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F B I LAW ENFORCEMENT BULLETIN UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUILDING TO BE VISITED BY THE DELEGATES ATTENDING THE CONVENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IDENTIFICATION 1J1rbrrul iurruu of Juurl1ttguttnu 1ltuiteb tntes lepnrtmeut of Justitt 3Jnlt £bgur Jlnnuer, iirednr .Ulltltgtnlt. I. Q!. VOL. 6 NO. 10 OCTOBER 1, 1937 The Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice, is charged with the duty of investigating violations of the laws of the United States and collecting evidence in cases in which the United States is or may be a party in interest. The following I ist indicates some of the major violations over which the Bureau has investigative jurisdiction:- National Motor Vehicle Theft Act Interstate transportation of stolen property valued at $5,000 or more National Bankruptcy Act Interstate flight to avoid prosecution or testifying in certain cases White Slave Traffic Act Impersonation of Government Officials Larceny of Goods in Interstate Commerce Killing or Assaulting Federal Officer Cases involving transportation in interstate or foreign commerce of any persons who have been kidnaped Extortion cases in which interstate commerce or interstate communication is an element Theft, Embezzlement or Illegal Possession of Government Property Antitrust Laws Robbery of National Bks, insured banks of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Member Banks of Federal Reserve System National Bank and Federal Reserve Act Violations, such as embezzlement, abstraction or misapplication of funds Crimes on any kind of Government reservation, including Indian Reserva tions or in any Government building or other Government property Neutrality violations, including the shipment of arms to friendly nations Frauds against the Government Crimes in connection with the Federal Penal and Correctional Institutions Perjury, embezzlement, or bribery in connection with Federal Statutes or officials Crimes on the high seas Federal Anti-Racketeering Statute The location of persons who are fugitives from justice by reason of vio lations of the Federal Laws over which the Bureau has jurisdiction, of escaped Federal prisoners, and parole and probation violators. The Bureau does not have investigative jurisdiction over the violations of Counterfeiting, Narcotic, Customs, Immigration, or Postal Laws. Law enforcement officials possessing information concerning violations over which the Bureau has investigative jurisdiction are requested to promptly for ward the same to the Special Agent in Charge of the nearest field division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice. The address of each field division of this Bureau appears on the inside back cover of this bulletin. Government Rate Collect telegIts.ms or telephone calls will be accepted if information indicates that immediate action is necessary. fBI LAW ENFORCEMENT BUllETIN Vol. 6 OCTOBER 1.937 No. 10 PUBLISHED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON, D. C. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction John Edgar Hoover, Director International Association for Identification Preamble 2 Convention Proram • International ssoc tio Identification 3 A i a n for International Exchange 13 Development of Fingerprintinr 14 Civil Identification 21 P'ingerprint Records Furni sh Interes ting Informs t ion Concerning Criminals 26 The Iodine-Silver Transfer Method For Recording Latent Fingerprints by John McMorris, Ph. D. 29 A Questionable Pattern 33 FBI National Police Academy 34 Bibliography - Literature on Fingerprintg 35 Interesting Identifications 36,38 Spec ial Announcements 20,28,32,38 Fuitives Wanted 37 Apprehensions 40 enforcement aULborized to reprint any material contuin RegUlar law publications are appropriate reierCllce to the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin ed herein with as source. The FBI LAW ENFORCEMENT BULLETIN is published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice each month. Its material is compiled for the assistance of all Law Enforcement Officials and is a current catalogue of continuous reference for the La.w Enforcement Officers of the Nation. .- in4n Ellgur lInllUtr. llirtttnr jltrlltral ihtrtau nf 3hwtstigafuln 1tnitrb &tatrs iltpartnttnt of 31usttrr .ufttngtnn. I. at. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is privileged to be host to the Twenty-third Annual Convention of the International Assoc iation for Identification in Washington , D. C. It is a pleasure to extend the greetings of my associates in the FBI to the members of th is organization . An occas ion of this nature acquaints us with one another . It creates a spirit of familiarity and comradeship which is inspiring in our work , and promotes enthusiastic cooperation for better and more efficient law enforcement . One subject which is foremost in our minds is that of identification. We are all acquainted with the importance of this work in sci entific crime detection. Therefore , this convention is heartily received as an opportunity to generate and exchange ideas and profit by the discussing of a mutually dominant sUbject. Progress in the arts and sciences is made by accumulating the knowledge and advancements of one age and superimposing it on that which is already known . It might be likened to the building of a struc ture which is added to by each generation. As in the construction of a house the foundation must be firmly placed to support the superstructure , so the advancement of personal identification must be made on a firm foun dation, each contribution securely fitted and properly placed. The fin gerprint system is the newest contribution to identification and the most accura te. But its future depends on a thorough painstaking method of adaptation to daily problems by thoughtfully applying that which is known and scientifically pursuing the new ideas to a logical conclusion . This goal may be achieved through the work of this organization. The International Association for Identification is a tremen dous force in lessening the toll of crime . The vigilance of its members in thousands of instances has resulted in the capture of vicious crimi nals who otherwise might have gone free . Criminals may change their names , they may seek plastic surgeons to alter their appearance , they may buy polit ical pressure in order to remain free , they may seek the shadows of criminal hideouts , but once their fingerprints travel into the Identi fication Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as bull t up through the enthusiastic cooperation of the identification men of this country, little time passes before all of their efforts are made useless by their fingerprints upon a master card and the notice wh ich announces that this man is wanted. We of the FBI welcome this opportunity to meet the members of the IAl and to be a part in the program which makes for better identi fication . ·T· Director . THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IDENTIFICATION )tREAMBLE This organization shall e known as the International Associa tion for Identification, and is formed for the following purposes: 1. To associate persons who are actively engaged in the busi ness of identification and investigation into an organized body, so that the business in all its branches may be standardized and more efficiently and scientifically administered. 2. By inducing cooperation between the several states of the United States and between the United States and foreign lands, to make the profession and its practitioners more effective. To employ the collective wisdom of the profession to advance the scientific technique of identifica tion by research and the dissemination of knowledge so acquired to all the profession through the medium of assembling its delegates in convention, by publication of books and periodicals and other means. 3. To use the full powers of the association to induce all bu reaus of identification and investigation to adopt modern methods. 4. To elevate the personnel of the members of the Association and of the profession; to inspire them with a just pride in their work; to establish in the public mind the benefit and necessities of personal identi fication and the social worth of the profession; to reduce crime and aid society by making personal identification certain and scientifically exact. 3 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IDENTIFICATION 23rd ANNUAL CONVENTION · WASHINGTON, D. C., 1937 CONVENTION PROGRAM HEADQUARTERS -- WILLARD HOTEL TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IDENTI FICATION , WASHINGTON , D. C. , SEPTEMBER 29th , 30th, OCTOBER 1st and 2nd , 1937. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th , 1937 1:00 to 9:00 P. M. Registration at Willard Hotel , "Peacock Alley," adjacent to Willard Room . WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th, 1937 8:00 to 10 :00 A. M. Registrations will be continued . 10 :00 A. M. OPENING OF CONVENTION Meeting called to order by President Arthur H. Muchow, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Willard Room , Willard Hotel. INVOCATION . Rev . Edmund A. Walsh , S.J. , Vice President , Georgetown University, Washing ton, D. C. THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER Mr . Clarence L. Crandall, Vocal ist Mr . Walter G. Kealy , Accompan ist FBI Theater Group . ADDRESS OF WELCOME Mr . John Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation . !vir . Hoover is Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation , U. S. Department of Justice . He has rece ived the LL.B. ,. LL . M. , and LL .D. degrees from George Washington University. New York University, Pennsylvania State Mil i tary Academy

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