The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 7, 1922, Page 9

WAY, AUGUST 7, 1922. . THE SEATTLE STAR = MPJANK INTERIOR “Meany Improvements BANK'S VAULTS [City Slickers fe FINISHED WELL 'sSccaset) ATTACK PROOF) Trim Senators; | jrtitects Tell of Latest Im- sce Nrsn are ta ve weon in tne Security Is Watchword of Sw eroins i provements Made “qe Seattle Nationa! Bank butlding m high, with basement te EStenne floor. A light pinkish Stay warble ts used for the exterior, grey grecture was designed by Doyle , architects. sae Ave. facade consists of e. ‘of flat marble pilasters be- ween args Windows, The Columbia Deing somewhat simpler, Penk te entered thru three ‘ef double doors at the street sal, Passing thru small vestibules me mostly of glass, at the left is ’ officers’ space and at the tis the savings bank and en- to the eafe deposit vaults, This fe so arranged that after houre the public may use the des vaults and savings bank ‘euhedt having access to the main e punile lobby fs a large open in the center of the building, columns. A ciroular space for junior new accounts, Information, om in the center of the —" the ceiling rises In Noor with open balus- entirely around the and front of cages are with - [of alr every 16 minutes. To supply | well as a number of vaults for valu | | new bank bullding for the first time i in the Northwest, An interesting in- New Institution Tn the deatgning and construction novation is the “conduo base” sys. pe pd gp teed the wiring which makes Wirtng easily accessible of the massive guardian 4 in the for future changes and additions, vault of th: de » beg Aho ] Another feature is the installation of |” poh Petcare lpcluaven the National Cash Register Check |“ National Bank, absolute security Protective system by which checks | Was the watchword, These doors are can be certified electrically in any of |of the latest type for bank use and the tellers’ cages by control from a/Were built by the York Safe & Lock central station on the second floor, | Company of York, Pennsylvania, and Rie ~ installed by the Norris Safe & Lock | Artistic Woodwork kenny of Beattie, uge plates of York Patent Process Done by Local Men %onurnabie Steet Atioy have been Production of the artistic wood. |'#%t {8 the construction of these work tn harmony with the elaborate |™’*"’? doors, which have been interior of the Seattle National Bank |“°°Dt®4 by the treasury department was Intrusted to A. J, Uphus & Com. of the federal government, and: by pany, @ Seattle concern operating a the federal reserve banks of New | number of woodworking factories on | LOT Chicago, Pittsburg, Boston and | large contracts, The character and|C°v*#ad, contracts of which have quailty of this work, wrought in | een recently filled in these cities, < Hond totaling $3,000,000, rae Eehoeany, eslected birch. | “rae main safe deposit door of the Seattle National Bank ts of clrcular ¢/ construction and seven feet in soar’ th tenn oe Pr mag vogp vail: |diameter, In equipped with 24 maxalve the long list of important woodwork |'°°M!2# bolts and controlled by two contracts executed by this combination locks and a four-move —————na__<, pent timelock, and is absolutely dasement and banking room will be |PFoof Sgainst any modern procens of by means of warm alr |*tee! cutting, burning by oxy-acety- introduced at various points, insur. |!*ne or electric torches. ing an even distribution of heat and} Ad emergency entrance ts providd fresh air. The temperature will be|for the eafo depostt vault guards automatically controlied, the air/against any pomsibility of lockouts of Washed thru a fine mist of water to| the huge circular door. remove Gust particles and impurities} There is a complete system of and there will be a complete change] vaults, security and ons ier as mob-proof, impervious to the attack ar Creek Diggers Huge ‘fp jul uae 2 i ; i Hie Ge Linnie dill i HF te i Are it iieltit ill ftiyledl Hp i ri a Gold Find of cutting tools, a» well as nitro. U3 and these vaults comprise all the above features, lectric O. K. to Aid Bank Tellers ‘The Beattie National Bank, in draw ing up plans for their new building, | arranged for the bookkeeping depart. | ment on the second floor, and they! have installed @ Type “A” National Cash Register slectric O. K. system. This #ystem provides the kind of The y | Protest Poor Congressmen Now Protected From Swindlers | | WASHINGTON, Aug. 7-—Slick follers have been duping some of our beat senators, Yessir, one of the slick fellers put up @ hard luck story to Senator Har ria of Georgia and borrowed 76 cents, which eame he hasn't paid back yet Some of the senators got stung worse than that. These out-oftown slickers seem to have the idea that senators and congresamen are easy marks, but they're finding out, The other day, Benator Dial, who had been fieeced for $18, caught the crook bare-handed and handed him over to the police, He is now in jail, and the senate office building ts a lot wafer for senators, | ‘The usual trick they play on the renators ts to come in and tell a bard luck story of needing money to get back home, As a rule, the bogus borrowers mention the namen of in- fiuental constituents, and the sena- tors’ hearts meit. | Not infrequently they are asked to cash checks which often return with “N. & FF" seribbied across them. The borrower gone, the senator is left holding the sack. Recently @ group of senators and congressmen held @ “confession” meeting, with this result: Senator Shepard of Texas had been duped out of $20. } Senator Fletcher of Florida aaid he Was stung for @ ten, Likewise Senator Nicholson of Colo. | | | ‘The heaviest loner In the group was Rep. Park of Georgia, who cashed a check for $97.40, we check is worse than « plugged nickel. Track Wrecked by | 4 ; Train, Woman Dies With ber husband, Mathew Hat renbeeler, still in a critical condition, Mre. Margaret Hatrenbeeler died Sunday in the county hospital as a result of injuries received Saturday when the truck ta which they were riding was struck by a Beattie Ta communication service between tel. | Coma Interurban train at Duwamish lers and bookkeepers that they were; in search of, and allowed them to} piace the bookkeeping department on | the upper floor. i This application of the telephone and of ity gives the bank a system that puts the teller in instant | communication with the ledger heep for. It maves time without embarrass teh Inke and Keithly lake, where those crowded out of Cedar creek Flictt , rei : placer flelda were finally worked out there Is always the possibility that the new discoveries will also soon be stripped of coarse gold and yield only when the expensive hydraulic pro get into the Cariboo country and onto one of the rejuvenated gold of |creeks, either. Bnow holds up traffic Godley, Radio Wizard, Advises Star Readers ©f reducing static is shown in the diagram. Here two threeelement vacuurn tubes, the grid and the piate tubes being connected to- » The tubes are arranged with Way as to be in oppost- Other in the circuit. ibe A is adjusted for maximum y on a given signal in the Manner, while the tube B is to respond only to signals are fairly etrong. When weak signals are incoming, he tube B tx inoperative. Its pres- ees may be ignored so fartas its effect on the incoming aigna! 1s con- cerned. But when intense onciliationa are either by loud crashes of *tatlo or by heavy signals from a) Dearby interfering station, B be -apcirgrs of tubes to help cut out static. comes operative immediately. It rec- tifles the currents in the same way as tube A and almost to the same extent, and, since the tubes are op- posed, annuls the effect of the loud signals in the phone receivers, ‘Thie method is known as current lUmiting. It will not prevent the reception of static, but it will prevent the re ception of static signals of greater strength than the signal which fs being listened to. Thus the ear ts not temporarily paralyzed by the great crashes of sound. In actual practice, both on music and telegraphic signals, the method hag been used for many years with considerable success, The Millwork for Seattle National Bank Building Was Produced by A.J. Uphus & Co. Producers of Detail Millwork for High-Class Buildings 919 Second Ave. Elliott 3337 ment to the patron or attracting at- tention of other people who are walt ing at the paying tellers window, | taging or boating and primitive itv. | tng conditions call for the endurance | ‘and knowledge of ploncering that | ‘only frontieramen possess, All Cages, Bronze Grilles, Etc. FOR THE NEW SEATTLE NATIONAL BANK MADE AND INSTALLED BY THE Columbia Wire and Iron Works PORTLAND, OREGON This Bank Built on Ground ave, and Chicago st H. H. Marin, of Kent, the motor. | man, told Coroner W, MH. Corson that the Hatzenbeelers’ car attempted to croae the track when his train was 100 feet away. 2 Quarts of Blood Arturo Castelant values two quarts of his blood at $5,000, He has filed suit in superior court for thin wam against Dominic Boz tello, whom he says he furnisied with half a gallon of blood In a trons®usion to save the latter's life Purchased Thru This Office The same experienced ser- vice in handling our big sales enters into the sale of the smallest vacant lot. Just One THAT BEEN More of| |Seattle’s Fine Buildings| HAVE “Treated Electrically” BY THIS OLD ESTABLISHED FIRM. Electrical Engineers and Contractors 1219-21 FOURTH AVENUE ignity —Strength— Convenience These are outstanding features of the new home of Washington’s leading financial institution— SEATTLE NATIONAL BANK Will House Bank Exclusively Designed to house this bank exclusively, the structure embodies the latest ideas in modern bank architecture. The exterior of warm-toned Tennessee marble is severely classic in its simplicity, while the interior has a nobility of scale and proportion that con- veys an impression of dignified space. The soft hues of the Tra- vertine marble walls and pillars are pleasing and restful: Safety and Comfort Assured The arrangement provides the maximum convenience both for the banking force in the conduct of its work and for customers in the transaction of business. Fresh, tempered air, washed free of all impurities, is carried to all parts of the building. The vaults are protected by the latest devices. Several committee and rest rooms are provided for both men and women customers. The desk ar- rangement for officers and department heads affords easy. con- tact with the public and greatly facilitates business: The unsurpassed service of this modern bank in its several departments is one of your privileges Established Forty Years Capital $1,000,000 Surplus $800,000 Resources $25,000,000 OFFICERS DANIEL KELLEHER, Chairman * ~ ssf J. W. SPANGLER, President R. V. ANKENY, First Vice President C, L. La GRAVD, Asst. Cashier P. B. TRUAX, Vice President E, K, REILEY, Asst, Cashier B. G. AMES, Vice President C. W. MORE, Asst. Cashier J. HW. NEWBERGER, Vice President WM. KAHLKE, Asst. Cashier H. C. MacDONALD, Cashier J. H. MINER, Asst. Cashier SECOND AVENUE AT COLUMBIA SS