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Show mm MAKING IT HARDERFOR HARDER HARDERFOR FOR BANK ROBBERSh ROBBERSMechanical ROBBERS ROBBERSMechanical h ' - . Mechanical Mechanrcal . , Devices That Impedethe Impede Impedethe the Work of Bandits De- De Described De Described - - scribed by Bankers As- As Association As Association - sociation soclatlOn Official . . The impediments which the hard hard"orklDg hardworking hardworking "orklDg orklDg working " bank robber now meets In ply plyIng plyIng plying Ing his trade among small as well ft \ ell as aslarge aslarge aslarge large banks are described by James E EBaum EBaum EBaum Baum , Deputy Manager American AmericanBankers AmericanBankers AmericanBankers EI I Bankers Association in charge of ot Its ItsProtective itsProtective itsProtective Protective Department , In an article In in'Banking in-Banking in Banking 'Banking Banking ' " - anklng ' ' published by his organlza organiza organlzatlon organization organlzation organlzation"Protective tlon tion tlon"Protectn tion"Protective "Protective Protective "Protectn Protectn " e equipment ft \ will 111 ill minimize minimizeif If not prevent loss Joss " Mr Baum Daum says , I ' ' such as the silent automatic utomatlc type of ofalarm ofalarm ofalarm alarm , approved tear gas systems , , sev several severa severa eral era ! st stales styles ) les of bandit resisting enclos enclosures enclosures enclosures ures and timelocks timelocls { , , or safes eqUIpped equippedwith equippedftith with \ ith timelocks Umclocks , . which can bo be set for formtel forintervals torintci mtel intervals vals of a few minutes , ' ' The silent automatic alarms operate operateIn operatein In tho the beginning of ot a holdup and andthrough andthrough andthrough through actions carried out by the bank bankemployees bankemployees bankemployees employees in iii obedlenct obediencf obedience ; to the bandits bandits'own banditsown ' own commands . . . They are adaptable tothe to tothe tothe the smaller banks which continue to be beeasiest beeasiest beeasiest easiest targets for bank robbery . Tear Gas Gns Systems'Tear Systems Tear 'Tear ' ' gas systems have bave their ad advan advantakes advantacs van vantabes tabes takes { , as sel self seltcontaiLed ! contalLcd contair.ed contaired . protective units unitswhet unitswheie unitswheie whet wheie e outside aid Is Inconvenient In con venlent ortoo or ortoo ortoo too remote tiom flom from the bank to be effec effecUve effecLive effcctive Uve Live One objection to tbe the use of ot tear teargas teargas teargas gas In pre preventing presenting . entlng holdup is the need of ofpressing ofpressing ofpressing pressing a lever or button to discharge dischargeit It Although this necessary action seems seemstoo seemstoo seemstoo too much to expect elpect : of the victims In a aLl1s13 au aLI Ll1s13 u Isia Isis where their lives Uves are In jeopardythe jeopardy jeopardythe jeopardythe the fact remains that tear gas systems systemshave systemshave systemshave have defeated bank robbery Its de deterrent deterrent detorrent terrent value Is also Important"Different important"Different Important Important"Different "Different Different " styles of ot bandit resIsting resIstingenclosures resistingenclosures resistingenclosures enclosures are available aailable a\ a \ ailable The lock man manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers ufacturers also produce tlmelocks timelocks timelockswhich timelocksivhich which \ \ IHch can be set to open at Intervals oflive or of orlive oflive live minutes or longer These locks lochs are areespc areespecially arecspccnily espc especially Illy , adapted for attachment to tosmall tosmall tosmall small sates or chests tor for safeguarding safeguardingsurplus safeguardingsurplus safeguardingsurplus surplus funds " fthlle "hlle hlle while the bank Is open openfor openfor openfor for business " |