The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-21
DEFENSE COUNCIL FIXES QUOTAS
FOR FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN

In preparation for the Fourth Lib
erty loan drive, which begins Satur-
day, September 20, the Latah county
council of defense, cooperating with
II. n. Simpson, who has been select
ed as Fourth Liberty loan chairman
for the county, has the work of fixing
the assessments we'll under way, and
all plans worked out SO that when the
campaign opens it may be carried to
a successful conclusion in Latah
county quickly and satisfactorily.
While the next quota for the county
has not yet been received. it is un-
derstood that it will be in the neigh
borhood of 100000, and it is the hope
of those in charge of the work that
the county may go 'over the top"
early in the campaign.
Not only the county committee, but
the various precinct committees as
well, are using every effort possible
| to have the burden, not only in this
drive, but in all other drives for funds
for war purposes equally distributed
among all the people. To this end
a new plan of assessment has been
worked out, which, so far as can be
seen now, could scarcely be improv-
ed upon as a method of securing an
equitable distribution of all financial
burdens in connection with the war.
Realizing the proneness of one in
dividual to compare his ability to buy
bonds, or to give, with that of some
other individual in his community, the
council of defense has decided to make
use of this trait in human nature,
and to select an individual in each
community, or precinct, basing his
quota upon his ability to give, and
figuring the quota of all others in the
precinct from the quota of this in
dividual. The individual selected be-
ing one able to buy bonds in the sum
of 5000 of war securities per year,
and to donate $40 per year to Red
Cross, etc. The quota of this person
in the community has been arrived at.
This Individual, or unit of measure
ment, as he might be termed, is plac-
ed in class "E." The classification
runs from A to z inclusive. Glass
A, is considered a voluntary contribu-
tor, and will have no responsibility,
because of lack of financial ability.
Class B is one-fourth the unit of
measure. If the assessment of the
oasic unit, class E should be 5000,
the individual in class B would be
assessed $50, and so on down the
inc, class G would be assessed one
and one-ha1f times as much as class
., or $500.
At least five representative citizens
If each community, or precinct, have
been called upon to choose the indi-
yidual whose ability will be used as
he unit from which they work. and
@ fix the assessments for each in
lividual in the community. The work
# the assessment committee from
zach precinct, will be checked by an
,oualizing committee from the coun-
ii of defense, this work being done
It the central office in this city. At
er the assessment is made and the
notified. he may, if his
luota is not satisfactory, appeal to
lis local assessing committee. through
he committee captain, to have the
natter adjusted. In cases of an error,
he committee will rectify it. If the
Iecision of the committee should not
e satisfactory, the person may ap-
zeal to the county council of defense.
While the drive will cover period
f three weeks, it is the desire of
he Latah county council of defense,
nd of the various community work
RS. to complete the job in one week,
that the people of the county
viii recognize their individual respon-
ibility as patriotic citizens.
Further information regarding the
lans of the committee, and the pro-
.ress of the drive will appear from
ay to day in the Star Mirror.