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"L PASO HERALD
TODAY'S PRICES.
Mexican bank notes, state bills, $6.5O34.0O; pesos,
old, $103; Mexican gold, $50.50; naaooales. 27c; bar
silver. H. & H. quotation, $1.30; copper, 1919c;
gram, strong; livestocks, weak; stocks, weak.
WEATHER FORECAST.
El Paso and west Texas, fair asd cooler; ('' Mexico,
fair, temperature unchanged; Aitaona, fair.
Jr
LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
IGGEST STORE
N TEXAS FOR
THIS CITY
Popular To Take In Pracli-
call&Half a Block and
Add 2 More.Floors
WILL ERECT NEW
STORE ON TEXAS
Eig! t-Slory Slrudure'io Go
Up On Bassdt Property
When Leases Expire
EL
PASO will have the biggest de-i-tment
store in Texas within
lrss than two years, worlc will
start this year some time. t
tm atnT-iM ire to be added to the
'nv'&iEEr d" iSt- I
company building and as iMrr
1 cTT-tiirs pnnnM'tinar in nresent
T.ulldl with TexaTrtreet. is to be" vjse rrer. JPpos oe-,
erected.
Meantime, the firm will come into
"gsss!on of all of the Hammett
Voiding on Mesa avenue except the
oratr now occupied by Sllberberg
Bros. With tbe exception of this
.ornr, it will occupy a full half
block, with an eight-story building
on more than taree-rourtns 01 lt.
c. ,-Ant hoh the Pnntilir TnJ '
1
had a leare on the second story of !
the Hammett hullding, using it for2U. pointed out tnat rorres. in tesii-
it-, tor and storage department. Just
recently the company closed a ten-y-2r
lease with Mrs. B. F. Hammett
for the two store buildings on Mesa
avenue immediately adjoining the
Popular on the north, now occupied
Bond's book store and the T. A.
"oren5 company. These leases tan 1
another year. The Popular gets pos-
s-esion on Jan. 1. 1921.
The addition to the Popular build
in? -will be erected on ground re-cf-ntlv
purchased by the Popular from
C X. Bassett. on Texas street. This
l -operty Hs 8 feet wide and 8j6 feet
. :?nt inches long, extending to the
i resent Popular building along the
.il ' ey between Mesa avenue and
Manton streets, and fronting north
vii Texas street The property has a
three-story building on 1 nowj As
soon as present leases expire, a new
structure conforming to the architec
ture of the Popular store on Mesa
j-scnue and San Antonio street, will
... erect -d Thie will give the Popu
:ar a 20 foot entrance on Te. as street.
Th, t o store" on Mesa avenue in
tv Hammett building -- be con-;
,-tra-d with the Popular building on
Utt north, to give the store that
-)U.-h more floor space and that much
n.orc Mesa avenue frontage.
In addition to this, L ITeiss. Mau--;--
Schwaru. Manny Schwartz and
i;rTin Schwartx .have purchased of
1 'red A. Elliott, the property on the
: ortn side of Texas street adjoining
irlB Kaynolds building on the wetrt
and now occupied by the Jenkins
"iano company, and A- Schwartx
,.-.:d todav that it is not out of the
,. uv.il of "possibilities that a building
u further accomodate the Popular
v.. ..Ai1 tharnn pirt
nr tinder the street , connecting it I
suc
vti, the basement of the building : presMent ol tne repnmic amv :n iD gj,,, t, ( pm,,,, wflMm'1
to be erected on Texas street. Saltillo recently with influenza and Is , piy to y,,, aatte premiers' note
The company paid C N. Bassett I In serious condition. A reception on tne Adriatic question, will furnish
JT , mw for the property on Texas I which was awaitlnf; his arrival at the European chaneelories with an nn
st re.-t or KSg a front foot for the I the capital of Coahuila waa postponed. equivocal statement of this country's
;t feet. Tb young men who pur- ! ; position as to the forming of agree-
. I.ased the site adjoining the Ray- "TlAr" SWKEI'S CIUnrAItTJA. ! ments for dianoaal of territory with-
i.oids building, paw jrrea a. n-iuon
ba,M for it.
HSfillTH ELECIED.
London. Eng, Feb. SS. Former
.:.. iw r'
premier Herbert H.
leroert H. A&quim wui
parliament from the Pals-'
r .a . --
lected to
constituency in the recent bye-i
elect on
Heirarding the burning question of
ne aavocatea run ana tree
. ommercaL financial and industrial T
.rtereourse, tc be reopened without j
- .a and declared his belief that the
Baltic states, with Poland, should he,
encouraged to make peace on reason-
able and advantageous terms with I
I.ussta. Tbe allies, he thought should
do the same thing, for reasons, no J
saidL "which ought to appeal to our)
conscience as well as our Judgment. I
A Park Site Of 216
SchooVFor $30,000
Plan Presented To
EL PASO has an opportunity to oh-
taia 21S acres for a park-ea cost j
or xse.oim. if pians or tne cuj
rSannlng commission do not fail.
The plane were placed before the'
ty council Wednesday morning by .
Janes L. Marr, MaJ R. f uurges. a. ;
Steven, G. A. Martin and DeWitt
v Bandeen. and met with favor.
The plan calls for the purchase of
the Collins survey, the Caples St
O'Connor tract of land and two other
fcmall pieces, most of It lying Immed
utelv east of the high school. A
"-tal" of 366 acres would be acquired
jnd l.'O platted and sold off In lots
-U -round inc the park, the remaining
-t acres being retained for city park
up S36.a for
h nark site, ana citizens wouia tnen
'nrm m. holdinc comoanv for the onr-
hase of the entire property, ad
ancing. aceordins; to plans prepared
v ir Bandeen, $59,000 for first pay--nnt?
This is for the reason that
he city cannot buy and sell real
-state, and because it is Impossible
:o buv the land needed for park pur
poses" wthout buying all that Is of
:rred in the two surveys. The hold
ing company would then sell off the
Headliners In
Todays Theaters
ALHAMBRA
"Wings of the Morning, V II-
ham Farnum.
BIJOC
"Evangeline."
ELI. -i AY
"Pollyanna," Mar PickfortL
GRECIAN
"Blue Blazes Raw den." Bill Hart
RIAI.TO
"It Pays to Advertise," Brant
Washburn.
rMai e
TlespectabIe Bv Proij."
WICHAM-
"Judy of Rogues' Harbor," Mary
Miles M inter.
(Read Amusement Ads on Page 9.)
Every Time She Turns One
SINGLE
CHIGAN
Bandits Seize Another
Mexico Replies To U.
Two Army
Carranza Refuses to Allow
TJ. S. Witness .to Re
enter Republic,
ME
EXICO CITY. Mex... Feb
Text of three notes which
recently nassed between th-
Mexican government and the state de
partment at Washington were made .
nuMic at the foreign office here last:
r secretary Lansing that the
of Henrv Forres, an American wit-'
ness before' the Fall sobcommitte-
w inch recently sat at San Antonio, EI 1
Paso. Texas, inquiring into Mexican 1
conditions.
The second was tbe Mexican refusal I
to accede to this request and the third
was Mr. Lansing's refusal to allow 'vtbw yoUK. Keb. S3. Barry HP-
the issuance of permits for the ship- Jj rt, .prrlntendent of an
men' of arms and ammunitions to.- fcw.
Mexico from the United States. American smelter at Meplml In
Had No Choice In Matter. '
The state department's note rela-
ernm?n.0rSe?t?on iffSet".!
Mexic Dsai at Eagle Pass had re-
--"- .., " - r.- - ,
cause the latter haa testuiea neiore 1,1-1. v -Mia. t.i
..,. 0Ai ....- m,. .nfa'pnnr! Thtfh owns the smelter. The"
iur rail OHiH,vinioiiicc. au "w
pointed out that Forres had no choice,
in the matter and expressed the be
lief that the " lexican go veramen t
could grant the vise without sacri
fieingher right to refuse admittance
to an undesirable alien. Hope was
voiced that the viae wonld be granted
S SOOI1 DOSSible.
The Mexican re'ly. dated February
xying, ijejta iiutx ansUcnwiK tuaui-
tions prevai'-d in Mexico. It was said
Forres dentr.iced article 27 of the.
w...-a j..Cb .;. AAAltntfv arlh !
petrGleum) as "confiscatory and! it iraaafd at tbe state department
robbery," and made other "harsh and.no further Information had been re
sarcastic comments on tne Mexican.
constitution." The reply stated Forres j
inauirarated anti-Mexican propa- J
ganda among those attending the
hearings of the Fall committee.
-Pained. Bnt Must Decline
rne to these reasons, the foreign
nftlM antrl ft va naitvMl tMsailllte Iti
was necessary to decline the North
American government's request that J
orders be issued granting Fornes per-:
mission to enter Mexico." J
Mr. La a sing's reply to 'the Mexican;
government's request for permission .
to import arms and munitions from,
the United States gave a list of note?
receied by the state department j
from Tgnacio Bonillaa. Mexican am-j
basea.lor to Washington, -elatirr to
the subject, and In anbstance stated!
the nermission desired could not be
granted under present condition?
MEXICANS TaHlVG PXOWHiy
PO TJ. S. FX.YKRS PCXBRAX.
EiLirle Pass. Texas. Feb. IS. Mexi
can aviators stationed opposite intsi
city crossed to Raeie Pass la a body!
Tuesday with floral offerings for the
raneral ot ueut. Horace uorey, 01
killed In a fall here.
ODRECOX nAS IXFX.I1BXZA.
According to a dispatch published
in the Excelsior. Oen. Alvarado -Obre- j
f-,bi2rh1'tt,V"i
try in behalf of his candidacy for
try In behalf of his candidacy for
The influenxa epidemic which is
. sweeping through Mexico has reached ,
CTUhuahua W.f '
:;" ."""""qg ? ,"i'","iSS.,,.r"'- !
i t.,... WMiKMiav wtiiiA
- -r .. r ' --, jugo-oiavia a. an umBKim, out ne
estimate of the number of cases could has not instated on carrying out pre-
ha 1 n .in 1 It- tbtw alii safhamJlT tn.,.:..U .L. a .ij..a.i.. ..tit a -- - "
irnwi. .. w wu kuwi-. uica.-.
ters ana ennrcnes nave oeen oroerea
closed.
" . ;
PERMIT TO COrRCHBSMG CO.
Austin, Texas. Feb. 23. A permit
to do business in Texas was granted
today by the state department to
a. I Courchesne. Inc.. incorporated
under the laws of New Mexico. The
home office is at West El Paso and
principal plac of business at Kl Paso.
which is the Texas heaTTquarters. A.
Courchesne is the Texas agent
Acres Near High
Is A Possibility
The Qity Council
lots about the park, after laying out
nd grading the streets. Mr. Ban- I
," .,HJB " u e w yw
be sold in four years, for a sufficient )
sum to pay ror an tne iano ana ln-
terest on the money advanced by tbe
noiu rag conipany.
The mavor and city council were
impressed with the plan and agreed
to it at the meeting Wednesday
morning. The mayor appointed
aldermen Bert Semple and Martin
Sweeney to consider the details with
e coni.m,"r- S"? MeTiMem. worg- i
ing unqer tne planning commission, ,
have already run the surveys and
Dreaared mans of the land to he nnr-
chased. Plats of 'he lota it is pro-
ES" ."" """ u .".
ccflSneldit ,"r'-"lM l
The fiitures a prenared by th
planning commission, after a careful
study of the situation, show that th
total acreage needed would cost
$260,606, the Kisher survey. , Caples -O'Connor
propert $200 Cf. the Col
lins survey. 90.000. and lots needed
for the nark in Kern Place and
Alexander addition. SlO.vftO. To lay
out streets and improe the property
Tor the sale of tne lots woura
brlnK
the total cost up to 1541.973. It is
figured that J5 building sites could
be sold for $525,090: and that $16,800
would be received as income dnrinc
. the next four ears from the Caples
. quarry, tuis. witn tne cttys xo.Doe
i would bring tn a total of $571,800, or
1 a profit of $10,725. which could be
', ustd for developing the park. Out
of the total cost Mr. Bandeen pro
- vides for eiefat nercent interest on
the money to be advanced by the j
HUiviug vvuiynuj,
The figures on the acreage involved
are as follows;
Total acreage
Fisher survey
Collins survey .
Kern lots
Alexandria lots
320
20
10
"Il'Iibo'
Acreage deducted
I For lots
! For Quarry
50
i Available for park parposea
For general parking 11$
For mountain parking 100
COPT. FIVE CENTS.
OFFICERS
Fliers Await Release
RYHOGARTY
i
i m r''fcT 'f h sVPiiI?
r.ilAWinHriHllD
THEN RELEASED
w. nnn,n Rek-U Trvrvlr
'P"" """"&" "'":'
Prisoner and Demanded
Ransom Be Paid.
the Mexican state of Dnrsngo ana
.J , rMr4 br the bandits who kld-
- '- - --
telegram received here today at the
-
.,
nf thai ItnrlrMin Mali) eoYn
telegram wm from the companra
Msntrrey branch bat It did not ntnte
ivhc.her the ranom demnnded by the
bandits, had been paid.
Horartr nai employed as nperln
.endeat of the nmelter of the Amer
ican Metal rompanr of MapImL The
aCtdaaplaf. wa reported by the eom
pas7 from ItK headquarters In evr
Tort and xwn baited upon a report re-
relied Tuesday from Monterey, Mex
1..
ceiveo recarainc tne reportea release
of Joseph E- Askew, the Amrriemn,
Vidnaped at 1rdo and held for ICOv-
I w ransom. The department was
Informed Tuesday by the Tlahnnllto
reompany of Aw lorfc. which em-
' Jj0'. Askew, that he had reported
""
release.
WILSON'S NOTE
ON FIUME ROW
HANDEDALLIES
President Refuses to Agree
to Settlement Offered
Jugo-SIavia
T OSOOS. Kn&. Feb. 25. President
L, Wllyon-s reply to the allied note
on the Adriatic situation reached
London today and was deliTered to I
the allied supreme council. j
WH Mnke r"io araT- '
vi-hJti-tt. r. r wrf. m. anHvi i
: : tt T n -T-
out " Participation or tne united
BI?iei,ll.f ,- h , .
cording to well-informed circles, to
agree to the aettlement- offered to
v?L ,r"r "r2i5rMf "'V? r
ciseiy tne Adriatic settlement reacnea
iecember with the consent of tne
United States. Seizure of Flume by
u auuuiuiu .hu wun duuocucul
tvcniB vrere eaia lo nave miae requi-
site some changes in that plan.
kstin. Texas. Feb. 25. Governor
Hobby, after returning from Dallas,
vhere he has been visiting his
,
brother. Ed1 Hobby, refuses to make
any mention of his political plana
J D. PAR NELL TO RUN FOR
r tcttt rmrcDViin tu tcvic
LltUi. IsUYkRllUK In TEXAS
Austin. Texas. Feb. 25. J. D.'Par
nell. member of the lower house of
the 36th legislature from Wilbarger
county, who is here on business,
stated that he had, virtually decided
to make the race ior lieutenant gov
ernor subject to the action of the
Democratic primaries next July
v- parnell. who i an oil orremior-
i does not believe any radical learisla-
j.iature affecting the oil industry!
.su.a . in are s.vru rj ,sst; uirjkt. ic'
., B-.11 W& B.Ak.S h, 1A MAW. 1...W
Durina the last sessioc of the leeli-
lature-he str.ruou.ly opposed m5ui.
urea which were introduced and
which it was thought would, if en
acted, proe Inimical to oil develop
ment.
N. Y. WOMEIt DEMOCRATS TO
SELECT NATIONAL DELEGATES
Albany. N. Y., Feb, 25. Democratic
women from all parts of the state
came to Albany today to' select two
women as candidates for delegates at
large to the national convention.
State party leaders have decided to
give women eqsflU representation with
men on tne Dig roar.
TV lu-wHri- .r.ia .wn VAt4An ,
win lane place nere tomorrow. Party!
ieauers expreaveti ine opinion tOoay
HnnnvQ tBT
m mmm
u 3 uniu unu
"V
An
that the "big four" would go to ganjBAILKTTS CAMJIDAtl GETS
Francisco ttalnstrncted.
CHAMP CLARK'S AAMD OX
5 hi a:
GBORGIA PRIMARY BALLOT
i aluiuw, m... reu. . a petition i
bearing the requisite number of sig-
natures to Diace the nam. r.r r-h.
natures to nln th- n.r. V,n
Clark on the Georgia preferential .... .., .piw.ivtkii
primary ballot April SO. was received UK,lT THEASIREB Aritl-Tt.u.
Tuesday by the state Democratic ex-1 Santa Fe. N. M. Feb 25 Walter
ecutive committee. His is the third JM. Danburg, of Santa Fe. baa been
name to' be received, the others be-appointed deputy state treasurer to
Ing William G. McAdoo and Herbert .have charge of the collection of in
Hoover. come and Inheritance taxes.
EL PASO. TEXAS. WEDNESDAY
American
S. Protest
Yank Aviators Expect to
Be Given Liberty With
in Next Few Hours.
OUGLAS. Aris.. Feb. 25. Army of
ficials were awaltinz today word
I of the return to American soil
, of Ueuts-'G. U Usher and M. L. Wolf.
il
rican uviaiurc. uciuni .m 4aww-
for 20 davs follow ins: their forced
landinr on Mexican soil. Orders for
their release were received at Naco
xari yesterday, but whether they have
left has not been learned.
Military autherltlen assume that
one or the aviators will remain
to salvace the plane, which landed
99 mile from the International
boundary February
The aviators have been prisoners
only in name, being allowed the free
dom of the city while negotiations
for their release were conducted
through the foreign departments of
rh two coernments under the new
policy -which requires official inveati-i
army aviators in Mexico- They nave
been held prisoner longer than any
other of the American aviators who
have been forced to land m the south
ern republic.
Still In aeosarI.
The aviators held at Nacoxart. Son
ora. since Feb. 2 when their plane
made a forced landing near that place
were released yesterday afternoon
following receipt of an order from
Mexico City. They are still in Naco
sari. According to word received here
this morning from Nacosari, the de
iav tn ttir denartnre is caused by the
fact that the order for their release;
did not contain provision for the re-,
lease of the airplane. 1
VpTir-fin official!, stated this was1
doubtless an oversight bnt refnsed to
surrender the plane without a written
order. Tbe matter was taken an with
governor Do La Huerta and ft was
knnail tliA AW PAUlCtflf th nlafWt
would reach Nacoxari some time to-1
day. The aviators were said to oe un
willing to leae Mexico without their
airplane.
May Repair Airplane.
It was said this morning the plane
probably could be repaired suffi
ciently to bring the aviators oat by
air, bnt it was believed the fliers
would come out by rail, bringing the
plane with them. Tbe next train from
Nacoxari will arrive here at 11 :3o
oclock tomorrow morning.
Early this afternoon army head
quarters here had no word from the
fliers though
a telegram had been
sent them nd
a reply waa momen-
tarily expected.
AERIAL PATROL OF BORDER
EXTENDED EAST CfFYUMA
San Diego. Calif, Feb. IS. The
aerial patrol of the boundary be
tween the United States and Mexico,
has been extended from Tama, to
Qnitobaqnita, 100 miles east of Ytoma.
according to an announcement to
day by CoL H. 1 Watson, commander
of Rockwell Field aviation sehaoL
I iv. tu,. i .a- .... . .. .
oeStTse of 'lV "' g"Za iS
!... . .uuu
. ,
speciai PKRMIT BCES IHY
TO IMPORT MF.XICAN CORX
.-.. ,.,. ,
wnucr .u unnr rmireo in jbi nn
Tuesday by W. W. Carper ter, assiat-
ant collector of ctastoms, no corn may
be imported from Mexico hereafter
except by permit secured directly
from the federal horticultural board
at Washington. The reason for the
ban is given -as the alleged prevalence
of a destructive weevil in the Mexi
can product
MEXICO CITY C.DKR FL.V BAA.
Mexico City, Hex., Feb. 25 Schools,
churches and other public meeting
places have been closed indefinitely
because of influenza. Estimates of
the number of cases here run as high
as several hundred thousand but
there have been eompartively few
deaths.
Permanent Brick
Possible For The
riBRMAAENT brick quarters for the
il 9th engineers, now in camp on the
rtver near Courchesne. will be
erected at Fort Bliss in a short time,
it is expected. ,
In the construction of the brick
.,.., - ., r.K -..i. u
I WHWS 4.V1 UIQ IU1 ltwil J SUIU S.UV
Ujd field artillery at Fort Bliss, the
construction Quartermaster made a
saving of several thousand dollars and
a considerable quantity of brick. The
brick and the money are on hand and
recommendation has been made that
they be allowed for the erection of
quarters for the 9th engineers. This
would make it possible to bring the
organization to Fort Bliss for sta
tion. The recommendation calls for
the construction work on the build
ings to be done by the engineers
themselves.
Recommendations have also been
made to Washington by district of
ficials at El Paso for permanent
bousing for the other units no
located at Fort Bliss, including tbe
lODINWOTA
SlnriT ITallai ri lTk T1
Gen. Leonard Wood, majority Repub-j
I lean candidate for president at the'
March primaries, arrived here today
to deliver his orincipal campaign
speech in South Dakota. He made a
short talk at Canton this morning en
route from Yankton, where he spoke
"
ATTK.VTION AT WAKIIIM3TO.Y
'UTttahfnn-' nn n C Wf-i i li,ArtriAi
(senator Bailey's gubernatorial can-
dldacy in Texas is beginning to at-
' tract attention nere. aenator nnep-
j ., ; ,
J,';"' , ' " A."' "
situation. It is ail
statement on the
situation. It IS ajinounceO.
American
FOR CAMPAIGN!
EVENING, FEBRUARY 25. 1920.
DEFY U. S.JGE
DEHflRRJlTS SEE
I? TO ESCAPE
THHMJWE
Report Of Surrender To
Republican Viewpoint
Greatly Exaggerated
POLITICSPLAYS
IMPORTANT PART
Both Parties Playing Politi
cal Game In League of
Nations Issue
lty DAVID Z.AWRBSCK.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 55.
Stories of a serious revolt among
k. TVptmncrats in the senate
against the leadership of preaident
Wilson on the peace treaty are exag
gerated. Eight or. nine Democrat
senators are ready to surrender to
senator Lodge and the Republican
reserrationlata on article 1, but that
wonld not be enough to bring about
a ratification of the peace treaty.
The movement la not organised and
has not the sanction of either sen
ators Hitchcock or Underwood, rivals
or the minority leadership.
Nor is it likely to do anything more
at nresent except unify the Demo
crats, for it has acted like a danger
signal. Friends of the president have
seen the possibility of a break in
Democratic ranks when a vote on
various resenratlona is taken, and
they, therefore, want a caucua to ex
press tbe viewpoint of the party.
Say Gronnd For Battle.
For instance, it would be em
barrassing indeed for the Democrats
IT any conaweraoie or tneir numoer ;
voted with the Republicans because i
tbe treaty tailed 01 passage, ana tneir
issue were carried Into the cam
paign. The blame could hardly be
put upon the Republican party so
lohg as large numbers of Democrats
were with Mr. Lodge. The purpose
of those Democrats who want a
caucus. Is to determine what the at
titude of the Democratic party In the
senate shall be and to lay the ground
for the battle in the next presidential
campaign In the event that tbe treaty
becomes aa issue, as is likely at
present writing.
Tbe viewpoint of the Democrats
lib. want t. see tbe caucus called
and party action taken seems to
he to eommlt the Democratic ta-
.stars or at least the nujoriry of
them o the program, whieh 3S
Democrats recently signed, name
ly, support t. the malt of the
bipartisan peace conference held
recently la which a virtual agree
ment was reached on all points,
- but article 10.
On that fatWul article the Demo
crats are inclined to stand on the
reascvaxfoBj offered by former presi
dent TafC which senator Lodge has
rdieetsd. Thus their campaign pro
gran wonld be to say to thn country
that they stood ready to accept the
agreement of a bipartisan compromise
conference and a reservation written
by a Repabllean former preaident.
They could hardly be accused then,
it is contended by some of the Demo
crats, of blindly following president
Wilson long obstacle paths of pride.
Democrats Fear Blame.
It is the fear that tbe country may
fasten upon Democratic senators
some of the same blame for ob
structing theatreaty, which so many
friends and toes of the treaty have
recently begun to attach to president
Wilson, himself that Is canning Indi
vidual Democrats to grow restless.
They feel that the country wants the
treaty disposed ol They are unwill
ing to take the responsibility for
obstructing. Two ways suggest them
selves, absolute surrender of senator
(Continued on page , eoluatn 5.)
Quarters At Fort
Ninth Engineers
ordnance corps, the mots: tniBaeett
corps, the tnen of the -itltffce aaojeV
ana tne men Ol tne IIS IIWIIIII
talion. j f
If these recommendatfsna mn
approved at AVa.hlngtos. It
means that Fort B1U Trill .ne
the biggest post in the United
States.
uxxiciais or tne construction uuir..
termaster's force at Fort Bliss are
now -.oraing on specincatlons tor
lllt h... h..nlt.1 .hli4i 1 Vn K
erected soon on the old target range '
property west of the present remount '
station. Bids will be called for In a
few days.
The officer' qusrters for the
boapltal unit will be two-story,
with sleeping porrhev, glawied In
ns porches and many other mod
ern features.
Any of them will be finer than any
thing bow in Fort Bliss, it is stated,
.nil tK. .n.rt.e. en. .n. m 41.1
officer who will MmiMiul th. ....
pital will be superior to those no.
furnished in Fort Bliss for the major
general commanding thexdlstrict.
1,000,000 ROE
iv
I SHIP YUDSiS
New York. Feb. la. Sir Thomas '
Upton's challenger for the America's I
cup. the Shamrock IV. and the cup
acienaer canaiaate. vaniue, were
threatened with destruction arly to- Or
day by a fire which swent throu&rii ' c:.
the shipyards of Robert Jacobs at
Jivy laiana, uuraing eigni privarn
yachts and three buildings. Early
estimates placed the loss at nearly
$1,000,000.
The island fire department was
handicappped by a snowstorm and a
high wind. I
P ATI OH An CTRIVP ITYPJrrTrn
TO PARALYZE FRENCH RQADe
Puna 17V.nae tTjbK 9S Thai Psr.u '
Lon and Mediterranean railroad ,
striae was caiiea toaay. aij snopsv "uu,"j"
were idle, no trains left the Lvon wore while
station, and the Marseilles and Lyon
yards were also paralyzed. It was '
expected the system would be par-
alyze1 hy afternoon r
Loose, Mi
Bainhridge Colby
Succeeds Lansing
r- r . I 1 . -
rOTmeArTrl""QCro Replace Ousted
of State.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 25.
Balnbridge Colby, of New Tort,
who waa one of the leaders in the
Progressive party under Theodore
Roosevelt, will succeed Robert Lan
alng as secretary of state. An
nouncement of his selection by presi
dent Wilson was made today at the
white house.
Appointment a Surprlae.
The selectsen of Mr. Colby came
as a surprise, moat officials assum
ing that Frank L. Polk, acting sec
retary, would be the president's
choice. Tbe first inkling that the
president waa to appoint some one
outside of his official family came
when Mr. Colby visited the white
house early today In company with
Raymond T. Baker, director of the
mint.
Mr. Colby was taken to see the
president on the south lawn and, a
few minutes later the formal ap
noancement of his selection was
made. His nomination Is expected to
be sent to the senate within a day or
two.
Mr. Colby was appointed a mem
ber of the shipping board and the
emergency fleet corporation in July
1917, and also was a memoer or tne
.. , i . ... .-. in. j
.iroencas mission w me un.-n,j
sniH;iuK cviucicuco si ratio ui iu
me year, ue ret iron zrom tne
shipping board more than a year
ago.
Republican Until 1912.
Mr. Colby was a life long Repub
lican until the famous Bull Moose
bolt at the Chicago convention In
1912. He had been actively Identified
w ith the candidacy of Theodore
Roosevelt for the Republican Domi
nation for president that year and
was in charge ol contests to
the Roosevelt delegates in the Chi
cago convention.
When CoL Roosevelt bolted the con-
Tention. Mr. Colby helped to found
the progressive party and
delegate to its Chicago convention
in 1912. He continued aa active
leaner in tne party in xi ana again
in 19l he was a progressive camll-
date for senator from New York'
state-
Supported Wilson.
When CoL Rooeevelt threw the
weiarht of his influence to Charles
RvMia nnehM in the ill nresi-
dtntlal rac, Mr. Colby identified
himself with the Democratic party.
Mr. Colby was bora at St Louis
WILSON MS
OIL LEASE BILL
Washington, D. C Feb.
Presldeat WII.on today signed the
ell and land leasing bill which
opens up for development millions
of acres of Isnd In the west.
Four Dead Snake Heads
Found Tied To Neck Of
Chief Who Blew. Out (baslSJor 7? 8?& -"-SbVi
Chica.ro. I1I Feb
ireo 1ans!?3
Kim, chief of the
Umatilla county.
WW
An route tn Was
friF h( tiHK. -ostur ItaMaVait m .TaT.rrr i I
in a hotel here tkr. HiW Mown i
out tne gas. On a ? about his
neck were lsr sgnB esBtnofs bsas. (
In each bag was tne dried head of a
snake
Chief Snan Ktxe, the poMci announced,
after an tarings tip n. was to appear)
"'wis ksw mu veara oi commis-
n IflMSim In Wai h aWav T n n tn nwnfAitr
adfWnet court nrejeeedings brought to
uicr v pav an auegea aeui
DEIi TROOPS
ISTIJJ.1ISL
Wash . Feb.
ami tronaja were under orders to
to
o today. Henna.
?:
attorney, ho is ,
'taut tka
of ten ue-t?-i '
connection with rke ktB-
I la last anaMaM ahn.
art to arrana tor tha.
snrn m ,
I1.M ., 'in. ii .
ashed Jov. 1!
he said. aa harm msleT her husband. Andrew ott. caused,
Ma k UU
I"?" a
ng the projjiar sfinam tottnin much trouble in El Paso, by herl
toMs
iE"i-
declared ti
rasas tit of ttwbie. e
mill UMBO Wb aft;
saw Mac tt trial
ves
affaii
in sua ne
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tfOal
lladlrali
OH-
hlajOrS
I
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jjf1 the
fsas rea
luiuvin
haaized
IOr trie'
ITv
ih fir
. . J: T-i
-rht im
tocallr!
J
has been
over the
t
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a fo!
Dort
r.rsle Trtl eres ted.
VZ th2 Jn 1
,v.yv7,LtL .!
teen gi-n the
mdicajfc
v m
Four
tion
encan Legion.
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UW1S-IIU.-
era! wounaed
m t,
eontt.
01 fieers have
sptracy to at-
tack the?
aradt- at Cen-
tralia. On
k A i
the case con-
a- lea-ion mem-
tend
haaM
war. ham hasaM
i att ainii. tay
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fefsf JWsswSt oFB
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&& wm. MwSv6rie
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JTJaiJB(iye)sPrwRo is
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rssM vast at oil
ssW SWBMri
dersnaatiT An
u the s-uii
kcked tJasW
industrial Work-tOtC
this n,u...n.'.T.
url tkfiV
thti ShOBtttBaZSV
ar .i numoer
J mfcf g
on hfre. some
r- uniforms they
rvlce have at-
tended sees
Illness of
i trlaL
caused several
continuances ej
Continued m
trial n the last
column
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DELIVERED ANYWHERE, 7e MONTH
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Member Of Cabinet I
BAIXHRIDGE COLBY
51 years ago and graduated from
Williams college. Massachusetts. He
spent one year at the Columbia law
pcbool and has practiced law In New
firlr Bins 1Q Ua wie mamha.
---" "-r r " - -(
, 0I tne Nw York assembly in 1991-42.
Polk Expected to Retire.
After Mr. Colby has taken of fice.
Mr. Polk, who has been secretary ad
interim since the resignation of Mr.
Lansing nearly two weeks ago. is ex
pected to carry out his intention of
retiring from the state department.
3lr. Polk has been in ill health for
more than a year and his physicians
nave aavnen m. long resu
snouia Jtr. rota retire two impor -
tant nosta in the state department
! would be left that of under - secre -
i tar-- , vhi-h v ta1v arinnna
some months ago. and of assistant
! rp.i.rr Th- iotti- , -Bra. iu
by William Phillips, the newly ap-
pointed minister to The Netherlands
and Luxemourg.
On leaving the white house. Vr.
jojoy saia:
, 1 had a Ions: and unhurried eon-
! f erence with the preaident which ini-i
j pressed me with the great confidence
' he has reposed in me. I hope I shall
not prove Inadequate to these great
I duties. I
Mr. Colb-r said that nendlnar con -
- si deration of his nomination by the
.senate he did not desire to make a
statement
!D. S. IIITY
OPPOSE If IT
AtUatie City. It J- sfx 25. Brew-
cri f On EaWsKi'I Wtes will use
' iret-y lepal set' exmstltution&l means
. t Jteetrttet lafseatjf and that property
Taw ns BSkTmsxeea to us oy tne coa
ttatle.H ariftian W. Felgenspan
iliillsssfT liere Today at the United
rs conierence. or wnicn
nt.
the non-ratifying states.
n have not - oted for state
aejsdMlftn and those which have
ttsxsss gamst federal or state consti-
iai pronioition in recent jwn.
tnan a
WaUrlt fltMMMie DtT XaBVT.
There are 21 referendum states. 15
1 of which are not included in the fore-
golntz. In these states the people
have
lo mriiucKca me
powa te
or reject at the
P01"
mi1
eat fe)e legislature.' They
counteu as states
Ratified. Adding
ai mentioned here-
toil
jf
n. total of 40 in which
either opposed to fed-
or nave oeen aeniea
right to pass upon
-'
--"- . r tt
UKiiii rfugnf. iutc oisui.
INTRODUCED IN ENGLAND;
S?.-. FS-TT" 8".Z
Dill tor irian nome rui.
fjnHjfnted in tbe house or com--,
tmy. The measure at once
tsdrtts first reading.
anuMe 1
I
ssmrvs vn
Usjm asjssji jaex
KaaW. JIIB'Se BSle
! aa.eaSmm
nlseajsawSd
Dead Man 's Divorce Petition Asserts
Wife 's ConductlnElPaso Caused Him
Much Trouble HadManyPistolDuels
TAALaAS. leiu aeo. -i. jsra. iaa
II Vaiera Ott. formerly or El Paso
who is being tried for the murder,
oonduct. according to the divorce
uetition filed in the district court
uauas couDty d .narew ctt, ivaicni
was made part of the testimony at
tne trial nere luesaay dirou
The divorce petition recite that the
couple was married in ' El Paso Sep
tember 15, 1915.
Soon after their marriage, while
stopping at a hotel in lbuqnerque.
New Mexico, he alleges that Mrs, Ott
shot me times at him in tneir room.
, she hil him once, accnrdmir tn the
T.antiAn T ,tAr .ha ia..v.f Kia rniim
in ivu. !& t.a o- na.k v is , - 'sj
wjth a run to kill him and, not
finding him there, she cut his
duthes ini" 5mall nieces with a
kn(T- tl e Ttttion alleees.
Tli lif nf ft-wi ift :tiH fltr was!
one oistol d lei after another, accord -
i '"K to lhe ttimon.
Mrs. Ott will take the stand later!
and tel1 a11 out the pistol duels.
hrr attornes said.
Girl Besmirches Own Charaeter.
Miss Ona Danieln. 21. beautiful
manicurist at Lapham s barber shop
here-, to save Mrs. Ott from the peni-
tentiary. took the stan. at the trial
here fhis morn ing and swore the was
II ing with Ott in adulter on the day
Mr, ott shot m
. . ,-.. aJirif ii. Knr.
rowed $25 from Mi.v DnnuN, he tes -
.if,.,, K,-
ohs Slia'-iinaT her
;'" " .
bobbed cur's indnrnan'1 ! e dcaledin her Irosom. He released he- ana
that she i4Ci- Oil uaa married. j and she took the gun from her bsoTi
E. G. Kresdorn. a bookkeeper at Ft. and shot Ott again.
worth, formerly ot Kl PaM. tfttlfi.ri
that he met Ott in El Paso in 1912. He
said Ott was always beatine Mrs.
. Ot U.Hlrfl ... Kill tAir.
r- r iwring. manager 01 ine nous
i"n ofrice 01 the Burns Internationa';
1 tecti.e agency, testified how he
"revented Ott from killing Mr ott.S
December z in the St George hotel'
here, two days before Mrs. ott shot ' "O-
and killed Ott He was the second
witness tor tne nerence.
Arrests Another O
14 PAGES TODAY
Hi P au-- ' aES-
son L "aF; ' jgCfr
HBafiE Brt jUi. -
ATTORNEY m
HE MS P1GKED
F0RGE0F1D0
Informs ProhibT.on Agent
He Will Defend
Offidah
warranFissued
FOR DALRYMPLE
Instructions Given to Delay
Serving, Pending De
velopments
I BOS RIVER. Mich., Feb 35 TTar
ing that he was prepared to ar
rest every United States pror.'bi.
tion agent in the connty was ssued
today by state's attorney M. 5 Mo
Ltonough in tne iron county proni- i
bition dispute. He said h h4 ar- :
ranged for 109 picked men to carry j
out bis orders.
McXtonough called on ral-vmplft to j
tell him that If any attempt was i
made to arrest any cne :n iron
county or to raid any private home,
he would arrest the federal agents.
HIa statement about the 1M
picked men was made to news
paper men. He said a warrant
has been Issued for the arrest of
MaJ. A. V. Dalrymple. federal
probJMtfon director for the cen
tral state, who arrived last
i ..
night to press the prohihltiom
1 rata,
I This warrant, be said, waa In the
i hands of Chief of Pol'e Sensibs.. of
iron Kiver, to wnom ne -.aa given
orders to delay sermg t- warrants
until -farther developments.
IVlne la Isoeaied.
The wine which wa& laser from
the federal authorities las: wectc was
found and destroyed by Ma- Dal
rymple. Nine barrels of nuee ware
located In the cellar of a pries.'
house, where it had be-n placed for
safe keeping and rolled into the
street where Che agents knocked thf
ends off the barrels and let tha i'-iuor
! run into the ftutter.
The conference which waa to Ka
-taken place between MaJ. DaJrTipte
and the state officials has been post-
ponca uaui xuca unit) a mts oiiu; ais
1 are found.
I Mai. DairymPBle and his areata
j ar expected to leave here immedi
l atefy for the V irgii mine where as
' other raid will be made.
t. S. Probe Revel t.
Washington. D. C. Feb. TS X
complete investigation of tfat prohibi
tion ccntroversy in Iron county,
Michigan, will be made by the bureau
of Internal revenue, commissioner
Roper announced today.
H. M. Gayior. deputy prohibition
eotnmisstoner, will leave tonight for
Grand Rapids and Iron Paver city to
take op with the authorities there (he
controversy which led district prohi
bition commissioner Dalrymple at
Chicago to declare the county la
"open revolt"
Mr. Roper said, however, that the
importance of Mr. Gay lord a visit
should not be exaggerated. He aad
been instructed to make a tear of
the central district for otier pur
poses and his itinerary was '-"lar-ted"
in order to permit the bureau to ob
tain first hand information of the
case fn Michigan.
Officials believed that it would be
possible to get the confl ctmg a i
thontles together and iron out th$
trouble without serious confluences.
Mr. Gaylord. before leaving w'i con
fer with assistant attorney r- neral
Fnerson with respect to The depart
ment of Justice attitude.
KENTUCKY DISTILLERS CARRY
FIGHT TO SUPREME COURT
Louisville, Ky, Feb. ii. The Ken
tucky Distilleries and Warenonse
company yesterday laid before judge
Walter Evans a petition alleging -he
Mltntlon vu nnoomtitiit'onat. hrf
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certified to the supreme court of
(Continued on page . eslmna 5.
Accompanying tne nojse aetecii-.
I cuip, or tne St. ueorge .lotei. 'in tns
night of December 31. to The zew'ntB
floor of the hotel ne saw a iran staua-
ing outside of one of the doer?, he
: testified. Tfte man was lit: ana tao
tJdoor led to Mrs. Ott's room, he sa d.
n nat are you uumg nr. u
was asked.
Tve given this (blank five rina
tes to open this door and if she tloesn t
do It I am going- to shoot 'iIl c.t of
her, he said Ott said.
Woman Shot at San Antonio.
Dermg said he saw a gun sticking
out of Ott's pocket
Dr. H. H. Oglesby, of San Antono.
told how in the sprit., of 191? he waa
summoned by Andrew Ott to attend
Mrs. Ott at the city hospital in San
Antonio, suffering from ihe wound cf
a bullet which had ertered her left
breast and emerged irom tier back.
naajifTilT fhmnrh - ltlTitr ant "Si-rni-lfj
! missing her heart. The docor said
he did not know how the wound ra
inflicted.
"Who paid the bill?" Dr. Oglesby
was asked. .
j "It was ne-Jr paid," he replied and
' the judge scolded the audience for
laughing.
J W. J. Williams" saw Mrs. Ott kill
her husband here Decern oer 23. After
Mrs. Ott fired a bullet into ott s head
, and be felL Williams ran up and
'caught Mrs. Ott's arm because he
thnntrht th was trvina in shivit r-
self. he testified. He saw. hocreer.
that she was only putting the grou
I nonan fraeirCes . itn I'lstol.
Charley Williams told how on the
l ay of the killing he took Mrs. Otr.
, 4 Continued en page 7. eelnaan -L
'
Tse proved elrenlatfon ef 40
The Et Paso Herald Is nearly 0
twice that ef nay ether tJ G
Paso paper.