Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-11-17
American Madness
with
Constance Cummings

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son addressed the inspector.
This is ridiculousl You can't hold
the boy on vague suspicion"
I'm afraid l must, Mr.. Dickson"
why pick on him2"
TITS an inside Job, that's a cinch
Whoever did it, had a pretty good
picture of the layout, Now, Brown
here, is in charge of the vaults isn't
hep"
YES Dickson ADMITTED, but some
body else might have tempered with
the locks"
He admits that he set the time
clock, himself" The Inspector said
Matt looked straight into the eye,
OF the Inspector. Il did set it fol
o'clock this morning"
Then who changed it2" snapped
the Inspector.
Matt was helpless. II don't know.
wait a minute" Dickson inter.
rupted as an idea struck him, an ides
that would absolve Matt. What time
did this thing happen?"
1.-The clock opposite the vault wa.
stopped by a bullet at 1909" the In,
spector replied.
"All right" Dickson smiled. IF thu
boy proves an alibi, he's clear ISM
hep
IF he can, yes" the Inspector adj
mitted.
why, certainly he can" Dickson
turned to the lad. Matt, now al
you've got to do is to tell them wher,
you were between IL and 1890 ant
everything will be all right"
Mat averted Dickson's gaze. ''I'v'
| already told them. was home"
There you are" Dickson smiled a
thought the thing were settled"
That's what he says. I've got ;
man from headquarters checking vi
on it now"
Dickson was confident. Good" H
turned to Matt. "Well, you've go
nothing to worry about, son. Sool
as the report comes in you'll be re
leased"
The shallow Drained, jazz mad, dizz
little operator at the switch board go
busy the minute she entered the bank
The first thing she did was to cal
her chum Hello. Name. This /
Cert. Say, listen--I just heard some
thing that'll make your head swim
Listen to this, the bank was robbie
last night. Can you imagine it! veal
over a hundred thousand dollars
Some excitement, huh? The chic
teller's in an awful JAM"
Name Immediately got busy ant
called up her friends. Hello, Lou,
she said. Did you hear what hap
pened over to the Union Nationa
3ank9 1t was robbed of over 5000,
900. Can you beat it."
Names and Gertie's friends &c
busy and soon the wires were no
Men and women all over the city wer
spreading the news.
| "Stole over a quarter of a million,
one declared.
II thought the Union National wa
pretty solid" said another.
II did too" declared a third.
Half million is q lot of money,
said fourth. II wouldn't be sur
lprised if they closed their doors"
| Messenger boys told bootblack.
Shoe sinners told customers. 9TH
messenger boys just toll me, that MI
Dickson took all the money himself,
declared one. and it was more thai
a million"
More than a million dollars" TIL
customer exclaimed in excitement.
Gross my heart. And I sure hop
that man gets long time in jail
too"
The man leaped out of the chair
Never mind my shoes, Sam"
In another place patron declared
II always said that the Union Ma
tional was a phony bank"
Union National?" inquired hi
nearer. you had all your money il
that bank, too?'
1 Soon people were rushing in al
directions toward the bank. TIL
business room was crowded. Lon
lines were waiting outside. Teller
were working to capacity paying on
money as depositors withdrew thei
accounts.
Throughout the city gossip wa
rampant, Tongues were wagging. TIL
story grew more terrifying as it wa
repeated. Each new reciter adde
color to the former version.
Il tell you l got it from the bes
authority. Dickson got away wit
several millions"
That's the end of the Union Ma
tional Bank. That's the trouble now
adays; you don't know who you ca
trust"
Say, there's something wrong wit
the Union National Bank"
Brother, that amt the half OF 1
If you've got any money there, 70
can kiss it goodbye, If you've &C
any friends you'd better call them up
Even in speakeasies the story wa
cnrnnd mCan Won irnanine thai