The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-18
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ELECT OFFICERS
Chief Burns Of Tulsa President
NiChOlA Secretary; Crooks
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OKLAHOMA CITY crooks, If
~ such there be-, went away back
and sat down Monday following the
influx Of police chiefs shcrff4, mar
+hus, special agents, and city com
mlNsluners who poured into Oklahoma .
city on every train sunday night and
Monday 10 organize the first annual
p'nrc officers convention of Uhiu /
hOmH.
Every class Of law enforcement Of |
Tlcers was represented ut the initial /
gathering, which was held IN the mu
nlclpal courtroom The delegates |
rlrst registered In the officlnl blutter |
at the Lee Huckins hotel and received I
badges With three trains yet TO ar
rive fUm over the state points, tue
registry list showed nearly 100 names
at the time the convention WAS called
10 order by Chief kUster Burns Ot
Tulsa, temporary chairman.
Addrcss by Mayor
An address VI welcome by Mayor
OyerhOlser opened the morning srs
sion. Others who spoke were Sheriff
lilhion, VI Oklahoma city, Sheriff j.
$. hurger, of MuSkugre. chief kurI
Taylor, " Duraul NJ /. HoWmun uf
Francis, special Frisco agent Emmrl
t,rrgs, chief Uf the Suutu lr special
agents, und X. s. Mitchell, of ST.
Louis All the speakers were highly
, optimistic regarding the work a. br
done by the organization, aud spoke
In high praise Of the splendid or
| sanlzatlOn work done hy Chirf \iru
uls and Chief Burns In bringing the
peace officers together
/ Following the addresses, Chlrr
/ Burns was unanimously elected pre,i
/ dent for the ensuing year, ana chief
/ Nichols elected secretary. Both ~
/ Ilcers assumed. their places at once
| w. Il Mitchell commissioner of pub
! lie mfcly at Guthrie, was also elected
! treasurer 10y ucclumHtiuu. II wa, de-
| cidcd tu elect five vice presidents
| President Burns appointed Hs q com
mittce to nominate these, Jack Miller,
NJ Tulsa, s. w. FeutOn chief NJ pO
| lice at Cleveland chief Kucl laN-
Ior NJ H. Bowman. and W H. Den.
. mis-, NJ Enid. On the recommendation
N this committee, vice presidents
wcr unanimously selected iu the FOL.
lowing order: Buck Garrett sheriff
~ Ardmure. Ed Mnycs, city marshal
NJ Frederick; Sheriff Barger. Of Mus
kogcc; Sheriff II, Hume of Enid, aud
chief Rucl Taylor, of Durnnt.
Bylaws Being Drawn
The committee on credentials con
sisted of Sheriff Bluion, chief Red.
! die, VI Pawnee; Sheriff Bnrger chief
;, Taylor, aud X G. Lee chief NJ the
;, special agents Tor the Katy. The by
laws dealing with membership cards
and fees win be- reported this after
noon. The committee appointed to
this task consisted ~ Col r. J..
Quinn. NJ Tulsa, Emmett Gregg w.
p. Mccartney, chief " police NJ II
Reno. Oryrl j. Johnson, and :. W
, Fcntnu
Following the business organization,
speeches were made hy Colonel Quinn,
In. b. sullivan. " Tulsa; former l.
$. Marshal Bin Tilghman; W. II.
= Mitchell chief Nichols, and X w.
Mycr NJ Guthrie. The topics dealt
with the early methods Of handling
crooks aud law breakers, when the
ruuutr, was too new 10 contemplate
organizations of officers, and the ben
rsIt. that would result from the pres.
cnt organization.
The entire body NJ peace officers
assembled ON Main street by the lee.
Hucklu, before the opening Of the aft
muun meeting at > 80 o'clock, and
had their pictures taken, II was eN
= pccted that President Burns would
Ut announce his board " governors nj
the afternoon session He announced
" thnt uur director would he appointed
fmm each congressional district This
u huurd NJ directors will draw up the
!. permanent constitution aud bylaws oi
IL the organization The wives ~ the
visiting officers were taken on Il trll
y through the downtown stores TINS
1t morning. aud we're the guests on Hl
e automobile tour over the city this aft
n crnuUn.
'' BANQUET Monday Night
The evening session viii open with
" q banquet ut seven o'clock at the no
u trl h,udumrtrrs, following which the
!, final organization and detail work oi
N the new order viii be worked out
y. Both chief Nichols aud Chief Burh
VI oppressed satisfaction mt the enthus
W iUsm with which the new organizn
tiuu had hrcu launched. II was theli
upiuluu TINT the work which VIII b'
p taken up this afternoon and evening
'l concerning the prevention Of Huiomo
lr bile thrfs aud the apprehension oI
p auto thieves. hy the blanket system oI
ls telegraph warnings, viii be one OF th,
r most important pieces VI statewide
ID cooperative protection that has ever
III been accomplished In Oklahoma
Ne The selection NJ the meeting place
m fur next years convention will clos,
Is the first annual essslon Monday
y uieht AdIrrs.p, win be delivered a.
nj the banquet by Mayor Oyerholscr an'
s. County Attorney lohn Embry. An III
NJ vltNtun has .nlso been extended Il
70 Governor Williams to attend
br The Rgpcrt Studio under manage
n mrnt NJ J. II. Woods. who ls nc
IN kuowledgcd tn ho one W the best pho
tosrapheu IN the T. S, IL producing
style W photographs called low
Is keyed ur low toned which very mucl
"a resemble work VI the old master
Di. Rembrandt
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