The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-01-27
WAR
STAMP QUOTA
To Be LOWER

as War Savings, the United States
government. thru the treasury de.
. partment. has determined upon u
thrift campaign for this year, 1t will
be co-ordinated with the final issue
In April. OF war bonds. to be known
as the Victory Loan. This was made
known at the war loan conference In
San Francisco last week. attended as
oregon's representatives by Robcr,
+. Smith, c. s. Jackson. Henry f.
Reed, and Mrs. Kelley Rees.
Both War Savings and Liberty
Loan leaders in the l2th federal re-
serve district. which includes Ore
gon. received their instructions for
1919 work ut San Francisco. They
are to cooperate to the fullest ex-
tent possible. but there will not he
any consolidation of state or local or.
ganizations. AS bond issues are TO
stop and War Savings to continue. Il
is not likely. at least In this district.
that state and local War Savings and
loan forces will be curtailed.
The most important War Savings
announcement at San Francisco was
that pertaining to tho quota. Last
year each state was called upon to
! take $40 In stamps for each inhabi-
tant. The census bureau made an
estimate OF the population OF each
: county in the union and the treasury
! department applied the flat figure OF
! SEQ per head. In Oregon this rule
worked unequally. some counties be-
ing burdened with heavy quotas while
others escaped relatively light. This
year the per capita basis has been
abandoned. and the treasury depart
ment in fixing state quotas will take
into consideration three factors. num-
ber and character OF population.
| bank resources and other conditions
which should probably affect the re-
suit.
For the nation at large the War
Savings quota has been fixed at ST..
, 600. 100000, The 18th district has
been assigned s per cent OF this
amount. or $96 100000. Both na-
tionai and district quotas are appor-
toned by months. Thus, the 18th
district quota begins with 34.20D. 200
70 To- t.nr ~
month until 1t reaches the maximum
of S13.200,000 in December.
The amount Of War Savings stamps
Oregon will be called upoa to buy
this year is not known definitely.
hut is the total for the country Is 50
per cent OF the 1918 Figure. it is as
siined that Oregon will be assigned
80 ler cent OF IT'S 1913 quota OF s.l7,-
2i% 900. or about s1t.000.0no in
round figures.
Coincidentally witKtac new quota
policy, a change has been ordered IN
the manner of selling War Savings
stsmns, Last year the exigsncieB of
thu treasury compelled temporary
abandonment of the educational fca.
tuIes OF thrift and the organization
OF drive. This year thrift and War
Savings will go back to first princi-
pies The treasury Department docs
no. want anyone TO becon.r an Unwi!l-
ing buyer of stamps. All sales Of
stamps thru the mediums OF street
boJths and street sflesmen will he
rfoE ibited. War Savings will place
its main reliance upon War Savings
societies, official selling agents ard
general publicity. The societJ idea
has found great favor at Washington |
and will be promoted for al. l, Is
Tnrth. Societies will be formed IN !
every industrial plant. business
house, lodge. church, Sunday school
or work places where people ha5iti-
ally work or congregate for any par
pose.
Another change that will he wei.
coined by stamp buyers is the intro
duction of the $50, 500. $500 and
$1,000 War Savings certificates. Last
year each IS stamp had to be pasted
upon a certificate. This year the
stamps may be bought In large de-
nominations in single certificates
like Liberty bonds.
In general, this years War Saw.
ings campaign will be simple and di-
rect. ! will not be burdened with an
excess OF posters and literature. 40
necessary last year to stimulate the
outpour Of money when the war sit.
uation was critical. II will be highly
wants thrift to take firm hold on
the American people.