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EL PASO HERALD ONE GENT FOR DEVELOPMENT, 90 GENTS PI FOR IR ems. WTIIN'GTON. D. C, July 10. Re ef -nery dollar yon give to the per eminent, more than tO cents foes to pay for past and future wars, ard a scant one cent is spent on re search, education and development t ork Including: care of the public lieaKh. Tius is the most striking feature of ai 3.na.lsis of government expendi tures recently made by Edward B. Rosa, chioi physicist of the bureau of standards. Our budget has a queer look when it is taken to pieces and ezrr. ned something congress ap- it-itl has never thought of doing The United States government is row collecting an average of $50 from each Inhabitant for Its expenses, which arrounts, as shown by the ap propriation bills for the current fiscal 3ta-s, to $5,868,005,706. Divide Cost In Groups. Dr Hosa, divides this current Ir-jdget into several groups and shows ..L-t what percentage of the money gos to each group. In the first group h- place? all expenses attributable to recent and previous wars, including jp-eresi on the public debt, pensions. nar -.sk insurance, rehabilitation and t rt. of soldiers, deficit in the opera tm of railways, expenditures of the p ippiner board, European food relief a bonus to government employes t- h-Ip them meet the increased cost of lmng due to the world war. In a s cona group he places the appropria tes for the war and nary depart mtiis, which are still somewhat c ho e a peace time basis. These two . roups alone absorb 92.8 percent of tt total amount which the goverri mrt is b pending this year. In a third groan- go the primary Hotel Laughlin Charles B. HIlHken. Prop. 311 W. FRANKLIN ST. Three Short Stocks But From Union Depot. A hotel for particular people. We have every convenience and our service defighte die most particular a warmth of hospitality among a host of good people who are particular where they lne. CosTesknt Garage Service ffovercment functions which most bo maintained, buck va wc .'" v. congressmen, the president and his staff, and the cost of maintaining fed eral conrtfl. penal Institutions and purely administrative departments and commissions. These functions of government get only 3.5 percent of the total. The fourth group induces sucn public works as improving rivers and harbors, constructing public build inn. the reclamation service, the na tional parks, the Alaska railway, and the federal road work. All of these actiities together get but 3 cents out of your SL Modicum for Development. Another group includes all research and all educational and development work. It Includes nearly all the work the government does that is designed to make the country more nrodiictive to make a unit of man power yield more wealth. It Includes most or tne aid wmen tne government gives to farming, mining and indus try generally- It includes all the purely scientific research which the government carries on. all the care It gives to public health and all that it does to promote education. The niHfnltnr anarbncnt freolorfcal survey bureau of mines, bureau of standards, coast ana geoaeuc survey, hnnuin'nf fisheries, bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, bureau of labor statistics, women's and chil dren's bureaus, vocational educa tinti tfca Hnrarv of coneress. the Smithsonian Institution, and the pub lic health service all get tneir in comes under this group. And the ag gregate of what they receive is just 1 percent of the whole. Only 1 per . nitt nf everv SI vou give to the government goes to pay for all of tnia constructive noib. Oi. Out EnaDnir. This is surely an lllranlnatlns fact in more ways than one. One reflects for instance, that most of the im passioned oratory about economy which goes into the congressional record is directed against this poor little 1 cent group. Senators with city constituencies sternly denounce the amounts that are betas spent to cure hoe cholera and fight the boll weevIL The bureau of labor s atlstics is Mil.!? a nrodisral waste of public funds, and the children's bureau Is bitterly attacked every year, -n tne interests of economy the coast and geodetic survey was almost starved out of existence a few years ago and the public health service begs In vain for enough money to carry on Its fight against venereal uiwaao muu tuberculosis. There is some debate to be sure. over the appropriations for rivers and harbors, but because this money is scattered among the various states it is appropriated quite willingly. There s never a whisper against the amo'-n that go to pay the legisla tive expenses, for the congressmen and their appointees draw this money All the huge war costs are cheer fully paid. All Mast Be raid. nt nurse, all these other expenses must be paid. Perhaps some of them could be whittled down a little, but we must meet our puoiic aeoi, ana we must maintain our army and navy and our government. Bu is it not ridiculous and misleading and un wiu for conn-ess to howl so loudly over uds one cent which goes for constructive work, when the other 39 IEVIHG-PIXT Icese-Leai Drriees aao Sheets. SHAW-WALKEE Fffin Equipment zed SnpjEcs. BONDS, Inc. BOOKS, STATIONERY OFFICE SUPPLIES Telephone 1084. 108 Mesa Avenue. El Paso, Texas. ill ' t An Opportunity l have placed on sale for the next two Weeks seventy-five patterns, setting at prices ranging up to $85 per suit, for $55 and $65 per suit, depending on the cloth selected. The cloth on sale represents an "overstock' which must be dis posed of to make way for incoming material. The' workmanship and finish is Fischbein quality through out you get the same work in every way, for which you would pay $100. This is an opportunity to get a suit at the lowest cost in the United Stales for a standard cus toms made suit of the smartest Workmanship. Louis Fitchbein Merchant ToMor City National Bank Balding ill SLACKERS GET JAIL TERM Washingtln. D. O. July 10. Five thoasand draft evaders have been convicted In federal eourts and riven sentences of from thirty days to one year in prison, according to reports compiled today at the department of justice. Tnirty tnonsana cases re main to be investigated. The results if the Investigation show about 10,00 cases of failure to register and an equal number of false questionnaires. About 25 nercent of the men listed as delinquents were found to have enlisted in the American or allied armies without the knowledge of their local boards. About forty percent are accounted for on tne score ot ine floating population. Some twenty percent are considered those who failed to perform their duty through ignorance, in oaiance is oww up v. cripples and wilful delinquents. IUSILESS HEN P (Continued from pace 1.) COTTON Rotary; Arthur R. Millican, of Wil son & Millican; J. I Foster, manager of the Great Western Oil company; Robert E. Ross, of the Union Drug company and one of the proprietors of the new Sunset Heights swimming pool; Scott White, druggist; W. G. Roe, of the Roe-Beers .Machinery com pany; Hal H. Logan, president of the Farrow-Crouch-Logan company; J. Mack Crawford, proprietor of the Southwestern Planing mill; Haymon Krupp, president of Haymon Krnpp company; DeKyle Smith, proprietor of the Dinnerware House; J. XL Exeli, of the Haymon Krnpp company, and John H. Ezelt, Jr. The following mn formed the van guard of the volunteers: J. H. Bzell, James A. Dick. Will Shu tee, Hay mon Krnpp, WIH "Winch, John H. ExelL jr.. and Arthur Millican. Celso Jaonez. F. M. Castro and Isabel Jaquex, employed by the Haymon Krnpp company, also went with the nrst contingent. With one accord they voted to ac quire .all of the blisters necessary to saving the cotton and other crops. rney started xrom tne cnamoer oi commerce at 1:10 oclock. cents is appropriated with so little objection? It should be added that Dr. Rosa does not put the blame on congress. He simply states the facts. But he does suggest that this rigid economy on constructive work Is nt only un necessary, but may Involve a posi tive loss of money. For It is the con structive work which creates wealth and thereby creates taxable values. The enormous amounts which we spend on the army and navy "may be neeessarr. but they do not add any thing immediately to the wealth of tne nation. Money spent in lighting the boll weevil, in discovering new niineral resource In establishing a new industry like that of making optical glass, tn promoting foreign commerce, is money Invested which often brings a large return. It Is impossible to estimate the value of money spent in Improving public health, but certainly it brings an enormous return. We spend only a few mills out of every dollar in keep ing ourselves well. Dr. Rosa makes & somewhat de tailed study of his own organization, the bureau of standards, in order to show the value of this constructive work. In addition to fixing stand ards of weight, measure, etc, this bureau does much industrial research. For example, it is sow standardizing materials In the building trades. There is no more desperate need right now than that for booses. Standardized building materials mean cheaper and more rapid construction and lower rents. Yet the bureau can not get the money with which to carry on this work on an adequate scale. A gasoline shortage Impends. The bureau of mines and the geological survey are at work developing new sources of fuel oil. They have ac complished much. But a little more money would enable them to accom plish a great deal more. Examples like these could be multi plied almost indefinitely. This one cent out of every dollar which you give for constructive work is being used to the utmost. But It is not enough. If It were Increased to five cents you wonld scarcely notice the difference. The increase wonld be relatively small for one thing, and for another you would almost surely profit directly from the work done. The need for this Increase in the share of our national income spent on constructive work is especially imperative inst now because the In crease In the cost of living has made it practically impossible to employ first class scientists and other technical men at the salaries the vaverament is willimr to Da v. Every one fif these bureaus doing construc ttamrork is short handed. Every one of them has lost a large percentage of Highest men and has replaced them with young, inexperienced men. Un less e. zew more pennies oi your uoi lar are directed to the corstructire work of the government, a i-ixge part of It must cease. MOORE ID BE GDI ADVISER By C. A. MARTIX. (Continued from page 1.) nomination for president of governor Cor. Congressman Hull lives at Por tage, Tennessee, and he bas been a prominent Democratic fiKTire in the house of representatives for the past 14 or IS vears. Th v.rv favorable talk for Hull as chairman of the new committee is considered by the prominent Demo crats who ought to know as definitely eliminating from tne position acu vn.n as Homer s. Cummlnfrs. of Con necticut, who was chairman of the committee for the past two years, and Mr. Moore, considered heretofore as almost certain ot tne position. Union labor, as far as Samuel Gonipers can control ft, vrlll not npport the "labor ticket" about to be launched at Chicago, but will be urged to support the Democratic tleket, la the publicly expressed belief of William T. Bonsor, president of the San Francisco Ijibor council, vho, al though n Republican, has an nounced that he vrlll Tforlc and -rote for the Democratic ticket. In a statement he says: Cox. Labor Record Good. "Gompers has already publicly de nounced the platform of the Repub lican party and has said that the candidates of the party fit the plat form. It is a matter of common knowledge that James M. Cox, the presidential candidate of the Demo cratic party, has a splendid labor rec ord as governor of Ohio. The plat form of the Democratic party, while not all that labor hoped for, is far superior to that ot the Republican party. I can see no other eourse for Gompers to pursue than to get behind the Democratic candidates and the platform or that party. I believe that the Democratic ticket will be voted by a big majority of trade unionists. Including a large number of Republicans, wno. iiae myseii. can sot swallow the Republican platform.' Rnnanr1 actlvelv fmnurttd Herbert Hoover during the recent presidential primary campaign in jaiiiornia. THIRD PARTY LEADERS ASSEMBLE IN CONVENTION (Continued from page 1.) nine centuries. To such depths of will and performance has the party nf Thomas Jefferson descended. "Such are the conditions under which we are in convention assem bled. The whole eountr vis shocked by the action of these two major parties, rne truw is our. at iaau Both parties nave surrendered un conditionally to privilege and reac tion. Thousands are agreed with us today or everyone who agreed with ns In Jannarv. The vast majority of the electorate realise that no matter whether the Republican or tne uemo- ,.rrt,. mtrtv wins, the neODle 'OSe. The necessity for the abolition of privilege was never so imperative as it is today. KMnAmfe Issnes First. "Therefore, that platform Is sub iniuad as the basis of the delibera tions of this convention has a most serious claim to our coBsiaeratiin. vit (iniv la it a short nlatform out It is single-minded in Its devotion o one determination, it aeciares uvi the principal cause of distress of .hi TWMini. f economic In its nature and can be removed only by economic action. Every word in It says tho same thing: abolish economic privi lege. A government controled by privilege can twist any political re- XOrm to its -usea. muuw """ aut wait until the abuses of privi lege are destroyed by the abolition ot privilege. ' "txv HMtpMrins1 nwiifliMir in trans portation and the basic industries all private inaustriea wihud wo yu.M Deyona tne possiDiuiy i oww wu tmi. The ensuincT campaign would revive the confidence of this entire people in political action atreciea against economic power. Faith In the ballot would return. Principles, not men. would dominate a national cam- To raise the cry: To summon the people Is our solemn responsibility and our sac reed duty. Can we do ltT Can we come togetner ourselves: we mn and we will If throughout all our deliberations wo maintain our conviction that wnat America neeas today is not more laws but more liberty: and that given freedom, the .American men and women may safe ly be trusted to work out their own salvation. That freedom, let us insist first, last, midst and without end. can only be given to tne American people by the abolition of economic privilege." 2 SENTENCED FOR ALLEGED PROHIBITION LAW CREAKING - T- tl V Tnlv ! Twa al leged violators of the prohibition laws have been arraigned In the United States district court and en tered pleas of "guilty." Atenejenes tx.. n iuuiI tn n.v a Tin. nf $500 and the costs for transporting 36 pints Of wnisay ana nine diuuu of tequila. Ho was arrested on a train coming Into Albuquerque. ta .It.,, .amn.nl nf ttlfl floe and costs. Duran was remanded to the United States jail here. Ora James, of fort snmner. was sentenced to sertta So days tn the Bernalillo county Jail and to pay the casts. LABOR QUERIES ALL CANDIDATES Phoenix. Ariz., July It. Organized labor In Arizona is inquisitive as to the views of all candidates for po litical office, and proposes to ascer tain as nearly as possible the atti tude of each seeker for nomination on both the Democratic and Repub lican tickets. An attempt to put all candidates on record Is being made through the questiSnnalre method, in which pertinent questions are pro pounded to candidates for all state and county offices. The questionnaire, which consists of :3 subjects covering subjects which labor leaders deem Important, are to be returned to headquarters here by July 18, when the results will be tab ulated and lists of candidates satis factory to labor will be compiled. It is also expected that the non-partisan political campaign .committee, which compiled the questionnaire, will also issue a list of candidates which it considers unfriendly to organized la bor. Questions propounded to candidates include a wide range of subjects. The prospective offlceseeker Is asked tc state bis grounds for believing that the support of organised labor should be extended to him. and also asked to give details of his record as a legislator. If he has ever sat In a solon's seat- The high cost of living and methods for Its reduction. Includ ing publicity for Income tax return.. deflation of currency, establishment of cooperative stores and publicity of profits are among the subjects touched on. Organized labor wants to know the candidates views on government housing, and state and municipal housing projects. IVhat Labor Will Support. A study of the questionnaire Indi cates that labor will support a pro gram calling for redaction of land holdings through graduated increase in taxes on usable lands held by speculators, use of credit to further production as opposed to Its ua. to increase Incomes of speculators, and state and federal development of water projects, the energy generated to be sold to citizens on a cost basts. Government ownership of all pab 11c and semi-public utilities, includ ing railroads, state loans to farmer, to enable them to cultivate and har vest their crops, opening of all public lands In the state to legitimate BotnfH seekers ad ex-service men. and ex tension of the initiative, referendum and recall to national matters, are among the items on labor's program on which the candidate is asked to commit himself. Some of tho proposals are more radical. They include advocacy of taking steps to provide for reversal of a decision ot the supreme court nf h TTnltM States Trv vote of the people ot the state In which the law was enaciea. ine provision men tioned would make possible the re enactment of a measure either by the people or through congress or legis latures, after tt had been declared unconstitutional by the highest court of the land, the measure then to be come a law without being subject to reenactxnent by any court. Oppose Xjarge Standing? Army. Opposition to the maintenance of a large standing army and control of the state militia by "democratic prin ciples." to the end that "this citizen soldiery may never be diverted from its true purpose and be used to Jeopardize or infringe on the rights and liberties ot our people." are also among the planks in organized labor's platform as to which the candidate la closely questioned. Collective bargaining, the rights of labor to organize, to cease work and to strike are important features of the questionnaire. The prospective candidate is to be put on t-ecord as to his attitude toward a law making it a crime for any employer in any way to Interfere with the right of his employes to organize for their mutual benefit Revision ot the election code so as to make it easier for the migratory worker to cast his vote, enforcement of the immigration laws, elimination of the middleman and government supervision of public education, are other matters concerning which labor asks opinions. Copies of the ques tionnaire have been sent to all candi dates who have announced themselves. . cMy Victor Records II Enn.-B..r.rKno. sennp .sirrfSfSfssasssrrntafffs DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES SPEAK TO WOMEN VOTERS Opposing candidates for the Demo cratic primaries spoke briefly Fri day nignt at Cleveland square before members of the league of women voters. The candidates who delivered the principal talks were John T. Cain, county assessor and candidate for re election; Jerry Morris, candidate for the same position, and R. I Castle berry and W. C. Roberts, candidates for the office of hide and animal Inspector. Cain confined bis plea for another term to a recital of the work done by his office dnring the past, and an explanation of his system of work. Morris questioned the advisability of retaining any officer for more than two terms. Adolph Schildknecht, a third candi date for assessor, had been invited to speak, but was enable to attend. Roberts and Castleberry each spoke briefly, reviewing their qualifications for the office they sought and pledg ing their best efforts If elected. K. H. Gamble, a local attorney, spoke as a representative of the Re publicans, and explained the policies of that party. Several women gave brief talks re frarding suffrage and other matters of'interest to women. $1,000,000 HOTEL EXPECTED BY TUCSON FOR 1921 TRADE Tucson. Ariiu July 40. A six- story hotel costing $1,000,000 proba bly will be ready for the tourist trade or the winter or iszl The location is to be at Stone avenue and Speed way. Backing the proposition are ! Tucson bankers; Prank M. Smith, of Chicago, and David it. Todd, a former New Yorker. Casa Grande is also to have a new hotel to cost approximately 5188.000. There also Is to be built at Casa Grande a new Southern Pacific rail road station Harold Bell Wright, the novelist. as made plans for the erection of a winter home in Tucson. FOR JLS ACHING HEAD. These hesiy tenia of humanity Snow thJ Whistle is good for them and that "Strawm'T Is the best way to drink it Their intnition is safer than man's reason for they invented the stewing idea. Bottles onty Straw one Jost Whistle f Distributed by WOODLAWN BOTTUXG JPIione 306, CO. Take Hor ford's Acid Phottphafe. Healthful, and agreeable to the taste. Refreshes and invigorates. Use it m place of lemons. Adv. France has some 5040 miles of canals, which are broad and deep enough to carry barges of six feet draught, and of three hundred tons burden. KltauiMTE&Co. ACCOIOTANTS First Httl Bias, 1 Pjuo, Iwi they are here Come in and hear these good songs and dances A DANDY COOD "PROHIBITION" SONC 18672The Moon SiJne- on the Mooaslme , - Stf-tei. PKps So Long! Oo-Leng (Ho Lang You Coma Be Cone?) Victor Roberts 10-k. Lit price 85c 18671 ( Who'll Take the Place of Mary ? - - racent Trio iMarion (You'll Soon Be Marrym Me) Rachel Gtast-BMy Murray 10-in, List price 85c TWO NEW DANCES 35696Oh! By Jingo Medley Fox Trot -'AS Star Trk.' Nobody Bat You Medley Fox Trot Palace Tno 12-in. List price $1.35 16673( Alexandria Fox Trot Joeph C. Smkh's Orchesba OriaiUd Stan One Step Joteph C. SetUh t Orchestra 10-in. List price 85c THREE SPLENDID NEW RED SEALS 64885 La Fittei de Cadiz (The Maids of Cade) 'AmeKla CaUi-Card 10-in. List price $1.00 64878 The Barefoot TraA M MeCormick. Tenor 10-k. Lit price $1.00 64884 Scotch Partorale (Op. 130. No. 2) Mocha Elmert 10-k. Lit price $1.Q0 , r .iri a tk one has a fine ToUickiM iS-inff and vM be a big 8er. The ureal of "iRoommg in the dooming." "I Love a Louie." etc Be sure to hear 701251 Think Til Cet Wed it the Summer -... .,... .Sir Harry Lauder, 12-in. Lit price $1.25 The Victor Company say the above records will make you for' gel warm weather. Come in and see what you think- 369 Xortfc Oregon Street Mills Bids. Walter T. BUckwel. Owner. Elements Of Safety In El Paso Electric The 5-year 7 Coupon Gold Xotes of El Paso Electric Com pany, "wHcnwe are now offering to our customers, are Not A Speculation They are not being offered -with the hope that you can buy for one price today and sell for more tomorrow. Their iralue depends solely on the safety of your money when put into them and the at tractiveness of the return. What are the elements of this safety? 1. The Obligation. These notes, both principal and interest, are the promise to-pay of the El Paso Electric Company. If they break that promise the whole property goes to the holders of its bonds and notes to satisfy their debt. 2. The Property. What is this property! The total capitaliza tion of the Company, including all these notes now being sold, is ' about $5,500,000 of which, approximately, two-thirds is stock, and one-third bonds and notes (including these notes). In addition to their own part of the property the bond and note holders have the security of the entire share contributed by the stockholders. In a word, the stockholders must lose everything they have before the note holder loses anything. 3. The Earnings. The balance of net earnings for 12 months ending April 30, 1920, available to pay interest on these notes was over 8 times the amount required for that purpose. 4. The Situation. The final element to be considered (on which all the others depend) is the stability and future of-El Paso. In this we have unbounded confidence. If you agree, then, the safety of these notes should be established in your mind. Write, Phone or Call 5 YEAR 7 COUPON GOLD NOTES PRICE 96 AND INTEREST TO YIELD 8 $100, 500 and $1,000 sizes. Notes in Limited Amounts May Be Purchased on Partial Payments. E! Paso Electric Railway Co. Telephone 3460. M