Show MUCH TO BE SAID IN ADVOCACY or OF fingerprinting FINGER PRINTING to be fingerprinted no longer weans mcana that one has it a polite police record 1 in 13 the latest fad in the higher of society accord ing to the united states news people who have ailer n been accused of tiny offense wore serious than a viola tion of a traffic ordinance are press lag ing their to ink pads and recording the little whorls arid lines on their fingertips men women and children are filing their fingerprints na as well as their fingernails it Is 13 more than just a fad interest I 1 I 1 finger records promises to be per manent the reason Is not hard to find livery every few dabs da a appears some news newa item about a long lost brother or bister alster who lie has been located arter yeara of oc futile search or who after being given up As 03 lost has ret returned arned to claim a share in the last will and testament of a relative it la Is noticed that these missing persons usually turn up at a time when mien an estate Is being administered and there Is frequently a question about their real identity persons afflicted with amnesia or loss of memory are unable to ivarn who they are tills till would be comparatively ely el y if 1 their fingerprints were filed with tho the police doubles sire are to prove who Is who ho but the principal reason probably for this rago rage tor for fing fingerprinting cr printing la Is to be found in reports of 0 persons persona hid nappa families dealing with kid grippers can be sure of positive tle identification fi it Is not necessary that they have fingerprints on file at pollee police eta eions prior to being LIdna A home file would do in most cases identification could be established by 1 other means but handwriting lan can be imitated and th thit that it or of a child more easily tl an that of a grow gron n person there could be no doubt about a clear fingerprint record although there might ne uncertainty as to whether the one was wai dead 6 iii alive at any rate no one need be ashamed of haing been aln er printed unless he be Is 1 sulley alty of n crime the bt people are doing it st louls louie democrat |