The sun., 1918-10-17
DOUG TO WALK TILL
He GETS 100000.
Fairbanks viii Start Behind
Band at Washington
Arch To-day.
SPEAKS FIRST DOWNTOWN
Flies from Washington as
Third Glass Mail-Gets
S1,OOO,000 Quickly.

As Manhattan comes up for air this
morning II should be with proper reaii-
xation Of the fact that to-day is the day
on which Doug Fairbanks, the well
known NOV - well. just the well
known--is going to start out on foot
at the Washington Arch and walk the
streets Of the city continuously until
he collects 1000. 900 bucks for the
Fourth Liberty Loan. ESQ. =.
Likely as not Doug will not always
stick to the streets during his .rambles.
Maybe he'll prefer tho front elevations
OF buildings. caves Of skyscrapers. the
bridge cables or climb trees. Only one
certainty stands out and that Is that
Doug will go anywhere for the money
And he promises not to stop walking
until he q, has real million worth Of
bond subscriptions in his kick. y
Poster stamp ON HIS Brow.
One OF the mail bags thrown out OF
the mail service airpiane which reached
Belmont Park from Washington yester-
day afternoon contained Doug Fairbanks
on the hoof. Postmaster-G General Burle-
son personally pasted a parcel post
stamp on Doug yesterday at midday
near the foot of the washington Monu-
ment and fastened tag onto the movie
marvel showing that Doug was pure
third class mail matter directed to Post
master Patten here.
Fairbanks rose into the air of WASH
ington then, perched for a moment on
Philadelphia, lit into the air again and
as he dropped from the New York skies
landed on $1,000. 200. That's what he
had come to get, and he got II ; Barney
Baruch had taken 100000 worth of
bonds from Secretary McAdoo In Wash
ington a few days ago. whereupon Doug
told the powers at the capital that IL
they would let him fly here in q mail
plane he'd match the Baruch wad with
another personal subscription OF $1,000
900 in Manhattan.
Consequently, as soon as he had
yaulted out Of the mail airplane at Bel
mont Park at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon he climbed into a racing car.
ricocheted westward SO that he touched
only the high spots of Long Island,
paused at the Liberty Loan headquarters
only long enough TO be told what was
expected of him to-day and then slid
down the brass pole and ran to the
Offices of Harvey Fisk & Sons, bankers.
at 90 Cedar street. to talk personally 10
Pliny Fisk.
II want to see Mr.. Fisk" cried
Doug to the office boy. who tried to bar
his way. Tell him Douglas Fair
banks-"
The ONCE boy gasped and dropped in
semi-comatose state. Over the boys
nrostrate body leaped Doug and landed
on the desk side Of the Fisk inner Of
fee partition "
Action. Mr.. Fisk" cried Mr.. Fair
banks. Il could have gone to the Of
fee Of Rockefeller. Morgan, Carnegie
or any of those guys, but Just because
| like you and always did 1 give you
an option on matching Barney Baruch's
million buck subscription. Dig!'
Band to Precede Him.
But" said Mr.. Fisk. "our Arm and
I personally have subscribed for bonds
I'LL 1t pinched and SO I don't think"
Pinch yourself again." cried Doug
I've taken my life in my hands all
afternoon by flying here from WASH
lngton with nut aviator named De
Hart, whose chief diversion on the way
over was TO pick out cemeteries all
through Maryland. Delaware and Jer-
sey and then make beezer dive at The
tallest and sharpest marble shaft in
the graveyard. And why did I do II?
because l knew you'd subscribe for a
million to match Barney Baruch."
And even while Doug was talking
pliny Fisk was uncapplng the tr,Isty old
fountain pen. He signed a check for
100000. handed the check to Doug,
who had vaulted out of the Office and
was gone before Pliny Fisk could ask
for receipt Immediately Doug turned
the $1,000, 900 check over to the Liberty
Loan officials and then sought the Hotel
Belmont for a suite and a bath, some
batter cakes and a bed.
Tomorrow Doug will fly back to
washington again as live stock or some
ming of the sort, but before he goes he
mas taken oath to raise a total of S5,-
"oe,oOO for the Liberty Loan. He will
lalk from the steps of the Sub-Treasury
building at Broad and Wall streets
during the noon hour to-day. and then,
with the Police Department band to lead
me way. will start up Fifth avenue I'M
III he gets his 81 1000. 900 In the streets or