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Show ARCHITECT IS TOLD TO ELEVATE HANDS Salt Lake. Nov. 26. "Up," said one of two holdups to R C. Watklns of Watklns & Birch, architects , at the corner of First North and State streets Mr. Watklns declared that not another an-other word than the one monosyllable of command was spoken on either 6ldc. Neither of tho men was masked and he took them to be Italians or Greeks, and feels sure that ho can Identify them If over confronted with them. He met and was about to pass tho men as one produced the gun and ordered "up," and the other stepping behind him began goinB through his pockets, at 9 -CO o'clock last night "Tho remainder of tho conversation was In sign language, conveyed mostly most-ly through tho medium of a large-caliber revolver," said Mr Watkins 'One of them kept the gun poked close to my face whllo the other searched me. They got my watch and a pass book containing three railroad passes. This thoy mistook for my wallet and I saved tho wallet, with about $9 In it." William Potonas. 21 years of ago. and John Loventls, 24, both Greeks, wero arrested shortly after midnight on suspicion of being the holdups. Loventls Lo-ventls had a revolvor and $3S 16 In cash on him when soarched at police headquarters |