New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 25, 1916, Page 11

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, Sleepmg on Beaches Tempers Summer Heat for the Poor ARITHMETIC AS AN AID T0 DETEGTIVES Glose Tahs Kept on Crime Areas ‘{ ork New Yc lems in ci something nient i; throt work doing today its . methods adopted by and Mills E. will prove eventian and Lelieved that rumml\ ic ner Casc of mate eiimi Woods crimes and their | been carefully ssified by the bureau. r example, It has into shooting compile Take been bbings, into ve Teen -divided firearms, knife, ronth a crime tal crimes which occurred in the Loroughs, with the exception cards returned to the bure precincts and b police o v of this cecurred, and city they are Commissione one af these c ound it show materially the witth the exception n section of one borough had been a sharp incr tureau of statist set : aetic in motion. bearing the complaints of these bur- laries were laoked up. They showed the burglarics had been ef- i from fire es and that been jimmied apen. | The methods of the culprits in each | case appeared to be the same. From | the story told them by the cards the | rolice decided that the robberies had | Leen committed by an organized gang of professional second-story men. A ! corps of detectives v dispatched to | the neighborhood with instructions to | keep a vigilant watch and try to| round up the robber band. The | thieves were wary, and far a while the | detectives made no headway, but| oventually, after much sleuthing, the: obtained clues to the identity of several of the burglars. They made a couple of arrests, and this effectual- | 1y put a stop to the burglaries. Had | not this system of compiling figures | to show the prevalence of crime in | certain districts been in use in tho | department the burglaries in this par- | st or cle. Once a ole of all of the of the table crimes most pr Woods, looking over | five | of a| where The | its simple | The cards five | wu from 'hn; detective ! A | fected Such overpowering heat as has af- New York, Chicago and other cities recently, resulting in deaths and bears most heavily, of Such of them prostrations, course, upon the poor. as can afford it flee to the beaches, where they find in the breezes from the ocean some relief from the high temperature. Many of them, like the family in the picture, pass the night on the sands. . 1 ticular neighborhood would not have Eeen so quickly noticed and stamped out. In the same manner, by compiling figures on crime as it happens, by e crimes and by keep- the statistics of them up to date department is able ta put its on the pulse of the city, and learn faithfully the seriousness and extent of such crime. After a case has Feen properly diagnosed it is then a simple matter to apply thé remedy. By using simple arithmetic the bureau is thus able to learn in what part of the city pickpockets are at the finger THE CURRAN DRY GOODS COMPANY A GRAND CLEAN-UP SALE IN OUR READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT. EXTRA SPECIAL IN Street Dresses of fino beautifully up to $ French made in 8. To clean up at 7 $6.50 and Voile and Vo\'clty Wash latest models DRESSES Fabrics, 7.98 Dresscs, to clean up at WAIST SPECIAL Beautiful line of fine Voile and Organdic worth $1.98 to $2.50, to clean up at A lot of 79c and 98c Waists, to clean up at A lot of white Dress Skirts, clean up at e (Good Our entire lot of ready-to-wear Hats that sold at $2.98 to $3.98, to clean up at Voile Walsts in plain colors, pink, green and maze, $1.39 Waists, to clean up BIG VALUES IN M| assorted styles AIInc at Ql ()0 Alnd 98c 49c S AND CHILDREN’S SUMMER TRWEAR Women’s Summer Vests that are worth 15¢ to 17¢, to clean up 10c Men’s 45¢ Union Suits in white, to clean up at 69c and 79c Union Suits, to clean All styles, ecru. Men’s and women’s sample new colors Wool Sweaters, and styles, a good $3.50 Coat at up at long and knee length leg, half and no sleeves, in white and in all the $2.49 Special reduced prices for the advance sale of Winter Bed Blankets Comfortables. Now is the is and as the pric s any price. going up daily, and it is hard to get ‘Winter merchandise, shipments at time to buy work, for though they may have ecscaped arrest their victims are pretty sure ta carry their complaint to station houses and branch detective bureaus, where they are duly reported to the bureaus of statistics. Figures Point Out Weal Spots, The department, through the help of the bureau, is often times able to learn why certain kinds of crime are more prevalent in cne neighborhood than in another. If it is because the police patrol in the complained of area is insufficient it is strengthened anad jacked up, or if more persistent work on the part of detectives is needed they are encouraged ta put forth greater efforts, On investigation it is often found that crimes are not so serious as at first reported. Many so-called bur- glaries on investigation turn out to be petty larcenies. The bureau thraugh its statistical worlk is able to separate the big crimes from the little, the real ones from fancied ones, and thus jighten the work of the police. A man reported recently that fruit Jeft by an open window of his home was being continually stolen. It was annoying, he said, to think that every time he left fruit by the window it was taken, and this persistent steal- ing had got on the merves of his family. The detective wha investi- gated the case discovered that the thefts were committed by two hungry little children. When the complain- ant heard this he promptly requested that the matter be dropped and for- gotten. In another case a woman re- ported that a cat was being brutally {reated by its owner. The paliceman who investigated the complaint re- ported that he could find no evidence that the owner of the animal was treating the cat unkindly. It was a nocturnal prowler, his report stated, and had made life uncomfartable for the neighbors, but it was a famlily cat and had kittens. All station houses today have been supplied with crime maps. These are geographical maps of the precincts, showing streets. and parks. When a homicide happens in a precinct a small square In red ink is placed on the locality represented by the map. The numeral 4 is the symbol for a homicide. The numeral 1 in red ink is that for a felonious assault. All numbers representing other crimes are in black ink. A robbery is repre- sented by 9, a burglary by 51, a grand larceny by 7, resorts for gangsters and ope flends” by 24, disorderly boys by 21, gambling by 8, vialation of a corporation ordinance by 6, and fatal accidents by the letter A placed in a red square, These maps are replaced by new ones once a month, for the police find that crime and vice shift and change like the sands of the | desert. The old maps are filed away each month. By studving them the department is able to tell the crime history of the precinct. City Items Pure Jap silk $5 shirts now $2 at Wilson’s.—advt. An automobile bedonging to Engle- bert Miller of Woodland street was badly damaged last evening when the i driver lost control of the steering apparatus while leaving Traut & Hine company's yard. Bargain Week at Besse-Leland's.— advt. Clerks' outing, Conn. River, Aug. 30. Tickets $1 at Sovereign Trading Co.— advt. SUES TO FORECLOSE. W. L. Damon today brought suit through Judge B. F. Gaffney to fore- close on property on Chester Place be- longing to Charles A. and Annie E. Bonal, The writ is returnable in the court of common pleas on tho first Tuesday in September. Constable AUGUST 25, 1916. ‘\\\\:\nw \ Phone 230 for appointment with Mr. Federal. BRITAIN AND SWEDEN SWAP STIFE NOTES Smaller Country Undaunted by Sharp Replies from London London, Aug. 25.—The British gov- ernment, following the lead of Swe- den, has made public the entire cer- respondence with Sweden concerning British parcel post with the United ping all English parcels in transit to Russia. The correspondence discloses that the situation has not yet been satis torily adjusted. Some of the le: and notes teem with language 0 sharp as to indicate that the relations of the two countries at one time ap- proached the breaking point. As a result of the negotiations Sweden recently released 60,000 par- cels to Russia under agreement with the British government to submit the matter to arbitration after the war. The British government demanded that trafflc across Sweden to Russia be not interfered with again, but Sweden declined this proposition, saying it was not included in the original negotia- tions, whereupon the British govarn- ment withdrew its offer to arbitrate. The final offer of Sweden was that ‘Winkle served the papers. ‘she would do nothing in retaliation | only States and Swedish retaliation in stop- | for anything done by Great Britain prior to July 24 of this year, which was coupled with the hope that this “conciliatory” attitude would move Great Britain to cease interference with Swedish mails, thus saving Swe- den from ‘the necessity of resorting to retaliation in the future.” In tais last note Sweden threatened to maie the entire correspondence public should the occasion arise. Great Britain in her last note, which was signed by Foreign Secretary Grey, said the British offer to arbitrate would remain open only on condition t Sweden should continue to ward parcels between England, Rus- sia and elsewhere, and carry out e post office agreement entered intv by the two countries in 1904. Viscount Grey ed in his final an- swer, Aug. 2, if Sweden would cea to interfere with this traflic, but the reply has been the publi ion at Stockholm of the correspondence. The correspondence began last De- cember with the first detention at Kirkwall of mails between Sweden and the United States going in hoth directions. Count Wrangel, the Sw ish minister in London, protes against this action, declaring that British authorities, far from wishing to minimize the difficulties arising out of the war, “find pleasure in increas- ing them.” Count Wrangel also announced the stoppage of the Russlan parcel pos until Great Britain should give a gua antee against a repetition of the Kirk- wall seizures, which he denounced as ‘“contrary to international law.” CITY COURT CASF Today’'s session of the city court found many cases up for action and the following dispositions were made: M. O. Baker ve s R. Simonelli, for- It brightens up your store front—Directs the crowds—Makes new customers—Increases Profits. Cur Special Offer Closes August 30th Federal Electric Slgns at cost Six Monthly Payments or Specxa] Cash Dlscount Lamps at Cost DO IT NOW! pleading ordered in one week by the defendant. Attorney Upson represents the plaintiff and Klett & Alling the de- fendant. Wallace versus Alex- ander Pe ski, plaintiff is ordered to furnis $50 bond to prosecute. A. A. Greenberg is counsel for the plaintiff A continuance of two weeks was | granted in the case of E. S. Babcock | versus Robert M. Reid. J. G. Woods is the plaintiff’s counsel and Judge Bowers of South Manchester appears for the defendant. A pleading by the defendant in one week was ordered in the case of G. Palmieri versus T. Cherniak. Judge | W. F. Mangan is counsel for the plain- | tff. | In the case of H. U. Thompson against Allen Ptolmey a continuance | of one week was ordered. M. H. Camp | is counsel for Thompson and J. G. Woods for the defendant. A default was entered for the plain- tiff in the case of Louis Zevin et al versus Vincenzo Minello. Judge F. B. | Hungerford represented the plaintiffs The defendant was ordered to flle a pleading in one week in the case of John O’Brien against Thomas Tobin et al. Judge Hungerford is counsel for the plaintiff and Klett & Alling for the defendants. The case of Mojak Sowa ve Jeck Sodjik was assigned for tr Tuesday. Attorne; T. Ringr: will represent the plaintiff and D. Saxe the defendant. The Connecticut Good Roads and Construction company, defendant in a suit brought by the Studebaker Cor- poration, through Attorney A. W. Up- son, was ordered to file a pleading in one week, A week to file a pleading was grant- ed the defendant in the case of Katie Soborofsky versus Alex Gerry. J. G. 10wski M. | yesterday Woods is counsel for the Attorney the plaintiff and Joseph Dutton of Bristol for defendant PUTS UF Detective forced when TIFE ant BATTLE. Bamforth to a strenuous battle he to 51 street with a warrant for the arrest of Valentins Moral. The prisoner re- sisted against going to the station, but he went. OWENS ACCUSES 6. 0. P. Senator Says Members of ¥ Se was today went Franklin cty Are Trying to Block Corrupt Practices Bill—May Delay Adjournment. Washington, Aug. 2 of Senator at corrupt practice Renewal Owen’s fight for consideration this session of his bill threatens to de- | lay adjournment of congres It was problematical w prospective crystallization of a issue might not induce some demo- crats who heretofore 1 intended to oppose action on the measure at th ssion to reverse their attitude. enator Owen said he would make a motion to call up his bill after the revenue bill was disposed of. In connection with his plea for ac- tion on his bill, Senator Owen de- clared the existing contributions law was a fraud upon the American peo- pie; accused senate republicans of de- liberately trying to defeat his meas- ure, and charging that the so-called lumber trust had sent $40,000 into Oklahoma to defeat his renomination because he voted to deny William Lorimer a seat in the senate. her party