Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1931, Page 39

EVISION MAY "' BE CRIME WEAPON [Thugs ‘and Fugitives Would Be Pictured Before Police Under Plan. BY ROBERT MACK. Television is being sericusly consid- ered a5 a wfimem to police radio brudcuunc the stamping out of nc'hru of thugs and gangsters, | fugitives from justice, would parade, across the television screens in station houses or in police patrol cars to ac- quaint the minions of the law with the men they are assigned to * this visual system be adopt word - descriptions are sent via short- wave radio or the patrolmen must at- tend “show-ups” at headquarters. Considered by Chicago. Chicago, already pioneering in tele- ‘ision. cufln{, is the first city to consider the feasi lmy of pouce we- vision. Although the visual art " | could have fts owi not yet reached the stage of commer- cial practicability, its use in criminal apprehension is believed to be at hand. ‘The police authorities in Chicago have recommended the adoption of visual radio in crime work. ‘Two committees of the City Council are considering ways and means of in- stalling & central television service on the recommendation of Acting Chief of Police John H. Alcock; John Norton, chief of detectives, and Capt. Michael Evans, chief of the bureau of identifi- cation. A few days ago members of the Police Committee and the Finance Committee were given a demonstration of television's advantages in police work in the Daily News' television studio. The committees were enthusiastic, it is reported. Living subjects and pictures of Chicago's “public enemies” passed before the faces of the officials. Ralph (“Bottles”) Capone, George (“Bugs”) Joe Saltia, Jack (“Machine- G McGurn and others were flashed across the television screen. The d:smonstration was Clem F. Wade, ) |ern Televicion Corpora ion of Chicago, |who explained the police department television trans- given by | mitting stat’on and t: in each cutlying station house. The police cruising cars now equipped with short-wave receivers also could have television receivers. Thus pictures of suspects could be transmitt to almost the entire polb' lqn:e in a lhnfl. time, whereas present practice requires many (Copyright, 1931.) hours. resident of the West-| vision receivers | SALE OF TWO TRACTS TO HOWARD U. 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