Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07

bers Of the st. Louis Chamber OF Com
merce, Hay declared there had never
been q finer opportunity afforded to
the people to sacrifice, be patriotic
and save at the same time. He ~.
planned the working Of the War Saw
ings Certificate. in which people are
taught thrift and at the same time con-
tribute to one Of the important factors
In winning the war.
Forget Value Of Pennies.
During the course of his remarks
Hay asserted the average business
man, such as those who are members
Of the Chamber Of Commerce, forgets
the value Of the penny, the lickel and
the quarter, and advised them to stop
and think a minute Of what the small
coin means in the savings Of the
world.
II realize that we rebel against the
doing Of small things. sue. as the saw
Ing of pennies, nickels, dimes and
quarters. It's the big thing. the heroic
thing, that grips US, but il we are to
win this war and find ourselves real
masters Of the world we must first
master ourselves--our desires. our
ease, Jul %appetites, our passions, our
Indulgences. We must eliminate non
essential things, harmful things in our
personal and business life: we must
organize ourselves for efficiency. So
far our work Of giving in the war has
been somewhat of an ecstasy and We
have been carried away by the excite.
ment. the novelty. the fashion of it,
Well soon have to work and give out
OF our sorrow, and hardship, and. may
hap, out Of u extremities.
But, remember, the O. saving we
are nov in the midst OF plenty the less
heavy the burden in the later days. II
during the year 1918 every man, wom-
an and child of America would save s
cents per day the entire issue Of the
81, O00. 000, 900 War Savings Certificates
would be taken up. The purchase of a
Thrift Stamp per week by every per-
son would make up s1.524, 900, 900 of
the issue.
First Step Toward Peace.
"The first step necessary for the
establishing Of peace-the sort of
peace the world must have II life on
this earth Is to be worth while--is alb.
solutely and Internationally to get the
Kaiser.
But we can't get the Kaiser by
mere words. These we have tried
through long months. and years before
we entered the war. Now we must
win with the cruel weapons chosen by
those who began this a To win we
must have men; men Of blood, mind,
soul; men strong In body, true In
heart, loyal in spirit; men worthy to
live; men ready to die. These, by the
millions. have laid their lives upon
their country's altar.
ITO equip and maintain them we
must have money, money by the bill
lions. That money must come from
every quarter, It must come from
every pocket in the land. In the pres
enc Of men who stand before the
cruelest, bloodiest war demons the
world has ever known and say. Here
Is my breast. pierce 1t II you will; here
is my blood. let 1t II you will; I dedi-
cate my blood. my heart. my life. my
all, to the democracy OF my country
and Of the world'-in the presence Of
these. l say. every maj left behind In
the security and comfort Of his home
and his office should say. Here's my
pocket, 60 through it; here's my bank
account, check on It. I dedicate my
savings to the democracy Of America
and Of the world
War Certificates Explained.
"War Savings Certificates may b
obtained at any bank or ~postoiflce o.
at other authorized agencies by any
n who purchases one or mor Wa
Savings Stamps. When you buy
stamp the certificate. containing
places for 20 stamps. with your nam,
and address. will be issued to you
Each War Savings Stamp Is worth 5
Jan. !, 1923. and costs 44.12 In Jan,
airy. 1918, and ! cent more for eacl
month In 1918. reaching q maximum
price Of 14.23 In December, 1918, q