Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
Liberty Bell Sounds
TOcsin for Big Loan
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ness the ceremony. Many felt that the
aged bell might not stand the strain but
this uneasness was .dispelled when the
Mayor struck the first blow
Despite the big crack the old bell re-
sponded at the first tap. The sound was not
audible TO the crowds outside the hall, and
not until Mayor Smith had struck several
blows did it produce a resonant ring.
Thirteen blows were struck. one for each
State in the original Union.
Mayor Smith made no formal address,
but stated that the event would probably
20 down in history and that he desired to
have a record Of the occasion preserved
A new register was produced and all
persons invited signed their names This
record will be kept in the archives Of the
city and Mayor Smith will probably form
an association of the persons who were
present
Among those present were 4. T. Stotes-
bury, e. B. Smith, Hampton L. Carson,
Judge Norris s. Barratt, for United States
Assistant Attorney General James NJ. Beck,
former Governor Edwin S. Stuart r. Il.
Norton and j. Clark Moore,
The Franklin National Bank announced
that It has added S3,0O0,000 in subscriptions
since yesterday which brings it's total up to
SlS,O0O,000.
BIG STRIDES IN SALES
Philadelpha's Liberty Loan campaign
made big strides this morning, and from
early returns a big total is assured when
the campaign ends at noon tomorrow.
G. j. Rhoads. governor of the Federal
Reserve Bank. was unable up TO noon to
give out figures concerning the total but
admitted that II would be surprisingly
large. A Pile Of subscription blanks more
than six feet high were being tabulated,
and Governor Rhoads asserted that definite
figures could not be given out until late in
the afternoon.
Campaign officials estimated that today's
subscriptions have swelled the total TO more
than S150,000,00O.
How the Philadelphia fund is growing is
shown in early reports. Employees at the
United States Mint promised 60 subscribe
S2O, 900 but this morning reported more
than $4,000.
Employees of Laird. Schober & Co. started
to raise $4,000 and reported $16,4OO at
noon. go
Other subscriptions recorded this morn
ing were as follows:
Bailey, Banks Biddle ..,..;..,..... $50 900
Pennsylv9nle Lawn Move, Works - 1000
scriptions from employes) ......,... 31l5
J.. q p; Baltz Brewing company. ...,.' 20 900
Victor Talking Machine Company taddi-
Their There are more than 1000 banks cooper
ating in the campaign, and owing to the
great area covered by the Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Bank, not more than 40
per cent OF tneSe lnslllutlOnb nave reported
Counties in the central section Of the
State have assured the campaign committee
that they will send big subscriptions ID the
Federal Reserve Bank tomorrow, and eX-
plain that they are Withholding subscrip-
| tions until the close Of the campaign.
In several instances county allotments.
| according 10 the campaign committee, will
| be doubled.
Philadelphia banks are bowling up big
| totals, too, but like the smaller institutions
| in the rural sections have been slow in re-
porting Yesterday the Franklin National
| Bank reported new subscriptions totaling
more than S6,000.000. This brought the
grand total for that bank TO si5,0O0,e0O
and officials OF the institution are confident
that by tomorrow this total will be In
creased by an additional $3,O00,000. n
Acting upon suggestion made by the
EVENING LEDGER, the Victor Talking Ma.
chine recorded the detonations Of the bel
on q record.