El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 36TH YEAR, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 1, 1916 Page: 4 of 12
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EL PASO MORNI
4
SPEAKERS DECLARE
THIS COUNTY IS IN
OTATE STRAITS
CMtnmt' Dwnocnitk Tick Can
didatee Say Tum Ara Dou
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VMM ihi VOWl oown
Political Machine Method. Used
by Gty and County Orcaniza-
tion Are Diacloeed.
' Ta county Is III (iaapar tr- fiimiii 11
WH Tutea ttave been douMad.
the fount? la In dM tl.4SK.SSt and
thla la no tima for golden rawi and
a poor farm. Thoa ara mm of lha
things that the candidates on the t'lt-
tacns Democratic ticket told tha raa-
Identa of the Altn Visits olslrtct who
assimbled laat night under the han
otra of tha Alta Víala echool ona of
the Institution- that th . Ity's politi-
cal machina promised to take out of
política more than a year ago To-
day tha presldant of the school board
jl. If. Whltaker. la a candidate for
Judge of the Flrty-flrat dlatrlct court
on tha political club's ticket. He Is
opposing Judge V. H. Price a candi-
date for re-election on the fltlsens'
ticket Judge Price haa made good.
Tha' In admitted even by hla oppo-
nents. Out of .14 caaes appealed from
'Ms court only two have been re-
versed. More Than SS.0OO.OOO Kpent.
It was also pointed nut that since
the present commissioners have been
In office 18 months $2000000 have
teen spent. The famnua morth-moohs
the poor fsrm dignified by the new
rtame of "experimental farm" auto
trips through California and Junket-
ing tripa to varloua cities were held
responsible for soma of the expendi-
tures. All these matters will have to
pa taken care of when the tax rate
g fixed. The valuations are expected
to show a 11.000.000 or (7000 000
Incresae over the amount of laat year.
Despite the Increase the tax rate ac-
cording to men well converaant with
euoh mattera will he high. Higher
than It has ever been.
IHacusa Mm blue Methods.
Political machine methods as used
by the El Paso City anil County Dem-
ocratic club in Its effort to gain con-
trol of the county following Its con-
trol of the city were fully disclosed.
The naming of the club's ticket by
an executive whose members took es-
peclxl pains to placa their particular
friends and themselves on It was also
detailed. jiittonsble campaign
methods used by the club'a candidates
In their desperate efforts to secure
the offices they are after Were dis-
closed. Members of the club wsre
preaent at the meeting and although
called on for a denial remained si-
lent Cows Not Registered.
Among other things demanded by
the ritiaens In the Interest of the tax
payers of fh city and county ware
the registration certifícale of the
golden cows. Thus far. while It haa
been stated that the animals are reg-
istered lha registration certificates
have not been located in tha county
clerk's office where they belong It
was stated. Commissioner Beth Orn-
dorff haa stated that he had tha cer-
tificates. IMstrlct Attorney W. W
Brldgera declared that they belongar
to tne citisena of the county and not
to Mr. Orndorff and should be placed
in the county clark'a office.
Throughout the apeaklng the mag-
nificent prodigality of the commission
ers with the tax payers' money was
dwelt Upon. Facts and figures were
given.
$89. lis. 27 Was In Treasury.
As brought out by one of the speak
ers when the present commissioners
want in office' there was 181418.17
cash in the county treasury. Today
the county Is heavily Involved In debt.
Efforts of the political machine's
candidates to blame the preceding
commissioners' court for the finan-
cial tangle were asploded by the ctt-teens
The famous poor farm wished off
on the tax payers with their own
money came In for several hard ram.
The poor farm has been dignified by
tn name or "experimental farm.
The citisens agreed that that name
was as appropriate aa the other. The
eSormou amount of money paid out
for the operation of the "experimental
farm" for only seven months was
told In specific amounla by Mr. Bridg-ers-
Quald i alt MecUng to order
I ti meeting u rilled to order by J.
t. guaid.
"We want In welcome you in the name
f all f end Kiev- w. tni to si. yaw
orne faela and rlruree. that will prove In
tereaang la yu at tax payers."
"al I stand Heps fes the Msfetaw of thla
school MHdln. I mink nf the political
ertanleettnn that promised tn take lia
school mil of pntmri" atM C I. T.
r oisom
"The president nf the rhnel board stood
hare and advocated hit candidacy for the
tedtriary i thai taking tha arhnolt not
of poltMtnf
A tssfhai In one of lha nty schools (old
m today that he wnvM like to aupport the
enure Cttltent UkM. hot In dn that. If
It waa fmtnd out. would be aa mneh sa
hla job waa worth- It that takint the
achoola out of polities' Mow there la aeth
Orndorff He haa been rommlatlnner for
M mnntha He and Peodell hive been the
rnmmHalnnera court. If you don't believe
II go down In the county elsrk offlre and
eiamtne the rommliiloner' court minute
And they are retponilMs for the disburse
meat of ttoa.nofl of the tat peyera' money
In leas than two years
tag la Treaaatry.
"When the present rntmnlailoneri went
In office there waa tae.no in the county
treasury.
"They ipent ttst.unn alnre peremher laat
yeir. thai haa come out of your pocket.
"They apent thai money for the e.pari-
ment farm tnd the golden rnw at (arm
per head from my friend amp who I
a rindldlte on their ticket. And before he
aold the heirinra of that herd from Wla
ronatn to the county he sold one to Mr.
Wheeler If thla city for trr. Mr. Orndorff
lid. thourn. tint he did not rare how
much Mr camp made nrf the (Olden eowa.
laanlng scrip after the votara voted down
bnndi. Mr. Folaorn Mid. waa taxation with
out representation
"They ire apendins (HO.ono that you
Mid they could nnt have." he declared
He pest t2.eat.eM.
rhla scrip and many other things will
have to be taken rare or. This rnmmli
sinners' court mat tin been In ornea 18
month ha pend MJMo.oon or your money.
"The board of equalization ratted tha
value or a lot on Chihuahua street from a
nominal value to (IJ00. and the owner
haa a deal which he hopea to aell ror (TOO
That la what they ire doing to your value.
"1 sin going to iniwer what Mr. Omdorfr
and. not that I thtnk that It Is uf any con-
sequence" aid W. W. hrldger. "I do not
b' lieve In anwerlnr iheae mile argument
but I am going to answer tht one.
."When Tom l.ea was elected I wa asked
to Join the M Clio City and County Demo
ratlc club I aild I did not care to join.
I did not Join.
'All the irarment about niv trying to ret
on their ticket amount vo the effort made
by Pendell Omdorfr and camp to get me
to Join their club. Omdorfr aakad me why
I did not Join the club. I told him thit I
would nnt join his old club union lie
guaranteed to Indorte me. I told him that
lie could not guarantee that There wa
nnt anything to the matter. I am Just tell-
Ing you thla to show how little then small
arguments amount to.
Proud of Mil Record.
"I have been dlatrlct attorney four year.
and If l mutt tay It myseir l have a rag-
ord that no other prevlou dlatrlct attor-
ney haa equaled. No district attorney hi
bad M many conviction.
"I tee Mr. Farmer sitting; oer there. He
got up bate al tin- last meeting and in-
troduced some ofic. Mr. Ktrmer tald some-
thing about my not being a good district
attorney and If It waa lert to grand June
I would be defeated. Now Mr. Farmer ha
had four months' experience at a grand Ju-
ror. A grand Jury comprint twelve raen
It may be that It waa Mr. Firmer' opinion
tint I wii not a good district attorney. I
.want to say that there are une grand Ju-
rist that 1 have not a very good opinion of
and the one that l think the lent or la int-
one that Mr. Farmer wai on."
f.me Here In 1MI.
Mr. Brldger laid that he came hare In
ikmi and a i mali boy lio waa "farmed"
uut to railroad contractor lie told or hit
struggle to get an education. By working
in prim nopt ry day and Undying law at
night he finally became a lawyer.
"Any lawyer of tin city will tell you that
i am ame in tase care or myeir In any
criminal case - mid Mr. Br dam. "Not
withstanding that we have a ticket we are
on an entirely different plane than they
are -o mailer now muni they may at
tempt to ridicule the fan la there waa a
good old-rathloned Democratic convention
at ine rourtnoun which ooinlnileu the
Citlien' ticket
Commutes Named Ticket
-uia may oo mat? No an executive
commutes got together and named thai
ticket. Mayor l.ea haa a candidate on that
ticket. Judge Ooggln with all reipert to
mm na a candidate on that ticket.
could go on down the line and name a
candidate each ona ha on mat ticket
"Now. they claimed that the old ring
played politic i want to tell you that the
oia ring compared to tht crowd were am-
ateurs playing politic.
"Tha county l W.000.00U in debt and
Omdorfr and I'endell played politic with
'm i dollar or It.
wuen ws oug up wnal II waa coating
wj run me poor rami tney dignified It by
calling It an experimental rami.
"Let the golden cowa be worth (ton each.
1 don't know when they discovered they
needed the cow until they called on camp
ror a campaign fund. Than they hid to
COME TO THE
FULTON MARKET
For the Beat Fish Oysters. See Food
Fruits Vegetables and
Dressed Poultry.
FOR TODAY
Hens per lb 99"
Broilers fresh ones each 40c
2 for 75c
Springs. Urge ones lb 30c
Ducks per lb 19c
Squabs large Homers each . . . .28c
Nicas Pineapples ettch 10c
Nic Peaches. Basket 20c
N;ce Tomatoes. Basket 25c
Nice Watermelons lb 2c
FISH
Department
r'Lah all varletlea
(raba
Hhnmp
I .oh: Hi I a
Frog Lega
New Arrivals
nuil and Vege-
tables I j ma Beans
Aguacatea
Calsry
Ureen Cora
Pears
Pluma
Ufases
CaJK. Ora pe fruit
lifaassssrrlaa
Blaokberrtee
Near Apples
4-
Idea of giving tha sank tn the hospital
They Sought an automobile Mr MM. They
ahnwed economy IS era ror a wander hot
la seven month they hauled the milk rcaw
tha poor farm to the hospital ihey apent
(4lt.lT for gasoline Mr. rrraslovft said the
milt soured Than he .aid that the people
were not fair to them that be did not know
the ma Ik waa going to soar. Sot ha said
they would fit that all right at some of
the cow would he sent (a the hospital
My opinion of those cow la that taey all
ungbt In be In tha hospital
NggiatrsUea CerUfleates.
"I nderatsnd that Mr. Orndorff tig SSSB
asked about tha registration rertiflratea and
haa been inclined to ridicula tha matter
I wat vdii that atan aaked him where the
i turn ates ware and orndorff Jokingly
said that Ihey bad been accidentally
huTOad Now I want to tall yon thla la
aeriosi huaineaa If they are reglatratlon
crurteatea they belong to the people of
the rounty. They belong In the county
Ink olTlce and not to Mr. orndorff.
Pear Carta Cast (.77X81.
Mr Srldger eiplslned to the audience
during tha ftrat aeran month the opera
thai or the poor farm had cost the tax
payera IM.77l.st. of this amount h and.
gM.TM 31 waa lor the land tha golden heard
furniture vehicle and equipment. The
i tenia or expense he flatted a follows:
Salary and wage (g.tot.ft); reed. M.tH.vV.
mlvcellaneou expenaea HJItW: provis-
ions. .4; clothing. (Uta; bedding.
tst-M.
"You cannot do any better than keep
Judge ñu e m the Form rirst dlatrlct
court" aald Mr. Brldgeri.
Onl Twe Cases Reversed.
"out or 34 cases appealed from hit court
only two were reverted. Judge Whltaker
running against Judge Price learned to
malte prohibition speecbaa In the little coun-
ty ha came rrom. He haa not seen hart
kmg enough to wear out a pair of aboea.
I do not think that Mr. Whltaker will ever
make the Judge that Judge Price la. Neither
do I think that J. A. Qlllett win equal the
record of Judge caidweU.
C. L vowell diacloeed the political ma-
chine' tactic employed in the selection of
the El Pino City and County Democratic
club's ticket. The executive committee of
the club which aelected the club ticket Mr.
Vowell aald wa carer ul to get two of Its
members of the ticket.
"Mr. Eryer It preient I believe" said Mr.
vowell "and lie knows that tha afternoon
of the night the ticket wit aelected. ha
asked me IT I waa going to support him.
I told him and he knows. I did. that 1
was going to run myaalf. Ha laid alt right
it wat a free country. I did not agree to
tupport him Hit statement to that effect
la Jutt aa truthful aa the one he made that
I was county attorney of Graham county
t5 yean ago.
"I wai in the Forty-flnt dlatrlct court
the other diy and there waa a racy divorce
rite being tried. There In tha court room
sat two or the court house Inspector.
They won't deny If'
Mr. Vowell aald that he wa county attor-
ney or Ortyson county In ItM and aa such
he prepared the county contracta and at-
tended tn all the county'i business
lirayaes Couaty'a Seeord.
"Orayon county's record li at clean
and i i ar as that of any county In toe
state" staled Mr. Vowell. "and there it
not a person In that county who will say
that I did not make a good county attor-
ney. The ronimlaaloneri apent considerable
on Junketing trip.
"Can't you Imagine Pendell and Orndorff
huiniiliig over those r.aliroruta road 'What
la this Seta? Concrete or bltulltblc?' 1
don't know George l et's lake another.'
And the taxpayers were paying the Milt.
"Now there is ona thing about Fryer that
I think la cute. Ha is here. Ha goat cam-
paigning with MrKlnnry. They approach a
volar and Mcklnney banda him a card.
'Who 1 your opponent?' atki tha voter.
'Alderete' repllea Mcklnney. 'Oh a Mail-
can' says the voter. Than Fryer hand him
a card. 'I am running agalntt Don Carlos
Vowell.' says Fryer. 1 that true Mr. Fryer"
Mr. Vowell aaked Fryer. There waa no
response. "It muit be true" aald Mr.
Vowell.
Mr. VoweU did not thtnk much of that
method or campaigning. He paid a tribute
to Frank Alderete' grand páranla who had
fought In the Civil war and had fought
with 8am Houston for Texat Independence.
"Frank Alderete waa born hare" laid Mr.
Vowell. "Ha It a belter Democrat than Mr.
Mcklnney because be la not a Republican."
NEW ARMY MEASURE
INTO EFFECT TODAY
BUI Will Increase Size of Regulars
and Advance Many Officer a
in Service.
The new army bill materially increasing
the alte or Uia Untied State regular army
and promoting a Urge percentage of the
officers now in the service beside creating
a large number or second litulenamciea.
wen into effect today.
For leveral week! pail the officer! who
re pi be promoted by reason or the bill
hive been liking the eliminations and teiu
in escribed ni the regulation. It haa not
been announced that any of the army or
fners In and around El Pato railed to pat
llir eliminations.
owing Hi the fact that the wir department
It ticeedlugly busy Jutl it the preaent
time with naore Important thing! none of
in e new i ummltilon hav been issued It
la said thai In Washington the war de
partiueiii employes and itUchei are busier
iiuw i in al any nine sunt tee clvn war
but mat all of the work or rushing the
national guard regime tits to the border U
being handled syilemallrelly and without
the slithtett confusion
Army ofricera here regard it as cartels
thai an or tha new commission aill bear
the dale or July I. mm. evtn though they
may inn dc lo.ue.i for a mouth or two
President Wilson a signatura In bit own
naiiituritin will be armed to every com
illusion. II la aald that he will have the
Hi a- of signing more conagstaetont of
regular ami) ofrierrt than asy preceding
run i sgsruiit
Ami) ufftsert do mu trunk any arrort
ni be mane to or genus the nea regí
mauls ot lha army until the Meilran
trouble disposed of. Al least no effort
will be made lo pul lha new bill Into
aMftMSS mini tba national (uard uiaiua
lona gel sallied alona Uie bordar.
EL PASO MAN WILL
SHIP 2500 BAGS OF
CORN INTO MEXICO
U. S. Officials Use Various Meth-
ods to Find Hidden Cag1rid.ee
Inside of Sacks.
More than vm haga of corn have arrived
at the international bridge during the paat
three daga to be assorted tn Mealeo. All
of It la being aaipasd to a Chihuahua firm
by and Kl Pito firm and nearly all of it
will ultimately find Its way to the Car
ranctsta army. J net now much of tht corn
ha been purchased by the Oarranriarti
la est known but every day the pile of
sacked grain grow longer and higher. It
li evident that an Immense quantity haa
been acquired.
In order to met a thorough aearch ror
ammunition the American offlc.lali st the
bridge ara having every aack emptied.
Ordinarily sicked grain la limply probed
a apeciried number or times with long
wlra. but different method! ira now being
followed owing to the sfforta or smuggler
to get cartridges over tha boundary line.
This method of Inspecting grestly delays
the exportation of the corn and the mldlers.
who are aailatlng tn tne inspection ire
carefnl to sea tha Inspection It not hastily
and eareleaaly done. Every full sack li
opened and laboriously poured Into an
get the grato ovar tha bridge fa eve ssd
fret st the
shortly be
HUM. ire
nnt being
delay hat the añidiera ato
ave tita Ides that the com win
remind up tolo dongh for tor-
matorahle and the Inapartlna la
hurried ta Say Ike leaat
Recent Fira Are Not
Believed to Have Been
of Incendiary Origen
Alfhnégti no ctaee has been astabllined
for the tarea Mr fire which a the last
five day hsva cantad a lost exceeding t
quarter of a million dollar hi the host
nets section of the nty city effinals who
invaitigated each of tne fires denied yes-
terday that they were tha work of Incen-
diaries. "l have no reason to believe the fire
were purposely sat" aald Fire chief Wray
laat evening. "I investigated each one
thoroughly and although I nava been buay
putting them out matead of learning whet
cansad them. I went thoroughly over the
lite or each and found nothing which could
poailbly lead to an Incendiary theory."
Mayor Tom l.ss yesterday stated be be-
lieved the rart that the three fires The
Mission garage the J mes A. Dick whole-
sale grocery and the Lose Star garage-
occurred so close together wai more of a
ronlncldence than an Indication of the work
of a firebug.
Reporta that a Mexican had cut a Una
of hole at the l.one star garage fire were
emphatically denied yesterday by Cblaf
Wray. He admitted a hoae had bnral but
aald no one was near the break at the
time.
PUT PRICE GROCERY
U AND MEAT MARKET
ÉaStiita (Mr Htarhee (nalttr fir- serte and
We HasaUr Only U. I
Home Dresaed Hans par Lb. 19 l-2c
Home Dresaed Spring Chickens par I 30c
t lb. ran White Hooae
nffee
7 Large Rolls Toilet
Paper
7 Crystal White
oap
S Cans
Tomatoes
Large Imperial Valley
Cantaloupes S for
Ice Cold Watermelons
per lb
Kxtra fancy fresh Toma-
toes per basket
Alberta Peaches
per basket
75c
25c
25c
25c
25c
2c
25c
25c
Prime Rib Roast.
par lb.
Rth Stew
per lb
Shoulder Roast
per tb
Pork Chops
per lb
Rklnned Hams half or
whole per lb
( Iba. White Col.
Potatoes
Fresh Creamery Butter
per lb rT .
Fresh Ranch Eggs
per dos.
20c
12c
17c
20c
22c
25c
32c
30c
We Guarantee Everything We Sell.
PROMPT DI MVKRY RRVICE
PHOBíER 1B71-157S.
44M-41S WYOMING ST.
Federal Inquiry or
Railroad Strike?
Faced by demands from the conductors engineers firemen and brakemen that-
would impose on the country an additional burden in transportation costs of $100000000
a year the railroads propose that this wage problem be settled by reference to an
impartial Federal tribunal.
With these employes whose efficient service is acknowledged the railroads have no
differences that could not be considered fairly and decided justly by such a public body.
Railroads Urge Public Inquiry and Arbitration
The formal proposal of the railroads to the employes for the settlement of the-
controversy is as follows:
"Our conferences have demonstrated that we cannot harmonize our differences of opinion
and that eventually the matters in controversy must be passed upon by other and disinter-
ested agencies. Therefore we propose that your proposals and the proportion of the rail-
ways be disposed of by one or the other of the following methods:
l
1. Preferably by submission to the Interstate Commerce Commission the only tribunal
which by reason of its accumulated information bearing on railway conditions and its con-
trol of the revenue of the railways is in a position to consider and protect the rights and
eauities of all the interests affected and to provide additional revenue necessary to meet the
added cost of operation in case your proposals are found by the Commission to be just and
reasonable; or. in the event the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot under existing
laws act in the premises that we jointly request Congress to take such action as maybe
necessary to enable the Commission to consider ana promptly dispose of the questions
involved: or
2. By arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Federal law" (The Mewlands Act).
Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote
Leaders of the train service brotherhoods at the joint conference held in New York?
June 1-15 refused the offer of the railroads to submit the issue to arbitration or Federal
review and the employes are now voting on the question whether authority shall be
given these leaders to declare a nation-wide strike.
The Interstate Commerce Commission is proposed by the railroads as the public
body to which this issue ought to be referred for these reasons:
No other body with such an intimate
knowledge of railroad conditions has such
an unquestioned position in the public con-
fidence. The rates the railroads may charge the
public for transportation are now largely
fixed by this Government board
Out of every dollar received by the rail-
roads from the public nearly one-half is paid
directly to the employes as wages and the
money to pay increased wages caneóme from
no other source than the rates paid by the
public.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
with its control over rates is in a position
to make a complete investigation ana render
such decision ss would protect the interests
of the railroad employes the owners of the
railroads and the public.
A Question For the Public to Decide
The railroads feel that they have no right to grant a wage prefennent of $100000000
a year to these employes now highly paid ano constituting only one-fifth of all the
employes without a clear mandate from a public tribunal that chalí determine the
merits of the case after a review of all the facts.
Tht single issue before the country is whether this controversy uto be fettled by an impartial
Government inquiry or by industrial warfare.
National
of the Railways
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