The Washington times., 1903-01-16
POLICE CHIEFS TO
MEET IN NEW ORLEANS
Major Sylvester Making Ar
engagements.
SITUATION WELL IN HAND
Low Railroad Rates Secured for Those
Who May Desire to Attend
Convention.

Major Sylvester, Superintendent of the
District Police, and president of the IN
ternationaI Association of Chiefs of Po-
lice, has about completed arrangements
for the annual convention of the asso-
citation. which is to be held in New Or
leans on May T.
This association is composed of the
heads of the police departments of the
United States. Canada. Mexico, Guate-
mala, Denmark, and other foreign coun-
tries. The total membership now mum
bers some 200, and Major Sylvester. on
behalf Of the association, is constantly
receiving applications from heads of 20
lice Of leading countries not yet repre-
scented in the association. These appli-
cations will be considered at the May
meeting.
Major Sylvester has succeeded in Sc
curing reduced railroad rates, not only
for the members of the association. but
for all chiefs Of police and heads of po-
lice departments who may desire to at
tend the convention. From the attend
ance in past years. and the low rates Sc
cured, he thinks the attendance this year
viii number fully 500.
Major Sylvester has received letters
from a number Of chiefs not represented
in the association, indicating their inten-
ton of attending at New Orleans. Among
these are Chief c. W. Austin, of Birm-
fngham. head of the Alabama associa-
ton; Henry NJ. Mason. president Of the
Massachusetts association; John ..
Whitaker, president Of the Ohio assoc
citation; William H. Rea, head of the
Texas association; Sheriff Zero. who
stands at the head of the Michigan POI
lice system.
Where 1t is impossible for the chiefs
OF. foreign countries TO attend in person,
they will be represented at New Orleans
by papers.
One of the most important actions Of
the last convention Of the association.
held in Louisville on May to 10, 1902.
was the drafting and submitting to Con
gress of bill looking to the establish
meDt in washington of national bu-
reau Of Identification This bill, the
scope Of which is as wide as the coun-
try. and which has for it's object the
simplifcation of the means used to Sc
cure a perfect and general Identification
of the criminal classes, has been favor
ably reported at this session of Con
gress by the judiciary Committee. and
It IS confidently expected IT wiz be pass
ed AMI become a law before the end o.
the session
At the May convention papers on mat
tiers of Importance to the police system
Of the country will be read by the fol-
lowing police officials: c. W Austin. Biz
mingham. Ala: Fred A Bracket, Des
Moines Iowa; J. W Ball, Atlanta. Ca;
silas II. Carpenter. Montreal. Canada;
George E. Corner, Cleveland, Ohio; John
J. Downey. Detroit, Mich; G. A Har-
risoD. Lafayette. Ind; Charles MacMas-
ter. Auburn, n. Y; John J. Foster. Cam
den, n. J. William A. Pinkerton, Chi
cago. III; W. P. Tyler. Columbus, Ohio,
W. D. Vinzant. Jacksonville. Fla;
Charles R. Wright. Syracuse, y. Y;
William 3. Watts, Boston, Mass.
Charles E. Burr, Baltimore. Nd: Z. P.
Clayton, New York city. N Y; John F.
Newark. n. J.; H. c. Hauss.
East St Louis, III; John C. Whitaker,
DAYTON Ohio