El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26

PASO has a way OF taking hold
Of people and keeping its hold
l. An example in mind. just an or
binary example Of what happens when
people come here looking for loca-
ton, is that of Col Geo. w Crutcher'
former mayor of East Dallas Mr..
Crutcher had lived for years in Dallas
and had gained the impression that
most Dallas people have, that Dallas
is about the best city in the United
states. But he came 10 FL Paso four
years ago to investigate reports ne
had heard and he brought his family
here. Today he Is singing the praises
of FL Paso as il he had been pioneer
II is 2 habit they all get into There
iz story tina. no man who drinks OF
.I,a 7xs+er Of the Hassayampa river in
A-iz,na can ever again tell the truth
-. ifs twin is the story that no man
80 ever drink the water OF the nlo
Grande at FL Paso and be satisIieo
thereafter TO live anywhere else Al
though from Kentucky ana hneIiloet
ms5 admits that he has drunk OF the
waters of the Rio Grande and hkes
them. He has even gone 50 lar as 70
confess it to his associates PACK II
q nome
No. that greater things are in store
for Fl Paso than have ever oeen pc
etouTed upon her in the past, notWltn-
standing that he has seen me CITY
double in population IN iour years
49, -, zonr coat. Major. and cool
o4fs said an FL PasO hostess 10 an
officer the other day. wnen the pa.ts
vas nicnicking and the civlhahS OF tie
,raIa snecies were all lolllng ABOUT II
maj sbirfsleeves. mo. 1 thank you;
5on't dare" said the major Ihen ne
erDJsfne5 that very seldom does an
officer wear a top shirt wnen ne aIso
~ears his blouse, particularly III stiS
Mea a.-s.- time The undershirt is suffl-
cie1f- so he fastens a stock ABOUT ms
1acir buttons up his blouse over ms
,-ndershirt and is fully dressed an
other thing the major reVeaIeql y nc .
a soldier never wears his wooden shlrt
end his blouse at the same time-not
unless IL is very cold the "oolen
shirt in the army answers the purpose
Of q blouse. II the blouse is worn, theh
tbe shirt is not Some of the regulars
bad several auiet smiles to themselves
when the national guardsmen first pc
gan to arrive and make tnSlr dpPSdI
ance on the streets with Dlouses Dul-
toned over their wooden shirts. But
The guardsmen are learning and very
few such costumes are now worn Ike
4he regulars they may wear the WOODEN
shirt or the blouse. but seldom both
at the same time
The thick growth of young willows
that have grown up in the past two or
three years between the river ana the
county road down the valley about flvs
and a half miles. al the point where
the road is graded through slough,
has been cut away within the past lew
weeks Valley people say Cen BEL
ordered the brush cut to prevent am
rnunition smugglers using the place as
a rendezvous and to guard against a
surprise from any band OF bandits tn@I
might find IL convenient and possible
10 ford the river and negotiate the
quicksand at that point Anyhow, Who
ever ordered ii cut, the brush IS down
and the view is now unobstructed- The
cattails growing up in the water on
fthe east side of the road at this point
Jerk ones thoughts back to tine DAYS
of real sport" and the Mexican children
fishing for catfish with bent pin hooks
and angle worms accentuate the re-
Election. They don't catch anything,