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EL PASO HERALD EDITORIAL and MAGAZINE PAGE
Wednesday, March 15, 191(5.
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Congress Waking Up
Keeping Quiet and Busy
National Conscience
Fear and Cleanliness
Short Snatches From Everywhere.
One good thing has been accomplished already by
the border troop movement, in waking up congress to
the imperative necessity of advancing the measures for
improving the military establishment. The movement,
small as it is, has resulted in demonstrating to the
whole country, and especially to the administration
and to congress, the fact that our little mobile army
available within the national boundary is inadequate
in site for any serious work requiring quick concentra
tion pf a considerable force at any point.
The truth has been -dinned 'into the ears of the
people for several years, by military authorities, the
press, and well informed men in public life. But it
has fallen on deaf ears, for the most part. The truth
has been told that, when all the overseas detachments
are deducted, together with the coast artillery and all
the army service corps not to be classed as part of the
mobile fighting force, there are not over 25,000 men
available in the regular army for field duty in the
United States. Now with the Mexican expedition im
pending, we are brought face to face with the fact that
the necessary border guard and the small expeditionary
force combined, exhaust the available forces. The
United States could not take on new responsibilities
at this time without calling on the national guard and
volunteers.
Congress has already taken action specially to au
thorize the raising of the present army to full strength
contemplated in existing law. This action could have
been ordered directly by the president, but it was
thought better that congress should act, inasmuch as
it means adding about $15,000,000 a year to the present
cost of the army. So soon as the additional 20,000
men can be enlisted and trained, the mobile army will
receive a considerable addition to its strength, and,
unless unforeseen demands arise, it will become un
necessary to xall on the national guard for border duty.
The Mexican border movement will be a fine lesson
to the whole country. It will teach the necessity of
real "preparedness."
New York says 250,000 skaters have enjoyed the ice
this winter; that's once where El Paso missed.
El Paso may think she is the only border city that
is keeping cool and keeping busy, and refraining from
reckless or careless or thoughtless words and acts.
But reports from the other parts of the 2000 mile
stretch that forms the international boundary indicate
that from Brownsville to Calexico there is no sign of
any disturbance or excitement. Mexicans and Amer
icans alike, on both sides of the border, are maintain
ing peace and practically the usual conditions and re
lations prevail.
There is no reason for any change in the very favor
able present attitude of each side toward the other.
It ought to be well understood by this time that the
small force of troops being dispatched by the United
States into Mexico after Francisco Villa and his band
of outlaws is nothing but a police force engaged in a
mission for the mutual gain of both nations. The
people of Mexico have more to gain by the elimination
of Villa than even the Americans have. The American
forces have positive instructions to limit their opera
tions to the one purpose of getting Villa, and they
will not interfere in any way with Mexican civil or
military forces or governmental activities.
If the Carranra troops, who have suddenly sprung
into unprecedented activity, can succeed in getting Villa,
and punishing him or turnjng him over to the Amer
icans, that may simplify the problem. But the aim of
the Americans, to procure Villa's punishment, must be
accomplished in some way. There is nothing in the
situation that ought to cause any tension here on the
border, or arouse any ill feeling. It is a friendly and
peaceable expedition for the purpose of avoiding future
trouble from bandits, and Mexico will be the gainer,
as well as the American borderland.
There were 2,900.000,000 paid admissions to the
movies last year. No wonder the theorists say "Up
with the movies." Make them worth while, make them
teach the children ethics and geography, make the
movies educate the citizen in civics. Let them teach
science also. There is almost nothing the movies can
not do for the country with 2,900,000,000 admissions a
year.
Dr. Dernburg's analysis of the American political
conscience, that "Any government that facilitates the
making of huge profits is a good government, and
deserves to be reelected," has enough truth to make
it bitter and enough lie to make it bitterer still. We
in America are comfortable, and it is human to think
things are" going right because we are comfortable.
Only the bitter at heart sneer at comfort or honest
dollar making. But besides their native capacity for
making money, and their national characteristic of
minding their own business, the people of the United
States have quick and keen consciences.
Since the' world began, never has the world been
in more of a tangle; never has it been more difficult
to see right as rig' t, and wrong as wrong. To in
tervene in Mexico or not to intervene, to side with
Germany to whom the world owes so much, to side
with England, to side with France, to side against
Russia every one of these countries has some splendid
rights that the ordinary citizen of this country would
be glad enough to work for and hope for and piay
for. But when England and Germany fight with each
other, and from ditch worker to king, each country
proclaims itself right in God's name, it is certainly
difficult for the American conscience to find its cue.
In the north, where measles and marbles usually
appear together, the city health departments and
schools are placing warning signs to children, saying:
"Keep away from a child who sneezes. Keep away
from a child who has watery eyes. Never borrow any
body's lead pencil or drinking cup. Never borrow chew
ing gum. Never blow another child's whistle or use
his handkerchief."
Good rules for all times and places, and every child
should know them as ordinary rules of clean living.
It is a pity to introduce the young to extreme fear of
germs as germs. Rather let him get the best ideas of
cleanliness and good health and strength as positive
ideas and ideals, than insist upon the negative and
destructive idea of fear and fussiness.
o
One cannot but wonder what William Shakspere
will think of the New York city masque to be given
in his honor, the tercentenary of his dea'th. There will
be 500,000 persons in the masque, of 50 nationalities,
and his characters will be taen out and made to
interpret the 20th century. Engineers are thinking out
big sounding boards; electricity, which in his day was
nothing more than lightning, is now being trained to
do pretty sunrise and sunset tricks; and Russian artists
are inspiring flaming colors and tree and temple scenes.
The United States public health service puts two
and two together in a report, and warns every one that
excessive use of alcohol is an ally of pneumonia, and
that the hard drinker has very little chance of recovery
if this germ gets hold of him. Not (hat there is much
use arguing with the drunkard the statement only
helps to fortify the abstainer and the temperate citizen
in his abstention or temperance.
To put it in dollars and cents, a baby is worth about
S90, boy or girl, mind you, and a grown up about $4000, .
jo calculates a Yale professor who is trying to work
out some fair figures for a compulsory insurance for
workmen.
At a convention of English beer sellers, after the
business of prices was settled the men all drank tea.
The superman, the man just enough stronger for
war or for peace, the man with a vision just a little
beyond the ordinary, or with some word for the world
that would clear away the mistakes warrior, states
man, philosopher. let him be what he will, the world
needs a man. Mexico is not the only country that
needs a man big enough to bring together the broken
pieces of industry, faith, hope, and loyalty.
o
Illinois alone calculates she could put 1,391,195 men
of military age and fitness in the field; but without
training they would be just so much cannon fodder.
o
The more farmers in the valley, the more trade in
town.
Four million women are eligible to vote this year.
The beauty of some things l they are not true.
Ix .Angeles Tribune.
Neighbor observe each other more than they ob
serve the golden rule. New York World.
With three or four major lengue baseball teams
training in Texas, it may 1- more difficult than
usual to get the spring plowing done Dallas News.
In the event of Carranza's overthrow we beg leave
to nominate for president of Mexico, senator Albert
B. Fall, of New Mexico. Los Angeles Tribune.
An excellent example of what may happen even to
a fellow who thinks himself prepared is furnished by
the sad condition of international law these days.
Duluth Herald.
Protests are being made against increasing the
labors of government clerki. Possibly it is feared
that such action might make the jobs undesirable and
useless as vote getters. Louisville Post.
Another time a mother knows there is something
wrong with little 'Willie and be needs to see a doctor
is when she sends him across the street on an errand
and he comes back within an hour. Columbia State.
It is suggested by an impecunious husband that the
man who invented sectional l-ookcases try his hand on
hats for women, so that thej might be purchased In
sections as the head of the house could afford It
Rochester Times.
Milwaukee is said to have the lowest water rate
of any city In this country. Which perhaps goes to
show th advantage of having an ample supply of the
beverage that made Milwaukee famous and saving the
water for street sprinkling and laundry purposes.
Providence Journal.
While Japan with her military resources and
strategic position is the greatest Pacific power at the
present time. Great Britain and France, and, even
Russia, as well as the United States, have interests in
the Pacific, so that the problem is somewhat com
plicated. New York Sun.
o
A Kentucky woman who died the other day is re
ported to have made $1,000,000 by getting magazine
subscriptions. Her list of names was appraised at
$100,000. It only goes to prove that you can make
money out of anything if you try hard enough and
patiently enough and watch every chance. Collating
magazine subscriptions is ordinarily slow work with
small profit. It takes a business genius to make a
living out of it, and inspiration to make a fortune.
Pork
Helps
Is Substitute For tke Campaign Cigar
To Fill Congress Witk Pure Patriots
PORK is a substitute for the cam
paign clear which fills the halls of
congress with pure patriots.
There are a great many varieties of
ork manufactured in this country at
the expense of the plain people, but all ;
of them serve the one beneficent pur- !
pose of reelecting to congress some
statesman who otherwise would be !
obliged to work out his poll tax.
In Justice to congress. howeer. it .
should be stated that a great deal of
tills pork is pickled right at home and :
.hipped to Washington in the form of i
a popular petition calling for the erec
tion of a 12,000 federal building In a '
ton Tiith four business houses, includ- ,
ing the Jail. One of the worst things
that can happen to a congressman Is
to present five or six of these petitions 1
and see the public buildings committee
draw their teeth in a cold-blooded and
scientific manner. '
The skilful use of pork has retained
in public life many a man whose efforts J
in debate have been confined to a mo- !
tmn to adjourn. The statesman who is i
aide to tap the pork barrel at will and
extract therefrom army posts, postof-
fice sites and river and harbor appro- I
Bv HOWARD L. RANN.
piiations has a great advantage over a
. humble colleague who )s a strict ege
I tarlan. Some of our mightiest pork
, hunters find no trouble m being re
elected with a loud noise after throw
I ing a few hundred thousand dollars of
I government currency into a project to
I make Catfish creek navigable for Its
I entire distance of 11 miles.
ABE MARTIN
petition railing for the erection of n
tuoo.oon federal building In a town
iilth four business houses. Including
the lull.
Owing to the snooping, prying ways
of the dally press, pork is becoming :
less popular as a daily article of food. I
It is getting so that a congressman can
hardly rise with a motion to establish
an Indian reservation in any of the New i
England states without being greeted
with derision and told to sit down in ;
one lump. This is one of the most dis- '
couraging features of our national life,
and if persisted In promises to retire to '
painful and noiseless obscurity a large
band of animated Prince Albert cos
tumes. Pork. like, charity, begins at home ,
The only way to reduce the dimen- :
sions of the pork barrel is to curb the J
popular appetite for gocrnmental pap. 1
The more people read and think and
talk, the less taxes they will have to
pay for the other fellow's benefit. ,
(Protected by the Adams Newspaper
service.)
Skrine Potentate Is Pleased Witk El Paso
Eat Plenty Of Fruit And Keep M. D. Away
"g
L PASO looks larger and better
every time I como here," said
J. Putnam Stevens, Imperial
potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North
America. "I have been in El Paso two
or three times and have passed through
to attend, and we expect to get many his own country," said Itev. E. P. Ful
from the lower altitudes. We feel great- . lerton, secretary of the board of mis-
ly encouraged over the prospects of sions of the Presbyterian church. It
more often than that. You can see, I tinue six weeks.
getting Arizona and New Mexico to
recognize the school. If we can secure
recognition by the state superlntned
ents of certificates Issued from the nor
mal It will lend prestige to the school.
The school will open on May 1 and con-
therefore, that I am not a total stran
ger to El Paso. Please note that I am
from Portland, Maine, and not from
Portland. Oregon. It has kept me pret
ty busy so far on my trip keeping the
record straight. Portland, Oregon, Is a
very fine city, but jou must not for
get also that Portland, Maine, is on the
map."
"Everything tends to Indicate that
we are to have a very successful sum
mer normal at Ysleta." said Miss Myra.
Winkler, county superintendent of
schools. "We are receiving inquiries
right along which are taken to mean
that great Interest Is being shown in
the normal. One young woman will
pobably come all the way from Austin
"The addition of the new photograph
ic apparatus makes the city detective
department rogue's gallery perfect In
every detail now," said Hugh B. Tbom
ason. "The new camera and photo
equipment was purchased by the city at
a big cost, but it Is certainly worth the
money, as it saves the city a great deal
in taking the place of an official pho
tographer who charges so much per
visit to tbe station. Now it is a per
fectly easy matter for the officers to
take a picture and have it developed
within a few hours and placed in the
gallery for future reference."
"It is a pity that every American can
not travel the length and breadth of
would give Americans a much noadT
interest and Knowledge of their ov.n
country. To an easterner in New Jer
sey or Deleware, or any of those east' m
states, the distances out here are quito
beyond their comprehension. It is
quite possible In the east to preach in
one town in the morning, dine in an
other town, preach again at night soma
other place and--sleep in still another
city. The fact that your cities of anv
consequence out here are days jour
neys apart is hard for them to realize "
"People do not eat enough fruit t J
keep them in good health." said T"
J. S. Downing, of San Diego. "Tartu -ularly
restaurant living peotile. To the
very large army of business men and
women who get all their meals in restaurants.-
fruit is In the majontv of
cases a rare article of diet If peopl'
have to keep up a meat and potato diet
at restaurants everyone at least could
keep a bag of fruit In their room and
eat this in the evening."
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Rivalry As a Habit
crr.
Beatrice Fairfax Writes On the Futility of Always Going
One Better.
fly IIKATIUCK FAIKFAA.
VI; you eier played "Hop, skip, tion to generation, have all been lamp
and Jump?" If jou were ever a
Ambrose Srpy, orator, author, phil
osopher, an' o' late years a well-known
agar butt collector, wuz taken t' th poor
farm t'day. What's become o' th' ole
time friendly acquaintance that used t'
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building, and he and his family lived
over It. My father built the big fac
tory over there, and I have just added
mis' t - - j-- -,'. , " . , " : , ",,
I looked, and saw a building Into i as, x ravelin or goin some piacer
which the other two could have been i protected by ACams rcewsnauer Service.)
pu like toys into a box. Uach gen- , .
cra.jon nau Bone one oener. aiiKe m ,,,.. ,; , .,, ., l j,i.i' i. ,.! .,!, :rT. :,
building and methods and machinery. . '"," ri-V.. : nvi.kZ. , !""". '"" " jj "" ""
-n- .. .... M.iT. B,n.n. ir. i cessful lawyers in Oklahoma anil first tl.... i.
There was an amazing statement In .., .... r- , ? . Inursuav.
the papers the other day that, it was W" V ' '" ."' "" "" ,n'"V," t Vnless the plaintiffs have further
railroad constructors and builders in J evidence to introduce, the examination
the middle west. 1 of witnesses has been completed.
VICT0RVILLE CEMENT PLANT
SUIT TO JURY THURSDAY
Arguments in the injunction case of
Latta A Ilnpper and other minority
stockholders against the Southwestern
Portland Cement eomiany. seeking to
prevent the company from building a
cement plant at Victorville, Calif., will
lighters, and another that have all been
pa .culplinrs ?nL- hntti thUm nmlina
boy. you hae. What Is the root J tior,, are useful, and the present hold-
oi tne ramuy trade, or vocation.
idea of the game? Ever to go one bet
tci you go in turn, and each sue- t
ceco'ng turn you strive to overstep i
if by but an inch the mark of your
prccV cesaor. ;
Of course there came a limit pn s--
entlv Some long-legged, hlgh-sUp- '
pinfr. kangaroo-like young stripling,
sorr- bounding boy, set a mark nobodj '
elsr could beat and he won. He pet i
up a new record, surely an impossible i
one to beat! j
At' but that was what we all said J
before. The fact is, there is nothiug '
impossible to beat. Impossible is a J
coward's word. f
I know a family wbo, from genera- '
ers
arc Immensely nroud of the fact that
in (he one case a predecessor climbed
a l?dder and lighted an oil lamp on
the old Harlem Bridge, and that a pre- ;
det essor In the other case watched the
stage coaches pass as he caught rats 1
!n it" old days.
i er: but
utterly
den duty to go one better than their
fathers.
Awoke at I.nst.
I went around a great works the
other day. ' The young partner, who
was my guide, said:
"My grandfather started In that
said, an American workman could turn i
out three times as much on an average i
as the British workman, because of
I labor saving devices. j
If a man devised a machine that I
' went one better than any other, many j
a firm in this country scrapped the j
old plant and adopted tho new.
Just as every upward step in u i 11
climbing opens up new prospects, so
every discovery in science and art and
philosophy and method opens up un- .
guessed possibilities, until at length
Wkat Happened
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Br VIRGINIA TEimDNB VAX DC WATBIt.
The Young Wife Gets a Snub From Her Old Friends
And Feels D eeply Grieved.
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Spring At Hand
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LD Winter's on the downward grade, he soon will cease to blow; so burnish
up the good old spade, and grind the trusty hoe; O grind the trusty hoe,
my friends, and make it gleam like glass, for when the stormy winter
the achievements which yesterday i ends, we plant onr earden sass. The birds will soon be wincine back from sunnv
those fellows ought to be i 8e,ne?1 miracles are the cornmonplaces sonthern climes; they'll build their nests around your shack, and sing to beat the
ashamed. It was their boun- ! " "' """ "" "u"i " chimes; they'll sing around your shack, and sing to beat the chimes; they'll sing to
Oscar Ilammers.ein. Impresario and "eat the chimes, my boys, among the swaying trees and while tney raise their
theatrical manager, was once a cigar- ' cheerful noise, we'll plant our beans and peas. The Frost King soon will lose his
maker, through his inventive mind j grip, the frozen brooks run free, and lambs and colts and calves will skip around
patented several devices for improving . in frantjc gieee; they'll skip in frantic glee, my dears, for all young things .are
nee ofOCweh1cheUfnfmUrovlr15r-' brash; and when the snowdrift disappears, we'll sow our succotash
000. (Protected by the Adams prwwroatior service.) WALT MAbON.
IT HAPPENS IN THE BEST 'REGULATED FAMILIES-BY"BRIGGS
if rri for 1 i ' i " j 1
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CHA1TKH IXX.
train by which
Augustus
She's an old friend and I'm afraid her
feelings were hurt by your manner '
I Heevea and his bride returned to 5&XSL" "shemay'a,
uersiano. uiai a married woman can't
go gallivanting around the country una
having folks running in to see her tha
Milton left New York between 5
and 6 oclock.
As Jane saw her husband return the
greetings of several commuters she
thought she understood why he had .
Insisted that she travel back home in
her new suit and hat. Reeves wanted
men who were his neighbors to note ,
how well he was dressing his wife. I
She glanced eagerly around the car '
and smiled as her eyes fell on the face
of a girl who lived not far from the
narays. Kutn Crosby smiled In re
way she did before she was married.
loure my wire now, and your plac- is
in my home and attending to iur du
ties there."
"But I want to keep my friends. t..o."
she argued, "as mother has dono
'Tour mother is a very .asy gems
good woman, but she's easier than I
want my wife to be. She hs let jou
do lust about as vnu. nleaaerl innt. !
of bringing you up strict. While you ; a V
line gin. witn a smue that
turn, then leaving her seat, crossed the j meant to be indulgent "you've been
u.c w i.pco.K in ner iriena.
"How do yon do, Mr. Reeves:" she
said lightly. "'Hello. Jane! I'm glad
to see you coming back again. Tou
stole such a march on us all that we
didn't even know you were married
oeiore you were on on your wedding world!" the girl exclaimed, a catch
;J p'. auPPose you ve had a lovely j her breath. She did not want to quar
t,m,?' - ! rel here on the train, but she could
ine speaKers interest was centered
little spoiled. You're not t. I. lam.
for you've had your own way oil your
life. And your father's too easy-going,
too."
Defends Her I'n renin.
They re the best people In tins
In the bride and she bestowed scarcely
mure man a glance upon Augustus.
"Than you." Jane said shyly. "We
were In Xew York and of course it's
pretty lively there t this time nt .
, But I'm glad to bo getting back to
.Milton."
"Thafs good. I'm coming to see you
soon and so are all the other girls, I
guess."
Before Jane could reply, her hus
band spoke. "Jane will be very busy
for a good while," he remarked pom
pously. "She has a great deal to at
tend to In her new home for my house
Is large. She'll have little leisure for
company for some time."
Vnlnc ImpreNslon of Jane.
Ruth flushed hotly and looked Nat
Jane. She could not know that the
youn wife's heart cried out In pro
teat nor how she longed to beg her
friend to come to see her often, to tako
Pity on her loneliness. Nor could she
suspect that Jane resented her hus
band's rude speech and that embarrass
ment, chagrin and shame held her
dumb.
, "Very well," Ruth Crosby, rejoined.
I will remember, and. and not in
trude. Good-bye."
"Good-bye!" Jane murmured as the
girl nodded stiffly and went back to
her seat.
"She's getting stuck-up already,"
'uth announced later to her chums,
lust because she's married to old
Reeves and his money she thinks she
can snub us girls. Well I. for one,
mean to let her alone and I advise
the rest of you tn do lhA name. I cruess
we're better than she Is even If we're
oi ncn. if we do have to work In one
"h or another, we didn't sell our
ourselves for money."
Jane bad little In uav fnr anme min
utes after Ruth had left her. Then
she spoke tentatively.
"Augustus." she ventured. "I'm sorry
yon said just what you did to Ruth.
not let the censure of her dear ones
pass unchallenged "If I am not all I
ought to be and I know I am not it s
not their fault."
"Thafe. there don't worry about tli-it
now!" Augustus soothed. He glanced
about uneasily. It would be a dreadful
thing of it was suspected that he and
his wife were having an altercation al
ready. If Jane should cry, what would
people think? "You needn't worry but
you're all right." he continued. "I
picked you out of all the girls in Mil
ton didn't I? And even if you've got
a great deal toMearn, my home is tli
place that you'll learn it well. But
since you will have so much to do. I
don't take to the idea of your bam-
young folks coming in all the ti
And I wanted Ruth Crosby to under
stand that."
The train was slowing up at the Mil
ton station, and Augustus began to
gather up bags and umbrellas.
"Might we," Jane hesitated, "ruigbs
we that is would It be convenient f
you to have the man stop just for a
minute on the way up and let tne see
how father and mother are?"
"It's too late," her husband replud
"We must get home, Jane." f
(To Be Continued) ' '
ae Y i
probe: livestock rates
on all railroads in u. s.
Washington. I). t. March 1." Tbe
Interstate commerce commission toaco
extended the scope of its Investigation
into the rates and practices lnoUed a
transportation of fresh meats liv
stock nnd packing-house products S'J
as to include all the railroads in the
ited States.
ti as
- I'll
Charhs W. Schwab, who recentl ac
quired control of the Pennsylvania
St.-el companv, began his business ca
reer as a stage driver. This was whea
he was IS years of age.
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