Evening star., 1933-10-15
Curb on Balls, Tightening of
Firearms Statutes Rec
commended.
SUGGEST POLICE HEADS
BE CHOSEN BY BOARDS
Easy Extradition and Insanity
Pleas Also Have Places in
Committee Paper.

The National Anti Crime Conference
Of tho United States Flag Association
closed at the Shoreham Hotel last night
with recommendations on which its ma
tion-wide drive on lawlessness Is to be
based.
The session, beginning Thursday night,
attracted outstanding figures interested
In law enforcement. The conference was
sponsored by the National Council OF
'76, headed by Former Secretary OF War
Patrick j. Hurley.
Highlights of the findings and sug-
gestions embodied in the committee re-
port and adopted by the conference
were:
I. The appointment and removal OF
heads of police departments by a non
political, non-partisan board OF f1ve
members appointed by the chief execu-
tive Of the municipality.
Seek Education Unit.
z. Establishment of department OF
applied education under the jurisdiction
Of the Federal Government competent
to apply the power OF education to the
solution of organic ills, as specified by
law. This department would be support
ed by revenue from taxes on alcoholic
beverages.
8. Greater severity and discipline in
handling prisoners and Te-establish-
nent Of fogging in cases OF the more
FERROUS crimes.
4. No person after conviction OF
criminal offense should be allowed bail
while awaiting hearings OF an appeal.
5. Efforts toward reform OF con-
victed criminals should follow and not
be concurrent with their punishment.
6. Amendment to the Constitution
TO make possible a statute prohibiting
possession of revolvers. pistols or Of
fensive gas by private individuals.
Until such an amendment can be
passed. the adoption by Congress Of
laws to prevent importation OF weapons,
interstate shipment of revolvers, ma
chine guns or offensive gas, or trans
portation of such weapons by an 1ndl-
vidual from one State to another.
z. Simplification of extradition pro-
ccsdings so that the sole requirement
for sending an offender back to the
Jurisdiction in which he is wanted
would be merely proper Identification
and a gubernatorial request.
8. A stricter censorship Of motion
picture scenes dealing with subjects
that might serve as educating in crime
immature and susceptible minds. OF
lis typical pictures, 43 portrayed at
tempted crimes. 48 showed crimes COM
mitted. violent deaths were shown in "a,
assault and battery in SO, hold-ups IN
IS and kidnapings in 81.
Appeal Right for States.
8. Passage by State Legislatures OF
statutes giving the State equal rights
with the defendant to carry appeals IN
criminal cases to higher courts on a
basis Of fact as well as law.
10. Change in court procedure so
that in cases where a plea Of insanity
q entered, the jury would decide
whether the evidence would indicate
the defendant guilty before questioning
OF his sanity could be placed before
commission Of specialists appointed py
the court.
IL. Requirement of convicted felon
10 register his place Of residence at the
nearest police station upon entering or
leaving any State.
IL. A plan calling upon the women
Ct the country to cooperate in proVid-
ing proper occupation Of a social ma
tyre for young people eliminated from
commerce and industry by economic
stress. =,
Numerous other subjects were consid-
cred In committee, but because OF lack
OF time, no report was 1OrnuldCeo. Quill
committees were continued. and Will
submit reports after further study.
Meet Again Next Year.
A resolution growing out Of the sug-
restion made by Senator Royal s.
Copeland Of New York was passed, call
ing on the Flag Association to convene
another Anti-Crime Conference during
the coming year, at time when Con-
9ress Is in session. The resolution pro-
poses that special effort be made to
secure attendance at the conference OF
members of Congress and the Cover
nors of the 48 States. T.
With Gen. Hurley presiding, fight
developed in the latter moments Of the
concluding session on the wording CT
Law obedience code to be submitted to
the people Of the country. Col. James
A Moss, president general of the Flag
Association, proposed the code with the
preliminary wording that this country
Is the most lawless Nation on earth"
Capt Richmond P. Hobson Of Mer-
rimac fame took exception to this state
ment, as did several other conference
members. After a parliamentary tan
gle, Col Moss agreed to elimination
L. L. ;y,