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WHAT HAPPENED
J. Montague Smith, cashier of the Lawreneevllle Bank A Trust
Co., young society leaders, popular bachelor engaged to marry Verda
Rlchlander, heiress, and destined to b one of the town's leading citi
zens, became Innocently Involved In a dishonest bank loan. Watrous
Dunham, president of the bank, tried to shift the blame to Smith,
who refused to be the scapegoat. When Dunham drew a pistol to
threaten him, Smith struck the president a blow over the heart and
left him for dead.
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CHAPTER II Continued.
Good Judges on the working floor of
Axe Lnwroncovillo Athletic club lind
laid of tho well-muscled young bonk
cashier that lio did not know his own
strength. It wns tho sight of the pistol
that maddened hiui and put tho driving
force behind tho smashing blow that
landed upon tho big man's chest. Tho
lifted pistol dropped from Sir. Watrous
Dunham's grasp nnd ho wilted, settling
back Into his chair, nnd then slipping
to tho floor.
In a flash Smith know what he had
done. Once, ono evening when he had
been Induced to put on the gloves with
tho Athletic club's trainer, ho had con
trived to plant a body blow which had
sent tho wiry llttlo Irishman to the
mat, gasping and fighting for tho
broath of life. "If ever yez'il bo glvln'
a man that heart-punch wld th' bare
flsht, Misthcr Montygue, 'tis you fr th'
fa8ht train wldout shtoppln' to buy
anny ticket It'll bo murthcr In the
first degree," tho trainer had said,
when ho had breath to compass the
saying.
With tho unheeded warning resur
gent and clamoring in his ears, Smith
knelt horror-stricken bcsldo tho fallen
man. On tho president's heavy face
and In tho staring eyes thcro wns a
foolish smile, as of one mildly aston
ished. Smith loosened tho collar around
tho thick neck nnd laid his ear upon
tho spot whero tho blow had fallen.
Tho big man's heart had stopped like
a smashed clock.
Smith got upon his feet, turned off
tho electric light, nnd, from mcro forco
of hnbit, closed and snap-locked tho
president's desk. Tho watchman had
not yet returned. Smith saw tho empty
chair bcsldo tho vault door as ho
passed It on his way to the street. Tho
cashier's only thought was to go at
onco to police headquarters nnd glvo
himself up. Then ho remembered how
carefully tho trap had been set, and
how impos8lblo It would bo for him to
make any reasonable defense.
With ono glance over his shoulder nt
tho darkened front windows of tho
bank, Smith began to run, not toward
tho pollco station, but in tho opposito
direction toward tho railroad' station.
For J. Montague Smith, slipping from
shadow to shadow down the scantily
lighted cross street and listening mo
mentarily for tho footfalls of pursuit,
a new hour had struck. It wus all
prodigiously Incredible. Tho crowding
sensntlonB were terrifying, but they
were also precious, In their way. Long
forgotten bits of brutality nnd tyranny
on Watrous Dunham's part camo up to
bo remembered and, in this rctrlbutivo
aftermnth, to bo triumphantly crossed
off as items in an account flnnlly set
tled. On the Smith sldo tho bank cash
ier's forebears nnd been plodding farm
, era, but old John Montague had been
tho vlllogo blacksmith and n soldier
a shrewd smltcr in both trades. Blood
Smith Knew What He Had Done.
Mil tell. Parental iroplantlngs may
huvo much to say to tho fruit of tho
womb, but atavism has more. Smith's
Jaw came up with a snap, no was no
longer an indlstlngulshablo unit in tho
ranks of tho respectablo and tho well
behaved ; ho was a man fleeing for his
life. What was done wns done, and
tho next thing to do was to avert tho
consequences.
At the railroad station a few early
comers for tho west-bound passenger
train due nt ten o'clock wero ulrcady
gathering, nnd at tho bidding f a cer
tain new nnd militant craftiness Smith
avoided tho lighted waiting rooms as
If they held tho pestilence. A string of
box cars had been pushed up from tho
freight-unloading platforms recently,
and In Uie shadow, of tho cars ho
worked bit way westward to tho yard
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REAL
By FRANCIS LYNDE
(Copyright by Qiu. ScribtMr't Sow)
where n night switching crew was mak
ing up a train.
Keeping to tho shadows, he walked
back nlong tho lino of cars on tho
make-up track, alertly seeking his op
portunity. Ilnlf-way down tho length
of tho train ho found what ho wns
looking for: n box car with its sldedoor
hasped but not locked. With n bit of
stick to lengthen his reach, ho unfas
tened tho hasp, and nt tho switching
crew's addition of another car to the
"make-up" ho took advantage of tho
nolso mado by tho Jangling crash and
slid tho door. Then ho ascertained by
groping Into the dark Interior ,that the
car was empty. With a foot on tho
truss-rod ho climbed In, and nt tho
next coupling crash closed tho door.
CHAPTER III.
The High Hill.
The Nertda through freight was two
hours Mate issuing from tho western
portal of Tlmanyonl canon. Through
the early mountain-climbing hours of
the night and the later flight across tho
Red desert, tho dusty, travel-grimed
young fellow in the empty box car mid
way of tho train had slept soundly,
with tho hard car floor for a bed and
his folded coat for a pillow. But tho
sudden cessation of tho crash and roar
of tho shut-In mountain passage awoke
him and he got up to open the door and
look out.
It was still no later than a lazy man's
breakfast time, and the May morning
was perfect. Over tho top of tho east
ern rango the sun was looking, level
rayed, into a parked valley bounded
on all sides by high spurs and distant
snow peaks. In its nearer reaches tho
valley wns dotted with round hills,
some of them bare, others dark with
mountain pino and flr.
From the outer lootings of tho
curves, tho young tramp at tho car
door had momentary glimpses of tho
Tlmanyonl, a mountain torrent In Its
canon, and tho swiftest of upland riv
ers even hero whero It had tho valley
In which to expand. A Copah switch
man had told him that tho railroad di
vision town of Browster lay at tho end
of tho night's run, In n river valley be
yond tho eastern Tlmanyonls, nnd that
tho situation of tho irrigation project
which was advertising for laborers In
tho Denver newspapers was a few
miles up tho river from Brewster.
As tho train swept along on its way
down tho grades tho valley becamo
moro open nnd tho prospect broadened.
At ono of tho promontory roundlngs
the box-car passenger had a glimpse
of a shack-built construction camp on
tho river's margin some dlstanco on
ahead. A concrete dnm was rising in
sections out of tho river, and dominat
ing the dam nnd tho shacks two steel
towers, with n carrying cnblo stretched
between them, formed tho piers of tho
ner,lnl spout conveyer for tho placing
of tho material In tho forms.
Tho train made no stop nt tho con
struction siding, but a mllo farther
along tho brakes began to. grind nnd
tho speed wns slackened. Sliding tho
car door another foot or two, tho young
trump with the week-old stubblo beard
on his faco leaned out to look nlicnd.
Ills opportunity was nt hand. A block
scmnphoro wns turned ngnlnst tho
freight nnd tho train was slowing In
obedienco to tho signal. Waiting until
tho brakes shrilled again, tho tramp
put his shoulder to tho Blldlng door,
sat for a moment In tho wider opening,
and then swung off.
His alighting was upon ono of tho
promontory embankments. To tho
westward, whero tho curving railroad
track was lost in tho farther windings
of tho river, lay the llttlo interraoun
tain city of Browster, a few of its
higher buildings showing clear-cut In
tho dlstanco. Paralleling tho railroad,
on a lower level nnd nenrcr tho river,
a dusty wagon road pointed In ono di
rection toward tho town, and In tho
other toward tho construction camp.
Tho young man who had crossed four
states and tho better part of a fifth ns
a fugitive nnd vagrant turned his back
upon tho distant town as a placo to bo
avoided. Scrambling down tho rail
road embankment, ho mado his way to
tho wagon road, crossed it, and kept
on until ho camo to the f ringo of aspens
on tho river's edge, whero ho broko all
tho trnmpish traditions by stripping off
tho travel-worn clothes and plunging
In to take a soaplcss bath. The water,
being melted snow from tho range, was
icy cold and it stabbed llko knives.
Nevertheless, It was wet, and sorao
part of tho travel dust, at least, was
soluble In It. IIo camo out glowing,
bu a thorn from his well-groomed past
came upand pricked him when ho hnd
to put the soiled clothea on again.
MAN
There wns no present help for that,
however; and flvo minutes later he had
regained tho road and was on his way
to tho ditch camp. As ho walked he
rend for the fiftieth time something on
tho page of a recent St. Louis paper.
It was under flaring headlines:
ATTEMPTED MURDER OF BANK
PRE8IDENT.
8oclety-Leader Cashier Embezzles
$100,000 and Makes Murderous As
sault on President
Lawreneevllle, May 16. J. Montague
Smith, cashier of the Lawrcncevlllo Bank
and Trust company, and a loador In tho
Lawreneevllle younger set. Is today a fu
gitive from Justice with a price on his
head. At a late hour last night tho
watchman of tho bank found President
Dunham lying unconsclou in front of his
desk. Help was summoned, and Mr. Dun
ham, who was supposed to bo suffering
from soma sudden attack of Illness, was
taken to his hotel. Later, It transpired
that tho president had been tho victim of
a murderous assault. Discovering upon
his return to the city yesterday evening
that tho cashier had been using tho bank's
run as in an attempt to cover a stock spec
ulation of his own, Dunham sent for
Smith and charged him with the crime.
Smith made an unprovoked and deeperato
assault upon his superior officer, beating
him Into Insensibility and leaving him for
dead. Slnco It la known that he did not
board any of tho night trains east or west,
Smith Is supposed to bo In hiding some
where In the vicinity of the city. A war
rant Is out, and a reward of 11,000 for his
arrest and detention has beon offered by
the bank. It Is not thought possible that
he can escape. It was currently reported
not long since that Smith was engaged to
a prominent young society woman of
Lawreneevllle, but this has proved to bo
untrue.
Ho folded tho newspaper and put it
In his pocket Tho thing wns done,
nnd It could not bo undone. Having put
himself on the wrong side of tho law,
there was nothing for It now but a
complete disappearance; exile, a
chango of Identity, and an absolute
severance with his past.
When ho had gone a llttlo distance
he found that the wagon rood crossed
tho right of way twlco before the con
struction camp came Into view. Tho
last of tho crossings was at tho tem
porary material yard for which tho
sldo track had been Installed, nnd from
this point on, tho wagon road held to
tho river bank. Tho ditch people wero
doubtless getting all their material
over tho railroad so there would bo llt
tlo hauling by wagon. But there were
automobile tracks In tho dust, and
shortly nftcr ho had passed tho mate
rial yard tho tramp heard a car com
ing up behind him. It was a six-cylinder
roadster, nnd Its motor was miss
ing badly.
Its single occupant was n big, beard
ed man, wearing his gray tweeds as
ono to whom clothes wero merely a
convenience. Ho was chewing a black
cigar, and the unoccupied sldo of his
mouth wns busy at the passing moment
heaping objurgations upon tho limp
ing motor. A hundred yards farther
along tho motor gavo n spasmodic gasp
and stopped. When tho young tramp
camo up, tho big man had climbed out
nnd had tho hood open. What ho was
saying to tho stalled motor wns pic
turesque enough to make tho young
man stop nnd grin appreciatively.
"Gone bad on you?" ho inquired.
Col. Dexter Baldwin, tho Tlmanyonl's
largest landowner, nnd a breeder, of
flno horses who tolerated motorcars
only because they could bo driven hard
nnd wero insensate nnd fit subjects for
nbuslvo language, took his head out
of tho hood.
"Tho third tlmo this morning," ho
snapped. "I'd rather drivo a team of
wind-broken mustangs, any day in tho
year i"
"I used to drive a car n whllo back,"
Bald tho tramp. "Let mo look her
over."
Tho colonel stood aside, wiping his
hands on a piece of waste, whllo tho
young man sought for tho trouble. It
wob found presently la n loosened
mngnoto wlro; found and cleverly cor
rected. Tho tramp went nround in
front nnd spun tho motor, nrul when it
had been throttled down, Colonel Bald
win had his hand In his pocket.
"That's something like," ho said.
"Tho garago man said it was carbon.
You tnko hold as if you knew how.
What's your fee?"
Tho tramp shook his head and smiled
good-naturedly.
"Nothing; for a bit of neighborly
help llko that"
Tho colonel put his coat on, and In
tho act took n better mcasuro of the
stalwart young fellow who looked llko
a hobo and talked and behaved llko a
gentleman.
"You nro hiking out to tho dam?" ho
asked brusquely.
"I am headed that way, ys," was
tho equally crisp rojolnder,
"Hunting a Job?"
"Just thnt"
"What sort of a Jobr
"Anything that may happen to be In
Bight"
"That means a pick and shovel or a
wheelbarrow on a construction Job.
But thcro Isn't much office work."
Tho tramp looked up quickly,
"What makes you think I'm hunting
for an olllco Job?" ho queried.
"Your hands," Bald tho colonel
shortly.
Tho young man looked at his hands
thoughtfully. They were dirty again
from the tinkering with the motor, hut
tho inspection went deeper thnn the
grime.
"I'm not afraid of the pick and
shovel, or the wheelbarrow, nnd on
some accounts I guess they'd be good
for me. But on the other hnnd, per
haps it Is a pity to spoil n middling
good office man to mnke nn Indifferent
day-laborer to say nothing of knock
ing some honest fellow out of tho only
Job ho knows how to do."
Colonel Baldwin swung In behind the
steering wheel of the roadster and held
a fresh match to tho black cigar.
Though he was from Missouri, he had
lived long enough In the high hills to
know better thnn to Judge any man
altogether by outside appearances.
j'Cllrnb In," he snld, indicating the
vacant sent nt his side. "I'm tho pres
ident of tho ditch company. Perhaps
Wllllnms mny be nble to use you ; but
your chnnccs for office work would be
ten to one In the town."
"I don't care to live In the town,"
snld the man out of work, mounting to
tho proffered sent; and past that the
big rondster leaped nwny up the rond
nnd the roar of tho rejuvenated raotoi
made further speech Impossible.
CHAPTER IV.
Wanted A Financier.
It was a full fortnight or moro after
this motor-tlnkcrlng Incident on the
hill road to tho dam, when Williams,
chief engineer of the ditch project, met
President Baldwin In the Brewster of
fices of the ditch company and spent n
i Iiik.
"I Used to Drive a Car."
busy hour with tho colonel going over
tho contractors' estimates for the
month in prospect. In nn Interval of
tho business talk, Baldwin remembered
the good-looking young tramp who had
wanted a Job.
"Oh, yes; I knew there wns some
thing else that I wanted to ask you,"
he said. "How about the young fellow
that I unloaded on you a couple of
weeks ngo? Did he make good?"
"Whc-Smltb?"
"Yes ; If that's his name."
Tho engineer's left eyelid had a quiz
zical droop when ho said dryly: "It's
tho name ho goes by In camp; 'John
Smith.' I haven't asked him his other
nnme."
Tho ranchman-president matched
the drooping eyelid of unbelief with n
sober smile. "I thought ho looked at
If ho might be out hero for his health
like a good many other fellows who
have no particular use for a doctor.
How Is ho making it?"
The engineer, a hard-bitted man with
tho prognathous lower Jaw characteriz
ing the tribe of those who accomplish
things, thrust hts'hnnds Into his pock
ets nnd walked to tho window to look
down Into tho Brewster street When
ho turned to face Baldwin again, It was
to sny : "That young fellow Is n won
der, colonel. I put him into the quarry
at first, ns you suggested, and In three
days ho had revolutionized things to
tho tune of a 20 per cent saving In pro
duction costs. Then I gavo him n hack
nt the concrete-mixers, and he's mak
ing good again in the cost reduction.
That seems to bo his specialty."
Tho president nodded and was suf
ficiently Interested to follow up what
had been merely a cusual inquiry.
"What nro you calling him now? a
betterment engineer? You know your
first guess was that ho was somebody's
bookkeeper out of a Job."
Williams wagged his head.
"no's n three-cornered puzzle to me,
yot no isn't nn engineer, but when
you drag n bunch of cost money up tho
trail, ho goes nfter it llko a dog nftcr
d rabbit. I'm not nnxious to loso him,
but I really beltevo you could make
better uso of him hero in tho town of
fice thnn I can on tho Job."
Baldwin was shaking his head dubi
ously. The young ex-tramp soon finds
that his services are very much
In demand, despite the fact that
he la suspected of trying to hide
his past
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Had Her Reasons.
They wero discussing church nffalrt
when Mary camo homo from school,
and Aunt Maria remarked "llttlo pitch
ers have big cars," and the conversa
tion stopped. A few days afterward
tho minister camo to tea and gave
somo of his attention to Mary.
"Do you llko to go to church?" ho
asked.
"No," answered Mary, very firmly
but politely.
"Ai d why not my little dear?"
"Oh," snld Mary, with a smile, "llttlo
pitchers bavo big ears," very much to
the surprise of her mother and Aunt
Maria, who colored consciously, and
the minister changed ta conversation.
MmtWIONAL
SMfSOiOOL
Lesson
(By K. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of
tho Sunday School Course In the Moody
Bible Instftuto of Chicago.)
(Copyright, 1817, Wtstern Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR JUNE 24
THE PURP08E OF JOHN'S GOSPEL
(REVIEW READ JOHN 21:15-25.)
REVIEW-Read John 21:15-25.
GOLDEN TEXT Theso nro written,
that you might believe that Jesus Is the
Christ, the Son of Qod; and that behov
ing yo might havo llfo through his name.
John 20:31.
Thcro nro n variety of methods to
bo followed In reviewing tho work of
tho past six months nnd to glvo va
riety. Teachers of classes, or super
intendents of schools, may select ono
or combine several, ns their Judgment
dictates. Of course, tho easiest way
is to procure n good speaker who Is
fnmillnr with tho Gospel of John nnd
tho lessons of tho past quarter, and
let him bring out in tho review its
most outstanding nnd salient features.
Ono method would bo to havo one
mlnuto talks either by members of tho
clnss or persons selected from tho
school. Each of twelvo scholars could
bo assigned one minute, each to havo
ono of tho lessons of tho past quar
ter. Another good wny would bo to tnko
tho outstanding and significant verses
from tho lessons of tho quarter, not
tho golden text, but verses which seem
to cmphnslzo the outstanding features
of the six months' work. "Behold tho
Lamb of God," (Ch. 1:30): "Yo must
bo born again," (3 :7) ; "Como seo a
man which told me all things that ever
I did; Is not this the Christ?" (4:20) :
"Verily, verily I say unto you, ho that
hcareth my word and belleveth on him
that sent me, hnth everlasting life and
shall not como Into condemnation but
is passed from death vito life," (5:
24). "I must work tho works of him
that sent mo whllo it is day ; the night
cometh when no man can work."
Another method of review would bo,
particularly In tho adult classes, to
havo each lesson with its present-day
emphasis. For Instance, the past quar
ter: Lesson 1 Tho Christian in his
dealing with blindness. Lesson 2
Modern wonders of healing and medi
cal missions. Lesson 3 Tho shep
herding of church members. Lesson 4
Do we know how to give? Lesson 5
Is Christ supremo in our national
life? Lesson O Ambition nnd its cure.
Lesson 7 Tho world's good springing
from Christ. Lesson 8 Temperanco
reform. Lesson 0 Tho Holy Spirit in
everyday life. Lesson 10 How Christ
Is bctiayed nnd denied today. Lesson
11 The uplifting power of the cross.
Lesson 12 Why men believe In im
mortality. A good method of review would bo
to havo someono take up each of tho
golden texts, announcing It In advance
that pupils may bo prepared for this
method. Tho teacher would write tho
texts of tho quarter, each on a sepa
rate piece of cardboard, and lay them
faco down on a table; pupils would
then draw tho golden texts, ono at a
time, and tell what tho lesson Is to
which this text belongs, giving as full
an account of tho lesson as possible,
the teacher helping out with questions
where necessnry.
It will be of great value to tho pu
pils If they can get In -this review a
clear outlino of the main events of
Christ's last weeks upon earth, cov
ered particularly by tho past quarter.
There are forty standing events of
tho past quaitcrs: (1) Tho healing of
the man born blind ; (2) Jesus tho good
Shepherd; (3) Jesus sending forth tho
seventy; (4) Jesus In Boron; (5) Tho
raising of Lazarus; (fl) Tho ten lep
ers healed ; (7) Bartlmneus at Jericho ;
(8) Jesus visits Zaccheus; (0) Jesus
anointed by Mary; (10) Tho flg tree;
(11) Triumphal entry; (12) Cleaning
tho temple; (13) Weeping over Jeru
salem; (14) Tho widow's mlto; (IS)
Tho Greeks seek Jesus ; (10) Prepara
tion for tho passover; (17) Washing
tho disciples' .feet; (18) Tho Lord's
supper; (10) Tho farewell discourse;
(20) The farowell prayer; (21) Tho
agony in Gethscmano; (22) Judas bo
trays Jesus; (23) Tho arrest of Je
sus; (24) Peter denies Jesus; (25)
Jesus before Ananias; (20) Jesus be
fore Calphas; (27) Jesus before tho
Sanhcdrln; (28) Tho mocking of Jo
bus; (20) Jesus before Pllato; (30)
Jesus before Herod; (31) Pilate con
demns Jesus; (32) Tho sorrowful
wait; (33) Tho crucifixion; (34) Tho
seven last words; (35) Jesus dies;
(80) Burial; (87) Resurrection; (38)
Appears to Mary; (80) Appearance
during tho forty days; (40) Tho as
cension. '
As brought out heretofore, John
sets forth tho purpose of this Gospel ;
namely, that "Jesus Is tho Christ, tho
Son of God, and that believing on him
wo might have everlasting life, eternal
life In his name." (Seo golden text).
A Suggestion.
In setting forth this review, let us
not as teachers and officers, overlook
tho opportunity wo havo of calling
from our scholars an expression of tho
faith that has been born within them.
(Seo Bom. 10:0, 10). Jesus tho light
of tho world has power to set men frco
from sin and "whom tho son shall
mako free is frco Indeed." If wo
properly set him before our scholars,
they will be mado free from tho slav
ery of sin and enter into tlto freedom
of believers. True faith is built upon
facts; those who accept and bellcvo
theso facts will have everlasting life.
BUSINESS GOOD
IN QANADA
No Financial Depression, and
None Since the War Began.
A well-known correspondent of an
important Western dnlly paper recen
ly tnnde nn extended visit to WcBtei
Cnnndn. nnd In Humming up the re
sults, after going thoroughly Into con
ditions there, says there Is no financial
depression In Cnnndn, nor has there
been nnythlng of the sort since tho
wnr began. Anyone who has watched
tho bnrometer of trade, and seen the
bank clearings of tho different cities
grow nnd continue to grow will hnvo
arrived nt the same conclusion. The
trade statistics rcvenl n like sltuntlon.
The progress thnt the fnrmers nro
making Is highly satisfactory. As this
correspondent says: "It Is true there
hnve been adaptations to meet new
conditions nnd tnxes have been re
vised, und that n very lnrgo bnrden of
lidded expense In many lines hns been
nssumed, but It hns all been done me
thodically, carefully nnd with fr
gnrd for the resources to be called on.
"That this has been done fnlrly nnd
wisely Is proved by the present com
fortable financial position.
"With the excepllon of n restricted,
aren In the east, Cnnndn Is not nn In
dustrial country. The greater portion
of the Dominion must be clnsscd as
ngrlculturnl nrcn, with only nn Infini
tesimal part of It fully developed.
"Lacking complete development, the
ngrlculturnl portion of Cnnnda has
nnturally placed its main dependence
upon fewer resources than would be
the case In tho States. Even in peace
times, business would Ik: subject to
more frequent nnd wider fluctuations,
due to tho nnrrower foundation upon
which It rests.
"Thus, Canada hns been able to
come up to the wnr with efficiency nnd
sufficiency nnd to maintain nnd even
ndvnnce Its civilian activities.
"Canada's first element of flnnnclnl
strength lay in Its branch bank Bfc
tem. This system hns two great ad
vantnges: it mnkes the financial
sources of the Dominion fluid so thnt
supplies of capital can run quickly
from the high spots to the low spots;
nlso, It places at the command of each
Individual branch the combined re
sources of the whole institution so
thnt there Is nn efficient safeguard
ngnlnst severe strain nt any one
point
"Here in Winnipeg, the nH-Cnnndn
banking houses mnintnln big, strong
branches nnd, ns elsewhere in the
Dominion, these held to nn nttltude of
goneness nnd solidity that prevented
even the stnrt of nny financial dis
turbance. That business generally Is now com-
Ing strong on nn even keel Is largely tM
due to the nhsolute refusal of thoir
banks, both branch nnd independent
to exhibit the slightest signs of ai
citement or npprchenslvencss.
"For nil Cnnnda the savings bank
figures nre astonishing. Beginning with
1013, they nre, for the fiscal year end
ing March 31:
1013 $022,028,008
3014 003,050,230
1015 083,701,432-
1010 738400,212
1017 888,705,G08
"Theso figures represent what Cana
dians hnve put nwny nfter paying tho
increased living cost, which Is nbout
tho same as In tho States, all Increas
es In taxes and Imports of nil kinds
mado necessary by the wnr nnd gen
erous subscriptions to war bond Is
sues. "Prohibition hns helped greatly in
keeping the- money supplies circuit
ing in the normnl, necessary channels.
Tradesmen generally attribute n lnrfltc
part of tho good flnnnclnl condition To
tho fact that the boozo bill has been
cllmlnntcd. Canada takes law enforce
ment with true British seriousness.
"FInnnclnlly, as in every other re
spect, Canada has developed sufficien
cy. She has done It in spite of Initial
conditions which would not look prom
ising In the Stntcs nnd she has done it
in n'blg, strong wny.
"Ono of tho best things wo did," snld
ono of the leading Winnipeg bnnkers
to mo, "was to decide early In tho .j
game thnt wo simply would not borrow
trouble.
"We stnrted In Ignornnco of how tho
wnr would develop nnd without know
ing exnetly whnt our resources wero,
and had to find tho way.
"And yet Cunndlnns aro not overbur
dened with tnxes nor nro they com
plaining of them. For tho common
people there bus been but n slight tnx
Increase, If any, In n direct wny. In- '
direct payments, of course, aro mnde
In tho shnpo of higher prices for living
commodities, but tho prico advance on
Buch Items Is no heavier than in the
States In the same period." Advertise
ment rs
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body else?
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short. Judge.
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dently no end to n wife's mind, as ho
gets a pleco of It every dny. v-
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