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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
WASHINGTON'S
CEMETERY
HAS 50 BODIES


Washington. D. c. Nov 27-
Unique is the Aspen Hlu cemetery.
located just beyond the confines OF
Washington, where the Dampered
canine pets Of the capitals aristoc-
racy are finally laid TO rest Since
this burial ground for fashionable
dogs was established last June 50
CANNES have been laid 20 rest BY
their masters
Let It BE- understood that this Gene
terry is no place for common dogs OF
the rag-tag and bob-tail variety. or
course. such dogs are permitted 10
stand outside the fence and look in,
but that's all
It is a regular cemetery. Two
keepers have charge OF the grounds
and their cottage IS located at the
keep up the graves. weed them and
occasionally decorate them with
flowers.
even mosnds in rows with marble
headstones- On some graves plants
such as ferns have been planted. and
floral offerings have been placed by
loving hands on one headstoue
reads the following Inscription;
IN memory Of Spot A faithful
friend Sept 19o3-Feb. 1913. Il. :.
and I z.
On the death Of the pet dog the
keeper Is notified. A Ford hearse
automobile is dispatched 20 the home
Of the deceased carrying a coffin A
rough box is used II there are no
mourners the dog Is brought out for
a quiet burial and placed IN a grave
A number and a wooden headstone IS
furnished as means for Identified
ton
such a sight as this is not uncom-
mon 20 the ueiEhbors. A procession
Of automobiles is seen of in the dis
lance, vending its way slowly and
hearse auto leads As IL passes
through the gate, weeping Is FREE
quenuy heard from the occupants in
the autos
Slowly and solemnly the procession
winds Its way up the steep narrow
roads between rows OF graves. Then
u comes 10 a standstilL One by one
the mourners file out, and take their
places at the grave 1t is a weeping
and EorrOWLll party that surrounds
the grave IS the boL-coffin is low
cred ard Eido IS laid TO rest
In some instances mourners have
insisted on burylng bone with their
dog while others rely on their pet
dreaming OF bones and dog heaven
Funeral Costs $40.
The graveyard stretching for 70
miles along Eastern Branch Is said
70 be one Of the best constructed Of
ITS kind in the country, and the best
south Of New York. Il was erected
at q cost Of about $4,000 The cost
Of a funeral IS $40.
Many Sunday afternoon stroIlers
have been attracted to the place out l
Of curiosity. and parties going ]
through Of Sunday afternoon are ]
frequent.
Mourners OF the decea7ed are like Z
wise frequent visitors On an after
noon u is not uncommon TO see 2 I
silent figure Of either a man or a
woman Der ding over a grave. placing I
a wreath OF some other floral offer /
ing Dogs. former playmates Of the I
deceased visit the graves Some I
times they lie on the grave for hours /
and grieve.
The bulk OF the water IN the sea
IS IS times that OF the land above sea Z
level
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

The bulk OF the water IN the sea I
IS IS times that OF the land above sea Z
level
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

KODAK Finishing. See Gardara--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
arizona Youth Gets 10
Years Suspended Sentence

Phoenix, Ariz-. Nov. 2F.-Alva Pat
terson. IS years old. found guilty by
jury ia the superior court on q
charge Of mansiaughter. has been
given a suspended sentence Of ten
years by judge r c Stanford. Pat
tcrsOn was charged with having shot
his father, Frank j. Patterson. Oct
10 1913, following q quarrel at their
ranch house north Of Phoenix
Judge Patterson stipulated that
young Patterson report to the pro
patton officer once each week. that
he open bank account and deposit
$50 a month
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

There Is much 10 interest you IN
our windows. Lots OF the most ap-
propriate gifts-gifts that are sure 70
be Appreciated Come and see
Gandara Photo supply Co.
10 z. san Antonio St-AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
20 Percent Wage Cut
In Alabana Colon Mi

Pell City. Ala. Nov. ga 20 per-
cent reduction in the wages OF all en-
ployes effective Monday has been an
nounced by the Avondale cotton mills
nara.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
Liquor Worth $4,000
Seized In NeU York Raid

New York, Nov. 27.-Wines and
liquors valued at more than S165,000
were seized In a prohibition raid on
the establishment Of Louis L. and J.
Jay Alderman. already under $4,000
bond and cited 70 show cause why
their license should not be revoked
Included in the seizure were large
quantities Of port and sherry. SIS
cases and IS barrels Of whisky and
l25 cases Of sin.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11
NAVY WORKERS
PROTEST WAGE
Machinists Get Aid Of Inter
national Union in Appeal
To Daniels.

international leaders of machin-
lists will appeal t" Secretary of the
Navy Daniels in protest against tho
alleged discrimination shown these
workers in the new navy wage
award.
The 5000 machfDists of the Wash
ington Navy Yard arc vigorous in
their protests against the reduction
in pay which will follow the adop-
ton of the nov wag, scale scptem-
Der Is.
Great dissatisfaction is felt over
the fact that the . per cent increase
does not compensate for the loss
entafled by the reduction Of work
ing time from forty-cight to forty
four hours per week. This means
a loss of approximately $50 peC
week to each worker and gives the
men less money than they received
before the award. it is asserted.
The question was discussed from
every angle at a meeting OF Colum-
bia Machinists' Lodge Wednesday
night and the men were unanimous
in their dissatisfaction with the
award.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11
COX TOBEDRY
ISPARTY EDICT
Leaders to Insist on State
ment Opposing Modihca-
ton of Volstead Act.
CBy Universal SerylceD

In one final effort to save Gov.
Cox from the prohibition steam
roller William }. Bryan is prepar-
ing to push over him. Democratic
leaders have decided their Presiden-
tiaI candidate must take immediate
and official steps to declare himself
4 dry"
Other spokesmen for the party
will be required to make q fatfooted
declaration against any modification
of the Volstead enforcement act.
This unusual bid for the Bryan
support was arranged Immediately
after Senator Pat Harrison, chair
man of the Democratic Speakers
Bureau, returned to New York from
here Tuesday with news that the
th-ee-times candidate for President
was definitely off the Democratic
reservation" at least for the Cox
campaign.
Two days later. on Thursday.
William G. McAdOo issued a state
ment absolutely opposing any modi-
fcatiOn of the Volstead law.
Mr.. Bryan is now here making
ready to conduct a nOnpartisan
campaign to elect a Congress that
will 'Checkmate" any wet" ten
denotes on the part of the governor
should he be elected President.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11

derful, light. fanciful song of
hope and joy and altruism. Like
myself. they We're creatures with
hearts pitched to the tune OF
woods and fields; as was. so
were they captives by clrcum-
stance in the discordant, dull city
yet with how much grace and
glee they bore the restraint.
And then the early morning
people began to pass through the
square to their work-sullen peo-
pie. with sidelong glances and
glum faces, hurrying, hurrying
hurrying. And ! got my theme
cut out clear from the bird notes.
and wrought it into lesson, AMI
Il poem, and a carnival dance. and
lullaby; and then translated 1t
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11
US. Orders Thirty GiantPlaneS
For New Mail Route; To Garry
2OPassengers;D. c. C.onScheduZe

Establishment OF three new air
mail routes for the Postonice De-
pertinent was made a certainty yes
tcrday at conference between Otto
II. Praeger, second assistant post
and Alfred w. Law
son, designer Of thS Lawson air
liner. largest mail carrying air YES
sci in the world.
The routes are from New York
to Chicago. New York to Atlanta
and Pittsburgh to St. Louis. Tho
Postofi,c Department maintains an
air mail service from New York to
Chicago at present. each plane car
rying 500 pounds Of mail
Lawson claims his product can
make the trip in ten hours. carry
ing 1900 pounds Of mail and twenty
passengers. The Lawson air liner
proposed for mail service is equip
ped with three motors that can gen
crate 200 horsepower and hos a
carrying capacity Of 1000 pounds.
including fuel.
Thirty Lawson air liners will be
put into use. ten on each route.
about January l. They are now in
process of construction in Milwau-
kee. Lawson presented bids on the
three routes Yesterday morning.
amounting to S7>5,ooo.
The planes will be equipped with
shower baths ard berths, in addi-
ton to other coHvcniences.
Lawson said it was his eNpccta-
tion that passenger service could be
started on a New York -WashingtOn-
Atlanta route soon after the regular
slail service was InauEurated.
The Lawson planes travel b|
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tender sentiment in his nature is
battling with the sweet pain OF
homesiCkness; his genius IS
aroused as it never may be again,
the birds chirp, the tree branches
sway, the noise of wheels is for
gotten; he writes with his sour
in his pen-and he sells it to the
sun for Sl5.
had read of this custom co.
ing many years before l came to
New York. when my friends
were using their stronges. argu-
ments-t dissuade me from SOM
ing. l only smiled sereneIy. They
did not know of that sparrow
graft ! had up my sleeve.
When A.,sed in Ney York,
and the cars me straight
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11
=. -. =. By O. HENRY

velope containing my MS. and a
piece Of inexpensive paper about
three inches by four-I suppose
some Of you have seen them
upon which was writteP in violet
ink. with the Suns thanks"
went over to the square and
sat upon a Vench. No; l did not
think it necessary to eat any
breakfast that morning. The
confounded pests Of sparrows
were making the square hideous
with their idiotic "cheep. cheep."
] never saw birds so persistenty
noisy impudent. and disaEreeable
in all mS life.
BY this time. according TO all
traditions. should have been
standing in the nffce Of the
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11
ST., 100000 Worth of Rum
Seized in Gulf District

Atlanta, Sept. lO.-More than
$1,000, 600 worth of property was
seized in August to make the Gulf
district dry. according to prohibit
tton officers reports available to
day.
The seizures included four boats
the Shipping Board vessel Dull
cena at Chalmettc, La. with fifty
barrels of liquor; the Norwegian
boat Fiote at New Orleans; a big
speed boat at Miami Fla, and a
sailing vessel at New Orleans.
Twenty-four motor cars were con-
fiscated.
More than 10000 gallons of
liquor was taken and nearly 500
successful raids conducted. the re-
port showed.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11

from the ferry up Twenty third
street to Madison Square. l could
hear that SIS check rustling in
my inside pocket.
l obtained lodging at at un-
hyphenated hostelry, and the
next morning l was on bench
in Madison Square almost by the
time the sparrows were awakr
Their melodious chirping, the be-
nignant spring foliage of the no
BILE trees and the clean. fragrant
grass reminded me so potcntly
of the old farm had left that
tears almost came into my eyes.
Then, all in moment. felt
my Inspiration. The brave. pier
ing notes Of those cheerful small
birds formed keynote to a won
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11
dft ~

THE young man in straitened
circumstances who comes TO
New York City to enter liter
ature has but one thing to %.
provided he has studied care
fully his field in advance. He
must go straight to Madison
Square. write an assscles abyut
the sparrows there. and sdI it to
the Sun for SIS.
I cannot recall either a novel
or a story dealing with the pop
uIar theme of the young writer
from the provinces who comes to
the metropolis to win fame ana
fortune with his pen in which the
hero does not get his start that
way. II does seem strange that
some author, in casting about for
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11

startlingly original plots. has not
hit upon the idea of having his
hero write about the bluebirds m
Union Square and sell it to the
Herald. But a search through
the files of metropolitan fiction
counts up overwhelmingly for the
sparrows and the Old Garden
Square. and the Sun always
writes the check.
OF course it is easy to under
stand why this first city venture
of the budding author. is always
successful. He is primed by ne
ccssity to superlative effort:
mid the iron and stone and mar
bic Of the roaring city nc has
found this spot OF singing birds
and green grass and trees; every
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11

all into prose and began to write.
For two hours my pencil trav-
Ged over my pad with scarcely a
rest Then / went to the little
room l had rented for two days,
and there I cut it to half, and
then mailed it. white-hot. to the
Sun,
The next morning I was up by
daylight and spent cents Of my
capital for paper. If the word
sparrow" was in it was unable
to find it.
took it up to my room and
spread it out on the bed and went
over it. column by column. Some
thing was wrong.
Three hours aftcrward the
postman brought me a large en-
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night as well as in daylight Each
will cost 100000 10 constr. g.
Next spring hope to have a
passenger service from New York
to san Francisco" said Lawson. Tho
journc.- r9n be made in 1ilS-iy-siN
hours. pEophcsy that within five
or ten years, trip t. New York
to London will bs pad" in day.
The airplane. Of the future Will be
for the busy man TO whom time
means money.
Before many Years hop, {" op-
crate my own ships al speed Of
200 miles an hour, while carrying
100 passengers.
LAWSON Said he has been asked
BY Japan to design the greatest air
baItlc>hip ever known. To- carry
three %-inch guns and several rapid
fire guns. The cost, lawson said.
would be 81 .o0O. 900.
LaWS"n lcrJ Washington last
night for New York
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11
Senator Flags Governor S
Testimony as Insult to
Intelligence"
REED PROMISES BOMB
Missourian Asks Subpoena
For William Wrigley,
Wealthy Manufacturer.
BY EARL l.. SHAUB.

Universal Service stan Correspondent
Chicago, Sept. lO.-"Gov. Cox
owes it to the American people to
withdraw his extravagant state-
ments or stand convicted of the
most despieable type of professional
politician Imaginable" said Senator
W. E. Edge. of New Jersey. a menu
Der of the Senate committee which
is investigating election frauds, at
the conclusion of today's hearing.
The Senator says the Democratic
charges are irresponsible
and an insult to intelligence.
Demands Subpoenas.
shortly before the close OF to-
days session Senator Reed. Demo-
cratic member of the committee,
promised to explode bomb to-
morrow. He demanded subpoenas
for William Wrigley. jr.. millionaire
gum manufacturer, and one of the
subscribers to the William Barnes
book. ''Eepublicanism in 192o;"
Charles Piez. former head of the
United States Shipping Board. and
chairman of the Chicago campaign
for 100000 now on, and Frederick
CONTINUED on PAGE FOUR.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11
CONGRESS TO REVISE
INCOME TAX LAWS

Practically every phase Of the in
come tax law will be revised at
the coming session OF Congress. it
was stated yesterday. Both Re-
publicsns and Democrsts are col
lecting data for new schedules.
Secretary Of the Treasury Hous-
ton will appeal that the new law
be made more simple than the pres
cnt one. Among his recommends
tions will be one that the commits
sioner of internal revenue be au-
thOrized 10 make a hnaI determina-
tion Of any tax assessment. which
shall not be reopened by the gov
ernment-
Under present regulations a case
may be opened and reOpened ad
inhnitUm and the taxpayer never
knows when he is through.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11
Olive Thomas Dies of Poison,
Another Victim of Night Life,
rs Husband Sits by Bedside

Paris. Sept. W.-Olivc Thomas. she
of the witching smile and the
langurous eyes. is dead; another
victim. it is declared. Of Partisan
night life. She died this morning
from the effects of bichoIride So
luton she drank at o'clock Sun
day morning after her return from
a round of all-night cafes, She
never spoke following taking the
poison; not even to her husband.
Jack Pickford. another movie star,
who sat by her bedside. most of the
time.
Several Of the ablest physicians
of the continent were summoned in
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11

a vain effort to save the girl. whom
artists had declared the ''prcttiest
woman in the movies" Her life
undoubtedly was prolonged by the
prompt action Of her husband, who
was present when she took the
poison in their apartment and who
gave her immediate emetics.
other stars Wait in Lobby.
And while she died. Owen Moore,
former husband Of Mary Pickford:
Dorothy Gish. Norma TaImadgc and
other tilm stars now in Europe
waited downstairs in the lobby Of
the hotel. not permitted to see her.
Many stories were circulated as
to why she took the poison. One
was that she was jealous Of the
attentions her husband was paying
Il blonde light opera star. Pickford
denied this.
The other, more generally cred
tied. was that the actress spent the
night visiting the Montmarte and
other notorious places of the Paris-
ian half world. returned to her
apartments shortly before day
break. went to the bath and drank
the poison solution by mistake.
Crusade on Vice Started.
Her death has aroused a verita-
bic avalanche of wrath against
Partisan gaiety.
The Rev. DR.. Beekman. rector of
the American Church in Paris who
recently raised $1,000. 600 in New
York for a campaign against the
vice here which causes innumer-
able American girls to lose their
souls in Paris" said:
The death of Olive Thomas is
a tragedy traceable to the lure OF
Paris-thc modern Babylon. Thou
sands Of Americans come here with
the sole intent of having a good
time
There are now in Paris hundreds
of Americans who arc destitute.
yet they enjoyed prosperity in their
own country. They have been
ruined utterly by the accursed lure
of the modern Babylon.
They now spend their time in
Practically 4 continuous state of in
toXtcation from Wine and worse
Wants Another Ark.
Washington should send another
undesirable ark similar to the one
in which Emma Goldman and the
other Reds were deported. to clean
up Paris of the horde of good citi-
zens now rapidly rushing to. total
perditiOn.
Until that is done, until the
women are forbidden to make
shameful exhibitions of their forms
in places which under, the name of
dance halls are nothing less than
twentieth century reproductions of
the GraecO-ROman orgies, the souls
and the lives of unsophisticated
American girls and young men are
not safe in Paris"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11
IRISH KEEPING
PACT TODEATH
Compatnots in Cork Prison
Assure MacSwiney They
Will Keep Faith.
,Ry IuivcrsaI scr,iceA

London. Sept. lo.-The low con-
dl,iou" OF Terence Mcswiuy con-
tinucs. Father Dominic. his chap
lain. just stated. The dsirc man
- IN extreme pam but Is cutirsly
conscious.
McSwinrl has completed his
t~rnty-ninth day without food. lie
was aroused TO nervous pitch
today over one OF the prison phy-
sicians telling Mrs. McSwiney she
was aiding in liFs death.
The eleven hunger strikers in the
Jail at Cork sent him message
saying they would hold out until
death.
The appeal Of the trades union
congress FOR his release has not
been answered.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11

editor Of the Sun. That person
age-a tall. grave. white-haired
man-wouId strike a silver bell
as he grasped my hand and wiped
a suspicious moisture from his
glasses.
. Mr. McChesncy." he would be
saying when a subordinate ap-
peared. this is Mr.. Henry, the
young man who sent in that eN-
uuisi'e gem about the sparrOws
in Madison square. You may give
him a desk at once. Your salary,
sir. win be $50 a week. to begin
with"
This was what ] had been led
TO expect by all writers who have
CONTINUED uN PAGE SIX.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-11
Would Fight Entente Again
Rather Than Let Arms Be
Shipped to Poles.
RADICALS WATCH SHIPS
100000 Workmen Now
Idle With More Factories
Closing Daily.
BY S. b. CONGER.
(WnshingtOn Hcraid-PubIic Ledger
Service Special Cable Dispatch.)

Service Special Cable Dispatch.)
Berlin, Sept. 1O.-"War, If need
be. with France and the entente"
is the slogan given out today by
the Communist party and the Gd
herents of the left wing of the In
dependent Socialists in their ca n
paign to interrupt munitiOn sh. p
ments through the Kiel Canal and
by land across Germany. The Com
munists boldly accept the challenge
of the Modcrates that persistence in
this policy is apt to plunge Germany
into a war with the Western powers
and Poland, and declare the Ger
man proletariat, if faced with the
alternate of sacrificing itself for the
Russian revolution or submitting to
Western compuIsion, must meet the
sword with the sword.
.Choice of Wars" Says Paper.
Persist upon the path of active
solidarity with Soviet Russia. choose
between war as an ally OF the en-
tentc or a war on the side of Soviet
Russia. between revolutionary or
counter-revolutionary." says the
Communist organ. The Red Flag, in
an uncompromising leader today.
The radicals and the workmen OF
the Kiel district are installing CON
troll committees at the western and
eastern ends OF the canal and at
the midway poin. Rcndsburn, to cX-
anime all shipping and prevent the
passage of munition ships for Po-
land, as it happened yesterday that
the Greek steamship Jollan slipped
through with a cargo Of acToplancs
and ammunition.
They have halted two Scandina-
vian steamships, the orrit and the
CavyaUa with munitons for Dan
zig.
Factories sim Closing Down.
About half million workmcn are
now receiving uhIt Of work pay ments
from the government, almost halt
that number in Berlin alone. Fac
tories continue to close down or re-
dure their forces.
The centrum party leaders. rcaliz-
ing the weakness Of the government
in the face of the labor discomfort
and the attacks Of the reaCtionari"s
overturned tha ma ajurity Socialists
and will re-entcr the cabinet to pre-
vent the downfall of government
when the Reichstag reassembles.
Copyright, 1920, by Public Ledger Iv-l