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Show UTAH PUSSES BEYOND GOAL I MR LOAN Mark of $15,260,000 Subscribed Sub-scribed for Liberty Bonds, or $5,000,000 More Than Minimum Quota. SALT LAKE TOTAL NEARLY $10,000,000 Splendid Record Is Announced An-nounced at Meeting of Workers; King Pre-. Pre-. diets Long Struggle. v Utah has subscribed $15,260,000 to the second Liberty loau, or more than $5,000,000 more than its minimum requirement, re-quirement, the amount haviug been subscribed sub-scribed bv 32,715 of: the patriotic citizens citi-zens o the Beehive state during the past four weeks. Of this amount $9,-i $9,-i Jo. 880 has been subscribed by tho people peo-ple of bait Lake alone. This splendid story of achievement was announced last night at a dinner at fli e Commercial club, at which wero present more than 250 of the members of the various committees, all of whom practically laid aside their own busi ness interests during the period of the Liberty loan drive. How the people poured in their gold was told in the reports of the chairmen chair-men of the various committees, and every report was received with applause ap-plause which had the true ring of patriotism. pa-triotism. At the conclusion of one of the most tellinfr speeches that has ever been delivered de-livered iu the interest of any cause in the state, by United States Senator William H. King, on motion of Glen Miller the organization was maintained intact, to be ready for the next call for Libertv loan subscriptions, which Senator Sena-tor King said would follow within the next few months. It is doubtful if ever a more earnest and sincere body of men has been gathered gath-ered together in the state, fully appreciative appre-ciative of the existing crisis, standing readv to repeat their efforts ot the nation's na-tion's call. Electrified by the forceful -worrtH Of Senator King, nil theories concerning the length of the war were dispelled, and all hopes for on ' immediate or early peace were dissipated. Senator King's Predictioon. It was Senator King's prediction even more thnn a -'prediction that the war will last 'for from two years to a longer, indefinite period, and that it will unt end until the imperial government of Germany is obliterated forever. Jt mnv takes millions of the brave boys of "the United States as a. sacrifieel he said, and many billions of money beiore the end of the issue is forced. "It must be as jjrutifyinj to you as it is to me." said Senator King, "that such a splendid record has been made by Utah since the declaration of war ngahut the imperial government of Germany. Monday last I had the plea-sure plea-sure of ii cont'erem-e with President Wilson Wil-son and I invited his attention to what had been done in this state in regard to the number of men who had enlisted in the army and navy and to what had been done by Utah in the raising ot funds for the American lied Cross. 1 assured him that the state would do its share and more for the second Lib-ertv Lib-ertv loan. President Wilson told nie to deliver his appreciation for the loyal (Continued nu Page Fourteen. Ul PISES BEYOND HUN (Continued from Page Ons.) mnnnor in which Utah had done her part. Senator King .said that lie believed the newspapers and other Agencies had minimized the situation, but that he be- lieved it well that the people should , know the magnitude of. the undertaking undertak-ing in whieh the United States is now engaged. Some Staggering Figures. , Kngland, he said, had expended $25,000,-OOO.ODO $25,000,-OOO.ODO in the . war, and had loaned 4.",00(). 0(J(000 to the allies.- France, he said, had given both money and blood, and in six months the United States had appropriated or pledged to be appropriated ap-propriated $1,000,000.0011., 4 ' These figures, ' ' said the senator, ' ' are staggering to the human mind, and in comparison, the $15,200,000 just subscribed by Utah is inl'initesim'ally small,' great as is the amount. During the past six months we have appropriated appropri-ated a large- part of the aggregate wealth of the country. In one year we have appropriated iiore than bue-half of the aggregate earnings and profits for one year. ' ' "If we appropriate $21,000,000,000 it will mean that we have appropriated 100 per cent more than all of the returns re-turns from labor and investment, and this will mean, if the war is prolonged, ! bankruptcy for the nation, so that the only, way to meet it is. to husband our resoireos and economize in every direction. direc-tion. "liusiness cannot be conducted as visual and divert such gigantic sums into flic field of military operations. To avoid national bankruptcy we must curtail and economize. Some businesses will be destroyed so that the available capital of the country can be directed tor war purposes. ''I am not pessimistic and I know that you have courage. You cannot diminish your enthusiasm or determination determina-tion to prosecute the war so that we may make the world safe for democracy democ-racy and free from the machinations of imperial Germany. " Would Bridge Gulf. Senator King deplored the fact that some have expressed the sentiment, ; ' Let the rich men take the bonds. ' One county attorney, whom the senator sena-tor said was the county attorney of Weber county, had refused to subscribe to the Liberty loan and had said, ''IfCt the rich men spend the money." Such a man. he declared with vehemence, should be kicked out of office. The bonds, said Senator King, should find a place in the homes of the most humble, and that it would be an unfortunate unfor-tunate thing if they should fall into the hands of the few. 1 f - so, he said, when the war is over, the gulf separating the laboring classes from the capitalistic capitalis-tic will be wider than ever.' The mass of the American people have not vet learned thrift or economy so strongly developed in the French. The latter, he said, when thev have a dollar invest it with the government. gov-ernment. The American people, he said, have not learned what a government bnnd is. and there is not one in IiKhi who has ever seen a government bond. The w;rT, said the senator, has scmelv begun, anil Germany never as yt router, notwithstanding reports of starvation and revolt. Wo may hope for peace, he said, but it is a long wav uf f. Lincoln, he said, was denounced bv the cupper heads because of his determination de-termination to prosecute the war until slavery was overthrown, and was urged to premature peace bv e en so great a I it'. -in as Horace (Ireley, who said: "Let 1 he south go, ' ' The result would have been co at i minus conflict, he said, ' with i w i reiniidics rout in nous! v in st rif and to. lay this rouulry would have beMi the prev of sin ister i n flue aces of Ku-rnpe. Ku-rnpe. 'The .issim i!ari;y would have led to another civil war and conflict more terrible. Must Destroy Militarism. !''ro;n this S-Mirtto' Kip drew the inference in-ference that there can be nn peace with ' Germany unril the militarism of that i government is destroyed, which, he said. 1 may take one year, or two or three or! more, not until the Prussian autocracy ; is overthrown ami until Germany has made reparation for the foul crimes at her door. "Let us not talk peace." said the sen at or, 4 but prepare for war ami if it takes millions of our boys and hjl-Wmi hjl-Wmi of money, we will g-ivo both until un-til v. e have accomplished that f which this government has set out. to n .nmpl;--h. We are in the war no v." J and we mut take care of i:. j , "in i-on L'ress we have discusnu the j ! im rt m"thrnl of securing" fund-. Tiievil ronhl be raised bv j ;;-tti on , !::! that 1 1 business going, for if you destroy the fountain of wealth, you destroy the source of taxation. " President Wilson knows no pfrty, said the senator, and today there is no north, no south, no east and no west. All are fighting the battle of hit-man-ity, till the flag shall float supreme and the cause of liberty is secure. Pleading for a continuation of the Liberty bond committees, Glen Miller declared that in the future the organization organi-zation would be known as the "Ten Million Dollar club." The Rt. Row Joseph Jo-seph Glass, C. M. 1). D., called for the blessing of God on those who had fought so valiantly for the success of the loan and for a blessing on the government of the state and the homes, and he prayed that God might direct and guide congress and the national government in the great cause, and that the people might receive the proper understanding in the present crisis, and that the men in the army and navy may have the consciousness that -the people are with them until victory crowns the allied nations in the world struggle. Announcement made by one of the committees that 7i2 applications for Liberty bonds had been made by the prisoners in the penitentiary and that the men behind the grim walls had subscribed sub-scribed $69,000 for bonds, brought resounding re-sounding applause. Some Late Subscriptions. Late subscriptions by the livestock committee are: (Judahy Packing company, com-pany, $10,000; John Clay & Co., $20u0; Gillmore Bros., $10,000; Deseret Livestock Live-stock company, $20,000, and S. A. Mc-Chrystal, Mc-Chrystal, if.lOOO. . On behalf .of the reserve bank of the twelfth district, W. P. Scott, representative represen-tative in Utah, expressed the thanks and appreciation of the officers for the magnificent subscription made by tho people of the state. V. S. Murphy, who presided at the dinner, congratulated the mem tiers of the various committees for the splendid splen-did manner in which they had fulfilled their duties and lie ably responded to the declaration of Mr. Murphy., that Utah had done the best of any state in the twelfth, district, and that the people peo-ple are among the . most patriotic in the country. W. R. Putnam, secretary of the publicity pub-licity committee, extended thanks - to the newspapers for the part taken by them in making the Liberty loan a success, suc-cess, and lie particularly complimented the men who had worked with him on the publicity committee, of which A. X. McKay is chairman. Clarence liumbertrer. chairman of the Liberty loa.n vommitlee, last nisrht sent the following telegram to James Lynch, rresa'dent of the twelfth tederal reserve banh; to Secretary of the Treasury Wil-Hnm Wil-Hnm ' r. AlcAdoo anrl to James II. Moyle, assistant secretary of the treasury: 't.'tah tonicbt has subscribed $I5.2R'.-ct'0. $I5.2R'.-ct'0. Salt l-ake reaching" its maximum. Number of subscribers excels 3n.0OV Ii was announced that the total subscription sub-scription of the Oregon jHhort. Lin1 cm-plnvees cm-plnvees iy as follows: Ciab. $f!.U''"; T-laho. SUS.ijOO; omiiiir, J'.C-T-U: Montana, ?'ji'50-a ?'ji'50-a total of Subscribers reported bite yesterday mix as follows; .luij-e W. 1 1. Pirkson. $:'.!, -OuO: k. M. Allison. Judge Andrew Howat.. Walker I'.nn hoi s m- ploye.'S. $0::.Vi: i;wr;c T. Ode'!. ? gii.nr-o. making a i ots 1 n' s . n.i'Uij inr Mr. ( idell ; Howard Gibbs. S'i,"CiO. collc-tel at Alta; Holt Machinery company, S'J'iOO; i Vidahv Packing company, ?lu.''0; John Ciav & Co. of Chicago. $2000; Gillmore Brothers, $10,000; Deseret Livestock companv, $20,-000; $20,-000; S. A. Mc-Chrystal, $5000. Complete List Given. The folioY.-ing is a complete list of the subscriptions reported hy the various committees, com-mittees, i lie amount notrl as "miscellaneous" "miscel-laneous" not being included in the committee com-mittee reports: Agricultural implements $ 74,2r0 Automobiles 53,900 Blacksmiths 1,500 Banks and' trust companies..;. 1,250.000 Clubs and fraternal organizations: organiza-tions: Rotarv club $415,250 Elks' club 14,100 Bonneville club .... 500 La. our organizations. . 600 Masonic order S.500 4"S,050 Coal and ice dealers ; 11.000 Capitalists 306.500 Clothiers and tailors 13,550 Contractors, builders and architects archi-tects 16,750 Druggists 10,7nQ Department stores G 1.550 Electrical supplies 15. '.M0 Kduca tional organisations lS.500 Foreign corporations 2,271), 000 Furniture and carpets 6.000 Grocers 12.4uO Hardware and machinery 60.000 Insurance 334.200 Motels and restaurants 46 450 Livestock anl packing compa- nies 61.000 Lumber dealers 6S.200 Laundries ' 14,000 Music houses 13.0ti0 Manufacturers '. . 331MI50 Miners and brokers 135,750 Miscellaneous 31.U00 Printt'i's and lithographers .... 12.650 Professional men 15-.0U0 Paint 1 louses and painters ;'',H5ii Plumbery 11.650 Real estate 57,1 mo State iind federal officials 01UO0 Shoe dt-alers 6,3mm Stationery and paper houses.... 15,75 Street solicitors 400 Theaters . ; 26,050 Wholesale jobbers and manufacturers" manu-facturers" agents 30,700 . Barbers .". 5.000 Jewelers 8,7mm I'm it oil States t roups 31)3.650 Kmployer-s of publir utilities.... 207. 4 M0 Kmpl.'vecs I'nion Bo:; Co 450 First precinct 1M.55M Second precinc't 36.250 Third precinct 25,600 Fourth precinct 72, 200 Fifth precinct 3m.SMj John Taylor (boy scouts) 67000 General, subscriptions nol included in-cluded in (.'umnill tee reports .. 2.5P9.050 Grand total 50.731.550 The total subscriptions received through the Salt Lake bn nks :is reported up to 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon were as follows : McCornick Co.. liMik'-rs ?2,77$.nMO Walker Bros 1.2mm. omo National opnor bank 1,267,500 Ct;ih .tai National 1,2Mo,".lM Xation;'! blank f l lu- Republic. 950,0ijn Dc-serct. ,a tiona 1 b: nk and Deseret Des-eret SavinLrs bank snn,0(iM 'ontiucntaI National bank 2sn.iiVi National ity bank 176.500 Farmers fc Stockholders' bank 20.000 Merchants' bank 15S.TO0 L tah Savings - I rust n (...0'in 'Columbia Trust onipany .... 60ci'i Zion's Savings bank 2l-!,f".m Tracy Loan .v- Trust ' 'o 0.vh) .First National bunk, Murray ... 20,00m ' Murray Stale bank .f 3iua ; Sugar Mar iking Co 5,'0i ! Total $0, 457, 100 j This does not include Midvale. Sandy '.and complc-io from Murray and other 1 small districts. Salt I..a ke county will J subscribe on complete returns ?10,mOo,0u0. ! In Charge of Campaign. The duress of the second Liberty loan in Ft an. wiu;e ciTcMml by more than j jmiii) worker?, biis lieen (bie laigely lo 'a handful of n.mi who have i ven their entire time for rrt-ks in behalf, without with-out any muu-far.." comii'Misa t i n wuatl J ever. j 'iM-cpee. n:Mii'.ir:cr, cha.inuan of tli-'-late l.i-ct-.- )i"'an : n ri ;i 1 1 ev. opened hfa-i.n:,:-t-:s in litf- 'ommen-iaJ . iui.' S'.'ji- tically every day since, directing the work over the entire state. F. . Mu rp h y , c h a i rma n of t h o general gen-eral canvassing committee; Wi. R. Putnam, Put-nam, secretary of the publicity committee; commit-tee; T. L. Holman, chairman of the publicity pub-licity distribution committee, and W. P. Scott. official representative of the Twelfth federal reserve district, with headquarters in Salt Lake, have all given their exclusive attention to the Liberty loan campaign since October 1. Heber J. Grant, who lias directed the work among the Latter-day Saints church organizations, organiza-tions, has also given a large part of his time to the campaign. In Ogden, James Pingree, chairman of the state auxiliary committee ; J. B. Lowe. official representative of the Twelftli federal reserve district, with headquarters in Ogden; Dr. H. M. Rowe, A. G. Fell and O. B. Gilson have displayed dis-played the same energy and loyalty in tho prosecution of the campaign. To the women's committees, of which Mrs. Simon Bamberger and Mrs. W. Mont Ferry were chairmen, great credit is due for the splendid results achieved. Soldiers Contribute Heavily. An official telegram sent yesterday from headquarters. Fort Douglas, to the war department, shows that the grand total of subscriptions by officers and men ot' the pen to the second Liberty loan was $262,050. The Twentieth infantry subscribed 595,-550. 595,-550. There were 96S men out of a. total strength of 1S20 who subscribed to the loan. The Forty-second infantrv subscribed ?i5.250. A total of 1115 men out of 1555 subscribed. The Forty-third infantry subscribed fTl.tiOO. A total of S71 men out of. 1593 subscribed. A grand total o-f 2054 .men out of a total strength of 4!'6$ at the post j subscribed to the loan. According to Captain J. D. Wa tson. in charge of the army recruiting .stations in Ftah and Idiho. every one of tiie pri-vates, pri-vates, corporals and sergeants in the various va-rious branch of fives, as well as in the main office in Salt Lake, subscribed for Libert y bonds in amounts of from ?5i up. Several of the men in (be Salt Lake office bought two or more bonds. Employees of The Salt Lake Tribune contributed $15,300 to the second issue of Liberty bonds. The Ladles of the Grand Army of tho Republic will buy a J abertv bond of the second i.sue. Funds for this purpose will be raised through a rummage sale to In-con In-con J Lie ted at. illH1 South West Temple street beginning at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The ladies of the women's service unit of 1 be Red Cross are investing the proceeds pro-ceeds of tliir labors for making "service flags" In Liberty bonds. The Interest on these bonds will be used in Red 'ross work, and eventually the proceeds of the bonds will revert lo the Red Cross funds The employees of the Ftah Consolidated Mining corn pap y have subscribed up to date for J1S.O0O worth of Libertv bonds. Students of tht: West high sciionl have purchased a $500 .bond. The pupils of Miss Hosier's and Miss Carroll1 classes subscribed each to a $50 bond. The barbers of Salt Lake, through E. R. Harrison, president of the state ;board of barbers, and Charles Wirick, have subscribed sub-scribed to approximately $6000 worth of Lioerty bonds. George T. Odell yesterday subscribed $"000 to the Liberty loan through The Salt Lake Tribune. PROVO, Oct. 27. Utah county's total subscription to the second Liberty bond loan was $539,950 wdien the books closed I tonight. This is $120,050 under the amount that the county started out to i raise. By towns, the subscriptions are : as follows: Provo. $264.0."0: Spanish Fork, $76,000" American Fork, $6$, 250; Pavson. $".5 Springvillc, ?34,"00; Lehi, 522.S50; Pin ant Grove, $20,300. The $530,950 represents the subscr tions of 34SS persons. |