Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
PEOPLE URGED TO MAKE GOOD

There are many outstanding
pledges in the state that have been
unfulfilled and these pledgers can be
OF great assistance to the local or
ganization by promptly going to their
banks or postoffices and buying their
share of stamps. 1t is also asked
that everyone make az. effort to buy
more than their fair share thus help
ing to make up the deficiency caused
by those who by adversely have been
unable to buy their allotment or full
fill their pledge. The following tel
egram has been received from Wash
ington and which clearly shows the
necessity of every one buying War
Savings Stamps in order that the
government may have the money nee
essary for rehabilitation purposes.
The telegram is as follows:
War Savings campaign should be
pressed vigorously and armistice
should cause no relaxation of eff
fort. Immense sums will continue to
be needed to carry on program al
ready under way and care for SOL
diers abroad until they can be re-
turned to peaceful pursuits. Every
effort should be made to redeem all
outstanding pledges for purchase of
stamps and sell as large an addition
al amount as possible. Treasury de
parment will be pleased to have
Iowa go over the top"
CUT IN TELEPHONE RATES
Sweeping reductions have been
made in long distance and toll tele-
phone rates according to news dis
patches from Washington which fol-
lowed an announcement of the chang
es made by Postmaster General Bur
Lesson. The new reduction adopts a
basic charge OF Ga mills per mile.
airline mileage, and half the day rate
for night service up to midnight. One
fourth the day rate is to be charged
from midnight to 4:30 a m. The
new change goes into effect January
81. In Iowa il is said the rates will
be the same as they were prior to De-
cember when a twenty-five percent
increase was granted.
The new night rate. which is one
hal fthe day rate. will 60 into effect
from $50 to IL p. m. From II
O'Clock on to 4:30 m. is only one
fourth the day rate. Thus If man
wants to do quite a bit of talking
with someone at a distance. all he
has to do is to sit up until midnight
and he will get through mighty
cheap II IS true, that the lines are
usually open and service is slack
from midnight to 4:30 q. M. but he
alos asserts that with the new night
rate. the lines will undoubtedly be
quite crowded from $3.50 until mid
night. This he thinks may lead to
poor service, although the govern
ment may be planning some method
of carrying bigger loads on the
wires and thus giving the service
which will be needed.
The new rate comes as rather a
surprise as it was only a couple of
weeks ago that decided increases in
toll rates had been announced II
comes also IL u satidcalion to the
consumer as II jibes in well with the
reduction in rates for changing and
installing phones. announced last
week
The new rates were recommended
in the first report of the committee
on )rate standardization and Mr..
Burleson's statement said their effect
is to euualize the toll and long dis
lance charges over the country, ire
moving disparities and preferences
and providing scientific basis for flu
ture reductions contemplated as unfit
cation of telephone and telegraph
wires proceeds"