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EL PASO HERALD
Week-End Edition January 12-13 1918. 3
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30TH; PLEAD FOR CLEAN CITY
Speakers at Prohibition Rally Say Do What Govern
ment asks m Making This Proper Place for Soldiers;
Ask Women to Enlist in the Fight; Condemn In-
toxicants as Waste and Nonproducer.
T yHEN the business men rea-
eontner from eold money rea-
eons saw that booza was an
onomio waste a nonproducer tht
aloon was doomed and so far as El
"aso Is concerned this doom will be
"aled January t$ when voters of the
ty and county following the lead
? president Wilson when the latter
smcd the local option bill for the
.rv of Washington will go to the
lls and say they will have no more
. f King Booze. This was the confl-
ict prophesy of every speaker Frl-
iy r.:?M at the prohibition rally In
ie in aisiricc courtroom ana en-
husiastic applause Indicated the audi-
-e felt likewise.
Alcohol was flayed right and left by
.iB eloquent speakers appearing at
i:s meeting and the unanimous sen-
ment was that If El Paso wants to
can up and thereby secure a can-
jr.mem the method to be adopted Is
uttirg off the source of all evil al-
oLuIic stimulants.
A Momenfon Isaac.
"J. P. Putnam calling the meeting to
'tier said the assembly had been
ailed to "deliberate and (plan on one
f the most momentous Issues that has
. onfronted this city In a number of
ears. The great question confront-
rg us nationally and consuming the
pst thought of our president the
;-tate governors and all the people at
v.s moment is to win the war and
: - w to do it It behooves us to fall In
una as citizens and patriots with poll-
ies fixed by the president his cabi-
net and congress and do as they say
"-o far as we are able to. In order to
k in the war.
. Sar Mast Clean Up.
"We in El Paso which we feel Is
t c metropolis of the great southwest!
un snown a disposition to do as we
. . e asked to da We bought more than
Oj- quota of Liberty bonds and ex-
reeded our share of the Rol Cross
MCA. and other patriotic cam-
paigns. We are now asked to do
r.mcth!ng else. You know what It Is.
ii- inavor. our chamber of commerce.
ojt senator our people they all know
w -a' it is. The request has been made
nt us that we clean up and we mean
to do it. What are we going to start
as the most effectual step in clean-
.ng un?
Somebody started a. petition asking
.At the commissioners commit to the
sentiment of the citizens the question
of local option. This petition took
ke wildfire and now before we are
through we are going to clean up
and then we will get whatever we
ask for.
Do What U. S. Asks.
" We must saxrifice possibly selfish
ir.te-ests for the common good we
were tcld we could get a cantonment
if we cleaned up. I'm not going to
believe that El Paso Is the worst
place in the United States but I do be-
lieve Ei Paso will do what the United
States asks. The country will be a
T.ulitarv country for several years. We
w ant Fort Bliss enlarged and we want
to do everything the United Sates
asks to have it enlarged.
"Sow as to the women. If there ever
was a fight on God's green earth
where the women ought to enlist
themselves. It Is this. Let them do It
ti ith malice toward none and a kindly
feeling toward alL"
An nm luarlu Chairman.
Predicting a vote of two to one for
proMMtion on Jan. 50. and making a
final appeal cn behalf of the fathers
r.r.d mothers oi ooys ana gins air.
Tutnam declared It was In order to
elect a chairman of the meeting. On
motion of J. W. Kirkpatrick the cltl-
zenB unanimously elected judge S. J.
Isaacks. who had presented the peti-
tion to the county court. Judge
I -sacks was then presented by Mr.
l'utnam.
Ssyn He's Xot "Se"nndral."
Judge Isaacks said that as he was
rntering he overheard one man say
in another: "There's the scoundrel
who started all this." Tm not the
one who started this" the judge told
th meeting. "Years ago a whole lot
'if good people reasoning from n
standpoint of good morals concluded
tl'fc saloons sh uld be abolished. They
made gallant efforts but met with
l ttle success Until In recent years.
Then business men came to see
reasoning from a business standpoint
that the saloon must go and that 1
.!i the saloon met its fate. When
1 ls.ness men so decided the saloon
i doomed. We ought to be ashamed
crhaT. that we didn't aholish the
saloon from a moral standpoint. But
men began to see that everything that
-.- r.f into a saloon was an economic
".Taste.
naif of State "Dry."
"Today over one half of the st-ites
nave abolished saloons. Over tour
fifths of the great state of Texas is
dry. Not only that but congress has
oted a prohibition amendment which
wren ratified by 36 states and that
rill be in a few years will make the
whole Tnited States dry.
"When this cruel war was thrust' on
.s. president Wilson began to see the
'unction of saloons and decided that
t'nt'.e Sam's fl. htlng men should not
.iave booze. It was decided he was
v. eakened By alcoholic stimulus. Gen.
1'ershing says that absolute prohl-
mor. is necessary for the Ar-.erican
army.
Clean Up Front Root.
'Xow El Paso Is In every way but
rc the most logical place for a can-
tonment. But it was not on the can-
tonment list. WhyT Senator Huds-
etli and mayor Davis were told at
Washington that we must clean up.
'uw when redblooded business men
-aw the light El Paso was placed in
-nd began to see that the saloon from
in economic standpoint they said that
: wa clean uu. we have to start at the
root of the matter and get rid of the
saloons. On Jan. 30 we win rid sa-
loons from El Paso and thereby make
ill Paso greater than ever."
Prohibition Decreases Crime.
Judge Isaacks then shoved that lo-
al option has improved business In
. emmg and Dallas and decreased
' r.me there. He also urged that to In-
ure a thorough cleanup every voter
at his vote for prohibition In pre-
mct No. 1 and In the county. There Is
o choice of votes but every citizen
.ay vote on each proposal.
George B. Oliver was then elected
Y.W.C.A.
Cafeteria
ON FRANKLIN ST.
(Between Stanton & Kansas)
Open to Public
Monday Jan. 14.
Bright Cosy and Homelike.
Ladies and Gentlemen
. Invited.
Dinner from 11 to 2.
Supper from 5 to 7.
secretary of the meeting and on mo
tlon of Dr. Paul Gallagher the chair
appointed Dr. Gallagher. Otis Coles
and J. W. Kirkpatrick a committee to
retire and make nominations xor an
executive of campaign committee.
Union Glnd To Serve.
Introduced as one who had already
lost six of his kin in the trenches and
has eight others fighting there. Rev.
Ft. A. R. Upton assistant rector of
fat. Patrick's catnedral was the next
speaker. He eaid he was proud the
Almighty had allowed the blood of
Uptons to flow In order that "the
seeds of humanity and the seeds of
jtoerty might De well watered ana
flourish into a mighty tree to protect
those to come in future years." Rev.
Fr. Upton said men of the cloth had
so far been exempted but If the gov-
ernment calls them he for one will be
ready.
Mint Think of Boys.
Aside from the problems of the war
Itself there is another problem he
said. "Wo must think of those boys
in another aspect. Are wo going to
allow the younger cltlzenshln of our
country to be sacrificed on the altars
of drunkeness. Intemperance and
vice? It is nut to the vote of the citi-
zens of El Paso to decide this fight
JpenK of Drink's Destruction.
It is the duty of every citizen to
rally around the men who have
Drought this question to an issue. 1
have been brought into contact in my
ministerial duties with the results of
free ingnlgence. and if I could only
take you to some of the bedsides to
hear a life spoiled and robbed of all
Its beauty robbed of all its power
and utility to God country and man
there would not be a hand that could
In conscience bound duty write no to
the amendment. If I could take voti
to houses to see faithful wives chil
dren hanging to their apron strings
in poverty the victims of drink!"
Annora It as Devastator.
"Alcohol Is something foreign to
man. something the nature of men
doesn't want something that the red
blood of man abhors and recognizes
as an awful devastator."
Rev. IV. Upton concluded with an
appeal that "we clean up In order
that boys sent to Fort Bliss be not
spoiled and ruined but sent back to
their mothers better men for having
lived at El Paso."
On motion of J. Sorensen that In
deference to members of the W. C.
T. U. present men should not smoke
In the mass meeting. It was so de-
cided. Mr. Sorensen said the W. C.
T. U has done more In this fight
tcan men would ever do.
Greetings from San Antonio prohi-
bitionists were contained In a tele-
gram from Paul BamharL who said
tialn delays prevented his attendance
at the El Paso rally.
Fighting for 75.000 El Pasoans.
Zach L. Cobb the next speaker
pleaded for the abolition of the sa-
loon for the protection of the men
who will return home after the war.
Washington city has been made dry
nhen nresident Wilson signed the
prohibition bilL Theodore Roosevelt
Is now saying liquor must go. for
the good or all Mr. Cobb related.
"This flffbt is not a personal one
In El Paso. We are not fighting
against the liquor business but we
are fighting for 75.000 El Pasoans.
aow we must avoid conrusion. xnere
Is no legitimate argument left for the
saloon except contusion.
Cnhh msnoiies of ArcmnnitL
Confuslve arguments of the "wets"
were then disposed of by Mr. Cobb
as follows: Large stocks of liquor on
hand may be sold in the east at
wholesale at a profit over what they
were bought for. provided they are
sold quick: those who say they want
state prohibition would say they
wanted county prohibition. If state
prohibition was the issue. As to
smuggling liquor from Juarez Mr
Cobb said he could promise the fed-
eral laws would be rigidly enforced:
and as to tjeonle going to Juarez to
drink Mr. Cobb could promise for
other federal officials that the passes
of such people would be revoked ne
said.
Secret service reports to Washing-
ton that Til Paso was not clean were
mortifying to the speaker but mostly
so because thev were true he said.
Judge Isaacks before introducing
the last speaker stated that as to
clubs and bootleggers who. It was
said would flojrish under prohibition
there are Btrlct laws under which
there would he a year In the penlten-
t'ary for every violation as soon as
the city Is voted dry.
Jackson Sw Easiness Doomed.
Judge Dan ML Jackson the last
sreaker said he would like to address
the retail liquor dealers on prohibi-
tion and show to them that the busi
ness would hereafter be a losing one.
No more liquor is being manufactured
and In short time the present supply
would be exhausted. If the remanu-
faclure started as early as three years
f i om date. It would be four more years
before the first gallon were ready.
Therefore the business Is doomed
from Its own standpoint.
Shoe. Stores to Ileplace Saloon.
"There will be shoe stores soon
where the Cones Island now stands."
said the Judge. "By the way I am told
by a Seattle shoe dealer that since
that city went "dry" sales of babies'
shoes have Increased 75 percent. I am
glad to say that we. too. have heard
the call and are present
"I want to say that In this fight I
have the approval of my conscience
and I will fight It as I have been
taught to fight until the last vote
Is cast and counted. Let's snow them
under."
Reports Executive Committee.
Mr. Kirkpatrick then reported the
following executive committee as hav-i-
hMn if t-ri fn his committee s
("session suggesting that the commit
tee organize ana appoint an mitwu
committee of 100 men and 100 women
and thereafter conduct the campaign.
On motion the meeting accepted the
report The committee was composed
of George R. Le Baron. James G. Mc-
Nary J. 'It. Burton. Robert Sllberberg.
B. L. Farrar H- T. Ponsford. Dan M.
Jackson. II. E. Christie. Dr. B. M.
Worsham W. J. Rand. J. E. Quald. G.
F. Hawks T. M. Wlngo Dr. Paul Gal-
lagher E. G. Perry. IL B. Stevens J.
Frank Coles. P. Portlllo and rabbi
Martin Zlelonka.
Mexicans Also In Fight.
At a mass meeting of Mexican citf-
lenn at the Lvdla Patterson Institute
the same evening the following com
mittee was appointed to neip wage me
prohibition campaign: Pedro Portlllo.
S. D. Athans. E. Escobar. H. Davis and
S L EsqulveL
ISAACKS TO STEAK AGAINST
LIQUOR TO PRESBYTERIANS
Judge S. J Isaacks prominent In
the campaign just opened to vote the
saloons out of El Paso will speak at
the evening hour In the First Pres-
byterian church Sunday. Rev C U
Overstreet pastor announced Satur-
day that the meeting will be a gen-
eral one. In which members of various
churches will participate.
FIVE GIRLS ESCAPE FROM
COUNTY HOSPITAL AT NIGHT
Five girls recently fined In the po-
lice court on charges of vagrancy
and sent to the county hospital for
treatment made their escape through
a bathroom window from the Institu-
tion Friday night They were May
Collins Hazel White. Corlnne Davis.
Helen Johnson and Edith Smith.
ADVANCE SPRING STYLES IN
NEW SUITS DRESSES- COATS
MILLINERY BLOUSES SKIRTS
FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES.
WE MAINTAIN THE PROMPTEST
MAIL AND PHONE ORDER
BUREAUS IN THE SOUTHWEST.
INVESTIGATE WITH AN ORDER.
Sua c. Yoar Hail Orders. Cor. Me Ave and 8a Anonl St. Private Brach Exehaace 3300 Phe Order. Promptly ruled.
Advance Showing OI Gloriotis Spring' SilKs
Completely Fills 6Tlie Popular V Silk Aisles
Are Of Greater Signracance 1 his Year I tian Ever
The Allied Governments Are Asking' Women To
Wear Silks In 1918 To Save Wool For The Armies
Keen warm. Use Athev Weather-
1 1 strip. Phone 5134. Adv. I
ilks
mee
)ilks In
THIS is our initial display of Spring 1918 Silk Novelties.
This Week's express brought us many advance types por-
traying the most authentic styles in Silkdom. Famous design
artists have added new laurels to their fame through their pro-
ductions for this Spring. Expert weavers have executed these
new designs with wonderful skill. These first shipments only
reflect the wonderful beauty of the new Spring Silks yet to ar-
rive. In a few Weeks our entire Spring collection will be com
plete.
36 INCH NOVELTY STRIPE SATINS In a broad
range of designs and color combinations; all good
designs for now and Spring wear. $1.50 $1.75 and
$2.00 Silks. Special for
Monday a yard at JCfK
AMONG the first arrivals are the NEW "FAIRWAY" SPORT
SILKS new designs in the FAMOUS KHAKI-KOOL SPORT
SILKS Beautiful Prints on the new "HINDU" CREPES elegant new
printed "PUSSY WILLOW" TAFFETAS new PRINTED FOU-
LARDS and most exclusive designs in STRIPE and PLAID TAF-
FETAS. Never in the HISTORY OF SILK PRODUCTION
have the styles and Weaves been more exquisite. We invite
your inspection Monday of these first arrivals.
(Third Floor)
do iivn mjvtui Dirurt lArrcifls in a
most attractive collection of novelty designs and color
combinations; especially desirable for Spring. $2.00.
$Z25 and $250 Silks. Special jt -a ZC
for Monday a yard at tp.3
Wool Dress Goods Uraderprice
For TKose Who Prefer Wool
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SPECIAL Sale Table of Wool Dress
Goods; composed of broken color
lots. Every piece desirable in quality and
shade. The lot includes Blacks. Beetroot.
Burgundy Laurel Green Prunellas and
Granite weaves. Choose from this
table. "J
at 1
(Third Floor)
A LL Wool Printed Challies at 79c
One hundred pieces of American and
foreign printed Challies in a large variety
of designs. Challies are especially good
for children's dresses and women's house
wear. In the lot are Japanese designs
suitable for nitting bags. 7f
Values to $125 at iPC
(Third Floor)
Lace Boot
For rl i
s-
'OMEN'S Lace Boots will be the vogue for
early Spring wear. Among our new arri
vals we feature a number of light colored kid lace
boots that are unusually attractive.
(Second Floor)
"THE DEL MONTE" Spring's newest lace boot
as illustrated on the left. Slenderness and grace
are noticeable and the supreme art of shoemaking
is demonstrated in this boot with high top. long
vamp and delicately modeled heel. Boots of such
refinement are made only in America and only by
leading style creators. This model is one of the
famous Cousins Shoes made in New York. We
show "The Del Monte" in Pearl Grey. Rookie and
White Kid. See these Monday (gs 2 -v y-x
priced at a pair. SJ
WOMEN'S LACE OXFORDS Among the new
arrivals for Spring are many new styles in Lace Oxfords. Shown in Pearl Grey Mouse
Brown Ivory and White Kid; made in the newest models.
ave You Resumed Your
Knitting? M Not Do So.
'M'OW that the Holidays have past and
we are in' to a new year. let's con-
tinue k) "do our bit." and resume our
knitting. We cordially invite our patrons
to use the .services of our Expert Knitting
Instructress Mme. Parvin. She is here
all day every business day in the year.
We also wish to call your attention to the
fact that we have a complete supply of
both Khaki and Regulation Gray Knitting
Yams as well as many novel shades for
the Spring of 1918. (Third Floor)
TAPESTRY PILLOWS Beautiful Tap-
estry Pillows; all finished; good quality
backs; conventional or Oriental designs.
Special for 0T
Monday at Zj J U
LINEN FUDGE APRONS Stamped on
good grade linen crash in new and at-
tractive designs. A regular 50c apron.
Special for OO
Monday each at
66
Monday January 21st
'TffHE Great Annual "World nf White" nrwnc Tvrniot-
nii T j? j- . i
uary 21st. In spite of market conditions never before ex
perienced by merchants of the present
day we nave been successful in assem-
bling greater volumes of merchandise
than ever before and will sell it at prices
that will seem almost unbelievable
when compared with present whole-
sale costs. Watch our advertise
ments and windows dailv for fur-
ther particulars.
avinas
BIBS
THIS is the request of the Pres-
ident of the United States. He
desires that every American buy
$20 worth of War-Saving Stamps.
If this request could be complied
with by every American it would
mean $2000000000 more money to
help win the war. You can buy war
savings stamps at any authorized
Government Agency.
See
ur Ads in The Sun-
day Times
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DOVE
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f The Conti-
1 nental Issue I
Of The
i London
Daily Mail
1 The French Govern- 1
1 ment has ordered the
dressmakers to cut
down the amount of
1 woolen materials used
1 in dresses and is urging I
1 all women to wear silk.
A wool famine is com-
ing to England also; ev-
ery bale of wool is want-
I ed for the armies of our- I
1 selves and of our Allies.
1 Then let us all wear
silk.
I always wanted to wear silk
not occasionally but all the time
and wear it unashamed without f
a hint of unsuitability or of ex-
travagance or "swank." Now 1
I may.
Silk is good form for all oo
casions. Silk is patriotic
Silk will help us beat the
Germans. Silk will help in the
' revival of the French trade.
It is extraordinary what a psy-
etiological effect silk wear has on I
a woman. It brings out all that
is good in her and here it differs i
from wool which brings out all
that is worthy and merely dull.
Silk makes her witty and gay and f
generous; wool wise and economi-
cal.
Be happy and yonH be good;. I
much of the unhappiness in the i
world is because women will wear I
wool.
The whole thing is illustrated
by the fact that the Puritans wore I
dull-lined woolen clothes when
they wished to ehow protest
against the Cavaliers and again
later when the nineteenth-century
I Victorian women smugly set out
to show "good examples" and hold I
' np to pious wrath the wicked
i ways of their immediate ancestors
I of the eighteenth century and Em-
pire days they wore wool "next to
the skin" long-doth of durability I
wincey for every-day wear heavy
velveteens and fiercely thick silk I
for Sunday.
Why even you and I remember I
when silk underclothing or even E
verj very fine lawn and ribbon
was supposed to be well ghall we 1
say French?
If you are ill wear Bilk it is the
best medicine. You look well in 1
it therefore you are welL
"I went to see Vera the other I
day" a woman said to me only
I yesterday; "she is not nearly so ill
1 as I thought I should find her. i
She was wearing a beautiful crepe
de chine nightdress and a most be-
coming bed-cap and the silk cov-
erlet to her bed was quite a thing
to dream of. Oh I think she is I
really quite well."
! Now suppose that she had been I
found wearing a red flannel dress- 1
I ing-jacket over one of those awful 1
calico nightdresses "trimmed" with
H embroideiy and herring-bone
stitch and vas further borne i
down by the weight of a knitted
cotton counterpane and Paisley-
patterned eiderdown. The poor
1 creature would have been in a
dying state of course t
Silk is comparatively cheap
5 therefore economical the Army 1
only wants the Japanese variety I
for some sort of body shields so i
it is the proper wear and I'm go-
ing to wear it right away through. 1
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Fur Trimming's Are Offered
I Monday At One-Fourth Off
rE offer our entire selec-
tion of Pur Trimmings
at the above named liberal re-
duction. There are Clunys
Ermine real and imitation
Kolinsky real and imitation
Beaver Nutria Skunk
Opossum Squirrel Hudson
Seal and Sealine. Various
widths of Bands from 1 to 8
inches. Also made Collars.
Prices formerly ranged up to
$20. Your choice of the lot
(First Floor).
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Apparel Millinery
r E are now ready as never before to show
the new apparel for spring wear. Within
the past week we have received large addi-
tional shipments of new merchandise and now
can conscientiously say that our present stocks
and assortments are by far the largest we
have ever had this early
(farming new Coat Suits of Jerseys Twills
Checks etc. in Springtimy effects; handsome
Dresses of Jerseys Tricotines Taffetas Fou-
lards and Gingham Taffetas also just worlds
of New Skirts in Silk and Wool materials and dainty new
Blouses of Silks Georgettes and Wash materials. Your in-
spection is invited.
The Millinery Section is taking on a decidedly Eastery appear-
ance. Winter stock was never so completely closed out and
new things never so numerous. This department holds much
of interest to all lovers of attractive millinery. Present displays
not only indicate the fashion trend for the coming season but
suggest many clever creations for present wear.
Summed up in a word the millinery style is "Oriental.
Chinese and Japanese effects are decidedly in the majority-
There is almost no end to the clever new shapes attractive
colorings and unique trimming effects. See the display
Monday. (Fiftli Floor)
I Time Of Advantage
THIS is the time when you see your clothes-money do dou-
ble duty; when every dollar you pay for a suit or overcoat
gets more than its usual return in value.
We are clearing our Fall stock of Suits and Overcoats.
The goods that we bought for the Fall and Winter heeds of our
customers are pretty generally in use by wearers now; but we
have some suits and overcoats left.
Many of these that are left must be- sold; the money invested
in them is worth more to "us now than the profit we might
make by holding them until next Spring or FalL
We price suits and overcoats at a greatly
reduced figure.
You'll see some very unusual bargains new when
you come in. And as prices on clothing seem to be
going up. up up you'd better buy now what you
may need later.
A vast quantity of suits and overcoats from our regular
stock; all sizes in the assortment. 31 to 50. including
"stouts" "short stouts" "longs." "long stouts." "medium
stouts." "stubs" and "regulars." Black and blue suits not
included in the sale. (Second Floor)
Here's theWay TlieyAreSelling
$15.00 Suits or Overcoats. c? $11.50
$16.50 Suits or Overcoats $12.50
$18.00 Suits or Overcoats $13.50
$20.00 Suits or Overcoats $14.50
$22.50 Suits or Overcoats $16.50
$25.00 Suits or Overcoats $18.50
$27.50 Suits or Overcoats $20.50
$30.00 Suits or Overcoats -$22.50
$32.50 Suits or Overcoats $24.50
$35.00 Suits or Overcoats $25.50
$37.50 Suits or Overcoats. $27.50
$40.00 Suits or Overcoats $29.50
$42.50 Suits or Overcoats. . . $31.50
45.00 Suits or OvCi-coats...ES.... $33.50
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