Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-19
BANK EXAMINERS
|0 GET Salaries
New System Will Be More
Profitable to State Than
the Old One
ABRAMS ON MARSHAL PLAN
Former State Superintendent Of the
Anti Saloon League Opposes System
Because II Is Net Restraining
Agency But a Collecting Bureau -
Anti Hearst's eDmoerats Active.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times es-Repubican.
Des Moines. April 19-With this week
the state bank examiners go on salary
and tna fees they collect from banks
for examination go to the state. This
arrangement will be a profitable thing
for the state and of corresponding ma
terial loss to, the bank examiners. They
get, under the new law, $1,S00 a year,
and OF course must devote their en-
tire time to the work they have in hand
Heretofore the examiners have had dis
tricts assigned them and they were ex-
pected to work their districts pretty
much according to their own conyen-
little more than that the banks should
all be examined and reports made reg
ularly Under the new system the ex-
aminers Will be directed from the
banking department of the office of
auditor of state as to where they shall
go, what banks shall be examined and
their general conduct will thus be un-
der supervision not possible under the
old fee system. A fee book will have to
be opened up in the office of the state
auditor and other work will
devolve on the banking de-
partment. This department un-
der Auditor Carroll is in charge of
Millard F. Cox, of Bloomfield The bank
civ
the new auG.sor weat into office ~
f. w. Thompson, D. II. MciAee,
Cormeny, and NJ. H. Buchan. They VIII.
continue under the salary system un
less they find the remuneration insult
silent. In the insurance department
of the state auditors office the man
who will fill the new position OF insur-
ance examiner and actuary is j. "A EN-
ory, who has been acting as examiner
under the old fee system so far as it
was necessary to have examinations
made. Only a few examinations have
been made, however. He Will also go
on salsery and the time he is not en-
gagged in making examinations will be
devoted TO work in the office. 1t lis be-
lieved that under this arrangement
there will be much better results OBJ
tanned in both the banking and the in
surance departments of the state au-
ditor's office. 1t is certain the fees to
the state will be increased in this way.
r. r. Conaway, secretary OF the Iowa
commission, spent 8. few days at St.
Louis. and he expects to return there
in few days to remain for the exposi-
ton season. That which impressei 4
him most at this time was the splendid
illumination of the grounds. The
spec.ae4e,is finer than l had supposed
would be possible he said, tine elec-
trio lighting gives the complete outline
of the main buildings, not merely the
roof and sides. and the effect is great.
believe that this feature is the finest
exposition. The exposition is in a con-
dition Of chaos at the present time. Ev-
erything is in disorder and it looks like
an Impossible task to get 1t straig'hten-
ed out so that the exposition would pre-
sent q proper aspect at the opening.
But they say they will do so and that
they will have great show at the
opening. There will be no delay in the
start, that is settled
The anti Hearst democrats have
placed their bureau in charge OF c. W..
Miller and they say they are ready to
do business. 1t is q little late in the
game for the Hearst people have been
at work many months and claim that
the fight is all over But the anti
tn n
make 1t warm in the state convention
no matter what the situation is and are
declaring that at any rate Iowa shalt
not be committed to any body's candi-
dacy without "a big protest.
The lockout or strike in the build
ings trades, for it has some aspects OF
both. is likely to become a big thing N
Des Moines. Trouble has been brew
ing for months betW cen employers ana
employees in the city. A strong organ
iZation of business men was formed
last fall for the purpose OF securing
united action on the part Of the mer-
chants and dealers and contractors and
them and are even refusing
strike or any move of the laboring
men and this organization is being
surely drawn into the present conflict.
A phase of it that is a little different
from other such labor troubles is that
the merchants belonging to the busi
ness mems association are refusing 70
sell to members of unions or persons
They are even refusing
in some cases, to sell tools to carpen
ters and others who desire to work
The lumber dealers are discriminating
in the persons to whom they sell their
goods and all building material is being
dispensed to only those who belong to
the association As 20 how far this pol
icy is to be extended nobody knows
but it is regarded as significant turn
in affairs and likely to prolong the
struggle.
H. Fl. Arams, once of the state SUI
perlntendent of the Anti Saloon
League has told why he is opposed to
the state marshal bill of Rankin anil
his associates. Among other reasons