Show HOW BANK WAS SAVED SAVEr The prospect of oC o Christmas was wa rather drear for lor the depositors of othe the Arkansas Aransas Valley bank bank baak of o Fort Smith Ark Last spring one of oC Its directors robbed the Institution of oC o and to top It all 0 oft Just jut last week another e embezzlement of oC was covered The bank laced aced the pros pros- prospect prop peeL ct ot of a run on the bank on Christmas eve ne But for Cor or this as well as for Cor Cormany rainy many another Christmas crIsis was a hero John C Cardner Card Gard nero ncr president ot of the Arkansas alle Valley Trust company was the theman mao man Last Wednesday night aft ael Pr er r fellow bankers kers o of lC Fort Smith had declared they would not ab the assets and liabilities of ohe the failing Calling bank for tor the guarantee subscribed by It Its dl di rectors Gardner called In la the business men of lf the town ton It j was up sip to them bem he told them to guarantee a mount amount to lo Insure the absorbing banks against any loss lose exceeding Bitterly opposing factions met meton meton meon on common ground Old ancient and bitter business rival rica rles were forgotten A helping g hand was wu extended to the 1 nate bank Doctors lawyers mer chants and chiefs guaranteed IS t OO The other banks in the town tows ab ab- ab absorbed al orbed the falling Calling Institution The smallest depositors depositor's mite was pro pro- protected tooted It was Christmas eve ate but the spirit hon hown Is fa something un sin sin- ui common |