Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-14
NORTHERN ARIZONA
SETTING HOT PACE
IN LIBERTY EFFORT

Returning from the northern part
of the state Harry Tritle, campaign
manager of the second Liberty loan
drive in Arizona and Rossiter Mikel.
representing the Twelfth Federal Re
serve bank, are convinced that If CEN
trai and southern Arizona keep pace
with the northern end they will have
to be mighty active. While not at all
discouraged, the two so active in the
campaign for the loan, estiamte that
less than two million of the five million
quota for this state is subscribed to
date.
Encouragement was found at every
point during the five-day auto trip as
for north as Clarkdale and Jerome and
an organization was perfected in every
place visited. a real live organization
at that.
AS in this section the women are not
to be overlooked for they have already
shown their ability to do things in
Arizona Mrs. George c. Ruffner has
been named chairman of the women of
Yavapai county and is in Phoenix at
this time to consult with the campaign
managers She is the wife OF a former
sheriff and is one of the best known
women in that county
Starting at Wickenburg the central
committee representatives met With
the most cordial reception. They found
that everyone knows we are at war
and is ready to fight for the country if
need be. At Wickenburg A. r. Nolk
! was made chairman for that live little
, city and he has already formed can
vassing organization.
Prescott was the next stop and there
the auxiliary chairman, II. D. Aitken,
| is actively looking after the work. Back
to Mayer went the delegates where W
c. Walters was placed at the head of
! the Liberty loan committee and then
I the travellers went to Jerome where
| James NJ Layman and H. W. Lewis
are the leaders. A run to Clarkdale
brought Gig results for there Roy Lane,
Tom Taylor and Harry Brown enlisted
in the work and there, also, former
| Senator w. A. Clark announced his
subscription on behalf OF Arizona of
half million dollars
jerome is to have big rally on
Tue soay evening when Robert E. Nor
! rison and perhaps, Senator Clark. will
! speak. This will be as big an event as
was the meeting at Prescott where
Harry Heap sounded the slogan for the
state, Not Profits But Patriotism
Some idea Of the way the north is
| taking hold may be secured from the
/ tact that Tom Taylor. the Clarlldale
smelter superintendent, has personally
| subscribed for $1,000 worth of Liberty
bonds Thut is Il big subscription for
j salaried man to make
Phoenix Works for Loan
While these two active campaigners
| have been away the home folk have
also been busy.
AS a result of the canvass of the
Southern Pacific railroad shops, $1,000
worth of subscriptions to the Liberty
| loan were reported to headquarters.
| The results of the canvass shows that
| SO per cent of the men took out sub
, scIiptions ranging from $50 to $1,000.
| This does not include the subscriptions
! made by employees of the company
/ outside the shop.
A meeting of school teachers at the
Osborn school auditorium on Monday
October Is at o'clock in the afternoon,
! is scheduled. Herman Lukowitz and
J Judge Frank De Souza will he the
speakers
! H. p. Tritle will preside at the meet
ing of the window dressers employed
| by the merchants in the city. Monday
| afternoon, October Is Some import
! ant ideas for the furtherance of the
sale of Liberty bonds viii probably be
| proposed, using the windows as "a me-
dium of display.
a Spanish American meeting on the
| Liberty loan will be beld today at 80
! O'Clock in the afternoon at the city hall
! DR.. Boido will speak.