El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15

I their seats. When It was established
I that there was to be a quorum. seua-
/ tor Gronna said: Mr.. President, be-
| fore this measure is voted upon, I
I have some remarks I'd like to make"
! The senator having the bill IN
l charge said with the understanding
/ that this measure will become the
l first order of business tomorrow,
I an willing to have II 90 over"
There being no objection, the
measure will 50 over for the first
/ dent-without waiting for an obJec-
tiOn-and tbs senatorial clerk began
to drone out another local measure"
while the senators filed out again.
Working without a Quorum.
Had Il been impossible to secure
I quorum, the senators could have done
no more business. once the point OF
no quorum was raised. But. II the
point had not been raised. Il could
! have been IN session all day without
more than four or five members be-
I ing present. Once the point Of no
quorum" is raised, no further business
! can be transacted until a quorum Is
secured When II is secured, how
ever, and an important measure ike
the dye measure, IS passed to some
future time, the senators may return
to their committee rooms or offices
and the passage OF local bills can go
on. as It did on this occasion. with
one Of the pitiful sights when the
quorum was called for was the lead
ing Into the senate chamber Of the
senior senator from Texas. c A Gull
berson. He IS unable to walk alone,
although he seems to be alert in mind.
and he smiled and even chuckled whom
someone demanded a reading OF a
measure that contained about 100
pages Later the demand was with
CnIberson in PitifuI Condition
8Ir. Culberson sits in his chair and
his hands still They shake con
stantly. They say he Is mentally
as strong as ever. but physically he
Is 4 wreck.
black haired. dashInz. athletic
figure OF governor G. A. Culber-
son back in the ninetfes cannot
but feel n panE OF pain at sight
today. his hair aa white as snow
led about By a secretary.
II may be that Washington Il al
ways cheaper than New York, or Il
may be that the overall movement
has had Its effect; but clothing Is
cheaper here than IN the metropolis
suits are actually shown IN the win
dowB as low as SIS and some OF them
are not bad Some OF the leading
tailors offer 70 make suits at SIS OF
imported goods Everybody seems 20
want 70 sell The windows are ful
Of cards pricing shirts. suits, shoes
and other articles. II looks like an
FL Paso fire sale everywhere-
Car fare Is higher here than either
r Paso or New York II Is 9 cents
for one rfde-Sour for 30.
While local newspapers sell for 2
and cents. II costs you cents 70
buy a cent New York paper at q
Washington news stand
They have a habit here IN the ma
tional capital OF leaving the names Off /
OF public buildings and that seems TO /
be the stylish thing 70 do, even with I
the hotels. There are no names on I
the leading hotels any more II L I
were the menu cards. one would think I
they were ashamed to print them be- 1
cause OF the prices
II you like, you can get An imported /
pheasant for IS and an Imported quail /
perhaps from Juarez-nicely broiled, /
50 they say, for $3.50, This is not At |
q Child's restaurant, however
They are having sueh q the
getting girls for telephones that
they are going 10 put N auto
y announced that the next Bell
unit Il to be automatic aid that,
when IL in feasible, the pre1eut
phones viii be made automatic.
The company has on n window
card campaign 10 recruit Its force
Of girls They say BeTo ofticerl
married them all
don't know whether Il Is because
there are so many nuts on the streets I
but squirrels run around the lawns Z
and on the sidewalks In Baltimore
IN the residential section. Just as they
flirt around the parks IN washing
ton with you.
Washington policemen stand
upon n raised daia in the center
OF street crossings and flirt with
the women automobile driven.
They are supposed TO be directing
traffic. Raised platforms inside
safety zones protect you Whiia
you wait for a ear.
I don't know what about Il down
IN Il Paso. but no straw hats have
appeared yet IN Washington. although
the windows are full OF them, and
overcoats are still necessary in the
evening and comfortable during most
OF the day.
A lot OF those millionaire racing
men" who were advertised as coming
to FL Paso because OF the Juarez
races are now eating around the
lunch counters In Baltimore HaTrs
de Grace track has been operating
and Pimlico has just opened A lot
OF the jockeys who rode al Juarez are
riding in the Baltimore races now.
RAW Barr r. n align that Ercetl
yOu often in Baltimore and Wnah-
inEton. II means nothing more
than that you can get raw OyHteru
there.
As II to add insult to injury, having
taken away all other sorts OF drinks,
the soda dispensers up here make
you 90 TO a cashier and get q check
before you can get drink II you
don't know what you want. you have
10 decide, then buy q check for the
amount from the cashier, then ask for
your drink and surrender your check
This Is a New York idea that wash
ington copied
aHOyF would you like youR
eEEaf1 the waiter asked a west
erner Mt a restaurant.
sVery much " replied the west
erner, who had been used to them
hut one Uny-AstrnlEht up.7
Here's a fairly good one the heroine
springs in a comedy, I Love You.
I'VE play billiards for exercise we
need and are too lazy 70 take5 we
play cards to keep from talking TO
those who bore U.s. We play golf be-
cause we are too indolent to walk
when we need exercise, and We 90
swimming 10 show our shapes or ad-
mire the shapes OF others, depending
upon our sex"