The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
Whole Nation Observes Day
With Lots of "Pep."
Returns Should Send Total
Far Over Two Billion.
M'ADOO AT WORK IN KANSAS
AviatOrs Flew Over Capital
Helping the Loan.
New York Speeds Up in Honor
of the Day.

Washington, April 26.-Liberty day
opened with a total of s1,956,776 $50
subscriptions already raised for the
nations third big war credit, or with
in s43,300,000 of the s2,000.O00,n00
mark. which will be passed before
night.
Liberty day, proclaimed a national
holiday by President Wilson, was nb
served thruout the land today. A
mighty effort was made to bring the
somewhat tagging liberty loan up to
schedule.
The days close. liberty loan head
quarters here believed will sweep
gave impetus to carry it far over the
$500 100000 which must at least be
attained.
At the capital half hundred men
marching their first path to war will
lead $4,000 bond buyers.
Ruth Law Flew.
Ruth Law, Americas first await %
woman, pirouetting aloft. was to es
cort the parade up Pennsylvania. g.
avenue.
The grand total of subscriptions up
to 10 O'Clock this morning was 81, ,956,-
776,650 and treasury officials forecast
heavy buying for the day.
Early in the day MESA ges began to
reach national loan headquarters tell
ing of a multitude of subscriptions ly
persons who expected later today to
march in citizens parades of sub
scribers. Officials believed that the
days harvest of liberty dollars would
send the nations total far above tu o
billion, particularly as there were il,
dications that banks and corporation s
which have withheld their subscrir-
tions to great extent would turn IL
their pledges today.
Kansas City Prediction Big
The Kansas City, district managers
predicted that the district would pass
its quota of 100000 900 today and the
Chicago district was expected to put
itself near the hundred per cent mark.
Among the cities reported today 20
have won honor flags were Flint,
Joe, Mo, 13S per cent; Cincinnati, IA
per cent and Fort Wayne. Ind, 100
per cent.
Ayiators Over Capital.
While aviators bombed the capital
today with loan pamphlets, $4,000
marchers swung up Pennsylvania ave-
nue. in a great liberty loan demon
stration. In the ranks that Passeo
in review before the White House
and treasury were cabinet members,
delegations from both houses of con-
gress, civic and indutrial organlza-
tions and government employees U1'-
usual significance was given the pa
rade because of the fact that the pu,'-
chase of a liberty bond was a quail
fication demanded of all marchers.
President Wilson called off the
weekly cabinet meeting to permit
members TO participate in the dem :
onstration. The president reviewed d
the parade from an automobile in
front of the White House.
Oil Company Subscribes.
subscriptions of 100000 each for
bonds of the third liberty loan wera
announced today by the Prairie Oil
& Gas company and the Prairie Pipe
Line company
McAdoO in Kansas.
Hutchinson, April 26.-Secretary
McAdoo talked on Liberty day and
declared he was proud to have his
part in it.
1t was an early hour when the
crowd assembled.
He said: Il wish l had forgotten
that l was secretary of the treasury
today and had assumed my other job
as director general of the railroads
so [ could have had the train arrive
at an earlier hour to greet your early
risers.
To-day is Liberty day and 1 am
proud to have the day start while in
your beautiful city. Liberty day has
been set aside by federal proclama- :
ton and is a day of serious impor-
tance, a day when the people of tho
entire country is rededicating them
selves to the ideals of our great coun-
try and making firmer resolves to con
tinue in the struggle to make our
ideals the basis of future peace.
I'VE Mean Business"
To-day we mean business in this
war in which we are engaged and the
German kaiser will know we NEAR
business and business for liberty. W.
are not in the war to take by theft tbs
property of any other people or ma
ton but in war to see that great and
small alike may be protected in in