Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-07-09
SHER|FFS TO ASK
FOR LEGISLATION
Arkansas Officers to Take
Up Important Matters
Here On Monday.
STATE CONVENTION
Sheriff Brewster and Mayor Bloom
VIII Welcome the Visiting
Officials.
STATE CONVENTION

Sheriff Edgar Brewster, president
! of the Arkansas Sheriff's Association,
which will meet in annual session in
this city Thursday of this week, is
receiving many cards from sheriffs
over the state signifying their inten-
ton of being present at the sessions
and it is expected that at least forty
or fifty of the seventyfive sheriffs
in the STATE will be in attendance.
At this meeting it is expected that
the county officials will take up mat
tiers of Importance pertaining to the
administration of their affairs, ex-
change ideas of mutual benefit ana
suggesting plans for the betterment of
the service.
One of the most important matters
to be discussed by the sheriffs will be
the Inauguration of system that will
provide for standing rewards" by the
state for murderers. The aim of the
sheriffs in desiring this legislation is
to encourage the capture of criminals
and to secure the aid of county, city
and township officers who are usual
ly disinterested in arresting fugitives.
They believe that by offering stand
ing reward for murderers that
much larger per cent of the criminals
will be brought to trial, and that the
public will benefit thereby.
At the present time the. state has no
appropriation for such purposes ana
in many cases murderers are permit
ted to enjoy freedom because of the
lack of interest on the part of ar
resting officers. Sheriffs at the pres
ent time are not refunded money that
is spent in making long trips for
criminals out Of the state and the or
ly way that their expense is refund
ed is by special legislation, which Of
ten comes two years after the ex-
penditure is made, and sometimes not
at all.
In many states sheriffs have Ber-
tillion bureau, where complete re-
cord of criminals is kept and 1t serves
Of great help to them. The Arkansas
sheriffs will also discuss the advis-
ability Of having the state establish a
Bertillion bureau at Little Rock
The first business session will be
held in the Chamber Of Commerce.
rooms at II a. m. Thursday. The well
come address will be made by Presi-
dent Brewster and Mayor Simon
Bloom and will be responded to BY
Sheriff w. G. Hutton, Of Little Rock,
secretary of the organization, and
Sheriff J. H. Parker, Of Ouachita
county.
The opening session will be follow
ed by luncheon at the Hotel Jeffer-
son at ! o'clock, followed by an au-
tomobile ride in the afternoon.
Among the sheriffs who have all
ready announced they would be here
are George r. Lacy, of Desha county:
J. E. Owens. OF Lawrence county; 4.
d. Bounds. Of Monroe county; ]. w.
Danley, Of Pope county; Walter viii
son. Of Drew county; B. s. McGraw.
OF Lincoln county: J. s. Johnson. Of
Faulkner county; w. s. "A. jackson,
OF Lafayette county; s. s. Crawford,
OF Franklin county; ]. H. Parker. 81
Ouachita county; w C. Hutton, Of Pu-
laski county; Amos Jarmon. Of phil,
lips county; w. A. Norris, Of Sebaa-
tan county. and his deputy, Claud
Thompson; A. Ct. Sanderson. Of MIL
Ter county. and number Of others,
Quite number Of the sheriffs will be
in Little Rock this week making their
annual settlements with the state and
will come to Pine Bluff on ThursdaS
morning.