Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-24
State Auditors Report Reveals Highly
Gratifying Condition
DEPOSITS SHOW ENORMOUS lNCREAS
In Three Months Aggregate is s3.2os,'
120.2y Larger-snvings Banks
Three Times ns Numerous
as Ten Years Ago.

lOWd bI' III ~ pIObDtluuS Nph'i''Oh' wv"
more so than the banks in the eastern
states. The loans of the banks aggregate
s92 40 05l.72, which is an increase since
the last previous statement, September
last. OF 81. .1S1, 1886. The cash items show
an increase of 1920, ,911.17 in the same time.
The deposits were s9797l .33261. or an in
crease of s3,29s. 1927 in tne three months.
This great increase in the amount OF the
ordinary deposits In the state and savings
banks of the state argues that Iowa people
made profits last year in the business.
The number of these banks has been
steadily increasing. on June 30 OF last
year the number was 44S. the year previous
4O2 and ten years ago the total was only
164. 30 that in ten years the increase has
been nearly three times the original num-
Der. The deposits have made still greater
proportionate increase.
Submitted the Amendment.
The Iowa supreme court heard the sub
mission of the Titus amendment case today
both by printed argument and by oral
presentation OF the views Of the opposing
parties. a. b. Cummins made the oral
argument for sustaining the validity of
! the amendment. claiming that an investiga-
| tion of the records of the Legislature will
| show that the amendment before the people
was the identical one passed by both legis-
| latures, and that the processes through
which the amendment passed form sub
stantial compliance with the requirements
OF the constitution. The requirements OF
the constitution are mandatory in regard
! TO the substance, but not with regard to
| forms to be observed. The spreading CT
the resolution on the journal of the senate
in the Twenty-seventh general assembly
and the reference thereto on the house
| 1,
tlon. even though the resolution was not
spread upon the house journal. Marsh w,
Bailey OF Washington county, one OF the
parties to the suit appealed. made the oral
argument in contention that the amend.
ment has not been legally adopted. con-
tending that the constitutional method
must be followed to the letter and that the
failure of the clerk OF the house to spread
the resolution on the records in full in
validates the entire proceeding TIE ar
gument for the liberal construction of the
amendment, If adopted. was made by ex-
Attorney General Remley and. in opposi-
tion to this. by s., W. Brookhart. the ap-
pellant in the from Washington county
This argument related entirely to whether
or not it was intended that officers whose
terms expired this month should have their
terms extended The case WAS heard by the
full court, no objection being made to con-
sideration by any Of the judges because
they are interested parties in the case.
supreme Court Decisions.
The following are the opinions rendered
today by the supreme court
Patrick Quinan against Chicago. Rock
Island 4 Pacific Railroad, appellant, John
j. r. Vanfossen against T.. c. Clark. ap-
pellant. Linn county; abatement of nui-
sance; affirmed
| Maud NJ RIinn "a pniuSt IJarr,, IlI;p,
pellant, Clinton county; divorce case; re-
Assignment Of Thomas Mansfield Polk
:. Mary. Finerty. appellant against Catho-
, ne knights OF America, Lee county; life
; c; G. Forbes against Boone Valley Coal
anu anu hai,Wag way COMPANY. appellant, Boone
county personal damages; reversed.
One More New Census Count
The Marshalltown people we're also dis
satisfied with the federal count OF the resi-
, dents of that city and an unofficial count
has just been completed by voluntary emu
merators This count shows ,4O5 persons
In the city at this time as against a total
OF 11,544 people reported to the federal
, census bureau II to the total be added
, considerable settlement just outside the
city limits and the inmates of the Iowf
, Soldiers home the total will be 1927.
@ National Guards Affairs.
! An election will b.. ho,d Il, ro, 7, =.
= Redford IN se,ect , o,ntoir o,a aano,,S to-
= tenant and other officers where vacancies
= may occur, January 30 and 81. Lieutenan
Colonel j. w. Clark and Major w. H. Evan!
or Red Oak were in the city today to con
suit with Arjutant General Byers in regart
= to going to the inaugural at Washington
Y There is likelihood that the proposed tril
S VIII be abandoned, as ii is understood Gov
G ernor Shaw is opposed to making displa!
u by the military at Washington
C Injunction DcInys the snIc.
r, Tho saIe of ,bo co,t,uostorr uu,,o,,i,
g Insurance association ~ tho Conaor,,oti,,
n Iife NJ los An,oIae r,os no. os,oo,o, toso
II hecause of an ;nt,,not,on b., rndao 60,
% hut now nroyios Vii ~ soornod ~. ,o.,,,,a
= sior 10 tbo cn,,r, 49,, ,,,oati,,, ~. ,l' a
It month to consider the sale. Stakeholder
,s have objected to the sale. which has the ap
t. pearance of being q colusion between tn