Portraits Of Burglars

We have eyidently entered the age oí eiectriciiy, and I offer the suggestion of a detective trap for burglars as among the important possibilitios. The burglar alarm now in uso, true to its name, alarma the burglar, and he is away. Instead of ringing the alarm, let ït be set to turn on momentarily the full glare of the electric llght, and at the same instant have it expose a piale in a camera all rendy to tako m instantaneous pioture. The burglar of courso will take to flight, but will leave his photograph behind, The same blaze of light whlch has alarmed him will awaken the slecping inmates, who can proceed atonoe t-o tke camera and secure the negativo. In order, however, that the camera should be set at the right focus the alarm used should be an electric mat set in i oermin place on the floor, that spot be beinc covered by the focus of the camera. In case of banks and safety deposit companies, the electric mats should be