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PRESS Curent B BURIAL mance OR 320 WEST igh ST, NEW YORK Tel CHelsen 3- 8860 THIS CLIPPING FROM . MOBILE, ALA. ' REGISTER MAY 27 1936 ‘A A RAISE FOR G-MAN HOOVER With memories fresh in mind of the Federal {Muresy af Inveahgation’s feai af wiplag clean the slate of American kidnapers, there is ue likelihood of aerious congressional oppoaitia to Attorney-General Cummings’ request for: fe. coo-a-yen ralee for So Rogar Hoover. The palary bosat will give Obie! Hoover $10,000 # -yesr, which fe ies thas many metro @olllen police chiefs receive. Hoover bas shown! himself the equal ef any of them oc .¢ daw au: forcement officisi, i The American people, for seme inexplicable } veason, ordinarily. are as paralmonions in paying : éir geod gublic servanis as they are louse inj eontrolling the expenditures af othera. With: & few exceptions, American pollee officers are | @angetousiy anderpald. Parsdoxically, aomk of (Where the most extravagent poblic adminis-' [frations are permitted. ' It is a» fortunate clreumetance that many l @xoellent police executives are in the work more, | fer the love of it than the pay. Ordinarily, « Police executive's salary, even though inade- Quate, is sufficient for bim to live in reason able comfort. The great menace of niggardly;: [the lowest paid departments are those in elties i on netige Bey peheduies isin the fower-brackets:; — and invite petly graft. Bo, while endorsing the plan for eppin &-Min Hocver’s annual pay $1,000, we would dnvite consideration of the adequacy ef peace efficers’ pay everywhere, The gibe ~of “pig feet and ono brains” hurled at policemen is § §rod f the ve feet that “feet” iy alt we pay tor. _Rammeeerrmanarerneremaanensatt ns - Where bare-living salaries gepel competent “ . Mr. Talbeorn Mr. Bearer oo. * RH fet Pb ees f iy Gece : .