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Show : WAR ON BANK BANDITS National Bankers Association Pressing Active Measures to Protect Members Losses Cut ; Imprisonment or death of many desperate bank criminals the past . year has brought no appreciable reduction re-duction in attacks on banks, James E. Baum.ln charge of the American . Bankers Association Protective Department, De-partment, has reported to his organization. or-ganization. In the six months ended February 28, 1935, he says, banks were targets for 169 daylight holdups and 40 night burglaries. He added that although banks that are not members number only about half those enrolled in the association, they suffered a far greater great-er rate of attack, namely, 51 per cent of all the liank robberies. Losses Show Decrease During the period under report, bank burglars and bandits exacted tribute amounting to $943,551 compared com-pared with losses totaling $1,257,000 a year ago, he said. This reduction in losses is attributed to the time-locking restrictions and other limitations limita-tions in the exposure of surplus cash imposed last year by underwriters and bank supervisory authorities. The sharp reduction in the material mate-rial loss of money and securities resulting re-sulting from bank robbery this year was "overshadowed by the killing of j 2 bank employees, one bystander I and 5 arresting officers," and since ! last August bank robbery also cost the lives of 15 criminals and caused physical injuries to 10 bank employees, em-ployees, 12 bystanders, 9 arresting officers and S bnnrtlts, a total of 62 casualties. J |