The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-01

held high for son are d true ameri-
can. but if yon Here able and didn't
The United States successfully
aoated its zeeend Liberty Loar and
Sbowhegan the shire town Of souer-
set county did its share In doing
its share Tie town contributed to
the Nation ils minimum allotment
and then some Many q eifiz-1 to-'
day is the p9ssessor Of one Of tie
I. S A 4. still has his money. bl,
in different form BY placing hls
surplus funds With the Government he
has testified that he believes in seeing
the struggle against German autoc-
racy come to successful ending
and wishes to do his part in backing
the boys who have gone to the
trenches
And why shouldn't the people Of
Skowhegan subscribe? Think it over,
you men with money and you who
haven't so much Would il be a real
sacrifice even ii the Government ask
ed that this money he given them for
the Pursuance Of the war. when by so
doing the citizens Of this town are
helping to make safer and easier the
lives of the hundred or more boys
who have gone from here As one
Of the posters have put it Would you
be more tender with your dollars than
With the lives of your sons? But the
Government didn't ask that this
money be given to them but that the
citizens Of the country merely lend it
at as good an interest as any bank
offers and all Ter the purpose of pro-
tecting the boys who are defending
their homes in a foreign land
Tie Second Liberty Loan has been
9ye"-subscribed but there are certain
. be other loans and these too Will
without doubt be ver-subseribed In
other towns and cities as in Skowhe-
gan people are awakening to the fact
that an investment with their Gov
ernment is a safe one and that inter
est is returned not only in dollars
and cents but in affordins protection
Of both lives and property.
HOW IT WAS DONE
In order 10 get the minimum in
Skowhcgan il vas necessary tor more
than 100 men to do a lot Of talking:
Use persuasive argument and in some
cases fairly beg the few tight wads TO
loosen mp. Bnt these men got out
and hustled They wouldn't take
no Tor an answer and many man
Who had hitherto given the bond is
sue little thought came across with
his hit Many episodes OF human in
terest took place during the campaign
but perhaps the one of greatest in
terest ccntcrs about a Jealous wor--
er: an employee at the local WOODEN
mill II halNened on the day that
The Oouly Girl. Company arrived in
SkoWhegan The solicitor in ques-
tion hunted cut various members OF
the company and with but LITTLE pur-
suasion got subscriptions Amounting
To $40o That was real work aud
showed that this fellow was right on
the job. Why certainly, said oae
of the girls, we will be only to glad
10 help. No one has said anything
about it to us before And so four
members of the Company bought $4oo
n - bonds AMI >kowheTa', set the
credit One solicitor called at a
certain home and was greeted at the
door by rather portly lady who.
standing with arms akimbo glared IT
him with a threatening CLEAN in her
eye He stated his errand and was
informed that with SO many things to
pay out money for she the woman at
the door, couldn't afford 10 buy bonds
Would he please go on about his busi-
ness The solicitor calmly told her
OF the boys who had gone from Skow-
hegan; how the mony would help
them and others like them. told of
what true Americauism called for and
she, who had moment since been
so iratc Immediately signed for a
bond
DIDN'T NEED CANDY
One little girl. a student in the high
school accosted one of the statesmen
without any word from him. and in
quired about the bond 4 haven't
but dollar now. she said. bat want
a $50 bond and know 1 can pay the
dollar weekly ii / can have one She
MS signed without further parley.
Before leaving the solicitor the little
girl said that sht had "A brother in
France and felt that he and those
With him needed The use of her money
more than She did 81 spend it for
candy and can sef along without thar"
Ms her parting word
Representative men of the town got
ouf and hustled You have read the
names OF those who did the soliciting
in former issue ri the Reporter The
combined efforts of these men are re
sponsible for the work done in Skow-
hesa9 But how many there we're
Who didn't subscribe And what was
the reason