The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-24
MANY GUARDIANS
In Topeka Today From All Parts
of Kansas
To Talk Methods and Means of
Capture.
SHERIFFS ARE HERE
Different Ways of Catching
Thieves Are Discussed.
Speeches of Interest to Criminal
Catchers on Program.

Kansas sheriffs are in session this
afternoon in the Shawnee county
court house, where they are holding
their annual conclave. A score of the
105 county criminal catchers had reg
istered at noon and it is probable that
so or 60 members of the organization
will attend the meeting this year.
Many of the Kansas sheriffs are ex-
ceedingly busy at this season of the
year and for this reason only a one
day session will be held. After the
talkfesr this afternoon, the members
of the association will attend the Mid
winter exposition and local theaters,
leaving for their homes late Wednes-
day night or Thursday morning.
Among the sheriffs registered at
noon today for the present meeting
were: Otis G. ZWanziger, Wabaunsee
county; X c. Beck, Reno; w. E. Rey
nolds, Neosho; w. E. Carr, Morris; J.
E. Whiteside, Wilson; Hoover Kerr,
Allen; r. B. Slaymaker, Marion; J. w.
Huntington, Republic; w. E. Wirth,
kiowa; G. E. Sweet, Jewell; Frank
Schemerhorn, Riley; G. NJ. Saum, Nor
ton; J. ID. Norton, Shawnee; Howard
Burke, Saline; c. r. Dollinge, Ham
Singenfelter. Sumner; John F. Forbes,
Geary; Ernest Nurseman, Trego; w.
H. Banning. Douglas county.
Governor w. r. Stubbs welcomed
when the members met in the court
of Topeka auditorium. He was fol-
lowed on the program by Joseph n.
Dolley state bank commissioner. and
John S Dawson, attorney general The
program for the session is as follows;
Address of welcome, Governor w.
r. Stubs.
Bank .Burglaries and other
Things" Joseph n. Dolley, state bank
commissioner.
Law Enforcement" John S. Daw-
son, attorney general
The Criminal and His Parole" r. e.
RI Heinselman.
National sher1ns' Association" Jona-
than D. Norton.
main. special agent Santa Fe.
Finger Prints William Duckett. Ber-
tillon expert federal penitenhary, Leav-
enworth.
Election of OFFICERS.
Selection Of Delegates to National as
sociation.
meeting visited the local courts this
morning and made inspection of the
Shawnee county Jail. They spent the
morning discussing methods of criminal
catching, but devoted no time to making
states for new officers or selecting dele
gates to the next national convention.
As for political discussion the visiting
sheriffs stammered and begged to be ex-
cused. They brought no interviews to To-
peka concerning the attitude in their
county toward the state or national ad-
ministration. Instead a few of them ad-
mitted that they were more worried a g
to how many votes they would poll in
the coming primary and election than
whether T. r. really IS a candidate or
whether Champ Clark can dump Wood
row Wilson.
John F.. Forbes, of Cfeary county was
one of the few men who would talk poll
tics. He saw war clouds ahead for the
state ticket and didn't know just how
trouble was to be averted
PERSONALLY, I'm for Taft" said Forbes.
He represents my brand of politics. 1
have never been a reformer and can't do
much for the Stubbs brand of politics
He is the cause OF lots of this trouble in
Kansas and the people are tired of it.
As for the Democratic nominee for gov /
ernor-well, I don't just know. But say
that man Billiard will get more votes than
some people think
Then Forbes Joined a delegation of new
arrivals and was soon lost in the set or
new and complicated methods of how to |
catch a horse thief