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Show i Btnr w. s. b. 1 KAKN'S COMMON SENSE Teaching of thrift and increased Investment In-vestment by the people of America in government savings securities, War Savings Stamps, Treasury Certificate and in savings banks are methods advocated ad-vocated by Otto H. Kahn of New York for relieving the economic sitnation engendered en-gendered by the 'high cost of necessities. necessi-ties. , This suggestion by the eminent partner part-ner of the firm of Kahn, Loeb k Co. was made in an open letter to an unnamed un-named government official at Washington. Washing-ton. As a check to waste and certain forms of useless sxtravagance, Mr. Kahn advocated the establishment of a I federal bureau of salvage which would instruct the people of the United States or. the possibilities of recreating wealth from the scrap heap. He points out that the government in the last three i years has saved over $500,000,000 In this manner. |