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THE LAST close-in property;: in .-El Paso that can be bought at
such low prices- and on-such" elsy terms 1-6 cash, balance 1; 2,
3, 4 and 5 years, 6 interest. These lots are selling fast. Don't
wait if you want to get in on the ground floor prices.
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LOOK
THE MAP
and you will see the city ha? built entirely around Cotton Addition.
It was held off the market for ten years and during that time EiPaso
has surrounded it with beautiful homes. Cotton Addition has all
modern conveniences inclyding the best street car service in El Paso.
It is But Ten Minutes Walk From the
Heart of the Business District
LOTS ARE SELLING FOR AS LITTLE AS $400.00 AND UP
Terms are One-Sixth Down, Balance in 1 2, 3, 4 and 5 Years; 6 Interest
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Real Estate,
Loans, All Kinds of
Insurance
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FIRE MARSHAL ON
JOB WHEN NEEDED
Asfc Tm XeR Wh St Fire to Blld
imtf, HavlBK Har et Their Piass
aal Beiair Ready.
New York, N Y . Nov. 2S. Two of the
most surprised men who ever scratched
a match ran into the arms of Thomas
Brophy. fire marshal, shortly before
two oclock this morning while expect
ant firemen and 12 deputy marshals
quenched a blaze they had been -waiting
for, and calmed a crow d of 30 or 40
frightened men and women who dashed
into the street from the five story ten
ement at No. 570 Sutter avenue, Brook
lyn. Fire marshal Brophv is proud of ts
neat a piece of detectie work as the
department has seen for rrany a da.
Broph-v heard that the small cigar store
on th etound floor of No 570 wa to
be "touched off His plans irp I 1
to catch the irtendiaries at their wo- .
and they were highlv successful
He ordered two automobiles to be
Tonded with chemical extinguisher am'
nt nut hi ai'-t r" riiT ii1-' 1
1joii-. to Hdfh m iiearbj hallwais
and alleys Instead of going: in his Of
ficial automobile, Brophy borrowed a
big black touring car to avoid suspic
ion. Just before midnight the black
car slid up to the corner and turned
into the shadows, while the remainder
of the band slunk into dark corners,
and a fireman stood by the nearest fire
box, in case the flames should get be
yond control.
Just before two oclock there was a
puff of smoke a tongue of flame issued
from the window of the cigar store and
two men ran out. Brophy, firing his
revolver as a signal to the other
watchers jumped upon them When
taken to the station house both re'
fused to admit their guilt.
MEXICAN WXISTBH. TO THE
VXITKD STATES WILL JIESIGN
Mexico City, Mex. Nov 23 Manuel
Caiero will resign his post as Mexican
anSasbaaor to the Vnited States early
mxt -sear, according to an announce
ment t foreign minister Lasourian
Sine - "alero will deote his time to
j .if- ! usiaess
There has been a great increase in
th i 'i lties of the rebels in their cam-
p cr ' destructirn )ii the t ite of
'ii "i T ' mi ilj C i e theic
is l I ai ittU a 1 in ' 'i-""
MILLION DOLLARS
FOR LOW GRADE
San Bernardino Cai, Nov. 2S. The
Santa Fe railway will spend $1,000,000
to obtain a lower grade through Cajon
Pass, according to announcement Just
made. The distance is 10 miles in the
San Bernardino mountains, and two
tunnels will be bored. Officials esti
mated that the motive power will be
reduced one-third.
The present line will be retained as
a portion of the double track system,
but the new track will be used for up
hill trains. Preliminary contracts for
the work have been let.
JUDGE LOOKS AT CALENDAR AND
STAUTLES CLERK BY SAYING "D VM"
New York, N. Y, Nov. 23 'Dam,"
fell from the lips of judge Coxe, in the
United States court of appeals as he
vcrutinized the court calendar The
startled clerk took the paper the judge
handed to him Then the clerk too said
ltm He got no further With the
aid of a man who gives up guessing he
called "number 17 " The case up for
trial was "Dampstiesacktiesztlpabet
e.us the Vnited Fruit eompam
It is kn jn i t'l if ( r th. d
ihilel cisaa limed rim. ejinui
NEW YORKERS SEE
NEW WILD WEST PLAY
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male inhabitants and remains to be
its idol. Before a week is passed she
has the boys all nicely shaved, mani
cured and drilled into a polite body
guard. The possibilities for a woman
barber seems to be good In the west.
Miss Lovell made a distinct hit as
the barberess, as did Donald Macdon
ald. a juvenile, who danced and sang
well and is sure to .be heard from in
the future. The music was of that
catchy order so dear to the heart of
those who write the comic opera
scores.
The Gypsy."
"The Gjpsy," a new Pixley-Luders
operetta, which had Its premiere at the
Park on Thursday night, provided
nothing new or interesting in the way
There was the familiar old crone
who is about to die and who at the
last moment confesses that she has
I ehanind those i hlldren ' and that th
1 f. trl s ilk The ntnlinlis
d IU0' t J, Hh ll U -U felluw ill' aUt -o- '
typed complications.
Even the scene of tbe production is
laid in England, while other timeworn
comic opera properties are dragged
In in the shape of the fortune hunting
count, the typical stage Englishman.
The music of the new operetta,
which alms all the way through to
catch the slow swing of romance, is
of better singing quality than usual in
native musical plays, and the orches
tration is more carefully worked out.
The leading tenor, Francis Lieb. who
is neither able to act nor shows any
Interest in that branch of musical
comedy art, cares a good deal about
singing and knows how as well He
has a well trained voice which he uses
with fine spirit.
A M. Holbrook staged the produc
tion, but it is not apparent that he
was inspired. Nor. for that matter,
was anj body else connected with tha
piece.
MANY SEEK JAIL
CELLS FOR WINTER
(Continued from preiods page)
s iM 1 d n i th i to u'imn
I I- .u. ele lX tl Cijl. c i s
which seem to be so prevalent here of
late. In fact, it is estimated that 50
percent of the occupants of the city
jails for the next four months will be
voluntary charges, who will spend the
winter in comfortable quarters as
guests of the city. While the old-time
loafers and panhandlers who find the
Jails the most comfortable place to
spend the winter generally do not put
in an appearance until after the
Christmas round of free dinners and
clothing, they have already begun to
troop in this year two months ahead
of the regular time
Reports are already coming In of old
offenders who are braxenly attempting
to steal eoods in the large shops end
then waiting to be arrested in order
that thev ma be sure of food and
shelter for the winter at the cltvs ex
pense As a result of the early stam
pede to get Into jail police officials
estimate that the voluntary inmates
will far outnumber those of anv pre
ceding ear and tax the Jail to th
Unit
STREET WAIFS TO
BE GIVEN A FEAST
Prompt Transfer Service.
l'or prompt baggage Iier. hack and
ii. it tr,"sfpr c il' Ponif i ov Kl Paso
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Cocoa Co tt
Cigars Clgareta
Xe-nvbey and Menseagers "Vet Forgotten
Newspaper sellers, messenger boys,
bootblaeXs and all other boys of the
streets w'll be filled to the neck with
turner am.' fruit cake Thursday, thark ,
to the Sun thine society. This sooe-
will let a litile sunshine into the lives ot
the street boys and considerable mon
turkej into their stomachs. Plans a-e
being made to feed 160 Tickets w ill
be issued to the newspapers and to 'he
telegraph companies for the bot in
their employ The dinner will be at V
The Sunshine society will also hai e i
dinner for the orphans at the nurs-i .
and will nae open house for grownup
in the evening with ice ciea'n and w k
-et ed on tho d?
Baskets will be ert to all of th
nee 1 in tn olt Tnursoaj bv th
""hrrit association These baskets- tr
ent out eai h t..i to the needv fi i -lies
whuh hat been carefulH i'
l i H i H the offie e.. .a
on u eh t ;
