St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 7, 1920

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POST-DISPATCH SUNDAY AVERAGE February, March and April, J POST DEFENDS HIS F CONDUCT IN CASES OF DEPORTATION Assistant Labor Secretary As- serts Commissioner Cami- _netti Was to Blame for Delays. CASES PILED UP IN IMMIGRATION BUREAU Many Aliens Were Kept in Jail for Months, He As- serts, While “Unlawful Memoranda’”’ Were Made. Br the Asenciated Press WASHINGTON, Mays ing before the House Rules (ommit- tee toda, to defend his official duct in allen deportations, Loans I Post, Assistant the Ip bor Department, conh- Secretary of charged that thony (‘aminett!, Commissioner-Gen eral of Immigration, had = delaved action in deportations by withhold ‘ ing cases so he might compile “an wnauthorized and uniawful memor anda” recommending Post said that tast March » changed the custom of permitting _ = #£«Caminetti to make recommendations | and went direct to the record to make the final decision himself. This. he argued, was the only legal- ly authorized procedure. At the time of the change. Post sald, “scores and scores of cases had final action he dancers at the light scandalize juire Witherbee. about here a piled up in the Immigration Bureau to think. Our with the result that many allens ip to New York were in jail for monihs an’ take in all “The change was not made until en it comes t political offenders were arrested,’ Chiggersville is remarked Chairman Campbel! clses ‘o . » ed as any town Mpeg oe Committee Report. : ountry.’’—Birm- understand your tmputation. . — answered Post, adding that the. ‘ ' House Immigration Committee by a fig report in deportation cases itive. showed only a slight idea of the pro- ceedings. As Assistant Secretary, he od mga : said, he had canceled hundreds of Poot ad “ara d | Warrants for deportation on the rec- = os ' Ommendation of Caminetti and im- he sailor's ship migration i tors. or battalion. gr nspectors ~ Post testified that the Secretary of the gob, “that Labor alone was authorized bv law n sing Home, to lesiie warrants for deportation, the tears rua and that he also was the sole judge ia , in ordering deportations. The Immi- " was the nes gration Committee, he added, as- ird of ours can fumed throughout its report that 10rus’ until the. beak.” morte | Caminetti had power to recommend deportations. Department of Justice agents had cpeeermmeeees ' ho legal right to examine aliens for Are High. | deportation, Post said, ax that right | Was granted by law only to immigra- was doing his the inmates of tion inspectors. Post anid that he had found a Variance between the evidence and Caminetti’s memoranda and declared that the immigration committee had oor man,” he re you confined — ad . accepted the memoranda and com deer ndy — piled a “misleading” report ullar sentence. Cancellation of deportation war- days for?” rauts was defined by the witness as onded the con- — “a verdict for the defendant i e. “War tax, Newspapers Declared Unfair. mes high these Newspapers, he charged, had not gion Weekly. — correctiy informed the country of his actions, declaring that “outside” sal- aries paid to reporters caused them to make unfair statements. Questioned by Chairman Campbell. | the Ausistant Secretary said he could | “not prove a single case” of reporters | ble Pt’ being influenced in their articles to discontinue garding him. taxléabs and ' Chairman Campbell remarked that w ding ex “he did not know reporters” had! ed that*a mas sources of income other than from nize that badly” their papers, but Post = said he| d be too stingy - bly with after: it Free Press. ——— thought this was “common know! " | edge.” | ) ' ducted by the Department of Justice, | : on. ' Which have resulted in 5000 arrests sarry him if | Since last fall, the Assistant Secre- at leisure. “? tary testified that the only weapons can't bear F found by the department agents were repenting revolvers, two of 22-caliber. Only 40 of the aliens who have | Been given a hearing, he said, testi- fled that they favored violence in | tringing about a change of Govern- ment. 6351 Warrants Since November. | The total number of warrants is- SUed against aliens from last Nov. 3 to April 24 was 6351, Post sald, S4dih— that 270 members of the fh of Russian Workers and 455 “members of the Communist party been ordered deported. The | mber of warrants canceled was at 1293, including 61 Russian ere and 1232 Communists. Only 263 aliens actually have been ed, Post told the committee, | ning that a lack of shipping, ! had delayed ¥ Russians. | angements are now being made, SAld. for the early departure of Riissians to Odessa. In consid- proceedings against alleged bers of the Communist party, | Witness said. he had not been ‘to order their deportations un- f of membership was clear. . © declared that he had tried to, pallens a fair trial. Iney Bulletin. | — removal of) a 4 ei of the recent California primary ¢ “Senator Johnson is quoted as had this to say in Washington Stating that he has never ex- “Tl am very glad Mr. Hoover ac- Pressed opposition to a league to cepts so philosophically the result > prevent war and reduce arma- in California. My Hoover savs nients This indication of a his friends ‘introduced no per- change of heart is a matter of SOnal issue,” but registered their great satisfaction He states that Pryurest at Mv ‘extreme opposition he does het Want a0 english io any league to prevent War and league None of us do. But does reduce arulament.’ Neither state- the Senator mean that the coVv- ment is correct His friends in- feuant with the Lodge reserva- troduced into the campaign every tions is an English league? This conceivable issue, including per- is the covenant and these are the sonal abuse, and I have never ex- reservations which I have sup- pressed opposition to any league ported eince the, were first pro- to prevent war and reduce arma- posed bv the majority of the Sen- ments. Aly opposition has been to ate last November. Will the Sen- Mr. Hoover's English league xntor speak out plainly on this sub- Which did neither California Vote and League the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May ¢. EKNATOR HIRAM JOHNSON and Herbert Hoover have issued Statements making clearer their positions on the league of Na tions as an issue in the coming presidential election. Senator Johnson. speaking today ) ized the following statement so that the people may know where he stands.” of these things.” ject Herbert Hoover today author- —_——— may DAY OBSERVED MOSCOW WITH ‘wader TIVE WORK Dances and Theatrical Perform- | ae ances in Streets at Night— City All Decorated in Red. the FOR ThE DYE BILL eee Figures italization WARBHINGTON, of protiteering in Brotherhoods, labor support to — ——— Press Mav 7. Koard rallWay Se -—— —~- - — = . = € ouis Bank Hold-Up, Crowd Attracted RAILWAY WORKERS IFectae of East St. L PRESENT STUDY == OF PROFITEERING ————— Board Show Increases in : fe “/ j hie So ¥s Costs of Commodities and } : Part From Pay Advances. ATTENTION CALLED TO WAR MILLIONAIRES em eee Menace Lies in Probable Cap- of Reserves, , Says Statement Prepared by W. J. Lauck. ~ soow, SUPPORT OF WOOD USED AS A LEVER A American industry) made under the auspices of the Rall- Was presented to today workers’ study ; — ——— ee ee = ——=- eee - _ - -_ _ — -_— —-=— - _ —_ - -~ T IN EAST ST. LOUIS BANK HOLD-U +e -- _- a by Raid, and Robber Captured by Police After Fight | > 7% Lee? So BR in de- ¥ Continued, on Page 32, Column 5. ‘the message asserted. \Aecilares. By the Assoctated Preas mands higher pay and to refute MOSCOW, May 2 Residents of the that increased labo: Moscow, to the estimated number costs responsible for the high | ~ f 150.000 celebrated May dav in a. cost ' Letter From Concern Taking novel fashion, devoting part of the Prepared W. J. Lauck, forme! AMERICANS TRY TO ; holiday to productive work Long secretary the War Labor Board, Moses, General § Manager, processions of volunteer workers the to show that proti- “SIMPLIFY’”’ EATING, me who filled the streets early in the!teering in industry is the fundamen to Task for Opposition, morning on their Way to work se tal high prices in nearly SAYS FRENCHWOMAN ‘ lected May day committees to act all commodities. It gives many sta- Read in Senate. for them. Each worker received a tistics to support that contention CaaS bt 5a bates pound of bread and also a work Calling attention to the many war- Duchess of Clermont-Tonnerre man’s bag. which was the almost made millionaires, the studs con : ml the Aatecthited Pree aetaiad” Recsvettsis at ihe dan . salsa ‘heee-fold relationship %28¥8 People Do Not Consider WASHINGTON, May 7 Senator Moscow exists high prices, profi-' Food Seriously Enough. hKenvon of lowa said in the Senate Last night there were dances in teering and the addition to the quota py she PEROT BR $% today that BE. 1. Dupont de Nemours the streets and theatrical perform- Of millionaires,” and that the = in PARIS, May 7.--American foo, & Co. of Wilmington, Del, virtually ances Nikolai Lenine- and other crease the wealth of the wealthy, as served in restaurants in |that threatened to oppose Major-General jeaders of the Rolsheviki delivered is an “unanswerable refutation to all % Hi toe? if | - |, Leonard Wood's campaign for the apeeches. W Greek tragedy was pre- attempts to charge labor with profi- ,COUnTry, did not favorably impress Republican nomination for President genied at midnight by a company of: teering, all attempts to hold the Duchess of Clermont-Tonnerre, unless Senator Moses of New Hamp- polshevik soldiers During the dav labor responsible for the high cost who visited the United States last shire, one of his campaign managers, @ monument to Karl Marx, the Ger- Of living Autumn and has written a book on withdrew his opposition to the dye men Socialist writer. was dedicated Capitalizing “of Keserves. , é' FEST: ; a : bill now before the Senate with impressive ceremonies. The en- “For, vested wealth gives a a sig ‘ py ed sag ai! ss ig Pic aig: op, Senator Kenyon read a letter from ¢jre city was decorated with red large savs the study, “a 20 ber sly : mornings she nai. Charies K. Weston, manager of the The festivities continued today., !arger proportion of the national in- the Rint. At : The « Cray: co- company's publicity department, to The entire population, while imbued come formerly, the man who iCut Vande ne : inet se sth ee Senator Moses, declaring that the with the carnival spirit. seemed im- &ives service or labor 1s iad | a ner ge ag pel gules : joe ; New Hampshire Senator's opposition pressed with the itdea that working bound a smaller proportion oul bgp my Caditens 7 ; ver relist: nya FRANK FAINTICK to the dye bill was not in accord on May day was most appropriate in The mena: f the future lies in the nadie!’ po "al ee eae sam vr . ne wea . with the expressed views of Gen. the task of upbuilding the country. probability that the vast profits;""™° "' °* I a Wood, and asking for an explanation , which held in reserve will “One must admit,” she says in her FAIR TOMORROW: LITTLE of his opposition to the measure DIVORCEE KILL DMIRER he in order that. under book, “that food in America is not , Says Wood Resents Letter. ED, A the ’ a fair return on cap- good. To a Frenchman, the word CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE The letter was dated April 16. Sen- WOUNDED IN HER HOME ital. own them may con- ‘meal’ cannot be applied to the ator Kenyon said he presented it with ' tinue the larger proportion ma wera whe a Pot er ee In THE TEMPERATURES. the permission of bot Gen. Woo ‘ ; of national income, even at the ex- ve or SIX Dites, while standing be lan see -O8 DL a. im th and ahora t-te Satie nats en Mian satan ce a By pense of great suffering on the fore “wu luncheon bar. The necessity Ga on 34 I, » m a of them repented it. Not Know. vaste ots apt gr W ee ee ree poe tetris ge age ad sero bo otal a Highest ; a of, 2 me The letter was presented NT iicnthes ‘ne tteh uae teenie stimulation of war has passed AWAYS ‘ : , “7 | ms nonoton ome lowest. 58. at 6 a. m Senator Frelinghuysen, Republican MOUNT VERNON, ILL... May 7. Of extraordinary increase (in se pb 2% Oe ee ee D } Official fore- New Jersev. had told the Senate that’ Mra. Bettie Thomason. divorced wife the sugar now amounting to,4re vending all endeavors toward MRE SERVE. cast for St. Louis German interests were trving to de- of Elza Thomason of East St. Louis. 300 the study savs, the in- shnplitying the apa hairy ty | US FROM A ana vicinity: feat the. bill. was shot and killed in her home at “T®#%® 'P On Pars by tae cum: os llega widely ayes Sy lle, 0 0 5 SUGAR JAM ! Partly cioudy) “Now that We have heen told what Wavne City Til.. vesterda\ Siimer less than 15 per cent. "4 i breed ecosate Hy seh an Amercan |to nig ht . not agencies are trving to kill the meas- K A. Talbert ‘said to be an ad The advanced prices, ac ere . reawere iyee flee — _ much change in : > . @ , 1° Whole luncheon than one of her jure,” said Senator Kenyon, “it may. mirer of Mrs. Thomason. was found cording queen coperes salt eagbune ads 1 me — oe be well to find out what influences critically wounded in another room eho tapemucela producing ee taan malt ps lime Pe ge Pot ~ wr rer Missouy ' “> of the sugar consumed in the United Witte list,” and continues Wel ' Esty a are trving to pass it of the house citiniem whatrdd ' ‘ an. “american butter is poor and i\Tlouds and “ . : as pictured in the net prot Here we have the remarkable John Kittle, who was passing the | o¢ concerns which it was |Allerican cheese cannot be eaten | somewha un- ‘spectacie.”’ said the Senator. ‘of + house, was attracted by someone said an average of $Tf1 American chickens are emaciated | settled eee > United States Senstor engaged in tapping on the window He found a nan eae " e; be 191? a6 and scrawny, and one had the feel- tomorrow, prob- managing a presidential campaign Talbert on the floor of one room to $34,000 000 for the years 1944 ing it isa crueity to put a knife ably fair, with practically threatened as to what with a bullet wound in hie head and yai¢ | : to them. All American @tshes have gsiowly rising will happen to that campaign if he Mrs. Thomason in another room . passed through cold storage and are qg temperature in does not withdraw his opposition to dead. ~ Cloth and Shoes, insipid.” northwest por- a bill.” Talbert said the shooting had been | in packing industry | AG's : tion Text of the Letter. done by a sma!! man. but that he did | Where profits were said to have in- TURKS WANTED T0 ESTAR S lunois: Cloud. The text of the letter follows: not know who he was The police | Creased between 200 and 400° per LI H | do on adel aa “Dear Senator Moses: discredit this stor, Talbert hac eent, ‘tem was shown to | HAREM FOR GEN TOWNSHEND prcrates © tony Py “I was among the gathering of been paying attentions to Mrs. Thom- Pe so small that a wage increase of | ' intial saieiaaie Republicans at the playhouse in ason and is said to have been jealous 1 would add less than 0 ara ' a pe aliees| probably Wilmington on the evening of April of the attention paid to her by an-| P®! to tal cost of «the British Hero of Kut-Fl-Amara Fells fair: “i , 15, and listened with great interest other man meat. increase in . price be- of Captivity in Constantinople in 4 . . a gi . to your address in support of the Talbert is 43 and the woman was tween 19158 was shown as) Ab Addreen at Montreal. erature ee candidacy of Gen. Leonard Wood. 31. Talbert has a wife. and ts the, @sht ; phn cara ty ane MONTREAT. Mas 7.—Gen Town Stace of the river at 7 a. m., 25.6 “Your exposition of your candi- father of six children. He has been the 1918 price represented 25 times shend. the hero of Kut-El-Amara.' feet. a fall of .9 foot date’s attitude on national prepared- guccessful as a farmer and stock! the total item. who has gone to New York. told the Continued on Page 2, Column 8&8. raiser. Profits absorb approximately one- @, yadian Club here last night that in half the retail price of certain kinds while he was in captivity in| Con- WOMAN TAKES BOUQUET T0 / = of cloth, report declared, while stantinople fretting at his enforced Los ANGELES “BLUE BEARD" the labor item amounts to from one-) jo. otion KEnver Bev sent a Basha to 9 ° fourteenth one-twentieth of the eee via i ea ae In Next Sunday S Post-Dispatch price. relations were pic-| rat ote depp xs aren omg ar Walter Andrew Watson Finds Bunch : tablish a private hareni for him of tured manufacture of men's Caucasian beauties to help him‘while of sp Roses in Cell After “Lest We Forget” By Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews. Serene. | away captsity Fe = prea ok oaun Ce ee A powerful, moving story of our country’s duty to those disable: * Shoes, according to the study, [ appreciated the offer.’ said — LOS ANGELES. Cal.. May 7 in the war. No. 17 in the remarkable aeries of 52 short stories by ‘furnished : splendid opportunity Gen. Townshend, “but | had to tell Retur! rto the county jal! tate ves the most popular authors now running, two a week. in the for ne profiteer. Che profits items the officer that I was already mar-. ‘ Brings . all | , Post-Dispatch. Sunday's Post-Dispatch will contain the first of in 1914, was charged, absorbed | pigg, and when he said that would ‘ras after pleading guilty to an the three installments. fregd ne ly th paid BY not matter, because this was only a indictment charging him with the ine consumer, or neariv three times ¥ a —— . see . . . INFLATION AND WIGH JUNIOR PLAYERS AT RE- the total cost, while in 1917 pb tea Sg a remain tg: Magy ee ee eee a PRICES A discussion _of HEARSAL—-A page of strik the items amounted to ap- could not aceept such hospitality. slain, Walter Andrew Watson found basic eases by noted political ing photographs in the Roto. proximately three-fifths of the total because ‘we don’t do that sort of in his cell a large bunch of red roses acientiata. gravure Section. | price five times the tota! thing in our country.’ ” left. according to jail attaches, by a Is THE WHITE RACE WHO'S GUuIingTy OF FY. labor woman who rode in a costiv limou DOOMED? —A_ study of re TR (VAGANT RUYVIVG?— Profitecring Since Armistice. ! sine, but who declined to give her markable presentation of this What a ‘en Dispatch re ala Increases the retail price of BRITISH SAID 10 HAVE TAKEN name. problem in a new book. er tal in Se Louis mrt bituminous coal were shown at fou, 2 F shenien Is AMERICA A RIG QtirT.- : ay tenes increases in labor costs SULTAN FROM CONSTANTINO L ONE GALLON TER?—What a former cabi- “FLESH"’’- A rattling good story , while the proportion of the proceeds : 250 MILES ON net officer said on a recent bv Rex Beach. Told in this of the industry received by the coal Qfurkish Ruler Removed to Broussa, visit to this city. author’s best vein. operator was shown as increased) Ancient Capital, Dispatch From Italian Discovers How to Produce from 75 to 400 per cent. Moscow Says. Liquid Hydrogen Cheap'y. WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE Profiteering did not stop with the By the Associated Press By the Awsociates dap , ' BOND ISSUE AND WHAT WOULD YOU | wr report declared, pre-| LONDON, May 7.—A_ Moscow) ROME, May 7.—Dr. Pasticel, a ‘senting figures to show that corpora- wireless dispatch today said that the noted chemist, has discovered hs LIKE TO KNOW?.- All your penne questions answered tion 1919 were 110 per) British Government had removed the method of cheap!) producing liquid simply, succinetly and convincingly in ‘THE BOND ISSU®?. cent over the pre-war average which | Sultan of Turkey to Broussa. the hydrogen ' , oe PRIMER.”’ ¥ means, the study added, that 1919 ancient Turkish capital, south of It may be used in driving auto- profits were more than double the Constantinople across the Sex of mobiles, one gallon being sufficient average for vears 1912-1914 Maramora, and about 20 miles in for 250 miles It aleao may be util Order Your Copy Today An average of $1200 per family of land ized in railway locomotives and in , five during the years 1916-1918 was Special quarters have been taken, the engines of ocean Steamers, he BREAD 10 ADVANCE ONE CENT A LOAF IN STORES TOMORROW American Baking Co. Due to Higher The ceries the er\ will be morrow (‘o.. ret and products of ra udvanced one cent a Bakery Co. Announce Increase, Wages. ail price of bread in confectioneries the American gro The small toaf weighing 22 ounces will retail at cents, No change nounced sociatior consideration instead of 15 in prices has been an- I 1 probably The prises American the Boettiler, Hoer General Baking (¢'o. manufactures Mckinney bread The recent increase in wages granted to the members of Bakers’ Union No. 4, of from 20 to 30 per cent, together with the increased cost of ingredfents, has made neces- sary the advance in the price of | bread, according to A i Welle, president of the American Bakers Co., and George N. Meissner, preal- dent of the General Baking ‘‘o. The wholesale price will be increased from & cents to 9% cents for small loaves and trom 13 cents to 14 cents for large loa\ens and cents, » the Retail Bakers’ but the matter is will week o1 jakeryv ¢'o wholesale shops of Hevdt, Freund, the Home Bakery and he within a two. Hiauck EMMA GOLDMAN HOMESICK FOR THE UNITED STATES Writes Deported From Moscow That She Longs for News From Radical leader briends. Hy the Associa el PP’: ees (CHICAGO. May 7 Emma CGold- man. whom the Government! trans ported to the l- ter Ben |. nited States. from RieitmMan In the frome “T miss years, any You it. one cant age to new VNioscow = word in the imugine \e ac eottuntrs conditions. Russia, years human where ¢asils hear behind. | Miss Goldman become active In sia and because ‘I mvself with bled of wat hlockade is one hay ble from , becatise situation.’ HOOVER STILL DETERMINED AGAINST ACTIVE CAMPAIGN was homesick fo according to a let public by Dr fiussia, her made today written March 5 Miss Goldman said merica ! lived there 30 letter, ,ou know “Not a ie from far how we feel about has reached I nited States so for one at my one = rv difficult climatize seif in a the beast But four the in place root under times ove! “Vy en in normal white by and starved by neortr A take could at me I Left ao diffieult.” added had not social work in Flue. lack of language must not familiarize new and strange hape to weve! if | those dear toa would not be she of her the Says He Will Not “Mortgage Soul in Advance to key the NEW Hoover. an presidential Attain. blec- tion.” Amscw lated l'ree-« y candidate for May Herbert the Republic- nomination in a ORK, statement iasued here iast night said his attitude toward the nomination was not changed by the California primaries and that he will not or- ganize « campaign nor “hate my supporters raire A great wimnpaign fund and then mortgage my «oul in advance in order to altain the elec- tion.” A ‘Flight in Commandeered Car and General handling Bak - nd the General Baking Co, loaf to- weighing 14 ounces will retail at 11 cents, in- thev fled. abandoning the money stead of 10 cents, and the larger — As- ; inder settled coni- Welle- Th Pry tained robber Ss. least ) Contineed om Paws 8 MEN. FIRED ON, ABANDON $18,800 AND STOLEN AUT Band Routed When Climb- ing Into Machine by Shots Through Window From. Employes of Drovers’ Bank—Man Slain in Fight With National City Police, 2 Te CR ent. eS Seer 2 ee ere, DAO GINO 20 iy oe fe ae ew CHAUFFEUR FORCED - TO AID FLEEING MEN Interrupted by Train at Railroad Crossing — Pris- ' oner Is Under Indictment on Grand Larceny Charge. Six robbers. with two outside confederates, held up the Drov- ers’ National Bank, First street and St. Clair avenue, East St. louis, at the entrance of the Na- ‘tional Stockyards, at 9:30 o'clock this morning, and took $18,811.31. Officers of the bank tired upon them as they left, and and the stolen automobile in "| white’ they had come. One of the robbers was killed a few minutes later by policemen in an East St. Louis another was cap- tured. The six others escaped. The man killed was identified by Kast St as Jamer lla, wood, 28 vears old, an East Side police characte! The prisoner said he was Frank Taintick, a produce salesman, 22 \ears old, of 4162 Page boulevard, St lie has a police record here. The left by four of the men in the automobile con- the mark of a Detrott store. St. Touis policemen, armed with riot guns, were sent to the bridges t watcn for the fugitives Foul men, belleved to have been among tiie commandeered an automé- the Wabash depot. near the and compelled the to drive them toward the Free Bridge. The read wea oh- structed by an Iilinois Central freight train at a grade croasing near the bridge, and the chauffe reported that the men jumped on of hie car and hoarded the trad, which was northbound for the Fast St. Louls varda ight Kobbers in Party. The six men, on entering the bank, lefi a seventh man as lookout on the sidewalk. besides the driver, who r@.« mained in the ear, directly in front of the buliding The car, it devel- oped later, wax one belonging te Miss Vesta Brown of 6 Beverly piace, st. Louis, and was stolen last night from ir front of Hotel Statier . One of the men wore a black hand- kerchief over the lower part of hls face As the #ix entered, they shout- et to the tellers and other officials and emploves of the bank, “Hold up your handa'” Meivin EF. Patterson, president of the bank, Was in the directors’ room, at the rear, with Richard L. Ha xreaves of St. Louls, national ba examiner. and Carl A. Reinhelaét sistant examiner. Employes Herded Into Offfier. . The robbers rounded up the bank ‘nploves no customer was in the bank at the time and herded them into the directors’ room. There. one of the robbers Kept his revel pointed toward the group, and sa in « pleasant tone Stick sour hands up high’ Now don't body will get hurt.” The two bank examiners, tin rate ing their hands, brought them fh front of a low window, and the rob- ber gave them a sharp order te move, so that their hands could not be seen from outside the bank. “Did vou learn this In the movies?” Arnold Dooley, note teller, asked t robber “No. boys.” the man replied, the high coat of living.” » Reside the president, Teller Doo and the two examiners named. th were in the room H. R. Dosiev, vi president of the bank; W. K. Lomg, assistant cashier, Edgar Eltrich, tel- ler. Thomas W.. Broughron, anot assintant bank evaminer, and Je National City, suburb. and Louls policemen ! ovis hats bile wut glockvards, chauffeur > up! Pot "em move, and no- . ee