The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-06-16
STATE POLICE INFORMATION

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Captain George A. Parker Of the
State Police Patrol of Massachusetts
requested information as follows:
would it be possible for you at
your earliest opportunity to forward
me q list Of the present State Police
organizations existing in the United
States and Canada. as very much de-
sire the same for my files and / as
sumo that you of all persons have
such list within your reach"
The answer:
| 40 Royal Canadian Mounted Po-
lice, Parliament Building, Ottawa:
Mr.. A. A. Mclean, Comptroller; Lieut..
Colonel A. Bowen Perry, Commission
ef.
Some few months ago our editor
saw in the peoples letter column" of
Kansas City paper an answer to an
inquiry taken from the encyclopedia
about the Royal Northwest Mounted
Police, and as it was not up to date
he sent to the Kansas City editor the
facts which have since been published
in many newspapers throughout the
United States, as follows:
"MOunties" In With Dominion Police
Under an act of parliament the Roy
al Northwest Mounted Police of Can
ada was merged with the Dominion
Police May /, 1920, with jurisdiction
throughout Canada, and known as the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The Dominion police was small
body Of men, the uniformed members
of which were employed largely in
guarding the parliament buildings,
the mint and other government struc-
lures in Ottawa. To it was attached
number of highly trained experts,
skilled in dealing with international
criminals and their schemes, and hav-
ing knowledge of the finger print sys-
tenn. These are new all members of
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
under the command of Col. A. Bowen
Perry.
The force is now recruited to its
pre-war average Of 1900, Canadian
government officials hope soon to be
able to increase it far beyond that
number, but the Dominion's war debt
has to date made that impossible.
(2) Pennsylvania State Police, Cap
itol, Harrisburg, Major Lynn G.
Adams, superintendent; five troops
with their barracks located at Green's
burg, Butler, Wyoming, Pottsville,
Lancaster, and the State Police School
at MELVILLE. There are nearly fifty
sub-stations in the state. The force
numbers nearly 400 men. Each bar
racks has so horses, automobiles
and IA motorcycles. Organized in
1905.
(3) New York State Troopers, Cap
itol, Albany; Major George F. Chand-
Ter, superintendent. This organiza.
ton was organized in 1917, with 4
troops of 65 men each. 1t now has G
troops. located in barracks near Al.
bany, White Plains, Oneida Castle
Batavia, Malone and Sidney. The sys.
TEN is like that of Pennsylvania anC
the equipment about the same.
j (4) Michigan State Police Division
Of the Department of Public Safety
Capitol, Lansing; Colonel Roy C. Van,
dercock, director; Major Robt. f
Marsh, captain. This force was ere
ated in 1919, and recognized undel
an act passed in 1921. There are nov
about 200 members. 1t is regarded
third in line of State Police in tn,
United States.
(5) West Virginia State Police Pa
troll of the Department Of Public
Safety. This force was created il
1919, providing for 1876 men; but, due
to the high cost of equipment at thu
time, the appropriation was not suf
ficicnt to equip more than about II
men; these were organized into tw,
troops. Under law passed in 1921
the force was increased to nearly 20t
and organized into four troops. Col
onel Jackson Arnold, superintendent
(6) Colorado Rangers, Capitol
, Denver; Colonel Patrick j. Hammock
the acknowledgement, commander. Thi!
force was organized in 1920, nearly TIVE
years after the bill was passed. M
appropriation was made at the time
and the Government financed tn,
force by issuing certificates.
CD Maryland State Police, st
Paul and Saratoga Streets, Baltimore
. Colonel E. Austin Baughman, com
missioner of motor vehicles. Thi
force was created by touring tn,
state and having the men sworn in a
deputy sheriffs in the various coun
ties, but political campaigns were go
ing on at the time and two sheriffs dit
not wish to take the responsibility O.
deputizing the men. The outcome vii
be bill establishing the force undei
the Pennsylvania system.
81 New Jersey State Police, Cap
itol, Trenton; Colonel H. Norman
! Schwarzkopf, superintendent. Creates
under a bill passed in 1921, authoriz
ing two troops and 100 men.
. (9) Connecticut State Police
. Hartford; Mr.. Robert T. Hurley, su
perintendent. Created in 1921, ant
has about so members.
(10) Massachusetts State Polio
Patrol division of the Department O
Public Safety. Act approved in 1921
creating two troops of fifty men
This state has had a detective forct
and form of State Police since 1879
which gained an enviable reputation
but the commissioner of the depart
ment saw the need of a mountet
force to patrol the highways and pc
lice districts where there was no or
ganized police protection. Colone
Alfred F. Foote, commissioner of tn
department, State House, Boston.
Texas Rangers, the Adjutant- Gene
raj chief officer; Capt. R. w. Aldrich
| olartermaster Canitol AnStin Thi