CIRCULATION
WEATHER
Increased cloudiness fol
lowed - by rain today , and
Wednesday; Max. Temp.
Monday 89, Ufa. 86, river
BM feet, rain JOS lach.
Distribution
Average
Feb., 3S
7112
Net paid, daily, 8ttndy,$717
KEMBXX A. B. O.
POUNDED 1G51
EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, March 14, 1933
No. 302
Rebuilding
Wrecked by
Talked; Shocks Cease
Damage Estimate Now
75 Millions; Dead
List Down, 115
Radio Rumors Scored;
Many Missing Due
To Confusion
LOS ANGELES, March 13.
(AP Disturbed by only two
n;ore distinct earthquakes in a
g.-ri-'i now totalling 38, relief and
rehabilitation work proceeded
swiftly today in southern Calif-
crnia, where more than 100 per
lons lost their lives as a result
of tbe first shock Friday night.
Damage for the entire quake
area, resulting almost entirely
from the first shock, was boost
ed to an estimated $75,000,000
today. This came about when in-
gurance appraisers estimated the!
Long Beach damage at 150,000,-
0u0 twice the original figure.
From best official sources, the
dpath Hat was placed tonight at
115. This includes 56 persons at
Long Beach, three unidentified.
A sharp quake at 5:18 o'clock
.i . I . n J m1ma. I4n
IMS mo um .-
ern part of Los Angeles and two gUt u w learne , , h
in Lynwood. Another fairly strong from H E Eakin commltteeman
tremor, the 38th, came at 11.30 Xhl8 ,nitlal payment from th0 re
m- . volving fund will be 14000. The
Situation Reported county will receive additional
-Well in Hand' money according to the need,
The situation tonight seemed ther than on the basis of any
to be "well in hand," thanks to total.
efforts of police, Red Cross, Sal- Receipt of this sum will make
Tation Army, marines and sailors possible payment of the 50 cents
from navy vessels offshore, the cash portion of the dally wage
rational guard and several other now being paid workmen on the
SKencies, mostly concentrated at county road and wood relief pro
Long Beach. Jects. First checks were being
Radio broadcasts purported to written yesterday. The remainder
describe results of the Friday of the wage is $1 in groceries,
sight quake were severely da- To eliminate conflict between
Bounced today aa , exaggerated other relief work and payment of
and misleading, by Colonel Char- workmen, the Red Cross ,-oftiee
leg W. Decker, medical co-ordina- staff has set aside certain days on
tor of the stricken area. which food requisitions and the
Col. Decker emphasized a state- cash will be distributed to relief
ment that radio reports of ex- employes from the various dls-
pected "tidal waves, vast death trlcts. Salem men will receive
i!tx. famine, nestllence and hor- their checks and requisitions on
Tors," all were without founda-
t;on I
rnvri RtfArH Marah 13.
(AP) A blockade of the earth- I
nnk-rM(1i Unr Beach area
was invoked today by the tar
flung emergency police organiza
tion, to preventl outsiders from
rtreamlng into the city.
Restrictions on" the entry of
tisitors had been lifted for a
time when thousands of workers
tad restored a resemblance of
orW under the relief dictator
nhip, and the earth seemed to
have quieted. But more quakes,
one of them a sharp concussion,
saln shook the city and the
authorities clamped down a dras
tic order to "keep out."
lainage Estimate
GmU ly Increased
The death list compiled by
authorities totaled 56 tonight
auTnormes xoiaieo. .
run tne previous computation oi
damage was doubled when Char-I
(Turn to page 3, col. 1)
Federal Men to
Manage Biggest
Minhicran RatlkZ
mitnigdn Ddun
TETnOTT, March 14 (Tues-
davt-(AP) Two federal con-
f ivators toon over me nrsi
ti na! hank, Detroit and the Guar-
riiin National bank of commerce
ct midnight last night and at once
' ean an examination or tne as-
Arrival or tne conservators,
j. i.. Sfiiram, assistant aaminis-
xrator or tte national nanx ite-
mption Agency, and Paul KeyB,
I.-'od of all possibility that the
o Institutions, largest in Mlcn
1;rn. might be merged into one.
AutO PlUnge in
1MiJ6 "
RlVer IS Fatal
SEATTLE. March 13-(AP)
An automobile carrying one or
more persons plunged off a draw-
bridge into the Duwamisn river
here tonight, and men with grap-
Pllng iron,, 'who said they heard
screams as the car went over,
ere unable to locate bodies.
Late Sports
PORTLAND, Cre., March 18
UP) Yac.ui Joe ot Sonora, Jlex
iro, defeated Joe Reno of New Or
leans, two falls out ot three, in
the mala event of tonight's wreet
lint? card here. Joe weighed'HO;
two pounds more than Reno.
Hex Mobley, 1(5, Birmingham,
Ala , and Thor Jensenr 160, Elk
ton. Ore., wrestled five rounds to
a draw in the seml-wlndup. Each
. .i.. ir.m
139. Eugene. Ore., taking one fall
la the three ronnd Preliminary.
of Cities
Quake is
Fairmount Hill
Irate at Noise
In Water Pipes
Residents of the Fairmonnt
Hill residential district in this
city filed a complaint with the
i state utilities commissioner Mon
i day urging an investigation to de
termine the cause for humming
and pounding In the water pipes
i of the Oreron-Washineton Serv-
Ice corporation which serves this
community. The complaints afleg-
ed that the water company had
failed to remedy the situation
which has been Intolerable for
several months.
BE RECEIVED HERE
$4000 Coming; to Permit of
Cash Payment to men
Working on Road
Marion county today will re-
ceiTe lU nnt porUm of tne R.
Wednesday and Thursdays each
weex, snverion men on weanes-
aays eacn week, stayton men
rst and third Wednesdays of tbe
month and Woodburn men eaeh
.Monaay.
1
WASHINGTON, March
(AP) Secretary Woodln
13.
ln statement tonight announced state
banks could obtain currency to
meet their needs under the emer
gency hanking act from member
banks and the Reconstruction cor
poration.
The treasury secretary in re-
snondin to Inquiries as to what
,,,,- .r,ighi. tr.
tte banks not mcmbera ot the
federal reserve system to obtain
currency, called attention to the
statement of President Roosevelt
in his radio talk last night. In
that statement Mr. Roosevelt said
"the banks can and will receive
assistance from member banks
nd lTOm tne Reconstructipn
e corporation...
Fi
Ha also said that Federal Re-
..... hank are authorized to
make advances to individual part
1 nerships - and corporations on
thelr nromiSSorv nte- This is for
. -rJort not exceeding 90 days
I airf mu8t De secured by Sirectob-
i ih. mito states. He
BtA tha non-member banks could
aTall themselves of this privilege
, jT T a.
Jai ttlQ 113 KC iV Ot
Natural Hazard
To Jig-Saw Fan
LONG BEACH, Calif., March
13-(AP)-The advertisement on
the Jig-Saw puzzle bought by H.
V. J. Swain, reading "solving time
il'
oned without the California earth
A. opktne one about S
"I "tarted working oneano w
p cioca fau
PrUaHy , jon.pleted rnoslan faU
"I've had It nearly solved several
since but it shakes to pieces
again. Now I've been at It three
days and I'm through."
Clatsop County
: Cows Starving
ASTORIA, Or., Mareh. 18
(AP) More than z oi iae,w
ter grade cows m iaii
died from lack of feed and
large herds face starvation, farm
.aid here today, hecause of
the inability of dairymen
chase feed. They said W!J
I i .a a hv an extended cold speu
which ' froze crass had brought
about A critical suuauou
BELIEF FUI WILL
STATE BE W
MM
FN
OREGON STATE
COAST CHIP,
WINS 24 TQ 19
Final Clash is Marked by
Terrific Fighting and
Dearth of Scoring
Trojans Ahead 8-6 at Half
Time; Lenchitsky and
Hibbard Start Rally
CORVALLIS, Ore., March 13
(AP) Oregon State college won
the Pacific coast conference bas
ketball c h a m
pionship here to
night by defeat-
v -, t ling. University of
V" J Southern Cali
1
fornia, 24 to 19,
a- t
Ll after trailing 6
"VJto S at half time.
The first half
s , was a curious af
I fair, with only
-fjtwo points, a
V - -"'-' t tain Lewis of the
an,...XAa Orangemen,
om Hilpsra m&da ,Q tne f,rgt
ten minutes. The Trojans, playing
without their great center and
captain, Outtero, who injured his
ankle In Saturday's game, forced
into the two point lead at half
time, then Increased their advant
age to 11 to 6 early In the second
period.
The Orangemen came back to
tie the score, then gain a point
advantage. The Trojans tied the
score at 12-all and again at 14-ell.
but with 10 minutes to play, the
home team went into the lead and
was not again headed.
First Championship
Since Division SpUt
Tonight's game was the play
off contest of the series, Oregon
State having won Friday, 35 to
33, and the Trojans Satnrday, 39
to 38.
It was Oregon State's first coast
(Turn to page 2, col. 1)
TO BE PERMITTED
WASHINGTON, March 13.
(AP) The treasury tonight au
thorized all hanks to Issue drafts
transferring credit from one place
to another, but withholding gold.
The formal regulation Issued by
Secretary Woodin said:
"All banking institutions may
issue drafts transferring credits
from any place in the United
States to any other place In the
United States and from any place
In the United States to any place
In a foreign country in connection
with payments for domestic and
foreign, patent, trade mark and
design application fees, and In
payments for domestic and foreign
patent and trade mark taxes and
renewals. No gold or gold certifi
cates shall be paid out, with
drawn, or exported under this
regulation."
Ten-Cent Price
On Gasoline is
Met Generally
The dime-a-gallon price set on
standard grade gasoline by Stan
dard Stations Inc. Saturday was
generally being met in Salem by
other operators yesterday. Only a
few retailers still quoted a 12
cent price.
Apparently the brunt of the re
duction wag being borne by the
retailers themselves. Only one
distributor was reported as hav
ing reduced the wholesale price,
Quake
Earthquake survivors, homeless
CREDIT WB
shattered homes, are shown, here in a "bread line" at Lincoln
park in the heart of Long Beach as relief stations were establish
ed. This line, one of several, extended for more than two blocks.
A.
if
Congress Will Pass
Beer Law This Week
Say Bourbon Chiefs
Vote in House Late Today to Follow Roosevelt
Message Demanding Volstead Relief;
Sufficient Strength Claimed
WASHINGTON, March 13
action to legalize and tax
predicted tonight by democratic
following President Roosevelt's
for immediate modification of
Machinery for complying
L- o
EDM WILL BE
Governor Resigns That job
To Take Appointment
Succeeding Walsh
HELENA, Mont.. March 13.
(AP) Governor John E. Erick-
son resigned late today to be
come the successor to the late
Thomas J. Walsh in the United
States senate. Frank H. Cooney,
lieutenant governor, becomes the
ch ef executive of Montana.
The governor resigned late to
day and Lieutenant Governor
Cooney was sworn In immediately
as chief executive by Chief Jus
tice L. L. Callaway.
Mr. Cooney became governor
at 6:37 p. m., and retired to the
governor's private chamber and
signed the appointment of his
predecessor as United States sena
tor.
The appointment of the new
senator was filed at S:43 p. m..
11 minutes after the resignation
took effect.
Governor Erlckson last Novem
ber was accorded the honor of
election to a third successive
term as the state's chief execu
tive and began his ninth year
January 1.
As a resident of Kallspeil, tne
governor entered state pontics
when he was selected In 1920 to
direct the democratic campaign
as chairman of the state central
committee. He served again in
that capacity in 1922. In 1924 he
was nominated for governor ana,
in one ot the hottest campaigns
of recent years, was victorious
over Governor Joseph M. Dixon,
seeking re-election.
PETITIONS OUT FOR
PROHI LI REPEAL
PORTLAND, Ore., March 18
(AP) George Bylander of Port
land said that more thjn 80
workers were put in the Wild in
Multnomah county today to circu
late petitions calling for a vote on
repeal of the prohibition amend
ments to the state constitution.
A total ot 26,667 names is re
quired to bring about the vote,
and the petitions must be filed
four months before the date of
the next election. This would
place a week from tomorrow as
the last day on which petitions
could be received. Bylander said
petitions were also being circu
lated in Salem, Eugene, Astoria
and Clackamas county.
Representative Beckman of
Multnomah county, author of the
control bill in the recent legisla
ture, and Bylander were in Salem
today conferring with Secretary
of State Hal B. Hoss.
Survivors Marshaled in "Bread Line"
or afraid to revisit their parti)
1
(AP) Final congressional
beer before the weekend was
senate and house chieftains
sudden request to congress
the Volstead law.
was set into motion by house
leaders within a few hours after
the president's 72-word message
was real In both chambers to the
applause and cheers of the mem
bers. The chief executive said:
"I recommend to the congress
the passage of legislation for the
Immediate modification of the
Volstead act, In order to legalize
the manufacture and sale of beer
and other beverages of such alco
holic content as Is permissible un
der the constitution; and to pro
vide through such manufacture
and sale, by substantial taxes, a
proper and much needed revenue
for the government.
"I deem action at this time to
be of the highest importance."
Plans call for a vote late to
morrow In the house, where all
revenue measures must originate.
Chairman Morrison of the senate
finance committee said his group
would begin consideration of the
bill as soon as it passed the house
After a conference with Presi
dent Roosevelt at the White
House, Senator Robinson of Ar
kansas, democratic leader, said it
would require but two days for
senate action on beer after dis
posal of the president's economy
program
"We have the votes to nut it
through, I am informed," Robin
son said
II. S. WILL ASSIST
EFFBRTFOB PEACE
Ambassadors Appointed to
Three Large Nations;
Straus to France
WASHINGTON, March 13.
(AP) America, nnder Franklin
D. Roosevelt, tonisrht was nlp.de-.
ed to work with the league of
nations committee charged with
deciding what to do next about
Japan's military operations In
China s northern provinces
Invited to cooperate with the
league's advisory committee of
21 nations mapping a course for
future action, the United States
Has accepted. The text of the in
vitation and reply will be made
public tomorrow.
This momentous declaration of
policy by the new Roosevelt gov
ernment marked a day In which
foreign affairs bulked large.
New ambassadors were named
for three highly Important posts,
and the administration decided
to send Norman H. Davis, diplo
matic trouble-shooter extraordin
ary, abroad without delay in the
hope of turning the world toward
peace tnrougn disarmament at a
time when military activity is
seething on three continents.
Named as ambassador to
Great Britain was Judge Robert
W. Bingham, lawyer and publish
er of Louisville, "Ky. Jesse Isidor
Straus, New York department
store head, was appointed am
bassador to France, and Josephus
Daniels, secretary of the navy
in war days, when the youthful
Roosevelt was his assistant, was
chosen for the Mevico City em
bassy. Senate confirmation of all
three was expected shortly.
s
Licenses Expected to Come
In Time but None are
Received so far
Limited Operation Here to
Continue Today; Gold
Embargo Remains
PORTLAND. Ore., March 13.
(AP) The state banking holi
day, in effect since March 2, was
scheduled to expire tonight at
midnight, and prospects were that
most ot the banks throughout
Oregon would be open for normal
business Wednesday.
Governor Julius L. Meier, who
this morning extended the state
holiday through the day, said to
night that he did not intend to
continue it further.
Portland banks which have
satisfied federal requirements as
to solvency were scheduled to
open for normal business tomor
row morning. The city s bankers
expected that licenses to resume
business nnder the no-gold, anti
hoarding rules laid down at
Washington, D. C, would be is
sued by the regular opening time
tomorrow. Banks elsewhere in
Oregon will open Wednesday.
While final word had not been
received late Monday, all Salem
banks were expecting to reopen
tomorrow morning for business,
after a holiday which has covered
11 business days.
A license to reopen must come
to the national banks from Secre
tary of the Treasury Woodin
while state banks receive their li
cense through A. A. Schramm,
state bank superintendent. The
United States National and the
First National bank here are na
tional bank organizations; Ladd
St Bush is a state bank.
Licenses Expected
To Arrive Today
Licenses to reopen are expect
ed today. Licenses first went out
to banks In the 12 federal reserve
eities of the United States. Licen
ses were going out yesterday and
last night to banks In cities where
there are clearing houses, this
district Including about 250 cities
in the United States. Banks In all
other cities are scheduled to re
open Wednesday.
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4)
Charles S. Anderson is bellev
ed to be the first person arriving
In Salem direct from the earth
quake zone of southern Califor
nia. He came last night to visit
his aunt, Mrs. Bert W. Macy, 44 4
North 18th street, and family
His home Is in Monticello, Ind.,
and he had been visiting for
some time In Santa Monica.
He was eating dinner in the
home of his relatives Friday ev-
enln when the first tremor came.
His- cousin shouted "Earthquake!
Get out of the house." They left
as the house was shaking, saw a
neighboring chimney topple over,
saw trees shaking as If In a
wind, saw masonry falling from a
nearby church. They went back
into the house, however, and
passed the night there.
Saturday with a friend. Ander
son flew over Long Beach. They
landed at the airport but were
not permitted to leave the grounds
on foot to view the city.
Anderson will visit here and In
Walla Walla before returning to
his home.
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REOPEN
11
WITNESS OF QUAKE
ARRIVES IN SALEM
Crowds of Shoppers Appear in Federal Reserve Cities
Where Normalcy Restored; Advertising is Heavy all
Over Nation as Firms Expect Brisk Trade; Deposits o
Exceed Withdrawals When Restrictions Lifted m
n
160 Members of Federal Reserve Fully Open -Along With
Other Banks in Same Cities; Some Still Closed and
Conservators Appointed in few Instances; S. E. one
Showing Total Resumption
(By The Associated Press)
FROM every part of the nation, the end of the bank hohw
day brought tangible signs of an npturn in business.
While banks reopened in the larger cities, crowds of
shoppers in business districts and increased advertising in
newspapers indicated that the public; was anxious to re
sume normal purchasing.
Reports from the federal reserve central cities weid
that bank deposits had far exceeded withdrawals, bolstering
the revitalized flow of credit through business channels
Some Chicago banks had to furnish extra facilities for hand
ling new accounts.
Word that newspaper advertising was gaining, with
o steady improvement in prospect.
YARDSTICK
N BANK PROBLEM
No Official Word Here as
To Which Institutions
Allowed to Open
Late last night state banking
officials were still working with
the federal government's "yard
stick" to determine which Oregon
chartered banks would reopen to
day and tomorrow. No word was
available from A. A. Schramm as
to the actual banks which would
or would not reopen. Mr.
Schramm said he would notify the
banks directly and depositors
would be able to learn their in
stitution's status either Tuesday
or Wednesday.
Portland reopenings will be ac
complished today. Upstate reopen
ings are scheduled for tomorrow.
Schramm said failure of any
bank to reopen tomorrow "did not
signify it would remain closed in
definitely. He said a number of
shareholders In various banks
were making up capital deficien
cles this week to permit the re
opening or reorganization of their
institutions at an early date.
State bank officials who con
trol 80 banks in Oregon are using
tne same rule to determine a
bank's soundness that is being
applied to federal institutions
None of the bank's capital can be
impaired by diminished assets
when the banks reopen.
State banks will be aided by
federal reserve members and the
R. F. C. in providing sufficient
currency for their depositors
when reopening is 'permitted.
Bankers from many sections of
Oregon called upon the state su
perintendent of banks here Mon
day to determine whether their
institution was among those that
would be allowed to open.
Hoarded Money
Is Used to Buy
Theatre Ducats
Hoarded money, apparently, is
being extensively used in Salem
to purchase not only groceries,
but also amusement. One theatre
operator reported taking in over
$80 in gold and gold certificates
over the week end. Currency of
exceptionally large denomination,
for the show business. Is becom
ing commonplace at box office
windows.
Whereas in past months the
prevailing size currency presented
for theatre admission has been
one and five dollar bills, now
it is nearly as often 20's and
an occasional 850 bank note, ac
cording to Assistant Manager
Laswell of Warner Bros, thea
tres. Many of the bills are of the
now discarded large slxe for
which the government substituted
the present midget notes.
Constitution to -
Come in August
PORTLAND, Ore.. MaTca 18.
(AP) W. D. B- Dodsont general
manager-pf the Portland chamber
of commerce, said he received
word today from United States
Representative Charles A. Martin
of Portland that the frigate Con
stitution, originally scheduled to
arrive in Portland May 10, will
not be here until August 2. The
historic ship will remain here un
til August II. .
came not only from tbe federal
reserve centers but from otbr
cities whose banks were to be re
opened next.
The stock and curb exchange
at Los Angeles will resume trad
Ing Wednesday morning.
Foreign trading of the dollar at
higher prices was evidence of cert
tidence abroad in American sto
bility.
One hundred and sixty mem Wr
banks of the federal reserve sys
tem, located in the 13 eKies i&
which the federal reserve has Its)
main banks, opened fully yester
day. There were so restrictions ea "
these Institutions except tbr
placed by the treasury prohibitiug
the payment of gold, any moaey
for hoarding, and on foreign ex
change. In addition to the 160, normal
business also -was begun by 12 2
non-member banks in those sane
eities. A number ot other non
member banks were open under
certain restrictions.
In the 12 cities there were 35
Federal Reserve member banks
not fully open.
In a number of the cities all
member banks were open.
In listing Federal Reserve
banks, all member banks, wheth
er national or state, are included.
The situation in the several of"
the 12 key cities for yesterday
was:
New York 52 member banks
opened; 8 were not fully opened
and a conservator was appoint!
for another; 24 non-member
banks opened; none remained
closed. All 59 savings banks were
open on a limited withdrawal
basis.
Cleveland Three member
banks opened; two others were
open on a restricted basis; none
was closed. Four non-member
banks opened and four others
were operating with withdrawals
restricted by state law.
San Francisco All eight mem
ber banks opened. Seven non
member banks opened. None
closed.
Boston Eleven member banks
opened; none remained closed.
Eight non-member banks opened;
none remained closed.
Chicago Fifteen member
banks opened; one remained
closed. Eleven non-member banks
opened; 35 remained closed.
Philadelphia T went y-o n e
member banks opened; five op
erated under restrictions invoked
before the holiday; four not yet
licensed to reopen but operated
under emergency restrictions.
Twenty-nine non-member banks
opened; two operated under re
strictions Invoked before the hol
iday. The Day in
Washington
By the Associated Press
President Roosevelt asked
immediate modification of Vol
stead act and action by
Srees this week to legalize and
tax beer was predicted.
Senate voted against sending
house-approved - Roosevelt econ
omy hill bad:- to committee. .
; President Roosevelt announc
ed appointments of Robert W.
Bingham, Loalseririe, Keninc
Jty, as: ambassador, to -Great ;
' Britain, - Jesse Isidor Straus,'
New York, to France, and Jo
sephus Daniels to Mexico. '
Administration worked on per
manent banking reoranlxation
program and Senator Glass (D.
Ya.) introduced banking" ref or nHD
measure. . :; "