Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-21
LAST HOUR BUYING
OF LIBERTY BONDS
SWAMPED WORKERS
Final Figures for State Likely
70 Show Loan Four
Millions Over.
COUNTING UP RETURNS

Recaus,, of the avalanche of last hour
s,Ibscrlptions 10 the Fourth Liberty Loan,
definite figure showing the exact amount
that was subscribed in New Castle county
and the State. will not be available before
the end of the week.
Expert accountants worked at loan
headquarters all day Yesterday, and re-
sun.ed again this morning, but the great
mass of accounts and reports that have
10 be examined and carefully checked
made il impossible to- get assembled, even
estimates approaching direct figures AS
estimated by Henry ? Scott, the char
man for New Castle county, on saturday
night. the State. Il Is expected, Will go
''over the top" by between three and tour
millions. This may be made even better
but that is only assumption.
One of the two things that made the
loan in New Castle the success that 1t
proved to he, despite the epidemic, was
the publication of the honor roll Here
were recorded the names OF those who
either doubled or added TO their original
subscriptions Because of the big rush of
added subscriptions on Saturday. these
names will not be printed until probably
"Wednesday. by which time all OF thoS"
deserving This compliment will have been
carefully tabulatcd 1t is expected that
the list will require eight newspapers
pages
The second force that proved the sal
walton OF the campaign IN Delaware, when
the workers were confronted with such dis
trcs>ing conditions AS prevailed IN the
past three weeks. was the unSwerVing
LOYALTY of the citizens Of hiS tommon-
wealth The need Of influenza sufferers.
preventing them from subscribing. and
nd,lced hv the appeal Of Chairman Scott.
for the we'll 10 come 10 the aid OF the sick
bv extra subscriptions caused great
majority oT those who originally sub
scribed to MD 10 their purchases This
sort Of patriotism i unbeatable, and It
resulted in again putting Delaware fore
mos; among States III the East, being the
first State to sell is quota.
ALLIED BANK GOOD SHOWING.
The partial payment plan. whereby
purchasers can pay for their bonds
within six months or . year, through
the Allied Bank proved again Of hig
assistance in selling bonds Originally
the Allied Banks planned TO care for
about a million and q quarter OF partial
payment purchasers for this loan, but
this morning the bank increased this
amount another half million. and may
make il an even two million before the
week is out
The Security Trust Company reports
subscriptions Of millions cleared through
il and the Wilmington Trust Company
j. caring for about SIN millions OF pur-
chases.
The Union National Bank today
reported subscriptions OF S3l6, 900 from
the Pennsylvania Railroad employees,
reported through H. There were 4.7s3
separate subscriptions in this total The
Baltimore and Ohio employees also sub
scrined 10 $1,000 through Union.
LETTER or THANKS.
Chairman Scott IS today sending to
every loan committeeman and captain
end worker the following letter OF thanks
..Comradc OF the Fourth Liberty
Loan, We have fought good fight
We have kept the faith.
Influenza became epidemic at the
peuirg Of the Campaign and sickness
and death involved the entire community.
..Ycu however. have refused 10 fail
and our noble people have abundantlr
subscribed our quota
1T Is impossible to duly acknowledge
your splendid services and We can only
thank YOU most heartily for your personal
support and many courtesIes
Y ours truly.
Henry p Scott.
Chairman,
\ Rae du Bell
Secretary.
RAISING OF HONOR FLAG.