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MEDFOUl), OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 1933.
No. 290.
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Comment
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Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
BANKS throughout the country
are closed, and as these words
are written nobody knows when they
will open although we all hare high i
hopes.
Closing of the banks places a stag
gering handicap on business. Tt
piles untold annoyances on EVERY- j
BODY. Practically NOBODY la free
from the hardships that are Involved
In the present situation'.
But on all aides there Is a good
natured acceptance of these hard
ships. There ia practically NO com
plaining. People are taking It and
laughing about It and cracking Jokeii
about It.
GOOD for SouUierii Oregon. You
can't lick people who are able
to laugh about their troubles.
ANYWAY, people are learning
something about the tunctlon of
gold In the modern business world.
We're getting education out of the
bank panic, even If we're getting
nothing else.
We'll all be first rate economist
by the time It's over. If you doubt
that, stand on any street corner and
hear how easily all the problems
we're facing are oolved.
A CUSTOMER came Into a atore
yesterday with a $76 state of
Oregon check, which ought to be
good If anything Is good. He was
In the mood to spend money, but
he couldn't get change because the
store didn't hare the cash . with
which to make change.
So they worked It out 'this way:
The customer bought what he want
ed and the store took his check and
gave him credit for the balance. But
he still needed eight dollars to make
somo absolutely necessary purchases.
,.,.So, against his. credit, the store,
gavo him. a $5 county warrant and
$3 In silver and he went away happy.
We'll be swapping chips and whet
atones yet.
AFTER a week oT unprecedented
disturbance. It seems still to
this writer that government guar
antee of bank deposits would be the
surest and In the long run the
cheapest method of Insuring the
stability of our banking system and
providing the measure of confidence
that will bring hcarded cash pour
ing back Into the bank vaults to
serve as a foundation for the bank
credit that la the very Hfeblood of
business.
With bank credit once more avail
able, business men will find it pos
sible to carry on productive enter
prises, providing employment for
those who need It, which In turn
will provide the buying power to
bring back prosperity!
Only confidence In the banks will
bring bank credit back. . Whatever
brings confidence will be worth
whatever It costs.
THE cost of government guarantee
of deposits would not be pro
hibitive. According to the best figures avail
able, total NET losses In failed banks
during the past 50 years, including
th ree major depressions, have
amounted to less than ONE PER
CENT of the total volume of bank
deposits In this country.
ARE RELIEF HEADS
It was announced Saturday that
the County committee on relief has
I appointed C. Revise Braley aa relief
officer, and Victor A. Tengwald as
office secretary. It Is the plan of
the organization to furnish relief as
soon as funds are available, prob
ably In about two weeks. .
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Mim Etliel Chord was Friday eve
nine named Miss Medford for 1933 at
the danre which One Coves' E!ve.,
B:k A res play. Miss Sum t to Steu
nett was selected as Miss Perfect
B iri-tt? an;i Mis Dorothy Clark as
M: Perfect B.ond.
Mtss Sharon, who made the selec
tion, al-o chose M:w Luclle Cramer
as M:ss Ahiand for 1933.
A r-owd of nearly :ve hundred at-tT:-:i
t io dnv?e. and d'l to popsi!-1"
ri-m-l i.t o:'ne:;r retrained here
for Saturday night's dance.
DEATH TOLL PLACED AT 125 WITH
LOSS OF 1V1ILL10NS IN CALIFORNIA
Nerves Of Harassed People In Los Angeles Area Rasped
By Continued Temblors Scientjsts Say Earth May
. Continue To Shake For Days Long Beach Worst
Hit Suffers Most Reconstruction Fund To Relief.
T.ONB REACH, Calif., Marrti 11.
In leas than an hour was felt here
By RENNIE TAYLOR
Associated Press Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES, March llsyp)
Southern California trembled tonight
as she measured her earthquake dead
In hundreds, her injured In thou
sands and her property damage In
tens of millions of dollars.
' Recurring earth shocks, in addition
to the 23 major convulsions that kill'
ed many and maimed and harassed
the densely populated metropolitan
area, kept rasping at the already raw
nerves of the two million.
Shocks Rasps Nerves
As afternoonu wore on into night
the less severe shocks got beyond
count. Grief, suffering and fear edged
Into the wide pioture of death and
destruction as the citizenry watched
the corpse hunters fill the marble
slabs of the morgues, read the cas
ualty list and inspected the far-iflunc,
rulns, all the while keeping on edge
for the recurring shocks which sci
entists said might continue for days
or even weeks.
The ever changing casualty figures
stood unofficially tonight at 125 du
and possibly 5.000 Injured, including
everything from scratches and bruis
ed heels to cases that may prove fatal.
The number of persons requiring ac
tual hospital treatment was estima
ted at. 1.000 for the entire. area.
Heavy Properly pnnuige
Property damage was estimated at
least A45.000.000. Including wrecked
business buildings and schools, -broken
utility lines damaged streets and
harbor channels. '
Bodies were still sought in ruins
at ,ong Bf-rcH; Vhlciv feornhe'm-"lat
of the quake. -
Alert to prevent possible vandal
ism, looting and ghoulish acts. United
States sailors and marines from the
battle fleet at San Pedro, national
guardsmen and American Legion
naires joined police In preserving or
der in the stricken regions.
Centralized control of emergency
measures was Invoked when Gov.
James Rolph. Jr., who flew here to
day, appointed Colonel O. C. Wyman
of the California National Guard to
head the relief work.
Relief Action Taken
Swift action to alleviate grief, pain
and privation was taken when relief
authorities decided that a portion of
the more than $4,000,000 alloted to
the state March 3 by the reconstruc
tion finance corporation might be
diverted quickly to that end.
The application of martial law was
deemed unnecessary at Long Beach
and E. S. Dobbins, city manager, was
designated to direot the policing of
that vicinity. The governor ordered
the condemnation of all buildings un
safe for occupancy.
Long Beach had 68 dead and re
ported injuries to 3.600 persons.
Compton, a small suburb of Los An
geles, reported 17 deaths. Hunting
ton Park's death toll was eight, with
property damage of $25,000,000. Watts
had seven deaths and the remainder
of the mortality list was divided
among various sections of the metro
politan area.
Many Hearts Fall
Twelve of these deaths were attrib
uted to heart failures from fright in
duced by fear of the earthquakes.
Coroner's officers saio fear that each
succeeding shock would be worse than
the preceding ones finally became
powerful enough to kill.
For once, Hollywood, Beverley Hills
and Culver City looked out upon a
tragedy not of thetr own ' making.
Stars and supers alike rushed from
their sets when fright got the upper
hand but there was no appreciable
damage there.
TROJANS EVEN UP
.s. c.
CORVALITS. Or.. March II fPl
University of Southern California
evened the Pacific coast conference
basketball championship series by de
feating Oregon State college, 39 to
28. here tonlirht. The Statera won the
gamo last night. 35 to 33.
Starting the second half with the
score 20 to 10 moiiist Hum, the
Oransemen staged an offensive that
brought them within four points of
their opponent., but the accurate
shooting of the Trojan, toon gave
them a safe lead.
Southern California', victory to
night made necessa-y a third and
final game, which will be played here
Monday night. ' '
Orefon Heather
Unsettled with rain wet and rain
I and snrw over and ea.t of the Cm--v4"
rr Tin Sunday and Monday:
; mod- empraur; southeast and
iouta gales olishore.
(AP) The fourth sharp earthquake
at 10:32 o'clock tonight.
Earthquake Loss by Cities
(By the Associated Press)
Deaths: Long Beach, 70; Comp
ton, 17; Huntington Park, 8: San
Pedro, 2; Los Angeles, S: South
Gate. 2; Santa Ana. 3; Watts, 7;
Artesia, 4; Bellflowers, 3; Wil
mington, Hermosa Beach, Nor
walk, Garden Grove. Walnut Park
and Lynwood. one each. Total
126.
Property damage: Long Beach,
$25,000,000; Compton. $12,000,000
to $15,000,000; Huntington Park,
$2,500,000; Lynwood, $1,000,000;
South' Gate, $600,000; Los Angeles.
$1,000,000; remainder scattered.
FAVOR WARRANTS
Rental property owners, who met
Friday evening in the courthouse aud
itorium, passed a resolution, "that the
assemblage go on record as favoring
the continuance of the policy of ac
cepting the courts' Issuance of war
rants In payment for rent, whore the
tenant la unable to pay. The war
rants are to be used for payment of
delinquent taxes."
Fd White acted as chairman of the
gathering, attended by 57 local peo
ple, and George Iverson wa secre-
lary." "It was .voted' by the body to
appoint a committee to present the
resolution to the county court, and
another committee to make a survey
of the rental situation In Medford.
However, the meeting adjourned with
out the memberships of the commit
tees being named.
Representatives of several relief or
ganizations were present.
PANS FIRST GOLD
She shakes a wicked pan, when
there's gold in "that thar dirt" Bes
sie McConochie does. She proved It
to 500 spectators gathered on the lot
adjoining the chamber of commerce
yesterday for the gold panning con
test, sponsored by the Southern Ore
gon Mining association. Mrs. McCon
ochie won first prize in the women's
division by panning the gold from a
standard pan. filled to the top with
dlrst. In 10 minutes and IB seconds.
Alta Pahl, who has also searched for
pockets In the southern Oregon hills,
won second honors, saving the colors
In 14 minutes and 58 seconds.
Winners in the men's division were
A. R. Enyart and J. V. Neff. Enyart
panned the gold in two minutes and
32 seconds, and Neff in two minutes
and 54 seconds.
TO ATTEMPT SKIS
Mr. and Mrs. Curt is Gard ner of
Portland, who have probably lived
for almost half a century, are going
to try their luck on skis today. They
stopped at a Medford shop yesterday
on their arrival from Portland, bought
some, received the instructions of
Roland Hubbard, local sportsman, on
how to use them and left for the
Union Creek country.
Mr. Gardner, who was awarded the
contract for the Diamond lake road
construction, has a cabin 10 miles
beyond Union Creek. They will make
their headquarters there and ski to
ward Diamond lake.
NO MORATORIUM SEEN
IN GIFTS TO WELFARE
There has been no moratorium de
clared tit public generosity during
the past week, according to Misi
Helen Carlton, head of the Welfare
Exchange, one of the county's bus
iest relief projects.
Last Wednesday, Miss Carlton re
ported yesterday. 420 girment were
brought Into the exchange to be dla
I tnbuted to the needy, who an work
! iuc for what thev receive, under the
I program, which has been in effect
'since opening ol the exchange.
Medford Banks
Faces Impeachment
The house of representatives
voted impeachment of Federal
Judge Harold Louderback of San
Francisco for "misdemeanors in
office." The case went from tht
house to the senate for triaL
(Associated Press Photo
MEDFORD PEOPLE
While southern California was
rocked again and again by earth
quakes yesterday in one of the great
est disasters in coast history, rela
tives In southern Oregon panic strick
en with fear for their welfare, were
telephoning' and calling at the Mall
TWbune, searching h rough the, Hat
off casualties "for: names' t JTP'ylftJfsctl1
would not be there and reporting
messages received after long waiting
from the earthquake zone.
One, J. C. Embry, found In the list
of dead the name of a relative, his
niece, Dorothy Kalne, 18, of 29 Zane
street., Long Beach.
A message from the south, an
nounced that Denton Clark of this
city, visiting In Santa Monica, had
been injured in the quake, but not
seriously.
An optimistic note was received by
wire by James H, Owen from his two
sons, Harry and Arthus of Los An
geles and San Pedro. "Owen family
fine. First reports of earthquake
greatly exaggerated.,' it read, in good
old California style.
Another wire from Miss Stella Mer
rick, aunt of Emerson Merrick, an
nounced to local relatives that the
Merrick family at Long Beach was
also safe.
Mrs. J. A. Burton, who left Long
Beach by motor yesterday, driving
through the thick of the disaster, ar
rived In Medford, uninjured this eve
ning. District attorney's office la makln:
a thorough investigation of property
and income reports of persons who
have been signing bonds during the
past few weeks for those arrested in
connection with tho ballot theft. It
was announced by that office.
Some persons who have signed the
bonds, have not filed reports of prop
erty valuations to the extent of the
bonds, and a chek was being made
by tax authorities In Ashland the
last of the week, according to word
received here.
One instance referred to by the dis
trict attorneys office was a Central
Point residence who appeared as sure
ty on a 5000 bond last week, who
owed I600 Jn back taxes, and $500
in water assessments.
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LEVELED By BLAZE
The Fred C. Sander residence on the
Crater Lake highway near the Air
ways radio station, burned to the
ground Saturday morning about sv
en o'clock, according to the local fire
department which answered a sum
mons, but was unable to aid in dls-
tinguishlng the fire. Lack of facilities
to fight the blare made it impossible
for the Medford department to as
sist.
The two-story house was completely
destroyed, although an airplane about
75 yards from the house, was saved
from fire. Little in the bouse was
saved.
The fire, which was disverd on
the roor. was thought to have start
ed from sparks flying out of the
chimney
"4? p& .
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PEAR AND APPLE
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Money To Start Immediately
After Banks Re-Open Is
Word" Spokane Regional
Manager For R. F. C.
SPOKANE, Wash., March 11. (TP)
R. E Towle, manager of the Spokane
regional agricultural credit corpora
tion, said he was authorized by the
reconstruction finance corporation to
day to make loans up to 50 cents a
box for 1933 winter pear and apple
production. The loans will be made
Immediately after the national bank
ing holiday is lifted, Towle said, to
growers who can furnish "conclusive
evidence that their operations have
reached the point where they can
complete the Job for 50 cents a box,
Including harvesting and marketing
costs."
It was estimated that between $3,
000,000 and 1 0,000, 000 would be ad
vanced to growers of the Wenatchee,
Yakima, Hood River and Payette val
leys. Towle 'a announcement today fol
lowed a statement yesterday that the
Spokane R. F. C. would advance 50
cents a box through six local credit
corporations formed early last year in
the four districts. These loans are
expected to total $2,000,000. The Spo
kane federal Intermediate credit bank
also has committed Itself to a ma
jor part of the apple and pear crops
financing.
The R. F. C. loans will be made on
a budget basis, that Is, so much for
spraying, so much for pruning, so
much for harvesting and a final ad
vance for marketing, Tonflu said. . Ap
plication blanks are being printed and
will be ready for distribution Tues
day.
Absence of a credit corporation In
this district Is given as the reason
for non-Inclusion of the Medford re
gion up to the present, In benefits
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation.
J'VILLE TIMES
Jacksonville town team last night
won the southern Oregon town team
basketball championship by defeating
Phoenix 50 to 35. The tournament
opened Friday evening at Oold Hill
and continued through Saturday.
In the second part of the tourna
ment, Mcdford's Rlnky-dink team was
required to forfeit its gsme to Bams
Valley, for running in four Texaco
players, who had not played three
previous games with them.
Scores were: Sams Valley 40, Ash
land Methodists 8: Medford Rlnky-
dlnks 25, Butte Falls 24: St. Mary's
41, Spartan Athletic club 25; Jackson
ville 32, Prospect 15; O rants Pass All
stars 30, Rogue River 23; Phoenlv 28.
Gold Hill 23. Sams Valley 3. Rtnky-
dlnks forfeit; Jacksonville 35, St.
Mary's 37; Oold Hill 41, Grants Pass
All-stars 30; Jacksonville 30, Sams
Valley 20; play-off for third place,
All-stars 32, Sams Valley 28
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TAX IS NEXT YEAR
SALEM, March 11. (JP) Changes In
the income tax law made by the leg
Islature that has just adjourned, in
creasing rates and lowering exemp
tions, do not- apply to returns for this
year, the state tax commission an
nounced today following receipt of a
flood of Inquiries.
Notwithstanding the current bank
holiday filings of returns are going
on as usual with the commission ac
cepting checks in payment for taxes
subject to collection when the banks
are reopened.
Special Speaker
At Legion Meet
Lee C. Oarlock. American Legion
commander in Medford, announced
last evening there will be a special
speaker at the Monday evening meet
ing of the Legion, which will be held
In the armory.
Special subjects concerning Interests
of veterans will be discussed at the
meeting.
WASHINOTON. March 11. f AP)
President Roosevelt's economy bill was
rushed through the house to a divid
ed senate today In a spectacular bat
tle that split the blrz Democratic ma
jority into two flphting factions. The
opposition was led by Insurgent Dem
ocratic forces.
May Open on Tuesday
10 SHOT DOWN
IN YREKABATTLE
Suspected Kidnaper Of Cus
toms Agent Taken After
Gun Fight With ' North-
" ern California Officers.
In a desperate gun battle on the
streets of Yreka, Calif., at 7:15 p.
m. Friday, George Manning 35, as
serted ex-convict, narcotic runnor.
and kidnaper of E. L. Balllnger, U.
S. customs patrol officer of Betltng
hamt'Wash., last Wednesday noon.
shot and killed two mn, beat an
officer with the butt of his pistol,
and was himself wounded In the
leg before he submitted to capture,
The dead:
Stephen Kent, tate traffic officer,
41, Yreka, Calif.
Lester Qulgley, auto salesman, 44.
Yreka, Calif.
Deptity Sheriff Charles Calkins of
Siskiyou county, In a hand to hand
struggle with Manning after he had
slain Qulgley and Kent, was benten
over the head with Hanntng's empty
pistol. Sheriff A. S. Calkins, father
of the deputy, came to the rescue
and overpowered Manning
Paul Newcomb, 37, companion of
Manning, fled when the shooting
started , hid beh 1 nd a dm gst ore
counter, and later surrendered to the
sheriff.
The little Siskiyou mining town
was thrown Into a fever of excite
ment by the tragic event.
Man Hunt Kluce Thursday
Since last Thursday morning,
southern Oregon and northern Cali
fornia authorities have been search
ing. foMannlng.8,n.d compnlP!s who
niiniiBiiuirci it. - unwinder, unueu
States customs patrol officer, while
on duty 25 miles south of Belllng
ham, Wash., last Wednesday noon
Balllnger was beaten Into uncon
sciousness, held prisoner for 18
hours in the rear section of a coupe,
and left tied to a tree In the Sis
kiyou mountains, where he was
found by a farmer Thursday morn
ing. About seven o'clock Friday eve
ning, the auto checking station near
Hilt, calif., reported to Sheriff Cal
kins at Yreka that Manning was
headed for that city. In the coupe.
He was recognized from a driver's
license card with the name Oeorje
Manning upon It,
Sheriff Calkins stationed Kent, a
traffic officer, and Qulgley, who went
with him as a driver, near the Pa
cific highway entry to Yreka. Tho
sheriff then prepared to trail Mann
ing Into the city. He soon sighted
Manning and his blue bodied auto
traveling rapidly down the Pacific
highway. Sheriff Calkins then start
ed In hot pursuit.
Ignored Unit Command
When Sheriff Calkins reached th?
Yreka city limits, he blew his siren
(Continued on Page Plve)
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To the Editor:
I have before me the Pacific Rec
ord Herald of March B, 1933, in which
I am quoted as speiklng of "blight
ing Influence of the Medford Mail
Tribune," and "the impossibility of
the Medford Chamber of Commerce
even flndtnj the gates of Hades ajar.'
L. M. Sweet Is quoted as making the
above statement.
The statements are false in every
particular. I never made them and
never had any reason to make them.
I would be glad to have you publish
this statement as soon as convenient.
C. B. LAM KIN,
Ashland, Ore,
March II, 1033.
U DELEGATION
AT TABLE ROCK
The largest delegation In the ser
ies of tours to the country, spon
sored by the Medford Chamber of
Commerce, was reported from Med
ford Friday night, to the program
at the Table Rork Community club
The Medford Oleemen entertained
wtth a series of Inspiring songs un
der the direction of James Stevens
and Sebastian Apollo pianist. W. 8
Bo! per, president of the chamber and
C. W. MacDonald addressed the
crowd and the remainder of the
evening was devoted to entertain
ment by the Table Rock club. Re
freshments were served and a cake
walk, wiui worthwhile prizes, was
enjoyed.
Tries Suicide
'ft
it ft'inuH 4"ytMtiS'fi'4i'?'!t'
Dorothy Elllngson, recently re
leased from prison after serving a
term for killing her mother, failed
In a suicide attempt In 8an Fran
cisco after she had been charged
with grand theft. (Associated Presa
Photo)
CONGRESS CHIEFS
SALEM. Ore., March M. (VP) A
delegation from the good government
congress of Jackson county, composed
of Mrs. Henrietta B Martin, presi
dent; C. H. Brown, secretary, and Rev.
O. R. Krlng, was In Salem today to
confer with Governor Meier and other
state officials. The governor, however,
was not to. be found, they said, al
though they had an appointment with
hiin for this forenoon t
fgovortVoV was td petition 6r a special
prosecutor to handle cases now pend
ing In Jackson county," particularly
those of 10 persons held in connec
tion with the theft of ballots from
the courthouse.
, While here the delegation confer
red with Adjutant General Thomas
IS. Rllea of the National Guard, rela
tive to permission for rental of the
Medford armory for meetings. They
satd this privilege had been refused
the congress.
General Rllea later refused to com
ment upon tho Interview other than
to say that armories are under the
control of local armory boards, and
that as a general policy no attempt
la made from the central office here
to dictate their policies.
R. C. Cummings, of the Rogue Riv
er district, owner of a truck, and a
county roadworker, was arrested at
Wimer Friday night, near the close
of a meeting of the so-called Oood
Government congress, of which Cum
mings is reputed to be a member.
Cummings was arrested by the atato
police, on a warrant charging burg
lary in a building not a dwelling in
connection with the brazen but bung
led theft and burning of official
Jackson county ballots on the night
of February 20, on the eve of a re
count of the votes In the race for
sheriff between Gordon L. Schemrer
horn and Former Sheriff Ralph G.
Jennings. The authorities, continuing
their previous policy of a censorship
on evidence, declined to give any de
tails of Cummlpgs' alleged part.
Cummings Is detained on 96000
bonds. He makes the twelfth man
arrested. Two youths described as
"courthouse boarders" are also held.
Eleven known men accused are: Coun
ty Judge Earl H. Fehl, Sheriff Oor
don h Schermerhorn, John Glenn, ex
county Jailor; Walter J. Jones, mayor
of Rogue River, and recently appoint
ed road supervisor by County Judge
Fehl; T. L. Brechcen of Ashland, for
merly of Alameda county, Calif.,
Charles W. (Chuck) Davis of this city,
erstwhile county machine shop dep
uty, whose appointment by Fehl
caused a county court 'upheaval; Ar
thur La Dteu, former circulation man
ager of the Daily News, under rule of
L. A. Banks; Virgil Edlngton of the
Gold Hill district; John 8. Brock, of
this city; and J. Croft, who came to
this city early in January.
Brecheen and Davts. are still in the
Josephine county Jail at Grants Pass.
The two youthful "boarders" are also
In that bastile. A number of efforts
have been made the past week to se
cure the release of Brecheen and Da
vis on bonds In the sum of 95000
each. Dr. F. G. Sweden bo rg of Ash
land, listed as a prospective bonds
man failed to make an appearance in
Justice of the Peace William R. Cole
man's court Friday for examination
as to qualifications. Mrs. Clara Rib
ley Smith, orohardlst of the Old fltaic
road section qualified, earlier. Mrs.
Ellen pef fries of this city offered to
sign the bonds, but was not accept
ed. Both the state and federal authori
ties will look into the qualifications
of bondsmen, to determine their stat
us under 'the state and federal in
come tak provisions. A re-hear ing on
the bonds already attested la also
contemplated, as soon as the currant
rush of business is ended in the dis
trict attorney's olflos.
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TO ALL POINTS
BEFOREOPENING
Plan Of President Will Per
mit Arrival Of Funds At
Smaller, More Distant
Institutions Is Reported.
That Medrorrf's banks may be
re-opened Tuesday Inomed as a
possibility upon receipt Into
Saturday night of a rilKpntrh
fnim Hint t-'raiu-lsco placing the
-lty In the category of lliose
having clearing house associa
tions. While there had been
some doubt as to the rlearlng
limine system here qualifying (he
city for the Tttesduy opening
provided under PreaMent. Roose
velt's phut, receipt of the dis
patch would seem to Indicate
stirh qualliUtitlon, according to
local bankers.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 11. (AP
Banks in San Francisco were pre-'
pared to reopen Monday. Banks In
the cities having clearing houses
were permitted to open Tuesday.
There are fiO clearing house cities
In the twelfth federal reserve dis
trict, which Includes California, Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nev
ada and Arizona.
The cities having clearing house
associations, which would be expect
ed to resume banking operations on
Tuesday, include besides San Fran
cisco; Los Angeles, Oakland. Seattle,
Portland, Spokane, Salt Lake City,
San Diego. Tacoma, Stockton, Ala
meda, BellliiRl m, Boise, Eugene,
Fresno, Hollywood, Everett, Long
Boach, Medford, Pasadena, Phoenix,
Reno, Sacramento, San Pedro. Tua
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WASHINGTON, M-irch 1 1 . (P) A
progressive plan for opening of the
sound 'banks of the nation beginning
Monday was announced tonight by
President Roosevelt.
The program calls for full time op
erations by licensed Dinks both state
and national on Monday in the cit
ies where the- twelve federal reserve
banks are located.
Tuesday the licensed Institutions
located In places where there are
clearing house associations, including
more- than 260 cities are In operation,'
will be permitted to resume full ac
tivity, v :
Banks that win approval and are
located elsewhere are given authority
to proceed on a normal basis Wednes
day. The progressive program was em
ployed by the president to provide
time for the shipments of the new
ourrency Just authorized by congress
to got to the clearing house cities and
banks in the smaller communities.
The twelve federal reserve bank
cities where operations will be re
sumed Monday, are:
Cleveland, Richmond, Va.; Atlanta,
Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Min
neapolis, Dallas and San Francisco.
Mr. Roosevelt emphasized that:
"The fact that banks will be open
ed under this plan does not mean
that anyone should draw the infer
ence that the banks opening Monday
are in any different condition as to
soundness from the baiks licensed to
' open on Tuesday, Wednesday or any
subsequent day.
WILL
ROGERS
"joys:
SANTA MONICA, Cal., Mar.
10. Say, whilo you nre givinij
credit for all this bank holiday,
remember it was an old ex-cow
puncher, Governor Bnlr.ar of
Nevada that started it, away
last summer, and if everybody
would have done it then the
banks would havo had a whole
lot more to divide up than they
have now.
m inai is uue iniuir vuu
would have never got a Bepnh
lican administration to do, vol
untarily close a bank. Their
theory was leavo 'cm open till
they shut. We can think of the
most things that would benefit
the patient, but we never think
of 'em till wc seo the hearse go
ing by.
Yours,
, l,UlUNaiuHJllta.li!
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