Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-21
Capital and Labor Allied,
Bankers and TOiIers Work
ing Side by Side
MANY CATCHY SLOGANS
AWAKEN PATRIOTISM
Indications Are Amount VIII
Be Over Subscribed
Which Is Desired

New York, May 2l.-America q first
offensive of the war = the two billion
dollar liberty loan drive = is in full
swing today. Reports gathered by tho
United Press from every part of the
country showed the nations energies
concentrated N a tremendous effort to
make the issue a winner.
Millions of people are engaged in the
mighty campaign. In scores of cities
and towns the walls are plastered with
siogans-"b buy bond for hberty.''
Ring the liberty bell again, /" 'sFin-
anee your boy on the firing line," and
Put bond in every home.D
Some cities report slow sales, due
to an idea that the loan is. over sub.
scribed. Headquarters here declare it
is not half subscribed.
Capital and labor are allied. bankers
and toilers have joined hands and ev-
cry art of advertising, as well as serm-
ons, speeches, parades and patriotic re-
vivals are being used to make America =
hundred millions realize the bond must
be made success by their united eff
forts.
Pittshurg's pledge is $50, ,00D, 900, the
, allotment $50,000,000 Boy Scouts dis
ltributed cards, 200 bond statesmen and
100 orators are leading the fight.
Buy q Bond for Baby.
New York took two powerful short
arm punches at the liberty loan to-
day. Billy Sunday delivered one and the
big department stores the other.
| Liberty loan "booths'' in red, white
/ lon n h1,to -. rssr
nue. downtown shopping center stores
with pretty and efficient young wo-
men in charge taking subscriptions.
Dig down, you folks" Billy Sun
day told Gothamites today, "and get
behind the government in this new loan.
Everybody with $50 buy bond. I'm
going to buy a few"
In st. Louis, the "bond in every
home" slogan originated The total
subscriptions in the Cleveland federal
reserve district are estimated at $780,
100000 Private subscriptions are 90
ing slowly there Detroit city sub
scribed 100000 as an example to other
municipalities,
! "Buy bond for baby' is going big
in Madison, Wis Five hundred thou.
sand dollars will be subscribed there, il
| is estimated.
| The Des Moines chamber of cOmmerca
! is considering p city wide loan canvass.
Acting Mayor Fairweather is organizing
liberty loan parade. One bank is
loaning money with which to buy bonds,
allowing borrowers to repay at 81 a
week.
In Dallas placard will be given
pah 10 hO y1o ss.
home. 1t says: "We own liberty
bond Twenty five million dollars has
been pledged in st. Louis and twice as
much is expected. Business firms are
buying bonds to be re-sold to employees
on the instalment plan.
Finance Your Boy
The best slogan in Chicago is care
you willing to finance your boy on the
firing lne9"
A bondmen' s club of 1000 members
viii make house-to-house canvass
through northern Illinois, southern
Michigan and northern Indiana, their
employees paying all costs "Four min
ute men ''-expert bond salesmen--will
make four minute speeches in theatres.
The liberty loan clearing house will
handle the campaign among school
children and factory employees.
Children are urged to contribute ie
only nickel apiece. Swift and com
pany bought $750,000 worth to be sold
to employees ON easy payments. Sales in
Chicago so fa- are light, due to the be-
lief that the loan is over subscribed.
New England has fixed $30O,000.o00
as its mark. Boston and all New Eng