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Show m. . V . . . . . I . . . - . J L 4 . . . . . . V - ' Is the Fcre.ira cf a woman- as elective la drlvlr.s away mlJn!ht prowler3 as a firearm? - Thl3 is a -question asked. o several members of the Police department, depart-ment, who without exception said the 1 scream would cause a burglar to "lose his nerve quicker than anything else. y. .Whether the gentler 'sex knows this or not, they scream just the same In :tlmes of danger or fright, and It is probable that they will depend on their lungs until the, end. of time, even If shown that Jhere are otfcer.ways of protection., pro-tection., r. ( ; Xurgla'r In-Your;T)om.' : ' -To vake'ttp In thedead of night and find a burglar in, your room Is enough to make the heart of the. strongest man quake,' much. less a woman. .. ' There have always been burglars and there always vlll be, bnt onlythose who have had actual experience with them can testify to their feellngsA The burglar seems to have a preference prefer-ence for entering bouses In which there are no men, and be seems to know when the master of the house is a traveling trav-eling man, a railroad man or in some other business . that calls him away from bis own fireside. He Prefers the Women. . .-V " ' ' He prefers to break In and take the chance of encountering; omy woo. en. The chances are that lie will have nothing noth-ing more to contend with than screams, if his presencels detected. He will leave in a hurry at the first scream, no dout, but his, chances of escape are better I than they woull be were there a man in the- house with a revolver.' Ca-t. liurl "-;e cf the l'ollce department' depart-ment' was asked what women should do when visited by a burglar. Screams Are Effective, "That's a hard Question," he said, -."but I believe her screams would be as effective as anything. The burglar will no doubt run. It would be a' good thing, however, if women understood the use .of revolvers." ' When the question was asked of Desk Sergeant Livingston he said ho thought I his wlf a would be so frightened, if i awakened to find a' burglar in her room, that she would volunteer to search for the valuables. . ' -v " J - -XSeorge tChaae of -the detective force Bald 'a woman should use her lungs to the utmost if she were not accustomed to the use of firearms, w TTbmen Should Scream. ,- ' A' professional prowler will not hurt anyone unless he is cornered and has to fight his way out," he said. "If be finds that hitr presence is discovered,- he will turn quietly and leave the house. "So, you see, a scream would suffice to chase him away. ' . Women left ' alone should keep , small does of the barking kind. A prowler will not enter a bouse , if there is such an animal inside. "It is different with novices in the burglary business. There is danger that they will fire on the slightest provocation, provoca-tion, whether cornered or not. "A ffood, healthy scream is more effective ef-fective than a weapon. If the burglar .notices that you have a weapon, he will try and fire first If his escape is cut off." |