Show WARS ON BANK ROBBERS national bankers association pressing active steps to protect members losses cut imprisonment or death of many des bank criminals the past year has rought no appreciable reduction in at tacks on banks james E baum in r charge hare of the american bankers asso elation protective department has re ported to his organization in the six months ended february 28 1935 he says banks were targets tor for daylight holdups and 40 night bur i claries glanes he ile added that although banks that are not members number only about halt those enrolled in the asso elation they suffered a tar far greater rate ot of attack namely 61 51 per cent of 0 all the tho bank robberies committed during the period losses show decrease during the period under report bank burglars and bandits exacted tribute amounting to compared with losses totaling 1257 1 a year ago he said this reduction in losses is attrib buted to the time locking restriction and other limitations in the exposure of 0 surplus cah imposed last year by underwriters and several bank super authorities the sharp reduction in the material materi ai loss of monea and securities resulting from bank robbery this year avas tv as over shadowed by the killing of 0 2 bank eni em one bystander and 5 arresting officers and since last august bank abbery also cost the lives of 15 crimi nals and caused physical injuries to 10 hank banh employees 12 bystanders 9 ar resting officers and 8 bandits a total of 0 62 casualties investigations by the association associations s kmenta resulted in the arrest ot of 36 forgers 42 bandits and one bi burglar rg I 1 I 1 r or 79 of 0 the ill bank criminals rooi ie d aa ihu re |