Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-30

act upon the business OF the country IN
the opinion of William G. McAdoo. Sec
rotary Of the Treasury. Since the money
will be practically all spent in the United
States for foodstuffs. munitions and
clothing. the bigger the response to the
nations plea for financial support the big
ger will be the consequent return in con-
tracts and profit.
) to the future business and industrial sue
cess of the nation, says Secretary Nc
Adoo. Unless the loan is heavily over
subscribed and the subscriptions are
country viii suffer in consequence and to
just that degree in. which the people fail
to support the loan"
No Liberty Bond Holiday.
The Washington bond loan commit
tee did not rest today. Chairman
Poole and Secretary Thompson were at
= their offices and in consultation early,
and will continue to push the CAM
paign throughout the afternoon.
= Speakers assigned for today's per-
formances at the. various amusement
houses are as follows:
At the New. National this afternoon.
: Elliott s. Norton: this evening. w. T.
.Galliher. president of the American Ma
-tional Bank.
At the Belasco this afternoon. Albion
X. Paris; this evening, John L.
Weaver
Al D.
this evening, Frank ]. Hogan.
At the Strand this evening. Frank B.
.Devereaux of the National Savings and
Trust Company.
agents and solicitors will give the en-
tire day to pushing the liberty loan,
working in a house-to-house canvass.
The savings banks and banks with
make no deductions on interest on
money withdrawn from savings ac-
counts for investment in liberty bonds
between June Is and July /.
(. ,sTomorrows speaking schedule. as far
as arranged. will include addresses at
= the Department Of the Interior at
p.m.. Department of Justice at 1870
p.m... and at the District building at
moon.
At noon today a conference was held
ny the president and secretary of the
liberty loan committee with the man.
ayers OF the various moving picture
houses OF this city to complete arrange
ments for the extension of the speaking
campaign to these amusement places
Out in Chicago $40 bond statesmen,
abandoning their regular duties. and
-devoting their time entirely to the sale
Of liberty bonds. marched through the
> busy business district escorted by a
brass band. and then headed, each in
his specified territory. for the house. to-
house canvass of the city in the in
terest of Uncle Sam.
National Press Club subscribes.
- A subscription. of $500 to the liberty
, Joan bond issue will be. made for the
National Press Club. The board OF
governors. at meeting last night,
voted this Investment from the club
funds.
The Chatham and Phenix National
Bank Of New York has subscribed to
100000 additional liberty bonds,
making 100000 in all.
The Commonwealth Edison of Chi
cago has purchased $1.50o.eoo to be sold
on the installment plan for employees
The Lehfgh Valley Railroad Company
has served notice on it's $4,000. employees
that 1t will buy all bonds desired and
sell them on monthly payments.
Charles NJ. Schwab has sent in his
--Afst subscription for $1,000. 00o.
: The New>York Life Insurance Company
: has subscribed for $4,000, 900. and has Of
Jared the opportunity Of buying. a liberty
loan bond to all salaried employees, with
. privilege to pay in full in two years
Under the war loan act the Treasury
Department is, to permit subscriptions
J TO liberty bonds to remain in banks un-
I'll needed.
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