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0. WL AGEPT | CHECAS FORTAES Per Diem Employes Will Be Paid in Currency—Others Unaffected Yet. Tistrict officials conferred today with Federal Government officers on the question of how the President’s order | PO of closing the banks of the country may affect financial affairs of the Dis- trict government. The outcome ap- peared to be that the District receipts and payments would be continued as usual, this week at least, pending an- nouncement of the solution of the na- tional situation. One of the most important questions under consideration was that involving the acceptance of check payments for the semi-annual realty and personal taxes due this month. For the time being at least the Dis- trict will continue to accept checks drawn on local banks in payment of the March taxes. The plan temporarily placed in effect. however, %mvldes for the temporary withholding by the Dis- trict of the issuance of receipts ‘for such payments until such time as such checks can be cashed at banking insti- tutions. Discussed at Conferences. The matter was discussed today at eonferences between the District Com- missioners, Tax Collector Chatham Towers and District Auditor D. J. Don- ovan. Later Mr. Towers conferred with officials of the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Bureau. The District this week expects to meet. as customary, a pay roll of ap- proximately $65.000 for various per diem employes of the local government. ‘Expectations today were that they Wwould be paid in currency as usual. District employes on the annual pay roll who are paid off by checks drawn against the District revenues in the Treasury will not be affected by the bank closingsthis week. The next pay is not due until March 15. Per diem men due to be paid this week are employes of the Trees and Parks Divisions, Water Department, Street Cleaning Department, the Sewer Division and the District reduction plant at Cherry Mill, Va. They will be paid in cesh from funds now to the credit of the District in the Treasury, it was explained today by Maj. James R. Lusby, District disbursing officer. Destitute Not to Suffer. Indications today were aiso that the several thousands of destitute persons pow receiving aid from the District through its Committee on Unemploy- ent would not suffer as the result of the bank holiday. The District now has approximately $575,000 available in the Treasury for payments to these needy families. This is made up of a sum of approximately $450,000 remain- ing from an appropriation of $625,000 for unemployment relief which was imade available in January and an ad- ditional sum of $175.000 which was appropriated by the past Congress last ‘week, to carry the District through the yemainder of the current fiscal year. The needy families receiving aid through this committee under the Board ©f Public Welfare all are engaged in the “made” work projects planned by the engineering division of the District. Under this program about $26.000 was disbursed to the per diem workmen Jast week. HOOVER SUPPORTS ROOSEVELT PLANS IN PLEA TO NATION (Continued From First Page) and former aides and by his secretary for many years, Lawrence Richey. A special telephone switchboard handled ealls to his apartment in the high tower of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Has Little Cash Left. With all banks closed here, the ex- President himself had none too much feady cash in his pocket. He left the White House with comparatively few gollar bills on hand. Richey, his per- ®onal chancelior of the exchequer, had only the $500 he obtained from cashing #n Washington Mr. Hoover's last salary heck—his pay for the three days after arch 1. Richey apparently was unworried, Dowever, saying there were many friends ®f his “chief” who would accept his ehecks and advance what money was meeded. When Mr. Hoover will leave Manhat- dan remained undecided. There was a possibility that he might revise his lans to travel to his Palo Alto, Calif., ome by way of the Panama Canal and instead go directly overland. Richey said that if the trip was made by water there would be no fishing excursion on #e side as originally planned. Takes Good Rest. As he entered yesterday his first pro- Rracted period of private life in nearly ¢wo decades, Mr. Hoover <. & himself ver almost entirely to re.. and relaxa- jon. He slept late and had no visitors during the morning, with only Richey and his youngest son Allan in attend- nce. . Before noon the former President stepped into an automobile, and without geremony or & motor cycle escort mo- fored to New Canaan, Conn., for lunch- ®on with his friends, Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ar Rickard. The Hoover sutomobile joined hundreds of others moving up- town through the Bronx River park- way. Apparently only few people recognized the former President. The drive to the Rickards' home was made in a leisurely fashion in less than two hours. After several hours in New Canaan, Mr. Hoo- ver returned to the Waldorf-Astoria. The outgoing and incoming trips were made without incident. FLORIDA PIONEER DIES AT MIAMI BEACH HOME By the Associated Press. MIAMI -BEACH, Fla, March 6— Harry Stead Bastian, 57, one of the joneer developers of Miami Beach, was ound dead in bed yesterday by his wife. Mrs. Bastian said her husband ap- parently was in good health when he re- tired Saturday night. Physiclans as- cribed his death to heart disease. Mr. Bastian owned the Altonia Hotel | and the Bastian Building here, and as one of the developers of -Lincoln road in Miami Beach, which has be- - come known as “the Fifth avenue of the South.” Besides the widow he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Phelps McKenney of Atlanta and Miss Susanne Bastian, Miami_Beac] Take Advantage of your charge account here during the bank holi- days. EM'LE! INC. Washington’s Foremost . Hairdresser 1231 Cenn. Ave. DIst. 3616 High Spots of By the Associated Press. High spots of President Roosevelt's banking proclamation: 1. There shall be maintained and observed by all banking institutions and all branches thereof located in the United States of America, including the ter- ritories and insular possessions, a bank holid: through Thursday) all banking transactions , except as hereinajter provided, no stitution or branch shall pay out, export, earmark, or permit the withdrawal or transfer in any manner or by any device whatsoever, of any gold or silver coin or bullion or currency or take any other action which might facilitate the hoarding 2. During such holida thereof. 3. Nor shall any such banking institulion or branch pay out deposits, make loans or discounts, deal in foreign exchange, transfer credits from the United abroad, or transact any other banking business whatsoever. 4. During such holiday, the Secrztary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President under such regulations as he may prescribe, is authorized and em- States to any pi wered : (A) To permit any or all of such all of the usual banking functions, (B) To direct, require or permit the issuance of clearing house certificates or other evidences of claims against assets of banking institutions, and (C) To authorize and direct the creation in such banking institutions of special trust accounts for the receipt of withdrawal on demand without any restriction or limitation and shall be kept separately in.cash or on deposit in Federal Reserve banks or invested in obliga- tions of the United States. THE KEVENING | Proclamation banking institutions to perform any or new deposits which 1l be subject to STORES CO-OPERATE T0 AID BUSINESS Credit Extension Studied in| | Case Shortage of | Cash Is Acute. (Continued From First Page.) chains, is functioning for the time be- ing on its customary cash basis, accord- ing to S. M. Zink, general manager. ‘Will Protect Customers. “We do not believe there is any cause for alarr,” Mr. Zink said. “For the time being, we shall continue our usual policy. 1It, however, the situation de- velops to such an extent that our cus- tomers are inconvenienced, we shall certainly take steps to protect our pa- eaking for the Sanitary G peaking for the Sanitary Grocery Co. and Piggly-Wiggly chain, Edward | G. Yonker, president, said no action looking toward establishment of credit would be taken today. “We are await- ing developments,” he declared, “and for the present we will continue in the usual manner.” The majority of the retailers placed themsevles in the position of “‘waiting | for developments” before taking any action toward revising business policies with respect to charge accounts and | credit generally. Almost generally, it was said that checks drawn on local banks-would be honored in payment for | merchandise and settlement of accounts in cases where the customer was deemed rehable. Fuel dealers, many of whom function on a strictly cash basis, were to meet in | extraordinary session this afternoon, called together through the Coal Me: chants’ Division of the Merchants and | credit to responsible firms, in order to Manufacturers’ Association. The meet- ing was called to discuss ways and means of dealing with any unprece-, dented situations which might arise in connection with supplying fuel. ; Restocking May Be Problem. Dairies, most of which operate on a weekly charge basis, will “go along i the usual way,” according to Raymond | Wise, head of the dairy group of the | Merchants’ Association. The same was said for the baker's division by Peter Dorsch, head of that group. “We will wait until we are actually confronted with an emergency before we start to worry about it,” he said. Independent grocers affiliated with | the United Food Stores. Inc., which in- cludes approximately 125 branches, may | be faced with the problem of restocking | their shelves when current supplies are exhausted, as a result of the strictly cash policy the directors of the or- ganization have adopted at the central ‘warehouse, according to Morris L. Kraft, president of the group. “We have sufficient supplies at the warehouse to take care of demands for the time being,” Kraft asserted. “We must, however, insist on cash at the warehouse for supplies to the branch stores.” ‘The creation of a credit system in Peoples Drug Stores was to be taken up at a meeting of the Executive Com- | mittee early this afternoon. The meet- ipg was called by Dr. M. G. Gibbs, | president of the drug store chain. Proclamation Declared Wise. The business men, as represented in | the Federation of Business Msn's Asso- ciations, feel that Pre:ident Roosevelt's proclamation was the “wisest move” that could be taken. according to| Arthur Clarendon Smith, president cf | the federation. “We are satisfied with the action of the President,” Mr. Smith said. “I be- lieve Washingtonians will find their retailers more than willing to maintain | credit policles on even more liberal scales than before. New accounts, too, | will be encouraged and business will | continue as though nothing had hap- | pened.” | Eugene Minoux. president of the Georgia Avenue Business Men's Asso- | ciation, said: “It was the finest thing | the President could have done. We | merchants in this section stand rea | to extend more credit than ever before.” Sylvan King, president of the Central Seventh Street Business Men's Associa- tion and an executive of King's Palace, declared: “The business men have not lost faith in their customers and the customers have not lost their charge accounts.” John L. Fowler, president of the Brookland-Woodridge Business Men’s Association, said: “The merchants in this community do not feel apprehen. sive. They will treat their regular c | rassment up to now because of the tomers with the same confidence as in the past, and will continue to honor checks trom respopsible persons.” Air Lines Co-operate. Alr lines functioning out of the Cap: ital announced they were ready to ac: commodate patrons to the fullest ex: tent. Checks drawn on established banks, regardless of bank holidays, will be accepted for purchase of airplane tickets and shipments of packages by air express on the lines of the Trans- continental and Western Air, according to word received by ticket agents handl- ing air transport reservations here. ‘The air line is willing to assume the risk to lend its ald to commerce during the emergency, it was stated, Pennsylvania Airlines, operating air passenger, mail and express service be- tween Washington, Pittsburgh and Cleveland, will accept checks in pay- ment for tickets or express charges from persons able to present credentials, ac- cording to Maj. H. S. Martin, president of the line. Eastern Air Transport, operating sim- ilar services through Washington from New York to Miami, will accept checks from patrons known to officials of the line, it was announced. ‘The Capital Traction Co. is giving study to the possibility of a lack of funds for street car riding among its patrons, according to J. E. Heberle, as- istant to the president of the concern. 'We have been in touch with the Balti- more car company,” he said, “and they state that after a week's bank holiday, they have not yet been confronted with a real emergency in this respect. How- ever, we are giving the matter careful study in order to be prepared should the time come when patrons haven't sufficient cash on hand for carfare. Will Supply Tokens. The Washington Railway & Electric Co., meanwhile, announced plans for the sale of its street car tokens on » aid persons without ample supply of cash due to the banking situation., While not contemplating at this time the sale on credit of the company’s tokens indiscriminately to individuals, any firm of known financial responsi- | bility will be able to obtain supplies of street car tokens from the W. R. & E. Co., for distribution to the employes of such firms as may e found necessary. ‘William P. Ham, president of the com- pany, said the plan would be placed into effect in cases where requested by its responsible business firms. He added, however, that as yet he had not eard of any cases where the patrons of the company had suffered embar- closing of the banks for the temporary period. ‘The Washington Gas Light Co. an- ncunced an extension of the discount period on bills due Saturday through today, because of the unusual situation prevalent. Marcy L. Sperry. president of the company. said consideration was now being given to other modifications due ta the emergency, and expressed the hope that customers would co- operate to the end that the problem might be worked out amicably. Utility Penalties Off. ‘The Public Utilities Commission acted promptly in ordering that no mgnalties shall be assessed for the non-payment of gas and electric power bills due to the closing of the banks. The order suspends the accrual of penaltes for non-payment of public service bills on which the period of grace would expire between March 6 and March 11, inclusive. The commission at its session this morning expressed the belief such an order was warranted because of the necessary temporary curtailment of banking facilities. The commission also gave out a statement, however, stating “all cus- tomers of these utilities should pay their net bills promptly regardless of the relief authorized by this order so that the utilities themselves shall be enabled to meet their pay rolls and other current obligations which are pay- able in cash.” ‘The official order of the commission applies to the Washington and George- town Gas Light Co’s and to the, Potcmac Electric Power Co. It is to re- main in full force until altered or amended by the commission. HOLIDAY DELAYS WEDDING ‘Whashington Girl and Film Produc- er Unable to Get License. LOS ANGELES, March 6 (#).—Be- cause they could not obtain a license during the bank holiday, Louis Brock, film producer, and Helen F. Collins of ‘Washington, D. C., have postponed for several days their wedding announced for yesterday. Miss Collins, the niece of Austin Parker, played leading roles in several f Brock's productions. Don’t worry—you’re the same man you were yesterday! We have the same confidence in you —and in Amer ica! Use your cash for necessities—and a Kauf- man Budget Account for the best clothes in the land!!! needed—make your own terms No cash "y D. J. KAUFMAN n 1005 Penna. Ave. = 1744 Penna. Ave. 14th and Eye Sta. STAR. EXCHANGE HOLIDAY DECISION DELAYED Committee Given Power to Act; Scrip Is Now Being Printed. WASHINGTON, By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, March 6.—Governors of | the New York Stock Exchange at a meeting this morning gave a special committee full powers to take “any steps deemed necessary in the present situation.” No action was taken by the governors in regard to a further ex- change holiday. All markets were closed today in ac- cordance with the decision made last Saturday when the exchanges wpted to close for the duration of Gov. Herbert H. Lehman’s two-day banking holiday, | which would expire tomoriow. Brokerage houses were open this morning with full staffs, although there was, of course, no trading. Member firms had been forbidden to engage in ny buying and selling whatsoever, and 50 far as could be learned there was no informal trading by non-members. Members of the special Stock Ex- change committee appointed to deal | with the current situation included | Richard Whitney, president of the Ex- ! change. | Scrip Being Prepared. | Meariwhile, bales of scrip. in the form | of clearing house certificates, whose | use was authorized by President Roose- velt in his proclamation, were being | turned out by the American Bank Note | Co. Actual appearance of this medium | of exchange here, however, was held up | pending, it was said, efforts in Wash- ington to work out a co-ordinated scheme which would involve a minimum | of confusion. | Several conferences among bankers, banking officials and representatives of the New York State government were in progress. One of these was attended by Gov. Lehman, George Pearon, minority leader of the State Senate, and Speaker Joseph A. McGinnles of | the State Assembly. The current State labor law restricts | factories and mercantile houses from | paying employes in anything but cash, | and it was ascumed that the meeting | of legislative leaders was considering | means of meeting this obstacle by legis- | lation. The clearing house was a scene of bustling activity as members met once | mcre, presumably in connection with is suance of the certificates. It was un-| derstood that the paper was still i process of manufacture: Clarence Ba pon, manager of the clearing house, lunteered the information he hadn't even seen one of the new “bills.” | The New York Federal Reserve Bank | on Liberty street, scene of heavy gold | withdrawals last week, was closed to business, though bankers were meeting there for occasional conferences. Orders Accumulated. Wall Street brokerage firms main- tained wire connections with branches in other cities. They were besieged | with telephone calls from customers | seeking information as to when the Stock Exchange would reopen and whether trading might be placed on restricted basis, but there was no im- mediate information on these points. With the “over-the-counter” market | shut down, organized facilities for | trading In stocks and bonds were com- pletely lacking. Whether any “boot- | legging* of securities for cash was| going on among brokers who are not members of an exchange could not! be learned, but there was no record | of any such transactions. which would | only be possible on a cash basis and | among individuals who would have to make their own quotations. Some commission that they were accumulating orders for execution when the Exchange reopens. | One firm said it had received some | bids for stocks at $1 to $3 a share above Friday's closing price, but these | the present sell only for immediate | give every consideration to all persons orders appeared to represent covering | shipment or delivery within seven days. | desiring aid. our NEW S aaad 3 $ : 4 : : ; | % i | SHubomaticalliy starTs ana sT0PS ivseyy 1). POSTAL SAVINGS FUNCTIONS G0 ON System to Continue in Ab- sence of Instructions to the Contrary. (.. MONDAY. James A. Parley, new Postmaster General, took charge of the Post Office Department zhortly before noon today and immediately went into conference with the retiring Postmaster General, Walter F. Brown, and other postal of- ficials on the status of the postal sav- ings system under the bank holjday ordered by President Roosevelt. | Others participating in the confer- | ence were Joseph C. O'Mahonéy, who | will be First Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral under Farley; F. A. Tilton, retir- ing Third Assistant Postmaster Gen- | eral under which the postal savings have been directed, and Horace A. Don- pally, solicitor general of the depart- ment. Prior to the conference Mr. Tilton had sald that the postal savings system would continue to function as usual until further notice. Tilton's statement was made while | telegrams were pouring in from post- | masters over the country asking for Instructions. No Cash Stringency. Payments to postal savings depositors, | Mr. Tilton explained, necessarily will depend on the avalability of but up to now there has been no strin- gency. {In States where banks have been closed the post offices where neces- | sary have been given credit on Federal Reserve banks, both to take care of | any postal savings withdrawals and for cashing money orders. Supplementing this source of revenue, of course, is that accruing from postal savings de- posits, dispatch of money orders and | postage receipts. It was expected that| during the day there would be some | advice as to whether the Federal Re- | serve banks could continue their aid. In the meanwhile the Washington | post office as a temporary measure this morning quit accepting certified checks in payment for postage. Postmaster | William M. Mooney said this move was | made because the paper could not be handled through the Treasury. Under ! the law postmasters have discretion as to whether they will receive checks for DALl bag Pecn i meas | as been made available to the | Postal Savings System through the Fed- eral Reserve banks in a number ot the States, where the depositories for the | postal savings funds have closed. These | postal savings funds are put in banks in the community in which they are de- posited with the Government. The banks in turn back them up with col- lateral in the form of bonds, supported by the taxing power of national, State | and local Governments, which are de- | %.:lwd with the Post Office Department re. ‘Withdrawals Possible. ‘The postal savings funds are deposits subject to withdrawal either in whole or in part by the depositors. Postal officials said today there was nothing to indicate just what the recent trend in postal operations nationally has been. Reports for February now are being compiled, but will not be avail- able before the fifteenth of the month. MARCH CLARENDON ;AERCHANTS 6, 1933. Gov. Pinchot Caught With Only 95 Cents For Banking Holiday Qov. Gifford Pinchot of Penn- sylvanis has learned & lot in the last of days about ‘making a I ‘money go & long way. When the Keystone executive proclaimed the Saturday-Monday bank holiday in his own State, his eash on hand tetaled exactly 95 cegts. He still had it last night, he affirmed, apd backing that up, enough gas in his car to get back to Harrisburg. LEHMAN DRAWS PLAN TO HELP DEPOSITORS | Proposals Will Be Submitted to Legislature After Approval by Woodin. By the Associald Press. NEW YORK, Mafch 6.—Gov. Leh- man, announcing today he would in “all probability” extend the New York bank- ing holiday to conform with President Roosevelt's decree, also said he had a plan for making available to depositors of sound banks throughout the State & circulating medium which would permit the business of the State to continue uninterrupted. The Governor's plan is now on its way to Washington for approval of Sec. retary of the Treasury Woodin, and when sanctioned by him will be sub- mitted to the State Legislature for ac- Its nature was not immediately CASH EXCHANGE OPENS TO SUPPLY CHICAGOAN‘S Long Lines of Business Men Await | Emergency Help in Order to Carry on Operations. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 6—Chicago solved one of the most pressing problems aris- ing out of the bank moratorium—the | need of small change—by opening to- day a currency exchange in the finan- clal district. The quarters of the former Bank of the Republic, merged with another a year ago, and empty since, were taken over by the Federal Reserve Bank. Forty tellers and about $1,000,000 in coins and small bills were installed there at 9 a.m. with closing hour in- definite, to supply the change needs of the city’s business men. No charge was made for the service. All about the big banking room were gns “Positively no checks cashed.” Half a hundred guards watched the long lines of bankless patrons getting change. sl WILL CONTINUE CREDIT Approved Customers and Those Who Can Get Rating Will Be Assisted. 3 By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va., March 6.—In an BANKS OF DISTRICT WEIGH ACTION HERE Policy of Clearing * House During Crisis Remains Undecided. __{Continued Prom Pirst Page) . SR L R y ment’s decision. b e ey As s0on a3 word of the Treasury De- partment’s action spread, the cash room became the center of banking activity. le with Government checks jam- the place and others stood in long lines far down the corridors. Most of the customers came to cash Govern- ment checks, but many others were seeki) for currency of large den tions. Stores which presented Federal checks were required to guar- | antee all previous indorsements. The Treasury, . however, is not cashing postal | money orders. ‘The crowd at the Treasury increased with every hour and by noon it had established a record for the cash room As a result Maj. W. O. Woods, Treasurer | of the United States, announced the cash room would be kept open beyond the regular closing hour of 2 to accommodate the public. Another aid to those short of cash | was provided by all of the large in- surance companies, which announced that no policles on which premiums fall due during the banking holiday would be allowed to lapse. Deposits Stopped. Hotels and leading restaurants, which took in thousands of dollars in cash from the inaugural visitors over the week end, were unable to deposit the money in banks. Many of these places have employed extra guards to watch the safes in which the money has been cached. Local Exchange Closed. ‘The Washington offices of the stock exchange houses also were closed tight | and no official transactions were com- pleted, although some of the broker- age houses admitted customers to talk over the situation. The Washington Stock Exchange board of governors met at 11 o'clock this morning and voted to close the exchange until further notice. This indefinite action was taken to preclude the necessity of meeting again for an extension should the bank holiday be continued beyond Thursday. A resolution adopted by the stock ex- change governors read: “Whereas other exchanges throughout the United States have been closed: Therefore be it “Resolved, That the board of gov- ernors of the Washington Stock Ex- change hereby orders that this exchange be closed as of March 6, 1933, said order to remain in effect until further action by the board of governors.” Checks to Be Returned. Payment by banks on checks which failed to get through the Washington Clearing House, it is understood, will not be made for the present at least. The Celaring House, it is understood, will return checks which came through since the clearance Priday and these checks , will be eventually returned to the perscn or persons who made them out. They i will not be collected from the depositor's account for tbe present. Although the banks were closed, t the end of January they totaled| effort to assist citizens whose funds| there was much activity behind their Al $942,540,200, an in Of $42,301,474 | for the month. In Washington it was said there was an increase in the lut‘ k. | { by nervous shorts who had not suc-| houses reported | ceeded in “getting out of the market” | other portions of the country have dis- last_Friday | The American Sugar Refining Co.| nnounced that “to discourage specu- | fon in this emergency” it would for | E value. minerals for mins for health, growth and repair; fat and sugar for energy. EMBASSY Milk is an Envoy of Health and Economy from nearby Maryland and Virginia—scientifically safeguarded every step of the way from farm to family. Pledged to Please You, or No Charge! 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Streets Are-Quiet. ‘The streets were quiet outside of the banks. On the front' door of some of the banks appeared a sign announcing that the institution had closed in con- formity with the President’s proclama- tion. Other banks displayed the regular italic-type signs which are used on Thanksgiving, Christmas antl other legal holidays. A typical one read: “Legal Holiday Todsy. This Bank Will N Be Open.” b One of the perplexing problems whiely confronted the banks as well as a num- ber of their customers, involved the cur- tailments on notes which fall due during the four-day holiday. In a number of cases, it was said, people who have such notes falling due have money on deposit to make curtailments. The solu- tion to this puzzle, however, will be left to Federal officials. BANS ON WORKING WIVES ARE BEATEN Nearly a Dozen State Assemblies Have Refused to Take Action. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 6.—Agitation to re- move the names of married women from public pay rclls is being consistently ignored by the Nation's Jegislators If Nebraska lawmakers follow the ex- |ample of nearly a dozen other State Assemblies, a bill to limit to heads of | familles the right to hold official jobs wili be voted down this week, when it is scheduled for consideration. The Nebraska bill would affect Wives of men who draw more than $2,000 an- nually from public funds. It follows the general principle of proposed laws which have been rejected in at least four Leg- islatures and which have small chance of consideration in at least three others, a survey showed today. In Michigan a measure to prohibit employment of married women whose husbands are able to support them was defeated. North Dakota’s House killed & bill to bar married women from State jobs. New Hampshire refused to prevent wives from teaching school. Failure also met an endeaver in Vermont to keep married women with no dependent fam- iites from holding State or county jobs. California and Illinois Legislaturs have neglected to act on similar meas- ures. Several bills in Iowa failed of passage. Missouri and Oregon are among the | States which, without restrictive laws, give employment preference to single women. PUERTO RICO FLOOD DAMAGE ABOVE MILLION Official Report Says at Least 20 Lost Lives—More Than 300 Houses Destroyed. By the Associated Press. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 6 Pamage of more than $1,000.000 and the deaths c? at least 20 persons result- ed from a flood that swept Mayagues Friday night, it was officially reported yesterday. e many persons are missing. and it is believed they were washed out to sea by the flood of the Yaquez River, swollen by 18 inches of rain, most of which fell in 12 hours. More than 300 houses were destroyed in the city, a port on the Puerto Rican | west coast, the reports said. 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