Evening star., 1933-03-06
NATION CARRIES ON
AS CASH VAN|SHES
People Take ood-Humored
View of Situation-Look
for Scrip.
BY RAYMOND CROWLEY.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 6-Quips, grins
and tall stories were on the lips Of
Americans today as they went to a well
they had not tapped since war days.
1t was well of extra resourcefulness
Of ingenuity, of good humor. Human
life, in spite Of the shortage Of cash
was finding ways Of carrying on-aS II
has a way Of doing always.
Even before President Roosevelt
clothing himself with the powers Of 6
wartime law. took quick steps prepar-
ing the way for scrip, the idea Of scrip
was racing through the country, and
communities in many scattered sections
were arranging to have 1t printed.
Large Bills Useless.
Tales Of millionaires beseeching but.
lers for q spare dime. Of folk with $10(
bills being snubbed by change-guardins
clerks went the rounds. Ladies who
used to talk about their operations now
had a new topic-of how that nasty
grocer would not give them change fol
$40 when they bought a l0-cent can o1
beans.
From the top to the bottom of the
social scale people facing inconvenience
grinned and bore it. Former President
Hoover. Just a few hours out OF the
White House. found himself with only
small amount of cash-but was getting
along
Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania had
just 95 cents in his jeans, but there was
gasoline enough in the gubernatoria
motor to carry him back home from
Washington.
The movie folks in Hollywood had
their fun. That wag. Jack Oakie
issued his own scrip, reading, "Compli-
ments Of Jack Oakie, who owes you
blank dollars and hopes you get it,
At Dallas. Tex. Bernice Claire anc
Alexander Gray. musical comedy artists
arranged to pay their hotel bill by sing
ing Tor other guests. Like millions oi
others, they have money-but it is In
banks.
A New York hotel finding itself short
OF cash, sent messenger to churche,
TO gather the contents Of collection
plates. Business on Broadway boomet
as some theaters accepted checks fol
tickets. SubwayS had plentiful supply
OF nickels for the time being, but were
considering what to do about scrip
You can't put it in a turnstile.
Railroads, hotel and airplane lines, ir
many cases. took checks from vel
known customers. A Pasadena hotel
besieged by millionaires without the
price OF shave, started to print it.
own scrip. Telegraph wires hummed q,
people sent cash to relatives.
New Workers laughed when q naive
business man complained that his banl
should have warned him it was coins
to close, SO he could draw out a little
change for his till But in q Chicago
suburb a bank had done just that.
John M. Nichols, president OF tn.
bank which advertises that "Wher
palmer statements are made We will
make them" said:
We've been telling people who asket
about the possibility Of a moratorium
to come in and withdraw funds to tide
them over. A lot did, and ther
thanked u.s."
Automat managers debated q weighty
problem-how to prevent people from
changing IS bills into nickels and ther
going out without eating. Police IL
many cities arranged to allow peopl.
to place their money In station house.
for safekeeping.
Charge Accounts Solicited.
In New York the Daily News fixed Il
50 that boxing fans could pay for so.
cent tickets to tonight's golden gloves
semi-finals by presenting merchandis,
instead OF cash. Anything from can!
of tomatoes to brassieres was good-al
the cash the fan had to have was 8
nickel for the tax. Many department
stores urged customers to make full us,
Of charge accounts.
Prince Michael Romanofi," other
wise known as Harry Gerguson, ex-pant!
presser, watched the situation with in.
terest. "A great many peoples checks,
he is reported to have told New YQrl
hotel cashier, ARE now as good q.
those Of q great many Others"