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TOKOTNA, ALASKA. OCT. 27. 1023
Iowa Banks Protect
ed From Robberies
by 3,800 Vigilantes
Des Moines.—Iowa, which for many
-years was the stumping ground of bank
jobbers, apparently has become the
“No-man's land'1 for brigands and out
laws as a result of the activities of 3,800
(trained vigilantes.
The State flankers’ Association,
,which is responsible for the organiza
tion of the vigilantes, recently report
ed that during the six months ending
..July 1 there was not a bank robbery in
Iowa—a record unsurpassed in recent
years iu the Hawkeye state.
Losses sustained by banks and cus
tomers in ->(3 robberies during 1921, be
fore the vigilantes were organized, to
taled $228,973.84. During the following
vear, when the vigilantes were just
getting under way, there were 30 rob
beries and losses of $31,941.85. Hut
.$30,000 was obtained iu the year just
,ended.
The record of Iowa, the only state
.having su^h an organization, has at
tracted the attention of banket s and au
thorities throvghout tiie United States,
and a number have visited here and
.obtained a working knowledge of the
system with a view of having it intro
duced in their own states.
The vigilantes, armed with army pis
tols and rifles or sawed-off shotguns
and the authority of deputy sheriffs,
,.are, for the most part, ex-servicc men,
.trained in the use of guns. They are
.subject to call 24 hours a day, 3ti5 days
a year. Their names and telephone
numbers are on a special switchboard
in tiie telephone office of their home
fiome town, and the operator calling
them out is allowed a bonus of $25 to
.encourage speedy service.
The vigilantes operate in 800 of the
,1,000 towns in the state which have
thanks. The organization is spreading,
and probably will be in operation in
,the other 200 towns before the year is
/ended
Hanks in each of the 99 counties of
,the state have pledged the payment of
at least $1,000 for the capture or in
formation leading to the arrest and
conviction of robbers or burglars at
tempting to rob a bank. The reward
is paid immediately upon the capture,
dead or alive, of roboers or burglars
jtaken while in the act of committing
the crime.
Several counties have equipped their
vigilantes with armored automobiles.
Pne county has barricades erected at
intersecting roads, from behind which
]the robbers are due for a rain of lead,
should they pass that way.
Another county has colored lights
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
LAWYERS
Iditarod, Alaska,
and at
ypij L. C. Smith Bldg., Seattle, Wash.
Practice in all Courts.
fur night pursuit, that the vigilances
may identify each other. The same
couaty has provided spiked belts,
which are stretched across the faigh
ays to puncture the tires of the iuu>
mobiles of the fleeing bandits. in
counties where there are aeroplanes,
arrangements have been completed for
their use in case oi emergency.
Aged Theater Perform
ers to Be Provided For
New York.—Aged, poverty-stricken
stage folk will be provided with a
home where they will be treated as
honored guests under the will of I’erey
G. Williams, former theatrical man
ager. who died a few days ago, it was
learned today. Mr. Williams specified I
that his estate, valued at So,000,000,
should eventually revert almost entire
ly to founding the I’erey G. Williams
Home for needy actors and actresses.
Mr. Williams, in the will, expressed
a desire that a permanent home he es
tablished on his estate at i’ine Acres,
East Islip, N. Y., after the death of
his widow.
Chicago L Cars Stop as J
Pilot Views Ball Game
Chicago.—A motorman of an elevat
ed tram Sunday held up “L” traffic on
the North side for half an hour when
he abandoned his train full of passen
gers to take a peek at the Chicago
Philadelphia ball game at the Cubs’
park. He got intetested in the game
and forgot to return to his cab. When
trains became badly blocked a search
was instituted, and be was found ab
sorbed in the game.
Genius.
Men give roe credit for some genius.
All the genius I have lies in this:
When I have a subject in hand I study
it profoundly. Day and night it is be- J
fore me. I explore it in all its bear
ings. My mind becomes pervaded witli |
it. Then the effort which J have made j
is what people are pleased to call the
fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor
and thought. Alexander Hamilton.
An old Scotch farmer, dictating his
will to a lawyer, said:
“1 give and bequeath to my wife the
sum of 100 pounds a year. Is that writ
doon?”
“Yes,” said the lawyer: “hut she
may marry again. Won’t yoif make
any change in that case? Most people
do.”
“Ah, Weel, write again and say: ‘If
my wife marry again 1 give and be
quea'' o her the sum of 200 pounds a
year. at’ll dae, eh?”
“Why, that’s just double the sum she
would have had if she had remained
unmarried,” said the lawyer. “It is
generally the other way.”
“Aye.” said the farmer, “but him
that takes her wull deserve it.”—Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The head of a large shop, while pass
ing through the packing room, ob
served a boy loungiog against a case of
goods and whistling cheerily.
The chief stopped and looked at him.
“How much do you get a week?” he
demanded.
“Five dollars.”
"Then here’s a week money; now
clear out.”
The boy pocketed the money and de
parted.
“When did we hire that boy?” the
chief inquired of the departmental
manager.
“Never,” was the reply, ‘‘fie had
just brought a note from another tirrn ”
—Christian Evangelist.
Green—Did you ever hear an after
dinner speech that was really worth
while? •
Dean—Only once. Last night I dined
with an old acquaintance, and he said:
‘Waiter, bring me the check.’”—
American Legion Weekly.
□ A Northern guest at i’iuehurst hap
pened upon an old negro who was beat
ing down dried cotton stalks. “'Uncle,
what did the boll weevil do to you this
past year?’ he inquired.
The old man looked up. saw “one o’
detn Nawthern folks,” and answered
him in this manner:
“Latvd, boss, dey was de wust here
dat dey has ever been. W’y, one night
1 was awoke Corn my res’ by such a
noise dat 1 ain’t never heard de lak of
befo’. I takes my lantern an’ goes out
in dat patch over dere, an’ what do you
s’pose I foun’V”
“I have no idea, uncle. What was
it?” the Northerner replied.
“Liawu, (Jap, de ol’ pappy hool weevil
had a big stick heatin’ all de little boll
weevils ’cause dey wouldn’t take two
row at a time.’’—North Carolina Boll
Weevil. __
Notice.
Having been appointed adminis
trator i the Alaska estate of Jacob W.
Schneiria, who died July <30, 1323, at
Clinton. Mich., notice is hereby given
to all persons to present any claims
against aid estate within six months
of this notice.
Edward sohneiiu-a.
Administrator,
Ophir, Alaska.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Bennett James, John Holmgren,
Charles E. Taylor, George W. Al
brecht, Edward McArdle and Charles
Knell and their and each of their
heirs, executors, administrators, suc
cessors in interest, and assigns:
You. and each of you, will please take
notice that the .undersigned, a co-owner
in placer mining claim Good Luck Frac
tion, situated between No. 1 and No. 2
Above Discovery on Moore creek, in
the Mt. McKinley mining and record
ing precinct. Territory of Alaska, has
personally performed the annual assess
ment work the above described claim
for the years 1920, 1921 and 1922,
amounting to one hundred dollars for
each year, and for each of said years
has paid for said work, including the
proportion duo from the above named
parties.
And you are further notified that,
unless you and each of you pay vour
proportion of the assessment work done
on said ground for each of said years,
within ninety days after the last pub
lication of this notice, vour and each of
your interests in and to said property
will become forfeited to the under-,
signed, as provided by Section 2324 of
the .revised statutes of the . United
States and amendments thereto.
jCectl. Bauj/jw,
Go-Owner.
Date of first publication, Aug. 11, 1923.
Date of last publication, Nov. 17, 1923.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Michael Lueey, vour heirs, executors
and assigns:
You and each of you will please take
notice that the undersigned, a co-owner
in placer mining claims No. 2 and No.
3 Above Discovery on Moore creek,
lias personally performed the annual
assessment work on the above described
claims for the years 1921 and 1922,
amounting to one hundred dollars for
each year, and for each of said years
has paid for said work, including the
proportion due from the above named
co-owner.
And you are. further notified that
unless you pay your, proport kin of the
assessment work done on said claims
for each of said years, within ninety
days after the last publication of this
notice, your interests in and to said
property will become forfeited to the
undersigned, as provided by Section
2324 of the revised statutes of the
United States and amendments thereto.
CKCiii Barlow,
Co-Owner.
Date of firR publication, Aug. 11, 1923.
Date of last publication, Nov. 17, 1923.
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