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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
SEEK EXTRADITION OF
MAN WITHOUT WARRANT

Santa Fe, n NJ Aug IA VIII OF
habeas corpus has been issued from
the New Mexico supreme court on or
der OF chief justice Frank " Parker
in an unusual case. The term OF
Francisco Vigil, sentenced from Col
fax county TO serve not more than a
year and a half for larceny OF cattle
expired Monday.
The penitentiary officials here did
not release The prisoner, but held him
until yesterday, acting on a request
from the sheriff at Trinidad, Colo.
Counsel for the prisoner said It was
planned 10 turn the prisoner over to
the Trinidad sheriff. who intends to
return TO Colorado with Vigil without
extradition papers.
The attorney said the penitentiary
officials had not seen any warrant
nor had any eItradition papers been
presented at the governors office.
The writ OF habsas corpus directs
he warden OF the penitentiary 10 pro
duce Vigil in court here Friday. BY
that time Nigils attorney hopes 10 get
in touch with judge Redd Hsleman.
OF the first judicial district court.
now in a Juan county and get a
writ OF Injunction to restrain the Col
orado officer from carrying vigil out
New Mexico without eztradition
papers.
The attorney says It Is alleged his
client Is wanted in Colorado on five
charges. but he has only the state
ment OF the Colorado officer 10 show
that he IS wanted at all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
BOARD
STUDIES TAXES

Santa Ee, n. N, Aug. 18--Ihe reve-
nue. commission, authorized by the
appointed BY Gov o. A L~arraZolo, IS
holding hearings here now and Sc
curing views on the subject OF re-
vision and improvement OF taxation
from every possible angle. The rec
concentrations OF the commission viii
be made into a report to the COVER
nor and b next regular session OF
the legislature, and VIII be submitted
as a basis for new legislation on the
subject It is probable that tenta-
tive drafts Of a new law On income
tax and a mine tax viii be made by
the commission IN the general dis
cussion there was agreed upon The
point that the income tax ought TO be
extended 50 as 10 include all indi-
viouals. the wage arner not less
than the capitalist There was a d.
vision OF opinion as to whether the
tax should be graduated or progress
sive.
Not over so percent OF the country
commissioners, assessors and treas
urers OF New Mexico are efficient,
competent and Industrious" said Mai.
P C. Reid, of Dexter, today. Major
Reid IS president OF the farmers as
association and former president Of
the state tax commission. He was
talking on the subJect Of land valua-
ton and the question Of assessment
and valuation in general. His re-
mark quoted was an answer TO z d.
rect question b. chairman Hagermau
OF h revenue commission efficient
administration OF state and county
offices would go a long way toward
relieving IA present serious tax bur-
den IN The majors opinion. and the
present campaign ought 10 be as
much for efficient administration Of
existing laws as for the creation Of
new laws Another recommendation
he made was that q member Of the
state tax commission should be q
member OF the state budget commit
tee and that all state INSTITUTIONS
should be required TO submit their
respective budgets three months be-
fore the COMMITTEES takes up its
budget
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
NEW RAILROAD PLANNED
IN NORTHERN ARIZONA

Flagstaff, Ariz-, Aug 18.-The new
railroad planned by ". 2. Lake OF
Los Angeles, appears to have moth
ing to do with the project outlined
by the Hartman interests years ago
for the connection Of the coal and
iron fields OF Colorado with Arizona
points and Los Angeles.
That project headed at 8 Denver
and Rio Grande connection above
Pennington. N ~. passed through
Gallup and then changed its direc-
ton to the southwest. joining the
Globe branch OF the Southern Pacific
at or near Rice station A part Of
the plan was the building OF a low
grade line through the ella canyon
between san Carlos. near Rice, and
Christmas. and OF the Buckeye extern
sion westward to a connection with
the main line near Yuma. This would
have given Los Angeles a Denver
connection even shorter than the salt
Lake.
The Lake scheme contemplates
connection between the Utah South
ern railway and the Santa Fe. the
latter probably TO be tapped at WINS
low Mr.. Lake has announced q
branch line that Is in contemplation
across southeastern Utah 10 The san
Juan and southwestern Colorado coal
fields.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
GETS
GOOD RAINFALL

Phoenix, Ariz. Aug 1s-Generauy
sufficient rainfall to keep Arizona
ranges in condition was noted in the
weekly range report Of the weather
bureau. issued today. Ranges show
improvement in Cochise county, the
report stated. Al Pinedale, no rain
has fallen for two weeks and is
needed badly. It was said. TO the
asst, however. over the northern
plateau and in northwestern New
Mexico. water and feed vary from
sufficient TO abundant, according to
the report.
Heaviest rainfall for the week was
recorded al Se1gmans ESQ inches.
Douglas reported 10y inches while
the report said that at Flagstaff.
Williams. Ashfork and PfnedaIe, little
or no rain fell. However, a report
received by the weather bureau last
night after the range report had
been compiled, told Of LIS inches
rainfall. al Flagstaff yesterday after
noon while an Associated Press dis
patch said a heavy hailstorm occurred
there at noon.
In spite Of the generally dry sum
mer, the range report said. prospects
for winter feed are good and cattle
continue in fair TO excellent condition.
The crop report said that under the
influence Of dry weather cotton has
made better than normal prograss
with heavy fruiung and light she'd
ding In regions where rainfall has
been abundant crops = good but in
most parts of the state rainfall has
not been sufficient and all crops have
suffered. the report said IN some
localities. complete failures r re-
corded but in most sections the yield
viii Justify harvesting, according to
the report
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
TEXAS VETERANS PLAN FOR
THEIR STATE CONVENTION

Houston, Texas, Aug 1s-With the
stage set for the second annual con-
lvention OF the Texas branch OF the
American legion, lobbying for con-
vention votes now IS the general pas
time in local posts. according 70 let
tiers that continue TO arrive at con-
vention headquarters.
With Dallas, san Antonio. Calves
ton, Austin and Fort Worth as the
co~utendlng cities for permanent head
quarters. a lively fight is expected on
the floor after all delegates have reg
istered-
"The American legion has passed
the stage OF frenzied talk Claude
v. Birkhead. national executive com
mitteeman. declared today. and has
formed into a compact Organization
that IS going to demand just and
equitable treatment OF the MANNED
and disabled former service men.
Committees viii demand prompt ac-
ton instead OF doing a lot OF reso-
lutinE."
me present outlook Indicates that
Dr.. Guy O. Shirley, OF Fort Worth.
viii be the ulopposed candidate for
state commander OF the war vet
Grams. Theodore Boring OF Clark
Wren. both Of this city. are expected
to oppose Frank A LOTUS. OF FL
Paso, for vice state commander.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
Naoy's RiOt-R Racket Makes
Big Noise When Rocketing

Did you ever hear a riot--acket
racket
II not you might drop IN at the
navy recruiting office and ask Lieut.
John Hupp 10 work" Il for you with
his muscular right arm or II you
value your hearing, you may Just
take the word OF one who has heard
il n believe that nothing was ever
more appropriately named.
The racket is a souvenir Of Colonial
days and belongs to Lieut. L H.
Denny, medical officer. Q. S. N, who
found It in Philadelphia It was used
BY the policeman in New England
during the Colonial days and preceded
the present p~oliceman's whistle as q
means Of calling for assistance IN
time OF stress and danger It is cut
out Of a solid block OF maple and
measures about ten by three inches
~ means Of a crank q deafening
noise may be produced Sliced by the
wrong end, il was probably used As
a club.
The riot racket IS also a survival Of
the days Of the old sailing vessels
when Il was used for the purpose OF
assembling the men for greg and 9th
er things
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
CANDIDATES RUSH TO FILE
PAPERS FOR NOMINATION

Phoenix Ariz. Aug. 1S-Today be-
ing the last day for filing nomination
papers for state and county offices.
a flood OF 18th hour papers descended
on the office OF the secretary OF state
last night. All known ~aspirants for
the United States s~enatorship had
filed their papers with the exception
Of ". r Ramsdell, OF Tucson
Judge r c. Stanford. OF Phoenix.
filed his papers yesterday. z. S. Clark
and Ralph Cameron filed Monday.
while Il A Smith and A. A. Worsley
mad filed previously
Papers OF the following Republican
candidates were filed yesterday. F..
J.. Flanagan, for judge OF the supreme
court; Rudolph Kuchler. tax commits
sioner; Thomas E. Campbell. for
governor; Ernest Hall. secretary OF
state; Charles W Fairfield, state au-
ditor: J. ". Estill. state treasurer
". J. Galbraith, attorney general
John F. White, state mine Inspector
Y. G. Mellgren. state mine inspectors
John L Gust, J. P. Boyle and Joseph
W. Smith. presidential electors.
The only contest represented IN the
list is one for the office OF mine in
sDector.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18

sticks resembling those articles more
than 20 centimeters long; the Ger
man government guarantees that TINS
regulation viii be strictly enforced
1.-THE manufacture Of field gray
material OF metal buttons ana
leather leggings within the German
borders Is TO be forbidden, these
articles having a tendency e. aWaken
thoughts OF a military natcre-
THE German government VIII or
der all m~ilitaristic words, such as
war, army, sword, gun, eudgsl, etc
20 be withdrawn from b German
vocabulary; their use either IN writ
ing or speech is TO be severely
The description OF all militaristic
action in theaterss plays and books IS
TO be prohibited. All printed matter
in which sucn EVENT. are mentioned
is to be destroyed at once
Goose Step Forbidden
at Is forbidden for We or more
people Of German nationality (this
Includes both sexes) to walk together
in step. as thereby militaristc
thoughts r awakened The use OF
the right hand is TO be restricted to
the utmost degree, as It serves mill
artistic purposes. At any rate. the
right half Of the body IS considered
reactionary.
@sAlI male persons who before and
during the war as well Is after IL
have belonged TO unions and associa-
tons Of a milftarE character r i'm
mediately 20 be delivered up to the
allies for punishment
THE German government Is given
one half hours time in which TO
carry out these regulations to the let
ter. II, after the expiration Of this
time. any item Of this program has
been neglected. the allied powers re-
serve the right TO declare the Ger
man empire dissolved and to invite
all Germans over two weeks old be-
fore the allied courts for punish
mentf"
The basis Of this sarcastic attack
is the French regulation in occupied
territory ~forbidding turnvereins for
bidding wand OF stick drills and
Furnishing any school teacher who
directs or permits his class in school
exercises TO march in military step
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
WATER IS
EASILY PURIFIED

Rio Grande water can be purified
easily by means OF filters and chem
lcal treatment SO that il al be used
for domestic purposes in FL Paso, ac-
Of he Grouse laboratories, who as
the principal speaker before the
Kwanis club at its weekly luncheon
Wednesday noon at the EIVT club.
ANY water In the world, NJ matter
what nay be the nature AMI extent
Of its pollution can be purified. Dr..
Waite told h kiWanians. But TO do
this he said the water must not only
os uttered but treated with a
treating water, the chemist-physi-
clan said, cost as much as f17 per
100000 cubic feet. Among the more
expensive methods are the ozone
treatment and the violet light system.
Cheaper and equally effective is the
chlorination process, the speaker
averred. which costs only IS 10 so
cents per million cubic feet
Must XIII Germs.
Water, to be purified" said Dr..
waite, must have not only the dis
ease producing organisms removed or
killed. u must also have the sedi-
ment taken OUT"
where a sediment forms in a glass IN
a Few minutes
As to methods OF getting water TO
the city Dr.. Waite said he had no
doubt q that II could be obtained
from the Rio Grande. But ne
doubted II It could be obtained even
from the LeasburE dam without
pumping, for he said this dam, he
had been informed. wa no higher
than the Sunset Heights reservoir
II costs $50 q million feet TO dis
tribute the water after Z Is delivered
to the mains, the bacteriologist de-
clared.
Whether there IS a better system
than We now hove for providing
water he said he could not say. The
total cost Of distributing the water,
h speaker asserted, Is about S225
Per million gallons.
1t viii probably be necessary to
provide a different organization for
handling the water system. Dr.
Waite said, II We resort TO a dif-
ferent method OF getting it At any
rate L be a non-partisan Or
ganization-"
Could Use River Water.
IN response 70 questions from prssi-
dent sam Giilett and J. J. Raster. DR..
Waite said an analysis made a.
time showed river water to be better
eve than h water we z getting
whether Il IS now he said he could
along with the water we now
have without a new distributing
James L Mari said he believed
water could be obtained from the
river by going up a short distance
above the city. Dr.. J. W Cathcart
named chairman Of a committee
he IS 10 select 70 organize + effort
here to get water.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
Georgia Would
NOW Regulate
TheWeekyTnb

Atlanta Ga, Aug. 16=The joyful
Glenn, Georgia's senator wit" has
mixed another OF his famous legis-
latiye cocktaila-
Regulations for ne conduct and
costume Of bathers and sand lizards
and a code of practice for those ad-
d1cred TO the Saturday night bath
habit 7 provided in his bill. a sub
stttute for the new famous Wilkinson
measure prohibiting males and
females from bathing together at any
public or private pool. pond. lake,
DVer or ocean. and fixing the north
ern and southern limits OF bathing
suits beyond which the spying eye OF
the spectator shall not pass
Wide Separation.
The Glenn substitute attempts 70
make effective , segregation OF the
sexes contemplated in the Wilkinson
Dill by requiring that men shall battle
IN the Pacific ocean. women in the
sippi river and Gulf OF Mexico. Sena-
tor Wilkinson would merely require
ali bathers. both men and women TO
be covered from s=my-pit 70 knee.
Senator Glenn is shocked at the
amount OF epidsrmis this would leave
uncovered and his substitute re ruires
a fringe OF lace 20 be attached to
both top and bottom OF all bathing
suits Furthermore, beach loungers
or sand lizards must wear aprons
covering them 70 the toes
Saturday Night Bath.
But gather round and harken TO
the regulations for tub bathing.
Briefly they are
Tub baths at any time except on
Saturday nights are declared unlaw-
fuL except for newly born infants.
2@Baths must be taken in a cave.
cavern TUNE or deeply darkened
ROOM baths-s must always be par
tally clothed. and any person who
exposes himself or herself entirely In
the nude to his OF her own gaze shall
be considered guilty OF a INSIDE
meanor.
5-No person may take more than
n bath on a given Saturday night
except by purchase OF a proxy. (Sen-
ator Glenn announces officially IN his
substitute that he viii have 81
proxies for sale the first year that
the act shall be IN effect
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
OPERATORS SAY
Nd I'd NEW PLAN

Cleveland. Ohio, Aug. 1S@In the
joint conference OF the coal operators
and miners today, a representative OF
the miners offered a resolution pro-
posing that b day and monthly men
Of the field be given an increase OF
$50 a day and agreed to waive AL
other demands. The miners represent
atives unanimously voted in favor
and the operators voted unanimously
against iL.
The Joint conferences then a.
iournsd until s o'clock tonight The
operators viii Desr late this after
noon 10 consider ne situation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
Ell PASo NAVY RECRUITING
OFFICE GETS II MEN A WEEK

Leroy Sheppard, Il years old. Of
Engle. N. NJ WHO enlisted July y,
1913. at the FL Paso naval recruiting
office. san Antonio and Eesa streets,
was graduated August 1 from the na-
val electrical school at Hampton
Roads, Va, with the rating OF third
class electrician, according 70 word
received by Lieut. =. Il Hupp, chief
Of the bureau
The local bureau IS recruiting IN
average o. y men 4 week The
quota is nine men a week Al aver
age OF 800 men z week is being OBJ
tanned In the country wide recruit
ing drive which viii continue until
the first OF the year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
MEXICAN GENERAL ON WAY
10 MEET cANTU LEADERS

Tucson. Ark. Aug. 1S.-Gen. Fruc-
tuoso Mendez. me OF Aexico's oldest
generals. passed through Tucson on
his way 70 Nogales yesterday, where
he VIII meet several Mexican officials
He expects orders from president de
Ia Huerta sending him to CaleLico
TO consult with leaders OF the Cautu
faction over plans following Cantu's
surrender
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
Germans GetA Smile At The French;
SomeKe arcasmO DerD Disarmament

QERLINs Germany. Aug 1s@ts an
II Internationally accepted plati-
Eude that the German people
absolutely lack a sense OF humor.
70 laugh at himself, but he is begin
mig TO squeeze out a few grim
smiles about his former enemies.
The German believes his country Is
gong 70 the bow vows" Dirty,
ragged, underfed, with their over
worked government presses unable 10
print paper money rapidly enough TO
meet the demand, ever On the verge
Of a civil war. h German gets his
numor from rEQlcullnE b allied
propaganda that Germany has a pow
erlul army h-dden up her sleeve. The
French measures to draw the fangs
Of German militarism lead the
Deutsche Zsiruugs formerly the news
paper read in h officers casinos. TO
the following sarcasm-
The entente IS preparing a new
note for Germany. the contents OF
which have been suggested by Gen
Foch. Our reporter. through his
special relations to the French, has
had an opportunity TO see the docu-
msnt before u was sent It reads
ssme Genuine Sarcasm
The governments Of the allied
powers have noticed with he great
est uneasiness that the German gov
eminent g rot taken sufficiently
1AIE Ae1L steps 70 NELp1d me nm
rar1stlc preparations for a campaign
Of revenge The supreme council OF
the allied powers has. therefore,
unanimously decided with the agree
ment OF the technical military ad-
vissrs, TO make the following de-
mands OF the German government
All and walking sticks x
listing in Germany are to be confis-
Gated Immediately and TO be delir-
ered 70 the allies. The German gov
eminent is 70 issue an order forbid
ding the manufacture Of wooden
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
Disease Germs Must BE EIiminated
From the Blood

When your skin disease reaches Its
worst stage and the fiery burning
causes you to scratch and scratch in
an effort 70 obtain relief. there Is
many a sieeplsss night IN store Tor
you.
II IS nothing mor than folly to
expect 70 be cured BY the use OF local
treatment, such as ointments. saives.
lotions. etc such remedies may AZ
ford some temporary relief. but you
want more than relief; o want a
remedy tina viii rid you forever OF
the torturing disorder.
Eczema letter, boill pimpleE NJ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
Visiting Nurse Says little Mexico .
Needs Better TenementS, More Baths

and stated that the education Of the
lower class Mexicans along santa
ton and hygiene lines has proceeded
remarkably in the past few years
and that these people are DESTROYS Of
better living conditions than are
available.
The resignation o. Mrs. Rapp. who
will shortly leave for san Antonio,
where she Will live. was accepted.
The report Of the registrar was
read and the question OF affiliation
with the national American Nurses
association discussed It was decided
TO join the national association II
the rest Of the members Of the local
organization approve The action in
voIved IN such a move consists pri-
marily in changing the name to Dis
cict No. ! OF Texas registered nurses
association The FL Paso association
viii then be the center OF the new
association which will comprise u
OF the nearby counties OF the state.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18

IL PAsO needs modern flats and
L apartments TO replace the tene-
ments Of her little Mexico" dis
trict. according 10 Mrs. Carrie Shaw
Rapp. corresponding secretary of the
FL Paso county registered nurses as
sociaion, who reported at the month
" association meeting Tuesday aft
ernoon in the lecture room Of Hotel
Dieu, on her work as visiting nurse
connected with the baby clinic.
Though the present buildings are
far superior TO the quarters once IN
existence in this part Of town. condi-
tons there T still appalli- &, ac-
cordinE to Mrs. Rapp, who reported
families Of IS or IS living in one and
two-room flats and Iavatories and
bathrooms being provided at the rate
OF four OF six in an apartment hous-
ing 500 or 900 persons Mrs. Rapp
advocates the establishment Of show
er baths in the tenement districts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18

Boston, Mass. Aug. 1s-The first
violence Of any importance against
Boston landlords because OF the high
rental situation occurred when van
.dals. believed by the police to be
tenants or sympathizers. broke into
the apartment Of Frank z Corbett.
Of Commonwealth avenue, and paint
ed the furnishings green IN addition
TO giving the rugs q thick coating
Of paint. Nothing was stolen but a
Quart OF WHISKY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
Skin Eruptions Cause
Constant Torture

e irritations. and scalp eruptionn
as wen as all other forms OF skin
diseases. come from a d~isordered con-
ditlon OF the blood they must Be
cured through the blood and this ex-
plains why local treatment fails 80
absolutely.
The radical and rational treatment
is 70 take a thorough course q
remedy. which thorourhlv cleanSes
The blood OF every particle OF i'm
purity. A Few bottles Of S S. S VIII
rout out the disease germs FROM your
blood, your complexion win begin to
clear Up and you will soon be rid OF
the disease as thousands OF Others
have
Get a bottle az the drugstore to-
day, write 10 our head physician, who
viii gladly give you full medical adj
vice without charge Address Ned
.ical Director, SO swift Laboratory,
Atlanta Ga-AdY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
LEGION TO GIVE EX-SERVICE
MEN MEDALS ARMISTIcE DAY

Under the auspices OF the Amerf-
can legion, e~I-service men viii be
awarded victory medals at the cul-
bration. November II, at the high
school stadium.
Relatives o. men who died In serv-
Ice will take part in the American
legion parade on the morning Of ar
mistice day. and viii be given medals
as next Of kin, during the distribu-
ton exercises. The legion viii also
ask civic organizations TO take part
in the celebration
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18
EHRENBERG FERRY IS
IN OPERATION AGAIN

Phoenix. ARK, Aug. 18-The
Ehrenberg ferry across the Colorado
river east OF Blythe IS in operation
again, the river having fallen so the
ferry approaches al be reached. This
route is the shortest between Los
Angeles or Riverside and all Cen
tral Arizona points and generally IS
used by auto travellers headed for
Phoenix Tucson and FL Paso. The
main objection to the Ehrenberg
route Is the long desert stretch be-
tween Mecca and Blythe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-18

Flagstaff. Ariz, Aug. 1s.-Hail as
large as marbles fell at noon here
yesterday in the heaviest hail storm
Of the summer The ground was
white to a depth Of half an inch in
five minutes
The total precipitation was n and
a quarter inches. There were no re-
ports of damage