El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-16
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

- He rings contention that
permitted persons who held
proxies from committeeman to
vote, has in it an element Of rich
humor," said Tom Lea. For Is years
or more they have controlled the county
executive committee and voted proxies
of regular committeeman each time
They did not find that proxies were
invalid until they saw they were beaten
Saturday. Probably judge Edwards has
forgotten that two years ago, in the
same room. he held proxy and as
holder of same demanded Of a district
judge that ". 3. Ware, then county
chairman, be sent TO jail The people
Of FL Paso county have elected me
county chairman and I am going to do
my duty to them by seeing that a clean
election is held. The men who were
legally named to I'LL the vacancies are
clean, intelligent citizens and they, in
conjunction with myself will see that
the same kind Of men are appointed
judges Of election on July %, 1914"
A dispatch from Austin TO the San
Antonio Express on this subject says
The attorney general today ruled
that proxies are not permissible in
meetings Of county executive commit
tees. This view was communicated to
the county attorney Of FL PasO county
from assistant attorney general W. A
follows:
&" Executive committeeman are elect
ed to perform official duties, and can
not legally delegate the authority
vested in them by selecting proxies
They owe personal duty The practice
of seating proxies often leads to con-
fusion and should not be encouraged.
even though sometimes allowed by
party usage
1T is Understood that there is a
heated controversy on in E. Paso in
regard to this question. The doctrine
announced today applies to other sim
liar situations"
at looks like home in the lobby and
on the roof Of the hotel PasO del NOrte,'
said W X Sullivan. a cotton buyer from
a regular cotton exchange. The classers
are at work inspecting the Laguna
district cotton, the buyers bid for the
shipments, either in private sales or
auctions, and the whole cotton market
is rapidly putting FL Paso on the cot
ton map. I would say that an average
Of $4,000 worth OF cotton is transferred /
in the hotel each day and more than
100000 worth Of the white stuff has
been sold here since the Constitution [
alists" took possession Of the cotton Z
district. Upon its arrival in JuareZ, !
the cotton IS transferred TO foreign /
cars, the cost Of the transfer being paid !
for by the owner and the cotton IS then !
brought TO the American side The sale !
takes place on this side and it is !
weighed, Classed and switched for I
shipment 10 Liverpool and other Euro 4
pean cotton markets. The cotton sells 1
from II to u IL cents pound and a 4
bale has an average weight Of $50 I
pounds. The cotton which comes from /
the Laguna district is not in good con-
ditiOn as it is spotted from the action /.
Of some worm or Weevil and this keeps !
the price down, although the cotton is i
white in color which increases its ]
value"
Your housing problem is one Of the /
most serious ones you have TO deal with
here" said Francis Rooney, New York I
attorney, who was in FL PasO recently
1T reminds me OF HelIs kitchen in New
York the way the Mexican peOl le live .
In the south part Of the city and in the I
smelter settlement There is some
little excuse for the conditions on the
south side, but I do not understand how
the smelter can permit its wOrkmen to
live in such novels and jacals as are
used for the homes of the wOrNmen in
the smelter district. They could easily
have good sanitary homes for these
workmen and the resulting efficiency
would more than repay them for their
efforts. The drynesE Of the air and the
lack Of rains must be all that saves you
from having fevers here, for sanitary
conditions in the Mexican settlements
are far from good Yet there is an ele-
ment Of optimism in the drab lives Of
these people, for their children are
bright eyed and their boys shrewd and
intelligent The next generation in /
Mexico should be able to improve their
living conditions and make their lives
more worth while"
X
q have heard some talk about the
women Of today wearing freak Clothes !
said Jim FulEham- 4 want to say that
the clothes 1 have seen some men wear
put them in q freaky class that is not
touched by the women cmoplained Of.
A narrow brimmed straw hat, large
enough so that it can be pulled down
and left resting on the ears is one por-
ton OF the dress affected by the latest
guy. Coats, narrow in the shoulders,
and high water trousers over fancy
socks complete the attire. Then the
guy walls up his eyes He goes
through a convulsive motion and,
launching forth in a walk that IS