The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-05-22
WOMEN'S SLOGAN
SPEEDS UP SALE
OF LIBERTY BONDS
"lf You Can't Enlist, Invest, +"
Their Cry - Rockefeller
Takes Another S., 900, 900.

III you can't enlist--lnvest" q
striking slogan adopted to-day by a
squad Of twenty bond saleswomen,
worked wonders In the big depart-
ment stores where Liberty Loan
bonds are on sale. Before noon two
department stores announced that
they had disposed Of $4,000 worth
Of Baby Bonds, while many other
stores reported that their sales had
passed tho $4,000 mark.
No one seems 10 know where the
bond saleswomen pane from. but
they were on the Job early. Liberty
Loan headquarters heard about them
through tse-ioan subscriptions that
came In. Fifth Avenue is their hunt
ing ground.
The Flying Squad" OF bond sales
men which started out yesterday
ahead OF the Volunteer Liberty Loan
Army reported to-day that tobacco.
candy and very often lunch money
was being applied by factory workers
TO hrst installments on $50 and 800
bonds. The Flying Squad members
were presented with n closed and
guarded auto truck In which to de-
posit the leather money bags they
find It necessary 20 carry for small
change.
One OF the best bits Of news that
reached headquarters came from the
representatives OF the safe deposit
companies. At q meeting this morn
ing they agreed to take care Of Baby
Bonds without cost to their owners.
This plan, II is expected. will be
adopted by safe deposit concerns all
through the State.
A member of the volunteer army
last night met a sea captain whose
ship was to leave port this morning.
The skipper didn't have enough money
in his pockets TO buy a 81, 900 bond. Ho
had a bank account, but the bank was
closed.
All night the salesman camped out
side the captains homo. Five min
utes before the bank opened the sales
man commandeered an automobile
and whisked the skipper to his bank,
got the check and rushed tho captain
back 10 has ship.
The Loan Committee found It neces-
sary to-day to warn prospective in
Vestors against fraudulent statesmen.
The committee announced that sales
men arc not empowered 70 accept
payments but must refer the buyer
TO the official bond committee or
direct him to subscribe through a
bank,
The Canadian Pacific Railroad to-
day subscribed for l,00O.0O0 worth.
The Citizens National Bank OF New
York, for its customers and itself,
subscribed 100000 The United
States Trust Company announced
that the Louisville and Nashville
Railway had subscribed for $1,000. 600.
The u. T. Hungerford Brass and Cop
per Company applied for a block of
$500, 900 worth OF bonds 10 sell TO its
Arrnloyees in lots not TO exceed $500.
scrlbed for S250,000 and n telegram
from tho Albany Savings Bank re-
| auested $500, 900 worth.
The second subscription OF IS, 900. 00O
by John ID. Rockefeller was an
nounced by the Equitable Trust Com
pany. A subscription OF 81 ,0O0. 900 by
Max J. Brcitenbach OF New York also
was announced.
Other subscriptions were J. and w
Seligman q Co.. $4,000, 900; American
Brass Company. $1.000,O00; State
Bank Trust Company, Hartford
Conn, t25O.00O: New York IAfe In
snrance Company, t500,000; Millet-
Roe-Hagon, 100000 Henry Fucker
mon Company $4,000; Enrich Drey-
hon Company $4,000; Enrich Drey.
fus,I $4,000; German Savings Bank
Brooklyn, $4,000.