El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-29
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

H. HE army has had the right
man in charge Of the prison
4 camp here" said Gen. John
p.-sbire. the new commander OF
the border troops. Lieut. Col. Fred
ericl- PERKINS was in charge Of our
rrisonars in the Philippines and he is
the most expert man in handling ma
tive prisoners I have ever known He
does not cause any friction but gets
results and he maintains order that
* remarkable, considering the class
of man he has to deal with in these
prison camps. I think much Of the
credi5 for the handling Of the prison
ers from Mexico is due to Col Per
kins"
BAPTIST people are the most indie
pendent people in the world declateo
C. P. Putnam 1hey can IslL ~
Quicker. make up quicker and KISS
quicker than any people i know;
When the Baptist people get OenlHu q
q proposition they usually carry II ~
q successful termination once lAes
Dut their shoulders to the wheel IN
Inc erection of the Baptist college
here YOU are going 10 see results II
Paso has one Of the finest school sys-
TENS in the state. Ask the state uni
versitv about the standing OF the II
il is the very best We are always
glad to have visitors come here ana
investigate our schools We are PROUD
OF them We know that they VIII bear
any scrutiny. FL Paso is going 70
have a school Of mines and that IS
going TO mean great deal TO the city
/ have given up the best years OF my
life to the cchOols Of the city, and y
for one. want 10 see the day when ii
Paso is looked upon as real educa-
tional center. The city is worthy OF
il"
Those boys Of battery g meant bus
mess when they planted their guns
on Sunset Heights" said William L.
Nix. I live in the wallace apart
ments and the first thing that they
did was to hang q lantern on the cor
nice Of that building so that they
would be sure 10 fire high enough
to miss the building II the guns were
opened up. The captain slept on the
highest point in Sunset Heights ana
was ready for action within two min
utes after the order was given They
are wonderful organization and they
accomplish more with less fuss than
any command I have ever seen
FL Paso is as peaceful as The
Hague from outside appearances,
said T y Linville, a business man OF
Albuquerque, y n. VINO was IN the
city Monday prom what ] nave
heard and read I'm the dispatches in
the papers, I wouldn't have been sur
prised TO have found the city under
martial law with a real engagement
in progress along the border. when /
stepped off the train However, I
realize fully from my acquaintance
with southwestern conditions that an
invasion OF Ell Paso would be prac-
tically an impOsslblllry- Even II the
troops were not here to resist an at
tack, should one be made. there are
enough able bodied men in this city
TO handle the situation. With revO-
lutiOns occurring in quick succession
the past several years in Mexico, Fl
PasO assuredly is well prepared for
any eveutuality- It must be a source
OF pride 10 FL PasO people generally
TO know that under existing circum-
city is continuing without Interrupt
ton"
after hearing DR.. A. ]. Barton talk
about the Baptist college. I am con-
vinced that the project would be OF
great benefit TO Fl Paso." said T. L.
Peach. 'Dr. Barton made those who
heard him see the financial advan-
tages 10 be gained by establishing
such q college here He put the propO-
sitiOn up in a straightforward and
weighing what he said. one cannot
help but see that a college here would
mean great deal in the progress OF
the city Fl Paso is fast coming to
be known as a city OF commercial
and industrial Importance and why not
make it an educational center as Well9
Aside from his topic. DR.. Barton is a
man who knows how TO talk and is
one you like to her"