The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-04
SUGGESTS MERGING
UPSTATE BODIES
Governor Christensen Says
Several of the Bureaus are
Intertapping
ONE AGENCY OF ALL
High Type Commission Has
Been Named to Work Out
Necessary Details

Consolidation of the state bureau
of criminal apprehension, the state
highway patrol and the investiga-
tive section of the fire marshaTs
office into central department
with full police powers was recon-
mended by Governor Cristianson,
as he took steps to wipe out crime
in Minnesota.
In making the recommendations,
the governor announced creation of
a commission on criminal appre-
hension to which 81 men of the
state are appointed, charged by the
governor with the responsibility of
preparing definite crime measurers
for presentation to the next legis-
lature.
The governor in a statement re-
commended the same program an
nounced by him in his last legisla-
tive message, with the additional
inclusion of the highway patrol,
which has since then been created.
Under his plans the department
of police would be placed under his
direct supervision, giving him au-
thority to call the bureau into SER
vice without waiting for a request
from local authorities.
The personnel of such a depart
ment, according to the governors
recommendation, should be expand
ed beyond the present personnel of
the bureau of criminal apprehen-
sion and state highway patrol and
should be adequately armed and
equipped, and invested with full
police powers"
Members of the commission Gre
ated by the governor include Earle
Brown and General w. F. Rhinow
of Minneapolis, respective heads Of
the state highway patrol and the
bureau of criminal apprehension.
Other members are George
Prince, Otto Bremen, Leavitt Corn
ing, Arthur E. Nelson, Mrs. w. J.
O'Toole, and Oscar Hallam, all of
St. Paul; E. G. Hall, A. w. Strong,
Rev. w. B. Riley, Mrs. Arthur Brin
and Mrs. F. w. Witch, all of Min
neapolis; Richard L. Griggs and
w. E. McEwen, Duluth; E. K.
Whiting, Owatonna; j. B. Caller,
New Ulm; John E. Casey, Jordan;
J. A. Melone, Rochester, and Rev.
Joseph Busch, st. Cloud.
In letters sent out to the MEM
bers of the commission, Governor
informed them there
is no appropriation from which to
pay their expenses and suggested
that such money needed could be
raised through private contribu-
tons, the way the Crime Commits
sion of three years ago was fin
anced.
Albert Pfaender, New Ulmite
to serve on the commission,
accepted his appointment in the
following telegram to Governor
Sunday:
"I feel that plan along the lines
suggested in the article giving no.
tice of the creation of the Crime
Commission would be a step for
ward in dealing effectively with
crime conditions which seem to be
growing daily more dangerous.
II will be glad to cooperate with
the governor and the other men,
bers of the commission in any way
to secure effective organization for
the purpose of establishing a more
unified and centralized enforce
ment agency"
JUDGE Oscar HalIano of ST Paul
one of the 81 members of the COM
mission set Setember 9 as the
date for the first formal session of
the group. In letter to the other
members Judge Hallam called at
tention to the creation of the COM
mission by the governor and an
nouced the meeting would take
place at 10 a. m. in the senate
chamber Of the state capitol.