Show Uncle Sam Master Sl Sleuth uth Is More Active Than Ever WASHINGTON Jan 8 The AP AP The government in its role of super sleuth is more active than ever Its accomplishments in 1935 ran ranged ed from arresting men for shooting sh birds to convicting 40 kidnapers three of whom received life sentences And the territory its activities covered makes Sherlock Sherlock Sherlock Sher Sher- lock Holmes' Holmes flung far-flung journeys look like a walk around the block Savings Savines and recoveries In r L 1 handled bY y J J. Edgar Ho Hoovers Hoover's vers ver's bureaU bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau of Investigation alone were set J at 38 Arrests by various agencies totaled many thousands Ransom money returned to owners amounted to Feats of d detection convictions fines and sentences detailed in departmental departmental departmental de de- de- de reports Deports for the fiscal year ending June 30 1935 and re reported reported reported re- re ported to the present session of oC congress included Bureau of investigation investigation convictions convictions convictions con con- eight life sentences 6 88 years and 24 2 days in other sentences sentences sentences sen sen- and in fines Food and drug drug 2768 2768 cases of them criminal and 2350 f civil fines tines act act acl Migratory bIrd bird treaty trealy cases 1190 days in sentences and fines Louis R. R Glavis head of the in interior interior in- in tenor departments department's investigating bureau reported WA P-WA savings of ol which otherwise would have been lost and He said t the e bureau sp spent 1337 for tor investigations leading to cancellations of improper per bids am and awards Employers accused o of forcing em to kick back part of their W A money moneyS were forced to return Despite 64 per cent more mail mai fraud investigations than the preceding preceding preceding pre pre- ceding year Americans lost lost- 49 49 to swindlers Arrests by postal inspectors totaled an increase of 74 per per cent No little time was spent in watchIng watch watch- Ing lug the malls mails for obscene matt matter r but ut the post postoffice department re reported reported reported re- re ported that despite vigorous action a substantial quantity of this material material material ma ma- is still being transported The treasury reported a concentrated concentrated concentrated concen concen- attack against the Illicit man manufacture of and traffic in paid spirits and said a great a great number number number num num- ber of or the larger Jarger organizations s have hav been placed under i indictment in th the leading metropolitan centers c The commerce commerce dep departments a rt ts t's sleuthing took in everything from investigating the building of steamships steamships steamships steam steam- ships to pursuing starfish bothering oysters in the north Atlantic |