The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-25

with approximately $500 900 sub
scribed and about 50. 900, 900 needed to
complete the apportionmsnt OF Sc,
500 allotted to Shelby county, final
smash to rout forever the cohorts OF
Old General Apathy began with the
ringing commands OF officers at Vie
tory loan headquarters Friday,
The day had wRxed but a few hours
Old when letter was received from
Mckay Van Nleet, president OF the
Van Nleet Mansfield Drug company,
increasing that concerns subscription
to $4,000 by adding $50, 400 TO the
amount already subscribed. Cheers from
Joe r. Hyde and Chas. A, Gerber we're
taken up by all the leaders when a
few minutes later similar subscrIp-
ton was received from the Ellls-Jones
Drug company through r, NJ Ellis,
president, increasing to SIS. 900 Its for
NOR subscription Of S3S. 400.
4 final appeal to local concerns as
we'll as out-of town enterprises with
branches In Memphis is expected to
bring Fridays subscriptions well up
toward the end OF the final $4,000, 900
needed to complete che quota and leave
Saturday TO clean up the edges and
finally vlndtcAte the Memphis plan
TO put the loan over IN one week =
time,
John ], Helm. county chairman, sent
out bale OF telegrNrns to outside con :
| eernSe %he have not Vet realised that
4 the Memphis plan win make next Wcek
\ too late ~ send ~ stOAeriptipns, Thase
hurrss1ap efsasgs Afe expaated ta bFinE
nehsAyy returns before the day Ii ever,
| The EilessakA sent to pMclflnR h0sGat
| intareNtH 81 typical,# VI read: ''I'h y pdo
pie Of Memphis are waiting 10 hear
whether or not Yen will cooperate with
US IN putting shelby countys loan quota
| over In less than \ week
Subscriptions OF $500 each have been
received from Cudahy a. Go. and Swift
& 60, This wire. is expected to elicit
replies from half domen or more big
packing and allied lntereats.
Subscribed $26, 900.
late editions Of The News acimltar
Thursday In which Ell Walker Dry
Goods company. OF ST. LoulR, was cred
tied with local subscription OF StB,wO0
TO the Victory loan bond Issuo was an
error, Tho subscription was for 025, :
600. Mir. l. l. BeAwell, local manager
for the firm, states that the Rubscrip-
ton OF the firm A. tho home office
was for $1,000 900 and that ,he S2b. 900
subscription IN Memphis was In recoR
milton OF the splendid support given the
firm w this territory,
WIN Tenne0eee leading the states IN
she Eighth federal district and Mem.
phls subscriptions forming the bulk OF
the @1,602, 600 reported TO St Louis
Thursday night, the campaign, o. far
- Shelby county Ia concerned, entered
itS final phase ~ the eRd of Thursdays
business
Official figures revised Friday show
that $9Ai 900 was actually subscribed
Thursday and turned over 20 ths banks
by NevNon $, FuquA, auditor of the toan
organization. THIS brings the official
totnL to $6,673 500, Subscriptions known
to have been signed amount 20 Sl96, 500,
which msk@N the grand total up to Fri
day N,tSseoO
Twenty five divisions had actually
equalled or exceeded their quotas Fri,
day morning and some have neAred the
1b0 per cent mark There bas been no
let-up in the work, even on the part Of
those who have already raised the
amounts assigned to them keenest
rivalry Is being aroused In the strug-
gle for the honor Of heading the list
with the highest perc@Ntage
Lumbermen, manufacturers. women
Wholesale hardware, clothiers, coal and
water companies, ltfe insurance men,
doctors and wholesale and retail Jew
elers are expected to go over before
Fridays figures are finally tabulated.
Printers and statloners, who worked
night and day to get subscriptions, re-
ported their ull.quota yesterday They
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