Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-20
DAVENPORT BANKERS DECIDE
NOT TO CONTEST RULING OF
ATTORNEY GENERA.
DECISION DEFINED WHAT
CONSTITUTES BRANCH BANK
Fact That Davenport Branch Had
Been M aintained for Twenty Three
Years Does Not Modify Opinion
Fire MarhsaI Roe Sending Out Cop
iss of New Fire Law.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines. July Pot is almost
certain the officers of the Scott County
Savings Bank will abandon their
branch which has been maintained for
twenty-three years in the Iowa Nat
ional Bank building in Davenport, and
not undertake to have the courts say
that Attorney General Cosson is wrong
in deciding what constitutes branch
bank. Officials OF the bank came here
to see if some modification of the rul-
ing could not be had that would permit
them to continue the branch business,
but they really convinced themselves
shat the whole scheme is contrary to
law. What the attorney general held
was not that branch banks are for
hidden, because that is the plain law
but he decided what constitutes
branch bank and that the essential elet
ment in banking is receiving deposits
for custody and safe keeping. The Dav-
export people insisted that 1nasmuch
as their branch bank had not been mo-
Tested for many years and was given
clear bill by some attorney general
twenty three years ago 1t should be
permitted to continue. But the law
seems to be plain and Davenport bank
ers will have to get in or secede from
the state.
Ole o. Roe, state fire marshal, will
soon send out to city and town officials
pamphlets containing the new state fire
marshal law and blanks for the reports
on all fires involving loss Of property.
o{<;1 o,.t,v ants o,,o
maintained the reports come from the
fire chiefs, and in cities and towns 9TH
erwise the reports come from the
township trustees. Reports are to be
made on all fires involving property
loss and especially with references to
whether caused by carelessness or IN
tentionally. The machinery of Mr..
Roe's department will soon be In fine
working order and arson will be trailed
with vengeance.
Commits sioner Thorne and Special
Counsel Lewis OF the railroad commits
sion atten ded a meeting Of the Illinois
com nlission in Chicago yesterday to
which members Of other commissions
were invited. to consider the express
rate cases and similar matters. This
afternoon it is expected that officials of
the commercial clubs of. the river cities
will confer with the Iowa Commission in
the matter OF the plans for the rate
cases affecting interstate freight rates
to Mississippi river points.
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Such is the desire for information
regard ding the prices of the necessaries
of life. anent the movement not only In
Des MONIES but in other cities of Iowa
for market place or market house.
that the state labor commissioners Of
flee will undertake some Investigation
OF prices of commodities In various
cities and towns of the state. 1t is
believed this department can get at this
facts more easily than any other and
that the compilation will be Of great
value
DR.. P. O. Koto. former state veteri-
marian, came down from Forest City to
attend the funeral OF DIR. Talbot, long
associated with him in the state
veterinary work for the state DR.. Koto
has been spending the summer in Min
nesota fishing.
The state pharmacy board has adopt
eO "Hdl ~ hIIO"u us Tie Stc4ltdlO
sillabus for examinations for pharmacy
certificates. which has now been adopt
ed by some thirty states. This means
that in the matter Of standard of quail
fications and in educational require
ments Iowa will be on par with those
of other states.
Commissioner Barney Of the pure
food department has asked for de-
cision from the law department as to
whether or not the dairy inspec tors and
deputies who go about the state show
ing how to use the Babcock tester are
required to take out licenses. The law
says that all persons who operate these
testers must have licenses. Thus far
the state officials have not taken the
examination nor secured the licenses.