El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
FAV0RABLEF0R
NINE SCHOOL
Dr.. Davis Says Report Not
Damaging; Rotary Starts
Recreation Fund.

after ma king a thorough iuVeSrI-
cation Of the Texas school of Mines
and or the natural advantages offered
for such an Institution i'm El Paso
want to say that when I submit my
report TO the Texas legislature it viii
not be damaging to the school. nor to
zoHr hopes and ambitions for the col
IeEe"
ADDRESSING the members OF I'll P7So
Rotary at the weekly luncheon held
Thursday noon at Hotel Sheldon. Dr.
oscar Davis, who is iuvcstiEa ting
whether the appropriation for the
school of Mines should be continued.
made this statement at the conclusion
of brief talk His address was one of
The most interesting features or the
luncheon. which was attended 10y
more than 100 Eotarians-
VIII Raise Recreation Fund.
Robert krakauer, president, said
that EOrarlauS of III FaSp viii rsl I.-t.
the $4,000 fund for the soldiers rccr.-
alton and welfare work. This fund
was 10 have been raised. he said. by
the chamber OF commerce. but the
Eotarians would conduct the drive"
which WEu be inauEur1ted next week
Already 5000 has been pledged TO the
Rotary by FL Fasoans, the president
said
Separate From Other Funds.
The raising of the Sln.unn by the
Rotary club IS separate from the y
NJ. o. A. and the Knights of Columbus
work" MT. kraEauer said. Ny broth
CT was appointed TO raise this fund
and recently he had 10 leave the city.
His absence has been prolonged
longer than he anticipated and r. e
OrndoTff was then placed in charge
and he too had TO leave the city SO
its now mp TO the Rotary to follow The
request Of National Rotary that We
give our efforts to this work.
Experiences Delays
we would have started our cam I
paign last week. but the y. NJ a. A. /
'butted i'm on US and we expected TO /
start this week. but the Y. Is coutinu- .
ing its campaign and we viii have TO I
postpone our campaign until next
week As president Of Rotary, I viii
he responsible for the success Of this I
campaign, and I want you to back me I
up"
Mr. Frakauer asked for volunteers
10 canvass the city next week for
funds and p volunteered
Subscriptions Roll In
Subscriptions already received fol- +
low
yiduals. $500 each- krakauer, York
d AIoye. s T., 7. H Nations and com
pany. NIomsen-DunneEa n-Ryan com
pany. Held Bros, FL Paso Clearing
House. Haymon Krupp and company
Those subscribing $3.50 each are
Globe Mills and Popular Dry Goods
THOSE subscribing 500 each are:
Henry s. Beach, West Texas Fuel
company, Boss Rubber company
Standard cash stores. kOhlberE Bros,
-rombie and company Bray and CON-
1any. Hotel sheldon Velvet Ice Cream
company. James Azar. @. H. Finley
II EnnG nd Hnn.
Those subscribing $50 each are W
T. Wall. Shelton-Payne Arms COM
1anv. Fred 7 Feldman company,
Globe Ice and Cold Storage company
James c. lTcNary. Ell PasO Brick com
lany and sam Dreben-
VIII Have $4,000 More.
A. A. Fisk. representing the soldiers
welfare committee for the district
aid that he had asked national head
work at Ell Paso in addition to the
10000 TO be raised here Il have
iskeG for this on the basis OF lhs
FOODS now here, about 1l000,' he
aid If more are sent mere snalI
.sis for more. and I believe We VIII
yet It, FL Pas0 has always done It's
hare in helping the troops and II VIII
continue 10 do so
Praise E1I Paso Representative o.
Tributes were paid TO r. NJ DUO 2
av and r. T. Thomson. Of this city, :
VINO represented FL Paso county IN Z
he state legislature at the past ses-
.ion bv mem bers Of the investiga ting
committee who are touring the state [
Dr. Davis. introduced by Mr. Duu- [
ey. said that in the %5th legislature [
u Texas. FL Paso was more ably Z
eDresented than any Texas city Il am :
onvinced.~ the speaker said, -tha- I
T Paso has not become the great r
itv it is by accident. but by design. +
-our conservative in the legislat- J
ire are men who obtain what they so
fter-
Mine school Well Located f.
As TO your School Of Mines, I want T
o saw that am favorably impressed T
-fth the institution. I think that II 4
properly located geographically Il r
3 in the heart Of a great mining re II
ion and 7 expect many things TO be 2
ccomplished by Dr. s H WOrreu and :
he institution II is an institution @
hat VIII be Of great value TO the state y.
Texas IN the development OF us
dtural resources ID,
Asks Backing for Government.
James =. Blaze Of Salina, has-s +.
sitting EOtarian, made an interesting r
F. TX on the coming Rotary convention -
, be held in Kansas City saying he
oped EI Pas0 Rotarians would be o.
.ronEly represented He said it was =
ecessarv for ROtarian Organiza tiOns a
18th large delegations to reserve ~
uarters at the hotels in advance The o.
8eaker appealed for the cOnserva- T.
on Of foodstuff. saying there was =,
tile apathy in the west We are -
oin- through a period Of reconstruc- =