El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-11
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

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M 'COnstitutionaIist' is selling
~ in FL Paso for only 20 cents
on the dollar" said William Town
send, assistant to American consul
Thomas D. Edwards, in Juarez. 1.-THE
reason for that, have been told, is
that the market is flooded with the
currency. When several millions Of
dollars worth of currency was put in
circulation in Chihuahua, il was paid
cut to the soldiers, who spent 1t with
Chihuahua merchants. Big foreign IN
OUStrleS, like the Chlhuahu SmelL6Ts
bought the bills for gold and silver
and paid off their employees with them.
These bills, OF course, found their way
back to Chihuahua merchants Now
when these merchants came to FL
EaSOl to buy new supplies Of goods,
they brought with them large guam
titles of the currency. There was ut
tic gold or silver available and Wnen
hundreds of thousands OF dollars
worth of the fiat money was dumped
into the local market naturally the
price of it went down. don't suppose
that indicated any lack of confidence
in the money. They are still issuing
currency in Chihuahua, but believe
that if they stopped doing so for about
q month, the price Of the b1lletas
would go up to 80 or 35 cents again"
'T came to FL Paso to go into bust
ness and get out of politics" said
George w. ArmijO, of Santa Fe, n. NJ
I resigned as city marshal at santa
Fe and took my departure from the
city which had been my home since
boyhOOd. This talk Of me associating
myself with any of the factions in
Mexico is ridiculous. They do not
need me, nor do I need them. After
years of politics I find that there is
much grief and no money in that game
and hence my determination finally to
Loo 70
After visiting many cities in the
southwest, ] concluded FL PasO was
the peer of them all in the way Of OPP
portunities so here I am, to remain
permanently, I hope
1.-THE New Mexico Children's Home
society certainly justifies its exist
euce," declared DR.. Charles E. Lukens,
superintendent, who was here Tuesday
from Albuquerque, \. NJ, where the
founding home of the society is To-
Gated. Since the first of the year the
society has found homes for IS home
less children; in fact I have more ap-
pl3catiOns for babies than L can fill
The society, as you know, is aided by
the state of New Mexico, but IS also
literally supported by individuals, sew
eral of these contributors being prom
inent Ell Pasoans. An FL PasO man,
Joshua S. Reynolds, is an officer of
the society"
Eel Paso is changed place since I
was her II years ago." said Kennel
Harris, writer of short stories and
newspaper syndicate stuff, as he
stood on the front porch of his home
in Highland Park Il did not dream
when I was here in 1900 that this city
would grow so swiftly. Mr.. Harris
is best known for the stories he has
had published. He was a reporter
years ago in Chicago and covered"
the Cuban war with Chris Hagerty,
of the Associated Press, who is still
doing war assignments. ITO one
who remembers Ell Paso as it was in
the days before there was revolution
and blOOdShed next door, there is
something depressing about the pres
ent atmosphere of the city" he went
on You who live here are probably
more or less callOused to the stories
Of war and suffering that float from
Mexico but to newcomers it is sad"
x
Sonora is as quiet as though there
vas no disturbance in Mexico at all"
said O.. a. Pratt, potato inspector of
the United States department of agrf-
state to inspect the potatoes of the
country and the potato growing dis
tricts, 1 was frequently the only for
elSner IN the small farming hamletS,
vet I had absolutely no trouble nor
did see nor hear OF any trouble.
found sometimes that the natives were
a little suspicious of the word in
SPeCIOr on my passport but had
other letters from the Constitution
ist" authorities that satisfied them on
that point. I found the Sonora pOta-
tees to be in the same class as those
o. Chihuahua, having no diseases that
have not already infected the Amer
lean potato, so they will be allowed to
be imported into the United States on
the same basis as the Chihuahua 20
'I desire to make a confession" said
the, tall man who leaned over the
desk.
"A confessiOn@'
Yes. And I might as well make it
quickly. I am representing the Sells
FlOtO Circus and Buffalo Bill Chim-
SELF. And the circus is coming to your
city March So"
Very we'll
But the confession isn't finished
vet. I have another to make, the fact
that this is the best show that ever
That's not a confession It's a
boast"
The best show that ever has trav-
eied the country on a railroad train
Why. man, we've got 100 acts in 100
And clowns? Forty-count