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Show WOMEN CRUSHED IN RUN ON BANK I FALSE RUMOR I STARTS PANIC I AMONG SAVERS I Bank Paying Out Money aa f Fast as Depositors Can ! Be Served f REWARD IS OFFERED l Police With Rifles Guard as I f Crowd Becomes Large j and Frantic CHICAGO. March 24 Several wo- men were crushed and trampled In I I scramble of depositors of the North I If western Trust & Savings bank on I.H the northwest side of Chicago thl4 Itp. morning. The run was said to have K resulted from false rumors concern- Ing the bank's financial strength K Bank officials wore paying out I money as fast as tho depositors could WMW bo served and other hanks vver --'aei 11 j to be ready to supply all the cash If needed. : John P Smulskl, head of the bank II- and a national Polish ler.der. offered I reward of BOO0 for Information i of the Identity of the person respon- I f slblc for the run. tJI The bank's last statement shovv-cj EH resources of $!Mr 8,277. XGR DEMAVDS, $ Depo Itors r ihered In front of tin I bank last nlgl t and there were an- I ilero'itol-. when poMrn arrived Mr Smulskl Informed iho throng that I j ! the hank was safe and that all who I H elesired could have their money in I H the morning. H Early today Jepositor began gath- I H erlng at the bank a now. The bank I H officials arrived ear'y- Twelve po- I H llcemen tiled to 1 eep tho depositors I P In line. it POLICK ARE RMr:i. The crush became bo great out- I f side tho bank finally that 100 police- I it men. 25 of them armed with rifles. I were pluced on duty there Doaens I I of women were c-irrie.t into the ban I j. In a fainting condition. Kana The federal reserve of which the NTorthwsstern is a member, sent I R1 $750,000 In an armored car to the I bank. The Continental Snn Commcr- I i lal National bank sent $1,000,000 A run of smaller proportions start- I I" il today at the S. ,... 1 -. r t s v -tern I y Trust and Savings bank, a j-n. of the Northwestern Trust and Sa - HH Ings bank. Esil I nn B' BBS |