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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2. 1934. PAGE FIVE FEDERAL AGENTS Hard Work, Not Heroics in Life of Men Who Track Down Men Such As Late Bandit John Dillinger eaon. Fully 100.000 visitor. In cluding 40.000, who rode automobiles with out-of-atat licenae plutes. t.-i-vrei the 17-mlle route ol beauty lut year. Thy were checked d;; OWA worker. More than 70.0C0 azalea buahea line the trail. By Alexander R. George WASHINGTON. (AP) StDII tlonal exploits auch as the killing of Dillinger. the capture of "Machine Gun" Kelly and the smashing of kid naping rings loom large in the pub lic eye, but there Is usually more hard work than glamor or heroics In the life of a federal agent. Some Investigators, due to their positions as leaders of squads or be- j cause of Individual ItyUs In the cap-! turlng of notorious criminals, may be thrust temporarily Into the lime-1 light but most of the federals re main as anonymous as a buck pri vate in the Infantry. No "Aces" In Service It la the policy of the division of investigation to have no recognized "aces" or "big shots." An agent is rewarded, of course, for Intelligent and courageous service but often ex ceptional achievements and self-sac-rlflclng bravery are never known by the public, due to the organization's desire to pursue Its activities under the protecting cloak of secrecy. Director Hoover and his men were elated at the "taking" of Dillinger, being particularly pleased at the Tindicatlon of Agent Melvln H. Pur vis, who had been severely criticized by some outsiders. But Hoover la anxious now that the noise and- tu mult die down In order that the men may return to their work In relative obscurity. The collection of new Information on "Baby Face" Nelson and other desperadoes still at large must go on. The weeding out of clues and evi dence from a mass of conflicting data and "phony tips," the diplomatic han dling of local police officials some times Jealous of their authority and the matching of wits with under world cunning frequently mean months of painstaking labor. Many Kinds of Work Thousands of other cases await final solution. Running down "bad men" of the Dillinger and Nelson type is only a small part of the di vision's work. Investigative functions range from getting data on violators of the migratory bird act to the col lection of evidence of Infraction of anti-trust 'laws and the committing of treason against the United States. Many persons. Director Hoover, says, are under the erroneous Impres sion that the apprehension of mur derers Is a regular function of Uncle Sam'a detectives. Thet Is the duty of local police In assisting police to bring notort our "public enemies" to Justice, fed eral officials frequently have diffi culty In finding a violation of fed eral law on which to base proceed ings against such offenders. The only charge against Dillinger, for exam ple, was the Interstate transportation of a stolen automobile, while Al Ca pone was convicted onl7 of Income tax evasion. Centra! Crime Laboratory The government, however, Is ex panding Its activities to the entire field of criminology. In addition- to the new laws which give federal of ficers Jurisdiction In some cases over bank robberies and other customary state offenses, progress Is being made In the building up here of a great central laboratory for scientific crime detection. Some of the equipment has been prepared especially for use in frus trating kidnapers. The European art of moulage a method of laking and preserving in v. 6a or plaster such Impressions as footprints, teeth marks and tire prints is being given care ful study. It Is believed that had this process been in use by the police at the time of the abduction of the Lindbergh baby, accurate molds of footprints reported to have been seen by first arrivals at Sourland mountain after the abduction, might have been obtained. FIREWORKS 'DUD' PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3. (fi) Charges of nepotism in the Oregon game commission, made by several sportsmen's associations recently, failed to set off any fireworks at the meeting of the commission Tuesday. Chairman Matt Corrlgan in the July session of the commission, took both Gene Simpson, head of state game farms, and Ralph W. Cowgtll, engineer, to task in connection with the administration of their work. Simpson, In reply, pointed out that Corrigan's son la employed at the state game farm, although the com mission had placed itself on record as opposed to hiring relatives of com mission members. Both Sihipson and Cowglll attend ed yesterday's meeting here but no mention of nepotism was made by either side. I EXPOSITION SET FOR JUNE, 1935 San Diego to Be Hostess to Nation With Big $5,000,- 000 Show 1000 Planes to Be in Formation Flight enterprise. On the board of direc tors, soon to be announced, are many prominent Csllfomlans from every section of the state. IB phy, where studies of vast ocean; phenomena are made, only institution i of its kind m the world, will be open to visitors. Ban Diego business men have been quietly working on the exposition plans for more than a year. Finish ing touches are being put on the 000,000 exposition grounds and build ings, and negotiations for exhibits are under way on a targe scale. Other Show Follow The local exposition will probably be the first of a series In California, lasting for several years, and Intend ed to stimulate recovery on the coast. San Francisco. In 1037 or 1038, will follow with celebration of the open ing of the world's largest bridge, across San Francisco bay, and about the same time Los Angeles will cele ; brate completion of the world fam ous Boulder dam and the Los Ange - ."7 . ' .lea acnuedurt. oa uiLuw-iurj-n.B uai norma- . . 1 niert and that of his fellow nroducera trade commissioner from the south- j comes up with a plan to "bring back" west to the Orient, Australia and I the road where the living theater is company of London, the only genuine Gilbert and Sullivan opera company, wilt make Its first American appear ance here in September under the banner of Martin Beck. The company, direct from the Savoy thenter, where the operas of Qtlbert and Sullivan originated, will give ten of the operas during a 10-week engagement, chang ing the bill twice weekly. Use Mall Tribune want ads. By JACK OA Yt.lt Associated Press Prama F.dltor. NEW YORK (UP) Every now and then one of the boys does a little home work and to his own amaze- WASHINGTON (UP) Came pay day at the treasury department today and the bolt on the safe slipped acci dentally and locked up all the money for 24 hours. To a couple of work men was accorded the honor of cracking the treasury safe for the first time In history. Pacific International exposition, cen tered in a 1400-acre park, with ex- VltT dlrMtor of the California- people like Katharine Cornell. March 1. 1936 a citizens commitwc pcfc Internatlonal exposition. A Max Gordon, white-haired boy of haa announced. I ..,. i - u ...... -. . tendance exceeding 4,000,000. A pre-; four hits, is the latest to devise a vtous exposition 20 years ago drew piRn to make the theater pay in the 3,060.030; but the southwestern .way-stations west of the Hudson. As coastal plain's population, with more presented to a meeting of New York than 40 cities, haa more than tripled j managers It provides for touring of since then. I plays shortly after opening In New Rare Exhibits Listed York at $1 top price. In connection with the exposition. I The productions would be scaled to the priceless exhibits of the Natural ' profit at moderate grosses, of course. History museum. San Diego museum, j Key cities would not be visited, these Zack J. Farmer, manager of the 1032 Olympic games in Los Angeles, is advisor and general director of the project, which will be the first great exposition on the Pacific coast in 20 years. inoo Planes to Fly About 5,000.000 will be represent ed in the exposition. In addition to scientific and artistic exhibitions, visitors will see gigantic displays by the United States navy. One con- Fine Arts Gallery or San Diego, San tempi a ted navy exhibition will be ' Diego Zoological Gardens (third hu-g- the flight In formation of more than , est in the world), and other exhibits 1000 airplanes. j of scientific and cultural Interest Cultural and artistic beauties of .will be open to the public. the southwest, including the San Diego mission, first of those built by Spanish friars on the Pacific coin;, will be among the tourist attractions. The Scrlpps Institute of Oceanogra- being reserved for later visits by the New York cast after the local run Is concluded. But the smaller cities, some of which have had no regular dramatic fare for years, would benefit Although cost of f.ie local exposl- Dy the plan. Producers probably would tion Is being borne by San Diego's poo their efforts and plays if the 165,000 citizens and business Inter- j plan & adopted. ests. the project has statewide sup- port and is recognized as a California I The famous d'Oyly Carte Opera j iwwwFwswawjwpwaw rai hit r-r rmT-intrramMmiwriM tmmi,m$ih-'r-''-'Mt'-'wmi imiiir-L"ntm I ,MAE WEST in "BELLE OF THE NINETIES".. Paramount Picture, directed by Leo McCarey AZALEA FESTIVAL MOBILE. Ala (UP) Plan for a celebration, rivaling that of Mardl Oris, here during the height of the azalea season, are being made by the Azalea Trail, Inc., non-profit clric organization formed to exploit the famed flower trail. i fitepa to raise funds for a celebra tion that would Include coronation of an azalea queen, opera, negro spir itual tinging and a rater carnlvei, are being considered. 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