Evening star., 1919-04-28
AERIAL DISPLAY
TO BOOST LOAN
Bombs and Aerial Flags to
Figure in Oemonstra-
tion on EI|ipse.
BANKS REPORT SALES

Bombs and aerial flags will feature
a victory liberty loan demonstration
on the Ellipse south of the White
House at 4:3O o'clock this afternoon.
The demonstration has been arranged
by the central liberty loan committee
of the District. From a six-inch
mortar. the bombs will be hurled 700
feet in the air. Those containing the
flags after dropping 100 feet. explode
and beautiful American flag. four
feet by eight, floats out upon the air.
The flags have allfthe appearance of
being made of silk.
Two more victory air rides in Army
alrplanes were awarded by the liberty
loan committee in charge today.
Hubert r. Quinter of 1880 X street
northwest was the winner in the con-
test for selling the largest amount of
bonds, with $4,000 sold to "a sub
scribers.
northwest was the winner in the con-
test for the largest buyer Of bonds.
with $2,50O purchased.
Winners Must Come for Rides.
The committee emphasized today the
fact that the victory air rides are
awarded to the claimants who present
themselves and proofs of sales and
purchases at liberty loan headquar-
ters. 141S H street northwest, and that
1t does not undertake to ascertain
through original search the purchaser
OF the greatest amount Of bonds, the
seller of the greatest amount of bonds
The claimants for the rides must
take the iniative in the contests and
present their claims to the committee
themselves.
The claims must be made on time,
also The committee already has been
notified by several persons that they
sold more bonds than the man to
whom the air ride was awarded to-
day. but the notification came too late.
The committee made an appeal today
to all persons desiring to contest for
the air rides to submit their state
ment1 on time. and not to be discour-
aged il they have what may appear to
them comparatively small sales and
subscriptions. They may be winners.
for those who sold or purchased
larger amounts of bonds may not de-
sire to make an air trip.
Today's contest for the air rides
will include sales and purchases
made today and up until O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon. The committee
for the claimants from 10 am until
5 pm, in order to give workers in
the government departments an op-
portunity more easily to submit their
claims The committee. therefore,
will meet at 8 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon to pass upon all claims for
today's contest.
Mrs. Schwab to Fly Today.
Mrs. Eugene Schwab, representing
s. kann Sons Co., winner of the
first air ride awarded to a purchaser
Of bonds, is scheduled to fly, weather
permitting, at 3 o'clock this after
noon at Boiling Field.
John B. Colpoys, editor of the
Trades Unionist, winner of the first
to fly from Boiling field at / o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Banks Report 13,4e5 Subscribers.
Reports from the banks of sub
completed or on which partial pay
ms.lts have been made up to Satur-
day night, showed a total number
of 13,465 subscribers, and a total
amount subscribed of $3,14O.65O
Members of the central liberty loan
of Washington come forward without
delay with their subscriptions to the
loan, SO that the District shall bO
able to go over the top with its quota
at the earliest possible date. The quota
is $40, 100000. Thousands of pledges
have been made which have not yet
been cleared through the banks. The
committee, however. makes public
only the subscriptions which have
either been completed in full or upon
which partial payments have actually
been made.