Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-23
STATES AND NATION
JOIN IN HOLIDAY
Every Governor Aceedes to Request Of
President to Proclaim Wednesday.
Liberty Day" as Whole or Half
HoIiday-Maximum of $4,000, ,000, 900
by Close Of Week AttainabIe Only by
Greatest Efforts-Good Work by Boy
Scouts

Washington, Oct. 23.-The Liberty
Loan was still tagging today on the
face Of scattering unofficial estimates
to the treasury department. Officials
were hoping that the ss.ooo,ooO,0oo
minimum would be reached by tomor-
row night, when the heavy anticipated
volume of Liberty day sales would be
in hand.
Officials announced that there was
little information at hand to lead them
to believe that the $4,000, 100000 max
imum would be reached, altho they
thought the sum might possibly be
taken by an eleventh hour avalanche
of neutrality-suspicious.
"Conyiction is felt in many quar-
ters." the treasury department an
nounced. that the $4,000, 100000 mark
can be reached by tomorrow night.
Solicitors, spurred on by their failure
to make district gains yesterday. the
first day Of the last week Of the cam
paign, began anew today with intensi-
fled determination. 1t was thought that
II the loans total subscriptions could
be brought by tonight up to approxI-
mately $4,000, ,O0O, 900, or 5000. 900 more
than Is In sight at present, there might
be chance to reach the $4,000. 600. 900
mark tomorrow night, the close OF
Liberty day.
7a Maximum Not Probable.
Liberty. daysreturns. heads Of some
district committees believe, may reach
81, ,000, 100000. If they approximate so
per cent Of this sum they probably will
send the total for the drive above
$4,000, ,O00, 900"
Indications pointed more and more.
officials said, to the conclusion that
only a tremendous response by the en-
tire nation, with hundreds Of thousands
of small subscribers and many large
subscribers participating, could bring
the total anywhere near the maximum
totay.
Among the subscriptions reported to-
day was one Of $4,000 from inmates Of
the West Virginia state penitentiaray.
Cash was paid for these bonds This
was the largest subscription reported
from any penal institution.
Wednesday to Be Holiday.
Liberty Loan day tomorrow will be
a state as we'll as a national holiday.
Their interest in the day stirred by a
telegram sent out by Secretary Nc
,Adoo, virtually all governors have pro-
claimed the day a holiday. Thus far
rot single governor has declined to
proclaim q state holiday In part at
least. Some found it inconvenient to
make it a whole holiday, so made 1t a
holiday in the afternoon.
minus: avvagy governor vino replied
to the secretary's telegram added a few
wordsNof encouragement for the loan.
The signal for the lighting of liberty
fires turnout the country fill be given
tonight when Mrs. w. G.. McAdoo,
chairman of the woman's Liberty Loan
committee. lights bonfire at the
Washington monument, using for the
purpose candle holder which once be-
longedto Napoleon Bonaparte and con-
tanning trench candle made in Que
bee Faggots to be lighted by Mrs.
MoAdoo are Of wood made from his
toric places In many states.
Among the relics contributed by the
different states to the fire here are
pieces Of wood from the birthplaces Of
President Wilson. Cleveland, Jackson,
Johnson and Folk. Illinois has con-
tributed piece Of wood from Lin
coins old home and Missouri a piece
Of wood from Grants log cabin.