Show Peace Officers S Discuss 1 j i Ways to End Gangsters r J I W y 1 tL 4 1 k f f Y 4 f ly l f I y i 7 4 i d i iI I 5 tar iJ tW Detective E. E A Hedman demonstrates a new bullet comparison machine acquired by the Salt Lake police department The equipment equIp equip- ment was studied at the crime conference Cooperation of Utah t ta i l Forces Stressed at COn ference Here t I Pointing out the need for cr cre s 1 cooperation among off daIs in combating gangs which op op- crate erale throughout the co country Pub lie Hc Safety Safely CommissIoner John M. M Knight Thursday sounded the keynote key key- note of the second annual Utah Peace Officers Officers' association conference in Salt Lake City Morning sessions of the he conventi n attended by nearly officers were held in the publIc safety building and were followed by an afternoon bly in The Tribune Telegram audi ud Large gangs are spreading their tentacles throughout the nation and the only method of curbing widespread wide wide- spread crime is to bring about abouL great er harmony among officers of different differ dilfer ent communities We find there ther are scores of criminals who live In other towns lowns and operate in Salt Lake city ity Mr Knight said The commissIoner pointed to the proposed wide state radio system as a step toward greater cooperation lit 1 apprehending gangsters and asked officers to consider more seriously a wide state teletype system Groups Discuss TopIcs PolIce Pollee Chief Otto Birk of Provo Prove president of the association greeted the peace officers at the general a as assembly in the morning and then of separated into seven groups where various topics were discussed in detail Speaking before the prosecuting the attorneys attorneys' attorneys attorneys' at- at group Attorney General JOseph JO Joseph Jo- Jo seph Chez Chet pointed out the need of more state laws to jo s supplement the present present- statutes on liquor control In order to regulate liquor traffic prop properly erly The state remu supplement supple supple- ment our present liquor laws in order or or- der to produce greater revenUe and aid enforcement There is need for greater cooperation among c counties and cities in controlling the liquor and automobile traffic Mr Cites Chez saId Pardons Board Defended State Stale Parole Agent Owen defended the actions of the state board of pardons which he said had received too much unfounded cism To strengthen his Mr 1 ebe- ebe ker submitted a test case of an inmate in in- mate in the state p prison Json who came before the board for parole After listing the facts of the case he submitted sub sub- the problem UJ to the prosecutIng lag Ing attorneys for their votes as to whether they would parole the inmate in in- mate The prosecutOrs rs voted 8 to 3 to parole the youth That is what the board of pardons did Mr said and yet it was severely criticised for the ac- ac tion Mayor Addresses Group Mayor LouIs Marcus addressed the group on modern science in crime solution advocating a change in present present pres- pres ent laws governing and liquor traffic C. C N. N Ot eson district attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's stressed the ney's office investigator in need for written reports before the group and Police Surgeon Henry Raile discussed the physicians physician's place in solution of crime Addressing the sheriffs sheriff's group John A. A Dowd of the United States bureau of f investigation discussed kid kid- naping and extortion and R. R H. H Wooton Wool Woo Woolton ton superintendent of the state bureau bu bu- reau of identification headed the dis dis- on on fingerprinting Neil R. R Olmstead Ogden juvenile court judge led the on on treating youthful delinquents R. R W W. Groo superintendent of the state highway patrol led the traffic group Ray Deming state highway patrolman urged more stringent state stat drivers drivers' license tests and higher fees while J J. J Wallace West Vest Salt Lake county deputy sheriff condemned the leniency of courts in handling tm- tm rat fic cases Addressing the afternoon group Dr A. A L. L Beeley of the University of Utah pointed out the rapid increase of organized crime although he said that there is no truth in the belIef th that t an immense crime wave has engulfed en en- gulfed the United States Other ther afternoon speakers included Carl A. A Badger chairman of the crimInal c dc division of the Utah St State te Bar and Peter F. F Gilroy head bead consul ot of th the Woodmen of the World |