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HOME EDITION
WEATHER FORECAST.
El Paso and West Texas fair and wanner; Hew Mex-
ico fair not much change in tempexatnre; Arizona fair
and warmer.
LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
DELIVERED ANYWHERE. TOc MONTH
EL PASO. TEXAS. WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER II. 1918.
14 PAGES TODAY
SINGLE COPT FIVE C'KNia
TODAY'S PRICES
Mexican bank notes state bills 918c; pesos 78c;
Mexican sold SSgSSl-ic; nadonales 17J418c; bar
silver HAH. quotation. $1.016; copper $26; grains
higher; livestock steady; stocks higher.
A "
TRO
RINCIPAL
NATION WO
CROPS OF
RTH OVER
12 BILLION DOLLARS
rm cunmc 017 1 nn nnn
LuiimiL uiiueiiu uiiuuuuu
BUSHELS WHEAT RAISED !N 1 81 8
10
CONTRACTS GO
UfCCniiJnfam Sees Perils Ahead;
vvouia Ksuara Against i nem
DISCARD
Year's Corn Production Placed at 2582814000 Bushels;
Equivalent of 11700000 Bales of Cotton Grown; the
Money Value of Chief Crops Greater Than For Pre-
ceding Year; Report Pushes Cotton Prices Down.
TTTASHIN-GTON". D. C. Dec II.
IT F'nal estimates of production of
f v country's principal crops an-
rounrpd today by the department of
ag-iculiure place the corn crop at
14 fl bushels and the wheat
r -p at 917100000 bushels.
The total value of the nation's
principal crops this jmr In esti-
mated at ? ZZ7Z4 IZjitQO com-
pared -with 911058032000 last
year basing their value on the
price paid to producers December
1.
1 orecasts of production of the
f nup:il crops have been made from
n ..iitJb to month throughout the sea-
son and preliminary estimates al-
dy hare been announced for roost
"orrs- Today's report however
-.akes final estimates of production.
They follow:
estimates by Crops.
Winter wheat. 558.419.900 bushels;
-pnng wheat 358.651.000 bushels:
a- I .".!Jt359000 bushels; barley.
"'00 bushels; rye ?.lto.0
ufihels. buckwheat 171J09 bush-
"K flax seed 14657000 bushels; rice
jijhiu bushels; white potatoes
rs: 676. uoo bushels; sweet potatoes.
"34.t"t bushels; hay ftame. 75.--"tpo
tons: hay (wild). 14374.000
rns. tobacco 1340019000 pounds:
agar beets 5822.600 tons; beet
c'-?ar. L4ft200 pounds: maple sugar
ar i Prup (as sugart. 5351500
'"unds sugar beet seed 6384000
pounas: sorghum syrup. ?9.2240
go Hon; beans fslx states). 17.733.000
t-sftels. peanuts 53.497v00 bushels;
ksffirs (six states). 66.39600$ bush-
el - brffon. corn f f iv atatt 5HAAA
Tons onions (14 spates). 13434200 4
tf-uhels. cabbage (nine prate). 565.-
200 tons: hops four states) 20193-
000 pounds; cranberries (three states).
350100 barrels; apples (total) 173.-
632.000 bushels; apples (commercial).
25404.000 barrels; peaches 10342000
bushels: oranges (two states) 19-
5 $7060 boxes.
The total production of cotton in
the United States for the season of
191S-19 will amount to 5.5955:9.000
pounds not including llnters and
equipment to 11.700000 bales of 500
pound gross weight the department
of agriculture today announced in its
final report of the season.
llJt02Jt7S Bales In 1017.
Total production last year was 11
302.375 bales.
Production of Sea Island cotton Is
estimated at 48.000 bales compared
with 92619 bales last year and of
American Egyptian cotton produced
in Arizona and California 38000 run-
nine bales.
The average weight per running"
bale is estimated at 505.8 pounds gross.
compared with u.4 pounds last year.
The price per pound of lint cotton
to producers December 1 was 27.6
cents compared with 27.7 cents a
year ago.
The estimated production by states
In bales of 500 pounds gross weight
includes:
Texas. 2.580.000: Oklahoma. 550.000:
California 100.0 00; Arizona 51000.
Cotton Prices Decline.
New Orleans. LaL Dec 11. The de-
partment of agriculture's final cotton
production report today caused a drop
of between S3 and 34 a bale in most
active months of the cotton .future
market here.
During- the first five minutes of
trading following ami ovn cement
of the report prices fell C5 to 83
points.
All Canceled Where Not
Over $200000 Already
Spent On Ship.
SUCH CRAFT FOR
AN EMERGENCY
Shipping Board's Policy To
Add Few Wood Ships
To Permanent Fleet.
WASHINGTON" D. C Dec. IL Can-
celation of al outstanding con-
tracts for construction of wooden ships
where builders have not spent more
than ?200M0 on a ship has been de-
termined upon by the shipping board.
This applies to yards on the At
lantic cult and Pacific coasts. Con-
tracts for 160 ships of this type -were
suspended recently and many of these
are affected by the decision though
officials of the board would not at-
tempt today to estimate the number.
Will Be Economy.
The contract cost of wooden ves-
sels averages about $700000 and it is
understood that the board's experts!
decided that where not more than
JiOO.OOO worth of work had been done
it would be economy for the govern-
ment to cancel the contract with the
provision against loss to -the builder.
W1H Sell Wood Craft.
Although the board approved the
wooden ship for emergency purposes.
it has been made clear that its policy
will be to add as few wooden craft as
possible to the permanent merchant
marine. Arrangements already are
under way for selling a number of
woden a well as some small steel
vessels.
By Maintaining Sea Safety
T OXDON Eng. Dec. 11. Expound-
J-i Ing the British view of the free-
dom of the seas the legal correspond-
ent of the Times describes the main
British position on the question as
follows:
"Readiness to continue as hereto-
more the freedom of the seas in times
of peace which has been carried out
by England for example as to the
admission of foreign vessels to coast
wise trade more than by any other
important commercial country and to
agree to the conversion Into a free
sea of any sea now treated as a
closed sea.
Would Keep Nation Safe.
"A strong conviction. greatly
strengthened and hardened by the
lessons of this war to maintain safe-
ty for our people and empire and to
be no party to any agreement conflicting-
or tampering with It. '
MA belief that the conditions of
warfare nre so changing; that ire
roust be careful to protect our-
selves against perils cbead;
A readiness t consider any
changes put forward by neutrals con
sistent with these essentials;
"A desire to cooperate infrendering
Impossible hideous crimes at sea:
A readiness as far as Is com-
patible with safety to promote
any practicable scheme for a
league of nations;
"In short a firm resolution as to
essentials and an open mind as to
secondary matter."
Tn leading up to this conclusion the
correspondent says-
Tbe more the British point of
view is understood the more It
will commend Itself to Impartial
opinion. The closer we look: at
the question from the American
angle the more the dlferences are
likely to be diminished. We are
dealing with the world as It still
Is. and so far as tbe freedom of
the seas' Interferes with the pro-
tection of our Itol Interests. It
means a onesided disarmament to
the detriment of England and
England only.
"It Is indisputable that the British
fleet saved civilization and Mr. Roose-
velt. In acknowledging the obligation
which America owes to the British
navy said: The peculiar position and
the vital needs of the British empire
render It imperative that her navy
should be the first la the world.'
There expressed accurately and gen-
erously. Is the first essential of the
British policy.
Second Essential.
The second essential to be borne
In mind Is the revolution in maritime
warfare caused by the changes In the
size or armies me cnanges in weapons;
and munitions and in modern com-
merce. The pressure exercised upon
Germany has not been due to any
single measure but to a series or
measures directed to one end.
"Doubtless neutrals experienced
much inconvenience by reason of
them but would the Lnited States
have refrained. In a life and death
struggle from using any of such
measures"
BELGIAN CUBS!
WILL BE MADE
01 HOLLAND
X VESSELS LAND
HEIl BL
GIVEN 5 YEARS
Convicted of Receiving 36
flasks of Mercury wnich
Were Stolen.
"lermann Bloch. convicted In the U.
s. court of receiving stolen property
from an interstate shipment conslst-
' g of 26 flasks of mercury valued at
Si 13 each was sentenced to fire years
n tie rnited States penitentiary at
iea en worth and assessed with a fine
or 1 1 ooo Wednesday morning.
"He gave notice of appeal and his
o'i was fired at 910000. which be
-as cot yet oeen aoie to give.
10 END STEEL
PRICE FUG
ACQUITTAL ENDS SCHMID
ESPIONAGE ACTION HERE
Tie dismissal late Tuesday of Miss
C. "Tine S- hrold. arrested here by
an v orncers and charged in federal
- with iolating the espionage
. ended one of the most dramatic
i Med in the C S. district court
ie '"oxning here from northern New
Mexico as a book agent selling teach-
er manuals. Miss Schmid was arrest-
i d on the harge of having attempted
to obtain information of military im-
portance from soldiers on the Mexi-
. an border patrol.
c'.e was alleged to have been a Ger-
'nan bnt was later able to present a
Mgned statement from the Swiss min-.-tr
.n Washington that she was a
tutn of Switzerland. At the pre-
liinarv trial Miss Scfamld conducted
' r own case and cross examined the
g-m ernment wltnesB closely. She
spei t several weeks in the county jail
iere. but was later released on bond.
She is employed here now.
WILL GET SENTENCE ON
Government Supervision of
Industry To Stop
December 31.
Washington. D. C- Dec 11. Gov-
ernment supervision over the steel in-
dustry and steel price fixing will end
December 31. The war industries
board so announced today after a
conference with spokesmen of the industry.
called for sentence on Monday. Held
has been a broker in El Paso for a
number of years and is well known.
Deputy U. S. marshal Thompson
who has been here from Austin in
attendance on court leaves for home
today.
JAILED FOR DISLOYALTY.
John Jarovich. recently convicted of
making disloyal remarks was sen-
tenced in the Federal court Wednes
day to six months in the county jail.
Ills sentence will begin to run rfom
July I 1918.
GIVEN THIRTY DAYS.
Nona Jones was sentenced in the
Tj. S. court Wednesday to Z0 days In
the county jail for running a disor-
derly house within five miles of a
military reservaton.
PERU ACCEPTS AMERICAN
PROPOSAL OF MEDIATION
Washington r. C Dec. 11. Peru
ha. secerned the American offer to
adjust the Chile-Peru dispute but no
official word has come from Chile.
Officials therefore showed great in-
terest In press dispatches from Buenos
rUADru nu rcrjinurr Aires saying there is a tendency in
(.HARGE OF ESPIONAGE Chile to accent the Argentine offer
ar HeldA recently convicted of and refuse the tender of good offices
Jating the espionage act will be by the United States.
44 American Naval
Vessels Lost In War
TVashlnirtorL n. C Dee. 1L Forty
(four naval vessels. Including trans-
ports manned by naval crews were
Host from the time the United States
entered the war until the signing of
the armistice. Naval casualties in
enlisted-personnel -included-dead $93.
Thirty six officers were killed.
FATHER OF TW1XS IS 72.
Benton. I1L Dec 11. Rev. David
Sneed has become the father of an-
other set of twins making the third
set coming to his home. Rev. Dr.
Sneed. whp is 72 is now living with
his second wife. Eight children have
been bom to this union and 14 to the
first making 21 In all most of whom
are living.
Harboard and Aides
Get French War Cross
Tours. France Dec 11. MaJ. Gen.
James G. Harbord. head of the supply
service of the American expeditionary
forces and his aides Capt. R. Korris
Williams II. of Philadelphia former
national lawn tennis champion and
Capt. Fielding Robinson of Norfolk.
Va were decorated with the French
war cross by Gen. Requlchot of the
French army.
Gen. Harbord and his aides received
decorations for distinguished service
in the second battle of the ilarne.
where Gen. Harbord commanded a
brigade of marines. Capt. Williams
and Capt Robinson served under him
as lieutenants the latter being in the
field artillery before entering the
marine corps.
mw XATiovAt AssKunir
MUST MCKT BKPORi: PE-lCEf
Amsterdam. Holland. Dec. 11. The
Deutsche Tages Zeitung of Berlin
learned from reliable sources. It said
that the entente powers will refuse
to conclude a preliminary peace treaty
with Germany before the meeting of
a German national assembly.
Win irCI'LAIN SITCATIOS
OF HUXGARY TO ALLIES
Zurich. Switzerland Dec. 11. The
Hungarian government of count Mi-
chael Karolyl will send a mission to
Paris to explain to the allies the sit
uation in Hungary according to a
Budapest dlspatrh to the Neue Frele
PreSse. of Vienna.
Persian Shah's Uncle
Released By Germans
Constantinople Turkey Dec 11.
(By the Associated Press). Prince
Salar Ed Daouleh brother of the for-
mer shah of Persia and uncle of the
present shah has left Constantinople
for his native country. He has vir-
tually been imprisoned at Bruss in
the interior of Asia Minor for the
past two years. Prince Salar was de-
tained by Germans who believed him
unfavorable to their designs in Persia
following German abandonment of the
Bagdad project after the British suc-
cess in Mesopotamia. The prince has
made numerous attempts to gain the
Fersian throne.
JUGO-SLAVS PROTESTING
ITALIAN ADMINISTRATION
Washinzton. D. C Dec 11. The
Jugo-Slav national council at Zaxxeb
acting ay the provisional government
for ail Jugo-Slav territory formerly
incorporated in the Austro-Hunga-rlan
empire has submitted a nrotest
to the allied governments against
Italian administration in the occupied
territories of Dalmatla Istria and Go-
rizia. according to a dispatch received
oy me Jugo-siav press Durean nere.
The message declared that the Italian
administration "is contrary not only
to the armistice terms but to human
conception as regards the treatment
of a people distinctly proally and
struggling through the whole war for
the allied cause."
To As Territorial Re-
adjustment As Well As
Restitution By Huns.
wilson'sIdeas
made clearer
Proposals Declared Not
Antagonistic to British
Sea Rights.
LONDON". Eng Dec. 11. (Wireless
service.) Belgian claims at the
peace conference will be directed not
only against Germany but against
Holland according to the Metropole
of Antwerp which prints a statement
made by a Belgian minister of foreign
affairs. The minister Is quoted as
follows:
"ObTloury our first demand
from Germany ttIU be the restitu-
tion of all of which we were
robbed In hundreds of ways. A
far as territorial readjnstmenta
are concerned. If yon carefully
read between tb lines of the
passage of the recent apeech
from the throne which refers to
the old treaties they will tell yon
a much aa I can.
The passages in question deal es-
pecially with the international treaty
of 1839 which fixed the status of
Belgium. This treaty deprived Bel-
glum of the principal portions of her
provinces of Jswlg and Luxemburg
and enriched the German confedera-
tion by the Belgian towns of the
province of Uege. such as St. "VHh.
Eupon. Malmady and Montjole. It
likewise made the kingdom of the
Netherlands master of the lower
Scheldt.
Aa a reanlt of Informal conver-
sations regarding president WU-
aon'it freedom of the aeaa propo-
al. the British jcovernment 1 In
possession of concrete sncges
tlons. which are more understand-
able than the free aeaa clause In
Mr. WH lion's "14 points accord-
ing to the Express.
President Wilson the newspaper
says has information showing defin
itely that Great Britain cannot sur
render the right of search the con
MEMBERS OF A. E
AT AMERICA
N PORTS
RETURNED MEN GO TOCIPS
THERE TO BE
DEI
IL
DISPUTE BETWEEN PACKERS
AND EMPLOYES IS AIRED
Chicago I1J Dec 11. Federal
Judse Samuel Alschuler. arbitrator In
the dispute between the packers and
their employes today began the hear-
traband law and the right to enforce : Ing of testimony in connection with a
blockade. It is understood that Mr. demand of the men for an Increase of
Exoonland Calamarez Adriat.c Ascanius and Tena-
dores Dock At New York With 7340; Canopic Reaches
Boston Where 1500 Are Unloaded; Several Hun-
dred Civilians Are Brought From War Zone Also.
MEW YORK Dec. II. Six transports Irought home to the United
-1 :... RRin .1. . . a i-.-
w""w iwajr iu uiuic ui uic uuui5 oi uic American expeditionary
forces. The Kroonland Calamarez. Adriatic. Ascanius and Tenadores
docked in New York with 7340 soldiers and the Canopic at Boston with
1500. AH these men will go to camps Wore being demobilized. There-
turning vessels brought also several hundred civilians from the war zones.
YelMla Ileneh Jfew Tork.
The United States transport raia-
marez. carrying H officers and 117:
men all navy personnel reachei
quarantine here early today.
Another transport the Gnantanamo
also arrived here today. The Tena
dores. an American vessel one day
overdue also arrived with 882 troops
and 143 civilians including welfare
workers and 55 sacks of mail as
did the British transport Ascania.
with 1441 officers and men.
Woanded Are landed.
Wounded American soldiers ysto
arrived here yesterday from overseas
on the steamer Kroonland landed to-
day when the troop ship reached her
dock after spending the night down
the bay.
The Kroonland. which left T-iverpool
more than a week ago brought C3 of-
ficers and llSe enlisted men and 1"5
civilians.
Canopic Dlekarges 1SUO.
Boston Mass Dec- IL Thi- Wh i
Star liner Canopic steamed up tn-
harbor early today and dis. i.arg. i
nearly 156 soldiers from o erj.j-
The soldiers entrained immediat-
for Camp Devens. where they will
demobilized. For the most part. th. -.-are
from western states and inrlul-
aviation units which hare t.e-n
training In England.
Railroad Head
Charged With
Manslaughter
Five Officials and Motor-
man Held After Probe
Of Brooklyn Wreck.
New Tork. Dec 11. Timothy S.
Williams president of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company four other of-
ficials of the company and a motor-
man were held on a charge of man
slaughter today by mayor Hylan
who. acting as a police magistrate has
conducted an Inquiry Into the wreck
on the company's lines about a month
ago with the loss of nearly 1W lives.
TCilson's proposals do not include the
abandonment of any of these richts
and that they are generally in nowise
antagonistic to British interests.
. . Cljnes to Peace Tabic.
John Hobert dynes former food
controler for Great Britain will be
one of the British representatives at
(Con tinned on paire 4 column Z.)
25 percent in Traces over the salary
schedule awarded a year ago for the
period of the war. The men also
charge the packers with failing to
obey certain provisions of the former
award
One hundred thousand stock yard
employes in Chicago Kansas City.
Omaha and other cities are involved
in the wage controversy.
PERSHING DESIGNATES
MORE TROOPS TO RETURN
Washington D. C Dec 11 Vdd -tional
organizations designated t.
Gen. Pershing for early return home
were announced today by the war ce-
paruneni as xouows:
Meterological section signal corps
batteries A B. C. D. E and F. heat-
Quarters company su wiy m p h . .
and headquarters of the 4th re-ri-
Tnenfr ewt . H I.t Mma- n hat.
STRIKE TIES VP STREET ( talion. 814th Pioneer ' sifanlrv
CARS IX KAXSAS CITY. MO. (negro); lTJnd and 174th aero scuad-
Kansas City. Ho. Dec. 11. Kansas rons: 116th. 301st and 316th trenm
iwDiuDra on page s. column 4.1 mortar oattenes
PERSHING VETERANS COLONEL HOUSE
AND FRENCH UttlUALS MEET WILSUN Mlm RfCIM flRUT
mu 1 iiLHu uluiii i mui
By DAVID LAWRENCE
ILILLL
BREST. France Dec. IL Although
president "Wilson will pause In
Brest only three hours on the way
through to Paris. Col. House and
members of the French government
are arriving to welcome him here.
and there are already many Indica
tions visible of the enthusiastic wel-
come that awaits the head of the
American government throughout
France.
Xo one here la more happy over
the roralnjc visit however than
are the American troop nho feel
that president AVUxon will nee
perionall j- the majrnltnde of the
achievement of the American
army and convey the spirit of It
to the people.
lie fore a large assembly of troops.
Miss Margaret Wilson eldest daughter
of the president sang today. Her
democracy her informality typically
American made a deep impression
here. She has been traveling in
France for a month passing along
the entire battlefront as well as back
of the lines and singing two concerts with the French peasantry from whom
dally. She has been singing for the
T. IL C. A and through a happy co-
incidence her assignment at Brest
fell just before the arrival of her
father so that she will remain here
to greet him.
She Lovca the French.
She has visited many places In
France Incognito and as we motored
this afternoon alone the waterfront
she told me there was no doubt in her
mind that the DeoDle of France would
be everlastingly grateful to America
ana that sne nerseif had iauen in iove
Go After Prosperity For A City
As You Go After Big Business
Is Expert's Advice To El Paso
David Lawrence Will Report
Peace Conference For Herald
DAVID LAWRENCE regular contributor to the Saturday Evening Post
the closest man to president Wilson now in newspaper work will re-
port the peace conference in France for The El Paso Herald.
Mr. Lawrence is now in France. The Herald published his first cable-
gram yesterday. Others will follow daily. It is exclusive for this section
of the country and will be the most reliable and accurate report in the
United States on the biggest piece of news in the world's history.
In New York and Washington it is said "when Lawrence writes it the
president has said it." While he never quotes the president it is generally
accepted in circles that know that Lawrence "has it straight."
Mr Lawrence is the Washington correspondent of the New York Eve-
ning Post and goes to France for that paper and The El Paso Herald. Both
papers will publish his cablegrams simultaneously.
Mr. Lawrence is known here. He covered the peace conference in El
Paso between the Madero and Diar factions for the Associated Press and
was recalled from here to accompany Woodrow Wilson presidential candi-
date on his campaign tour for the Associated Press. Later he served the
Associated Press at the white house as correspondent Then he entered the
magazine field and began writing for the Saturday Evening Post and Col-
lier's at the same time taking up the duties of staff correspondent jn
Washington for the New York Evening Post He is now nationally known
aa & writer and his writings are everywhere accepted as authentic
WHEN LAWRENCE MAKES A FORECAST WATCH FOR ITS CON-
FIRMATION LATER.
The Herald has scored another triumph for its readers in securing his
services at the peace conference.
Iin yon go hack to EI Pno tell
them if they want a chamber
of commerce that will Kct resulta to
hire a buMlaena man to ran It pay him
about 97500 a year Kalary to atart In
J hire hlra a couple of rooms uptown
Rlve him a Btenojrraphcr or two and
.'tell him to get buy. I'urnUh him
(with the neceaMary funds nnd yon will
cet rrnu I (. Don't hire a cheap nam
that's the easiest thing In the world
This is the prescription of general
manager Z. T. George of the Houston
chamber of commerce for El Paso or
any city that wishes to get ahead and
take advantage of Its opportunities.
Houston stands today as the city in
the United States that has the livest
chamber of commerce in the country;
it is recognized throughout the coun-
try as having accomplished more than
any other similar organization. It was
for this reason that Mr. George was
asked what he would do in Kl Paso
if the problem was put up to him and
he was the city.
Ordinary Chamber of Commerce. !
"A chamber of commerce must be a!
business Institution" be said "and It
must be run on a business basis.
When I was offered the position of
general manager of the Houston
chamber of commerce I had a vague
idea that a chamber of commerce as I
had known one was a place where
business men met to discuss the af-
fairs of the city under whose auspices
they gave occasional luncheons to talk
about the -possibilities of the city and
by whom prominent visitors were en-
tertained when they came to the city.
"They told me they wanted me
10 g;ei more ninnuiarioriea ana
i industries and business for the
city. I was a construction en
gineer and had had no expe-
rience la chamber of commerce
matter but when they said
they wanted more Industries and j
By O. A. MAUTIX.
more manufactories for Houston
I decided to make a business of
getting these things so X set my-
self up to co about getting these
things exactly as I would start out
after any business. I was glad
that I wns not hampered with any
previous chamber of commerce
connection for It left me free to
strike out on my own Initiative to
set up a new business Institution
In Houstonthe business of get-
ting Industries for the city.
Retting What Houston AVants.
"The rirst thing of course was
money. The oresident and directors
or tne cnamber or commerce iook al-
ter the raising of the funds. We plan
a ouuget xor eacn year ana men we
have a basis to work upon. Then it is
my job and the job of my assistants to
get what Houston wants. When we
found It was necessary to dredge Buf
falo bayou and make a ship canal that
wouid bring snips nere. ir we wanted
to be a real commen ial center the
chamber of commerce set out to do it.
u hen it became necessary to build
municipal dock and build a belt line
railroad to handle the dock switching.
we took tnese tilings up and stayed
with them until they were completed
Whatever we have undertaken we
have made surveys first; have laid our
plans systematl' ally and have then
worked to an end to accomplish the
object sought ifter.
Make Specific Surveys.
"When we find a concernthat is in-
terested in coming here or we locate
a prospect we get to work systemat-
ica J ly to get it. We don't send him a
lot of illustrated literature about the
climate and the beautiful parks of
Houston but we ascertain what the
institution or individual wants to
know about Houston or whatever city
Tor the corporation that is worth at
least ivvu 10 me nnn interested.
-We make a specific survey In
each case nnd present all faets
our advantages In the matter of
water and rail transportation
switching facilities taxation the
availability of sites. &-Ivlng loca-
tion and the price at which they
can be had. cost and availability of
power fuel labor and every Item
that enters Into the calculations.
"We do not exaggerate for people
building factories have sense; what
they want are facts and a square deal.
we give them these.
The II unlness Method.
"We follow it as a business man
would follow a prospect for an or
der. If necessary we have one of our
engineers make a special trip for con
situation n our arguments are con
vlnclng. and they have been pretty
generally so. when representatives of
the concern cbme to Houston we take
them In hand Just as we would If we
were a big business house and a buyer
came to tne cuy. we see tnat tney
get all the data they want; that noth-
ing is overlooked.
The Houston chamber of commerce
Is just a big business institution 'sell-
ing. you might say. the advantages
of Houston over Its rivals. We do not
knock the other fellow: we only pre
sent our case as It is and endeavor to
get the order away from the other
competitors by showing the best
goods. We have recently brought two
refineries here after it had been defi-
nitely understood that they were go-
ing elsewhere. We did it by getting
right after our 'prospects and show
ing them the advantages of Houston.
(ettlng a Soldier Camp.
We secured Camp Logan after the
report had been made that other cities
he may locate in. Then we proceed to ln Texas had been selected for canton
make a survey that fits bis case to
prove that Houston is the Ideal place
for him. and we make a report to him
ment sites and Houston had been left
out. We showed the war department
(Continued on pane II column 2L)
she had received many simple tributes.
most touching in their character.
She Stakes Speeches. Too.
Miss "Wilson was also received with
great enthusiasm by the American
forces everywhere especially because
of her Insistence in reserving spaces
for the accommodation of the enlisted
men at every hut where she sang. Not
only has she been singing but she
has been making brief speeches aa
she traveled throughout France stim-
ulating the American troops who must
necessarily remain here and enthusing
the returning soldiers by telling them
that no set of Americans ever tot a
greater welcome than that which was
waiting for the returning soldiers
when they again reach the United
States.
In marked contrast to the
daughters of foreign rulers. Miss
Wilson has been traveling aim-
ply working day and nlicht and
putting np with hardships of
every sort.
Gen. Pershing has detailed MaJ.
Oliver Newman formerly president of
tne ooara oi commissioners oi toe dis-
trict of Columbia to escort the party
which consists in addition to Miss
Wilson of Mr. and Mrs. Boss David of
New Tork. who are also taking part
assisting in the musical program. Al-
though the war has come to an end.
from all practical standpoints the
necessity of providing recreation for
the troops is greater than ever now
that the incentive of excitement and
danger Is gone.
She Kmbraces Officer.
Miss Wilson traveling along the
battle front when negotiations for an
armistice began conveyed the news
personally as she traveled from Paris
to the Toul sector. While she was
doing so. she encountered a regiment
mud covered and fatigued just corn-
ins out of the trenches. Miss Wilson
suddenly left her companions and
rushing toward a captain among tne
troops embraced him affectionately.
His companions wondered until they
discovered that the man was her own
cousin Capt. Edward Brown of At-
lanta who bad no idea she was in
France. A few minutes later they 'en-
countered his brother. Capt. Henry
(Continued on Page 3. Col. 1.)
PBOCEEQIiMIST KAISER
Will Prosecute William Hohenzollern On Ground Ger-
man Commanders Who Mistreated Girls In Occupied
Territory Acted Under Direction of the Emperor;
Girls Were Forced to Mingle With Disreputables.
PARIS. Prance. Dec. 11. Legal action Hohenzollern will not make any
VICTORY ATLAS
THIRTY CENTS
The most important news of the
world war will come during the
peace conference. Newspaper read-
ers need late maps of Europe in or-
der that they may understand the
peace news intelligently.
The El Paso Herald war atlas
should be ln every home in the
southwest This atlas which is
easily worth J J. can be bought at
The Herald office for 3&e no extra
cost for postage to out-of-town
folks.
1 against the former German em-
peror has been commenced by an or-
ganization of "Lille mothers."
The demand for prosecution
states that the commanders of the
German army In April 1916. di-
rected that their girls be carried
away from their families; that
they were submitted to odious
treatment and forced Into close
contact with notorious women.
The statement of complaint says
that whereas said commanders were
thus guilty of the crime of abduction
they were under command of their
former emperor and prosecution is
demanded.
Itefnses to Make Statement.
London Eng.. Dec IL William
mem as to nis errorts to prevent tre
outbreak of war in 111L according
to the Amerongen correspondent of
the Express. Count von Bentinck. the
host of the former emperor received
the correspondent. aBd after the cap-
tions had been laid before herr H-M.
enzollern. Is reported to have said
The kaiser mnch appreciates
yonr message and thanks yon. He
says: Tell him If there Is any
possibility of my becoming a de-
fendant. I prefer postponing any-
thing I have to amy until that
time. In Addition. I do not desire
In any way to compromise any
members of the government as It
existed at the time of the out-
break of the war.
To
Potash And Perlmutter Go
Peace Conference For Herald
j10NTAGUE GLASS one of the three greatest liying American humor-
ists has taken his two inimitahle characters made famous through The
Saturday Evening Post the stage moving pictures and the newspapers to
England and France where their fresh unconventional and hiluionsly lit-
eral minds will translate for El Paso Herald readers amaiing sights and
sounds indnding the discussions and decisions at the peace table.
The El Paso Herald offers exclusive publication of their views in this
field.
This feature will not offend of course by making light of serious mat-
ters. The humor will be entirely in the comical viewpoint of Potash and
Perlmutter.
Abe and Mawruss will discuss topics of international interest as onlv
they can the whole world will be measured by the yardstick of their busi-
ness experience and ideals tempered with their innate kindliness and hu-
man sympathy and expressed in their distinctive and quaint vernacular.
Mr. Glass is known as well at least in England as America. Potash
and Perlmutter were as big a success on the London stage as in New Tork.
Mr. Glass will therefore have the entree to persons places sad affairs that
will supply him with material for THE GREATEST POTASH AND PERL-
MUTTER SERIES HE HAS YET PRODUCED.
A weekly story about 2500 words illustrated publication beginning the
first Sunday in January promises a treat to El Paso Herald readers.
No imagination can exaggerate the screamingly funny Potash and Perl-
mutter dialogues that Montague Glass will be able to create and send us
from abroad. They will be hailed with glee by millions of readers to whom
these two characters are household words.
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