The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-23
EARLY REPORTS ARE MEAGER
Figures from Five Of Twelve
Districts Show Total of
$116,077,9O0.
OKLAHOMA LEADS DISTRICT
Unofficial Statement from
Kansas City Shows This
State in First Place.

WASHINGTON. Aprll First
reports on Victory Liberty loan sub
scrlptlons compiled tonight by the
treasury showed ill6.O77, 800 AZ the
IncOhTfetc figures Tor rtySof the IL
federal reserve districts covering
safes only up To noon today This
probably Represented subscriptions
received yesterday. the first day or
the loan campaign, and mCluded
only the subscriptions supported by
initial payments as reported by In
ditJdual banks TO federal reserve
banks
The New York district reported
f62, 900, Boston t3i.623.O0O, St
Louis tI2.6l9.O00. Cleveland S&p77 -
900 and Richmond {3.657 00T~ivcn
for these districts the figures are
much smaller than the totals un-
officially tabulatcd at the close OF
business last night.
Treasury officials today saId that
even. with allowances for over
optimism often attending the open
ing days OF loan campaigns
the Victory loan camnniRn ap-
parently has gathered more mo
Isentum in the past two days than
- hobhA Ali wa Fii'i I AAA'A'f
Boston Towns over.
Forty four towns and cities Nv lhc
Boston district have exceeded their
quotas, This apparently is n record
for any district 10 date. Tho ST
Louis district. which led all others
I'm ngoing over the top In the last loan,
reported tonight that the outlook N
all sections for sucqfss,ul cam
InFn,Ip
five M issouri. eight Arkansas and
two Indiana counties In the district
already had exceeded their quotas
Twelve counties In the Atlanta
district have exceeded their quotas.
this number being exactly twice the
number OF counties that went over
the top during the first day OF the
fourth Liberty loan campaign.
Oklahoma Leads.
Unofficial reports from the KaT-
sRs city district tonight said that
sales thus far were rnghtly in excess
OF $4,000 600. the state OF OKLA
homa leading with sales OF $500
900
Although officTeS figures are no.
available. the T. : S Marblchcud.
which Is making the first log. OF the
Victory journey from San FrnnCiAco
TO Now York. already has c,Glscl
800 miles in the hope that i1OO. 900
900 has been subscribed. The "Nlc-
tory ship Is carrying victory
letter" from Mayor Bolph of san
Francisco TO Mayor Hyian Of New
York
The wfy was opened today FOR
army, avintors throughout The
UnitSd States to give Rlrplauc rides
to persons purchasing tho largest
amount Of bonds. Or workers making
selling records
Chairman Hurley OF the United
States shipping board today telr-
Eraphcd the following message to
engaged IN government
work U
"RepoFts are reaching Washington
OF many yards making strong Efforts
to 20 over the top for the Victory
loan this first week Of the drive.
Please advise what amount your men
expect to subscribe and the prog
ress the drive Is making We want 'ul
announce from the capital the mar %
OF the first shipyard to subscribe Its
quota fdr this loan.
Every workman who wants 10
finish the patriotic job hS has wcyked
az for two years will Cinch victory bN
now
In answer to inquiries the treas !
ury department today stated that the J
interest on the "a pc cent Botrp
OF the Victory Liberty l0an IL cNcmpr
from the income tax on corporations
as well as from the normal federal
Income tax ~individuals