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Show FORMER BANKER WINS FIRST POINT Pn 'ATF.I.LO, Idaho. March 14. Demurrers to the federal indictments in the cases of the I'nlted States; against S L. Reece and L D Frank'-Un, Frank'-Un, filed by tho defendants In Decern-, ber last, have been sustained by Fed-I eral Judge Farrlngton of Nevada, Bitting Bit-ting in place of Judge I 'let rich. Tho Indictments grew out of the Bannock Xatlonal bank failure In .May. 1021. and charged the defendants witb misapplication of funds and the making mak-ing of fal.e reports to the comptroller comptrol-ler Of the currency The demurrer wore argued and briefed by C M. Kooth and F. J. Oustln. attorneys for Mr Reoce, and by Peterson & Coffin Cof-fin representing Mr. Franklin. oo |