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! held before nm. ne consented 10 be
introduced to Perry, who shreWdly
showed him what an easy matter 1t
would be for a man who knew the
| secrets Of safe-makers and could locate
weak banks, to make a great deal of
money, without danger to himself.
The result was that Evans, in consid-
Grafton of fifty thousand dollars, final
Iy agreed to provide some means OF
opening the Yale lock which barred
the robbers from the coveted treasure
at Elmira.
Perry, in great delight, hurried back
to Elmira, and reported his success to
Dunlap and Scott. In order to bring
| Evans to lIlmira in a way not to excite
suspicion, Il letter was written to the
| company he served, containing Il tempt
Ing proposition regarding the purchase
Of safes. Evans was at once sent to
Elmira to look after the matter. He
stopped at the Rathbone house, where
he was waited upon by Scott, with
whom he concerted Il plan of opera
tions. Scott was to slip a thin piece Of
wood into the lock at night. so that
the lock would not work. Then, as
Evans presence in the city had been
made known, it was hoped that he
would be called upon, as an expert in
difficult locks, to find out what was the
matter. This would give him an OPP
portunity to secure an impression or
the key. The plan worked only TOO
perfectly and within twenty-four hours
the conspirators were able to pass in
and u of the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms as they pleased,
without the knowledge of any one.
Every night they gathered in the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association after the young men had
gone home, using their false keys to
obtain admission and they remained
there hours at q time, doing what
would ordinarily be the noiSiest work
but their movements were So cautious
and Well-plauned that their presence in
the building was never suspected.
Every night the carpet II flooring
were taken up and, after they had fin
iShed their excavations, We're carefully
relaid. Tons of masonry and heavy
stone We're removed, Sh0Feled into
baskets and carried up to the roof of
tire opera house, adjoining the bank
building. where there was small chance
Of The debris being discovered.
one day tie president Of the bank,
MIR. Pratt. was surprised. on entering
the vault. to find the floor s~prinkled
with Il fine white dust. An inNestiga-
ten was made, and the whole plot was
uncovered. Tile members of the gang,
however, got word in time, and all
managed to escape except Perry, who
was convicted of attempted burglary
and sent to the Auburn prison for five
Years.
Undisturbed by the failure, Scott
and Dunlap proceeded to scour the
country again in search of another
bank suited to their operations, and
the next February notified the gang,
which now contained some new mem
bers, that they had found something
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country.
AS he studied the case, Mr.. Pinker-
ton recalled a circumstance that had
happened in the fall of the previous
wear. On the night of November 4.
the First National bank of Pittston,
PENNSYLVANIA, had been robbed of sixty
thousand dollars. and Mr.. Pinkerton
had gone there to investigate the case.
He met a number of safe men, it being
a business custom with safe men TO
flock to the scene of an important
bank robbery in order to supply new
safes for the one that have been
wrecked. Willie they were all exam
ming the vault, still Uttered with
debris of the explosion, the Representa-
five of one of the safe companies
picked up Il small air pump used by the
robbers, and, looking at 1t critically,
remarked that he would have sworn it
belonged to his company, did he not
know that was impossible. The air
pump was, he declared, Of precisely
his co~lnpany's model, II that had been
recently devised for a special purpose.
At the time Mr.. pinkerton regarded
this as merely Il coincidence, but now
the memory came TO him as a flash
of inspiration that the man who had
remarked the similarity in the air
pump represented the same company
that employed Evans.
In November, George Fl. Bangs, super
tendent of the Pinkerton Agency, a
man possessed Of very remarkable skill
in eliciting confessions from suspected
persons had an interview with Evans.
He prOfesScd to Evans that the detec-
tives had secured evidence that prac-
tically cleared up the whole mystery 3;
that they knew (whereas they still only
SurmiScdD that the robbery had been
committed by the Dunlap and Scott
gang; that for weeks they had been
sliadowing Scott and Dunlap (Which
was true) and could arrest them at
any moment that there was ne doubt
that the gang had been trying to play
Evans false Ga very shfeWd glesS),
and would sacrifice him without the
slightest conpunction and, finally,
that there was open to Evans one of
two cOufseS-either to suffer arrest on
Il charge of bank robbery, with the
prospect of twenty years in prison, or
save himself, and at the same time
earn Il substantial money reward, by
making Il clean confession of his con
nection with the crime. AL this, de
livered with an air of completeSt GER
tiinty, was more tlIan Evans could
stand up against. He broke down
completely, and told all lie knew.
The story told by Evans is one Of
the most remarkable in the history Of
crime. He admitted the correctness of
Robert Pinkerton'S inference that the
Northampton bank had been robbed by
Scott and Dunlap and their associates,
and in order to explain his own connec-
ton with this formidable gang he went
back to its organization four years
before. The leader of the gang was
James Dunlap, alias james Barton,
who, before he became Il bank robber,
had been a brakeman on the Chicago,
Alton 4 ST. Louis railroad. His in
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to work at" in Quincy, Illinois. The
attack IN the Quincy bank was MADE
in very much he same way us the
attack on the bank at Elmira. A
Baltimore oma rented an old house
which afforded shelter n conceaiment
10 the men; access was obtained 10
rooms over the vault by false keys, as
before; the flooring was aiken up and
put down every night without exciting
suspicion. the masonry was removed,
the iron plates of the vault were pene-
trated, and, finally, one night Scott ana
Dunlap were able TO lower themselves
through a Jagged hole into the money
room beneath.
1t now remained to force open the
safes inside the vault and to accom-
pl.sh this the robbers used, for the
first time in the history of safe wreck
ing in America, what is known as the
air-pump method, which had been de-
vised by Evans. and carefully ex-
planned by him TO Sec and Dunlap.
Evans employers were at this time in
Producing a padding designed to make
safes more secure; and Evans had hit
upon tile idea of introducing powder
into the seams of a & t door by an
air-pump, in the presence of Il possible
customer. in order to Impress him with
his need of the new padding. Evans
himself was not present ut the break
ing open of the Quincy bank, and he
had nothing to do with the robbery be-
yond furnishing instruction and the
air-pump. Scott and Dunlap did the
work.
At first step, all the seams of the
safes formed by the doors We're care
fully puttied up, save two small holes,
one at the top and one at the bottom.
Then. ut the upper hole, Scott held a
funnel filled with fine powder, while
Dunlap applied the airpump at the
hole below. BY he draft thus created.
the powder was drawn into all the
interstices between the heavy doors
and tie frames of the safes. Then a
little pistol. loaded simply with pow
der. was attached near the upper hole,
and, by Il string tied to the trigger, dis
CHARGED from Il safe distance above.
There We're several attempts made be-
fore a complete explosion was effect
ed: hut finally the safes were blown
open and their contents secured, the
robbers making good their escape with
one hundred and twenty thousand dol
lars in money and about seven hundred
thousand dollars in bonds. No part of
tI,fc money was eVAr recovered Inv the
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Copyright by W. G. Chapman)
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SCULLVILLE

The O'Kay Klub met in Scull-
vile hall Wednesday evening.
After the business meeting a social
time was enjoyed. Those attending
We're; Miss Hannah Godfrey, Miss
Eunice Wolfe, Miss Edith English.
Miss Josephine Smith and Miss
Anna Smith; Laurence Swift, Ed
win Albertson, Holdrcth Steelman,
VIEWS Wolfe, Bing Willets. Jessie
English. David Steelman and Vic
tor Selleck.
The Fair and supper which was
given by the ladies of Palestine
church. was a grand success $3.50
being realized.
A play will be given by the
O'Kay klub the last part Of Janu-
airy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ofoff Anderson, of
SomerS Point, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
John p. Smith, Friday evening.
The pupils OF Scullville school
will hald a Christmas entertain
ment in the school house Wednes-
day evening December %.
Mckinley Council No. Sc, d. of
A.. met in L. b. hall, Wednesday
evening. Those present We're: Mrs.
Jennie Hill. Miss Lizzie Scull. Mrs.
Amanda Lee. Mrs. Margaret Shield,
Mrs Alma Barrett, Mrs. Emily
Madden, Mrs. Mamie Steelman,
Mrs. Anna Somers, Mrs. Drum Lee,
Mrs. Caddie Lee, Mrs. Edythe Nick
les, Mrs. Linda Harvey and Mrs.
Reba Fenell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Somers
and son, Harold, of Pleasantville,
visited Mrs. Lizzie Albertson, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sooy, of
Ocean City, visited Mrs. Emma
Steelman recently.
p Mr.. and Mrs, Samuel Dietz and
daughter, Vera. and Mrs. Mamie
Dietz motored to Atlantic City
Saturday evening.
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born criminal Instincts led him to fire.
quent tie resorts of thieves in Chicago.
and thus he met Johnny Lamb and
a man named Perry, who took a liking
to him and taught him adj they knew
about breaking safes.
Dunlap's right-hand man was Robert
G. Scott, alias "Iustling Bob orig
inally a deckhand ON a Mississippi
steamboat and afterward a hotel thief.
Scott was a big powerful man, with
Il determination equal to anything.
Their associates were what me might
expect from these two. Other mem
bers of the gang were Thomas Doty,
William Gonroy. Eddie" Goody, John
Perry, James Green, a professional
burglar originally from Canada, and
the notorious John LearE, alias Red"
Leary, of whom more will be said
later on In addition to these, the
gang contained several members of
less Importance, men who acted merely
as lookouts, or as go-betWeens or mes.
sengers.
The first large operation of Dun
laps band WAS the plundering If the
Fails City bank in Louisville, Ken
lucky, of about we hundred thousand
dollars. escaping with their booty. This
was satisfactory rs Il beginning. but
Dunlap and scot dreamed Of achieve
ments beside which This was insig-
nificant. They began Il careful inveSti-
CATION through many states, to learn
of banks Of weak structure containing
large treasure. One of the gang finally
found precisely what tlIcy We're in
search Of in the Second National bank
of Elmira, New York, which inStitu-
ton, being ii government depository,
contained, as they learned on good au-
thority, two hundred thousand dollars
in greenhacks and six millions in
bonds.
A survey of the premises satisfied
the Gang that. massive though it APP
ppared, with its ponderous iron walls
and complicated locks, the vault al
this bank was by no means impos=
sihIe Of access. The floor above the
bank was occupied by tire Young Mems
Christian association. II of the asso.
cations rooms being directly owe the
vault. There WAS the floor between,
and under that four feat Of solid ma
unry, some of the stones in ii weigh
ing Il ton. And under the masonry
was a layer Of railroad iron, resting OF
a plate of hardened steel an inch and
a half thick. All this. however, so far
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CARDIFF NOTES

Mrs. Harry Smith entertained
at luncheon on Friday several
Atlantic county friends on their
retun trip from Florida to Allan
tic City.
Frank Campbell has completed
Jersey avenue.
Preparations for the Christmas
entertainment of the First Bap-
fist church are going forward un-
der the charge Of Mrs. Roydon
Blood, Miss Margaret Smith and
Miss Edna Roeske, practi tins
Saturday afternoons. so that it is
possible for the little ones TO be
present.
An electric light system has
been installed in the house Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Smith; paper
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-17

n day, January -, 1876, five
k~sA masked men entered the
~ house Of John Whittelsey
ca in Northampton. Massa.
n 81: !: !. !: !. !: !. !: $. !: S.. :. . $40 e: 4: &. !. !. !. !.
~ chnsetts. Mr.. WhittelseJ
~ .g> was the cashier Of the
kSS iSyB Northampton National
bank, and was known 10
q have in HIS possession the
~ keys OF the bank building
SAM&@H1h~ and the combination &c
the bank vault. The five men entered
the house noiselessly, with the aid of
false keys, previously prepared. Pass
ing upstairs to the sleeping apart
ments, they oVerpowered seven in.
mates of the house, gagging and bind
ing chem 50 that resistance or alarm
WAS impossible. These We're Mr.. Whit
telsey and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. II. b.
Cutler, Miss Matte White, Miss Ben
ton, and a servant girl.
The bedroom of Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
telsey was entered by two men who
seemed to he leaders Of the band. One
wore "A long linen buster buttoned
nearly to his knees, also gloves and
OvershoeS; the other wore 4 jacket
and overalls. Both men had their
faces concealed behind masks, and one
of them carried Il darklantprn. ON
entering the room the two men went
directly to the bed, one standing on
either side, and iandculfed Mr.. Whit
telsey and his wife. Both carried re-
volyers. The proceedings were much
the same in the other rooms.
After some delay and whispered
consultation, the robbers ordered the
five women to gel UP and dress. When
they had done 50, they were roped
together by ankles and wrists, and
taken into a small room, where they
were kept under guard by one Of the
band. Mr.. Cutler also WAS imprisoned
IN the same way. Then the two lead
ers devoted themselves to Mr.. Whit
telsey. They told him plainly that they
had come for the keys Of the bank and
the combination Of The vault. and that
they would make 1t hot" for him I'm,
less he gave them what they wanted.
Mr.. WlittelSey was then taken
downstairs. and commanded to sIr-
render the keys, but he refused.
Mr.. WhittelSey kept silent. Then
both men came at him, Wringing his
ears, shaking him by the throat, hurting
him To tie floor and pounding their
knees into his chest. For three hours
this torture r,as confirmed More than
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hangers and other workmen arc
completing the work on theil
beautiful new home.
Thomas IIansberry, of rhiladel-
phia, who was a S1ost at the
Whispering Pines last Labor Day
and fell, breaking two ribs, while
in a weakened condition from an
illness, died last week as a result
of this injury. Mr.. Hansberry was
the half brother Of the late John
j. McDevitt, of this place.
Professor ~Lapihuska. principal
Of the Cardiff grade schol. visited
here on Saturday III the interest of
the entertainment to be given
shortly.
-. -
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This may be a cold. cruel
world. but its the best we have
at the present writing.
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You never can tell. Sometimes
We sit down on people who are too
sharp for us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-12
REPORT ON OUTLOOK
FOR CROPS DUE SOON
Agriculture Department Will Help
Farmers Arrange to Meet
World Demands

The fourth annual report on the eco
nomic outlook for leading crops and
live stock produced in the United
States will be issued by the United
States Department of Agriculture
February s.
This report is intended to help farm
ers plan crop and live stock produc-
ton to meet probable consumptive de
mands in the United States and
abroad 1t will deal with the outlook
for cotton, bread grains. corn and
other feed crops; live stock production
and commodities such as tobacco.
flax, white potatoes, sweet potatoes
and other leading fruits and vegeta
bles.
The report will include also a re
view of the agricultural credit situa-
ton and outline the situation relative
to major expenses Of agricultural pro
duction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-12
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
Australia's Dollar Bonds.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Any obligation of the Common
wealth OF Australia or any of it's con
stituent States is sound investment.
The character OF the people of these
British dominions and their reputa-
ton for intelligent and conservative
management of their finances is proof
enough, if proof be needed, Of this
assertion.
Most of the borrowings of these
States have been made in the Lon
don market, but there are three
issues payable, principal and interest
in dollars and actively traded in on
the New York Stock Exchange avail
able to American investors. One is
the Australian external loan of 1925,
due July 10. 1865, and not redeemable
until on or after July Is, 1852, and
then at par. This issue is outStand
ing to the amount of $75,0OO,000 and
is one of the simplest forms OF for
eign bond investments. It's market
price is likely to vary only with
changes In the current rate for
money. Selling at 81. the yield is
about $40 per cent.
The two other bonds are both OBJ
legations of the State of Queensland,
one Of them carrying a per cent
and one a 6 per cent coupon. The
IS mature October /, 1941 and the
Is are due February -, l947. Both
are non-callable, SO that the investor
who buys now has no redemption
feature to worry about. Each has
sinking fund, but the price at which
the sinking fund operates is so far
below the market that it is inopera-
tive. For the 6s sinking fund pur
chases may be made up to par and
for the Is at the same price up to
December 81, 1926, and thereafter at
1929. The 6s, however, sold during
1925 above 107 at their high and
never below l01 u. while the CORE
spending figures for the Is were 1l2A
high and 100 low.
The fact that these bonds sell at
a premium makes the yield higher
than the investment rating warrants,
simply because so many bond buyers
hesitate about paying a premium. At
recent market prices the maturity
return for the Is was around "a per
cent and for the IS about 80 per
cent, and at these quotations the
bonds are attractive investments to
those who want their funds perna-
nently employed.
Downright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-12
DEPARTMENT STORES
PLAN FOR RESEARCH
Seven Big Concerns Would Study
Conditions at Source of
Goods They Handle.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, January 12.-Organ-
ization of the Cavendish Trading Co.
by seven large department stores of
the country to promote research of
the markets of the world at the source
of supply, for the benefit of the mem
Der stores and to promote better
understanding between the retailers
and manufacturers. was announced to-
day by Edgar J. Kaufman Of Pitts
burgh, chairman of the company's
board.
In addition to STATS of experts in
this country. offices will be maintained
in 90 important foreign manufacturing
centers. The combined annual bust
ness OF the stores behind the organiZa-
ton Is approximately 1925, 900. 900.
The stores included are Jordan.
Marsh & Co. and Hovey & Co. OF Bos-
ton; Kaufman Department Stores,
Inc, of Pittsburgh: Frederick Loeser
& Co. Of Brooklyn; Scruggs, Wander
wort & Barney Of st. Louis; Denver
Dry Goods Co. of Denver, and the
White Dry Goods Co. Of Columbus.
Ohio.
The Cavendish Trading Co. was in
corporated in Delaware with a paid
in capital Of 100000. The principal
office will be in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-12
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE. January i (Spe-
cIaD.-Live pOultry-Spring chickens,
pound, 25a35; leghorns, 25a30: old
hens, 24a34; ROSTERS, 18a20; old
leghorns. 24a35; ducks, 25a32; geese,
25a3O; turkeys. 53a55; old, 45a46 ,
poor and crooked breasts, 30a35 :,
pigeons. pair. 25a3O; guineafowls,
each. 35a75. Dressed poultry-Turkeys
young, pound, 55a58; old, 48a50 :;
chickens, 30a32: young. 34a36; old,
3Oa32; ducks. 28a33; geese, 25a30
Eggs-Receipts, 763 cases. native
and nearby, fresh. dozen, 39a40 +;
candled, 4la42
Butter-Good to fancy creamery
pound, 44a4S; prints. 4Sa50; ladies.
35a37; store packed, 30; dairy prints,
30a35; process butter, 43a44; rolls,
30a35.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
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Power. in which special Developments
are said to be impending.
Among prominent specialtles Trans
Lux was actively bought at higher
prices, and it was evident that good
deal of the selling Monday was for
short account. The new kresge stock
got close to top levels. but the high
prices attracted proflt-taking, which
carried it down a point or more.
OIL shares moved with a good deal
of indecision, with special selling TAX
ing place in Humble below the 80
level, which was the lowest on the
reaction. Gibson divided interest with
South American issues and higher
prices were the rule in this quarter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-12
ASK REVISION OF RAIL
MEDIATION PROPOSAL
Representatives Of Industrial Coun-
Gil and National Manufac-
turers See Coolidge.

Revision Of the railroad mediation
proposal as embodied in legislation
now before the House and the Senate
was asked by representatives of the
National Industrial Council and the
National Association Of Manufacturers
yesterday in a discussion with the
President.
President Coolidge has given his
stamp of approval to the principle in
volved in this proposal. which would
abolish the present Railroad Labor
Board and in it's place set up regional
boards Of mediation, but he has de-
ferred final sanction until he has
learned the views Of representatives Of
the public and Of industry. Legislation
was drawn up by representatives of
the railroads and Of the railroad
unions.
The Industrial leaders with whom
the President talked today were head
ed by James A. Emery. general coun-
sci of the National Association of
Manufacturers. Besides Mr. Emery
those in the delegation were E. J.
Rich, general counsel Of the Associated
Industries of New England; Dudley
Hartman and H. B. Curtis, represent
ing the industries of Connecticut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-12
PAY INQUIRY is BEGUN.
District Appeals for Increases Are
Under Consideration.

A personal investigation Of the work
of approximately 100 employees of the
District government who have filed
appeals for higher salary ALLEGATIONS
was started Saturday by j. l.. Keddy
of the personnel classification board.
Mr.. Keddy began work in the water
registrars Office and will visit all
other bureaus of the municipal gov
eminent in which the appealing
workers are connected.
The cases have already been re-
viewed by the District personnel
board of which Maj. Daniel j. Dono-
van. auditor, is chairman. After the
review they were forwarded to the
personnel classification board for final
action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-12
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.

Ne" YORK, January 12.-Monday's
selling movement on the curb market
was not as pronounced as in today's
operations and prices generally moved
irregularly.
The indefinite adjournment of the
anthracite conference had a depress
ing effect upon the market for hard
coal stocks. Glen Alden, which had
sold as high as 164 Monday, lost 4
points and Lehigh Valley Coal certif1,
Gates lost well over a point
one OF the outstanding features on
the side of advance was Northern Ohio
NEW YORK, January 12-Follow-
ing is an official list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today: