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y UH W, GOODWIN'S WEEOY 5 H THE SPECTATOR WE have our spasmodic drives for the Red Cross, we have our spas modic drives for Liberty Loans, all of which are good financing of the war, U but in the sale of War Savings Stamps we have abandoned the spasmodic drive and established the every steady going push. True the government needs the money, but in buying War Savings Stamps there is the great leBson of THRIFT. For the individ ual who persistently accumulates sav- ings through the steady purchase of Thrift Stamps will be surprised how quickly he has laid by something against the hour of special need. War , Savings Stamps are still on sale and , the loyal American should buy, buy ' more, and then more. Of course you have bought Liberty Bonds, but forget that and save more in Thrift Stamps. J The man who is taught the lesson of. saving, to spend just a little less than he earns and to invest the sav ings in the securities of his country is thus made a better citizen. The man who is thus made a better citizen be comes a better fataer hubband and home provider, and the man who be comes a better father, husband and home provider is necessarily a better Christian. What is true of the ma ture home-going man is equally true of the woman, the youth, the miss or the child. Buy a Thrift Stamp today and often. FOUR thousand depositors placed their trust in the directors of the defunct Merchants Bank. Men, how have you discharged that trust? An swer. There are a great many people in Salt Lake City who think that the war in Europe gives them the right to dic tate how other people shall live their lives; and incidentally it might be mentioned that their own comfort is the standard by which they ask others to live. The consumer pays for it ALL. Just at this time the man and woman who1 Is trying to make one dollar do the- I work of two would like to see some j regulation put in force that would lighten their burden. i i v Practically every producer has had. government asssistance toward get i ting a price for his product that would yield a living profit, except the pro- ducer of gold. It is universally ad- J mltted that under present conditions I gold is mined at a loss, but for some reason no relief 1b offered. Incidental ly it might be remarked that they do (not mine gold in the south. In what sort of estimation must the 4,000 depositors of the defunct Mer 6 chants Bank hold this man? Burke j ' Binnard, director, held 53 shares f stock, at the time of the failure of" i the bank was borrower or indorser for , $36,798.29, and had two overdrafts, one of $1,604.47, and one for thirty dollars. His account shows deposits on July 1, $7,400 ,and checkB drawn. j July 8, THE DAY THE BANK " CLOSED, $7,000.00, On top of these , facts comes the information that Burke Binnard has since SUED THE BANK for the return of money he is said to have paid to purchase some stock in the bank. The election is over and now is the time to settle down and make the best of it, whether it pleased you or not. Get together on the one subject on which all know they are right the advancement of our glorious state of Utah. No section in the world can offer so much to the homeseeker or the capitalist and our natural re sources have only been scratched. Eighty miljlon dollars is taken from the ground in the form of precious metals and that is a pretty good foun dation to start wtih. One is tempted to ask, has the milk of human kindness stopped flowing, when they read that a woman was re quested to leave an apartment house just as she was about to pass through the valley and the shadow of death in bringing a new life into the world. And this woman the wife of a soldier who was at the front fighting for his country's freedom. According to news paper accounts this all happened not in Germany, but in Salt Lake City, when the representative of the owner of the Maryland apartments asked an expectant mother to leave. This apart ment at the beginning of the war was known aB the Mecklenburg, and if we are to judge from the above action it is safe to assume that only the name was changed. There are federal laws that give power to deal with bank officers and directors who are false to their trust. Be careful that you grasp the Im portance and magnitude of the United War Work Campaign. -This fund Is for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., National Catholic War Council, JewlBh Welfare Board, War Camp iCommunlty Service, American Library Association, and the Salva tion Army. These organizations are a tremendous force for practical good, both in this country and in Europe. Many a man has experienced the com fort, help, and attractive environment that they have furnished, and the work is not yet done. Millions of money have been spent and millions more are necessary If we are to pre serve the morale of American man hood that 1b putting up the fight for Liberty against military oppression. Furnish, funds for this good cause as readily as you would provide them to buy guns and ammunition, and do it NOWv , Colorado has returned to the Re , publican column in no uncertain man , Tier. The (Republican landslide, carry ing to defeat "Honest" John Shafroth, . -wlio was actively supported by Presi ( 'dent Wilson. He gained the appella tion of "Honest John" at the time when he was elected to congress by fraudulent votes and resigned before any action could be taken. The "Flu" seems to be passing into the land of things that have been, and Utah will soon be herself again with the children at school and the ever popular movies crowded as heretofore. Much of the epidemic seems to have been due to fear, but nevertheless our people have suffered and our hearts must go out in sympathy to those homes that have been invaded by" death and are today mourning the loss of loved ones. With the end of the war will prob ably pass government ownership of railroads, telegraph, telephone, etc., and lot us hope that with its passing, there will come a reduction in the tolls that are exacted from the public and at least let us hope that the old effic ient service will be restored. i THE AIR RAID. i ' CAPTAIN Melville picked up the telephone Impatiently and asked for a number. "Hello, Puss, is that you?" he said after a short interval. "Work's awfully heavy tonight, Pet. I can't get home till after nine," he con tinued. "Can you amuse little self till I get back?" "Puss" was apparently just cap able of holding the fort till his arrival, and the gallant captain set to work again with a heavy sigh. "It's jolly nice having a little girl waiting for you at home," ho mur mured, 'but it does mean accounting for one's whereabouts. Still, she's de voted to me, and I wouldn't hurt her for the world. It's lucky women never want to go on the bust. I expect that blessed little soul is kniting me a new tie, as happy as as ' he couldn't find a suitable comparison, so he light ed a cigarette and pulled anothor pile of papers out of the basket. Tony Melville was in the war office. He worked on till nearly 8 o'clock, then he sought a meal in the charming res taurant on the fourth floor, where strange swords ornament the walls in barbarous fashion and every second waitress is deaf. After waiting some' ten minutes a languid damsel strolled up to him and placed a menu before him. He select ed some of the less repulsive items on the card and opened the evening paper. Suddely there was a whistle in the passage and his particular waitress slammed down a plate of soup in front of him and bolted for the door. 'That's the air raid warning," she said. "I'm off to the second floor1 it's orders." The others disappeared simultaneously, and Tony was left alone. He was hungry, and finished the soup in a few mouthsful, and then for aged around for some bread and cheese. By the time he had fetched his coat and cap, locked up his pa pers, and reached 'the main entrance twenty minutes had gone, and the guns of outer London were beginning to bark. He walked, rapidly,, hoping to pick H up a taxi, or squeeze Into a 'bus,, but wl he had no luck. Cl A certain gun of the inner defenses D (which is always slightly nervy) was jjH firing round after round, and the jH shrapnel was falling unpleasantly H He was passing some houses at the moment and was just about to ring fH the bell and ask for hospitality, when H a man darted up the area steps. '-H "Come down," he shouted, trying to I'H make himself heard above the uproar; 'it's not safe to be out. There's al- 1,1 ways room in the cellar for another." sl Tony followed his guide thankfully. 81 At the bottom of the steps he missed Bl his footing and fell heavily against 11 his host. The lantern flow from the IH latter's hand, and instant darkness SH reigned. Tony, covered with confus- IH Ion .apologized profusely, but his un- 11 known friend took it for a huge joke. lH "What does it matter?" he said. "One doesn't need to see to be killed." 11 The lugubrious joke was greeted H with shrieks by the crowd of un- ' H knowns shrieks which were drowned H in another burst of frightfulness. jH Tony groped his way to a corner H and subsided. Presently a bomb drop- H ped near enough to make the whole H place shake and he felt his arm H grasped by a small hand. He gave it H a reassuring pat, and the owner of the H hand crept a little nearer. The noise ;H was beyond description, and he felt H the girl shiver. He put a protecting 'H arm about her, and a strand of loose H hair brushed against his temple. She H crept Into his arms, and Tony held H her closely. It was useless trying to H speak, the noise was too deafening, H but actions speak louder than words. H Tony knew she was not afraid, and he M felt proud and glad in that knowledge. M The little hands were very cold and M he tried to warm them. He succeed- ed, slightly giddy, and hoped the raid M would continue indefinitely. But the M noise began to subside, and he bent M down to reassure her. Somehow their lips met it was purely accidental. H Their host left the cellar to bring an- H other lantern, and once again Tony f 1rew her towards him for a tender H furewell. H She trembled a little, then, drew her- 1 self away with gentle dignity as the H light flickered in the opening. H "That's better,' said the host genial- H ly, as he hooked the lantern on the H ceiling, tls soft yellow ,heam fell H straight on the little vivid upturned face beside him and Tony looked M looked again, and swore softly. It was his wife. Town Talk. H ! PARDONABLE PRIDE. t M "I want you to publish these poems H in book form," said a seedy-looking H man to the London publisher. 1JH Publisher "I'll look them over, but HH I can not promise to bring them out jH unless you have a well-known name." 1H Poet "That's all right. My name gH is known wherever the English lan- fjH guage is spoken." fl "Ah, indeed! What is your name?" II