Evening journal., 1918-05-04
CITY FIRENEN over
THE TOP FOR loan
Climb Ladder Round by
Round as Subscriptions to
Liberty's Cause Go Up
SOUSA'S BAND HELPS
GET $4,000 MORE

City nremen gave a patriotic demon
stratlon OF going "over the top last
night. when at a Liberty Loan rally held
in front Of the Public Building si''-
600 was obtained in subscriptions from
crowd that was estimated at close
10 i5OOO people. That even greater re.
sults might have been obtained hau
NOT showers fallen frequently, was
fhe opinlon OF the workers. Every time
rain fell the crowd scattered but was
speedrv brought back by the splendil
music bv Sousa's Great Lakes NaNai
Rand. that came 90 this city from
i Philadelphia last night especially lor
the meeting and concert.
The lremen OF the Delaware Com
paBy brought their extension truck ana
placed 81 directly in front Of the Dand
an King street and then workers ap-
nealed TO the crowd for subscriptions
1 10 The loan. As often as a suDscrlp,,
tion was obtained, a fireman mounted
one round after the other Of the lad
, der that had been hoisted almost per
o pendicularly in the air. When he had
% completed the nifty rungs he was over
- the top" Il also meant szon eacN
10 trip a.,
To- MANY devices were used 20 ehtN'
a the subscriptions, one Of them causlns
o much amusement when soldier hlsse,
3 a Young woman who had patrioiicahl
a volunteered for the sacrifice. An ap
h peal by Deputy Attorney General =
Warren Green out Of respect for 'IhOm
,l as w Eaton, L. s aviator killed u
= Florida recently, brought many SUD
IA scrlptions 90 the loan.
N In between the speeches OF the WORK
d ers the band played stirring tunes an
Il the crowd remained for nearly thIe
hours despite the rain.
. The returns Of the public schoC
A. campaign up TO last night had resulte
~ i'm about sis5.jOO being raised. Cor
20 sldering the handicap under which the
labored this Is magnificent trluu'
"A TO the principals, teachers ana pupii
he Several Of the schools arc arranging
- hold fitting exercises in honor OF u
- winners Of Liberty Loan essay prll
20 and their own excellent record IN u
~ loan. While some Of the larger h
~. portant schools raised many thousan
'aes OF dollars, the effort OF the small
u schools in sections where the paren
~ were barely able TO keep their ch
a. dren In school the returns were eN
~ more remarkable.
W. The High school raised S52,jo
l' At No. o school. exercises were no
Yesterday afternoon in honor ot l
.,. amount the school had raised-neai
.he stOOO0 Addresses were made by
perintendent Of Schools scott, Mr.. NJ
- Ter and Deputy Attorney General
M Warren Green.
'ih- The High school will be open tod
81 o.
"a, students Of tho school hoping 10
ooeue still more the magnificent total
this campaign.
Liberty Loan workers at the Lob'
Car Wheel Company announced
y terday that the subscriptions coilcc
~ in the shops there amount to s2i,
r,c Tho subscriptions from the men reac
tN the sum of sii 300. To this the Cd
pany added $1,000 and the onic
,.,,l $500
'sol ssi some OF the officials had already S
ms scribed through other channels.
'ork campaign i'm tho shops Of the Lob
Nlhs Company was in charge OF Howard
lder man. secretary Of the company, an
zen member Of the Rotary Club. Nei
oul9 every man in the shops responded
ho' the appeal OF the Liberty Loan C
rec -,
usl- The IIilles and Jones Company
sary made a subscription Of $4,000, vi
size with the subscriptions of its ON
'ens' and employees, Will make the contr
lent' tion Of the company TO the j
leh'' $1,000
ans The American Magnancse Steel q
part pany has subscribed for $4,000
llst crty Bonds IN addition to those ia
lne by its employees