El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-25
much Of the back as could really
be called back.

much of the back as could really
be called back.
Another actress we all know has
been at the hotel for several days
past She is Bessie Mccoy Davis,
whom We knew Iirst IN me 4aInIas
Hamma Man" when she entertained
EI Pasoans at the old Texas Grand
and was then Bessie Mccoy.
She has a husband now OF did have
or something. for she uses the name
Bessie Mccoy Davis
She Is still as cunning as ever, al
though Il was 10 years ago when we
saw her in FL Paso. and she still does
funny dances and sings with q funny
falsetto vOice-in anyone but
talented artistic" It might be called
"a whisky voice'-and altogether
has lost none OF her charm or good
looks.
Our old friend Richard earle. is also
here He is one OF Fl Paso's old time
acquaintances and is still going
good" He has a new musical comedy
and SAYS he viii likely get 10 FL
PasO with it. He calls It The Sympa-
thetfc Twin"
7 told the New York and Washing
ton newspaper men a story about
earle the night he was selling Liberty
bonds in FL Paso, when somebody
the piano man" and earle retorted:
why shoot the plano man? XIII the
trombone player"
They used the story in both places.
New York changed It a bit. but earle
got the advertising Just the same
and Il didn't make him mad bit.
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One Of the most beautiful collection
Of buildings In Washington Is that on
18th street. where, adjoining each
other, stand the Corcoran Art gallery,
the American Red Cross building.
civil war the National Historical
building and the Pan-Ameriean Union
building. The latter Is OF Alabama
marble. and the Red Cross and His
torical buildings are Of whittier
marble. The art gallery Is Of gray
stone.
The Pan-American huildingf is one
Of the finest specimens Of architec-
ture in the world they say, and one
can readily believe It.
In the patio are growing all va
rieties OF tropical plants, such as the
banana, the coffee tree. the cocoa
plant. orchids. palms and BAN ooos-
Some real live parrots IN rich colorss
add to the beauty Of the scene
Public service commissions some
times do funny things
One washington street car company
was paying good dividends they say.
on its capital and twenty millions
OF watered stock. and selling tickets
at four cents each
Another company with a lot OF
suburban lines TO support was
losing money Mt five cents 30 "a
asked for more and the public
service commission Of the district
made the rate for street car rides
in washington eight cents and
HNsmm ma
money at four cents was per-
nlftted to charge eight cents, too.
The commission said II wouldn't be
fair to let one charge a high rate and
not permit the other one TO do So
This twenty percent off on all
merchandise" stuff is becoming the
rage everywhere now In all the
cities hereabOuts they are advertis-
ing It.
Judging from the way some Of
the goods are priced the clerks
must have been busy for Eevernl
nights marking M the prices be-
fore the announcement OF the sale
Washington has more eques-
frfnn status than any city in
the world. II is often called -the
city Of the man on horseback
They are beginning to grow alfalfa
up here It is one OF the Oldest Tor
age plants known TO the world. buL
when the people settled this part or
the United States. they came from
north European countries, where II
was not grown, so they brought only
the erassss-and. when the Spaniards
settled Gods country down around II
Paso, they brought over the alfalfa
from southern Europe. but the peo-
pie up here have only recently
brought alfalfa up here
Tobacco, nigEers and Demo
crnts.- have ruined much OF the
south, said n man the other day.
Now they are trying to redeem
much OF It from tobacco.
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A Washington paper recently
printed a picture OF congressman
| Claude B. Hudspeth. OF FL Paso, wear
/ ing his big white hat and ranch boots
and carving meat at a barbecue given
in one OF the parks by the Texas
delegation TO the other members OF
congress.
They say as a congressman, hs
makes a fine meat cutter.
/ When chairman VIII Hays. OF the
/ Republican national committee. was
addressing the women Of Washing
| ton. a bunch OF the same sort who
/ picketed the white house once on 9
time kept asking him when Delaware
would adopt the suffrage amendment
/ Here IS the way he answered:
Il wish you would ask me, why
only six Democratic states have
ratified the suffrage amendment
and why SIX of them have turned
! Il down, while not n Republican
state 30 far hns defeated IT."
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Commenting on the slit skirt they
I are reported as wearing in Paris
! Arthur Brisbane says:
! Everything depends on the inten
tion. The Venus Accroupie in marble
/ completely undressed. looks as modes
| and virtuous as any flower But 4
/ you put on her a hat with an ostricl
feather and a pair Of stockings, sh'
/ would also look like the Paris model
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