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THE BANK AND INDUSTRY

A Financial newspaper challenger the criticism that the Bank of Eng land is not sufficiently in touch with the industries of the country, and prints a list of the Bank's directors with the other directorships which they hold.

ELIMINATING THE GANGSTER

AMERICA'S NEW FORCE OF "FEDERALS"

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QUICK-SHOOTING POLICE BEATING CRIME

(By Douglas Williams)

The list Is Instructive. The greatest British Industry, agriculture, and the greatest export industry, cotton, are unrepresented

INDER threat, of organised Hoover's men meet cold-blood- on the board by men who are active-

crime, the United States ed killera with an equal readi engaged in them, Out of 26 Bank directors, Includ Federal detective force, which for They have shot down so many

Government has developed a ness to use, their own guns.... ing the

Governor and Deputy wide activities, skill, enterprise gangsters that the "yellow governor, only two, Lord Hyndley and courage claims to be without coyotes, as Hoover calls his and Mr. R. D. Kitson, are also parallell in the world.

enemies, fear, the "Federals' directors of companies engaged in

Four years ago crime had be more than anything else in the the coal and iron industry.

come America's largest business. world. "The only thing that It was costing the country one these criminals fifth of It's national income. Hoover recently, "is death. They: fear," said

INSURANCE LEADS

than ten.

On the other hand, the railways Racketeering in innumerable don't mind gaols because they provide six directors, shipping three forms, bootlegging, kidnapping, can get out of them or be releas and insurance companies no fewer bank robberies and other exam-ed on parole.

ples of gangster activities were

Pretty Boy Floyd "But they do fear a man who. Things reached such a pass can shoot quicker and straighter that drastic action was impera-than they can. tive. At the head of the new gun Kelly was finally arrested he When Machine- detective force, the Bureau of came out of his hiding-place

Four directors are on the boards rife. of companies engaged in business in South America. The only Empire Industries represented are South African mining, Canadian fur-

trading, rallways, oil and ten-plant-Investigation, as it is known, is with his hands above his head. the youthful Mr. Edgar Hoover, His guns lay on a bed in the fing, dysi na Tank, NI

Finally, only one director, Mr. still not 40 years of age.

room behind him. An agent. Hoover's men are fast think-asked him why he hadn't tried |Kitson, is on the board of any motor

ing, quick shooting and untir-to use them." "I knew you'd manufacturing company. The comingly persevering, and In pany is Ford's, and in addition to Couple of years they have estab-reply

a kill me if I did," was his simple- serving on its English board Mr.lished a record of such amazing On one occasion one of Amer Kitson is also a director of the success that the boldest criminal ica's worst killers, Pretty Boy: French and Dutch subsidiaries.

shrinks from contact with the Floyd, who was later shot down,. "Federale," as they are called in offered to bargain with the crime parlance,

Division for his surrender. Word", was sent back that no bargain

Your Daily Smile!

The problem in fact is very much up to date, for in the de- bates about the new Indian Con- atitution it is the most controver sial question. The reason why motoring da they sat in the club. "I

The two friends were discussing Quite a short time ago kid- could be made. He could either

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Kidnapping Extinct

the expected and formal opposi-was once buying a secondhand car napping a new form of activity stay hidden or come out and 'Bengal Lancers ・・

tion has suddenly become aca- from garage owner," said one. Or to which bootlegging gangsters, take his chance in the open. demic le simply that the popular course, he praised it up as wat ruined by the repeal of Prohibi- One of the Division's most The crowds that have jostled leaders who look forward to tak-oving Busolutely all its tauftrition, naturally turned-was so interesting cases was the suc each other to see this famous jing prominent positions of res- "How?" asked the other

common in America that every cessful tracking down of the flat have abundantly justified ponsibility have bogun to realise "why" went on the first "I had it wealthy child was protected by gang that kidnapped Mr. Charles the enterprise of the Paramount what it would mean to become on trial, and took it to another motor relays of special guarda. To- Urschel, a rich man of Oklahoma Company in the too rare experi- the guardians of order, without dealer and asked him to buy it." day, thanks to the ruthless City. He was taken from his. ment of creating a show in which which their duties ould not bei

energy of Hoover's men, this front porch where he was play the prevailing sentiment is Eng-performed at all. The riots at

An Example. lish patriotism, or rather, to belFerozabad last week are only you think I'm careless with money

Husband: "I don't understand why crime is practically extinct.

ing cards, by a body of masked With the flimsiest of clues they men at the point of the revolver more precise, British Imperial. the last instance of the sort of Wife: "Well, there's that fire ex have solved every case, as a in July, 1988. After an ex- There are large numbers of emergency in which a timely in-tinguisher you bought two years ago, result of the scientific methods hausting imprisonment blind- people whose impressions of terposition of some champions We've never used it once."

used and the high grade of in- folded he was finally, returned to world events and problems is of order for its own sake is ex-

telligence of the agents employ. his family upon payment of a fundamentally based, not even traordinarily useful; and Buch "My boy," said the magnate to hired.

$200,000 ransom. on the newspapers, much less on help cannot be had without giv-son, there are two things which are Every agent, no matter what As soon as he was safely back books, but on the films; and the ing the protectors of peace some vitally necessary if you are to ur- his previous experience may the "Federals" started, their in- interest of the programmes ought say in the choice of methods and ceed in business."

have been, must attend the spe-vestigation The only clue that cial school for investigators in Urschel could give as to the Washington. Later he goes to place where he was hidden dur the United States Marine base ing the nine days while the ran- at Quantico, where he is taught som negotiations were completed to use every possible type of was that every day at the same lethal weapon, including rifles. hour he heard a plane fly over.. hand grenades, smoke bombe, head. He also remembered that. tears gas bombs and machine- one day a heavy rain fell and 1.

the plane did not go over. His education complete, he is (Continued on Paga 11)

Two Rules

to be of as wide an appeal as the times and policies. The only dis- "What are they, dad?" strange amalgam of races and tinguishing feature of the North

"Honesty and sagacity."", "What is honesty?" creeds and loyalties that consti- West frontier is that the call for "Always no matter what happens tutes the total of the patrons of watchfulness is permanent, be- or how adversely it may affect you the cinema. It Is rather surpris- cause the love of forays is always keep your word once you have ing that the producers who are endemic.

given t

"“And sugacity*" reputed to be devotees of the That men should come to love "Never give it." maxim "one hundred per cent a calling to which they devote so entertainment and the verdict much of their lives is just human

..

Right Man

"Are you the

guna...

then sent out to a selected area

of the box: office" have allowed nature; without a somewhat! Volce (over beam." themselves to be so hampered specialised enthusiasm no pro game warden ?': by preconceptions that they have fession can possibly flourish Voice: "Well, I are so thankful for practical experience. Buti

Game warden: "Yes,

treated so large a proportion of That is no argument against have the right person at last! Would every year he must pay a visit their patrons with such indiffer-pacifism in the technical sense you mind suggesting some games to General Headquarters in ence, almost with complete of the word; for that should suitable for a children's "party", Washington for his annual neglect,

really mean that polley should be

"brushing up," as well as a phy- sical examination.

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INNOCENT MAN 9 YEARS IN GAOL Woman's Confession Bring Freedom

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held to-day et 4.15 p.m.

At. headquarters they have a "Who's Who of 6,000 known The R.M.S. Empress of Canada gangsters and racketeers" still at left Shanghai yesterday and is due. large, and all these are consistat Kobe to-morrow. ently and relentlessly sought for

and watched until they are sent The R.M.S. Empress of Russia to prison or forced to cease their left Shanghai yesterday and is due nefarious activities. Ple There to-morrow at 10 am. She will:-

Criminals Shot Down leave for Manila at 5 p.m. on Thurs

In advance, critics might have guided by the aim of avoiding sold that in any case the North causes of war, and of ending wor West frontier was a bad subject as soon as the object for which because it was connected with it is begun has been achieved. militarism, and that the Kipling When once a general war has philosophy was musty and dis- got into swing it is as difficult to carded. Kipling's contem-stop it as to carry it on; and in- poraries, or the generation that finitely more difficult than to be- admitted his influence over their gin it. While libraries have lives, might have been inclined been written about the causes to agree; for we are now all of of the first world war, without the opinion that no war is justi-producing any unanimous agree to light at Thale (Harz), fied if it can be avoided, and that ment in the historical mind; and In the summer of 1924 proof alone of the efficacy of his Owing to the great success of his. it is very difficult to say why the prospect at present la of a huntsman was found dead in the department. It includes such "one man show" held at the Glouces any man should give his life as gradual cancellation of most of woods surounding Thale. A man famous "public enemies" as Dilter Lounge last week, Mr. Luis Chan a. forfeit in far countries in the the conditions, of peace, which named Carl Schmidt was arrest linger, Machine-gun Kelly, Har-will give a further exhibition of his service of peoples and causes one would have expected to inded and accused of having fired vey Bailey Frankie Nash, Verne paintings, drawings and sculpture at that do not seem to concern him.icate the object for which men the fatal shot.

Sankey, Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby the Chinese Young Men's Christian

Berlin. An error of justice has come

A list of the criminals elimin-day. ated by Mr. Hoover's men is

One of the subalterns in the film fought. But then the object is Athough he aserted his inno- Face Nelson, Clyde Barrow and Association for three daya_com-- puts this points very well when simply loot, as it is on the bor- cence he was sentenced to ten Bonnie Parker, and dozens of mencing to-day. he says to the friend who is call-der between India and Afghanis years' penal servitude.

others of the toughest, most ing into question, all his own tan, it is a simple matter to ex- Now, after he has served nine desperate characters the

Taking the working day average: up ideals, "how can I explain it plain why a foray is resisted, and of the ten years, a woman in heavals of this decade have of comparable receipts of the East- when I don't know myself?" In the end comes when such me hospital has confessed that her produced. During the last fiscal ern Extension, Australasin and that sentence, he was sayingsures have been adopted as may husband and his brother com rear the Bureau of Investigation China Telegraph Company, for what the films often call "abe expected to prevent a repeti-mitted the murder. Coat the Government $4,880.000, 1920, the peak year, as 100, the mouthful, for he got right down tion In other words, if we were to what such social philosophers asked "when is an army not an some years ago, but her husband Government nearly $20,000,000 is 76.2, as compared with 72.8 for The brother killed himself and is estimated it saved the index figure for March this year. as Spengler who is not only up when it is performing police Carl Schmidt has been released covery of stolen property and 2988.

army?" the answer would be has now been arrested, while in Insurance against crime, re- March 1984 and 704 for March

similar Items. It has obtained at d 95 per cent convictions of cases leading guilty to a charge of brought to courts.

stowing-away on board the s.s.

to date. but something of a pro- phet, have picked out as the basic duties on a scale too big for the from prison. sentiment of a civilisation;-the [police." readiness to make sacrificca. Certainly the line is difficult to even the great sacrifice, for pur draw but so fs every other ap- below the authorised numbers. On the wall in Mr. Hoover's Manelaus from Singapore, I Tak, pases, that men take for granted. plication of political judgment. If there were no recruits there study hangs a large map of the 35-year-old unemployed, was It is quite certain that an army The recent Labour Congress would be no help for League or United States. It Is studded aned $25, in default one month's of philosophers who insisted passed a resolution in favour of ludia or anybody else. The with coloured pins each bearing hard labour, by MET Wynne that the General should explain employing the British Army Kipling ideal of patriotic duty a label with a name. Each pla Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy to them why they ought to obey only to enforce decisions of the will only go out of date when we shows the position of an agent, this morning. his orders, and why they are League of Nations. They have are ready to adopt the plan of an and during active times such as there at all, would not earn Its been met by the objection that old lady who put all her silver a search for a kidnapper many For a breach of the Deportation. pay, and would not give much for years they have been teach. just inside the front floor so that Pins are shifted hourly as 'planes, Ordnance. Chan Yee, was this mo protection to a rien civilian popu- ing their followers got to enlist any robbers that might come motor cars or trains carry the ning aentenced to 10 months had lation from bandits and free in the Army at all; and it is a would not disturb her by going men from place to place in their labour by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfady lances like the Pathan

fact that the recruiting is far upstairs.

investigations.

at the Central Polles, Court

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