The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-21
Spirit of Optimism in TOpeka's
Victory Loan Drive.
First Meeting Under j. r.. Bur-
row at C. of C. Today.
WOMEN ARE OUT OVER CITY
Men Out TOmOrrOw-Santa Fe
Men Are Subscribing.
War Tank viii Be in Topeka
Next Sunday.

THE human side of the victory
loan is this asserted Dr. Edmund
James Kulp in a short talk at the
Chamber of Commerce meeting of the
V-loan captains this noon "The vic
tory loan is being floated to pay the
boys fare back home"
Bishop James Wise in the first
called speech of the luncheon asserted
that there is nothing to say in behalf
OF any loan promulgated by the United
States government for the payment of
war debts. 1t has all been said and
nothing has been left for the orators
to crate about in this loan. All that
remains is the actual flotation of the
victory loan. 1t will and must be
done.
Santa Fe Outlook.
And the indications in Topeka are
that the flotation is to be a simple
matter so far as the subscriptions of
the wage earners is concerned. Chair
man Robertson of the Santa Fe shops
victory loan committee said that un-
official reports coming in from his
Ilieutenants today indicate that the
wage earnerS are subscribing heavily
to the victory loan-yes, even heavier
than in the fourth loan. Robertson
said that voluntary subscriptions are
all but swamping the office force in
charge of the loan work in the shops
and the shop offices.
| talks this noon Chairman J. r. Bur-
row of the Shawnee county victory
loan committee asserted that 1.-The
county will subscribe this loan just
| the same as it has subscribed all of
| the other loans presented here by the
government for immediate flotation-''
| Burrow repeatedly asserted that the
| sole unknown quantity in this cam
| paign is the length of time in which
| it will be necessary to total sufficient
TINc-rR
two million dollar quota. Burrow ex-
pressed the ardent wish that the fifth
or victory loan campaign be closed not
later than Saturday night-closed
with voluntary subscriptions.
! Loyal and patriotic women of the
city, $50 strong. led in the drive for
the $2,147,500 Shawnee county quota
this morning when they started out in
a house to house canvass of the city.
Mrs. c. j. Evans started out the wO-
two. The workers in these wards will
start out just as soon as supplies for
them are received.
Tank to Topeka.
Burrow announced today that ar
rangements are being made to bring
the big liberty loan tank, an actual
war tank, to Topeka. 1t is planned
to bring the tank to Topeka next Sun
day, if possible, but definite arrange
/ nave HOL D6Sn IldQ0 LOT LnlS,
and Burrow will wait until he knows
the hour the tank can be expected
before making final arrangements for
the parade in which it will take part.
Many voluntary subscriptions are
coming in to the Topeka banks, show
ing that the citizens of Topeka and
Shawnee county are just as ready to
voluntarily do their part now as they
were when the war was on. All of
the banks have been given their
quotas.
Women Workers Busy.
The women workers promise to take
a more active part and produce great
er results than in any previous loan
in which they have taken part. I'm
der the direction of Mrs. Evans four
| teen county district school meetings
4 have been arranged for Tuesday,
| Wednesday and Thursday of this week
and along with the speakers who will
be taken an effort is being made to
| have returned soldiers VISIT each of
these districts to make talks in behalf
of the loan. School districts that have
not arranged for meetings and that
want to hold them are urged to notify
Mrs. Evans at the earliest possible
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