Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-30
SHIP TULSA MAY
SAIL HIGH SEAS
Local Bond Workers Going
After Honor of Naming
Y U. S. Warship.
MUST REACH GOAL FIRST
Government Will Name Bat
tie ship For Town First
In District.
LOCAL CAMPAIGN IS OPENED
Mass Meeting Is Held Sunday
at Convention Hall;
Many Give Talks.
LOCAL CAMPAIGN IS OPENED

VIII the good ship Tulsa" sail the
seven seas?
She will IL Tulsa people can put
over their Liberty loan hetore any
other city OF the same population in
the tenth federal reserve district can.
and 20 per cent of the population
make subscriptions. The government
promises to name ten OF the new
ships now being built after ten cities
in the tenth district, who in their
class ahead of the cities of the same
size. Tulsa comes in the class OF pop
ulation from $4,000 TO 100000.
This is a message given to the
mass meeting held at Convention
hall Sunday afternoon, the start OF
a number OF similar meetings here
ahead OF the next loan drive
which starts Wednesday or Thurs-
day.
liRhtful band concert by the FIRST
field artillery band and sing under
direction Of Robert Boice Carson
Addresses were given by NUMBER
of citizens. ,..
w. o. Buck. of the four-minute
men organization, introduced tne
in military fighting fronts, with, q
brief explanation of what the LAD
erty bond will do towards paying
the expe nses Of a days fighting
Part OF the program was hugely IN
structive.
n. II. Rogers. chairman of the
district exemption board, spoke Oh
the creating OF the draft army ana
the Victory loan.
'Wa are approaching the zero
hour" he told them. II have taltn
in the zeal and determination OF the
citizens, whose souls are thirshng
for service. America will absorb
the Liberty bonds quickly.
General Crowdcr Praises oklahona
He spoke OF the democracy OF inc
army and the work OF the draft
board. He mentioned also having
seen General Crowder recently IN
Washington and the general SAID
that he was proud OF oklahoma and
that after the war he hoped to visl'
tho state. First, because OF the tac'
that he has a sister living in Okla
homa. and secondly. because OF It's
four square patriotism
Tulsa has never lost fight; I'm
sure she'll win this one -
j. NJ. Berry said in announcing tnt
loan that 1t was the largest tnan,
eial undertaking in the history ol
the world. -,
maSe brief talks Mrs. Coleman OF
ihe Red Cross told how womer
could provide funds for buying bonds
by conservation, and what 1t meant
mo new dresses until after the
war is the real meaning Of conserNa'
tion." she told the audience,
, "Knock a dozen teeth down the
next man you hear talking in faVo
6f peace," was a characteristic hard
hiking American punch from Rev
erend Able.
Woman Talked Politics.
Mrs. Shuler OF New York spen
some little time telling what th'
heads OF the woman suffrage par
ty had done to win the war. dlsre
garding the request that there 0.
no politics injected into the Lioeru
loan drive 49,
An effort will be made by tn
Victory loan committee to get ovei
the quota in time to win the homo
~ naming one OF the new ships
The second honor in"the contest vii
he 70 have one of the tanks beinl
built named after the second city
over Tulsa has always been aheac
of other cities in attaining us quota
and with the honor as an additiona
incentive, double energy VIII be usec
when the drive starts
Another incentive Is to dlSnro"'
the suggestion OF disloyalty oil IN
city made by an army OFFICER re
cently. following a forced landing o
his airplane. II Tulsa can put thi
over and exceed the quota II means
nnckage to the mistaken soldier, who
in an overzealous moment, mad
such a serious charge.
The definite date OF the drive i
IN be announced today.