El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-09
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

6ET HE appropriation Of s941,000
for canal building in the Rio
Grande and Mesilla valley is
certainly good news for this part of the
world" says George White. That
means the expenditure Of nearly $780,,
600 a month, or $4,000 day IN this sec
ton. That will Overshadow the Next
can trouble for a while in the interest
Of persons living in FL Paso and the
valley"
VILLAS wrath will fall heavily upon
the bandits who set fire to the Cumbre
tunnel" says DR.. J. W. Yard, He
promised protection to the Mexico
North Western railway and he viii
the campaign against Torreon 10 DO IT,
I believe. I have an idea that already
some 'Constitutionalist officer who is
in command of troops IN western Cnl-
huahua has been threatened with dire
punishment for allowing the bandits to
continue their work"
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Because occasionally some soldier
misbehaves, is no reason that every
enlisted man in the army should be
mer coast artillery sergeant. There
are $50 men in a regiment; now take
$50 men Of any other profession, doc
tors for instance, and because a lew
DOCTORS may De IdSEdlSr Is the CAL4LG
profession condemned? No. Because
some lawyers are crooks does that
mean that there are no honest lawyers
in the whole profession? No. Then
why with the army? Gather together
$50 men miscellaneOusly selected, you
viii not find $50 saints by any means.
The army offers opportunities Tor ad-
vancement, for travel and for educa-
ton that few other professions extend
to- a young man. He may learn
a. ~, inc .araft
biography, electrical englheefl1s, @nu
a large number of trades ana Otner
useful work that would equip MIN Tor
business life if he leaves the army.
There are constant vacancies occurring
through retirement and discharge, JnaL
make advanced positions available to
anv soldier who is well behaved, in
telligent and ambitious. The present
commissioned force of our army con-
tains a very large proportion OF en-
listed men who have worked their way
up into the officers ranks Tnere are
many sides to the army that people
who condemn enlisted men do not
know, and only show their own lgnor-
ance in looking down on our soIoler
boys"
These ammunition smuggling cases
have been the principal thing we nave
had to handle for 50 many months
past" said cOmm1ss1oner george p
oliver, that now that the embargo IS
raised ana LneIG VII NC III AAAN-
mUnitiOn smuggling, we are gong 10
have a noticeable decrease IN WORK
We have been kept busy since the
series of revolutions in Mexico began,
handling gun runners and ammunition
smugglers. 1t looks something like a
case of nothing to do until tomorrow
now"
'I would like to pay a visit to Gates
vile" There was a. reminiscent note
in Jim Fulgham's voice. THAT is the
place where 1 saw my first train. L VIII
never forget the time that train came
into the station. 1t stopped there and
nuffed and puffed. 1 remember a, lot
of US came out of the cedar brakes to
see that train. Some said, when they
heard the engine putting, that 1t was
tired. When the engineer said that
he was going to turn around you
should have seen the crowd scatter
and run to the hills. I haven't been
back to GatesvilIe for a number of
years. Tom York is from the same
place and if it could be arranged L
would like to have him accompany me
on a visit there"
He wore a Tair of blue overalls. He