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Show MF PHI IIS Houses Shonld Be Locked on LahorDay and Day of Circus. PICKPOCKETS ALSO WILL BE MUCH IN EVIDENCE Tells People How to Dispose of Rolls to Avoid Being Touched. Chief of Police Tom D. Pitt wishes to warn tho citizens of Salt Lake City through tho press to use all duo caution cau-tion about locking up their homes aud taking caro of their valuables on Mon-da3', Mon-da3', when tliC3' leave thoir respective domiciles 10 go away and take in tho events of the day. Tho entiro police force will be out on spocial duty Mondn' during the entire day. There will bo a platoon of police under command of Lieutenant John Hcmple, which will head the Labor day parade at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and during tho remainder of tho day officers will bo on special duty in all sections of tho o.ity. Tn speaking about persons being careful care-ful in locking up their homes and taking tak-ing caro of their valuablos. Chief Pitt said Sunday night: "A great deal of this holidaj1 stealing can bo done awa3 with if people will onh' bo more careful care-ful about locking up their homes and either hiding their valuables or leaving them in charge of some person who is going to remain homo to guard their property. There arc lots of thieves who take tlie opportunky on holidays to roam about tho citv, and when tjiey find a house where the occupants havo gone awaj and forgotten to Jock a rear or side door, will go in and ransack tho house. Must Bo Careful. "These samo thieves, if the3' found a house where all the people were away and tho doors and windows all fastened, would not. have nerve enough to break in. A majority of the robberies that take place on holidays or circus daj's aro caused 1)3' pcoplo being careless and leaving their doors and windows unfastened. unfas-tened. "1 might also give the people a gentle gen-tle tip about carrying money carolessy in thoir pockets, for on circus day especially espe-cially there will be many pickpockets in town. If anybod3' has a flat roll of bills, J would advise him to carry it in an inside coat pocket, where a pickpocket pick-pocket could not get it without- attracting attract-ing attention. M011C3- carried in a side or hip pocket of the trousers is not in a safe place. A well-schooled pickpocket pick-pocket would come along with a sharp knife, slit tho side of tho pocket down and lift the pockctbook out without the least warning to tho owner. "The entiro force of plain clothes men will be circulating about tho city, and pickpockets will run a good chance of being captured, but as to the back door thieves the police havo little chance to capture them. All I can, say is that householders should bo careful on hoth Monda3" and Wednesday to lock all doors and windows wdien they lcav'o their homes. Cellar windows should bo put in place and thieves givou as little opportunit3' to get into the house as possible." |
