Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-03
Nebraska
DlMERYBACKFROM OKLAHOMA
Former Secretary to Governor Shell
don Discusses Conditions There.
HOW RANKING Law WORKS
Banks Are Absolutely Mt Mercy
Of the Assessing Donrd-Law
IL Wrong I'm Prin-
ciple.
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Dlmery. private secretary to former Gov
ernor Sheldon. who is heavily Interested
in banking affairs nt-Tulsa. Okla. while
here visiting friends today. announced him
self as opposed to the law to guaranty
bnnk deposits. and Mr.. Dimery made up
his mind after having had experience with
the oklahoma law.
The law is fundamentally wrong" said
Mr.. Dimery. II would much prefer a law
which provided that every stakeholder in
o bank II responsible for the deposits in
the bank to tho extent OF his private for.
tune.
Under the Oklahoma low we are abso-
lutely at the mercy Of the assessing board.
II a large bank fails in Oklahoma City or
elsewhere in the state every dollar we have
in capital stock is responsible for that
banks loss.
The money of the stockholders OF the
dtfunct bank is not even exhausted before
the board comes onto the other banks for
a levy
The law inspires bankers to plunge into
all kinds Of business. For instance, a
banker may start out in the townsite sale
business. If he loses we pay the bills. II
he wins then Of course we lose nothing.
Bankers are uneasy all the time. They
stand responsible for the deposits in banks
conducted by persons absolutely unknown
to them.
The law is wrong in principal and wrong
in every way"
Mr.. Dimery recently bought the con-
trolling interest in a bank in a town near
Tulsa and so far the state board has
assessed him only S576 for the failure Of
other banks.
saloons or No Saloons.
Whether the question of saloons or no
saloons will be submitted to the voters at
the coming spring election Is creating COM
siderable talk Just now In Lincoln. The
town has been dry insofar as licensed sa-
locnB are concerned since last May, but
the police records show that about the
usual number. II not more. arrests have
been made OF persons for being drunk az
when there we're saloons here, and numer-
Gus b%ootlegging joints, fave been ralded.
The clubs still serve liquor to their MEM
bers. so 1t has been only the barroom visi-
tors who have been put on the dry list.
The State Journal has published a state
ment suggesting that the rules of the
excise board should loosen up a little so
that the, person who desires It may be able
to get liquor to his home WITHOUT having
TO 60 to so much trouble. rhe. Journal
urges this to be douAs IN order TO prevent
these householders from taking sides with
the saloons should the question: be sub
United. ..sJeo 1E
Another set OF temperance workers is
also advocating Sunday base ball, or
rather. they have ceased their opposition.
20 1t, and have said To- particular friends
they will not oppose Sunday base ball this
sefnmer TEET
In the meantime, the Journal printed this
mofning that9it3was generally understood
that outside parties would put $50. 900 into
the campaign to help make the town wet.
Who is to handle this $4,000 the paper has
not yet announced, though the item may
force the other side to continue to con-
tribute to a campaign fund.
Good RORda Convention.
Governor shallenberger has issued a
proclamation asking all the towns and
counties in the state TO send delegates here
to the good roads meeting to be held Janu-
airy a. This meeting is to be national In
scope. so 1t is advertised, and a great
crowd OF delegates Is expected. The prize
corn from. the Omaha Corn show will be
exhibited during the agricultural meetings
here which will be held during the month,
Banquet of Letter Carriers.
The letter carriers Of Lincoln gave a
banquet last night in honor OF Postmaster
sizer, at which Senator Burkett was an
honored guest.
Other guests were here from neighboring
cities, including Frank Mccartney Of Ne
braska City, j.. IL. Lower of Sutton, w. j.
Cook of Blair, e. L, Howe Of South Omaha,
Clark Kramer of Columbus. S. w. Wilson
OF Wood River, A. A. Flyers Of Havelock,
It. ]. Taylor OF Wilbur and A. H. Hollins-
worth of Beatrice.
senator Bprkett, who delivered the prln-
cipNl address Of the evening, advocated
postal savings banks and said he had no
doubt congress would pass such a law. A.
L. Talbot presided as toastmester.