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Show CENIM DM FDR WM STAMPS HIQ Patriotic Offer of Utafc State National Accepted by Clearing House. ROTARIANS SET PACE - George B. Caldwell Impresses Im-presses Business Men With Importance. Ti if 1 riot r ot't'T of I lie I .'l ;i !l Slate N. itmn.il hunk of S;ill Lake to perform ;in important tint' I'm" the fiovernriiwit III i Ik, f oj k 1 u i t of th" thrift and s:ivlns :am-p.'iin :am-p.'iin to jmii- ;i J,U'iii,Oi'nf.'"Hi w.ir loan was .n'.-pt.-d yfxtfrrflnv 1V the. Salt Nake to ''I'-iii'inp Honsi; association itinl this hank was ftfiiifKitnl as thf rential fli.sl rihut ln' hi-itlluiifdi through whii'h iwir .';iviriL,'H M iiV ;iic s ihritl sliiinp-J will he dis- li iliui.-f! to if if of h-r hnuks run.! tnist -oiiipH nifM nl' ShIi Lake. A. i n 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 r' r i ! t't this elTci ;is mad" V-.lfi.liiv int. iiiln hv Charles S. Minion i.l t he rk ;i rl re' l)Ol..-t i .m HO i a 1 1 o n . So-I'-. lioii of n hunk lo itri .is central dis-Inlmim- puinl I'm- thf h.inks of thf !!' u h;;ulr hinui rcpir-sl of President 1,-nrli or thf rllMi'hl I-fi:il iv:-.TW hunk at ;-an I- i a ii.-i' , ;uh vi'sifi fla.v- I'resl-.-nt l.vn.-h wns ni.tliifl of the sflflion of i hf fiaii State Nil t if ii ml ha nk. Fm -iii;il appuiiitnifMit of tins hank hv I hf-fiT-t;i' of Hi.- t tf-H kii t " will hf nuiih1 at on- - find Mi" hank will I hen l.f supplied f ro!n Hi. IV-ili-r.i 1 reserve hank at San l'r; in u Hli in-1 hfi-f-Msa ry cerMfira ten -nd thrift stumps for d - t rih;i i ion amuiifj i ho u:r nf hunNs an. I I runt companies of S;i If Ui lie. H is a niioiiiH'f'il. No f.T.i nation lias hcen innih- of a ifiilial ilisi ribui inu f ri-u i t u t lin for the hanks of Hi': slulf outside of Sail l.ak hut it 1 supposed thai this ninlM'r will h ial.i'ii rare of l 1 ia i iiw each hank in the . il. a-'l as a iliMtrihiii in,' i-fiilcr for its 'I'lv .on i I'Mi I lianks in the cnunlry districts. dis-tricts. Tl.i is considered l In- simnU-st an most i.alisfarloi'y im-llmd of I i;i ml li titf (hi1 ilislrlouhon ami circulation of I tin . f i i i Tl i m 1 1 s and stamps anions tlic ascent ha nl(s of l he count ry dist ricts. Kolarv Club Invests. 'I'a k i nw 1 1 if If. nl anion I lie husincHS . i i. nn 1 1 h hi orn ulzu t ions of I hf i-i I y, he kolnrv - hih hs ; nl horized t In purchase he Ho- chili of ?h'iji' woilh of war snvinss 'i i i fii a l en. Tli ft: Is I In- ma xi muni anmuiil of cr-rl i Tica t os 1 1 1 r t any ilifll-iilnal ilifll-iilnal or orna ni.at ion is if rinii tr rl lo l'n i i'lui.sp a nil hold a I one t im and 1 1 if iluli al a ffifi:l luisincss sesislon volfd 10 nurchasr' the full amount as a starter in the hitf .inipai-n in I'tah. 1 ,c i id i nu" 1 tu penis lo the wave which will plaie Sail l,;ike in the front rank In the imrchase of thrift slamp-'1 Ji'id war savings cert if ien t es. lienrpe H. tiklwell of fw "York, fonnrler of the Investment lia ukcrs' AsHOcia t ion of A meriea. od-flresfed od-flresfed nhoul l!."iii of the business men of tlm city al the t'oiumereial club yesterday al noon luncheon, lie was introduced by Mr. Hlell. Mr. Caldwell made n. strong appeal to the public at lare. nor only to purcbaso 1 1 iri ft sta.mi'S and v;-i r sa vings eertlfi-eales eertlfi-eales themselves, hut to exert every effort ef-fort to Induce others to Invest their sav-inic. sav-inic. in these government securities. The true spirit of citizenship can only he made manifest, paid Mr. Caldwell, by individual effort 111 doing something which will aid in I he support and maintenance of ijte army ami navy, and the only way hi which every man, woman and child ran contribute to that support, bo said, is in the investment of their means to the Hud I in govern nient war securities. TiVo;i U h seeking, he sa id. must he made Mihordinalf to the necessities of war. 'I'o me pt t he expenses of the war b-tw'-en now and the end of .Tune, said jfr, Cflld well, 11 has been estimated that It will he necessary lo raise JS,O00.U0n,0f0 more than has already been provided by the people of the i'nited States, and (hat while two and perhaps three liberty loan bond issues will be authorized. Secretary U' Adno n peels to raise $2,000,000,000 t hruli I he sa le of thrift stamps and war sainji8 certificates. "IJaby Bonds." Mr. Caldwell referred to the war say-lues say-lues eertf fieates as 'tho baby bonds." flnd he said that every school, fraternal and business organization should be or-pranlzed or-pranlzed to push the sale, so that every man. woman and child in the country may hiiow of the chance to make a small government Investment. A new plan for distributing war savings certificates and thrift stamps that Is de-signcd de-signcd to set t hem into the hands of more people Is that of having them given as Christmas presents In lieu of cash presents, which aro so frequently given. i ! especially as bonuses by big commercial I concerns, i Tn a letter received yesterday bv State j Director Georgre T. Odell he is urged to ! communicate with all agent banks of the state and in turn have these institutions send out letters to their customers urging urg-ing tlMit thrift stamps and war savings certificates be given by them as bonuses and Christmas presents insiead of gold, silver, paper or hank checks. A sample sam-ple letter that it is suggested might he sent to the hanks, and another which It is suggested the banks might send to the industrial institutions which patronize them, are contained Sn the letter received re-ceived by Mr. OdlL This scheme of having hav-ing the stamps and certificates used aa , Christmas presents instead of the cash presents neing given is meeting with I much favor in the east, It. is stated bv federal Pi rector C. Bradley in hfs communication to Director Odell. and it , ig believed that it will be widelv taken I lip and used in Utah. Mr. Odell will j submit the plan to all banks, trust companies com-panies and others who become agents ,:of the treasury department in the sale and distribution of the certificates and stamps. l'ven individuals will be urged to give the certificates and the thrift stamps as Christmas presents instead of cash pres-j pres-j ents. "Four Minute Men." To get the plan of thrift, stamp and war savings certificate scheme of raising rais-ing a great war loan before the people a large number of volunteer men thxousrh-out thxousrh-out the United States, known as "four-minute "four-minute men." have been appointed by the president to make short addresses to theater the-ater and moving picture a udiences in their respective slates and districts. These men work in en-operation with the : srnte dirvtor and will wrpear at various' picture hoJse.s and theater?, either in per- i son or by proxy, and tnke four-minute 1 speeches, explaining the plan of operation ' of i he savings cert ificates and thrift stamps. A. X. McKay i the "four-minute man" designated for this duty in I'tah. State Director Odell vesferdav received a letter from TT. D. Ylarsh.il!. who was here recently from the federal director's office in Washington. D. C.. expressing lii? thanks to all who aided in Wnnching the savings certificate and Thrift stamp campaign here, and especially thanking the newspapers and newspaper men for their support and assistance. He. is paw in Portland. Ore., on a tour of the west aiding in getting the war savings campaign cam-paign starled. While Staie Director Odell has not ret made the appointment of a man to head the war savings work in the schools of Utah, it is undersrond that Dr. E. G. owai, sta te superintendent of public instruction, probably will be named 'for this important position. Announcement of the appointment is expected within a day or two. Director OdeH yesterday wired Federal Director Bradley asking for an early supply of franked envelopes, advertising ma: ter and stereopihxm slides for iK moving picture theater- in I'tah. A q-inntity of advertising and information informa-tion matter wa.s rceived in the afternoon after-noon mail yesierdav by the state director and is heme gutten in readiness tor distribution dis-tribution - ---- j |