Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-13

that important financial legislation is likely
to come before congress before long, and he
deemed it advisable that he sever all Off
cial connection with financial institutions in
consequence.
A member Of the board of the Farmers and
Merchants National will be elected to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of ia
cob Baruch.
At the Central National it is possible there
viii be reduction in the number of direc-
tors. Action in this direction however, will
1t is said, depend entirely on the report
of a special committee appointed some time
ago to consider the feasibility Of such a
plan, which will not be made until late this
afternoon. In case a reduction is decided
upon the members of the directorate will be
selected from the present board and there
will be no other change.
Stockholders of the Citizens National bank
will enlarge their board by the addition of
one member, making total Of twelve. Of
ficials Of the bank refused TODAY IL make
known the identity of the man selected for
this place. but there is a current report to
the effect that E. L. Doheny will enter the
board.
There will be one change in the National
Bank of Commerce list Jonathan S. Dodge
being substituted for ]. H. Latham, re-
signed.
Following is the makeup Of the boards Of
directors Of the" ten national banks:
American Nationally. J. Monette w. r.
Hervey, J. c. F. Hull, william w. Woods,
Ora E. Monnette, NJ. J. Cornell, W. J. Hale,
A. W. Skinner, F. C. Bolt, R. Shelter, c.
NJ Wood, Lee c. Gates D. Mackenzie
James Bastable, S. A Butler F. x. Pfaffin-
ger, H. W. Frank.
Central National-George w. Scott, o. 7.
johnson. Niles Pease L. Lindsay, George
Mason, @. I. CroweiL A. G. Harper, William
D. Stephens, r. H. Howell, Robert N. Bulla
A. B. Cass, E. w. Davies, John r. Mathews,
7. E Gibbon. S. F. Zombro.
Citizens National-R. j. Waters. J. Ross
Clark, A. G. Hubbard, L. W. Blinn, J. M.
Hale, John H. Norton, C. A. Garfield. E. G.
Fay Robert Hale. John ]. Fay. jr., A. J.
Waters. One director to be added.
Commercial acknowledgement Winter, e.
T. Cole, Philip Forve Charles c. Chapman
S. A. Bulfnch, Philip L. Wilson, H. W.
Chase, j. W. Mckinley, w. A. Bonynge,
Charles N. Flint, Newman Essck, Joseph
Burkhard, J. E. Carr, L. E. Shepherd.
Farmers and Merchants National-Isaias
W. Hellman L N. Van Nuys L W. He'll
man, jr Milo M. Potter. w. G. Kerckhoff
I. B. Newton, G. E. Thorn. K. Cohn, G. a.
OMelveny, ]. A. Graves, o. w. Childs, Dr.
Walter Lindley, william Lacy, T. E. Newlin
First National-J. NJ. Elliott, G. E. Bit
finger, George I. Cochran, John S. Cravens
Booth, M. H. Flint, c. w. Gates. w. NJ
Garland, w. I. Hollingsworth, W. E. Hamp-
ton, Stoddard Jess, H. Jevne Gail b. John
son, Frank M. Kelsey, J. Q. Keepfi L. Lind
say, Dan Murphy. E. J. Marshall, John b.
Miller, A. H. Naftzger, George s. Phillips,
w C. Patterson, Charles H. Sessions, Will
liam R. Staats F. Q. Story, ]. s. Torrance,
Walter J. Trask, w. L. Stewart, H. c.
Wilmer
Merchants National-W. A. Barker, E. P
Bosbyshell, Marco H. Helman, L. c. Brand,
W. L. Graves, w. III. Holiday, f. M. Lyon.
Will E. Keller N. Bonflio, II. T. Newell, e.
T. Stimson, M. M. Newmark, Irving II.
Hellman, Percy r. Wilson, M. A. Hambur-
ger.
National Bank of California;. B.
Blackstone, F. w. Braun, o. H Churchill,
]. E. Fishburn F. w. Flint, jr., H w.
Frank, E. B. Gage Harry Gray, s. C. Hub
bell, Ernest H. May, H. NJ Robinson, r. L
Rogers.