Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZED uN.
DER STATE LAWS WEATHER.
ING HARD TIMES.
MAKE GAIN IN DEPOSITS
FROM JUNE 80 TO SEPT.
increase Shown For Two Months Pc
riod Just Ended Considered Remark.
ahIe-shert. Time Loans Being Cur
tsiIed-ou.stion Of Book. For State
Wards Serious Problem.
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Des tMoines, Sept 23-Banks Of Iowa,
the state organized banks. over 1,100 IN
number, are weathaTiris the hard times
pretty we'll, thank you; for between
June 80 and Sept. /, they made gain
IN deposits, as shown by their reports
Ito the banking department OF the state.
of sl,I20,7s721. Their gain in aggre-
gate deposits since Sept. 10. year
ago, was s2.4s5,5s5.42.
The total deposits of these banks
Sept. was $315,250,2s2.23.
More remarkable Is the fact that
these banks show an increase both
for the two months and for the twelve
months period in the amount OF gold
they have on hand, and silver and le-
gal tenders. They have been cutting
down nrir short time loans pretty
rapidly, however, the decrease in two
:months being $716,S23,51 and for the
year e,566,956.4e. There was a de-
crease in the short period of $685.
1881 In the general bills receivable
and increase in the year in this item OF
S1a,61s,816.23.
All this indicates some material ac-
tivity in banking circles in adjusting
the accounts to fit the times.
In the comparison between June 81
and Sept. 1, are these changes on the
assets side: Bills receivable. decrease
sas. 1881; gold, increase, sS0,791.39;
silver. increase, s65.39oo2; legal ten
ders. s54SS2s.51; subject to sight draft
n Il v-pff ira
crease. 1852, 1890; property, increase
s40o,nSs.75
On ,he liabilities side these changes:
Capital stock. increase, s324,50o: due
depository increase. 20,297.21: due
banks decrease s101, 1921: debentures
increase, s2S6.679.65; surplus, increase
SIPS, 63746: undivided profits. decrease
s797. 703.46
The reserve now stands at us per
cent. which is quite good considering
the general condition of affairs.
About the most exasperating thine
IN connection with honest efforts OF
good officials to secure enforcement OF
the laws Is to ind the people who
ought To be most Interested. standing
in the way. Attorney General Cossor
went 10 chicago tnlS week peGduse VI
the perversity of human nature. After
spending considerable sum of the
states money on behalf Of the Rup-
spertz family in order to find Fran,
s-Meyer. in Winnipeg and bring hin
Il back for punishment because of hi:
.x,aaning. away with the Never girl. !
& ~ evident the FAMILY Is IN league witt
aieyer TO prevent having him punished
The attorney general went to Chica &c
10 see that the girl and her sister re
turn to Iowa and testify against him
The family evidently left the state tr
order to hinder prosecution of Meyer
The attorney general is determine
that he. shall be prosecuted, If that as
POSSIBLE He was indicted in Bremen
county.
Among other curious questions pu
IN to the legal department Of the state
This week was one in which it was
asked to decide whether an old soldier
: Is exempt from paving his dog tax, not
having any other tax to pay.
Heads of state institutions are mo-
sverse 70 having books contributed Il
the institution but every now and Their
they have to indulge in a. cleaning OUT
and send back home to kind friends o.
The inmates many of the books sent
Not every hook that is sent to BIO,