The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23
FREEMAN THINKS


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1t was not added to the total but will
be placed in its proper place tomor-
row night when the executive commit
tee meets again.
The $4,000 subscription, however
brings the total assured at the meet
ing to $1,535 900, leaving a total of
$3.50, 900 yet to be raised if the sub
scriptions aggregate the quota to the
dollar.
Big Bond Fire Meeting.
After heavy artillery preparation
by the banks today and tomorrow and
infantry skirmishes by the business
mems committees, the real start lover
the top will be made at o'clock
Wednesday night when thousands
will gather on the state house grounds
and add fuel to a bond fire of lib
erty." A great community bonfire
will be kindled by Mrs. D. w. Null
vane, chairman of the committee in
charge, and every Topekan who can
is asked to attend and bring some
thing that can be added to the blaze.
Shoe boxes, firewood, anything that
will burn and make the liberty fire
leap higher, will be appropriate.
Workers in charge of the great
demonstration sent out requests today
for every whistle in the city to blow,
every church bell to ring and every
one who has a gun or some other
instrument to make a noise to put it
in operation as the hands of the clock
indicate the hour of eight.
The fire will be only one of the
many that will blaze turnout the ma
ton. however. In every city and at
every crossroads thruout America
these fires will be lighted as a sort of
an appropriate closing of Liberty
Bond day as designated by the presi-
dent.
Big Demonstration Planned.
Plans are to make the demonstra-
ton in Topeka the biggest in the state,
appropriate with the fact that it is
to be lighted in the shadow of the
state capitol. 1t was also announced
today that at o'clock, when the fire
is lighted, every street light in the city
will be turned out, every street car
will stop and the fire and the flood
light on the state house dome will be
the only illumination reflecting in the
skies.
In the light of the fire four minute
men and others will make addresses
The speakers will include Judge r.
A. Burch, Senator James A. Trout
man, Charles Dillon, Robert Stone and
W. A. Biby.
These in charge of arrangements
today said an effort would be made
to get Marshalrs band for a short
concert of patriotic airs, both old and
new.
Machinery of the campaign began
to revolve at a maximum speed today.
Bankers reported that subscriptions
were coming in faster than at any
other time since the drive opened.
The large percentage of the subscrip-
lions came from $50 and 500 in
vestors.
Banks Open Evenings.
In order that men and women who
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convenient to get to a bank during
regular hours may have a chance to
buy bonds, the Topeka banks it was
decided at the executive meeting Mon
day night, will be open from to 8
o'clock every evening until the cam
paign closed. They will not close to-
morrow, national liberty bond day as
proclaimed by the president a holiday,
but will remain open to take care of
subscriptions.
The campaign in Topeka, insofar
as the average investor is concerned,
will close Thursday, 1t was announced
today. However. the Federal Reserve
banks in Kansas City will not close
on the loan until Saturday night and
subscriptions may be made to To-
peka banks Friday and Saturday and
the applications will be wired to Kan
sas City.
Workers were further encouraged in
the big drive today by hearing from
one of "Topeka's sons at the front"
c. L. Mitchell, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce, received the follow
ing letter from Major j. s. Dean, for
merly a Topeka attorney and now
connected with the judge advocate
generals office in Washington:
Il feel sighted because none of the
live wires of the Topeka brigade of
liberty bond workers has allotted me
any share in making up the Topeka
quota. 1 will take $500 worth
please report my subscription and
have notice sent to me when and
where to pay for same"