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Show I SHORT SIGHTED SELL 'LIBERTIES' Wise Ones Buying Bonds Now, 1 Says Message From U. S. I Treasury 1 "Short-sighted persons aro dumping 9 their Liberty bonds on tho markot 3 now, but the wlso ones aro buying Llb- 1 erty bonds," says a message from tho 1 United States treasury, which wan ro- I eclved in Ogden today. I Will Pay In Full. I Tho message, which tells how tho I price of bonds can bo stabilized, Xol-1 Xol-1 lows: 9 "The United States government Dor- I rowed money from you to financo tho war1. You hold the government's promise to pay you back. This promise prom-ise Is called a Liberty bond or "Victory J note. On this bondis'statod the conditions con-ditions under which tho government 3 borrowed money from you. "For Instance; If you hold a bond J of tho Third Liberty loan. It states that on April 15 and October 16 of I each yoar until maturity, you will receive re-ceive Interest on the amount you paid for the bond. Other Issues bear other rates of interest and other maturity dates, all of which are clearjy stated on tho bond. Iimo worrj uvcr jfricc. "Now, If you keep your bond until the date when the government pays you in full for it, you need not worry If, in the meantime, tho price Is low one day or high the next. You and Uncle Sam are living up to your agreement agree-ment with each othor, and neither will loso by it. "On tho other hand, if you sell your Liberty bond now, you will find that the man you sell it to will not give you a dollar for every dollar you paid for it. The price has been brought down because so many peoplo aro offering of-fering to sell their bonds. If the market mar-ket is flooded with tomatoes you can buy them cheap, but if every one Is clamoring for tomatoes and there arc few to be had, tho price goes up. Tho same is true of Liberty bonds. Shore-sighted Shore-sighted peoplo aro dumping them on the market and wise ones are buying thorn. "The best advice that can be given to the ownec of a Liberty bonds Is this: Hold tho bond you bought during dur-ing the war; it is as safe and sound as the United States government itself. it-self. Buy nt Low Rate. "Buy as many more at the present low rate as you can afford. If you hold them to maturity, you are bound to make the difference between what' thoy sell at now and tholr face value. You will also receive good interest on your investment. "Hold on to your Liberty bonds and buy more." WASHINGTON, May 20. The treasury department appealed today to the pres3 of the United States to aid in Improving the Liberty bonds situation by carrying In their oolumns a statement .13 to the intrinsic value of the bonds and their present prices. The statoment explained the reasons for tho present bond prices and suggested sug-gested methods for their improvement. |