El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-25

ORE toys viii be shown in E.
Nj Paso this year than ever be-
i fore. regardless OF the war in
Europe, and all Of them will be made
IN America" according TO Ed Sanders,
Of the China Palace Co. Mr. Sanders
saws there IS no dearth Of toys in the
east and that all Of the stores dealing
N toys in e. Paso and the Southwest,
have been able TO get as many and Of
as an extensive a variety as they
- do not believe he said. that any
BODY will want for toys this year. Tor
the assortment is large and the STOCK
seems fnexhaustible. Year before Last
there was q cry that there would DC
a shortage of TOYS because Of the Euro
mean war, and there was. but last year
he American manufacturers came TO
the rescue and We had plenty u toys
This wear there are even more
sfWhat will Germany do for a mar
l1st for its toys when the war IS over?
s'Oh, Germany viii come back with
her toy supply" he said we cannot
the Germans can make them and our
American manufacturers viii go into
some other business mostly. As TOT
mechanical TOYS, I believe the Ameri-
=
for they are unrivaled in this IL IS
IN the cheaper toys that the Germans
have always had the big markets, ana
in this they viii continue -
Are there plenty Of dolls this year
he was asked by VIII Crombie-
yes. plenty OF dolls. \ few years
ago verv few Of these were made in
The United States. Now there is plenty
- supply the demand IN fact there
IS not going to be shortage IN any
kinds Of toys this year
The war has shown the American
people their ability TO do things and
they have embarked into many lines
OF business neglected before the Euro
pean conflict
Il takes $500 in Carranza currency
10 bring a letter from Monterey, Mex
ico to FL PasO. :. W Dodge. secretary
Of Fl Paso Typographical union, re
ceiVed a letter this week rom y
Branagh. known TO many Fl Pasoans
as g scientific farm expert and the let
ter contained four 25-centaye stamps
and two one-peso stamps The letter
stated that Mr.. Branagh is still en-
gagged in scientific farm work for the
Mexican government. near Monterey
Mr. Branagh took this Work up I'M
der Diaz and has continued at II un-
der all succeeding administrati tons IN
Mexico.
With all due respect to other organi-
"a tions in FL Paso, the Rotary cluu
Is without doubt about the livest thing
in the city. What other organization
turns out from 70 to 125 men once q
week every week for its luncheons OF
business meetings. No organization
has ever before been able TO do II
The Rotarians meet once a week al
Hotel Sheldon for luncheon and for the
discussion OF matters in which they are
Observation-Disclosures matters Of gen
eral interest TO the city, for the Ro-
tarians are all leading business and
professional men Of FL Paso- There is
something about the snap Of Rotary
meeting that appeals: it brings the
members out There Is never a meet
ing that some live topic is not dis
crssed. That was crackaJack
speech by Col r. L Huber, of Ohio
at Thursdays meeting, on "nationa.
insurance" It was a cracl1ajacl
meeting. with Krackajack Julius Kra-
kauer one Of the principle speakers AM
Dusty Rodes in charge Of the day
program. The Two Republics Life In
surance company was the host and
everybody ate free dinner on tbs
company and smoked two made in f
Paso' cigars at the expense OF tn
company. There was music By bant
and then. when everybody was feeling
good, the Rotarians dug down an
made a collection Of over SIS for tn
little boys and girls and the unfor'
tunate women out in the Rescue Home
that they might have a dinner OF
Thanksgiving day and have s9mething