Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-05
BABY'BONDSARE
SELLING RAPIDLY
IN HARRISBURG
Mail Carriers Pleased With
Results After Three
Days Work

Letter carriers, city and rural, will
be the prime missionaries IL selling
baby" bonds and thrift cards for
the government campaign to raise
new war fund of $4,000, 100000, is
the opinion of Postmaster Frank c.
Sites who stated this morning that
the sales had been heavier than
was expected. Coupled with this
the government will depend greatly
on newspaper publicity, for tie pub
lie appears to be singularly ignorant
of the value of the inveStme ent. More
than $4,000 of the bonds have been
sold, it was said.
when the vast population of this
country understands accurately de.
clared Mr.. Sites, Il am of opinion
that this system will become SO popu-
lar that it will be permanent The
Liberty Bond campaign had hard
time getting started, but when the
public appreciated what a splendid
investment it is the campaign fairly
whirled. OF course it was patriotic
in the people to support this so
literally but / would not cal it =
sacrifice by any means. Financial
men understood instantly that it was
a superb investment and the poorer
population will pretty soon see that
t1lS one Is equally BO0u.
The mail carriers were jubilant
to-day for they had already begun
to arouse the people along their
various routes. These men are all
enterprising and they know every
man, woman and child, so that their
canvassing will go right to the spot
l predict that the baby bond will
become tremendously popular, for
with the thrift card, it fills a long.
felt want, the ready and lucrative
means to save small sums. 1t is also
likely that many persons of means
will buy the limit. 81 900 worth. No
one can purchase more than 500
worth at one time but there is 10th
ing to hinder man from patron
izing various localities until he has
accumulated to the value of 81 600
Even this, however, will not prevent
the poor man from getting his share
All Harrisburg mail carriers were
provided with supplies of stamps
yesterday and sold them widely"
Greatest precautions have been
taken to insure and protect buyers
of these certificates from loss. They
are issued in the name of the owner,
his or her name and address being
written into it. To protect the
owner in case 1t should be lost or
stolen, provision is made by which
the certificate can be registered.
When this is done, it is payable only
at the particular post office where
registered. Upon giving evidence OF
the loss OF a registered war savings
certificate, the owner shall be en.itled
TO receive payment of the amour
for which it shall have been register
ed. The amount which can b.
registered is, of course, the sum or
sums which have been paid on it
that is from s4.12 up to SS4.4O.
In case one is lost and found the
name and address serve to carry II
safely back to the owner. All post
masters are required to take every
means to get lost certificates back
to the rightful owners. The regis
tration right makes it absolutel
certain that no one can lose a rsr
tifcate and thereby guStain loss. And
registration gives no more trout le
than to go to the nearest post office
and have the stamps cancelled and
the certificate registered. Then all
risks are urc~ TTr"Ie Sem.