El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-09

girl and she EiEEiea while be
tries to cat and the negro walter
stands in front OF them and calls
drinks several times before be
turns away im disgust and dark
ness settles and the UEhts aclu-
dulnte on the drlftWood that
floats By na some human wreck
nge IN the tide Of life nnd-but
you quit reflectinE IL you are a
thousand miles away from home
and turn 10 the deck below
where BudWeiser costs no more
than IN 81. Louis, but where you
have TO buy n ttcket from a big
fat blonde before you can set it
for they evidently don't trust bar
tenders on pleasure boats
Living in a hotel I'm 81. Louis is not
half bad these days OF war and draft.
Every elevator operator and all the
room clerks. and cashiers and cigar
clerks are girls And they are lot
more polite than boys. for they say
Good morning" as you get In the
elevator. and II you have a camera
they want 10 know II YOU are going
20 take their picture and generally
show the interest IN their guests that
the management OF the hotel boasts
all employees must show in the people
in the house.
Like Kansas City. St Louis has a
lot OF girl conductors on the street
cars. too. and. by the way you pay
six cents fare in 81. Louis 10 ride on
a car-war measure, don't you know ?
Writing OF war measures re-
minds me Of the cute notice IN
the rooms Of one OF these 81.
Louis hotels - something Ike
Harry P0tter's appeal to Fl
Paaonns to walk another block
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Hter. This notice EayHs save
fuel BY saving HIGHT. Turn out
every light you do not need and
Il viii save that much coal Tor
somebody elae.n No reduction f.
Offered from your bill.
The negroes had a parade here the
other. day and they had a black Uncle
sam In It. Harry Norman, who used
TO work on the FL Paso papers and
Is now rearrauginE The STAR
''morgue," was on the copy desk that
day and he captioned the picture as
Uncle Sambo." Harry had seen a
French Blue Devils" lately, too. and
when he came to caption group OF
United states marines for The star
he wrote: Red. White and Blue
Devils IL was after that he was
assigned 20 the morgue.
St. Louisians have erected a big
sign down near the union station
where all troop trains pass. It
says: Defenders OF Democracy. God
Speed"
The St. Louis Refrigerator Car COM
pany has had the following painted on
all its cars; Keep the Glow IN Old
Glory Buy War Stamps. The let
tering has been put on IN the car
shops and Is as big as that announc-
ms the ownership Ct the cars
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81. LoulH still uses =as lights
on many Of its street corners. hut
they have natural gas here and
Il g. cheap.
On all the busy streets Of ST Louis
a sign may be seen on The lamp post
with red lettering reading. Con
gested District" Automohil3s may
not be parked IN a district 50 marked.
On some OF the streets there Is q big
round white sign W n 4 red GROW
On 10 and above rhs arrow the words
One Way Street" Traffic may only
pass through such streoss IN the di-
-ection the arrow points. Usually
they are short, na.rIfT streets and
no parking Is allowed m Them.
St. Louis traffic police all wel=
gray uniforms. Olack leggings and
such as tnc British troops
wear In India- Other policemen wear
blue uniforms and caps vita black
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