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Show K. C. MAN OFFERS PLAN TO PUT AN END TO BANK FORGERIES In my opinion bank examinations as mado by examiners employed by tho people are a farco and do not present falluro to protect depositors. As It Is your policy to call a spado a spade "So tho People May Know" tills subject should bo put under tho searchlight. In your Issue ot December 18 you gie nn account of tho Yentes Center Natlonnl bank, Yates Center, Kas., sl.owlng n shortage ot $200,000 and a warrant out for C. G. Richer, presl dent. This is cortalnly criminal ncg-llgenco ncg-llgenco on tho part of tho stato and Its bank examiners. Instances nro not few whoro tho prosldent or cnshlor has robbed tho bank nnd depositors bj forging tho names of responsible peoplo to notes and speculating with the cash. If they win, jou do not know of their speculations, but If tliey loso tho whole world rends it and tholr families nro disgraced In many cases suicide follows. Young men aro often p need In these, responsible positions through tho Influenco of tholr fathers or uncles, un-cles, who nro ilch, influential men and often without tho icstrlctlons ot n bond. Tho discount filo of any banik Is Its largest and best asset and thero should bo no question as to tho genuineness, gen-uineness, of the signatures on the notos as well as tho flnnnclnl blrcngth of tho maker. This can bo dona only by Inning a erlflcatlon ot every Itom. Tho examiners should bo furnished blanks as follows: Mr. upon tho examination ot the of 1 found your note (or notes) ns follows: Ono for -Due One for Duo One for Duo Ono for Due Please sign this orHlcatIon nnd return re-turn to me promptly in self addressed, stamped enoope, Inclosed. This will become a permanont record In my of-flco of-flco at , Examiner, Signed Dated at This system should bo published wldoly ,so that bank cmplojes would know' that any tinkering with notes would bo discovered and thoy would not dnro tnko tho risk. Yours truly THOMAS WILLIARD 1703 LInwcod I!ouloard. Hx. |