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JTERS- ‘tion Formed at U. of C. een” * BY PHILIP . KINSLRY. * ‘The Chicago regional group of: the of Law Enforcement Of. cers of America was organized yester- @ay at the University of Chicage to ‘meet the challenge of organt::4 crime. Its first action was to elect Actas Pelice Commissioner Jobn H. Aleock aa president and to adopt resolutions endorsing the new code of criminal procedure prepared by the American Institute of Law and recommending the astablishment of a state bureau of criminal identification and investiga- tion under the department of public ‘welfare, From Many Organisations. ‘More than one hundred officials and representatives of crime fighting ors: anizationa met in the hall of Social Selences at the call of Prof. Aogust Vollmer, head ef the Gepartment of police administration at the university. ‘They represented everything from federal prohibition bureau to the vil- lage chief of police in the tar. flung matropolitan area which comprises 2,808 independent governments. Yn the al Gay forum that resulted many sug: gestions for meeting the crime prob- tem were flung into the hopper. Codperation not only in pressure for ew jegislation but tn the actual work of catching criminals through a new system of records and information and the extension of police radio and other means will be effected, “We are weaklings if we don't beat crooks,” said Prof. Vollmer, former ebief of police of Berkeley, Cal. “it fa a question of government by gang- ers, for gangsters, or @ government the people for the people. Thi ‘Yerredy is organtsation.” Alcock Sees Hops fer Future, Commissioner Alcock sald he was very hopeful for the future, with such an organisation to help him. He sy gested that when complaints come in concerning officials it wouk! be. well to find out whetuer they originate with 4 ple, “Or are worked up Chrough the racketeers to Mumiliate destroy competent officials.” ore pron ‘& policeman’s #tandpoint,” eaid, “I know what would be ideal “First, a eltizenry which would ée- ‘mand a strict enforcement of all laws. net only against the other fellow but themselves as well.’ Sa ttt aie 2 \Forty Citize 's shee hes, New ‘yoke gor. tment District Attorney T. b, T. Crain's ap pea! for # committee af public safety to help him rid New York of racketoer rule was answered todey by forty men feeders ‘ta industry, churchmen, labor leaders end public efficiala—who met in his office in the afternoon and joutiined a program for combating the “public enemisa” ‘The detatls of the program were not ‘uede pyblic and the sexsston was held behind closed doors, but Mr, Crain told reporters that “concrete suggestions” had been offered, that a definite course of action had been outlined, and that the program would be carried out. He hinted that the reason for withhold- ing the details of the plan was that it might thwart the committee's work. ‘Mr, Crain opened the meeting with a talk en the extent to which the racketeers have gone fn their raids on various branches of Industry in New York. Be told how they work and pleaded for emancipation from their power. ‘Tells How Rackets Werk. “in many lines of trade and com. merce,” he said, “ racketeers coerce the workingman, the merchant, the manu- facturer, and the financier, These are | to Fight Racket in a , render to the demands of the pales to m great extent ofteide tha tion of the law. = - ‘(Te Bend “oat “Inqeietes. Tt was made known today that secret questionnaire is te be sent merchants in all dig citles aoking fer details of their experiences with Pack: eteers and other “ public enemies.” J. Weston Allen, chairman ef the na tional crime commission, wrote Dis- trict Attormey Crain offering Tuli oo crime situation were given at the con- ference as follows: Prof. Charies E. Merriam — The crooks pay no attention to political geography. They rely on the Inabdil- ity of the rest of us to organize. They are 2 good deal better organised than the law enforcers. There are brains and energy enough among the peace officers to put an eng to this hide and aeek game. I pi ict that the next great advance im municipal govern- ment will be in police administration. Police and public welfare will be re- organized. It is not all man hunting. ‘The time to deal with crime is to get at the reots of ft > . Get. JF J. Herbert (federal prohl- bition officer--You all took the same oath of office to uphold the constitu. tion as I did. Unieas you esbperate with the federal forces and there fs strict observance by you we are grievously bandicapped. There is toe often indifference on the part of off cers to that part ef the constitution which Jed to the national prohibition ect. You are ms serlounly charged with enforcement of prohibition as I am, and the better the provisions of that act are enforced the less grows your work. “Our force is pitifully mmall for the requirements forced upon it, not by the law, but by inactivity and indif- ference. Iam not ready yet, and do not anticipate the day when I will be] Q. ready, to stand and declare ‘Tt can't be Gone.’ I must be hopeful. I balleve that et @ aot distant date there wil come an awakening of ‘civic cen- sclousness on th of officers and Private citizens that will lemen the volume of work now required of us I will give you colperation until tt hurts, and I @el-you to give ms oon- sideration 4nd = modicum ef cobpers- thon.” Frank J. Lhesch—" There should be & central bureau of eriminal stati t lished by State’s Attorney Bwaleen in room 563 Temple buliding, West Washingtoa street, phone Btate 3728, . * +. a ig in the last aneiysis respon- aible for present conditions, “The mayoralty is the key position. ‘The citizens of Chicago will have a chance in the spring to get a good mayor.” Lest. Cel. Calvin Geddard—“ The scientific crime detection laboratery of Northwestern university is st the service of al! Jaw enforcement agen: cles in Cook county tree Anything that works 90 per cent of the time is net ‘boloney.’ We are experimenting with a truth serum, which produces twilight sleep an4 under which the wubject answers questions truthfully. He Usually contesses after be reopy- ers consciousness and spas the record.” United A rs ‘States Attorney ‘George B