Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-12-07 | Page 13 | Safest Big City

I Safest Big City 1 T MILWAUKEE is the safest big city in America if you take the word of William Wit Wil liam Barn G. G Shepherd in Colliers Comers The cost of burglary insurance in the town made famous by fine breweries is so low the insurance companies com com- panics cant can't make a dime If f statistics count for anything Milwaukee is is IS said to be 86 per c cent nt safer than New Orleans New York or St. St Paul 1 5 per cent 1 safer than St. St Louis or Chicago per cent safer than Detroit and 5 7 per cent safer than Kansas City Burglary insurance rates which have been increased 26 6 per cent in Los Angeles Ant An- An t geles and 32 per cent in Detroit have been decreased 25 5 per cent in Milwaukee Milwaukee is said to be merciless toward I crime although Wisconsin has no capital pun- pun The police are re toward 4 crooks They treat em rough I tAnd And the police are arc not afraid of poti- poti f t There is no such thing as case fixing or political pressure The rue politician is unwelcome un- un welcome in the police department and in the C offices of prosecutors There is always a good reason for adequate adequate adequate ade- ade quate control of crime In Milwaukee the thet t chief of police is absolute and can hire or fire It so happens that he lie has conducted the department along military lines hues has main main- d and has kicked the politicians I out