The Washington herald., 1917-06-17
BONDS ARE TOO few
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Capital. III subscribers, amount $17S,-
$50; Franklin, I255 subscribers and
The American Security and Trust
Company led trust companies in
amount subscribed, reporting a total
| OF 2,2l0,6J0 and 2,66 subscribers.
In number of subscribers the Wash
ington Loan & Trust Company led
trust companies with a total of 1886
and a total amount of $1,2l4,5J0. The
National Savings & Trust Company
reported 1924 subscribers, and q total
| amount of 1857, 800, the Munsey Trust
| Company, 2.CS4 subscribers, amounting
| to $3.50, 900; the Union Trust Company
| 1,675 subscribers and $639,O0 and the
| Continental Trust Company reported
/ 4ol subscribers and $25O,000.
The Home Savings Bank led institu-
| tons of this character both in number
Of subscribers and amount subscribed;
reporting 4,750 subscribers and $7S7, $50
worth of bonds.
Unofficial returns received at the
department this afternoon indicated
! that Rochester. N. Y, had taken away
| from Washington the honors SO far
number Of subscribers in proportion
| to population. A telegram said that
Rochester. which is in the New York
City Federal Reserve District, had
bought $2O,G0o00 worth of bonds,
! which represents about one in five
citizens. Washington's percentage
was one in seven.
100000 Buyers Here.
The navy's subscription to the loan
will total 50, 200, 900, late returns indi-
Gated yesterday.
New York's subscription was unoffi-
clally estimated at 81 ,O50, ,OOO, 900 and fig
ures were still being added. One mil!
lion persons in this city alone stepped
forward to take one of more of the
bonds.
The Boston Federal Reserve Bank,
with more tabulations to make, foot
! ed a total Of S2S5. O0O. 900 as New Eng
lands share, $45, 900 more than its
minimum allotment and only $15, 900 0cO
short Of the maximum allotment of
$500, ,OOO, 900.
The Chicago district reported S45.-
100000 and the tabulators were still
600.
Surpasses Maximum
From Cleveland came the report
that the Fourth Federal District COM
prising Ohio. Western Pennsylvania
and parts Of West Virginia and Ken
tueky, had subscribed $276. 2s6, $50. This
districts maximum quota was $2J,-
OOO. .0O0
with half a. truck load OF mail
orders still unopened. Atlanta, Ga
had reached 4 total subscription OF
SIS, 200. only S.0O0,OOO short Of its
quota
Indianapolis oversubScribed an al
lotment of 100000 by nearly 5000
coo. Final official figures were ST.
Tg2. 200.
Subscriptions in the Panama Canal
zone reached S396. 800. while the citizens
OF the Republic OF Panama bought $95.-
900 worth Of bonds. the American
Minister at Panama reported to the
Treasury Department.
Points Lesson to Doubters.
"If there be those in America who
doubted If American zeal in this war
was aroused" declared Senator James
Hamilton Lewis. of Illinois, on the
floor of the Senate yesterday, "or those
who doubted If her interest were
awakened or her people unanimously
enlisted, let them heed this response
to the call of the President and the
appeal of the Secretary of the
Treasury"
Senator Lewis pointed out that the
thousands of contributors to the loan
had in fifteen days paid to their ma
tion a sum which it took Great Britain
six mouths to obtain, France five
months, Germany eight months and
Russia more than year.