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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGOM
THURSDAY, APRIL 19,
969 ARRESTS
IN MARCH BY
STATE POLICE
Tti three departments of the
fetate police during March reported
69 arrest for Ylolatlon of general,
traffic and game lawi. These re
aulted In sentences Imposed, of about
130 years, flnea assessed of $11,835
and fees collected amounting to
3.407.
In the general law enforcement,
one murder arrest was made re
sulting in life sentence. Sentences
of 34 years and 1500 In fines were
Imposed for statutory offenses for
which eight arrests were made.
Five arrests for arson resulted In
IB years sentences. Most arrests of
the IBS In this division were for
larceny under $30 for which 16
Were reported.
Heaviest sentences imposed In the
traffic division were for driving
while Intoxicated, amounting to
9035 days for the 33 arrests. Most
arrests were for operating trucks
without public utilities permits, or
140 of the 691 arrests In the motor
division. Heaviest fines were also
assessed against drunken drivers,
for a total of 12.352.
Forty-three of the 00 arrests In
the game Jaw violation section were
for fishing without licenses. These
Offenses resulted In assessment of
9730 In fines.
Continuation of
Heart Balm Suit
Ttra page One
the main argument for the defense.
"One side Is lying or the other side
Is lying," he declared. "Let's see If
we can find out the truth." He
brought up several points In his
argument In an effort to prove that
the lying was on the side of the
plaintiff.
William T. Vinton of Yamhill
county opened the arguments for
the plaintiff his speech tending to
show that Mrs. Laugh! in was a
young woman of inexperience, a
happy wife In a happy home, who
tn loneliness and sadness was vic
timized by a man 53 years old, a
man of age and experience.
The closing arguments for Laugh
Jin were to be made by Arthur
Marsh, also of McMlnnvllle, who
has had charge of conducting the
plaintiff's case.
The defense of Walbrldge against
charges made by Alva R. Laughlin
of her intimate relationships with
him In various places and over a
considerable period, took the shape
of a complete and defnlte denial
of such relationships by Walbrldge
himself. The Salem Insurance man
ager on the stand yesterday after
noon admited acquaintanceship with
Mrs. Laughlin, admitted business
dealings, admitted rides, but that
all was on a strictly business basis.
He admitted she went to a hotel
Worn at Raymond, Wash., that he
registered there and paid for the
room, but denied he was with her.
He declared she complained of a
headache on the ride to Raymond,
that she was 111 and he secured a
room for her as he would for any
body under the clrcumstnces. But
a to anything further than that
his denial was emphatic.
In rebuttal Mrs. Laughlin took
the stand this morning and in turn
denied she had a headache on the
way to Raymond and asserted she'd
never had headaches. Walbrldge
definitely dented the alleged inci
dent of the drive around Seattle,
the sUp nt a brush patch and the
episode of the blanket and the log
Os told by Mrs. Laughlin.
To bolster the denials of Wal
vrulge the defense today put In
te.vtmtony obviously to contract an
aiibi as to the affairs of January
7, 1933, when Mrs. Laughlin 1
told of time spent in a room at a
Tiu-oma hotel.
L. P. Ju.stk-e, Tacoma, former
elncw associate of Wnlbridgc.
testified he had conferred with
Walbridge In the hotel room on
the day in question, that a con
ference was held in the room In
the morning, that they had lunch
there, went back to the room and
that Justice left for Seattle around
S o'clock or a little earlier. He
was followed by John D. Cavln.
Tncoma, who said he'd known Wnl
bridne 12 or 14 years. Cavln said
he went to a golf eoui.se near Tn
coma on that day with Walbrldge
about 3 o'clock, they played nine
holes of golf that vitrrnnon, left
about 4 o'clock and Cavln drove
Walbrldge back to .Tucoma. drop
ping him off near his home.
Mrs. Walbridge took the stand
and told of her husband's arrival
homo and his entinir there nnd nl.o
A PICNIC WITHOUT BEER!
Perish the thought! To be sure yon want good Beer for your pic
nic to go along with the usual picnic sandwiches. Cold Meats, po
tato f'hlpn, etc.
Good Old Koeti is the Ideal Beer for pirn tea. Even the laxt drop
Is delightful; a sparkling foaming beverage of taste pleasing rx
cellenre. We serve It In large 8 and 10c schooners, pint and quart
bottles, and by the gallon at 90c.
When a factory makes a superior mouse-trap that's
where people buy their mouse-traps When (iermnny
makes superior brewing equipment that where brew
ers buy their equipment When better beer is made
than "(ioetz Damon will serve it! Yowsa!
Last week we sold 17 kegs of beer. Out of this the government re
ceived $51, the state rrrrlved $10. M and the city fiUS. Thousands
of dollars are being spent In Oregon by Uncle Sam and a big share
of It come from revenue from berr. What other business contrib
utes more liberally to the cause of government?
Thousands of broad minded people now realise that the revenue
from beer Is the impetus that Is bringing back prosperity to our
country and speeding the circulation of money which after ail Is
prosperity In Itself.
CANDY - CIGARS - CIGARETTES - SANDWICHES
THE DUTCH LUNCH
S!7 N. Commercial St.
WE CATER TO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
taking lunch to their boy. Franklin,
who worked a few blocks away.
Franklin on the stand told of his
father bringing the lunch.
The defense further put Into the
record a photostatic copy of the
register page at the golf club to
show the registration of Ctvln and
Walbrldge at the dub.
Fred McKlnney, hotel proprietor
at Kelso, and employed at the
hotel Chinook at Kelso during 1929
when the plaintiff alleged be saw
"Perry H. Walbrldge and wife" on
the register book at the hotel, de
clared positively from the stand that
the card system of registration was
used at the Kelso hotel during that
year, the change from the book to
the card system having been made
In J928. Laughlin had previously
testified he saw the registration In
a book at the hotel.
Mrs. Walbridge also told while
she was on the stand of a visit
made at her home bv Laughlin In
1833. She said Laughlin told her
he had a few things to talk over
with her, that he told her his wife
and Walbrldge had been Intimate,
that the child supposed to be
Laughlln'a child was not LaughUn's
child and that he had had a blood
test taken which proved the child
was not his child. Mrs. Walbridge
positively denied having received
the phone calls which Laughlin
said he had put In to her after his
suspicions had been aroused by the
Kelso hotel incident. She said she
didn't believe Laughlin when he
told her of the alleged Intimacy
that It "took the wind out of my
sails."
In rebuttal Laughlin declared
that Mrs. Walbridge admitted to
him on the time of the visit that
she had received phone calls and
also that she had said she suspected
something herself, but Just what he
said she didn't say.
Mrs. Laughlin also took the stand
today In rebuttal and said that at
an Insurance course in Seattle, Wal
bridge had endeavored to persuade
her to go to Everett and stay all
night with her, that she had re
fused him, that they had quarreled
about It and their further meetings
at the three-day Insurance course
were casual. Previously Walbrldge
had told of meeting Mrs. Laughlin
at the Insurance course but only
as any other agent and that wh .
conversations they'd had were
merely casual ones. She stated also
that Walbridge had called on her
at her home over 25 times and was
led tl trough details as to the al
leged hotel meeting in Tacoma and
as to alleged hotel trips at Van
couver.
Walbrldge this morning In his
testimony mentioning the Raymond
trip said they went to Raymond
to see two prospects, one at PeEll,
another at another town. They
didn't see them. He couldn't re
member much about them, he said.
He also denied telling the hotel
proprietor at Raymond that Mrs.
Laughlin was his niece. He said he
didn't remember whether he met
Laughlin the next day after the
Kelso Incident, or whether Laugh
lin asked him If his wife had been
with him the night before.
walbridge said there were no
beds In the rooms at the Tacoma
hotel, there was a davenport or a
settee, It was a business icom for
business meetings. He said he went
there to change his linen, have a
shave, and to confer with Justice
who testified later. He denied pos
itively seeing or having Mrs. Laugh-
lin In the room but he did .iieetj
her on the street after leaving the j
room and talked to her less than
10 minutes.
Testimony was also given that
Mrs. Laughlin had written a letter
to Walbrldge demanding $350. that
she also called him up. The letter
was destroyed, he said. Mrs. Laugh
lin In rebuttal denied that she had
ever written a letter demanding
money.
BURGLAR BREAKS
BOTH LEGS IN FALL
Portland. Auril Id r in -With hnth
legs broken by a fall from a sky-
iiuiil io a siore counter, Jacob An
drew Witte, 45, suffered In the base-
meilt Of a Ston hfTP fnr 14 hnnr
yesterday before he was found.
run snia wine told them he was
attempting to loot the store and was
lowering himself hv a. m, iiimnnh
the skylight when the roe broke.
mat occurred sometime Tuesday
niuht. Late Wednesday afternoon
Witte Was found in fh hn ..m.n
with burlap wrapping around his
broken legs. He was released from
Oregon state prLwn February 28.
Warden James Lewis of the state
penitentiary said today that Witte
was released February 28 after serv
ing a 2'a year sentence for burg
lary, He was sent up from Multno
mah county.
II. (!. DAMON, Prop.
UNION TO TEST
PROVISIONS OF
LOGGERS' CODE
Portland. April 19 OftA test of
enforceability of NRA labor code
provisions In the logging Industry
was filed in federal court here late
Wednesday,
The suit was brought by the Na
tional Lumber Worker! union, John
MeGutsh and John Ferguson,
against the Tidewater Timber com
pany. Plaintiffs alleged as a result of
agreeing to company terms fol
lowing a 100 per cent strike In a
camp near Astoria last month, they
were refused the right to return to
work, others being drafted for their
places at the agreed wage scale
A hearing was set for Monday morn
ing. Intercession was sought from the
regional labor board at Seattle, the
complaint said, but the board "fail
ed or refused" to step Into the dis
pute. McGuish and Ferguson, employes
of the company for several years
and union members, asked on their
behalf and In behalf of others sim
ilarly situated for an Injunction
requiring their reemployment at the
wage scale agreed upon at conclu
sion of the strike.
The union contends a victory will
establish a federal court precedent
in enforcement of provisions of the
NRA code.
DRUNK DRIVER
FOUNDGUILTY
A Justice court Jury yesterday
afternoon returned a verdict of
guilty against Antone Rasmussen
who was charged with driving an
automobile while under . the In
fluence of Intoxicating liquor. Jus
tice of the Peace Miller Hayden
will pass sentence on Rasmussen at
3 o'clock this afternoon.
Witnesses for the state were Of
ficer Leverlch of the state police,
who made the arrest. E. B. Gabriel
and Sheriff A. C. Burlt. Witnesses
for the defense were Rasmussen,
J. A. Frey, T. R. Wacken, C. A.
Kobow and C. P. Andresen.
Members of the Jury were L. D.
Foley. George Savage, William
McGUchrlst, Sr., Wallace Bone
Steele, P. M. Gregory and H. I
Braden.
Rasmussen was arrested about 6
o'clock on a Sunday morning when
his car was found stopped beside
the highway. Defense witnesses tes
tified that Rasmussen, Wacken and
Frey had left the Oasis, beer gar
den and dance hall, shortly before
that after having arrived there
about 2 o'clock Sunday morning.
Rasmussen Insisted that he had
drunk only three glasses of beer
while at the resort.
AMERICANS LACK
ART APPRECIATION
Americans lack an apperciation
of art to a noticeable degree as con
trasted with Europeans, M. T. Wire
of Albany who makes his living
preaching for the Methodist Epis
copal church but who has made a
decided success of painting as a
sideline, told members and guests
of the Salem Lions club during
their luncheon Thursday noon. Wire
exhibited a number of canvases, in
cluding scenes from the Steen
mountains, deserts of eastern Ore
gon, autumn foliage in the Klamath
country, Wallowa lake and sand
dunes along the Pacific.
Wire does outdoor work exclusive
ly and during his talk explained the
difficulties encountered while try
ing to put on canvas some of the
beauties of nature. He contradicted
oft-repeated statements that so-
called experts are the only ones
capable of judging the merits of a
good painting and said the majority
of persons sub-consciously know a
good picture when they see It, but
seldom know why. The average Am
erican can learn to Judge a good
picture, he said.
Want To Be
Individual?
Vogue Pattern Representative
Will Tell You Howl
In our rat tern Department on Saturday, April 21,
Miss Lois Gordon from Vogue Pattern Service
will help you select patterns and fabrics best suit
ed to your personality and needs. She will hold
consultations to answer all your questions on
home-sewing . . . from choice of frock to technical
details of finish.
Face Operated On
Following: Attack
Los Angeles, April 19 UP) Mrs
Richard Bennett underwent a plas
tic surgery treatment after with
drawal of her battery complaint
against her actor-husband. U was
learned today.
he was taken to a Lot Angeles
hospital yesterday and operated
upon last night.
MRS. BROWN, 78
PIONEER, PASSES
Mrs. William Elva B ) Brown.
78, member of an early Oregon
pioneer family who had lived prac
tically all her life In and near
Salem, passed away at her home
at 590 State street this morning.
She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Werner Breyman, the former
a prominent merchant In Salem
many years ago.
Mrs. Brown was bom April 18,
I860 at Amity, ore. She was one
of the first graduates of Willamette
university and later attended Mills
college near San Francisco. She
taught music at Philomath college
and on May 28, 1884 was married
to William Brown who, prior to his
retirement a number of years ago,
engaged In extensive wool and mo
hair operations. Mr, Brown, who
had been spending the winter In
southern California, reached his
wife's bedside an hour before she
expired.
Mrs. Broun was the mother of
the late Clifford Brown, well known
legionnaire who was drowned In
Alaskan waters several years ago
white on a hunting and fishing ex
pedition. In addition to her widower
she Is survived by two grandsons,
Werner and Chandler Brown, her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Clifford
Brown, and a great granddaughter,
Vlvienne Brown, and two sisters,
Mrs. Rudolph Prael and Mrs. Lewis
Eldridge, both of Portland.
Funeral services will be held from
the home Saturday morning at 10
o'clock with Dr. William Elliott of
ficiating minister. Interment will
be In City View cemetery.
PAINTERS ENJOY
BANQUET AT HOTEL
"The wise property owner has
learned It saves him money to em
ploy a good painter and one who
uses quality paint products." de
clared Mr. H. L. Pickett, at a din
ner given by National Lead com
pany last night at the Marlon ho
tel to about 80 master painters and
paint dealers of this city and vi
cinity. The chairman of the meet
ing was Mr. J. J. Wilson and the
program was presented by Messrs.
H. L. Pickett and W. D. Herman of
National Lead company, manufac
turers of Dutch Boy paint products.
'But during the depression, Mr.
Pickett continued, "many property
owners tried to save money by
buying cheap' paints and hiring In
experienced painters to apply them
The result was early paint failures
that cost the property owners many
times what they saved on the first
cost of their painting Jobs.
''Painters and paint dealers must
use advertising and proper selling
methods to convince these property
owners that it pays to hire a good
painter and use quality paint pro
ducts."
A three reel moving picture.
"Thirteen Trumps," together with
newspaper and direct -by-ma 11 ad
vertising features were shown to
help painters get their share of re
turning prosperity. Modern busi
ness methods were also discussed.
Washington. April 19 (TV-Secretary
Morgenthau told reporters to
day that the manufacture of illicit
liquor is still "a very husky indus
try." He said he planned to "hit
it and hit it hard."
The treasury head explained the
department was "beginning to get
Interested In the illicit manufac
ture" of Intoxicants because on May
10 the old prohibition unit will be
transferred from the Justice depart
tnent to the bureau of Industrial
alcohol. That is under the treas
ury. He said 73 stills were taken last
week throughout the country. This
illegal business, he said, appears to
be "as bad as it ever was.
CHECKS SENT
TO GUARDIAN
SHARE HOLDERS
Fourteen thousand shareholder! of
the Guardian Building de Loan as
sociation today were mailed checks
for six percent of their Investments,
the one and only payment they wux
receive tn the final liquidation of
the1 association. The state corpora
tion department announced Issuance
of this payment, amounting to
$67,782.
Charles H. Carey, corporation
commissioner, stated that the small
salvage would be disappointing to
shareholders, but this was the most
that could be realized after the pre
ferred creditors were taken care of.
The company was taken over by the
state in 1931, and Carey said, If li
quidation should be continued long
er, not even a six percent dividend
could be salvaged.
The state sold all the assets of
the association to the Equity Fi
nance company, created by the pre
ferred creditors whose claims ag
gregated about a hall million doll
ars, for the amount salvaged for
the shareholders. Carey said the
claims of the preferred creditors
ranked ahead of the common stock,
and the sale was the final step in
the liquidation program. The sale
was authorized by the Multnomah
county circuit court following a full
neanng.
Disposal of this company marks
the first culmination of liquidation
or reorganization programs of any
of the ten such associations which
were taken over by the state cor
poration commissioner since 1931.
Nine companies still remain In the
hands of the commissioner, but
plans were In various stages of pro
gress in an otner cases.
The consolidation proposal for six
large Oregon firms has been ap
proved by the circuit court. They
would be formed under a "Consoli
dated Building and Loan Assoc.
tion" and would continue business
with the assets of all companies.
The firms Involved are the Western
Savings & Loan, Dime At Dollar
Building de Loan, Northern Savings
de Loan, Prudential Savings dc Loan
and the Astoria Savings Ac Loan as
sociation. The Union Building and Loan as
sociation reorganization proposal
has been delayed by legal action and
the case Is now pending In the fed
eral court.
Plans appear near culmination for
the reorganization of the Western
Land As Building association of Salt
Lake City In cooperation with seven
other states, Carey said.
The tenth association, also for
eign, will be liquidated outright, but
good security Is on band for the
Oregon shareholders. This Is the
Inter-Mountain association of Utah.
Carey announced his department
was pressing furtherance of all of
these projects as rapidly as possible
so that what assets are on hand are
not dissolved by delayed liquidation
operations.
Beloved Chief of
Police Passes Away
Hood River, April 19 (A1) Police
Chief William Hart, 69, the Idol of
hundreds of Hood River youths, died
here last night. He had served on
the police force 17 years.
By his sage and kindly advice.
Police Chief Hart had started many
boys and girls back on the right
road after they had deviated from
the course.
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Children Injured
When Bus Topples
Idaho Falls, Ida., April 19 (LP)
Three school children were serious
ly Injured and 43 escaped with
minor scratches when a school bus
from New Sweden overturned Wed
nesday.
The bus swerved off the highway
at a curve.
Oene Taylor, 12, the most serious
ly hurt, was being treated for pos
sible fractured skull. Be mice Rad
ford, 13, suffered a fractured pelvis
and Tataskl Kuwana, 14, fractured
clavicle.
Denxil Hacy, driver, told officers
he was driving at a moderate
speed. Suddenly the body of the
truck broke loose from the chassis,
he said, causing the car to topple.
BOX CAR THIEF
OLD CRIMINAL
Arthur T. Reed, alias Shaw, was
arrested by the city police last
night and is held for federal auth
orities for looting a box car In the
Salem railroad yards and taking
about 42 men's shirt. The goods
had been sent from the C. J. Breier
store here and were consigned to
the Breier store at Cottage Grove,
When arrested Reed was on a
business corner trying to sell 32 of
the shirts for 3. He told the po
lice that his address was Ellens
burg, Wash, but a long criminal
record received from the Identifi
cation bureau of the state shows
he has operated In various places.
In 1923 Reed, using the name of
Shaw, was held In Los Angeles as
a burglary suspect, and later the
same year arrested lor ourgiary
The same year he was received at
San Quentin penitentiary from Los
Angeles county to serve five years
to life for firs degree burglary. He
was paroled tn 1929 and later dis
charged. In 1930, as Reed, he was arrested
in Portland for disorderly conduct
and served 90 days In the county
jail.
In 1931, as Reed, he was arrested
In Los Angeles on a counterfeiting
charge and the case is still pending.
In 1933, as Reed, he was arrested
in Sacramento for vagrancy and
served 30 days.
In 1934, as Reed, he was arrested
in Clark county. Wash., for the
theft of a bicycle and served a 30
day county Jail sentence.
OSWEGO CEMENT
PLANT TO REOPEN
Portland, April 19 W Orders
were received today by the Oregon-
Portland Cement company plant at
Oswego to prepare the mill for
opening May 1 and to notify for
mer employes to be ready to resume
work on that day.
The Instructions came from L. C.
Newlands, president of the com
pany, now In Washington, D. C.
It was believed here that the re
opening of the mill, closed since
Nov. 1, will mean re-employment
of about 100 persons at the Oswego
mill and at quarries In Douglas
and Polk counties.
ANOTHER DIES
Sedalia, Mo, April 19 iff) Fatali
ties of a steam table explosion here
April 11 went to eight today with
the death of Mrs. Bessie Greer, 50,
one of the women burned while
they were preparing dinner for
celebration of railroad shop work
ers.
OgXS'OM f ' f " TP ATCIIA doin', Eddie?'
ways curious. 'Judging a tobacco
Beauty Contest?'
You said it. Sister,' I replied.
I'm getting the inside facts almut
the leading cigarette brands.'
"Take a look at those long, silky
strands of tobacco in Old Gold,
and their clear, rich, golden color.
I haven't played one-night stands
in the South without learning
Smoothest
CITY AUTO PARK
TRANSFORMED
AND BEAUTIFUL
A complete transformation of the
city automobile camp ground Is
being made through the labor of
transient men who receive board
and lodging at Hotel de Mluto.
headquarters of the federal trans
lent relief service. The grounds are
being generally beautified, and in
a few weeks will be one of the at
tractive spots of the commmunity
in the opinion of the city park
board.
The work is being done without
a cent of cott to the city except
the furnishing of tools. The men
are required to work 34 or four
hours each forenoon for their meals.
Over 100 have so far been employed,
and Bob Board man, Salem super
visor for the transient relief ser
vice, says not over three lazy men
have been found In the lot.
The work of beaut If ication In
cludes the marking out of paths,
clearing away brush and debris, re
surfacing the grounds, cutting
grass and removing large quantities
of old tin cans and even wrecked
automobile parts. The grounds are
to be remodeled under the direction
of Miss Elizabeth Lord and Miss
Edith Schryver. Lynn F. Crone
miller, state forester, has had for
esters In the grounds checking the
trees that should be cut down be
cause of rot, and these will be re
moved to give right of way for
other trees.
Supervisors of the crews are men
from Hotel de Minto and they are
said to be very efficient. The pro
gress of the work, says Board man,
has been far beyond expectations,
since It was an experiment at the
start.
The project Is under the direc
tion of the Salem park board, com
posed of Frank Deckebach, chair
man, T. M. Hicks and George
Ruches. H. S. Poisal, superintendent
of the camp ground, and the city
council are cooperating.
AWARDS ISSUED
TO BOY SCOUTS
Awards were Issued to a number
of boys Wednesday night during
the April court of honor of Cas
cade area Boy Scouts of America
which was held at the county
courthouse with Judge J. U. Camp
bell or the state supreme court
presiding. The awards included:
Star Scout badge William 6a
jovlc and Allan Smith, Salem.
Life Scout badge Walter Sten-
man, Salem.
First class merit badges Dale
Smith, Jack Pollock. Andrew Paris,
Robert Bridges, Harold Allen, Ralph
and Dudley Warnock, Harvey Finn,
Billy Benson. Conrad Prange,
Bruce Wilson, Robert Unruh, Boyd
Claggett, Allen Smith, Leo Smith,
Perry Thrapp, Walter Stenman
and Earl Moxley, all of Salem, and
Clair Jarvis of Si Ivor ton.
First class scout badge Clarence
Prange, Salem.
Second class merit badges Ken
neth Boyle, Ralph Kennedy, Dav
id Nyberg, Glenn Young, Edwin
Stortz, James O'Brien and Osme
Lahte, Salem.
Second class scout badge Billy
Evans, Albert Curry. Milton Hart
well, Delbert McDonough. William
Huffman. Henry Keith, Philip Mc-
Kinley and James Morley, all of
Salem.
asked the girl who's al
CIGXIXKTTV
Two More Jailed For
Aiding Dillinger
St. Paul, April 19 UP) The fed
eral government's Investigation of
John Dilllngers escape from an
apartment here after a gun fight
had placed two more persona in jail
today charged with harboring a
fugitive.
Dr. Clayton E. May and his nurse
employe, Mrs. Gurnlath La DeUe,
both of Minneapolis, were accused
of treating the outlaw for a kf
wound.
Both pleaded not guilty. Bonds
of $50,000 each were set.
BANK BALANCES
SHOW INCREASE
Washington, April IB IP) Amer
icans have begun In earnest to re
plenish depleted bank balances
drained by four years of depression,
wholesale bank closings, and hoard
ing.
Each week finds more money de
posited than Is withdrawn as re
hired workers find It possible again
to lay aside a few dollars for sav
ings. Hoarders are redeposithig their
wealth and huge government relief
expenditures are finding their way
back to the banks.
Unofficial estimates place the rise
in the country's unrestricted bank
deposits at more than $4,000,000,000,
making total deposits close to the
aggregate of some $44,000,000,000,
prior to the banking holiday a year
ago last March. Present unrestricted
bank deposits now total more than
$43,000,000,000.
The Increase In unrestricted de
posits, first substantial gain since
the start of the depression, is attri
buted to re-opening of previously
closed banks, the government spend
ing program, and the confidence
that has induced hoarders, business
men and the general public to re
sume normal banking relations.
Another reason for the rise In de
posits is believed the operation of
the government's federal deposit In
surance corporation of which 13,
870 of the country's 15,160 banks am
members.
Chairman Leo T. Crowley told the
executive committee of the Ameri
can Bankers association last night
that not one member of the Insur
ance fund has closed a record lor
so large a group of banks.
MERCHANTS WILL
HEAR MESSENGER
Edgar Freed, state NRA compli
ance director of Portland, will send
Frank Messenger, NRA representa
tive, to Salem Tuesday, April 24,
to address a meeting of all retail
merchants of Marion county. Mes
senger will explain the workings of
the different codes and will assist
the local code authorities in launch
ing the new drive for code com
pliance. A general Invitation has been
extended to merchants of sur
rounding counties to attend the
meeting and a large crowd Is an
ticipated from Polk and Linn coun
ties. Arrangements for the meeting are
being handled by Theodore Roth,
secretary of the state grocery dis
tributors code authority; L. F. Le
Garie, president of the Marlon
county code authority, and Edwin
C. Goodenough, secretary of the
local retail code authority.
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me, 'the eyes have it.' I can see
the finer quality in Old Gold,
can't you?''
(Sipwrf) EDDIE CANTOR
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