The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
WAR BOND
SALES ARE
IMPROVING

Big business b. beginning i0 locs
On np Plants that have hitherto
been closed 20 the Liberty bond
statesmen are nov opening their
door 10 them. and thc officers
many instances. are going oui o.
their way to assist in Che canvass
This change or heVr due n
some cases 90 the picndd eAanip'r
set by the Burroughs Addlne Ma
chine company and other iai@r ih
rlitutions. In Others no Year "f pub
licity. The bulls tactic of lhe
statesmen themselves IS another ifl-
porianf factor --Tpbufs onik 4pl'
them on 90 greater efori
Reports read al Che MONDAY mes
ing Friday boosted the grand 'ol"4
almost t0 BE $4,000. mln marx the
raiestnen and banks reporting -
x97 .35g since Thursdav ioon.' ln+r+
viii be No meeting SATURDAY nus
every team is expected m come inFl
with good report or Monday 20
start The second week OF Dr. cam,
paign
Among ne individual suhscri2-
lions announced was one OF S5H.pon
from Carl +. Schmidt Ia annopne
ing II w G. Fitzpatrick ol me lRN'
yerS ard Judges team. said iNaf
represented SO l-} per cenf OF NJ
Schmidt yearly income He refer
red 10 ne donor as "a much misln-
derstood man
+. II Macpherson. chairman 81
the Liberty loan auditing commit 'r,
announced that bis firm, The Detroit
Sulphite pulp a. Paper company
et.s..a -f+-aAr- --44--es h. Ia tha tll--
10 per cent Of its capital De mini
mum fixed By the executive commit
tee for corporations He made Eo0d
hv handing a check Tor Slo00pn go
JET webb. Of the Rotary e4-iA tam
The Rotary clu5. By tie way. car
lied OF the Glass 3 banner Tor ne
third time this week, reporting 49,
subscriptions totaling s75sT5A This
included subscription Of $500. 0w'
from the J l. HGfson COMPANY for
itself and it, employees
This announcement brought slid
cheers for Richard II We0her. pres
idcnt OF the company and membcr
of the Liberty loan committee, Vho
was forced TO respond with speech
The company. ne said had planned
TO subscribe $4,000 for rself and
employees. but the directors, IN 2
meeting Friday morning. had voted
10 raise this 20 a halfmillicn.
Mr.. Weber said he had been
greatly impressed BY the remark ~
a newspaper man. who said that 20
subscribe his fun share was no more
than mans duty "a be patriot
a man must DO more than M duty
One hundred thousand dollars
from Roehm g. Dawson and en-
ployes was also included In the 70
tary clubs report MI webb re-
ported that every employe OF the Dc
troit Times hadAsubscribed
George Cocks team reported that
The Roberts Brass & MAnHtactu-.ng
company lad shut down its plan,
for the canvass and had raised the
$4,000 subscribed By ihe men to'<20.
600.
yA,itter- -peahndX-- Cara Ea-.- Il
factory division. reported 4 total o.
%iuesVoV IN tot tNnHfIlU tlNlN. n
Russell wheel a Foundry company.
he said. had promised s. for every
81 subscribed BY employees Wher
the latter bought Sis.S00 OF bonds.
the company promptly came thru
with $4,000
q l. Holton. reporting for com
pany +, Of the factory division. said
that tho employees OF the Detroit
Wire Spring company. mostly for.
eigners. had subscribed SO. 500 and
the women employed In the W VI
Finck & Company overall factory
subscribed $4,000 Mr. HoltOn paid
a tribute 20 factory foremen
They are better statesmen than
we are. and they have been a very
great help to as IN this campaign.
he said
Detroit lodge of Elks reported %
subscriptions from members OF the
order. totallng sl6s50
A. f. Gordon Of Charles A II
Thom'E team. told Of an experience