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Senate Approves $5,000,000 Fund for Earthquake Relief in Southland l-BBC-ST cloudy and mllS lanlaht etaantaabla mint* Partly Watlnaadayi t.ntl. theta. TOMOBBOW . OCBAN TIDBS Hlth I - Low 11:11 a.m., I.e ft, I 5:40 a.m., -0.1 ft. _ 'UtU PS- I.S It. I t M ».m- 1.1 ft. SUNRISE—TODAT—SUNSBT 1:01 o'clock I 1:00 o'clock 4 ■ .n* •fl- EYE LOOK Member Associated Press TOM-BATOaBS Al Noon Todar. II Hlth M (Pitt N hours, S a. Bt.) low II i a. m. MAonraa nt otkbr cm** Loa Ant.lat . ■Mt Orlcant Boaton ___ Taoopa New Tork Ka—ua Olty Son Franclfco , _M -IS _44 -88 .a VOLUME LVm NUMBER 62 SANTA MONICA. CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 14,-1933 PRICE TWO CENTS SANTA MONICA BANKS TO OPEN TOMORROW New Temblors Rock Ruins in Stricken Zone Long Beach Appeals for Red Cross Aid in Huge Reconstruction Tasks Faced by Community BULLETIN WASHINGTON, March 14 tm— The senate today approved a $5,- 000.000 federal fand to aid quake stricken - arras in California. Sen. W. G. McAdoo Idem.). California, nnd Ble colleague, Johnson, will seek te hare ttw resolution voted en few Um senate to- morrow. They expect It will be passed. LOS ANOELES, March 14 , (UP)—Three earthquakes of fair intensity, the last the 40th of a Miles, rocked Southern California cities today. The flrat shock, at 4:21 a. tn., was the most severe. Ttm second temblor. one hour and nine minutes later, was lighter. Tha third earthquake came at 11:06 a. m. 19 could be heard before it actually arrived. OFFICIAL TOLL MOUNTS TO US LOB ANOELES, March 14 UP) — The Southern California earthquake toll reached HI today with the addi- iton of three to the death list. These, reported officially, wars: Rudolph Knaul, 83, 1372 Oavlota avenue, Long Beach, died of shock. Mrs. Dinah Onsura, 82.14ft Ximso street, Long Beach, shock and injuries. Elmer M. Hayes, 27. 1525 laat Seventy-seventh place, Los Angeles, died from injuries by falling bricks at corner of Florence and Compton avenues. BUSINESS RESUMES Df QUAKE AREA LONG BEACH, March 14 ,_P) — There was a stir of new born business life ia this quake-ridden city today with the echo of Friday's devastating earth rumbles and the reverberations still ia the ears of the populace. All banka which could complete temporary repairs meeting with the approval of building inspectors were to open at tha hour of 10 o'clock, some 88 hours after the first quake and 11 days after Oov. James Rolph, Jr., declared a state holiday. THERE WONT BE VERY LONG WAIT ONCE ITS LEGAL CHICAGO, March 14 UPt— Joseph Dubin, editor of Brewery Age, said today that millions of barrels of beer, properly aged and having alcoholic content ia conformity with the amended Volstead eet, would be available at retail within 24 hours after legalization. "There are 146 licensed aaar bear breweries," Dubin said. "These breweries have ib storage fron 1,000.000 to 5.000.000 barrels of brew. To place thia oa sale merely .would Involve a slight change ia the dealcohol- izing process used now to produce near waat. "The dealcoholizing process follows the aging period. As a result, there would be at least 1,000.000 barrels properly aged which OOUld be distributed immediately through existing retail outlets." Santa Monica Quake Relief Quota $5,000|By Big Margin 3.2% Beer Bill | Mother Nature Has Face-Lifting OpeiUtion Passes in House I Bay Residents Aid Sufferers Hundreds Give Cash and Services for Quake . Area Public Relief LONG BEACH APPEALS tO RED CROSS LONG BEACH, March 14 Civ-The rehabilitation oommtttee, through director Charle\8. Henderson, today made an appeal to tba national Mad Cross for reconstruction funds. The action was taken following receipt of information from Washington, D. C, that the special legislation now before congress calls for only approximately 10 per cent Of the estimated properly damage, set $50,000,000 suffering here tram recurring earthquakes which started Friday. J Offer Assistance Representatives of the Red Cross, sitting In session with Henderson ■Bd ttw state emergency council, offered assistance yesterday, but the rehabilitation committee was reluctant to commit itself until such time as the extant of congressional action oould be ascertained.. Henderson said Sen. William Gibbs £' cAdoo told him the appeal for as- itance from the Red Cross would ' in ao way nullify the amount of money the city would obtain through any congressional act. The money,'he said, would be used for - (Tarn te P«ce 2, Cols, t, gj Wine Legalization Urged In Separate Legislation WASHINGTON. March 14 CSV- Representative Lea, democrat, aaid today tbe California delegation mt .agreed to urgje -be |p?*f]***jlimfl aa, wine In a- separate bill 1 -caa the pending beer bQL COMING EVENTS TONIGHT Meeting at Unemployed Citizens League at Madison school postponed Mw week. Meeting of Santa Monica Bay Association et Apartment Owners and Operators postponed one week Municipal league. Ocean Park library. 8 p. m. Santa Moinca Stamp club. Evening Outlook conference room, 8 p. m TOMORROW Rotary club. Sent* Monice Athletic club, at neon. > Optimist club, Miramar hotel, at NfBoon. Public Welfare Guild, city hall, 8 *-**-. A Cappella choir of Pacific Union college presents a program Of sacred music at tbe Vint Methodist Episco- j get church. Fourth street aad Art- i Bona avenue, lp. n. No admission | Responding to the oall from tba Red Cross workroom for volunteer workers, between 300 and 225 Banta Monica women spent the day yesterday sewing for no sufferers of the Long Beach earthquake disaster. An equal number are sewing today. Night clothing, men's shirts aad sand bags, to be used for fractured limbs, are the principal articles being made. These are to fill "hurry up" orders sent la by Dr. J. a. Kelsey, ig., chairman of the Santa Monica-Ocean Park chapter of Red Cross, wbo has been placed in charge at all medical relief vork ln the quake ana during the night hours. Workmen Need Shirts The men's shirts are needed for those citizens who are volunteering to assist ln the work of clearing debris from the .streets aad aide- walks. Many of these volunteers, having been without employment and without funds for months previous to tbe disaster, barb Mt sufficient clothing. Santa Monica nurses who watched rehabilitation work yesterday, told of seeing volunteer workers without sleeves ta their shirts or with clothing so badly torn as to provide virtually no protection. In addition to the shirts, yesterday's output totaled approximately 180 suits of night clothing for men, women aad children, aad 48 sand bags. Need More C-ttert Experienced cutters are badly needed at tbe workroom, 614 Santa Monica boulevard, Mrs. Prank Lee announced today, since women's organizations are volunteering to take eat materials home to be sewed into finished garments. "If we could have a few more cutters, we could double or treble our output," she said. "The church women of Santa Monica baM responded nobly," Mrs. Lee said, "with almost every church represented among the volunteers who are sewing at tbe workroom, or in groups in tbe churches, or ia their individual homes* Need for helpers ls expected to continue throughout tbe week. Any woman who can give at least half a day at one time at the workroom is needed, according to the women in charge Of ttM work. Caah Acceptable Yesterday's contributions included several cases Of canned goods, 26 hot water bottles, three Ice parti aad a number of cash contributions. All of these articles still are being asked tnt by Dr. Kelsey, Mrs. Iaa said this morning. Cash contributions received ao far bave beta «_* denominations of 85 aad $10, but any amount is acceptable. Stoves are particularly needed and any kind but gas can be used. Yesterday tbe Red Cross amt out four stoves donated by citizens, each of ttw four representing a different variety of fuel used. ,,'T* -»'».t>pe*5 tfcV_.*__-._._m__r cl. (Torn te Page 3, Column 1) National Red Cross Opens Appeal in Behalf of Citizens Left Without Homes in Shock Sector Vdministration Economy Bill Has Republicans* Promise of Support in Senate's Consideration Santa Monica was today asked to raise $5,000 toward Uie rehabilitation of the Long Beach earthquake area. Dr. J. 8. Kelsey, Jr., chairman of the Santa Monica-Ocean Park chapter of ttm Red Cross, was in receipt Sf tba following telegram trom Pacific Coast headquarters at San Francisco, outlining tba situation: Dr. J. S. Kelsey Jr., Chairman Santa Monica-Ocean Park chapter, American Red Cross, Santa Monica, Calif. Southern California has suffered severely from aeries of major earthquakes. Scores have been killed and injured, damage to property estimated la excess of $45,000,000. Hundreds of home* completely destroyed, or damaged Governor Rolph ln proclamation today designated Red Cross offl- c i a 1 relief and rehabilitation agency. Relief fund of 8500.000 needed immediately, national Red Cross haa appropriated 860.000. Confident that Pacific area chap- tor will waat to meet amount required. WUI your chapter accept a quota of $5,000? Give wide publicity and arrange to forward remittances to branch office or Los Angeles, reporting currently results obtained. -_ A. L. 8HAFER. shafor is •Pacific coast director of the Red Cross. WASHINGTON, March 14 I (AP)—The house today passed < the Cullen 3.2. per cent beer bQL It now goes to the sen-| ate. Action came little more than 34 hours after President Roose- velt requested congress to legalize : non-intoxicating beer for revenue purposes. 'flute hours of debate preceded j tbe final rata. Prohibitionists made . a desperate but futile stand against ' the tide of beer sentiment. Action by Week Bad It was Uw second time within three months ttw house approved beer legislation. On December 31, 1933, lt passed the Collier bill, 33 to ua There was more interest In whether the senate democratic leaders will RED CROSS APPEALS TO ENTIRE NATION WASHINGTON. March 4 UP*—The American Red Cross appealed today for $500,000 of contributions for small home owners and others without resources wbo suffered In tbe California earthquake. At the same time, tbs Red Cross announced tt bad contributed 860,000 te the fund. "The 7,500 owners of small homes wrecked in ttw catastrophe art the most seriously stricken, bow that tbe emergency has been met." Chairman John Barton Payne aaid. Lack Resources "The majority of these families are without resources. "California citizens are aat them- selves able to bear ttw whole burden, and the Red Cross ls confident that thousands of our sympathetic citl-; sens in other states will want to give to a relief fund for these gravely stricken families. "So ttw Red Cross is asking help from the Middle West and ttw East. Red Cross chapters everywhere will accept contributions from tto public. Cites Past Record "It should be borne in mind that for decades Californians have given generously to relief funds to help victims In other parts of ttw nation, but themselves have received ao help, through ttw Red Cross or otherwise, since the 1906 disaster ia San Francisco. "Despite tbe distressful conditions that affect all ef our citizens, the Red Cross confidently asks for this! $500,000 for these sorely afflicted families, believing that ttw tragic story unfolded In the press and over the radio in the past few days has: touched the heart of ttw nation.** The Red Cross said 60.000 persons ! Wgra being fed in the earthquake area. How the state highway department is changing the contours of hills and shorelines ln widening tha Roosevelt highway north of Santa Monica at a cost ot more than 8500,000 is clearly shown in these air photographs taken by Jerry Tabnac, Puttee, staff, from a plana piloted by George Hague of Clover Field. Ths upper picture shows a point being cut back to eliminate a curve la the road, wltb ttw rock from the cut being dumped into the ocean to create a wider beach. Tbe boxlike structure ln the lower picture Is ths new Topanga canyon bridge, which will replace the one shown in the foreground. Both sides of the canyon will be filled ia to ttw level of tbe new bridge. succeed in plans to have it _*nd the 32 per cant bill to the white house for signing into IMS by tbe weekend. When the Mil was taken up today, Rep. Blanton (dem.). Texas, a prohibitionist, said, "If this bill could be stopped by objection to unanimous consent it would Iw, but I realise it can't be -topped.** Republican Support Republican leaders pledged support to the administration's economy bill today as the senate headed for a vote on the proposed power for President Roosevelt to cut veterans' benefits and federal pay more than half a billion dollars. The 58 democrats in the chamber were free to vote for any -mend- men ts to tlie bill, but a party caucus bound them to support the program on final passage. Indications were many amendments would be offered and that their disposition might postpone a vote untU tomorrow. Topography of Hills and Shore Changed in Great Road Project At least 450 men will be at work on the widening of the Coast highway I between Beverly boulevard and Las Flores canyon by the middle of summer, J. M. Lackey, resident engineer for the state highway department, said today. Palmer and Holland, ttw contractors on this job, have 225 I men on the ground at the present time, working in three six-hour shifts. They are employed on a 30-hour-' Assembly Adopts Bill for Slate Erection of Signs . SACRAMENTO, March 14 (U.PJ— Future erection of highway signs would be placed under the direction of the state department Of public works aad aot in ttw bands of ttw { two state automobile associations, under provisions of a bill by Assemblyman Edward Craig, Brea. passed j by the assembly today. Young Business Man Dies After Months of Illness j Death of Robert M. Kelly, 31, | prominent Santa Monica merchant, occurred today at ttw residence, 434 I Euclid street, after nearly a year's illness. Kelly was a member of the Kiwanis club aad waa known for his I activity tn civic affairs here. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and I Mrs. John D. Kelly; his widow.! Helen, and a son, Robert, Jr. Sere-> tees will be ._;.-.Thursd-? *____«_*} ad. (MO o'clock from the wilsh-iei mortuary. Interment place remains to be selected. $20,000,000 Fund Asked Of R.F.C. by L.\. County LOS ANOELES, March 14 '..*>— The board of supervisors passed resolutions today asking allocation of $20,000,000 of reconstruction finance corporation funds, of which $10,000.- ooo would be used for construction of earthquake-proof school buildings to replace damaged structures and $10,- 000 000 for a new county courthouse at the civic center here. Income Tax Return Will Be Available Thursday WASHINGTON, March 14 (A*— The treasury will begin te know at midnight tomorrow how much j money ttw new income taxes are! likely to bring this year. At that! hoar first returns on 1932 income become overdue. A return that is ( mailed by then is on time. Postpone. Realty Board, . ivuneneon for One tyj*ck Because so many of ttw members are out of town or otherwise engaged, officials of the Santa Monica Bay District Realty board announced today tbat their next meeting would be postponed for one week, or until Thursday. March 23. The gathering is to be held in" the forms of a luncheon at the Cumberland tea room on Ocean avenue. YES, ITS TRUE week basis The work is being carried on through the better part of the night, because only five power shovels are available ln moving 800,000 cubic yards of earth and rock which must be cleared away from the mountainside to double the width of the pavement. A fleet of 23 trucks is kept busy by ttw five shovels. Changing Topography As progress is made ln getting the road widened additional men can be put on ln order to have the 40-foot pavement completed, as scheduled, by August 1. According 'to Lackey, one of the most interesting phases of ttw work ia that being carried on at the mouth of Topanga canyon, where the entire topography is being changed in order to eliminate a sharp bend in the highway. With huge masses of rock and [earth to be disposed of and no place toftput them, the state highway department has arranged to deposit enough of this material in tbe canyon ao that the .ground teve I will b* liiilfflTr approximately 2S Itil: P-_-v er* ttt 'JM1-' land' have '_■______ ted *'._• thto because it will make their property much more desirable. - Hope to Widen Beaches The new Topanga canyon bridge, steading boxlike and bare in ttw middle of ttw stream, indicates the level to which the new highway is to be raised. Another interesting project, according to Lackey, to that which the atate bas undertaken to widen (Turn to Page 2, Cols. 2, 3) Building Code Changes Loom Disaster May Bring More Stringent Regulation of Construction Tbe possibility that aura stria- gent building regulations covering the use af brick ta business and residential construction work will result from the Long Beach earthquake disaster was being given consideration today by Santa Monica city officials. In almost every case lt was admitted, deaths and fatal Injuries tn tha earthquake zone resulted from the collapse of brick walls not adapted to withstand—the rocking movement of the temblors. Poor Workmanship Blamed Experienced ln construction work, Mayor William H. Carter expressed belief that in some Instances the failure of these buildings was due to poor workmanship. "Unless the bricks are water soaked before being laid, they absorb moisture from the mortar and no bond ls established," he said. "Under those conditions, it does not take very much of a push to topple a structure." John A. Morton, commissioner of the department of public works, advocated the use of cement Instead of lime in the mortar, and declared that some method would have to be found to tie the front, walls of brick buildings into the rest of the structure. "The side walls usually are held (Turn to Page 2, Column 41 LATEST NEWS BRIEFS SCHMELING-BAER BOUT TO BE STAGED Of N. T. MEW YORK, March 14 (AP)—Jack Dempsey today announced tbat ba definitely had decided to stage the Max Schmellng-Max Baer heavyweight fight tit New Tork city tha first week in June. The boot will be held either at Yankee Stadium or the Polo Grounds. That the Y. W. C. A. has arranged a week's recreation program tor girls during the unexpected holidays.this week, with instructors in dancing each morning at Miles playhouse, playground and bicycling iastructors at the Lincoln playground each morning and afternoon. Tbat a grown man equipped with a knapsack, blankets, drinking cup and other paraphernalia was observed making his way up the Coast highway toward Oxnard oh roller lk ates the Other day. Midnight Tomorrow Will Be I_.com e Tax Deadline! m*lr\ ; Heights Santa Monica offices of the la- come tax collector wiil remain open tomorrow until midnight, according to Robert E. Andre, deputy collector of internal revenue. The service is available in the committee room of the Evening Outlook building. All Realtor Shot By Prowler Attending Surgeons Fear Wound Will Be Fatal to J. R. Burke J. R. Burke, 38-year-old Santa Monica realtor, of 833 Euclid street, was near death in the Santa Monica I hospital today, ttw victim of a bullet wound inflicted by a prowler sur-1 prised in the act of peering-Into the residence at 9 o'clock last night. Shot through the stomach, Burke was rushed to the hospital, where! four surgeons performed an emergency operation a few minutes after the shooting. Dr. D G. Golding, police surgeon, and Staff Surgeons A. B. Hromadka and W. S. and El- Bier- -MortenssR- attended B-r_s."- *—\ "_-_** _-—JiL-c/n lutA nt-if-liitfe Wazn -rib-*-)*. '• _mf *____$. *i■_;«'■ 'nspfi-mrt: • that he would live through the day. According to police reports of the shooting, Burke had Just returned from church services. Walking-! through ihe living room of the residence, the realtor noticed a face at a window. Burke ran out of I the house, thinking to apprehend I the prowler. A gun barked as he j stepped around the side of the house and Burke fell. Burke, his wife and son said the' gunman wss tall snd wss wearing a dark suit and light gray hat. Tbe victim to well known in real estate circles in tbe Bay district and! offices in Brentwood District Engineer Calls Meet on Beach Road Plan New developments In the plan to widen tbe Palisades Beach road as a portion of tba state highway system were expected to result from a conference called for a late hour today by 8. V. Oortelyou, district engineer for ttw state department of public works. Oortelyou requested that John A. Morton, head of the division of public works, and Howard B. Outer, city engineer, confer with him on the Beach road situation. Japanese Overtures for Direct Peace Rejected PEIEING, March 14 <U P>—Japanese diplomatic overtures for a direct settlement of the SiriS-Japanese dispute have been flatty rejected by Foreign Minister Lo Wen-Kan, it wae revealed today. New U. S. Law Seen as Boon To Institutions Financial Houses of Bay District Expect Influx of Gold as Result of Federal Hoarding Ban Fortified by nationwide decrees which make hoarding punishable by federal imprisonment, aaid bulwarked by the strength of the federal reserve system, Santa Monloa banks will reopen for business at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Harry JL Hudson, chairman of ttw Santa Monica Bay Clearing House association, announced today tbat all banks to Santa Monica, West Los Angeles and Venice are due to open their doors for a resumption of normal activity for ttw first time since tbe banking holiday was proclaimed on March 1. Predicts Influx ef Gold "Legislation which has been enacted by congress Bt the request of President Pranklln D. Roosevelt WtB have a healthy effect on tbe banking situation," Hudson predicted. "The boarding of gold, which cripples the national credit structure snd saps the life blood out of business, has been stopped. "Ws expect that there will be a great Influx of gold to all of our banks as a result Of ttw recently announced intention of the government Of checking up on hoarders." Hudson said tbat although the banks will de business as usual, they now are armed With ttw power of demanding from a depositor a sworn affidavit SS ta ttw purpose for which money ls being withdrawn when amounts ln excess of $500 are demanded. Thto, he explained, to for the purpose of preventing currency hoarding, which can prove just as upsetting as gold hoarding. "The banks of the Bay district are supplifd with reserves which arc adequate to meet all of ttw normal demands of business and commerce. Under ttw guidance of* ttw new administration, they are protected by every possible safeguard and once more wlll resume their function of facilitating the transfer of credit which ls the essential feature of modern business." H. J. Engelbrecht, vice president bl charge of' the Bay district branches of ttw California bank, received word last night that ttw California bank of Los Angeles has been made a member of the federal reserve system yesterday by the federal reserve board in Washington, D. C. Checks to Be Cleared The Santa Monica Savings bank and the American National Bank of Santa Monica, tbe only two independent banks here, announced today that they were prepared to follow any decisions arrived at by ttw clearing house association ae* garding ttw resumption of business. It to expected that for ttw balance of ttw week ail of tba banks will work at top speed ifi an effort to clear checks which bave been put In circulation during the past two weeks and now must be presented for payment. 1.100 BANK8 REOPENED TOBAY FOR NORMAL BUSINESS Br the A.aoclated Presa At least 1,100 banking institutions. throughout tbe United states re- opened for normal .business today under federal and state licenses. No less than 340 reopened yesterday. Many more will resume business tomorrow. Today's total included federal reserve members, state and commercial Institutions not members- of the reserve, savings banks and private banks. In addition to this number resuming normal operation, many other banks were operating under restrictions pending official approval by state and federal- agencies/ Figures for today's reopenlngs by (Turn to Page 3, Cob. t, 3) £ fdeftH; s^nvtVwmtMraerf; Wilt *?Vof Be Aimed at 'Little Fellow' WASHINOTON. March 14 tf*— William H. Woodin, secretary of the treasury, said today that regulations being drafted to cover hoarding ef gold or gold certificates would not be so drastic as to Include a per_ea having to his possession a*small sum of such money, or those using suA sums in normal trade. The regulations will be stringent, however, ln atm- ing with persons who have with-j Therefore, all persons of whom there is record of gold withdrawals, no matter what the size, will have their names on tbs lists sent to tba treasury unless they exchange their in gold or a gold certificatei or who. ,d -__ other currency before the offered it In payment would not be *lose of _usine«* Priday. drawn large amounts of gold or car tlflcates and who now are hoard Ing tt. Thus anyone having $50 or 8100 L. A. Board of Education Will Ask for $2,000,000 subject lo prosecution. The president's proclamation, ea- LOS ANOELES, March 14 (CNS) —The board of education today was persons who have not filed their re-1 preparing to request a $2,000,000 loan turns with Andre are urged to do so I from ttw reconstruction finance cor- tomorrow to avoid the 25 per cent 1 poration to 'finance repair of Los penalty to be imposed for tardiness Angeles schools damaged by the re- after the midnight "zero hour." I cent earthquake. The federal reserve board last; tablishing a banking holiday, pro- week asked its member banks to nibited hoarding. The emergencj forward to Washington today a list I banking act authorizes the setting of names of all who in the past two I 0f a double tax on hoarded gold. years withdrew gold or gold certifi- The" treasury regulations on gold cates. hoarding, under which the depart- The date upon which tbe lists ment of Justice would proceed with were to be turned in was extended, prosecutions, will establish the limits however, until Priday, at the close' upon what to or what to not eoj-.- of business. I sidered hoarding, . ;_f -_8 ____ MS i i'i i T fl*
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Title | Santa Monica Outlook |
Masthead | Santa Monica Evening Outlook, March 14, 1933 |
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FullText | Senate Approves $5,000,000 Fund for Earthquake Relief in Southland l-BBC-ST cloudy and mllS lanlaht etaantaabla mint* Partly Watlnaadayi t.ntl. theta. TOMOBBOW . OCBAN TIDBS Hlth I - Low 11:11 a.m., I.e ft, I 5:40 a.m., -0.1 ft. _ 'UtU PS- I.S It. I t M ».m- 1.1 ft. SUNRISE—TODAT—SUNSBT 1:01 o'clock I 1:00 o'clock 4 ■ .n* •fl- EYE LOOK Member Associated Press TOM-BATOaBS Al Noon Todar. II Hlth M (Pitt N hours, S a. Bt.) low II i a. m. MAonraa nt otkbr cm** Loa Ant.lat . ■Mt Orlcant Boaton ___ Taoopa New Tork Ka—ua Olty Son Franclfco , _M -IS _44 -88 .a VOLUME LVm NUMBER 62 SANTA MONICA. CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 14,-1933 PRICE TWO CENTS SANTA MONICA BANKS TO OPEN TOMORROW New Temblors Rock Ruins in Stricken Zone Long Beach Appeals for Red Cross Aid in Huge Reconstruction Tasks Faced by Community BULLETIN WASHINGTON, March 14 tm— The senate today approved a $5,- 000.000 federal fand to aid quake stricken - arras in California. Sen. W. G. McAdoo Idem.). California, nnd Ble colleague, Johnson, will seek te hare ttw resolution voted en few Um senate to- morrow. They expect It will be passed. LOS ANOELES, March 14 , (UP)—Three earthquakes of fair intensity, the last the 40th of a Miles, rocked Southern California cities today. The flrat shock, at 4:21 a. tn., was the most severe. Ttm second temblor. one hour and nine minutes later, was lighter. Tha third earthquake came at 11:06 a. m. 19 could be heard before it actually arrived. OFFICIAL TOLL MOUNTS TO US LOB ANOELES, March 14 UP) — The Southern California earthquake toll reached HI today with the addi- iton of three to the death list. These, reported officially, wars: Rudolph Knaul, 83, 1372 Oavlota avenue, Long Beach, died of shock. Mrs. Dinah Onsura, 82.14ft Ximso street, Long Beach, shock and injuries. Elmer M. Hayes, 27. 1525 laat Seventy-seventh place, Los Angeles, died from injuries by falling bricks at corner of Florence and Compton avenues. BUSINESS RESUMES Df QUAKE AREA LONG BEACH, March 14 ,_P) — There was a stir of new born business life ia this quake-ridden city today with the echo of Friday's devastating earth rumbles and the reverberations still ia the ears of the populace. All banka which could complete temporary repairs meeting with the approval of building inspectors were to open at tha hour of 10 o'clock, some 88 hours after the first quake and 11 days after Oov. James Rolph, Jr., declared a state holiday. THERE WONT BE VERY LONG WAIT ONCE ITS LEGAL CHICAGO, March 14 UPt— Joseph Dubin, editor of Brewery Age, said today that millions of barrels of beer, properly aged and having alcoholic content ia conformity with the amended Volstead eet, would be available at retail within 24 hours after legalization. "There are 146 licensed aaar bear breweries," Dubin said. "These breweries have ib storage fron 1,000.000 to 5.000.000 barrels of brew. To place thia oa sale merely .would Involve a slight change ia the dealcohol- izing process used now to produce near waat. "The dealcoholizing process follows the aging period. As a result, there would be at least 1,000.000 barrels properly aged which OOUld be distributed immediately through existing retail outlets." Santa Monica Quake Relief Quota $5,000|By Big Margin 3.2% Beer Bill | Mother Nature Has Face-Lifting OpeiUtion Passes in House I Bay Residents Aid Sufferers Hundreds Give Cash and Services for Quake . Area Public Relief LONG BEACH APPEALS tO RED CROSS LONG BEACH, March 14 Civ-The rehabilitation oommtttee, through director Charle\8. Henderson, today made an appeal to tba national Mad Cross for reconstruction funds. The action was taken following receipt of information from Washington, D. C, that the special legislation now before congress calls for only approximately 10 per cent Of the estimated properly damage, set $50,000,000 suffering here tram recurring earthquakes which started Friday. J Offer Assistance Representatives of the Red Cross, sitting In session with Henderson ■Bd ttw state emergency council, offered assistance yesterday, but the rehabilitation committee was reluctant to commit itself until such time as the extant of congressional action oould be ascertained.. Henderson said Sen. William Gibbs £' cAdoo told him the appeal for as- itance from the Red Cross would ' in ao way nullify the amount of money the city would obtain through any congressional act. The money,'he said, would be used for - (Tarn te P«ce 2, Cols, t, gj Wine Legalization Urged In Separate Legislation WASHINGTON. March 14 CSV- Representative Lea, democrat, aaid today tbe California delegation mt .agreed to urgje -be |p?*f]***jlimfl aa, wine In a- separate bill 1 -caa the pending beer bQL COMING EVENTS TONIGHT Meeting at Unemployed Citizens League at Madison school postponed Mw week. Meeting of Santa Monica Bay Association et Apartment Owners and Operators postponed one week Municipal league. Ocean Park library. 8 p. m. Santa Moinca Stamp club. Evening Outlook conference room, 8 p. m TOMORROW Rotary club. Sent* Monice Athletic club, at neon. > Optimist club, Miramar hotel, at NfBoon. Public Welfare Guild, city hall, 8 *-**-. A Cappella choir of Pacific Union college presents a program Of sacred music at tbe Vint Methodist Episco- j get church. Fourth street aad Art- i Bona avenue, lp. n. No admission | Responding to the oall from tba Red Cross workroom for volunteer workers, between 300 and 225 Banta Monica women spent the day yesterday sewing for no sufferers of the Long Beach earthquake disaster. An equal number are sewing today. Night clothing, men's shirts aad sand bags, to be used for fractured limbs, are the principal articles being made. These are to fill "hurry up" orders sent la by Dr. J. a. Kelsey, ig., chairman of the Santa Monica-Ocean Park chapter of Red Cross, wbo has been placed in charge at all medical relief vork ln the quake ana during the night hours. Workmen Need Shirts The men's shirts are needed for those citizens who are volunteering to assist ln the work of clearing debris from the .streets aad aide- walks. Many of these volunteers, having been without employment and without funds for months previous to tbe disaster, barb Mt sufficient clothing. Santa Monica nurses who watched rehabilitation work yesterday, told of seeing volunteer workers without sleeves ta their shirts or with clothing so badly torn as to provide virtually no protection. In addition to the shirts, yesterday's output totaled approximately 180 suits of night clothing for men, women aad children, aad 48 sand bags. Need More C-ttert Experienced cutters are badly needed at tbe workroom, 614 Santa Monica boulevard, Mrs. Prank Lee announced today, since women's organizations are volunteering to take eat materials home to be sewed into finished garments. "If we could have a few more cutters, we could double or treble our output," she said. "The church women of Santa Monica baM responded nobly," Mrs. Lee said, "with almost every church represented among the volunteers who are sewing at tbe workroom, or in groups in tbe churches, or ia their individual homes* Need for helpers ls expected to continue throughout tbe week. Any woman who can give at least half a day at one time at the workroom is needed, according to the women in charge Of ttM work. Caah Acceptable Yesterday's contributions included several cases Of canned goods, 26 hot water bottles, three Ice parti aad a number of cash contributions. All of these articles still are being asked tnt by Dr. Kelsey, Mrs. Iaa said this morning. Cash contributions received ao far bave beta «_* denominations of 85 aad $10, but any amount is acceptable. Stoves are particularly needed and any kind but gas can be used. Yesterday tbe Red Cross amt out four stoves donated by citizens, each of ttw four representing a different variety of fuel used. ,,'T* -»'».t>pe*5 tfcV_.*__-._._m__r cl. (Torn te Page 3, Column 1) National Red Cross Opens Appeal in Behalf of Citizens Left Without Homes in Shock Sector Vdministration Economy Bill Has Republicans* Promise of Support in Senate's Consideration Santa Monica was today asked to raise $5,000 toward Uie rehabilitation of the Long Beach earthquake area. Dr. J. 8. Kelsey, Jr., chairman of the Santa Monica-Ocean Park chapter of ttm Red Cross, was in receipt Sf tba following telegram trom Pacific Coast headquarters at San Francisco, outlining tba situation: Dr. J. S. Kelsey Jr., Chairman Santa Monica-Ocean Park chapter, American Red Cross, Santa Monica, Calif. Southern California has suffered severely from aeries of major earthquakes. Scores have been killed and injured, damage to property estimated la excess of $45,000,000. Hundreds of home* completely destroyed, or damaged Governor Rolph ln proclamation today designated Red Cross offl- c i a 1 relief and rehabilitation agency. Relief fund of 8500.000 needed immediately, national Red Cross haa appropriated 860.000. Confident that Pacific area chap- tor will waat to meet amount required. WUI your chapter accept a quota of $5,000? Give wide publicity and arrange to forward remittances to branch office or Los Angeles, reporting currently results obtained. -_ A. L. 8HAFER. shafor is •Pacific coast director of the Red Cross. WASHINGTON, March 14 I (AP)—The house today passed < the Cullen 3.2. per cent beer bQL It now goes to the sen-| ate. Action came little more than 34 hours after President Roose- velt requested congress to legalize : non-intoxicating beer for revenue purposes. 'flute hours of debate preceded j tbe final rata. Prohibitionists made . a desperate but futile stand against ' the tide of beer sentiment. Action by Week Bad It was Uw second time within three months ttw house approved beer legislation. On December 31, 1933, lt passed the Collier bill, 33 to ua There was more interest In whether the senate democratic leaders will RED CROSS APPEALS TO ENTIRE NATION WASHINGTON. March 4 UP*—The American Red Cross appealed today for $500,000 of contributions for small home owners and others without resources wbo suffered In tbe California earthquake. At the same time, tbs Red Cross announced tt bad contributed 860,000 te the fund. "The 7,500 owners of small homes wrecked in ttw catastrophe art the most seriously stricken, bow that tbe emergency has been met." Chairman John Barton Payne aaid. Lack Resources "The majority of these families are without resources. "California citizens are aat them- selves able to bear ttw whole burden, and the Red Cross ls confident that thousands of our sympathetic citl-; sens in other states will want to give to a relief fund for these gravely stricken families. "So ttw Red Cross is asking help from the Middle West and ttw East. Red Cross chapters everywhere will accept contributions from tto public. Cites Past Record "It should be borne in mind that for decades Californians have given generously to relief funds to help victims In other parts of ttw nation, but themselves have received ao help, through ttw Red Cross or otherwise, since the 1906 disaster ia San Francisco. "Despite tbe distressful conditions that affect all ef our citizens, the Red Cross confidently asks for this! $500,000 for these sorely afflicted families, believing that ttw tragic story unfolded In the press and over the radio in the past few days has: touched the heart of ttw nation.** The Red Cross said 60.000 persons ! Wgra being fed in the earthquake area. How the state highway department is changing the contours of hills and shorelines ln widening tha Roosevelt highway north of Santa Monica at a cost ot more than 8500,000 is clearly shown in these air photographs taken by Jerry Tabnac, Puttee, staff, from a plana piloted by George Hague of Clover Field. Ths upper picture shows a point being cut back to eliminate a curve la the road, wltb ttw rock from the cut being dumped into the ocean to create a wider beach. Tbe boxlike structure ln the lower picture Is ths new Topanga canyon bridge, which will replace the one shown in the foreground. Both sides of the canyon will be filled ia to ttw level of tbe new bridge. succeed in plans to have it _*nd the 32 per cant bill to the white house for signing into IMS by tbe weekend. When the Mil was taken up today, Rep. Blanton (dem.). Texas, a prohibitionist, said, "If this bill could be stopped by objection to unanimous consent it would Iw, but I realise it can't be -topped.** Republican Support Republican leaders pledged support to the administration's economy bill today as the senate headed for a vote on the proposed power for President Roosevelt to cut veterans' benefits and federal pay more than half a billion dollars. The 58 democrats in the chamber were free to vote for any -mend- men ts to tlie bill, but a party caucus bound them to support the program on final passage. Indications were many amendments would be offered and that their disposition might postpone a vote untU tomorrow. Topography of Hills and Shore Changed in Great Road Project At least 450 men will be at work on the widening of the Coast highway I between Beverly boulevard and Las Flores canyon by the middle of summer, J. M. Lackey, resident engineer for the state highway department, said today. Palmer and Holland, ttw contractors on this job, have 225 I men on the ground at the present time, working in three six-hour shifts. They are employed on a 30-hour-' Assembly Adopts Bill for Slate Erection of Signs . SACRAMENTO, March 14 (U.PJ— Future erection of highway signs would be placed under the direction of the state department Of public works aad aot in ttw bands of ttw { two state automobile associations, under provisions of a bill by Assemblyman Edward Craig, Brea. passed j by the assembly today. Young Business Man Dies After Months of Illness j Death of Robert M. Kelly, 31, | prominent Santa Monica merchant, occurred today at ttw residence, 434 I Euclid street, after nearly a year's illness. Kelly was a member of the Kiwanis club aad waa known for his I activity tn civic affairs here. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and I Mrs. John D. Kelly; his widow.! Helen, and a son, Robert, Jr. Sere-> tees will be ._;.-.Thursd-? *____«_*} ad. (MO o'clock from the wilsh-iei mortuary. Interment place remains to be selected. $20,000,000 Fund Asked Of R.F.C. by L.\. County LOS ANOELES, March 14 '..*>— The board of supervisors passed resolutions today asking allocation of $20,000,000 of reconstruction finance corporation funds, of which $10,000.- ooo would be used for construction of earthquake-proof school buildings to replace damaged structures and $10,- 000 000 for a new county courthouse at the civic center here. Income Tax Return Will Be Available Thursday WASHINGTON, March 14 (A*— The treasury will begin te know at midnight tomorrow how much j money ttw new income taxes are! likely to bring this year. At that! hoar first returns on 1932 income become overdue. A return that is ( mailed by then is on time. Postpone. Realty Board, . ivuneneon for One tyj*ck Because so many of ttw members are out of town or otherwise engaged, officials of the Santa Monica Bay District Realty board announced today tbat their next meeting would be postponed for one week, or until Thursday. March 23. The gathering is to be held in" the forms of a luncheon at the Cumberland tea room on Ocean avenue. YES, ITS TRUE week basis The work is being carried on through the better part of the night, because only five power shovels are available ln moving 800,000 cubic yards of earth and rock which must be cleared away from the mountainside to double the width of the pavement. A fleet of 23 trucks is kept busy by ttw five shovels. Changing Topography As progress is made ln getting the road widened additional men can be put on ln order to have the 40-foot pavement completed, as scheduled, by August 1. According 'to Lackey, one of the most interesting phases of ttw work ia that being carried on at the mouth of Topanga canyon, where the entire topography is being changed in order to eliminate a sharp bend in the highway. With huge masses of rock and [earth to be disposed of and no place toftput them, the state highway department has arranged to deposit enough of this material in tbe canyon ao that the .ground teve I will b* liiilfflTr approximately 2S Itil: P-_-v er* ttt 'JM1-' land' have '_■______ ted *'._• thto because it will make their property much more desirable. - Hope to Widen Beaches The new Topanga canyon bridge, steading boxlike and bare in ttw middle of ttw stream, indicates the level to which the new highway is to be raised. Another interesting project, according to Lackey, to that which the atate bas undertaken to widen (Turn to Page 2, Cols. 2, 3) Building Code Changes Loom Disaster May Bring More Stringent Regulation of Construction Tbe possibility that aura stria- gent building regulations covering the use af brick ta business and residential construction work will result from the Long Beach earthquake disaster was being given consideration today by Santa Monica city officials. In almost every case lt was admitted, deaths and fatal Injuries tn tha earthquake zone resulted from the collapse of brick walls not adapted to withstand—the rocking movement of the temblors. Poor Workmanship Blamed Experienced ln construction work, Mayor William H. Carter expressed belief that in some Instances the failure of these buildings was due to poor workmanship. "Unless the bricks are water soaked before being laid, they absorb moisture from the mortar and no bond ls established," he said. "Under those conditions, it does not take very much of a push to topple a structure." John A. Morton, commissioner of the department of public works, advocated the use of cement Instead of lime in the mortar, and declared that some method would have to be found to tie the front, walls of brick buildings into the rest of the structure. "The side walls usually are held (Turn to Page 2, Column 41 LATEST NEWS BRIEFS SCHMELING-BAER BOUT TO BE STAGED Of N. T. MEW YORK, March 14 (AP)—Jack Dempsey today announced tbat ba definitely had decided to stage the Max Schmellng-Max Baer heavyweight fight tit New Tork city tha first week in June. The boot will be held either at Yankee Stadium or the Polo Grounds. That the Y. W. C. A. has arranged a week's recreation program tor girls during the unexpected holidays.this week, with instructors in dancing each morning at Miles playhouse, playground and bicycling iastructors at the Lincoln playground each morning and afternoon. Tbat a grown man equipped with a knapsack, blankets, drinking cup and other paraphernalia was observed making his way up the Coast highway toward Oxnard oh roller lk ates the Other day. Midnight Tomorrow Will Be I_.com e Tax Deadline! m*lr\ ; Heights Santa Monica offices of the la- come tax collector wiil remain open tomorrow until midnight, according to Robert E. Andre, deputy collector of internal revenue. The service is available in the committee room of the Evening Outlook building. All Realtor Shot By Prowler Attending Surgeons Fear Wound Will Be Fatal to J. R. Burke J. R. Burke, 38-year-old Santa Monica realtor, of 833 Euclid street, was near death in the Santa Monica I hospital today, ttw victim of a bullet wound inflicted by a prowler sur-1 prised in the act of peering-Into the residence at 9 o'clock last night. Shot through the stomach, Burke was rushed to the hospital, where! four surgeons performed an emergency operation a few minutes after the shooting. Dr. D G. Golding, police surgeon, and Staff Surgeons A. B. Hromadka and W. S. and El- Bier- -MortenssR- attended B-r_s."- *—\ "_-_** _-—JiL-c/n lutA nt-if-liitfe Wazn -rib-*-)*. '• _mf *____$. *i■_;«'■ 'nspfi-mrt: • that he would live through the day. According to police reports of the shooting, Burke had Just returned from church services. Walking-! through ihe living room of the residence, the realtor noticed a face at a window. Burke ran out of I the house, thinking to apprehend I the prowler. A gun barked as he j stepped around the side of the house and Burke fell. Burke, his wife and son said the' gunman wss tall snd wss wearing a dark suit and light gray hat. Tbe victim to well known in real estate circles in tbe Bay district and! offices in Brentwood District Engineer Calls Meet on Beach Road Plan New developments In the plan to widen tbe Palisades Beach road as a portion of tba state highway system were expected to result from a conference called for a late hour today by 8. V. Oortelyou, district engineer for ttw state department of public works. Oortelyou requested that John A. Morton, head of the division of public works, and Howard B. Outer, city engineer, confer with him on the Beach road situation. Japanese Overtures for Direct Peace Rejected PEIEING, March 14 —Japanese diplomatic overtures for a direct settlement of the SiriS-Japanese dispute have been flatty rejected by Foreign Minister Lo Wen-Kan, it wae revealed today. New U. S. Law Seen as Boon To Institutions Financial Houses of Bay District Expect Influx of Gold as Result of Federal Hoarding Ban Fortified by nationwide decrees which make hoarding punishable by federal imprisonment, aaid bulwarked by the strength of the federal reserve system, Santa Monloa banks will reopen for business at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Harry JL Hudson, chairman of ttw Santa Monica Bay Clearing House association, announced today tbat all banks to Santa Monica, West Los Angeles and Venice are due to open their doors for a resumption of normal activity for ttw first time since tbe banking holiday was proclaimed on March 1. Predicts Influx ef Gold "Legislation which has been enacted by congress Bt the request of President Pranklln D. Roosevelt WtB have a healthy effect on tbe banking situation," Hudson predicted. "The boarding of gold, which cripples the national credit structure snd saps the life blood out of business, has been stopped. "Ws expect that there will be a great Influx of gold to all of our banks as a result Of ttw recently announced intention of the government Of checking up on hoarders." Hudson said tbat although the banks will de business as usual, they now are armed With ttw power of demanding from a depositor a sworn affidavit SS ta ttw purpose for which money ls being withdrawn when amounts ln excess of $500 are demanded. Thto, he explained, to for the purpose of preventing currency hoarding, which can prove just as upsetting as gold hoarding. "The banks of the Bay district are supplifd with reserves which arc adequate to meet all of ttw normal demands of business and commerce. Under ttw guidance of* ttw new administration, they are protected by every possible safeguard and once more wlll resume their function of facilitating the transfer of credit which ls the essential feature of modern business." H. J. Engelbrecht, vice president bl charge of' the Bay district branches of ttw California bank, received word last night that ttw California bank of Los Angeles has been made a member of the federal reserve system yesterday by the federal reserve board in Washington, D. C. Checks to Be Cleared The Santa Monica Savings bank and the American National Bank of Santa Monica, tbe only two independent banks here, announced today that they were prepared to follow any decisions arrived at by ttw clearing house association ae* garding ttw resumption of business. It to expected that for ttw balance of ttw week ail of tba banks will work at top speed ifi an effort to clear checks which bave been put In circulation during the past two weeks and now must be presented for payment. 1.100 BANK8 REOPENED TOBAY FOR NORMAL BUSINESS Br the A.aoclated Presa At least 1,100 banking institutions. throughout tbe United states re- opened for normal .business today under federal and state licenses. No less than 340 reopened yesterday. Many more will resume business tomorrow. Today's total included federal reserve members, state and commercial Institutions not members- of the reserve, savings banks and private banks. In addition to this number resuming normal operation, many other banks were operating under restrictions pending official approval by state and federal- agencies/ Figures for today's reopenlngs by (Turn to Page 3, Cob. t, 3) £ fdeftH; s^nvtVwmtMraerf; Wilt *?Vof Be Aimed at 'Little Fellow' WASHINOTON. March 14 tf*— William H. Woodin, secretary of the treasury, said today that regulations being drafted to cover hoarding ef gold or gold certificates would not be so drastic as to Include a per_ea having to his possession a*small sum of such money, or those using suA sums in normal trade. The regulations will be stringent, however, ln atm- ing with persons who have with-j Therefore, all persons of whom there is record of gold withdrawals, no matter what the size, will have their names on tbs lists sent to tba treasury unless they exchange their in gold or a gold certificatei or who. ,d -__ other currency before the offered it In payment would not be *lose of _usine«* Priday. drawn large amounts of gold or car tlflcates and who now are hoard Ing tt. Thus anyone having $50 or 8100 L. A. Board of Education Will Ask for $2,000,000 subject lo prosecution. The president's proclamation, ea- LOS ANOELES, March 14 (CNS) —The board of education today was persons who have not filed their re-1 preparing to request a $2,000,000 loan turns with Andre are urged to do so I from ttw reconstruction finance cor- tomorrow to avoid the 25 per cent 1 poration to 'finance repair of Los penalty to be imposed for tardiness Angeles schools damaged by the re- after the midnight "zero hour." I cent earthquake. The federal reserve board last; tablishing a banking holiday, pro- week asked its member banks to nibited hoarding. The emergencj forward to Washington today a list I banking act authorizes the setting of names of all who in the past two I 0f a double tax on hoarded gold. years withdrew gold or gold certifi- The" treasury regulations on gold cates. hoarding, under which the depart- The date upon which tbe lists ment of Justice would proceed with were to be turned in was extended, prosecutions, will establish the limits however, until Priday, at the close' upon what to or what to not eoj-.- of business. I sidered hoarding, . ;_f -_8 ____ MS i i'i i T fl* |