Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-07
WOMEN AND BANKING.
ODD NOTIONS OF SOME OF THE FAIR
SEX ABOUT FINANCE.

a Veteran Bunker Exhibits a Curl
GUS Line OF Sample Cuscs That
Came Under I!Is Observation In the
Course OF l,usincss.
Business women of course" said n
veteran banker, understand the rou-
tine OF banking from the customers
side Of 1t about as well as men, but
Tue queer idens the average woman
not III business has about IL bank would
make ii totem pole laugh.
Il lost an awful good account once
because couldn't convince Il woman
that note put iii the bank for collec-
ton Is not money. She came in one
Clay, made out IL deposit slip ana tried
to deposit note just due. The teller
tod her that lie would forward it for,
collection. That seemed TO strike her
's all right ami she kept On writing
checks against her account.
''She overdrew in Il day or two ana
we sent lier notice She came down in
towering rage and asked me what
my bank meant by Insulting her. Over
drawn? Rliculous! My she had
deposited $4,000 only few days ago.
Mint had we done with that money!
II tried to explain to her that the
deposit she referred to was only IL
note sent out for collection; that it had
not been paid and might be returned
unpaid She flew into II passion What
ytlid SHE care about it? She had given
it into the bank, and she meant to have
the money OH it.
What were banks for? l cautioned
her against checking against the
amount Of the note until it had been
puid, but she went away in II huff ami
kept right OIL making checkssuntil we
had to stop her. We refused her
checks. marking them NO funds and
then she withdrew her account. 1t
turned out to be Il dandy afterward,.
but to this day, | understand, she can't
'sce any difference between notes.
: checks, drafts and currency.
Strange as ii may seem, the number
OF women-honcst, absolutely gulelcss
woncn--wllo write other persons sig
natures to checks is large. Only to-
day, for instance, the daughter OF one
OF our best customers came into the
bank with check for $500 made pay
able to herself
"l1er fathers name was signed to it,
and he had plenty Of money in the
bank, but his daughter lad signed his
name herself. We explained to her
that we couldn't pay out money OH
such an order or request.
"'Rut.' said she. we haven't q cent
OF money III the house. Papa is on tile
train somewhere between here and
New York, and I-you don't suppose
he'd hesitate to give us $500, do your
THAT young woman did not and
could not understand why she didn't
have us much right to use her fathers
credit Mt the bank rs she had to use
it Mt the dry goods stores and the
butcher shops. wanted to tell her
TINT she hid really committed forgery,
but l didn't. l advanced the money
on my personal account, and she went
away a bit miffed and fancying that
we were q fussy. unreasonable lot OF
money gatllcrers.
''1hings like that are always coming
UP In every bunk. We had one depos-
itor, an inexperienced young widow.
She had over $4,000 In the bank One
day she came in anu wrote Il check for
The full balance, payable to herself.
The teller stared and asked how shed
liaye 1t. Any way would suit her. sllu
said, only she wanted the cash. .
''IIc sent word to me and began to
count out the money III $500 AMI $500
notes. After counting them over she
wrapped the whole sum up in II news
paper and went out. we were all p,lZ-
%icd. and we were afraid she might
he robbed, SO sent two OF tic clerks
nfter her to sec what she did with the
money as we'll us 10 protect her. She
walked through The crowded streets
about SIX blocks to another bank and
deposited tile whole $4,000 to the cred
it OF poor young lawyer to whom,
we nfterwnrd lcarned, she was en-
gagged TO be married.
II don't think he was then aware Of
her intention to transfer her money Ia
Ills account or he would lave advised
her to get u certified or cashiers check
Instead Of lnsgin.s her fortune through