The Washington herald., 1918-10-20
OVER
TOP AS LOAN
DRIVE HALTS
District Passes Quota By
More Than l.
100000.
DEFEAT ENEMY PLOTS
Peace Talk, Flu and Hun
Lies Fail to Beat
Drive.

Washington closed the Fourth Lib
erty Loan last midnight with its quota
over-subscribed at least 100000
Influenza, peace talk and German
propaganda could not prevent the
Capital from answering the Kaiser in
the most practical way possibIe-one
that had been recommended by the
best authorities.
Because of the vast numbers O,
subscriptions which came at the close
the final figure will not be known
for several days, but sufficient infor-
nation was available last night to
prove beyond doubt that the loan has
been a success in Washington, and
that the total figures will be even
greater than the Liberty Loan Com
mittee of the District and the thou
sands OF volunteer workers expected
More Small Sales.
incomplete returns from the banks
up to Friday night showed a total nj
approximately $4,000. 1000 and there an
pears to be little doubt that vester-
days whirlwind of sales which in
cluded a number OF large subscrin.
tons. viii bring this total IN IN AZ
Ieast S3,Oo,O00, and perhaps as hign
as S59oVO,G0. In addition to this
Washington will receive a total M
approximately S5.0OOOO0 from the men
IN the navy. which will bring tba
Erand total up 10 close to the $40 o0O
-fo mark,
This win beat the s2S,OoO. GO record
or the third loan by approximately
Sl4"O,C0a. In number of individual
SUBSCRIPTIONS WashinCton's record for
the fourth loan will be even mora
creditable than its record in dollars
IL Is certain that there will be AT least
Io."", and every indication is that tine
NUMBER will be as high as l75.OOO The
previous high record for number n:
/ subscribers was made in the third
loan. when 1G5.OcO subscriptions were
received.
All day Yesterday Washington
banks We're thronged with bond
nuyers and up until the banks
closed their doors at o'clock last
night there were lines of men and
women before the bond-counters
some making their initial subscrtp-
tions at the eleventh hour. but the
vast majority of them subscribinh
tor second or third ime. One
hank officer said that to his GER
tain knowledge there had been
, hundreds of individuals in his bank
TO enter their second or third sub-
scriPtion to the fourth loan.
Al IN" one bank yesterday after-
noon the crowd Of bond BUYERS was
so great that the bank had to close
itS doors for a half hour and ac-
coHlocate those inside before il
could let others who waited outside
come In and make their subscrin-
tiOns.
hea'N street Purchases.
me street sales committee o,d
'he ofnclai sales truck received sub.
/ ScrIPtlons on the streets in ~.
upW ~ h-t"Wn section until midnight
me volunteer speakers committae
"mICh mas been making five-minuta
talks In the various government Io
partments throughout the week con-
pIeted its task yesterday and renort "a
that everywhere the greatest on
thuSiasm was manifested. Jobn n
! Cap"rs. chairman of the sneakare
committee, said last night that cab
I or III" forty speakers procured addI-
( tional subscriptions from the deDart-
mentS of between $4,000 and S15 nOT
( each day. He said that i'm many
ofhces where every employe already
mad subscribed, the greater maiority
OF the workers increased their sub
scriptions.
Paul F. Myer. chief clerk of the
Ireasury Department. reported last
night that total subscriptions from
employees there up to noon vestordoy =
amounted to s.. 30. 700 which exceeds
the total subscribed by this depart-
loans
Major Raymond w Pullman repor..
ed last night that members Of III,
Metropolitan FOlice had sold A tora
or S,O+6.SO0 worth os Fourth IjE.e,t,
Loan bonds. y
Al the aHttior'S nfhce for Jhr P,,s.
ONCE Department total or 40 ~
! worm or hor Is were Drrcurscd *
ceedlng The record ~ the T'hi-I Lo5r
( by 5000
Pullman Employees Helm,
Employees ct the Pu'lma,: rar Som.
pany in Washington including Office
employees conductors ami lartsrs
bought rlare than 5000 worth q,
Fourth Loan bonds
II. l.. Bisselle. president nf the
members had subscribed 70 to.,I II
Sl2. 200 worth OF bonds
A volunra2r COMMITTEES o. .e.,.crts
in the vicinity Of ColprnH.;, Road and
Ontario av-nue sold during the pzst
week total of s14.45) worI Ih OF be nds.
The following subsc ttioms were rc
ported by he Lib Ttv Loau c ,1nn,+ =.
tee yesterday > 1tv' ( zen received
from Washington BUSINESS muses. and
Other orE4niz4 - s:
Craigg Manufacturing Co. ss.-
900; Frank E. Aftemus, s6,500; j
Edward Chapman, $500; Equitable
Life Assurance Society. $4,000 ad.
ditional. making total s15O,O0O; j
L. Gruver. $4,000; George d. Hern-
ing. $4,000; Frank Libbey Co, $500
p T. Moran. $3.50; National Perm