The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-07-16
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ic when newspapers announced the
second failure. but their fears
turned out to be groundless. The
people failed to make rush to
withdraw theier deposits from the
commercial and mutual banks and
savings associations.
Generally, the people of Seattle
showed discrimination. They real
lied that the failures were not due
to the depression or economic
conditions, nor to lack of protect
i've law-but that the failures were
due to human failings, defalca-
tions and Interpretations by
trusted officials. Moreover, the
defalcations were not due to the
stress of these economic times,
but have been going on for IA
years. The only pronounced feel
ing is that the guilty officials
should be properly punished and
that liquidation should be fastened
and efficiently handled to restore
as much as possible of the saw
ings of the $4,000 unfortunate
shareholders.
1t is certain, however, that the
failure of the two savings associa-
tions will be used in an effort to
prevent the reelection of Governor
Hartley. While the governor has
disclaimed responsibility for the
failures, there Is plenty of muir
muring and limiting of political in
reference and laxity in states sup
ervision. SO far nobody has man
aged to make a clear issue of the
failures, but such failures always
are food for politics, and the OPP
ponents of Governor Hartley al
ready are working to stir resent
ment among the $4,000 depositors
Ito say nothing of voters thru
out the state.
Judge Webster May Go Higher
Recent visits to Washington
state by Investigators of the fed
eral department of justice have
convinced many republicans and
lawyers that President Hoover will
name Judge j. Stanley Webster,
Spokane, or Kenneth Macintosh,
former chief justice of the state
supreme court, to the circuit court
of appeals, San Francisco. The
vacancy in the circuit court, which
consists Of three judges, is due to
the death Of Judge Frank Rudkin,
who went to the circuit court from
this state.
lie President Hoover should turn
to WASHINGTON. 1t is not unlikely
that he VIII give the call to Judge
Webster, who has made an inn
pressive record as judge of the
federal court Of eastern Washing
ton. Furthermore, the Washing
tons, state and city, still remem-
Der him favorably as member of
congress. OF course Judge Mack
intosh stands well with the Pres
ident, which was indicated when he
was chosen as a member of the
Wickersham commission, but he
has been handicapped by the fact
that he made q poor run as the
republican nominee for the United
States senate. The telling factor
however, may be in the fact that
Senator Wnsley Jones has ex.
pressed himself in favor of Judge
Webster.
Political Gossips See Deal
While She people generally like
to feel that presidents, either re
publican or democrats, make jul
dicial appointments without thot:
of politics, there invariably is SOM
political calculation. and specula
ton over such appointments. An
the prospect Of Judge Webster
going to appellate court has stirre'
the political gussips, whose wag
gings usually are interesting, i
not always right.
1t is being suggested by the gos
sips that Senator Jones and Di
have made deal to urge the pre-
motion of Judge Webster. Tn
talk is that. ff Mr.. Webster goe
up, the senators will join in urg
ing the president to name Cor
gresham Sam Hill, democrat; t
succeed Judge Webster in Spc
kane.
They figure Mr.. Jones is favor
able on the chance that the RI
moval of Mr.. Hill would give til
republicans good opportunity
reclaim the fifth compression,
district, which has turned dow
every republican candidate sint
Judge Webster resigned. The,
they figure, Senator Dill is willin
not only because he would like
see progressive on the FEEDER;
bench in Spokane, but because
thinks his secretary, Frank Bell ,
Ephrata, would have good chan'
to be elected congressman in tt
fifth district. just now Mr.. Be
is regarded as candidate for tt
democratic nomination for COVER
or, but the gossips figure that
would prefer TO risk his chanc
as democratic compression
candidate fn the fifth district.