El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
Little Interows.
Crack OF Whip Saves Trainer From Spring OF An Animal
Associated Charities Keeps InnocentS Out OF City Jail

The main pIrpose OF the United
States inrerd eparmeutal social hT-
giene board is TO give treatment 20
delinquent women and girls who need
medical attention for social disease,
said Miss Nary Irwin McDearmOu IN
charge Of welfare work for the gov
eminent IN FL Paso. Agents OF the
board 90 a lot o. constructive work
They put girls on probation, find
homes for some OF the girls and work
for others. They are required to keep
the washington office Informed OF all
places Of amusement in the cities IN
which they are stationed and to re-
port % the police and military au-
thorities all questionable dance halls
and other places OF amusement OF
questionable reputation.
Agents Of tbs social hygiene board
are also required to make report on
hospital wards which take delinquent
girls and women, and sitter the girls
are cured at the wards TO find them
homes, 81 they haven't homes, and see
that they are also given employment
1t Is also the duty OF agents to try
TO establish wards for the treatment
OF social diseases in places where such
wards are not already established,
and also to try to have enacted state
and municipal laws and army camp
regulations which viii help solve the
delinquent girl problem
Another important duty s. to do
everything possible for the girls who
have ben detained IN hospital wards
10 encourage them to lead better
life"
The new san Diego and Arizona
railway VIII mean a great deal to FL
Paso and the upbuilding OF the south
west" said mayor Charles Davis. be
cause It viii open up direct communi-
cations between FL Paso and san
Diego and the Imperial valley. The
new road will be opened early in De-
cember, 7 understand d san Diego
is inviting the governors OF California,
New Mexico and Arizona and the
mayors Of the largest cities Of the
southwest to be present at big cele-
hration and 20 be the city's guests
The celebration viii be called the
Trans-Conuneutal week celebration
and viii last from December 20 4 I
have been invited as the mayor Of Fl
Paso TO attend the celebration. and
am sorry business makes II impossible
for ne to attend. The new road,
understand, runs from San Diego
CALI, to Yuma, Arizona, and goes
through Mexico, via FL Centre 1or
IS miles
Z must say that I was surprised
that the prices Of most things in the
way Of clothing and shoes and foods
are cheaper IN FL Pas0 than anywhere
else in Texas" said J H Fowler
member Of the Texas Industrial well
fare commission i have noticed par
ticularly the clothing IN the windows
OF leading mercantile houses and u
Is appreciably cheaper than In other
cities OF the state and no mistalze
about It. I am wearing a special
brand OF shoe which I buy high
priced shoe It is, too and II had
waited until I came to FL Paso
could have saved nearly 81 On the
purchase. Restaurant prices are
cheaper, too. / find. 1 do not under
Stand how Il can be for when I used
to be IN the claim department Of the
G. n. & s. A. railroad and coming IN
and out OF FL Paso great deal tnls
was then the high price town OF the
state. Now am sure 1t IS the lowest
T want to say that ] an well
pleased with the result Of our three