El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-04
100000
OVER HIGH MARX
FL Paso's Committee May
Get S2,75OO,O COO; Mining
Men Still Willing.

Incomplete returns from the eXecu-
tive committee OF the third Liberty
loan bond campaign show that this
city has oversubscribed its maximum
quota by more than 100000. It was
reported at the committe luncheon
Saturday ut Hotel Sheldon that
s2.70S.20 had been subscribed and
that it was known more would be
turned into the banks this afternoon
and tonight
The Boy Scouts OF America, who
are conducting a campaign to raise
$4,000. have raised about $4,000 to
date. This sum was not included in
the report submitted Saturday and
there were only a Few OF the items re-
ported at the luncheon.
Expect s2.z5O.OOO By Night.
It was confidently believed that the
returns viii he near $e,150,000 by 9
o'clock tonight Team number one.
Leonard Worcester, captain. reported
that its members knew OF $1,000 in
the mail that would be received late
this afternoon
Miners Would Do More.
Several of the men on team one,
composed largely Of mining men with
interests in Mexico, stated they would
willingly devote everything received
from their mines in Mexico. over and
above operating costs. if the United
states government could devise some
way FOR them TO operate.
Suggestions were heard from a
number Of Liberty loan workers that
the strong cooperation of the Amer
leans mining in Mexico, and tempo
rarily shut out by existing conditions,
should be brought 10 the attention OF
the government through the federal
reserve bank and the representatives
and senator's in congress.
Closer Figures May 3.
Actual figures Of the amount that
each committee has secured viii not
be obtainable until about the ninth OF
May il was announced by T. ~ Wingo.
While the sale campaign closes to-
night, the banks have until May Q to
make returns to the federal reserve
bank at Dallas, and no official state
ment will be made ty the committee
in charge until that date 1t was an
nounced-
Thanks the Workers.
At the close OF the luncheon, r.
curt Orndorff, chairman Of the eIecu-
tive committee. thanked the workers
for the assistance that had been
given. and said he felt very proud
VA AA-A aAl AAaH NAANAA Va IA T aAa1a AAeAA
subscribed 20 the third loan
Worcester Team Leads
The teams are being led at this re-
port by team number J. Leonard WOr-
cester. captain, which reported STS,-
$50, making its grand total S47s.s50-
Large subscriptions reported by
Schwartz We're John A Lap
ham. $4,000: B. P. lIichaelson. $1,000:
W y. Pence, $500 This makes the
total for the week for Mr.. Schwartz's
team $500 and the grand total
$500. 600.
Team number ., led by Horace W.
Broaddus, reports large subscriptions
as follows s. p. skinner, $1,000; Mrs
widow Of a Confederate vet
eran. $1,000 These bring the teams
total amount " to S302.45o.
lIcQuatters Sends in 100000.
A j. McQuatters. president OF the
Mining and Milling company,
subscribed for that company S25, 900;
for the American Engineering and
Mining company, in which he is inter-
ested. s25.000; and personally. $4,000
making the total subscribed by and
him $50 1000, all but $4,000 OF
which came through Leonard Worces-
ter's team.
Suggests .'lIatehins7 President.
Before the team members had fin
ished eating. kunO Doerr got up to
say that he had suggested TO team
number one that each member match
the president by buying another $50
bond: the suggestion having been en-
Enthusiastically received by his team,
he suggested that every member OF.
each team take the same action.
Banks Open TIL 10.
In order 10 assist everyone who de-
sires TO buy a bond at the last min
ute. the banks of this city viii re-
main open until 10 o'clock tonight or
later If necessary. IL was announced
by Alfred F. Kerr, president Of the FL
Pas0 clearing house.
The banks closed al the regular
hour, o'clock. Saturday afternoon.
and viii remain closed until o'clock.
when they will reopen and transact
whatever Liberty loan bond business
that may come up.
While many Of the banks have re-
ported they have secured more than
their quota, 10 is believed that prac-
tically all OF them Will make sales
tonight