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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
PRESIDENT Will SONS STATEMENT
OF PEACE TERMS OFFSET BY AN
OUTBREAK AMONG CONCRESSMEnllI
Agitation for Government Ownership of Railroads I'm
does Some of the Benefit to Financial Interests of
Declaration of Aims-Control Of Roads a War
Measure.

prises. Among those best informed,
there, are confident expectations re-
garding the export trade. We are
now far and away the biggest pur-
chaser of steel products in the world;
and Great Britain may come in a good
second, but will be too much occu-
pied in caring for her own markets to
seek new ones very vigorously. Ger
many will make intense efforts to re-
cover lost ground, but for obvious
reasons will be handicapped for a long
period; Herr Balm, one of her fore
most industrial leaders, having openly
admitted this situation. Another fac
tor which attracted attention to the
industrials is our strong financial 20
sition; the result of the large accu-
mutations Of profits after several alb
normal years. These accommodations
have not been distributed as divi-
blends; but are held as reserves
against emergencies, when not &C
actually engaged in enlargements and
new enterprises. So come peace or
come war, the industrial outlook is
considered particularly favorable.
This week further encouragement was
afforded by the decision Of the Su-
preme Court regarding stock dfvi-
bends.
The stock market is still subject to
sharp fluctuations, dependent almost
entirely upon war news and develop
ments at Washington. There has al
ready been a sharp rise in the leading
industrial and railroad issues, which
tempted more or less realizing. The
+ooI,psoo1 situation bouravnr 10 sound
and the general outlook favorable. AS
so often stated, the country is pros
prrlus and likely to so remain, be-
cause Europe is largely dependent
upon US for food, munitions, etc, and
the demand from such cources must
continue for some time to come. Both
labor and capital are well employed
ct goSd wages, and no signs of reac-
ton are in sight; unless for luxurles
and ordinary building, both OF when
are temporarily deferred The fnan-
cial situation is also satisfactory.
Money continues reasonably easy, war
finance still being the dominating fac
tor. 1t is rumored that the next hoan
may not be so large as at first ex-
pcctsd, the government having all the
funds necessary for immediate re-
quiremcnts The financial strength of
the country is well illustraUe4 in the
last national bank call, which showed
resources of 10 IL billions on NoVem-
her %, or three billions more than
year PREVIOUS. The total deposits
were $1479S, OOO, 600, or 2,239 millions
more than a year ago. The monetary
situation is such as should at least
Derr3it tbf, financing of domestic en-
| terprsses to a moderate degree.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
THE CURE OF TREMBLING OF
DISABLED SOLDIERS

The Correspondenzblatt der Gener-
alkomission der Gewerkschaften
Deutschlands of September 1 says:
''The nervous affection among SOL
diers, which causes a constant trem-
bling of the whole or part of the body
seems much worse to the onlookers
than to the actual sufferers, and on
this account has often, made it very
difficult for the latter to obtain en-
ployment, especially as the malady
was supposed to be incurable. AS early
as a year ago, however, Sanitatsrat
DR.. Ernst Boyer, chief physician of
the nerve hospital at Roderbirken,
near Leichlingen, declared that this
trembling could be cured. The re-
suits obtained at the time were not
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
LIBERTY CHORUS
WILL BE HEARD
AT WAR LECTURE

The Liberty Chorus will sing at the
meeting to be addressed at the High
school Wednesday night by Hon.
Crawford Vaughn, former premier of
South Australia and for IS years a
member of the Australian Parliament
Vaughn comes here to tell US of the
part that labor is taking and should
take in the war.
The Bridgeport War Bureau is es-
pecially anxious that the workers in
our factories shall hear Vaughn's
Vaughn speaks tonight in Hartford
and Tuesday night at Woolsey Hall,
New Haven. Other cities have tried
in vain to secure him for meeting,
but they found him already booked
for other large meetings throughout
the country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14

neapolis, 5 miles for $1,000 in 16
minutes 23k seconds. The most i'm
portant event in skating circles took
place Jan. 26.4 1893. at Cove Pond,
Stamford, when Joe Donoghue won
a 100-mile race in z hours IL min
utes 3S is seconds. A. Franklin was
second and John Ennis third. Records
beaten from II miles up and every
hour after the first: 25 miles.
1.:31:29; so miles, 5:41:55; 100 miles,
7:1138 LIS seconds. These records
stand today
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
MARRIED.,

BOSSA - CRAW-In New Canaan,
Jan. 8, Howard NJ. Bossa and Hiss
Ethel Marion Craw.
PETERSON-L1ND = In Stamford,
Dec. %, Miss Ruth Lind and Har-
old c. Peterson.
LT-BLOOMFIELD = In
Stamford, Jan. 1, Miss Hazel Marie
Bloomfield of Stamford and Ray
mond A. Perrault of Springfield.
ETLLES-STILES - In Woodbury.,
Jan. 1, Miss Mildred A. Stiles of
woodbury. to Hoadley n. Willes of
New haven
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14

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accrued, as stated, said char:
THE w. NJ.
Am; Chem. & Dye stuffs Co.,
Balint L.,
Balm, Mrs. S. l.
Barcyriski, Felix
S. Banner,
Beaumont W. ].
Bennett, Mrs. ],
Benson, W. S.
Benos s.
Benjamin, c.
Blonchin J. o. Co,
Boldzek, John
Bob, J.
Brock & Stevens
Bpt Nat Window CT. Co.,
Bpt. Metallic Works,
Bpt. Plate Co.,
Bpt- Furniture Co..
Brown, Thos.
Burton, W. e.
Burns & Bassick
Burlson, G. W.
Byckowsky, A.
Campbell. R. M.
Casper, J. V.
Candee, H. B.
cannon, VIM.
Coleman & Hubbe1l,
Compo Bros.
Collilos, Dominica
Colonese, B.
CoStar, l.
Crescent Candy Co.,
Curtis & Curtis Co.,
6odwbion n
Dorkin-F Frank Co.
A E1wood
Fclrhardt Rros
Elv r. TTnham
Elec. Cable Co,
Ebv. E. g.
Fast End Fxnress Co
Fearn1ev r r
FARRELL N
FaI1on Pros
Pagan, Peter
Fallon, H. H.
Todlna, A
Freedman, s.
M. S. Frank Co.
Frank & Parthen
H. Gallow,
Goldstein g IazaroVltz, .
W. T. Grant Co..
Grossman, A.
Hardlng' MIS-: IL
Aannonum' harry
aart' T. D.
hay. =. j. q 20,
aoILman wan Faper oo'
HdppeH' +.
4oeaI Laur5urg Co-'
JasTlliA,
JemAa'
Rn e., q
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o ahon Mrs
49,, w n
IarsnS n
T oniccota
MorLnev
Mahaa John
MsIner+ e, Sons
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14

G. or G. I bag
Lewis Auction Sales boxes,
DENLY Motor 60 olumbu Motor Car
1 boxw fndshelds
Co. or K, Fiero.
Am emeu Co Walter bathtu 1 how'll nj
FieldM Co or Autos &c.
riswold Co. T J.
Mountain Co. Farmers supply & Roofing Co. CRIT,
Pipe Covering
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
K onta Denies Any
Connection WithFund
Collected BY Brewers

Alexander konta, who was brought
INTO the Senate Investigation into the
ownership of The Washington Tines
through discovery of letter which he
wrote to DR.. Dernburg in 1915 regard.
ing the possibility of German interests
buying New York newspaper, made a
statement yesterday regarding his CON
necton with the affair
The unfortunate letter which 7
wrote to Dr. Dernburg in 1915" he
said, "hsd nothing to do With this in
vestlnsnt by the brewers in The Wash
lngton Times. The authorities know
that.
II voluntarily turned over the letters
published. I had nothing whatsoever
to do, directly or indirectly. with the
purchase of any newspaper. will give
every dollar I have IN the world to the
man who hooks me up with this Rris
bane fund
y am Hungarian and have been in
TINS country thirty years. have never
oeen pro-German. Once at q dinner in
New York I met DR.. Dernburg. ! never
saw him again. He spoke TO ME about
the trouble the Germans were having
~ getting their side OF the war before
the American people He asked me
what | thought of the Germans buying
ne" ork paper | told him | would
write him letter about it. I did so.
He never answered rhe letter. No one
dreamed then that this country would
be at war with Germany. saw no
harm in my offer to act as broker for
I'm and H. I'm, nav
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
Hearst Papers Left
Unopened in Oregon
Threatened Legal Action Has
No Effect on Attitude of
Newsdealers

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 22-Eugene
newsdcalers still await without fear the
threatened action at law on the part of
= William Randolph Hearst for alleged
violation of contracts.
Papers and magazines still continue
to arrive by mail and express and are
left in the Offices unopened and ur-
claimed or refused. Since the big pub
lie bonfire of a week ago no further
condemnatory action has been taken,
but public sentiment is strongly stirred
and no dealer would think of defying
" by trying to make sales. II is said
that one or two lawyers have been ap-
preached regarding starting mandamus
suits against dealers, but that no one
has been found willing to undertake
the task.
Similar conditions exist at Albany.
and klamath Falls. and meetings have
been held In other cities, but no definite
action has been taken.
In Portland some dealers report fall
ing OFT IN sales, but one dealer SAYS
the agitation is good for business.
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore. Sent. %
The campaign which is sweeping the
country against Hearst publications has
reached this city Teachers of the pub
iic schools at meeting Yesterday
placed ban on all Hearst magazines
and newspapers during the period oe
the war. -
This action followed close on tbs
heels Of the action Of the ALBANY fOraS
newspaper dealers Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
''Kamerad Pistol"
Wounds Father as
Son Plays With 1t
Weapon Captured in France
From Hun Causes
Serious Injury

John Donaldson. 626 Hamilton Ave-
rue, Richmond Hill, was accidentally
shot and severely injured at his home
Yesterday afternoon by his son. Frank,
twenty years old.
Young Donaldson was showing n
friend small pistol brought as q tro-
ply by Lieutenant J. Howland Douald-
son. an older brother, recently ordered
back from France. where he had been
for several months, for instruction
work at Camp Dix. The pistol had
been taken from German prisoner,
and is of the type known to the Allied
soldiers as "Kamerad pistol. II is
SO small that it can be concealed III
the palm Of the hand and is frequently
used BY the Germans to shoot down
those who arc fooled by their call OF
"kamerad.'
Mr.. Donaldsons had gone TO his son
room to visit him and his young
friend and had just stepped inside the
doorway when the revolver was dis
charged. Although the gun had been
in the house for some time it was be-
lcved to be unloaded, several prevl-
Gus attempts having been made to dis
charge it, The bullet passed through
MI. Donaldson's lung, directly above
the heart. wounding him dangerously.
Frank was placed under arrest, but
immediately released on bail. Besides
Lieutenant Donaldson. third brother
Sherman. is also in the army. He is
III the aviation branch of the service.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
What Is Going On To-day

LIGHTLEsS NIGHT
VAR SAVINGS STAMP DRIVE
f.s ,s 1n,sson 20 me American Museum Of Nsty
al History Van Cortlandt Park Museuro tmer
ic lean Museum OF Safety and the A9usrium a'Hef'
Ne" s"r 1ofK o., state "oman's Land Army csmpaisu
Nsons r,,s. .sssue ,aag for wopeus secs campaign
Nasooal Esp2siton OF Chemical Industries. Grand
rplttec Churches ard Nora Ans ~ 'ou III.
VA Aeolian Hall. morning: luncheon the BIZ,
Address by Mrs. Emmellne Paukhurst on NO
re- resoe .v Without Iicto7' at patriotic rally Of
=, Defence Society. Princess Theatre afternoon
Meeting sTi,i, Of the Woman Principals Association.
Meeting Of the Men Teachers OF Physical Training
ias De WHY Clinton High school. p: m.
Address by Walter Dsmrosch on IAN American
Musician In France" before the American Friends
o., q German Democracy. Lederkranz. Ill East
Lecture BY Rohert H. Lowe on Culture and
Hacss' Eat Fifteenth Street SIS .. n
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
APPRG ClATeD AT LAST

was leglslated out of business in this
state as a disloyal organization.
konta, the Alien Property Custodian
showed. was--so far as any record:
purport to sl1owthe first man owning
allegiance to the United States who was
consulted by the arch -propagandist. DR.
Bernhard Dernburg, in the work of es-
tabllshlne, and substituting newspapers
IN America in the interests of the Ger
man government
Told Four to Get PAPER.
Konta IN his letter to DR.. Dernberg,
within o few months after Germany
started the war, wrote that 2 loss OF
S25Q,00O to S500,00O q year would have
70 be met II newspaper were estab-
hshed in New York City, This, he saiG.
could be met BY the brewers and the
German government. He wrote that
thc newspaper coOld be made big
national organ, with half million
CIRCULATION, by "a discreet appeal to
Germans IL this country and that the
biz circulation-ent German
would impress nati.c Americans. VINO
must not be allowed to know that the
newspaper was an organ Of The Nit
helmstrasse.
This plan was first talked over bv
| konta and Dernberg at a dinner at
the German Club, the rendevour Of
Captains Tauscher, Boyd and Won
Papen, the German directors of ter
rorsm in this country, indicted in
American courts for their crimes, and
all friends of konta.
he hrst newspaper record shedding
light on Konta's pro German activities
is found in "The New York Times Of
December s, 1915, IN part, it read:
"Mr. konta attacked pro-Ally senti-
ment III this country as , manufactured
product
so much nonsense has been writ
ten about this war that it would be
comlcal were it not tragic, Konta said
ATROCITIES in Belgium and Serbia have
been invented by the English press
bureaus and obligingly printed far and
wide IN this country. But never a word
! about the real atrocities IN Galicla
East Prussia and the Hungarian plain
Never word about the Senegelose and
lnrccs and Ghurkas (French and Brit
/ lsh troop5), who are sent out on the
battlehelds to gouge out the eyes OF
the wounded, cut off their ears anc
| slit their throats. And vet we are told
| arc savages ard that Serbia. PORTUGAL
sicily. Calabria. French Africa anc
brltlsh lnda arc tino flowers Of civili.
! cation
honta Accused England
1.-The true story of what England has
done TO this country the United
Ststesl. Of its malignant hatred. its
atrocities, its contempt for American
rights and tho law Of humanity, has
! never been told in popular histories
Whenever she has thought that
she saw an opportunity to harm this
country, 10 arrest its development, to
cripple its growing prosperity and
power, she has grasped it,
No naturalized American who stud
les the true history of his country can
believe in this theory of England's
good VIII toward it. That is one of
. the strange American beliefs which the
natnralized citizen never comes TO un,
derstand.
In ether newspaper articles konts
/ lauds Germany and denounces England
and France and italy in the same
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
Brisbane Protests
That He's Pro-AUy in
American Statement

Arthur Brisbane publishes state
ment IN this mornings issue of "The
New York American" which he devo+es
to denial of pro- Germanism on the
part of himself or his newspaper. "The
Washington Times" 1t is this accu-
sation, he says, with which he is chiefly
concerned
Brisbanc declares that he was intro.
duced to Alexander Konta eight or nine
years ago by Lord Northclffe's secre.
tary. but has had no association or
dealing with him and has not seen or
heard from him in at least eight years.
Hls attorney, he says, is Geoffrcy
konta, Alexander konta's stepson.
Since the outbreak of the war, Bris-
bane asserts, his synlpathies have been
actively proAlly, and he has written
many columns against Germany. but
not one word IN defence of that coun
try. Early IN the war, he relates. il
occurred to him that hydraulic mining
machinery could be used to drown the
Germans in their trenches or force
them into the open.
He wrote to Lord Northcliffe. he con-
tlnues, suggesting this mannuvre. and
spent several thousand dollars Of his his
own money to obtain hydraulic
giants which he sent to Lord North
clitfe by express for experimental pur-
poses.
The accusations against him, he de-
clares, are mot only untruthful, but
wholly insincere"
Prom the day that became owner
OF The Washington Times,'" the editor
adds, 81 defy any newspaper critic to
quote one line or one word on the sub
iect of Germany. written by me or pub-
lishcd IN that paper. that was not a de-
nunciation of Germany, of Prussia, of
the Kaiser and his methods. "
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
Over 100000 Men
And Women TO Speak
In Loan Campaign

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2o.-The speak
ing campaign OF behalf Of the 9Th Lib
crty Loan, which opens formally next
will start tomorrow in many
parts of the country, with more than
100000 men and women prepared to
make addresses in theatres, schools.
churches, on street corners and from,
automobiles in rural districts.
The corps OF public speakers as
sembled for the 4th loan is the largest
ever organized for any propaganda IN
this countrv-4O,ooo four-ms,utemen,
$1,000 others work. 8 under direct
supervision from the Central Liberty
Loan Organization, and at least so 900
volunteers speaking, enrolled bv local
organizations. This is the army of
campaigners who will tell from the
Platform the reasons why Americans
must buy bonds
Many communities decided to start
their campaigns before the nomins,
opening date. to give the loan mo.
mentum, which otherwise it might no.
acquire until the second or third week
a special reason urging this course is
that the entire subscription period will
he only three weeks instead OF the
usual four weeks.
a unique feature of the speaking
campaign Is the organization IN coun.
Try comnunlties. Practically every
county ana township in the United
States has staff of speakers who vii
travel in autcm mobiles from village to
Ylllagee, stopping at crossroads and
schoolhouses.
Each OF the twenty-four war EXHIBIT.
trains, which will travel from town +o
town, also IS to carry a squad Of sneak
ers. lncludlng many American and
Ailied soldlers recently returned from,
Tarnam. an American woman u,bo ~, haa
fought With the Serbian army. win vii he
one Of these. " ~ u
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
Mt. Vernon Fights Hearst

MOUNT VERNON. Sept. %. Joseph
Henry Esser. Corporation Counsel of
Mount Vernon. will appear in the Su-
rreme Court Of New York tomorrow to
ask that the 100000 damage suit
brought by the Hearst newspapers
against the Mount Vernon Aldermen
who passed the ordinance prohibiting
their sale in Mount Vernon be trans
ferred from Now York to Wcstchcstcr
County.
Hearst agents recently obtained an
injunction against the enforcement Of
the ordinance. and Mr.. Esser saws he
also will fight to have the injunction
suit transferred to the Supreme Court
at White Plains for trial.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
Newsboys Ask for
Defence Funds

TNHE newsboys and news
dealers request contri-
buttons to a legal
defence fund. They have
engaged counsel TO fight their
battle in court. Checks should
be made payable to Lemuel
Ely Quigg, 81 Liberty Street,
New York. temporary custo-
dian Of the fund.
Mr.. Quigg acknowledges re-
ceipt of the follo'sing contribu-
tions to tho Neapsboys' Union to
be used by them IN the payment
of their expenses. .dU receipts
and disbursements w'U be audit
ed by a committee Of the union
and its audit published in The
Tribune. Mr.. Quigg mill make
no charge for his services and
the money wiN be deuoted solely
to the payment Of such neces-
carp crpemsc as is otherwise IN
Cured:
From fifteen fathers who
hare sous on the firing
line ................ $500
Prcrious1y acknowledged 1925
Votu} cfo oo> .s
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
To Unvei! Own Statue

Chauncey NJ. Depew is to hare ~
unique experience tomorrow OF u
yelling a statue of himself at Pes"'
kill. Incidentally, Mr.. pepew is =, y
thority fer the statement that =, ~
bronze figure is an excellent liken.,s,
He made sure It was to be so net 01a 1,
by posing for the original cast aa' =
supervising the final moulding. Il,
In telling friends of the statue = !,
Depew said recently he expected !. H.,
be the first bronze statue ever 70 "
anything like a resemblance TO the -, -,
for whom it stood. At the same w. e
he insisted that his speech al the ii
yelling is to be devoted TO Peskse'
rather than to the statue.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
Chaplin Attends Service

Charles f. Chaplin. who is in the
Tombs charged with the murder of his
wife, attended Christian Science ser
vice in the prison yesterday. DR..
+. w. Mcclure. prison physician, said
he was improving in health rapidly and
had almost lost the extreme nervous
ness which at first characterized him
He smokes many cigars and reads mag
azines most of tho time. His meals are
sent in by a caterer
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
Brisbane Quiz
VIII ZnpoLue
Noted Men
Continued from page

was hobnobbing with William Randolph
Hearst, but Secret Service agents were
trailing them.
All this continued until the United
States was about to enter the wat.
Then konta made 4 public change OF
front He began to hobnob with
friends OF the Allies and damn the
Kaiser and his agents and to cultivate
men closely identified With the Allied
cause.
Gives Autchiograph,
In addition to the newspaper record
there are others. One, e,Y-shich follows,
was written by Konta himself and is
found in the 1861 edition Of "Who's
Who' and III the local Cerman-Ameri
+ can "Who's Who,' which is called "The
German Element in the State of New
York" published, Of course. before we
entered the wnr:
Born Budapest, Hungary, Nav II.
1867. son of Joseph j. and Jeanette
!S2arvas) konta; graduate COLLEGE Of
flous Brothers, Budapest Married
Annie Laurie Lemp daughter of the
mllllonalre brewer), of St. Louis
October s, 1885. Founded a literary
weekly in Budapest. which is still in
existence; travelled extensively in
Egypt, India and Japan Came TO
America in 1887; engaged in business
and literature. Democrat Founder
Modern Historic Records Associs-
flon; member National Geogrsphicsl
Society, American Historical Assori-
alton, German Authors Societv
Decorated by French government
with Palms Academique. 1904 ten
years before he began his assaults
on France and Englandl. Clubs.
Explorers, National Arts, German
rress, Manhattan. Aero Of America.
Willght. Missouri Society. Trans.
lated and adapted several plavs far
the American stage, gaining special
success with "The Devil; regular
contributor to the Hungarian Ameri.
can press. Chairman 1914 of Pri
mary Law Committee Home. Hotel
st, Regis, Office. % Exchange Place.
Son Is Brisbane's Lawyer
konta at the Exchange Place address,
conducts business partly commercial
and partly financial. His son. GeofFre,
konta, IS counsel to Arthur Brisbane.
Turning back TO his autobiograph;ca
sketch IT is noticed that he writes him
self down as a member Of the German
Press Club and the German Authors
Society. Bv virtue of his members hir
in these societies he IS member ri
the German American Alliance. which
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
By BRIGGS

Hearstian- -Brisbanic style, and prophc.
sled, as Hearst and Brisbane did, the
triumph of German arms.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
Wars Horrid Front

He had the rolling gait of the rollick-
he looked like those hulking Norwe-
Glans with hair on their chest who go
around the Horn on windjammers and
know the feel of a Delaying pin.
But up close it was different. His
face was coal-crusted and his ewes red
trimmed. In the Fifth Avenue crowds
Of silks and spats he stood out some
what like a scar. Flames had pared
down his flesh in the iron bowels Of
the mighty ship in which he stocked.
He shanbled along. and people turned,
perhaps thinking of the risk he took
and Of the hiss of steam, the thrush Of
tides and wireless hiss to Potsdam Of
another victory.
In little booth near the Public Ii.
Drary pretty young girl was pleading
with the crowds to purchase her stamps
to help win the war He went down
deep IN his soiled trousers for ragged
wallet and took out FIVE dollars, ali it
contained, and he gave II to her, took
the stamps and squared his shoulders
and walked away
Times are hard Sure,
Your expenses are heavy and vour
income Just keeps its chin above water
Of course!
But listen'
Your Uncle Sam IS IN the same fix
only worse
Whom are YOU going to help first
him or yourself?
BUY LIBERTY BONDS.