Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-19


cannot be taught to write or indorse n
bank checkf 1t is regarded by bank
officials and employees as the eighth
wonder OF the world and a never to be
eolved mystery why II cannot be done.
but II Is generally admitted that It Is
one Of the impossible things comparable
only to the riddle Of the sphinx or
squirting the circle.
The numerical amount on the date
line. no date ut all, the written amount
where the name Of the pages should be
written land the written and printed
amount to disagree Mt least 90 cents),
any signature In any place-the back
OF the check Is Just rs good rs any
where else-and sniff or fuss II the
prematurely gray paying teller dares
to make correction That's the way
the average woman banks, except that
she can ring In n dozen changes In rs
many minutes. "And the ladies. God
bless EN-" said the president Of one
or the big trust companies, "all love to
bank and they are all at It.. The gener.
atty OF them would rather have bank
account and have 1t overdrawn cents
than sport solid silver purse full of
shining gold coin. My bank are words
that they linger over lovingly and their
elation knows no bounds when type.
written letter from the cashier requests
Mrs. y. to call at the bank in regard
to her account. which is overdrawn
1888.
"Only recently a prominent Chicago
woman, upon receiving one Of these no.
tices from our bank. rushed In breath.
lcssly and confided to the cashier that
she did not know any money was com.
ing to her. for she thought she had
drawn 1t all out. and she asked swcetly
how she could get It. Should she make
a check for II or would the teller give
It to her II she presented the slip the
bank had sent her.
"But II Is not always the women who
show ignorance OF the forms Of hand.
ling checking accounts, and at the end
Of week will 60 over them and make
them balance to cent But business
man with savings account very fire..
quently gets himself sadly tangled up.
The savings bank book always seems to
him to be Chinese puzzle, and many
are the breaks he will make. lie will
sometimes write out an order for his
account on the bank book itself. and
send some one to collect It."
The women have n very satisfactory
way to themselves. II not to the bank
officials, OF adding sufficient funds to
their account to meet an overdraft.
Only a few days ago lady who had
been notified that her account was bad.
~ overdrawn presented herself to the
cashier and asked Just what she must
do to rectlfy the mistake. lie courte.
Ously explained that she must deposit
Enough money In the bank or q check
large enough to cover the amount due.
Her face frightened and she sighed as
II great load were taken OF her mind,
sat calmly down and wrote check for
the amount due and she drew 1t upon
the same account and the same bank.
She does not understand to this day
why the bank would not accept Il. Just
give q woman q check book and there
10 no telling to what lengths she can
and will go.
Many amusing tales Of women's bank
ing methods are told. An official Of n
Chicago banking company said a lady
walked into his bank recently and re-
quested loan Of $500. She was asked
for her neutrality-suspicious. she owned
property or land In the city. She re-
piled In the negative. whereupon the
- hut ha A.
did not do business on such terms. The
lady was more than indignant and In
sisted that he 60 out and look at the
sign on his building and then he would
very plainly see the word trust" She
guessed what that meant because her
grocer trusted her and she never had to
give him any security,
New money" not the sound article,
Is the cry OF the female fnancier, and
woe 10 the bank that Is not prepared 10
hand out fresh. crisp bills and newly
mlnted coin In return for mixed up,
badly written. Ink bedaubed check.
Women object strenuously to making
out their own deposit slips and cannot
or viii not understand that the bank
~ own
protection. A great many women re.
quire the teller 10 make out their
checka Not long ago bank had an
amusing experience with a new depos-
itor. She confessed to the teller that
she did not know how to make a check
and lie made II out for her, explaining
as he went along. Then he handed II
to her, saying; "slgn, madam, lower
line, please" She took the check and
delivered the goods all right, for when
she RETURNED 1t for payment the check
was signed "Lower line" in dainty
hand.
At one Of the big national banks some
months ago perfumed, crested note OF
deposltor OF the bank read: "Please
stop payment on check No. 1877, as
have accidentally burned the same" A
deposltor at the same bank was notified
that her account was overdrawn, but
still her checks continued 10 pour In.
When they did not cease for four or Ave
days an official called her up on the tel
ephone and told her that payment
would be stopped on her checks unless