The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-14
UNCLE SAM
Calls FOR
LAST loan
King County Quota Is S19.-
125, 900 in Victory Bonds
to Pay War Bills
SEATTlE'S PLANS READY

Here's the official announce
men Of the Victory Loan:
Quota for Seattle and King
county. sis.Ie5. .ooc. about e5 per
cent less than the quota for the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
Quota for Washington. SIT
3es..s5.
Total Of the loan. $4,000
Interest, ~ PR cent for par.
TALLY tar exempt bonds. which
are convertible into sas per cent
totally exempt notes.
The drive starts April 81. Get
ready.
Secretary o. the Treasury Glass
announced from Washington. II. C.
Monday. this will be the last OF the
popular loan campaigns. There VIII
be smaller issues OF government
bonds from time to time to pay beiat.
ed government war expenses. but no
further drives win be held.
None OF the past issues Of Liberty
bonds will be convertible into Victory
bonds. and there is no provision In
the terms OF the Victory Bond issue to
maintain market prices on Liberty
bonds
Seattle Il Ready
Scattlc's Victory Loan drive plans
are nearly completed Speakers will
mobilize for campaign OF education:
the residence sections will be divided
into II districts. and loan clubs will
be formed for every firm employing
more than five persons. Under tho
club plan the subscriptions will be
the secretary OF the club to make one
subscription 10 the bank. smaller
payments win be accepted In this
way than for bonds Of the other
loans.
Union labor viii be given credit for
members subscriptions. Each bond
subscriber will fill out blank giving
the name OF the labor organization he
wishes to get credit for his subscrip-
fion. Mai. Louis II. Seagrave. Seat.
tle representative Of the Lumber.
mans Trust Co. OF Portland. will de-
vote his time 10 making the club plan
win.
Women Workers Plan
Mrs. Edgar Arnes. chairman Of the
wonens committee for King county,
has organized her forces for the big
drive, and is completing arrange
rnents for work among the women OF
foreign birth.
A call for overseas service men
who have speaking ability to help in
the Victory Loan work was issued by
II. r. Oldham, chairman of the speak.
ers' bureau. The Four Minute men,
who have been demobilized. handled
this work during the four other cam
T,aigns.
The district commanders for the
Victory Loan drive are:
District No. /. c. w. easier: No. 2,
J. NJ. Mehan; No. 3. y. 7. Schwartz;
NO. 4, Nelson Anderson; No. 5. A. l..
NeiII; No. 7. l.. l.. Lewis. Fred r..
Peterson. lieutenant commander; No.
8. X. r. Bridgman: No. ?. Thomas
Barto: No 10. James Holmes; No. IL.
Charles Gallant. No. 2. A. c. Thorn.
son.
Makes Bonds Attractive
BY offering ~ per cent interest on
the Victory Loan bonds. Secretary
Glass expects to make the loan more
popular. and TO attract considerable
more investments. BY making the
bonds convertible into totally tax-ex-
empt government notes, he expects
to put the issue on a par with the
First Liberty Loan Bonds. The an
nouncement that this will be the last
war loan, bond buyers believe. should
boost the market value OF former is.
sues after the Victory Loan has been
fioated.
On his way back from California to
New York. where he will engage In
law practice. william q. McAdoo. for
mer secretary OF the treasury. de.
clsred the Victory Loan plan should
receive the support Of Americans.
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WAsHTNGTON. April l4.--UDit.
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