El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-04
ROTARY GIVES
S400 FOR BOYS
Backs Up Its Movement to
Help the Scouts; Arthur
Cotton Pleases.

] DEllLlNl lE-AEN a4AUAE 4hEAAAAGa has
/ increased at an alarming proportion
/ since the beginning Of the war, Ar
| thur y. Cotton. international secre-
/ tary of the Young Mems Christian
/ association. said during the course Of
an interesting talk at the Rotary
/ luncheon Thursday noon at Hotel
/ Sheldon His subject was Boys in
Wartime" and it was voted by the
members Of the club present as one
Of the most entertaining and instruc-
tive talks ever delivered here.
The Rotarians some time ago fos-
tered the Boy Scout movement in FL
Paso and assumed the responsibility
for the financial success OF the or
ganization. Prior to the talk Of Mr..
Cotton, A +. RoWlands said that
the club was indebted to the extent
Of $3.50 for scout work and because
OF its failure 10 pay the debt l. c.
Thomas. scout executive. had an
nounced his intention OF resiEniHg.
Mr.. ROwlands said in his opinion 1T
was a crying shame that the club
should have announced its intention
Of fostering such noble movement
and then have failed miserably."
Insists on Subscription.
II r MCClintOck. vice president,
who presided. said that he would ap-
point a committee TO solicit the money
and report at the next luncheon. Mr.
Rowlands replied the matter could
not lay over for that length OF Pc
Rod and said the money must be SUD
scribed at the luncheon. or that the
club would have to admit X had
failed
G. A. Martin. treasurer for the Boy
Scouts said that a committee Of
Rotary had been appointed TO assist
in raising money for the Boy Scout
budget. but that as far as he person
ally knew only a few reported
Amount Oversubscrfbed.
Claiborne Adams subscribed 50
towards the $500 necessary and "a
Lachmann contributed like amount
After the talk Of Mr. Cotton the entire
amount was subscribed by the
members of the club
Mr.. Cotton said that this was the
first time that he had ever visited III
Paso. but that for several weeks he
has carried with him a picture OF the
FL Paso high school and the School OF
Mines buildings.
Cougratulates the Citizens.
Z want TO congratulate Fl Paso
in connection with its high school
gratulate every citizen for the
thoughts they have had Of the boys
the future citizens who VIII guide the
destiny Of the city.
Some one has said that the boy
hood of the nation is the nation
second line OF defence We are in
sympathy with the motto We must
win this war The height Of strategy
in every city and neighbOrhOod is that
Of care for its boys-the second line
OF defence
says SS3C Boys Here.
When I was en- route TO FL Paso
on the train asked a travelling com
nanion the population Of the city and
I was informed that il was about
fS. geo Then I figured there must be
between 5000 and 10000 boys in your
city. Upon my arrival here I learned
that there were Ss36 boys This /
ascertained during my lecture at the
high school this morning when
talked to the high school students.
81 charge that YOU ROtarians who
have fostered the Boy Scout movement
are cutters IL you don't think Of the
boys I was recently impressed with
. sign pertaining to cure for weak
ewes which an FL PasOan has posted
7r the city. He must be a member Of
che Adclub- I want to say that you
Notarians had better find a doctor TO
roe what's the trouble with your sight
r you cannot see the good 20 be
- ccomplished 10y the boy movement.
Juvenile Crime Increases.
There has been a marked increase
in juvenile crime in the nations in
VOWED in the titantic struggle since 2
the beginning Of the conflict 7 was
recently at oxford and discussed this ]
situation with a number OF the pro- I
fess0rs. I was in Germany when she
was mobilizing for the war 7 was in I
Belgium. since left devastated 7 7
visited France. England. the second I
time and was three times in Canada I
20 I have been able TO gather some /
startling Information on this subject ]
Of delinquency
Since the outbreak OF the war a 4
German scientist has written book 4
On The War and Crime and Youth /
In the first year Of the war crime /
among juveniles in the city OF Berlin I
increased 100 percent. this scientist i
announced IN Munich there was more I
Juvenile crime during the first three /
months Of last year than during the 4
entire u months Of the preceding /
year
Increases In Canada
The Sociological Review, in a re-
cent issue. announced that there is q
percent increase in juvenile crime in
England since the beginning Of the
war. n Canada the first year Of the
war there was Il percent increase in I
juvenile delinquency. the second year
there was only = four percent increase