Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-13
FARMERS RALLY
TO SUPPORT OF
LOAN CAMP AICN
Men From Country Districts
Big Subscribers; Elk City
Man Buys $4,000
Worth of Bonds.

The farmersNof Douglas county
have come to the rescue of the
Fourth Liberty loan campaign. If
they continue to subscribe at the
rest OF the school house meetings
as they did last week, they will
carry Douglas county across the
81 100000 county quota.
With about half of the county
meetings already held, the farmers
have subscribed about 100000 and
they are expected to take about
$4,000 in all.
One Douglas county farmer,
Mark B. Turner of Elk City. sub
scribed to this loan in manner
to make some of the rich city peo-
Pc ashamed of themselves" Mr..
Turner, when called on by the So
Letting committee, astonished them
by calmly saying:
Guess you can put me down tor
about $4,000 worth
And while the committee were
gasping and stammering their ap-
probation and praise, Mr.. Turner
still further astounded them by
pu ling out his check book, sitting
down to a table and, after hunting
Tor pen and ink, writing out
check for $4,000 and handing it to
them.
MIR. Turner's subscription is big
ger than the two next largest sub
scriptions combined both of which
were made by Omaha men.
Don't think | need any praise"
said Mr.. Turner. Guess | know
a good investment when | see one.
My money is safer with UNCLE Sam
than anywhere else and it's draw
ing good interest and helping win
the war. I'm satisfied"
Million Dollars Short.
Up to last night Omaha had sub
scribed approximately $9,5OOO0O
WHICH is about 100000 short OF
the ! city's quota. 1t now appears
that the folks in the county out
side of Omaha will oversubscribe
on this loan and leave Omaha about
$750,000 still to raise to bring the
whole county over the top.
The drive closes officially on Oc-
tober u. The local committee is
preparing for a hard tussel during
this week to raise the additional
money.
The men of limited means and
most of the larger firms and cor
porations have made satisfactory
subscriptions" announced Sam
Burns. chairman of the city selling
committee. But there are many
persons and firms who could take
from $1,000 to $4,000 who have
taken less"
w. ]. Coad's rating committee
spent considerable time yesterday
in preparing list OF prospects from
which it is expected TO- raise the
s750,000
! Million Looks Big.
I'VE are so used to talking bill
lions these days, that million dol
lars looks small" said Mr.. Coad.
But it looks awfully big at the tail
end of campaign. We have got to
Dig up Is subscriptions of $4,000
each, of $50 $1,000 each, or $500
of $500 each, or their equivalent.
it is going to be some job. but we'll
do it."
The farmers of Douglas county
deserve lot of credit" says E. +.
Folda, state secretary. There is
not banker in Omaha, myself in
cluded, who has subscribed as liber-
ally in proportion to his means as
the farmers of Douglas county are
doing. When seven of them were
brought before the Council of De-
Tense the papers had big headlines.
but he who laughs last laughs best.
The farmers of the county are 60
ing to have the laugh on the bust
ness man this time. If it wasn't
for the farmers subscriptions Doug
las county would not have raised
its quota"
A., The army of 1900 women and
500 men, combing the city for the
bonds, will be on the line this week
with no sign of let-up, at least until
the quota has been reached,
Members of The Bee editorial
staff yesterday started buy a
second bond" movement under di-
rection of Archie Donovan. They
marched to the Liberty bank, across
the street, and each signed up for
an additional bond.