El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-10
8.500,O00I5
FL PAS0'S BIT
Liberty Bond Rustlers Get
New High Limit; Have
Third of It Now.

FL Paso is expected TO Oversub-
scribe its original quota Of the sec
ond issue of Liberty Bonds so per
cent This information was received
Wednesday morning by r. 3. Orn-
dorff, sales manager and chairman
Of the executive committee. from the
federal reserve bank at Dallas.
The quota for FL Paso was first
announced as S1.900.000. but with the
increase it viii be approximately
S3,5O0.U0O. OF this amount Mr. Orn-
dOrff estimated Wednesday that there
has already been subscribed a total OF
approximately $500. 600.
When the second drive" for the
sale OF Liberty bonds was started.
Nr. Orudorff was informed that e
PasO ranked sixth I'm the cities of the
llth federal reserve district. This
district is comprised Of p counties in
Louisiana, eight in Oklahoma. IS in
New Mexico, five in Southern Ari-
iona and all the counties in the state
Of Texas.
Committees Report Friday.
The committees appointed by Nj
Orndorft and judge Z. B. McClintOck
TO push the sale Of bonds viii not
submit another report until Friday
noon, when a luncheon Will be held
at Hotel Sheldon. The printed blanks
have all been received by the COM
mlttees and all the workers were able
to start Wednesday.
Every business man and resident Of
FL PasO will be solicited by these
committees. according TO the manner
in which they have been anDOrtfoned
Bank Directors Take $4,000.
Mr.. Orndorff announced Wednes-
day morning that the board of direc-
tors Of the Rio Grande Valley Bank
and Trust company had purchased
$50. 900 worth OF bonds.
J. J. LOugWell. who has been act
ing as chairman Of the committee
among the automobile dealers. an
nOunced that his committee would
secure approximately twice the total
subscription that the members had
anticipated.
C. Z. Kelly. chairman Of the com
mlttee TO solicit the liquor and liquor
dealers. announced that his commit
tee has secured much more than had
been expected.
Chairmen OF the other committees
said that they have been given much
encoura cement. They do not antici-
pate any trouble in raising the entire
quota allotted for FL Paso. they said
Publish Names and Amounts.
Zach FL PasOan who subscribes to
the second issue Of Liberty bonds will
have his name and the amount sub
scribed published in the local news
papers
III is our Dlals SalQ secretary
Walter NJ Butler. ito publish twice
a week the names Of the persons sub
scribing and the total Of their sub
scriptions. Then on the final day Of
the campaign or the day following
the entire list will be republished, to-
gether with the amounts"
LuncheOns TO Be Frequent.
During the first two weeks Of the
campaign luncheons viii be held at
Hotel Sheldon on Tuesdays and Fri
days. 1t is expected by the mem
bers Of the executive committee that
luncheons viii be held each day dur
ing the remainder OF the campaign
The committee Of women soliciting
the sale Of bonds. Of which Mrs T
W Lanier is chairman. reported hav-
ing secured a large number OF sub
scriptions- Mrs. Lauier informed Mr..
Butler Wednesday morning that her
committee would have a surprise
when 1t makes its report Friday
City Employees. Buyers.
s ~ Aguirre. assistant city tax
collector; A. P. Randeu, of the sani-
tary department; H r. Gray. Of the
traffic department. and George ".
Cook. city electrician. were added to
the list Of city employees buying Lib
erty bonds Tuesday afternoon City
clerk Jack Dawson is securing the
subscriptions.