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Show New Danger for Burglars. A phonographic dovlce that will call tho police by telephone adds a now hnzard to tho dangers of tho burglar's profession. When an attempt la made to forco a window or door with which tho propor connections have been mado an electric current operates a honograph In tho garret. Tho ma-chlno ma-chlno calls up central and asks for tho police station. Tho phonograph then Informs tho officers of tho robbery, rob-bery, giving street nnd number, nnd repeats re-peats this Information ns long ns the receivor Is down. Meantime, tho Intruder, In-truder, all unconscious that an alarm hns been rung In, virtually walks Into a trap, and It tho call Is promptly responded re-sponded to Is soon In the lockup. |