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Show Our Standing In Purchase! Of far Stamps SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22. During Dur-ing the first eight months or 1019 tho people or tho Twelfth .Federal Ito-seive Ito-seive district, embracing tho states of Washington, California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, part of Ailzona arid tho territories of Hawaii ana Alaska, saved ?7,07D,2G5.75 by tho puichase of Thrirt and War Savings' Stamps, according to a report Justus-' sued by the War Loan organization "High prices wore hit Just that hard" said Itobert E. Smith, director or the Organization, "as ovory dollar saved I helps bring down prices." Tho amount -saved, howerVtr, the I report shows. Is only 13.9 per cent1 or the quota asked to date by tho government 'rronOesldents or the Twelfth district. At tho beginning ot tho yonr the treasury department fixed fix-ed a quota or ton dollars per capita as sulllclont to help tho government meet Its war debts. Tho ten dollar quota Is Just hair tho pe'r 'capita asked In 1918. "Tho people aro not stnndlng up to their responsibilities in this district," dis-trict," said C. A. Farnsworth, nsso- elate Director or the War Loan organization. or-ganization. "The government needs this money Just as much now as it did during tho war and Is depending upon every mnn, woman and child In the district to lend it ten dollars before be-fore the end or tho year, or course there aro indigents In tho west who J haven't ten dollars to lend tholr country and there aro others who v have tho ten dollrrs who ren't ob-ough ob-ough American to lend t to theli m countiy. Consequently real Amerl- ' JS cans must Invest more than tholr , quota ir tho west Is to save Its race "" I before the rest of tho country." j "High prices," the report points' ' 7 out, "would be struck a serious blow ' . f If the people of tho 'west would only " save something out ot overy pay' envelope en-velope or salary check ir. thowago or salary earner would make War ' j Stamps tho first ltom on his budget j ach week. Tho monoy saved would r ' cut down domand for luxuries nnd at , ' i I tho same tirao provldo capital for ( greater production or necessities. Tho' j best economists In tho country,' do V report Continues, "are agreed ' Uiatjfoi this is tho only way to lower 'pricc5" that congressional investigations and$k i prosecutions of .profiteers will not'j. J effect price reductions. ' ' ,"'$." -''Work and savo rcgulariy Is.j.thi j, pnly rontedy," tho report concludesTfv.' , Following is the standing ot'th states nnd territories or tho Twelfth " J$L district in tho purchaso or 'war y Stamps from January 1 to Augusts ' T H 30; N QUOTA ' SALES j TO DATE TO DATE Pet. 1 Arizona (Elevonth District) 604,419 J 60,66:7C 12 5 Arizona (Twelfth District) 769,281 . 80.632.00--J lo'5 Northern California .U ' 22,332,250 2,004,0200' 9,19 Southern California , 8.83C.1B0 96.422.0.0 lfi Idaho( .M.. 1,797.600 287,660.00 16 0 NQVada --'"V S88.100 m 112,049.75 l?.l regon - - 4,363,350 1,196,484.00 - 27l3 Utah -, 2,265,500 - 26.6,907,76 11.8 ' Washington 7.223.80C 1.801,146.26 24.o' . HftWnU -- 779,000 236291.60 30.1 1 Alaska' ..,,...., .., .... 156,660 3 8,320:76 V. 24.G T0TAL - 949.595,600 $7,079,255.75 1B.9 ' |