Show I P pY y EfF R k I NEW YORK REPORTS E r CRIME INCREASES CRIME INCREASES 1 S 5 OTHERS IMPROVING AS N FRAN FRANCISCO ISCO March 5 A 6 A perceptible decrease decrease In crimes and land arrests arrests SAN here rec recently was attributed today by Captain n. n of Detectives Dunc Duncan n Matheson Mathes n to prohibition I Daily Dally drunk arrests in San Francisco now av average rage five or si sis sin as as compared d to fifty tifty or sixty sitty of days Matheson called attention especially to the tho marked lessening of domestic troubles brought to the attention of ot t the police olice I 4 11 Cases of nonsupport and wile wire beating beating beatIng beat- beat Ing at are becoming rare tare he said There has been a noticeable de decrease de- de crease creaSo In oth other t offenses s which for the most part were we're were inspired by liquor Assaults Assaults As As- Assaults As- As on women and children now noN are seldom heard of ot Murders shootings holdups burglaries bur I Igl gl i S and ana d l. l larcenies rc nl s' s I likewise ar are ta ta- ta down aown DIFFERENT IN LN CHICAGO 1 CHICAGO March 6 5 Chicago hasas has hasas hasas as many murders and as as S much crime crim Under tinder as in romper former years years John J. J Garrity chief of ot police pollee d de declared de- de i Glared today Prohibition has hardlY h had d time td 6 make a real comparison possible but there has b been n just as much crime in Chicago agO as in previous years Garrity Gar Gar- city rity said Weve had as many murd murders murders mur mur- d ders rs and other crimes as ne formerly The professional criminal however usually is not a no drinking nina man n anyway any any- way MORE SERIOUS OFFENSES N NEW NW W YORK ORK Mar March h 6 DIstrict G.-DIstrict District District Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney Swann In a statement today declared that although prohibition has nas b been en In force forM only a short time drunkenness and find disorderliness have decreased while white the more mot serious of offenses offenses offenses of- of see seem to b be on the increase VIOLENCE DECREASES ASES CLEVELAND Ohio March 5 5 Prohibition cut crime in hal halt half in Cl Cleveland Cleveland- veland Chief f of ot Police Potice Smith said today I attribute the 50 60 per c cent nt decrease in crimes of violence to to to the closed saloon and nd the enforcement of prohibition prohibition pro pro- Smith said KELPS IN ST. ST LOUIS ST. ST LOUIS March 5 Prohibition has reduced arrests in St. St Louis about 20 per cent William OBrien O'Brien chief of police declared today Pett Petty oft Offenses ns 8 have haV fallen off oft the most OBrien O'Brien asserted but declared that prohibitions prohibition's effect on crime was in Its in Infancy n Y Give it a a. little time and it will cut down major cases I OBrien O'Brien said He lie discredited reports that top topers rs are arc t turning to dope I I as u a a. stimulant i FEWER DRUNKS MORE CRIME ST ST. PAUL Minn March 5 II I I I think there is more crime since prohibition prohibition pro pro- became effective Captain Rowan department said today Of Ot course there are not so st many drunks We Ye have moro more thievery and holdups s. s The slot machines and gambling in former saloons keep us busy I MINNEAPOLIS IMPROVED MINNEAPOLIS Minn March 6 The 0 records show a a. de decrease decrease decrease de- de crease In crimes said Chief of Police Police Police Po Po- Po- Po lice Walker today Municipal court cases for February this year totaled only In February last year there were cases cues Miscellaneous 1 crimes for or February this year numbered 91 31 and for the same period last year I I |