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Scientific Police Chief ' Likely To Lose His Job Politician* Could Not Coinhat His Crime Detection Stuff luil Vlien He Showed by TmI 1'hat Los Angeles Po lice \\ ere I lively Moroni* They Nailed lliiu H>- i.. r. o\vk\. Con?tH??t. 1921. hi Th? Ad?.mc? Berkley, Calif-. June 11. -Aususll Vollmer. who first won fi^je nsfl Uerkeley's scientific rhi.-f ??i poiie-.l and wlio lat? r. answering tin- san.?B call of fa in <w? nl to L?s Atiu?-l?'s? I ? ? I become clil' f oi |?oll?*.. there. ha. I Just dlsrovcicd (hat scientific unili-j ods of crime <!? i?ctIon, coupled with I equally scientific ways ?if gettlugll front |ias<* publicity, cannot cop.' I with insiduons. if somewhat less scl I entitle. "hometown" politics. As a result of this disc?'v? ry, Chi' f j Vollmcr. who holds the chair of I criminology at the I'nlverslty of Cal- j ifornia here, and who has introduced* such learned things as applied psy- | chology, arterial reactions, spygiuo- I motors and amnesia-hypnosis into the business of catching criminals, j Is expected to r?*slun his Los Angeles police Job *,*,,.U8t 1. ^fU-r that date, it is reliably said, will return to his old Job at Berkeley where he will be more ap preciated. Word that the scientific chief is not averse to being "re called" to Berkeley leaked out Tues day. Berkeley city officials, in sym pathy with Ills desires and also ap preciative of his learned contribu tions to crime detection, already are, said to have decided upon ways and means of bringing him back. | Chief Vollmer was "loaned" by Berkeley to Los Angeles almost a year ago. His job was to put a sclen-j tiflc crusher on a lot of less erudite bank bandits, yeggmen, stickups and two gun movie maids, who were shooting up that popular tourist cen ter. From the very outset, however, the scientific chief encountered! strong opposition. The Los Angeles chieftainship was a big political plum and never before had an "outlander". been brought in to usurp the Job. Home guard politicians were both j jealous and mad. Chief Vollmer went on the new job August 1, 1923. j Political enemies gave him just HO, days tenure. Their choicest quip at that time was that "September morn will see the last of August." Vollmer met hip enemies more, than half way. He hired a first class publicity man as .chief aide. Then he proceeded to whittle down Los Angeles' climbing crime statls-; tics by getting out and doing a little, scientific crime detecting of his own. Every time the scientific chief made a scientific catch of some underworld denizen, his trained publicity agent saw that he had the proper front page space in Los Angeles newspa- : pers. Occasionally the chief gave lectures to women's clubs and other; citizens' organizations on scientific criminology, with a few intimate side, lights thrown in regarding the poli tical affiliations of some of his aides. For a time, scientific police meth ods plus publicity more than held their own. Then the chief ordered! a scientific examination to determine with scientific exactness the degree of intelligence possessed by every man in the Los Angeles police de partment. The results were some what startling even to Chief Voll mer. Some of the testa showed that even amonu captains and lieutenants the degree of mental development j was akin to that of a 12-year-old, child. The aftermath has been that the scientific chiefs scientific publicity agent hasn't been getting so much I favorable publicity for his principal.] Such a blow at the intelligence of Its, poll^t* department also was a blow at Los Angeles civic pride. Since then the Los Angeles "home guard" politicians have gradually! been gaining ground in their opposi tion to the Imported chief. They have finally got him to the point, It Is reliably said here, where he longs for his old Job at Berkeley. At the same time, he docs not want to un dergo the Ignominy of "quitting" under fire of the l^os Angeles poli ticians. So. according to Information avail able here, the Berkeley city council which really appreciates Chief Voll mer and the fame his scientific method* have brought the college city, will shortly notify him that the leave of absence under which he went to Los Angeles will not be re newed; that tho period for which he was "loaned" Is up. ?nd that unless he returns by Auguiu 1 he will lose his civil service standing and also his chances for a police pension In; his old uge. THE A KIM) IN ALL OVEt! Oil AY SI'DDE, AND WHITE CLOTH WITH WHITE KID TIM.M. COV untsD crn.vN heel. Owens Shoe Co. TTr Blurltirds Are ('outing! Watch ihr Newnpiiprm The Day Aflrr Tomorrow HOW OVERCOME ELECTRIC SHOCK ltt*pri*sriitulive of Elcclrir Light (iivcs Utiles for Iti'sUM'ilaliim of Putia'iit* in Such Cases. Chicago, June 11.?The rules (or first aid in ruses of high voltage shock are based on the fact that the victim's lungs become paralyzed, and success in saving life depends upon keeping up artificial respiration un til normal breathing Is resumed. ! Wills Maclachlan of the National Klectric Light Association, told the American Medical Association's con vention today. ? "Since cases are on record of lives saved after three and one-half hours of artificial respiration, four hours of effort are recommended before artificial respiration Is given up." he said. "The rules are as follows: "Th? victim Is cleared from the current, either by shutting off the current, or pulling him away with the aid of rubber gloves, dry cloth ing or sticks of wood, to serve as non-conductors. If it Is necessary to cut the wire, a hatchet or Imple ment with a wooden handle should be used and the operator should turn his face away to avoid the flash. The patient Is then laid face down, with one arm up and the oth er supporting his face so that the mouth and nose are free for breath ing to be begun at once, while an as sistant loosen the clothing necessary, holds ammonia to the victim's nose and keeps him as warm as possible. If the victim must be moved, this should be done In a reclining posi tion, and the artificial respiration should be kept up. After he resumes breathing, he should be watched, and If ho stops, artificial respiration should be resumed. The prone pres sure method is that in which the man applying first aid straddles the patient and presses both hands on the small of the victim's back, re leasing the pressure rhythmically ev ery two or three seconds, and imita ting his own breathing as much as possible." FOIlMKIl PASTOIl SPEAKS HKHK Dr. F. M. Hawley of Kershaw, a former pastor of the Presbyterian church here. will speak at the prayer services tonight at the Pres byterian church. The Snap Shot Sch.hoii haft o|hmi<mI. Lot ZOKLLKIt'S MTtDIO do your finishing. 24-hour service. Everyman's Investments OLORGI *. 1TUGRZS By George T. Hughes Mr. Hughe, is a bond expert and analyst with many years' ac tive newspaper experience. Ev ery week day of the year he writer an interpretive dispatch from New York concerning the activi ties of the day in the hond mar ket. He lius prepared this series of articles for Advance readers at the request of the Consolidated I'ress Association. TWENTY-SIXTH ARTICLE New Enterprises Every new enterprise carries a bu siness risk. Dear this in mind when you are asked to invest in the secur ities of a company JUBt organized. The only way you can Judge of the future is by the past. When a com pany has no record it Is invariably true that a certain amount of spec ulation is Involved. One of the com monest tricks of the promoter is to compare stock of a new corporation which he is selling with that of some outstanding success in tbat particu lar field. If. for instance, he Is sell ing shares in a now automobile company he will dwell upon the great success of Henry Ford and give an alluring estimate of the amount of money might have been made If you had only been fortunate enough to obtain an interest in Ford's enter prise at the beginning. The same ar gument is worked by sellers of pro motion stocks of rubber and tire and of motion picture companies. They do not. however, point out that the successes in any new business are far out-numbered by the failures andi while it Is perfectly true that you might be lucky enough to pick a win ner this is not investment in any, sense but at the best speculation and at the worst gambling. Insist! then if Investment is your object! upon a record of earnings over a se-; rles of years before you entrust your hard earned cash to someone's else's keeping. If that is not available ex ercise caution and then more cau tion. Unless you have money the loss f which will not seriously inconven-; ience you do not take speculative risks in new enterprises. The ex ception to this rule Is when the en-1 terprlse is a strictly local one and you are in a position to keep in ?touch with its progress and to know' I persnallv the men who are at the] 1 head of the management. Even then. 1 remember that if you want to dis-j pose of your interest, that is, sell: your stock, you may have to shop' around until you find someone sit uated like yourself with knowledge I sufficient to Justify him in taking up! the risk you wish to shift. It is easy to sell even a speculative stock i When all the facts about the company are obtainable by investors generally but shares in a sound and profitable enterprise where the facts are not generally known are not so easy to t dispose of. j (Mr. Hughes' twenty-seventh arti cle will appear in this newspaper at an early date.) IF SHE'S WORTH WHILE, SHE'S WORTH WHITMAN'S The Good Candy at THE APOTHECARY SHOP The Bluebirds Are Coming! Watch the Newspapers The Day After Tomorrow Droves Flock To Spencer-Walker Co. The unusual advertising scheme being perpetrated by the Spencer Walker Company, Incorporated, has attracted customers to their store in droves. Some came to scoff and re mained to use their checks to advan tage. Each is good for face value on the purchase of $15 in goods. Tin- large numbers who have re ceived checks through the mail and from the store in person has caused some to think the available supply of checks has been exhausted. This is not the case, according to E. P. Spencer who said Tuesday: "It is true there has been a de cided drain on the available supply of checks but we were prepared for the rush with enough checks to open a young bank. If these give out there are more where they came from. Automobile Accessories Gas, Grease, Tires, Tubes, Alemite, Fillings and Everything for your Car. Free Air. - Free Air TIDEWATER BUICK CO, Water Street, Capital Stock $250,000 Member Federal Reserve HERTFORD COLUMBIA KI.IZADKTH CITY Or. A. It. Pendleton, Pren. 3eo. R. Little. Cashier, jurnef P. Hood, Vleft-Pre*. X. O. Ahbolt, Vlce-Pree. CAROLINA BANKING & TRUST COMPANY IMOIM'IN I'OI' One on Pop BY TAYLOK that was a big ue vou told r*a ) VESTeCOAW ABOUT- MAKING EN0O6H J OO66ONIT- I'VE SLID INTO MONEW ON STOCKS TOBW THAT f AN AWFUL MESS - I TRIED CAg~ t"t JL)?r DON'T WANT I TO GET BW WITH A WARN Cnp T^-Itrr If k ^^4 To SQUARE matters UP a "M6^OU ISlI J IF THAT'S TH? Bor MOM FOONO IT OUT , ~ ihino mou I I VjA^ Mou PEEL L _ NOW THINGS ARE TWICE r MIGHT AS WELL GO I / > PVv Ae Bad as them ^E?El 0V6P AND HAVE A 1 GAME WITH FEUXt ( HELLO GUNN - MOW I DON'T MIND IF I 1 about going to -me S ^ ; ",N? *\L SM/)VU -TONIftMT ?. BOUGHT I C-)?' J " 1 WAS tickets roc the vmife on ^ wavj cwe? AND 1 - SMC WENT to "if ToPEliXS FO? a THE CLUB - NOUO t'UE GOT 6AME OP POKER TWlS EuTPA Ticket on ?J QiJT I CAN GO ? HANDS-. f?J r TMf pc scyv,e OTMEP NIGHT! "Qet in thehdellDressed Circle" A Genuine Blue Serge, Velvet Finish in all models. WEEKS & SAWYER "Where the Best Clothes Come From" ^ fn*. ifli Iff. it?. .*t Jjl ^ ?. .A. D. W. Griffiths "One Exciting Night" HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN A BARREL OF FLOUR Is the prize sought by sleuths and suspects who turn a home into a House of Mystery, guests into prisoners, Love into quaking fear. Who Murdered JolinAon? The query all seek to answer as stealthy figures slip out of secreting shadows; hands clutching here; eyes peer ing there. Mystery! Mystery! Lovers suspected and suspecting. And then?the funy of the tempest; the howl of the hurricane?and through all this Love Wins Its Struggle With Greed ALKRAMA THEATRE Tuesday & Wednesday June 10 and 11 ~ ADMISSION: 10c and 30c Palm Beach Suits We can give you quick service on your Palm Beach, Keep Cool, or Hopanck Suits. Better also have your winter garments cleaned before packing away to keep them free from moths. Cooper Cleaning Works Phone 280. No. 2 Matthews St.
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