Show compulsory THRIFT in kansas a group of power and telephone companies Is trying a compulsory thrift plan which affects about 1200 employees and applies to every member ot of the organization from rom president to the humblest day laborer the plan requires that each shall save eave and invest monthly at least 10 per cent of 0 his income dypry month each employee must n re report port to the general office ot of h h he has saved and in what he has ilits invested it the investment must be approved by a committee competent to advise government securities cur curi ties ldes savings bank accounts building and loan stock payment on a home oven even payments on furniture are al allowed lomed II if debts have been incurred these must be listed and payments may be arranged on them but no more are to be assumed the idea is to make the employee live within his means and also lay aside something in a definite form reports tor for the first nine months chow that about 13 per cent ot of tile the wages have been saved no single employee tailing falling below 10 per cent this amounts to over fa failure lure to dismissal report or to save brings dismissal but in 1 only two instances among the 1200 employees was wag such action needed budget books are distributed and heir use explained as a helpful method in establishing a working aicale of 0 living that mat VIII bill allow tor for in |