The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
(Today's guest coIumnist for Walter WinchelI is J: Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.)
sy ,. EDGAR HOOVER

0y ,. EDGAR HOOVER
 DO YOU KNOW: That the FBr has the fingerprints of over 4,750,- 900 criminals, a force larger than the A. E. P. They committed nearly l,500,000 serious crimes such as nnur- der, manslaughter, rape, robbery, burglary, and aggravated assault last year. Over, 13,000,000 lesser crimes such as frauds, forgeries, embezzlements, and vice occurred in 1888. Every eight minutes dur ing 1888, a murder, manslaughter, rape, or an assault to kill was com- mitted.
 That there are more than four criminals in America for every school teacher. That our criminals out-number the total enrolment of our colleges and universities by three and half to one.
 That the FBI handled an average of 35 spy cases per year during the past five years, but investigated 634 such cases during 1888 and over HOO cases were reported during the first six months of 1899.
 That while only 2 per cent of the criminals arrested last year were women, nevertheless an average group of 1000 female criminals commit more murders, assaults, lar- cencies and drug violations than an average group of 1000 male crim- inals.
 That one of the Nations most infamous bank robbers was the proud possessor of an excellent col- lection of such literary gems as produced by Shakespeare, Kiplind and Tennyson.
 That the average murderer serves less than 59 months in prison!
 That no criminal could long exist without assistance. Alvin Karpis and the Barker Boys - infamous sons of Ma" Barker-Contributed thousands of dollars to the acam- paign of one candidate for mayor in great metropolis. Later Karpis was harbored by the Chief of Police and Chief of Detectives of Hot Springs, Arkansas, who are now in prison.
 That the St. Charles National Bank, St. Charles, Illinois, was robbed with the assistance of @ member of the Towns vigilantes, @ merchant policeman, and an ex- deputy sheriff.
 That the annual crime bill of America is fifteen billions of dollars, greater than Americas food bill, or moye than the combined National, State, County and Municipal Tax Bill.
 That no crime is too complex to make its solution ultimately im- possible. The more a crime is planned, the easier 1t is to solve. Somewhere along the tell-tale line the criminal will forget some detail, which always brings about his downfall. The most remote clues oftimes are the best ones. The first two serial numbers of an automo- bilo tag brought about the solution of Che Arthur Fried Kidnapping and murder case. Witnesses remembered that the number of the kidnapers' car license began with "7-N". AL though 9980 license tags in New York began with these figures, the kidnapers' car was located. The hideout was found by checking the location of 452 pool halls. 177 meet ing halls, and 228 churches, since the victims reported they heard pool balls clicking, music playing, and a church bell toll 36 times.
 That no case is ever closed in the FBI until the wrongdoers are brought to justice. Only two of the 156 Kidnapping cases remain unsolv- ed. In the case involving the abduction and murder of the little Levine boy at New Rochelle, New York more than 5000 persons have been interviewed, 450 automobiles checked, some 500 promises inspect ed, 560 anonymous and crank letters investigated and over 500 scientific laboratory examination have been made. In the other unsolved case, involving the abduction and murder of the Madison boy in Tacoma. Washington, over 10000 suspects have been investigated and elimin- ated, and still the search goes on.
 That bank robberies have decline- ed over 30 per cent in the past few years. Bank robbery insurance has been reduced by over 30 per cent since the FBI began Investigating such cases.
 That the test tube is mightier than the rubber hose. Often single fibre is better evidence of sus- pect's guilt than actual eye witness es Daily in the Crime Laboratory of the FBI the most routine exam