The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-25

4kAA4Nl&Ml IN "A AAlMNNuQA LA &NNkE NAA-
usular ReAd ths following eerAAcats
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma October NJ.
Il hereby certify that am Clerk of TIE
Diatfict Court OF Oklahoma County, ana
chat on lhs eighth dsyfor Msfch. nine
teen hundred and ten, there was fled n
the public records In nt Office report M
A, n Young. state BnHk Commissioner
SSSnss ma srs sI esDsn X ss Solabla " nf bans
Anf Trust Y9sapMy whiEh mad failedAeh
zen kdhdrs6 dihs,E Isifs ~ N 5hthS Afd
eight days prior to ths tims that said
gfFE s.sssT MI nSs Ssst.ty gn tis sss Il sl sasa
n sihes TIL FhlihK N said srtpoFf III Th4
eighth day VI March, nineteen hundred
zen. thss sad rsppFt has been 2 parE q
and open yts1 inhbsction Of any person
who desired 70 zee Or examine the same
at all hours cf every business dAy Of
Witness my hand and the seal of ssid
Court the day and year above stated
. Signed, HATHAWAY HARPER,
"clerk " the District Court Of Oklahoma
!. Hcounty" p8 tsserl
(SEAI.l H3 M 1lss
Since You nave read this csftlhcate,
please understand that the Columbia
Bank Was located IN Oklahoma County.
and therefore, the report was iilsd IN tbs
district court OF that county.
Mr. McNeal SHOWS that report " ia
these public records anu he knows what
the report contains, but no thinks ne
, can deceive you by his false statement:
poss he call this more business ann
A Mr. McNeal states that w. A. Led.
, better got an attorney Zee of twenty
Z nvs thousand dollars for legal services
, IN liquldating tho columbia hank
This Is also false, and Mr. MeNesl
knows y " false, for hs has seen the
record himself. and knows that the total
! expense up TO date has been less than
/ nineteen thousand dollars, of which At
7 torney fees was the smallest part
Think OF u, reader! Ninstscn thousand
dollars expense for liuuidstinE a bank. sef
\ Three million two hundred and ninety
-four thousand dollars of accounts This
! small expense IN unerualed in the his
I tory OF liquidatlng nauonal bsnls.
Mr. McNeal stated In speech rrceniiy
. | that the losses of ths Ceunfhts bank
! cost the taxpayerH of Oklahoma six Auh-
. dred thousand dollars.
Tits " false II did not cost the TAX.
payers Hinnle penny. ard Mr. MsNeal
I knew that his statement Was fass whtt
: he made it The bank guaranty fund y
\ paid In hy aHAes-inent OH other STATE
= banks. aud evan tho either state banks
BY reason of Increased business and Jow-
= er rates of interest on depcsitz, la's
I waved much more than their asee2-.
: bsen protsctod sxalnst The loAs of !
TH9 TH,pp srArn SANK.
The. third failure. Of state bank g,
a rarrss nccsmhsr isthl ieoe e. w'lsa. Va Y,
: bank with ten thousand doliaw espttNl
failed because the Farmers' NhtlonA
. Bank of Tulsa failed with abeut tw6ptl
thousand dollars " the keirvr Bark' Z
money tied ny with no prospect q "
/. ing able to gel this twenty thousand dol
: lars fDr On indefinite length ~ tpns
\ Therefore, the state Bank commssiops
A took charge of the First state BAnl
vf Keifer on Deeemhsr isth, fninlsdiatel,
: paid every depositor Ithe last wttliii
= clght da,s}, and n the Farunsrs' aNstl0ns
!. Hank could be made to pay IL dsbu
= the guaranty fund weuld mol lose aspennl
s.t. e. .'Gsuns ssns q a s''nr' = w rl's
: THIS is the list 81 state baak ~ sxs
!. In Oklahoma under the nsw lew I,
: NATIONAL 1Hkks ~ compA.i9soEs 4 y
n Iesvills failed about eight days after u
= Colombia Fortunate for The oity3 2
!. spirited citizens saved the dspSsllJf
6 from loss BY shs isnmedlsss orssnisasis
l. the obligations Of the American NAsiena
a Hank. and thsrsby saving the dtpe dIor
n from ectuai loss These Gentiepea iYe
. considerable money ihsnssiyss ss, 70 e e
{. having ita credit saved. not ~ thu mertl
!, of the national banking law, but ~ u
~ eosame1debls spirit 81 some os ~ elli
fss y, ~: would snis1s ssys 'f sSsn Ssvs
= loss, and The town buSsnssA sss Sss
/. . ana S2RM SsS NATIONAL sANr B.
= y t,onal M Bank X Tuiss Ti failed; was i1.ras
n diatsly looked up BY the National nAn
- Examiner, dspusitprs deprived I. a n
b, use q tnsI ngusy lot ~ wssn ss,,,*
y ons y ths many Inssansss ! w'.siNlii
= a young lady working at ths Het1
Il Robinson had sixty dollars ~ nsf t4xI4V
r. Ale had contemplated going y kAnee
~ the following day TO Walt her eId
Il, mother. and required the little mcpe
" shs had on deposit; win tsarss = q
sr shs could yet her money. he replied
I, a0od only knows; 4 don't"
4 Later. public spirited citizens q Tale
e. e. organized new bans, kaj scnaltionA.ul Z
- Farmers National Bank. giving ION
time certificates al low rates OF interpi
IN payment for their deposIts, !
These ions time esrtihestes for es
NJ es ss' eoes 10 ice Mefssi AZ spot cssk ffoi
falfsd stats bank, but essh Ioohs FvIor
" TO us like "mere business ant isss psf
4 prosseuts sss @ iSs cfsi ciiesr n ne eeiaH
Ut Thsrs are two answers % thls lnquIr,
tv /. The stats Board has hled ia ftpea
- With The district court 81 ekiehesH
of eonnty the sth dsg of last March. 1Ai1
" Iona County has : republican counl
" and VIII prosecute wherever - ,oifeh'
~ ~ ''e'air our rseona snswsr 10. The ssr.s r.s
en who was ehlsi officer u the Coiufhb
r. Bank was also Z shisf officer q n
ra American National Bank and the felu
tIe crs' National Bank aboys insnttins
Tor both Of which faIfsd and no prosecution
resulted ~.
n- Probably It has occurred ta me =.
=, tional banking authorities that i'll nj
~. had Judgment or msfortune ratherI Aha
~ criminal intent ana the loyalty 81 ~
n, efsrsr 10 Ills creditors iH turning ~
M all his private property 70 pAy iee'
nE may have Justly sxonerafed him sre
he hse Isl is Il "rors business and lees pollstel
for MeNeal 70 6lscrodft the state ~
,rt tnierater hls presence. and 20 fslsfff ~
Ie- ana principles IN any reckless ola ~
that would boom him for 6Svefnerf
en One mors Instance the Capita! y
ah ,a, ''ens iii, bank tsIsd In the city Of oushs
On ss years, sIs months and ffsssn a
ed ed i, was les. than on.-fourth ss iars. !
fhoSthe Columbia.
IA "a II i still 10 the hands y ths unit
ch, states Government authorities for -
,p ~ No nnal report nled yet ~
A.. I'm tiil last January, the attofneye' -
ana pther expenses had sxcAsded Nh
s.s ens Thousand dollars
o.. mink 81 a Fifty-ons thesaan9 z,