The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-25
Total $29, 867,S 1926

st. Louis. April 24.-More than Is
per cent Of the Victory Liberty Loan
quota for the Eighth Federal Reserve
District had been officially subscribed
at the close Of bushes. 8 on the second
day OF the drive.
With a quota Of $195. 900, 900 the
sales officially reported totaled $685.
S67,S50. Unofficially it is known that
the sales are very much larger, but
In the compilation only the actual Of
fetal sales are reported.
While Liberty Loan officials regard
the opening of the present campaign
the most suspicious of all the five Of
the great series of Liberty Loans, a
note OF warning is sounded for the
public and especially the workers to
guard against being overconfident
The only safe way to accomplish this
is to roll up a large oversubscription.
Indiana, that has a habit of going
over the top first in Liberty Loan cam
paigns, has again jumped into the
lead. and now has a percentage of .415,
and with sales aggregating 1921, 900.
Marcus 8. Sonntag, State Chairman
IAC 4AOO0lCI SLdlc, TSdCu0u uOdQ-
quarters yesterday and found that his
state had only a percentage OF Is. Be-
fore noon yesterday he had official
reports that advanced him to the head
OF the column. and he says they will
stay there until the finish.
Evansville, he says, will complete
her quota and shove V~anderburgh
county over the top b. fore the end of
the present week, and he feels conf
dent the state will complete its quota
mex week.
Reversal In Tennessee.
Tennessee Is showing q strange re-
versal Of form. In former campaigns
this state was much joked at because
Of her slow filling of her quota, a
thing she always achieved before the
close of the campaign.
But today Tennessee is basking IN
second pace with a percentage of a
trifle more than 80, and is riding easy.
State Chairman r. l.. Jordan said that
Memphis is responsible for the splen-
did showing. Shelby county, of which
Memphis is the principal city, has al.
ready reported sales a~ggregating ST.
336.25o of a quota Of $500, 500. The
city will fill its quota early next week,
according to advices received by
Jordan.
The rural communities are slow
about reporting, reports being in from
only four Tennessee counties. The
chairman has sent kilograms request
ing quick reports and he hopes that his
state will be all in by the close OF
mex week.
Mississippi, which Jumped into first
place on the opening day. lapsed into
third place today. Chairman Kretch-
mar said that but few additional,
counties had reported. but unofficial
reports showed that the Mississippians
were all at work and that there was
more confidence than in any previous
loan. There is no fear of Mississippi
being backward.
Arksansas is also backward about
reporting. though the unofficial re-
ports that reach Chairman Hemingway
and Vice Chairman Petite are most
encouraging. The entire state Of
Arkansas is in the Eighth District, and
there are few large cities. 1t is es-
ocAIidIiy 4 TuTdl Slate, ana the returns
are slow in being recorded.
It will be remembered, however, that
Arkansas was tie leader in the Fourth
Loan, and the workers are determined
to keep that position in the Victory
Loan.
Others Coming Along.
Illinois is one of the states that has
always been reckoned as mons .he
reliable ones. Never a good starter,
Illinois is the state that keeps tao
leaders guessing, and there is never
any telling what State Charm IN
Crab.ree has up his sleeve, and how
scon his state will take a squirt and
go over the hurdles to the command
ing position.
.Crabtree has a bundle Of kilograms
from all over the state. Here is a
specimen, from Henry c. Sifford, Of
Anna: Union county going strong.
One hundred and twenty-five thousand.
two hundred and fifty dollars suu-
scrfbed." The quota of Union counry
is $174.25O.
Missouri is another state that neea
give no alarm, despite the fact thai