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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07
II Years Ago Today

d EPORTS from st. Petersburg tell
N. that the appointment OF Gen.
Langhoff as secretary OF state
for Finland, despite the opposition
the dispersion OF the Finnish militia
has started another revolution.
Burglars visited the Masonic temple
building on the corner Of Mesa ave-
nue. and san Antonio, some time last
night and took everything OF value
which they were able TO discover on
the second floor Of the structure.
They got a large quantity Of gold
offices they entered, and some
surgical instruments. besides other
things Those who were victims OF
the burglars were. New York Life
Insurance company office, Mutual
Life Insurance company office, W. H.
Winter, attorney; DR.. II S. Smith.
DR.. II. Bloomstein. DR.. II. Voorhees,,
DR.. J. W Cathcart, DR.. r L. Ramey
and Dr. p. H Brown
Street paving in the downtown dis
trict Of the city may be delayed for
a short time, but there is every in.
gun before the summer is well ad-
Vanced, according to mayor Davis.
Ester Cardosa, IS years old. at
tempted suicide with carbolic acid
and for a time was thought 10 be
dead However. she revived and to-
day she is reported much better.
Five hundred dollars has been added
to the 7. n c. A building fund,
making the total now S42.50O.
Manuel Laska. the great chess
player. win be in FL Paso in a few
days
Miss Edna Wallace has taken
charge as vice principal Of the high
school and on the retirement of
Prof Hamilton, whose resignation
becomes effective in a few days, she
viii have actual charge Of the work
in that institution.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07
We TOWNE GOSSIP


@HE-s SUCH a nice waiter.
Il WOULDN'T bother him
-LET's Eat them this way
AND so we did
AND THEY we're just as good
AND WE didn't bother the waiter.
AND he didn't bother the cook
AND EVERYBODY was happy.
AND THERE wasn't any row.
and IT all happened.
BECAUSE IT was raining outside.
AND THE waiter mentioned It
I THANK YOU
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07
Patter And Chatter
Be Good And You'll Be Great.

MY daddy says that I can get 30
lfl strong n giant wouldn't dare
To ever come around or let me
catch him sl<ul<in' ennyFTheres
And all haf to do f. mind and try
TO do the best i can.
Because the boy that's always kind
grows up TO be the greatest
man.
tCOMETIMEs / ask my daddy why
he's not n president or king
He always vas a. good ~ pie.
ana never did a naughty things
But when ] mention that he blinks
and mother turns away her head
And then about that time he thinks
I'd better hurry up TO bed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

HAAAElI KIM
Ell PAsO & Southwestern Ry.
MY DEAR Garnett.
IN WHITING this.
on ONE Of your trains
AND I'VE Just come in
FROM THE dining car.
FULL OF eontsntment
AND TEA biscuits.
AND THAT wonderful honey
N THE glass jars.
WHERE THE label says.
THAT IT was gathered
By SELECTED bees.
FROM THE choicest flowers.
AVID I want to tell you.
THAT WHOEVER It was
WHO SELECTED the bees.
IS ALL right.
AND HE knew bees
AND TN 70. him
AND IF it ever happens.
I WANT any bees.
I'll LET him pick 'em.
But IN wandering. GarnstL
FROM TIE main idea
THAT I had in my mind.
WHEN started this letter
WANTED to tel you.
ABOUT THE walters.
IN THE dining car.
AND N particular
ABOUT TIL one I had
HIS 4 little waiter.
WITE A little mustache.
AND WHEY We sat down.
AND HE was waiting.
WHILE wrote our order.
HE LOOKED out Of the window.
AND SAID.
-1T's QUITE a rainstorm.-
AND IT was.
AND OF course we knew it.
AND he knew we knew it.
But NEVERTHELESS.
IT WAS a happ- beginning
BECAUSE We knew right away.
HE WAS a friendly waiter.
AND HAD a desire.
TO BE agreeable.
M - r ogLA OF Us ansW cred
THAT IT certainly was
SOMEWHAT OF storm.
AND THEN he knew.
THAT We were all right.
AND HE waited patiently.
TILL WE wrote our order.
AND THEN took It away.
AND WHEN he cane back
THE EGGS weren't turned over.
As I'd ordered them.
AND was going to boiler.
UNTIL NY wife said.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

Roasting the cellars Of the country may be all right,
but fathers and husbands don't gang up cellars and
spend all Of their money and sing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07
Why Did Fletcher Quit?

THE state department has not yet made public the reasons
l for Henry P Fetchers resignation United States
ambassador Mexico and Nj Fletcher has not Of
ventured to explain while his former chief remains silent
The public would ike to know, and is entitled to know,
the Of the retirement Of eminent representative
diplomatic service after rreproschabe record OF
IS years The conclusion is bound to be formed unless
otherwise explained that M Fletcher could longer lend
himself to the administrators policy toward the CarTanza
government.
It is now known that Mr. Fletcher submitted his resg-
nzion long ago last August but consented TO remain
at Mexico City for time upon the urgent solicitation Of
president Wilson. It not until he sent IN his Tesg1a
ton for second time that he relieved. If he told
secretary Lansing why he giving up his post, the
country has right to know what he had to say.
With his opportunities Of viewing the operations Of the
Carranza government at close range for long period
MI Fletcher should be able to throw light subject
that is close to the hearts Of the American people Just
If he believes the proper course being pursued and says
in his letter Of resignation, the administration could
strengthen itself immeasuraby by making the Communca
public If he shows the weakness Of the Wilson pro-
gram the country should be informed Of his views Just
the same.
The fact that the department has shown no indication
any intention to explain Mr. FeteheTs resignation lends
color to the suspicion that the retiring ambassador had
something say which, for good and sufficient reason
the administration is loath to disclose The department
had time enough speak it would show any
ment The information should from the government
but there likelihood that it be expected from
The FAN committee might obtain some valuable in
formation by calling Mr.. Fletcher as a witness.
Roasting the cellars of the country may be all right
but fathers and husbands don't gang up In cellars and
spend all Of their money and sing.
'Petrograd suffering from famine cold and disease
says headline, while Chicago has drouth coal shortage
and the "flu."
One thing all be thankful for is that q New
England town constable doesn't the worlds morals.
And there are still people who credit that old "hp
pocket stuff as q defence.
If Europe declares moratorium Uncle san will hold
the sack
The honest truth is the worlds pretty bad shape.
VIII somebody please page the president!
Trust that man IN nothing pho has not a conscience
IN everything.
Laurence stsrne
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

@PetrOgrad suffering from famine cold and disease
says headline, while Chicago has drOuth coal shortage
and the Gf1u
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

One thing we Tan all be thankful for is that a New
England town constable doesn't the worlds morals.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07


Tor her shoes and during the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

And there are still people who credit that old "hp
rocket" stuff as defence
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

Copyright. ISIS, BY
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

If Europe declares moratorium Uncle san viii hold
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

The honest truth is the worlds in pretty bad shape.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

fElRET-NINTH YEAR
plete news report By
covering Arizona, New
York Entered At the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

The Fall committee might obtain some valuable in
formation by calling Mr. Fletcher as a witness
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

win somebody please page the president!
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

Trust that man IN nothing pHo has not cOnscienc,
everything.
-Laurencs sterne
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-30
Woman, Only Witness
In Alleged Pocket
Picking, Disappears

Police are searching for a nys-
terious woman who last Wednesday
informed w. P. O'Brien, real estate
man living at 522 South Fortieth
street, that two men had picked his
pockets.
If the woman is found, two men
giving their names as Ike Faber,
Hot Springs, Ark, and Robert Rose,
Kansas City, Mo-, will be taken to
Council Bluffs to answer charges
of larceny from the person.
Is she is not found the two men
will be released tonight.
The woman told O'Brien his
pocket had been picked while on
a street car in Council Bluffs. She
then disappeared. Faber and Rose
were arrested by police when the
street car reached Omaha, suspected
OF being the men who had removed
several dollars from O'Brien's
pockets. Rose was discharged and
Faber fined $50 for vagrancy in po-
lice court. Both were Immediately
rearrested and held as fugitives from
justice.
Unless the woman is found, how
ever, they will be released, for
O'Brien says he has no other wit
ness to testify they picked his pocket.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-30
Forecast of Result
Made by George White

New York, Oct. 2o.-George
White, chairman of the democratic
national committee, today made
forecast of election results.
THE general political situation
az the close of the last week OF
the campaign of 1920 is full OF
signs which point unmistakably to
democratic success" he said. Gov
ernor Cox and Mr.. Roosevelt will
carry the border states of Mary
land, West Virginia, Kentucky.
Missouri and Oklahoma, in addi-
ton to the southern states. They
will carry Ohio and Indiana. On
the Atlantic seaboard in New
York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Is
land, due to an llth-hour shift,
the situation is improving every
minute and we feel certain that we
will carry New Jersey, Connect
cut and New Hamps hire.
I'm the west, reports from.
Montana. Colorado, Arizona,
Idaho, New Mexico. Washington,
Nevada, South Dakota and Utah
are that they are certainly demo-
cratic, and we believe we will carry
Nebraska, California and North
Dakota. In Minnesota, Oregon
and Wisconsin our prospects are
hourly improving. and a great
swing toward us is on in Kansas,
Illinois and even in Iowa.
"The republicans are demoral-
lied from the Canadian border to
the gulf and from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. Their forces are in
full retreat everywhere"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-30
Sugar Profteer Gets
TwolYear Eentence
And Fine Of 5000

Bay City, Mich, Oct. 2o-Con-
victed in federal court here on
charges of profiteering in sugar and
dealing in it without a license, Lu-
ther Ellison of Jonesboro, Ark, was
sentenced to two years at Fort
Leavenworth and fined 5000
The charges against Enison were
brought under the Lever act. Harry
Cohen of Bay City, associated with
Ellison, was convicted on similar
charges several weeks ago and fined
$4,000.
1t was brought out at Ellison's
trial that he had arranged with CO.
hen to purchase 100000 pounds Of
sugar here at 2l cents pound.
Ellison, it was charged, resold to
a local wholesaler at Is cents.
The wholesaler, the testimony in
dicated, discovered that some of the
sugar had previously been sold by
him to retailers here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-30
Omaha to Pay Tribute
To Dead War Heroes

Old Glory will be lowered to half
mast OIL November IA at the fed
eral building and other government
buildings and military posts here in
honor of the dead heroes of the
World war, according to an execu-
tive order received by Charles w.
McCune, custodian of the federal
building. ..
The order issued by the president
reads:
Il hereby direct that on Sunday,
November ID, 1920. the flag OF the
United States be displayed at half
mast at all military posts, naval
stations, on vessels and on buildings
of the United States, as a token
of the nations participation in the
memorial services. held for the he
roic American soldiers, sailors and
marines and others who gave their
lives to their country in the World
war"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-30
Carl Wanderer
Sentenced to25
Years in Prison
Chicago Jury Returns Verdict
Of Guilty in Trial of Man
Who Murdered Wife
And Unborn Babe.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, Oct. 29.-Car1 Wanderer
is guilty of numbering his young wife
and her unborn baby.
For that crime he will be SEN
fenced to serve Is years in prison.
Such was the verdict returned be-
fore Judge Hugo Pam tonight by IL
iurymen, who deliberated on the
case for 23 hours.
Wandered's guilt or innocense of
the death of the ragged stranger"
who helped stage the fake holdup in
which Mrs. Wanderer was slain, was
not passed upon by the jury. The
death of the stranger is covered by
another Indictment.
The juorors decided that the red
haired butcher boy is sane. They
decided that he committed what As
sistant State5s Attorney James C..
O'Brien termed the "most atrocious
crime in the history of Cook coun-
ty," and then they decided that he
should pay by serving 25 years in
the pen. ,...
Il knew they couldn't crack me"
said Wanderer, as he left the court
room. II owe everything to Ben
Short. He told me not to WORRY
and / knew I'd never swing"
The verdict aroused the ire of
Judge Pam. He criticized the jury
men,.
"You have erred" the judge as
serted. you tell me now that you
believe him insane, but that yoI
were afraid an insanity verdic.
would not have kept him locked up.
Why, men, l would have sent him
away for such long time that he
would never kill again. A grieveous
error-you call him wife murder
er, and say tina. he shall pay with
25 years imprisonment. A regretta-
bic errof-and mind you, / don't
want to>be in the position of criticiz-
ing jury"
Assistant States Attorney
O'Brien was dumbfounded by the
verdict.
THAT wierd defense that denied
everything and claimed but little. 60
befuddled the brains of those jurors
that they could not decide what was
evidence and what was not" said a
court clerk who has sat through
numberless trials. "They were all
mixed up, they didn't know what to
do. So they compromised by find
ing him guilty and giving him Is
years"
Attorneys stated that the Wan
derer case would go down in the
law books in large type. 1t is said
TO represent the first marked sue
cess of the "bevilderinp defense"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-30
MacSwiney's Body
Reaches Ireland
Business Suspended as Funer.
al Cortege Arrives at
Queenstown.
Figures from the Literary Digest Polly

Queenstown, Ireland. Oct. 29--
(By The Associated Press. 1.-The
body of Terence MacSwiney, the
late lord mayor of Cork, was landed
here today from the steamer Rath-
more. 1t was received by the ur-
ban council and thousands of the
city's inhabitants. A draft OF
armed troops was present.
Business was completely sus-
pended and strong indignation was
expressed at the British govern
ment's action in diverting the body
instead OF allowing it to proceed to
Cork by way of Dublin.
Cork, Oct. 2o-(By The As
sociated Press. because of resent
ment over the action of the govern
mect in changing the route by
which the body of the late Lord
Mayor MacSwiney was brought to
Ireland the regular harbpr pilots an
nounced this morning that they
would not aid in bringing the steam
er Baltimore, bearing the body from
Holy Head into Cork. Similarly,
the Sim Fein volunteers declared
they would not take charge of the
BODY until the arrival of members
of the family late in the day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-30
Man Sentenced in Italy
For Killing New York Girl

Bologna, Italy; Oct. 29.-Alfredo
Cocchi, on trial here for the murder
of Ruth Cruger in New York in
February, 1917, was found guilty
today on four charges.
The prosecution asked Cocchfs
conviction for murder in the first
degree, attempted criminal assault,
falsifying passports, and false en-
rollment in the military service.
Cocchi was sentenced to q years
imprisonment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-30
Palmer Warns Officials
Against Election Fraudi

Washington. Oct. 2o.-Attorney
General Palmer in special instrue-
tions sent out today advised all feds
eral law enforcing authorities to give
careful attention to violations OF
election laws and especially to vio-
lations of the corrupt practices act
in the coming election.
Mr.. Palmer's letter called attention
to the many provisions of this act
and asked the United States at
torneys and federal agents to watch
for charges of fraud and graft and
to give all such accusations imme-
diate attention. He also informed
the federal officials that no leniency
must be shown violators OF any OF
the federal election laws.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-30
Wilson Writes to
Cox Expressing
Hope Of Success
President Declares in Letter
That Cox Has Spoken Truly
And Fearlessly of Issues
OF Campaign.

Washington, Oct. 29.-President
Wilson today wrote Governor Cox
expressing his confidence in the
democratic presidential nominee.
The president expressed the hope
that under Governor Cox's leader
ship 1--WE carry the policy OF the ma
tionat government forward along the
path of liberal legislation and hut
name reform, until the whole world
again sees an illustration of >the
wholesome strength Of democracy
and the happy fruit of what the
founders of the republic purposed
when they set this great govern
ment up"
Believes He is Elected.
The president said he had followed
Governor Cox's course throughout
the campaign with admiration" and
expressed the belief that the COVER
nor would receive the emphatic in
dorsement" Of the voters of the
country.
"You have spoken truly and fear
lessly about the great issues at
stake" the president said, and in
concluding his letter he asked that
he be permitted to sign himself.
"Your gratifed and loyal supporter"
Text of Wilson's Letter.
The letter of President Wilson to
Governor Cox follows in full:
Goth of October, 1920. d.
"My Dear Governor Cox:
"As the campaign approaches its
climax | want to give myself the
pleasure of writing to say with what
admiration l have followed your
course throughout the campaign.
You have spoken truly and fear
lessly about the great issues at
stake. and 1 believe that you will
receive the emphatic, Endorsement OF
the voters of the country. AS one
of those voters, and as one of your
fellow citizens, ! Want to express
my entire confidence i'll you and
my confident hope that under your
leadership we may carry the policy
of the national government forward
along the path of liberal legislation
and humane reform, until the>whole
world again sees an illustration of
the wholesome strength of, democ-
racy and the happy fruit of what
the founders of the republic purposed
when they set this great government
up.
"Allow me to sign myself,
"Your gratified ard loyal sup
oorter
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-30
Both Campaign
Managers Claim
Party's Success
Hays and White Each Issue
Statements Expressing Con-
fidence in Victory of
Own Candidate.

Washington, Oct. 29.-Will H.
Hays, chairman of the republican
committee, today issued state
ment in which he said an official
republican survey of the country
indicated that Harding AMI Cool
idge would receive ''the largest
popular majority ever cast" in
presidential election.
"We are now approaching the
conclusion of this campaign" said
Mr.. Hays, "on the part of the re-
publican party it has been pred
icated upon the necessity of the
revival of patriotism in this coun-
try. 1t has had for a main pur-
pose the re-establishment of an
economic and efficient administra-
ton of the country's government.
Evaded Responsibility.
"The democratic strategy in this
campaign has desperately sought
to escape just and due response
bility for democratic extrava-
gance, autocracy and failure to
solve any of the domestic prob
lens. The democratic manage
ment has attempted to hide be-
hind peace smoke screen, which
-ia as counterfeit as the 1916 pledge
that Wilson would keep us out
OF war;
But America IS uppermost in
the American conscience today
and that means that the American
voter is intent upon making Amer
iea safe at home as we'll asabroad,
and that the democratic party
cannot avoid responsibility for
eight years of maladministration.
The electorate IS determined that
t';a accumulated work in Washing
ton will not longer be denied at
teution, that all the domestic
problems shall be met and solved
Immediately, before which prob
lens the democratic party has
stood impotent and in confessed
bankruptcy.
Kept On High Plane.
"The republicans have succeeded
in the earnest effort to keep their
campaign on the very highest
plane. In this course they will
continue to the end, unaffected in
any way by the depths to which
the opposition is descending in the
concluding days of the campaign.
"I have complete 100 per cent
faith in complete republican vic
tory this fall, because l have 100
per cent confidence i'll American
common sense and because | have
100 per cent evidence that this de-
pendable American intelligence
will certainly express itself at the
November polls.
Mr.. Hays added that the repub-
lican majority would exceed "the
unprecedented Roosevelt electoral
majority of 1904"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-30
Anthracite Operators
Plan Price Reductions

Philadelphia, Oct. 2o-Anthracite
coal operators pledged themselves
to cooperate with the Department
Of Justice in attempting to reduce
the excessive prices OF coal to the
consumers.
The operators, most of whom rep
resented independent interests, pre-
viously had been in conference with
E. Lowry Humes, special assistant
to the attorney general.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-30

OF Mexico
Certainty
Statement of High Commits.
sioner to Washington Offers
Basis for Agreement, Sec b
retary Colby Declares.
mo Terms Prescribed

Washington, Oct. 29.--Secretary Oh
State Colby intimated that recognize
ton of the Mexican government was
near.
The secretary was commenting on
letter from Robert v. Pesqueiras
Mexican high commissioner to
Washington, declaring that the lett
ter "offers basis upon which this
preliminaries to recognition can cons
fidently proceed"
Mr.. Colby declared there has been
no attempt to prescribe rigid and
definitive terms upon which recogni-
ton of the Mexican government
would be expressly conditioned.
Mr.. Pesqueiras letter set forth tina
position of his government at this
time, and declared that the United
States must see it is new Mexico
that faces the world in pride and con-
fidence."
Mr.. Colby, in formal statement.
said he thought he was warranted
in saying that the Mexican question
will soon cease to be question at
all, inasmuch as it is about to be
answered, not only as it concerns the
United States, but, indeed, the whole
world as we'll"
Statement by Colby.
Secretary Colby's formal state
inent follows:
"The discussions which have for
some time been in progress with Mr..
Pesqueira, representing the Mexican
government, give promise of 4
speedy and happy outcome, The let
ter which he has addressed to me.
and which / am today giving out for
publication, is very significant, and,
| may add. very gratifying and re-
assuring statement of the attitude
and purpose of the new government
of Mexico. Mr.. Pesqueira came to
Washington bearing the fullest pow
crs to speak and act on behalf Of his
government ard has exhibited
throughout the course of the discus
sions, complete realization of Mex
icos' international obligations just as
his letter reflects clearly the firm
resolve of his government to dis
charge them.
II think l am warranted in saying
that the Mexican question will soon
cease to be question at all, mas
much as it is about to be answered.
not only as it concerns the United
States. but, indeed, the whole worid
as we'll. y
The Terms Prescribed.
'The new government of Mex1 o
has given indication OF stability
, sincerity and creditable sensitive
ness to its duties and their just per-
formance. While the full protection
of valid American interests which
is clearly enjoined upon US as duty
has at all times been a matter of
primary concern to us, ! may say
that on the part Of this country.
Continued on Page Two. Column Vue.)