El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-08
IS PROUD Of This
RESPONSE
Bank Governor Hopes
Praises Showing Here in
Liberty Loan Drive.

IF the rest OF the state Of Texas
had responded to the Liberty loan cal
as well as FL Paso, then Texas woul-
have passed not merely her minimum
allotment. but the maximum given foi
the state" said ]. ". Hopes. deputy
Z governor Of the federal reserve banl
at Dallas, at the weekly luncheon OF
/ FL Paso Rotary Thursday noon al
] Hotel Sheldon Mr.. Hopes was the
[ guest OF E. W. Eayser- 4 wrote Gov
! Hobby after the campaign closed be
/ continued. land suggested that he
have the legislature enact special
/ act making Fl Paso a part Of Texas
3 in recognition of this clty's response
/ TO the Liberty loan"
MI Hopes condemned the farming
class for not paJronizinE the Liberty
loan more literally. Many OF them
/ seem TO think that when they raise
cotton at p cents and wheat at g,
they are doing their share. but we
look to the government FOR what they
can do for Il and not for help" he de-
clarcd- He wanted more OF the splrit
Of the old negro who bought a Liberty
bond so that the next time he went TO
the bank for loan, he could tell the
white folks" that Uncle sam was his
endorser this time.
TrIkS city Planning.
Dewitt A. B1ndeen, secretary Of FL
PasO Taxpayers association, ad-
dressed Rotary on "C'ty Planning"
saying that he knew Rotary WIS
more than merely Interested IN a sub
Ject Of improving the city "El Z so
has grown at 4 bigger rate than the
passed the small town class and is
now facing the problems OF a big
city" said Mr.. Bandeen. With the
Ero de crossing problem unsOived and
with the schools facirg inadequa te
rec-e7 tion grou- s. the time has come
to plan FOR the future building the
ci 50 rs 70 avoid such problems
arising. he said
Calls Attention to Streets.
He said one Of the particular prob
lens to be solved in city planning was
the matter OF streets, which should
be so planned in the beginning that
they will not be too narrow nor too
wide IN future City planning. by
providing for separate residential re-
tail. wholesale and Industrial districts,
VIII tend 10 stabilize values Of realty,
he concluded
First Depot q. VI. a Guest.
Lieut. Col " E Hunt who opened
the first quaTtermaster depot here in
1912 as Capt. Hunt. and remained in
this city until 1915. or so long that he
sum NAA41A4EI1 Alln@EA an FL
was guest, and made a short talk
Col Hunt was enrOute through FL
Paso to Camp Funston He said that
there were $1,000 men at that camp.
all OF them drafted. and that the
spirit was excellent. the soldiers being
more than willing to do even more
than the assigned work
We must all realize" he said. that
we are facing the biggest task in our
history and that we are in for a long
wG-hfnh Mill ha ~ hoe MD
Asks Aid For Mine school
President Robert Krakauer took &C
casion TO request Mr.. Hopes to do
what he could to show the powers
that be" at Austin that It will pay TO
keep the school OF Mines in operation
at Fl Paso. He reminded them that
e. Paso put up $4,000 to secure the
Institution, and that while the uni
Versity made no agreement 10 keep II
In operation there was a moral obll-
cation to do SO. Mr.. Krakauer also
announced the forthcoming opening
OF the business classes at the night
school branch OF the College Of the
City OF Ell Paso.
Rotary Editor Introduced
Norman Walker, FL Paso Associated
Press correspondent was introduced
as new ROtarian, and as new editor
OF the Rotary Roundup. President
hrakauer. in welcoming Mr.. Walker.
said Rotary stood for broad minded I
true Rotary spirit was to be found
IN president Wilson's war nnessaEe,
in which he explained that the
United States was fighting for world
Mr.. walker responded N a few
words, saying that he had watched
Rotary from the sidelines for a long
time and was now glad to get into
the game.
Explains Income Tax laws.
Joseph p. Toms, internal revenue
agent, explained some Of the techni-
cal features Of the new income tax
laws, adding that he had specific in /
to 90 after foreigners in ]
this city owing income tax, and to I
catch them before they get a chance I
10 leave the country. Mr.. Toms said /
be was sent to FL Paso after he had /
made a request to be transferred TO
california on account Of his Wife's
health Higher officials told him FL
PasO was the best place in the coun-
~, and Ar Toms has already been so +
convinced Of the fact that he has de-
;ided TO live and die in this city, he I.
iaid. +
Chairman ". R Winch. OF the COM
nittee soliciting funds for buying Z
obacco for soldiers reported the cam
laign was not going as well as It'll
'hould, asking that ROtarians boost +
he fund more among their friends. n
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