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New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
Crooks Hunting Ground

1t will soon have to be done again.
Paris is happy hunting ground for
crooks of all classes, from the hum
Bile pickpocket to the fiashy, we'll
dressed operator in the haunts of
luxury; and the reason is not far
to seek. The police rce Of the city,
efficient enough and devoted enough,
is yet miserably insufficient for the
needs of more than 100000 inhab-
itants.
You will see solitary Paris police
men, armed with the white baton,
which is the symbol of their special
duty, stationed at points of traffic
convergence, directing the ceaseless
low of vehicles. But otherwise the
guardians Of the peace move in
pairs. Years ago, when attacks
upon policemen became distresslngly
frequent, the powers that be decided
that it was unsafe for the men to
move singly about their business.
SO to-day, afoot or on bicycles, the
flies, as the vulgar call them, go in
pairs.
This cuts force already too
small in half, and the times call for
more and not fewer police. SO the
banks, the insurance companies, the
hotels and the big business houses
have set about to make good Official
shortcomings They employ trained
detectives, and Of late the demand
for such men has so enormously IN
creased-a sign Of the times--that a
regular school Of detectives, or In
stitute Of Criminology, has come into
being.
1t is a forcing ground for detec-
tive ability, this Institute of Crlmi-
inology, and at its head is M. Rene
Cagsellari, a former Commissioner
Of Police. When Tribune man saw
him recently, VI. Cassellari stated
frankly and at once that never in
all his professional experience had
crime been so rampant as in Paris
to-day.
"For instance" he said, "there is
a regular epidemic Of motorcar
thefts just now. Many Of these, |
am sorry to say, have been traced to
American dcscrtcrs, who are extraor-
dinarily adroit, and all Of whom
seem to be familiar with the work
ing Of an automobile.
"Then there is recrudescence OF
night burglaries, particularly at
fur stores and jewelers. shops.
These, for the most part, are carried
on by rough-and-ready means. In
tho majority Of cases we have
found no trace Of any use Of olab-
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
The Deserters

More by token, the Apaches of to-
day are as cosmopolitan as the city
they infest Paris is more a medley
Of nationalities than ever it was. and
the Apaches partaKe of its variety.
Most Of them are French, of course,
but the number is swelled by desert
ers from all the armies that the
cause Of right and justice called to
the soil Of France. There are Amer
leans among them Ca perverted sense
Of national pride may be titillated
by the knowledge that of all the
band they are the most reckless and
In some ways the most skillful) g,
there are English. Scottish, Irish
and Welsh, there are Italians, Rus
slams, Serbs. Lithuanians, Chinese,
and so on, until the sorry list is
filed to show very International
ism of crime.
They work in twos, or in bands,
and always they have women asso-
ciated with them-women who are,
IN some sort, what the destroyers are
to feet, light, fast-moving scouts,
sklrmlshlng about to find possible
booty and reporting to the heavier
pirate vessels in their lairs.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
AudaciOus Thieves

There is a tale Of workman who
had succeeded in getting possession
Of an official stamp used for mark
ing goods to be cleared from the
depot. He stationed himself at one
Of the gates through which these
goods flowed out, and through ar
entire morning-unOuest and
unsuspected-he stamped load after
load in his own favor, robbing the
state of more than 10000 francs
between 8 O'Clock and midday. He
has disappeared; there is no record
of the goods he thus acquired, and
the sum may be written off as a
loss.
Another story is of band of rob
bers who found an entire goods
train lying idle on a siding at ST
Nazaire station and coolly tool
charge. They stocked the engine
and rolled the train off to a poin-
many miles away, where at then
leisure they unloaded and made of
with merchandise valued variouslv
at from 100000 to 100000 franc
All that remains as trace of the.
exploit is the empty train
These tales are the current CO,
of conversation at st. Nazaire
and this is certain, that howeV,
sensational they may seem, they q
not exaggerate the deplorable truth
Honest men, embittered by tbs
steady and conscienceless pillagr
will have it that minor officials are
hand in glove with the robbers. Fir
broke out not long since in tho
gasoline section Of the St. Na
zaire depot and merchant Of tn
town is reported to have said bf
terly:
Its failure. They'll have TO
try again"
''Try what again. he was asked
Why, to burn the stock book
Of course" came the reply. And he
added: What do you think the,
were after"
A hard saying, but the number Of
decent men who believe II justified
is increasing daily
The moral fiber of FRANCE and
Of other countries Of the worc
must be drawn taut again by bitter
need before fms can be wrttcl
to the story Of the wave Of crime
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
Triangle Crimes

This brings US naturally to cate
CORY of crime which is a direct out
come Of that disturbance of social
conditions which passes by the name
of war. The French call them
Grimes of passion" and they are so
sad, SO full of matter for tears, that
o general reference should suffice for
them. Too often the demobilized
soldier returns to his home to find
that his place in his wife's heart has
been taken by another, the tertium
quid of the Kipling story. He kills
the man-sometimes he kills the
woman. too-and that is all.
Yet this does not exhaust the pos
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

crate equipment Of the modern
cracksman, and this lends a certain
color to the idea that we have to
deal with men who are new to the
business"
1.-The railways are suffering also,
are they not?" The Tribune man
asked.
Terribly" was the reply. "And
while the present congestion con-
tinues, while baggage and goods are
piled up in railway stations it will
be practically impossible to make
headway against it. You have no.
ticed that recently there have been
discovered organized bands of sta
tion robbers, including, always, en-
ployees of the railways, who gener-
ally concentrate on food shipments,
which they can easily sell at high
figure. The total loss by railway
thefts just now cannot be less than
100000 francs a day"
paris is not lighted as it was
before the war;" said the reporter,
"and now the shortage Of coal is
forcing the authorities to a further
reduction in The number of lights.
Won't this have an effect on crime?"
Dark Streets Are Aid
There is nothing more certain"
M. Cassellari answered. "Nothing is
more common nowadays than the
snatching of ladies' satchels at night
time. Sometimes, if the circum-
stances are propitious, the victim is
knocked down from behind and her
bag is grabbed as she lies semi-con-
scious, but the quieter and quicker
of cutting the handle is more
generally used. Sometimes as many
as eighty complaints of bag snatch
ing are lodged in one day"
The head of the detective school
talked Of other forms Of crime re-
vived since the coming Of peace, and
mentioned incidentally that walters
in restaurants are favorite prey for
the thieves.
"The average waiter in a good
restaurant carries with him a round
sum in tips when he starts homeward
about midnight he explained.
"What is more, he often lives in out
lying districts Of the city, where the
rents are more reasonable than in
the neighborhood of his work. He is
marked down, and between the last
subway station and his home he is
attacked and robbed. The proper
ton Of cases in which walters have
been the victims has been curiously
high, and in some instances the poor
fellows have been seriously in
jured."
Reference to the cold weather led
to the mention Of overcoats and
wraps, and NJ. Cassellari told Of
what he called "razza" on these
humble necessary articles. Restau-
rants, hotels and cafes make the
scene Of the raid, Of course.
"The usual method" the profess
sor of detection went on, "is for the
thief to appropriate valuable gar
ment and to leave a relatively worth
less one In its place. But refine
ments have been introduced by skill
full operators lately. They work
chiefly in the principal theatcrs.
lowering near the cloakroom, they
mark down the possessor of a tine
fur coat or heavy silk cloak, and as
he receives his check they make
note OF the number. Later in the
evening they present an absolutely
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

identical check, give the cloakroom.
attendant a generous tip and carry
off the garment. When the real
owner presents the original check
the thief is far away"
"There has been a great deal of
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

ture" them-in which the wife and
her paramour have put away the re-
turned and superfuous husband.
These are horrors that may be left
for study and reflection to those who
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

sibilities of crime implicit in the
eternal triangle. There have been
cases-indeed, there have been
enough Of them to make it no longer
possible for the newspapers to "fea-
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

- This time. however. there
is nothing in the statement
that need awake memories of from
tier days; there is no summons for a
modern Buffalo Bill, for Wild Bill
Hickok. or for the legendary Dead
wood Dick OF dime novel immortal
fly.
The Apaches in question are to
Paris what the gunner" are to
New York, the "hooligans" to Lon
don and the 'larrikins" to the big
cities of Australia. They are chill
dren Of the dark, these Apaches.
lurking gallants of the city streets.
moving in 4 mysterious way their
robberies to perform. They take
cover, it is true, with the same skill
as their forerunners of the wide
American plains. For them dimly
lighted streets are an invitation, the
coming Of the night is signal to
activity.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

7HE three pictures shoing the Apaches avere poscd
to denomstrute the methods of these notorious criminals
At the upper left popular delneotion an Apoche
md has associate rle the single picture the qt
shoacs arhot typical Apache reoIIy is like
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
The Attack

Then, perhaps, the signal given,
we are treated to an example Of
what, in the argot Of the underworld,
is called }e coup dlt Ptre Francois.
The prey having been marked down
some portlv bourgeois homeward
bound after dark-the attempt will
be made as he reaches a dimly lit
stretch of deserted street. Of the
two men concerned, one is armed
with & strong cord, or something
equally plant and dependable. The
holder OF the cord filings it about the
neck OF his victim, turns his back
upon him, and pulls Back to back
he hoists the unfortunate into the
air, and holds him there gasping,
choking, by the cord about his
throat, while the second robber goes
through MS pockets and hands the
loot to the waiting woman. The
woman moves quickly away, taking
roundabout route to the point at
which division Of the "swag' is to
be made, while the men remain long
enough to make certain that the vic
tim Will not too rapidly recover and
give the alarm.
The stunt" would be a
-ough translation Of the word in this
eonnection-is as clever as it is
cruel. 1t is not often resorted to,
for simpler methods arc generally
effective, but it has been revived,
with many another method Of ROB
berry, in the period succeeding the
srrnis-'ee. the period which has seen
~aat Yag5ely described as d
wave of crins"
let ret me american intending 70
fslt Paris be alarmed by this talk
n rwase of crime IN 800 cases
ou, thousand he may come to
}ae -tnd inow nothing at first
hand VI woai poicc statistics show
70 oe the case. And IN the thou
Sa'dth Instance re may nave to com
pam rs f-tang more serious than
ne Joss oi ms adroitly ex
'Rangea n sofne rcstiotre, or cloak
''on'- aYainst the poorer garment
q ea-e professional coat robter.
Ne 1raai robberics with assault
sSe stared If the beaten and well
hgnted track that the American fol
''"z IN Paris. Yet it Is true that
'aeTe recently have been, and that
''efe are. enough If those and other
icF yiDlep' crimes to create a feel
~ II aa-lcty and 70 cause free
'R'xen and bitter comment in the
ferch newspapers.
SFot very long ago the Prcfcct Of
fosice II paris, n Raux, took Wig
"'oas triton H. revived the old
fssfen If rofiea. ii word difficult to
Translate into an American cquiva-
~ht, by implying that clean
'"sep Is ~ be made of something.
IN THIS particular instance the
ponce ket ASIDE daily "a certain area
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
Cast-offs From the Armies Of All
Nations Have Joined These
Lawless Bands.

Nae } OK Tribune
Fcr's Bureau
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

= V'illmott Lewis
TIME Apaches are on the war
- This time. however, there
is nothing in the sfatemon+
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17

Latest Fashion Notes Miss Loretter Mincer is having a dress made by her mothers private dressnaker, last Sat idday aftirnoon being the Srd time she stood up to have it pinned on her and she ixpeckY to do it agen. The dress will be all wite with blue things on it and will fit perfecHxfy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17

Notice ta hereby given to the tax payers of the City of Bridgeport that the taxes on the Grand List of 1919 are due and payable at the Tax Col Iector's Office, Rooms 4 and 5. City Hall, Thursday, April 1st 1920.
 The undersigned will be at the Col lector's Office as above on April 1st, 1920, and daily thereafter, Sundays excepted, from g A N. to 5 P. NJ. and Saturdays from g A. M. to 12 noon, for the purpose of collecting said taxes.
 After May 1st, 1920, as required by law, interest at the rate of three quarters of one per cent will be add ed to all unpaid taxes and the same on the first of each succeeding month.
 HOWARD F. SMITH,
 S IT tf- Tax Collector.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17

American Colonies, on this day in 1704. It was commenced by John Campbell who was a bookseller and postmaster. It was printed by MT. B. Green
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17
JUDITH.

~ In the Uffizi in Florence, is Botti- ce1Ifs Judith" The story of Judith can be read in the Apocryphat books of the Bible. Judeai was menaced by Hofoferness, the mighty captain of Nebuchadnezzar. Judith alone, with her maid, saI1fes forth to deliver her country. In the picture she is repre- sented with the long, fatal knife in her hand, climbing the hilly country. She penetrated the tent of Ho1ofernes, adroit1y charmed him with her beau ty; he gives her a feast drinking himself drunk--and up springs Judith and with her sword sewers his head. She saved her country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17
PATERT
WARNING OF DEMOCRATIC
 CONVENTION

Warning is hereby given that a Democratic Town Convention will be held in and for the Town of Bridge port on Tuesday evening, April 20, 1920, at eight o'clock, P. M, in the rooms of the Sequoyah Society in the Arrow Building on Fairfield Ave-, in the City of Bridgeport; said Conven- ton shall choose a delegate from each district and an alternate from each district to the State Convention to be held at New Haven on May 5th and 9th, 1920, and also seven delegates at large, to attend said State Convention; said Convention shall also do and transact any other business proper to come before it
 Dated this 14th day of April, 1920.
 JOHN A CORNELL.
 U 14 ds Town Chairman
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17
The Park Ave Mews.

Weather Not so much of a change in the morning wen you get outside of the covers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17

Advertisement Wy be bored? We will come erround and bEaez1en our faces and tern OUT coats inside out and tell you minstrel show joaks for 20 sents a hour. See Benny Potts and Artie AIixahder.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17
TRUCKING AND STORAGE.

GOODMAN MOVED US last and he will move me again. That's what they all say. 53 Meade St Phone Noble 299. Residence Barnum 6173.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17

LOCAL AND LONG distance movin;. truck; reasonable rates; we move anything. Clarfzfo & Trotti. 49S broke St Phone Noble 1112-2
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17
LIMIT ON BOOK WEIGHT

The Postal Administration of Can ada has advised the U. S. Post Office Department that the limit off weight of single volumes of printed books in the mails between this country and Canada is 10 pounds Under previous regulations the weight limit was four pounds, six ounces.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17

Avvertizem ent. Make packing easy by having us come erround and hand things to you for 15 senhs a hour. See Ru6Is Simlins and Sam Cross.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17
Pome by Skinny Martin

O the sky was bf11e as bsue could be O the clouds was wite as chawk O U looked at a berd flying way up
 there
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17
Taxes on Grand List of 1919

JOIN A CORNEII4, U 14 d" Town Chairman
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17
iety. Miss Maud Jonson is bet

ter and is once more in our mist, say ing she wasent axuil1y sick, ony a little irdiSposed on account of the meezeS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-17

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-11
In Eayptlan Atmosphere.

An excellent program at the Prtn.
cess today Is offering as a headliner
Flame OF the Desert"
A spectacular production OF beauti.
full ensembles and massive effects,
this picture stars Geraldine Farrar
supported by Lou Tellegen and fine
cast. The story deals with the. 70.
nance Of an adventurous English girl
in Cairo at the time OF an instruction
of native Egyptians against the BRIL-
ish Immediately after the European
war Fhe production is made inter.
esting through magnificent settings,
superb Photographic effects and chnr.
acter contrast. Miss Farrar is an en-.
gaging heroine graceful as ever, and
her support could hardly be surpassed
responding to her acting with rare in.
telligence, but the notable feature OF
this elaborate and costly production
is an artistry Of treatment for which
director and camera expert are to be
congratulated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-11
Three.subjeet Program.


Al strong program is again featured
! at the Dixie today, three subjects be-
ing programmed The first is a Uni.
yersal attraction, the second a Pathe
Review and the third Pathe comedy.
sUnder Suspicion" is a five.reeIer,
Crowding the high points into short
story, Betty Standish, heiress, decides
70 see life in big city, and, with a
woman friend as chaperon, rents fur
nished apartment of Jerome Kent.
This is leased by his man servant who
poses as the owner. Returning from
theatre supposed burglar is in her
room, and Betty holds him up with a
revolver. She relents and lets him
go on condition that he will reform.
at Is Kent, and he falls in with the
joke, becoming her chauffeur. A dia-
mond necklace is stolen by Tuxedo
Frank, a crook, who, in the guise of n
gentleman visits Betty, hoping to steal
her pearls. She believes that her
chauffeur has fallen from grace again,
and she urges him to return the neck
lace. Puzzled, he promises anything
TO remain near his lady love. Jimmy,
q crippled newsboy, has been brutal.
iy hurt by the crook, and he steals the
necklace from his pocket. Struck by
Betty's machine, he gives her the
package to keep = unopened. At a
dinner party Kent captures the accom-
plice of the crook, and, Jimmy appear
ing, the mystery OF the necklace is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-11
The Screen.

A N entire change OF bill is waiting
~ at the Hipp tonight, an If we
4 have not misread the gentleman
who is at the head Of It the change
will bring something good again. Real
ly there seems to be more managerial
talent at the head of this little organ
ization than Is usually accredited to
tab companies. They repeated their
success last night, playing TO goou
house at both matinee and evening.
and keeping the hand busy most of
the time. An unusual feature Of the
bill yesterday was the absence of cuss
words, most astonishing indeed, and
very; commendable. The little chorus
is one Of the cutest ever, their cos
tunes besides being pretty are kept
locking new, and their excellent work
through the first bill OF the week will
no doubt draw well for the balance OF
the week. The comedian is proving
apopuler chap due to the fact that
he is delivering clean line Of stuff
in way that makes you laugh before
you think. The Irish number is q
good one and the gentleman who sings
# is clever. The prima donna is not
very brisk, due to severe attack Of
the grippe from which she has moi
fully recovered. and the later bills
may see her with more energy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-11

cleared up and Betty acknowledges
Kent as the man she loves.
p Lively action, pleasing surroundings
aud sufficient quantity OF logical SIT
uations lift this story, out OF the rut.
It does not strain credulity, provided
one allows for the power of youthful
in:atuation, which makes man do
anything in a spirit OF joyful abandon.
Likewise Betty is one of those truly
charming girls, with innocence and
mischief mingled in her makeup, SC
when things begin to happen interest
is excited and the ultimate outcome
eagerly waited for.
Above all the theme is clean anc
the sprightly atmosphere helps mat
tiers considerably.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-11

the golden love story that runs along
its course like the little mountain
stream through the mighty forest. SO
that, after all. it's not the crashing
madness OF the battle scenes, nor the
thrilling chariot races that one re-
members best, but the everyday ro-
nance that the wizard Griffith has
woven In his own delicate and charm.
ing manner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-11

ling and staggering In their enorrnity.
That he has taken advantage OF the
period IS made evident by the an.
nouncement that more than 125, 900
men and women ore gathered together
in the gigantic scenes attending the
Feast of BeIshazar. And as In all for
mer Griffith works, agains: this
mighty background OF luxury and be-
wildering array Of cuItitudes there is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-11
FIrst SHOWING Of RlbIieaI STORY.

Tonight witnesses tho first per.
Torrance of the big Griffith picture,
1.-THE Fall of Babylon a; the Grand.
This wonderful story of Biblical orr.
gin has afforded Mr.. Griffith an op-
portunity for those assemu:ages vi
picturesque multitudes that are start.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-11
Nelson Repeating.

The same attraction as yesterday IL
again on the Nelson screen. Irene
Castle Is the star in "The Invisible
Bond A classy reel OF the Sunshine
comedy girls in shown under the sug-
gestiye title Of Back to Nature"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-11
IN THE
FRONT ROW
HEApLlNERs TONIGHT.

The Stage.
H!9podrome. -. Cushing and Walter
The evening world., 1920-10-21

temporary foreman PAYERS at 50 day
would be provided for during that
period.
The borough President OF Manhat-
tan Is intrusted with the care Of pub
lic buildings and Offices I'm business
life the owners OF large buildings or
groups OF buildings maintain perman-
ent staffs to look after the structures
and keep them In repair OF course
there are permanent employees In the
public buildings and offices, but In the
tentative budget the sum OF 9t63, O59
Is allowed for temporary employees
20 look after those buildings and ON
ces and some OF them are:
Carpenter. 1900 days at 80 a day.
varnisher or painter. 1900 days at 50
day; steamhtter, 600 days te
stoamhtteTs helper 600 days at 81;
electrician. 1926 DAYS at 50; Their
mostat repairer. 400 days az 50: paint
er, 1850 days at 3d. marble setter.
sos days az IS. marble settlers helper,
300 days at 81 and laborcr G.t30 days
az from IS 90 1918 a day"
Rentpayers with "a mathematical
turn OF mind might get some mental
exercise ~ figuring out how many
individual Jobs are hidden away In
the days and daily wage rate quoted
above
IAuoibcr article relating 10 the hlOb
cost OF municipal govern ntent ir1H be
Du biished O-mOrrotrl