Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1918 — STATE NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hoosierdom Reported by Wire. STATE LOAN TOTAL GROWS Thirteen Counties Reach Quota —Sub- . scriptions Reported in Seventh District Bring Total Up to $73,084,300- - Indianapolis, Oct. 4.—lncreased subscriptions reported from a number ot Indiana counties in the Seventh federal reserve district broiight the state s total in the fourth Liberty loan campaign to $733:184,300. More than a score of counties have not reported the day’s work and these figures are expected by Will 11. Wade, director of sales for Indiana, to materially increase the total. Owen and Iranklin counties “went over” Wednesday. Owen was the twelfth county to reach its quota, and Franklin, the thirteenth county, reported a few hours later that the assigned quota had been subscribed. Edward J. Wuensch, in charge of the Marion cimnty clearing house, reported $8,136,250 iiad passed through the clearing house. It is estimated that these figures, plus the estimate of Wednesday’s sales, will reach more than $10,000,000, Hugh Hickam, Owen county chairman, reported his county “over.” “Over and still going,” reported John Shirk, chairman of Franklin county. The county subscribed 000 Wednesday to reach the quota. Owen county was within SII,OOO of the top in Tuesday’s report. Six counties in the. state in early reports had increased their subscriptions. Ihe first report from Fulton county received since the campaign started placed the subscriptions at .$300,000, or more than one-half the quota. Wayne county reported an additional $12;>,000, making a total of $2,425,000 for the county. Its quota is $2,400,000. It is expected to go “over” at any hour. P.arke county increased its figures to $223,150 of a $500,0* Kt quota. Indications from over the state point to a substantial increase in many counties which have not reported.

Emergency Call for Nurses. Indianapolis, 4.—Au inmivdiate call for niir-cs and nurses’ aids has been issued .by Miss Eliza G. Browning. eliairnian of the Red Gross committee. to whom a re<pie.st lias come for several hundred nurses in Indianapolis ami other nWlitary camps whene the Spanish influenza is raging. Every trained nurse, experienced nurse, married woman who has imd nursing experience and all women who have taken courses in first-aid or home care of tlie sick are asked to register immediately at the war camp coiqmunity booths in Indianpolis at tlie corner of Illinois and \Vashington streets and at Market and Illinois streets, lite lives of hundreds of men in service are at s ake and are dependent entirely upon immediate care.

Seek Quarters fpr Soldiers. Indianapolis, Oct. 4. —A\t>quest regarding buildings, in Indiana that might be obtained by tlie government for the use of returned soldiers suffering from mental and nervous-dis-eases was received by A. \V. Butler, secretary of the *tate board of cliarities, from Maj. Frank wood Williams, medical corps. Washington, D. t'. An immediate investigation for suitable quarters- will be made, Mr. Butler said.