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Show MONEY IN THE BANK. The nation grows thriftier. Depos Its in American savings banks in-creased in-creased more than 9 per cent during 1920. In total money on deposit, Ohio ; made the greatest increase of all mid dle western states. But Wisconsin takes the gold badge for thrift. It I had the greatest percentage of In crease during the year 26 per cent. As savers, however. Americans lag behind the rest of the world. Our savings are only 2 per cent of our na tlonal wealth, against 3 per cent in Other countries This Is because our percentage of savers to total popula tlon is smaller, for we lead tho world in average size of savings account, also in average deposit per lnhabl- The world is a spendthrift. In the 24 leading countries, savings accounts average $159 each, or $22 for each in habitant. The thriftiest people in the world are in Tunis, a French province, where savings accounts average $"Si There never -was a time like the present, lor saving mone The buying buy-ing power of (he American dollar is increasing daih dollar will bin . j twice as much wheal now as it would! I during the high price peak'of the vrai That's pretty much the story in all j commodities. It is not beyond possibility that $1 , J saved now will, in actual buying pow i er, he worth 1,60 or even $2 a few j years hence , Are you getting on the hand wagon? j |