The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-14
BANKERS UP IN ARMS
PAsADENA F1NANCIERS OBJECT
no LOS ANGELES CHARGES
Forty Ballots Scratched at the Hepub-
licau Primaries-A Bicycle
Collision

fsAsADENA (OfYics Of The Herald. IS
East Colorado street,. Aug. 13.-The local
and other banks outside of Los Angeles
are up in arms against the ed1ct concerning
the fee on checks which was pronounced
by the Los Angeles Clearing House asso-
citation and which went into effect on the
9Th Of this month. The fee is charged by
the Los Angeles banks which receive out
Of town checks and amounts to about 10
cents on the $10Q The local banks claim
that this charge tends to induce customers
to deal directly with the Los Angeles banks
and thus injuries the out of town bank,
since NO f6b Is charged for collecting
checks on any Los Angeles or San Fran
cisco bank. President G. F. kernaghan OF
the Pasadena National. and Cashiers Il.
II. May and Charles A. Smith 81 the First
National and Pasadena banks, respective
". attended meeting Of bankers last even
Ing in tho First National bank of Los An
geles and entered q protest In behalf OF
Pasadena. This city desires to be put on
an even footing with Los Angeles and San
Francisco. In the event OF this not being
done It 10 likely that one Of the Pasadena
banks will Join the clearing house asso-
citation, the expense of which Is considsr-
able. If this move IS decided upon. the
bank Joining would be on an even footing
with the Los Angeles banks as far as clear
Ing house business Is concerned. and could
transact check business without having
anything to do with the Los Angeles banks.
Tho business was talked over very thor
ougf1ly last evening. the Los Angeles bank
ers endeavoring to convince the outsiders
that the charge was beneficial 10 them' IN
asmuch as It tends to induce customers to
che rlSS sell
dom a. possible because Of the collection
charge. which comes upon the customer
and not upon the bank. That is with the
fec IN mind, the customer is likely to buy
a draft direct from his bank instead of
drawing a check The matter was compro-
missed at last evenings meeting by the APP
poin tment of a committee to look into the
question and ascertain what the majority
Of the out of town banks desire in regard
to the charge.
Republican Scratches
The Republican primary election took
place today The whole caucus ticket was
elected, 152 votes being cast. No less than
10 ballots were scratched, showing that IN
every caEs there is some personal feeling
between the voter and some candidate.
Thomas Reed, Rev. L. P. Crawford. w. e.
Cooley, Otto Sprong and Capt. Sawyer
acted as election officers. There were nine
teen candidates from this assembly district.
which includes Pasadena, Santa Monica,
Soldiers home, Cahuenga, Pico Heights.
Garvanza. San Fernando and Newhall. The
delegates to the state and congressional
conventions, as elected today, and their
respective number of votes, are D. G.. Holt,
149; A W. Mcpherson, 149; Henry j. Ack-
ley, 149; George P. Clark. 149: Thomas Muir
ply, 149. Patton Whithead, 49, D. S. Bur-
son, 149; James McLachlan, 14s; ]. w. Wood,
142: H. w. Magee, lat: W. s. Wright 131:
B. w. Hahn. 1877; James Clarke. 146; John
L. Beverage. 14s; E. Lockett, 142; John w.
Francis. 147; ]. x Hawk, las; H. C. Hub
bard. 149 ]. J. Arnott, 49, w. E. Arthur
received one vote and B. F. Ball and L. p
Crawford two votes each.
Brevities
Miss Winnie Stevens, young lady from
Long Beach, who has been visiting with
Miss Lola Downing Of Lincoln avenue, was
severely hurt this afternoon In bicycle
collision on Fair Oaks avenue. near Walnut
street. Miss Stevens was riding in one
direction and man on wheel came along
from the opposite direction. Before they
could avoid each other they collided and
Miss Stevens was thrown heavily, landing
on her head. She was knocked unconscious.
and at last accounts was still in a dazed
condition. The physicians pronounce her
hurt conclusion Of the brain. She will like
ly recover, but may be confned to her bed
for days or weeks.
A letter from George Banbury at Com
pany rs camp announces that he has re-
covered from his illness.
A bear was killed yesterday at Switzer's
camp. Bear stories are unusually preva-
lent this year, owing largely to the fact that
the mountain fires have driven the bears
from cover.
Willie Basore. aged months, died today
Of scarlet fever.