The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-10
VOLUNTEERS ARE

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ters shops. In the offices each de-
partmental officer will act captain
an6 will pick lieutenants from among
his subordinate officials.
Start Among Railroad Employees.
Solicitation of railway employees in
the offices will be under way today,
tomorrow and Friday. In the shops
| solicitation will begin tomorrow I'M
der the supervision of NJ. J. Drury,
superintendent Every railroad en-
ploye in Topeka will be waited
upon.
Copeland today asserted that To-
| peka will get the credit for all SUBJ
scriptions made by railway employees
| here. The bonds for the employees
will be purchased in the federal re-
serve bank in the district in which
| the employees are located.
| Burrow today announced that a
| meeting of the Shawnee county execu-
| tive committee of bankers will be held
| in the directors room of the Central
National bank Friday evening at
o'clock to complete final plans for
next weeks active drive. Chairmen
of the committees affiliated with the
bankers will also attend the meeting
+, Many Convert Old Bonds
| In explaining the privilege of con-
version of the first and second loan
bonds into bonds bearing interest of
| following statement:
THE privilege of conversion of
bonds of the first and second liberty
loans, and the first liberty loan con-
verted, into bonds bearing interest at
the rate of u per cent is permitted
after July l, 1918. by act of congress
approved April A, 1918. Banks and
| individuals are therefore requested not
to forward interim certificates or
bonds to the Federal Reserve bank of
| - fnr~
time as they have been advised of the
conditions under which conversions
| may be made
John T. Morrisey, secretary for the
county committee, announced that to-
| tai subscriptions of the volunteer sort
| made thru city banks at the closing
| hour Tuesday were s26S950 At the
| close of each day hereafter Morrisey
will compile total of the subscrip-
| tions to date. The State Journal will
carry these totals in the Postscript
editions every evening and in all
| editions the following day
Big Parade Saturday
| Prospects are that the monster
! parade and demonstra ton So turday
evening will be the biggest affair of
| its kind ever held in Topeka, accord
| ing to w A. Billy, chairman of the
1 entertainment committee. The parade
| and demonstration will open the ae-
| tive work of collection" and numer-
| Gus organizations in response to the
/ general invitation issued have applied
| for place in line. Organiza tons
already assigned places include the
! mail carriers, the knights and Ladies
| band, the boy scouts, Wv. c. A. girls
| in uniform, Red Cross workers. Capt.
tai council No. 1 with team and 10
motor cars, Columbia council of the
| Knights and Ladies, Moose, National
| Security league, Lincoln Post, Topeka
| state guards, Jackson's band and
| school boys and girls. In addition to
| these organizations sthere will be the
regular liberty loan divisions and
! other patriotic organizations. Police
will lead, preceded by George Godfrey
| Moore.
Bky announced today that acting
wellA A. A. Graham. e. l.. Overton,
| Harry lines. r. Neil Rain, Capt A
! NJ. Fuller and n. C. Wood.
The Chamber of Commerce this
afternoon informed Biby that it would
/ occupy place in line.
Biby requested that every motor car
| on Kansas avenue Saturday afternoon
or evening carry an American flag
| Today was educational day in the
| Santa Fe shops. Every employee was
and II o'clock to listen to speakers
explaining the bonds. James A
Troutman, Justice John Marshall
Justice John Dawson. Justice J. S.
| West, Justice Birch and Justice Mason
| were the speakers. After these edu-
cational meetings all was set for ac-
| tive solicitation of subscriptions
The team captains who will work
! in the different departments of the
shops beginning tomorrow are as fol-
/ lows:
! Locomotive Dept.
! Otto Larson, Geo. Batz. David Brock
N Mes. Halaare L. C. G Don Ggs BollSt cite
| Real Andrew Schoenfeldt, Geo. Zeigler. A.
Laisk, Oscar Mcintyre. Starr Murphy,
Andrew G. Bender. Elmer Belts, John 6.
vore. Carl Carlson, Chas. Hart Chas. Nagie,
jay Ticehurst. Ralph Schaffer. VIM.
hnshe Rst GfS Gies wateI PIT Vor 81 e Ms
Crippen, Con McDonough. Aug Lawrence,
Emil Rode, Chas,, Jackson, Walter Rogers,
Leigh schotte. John McGrath.. A. Beers. B.
Fry, Jas. Gibbons. !. H Elienberger g. Fl
Snyder. Jas clemens. VIM. Horacek. Geo
Stanley, E. Goldsmith. J. Il. Parrish. ]. w.
Morgan. Frank Mitchell. Z. J. McKernan.
/ Passenger Car Department.
John Sheffield. Peter Riach, Frank Jones,
Ed Roehr, E. Rulings, n. Sloan, S. Mabry.
L. c. Kay, Dan Say!or. Geo. Schenck. Ger
a AZ nu Fosberg. Franz Myers enV wm Hoii,
Dan Lane. clyde Naylor. Jas. Gentry
Freight Car Department.
Albert Bowles Fred Manshardt Dan
clay. NJ Shockley. Chas. E. Kari Geo
Hornsby. NJ. Kennedy, I. Montgomery,
Adam Meader. Richard Harvey, Jay Nixon
| VIM. Austin, Sam Blalock A Rftts. Fred
Morse, Geo. Middaugh, Gus Lagerbgrg.
| Weber S. a. Brown, J. Cummings Robt
Shields, Zack. First Harry Cessna, John
@. Eddy.
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