El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-08
H|POL|TO VILLA
BUYS 4 BOND
Saws Pancho Would Take
$1,000, If Located; Loan
Is Oversubscribed.

Liberty an by half million dollars.
according to an announcement made
by Edgar W. Rayser at the Liberty
loan luncheon at Hotel Sheldon Fri
day. He said that approximately
S1,75O.OOO had already been sub
scribed in Fl Paso. according TO
figures compiled by secretary George
H. Clements Of the chamber of COM
merce. Mr.. Kayser presided at the
luncheon in the absence Of T. N I
Wingo, general chairman Of the
Liberty loan committees.
Announcement was made at the
luncheon by F. p. Jones. that Hlpollto
Villa. brother Of Francisco villa had
purchased a 500 bond from Raymond
Sell and his committee. He said that
Hipolito paid cash for the bond and
said that if he could get in touch with
his brother Francisco, he knew that
he would subscribe to $1,000 worth
of Liberty loan bonds.
Mexican Refugees Contribute.
Louis Hess reported that Mexican
refugees were coming Loyalty to the
front in the Liberty loan subscrip-
tons. He said he had called on 81
refugees and every one contributed to
the loan up TO a total of $500.
Widows Watch for Bonds.
I have here a watch belonging to
Mrs. Martha a. Oxley, a widow in this
city, which she has donated FOR the
Liberty loan" said Mr. Kayser. w hen
she first took this to James G. McNary
she asked that il be disposed OF ana
the sum obtained for 1t be turned over
to the Liberty loan fund. At that time
the ten banks which are members OF
the clearing house contributed 500 10
purchase a bond for the widow she
in turn has announced that she VIII
donate this bond to some charitable
institution in FL Paso.
AT Mr.. Wingo's dinner. Saturday
night. we will ask every man pres
ent to contribute as much as ne can
towards the purchase OF the watcn:
Mr.. WingO has already contributed
IS and I have given So. The sum thus
raised viii be used to buy the bonG;
The watch will be given 10 Dr. Newer
Dwight Hills, VINO first awakened
the people Of FL Paso TO the needs OF
the government in his two magnitl-
cent speeches here recently The ac-
ton of the little widow is the spirit OF
true Americanism and should in
spire every one OF US in the cam
paign-"
stacking On Loan. Report.
Reports made by committeeman
showed that prominent business men
OF FL Paso are not meeting the call
to subscribe to the Liberty loan
These men Will be approached again
by committees and if they do not
subscribe it is the intention OF the
committees to make known their
names TO the public, il was declared
Coming At 100000 Daily.
Mr. kayser told the committeeman
that 100000 We being subscribed
daily bv the working classes in FL
Paso and that an equal amount was
being subscribed by business houses
He said that the FL Paso Clearing
House association desired to get all
reports of sales Of bonds in by Satur-
day night in order that a complete
report can be sent TO the federal re
serve bank at Dallas. lex
Committees Make Reports
The committees made partial re
ports on the number Of bonds solo
Friday morning. W G. Roe said
that the Knights of Columbus lodge
had bought S250e from him; \ h An
derson said he had sold total Of 81
bonds for S2500; Julius krakauer
said ne had disposed Of 60 bonds Tor
S635O He said that Momsen-Dun-
nigan-Ryan had taken one Dono IoI
$1,000. II. W Broaddus said he had
sold seven bonds for 5000 r. +
working and had not had time 10
make a report. ". VI. Butler said he
had sold 50 bonds for $4,000. W. J.
Moran said ne had disposed OF 10
bonds for $3.50. George r LeBaron
said he had sold AZ bonds for $500
among the hotel and restaurant men
He asked that assistance be given
him 10 canvass the restaurants 9 W
Moss slid 81 bonds for S54O0i Leo
Ferlet. three for $500 Louis Hess. 81
for $500. A L. Nicholson, 6S total
ing $3.50. G. P. Putnam, one for
$1,000. Mr.. LeBaron said that the
drivers and other workers at the
Magnolia Bottling works had sub
scribed for $1,000 worth OF bonds.
Physicians Subscribe.
The physicians and their friends
who subscribed, reported by DR.. T J.
McCamant are: Drs. J. D. Love- B. =
Clutter. Willis 6. Smith. Ideal phar-
macy. R. H. Geer, c. Werley. r NJ
RatlifL W: r Jameson, EVe I5g n. =
Jameson, II. P. Deadly, J. NJ Ridley,
r. L Ramey, L. b. Auerbach, J. W.
Tappan. J. H. Morford, NJ. B. Wesson,
! J. E. Keltner, Robert Mozart, IT., X.
4 f Ebert, T w Grace, T. J. Nc
/ Canrant. Mrs. 7. J. McCamant. I. Nc
/ Pearce, Bowlby & Bowlby, Leslye
Hyde ]. a Mccarthy, Z. r. Carpen-
/ ter. F. P. Miller. DIR. Hugh White.
E. D. Strong, F. d. Garrett. Sol Wolf,
i G. Witherspoon, J. A. PICKETT T.
H Irwin, 7. 3. Rogers. b. +. stevens,
5. F. King. D. W. Detwiler, X ID.
Lynch. W. l. Brown, Branch Craige,
G. P Brown, J. a Rawlings, r. Rig
neys Hugh Grouse. G. b. Calnan, }. A.
Hardy, D. II. Huffaker. E. c Prentss,
R. D. Horton, II. T Stafford.
WingO TO Give Dinner.
To receive final reports from All
committees, as well as to show MS
appreciation Of the work OF the COM
nittees, chairman T NJ Wingo said
Friday he desires all those who have
worked on committees and subcom-
mittees to be his guests at dinner AT
the Paso del Norte hotel Saturday
evening at 1880 in the main dining
. room
! In order to make proper provision
MT. Nlngo desires that those who
j can attend telephone their names
to George Clements at the chamber
OF commerce, or to Smith Witham al
the Rio Grande bank before u o'clock
saturday. II being hardly possible
TO see and invite each one person.
3 ally he especially asks that all COM
= mlttee workers send in their names
4 and attend.
Three more teachers in the city
schools purchased Liberty bonds Frt
s Gay. Ihey were Misses May Ander
s. son. Constance Pateman and Hils
q Leslie.
Asks Aid for Loan.
Secretary George H. Clements o.
a the chamber Of commerce received I
q message from J. W. Hopes, OF thu
Il federal reserve bank at Dallas. Tex.
Friday morning, asking him to dt
81 everything possible to have Ell Pas
q subscribe its quota for the Liberty
g loan.
Your county has subscribed an.
: proximately one percent of its ouots
E TO the Liberty loan" says the mes
8 sage. 'In order that your district
81 may not make an ignomiuious failure