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Show Might Have Been Worse. A United States senator recently ke of the problem of Interest and "7 in this country, at a dinner of New York Credit Men s assocla-j;-3. and told the following story to strata the practices which the mstroller of the currency had un-s.rthed: un-s.rthed: "A man down In my own 'ate went Into a little bank in a Jntry town and gave his note for '-0 for three months. The bank de-'-ed Interest and gave him $7. SO. A ; rtd noticed he was looking pretty oughtful and glum. 'What's the j ''t,:r' Ja?" he asked. 'I was Just j"---king,' said jack 8iowiVi 'how glad I am I didn't give my note for a year. Wouldn't have got a cent!'" |