Evening star., 1917-09-20
PAPER MONEY PUT
into MELTING POT
Filipino, Canadian and Ameri-
can Bills for Red Cross-Fif-
teen Watches, Also.
MT. RAINIER STARTS A POT


quite a figure in the assets of the Red
Cross melting pot In Nnited tSates
currency there is s. bill and four 81
bills: there are two Canadian 81 notes:
there is Filipino 81 bill and 800
and So bill in Confederate money.
The money of the Confederacy may
not assay high. The Canadian money
IS worth at least so cents on the dol
lar. and in Buffalo and other border
cities is acceptable at face value. The
Filipino dollar should be worth nearly
that.
Besides there is other paper money.
with the same credit of the United
States behind it About a dozen shin
plasters''-the fractional paper currency
of civil war days-represent values
from cents TO half a dollar. and an
aggregate face value of several dollars
This is just good as gold
Mount Rainier Starts Melting Pot.
Mount Rainier. Md has followed suit
The Mount Rainier TimesI in Is. recent is
sue announced that it had taken over
the idea. giving credit to the Washlne-
ton enterprise in full. and states tha'
q Red Cross melting pot is started IN
the window of Druggist Spier. Juiius
Reiners made the first contribution. a
gold watch. and instigated the u
melting pot. as it has been named by
the Mount Rainier Times
The watches in the window OF Gait
4 Bro. where the parent Red Cross
melting pot is displayed. has received
a large augmentation. Not only are m
dividuals contributing several watches
daily, but Henry Bergheimer. manager
of Gait & Bro. found fifteen or more
watches in his stock of old materials
that he dropped on the pile:
There are two boxes of tin and lead
foil. which have been packed for ship
ment. One is twice as large as the
other. No one man can lift the smaller
box. And more is coming in every hour
Coin Collection Grows.
The coin collection gets bigger every
minute There are thousands of coins
Many of them are real money of the
United States mintage. and lots of them
b are current coin of other nations good
at exchange value. Then there are the
coins of collectors interest. gold, silver
nickel, bronze, copper. Some cash value
there.
Gold. silver. gems. antiques, curios.
heavy metal-all continue to pour in
Every day Is a better day than the day
before. Prospects are that every day
will be day of giving greater than
the day that preceded it up to the last
moment of the emptying of the Red
Cross melting pot. october 1.
Sergt. Maj. Rowland, in charge OF the
in The Star building. is the donor Of
number of foreign coins. He also
handed in the Filipino one-dollar note.
Soldiers Contribute to Pot.
w. O. Harris is another soldier con-
tributor- He gave gold and silver
trinkets. He is a private in Company
d. Sd Infantry. D. c. n. G.. and is now
stationed at Fort Myer.
Another soldier, in khaki, brought in
q silver half dollar of the newest
United States design and mintage.
Day of Silver Spring. Md. made the
Journey into town to leave 15 cents in
current coin.
r." was the donor of the two one
dollar Canadian bills. He also left a
number of silver coins of ancient and
modern date.
Mss Fairfax Gives Gold Watch.
Miss Fairfax of Washington. a mem
ber of the distinguished Virginia fam
lily of that name, gave valuable gold
watch.
The Neighborhood House contributed
gold and silver foil AN American
Patriot" was the signature accompany
ing gift OF gold and silver.
Miss Eola Frances Benzler is an Sn-
dozen years. She secured the neigh
borhood for things available for the
Red Cross melting pot, and brought
in q large collection of old silver
spoons. gOlQ tr1nReIS ana Otnef Vdiua-
Bile articles. She promises to come
again.
First Chinese Embroidered Fan.
A gift, the first of it's kind. was a
Chinese embroidered fan. This was
given by Mrs. Earlbert Z. Barnes. Mrs.
Barnes also presented a watch and
some old gold.
Miss Ruth Francis O'Hair gave a one
dollar bill. Miss OHair is not Wash
ington girl, but is visiting here from
Paris. Ill. Miss Virginia Compton is
five years old: she had big half penny
of the early United States coinage to
give.
Other donors were: Mrs. Mary f
Lloyd, 1855 L street. silver. gold and
plate; Mrs. Baugher, gold watch: Mrs
Lorenz. old silver: J. NJ. Savage, gold
and silver plate; NJ. NJ Hardesty- gol@
and silver: A Hafernan, 3os 10th street.
old silver: Milstead Talbot. gold: Mis-:
vonette Began. silver and gold; Hiran
Waters. old silver and tin foil: Miss
Betty Caldwell, coins and trinkets; Mis-
Emily Rathburn, gold and silver; Mrs
Parks Mansfield. gold and silver: Mrs
Jones, old silver: Mrs. H. ]. S. Stewart
old coins: Miss Dorinda Bakenhus. for
and lead caps; Mrs. Jennie A. Luebkert
gold and silver: Mrs. O'NeiI. 1906 I
street. heavy ware: w. Joseph krouse
ten pounds Of tin foil: Mrs. ]. NJ. Fer
nandez, 911 22d street, lead Gaping
and other articles: Mrs. John ]. Hamil
ton, silver and tin foil.