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Show Interest Due On Third Liberty Bonds SAN FUANCISCO, Sept 1G The United Stales government will pay out inoro than 6,000,000 today In semi annual InUrcst to holders of Third Liberty Loan bonds In tho TweUth Federal Itesorve district. Today's To-day's Interest payment, added to tho two provlous Interest Installments paid on Third loan bonds by tho gov ernment, gives a total or nearly $18 000 000 earned slnco May, 1018, by the J287.975.000 Invested by 1,403,684 purchasers ot bonds ol the Th lid loan In this federal roservo district. I "Ho sure and clip your coupons and cash thorn," is tho ndvlco broadcasted broad-casted to holders or tho Third loan bonds by Itobort K. Smith,-director or tho War Loan organization or thn I Twelfth Federa. Tjervo district. "Coupons unenshod -ro Idlo monoy. It Is no trouble to cash your coupons. Just clip tho September 15 coupon ofr and present it at any bank and you will got your money. It Is no more troublo than getting change ror n bill." ir all bondholders In America cash their coupons today there will be In circulation tomorrow 'ntaily J85.-000,000. J85.-000,000. more money than was In circulation cir-culation esterday. That is approximately approx-imately the total amount or interest to bo paid out on the third loan as n whole today. "Here is a chance ror the people to hit high prices a hard blow," said Director Smith. "Kvery man, woman and child who owns a Third Loan bond should cash the coupon and Immediately Im-mediately buy Thrirt or War Savings Stamps or Treasury Certificates' which bear more interest than tho bonds. Investment ot tho Third Loan bond Interest at the bank window win-dow Immediately upon cashing the coupons will keep down that $85,-KI0.000 $85,-KI0.000 out or circulation and thus help keep prices down. "I cannot urgo too strongly the wisdom or letting tho govcrnmont keep this Interest money, and, not only that, but continued buying or War Savings Stamps out or every pay envelope ir e"veryono in tho United Un-ited States would set aside something each week Tor War Savings Stamps earning them four per cent Interest compounded every three months, it would bo a very short time until there would bo a noticeable drop In prlcas." |