Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27


pany increased its subscription today to
100000. Ninety per cent of their employees
have bought bonds
II. e. Abere Il 60. "a" ClcarhCld Cm-
ployes subscribed for $4,000.
The Victor Talking Machine ComlSny
has subscribed total Of Sl.00O.000 to the
second Liberty Loan and $3.50, 600 additional
for its employees
Group .. o. Industrial and Commercial
Committee. reports an additional subscrtp-
tion of S3OO.OOO for the John B. Stctso1
Company and their employees, making total
subscription Of 100000. Sixteen hundred
and sixty-nne employees OF the company
subscribed to the first loan, and more than
1000 have subscribed to the second loan.
Merchant & Evans have subscribed TO an
additional $4,000.
The Philadelphia National Bank reports
subscriptions to date for self and clients of
$25,00O0O0,
NAVY RECRUITERS SUBSCRIBE
officers and enlisted men Of the Navy
Recruiting Station, 1915 Arch street, of
which Commander j. II, Reid is recruiting
officer subscribed S945O.
The Philadelphia office of \. B. Leach
& co. subscribed 100000, bringing the
firms subscription up to $l,000,0OO.
Up in the Scranton district, where Wig
orous campaign has been conducted, the
subscriptions reached S13,15O.00O. The dis
trlct's allotment was Sl2,O00,0O0. The city
of Scranton reports subscriptions amount
ing to $l0lGS,0OO.
FLYING SQUADRON" TO WORK
As last-minute effort To raise sub
scrptions for the second issue of Liberty
Bonds the members of the executive COM
mittee of the Liberty Loan will form them
selves into i flying squadron" and make
tour of the city in ten automobiles in an
affn Ia min GiIbSpribpTg There
viii be also a demonstration in front OF
the Liberty Loan headquarters, Lincoln
Building, to interest after-theatre crowds.
The employees Of the American Express
Company have taken $4,000 Liberty Bonds.
or the 53j persons connected with the
company in this city, 51i have subscribed
to the loan. The company also announced
subscriptions i'm the Philadelphia district of
$4,000 subscriptions have also been
placed in all the twelve Federal reserve
districts for the company.
The West Philadelphia High school for
Girls reports subscriptions Of $135,15O up
to date.
BOY SCOUT TOTALS
The Boy Scout total in the Philadelphia
district is Sl,57S,60O TO date. Troop l62,
Of Overbrool, at the beginning Of the cam
pagn started out to raise $4,000 day
for twenty-siX days. Early today their to-
tai amount of subscriptions was s263,6oO.
The leading scout Of the troop is George
Clother, who has Sl69,600 worth Of sub
scriptions.
The Philadelphia scouts received the fol-
lowing telegram from James T., West. scout
executive Of the United States:
Please make sure scouts understand
we are to continue our efforts up 70 last
minute. saturday night prospects good,
but five billion not yet certain. Subscrip-
tions reported tonight over thirty-sr mil
lion Returns incomplete i'm some dis,
trcts Certain 70 reach fifty millions ana
possibly hundred million Please report
Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Thanks
for your splendid cooperation. BOY
Scouts Of America again prove that
organized bOyg)od through scouting is a
distinct national asset
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Crosby, in a telegram to Governor Charles
j. Rhoads. Of the Federal Reserve Bank
here, received today, Instructed that while
no second Liberty Loan subscriptions should
be received by incorporated banks or trust
companies after the close of business today
the time Of closing can be left TO the indi-
vidual discretion of the financili institutions
themselves. state avs as to banking hours
Mr.. Crosby said, will not be applicable In
this instance,