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Show Bells Notify of Crime. Pittsburgh has put Its old bell in the city hall to a new use. Whenever a crime is committed within five miles of the seat of municipal government three resounding whacks are bestowed upon the bell and all policemen within, heailng get into immediate connection' with headquarters. Perhaps the scheme will work In Pittsburgh, but in Chicago it would, be one continuous chime. Possibly an extra deep bass bell would have to be installed to record any unusual rush of depredations. At that it might be of benefit. Citizens would be constantly con-stantly awakened to problems of city government and of law enforcement and our public morality would have a constant measure of its failings. Chicago Chi-cago Tribune. |