Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 218, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1918 — HALF SALARY GOES TO WAR [ARTICLE]

HALF SALARY GOES TO WAR

Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney at Seattle Makes Unusual Promise. Seattle, Wash.—Thopaas D. Page, who is a candidate on the Republican ticket for the nomination of prosecuting attorney of this county, makes the unusual promise that if elected he will devote at least one-half of his salary to war purposes. Page says be will give $1,600 of his salary to .the Red Cross, the Young Men’s Christian association, the Knights of Columbus and the Salvation army, divided equally. He also promises to invest $2,000 fn Thrift stamps, so that at least the salary for one-half his term will be devoted to the war.