The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-04
MONEY BAG
WILL MARK
BOND SALE
Novel Stunt Will Show
How People Are
Subscribing
Detroit has been advised by
r. r. Fenton, chairman OF the
federal reserve board for the
Michigan district, that this
city's quota for the new Lib
erty loan Will be s42,742,o00

A huge money bag. Increasing in
weight from day to day, VIII mark
The progress OF the Liberty loan
campaign instead OF The cOnven.
tional thermometer stunt employed
in the last drive II will be started
an Woodward-ave and the Eight
Mile-rd the new northerIy limits OF
the city and brought down town by
easy stages. reaching the city hall
on the last day OF the campaign,
when IL will be received with appro-
pirate ceremonies
Whether the bag will contain real
money or a substitute il a point on
which Ted Reed. the stunt man OF
he Liberty loan organization. Is
mysteriOusly silent However, the
bag Is 10 be carefully guarded night
and day by police officers and will
be transported from one point 20
another along the line each noon by
flying squadron.
Wo0dWard-aYe from the city hall
10 The Eight Mile-rd.. viii be divided
ntO 80 sections. each section repre-
senting q million dollars The bags
progress along the avenue will de-
pend on how fast the solicitors
bring In the subscriptions. After
being moved each noon IL viii Se
placed in "a conspicuous. place on
the nearest street corner, there 10
rest until the following day BY the
time il reaches the heart Of the city
IL Is expected that the crowd fol-
L.
nous proportions
The Rev Newell Dwight Hills,
pastor OF the Plymouth Congrega'
vTr--c'
his acceptance OF an invitation 10
speak here Monday In behalf OF the
Liberty loan He will give the prin-
opal address az monster mass
meeting 20 be held In the Detroit
armory. Monday night DIR Hills.
one Of the country's most noted pull
pit orators. has spent considerable
TIME in Europe since the war start
cd and will relate some personal
experiences lie Is in position
20 give frst.hand Information con
corning some OF the barbarities com
mitted hy the Germans.
one OF the most important OF me
preliminary meetings will be the
gathering f-the team captains in tho
Board OF Commerce tonight Fol-
low ing a dinner there will he a gen
erai discussion of campaign plans
Judge Alfred J Murphy will give
tho men pep" talk Abner f.
larned, chairman of the sales divi-
sion, Will preside Team captains
who have previous engagements are
urged 10 break hem. as this first
meeting is highly important Mr..
: 1tfft-r witt 1r1 75-TstIeu WITH nothing
less than $50 900 Subscribers 10 me
Liberty Loan in Detroit
THAT viii show that the citizens
of Detroit are standing Loyalty back
OF The government in the fight for
democracy said ne. We ought not
10 ask ourselves Shall take a
bond p but rather How large bend,
or how many. shall | take How
glorious IL would be II the people of
this city would move on tho Liberty
Loan committee in a body crying
Here Is our money; give rs your
bonds II fire We're sweeping
thru the city. mcnacine our homes.
would be wait for the fire depart
ment 10 come and save our proper
ty? on the contrary. We would be
out in advance OF the FIRE depart
ment. working together 10 stop the
conflagrst That Is the spirit IN
which the pullic should meet this
Liberty loan"
Several additions have been made
SO the executive committee in &C
tive charge of the campaign These
are Or. A 6 Studer. who will have
charge OF the salesmen's MONDAY
meetings. Mayor Marx, represent.
ing the city administration Allan
a. Templeton, representing the man
ufacturers division, and r. II Mac
pherson. chairman Of the auditing
committee
r. r. Stevens has been requested
to organize Masonic team and has
consented 10 do so The kiwanis
club has volunteered the services OF
seven teams Thousands OF school
children will assist by calling Al
the homes and leaving pamphlets.
printed IN various languages. OK.
planning the loan
The women. too. will assist Mrs.
n H. Ashbaugh has been appointed
represent the women on the state
committee and will organize women
thruout tho state 10 boost the sale