El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-22
Little InterOiewS.

. raised a storm. Send US out some real
stuff they said So we sent out some
/ technical. some classical and some on
the study OF languages a Pennsyl-
vania cavalryman Interrupted here Dy
returning four books. two of them
German. one French and one SPANISH
And they don't ask foolish questions
either. We had an inquiry one day for
HOmer's edition Of Macbeth. But were
not supposed to tell those things. for
7 fear il will reflect on FL PasOans-'
1T looks like a heavy Christmas"
. said pOstmaster E A. Shelton Tuesday
afternoon We've broken every
monthly record for the FL PasO post
office so far this year and we'll smash
all Christmas records apparently
Three things are conspiring to crack
the Christmas record First. the num-
Der Of soldiers in town. Second, the
number OF Mexicans who come over
from Juarez TO send their parcel post
packages to relatives in the United
states from a states pOstOffice. Third,
the general prosperity that's booming
business throughout the country. The
money order business is booming, too
We sent a man out to Camp Stewart
Tuesday to take money orders Il was
pay day at the camp and the COM
mander of the Pennsylvania division
prefers TO have his men send their
money orders from the camp, rather
MeXicans from Juarez are swelling the
money order business here. too. They
send and receive money here rather
than through the Juarez office
Appeals for aid. as many persons
believe. are not the only things that
come over the wire 10 the police sta
ton. as sometimes there are some very
foolish questions asked" said sergeant
Charles Pollock of course. the pO-
at any time TO solve a problem,
whether il be a domestic one or other
wise, and some people seem to realize
this and pour their sorrows into the
mouthpiece Of the telephone One
woman wants an officer TO come out
and help her find n lost chicken. while
another's COW has escaped from the
yeard and Strsyed into the street Then
there are calls OF fights that amount
10 little or nothing"
THE secret of avoiding accidents is
careful driving on the part Of a mo-
torist. and this can be done if the
driver will only keep his eyes open"
said d d. OLeary- In San Francisco
and other cities where the streets are
wider than Fl Paso and there is much
greater traffic. the motorists drive at
top speed, hut there are comparatively
few accidents. due to the careful driv-
. ing Market street of san Francisco is
probably one Of the busiest streets in
the United States and there are very
few accidents there. The automobiles
drive fast but also drive with their
eyes open"
You folks who live in Fl Paso
uon't appreciate the advantages OF
YOUR own climate" said Elmer T
Strausser. Of COnnellsville. Pa when
you have a little cool weather. like
you're having now, YOU go about Shiv-
erlng. and trying to kid yourselves
INTO believing it's really cold Why
IN most regions OF the northern states
weather such as you're having now is
considered merely cool. and not cold
al all This sort Of weather begins
about the last Of September. and a
month or SO later. IL really gets cold.
l believe that after one has lived here
very long, he feels the cold more Still.
thats no reason 10 complain about
your weather The next time you're