Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-02
EGRElGn THIEVES.
@''lARE-coMiNG.AERE
Detectives Expect Lively Doings
at Social Events This '1''
iooaos cd Winter. tHbaus nOinU
WAR DRIVES CROOKS; TO U. S.
Many Of the Private Agencies Have Re
ceived Calls for More Guards
Hoi Than ever--~War Million, % 9
aires" In Danger. 90 ''A' %

IMAM EVer-"War MiiIioh-
aires" in Danger. % 'i'' IS
AwS1hii1 itSn IF you 3a1ha happen i65wMr
a jewel collection 3Hfnd your taste run. |
toward wearing 1t in. public, You had
better hire q bodyguard this winter.
TIE United States Is over-run' with Eu.
topean crooks, some, of them the
smoothest thieves On the continent! IA
Private, detectives Ind police agen9
sies III New York Boston, Phffadel'
phia, Washington, 'ghicag6 and other
big centers are looking forward to one
Of The most active years In ethe last
decade. jIt's all on account OF the Eus
ropeant war, which ahas madeil theft
hardly worth while on q big scale
across the water. .Lgj19ux3 ed nn9 2
In Washington, there's detective
agency oT which 5iespecializes3 In the
guarding Off guests and jewelry at big
social u functions The business, of
this agency Is not confined TO events
at the capital, for private detectives
OF, faultless manner; and. speech are
sent out on "'jobs", as far, west as Chi
cago by this agency. 49, III
The man who has devoted years OF
experience and his organization OF
sleuths, to the protection Of social
leaders and their guests recently re-
turned from a trip that extended
north to Boston and west to the Mis-
sissippI.o iNalnco $40 70 bg97qs yrs t1.
una, Bio Year for Detectives. .,,,s4
rIt's going, to, be a big year for
agencies like ours he said. within
the past twelve months Europe has
been sending over some Of the clever
est jewel thieves this country has
ever seen, and they have only come
here when it. was clear that robbery
as, q profession was up, against hard
times abroad until the war was over.
'"These crooks saw, at the. close. of
the FIRST year of the war;" said this
detective, "that" the big conflict had
put, them out of the running, simply
because II had placed a ban on
extravagant functions In European
society. Additionally. the habit of
thrfftlis forcing itself upon all classes
of European society now y and the
wearing of more than the simplest
assortment of jewelry at afternoon
| and ievenipg affairs is considered al
most bad taste. 1t was, generally
believed there, however, that the war
| would not run longer than two years
and the, biggest criminals preferred
to lay low for a time, waiting for
peace. Just get 1t perfectly clear in
| your mind that the finished European
criminal Is not anxious to operate
in the United States. "
"As rule" said the detective,
"the language puzzles him, his accent
marks him as foreigner and besides,
he's not next to the little ms and
outs of our police systems. He prefers
to stay In Europe for the-same reason
| that real chorus girl prefers to
4 stay on Broadway It's almost de
meaning to dis art too be- forced to
SEEK new fields Of OperatioArts sm3a
4 -t10q9ForeIgn Crooks Coming. IeeV ID
/ iaWithin the past year, though, y
| this man said, u"it has become appar
i ent that efforts to predict the time
/ the war will end are rather futile
/ anda lay.off OF more than a year Ii
out of the question for most Of these
smooth fingered 6, boys.b So ythey'rs
| coming over here, and unless so
/ ciety people keep on their toes, nc
to speak, there will be some. big hauls
pulled of before spring. M The ,enor
nous war export trade of the United
States In munitions, foodstuffs ant
the like has created q brand new croI
of war millionaires,' and 1t must no
be thought that these gentlemen OF
crime from across the Atlantic nrt
i ignorant of that fact. 1t was JUS
one OF the reasons why they came, and
1.-THE average war millionaire o.
1916" this detective declares, lis Of
the suddenly wealthy type, with NJ
traditions, connections or backing Of
the proper social sort. and he makes
comparatively easy mark for tn,
| foreign crook. These millionaires o.
/ 1916, as rule, go crazy over the so
4 cial game within the first six month";
after they make their money and 4
takes the loss Of $4,000 or $4,000,
In jewelry or artistic treasure to teaci
them not. to make friends too quickly
The real society woman, however, cen
sors her guest lists more cautiousl,