El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-02
Roundabout Town
rOuS; Gen. FerSnlng Wits UHl
By C. A MARTIN.
DOOR, pretty Jeani When she came
10 FL Paso she thought she would

NOOR, pretty Jeani When she came
10 FL Paso she thought she would
- see a kind Of a western COW
town so much in favor with patrons
Of the celluIoid drama Now she is
disappointed, for she has found FL Paso
Just like the big towns back east
only nicer.
Jean is Miss Jean Tynes. the charm
ing little girl with such attractive
gowns, who is starring with Jimmie
Hedges in "a Night on a New York
Roof Garden" at the Crawford
Miss Tynes is q GaIvestonian by
birth. New Yorkess by breeding ana
now she AYERS that she is an FL Pasoan
by choice Awfully nice of Jean, isn't
it, She says she dotes on FL Paso
so much that she hopes the railroad
strike vill keep the company here
Despite the fact that she was born
in east Texas and has played as far
west as san Antonio. this is her first
visit to the metropolis Of the south
west This accounts for her wrong
conception Of the city and its people
Before coming TO FL Paso Miss Tynes
thought that all Of its citizens. re-
gardless of sex, carried hardware" on
their persons, ready for action. As
she conceived It buckskin instead OF
silk or cotton was most favored as ma
terial for feminine apparel In short,
to her, Ell Paso was the wild and
woody outpost Of 30 or 40 years ago.
So Miss Tynes purchased a cannon"
of her own before leaving Chicago.
When she saw the big buildings, the
crowds Of well dressed people on the
streets and the general metropolitan
aspect of Ell Paso. she wilted.
81 couldn't at first believe my eyes"
declared Miss Tynes. relating her ex-
perience. Il was afraid Of my life be-
fore 7 got here Now I wish I never
like your people. The men are the most
chivalrous I have ever met Ell Paso
women are beautiful. I have seen a
larger percentage Of well groomed
women in Ell Paso than I ever beheld
on Fifth avenue"
Gen. Pershing's fame is established
now He has broken into the plate
matter patent insides" Of the country
weeklies All over the country they
are printing his picture and story by
his old schoOlmate who takes occasion
to grab off a small chunk of no
toriety by the Il knew him when"
route 4 Herald reader mails a copy
of the Dardanelle, Ark, Post-Dispatch
with the article, but it had already
come &c notice from several other
sources. In part. it says:
In Linn county. Missouri, where he
was born, John Joseph Pershing is
revered clear up to the limit He is
the apple of the eye Of the countryside
Residents of Laclede, Pershing's
home town. tingle and glow at the
mention of his name. Those who knew
him as a boy bask in the reflection
of his distinction To have known
Pershing-to have gone to school with
him-is enough.
"Pershing's seatmate in school, c. c.
Bigger. a lawyer, says JOhn-they all
call him John-had almost white hair
until he was nearly grown and that
he was nicknamed tow head
His complexion was almost as fair
as girls Mr.. Bigger contributes.
I've had many a fight with him and l
always could whip him because I was
bigger, but he was already ready TO
keep right on fighting. Whip him one
day and he would be right back 10
tackle you the next When he took his
examination for West Point with
others who were trying for the ap-
pointment to be given by congressman
BUrrough the United States came near
losing a great soldier right there be
cause John was only one point ahead