Evening star., 1933-10-11
National Conference Opens
Here Tomorrow, With
Cummings Speaker.
COMMITTEES WILL MAP
WARFARE ON RACKETEERS
Stupendous Cost of Lawlessness to
Taxpayers to Be Outlined to
Flag Association Group.

The National Anti-Crime Conference
of the United States Flag Association
will convene here tomorrow night
bringing to the Capital outstanding law
enforcement leaders, who will attempt
to mobilize public opinion in a drive
on lawlessness.
Patrick j. Hurley, former Secretary
of War, who is chairman Of the Ma
tional Council of '76, crime-combatting
division of the Flag Association, under
sponsorship of which the conference Is
being conducted, will preside at the
first general session and speak.
Attorney General Cummings will be
the principal speaker at this session
He will tell of the progress being made
by the Federal Government IN its effort
to stamp out crime.
Crime Cost to Be Told.
Col. James A. Moss, u S. A., retired,
military author and president general
of the Flag Association, also will speak,
disclosing figures on the number OF
crimes of different types committed
annually, the cost to the taxpayers Of
maintaining courts and penal institu-
tions and the amount of tribute paid
by the American people to racketeers
and criminals.
Members of the clergy who will offlci-
ate at the meeting are Right. Rev. John
NJ Mcnamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Bal
timore; Rabbi Abram Simon, president
Of the Synagogue Council of America,
and Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington.
Maj Gen. Herbert B. Crosby. District
Commissioner, will welcome the dele
gates on behalf of the city Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty will lead the audience
in pledge to the flag.
Committees to Meet.
A general meeting of the IA commit
tees appointed to consider the problems
with which the conference will deal,
will be held at pm tomorrow After
the general meeting, all committees will
meet separately to discuss the many
subjects on which they have been
gathering information.
Another session of the committees,
meeting separately. will be held Friday
morning, when recommendations to be
placed before the conference in resolu-
tions will be decided upon.
The Resolutions Committee will re-
port during the last session of the con-
ference Saturday afternoon. James A.
Gerard, former Ambassador to Ger
many. and John Barton Payne presi-
dent OF the American Red Cross, head
the resolutions group.
Copeland to Speak.
The first business session of the con-
ference will be held Friday morning
Senator Copeland of New York, chair
man OF the Senate Committee on the
Investigation of Interstate Racketeering
and vice chairman of the National
Council Of '76, will speak on Racket
eering and KIDNAPPING"
At the Friday afternoon session. Rev
Eomund A. Walsh, S. j., vice president
OF Georgetown University, will give an
address on The Church and Crime "
Another address Friday afternoon will
be by Clarence E. Martin, past presi-
dent of the American Bar Association.
on The Lawyer and the Criminal. u
Representative Summers of Texas. chair
man OF the House Judiciary Committee,
VIII speak on THE Responsibility OF
the People in Crime Prevention.
Chicago Judge to Speak.
The highlights of the Friday evening
session will be the address of Judg
Marcus Kavanagh of Chicago, whose
subject will be "The Criminal and His
Allies" Judge Kavanagh has been on
the bench of the Superior Court of Cook
County, Ill.,, for more than 30 years
and is recognized as one of the world S
most outstanding criminologists. Others
scheduled to speak Friday night are
Mrs. Russell William Magma, president
general of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, on Its Up to the
Women"
Speakers for Saturday morning are
Capt. Richmond P. Hobson, U. S. NJ,
retired, of Merrimac fame, president of
the World Narcotic Defense Association
whose address will be Applied Educa-
tion for the Solution of the Narcotic
Drug Problem" and Cameron Ralston
national field director of the National
Reform Association. whose topic will be
THE Public Schools Place in the
Fight Against Crime"