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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Robbing the Ocean Bank

One way was by drilling a hole just be-
low the dial and inserting through this a
slender wire bent in a certain way to in
tercept the tumblers Another way, very
useful when 1t was easy to get access to
the safe in advance of the actual robbery.
was by loosening the dial and concealing
a piece OF paper underneath II. The num-
bers at which the lock was stopped when
Il was opened would leave very faint im-
pressions on the paper by studying these
impressions under a microscope, Shlnburn
was able TO tell what the numbers OF the
combination were
Ned and Bliss and Raymond were
amazed at the amount OF knowledge Shin
burn had acquired OF safes and locks.
When he finished talking they attacked
the heavy oak umbers watch formed the
flooring OF the bank with renewed vgOT-
confident that once they got inside the
vault their wizard leader would do the
rest
II took nearly two weeks TO cut the hole
through the ceiling and floor Late one
Saturday evening the work was completed.
Up a ladder the robbers climbed and
squeezed their way through the narrow
opening into the bank
But they had not yet reached their goal
On account OF the peculiar construction
OF the vault they had been unable 20 tun-
mel directly into It. and its thick walls Of
iron and masonry still remained between
them and the banks cash.
There was only one 10 get inside
by tearing down one whole side OF the
vault This took until late Sunday night
AS they had expected. there was nothing
Of value outside the safes There were
four Of these-four Lille safes. fresh from
the factory. their brightly vanished sides
glistening In the rays of the dark lanterns.
The words Guaranteed Burglar Proof" in
big gilt letters al the top Of each door.
fairly shouted defiance to thieves.
Shinburn knelt down in front OF the
nearest safe While his companions
watched In silent awe he turned the dial
back and forth.
He bent his ear over Il. but the mechan-
ism worked almost nOiselessly Only his
delicate sense OF touch could aid him in
eliminating all the wrong combinations
and selecting from the few remaining ones
the proper rotation
For five minutes. ten minutes, be turned
that knob backward and forward. His
companions could see no method in the
operation-theiT tense faces showed their
anxiety.
Presently ne began to reyolve the dial
more slowly and with greater attention 70
the exact points at which he stopped It's
course.
Two short turns 70 the left. long one
In the same direction. back to the right
Just a trife followed BY a turn that near
ly completed the circumference. and
then
CLICK!
10 the early morning auist OF that SSsE-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Shinburn's Persistence

I'll be back about the 18TH of the
month said Shinburn as he babe his
Whitehaven friends goodbye for the third
time in as many weeks.
The hotel proprietor had been informed
that the genial machinery salesman from
New York was a sufferer from insomnia
and SO he thought nothing strange when
he started out for a walk shortly after
midnight on the morning Of the 18th. Had
he not done the same thing many times
before?
Recommending from the shadow Of tree
Shinburn saw the towns lone Waterman
enter his house for the few hours sleep
which he stole every night. The coast was
clear to rob the coal company
He pulled from his pocket the bunch OF
keys be had made. No. / unlocked the
outer door. No. the wicket gate, No.
the outer door of the vault and so on I'M
til at last he was fumbling in the small
safe where the cash was kept.
To his intense disgust he found the safe
contained only 81 500. Shinburn put $3.50
OF this in his pocket-"just to pay ex-
penses." as he afterward told me. The
rest Of the money he put back where he
had found it and carefully locked all the
numerous doors again.
The next morning he learned why his
plans had miscarried Il some trivial
reason the company had paid on its en-
ployes a few days earlier than usual. On
the 18th Of the following month he was
back In Whitehaven again and met with
exactly the same eXperience-eXcept that
this time there was 5000 in the safe. and
so he felt justified in deducting $3.50 for
"expenses!"
II Is a good Illustration OF Shinburn's
skill that on neither Of these occasions
did the company suspect that It had been
robbed by an outsider On the contrary
an employe was suspected Of the theft
each time and was promptly discharged
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Written by Sophie Lyons.
Copyright, 1918, by the Star Company.

periences in Albany. and this made his
friends inclined to think he had not found
out as much there as he had expected. But
this gave them no cause for worry, as they
knew there were no Lille safes in the
Ocean Bank.
Underneath the Ocean Bank was base
ment which had been vacant for some
time. Raymond, posing as a dapper. ener-
getic young merchant, about to open
stationery store, rented this from the
bank officials. partition was built to
hide the back part of the basement, and
the stock Of goods began to arrive.
There we're enough envelopes, account
books and other such things to make
quite a respectable showing in the front
part OF the store-there we're also some
very heavy boxes which Raymond had the
truckman carry behind the partition, say
ing there was no need to open them at
present.
These boxes contained the sledges. drills
and crowbars with which the robbers
planned to bore their way up through the
ceiling and into the bank.
Through the day Raymond obligingly
supplied the wants of his customers as
well as he could with bis limited stock
At night, when this business section of
the city was practically deserted. Shin
partition and took turns at the arduous task
of cutting away the thick ceiling and floor
which separated them from the bank.
One evening, after the work had been go
ing on for a week. Raymond had surpris-
ing news for his contradictions brand
new safes had been moved into the bank
that afternoon.
And" said Raymond, they're all the
new Lille burglar proofs
Raymond was plainly dismayed at this
move on the banks part-and so we're my
husband and George Bliss. But shinburn.
on the contrary. could not contain his de-
light
Just what I've been hoping would hap
pen," he exclaimed Now I'll show you
that ! didn't spend two years at the Lille
Safe Works for nothing"
On a scrap OF paper be drew diagram
OF the lock used on the Lille safe and
showed them dozen ways OF solving its
combination of which they had never
dreamed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

Marx Shinburn had completely
dropped out Of the Underworld. 81
suddenly and so thoroughly had th'
famous burglar disappeared from the
horizon that not even one of his ol1
friends and fellow eraeksmen had the
slightest clue 70 his whereabouts N
indeed, he was alive at all.
o But one day a strange thing hap
Pened. Charley 5uiiard, aII-around
burglar and old partner Of ShinburH
had found things too hot for him Il
America, and he decided 70 trsnsfef
his helo Of en9eavor to some 81 nc
banks in Europe. Billiard did q littis
work in London, cracked > safe In
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Sophie LyOns-the Queen of the Burglars"

the bank on the 18th OF the month and
was not disbursed before the 2lst or 22d.
Shinburn went to Whitehaven and found
the facts as given him to be correct. He
introduced himself as a salesman for a
machinery concern, went to live at the
best hotel and devoted his time to getting
acquainted and winning the towns good
will
Among the many people with whom he
became intimate was the manager of the
coal company Naturally enough he fell
into the habit of dropping into the com
pany's office to see his friend Two or
three visits there we're all Shinburn
needed to get wax impressions OF every
key in the place-from the big one which
unlocked the front door to the little one
which opened the drawer in the vault
where the manager kept his personal Ia
pers
Shrburn carried the Impressions to
New York and with his own hands made
duplicate keys. Returning to WhitehaVcn
he visited the coal company's office one
night to see If they fitted They did. all
but one-the key 10 the main door of the
vault This necessitated another trip TO
New York to have a new key made This
second key fitted perfectly and as he re-
locked the vault and returned to his hotel
he thought the company's money as good
as in his pocket
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
The Burglar Proof" Safes

Just as day was breaking the robbers,
with their satchels full Of plumber walked
boldly out into Fulton street. leaving the
banks front door open behind them.
A scene OF wild confusion met the eyes
OF the clerk who came to open the bank
al O'Clock Monday morning and found
that this duty had already been performed
Scattered among the debris which sur
rounded the ruined vault and the Jagged
hole In the floor were all the banks pa
pers and bags containing $4,000 in gold
coin. This last the robbers had been
forced to leave because 1t was too heavy
TO carry
In the midst Of the ruin stood the four
safes - their doors wide open and as
empty as the day they left the factory On
top OF one Of them scrawled on one Of the
banks letterheads was this note
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

ing room the noise the tumblers Of the
lock made as they snapped into position
rang out like q pistol shot. Ned and
George Bliss jumped as If 1t had really
been one and looked apprehensively over
their shoulders.
Mark Shinburn alone seemed perfectly
unconcerned. For half a minute he sat
there motionless gazing at that lock as II
he feared it might come to life and spring
at his throat
Then. suddenly. he jumped to his feet
with a deep sigh Of satisfaction. AS he
did so the heavy door OF the safe. yielding
to the gentle pressure Of his hand which
still cutched the knob. swung wide open.
The other three safes we're as easily
opened and the robbers took their pick
OF their precious contents.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

] hereby authorize the cashier
OF the Ocean National Bank to col
lect the reward Of $4,000 offered
by the Lille Safe Company for
opening this burglar-proOf safe
MARK SHINBURN
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
No. 10 of a Series of Extraordinary ReUeLa
Written by SOPHIE LYONS

Made
Million Dollars Honorable Business Enterprises
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

any sign Of displeasure at his approach
Soon Mr. Smell got into the habit of max
ing signs to Katrina every evening on he
way home from her work that meant:
Come, take the dog over to the bank"
When the dog had become accustomed
Katrinas presence under any and all con
ditions Shinburn fixed the night for ID
robbery and sent for Cummings and BlisI
That night Shinburn waited until ID
bank cashiers household was asleeI
Then, with Cummings and Bliss, b
climbed the fence into the back yard an
crept into the house through the laundr
window
Shlnburn handed them some pieces
clothes line and pointed the way to ID
upper rooms where the family was asleeI
Cummings entered the room where Sne
and his wife lay in bed-frightened the
into silence with his revolver - gage
them with knotted handkerchief an
bound them hand and foot to the bed post
Bliss did this same thing with the little ID
and girl who slept in an adjoining room.
While this was in progress Shinbut
was busy putting on his skirt and wal
and wig, which he had brought along inI
bundle and when he knew was familiar
the atwchdog in the bank.
Going downstairs they Joined Shinbui
and the three of them crossed the yard
the bank As Shinburn turned the key
the outer door the dog began to groi
savagely, but the sight Of the familiar fO1
of the servant girl treasured him.
The astonished brute shifted the SKI
of the kindly laundress he had learned
trust and made no further remonstrarS
100000 in Plumber 4
He offered no resistance when Shinbul
seized him by the collar. led him to d
cellar and chained him to a post
With Shinburn's perfectly fitted keys
vault and safe we're easily opened and
no time at all their contents-nearly $lO
900 In cash and securities-were SAID
packed away in the robbers satchS
Shinburn exchanged his feminine attire
suit Of mems clothes which Bliss d
Cummings had brought Then the thu
men locked up the bank. threw the kd
away and jumped into a livery team Will
was waiting around the corner
But Shinburn. in neglecting to let
dog out OF the cellar before he left
bank. had made a mistake which came 4
proving disastrous The rats which
Tested the cellar terrified the dog so
he set up a terrific banking Before
three robbers were a mile from the I'd
the whole neighborhood had been arou
by the racket
The neighbors hurried to the cashlI
house and getting no answer to 4
knocks broke down the door AS soon
the frightened cashier and his family Y
set free the robbery was discovered
armed posses al once set out to scour
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

With greater patience than any other
burglar | ever knew Shinburn waited for
the 18th OF the next month to roll around.
That was a characteristic of his-never
to be satisfied with a small prize when
there was a bigger one to be had by wait
ing
The third month proved that he had
done well to wait, for things turned out
Just as he had planned in the first place
He walked away from the office that night
with 100000 in cash and an equal amount
of negotiable securities in his pockets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
DIR. PETERS PLAINS PLAN
TO KEEP HOUSEHOLDERS SANE

Combination At any Of these factories
a member Of the combination may present
his membership card and buy goods at
wholesale prices Membership In the
combination is 30 cents a year.
with the help Of Mrs Heath. Of the
National Housewives League. Or. Peters
has been working for several years 20
eliminate the middleman. At various
times ne has sold vegetables In New York.
20 prove his case. at one-ffth OF the pre-
vaillng retail prices
The Flatbush Housewives League.
through Or Peters. IS going to invite
several Long Island truck gardeners TO
come 90 Fiatbush and sell from their
wagons. Tho members Of the league say
they will pay the farmer three times as
much as he receives from the commits
sion merchant. and yet VIII pay only one
af,h as much as they are now paying to
tho local retail dealers.
Many figures and instances were given
by Or Peters 20 illustrate his arguments.
such as the case Of a Florida farmer who
sent l2o head Of lettuce 10 New York and
received for them from the commission
merchants bill for co cents for freight.
The lettuce sold in New York for 10 cents
a head. Another farmer I'm Wcstchestcr
County shipped nine barrels OF apples -
New York. whore they sold at the rate
OF two apples for cents. The farmer
who sent them lost cents on his deal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
SAVES 3 GIRLS, THEN MAN
Hero Has No Time for Rest
Between Rescues.

Robert Doran. OF st. Josephs street,
New Rochelle. rescued three young wom-
en- and a man from drowning I'm Echo
BAY Yesterday afternoon The young
women were Agnes Welsh, seventeen
years old. and her sister Irene. thirteen.
of No. ~ Drake avenue, and Lillian Lang
bcin. seventeen, OF No. Woodbury.
street. New Rochelle.
The girls were in rowboat quarter
Of a mile from shore when the boat cap
sized. Doran, who was swimming near
them. struggled with the Walsh girls un~
III he got them. TO hold on TO the boat
and then he went after Miss Langoean'
who was exhausted and sinking. lie had
10 dive for her.
Three times he managed 10 oreak her
hold around his neck and was being
pulled down when Harry Hauck, OF New
Rochelle. a former battalion fire chief OF
New York City. went TO the rescue.
While he was swimming To shore hVe
minutes later. Doran saved lsldore Bum
of No. 3l2 West 95d street. New YORK
who was seized with a cramp and was
drowning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
Nothing Like a Bath for
Nervousness, Wakefulness,
Heat, Chill or Any
Other Mundane Ill.

This is a hard world. but at least one
comfort awaits us-most Of us-when the
burdens and heat of the day are past
we can take a bath. Are we grimed Win
the dust OF the street? Are we STICKY
from the heat? Do our bones ache from
the cold? Are we nervous? Are we
wakeful? Well whatever we are thats
wrong. there is pretty sure TO be some
kind OF bath, hot or cold, plunge or
spray. plain or medica'ed. sea peach or
Turkish, that will cure It,
There were several unpleasant points
about the Middle Ages. such as the In
ouis,tlon, but TO our 1918 New York nat
dweller, luxuriating in his tiled bath-
room the thing for which the people OF
that perlod most deserve pity Is that bath
ing was out Of fashion then. The ancient
Romans knew its Joy, but 1t hadn't &C.
Cured TO them TO put the builders up
n giving the private citizens bathrooms
They mostly had to do what our dwellers
in the old-styIe East Side tenements do
go off TO the public baths, and gorgeous
baths they were. according TO the RUNS
10 be found all over Italy. But they
weren't your own little bathtub!
In the Middle Ages bathing suffered an
eclipse. and there was little liking for
water on the skin. Even during the
reiens OF those French kings, when
beauty was much thought OF. It was
found necessary TO give an order that
the royal pages must 90 into the ce'e-
brated Balm des Pages at least once
month! But in the present year OF grace
We are again on the apex Of cleanliness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
WIDOW SUES EX-MAY0R
Alleges as Executor He Mis-
managed Husband S Estate.
TBy TcIcsraph 70 Tho immune :

New Britain. Conn. Aug li.-Dr. An
drew W. Tracy. Of Meriden. and a former
Mayor. has msmanaged the estate OF
Thomas Fitzpatrick. Of which he IL exeru-
tor and has "sequestrated part OF the
estate to his own use is the charge
brought by Judge g. F. Gaffney, Of this
city. counsel for Mary Fitzpatrick. the
widow.
Mrs Fitzpatrick has filed a petition
with Judge Denis T. O'Brien. OF the Meri-
den Probate Court. TO have former Mayor
Tracy removed as executor.
The amount alleged TO have been used
by the executor is approximately 500.
This. ex-Mayor Tracy Is said 10 have eN-
planned. was separated from the estate
for the purpose Of purchasing monu-
ment for Fitzpatrick grave. According
TO the will. so is appropriated for that
purpose.
Another section Of the petition accuses
the former Mayor Of having sworn falsely
that the estate was Intact when. II Is
claimed, he knew ii was short 500. lie Is
also charged with being hostile TO the In
terests Of Fitzpatrick and his widow.
A hearing will be held on Wednesday IN
the probate court. and fireworks are
promised Or. Tracys friends insist that
he will be absolved from all culpability
when the facts Of the case are
known. but Judge Gaffney. who Is chair
man OF the local school committee and
Judge Of the Probate Court foI the dis
trict of Berlin. is equally as insistent that
his petition will be granted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12

1t is really very puzzling 10 know what
to do about wells. ITO wear or not 10
wear. that is the question"-with some
doctors declaring that wells are bad for
the eyes. bad for the nerves, producing
eyestrain. nearsightedness, squirting
headache and fatigue and also that they
catch germs and dust and rub into the
skin; and with other doctors saying that
they are a protection against dust and
I'm cold weather, a safeguard against neu-
ralgia. But as long as wells are becoming
10 go many women IL doesn't. after all
matter much what the doctors say. II
only they didn't say that wells make you
squirt.
A great deal depends though, on the
kind Of veil worn. A cubist effect worked
on mesh, or an impressionst picture done
I'm polka dots must be harmful II carried
about perpetually just in front Of the
ewes. Any but the most stolid nerves
must rebel at a geometric problem on
veil lowering in the direct line Of vision.
But plain tulle or very fine net or
silk or cotton surely cannot harm the
eyes or the nerves-lndeed, they must
protect the nerves by keeping the hair N
place, for nothing is so irritating as
loose ends OF hair blowing into the eyes
or mouth.
For those who crave the decoration OF
figures on the veil, designers have provid-
eG some with Just a single figure. woven
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
COME, ON IN, THE WATERS FINE,
CURES WHATEVER AILS YOU

the value and meaning OF which are moro
thoroughly understood by almost every
one.
We all know nowadays about the tissue
OF the skin, which has myriads Of tiny
openings or pores, each OF which Is the
mouth OF a little gland through which
the body gets rid Of all kinds OF waste
matter Should these get clogged or
choked up, this matter cannot be elected
and is retained in the system. where IL
sets up irritation OF many and various
kinds. including chills, catarrh, neural
gia. neuritls. etc. The simple hot bath
is an excellent application for such con-
dit,ons, but ought 10 be considered. daily,
as a preventive rather than as remedy
The warm bath should be taken once a
day. and IS much better in the evenings
than in the morning, as II cleanses tho
skin after the heat and dust OF the day
and refreshes the whole body. A cold or
tend bath in the morning IS the best.
as II braces and invigorates the skin.
or the ordinary water baths, two diff
ferent kinds stand out in special impor-
tance-those above and those below BLOOD
heat. The first mentioned stimulates the
circulation and the nerve centres; they
arouse and awaken one from slackness
and tiredness. and are on the whole IN
vigorating and refreshing. Great care
must be taken that rest should foilo"
these baths or reaction takes place and
all the good is undone; also. unless ono
is very careful 70 get cool quietly and
slowly. q chill is easily taken. The Sec
ond baths, below blood heat are OF
ouieting and sedative character. They
make the hearts beat slower. and calm
and quiet the nerves by steadying ana
slightly lowering the vitality. and are
therefore of the greatest use In nervous
and excitable conditions, and especially
IN some cases OF nervous crises.