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EL PASO HERALD
Tuesday Ang. 24 1920.
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HELP TO BANGE
aaa-sier rains have fallen Jn the
p inv of Marts during the last two
ks than ever before aoeordlne to
- EX; Richey connty tax collector
" " "turned fonaa from s trtp to
uarfa.
- Tom Mitchell's ranch. Richer
.vcc iuub iiiiea a I&JEO to a
Ttb of more than two miles and to
a'raost the aame width. Mitchell he
said has lived on the ranch for IS
(are and never before saw the lake
r. ciev said cattlemen are Jubilant
eve- prospects for better erass than
fur before.
RAINS SOUTHWEST Or GLOBE
BRING RELIEF TO STOCKMEN
?--.oenlx. Arts AnE. Jt-Heavy
ra ns on the range of the Pinal eec-t-on.
eoathweat of Globe have
brought relief to stoetaaen. who ontll
A-Jgnst. nad experienced the dryest
t.-iner in two years. accordlnV to
:cprj recei? by weather
--r.u 5-etnay- During this
ihfn?rt St" 0t "" h"' ttU'f-
T?Z " past S7 " Miranda
E:rele. s
Bronchos And
Bootlegging Do
Not Mix Well
Prize money at a bnclclns broncho
contest Is uncertain so to be on the
safe side John W. Brown and John
H. Collazer. two brone scratchers at
the Tnctuncari wild west show dur-
ing the past week went Into the
bootlegging business on the side.
according to prohibition officers.
They came to grief however when
officers E. W. Walker and R. W.
Nourse saw them making sales of the
forbidden liquid to their cowboy
friends. The two were arraigned be-
fore the United Slates commissioner
at Toenmcari who held them under
bonds of $1006 each to answer to the
federal conrt.
years old. has been
HJfSPlTE
ENGLAND LEADS IN IMPORT
OF GOLD; FRANCE IS NEXT
Washington. D. x au& 24. Gold
Ir porta from England continued
heavy during the first tea Skys of
this month figures made public last
nigm or xne xederai reserve board
showing- imports from that source of
6i.i89. France the only other
European nation to export gold to the
united states sent 676505 In the
same period.
Total Imports of irold by the United
states irom &u countries between
August 1 and August 10. aggregated
58071046. Exports during the same
I oed in the same mill in rrlr ttoe were ss.410.743.
H. "! Silver imports exceeded exports In
the ten days covered by the figures.
Imports of the white metal amounted
to $L4x0i against exports or
$554861.
The adverse trade balances how-
ever are permitting European na-
tions to take little of either gold or
silver. Asiatic and South American
countries are continuing to be heavy
recipients of exports both In gold and
stiver from this country.
BIG BUSLNESS DONE BY
T. U. COOPERATIVE STORE
Austin. Texas. Aug. 24. The
student's cooperative supply store at
the University of Texas. "The Co-Op."
transacted business amounting to
J IJO.OM last year according to a
statement by C. E. Bather business
manager.
The Co-On Is conducted by a cor
poration without capital stock and
Harm Enlists
10 Farmers hi
CityY.M.B.L.
John W. Harm an npper valley
farmer and superintendent of The
Herald's mechanical department put
on 10 new members for the 1 Paso
Toting Men's Business league Tues-
day. He signed them up before the
day's work opened and when the
teams met. he had his 10 to report
as a nucleus. He secured them all in
the upper valley among the mer-
chants and farmers of Canutillo.
Vinton and Anthony. This is. the
first time either the chamber of
commerce or its junior branch has
had any active representatives from
the business element In the npper
valley.
The first day of the drive for mem-
bers netted the league 37. R. J.
Pritchard. manager for the organiza-
tion reported Monday night. Ten
teams are warklner atiA -r.t.A n
beat the first day's record today. The
goal Is 1090 new members.
SOLD GUNS TO
G OF S
OR LOSE YOUR
lip LOOKS
! OI rhospinte In Blood and 4
e"B lciu ae sutnr Feople Be-
fore Their Time is Cor.
rent Report.
The people who stand op and laugh
at hot sultry weather are the ones
who have plenty of phosphorus In
their systems.
If you are weak become played out
early on a hot day; If yon become ir-
ritated easily lose your patience and
cannot concentrate your mind on dlf-
tfcult proolems. then you need Bitro-
Pncsphate. a pure organic phosphate
that feeds your starving nerves Just
the food they need.
It is a simple matter that all mod-
era phys'cians understand.
If you man or woman desire a
sturdy virile body with an abundance
of nerve force and endurance if you
want a keen active mind that won't
:re under severe strain then yon
rciust have plenty of phosphorus in
biood. nerve and bone cells and a pure
organic phosphate known at drug-
g'st as BITBO-PHOSPHATB is Just
v. hat you need.
Get Bitro-Phosphate as dispensed
by Cordell Drug Co. and all good
druggists in the original package; it
should revive yoor depressed spirits
and renew yonr ambition. It should
make you look younger and feel
Danger physicians assert.
C. OF a DIRECTORS TO PLAN
INTERNATIONAL CARNIVAL
Plans for the business division of
the part the city Is to take In the
International Southwestern Exposi-
tion and Military Carnival to be held
in El Paso beginning Oct. 2 will be
submitted to the board of directors
of the chamber of commerce at a spe-
cial meeting to be held at 4 oclock
this afternoon.
According to tentative plans the
auuw. .o oe neia in .Laorary nail will
be divided Into seven parts as fol-
lows: l--cotton and agricultural ex-
niDii s mane in i Paso exhibit
3 retail products exhibit: whole-
sale products exhibit: s il.rlMi.
trade exhibit; 6 mines exhibit: "
auuiiutfoua exnioic
Mexican authorities and business
men in Juarez and other Mexican
cities that care to cooperate and local
array officials will work with the
chamber of commerce and city offl-
At the meeting of the board of di-
rectors the matter of sending another
representative to 'Washington to urge
the department of agriculture to lift
the cotton quarantine will be settled.
The representatives already named
left Monday for the capital.
composed of students of the nnlver- iCOVERNMENT COMMISSION SAYS
UUt SHORTAGE IS IMPROVING
sltr who wish to pay the membership
lee oi i- in June ox eacn year xne
fee Is returned and members receives
rebates based upon the amount of
roods they have purchased. The so
ciety "was organised in 1896.
Positions as cierts in tae t-up
are handled as scholarsnips merito-
rious students who desire to earn part
of their expenses during 1920-21.
SEVERAL STATES MODIFY
BOLL WORM QUARATINE
Austin. Texas Aug. 2fc several
states which had Quarantined against
Texas on account -of the ptnr boll
worm have modified the quarantine
at the request of Gov. Hobby so as
to affect only the same areas in Texas
that are covered by federal quaran-
tine made effective Aug. 1. As a
result of recent i earings at Washing-
ton the irovernor today received of
ficial notice of modification of quar-
antines from the states of Arkansas
Mississippi. Oklahoma and Florida.
Carpet Cleaning
and
Drapery Dyeing
Washington. D. C Aug. 24 The
greatest improvement in the car
shortage situation since January now
Is being accomplished by the railroads
of the country the railroad car
service commission declared last
S1?1- .Commercial freight loaded
during the week which ended August
7. comprised 942.W0 cars compared
with 914.000. during the previous week
and 872.000 for the corresponding
period "in 1919.
GOVERNMENT OFFICERS EXPECT
BIG DROP IN PRICE OF SUGAR
Washington. D. C Aug. 24. With
the forced release of sugar stocks
through tightened bank credit de-
partment of Justice officials yester-
day forecast a further tumble in
sugar prices. There were indications.
they said that the unloading of
stocks might glut the market and
bring a "substantial drop- in addition
to the present decline.
Somewhere in the north of Burma
Is a wild elephant running around
with a Hotchklss gun strapped to his
back. This gun was taken to Slam
a nearby country by Hugh Thomason
chief pharmacist's mate of the El
Paso naval recruiting station when he.
went over there to sell guns to the
Siamese emperor.
mow the elephant got loose ana
the gun got lost and how he nearly
lost his life In. the bargain was ex-
plained Tuesday noon at the weekly
Salesmanship club luncheon at the
chamber of commerce grill by Mr.
Thomason. Tuesday was navy day
at the club and the program was in
charge of Lieut. J. B. Hupp naval
recruiting officer here. His office
staff assisted him by putting on an
enlistment stunt snowing now ine
"navy" is sold to young men.
The star feature was Mr. Thomason
who said that after he got out of the
army and left his station in Arizona
he got a jod selling cannon lie naa
known the king of Slam as a seaman
in the British navy and chose Ban-
kok as the best place to go. So tak-
a Hotchklss gun he started to Asia.
At the parade grounds of the king
Mr. Thomason was given a horse from
Persia to ride. It was hard to man-
age and the bit came out of the horse's
mouth. Around the parade ground
were 200 or more elephants each
bearing some foreign envoy or other
notable. Mr. Thomason's horse ran
away with him and when Just before
the largest elephant stopped short and
threw the speaker into the big pach-
derm. This started & stamped- and
an the elephants started running. The
big elephant too karter Mr. Thomason.
He escaped by lying down in. a ditch
and the elephant skidded over. But it
turned and started back. Then the El
Pasoan shinned up a palm tree. The
elephant butted down the tree but
before it fell a mouse ran out and
frightened the elephant away the
sneaker said. Later a quiet elephant
was louna ana tne nig gun scrappea
on its back for target practice.
"Some" Commotion.
Just as the gun was to be fired
the elephant turned and the shot
tore a bole In the palace and fright
ened several dozen of the king's
wives. Then the elephant ran away
ana was never round.
The program opened with a song
by James C Qnlnn and Sdjrar I
Pomeroy both dressed as sailors. The
navy men who took part in the pro-
.Tram were Ueut. I H. Denny medi
cal corps; Richard Fritz chief gun
ners mate; John Llmburger. chief
boatswain s mate M. F. Brown chief
boatswain's mate and Lieut. Hupp.
iwoert j&uuin presiaeo.
Out shampooing method of cleaning your car-
pels raises the napmak.ing carpels soft and bring-'
ing old the colors in a most brilliant manner. This
modem method can be had at the Wilson-
Millican plant only.
rAs to your draperies 'don't be discouraged no
matter how bad they sun fade. We can dye them
in any shade darker than original color.
Wilson-Millican
The Best Cleaners
Plant No. 1Phsns 4400
Phml No. 2 Phone 786
jf
Ir your Breakfast
appetite is not a sel
starter; if it needs to
be cranked up "by some-
thing that looks extra
good to eat and tastes
even better than it
looks call tomorrow
morning for a bowl of
J V (SB v a qf
Superior corn flakes
by popular verdict.
SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE
Made "by
Postum Cereal Company.Inc.
Battle Creek. MicHigan.
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"TREE FOR EVERY SOLDIER"
AT CASTLE HEIGHTS PARK
'A tree for everv TT1 Iaa xnM.At-
Is the nlan for Caxtl TTMr-ht m -Tu
torial park In Manhattan Heights.
I m.wuiub to city ouicoais wco m-
I speeded the site Tuesday. The park
I covers 20 acres and was acquired by
mo wfcjr Bua-k iu years ago. IB 1819
the city appropriated J10.W0 for IU
development.
SOLDIER PATIENTS FAIL
TO GET COMPENSATION
Honston. Tax. Aug. St Investiga-
tion of th pnbllc health service hos-
pital hero shows that of E40 soMier
patients. 215 receive no compensation
from the bureau of war risk Insur-
ance: barely half are receiving full
compensation. Only ;JS are satisfied
with their awards.
BERGD0LL DRAFT EVADER
STARTS BREAKING STONES
lavenworth. Kar Aug-. SL Errtn
B- Berg-doll wealthy army slacker.
was broug-ht to the disciplinary bai
racks at Port Leavenworth yesterday
to serve a 4 year term. He is to be
put to work with a stone breaking
sans today.
THE WEATHER.
TJi 8 DEPARTMENT OT AGRICULTURE
WZATHE3 BUREAU.
Cbeerva.t!ens taken
it tk. el 75th me-
ridian time Xutnst
24. 1920.
ForecMtM
El Puo and vicin-
ity: Generally fair
tonlf ht and Wiie
cay.
New Mexico: 0a
erilly fair tonight
and Wednesday and
warmer tonlrht ex-
treme cut nomas. .
Arizona: Fair cut.
unsettled wIUj pos-
sibly showers west
portion tonlrht
Wednesday: little
ensure in tempera-tare.
west Texas: Ga
eraJly xsJr tonlrht and Wednesday.
RelatlTe humidity la El Paso at coon
Tuesday was fit percent; temperature at
noon was 77 decrees.
Precipitation last 2 boors (Inches)
State of weather I
Low Temp. last nlrtt s I
Hlrbest Temp yeafdr- i I I
Temp at S a. m I I
Abilene 8 7t
AmarUlo .......S3
Atlanta. . 64
Ctafearo C4
Cincinnati SO
Dearer CO
Dnlnth SS
EX FASO 66
Galveston 7
Havre IS
Kansas City SO
Little RocJc 64
Los Anreles 1
New Orleans IS
New Tork (S
Pnoentx SB 192
Rosweu " is
St. Loots 18
Salt Lake Clty....S
San Antonio 72
San Francisco. ...54
Santa Fo 54
Seattle CO
Washington (S
PH0ENK TRIES TO IDENTIFY
BODY OF MAN FOUND DEAD
PSoenir. Ariz. Ang-- it. The
sheriffs office Is trying to identify
the body of a white man found yes-
terday in an arroyo close to the Giles
pie ditch near Gila Bend. The man
had been dead about three months.
Be appeared to he about X years
old. about 5 feet 7 Inches In height
and had a head wound which might
have resulted from a blow by a blunt
instrument or by falling from a train.
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EIPnESS COMPAJTT ASKS
FOB A DIGGER tXCHEASEl
A rehearing ""has been granted the
American Railway xpress company
on Its petition for increased rates by
the interstate commerce commission
according' to information received
Tuesday at the chamber of commerce
trafflo department. The date of the
rehearing has been fixed on August
zi ai wasnragTon. xne company says
that In view of the recent wage in-
creases the 114 Pr cent Increase in
rates recently allowed Is not sufficient.
THE COURTS.
69th DISTRICT COURT.
Jadse BaHard CeMweU. PrrtHtor.
ET Sim Bltnllthln Tirny vs IX F.
White. Bey Bui C B. Stevens. F. S.
Weaver. D. Dreesmma. Mr& Ansa Krwne.
Victor Carafe. Zaok White. Geerr. Sefceef-
fer. Charles SchaeCfftr. Adolf Hottsitn. et
ux. sua o la son. Bazael ymareal. H. J.
Sherwood et aL. X W. Johnson. E. W.
Pev. w. L. Ham&tsn. 1. V. Buchanan. W.
Q. Hamntes; salts ea paving contract.
med.
Alamo Helchts eomBaar vs. 3. X Car-
dona and Fetfefas Cerdoa: seat en notes
aaa roreciosaro. nioa.
Charles D. Mut vs. Alleso Vast: dl-
vovee petltton riled.
PEnsnrxG on nsnisG trip.
Denver. Colo Aug. St. Gen. John
J. Pershing commander In chief of the
American expeditionary forces ar
rived here Incognito last night and
(lepartea today with united states
senator Lawrence C. Phlpps. for the
tatter's ranch on a fishing trip ac
cording to announcement fromFhlpps
office.
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iMoke Lemon Lotion to Double
Beauty of Your Skin
CnmnaratiTe 1 Paso PreclDltatlon.
Jan. 1 to Anz. 22. InclnslTe ISM. 4.22 In.
Jan. 1 to Ant U. InclnslTe. 1217. U7 to.
Jan. 1 to Anr. 22 InelnslTe 13 IS. 5.17 la.
Jan. 1 to Attc 22. IneJaeiTf. 191J. 4.55 In.
Jan. J to Anr. 2. InclnslTe l)2t. 5.M In.
Normal Jan. 1 to Anr. 22. lncloslTe. 5.72 to.
nOXD ISSUE MAY INCIUDE
MO:"EY FOR CESTTtXL PARK
Whether the coming- bond election
will propose among- other issues one
tor a central park near the High
School 'will not be determined until
mayor Charles Davis has resumed his
official da ties abont September 1. ac-
cording to acting- mayor R. C Sample.
DETECTIVES RECOVER
MESSENGER'S BICYCLE
Pan f Ho Sias blcyole was stolen at
10 o'clock Tuesday morning. At 1
o'clock In the afternoon city detect-
ives recovered the bicycle and ar
rested a Itobledo and charged him have always been nad ai
JUMBLED BIRDS.
XTOTJ can combine the letters and
I groups of letters in twos threes.
loure etc Dee now many oirus
names you can make.
JLSSXYER. TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE
Cor Mesa Ave. and San Antonio St.
T
Mall and Phone Orders Promptly Filled.
Private Branch Excaance 3300.
Preparation
IRST we want to tell you that our ten days school preparation sale was
planned along the broadest lines possible.
We overlooked nothing to supply the school children with dependable quality in weariog apparel
shoes and accessories. The first day our school preparation sale more than net our expectations and
from what customers said we believe it more than met their expectations. For the third day of school
preparation sale we mention the following:
For Teacliers To
OUR school preparation sale is not alone 'for children. School teachers seeds
were also taken into consideration in planning this sale. The fifth floor ready-to-wear
section is inalrinz attractive displays with reference to jwt what the school
teacher appreciates in millinery suits skirls and blouses. The underwear hose and
shoe section also offers attractive values forschool teachers.
We extend a special hnUa&m to El Paso school teachers aha thotc-in El
Paso lemlaTS to take us into consideration in plarawig ifceir Fall ana
Winter aardtohe.
School Ribbons
For Hair Bows and Sashes
IN the mind of the school girl ribbons especially
hair bow ribbons play as important a part in the
course of her education as school books. For the be-
ginning of school we offer two remarkable spedals.
$2.50 Ribbons 89c
THINE of being able to boy 8-racb cash ribbon at this
price I Tee ribbons in this offer show conventional and
floral designs Roman stripes plaMs and Persian effects.
Here are hair bow ribbons galore and widths up to eight
inches in Tiroes to $2 and SSJ0. They are very special at
yjvfifT-
p74r.BflH V
We costinue our sale of hair bow ribbozs in beautiful patterns at per yard 79c
rt lli
SilK Sbirts
Girls' Own Shop
G BITING Vie girls ready for school is greatly sim-
plified -wten yon depend npon The Fopoiar the
logical place to outfit the school girl this year. Already
this season this has been proTed to the great satisfac-
tion of a large number of El Paso parents. Note the fol-
lowing extra specials for tomorrow:
HIGH GRADE GINGHAM DRESSES $4.25
You will find erer so many styles in these dainty Kttle
gingham fleets combining as they do good wearing
quality and youthful appearance. Sires range from 7 to
14 years. They are 8430 vatoes very special at $4.25.
VELVET TAMS" AT $2.95
These Tarns' wiB appeal to the school gill "saocy"
"perfcy" Httle "Tans" they are weH made in Mack
only. They are extra special at S2SS.
GYM BLOOMERS AT $1.95
These bloomers are full eat Hack poplin or sateen-
sizes 13 to 10 years. &M Tabes at S1.S5.
All previously advertised specials continue also many
others.
Downstairs
Store
Gingham Al&ays dues Sturdiest
School Wear.
FOR the school preparation sale
the downstairs store contributes
two items of onnsaa! vaioe one is
children's ready made Amoskeag
gingham dresses and the other is
Amoakeag gingham by the yard.
The dresses come in a tall range of
plaids checks stripes aad solid col-
on in Amosfceag ginffam well made
frocks with geaerons hems.
2 to S years astra special at SL50
8 to 14 years extra special at $250
Araoskeag gHigkam 21 inches wide
in good assortment of plaids cheeks
stripes and sofid colon is light dark
and raedhna shades. Extra special
the yard 39c.
'For Fall
Crepe de chine silk jerseys and
broadcloth Shirts in an attractive
assortment ere altracibely priced
al$4J95.
1 HIS is a most unusual cp-
portuaity for men to secure
a Fall supply of Silk Shirts and
effect a real saving.
These Shirts are run-of-the-mill
and have sorae slight imperfec-
tions in .the weave. However
they are the products of a high
class shirt maker and are beacti-
fufly tailored garments most of
theai being worth twice the price
asked. Sizes range from 14 to
17. Very special for Wednes-
One Dollar
Does It
The Last CaS on Straw Hats at
One Dollar.
Tomorrow we offer a choice of
any rough straw. Toyo Panama
cr Leghorn Hat in i
the house for only V
--Street Floor
metiers
KNICKERBOCKERS play a most important part is the
life of the average school boy it is also ai important
item to mothers. This season we have assembled the largest
stock of school knickerbockers we have ever offered. In the
following six lots you can find all sizes from 7 to 18 yean
and at any price you select yon will obtain a pair of knickers
that will stand hard knocks. The prices are $1.50 S1S5 $Z5
$U0 and $95.
Boys' School Suits
Parents w.ho remember the prices they had to pay last season
for even the most ordinary school suits will find a great deal
of satisfaction in making a selection from the two following
lots. We have grouped two lots for quick setting:
Lot 2o. 1 consists of cheviots cassimeres and tweeds
in dark shades suitable for school SSI4 f
wear very special at . tjJAjrs t J
Lot Ko. 2 comprises sturdy school suits of all-wool
fabrics in good colors ana snappy
-Noriouc style very speaai at
$10.75
.For Hard
2snSi
.
To fioover
Users
AFTER five months of wak-
ing we ajBounce the ar-
rival of a limited number of
Hoover attachments for above
the floor cleaning.
With this shipment there also ar-
rited a big shipment of Hoover
Sleepers.
Hoover Sleepers are sold on the
easy payment plan if job desire.
Cretonnes
TJ ALL house cleaning at
hand and our sixth floor dra-
pery section is at your service to
supply everything needed in dra-
peries rags shades and lino-
feusi. We announce the arrival of Fall
shipments of cretonnes is entirely
sew colon and patterns some-
thing that has never bees seen in
EI Paso before. In the assortment
yowfll find cretonnes in colon
and patterns to suit any room in
yoor home from the Bring roam
to the Bsrsery. The uses for cre-
tonnes are so Bameroos shoe
bags pillows utility box coven
and a hundred and one other at-
tractive things can be made to
sake the home cozy and cheerful.
Prices range from 50c ta $3.00.
6th Floor
Living Models Again Tomorrow at 4:15
Anderson Lafayette El.
SAY "DIAMOND DYES"
Dont streak or rain your material In
a poor dye. Insist on I)Uniond Dyes.'
asy cBrwgttrn in every paesage.
GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH; WHITEN
with theft.
Panfilo Sla Is a messenger boy.
Squeza the Juice of two lemoaa
Into a bottle oon tain tup three ounces
of Orahard White whJefc can be had
at any dree store sfaafc well and
yon have a quarter pint of barm leas
and delfchtfol lemon bleach for few
centa.
Massage this sweetly frxsrrsnt In.
tion Into the face nek arms and
hands each day. then shortly note the
beauty i your skin.
tanoos stage oeantla nsa lemon
Juice to bleach and bring that soft.
ciear. rosy wane complexion. Lemons
have &.Iwa.vs beB . a rirL
Isunbarn and tan remover. Make tits
up and try it. Adv.
WILBARGER COUNTY HIRES A
MAN TO KILL PRAIRIE DOGS
Fort Worth Texas Ane. 24- War
has been declared on alt prairie doss
within the confines of a certain 4S93
acres in Wilbarger county. Texas. The
connty commissioners at Vernon have
awarded a contract to an expert
poisoner to exterminate the prairie
dog in that territory.
Before Texas was so well settled.
natural enemies of the little animal
kept him almost extinct. These
animals were rattlesnakes badgers
and ferrets. Bat the incoming set-
tler drove out all of those making it
possible for the prairie dogs to baild
their villages and multiply with im-
punity. Numerous villages have sud-
denly appeared on the edge of farm-
ing districts ever slnee the dogs have
grown fat off man's crops until he
has had to resort to campaigns of
poisoning and extermination In order
to thwart their destructive ness.
NEGRO SLUGS MAN WHILE
STOOPING TO GET NICKEL
A negro hidden in the store of
Abraham Jacob Son 419 South 1
Paso knocked S. H. Jacob down with
a piece of lead pipe Monday night
and escaped. Jacob had stooped to
pick up a nickel which rolled beneath
a counter when the negro slugged
him.
I.ASY OS11UCII DIES.
A baby ostrich pecked -too long on
runsv aack at Washlnjrton nark
Monday afternoon. The string from
the sack became wrapped about Its
nec ana it was c&oKea to aeatn.
PLACE TWO. EI PASOAN S
ON SCOTTISH RITE BOARD
J. J. Ormsbee and Crawford Harvle
of El Paso have been named as direc-
tors of the Scottish Rite Educational
association incorporated. The asso
ciation plans to spend s 1000.900
dormitories at the L'nn ersitv
I Texas during the next five years.
Alkali in Shampoos
Bad For Washing Hair
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali which Is very
' Injurious ss it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is Mulelfled
cocoanut oil shampoo for this Is pure
and entirely greaselesa. Its very
cheap and beats anything else all to
pieces. You .an get this at sny drug
store and a few ounces win last the
whole family for months.
Simply moisten the heir with water
and rub It In. about a teaspoonful is
all that is required. It makes an
abundance of rich creamy lather
cleanses thoroughly and-rinses out
easily. The balr ones quickly and
evenly and Is soft fresh looking
bright fluffy wavy sod easy to han-
dle. Besides it loosens and takes out
every particle of dust dirt and dan-
druff Adv
bf
HEADACHE
TABLETS
For Headaches and Neuralgia
TJs8 Herald Want Ads
Hale and.fiearty
4JA11 right thinking peo
ple desire to reach old age
in full possession of all their
faculties.
4J As a rule this can He ac-
complished by eating sim-
ple foods and living a mod-
erate life.
Q Bread is a simple food
easily digested and full of
nourishment
CJ Cream of Wheal Flour
makes a delicious bread for
In handy 6 12 24 48 Cream of Wheal Flour is
and ako 93 pound add qtlaUy our. Use it al-
ways. At Your Grocer's Here
in El Paso and through-
out the Entire Southwest
Mi FLOUR JEtf
tK1 SS jSijS
QLOBE MILLS!
QLOBE
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