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Show i j I WARSONBANKROBBEK WARSONBANKROBBEKNational WARS ON BANK ROBBERS ROBBERSNational ; . -National National .National - Bankers Association AssociationPressing AssociationPressing Pressing Active Steps toProtect to toProtect Protect Members- Members Members-- MembersLosses MembersLosses Members - - - ' Losses Cutimprisonment Cut CutImpiisonment Impiisonment lmpusonment imprisonment or death of ot many des11CI des desiciate 11CI ; ) iciate crake lt bank criminals the past year has.lJlOught hasdrought has hasnought nought .lJlOught lJlOught drought . DO no appreciable reduction In at atracks atlacks racks ts . on .on banks , James E B Baum um , Inwalge.ot inihaige in inhaige -haige haige ihaige walge.ot walgeot < - . , .of of ot . . Abe .the the American Bankers Asso Asso- Asso1 Assountion Assouation Association - - ciation untion uation Protective Pr.otective . Department . , has re- re re)1orJ.cd reported re reported - - ) ported )1orJ.cd 1orJ.cd 1orJcd . to ) . .his his . organization organizationIn 1 In the : six months ended February 28 2S 38.1535 381535 . , 1.935 1935 . , . he he.says be ie . .says says . , . , banks were targets tor for torI ( or1C9 I 16.9 169 . daylight holdups and 40 night burlanes burblal bur bur.lailes - ? -blal blal .lailes lailes lanes . ies He added that although banks bankstlla.t banksthat banksthat tlla.t tllat that . . arc .a.r.e ar.e are . not members number only.roout only aoout .roout roout . . .wout.hall wout.hall wouthall . . . .halt halt .hall hall . those enrolled In the asso a.sso- a.sso asso- a.sso.dation asso.elation . association - . . ciation .dation dation .elation elation , , they suffered a tar far greater rate rate.of rateof of .of . , attack .attack . . , , namely , , 61 51 per cent of ot . all a.ll the thehank theliank hank ank robberies committed during the1ieTIod the period 1ieTIod 1ieTIodLosses periodLosses H T1od Losses LGSUS Show DecreaseDuring Decrease DecreaseDuring 1 1During During the period under report , , bankbnrglars bank bankbnrglars bankburglars bnrglars ! and bandits exacted tribute tributeI tribute.amountmg tributeamounting tributeamounting .amountmg amountmg amounting . to 543,651 543651 .943,551 .943551 943551 $943,551 . $ . , , , compared witb with withlosses withlosses I losses totaling $ $1,257,000 1257000 $ , , , , a year ago , , he hesaid hesaid hesaid said . . This reduction reductJon reductlon In losses Is Js attrlb attrlbated attribdied , ated Led to the tims-locking tims locking time-locking time - - restriCtiOn restrictiou4 restrictiou4and restrictions.md restrictionsmd " .md md and . . other .other limitations hmitatfons In the exposure at of ofsurplus ofsurplus urplns surplus cash imposed last year byunderwriters by byunderwrJters byunderwriters underwrJters underwriters and several bank super super.Isory super.isory superisory .Isory Isory . . authoritiesThe anthoritiesThe authorities anthorities authoritiesThe The sharp reduction In the materIal materIalJOSB materialloss materialloss JOSB loss of money JIloney and securities resulting resultingCrom resultingfrom resultingfrom Crom from bank robbery this year was "over over "overshadowed "overshadowed "overshadowed overshadowed " shadowed by the killing kfllJng of at 2 bank em employces employees employces ployces ployees , one bystander and 5 arrestingofficers arresting arrestingofficers arrestingofficers officers , , " and since lastugust last August \ugust ugust \ banlt bank banltlobb bankrobbery banklobbery lobb robbery ry also cost the lives ot of 16 15 crimi trimil criminals trimilnals criminals nals and caused physical Injuries to 10 10bnk 10fink 10binh b\nk b nk fink ' \ employees , 12 bystanders , 9 ar- ar at- at arI ateating ar-lesting ar lesting - - I esting eating officers and S 8 bandits , , a total ot of otG2 of02 G2 62 casualties . Investigations by the association's associations association'sagents association'sagents association'sagents associationsagents ' agents resulted resuhed resuyted In the arrest at al rest of ot 3G 36 3Gforgers 36forgers 30forgers forgers , , 42 bandits and one burglar , , or or9 or9 or"9 or9 -9 9 " - of ot the 111 bank criminals reported as assing aeping sing mg ' ' pprehended 1PDrehended 'apprehended apprehended . during the . . . period ' ' . - - - - - \ A \ AA A |