El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-25

ALPHABETICALLY AL recruits re-
| Gently assigned to military units
in the FL Paso district have applied
for entrance into various vocational
training classes now being formed. -
said chaplain Walter Zimmerman. In
one detachment stationed on the Dor
der I have enrolled 100 students, &c
of whom are recruits. This detach-
ment is from a regiment, the Ninth
Engineers. which is largely composed
Of emergency men, and. inasmueh as
these men will soon be released. !
think the showing is a very good one.
one who signed for vocational train
ing is a mere lad, II years old The
youth was signed Tor the regular
three year enlistment only after his
mother read closely the new vOca-
tional training plan The mother,
who happens TO be a woman OF mod
crate means. was convinced that her
son had a better chance TO secure an
education IN the army than in civil
ian life"
Not more than 10 to u hours
elapse before the corner of Seventh
and Stanton streets is drained after
the heaviest rain" said L. D. Hulium.
city street commissioner. In that
length OF time the thoroughfare is
passabie for any sort Of vehicle. Or
binary rains do not interrupt traffic
at all This is due mainly TO the
drain installed there, which empties
into the sewer pipes and is pumped
into the sewage disposal plant But
FL Paso viii never have perfect
drainage in the section south of the
railroad tracks until a great cross
town sewer. extending from the
Union station TO Washington park, is
built At least that is my opinion.
~
connected by dozens of laterals, built
to take care OF the water in the side
streets It would take a good deal
Of money TO put in such a drainage
system, but I believe IL would be
worth it. Some day I think the city
viii be compelled to install it,
Some discharged soldiers are not
dealing squarely with the employ
ment bureau in the Liberty statue"
reau not only seeks to find work for
men returning from the service, but
furnishes transportation in many
cases when the employment requires !
the soldier 10 leave FL PasO- 4 few /
soldiers nave been given employment I
and free transportation, but have re- 1
fused 70 show up later to tell US that i
they have accepted employment. Con- 4
sequently We have TO trace these men 4
in order to keep our records correct
~ This reduces the efficiency of our 4
bureau and handicaps our work to
I great extent"
Crops are doing well in the Capt.
tan section Of New Mexico" said r. 1
> Irumbul, agricultural agent Of the
81 Paso and Southwestern railway.
who returned recently from a trip 10
New Mexico. "Al along our line we
have had heavy rains In some places
The rain was so great that the alfalfa
viii be bleached. thus lowering its
market price For the first time in
the history OF that section corn viii
be shipped ont Heretofore only
enough corn to supply local demand
vas raised A considerable fruit 4
,rop viii also be gathered this fall
Apples, though damaged slightly by
q hsllstorm last May, viii show
good yield, and will be shipped out IN
carload lots. Peaches. pears. NUNS
snd snrieots viii also yield fair re-
At least eight months will elapse
before the trial Of Vnlista prisoners
COW held IN Juarez will be Completed
said judge Jesus n Cuen OF the dis