"7 Second Sired
Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
llnlti tonight and Tuesday
Mitt. IIOJ .Mill. :io.
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Dnllv I luhlli Yr
MlSPFOlto. OKl'XJON, MO)AY, miMWUY 1(5, 1QU.
NO. 280
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FOOD SHORTAGE
TO NEW YORK
Ti.iusporlntlou Crippled and Traffic
Paralyzed hy Snow Storm Fuel
Also Alarmliinly Short Three
Muic Deaths From Cold Today.
STAY YOUIC, IVIi. I II.-New Vork
fllCI'll II I'lllllllIC twin v. Wlllll I'llllll
wu mi luuiil when hint week's blir
mill Jjegnn wns nearly conaiimcd,
mill no badly worn lint mil run U
i tippled hy tin alorui (lint it wns
tliMMfltu 0 gut ftlWll Supplies ill
hii.v thing llku udoipinlo ipiuntlllox.
Furl nlo xih running ulnrtnlngly
shiilt.
'I'm make iimltcr womo, n froh
snowfall luiin tmliiy. It wns not it
hliaMfd, hut it steady miuithcr. The
nir wan t thick with flukes (lint It
w imhmIIiIc In cii miiiiy feet
ii ny, Ttir more dentin from cold
wtv rrMirtil. TlMrHiomotor iImhI
mI 17 above sent n H ii. in.
l!Mt for ihu ubwny, uilmn
lrBiiMirllion was ntwrly imrnl.vxcd
mhl in the owliwHy Ihe jam wb ter-
ririo.
Traffic I'urljuil
No automobile could fmoo it way
Ihrnuffh the drift. Ilettvy limiting
uf any kliul wn out of the ipios
thn. Indeed, tlifri" was hlllo wheel
truffle f nny kind. Slpigli did
. wwewhat littler, hut even with llit'in
the liiir? mad slow work of it.
14 limy floundered through the
street.
'llmm wa u pioloiio of milk do
llvwriwi yiwterdiiy, hut today tlu
nnnly was iiaiiNleil, mid no more
was urn ting. Apartment houses
imhiIi! olttmii iHi i'omI. Tlutiu wilt not
much la tho iJl.v.-niul what Iht-ro wim
iHWliI pot he delivered. Them WiMO
few hoeft whoro Micro was lint it
tllllo on linnl IhU It wit clear thai
I ho iitmtiiMi would ho critical within
h few lnmn tinloas the blnekudo wn
broken.
(IroNri) ton, found Ihidr supplies
out off. TTioy 1m1 not oven try to
uuikr deliver!. CtiMlomorH luul (
carry their own purchases home.
Conditions in nil town in th l
I'inity nero a Imd w in New York
or worse. At lloiilon, N. .1., Jamli
VrHfUml, nliaimlPil hy ntniKcleii:
lhioiih th'i ill if Ii, Ml fiiinlniis' mol
WHH pllffoi'lltril in till) HIIOVV.
SliMiurrN liar lloiiml
'Prnim-AtliiiitJit uliiuiiiahipn which
nrrhi'il ShIiiiiIh.v otf Siunly Hook
mnl lay lo uwniliitj; n lull in I ho
Hlorm Wt'lC fclill uinililo In in I IT, ovv
iiiK to tint iliinu'T of nnxiation
whilo the miow full o hmily. Wire
lit ini'dMiKi'i were ii'iMiivi'il from
inorc tliuit twenty nM'iiliie hhljii,
n-piiitiiiK their position. All hiiid
the Ktile luul linen komethiiiK inipio
eeilonleil. .Shipping' on Die huv nml in the
N'orth mnl KiihI iier wmt not only
klow nml iliftieult, hut etiemttly
ilmiKeroiiH. Dooiim of eollikioiiH
were uuirowly iteileil. Seenil
i'errvhoiitH loot theuiHelxeM in lue
hiimv nml felt their wuy iihoul, in
home itiHtmii'cH for nemly an hour,
tootliij ilUuiully in hciiieh of their
hliH.
I'rohiihly not a commuter in the
metropolitan list ritit was at Iiih
work on time today. Thnuxmulx
were lira id I'ioiii, If ut nil, only h.v
telephone,
OFFER HUERTA
.MKXIC'O CITY, Fob. 10. Do,
pciato over the Iuhhch they mo miu
talnliiK IIiioiirIi tho continued dluor
durri In Mexico, It hum rumorud hero
today Hint it Hyndlcatu of American
ImihIuohh men with exUnmlvu .Mexican
IntmuiHtu had offoipd I'icyldciil lluor
tit $1,500,000 lo lealmi. It wan nald
(ho Wimliluiilon itdmlulHtiatluu wan
comilaiit of thn prnpoMltliin. Wli:it
lliinila ruplliid wiih not known, how
over, nor, for that matter, wnu tho
icjWirt lUelf, cuiiflrmed.
Iliiiirtn today paid 1.000,000 pcnou
to JapMicHo umiuiiiillluii iiiul.em In
dniflu on l.umlun mid I'urln huuki.
500.00
RESIGNATION
F
EMPIRE STATE
John J. Kennedy Cuts Throat When
Summoned Before Grand Jury In
Gralt Prolio Cases Experts Arc
Huntliifi to See l( Shorlnjjc Exists.
AI.IIANY. N Y , I'iiIi. Ifi.- Kx-
iertn were limlilni: n lliomiiKli x
nmluiitlou toilii)' of the nrcounln of
Htnto 'Iti'itmirer John J. Kennedy,
Thu klllint hliinioir )i'tcrdny hy rut
t In k hU thrniil In Iho litvitlory of the
Mitrliceu lloit'l, llnf fnlo. N. Y mii
poneitl' tin n reiult of worry oer a
Hiiuiuiun In npiieiir thin nlternonn Im
fore the grand Jury In Now York City
In lotiiiii'tlnn with the stntn i:rn(t In
quiry. Km far im niipctired ntier(lrlnlly,
ICrmimly hnd uothliiK to fcttr for him
mtlf, and hi friend ottrlhuted hU
Hiilelde to anxiety Icit hi teillmouy
laolvi muue of hit polltlrnl no-
clntiw In troiildit.
Kenned), a man of fifty-four, wan
hwforo thn KNiud jury January 21) and
hln tier v en were much uliakeu tiy thn
exiurletire. When Mimmoucd for t
friMih ni(iaraiirt ho did not try to
hldo hU dupreiiilou yesterday ho
Marled with hU family for dinner ut
the Murkemi Motel, where they llvod.
On the way ho exrunei hlinnidf, and
when ho fulled to return hi ton
William went to look for him. Met
found him tlltlm; In a chair In the
Imntory with hi JiiRtilar elti
ncMired and an open raior on the
floor heildu him.
It wim uiulomtood wn to havo
lirnu iiuimIIoikhI heforo thn Krand
Jury concornliiK report that ho wm
MiuuectiHl with n hondlus oompaii
whirl; hn Iron doliiR an itxtonho
hiiliioii with itato rontractora, hut
District Attorney Whitman of Nov
York ald uprrlflcally today that he
hud no evldcuro ncalnkt him on
which to hac it rrlmlnal chargu.
I0U VELLE IN CHICAGO
WHO TAKE ENTIRE ISSUE
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(lllt'At'lt), 1'ch. III. Mil
f. Y. .MeNeiir, purehner of
.luel.Mon eouiily IhkIiwiiv
liuiids. Syndicate wautn en
tiro iisiii) at once. Close to
morrow. 1 I. TOW VKI.I.K,
Hotel Lit Salle.
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The above indicate that
County .IihIko Ton Velio Iiiih
leached CIiIciiko, is in con
ference with the purchithcrH
of the .f.'illll.OOU Jiicksou
I'Hinly road homlH, mid will
Kcl the money tomorrow, the
h.Miilicnle having dctci mined
to lake nil the bonds ut once.
BLAZIER FAILS
!
l'OKTLANl), Or., I'eb. 3(1. -John
M. llluxicr, it l'oitlntu tiiuhonnup, in
it petition in bankruptcy just tiled
with the fcdcial com I, nckuowlcdcH
bis inability to pay liabilities of
i till), 111! due, it wits said hy ids ut
loiucyu today, to the fact that the
uetttal value of hu;. cut 1'iom hi'
holdiiiKH in tho yellow fir licit of Sku
muuiit county, near Vancouver,
Wash., wnu much less than tint esti
mates made hy cruisers, mid upon
which he floated scwtnl Initio bond
issues for "development pui poses on
tho piopcrly,
Illaxicr is president of Ihe Wash
ington Koith Timber coinpany, the
OieKoii-Wasliiiiloii Tiinhcr company
mid (hu Dlmcicr Timber company.
Tho firs I two corporal ions have hecu
in tho Intuits of II, K, Collins, as ic
ccivnr, for kcmuiiI moiitlis, ncciiidiiiK
lo A- I. VciihIc, who is lepuwcutlliK
Ulmricc
The laincst debt of Ihe liabilities s
irTi.tllll), made up of I lilt I nine
pl'oiultui) iiutctf 1'ur ijlUUu inch,
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$499.41 2
NATION FACING
A REAE DANGER
FROM ORIENTALS
Commissioner Canilnclll Outlines
Needed Mutllflcatlons in Exclusion
Laws Japanese Question Un
touched, Out Chinese Dwelt Upon.
WASHINGTON', IVh. III. -DaiiKiirn
eoufroutinc the iiutiou from iriiuii
Krntinn were outllueit today in the
flmt ainiiial repoit of (ommimoucr
(I'Uierul of liiiiiiinilloii A, ('limine ti
lo Secretary of lnhor Wilson.
AmouK other HiIiiks the report rec
ommended cei tain mnillficfitioiiH in
the Chineoc exclusion net mid ex-
prcHncil I he helief (hut Krt'"t ,ur,'
mIioiiIiI he In Ian wilh the xcaiiicn'-
hill.
"The m'iiiiicii on one cud," mud the
ruKirt, "mid tho iiiiialration mid
Chinese excliiRiou on the other can
not he properly enforced unless their
Ixriiiu urn limiiirlil lulu kiilihtiinlnil
and practical ueeord."
Jap (jiunlloii Hollaed
No reference wiih iiimle lo Ihe rcii
oral ipiestion of Asiatic iiiituirnt ion
other than it eommetU mi "aliens em
ployed on MfcolK," and what Camin
etti n in the danger of Chinchc
ami other Asiatics Kcttiii into this
country unlawfully hy ncrvinir ns
seaiiicn and then deserting their
ships.
"Despite the fact that everythinK
pot.iblc under the cxihliny; law is he
inir done to nicveut the cnlry of Chi-
neo not entitled to he hole," con
tinued Ihe report, "Chinese InliorcrH
are coustmitlv Kiiiniii admission in
the Kiiise of minor muis of mcrclinuls,
htiulvntu, nntiM'S or sons of nutics.
Kdiirntlon n Clonk
"No one would dispute tho propri
ety mid aihisahilily of permitting
younn men of the Chinese race to ob
tain it higher education in Ibis coun
try, pruxided that privihe is so
safciiaub'd as to prevent its abuse.
Hat thin claim of student Hiatus, now
ndoptcd much more frequently than
formerly, is often used n n mere
(leak for the iutiodiietiou into this
country, ut udntiou of the spirit of
the law, of .oun Chinese laborers.
The report showed Hint 1,1.17,81)2
jiliniH were admitted Inst your, more
than the tidal for the prooodin year
ii ;i:)U,7Jti.
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HELP AGIST SHERIFF
8AI.KM.Oro., Fob. 10 County
JuiIko Springer of Crook today ap
pealed to (Inventor West for assist
mice In recovering the tnv rolls from
tho sheriff, who, SprluKcr nllegcs,
took them when an ItivcstlKatton of
dellmiueitt tax money was bemin.
Tho governor said hn didn't know of
anything ho could do In tho affair.
It appears an Investigation Is helm;
made to ascertain It all dollqtiont
taxes collected by tho Hhcrlff have
been paid Into tho county treasury.
SMALL LOSSES IN
NKW YOUIC, Feb, 1G. -Tho Btock
market opened active, but most of
the business wiih soiling orders. A
few sttarcg, howover, wero slightly
hlKher. Cituadlaii Pacific lost 2,
Mexican Petroleum Hi, Kuw llavon
1 U and Union raclflc, ItcadlnK,
Krlo, St. I'aul and Stool 1. I.ntor
loses of 1 to 1 Yj wero made In n
largo number of the more important
Issues,
Ilondn were easy.
Tho markot closed dull,
TEN BATTLJESHIPS"
VKItA VAW., Feb. 10. Tho
Amoilcuu battleships Utah, Flurldn
mid Delaware nirhed hoio today,
hrliiitliiK tho Vnlted States naval
sliciiKth on tlm .Mexican uusl tonit
up to tun buttluuMps
mi. jose nxricNTi'j concha
;:.... . COLOMBIA'S XHIF PIHSSIDISXT
lH ''JmKfk
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DR JOSE VICENTE CONCHA
"l" r I'nsalcnllal i t i was held recently In lies t.i. ct o L i. nud re
Milted in the dcrtlon f Ur 3 in-cnte Cci..ln, Uk u.i i.cv r the ton
.ertntlie tu.d liberal ,jrtic, oter Ur M lalu Lsmcrra. Ihe thm.e uf tin
rcpulillcniiH ,
MOTHER JONES
SUMMONED f
STRIKE PROBERS,
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TIMNIDAI), lolo., Feb. 1(1.
".Mother" Jones' presence on th wit-
noM slnud was lUuinudeil tttdHy by
K. r. Cotignn, int.irney for the min
ors heforo the cni;reimiiHl com-
mitteo invostijrHiii'k- the strike of tint
Colorado coal field-. Tho committee Chritoffcron made the flight
arrived from Denver yonlerday nud from lUkerfcriehl without descending.
CohtiKiin called for ".Mother" .lonoa ' Ho Mtid Unit the at ley; of the trip
at the opening of us first Mtonimi in n (ho moet difficult, mid that he
Trinidad. ; was compelled to buck a heavy head
him Hml-urrasMM . i(, nlmM 10 wny Tho w lml
It cmno ns soinelhing of an cmbar- the Tohnehnpi I'ass, bo said, wits nl
rasbincnt lo the reproMuitalivert of most as severe as that which defeat
tliu ntnto AdiiKiii-triitioii, since ed him nt Tejnn. Tho aviator e.
".Molhcr" Jono, who wns in rested on pooled lo ret hero for an hour or
tho ground that -he was an agitator, more heforo completing Ids trip. IK
when she arrived in Trinidad several hnd been behaving excellently mid ho
veokn ago, was still hold it priouer!expceted no fur.hor trouble. IIo
in Sim It n fuel ho-pitnl. would leave Ascot Park for San l)i-
.Major K. .1. Ilii1itoii, judgo mho- jego, ho stud, between J mid 'J o'clock
cute general of the Colorado National todav.
(luanl, objected, however, to Coti
gau'ii rcipnt ami demanded the ngh
to argue tho pond. In any event,
Costigmt remarked, the prisoner
probably would be summoned soon lo
testify in tho supremo court in con
nection with her petition for release
under habeas corpus proceeding.
Tho (iiiostiou whether or not she
should bo brought heforo the con
gressional committee awaited tho
committeemen's decision.
Tho first wilnc today vvns Frank
r.cdbnmowhki, n striking miner. Ho
spoke no F.uglish, so Sergcnnt-ut
Aims Juklc noted as futeipicter for
him.
FIGHT DIVORCE LAW
11KNO, .Nov., Fob. 10. Tvvelvo
lending liiwjors of tho ntnto ap
peared bo f ore District Judgo Moran
hero today to mmio tho constitu
tionality of Novnda'a now divorce law.
Tho citso of Alfrod Worthlngton
against Cecilia Wortltlngtou Is being
tisod to test tho law, tho question st
ls8tio being tho signing of tho ordor
of publication of summons. It wax
holluvod tho court will refuse to sign
tho order, mid an Immedlato nppo.il
to tho supremo court will bo titkeu.
Weather Foiccast
Oregon- Fmr vvesl, ruin oust por
tion tonight, Tuesday, into wwti
Kiin or snow cast piiiiiom south
eusleil) winds, iueu'u,liig nUtf llio!M" Mll, "eontl l Sydnuy Aus-
UUUkl
MS
KHK
asm
AVIATOR FLIES
i.
I0 LOS ANGELES
I.OS AN'GKLKS, C'nl., IVb. 10.
Amtor Cliristofreron alighted nt
Ahcot l'urk here at 12:2." o'clock to
dny, eeveriiij: apprmimatoly l'J.l
inilort from Hakur.tield in three
hour, l'oriv minutes claused time.
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7-YEAR SENTENCES
liornirroN, Mid.., Feb. ui.-For
killing Steve Pulneh, u striking cop
per miner, nt Seebervillo last August,
Judge ITnnigan today sentenced das.
Cooper, Arthur Davis nnd William
flroff, Wnddoll-Miihoii detectives, to
seven years each in Mnru,uetto peni
tent inry,
Tho three detectives, with Deputy
Sheriff Kdwin Polkiiighnine, wero
found guilty of manslaughter, but in
Polkinghoino's easo tho jury mado it
reetuniuendatioii of uteiey. Ho was
not sentenced with tho other prison
ers.
Deputy Sheriff Harry Juntos, nlso
ncciibcd in connection with tho same
killing, wns itciputtcd.
Fully it thousand miners have been
coming into Hancock daily, since the
congiessionul strike investigation be
gun there, to attend tho hearings,
Some of them have walked for miles
through tho snow, They hope the
committco will settle the strike, fail
ing to understand that Its mission is
not lo effect a settlement, hut to
investigate conditions.
Mutt Wells, former Kugllsh llisht
vvolght champion, was defeated by
trullu.
OVER
TEHAGHAP
SIRI
BREAKING
DETECTIVES
GIVEN
TIMES IMPROVE,
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
MS PRESIDENT
Executive Asserts That All Commu
nications to Him Indicate That
Business Is Improving More Work
With Warm Weather Is Prediction.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l(5.-l'resi-dcul
Wilson made it plain here today
that he would not accept as fact the
newrjinper rcMrtK of it general de
pression in InMiiOrs throuuhoiil the
country. Incidentally, he indicated
that he Hunks Frank Walsh, head of
tho iiidti'trmt commission, d;d not
speak uuthontalivelv when he said
there were :i."(M)00 unemployed men
in New York alone.
It was generally understood that
President Wilson bel.eved WuUli got
his figures from the newspapers, nml
that they had never been verified. It
also is tnic that the president is dis
turbed over the bromine of Walsh's
AtnUincnt. While he would not dis
cuss the matter nt length, persons
closely nssocnted with the adminis
tration did. Walsh wns censured in
administration circles for making
what vvns termed 'n bad break" nt n
lime when the operation of the tariff
mid income tax laws in being severe
ly attacked by republicans nnd pro
gressives. President Wilson contented him
self with the fctntement thnt all com
munications to him indicated that
liusiiie-s is improving. He believes
that with the advent of warm weath
er there will be more work.
That its prcriou statement con
cerning tho bad condition of the la
bor market meant the existence of
any unu-ual or alifiormnl conditions
wns denied today by Ihe industrial
relations committee, through Mrs.
Dordeti Harriuiat), as its spokeswo
man. It was believed the denial vvns in
spired by democratic leaders, who
feared the earlier statement hnd fur
nished ammunition to the administra
tion's enemies.
Unemployment, said the denial, is
nlwn.vs common nt this time of the
year.
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ASHLAND, Ore. Feb. 1C An
nouncement was made here today o!
the proposed consolidation of the
United States National and Flnt
National Hanks. Tito Uultod States
National will liquidate Its stockhold
ers receiving stock iu tho First Na
tional which Increases Its capital to
$100,000 and starts with 120.000 sur
plus. K. V. Carter, president of tho
United States National Is to bo presi
dent of the new bank. C. II. Vaupol.
president of the First National, Is to
bo vice-president.
LONDON, Feb. 10. -llecnuso ho
voted, as a member of the house of
commons, despite the fact that n
firm iu which he is iutetested hud a
government contract, Justico Sir
ltodney ltowlntt today imposed on
Sir Montagu Samuel t penalty of
$03,000 fine and costs.
Sir Montagu, a prominent liberal
politician nnd millionaire financier,
announced ho would appeal.
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CAI.QAKY, Alborta, Fob, 10.
Jasper Collins, confessed slayer of
John Henson, becama lusano toduy as
it result of tho strain of awaiting
execution. IIo had beou kept alive
wllh llqu'.d foods miuo he collapsod
Friday. Tho execution Is sot for t"t
uioiiuw,
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BANKS
CONSOLIDATE
BUND SENATOR
FLATLY DENIES
Gore on Witness Stand In His Own
Behalf Tells of Conspiracy to Ruin
Him by Disappointed Offlce-Scck-ercSouflht
by Woman.
OKLAHOMA CTTV, Okhi., Feb. 10.
Thomns P. Gore, the blind Hennlor
from Oklahoma, took the stand hero
today iu his own defense in the trial
of the .")0,000 damago suit ngainst
him by Mrs.'Mintiie K. Hond. Ho be
gan bis testimony nt 0:20 o'clock.
Senator (lore flatly denied that ho
ever hnd made nny advances or had
tnken nny l.bcrties with Mrs. Hond.
"I met Mrs. Bend in Oklahoma
City," he said, "in January, 101.1.
She nsked mo to use mv influence in
having her husband nppointcd col
lector of internal revenue, but I told
her I hnd already promised the posi
tion to another mnn. She tenewed
her efforts iu Washington last
March nnd" arranged to confer with
me there at the Winston hotel.
Is Personally Conducted
"As I entered the lobby, Mrs. Hond
met me. She hnd been waiting for
me there, and ns I came in I heard
her say: "I'll take charge of tho sen
ator now, gentlemen.'"
Oore said Mrs. Hond took him to
her room, ndding:
"I snt on n chair near the bed.
Mrs. Bend sat on the bed. When I
started to go I extended my hand.
She took hold of my hand nnd then
seemed to go down on the bed.
"'Whnt does this mean!' 1 asked.
She gave somo nnswer that I did not
understand. Then, I heard somfotiu
enter the room, ire Vniir "he was
Thaddeus Itobertson. We exchanged
salutations. Then Mrs. Bend began
to crv and carry on. Itobertson told
her to stop squalling. He then talk
ed with Mrs. Bend in on undertone.
No riot Suggested
"I nsked Itobertson to get my hat
nud he did so. 'Whnt have you got
to say about this, Mrs. Boailf I
asked. 'I don't want Bend to know
you were in my room,' she answered.
I put the same question to Itobertson
mid he said he had nothing to say.
Neither suggested at the time that
anj thing improier had occurred. I
intended to summon the proprietor
if such a thing hnd been intimated.
"Dr. Knrp called on mo the next
day mid said ho had heard charges
of improper conduct. I answered:
'If they make such charges, it is an
infamous lie.' Harp said he thought
so, too. I declared I would see those
eoplc in hell before I would make
them nny terms."
Senator Gore also denied that ho
had offered to settle with Mrs. Bend
or hnd told Dr. F.arp "to get Mrs.
Bend out of town, for God's sake."
He said the men behind the charges
had tried to get his indorsement for
federul positions.
Denies Current Stories
Attorney E. J. Giddings cross-examined
Gore. Gore said thnt in De
cember of 101!! hu had discussed
with District Attorney Wilson of tho
Distriot of Columbia tho advisability
of instituting bluckmnil charges. The
charge, howevor, was not pressed.
Senator Gore also denied thnt Sen
ator Kent hnd summoned him to ap
pear beforo it senate committee to
discuss tho charges and that ho
would not go.
EAILS TO OPEN DOOliS
SALEM, Ore.. Fob, 10. Follow
ing advices that tho Towder Valley
State Bunk had failed to open Its
doors today, State Superintendent of
Banks S. O. Sargent left for North
Powder to tako charge of the Insti
tution, II. O. dorman, ia president
of tho bank and Mayor A. V. Lambert
of North Powder, cashier.
Tho bunk's reserve Is reported to
have been below the legal limit for
sovorul days. When It was unable
to regain the required amount the
bank was closed and tho state bank
ing board advised. At the time 'if
tho last HtatewvMt Its dHUs wf
DO 'I II UHd !ua f tM7 H '
Hal waa fiMOO,
11NSST0RY
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