Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-14
THIEVES AT WORK
WHILE POLICE Or ]
LOGAN WATCH OIn
Rob Camac Street Ho..
Despite Precaution.
Mass Meeting Toniebt !.
Protest to Councils.

Defying squad Of policemen sra
eral City Hall detectives who wsr. =.
toned last night in Logan, which W.
the last week has become mac.
burglars, robbers entered the h0-,.
B, A. Wright, Jr.. Of 1908 carnac "!
member Of the Executive Commits. I.
the Logan Improvement League -
that body was In session.
The robbery In the Wright ho1..
CURED while Mr.. Wright and lssdlns T.,
zens, who are members Of the Erss,,...
Committee, were outlining plans -
campaign to demand better poles :,
lection. A child's safe containing ~
stolen. No clue to the thieves ides,a.
has been found.
Last nights robbery 10 one OF s,s..
which have occurred in Logan, tha -.
tory OF which is in the jurisdict,on !.
the Champlost street and Willow M,
avenue police district. Attached 10 NJ.
district are only So policemen WIN ~
guard the safety of about 10000 lives ssi
more than t10oO0,000 worth OF prop.rs
A mass meeting to protest asaiust Il.
robberles will take place tonight IN K.
Logan Drawing Room.
Councils Finance Committee bf wsl,a
John Z. Connolly is chairman, vii 4.
asked to grant an appropriation for Ens.s
policemen. Resolutions will be introdatss
tonight asking Councils to take imuedIsl.
action.
Edwin ]. Lafferty, president Of b.
league, said:
I'VE intend to ask Councils Tipass
Committee to grant appropriation =
quickly as possible 30 the city win bs 4.
nbled to assign more policemen 70 n
Logan section. am strongly In favor 4
a greater police force In Philadephss
outlying districts, because in the last HI.
years these territories have deveioptd
phenomenal manner.
At our meeting Thursday night We Tft
ask Councils to pay especial attention Z
the recent robberiees in our section"
OTHER SECTIONS MAY PRoTEsr
Owing to the many robberies Of IsA
not only in Logan. but other suburbs, hi.
probable that similar demands will bs
made by other Improvement associatioti
1t was pointed out today by police ID.
cial, that the number of men now II.
TONED in certain police districts whIA
have Jurisdiction over residential section
is inadequate.
Philadelphia today has 2940 pollceues
and about $50 substitutes. A veteran D.
lice official stated today that city Via
the population of Philadelphia d,eNhA
should have at least 1000 uniformed rnta
patrolllng the streets.
Organization politics today was blamti
by many persons for the failure Of tie
city to make adequate provision fsr
proper policing. Efforts to get couads
to appropriate money for the apporb
ment of additional policemen since n
rector Porter assumed charge OF the Pub
lie Safety Department, have been gnon1
Investigation OF records in the Depart
ment of Safety shows the last appfopft
tion for the appointment of addliisna
policemen was made during the ReYbua
administration. This was on June i
1911, when 200 men were appointed afta
Councils had granted the appropnaihA
at the time Henry Clay was Directof i
the Department of Public Safety.
BEATS MILES LONG.
Police Lieutenant Charles HornsbY. I
the Logan district, today told hoW II
IS men covered more than 10 squaH
miles OF territory. II feel certain thsn
would be fewer robberies in Logan tEa
the 42d Ward, Oak Lane and other out
lying sections, which are included In NJ
territory. II I had a larger woFdll
force" asserted the Lieutenant. ~
mounted men often cover seven miles
beat. The patrolnen have routes ~
cover two miles and more. We are dqh7
everything possible to bring about =
crease in robberles.
"a typical route one or my mounts
men has to cover" he said. 'fs tI9a
Washington lane to City line, -
miles In length, thence to ogontz ayeuss
down to Stenton avenue, another II
miles, and from Stenton avenue :
Creshen road. which makes the tolA
distance six miles,
Investigation shows that II reduiie
from one and half to two hour p
the average policeman in tho Logan 8
tTct to cover his beat. Some OF the e
tricts to which but one man is assigns
take In 40 to 80 city blocks.
PETITION WILL BE DRAWN
A petition containing HUNDREDS
names will be drawn up tonight a =
mass-meetlng. This win be sent 2
Councils and will demand addluqea
bluecoats for the section Plans aR
will be concluded tonight for the fofaS
tlon OF the vigilance committee or 1E
zana