The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-13
LARGE CROWD HEARS
 FOUR MINUTE MEN
Gem Theater Crowded Last Night at Free Show and Talks by Four Minute Men in Inter est of the Liberty Loan.

A packed house greeted the speak CTS last night at the Gem Theater, some going to see the free show, but a large majority are better acquaint- ed with the Liberty Loan and it's pur- poses and benefits than they were at this time yesterday, besides convinc- ing. we believe a number of our people of the importance of investing in Lizerty Bond.
 T. c. McRae, chairman of the Ne vada County Liberty Loan committee, acted as chairman at the meeting, making a few preliminary remarks and introducing the speakers all of whom were local men, but through their loyalty had answered the coun- try's call for workers in the interest of the safe of the bonds. None of their talks lasted over four minutes, but much was said in the allotted time.
 Mr McRae in his opening remarks said that the proceeds of 800 bales of cotton at the present price would buy the maximum amount of Liberty Bonds allottetd to this country.
 H. B. Mckenzie said that the buy ing of the bonds was no more or no less than a law-abiding citizen doing his duty; as the present war of which we are a participant was sanctioned by an act of congress which made us part, thereby compelling us as citi- zens of this country to do our part in ending it. Buying bonds is one way he said.
 J. o. A. Bush outlined the cause of all the wars in the past four hundred years in a brief way, and said that everything that had come to mankind, had come through bloodshed and the present cause, Democracy, is no eX- ception. Liberty Bonds will hasten Democracy.
 W. F. Denman hkened the loan-as an investment-unto huge mortgage on the United States. backed by the millionaire and multimillionaire and by the people, but, he said, it is not for the moneyed men to gobble up the loan, but it is for the poor, the middle class and the rich.
 c. C. Calhoun gave a brief account of the first money the country ever borrowed which was borrowed by Washington through a friend of his in Philadelphia, the amount being $5O,000 only but it saved the day. As rich as we are today. will we let an of five billions slip by and let autocracy rule the world
 Judge c. R. Haynie referred to our liberty as the greatest liberty enjoyed by any people on the globe and that we are today enjoying the greatest in our history. with war at our door, but not being fought on a foot of our soil; will we then not loan the government some of our money with which to free the rest of the world? Judge Haney said that bonds | to the amount of 5000 would not be taxed, but over that amount the gov ernment would place a tax. thereby helping the small bondholder, and it not so easy for the man with money. The bonds, he said, will draw at present i per cent interest.
 W. Y. Tompkins took the audience by surprise by stating that the farmer through the war had made profit on his products which exceeds the com blned banking capital of the country. Is the farmer able to buy a bond? He also stated that the present Liberty Bonds will after the war be at a pret- ty premium, as it was after the civil war, when only the rich man owned them. Now is the time for the poor man to own something of value. he said. He also denounced the man who will stand around and curse the gov ernment and still live under it and ask for it's protection. He pleaded with the people to support the boys at the front and in camp with our dollars which the government only asked to loan it and not give
 r. C. McRae announced that he. in- H''tua.iy will give to the man, wo- "Hn CT child selling the most Liberty M u NeNada county. the follow