t5 Weather
Highest temperature yesterday 71
Lowest temperature last nlaht..l
Forecast for southwest Oregon:
Fog on the coast, fair In Interior
tonight and Tuesday; slightly
warmer Interior Tuesday; normal
humidity.
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VOL. XXIX NO. 86 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 30. )928.
VOL. XIX -IO. 168 OF THE EVENING NEWS)
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WED
RAILWAY CRASH
Cascade : Limited Ploughs
Into American Bar
Assn. Special.
ENGINE, CAR UPSET
CALIFORNIA
Special Stops at Cortena
for Repairs and Train
Behind Observes It
f Too Late. . -
(Auoofated Pren Leased Wire)
(AsaoeUtcil Pren Leased Wire)
SAN FRANCISCO, ., July 30.
Southern Pacific officials here to
. day announced that an inquiry
would be held at Cortena tomorrow
to fix responsibility for the rear
end collision there yesterday be
tween the south bound Cascade
limited and a special bar associa
tion train. William L. Hack, su
perintendent of the Sacramento di
vision, will conduct the session and
Issue nn official statement at Us
conclusion.
OC th 37 or more men and
women Injured In varyinK decrees,
only 10 remained In hospitals at
Arbucklo and Woodland today.
Many passengers received slight
injuries and thtse were given
emergency treatment nt the scene
of the wreck or taken to hospitals
and later discharged.. Of those
hurt Grace Hoxler of Chicago, a
maid, was believed the most seri
ously Injured. Physicians said her
back was broken.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.,. July
Thlrty-seven ' .injured persons in
hospitals and hotels la Woodland,
Arbucklo and Oakland last night
gave grim evidence of the collision
between the' Cascade' Limited,
crack Southern Pacific northern
limited, and the second section of
the American Bar association spe
cial train from Seattle at 6 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at Cortena,
near Maxwell. Both trains were
enroute to San Francisco.
Several of the Injured were In a
critical condition late last night In
Arbucklo and Woodland hospitals.
Many of those hurt were given
emergency treatment nt the scene
of the wreck . and were able to
continue to Oakland, where (hey
went to hospitals or hotels.
Head Train Stalls
The nculde.it occurred as the
special, running ten minutes ahead
of the Cascade, stopped at Cartena
to make repairs to the engine. The
Cascade, rounding a cure, did not
see the Dialled train and crashed
into it. .
The hpnvy Cascade engine tele
scoped tlie observation car of the
special and both overturned. Five
Ias::cnf;er8 in l'..o observation' car
were iiijure.I.
The I'll.? In cur of the Cascade, H.
N. Woymough, Oakland, suffered
possible Internal Injuries while
the fireman, 10. W. Sutllff, Sacra
mento, escaped with a badly burn-'
ed foot.
Wooden Car Splits'
Several cooks and waiters In the
diner were injured when the car,
the only wooden car In the special
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TAXI MD TUT
COLLIDE; DEATH
TOLL THUS FAR 5
(Aucvl.tf4 I'ren Leaned Wire)
SASKATOON, Sask., July 30.
The death toll in the grade cross
ing accident here Saturday night In
r which a tnxicub collided with a
Canadian National, railway train
reached tire today with the death
of Hans Hartlg, 16, student at the
Lutheran college here. The youth
did not regain consciousness. Lit
tle hope is held out for the recov
ery of Mrs. Adam Hopflnger, Sas
katoon, one of four Injured.
The four others dead are: '
Professor Karstens, Lutheran
college; Steve Dzube, address un
known; June Nelson, granddaugh
ter of two acrobats playing nt the
local fair, and Charles Burns,
brakeman.
All those killed were driving In
the taxlcah of Adam liopflnger ex
cept Bums, who was riding on the
front of the locomotive of the
train.
The taxlrab struck the engine
and was demolished. Another cab.
fojlowlng behind, ran Into the train
. as It passed but was not badly
I damaged. The cabs were returning
from the fair grounds.
Labor Problems Beset Two Countries
England Must Find New Homes for 200,000 Miners
and Lockout of 500,000 Mill Hands Threatened
Urban Russia Facing Shortage of Bread.
(Anoclated PreM
LONDON, lulv 30. Shadows are deepening over the in
dustrial workers of England and Russia. In the one case work
for the unemployed and continued jobs for those who have
them, in the other the problem of getting bread to city work
ers are encaging the attention of state councils.
. A report from a British government board said flatly
that 200,000 coal miners must be moved from their present
abodes as they have no chance to make a living where, they are
now. Then railway workers and managers got together and
accepted salary and wage cuts from the highest to the lowest
ranks in order to help their
dwindling traffic.
Big Lockout Looms .X-Y
A third great basic Industry of
the home land of the British em
pire, the cotton spinning mills of
Manchester, faces a complete shut
down. Mill owners have seized up
on all individual's dispute with his.
union as an excuse for threatening
a lockout of 500,000 mill hands
but back or this is a condition of
depression in the whole industry
that has defied the best thought of
the owners. English mills must ex
port most of their product and new
factories in Japan, India and China
where cotton goods are the regular
clothing of much of the population,
has reduced the English market a
third.
If these 500,000 mill workers are
locked out the English unemployed
total will Jump to around 1,700,000.
The situation got into parliament
when I Ramsay Macllonnld, labor-
LOSE LIVES IN
STATE MISHAPS
Three Killed in Vehicle
Collisions, Fourth in
Plunge of Auto.
OTHERS ARE INJURED
Surf Takes Lives of Two
Bathers, and Swim Too
Soon After Meal Is':
: Fatal to Third.
(Associated Trew Leased Wire)
GRANTS PASS Ore., July 30.
A young man believed to be O. It.
Ferguson, of Willamlna, Ore., was
killed yesterday evening three,
miles north of Grants Pass when
hts motorcycle collided with the
machine driven by Barnard Dais
den, of Portland. This was the
second fatal motorcycle accident
there within the past two weeks.
The motorcycle was going north
and had Just reached the summit
of Merlin hill when it collided
with the other machine. The
driver of the automobile was bad
ly bruised and scratched and was
taken to the hospital. . He was
able to be present for a hearing
this morning. ,
Ferguson was badly crushed, his
fflce being battered beyond recog
nition. ' Fa'tnl Law Violation. '
McMINNVILLE, Ore., July 30.
Fred Stephens, 38, of Llnnton, was
killed when his automobile crash
ed Into one driven by William L.
Miller. Portland, at the- Dayton
LaFayette "Y," near here, yester
day. Investigators said Stephen's
car was on the wrong side of the
road. Miller and wife wern slight
ly hurt and their son suffered a
broken nose. , '
Death Bars Home-Coming.
SALEM Ore., July 30. Jnmes H.
Sheridan, 22. a sailor from the
IT. S. S. Colorado, died yesterday
from Injuries suffered when nn au
tomobile In which he was ridfng
was hit bv a truck on the Snlem
Bllverton highway Saturday night.
The truck was driven by , Ralph
Wolfe of Monitor.
Sheridan was enroute to visit his
parents after making an airplane
flight from Seattle to Portland.
Wolfe was arrested, and ordered
to appear today for questioning.
Klamath Indian Killed.
CIIILOQUIN, Ore.. July 30- Jud
Hoot, 29 was killed, and three
olher Indians were Injured yester
day when a car In which they
were riding left the Spragne river
road three miles above this city
and went over a 20-foot embank
ment. The others were Adele Wil
liams, Fred Hood and Foster Bar
key. Two Drowned.
ROCKAWAY, Ore., July 30.
Sterling Hays. 20. of Portland,
bathing In the surf yesterday with
his bride of a few weeks, swam
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Uaed Wire)
companies bridge the chasm of
Ite and former prime minister,
moved a vote of censure against
the government because it had
failed to find an answer to the
problem. But the house defeated
the mutton.
City's Need Ignored
. Russia Is struggling with a short
grain crop, the third in succession.
Peasants ure unwilling to let go of
their product for the benefit of
city workers at government prices.
Increases In prices have been or
dered and the peoples trade com
missariat has been instructed to
see that "a timely supply of in
dustrial goods" is sent to the coun
try districts
The Russian seems disinclined
to worry about the state of the
cities so long as there is mutton,
black .bread and tea in the larders
of his village.
KLAN SOLICITS
COIN IN KANSAS
TO FIGHT SMITH
(Annotated Pros. Wire)
KANSAS CITY, Kansas, July 30.
A purported Ku Klux Klan drive
for funds in Kansas to help defeat
Governor Alfred E. Smith was
launched here yesterday when let
ters announcing the appeal for
funds were distributed In iront 'of
the local Protestant churches.
The typewritten letters were
purported to bear the signatures of
C. H. McBrayer, Wichita, ' "grand
dragon of the realm - of Kansas,"
and 'A. W. Murray, here from At
lanta, Oa., to direct klan move
ments. The numbers of postofflce
boxes In Wichita, state headquart
ers and here, where funds may bo
addressed, were given in the let
ter. .
: Tho letter stated that the elec
tion of Governor Smith "will be a
tnennce to American principles ns
he owes allegiance to the pope, a
foreign potentate." ,
The letter asserted the klan was
not asking for funds, because It
needed the money for its operation,
but that an opportunity should be
give nevery "public spirited Amer
ican to contribute . ' to this great
cause." :
POSTOFFICE AND
STORE IN ASHES
4
(Auoelnfed Pre I.eaed Wire)
MEDFORD, 'Ore.,' July 30. Tho
Boasle store nml post office,-. oner-,
atcd by Joseph! Mnyfleld, was com
pletely destroyed by fire Saturday
evening causing nn uncatimated
loss. An empty ranch house nearby
was also destroyed and two square
miles of grass covered flat was
burned over, endangering two' farm
houses. The fire was believed to
have been caused by boys playing
with matches. . . -
MEXICAN'S NAP ON
S. P. TRACK FATAL
- -(AMnetatrd Prep. Leased Wire) '
MAHSHFIELD,' Ore., July 30.
Gabriel C. Itios, 36, section hand,
was killed today when run over by
a Southern Pacific passenger train
six miles north of Coos Bay. Rios
went to sleep on the track after a
drinking party last night, said in
vestigators. Engineer C. L. Maon,'
of Eugene, was unable to stop the
train In time, as It was rounding a
curve and close on the. sleeping
man before he saw Rios. The dead
man leaves a widow and two chil
dren In Mexico. - .
PORTLAND BANDIT RUNS
: BLUFF ON GARAGE MAN
fAaanolated Preta L.ed Wire)
PORTLAND, Ore., July 80 John
Callahan, attendant at the Herts
garage, was held np and robbed of
160 In currency today by a youth
ful, well-dressed bandit who dis
played no weapon' but kept his
right hand In his coat pocket as
though he carried a revolver there.
Callahan was locked In a wash
room, he told officers, while the
bandit ransacked the of rice cash
register, removing the money, he
attendant later released himself.
EXPLOSION KILLS 25
(Awm-tated prM L.ird Wire)
BERLIN. July 30. Twenty-five
. iT-inunB hib rT-iurieu 10 nare neen
' 1. 1 1 1 i. , , . , ,
hiim-u iii mi rxiiiusiun oi nensine
at a chemical factory In Lodz, Po
land. Hundreds are said to have
been injured.
Many houses were wrecked.
X
INSTITUTE FOR
TO
BE HELD SOON
Technical Business Prob
lems to Be Discussed
by Experts.
DATES, AUGUST 30-31
State College, Chamber of
.Commerce and State
Merchants Assn. to
Join in Program.
A two-day retail business insti
tute, the firBt of Its kind ever to
be held In this county, will tako
place in this city Thursday and
Friday, August 30, 31. This insti
tute is being brought to Roseburg
through the camblned efforts of
the Chamber of Commerce, O. S.
C. extension service and Oregon
RetaihMerchants association. It is
expected to be an important factor
in encouraging and stimulating
business in this locality, through
the demonstration . of more, ef
ficient methods. . " ,
So far as can be ascertained Ihe
retail business institute program
conducted by the state college
through the extension service, is
the first effort of Its kind ever
undertaken in the United States.
It was started after more than a
year of planning and followed
many conferences with leading
business heads over the advisabil
ity of the project.
II. T. Vance, who is a man with
Vast experience and training in all
phases of retail selling, advertis-lng,-turnover,
and related Bubjecls,
will head the institute. B. E. Bos
worth, certified public accountant,
with a, wealth of experience and
training will have charge of the di
vision of the Institute dealing
with credits, - collections, account
books and other similar subjects,
Both of these men are from the
school of commerce of the - state.
college, and are bringing a practi
cal course of Instruction in busi
ness methods and operations.
The first ot these institutes was
held at Baker, with , such reimtrk
nhle success that : there wus at
once a great demnmlon the part of
business men for similar, meetings
In other parts of the state. Pallas,
Klamath Falls,, Medford, Grants
Pass and Roseburg are being ac
commodated. At the request of the Chamber of
Commerce Roseburg was placed
last on the list, so that the meeting
would be brought the very Inst ofi
August, at which time most of the
merchants will "be through their
(Continued on page 3.) I
MERCHANTS
: Just Before the Battle, Mother!
if"" H, nc, iW AS ITS CRACKED UP'
.:TLrfr.y;pi-e,'"'' .
SEXTON MOUNTAIN
BLAZE GETS AWAY
hi;-hi FROM FIGHTERS
'- .(Atuateialed l'nM 'l-eaml Wile)
GRANTS PASS, Ore., July 30.
Grants Pass- was soliwervd ; with
ashes yesterday from the Sexton
mountain forest fire, 12 miles ; to
the north. The fire, which has
heen burning for. throe days, raced
away from the fire fighters yester
day and , burned over additional
hundreds of acres of forest lands.
'A crew of tiO men was thrown on
the fire lust night In uu efrort to
stop it. Yesterday it' crowned in
the timber and the firo Nghlers
yvaro unable to get in its pntli ,a It
travelled at a high rate of speed,
i -Four other fires were burning In
the county last night and all were
iiut of control. The fires started
Uurlng the hot spell and spread al
most at wilt in the brisk breezes
which arise each afternoon.
f Anoclated 1'reu Leaaed Wire)
EUGENE, Ore., July 30. Rail
road detectives and local officers
were searching today- for two
masked men who held up passen
gers In a car of Southern Pacific
train No. 16 as It was entering Eu
gene yesterday. The . robbers ob
tained only a few'; dollars, nnd
seemed disappointed at not finding
someone they expected to be In the
car. They jumped off tho trnlri as
It slowed down near the University
of Oregon campus.
Charles Webber. Portland.' nnd
Frank Hollls, Klnmnlh FuIIh, were
among the passengers held up.
The robbers sought money only
nnd took no other valuables,
C. W. Parker and George Mlnett
left this afternoon on a fishing
trip in me ltogue river, ana will De
away for the'next tew days;
EX-GOVERNOR OF UTAH
. 18 PROBABLE 8UICIDE
(Anociated Prcn Leased Wire) '
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
July 80. John C. Cutler, 82,
Salt Lake banker and former
governor of Utah, died In a
hospital here today 16 mln-
uleB after he was found In tho
garage at his home with a
bullet wound In his head.
; Police began., an investlga-
tlon to dutermlno whether .
Ihe I'm ill shot was fired with
suicidal Intent. ;
Cutler created n sensation
here Inst Thursday when he
was missing ror almost 21
hours. He left the Deseret Nn-
tlonul Bank ,ot which he was i
v presiuent, and was not round
until the following morning.
He was governor of Utah
from 1905 to 1909.
U.S. ATHLETES
HAVE POOR DAY
BUT KEEP LEAD
Beaten in Finals of Three
Events at Olympiad in
, Holland Stadium.
UPSETS TAKE PLACE
British Lord and Canadian
Schoolboy Capture Two
Sprints Kansan
Sets Record.
(AMnelntfd PreM l.oawil Wire)
STADIUM. Amslordnm. July 30.
A Canadian schoolboy from Brit
ish Columbia, Percy Williams,
sprang from obscurity to fame to
day" by beating tile world's great
est sprinters In the Olympic 100-
meter final in 10 4 6 seconds.
Frank Wykoff, American favorite
in the event, finished fourth, while
Bob McAllister, "The Flying Cop,"
regarded as a dark horse, , was
sixth and last. -
- A big upset came when Dr, P. O.
Cnllnghtin ot Ireland won the
Olympic hammer-throwing: cham
pionship with a toss of 61.39 me
ters. Skold of Sweden was second
and tho Americans Black, Gwyun
and Connor, finished third, fifth
and sixth, respectively. '
In a day in which they wero
benton In all three finals the Am
ericana gained small satisfaction
by Increasing their point lead.. To
tals showed the United States with
66 points. Brltnln 19, Finland . 17,
Sweden 16 nnd Cnnnda and Iro-land-loach.
10.''. 'm. -. '; i . -
',: 'English Lord Triumphs .'
A lord, David Burghlay, famous
Cambridge track star, scored Great
Britain's first Olympic champion
ship In' the 1928 Olympiad, captur
ing the final of the 400-meter
hurdles today. t i i - .
The victory of tho Englishman
over tho American pair, of Frank
J. Cuhut and F. Morgan Taylor,
who finished second ami third, fur
nished a sensational upset.
-Although the Americans were
stunned by defeat In the event
they. had folt sure or winning, the
Englishman's triumph wus cheered
vigorously, by the Yankee coiitln
gent us well ns throughout tho
stnnds as "Lord Davy," pink-cheek
ed nnd smiling, was carried off the
field on the shoulders of team
mates. -
Victory Points to U. 8.
AMSTERDAM, Holland, July 30.
If the opening dny'd perform
ances are .to bo accepted as a cri
terion, the United States Is headed
for Its ninth consecutive Olympic
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RAILROADS GIVEN
HIGHER PAY FOR
CARRYING MAILS
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WASHINGTON. July 80. Rail
roads carrying mall lor the post
on lee department were awarded an
increased pay of approximately
(16,000,000 per year uuder terms ot
un interstate commerce commis
sion order today, and in addition
granted a lump sum of approxi
mately J46,000,000 for underpay
ment, which the commission held
the government had made since
July, 1925.
A majority of the commission
held that trunk lino railroads were
entitled to increases ot 15 per cent
over the present compensation to
become effective August 1,
Petitions for the increase having
been riled In July, 1925, the com
mission 'ruled that the carriers
would be entitled to collect the
new rules from that time. . Inde
pendent short lines operating over
distances of under 100 miles were
granted an increuse of 80 per cent.
Local Fans to Have Oppor
tunity , to See Actor
' Wrestler Padelford '
Will Fight.
Sport fans are looking .forward
to uu exalting evening tomorrow
whon Promoter Clyde Wlard pre
sents a mixed card of wrestling
and boxing, featuring Bull Mon
tana, movie actor, and wrestler,
who W.-'on a vacation tour and who
will be matched-with Sailor Jack
Woods of Medford. Mr. Wlard re
ports that Montana's movie' record
is attracting a great many women
fans and he Is luoklug ror a jnrge-
Uttenunnoe. ! -,,,' . v
; It' has ,bepn f .considerable . time
since the last :,. boxing. ' card wap
staged In this city, and many fans
have been desirous of selling some
good bouts. While . the , present
time Is a. difficult period to Becure
attendance, tor a sports card, due
to the fact that bo 'many peoplo
are away oit vacation, yet it was
thought that there would be a do
siro on the pnrt of local fans to see
Bull Montana at work, as so many
have seen him on the screen, nnd
so when the opportunity presented
Itself to have him stop In Rose
burg Promoter Wlard went ahead
with arrangements for tho card.
Sailor Jack Woods Is known ns
an exceedingly rough wrestler
which will Insure a llvoly and ex
citing contest. Tho bout Is to be
for the best two out ot three falls
with no time limit, v "
There will be a Wrestling pro-.
llmlnary between Jai Rlttor of
Gold Hill and Kid Oimmick of
Klamath Falls.
The main boxing bout will bo an
8-rouml engagement between Pat
Padelford of Medford, formor Rose
burg boxer and Morris Harris of
Snn Francisco. The rounds will be
threo minutes In duration. Padel
ford Is said to be far better than
at nny other lime In Ills career,
and ns he Is a flashy battler, with
a knoekout wallop when he Is nt
his best the fight should bo an In
teresting one, Harris having the
reputation of being a fast, heady
boxer. Ho Is nlso slightly heavier
man Padelford
There will also be a boxing pre
liminary. The card will start at
8:30 o'clock at Ihe armory arena.
OREGON SOCIALISTS
PUT OUT TICKET
8ALEM, Ore., July 30. Tho so
cialist party of Oregon today filed
with Secretary of State Kozer a
full list of candidates for states
offlcos to go on the November bal
lot, candidates for presidential
electors, a candidate for congress
for the third district and a full list
of candldntca for Multnomah coun
ty offices.
For congress for the third dis
trict Albert Hlreltf of Portland Is
the nominee. Tho nominees for
presidential electors are Minnie
McKarland of Umatilla, F. B. Wood
of Athena, John Wehrll, M. K.
Ornnum and W. J. Martin, all of
Portland.
The candidates for slato offices
are:
Secrotary of slate. E. n. Dobbs
of Rnavterton; state treasurer,
Neal Hwelland of Portland; for su
preme court Justice J. E. Mosmcr
of Hllverton and G. U Perrlno of
Portland; attorney general. W. R.
Ileehler of Boring; dairy and food
commissioner, Peter Strelff, Jr., of
Portland.
The list Was filed by George
Bulrkerood and Albert Strelff ot
Portland, respectively chairman
and secretary of tho socialist or
ganization. Bob Urockley, local telephone
employe, went lo Msrshfleld Sun
day to oln his wire, who has been
visiting tho E. W. Barnum tnmlly
for two weeks. They will return lo
this city In I couyls of days.
22 TANK CARS
BURNED;8 MEtl
T
Blazing Oil Lights Up;
Wyoming Region
Middle Section of Freight
Train Is Hurled Into.
Platte River.
ROAD BED IS CAUSE
Band of Men Who Entered
Car Before Wreck Not
Seen Again; Loss
One Million. ';
' (Aietated rre Leaed Wire)
GUERNSEY. Wyo.. July 30.
-A' two thousand yard stretch
of smoldering' ruins stood ,fts
testimony to one ot the most
spectacular railroad fires the
Rocky Mountain region ever
has known a fire that was be-:
lieved to have taken eight lives
and - caused material loss of
$1,000,000 or more.
Contrary to earlier reports,
there was no positive evidence
of the loss of life. - ' '
Several members of the
Guernsey yard crew declared
they saw eight , men board an
automobile car of Chicago.
Burlington arid Quincy freight
Vain No. ',76 at 3 o'clock yes
terday morning.
; A half hour later five miles
out of Guernsey, 22 cars of tha
Alliance, Nebraska-bound train
were afire and five others wern
in the Platte river as the coun
tryside was lighted up by thou
sands of gallons of flaming
crude oil. . , , :
- Loose. Road Bed Blamed
The train carried 90 cars loaded
with oil and coke, A Ioobo road bed,
caused by heavy rainstorms a few
hours beroro, Is believed to hnvo
been responsible for the 27 cars
leaving the track. The accident
occurred on h modornle curve. The
first 46 cars passed safely over tho
loose stretch but the - next 27
buckled tbo rails. The 23 cars on
the rear end ot the long train wore
not affected.
The tank cars that rolled Into
the river sh6t out streams of -nil
that were quickly Ignited and soon
the entire surface of the l'lnttu
for a mile was surging on In a
dancing flame. - v
Tho colto was still burning today.
Passenger traffic was routed
over tho railroad by way ot Fort
Laramie, a wrecking crew began
repairing the wasted roadbed unit
installing new rails last night anil
It was believed that normal servlco
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STAGE HOLDUP ON
(Aajnelated Pma f,apd Wire -WINNIPEG,
July .10. Five ban
bandits, nrmed with revolvers and
sawed oft shotguns, held up two
messengers of the Canadian llnnk
of Commcrco hofe today. The rolv
bers escaped In an nutomnhile
bearing an Illinois, U, S. A. license
plnte, with money satchels Ih
lleved to have contained between
26,001) and 130,000.
The messengers, Robert Jones
nnd Kenneth Nicholson, were on
their way with a supply of cur
rency for the Provincial Savings
Bank on Donald street when they
were surrounded by the desper
adoes. Unmasked, the bandits meunred
Ihe messengers with their giinu
and threatened to "shoot In kill" it
offered any resistance.
Two of tho robbers covered tho
messengers while two others
seized the sntchels. All four then
Jumped Into a waiting automobile
and vanished down a side street
nt a high rate of speed.
Hundreds of citizens were pass
ing along the street on their way
to work, but the banillls rnrrlrd
oft their coup with such speed that
eye witnesses had no chance to
sound an nlnrm In time to inter
cept them,
KIWI)