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JPA.SU SUBMISSION IN TEXAS DEFEATED (Continued from Pago 1.) Ladder Is Put Across Street to Stop Him, But He Runs Over It. J. Adams, proprietor of the Lobby bar, escaped from being held up by a highwayman who had stretched a ladder across Arizona street, near Golden Hill, late Thursday night. Adams was en route to his home, 2 Arizona street, and noticed a ladder lying in the street. He slowed up his car in order to get out and remove the obstruction, when he yaw a man pull a pistol and step toward the automobile.

Adams increased the speed ot his machine and escaped from the would-be robber, who snapped his at him. POLICE BALL PLAYERS PRACTICE. Sergt. William Simpson, who has charge of the police department baseball team, has accepted the offer of J. McCloskey to use Rio Grande Park for practice for the members of the team on three days of the week.

The officers will go fo the park on Monday, Thursday and Saturday of each week, until the date of the game with the firemen. A leading physician of Chicago says: easing the pain with narcotics to give relief is a long ways from a cure for stomach trouble. Besides the danger of neglect or inadequate may lead to more serious maladies. What appear to be only minor troubles are often the symptoms of gall stones, acute indigestion, gastritis, constipation, auto-intoxication, yellow' jaundice, appendicitis, cancer and ulcer's of tfie stomach and intestines, or other fatal ferers should take warning. Dp not have blind faith in treatments that are giving no results.

Much suffering could be avoided, many surgical operations prevented, scores of lives saved iiad Wonderful Remedy been taken in time. It is not a long drawn out treatment. It acts ou the very source and foundation of stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, eliminating from the system the hard, poisonous catarrhal accretions and shows them to you. Try a dose tomorrow your days of torture will be over and another friend will be added to nearly a million grateful human beings, many who declare Wonderful Remedy has saved their life. Get it from your druggist may be too late.

For sale by Kelly Pollard. Potter Drug and druggists Silver City Grand Jury Holds Mexicans for Fall Term of Court. Silver City, N. March the indictments returned by the grand jury of the district court were seven against Mexican cowboys arrested following the kidnaping and killing of Mormon cowboys on the Corner ranch several weeks ago. The prisoners were all charged with kidnaping and murder.

Their trial has been set for the fall term. Dude and Earl Chaney and Leon Jackson were indicted in connection with the shooting of W. H. Chaney and F. Sidham.

The Chaney boys were released on bonds of $5000 each and Jackson gave $2500 vjnd until the fall court term. I.ordNburg Indicted by the grand jury. Joseph Pelusi, of Lordsburg, was sentenced to the state penitentiary for not less than two years and ten months, nor more than three years by judge Raymond R. Ryan, the prisoner having pleaded guilty of unlawfully discharging a firearm. which resulted in the death of Ora Lark, in an automobile in Lordsburg.

STOLEN ARTICLES RECOVERED. Capt. J. E. Stowe, ot the city detective deaprtment, has a number of articles in his possession which were recovered by detectives Thursday afternoon and are awaiting identification by the proper owners.

The list includes an automobile tarpaulin, two pistols a camera and a rifle. THREE SACKS OF FLOI STOLEN. Three sacks of flour, aggregating 200 pounds, were stolen from the back end of the Clifford Bros, grocery store, 309 Bast Overland street, Thursday night, according a report made to the police. Tenement Are you getting all of the money your house should bring? Ask Lee Newman. specialize on tenements.

Phone 4604. 905 S. El Paso. ttet'ined music and singing from 2:30 to 6 p. m.

Something new, at the HeHlelberjar flowing Out Trees. Pears, plums, cherries, all kinds of fruit and shade trees, half price, no deliveries. 612 X. Donntown Store Room, For Rent, with Basement, 30x80. 208 Texas Fancy Shadynook Squabs and Central Market.

Phones NATI tion offered bf senator Dayton, that the controversy between the governor and the university authorities nas been determined by the investigation made last fall by the board of regents of that institution, and there is no need now for any further investigation of the affairs of that institution by the legislature. Civil War Tax Resolution. A Concurrent resolution urging congress to take such steps as might terminate in a judicial decision betore the supreme court the question of the right to reimburse the southern states for a tax levied by act of congress in 1862, 1864, 1S66 and 1867, was adopted in the house Thursday. The resolution would further provide that in the event that r.o such steps can be taken that congress be urged to appropriate money to reimburse the 11 southern states paying such tax. which amounted to $64,866,823.18.

of which amount $5,502,401.24 is due the state of Texas. It is provided that the governor be made the disbursing officer for such money if collected. George Terrell, of Cherokee, introduced the resolution. Delinquent Tax Bill Postponed. After having passed finally the Me- Nealus widowed mother pension bill, the house took up the consideration of the Dean delinquent tax bill, which, it is stated, would mean a remission of approximately $40,000,000 to the state.

Debates continued through the morning touching the constitutionality of the measure. It was postponed indefinitely, 64 to 41. To Divorcement Matter. No further efforts are to be made in the house to push the proposed amendment to the constitution providing for the divorcement of the University of Texas from the Agricultural and Mechanical college. This decision was reached after a conference by representative Tillotson with Dr.

R. E. Vinson, president of the University of Texas. One of the main reasons for reaching this conclusion is that the present legislature has passed finally a bill providing for a commission charged with the duty of making an educational survey of-the state, and it is expected this commission will submit a report recommending a comprehensive policy for the state, embracing all classes of educational institutions, and suggesting constitutional amendments and statutory enactments as may be deemed necessary to the inauguration and development of such educational policy. To Adjourn March -1.

Adoption of a sine die adjournment resolution for March 21. at 6 oclock, marked the morning session of the house. There were some who desired adjournment at an earlier date, while others favored a later date but speaker Fuller, guiding the steam roller, flattened the opposition and announced adjournment for next Wednesday. Irrigation Amendments The house then took up and finally passed a number of senate bills and house bills. The amendments to the general irrigation law made in the senate adopted.

final passage was given a bill establishing a negro insane asylum at Rusk and appropriating The other bills passed were allowing counties of 40,000 population or with taxable values of $18,000,000, to appoint county auditors; forcible entry and detainei preventing desecration of the United States flag; allowing fraternal beneiieiary societies to extend into adjoining counties; nroviding for a commission of appeals to assist the supreme court in clearing the application docket of the court. It would be composed of three members of act for two years. SBiniER KILLED ICZiR DF IS Plunges Head Foremost to 1 Flight, of Ruler Is Caused Pavement When Autos By Populace Rioting Collide on Bliss Street. for Bread. Robert Sutton, 25 years of age, a private in field hospital No.

3, of the United States army, was instantly killed Thursday night at 11:45 oclock, in an automobile collision in the 3500 block on Bliss street. Pvt. Sutton was throw from the seat of a remodeled Ford car, his head striking the pavement, causing concussion of the brain, according to physicians who examined the body at the emergency hospital. The crash of the automobiles attracted many residents of-the Alta Vista district. W.

L. Seeber, a civilian truck driver, who was driving the: machine occupied by Sutton, told the police that he became confused when the other automobile. driven bv Lieut. R. S.

Kimball. trurk companv No. 53, approached from the opoosite direction. Lieut. Kimball, it is said, attempted to turn in to the curbing: to avoid the collision, when the accident occurred.

The car driven bv Seeber was a roadster and had no built un sides, such as mierht have prevented Sutton from falling out. Coroner A. Hall visited the scene of the accident with ipolice officers held an investigation. lie stated Friday morning he had not yet rendered a verdict, but that no complaints had vet been filed. (t ontinned from l'age 1.) BODY OF MISS TINCHPR TO BE SENT TO TOPEKA, Funeral services for Miss Mary Tincher, aged years, a popular young i society girl, who died Tuesday after- noon at her home in the Fisk apartments, will be held Saturday afternoon at 4 oclock at the chapel of the McBean, Simmons and Hartford company.

The body will be shipped to Topeka, the former home of Miss Tincher, for burjal. Miss Fay Tincher, a motion picture actress of the Triangle film corporation, arrived in El Paso Thursday afternoon from her home in Los Angeles, while Mrs J. J. Dick, of New York city, another sister of the deceased, will arrive this afternoon. The pall bearers at the services will be Earl Robert Bryant, Cooper McKemy, Roland Kemp, Claude Smith and Ben Jenkins UNKNOWN MEXICAN KILLED BY SOUTHWESTERN SWITCH ENGINE AVhile walking along the Ei Paso and Southwestern railroad tracks at the Octavia street crossing Friday morning an unknown aged Mexican was killed by a switch engine.

The Mexican was gathering coal along the track. Coroner A. J. Hall conducted an inquest and had the body removed to the Raster Coroner Hall said the Mexican was about 80 vears of age and very deaf. sia, resounds with popular rejoicing ever tne overthrow of the says Moscow correspondent.

"The officers have rallied to the new national government and a military committee has been formed to preserve order and regulate food supplies. The committee is backed by a brigade of I artillery, five regiments of infantry and the armed militia. Moncow ommander Arrested. "Gen. commander of the troops in the Moscow district, has been arrested.

More than 1000 police and pendarmes also have been arrested and brought to the town hall. All the po- I litical prisoners in the great Butynkv prison have been released. cities of Kharkov and Nizhni Novgorod, the latter the capital of the province of the same name, have de- clared for the new Grand duke Nicholas, idol of the Rus- sian army and ranked as mas- ter strategist, looms up as the big military figure of the hour in the empire which has just witnessed a successful and almost bloodless revolution and the abdication of its emperor. The relinquishment of the throne by Nicholas II. automatically deprived him of his rank as commander in chief of the Russian armies.

The heir to the throne is an infant and grand duke Michael, named as regent, while a soldier of repute, is not of commanding military experience. The nation, the Petrograd dispatches indicate, is turning to its most tried and trusted military leader. Grand duke Nicholas is reported to have arrived at the capital and the is pointed to that he will take command of the troops. Resolution Complete Of the complete success of the revo- lutionarv movement in which the lead was taken by the duma, there seems no doubt. i The food problem is being attacked and the people themselves seem to be exercising their own authority to repress any elements of the population that be included to indulge in excesses.

A measure of general political am- nesty is reported in course of prepara- tion by the new Russian of 1 justice. RAILWAYS IN FINLAND REPORTED BLOWN UP London, March Ex- change Telegraph dispatch from Stock- holm quotes the Aftonbladet as stating i that the Finnish railway lines have been blown up at several points and that train service between Haparand.i. Sweden and Tornea, on the Finnish side of the border has been suspended for more than a fortnight Finnish troops, the dispatch i refused to orders from the late government to proceed to Petrograd. Phone 2576. 220 Mesa.

CASH OR CREDIT Meat Specials For Saturday Full Line Stall Fed Beef Prime Rib Beef, 20c and 22V2c Fancy Boiling Beef, I2y2c Fancy Pot Roasts, 15c and 2 Pork Legs, y2c Pork Shoulders, cds urkey and Oysters Compare these Prices with the Cash offers ing made Daily and you will find that our Regular Prices are just the same as the others Specials. Sanitary hand pack Tomatoes, 2 cans Wisconsin Club Peas, 2 Blue Diamond Corn. 2 Apalachee Shrimp, 2 25c St. Charles Milk, tall cans, FANCY OREGON SPUDS 10 pounds for .45 50 pounds 2.20 100 pounds 4.25 NATIONS BOMBS EXPLODE IN BOSTON COURTHOUSE; TWO DEAD Boston, March bombs r. ere exploded in the Suffolk county court house late today.

First reports to the police were that two persons were killed and a number wounded. The doors were locked and details withheld. To Drive Out Malaria and Build I the System. Take the old Standard TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form.

50c. Cafe Merchants lunch 40c, with music. R. E. CLARK, ACCOUNTANT, DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS R.

E. Clark, an employe of the Thurston Audit company for several years, died Friday night at 11:25 oclock at his home, 63S Stewart street, after a brief illness. Deceased had resided in El Paso for several years and at one time was an employe in the business office of a local newspaper i He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Charles M. Clark, and a sister, Mis-- i Corinne Clark, of this citv.

Funeral arrangements have not yet'been made. MRS. SARAH J. BROADHEAD DIES AT HOME ON BROWN ST. Mrs.

Sarah J. Broadhead died at noon Friday at her home, 712 Brown street, aged 74 Sie ad be- i for about two weeks. Mrs. Broadhead is survived by two sons in El Paso and residing in Bessemer, Ala. Her sons here are John D.

and C. H. Broadhead and Oscar Broadhead lives in Bessemer, Ala. Tie funeral will be held Friday afternoon but definite ai- nave not yet made. JURY IS SELECTED TO TRY MRS.

SMITH Denver, March jury was chosen today to try Mrs. Stella Newton Moore Smith on a oharge of having murdered her husband, John Lawrence Smith, at their home here January IS, lats. Nine married men and three unmarried men will try Mrs. Smith. Keeps the Teeth White and Healthy SLUMBER OUTRAGED? Brighten the home witn Proof Colored Varnishes.

Lander JLnmber Co. Dr. Burma will preach especially to men who work with their tonight. First Presbyterian Adr. Guns for Arms and Cycle 404 N.

CHICAGO WOMAN, MRS. MARY i BOLGER, HEALTHSEEKER, DIFS Mrs. Mary Bolgar, aged 35 years, died Wednesday afternoon at her home, 4201 Copla street, after an illness of several months. Deceased came to 151 Paso about two months ago from Chicago, 111., as a health seeker. The body was shipped to Chicago Wednesday for interment, accompanied by the husband of the deceased.

SATURDAY SPECIALS GROCERY Phone 4941. March 17, 1917. 904 N. Piedras St. lib.

Hills Dios. lantous Tea 60c and 1-2 lb. Hills Can" Coffee. Free. 5 lbs.

Cali. Burbank Spuds 25c 4 lbs. Best Head Rice 12 lbs. Best Granulated Sugar $1.00 16 bars LenoX Soap 3 lbs. Breakfast Call Coffee Large carts tdble reglar 30c seller, for this sale.

5 cans for Any of products Large Brand Asparagus (Regular Price 40c) Strictly Fresh Eggs 35c It will pay you to visit us, as above bargains will prove. No order too small to deliver. GROCERY 904 PIEDRAS PHONE 4941 Look at tongue! Then give fruit laxative for stomach, liver, bowels. Syrup of harm children and they love it. MRS.

FRANK NEIL DIKS; HAS RELATIVES IN EL PASO News of the death of Mrs. Frank Neil, which occurred in Sr.n Francisco, on March 13, was received in El f'aso Thursday by friends and relatives. Mrs. Neil was formerly Miss Cora Etckman, of this city, and'she is survived by her husband, an infant son, her father and mother, and three sisters, Misses Elfrieda and Veda man and Mrs. Julius Schepps, of El i Paso.

1 W. SIKLV The funeral of W. dikes, aged li) years, a recruit of company E. 23d regular infantry, who died Monday nijrht at the base hospital, will be held this afternoon at three oclock at the chapel of the Peak company. The body will be shipped to Doe Run, for burial.

Are you compelled to arise from your slumber, once, twice or more, because of pain, irritation and abnormal condition of kidneys and bladder? BALMW0RT TABLETS are guaranteed to correct the alkalinity of your secretions, thus giving you undisturbed slumber, making for Rest at night, and Energy by day. All forms of kidney disorders cannot be successfully treated with Balmwort Tablets, but when these symptoms exist you will receive a gratifying recovery if you use them: amount of urine secreted irregular, insufficient, too frequent, too copious, accompanied by pain, difficulty, smarting, burning, irritation, pains in back and groins and when the passage is foul of odor, highly colored, etc. Also stoppage of secretion followed by fever, chills, pains, headache, depression, etc. THE KIDNEYS by all Why Not Be the Prize Winner of Your School Start That 100-Word Essay Today and Bring to Our Store Tomorrow in Person To some one boy in the El Paso High School we are going to give a suit of his choice of J-AMGHAM igh CLOTHES 1 lie boy or young man who wins the prize will be the one in the El Paso High school, who submits the best essay on Much Does Good Taste in Dress Influence Keep the essay within one hundred words. Write it neatly on one side of the paper only and bring it to our store in person mail it or have another carry it for you), on or before Saturday, March olst.

There are no other other restrictions. Handle the subject the way you think best. We want every young man in this town to know all about Langham-High Clothes. That's wtiy we are giving away a suit to the boy in the High School, who writes the best little article. Langham-High are the first clothes that were ever specially designed for younger young mean the fellows between and 20 who know what they want in clothes.

Langham-High will satisfy you perfectly. This is a chance to get a dandy suit of Langham-High don't overlook it. The name of the prize-winner in the High School will be announced in The Herald. It will be pretty fine to le that fellow. Each one has the same chance no ter what class he belongs to or how many compete.

Many have already submitted their essays. Will we see you this week with your essay? 206-10 San Antonio St. MASE SY CHIGAMC Bring All Essays to Sol Berg Essay Department in Person On or Before March 31. Award Will Be Made In Time. For Easter BANKING BY MAIL COMPOUND INTEREST request for our new free booklet, by Mail" carries with it no obligation to open an account All we ask is as opportunity to explain clearly why your savings should earn 4 percent and why your money will be absolutely safe if sent by mall to this institution.

You may have occasion to thank us for this suggestion today and ask for our New Booklet. El Paso Bank Trust Company A Guaranty Fond Rank. El Paso. prll. 1881.

STATE NATIONAL BANii apital, Surplus and Profits INTEREST PAID OX SAVINGS ACCO I C. R. HOREHEAD, President. N. BASSETT, Vice President, JOSEPH MAGOFFIN, Vice GEO.

D. FLORY, Cashier. J. GILCHRIST, Asst. Cashier.

COTTON SEED MEAL AND CRACKED CAKE WRITE OR WIRE US COLLECT FOR PRICES DELIVERED ANYWHERE TEXAS CAKE LINTER Dallas, Texas HISS NORA HARRIS. The body of Miss Nora Harris, aged 30 years, who died Wednesday afternoon, was shipped Thursday morning to her former home in Los Angeles, for burial. Deceased is survived by her S. P. Harris, of Los Angeles.

BABY Rl RIED AT LINT. Funeral services for Bernice Tad- lock, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L.

Tadlock, in Val Verde addi- i tion. were held Thursday afternoon at 5 oclock. The death occurred Thurs- day morning. Burial was made at Clint, Texas. BODY SENT TO MOBILE.

The body of Elmer Stark Leonard, aged 24, who died Wednesday afternoon at his home, 1816 Kentucky avenue, after a long Illness, was shipped Thursday night to the former home of the deceased in Mobile, for burial. Xo relatives reside in El Paso. Levy Grocery Company Undersell All Others WE ARE NOW IN OCR NEW LOCATION Sau Antonio St. Opposite City Hall. U.V 15 Bars Lenox Soap.

5 Boxes Matches 5 lbs. Best Spada 2 uqs 5 lbs. A Fresh 1 ans I ornato ulp lbs, Broken 81.00 li (aus Sliced Pineapple. Tali Can Ik, all 5 Lighthouse Small lbs. Macaroni.

-5c 25e PHONES 505 FU EE DELIVERY ANY AMOUNT. Mail Orders Prompt Afteotiou. Mother! Your child naturally cross and peevish. See if tongue is coated; this is a sure sign the little stomach, liver and bow els need a cleansing at once. When listless, pale, feverish, full of cold, breath bad, throat sore, eat, sleep or act naturally, has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, remember, a gentle liver and bowel cleansing should always be the first treatment given.

Nothing equals Syrup of for childrens ills; give a teaspoonful, and in a few hours all the foul waste, sour bile and fermenting food which is clogged in the bowels passes out of the system, and you have a well and playful child again. All children love this harmless, delicious and it never fails to effect a good cleansing. Directions for babies, children of all ages and grownups are plainly on the bottle. Keep it handy in your home. A little given today saves a sick child tomorrow', but get the genuine.

Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of Syrup of then that it is made by the Fig Syrup Company. JAMES W. WALKER. William Walker, the one year old son Mr. and Mrs.

W. W. Walker, died Wednesday night at the family residence, 715 North Virginia after a brief illness. No arrangements for the funeral have yet been made. LOUIS H.

HORN DECK. I The body of Louis H. Horndeck, who died several days ago at a local hospi- tal, was shipped to the former home of the deceased in Columbus, Thurs- I day night by the J. J. Kaster Under- taking company for burial.

IN MEMORI AM i (NotWes under this headtrg accepted for publication at the notice rate.) To all members of the a. of L. 192 and Auxiliary. The funeral of G. P.

Walker will be held at McBean, Simmons and Hartford Undertaking parlors, 708 N. Stanton at 9:30 a. March 17th. All members attend. To Prevent The I Colds cause Bromo Quinine removes cause.

There is only I one E. W. GROVE'S signature on box. 25c. EXTRA SPECIALS At the New Shoe Store Our Sample Shoe Sale IS THE TALK OF EL PASO AND EVERYBODY IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES WE ARE MAKING ON SHOES.

Why You Why? ATTEND! WE WILL SELL YOU $10 Nu Buck 9 inch Boot to; 4.95 WE WILL SELL Y0U $2.75 Boys- Elk Leather Sole in black or tan, 1.69 WE WILL SELL YOU 2000 pairs, of High Class Sample Pumps of very latest styles, in all regular $3.50 to $6.50, i AQ for 1 WE WILL SELL YOU $2.50 Gun Metal Blucher, all leather sole, copper tip, for WE WILL SELL YOU any shoe in the house from 75c to $3.00 reduction. WE WILL SELL YOU $6.00 9 inch Black Lace Boot, with half Louis heel, 3.49 WE WILL SELL YOU $5 Pumps, made of soft dull leather, with full Louis heel, a beauty WE WILL SELL YOU the best $5 Vici or Dull, of the best style, welt and elk leather, for 3.45 BADOUH SHOE CO. 105-107 San Jacinto St. Mail Orders Promptly Filled. Two Doors From Antonio St..

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