El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-03
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

cC~T LILLIAN BENTONS people in
w England and Scotland are
W among the most prominent
there and their ancestors extend over
q neriod of hundreds of years" said
Mai. Henry scougaIl, formerly of the
English army and a refugee here from
Mexico. 'I never heard that Benton's
maternal grandfather was Col Hay,
who led the charge Of the light
brigade. but I do know that his uncle
or cousin is inspector general Of i'm
MIGRATION for all Of India, with head
quarters in Calcutta am positive that
he was a Scotchman, for was well &C
o,,sin+ed with him and knew him for
Years in Mexico. His brother James
in DURANGO. ought to be able to setJle
this point beyond question. BIZ Ben Ben
ton was as good a man as they make
them, and 1 have lost a good Irlenu IN
him."
ssThere goes one American consul IN
Mexico who knows his business ana az
tends to it." an American refugee SaIu'
as he saw Marion Letcher, consul az
Chihuahua, pass through the lobby OF
the PasO del Norte. "He IS on lne JoD
every minute of the time and, while II
is necessary for him to make many Ge-
mands and ask many taVors from Che
MexicanS, he always maintains Lne zig
nity that goes with his office and ne
has done much to make Americans ana
the United States government respect
led in Mexico Many times 1 nave naQ
dealings with this particular consul
and he has always been all that an
American consul is supposed TO be
and often is not-in Mexico"
For the size Of Ell Paso, am GER
tainly very much impressed win the
paved streets" said Z. z Augur, OF
MiddIetown, Conn. 1.-THE way town
looks after it's streets is generally a
pretty good indication OF the civic
spirit of the citizens. 1 met an III
PasOan some time ago travelling, and
, he commented upon the paved streets
of FL Paso, but even that did not pre-
| pare me for what find here
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1.-THE law forbidding the importation
/ into this country Of aigrets and bird
/ Of paradise plUmes is certainly a good
/ one" said G. NJ. Lyman, OF the customs
| service. THAT law is preventing and
I is going to prevent the slaughter or
/ thousands of birds. If the demand for
/ these plumes is stopped, the dealers
! will cease hunting and killing the
/ birds We are accommodating quite a
! supply Of feathers in the Vault mere.
do not know what viii be eventually
( done with them. but they are all cata-
I
| stored away"
"TO any one interested in horses,
/ polo is a most fascinating game said
/ Col. Robert D. Read, at the polo game
! Sunday. "a good polo player has to be
( q crack horseman, and good polo pony
| has to be an exceptionally Intelligent
/ and quick moving animal The daring
/ and skill required of the players and
/ the spectacular features of the game
/ give it an interest different from any
| other game"
81 believe the annual meetings of the
/ Pan Hellenic association Of Texas re
( suit in much good" said judge Ballard
/ COldweu. who has returned from the
| recent meeting Of that association held
/ at Dallas Tex. THE meetings serve TO
( keep the members in touch with each
/ other, so that they can be in a position
( to assist the members of the different
I fraternities who are still in the uni
: Versities In doing this we assist the
] members Of the faculties in maintain
I ing orders and enforcing their rules anC
/ regulations governing fraternities. The
( meetings also tend to enlignten those
( who are not acquainted with fraternity
I life There were 300 present at the
/ Dallas meeting. They came all the way
1 from Amarillo, Abilene, Fort Worth
/ and Houston. Senator McGregOr
! Fred A. Jones who built the Dallas
| hotel: Charles Hume and bishop Kings
} loving were the principal speakers
/ Murphy Townsend was the POSTMASTER
We had a cabaret show, during which
| each fraternity put on q stunt The 5
! A. ELS and the Phi Delta Thetas put
on the snake dance"
Judge CoIdweu is one Of the commit
e