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8 DEPARTMENT OF POLICE<br />
than a detriment. There is nothing that will instill fear into <strong>the</strong><br />
heart <strong>of</strong> a criminal more than speedy punishment for infractions<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jaw. No o<strong>the</strong>r city in <strong>the</strong> United States is more open to<br />
<strong>the</strong> depredations <strong>of</strong> criminals than <strong>Chicago</strong>. Its area is large,<br />
and it has been made <strong>the</strong> dumping ground for paroled convicts<br />
not only from Illinois penal institutions, but also those <strong>of</strong> surrounding<br />
states. <strong>Chicago</strong>, being <strong>the</strong> greatest railroad center in <strong>the</strong><br />
United States, pays <strong>the</strong> penalty in a way, because thieves traveling<br />
north, east, south or west find <strong>Chicago</strong> a convenient place to<br />
stop, and <strong>the</strong>y do not be<strong>com</strong>e good citizens as soon as <strong>the</strong>y arrive<br />
here.<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> needs a new vagrancy law, drastic laws governing<br />
<strong>the</strong> carrying <strong>of</strong> concealed weapons, at least 1,500 additional patrolmen,<br />
new police stations and a better street lighting system.<br />
No city can hope to be well governed unless its streets and alleys<br />
are well lighted. Crime flourishes in dark places.<br />
Respectfully submitted,<br />
JOHN MOWEENY,<br />
<strong>General</strong> Superifltte't£defltt.<br />
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