Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08
TABU[ATORS BUSY
WITH LOAN FIGURES
D. C.'s Subscriptions at
Banks Are Not All Re-
ported Yet.
COMMITTEE URGES HASTE

! Exclusive of the bond sales made
during the intensive house-to-house
canvass last Sunday, and with four
teen local banks failing to file reports.
the total sales in Washington tabu-
lated up to 10 o'clock this morning
amounted to exactly s9.423.610.
In making this announcement the
District liberty loan committee ex-
planned that these figures. as fur
nished by the various financial insti-
tutions of the city. represent actual
sales-those which include full or par
tial cash payments. They do not in
clude figures represented by thousands
of pledges collected by means of the
various agencies engaged in promot-
ing the interest of the loan.
These pledges must be placed
through some bank and an initial
payment made before considered an
actual sale and credited to the Dis
trict total.
The committee was today still
Subscriptions collected during the
big canvass last Sunday. and which
it is believed when completed VIII
add at least s4.000,000 to the city's
total.
Some Banks Slow.
The local committee expressed dis
appointment at the apparent slow
ness ON the part of number of the
banks, several of them large and i'm
portapt ones in fling their daily re-
tabulation on the part of the COM
mittee, it was claimed. One large
hank has failed to file a report OF
sales since the starting OF the cam
paign, and the committee feels GER
tain that it's actual sales must at
Adopt "sharpshooting" Campaign.
There will be no cessation of activity
on the part of the several thousand
volunteer loan workers in Washington
during the remainder of the campaign.
The District loan committee stated to-
dav that, although the house-to-house
canvass has been completed and with
no prospects of any more indoor rallies
or mass meetings, it will vigorously
prosecute the fourth loan campaign in
this city.
public yesterday showing the progress
made in Washington during the first
week of the drive were especially graf
ifying and signified an excellent start
here the committee realizes the task
of pushing the District over the top
will be considerable. therefore, M
stead of conducting the local canpa,g an cnInl
by means of heavy artillery the COM
mittee is now depending upon CALI
paisn of "sharpshooting: ,u
Determined that Washington shah, AZ
at the end of the campaign, noia the the
position of honor 1osn wn'cn campaigns, NJ nn the
committee is directing the many vo..
nnteer workers assisting II 70 heop
everlastingly at individual sollc.ta
ton. 1t is satisfied ;,ad tnat adaiy ~ this
scriptions, will be; ne &c ep.ia mirht not have
way which otner"A Ase
been procured.
To Push Personal Appeals.
Rv means of this intense personal
.oI;citation the committee looks for
MANY subscriptions from individuals
,bo already have subscribed one or
more times to the fourth loan.
MANY sales are being made through
the activity of the offclal auto safes
truck. which is giving a continuous
variety show on the streets in the
down town section every day ana
,,isht This truck is operated under
the direction of E. H. johnson and is
manned by half a dozen strong-volced
of entertainers Mr.. Johnson reported
oh;s morning that the street sales so
far @ this week have been particularly
hrisk and that there has been an
Unusually strong demand for cash
subscriptions.
20 heing greatly aided by the intense
and spirited drives being conducted
in most of the local business houses
in their endeavor to achieve the
nroud distinction of presenting 100
per cent honor roll, indicating that
boni 1t is reported that already
more than 100000 worth of the gov
ernment's new bonds have been sold
through this activity.
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