El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05

] Aarun-Ihat line is busy. too. Somebody
! IS making deal for county Democratic
! ticket 1 can't tell whether il Is Henry Kelly
; Billy Ware.
Booth can't get anything right on this
] thing What Is il. telephone or a Bur
roughs adding machine?
Martin-This is "a telephone. Mr. Booth.
BOoth-What is telephone2
Martina telephone is means Of col
! lecting S150 for a long distance call for the
! privilege OF being cut Oft in the middle Of
Booth-what docs the word hello signi-
] fy when you hear it2
Martin--It signifies that some subscriber
7 wants to talk
Booth-Please be more definite.
Martn-lf II Is "A woman, she wants to tell
. some gossip II il is e. 2. Kepley he's try
ing to beat some valley farmer out Of hi
Booth-How long does subscriber talk?
MARTHA. n. Brown always talks until
the party at the other end OF the line gets
tired
Claiborne Adams's Number.
Booth-Suppose party asks for Claiborne
Martin-Refer him to information or to
most any Of the girls Every girl in town
Booth-If / wanted the First National
hank and did not know the number. what
would I dO2
Martin-Just tell the girl it's the place
where Mr.. McNary is boss
Booth-If I wanted 10 get a favor from
Mayor Lea how would I get #?
Martin-Call Dan Jackson OF Billy Ware.
Booth-If I wanted a street fixed. who
would I call up?
Martin-NObody
Booth-If I wanted Bert Orndorff?
Martin-CalI the Sheldon buffet
Booth-If I wanted to talk to the best
looking man in Fl Paso who would I call?
Martin-Winchester Cooley.
Booth-I I wanted policeman. who
would I call?
Martin-Its no use to call
Call for Fisher.
Booth-Is John Fisher here?
Martin-Wait minute. I'll listen.
Booth-Why does Henry Welsch swear so
much He knows an awful lot Of cuss words
Martn-He just picked them up listening
to his customers talk about his furnaces II
Al Fraser listens TO all his customers, he
ought to have a better vocabulary than
Bootb-If it is 10 o'clock by my time. what
time is 1t with Mr. Felix Martinez.
Martin-The psychological moment
Booth-who knows more about the valley
than the creator who made it?
Martin-George R. LeBaron.
Booth-Why is it that Bob Krakauer stays
up late at night?
Martin-He is trying to fool himself into
the belief that the day Is longer
Booth-Every time ] Walter Kohlberg
he is smoking a big black cigar What is
the brandt
Martin-oh, that's a good cigar-its a J.
Booth-If I asked you to ring the hand
soonest man in Fl Paso, who would you
-Aartin-Td call Garnett King or George
Clements
Not Ea1r TO hyat-
Booth-Who's the oldest unmarried man !
in FL Paso?
Martin-That's not fair promised John |
Wyatt 1 wouldn't say anything about it.
BoOth-Who is the best judge in FL Paso?
Martn-Of what2 II you mean whisky, ]
irs Jim Harper; II you mean women, there's
Bill Burgess, John Dyer, A P Averill j. |
O.. McNary and lot 1 could mention.
Booth mean at the bar
Nartin-What bar. Paso del Norte? There's /
BIN Tooley. lack White, Bill Hixson. Fred |
EeIdman-
Booth-No. no. I mean the bar Of justice. !
Martin-Oh well, I'm sort Of neutral IN /
this ] have asked this question myself OF 4
judges Jackson, Coldwell and Price and they /
were an too modest to admit anything. I |
could get a positive answer II 1 asked Jim
Murphy
The Chamber Of Commerce.
Booth-What is the chamber Of commerce. 4
Martin-Its an organization formed for
the purpose Of collecting a budget 1und
BoothEWhats the fund for?
AIartin-To send Jack Happier to conven-
Booth-whO comprises the chamber of
WartinGBert orndorff. John Wyatt and
Harry Swain. Eugene Neff is out Of it now
Booth--What is the principal work Of its
Martin-nIalsing members buy tickets to
BoothIYou hear lot Of gossip over the
phone. I heard today that '. r. stiles was
taken suddenly ST. What caused It?
Martin-He discovered that one Of his
drivers had given 2O00 pounds Of coal iot
a ton
Booths Mr. stiles a member Of the
chamber Of commerce.
Nartin-NO. he's an Episcopa1an.
The Cabaret Program.
Mrs Water stowe t-a sang The HnpeBots"
Love Is Tyrant," and one or two old time
favorities.
body with a Grecian dance. dressed IN
filmv dainty blue six tunic. skipping all
over the dancing floor with graceful rythm
and 1.-THE steps, putting all her youthIul 10
years Of girlhood Into It,
surprise and good one was the appear
ance Of Babe" Williams IN real honest 10
goodness cabaret singing and some dance
X. c. Basset sang with Bert Blessingtoon.
slSetching on blackboard, Ior
Bassett received number OF
Harry Prince Of Van surdam's orchestra,
rendered a few popular songs an1 the or
chestra played from start 10 1lhlHh IoI gem
eral dancing and cabaret features
Plenty OF Dancing.
After the program had been concluded. the |
tables were removed and. under the floor
Of chairman Booth dancing
until a late hour
Everybody pronounced the evening most
one and president OTndorff had
nanv requests 20 repeat the affair oftener
han once n year. Many wives sald II gave
.bem n new insight into the chamber Of
commerce and made them Ike 1t and appre-
,iate fl.
Aiming those who enjoyed ana look part IN
he annual festivities OF the chambers an
M dinner were Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Orn-
LOTT Nr and Mrs A. n Brown. Mr. and
Ms Il p Kepley. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ratngate J. B. Walker, J. z. Paddock. Mr..
ma Mrs D. c. Booth. Mr. and Mrs H. Y.
,l1is. C. A. Donnel S. Apern, Mr.. and Mrs.
N 4, Roe J. NJ. Luney Arthur Hooker. s.
= Awnrey. Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Sherman. f.
b pa k H T. Ponsford, J. ". Lorentzen J.
b Foster Stanley Bevan, i. A. Shelton. DR..
' 4 Reinemund. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Jolly,
Jr ana Mrs Robert KralIauer. A. Brown
.tein George c. Franklin, Nat Teleg. F. B.
Fletcher W. r. Hixson Frank Brown. J.
ytoIaroff H. c. Brown, Sig n. Schwabe,
. w King. Mr.. and Mrs. 3. L. Farrar.
,Tr and Mrs George II. Clements T. |
NJ Hurd Z. H. Yale. DR.. Thompson.
J. Mundy. ". H. Shelton. Mr. /
md Mrs Haymon Krupp. Carl Lee Smith,
Dan white W. II. Wagner. E. NJ Bray, Miss
4edwig Matthias. Arthur Woods, Mr. and
Mrs. II T. Bowie, f. A. Henning. Mr. and
Irg C. II. Finlay. Mr.. and Mrs Harry /
swain Mr.. and Mrs G. A. Martin. Mr. and l
Mrs =. c. Davis Henry Welsch, Mr. and
.frs. Claiborne Adams. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
<ohlberg, Ben Clements r. Z. Hines NAL |
ohm A Fraser. A W. Reeves. Mr.. and Mrs !
raw McClintock Mr.. and Mrs H NJ An
lreas F. NJ Lassiter. Claude Miller Mr. and
,frs. Fred Woodwork. ". L. Gaines. NJ
schwartz. Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Seeds. Mr.
md Mrs. Frank Langan. Col. Smith. W II.
Justin. A L Hawiey. PrinciDe. Howe. Bert
3essington. Mr.. and Mrs n c. Bassett. Mr..