Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-15
Local Subscriptions Near
$6,000,000 of Okla
homa's $14,000,000.
IlUSKOGEE IS SECOND
Indian Funds Swell Re-
port; Capital Is Third
With $3,052,000.

The state of oklahoma has over
subscribed its quota of the Liberty
loan-oversubscribed 1t due to the
liberality of ever generous Tulsa in
purchasing more than one-third of
the bonds pledged in the entire COM
monwcalth.
Tulsa. whose purchases the day be-
fore had passed far beyond the amount
demanded, last night when the cur
tain descended on the thrilling local
campaign had made a spectacular
days leap from $3,S19.G $50 to the amaz-
ing total of $5,3472OO. During that
same wind-up interval Of "a hours
virtually one thousand additional Tul-
sans had lined up for liberty and pro-
vided an extra Sl,527,550.
Tulsa Did IL.
Thus when a little group Of state
and national officials, bankers and
other business men assembled at the
capital city last night wired Washing
ton the assurance that "Oklahoma
had pledged her allotted s14,5O0, 600,
they really meant, yet probably did not
add to their telegram the line, And
the Tulsa spirit made it possible.
Oklahoma City, spurred on by
Tulsas early showing and urged still
more by reports of the Magic City's
whirlwind finale. last night had closed
her campaign with total of S3,052,-
300 or only approximately one-half
the amount subscribed by Tulsa. Mus
kogee also denoted unusual activity
as the day drew near "A close. Indian
funds from the interior department
having been put to play so as to swell
the city's total to S3.571,950, or neaply
halt million dollars more than the
pledge Of the capital city.
1852 Patriots.
Numbering among the patriots who
have saved this states good name i'm
the eyes of Uncle Sam are 3.562 Tul-
sans. Wednesday at noon only 2.674
local citizens had subscribed. OF the
total amount subscribed in Tulsa.
$59,lOO was pledged in the smaller
towns scattered thruout this county.
Tulsa had been asked to subscribe
per cent of her total individual
bank deposits. But instead OF such
mere trifle as cents on every dol
lar the local subscription is in excess
or Is per cent Leading the state
and the southwest insofar as per
capita deposits are concerned, Tulsa,
IN the opinion of local bankers, per-
hapS has established the record for all
cities in the United States with a
population under the 100000 mark.
To Kansas City.
While the final gong thruout the
entire nation is not sounded on the
Liberty loan until tonight, all funds
from the cities not possessing regional
federal reserve banks must be in such
an institution by noon today. That
was why Tulsa closed her winning
campaign a little early and why a
committee composed of j. NJ. Berry
c. W, BENEDICT and q, II. Leonard
left last night for Kansas City bear
ing report of the local showing for
delivery at the federal reserve bank
of the Kansas City district.
Not only has the state attained the
goal desired, but If federal funds con-
verted into Liberty bonds by Gabe l.
Parker ot the Indian affairs commit
tee at Muskogee and other points in
the state are classified to Oklahoma's
credit. the total purchases for the
state may reach the $40, 200, 600 mark
With tabulations incomplete the fol
lowing totals of sales Of Liberty bonds
were received from Oklahoma towns
last night:
Muskogee. S3.571,95O; Henryetta
sS45,000; McAlester, $365,000; Il
Reno, S155, 1000; Collinsvile, $4,000.