Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-27
4 MINUTE MEN
END CAMPAIGN
NEXT WORK WILL BE FOOD CONSER-
WALTON SPEECHES WHICH WILL
BEGIN OVER NATION NEXT WEEK.

With r. f. Green speaking at the Dram
land theater, Judge Ira Webtser at the Ditt-
mann, and Amos Rich at the Queen, the
"Four Minute Men, of Brownsville last
nigt closed their campaign iii behalf of the
Second Liberty Loan. Next week. it is an
nounced by A. Wayne Wood, the county
chairman, the -Four Minute speakers will
do what they can to further the interests
of Food Pledge Week Some $500 blank
cards have been received in Brownsville,
and have already been distribute 1 over the
county. Preachers Of the county hove been
asked To preach sermons on food conserva-
ton tomorrow, and Ia in other ways adj
vance the cause of the work. Local COM
mittees will secure signatures to the cards.
In his address at the Dreamland last
night. MIR. Green discussed the Liberty
Bone n a safe investment. He said in
part:
Every issue of bonds that the United
Stats has mbade heretofore has been nj n
premium. The first Liberty Bonds were
nj a premium within n week after their -
>ue, and the present Liberty Bonds will
he AT n premium within a few hours after
their issue. Investment in Liberty Bonds
are safer investments than first mortgage
notes secured by liens on real estate in the
Rio Grande Valley. in TexaS.or any other
state. because they are secured by mort
gage on the entire United StateS-it> real,
state. mines, oil fields and capital.
"Some of Won may say that Won have
obligations To meet. hut | say Ia Won. Won
can pay any debt that YOU owe with Lib
erty Bonds. for any hank IN the country
recognizes their worth and will loan Won
money on these bonds and will buy them
from Won. and will enable Won Ia pay your
debt.
III nj this moment a fire alarm should
he sounded. every man in this audience
would feel safer and more secure If he
knew that his own nome and property were
covered by a fire insurance policy IN a sol
evnt company. When YOU invest Your mon
ey in a Liberty Bond Won buy an insurance.
policy ~lnsuring the safety of the United
States government. the safety of your
home. the safety of your own hte. You
have seen ON this canvas here this evening
(reft rring 10 the minated news pictures
Vi uliltTtnt utiiftaIN tIEtfiIHtitu- anu
campsl. what others In the United States
are dong To fight the nations battles. You
see sented beside Won men in the uniform
of the United States army. who are ready
and willing to fight the battles of their
country. Ii i not this that | call upon YOU
to do at this time, hut TO place your money
at the disposal of the government to en-
able these soldiers to win our battles. tSol-
diers WIN battles, bur money win vars
This statement man seem contrary Ia the
usual idea Of what brings about success in
war. bat these soldier, cannot win battles
unless they have equipment, food, and am
munition. and these things must be sup
piled by YOU and Your money in the pur-
chase of Liberty Bond. Ii the present
Liberty Loan should fail. ii would be- but
a brief period until the German s"ldiery
will tread upon our shores, and then of
what value will be- Your money, your prop
erty. or your lfe' And | say 10 YOU, take
out an insurance policy on that property.
aud vour life, by an investment in a Liberty
Bond"