new
parliament a new era dawns for
Russia
2. R. Carpenter, manager OF the
Dawson Fuel company, returned this
morning from Dawson.
A n Daguerre. city clerk OF Jua-
rez. accompanied BY his wife and
niece. left this morning for santa
hosalia, Chihuahua. 70 spend a week.
Pat, the five year old son OF cor
poration clerk jim Dryer, who has
been threatened with memhraneous
Group, Is reported better today.
A very high wind came up last
night shortly after 10 o'clock and
blew for almost three hours. scatter
Ing sand and dust IN every direction
and ioosening signs IN many loca-
lions. A number OF windows were
broken, but no serious damage done.
CHIEF OF police Han has gone to
Demlng TO look over his ranch
Col ]. w. Brady Of the street de-
morning rescuing the steam roller
which had sunk over night in a soft
place at the side Of the street on
Myrtle avenue between Florence and
Octavia streets.
Customs collector A. L. sharpe IS
down on his ranch at Clint
W A. Phelps and family leave to-
day for massachusetts,. where they
viii reside for some time.
A. ". Cheesman was called 70
Shreveport last night BY illness IN
his family
J. L. O'Shea has sold his residence
on Boulevard, near Campbell.
]. A. smith and Scott c. White re-
turned this morning from san An
tonic. where they attended the meet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
soIHERN TELLs De

zone night after my father had
been playing Lord Dundreary in our
American Cousin in London very sue
cessfully for about a year." said 2.
II. SotheTn recently, "a weary swell
in the first row OF stalls arose dur
ing the second act, deliberately put
on his coat. stretched, yawned and
started up the aisle People said
Hush" but he was unperturbed. Ny
father was greatly nettled, but feel
ing sure Of the sympathy Of the dis
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
Ripping Rhymes
Suffering Germany

THE pieces kilograms dee
disorders everywhere; Patrian both sad
turning
swing; aprevs
Fang busy railing they do not smile and ought
the troubles Of the and
a d7e and yet see him sweating without Igng he earned
getting
y Of coincidence and pity generous twtty
classy thousr that ii hand to view
sympathy 5eshTew hml pursue
Copyright BY George Matthew Adams WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10

ing OF the state Republican executive
committee which selected Fl Paso as
the place for the meeting OF the state
convention in August
Harry F. Hare. At the FL Paso
skating rink IN a five round contest
last night. bore away the prize
The natter OF the salary schedule
for the teachers IN the schools was
up before the school board az the
last meeting OF that body, and VIII
be again discussed at the next meet
ing, Nay IS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10

The Cort theater was filled re-
Gently with members Of the acting
profession, there 70 see a musical
matinee performance OF Abraham
Lincoln" Frank McGlynn, in the
title role. was given an ovation. In
the boxes were Ethel Barrymore, FAY
BANTER, Elsie Ferguson, Ina Claire.
Peggy Wood Adele Rowland and
Helen Mackellar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
PHOENIX MAN LEASES
MAJESTIC THEATER HERE

P. O. Feddersou. OF Phoenix. ARK.
has leased the Majestic theater in FL
Paso. and plans 20 open it June "a. for
night performances featuring a musi-
cal tabloid. ar. Feddersor il also
manager OF the Coliseum al Phoenix.
Polo is the Oldest outdoor game
played today. The Perslaus played
it SEQ B. c.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
A Line O. Cheer
Each Day O. The Year
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
WHO HELPS HnIsELF.7

~WHO HELPS HIMSELF
NTHILST I believe the Lord viii do
w Most anything / ask Him 70
! sort Of feel He's put me here
Upon this fruitful mundane sphere
To win my share OF golden pelf
By doing certain things myself.
Hence when pray I pray that He
WIN grant such str myth and wit TO me
That may see and put straight
through
The thing that's up to me TO do.
Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
Laughs At Sons Joke;
Dies of Heart Failure

Three Rivers. Mich, May 10.-Mrs.
Caroline Osborn fell dead Of heart
disease after prolonged laughter over
her sons joke. She had just said
she never laughed so much in her
life when she fell lifeless to the
floor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
RECORDS or ARIZONA SHOW
REGISTRATION OF $500 CA

Phoenix, ARK. May lO.-Ihus Ear
this year there have been registered
with the secretary OF state 2e,60o
motor cars The fees have amounted
to $4,000. an increase Of about
SIS. 900 over last years income from
the same source. II Is notable that
Maricopa county. including Phoenix,
is credited with 1880 cars. or as
many as Cochiss. ella Pima, Xavapai
and Yuma counties combined
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10

With Germany engaged in the orderly working out Of
her problems with the BosheVi abandoning their war on
Poland and with Mexico fair way peace the United
States with its endless against the vanished imperial
government Of Germany win be the only beIgerent IN
the fed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10

Today's trick rhyme. friends. needs
a final word that refers TO a part Of
ones anatomy. We give you this tip
so 1t viii be less difficult Of solu-
ton BY finding the word and send
ing II in, together with a check for
$500 and an egg beaten you viii be
eligible for membership in our
Limerfckers' Queen OF the NAY club.
Hurry The rhyme.
Black
Who went for a ride in n hack.
The darn thing tipped over
Just east Of West Dover,
And dumped her right on her -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10

A new play by Anne Crawford
Flexner. entitled, Souls Eve" viii
be presented by John D. Williams at
Maxine Elliott's theater. May u. IN
the cast viii be Lola Fisher. Cyril
Keightley, Anne Faystone. Clifford
Dempsey, Walter Kingsford, John
Thorn. Eleanor Hutchinson and
others. Further than to say the play
deals with a subject Of timely inter
est. Mr. Williams doesn't give any
idea Of what &c is about.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10

For the next 10 years Spokane vii be kept busy explain
ing 10 the country how It happened that she is one Of the
lev American cities that have stepped backward in the
past decade
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
Patter And Chatter
THF FUNK BROTHERS

HENRY FUNKS lawyer. Marued2 Yes; has three
II Of the loveliest little children in the town.
Last week Henry was arrested. Well you SET,
He has recently been slipping down and down
He has acted merely as a kind Of clerk
For q firm that put his name upon the door,
He might have quit the Law and gone to work
Where his wages would have met his needs OF more
But instead Of that he made unwiss remarks,
Predicting that government must fal
Unless It stopped the profiteering sharks,
So they've had to hustle Henry into jail
THOMAS FUNK'S preacher. He's having trouble, toe.
His mind has been affected It appears
For tine he struggled, trying to pull through
Although he was in debt up to his ears.
But he got 10 preaching sermons that were bad
In fact, they were seditious It IS claimed
If his children and his wife poorly clad
That was excuse for him to be inflan1e4
He had the crust 70 say he couldn't care
How oTerturuing came about
He passed beyond the limit then and there,
And, Of course the trustees had to turn him out
DANIEL FUEKS teler-or was, we'd better say;
u He lost his job a week two ago;
In the bank in which he worked, Il seems the pay
For taking money IN is rather low
So Daniel get to talking, and his talk
Was not the kind the public ought TO hear
They invited him one day to take walk
TAX, Ike many other things you see, IS dear
Too bad about the Funksi Their children cry;
Their worried wives oveTworksd and III
But who's TO blame for all the troubies Why
Won't people learn 70 suffer and be stin2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-10
About Broadpay PIays And PLAYERS

turbed spectators. stepped 10 the
footiiEhts and said;
II beg your pardon, ny dear sir.
but there are two more acts after
this one
"T know it. said the weary one.
That's why I'm going