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EL PASO HERAUD Week-End Edition, January 24-25, 1914 iocial El Paso Entertains Lavishly Fashion Pace For the South west Is Set by El Paso Women Early. SOCIAIXY El Paw enjoys a series of brilliant gatherings which for their cosmopolitanism, enjoy a distinction in a class of their own. Bl Paso people hail from almost every r.uarter of the country and in the wln i.r, when the large army of pleasure seeking tourists come here to enjoy the sunshine and balmy air of El Paso the social seasoh rivals in gayety the elties of much larger sue. Besides gu ing elaborate functions. In v hich the decorations and entertain ment providtd is all on a lavish scale, 1 1 Paso has the reputation of having ttie best dressed women in the south w est No sooner is a stj !e accepted i i New 1 ork than it shortly appears in full force in El Paso El Paso iiomen set the pace for the whole cmithwest That El Paso does things in a metropolitan way, was proved by the character of the New Year's Eve eele JTatlon of the Social club of the city. at El Paso s million dollar Hotel Paso oel Norte. The ball and banquet was c islly the etiuaf of any New Year's oe scene in anv hotel in the country. In cities two and three times El Paso's ci?e Another feature which adds to the cosmopolitan air of El Paso's social functions is the large number of 1'mted States Armv officers stationed hre, who add brilliancy to the social , affairs Hops are frequent affairs at 4 the fort, and among the border patrol Ftations man more informal parties sre enjoyed, -with the officers as most Fenlal hosts Hose Shew In InmtKnrntcd. In the fall of 1913 mn annual horse pi ow was inaugurated in which a large number of officers of the various reg iments stationed here entered their thoroughbreds, and in which the dif ferent arms of the service gave exhl I itions, adding greatly to the brilliancy of the occasion. A large number of the society 'women of the'clty exhibited their pet horses, and the affair was most successful. State Gatherings Held. In the earlv fall, the annual state convention of the Daughters of the devolution was held in EI Paso and for the hospitality extended by the Rebecca Stoddert chapter of El Paso as hostess, e irned a deserved reputation for El Paso hospitality Aminuet in Colonial costume, danced by 16 El Paso ycping women, was one of the most attractive features of the ball, which was given in honor of the visiting delegates. In addition to the social features planned bv the hostess chapter many of the Msitmg delegates were entertained at private social affairs throughout the citv, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy pave an elaborate recep tion for the guests,. Confederate Danchters Coming. The State Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will be hf Id in El Paso in 1914. and will be the occasion for an equally laTish amount I of entertaining for the visiting dele gates by the Robert E. Lee chapter, who will be hostesses. Among the social organizations whose entertainments keep uo the gay- ety or tne winter season axe tne social club, and the Terpsichorean club, whose affairs are features of the social life. The Social club is the oldest organiza tion in El Paso and includes El Paso's 400. The Annual Charity Ball. As in most cities the opening event of the winter social season is the an nual Charitv ball given on Thanks giving eve bv the Woman's Charity association The funds raised by this means are used for the splendid work dene amone the poor of the city by this organization The ball, which is alwajs attended by everyone of social prominence in the city, and by the armv people, is always a most brilliant pffair The army bands always play the music for these occasions, and it is the event at which all the latest fashion creations take 'their d,ebnt for the winter s festivities. Among the younger set are' many clubs the "Hai-Wal," the "I Don't Know " the "K. D E.," the "Saxons," the "U D K." the "O. U. K.." and "Omega Phi " which give banquet dances during the year. In these clubs, the college set, and the young people just out of High school, are repre sented and the affairs given are lavish in decorations and costuming, rivaling those given by the older young people. The Country ClHh. The Country club provides a constant social attraction for both old and oung Two dances a week are given, the week end dance being a very pop ular affair, 'which is largely attended bv the ydunger army officers and the social set of El Paso. The Toltcc Clab. The Toltec club, which is composed of the representative men of th city, and has a most handsome bvflding, gives frequent social affairs; for the families of the club members. Through the winter, midweek dances are given jii the ball room of the club, which is the handsomest ball room in the city. For earlv In January, a French fete Is being planned by the upper set of El Paso's 400. which promises to be popular and also an annual event. Elks' Give Social Affairs. Many social features are given at the Elks club, monthly dances are given iiv the local Elks' lodge, and the at ti active ball room with its excellent floor, is used bv many society host esses for big social events, besides be ing the favorite place for the younger set dances. Before the revolution habit infected Mexico, international social events were features of El Paso's social life, giving' it a distinction all its own. Big social functions were given in the Custom house m Juarez by the Mexican army officers and officials, and were largely attended by El Paso's representative people, while almost all of the large social functions of El Paso included the representative Mexican officials and their families. Motoring a Popular Paxtime. "With the excellent county roads about El Paso automobile parties are a popular pastime, and at Ysleta, Fabens. and up the valley at Las Cruces, many Four Unions Added to the List During the Year FOUR new unions were organized and added to the Central Labor union during 19M. The young est is the Chauffeurs' union. The next youngest is the Cooks' and Waiters', with about 100 members. The Bartenders' union, with a mem bership of 100, and the Meat Cutters union, with about the same number were organized earlier In the year. Ali of the unions are members of" the American Federation of Labor, and of the 28 labor organizations in the city 25 are represented in the Central Labor union. Central Bodies Unite. During the year the Buildlnc? Tmi! unions have united with the Central Labor union, and are holding their meetings at Central Labor anion ball f .-.n rtrai-lin1 oifi Vo nctno .. tana I on Overland and Kansas streets. There are approximately 2000 labor union members in ii 'sao. Although there has been a falling off in employment for men of the Building Trades union during the past few are much better than last year, and theie is mere harmony among the labor oi anizations than ever before. Besides the money tightness, and the slack in maiding that has occurred during the !ast few months, the number unem- HEHHY KELLY HID HIS UPID RISE City's Mayor Has Been Twice Elected to the Of fice He Now Holds. Few people who lived in El Paso 15 or 20 years ago ever dreamed that the little red haired Mississippi boy, who made pills in an El Paso street drug store would one day be mayor of the city, but, the boy, then as now, known as "Henry" Kelly, did. Now he is mayor. Charles K. Kelly was born in Missis sippi, lived there for several years and then moved to New Orleans, La., where he worked as a drug clerk. The south west called him and he answered the call. i In the early days of i-1 Paso he sur prised everyone by daring to get Into politics. Everybody but himself. The strain of Irish blood that runs in his veins particularly fitted him for this sort of life. He stuck to It. He be came a candidate for county treasurer and the men in power laughed at him The day after election he laughed at them He had landed with both feet Accident made him mayor once. Popularity reelected him and he Is still on the job From the first day that he set foot in ri Paso he became an El Pasoan He believ ed in the city. MAYOR KEL1,Y. He has never lost faith In It and never will He has seen the city grow and helped it to grow. Even before he become mayor he advocated municipal ownership of the waterworks The people voted with him. Then he started improvements of the water supply and has kept at it steadily. He believed El Paso should have a lower fire insurance rate and called the attention of the state fire board to this. He brotfght them to El Paso and showed them the waterworks, the fire department, the paved streets, everything in which EI Paso excels and El Paso got the Ijiwer rate. He built a warehouse for storing- the' city's food and equipment- for its va rious public works. He Was started -the i i ounairuciiuii ui a, oeep sewer, jtie nas improved the parks, the city lighting system, he reduced the tax rate and increased the water sunply. Now he is planning a parkway along the Franklin canal and another along the rim of the mesa. He has bought two automobile fire engines, increased the fire fighting and polfce forces and has made for him self and El Paso friends throughout the country. One of the biggest, things an Bl Paso mayor has ever been called upon to do Is to protect the lives of El Pasoans" during the battles of Juarez. He has exerted a great Influence in this re gard and protected them against themselves. More than this, his In fluence has reached across the Rio Grande and opened the prison doors In Juarez. He has saved men from execution by personal appeals to the powers in control In Juarez while that Mexican city has been the seat of many wars And. all of these things he has ac complished for the city of El Paso in a little over three ears that he has been the mayor of El Paso though he had El Paso's interest at heart from the day that he first hung his hat on i o nAn. In tl.tr. !.. .... ....,, .a .a Vf I' --e i-Mio ctj rttiu iuieu it nome. BStomobiling parties enjoy social din- ners. As a pleasure afforded for all sets and conditions of El Pasoans, the Mov ing Picture theaters have a footing that is unquestioned. More money Is: spent at the "movies" than upon the" commodities of life, such as bread or provisions. Through the winter there is lumaiit- a good stock company playing a steady engagement here, and at the larger theater some of the best theatrical j i-viiit,lI;S UI Llie UUUllLfy SlOIl nVPf fYlf I rhf,Hllt Ino Dnrl aA , 1. n -. i . ' ..vuu.b.v,.a, ,,u Ai c ,.uc invasion tor numerous box parties. In addition to these for the seeker after the unusual, traveling companies' from Mexico composed of natives may often be seen, the novelty of their methods of conducting a performance supplying, entertainment for the ob server even if the language is not un derstood by all. ployed in the building trades is at tributed to two factors: one, the large number of Mexican refugees that have flooded El Paso, and the large number of people who, seeking health here, are willing to work for less than labor union wages, in order to have tem porary employment. Otet Increased Wages. During the year several unions se cured increased wages. Bricklayers secured a raise of $1 a day, bringing their daily earnings up to $7 a day in stead of 6- Painters secured a 50 cent a day raise earning now $3.76 instead of $2 !5, and paperhangers had their wages raised to $4 daily, and also secured a half holiday, as did the carpenters, and sheet metal workers. The only strikes during the year were the carpenters' strike earlv in j-i . 1 T- . - - the year, which was of short duration and in which the carpenters won their point, and the strike of the trainmen of the G. H. & S. A. railway, which was submitted to arbitration, and In which the men returned to work. The railroad brotherhoods, while labor unions, are not affiliated with the American Federation of Labor or the Central Labor union. Central Labor union hall was reno vated, repainted and repapered during the year. Kf 38ffiilMSjlrsiTSiTsiTBR i?' JU. 9H3hh6sBsb && vb 3sl&iBBBVBHKHnv t HIf& HBMnHB35K92B&5fllv fBBBSBS9MHJ5R f' . - C. B C E. STB SIT TELEPHONE (IK Manager of Tri-State Com pany Knows the Business from Every Angle. t. c- E Strattqn, general manager of v . Tri"State Telephone company, wmch is serving El Paso and the sec tion so well, is truly a self made man. knows the telephone game from its bottom up. Twenty years of experi ence, from the shop to the active head of a big company, haB been his career, and his experience has fitted him eminently to successfully carry on the company's ever-increasing business volume. Mr. Stratton has not only reached the distinction of general manager for the Tri-State companv through his ap- U. ST1S VnoA. plication to business and his wide knowledge of the avocation, but he is also division general manager of the 1 si uthern division of the Mountain I biates Telephone & Telegraph com- i pain, operating in New Mexico and i Arizona. Mr Stratton attached himself to the telephone business when he was but 2 j ears of age. He began his career as a hand in the shops at Denver. He there demonstrated his usefulness, loy alty and ability, later being made in spector in the city -of Denver. He held that place until his superiors recog nized his worth and was then sent to Canyon City as agent. He remained there until 1899. His first position as manager came when he was called from Canyon City and sent to Cripple Creek as manager for the company there A year later Mr Stratton was again promlted He went to Trinidad as dis trict manager, handling a part of New Mexico and southei n Colorado. He spent nearly 10 years as district man ager, holding that place until he came to EI Paso after being elected general manager of the Tri-State Telephone company in July, 1911. At that time he came to El Paso and has made his borne here ever since. And he is a booster for El Paso. His .strict atten tion to business here and his prompt and courteous treatment at patrons, together with his splendid ponduct of the business, has made the El Paso exchange most profitable to the com pany and patrons alike. The El Paso telephone service Is eminently satisfactory to its large list 6f patrons and it is kept at the highest standard of business perfection by the watchfulness and alertness of its gen eral manager, C. E. Stratton. E DPPERTDRITY FBI UN Salt River Valley the Best Place in the World for Those of Small or Large Capital. (By Lebbens Chapman of the Valley Bank.) 'Opportunities offered to the invest or in this land of sunshine are many and are open to those with small cap ital as well as to th.J heavy Investor. The prosperous condition of the Salt River valley in Arizona is exemplified by the bank deposits of Phoenix, be ing upwards of seven million dollars. Mesa, Tempe, Glendale and Chandler adding over one million dollars addi tional. Even wtih this excellent deposit, held by banks for the use of the people, there is a demand in excess of the private real estate improvements, with , .Acrnlt a f I ,-a-,l o tae fipflt .- .... . . gages on real estate bring from eight percent per annum up. As real estate is the principal asset of the valley, improvements of property are essential to our future growth. By improvements I mean the increase of productions of products that are grown I on acreage property, oranges, grape froit, cotton, alfalfa, sugar beets, etc. These cannot be produced without i certain qualities of soil and climate I and here nature has been more than i bountiful giving to this valley land I and climate than which there is none ' better. j Therefore our surrounding farms must be improved and developed and i 0 v... t"viuauU fluu ueveiupinent proceed the general prosperity of the entire community will Increase. So, I say, why be satisfied with the four or five percent offered in the east when the opportunity is here ready and waiting for you, offering absolute security and positive profits In gilt edge real estate mortgages at eight percent and even better? Phoenix Is a city of beautiful homes, with new ones being completed every day, with well paved streets, well lighted at night, a modern sewer sys tem and most important of all, schools which in construction and equipment are not surpassed by those of any citv in the United States Phoenix is a prosperous city, located in the center of one of the most fertile valleys known to man, with a climate that cannot be surpassed in these United States of ours. Do not hesi tate; this valley needs capital, ne1 funds are essential i to its present de velopment and future growth. The banks recognize the need of such finan cial aid and are more than willing to be of assistance in every possible was to the strangers calling on them. Do not remain a stranger any longe--come into our valley, be one of us' doing your part to increase our finan cial conditions, bringing as a most po tential agency towards that end your moral support and individual effort participating in the upbuilding of a great city Phoenix the metropolis of the southwest Arizona Gazette C tIb f v xr Ua rrnnrt hnrtlr cntes itr m easier for a camel to pass J- through the eye, of a needle t began S-m Perkins. "And that ain't all," siid Uncle Ash dod "That's after a rich man is dead, which ain't a spot to the trouble he has when he's alive. I remember when' I was a millionaire " "X what?" said Sim .Perkins skeptic ally "Millionaire," repeated Uncle Ash- "You never had a million dollars im your life, deciareu aim rerKins. --rotr never had a million cents at one time." "Didn't say I did have," said Unfile Ashdod. "All I said was that I was a millionaire once, and you go" and get nasty about it. I know I never had a million dollars as well as you know it. I had a million -" "What? I dare ye to say It right out!" said Sim Perkins. "What did ore have a million of?" "Cakes of salt," said Uncle -Asb,dod. "Cakes of salt was all the currency they used in them Tango Isles at thV time 'the Sally Ann was sftin wrecked there, so- when the passengers started to build bridges across the desert S-V' T otn't linrd to suit." said Kim Par kins, "btlt if anybody was to coraSi along and tell me why the oassengei nrnrtei to build bridges across the' des ert, I wouldn't complain; ,, Ko, sir? Xl wouldn't. , "The passengers started to build bridges because bridge building was their trade and Drofession." said Uncle Ashdod calmly, "and they builded them aeross the- desert because the Tango ' Isles are all destsrt, and hence conse- J quently they had 'to build the bridges ' there or nowfhere The head bridge , builder was named Biddlecome, and he had one glass eye, but he could build j bridges just as well as if both his eyes were glass eyes, and he had a contract ' to build bridges -for ten years. IJe was -fair Haired and conscientious man, he was, and he haa hired ou"t to to build bridcee. so he builded thefri. I says to hfm once, 'Biddlecome, you dltng idiot what do you mean by build. in' bridges across a desert'' I says. ran'n AalulnH' lw ntr?!J 'rnti 'tflnil frt our business and PR 'tend to mine. ' I'm hired to build bridges, and bridges ' I'll build. If so be we had reached the Ganges river, well and good! I'd build bridges there. But we didn't, so I'll build them here.' 'Seems to me I says, 'if I was eroin" to build anthing I across a desert as dry as this I'd, build viaducts, which don t need no water under 'em ' Tm abridge builder, he says. So he went ahead and built f' forty seven bridges." "Thought some old feller -atd- some thing about millionaire," sald"Sim Per- "So I had all trie water," said Uncle Ashdod, paying no attention to Sim's remark. "I had eighteen' riasks. of plain . water, and nineteen cases of win'ral wat and ten tubes of sody waterv -and eighteen bottles of toilet water that smelted like perfumery. That be longed to me because I was owner of the cargo of the Sally Ann, and when I started in to sell water to Biddle come I sold him min'ral water first off '' ! "What did he buy water for?" asked j Sim Perkins. "To put under the bridges," ex- Plained Uncle Ashdod patiently. "You j most always find water tinder a bridge j wnen you look, if ItfS a first class ! bridge, and that was the kind Biddle come builded. Some fellers would lust have builded the bridges and not have cared a hangJ whether they was good for anything or not. but Biddlecome was a fair, square man. He wanted his bridges to be useful as well as ornamental, and they would not have been useful if they hadn't been useful to carry folks aver water. And as there wasn't any water , under the bridges, for the bridges to' carry folks over, he bought water and put It under the bridges. He was an honest con scientious, one eyed feller, he was." "Should think the water would run down into the sand," said Sim Per kins. "It did," said Unclfr-Ashdod. "It run down into the sand faster than he could pour it out of the- pail.. He bought cask water by the pail, first off, because I sold it cheaper than the other kind. I only charged a hundred and seventy cakes of salt per pail." "You old robber!" exclaimed Sim Perkins. "Business Is business," said Uncle Ashdod. "I raised my price when the water begun to get low in the casks. Before I -was rid -of one cask I had all the salt there was caked up, so Bid dlecome took half his men off bridge work and set them to squeezin' the salt out of the ocean-. They squiz as brisk as they could, but the cask water sank into the sand under the bridges faster than they could cake up salt to buy more. I had all my end of the island piled up with salt cakes and the under bridge part of the desert was as dry as it ever was. Seemed like Biddlecome was fadln" away of disappointment" "If anybody was to ask me," said Sim Perkins, "I'd say the whole pack and parcel of ye was crazy." "You're liable to say anything some days,'; said Uncle Ashdod. "Seemed like Biddlecome was worryin' himself to death over that no water under bridge business, and the price of water goin' up every minute or two He couldn't keep water under one bridge, let alore forty seven bridges. And I begun to get worried, too. Too much money." "To much what!" said Sim Per kins. "Salt cakes, if it suits ye better," aaid Uncle Ashdod. "I got along all right whilst I was a plain millionaire, but when I begun to be a multimillion aire I got worried. It was all right when a feller would come along and say 'Uncle Ashdod, here's a load of salt cakes,' and I could say, "All right son, dump 'em in the cellar, and be sure to shut the window when you get done.' but when the whole end of the island was", salt cakes, piled up moun tain high, and more comin' every min ute, and nothin' to see, or eat or think about but salt cakes and how to keep them from meltin' or beln" stole, and where to put the next six hundred and forty loads, I begun to get worried. Every time I saw a feller buyin' a clam with a salt cake 1 worried be cause maybe he'd stole the cake from me. A million tons of salt cakes is a big load for a man to carry." "See you lived through it how somever," said Sim Perkins. "Don't thank me; thank Biddle come," said Uncle Ashdod. "I was on my way to be so rich I'd have all the salt in the world, and be a hard hearted, despised old curmudgeon. 1 was on my way to havin' all the salt and poor little kids wouldn't have any to put on their mush. I was gettin' so much salt that the ocean begun to taste sweet I couldn't sleep nights for thinkin' where I'd put the next lot of .salt. I was wearln away, when all of a sudden Biddlecome had an idea." "Did, hey," said Sim Perkins, scoff ingly. "Ywp!" said Uncle Ashdod. "He be gun buyin' min'ral water. Bought It by the case and put it under his bridges, cases, and bottles and all. It didn't look as purty as loose water would look, if he could have got loose watter to stay under the bridge, but it stayed where it was put He put a case of mineral water under each of nineteen bridges, and he put a tube of sody water under each of ten bridges, and he put a bottle of nice smellin' toilet water under each of eighteen bridges. A single bottle of toilet water wasn't much water to put under a iccueASHpop m Permit By EHis Parker B bridge as big as some of them bridges was, but it stajed where it was put and that was something. And, one way it made the bridges usefuller than a river would have made them, be cause if" there hadn't been a Bridge over the toilet water a man wantin' to get across would have to wade, and so far as I can figure it is harder for a man to wade through a bottle of toilet water, with the cork in and a eatnerioap thingumbob over the corK, v Pl I "I ain't hard to suit," said Sim Perkins, bat If anybody naa to come along and tell jne why " SCREENING THE OUSE EM FLIES The Wm. E. Mix Company Does Artistic Work and Work That WiH Last Did you ever notice how well the homes of El Paso are screened? How the artistically designed doors, win dows and porches add to the exterior appearance of the structure, and that they ali have -the appearance of being a part of the architect's plan? There is a- reason. ' Right here in El Paso is a firm that makes a specialty of handling the best screening made. That firm- is the Wil liam E. Mix company representing Burrows Rustless Screens You perhaps have noted that homes screened several years ago still look good that the screening does not show wear and tear, and that it ap pears as good as new Again there's a reason. The Burrows screens are famous for not only their beautv and artistic de sign but for their "durability-- It ii little wonder that screens placed in homes five to seven- or eight years ago are Still doing duty and good cond -tion when It is known that there ar. some homes hi El Paso screened wit1 the Burrows fifteen years ago and th screening is still doing yeoman service As the weaing aSH manufacture of screening haa advanced, the Mix com pany has kept abreast of the tim and is playing an important part i' adding to the" artistic appearance an 1 the comfort and convenience of r Paso homes during the city's buildm ' era. This firm, making the screenin of homes a, specialty, and handling th best goods made, is prepared to heli the architect carry out his plans of art in home structure, and homes f ltte i out with their screens are durably fitted out indeed. To screen a, home with Burrows screens costs, the firm claims onh about one-fourth more than ordinary, screens and the goods will endure four times as long. The Mix compam makes every home it contracts to fir a special problem, just as the archi tect does Experts, tast in their ideas, look over the propertv and sug gest doors, windows and porch screen ing that is in keeping with the ar chitectural structure and when the Job is done the home is not only thor oughly screened but its architectural beauty has been enhanced From an economical viewpoint the owner has acted wisely hi Ipjtalling a rustless nonoorrosrive -wire that will stand an kind of weather for a longer time than arty other screening made Xot onh is this true of the screening and grille, but the frame work of doors and windows are constructed with a view to durability, mRking the Bur rows screening the most desirable and most economical to be had in El Paso The William E. Mix company, a long time In business in El Paso, is readv , at any time to negotiate -with a cus tomer" and by the companVs fair deal- ' Jngs and strict business principles it has gained an enviable place In the business world of the city. If you screen vour home through this firm you will act wisely, for the Burrows company, which manufac tures the goods this firm sells and in stals. Is conceded to be the premier screen manufacturer of the country. rfEB and a blue ribbon over the thingumbob than for him to wade through a river. If a river was deep a man could swim it or get across in a boat, but you can't swim through a corked up bottle of toilet water, nor yet through a tube of sody water. No, sir. You can't hardly row a boat across a case of bottled min'ral water, even. So bridges was the easiest way Jo get across. "So I suppose you was happy, ' said Sim Perkins, sarcastically. EUUBE HUDSPETH STITLSEUTBil Represents El Paso in Texas Lawmaking Body Is a Former Cowboy. Claude B Hudspeth, state senator from the 25th senatorial district of Texas, ehbraong El Paso, is a native Texan He has represented this dis trict in the state Senate for the past 10 ears and for tour years prior to that was a member of the lower house. He is a ded in the wool Democrat He has frequently been mentioned for the United States congress. He wasone of the joungest men that ever represented a district in the legis lature When a little over Jl years of age he went down from Crockett coun ty, where he had been enracred in cattle lalsinj, to tell the legiiatois whit the SENATOR tl. VIDE B. HI DSl'ETIT. cowhos wanted I-i those aas he could sling a lanat fat better than the YOiG L II AMAKER DF El Paso's Representative the Youngest Who Ever Served the County. Eugene L. Harris, the youngest man. who ever represented El Paso coanty In the Texas legislature, .is a native of the county, born, reared and educated ! here. 1 December 1, 1886, just a little over 27 years ago, he was born at Ysleta, I then the county seat of El Paso county. With his father, he is still a holder of considerable valuable land in the vi cinitj of the old eount seat In 1900 the Harris family moved to El Pao since which time thev hi- e J resided hert lon'nl ral The subnet EI GENE L. HARRIS. of this sketch attended the public schools at Ysleta and El Paso and gradual d from the El Paso high school in the bummer of 1S05, when he was the aledictorian of his class. Imme diately he entered the Texas university, where his reputation as an orator had preceded him, and became quite prom inent in the big state school, especially in debates and as yell leader for the students at baseball and football con tests. In 1911, Mr. Harris graduated from the law department of the univer sity and a jtar later he was elected to tht Ugifalaturr Tho i -rh l was his first term in the hal's of the state lawmakers and, not withstanding ni3 youth, the young mag from El Paso made an envjKie -eccrd He either introduced or -was instrumen tal in havir passed several m ease res of Mtal importance to El Paso and west Texas Thiise included the mss- I ure to secure th state school of mines for El .Paso, tne state mining law, tne state irrigation jaw, and several oth ers. By his hard fight he succeeded in preventing the rdistric'Ing of the 16 congressional districts m such a manner as to gerrymander El Paso's able representati '3, W. It Smith, out or office. Mr. Harris made a. hard fight for a measure preventing secret societies in the state unfrerslty, but lost this ui-asure. This wate about The onl- measure for which he was work ing where success did not attend his efforts. Mr. Harris is the son rf "Wnt J. Har his and Emilie Harris, pioneer El Paso W)8, and lives with nis oarnts at JBi7 .Montana street He s practicing law in the courts of El Paso. Advertise ment English language but while he has sot L forgotten the former, h ehas learned much of the latter. Known as the cowboy senator, he is a prime favorite among the cattlemen of the state and a member of the va rious cattle raisers' associations in this state and other sections of the south west Reared on the range, his heart haa alwas been with the men who follow the life of plainsmen, even though for many years the city of El Paso has been his home and he has taken a. live ly and earnest interest in the upbnlld- i ing of this city and its many indus I tries I He is president of the Commercial j National tank, the Commercial Trust I companv and the Commercial Building company and is a member of the law firm of Hudspeth, Dale and McDonald, 'ending attornes of this city. Mr Hudspeth is a man of family and his built a home here as well as maln Tmng large cattle interests in west 1 1 as along the Pecos country. He is a member of the Odd Tellows, ' , Toltec clnb, the Elks and the Coun- club of EI Paso as well as an ac- e member of the chamber of com- 'rerce As a speaker, Mr Hudspeth Is often ulfd upon to speak for El Paso and 1 ne er fails to do this city justice s well as to interest his hearers in the hng Fl Paso is constantly doing to mike it the real metropolis ot this "-tat southwest. Former Persian Shah Is Merchant in German City Beilin Germany. Jan. 24. Mo hammed li, the exshah of Persia, has i n 1iiiik quiet'j in Berlin for the ist nine months under the name of Kit in Mah Nudross, and posing as nit 'lI' mt Iii. tpiin2r a Persian, accompanied ! x Its wife two children, a small ret urn of itmnts. and a number of oth i I', rsi aib came from Odessa and 1, sed a private dwelling in Meirotto tieet Tne stranger who passed him - 't off ab a Persian merchant in bad h -I h went under treatment by Dr. . hn And Trof Klempexer, fciro spe- i 1 ll -ts -nort time i"o he requested his phM , uis to address him as "majes t and a cording to the "Berlin "Ga ette ' it developed, that the alleged mcrclmt is the exsnah. It is said that several days ago a numbtr of representatives of the Per sian mmis-rj arrived and held lengthy t onferenctb with the exshah, who re centlv icturned from a visit to Vienna t prt'it he is much concerned over the illness of his 13 year old da.us;htt r His seven year old son is just re overing from an operation for appendicitis i (The above matter is prepared by I special and staff writers for a general 1 upbuilding and further development of I this section, and as such is inserted as an advertisement.) m