Evening star., 1933-03-11
ROOSEVELT SPEEDS
|. AID TO QUAKE AREA
Treasury Authorizes Banks
to Advance Cash-ReIief
Agencies at Work.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
All possible Federal assistance through
the Army, Navy and Public Health
Service was extended to California
earthquake sufferers today at the order
of President Roosevelt.
The President early today sought the
latest information concerning the earth
quake.
Early today Chairman John Barton
Payne of the National Red Cross wired
Gov Rolph OF California offering the
services of the Red Gross to take charge
Of earthquake relief.
Payne sent summary Of early reports
from Red Cross personnel to President
Roosevelt. This report related how A..
L. Schafer, manager Of the Pacific
Coast area with headquarters in San
Francisco, and J. w. Richardson, dis
aster relief field director on Schafer's
staff, had flown to the Los Angeles area
on the midnight plane from San Fran
cisco to begin relief work.
Treasury Authorizes Cash.
At about the same time the Treasury
announced that it had authorized
needed by victims of the quake and
that if additional assistance was
needed 1t would be provided.
Treasury officials said regulation
No. 10, issued by Secretary Wcodin,
provided that banks could advance
cash to relieve distress and provide
food, medicine and other necessities Of
life
They added that other regulations
by the Federal Reserve Board pro-
vided Federal Reserve Banks could
make direct loans to individuals or cor
porations. They believed this would care
for the situation in California but
added that if any further aid was
needed it would be forthcoming.
In the Red Cross report to the
President, that organization notified
him that it had widely organized
chapters in the area with a large per-
sonnel of paid and volunteer workers.
Schafer reported these had been i'm
mediately organized into an effective
relief unit.
Chairman Payne said that before de-
Gliding on a financial policy, the Red
Cross was awaiting definite reports on
the needs of the stricken people In the
area.
Military Units Report.
Other reports streamed into the
White House from Army and Navy
units in the Los Angeles area.
A naval radio dispatch said 1900
bluejackets from the warships at San
Pedro had been landed to prevent loot
ing of open buildings and abandoned
homes.
Payne announced later he was send
ing DR.. William De Kleine to the
earthquake area by airplene. De Kleine
is medical assistant to the vice chair
man and a disaster expert.
Meanwhile, President Roosevelt was
informed that the Army and Navy was
already cooperating and that salts
factory arrangement had been worked
affected area.
Additional experienced Red Cross
personnel will be made available as
rapidly as needed" the report to the
President said.
Admiral Richard Leigh, commander
in chief of the United States Fleet, re-
ported to the Navy Department there
had been no casualties so far as known
among the Navy personnel on the West
Coast except one enlisted man reported
killed in San Pedro.
Navy Fireman Killed.
This was apparently J. w. Murray,
fireman on the cruiser Marblehead.
killed by falling walls at San Pedro
The Navy has among its enlisted per-
sonnel John Wesley Murray, who en-
listed In July, 1881, at Raleigh, N. G.
Another message from Admiral Leigh
said:
Information from the commander
ashore indicates situation amply COW
cred. Shocks continue in Long Beach
district, but no further damage. Build
ings badly damaged, walls fallen, win
dows and doors out Streets are clear
wires removed, water supply ample
Gas mains shut of, but repairs under
way, estimated require five days. Food
serious problem, but organization ready
Wonderful spirit cooperation and VOL
unteer help evident everywhere"
Asleep before midnight for the drsi
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