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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-11
European Police Officials
HdOrSe the NeU Code

Mr. BorgerhoNf. chief of the Belgian
Fngerprint Bureau. who addressed
recently the Congress of Medical Juris.
prudence at Brussels on the subject.
VI. Balthazard. chief of the Finger.
print Bureau of the Paris Prefecture Of
Police, who declares international
transmission Of tingerprints in code OF
the utmost Importance.
Nj. Locard, professor Of medical sci.
ence, Lyons, France.
Herr Schneickcrt, chief of Finger.
print Bureau, Berlin. regarded az .
topnotch expert.
Signor Ottolenghi, professor Of crimi-
noligy and chief of finger print bureau.
Rome, Italy.
The distinguished Danish party IVA.
brought to America for the police con.
ference on the suggestion of A. r.
Renoe. OF Leavenworth, Kan, finger.
print expert of the Federal prison thers-
and after Commissioner Enrigbt bsi
learned of the marvellous simplicity and
effectiveness of the Jorgensen idea. The
party Is also to attend the conyentfon
of the International Association OF per-
sonal Identification at Boston. berin.
ming September IS. They will visit
Niagara Falls. Washington, pittsburrks n
Philadelphia and Atlantic CITY hsfSsc
returning honae. ~ -'
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Wireless Relay Gets
Man Police Wanted

Mr.. Jorgensen displayed the numeri-
cal record TO the writer and the wire.
less message which he received on
board the vessel in reply in four
hours. The message read
THE person in question identical
with Peter Hansen, born in Copen-
hagen, September 81, 1855"
He was the man. The test had been
made by wireless to see how long It
would take to identify the person.
whether the right person would be
found and to estimate the chances OF
inaccuracy in transmission. Consider.
ing the fact of two relays Of the mes
sage in ordinary transmission of WIRE
less. the expert considered it triumph
for the system.
1--WE are quite willing to establish
a school in America and to see Grand
Central Bureau of International 1den.
tfcation established in this country
said Mr.. Jorgensen. 1--WE are not at
all selfish about this thing for quite
apparent reasons. The more countries
that use it the more efTicacious it will
become in protecting society.
THE system protects the innocent
and unmasks the guilty. ] will afford
free facilities for school here gladly.
In two months, although the system can
be learned in four days. we can make Q
corps of experts who will then be able
to teach Il to others throughout the
country. Delegates from all the i'm.
portant cities could at first attend the
school to get in operation.
Judge Schaffer. who is n young man
to be presiding justice of a military or
state police court, told in fluent Eng
lsh how school was held in Berlin last
May when twenty great Identification
experts from various countries of
Europe were taught the new system.
The delegates to Mr.. Jorgensen's school
mastered the system in less than a week
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tective methods. For obvious reasons
neither the young woman nor officers Of
the New York department would reveal
many Of the details of tho code sys-
TEN employed.
That Miss Hellner- Nielsen has high
standing in her own country. however,
was fully indicated by her selection to
demonstrate the workings of Denmark $
detective system before the international
conference, when ideas from all coun-
tries are to be interchanged. Accom-
panying her to New York are Hakon
Jorgensen. Vice Director of Police Of
Copenhagen, and Judge Erik Schaeffer,
both of whom showed their excellent
command of English in praising her al :
tainments. Mr.. Jorgensen is the man
who devised tho numeral fngerprint
system.
In describing her particular interest,
the eroadcasting Of quick and methodi-
eal descriptions Of suspscts wanted By
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man. You resemble a person sought by
the authorities of Copenhagen. Would
you mind showing me your fngers?'
, Because Of the classification OF
hnger marks he can instantly tell
Whether the suspect is the man wanted
l. the man hesitates TO show his fin
gers; he Is arrested anyway and his
hands examined at headquarters, but
released, of course, II a mistake las
been made. II he gladly shows his
hands and a mistake has been made,
the policeman says:
Pardon, but we are in error. You
are free to 90. Won't you have a
cigarette?'
., You have heard 1t said, no doubt.
that no two fngerprints are alike
ihat IS true. 1t Is because of that
fact that we can make no mistakes,
All fingers have certain general char
acteristics. however, which are first
looked for according to the classifica-
tioH In which the individual falls.
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PRETTY DANISH CROOK CATCHER SHOWS T. s.
POLICE NEW TRICKS LNTRAPPZNG CRIMINAL

Then his special distinguishing marks
make his identity absolutely sure. We
have found It possible through Mr..
Jorgensen's wonderful system to reduce
the general and special characteristics
to a code expressed in figures"
The young woman next displayed
glass cube of two-inch dimensions,
rounded TO an cllipse on one side in
the center of which, when looking
through the rounded side, one sees
lines and figures. This placed over the
finger to be examined magnifes and
measures and makes plain the charac-
teristics OF the thumb and fingers, all
of which are numbered. on each hand.
This glass is also the invention of the
astute Mr.. Jorgensen. She then went
on IN gay.
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Explains Ins and Outs
of Verbal Photograph h

1--WE employ and record, Of course,
all the usual information gained con-
cerning criminals name and aliases,
his history and general description.
But in addition to that We employ a
system Of figures called the portrait
parle' or verbal portrait, which can be
telegraphed, mailed or telephoned to
other places in case suspect has
escaped from or eluded us.
For instance, II the police depart
ment with which we communicate as
certains that the fugitive has a Type
Oneb chin and Type Two ear and
q Type Three forehead and certain
other numbered features, Il u possible
to send out experts who can yisualiss
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". 7. Experts Already
Studying NeIU System

a half dozen New York experts are
already taking lessons in the new sys-
TEN from the members of the Danish
party, including Miss Hellner- Nielsen.
Mr: ,Jorgensen said to the young woman,
IN the writer's presence, that she could
renuih IN America to accept police in
vitat'ohs as long as it was needful to
pe guest for practical purposes, but
that when finished she would have m
return to Denmark. He couldn't af.
ford to lose her.
Mr.. Jorgensen said he planned an
unusual experiment while coming over
to New York. Before leaving Conen.
hagen he went to the largest and most
difheult group Of fingerprint records
IN MS bureau. nyvpbering thousands Of
descriptions Of itSividuai hands. He
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|GIRL OF rs RECOGNIZED
IN EUROPE rs WITHOUT
Il PEER IN HER WORK
Basis of Jorgensen Plan Is Fingerprint-
ing Scheme, but Special Characters
tics of Persons Wanted Are Reduced to
Code by Use of Figures, Saving Time

PATCHING criminals by numbers
That's idea international police circles
Mro like salt TAIL but actually practice
rub easier does not require o much stealth.
It is all simple when know how.
Police departments throughout the Nation expected
ng ogahm equations bgams add-
lions n their heads
No merry quip about It. II fact
system has the CUSTODY
most Policemen from all country are in
today to hear about it, and the whole thing explained
10 them by a demure girl
something like this Superintendent catch the
bank robber who into strong vaults
there million in and then supposedly
thinks he the robber He has hunch he enjoying
the white light district KeokuA sends out an
the chief Keokuk after looking his book in the
pigenhole, his wire reading:
Bn Slick, 1, Es, Wire of arrest O. D."
The Keokuk chief responds overnight:
"Go him. Wire thumb numbers for verihcatonn
Mills does and gets a second answer:
TITS your bird all right Chase along your exraditon"
Mills goes back at him: "Sure. Thanks"
That's all there s to
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Worthy Of Attention
She Is ATTRACTING

After hearing this brilliant young
woman enunciate the foregoing senti-
ments. which are given virtually word
for word, one is compelled to agree with
Mrs. Mary Hamilton. of the New York
force, her chaperon and friend while
in America. and herself bright ex-
ample Of what a woman can be in eff
cient police work. that Miss Hellner-
Nielsen is worthy of all the attention
SIZE Ia attracting.
Miss Hellner- Nielsen has a fine gray
blue eye that seems to penetrate to the
inner consciousness. She is of that
calm, poised type of modern woman who
instantly commands respect and truth
telling. for the quest Of truth and moth
ing but the truth Is reflected by her
whole engrcssing personality, A nov
elist would spend whole pages in de.
scribing her as his heroine.
She is of medium. compact build and
svelte figure, that being perfectly good
Scandinavian word. and it is admir-.
ably suited to describing her. She wears
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-11

A clear-eyed girl from Copen.
hagen, who employs science with q
capital rs" in running down enemie.
Of society, has just arrived in the
United States to attend the Inter.
national Police Convention at New
York. This particular delegate
savors nothing of familiar police
types; in fact, has no counterpart in
the world.
This pretty police agent, as they
nll non uniformed operatives
abroad, is charming and modish
young woman of quiet and unas.
'uming manner, who is numbered
among a very few Of the worlds
greatest fngerprint experts.
Miss lngeborg Charlotte Hellner-
Nielsen, of Denmark, a cultured and
carefully educated woman Of
swenty-six, who reads, writes and
speaks six languages, Including the
Scandinavian" has caught the fancy
OF New York and centered the at
hntlon of some of the brightest
minds in the police profession. Her
nfst brief stay in America, which
me declares will not be her last, has
already become one constant round
u active inquiry from early morning
70 late at night into American police
methods and equipment.
N America Long Enough
to Pick Up Real Slang
Miss Hellner-Nielsen, in English
English of precise and prim die
uon-declares that the wonders Of
new York quite bowl her over" and
mat from what she has already seen
d American police problems she can
Understand the intricacies and baf-
n'hs perplexities Of crime detection
.aa punishment that frequently con-
,'0nt our metropolitan operatives
because of great distances and poly
glot population.
Il dislike being mistaken for an
0aaity or freak" she exclaimed earn
ss'y' merely because I am a So
.0uS'minded young woman in the
pO"ee business. My profession is
0ne iraught with the very gravest
.OnSequences to society everywhere,
80 lar as its successful practice
concerned. In the present temper
" sorely upset world. influences
.au clemens are at work that only
.s'ponslble persons familiar with
=. hidden meaning of events can
a'ell'gently analyze. The public as
whole of all countries has no con-
.'p''on of what is going on behind
40 scenes,
Ever since the armistice tho
' "A0le world has been off It's nor
!. ..'l mental balance and such a state
49, :. analrs has caused master crimi-
~ III all countries to seize their
;t0t'uhity to cheat and betray So
.s'y .. to their own advantage. It
,"ss sTes lar beyond mere thievery or
.ls,y Iluuery accomplished by either
''fness ..,' or violence-that sort of
s,. ,@ne has to be coped with even in
'oMepety Msy Honeycombed
~, m"h High.Class Crooks
mere are men and women TODAY
! lans all countries, cunning, unscrupu-
ss, cruel. tigers underneath the
-, ' OF gentle lambs, who will sell
49, the honor and safety Of their
s00ntriss without : blush or
|1l.af M n " lrt4t
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selected the duplicate Of one at random
and put IL In his pocket.
When half-w way across the Atlantic
he wirelessed row of forty figures to
the Copenhagen police department.,
constituting a query as to the identity
Of the person.
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the complete features in composite of
the person sought.
You may be surprised to know that
it Is an everyday matter with us to
arrest criminals on sight as a result
Of nothing more than the telegraphing
Of row Of figures from one city to
another. We have trained men and
women who are so expert that they very
rarely make an error, even though they
have nothing but a mental photograph
in numbers to guide them. With us
It is getting to be like telegrapbing
market reports.
. 1--WE do not always send the portrait
parle, but often only the fngerprlnt
numerals and the PERSONS name, where
the receiving police have the same
.fngerprint record we have. Then
when the constable encounters the man
wanted. after learning his description
from the files. he approaches him and
says politely:
Fingerprints Regarded
as Sure Identification
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pang, to win a considerable sum of
money. They are not the author
lied Government secret agents, al
though there are even that kind who
cannot be trusted where large sum
Of money is concerned and who have
to be watched by other agents and
kept in employ because of their keen
wits. The people to whom I refer
are brainy scavengers Of vital Sc
crets who cultivate the acquaintance
OF people of high places and worm
from them governmental OF business
information, or documents, which
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! chic Partisan hats. suits and gowns
we'll.
Miss Hellner- Nielsen arrived In
America a fortnight in advance Of the
police convention, which brings together
police chiefs and their most highly
skilled operatives from the four corners
Of the world, to study what she could OF
American systems. As a matter Of fact,
however. she has been teaching and
demonstrating fine points TO officials and
detectives Of the New York force Of
which they found they had no
knowledge.
Mrs. Hamilton. after seeing some of
the young woman's demonstrations, de-
clared:
GiUes Demonstration
Before Police Heads
"She Is a remarkable person and will
be heard from in the police world. She
Is worthy of all the attention she Is
receiving from people here. We find
that they are far ahead Of us over there
In many angles of crime ferreting and
that they are able to get quicker
results"
Hardly had Miss Hellner- Nielsen ar
rived when she was escorted to New
York headquarters, where she was
greeted by Commissioner Enright and
his deputies. She then visited the
Bureau Of Identifies ton, whore abe
gave q remarkable demonstration Of the
workings Of psnmark's AnssspE4nt a..
/. i. H
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Europe, have called this wonderful
international conference, which Is
bound to have far-reaching results.
AFTER all, higher civilization Is
one great fraternity, regardless Of
nationality or race or creed. Mu-
nicipal police Of the great cities Of
the world and of the capitals Of all
countries work just as much for na-
tional and international safety as
they do in safeguarding their home
communities. They are constantly
involved in international cases and
are often the successful connecting
links between great criminals and
governmental agencies seeking
them.
my sociological studies in crime
have convinced me that Commits
sioner Enright is eminently correct
in his estimate and conception of the
Importance Of hearty and friendly
cooperation between the municipal
police departments of all countries.
Please understand, however, that
when I voice this opinion I do so
only as one of the tiny cogs in the
great machine of police in the
world, in which I personally am Of
small importance"
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they whisk off to a ready market in

they whisk off to a ready market in
some other nation.
unfortunately in the present
scheme of organized society there
always is a market for that kind Of
stolen information, which, as long as
1t appears to be authentic, and is
later proved accurate, is freely
bought.
ION this subject Of international
crime, and your country, although
isolated in it's great physical
strength, is not immune from its
workings by any means, all ! can
saw is that what seem to be the Wild
est imaginings of the writers Of fic-
ton are far surpassed by the actual
factA
Predict Valuable Result
From Police Conference
II am glad, therefore, that the
police of your great cities in Amer
lea, under the leadership of your en-
ergetic and highly modern chief in
New York, Commissioners Enright,
Wa hss lstsly rssurnsd from
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and it has now been adopted by their
respective countries
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the Danish police. Miss Hellner- Mel
sen said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-11
Fingerprints Regarded
as Sure Identification

Pardon me, sir. but I am police
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00cpety Msy Honeycombed
nun HiQh. .CIoss CrooLo

y ~ nere are men and women today
j ia,s oil countries, cunning, unscrupu-
~. cruel tigers underneath the
s,ss !. 81 gentle lambs, who will sell
~ .ns honor and safety Of their
s'0ntriss without : blush OF
Bisbee daily review., 1922-09-12
Ross Says Today
 Is Legal Holiday

Believing that Attorney General Gal braith is wrong in his recent opinion that today, primary election day, is not a legal holiday, County Attorney J. F. Ross yesterday advised all county off, cers, that in his opinion tomorrow is a legal holiday and they may close their offices during the day if they so choose, the same applying to banks, and other public offices is they care to observe it.
 Ross bases his opinion on Paragraph 3045 of the Revised Statutes which is a part of the primary law and provides that all provisions of law pertaining to general elections shall apply with equal force and to the same extent as though fully; set forthein the primary law, and on Paragraph 22S3 which pro vides that the general election day shall be holiday
 Through the construction of the two paragraphs the county attorney says he believes that in Paragraph 2045 it was the intent of the legislature that primary election day should be holi- day the same as a general election day.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-09-12
JUDGE BARNUM
 URGES SUPPORT
 BE GIVEN WARD
Democratic National Commit teeman Sees Harmony if
 Ward Is Nominated

PHOENIX, Ariz, Sept. 11.-On the eve of the primary election, Judge W. L. Earnum, Democratic national committeeman for Arizona, urged the nomination of Charles B. Ward as candidate for governor. Judge Bar nuns statement endorsing the candi- dacy of Ward followed closely simi- lar statement issued by M. H. Mccall Ia chairman of the state Democratic committed
 Judge Barnum's statement follows:
 Never in the history of Arizona were the people confronted with prob lems the solution of which required more clarity of vision honesty of pur- pose and keen insight. Believing this and knowing him as I do, I am con vinced that necessity demands the nomination and election of Charles B. Ward as governor. MT. Ward ney- CT made a promise that he did not fulfill. He says the way to reduce taxes is to stop spending public mon4 ey for unnecessary purposes. Believ- ing that state taxes can and must be reduced if the home. farm and busi- ness are to be saved from confisca- tion through taxation. he will see to it that such rigid economy is prac- ticed that money will be saved and, as consequence, taxes reduced.
 MT. Ward pledges himself to exer- else his influence as governor in caus ing county and city officials and school trustees to practice such econ omy in the administration of the af- fairs of their respective offices that there will be a saving of public mon-
Bisbee daily review., 1922-09-12
Beddow Appeals To Democratic
 Voters To Support Ward And Aid
 In Election Of Complete Ticket

D. w. Beddow, chairman of the Dem ocratic central committee, yesterday issued a statement to Democratic vot- CTS of Cochise county appealing to them to support, at the primary cleo tion today, the candidacy of Charles B. Ward. In his statement Beddow said: "To my mind. the nomination of MT. Ward spells success to every Democratic candidate in the Novem- Der general election"
 Beddow outlined the following req sons why Ward should be nominated as the party standard bearer:
 He is practically the only promi- nent Democrat who has not taken part in factional fighting in the Democra- tic ranks within the past six years and by virtue of not doing so has caused no enmity to himself and for this reason all Democrats could rally around his banner without question.
 ''Mr. Ward will have the whole hearted support of every Democrat and independent paper in Arizona this fali.
 "He has done more to solidify the Democrats of the state than any other one person within the party. By his clean, forceful preaching of harmony and no mud slinging has brought about closer knit organization, good feeling, healthy condition within the
Bisbee daily review., 1922-09-12
Tuesday Morning, September I2. 1922

ey. whereby a reduction can be made on all taxes. Mir Ward believes that prosperity can only come to the state through industrial peace, content ment of the people, and harmonious and cooperative action of the various industries and interests of the state. MT Ward is opposed to the agitation of class hatred, and the arrayment of one class industry or interest against that of another Mir. Ward is a firm believer in the progressive principles of Democracy as enunciated in the constitution of the state of Arizona. He favors the adoption of the propos- ed amendment to our constitution per
 hitting the formation. of a farmers cooperative marketing association, and will vote against all others. MT. Ward does not believe that promises should be made to the people that can not be kept In these trying times it is treacherous, yes, even reasonable, for candidates for office to make prom ises to the people that cannot be full filled. It is dangerous for any voter of this state to take for granted, in all sincerity, promises that are impossi- ble Of fulfillment Mir Ward has truthfully said that our taxes, state, county and city, can and must be re- duced; not by extravagant promises, however, but by constructive action
 and clear cut business methods in the
Bisbee daily review., 1922-09-12

party both amongst state and county candidates (something unknown to the party for the, past six years).
 ''In all past acts he has hewn to the line of favoring no one. He has always shown high regard for right and justice on all questions.
 He is we'll equipped mentally and physically to carry on the duties of the office and be a credit to the state in meeting all the requirements to uphold the dignity of his high of flee.
 Being an orphan at an early age and being compelled to, make his own way by hard manual and mental work he will have a sympathetic nature to- wards the, great mass that go to make up the major portion of our popula- tion.
 'In the nomination of MT. Ward we will publicly rebuke those Republi- can leaders who are every day trying to influence the Republicans who are registered as Democrats to vote against Ward
 MT. Ward. from general survey, will win by approximately 5000 votes in the state. Why not make it larger in order to convince the Republican leaders of our determination to have standard bearer that will rout such Republican leadership from state ad- ministration"