The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-06-11
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SCHOOL OF THRIFT
Promoters Aim Is Teaching
People to Spend Less.
ASK SCHOOLS CO. OPERATION
Purpose Of Those Behind Movement
For individual Conservation 10 to
Establish Chapters In Every Town
and city-Action Gets Endorsement
Of Congress and Business Men.

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and city-Action Gets Endorsement
Of Congress and Business Men.
| Assured through a majority OF the
members OF congress of enthusiastic
| and nation wide support of its move
ment, the American Society For Thrift
has announced through its Washington
headquarters the beginning OF a cam
paign to establish LOCAL chapters in ev'
cry American town and city with a
population of 1000 or more The move
ment will be extended later to the
smallest villages.
In an effort to determine whether the
organization, OF which Simon w. Straus
of Chicago Is president, could rely on
the cooperation of the public letters of
inquiry were sent to members of con-
gress, members Of the state legislatures
and leading business men of the coun-
try. The result was unanimous agree
ment with the doctrines of the organ
ization and assurances of cooperation
and hearty support.
Among the congressional letters of
Endorsement and commenda ton re-
ceived were those from Senators Elihu
Root of New York. Moses E. Clapp of
Minnesota, Reed Smoot Of Utah, John
F. Shafroth of Colorado. John D.
Works of California, Morris Sheppard
OF Texas, Albert B. Cummins of Iowa
Willard Salisbury of Delaware and
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts
and Representatives Burton L. French
of Utah, A. P. Gardner of Massachu-
sets. Philip P. Campbell of Kansas
and Serene E. Payne of New York.
To Teach Personal Economy.
The American Society For Thrift,
which thus begins its career as fac
tor in national life. was organized by
Simon w. Straus for the purpose of
impressing on the individual the ad-
vantage of personal economy and of
reminding the state and national law
makers of the dangerous and unneces-
sary extravaganza in the use of the
public's money.
One of its fundamental principles is
that the teaching of thrift is most
beneficial and gets the best results
when applied to children. For this rea-
son it already has embarked on pol
icy of procuring the cooperation of
public schools and large charity organ
izations to interest boys and girls in
gardening, savings schemes and in
various undertakings for earning and
using wisely small sums of money.
Its program includes also the dis
tribution of literature for educa tionaI
purposes and the giving of courses of
lectures dealing with every phase of
the subject. 1t is particularly inter-
ested in plans for better government
and economical improvement Of towns
and cities. Broadly speaking. its ideal
is to educate the public. beginning with
the children. as to the absolute neces-
sity for outstanding their resources.
A Money Spending Mad" People.
Interesting in connection with the
launching of the new society is the
statement of Representative j. Hamp-
ton Moore of Pennsylvania. He says
Ludl alucliCduS dl { q uiOucJ SpSnQ1uS
mad people.
1.-THE diamonds, rings. gold chains
md other articles of jewelry we bought |
for our sweethearts, wives and daugh- |
tiers during the last five years." Mr.. |
Moore says. foot up total that is |
more than twice the sum spent by the |
United States to construct the Panama
canal We are spending more than
s25.000.000 a year for chewing gum
alone. Our national tobacco habit |
burned approximately $350.OO0,OOO last
year"
These remarkable figures are few
If the reasons given by Representative
,.oore for the high cost of living.
condition which he deplores as being
were the people to pay
ome attention to the ordinary demands
or economy and reasonable habits Of
ife