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12 Tuesday, March 5 1918 7 KL PASO HERALD EVIDENCE RULES HASMT REPORTS Judge Jenkins Announces He Will Give Police Help in the Cleanup. Judge B. F. Jenkins laid down some new rules of evidence in two cases growing out of the police raids of Saturday night when Billie H. Kaye and Mrs.

Charles Palmer were each fined $200 on vagrancy charges. Appeal bonds were filed in both cases. Bell Stiles forfeited her bond and the court instructed the attorney file euit against her bondsmen. Two other cases growing out of the police raids will be heard before a jury in judge court. Two other cases which were postponed Monday afternoon on request of attorneys, will also be heard this afternoon.

Jenkins Stands Pat. Judge Jenkins will give the police all the assistance possible in the cleanup campaign they are waging. The judge made this statement Monday afternoon when the first of the cases came before him. Several legal tilts occurred between Jthe counsel for defence and the court during- the presentation of evidence in the Raye case. The first disagreement came when chief of police Charles E.

Pollock testified that he had caused the arrest of Miss Raye on complaint of Mrs. M. Del Clark Goes To Abilene In Custody Witness In the Jones Case Charged With Rail Damage. W. G.

Clark, the most important witness in the Felix R. Jones case, left at 5:15 oclock Monday afternoon for Abilene, rn custody of deputy sheriff Ben Peevey of that place. Clark has been indicted at Abilene mayor Charles Davis and is taken asjin connection with the alleged dam- official government recognition of aging of a Wichita Valley railroad the fact that the public officials to have been pried from its El Paso are making earnest and con- I on the ties in order to cause a train to leave the track. Jones has required by the war department, WUh an! According Peliey. Jones was air of misunderstanding, since the city tnlrl that were reports i loose rciil find suffered I th.f wprp nor! scratches about the face at the time.

Clark was under a witness attachment here, but it was decided that This Is Taken as Government Recognition of Efforts Made in Cleanup. received no reports such as you refer to in your recent telegram. Am confident all officials of El Paso are cooperating- to support program of war This telegram, signed was? received Monday evening by MEATSKOPSTOiFLOURHIGHER; CLOSE TIIESDffi QUANTITY LESS Butchers Organize, Mexican Dealers Applaud; Retail Grocers Unite. That the meat shops of El Paso including all meat markets, and barbecue stands, will be closed tight on Tuesdays after this week, was the decision reached by the butchers of El Paso at a mass meeting in the chamber of commerce building Monday night. This regulation will prohibit Price Interpreters Give Notice of 12 Pound Sacks Here From Now On.

The price of flour was Increased slightly, and the limit of the amount which may be purchased at one time was reduced from 24 to 12 pounds, at a meeting of the members of the El Paso price interpreting committee at the chamber of commerce Monday afternoon. The price of corn meal was increased from 60 cents for an at Washington that officials were not cooperating. Charter Allows Only Fines. The mayor received a letter Tuesday morning from Maj. Bascom Johnson, of the sanitary corps, national army, complaining that the of fines in the city court against prostitution is in effect making the city a financial partner of prostitutes.

Maj. Johnson said the city ordinances should be amended so as to provide jail sentences and no fines. It was a felony indictment takes precedence and he was allowed to depart with the Abilene officer. Clark is a witness to an alleged conspiracy to murder him, in the case of state vs. Tom Morrison, which will come up for trial in the county court at law early in April.

Campo, who conducts the bouse at 805 North El Paso street. Stand For Change of Rules. Mr. Gardiner objected to this testimony on the ground that it was liear- evidence, but the court said he would overrule the objection, on the that the police had great difficulty in obtaining first hand information and if they were to abide by requirements of the national government a great many of the rules overning testimony and court pro- fcdure would have to be changed. Chief Pollock added to the state- Unent of the court that if Mr.

Gar- 'diner had been present at the meeting at the chamber of commerce and heard the police force cised he would very probably be willing to admit any kind of evidence. The chief stated on the witness stand that a great many regulations must be overruled, if the cleanup of El Paso is to continue. Reese Gives Opinion. Walter Reese, inspector of police, who followed the chief as a witness, 2also caused considerable arguments. He testified as to the general reputation of the defendant.

Mr. Gardiner objected to this testimony, but was overruled bv the court. Judge Jenkins said he had asked Mr. Reese for his opinion regarding the character. Upon further examination Mr.

Reese testified that the department had attempted to arrest defendant before, but because of in the provost guard the police had never been able to apprehend the woman. SUES TO STOP PAYMENT ON MINE SCHOOL BUILDING Suit asking that the board of regents and other officers of the University of Texas be enjoined from paying to E. TV are the contract price for the school of mines building has been filed in the 41st district court by Standard Sanitary Manufacturing company, which alleges that one of the subcontractors owes it $4643.14 for materials furnished for and used in the buildings. Hearing on the injunction plea was set for the morning of March 8 by judge P. R.

Price. attorney J. H. McBroom that it is impossible to impose jail sentences in the city, the charter allowing only fines. Jail sentences are imposed only when a person fined refuses or is unable to pay, but the city has absolutely no power to impose a jail sentence, but must give every prisoner the right to be released on payment of a fine.

Cleanup Meeting Tonight. The chamber of commerce auditorium is expected to be taxed to its capacity at the mass meeting at oclock tonight, where plans will be made for the assistance of county and city officials in the completion of the of vice conditions in El Paso. Intense interest has been aroused among citizens by the disclosures which were made at the meeting of chamber of commerce and city and county officials Saturday afternoon, following the reading of the report of the military affairs committee of the chamber upon its return from Washington. Arrangements are being made to seat a crowd as large as may be admitted to the chamber of commerce hall at the meeting. County officials, city officials, directors and members of the chamber of commerce, and citizens interested in the welfare of tho city will attend.

It is believed that an efficient plan to further the efforts of officers of the law to rid El Paso of bootleggers and prostitutes will be presented at the meeting, for the ratification of those present. Spence on Cleanup Campaign. In a communication to The Herald, concerning the meeting held Saturday night, F. A. Spence says: notice an elaborate article in The Herald of March 4, purporting to be a report from our sheriff on the morals of the citizens of El Paso county when this same sheriff is paid as the to enforce the law.

It seems ratner unusual that a sheriff, who is elected by the people and paid to enforce the law, should come before the citizens of this county and recommend a In other words, he is the citizens to do work for which he is being well paid. There is absolutely no excuse for a condition of this kind existing, and if we had the right kind of officials they would not exist. Nearly all the dens of iniquity, these houses of ill fame, have been started under the present administration and such could not run were the law enforced. here I will say that I have never rented a house for immoral purposes, nor have I owned any part of the reservation, nor have I ever as much as listed any such property for sale during the 15 years of my real estate business, nor have I ever been in any way connected with the traffic to prosecute many of the city and county officials through every court of the state, and any person who says that I at any time have done anything to the contrary an unmitigated liar, and anyone who swears that I did is a perjured liar, and this goes if he hears it. will further state that in comr pany with one other person, put up practically all the money to break up the old reservation, to employ attorneys, detectives to get evidence, also for maps and charts of the reservation, paying court costs and carrying it through all the courts of the state of Texas, the first being the city council, then the grand jury, then the county court, then the district court, then the court of appeals, and finally, as a last and final effort to get justice, the supreme court of the state of Texas, where we at last got all we asked for.

let me add, we did not take prostitutes and low down people with unclean hands to prove our allegations, but brought good credible witnesses, as we were above colluding with the other class, as our socallea Sheriff openly confesses he has done. We are of the opinion that the law can be enforced without resorting to such underhand methods. The human hound is the lowest down animal in existence, whether he be garbed as an official, or a traffic solicitor, but I will put my record in the balance during the entire length of my IS years in this city and defy any of our to attack same successfully. Had the socalled city leaders given me their support at the time I was fighting the at the same time I was paying all expenses in connection with they would not now be making these startling exposures, and Washington would not have to make the imperative demand on them that she has now made, and long trips to Wash- the sale of any sort of canned meats in grocery stores, or any smoked or i eight pound sack to to $8 per salted meats, or lard. hundredweight.

Several hundred dealers in meat and! The retail price of flour was groceries attended the meeting, the majority of them being Mexicans. As the simplest solution of the problem of organizing such a heterogeneous assembly, C. N. Bassett, district food administrator, who called the meeting, sent the English speaking dealers upstairs to arganize separately, while he, assisted by interpreter H. J.

Sada explained the purpose of the meeting to the Mexicans, and aided them in their changed from $1.55 to $1.75 for each 24 pound sack, to 90 cents for each 12 pound sack. Arrangements may be by those living outside the city, and who come to El Paso only at intervals to purchase flour in larger quantities, it was announced by George G. Franklin who presided at the meeting. No change in the price of bread, or of other foodstuffs, was announced. The maximum prices fixed by the board for El Paso until the board own organization.

Addressing the Mexicans, Mr. Bas- meets again Thursday follow. Local Prices Fixed. Wholesale Price Retail Price to Retailer. Commodity.

to Consumer. .0828.................................. 12-lb. full head, in to rice, in to. 10 2.00 to 2.40................................Potatoes, per 100 to 3.00 per 5.75 6.20................-................Cornmeal, regular, per granulated pearl, per hominy to.10 .52 to.54 butter, fresh .................................................................31 .31 with 2.72—2.92...........................Pure leaf lard.

No. 10 pails 2.23—2.35...........................Lard compound, No. 10 16-oz. Longhorn, skimmed, 0 California .09 Subject to change from food administration in Washington. sett expressed complete confidence their patriotism, and willingness to abide by the regulations.

Finds Dealers Ready to Help. am satisfied that wnlle a number of breaches of the regulations have said Mr. Bassett, chief reasons for them have been due to misunderstanding of the rules, and not to wilful violations. I find that the great majority of the dealers in town are willing and ready to cooperate with the administration, and this meeting is for the purpose of organizing the dealers to handle those who do not evince such a disposition. The district administration will cooperate with the dealers in every way that it can, and from this time forth, special attention will be given to the assistance of the Mexican dealers, and the rules of the administration will bo promulgated both in English and Spanish, so that there need be less misunderstanding on the subject.

Tuesday Must Re Meatless. should be distinctly understood that Tuesday is a meatless day. That means that no meat may be sold, except mutton and the byproducts of pork. Another thing to be remembered is that no person can purchase flour in quantities larger than 12 pounds, and they must purchase at least an equal amount of substitutes at the same time. Corn must be sold at the rate of two to one of flour.

If these essentials are remembered, and well understood, there will be fewer mistakes in putting the food regulations into One Weelc Of Grace. The meeting was throwrn open to discussion, and Mr. Bassett was im- v.vr mediately made the target for a volley of questions. The question of closing altogether on Tuesday wras brought and the cantonment would have been ours for the asking. A.

Spence. THREE WOMEN ARRESTED IN RAID; ANOTHER BY INSPECTOR Three women were taken into custody by detectives Claude Smith, Andy Shobe and Will Stewart Monday night in a raid on the Texas Grand hotel, according to police reports. The women gave the names of Ethel Fowler, Maria Wilson and Mrs. R. C.

Wood. Misses Fowler and Wilson were charged with vagrancy and Mrs. Wood was charged with running a disorderly house. All of them were admitted to bond. Nora Ross was arrested by Walter Reese, inspector of police, Monday night and is charged with vagrancy.

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fJAnyway it wont hurt to look. So come in soon and let us help you dress him the way you would like to see him. Costs no your taste and choice will make it better. We are Headquarters for Military Goods. JUDGE BRADY HAS THE REAL APPEAL THESE DAYS OF WAR Highsounding Latin inscriptions might be in place over the benches in the various courts the court house, but judge W.

P. Brady, of the county court at law, over whose bench is a Latin sentence said by the erudite to mean the public good Lord, direct our has found something that connotes justice in a way far better than Justinian epithets and sentences. A beautiful American flag, in colors and flying in a sky of blue clouds, has been atached to the wall just above judge Brady's chair. should be appointed by the president, to be announced at the next meeting which was set for Thursday night at 7:30 at the chamber of commerce. Decide to Have Inspector.

It was at first thought that a committee of dealers should serve in the capacity of a board of inspectors, and nine men wrere chosen. They were J. S. Crane, J. N.

Tapley, D. T. Ezell, O. D. Woods, E.

M. Bray, A. J. Blaiix. E.

W. Bishop, E. D. Underwood, H. C.

Kreathman, and W. A. Pollard. It was afterward decided. however, that one inspector should be procured whose sole duty should be the inspection of the groceries of El Paso.

Prior to closing the meeting, the dealers united in a vote of confidence in federal food administrator Herbert Hoover. James Marr Assists Bassett. Out of town dealers at the grocers' meeting were O. P. Ford, of Clint: Isaac Loewenstein, of Tsleta, and Otto Hintz, of Fabens.

Thirty members signed the roll passed around by secretary Franklin. An interesting announcement was that James L. Marr had been appointed assistant district food administrator. Batchers Organize; Name Officers. The butchers met downstairs, after the adjournment of the Spanish dealers and appointed Charles Shuck, chairman, and H.

G. Appleby, secretary. There was considerable discussion as to whether or not El Paso meat markets should close on meatless Tuesdays, but it was finally voted to do so, remaining open Tuesday. March 5, but closing thereafter on Tuesday. Later discussion on the question, led Mr.

Bassett to announce that he would take up'with state administrator E. A. Peden. the matter of relieving El Paso of meatless days in view of the fact that this city is Ip a similar condition to the coast, where meatless days have been abolished because of the superfluity of meat on hand. The meat men decided that they also would hire an inspector to line up all dealers, and see that everyone wag kept posted as to the food rsgula- tions.

A pledge of support to the food administration was drawn up by a committee composed of J. C. Peytin, C. W. Rogers and E.

H. Iredale, and the pledge will be presented to dealer in Dwo for his signature. The nixt meeting of the organization will be eld Thursday evening at 8 oclock in the chamber of commerce. up, and after discussing the matter, Mr. Bassett announced that Tuesday of this wreek would be open to the sale of all descriptions of meat, in view of the short notice that had been given, but that following Tuesdays should all be closed tight.

The Mexicans greeted this announcement with applause. It was suggested by one of the Mexican dealers that the Mexicans have no organization of their own, but that they be represented in the general association of meat and grocery dealers, by nine delegates to be appointed by Mr. Bassett, on advice of the wholesalers. Asked by Mr. Bassett, whether such an organization would have their support, the dealers answered enthusiastically in the affirmative.

Just prigr to the close of the meet- GROCERS MAY SELL CORN ing, Mr. Bassett again went over the essentials of the food regulations, warning the against allowing their customers to purchase more then the stated amount of foodstuffs, and citing the penalty for a fine of from $1000 to $5000. Retail Grocers Organize. Meantime the grocers had organized an association separate from the butchers. James A.

Dick presided, but relinquished the chair to J. B. Watson, who was elected permanent chairman. George Franklin was elected secretary, and E. H.

Griffith, treasurer. It was decided to name the organization the El Paso County Retail association. It was decided that a membership committee, and a committee for drawing up a constitution and bylaws Blame The Who Lets a Woman Man Drink CRISPS IN LIEU OF WHEAT District food administrator C. Bassett has received instructions from headquarters at Washington, stating that grocers may sell in lieu of wheat products, corn flakes, post toasties, and crisps. Strict enforcement of the regulation regarding the sale of flour to fanners who have their own corn meal, is urged by the administration.

Any farmer wishing to avoid purchasing wheat substitutes with his flour, must sign a written statement saying that he has the corresnonding amount of corn meal, produced by himself, and not purchased from others. Mr. Bassett has been informed that the Fred Harvey restaurants along the Santa Fe system are making considerable reduction in their consumption of wheat flour by the use of rice corn and buckwheat flours. Shortening compounds to take the place of lard, are also being made the subject of experiment by the Harvey chefs. Says Druggist Brown Of Cleveland.

He Guarantees a Simple Home Treatment Given Without the Knowledge of the Drinker. Cleveland, wife has a right to let her husband drink; for alcoholism is a disease and a drunkard is a sick man, says Druggist Brown of Cleveland. A woman can cure this a drinking husband in a few weeks for half what he would spend on liquor in the same time. The habit can be broken end the disease cured. Thousands of cases prove it and every community has its reformed drunkard.

Druggist Brown says the right time to stop the drink habit is at its beginning. Left to run its course it will deaden the fine sensibilities of the man you love. Begin with the first whiff of liquor on his breath, but do not despair if he has already gone from bad to worse until he has become a rum-soaked sot. Druggist Brown knows the curse of strong drink, for he himself has been a victim. A loving sister, without his knowledge or consent, rescued him from the brink of a grave, and for 10 years kept her secret.

She saved him from him from his own depraved, besotted self by giving him a secret remedy, the formula of an old German chemist. To pay his debt to her and to help other victims out of the murk and mire he has made the formula public. Druggists everywhere dispense it daily as Prepared Tescum Powders, put up in doses. Get it of your own druggist and drop a powder twrice a day in tea, coffee, milk or other drink. Soon liquor does not taste the same, the craving for it disappears, and lo, one more drunkard has been saved and knows not when or why he lost his taste for drink.

Warning Note: Tescum should be given only where it is desirable to destroy all taste for alcohol and all pleasure in its use. Those who encourage moderate drinking should not give it until the so- called moderate drinker reaches the danger line, as most of them do in time. Druggist Brown has such confidence in Tescum Powders that he personally guarantees results or he will refund out of his own pccket the price charged by the dispensing druggist. It is sold in El Paso by Kelly Pollard, and other druggists. CANDY SALE Our Delicious Cocoanut Brittle 25c THE POUND WEDNESDAY ONI.T Headquarters for St.

Patrick Novelties 40 CARLOADS OF HENS SHIPPED FROM TEXAS Washington, D. March rood administration announced today that reports of the agricultural department show' that 40 carloads of hens and pullets, amounting to about birds, ere shipped 'from Texas alone between January 1 and February 11. The announcement points out that if these birds had been kept until April 30, as the food administration has required for those remaining on farms on February 11, about 400,000 dozen of eggs would have been added to the food supply of the nation. SMALL BAKER ma TAKE OUT LICENSE, IF DESIRED Washington, D. March bakers who use less than three barrels of flour and meal per month, are not required to take out a food administration license, a recent rule gives them the right to come under license.

This applies not only to commercial bakers, but to all hotels, restaurants and boarding houses 1 hose who obtain licenses will be entitled to buy flour on the basis of one pound of substitutes for every four pounds of wheat flour. ANOTHER DAY AND NO JURY IN 34th; 49 MEN APPEAR Tuesday was another juryless day the 34th district court. On the failure of most of the veniremen to appear Monday, judge W. D. Howe had another panel of 150 men summoned for Tuesday, but only 49 of these appeared, enough to provide only for the 41st district court and the county court at jaw.

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