SEATTLE CHILDREN WILL DO BIT FOR LIBERTY LOAN

Compositions to Be Written Telling Reasons for Bond Buying -- Best Will Be Printed as Advertisements.

Seattle school children will do their bit in stimulating interest in the Second Liberty Loan.

"Why Buy a Liberty Bond?" will be the subject of competitive compositions to be written by all of the English classes in the Seattle high schools and by the four upper grades of the grammar schools.

The plan was suggested to the School Board by the publicity committee of the Liberty Loan Committee and was indorsed by the board at a recent meeting. Superintendent of Schools Frank B. Cooper yesterday sent a circular letter to all school principals instructing them to have the boys and girls prepare the compositions by next Wednesday. The three best essays from each school will be sent to the office of the superintendent and selected for the Liberty Loan Committee for publication in the interest of the big Liberty Bond campaign.

Store Windows Offered.

Announcement was made today by Chairman R.R. Fox of the publicity committee that Frederick & Nelson have offered to devote their entire window space for Saturday evening, Sunday and Monday to furthering the Liberty Loan campaign. No merchandise of any description is to be shown in the entire frontage, from Madison to Spring Street, during that period.

The windows will be devoted instead to tableaux, especially conceived and arranged by the store's display staff, designed to bring home to Seattle's citizenry in a vivid and impressive manner the vital importance of Seattle's whole-hearted cooperation with the government in floating the Second Liberty Loan.

A spectacular feature of the display upon which the curtains will be raised at 7:30 Saturday evening will be the unveiling of two paintings of heroic size symbolizing the urgency of America's mission in the present world crisis. Seattle is believed to be the first city in the United States to stage a display of this kind in connection with a patriotic issue.

Totals in Washington.

Total subscriptions for the state, up to noon today, amounted to $3,205,450 compared with $2,900,850 at noon yesterday. Seattle city gained $137,750. The figures are as follows:

Seattle (city) .......................... $2,191,550
Seattle District (outside) ......... 239,400
Spokane (city) ........................ 115,000
Spokane District (outside) ...... 43,750
Walla Walla District ............... 89,900
Tacoma (city) .......................... 271,050
Tacoma District (outside) ....... 200,450
Wenatchee District ................. 3,950
Yakima District ...................... 49,800

Total ....................................... $3,205,450

No further report was received this morning from Spokane, leaving that city's figures at $115,600, which is known to be far below the amount already subscribed there. No report has as yet come from the amount already subscribed there. No report has as yet come from the amount already subscribed by the Spokane banks, other than the telegram from the committee early in the week placing the amount at considerably more than $1,000,000.

Good Progress Made.

Thurston County reports excellent progress and is the first to reach its allotment. C.J. Lord, chairman of the committee for Thurston County reported to State Chairman J.A. Swalwell today that Thurston County has $350,000 already subscribed and by October 15 will have a total subscription of $500,000.

A big street forum, similar to that of last Tuesday, will be staged by the Liberty Loan speakers' committee tomorrow night. Meetings will be held every block on Second Avenue from Pike Street to Yesler Way.