El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-31
RAIL
MEN To INVEST
War Stamp Committee De
sirious Of Making Showing
From Increased Wages.

A. P. Coles, county chairman Of the
war saving stamp campaign, received
a letter Friday morning from state
director Louis Lipsitz saying that
many railroad employees over the state
Of Texas were arranging TO organize
societies and invest as much Of their
increase in salaries as they could af-
ford in war stamps and Liberty bonds.
and he hoped to have FL Paso lead all
counties in this respect
FL Paso was the only place in the
United States where director general
W. C. AIcAdoo made a speech exclu-
sively TO the railroad men. and at
that time he told them Of their COM
ing increase in pay. and stated that
he hoped this would enable them 10
invest the increase in government Sc
curities like war saving stamps and
Liberty bonds
Railroads VIII Invest.
A railroad conductor in talking OF
this matter TO a member Of the stamp
campaign said that he believed that
the railroad employees were going to
show their appreciation Of the in
creased pay and the back pay 10 be
received, by investing in government
securities.
The war saving stamp committee
feels very much encouraged, as this
viii amount TO several thousand dol
lars loaned to the government by the
railroad men. The committees expect
10 keep q record of all money invest
letter TO Mr.. McAdOO, to let him know
mat the railroad people of FL Paso
thoroughly appreciate what he has
done for them" said Mr.. Coles.
Boosting Limit Clubs.
Wyatt Evans Joined the Texas limit
club Friday morning. pledging TO pur-
chase $1,000 worth of war saving
stamps. Miss Georgia Adams.
teacher in the FL Paso schools. also
Joined the Woman's Texas Limit club
before leaving for her summer vaca-
ton.
Frank AIurchison- secretary OF the
McAdOO Texas Limit club. is urging
the members OF his society to begin
active work. and his committee has
also rendered its services to It. n.
Wingo. newly elected chairman OF the
club.
Organize in Bank Building.
Among the accomplishments OF the
war staving stamp headquarters dur
ing the past two days, are the estab-
lishment Of societies on the first.
second, third. fourth. fifth and sixeh
floors Of the First National bank
In the First National bank. Webb
c. Haden, assistant cashier, has or
ganiZed a society. II. W. Broaddus
and Miss Davis. in the office of
Broaddus & LeBaron. have taken
charge Of the second floor H IT. /
Bowie and E ~ Shaffer viii look
after the third floor. and r. ". Nc
Candless. a. II GOldstein and W. +. Z
Miller viii look after the possibili- I
ties OF the fourth floor. The fifth I
ton, with indications or a thorough I
and successful outcome in the next q Z
hours
Paul D. Thomas has accepted the
responsibility Of organizing the sixth Z
floor and he viii be assisted by Rob I
ert Holiday.
Other Stamp Societies
Henry s. Beach, who was conspicu- .
GUS in the management OF the Red
Cross second war fund drive, is or
ganizinE his employees.
In the firm OF c. H. Finley company. Z
q war savings stamp society is being
organized which is promised 10 me I
100 percent efficient
r. i McAicEle. secretary OF the ]
NcAickle society, 600 san Antonio I
street has announced the perfection .
1f his organization. y n Rhein- /
leimer. secretary OF the Rheinheimer I
Lumber company society, announces ]
that his firm is thoroughly organ I
zed- The firm Of B. Faber q Co., J
rs East Overland street. is also or /
sanized with the principal as secre- I
larry.