Show SAFE BOXES HOUSE DREAM GHOSTS Receptacles Crammed With Fake Securities Representing Represent Represent- in ing Wasted Millions Washington Washington-If If the safety deposit boxes of the United States could give up their dead stores of fake securities securities ties enough wasted wanted money would be disclosed to stagger the tho Imagination If It a man expects his financial barrel to fill up up- up up-ho up he has got got- gotto to stop up tho the leaks leals in it This Is the keynote of a n message sent by William Mather Lewis director of the savings division divisIon division divis divis- ion of the Treasury Department l t tuo ho ho Twelfth District savings directors urging them to impress the tho wisdom of holding government securities Thousands of people in the United States are aro losing their hard-earned hard savings every overy day because they lack knowledge of financial dealing con Mr Lewis Untold numbers of or fake scheme promoters and regiments of investment sharks because of this popular Ignorance are pointing out short reads to big fortunes to those whoso whose Liberty Bonds and War Savings Sav Say Sayings ings Stamps they hope to secure in exchange for beautifully embossed but absolutely worthless stock certificates Those fakers takers know the tho value of gov goy govern govern ern securities Thoy are anxious to get them for they thoy figure figuro that they will soon tOOD bo ho selling at par and above They know that following the Civil War Var the tho war issues of government securities securities securities se se- soon were v above par and that thorn there Is no well Informed person today wh who does docs not believe bellevo that the Liberty Bonds will sell soil well above par long before their maturity But Bat their victims do not know those these facts and so they thoy trade tho the best securities so- so In the the tho wo wor i l for some wild cat that promises a high bulb h rate of Interest What their chances aro of getting stung stuns is Illustrated by the tho fact that In Georgia out of applications from a certain type of company to sell Bell stock in n that state only two have beon boon able U to meet the tho requirements under the sky blue law and wore were given permits The other are probably operating operating ing somewhere where the tho going Is better bet bet- ter If tho Amer Ameran n people would give to tho matter of spending and investment in in- vestment money 10 per ver cent of the thought they devote to making It the high cost cast of or living would be greatly de de- creased Reckless BP spending and foolish foolIsh foolish fool fool- ish Investment are arc elements In the tho present situation which can only bo remedied by the tho rank and file filo of our people POODle u. u As s long as ns easy money Is in evidence evi evi- evi dence donee the profiteer and the shark will wUl pros prosper r. r I- I IDY EUY DY w. w S. 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DONT BE A JA GOOF A Chicago doctor on his way to vL vf it dt a patient the other day wa was splashed with mud by a passing truck tie tIo lo wiped the tho mire away with his handkerchief which was thus removed from Crom active service and entered a furnishings furnishings fur fur- store to buy a new one He had iad plenty of handsome and serviceable serviceable service service- able bl handkerchiefs at home What ho he wan wanted red was a clean handkerchief for or immediate use at at- ata a cost of not more than 50 cents I 1 want a a. clean handkerchief he hed said d to the clerk Here are some very nice handkerchiefs handkerchiefs chiefs of ot a good quality said the dark clerk opening a box Bettor give me mo a half halt dozen decided the doctor not asking the price The handkerchiefs were wore wrapped napped up and then he ho asked How much Eighteen dollars said the clerk I was game said Bald the doctor telling telling tell ing of the experience afterward I paid it it Ho He was not game He Ho was a goof goot He did not have the nerve nervo to make that that hat clerk unwrap the handkerchiefs and give him one for 50 cents which was what he really wanted He was afraid the clerk would think him cheap When Whoa you let someone tell you what you shall buy and bow how much you shall shallay V pay ay y for Cor It you are giving tho strongest kind cine of aid to tho profiteers So long as people buy regardless of price and regardless regardless re reo re- re of or actual needs the profiteers will prosper The Tho wise man will now put every cent he be can spare In War Wr Savings Stamps and every dollar ho he can spare in n Treasury Savings Certificates When they mature In 1924 he will find that not only has his money earned per jor cent but his dollar has increased in n value value- value possibly as much as per percent cent I BUY UY w. w a. a 1 a. a I a-I i Tips rips on How to Cut H. H C. C L L. Carry own lunch Shave yourself Polish own shoes Smoke a pipe Clean own hat Do own shampooing Buy W W. S S. S S 8 a. w r-w r H A dollar down and a dollar a a. week spells failure A dollar doUar a week In tn W. W S. S S S. S spells success I BUY I BUY w w. s. s s.- s. S.-I S. T There are dependent wags wag earners In the United States because they could not or 4 ld not s save ve during their worl working day days The support ol of these costs a year rear Save |