New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
N. Y. District
Passes Billion
Mark in Loan
Total of $1,002,900,000 Is
Tabulated, With Returns
Still Incomplete

For their effect on Germany the drab
tabulating machines in the Federal Re-
serve Bank here might have been bark
ing machine guns yesterday. They
hardly could have annoyed the foe
more, for they showed the New York
district had far surpassed the $1,000
o0o,OO0 mark. Incomplete returns
placed the subscriptions of the Second
Federal Reserve District in the third
Liberty Loan at $1,002, 900, ,OOO
!, This latest squirt placed every sub
district in the New York area safely
over the minimum. The gain through
out the district for the two closing
days Of the drive was far in excess Of
S229, 400, 600. The figures already avail
able show that the twenty-ffth dav of
the push for the dollars Of Liberty
was more successful even than the
first. when S106,000,000 of bonds found
purchasers. --.Tr
Work of School Children
Further evidence that the official
estimate of 100000 persons in the New
York district bought bonds was brought
forth yesterday in the tentative report
on the work of the 100000 schcc, chill
dren of the city. They received 524, 4,2O5
subscriptions for total Of S52. 2.756, ,GO9.
Manhattan. which LEADS, has 227,594
subscriptions, reaching $23,S47,l5O.
Following is the report by boroughs:
Total No. of Amount of
subscriptions. subscriptions
Manhattan 221,594 $23,847.15O
bronx ........... 9l,S32 8,413,S00
brooklyn ......... l69,35O 1860. 400
queens .......... 32,lI5 2,7O3, 900
Richmond ......... 1924 432,25O
The Julia Richman High School, OF
which Michael II. Lucey is principal.
earned first honors by getting 1870
subscriptions.
Amounts to S1,909,150
~ Arthur L. James, the principal
of Boys High School, would not
let a $1,000,000 application re-
ceived by one Of the students at the
schools grand total. De Witt Clinton,
of which Francis H. j. Paul is prin-
cipal, and Wadleigh High School, of
which Stuart II. Rowe is principal, have
passed the million-do.lar mark Morris
High School is near this figure and fif.
teen high schools amassed sums in ex-
cess of 100000. The New York Even
ing High School for Women and the
Brooklyn Evening High School for Men
lead the evening schools.
How the Schools Rank
Public School SO, Manhattan, stood
first among the elementary schools in
the total amount subscribed with $SO2,-
$50. Public School 80, Bronx, however,
which only reached S631 1,25O, led the
field in the number of subscribers with
5,424. Miss Laura Carlton is principal
Of the former school and Miss Anna V.
of the latter. Public School
"a, Manhattan, and Public School 48,
Bronx, are still tussling for third place
Only the complete returns will decide
the issue.
Against subscriptions of 100000
in the second loan the Theatrical Allied
Interests yesterday reported $685.
800 in third loan subscriptions. The
vaudeville theatres led with a total of
S11 ,751,9 $50, and of this amount the
Keith theatres are credited with S8,-
622, ,750. The Shubert theatres led the
dramatic houses with a total of S4,-
298,525, and the Astor Theatre took
highest honors in this group with
record Of $2,014,500.
The Woman's War Relief Committee,
which conducted the Liberty Theatre
in front of the New York Public
turned in 5,261 subscriptions
for total of 81 ,465,050. The subscrip-
tions from the theatres from the entire
Second Federal Reserve District are
estimated at $500O0,0OO.
Incomplete returns received yester-
day from Cuba show that 10000 per
sons on the island subscribed for So
10000 of bonds. Ten times as mary
subscribers as in the second loan aid
three times the amount Of the sub
scriptions are recorded in these totals
The banks are required to send their
complete returns to the Federal Re-
serve Bank tomorrow.