Evening star., 1934-02-24
!. EDGAR HOOVER
|SSLATED TO GET
MEDAL FOR WORK
District Flag Association
Expected to Recognize Law
Enforcement Services.
HAS DIRECTED NATIONS
WAR ON RACKETEERS
Prominent Citizens Place Him in
Nomination, Citing Achieve.
ments.

With nominations closing tonight
for the first annual law enforcement
award Of the United States Flag Asso-
citation, it appeared this afternoon
that j. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Justice Departments investigation
division, would win the medal.
A medal is being awarded by the
Flag Association in each Of the 48
States and the District to the man
or woman who has accomplished the
most toward law enforcement. The
awards are in line with the asso-
Citations war on crime.
Hoover, who has led the Justice
Departments war on kidnapping,
racketeering and kindred crimes. is a
native of Washington, and his entire
career has been centered here.
Although his work has not been
confined to. the District. he has been
proposed for the award because he
is Washingtonian and because his
have been the most outstanding ac-
complishments toward the eradica-
tion of crime in the whole country.
Many Endorsements.
Among those who have placed his
name in nomination are:
Joseph p. Tumulty, secretary to the
late President Wilson; Edward F. Col
laday, Republican national commit
teeman for the District: Chairman
Connery of the House Labor Commit
tee: Representative Loring NJ. Black
of New York and William j. Hughes.
Harvey L. Rabbit, John Wattawa and
Raymond p. Garrity. local attorneys.
and j. S. Egan of the Division of In
vestigation, Justice Department
Tumulty. in his letter of nomina
tions, wrote.
I'm the midst OF a deep unrest and
dissatisfaction with the operation of
the criminal law. the work of Mr.. j.
Edgar Hoover in law enforcement has
been a beacon light, an oasis in the
desert, a most stimulating influence,
that has succeeded in running to
earth these miscreants and scoundrels
who seek to coin money out of the
blood of defenseless men, women and
children"
Praise From Connery.
Representative Connery said: II
think you will agree with me that the
activities of Mr. Hoover in directing
the investigation of this case (the
Urschel kidnaping) fully justify the
statement that the case has not been
surpassed in criminal annals from the
standpoint of the efforts which were
necessary to bring it to a successful
conclusion" Connery pointed out
that through Hoover's efforts IS con-
victions, 6 for life terms, were obtained
within 60 DAYS after Charles F..
Urschel of Oklahoma City was alb
Quoted last July.
Representative Black wrote: Mr.
Hoover stands alone in stamping out
crime in the District. as well as
throughout the entire country" while
Colladay said he has certainly per-
formed outstanding service for law
enforcement during the year 1888"
Announcement of the award will be
made next Saturday, and the presen-
tation of the medal will be made the
following day on the stage of R-K-O
Keith's Theater by Commissioner
Melvin c. Hazen The jury of awards
is composed of Regis Noel, president
of the District of Columbia Bar Asso-
citation, chairman; Maj. Ernest W.
Brown, superintendent of police. and
former United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover.