Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 206, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 December 1926 — Page 15

DEC. 3, 1926

AMERICAN CRIME WAVE DECLARED •STATE PROBLEM Commission Urges Laws Be Tightened; Yeggs Now Youths. Bu Timet Soeelal NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—Turning back the American crime wave Is distinctly a State problem, the National Crime Commission believes. A general tightening of State laws will succeed in holding the criminal element In check, Lewis McHenry Howe, assistant chairman of the commission, said in commenting on the recent moves by Eastern States to put down crime through special legislation. "Our organization,” said Howe, "has made a wide study of the crime situation In this country and we believe that there are Just two effectual remedies. "First, the States must establish permanent crime commissions of

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thoir own to recommend special legislation as needed. "Second, accurate information must be gathered as a basis for action designed to improve the administration of justice in criminal cases. Although New York State succeeded through its Baymes commission in placing strict statutes on its books. Howe pointed out that this body was a temporary affair and said the State should go further by making it permanent. While Governor A. Harry Moore of New Jersey expects to obtain similar laws when his Legislature meets again, Howe said the commission, whose recommendations Moore is following. was also temporary. In Missouri, New Hampshire and several other States some work has been done by temporary committees, he added, but the real work is still ahead. “The first and most obvious cure for an increase in crime is to insure the conviction of the criminal,” Howe said. “That is a matter of tightening up the law.” “The future, however, must be taken into consideration. The permanent clime commission would function to prepare legislation, to suggest better administrative methods for public officials and to inform the public concerning the matter in which public work is done. • “There are no real statistics on crime in the United States today,”

said Hows. “One can not say whether* crime is increasing or decreasing. All is guesswork.” Part of the work of the permanent commission, he said, would be to take charge of crime statistics filed by constables. “It must be a system which every police officer understands. Simple blanks should be sent them to make a report of their cases. When these reports are obtained we may find the statistics from rural districts thajt we l^ck.” Howe took issue with the theory that the modern criminal is a professional. “The old type of yegg is disappearing,” he said. “Ilis place is being taken by the youngsters of 18 or 20. The old gang system is dying out. The average life of a gang today is but six weeks. "These youngsters," Howe continued. “appear to go into crime in order to obtain money to display to (heir friends and entertain their lady friends. The, standard of living is high. Then there is a feeling of hero worship among the public for the daring of the youngsters. "The small chance of getting caught helps to keep the criminal with us. There is the automobile to whisk them away after a robbery. There is the slow procedure of the courts. There are shrewd lawyers to protect them. With a sympathetic jury the chance of going to Jail is not much.”

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NEWAPPORTIONING IN CONGRESS NOT OFEARLY BENEFIT Changes on 1930 Census Basis, Effective in 1933, Planned. Timet Waehlnotnn Bureau. lift Sew York Arenue WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.—The re appointment problem may he settled at last. But it will be settled in such a way that States entitled to great er representation in Congress will not get it for seven more years. Representative E. Hart Fenn. ! chairman of the House Census Com mittee will introduce a mil and seek to have it passed at the short session providing that membership in the House shall be re-appolnted on the basis of the 1930 census. The new apportionment would not become effective until after March 3, 1933. Fenn would leave the membership of the House at 435. He would place the duty of re-apportionment in the hands of the Secretary of Commerce, directing him to allot representatives among the states on the method of major fractions of population. hi States wheer the number of Rep resentatives of Congress is increased extra ones would be elected at large 'until State ha dadopted new congressional districts. Those States that have fewer representatives under the new plan would elect their entire delegation from the state at large until new districts were established. Ever since 1920 Representative Barbour, of California, and McLeod, of Michigan have been urging Congress that it .fulfill its constitutional obligation to re apportion immediately. They have not yet said whether they will oppose the Fenn plan to delay action, hut last year the census committee refused to consider their plan, arguing that re-appor- ; tionment on the basis of the 1&20 census at this late date is useless. If the 1920 census were used, California. Connecticut, Illinois. Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, j Ohio, Texas and Washington would | gain representatives.

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