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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

A YOUNG man dropped into 4 law
n yer's office the other day
i want to change my name,
he said sadly. I'm a locksmith- I
have my name on the door-B- Ware
and customers are always cracking
Jokes and pretending to be afraid OF
me. People even come in just TO
make silly puns and take up my
why don't you write your first
name OUT suggested the attorney
"Oh. that would be worse Ny
names Barry Ware-it sounds like
me lawyer drew up a petition for
the young man TO be called Barry
The lawyer who told this story
says that business in changing
names has been humming ever since
Families who had been in this eoun-
try for four generations and who
prided themselves on their American
qualities woke up in 1915 and 1917
patronymics were regarded with dis
favor If not with suspicion. There
was just one remedy ana great
many took Il. German names were
legally turned into English equiva-
Tents. or were replaced by plain
American Smith, Carter OF Johnson
Matter Of Business.
In some cases owners OF German
names desired changes as means
Of showing that they were not ny
uhenated Americans In others II was
4 matter Of business Such names as
Kaiser and Hindenburg. the owners
stated, were injuring their trade, as
Americans regarded them As German
firms and were pre1udlced BY the war
associations. Practically all Germans
dropped the vcns out Of their names
W r Snutes, OF FL Paso, was one
Of those who took the German SPELL
ing ont Of MS name during the war
THE original spelling is Schultz. but
IL fs pronounced Shutes, 50 be had
the court legally change his name
HIS brother. Alfred still spells MS
name Schutz; SO does his father
Names besides those Of German
sound sometimes have an undesirable
effect on business, and such names
seem to be discarded by their owners
in greater numbers than ever before.
These are chiefly the masterpieces OF
the Russian. Greek, Italian and Slavic
languages. Some Of these comDina-
tons contain the best part OF the al
phabet ana defy pronunciation lei
4 name like Zacharula Panagopou-
lous. for instance, Is musical and
mouth filling, and In its own country
would place the owner at no disad-
vantage. But over here title Of such
length is a handicap and the last
name is usually shortened TO some
thing Ike Pagas.
Then, there are names OF unInis-
taxable AnElo-SaXon origin which
are unfortunately bestowed in inui-
vidua1 cases or are in themselves IN
desirable The name Cheathan. an
example OF the former type, is not IN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
No, NeUerl Meier Would
She Offend 'Best Friend y

Topeka, kan, April 1o-Poliee chief
Ramon was given another insight
into the queer ways OF women the
other day
When Harmon answered q pro-
longed ring on the telephone an ex-
cited Womau's voice gasped.
Nv nelghbor's chickens are ruin
ing my garden Come right down
here and shoot them"
The chief explained that a com
plant would have 70 be sworn out.
~Oh. i couldn't do that" fairly
shrleked the owner OF the garden.
shes one OF my best friends
Wouldn't offend her for the world"
No. the chief didl't swear-thar Is
not until after he had carefully re-
placed the recelvar on Us hook
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

garden and PLACE cIese by-170 peo-
pie. and in winter 75-its splendid.
"WeI. my treasure. I must say
Eood-by now. God bless and protect
you. ] kiss you over and over again
with tenderness. and remain your
ever fondly loving old WHY.
How is Fredericks, WOnder2 Bow
to him and n. P"
fEupaturia is town On the northwestern coast
o. tie crue1. The Z1nller room mentioned b. the
czarina o. evidently a dFFics invented By A. J.
Zdnder. physician a. the imperial court and one q
ths leading medical men In Huslll-l
fCorrrirhf, 1890. b. TIE Chicago Daily New
company. AL uFhta raserTed in Great Bratiu.
sclndl1aria. Frame Italy. spain. south America
arrauEcmEur with ne Mcclure NsEsp4psr syndi-
cate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

far fetched movie serial but & has
been known 10 occur.
Most Immigrants who wish 20
Amerlcauize their names do so when
they obtain citizenship papers At
this time a nan Is permitted 70 make
any alterations desired. and his name
automatically becomes whatever he
s. Eus on the papers. These changes
are legal. just as II made BIZ petition
TO q court
There are no statistics 20 show how
many people yearly Americanize or
shorten their names. Figures would
undoubtedly be astonishing. Names
are occasionally altered by law. In
other countries, but America Is the
only field where this pastime IS con-
scale
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

At the request Of canary.
breeders OF this country repre-
sentative MacGreEor, Of NeW
York. has presented n Bill to stop
the avalanche OF German birds
BY plncfnE n tax OF - on each
Imported specimen. The tax pro
posed g. really prohibitiFe on al
hut unusually fine Birds which
sometimes bring a. high g. 500
me most important phase OF canary
breeding from the commercial stand
point Is 70 develop singers. German
birds have always been cultivated
with little regard for beauty, but
with close attention 20 the voice.
Taught TO Sing.
As soon as they are old enough 70
feed themselves llels- lnEs Lnd- -
carefully raised are kept where they
Will not hear any harsh or unmusical
sounds, as canaries are very lmir1-
tive. especially when young An
older bird with a fine voice Is en-
ployed as teacher. and In some cases
where a bird shows promise OF abil-
ity. he is taught By means Of a 1iute
or music box. St. Andreas1erg
canarles. from the austrian Iyrol
are considered the best singers. and
times a nightingale Is used instead
but comparatively few canaries can
achieve Its trills and soft tones
After two 20 eight months musical
education, canaries arr ready 70 ap-
pear In public. They are packed in
tiny wooden cages. which are de-
cidedly too crowded for comfort. and
shipped IN large lots 70 the retailers
A bird that sings Wen IS often not
50 beautiful q specimen as one with
out a voice But most buyers do not
realize this. and let the dealer pick
out a pretty bird for them. when
they really wanted an accomplished
one.
Males Do the singing.
The female canary rarely has a
voice Of any force or beauty. and FOR
this reason g. sold BY the breeders
at a much lower rate than the male
An INSCRIPTIONS trader however,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

n ECENTLY a shipment OF $500 ca
n nary birds from Germany landed
in New York, and there IS every
reason to believe that this shipment
ones. The result is a condition bor-
derinE upon panic IN a newborn IN
dustry OF which many Americans
have never heard. and demand Tor
a protective tariff on cauaries-
IL YOU have a little canary in your
home. and you adopted him before
the war. he is very likely q German
bird: II he is a war baby, he y doubt
the war began we have for the llrst
time been raising our own canarles-
The work OF raising canaries Is not
hard. many people lind u very Las-
cinating. Mrs y J. Driscou ane lrs-
". G.. Rec. OF Fl Paso, have raised a
number OF birds during the past Few
years Tor their own conservatories,
and have had splendid success with
IN recent years. the United States
these birds annually. most Of them
coming from Germany where
canaries. like everything else. are
produced in quantity and at rock bot
tom cost
sHoms Industry
Canary raising in Germany is a
cottage Industry. carried on BY chill
dren and farmers wives In the noun
taina For this reason the price
placed on the birds has always been
low. so low that while the canary is
regarded as a luxury, still u Is with
IN the reach OF most people Its
cheapuesE as much as its song Is the
secret OF the canary's popularity
When the war cut or the main
source OF supply. American 1anciers
and amateurs took up canary raising
as a commercial proposition They
could not raise the birds at twice
the German figure. but they had no
trouble in disposinE Of their stock.
for everything else had gone up Gus
toners unquestioningly paid SIS for
birds such as had once brought 50.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

with property and other legal mat
ters-
OF course. II the court grants de-
cree OF change. the new name is le-
sally yours and your inheritance or
property is not affected. But. II you
change your name in flash OF in
spiration over night. you many find
yourself some day trying 20 prove
that you are the man you used 70 be,
in order 20 save your share OF the
family Jewels. This sounds Ike a
The Snowflake herald., 1920-08-20
WIRELESS ALARM BELL.

Ordinarily wireless message is
audible only in telephone receiver,
making it necessary for operators to
wear their head sets continuously,
states an article in the May issue of
Popular Mechanics Magazine. One
Of the large wireless-operating COM
panies has just completed system
whereby an alarm bell is actuated
only by the reception of a new form
of "S. 0. S." signal, consisting of
a series of 18O dots minute sent
out continuously and automatically
by ship in distress.
The Snowflake herald., 1920-08-20
FRENCH PRAISE FOR
OUR RED CROSS WORK

Lauding the work accomplished by
American philanthropy for war
stricken France, Andre Tardieu, form
er high commissioner from that ma
ton to the United States. in a recent
article widely commented on through
out the French press, says:
"The American Red Cross has ac-
complished a work which calls for
the heartfelt gratitude OF every true
Frenchman. In 1918 this great relief
Organlzat ton spent in behalf Of France
Aearly 87.C0O000 francs, and In 1919
Its expendi lures on charitable projects
in our country attained the tremen-
dous total Of III 100000. 1t has re-
Gently turned over to the French relief
organizations huge stocks Of sup
plies whose value must be counted in
the hundreds of thousands of francs.
Fifteen million American boys and
Eirls, banded together in the Junior
Red Cross Of America, are back Of
movement to establish the closest ties
between themselves and Frances
younger generation through the char
table works they have financed and
are now carrying out among our little
war suffNr
"The bonds Of friendship between
France and America is cemented with
mutual admiration, reNpect and grati-
Eude."
The Snowflake herald., 1920-08-20
IN CROSS ASSISTS
= nlcABLED VETERANS

-, american Red Cross is carrying
~ vide program Of service for the
,slo5 o' World war veterans receiving
,,y ,',moot IN United States Public
W. bosnitals and those being train
' @,orrh agencies of the Federal
~ .'tro tor vocational Education.s
I, ~ s,cb Of the Public Health Service
|...toIs Red Cross workers devote
\, fine to the general welfare OF
,.,vice men from the day they
y, tbe receiving ward until they
g,,barged. After the soldiers dis
,,,s fbe Red Cross continues its
L,,Fv service through the Home
.,r,e Section in his own community.
rs Red Cross maintains a GONZALES
!, bonse at all Of the hospitals,
l.rs potients can amuse themselves
4, tbey are well enough to be up
i,vund Parties and picture shows
me- wards are also furnished, with
seona excursions when GONZALES
bee comes.
Great service has been rendered by
Red Cross In mental cases in iden-
Fng those who have appeared in
he hospitals for the insane, and help
them secure compensation due from
Bureau of War pisk Insurance.
h the Federal Boards various dis
h Offices the Red Cross worker, act
with the Home Service Section,
lies necessary loans TO the men, ar
hes suitable living conditions. helps
Dsc evidence and supply facts to the
ari, assists IN "appealing cases" and
tiles various personal difficulties for
men The workers also follow up
laid all men who discontinue train
Ihe Red Cross agents find men lost"
he Board, help clear up delayed
seS and aid the college cOunselors in
eIr friendly work with the men
aH Red Cross chapters have set up
The Snowflake herald., 1920-08-20
The Happy Life.

recreation facilities. and in some IN.
stances living clubs. so these victims
OF war may have attractive surround
ings and the fun which must go with
effective school work.
To $he American Red Cross Institute
for the Blind near Baltimore, Md,
more than half of all the Americans
blinded in the World War have come
for training. The Institute. through
the Red Cross, long ago conducted an
exhaustive industrial survey to deter
mine the vocations for which blind
men could be fitted. AS a result 1t Is
putting forth well trained men equip.
ped to meet the social, civic and eco.
nomic requirements of their respective
communities.
The Snowflake herald., 1920-08-20
HAh oeknOuiedgneSS K c. B,
1Even a professor
can learn"

FELL for it, and gee.
Pm JAKE for keeps.
AND sITTIN on the world"
AND THE second one said.
JUST SLIP us one.
FOR THE double-O."
AND THAT was all.
LAUGHED and poipted.
OUT THE window.
AND THE prof read.
THE ELECTRIC sign.
AND HE was on.
THE SIGN just said.
THEY SATISFY"
THERE may be a hundred other
i ways to say it, but IN good,
plain United States, it's they sat
isfy." Those fine Turkish and
Domestic tobaccos and that can't
be-copied Chesterfield blend put
| Chesterfelds where none can touch
aVaI xyoI11n
The Snowflake herald., 1920-08-20
MOST THOUGHTFUL.

"But you said this was improved
real estate when you sold it to me, "
said the victim.
"And | told you the TRUTH" re-
piled the suave dealer. "Knowing
you to be a person of aesthetic
tastes, | had large billboard re-
moved from the property before We
closed the deal. Exchange.
The Snowflake herald., 1920-08-20
The Mascot OF the Pacific
Fleet.

The proudest member OF the Navy
with the Pacific Fleet is mick" Ad-
mira Rodman's spaniel. From the
tip of his tail to the tip of his nose
Mick" is real sailor. The rougheH
the seas come the better he likes it.
mick" stuck his head through life
ring, at the photographers suggestion,
and is giving an imitation Of true
patriot looking for an argument
Every man on the New Mexico is
"Mick's" pal
The Snowflake herald., 1920-08-20
CAUTIOUS.

"Say, Jings, YOU don't seem will
ing to believe anything | say.
Would you believe me if | made af-
fdavit?"
"Well, now, Bings, won't say |
wouldn't believe YOU, but I'd be
darned careful about my vertical
tions %
The Snowflake herald., 1920-08-20
Ald for spanish Red Gross.

The Iberian chapter of the American
Red Cross, composed of Americans
resident in Spain. has just contributed
$3.50 to a fund being raised by the
Spanish Red Cross and the League of
Red Cross Societies for the purpose of
fighting malaria.
The Snowflake herald., 1920-08-20
c,ose observation.

'Mr. and Mrs Slocum seem TO De an
ideal couple Last night noticed NJ"
their thoughts always conceded.
ayes, but did you also observe tha'
If was always the lady who tnougn'
first?
The Snowflake herald., 1920-08-20
FOLLOWING THE FASHION.

"Did your boy Josh put on over.
alls?"
"Yes," replied Farmer Corntos-
sci. "But the first thing he did was
to get belt and buttonhole bou-
quet and make en- look foolish"
The Snowflake herald., 1920-08-20

The PROFESSOR dropped in.
LAST NIGHT and said.
he HAD a puzzle.
YOU KNOW he speaks.
FIFTY SEVEN kinds.
Of HIeHBRow talk.
'Vr HE'D just heard.
'"0 FELLOWS talking.
'0NsTHING LIKE this.
"''E'S THE real cheese.
AiAu OF Dutt.
'VS STEADY stuff"
SILL IT." said the other.
~
" The first one said.
IT'S GOT the goods.
'"O PEP and all.
'VST TOUCH one of.
''O YOU'LL be living.
''s LIFE Of Reilly.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-10

Master Fred Shastany sang two
solos at the last mass at St. Aloysius
church on Sunday.
Alexander Healey of Springfield,
vt, Is a business visitor here "a few
days.
Mrs. Bertha Stowe1l of Burlington
is visiting relatives and friends in
town.
From Aug. a until Aug. 20, my Of
flee will be closed. A. S. Haskins.
80 1wk. adv
- u. s. Waterman was in White Riv-
er Junction Tuesday.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-10

Mass, was in st. Johnsbury on bust
ness Monday.
Congressman Porter H. Dale and
Oliver H. Cameron of Island Pond
were in town Monday.
Rinaldo c. James of CRANKY was a
business visitor in st. Johnsbury
! M Monday.
Hon. Harland B. Howe, Judge OF
the United States District Court OF
| burlington was in st. Johnsburv on
Monday.
Miss Sarah G. Brigham spent Sun
dav in Montpelier.
The ladies of the Altar Society OF
ot. Aloyslus church will hold lawn
part yon the church grounds or
| "Wednesday afternoon and evening.
DE-. b. E. Doyle and family left
| Tuesday morning for Boston. They
took tent and equipment with
| them and expect to camp en- route
Thew will be rome 10 days and visit
some of the beaches before their re.
turn.
MI. and Mrs. Richard Lavasseul
lave gone to Boston, Montreal ano
Niagara Falls for couple of weeks
MI. and Mrs. Albert A. LaChance
| are the proud parents of a daughter
Leona o., born on Tuesday, Aug. 10
Mrs. Lillian MeGill has returned
from an auto tri' to Burlington anc
Grand Isle and visited her father al
Waterbury during her absence.
MI. and Mrs. Charlie Hersey arc
spending the week at their cottage
at Sheldon. 4
Miss Marion Kibbe has been spend
in9 few days at Lake Megantic anc
returned Monday.
Miss Bessie Ryder of Morrisville il
here visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Daniels.
Dr. J. d. Bachand has filed nom.
nation papers with County Clerk AL
bro F. Nichols, which were signed
by 1873 voters who recommended Dr.
Bachand for the office of county sen
ato..
Mrs. Oscar Cummings and daugh
ter, Doris, are visiting in Jericho.
Albert Laverture was a bushes.
visitor in town from Concord.
Mrs. J. N. Relation and two chill
dlcn and her sister, Mrs. Gertrude
Blodgett and daughter, Eileen, re.
turned from Kinneass Mills, P. @.
Monday night, where Mrs. Relation
has been spending two months with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Morrison ST..
MI and Mrs. H. H. Person and
daughter, Lois, have been spending
the week at 1--WE and Us" camp al
Long Pond, accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Bigelow and daughter, Dorothy
| of Lyndonville.
A. G. Preble of Montpelier, deputy
insurance commissioner, is in St
Johnsbury looking up the fire haz-
ards and investigating local condi-
tons.
The directors of the Commercial
Club will meet the village trustees
this evening for discussion of con-
ditions at the local fire station.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-10
Birthdays Celebrated BY
Two Popular Bows

A very happy afternoon was spent
Monday by large number of chill
dren, the occasion being the celebra
ton of the ninth birthday of Virqil
Collins and the sixth birthday of Gill
bert Somers, at the home of the
former on Caledonia street. Games
were arranged on the lawn bv Mrs.
Allen Frizzell, Miss Margaret Lo-
well and Miss Leona Somers, and
vocal and instrumental music was en-
joyed Refreshments of 1ancy cakes,
caramel puddir with WHIPPED cream
and orangeade were served by Mrs.
Collins. The laroe birthday cake,
decorated with Is candles, surround
i'm an American fla" was made bv
Mrs. ID. W. Lowell. The young gen.
tlemen were generously remembered
with gifts by their friends.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-10
ST. JOHNSBURY
Local News


The Chiropody office of DR.. F. w.
Macon will be closed August LIST to
18th inclusive. adv
MI. and Mrs. George Gee of RoX-
bury, Mass, are spending the week
in town visiting old friends.
All kinds of fruit jars at Peck Cos.
!, Store. adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hooker and
friends OF Boston visited his parents,
MI. and Mrs. George Hooker Mon
day.
Use the American Liver Tablets.
adv
VIII Allen of Springfield, Mass,
is visiting friends in town.
Nj. and Mrs. Alcide Benoit of
Holyoke, Mass, spent week with
her sister, Mrs. Alexander Guyer
Mrs. EVELYN Dauphin is spending
month with her sister, Mrs. Alex
ander Guyer.
Use the American Liver Tablets.
adv
Matilda Morency went to the
White Mountains Sunday to spend a
few days.
Mrs. MILFORD Beliveau is confined
to the house by illness.
Dr.. H. Virgil Halliday, professor
of applied and practical anatomy at
the American School of Osteopathy,
Kirksville, Mo-, arrived here Tuesday
for a brief visit with DR.. Dale S.
Atwood.
Miss Annie Cahill visited friends
in Newark over Sunday.
The Ladies' Circle of the Univer-
salist church will meet in the church
parlors on Thursday afternoon. A
goodly attendance is desired as there
is plenty of work for all to do.
A Kings ransom had lain for a
hundred years at the bottom of the
sea. The Spaniard vowed he would
recover it, but it belonged to Leslie
Macleod. Who won the battle of
wits? See the tremendously thrilling
Drury Lane melodrama, "The Best
of Luck, as enacted for the screen
| by Kathryn Adams, Jack Holt and an
all-star cast at the Globe Theatre to-
night. 1t will set YOUR blood a-tingle p!
Mrs. Rupert Carr is visiting in
Roston, P. G., for a few days.
Dl. J. ID. Bachand came home Mon
day from few days visit with his
parents in Sherbrooke.
Mrs. William Mcdonald of West
Peabody, Mass, is here visiting rel
atives.
Alice Joyce, Vitagraphs magnetic
star portrays the greatest role of
her career in Dollars and the Wom-
an, her latest picture. A picture that
will be remembered because it is be-
ing lived today by tens of thousands
of men and women-men and women
who every day are compelled to tread
the Swallowed path of sacrice which
so frequently leads out into the sunlit
highway of real happiness. A story
of dollars-a story of a woman-A
story of love. An all star cast, con-
sisting of Robert Gordon, Crawford
Kent and Jesse Stevens, support Miss
joyce. Are you going to miss it? At
the Please y today and tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McLachlin
of Clinton Avenue are receiving the
congratulations of their friends upon
the arrival of son, Harry Day
McLachlin, at their home on Sunday.
Quite commotion occurred on
Main street Monday evening which
startled a group of Pythian Sisters
on their way home from lodge, but
thev soon discovered it was some
enthusiastic Pythian brethren shout
ing for the PYthian picnic. All roads
lead to Harvey Pond on Aug. ID.
Romeo Carrier is enjoying a two
weeks vacation and is visiting his
brother, George Carrier, in Bingham
ton. N. Y.
Thomas A. Edney of Haverhill,
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-10
ST. JOHNSBURY LOCALS
Use Nazol for Catarrh.

Use INdLUI tut dUV
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred l.. Narcotic and
nephew, Fred Shastany, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Chickering, and
daughter, Evelyn, spent Sunday at
Joe's Pond, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Dawson.
The Office of DR.. w. A. Gage will
be closed from Aug. until Aug. II
adv.
William Lowell spent Sunday with
his father, W. d. Lowell, at South
Danville.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-10
ST. TOHNSBURY LOCALS

Miss Mary Shorey is back at her
work at the Lougee and Smythe
store after two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrick M. COUNSEL
were in East Craftsbury Sunday. Mr.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-10

and Mrs. Ray P. Bailey returned
home with them.
Mrs. Will Mcdonald of Linfield,
Mass, is spendin" che week in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Allison spent
Sunday at Fabyans.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-06-16
Crop Report.

. With numerous reports of
very short acreage, heavy aban-
donment, thin stand and damage
by Hessian fly, Kentucky's
wheat crop now promises 5,825,
600 bushels compared to a pros
pect early III May for 6,143, 900
buhels, according to the June
crop report, issued jointly at
Frankfort and Louisville by
State Commissioner of Agricul-
ture w. C.. Hanna and H. F.
Bryant, Kentucky field agent of
the u. S. Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates. Last year the final yield
in Kentucky turned out 12,029.-
600 bushels while the 5 year av-
erage, 1914-18 inclusive, was
1O.316,00O bushels. The great
est cut in acreage and the heavi-
est damage apparently occurred
in Western and Southern Ken.