El Paso Herald from El Paso, Texas • Page 4

EL PASO HKKAJLD I Billy McSain Says Cities IMayor Says Definite Action Commissioners Allow Bill, Senator Sheppard Says Has There Live on Tourists, Be Taken By Full Civil i But Admit Deficit; To i El Proposal Up Who Foot the Bills. i Service Board. i Redistrict County. With Government. After impending three weeks at Ocean Park, Los Angeles and other cities on the Pacific coast, William P.

B. McSain, city tax collector and assessor, accompanied by Mrs. Mc- returned to El Paso Wednesday and is again at his desk in the city hall. Mr. McSain said there are scores of El Pasoans spending the summer on the coast this year.

certainly takes a lot of money to spend a vacation in California this Mr. McSain said. former years it has less expensive, but this year business on the coast is and the people out there are living on the tourists and the tourists are paying the bills. Los Angeles there has been a wave of retrenchment. The office of (try tax collector and assessor has been abolisheU and the county does this -work.

'Ihe courty also does thi.s work fai' smaller cities. Log Angeles formerly paid $90,000 a year for operation of its tax ofifce. The city surveyor and 12 assistants were also discharged. There is hardly any building in Ix)s Angeles. The only buildings under construction are those contracted for a year ago.

El fs much more prosperous than Los Angeles and the other coast STREET CAR KNOCKS WHEEL OFF OF ARMY SUPPLY WAGON A supply wagon of company signal corps, was badly damaged at the in front of Hotel Sheldon Wednesday morning when it collided with Mesa street car Xo. 13. 1 The back wheel and brake of the army wagon demolished and the wag- on was otherwise injured. A. Easley was niotorman of the street car and M.

JMahoney was driving the supply wagon. Police investigated the accident and reported that blame could neither be placed on the motorman or the sergeant. will be no charges filed against Tom L. Avaunt, captain of detectives, by myself until there is a meeting of tVie civil service couiinis- said mayor Charles Davis, Wednesday morning. a member of the commission, who has been In California for some time, will return this afternoon and there will be a meeting Thursday morning of the entire commission at the city hall.

At this meeting some definite action will be taken. The charges will likely be filed by myself then against the police officer. will be a full attendance of the commission at the meeting tomorrow and 1 will also attend the liieet- ing. I wish to say that any citizen oi i01 Paso who files charges against a police officer that 1 think warrant investigation. I will prefer charges against the officer before the civil service commission ijnd have the matter thoroughly investigated.

However, the police department will not be embarrassed by charges being filed by every person whrf is arrested, sinndy because he is revenge from the officer who has done his The commission, which consists of John M. Wyatt, chairman; Dr. B. M. Worsham and Frank Powers, will meet at the council chambers.

Mayor Davis said Wednesday morning that the suspension of Avaunt has been lifted pending the meeting of the commission and the filing of the charges. That thf county courthouse and jail One of the nitrate to be is practically exhausted, was tablished th; Pnited States gov- admitted Tuesday afternoon by coiuity I crntnent be located at the I'le- commis.sioners, when a bill for i hant Butte dani. This became known for extra work on the jail was pre- at the meeting of the I'oard of dircc- sented bv the Pauley company, tors of the chatnbrr of commerce The bill was allowed, but it was evening when a telegram milted that tliere was no money in was from senator Morris Shep- this fund. It was then discussed j'ard he had taken the matter whether the bill could paid out of the general fund, but no action was taken. The commissioners up with ihc gnvornrmnt and expected action.

The governnipnt to build ni- that there was not much money re-i tiate plants. One has already been mainlng in the pi'csent budget and located on the coast, that further would have; The nifrato plants w'ili be used in to be carefullv guarded. i the manufacture of material for high Countv auditor A. wa.s explosives for the gc.verninent during authorized to make up the H' bndiict the iKMiod of the war. This system so that the tax rate be fixtd.

wa.s first used L-y iJermany and her The budget is expi cied to be la i a 11 ies and has pt uved very surcessfui. than that of the present year. Secretary George H. Clements is in I cnmmunicafion with senator Sheppard IJ Ic-T IS to be aiiotlier ropiv from him Because Hudspeth countv xs to be pointed out BRITISH TROOPS AGAIN MAKE SUCCESSFUL RAIDS London, July 23 troops yesterday made successful raids east and west of Ypres on the Belgian border, capturing 114 prisoners, including two officers, according to the official statement issued by the British war office. be elected from the city This will give the city an equal number with the count.v.

Commissioner J. X. Walling wiU become a resident of Tludspeth county when it is formed and is being spoken of for countv judge. It will then be necessary to elect another commissioner to succeed him. A meeting of for power instead of coal for fuel.

It would also solve the fuel question and lessen the cost of manufacturing concerns and other industries of euP- plying power for ihe operation of their plants. Try to KI Si reef. President John M. Wyatt appointed comS.ission.r.s will bo l.elj n.xt fejv days tor the purpose ot re- iuh chiei of di.stricting the to again wait Dr, I.en^c. Brig.

Gen. George Bell, dis- Dr. Thomas J- McCamant. who has commander, and ascertain If he been commissioned as a major in the xvould lift the "dead from medical corps of the Texas national street and make Second street ihe restricted line for soldiers. A let- Worth $100 On Sale at guard, and who expects to have soon for Fort Worth training camp, granted an indefinite leave of absence by the commissioners.

Dr. McCamant is county health officer and is given leave of absence during the period of the war. During his absence the office will be held by Dr. Will was read from Kleinman, one of the merchants south of Overland street, protesting against the 'dead Mr. Kleinman said that many of the merchants of South Ei Paso and other streets south of Overland were mem- Rogers, who was narned county health: of the chamber of commerce and officer by the commissioners.

such appealed for in The petition of a majority of the; trying to have Gen. Bell ihift the line cattlemen of the county, recommena- Second street. The question cre- ing Couch Roberts as hide and animal ated much cornmpnt among the di- insip-ector. was read. The commission- i rectors, many of whom thought they ers appointed him to this office to sue- i once do what they t'ould to ceed Robert liOve, deceased.

have the lifted, while oth- AVIll Change Koonip. the opinion that fuch an The 65th court will in future be crganization should not attempt to in- the room now occupied by the county terfero or make suggestions to court at law and the county coxirt at law occupy the present rooms used by the 65th district court. The change was made as a convenience to both courts. The Labor Advocate was given the contract to publish the delinquent county tax list for three consecutive i 11 county tax list ror inree Hh Lhirronier and 1 able shown at a rate of 25 cents per par- 11 1 1 land. Commissioners Walling above are two pieces or exceptionally handsome i pendeii voted to award the con- furniture.

Made of the finest American Walnut and beautifully finished. It happens they belong to a Bed Room Suite that has been discontinued. This tract to the Advocate and commission- I ers Lyons and Herring voted against I the contract being given the paper. cle Sara. The committee sent to Washington in an effort to ntducc the government to locate one of the cantonments at El Paso, of which A.

Coles was chairman, filed its report of expendi- tiwes. The total cost of the trip was ilOOO, -which was allowed, Question. The reading of the minutes of the meeting Monday at the chamber of commerce at which the question of fuel and the proposition of establishing an electric plant at the Ele. Judge McClintoek cast the deeiding phant Butte dam to generate power, vote giving the Labor Advocate the; caused much discussion at the i ing Tuesday night. Mr.

Clements told how' W. Jackson, a negro of White Oake. N. The bid of the Advocate i the only one submitted and it was.ad- rnpm onn inev must dp SOICI we win oi mitted that the two daily newspapers had built a power plant of his? own mdKeS Uieni UUU, Uicy UC win Oi notified that bids had 'and was making it a paying proposl- been called for this printlnar. Commis- lion.

Heeaid be transmitted ipower to sioner Herring said that he thought; Carrizozo and supplied many of the the other should have an mines of the White Oaks and Capitau opportunity to bid and that in his districts. He said that if such a plant opinion the matter should be recon- 1 could be made a paying venture there, siderefl. He said most of the delin- one at Elephant Butte dam would quent land is in the valley and he did prove a paying proposition, not believe any one in the valley ever sees the Advocate, singly or together. Chiffonier, like above cut, worth $45 at $34. Dressing Table, like cut, worth $55 at $41, Come and see the many other Extra Specials we are offering this week on furniture.

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It has a patented Kerogas burner that automatically generates gas from oil. It burns like gas, with an intense, hot fire. Use one of Blue Flame OO Stoves if you arc economically inclined. Above is a picture of a three burner model. We have a complete line of these or write for fuU information and prices.

Turn Fair Donation. The request of the Dona Ana Fair Mr. Walling thought more real prop-I association for a contribution to the erty ow'ners read the Labor Advocate i fair fund by the chamber of commerce than either the Morning Times or Herald. Conirnrt for Coal. The Hines Lumber company was granted the contract for furnishing 700 tons of coal to the county at $8.75 per ton.

wa3 read. It was proposed to appropriate $150, but owing to the fact that the present budget of the chamber is nearly exhausted, the directors held that it would be impossible this year to make a contribution and the secre- I tary was instructed to write the man- County Judge McClintoek was of the fair association at Las granted a vacation during the a letter to this effect. month of August. DisruMW I.evee. The question of building a retalninc wall or protecting levee on the bank of the Rio Grande Pabens was again iiiscussed.

The river at this point threatens to overflow its banks and destroy crops. Commissioner deii said it might be possible for the county, the reclamation service and railroads to get together and finance the work. W. J. Stahlman said the reclamation service would likely make surveys, but that the matter of straightening out the river banks which had been suggested was, in his opinion, too remote.

A small levee he said would answ'er the purpose. He said it w'ould cost the county three times as much to repair the county roads as it would to build a levee. He said it would take an expenditure of approximately $6000. Cminty T.aekt* 'lioner. Mr.

Pendell said the countv was short of money. County engineer L. A. White said he estimated the cost of building the levee would be about $000. Want Hettex Trolley Service.

The directors at length the service to P'ort Biiss and other outlying points by the EI Paso electric railway. The army has been complaining about the service to the Fort, gaying that the soldiers find it difficult to come to El Paso from Camp Stewart and the fort, owing to the trolley service being inadequate. Mr. Wyatt appointed a committee, consisting of Otis C. Coles, E.

M. Hurd, tieorge R. Ryan and B. L. Farrar, to call upon Harry Potter, raanagt-r of the to ascertain if better transportation facilities can be given.

To Meet Riinsfnn Upon suggestion by Mr. Wyatt, the chamber of commerce appointed Dr. C. Voung as its representative to meet the Russian commission, which will arrive here Sunday. Pr.

Young will go to Raton, N. to meet Gen. i Vladimir Roop and party and accoui-j pany them to El Paso. i If it IB possible to the stop off at the Elephant Butte dam the chamber of commercc will a large number of automobiles Commissioner Tlerring said that if there to the members and take the commissioners built the levee they be flooded with petitions to build levees along the banks of the river at other points. Commissioner Pendell said hf thought the railroads should assist For this Rocker Just because the price is low do not class this as a cheaply constructed rocker.

It is finished in Golden Oak, has T-Bolt construction, substantially built and Extra special $2.25 them from Engle to the dam. A mo-, tor boat ride on the lake will be giv- rn the coiuniission, if it stops at Lake B. M. Hall. Summer Xormal School.

Dr. E. S. White read the report of; and that if they did hp would be will- -he summer normal school, which .1 roomy, this at Extra Special Garden Hose This Extra Special will give you use of the Hose this season and it will last all next year. This guaranteed 3-4 inch W'ire Wound Hose and is on Bale now at 25 foot lengths, regular at 50 foot lengths, regular $7.50, at See window display of Water Ice Cream Freezers, Ice and other Summer items.

207-11 N. Stanton C30C 30Xa0E aoi Hay Grain: Flour: Seeds COAL AND BUILDERS SUPPLIES HEID Inc. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS Phones 35 and 36 and Dallas Sts. I ing to give $2000 as the commisbion- contribution. i Mr.

Stahlman said he be will- I ing to take the contract at $2000 to I build the levy. Judge Will P. Brady was granted a HI leave of absence of two weeks. The Ul county court at law adjourns its first oj session Saturday. LET GRAY HAIR MAKE YOU LOOK OLD Banish grayness without ridicule; Apply Q-Ban, clean, safe guaranteed.

Q-Ban is all ready to guaranteed to be harmless, and is sold under the money-back guaran- i tee if not satisfied. Only 50c at Kelly I and Drug Store, and all good drug stores, i Try Q-Ban Superfine Hair Tonlf, Q-Ban Liquid Shampoo. Q-Ban Toilet Soap, Q-Ban Depilatory ror removing- superfluous Candy Sale On Our Delicious Spanish Peanut Bar 20c the Lb. WEDNESDAY ONLY Qaatltr and showed a deficit of nearly $700, which was guaranteed by the chamber of commerce. Dr.

White said that owing to the war and other conditions that have arisen the normal was conducted at a loss instead of a profit, as the board had expected. nnt AJd for 1 I i ilr, Wyatt told the directors that had talked with Lieut. Col. H. E.

Stevenson. of the Texas national guard, regarding the El companies, which were in debt. He that company the Colley-Lippman company, is in debt nearly $2000, I which w'as incurred during its organi- zation. Mr. Wyatt told the directors that this money was expended in feeding the men when they enlisted, buying uniforms and for other items.

Mr. Wyatt said the officers of this company aided materially in recruiting company and company to their present" strength. Should Put I Money. Every member of the boaid of directors present expressed the opinion that the rnon who remain behind should do everything their power to those who are going to the front. Mr.

Wyatt explained that it was absolutely necessary that the indebtedness of these companies be paid before they leave El Paso, lie explained that if they went to the training camps with this indebtedness hanging over them that they would constantly be the target of criticism by their and that investigation after investigation would be conducted, which would take the spirit out of the men. The following committee was named io call upon mayor Charles Davis and the city council and the county commissioners to ascertain if the city and county could not make an appropriation to pay off this indebtedness: O. C. Coles, H. Y.

Ellis, T. H. Rogers, J. W. Kirkpatrick, Maurice Schwartz and W.

H. Shelton. Lieut. Col. Stevenson will be asked to accompany this committee on its visit.

AlrplHiie School fironnd Zach T. White, of the members of Ihc chamber of commerce and one AMERICAN CHICLE COMPANY JESSE L. LASKY, the famous moving picture impresario, says: find that chewing Adams Pepsin Gum is about the most wholesome habit I ever acquired. It cheers me and relieves nerve THE BIG BUSINESS-MANS GUM In the Struggle for Wealth take care of your Health of K1 pioneer has offered the States government 1000 acres of land in the valley in New Mexico for an aviation training school. The offer extends for the period of the war without any compensation from the government.

This tract of land is one of thr farms in the valley and is irngate it was said. A telegram was read from senator Morris announcing that he had Mr. offer to the government, which had It under advisement. Ucenwe Cliiesttion. The directors discussed at length the controversy officials of the government and state officials of New Mexico regarding the claim the state had made to compel pertiOiKs fishing in Lake B.

M. hall to pay a license. A letter w'as read from 11. Wade, attorney, saying that it would cost about 1600 to fight the ease in the courts. Mr.

Wyatt appointed a committee, consisting of Messrs. Shelton, Rogers and Kirkpatrick, to cooperate with loeal sportsmen in raising the fund. This committee. is not acting as a committee of the chamber of commerce. The directors voted to allow secretary Clements $100 to attend the annual meeting of the Texas Commercial Secretaries, which will meet Marlin, August 16 to IS.

IniiUM Ilfirber A letter was read from .1. K. Harman, Williams thaf a few days a soldier en route west stopped off in f'aso between, trains and entorcd a barber shop on: San Francisco street and for a shampoo and some hair tonic. Tiie w'riter said the barber charged bim saying he had given him at Mr. Harman as the soldier had to run to catch his train the bnrl'er the money.

'I'his is one the writer told tlie directors, that lU Paso lost the cantonment, because many of the business men had overcharged soldiers. Mr. att said other had complained about a on thel same street charging them $3 lor hair cut and shave. The chamber of commerce will conduct a rigid inves-' tigation. The matter will aLso be taken with the labor organiiiations and their cooperation asked.

It is, not known whether the shop In question is a union or nonunion shop, tiunut Furnlsli Mmttle rralns. A letter read from This Actually Removes Superfluous Hair Roots Kntireb' New and infants and Invalids HORLICK'S ORiaiNAl MALTED iVlILK Rich milk, malted grain, in powder term. For infants, invalidsaodgrowing children Pure the whole body, invigorates irarsing mothers and the aged. Vlore nutntioua than tea, coffee, etc. instantly prepared.

Requires no cooking Sabstitatef Cost YOU Same Pnce By the introduction in this country of King, general agent of the what Is known as the pro- I aso Southwestern railroad, in I any woman can now rid herself lepiy to a letter wrltteti him by the completely of annoying superfluous hslr or commercp relative to put- fuzz. process is entirely new, diff r- ting on to Camp Stew- ent ironi all others, and far art. Atr. King said that owing to lack cause tt actually removes Ihe of e.juipment and the movement uf! surface hair: It la troops It was impoiisible at this time perfectly harmless, odorless and non- to operate trains to Fort and Stewart. I'red K.

Lane was admitted to mem- A letter was read from the agency saying that an eastern oncern was looking for a site for a plant to manufacture oxygen and hv- drogen and asked for proposals. Jl'r. I impunitj. If it doesn't do exactly Just gi't a stick nf phelnctine your follow the directions and the hair roots out. with your own eyes: No depilatory or electri- cr I treatment can produce this result.

The skin Is loft soft, smooth and as a child's. PhtMactine can be used absolute could even eat it Clements was instructed to replv to the letter. Have your Arch Supports expertly fitted, Roknhr, 319 Texas Adv. anted to buy secondhand Alien Arms Cycle as claimed can have your back without money to wJtn Sunj Proof Faints. Lander Lumber Co.

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