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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
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n What was the calling OF Herbert
" HOover's fatherf-C. +.
A He was a blacksmith In Iowa
and died before his son was u years
OF age.
@. Has one n right to reproduce n
government bulletins-F- A. '.
A Government bulletins are not
copyrighted and may. therefore, be
reproduced at viii II Is not safe TO
take liberties with them. however.
that might lead to a misrepresenta-
ton II a dealer reproduced a seed
bulletin. FOR instance and inserted
his own advertisement In such a way
as to give the impression that the
government Endorsed him, he would
be violating the law
@. DO rats spread disenEes-T. E
A The United States public health
service, in its war on rats, says that
certain species OF rats are the means
OF transmitting diseases Bubonic
certain kind OF rat Other diseases
are doubtless spread through the
agency OF rats. Rats are not only
disease carriers but they are also
population Of this country IS about
equal in numbers to the human pop
ulation- In the rural districts the rat
population Outnumbers the human
foodstuffs and properties valued at
more than S200,000.000 are destroyed
each year By rats, according 10 the
public health service. This Is 81 for
each man, woman and child.
O. Whus mounts are STYLED the
"Alps OF America Pc N. T.
A The Canadian Rockies are often
referred 70 IN this way. Glacier Ma
tional park, IN Montana, Is also 30
styled
a How was the weight OF the
pound. 1Tofrdupois. determined FL. B.
A The original English pound was
grains Of wheat taken from the mid
de Of the ears and well dried This
remained the standard from the time
Of William the Conqueror to the time
OF Henry VIII. in whose reign the
avoirdupois pound OF 1000 grains came
into use This was established as the
standard pound during the reign Of
queen Elizabeth, md has been con-
tinued TO the present day.
q How much below normal was
the wheat crop in France last years-
A. The department Of agriculture
says that the wheat crop Of France
for 1913 was 177,798.000 bushels. In
ISIS the production amounted 70
zZ5,I36,Ou0 bushels, and the average
crop is about 212. 000, 900 bushels.
Based on the five-year average an
nual preWar consumption OF 354.-
$4,000 bushels the 1918 crop was
about half the amount needed 10
feed the people Of France
q How f. the membership OF the
house Of Representatives divided pO-
litieally wv. A. d.
A. In the house there are 237 Re
publicans, 191 Democrats. I hide
pendent. 1 Independent Republican.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

Wrist Bouquet Is Latest Creation Declares Ell PaSoan
EIPaso Chapter Of American Engineers Is Growing Fast

city clerks office in the city hall and
can be obtained by chauffeur for
the asking"
IS
In theory a large downtown
nursery where FL Paso mothers could
leave their babies while they worked
or shopped or went TO maTinees would
be a good thing" said Miss Helen
Hubbard Swift. home economics chair
man at the chamber OF commerce.
But in practice such a nursery would
create one OF the biggest problems
OF the city The reason is that a
few babies with WhoopiuE cough OF
some other disease would spread IL
among every other child present ]
have known elsewhere OF cases where
a child was brought in. apparently
sleeping peacefully in its buggy. AS
soon as the mother left the baby
would wake up and il would be dis
covered that everything in the world
was the matter with it. I Will not
say that all mothers who leave their
children at public nurseries are care
less with them. but I win say that
every woman who is careless with
her children is the kind or a woman
who would leave her children at 4
nursery for somebody else 10 look
after. There are always babies at a
nursery that are victims Of neglect
These, babies menace all OF the
healthy babies. So IL would take lots
Of trained nurses and doctors to prop
erly administer a nursery"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
A Line O. Cheer
Each Day O. The Year
By JOHN xENDRICK BANGS.

WORTH LOVING.
7 TELL you now If there be Ghosts.
And they can walk this earth
once more,
Returning from the heavenly hosts
Upon that other distant shore.
II u'u find me coming back again
To visit scenes I've loved on earth.
Forgetful OF Its hours Of pain
And thinking only OF its worth.
Ayel Can me worldly II you VIII:
Say what you please, ] shall not
care.
For love OF earth my heart doth I'LL
GOD made e. and I find i fair.
Copyright, 1920. BY Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

DEAR h. c. 3
on AN afternoon
ONE DAY last week.
I BOARDED a street car.
THAT HAD waited long.
FOR TWO crippled soldiers.
WHO WANTED a ride.
AND ONE OF them
HAD A brand new leg
AND THE other one.
HAD his arm bound Up.
IN ONE Of those spring boards.
THAT TAKE 50 much room.
AND WHEN they got on.
THE KINDLY conductor.
DIDN'T CALL to them
@sTEP LIVELY. please"
But SIMPLY muttered.
TAKE YOUR time"
AND THE ben didn't ring.
TILL THEY were seated
AND WIPED their foreheada
THAT WERE beaded with sweat
OF PAINFUL effort
AND THEY grinned at each other.
As GAME as ever.
AND DREW long breathA
AND SETTLED down.
AND STARTED to talk,
AND I was seated
On THE seat behind.
AND HEARD what they said
AND IT was the first time
THEY HAD ventured away.
FROM THEIR hospital
AND THE money they'd had
THEY HAD spent downtown
AND THE next pay day.
WAS TWO weeks of
AND THEY were returning
TO THE House Of Pain
AND ONE Of them.
WAS TO be cut up again
AND THIS same one
DREW OUT a newspaper.
AND TURNED to the page
THAT HAD your column
AND THEY folded It over.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

Globe, Ariz- March Almost IN
credible IS the statement that the
taxable wealth Of ella county has in
creased in ten years from 5000, 900 10
Sl62,000, 900. Railroads and cattle now
are valued AT more than the 1903 to-
tai assessment Town lots and i'm
provements are as much more. Mines
represent nearly s120.000.0G0. shelters
S4,lf9s000 concentrating mills ISL
600 and machinery SA85l. 900.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
Z Neoer Happened 70 George

GEORGE WASHINGTON was never
known
To keep a taxi out all nights
He never claimed that he alone
Could be expected to be riEhft
He never thought "a seems, that he
Was 50 exalted and 80 wise
That others must not cross a at1
Or take a turn NJ dottinE @i's-7
I TE never heard n ticker tick
III Nor worried when the market
broEef
He never bought a Eiided brick
Nor heard n Prohibition fozes
He never had n chance 10 press
A safety blade against his cheek
His yearly salary was less
Than Mary Piekford's r. per week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
YOUNG MEN AGAIN FACE
TRIAL ON THEFT CHARGES

Ray Mills and Charles McGown,
men about % years old, who came
here from Joplin. No. and were con-
victed on charges o. rneft over $50
and given two year suspended sent
ences, are again facing trial. but this
time In the county court. The. men
were convicted following the theft OF
a suit case at the Sheldon hotel,
where one OF the men under arrest
worked as a bell boy. The other case
Of theft grew out OF the alleged theft
Of kodak from one Of the hotel
rooms.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
Little InterOiews.

discontinued. now gives place 70 the
wrist bouquet II one viii rememD Der
having so often heard a girl say after
a dance, oh, dear, my flowers always
readily appreciate how the wrist
bouquet attained immediate popu-
lzrlty when Il was originated by a
Detroit florist A writer IN the
Chicago Tribune said, consider the
shapeless fora that lie sandWiched,
a Ia cOrsage, between pair Of SHIN
mying dancers. The memory laden
violet twixt the covers Of an old
treasured book is not more com
pressed than they. Consequently this
invention (the wrist bouquet) OF a
flower lover. should be hailed with
although only recently organized,
the FL Paso chapter Of the American
Association Of Engineers has about
200 members said county engineer
l. A White. Every civil. mechanical,
electrical and mining engineer in this
locality is eligible TO membership
This chapter Is for men close 10 Fl
PasO, and Il is IN the district Of the
American Association Of Engineers
which includes Texas, west Of the
Pecos river, all OF New Mexico and
arizona In this district there are
also chapters at BIsbee, Phoenix and
Globe Forrest 7. Baker IS secretary
for the district and engineers inter
ested in the advancement OF their
vocation should communicate with Mr..
Baker and join the association
"Chauffeurs, service car and rent
car drivers who haven't a chauffeur's
badge should get one right away
said William J. Rothermund. inspector
Of service cars for the city. "A
chauffeur operating a rent car with
out a badge is subject TO fine and
arrest The badges are given free
to the chauffeur, after he has paid
his chauffeur's license which amounts
TO So year. After a chauffeur gets
his license he should call for his
badge Plenty OF badges are at the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

Douglas. Ariz-. March flames
Swayzee. one Of the mining pioneers
OF southeastern Arizona, died several
days ago at his mine, ten miles north
west OF CORTLAND He was So years
old and had lived in Arizona for about
40 years The body has been brought
TO Douglas. for probable shipment %
Marion. Ind.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

an - o men @
move - TN
an
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AND h e@a Jour column
- -
M s-isssse man
- - I'd ol- loua
50 W a. S'--a near
Al 80 men SAD
NJ n, y D. guy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
Legal Reform Needed.


ONE Of these days American law makers must give their
" attention to very much needed legal reforms
One of the important Of these the technique OF
administering justice ANY person arrested on charge
less serious than capital offence may be released on fur
nishing bail bond Two men may be arrested tor crime
Of which guilty and the other innocent Inc guy
defendant may have money enough or friends with money
to furnish bond while the innocent defendant may be
too poor too frendless to provide BOND In sueh
case land there have been thousands Of such cses) the N
nocent man goes jail and the guilty stays out THIS
is most serious fault in our legal machinery.
New York taken steps TO remedy the condition re-
ferred IN Persons convicted IN that state
now the time they served in Jail awaiting ta aP-
Piled their sentences But suppose they he IN jail three
months awaiting trial and then acquitted? The state
10 recompense 10 offer England is ahead Of America
in this IN England the person who brings
charge against fellow citizen must guarantee ne mas
reasonable proof Of the guilt Of the accused by putting
up bond If the accused is convicted he serves his sen
tence If he IS however acquitted and his trial developed
no reasonable evidence Of his guilt he IS remunerated for
his inconvenience and discomfort from the forfeited bond
Of the plaintiff
Another legal institution We have inherited from
British forebears which occasionally lacks the wondrous
benefits attributed to It. is the Jury system Trial by jury
certainly should be denied to any defendant But
the right Of trial BY judge also should not be denied In
other words trial by jury should always be optional There
are times Justice would be safer in the hands Of
Judge than in the hands Of Jury Most Of judges
sufficiently impressed with the dignity and the response
bes Of their office not to stoop to Partially OF to yield
to bribery other influence They aware their repata
tons and their positions depend their unbiased dealing
Of Justice. They are, as rule trained IN the law and
more capable of weighing all Of the elements in and
applying the rule them than the ordinary juror, drawn
from any walk Of life at random juror usually has his
mind On his business when he sits case If he has any
business and he has business occupation to anchor
thoughts he certainly is not equipped Intellectually to
pass the guilt Of any prisoner who may be
at bar.
The verdict rendered in any criminal case nine times out
Of ten represents what the jury feels about the matter and
what the cold facts indicate The pleas Of attorneys
and the psychology Of emotional appeal employed with
the result that sentiment and intellect determines the
Judgment rendered As result the miscarriage Of justice
in American courts has made them the subject Of almost
universal ridicule among thinking people
Finally there should be an immediate and decided
procedure and legal praseoogy. Both
only 10 clog the machinery Of justice and to befog the
minds CT the victims Of endless and absurdy super
abundant litigation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

stay, now comes the wrist bouquet,
the n0rtheast's latest creation for
the adornment Of the woman dancer, I"
said h ". Bierhorst. The corsaEe,
which has enjoyed great popularity
for over q decade, OF since the use Of
flowers in the hair was more or less
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
OUR FEDERAL TAX SYSTEM IS NOT
THE SORT TO GIVE BEST RESULT

ton and equalization Of taxes would enable to reduce
the cost of living from IS to 40 percent without reduction
Of our incomes If congress would give more time to tins
and less to the League Of Nations during the next few
weeks Of would feel kindly inclined toward
that great debating society
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

The prince of Wales is popular because he tits his hat
But to make universal hit he vii have to learn to wear
a little black moustache with il.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

George Harvey IN his weekly" tells how the Mszicans
crossed the Rio rande to raid Columbus on March 1915
Cross the Rio Grande wa4 about the only thing they did
not do IN that raid
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON.
The Pariah

before the drums things Hunnh hoped
= some day we'd get old Bill and most severely punish Pm
be in
hoIes;
dollars And
poor glory time
punish hanging OF BY
punished weeping yearnng
rather be dead than lead old Bs existence peace
honor sped into the distance And
sr Pm plumbing, when told that justice
IS coming
Copyright BY George Matthew Adams MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

Canada is nearly as large IN area
IS The whole Of Europe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

FLETCHER HEESTEP notices On a
BAN near Rye Straw where a cir
Gus win be here last September =
SHE Kildew was present at a big
wedding supper given BY his aunt on
Musket Ridge Saturday night, but
while he was away from home having
such q big tine eating all these good
things, he did not neglect to remember
his own family at home, as when he
departed from the scene Of Faiety, be
took with him about half Of a cake,
which he ate on the way home.
The lodge at Bounding Billows met
last night. A large crowd Of members
was present as a big supper vas served.
Prohibitionist IN controversy and 3
vacancis.
q. What Is the price OF butter IN
England M +. A.
A The price Of butter in England
Is regulated by the British food con-
tr0ler, who recently allowed an in
crease Of 3 cents per pound. making
the wholesale price ~ cents and the
retail price IS cents per pound
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

GEORGE never wore a tail silk hat
" Nor pafronIzed son Of Greece
Who offered tastelezs apples af
The rate OF twenty cents apiece.
Al. what a IuekIess man he wasi
He never heard OF golf poor chap,
Nor had a chance TO aeusss because
His nIbuck failed him In a trap.
MO colleges gave him degrees,
IN He never had a single chance
While helping worthy charities
To see a barefoot dancer dnnceg
Instead OF tapping keys that clicked
He had to use n Eoose-quiil aens
But listeu-he was never licked
by any group Of uilful men,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02


MARRIAGE doesn't really change
wi a man. It merely removes his
camouflage. and makes him act
perfectly natural"
New York university girls
have decided that kissing Is -safe
and sane-r Nonsenzei A kiss
that f. esnfe and sane isn't a
kISS-it's a just a duty
II puts a brand new sting in death
for a wife to face the thought that
now her husband can get a medium
to call back her departed spirit. so
that he can ask her where she put
his things.
IS
You cen always tell n true
woman by the Velvety silence
which surrounds her a silence
that makes the chatter Of other
woman sound Ike a cheap jazz
orchestra.
one OF the penalties OF platonic
friendship is that a man always in
sists on making you the mother con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

With an American postmaster and a former American
consul killed within four days the Mexcans did pretty
well last week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

Some progress IS made from time to time The mayor
Of Milwaukee is willing to parade on American day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

Nov that the owners have their old roads again. What
are they going to do with them?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

What we need for president is another rail splitter and
not another hair splitter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
We TOWNE GOSSIP
= Registered s Patent otnes

By X C. B.
FEEL following ny nodssty
which, while people
10 blush frequently
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

No man e'er felt the halter draD
With good opinion Of The Ian.
John TrumbuIl.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
Reflections of A Bachelor Girl

ROWLAND.
fessor OF all his heart affairs, or
Of all troubles with his wife. as the
case may be-
Considering how many mems
hearts are caught On the re-
bound. lot OF wives might be
surprised TO discover that they
were just consolation prizes,7
after all.
At 20, shyness keeps a man from
going down on his knees TO a woman.
at so. caution. at 20. dignity-but at
so nothing but govt or avoirdupois
can stop him
The average man knows Fhere
to put his confidence, his faith,
his money, his teasDoon-erery-
thing on earth, except his EEETt
Lots and lots o. men. who used TO
go out and Just vote" as the party
boss told them. VIII now begin max
ing an Intelligent study OF politics.
IT. order to be able 20 answer their
wives questions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

city clerks office in the city hall and
can be obtained by a chauffeur for
the asking"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

a He was a blacksmith In Iowa
nd died before his son was Il years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-01
COOPERATIVE STORES
QUESTIONABLE SUBJECT
Committee Named to Work Out
Means of Settling Up Accounts
or Continuing.

A committee to work out some means
Of settling up or continuing the coop
erative stores Of the Treasury Depart
ment has been appointed, consisting of
NJ. s. Patton of the income tax division
of the internal revenue bureau, J. P.
John L. BateInan Of the office of the
auditor for the Navy Department. q
This committee is to send a question
naire to the members of the co-opera-
tive stores, and after obtaining the re-
plies. will frame plan. The co-opera-
tive stores of the Treasury, which have
been operating since last October, had
at one time as many as $500 members.
Each member put up IS to be used
as working capital. In recent months.
however, there have been many re-
ductions and changes in the per-
sonnel Of the Treasury Department.
This is particularly true in the war
risk insurance bureau. Under the
rules of the cooperative stores it is
possible to draw out the IS capital
when the member desires to give up
connection with the stores. Already
about 100 former members have re-
ceived back their money. and some
1900 more requests are pending. The
store at the bureau of engraving
and printing was given up because
of the rules against carrying pack
ages in and out of the bureau, and
the hundreds Of members in the bu-
reau naturally desired to give up
their membership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-01
EVANSVILLE.

HYATTSVnLE. Md, September L.
The funeral of Mrs. Edith Virginia
Lewis, fiftyfour years old, wife of
Harry c. Lewis, who died Sunday
night following a prolonged illness.
was held yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock from Pinkney Memorial Epis-
copal Church. Rev. Philip A. Dales,
assistant rector of St Matthew's par
iSh, conducted the services. Harry
Lewis, John Shields. John Paul.
Woodson McElroy, Frank Paul and
Capt. Charles Brooke served as pail
bearers. Interment was in Glenwood
cemetery.
Mayor Thomas H. Welsh has called
special meeting of the city counsfs
for Friday night to discuss road I'm
provements. The council has just ac-
cepted the new town Jail. Hyattsvilie
had been without a Jail for several
months. James Brown, colored, was
the first person to occupy the Jail, he
having been confined there last night
on charges of disturbing the peace
and of carrying concealed weapon.
The monthly financial statement of
Town Treasurer William A. Shepherd
shows the towns receipts for the past
month to have been $2,352.63 and eN-
penditures, s2.155.26. leaving ball
ance of s197.27. Cash in the various
funds is reported as follows: Savings.
$4,000; general, s197.37: special road,
$435; rebate, s463.S7; first ward re-
bate. $500. and fire department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-01
UPPER MARLBORO.

UPPER MARLBORO. September L.
J. s. Blandford. riding as the Knight
of District of Columbia, won the first
prize, SIS, in the eleventh annual
tournament under the auspices of ST.
Barnabas' parish. OXon Hill, yester-
day, on the parish lawn. He crowned
Miss Elizabeth Wilkinson of Wash
1ngton queen Of love and beauty. J. F.
Love, Knight of Prince Georges, fin
tshed second. winning S12. He crown
ed Miss Ted" Middleton, daughter of
County Commissioner and Mrs Theo-
dore B. Middleon, first maid The third
prize, IS. was won by Herbert McCoR-
key. who crowned his wife. Mrs. Mel
lie McConkey, second maid. A p.
Fisher won the fourth prize, IS. The
charge to the knights was delivered
by l. LIE Roy Humphrey. George B.
Merrick of Upper Marlboro made the
coronation address at the ball. held
marshal and his aids were Misses
Theodore and Catherine Middleton.
The judges were William Fowler,
William Yoe. Ebert W. Pyles. A
H Robinson and Harry Moore. The
committee in charge was Henry
Owens, chairman; James Pumph:
Ralph Small. George F. Won
mann, George Book. A. H. Roi
John Owens, Harvey S. Pun
William Marden, Frank Small
D. Raban, Mesdames John y.
George Book, Frank Small, \. H 4.
inson, Harry Moore, T. B. Middletun
Clarence Swami, William Clifton.
Nell harden.
At the annual tournament for the
benefit of st. Ignatius' Church. Oxon
Hill. on the church grounds, Labor
day, $50 in prizes will be distributed
to the best cOstumed knights.