South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-11


that South Bend is falling down on
the job" He went on with other
statements which appeared upon
the front page of this mornings
News-Times.
when AIR. Haines had finished.
I MIR. Baker. who had been listening
10 what Mr.. Haines had said. told
| the reporter Play that up strons.
Make a big story OF it. It's got TO
] be done.
Mr.. Haines then telephOned 70
Mr.. Dunscomb. as reported in the
morning News-Times. When ne had
| finished, Mr.. Baker explained TO
Mr.. Haines. loud enough that the
reporter might hear. his troubles
with the War Chest committee, how
he had asked them to postpone the
campaign. and OF their refusal.
Following the appearance of the
morning edition of The News-Times,
! Messrs Stephenson and Baker lssu-
ell the above statement. asking that
! the story in the morning edition be
suppressed. and that this statement
should take its place. 1t was
brought 10 The News-Times Office
by Kenneth Mac Beth. a district or
ganizer OF the seventh Reserve dis
trict Liberty loan headquarters.
The Morning story.
South Bend is not doing half its
duty i'm the third Liberty loan cam
paign."
Tha; is the charge brought against
this community by A. ID. Baker
county chairman, and Burton
Haines of indianapolis, who is in
South Bend TO assist the drive in
this district
Subscriptions to local banks have
been less than $4,000 a day in the
progress of the campaign thus far.
At this rate, the minimum quota Of
more than s1,5OO.O0o. which has
been set for Portage twp. which in
| c,udes South Bend. will be reached
| in about two months, Mr.. Baker
oints out
The local Liberty loan situation
was made still more serious by the
/ receipt last night of the following
/ telegram from George II. Dunscom b.
federal reserve director of sales for
campaigns:
Now apparent that governments
/ immediate requirements are much
larger than three billion minimum
fixed by secretary Of treasury. I'm
( perative that you push campaign for
/ large oversubscription. Continue 60
( ing at top speed until end. Gov
eminent asks for widest possible
/ distribution. doubling number of
subscriptions to last loan"
Citizens Asleep.
south Bend should be heartily
ashamed Of itself" declared Mr..
/ Haines last night. With this beau
| tiful. prosperous city, the citizens
are asleep TO the needs of their
| country They think that the en-
| thusiasm displayed in the parade
! Saturday was all that was expected
/ Of them. They're going to get stung.
South Bend didn't make even It's
! minimum quota in the last loan, and
| If present indications count for any
| thing, II won't make half its mini
mum this time" went on Mr.. Haines.
/ 'Mishawaka is doing a little better,
/ but not much.
Talk about the farmers being
misers Why the farmers OF the
county are coming through fine COM
Pared TO the prosperous business
! men OF the two cities of the county.
South Bend has got to wake up, IL
/ IL wants to maintain its reputation"
Blame War Chest Drive.
The War Chest campaign of last
week is blamed by Liberty loan Of
hcials for the poor showing made
here. In a telephone conversation
to George II, Dunscomb, federal re-
serve director of sales for Indiana.
Mr.. Haines asked that steps be taken
by the treasury department 70 force
the stopping Of work for the War
Chest while the Liberty loan cam
paign is on.
They took nearly half a million
dollars out OF here last week" Mr..
Haines told Mr.. DunscOmb, and
they're still at it. They have got 10
be stopped"
use your authority as represent
ing the treasury department to stop
the solicitation Of funds" begged
Mr.. Haines south Bend is making
! a rotten showing"
Baker Is Aroused.
The War Chest campaign should
have been put off until after the
Liberty loan campaign" declared
Mr.. Baker "Mishawaka was con-
tent to wait I took the matter up
with the officials of the War Chest
but they said they couldn't help w.
they had set their date, and weren't
going TO change it, Liberty loan or
no Liberty loan"
Sales in seven of the eight main
banking institutions Of the city to-
tailed $4,000 for Wednesday. This,
| combined with the report Of s39,-
100 on Tuesday. and $4,000 on
Monday. makes a total of $113,050
reported 20 South Bend banks since
the campaign opened. The $46,450
reported Saturday must be discount
ed. since those sales are being re-
| peated in the bank reports as the
| pledges are being handed to the
I banks.
Sales in Mishawaka were 5000
on Wednesday, and $500 on Tues
day. LakevilIe. the only other re-
port in the hands OF the county COM
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