El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-17
Ell PASO HERALD

tended. The meal was served be-
tween 4.3O and o'clock. Afterward
there was dancing.
saws Bexar, of L. =. Eagle.
when the American eagle gets its
ugly beak liked, leT all other birds,
no matter how large they are, be-
ware This closing line in speech
ness session of the Texas Bankers
association in the PasO del Norte
hotel ballroom brought tumult Of
applause that could be heard block
away. col George F. Allen. OF New
York. educational director of the
American Banking association. was
the speaker Wednesday nights ses-
sion was the only business meeting
held by the bankers Wednesday. DIT.
T. r. Shurter. OF the University OF
Texas. and Z. u. Bree secretary OF the
Texas Public Health association. were
the other speakers Of the evening.
Appeals for Liberty LOan system.
Bank Democracy was the subject
of Col Aliens address The bank
ers.- he said. should work out q sys-
tenn of cooperation 10 interest the
people in buying the government Llber-
" loan bonds. That IS one of the chief
duties of American bankers today.
am not pessimistic about the outcome
Of this great war we have embarked
Upon But / am not one OF those VINO
think that the mere declaration of
hostilities will make Germany hasten
to open peace negotiations. We are
confronting the greatest crisis this
nation ever knew
Eagle Flies High and Sure.
At the conclusion Of his address. Col
Allen said. The American eagle is
no canary to sing sWeetly. the Ameri-
can eagle is no chicken to crow over
its accomplishments; the American
al = ~aaH
in bOastful pride. but when the
American eagle flies. it flies higher
than any other bird in existence and
il flies straight and sure; and when
the American eagle gets its ugly beak
fixed. let all other birds. no matter
how large they are. beware
Tells of Thrift Campaign.
DR.. Shurter. who has charge of the
extension department of the state uni
versity. spoke on Thrift and Econo-
my We are planning" he told the
bankers. "a tremendous thrift cam
paign and we hope to get your aid
For this purpose, you gentlemen are
the most valuable members of the
community. Texas has been enjoying
an era of prosperity that has made
for over indul gence in luxuries, so the
task of intoxicating the lessons of
economy will not be an easy one.
We have 226S schools enrolled in
our extension department. The thrift
campaign. according TO our present
plan. will be instituted in every one
of these schools We hope that from
there il will spread of its own momen-
tum into the homes Of the thousands
of children attending these institu-
tons"
Tells of Disease Increase.
Four hundred thousand persons in
France have contracted tuberculosis
since the war began, according to z.
.. Bree. another speaker on the night
program The bankers viii be called
upon" he said. TO help safeguard the
health OF the nation during the war.
Disease always increases when a coun-
try is at war. This is mainly because
of the curtailment Of normal food sup
plies, as well as the mental stress that
spreads over the whole nation While
YOU are engaged in studying how 10
finance this greatest OF burdens ever
taken up by America. do not forgot
that the health Of the people will
come up for your attention, also"
Pleased at Juarez Visit.
Three special street cars carried
several hundred delegates TO Juarez
" ednesday afternoon The cars left
the PasO del NOrte at D. m. The
invitation to visit Juarez was given
by Eduardo SorianO Bravo. Mexican
consul at FL Paso. President James
W. Butler. head of the association. ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased at
the courtesy of the Mexican officials
on both sides of the river.
Forbes Parkhill, assistant secre-
tary Of the chamber Of commerce,
was assisted by Norman Walker in
arranging the Juarez visit
Following the business session. the
men went to the Toltec and Elks'
clubs. where an open house" was held