South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-12
OREGON FIRST
TO PASS QUOTA
IN BOND SALES
Northwestern State Will Fly
Honor Flag That Has
FIoated Over Treasury
Building in Capital.
-nternationaI - servIee

International News Service
WASHINGTON. April 12-Ore-
gon will fly the national Liberty loan
honor hag that has been floating
from the treasury building here. The
treasury department announced to
Uay that that state Is the first 70
Lass its quota. OregOn's allotment
was $1s.495.OO0. and today sub
sCTiptiOns totailing S19,044,OOO have
been reported A message of con-
gratulatiOns was sent Immediately TO
the Oregon central committee.
Iowa probably will have the honor
of being the second state to pass its
quota. A claim was received today
from this state for the national hon
or flag. but il arrived a few minutes
after the honor had been accorded
Oregon. Iowa's quota is 1000, 600.
but the claim for the flag failed 10
set forth the totals. merely saying
the allotment had been exceeded.
Total il Incomplete.
With reports from the Philadel-
phia and Minneapolis federal re-
serve districts still missing, the Off
cial total OF subscriptions 20 the
third Liberty loan. as announced by
the treasury department. is S275.-
$4,000. This represents sales Of 10
districts up 10 the close of business
Wednesday April 10.
Totals from the other two districts
are expected today and treasury Of
fcials look for a general speeding
up OF the federal reserve banks re-
q IL
date. New York Is far IN the lead,
according 10 the latest figures.
No Index Of Sales.
The small total announced for the
Cleveland district, only $3.50. is no
indication OF the total bond sales OF
that district. treasury officials said.
10 is explained that the Cleveland
district has reported those initial
deposits which were received at che
federal reserve bank and has omit
ted all the sales recorded in the
member banks and trust companies.
which total upwards of $40 100000.
Delay I'm returns from the Mime
apolis district is said To be due to
the late start which the local cam
paign has gotten there. The district
IS preparing "a special campaign and
the organization was the last to get
under way.
Liberty loan committees through
out the country are reporting an un-
usual number of individual sub
scribers. The distribution OF the
bonds Of the third loan promises to
more than double the individual
superintendent Of the previous is
sue. The Boston district has report
Cd $1,000 individual subscriptions
FOR the New England district An
unusual feature OF the campaign
will occur tonight when more than
100000 rural schoOlhouse meetings
will be held all over the nation.
More than 900. 600 are expected TO
be at this meeting and each will be
a district celebration with bonfres
and special exercises.
Spreads TO Territories
The loan campaign has spread 10
the Philippines. Alaska. the Canal
zone and 20 the American insular
possessions in the Atlantic. Two
towns in Alaska have claimed full
quotas and have sent FOR their honor
flags and a Philippine town has done
likewise. Liberty loan committees
are busy working in the canal towns
and in Porto Rico.
The honor rolls are becoming pop
ular everywhere and small honor
flags are appearing in the windows
of bond purchasers.
With the goal Of S5.0OO.000. 600
which the nation is striving for, the
record OF bond sales will have 10 be
Jumped from the total OF 100000
600 90 about S165.00o.00O each day
until Nav 4. when the campaign
closes