Last week President Roosevelt signed his name six times to six bills which represented half of Attorney General Cummings' twelve-point program to put public enemies out of circulation.
The new legislation makes it a Federal offense to: 1) send ransom notes or kidnap threats across state lines; 2) kill or assault Federal officers on duty; 3) flee across state lines to avoid prosecution for a felony or testifying in a criminal case. The new laws likewise authorize the death penalty for kidnappers who fail to return their victims unharmed.
The death penalty for kidnappers...
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