Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-20
OREGON RESPONDS TO
RED CROSS APPEAL
Many Counties VIII Easily Ex-
ceed Their Required
Amount of Funds

Portland, Or, JHne 20.-The hand on
Oregon s Red Cross clock glided swift
Iy around its dial Tuesday. Without a
pause, It passed the 5000 mark, sl0,-
Z 900, So. 900. When il reached the $50,
900 point without slaekening, State
z Chairman H. L. COrbett and state Cam
paign Manager L. g. Nichols began 20
realize the, preliminary reports from
enthusiastic esmpaign committees had
not been exaggeFati0ns- When it came
TO rest for the day in close proximity
TO the 100000 marx, Nr. COrbett ex-
elaimed:
"Oregon Is awake. Not only that, but
Oregon realizes that this war is terri
bic and big, that the finger of sorrow
is going 10 touch every life in this state
before it Is over and that the more we
sacrifice row 10 protect our soldier
boys from the consequences of their
wounds, and their dependents from
want, the more We will rejoice when it
is all over .
Rivalry Spurs Counties
In order to keep pace witk their own
progress, z. c. Pease, chairman Of the
WsseO-Sherman county committee,
found it necessary to telephone every
little while as the amounts received in
the $1,000 drive Of the two counties
began TO come closer and closer to the
total desired.
But l.. J. Simpson, head Of the Coos
Curry county committee, hearing Of
the Waseo- Sherman ambition 10 lead
the state outside Portland, suggested
in long distance conversation, "Tele-
phone Mr. Pease that he had better
wait until he hears from as.
The brief message from Pendleton
early in the day was, - Umatilla eOun-
tvs $4,000 is ready" but there was
no intimation that the Umatilla eoun-
ty committee felt that its work had
more than begun.
All Sections Enthusiastic
The report from Astoria was that
enthusiasm for the campaign had swept
the city and the neighboring towns at
the mouth Of the Columbia.
William Kyle telephoned from Flor
snee that its quota of $1,000 had beer
exceeded before the eampaign began
and that the committee was out for
$4,000. Two hours had been sufficient
10 secure Canyon City's quota Of $3.50 |
reported securing Sab, Tn
on $500, Medford s711.25, Baker |
county $500, Grant county $1,000, Tn |
on and WallOwa counties $4,000, Pilot |
Rock $500 in Is hours, Bend $4,000, /
Falls $685..
Reports had been hard to get from |
Ieppner and Barclay AehesOn, special
of the state committee,
vas sent there to help the work. He
ame back with q telephone message:
Heppner is Busy
'tHepPner is rcd hot for the Red
ross. There is money everywhere. This
,udding metropolis at big mass meet
ng unanimously pledged itself to raise
Is full quota and then TO keep on go
ng. This is a district that never fell
own in doing good piece of work.
ieppner is full of pep and will show
he rest of Oregon what real district
an do. ="
Among the jubilantly successful re- f,
Orts from committees, not one has
uggested that to secure its quota com
lctes its duty. There is general real
zation that President Wilson s call for
100 600. 900 to constitute the emergen-
v war service fund of the Red Cross
Tas for a minimum sum, that the need
) infinite ana 0OllaIS IiHltcs L Htf dlSV
ealize that early reports cover pre-cam
aign subscriptions from those able to
i've large sums and that the necessity Il
or hard work during the remainder
+ the week is not lessened. And at the
anne time there are yet numerous I
reality people in the state who have
ot done their share. !:
Quota Given Thrice Over
Late last night telephone message
rom The Dalles announced that Sher-
nan and Wasco counties had further
increased their lead over the original
llotment, which was $4,000. The COM
iittee reported S43,305 subscribed with
lore in sight. OF the amount sub
eribed sherman county has pledged
II 700 and Waseo county S25,605. The
wo counties, elated by success, have
ent a field worker into Gillian county
0 assist in the drive there.
II. W. Stone telegraphed last night
rom Seattle that the northwest proba-
" would exceed the northwest ap-
ortioument nv &500000.