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BY RODNEY DUTCHER Service Writer WASHINGTON, April No. 38163 Convict 38155 were cellmates at the Leavenworth penitentiary. They the office building the house Convict No. 38163 has Francis H. Shoemaker of Minnesota. Convict No. 38155 man he chose his secretary after Lamb, who used to be bank president. They two years the train them sending "scurrilous matter" through the mail, and Lamb for violation the banking Shoemaker of the four new congressmen elected in Minnesota last November. still before elections committee the tention that his conviction took away his citizenship, but the house March voted 230 to to allow him take his medium man always to fight for the farmers and wage earners. Lamb of Like Shoemaker, he doesn't mind admitting that he an But he does want known that he sentenced only for violation that depositors his bank been paid off 75 cent, pretty good rate for busted banks says Shoemaker when asked why selected to handle his office in fine man. He He spent months France driving bulance the front. He used to be chemist until his family left him bank. He's graduate the University of North weil-posted economics knows about problems. He has the confidence the people his community. They know he honest and Shoemaker. radical editor promoter plants, fought the Republican He campaigned against Congressman August Andresen, Republican in 1930. About that time in his paper, "The Organized was waging campaign against bankers who held trusts loaded beneficiaries. He especially attacked banker after being compelled make good in that him Shoemaker back, addressing the Robber and Orphans.' judge whom Shoemaker he to tool the power him. He had the choice year day or five years bation. He chose the former. So Shoemaker and Lamb met on the train. maker landed the chaplain's office Lamb became clerk. Lamb down the life histories thousands of prisoners. Shoemaker studied the and within the prison. Today prison the of went back the nomination against Andresen last year, elected. Lamb had been president of Dillworth state bank director of the larger National bank nearby. There on Moorehead bank in and Lamb closed to protect depositors. Closing of the Moorehead the Dillworth bank to close and Lamb he lost $70,000. But was left holding the bag for about $4,500 which been left improperly by deal the some school Lamb paid off the thought once but few days before the statute out arrested result what he "political spite After Leavenworth he returned Minneand helped Shoemaker the 1932 campaign. Lamb shares Shoemaker's progressive views and takes an eager interest in the national banking situaShoemaker inflationist and favors calling and paying off rency, which charge about billion dollars force present