Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-02 | Page 7 | S. L. Policeman Constructs New Fingerprint Apparatus

Portable Laboratory for Law I l' l r k I- I IL f pi L r 4 i. i Br l' l lf i f l 1 A r i 4 j t I J p 7 f t J 41 v Z rh- rh w e Sergeant A. A H. H Rogers takes fingerprint of William William Ryver with new v portable apparatus I S. S L. L Policeman Constructs New Fingerprint Apparatus If people wont won't come to the f fingerprinting bureau Police Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant A. A H. H Rogers will take fingerprinting to the people Sergeant Rogers superintendent of the police identification bureau Bureau Fr Friday day announced he was rea ready y to call on Salt Lake City business houses in an effort to induce employers to have finger finger- prints of their recorded For this to door-to-door canvass Sergeant Rogers has constructed a portable fingerprinting table not unlike the portable shoe shining boxes in vogue many years ago The device Is constructed of wood weighs about 10 pounds and can be carried like a a suitcase It has accommodations accommodations accommodations ac ac- ac- ac for two operators thus speeding printing o of large i groups o of Sergeant Rogers Is a firm believer be- be hover liever in the national move to have every citizen record his fingerprints with the department of j justice stice To this end Sergeant Rogers is active i In lecturing on the benefits ot of universal universal uni- uni versal fingerprinting There is no basis for hesitancy on the part of oC civilians to have their fingerprints recorded the officer officer of- of of oC- said There need be no concern concern concern con con- cern over being linked with criminals criminals criminals crimi crimi- nals as the civilian prints are kept In separate files in the civil identification identification identification division of ot the department of ot justice in Washington D. D COn COn COn C. C On the other hand there are arc many reasons for everyone having his fingerprints recorded It affords af affords af- af fords a sure means of identification in the event of amnesia or accidents accidents accidents acci acci- dents and is also a valuable adjunct to establishing identity gin in legal papers Thousands of ot citizens have their prints on record with the department department department depart depart- ment of justice Including some of ot the most prominent men and women women wom worn en in the nation One of oC the first to be fingerprinted fingerprint fingerprint- led ed by Sergeant Rogers with the new apparatus was William Ryver 68 Burton avenue who was retired from the city water department Friday after 28 years ears of oC service He was caretaker at Mountain Dell DeH reservoir 17 years