The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-06-29
HUMBOLDT PEOPLE
W.S.S. SLACKfRS

Is Humboldt county. in the justly
famous patriotic state of Nevada, to
fall down on the campaign to pledge
our quota of War Savings Stamps?
III. G. Oastler, chairman of the county
war savings committee, in an inter-
view by representative of this paper
this morning, made the startling an
nouncement that the people of this
county have pledged only twenty-five
per cent of the quota.
Only by good fortune are the people
of Humboldt county to have an OPP
portqnity to purge their honor by
over-pledging for war stamps, and
that is because the time limit set for
turning in pledge cards has been ex-
tended to the Fourth of July.
Mr.. 0astler was justly indignant
and flew into an unconscious flow of
oratory while talking on the subject
He said he knew positively that there
are many people in the county who
can well afford to pledge themselves
to buy many stamps before the end
fused TO pledge anything. He brought
out that people who can pledge more
still have the opportunity to change
their card, either by applying to any
member of the committee or going
direct TO the postofflce. And he said
that all who can but won't do their
share will live to regret their neglect
He said
while you are at home tonight.
many American boys over there are
out in the rain and mud, lodging
death from bomb and shrapnel While
you are enjoying your evening cigar,
some American soldier may be smok-
ing his last. The boys in the trenches
are risking their lives for you; and
you are not even asked to risk your
money for them. But you are ex-
pected to loan your money-loan il
at four per cent, compound interest,
the highest rate the government has
ever paid.
When your boy was so little that
all the world was a foreign country
to him, he trusted you to take care OF
him. You sent that boy to school and
to play and. on your little errands
and with implicit faith he did your
bidding. Now we have sent your bo.
or your neighbor's boy out into for
eign land, into terrorS that we cannot
even know-and his faith has not
faltered He knows we will do oui
part and we know he will do his. Are
we keeping faith? Are we scrimpinl
and saving and giving to help oui
boys do the thing that humanity has
asked OF them, and to help them come
back to us sane and whole? Saving
to help our sons is not to be called
by the ugly name OF duty or sacrifice
1t is loves blessed privilege.
"A War Savings Stamp is a written
promise of the United States govern
ment to pay S5 on the first day Of
January. 1923. While the government
for patriotic reasons. expects you Il
hold these stamps until that date, yot
may cash them at the postofiice any
month after their purchase for more
than you paid for them. If held untl
January /. 1928. they will pay interes
at the rate of four per cent, com
pounded every three months. The!
can be registered at the postoffiee 81
that If they are lost the governmen
will replace them. They are the bes
securities, earn more money and ar
the safest investment in the world to
day. Therefore there is no reasol
for anyone who can do so to refus
to buy them up to the very limit o
their ability.
Don't talk patriotism-show II
Prove your patriotism by signing tn
plegde TO save and invest your saw
ings in War Savings Stamps