Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-09

John Poole. evening: Garden. A.
Petty. pm. Fernand Petit. 1870, and
C. r. Coivin. o'clock: Strand-A. l..
Grindley. 3 pm. G. l.. Hall. 1880. C. F.
4:10. and c. H. Fullaway. sos; Gran.
dalFs-A. S. Galley. 2:45. A. L. Grind.
ley. 3. and T. w. Bramhall.
Buys Bond for Grandson.
Richard Green. head messenger on
the door Of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury. has done just as well for his little
his little daughter in the matter Of
buying liberty loan bonds for the
youngsters. Richard Green's grandson
is six years old on the 18th Of this
month; as a birthday gift the grand
father has subscribed for a fifty dollar
bond. the amount Of the gift Of Secre-
tary McAdoo to his daughter on her
first birthday
The employees of the bureau of en-
craving and printing have already sub
pect to total S175.oo0 subscriptions be-
fore tho time is out. More than $500
OF the 5000 employees have put their
names to applications: among those are
1900 women who receive only $40 a
month. and each want a ffty-dollar
bond.
Subscriptions by individuals who re-
ceive an annual income that relieves
them OF income tax are more desirable
to the administration than are those of
the bonds are free from all taxation,
federal. state or local. except inheri-
tance tax, tho investments Of the rich
In liberty loan bonds is just SO much a
loss of revenue to the government on
income and other taxes
To Speak in Baltimore Wednesday.
Secretary McAdoo will speak in Bal
timore Wednesday In behalf of sub
scriptions to the liberty loan. He tele-
graphed last night to Mayor Preston
his acceptance of an invitation.
For the Bethlehem Steel Corporation
it is announced that 800 of it's men viii
be assigned to canvass its employees in
an effort to place an amount equal to
the personal subscription of President
Charles M. Schwab. who has taken
S3.ooo.ooo Of the liberty loan bonds.
subscribed the first day. 80 per cent Of
the men solicited subscribing for
S1,555.3o0
In addition to these. William F. At
kinson. in charge Of 5000 INSURANCE.
agents who have been soliciting sub
scriptions. reported a total sale Of prob
ably 100000.
Issues Appeal. to Serbians.
Americans of foreign birth or descent
have been appealed to by their coun-
trymen to rally their funds for the
liberty loan.
'.To all serbians throughout America, :"
Prof. M. I. Pupin of Columbia Unfver-
sity and supreme president of the
United Serbians League. has issued an
appeal in which he says: THE entire
savings OF the Serbs in America should
be invested in this liberty loan In
this manner we shall prove most
quickly md effectively to the American
to it,
Ignace Paderewski. the pianist, has
issued an appeal to Poles in America
to prove that they deserve the respect
and honor of the American people" by
investing in the liberty loan.
The Rev. Matthew F. Kebe of Nc
Keesport. Pa. president of the Slo-
venian National Union. has addressed
his countrymen resident here as fol-
lows: "Slovenians! Buy liberty bonds
Prove that you are friend OF liberty
everywhere. Forward. Slovenians. that
the Star Spangled Banner may be car
ried VIGOROUSLY on. to the honor of the
United States. to our honor: to the
benefit of the oppressed and to the
death of tyrants."
Don Nike Grskovio. supreme presi-
dent Of the Croatian League. has urged
his countrymen here to buy liberty
bonds In a statement in which he de-
clares that I'VE, Croatians by blood and
race, American citizens by free choice
and oath, must not be left behind
others. We must be among the first to
show that we hate violence and slavery
and that we love justice and liberty,
which we found when we came here.