El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-02
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

- RAM L1ONS mas done a bigger
thing than any FL Paso man or
boy in winning the national
oratorical contest" said United States
district attorney Robert T. Neiu. He
won the contest at Texas university
over the best collegiate orators in the
state. Then he won in the elimination
contest to represent the south at the
New YORK meeting, and then won the
4 national hCnOrs there against older
speakers, who had been selected by the
process OF elimination, as the FL Paso
boy had. think the thing 20 do when
he comes back is 10 give him a public
demonstration at the theater. / linder-
stand that Frank has been making his
way through the university by working
underground in the mines in Arizona in
summer and helping in the department
Of oratory in winter. That is the kind
OF q boy who deserves to be aided and
! think FL PasOans should do their part
IN assisting Frank Lyons 10 complete
his college education An admission fee
could be charged to the theater 10 hear
Frank repeat his winning grafton and
am sure the house would be packed
and the deserving young man would be
aided in completing his education
New Mexico has two very fine
schools in the State university at Al
buquerque and the normal university
at East Las Vegas" said Felix Narti-
nee, who has just returned from a visit
10 both Institutions. I had the pleas
ure Of witnessing the graduation exer-
cises of the two schools, going TO East
Las Vegas to deliver the commence
ment address TO the senior class The
normal is a fine school and in DR..
FRANK II. H. Roberts, Its president, il
has an educator who is alive TO the
needs Of the institution. For that
matter, the university at Albuquerque
also is progressing under the able d.
recuon OF Its president, Dr. David r
Boyd. 1 enjoyed my trip TO New Mex
leo very much. and especially TO my old
home at Las Vegas
The coming series Of games be-
tween the Hurley league leaders and
santa Rita, second berth holders. prom
ises TO be full Of thrills" said r. A.
CSplinger- There IS q lot of interest
being taken in the impending games
among local fans because Of the
strength Of both teams and the fact
that most Of the men on both mines
have friends in FL Paso. Last year
Santa Rita won six out Of seven games, /
yet that does not necessarily mean I
anything. 1t Is well known that Hur- !
ley has bee ncOnsiderably strengthened
baseball players and right at this time
is at the head Of the league The tro-
ply that will go to the winning team I
is a silver cup donated by the Chino /
Copper company of Hurley and santa I
Rita From every viewpoint the con- |
tending games promise a well fought |
struggle.
That story in The Herald asking 1
parents or guardians to send in the /
names OF any children overlooked by
me census taker, Is making money for
the schools, said F. z Sawyer The 4
paper with the story in IL had not been
on the street very long until two par
ents called up and gave me the names
OF two children that had been over
looked That was $3.50. I expect TO
get more names as a result OF that /
story We want Just as many as we |
can get because each one means more |
money to the schools"
The first horse car that was shown |
In the high school pageant reminds me
OF the street cars in use here when |
came TO FL Paso about 10 years ago"
said Capt. Howard r Hickok- 1T was
drawn by a pair Of burrOs, and they
looked even smaller than usual IN con-
-rast to the size OF the car, which was
labeled Mexico.
Il can always spot a newly welded !
couple as they pass through the depot.
aid h D. Salman. while sorting maya |
lines a the newsstand. There is some
hing Enthusiastically recognizable about |
heir very appearance, and their con- |
iuct usually gives them away the Iirst
ew minutes. Newlyweds are becoming
lutte frequent at the station now and !
he lovely loves are keeping US all /
much entertained"
7 have dug up another interesting |
DIT Of local history" said p. F. Burgess.
bearing on the names FL PasO and ! /
franklin, applied to this town IN the
sarly days. Postmaster general A S.
3urleson has been looking up the rec
Drds in the general postoffice at
" Washington. and to our great surprise /
le has found that the postoffice Of FL .
,aso, FL PasO county. Texas was Off
Tally established on July 26, 1852 The ]
DOstoffice OF Franklin, Texas, was in
robertson county, and there never was
postoffice called Franklin in this !
ounty. according 10 the postOffice
ecOrds- However, although the post
ffice was named Ell Paso so early as
852. II appears from the proceedings
Z the state legislature that the name | Z
Il Paso was not generally in use so
ate as 1858, and that this place was :