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Show BURGLARS ARE GETTING QUITE BUSY 11 ZIOI Four Attempts Arc Reported to Police Department Wednesday Wed-nesday Morning. Four attempted burglaries were reported re-ported at police headquarters Wednesday Wednes-day morning. Tho loot obtained from all is not valued at more than $12. The burglars, however, in entering Morris & Sons company's place of business, West South Temple street, overturned mantels, which they damaged to the extent ex-tent of about $140. Tho burglars entered the Morris store through a rear window. Nothing was removed from that store, and it is thought by the polico thai the thieves were attempting to gain an entrance through the Morris store into the curio storo of J. R Kenyon, next floor west. They fnilcd in this, -when the3 went to tho front door, which also refused them admittance. Then a front, window of tho curio storo was broken, sufficiently to admit an arm into a tray of trinkets. Mr. Kenyon values the trinkets stolen at $12. Tho office of A slit on brothers, contractors, con-tractors, room No. 210 Sharon building, was entered by burglars, but nothing stolen. The thieves mnde an attempt to open the safe, but failed, because from the evidences on the safe of inexperience in-experience in tho nafc-cracking art. The knob of the safe was not broken squarely square-ly oir, but smashed, which rendered the strong box more secure than ever. The burglars -had entered the room by means of a ladder reaching up to a sido window. The house of A A. Sweet, S53 First avenue, was entered during Tuesday night by a hungry man, who confined his looting to the refrigerator. The police are making investigation in each case. |