The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
Then You Will Have Them To
Give To Red Cross.
Liberty Loan Paper VIII Be
Accepted as Cash.

An idea whereby Topekans may
kill two birds with one stone" and
al the same time perform a double
patriotic service, was advanced today
by both third liberty loan and Red
Cross officials who urged that liberty
bonds be purchased during the pres
ent drive and next month be present.
ed to the Red Cross when that or
sanization stages its national cam
paign to raise new war fund of ST.
10000 Topeka's quota in the war
fund campaign will be $4,000.
Presentation of liberty bonds to the
Red Cross was approved today by j.
f. Burrow, chairman of the Shawnee
county third liberty loan committee,
and D. w. Mulvane. chairman of the
Shawnee county Red Cross war fund
drive.
"A better idea for killing two birds
with one stone could not be ad-
vanced said Burrow today. "a To-
pekan who buys a liberty bond and
then gives i to the Red Cross per-
forms a double service. The bond
purchased lends the money to the
government and at the same time pre-
sents it to the Red Cross. The policy
should be a splendid way out for
the man or woman who cannot af-
ford to make the double subscrip-
ton
Bonds Rated as Cash.
MuIvane today stated that the Red
Cross will accept liberty bonds during
the May 20 to 25 campaign at their
par value, and would rate them the
same as cash.
Plans for the final cleanup" in
the third liberty loan drive here were
being formed today. Tonight at the
Chamber of Commerce the Boy Scouts
of the city will be the guests of Bur
row at a banquet which will formally
launch the scouts most intensive part
in the drive, a weeks intensive house
to house campaign on the part of the
juveniles
F. According to A. A. Graham. scout
executive here, the scouts will. begin
ming tomorrow morning, play the part
of cleaners and cover the entire
city to hunt out prospective subscrib-
ers who have been overlooked. At the
meeting tonight the city will be divid-
ed into districts which will include
Oakland, North Topeka and Highland
Park a squad of scouts being assigned
to each district The juvenile organ
daylight hour from tomorrow morning
until the close of the drive next Sat
urday evening.
Will Give Scouts Pointers.
/ At the banquet tonight w. Q. An
derson will give the scouts pointers or
! approaching prospective subscribers
! F. NJ. Bonebrake will explain the
bonds and Burrow will speak. Severa
other talks and numbers will be in
cluded on the program.
I Loan officials were confident today
/ that the subscriptions in Shawnee
county would pass the s2OO0.0OC
mark by the end of the drive May 4
At the closing hour for the bank.
| Thursday. subscriptions totaling ST.
| 626, 500 were reported to John T. Nor.
risey, executive secretary. Under thi:
figure the oversubscription was $685..
! 500.
This Liberty Day.
! Altho today, by proclamation from
! tie Whit House in Washington, wa.
i designated as liberty day thruout tn,
| nation, there was little observance il
| Topeka with the exception of in
creased activity on the part of libert.
| lean workers. Merchants decided no
to close their stores. and the onl,
patriotic meeting of prominence wa
that of the boy scouts tonight at tn
| Chamber of Commerce.