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MILLAR WATT _ I it think i'll letvoo cwe Lout rshins with us in IVthe boat tomorrow l vter all it's too late now, sir. ? -X'VE PRAYED TOR THUNDER, lightning, /VMNES AND , - -jffi] HAI L I tikrx 14*1 1 PRIVATE I I BUCK i H CM* Lnm = CAMP VurroM | | "I ft tint tt hmmrim' th*^S?rt? gm4 wMrr t? mhnji | i CROSS 1 i TOWN 1 Bv EE Roland Coe =| - -- - T|t iflaa w P??* ?P TUm HOME TOWN REPORTER fa Washington .I'.'MlllJltilJI.WIIIIJ illlll.DW'r Home or Ha track WHU Wtshimgtoa Burtm Ml (lain Treat BmiUimg. ??IN TOO many instances today, 1 the home is pretty much of a hatrack instead of a place of knowl edge." This is the indictment against in dolent American parents by J. Ed gar Hoover, boss G-man of the Fed eral Bureau of Investigation, in ex plaining that the nation faces "the biggest juvenile crime problem in history." Principal cure, says Mr. Hoover, is widespread education of adult population as to its responsibilities and the inculcation of religion in ( the homes. An estimated 1,393,655 crimes were reported in 1944, ac cording to fingerprint cards exam ined by the FBI. Of this number age 17 stood out as the predominat ing single age group among arrest ed persons, followed in this respect by ages 18, 19, 21 and 22 in the order indicated. With the passing of each hour dur ing 1944, more than 158 serious ma jor crimes were reported to local police authorities. That's a major crime about every 23 seconds. Ev ery day during last year brought 23 felonious killings, 30 rapes, 150 ag gravated assaults and left 120 per sons robbed, 555 with their automo biles stolen and the home or busi ness place of 749 others burglarized. On top of these 2,176 larcenies oc i-urreu ui uie average aay. , And crimes in rural areas and in the small towns kept pace with crime in the larger cen ters of population. Rural mur ders and rapes decreased in 1944, . whereas urban crimes of these types increased. On the other . hand, rural robberies were up 1.7 per cent while urban rob beries declined 2.1 per cent. For ( offenses of negligent manslaugh ter, assault, burglary and auto theft, the trend in both rural and urban crime figures was upward in 1944. Arrest records received by the j FBI during 1944 in Washington showed that 49.3 per cent of those arrested for major crime have pre vious criminal records and that of the youngsters committing serious crime a larger percentage will con tinue in a career of crime. "Blame for juvenile delinquency and crime can be laid on the shoul ders of the lax parent and the home ... a lack of discipline and knowl edge of right living is at fault," Mr. Hoover said. Blame Can't Be Shifted. Efforts to shift the blame from the home to the clergy, to school teachers and public officials don't hold water, for a knowledge of right and wrong, the love of family and neighbor and the tenets of religion must be inculcated early and often within the walls of the homes in the lives of the nation's youngsters. Mr. Hoover believes return of j gangsterism in this country such as grew up following the last war can De prevented, 'mere has been a J large increase in hijacking recent- h ly such as developed during the pro- 1 hibition days, and there is evidence f that remnants of old gangster gangs have taken part in these crimes . . . / but through the efforts of the FBI those mobs have been broken up and the enactment of national laws such e as the kidnaping and extortion stat- j utes, the unlawful flight to avoid b prosecution law, the national stolen * property act and other laws, have 8 curbed the activities of gangsters n . . . the success of the FBI in track- b ing down criminals and their high " rate of convictions . . . about 97 per * cent ... is also proving a deterrent ? against the organized crime of post- b World War I days. ?* There likely will be no more b John Dillingers, or Dnteh 11 Schnltzs or Capone gangs, for ? through the efBeieney of the FBI e: itself, its tongh, hard-hitting, straight shooting agents ... si placing detection of crime on a h: scientific basis . . . and the FBI li national police academy, where w police chiefs and other police of- ir fleers are trained to fight crime r< scientifically . . . highly organ- gi ixed gangs just cannot get a foot- hi hold as they once could. A gi And speaking of crime . . . accord- w ing to the Wickersham report, it is 81 costing tne taxpayers of the nation n< about IS billion dollars each year. 19 That's more than the total quota of the Seventh War loan. It is more cc than the cost of education. ? The FBI has won the respect and hl the trust of the nation, particularly J}1 during these war years when it has 61 had the responsibility of espionage cc and sabotage and has prevented any ev act of sabotage by enemy action. 10 Every agent must have an iro- at peccable reputation, must be phys ically perfect and must be a grad uate of an accredited law school th and admitted to the practice of law, or a graduate of an accredited ac counting school with at least three al! years experience in commercial ac- w' counting or auditing. So an FBI agent is not just a police oSneer. i?' He is trained in criminal investiga- w< tion work after he becomes an agent of the FBI and is qualified for all P? types of investigation within the bu reau's Jurisdiction. Selection is ? - . s i a ?i ?? i' ?_ ? i - lHl Btretui inn discipline u strict. Ui k - mi 111 A FEW old-timers were talking a ** day or two ago about the best combination pitching staffs, includ ing two stars. It all began on a visit to Detroit where naturally they were talking about Newhouser and Trout. who came close to winning the pennant for the Tigers last fall. I could take them back to the days of Mathewson and Mc Ginnity, a pretty fair two-man com bination. There were others, including Jack Chesbro, who were just as good or just as effective. Dtaj Trout anyway, nut tnose were times far away and long ago. Few modern fans recall their names. But this is getting away from all-star pitching strength where two men are con cerned on one team. Several re quests have come in from service men, especially those overseas, to hear more about Newhouser and rrout, the winning Tiger combina tion. We put this problem up to E. A. Batchelor, the Detroit expert, who :ame through promptly with the fol owing: "Newhouser had threatened to be i fine pitcher ever since he joined ;he Tigers at the age of 18, with a rery limited minor league experi ence. He had plenty of 'swift' and tn excellent curve, but he also had rwo serious defects. He never could ?et the ball over the plate without >asing up on his stuff and he sulked ind pouted whenever things went vrone for him. It used tn be said hat Harold was licked as soon as in error was made behind him? hat he was a rank quitter if he lidn't get all the breaks. Wouldn't Stand Defeat "The trouble seemed to be that he wouldn't get over the idea that be hould win every game he pitched, to matter how good his perform ince, if the other team outscored he Tigers he felt that Fate had deked him right hi the seat of the lants. There may be better ways if acquiring unlimited unpopularity rith one's teammates than a chron c martyr complex, but we don't re all any of them at .the moment, iewhouser was cordially disliked by he entire Tiger squad. When he ?itched the whole team tightened ip and played its worst ball. "Paul Richards probably i^is de ;erving of a great deal of the credit or Newhouser's development from i problem child into a real pitcher. !his veteran backstop was acquired ly the Tigers from Atlanta, where le had been manager, to help fill he hole left by the departure of leorge 'Birdie' Tebbetts for the irmy. "He conveyed the idea that a sue essful pitcher works on the hat ers' weaknesses and does not mere y try to throw the ball past them iy main strength. And so, in one ear, he developed all the latent tai nt of the young southpaw and elped to earn for him the award f most valuable player in the unerican League. ray, Eccentric Trout "Trout, in many respects, is the xact opposite of Newhouser in men ?1 make-up. Instead of being a sulk ig, self-centered athlete, be was al rays the 'good fellow.' He worked U his waking hours at his trade f being a charming eccentric. Noth lg seemed to worry him?not even ie necessity for winning an ocea ional ball game. It was the feeling f the fans that he was more in vested in downing than In pitcb tg; that he would rather get a ?ugh than a digit In the win eol mn. Everybody liked him and ee ry body wanted to see him win, ev rybody, except, it seemed, himself. "Then, all of a sudden, Paul ;emed to tumble to the idea that is extra curricular activities as the fe of the party could be reconciled ith doing a serious job on the tound. Just about the time he was ;ady to receive one of those long reen railroad tickets to the minors, : settled down to work. He won 20 ?nes in 1943 with a club that asn't going anywhere in particular id he liked the idea of being a win ir go well that he kept it up in 44 with 27 victories. "It wasn't that Paul suddenly un ivered some new stuff. He hasn't bit more on the ball now than he id when he was struggling 1} eak even. He always has had a le curve ball and exceptional mtrol, to say nothing of poise that en an earthquake couldn't dis rb. He just naturally grew up long last. "One characteristic that these ro pitchers have in common is eir willingness to work. One or the her was in over half of the games at the Tigers played last year, in most 70 games of record. Even len they were starting games far tener than is customary in the roa r leagues, they were doing relief irk for faltering associates. And eir associates last season had a sitive genius for faltering. In fact, 1 the rest dt the Tiger pitchers mbined, woo only 31 games, or a tie over half as many as the two -
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