The Washington times., 1927-01-19
BANKERS URGE.
NE|NEAIN
BY RICHARD HATTON

That the protective committee Of
the district Of Columbia Bankers
Association is in thorough accord
with the view Of the American Bank
ers Association in regard to t.. nei
cesstty Of providing heavier pen.
altiesfo robberies where dangerous
weapons are used. as expressed in,
New York by James 3. Baum, man.
ager gf the national associations pro
tsctiya work, was enphatically
stated by President Harry W, Haynes
Of theiF'armers and Mechanics Bank,
CHAIRMAN of the protective commit
tee OF the District OF Columbia Bank.
ers Association.
Speaking of the national assocf.
ations Mrs Baum said Of proposed
legislation covering the subject:
Thtrty-six years experience deal
Ing with criminals operating against
banks has convinced the protective
committee of the American Bankers
4 Association that heavier penalties
throughout the country for robberies
with dangerous weapons are called
for
The proposed legislation drafted
by general scounsel, Thomas r.
Patons of the association, Is as fol
lows:
Amy person or persons who.
having In possession or with the
use or threatened use OF any fire.
arm Or other dangerous weapon, I'M.
plen1ent or means. whereby the life
of al person is endangered or
threatened, unlawfully takes or at
tempt6 to take personal property
from another or from any place
OF business, residence or banking
institntion or any other place where
there Us a person or persons In at,
tendance, at any time, either day
or night. or who aids or abets anJ
such person or persons in the com.
mission of such crime, shall pe
guilty of a felony and upon con
vtcti0n thereof shall be punished
by imprisonment for not less than
30 nor more than SO years. I"
AT the first meeting of the newly
elected board OF directors of the
American Security and Trust Com.
pany the following officers were
elected: Pre&tdsfit, Charlas y. Rell::
vice presidents. CpFcofar Thorn, B
f. Saul. and Howard Moran; secre-
tary, i Frederick n. H. Siddons;
treasurer q Charles e. I, Howe. real
estate officer, William !, L. Beale:
auditor, J. Damn Faberss assistant
secretary. Albert Fl. Shillington: a..
aistarif trust officers, David NJ
Houston, b. Eliot Moran.@T. Stanley
Holland, Arthur G.. Nichols, and
Earl q. Jonscher; assistant treasur-
ers, William W.. Keck, Hans w.
Ireland, Percy C. Brady James 9.
Dulins jr., Edward e. Swan, sichs
ard Il. Harris, Harry p White IAN
CharIgs C. Boswell; assistant auditor
John Il. Benton.
One addition was made to the
Official staff, Charles c. Boswell
being elected assistant. treasurer.
Boswell has been ASSOCIATED with
the American security and Trust
Co. for is years. beginning in a.
minor capacity and working up to
the position of chief clerk at the
central branch prior to his selec4
ton as assistant treasurer.
The board also re. elected for the
year 1927 the following members
to the advisory board of branches,
which included one addition. Joseph
p. Burke; William E. Bradley, Jo-
seph P. Burke, Alexander s. Clarke,
Chariss r. Denny, Horatio. A. Gar
rem, John sB. Geier, M. q. Gibbs,
Charles NJ. Hanmett, i. A. Herman,
J. p. Hermann, Frank A, Johnson,
CharlAs KattelmaIin, g. Percy Nc
Glue, William MiHer;@ Howard
Moran, James c. Nealons NJ. Frank
Rupert, B. r. Saul, William p.
shannon, James F. Shea, Jacob
Shulman, Alexander J. Taylor,
Henry VAIL. George M. YeatTnan.
Mr. Burke has been lifelong resi-.
dent of Southwest Washington, and
Is engaged in the plumbing business
He ID well known to people Of that
section, and by his selection the
COMPANY is following its policy in
choosing those persons for its ad.
visory board Of branches who are as
sociated in the sections in which,
their branches are located. .t..
The 44S Liggett drug storese Of
the Louis K. Liggett Company,
subsidiary Of the United Drug Conn
pany5 Of Boston, did volume of
$5,S0S, 1886 in the month of Decemi
Der. This compares with $4,S30, 4T9
in December of 1925. 'or an increase
of very nearly one million dollars.
For the entire year 1926 the volume
was $6S.S56, 1876, comparing with $43,-
254,3T6 in 1925. an increase Of $t0,.
101, S19, or 1885 per cent.
Vice President Frank r. Hartman,
Of the Merchants Bank and Trust
Company, is being congratulated
, today upon the arrival at his home
of ANTS pound baby boy. The
newest addition to the banding fra.
ternity arrived Sunday night and
. has been named Frank p. Har.
man 3rd.
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