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Show VlfilUIES MY BE ORGANIZED II SILTUKERS SALT LAipp, April ei Driven tq desperation "hy the intermittent operations oper-ations of burglars in all parts of the city, roaldeuts of Fedaral Heights. I Cnorol hul s.ad otr.ei districts ara discussing tne organization of . vigilance vig-ilance committee in the hope of bringing bring-ing to an end the reign of terror which tho police have failed to stop. Clanging Clang-ing patrol wagons, automobiles with mufflers cut out, filled with police, , warning the burglars of their approach ap-proach have played their part in aiding aid-ing tho housebreakers to make good their escapes, according to persons whose houses have been entered and who have sent out telephone calls for holn. When the home of Arthur J. Kirk, 91G Jefferson street, was entered last week tho police were notified by telephone tel-ephone and it was in response to this call that they sounded their warning by clanging the bell of tho patrol. Other homes have been approached by police reserves with the mufflers of their autos thundering their coming, com-ing, using the cut-out. Descriptions of the burglars vary considerably, and this strengthens the statements of many of the victims that more than one housebreaker is operating. One of them uses an automobile,, auto-mobile,, and he has been seen to drive up to houses and depart in his machine. ma-chine. Another is called the "gentleman" "gen-tleman" burglar, while still others are just common porch climbers and sneak thieves. oo |