Show r Timely Topics 1 I USING FINGERPRINTS fat Fingerprints are usually thought of in connection with c crime rime and the work of detectives But It Is predicted now flow that In the near future Identification by this science will be employed quite generally In business and in I all cases where it is necessary for a person to establish t the he fact that he is the one h he claims to be Harry H H. Caldwell Caidwell president of the th International Association for I Identification is a believer in the coming use of the i imprints of the fingertips in many ways not now generally considered It Is asserted by Mr Caldwell Caidwell that the use of fingerprints fingerprints fingerprints finger finger- prints in connection with the usual signature on checks and documents will render the forger impotent and f forgery will become a lost art His ills Idea is that every s signature will vill be verified by being accompanied by I Impressions of the fingertips of ot the writer which cannot be imitated successfully Banks s will t take ake their depositors' depositors prints as they now require an o signature I An interesting suggestion Is that fingerprints fing can be used In connection with elections When a citizen registers he will wUl make an Impression of his fingers' fingers ends and upon voting day he will wUl be required to identify himself by a comparison of Impressions Assuming I that this system could be worked out on an uncomplicated basis it would certainly eliminate much of the doubling doubling which goes on during elections In fact it could if it conscientiously applied absolutely do away with that form of election crookedness crookedness Columbia Columbia S S. C C. Record |