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Left--Miss Ruth Law and the reception committee of the Liberty Loan Workers. Left to right--Mrs. George Fuller, Miss Law and Mrs. Eugene Blake. Center--Making a perfect landing. Right--The men's reception committee receiving Miss Law upon landing. F. Lang is seen in the picture talking to Miss Law. Photo by Ralph Baird, of The Post staff.
THRONG CHEERS RUTH LAW AS SHE ARRIVES
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"You buy a Liberty bond or the next bomb dropped on you may be a German bomb," was the warning dropped from the clouds this morning to the crowd assembled at Swope park to see the arrival of Miss Ruth Law, aviatrix, who is flying across the country to promote the sale of Liberty Loan bonds.
A huge white canvas cross, east of the shelter house, marked the landing place for the daring flyer. Leaving St. Joseph at 9:05 o'clock, Miss Law traveled by way of Atchison, Kas., and Leavenworth and then flew across the city to Swope park, landing at 10:05 o'clock.
A heavy wind aided rather than hindered her flight. Miss Law entered the park from the north side and then encircled the golf course, where she made her landing.
Her arrival on schedule time disappointed the majority of sightseers, who began to arrive shortly after the landing had been made. Before Mrs. George W. Fuller and Mrs. Eugene Blake, Liberty Loan workers, could bear her away to the City club, where a luncheon was held at noon in her honor, several thousand had congregated around the airplane in an effort to view Miss Law.
MANY TAKE HER PICTURES.
Those who arrived late were compensated by taking pictures of Miss Law at the wheel of her plane in the uniform of the United States signal corps.
Besides receiving- a medal for the longest nonstop record of 666 miles, Miss Law has "received her eagle," a much coveted metal given by France to allied aviators. This emblem was presented to her on her trip to France last year.
Holding the enviable record of first to arrive at New York in a cross country flight from Chicago is not Miss Law's only distinction. She is the only woman in this country authorized to wear the uniform of the United States signal corps. In addition to this she has been permitted to wear on her collar the insignia of the aero corps.
"I have offered to do my bit for my country," she announced to the throng "The least you can do is to buy a Liberty bond and help with your money".
DETAILED to AID RECRUITING.
Miss Law has been detailed by the war department to recruit airmen for the service. This work will be begun immediately upon completion of the Liberty Loan flight, which is being financed by the Henry L. Doherty company of which Ralph E. Morrison is the Kansas City representative.
In telling of her trip to France, where she also received the golden eagle medal, Miss Law declared the crying need of the allies is airmen. Airplanes, in her opinion, will accomplish as much, if not more, than a squadron of battleships.
More than 15,000 Americans have volunteered in the United States for this branch of the service, she said Their training will mean the most im-
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MISS RUTH LAW DROPS 'BOMBS' ON KANSAS CITY
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Famous Girl Aviator Met by Cheering Crowd Upon Her Arrival Here.
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portant addition to the fighting forces of Europe. To accomplish this gigantic task. Miss Law declares it will be necessary to establish additional training camps.
Miss Law injected much of her own enthusiasm over the sale of Liberty bons into the crowd that received her.
Daring Flier Is Calm.
Many crowded around to shake the hand of the smiling flyer, who appeared as calm as if she had just driven up in an automobile instead of circling many thousands of feet over the Missouri hills and rivers. The committee headed by George Fuller, H.F. Lang, W.B. Strang and Ralph Morrison frustrated this friendly showing of the crowd by escorting Miss Law to an awaiting automobile.
Mechanicians were left at Swope park to guard the biplane. They will dismantle the machine, which will be shipped to Hutchinson, where Miss Law will continue her flights in the interest of the Liberty Loan. Her parting admonition to the mechanicians was to guard the machine carefully.
As the time approached for the arrival of Miss Law, crowds of Kansas Cityans from street cars and automobiles began assembling at Swope park to welcome her.
At nearly every residence and office building men and women began craning their necks upward and keeping sharp lookouts to see Miss Law's airplane fly across the city to her place of landing.
Parties of school children began their journey to the park at an early hour. Many made the day an occasion for picnic parties. By 9:30 o'clock the spaces in the park around the shelter house were dotted thickly with women and children.
Hundreds of motor cars stood along the driveways of the park, the drivers with their hands at the motor horns ready to give reinforcement of sound to the whistles which were to begin blowing when Miss Law first made her appearance.
All along the boulevards children were stationed, watching for the paper bombs which the aviatrix expects to shower on the city today.
At 4 o'clock Miss Law will be the guest of the Women's Liberty Loan committee at a reception at the Athenaeum club house to which all women of the city are invited.
This evening Miss Law will be given a private dinner by J. Z. Miller and later in her khaki uniform will appear as a guest of honor at the governor's ball at the Blue Hills club.
Miss Law's airplane will be shipped to Hutchinson, Kas., tonight. Tomorrow she will begin a flight over the oil fields.
Those who are fortunate enough to obtain one of Miss Law's bombs will find in it a picture of the aviatrix on which is written these words:
"I have volunteered to do my bit above the trenches. Will you do your bit with your money?
"If you can't fight your money can buy a Liberty bond to keep off German bombs. Buy your bond today."
Miss Law early this morning, before coming to Kansas City, made a flight around St. Joseph, Mo.
Boy Scouts Prepare for Liberty Bond Canvass.
Boy Scouts are distributing literature, posters and stickers all over the city today as a preliminary to the canvassing campaign they will start in the interests of the Liberty Loan Monday. More than 1,000 of the Scouts will thoroughly work the city regardless of other Liberty Loan workers that have preceded them. The movement has been indorsed by President Wilson and the treasury department will present a war emblem to every scout who sells 10 or more bonds.
The Liberty Loan is not being subscribed to in Kansas City and throughout the Tenth federal reserve district as it should be.
Although the totals have not been given out, it is known neither Kansas City nor the district is making a creditable showing on the war loan.
A letter was received this morning at Liberty Loan headquarters here from the postmaster of Louisville, Colo., with a $500 subscription from a German-born citizen of that town.
"Although there are many Americans, English, Scotch, Irish and other nationalities here, this man, a German, is the first to subscribe to the Liberty loan," the postmaster wrote. And there was another letter from Edward T. Ross, who should be placed in the front row of the patriots. Mr. Ross lives up in Gordon, Nebraska.
"Enclosed find check for $100 which I wish to give to the United States government to be used where it can do the most good," said Mr. Ross' letter, in part. "I am past 55 years old and so am too old to fight, but I might be of use to the government, should it need me, in buying horses and mules."
The letter was forwarded to Secretary McAdoo at Washington, who wrote a personal letter to Mr. Ross, thanking him and telling him the $100 had been invested in a Liberty bond for him.
Millions in Subscriptions Held Up by Banks.
NEW YORK, June 9—Secretary McAdoo's announcement that $700,000,000 is needed to complete the $2,000,000,000 Liberty Loan centered attention here today on reports that many banking institutions have millions in unannounced subscriptions.
The government has urged that these subscriptions be announced and a flood of subscriptions running into the millions is expected. Chief among these will be that of the National City bank, whose president, Frank A. Vanderlip, has said his bank and its customers expect to pass the $75,000,000 mark set by the First National bank.
The First National, the National City bank, J.P. Morgan & Co's $50,000,000 subscription, the United States Steel corporation's $25,000,000 and John D. Rockefeller's $15,000,000 probably will show that a quarter of a billion dollars—one-eight of the total bond issue has been subscribed by five of the greatest financial powers in the country.
KANSAS CITY'S VISITOR FROM AIR
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Ruth Law sitting in her machine a few moments after landing at Swope park. Miss Law wears the United States Signal corps uniform as shown in this picture. Photograph by Ralph Baird, Post staff photographer.
