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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
SILVER LOU WINS
2:13 TROT; TAKES
3 STRAIGHT HEATS
Especial Correspondence

AledO, Sept. 1-Silver Lou, a sor-
rel gelding owned by Omer Amund-
sen, Beloit, Wis, won the 2:13 trot
on the racing program at the fair
yesterday. The time was 2:lSk.
Clausen Boy, owned by II. F. Mier,
Aledo, won second; Good Friday,
Morris Bros, Viola, third, and Ne
osha, J. F. Hayden, Aledo. fourth.
Other results were 2:15 pace !:
First. Charley o, P. w. Johnson,
Morrison. ILL.,. time 2:14A; second
Pat T., H.. F. Mier, Aledo; third,
Judge Swift, Valentine Bros, Aledo;
fourth, Flora Axworthy. B. E. Ban
son. Altoona.
2:17 trot: First, Paronton, G. T
Chandler. Macomb, ILL.,, time
2;19A; second, Jessie E, c. E. Mil
Ter. Canton, ILL.,; third, Della Todd
l.. Cree, Toulon. ILL.,; fourth, Ma
bel Muscovite, F. G. Parkinson
agent, Winfield, Iowa.
Gents drive pace: First, Babe
Honesty, Henry Hamilton. Viola
time, 2:30A; second, Teddy, Wal
ter Dean, Aedo; third. SOrrell Top
Morris Bros. Viola; Fourth, Dicl
r., Cy Hartin, Aledo.
Farmers running race, SIS mile
First. Trixy. Strawhacker. New
Boston; second. Hope, Bigham
Aledo; third. Prize Lady, Aledo
time 1907.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
$1,000 PEOPLE
ATTEND MERCER
FAIR THURSDAY

Especial to The Argus.D

VoRcLlAk ~ NJ 80 o"e'P
Aledo, Sept. 1.--Today's crowd at
the Mercer county fair gives good
promise Of reaching the high water
mark for . Fridays atteAdance.
Totals on the days attendance will
not be known until tonight.
Yesterday the attendance over
ran the $1,000 mark, there being
1880 paid admission which was
within 1000 of reaching the rec
ords for Thursday. established two
years ago. All during the morning
clouds were threatening and there
is no doubt that the record would
have been shattered If the day had
started under favorable conditions
The Rock Island Chamber OF
Commerce had delegation Of over
one hundred on the grounds yes
terday, besides a 40-piece Boy
Scout band. A booster delegation
from Muscatine was present with
a band. talking up the big Labor
day celebration to be held there
Sunday and Monday.
A special train on the Burlington
from Monmouth yesterday 49,
ing brought but few people but
there were many who drove over
in autos. The special returned &c
Monmouth about o'clock in the
evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
COUNTY, MEET
WILL be HELD
At CAMBRIDGE
]. d. Darnall Of Geneseo Is Elected
Pfeddent Of Understandable
Association.
Especial Correspondence

(0peClAl COTIeOpOuueuCc.J
Geneseo, ILL.,, Sept. IA meeting
Of the Henry County Inter-Scholas-
tic association was held at the
township high school building yes
terday afternoon. This was the an
nual meeting and the following Of
ficers we're elected to serve during
the coming year:
Observation-Disclosures J. D.
Darnall, Genese0, Ill.
Vice president-Prof. c. E. Deck
er, Wethersfield, Ill.
Secretary-County Superintend-
end W. F. Huston. Cambridge, Ill.
Observation-Disclosures Fred
q. White, Galva, Ill.
The next county inter-scholastic
meet will be held at Cambridge,
according to the agreement reached
yesterday. The meet would be held
in Geneseo if a suitable place was
available for the conduct of ath-
letic contests. A financial report
was made on the county field meet
which was held at Kewanee last
May. Contrary to general expecta-
lions no deficit was reported but
rather a net profit slightly in ex-
cess Of 500 was added to the
treasury Of the association. The
attendance at Kewanee was de-
creased because of the heavy rains
of the preceding night.
Several changes in the conduct
of the field meet with reference to
several contests were suggested but
further action was deferred until
the next meeting which is held dur.
ing the winter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
David swain
BOAT IS SOLD
Especial Correspondence

\oPCNAAA wa SokS--N~AA~sy
Sheffield, Sept. Percy and
Verne Swain, Illinois river men Of
Peoria, have sold the David Swain"
boat to the Royal Route company,
limited, Of vicksburg. this same
company having previously bought
three other of the famous Swain
boats.
No more will the David Swain
ply the Illinois river, no longer
will people along the Illinois be
able to ship their products on this
famous packet steamer. And no
more will sportsmen in their canoes
ride the waves made by the David
Swain" The boat left Peoria this
week for Vicksburg, where it will
engage in the packet business be-
tween that city and Natchez and
also carry mail to the numerous
towns and between those cities.
The Julia Belle" is now the only
Swain boat on the Illinois and will
continue to be an excursion steam
er. 1t will close its season this
year on Labor day when it takes the
Peoria Railway Clerks to Henry for
their outing.
| The SWANS put their first boat
on the Illinois back in 1890, and al
together built eight boats at their
own ship yards at Saltwater, Mimi,
which have since piled the Illinois,
and in their long service there was
never a single loss of life on their
boats,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
new CASHIER
!. FOR MERCER
COUNTY ,bANK

Especial Correspondence

Aledo, Sept. Is. B. Nelson OF
Annawan, ILL.,, has been named as
the new cashier Of the Mercer
County State bank. Mr.. Nelson
succeeds Fred Johnson, who will
retire from the banking business,
and devote all his time to the SELL
ing of life insurance, in which he
has been engaged for some time.
Mr.. Nelson comes here highly
recommended and with long rec
ord of faithful and efficient ser
vice. For the past Is years he has
been cashier of the Annawan State
bank and prior to that time was
in the banking business at Walnut,
Ill. With his wife and three chill
dren, Mr.. Nelson has already ar
rived in the city. :.
MIR. johnson has been with the
Mercer County State bank since its
organization several years ago. He
will open an office over the John
ston drug store.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
PROGRAM FOR
BOWLING EVENT
Especial Correspondence

Bowling. Sept. Athletic events
will have an important place on the
program for Labor day at Bowling.
The community picnic will be held
at the camp grounds in Tindall's
grove. At $3.50 in the morning
ball game between the north and
south divisions will be staged.
The sport events include free for
all, runningo high jump, standing
and running broad jump and races
Of various sorts. Basket dinners
will be served at noon. E,'.
A tug Of war between the north
and south divisions will be staged
at 3 o'clock. The Bowling Com
munity club nine and the Mohawks
will cross bats in the afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
CITY power
SERVICE TO
Be REDUCED
New Method Of Cleaning Bol]es
Is In Effect-Patrons Asked
to Economixe.
Especial to The ArEus.)

Especial to The Argus.)
Geneseo, Sept. Electric -,
vice will be curtailed in this ci,s
beginning il necessary at midni,as
tomorrow night and SO continue mi
til next Monday night. This possth,.
curtailment is the result of an IN.
spection and report recently issuaa
relative to the cleaning Of the boiI1
ers Of the local power plant !
William Schuettler, Jr., mana,s
Of the local plant of the Illinois
Northern Utilities company, st,tsl
that it has been the practice here =
drawing the fire from a boiler, coolI
ing. cleaning and then retiring n
and placing it in service within n
hours. A recent inspection hi
Boiler Inspector Wetzenbach h.
caused the issuance of an ords,
whereby this practice is stopped Az
a minimum Of So hours is a.
manded. With the retiring period
to follow it is impossible to AMIN.
use the boiler within a period ~
40 hours idleness.
A. N. Richardson, operating sud
erintendent of the Illinois Northsl
Utilities company, in letter to ~
Schuettler stated that I'VE resr
the necessity Of a suspension of 90
vice at any time. but We plau
safety above service, even at incop.
venience to our patrons and finan
cial loss to ourselves.
The new order is now In e6ik|
and the first boiler to be cleai2
will be taken out of service At a
night Saturday. The remainl3
boiler will not be able to carry u
entire load and it will be necesaa
to keep off the street lights and ~
sibly some Of the service circutl
1t is therefore asked that patron2
economic as much as possible u
the use Of electric power on Sun
days and Mondays.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
STUDENTS WILL
RAISE FUNDS TO
BUILD NEW WALK
Especial Correspondence.

tSpec1aI COrfeSp0ndence.D
Hillsdale. Sept. High school
students. will hold a lawn social
tomorrow evening at home of Dor
othy Martin. The pupils desire to
raise funds toward building q side
walk from the high school building
to tho village. Some Of the work
will be donated and the gravel has
been promised free Of charge, and
work will commence immediately,
grading and hauling gravel as this
land Is low and it will be necessary
to do considerable work before the
walk can Be laid. Ice cream and
cake, water melons and sweet cider
will be for sale
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
NEW BOILERS FOR
HIGH SCHOOL ARE
BEING INSTALLED
(Special Correspondence.)

, Geneseo, Sept. 1.-The two new
boilers for the Geneseo township
high school which were contracted
for some weeks ago have arrived
in this city and are now being in
stalled by Sidney and Ryan Of this
city, who were the successful bid
ders for the job.
The new boilers are of the we'll
known Kewanee make and are con-
siderably larger than those which
were condemned and recently re-
moved. The work OF installation
and pipe fitting will be pushed as
vigorously as possible to expedite
the completion of the job.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
FOR
entire OUTPUT
OF eALvA PLANT
Perry Steel Corporation Of Sidney.
Ohio, Buys Three Years
Production.
(special Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Galva, Sept. 1.-The Jones Road
Machinery Corporation of Galva
closed contract Tuesday whereby
the Galva corporation is to turn
over their entire production Of the
Galva plant including all machinery
manufactured by the Jones Road
Machinery corporation to John and
William Perry Of Sidney, Ohio.
Steel Scraper corporation.
The Ohio corporation is to re-
ceive the output of the Galva COM
pany for the period Of three years.
The local company plant will be
put in full operation at once. The
officers of this company will take
care of all preliminary arrange
ments toward the fulfilling of this
huge contract which will amount to
thousands Of dollars.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
CALL MEETING OF
GENESEO LYCEUM
OFFICERS TONIGHT
(SpeciaI Correspondence.l

Geneseo, Sept. Eighteenth an
nual meeting of the Geneseo Chau-
tauqua association will be held at
the city building this evening at
7:30 o'clock. Reports of the various
officers will be heard and a state
ment received on this seasons
chautauQua. Officers for the ensu-
ing year will be elected and such
other business as may come before
the meeting will be considered.
The call for this meeting is issued
by President ]. J. Weaver and Sec
rotary E. S. Woehr. 1t is desired
that all stockholders of the asso-
citation should be present.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
GRAB BAG DANCE
TOMORROW NIGHT
Especial Correspondence. J

Especial Correspondence
Edgington, Sept. IA grab bag
dance, the second in a series. will
be given at Edgington tomorrow
night. The fair is sponsored by
Albert Hauck and music will be
furnished by the Harmony Five
jazZ band.
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CLUB ENTRIES
BIG FEATURES
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo. Sept. 1.-One Of the main
attractions in the swine depart
ment this year at the Mercer coun-
ty fair is the club exhibits by boys
and girls of the county.
All during yesterday and today
the club exhibits in the swine pa,
vilion was the popular place for
all interested in swine promotion
In all instances the awards of the
judges were accepted by the boys
and girl exhibitors as most salts
factory. Credit for the interest
among the boys and girls Of the
county in club work must 60 to A.
r. Kemp, club promoter OF the
Mercer county farm bureau, who
has been ably assisted by R. b.
Murray of the Aledo Democrat.
Awards obtainable today in the
pure bred gilt club classes follow
in the order Of their placing.
Duroc Jersey-Rachel Lemon,
free trip to the state fair at SPRING
/ field and $50; Glen Stancliff, free
trip to the international swine
show and SIS; Edward Sherer, $40:
Joe Mayhem, 81; John Lemon. Sc;
Donald Docherty, IS; Wayne
Brown, 81; Allen Brown. 81; Dool
Mayhem, 50; Fred Castle, Jr., 50.
| Poland China-Sarah Lemon, trip
to the state fair or $40; Donald
Moseley, trip to International swine
show; Joe Moseley, $12; Lloyd
Moseley. $40; Norman Docherty,
IS; William McHard, 81; Frank
Robb, Sc; Kathleen Whitehall. S..
Pig feeding - George Rathbun,
Poland China, trip to international
swine show; Victor Adams. cross
Hampshire-Spotted Poland, trip to
state fair; Dale Longley, Duroc
$40; Donald Docherty, Poland-Du-
roc, IS; william McHard, Poland
81; Elmer Olson, Poland, Sc; Mil
ton Kouffon. TanworthDuroc, IS;
Leslie Docherty. Poland China. 81;
Marie Adams, Hampshire-Spottet
! Poland, So; Dale Harris, Hamp
shire, 50; Leonard Olson, POLAND
China, 50: Alden Cook, Duroc, 81
Fred Castle, Jr., Duroc, 81; ALFRED
Smith, Hampshire. 81; John May
hew. Hampshire. 81.
Pure bred Hampshire-Opal Har
: ris, trip to state fair; Myra May
E hew, $40; Alfred H. Smith, 81; Dali
, Harris, 81; John Mayhem, 50; Rob
, ert Fuller. 81.
!. Chester White-Ruth Sherer, tri]
!, to state fair; Don Gilmore, SO
;, Wilma Mayhem, IS; Irene Bo
s nynge, 50.
a Sow and Litter Club.
J. Chester White-Ruth Sherer, IS
e Bernice Bonynge, IS.
Poland China-George Rathbun
So; Kathleen Whitehall, IS.
Spotted Polands-Verne Holmes
IS: Lawrence McManus, IS.
Observation-Disclosures Clark, s.
Donnie Heck, 81.
Hampshires-Hays Calhoun, s.
: Opal Harris, 81. .. .--
, Duroc - Lawrence Morrow, s.
: Fred Castle. Jr.. IS.
i Baby Beef Awards.
a Winners in the calf club place
q in the following order: Floy
! Weihler. Lawrence Skinner, Wa
h lace Boyles. William Albertson. a.
Angus. Lyle Morrow and Don Gil
more, Shorthorns. The other wiz
ners were: Forrest Kindlesperge
John Duncan. Edwin Brown, Ro
! Peterson. Lemoine Duncan, Wiz
, cent Duncan, Martin Conway, Hal
ry Smith. Julia Conway, job
Lemon and Paul Peterson.
i Angus specials - Floyd Weihle
0 Lawrence Skinner, Wallace Boyle
d William Albertson. Edwin Brown
i Forrest Kindlesperger, Harry Smit
: and John Lemon.
e Shothorn specials-Lyle Morrow
Don Gilmore, Roy Peterson, Ii
Y moline Duncan and Paul Peterson.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
STRONG FACULTY
Is SECURED FOR
ATKINSON SCHOOL
Especial Correspondence

topec1df CoffesponHeHce.J
Atkinson, Sept. /. - o. l.. Nc
Reynolds is principal of the local
schools which will open next Mon
day. The remainder of the teach
ing staff follows: Mrs. Ruth Now
ers, Latin, English; Carl l.. Ryd-
holm. mathematics, science, athlet-
les; Miss Lillian Lawton, home
economics, girls gymnasium work;
Miss Martha Jane jenkins. seventh
and eighth grades, music; Mrs.
Grace Whitfield. fifth and sixth
grades; Miss Corinna Fonk, third
and fourth grades; Miss Grace
Clark, first and second grades.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
MRS. ANNA GREER
PASSES AWAY IN
GREENFIELD, IOWA
Especial 10 The Argus

Aledo. Sept Word was re-
ceived here this morning of the
sudden death of Mrs. Anna Greer,
a former resident Of this city, who
recently lived at Sac City, Iowa.
Her death occurred at Greenfield,
Iowa. at the home of her sister
Mrs. J. l. Dool. No particulars
were received. Mrs. Greer is a
sister of Mrs. W. X. Wells, Mrs.
Maggie Riner and Miss Haddie
Patterson, all of this city.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
Circus Due Tomorrow.

Sometime carly tomorrow morn
ing Gollmar Bros circus with its
hundreds of trained wild animals
and city of clowns, is scheduled to
arrive in Aledo and will show to-
morrow afternoon at the fair
grounds. 1t is expected that there
will be many who will wait for the
arrival of the train to watch the
unloading.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
GIVES DINNER PARTY.
(Snecial Correspondence

Seaton, Sept 1.-Mr. and Mrs.
Willis Cortland entertained at a
dinner party in honor of T. R..
Wright and daughter, Miss Louise
and Marion and Ward Lucas of
Monmouth. Miss Wright leaves soon
for Alton, Ill.,, where she will teach
the coming year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
TWO ROBBERES
REPORTED HERE
DURING NIGHT
Especial to The Argus, }

Aledo. Sept. 1.-Two homes in
the east part of Aledo were en-
tered last night by unknown
thieves but the loot obtained was
small. At the home of G. A. Gus
tafsOn, North Plum street, pock-
etbook containing about S. was
taken. Entrance was gained by
removing a pantry screen. At the
Thomas G. Chinlund home, a pock-
etbook containing $2.75 was taken.
Wednesday night the home of C. E.
Bjorkman, in the southwest part
of town was entered. but the
thieves were frightened away be-
fore anything was taken.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
OPENS OFFICE HERE.
Especial Correspondence

Especial COrTeSpOHuence.J
Cambridge, Sept. DIR. A. S.
McCord, osteopathic physician, for
merly of Chicago, has located in
Cambridge and will practice his
profession. 'HeS has just returned
from Denver. COLO, where he took
a post graduate course in poly
clinics. He is a graduate of the
American School of Osteopathy at
Kirkville, Mo.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
VERu MARSTON
OF REYNOLDS TO
COLLEGE ATHLETE
Especial Correspondence.)

Reynolds, Sept. Miss Veril
Marston announced her engage
ment to Bert E. Mallory Of Toledo,
Ohio, at dinner party given to
number Of intimate friends. The
wedding will occur this fall, the
definite date, not being set. Both
Miss Marston and Mr.. Mallory are
we'll known in Mercer county. Both
were students at w. V. college in
Aledo and Mr.. Mallory will be re-
membered as star athlete. Miss
Marston has taught in both the JOY
and Aledo schools.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
BREAKS ELBOW IN
FALL FROM WHEEL,
Especial Correspondence.

Galva, Sept. Alice, little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Thorpe. fell from a bicycle Tues
day and received several bruises.
The little girl complained OF her
left elbow paining her. It was not
thought at the time of the accident
that it had been seriously injured.
1t became so painful that an exam
ination was made late on Wednes-
day evening and then it was dis
covered that the bones in the elbow
had been broken.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
EARLY MORNING
AUTO ACCIDENT
Especial Correspondence

Galva. Sept. EARLY Thursday
as DR.. F. Lupfer, veterinary
surgeon, attempted to back his
auto from where it was parked in
front of the Golfer and Cornell cafe
on Market street the car was struck
by the automobile of G.. r. Nichols,
who was driving east on Market
street. Each of the cars had front
wheel torn of. Neither Of the driv-
ers were injured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
CLASS PLANS CORN
AND WIENER ROAST
Especial Correspondence.

VSpeCIaI COrf66pOndenCe.J
Erie, Sept. 1.-The Erie Chris
tian Sunday school will hold a corn
and weiner roast at the c. B. Hen
wood home Friday night. Corn will
also be served boiled, for those
who do not care for it roasted. The
corn and weiners will be roasted
by a bonfire which will be built
under one Of the street lights.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
Business Suspended.

AS Thursday is generally the
banner day Of the Mercer fair.
many of the business houses of
this city we're closed yesterday aft
ernoon. In most instances the
business places were opened be-
fore the crowds started leaving the
fair grounds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01

Ne,Cs of Western
Illinois i,1Briefs

silvis-The Acme club enjoyed .
weiner roast wednesday night 1t .
grove near the end of the Silvis
car line. The members plan an
other event Soon
Taylor Ridge-Mr- and Mrs.
Charles Dunlap and daughter. Mer-
RAM, have arrived home after .
two weeks camping trip.
Sheffield - Yesterday afternoon
was the last Thursday half holiday
for the merchants and their en-
ployes at Sheffield IS this mid
week half day vacation ends with
the summer months.
Cambridge =. Homer McMullen
has gone to Flint, Michigan, on
business.
Several auto loads Of local peo-
pie visited the Aledo fair yesterday.
Annawan-The school board Is
making an ernest effort to find
temporary quarters for the school
students.
A checkup of the attendance Of
the recent chautauqua showed that
all former records were broken.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
Legion stand Success.

At the fair this year Fallerans
post American legion are conducts
ing 1 stand In the place known IS
the amphitheatres concession. The
legion boys report a rushing busi-
ness and are making good in their
venture.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
Aledo and Mercer County
Aledo Briefs

The local chapter. Loyal Order
Of Moose recently took in class
of candidates.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01

All the nsws al the time-rhe
AIRING
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01

All the News-All the Time-n1
Argus.
The New York herald., 1922-04-18
NO CONTEMPLATING,
DECLARES MELLON
Secretary Calls on Engraving
Workers Organ for Proof
Of Its Charges.

WASHINGTON. April IT. - Secretary
Mellon to-day called upon the Plate
Printer, official organ of the plate
printers union of employees at the Bu-
Ieau of Engraving and Printing, to fur
nish to him Immediately any evidence
upon which that publication has based
its statements that the country was
flooded with millions OF counterfeit bank
rotes. bonds, war savings and other
stamps. war bonds and coupons. Any
such evidence, he added, would be in
yestigated at once
The Plate Printer recently published
an article connecting what II declared
was flood of Gounterfeits with the
recent reorganization of tho bureau by
President Harding, involving the re-
moval of Director James l.. Wilmeth
end other officials.
Mr.. Mellon said Statements of this
sort, reflecting as they do upon the
Government bonds in the hands Of in
vestors. are calculated to cause wide
spread uneasiness upon the part of hold
ers and at the same time if uncon-
tradicted might tend to injure the credit
and standing with the public of the
securities of the Government"
mo information has come to the
Treasury" he said, "of any overissue or
counterfeiting OF United States bonds or
coupons attached to the same.
"As regards war savings and other
stamps. banknotes and other forms of
currency. attempts are made frcin time
to time to counterfeit the issue or raise
ths denominations of genuine issues. The