Evening star., 1927-11-03

uniform laws affecting proba tion. The
right selection of proba TONERS. he said,
Is the most important factor In sue.
| cessful proba ton. next to thorough
supervision after they are relea sed
and returning them to court when
they fail" Sound judicial discretion.
aided by competent probation stan.
is essential. he added Studies m1de
of the results Of probation treatment
declared, that between so and 20 per
cent of adults placed on probat tion go
straight"
Youth Il Defended.
Prof. f. II. Sutherland OF Minnesota
State University told the conference
that there Is no evidence TO show that
young people are comparatively more
criminal than generation ago
"Criminality is a type Of culture
which develops in person or in
community as a result of series OF
things ~ multiple factors Prof.
Sutherland stated.
"Criminality is not inherited, as
such, but is, conditioned in process
of social intera action and develops in
zone OF integration. in the person
and i'm the community. Crime in
modern society is the result Of mObil-
ity which has broken traditions.
multiplied contacts. introduced variety
nd conflict in culture and resulted in
segrega ting people in different culture
areas, where they support each other
in crime"
Administration of parole was dis.
cussed by Hinton G. Clabaugh. super
visor OF paroles of Illinois.
Secretary Work Of the. Interior II
scheduled to preside at the session
this afternoon, when the topic will be
"The Substitution Of Scientific Mental
F,xamina ton of Prisoners for the
Present System of Paid Expert Testi-
mony."
Drive on Fence" Urged.
determination Of the fence" or
receiver Of stolen goods, was the sub
jact yesterday afternoon, while the
topic last night was prison labor.
Speakers pointed out that by cut
ting off all avenues of disposal for
stolen articles the criminal will be
baked. Various means were advo-
Gated for dealing with this problem.
Caleb II. Raumes, chairman of the
New York State Crime Commission.
suggested amendment of laws 80 that
receivers Of stolen goods may be con-
victed on the uncorrooOrated testi-
mony of the rObber. Charles FL, Tut
tie, United States attorney for the
southern district OF New York. de-
clared the interstate commerce law
might he used against traffic in stolen
goods between the States.
The United States Mint is inad-
vertently one OF the largest receivers
of stolen gold in the country, Robert
Appleton. president OF the Association
of Grand Jurors OF New York County.
told the commission. Smelters and re-
finers. he declared. receive more stolen
metals than any other industry.
Asks Probe by Buyers.
To combat fences" he urged strict
scrutiny of all metals and their sources
when they are offered for sale. There
is no accountability at present, he
said, the refiners merely requiring
that the seller give his name and ad.
dress when he offers gold for sale.
He suggested that no precious metals
he bought in a rough state and that
tooth filings. watches and other
sources of gold be bought only in their
original form. This would pre-, ent
sellers from melting down watches
and other precious articles which are
often received from fences"
Amendment Of the mint's regula
tions to this end and extension of the
present laws in New York and other
States to make it compulsory on deal
ars in jewelry to investigate the source
of jewels and gold offered for sale were
urged by Mr.. Appleton as remedies for
this situation.
Joab Fl. BantOn, district attorney
of New York. denounced not only the
fence" but the "fagin"-the person
who teaches crime to boys and starts
them on criminal careers. Former
Gov. Charles A. Whitman concurred
in these views.
Substitution of the "State use" plan