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.
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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
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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.
The organization hope to brln?
200.000 vlsitora here during the 153o
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