El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-20
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS
CkT WAS talking to acity directory
man today and he gave me

CRT WAS talking to acity directory
man today and he gave me
an idea of the population Of
Ell Paso," said R. E. Sherman. He
told me that the Increased number of
pages for this years directory indi-
Gated the increase in population. His
estimate of the present population
was $4,000. based upon the number of
names and pages in the directory.
That is the best boost nave heard
for FL PasO since 1 came here, for if
the directory gives that number there
must be another 10000 who were here
and not listed because they are tran
sients and were not in when the can
vassers called
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"The idea that Huerta is going
crazy because he said he would like
to have a dozen American generals
to do his fighting for him, is erro-
neOUs," declared Dad WarnOck.
THAT is flash of real intelligence.
If he had those generals, his troubles
in Mexico would be over in a short
time"
fI am making a list of the proper
ties to be sold for delinquent taxes"
said city assessor David F. Sullivan.
I'VE hold these sales every Tuesday
We notify the owners of the property
that if the taxes are not paid by
certain date we will then dispose of
the property at public sale. OF course
we are not required to give them this
notice, but we do so in order to save
the property for them if they want to
come and pay the taxes
Those Mexican officers in Juarez
certainly are accommodating and if
they are all like the mayor and com
mander, 1 think more kindly of Gen.
Villas force" said o. c. Coles Monday
afternoon. My auto was stolen and
taken to JuareZ- II was found over
there and we went over with chief L
n. Davis to get it back. The Juarez
officials did everything they could to
get the car for US and they were anX-
iOus TO arrest the men who took it.
The car was not badly damaged, al
though the initials were burned from
the side of the car, and it will have
to be reprinted. But I am glad to get
it back even if il the doors were dam
aged" : x
chihuahua is the oniy state IN Mex
leo that is entirely free of federals,"
said Gen. Z. A. Benavides Monday.
Gen. Villas 'COnstitutiOnalist troops
are in absolute possession of every
corner of the state, something which
no other division of Gen. CaTranZa'S
army can boast. Chihuahua more near
" approaches a state of perfect peace
than any other state in the republic
and we Of Villas division are proud
of this accomplishment Sonora is
practically free of federals, but there
is still a small group al Guaymas and
the Sonora COnstitutionalists' cannot
claim the clean sweep that we have
made"
ct wonder what the Mexican pop
ulatiOn Of FL PasO will be after Mer-
cadO's army is interned at Fort Bliss
says e. l. Stein Thousands, liter
ally thousands. of MeXicans have
poured into Ell PasO in the last two or
three months and I don't doubt but
that there are 10000 Mexicans in town
now. The normal Mexican population
IS about $4,000 I think; Most of these
newcomers are practically without
funds and it's wonder to me that
cases of death from starvation are |
not beginning to be discovered"
The Mexican prisoners will be kept |
at Fort Bliss until there is some set
tlement of the Mexican situation" said /
zen. H i. Scott. There was some talk I
OF removing them to Fort ROsecrans, !
near San Diego, Calf, but when it was ;
found that the railroad TRANSPORTATION /
alone would cost the United States ]
government over S125.OOO the idea was
abandoned. 1t was also suggested that !
they be kept at Maria, but Fort Bliss !
was decided upon because it is nearer
the base of supplies. We are going to I
make the Mexican prisoners as com
Portable as we can. They will be kent I
under close guard all the time /
doubt If any of them will be parOled /
or allowed to leave the camp at all"
col Perkins has a tremendous lob !
on his hands in the care of what would /
be equivalent to five regiments of Mex |
lean prisoners" said Capt J. T Axton. /
chaplain of the goth infantry This /
is the biggest number of prisoners
handled in this country since the civil /
war We have been working like a (
hive of bees, getting ready for the
prisoners and are ready to feed. house /
battle, give medical attention to and
even OfIer spiritual advice to the null !
Itude. And we are going to keen 1
them cleaner than they have ever been /
before in their lives" continued the
chaplain, as he stepped into the shower
bath house completed Monday on tho
prisoners camp ground Look at
his; there is room here for IS to battle
Il a time. and we expect to keep this
me busiest place in the camp"