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Lindbergh Case Started Effective War On Crime Washington—The Federal gov ernment has made great progress, on a broad front, in dealing with crime since the original Lindbergh! kidnaping. No crime committed in the United States probably ever so shocked the conscience of the na tion. The immediate result was, first a series of other kidnapings, as des perate underworld characters caught the Flauptman suggestion ( and then the slow, implacable de velopment of federal means of dealing with them—a movement J which broadened its scope, until i today the original Lindbergh case its' coming to be seen more and more as a landmark in America’s dealing with the sinster forces of crime. Recognizng that the country’s extraordiriary high crime rate is due to fundamental social and eco- ' nomic conditions within the rapidly!: growing nation, the Federal agencies ' of justice have been mobilized as never before to correct these con- 1 ditons. With this lead by the Federal . government has come a certain im-1. provement in state and local agen cies, though, for the most part, America’s major problem in solving disgraceful crime conditions is still j in the cities and towns, where the Federal government has no power 1 to intervene. Summarizing the developments in' j the government’s approach to Am- j erican crime since the Lindbergh s case, these have taken three major ] forms: t 1. Congressional extension back ed by the Courts of the Federal . power to enter into the solution of 1 interstate crime. 2. Development of new Federal police agencies and methods at the forefront of which are the Federal Bureau of Investigation of J. Edgar Hoover and his "G-men.” 3. Leadership to public opinion in the never-ending war on crime,! symbolized before the Lindbergh | crime by the Wickersham Commis- ^ sion, and after it by the Attorney1, General’s crime conference, held last December in Washington. ^ The original Federal kidnap law,i " "Linbergh Law,” was signed June. 22, 1932. It has been extended c in later enactments, and marks a c turnng point in Federal connection' F with interstate crime. So far as F the mechanics of capturing crim-'* inals in America goes, it is recog nized that the difficulty is due to's the vast area of the nation, and 3 presence of state lines. j 1( Constitution, it was enacted ha t By an extraordinary twist of the | h the Federal government could in- b tervene in such cases on the as-! sumption that a kidnaped person! p was an object of "interstate com-Jg merce.” The fact that the courts s have repeatedly upheld this assump- o tion indicates how thoroughly pub-| lie opinion has been roused in the n matter. t The "Lindbergh Law was the first H to recognize the need for co-ordi- 1 nated effort in fighting the crimi- si nal. It was only the beginning. t: The "Lindbergh Law” was am- p ended and broadened in 1934 in g four particulars, chief of which was to give the government authority ti to enter a kidnaping case more tl promptly after its occurance. v In the same year a dozen other Federal anticrime laws were writ- tl --— a ten. Among these were: A National Firearms Act, giving the government authority to regu late machine guns, sawed-off shot ' guns and silencers under the round about constitutional theory thai this was a taring measure. Again the courts have proved acquiescent. Homer S. Cummings, Attorney I General, has repeatedly urged that | this law be extended to cover pis I tols and revolvers, with which most | of America’s homicides are now committed. The government was given the right to intervene where a Federal officer was assaulted or killed. A Federal extortion act was passed. A fugitive felon law gave the government still further power. In the same way, the national Stolen Property Act and the bank robery statute were extended au thority. These broad extensions of Federal power were enacted at a time when there was a revulsion of feel ng in Congress against the New Deal’s interference with state rights. But in ths field it was held that such extension was necessary. An even more important act, and one which ultimately may prove to be the keystone of a whole new ap proach to the crime problem, was one giving congressional authority to the state to enter into compacts in the field of crime prevention. Hitherto the police forces of the 48 states have been separate; the new law permits states to co-operate ac tively in crime suppression. Force Garden Plants With Cold Frame A well constructed cold frame tvill help the home gardner get his vegetables off to a good start in the spring. A cold frame, serving as an in termedia^ stage between the seed box and the garden, gives the plants i chance to harden before they are placed out in the open. H. R. Niswonger, extension horticulturist at State College, re commends that Maj^^egetables as cabbage, cauliflower, * \omato, pepper, and egg plant be trans planted to a cold frame before be ing set out in the garden. For the average home garden, he said, the cold frame should cover in area six feet wide and 24 feet ong. The wooden frame enclosing :he bed should be 15 to 18 inches ligh along the back and 8 to 10 nches high in front. Locate the cold frame in a sunny )lace, facing the south. Place ?ood garden loam, mixed with stable manure, in the bed to a depth >f six inches. Second-hand sash or unbleached nuslin makes a good covering for he frame. Muslin saturated with inseed oil will retain the heat of :he sun within the bed and also hed water. Or the cloth may be reated with a solution of one )ound of paraffin dissolved in a gallon of gasoline. Young plants are ready to be ransferred to the cold frame when he first two true leaves have de reloped. As warm weather approaches, he plant bed should be left open little more each day to harden the plants. Ventilation is necjes^ary, ven on cold days. Water the plants on sunny morn ngs when the temperature is ris ng. Thoroughly wet the soil, then lo not water again until the sur ace appears dry. find Woman Dead, Man Dying; Food, liches Near New York—Only a few feet from i well-stocked ice box, and sur ■ounded by a fortune of more than ;3 0,000 in bank deposits and jewels, police discovered Mrs. Anna Clou :ier, dead, and her brother-in-law, Andrew Cloutier, also sixty, dying if starvation. L. Rubinstein of Lincoln Hos pital. summoned to the crumbling :hree-story house, judged Mrs. Cloutier had been dead three days, in an adjoining room, shaken mith palsey and almost dead, was the pld man. Physicians at Bellevue Hospital held little hope for his re :overy. One of the best ways of keep ing cheese is to wrap it in a slight ly damp cloth and then in paper. |i Bicycles Roll Down Fifth Avenue "Upon what meat does this our Ceasar feed That he has grown so great f"—Shakespearb DESENTING the fact that speed *• ^ ing automobiles have crowded them off the roads they were pi oneers in building, the bicyclists of the nation—more than 3,000,000 of them—are seeking a safe place to ride. With the tremendous in crease in the use of motor cars, many cities provided paths for horseback riding. In New York City alone there are approximately one hundred miles of beautiful bri dle paths in the public parks. “Why,” ask the bicyclists, who are at least a thousand times more nu merous than equestrians, “•re we denied a like consideration?” Demonstrating the need of pro viding a place for them, and the popularity of such a provision, New York Society turned out in force for a Bicycle Ride and Breakfast Meeting at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street, the gay throng, part of whom are shown in the accompany ing illustration, rolled down Fifth Avenue, much to the amazement of the onlookers, and completely tied up the traffic on the world's most congested thoroughfare Riding to their rendezvous at the Coq Rouge, impromptu races were held on 56th Street, which was closed through the courtesy of the New York Police Department, who )ook with favor on the plan to re move bicycles from the hazards of New York streets to the safety of the Parks. Bicycle riders meritoriously claim they have proved—notably on the Boardwalk at Atlantic City—that they can safely share the same traffic lanes with pedestrians. If side paths for bicyclists and pe destrians were provided along the existing shoulders of our highways, they would eliminate the greatest single cause of deaths from auto mobile accidents, as 44.3% of all of those killed in motor car acci dents were pedestrians. Such paths could be provided at a minimum expense, practically all of which would be direct labor, and, there fore, an ideal W.P.A. relief project. Motorists, also, favor side paths for they say pedestrians are diffi cult to avoid, especially at night, since they carry no lights and are almost invisible except in the ex tremely rare instances when they follow the Boy Scout safety sug gestion to tie white handkerchiefs around their ankles Careless riders—especially bicycles weaving in and out ot traffic—are also dangerous Cycle paths or lanes in our parks rnd along our roads will solve these problems and provide a healthful means of exercise and recreation for the millions who are unable to :>wn motor cars. Traveling Around America '* * Photo Grace Line I BLUE-BLOODED “RED SKINS” IIERE are some descendants of ** the real first settlers of America —Gautemalan Indians whose an cestors. the Mayas, inhabited our continent hundreds of years before the Mayflower ever was launched, inasmuch as they wear the same type of colorful costume, follow the same primitive mode of life, and cling to many of the ancient super stitions of their forebears, they pre sent to travelers taking the fort nightly cruises between New York, the Spanish Americas and California » wonderful picture of the first In habitants of America. The youngsters shown above are more fortunate than the juniore of Mayan times however. Back In those days receding, elongated foreheads and squinting eyes were the fashion babies heads were strapped so that they would grow into the favored contour, and small dangles were suspended before their eyes to induce a squint. When a boy reached the age of four months —four was sacred because it was the number of the chief earth gods —he was given an axe and, with his father guiding his hand, was shown how to cut down his first tree. Dur ing the rest of the day he was made to follow the gestures of his father as the latter performed his daily tasks. In like manner, a girl at the age of three months—three being the sacred number for women from the fact that the hearthstones nun; bered three—was forced to go through the motions of weaving and cooking, thus being introduced to the work and worry that is woman's lot. EX-RULERS BEG TO RETURN King George has gone back to Greece. Now the exiled Emperor of Annam seeks his old throne. The ex-Maharajah of Indore wants to return and even old Abdel Krim puts in a claim for clemency. Read this interesting story in the Janu ary 12 issue of the American Week ly the magazine which comes regu larly with the BALTIMORE SUN DAY AMERICAN. On sale by newsdealers or sent by mail for 10 cents a month $1 a year. Largely due to the effects of the adjustment program and lower in terest rates, the North Carolina farmer now needs only a third as much cotton to pay the interest on his farm mortgage as he did in 1932. • Patronize Watchman Adver tisers. How Cardui Helps Women To Build Up Cardui stimulates the appetite and improves digestion, helping women to get more strength from the food they' eat. As nourishment is im proved, strength is built up, certain functional pains go away and wom en praise Cardui for helping them back to good health. . . . Mrs. G. E. Ratliff, of Hinton, W. Va., writes: “After the birth of my last baby, I did not seem to get my strength back. I took Cardui again and was soon sound and well. I have given it to my daughters and recommend it to other ladles." . . . Thousands of women testify Cardui benefited them. If it does not benefit YOU, consult a physician. IM9&W W°Mf N ^ ‘ChaulObmond William/ President of National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. Jobs for women are looking up, according to Mrs. Chase Going Woodhouse College for Women. They are scoring just now with hotels, public utilities, food con cerns, and in the textile field. "Wo men must be intelligent and effi cient,” she warns. * * ■>'• The well cultivated and refined feminnine voice doesn’t stand as good a chance for radio work as a less cultured one, Dr. Gordon Allport of Harvard and Dr. Hadley Cantril of Columbia have discov ered. From a recent survey they have decided that the majority of radio listeners want the music hall and vaudeville type of entertain ment. Hr Hr * Zuni women hold sway in their own Indian households, especially in matrimonial affairs. Dr. Ruth Benedict, assistant professor of an thropology can always get a hus band, a house to live in, and food. And when she has occasion to throw her husband out of the house, he ' stays out. i * * * 1 A woman selects all the books read by the Navy, including ad mirals and gobs. Miss Isabel Du Bois is the Navy’s director of li- j ( braries and has served in this ca- ■ pacity for six years. The sailors'] like western adventure stories, with! j detective and romance second and' third. Miss Du Bois has been chil dren’s librarian of the New York Public library. During the war she joined the war service unit of the American Library Association. . * * * More than 42,000 employable ( women are on home relief in New 1 York City, according to Miss Char- 1 lotte Carr, ERB director. Of this 1 number 33,000 are eligible for I WPA jobs. Most of the women are c in the domestic service group. ^ There are 3,008 women clerks on! relief. * * * w That women’s colleges should in- ( terest students in the effective work S the women’s organizations is the be- ^ lief of Dr. Katharine Blunt, presi- 1 dent of Connecticut College for s Women. She suggests participation in community projects after college through a pre-professional course, S particularly training students to be- e come workers for the League of; a Women Voters. Connecticut Col-! s lege has already expanded its cur- c riculum to train students in the 'f theory af participation in public life. * * * One of the most brilliant of the younger women of China, Mme Chiang, wife of her country’s ilrsi war lord and now Premier, is a Wellesley graduate and a convert to Christianity. During her hus band’s reign as President, Mme. Chiang ruled as First Lady of China. She is a member of the Congress of China. * * s Many of the work brigades en gaged in building the new 1936 miles of railroad from Karimsk, tear China, north of Mongolia, to Khabarovsk in Far Eastern Siberia, insisted entirely of women. Oth :rs, made up of men, were headed ay women. * * * Critics agree that the recently or ganized New York Women’s Or ;hestra, conducted by Antonia irico, offers such excellent pro grams that they need no longer con ider the organization on the ;rounds of sex. It equals some of he best male orchestras, they say. st st Sf To have a post office and village lamed for her is the unique honor inferred upon Lily Pons of movie, :oncert and Metropolitan Opera douse fame. "Lily Pons” in Mary md cancelled postage on 1500 holi lay greeting cards which the col oratura soprano mailed to friends in 11 parts of the United States. st st st Marguerite Zorach, wife of Wili am Zorach, well-known artist, has iriginated a tapestry embroidered nth dyed wools on a linen founda ion. She recently held an exhibi ion in New York and many of the ieces have already been bought by ollectors. Mrs. Zorach is a Cali ornian. st st st Miss Agnes M. Craig has been lected a Justice of the Municipal iourt in the Bronx, New York, he has resigned as a merber of the ’eachers Retirement Board to fill he new position. Miss Craig has :rved on the pension board. A white leghorn pullet at the tate College poultry plant produc d 313 eggs during her pullet year nd in the 518 days elapsing since le laid her first egg, she has pro uced 43 5, without taking time out ar a moult. BEST FIGURE , MARDEE HOFF, who has dis tinction of being the girl with host perfect figure in America, will Jneet" Rosemarie Andree, England’s Ho. 1 beauty, for the international title when the latter comes to this tountry next month. Miss Hoff (above) is wearing a gown of sheerj rrepe in the new color, “Golden' Wedding amber,” which was1 tpecially designed by Capri of New Vork to reveal beauty of her figurt,; In the spring of 1933, Allard A. Battle of Edgecombe County planted 223 Red Cedar seedlings. This winter, he had for sale 223 Christmas trees from four to six feet high. if you telephone her "Meet Me at BLACKWELD- M ER’S FOR LUNCH today.’jjM BARBECUE, all kind short odaa ders. Leading brands of beej3 Tables for ladies. Come here foH THE BEST ALWAYS { BLACKWELDER’S ■ 205 S. Main St.—-3 04 N. 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