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EL PASO, TEXAS. WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST A. 1920.
TERRIER DELTV-ERT. TSe X MOSfTH.
12 PAGES TODAY.
IED CONFERENCE ON POLAND CALLE
TODAY'S PRICES.
Pesos, 71J4c; Hexicin gold, $50; nacionales, $28; liar
silver, domestic 99J4c, foreign 93Jic; copper, 19c; grain,
lover; livestock, steady to lower; stocks, higher.
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PASO
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I SCORES
COX'S IPPHL
TO GLASSES
Menace Second Only To
Internationalism, Says
Nominee.
PEACE AT HOME
GREATEST GOAL
League Declared .Other
Extreme To Referen
dum On War.
I BLIND SENATOR
I FACES DEFEAT
jJX peals to classes as a menace sec
ond only to surrender of nation
ality to teternatloaality, senator
Harding io bis second front porcn
presidential campaign speech today
declared that If he could choose bat
one he would "rather have Industrial
and social peace at home than com
mind the international peace of all
the world."
He asserted it would be unwise for
This country to permit "our activities
in seeking for peace in the old world
to blind us to the essentials of peace
at home and added that if America '
can be made to forget the attempted '
naxier 01 nauonajiiy, weu ana gooa
but that "when nationality is surren
dered to internationality, little else
matters, and all appeal is vain. The
address was delivered to a delegation
of Wayne county, Ohio, Republicans.
Ran Iiearae War Plan.
Taking up the leagse of nations,
senator Harding declared it to be the
otner extreme 01 a rexerenaum on a
proposed declaration of war. "I em
phatically agree,1 he said, "that co
authority othr than congress may
caii our ooys to name. Accepting
this truth, why make a covenant
which Tiolates the good faith of na
tions "Suppose, that under article 10 a
urogram of armed -force is agreed
upon, and the congress of the United
States declines to respond. The execu
tive would be called ron to carry
on a war without constitutional au
thority, or re should prove our com
pact no more than a scrap of paper
we are on the side of both safety and
honor to hold for ourselves the decis
ion of our obligations to the world.
ueeries cuss Appeals.
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UNITED
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STATES SENATOR
P. GORE. Oklahoma's
"blind senator." is probably de
feated for renomination in the Demo-
cratlc primaries yesterday, according:
to tabulations rrom returns xrom
Oklahoma City. Senator Gore has
been much in the limelight, first be
cause of Ms blindness, and more re
cently because of bis rebellion against
tne wuson league or nations pro
gram in the senate.
Calles Declares Lower
California Retioll Un
important. AGUILARJOINS
REBEL FORCES
Report Chinese Refuse
Loan Of $500,000
To Rebels.
Netv Freight And Passenger
Rate Schedule To Increase
U. S. Revenues $100,000, 000
Date for Taking Effect Postponed to August 26 Because
of Inability to Prepare New Tariffs; Income Taxes
Rrom Eoads and Workers to Show Sharp In
crease; Will Rehabilitate Many Bankrupt Eoads.
ME
GORE DEFEAT
IS INDICATED
IN OKLAHOMA
Crngressman Scott Ferris Leads
Blind Senator in Demo
cratic Race.
OKLAHOMA CiTV. Okla., Aug 4.
Revised and additional, but unof
ficial fieures from 149 . of the
2706 nrecincts in the state in Tester-
day's primary compiled by the Daily
Okiaaonian at noon today give repre
sentatlve Scott Ferris 4.968 and sen
Vj.w r-Atnltsfirak otiAta tl.sk nrhap flitl1 toium . wuic, yniauvuiA uuuu
r k. -I-f &JZ17rM i,.Til senator. 4i.snyrtes in tne uemc
of the rescue of America from the re- ! a. . ,,ji .
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rescued from the visionary and i38-
less pursuit or peace corooeTir super
eoerameiiL I do net 'want Amer-
lutus uf fuielB- Tjlith aae&g:"ttsjlr;
party uignnoi oo wni tv weac
to do for some nation of the okf
world. We -want them to be Repub
limnii beaaie of what w mean to do
for the United States of America. Our
call is for unison, not rivaling sym
pathies, our need is concord, not the
antipathies of long inheritance. $
There Is another thought relating
tn mitnird so essential to continued
advancement. It was said the other
day that the Democratic party meant
especially to appeal to the farmers
and the wage eeroecs. and let Amer
ica forget the failure of the world
experiment. If America can be made
to forget the attempted barter of na
tionality, well and good. It would
be better If we could forget. But
-when nationality is surrendered to
internationality, UtUe else matters,
and ail appeal is in vain. There Is
only one other menace so threatening
to our tranquility. That menace is
the appeal to class In determining
"what our government Is to be. I
would hold myself unworthy of your
confidence If I spoke an appeal to
either farmers or wage earners be
cause of their larger numbers. w
wish the confidence of alL
Urges Hom eOwning.
"In these modern days homes are
wrought through industry and thrift.
"We have progressed to the modern
standards, qutside the great cities,
where borne owning is the first step
toward competence and wholesome
contentment. The American system,
with its equality of opportunity, has
opened the way, and the American;
constitution with Its guaranty of civil
liberty makes possession secure. A
home-owning people might wen be
Continued on page 2. eolnm 3.)
nation. Tbe tabulation shows Fer
ris leading by WJ17.
Xeasoe Win la XUssonri
JSiU. Xottis, Hu.Ang...i-4ncoEi-plete
unofficial returns from yester
day's statewide primary election to
day indicated' victories for the league
of nations, prohibition, and, opponents
of large presidential campaign ex
penditures. Breckenrldge Ioag. who made the
race on a pro-league and law en
forcement platform, apparently is the
Democratic nominee for United
States senator. On the Republican
side the probable outcome Is doubt
ful as senator Sekten P. Spencer ran
strong in the rural districts and
Dwlght F. Davis polled a heavy vote
tn some, of the larger cities. Davis
opposed prohibtlon and senator Spen
cer -voted for the Volstead act-
John JL Atkins and Arthur 1L
Hyde, both "drys. appear to be the
Democratic and Republican nominees,
respectively, for governor. Hyde was
among those who demanded the res
ignations of national committeeman
Jacob I. Babler and state chairman
W. L. Cole as a result of their con
nection with the Isowden and Hard
ing funds.
Congressman Cleveland A. Newton
was unopposed for the Republican
nomination for congress In the tenth
district; Otto F. Stifelsan. in the 11th
and congressman I. C Dyer In the
12th. Campbell Cnmmings appar
ently won the Democratic nomination
in the tenth: Harry B. Dawes and
Samuel Rosenfeld were unopposed in
the 11th and 12th districts, respectively.
For the first time in more than
ten years the Republican organiza
tion in St. Louis, known as the "ma
chine. was defeated in a contest for
(Continued en page 2, column 1)
EXICO CITT. Mex, Aug. 4. Mobi
lization of only 3400 men, under
the command of Gen. Abelardo
Rodriguez, for the campaign against
Esteban Cantu, the insurgent gover
nor of Lower California, .has been or
dered by the government, according
to a statement Issued last night b
Gen. P. Ellas Calles. secretary of war.
He declared more troops would be
sent to Lower California If necessary
and would be led by Gen. Angel
Flores. It was Indicated the eovern-
raent does not consider the rebellion
there of great Importance.
Gen. Luclo Blanco, Gen. Candldo
Agullar, former governor of the stats
of Veracruz and sonlnlaw of the late
president Carranza. and Gustavo Es
pinosa M tries, former governor of
Coahulla and one of the former lead
ing Carranza adherents, are believed
to have Joined Cantu, according to the
newspaper Universal, -quoting official
advices.
The Chinese Fraternal Union has
received a message from Chinese in
Lower California saying governor
Cantu has demanded a loan of 5W.-
W. but that following a consulta
tion with the Chinese minister at
Washington, it has been decided to
refuse to meet the demand, as such a
step might Do construed as aMlne the
rebellion. ngs
Chinese and Japanese residents of
Lower California have sent an ap
peal to the United States government
asking that they oe given permission
to cross into California d urine the
campaign against governor Cantu.
Cantn JSot Worried.'
Mexlccali. Lower. Calif, Aug. 4
(By the Associated Press.) Informa
tion received here that coventor Es
teban Cantu of the territory of Lower
California had been deddared with
out authority o retain his position. I
by proclamation of president de la I
-tiuerca, wnicn aeciarea tern ouiee ox
governor vacant, created no excite-
(Contlaued on .page , column 4.)
Pu llman Service
To Mexico City
Begins Thursday
Through the efforts of Gov. Abel
Rodriguez, of the state of CbJhuahaa,
and Luis de Oca, the Mexican consul
general here, a direct traffic from
Juarez to Mexico city over the Mexi
can National railroad Is to be estab
lished Immediately. The first through
train will leave Juarez Thursday at
8:30 a. m. and will be equipped with
Pullman cars.
The trains to the Mexican national
capital will hereafter travel nlcht
and day, now that the Villa menace
to night travel has been eliminated,
and the trip from Juarez to Mexico
city can be accomplished in SO hours.
Trains from the south will arrive
there at noon.
WASHINGTON. D. C Aug. 4. The
American traveling and shipping
public may expect to begin pay
ing the increased passenger fares and
freight rates authorized by the inter
state commerce commission August 26.
the railroad heads announced today.
Previous announcement was that
the passenger fare Increases would
go Into effect August 20 and the
freight advances August 2S. The
blanket schedules, which must be
filed with the commission five days
before the effective date, tariff ex
ports have informed the executives,
cannot be prepared earlier than
August 21.
Under orders of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, the new schedules
must be filed five days before becom
ing effective. Atrnllcation of the new
schedules to transportation to tjanaaa,
officials said, would mean that ship
pers wiu pay ireignt charges unaer
tne new tariffs ror tnetr classifica
tion territories unless the shipment
passes through more than one group
before crossing the line. In which
case the Inter-territorial rate, to be
advanced IS 1-3 percent, would apply.
Canadian Koadi to Act
Canadian railways. It was said, will
apply to the commission for authority
to make the new charges effective on
transportation from the dominion into
tne unites states.
The increased rates, in the opinion
of Internal revenue bureau officials,
will increase government revenues
approximately $100,000,800 a year
through additional Income and vari
ous excise revenues.
Transportation taxes for the year
ending June 30 aggregated approxi
mately $231,000,000. This was made
up from the three percent tax on
freight charges amounting to $125.
000,000, the eight percent oa passen
ger tickets, supplying $100,000,000,
and the eight percent tax on Pullman
charges producing $6,500,000-
Should the present trs-Kic continue.
all of these amounts would be in
creased. On this basis, revenue offi
cials calculate the additional taxes
will aggregate 33S.5fr0.0OO on freight.
$18,700,000 on passenger and $3,500,000
on Pullman charges.
Income Taxes to Jump.
Another source of revenue would
be from Income taxes aa-ainst rail
road corporations: Railroad execu
IBOSTON WIZARD
REP AYS MILLIONS l
tives expect many carriers to earn tfals.1
sufficiently large returns under the
new rates to compel payment of In
come taxes for the first time since
pre-war days. It is from this source
that the treasury expects to obtain a
large portion of the remaining $40,
000.000 of their $100,000,000 estimate.
Officials place the amount from in
come taxes conservatively at $30,000,
000 a year.
The wage award of $600,000,000 a
year also will produce a certain re
turn to the government, for it places
most railroad employes under the In
come tax laws. Amounts levied on I
most workers will be small, but. It
was pointed out, railroad employes
number more than 2.000.000 From
this number, officials believed the
taxes would aggregate "probably
jiD.ocu.ooa.-
Offldals also are studying the in
direct effect the rate Increase will
have on revenue produced by the ex
cise ana miscellaneous taxes.
"Justice to Roads.'
New York. Aug. 4. The Interstate
Commerce Commission's authoriza
tion of advanced railroad rates joins
with earlier labor board decisions in
creasing wages to make a "new plat-
xorm xor tne transportation system,
Howard Elliott, chairman of the
Northern Pacific Railway company.
declared tn a statement here.
The rate advances allowed "plainly
declare" that the railroad system
"shall not only be regulated in the
interest of the public, but also shall
be protected, encouraged and devel
oped" In the same Interest, he added
The will of the people as declared
by congress Is now effective," he
said, "namely, that the railroads shall
be owned and managed by individuals
and that owners are as much entitled
to a return on railroad nrooertv as
are the owners of any other kind of
property necessary to the public wel
The transportation machine has
been- undernourished for many years
In addition, the complications and
dislocations In methods of mainte
nance and operation that developed
during the war and governmental
control are serious and only can be
adjusted slbwly.
The great essentials or the trans
portation machine should be put in
complete repair and increased in ca
pacity and number before money, men
and material are used for n on -esse n-
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AMBASSADORS TOLD
TO HASTEN TO PARI
Wilson Is. Heavy Load For Cox;
Big Housecleaning At Washington
One Important Phase Of Campaign
"OMJMBUS. Ohio. Ane. 4. Nobody
. oonld spend mncb time on this, the
battle ground of the presidential
campaign, wlthont gathering some
Impressions of the wax the battle Is
eoicg. It mar not be pleasant news
for the white house and it may not
be palatable for governor Cox, but
tne truth of the matter Is that leav
ing the league of nations issue aside
people are eager to know how far
the Democratic nominee is obliged to
maintain In office incompetent Demo
crats. Some voters impatiently brash
aside what governor Cox may promise
and regard him as already pledged to
perpetuate Wileonism. bat this is most
evident in localities where the news
papers have assiduously spread such
an impression. There Is a large body
of voters, however, who want a house
cleaning at Washington and they do
not much care who does it. Some
feel senator Harding and a new party
Headliners In
Today's Theaters
AXHAMBRA ''
Paatages- vaudeville.
BIJOl
The Flappers." Olive Thomas.
CRAWFORD
"The Cnkleaed Bride." comedy
by Otis Oliver players.
ELLAXAT
"Romance," Doris Keane.
GRECIAN
"A Doable Dyed Deceiver." Jack
Pickford.
HIALTO
Passers By," Herbert Rawlin-
son.
oiecE
"Parlor. Bedroom and Bath."
TTIGWAM
-The Uttle Cafe." Max Under.
(Read Amusement Ads on Page 7 )
By DATID IAWRGXCE,
will remove the incompetents from
office, bat on the other hand, one
strikes a conservative business man
who wonders whether in the proposi
tion of -satisfying the hungry office
seekers, things might not be turned
upside down and competent men
driven from office. In other words,
there is another element which Is not
so enthusiastic about change for
mere change sake
It ts this element as wen as tne
oeonle who are Democrats anyway.
but sick anQ tired of the Burlesons
and the Creels and not altogether
happy over attorney general wint
er's nollcles who can be reached by
governor Cox if he makes it plain that
he, too, will do a thorough ob of
house cleaning if elected.
Interest lit Cox's Speech.
Cnanesttonablv there is a great
deal of Interest tn governor Cox's
speech of acceptance. It will be
carefully examined, but the thing
the people in Ohio would rike to hear
governor Cox say either in his forth
coming address or ie subsequent
speeches. Is something like this:
"If elected to office, I shall not
retain a single person In the govern
ment service who deserves to .be re
moved and I am under ao obligation
to retain any Wftoss appointees. In
fact. I promise with- an entirely new
cabinet, a cabinet of business and not
a cabinet of politicians."
The foregoing thought is expressed
In one form or another by voters on
every side. It Isn't simply bitterness
against president "Mlson engendered
aunng parcy einie. ddi h is a oeep
rooied feeling that the Wilson cabi
net should have been long ago reno
vated and, in substituting new mem
bers for old. there should have been
appointed persons who command pub
lic conxiaence.
Senator Harding and the workers in
his behalf are making excellent head-
(Contianed oa page Z, column S.)
Wilson Forbids Landing
Of Western Union Cable
Washington, D. C Aug. 4. (By the
Associated Press.) President Wilson
is understood to have issued orders to
both the army and navy departments
not to permit the Western Union
Telegraph company to land on Ameri
can sou a cable line from the Barba
does until permission has been ob
tained from the state department.
construction or the cable from the
Barbadoes end is said to have been
started.
The proposed cable line, it was said
here, would extend to Ml.m Fla.,
and would establish direct communi
cation between the United States and
South America, eliminating the exist
ing relay at the Barbadoes station in
British territory. Complaints of un
necessary delay in messages passing
through Barbadoes are reported to
have been made br Amerlean firm
dealing with South America.
Application for permission to lav
the cable has been made to the state
department by the Western Union
company, but so far as could be
learned today, it has not yet been
acted upon. Officials of the depart
ment declined to discuss the matter.
Ill CONGRESS If GfiEATE
EI STATE IN TORREON REGION
BOSTON. Mass., Aug 4 The run on
the Securities Exchange company,
beaded by Charles Ponxl, who
claims to have made millions In deals
In international reply coupons,
dwindled noticeably today. Perhaps
a hundred noteholders were on hand
to present their claims, but the long
line that has heretofore extended
along the street for a block or more
was missing. Speculators were again
In evidence seeking to buy notes.
Poo si, smiling and seeming confi
dent of the outcome of the federal
audit of his books, declared he had
$7,500,000 in banks, which would more
than cover his liabilities.
Speculators did a, brisk business
esterday buying notes at from 10 to
20 percent discount from those who
tired of waiting In line.
Pooii is head of the Securities Ex
change company, of Boston, aad ta
said to have made more than $8,000,
000 by taking advantage of the dif
ferent rates of foreign exchange. He
has paid thousands of dollars to in
vestors, it Is said, guaranteeing tfctm
50 percent on their money within 00
days, in each case, it is said. I'onu
paid the investors 50 percent wit fin
45 days. The affairs of the Secori
t.es Exchange company are being In
vestigated by United States district
attorney Daniel J. Gallagher, accord
ing to reports from Boston. Ponxl,
it is said, asserts be has been buying
Italian lire and other foreign ex
change at a 75 pereeat danreciated
French. Military Mission Orders Evacuation of War
saw Within Three Days; Polish Defence on Bug
Eiver Collapses, Troops Fleeing in Disorder; Sharp
British Ifote Demands Answer on Peace Proposal.
DARIS, France. Aag. 4. In view of tne Polish situation, urgent telegrams
were sent today to the aHied ambassador!, including the American am
bassador, asking them to return to Paris from their vacations for a meeting
of the ambassadorial council to be held tomorrow.
Polish. Frencti and British military
experts at Warsaw telegraphed here
last night stating that Warsaw must
be evacuated within two or three
days. The government probably will
be moved to Cracow.
Polish experts report that the Pol
ish army along the Bug river, which
was Warsaw's last line of defence,
retreated so precipitately that they
did not destroy the bridges behind
them.
A. special Russian cavalry corps,
the military mission reported, was
value, and tea has mode a 104
or jiw BexceoL ob, iu Buses' j
isresieo.
Blindfolded, Woman
Leaps From Height
Jfew oTrk. Aug. i In a moment of
aeaponaency oecause 01 ill Health.
Mrs. Anna Grunnar, 62 years old. a
housekeeper, blindfolded herself and
leaped from a window of her 11th
story apartment here. The woman
left a wlH and is said to have been
nulte wealthy. Her family lives in
Germany
ANEW state Is to be established In
Mexico, If a measure now pending
before the Mexican congress goes
into eiiect.
The territory in Question embraces
the La Laguna cotton zone, which Is
said to be the most fertile agricul
tural region In the Mexican republic,
and which, it has beun claimed, pro
duces the most abundant cotton crops
on record. The cotton sone, which
comprises thousands of Irrigated
acres, watered from the Hazes river.
Is. divided Into huge plantations, most
ly owned by American and English
interests.
The territory of the new state will
be taken from the states of Chihua
hua and Durango and will comprise
the territory surrounding Torreon.
which will In all probability be Its
capital.
Embrace Growing Cities.
The orooosed state will also em
brace the thriving cities of Gomez
Palacios. Lerdo. San Pedro Tlahuauelo
and Parras, where large distilleries
are located. The other cities have
large manufacturing Interests, and
the territory Is known as a railroad
center.
While the legislatures and repre
sentatives of the states of Chihuahua
and Durasgo will unquestionably
fight any protest that would take this
valuable area out of their Jurisdic
tions the measure is one that should
receive favorable consideration, in the
opinion of Lais Montes de Oca. Mexi
can consul general here.
Territory Should Be Developed.
"The section surrounding Torreon
and which includes Mexico's cotton
zone should be developed, to its ut
most capacity, because of Its unusual
resources and Industries, together
with its railroad facilities." said Mr.
Montes de Oca. "It should also re
ceive the attention of the state au
thorities, which the governors of the
states of Chihuahua and Durancro
are unable to give It under present
conditions.
"With the establishment of a new
state of comparatively small area the
chief official would be In position to
give these matters the attention they
need. I am of the opinion that the
measure will become a law In spite
or opposition.
'A new state sbouid also be estab
lished embracing the oil fields of the
vera cruz msmcis.-
Ponzl was formerly
Wichita Palls, Texas.
a clerk at
League Of Nations Council Will
Advise Joint Action Of States
In Placing Anti-War Blockades
S
WILSON URGES CELEBRATION
OF LANDING OF PILGRIMS
Washington. D. C, Aug. 4v Presi
dent Wilson In a proclamation today
"suggested and requested" that De.
cember .21 be celebrated throughout
the United States as the tercentenary
of the landing of the PHirrims at
Plymouth Hock In 1620. and appointed
Samuel WMcCall and Richard Hook
er or .Massachusetts and ueorge
Foster Peabodv of New York, as mem
bers of the Pilgrim tercentenary com
mission. The president recommends that the
day be fittingly observed "to the end
teat salutary and 'patriotic lessons
may be drawn from the fortitude, per
severance and the Ideals of the Pilgrims."
AN SEBASTIAN. Spain. Aug. 4.
(By the Associated Press.) The
council of the lague of nations
will recommend to the assembly
of the league at its next meeting
that an international blockade com
mission be appointed to Plan for the
application of an economic blockade
in case oi war. it was announced at
a public session of the council this
morning. The assembly of the league
will next meet at Geneva next No
vember, and will be presided over by
Paul Hymans, the Belgian foreign
minister.
The blockade commission will
probably be composed of equal num
bers of the council and assembly of
the league of nations, but may be
superseded by another organization
after the question has been more
lolly studied.
To Coordinate Action.
In the discussion, it was pointed
out that the article of the covenant
of the league covering the use of
the economic blockade provided for
simultaneous, separate action by the
several members, but that it was
evident that close coordination was
needed to be effective, consequently
a central organization would be nec
essary. It was also decided by the council
to Invite the United States govern
ment to make provisional. arrange
ments either for direct representa
tion at the International conference
on the freedom of transit, to be held
at Barcelona early in 1921. or to par
ticipate indirectly tn the meeting. The
object of the Barcelona conference
win be to plan ways and means of
preventing any country from profit
ing by its geographical situation to
hinder the free movement of Inter
national traffic and to arrive at a
(Continued on page 1S column 2.)
Big Party For The Boys And Girls
rINGS will certainly hum on Friday, August 13. It will be a day of
amusements for boys aad girls at the expense of The 1 Paso Herald.
There win be something doing every minute.
Mere than 20 men and women, tie pick of the boy and gill workers in
El Faso, will be there to see to it that everything will run smoothly.
A. L. Holm, physical expert, will have charge of the athletic sports.
Excellent prizes will be given to the winner of every contest.
Glen 0. Eversun will see to it that the party ij handled safely.
At 11 :20 a. m. they will go to the Ellanay ana see a real Mabel Normand
hummer, the "Slim Princess,'' adapted from George Ade's musical cozedy
success.
After the theater, they will go to Washington Park; on special street
cars, where luncheon will be served, which will consist of American Maid
bread and butter sandwiches, Velvet ice cream, Cromhie's chocolates' in in
dividual boxes and Tri-State Beverage company's lemon and orange crush.
After the lunch, and until 3 ocloclc, contests and games will be played.
The subscription price for The Herald for one month is 70c
Secure a new subscriber today and bring it to H. H. Fris, cinrulatioa
manager of The El Paso Herald, and be in on the, big party.
Soldiers Fight
Marfa Fire; Loss
Totals $30,000
Marfa. Tex, Aug. i. Soldiers of
the Fifth cavalry, under command of
CoL J. J. Hornbrook, aaved the entire
town from being rased to the ground
by their fearless and fast efforts
Wednesday morning tn fighting a fire
which destroyed approximately HMN
worth of property. The cavalrymen
with buckets and army fire extin
guishers fought the raging flames for
more than two hours. One soldier,
overcome by heat, fell from a build
ing and was badly hurt.
The fire originated In the Williams
vulcanizing shop and destroyed the
snop ana tne Williams garage and
accessory store, the Hoffman and
McDonald saddle shop and store, Mrs.
Uxxle Crosion's two store building.
Mrs. R. H. Kennedy's house and the
Magnolia Oil corporation's office, and
damaged the Busy Bee confectionery,
the Marfa Telephone bulldtBg. the
Maria .National bank, Xead and Met
calfe law offices and Anderson's
Jewelry store.
Soldiers are on guard In the tire
stricken area and are protecting the
damaged property.
DENVER CARS
TO RUN TODAY
SAY OFFICIALS
Hearings of Strike Leaders
Contempt Cases Is Postponed.
DENVER. Cola. Aug: 4. Contempt
proceedings is the district court
against striking union employes of
the traction company were continued
until 10 oclock tomorrow morning
when they asked for time to prepare
their case today. They claimed that
they were not served until late yes
terday Company offxeiala said they would
send cars Into, the streets within a
short time. The power has been
turned en and the motors could be
heard ruBBxagiosKe the barns.
!ft-Aicertltf" ' Atf5ait3 at rlaltep
fhav, oeeerrea tSoagB "rough house"
tacucs nave been- enarged to the
strikers by the police several times.
instances or tnls occurred when
strikebreakers, company officials
and squads of policemen ran an
"armored" car a few blocks In the
downtown district yesterday. Five
arrests were made.
A special plain clothes policeman,
sworn la for the "emergency." was
captured by strikers this morning.
charged with being a' "scab police
man." and then pitched Into a newly
excavated basement, he reported to
the station. He was not injured.
Many officers of the traction com
pany slept In the main office build
ing last night. Hooting strikers
sounded reveBle for them this morning.
Girl Disappears From
Transcontinental Train
San Francisco. Calif, Aug. 4.
Search of the baggage of Alice Miller.
IS year old girl who disappeared at
Albuquerque. N M, July 31 on her
way from Kewkirk, Okla, to San
Francisco, failed to reveal informa
tion that might lead to clarification
of circumstances surrounding her dis
appearance, the police here an
nounced today. The girl's effects ar
rived last night. She had bees placed
on the train at Newklrk. July M, by
her father and was to live here with
her mother.
Railroad officials said she had been
traced to Albuquerque, where she
alighted. Combined efforts of police
of several states have been unable
to obtain trace of her since.
Bureau To Speed Up
Tabulation Of Census
Washington. D. C Aug. 4. Of the
14.1SC cities and Incorporated places
In 11 the population of 7S had
been made public ay the census bu
reau up to today.
Population of approximately one
third of the 396S counties and sub
dtvisioos of the country also has been
announcecL
Four months have elapsed since the
tabulation of enumerators' schedules
began and the first population an
nouncement made. Orders have been
Issued to speed up this work to per
mit announcement of the country's
total population in October.
driving southwest along the border
of the Allenstetn district and had
yesterday reached a point 20 miles
from Mllawa, 31 miles northwest of
Warsaw, on the only direct railroad
to Danzig from the Polish capital
These cavalrymen were said to bt
headed through MHawa into th
FoHsh corridor to the Baltic nearby
and thence to Pomerania.
Polish Forces Demoralized.
The experts reported that th
Polish forces were demoralized on
the whole northern and central
fronts and were falling back. The
military men said they bad vlr
tuaily abandoned hope of the Poles
making a stand now.
The Polish armistice delegates re
turned to Warsaw Tuesday night
and the Polish government has llttl
hope of the speedy arranging of an
armistice. The members of the a!
lied mission are convinced that fht
soviet government does not Intend ,
negotiate an armistice, they reported
and declared their belief that tfcr
Russians had" set the next meeting of
the negotiators for today at Minsk
knowing that it would be impossible
f or-ie Poles- to arrive at that time.
making' a pretext for farther delay.
The Polish government. it Is
learned. Is undeefded as to whether
it wtu send emissaries to Minsk
British Send Ultimatum,
London. Eng, Aug. 4. The Brltlsn
rovernn ent Is IrritAtAd n- ,-
ft believes Is Soviet Russia's equlvo-
3 ow me untisn suggesuor
that the Russians halt at the armi
tice line of demarcation in Poland
and begin peace negotiations. It ha.
dispatched a sharp note to the Sovia-
government aemandtng a yes or "
answer as to whether that gover
meat Intends to listen to the auggeb
tton. Trift Ttrrnnafln-i of Watkab v ,k.-
iBeishevhd hai been, fired for Virus'
j uwaB to in. Leaean
Thaes from Berlin, qvottog a wire leg.
to the National Zerlsng. The Polish
government., the dispatch adds. !
taking necessary measures and hi.'
placed the fortiflcalloas under com
mand of French engineer officer
The defence has been entrusted to
Gen. Haller.
Wireless reports from Warsaw state
that the Polish government will not
be moved from Warsaw. It ts said of
ficials fears a radical government
would be set up following their de
parture. Reds Ask Xew Parley.
Warsaw. Poland. Aug. 4. (By tho
Associated Pressl. The breaking vt'
of negotiations between the Poles and
tne itoisnevllcl. rrom which It had
been booed would coma an armistice
and early cessation of hostilities, was
aue to a misunderstanding, accord
ing to the contention of the Russian
soviet authorities In a wireless mes
sage received hero today. The lates'
communication from the soviet sug
gests negotiations be held in Minsk
Wednesday. It asks that the Poles
send a delegation to Minsk Invested
with all necessary credentials to
negotiate for peace.
xna roles contend It will be an
Impossibility for them to comply.
While Polish delegates are return
ing from Baranovltchi, where the con
ference with the Bolshevfkl ended
abruptly, Bolshevik troops are re
ported to be pressing their attacks
on the entire battle front.
InsMa the battle area the Poles
are hurriedly preparing defences, par
CContiaued on page IS. column I.)
Mangled Body Of
Woman Found On Track
Tooeka. Kan- Aug. 4. The badlv
mangled body of a woman. 35 or 40
years old. was found on the Union
Pacific railway tracks 18 miles west
or xopeka this morning and w
nrougnt to tnis mtv.
In her pocketbook was a card bear
ing the name "Mrs. William Grant
wnitcomo. mi west seventh street,
Los Angeles, Calif."
Boulder Canyon Dam To Reclaim
Huge Area In "Great Desert" Is
Launched At San Diego Meeting
CONFERENCE AT GALVESTON
TO COMBAT THE PLAGUE
AUeUln. Texas. .Aug. 4. Dr. CL W
Goddard, state bltl. officer and Dr.
Oscar Darts, assistant state btUtti
offlcer, have gone to Galveston to at
tend the conference called by surgeon
general Cummins on tbe Question of
Dlasrce prevention measures- It
expected there will be representatives
from the gulf states in attendance at
this conference, which Is to consome
two days.
&K& -HO --
"The proved circulation ot
The CI Paso Herald la nearly
twice that of aay other El
Paso paper.1
SAN DIBGO. Calif, Anff. t Wbat
was bailed as a new chapter In tbe
epic of the transformation of tbe
"great American desert" Is beginning
to take deflnte form. In the opinion
oi engineering- and irrigation ex
perts and the representatives of allied
hiteresia throturbont the sotxtbweat
who met yesterday tn San Diego for
a conxerenee with Arthur P. Davis, di
rector of the reclamation service of
the United States.
A day of discussion ended In the
agreement that the project of the
Boulder canyon dam. on the Colorado
river, wiib tbe attendant power and
irrigation development, sbontd be
thoroughly Invest gated and that the
report to be presented to congress
next fall should carry the endorse
ment of civic, irrigation and state or
ganisations tbronghow: tbe sooth-
Desides director Davis and tbe chief
engineer of tbe reclamation service.
the state engineers of Utan, Colorado
Nevada and New Mexico and man
other well known engineers and per
sonal representatives of tbe govern
ors of Arizona, California, Nevada and
Utah attended the conference.
Director Davis announced that $60
MO was available for the investiga
tion of tbe project and that as soon
as the waters of tbe rtver were low
enough, to allow tne engineering par
ties charged with drawing up the y
port wonld start work.
XHreetor Davis pointed out that th
proposed dam would not only furnisn
water to thousands of acres of arid
but Irrigable lands, bat that it wu'd
be a tremendous source of hydro
electric power and that It would ser e
as a balance to the flow of the Colo
rado and ent down the dangers to
certain regions from flooding.
The conference closed late i-tr-
day.
THE GUMP IS COMING
the most marvelous flying- machine- ever inoenied
is coming to El Paso. It's made of two sofas, an elk's
head, some palm leaves, an old broom, etc, and Is alive
lost like a pigeon.
Tip and Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the
Pumpklnhead and the Woggie-Bug are headed straight
for EI Paso la the Gump in '
The Wonderful Stories of Oz Start-
ingln The Herald This Week in the j
Week-End Edition i
Power From Elephant Butte Dam Is The Next Big Thing For Us To Go After