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EL PASO HERALD HOME EDITION WEATHER FORECAST. X Pasa and western Texas, fair and wanner tonight; Haw Mexico, fair, warmer east portion; Arixeaa, fair, continued cold, treat aoath central portion. LATEST NFWS BY ASSOCIATED- PRESS. EL PASO. TEXAS. THURSDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 13. 1919. 20 PAGES. fWO SECTIONS. TODAY SINOt-B COPT. FIVE CSNT3 MUTIRID ANYWHERE. Te MONTH TODAY'S PRICES Mexican bank note, state bSh, 630c; pesos, old, 34c; new. 45c; Mexican gold 50c; aaciouks. 30c; bai silver, H. i H quotation, $1.26; capper, 20Vi21c; grains, higher; livestocks, higher; stocks, higher. Mexico Buying Munitions In Europe U. S. SEEKS TO STOP BIG ARMS SHIPMENT PURCHASED ABROAD One Large Order For Munitions Placed by Caxranza Government at Liege, Belgium; American Charge at Brussels Protests Against Shipment, Alleging Yio- . lation of International Arms Convention. REBELS PLAN TO Zapatistas and Felicistas Join Forces For Cam paign. O&xaca, capital of the Mexican state nl the sue name, la threatened with .' : attack by Zapatistas and Felicistas. ... -ordlng to an article appearing in r eelstor. a newspaper of Mexico City. Many residents have left the cap i.al. following the withdrawal to the . I; of over 4000 federal troops from i6 outlying region, It la reported. Eustaeio Vaaques, upon learning; :he rebels concentration at El Car- , :.. near the capital, ordered all the r . lgbboring garrisons to retire to the i upltal city. REPORT MUTINEERS ON BOAT KILLED MEXICAN PAYMASTER Laredo. Tex, Nor. IS Mexico City advices received here reported a nw imi aboard a launch bound for Toapa, state of Tabasco, resulting in the, murder of a paymaster. Alberta1 Bests. and other officers and robtiaij of "a .arge amount of guiuisssnui founts; i!.tenaei for payment of soldiers, tt as said that done to Toapa the sot mem compos lor the pnyujaatar'e es-i-ort killed Roes and the other ot hers, seized the money an attacked , dsengera, killing some and forcing; . i e remainder to go ashore at a de- -crted point. Anotner account, liiat pirates were authors of the t-l TT ml American Spy Has German Banished Into United States Against Which He Had Been Plotting In Mexico By DR. PACT. BERNARDO ALTKSDORF, l.ate "Agent il- tm the Military lateUisenee Department of (he V. S. Army. TENTH ISSTALMKST. SORIANO was lieutenant governor; or. at least, nla position corre sponded to that of a lieutenant gov-.--nor on this aide of the boundary. Moreover, he was a "Deutecherfress . r ', L e. a "German eater," or Ger .an hater, to sp-tk In American ver nacular, as Schwierta had told me with a warning to beware of hfca. Aa : ,ay be imagined, it was with no un n! ;ig steps that I wended my way nward the Palacia Goblerno. I waa that in Soriano I should find a .Uing ally in ridding Mexico of awlertx. On the street I almost l umped into O'Connor, whom I per il aded to go with me to Soriano, to horn he unburdened himself Soriano i.ad done his utmost to i. rsuade CaUes not to nave wuuai r. do with Schwierta. but that the .ii ernor B nhartln&te He waa make an appointment for . .iger Cornor sua myswi w iw i e next day ana prove uii -- i-ht and Calles waa wrong- it the conference next day Callea , oucluded that Schwierta was unfit ..- his post; still he would not give -o-iano the satisfaction of making i h an admission unequivocally. I said I wanted to go to ei uwoi - rwl remove my u.iwbius. I'Gt place. CO nUKU n.tij kik. w , third dav after my arrival in Her i osiUo I returned to Santa Ana on c train. Schwierta waa waiting f - me. I Give a Warning. fe two went en horseback to El . aro On the way I warned Schwierta o be carelul; otherwise he might ,ave ome trouble. I told him Calles - .11 .hnnt the Ford and the 7 acks of ore and asked him If hia Looks would pear inspection Herald Is Only Five, Cents Anywhere DURING the past week. The Herald has received a number of complaints from its readers, to the effect that the Week-end Edi tion has been sold on the streets by newsboys at 10c per copy. We will appreciate it greatly if Herald readers will report to this office nhenp-.er newsboys demand lie for The Herald. All editions of this paper are alvrays sold at 5c, and readeis should refuse to pay more than 5c per o p;-, either in SI Paso or elsewhere. WASHINGTON. B. C Nor. II efforts are being made by tke American government to prevent tie shipment of large supplies of arms and nmmunl tfona purehaaed In Europe by the Mexican government. One large order for munitions was placed by Mexico -with the Fabrtsue Antienale d'Armm, of I.irce, Belgtam. and It Mas learned today at the afate depart ment lhst the American charge at Brussels had protested against shipment of the arms on the ground that It would be In viola tion of the International Orders also have been placed in Spain. . but that country is not a signatory to the arms convention. According to Information at the state department, moat of the Mexican orders were placed by Candldo Agni lar, Mexican minister for foreign af- (Centiuued on page 4. column 1.) Headliners In Today's Theaters -The Isle of Conquest." Norma Tulmadge and Natalie Talmadge. BIJOC Varied program. H1.IA.XAY The World and Its Woman. Craldlne Fnrrar. KMPRBSS Vaudeville and pictures). "-heonTbat," Anita. Stewart. RIAL, Y "The Teeth of the Tiger." cicK "Fair and Wanner," May Alli son. WICWAM "Blg Little Person." ray. Xae Hur- did not tell him that Callee had aent a man on the train with me to take possession or tnose same oopae. -isia gave ScbwierU an idea. He quick ened hie pace; and on arriving at El Claro rushed into the office and sum moned Ostermann In haste to enter the sale of the Ford and the ore tn the books so that Callea might find everything all right. Now these transactions had take a place in April and the books had been balanced and the accounta for that month closed. But a trifle like this did not worry Schwierta. By his or ders Ostermann entered the sale be low the closed account and dated the entry in September! Be felt Im mensely satisfied with his cleverness when the officer aent by ailes turned np aa boar later with an order for the books with which be returned immediately to HennostUa. Next day came a telegram from Callee for Schwierta to report to him tmmedhUely. Schwierta began to have some misgivings. He asked me to go wtth him to Hermosillo. Calles was waiting for us in his of fice, with Schwlertzs book open on the desk before him. After a frigid greeting Calles plunged at oaoe into the heart of the subject. Drumming on the open page with his finger he exclaimed, but not In his company voice: Cailes Is Angry. "Major, you have made a fool of yourself. You made this entry the day me doctor arrived in sa Claro. If you had not made it the matter would not look so bad as it does now. I dont' want to give Soriano the satisfaction of firing you. I will appoint you Jefe de nolieia de la f rou ters with 21 men. I do not want to go into any more details of affairs at El Claro. CoL Altendorf will take Knowing Schwlertz as I did. his newV job seemed to be a providential means of accelerating hia departure from Mexico. There was a Dr. Ar-1 I nold von Scheck in Hermoslno who I I wanted to obtain drugs from the ! J United States. Incidentally, be was a German spy. V Jones had delivered my report and returned. Late that night I had blm come to my room where I told him to go to von Scheck and induce him to ask Schwlertz to smuggle Bome drugs across the border for blm. Von Scheck did as suggested. Schwierta thought the Idea a fine one. as he waa chief of border police and could do anything he wanted. Within 48 hours von Scheck had made out an Invoice of drugs wanted, amounting to about i4000. and had given a copy to Jones to band to Schwierta along with an advance payment of $300 for which Schwierta signed a receipt which specified the precise service that he waa to perform. Under the arrange ment Jones was to go to the United States and buy the drugs which e ( Continued es page 5, column 2.) I WORLD MEET TO TAKE DP GRAVE RDBLEMS Among Them Question oj Russia; No Peace Offer to Reds, Lloyd G eorge. RUSS STRIFE AIDS GERMAN RADICALS Esthonia and Lioonia to Reds Near Oms. TJEL8INGFORS, FT liana. Not. II. il (By the Associated Press.) Peace negotiations between the Es thonlana. Livonlans and the Bolshe Ttkl will begin Saturday, tt waa an nounced here today. The Lithuan ians will not participate in the nego tiations. George Tchitcherin. Bolshevik for eign minister, has received a message from M. Pipp, Eethonian foreign min ister, assuring safe conduct for Bol shevik representatives to the Dorpat conference. Premier Denies Peace Move. London, Eng.. Nov. IS. Premier Lloyd George declared in the house of commons today that no person at any time on his behalf or with his knowledge had interviewed .Bolshevik representatives is order to learn whether negotiations for peace might be opened and upon what terms. The premier announced that It was proposed to call at an early date an international conference at which ministers of the asUed and associated Dowers might con- aider the varlons problems which the peace conference st had mLJtfeif nuMe to vMTfls, and enjhleh -was the praMasa of ann Russia. Mr. Lloyd 6u'x afciiltlsa that the Bolshevik! "were rapidly nTpearoachtrig Adnstrai TTrtlhSr- stin tnara. somnr. and. tne fhtS of the peace would only fee dseilllsd as the near the bridge where the alleged In resmlt of tke Saltans that might be'dustrtal Worker of the World waa fought shortly la front of the city. ' lynched Tuesday night. Police, na Strife Strengthens Germany. I tional guardsmen and former soldiers The settlement of the Russian searched vainly for seversl hours for problem, said the presaler. waa most the man who fired the shot. Paxton essential to the loeunstiuctlo-.' of the was not hit. world. The conditions in that coun-, County attorney Herman Allen, try, be declared, ware a. contrlbut-! n a statement made yesterday, lug cause to tfca prevailing high said be expected to send to Jail prices. Likewise, he said, the German every man participating in the assas reactlonarlea were alisaity nshag the slnatlons. Allen declared he had In- present strue la tcnanm to nrengtnea their laflneaee. The interallied commission to the Baltic states ar tta first sitting in Koenirsbara. tt is learned here, in vited CoL AT&loff-Bermondt chief of staff, and the commanders rt inde pendent attachments to attend dis cussions at Tilsit. The' commfsvfon has promised! the officers safe con duct. Reds capfnrrd four entire rrsl acnti ef admiral Kofebak's troops and two additional aafC, (Contlnnrd on page 2. celomn 4.) BMWSnBLnBRIhaSnBBnaBEh 4H.SB9BaSC ajffiMnaSjnBPK - f." '1 "wT8 aanaMBaaf riSnavart'MBmarnnsgfsaMnm LEADER OF L W. W. ENTRALIA ELIEVED Another Ex-Soldier Fired on Near Town; More Than 30 Alleged L W. W. Held Pending Filing of Charges for Armistice Day Attack; Body of Ernest Everetts, Lynched Man, Unclaimed; Dragnet Out For Eeds. C ENTRALIA. Waah.. Nov. It By the Associated Press). More than 30 alleged Industrial Workers of the World are In Jail here or at Chehalls, awaiting today the filing of infor mation charging them with participa tion In or having knowledge of the killing here Tuesday of four mem bers of the American Legion during an Armistice day celebration. Herman Alien, county attorney, announced he would file the information as soon as examinations of the prisoners had been completed. Everett's Bedy Unclaimed. The body of Ernest Everetts, al leged member of the Industrial Workers, who was lynched, remained unclaimed today after having been found floating in a river. Pettee aaM that in BBgene Bar nette. who wna arrested at Men tions, near here, by fenser aer viee men that they had one of the ringleaders of the sheothxe. Bar pette, they elHUged. did not shoot from a downtown building, bnt fired front a hillside not far frem the scene of tke attaeic Search was being continued by fed eral, state and county oftfciala for alleged members of the L W. W. The search was being made under In structions of Robert Saunders, United states district atorney tor western Washington, who. in giving Instruc tions said: "Arrest every L W. W whether he has a card or Is known to .he affiliated with that organization and Isold thtm for faflaenl ISTsatlFSflgn Saunders said b Intended to file charges against the Centralis 1 W. W. at Tacoroa today. George Paxton Centralla. former soldier, waa fireti unos before day- break today aa he waa patrollnsr a roM between Centralla and Chehalla. formation which be believed would result in convictions In all cases. This information, he asserted, came to him through alleged confessions of two young men who are said to have ad mitted being members of the Indus trial Workers of the World. Plan Peaeral ef Victims. Ten tat ire plans for the funeral of two of Tuesday's victims. Warren O. Grimm and A. R. McElfresh, call for services Friday morn in i? at 10 oclock The local Grant Hodge post of the American Legion met here last night and made plans for a public military OUTRAGE AR funeral Friday for the four dead as a result of the shooting Several stats nd federal officials have investigated the situation here since the shoottae; Tuesday and have conferred wtth Allen. They included Brig. Gen. Harry J. Moss, adjutant general of Washington: Henry M. White. United States immigration cosaiaisslener; Frank P. ChrtstenseB. assistant attorney general, and sever al agents ef the United States depart ment of Justice. Prosecution Promised. Further Indication that federal prosecution awaited those suspected ef complicity in the shooting was con tained in a statement made last night by Robert L. Saunders, United States attorney, according to advice received here. "In my Judgment the I. W. W. have gone far enough with their art to emphasize the truth that their principle Is the overturning ef the government. Including the federal government,' Saadera was quoted ns aaylng. "If that la ao (Continued on page 3, column 3.) RESTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOPEFUL OF SETTLEMENT IN GOAL FIELDS Friday's Meeting Establishes a Precedent Which May . Lead .tpan.End of thfljiong Standing Friction and Discontent in the Industry; Miners Bitter - at the Wilson Administration. By DAVID LAWEEJfCK. WAgHl.NCTOM, D. Nov. 11. Chances tat a Mttlesaent of the issues between coal operators and miners once and far all are. excellent. Government, officials are more than hopeful they are optimistic Now that the esntroverar over the injunction prncsssilnua Is at an end, the government fasts free to turn Its whole attention to the merits of tbe grievances and claims of each sMe- The B-eaeral Mblic. unfortunately. raav lose lutareat stmnly 'ee the striKe nas oeen oajiea orr oat ih tasks of mediation hare are only be ginning now. Yet the meetine- on Friday la itself establishes a big precedent which goes to the itart of the difficulties be tween miners and oei-tora Heretto- rore tae mine owners in Illinois, In diana. nhUt ah4 wMt.ro PMiiniTitiia r wna t ic Known in coaj parlance , aa "The central competitive fields" HI STUDENTS STRIKE AT TUCSON High School Pupils Protest Expulsion of Stu dent Leader. POLICE PROTECT SUPERINTENDENT Stormy Mass Meeting Is Held After Armistice Holiday Is Refused. 'TUCSON. Aria.. Nor. 11-Three nun- low ins a stormy mass meeting when SupL Kims reXa&ott to rtimsute Fen!- more Cooper. presMeat of the stu-: deats association, who had been ex pel led rouowinff him leading: z stu dents oat on strike Tuesday In pro test at Nlms's refusal to close tbe schools on Armistice day. 8npt. Sims and Prof. Porter, principal of the btffh school, were denounced by students before the walkout. Mms, fearing serious disorder, was pr tected by members of the Tucson po lice force dortngr the meeting. have negotiated a separata agreement with their employes a ad in other coal miners In other states have been "u '"L,""111'- uu uauici n requested to accept the settlement In Jorney W. V. Gregory from Interfer the cen-ral rojnpetitlve field a bssis 1 'JJ .with the sale of two Louisville for adjustment iB their own districts. ! distillers of their "floor stock" of This has resulted is aO aorta of In- J tax paid whisky. eqojejes and while tbe miners in taj central district ware ready and will ing that all wags scales should "be settled at a national 'convention at which all operators and miners were represented, the owners in the afore said central district fee! that such an agreement might he disadvantageous to them. I Pressure on Operators. The argument was that becaBse of Inferior coal in the central district bringing a lower market price they might be discriminated against by high wages if the whole notation were I handled in a alnxle convention. But j .i . i- . .w.j n ! oartios to coBr. here. And while tne mwtKimij w un. "j w... make an effort to get the operators of the central district to abandon thetr old policy of nagotiaUns a sep arate agreement in that district as a basis for other districts, ao time will be lost by the conciliators of the de partment of labor in sticking on that point Rather win they urge then the making of separate agreements con currently, bnt even this will ho a great step forward, for all the losses in time will be eliminated which here tofore have caused so much discontent when the miners, say In Kentucky or even eastern Pennsylvania, were com' polled to wait the outcome of nego tiations In the central competitive field before they could enter into agreements in their own districts. Xt so happens that because of tbe strike of Isat week, the operators ta outlying districts never got an op portunity to present any demands to their men because of the failure of the principals In the central competi tive field to reach an agreement. So. Instead of entering Into a process that mlfht mean the ne gro flatten of one agreement tn one field, then another In seme other section and so on, it Is to the nd vantage of the operators In all 1 districts outside of the central competitive field, as well as Inside of It, to get a new ware agree ment or understanding as soon as possible. The laymen will find difficulty in following the merlta of the peace ..,Mt,r..m that Wave been inri-!day, tatod because of the technical char-) acter of the demands and answers! tkMn n. bv minora and oner- atom bnt certain fundamental srin- elaals ar at tbe bottom of the dis pute which has threatened the welfare of millions and which required the whole Judicial power ox tne govern, meat to hold at bay. Railroads To Blame. 1 rtrat With respect to -rasas, the min s don'i work every day In the week, nor do they have aa oppor-' tunity to worjt eigai noura uu fucs days as they dp wort. This is no fault of the operators in many cases. because the latter can't get cars from, the railroidi and lr tne rt r"anjnuu doesn't furnish cars, the miners don't , the ih cars, the miners don't . work, and the mine operators don't to a point where the blood cells couid paj the miners a cant for time lost ; destroy the germs, because of the failure of the railroad ! Pat.ents should go to bed at the to supply cars. I first warnings of the disease. A few Second When there is talk of a aix houra of exposure produces the con hour day It doesn't always mean that geatton which we have been discuss the miners don't want to work But ing. and the longer the exposure the It often means that they want to get ; freftfr, congestion. 1 oelleve it enough money at the end of tbe week s fatal to put inch cases on open n?anhm'.EChata k???1 ' .dtaY, Kt-SS .rfAIi'rSSo; ,he &&l'tiW"l?Z& tSarS-tT, Ssfs'-wh.ch "in? possibly no work at all due to car attending to b..sin .rt.r (Continued ea page 3. column 3.) I PROPOSALS TO AMEND OR AMPLIFY ART. 10 RESERVATION BEATEN CLOTURE RDLE PLAN TO LIMIT RESERVATION DEBATE DEEEATEB Petition Declared Out of Order in Senate Because it Did Not Seek to Eestrict Discussion of Treaty as Whole; Cloture Rule Covering Entire Pact to be Of fered; Administration Forces Lose Out WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. 13. The senate today voted dowa 68 to 4. the proposal by senator Walsh. Democrat, Moatana, to amplify tne reservation to article 10 of tbe league of natiocs covenant so that other nations would be under no obligation to aid trie United States in rxeserrins! its territorial integrity. Pktaam. Nevada. Democrats, and La Foflette, Wis- A noboa by senator Thomas. Democrat. Colorado to so amcod the reseiraboa as to make arbdelO bsK&g for a period of fire years only was rejected. 46 to 32. the KrpobbcuM Senator Walsh. Democrat, adding a proviso for the United States to assume tbe obligations of article 10 for five years as regards Pol snj . Czecho-Slov akia and the Jogo-Slavs. It was defeated. 44 to 32. HB TIME W LAW DEAD A0H!N Kentucky Judge Holds the Law to be Uncon stitutional. Louisville. Ky.. Nov. 11 Judge Walter Erasa. la fedoras district court today, in effect for the neeond time bald war time prohibition nn aonatltatlonal sustained an attack upon the constitutionality of the Vol stead enforcement act and granted an Injunction restraining El wood . uamuion. collector or internal rere- OASIS, MADE "DRY" AGAIN Kogales, Son., Mct . Nov. 13 No gales, reputed the 'Wettest spot' on the border during the past month. again is "dry" today. Gov. Adolfo Do La Huerta in a telegram from the state capital at BermosQlo last night ordei ed Alberto Figueroa, preside nte or Sonora, to stop the sale of liquor, A moath ago a number of saloons were granted permission to 9eU beer, percentage of the revenue to be paid "ward the upkeep of an orphanage ai Hermosillo. it is now chara-ed that "-".'," tvlr " """V and teaulla. and all ware ordered closed pending a state Investigation. TEXAS DC SO t TH tVESTXRR -DRY" K F O RCKM KNT ZOITB Washington, D. CL Nov. 13. Tbe western part of the United States is divided into the following danarr. meats under the plan of the commla- If Feeling III, Don't Keep Going When You Get Congestion, Go To Bed By OR. B. F. JBKSBSS, TO. S. SATT. DO not give enough attention to preventative measures ta ear everyday life. If we did. there would cot be so much need for the doctor and medicine. Children are allowed to go to school wearing damp clothing, be cause "they are young and strong and will not be harmed by a little dampness." Only during the recent rainstorm I saw four children going to school in the rain and not one of them had a storm garment, and one had no coat at aU. Those children most sit in school until their clothing drlea and tnetr bodies become rapidly cooled tn the process. Such exposures ' aa these occur by the hundred every and amonar Intelligent and well- to-do people, too, simply because the little things don't count, and we sn apt to dune ourselves Into bellevlns ma l out uumjtii La 11 kuuu auyioinu, and, anyway, "we want to harden them.' It Is a. time for a hardening proeeaa when we are toeing the possibility .f aa epidemic, and unless we nay uttentten to details In hrirjenle natters we shall rind ourselves Illy equipped to tight disease la epidemic F.rm. tsMtnl I feel sure that thousands of cases i oz imiuensa oecame serious ror no (other reason than that the victims regarded the disease lightly, and re- fused to give up their dally pursuits and go to bed for a day or two until the body vitality could be recruited on has Passed. If thi. be logicaU is they began to feel 111 had to give ! Those voting for the proposal were: presenting a solid bnenp against xt Montana, then offered an anwidnient CLOTtTHK PIAK BEATKX. An attempt sy Demeeratis senaten to Snvnhs the ehrtune rale s ns to Hmrt debate en the fereiga relatSssw eoatmHtee reserve tlo as to the penes treaty taSed today in the senate. By a vote of 44 to 3d. wtth an of the Repabiteaaa present and senators Heed. Mtasoent. aad Shields. Tennes see. Democrat Toting la the afflrmf tlve, the senate adopsed a motSra by BepaelleBB leader Lodge to table aa apoeitl faem a rattes that the Oesao eratfe bmuss tvas oat of order. Tho P-msrratle petitiea tor etotWf had been held oat of order by the ehwtr because !t soosat to limit de bate only a the reserratSoaa and not on the whole treaty, at was tor this Mstsoa. aenalex' Locbxe aaM. that tbe i eososed the aettve. Senator HeCsMtr or Karth Dakota. preaatneat asaeag the mild rescrva tiantMs on the MepahMean aMe. aa aeemeed that to a very sheet rinse a eletare rale eatvesteg the entire treaty vroaht be presented. s loner of internal revenue for mae territorial units under federal s-.er-vialng agents for enforcement of wartime and constitutional pronibi tion: Northwestern : Minnesota, Iowa. Nebraska, North Dakota, South Da kota. Montana and Wyoming. Southwestern : Missouri. Arkansas. Texas. Oklahoma. Kansas, Colorado and Now Mexico. Pacific: Arlsona, California. Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Utah Nevada. OHIO "DRYS" WTT TWO AND LOSS TWO PROPOSALS Columbus. O. Nov. 12. Ratification of the federal prohibition sawn -:::en'. waa defeated bv Ohio voters bv a ma jority of St:, according to final offi cial figures announced today by the secretary of state. The 3.75 Beer pro posal was defeated bv a dry maioritv of the proposal to repeal s al. prohibition was defeated by a drv n. orlty of tt.Stt. and the Crab, .t-ite prohibition enforcement act defeated by a wet majority of 3M3S. op later with a serious lung -ondi-tion? One aathertty hs the east nays that the beat resorts I. last yearw epfdemle were obtained to tb. eos-s that were treated by the .Id tsghlened method of treat tag; colas, that of sraktag the feet. K.fHC ta bed immediately and stoytoaT there, applying mnatard poallleca to curat and feet. At nay rate, the hd ani net suf fer a ehHttag hs taftoensa any ntenw than in any dftseaae, and ti.li-lwa: ease, of tbe dHease carry thrfar life la their hands. Aside from preventive hygiene, and the proper care of the patients by aursiug and attention to dajigers of infecting others, our most efficient weapon In fighting influenza :s quarantine, personal and municipal. Influensa has assumed commercial Importance. It touches the merchant In a tender spot, and he Is loath to listen to anything that sounds ilk. municipal quarantine, bnt unless we close the places where barge numbers, or small numbers for that matter, of persons gather, and do it at the first signs of disease ta epidemic hrtp. we shall have a repetition of last yeara scourge. ts It better to close places of busi ness when there are ! 0 eases in town, and by losing two weeks btisin-ss early in the season stamp out the epidemic In Its infancy, or close thetr when the holiday trade ia on for a much loager time In obedience to a municipal or Public Health Ser ice order? THE SPICE OF LIFE Friend "la her father the kind ef man who would pursue you if 3 op eloped T" Jack Poors "No, he's the kind of man who'd move so that you coul Ir-'t find him when you came back " Bo ton Transcript. -o -The proved clie.ssHea of The SI Pa. Herald I. .early s rwtee that of aay ether El - Paa. aper.o . sd t) q fa