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{SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECKMBKR 10, tUt DAILY TIMES-INTKRRRItl THOMASVILLC, GEORGIA MOB UVIR r: +S Jj — .ARMED BANDITS HOLD UP ROAD HOUSE DINERS NEAR DETROIT Detroit, Mich., Dec. SO—Nine armed bandits, who are said to have Invaded an outlying roadhouse early yesterday morning, held up the diners, rohbed a small safe and escaped with cash and Jewelry said to total approximately 928,000, are being sought by county ■and city authorities today, although no official report of the holdup and rob bery has been made. Despite reports that between fifty and sixty gOests were at the . road house when the hold-up occurred, au thorities 'late yesterda^ were having difficulty in learning what took place. The story in which they place the greatest credence is that the nine men drove up to the roadhouse in three tomoblles. Eight of the bandits are said to have entered the roadhouse, the ninth remaining outside, cutting the telephone wires and tampering with the ignition systems of all the automobiles in the yard. When the eight had seated them selves and ordered a meal, one of them walked over to a piano player and said: “Let somebody, play tlat can play." The bandit then began playing and when the guests had centered upon him, his companions flashed revolvers and ordered “hands hp.** After robbing the ’ guests and a small safe belonging to the proprietor of the roadhouse known only as “Kid’ Harris, the bandits escaped in their three automobiles. Pursuit was balk ed when the ignition systems on the remaining machines failed to operate. DOLLARS DEMANDED BY MOSCOW GAMBLERS Moscow, Nov. 7.—(By Mail) American dollars are now being used nightly in Moscow’s gambling casinos where the play amounts into trillions of roubles at a single tom. Players at baccarat, roulette and chemlu-de- fer, when they win, ask for their profits in United States notes. M. DOBBS AT COLLEGE PARK H01HE Mr. James Monroe Dobbs, well- known resident of College Park, who until his retirement six years ago, was with the United States consular sen vice, died Monday morning at the resi dence on Princeton avenue, of pneu monia. He was sixty-three years of and had been seriously ill since Saturday. Mr. Dobbs was born in Marietta, son of the late Colone 7 David Dobbs and Mrs. Mattie J. Dobbs, who survives him. Much of bis early life was spent 'In and around Mariet ta, and he had numbers of friends in this section. For the past six years he had lived in College Park. During his service with the United States Mr. Dobbs served as consul to several South American countries Although he bad been in ill health for the past six months, Mr. Dobbs death came after a short critical ill ness. He was taken with pneumonia Saturday following a trip to Atlanta- during the early part of the week. Besides his mother, he is survived le daughter, |Mrs. H. H. Smith, wife of Colonel H. H. Smith, United States army; one son, James Mon- Dobbs, Jr,; two sisters, Mrs. Lil lian Finn, of College Park, and Mrs S. H. Smith, of Lynchburg, Va., and three brothers, K. P. and H. C. Dobbs, of Marietta and Max D. Deft! College Park. The funeral will be held some time Tuesday at St John’s Episcopal church, College Park.—Atlanta Jour nal. LOTTERY DRAWINGS A FEATURE RUSSIAN LOAN A. R. A. STAFF IN RUSSIA CUT IN TWO Hoacmr, Nor. 14 (By H«n>— Reductions in the American person nel of the ’American Relief Ad ministration in Russia have reached Moscow, Nov. 13. (By Mail) A government Joan for the sum of 100,000,000 gold rubles, with a lottery provision, has been authorized by the people’s council of commissers. The loan is for ten years. Drawing will take place annually, with prizes ranging from 100,000 to 20 gold rubles. a minimura,.{sr the time being at least, there fmr being 116 men i least, 1 the staff. The force has been cut nearly in half M sammer when the organization was feeding more than 10,000,000 persona. The Russian personnel has also been reduced from 150,000 to 43,000 owing to curtail ment of the feeding program. The American Relief Administration work confined largely to children and hospital patients. Start the New Year Right A Savings Account Gives You a Feeling of Security and Independence Resolve To Save in We Pay Interest on Savings With the advent of the New Year you now look back on the year just past and count the many mistakes you have made; you now begin to take stock and see the lost opportunities which you would have been able to grasp had you only had the money.. Opportunities to make good investments, a chance to buy a home at a good price —all had to be passed up because you didn’t have the ready cash. A Savings Account with this bank would have helped you to solve your problems and would have enabled you to take advantage of your opportunities. Why let the misfortunes of 1922 be repeated in 1923?. Make your New Year resolution to begin saving system atically NOW.. Start on Monday, Ja nuary First, and keep it up each week.. You will be surprised to see how fast your account grows, and with the added interest we pay you, onei year from now will find you with a bank ac count to be proud of. We welcome your account, whether large or small, and give the same courteous attention to all.. A little child can bank at this institution with the same degree of safety and assurance as a grown up, or you may send your deposits by mail $1.00 Starts an Account Here WE SUBMIT HEREWITH AS AN AUGURY FOR YOUR BUSINESS, AND TO SHOW OUR GROWTH DURING THE PAST YEAR, THE FOLLOWING COMPARATIVE STATEMENT AS OF DECEMBER 26,1921 AND DECE MBER 26,1922. STATEMENT OF DECEMBER 26, 1921 Resources Loans and Discounts ... .8 710,505.62 Stocks and Bonds 15,275.00 Banking House 9,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures 4,661.45 Real Estate 504.50 Due from Banks 118,281.96 Other Resources 16,522.21 CASH— I Cash $ 67,159.00 }■ 99,159.00 Lib. Bonds. 32,000.00J Liabilities Capital $ 100,000.00 Surplus 25,000.00 Undivided Profits 70,788.90 Bills Payable 90,000.00 DEPOSITS .... % 688,120.84 TOTAL. ? 913,909.74 TOTAL 8973,909.74 STATEMENT OF DECEMBER 26, 1922 Resources Loans and Discounts....? 977,757.92 Stocks and Bonds 12,775.00 Banking House 9,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures 6,096.32 Real Estate 2,198.50 Due from Banks 121,222.17 Other Resources 11,137.21 CASH— 1 Cash $ 36,087.10 l 81,605.81 Lib. Bonds. 45,518.71 J Customers’ Bonds 47,250.00 Liabilities Capital $ 100,000.00 Surplus 50,000.00 Undivided Profits 48,798.28 Bills Payable 125,000.00 DEPOSITS 897,994.65 Customers’ Bonds 47,250.00 TOTAL 81,269,042.93 TOTAL 81,269,042.93 a a WRIGHT. Prat. OF TH0MASVILLE R. G. FLEETWOOD, Vice Prat. P. C SEARCY, Cashier.