Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-14 | Page 11 | Federal Official Favors Local Control to Crime

Federal Official flavors Favors Local Control of Crime 4 Sen Sentiment ment against a national police lolice s system stem and favoring strictly local ocal law taw enforcement was was' expressed sod sed cd Saturday by Harold M. M Stephens assistant to United Slat States Attorney General Homer S. S Cummings and former Third district court Judge Mr Stebbins was in Salt Lake Lak City his home honie Saturday for a brief brief visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank B. B Stephens He is 15 en en- en route to San Francisco on business for tor or the department of oC justice For control of at strictly local crime I r favor tavor local law enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment Mr Stephens Stephens' said Federal offenses offe of at cou course se should and are arc wen veil taken take care care of by the department department deportment depart deport ment of ot justice Ho He praised J. J Edgar Hoover Edgar Hoover head hend of ot the departments department's bureau of in investigation investigation in- in and Attorney General Cummings pointing to the G Mens record In criminal sion slon Mr Stephens has been appointed associate justice of ot the States court of appeals for the District District Dis- Dis of Columbia for which h he will take his oath of office about October October October Octo Octo- ber 7 At that time he will relinquish relin relin- his present duties s 7 1 I Harold M. M Stephen