Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1931, Page 38

LONDON COMPARES CRIMES WITH 1. § Byng’s Report Is Comforting to City Despite Increase of 2,880 Offenses. By Radio to The Btar. LONDON, August 15.—While the pa- | pers and readers thereof in this coun- try have been waxing indignant over the Wickersham Commission re?orts on crime and police, the same circles herce this week are taking some comfort from the annual report of the commissioner of the metropolitan—London area lice for 1930, despite a substantial crease of crime in that year in this dis trict as compared with 1929. The num- | ber of indictable dffenses in London | last year was 20,553, which is 2,880 more than the lous year. Discussing crimes of violence, the re- | port shows that the murders of persons | more than a year old in 1930 numbered 21, which is° 11 more than in 1929, which was an unusually low year, but the yearly average for the last 20 years. As usual, London police, following the | motto of the Canadian mounties, “got | their man,” except in one case, which is still unsolved. In 9 out of 21 cases; the murderers committed suicide, and | of 10 arrests in the ing 11 cases of the accused persons (one of whom committed a double murder) were found insane, which in this coun- try means they are sent to a criminal Junatic asylum for life. The other three | were acquitted, including two who were | survivors of suicide pacts. | There were eight cases of the murder | of infants under a year old, which is| slightly below the average, though twice as t in 1929, There were 41 cases of manslaughter. This is four more than in the previous year, and au- tomobile accidents accounted for most of them. What the report terms “crime rty”—burglarly, house- King &nd shopbreaking—accounted for a considerable part of the increase in idictable crimes. The figures for burglarly were 352, as compared with 262 in 1929; housebreaking, 2,865, as compared with reaking and :nlfll = red with 1,539. Bo far as h(;'l:se robberies is concerned, Lord Byng's report partly passes the | buck to the public, saying, “Much more could be done by the public to protect themselves. The number of cases in which entry can be made without use ol any tool and in which once gntry is made there is absolute freedom to roam about the premises is far too large.” ‘There is one increase, hmvgl.ms-pmncmotcflmnx- ose involving . “The pragtice of the courts during mmnvewm{&m,"‘mm‘gn- ble increase 4n the number of cases reported.” There were 48 in 1930, compared with 20 in the previous year, and the is thrice the average of the 12 years. 1In contrast to the Wickersham report on the tie-up between police and crooks, Byng’s It expresses ction with the morals of the London police. “Dis- cipline has been well maintained,” says the report, “and the general conduct of the men has been very good, though the number of punishments awarded ‘were mostly for such offenses as neg- lect to patrol boats, exceeding the period allowed for refreshments and absence from sectional houses without leave, shows an increase. On the other hand, the number of cases dealt with by the discipline boards (the more seri- ous breaches of discipline) continues to in Seven men were dismissed 1930, ‘compared with 24 the previous year. The traders. ©Of this number, six so far have been found guilty and have been dismissed, emaining 15 increase prosecu previous vear, figure being 2 ‘which is an increase of 766 over 1929. t, N Still Going Strong With Amazing Bargains Store-Wide Shoe Sale At the Family Shoe Store Save as Much as Tonf Susuva¥ S...R, I TO BE BRIDE NEXT MONTH I MISS ANNE YOUNG GRIFFIN, ‘Whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bryan Griffin, announce her engagement to Ensign Lynne Cline Quiggle, U. S. N, the wedding to take place in September. —Harris-Ewing Photo. | officials said the American rates were POSTAL DEPARTMENT lbelAn(“u:’d&lnced to make them uniform, HIKES FOREIGN RATE | increased from 5 cents to 6 cents for the first ounce and 10 cents for each Imdmoml ounce. r Tariff to England, Canada and| Newfoundland to Be 3 Cents Per Ounce. ———— ENGLAND IS SOAKED LONDON, August 15 (#).—Nobody but | a statisticiah could get any fun out of | this soggy Summer in England, Yester- Effective September 1, General Brown has ordered that the | day of rain, and if all the water that fell postage on letters to England be in-|on the city in the past 24 hours could creased from 2 cents an ounce to 3 |be weighed it would tip the scales at cents and on post cards from 1 cent | 4.000,000 tons. to 2 cents. ‘The weather forecast is for the twenty- A like increase, effective the same | seventh successive wet week end, and date, was announced by Second As- | people who go in for that sort of thing sistant T General Glover on |eall this the most sunless Summer since mail to Canada and Newfoundland. | 1888, the coldest since 1882 gnd the ‘The domestic postage rate in those | wettest since 1924. The rain rted on countries is 3 cents an ounce and postal ' St. Swithin's day. MEMBER FURRIERS GuUILD Jirkin € Sons Incorporated 821 Fourteenth Street N.W. MASTER Washington’s Leading Furriers Values—Ilike these are typical of the saving features in This year's prices the greatest this once-, and the qualities represent opportunities for economy in our 46 years. Our August Fur SALE 4 of the Special Groups Dyed Coney), (Dyed vear event. Muskrat, Lapin Russian Pony, Bay Seal On Shoes for Men, Women and Children “Betsy Ross” $7.00 Arch Sup- port Shoes $4.95 $10 to 813 Arch-Preserver Shoes, sizes 3 to 10. AAAA to E. $5.95 ALSO Speclal purchase $6 grade im- allkw.nhro!dfln Novelty Strap Pumps. Sizes 3 to 8, AAA to C. $2.00 A Pair FAMILY Shoe Store 312 Seventh St. N.W. 88 Caracul, Muskrat, Lapin (Dyed Coney/, Black Russian Pony. Hudson Seal Dyed Muskrat), Ocelot, Leopard Cat, Raccoon, American Broadtail, Caracul and Grey Squirrel. 195 Hudson Seal (Dyed Muskrat), Squirrel, Japanese Mink, Persian Lamb and Russian Caracul. 295 The Advance Season 1931-1932 Sale of Cloth Coats Now in Progress—Featuring Most Unusual Values in Our History Ask A’ out Our 10.MONTH DEFERRED PASET PLAN A Small Amount Will Reserve Any Canada will b€ Wr‘d-y was the twenty-second successive |- il D. C, AUGUST 16, .\\AL\,N, its economy measures and it was an- nounced today that an income tax boost will provide 30,000,000 additional FINANG'AI- ER'SIS | pengoes ($5,250,000) for the state lm'et, At the same time, & 10 per The government having asky | 835,000,000 external loan got cent slash in salaries of government officials will save 50,000,000 pengoes Bank Syndicate Formed With Government Backing—Hun- | ($8,750,000). $21,000,000 External Loan. gary in Clearing. for & 21,000, €00, of which France is contributing $12,500,000. great political importance in the future relief of Hungary. Although it is announced that the loan has been granted without political | condit'ons, it is obvious that Prance et has replaced Italy as the predominant influence in Budapest. By saving Hun- BY JOHN GUNTHER. | gary, France has certainly good reason TN | to demand gratitude—which doubtless i | will be forthcoming in the form of a VIENNA, Austria, August 15.—The | gradual reorientation of Hungarian clouds of financial trouble, having more | politics. or less lifted cver Hungary, passed (Copyright, 131) relentlessly eastward, descending on — 8 ‘mnicate of five of the et DJAMOND BANDITS | Bucharest banks, including the Ru- manian Natfonal Bank, ha be | formed with government guaranty in MAKE $50 000 H AUL order to prop up other tottering banks. ’ The eastern Bank of Czernowitz | i failed with obligations of 260,000,000 lei | ($260,000), but it will, presumably, be | Uncut Stones Taken From Jeweler saved by ddvances from the new syndl-| o o X——$9,000 Ob cate. e capital of the syndicate is in New Xorl X i 300,000,000 lei ($300,000), of which the = tained National Bank provides haH. in Pay Roll Robbery. King Carol's friend, Mihai Manoi- | . lescue, former minister of trade and o now president of the National Bank, | By tne Associated Pregs. saw the King again today. explain:| NEw YORK, August 15—Bandits ing to him the rigors cf the situation. ‘ escaped with $50,000 th uncut diamonds | Risumption in Mungary. and with a $9,000 pay roll in two rob- Hu: for the moment st least | “Hon wan i ngary, for the d st| Two men took part in - out of the woods, got ready today 1o | pery, holding upwsemargwre:x‘iv:gwm?n resume normal but restricled business | his"'wholesale jewelry store on Lex- on Monday, after & month's bank holi- | ington avenue. ~They escaped through day. The banks will then pay out| g yard at the rear of the establish- deposits, but in Budapest only after | ment. three days' notice and in the country | rp, T after a week's notice. The government | of ne Blco Shoe G In meorkie Gce has decided to calculate all baDKIDE | fon. all armed, escaped Witk o sanen operations in gold pengoes, with internal | containing $9,000, which had just been pegging of the exchange at par. delivered in an armored car. Ten em- As in Germany and Rumania, & syn- | pioves of the company were covered dicate of leading banks has been formed | b the “pictals “of three of the mmen here to which the government, banks . and industries cach contribute 20,000,- | & i, e Other took the satchel from 000 pengoes ($3,500,000). Foreclosure of mortgages is delayed three months | z - E to keep the peasants going. | Residential bullding in M:xico City The government is proceeding with | continues active. Philipsborn LEVENTH ST. = BETWEEN Fa G IF YOU CRAVE INDIVIDUALITY —you must see our advance col- lection of frocks and gowns for the Fall and Winter season. 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PIANO COMPANY 112396 $t.Cor I3*NW This is likely to be of | 1931—<PART THREE. LONDON TRAFFIC LAW CUTS DOWN ACCIDENTS Abolition of Old Speed Limit and New Force of Mobile Police Credited for Change. Automobile accidents and fatalities in London have been reduced since | the nmew road traffic act went into effect, according to statistics for the first three months of the current year issued by Scotland Yard, forwarded by Trade Commissionér Willlam L. Kilcoin in_London. The period covered coincides with the operation of the new road traffic | | | by pedestrians was { act, which provided for the abolition | of the old speed limit for private motor vehicles and the creation of a new force of mobile police. The number of deaths, according to the statement issued by Scotland Yard for the quarter, was 289, as compared with 377 in the previous quarter and 362 in the quarter ended September 30 last year. The number of persons injured is given as 9,943, as against 13,323 in the December quarter and 15,287 in the preceding months. For the first quarter of the year trade and commercial vehicles ac- counted for 108 fatalities and 1733 cases of injury, while private motor cars figured in 87 fatal cases and 3,777 cases of injury. Motor cycles were in- volved in_ only 21 instances of fatal injury and 1,096 other cases of injury. | | 1 Omnibuses and es bile for 40 killed and 762 injured. Among the causes specified in statistics “crossing without undue care” chiefly blamed, this reason being alleged in 97 fatal cases, while 216 persons were killed through 3 Ing between, behind or in fromt of stationary vehicles,” and 21 through - R iting and (or) fall A If You Like an Atmosphere of Exclusive Refinement H 1 | | | | | YOU'LL enjoy living at Stone- I leigh Court—the home of many ‘Washi most discriminat- | ing families. 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Furs are elaborate, us- ually standing away from the face, often fas- tening at the side in the new Lei effect. Skirts are straighter and waists are nipped to give that svelte look to the silhouette. Luxurious Furs Employed . . . Squirrel Baby Lynx Civet Cat Skunk Persian Lamb Canadian Wolf Red Fox Dyed Cross Fox Silvered Fox Kolinsky Badger Rock Sable Karakul Beaver Kit Fox Pointed Fox Black Fox OTHER GROUPS $58 $78 $08 15% Off on All Cloth Coats, $125 and Up FURS ARTFULLY DEVELOP NOVEL COLLARS AND CUFFS Sketched Below IN THE ANNUAL SUMMER SALE OF FUR COATS These are the coats that have proven the most popular. HUDSON SEAL (muskra® self and Ermine trim . . .. ... ..$195 SILVER and BROWN MUSKRAT combination .. .. . . .$79.50 AMERICAN BROADTAIL, Squirrel and Jap Mink trim. .$195 HUDSON SEAL (muskrat) wi Sealine (coney) and Muskrat, ¥ Buy now and be certain ypu have the fine , Fit; od Ermine trim . .. $100 f this year’s furs.