The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-19

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Editor, Times:
If nothing else has been re-
vealed in the recent brutal slay-
ing of Miss Mary Baker, it has
again effectively demonstrated
the haphazard way in which
police Investigations Of such
crimes are conducted in this city
and the vicinity.
Yesterdays papers carried the
story of the finding Of clothing.
papers and other articles belong
ing to the dead girl, as well as
a mans glove, in a culvert near
the supposed scene Of the crime.
Detectives have been searching
for these articles for nearly a
week, but they were found, not
by trained investigators, as de-
tcctives are supposed to be, but
by two amateur sleuths who used
their brains enough to make a
systematic search.
The articles found had evil
IDENTIFY been lying in the culvert
where they were found since the
girl was; slain, Why, then, had
they not been found by official
Investigators? : Simply because
they had neglected to look. The
officials, are so busy looking, for
big clues that they are unable
to find the multitude Of small
ones, under their noses.
Unless the officers wake up
and begin systematic inveStiga.
ton instead of running here and
there and raising great hue
and cry about nothing, the STAY
ing of Mary Baker will go into
the class of unSolved murders
with the death of Virginia NC
Pherson, Barney Mcbride, Arthur
Scrivener and others whose deaths
are unSolved because Of careless
ness and inefficiency.
KARL SCHWARz.
Editor, Times:
The nomination of Judge Parker
as an associate justice Of the
United States Supreme Court
should not be confirmed by the
Senate.
The sending of the North Caro-
linian's name to the Senate by
President Hoover is another
demonstration by the CHIEF
Executive to make not only his
own administration Enthusiastically
conservative, but also the Other
branches of the Federal Govern
ment. The election Of members
of Congress, is perhaps the only
thing that prevents him from try
ing to make that branch equally
free from liberalism.
Mr.. Hoover is not maintaining
the reputation he established II
former years for picking the right
men for the different positions HI
has to fill. Despite the eminencc
and high standing of CHIEF
Justice Hughes, the opposition t.
his confirmation by the Senate
clearly demonstrated that tn
choice did not have the unquali
fled endorsement of the people
of the country. And the sorr!
figure cut by Chairman Huston
served further to impress tn
country that Mr.. Hoover's judo
ment in picking men is far from
infallible.
But returning to Judge Parker
the President made an appoint
ment to office which reflects tn
least credit upon him than an,
of the others. The Parker nomi
nation is purely political, Target,
a belated paying off of his deb
to the South for supporting hin
in the last election. The Nortl
Carolina jurist does not posses
the high standing of Mr.. HIghe
nor does he have any othe
qualifications that make MIN o
Supreme Court caliber He va
named by the President to di.
charge a political debt and t.
keep the highest court in tn
land in safe conservative hands.
Perhaps if the Senate ;ails +
confirm the Parker nomination
the President will once agail
exercise the rare Judgment il
picking men for which he hi
received so much credit and 2us
licity.s H. M,
Editor, Times:
I am a native Westinghouse