The New York herald., 1922-04-12

in which are kept memoranda Of such
robberies as took place at the apart
ment OF Mrs.. Martha McCracken at SIS
Park avenue, and in which, it is sur
missed, may be reports of NUMEROUS
other robberies the news of which has
been suppressed by the police.
At the Chamber of Commerce meeting
the committees also will consider the
request made by letter by the Washing
ton Square Association that the cham
ber call a mass meeting of representa-
tives of civic bodies and of the people
generally to try to arrive at some salts
factory solution of the problem of pub
lie helplessness against armed banditry.
In Brooklyn j. Henry Williams, presi-
dent of the Brooklyn Chamber of Com
merce. named as members of a conf
mittee Of public safety. which will make
an Independent investigation of crime
conditions and police efforts to meet
them. the following: Clifford NJ. Bishop,
general manager Of Bishop, Mccormick
4 Bishop; Charles Jerome Edwards.
manager of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society; Charles E. Potts, presi-
dent of j. b. Locke & Potts; William
Kennedy, president of the William Ken
nedy Construction Company: Robert III.
Wilson. attorney of Coombs 4 Wilson
Arthur y. Goddard. attorney, of Cullen
Town & James, wholesale druggists.
a meeting of this committee has been
called for 4 Pm. to-day, at which a
method of procedure for the inquiry will
be outlined
rms committee has a particular field
OF crime TO cover, for not in years has
Brooklyn been so harassed by hodups
ourGlarles and shooting affrays as in
the last few months. The list of such
occurrences yesterday was long. Two
bandit gangs were caught after a cor
don of police surrounded a De Kalb
avenue block, and a police squad cor
nered two men in yard not far from
Mayor Hylan's home. Safe blowers
emptied the strongbox of Beck -Haz-
zard shoe store at 400 Fifth avenue.
dragging the safe to the cellar and then
ripping It open with nitroglycerin and
getting $500. The offices of the Ebinger
Baking Company at 40 Snyder avenue
were entered and rifed, and another
Beck-Hazzard store at 1923 Broadway
was robbed of $1,000. Ycggs opened
sthe safe in Samuel Uberall's department
store in Myrtle avenue, getting S953
Such episodes were characteristic of the
continuance Of violent crime in Brook
lyn for a period which has aroused
public opinion drastically.
Reservists tn Go Armed.
Possibly the most important action by
Commissioner Enright was to authorize
the members OF the Police Reserve to
carry guns, a privilege hitherto denied,
but their services are badly needed.
The work of the reservists was explained
by John F. Dwyer. former inspector,
their commander. under Rodman Wana-
II
To maintain their status. said Dwyer.
reservists are compelled to do a four
hour tour once a week. and this the
1900 members of the Police Reserve
have been performing since their more
active wartime work ceased. Their main
assistance now. however, will be aside
from routine patrol duty. as Commits
soner Enright has requested them to be
ON the job all the time, whenever and
wherever they may be. Said Dwyer:
"They arc asked to be on the lookout
constantly, night and day. for crooks,
to keep their eyes open for suspicion
able persons and to make arrests
whenever they believe such action
justified. Most of the 1890 on the
roster x1ill perform this quiet voiun-
teer work. and this will give the force
the benefit of that many voluntary
considerable experience in police work
and most of whom. too. are OF un-
usual intelligence. II was necessary
to arm them In order to give them
the force necessary for their duty.
"Tt is n little early yet to report In
detail of the reservist work The
main thing is that they are supposed
to be on the job all the time rather
than patrol beat at stated hours"
Another instance Of persistent rob-
berry directed against one concern was
revealed by news Of four robberies IN
five months of statesmen Cor a. Finke a.
berg Sons. Inc. furniture dealers, the
men being held up at the point OF
pistols and relieved of sums ranging
from $50 to $50
Through it's president, David Robin
son. and its welfare chairman. DR..
Thomas Fl. Darlington, the Downtown
League, 154 Nassau street, volunteered
the services of 100 of its members to
check the work of bandits now operat-
ing in the city. The offer was made
to Commissioner Enright. In the letter
of offer II was stated that every person
ready for such service has his own
motor car and that all are business
men OF good judgment and grit.