The Detroit times., 1916-09-16
Young Doctor Former
Barber, Opens Shop;
Is Overrun
CHILE MAN DRAWS
GREAT BUSINESS
Changes Door Sign But
Serves the Same
Grub"

IN
and business men OF Columbus, ri
PHso. Nogales and other towns along
| The Mexican border as result OF
| the mobilization OF the National
| guard on the international boundary
| line The militlamcn today are the
most popular men on the border, for
| their advent has increased by thou
sands the floating population OF the
towns in which they have been de-
tailed and has started steady
stream Of good American dollars
flowing into the pockets of trades
men
NoGales Is characteristic exam.
pie OF the small border town which
has waved prosperous on the mobil.
| izatiOn. There Is hardly single
resident OF the town. whether Mex
can or American descent. who has
! not profited i'm some way from the
/ coming 81 the guardsmcn. Dealers
/ in grain and hay, lumber and food
| supplies as well as Droprietors OF
! drug stores, lunch rooms. ice cream
/ parlors and souvenir shops. have
! seen their incomes increase a hun
| nredfOlc STAGE the militlamen from
! Connect cu:. California fennsylya.
MIA. Idaho and Utah began to arrive
/ 10y Tho nous and in tie town With
nearly 2r.n'o national GGardsmen
now >D,doued here the town is
one ot the livelissr spots in the
/ country
II ~ hard 20 realize that the thou.
sands or khaki clad v"Cjhs surging
up and down the main street OF the
town in IN" evenings are waiting for
The word which may send them
across the line to battle with the
! 5000 Swarthy Mexican troopers en-.
/ camped back Of the town on the
} Mexican side OF the border The mi.
/ litiamen appear To all in,ents and
I purposes TO be enjoying a glorious
! holiday I'm thu town. with never a
! care in The world
Booths and refreshments stands OF
every description erected along Nor
lcy-aye. The chief thoroughfare OF
Nogales. give the town the appear
aucc OF country fair Space along
the street i~ al premium. and
every vacant doorway has been utii
izcd fHr stands by vendors ~ sodf
pop.' ice cream cones. "aU hot.
ari Nc>Ican umalos.
Shooting galleries have been opeu
ed tents have been thrown up el
fruit dealers and capd, makers. and
native peon. i9 blue ieaas and straw
scmbroros PLY brisk trade in
worthless Villa and Diaz paper
money with The militiamen. The
nuardsmen buy great rolls Of the
Mexican money 10 send home as sou.
yenirs. \ 20peso moss OF the villa
regime may be- purchased for an
American nickel
Quick to capitalize tho craving OF
IN" national Guardsmcn for amuse-
/ m'nt. ,nterpriSing citizens have
/ erected huge auditorium at one
end Of the main street and have ded-
tcatcd u 10 roller skating and dane.
ing The miiillamen skate FOR an
hour, then dance for an hour. alter
mating in this manner throughout
the evening In this way the pro.
prietors OF the hall double their pro
fits, attracting tho men who like to
skate As well a. those who like TO
dance The fact that the ratio Of
girls to men In Nogales is about one
10 one hundred does not bother the
guardsmen. Unable to get part
ner OF the gentler sex to dance with.
they dance with each other.
Near the dance hall stands q tent
from which sounds forth the omfn
Gus sound " an Indian tomtom and
the weird strains OF an assortment
OF crudely fashioned string instru.
ments and willow flutes. Hero
tribe of iaqui Indians give their
native dances 10 tho accompaniment
Of their own orchestra The soldiers
are hypnotized by the strange
sounds within the tent and flock up
TO deposit their dimes with the bal.
lyhoo man ~ tho entrance who
wears the smile that won't come OF
"a he counts his evenings receipts
Motion picture airdomes. mere
capvas-walled Enclosures. arc filed
10 capacity every evening. bur
lesquc show which opened in the
tiny opera house week ago bids
fair 10 remain here the rest OF the
season, and confectionery dealer
who has made small fortune in
sweets during the past few months
Is planning to erect a movie" house
here which will scat several thou.
sand patrons AT every performance
One Willy Mexican who for several
years prior To- the outbreak Of hos
tilities on the border had been run.
ming a chilli con carne parlor in No
gales had the sign over the from Of
his shop reprinted when he learned
that several thousand guardsmcn
from Connecticut were coming to
town. Whore the sign formerly read
Mexican Chila parlor' IL now reads
New England dining room Al
though the restaurateur altered his