South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-26

One day last week the owner OF
Ranks Emporium walked down the
right aisle. main floor. of his big
store with a circular in his hand.
He stopped at ladies gloves"-sud-
denly. for an idea had put on the
! brakes
Miss Smith" he said TO the dark
girl at the front Cwho was not
chewing gum what DO you intend
TO do about this offer?" He handed
her a circular headed thus:
So. 100000 IL percent. Lib
erty Loan"
Mamie Eyes. Miss Smiths front
name is Msmie) began TO count the
thoughts.
Nine of them she muttered:
that's two billion dollars sum of
! money. what?" After which she read
six paragraphs telling all about the
\ Liberty loan, how it was 10 be split
up into pieces. how the pieces you
I bought were 10 be paid for 1.-TWO per-
cent, when you apply, Is percent
on June 2Sth. 20 percent on July
| 3Oth, 80 percent on August 18th,
and 30 percent on August 800.
Whats this. Mr.. Jones?'' she
asked, restraining an impulse to
grin
Looks like a problem in sixth
grade mathematics. doesn't it?" Mr..
Jones smiled.
The idea is" ventured Mamie.
ito find out how many Its have 70
I buy these bonds before they get
two billion dollars on the 18th of
August-am L right?'
II believe you got him" affirm
ed Mr.. Jones. BY him" the proprie-
/ tor of Blanks meant a patriotic
bond dealer who had sent the cir
cular Offering TO buy the new Liberty
bonds for anybody without charge.
What am | going TO do?" re-
peated Mamie. What can I DO, Mr..
Jones?"
Il thought you might buy some"
he answered gravely. (NOt that he
did think so, only he wanted to
test out his theory
Who. me? Guess again. You're
mixing me up with Mrs. Russell
Sage"
But" insisted the proprietor of
Blanks. you can get one-a little
one-for $50"
"A little one? Gee. $50 bond
would look as big as blanket to
me! ! like 'em about the size of a
stamp"
But" again spoke Jones you
can buy one on the instalment plan
you see, a dollar when you agree
10 take IT, SO on June 2Sth, $40 on
July goth, and SIS on August 18th
and August 30th."
Who'd set the alarm for ."
Mamie demanded 81 got 10 figure
ahead a long way TO hold out $40
from my pay" ct is pertinent here
to say that Jones is not the model
for the typical fiction store owner
who works his girls 10 a fragile on
Christmas week and smiles synical-
" when they cry desperately that
mo girl ought TO he censured for
what done if she don't get any
better pay than what I'm drawing. y
We'll. thank you, Miss Smith. p"
said Jones as he walked on. From
time TO time he stopped TO talk TO
other saleswomen and men. It was
nearly noon when he got back TO
his office
call up the bank. please-get
Mr. Harris" he said to his secre-
tary. and when Harris answered he
spoke substantially. as they say)
these words:
Harris, / want your advice. Here
is my idea: We've all got 10 get
behind this Liberty loan and boost
Yes. good. I'm glad you thing so
too. Now. you and I personally can't
take many Of the bonds-OUr CAPT.
tai is working overtime as il is. But
I've got two hundred people in my
store. and each one ought 70 he able
to buy 500 Of the bonds.
Not ten of them will buy un-
less some easy plan is offered. They
won't go 10 your bank: they won't
20 10 a bond dealer; and, since nc
. bond seller who gets no commission
can possibly afford 10 go 70 them
, they won't even have a real chance
TO buy
What 7 propose is 10 buy $4,000
, OF the bonds and sell as many as
can to my people. Give them liberia
credit-let 'em take till next Christ
mas or next May day 10 pay up d
g necessary. As they pay up. III turf
in the money and YOU can delivel
70 the bonds
"Oh. sure-Iu meet yOU AT luncf
oh. I'm glad 10 help. sure. asi
o. I.owenstein and Wells and he sta
people-good idea
whereup the cashier Of the FRS
Z National began calling up the othe
store proprietors OF the city and j
of them met him al lunch.
r What they worked out vas
simple plan for the skilfnl utiliza
{ ton of credit-the bank would bul
the bonds taking advantage OF th'
/ treasury departments insralment
payment provisions; the stores would
= buy in smaller lots from the hank
leaving the bonds there a. secunt.