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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
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Eighteenth Year Number 55(57
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Ft
COLLEGE YOUTHS
CAPTURED AFTER
DARING
ROBBERY
Montana School of Mines
Juniors Fail in Holdup
of Butte Resort
BOTH ARE PROMINENT
Boys Said They Wanted
Money for Schooling
One is Wounded
nUTTE. Mont., July ".Murk
Mills, 21. ii f Jniilln. Mil., mill Carl
Hcirrrt. 20, of Tallin. Okln., presl
dent nnil vice president, reupcetlve
ly, of tlin jttiibr cI.hs of iho Moli
lalia school of mlnei, urn expected
to plead gulliy IV atinonn tu
charge of highway robbery, carry
ing u sontenrii of from otio to till
you In tlin slum inl!iilury. They
worn raptured yesterday after a gun
battle, followlnii Ihi'lr holdup of
Munnge.r llunrgo Forsyth of Co
lumbia Gardens, a summer resort
hern, and their escape wlih $ S 1 70.
Mill was allot In Hi" hip nnd slum,
dor before ho surrendered.
The money was recovered. Tint
boy mild they wanted It lo complete
thnlr college education.
Gun Toter Must
Serve One Year
MBUKORI), Ore. July 7. Mel
born Iliinn, a oiin iiriiind mint of
Yrnkn, Calif.,' ploudml guilty Mon
day In the circuit court in J'iek
nvllln to "currying a Ciiireuied
wrupoit. whllo ongugod bi I ho ml" of
liquor," and won sentenced to aurvo
a (our months sentence) In the coun
ty Jail for lliiuor violation and do
court ordered that tlio prln sen
tence run concurrently with other
aifniinc
ThiT'lnirtrtmetvt, akulnM " " R.
Jones, proprietor or u service slu
tloti In tho Siskiyou charging enr
rylnc a ''conooalod wiiipon In an
autonyibllo wna iordorod dlsmlsncd.
(1KOESI1KCK FAMILY HETIRNS
Loral Attorney Him I'lcnwut Time
on Vacation
It. C. flrooHlKH'k, local attorney,
and family hnvu Just returned from
a delightful motor trip throughout
Callfarnlu. Tlmy were In Santa
C'rui nt 111" llmo of 111" earthquake
but woro sound asleep and did not
fool Iho tremor.
Eight Drowned
in Tragedy at
Sunday Picnic
Lives Lost in Disaster
at Sunday School
Outing
ST. THOMAS, Out., July 7. UV)
Tho diiulh toll In hud nlKlit'a Hun
day Bclinol picnic tnmmly nt I'lnu
foro Lako, whura two fliit-botioni
bontn, tied loiiotlior, currylim 27
children nnd a toai-hor, ciipxliind,
wna put tndiiy nt cliiht pemonn, Tho
toucher and novcn of lior clmrRcn
wore drowned.
Knrly lodny all but two bodies
had been rocoverml. Tho dead nro
Mm. WntH, Edith Itoberlson, 8
yonrs old; Murray llnrnex, B; Krnn
cen Vlillnr, 0; Howlnnd Hmltli, 8:
Jonn Itoborttion, 12; Alfred Suther
land, R; Jean Murrny, 7. -
All nro from Rt. Thomnn.
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Crazed Minneapolis Man
Murders Wife and Child
and Then Kills Himself
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 7.
Attacking members of Ills family
with a largo knlfo whllo thoy woro
sleeping. Ernest Frntuon killed his
wlfo and onn of his children today
nnd sent four other children Into
tho atroot In their night clothes, In
jured and scronmlng Tor help, Ho
thon killed himself.
Frunzon, evidently suddenly
erased, first attacked, his wlfo, El
lon, 811.
Hho wan found dent) In tho kitch
en, In a bedroom on tho second
Pola Negri to
Pay Big Price
to Get Jewels
Screen Star Assessed
$57,000 for
Smuggling
NEW VOHK, July 7.--W) Poln
Ni'Krl, screen star, iiiiihI pny f7,
oiio to I ho government lo recover
two diamond anil ini'riilil bracelets
unil ii l In in on cl rliig wlili Ii Bin!
fulled lo dm'liim w In n she ri'liirni'ij
lust Muy from n European trip.
Inspectors lit lh" lime ii I no found
10 hollies of win" In her triinkH,
smashed tin-in on III" xti I p'H mil
nnil rini'd h.r 15 a bottle.
A thlrly rnrut dlmnonil rlim .Mis
Negri ii t I 1 1-it win given to Imr In
Km ncc.
t'tlHlOIIIH official nHIM'MHrll till do
mestic viiIiiii of tlin jewelry lit $17,-
llllll. Til" fill" IllllOlllltS to 1 1 It.lMKI.
Secretary Work
Visits Portland
PORTLAND, Or., July 7. Dr.
Hubert Work, senroury of tlin In
ti'iLir department nrrlved hum lu
duy on IriK f mr of n-ivarnnn-nt iiM
rxiMiimullon projuolii In Hi" mirili
wiihI. Uuvornnr IMoreo of Ort-Ron
nicl I ha nncrntiiry hum ujkI iillund
cd a luno'icon with hi in. From
r. rtlund Bi-o.-cury Work la u so tu
oiiHiom OrcKon to linipuat projnctii
thurn. (lovuruor I'icrco plaiiB to
arr.9iii'iny Iho puriy.
Swri-tiry Work In .,Mmpunloil
by Kiwi) ill Mcuil, commlimliiiKU- of
Itncliimullon; Bii-phon T. Miiilu'r,
jiipcrliiumilciil of niilloiuil purkn;
Dr. mil Mii.. W. K. Clink. Judxu
John Citiroll, Omiorul cJiinm-l f
llm Noit'lcrn I.liitjn, In wliont- prl
vulo car llm parly Im fruvi-llnit. mi;l
Itirry J. llrJwn, W. C. CiittlnK and
W. J. Dmultl, nwpiipcr men,
Steals Locomotive
For Big Joy-Ride
NEW YOHIC, July 7. W1) OhiCrK
il wICt nloullnn a 165,000 loco
inollvu for ii joyrldo and wrecking
It und naulhor locjmutlvu Jin a
oJllli;n, Nicholas Oper of Ijjng
Inland City today iv.ib held In M000
11.11 for a hourliiK.
1'oltco uy Oper admitted entur
liiff alio prlvuto roundliouHo of a
cinrl.ru.'llon oumpany on iho' night
of July 3, wAllo Intoxli-utod. Fllid
kng r.i watchman n duty, ho decld
od U Uiko a rldo. Opor had never
linen In u Iik-oiiiIIvo , befuiro und
wja burled oiU of tho cub wlndiw
nt tho f.rnt sharp urva. Ho wa
njt ihurt.
Tile runliway onglno guther apceil
and, racing 05 miles nil hour, crash
ed Into a Long lalund railroad 1joj
motlve. wrecking both engtaos olid
seriously Injuring Engineer tieorge
Dlinmlck. Total damago Is csll
mited ut (150. 0UO.
Real Estate Men
To Hold Lunches
ltegular semi-monthly luncheon
ict the rc.l esLMIo men of tho eliy,
was definitely decided upon at a
noon luncheon of tho board 'held nt
Iho White l'ullca.:i.
A commlttoo composed of J. V.
Magulre, Jr., J. Ahlstnom und W.
M imollus woro name.l i:n the on-
tortninment tomniltteo to arrange
for a speaker tfr somo form of en-ti-nMlnmont
for Iho next luncheon
on July 21". Thla wmmlttco Is lom
lra:y, clich tlmo throo members
of the bairil being named to nnrango
for oMerlalnmonl.
floor was found tho body of Morris,
I), their youngest child. When polico
arrived Krnnson lay dying In an
other bedroom with Ills throat cut.
Koitr other children, ranging In
ago from 11 to 1(1 years, nought
biding places In terror when tho
father ran nmiick, but' nil woro
alnshml, ono seriously, boforo they
were nblo lo cvndo him nnd fleo
from tho house. Ethel, 11, was re
ported In a serious condition with a
wound In tho neck,
LIQUOR
RUNNERS
I
OF S
IN GUN BATTLE
One Member of Posse Slain
in Fight Last Night Near
Salinas, Cal.
EMPTY TRUCK FOUND
Bootleggers Believed Tak
ing Liquor From Boat
When Surprised
KAUNAS, Calif.. July ". W")
A triii k unil a pnHn-iiKr auioiiiohlle,
both equipped lo curry lliiuor, were
found In a vacant lot toiluy near
Iho point u Moss lauding, wheru
MinpiM'lcd ruin runners and a nher-
Iff's piiHHi- "iiiiiiKi'd In a pistol bat
tle liixl iilitbl, reKiillIng In Iho death
of N. II. Ituder. a memlier of the
poHH", unil tbu shooting of Kberiff
W. A. Oyer und Ifarry Livingston
a stute truffle officer.
Tho sheriff's office uIho received
word that on ntitomobllo fleeing
from the scene of (he shooting bad
been slopped in Sun Jose and three
men arresled there.
The presidio at Monterey denied
reports that troops had been sent
to the scene of Hie shooting.
Mii-i-irr Woiimii-d
Kherirf Oyer was shot In tho knee
and Livingston through tho leg.
They, am In a hospital here.
Tho finding of the empty truck
and automobile Indicated that the
shore crew of the rum running out
fit hud been surprised before It was
possible to land any lliiuor from n
supposed big suillug boat off the
landing. There were no signs of
any such craft today and II Is be
lieved that It put to sea as soon as
the shooting started.
HiisK'ct Taken
I'ossemun were still on guard at
111" scene of tho shooting- today.
Two of tho suspected run runners
were rnpturi'd and brought hero
but only one name was given out
that of John Muy.
The flRhl Inst night came with
such dramatic suddenness that of
flclals here pieced fragmentary ro
ports from tho scene of action to
obtnln u connected story.
Help Kumimuicri
Harry Livingston, a state traffic
officer, drovo a shot-shattered nuto.
mobile Into Wutsonvlllc, nonr here
beforo midnight, with an appeal for
help. Tho appeal was relayed hero
and Bhorlff Oyer organised a posse
and moved to tho scene.
As ho approached Moss Landing
on a dtirk country ronu iiaiiKcn ny
ditches, tho sheriff said, faces bob
bed up from both sides nnd In
quired as to Iho business of the
rberlff nnd bis assistants. When tho
sheriff Identified himself the cry
"Shoot 'em" cunio from tho men In
tho brush and they opened fire with
the two-word warning.
KXCOl'NTKH H'KIIKIKiS
WASHINGTON, July 7, (!) Tho
MacMillan arctic expedition has en
countered many Icebergs in Its run
from rlatllo Harbor to Hopedalo,
Labrador, tho navy department was
Informed today In n messngo from
Iho steamship Peary, filed yesterday.
"Tho Toory nnd fiowdoln havo
been steaming slowly through tho
Ice all day, bound for Hopedalo nnd
windy Tickle, Labrador," tho mes
sage snld. , "There are miles and
miles of looso. cakes of Ice."
ROBBER RETURNS
PEARL NECKLACE
Jewelry Stolen Nearly a Year
Ago Shows Up Mysteri
. ously Today
CHICAGO, July 7. A costry
pearl nocklnco, taken nt tho point
of n pistol Inst September by a
robber from Miss Hostor White,
daughter of V. Edtion White, bond
of Armour & Co. has been returned
to Col. A. V. Wblto, Lako county
prosecutor.
The prosocutor refused to say In
what manner tho pearls had been
recovered.
Tho Whlln robbery was ono of a
series confessed by sovrnl youths
who named as nn accomplice Jack
nurund, foster son of Scott C. Dur
nnd of Lnko llluffet. As a result of
their statements Durnnd recently
was arrested In Los Angeles whoro
ho worked ns a black fnco target In
a ball throwing concession of nn
amusement nnrk.
West Resigns
City Council
From 3c.. Ward
No Reason Given by I
Veteran foi Sudden
Action
v-
M. S. Wo-, for rule years council
man from the 2nlfard, last night
mi bin I Med his reslghaUoa from the
city council. No puwin fur his ac
tion was given, e thfr by word of
m-jiit-i or In the brjif letter tj his
felbw essicluies. Almost without
comment he resignation was ac
cepted. Council member InlK-ated
that action will betaken shortly ti
hold a special elocti.n In the 2nd
nurd to name his successor.
Already the discussion has started
as to who will be West's-successor I
. ' . . . '
ilw. ,.;.V.n..l f,njt'il,u r.r A 4
J. Lyle bus Jxen most freiiiente!y
beard In this connvclion. It Is rij;
ocnlzcd llint whoever standi at a
candidate must havo a re, i 't Heporis of the blaze are meager,
will stand the M.-nrchllght'i m"v 'la,tno" J- K'mhall, secretary
ii.. I,.. ,. , ,,innH r,i ' of the '.association, was of the
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ly tho railroad . :Ogram lha
city must follow the near fu .
As one man expressed It, "The WsNi I
who wins must not carry the brand
oflany special Interest. There Is too
mocli at stake."
Vays and means of prcplriag for
an lo.-ganized growth of the city cime
up ; last night when ojuncilmen
suggested that soma uc(ja be taken
on inning and numbering of bonsiw.
cDtilif . not secure a tXl ulrMl num
bering R.vstem unless each ihouse
were numbered according to iho
blue prints in the city re:order's
office. ; ... -1 i ,
Application of H. W. Ashby, a
f irmer empbyBvof the WarJen Con
Klrnctlo-n company, n-as received list
night for tho uos, tiuniif paving
apector. Mr. Asllby askedr $250
month. The council deterred
acttnni on the application pending
consideration of other applicant.
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Another "Largest"
Still Is Captured
Moonshine Can of i50 Gallons
Capacity Taken
PENDLETON. Ore., July 7. One
of tho largest stills ever taken in
this county was captured last night
at 10 o'clock southwest of Meacham
in the forest at the top of the Blue
mountains by Deputy Sheriff Stokes
and nn assistant. Two operators
were taken with tho plant, which
was complete in every detail. Ed
Welch and Mrs. Mnudo Hoyden,
wlfo of A. M. Boyden of Pendleton,
were taken with the still and
pleaded guilty In tho Justice court
Inst night to the charge of operat
ing a still nnd ball was set at $1500
for Wolch and $750 for Mrs. Boy
den. They were bound over to the
grand jury.
Tho still was of 150 gallons total
capacity and had an estimated out
put of 25 gallons of finished prod
uct per day. Tho plunt Is believed
to havo been In operation for years
and to have furnished liquor rings
ill Pendleton nnd LnOrnndo with
liquor for a long tlmo.
Coolidge for
Reduction of
Income Taxes
SWAMPSCOTT. Mass., July ".
() President Coolidge feels that
tho next reduction In taxes should
be mmle on Incomes all along tho
lino.
Whllo leaving the actual prepar
ation of tho tax reduction bill In
the hands of tho house ways and
means committee and treasury of
ficials, Mr. Coolldgo hopes that It
will provide for general relief nnd
at tho same tlmo make possible the
greatest amount of returns In rove
nuo. To accomplish this end, Mr. Cool-
idgo thinks tho maximum surtax
should bo cut at least to 25 per
cent. If It la tho opinion of ex
ports, however, that a smaller maxi
mum surtax rate, even ns low as
12 per cent, would produce greater
returns to tho government and
stimulate business, he would favor
this rato.
Tho president also stands on his
previous pronouncement that tho In
liorltnnco tax should bo greatly re
duced It not completely wiped out
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TIBER STAND
rn,!ArTrMrn n
mntftitiiu.Di
SFfMUS FIRE
Reljef Called for in Control
of Antelope Mountain
? Blaze ; .
REPORTS ARE MEAGER
Lightning Said to Have
Been Cause Fire
Fighters Rushed
A hurry-up call for relief In the
control of the biggest forest fire
of " .e season to dote, was received
",lv Horning at the Klamath Kor-
,. I'r.if uft ivti !,u:jn'lnt l,n nffir-f.a i
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offices.
The -fire is located on the heavily
wooded slopes of Antelope moun
tain. In. the Silver lake country.
opinion (that the fire had not
crownedas yet.
Rangers called for ten men, and
as fast as tho men can be relieved
from their duties In this section
they are! being dispatched, to tho
fire. j
The fire, which was started by
lightning,; is crawling ip the slope
of Antelope mountain. Control of
the tire (will probably be effected
in the late afternoon or night, when
fire fighting has proved to be most
effective.
Fire Threatens
wauna Box Co.
At Noon Today
Fire of .suspicious origin broke
out shortly nfter noon tmluy in the
box shook warehouse, ailjacent to 1
the box factory of tho Kwauna Box
coiiHutuy, on south Sixth Htrwt, antl
lil Iamnf;e of several hundred dol
lars before ft was placed under con
tro!.. Had it not !ecn for automatic
sprinkling system which was recent
ly installed by the Kwauna Box
company, a fire of larger proportions
would have resulted. Heat from
fire, melted one of the fusible links
of the sprinkling system which auto
matically rang a bell and at the
same time released water on the fire.
The local fire department was
called and soon had the fire under
control.
Flit Chief Keith Ambrose who
Investigated the fire, reported that
the origin of the blaze was suspic
ious and that a further investigation
would be made.
It. II. WHITE LEAVES
Prominent Lumberman Spends Sev
ern 1 Days in Klmnath
It. B. White, owner of tho For
est Lumber company, left this
morning for Roseburg, where he
is interested n tlmoer In that, re
gion. Mr. White is negotiating for
the Modoc Lumber company, owned
by tho L. B. Menefee Lumber com
pany Interests of Portland, Ore. He
is also negotiating for tho purchase
of a large tract of timber In the
lioseburg district. He is expected
back in Klamath in ten days at
which time the sale of the Modoc
mill will probably be completed.
OREGON EDITORS
TO VISIT CAVES
State Association Will Meet at
Grants Pass on July '
, 17 and 18
C RANTS TASS, Ore., July 7.
A trip to the Oregon caves will be
tho feature of tho annual gathering
of the Oregon State Editorial asso
ciation, which meets in tihs city on
July 17 nnd IS. This trip will be
made on Saturday, following the
business session of Friday. Cars
are being provided by tho Grants
Pass chamber of commerce for
thoso who do not bring their own
machines.
After tho trip through tho caves
tho Oregon Caves Resort company
will provide dinner for the visitors.
A enmpfire entertainment, aided by
an orchestra of collego students
from O. A. C, whoso members net
as guides during the day, will be
given In the evening for thoso who
desiro to stay.
A trip over the Grants Pass Irri
gation district also Is scheduled.
Ewauna Logger
Severely Hurt
in Auto Crash
Frank Olson Is Struck
Down by Car on
Highway
A puff of wind which lifted the
hat of Emll Matson from his head
and deposited It on The Dalles-
California hjghway. a half "lle,ACTION TAKEN TODAY
Injury Inst night at 9 o'clock of
Frank Olson.
Olson was struck by a southbound
car. driven by Chris nianas, owner
of the Arcade hotel, and sustained
a double fracture of the left!
leg. He was taken to Klamath
General hospital last night fori
treatment.
Hlann
Olson. .Matson and Oley Erickson
had Just crossed the overhead
crossing , on their way to the
Ewauna lumber camps, when Mat
son's hat was blown off.
Olson ran back toward the
crossing to recover the hat and
was just stooping over to pick It up
whin Dianas turned the right angle
curve at this point. Tracks showed
that Hlanas struck Olson on the left
side of the road and then crashed
into the highway fence.
Blanas' car was badly wrecked in
the accident, although neither he
nor several companions was In
jured. Matson and Erickson reported the
accident to the sheriff's office and
askjfd that an investigation be
mat. i. Sheriff Hawkins drove to
the -cene of the crash this morn
ing and reported that from" what
could be gleaned by tracks in the
road, Blanas swerved over to the
wrong side of the road and struck
Olson.
Ralph Ince Weds
Dancing Beauty
NEW jVORK, ; July jr.J.jiclln
Mende2, dancing, and screen star
and daughter of the late Ciprlano
Castro, dictator of Venezuela, has
been cast by Ralph W. Ince, motion
picture producer, for the role of his
bride.
. The girl's stepmother, Mrs.
Joyce Bryce, who lives here, has re
ceived word of the announcement
of the engagament in Los Angeles.
Ince was divorced last week In
Los Angeles by a sister of Anita
Stewart.
' A month ago Mrs. Ince obtained
a judgment for $9061 under a sep
aration agreement.
Ince also has been a defendant
In a $50,000 damage suit by his
brother in law, George Stewart,
which was brought after, a fight in
an automobile on the way home
from a dinner at a country inn.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 7.
Everything else on the program of
the Christian Endeavor convention
here was secondary today to the
parade of delegates and visitors this
afternoon. With Portland's choicest
summer weather prevailing me
turnout of marching, 'singing Eu
deavorers was declared to bo virtu
ally 100 per cent.
FLAGS RECEIVED
WASHINGTON. July 7. (P)
Oregon and Mississippi flags were
accepted by Postmaster General
New today from the post office de
partment's collection, which now
lacks only the flags of . Kansas,
Nevada, New Mexico, North , Da
kota and Wyoming to make it
complete. ' - -
MONOF.LIj resigns
SWAMPSCOTT, Maas.. July 7.(P)
Frank W. Mandell submitted his
resignation to President CoMUlge
today as a member of the war
finance corporation.
Real Prosperity Revealed
in Statements Issued by
Country's National Banks
NEW YORK, July 7. (JP) Rec
ord breaking prosperity Is revealed
by bank statements Issued in answer
to a call of the comptroller of tho
currency for the condition of na
tional banks ns of June 30.
Resources, deposits and undivided
profits of the lnrgo Now York Insti
tutions exceeded tho previous high
totals ot 1919 nnd 1920, , boom
years.
KLAMATH
NT
WILL GO AFTER
S
Special Representative to be
Sent South to Boost
This Section
County Agent Hendenon
May be Sent Into Owens
Valley District
Klamath county will send
a representative : to the
I uwciw l aiicv i;uuilbiy ill ail
effort tO induce farmers Of
that Section to lnpatp in
Klamath county.
Ihis was decided today
by the chamber of com
merce directors, following
an urgent aopeal for action
by Sam Head and A. L.
Uishard. ' '
A special chamber com
mittee will confer with the
county court at 3 o'clock
tomoirow afternoon and
isk that County Agent A. C.
Henderson be sent to Owens
Valley for a month or six
weeks. If this is found to
be impracticable, the cham
ber of commerce will fin-
mce the employment of a
representative agent.
Sam Head has made sev
eral trips to the Owens Val
ley country where he form
erly resided for nine years.
Because of the water litiga
tion with the city or Lis Angelas,
Ube, ..Owens yultpy jHP'.-re , eouv
pelied io seek new locations. The
city of Los Angelea'U n;w buying
up the lands cf the' farmers end
fhey have plenty lot aisi to pur
chase f irms elsewhere.
Mr. Head dec'.ared that ull of
the 24 Owens Valley farmers iho
had broug-it here ftf6 favorably Im
pressed with the Langell Valley d'.s-
tri:e, and he Is confident, that many
of them will come, here , -to kKute.
as soon as tney i:iave stiu tneir
farms to the city of Loa Angeles. ;
. Many communities throughout the
west iave agents In tho Owens Val
ley country, and the decision to
send somebedy from Klamath count
waa made In a determination to In
duce desirable settle, s to locate
acre. .'
Another Earth
Shock Is Felt
Arizona Seismograph
Reveals Severe
Temblor
TUCSON, Ariz., July 7. (P) A
severe earthquake shock within 700
miles of Tucson was registered on
the seismograph , of the United
States magnetic observatory near
here at 7:13 o'clock this morning.
Tho temblor continued for approxi
mately halt an hour, II. K. Ludy,
observer In charge, said.
Mr. Ludy. raid ho had not de
termined' tho general direction of
the ouako. ' .
TREATIES RATIFIED
PARIS, July 7 () - Tho French
chamber of deputies today ratified
tho two treaties pertaining to cham
ber drawn up during the. Washing
ton arms conference. ' '
In Chicago, state and national
banks showed combined Increases
In deposits of 1127,000.
The doposlts of the National City
bank, the largest In the country, ex
ceed (900,000,000 for the first
lime.
The total In the statement sub
mitted to the comptroller Is $10,
90.1,1105, a gain of more 'than fKO,
000,000 since April,
OIN
FARMERS