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L CRIME RATIO CLIMBS TO HIGH FIGURE POLICE POUGE PROBE NE NEW OUTBREAK OVER WEEKEND Make No Comment on Figures Which Show City Worse Than Chicago While White reports at headquarters re reflected reflected reflected re- re a fresh outbreak over the over the week-end week of r banditry and burglaries I police pollee officials digested without comment com corn ment or enthusiasm m Monday a United United Unit Unit- ed ad States department of Justice re report re- re port pore that Salt Balt Lakes Lake's crime ratio for August was exceedingly high During August according to the report Salt Lakes Lake's crimes totaled including one murder 97 burglaries 26 robberies and auto auta thefts a crime ratio based on population grea greater r than Philadelphia with a population of nearly Salt Lake the report discloses witha with a a population less than one one-f one four ur that of Philadelphia had four our times imes as much crime Compared with cities clUes of or similar population Salt Lake receives a pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- black eye In Scranton Pa with inhabitants there were only crimes during August Burglaries totaled 43 robberies 10 and auto thefts 43 Paterson N. 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J with a population of or reported a total of at 1 rimes during August There were 10 robberies 46 burglaries and 43 auto thefts Salt Lakes Lake's crime total was more than twice that amount hIGHER THAN CHICAGO'S Chicago acknowledged crime center center center cen cen- ter of or the nation had crimes during August a ratio of at for its population of or Salt Lake with Inhabitants put Chicago to shame with a ratio of Similar comparisons with other cities observed by by- bythe the department of or justice are exceedingly unfavorable ble bleto to o Salt Lake While Salt BaIt Lake ranked high as Ja major crime city Park City once the wild and woolly center of or Utah's mining industry maintained its reputation tation as a spotless community Not Tot a single crime occurred In that ity in August according to eral report Other Utah cities reported as s follows fol- fol lows Ogden crimes including 7 robberies 29 burglaries and 36 auto thefts hefts Logan 13 crimes including 7 burglaries and 1 auto theft and Muray Murray Mur- Mur ay ray 4 crimes including 3 burglaries and 1 case of or aggravated assault NEW BANDIT OUTBREAK Further emphasizing Ba Salt t Lakes Lake's unenviable position as one of ot the thena- thena nalon's na- na lon's lons major crime cities reports Monday told of r another outbreak of banditry burglaries and other costly activities of criminals in the city over ver the week Detectives are Investigating in- in lover two holdups and a dozen burglaries Two gunmen are sought for the holdup of or James Bambino clerk in Berkouf Berkouf's s 's Quality market 1702 South State street early Sunday morning The bandits covered Bambino with pistols ls looted the cash register of 20 20 and made their escape after forc- forc ng their victim to accompany them thema a block from the market to prevent him from from- giving an alarm larm Another armed bandit held up Bill Crismon attendant in an Independent dent Ice Ico company station at East Continued on Page Pite EIghteen n I POLICE NEW NE OUTBREAK REAK OVER WEEKEND Continued from rom Pare Page Nine Fourth South street ordered his vic to avert his eyes cs and nd took 16 In In cash from the counter where Crismon Crisman was counting receipts Sunday night The robber then locked Crismon Inthe in inthe inthe the stand and escaped Crismon forced open the door a few lew minutes later and notified police but the thema marauder marauder ma ma- had vanished DRUG STORES ENTERED Returning from ni nn an inc Investigation In of ofa a burglary at the Waterloo phar phar- macy East Seventeenth South street City Detectives Detective E. E R. R A Apelgren and W. W C. C Smith discovered Crystal Palace Drug Drog store 1639 Fifth FifthE E East st street a block away also had been entered app apparently by the same prowlers candy and other merchandise were stolen in each bur glary Theft fuses us s and caps from the state fair grounds where they were stored for use usein in a pyrotechnical pyro- pyro technical display led to the fear tear that the thieves thIeves' were safecrackers and that the stolen materials will be used In the near to blow open str strongboxes There have hav been 33 safe robberies In Salt the first of the year Con Contents 0 of two slot machines candy gum and and in cash were stolen from the Tip Top confectionery at 55 South Main street street- while merchandise valued at 25 was was the loot of or thieves thIeves' who prowled Rileys Riley's Lunchroom at West First South street The residence of ot E. E F Cravens East Sixth South street street- was ransacked ransacked ransacked ran ran- sacked and a street car operators operator's uniform money moneychanger changer and 10 In cash stolen Automobiles of or Ellis Fall Clift building and L L. L L.M. M M. Monson Ogden were looted while parked in the downtown district and overcoats and other articles were taken |