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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-15
Negligence Defeats Damages.

Plaintiff alleges vim his pleadings.
and he must show, that the boat was
being carefully Iav1gated; he says
that the steamer Dixie was in the
usual course of her business and
under competent management and
pilotage.
Have they shown by any testi-
mony that this mate, Brown, was a
pilot? Not a word; there is abso-
lutely no testimony to show II. If
he was, it should have been shown,
and there is no testimony to show
that he was pilot on this boat.
"The pilot Diefz was negligent in
letting this man Brown take control
of the movement Of the boat. The
showing that the pilot relinquished
the control of the boat to this man
Brown establishes contributory negli-
gence.
zone thing Is plain, the plaintiff
has not established his freedom from
contrbutory negligence. Therefore
1t is incumbent on me to direct ver-
dict for the defendant, which I now
do, and in so directing verdict for
the defendant l take the full respon-
sibility."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-15

person has right to navigate this
whole river. There is no question
about that; but in the navigation of
the river he must exercise due care
on his part, and he must follow the
regular channel, and ! think the law
of the United States is that If he
goes out of this channel he does so
at his own risk; but If he goes out
of this channel without any fault on
his part the case is different, and in
such case, gentlemen, / would not
direct q verdict, but on the question
of negligence l would leave it to you
gentlemen to say whether or not,
under all the facts and circumstances
of going out of the channel it i'm
puted contributory negligence on the
part of the plaintiff.
ut is urged that there were two
different courses presented, one was
safe course, marked out by bouys,
and the other by reason of circum-
stances was unsafe, and having taken
the unsafe course there is contribu-
tory negligence, but would not have
directed verdict on that, because I
think that would have been a ques-
ton for you to determine, in view of
all the facts and circumstances
whether there was negligence con-
tributing to the injury.
"But in my opinion the controlling
factor in this case was that this
pilot, when he took this boat out of
the harbor, knew, from his own testi-
mony, in view of the character of the
morning, and in view of the fact that
he could not seer this channel be-
tween the two islands, and in view
Of the fact that the other channel
was well defined, and marked as
stated, and knowing that navigation
was unsafe, was negligent. What
was his duty? Was it to yield and
surrender control of the boat to
someone else? Not at all His duty
was to obey the federal statute, and
in obeying the federal statute TO
take the safe course. Does he do
that? No. He puts the control of
the boat in the hands of anoth er
man, mate. Now a mate is not a
pilot; there is no proof that he was
and in the absence Of proof we can
not infer that he was.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16
MANIAC WRECKS A CHURCH
Suashes Stained Wincc~s and Pews
In Pennsylvania Institution
With Cro~oar.

Philadelphia - Becoming violently
insane while - tel in hotel in Car
bondale- August Puren. thlrty-three
years old. standing more than six feet
In height and ~ a most powerful ply
sique. ram wild through the streets and
did considerable damage To the post
Office AMI the Presbyterian church be
fore be WIS Suh-iued.
Puren first dashed into the post Of
fee. where ~ smashed every window
in the bUi,Sng- Rushing from the post
Office he pi'.ke,i up an iron crowbar on
the street aud entered the fashionable
Presbyterian church.
Here he smashed the pulpit. church
pews. stained glass windows. and tore
the pulpit Bile ard hymn books TO
shre'is until I'VE policemen subdued
him.
He slid he,was depressed because
his sweetheart had Tilted him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16
Secretary Glass Warns
Against Bond Scaipers

Secretary Of the Treasury Carte
Glass has issued the following state
ment. which II OF Interest 10 every
Liberty Loan aad wsr Savings
worker.
My attention. kas seen directed 20
the activities of interruptions persons
Who have been Operating extensively
throughout the country and who AZ.
s~indling the owner OF Liberty Bond
and War Savings Stamps T. purehs-
ing these securities Tar below their
actual worth
These swindlers get the attention
Of security holders By publishing ad-
vertisements calculated 70 make re
unssspecting believe that the hilhest
market price can be secured Tor his
bonds through the agency OF the al.
yertiser. Such il ra~cif. II ever the
sase. Records Of transactions OF this
character. brought 70 tRe attention Of
the department n justice and the
treasury department prove conclusive
ly that these swindiers take every ad-
vantage OF bond owners who are
forced into their clutches by paying
the lowest possible price which the
owner will accep' and generally far
below the actual value Of the bonds.
Il regret 10 observe that many
reputable newspr pers are being vic
timized BY accepting the advertise
ments Of these s-indiers and appeal
10 all newspaper publishers to scruti-
nize very carefully the character OF
individuals who use their columns TO
offer tn buy Liberty Bonds and War
Savings Stamps. I believe that il IL
The duty Of publishers TO protect their
readers against unscrupulous adver-
tiSers-
other swindlerS endeavor TO trade
worthless articles or securities OF 1T
tie value for Liberty Bonds and I ap-
peal TO patriotic publishers 10 assist
N putting an end 20 this practice
The treasury department will taxi
such steps as are possible under the
law TO protect the interests OF Liberty
Bond holders. and will use every
means al its command TO bring 20 ju.-
tee all who seek TO defraud the peopl..
who have so patriotically assisted in
winning the war by investing their
savings in Liberty Bonds and War
Savings Stamps
Owners OF these government secur-
tiles should under no circumstances
part with them unless necessity com
pels. and then they should deal only
with reliable banks. trust companies.
banking institutions and Others whose
reputation for integrity is beyond
question II Il is necessary to sell
Liberty Bonds. the highest market val
ne should be received
The treasury department. will vel
come information concerning the CD
Grafton Of these swindlers in any par,
Of the country"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16
APPEAL SOUNDED
BY CHURCHES TO
REACH SLACkERS
VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN WILL
BE THE ACID TEST OF TRUE
PATRIOTISM.
MUST BE WELDED OUT
Excuses Should Not BE Accepted
From Drones In the Final
Campaign.

Like the poor. we always have the
slackers with Us Though the war is
over the Stacker still abounds in more
or less numbers He is discovered I'm
the ranks Of business. politics. re-
ligion and wherever people are trying
10 respold TO the call OF duty
prominent St Louis churc Imam
and leader IN religious life has hit the
nail on the head by the following
crisp sizing up OF the situation:
Il know that the Victory Liberty
Loan will be the test and proof 81
true patriots Every one OF them will
subscribe. Others-slackers- VIII eT-
cuse themselves by hard times sick
ness. no need now that the war IL
over and a hundred other excuses
they viii be sb.e To give for their
slackersm
1T Is a well known fact iha; the
church is not a Stacker organization Il
anything In the world but that Yet.
Ike AL other Institutions few slack
ers viii creep in and seek TO be car
ried right up TO glory. without having
served or paid the price. They are
attached to the church aud they
cannot be 'unattach-d The church
IL too generous TO turn the poor
shippers ont 20 starye
The same kind o., folks viii be
little and narrow IN their subscrip-
tions 10 the Victory Liberty Loan. II
IL to be expected I Is 10 be pre-
surned that hey have hearts some
where. bat You cannot pierce the hide
OF Stacker TO reach the heart Let
him remain until rhe great harvest
and the Lord OF the harvest will take
care OF the toughness Of his hide -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16

the marks OF the burns they received
n month ago when their father pun
fshed them.
Bessinger admitted that. angered by
the loss Of pair Of cuftains 10 which
the children I'd set fire while playing
With matches. ne held their hands on a
hot stove while they screamed with
pain.
Il wanted to teach them a lesson.
he declared.
Despite the sympathy bestowed on
TIE children ~ the court attaches.
Mrs. Bessin - defended her husband.
who was fined SD End Gusts. hut the
payment OF tn hue was postponed
while an invest gas ion was made.
"Ilc earns 1Hr wins" the mother
declared. "DOn't sid him 10 prison"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16
B0HaERT. SALB

Mr.. Linu G B9hnsrt and f'
Ard la k Sab we're m4rrirI =
~ JOs=ph's -hurc Wsines IA,
morning Nay Il. 1919.
Mr. Linus Bohnert Is the Sc.
ord son of Sir Albert B0hnert,
tns Elevator and Commission
nan. and has recently returned
recently returned from L :,
army service
Mss Arr ella j. the second
daughter Of DR. John p. Salb
the wei known and popular doc
Tor and surgeon. of Jasper
Alter the ceremony a welding
tr-sk sst sSss served at the
hone OF the ride and then the
nappg couple mc;orsd 10 Hunt
IngDIrZ & take toe noon train Il
81 Lruis where they Elll visit IN.
Or les b. other. Nr o. ar Sa o,
Tor 3 few days and the. 20 {,
Gillette. Ark 10 visit the Rr. ON!
OTSther Mr.. Walter Bohoert, y,
the i>e farm. When thev re
turn hey Wall reside on NORTH
Main street.
All friends and E4ll wisherv
extend congratulations and wish
them 4 long and happy mar-ieC
kfe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16
Lots Of Autos

Neoraska has or auto for every
eiznt inhabitants. the whole state
poDu alton ean ride. California.
Iowa ard South Dakota come
uexr IL order named.
Indiana has one for every l3
D. DIE or = machine for each 3
families This newspaper man
b. 0ng- u the tEo-thirds. the
utr-~ III q BE- machine TIE
.l- CO 5s<-I- "
70 o. O1e mach. no
s--,0ie- Indiaax ~ % 90
Tcensed machines Il - a4r=
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16

Don't forget the Kingdom
% Hearts Content at the Ooers
HOus- tonight Go and see the
S-nior Class OF the Jasper High
SchOoI atr Reserved seats 35c
a. .o's Drug Store.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16
KEPT VOW NEVER TO WED
Wealthy Bachelor Left GIFT TO Girl
Who Had Rejected Him
Years Ago.

New Bedford. MaSs.-~I shall never
msrry another woman Charles Wal.
lace told the sweetheart OF his boy.
hood. Miss Nancy Butler. when she
broke OF their engagement in New
BEDFORD Mas. many years ago. Miss
Brtler soon after moved to Provi.
delce. II. l.. where she was suice mar.
RED Fourteen years sro she saw
NJ. Wallace FOR the last time.
A few days ago she was notified thai
w. Wallace had diei In Manchester
y. r. wealthy bachelor. and tina,
n his VIII he had made n bequesf O.,
slotoo and his autono blle To the won
-an he had loved Ia his youth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16

brown discolorstion and soft rot
ting Of the leaf sheaths which
as the disease progresses, Dene
trates 10 the stem ana finally
causes the latter to rot II at tn.
crown. Such plants tend 10 ssnc
ous more shoots which ssult IN 8
thick ros stte of short shoots The
diseased plants also have a dark
er green color than the healthy
ones
Every farmer in Dubois Coun
y should inspect his wheat field
ar onee and report any susp ectec
TroU ole 70 the County Agricultur-
al Agent. Specimens should be
furnished the County Agricultur-
al Agent also whenever possible.
Immediate action Is urged 10 this
important matter
Holsters Kind 10 Rats? Health
Bulletin Asserts.
HOLSTERS are kim TO rats, de-
clares a Bulletin on rats issled
by the state board )f death
winch Is cOOpeFa Ing wiLa tn
Indiana Committee on Ford Pro
AUCTION and Conserv i9a IN tls
Rat Day" campaign or day 2
rney not only provide them pen
~ OF good hiding places where
the. may reproduce. but the.
feed them exceptionally reii,
giving them eggs. poultry, bread
grsIr. meats. sugar. fi.n. ca e,
crackers, meal, fruit. AID veget
4. les
Do15tl~ss our 100000 rals
.pDrecia.s aud are verS thankful
o ala hOos:ers for the protection
IND food they find in Indiana,
SAYS the bulletin
Swat the rat" May q. and
.eep after him theres fter until
he Is gone.
A hOg VII. thrive and grow fat
N corn alone, but he will grow
much larger and take on fat fast
r If ne Is aFo feed son q tsnkaga
nth the corn in a self.feeder.
very farmer should push his
lgs" some 10 get them to mar
ct within six or eight months of
time. Pasture and d
alanced ration always before
ne pOrkers will help do this.
Sixty Ave percent of the far
lers IN Dehal5 County treateZ
heir seed oats this spring with
Drmaldehyde u prevent smk-
MS Is the reSllt OF an { xtensE {
smr sign wsged las. spring. So
lany farmers found it paid that
ley Just couldn't keep from
eating TIER sse1 tiis year.
Many Dr. 4 Co1nly arna-s
? - 30 a .ariE IOr oi
n a ~ % - > o e -dy
t. -z-i.esc DATE possible 20
-si,t IN lni 1Ii1K the psg crop
arlv. thus escspInS the OUFc. ase
! hig1 priced feeds
h. c. THOMPSON.
County Agriculture. Agent,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16

When r r Cooper. who has enter
ed his StUtzyfo- the 5O0-mile Liberty
sweepstakss day 81. OF the Indiana
polls spesdwsy. showed up i'm 1919
10 sct as RELIEF driver. he had a pecu-
lar experience Cooper drifted or
70 the Speedway and showing his
credentials. started for the garages
TO lookup fdaxry S,utz and the team
NO forrerould pick out the Californian
Tor race driver as his appearances
sts mped him as one OF the clsrEy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16
HELD CRIIDREN'S
HANDS ON STOVE
Chicago Father Uses Unusual
Method OF Pedagogy in
Rearing Family.

ChlcaeO.-Three small children. who
were the unconscious cause of the ar
rest of their father. Joseph Bessinger
Of Chicago. covered behind the skirts
of their mother in court while the pris-
oner explained 10 The judge the method
OF Pedagogy he used in rearing his
family. Little Frank. Michael and
Susie showed their scabby haRds with
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16
APOLOGIES TO KiPLINc.

luke McLuke. Cincinnati Enquirer1
When the last state has gone Prohibi-
ton, and the last town Is arid
and dry,
All the last big town Is saloonless,
and the last cafe has passed by;
Wen get booze. and all we need OF il,
and the sale will never be slack
But we'u hand out dollar a bottle for
q mixture Of I've and shellaA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16
Longs so Years for Drink:
Curiosity Is Now Satisfied

All bis married life 81 20 years
John O'Rlley. seventy. u Kan
sas City. Mo-. had been intend
Ing to ge1 drunk. just 10 see how
IL would feel Knowing nation
wide prohibition was coming
John decided delay was danger
Gus. 50 ne carried out his long
cherished ambition.
Mrs O'Riley had him arrested.
Husband end wife faced Judge
Cashier WEIGH in court. John
was -good-n4 tured- drunk. she
said.
In that case III release him
said the judge.
I'll never do II again. Judge:
my curiosity has been satisfied
O'Rlley said.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16
IaoHIAroRg pERnuurEa

ePssish deputies, onr,of whom
- aetating for sisalA-1s already
snjby certain pririAss. Thy arv
snttJd 70 frsnk der ssters md
20 r1sVsl'on.slbtle rsihavs in Spain
'7-e of'charge- I'm hf The French
de-steS lIc~~-, tty Dave to psy
snr rstNsrrsnrs cons 4 xi in tbs
'srber. The oLr srfre supplied
Il HIcsc ssins Ear > sr,yxr. or
M hrs = en- eni. n a. -uppl,-
. a sdy es-cre r-t'ts Asrasr sr
rsays 2 ss-nred "a "a asckst o.
' O. dC c ~. phs1h.s, resso,svus.-
- -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16
The Ou1lis County, Fair

T. be held Aug. 4 70 9 al Hunt
ingUurg. Is making preparations
TO hayeths Best Ever. The fam
oIs Patterson 81 o~s have been
engaged IS one Of the attractions
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16

40 9th Congress NETS in
Spec . session. ext Monday
Tee Kind jamminr ma chine IS
sga.u in motion. An iEsI<nsfi-
can. e l0< from Dubois county
MI nor be there and he never
vi e missed.
Tn CI,y OF Cleveland. ONO.
has pissed IN orc nance setting
tn cfy co.Ss and time back an
NJ. il ~as !Ocai demand JaS-
Der snO1 q 10 tie same OF all
tn exhibitors OF inSare hysIeria
eve put OF record the s. called
ID yighr saving" at was the
wOr~- Ne have noticed that the
SUI. MON ani stars paid no az
Z nLI0n . IL
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-05-16
County Agent Notes.

OIEce, r-LA4r- 10 IN No4Tl 1oQ-e 81
gA-per. / ill oe IN tbs Office al day
SATURDAY a1d N0ntsy morning AMI al
osh-r time ~hen not bu-y IN tho dsld-
OtEr~ hlgr- o. IL A. VI. A7f % ) T.
y. Pno1= -
Serious Australian Wheat Dis
ease Suspected in Indiana
A serio-s wheat disease resem.
bling the Australian 'tsxa.ali'
disease has made its appearance
near Granite City. Illinois. It's
presence IN Indiana 10 suspected
IL l. Highly desirable 10 know i'm
mediateiy whether the disease
has come into our state and II so,
az what points it has established
itself.
In the Il ID the disease appears
in more or less circuk r patches
varying IN size from 5 20 p fes {
in diane er. WI eh are couspic-
Gus because Of he marked stunt
ing of the plant whirh are of'e .
only q fex inches high wnn
healthy pants are knee high. In
one rield VISITED the disease WAS
present IA such fev-rISy nat
most Of the plants we're stn'its-c
o lead -iIn only ar ccss- sDns
normal pls0t. giving The ned =
very Rage % aszrcs.
The clssas - - r-N-i such
telcs are cbA.--c q. :. : dzsk
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-02-21
MRS. A. S. BALDWIN

OF this, shall We hesitate for moment
TO respond TO the last call-the Victory
Liber.y LOan-when We can 20 so By
pledging cur credit, perhaps with some
little personal Inconvenience. sacrifice
or small discomfort?
The blood OF the young manhood OF
America is not now required. That
was generously given before the armi-
stice Was signed. and now we may give
thanks that no mo9 will be taken.
The credit and good faith OF our
country is at stake. We have won the
war, and the cost Is small compared
with what has been won. The men OF
the West with red blood in their veins
viii not iced 10 be appealed 10, because
they will subscribe 10 this last call of
the Government as ungrudgingly as
they did In the past. There are others.
however. who may not be SO keenly and
eonscientiOusly alive 10 the duty of re-
spending TO the Nations call, and il is
10 those that the women must direct
their most untiring efforts.
This last call is truly Victory Loan.
what greater pride can men and Wo-
men experience han In contributing
to it9 A Victory Bond will be worth
more than It's price expressed In dol
lars. Every one will De badge testi-
flying that the holder has helped his
country 10 fulfill It's pledge TO those
who have been spared as well as those
who have made the supreme sacrifice
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-02-21
QUOTAS o. LOAN
Will DEPEND ON
WAR STAMP SALES
Oversubscriplions Of January
and February Savings Cam
Psign A.lolments TO Re-
duce Loan Tssk

Victory Liberty Loan quotas OF the
Twelfth Federal Reserve District are
20 be determined in some measure by
tie amounts loaned the government
hy each district IN War SAVINGS
Stamps during January and February.
II district OyerslbsgIibes It's War
Savings Stamp quotas Tor the first
two months OF the year. It's Victory
Liberty Loan quota viii be decrea ed
TO the extent OF the oyeFslbsoription.
Conversely, II a district falls % reach
its January aud February stamp quo,
tas, ils Liberty Loan quota viii be
increased.
When Lewis d. Franklin. director
OF the War Loan Organization, Was in
san Francisco recently, he revealed
that on the day the armistice was
signed there was I'm progress in Wash.
ington a meeting 10 formulate plans
for the continuous sale OF Liberty
Bonds-such plan as governs the
sale OF Thrift and War Savings
Stamps. Moreover, the Liberty Bond
and War Stamps work was TO be
closely eooFdlnated
These plans were Immediately dis
earded when the Germans signed the
armistice and when Secretary Of the
Treasury Glass took office he an
nouneed that the Victory Liberty Loan
would be the last. In the face Of sug-
gestions that the Victory Loan be put
on a cold commercial basis, he added
that the men making these sugges-
tions were discounting the patriotism
of the American people and he would
depend upon the patriotism OF the
American people rather than place. Sc
curltles OF the United States govern
ment upon plane with the paper OF
private corporations.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-02-21
Turkey Proceeded to Attend to the
Armenians
Arnenians
BY WILLIAM Howard Tart

Now why the need of money for the Arme-
mans? You know their story? Abdul Hamid was
the Sultan Of Turkey. lie was the SaVeet-ScsHtsd
hidi5fdadE who in 1896 deliberately directed the
killing of 100000 Armenians. Who are the Ar
menans2 They are one of the oldest Christian
peoples in the world They lived in province that
lies north of Mesopotamia, east of Asia Minor,
west OF Persia and south OF the Black Sea- II is
a province of mountains and valleys-not only
rich but fertile. 100000 Armenians lived in that
country. cultivating the valleys and made them
blossom as the rose. The Turks hated them be-
cause they were Christians hated them because
they we're industrious, and enjoyed the prosperity
that comes from industry.
Later when Turkey entered the great Euro
pean war as the ally of Germany she invited
German officers into her army. Her army was
shortly oiiicered by German officers, who directed
that army to 20 into Armenia and deport I8oo,-
900 Armenians, which they did. 100000 escaped.
The other 100000 were driven by that army
10 the desert of Mesopotamia and Syria and in
the drive the army deliberately killed men, women
and children, by rifle ball, by bayonet. by knife,
by driving them over precipices, by driving them
into deep running rvers--ooo,ooo men, women
and chidrenl Half Of them were deported to
Asia and half to Mesopotamia. Out Of those de-
ported nearly 10000 died of starvation.
Then Germany turned the Caucasus over to
Turkey; Turkey proceeded to attend to the Ar
menians-in that kindly, fatherly way That is
the story
A friend OF mine who was on the border OF
Persia told me that he had gone to German
officer and said For Gods sake. can't you stop
the butchery Of these men, women and ehildrenT
and the German officer clicked his heels together
and said Stand back, the time for mercy has
passed..
This is the story Of that unfortunate people
The Syrans Greeks and Jews in Western Asia
have suffered the same kind OF barbarc treat
ment The Armenian and Syrian Relief has been
organized for some years 10 care for these unfor-
tunate, sorey distressed people. Il has received
and most efficiently expended more than Sfs,-
100000 Each cent that you give will 20 for
actual relief. Feeble, helpless. starving millions
cry for food urge you to give generously OF
your bounty
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-02-21

Don't think YOU have sacrificed be.
cause you may be paying for your in
terestbearing Fourth Liberty Loan
Bonds, These fellows back from France
legless, armless or slghtless don't think
they have sacrificed, They simply
think they did their duty.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-02-21

Better have the bonds OF the United
States in the hands OF 30.000,000
ordinary citizens than concentrated in
the hands of few rich men. Think
OF that when Uncle Sam offers you
a Victory Liberty Bond.