The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-22
W. X. vesper. eiis,eoo.
Walter Dean, oiO9 800.
R. II. Scott, oos,JoO.
?. A. Cross, oo3,i0o.
Mrs.. c. B. Amea. ll07. 400

These figures are for ,odsy's work
ana show a considerable impro' emcnt
over yesterdays io,al, W. II YES
per's division which = under the di-
rection OF l. G. Bewley for today
now leads the live divisions with
sl885O. Mrs {. b. Ames division
is second with sl75 400.
Colonel Courtland Parker, IN COM
mand OF the .,iS,h artillery at Cau-
,gny and Soissous spoke at the
luncheon. Colonel Parker analyzed
the war from r'ii,ary s,andpoir,
and made a, brillian, appeal to Okla
homa City 4pa,riots 20 push the city
ant county over he top.
One more county was unoiiicially
reported over the top in the state
campaign this morning. This was
Harmon county The report came IN
at 10 o'clock this morning that it had
already exceeded It's quota BY $1,000
The counties now officially reported
over are Cleveland and Pontoloc.
Those unoiiicialiy reported over are
Harmon. Grant. Garfield Hughes.
kingiisher, Okfuskce. Noble, Alfalfa
and Beckham.
y. r. Graham state director. has
sent kilograms TO all county char
men, inSiruciing them TO wire in the
results Of today's subscriptions this
.venlng.
Buy Victory Bonds.
Graham was still optimistic tins
"orning.
The big center, are the only To-
7'.tlcS that a,e worrying Us at all"
he said Practically all the farm
districts and rural communities arc
doing better than we expected The
three big cities in the state are far
behind the amount they should have
subscribed This probably is partial
ly due 10 the fact that the big bust
ness interests have been unable TO
start the work quickly. II is very
difficult TO tell at this early stage
OF the game how things are going.
but every report we have had to date
has been altogether encouraging %
In all the smaller communities the
,olunteer plan OF establishing booths
similar to voting booths Is being car
rird M, In Tulsa and Oklahoma
City this plan is not being used. it
being Thought tina, the cities were too
large to handle il successfully.
County authorities are relying on the
patriotism and good will Of Okla
| homa tityans 10 &c, in touch with
any OF the huudredSof workers and
make their volunteer subscriptions on
this. the biggest day OF the loan
Buy Victory Bonds.
In the smaller communities too.
community picnics arc being held to-
day to encourage subscriptions
I, was announced this morning ~
state headquarters that Campbell
Russell, who was scheduled to make
good roads speech in Tulsa yes,cr.
day evening. changed his subject 10
the Victory loan as soon as he undcr-
stood that a truce had been called by
roads speakers.
The county office in the Chamber
of Commerce was the busies, place N
the city this morning. A much larger
percent of the teams were out fhi5
morning than yesterday, division gen
erals stated. though they had reason
TO believe that there are still great
many not working
| W. II. Vesrer. general Of one OF the
four division. was III this morning
and unable to carry on his work, =.
|G. Bewley has taken his place tenn.
porarily The four other divisions
headed by K. NJ. Scott. Walter Dean
and +. A.. Gross. reported some :
crease in the rate with which subscrip-
,ions we're coming in this morning.
though non Of them would make state
ment, that savored in the least OF over
optimism
4. g. Bevley's division reported this
morning the receipt OF fl0WD IRON