Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
MILLION TO "
MATCH PRESIDENT
Treasury officials Hear Of
Countrywide Response.
Total, $2,641, 631 $50.

kilograms to national liberty 1oar
headquarters today told of the sue
cess of tho buy another bond ant
match the President" contests every
where yesterday. and Of $s2.o0o.ooo add
ed subscriptions. making the natfona
total Of $2.641,es1,s5o.
From Chicago came word that large
cities throughout the district were
booming bond sales during the fina
days largely on the strength OF the
"buy another bond" appeal.
The Philadelphia headquarters re.
ported that 80 per cent Of the guests ir
hotel dining rooms to whom the pro.
posal was made matched the President
Special pledge cards are used for these
subscriptions.
The Treasury. after receiving these
reports, estimated that more than 1.000..
600 persons will participate in the
match the President" contest. and thai
between $50,000,000 and $l00.000.000
additional subscriptions will be
A press dispatch from New York says
that an overnight gain of approximate
$49, oO0, 900 brought the liberty loaI
total up to 1882 JOG, geo in tho New York
federal reserve district at 10 am. to.
day.
This Is rs per cent Of the districts
minimum quota, leaving $218,000.000 te
be reached before Saturday night. To this
end liberty loan workers were bending
every effort today. and judging from thu
was good prospect OF the fulhLment OF
the promise Of the liberty loan COMMITTEES
that The ssoo.ooo.ooo minimum would b
| E.or, q nurnt,ar Of cities came the mes.
sage that veterans Of the expeditionar5
force are creating great enthusiasm foI
the loan wherever individuals OF the de-
tail are sent
The Dallas committee announced that
every prisoner in a Texas penitentiarJ
had subscribed for q bond.
Report Of Chicago District.
The Chicago district, which leads II
numbers of individual subscriptions
reports the following bond sales by
states; Illinois. ,711.000; Iowa, $4,000
Indiana, 100000; Michigan. 100000 and
Wisconsin, 245.0O0.
and Baton Rouge; La, has doubled III
quota. During q farmers rally a.
Granville, Ca. a farmer arose and
subscribed $15.o00.o0o. It was toe
much for the calm of the campaigneri
and the meeting broke up in excite
ment. He was Sc. Leigh.
San Francisco has subscribed IS pei
cent Of its allotment: Los Angeles. 81
per cent; Portland. Ore. 121 per cent
Seattle, SO; Tacoma. 112. and salt Lake
city. 95.
From st. Paul. Minneapolis and Du'
Iuth came stories Of extraordinary cam
paign enthusiasm. st Paul oversub
scribed 20 per cent and sold bonds Il
one-quarter Of it's population. Mime
apolis oversubscribed one-quaster will
a distribution to 24.7 per cent Of popu
lation. Duluth oversubscribed so per.
cent and recorded so per cent dis
| tribution. :.
A press dispatch from Boston say.
that overnight subscriptions put thu
New England district within $4,000. 0ot
Of It's allotment today. The total an.
nounced by the federal reserve bank Of
Boston was $244,022.000, with the tabu.
lation Of yesterdays figures. which
were $22,00S,000. Ofiicers of tho bank
announced that unofficial subscriptions
reported indicated that New England
already had exceeded it's quota and that
efforts would be made to raise tho tota
to $3.50. 100000 by Saturday midnight.