El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-24
LIT TIE
INTERVIEWS

- 4 Ii unnecessary noises in the
"A operation Of automobiles must
L - cease. or some stiff fines are
going TO be imposed in the corporation
court" said Paul D. Thomas. recorder.
Complaints are reaching city officials
continually Of the use of the 'cut-out'
by drivers Of machines. and as there is
an ordinance prohiting unnecessary
noises, the police will be clearly within
the law in making arrests. And if ar
rested, fines Will be imposed in the cor
porauon court The complaints come
principally from people living on
streets on which there is heavy auto
mobile traffic Some claim that they
are disturbed at all hours of the night
by drivers opening up their mufflsrs
when speeding up As the use of she
cut-out is regarded as unnecessary in
the operation Of machine, IL should be
and will be stopped
Galveston is looking forward TO an
OLher good year IN shipping said J.. o.
Flood Of that city. The prospects are
good for a large cotton crop and re-
ports seem to indicate that the wheat
crop viii be large. Despite the Eu-
rOpean was Galveston enjoyed a good
season OF shipping last year. and the
outlook is for a better season this
year"
"A splendid advertisement for FL
Paso would be the erection of tall steel
tower in san JacintO plaza" said - Z.
ROWlands The tower could be con-
structed at comparatively small cost II
hollow steel piping were used. It could
De Illuminated at nights and would he
seen for miles around The tower would
be the 'Eiffel tower OF the southwest
and would be a permanent advertise
ment that would attract much atten-
ton to the city
Some action should certainly be
taken to secure the routing Of auto
travel through FL Paso," said Fred
Shay. when the Borderland route was
first proposed FL Paso had a hard sight
money has been spent at different times
in advertising this town TO autOisJs in
the east but this money has been prac-
tically wasted as the autoists have not
even been told how to get here. No au-
toist IS going TO leave a well sign post
ed and logged road for one thar be
knows nothing about Auto tourists are
the wealthy class and every party cum
ing through here could be estimated as
spending at least SO each. This would
mean the bringing into FL PasO each
year of thousands Of dollars Of outside
money"
We had a case In police court the
OLuEE gay WHICH created no sympathy
in me and I was only sorry judge Paul
Thomas could not have given the man
a stronger fine" said Capt. ". D. Greet
"A mush-mouthed individual was in
the prisoners dock charged with pass
ing a worthless check on a poor con-
sumptive who is in a dying condition
and who is almost out of money and is
helpless. The check was only for 4
small amount but to think Of taking
advantage Of a man in that condition
made my blood boil The man prom
ised TO make the amount Of the check
good and we turned him loose with the
understanding that a fine Of IS would
follow if he did not pay the money
before US here at the police station
there is some ground for sympathy.
either because OF association. environ
ment or just plain bad breeding But
that case fit none OF these and the man
should have been sent to prison"
The amount OF builaing now going
on in FL Paso indicates a state of pros
perity, said Il A. Hudson. a visitor
from Albuquerque IF president VIII
son is able TO impress upon the warning
factions in Mexico the necessity If
peace, this city is bound to grow rap
idly, situated as il is Several northern
men are watching the Mexican situation
closely and with the first indications
of a definite peace we will all be on
hand. We are not going TO start any
factories but every small business house
counts, you know. The real purpose Of
my trip here this week is TO look into
the business situation for some friends
Of mine who are planning commission
house here with possibly branches at