Show BANKS IN DANGER one of the bankers in this city in speaking of the recent bank robbery at springville aprin Spring ville declared that it is a real danger for a bank to continue to do business after three in the afternoon the reasons given were that eipl especially during the short days when a bank keeps its front door open after three r a robbe robbery committed makes it possible for the burglars to escape because of the short time before darkness intervenes ter venes in which to sound the alarm and get on the trail it was pointed out that never is a batik bank held up in the morning but always in the late afternoon and very is the trail of the banders found and kept immediately after the robbery is committed for the reason that night comes on before the officers get fairly on their way this argument is sensible and f accounts we pres presume urne partial ly why banks end their working day at 3 the general public often times complains comp z laina because orthis of this regulation and because the bankers are accommodating they permit their cus ru bomers to come in as late as 4 and sometimes 5 and make deposits when as a matter of safety the patrons ought to respect the closi closing ng hour and refrain from bringing about a lazard hazard which might result in in them hem losing their own money another thing that banks bank 8 might do to safeguard themselves would be to place their vaults right up against elie ehe front window in full view of the passing public such an arrangement would at least lessen the danger from daylight robberies |