Evening star., 1917-05-20

Ansberry of Ohio, has. through his
father, bid for the first baby bond OF
the liberty series. He bid 500 IN cash 81
for this baby bond,' No. /, worth $50.
However. young Ainsberry was loser,
as his father was informed that the
first bond was sought by a young Wom-
IN whose direct ancestors purchased the
first bond of the revolutionary war, the
first bond of the war of 1872, the first of
the civil war and the first of the Span
ish-American war. New1yweds who are
awaiting orders to go to the front have
put in their bids for bond. and the
Treasury Department is flooded with
offerings of assistance Of every possible
kind toward advertising the liberty
loan. Besides. a curious assortment OF
letters have been received asking for
information and taking the Treasury
officials into the confidence OF the
writer's.
1t has developed from some of these
letters that there are still a large num-
ber of persons throughout the UnRed
States who are afraid Of banks and look
with distrust on security and trust
companies. These persons prefer hoard
ing their savings where they VIII pe
under their daily observation either IN
the old cracked blue teapot, on the raft
ers in the garret or under carpet
which has not been lifted for many
years.
In one of the near southern states
there are two sums Of 5000 and some
odd dollars. the result of particularly
good cotton year, which are going to
swell the liberty loan. This money was
drawn from the bank when the draft
for the sale of the cotton was cashed,
and has not in many years seen the
light of day. But good old patriot
thinks 1t would be treason to longer
keep it if Uncle Sam needs it, and more
especially as this particular patriot Is
much beyond the age limit.
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Department stores in different parts
of the country have written Offering
their services in the way of advertis-
ing, and also to arrange for bonds so
that their employees will be able to
buy on the installment plan, and all
may share in the loan from the man
ager to the bundlewrapper. They have
suggested advertising the loan on all
bills sent out, on all bundles wrapped,
on their delivery motors and in the
most prominent positions in their
stores.
An electric sign. the largest in the
world, located at Broadway and 42d
street, New York, is to keep the lib
erty loan before the citizens of the
sey, Long Island and the surrounding
country. 1t is to be raised by patrf-
otic citizen. cared for by him and pre-
scented to the government. 1t is to be
200 feet long, very deep and lighted by
the most powerful methods.
The president of street railway ad-
vertising company of New York offers
to furnish free cards advertising the
liberty loan of 1917 in all street cars
under control of the company, approxi-
mately so per cent of the street car
advertising Of the United States This
company also tenders the services of
the company's artists and other en-
ployes in the preparation for putting
the loan before the people. The Treas
ury has accepted the offer and that of
the great daily newspapers of the
country. The latter will put on each
letter and paper mailed stamp urging
subscriptions to the loan.
Great corporations wish to arrange
their pay rolls so that their employees
may take bond. The department has
accepted the proffer of the national
advertising advisory board, represent
ing $1,000 advertisers, to act in an ad-
visory capacity. Part of the plan of
this body is to ask advertisers to con-
tribute gratis to the government part