The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-21
A WARNING NOTE.

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and determinations Iessened; monopo
lies have been stified; conspiracies ant
unlawful combinations punished ant
dissolved and graft driven into hiding
Even in Kansas the attorney gen
eral has felt it his duty and had the
| courage to vigorously attack the run
power in the citidals of its defenses il
the larger cities after his predecessors
had stood for 26 years and either
| wfnked at the open violation of the
laws or was powerless to enforce Its
mandates.
Many of the results have been SEN
| sational as well as humiliating, but all
| of them have been helpful to the more
wholesome appreciation of the prohibit
| tions of the criminal laws, higher ap-
| probation of the civic duty and a high
er standard of business and profession
| al integrity as we'll as clearer con-
ception of the rights of the people and
| the duties of their servants. The re-
| Prospect is gratifying, the outlook en-
i couraging.
Royce Talks CT Model Bank.
| q Model Bank from tie Viewpoint
| of the Department was discussed by
John @. Royce, state bank commissioner,
who took occasion to pay his respects to
| the banker lobby which he charges with
| the responsibility of killing the Guaran-
tee Deposit bill introduced by the de-
partment at the session of the legis-
| l0Iuro last WINTER
| Il just want to tell you a story from
real life'' he began. "Once there was a
man who was bank commissioner of the
| state and he had high ideas of the
banking laws and the safeguards which
should be placed about the deposits held
by the banks. He prepared bill cover
ing the points and had it printed and
nicely bound so that the law makers of
the state could see the beauty of the
measure at their leisure.
Next he had it introduced in the
highest branch of the legislative body
and was assured that it would be passed
without any trouble, by the members OF
that body. When it finally came before
that august body it was referred to the
committee on banks and banking and
a friend kept watch of it that it should
not be permitted to die or be pigeon
holed as that is one of the favorite ways
of disposing of a bill which does not
meet the approval of the body
Everything went along beautifully
for the time being but he had failed to
consult the bankers lobby and this was
fatal. No difference what the provisions
of the bill were, whether good Or bad,
he had offended the powers and the bill
must not become law and it did not
as you all we'll know.
Many of you know that the provis-
ions &C the bill were for the good of the
depositors and the banks as well and
some time later its soul will bob up in
erful lobby and will become a law. 1t is
not necessary to refer to this bill by
name or number for you all know Its
provisions and how it was slaughtered
by the bankers lobby.
CAS- to model banks, Kansas has many
of them. in fact a majority of the in
situations of the state belong under that
head and the ones that are not are as
a general rule operated by the sons of
their fathers who know more about the
oy71x f17oI Naf I0T
vane who has spent lifetime in ac-
cumulating what he knows. 1t is from
this class of bankers that the depart
ment receives requests which amount
to a violation of the banking laws of
the state. Follow the banking laws of
the state which are as good as any in
the union and you will have a model
bank"
Officers Make Reports.
The secretary of the association
w w. Bowman of Topeka and the
treasurer, John B. Lindburg, president
of the First National bank of Pitts
burg sought to evade wading through
columns of figures before the meeting
by submitting their printed report
which was placed in the hands of ev
cry banker for their future perusa1.
Each were called before the meeting
and made short talks Secretary Bow
man apologized for the Incompetence
of his report by saying that it was up
to date at 4 o'clock yesterday when it
was placed in the hands of the printer
and showed the exact membership of
tho association to be $40 members.
New banks are being esta blished so
rapidly over the state he said, that
no man knows just the exact number
there are at any certain hour.
John Lindburg, the treasurer of the
association, who seems to be the hui
morist of the gathering as we'll, made
an extemporaneous' speech which
shows that he deserves the distinction.
ct am a modest man." he said, but
honestly I was disappointed when 1
was not importuned for my picture for
one of your papers and I am more
than ever disappointed when 1 look at
the picture of the secretary and note
how the artist has ironed out the
wrinkles.
''I am the treasurer of the greatest
bankers association in the state of
Kansas and during the past year have
handled over $4,000, though not a
cent of the amount has been intrusted
to me in cash and all that have seen
has been checks. I see that the report
of the secretary says that the treasurer
has over $1,000 in cash, and haven't
got a cent. but when 1 am called upon
to liquidate will Just settle with the
association as they have dealt with me
on the confidence basis and tender
them a check for the balance"
AWAY FROM HIS WIFE YEARS.