Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-03
HOME DEFENSE
MAY AID POLICE
Business Men to Suggest
That Reserves Help to
End RObberies
THIEVES STILL ACTIVE
Hold Up Sailor for Thirteenth
Time and Burglarize
Houses

Use Of the Home Defense Reserves TO
aid, the police in checking frequent hold
UPS and robberies will be suggested to
representatives of eleven business mems
organizations at q meeting this after
noon in the office Of Edward 4. Noppel,
president Of the United Business Mems
Association, 1915 Arch street.
1T seems to me the use OF the re-
serves is the only feasible plan at the
present time to help the police in check
ing the robberi,9 and hodups," Mr. Mop
pei said.
not called primarily for the purpose of
discussing crime. he would bring the
matter to the attention of the committee
so that the representatives could carry
it back TO their various organizations.
ut is getting so that II is a rather
risky thing to go home late at night, and
the crime Is by no means confined to one
district or enacted Mt any set hour" said
Mr.. Noppel. 1T is widespread and seems
most prevalent in the more respectable
portions of the city. While II does seem
rather hard on the volunteer police to
call them out to patrol at night, never
thtltso 4 letl COllnutlll tHey Will ne EliI1
to aid in this situation. The police are
doing all in their power, but It Is not
enough.
Roundup Of No Avail
II awaited with interest the result OF
their roundup the other evening. but
that does not seem TO have had much of
deterrent effect Inasmuch as we have
trained force of men who have not yet
been brought into play. think this will
be the next step to be taken in an effort
to purge our city of these criminals"
Thieves continue their activities de-
spite the efforts of the police TO check
them. Several robberies and hold-ups
were reported to the police today
Held up and robbed thirteen times
at Delaware avenue and South street.
during the last eight months, Timothy
Callahan, a sailor on the dredge Della
ware. received Injuries from the thieves
on the last occasion, which may result
| fatally. Callahan Is in the Pennsylvania
Hospital with a fractured skull dislo-
Gated shoulder and probable internal
| injuries.
streets station that two men, one Will,
! a revolver, held him up early yesterday y
morning while he was returning to the
dredge. when he resisted they beat
him and secured $40 from his pocket
| Callahan said he has been held up at the
same spot on twelve other occasions.
The police failed to make any inves-
| tigation until twelve hours after thieves
ransacked his home and obtained $3.50
worth Of Liberty Bonds and $3.50 worth
of jewelry. according to ]. NJ. Zinman
of 6232 Chestnut street
Zinmau said that he and his wife re
turned home from a theatre about 1871;
a. m. on Saturday and discovered the
theft He went to the telephone anC
attempted to notify the police of the
Fifty-flfth and Pine streets station.
Told to Wait Till Morning
1T was necessary for me to use tn,
electrical bureau wires" said Zinman
because the house sergeant at the sta
ton made no reply TO my phone mes
sage When ] reached him through tn,
electrical bureau wire, I told him o.
the theft. He replied, We will attend
to that in the morning
/ at noon. Saturday, an acting detec
tive arrived and made a superficial ex
animation. Why, this crook must hav,
been a high roller, look at the choic,
brand of cigarettes he smoked he said
pointing to a number Of cigarette butt
lying on the floor.
He made no further comment ant
walked away. Since then ! have learned
that nothing further was done in thu
matter, not even to call the attention o