present). These features, too, are the most useful for- 
detailed verification of an identification from description r 
and should be obtained in such a description, in addition 
to the common items of age, height, weight, complexion,, 
eyes, hair, beard or mustache, birth or accidental marks, 
clothing, carriage, gait, and general appearance. 
Few persons can give a good description without coach¬ 
ing. Even if asked whether there are any noticeable 
peculiarities, they are likely to say “No;” and yet, when 
asked about eyes, nose, mouth, ears, or hair, they will 
remember something useful. Ask also about the specific 
points discussed above. 
Plain-clothes work .—Forest officers wfll have only in¬ 
frequent need to use the police supplemental devices to 
identify suspects, so that only a suggestion or two will be 
indicated here. An officer usually first follows and studies 
the suspect \from behind, then gets ahead and comes to 
meet him. If he is sure enough, he accosts him by his 
real name, watching closely for response. No matter how 
a man steels himself against it, it is almost impossible to 
avoid some visible surprise response when an alias hears 
his true name called unexpectedly. If the officer is not 
ready to show his hand, he often follows a few feet behind 
a suspect, and an assistant a little behind himself; the first 
officer then calls the suspect’s name sharply and dodges 
inside a doorway. If the suspect turns, he does not see 
the officer, and the assistant when he passes the door can 
tell the latter whether the suspect has betrayed any 
response. In shadowing, most police officers prefer to 
keep to the outside of the walk. 
VALUE OF REWARDS. 
Considerable help in the fire situation can be given by 
greater publicity in regard to available rewards for assist¬ 
ance leading to convictions. Nearly every community 
has a would-be Sherlock Holmes, and many such men 
wouTd work faithfully on forest cases and be valuable 
allies, once they definitely know that they stand a chance 
of getting a reward commensurate with the time spent. 
If so, let them have reward and credit both; results are of 
