El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-13

ram 10 say goodby 10 some OF our
trends who are going 70 the navy.
are connected with II. but Ii Is rrati-
Iying 70 know that our BOYS are wflI-
ING and anxious 20 fight for the right
nose OF Us who stay at home can do
Aothing less than our best"
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III L Stevens is quite correct IN
everything he says about the Bow
Scouts camp at YsIeta, but the camp
which came up for discussion before
the Federation OF Women's clubs. was
tne Boy Scouts camp at Clint" said
Mrs VIM Wallace.
There is no Pullman chef prspar-
ing the meals at the Clint camp and
their menus are very slim. The only
milk IN evidence is Of bale blue coloran
used with badly cooked oatmeal The
breakfast menu contained the follow
ing Oatmeal, SKINNED milk. one
small pancake. syrup. coffee. Dinner
consisted OF a peanut butter sandwich
and water supper was a piece OF bar
becued fat meat. one potato and wa
ter. There was not enough for a sec
end helping, and the chez in question
was but one Of the boys One OF the
smaller boys tainted. being. as hG
said. used 10 eats az home
The boys worked from seven until
seven, with an hour for lunch They
were not allowed 10 eat any pears IN
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aid they would be charged ten cents.
but were promised that when the
days work was over they would b
served fruit at their tables. The fruit
failed 10 matcrialize and when askef
for u the boys were told that Il wa
too late 70 arrange for IL that day
Talking over the phone with ?
sister OF one Of the boys the young
woman in charge at the headquarters
In the basement Of the chamber Of
commerce. said the boys needed
their bathing suits. as a daily dip val
TO be part Of the program The boys
from which this information was So
liclted had the daily dip al Tsieta. but
during the two DAYS spent IN Clint
did not dip at all Dirty boys cannot
work as wen as clean ones
Eighteen boxes CT fruit % q fair
average for boy between the ages Of
IL and IS. for which they receive $50.
out OF which IS cents a day for meals
is taken and should they be % an in
cre3ulous turn OF mind and eat their
pears first, they are locked ten cents
When the boys were dismissed
they were promised that a truck
would meet them in Clint at $3.50
They waited until nearly noon and
then started on an empty stomach Tor
Tsleta, where those fortunate enough
70 have money expected 70 ride home
say empty stomach. because the light
breakfast was not very nourishing or
strengthening. Half way between
Clint and Tsleta. they met a truck OF
a large wholesale house here Ia FL
Paso. the driver OF which took the
boys into town
This is not prejudiced criticism.
and I am ready to vouch for every
thing that is in this article II Mr.
Stevens would ike 10 discuss matters
with me, I hope he viii come in per
son"
There Is an abundance OF grass on
our ranch about Is miles from Fl Paso
in New Mexico said r E Estes OF
Midland. Tex at has not rained a
sufficient amount 10 bring It or our
places at Clint and at Midland and we
hardly know what 20 do since our cat
tie viii not be safe II placed On the
New Mexico ranch Last fall we found
40 Of our cattle in Juarez and recov-
cred them There IS simply a four
wire fence along the line and border
thieves drive our cattle into Mexico
and give Us no end OF trouble in many
other ways II has been three years
since IL rained a sufficient amount AZ
Midland and cattlemen are being hard