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U.S. CRIME COSTS. WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. Chief Justice Taft addressed the conference of National Crime Commission and urged the selection of more intelligent juries and the reduction of jury exemptions. He declared the country was aroused to the need for improved legal machinery in crime cases. He advocated effective punishment and prosecution of criminals. Taft decried tlie exclusion of worthy citizens from jury panels and replacement hv jurors of weak intelligence, of little experience, and subject to emotions and easily led. Mr Taft’s address followed a statement by U.S. Attorney Tuttle that: “ The entire crime bill of United States amounts to ten thousand million dollars yearly, which appears in the expense account of every housewife and merchant.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1927, Page 3
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124AMERICAN CABLE NEWS Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1927, Page 3
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