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Show COLD INCREASES S. L. BURGLARIES Cold wsathsr was blsmsd Thursday Thurs-day by Police Captain E. A. Hsd-man Hsd-man for numerous .burglaries and thefts reported sines ths first of ths week. Four burglaries and several petty thefts were Included on Thursday's police reports. Captain Hedman said the advent of fall and cold weather annually brings about an Incraase In criminal crimi-nal activities. He said officers operating from the detective bureau will be called to work double shifts In an attsmpt to curb criminal activities during ths nsxt several weeks. Loot Varied Largest theft of the night's reports re-ports was at ths horns of Mrs. M. E. Hsnnon. 260 Fifth East street. She said (52.50 In gold coins and currency cur-rency was stolen from her apartment apart-ment whila shs shopped at a neighboring neigh-boring grocery. Prowlers who broke Into the Bra-con Bra-con Inn, 27R1 Highland drive, rifled an amusement device of its contsnts and broks Into a cash rsgistsr. Exact Ex-act amount of ths loss waa not ds-tsrmlnsd. ds-tsrmlnsd. A shotgun, two rifles, a hunting knife and binoculars were reported stolen from the apartment of C. J. Warburton, 261 Fourth East street Shopper Robbed A purss containing $27 .50 waa as-ssrtedly as-ssrtedly taken from a local atort counter as the owner, Mrs. Lovlsa Moultrie, 233 Vine street, made purchases. pur-chases. Mrs. Emma Biorn, 26 West Seventh Sev-enth South street, said a metal box containing deeds to property In Murray Mur-ray and insurancs papers waa stolen from Its hiding place under a bed at her home. Entrance was gained by picking a padlock on the door, police said. Car prowlsrs broks Into ths automobile auto-mobile of Mrs. Martha 8huey of Graso valley, California, police reports re-ports Indicated, and stols an overnight over-night bag filled with clothing, eome field glasses and a camera. Essendon airdrome, Melbourne, Australia, will be doubled in sisa. |