Show CRIME SHOWING INCREASE COLUMBUS Oct 18 Despite Despite the fact that Columbus is supposed to be bone dry intoxicating beverages flowing be-flowing freely In the city if the number of drunk cases disposed of or in ill police court during September can be taken as a indication This face Is partly to blame police sa sa for a general increase of about 30 per cent in crime in Columbus Stall Stati lies show that during th the year the increase in crime has mounted d steadily According to the report compiled by Harold C. C Gackenbach clerk for tor the criminal division of municipal court cases of all chaMfer were disposed of during the month of or which w were ro for drunk drunk- enness This represents an Increase of or about per cent over the same month in 1919 when there were only 50 0 drunks arrested In 1918 1915 with the saloons wide open n 1 cases were tried The report also also shows that I gambling is on the increase Although h thi sef seems ms to be enjoying tho greatest prosperity in inUs ints Us ts his history tor police court records show that vagrancy is on tho increase In September last year there were only 25 arrested for tor vagrancy against 53 this year or an an increase of more than per cent |