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Wot THE WEATHER FAIR Cotton No quotation CIRCULATION The Greenville Newt leads all South Carolina newspapers in total circulation. THE LEADING NEWSPAPER OF SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. LIX. NO. 70.

GREENVILLE, S. SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 11, 1933. TWELVE PAGES PRICE 5c SUNDAY 10c Federal Reserve Banks Open Today And Others To Reopen Gradually 0 0 0 0 123 DEAD, 1 HURT AS EARTHQUAKE MOUSANDS ROCKS CALIFORNIA A 1 Life Demanded Long Beach Cen ter I 1 sou fill HT into goffers Democratic Caucus Today On Reducing Government Costs mm jobs If BE IDE By ROOSEVELT Special House Committee Unanimously Approves Measure Cutting Veterans' Pensions And Pay Federal Employes Kicks Registered WASHINGTON, Mar. 10. (AP) Swept on its way tonight by the unanimous approval of a special House committee, the Roose Approval Of Licenses Will Be Required By Woodin Of All Institutions MANY MAY BE READY FOR BUSINESS MONDAY Public Asked To Remember velt request for encompassing authority to cut veterans' compensation and other governmental costs Is ready to face a democratic caucus tomorrow as the next step on its road toward enactment.

Meanwhile, the Senate finance committee was ready to make a decision tomorrow upon the measure. Representative McDuffie, of 'Alabama, announced tonight the PH i action of the special House committee, composed of three democrats and two republicans. By reserving a filing number McDuffie was able formally to Introduce the measure at once although the House was not In session. "We are going to try to get the Shocks That Follow In Rapid Succession Los Angeles And Other Cities Tremble And Buildings ToppleArmy And Navy Rush Relief Fear Scores Buried Under Debris Of Collapsed Walls By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Violent earthquakes spread death, injury and destruction over a path some 200 miles long and 30 miles wide in Southern California last night. One hundred and twenty-three were known dead and more than 2,500 injured on incomplete reports from the stricken cities and countryside.

Long Beach reported 65 dead, Los Angeles 12, Compton 13, Huntington Park 12, Santa Ana three, Watts four, San ffklro two, Hermosa one and Garden Grove one, Wilmington, Bellflower three, Artesia four, Walnut Park one, Norwalk one. Los Angeles reported 1,500 injured and the Long Beach injured role was put at 1,000. From state and city police authorities in the stricken cities came reports others were feared buried beneath wreckage. Hospitals were filled. Fires raged by the dozens.

Gov. James Rolph, of California, was considering declaring a state of emergency. In Washington, President Franklin Roosevelt extended the facilities of the government to Governor Rolph to relieve distress. RED CROSS OFFICIALS READY The Red Cross in Washington awaited word from its regional headquarters in San Francisco before swinging its huge resources of relief into action. As the stricken area, famed for its playgrounds and film studios, worked feverishly to dig out its dead, minister to its injured, and restore order out of chaotic crowds, the earthquakes continued their devasation.

The seventh, at 7:55 p. m. (Pacific Coast time), showed a diminishing in force. But it was false prophecy. The eighth, an hour later, rocked up with greater strength, adding to the wreckage and casualty list.

Then two more.t (Pacific after which buildings swayed at intervals, another shaking Angeles at 10:12 p. m. 13TH STRONG SHOCK FELT LOS ANGELES, Mar. 10. (AP) The thirteenth strong shock and making a total of more than 130 including minor shocks, struck Southern California at 10:30 p.

m. NO TIDAL WAVE AT CATALINA AVALON, CATALINA, ISLAND, Mar. 10 (AP) Reports that a tidal wave had struck this vacation isle were denied tonight by the police department. An officer said there had been no sign of a wave. He said the first general earthquake shock was felt here and lesser disturbances succeeded but none caused damage.

i Third Point In President's Program Calls For Work Camps In Country HALF BILLION BOND ISSUE IS PROPOSED Plan For Development Of Tennessee Valley Already In Workable Shape WASHINGTON, Mar. 10. (AP) President Roosevelt was preparing tonight to submit to Congresspossibly tomorrow as the third point In his emergency program a far-flung plan for recruiting a huge army of 500,000 unemployed to be quartered In work camps throughout the country. HALF BILLION BOND ISSUE The plan, to be submitted by special message his third In rapid succession contemplates a bond issue to be expended in wages for the men and materials upon which they will work. A corps of army engineers tonight was engaged in drawing up plans for curving out the ponderous project into effect 6hould Congress provide the authorization.

The work upon which the unemployed would be engaged will fall under the supervision of the engineers. The chief executive, in view of the comparatively slow progress made upon his plan for reducing federal expenditures today possibly may withhold his unemployment program until the first part of next week. Decision may not be made, however, until tomorrow. Mr. Roosevelt, of course, is trying to make sure that Congress is ready to take drastic steps for balancing the budget before he calls upon the nation to give him a $500,000,000 bond issue for unemployment re lief.

While he had planned to send his unemployment relief measure to Congress tomorrow as the third step In his emergency program, there were signs tonight that this might be delayed some time. Apparently he wants to know the Intent of Congress on the steps he regards as necessary to assure the national credit. ALONG ARMY LINES The President plans for his unemployed army be strictly civil (Continued On Page 6, Col. 6.) LAVISH FUNERAL IS GIVEN CERMAK His Body Rests In Bohemian Cemetery In City He Loved So Well CHICAGO, Mar. 10 (UP) Anton J.

Cermak was at rest forever in a mausoleum in Bohemian cemetery tonight after the Chicago he loved and ruled had lavished on him a funeral and a burial of tumultuous grandeur. "Tony" Cermak would have approved. The mayor who died under an assassin's bullet intended for Franklin D. Roosevelt would have smiled and mused: "They do things in a big way In Chicago. I helped teach them how.

They are not always decorous but they get things done." He would have admired the spectacular funeral pageant that moved for two hours to the stadium from the city hall where he had lain in state so 50,000 citizens could view his face. GIUSEPPE ZANGARA Death Sentence State's Answer To Joe Zangara 'You Crooked Man, He Shouts 'udpe After Learning Of Fate KILLED ANTON CERMAK MIAMI, sentence of death in the electric chair was Florida's answer today to Giuseppe Zangara's anarchistic philosophy which called for death to all capitalistic rulers and destruction of all money. Dade Circuit Judge Uly O. Thompson pronounced the extreme penalty upon the 33-year old naturalized Italian bricklayer whose attempt to assassinate Franklin D. Roosevelt here February 15 resulted In the fatal shooting of Mayor Anton Cermak, of Chicago.

CALLS JUDGE "CROOKED" "I no scared of electric chair, I do what's right," the prisoner shouted defiantly at the court on learning of his sentence. "Capitalists crooked; you crooked man, too. You capitalist. "Put me in electric chair. I no Under Florida law, Governor Dave Sholtz will set a week in which the execution of Zangara will occur at the state prison, Raiford.

The governor said at Tallahassee he would sign the death warrant "without unnecessary delay" on receipt of official documents. There was slight possibility of an appeal, for Lewis M. Twyman, appointed chief of counsel to defend the assassin, said he "didn't suppose" there would be any appeal He (Continued On Page 6, Col. 7.) Reopening Will Be Gradual Throughout Nation WASHINGTON, Mar. 10.

(UP) A number of banks probably will open for business early next week, It was stated authoritatively tonight. Some may be allowed to open Monday. Officials, working at top speed, declined to state any definite reopening date. They said simply that they would send out authorizations as fast as possible. Meantime banks are still allowed to keep partially open for humanitarian purposes such as meeting payrolls as provided several day ago by orders of the treasury department.

RESERVE BANKS OPEN The 12 federal reserve banks were ordered to open tomorrow to make loans to member banks on government securities. This was done to enable banks to collect cash preparatory to resuming business. Emphasis is laid here on the fact that it will not be humanly possible for troasury. officials to send out authorizations simultaneously to every tank that is to be permitted to reopen. But rather than hold up all until the examination of assets is completed, licenses will be sent out as fast as they are completed.

Therefore, it Is urged here that the country bear in mind that the soundness of any banks Is not to be Judged by the fact that It may not be among the first to receive Its authorization. Its application to be permitted to reopen simply may be further down in the list awaiting action. This point is stressed to prevent the public from drawing inferences as to the condition of any bank whose opening is delayed. Meantime new currency Is being shipped out by the bale. Treasury officials chiefly are anxious that when banks do reopen there will be available sufficient oash to meet all possible needs.

HELP STATE BANKS The delay in reopening banks is partly due to a desire in Washington to give independent state banks an even start with members of the federal reserve system. (Continued On Fage 6, Coi. 2.) RATTLING SABRES DISTURB AMERICA Roosevelt Favors Showdown On Disarmament Program, Advisers Assert WASHINGTON, Mar. 10. (AP) Rattling sabres in the Far East and in Germany stirred President Roosevelt to take a personal hand tonight in seeking to save the cause of disarmament.

A suddenly called White House conference with Secretary of State Hull and Norman Davis, American disarmament conference delegate, disclosed a belief on the part of the government that a showdown is imminent on the whole great movement toward reduced military strength and expenditures. While the participants declined to discuss the conference, it was understood the Roosevelt administration will take the position that if other nations increase their armaments instead of reducing them it will be necessary for the United States to do likewise. At the same time, the full strength of this nation's prestige and influence will be thrown into the contention that one of the most powerful aids toward world economic recovery would be a definite agreement reducing expenditures for armies and navies. The Weather South Carolini: Fair Saturday; Sunday cloudy and warmer, probably rain in northwest portion Sunday nigbt. North Carolina: with slowly rising temperature In eitreme west portion Saturday; Sunday cloudy and warmer, probabiy rain in west portion 6uuoj night.

LOCAL DAT. Loral data lor the last 24 hours ending o'clock last night: Temperature at I a. 38; al 12 38 p. 48: I p. 41.

Highest temperatuie. 51: lowest temperature, 37; ai erage temperature, 44; normal temperature. 48. Relative humidity at It. ra 67; at 11 30 p.

Si: at p. M. Precipitation, 0.04. Here's a young woman who has a line on the White House. In fart she has several lines on the historic mansion, for she is the telephone switchboard operator you must get by if you want to buzz the President.

She is Miss Louise Mackmeister, of New York, who was President Roosevelt's private operator when he was Governor. Her uncanny memory for numbers and voices for numbers and voices caused the President to call her the "telephone detective." Hamblen Appeals To Merchants To Take Mill Scrip Many Textile Plants Pay Off With Scrip, Others Arranging Later EMPLOYES COOPERATE With eight textile plants of the county paying operatives this week In scrip, Frank G. Hamblen, president of the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday Issued an appeal to mer chants and tradesmen to accept the paper at its full face value in order that no hardships be suffered by laborers and that business be continued at more nearly a normal pace. "Banking facilties will be avail able again in a short time, and all such scrip will then be honored at its face value by the concerns is suing it," he declared. "All of the firms paying in scrip are the old, established industries of the county, and merchants should feel no hesitancy in taking the paper." ASKS ACCEtTAIMCE Mr.

Hamblen also requested mer chants to take the scrip issued by the local work relief council at its face value. The paper Is backed by money in the bank and on R. F. C. funds pledged and already due here for meeting obligations under the relief program.

Failure of retailers to accept the paper will result in hardship and suffering by persons without other means of existence. While a majority of the larger mills in the county are paying em ployes in scrip this week, several are not meeting payrolls by agreement with operatives. One mill not paying off this week is issuing let ters of credit to employes in neea of funds. Another has made arrangements for extending of credit by stores in the communities. Mill officials expressed appreciation for the spirit of cooperation which has been shown by those working for them in agreeing to work without pay and not asking for money or credit except in cases where provisions were needed.

These requests were gladly handled by those in charge of the pay. Reports from the mills were: Dunean mill will today issue slips in the forms of I. O. which will state that the company is due the employe so much and that the slip will be redeemable at the company office as soon as the banks open. (Continued On Page 6, Col.

1.) Do Not Be Worried If Your Bank Does Not Open At Once WASHINGTON, Mar. 10 (AP) If your particular bank does not open Monday or Tuesday. President Roosevelt says you should not become conrerned. He carefully explained this point today to newspapermen, urging that people be reassured. His plan is that banks shall open gradually.

In some instances it may take some time to establish in detail the condition of a bank and if they are not opened early in the week it does not mean, said the President, that they will not be opened later. Only those banks whose soundness and solvency are definitely established will be permitted to reopen. In cities where there are clearing house organizations a much quicker check of the condition is possible than in other State Banking Board To Meet Noon Tomorrow Seven Men Appointed From Various Sections To Aid Governor In Crisis R. E.HENRY ONE MEMBER COLUMBIA, Mar. 10 (AP) Governor Ibra C.

Blackwood early tonight announced appointment of an advisory board of banking control, authorized under the new emergency banking law, and called a meeting of the board here at noon Sunday. Acting tmder provisions of the act he signed last night giving him extraordinary control over banks, building and loan association and cash depositories for 18 months, the governor appointed seven well known South Carolinians to advise with him. They are: HENRY ON BOARD B. M. Edwards of Columbia, banker.

Julian H. Scarborough, state treasurer. L. A. Wittosky of Camden, representing the state building and loan association.

John T. Stevens of Kershaw, manufacturer. R. E. Henry of Greenville, textile manufacturer, representing depositors.

(Continued On Page 6, Col. 3.) 50 FARM LEADERS UNABLE TO AGREE Fail To Approve Any Plan But Admit Quick Action Needed In Emergency WASHINGTON. Mar. 10. (AP) Fifty farm leaders in search of a relief plan determined tonight to try again tomorrow despite first failure to agree.

Gathered at the call of Secretary Wallace of the Agriculture department, the leaders of farm organizations were unanimous on one point: "That the agricultural emergency calls for prompt and drastic At the end of a long day's session they were substantially In accord on some fundamentals of farm relief also, but they put off until tomorrow or later a decision on how to obtain help in time to affect the crops this year. It was their purpose to remain in conference until the task was done. "Only an advance in the prices of basic farm products can restore a fair exchange basis between agriculture and industry and make possible resumption of normal business activity," a statement from this group said. record as favoring the principles embodied in the Smith bill. These leaders will confer with the President tomorrow and strong pressure Is being brought to bear tonight to have them urge Mr.

Roosevelt to sign bill. In the meantime Senator Smith reintroduced his cotton measure in the Senate and is making plans for early action by Congress at the special session if President Roosevelt der cides against signing the bill passed by the old Congress. The delegation which called on Secretary Wallace was composed of the following members: Senators Shepperd of Texas: George of Georgia; and McKellar of Tennessee and Representatives McSwain of South Carolina; Kerr and Bulwinkle of North Carolina; Cox and Wood of bill through the House tomorrow," he said, shortly after democratic leaders had called a caucus for 10 a. m. In an attempt to bind the membership to support the legisla tion by which President Roosevelt expects to save in excess of It was learned that President Roosevelt had asked Representative Byrns of Tennessee, the democratic leader, to sponsor the legislation in the House but that Byrns had declined to introduced the bill.

Senator Robinson of Arkansas, democratic leader, introduced the bill in the Senate. President Roosevelt had wanted the party leaders in both branches to sponsor the legislation, but after Byrns declined, the special ecenomy committee was created by the House. McDuffie as chairman said he would speak for it. Approval was given by the Mc Duffie committee after a confer ence with Chairman Pat -Harrison and other members of the Senate finance committee. Harrison said the Senate group would act tomorrow, and he predicted that a caucus to bind democrats in the Senate to support of the unprecedented legislation which the chief executive proposed today would not be necessary.

VETERANS GET BUSY The second message from Mr. Roosevelt in as many days, this one urging a balanced budget as "the first concern" of the nation-was listened to attentively in both branches. There was an immediate chorus of approval, which set the defenders of gratuties to the vet erans to drumming up opposition in iranuc naste. Soon after hearing the message, asserting "it is too late for a leisurely approach to this problem, we must move with direct and resolute purpose now," the House created a special economy committee of five to study the question presented by the chief executive. Within a few hours it was meet ing jointly with the Senate finance committee to study a draft of an administration bill designed to ful- nu Mr.

Roosevelts reauest. The draft was submitted by Lewis W. Douglas, budget director, who participated in the conference, along with Robinson, Senate democratic leader, and Byrns. Robinson introduced the bill. WOULD BALANCE BUDGET Speaker Rainey at a press con ference said that President Roosevelt hoped to reduce the costs of government between six and seven hundred million dollars under this plan.

With the passage of the beer bill, which is estimated to bring in about $150,000,000 in revenue, he (Continued On Page 6, Col. 5.) COTTON SELLING FOR SEVEN CENTS Numerous Sales In South Re ported With Prices Up. Generally ATLANTA, Mar. 10. (AP) SeV' en cent cotton in Georgia and Vir ginia was reported from official sources today with spot sales every where 50 to 100 points up from the last quotations on the ex Changes.

Officials of spot exchanges In Savannah and Augusta. and in Norfolk, reported to the cotton division of the united States de partment of Agriculture here that middling 7-8 was selling for 7 cents. Augusta reported sale of 249 bales, Norfolk 94 bales and Sayan nah 168 bales for two days. The department said Information from other sources showed even running strict middling 15-16 was quoted at 7.25, landed, in Dallas, with tne Dasis up 20 points since the closing or tne markets in addl tion to an advance of about 75 points in price. The New York market closed March 3 at 6:35 for spots and New Orleans ciosea March 1 at 5.95.

Oklahoma City reported the basis easier with considerable inquiry but lew saies. ai ausiuj, Texas, mid dling la-13 was quoted at 6.50 to 6.60. DEATH AND DESTRUCTION LOS ANGELES, Mar. 10. (AP) Violent earthquakes continuing three hours after the first shock of death and destruction added confusion to the scene of increasing damage and terror to all of southern California tonight.

At 9:55 o'clock the toll as reported lrom most authentic sources available reached 80 dead and more than 2,500 injured. i The isolation of Long Beach continued almost complete at this hour, but reports from persons arriving from that beach area indicated that radio flashes and terror-inspired rumors of hundreds or even scores being dead in that city were without founda- "ifhe path of death stretched from Santa Ana to Long Beach Sa Los Angeles. As these lines were being written the building of the Los Angeles office of the Associated Press was swaying, with accentuated jolts from time to time and, at intervals of 10 to 20 minutes, extremely violent shocks that caused all hands to reach to some support as in a swaying small craft at sea. ALL HOSPITALS ARE PACKED Hospitals were crowded to overflowing at emergency centers of the city and urgent calls were cent out for all emergency hospitals. Surgeons found extreme difficulty in handling cases of the Injured as the great shocks shook the operating tables upon which were stretched the patients.

The wide area affected by the destructive convulsions of the earth's strata made it extremely difficult to make a survey of the toll in lives and property. Recurrent shocks added new damage as attempts Were made to check. Los Angeles said that the exigency ol caring for the injured and the widely separated reports of the deaths confined their estimates to generalities. The coroner's office reported custody of two bodies. Fires, In widely separated areas, added to the night of terror.

ARMY AND NAVY HELPING Army and navy men were called out to help police and firemen. California national guardsmen were ordered to be ready to assist when needed. In several communities school houses were burned, while an oil fire was reported raging In the Union oil refinery In the harbor district. In the southwest section of Los Angeles were a number of fires. Homes of motion picture stars in the Malibu Beach colony were damaged but slightly, telephonic reports said.

The chimney of the residence of Walter Morosco was tumbled. Hundred's of Japanese men, women and children fled Terminal island, between San Pedro and Long Beach, fearing a tidal wave. Carry-ii3 household goods and blankets they made their way to the mainland in the foothills. Railroads reported passenger trains operating generally on schedule. Inspectors rode ahead of Southern Pacific trains on gasoline cars to examine tracks and tunnels.

At this hour, the character of the reports, together with Information at the Carnegie Institution of Washington seismological laboratory at Pasadena, indicated the epicenter of the disturbance was in the ocean, possibly off Newport beach, south of Long Beach. More than a hundred separate shocks were felt. Huntington Park, a small community with a large business district immediately adjoining the southwest Industrial section of Los Angeles, was sorely stricken. Twelve bodies were recovered from the ruins within four hours of the first quake. Some reports were that at least twice as many lives were lost there.

No estimate cou'd be man'e of the number of injured. The Huntington Park high school was destroyed by fire, and reports of damage ran as high as two million dollars for the community. Efforts of firemen to combat the high school blaze were futile. Finally dynamite was used to break down the One of the reports from the Long Beach area, came from Milton Bland of the advertising department of (Continued On Page 11, Col. 7.) Last Minute Drive Made Jo Secure Roosevelt's Approval Smith's Bill NOT TO PROTECT STORES OF JEWS Protection For Americans And Oner Foreigners Is Promised By Hitler BERLIN, Mar.

10 (AP) Chancellor Adolf Hitler in an appeal to the German nation tonight ordered his Nazi storm troops to remember their disciDline, refrain from molesting business life and to prevent any attacks upon foreigners in Germany. (Several complaints have been made at the American embassy in Berlin recently that Nazis had Interfered with the rights of Americans. The American ambassador was assured that the rights of foreigners would be protected.) While the Chancellor was making public his views his confidential man. Hermann Goering, minister without portfolo. told an audience in Essen that the police never would be used "as protective troops lor Jewish merchants." "The black, white and red flag, bathed In blood, may yet wave over a liberated Germany as a sign that nationalist Germany has found herself," Captain Goering said.

"Since Monday I have been bombarded by telephone calls and telegrams concerning the boycotting of Jewish stores. As police commissioner I refuse to let the iwlice be protective troops for Jewish merchants." The cabinet minister received prolonged cheers, particularly at his reference to disturbances in Jewish stores. In several communities Nazis have attempted recently to effect a boycott of Jewish merchants. a By WALTER S. BROWN (News' Washington Correspondent) WASHINGTON.

Mar. 10 A last minute drive to get President Roosevelt to sign the Smith cotton bill was made here today by a group of senators and representatives from the cotton growing states. Late this afternoon cotton states delegations called on Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and urged him to recommend to President Roosevelt that he sign the bill. It is understood that the attorney general has ruled the chief executive has power to sign the bill passed at the last session of Congress and that Secretary Wallace's approval is all that Is needed to put the plan in operation. A group of farm leaders meeting here this afternoon went on 3 i A if Si.