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Director, #3 February 21, 1034. On February 10, 1934, Kansas State Highway Police Inspectors Dever, Wallace, Christenson, Preston, and Silverthorne arrived in Houston in an endeavor to locate Clark and Delmar. Inepector Dever informed Agent Murphy that they had been working with Post Office Inspector Geo. Hill at Tulsa, Okla., and a cover on the mil of Mra. Johnson, alleged mother of Leona Defer at Nelagoney, Okle., and Cedar- vale, Kan., had developed that Mrs. Johnson had recently received a letter from Houston which letter stated that "Francis would heave an Operation soon, but Jimnfe was all right. That they intended to remain in Houston and ifrs. Johnson could write to her in the name of Leona Defer, General Delivery.* A check of all the hospitels in Houston failed to develop any information of any person being operated on that might suit the description of Frank Delmar, it being assumed that the Francia referred to was probebly Frenk Delmar. The Kansas State Highway Police working with Agent Murphy at Houston received advices that James Clark and Framk Delmar had been posi- tively identified aa participating in a fbank robbery on Feb. 9, 1934, at \Goodland, Eensas, and that Jim Clerk had been ehot in the foot during this robbery. It ie possible that this is the reason that Clark end Delmar have not contected the women in Houston. In cooperation with the Houston Police and the Kansas State High- way Police «a close surveiliance is still being maintained on the women at Houston, Texas. It is noted that the Identification Order on Jim Clark has never been reinstated since his apprehension at Tucumcari, New Mexico, and advice is requested from the Division as to whether or not it is desired that this office should continue to teke the lead in any further attempts to locete end apprehend Clerk. Of course, it is the policy of this office to render 81] police and law enforcement agencies assistance in the matter of ap- prohending any major criminals, however, in the Clark matter we bave been taking ths lead. - Lhnwe Gus T. Jones, ec Special dgep* in Yharge. Oklaboma City Kansas City El Paso Dellas