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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-11-16
Ringgold

George Slay and two sons of
Derthick made visit with L. w.
Williams, recently, bringing about
six turnips which made over half
bushel
Mrs. Nancy Van Horn was badly
scalded on one Of her limbs, from
the knee to the foot. Her husband
who is working in getting out road
stone east of McConnelsville, was
home over Sunday.
Mrs Stella Updike who has been
i'll several days from bowel trouble,
was taken to the GAINESVILLE hos
pital, Tuesday of last week, for OBJ
servation.
Mrs. Mary V. Love is at home
from a visit with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Love, of Crooksville.
d. M. Rodgers, prominent hard
ware merchant for 43 years, died
suddenly from apopleXy, last week.
Burial was made in the New Lex
ington cemetery.
Old King Winter sent us a sam
pie of snow election day, and some
candidates were showed under. Any
way old Morgan county knows what
is good for US, in trying to retain
the 18th amendment
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Church, son-in-
law and daughter of II. O. Davis,
lave moved onto Mr.. Davis farm,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-11-16
StOcknoyt Route Two

Mr. and Mrs Gale Schlarb and
daughter Mary of near Whipple,
visited Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Schlarb's parents, Mr. and Mrs. j.
NJ Davis
Mrs. John Young entertained a
number of ladies with a quilting at
ber home, Wednesday of last week.
Friends here were sorry to learn
Of the death of John G. Wagner,
who passed away at his home in
Malta, Friday. He resided in this
vicinity for several years, and was
a well respected citizen, and good
neighbor
Sunday guests at the home of
Frank Chapman and wife were Mr..
and Mrs. George Brokaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Moves of McConnelsville,
and Frank Spencer.
Misses Edythe Bamfield and Faye
Henery of GAINESVILLE visited recent
ly at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Rollison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pettibone
and children of Philo were guests of
relatives here. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Miller of
Xenia spent over Sunday at their
farm here
Mr.. and Mrs Anse Harter and
little daughter and Pearl Savage of
McConnelsville, were Sunday guests
at the home of Mrs. Mary Patter-
son.
David Bamfield of Cambridge has
been visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hosom of Nc
Connelsville were guests Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z.
Hosom.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-11-16
Malta Route Two

Mr. and Mrs Clark Harris were
guests Sunday of their son James
Harris and family of McConnels-
vile.
Mrs. Emily Kinsey of Rooster
vile is spending few days with
her sister Mrs. A. X. Ridgley and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Best and Mr.
and Mrs. C. f. Newburn spent Sun
day evening with Mrs. Lydia Par
sons and Mrs Name McElfresh.
Sunday school at Hopewell next
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Everybody welcome
Ronald Everett were Sunday guests
at C. H. Bingman's.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Newburn were
guests Sunday of the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Dougan Of
Chesterhill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lynch and
son Guy and Harry Ellis, near Pros
pect, visited last Wednesday with
their brother Albert Ellis and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Best were
Sunday guests of their daughter
Mrs. Emmett Scott and family.
w. F. Chappelear and son Clare
were guests Sunday week ago of Mr.
and Mrs. Montford Strobe of juno
ton City.
Fred Griest of Warren is visiting
his brother r. w. Griest and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Graham and
SON Bobby Of Pennsville spent Sun
Il n
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-11-16
Cumberland TT.

Mrs VIM. Dickson held a public
sale at her home in Lytlesburg, last
week.
Mrs. Laura Frame who has been
in poor health for some time, does
not improve as her many friends
would like.
Russell Wheeler, wife and little
son of Cambridge were week end
guests with his parents, Jas. Wheel
er and wife.
Quite a number from Cumberland
attended the funeral of Miss Minnie
Huffman, Sunday.
The young people of the Lytles-
burg church gave social, Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Bertha Warne and baby have
returned home from three weeks
visit with friends in Illinois.
Rev. Ray Huff will begin SER
les of revival services at the Oak
Grove church, Nov. 10.
Mrs. John Waller is spending
some time in GAINESVILLE.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-11-16
Meigs

| Mrs. Alice Jenkins is improving
nicely and regaining the use of her
self.
The Busy Bee class of Meigs
| Sunday school gave chicken sup
per at Meigs Valley hall Thursday
evening, which was well patronized.
Proceeds for the benefit of the
church.
/ VIM. Yauger sent 13 extra fine
spring calves to the Columbus auc-
| ton Monday. There seems to be a
great gulf between beef on foot and
beef on the block
Burned With Hot Grease
Mrs. Yes Sines was quite badly
! burned on the hand and arm, Sun
day, when she was pouring grease
out of skillet into jar.
Stricken With Paralysis
Mrs. G.. l. Porter who makes her
home with her son Ira on route
four, suffered stroke of paralysis,
Thursday morning, and at this time
is thought to be critically i'll.
Delbert Norman and family who
have been living on the f. G. Swal-
low farm, moved last week to the
west side. This was the only color
ed family in our township.
Joe Jenkins received a copy of
the Jersey bulletin and Dairy
World published at Indianapolis
Ind. Dennis II. Jenkins, a cousin
of the late d. l.. Jenkins, started
the magazine SO years ago. The
copy received by Mr.. jenkins (Octo-
ber number) is celebrating the 50th
anniversary The former editor
and owner is now 90 years old
They carry an article written by
him in which he says: II am still
in good health and able to drive my
car. Because of illness in my fam
lily we have a Shepard home lift or
elevator in the house, which like a
Ford takes us down and back; also
90 foot green square in a nearby
Masonic cemetery, with nice stone
all marked except the last date
Mr.. Elmer Henderson of Colum-
bus and Ernest Henderson and son
Junior of Malta visited Sunday with
/ their father, Wilson Henderson.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-11-16
Unionville

Mr.. and Mrs. George Stegner and
Mr.. and Mrs Verl Newton were din
ner guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Singree and family. In the af-
ternoon they motored TO Marietta,
where they attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Stegner's aunt.
c. r. Brown, r. II. Duyall and r.
II. Ray were visitors in GAINESVILLE,
Saturday Mrs. G. B. Ritchey re-
turned with them where she will
spend the week at the Brown home
Wilson and Shilling of Parkers-
burg, who own the old James Sing
rec farm on Four mile creek, ship
ped three truck loads of cattle last
week to the Parkersburg and Pitts
burg markets.
Some choice pigs from six to
eight weeks old are selling here
for $3.50 each.
Mary Reed of this village has
employment at the Thurman Reed
home, at Beckett.
Mrs. Sam MsFerren who had been
at the VIM. Stegner home the past
week caring for Mrs. Stegner, left
Sunday for her home at Bald Knob.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 0. McFerren
spent Sunday at the Emmett Du-
vail home.
Several from here attended
church at Fletcher, Sunday night.
Rev. Guy Hamilton of GAINESVILLE
preached here Sunday at 1890 a.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-11-16
Newton Ridge

After a weeks visit with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
White, Dora and Rose Alene Daugh-
erty, have returned to their home
at Marietta.
The Coterie club met Thursday
with Mrs. Kate Henery. After the
business, the hostess served re-
freshments. Next meeting will be an
all day meeting, Nov. %, at Mrs.
Kate Henery's. Ladies bring your
thimbles.
Mrs. Florence White and daugh-
ter Evelyn, Della Bowles and Well
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-11-16

Funeral services were held at the
Oak Grove church, Sunday at 2:30
o'clock, for Miss Minnie Huffman,
who died on Nov. 10. She spent
the greater part of her life in this
vicinity. A few years ago she went
to Cumberland where she made her
home until year ago, when her
health failed and she went to West
Lafayette, to the Methodist home
for the aged About two weeks ago
she came to Cumberland to visit
friends, and while there, being in
a very frail condition, she sustain
ed a fall that made it necessary to
remove her to hospital at Coshoc-
ton, where death followed. She
was born in September, 1856, and
died Nov. 10, 1888. Her father,
mother, three sisters and three
brothers, preceded her in death. She
nieces and one nephew, who reside
in the western states. She united
with the Oak Grove church at an
early age. In later life she removed
her membership to the NJ E.. church
at Cumberland. Funeral services
were conducted by Rev Ray Huff,
assisted by Rev. Westlake of Cum
berland. The discourse was touch
ing, and in appropriate terms con-
cerning religious zeal and good in
fuence of the life which had depart
ed. Heaven is gained, life is passed,
now end all cares of eathly strife;
endless. rest will be so sweet, in
that land of new born life.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-11-16

Bessie Strobe; executive committee,
Roy James; business agent, o. w.
Abel
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-11-16
Rates of Taxation, 1888

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Montana labor news., 1933-10-05

ERIKA STREICHER, deceased, LUCY
KOSSUCH, ANNA KOSSUCH, FLOR
ENCE KOSSUCH EDDY, ARVILLA
FELL BENKE, ALBERT f. FELL, Jr.,
also known as ALBERT FELL, Jr., MRS.
ALBERT +. FELL, Jr., LUCY FELL
SHUELL, and all other persons unknown
claiming or who might claim any right,
title, estate or Interest in, or lien, or
remembrance upon Lot numbered Nine
teen l9) the Wa of Lot numbered
Twenty (2O) the East Five feet of Lot
numbered Eighteen 1S), all In Block
numbered Seven "a Of the Corona Ad-
dltion to the City of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Montana, according to the OIL
ficial plat and survey thereof on file
and of record in the office of the County
Clerk a Recorder of Silver Bow County,
Montana, or any part thereof adverse to
plaintiffs ownership thereof or any
cloud upon plaintiffs title thereto,
whether such claim or possible claim be
present or contingent, including any
claim or possible claim of dover, in
choate or accrued, Defendants.
The State Of Montana to the above named
defendants and all other persons unknown,
Greeting:
You are hereby summoned to answer the
complaint in this action which is filed in
the office of the Clerk of this Court, a
copy of which is herewith served upon
you, and to file you answer and serve a
thereof upon the plaintiffs attorney
within Twenty (2O) days after the service
Of this summons, exclusive of the date Of
In case Of your failure to appear
Or answer, Judgment will be taken against
you by default for the relief demanded In
the complaint. This action is brought for
the purpose of quoting title to the land
in Silver Bow County, Montana
and described as follows:
Lot numbered Nlneteen (19) the VIZ of
numbered Twenty 600, the East Five
Of Lot numbered Eighteen (1S), all In
Block numbered Seven "a of the Corona
to the City of Butte, Silver Bow
Montana, according to the official
plat and survey thereof on file and Of rec
ord in the office of the County Clerk &
Of Silver Bow County, Montana.
Witness my hand and the seal Of said
1888.
court SeaD
Il. P. KELLY, Clerk Of the Above En-
titled Court.
By L. Il. CRNICH, Deputy Clerk.
H.. EMIGH,
Butte, Montana,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
First publication Sept. p, 1933-it.
Montana labor news., 1933-10-05
Butte Unfair List

Grand Central Market, III East Park st.
New York Bargain Store, 119 ID. Park st.
All Allen-A Products.
The Eaton Metal Products Co., OF Billings
BY the Cascade Trades and Labor As
sembly.
H%enningson Engineering Co, of Omaha,
Neb.
Majestic Radio and Household Appliances.
Rex Flour and products Of Royal Milling
Co, by Great Falls Central Council.
Whitehouse Market, 1874 West Park st.
Mr.. Burr, hanGyman.
Crystal Cleaners, 233 East Park st.
Chas, Jaryela, 402 East Broadway.
Mrs. Sophie Doyle, 9 West Mercury.
Guys Garage-ROcker.
Martins Garage-322 South Wyoming.
Hansen-MacPherson Co.
Owl Cab Co.
City Cab Co.
Joe Splan, 200 Block Utah Ave.
Hansen Packing Co.
Joe Soda, Garbage Man.
O. X. Cafe, East Park st.
BIZ Wren's Auto Lot, S. Main st.
Buildings and Owners.
l27 S. Arizona st., Geo. Busco, Owner
sol s. Arizona st., Addie Deutch, owner,
1873 $. Arizona St.. VIM. Dunckel, owner.
. W. Mercury; 500 S. Dakota, f. Nc
Grady Estate.
621 Utah, ]. c. Moebus, owner.
439, All s.. Arizona, Joe Pfeiffer, owner
4S3 s.. Arizona st., VIM. Dunckel, owner
43S-441 S. Arizona, Joe Pfieffer, owner
AIS s.. Arizona, Olivia Hopkins, owner.
UNFAIR BARBER SHOPS.
1876 N. Main st. 3 S. Arizona st.
Louis Dreibelbis, 1877 s. Arizona ST.
Owner. 301 S. Arizona st.
337 South Main ST. 40 s. Arizona st.
o West Mercury ~ AL S. Arizona st.
5s b.. Galena st. O y A,do,oho,,
425 e.. Park st. 100 Covert 81
sos 70. Park st. /. Jarveia, Owner
NJ. O'Keefe, Owner 204 Il. Park st.
(COllegel
uNFAIR BEAUTY SHOPS AND SCHOOLS
1873 Garrison Ave.-Mrs. r. r. Barrett.
1866 Garrison Ave.-Mrs. Chas. J. Duffy
FOG W. Second St.-Mabel Mcdonald.
Edison Permanent Wave Shop, in Metali
Bank Bldg.
McCarrolls-7 r.. Granite st.
Lewis Beauty S~chool-0wsley Bldg.
Montana labor news., 1933-10-05
= LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE no CREDITORS

Estate of Frank r. McGree, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under.
signed, Administrator of the estate Of
Frank r. McGree, deceased, to the cred.
itors Of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers, within foul
months after the first publication Of this
notice to the said administrator at Tx
office of Earle N. Genzberger, Attorney fol
the Administrator, 205-6 Lewisohn Build.
ing, the same being the place for the trans.
action of the business of said estate. In
the County of Silver Bow, State of Mon,
tana.
FRED A. LEHN. Administrator of the
Estate of Frank r. McGree, Deceased
Dated Butte, Montana, this 10Th day Of
September, 1888.
First publication Sent 81 1q324t
Montana labor news., 1933-10-05
~sHERIFF'S SALE
Uudar Exqcutiou

,ht
j.. f. Zimmerman, Plaintiff, VS.. Anna Zu-
pert, alias Anna Clements, Defendant.
70 Be Sold at Sheriff's Sale on the 9th
day OF October, A. ID. 1888, at 2:30 o'clock
Z. NJ, at the front door of the Silver Bow
County Court House. City of Butte, County
Of Silver Bow, State of Montana, the FOL
lowing described real property, to-wlt:
Lot No. ~ in Block 9 and that portion
Of Lot II in Block 8 of the KEMPER AID
DlTION to the City of Butte, In Silver
Bow County, Montana, described as the
South lG inches Of the West 81 feet OF
said Lot IL; said property standing on
the records Of said county In the name of
Anna Clements.
LAWRENCE WEIR, Sheriff Silver Bow
County, Mont9Ba.
BY BERNARD BARDE. Deputy Sheriff.
Dated September 20, A. d. 1888.
First publication October 8, 193S-4t.
sTATEMENT or THE OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC.
REQUIRED BY ACT OF OF
AUGUST "a, 1919.
OF Montana Labor News, published
Weekly at Butte, Montana, for October l.
1888.
State of Montana, County Of Silver Bow,
Is. Before me, a notary public IN ana lOr
the State and county aforesaid, personally
appeared Harry j. Grimes, who having been
duly sworn according to law, deposes ana
says that he is the Business Manager OF
the Montana Labor News and that the
AMI haIieef 2 tpue statement Of the owner
a ahfn py n,sna Soment land II n daily paper.
9haP .iraviationl otto III fine aforesaid pub.
I'm ~ tfan for ~ date shown in the above
nentton raouirad Nv fine Act OF August
% 100 eahodied In Section All. Postal
avs ana regniations to-wit.
-" Mat he names and addresses Of
tba nnbiiebar adifor managing editor. and
b nv N manooers are.
pnbiisher silver Row Trades and Labor
rauncil y n Pov 1877 Ruttp. Montana.
ESditar Cbes n Sehold p d Roy 1889.
NTH Montana $500
Manooinc Editor None
p"sinoss MANAGER Harry I Grimes. p.
n PoY is17 Rutfe Maintain
% Tbat tha owner is. 0f owned by a
oornoration ite name and address must
M stated ana olso immediately hereunder
~. ~ Zines and addresses Of stoekholders
a.nfns an boiding one nor cent or more
y t annnnt ~ stock If NOT owned
d. "a 80 '|nr,'nratinn Tho names and addresses
~ ~ IndividuaI owners must he given. If
~ 1917 ~ n firm comnanv or other min
~ aanan,n ~ name and address.
OipotI1' ~ So - oaob individnaI mem
a. "Sn a. vi @iyon silver Row Trades
peIi T m2s ~ saoe1l"RIii n Pov 1917 Butte.
anu aan"i OOu"e'
M9hta MI tho tno,yp bondholders. mort
gagaes and other security holders own-
No ar holding 1 ner cent or more of total
| amount Of bonds mortgages, OF other Sc.
e%urities are. ar there are none so state, J
None.
d That the two paragraphs next above,
| living fine names Of the owners, stock
holders. ana security holders, If any, con
Montana labor news., 1933-10-05
Roster of Bozeman Unions

r. S. Local Union No. 557, U. b. of C.. g. j.
of A.-Pres. Il. z. Taylor; Vice-Pres.,
Chas. Quist; Fin. Sec, j.. .. Bush; Rec
Sec, W. b.. Gilleland; Treas, W.. +.
Warden, A. e. Hendrickson; Trustees
j. III. Reed, Jos. H.. holman, Lloyd M
Hartley. Meets at Odd Fellows Hail
second and fourth Wednesday nights
each month.
Painters Union, S. W. Bell, Secretary.
Electricians Union, Philip s. Hone, Sec
BARRIERS Union.
Musicians Union.
Montana labor news., 1933-10-05
Roster of Missoula Unions

International Association of Fire Fighters,
Local No. 271-Meets first change day Of
.he month at 1 100 p. m. at Fire station.
President, Il. c. Curran, Vice-President,
X. ID. Nelson, Secretary-Treasurer, Wal
ter B%rechbill; Trustees, M. j. Griffin,
G. p. Kern and J. ID. Russ. Delegates
to Trades and Labor Council, Geo. Welt
gel and W. A. Walsh.
Montana labor news., 1933-10-05

In the District Court of the Second Ju-
dicial District of the State of Montana
in and for the County of Silver Bow.
Frank Blodgett, Plaintiff, VS.. MARIA
WEIBLEN, If alive and/or If dead, all
unknown heirs and devisees of MARIA
WEIBLEN, deceased, TREDERIKA
STREICHER, If alive and/or if dead, all
unknown heirs and deyisees Of FRED
Montana labor news., 1933-10-05
Roster of Anaconda Unions

Retail Clerks Union, Local Number 1041-
President, Pete X. Kenne; Vice President,
Carl Gustafson; Sec. Treas, Pete D. Lid,
dell; Guide, Kay Lind Guard, Hazei
Trip; Trustees, Jas. White, Hersnai
Bates, Cora Rustad Delegates to Central
Council, Fred Barrett, Floyd VIM. Pete
ID. Liddell.
Local No. 575, ]. B. l.. U. of A. Meets
every 4th Monday at 80 p, m. at ~
u. Commercial. M. l.. Madren, Presl-
dent; H. II. Horne, Secretary Treasurer.
EXP. 6-9-33.
International brotherhood of Teamsters;
Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers OF
America, Local 101. President j. ID.
Hull; Vice President, VIM. Murphy he-
cording Secretary, 4. ]. station; Secre-
tary-Treasurer, Jack Anderson; con
ductor, Joe Turtle; Business Agent, 20
Fahey Delegates to Central Council, i.
II. O'Brien. James Martin. Ed. Fahey.
United Association of Journeymen Plumb
ers and Steam Filters, Local Union NO.
G73. President, Dan II. Sullivan F1nan-
cial Secretary, Joe Sullivan. Meets LIST
and 3rd Tuesdays at Carpenters Hail.
Montana labor news., 1933-10-05
Missoula Unfair List

Worden Grocery, Angus Mcleod, Plaster
er, Morrison nudsOn Co.. Joe ~SchandOrf,
H. Maclay Meat Market, Majestic
Radios and RefrigeratOrs, Famous
Tailoring Co, Camel Cigarettes, Torch
Light Scrap, Fuller Brushes, Florence
Hotel, Sam Mercer, Wilson & Zuelke, Elmer
Johnson, II. M. Parsley, Utah Coal,
Quaker Oats Products, Prince Albert SmOk-
Ing Tobacco, Taylers Scad, Western Hotel
Cafe. Premier Glove Company and Wells
Lamont Smith Corporation, manufacturer
Of the following gloves Blue Ribbon, Pre-
mier, Federation, Rubberist, overall, Red
Top, Blue Top, Northwest States Utilities
Company. Square Deal Barber Shop.
Strikers Barber Shop. Justus Barber
Shop. Al. Wager. "XL DOnuts." Oscar C..
Paisley
Montana labor news., 1933-10-05

I%nternational Hold Carriers, Building and
Common Laborers' Union of America
Local No. 1877. Meetings End and 4th
Wednesdays each week at Union Hall.
r. W. Stratton, Secretary, p. D. Box
Montana labor news., 1933-10-05

Butte Clerks Union meets every Monday
at s D.. M, except holidays, at Pythian
Castle, 1891 S. Main st. Pres, Frank
c. Shea; Vice-Pres, San Feldman; Rec
Sec, Leonard Ripper; Ffnan.-See. ana
Business Agent, A. j. Guenther.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
PLIGHT OF PEA
PICKERS EASED
BY RED CROSS

Due to the fact that a number
of families among the pea pickers
stranded in the Calipatria area re-
Gently were permitted to return
to localities where they have le-
gal residence, the situation in that
section of the valley is easing some
what this week, according to w. N.
Cunningham, head of the federal
free employment service in the val
ley.
The survey now being conducted
among the pea pickers by the Red
Cross is making splendid progress
with a corps of workers in the area
every day. Trained workers are
interviewing the families with a
view to ascertaining the place of
legal residence. The Red Cross
then communicates with authori-
ties in the home community asking
for permission to return the fami-
lies or individuals.
In view of the policy of the local
Red Cross chapter to discourage
wholesale dumping of the transient
and resident unemployed from
community to community, persons
never are returned to their places
of legal residence without permis-
sion of officials in that locality.
Provision of work for local un-
employed is more or less at a
standstill, Cunningham explained
on account OF the bank holiday and
attendant slowing of work in the
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
Editorial Page
and
Features
THE COMSTOCK PUSH

DAPID and constantly changing condi-
II tions in the financial world during
the past three weeks have made almost
a forgotten man. of Governor William
A. Comstock of Michigan, who started
all this bank holiday business, making
the word moratorium as familiar to the
average man as his coat and hat, even
though he may not understand all the
phases of moratorium developments.
In an interview with the United Press
yesterday Governor Comstock defended
his course in declaring the first state
bank holiday, and asserted he would do
the same thing if a like situation con-
fronted him again.
He pointed out that the alternative of
his action was the collapse of the Un-
ion Guardian Trust company in Detroit.
one of the largest banks in Michigan,
with the resultant collapse of numerous
banks throughout the state. So inter-
woven are our banking relations that had
this happened the collapse would be eX-
tended all over the country, much as tcy
soldiers topple by falling against each
other. Proof of this is seen in the way
bank holidays were declared by one state
after another, until they covered the en-
tire country, being followed up by the
Presidents action in declaring a nation
al bank holiday.
1t took courage to sign the Michigan
order closing the banks, and looking
back at it now, although three weeks
have passed, it is easy to recall the con-
sternation which the governors act oc-
casioned. He was subjected to severe
criticism by some, though in the main
his action was approved.
Governor Comstock undoubtedly ward
ed off a panic in his own state and his
action was indirectly the means for
avoiding nationwide panic. This
present week has been difficult enough,
but compared to what might have been
it is truly holiday in the most empha-
tic sense of the word.
We are having breathing spell which
will provide the energy to dig out from
our financial morass. Far from fright
ening people, the moratoria and all their
attendant inconvenience have greatly
restored the confidence of the nation.
There is feeling that we have truly
reached the bottom and that we are on
the upward climb at last. That feeling
alone is going to be great aid in climb
ing. AS we climb we can thank Gov
ernor Comstock for giving us the origi-
nal kick that made us start.