Show FBI fingerprints you and me over million already stamped ASHINGTON last byear vr year in des moines la ia an auto crash victim was identified at the morgue by tour our reputable citizens the mourners had barely assembled before fingerprints checked in washington with the federal bureau of invests ko I 1 21 7 P 1 fingerprint expert at federal bureau of investigation in washington examines files from the bureaus records gation proved the reputable citizens to be wrong the mourners went home happy about the same time the body of bf a woman decomposed to the point where identification was impossible was identified by fingerprints as that of a former government employee lead ing to investigation of a death theretofore crewless clew less these cases similar to hundreds arising each year prove the value of civil fingerprinting file started a few years ago and already bearing the prints of some people they include john D rockefeller shirley temple noel coward jack dempsey and thousands of you and me folks all stamped voluntarily prints in this category are kept apart from highly prized collection of criminal prints they serve a double purpose first they protect the individual and his family by providing a positive identification at any time in cases of amnesia routine police investigation legal disputes and disasters these records have kept families together and prevented unjust prosecution second the prints safeguard public interest were employers banks and institutions affected with the public interest to insist in cases where there was any possibility of doubt that positive identification be secured via the fingerprint route huge hug e sums sum 3 would be saved swin adlers would be kept from passing themselves off as someone else chronic narcotic addicts repeating forgers and check aiters would be brought to task eventually the FBI hopes to have all americans fingerprinted which would mean times the number of prints already on file scores of organizations are operating cooperating co in the drive soliciting prints on cards su supplied from washington in one northwestern state tor for example the junior chamber of commerce is sponsoring a fingerprinting project which will eventually record prints of most of the states residents |