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Show Might Have Been Worte. A United States senator recently spoke of the problem of interest and usury in this country, at a dinner or the New York Credit Men's association, associa-tion, and told the following story to illustrate the practices which tho comptroller of the currency had unearthed: un-earthed: "A man down In my own Btate went into a little bank In a country town and gave his note for $10 for three months. The bank deducted de-ducted interest and gave him $7.50. A friend noticed he was looking pretty thoughtful and glum. 'What's the-matter, the-matter, Jack?' he asked. 'I was Just thinking,' said Jack slowly, 'how glad I am I didn't give my note for a year. I wouldn't have got a cent!' " |