El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-16
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS
NJ I

66H A EXICAN people have their su-
WI perstitions as well as Amer
leans" said deputy marshal
Edward Bryant Tuesday is consid-
cred the unlucky day in Mexico by the
lower classes They have a rhyme in
Spanish which warns them not to get
married or to embark on a voyage on
Tuesday. A Mexican does not like TO
go out Of a door by which he has not
entered a room He viii back and bow
his way cut Of the same door by which
he entered rather than 10 go out more
convenient one. They do not hold Fri
day as a day Of i'll omen a. we do. pre-
ferring Tuesday. Neither do they know
anything Of the "13" superstition, so I
think they are no more superstitious
than the American people"
Politics comes before everything else
these preprimary days" said congress
man ". p Smith, who has been here on
a political mission I have been down
in east Texas in the active campaign
and came out here to get little rest
before plunginE into the final week OF
the campaign I have every assurance
that I will be elected and votes are be-
ing pledged to me all over my district
because of the work have done for the
people Of the district ! expect 10 get
large vote in FL Paso. for I consider
this the home OF my friends, and I be-
Heve my work in behalf Of the Elephant
Butte dam and the new fort is appre-
ciated by my friends"
Dallas was hot. even at night, and
the men are not nearly so efficient in
summer as they are in FL Paso." said
John L Dyer, who returned from the
Texas Bar association meeting, at which
he was elected vice president THE
heat was that humid kind that keeps
one awake at night and II was little
cooler at night. even in the higher. sub
urban additions The men seemed TO
have less ambition and to be less eff
cient there in summer than they are in
FL Paso, where the days are warm,
without being humid, and the nights
are always cool"
IF FL Paso only had a big conven-
ton hall, all this discussion and trouble
about obtaining a suitable place for the
meeting Of the Democratic convention
delegates could be sidestepped." said
A L. Seymour, Take Houston. for in
stance. It has one Of the largest con-
vention halls in the country. There
was a proposition preached early in
January to erect a combination CONVEX
ton hall and grandstand at Washing
ton park, but the movement fell through
chiefly because Of lack Of proper back
ing. It is hardly probable that such a
location would be convenient for the
the city are much too hot for the dele
gates, which leaves only the chamber OF
commerce"
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"Cantaloupe day is going TO prove
one Of the biggest advertisements FL
Paso and the valley Of the Rio Grande
have had for a long time" said l. c.
Bailey. Every person Is talking about
it The Democratic convention Is to be
held about the same day set for cele-
brating Cantaleupe day and an effort
will be made TO get all the visiting
Democrats to attend the celebration.
Those who have promoted the scheme
deserve much credit"
"The Democratic state convention
will be held at the FL Paso theater, I
believe" said Andrew W. Reeves. sec
rotary Of the chamber OF commerce.
This Is the only building in the city
large enough to accommodate such a
gathering and in all probabilities ii
will be held there. It is much larger
than the chamber Of commerce assem-
bly, room"