Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

+ lOilUWS. ElSHI HuHuTeu SlAty-SlA saw
ings banks, $50 state banks, 21 trust
companies, 34S national banks and
about 300 private banks. The net in
crease in number of banks under
state supervision from Jan. l, 1916, to
March rs, 1916, was fourteen. Since
the first Of January, 1916, twenty-six
private banks have been taken in I'M
der state supervision. The 1917 ses-
sion of the legislature is expected to
pass law providing for the control
and regulation of private banks, as
there is growing sentiment that
they should be supervised The total
deposits of banks under state super
vision as shown by the reports on call
for March %, 1916, we're $685. 74,-
749.72, an increase OF $17,332,172.
as compared with the call for Jan.
81, 1916, and an Increase of $34,277.-
299.44 compared with the call for
April 10. 1915, good, healthy in.
crease. The national banks reported
deposits on call for Jan. Z, 1916, OF
$146,s93.390.54
With list of talent headed by Ma
dame Schumann-Heink and Evan
Williams as attractions, the Iowa
State Teachers convention should
draw at least 5000 teachers to Des
Moines on Nov. 2, 3 and 4, accord
ing to Miss Eva NJ Fleming of De-
corah, chairman of the executive COM
mittee Of the state association. Among
those who have been secured as
speakers are Dr. Charles Zueblin of
Boston, Dr. Mary E. Wooley. presi-
dent of Mount Holyoke college; viii.
X liam McAndrews, school principal of
New York City; DR.. II. w. Wiley of
Washington. d. c.; DR.. Noteworthy
and DR.. George Strayer OF Columbia
university. DR.. G. c. Creelman. presi.
dent of Ontarion Agricultural college
at Guelph, Ont.
Davenport was chosen for the 1917
encampment of Iowa G. A. r. veterans
at the forty-second annual encamp-
ment held in Marshalltown. John H.
Mills, Redfield, was elected COM
mander; John B. Claussen. Marshall.
town, senior vice commander; L. ].
Krone. Hampton, junior vice COM
mander: DR. d. R. Hindman, Marion,
ahCdtSai uiOStOi IttN. W. "a OldulCy,
Eldora. chaplain. The Women's Re-
lief Corps elected Mrs. Ida M. Smith,
Charlton. president; Mrs. Dawn v.
Tullis, Des Mojnes, senior vice presi-
dent and Mrs. S. p. Johnson, Marshall
town. junior vice president; Mrs.
Elizabeth Sheets, Williamsburg treas
urer.
No trace has been found OF the
man who held up Banker P. H. Nc
CARNEY. of Thurman, at the point of
gun and relieved him of S215. Nc
CARNEY was alone In the State Saw,
ings bank when the stranger enter
ed and asked to be directed to res
taurant. As the banker rose to re-
ply the stranger showed a pistol in
his face and demanded the banks
funds. Two hundred and fifteen dol
lars was all that was available. This
was handed to him and he disappear
ed. Mccartney at once notified the
authorities and posse was organic
ed, but they have been unable to To-
cate any trace of the robber
later they will make high grade large
lenses for moving picture cameras.
G. S. Dorchester, crop specialist, R.
s. Herrick, potato and truck special
list, e. s. Girton, animal husbandry,
M. H. Hoffman, agriculture engineer,
and Miss Neal Knowles, domestic sci
ence instructor from the extension de-
partment OF Iowa state college, con-
, Quoted tour over number of Wash.
ington county farms including the
county farm. Five farms were visit.
ed. Time was spent inspecting
crops, buildings and livestock. One
hundred and fifty farmers and fifty
women made the trip.
The Optigraph company of Charles
City has orders ahead sufficient to
take the entire output for year. but
the war is delaying the filling OF the
orders for high grade glass from
France necessary for making the lens
which this company manufactures
The last quotation on price they re-
ceived showed an advance OF over
so per cent since the war. AS they
have to have 1t well insured in tran
sit they will have to pay an advance
of so per cent in marine insurance
make lenses for hand cameras, but
An immense project to move the
plant OF the Iowa City water works
across the river from its present loca-
tion has been started and the COM
pany is working on plans for the
change. The increased demand for
service, need OF continued expansion
of the plant, the limited ground avail
aLle on the present location and the
necessity of adequate steps which will
make possible the best service for
years to come are the reasons for the
4 contemplated changes.
At the state bankers convention
Des Moines should be the meeting
place for the next convention OF the
Iowa Bankers association. George
S. Parker of Sioux City was elected
president, J. p. Kirby OF Estherville
vice president and John Carmody OF
Perry, treasurer.
Mrs. Alta Striker OF Des Moines,
has been chosen by the board of
trustees to succeed the late Mrs.
Grace Lewis as matron of the Iowa
Odd Fellows Orphan home at Mason
City.
A new substitute for gasoline has
been invented by Frank Watson, of
Des Moines. who claims that 1t can be
manufactured for only four cents
gallon. The fluids combustible prop
critics were demonstrated recently