The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 25, 1919, Page 8

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ONE DAY DRIVE TO RAISE FUND FOR CONVENTION American Legion Has Assessed | Every Firm in City for Amount Needed WILL BE HELD MONDAY Major Russ, Chairman of the Committee, Adopts Novel Plan to ‘Obtain Money Bismarck will be given an opportuni- ty to kill two birds witn one stone - show what the people of this city think of the soldiers, sailors and marines who served in the waf and help boose the city at the same time The opportunity will be presented} Monday when the American Legion will put on a “One Day Drive” for funds to defray the cost of entertaining the delegates and thousands of visitors who will be in the city October 16 and 17 when the first state convention of the Legion is held. The drive will be under the direction of Major Georze Russ, Jr., chairman of the finance com- mittee. Major Russ has evolved a novel plan for raising the amount desired, somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,- 000. Every business firm. in the city! will be assessed a definite amount by the committee, similar lines of business sharing equally in the amount to be raised. Inasmuch as the Burleigh County homecoming celebration will be held} the day previous to the opening of the convention, it is now planned by the jeach and so on. checks or eash for the convention fund, “About $1000 will have to be raised. There will probably not be any dif. ficulty in doing this as this is the first opportunity the people of Bismarcix have had to publicly show their ap- preciation of the boys who ceryed 890 well during the past two years, Aside from any patriotic or sentimental reason for contributing, the holding of the conyention in Bismarck will be a splendid advertisement for the city. “About 300 former soldier delegates will be in the city besides hundreds of | . other soldiers and their families who will attend the Homecoming Day ia October 15—probably as large a crowd as was here Wilson D: “The committee of the Legion in charge of the financial part of the con- yention has arranged a schedule of the amount’s different cla of firms will be asked to g' The amounts are comparative! mall but if every one will donate, it will be suflicient, “Fos instance the banks of the clty will be asked to give $25 each, aute- mobil lers $15.00 each, clothing stores $15.00 each, drug and soda foun- tain establishments $15.00 each, the wholesale establishments $15.00 each, hotels. 00 each, medical firms $15.00, the big drygood stores $20.00, the retail merchants grocers, ete., $10 Of course no donation from any one will be refused, the com- mittee may overlook some one who would like to bseribe—any of the banks will r ve subscriptions and see that they reach the proper parties. s it will mean a Jot of work to cover the ci none day, it is sug- gested that those who wish to sub- cribe make out a check, the first thing Monday morning payable to convention fund American Legion. This will save the committee lots of time and assist \them in their work. The Tribune will publish @ financial report showing the subscribers and the way the money was spent, be ready Monday morning with your check ana your wish of good luck for the ¢on- vention,” WILLIAM FARNUM HAS BIG ROLE IN NEW PLAY American Legion cooperating with the War Mothers who have charge of the homecoming celebration to make t) three day holiday and the Le finance committee will devote a pc of the funds raised to provide ente tainments and other amusements f ures on Homecoming ds us Well $ the two convention day | The following statement, issued by , Major Russ as chairman of the finance committee, of the American Légion, ¢ plains in detail the committee's of action: “The American Legion will endes to raise the funds for the convention ¢ be held here October 16 and 17 of a} “One Day Drive.” Committees will try to call on every firm in the city on} Monday, September 29, to receive | This is the one-piece work suit of wonderful comfort that farmer, mechanic or laborer wants. It is a real conveni- ence, extremely durable and a big value. We are so enthusiastic over this excellent suit we have ar- ranged, at our store, a Special Window Demonstration | FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th & 27th One look will convince you that this is the suit you want. Come and see why the exclu- sive Cowden features assure you of your money’s worth. CLOTHIERS. } something of ‘takes the slide, but he Wholesale Distributor STACY-BISMARCK CO, From a gentleman of wealth and social standing to a longshoreman is n slidedown the — scale wim not only ts' his way Fox photoplay, which will be reck Theatre to- of life. William Fs back, in the Willig “Tho Man Hunt hown at the Bis night. It is a play fine opportunity that gives the star a to d ay his rare ability. His make-up of the various characters he por s in this picture reflects admirably his long experience se and screen. In a way it ty to lose that fine Farnum has needed not sting. but also the and wholesome on the voic only his wonderfully pictures he selec BISMARCK, N.D. THIRST” WORK AND SAVE’ 18 MOTTO NOW Slogan for Ninth District in Cam- paign to Destroy High Living Cost. DETERMINED EFFORT People Must Produce More Than They Spend Before Prices Can Come Down—Liberty Loan Organl- zation Active. October sixth, the first anniversary of the Fourth and in many ways the greatest Liberty Loan campaign, has been fixed for an intensive effort to sell $100 and $1,000 Treasury Savings Certificates in every county of, the Ninth Federal Reserve District. The appeal a year ago was the destruction of Germany's fighting force. This year it will be the destruction of high prices. “Work and Save” is the motto of the District War Savings Organiza- tion. Through its county and wide- spread society organizations, a deter- mined effort will be made to convert this motto into action throughout the six states of the Ninth District. Those in charge are so firmly convinced that the putting into force of these cardinal principles of thrift is the most prac- Wisely Feathered Nests tical and effective way of combating general H. C. L. that they have de- cided upon an intensive campaign in an effort to focus public attention on these principles and, by a wide-spread sale of Government securities, to in- duce savings and popularize thrift. Produce More—Spend Less. “The people of America must pro- duce more than they spend before the law of supply and demand can operate to reduce prices,” said M. E. Harri- son, District War Savings Director. “In other words, they must stop ex- travagance, spend wisely and save. To pound kome this point is at pres- ent the most important part of. the established program of the Savings Division of the Treasury Department. We will do this through the schools and industrial societies, through our personal workers and speakers in all parts of the district, through litera- ture and the press.” Campaign to Be Intensive. “We believe an intensive campaign to sell Treasury Savings Certificates,” continued Mr. Harrison, “will do much to emphasize the importance of thrift, to popularize the idea and thus help to prepare the public mind to receive the benefits of the permanent cam- paign for Thrift education. Hence the October 6th campaign.” The old Liberty Loan County Or- ganizations have been asked to take charge of the campaign. Governor Wold of the Federal Reserve Bank has approved the plan. A. R. Rogers, Dis- trict Chairman for four Liberty Loan drives, has personally written each chairman, asking his active participa- tion in the work. Mr. Rogers, in mak- ing this request, said: A. R. Rogers’ Appeal. “You and I, as stockholders in the United States Corporation, want to get our debts paid as soon as possible and with the*least possible disturb ance, We want to reduce the present high cost of living and to get things back on a substantial and prosperous peace»-basis. with the» least possible trouble and delay. ie “In order to do these things, it ts necessary for tle people generally tc change their present way of spending. People are still experiencing a re- action from the forced thrift of war times and as a rule are spending reck- lessly. I believe that one of the prin- cipal causes of the present high cost of living is, as someone has expressed it, “the cost of high living.” If we are to pay our debts and get back to a normal basis, we must all practice economy of time, labor and money; we must save and invest wisely. I will not enter into an economic discussion of the sub!-rt. There are unoubted- 4. MS fox the present high prices, but 1 think you will agree with me in this—-that the only way of permanently bettering our condition 19 by practicing thrift. Spend Wisely and Save. “As you know, .the Government realizes this fact-and is conducting a nation-wide campaign of thyift educa- tion and the sale of? War Savings Stamps and otiéF’Govérnment securi- ties. In order to make.this campaign effective, it must be popularized. This can only be done’ by inducing a large number of people to’spend wisely and save, You.know the majority of peo- ple will not do this unless they are impressed withthe’ necessity of it and are induced to join with their neighbors in investing in Government securities. In this way, they will pre- vent their surplus money from being spent for non-essentials and luxuries. For this reason, we are convinced that an intensive effort to sell Government blasted away and a pfissage was made SORTER RA aE 0 a THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, 1919, SEARCH OCEAN'S BOTTOM T0 GET GOLD TREASURE Salvage Ship Off Irish Coast Seeks $35,000,000 in Ingots Sunk During War Portsalon, Ireland,’ Aug, 25,—(Cor- respondence of The Associated Press.) —Salvaging $35,000,000 worth of gold ingots and bullion the White Star lincr Laurentic is reported to have carried when she was sunk the night of Janu: ary 25, 1917, off Fanad Light, one of the northernmost headlands of Ire- land at the entrance to Lough Swilly, is being conducted by the salvage ship Racer. The princely cargo, lay at a depth of twenty-two fathoms, The gold and bullion were contained in: the strong chamber amid-ship rendereq _ almost impregnable by its thick steel walis and heavely bolted doors. At first por- tions of the Laurentic’s decks were clear for, the divers, O nJune 20, the retrieving of the treasure began. The first bucket sent up: contained only copper pennies and a few silver coins, Then for several days, buckct after bucket containing three or more gold bars, each worth more than $5,- 000, were hoisted to the surface and/ ¢, dumped on the deck of the Racer. ‘I'he from the crew of the salvage ship, but tossing fortunes about soon came to be merely another form of manual labor to these’ sailormen. BARS WEIGH 28 LBS. Most of the gold bars were nine inches long, two inches thick and four inches wide and weighed about twenty: eight pounds. For days not one “was found as many of them were hurled clear of the wreck by the blasting necessary to make the strong chamber accessible, Several feet of sand have now been ‘washed over these scattered bars and neath masses of twisted steel DUQHQQQNOUTASARONEUHANANEUUUOOEEUROGOAOONULAGEGOAUEOOTOMOOOOOOUOOOUOOGOOGEOEUUAOOEOOUO) S28 There are so many new things in Men’s Furnishings arriving every day that it would take a page to list them all. Here are a few values. New Fall Shirts with the Manhattan and Metric label, in Madras, Fibers, Silks, Broadcloths and Crepes; new designs, new colorings, new weaves, $2 to $13.50. Shirts so varied in pattern, so full of sparkle in their original colors that selection is a pleasure. S.E.BERGESON & SON Eri MTUINUNAVITAOCCOTOAUTOTACCAOEO TUTE TEATRO TOLER”. Ns ll tient labor to pry them record-day’s haul so far had been forty- approximately veral million dol- worth of treasure has been sal- first of these bars, brought lusty cheers pyaged. The Racer carries eight divers. Their so aranged that one diver throughout the day. then la “tricks” are is at wor works half an hour and spend thirty minutes in coming to the @ the sudden relief from the tremendous deep-water pres- ight cause partial or complete ) are brought up in ten | fathom “hauls”, with ten-minute “rest” surface as otherw: paral, seven 350.000. bars,—worth Thus far ‘The intervals, and it frequently requires hours of pa- voy. COIN SI When the day’s “catch”, loose. NT TO LONDON ay's work is over, if considerable, is des- patched to London with an armed con- The} “Wooden Walls of ships of the British Fach must of Bismarck. thi -|ters. Phone When first built the Racer was 1 square-rigger man-o’-war—one of the England,” ag the navy/at that time were known—a century ago. LEAVES FOR ST, PAUL Mrs. Victor Bodene will leave next week to visit her parents in St, Paul. She will stop at Valley City en route and visit Mrs, Frank R. Cole, formerly . Have your old hat made like new at the Eagle, Tailors & Hat- 58. Oppo- site Postoffice. securities. should be made in your county and every other county in the Ninth District. See “Everyone admits that: the -Ninth District’ Liberty’ Loan* Organization was a most effective organization. . It has, therefore, been foposed that this organization be asked to conduct in each county of the Ninth District a one day’s intensive selling campaign for $100 and $1090 savings certifi- cates, of “Savings Bonds,” as, we like to term them. This meets with my hearty approval. Campaign to Help. “I believe by carrying on such a campaign, our old organization will be in a way perpetuated and will give proot of its efficiency for patriotic work in peace as well as in war, I think that such a campaign properly car- ried on in each county will help very greatly in the sale of these securities. “Increased sales will relfeve the Treasury Department of just that much financing work by the sale of Certificates of Indebtedness to the banks and will release just that much money for industriai development. I believe that it will result in’ calling People’s attention to the value of the Government securities as an invest- ment and will tend to poplarize thrift as a ‘happy hapit.’ .Moreover, it will materially afi in the reduction of the high “Gost of livirig and’ decreasé so- cial and political unrest.” Is Your County Organized? “The response has been fine,” said Mr. Harrison. “Many of the old coun- ty groups cannot be again completely reorganized, but where the Liberty Loan chairmen and workers cannot, for one reason or another, do the ac- tive work, the War Savings Chairmen will direct it, and with the co-opera- tion of all War Loan workers, will get fine regults.” + ———$——$ TABLES SHOWING HOW TREASURY SAVINGS CERTIFICATES INCREASE IN VALUE. \ Denomination of $100. 5 Month. 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 Tanuary ..ccscceesececseees $82.40 $84.80 $87.20 $89.60 $92.00 February $2.60 “85.00 87.40 89.80 92.20 March ... 82.80 85.20 87.60 90.00 92.40 April . 83.00 85.40 87.80 90.20 92.60 May .... 83.20, 85.60 88.00 90.40 92.80 June . 83.40 85.80 88.20 90.60 93.00 July .... 83.60 86.00 88.40 90,80 93.20 August .. . 83.80 - 86.20 88.60 91.00 93.40 ‘September .... 84.00 86.40 88.80 91.20 98.60 October . 84.20 86.60 89.00 91.40 93,80 November-. 84.40 86.80 89.20 91.60 94.00 December 84.60 87.00 89.40 91.80 94.20 Jan, 1, 192 eee bees Anmugpe ee seve 100,00 “COUSINS” FIGHT FOR ESTATE |charged for food. W. Geisenhefer, a San Francisco, Sept, 25.—Cousins”|friend of the dead man, testified that from many cities of the United States have filed claims in the superior court here for parts of the $142,345 estate left by William Geistenberg, who, wit- nesses. testified, starved himself to death rather than pay the high prices ‘Royal Cord’ ‘Nobby’ .‘Chain’ ‘Usco’ ‘Plain’ oJ Where There’s Hard Work To Be Done Folks are getting the kind of service they want and have a right to expect from United States Tires. Geistenberg had mentioned to‘him only relatives living in New ‘Orleans. Phone 75—City Fuel Co. for Medora Coal, apes Pe Mg ten tobbnesy oF Renta com pacbon ta s+ BISMARCK MOTOR CO. C.B, Olson & Son, Driscoll; t ‘i ‘ - C. W. Driscoll Motor Co. NS That’s the one big reason for United States Tire popularity. _ You'll find United States Tires right on the | job where there’s. hard work to.be done— work that requires tire strength and tire », dependability. : “United States Tires are good tires by right . of might. They’re built to give wear and service—to stand hard use—to save money in extra work and extra miles. We have United States Tires for every need of price or use. United States Tires ~ are Good Tires We know United States Tires are good tires. That’s why wesellthem. ‘ » Driscoll _ \

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