Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-05-15 | Page 7 | Finger Prints Are to be Used by the Local Police

FINGER PRINTS RE TO BE USED By THE . LOCAL POLICE Detective George Wardlaw. who leaves tonight for Europe, has received receiv-ed a letter of introduction from Secretary Sec-retary of State Bryan, which will be honored at all the embassies and con-sulates con-sulates in the old country which he desires to visit He will also take with him credentials from Chief of Police YV. I Norton, which will serve as an open sesame" to all the po lice departments whose chiefs are members of the International asso" ciation. The credentials were given him so mat he would have the opportunity of visiting the bureaus of Identification Identifica-tion in Washington, D. C. and Now ork City and also of a number of the largest cities In Europe, for the purpose of making a study of the different dif-ferent "finger print" systems of iden tificatlon preparatory to the Inauguration Inaugu-ration of the system In the Ogden police department In speaking of this phase or Detective Detec-tive Wardlaws trip, Chief Norton said this morning that he had wanted want-ed to inaugurate the finger print system, sys-tem, but that he could not do so until un-til he, or some of the other officers could make a thorough first-hand study of it. He studied it to some extent while in the east last vear, but not enough to be able to put it into effective operation. When Detective Wardlaw planned to pass his vaca tion in Europe, it was thought that it Mould be an excellent opportunity for him to investigate the finger print t-ystem for the good of the department. de-partment. The system that Is In vogue In New York, London and other large cities Is named after Sir E. R. Henrjv commissioner com-missioner of the London police department, de-partment, and Detective Wardlaw will spend most of his time or study in the New York bureau of Identification Identifi-cation and the one at Scotland Yard in london According to Chief Norton, the finger fin-ger print system is Inexpensive, but must be thoroughly understood to be effective rtn-