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i emmaaaerae call i A WWrerered Reward For J. Edgar Hoover The Senate hax passed and sent. te the Whie Rouse » bil] te increase the salary of a. Edgar Hoover fram $8,000 te $10,600 2 Fear. This is a. recognition by an apprecia- tive Congress of the conspicuously fine work ‘thai bes been done by the chiet of the Fed- @ral Bureau of Investigation. In this re- “warding Mr. Hoover, Congress hes reflected the admiration which » grateful public feels foward Mr. Hoover for his Brilliant and highly geecessful leadership in the war s@gainst criminals. ' The name of J. Edgar Hoover her been prominent in the news only in the lest feq years, Garing the sensational farnnaign of the Gomien against kidnapers, bank bandits end other criminals. Bui Mr. Noower's fine pHervice to the public regliy began before ¢that-time: For, from the time he-first took “gharge ae chief -of the Bureau of Invesiipe- Son wm 124 he hed been quielly duilding up die erganizalen of G-men, increasing their shill and efficiency im atime detection, , draining thee in scientific methods amd thos Preparing them for the time—which he must , bave foreseen when the federal sgents would be called on to wape & War against e@rganized chime such as this country had “peer before wec»n. we -That time did not come until Congrese and the American people. outraged by the grow- > Sg seripusness of the Sdinaping menace, , wee the pemessity for enlarging the seope of dhe federal agents activities and guthority. : Congress passed # geries of bile to enabic , the Gemen to take « larger and more ef- ¥eclive part in the fashion erime, supple wiiing and cooperating with the slate « Pdocal law enforcement wuthorities Whe , the time came, Mr. Hoover asd his omen werel , ready. The extraordinarily effective work jaan net testy BENE incase et abit hp SPREE OS pt morenn “pthe chrtenrive -preparetion -weitich (hed been. | oe under Mr. Hoovers, guidance in the years when the Burges of Investigation was h etnall and relatively obscure federal ages~ sey. Mr, Hoover made the organizetion what Ht it today, i The American pecple will eppisud this ideserved. incresse Jn. salary which Congress “bas vated him. Certainly J. Edgar Hoover ‘ie worth at least ag much t the American r we é Ft t that they ba @ done te due in large pert to i aT mrvthe average member ani | Mr, Baaghmas.... Mer. Meee oo ccec ns... ~ Rabwraredy . Barba . Sone. os a ees Awe - Ave wA aoa wy Re Be Be. Bir. By. Kasit, Me. Leweet Bar. Gedo Rr, Gah der... Bs Z = 2067 Commerce Bldg Pr