El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-16

ONE OF the DaCneloIS AAO y r0i 1--0
uniform of Uncle sam are a bit
~ 'peeved" over the way the FL Paso
girls have raved about the militiamen
and, according to one officer. these
girls have but to hear Of q militiamen
10 come out at once with; "Oh, yes
know him. Isn't he lovely and you
know he is a millionaire, too" It has
been darkly limited by some Of these
came bachelors, too. that there is only
one member of the militia in the FL
Paso district who is not a millionaire,
and that be has not been definitely 10
Gated
When one of the guard commands
was getting ready TO leave, so the story
runs, Capt F. ". Brabson- OF the S4tn
infantry (who is also one OF the
noDular bachelors). who was on duty
ss Instructor with one OF the regiments.
had lined UP the officers and was eN-
planning 10 them that they would MOI
be allowed TO draw their pay Tor that
month until they had Strengthened out
III their property responsibility with
the government This caused sensa-
ton and there was much worry,
Cant Brabson looked the gathering
over with a smile and then re1naf keo-
SURELY YOU gentlemen cannot be wor-
ryinE over a little thing like month
paw Why. the girls here IN town tel
Us YOU are all millionalres- strange
10 say, there has not been so mucn
comment on the militia millionaires
since the story got out,
Speaking Of miilionaires and the mi
Iitia. this recalls the story they are
telling on Emmett Hines It seems that
the Hines Lumber company had a claim
against one of the militia organlza-
tons from a certain New England state.
which amounted to something under
1T e. ~
il was put UP to an officer OF a goou
deal Of rank The account had been a
matter OF common knowledge 1or some
few DAYS and Emmett had heard II re-
ported that this officer could PROB
ablv buy and sell most OF the FL Paso
enterprises several times over Upon
the occasion Of his next visit to camp,
Emmett suggested to this financial
pillar Of the north that they match 70
see whether II was doubles, OF quits
There was nothing doing. however. but,
as Emmett admits with a reminiscent
smile the little matter was settled IN
full
Things to forget: That FL Paso
was ever n small town"
Our idea OF a snap: Pancho0 villa
keeping out Of reach OF the Carran-
cistas.
Fl Paso police reporters who do not
have p knowledge Of opduAen- oS4i4C
times find il difficult to set the correct
names Of persons OF Mexican nation
alitv who are taken 10 the emergency
hospital Recently a Mexican suffer-
ing from q stab wound was brought
10 the hospital. and one ambitious re-
porter anxious TO get the particulars,
crowded around the operating table and
asked one of the police captains who
shot him -
hest Suanish.
soh. did Yo No Say cut this MANI
asked the reporter
yes, he cut him alright" replied the
LET me see. spell that name for me.
will vou2" asked the reporter
This was done by the obliging cap
tain II
office. where it was turned in to the
CITY editor. who. happily, had a small
vocabulary Of Spanish the episode
wound up BY the reporter beginning TO
try to acquire experience IN dealing
with Spanish names.
View spelling, but correct; shoes
We knew right along that Malcolm
Fraser could not keep UP his FL Paso
..boosriDR" all the time Now he Is
casting aspersions on the climate Tor 1t
IS too healthy. This is the story
Someone met Malcolm the other Gay
and asked how the Fraser baby was
Malcolm blushed- lCan you imagine
that? Well. he did and replied thai
The baby was fine. but that he weighed
20 pounds now. whereas he ought 20
weigh only IS and he added; It IS all
due TO this climate. too,
E. G. Perry told a man he would sell
him q Ford for the usual price less Ia