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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1927)
Bank Robbing in Indiana Curbed For future success with your flock of chickens use eer, who inaugurated the plan In In dlana. has been secured by the Mich Igan Bankers’ association to Initiate the plan I d Michigan. When the plan la functioning eor rectly. according to Chairman U llrich of the state protective committee, all the law enforcing officers in the slate w ill be co-ordinating w ith a watchful citizenry that has been aroused to ac tlon by the Increasing boldness of the crim inals It Is expected. Mr. U llrich said, that nt least 1.000 armed vi.-i lantes w ill be sworn In during the next four months. Vigilantes, Guns, Traps, Gas, Prevail TR IA N G LE D etroit, Mich.—Goaded Into action by the frequency of hank robberies, the M ichigan Bunkers' association has determined to Inaugurate n plan of Complete stock always on band. arm ing vigilantes all over the state w ith rifles r.nd pistols uml train in g F L E E C E T W IN E used and new W OOL SACKS then»- In the use o f these weapons This Is the stuteim nt o f II. -M Brown secretary o f the Michigan Bankers' as soclatlon, w hile discussing the move. The plan contemplates an armed or ganlzutlon In every county, built | around the sheriff. The vigilantes ap pointed w ill lie sworn In as regular deputy sheriffs, hut the arms and (Continued from page 4) equipment w ill 4ie furnished by the sack o f hard shelled, dump, struggling "I don’t believe i cure to help Mr. objects. various county bankers’ federations. B ren t otit w ith an ythin g." A reward of Jl.OCd w ill be offered ‘T.am l sakes! W hat you got now?' "J im Edwards, w hut Is the m atter asked Mrs. WOllama. In every county for the apprehension w ith y o u r Mrs. W lllir.m s ht.d steppe ! of bandits, dead nr alive. Some o f the “ Crawdods.” Freck answered as he forw a rd. M r. Brent suit! nothing. The dragged them fo rth one by one and counties plan Io nTer a reward cf surprise was a litt le too great fo r him. placed them In a large pan. “ 1 thought $2,500 for a dead bandit and $1,000 "T here is a good deal the m utter maybe you'd lik e some.” I f he Is taken alive. w ith me,” Edw ards said. “ F irs t o f all. Heading up the vigilante movement “ I.ike ’em? You know, Jim m y Phil fo r the financiers are Paul J. U llrich, I endured everything except actual lips, I ju s t hate them .” president o f the U llrich Savings bank, starvation In an atte m p t to live on “ M r. B re n t m ig ht lik e 6ome, Blount Clemens; F. W. M errick, vice w hat Mr. B rent chose to pay me as u though.” president o f the Pigeon State bank, salary. I gave him the hast th a t was “ Has he eve? eaten them?” Lansing, and B. I ’. Sherwood, presi In me and then when I asked fo r a “ C iic k e y l T hat's right. He never dent of the Grand Haven State hank, raise that I m ight m arry Jennie, 1 was has. I l l Jus» fix them fo r him .” Grand Haven. Ten r.d r jte s la te r, as Freek pre told that I f I wanted more money I Deputies in Every County. pared to <fish up Ids repast, the door would have to get it somewhere else. Under the plan as outlined there opened and Edw ards and Thomas T hat Is my grievance." w ill be deputized from three to fifty B rent raised his fist and shook |r. Brent cxyte fo rth arm in arm. Ed vigilantes In every county that has a "You were getting a hundred dollars u wards w a tuckin g some papers In Ids bank. Brent stopped and regarded month there ns the head o f the check pockets. These men w ill be armed w ith .45 ing department. I did n ’t know you. Freek. caliber pistols and high-powered Krug ' l.oolc h«x e, boy," he asked w ith a t u t I know your Job. You got a ral»« Here is a burglar who got in to a death rifles with a k illin g power at a mile the first o f the year and you got on« lig h t o f jo lt ng in his eyes, "Is tills and a h a lf Fast automobiles w ill be trap, fa llin g and breaking his neck. His brnthe.Mn law o f yours big enough to two months ago, and here you ar« stationed w ithin easy access to each case w ill be described in the story, "The how ling that 1’ue a thie f. T hat is thu handl« a halt*- oilllon dollar deal?” bank and the vigilantes w ill he Keel use of F ifth A venue," which w ill " " tin t'd be rt. s fo r him,” Freck said. way w ith you Ingrates I” trained to mobilize quickly, as soon appear in the Enterprise, beginning “ .ie cf .'ia in ly has got fa ith In you," "A hundred dotlnrs a month?” E d as the alarm Is sounded. early in June. w ards’ eyes were wide. “ I was get Brent said to E t wards. "Now, you've The plan also contemplates a sys got (hat : (1 1 s tra ig h t in your head. tin g sixty dollars and not a cent tern of silent alarms stutloned In va ')«ve you? Go iv . li t ahead w ith It One feature of the plan which a more.” rlous parts of the bank. The wires Don't tell : my body .how you happened uecesslty cunnot be divulged j|i You re you're— I can show yon leading from the silent alarms w ill be Sherwood said. Is a series of “ dvatl io get those papers fto iu me. I f Scrot- the pay ro ll,” Brent exclaimed, “ where encased In steel sheuthes to prevent traps” that w ill he arrunged lb earl tles conies brek to town, don't let Idm I'v e signed It tim e a fte r tim e, nnil cutting. banking community. Another feutun know what ,-ou are doing u n til you where I raised your wages.” These alarms w ill lead to vuriou1 Is a system of road blockade that wll get e v e ry t'u rv : draw n up, and when ^ e s ; and I can show you my pay places In the city or town where the Insure the appearance of l.'O to 30i 'h a t Is fix’ <1 b t me know. envelope,” Edwards replied. B rent j vigilantes are stationed In the event men on all highways w ith in 15 rnln “ Mrs. "t/illh x ns,” he said, turning o f a hank attack it Is only necessary d id n ’t seem to hear. He was pacing 'a her, “ I f nnyifc 'ie had told me three utes after a bank Is attacked. to step on a button The alarm dope up aud down, Ids arms waving. “ We are deadly ln earnest about weeks ago th a t 1 would turn over the not Sound Inside o f the hank and thi "T here It goes again," lie exclaimed handlin ; o f my bin iness to a compara this vlgllunte plan." M r Sherwooc robber w ill not be aware that w h ili “ Money, money, money I W hy, look tive s trin g e r rat h e t than see to It my stated. “ It appears that nothing ex he Is In action, vigilantes are mohlllz here, young man, there isn 't a person self, I'd have c a lle il fo r a sanity com cept the use of force w ill put an end Ing on the outside to meet him w ith s In my office th a t has any kind o f t to the depredations of these potential hall of lead as he emerges. Job at a ll who Is getting less than mission. I some! ’n -• wonder whnt murderers. Very well. If that Is neces Secret telephones w ill also be In eighty dollars a m onth.” Is ge tting in to me. T h a t’s the t r u t h ’ sary to cuib them, we w ill be glad l< stalled, while a system of widespread s?e that they get IL ” " I know what's je fi'ln g Into you.’ “ There are plenty getting fo rty and alarm w ill he worked out w ith tin the woman snhl. “ Y ou're Ipa rn ln t fifty ," Edwards answered. "L e t me A broken neck would stop the raid on locul telephone companies. some sense and fin flo g out there'! te ll you something, M r. B re n t: Money In the larger cities a paralyzing gas which tlie victim was engaged and is something else In th a world beside? is being wasted In your plant rig id w ill he used which can he set off from usua'ly fatal, but J. V. C ling er of money, and the longi f you stay oul and le ft. They ore Just throw in g It any point In the bank, completely par Marshfield, i l . who was rushed to a here,” she added, "th e noire you 'll find away, slamming It around here, there 1 alyzlng the bandits at the teller's Portland hospital by airplane, after and everywhere on what you th in k are j that out.” windows. breaking his neck in a dive in a swim "S a y !" It was the Ini W ratlve voles improvements, w hile your employees | Many of tlie counties are planning nnng pool, was reported a week later o f I- reck. " I f you peop *e d o n 't stop are being starved to death. I f you've to install sirens em itting a sound d if signed pay rolls fo r aggregate sala- ! ta lk in g these craw dads'll • )! b* cold the 20tb of this month, " o n tlie way to ferenl from any factory whistle or f l i t and I want Mr. B rent to JyH’A them rles o f eighty dollars a month, all I alarm, wldi h w ill he heard for a ills reco very." while Ihe y’re good and hot «” have to say Is that you Imd better do lance of at least five miles In all diree “ ( ’rn w d a d sI" Mr. Brent > i “ otclie«' some Investigating regarding what j tions. Immediately after the robbery happens between the tim e you sign ' Ids head w ith a little chuck 'e. ■ he these sirens w ill begin to sound, warn tlw pay to ll and the tim e the niuuv.v j lleve th a t's whnt got me real 'y stun (Continued from page 1) Ing the country that a bank has beer on this thing, i f It hadn't been f or gets to the employees.” robbed and that the bandits are es vetch seed and heckelcd flax •raw-dads and a storm and a ¡lew other Brent gasped. His fists doubled up c. ’ King over the highways. This Is fiber. If congress will grant things like tha t. I'd — W« U. we'd ” 8 c ro ttle s l” he burst out. don»'' ln conjunction w ith that part ol this it may partly offset the have to go Into history to ta lk I t over the pi ,*n tfla t enlis,s the help of tin L e t’s eat Instead.” high tariff on the steel wh'ch farmers . ov<“r the <‘ount?- Thomas B rent drew up Ids ch a i- and The vlg ,,u0te Plan that Is being costs the farmer so much when picked up a glowing crawfish. “ How launched by . ‘ b® M ichigan Bankers' as he buys machinery. Buf farm on earth do you get on the Inside of soclatlon Is the M " le ln ,nf)Sl cespects ers’ lobbies at Washington have these thing.»»" he asked. as the one un de .’ wl,lch ,,le Indiana never seemed as powerful as hankers have been w orking for th< those of manufacturers. (To be continued) last year and a half. D u ring that, time A step in th e m o v em en t of fa rm , the Indiana Bankers' Association has seen Its bank attacks r t 'luced 84 pei era to Help tb em selv e is th e o rg a n W. C. Sickels and family have cent and Its bank losses , ® Per ®®n* iz a tio n in L in n a n d Y a m h ill moved into the Brock house on according to H M Brown. c o u n tie s of th e G row er«' C o-oper- First street and he will conduct Plan of Arm y Officer. a 'iv e a s o c ia tio u , ce n te rin g aro u n d Joseph Bylands, form er arin^ army the Halsey truck business. th e ta n n e r ie s a t L eb an o n an d c»’ 4 . fl« i • » -x ra i* Developing Mashes and Scratches $ $ i ▼ O. w . [ R I M w Buy food insurance Next autum n will be NOW TOO LATE S ta rt y o u r b ab y chicl’a on ALBER S* C H IC K S T A R T E R or L IL L Y 'S IN S U R A N C E F E E D L IF E I t ’s cooked w ith d ried sw eet tu ilk au d cod liver oil fo r b e tte r re su lts We c a rry a full lin e of each. T. J. 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