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CITIZENS SAVED EL RENO BANK AS RUN THREATENED Other Institutions Turned Flow of Money Into Tills and Newspaper Issued Extra Editions. The real worth of civic co-operation with public institutions was demonstrated at a most crucial period during the latter part of last week, when the citizens of El Reno pledged their moral and financial support to the Commercial Bank of that city and saved it from impending disaster resultant of the circulation of a malicious rumor relative to its financial status. Frank Ketch, of Ardmore, administrator of the Hamon estate, and who is stockholder in the Commercial bank returned from El Reno Sunday, after spending several days there during which the trouble was brewing, and aiding to a great extent in overcoming To the El a and the Reno, states difficulty. Mr. Ketch pays citizenry fitting tribute of that their action in supporting the bank at the time the run was threatened is worthy of nation wide attention, for it should serve as a criterion for other communities to follow when their banking institutions are threatened--a condition which, he states, incidentally threatens the standing of the town in which the bank is located as well as the county, and always results in losses to thousands whereas common sense diplomacy such as was followed out at El Reno could avert all difficulties. Run Threat Wednesday First intimation of the threatened run on the bank was rumored on the streets of El Reno last Wednesday night. Immediately the business men of the town became active, and urged everyone to remain calm. The El Reno Daily Democrat co-operated in most able manner, and published the sentiments of the leading men of the city, explaining the erroneous impression being created by the malicious rumor and imploring the populace to "stand by the Commercial Bank and every bank in the city and the crisis will be averted." In addition to its regular edition, the Democrat issued two "extras" on the
