Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-04-19
BIG GUNS Of loan
CAMPAIGN COMING
Ex-GOv Shaw, Gen. SwInton o. Brit
ISh Cabinet. and Federal $50
rstary OdsII Here Nay Srd.
BRITON INVENTOR OF TANKS"
elg Demonstration Planned n We.
llors' Honor. With Halt Holiday
and Two MOnstsr Meetings.

Three real big guns Of the ntiOnal
Liberty Loan workers will visit DEM
ing on May Ord and will address
Deming people on the subject Of the
loan at two meetings, one in the fter-
noon and one in the evening. They
are Leslie NJ. Shaw, ex-governor Of
Iowa and secretary Of the treasury
under Roosevelt, whose engagement;
here was mentioned in last weeks
Graphic; Gen. u. 4. Swinton, seere.
tary Of the British VIZ cabinet, now
on tour Of ttis couhlry, aud Frank
q. Odell, secretary of the federal
land bank at Omaha. General Swim
TONS visit is of added interest from
the fact that he is the inventor Of
ihe famous British "tanks,' which
have played such a prominent part
IN the fighting on the western front
for more than year past.
A wire from Secretary Hopes Of
the Dallas federal reserve bank yes
lerday morning notified Chairman
Mahoney Of the Luna County Lib
crty Loan committee, Of the coming
of the famous BritOn and his Amer
l"an companions. A meeting of the
committee was at once called at the
Deming club and plans laid, tenta-
lively, for their reception, as well as
Tor the reception of x-GOvernor
Shaw.
Ex-Governor Shaw will arrive here
on the morning of the ]rd and will
remain to speak in the evening. Gen
cral SwinioR and Secretary 0dell will
arrive at lO:4O II. m. from III Paso
and will leave on the 7.O5 east
hound. They will address the after.
moon meeting, at which Mr.. Shaw
will also speak, Local orators will
also be on the program.
According to the plan of the com.
mittee, Mayor Nordhaus will be
asked to declare half-holiday on
the 3rd in honor Of the visitors,
which occasion will also be devoted
10 n determined drive to send the
county over the top on the loan
quota, if that mark has not already
been reached at that time; otherwise
to see how heavily il can be over
subscribed. Mr. Hopes stated in a
second message that strong cam.
paign is TO be made TO put the Dallas
district over the quota ahead Of any
other district This district is now
second on the list, being headed only
by the ST. Louis district, and Secre-
iary Hopes believes a vigorous cam
palgn will give us the honor flag
First Of all. The workers here will
have that object in view hencefOrth.
There will be- u parade and other
demonstrations in honor of the three
distinguished guests, il the present
plans go through. The afternoon
meeting will he al the Cody theater;
the evening meeting wi be at the
Pine street tabernacle. This will
mark the climax of the Liberty Loan
campaign here, though of course
actual work will not stop till Satur-
day night, the 4th.
The committee, following the
meeting yesterday morning, went out
to finish the canvass Of the business
district, which they hope to get OFF
their hands this week. The residence
section will then he canvassed with
the greatest thOroughnCss, hoy scouts
with loan literature preceding the
committeeman, who intend that not
a person in town shall escape solic-
itation. Blanks are being put out
by the committee to he filled in by
those who for any reason do not
subscribe. The government files all
the information thus gathered and
il is possible that further pressure
will afterward he brought on the re.
1uetont ones.