El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-23
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

I6"HE new board of county com
missioners intends making
thorough investigation of all
the road work now being done in the
county" said Seth Orndorff. This is
the reason why a resolution passed at
the meeting Saturday morning con-
tanned provision which stopped all
work on the roads and, at the same
time, threw out of employment those
who We're working on the highways:
IL VIII be the rule Of the new board OF
commissioners to save the people OF
III Paso Just as much expense as posi-
bic and at the same time conduct the
affairs of the county in an eflclenI
manner"
1T now looks as though the county
of Ell PasO will be able to sell the
posed new courthouse and JAIL said
A. S. J. Eylar, retiring county Judge
Il have received three kilograms from
eastern brokers informing me that
their representatives are en- route ~
FL Paso to confer with the county au-
thorities. In all probabilities they VIII
attend the meeting of the commission
ers Tuesday and will submit their OF
fers. The fact that during the past
week three offers have been maze LOT
the bonds clearly indicates that the
money market in the east is becoming
more easy. Money seemed too tlgnt.
Two of the prospective buyers OF the
bonds have representatives coming 10
I'll Paso from distant points ana the
third firm is represented by I'll Paso
brokers" X \
Italy will be involved in the Euro
pean war in a short time" SAID u. NJ
Castrone, who is in the city on ms way
to Italy, with the intention OF joining
the French army. the intervention
of my country will come about as a re-
suit of the unsettled condition in Az
RIGA, brought about by the entrance
of Turkey into the conflict Italy VIII
undoubtedly fight on the slGe OF the
allies. There are a large NUMBER OF
Teservists and volunteers leaving Tor
Italy in a few weeks and I have been
given command of squad of ABOUT
500 We will sail to an Italian port
but later, if Italy has not entered the
war in the meantime, we will join the
French"
I'VE have n fine sport program ar
ranged at Columbus for Thanksgiving
day." said private Larry Strouer OF
the 18th cavalry There will be half
dozen boxing matches, polo game and
two gootball games: The boys nave
been in training for the bouts for some
time and some fast battles are ex-
pected. All of the bouts viii be held
at the arena, which has been put In
first class shape and row has large
seating capacity"
students Of the department Of com
MERGE of the New Mexico A. & NJ. col
lege were enthusiastic over the inter-
esting tour made in FL PasO Saturday,
said Prof. S. S. HoOkland. The knowl-
edge that one would gain in making
sight seeing trip through the various
departments Of the big flour mills, the
box factory and The Herald was not
lost on a single member of the party.
The students took notes on many of
sv,Ar in frac
in the city. Chief interest centered in
The Herald office, however, all of the
students desiring to. witness the DIE
press and linotype machines in motion
"Quite a surprise was sprung Satur-
day in football circles when Harvard
registered an apparently easy victory
over Yale" said r. G. Chapman. The
sensational comeback of Yale after
their poor showing at the beginning of
many statements by local college men
that Eli would win The ones who
had figured the respective shcwings OF
the two elevens up to date, however
picked Harvard TO win easily, as the
brilliant work of the crimson squad IS
the best seen at that college in years"
"a horse show is a splendid thing to
stimulate interest in horsemanship,'
said Capt. W. H. Clopton, of the 18th
horse. Every lover of horses realizes
this but the general public, too often,
does not At a show when the animals
are being put through their PAGES the
spectators begin to realize the Work
and time required to train the horses
to a perfect performance. The show
Saturday was a very creditable one
the riding events being especially
good"
"The polo tournament connected
with the horse show has added to the
interest in polo in FL Paso,P said Capt
M. I. Crfmmins. polo is a fine game,
both for the sport and the standard of
horsemanship required of a crack
player. While the games Of the tour
nament have been Of interest on &C
count Of the competition between the
various teams there are good practice
polo games prayed frequently at Wash
ington park to which the public is well
come"