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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
Loans Rainbow
Division in City
Exceeds Its Quota
New York's Trades and In
dustries Take $685., 1885,
$50 Worth of Bonds
500, 900, 900 in Excess
Insurance Committee, With
Nearly Quarter Billion, Writ
ually Doubles Amount Set

The Rainbow Division, which super
vised the Liberty Loan campaign in all
the trades and industries of the city,
yesterday surpassed it's quota of $685.
5000 by more than s10O,000,O00, &C
cording to announcement made by
George dc B. Greene, chairman. When
the complete returns are tabulated
Mr.. Greene expects the total will be
much larger.
when you asked the Rainbow Divis-
ion to give you $500, 100000" he re-
ported to Benjamin Strong, chairman
OF the Liberty Lean committee, "you
thought you we're demanding the i'm
possible. Not only has the Rainbow
Division subscribed that amount. but
it has gone far over it, for total OF
1856 ,296,45C. We are going after a
billion and we are going to get 1t for
sou, Governor Strong"
Insurance Committee Leads
The insurance committee led all
others, with subscriptions aggregatlng
$236 900, compared with a quota OF
S127 100000. Committees whose quo
tas we're S1O.OOO,0OO or more contrib
Rainbow Division Those whose quo
tas ranged from 100000 TO $10000,-
eco received subscriptions totalling
S1S7,945,65O, and the committees whose
quotas were less than 81, 900, 900, $27,-
S2,750.
The achievement by committees dur
ing the three weeks of the drive OF the
Rainbow Division follows:
Class A-$1O, 100000 and More
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
Roper Naming S Aids
IoCollect New Taxes
New Yorker Chosen to Head
One Revenue Bureau
Subdivision

| WASHINGTON, Oct 19-In prepa-
ration for the big stalk of collecting
$o,0O0,O00.000 in taxes next wear nm
der the revenue act now being framed
Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper
, IS planning reorganization of the rev
enue bureau into five distinct divi sions,
and is understood to have decided on
the deputy commissioners to direct
some of these divisions.
At the head of the branch in CHARGE
OF administering income and excess
or war profits taxes will be Homer s,
race, widely known New York account
ant. Supervising collection of taxes on
distilled spirits and tobacco will be
William ?. D.. Haley, until recently
Revenue Collector at Lexing on. XIV.
and man experienced in tax problems
of these articles.
{: b. Hurley, now supervisor of
business cooperation for the revenue
bureau, probably will be made Deputy
commissioner in charge of g neral ad-
MINI rtrative division. handling matters
relating to public relations, educati nal
campo gns, personnel of the tax gather
ing machinery, CHI mistry, STAMPS and
miscellaneous subjects.
The sales tax division. il is under
stood, will be directed by B. c. Keith,
now deputy commissioner in charge
Of this work.
A fifth division handling taxes on
estates capital stock and Valuation Of
securities will be created, Blu. the dep
uty commissioner to have charge has
not been determined
If Congress authorizes establishments
Of an advisory tax board to assist the
revenue commissioner and review re
turns. it is considered probable that
DR.. T. S. Adams, now chief tax nd
visor of the Treasury, will be recon-
mended for chairman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
Commission Orders
Action to Force
'B.R.T.Car Purchase
Public Service Board Takes
Preliminary Step to OBJ
tain Seats for Patrons
Whitney Is Caustic
Declares Corporations With
Honest Officials Will Have
Public Consideration

The Public Service Commission, sup
ported by an opinion by Commissioner
Travis H. Whitney, yesterday an
nounced that it had denied the applica-
ton Of the Brooklyn Rapid transit
Company for a modification, or further
postponement, of the order requiring
the obtaining of new cars.
| The last hearing was on Monday,
when the company failed to appear. A
letter was received yesterday from j. J.
! Dempsey, asking that the de.ault be
opened, but on motion of Commissioner
Kracke this was denied.
In addition to the opinion and order
by Commissioner Whitney, the com
mission also instructed its counsel, ex-
Judge w. l.. Ransom, to begin proceed
lngs by mandamus, penalties or other
wise, for failure to obey the order, in
GLIDING the failure to file the monthly
reports of progress.
-, Commissloner Whitney, reviewing
the efforts of the commission TO Obtain
action, which resulted in failure, asks j:
"How can reliance be placed further
on the word either of the president or
Of the counsel?
when will the owners of the roads
realize that in their own interests it
may be wise to dispense with a regime
rebelllous to law and public obligations
and to substitute officials who can rec
ognize the public character of an en-
terprse and who, while striving to
make the business a success, can. with
willsto please, be frankly honest and
above board with public officials and
| the public?
There have been notable examples
OF company officials who have been
both successful and popu ar, and there
fore assets, rather than liabilities. to
their companies and to the uuolic.
Such men never pledge lightly the
good faith of their companies ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
New Protest Made at
Naming of Bruere
State Industrial Commission
Sends Secretary Wilson
Word of Its Opposition

Following the protest made by the
Central Federated Union against the
appointment of Henry Bruere to the
post of head of the United States En-
ployment Service in New York. James
M. Lynch, a member of the State In
dustrial Commission, announced YES
terday that the commission had also
put itself unanimously on record as
opposing the appointment. A copy of
the resolution of protest was sent to
Secretary of Labor William B. Will
son.
1t is the contention of the commits
sion that the plan whereby Mr.. Bru.
ere's appointment was made possible
interrupts the cooperative relations
existing between the United States De-
partment of Labor and the State In
dustrial Commission.
The appointment of Mr.. Bruere was
made possible after the resignation of
henry d. Sayre, member of the State
Industrial Commission, who had been
occupying the position of head of the
employment service, had been de-
manded and received.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
Sailor John, 1orpedoed Six Times,
Sells Liberty Bonds to Wall Street
British 'Lmey." Just Out of Hospital After Pneumonia
Attack Following Last Sinking Resents Stacker lmplica
ton and Tells Sub Treasury Crowd His Story

sometimes into the Mediterranean,
helping get the stuff across that keeps
this war moving, and sailing in packets
sometimes that'd make some of you
gentlemen SILVER in snug bunk to
hear their plates grind in bit of q
blow.
His Share in the War
"You don't know the likes of US;
never see us most-like. You don't know
what it isSto run without lights in con-
voy, maybe to lose your convoy in a
thick night; to know that the old tea
kettle can't do ten knots in a fair sea;
to remember every time it thickens up
she amt seen a drydock since the Lord
knows when.
"six times they got the boat
sailed on.
"I'm just out o. the hospital gettin'
rid of pneumonia that I got roostin'
forty eight hours in the middle O. the
Atlantic fer spck- andspan little de-
stroyer TO pick me up. Now Pm waitin'
fer the old tub to get her belly full O.
shells and high explosives, an then
we're off again.
at amt job that gets you uniforms,
nor yet Liberty bonds. I've had girls
in London pin white feather on me
like this gentleman said-and I've had
mattresses IN OreSL refuse TO serve me
the very grub that I'd helped bring
over-because I wasn't in uniform.
come very close, mister, to pluggin'
you one a minute ago, because Pm
about fed up on that sort o. thing.
Tells Story to Sell Bonds
"But l see twas in earnest an was
only dom it to sell these here bonds,
so, thinks l, III just tell 'em about my
self, John Cornwall, and the kind o.
ships we sails in, an maybe some onell
buy an extra bond or so thatTl drive
the rivets faster in the ships you
Yanks are buldin,"
Not word had come from his audi
ence, and John Cornwall stepped down
in silence, look of doubt shadowing
his features. But as he reached the
sidewalk young woman darted for
ward and pinned Liberty button in
his upturned lapel and another matched
it with a small American flag, and then
the crowd came to and turned loose
Subscriptions came in fast, and one of
the lirst--fully paid--was made out in
the name of John Cornwall by man
who said his name didn't matter. 1t
was for a 500 bond ::
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
New York Police F ill Their
Loan Quota of$50, 1000, 600
Second District Outside of City, Reports Over the Top
With Calls for Honor Flags-Detailed Figures
Not Expected for Several Days

The New York Police Department
succeeded in filling its quota Of $780,
100000, Frederick A. Wallis. deputy
commissioner, in charge of the cam
paign, announced yesterday.
Estimates from the chairman Of the
eight sub-districts, which constitute
ell of the Second Federal Reserve Dis
trict outside of New York City, in
dicated that they would fill their snare
OF the sl,Soo,ooo,O0o quota of the dis
trict.
ray Morris, chairman of the Buffalo
suo-distrlct. wired Benjamin Strong
chairman Of the central Liberty Loan
committee, 1--WE have gone over tho
top, by just how much I don't know
put every one of the ten connt;os j.,
better" i'S quota or
Rochester Reaches Goal
po mssorge ". Hodges, chairman of tho
hochester sub district. renortaa. . "T.
mas peen hard work, but We havo ,,,.i
our quota. All of the sixty-one hanL
ing institutions in the district eycn .n
Fron' as - gone over the top"
~ rom the Syracuse SUBJ district +b;s
.LLessage came from James Shn,dn.,
s sns;h This district will 'Ie' snh
o on. 1pe ,, at least 105 per cent of ~
E. N. Potter. chairman 81 tho d..
canton sub district, said: IN; eng.
t;n VII have a small over.snhsn,;'.
W. v.o"; IL has been a close sha" Ds'i l ~
we may, nave put it over" '""'e' put
Cbar,ss WIZ Just squeeze over" w;rea
'"a Aioany sub district ''"" OF
m;tte os'a nichols, chairman Of tho cor,
Yort IA Long Island outside ~ I Nnn
VII; VII s, In'ey, reported: "District N lew
WI wv subscribe from 140 tn 1So SIX
W.. OF Its quota. AS an ;nsta ov per
mnat we are doing. Roclamo..a hGe OF
s525,000." ~ "A4i'0oo' has subscribed
.r South Amboy Answers "He,e.
me twelve northern cous.:
, ,,o Jersey" G. II. Kinn;cntt CT
",r;i, Vi that sub-district ra, enalI
s1a9 eso ovneornsubscribe their ona poi'eo.
Evar ,0' b,o by at least 10 I ner 90 OF
SHOW oa ag town in the district ' s,.;3,
CIV ae, record of at least 100 Ss u VIII
ana .L this will be exceoded A w, per cent.
me nom banking comm,n;. ~ many Of
n; nn,y. despite the expIos;o les' South
'hn1,uenza. will make ;t its o,'" ana the
franklin @. Brown, % doo s,si
e9lSht' covering Westchesto.s uo-dlstrict
iand Counties. New YorI '. .n ana Rock
county, Connecticut. SAID. ana ar ralrfi Id
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

Commenting on the foregoing fig
ures, the review of the Treasury De-
partment said:
"The foregoing figures represent
actual returns to the Federal reserve
banks up to the close Of business Fri
day night, except in the case of the
Atlanta and San Francisco districts,
whose figures are to the close of bust
ness Thursday night. These returns
will be greatly improved by the heavy
subscriptions of Saturday, and while
there is strong feeling Of confidence
among Liberty Loan executives
throughout the country and in Wash
ington, final reports from the banks
must be awaited before it can be shown
whether or not the desired goal has
been safely reached.
Loan Hit by Epidemic
"The Gripping of the forces Of the
Liberty Loan committees and Of the
banking institutions of the country by
influenza has delayed the returns. In
order that the Liberty Loan organiza-
tions and the banking institutions of
the country may be able to devote
themselves to the enormous task of
taDuiatlng and recording the Hood
literally millions-of subscriptions
which have come in during the last
days of the campaign it will not be pos
sible to make daily announcements of
the tabulations. The final report will
be made as soon as approximately &C
curate figures are available"
On the basis of the figures for the
New York district up to Friday night,
BENJAMIN Strong chairman of the Lib
crty Loan committee, said:
THE Loan is not yet subscribed in
this district. 1t will be impossible for
two or three days to rive official fig
ures with regard to the Loan, owing
to the rush of subscriptions made by
the public on the last day.
"The subscriptions actually received
by the Federal Reserve Bank are still
several hundred millions short Of our
great allotment of $4,000 OoO. Tele-
grams have been sent to every bank
in the district 60 speed up their tabula-
tions and to sign up the great mass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
Secretary Wilson
Praises Labor for
Its Share in War
Workers Have Responded
to Nations Call, Cabinet
Member Says
Helps Liberty Loan
100000 Raised at Rally in
City Hall Park a. the
Climax Of Drive

The Liberty Loan rally at the Liberty
Bell, in City Hall Park, yesterday after
noon, was dedicated to Labor. Secre-
tary Of Labor William B. Wilson was
tho chief speaker. The ceremonies
land. president of the New York State
Federation Of Labor.
Secretary Wilson, in his speech, paid
tribute to the part labor is playing in
winning the war. Although the ranks
Of labor, he said, have been depleted
by more than 100000 men who have
been called to the colors. never in the
history of the nation have such pro-
duction records been made IS are now
the rule in all lines Of industry
"Therc was considerable criticism OF
organized labor" said Mr.. Wilson, Gin
the early days Of our entrance in this
war. Much of that criticism, however,
was caused by the fact that the public
failed to take into consideration the
fact that industrial conditions had un-
dergone a radical change.
I'VE are producing more coal this
year than has ever been produced. and
so it is all along the line. Labor has
risen TO the situation because it knows
democracy is at stake in this war.
at was our boys, with the spirit OF
AmerlcAnlSm IN their souls, VINO
stopped the German in his drive toward
Paris at Chateau Thierry and turned
him toward Berlin. And he has been
going in that direction ever since. 1t
was the spirit Of america there that
saved America and democracy, and it
is source Of pride to me that those
at Chateau Thierry we're the sons of
American workingmen."
At the conclusion of his address. Mr..
Wilson laid at the base Of the Liberty
Shaft, adjoining the Liberty Bell two
bricks which represented the purchase
of two $50 bonds by President Wilson.
More than 100000 was subscribed at
the meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

Tenth Avenue would have suited hin
better thnn Wall Street, and South
Street better than either. Yet he stood
with q certain poise and dignity in the
sleek crowd that applauded Liberty
Loan speakers at the Sub Treasury yes
terday.
His cap was damned down over his
eyes. A shiny black coat, greenish
here and there from long wear, with
collar upturned, was gathered close
about his throat. His trousers, stained
and worn, dropped and baggcd and
hung in fringes about his dilapidated
shoes. There WAS no Liberty Loan
button in his lapel, and it was apparent
sundry other buttons were lacking like
wise. The speaker transfxed him with
pair of shell-rimmed glasses and an
oratorical finger.
"There is nothing shameful In shah
biness, my friends" he said. "There IS
nothing shameful in having a sound
body and strong muscles clad in work
mans clothes instead of olive drab.
There may be nothing shameful in
buying no Liberty bonds. But when
we see hulking fellow loafing through
the day, content to dress like scare
crow, neither working nor fighting nor
vet buying Liberty bonds.-that man
shows a white feather palmer than
black cooked hat!"
Addresses the Crowd
The speaker felt he had reached his
climax and stopped. But his climaX;
was Just approaching. 1t was dressed
in faded, shiny black; it's coat was
pinned up about it's throat and its cap
was pulled down over it's eyes. The
speaker started back. raising sharp y
creased sleeve, as though to ward OFT q
blow. His climax ignored him and
faced the wondering crowd.
"My names John Cornwall" he said.
"I'm a Britisher and a sailor--a 'Limey'
they'd call me few blocks east or west
of here. don't shoulder. q gun, don't
dress neat, l don't even make bullets
and don't own Liberty bond.
81 lam back and forth between here
and British and French ports, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

15,OOO,0 bales was much larger than
usual The average crop is about IT,
100000 bales The prospective short
age, when compared with this average,
is not very large. There ought to be
a generous profit for the growers if
they can get thirty-fve cents or even
thirty cents a pound for it.
The country will await with con
siderable interest the efforts of the
war industries board to stabilize the
price, knowing, as it does, that Chair
man Kitchin of the Ways and Means
Committe has not sought to tax any
of the war profits of the cotton grow
ers.-Philadelphia Ledger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

States Dictrict Court had granted its
application for an injunction restrain
ing Postmaster Thomas G. Patten
from withholding from the mail GER
tam pamphlets issued by the bureau.
l ne postmaster has been acting under
instructions from William r. Lamar
Solicitor for the Postoffice Department
pending ruling as to the mailability
of the pamphlets.
Failing to secure ruling the bu-
reau began suit in equity to compel
the department to transmit the docu-
ments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
"Give Until 1t Hurts"
SAYS Baker in Final Plea

BALTIMORE, Oct 19.-En a stirring
address to-day ct Liberty Loan
luncheon, attended by many local bust
ness, financial and professional men,
Secretary Of War Baker appealed to
all to 'give until it hurts.
ASK yourself if the most you can
do is enough" he said. "ro each of
you wish to make this plea: Don't let
this chance go by without doing some
thing that hurts you to do. Your feel
ing of patriotism, even your self re-
spect, will in the future be helped by
doing that"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
The Answer at Last

The reason why the COW or chicken
on the right side of the road turns to
cross over to the left. and vice versa,
is because the eye Of the animal, which
sees and appreciates the danger Of the
advancing car, is by instinct kept on
tie dangerous object. To turn to the
right and escape would blind the ami
NAL during the period of turning. and
this she will not willingly do. But if
she runs across the road in front OF
the car, the eye with which she first
observed it will keep it clearly and CON
tinuously in view, and. she thinks, al
low her to escape the impending dan
ger--Sciertifc American.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

of subscriptions unotficially announced
but not yet made available for the
war purposes of the government"
$424,66S,95O Needed
According to the figures announced
here yesterday. the situation in this
district at the end of eighteen days
of campaigning, s1,375,331, $50 was
raised toward the quota of $1,000, OO0,-
600, leaving $424,668,95O to be taken
care of by yesterdays subscriptions.
which have not yet betn tabu,ated. Up
to Friday night the standing in this
district was as follows:
NEW YORK CITY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
Cotton Prohteerine

When the Department of Agriculture
reported that weather conditions had
reduced the prospective cotton CROP of
200 bales to 11,137, 100, cotton
went up 81 a bale on the exchanges.
Now the war industries board Is con-
sidering the advisabiiity of fixing the
price of cotton in order to "stahilize''
it. 1t is selling around 35 cents =
pound. 1t used to be possible to raise
if at a profit it could be sold for
eight cents. 1t is said that it now costs
eighteen cents pound to produce -.
The anticipated crop of more than
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

termed Teutons in this country sought
and received permission to buy the Sc
curities of freedom.
Much of the s6,0Oo,o00,oO0 will be
paid over to the government account by
banks through whom subscriptions were
arranged by individuals. The latter in
millions of instances will pay for the
bonds out of their earnings in the
Forthcoming months. The last loan
more than any other was marked by
the sacrifice which hundreds of thou
sands of families voluntarily assumed
in order that the army and the navy
might have the financial munitions Of
war.
Official Figures Delayed
Official figures last night include sub
scriptions that were filed up to Friday
night. 1nasmuch as the fail to reflect
the stampede of dollars which carried
the loan over yesterday, they are far
behind the actual totals, which have
not yet been compiled.
In the New York district, for ex-
ample, the statistics for the first eigh-
teen days Cup to Friday night) give
the total as S1,375,3 $50, yet every
sign yesterday indicated that the dis
trict would attain its quota of $780,
100000, which is 80 per cent of the ma
tional goal.
How Districts Rank
According to the figures for the first
eighteen days Of he nineteen-day drive
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20


York (addtionaD ............ $50 900, 900
The New York Trust Company. 80 200, 900
Chemical National Bank .... 10000. 900
Liberty National Bank ......... IT 500, 900
Central Union Trust Company
and customers (additionaD 80. 100000
Bank (additiona5. ............ 1900, 900
Great Northern Railway Company $500, 900
Public National Bank. ........ 2,038.000
ing Company ................. 1000. 900
The Texas Company (additonaD 100000
tionaD ...................... 1000. 900
tionaD ...................... 100000
pany (additional) ........... 1000, 900
New York Transit and Northern
Buckeyes Indiana Pipe Line). l,599,300
Bank of New York (additional). 100000
Hercules Powder Company . 1880, 600
James Elwell & Co............. 100000
Mrs. Anna M. Hardness. ........ 100000
tionaD ................... 100000
Railroad 10000
Empire Trust Co. (addtionan - 900 900
Seaboard National Bank. 1000. 900
Jesse Livermore (additionaD 49,. 1000, 900
Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.
(addtionaD .................. 1000, 900
American Brake & Shoe Foundry
-, Company additional. ...:..... 100000
Citizens National Bank of New
York (additionaI) ..:......... 1.ooo,o 900
o. II. Gary. .................... 1000, 900
Henry G. Prick ................ 100000
National Biscuit Co. (additiona). 1.0O0000
Prairie Oil & Gas Company. ..... 100000
William Rockefeller (additonaD 100000
Edward s. Hardness. ........... 900 900
Foreign Trade g. Mercantile Cor 90O,0OD
lngersol. Rand Co. ladditionaD . $50 900
" II. Hearst and staff (additonal) 10t $50
Tiffany y Go. (additionall ...... 700, 900
berWind-White Coal Co. ....... 100000
McGraw Hill Publishing Company
:, (additionaD ............. 100000
Corn Exchange Bank (additional. 500 900
Wlinam Saiomon tadditonaD ... SOC. 900
!; ~ Stettenheim. ......... 10000
George Ehrec additionally. 800 900
Rodman Wanamaker (addtionaD 100000
me hocketeller Foundation. 500, 900
Estate OF Vincent Aston, ....... 500 900
1ome Llfe insurance Company. 500 600
S Mieat Atiantlc Pacific Tea Co.. 100000
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
NadditionaD .................. 100000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

trict will largely oversubscribc its
quota of S34,332, 400"
The managers of the drive in the
city were confident that when the tab
alation of subscriptions filed yester-
day was completed the city would be
we'll over its allotment.
Tho total membership for the cam
paign of the Ten thousand Dollars
Minimum Limit Club of the Second
Federal Reserve District" yesterday
rose to 2,150. New members admitted
yesterday totalled Sal.
Many Large Subscriptions
The following subscriptions in ex-
cess of 100000 were pledged yester-
day: