Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-12-08
DON'T MARK
YOUR BOND
DETACHMENT May Prevent lie
Negotiation
Liberty Loan Committee Presents
Some Interesting Facts Con.
corning Last Issue.

1Us0NS SS0A o0hsh
Any marks or writing on these bonds
may make II impossible to sell them
OF borrow money on them, therefore
don't write your name or put any
Identification marks on the bonds you
own. This rule 10 well known to bank.
ers. but not generally understood by
the public Amy bond on which such
marking or writing has been placed
is not . good delivery" In other
words when offered for sale or use as
collateral for a loan Il would NO, be
accepted
Keep this fact well In mind: interest
on Liberty Bonds. both the FIRST issue
bearing interest at the rate Of 3h
per cent. and on the second issue
bearing interest al the rate of 1 per
cent. is payable every six months On
December 18th next tho frst interest
coupon on the 81 per cent bonds will
be paid Those who have paid In
full for these bonds and have them
In their possession should clip this
particular coupon and present II on
or after December 18th to any bank
or post office where II will be cashed
Coupons on bonds being paid for on
the installment plan will be cashed
and In adjusting interest credited 10
the owner by tho banks where the
purchase was made The hrst coupon
on the per cent bonds Is payable
on May 18th next
ANY report that interest will be
withheld until after the war Is abso-
iutely false and is circulated By enc
mics OF the United States The Unit.
ed States has never failed 10 pay In.
terest on Its obligations the moment
Il became due
II might be well 10 owners OF Lib.
erty Bonds who are uncertain on any
point 10 call on any reputable banker
for enlightenment The information
will be cheertully furnished without
cost and this will enable the Govern.
ment 10 checkmate those who would
circulate false rumors designed TO dis.
turb persons who have invested In
Liberty Bonds
The bank that Is selling you a Lib.
erty Bond on weekly or monthly in
stallments advances its own money
to buy these bonds from the Govern.
ment Il ia lending YOU the difference
between the instalments you have
paid and the cost OF the bond. II pays
the Government one hundred cs1ts on
each dollar expressed In the face value
OF IN" STnd. II receives no discount.
no commission, and no profit no mat.
ter whether IL has bought a $50 bond or
millions ~ them. Interest on the
bonds and interest on the unpaid In.
stallments practically Offset each 9th.
er. so neither the bank or the install.
men' purchaser make profit. Il Is
an even break. u anything the banks
loses as the money yet TO come back
to II from the unpaid installments
could now be loaned for other pur.
poses al higher rate OF interest. The
banks charged for services neither the
Government nor the purchaser OF Lib.
erty Bonds A leading savings bank
Of Baltimore has practically doubled
lite clerical force to take care OF this
work. II is this voluntary service that
made II possible for the Government
TO sell the second Liberty Bonds TO
ten million people
Any story that bankers and brokers
profited 10 the extent OF a single penny
through the sale OF Liberty Bonds 10
absolutely untrue. Far from profit.
ing. bankers and brokers not only
gave their time gratis. but devoted all
OF their machinery. which includes
their bond statesmen. Office force. etc,
without any compensation whatsoever.
A matter OF fact they used their
own funds In promoting the sale Of
the bonds. and sacrificed all other
business to aid their country in mar.
keting It's bonds
There Is no mystery about the TEN.
porary decline In the price OF Liberty
Bonds. Many patriotic persons anxi-
Gus that the subscriptions DO ire
mendous success. bought more than
they could conveniently pay for. and
later sold portion OF the bonds at q
time when the general market was
depressed. In order TO market them
they were forced TO shade the price.
They accepted their loss with good
grace. satisfied that they had done
gaeA - Alsss
to make the Loan the tremendous sue.
cess II was.
owners Of Liberty Bonds have no
concern with temporary fluctuations
In market prices. The value Is al
ways in the bonds and that IL what
counts There 10 y difference between
price and value. Price when referring
TO Liberty Bond means what the
bond will bring II the mark0 at .