Evening star., 1923-01-08
HOLDERSOF VICTORY.
!. BONDS CARELESS.
Many Have Not Redeemed
Bonds on Which Interest
Has Now Stopped.

Under the Treasury's plan for the
refinancing of the victory liberty
loan, as already developed, holders
Of victory notes of any series may
present them for Immediate cash re-
demption.
Victory notes of the SO per cent
series wera all called for redemption
June is, 1922, and according to the
latest reports about $3,500,000 of
these az per cent notes are still
outstanding. Victory notes of the
AZ p cent series bearing the dis
tinguishing letters A, B, C, d, e or
+ prefxed to their serial numbers
were all called for redemption on
December Is, 1922, and according to
the latest reports, about $225,000. 900
OF these notes. are still outstanding
in the hands of the public.
Holders of these called notes.
whether of the 81 per cent series or
the AZ per cent series. should pre-
sent them for immediate redemption
in order to avoid further loss of in
terest, for, according to the terms of
the calls for redemption, interest
stops absolutely on the dates set for
redemption, and payment for the call
ed notes will therefore be made at
par and accrued interest to June Is,
1929, in the case of the 3& per cent
notes, and to December Is, 1922, in
the case of the called Az per cent
notes.
The remaining victory notes. all
belonging to the 4S4 per cent series,
and bearing distinguishing letters, g.
II, I, ], X. or L, prefixed to their
SS50.000.OOo. and will mature, accord
ing to their terms on May 20, 1923.
Holders of these uncalled notes need
not surrender them for redepmtion
H-it INNTk Iors n n
fers already made by the Treasury
may, at their option, present them at
any time for immediate cash redemp-
tion, 1t par and accrued interest TO
the date of optional redemption.
War Savings Certificates Redeemed.
Approximately one-third of the
$625. 900, 900 in war savings certificates
maturing January l were turned into
the Treasury for redemption or ex-
change into new Treasury savings
their maturity. according to the
Treasury. Something like S100,0O0,00
worth of the stamps were offered for
redemption or exchange in the first
two days of the month. a statement
made public said, but since then the
offers of holders of the certificates to
cash them in or take new Treasury
offerings in exchange has materially
slowed.
The Treasury again called attention
that interest on the 1918 issue of war
savings certificates stopped January l,
and urged the holders Of such securi-
ties to present them to post offices or
banks, where they will be redeemed
in cash or exchanged. The exchanges
may be made without loss of interest
to January 10. a
Bankers CO-Operntion Asked:
Thomas P. Hickman of the Frank
lin National Bank and chairman of
the Thrift week bank day commit
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banking institutions request for
cooperation to make the day, which
will be observed Wednesday, January
II, a success.
A public meeting will be held at
1870 o'clock in the afternoon in front
of the Benjamin Franklin statue on
Pennsylvania avenue and during the
day all banks will extend invitations
to the schools of Washington, ask
ing scholars to visit the various in
stitutions where the children VIII be
shown the workings of modern bank
ing systems.
Each bank will display decorations
or exhibits suggesting and teaching
thrift, and special delegations will be
appointed to escort visitors through
the different institutions.
Banquet Is Postponed.
Owing t. the inability of several or
the speakers scheduled to address
members of the Financial Advertis-
eTS ASSOCldIlOH dL a ~ W
given by that body today, the ban
quet has been postponed by those IN
charge of the affair.
Those who were expected to be in the
city during the convention of the Ma
tfonal Commission of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World, now in
session here, and who were sto speak
at the dinner tonight, were: F. w.
Ellsworth, vice president, the H1bernta
Bank and Trust Company, New Or
leans; NJ z. HoIderness, vice president,
First National Bank, st. Louis, and
Guy W. Cooke, assistant cashier, First
National Bank, Chicago, none of whom
was able to attend the convention.
Eliot H. Thompson, chairman or the
local committee, Financial Advertisers
Associa ton, who had arranged the din
ner, said today that in all probability
The banquet would be held some time
during February.
New Counterfeit $40 Bill.
A new counterfeit twenty dollar bill
is being made and circulated in New
York city, the Treasur Department
announced today. Secret service men
are trying to track the makers of it.
Here is the description of it provided
by the Treasury Department:
ION the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York. This is a Photographic pro-
duction on two pieces of paper, between
which silk threads have been dis
genuine notes. Both the face and back
of this counterfeit are much darker
than the genuine. The coloring of the
numbering and seal is good. The num-
ber of the specimen at hand is
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