Bank Robbing in
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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.
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