The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
DRIVE is ON TO
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bazaar to be held by organized labor
tomorrow night at Ripley park Mem
bers of the unions and their families
will be addressed by Governor Capper
and w. A. Biby, treasurer for the
Knights and Ladies of Security, and
subscriptions for the bonds will be
taken.
A marked shortage already in the
supply of subscribers buttons fur
nished the county committee by fed
eral reserve headquarters. is indica-
tive of the fact that the county is 60
ing to put on patriotic show that
will surprise the entire middle west.
ThT e thousand buttons were allotted
quarters. 1t is estimated that this sup
ply will only last until to about to-
morrow afternoon.
Local officials in order to meet the
emergency, designed a special Shaw
nee county subscribers button bear
ing the words, Subscriber, Third
Liberty loan, Shawnee county" The
inscription is blue and is printed on a
white field These buttons, it is de-
clared, contain just great an honor
for the wearer as the ones bearing the
| liberty bell. 1t is estimated that near
ly 10000 buttons. if present indica-
tons amount to anything, will be
needed in Shawnee county.
Keep Record of Subscribers.
1t was announced today that
scribes to the third loan will have
| his or her name inscribed on a roll
of honor to be filed in the archives
of the state historical society
This honor roll. containing the
names of all those who help put the
third bonds lover the top" will be
made up at the close of the cam
paign here. Topekans whose names
are thereon will indeed be hnnored.
Those whose names are missing, pro
viding they are able to subscribe,
will of course be rated as slackers-
After being compiled. it was said by
F. w. Freeman. who has been selected
| by the state chairman. to look after
/, the inscriptions in the state of honor
flags. will be given to the newspapers
for publication.
Freeman today announced that the
! drive in his district is speeding into
maximum speed. One county. Brown.
! has nearly doubled its quota of s374,-
| 500 by subscribing S65O,o0G up to
| Saturday night. Earl Fisher. chair
man of the Brown county executive
i committee, wired Freeman that a
| bond has, been placed in practically
| every home in the county. Whether
! OF not Shawnee makes $ good a
record is up to the individual sub
scribers here.
Shops Subscribe S100.0S0.
| M J. Drury. superintendent. an
/ nOunceu tObdg tlSl icpoi - iCNNASo CT
| from the different department cap
tains at 10 O'Clock this morning show
that the Santa Fe headquarters shops
| here have passed the 100000 mark,
exactly s10O.0s0 being subscribed to
the third issue.
R. Burrow. county chairman, as
serted the showing to be splendid
one. These men," he said, cannot
be praised too highly for their ef-
! forts"
| Insurance Companies in Strong
The Topeka association of Life I'm.
! derwriters at their noon luncheon to-
day announced nearly 100000 In
third liberty loan sales as the result
of work by the association this morn
| ing Members of the organization are
taking the field and expect to con
tinue their drive which has proven
spectacular in its success They viii
be in the field again tomorrow
The following insurance genera
agents here have reported subscrip
tions TO the credit of Topeka from
their companies:
E. A. Thrill. general agent. Ma
tional Life of Vermont, $2o.o10; j. II