Show Fingerprinting Is Urged For Pension Applicants W tt z 7 t J MW w. w 4 4 p s i v I k S R. R H. H WOOTTON Means of Protecting State and Individual Advocated by State Bur Bureau au Head I All applicants applicants' for social security assistance would be fingerprinted fingerprinted fingerprinted finger finger- printed prior to granting of assistance under a plan advanced Monday by R. R H. H Wootton superintendent of the state bureau of criminal identification arid inv investigation st gation tion I S Fingerprinting of applicants Mr Wootton said gaid will protect the counties state te federal government and the Ute Individual Such a system would guarantee signatures and make fraud sible In addition it would increase And help popularize universal fingerprinting fin fin- a a nationwide movement movement movement move move- ment sponsored by the United States department of justice H Has Other Plans Fingerprinting of those seeking assistance under the social security plan is not the only plan plin Mr V Wootton Wootton Woot Woot- oot- oot ton would like to see adopted in Utah His pet project is the consolidation consolida consolida- tion of criminal files iles of Salt Lake City and county and the state prison and a central bureau of criminal investigation to assist local ocal law enforcement throughout the state slate Mr Wootton's idea would mean establishment of a R central office not only for fingerprint and criminal criminal crim crim- inal records but for work in ballistics ballistics ballistics ballis ballis- tics microscopy and other angles of investigation Crime Experts The plan would mean employment of crime experts who would be on call to any part of oV the state when needed Such experts would be of special assistance to county sheriffs who in many instances have only a rudimentary knowledge of criminal crim crim- inal investigation But before any of these things can be accomplished the state identification identification iden iden- bureau must have some additional equipment immediately In fact so many fingerprints are arenow arenow arenow now on file tile in the capitol offices there are arc not filing cases enough to hold them |