The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-18

tunIty Is siven to nim to claim the
amount Of the Indebtedness.
! Ia the case Of lost or stolen bond
! he has srally TO prove ownership ard
give an n0emn!ty hon to protect the
government against lost. In the case
Of q treasury note injured Ivy fire he
I has 90 seld in the cnarred remains
and the experts Of the department will
decinher as fqr as possible the value
Of the pile cts original value) and
the money will be restored to him. IL
( the case Of a money order both the
remitter and the remittee are advised
again ard again that the mcaey re
mains unrald
Tho value Of missing United states
interest bearing securities Of the earli-
or issues pricr to and during the Civil
war on June 90. 1904, amounts to ever
$1,000 O0U.
One OF ihe greatest sources Of un-
earned income to the government Of
course. is the destruction ct thousands
Of notes issued from the treasury
bearing nc interest, which pass from
hand to hand and reach all classes Of
people and which. after fcatiuG round
for years 10 all kinds Of PAGES aad 10
calitics. are lost worn out and de-
stroyed
From he time of the first issue. IN
1861. to iha present day, the amounts
would roll INTO millions OF dollars. In
the single item Of wnat wac known
as fractional currency alone and
more vulgarly known as ",hinplasters
which vas issued during the Civ
war, there was outstanding on June 3o
1904. s15 24a 1888 2l Of which the actu.
airy Of the treasury department esti-
mates that over SS.0Oo0OO is destroyed
beyond redeinptiop
The gold col" which is trushngly
presented 10 the counter at a sut-
treasury and when is good for SEQ
or rather was go1d for that SUMS
returned to TIE owner in money Of a
different natrre, put nhnds, perhaps,
a dollar or 50 to pay unole sam for
the diffcfonce in its weight since T.
was arst issued This is one Of the
clearest gairs perhaps to the govern
ment ir the list
Tho carelessness which prevailed
during the war tines was responsible,
SO the treasury officials say fer
LARGE amount Of missing money. and
the destruction now, while IL Increases
ia proportion to the amount OF money
issued, is not 50 great proportiunately
as it was at that time It amounts
troDatly To- les .han S50O,ooo every
year
It is singular that with an the safe
guards which surround the ownership
Of oords there should be such a heavy
loss IN them.
Ia the case or the loss or dastruc.
uca of registered bond the claimant
for ire ssuc OF a now security must
identify the tIne ami place of pur.
chase. the namo Of the person FROM
whom the bona was purchased and
the amount paid for it, The place of
deposit froL which it vas lost and the
names OF any persons having access
to this place. ami must furnish affida.
Wits as to the ownership from other
persons aid also TO his reliability in.
character
other details are required and after
this torlua,ity has heen satisfactorily
adjusted the clair.ant must deposit a
bond of indemnity with the treasurer
of tho United States in order to pro
tect the treasurer of the UuitelI
States against tho possible appear
ancc Of the missing bond
m the case 9f coupon bond the
loser can not reaover from the treas
ury, but if upon the furnishing Of suf
lcient rrocf that It has teeu DESTROY
ed in any way and by filing a Loud o
indemnity ia double Tie amount of
the destroyed bond he can satisfy tho
treasury onicisls that his is just case
"a new bond w.ll be issued