Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-22
TWO GOOD TALKS
At {. OF C.FEED
q. N. woanocott talks on W. 3. 8.
and 3. b. Rathbon makes p,ea for
Moro Saving At Homo

noon luncheon today the members
present were treated to an address
by c. N. wonacott. associate state
director Of the war savings stamp
campaign. and BY . patriotic address
by 8. B. Rathbon. The gentlemen
we're introduced In turn by r. w.
Clarke. chairman Of the local stamp
campaign committee.
8. B. Rathbon. who announced his
home as the United States Of Amer
lea, In In the city for = day. On route
from the south. where he spent the
winter. to Seattle. He told Of HIS
conversation with . member Of the
French war commission. with whom
he had q lengthy conference. and was
impressed with the French oflcer'a
estimate Of Kaiser Wilhelm. He
stated that the people Of the United
States underestimate the resource
fulness Of the man and the en-.
cheney Of the great war machine. He
advises greater economies In the
use Of all material needed in wal
work. greater thrift at homo and the
teaching Of thrift.
Mr.. Rathbon celebrated his e0tf
birthday In Grants Pass and made
his maiden speech. he declared. st
good was the speech that he wal
thunderously applauded.
Mr.. wonacott Is In the city for tn,
purpose OF organizing war saving
socities in all schools. mills. frater
nal societies. churches. Sunda,
schools. Red Gross societies, Bo.
Scouts. and In fact all organisations
4 In his address Mr. wonacott em
phasised the enormous cost Of tn
war in men and money. Based OF
the opinion OF military men. his be
lief. he said. 10 that the United State
may have to throw into the war
total Of twelve to fifteen million sol
diers to win the war for civilization
The nineteen billion dollars spen
by the United States for war pur
poses during the last year, he poin,
ed out, Is larger sum than all tn
money spent by this country for al
purposes, wars included, from tn
day Of the Declaration Of Tndepen
dence to the entrance Of the Unite,
States into the war last year.
This money" he said. "can b
raised In three ways-first. by taxes
second, by Liberty bonds, and third
by war savings stamps. We ar
raising this year two billion dollar
by the sale Of stamps. This is one
tenth Of the cost Of the war to tn,
United States during Its first year.
J There are three kinds OF dollars
just as there are three kinds of mel
for war purposes-frst, the slacke
dollar. the idle dollar; second, tn,
traitor dollar, the dollar which 4
used for luxuries. There is no
enough labor and raw material il
the country to supply the luxurie
and at the same time supply tn,
needed war materials. Third come
the patriotic dollar, spent for taxes
Liberty bonds and war saving
stamps"
The governments purpose In un
dertaking the sale Of the war stamps
was described as being largely to in
culcate thrift as well as to stimulat,
patriotism.
when you buy thrift stamp.
said Mr.. Wonacott. your 25-cen
piece puts on overalls; It goes owe
into the fields Of eastern Oregon an,
harvests the grain; It builds tn,
ships; It fashions the airplanes;
sends the men to France. Thes,
stamps are life savers. says Presiden
Wilson. Every one Of them helps I,
save the life OF an American sol
der"