The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-20

Washington, June 20.-Reports of
subscriptions by states this morning
to the Red Cross headquarters here
in the $1OO.0oO,OoO fund campaign
We're
Alabama. $4,000; Arizona, $4,000;
Arkansas, $4,000; California, $4,000;
Colorado, ,s21s,OoO; Connecticut'
100000; Georgia, $SS,000; Idaho,
$4,000; Illinois, $2,042,000; Indiana,
$411,0OO; Iowa, $93,OO0 Kansas,
100000; Kentucky, $4,000; Louisi-
ana, $16S, 1000; Maine, $4,000; Mary
land, 5000: Massachusetts, $44S,0OO;
Michigan. $4,000; Minnesota, $S6,-
900; Mississippi, $4,000; Missouri,
$772,OOO; Montana, $4,000; Ne
braska, $111,OOO; New Hampshire,
S11 900; New Jersey, $4,000; New
Mexico, $4,000; New York (outside
New York city,. s1,543,OOO; North
$4,000; Ohio, $2.567,OOO; Oklahoma,
S111.OOO Oregon, 100000 Pennsyl-
vania, $1,73S,0OO; Rhode Island
$4,000; South Carolina, $4,000;
South Dakota, $4,000; Tennessee
$4,000; Texas, $1,000; Utah, $212,-
600; Virginia, $375,0OO; Washington,
$4,000; West Virginia, $12S,000; Wis
consin, $4,000; Wyoming, $4,000.
No totals had been received for
states not mentioned.
Kansas City Raises to 100000.
Kansas City, June 2O.-The goal OF
100000 set by the American Red
Cross of Kansas City's share in the
national s1O0,0OO,0OO campaign has
been voluntarily raised to 100000.
/ Yesterday, the first day of the cam
paign netted $337,396. Today, $50
: business men are donating their time
/ toward reaching the goal.
Out over Kansas the campaign is
rapidly bringing results. The state is
good for a million. workers say. In
! dependence, a town of about 10000,
started out to make its share 81 per
capita 1t has now raised the appor-
tionment to $40 and subscribed $780,
/ 900 the first day.
/ Henry Allen Stirs En- Up.
Henry ]. Allen, editor of the Wich-
! ita Beacon and the silver tongued ora
/ tor of the recent Progressive party, is
stirring up the district by his elo-
quence and bitter eXcoriation of
''slackers."
( Il wish the kaiser were here to see
what is going on" he said Amy one
who turns down a Red Cross worker
is a nasty Stacker. He is worse than
the man who refused to register. The
man who failed to register is not pa
triot. The thing that refuses to aid
in the Red Cross work is not a man.
He should no longer be regarded as a
! citizen"
$4,000 at Great Bend.
i Great Bend, Kan. June 2O-With
more than $4,000 subscribed to the
Red Cross, Barton county today was
pushing to complete it's quota of $25,-
900.
st. Joe Giving and Praying.
st. Joe, June 2O.-St. Joseph's sub
scriptions to the Red Cross fund at
noon today had passed $4,000 The
pastors of churches have been asked
to pray for success of the campaign.
$1.1OO at Dodge City.
Dodge City, June 2O-Approxi-
mately $1.100 had been subscribed
here at noon today of the $4,000 al
| lotted to this county for the Red
Cross.
Red Cross Notes.
New York City's apportionment of
$40, 100000 is the largest, leaving but
$780, 100000 to the rest of the United
! States. Chicago with $4,000, 900 has
received the second largest apportion-
ment Boston and Philadelphia have
been asked to collect 100000 each;
Pittsburg. $3.50O,0OO; Cleveland, So
! 000,0 St. Louis. $2,7OO.OOO; Detroit
100000; Buffalo, $1S00.OOO; Kan
sas City, $1,500.000;' Minneapolis, ST.
250.0O Providence, $1.250OOO; Ro-
chester. $1.OOO,OOO Cincinnati, ST.
100000, and other cities lesser
amounts.
officials in charge of the American