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The Washington herald., 1911-10-29

the-Bertillon clerk from Kansas City Police Head
quarters, and the measurements and photographs Of
Rudolph and Collins. The pictures looked like the
two men. but the Bertillon measurements failed to
identify them, and my uncertain, because
have just shown you and every experienced
detective knows. photographs are deceptive. We had
to have the men held until some one who knew them
could go to the spot and identify them without ques
tion. Incidentally the identification made, and
Rudolph and Collins hanged. But the point
am making is that it might have been proved mpossi
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29
exactly alike been found.

exactly alike been found
From China the of the thumb print spread into
the north Of India, where it adopted many years
ago by the British military authorities as means Of
Identifying the individual members of the native
troops who look much alike that white men have
dihculty In distinguishing from another. From
this use 1t spread TO the white troops in India who
were registered by thumb prints Of identi-
Tying deserters English officers returning from India
and taking positions in the police departments Of Great
Britain, soon realized that here was an infalible
method Of identifying criminals. Now the system is
in use throughout Great Britain and every man or
woman who has ever been in custody has his finger
prints registered where the police refer to them
at any time.
"A great deal that has been written about the de-
fA~finn Of crime By means Of finger prints Is merely
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29
Originated by the Chinese.

THE thumb print method of Identification is one OF
many modern Inventions that to the Chinese -
Mr.. Pinkerton went For hundreds of years per-
haps thousands the merchants of China have the
Impressions Of their thumbs instead of their sigma
lures. have seen it used myself in the interior
OF China, where each merchant other person who
may have occasion to sign document keeps cake of
Ink at hand for this purpose And in all the history
Of China it is said that have two thumb prints
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29
Mark Twain's Novel.

MARK Twain laid the whole truth about finger
prints before the people Of the United States nearly
twenty years ago. His novel, 'Puddnhead Wilson,
which was dramatized and had long and popular
rum was based on the plain fact that finger prints
never lie l told the English authorities about Pud.
d'nhead Wilson, of which they had never heard
few years ago, and they were intensely interested
sent some copies Of the book Of my friends OF
Scotland Yard, and they declared that Mr. Clemens
had gone into the subject in the most thorough man
ner.
There are such dramatic and romantic possibilities
in the finger print system that wonder that Of
our writers and playwrights have not utilized them.
happened to meet a rising young American dramatist
in London a short time ago and took him to Scotland
Yard where showed him some Of the things the
British police have done with finger prints He was
amazed.
ITO think of all this dramatic material right under
our noses for years. and of US ever touched tF
he exclaimed"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29

bic to hold these the BertiIlon measuremer+s
alone while If the finger print system hal been used
''ey would Immediately have been identified without
question.
THE use Of the thumb print for Identification is
rapidly spreading Every great State prison and
penienttary uses It. and no escaped prisoner can
evade Identification He may alter his physical ap-
pearance all he peases-he never alter the i'm
pressions Of his finger tips without amputating all his
fingers. In the United States Army the finger prints
Of every enlisted man are recorded as a means Of
Identification in case Of desertion. Even the officers
have recorded their finger prints in the War Depart
ment In time Of war this might prove to be the only
way of identifying body found on the field Of bat
tle Thousands of unidentified dead who perished in
the civil war might have been identified If this sys
TEN had been in use. and many man reported sim
ply as missing might be known to his family
as having perished with the honors C war.
81 received a letter from the War Department re-
Gently asking whether thought It advisable to
register the finger prints with every new enlistment.
replied that 1t made little difference, since the finger
prints never changed but the records quickly
made and take up little room it might well be
DONE
There is great advantage to agency like ours
in the use of finger prints for Identification We have
no right to photograph prisoners whom arrest but
we can take their thumb prints Then. too. thousands
Of criminals arrested in small towns and places
where there are no facilities for photographng them,
but any school boy take their finger prints.
photograph OF a criminal suspected criminal Is
useful in putting the police Of the whole country on
their guard. but the wrong is likely to be- and
often is arrested by too jealous policeman who
is looking for glory reward and has fancied
semblance between the picture and the man he ar
rests If the thumb prints accompanied the pictures.
person suspected could clear himself instantly If
innocent
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29

tcopyrht Herald o. An rights reserTd
- EE this fellow; what do you think Of his
- face?"
The speaker William A. Pinkerton,
present head of the great detective agency
that has made the "Pinkerton" syn
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-04-12

childish love and courtship, and her
heart was throbbing with sweet.
wild JOY as in answer TO the entrcaties
OF Philibert the Fair she Joined with
him the happy couples gliding and cir
cling through the mazes OF the egg
dance.
Loud rang the cries of the pcasantry
as the prmcely couple without mishap
stood breathless and flushed at the end
OF the dance.
Austria and Savoy forever" rang
clear the cry and as simply as peas
ant lass might have accepted her rus
tic lover did the stately Margaret lay
her hand in that of her princely suitor
in answer to his words:
Let us, too, follow the custom OF
BresSe"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-04-12
Eczema.

Don't close the pores of the skin
and drive ii in. Persons afflicted with
eczema, scrofula. psoriasis, ulcers,
pimples, etc. frequently have recourse
TO strong aStringent external remedies
to dry up and close the pores of the
skin in order to get temporary relief,
forgetting in their anxiety, that by SO
doing they are forcing the poisonous
germs back into the blood to rC22scrt
tSclf month after, in the old dis
ease area. or on some other part of
the body, in a more malignant form.
How much better to help the blood
throw off the impurities which cause
these diseases and get permanent re-
lief. Blood is the most important con-
stituent OF the human body, and when
impure is the underlying cause of
most of our ailments, particularly
skin diseases. Take Bloodine to purify
the blood and apply Bloodine Oint-
ment to the skin and you will cure
the cause of this most dreaded dis
'asc. Guaranteed 10 cure by Laurens
Drug Co, Mail orders filled by the
Bloodinc Corporation, Boston, Mass
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-04-12
RACE CLASH IN DELAWARE.
killing OF White Boy by Negro Rioters
Starts Trouble.

Laurel, Del, April 2.-About 10
O'Clock Saturday night mob of arm
ed negroes swooped down on crowd
of spectators in the main thoroughfare
of the town and fired volley of bull
lets and buckshot into the crowd.
Orem Stockley, is years old son Of
farmer living near Laurel, fell to
the ground, shot through the head.
He was taken to a hospital in Sails
bury, Md, where he died today.
Geo. Hudson, 80 years of age, a
white man OF Bethel, was shot in the
leg, nccesstating amputation, and
John Thompson. a white barber, was
shut in both legs. Other white men
received minor injuries. IT is known
that several negroes were injured, but
they cannot be located.
Officers were unable to cope with
the mob and there was fierce strug-
ale between the two races until 8
o'clock this morning. Windows were
shattered and the exterior of buildings
was greatly damaged.
Today when it was learned that
young Stockley had died, a mob of
white men armed themselves and en-
tered the colored section and raided
the house which was said to be the
headquarters of the negro rioters. Sew
eral negroes were arrested.
Earl Richards, a 15-year-old white
boy, stole his fathers revolver and
captured Geo. Wright, negro. for
whom the authorities have been look
ing for over year. Richards com
PEELED the negro to hold up his hands
until the officers arrived. Wright is
said to he wanted in Virginia for the
alleged murder Of Il white boy.
Omcers are endeavoring to apprc-
hend the negro who free the fatal shot
at young Stockley. Open threats have
been made of a lymcnng when he is
caught.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-04-12
AN EASTER LOVE STORY.
Chapter From the Lives OF Margaret OF
Austria and the Duke OF Savoy.


Margaret OF Austria. on pilgrimage
in the early part of the sixteenth cen
tury stopped for few days at the
castle OF Bron, set i'm the midst OF the
forests that surrounded the little viii
lage OF Bress. Not only did all the
mobiles and stately danes from nearby
castles ride to the castle of Bron to
pay homage to the beautiful daughter
OF the Emperor Macmillan, but the
peasant folk as we'll planned extra
games and Festivities in her honor for
the Easter Monday, which the prin-
cess was to pass with them.
Margaret was gracious and lovely
and, with her train of mobiles, danes
and maidens, came from the great cas-
tie to the village common and watched
the simple games and happy dancing
on that Easter Monday long ago with
little thought in her heart of what il
was all to mean to her. Soon the royal
party, imbued with the happy hearted
mirth and iulitY of the occasion, be-
gan to do more than look on and took
part in the games as gayly as the
lowlicst peasant lass in the village.
Just as the eggs had been suewn
over the fresh laid sand and all was
in readiness for the egg dance 4 horn
was heard blowing from the nearby
forests. and forth from It's depths is
sued Il gallant troop Of men at run,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-04-12
w. Gleason
n.--l.-.-.. L-L-L.-
Monarchs Come Second.

Herr Harden tells us of a meeting
at Gastcin between William | and
Francis Joseph. The Austrian sover.
eign commented impatiently Oh tho
too-pressing attentions OF the crowd.
1t won't last long returned his ally,
soothingly. Bismarck Will he here
directly, and then no one viii look at
us"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-04-12
How to Make Cotton a Real King.

South and must remain so. 1t is a
definitely assured fact now that the
coming of the boil weevil, while il
means cases a great change in meth
DDS, will not stop the raising of cot
ton. Diversified farming must follow
In the wake of the weevil, and should
precede it in the sections not yet in
tested; but diversified farming in the
South means, not less cotton, but more
"a smaller acreage to be sure. but
much larger yield per acre and q
gradually increasing total crop.
We have said before. and we believe
1T still. that cotton is the greatest mon
ey crop in the world and we have al
so said and still believe, that when
the farmers of the South once realiZp
the possibilities of this crop when
properly grown. the Cotton Belt will
become the richest agricultural sec
ton of America
Before this can come to pass
though, there must be some radical
changes from the methods of farming
now in general use. Not only must
the one-crop system be abandoned
suitable rotation adopted and more
live stock raised but there must be
much better methods of handling the
prevalent idea that the average South
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
There Are Many Better
= Places For Your S.


perfectly could not be worked
would be entirely
likely
Mr. Campbell could deed SO that you wod
nothing but the rights the land and the mineral sh
n
railroad would willing
petition gained Mr. Campoeh seuns
them than they would be build the representations MT
Campbell himself
build lines
the because coal 700
valuable Mr. Campoeh
develop his which will show that there enough
branch line
time 1t takes build sufficient tonnage petition
been able
thing that he
anything should the transfer
penses in the price that asks for the free" land
OF
that
several thousand holders
without capital development railroad facilities anything else and
than that, without coal to develop
his looks
standpoint
worth than
Campbells add opinion that
inaccessible
facilities them time
Campbell a rather unbusnesslke
trouble OF broad
him branch line OF rail
when he could take the much directly and with
railroads fuel
them.
| a
Ia Campbelrs coal lands
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
CAMMoRRIsT IN FRENZY.
Informer Abbatemagsio Hysterlcal
From Attacks on Wlfe's
Character.

vITERBO. May 5.-Exasperated to
frenzy by the constant attacks upon
the character Of his wife, made by
the Camorrist prisoners, Informer Alb
batemaggio today pleaded that he was
unable TO endure the ordeal longer
and asked for a recess in the trial.
Physicians and gendarmes finally
succeeded In calming the informer
and the trial continued.
This way to harass Abbatemeggio
was discovered accidentally by Sor-
tho, who let fall chance remark
about Abbatemaggio's wife. Instant
" the informer became wildly excit-
ed and made many contradictory
statements. II is feared that he Is on
the verge of epilepsy.
Mariana De Gennaro confronted
.Abbatemaggio today. The informer
repeated his story of the alleged muir
der OF Gennaro Cuoccolo by Gennaro.
He said Gennaro placed a kitchen
knife by the body OF the slain man
to give the impression that he was
killed In a knife duel Vennaro
vehemently denied every accusation.
De Gennaro's brother rained a vol
ley OF blows on the informer. They
we're fighting fercely when the po-
lice separated them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05

imported Swiss, 2sQ30c: Limburger. II
a tic: brick cheese, 14h q lee.
Date.-Persian. 5d6c per ID; Fards,
Dressed caives-Fancy, y 4so 10,
common, 6Q1c Id.
Finnan Haddies--sia " SC per ID.
Figs-Imported. new. liz Ice per ID:
California, 35c per Id.
Fresh vegeta hot
mouse, 81 q /. 20 per doz; lettuce, not.
house, l0ll2c Id; head lettuce, $40
$50 hamper; radishes. long. zoo 25e;
zoe basket, carrots. SOC Blu; rutabagas
45c bu. parsnips. 60065c bu; beets.
Soc bu: turnips. SOC per bq; tomatoes
61ossket crates; $780, PEI c es hn
per blu; green Deans. s25o per hamper
wax beans, SEA 2.25 per 2-3 bu. box as
paragus s225M24O box; Caiiforn,a, -
u AS doz; green onions, loo doz' oeets.
1908 soc doz: green peas, 10 namper'
new cabbage. Sl7502 crate.
Grape Fruit - Florida. $3.I5V4 per
case.
Honey-Fancy white. 17@1sc: No. /,
log lie amber. 14Ql5c; extracted, SO
lOc per H.
Hay-Deaoit shippers are paying the
following prices for baled nay ,, Ia far
new. sl75O@1S; NO. 2 timothy, 'isg
straw. ,I5ogS; wheat and oat straw;
wagons on the city markets ranged
from si7 II, as to quality.
Hides-No. cured. 10c: No. l green
Sc. No 1 cured bulls. sac; NO. green
&c: No. ] cured kip, lie: No. 1,
green, l0c; cured calf. No. i. l5c; green
calf, No. I, he per Id; horse hides. NO.
A. 1875: No 2, $2.75; sheepskins as TO
wooL soc QS1.50: No 2 hides. lc on on
kip, nc of on calf.
Maple sugar-New sap goods, lg
lie per ID; maple syrup. 75@s0c gal.
Lemons-California, ss.5Og4.5o per
box.
Nut.-Black walnuts. Ia a2c per 10:
batternuts. az Q4c per Id; new she'll
barks. 4Q4hc per Id.
Limes-Sl 91.25 per doz.
Mushrooms-l50 zoe per dog.
Onion scts-Yellow, sl.2b; wnlte,
$l.50D115 per bu-
OnIons-S1.50QI.75 per blu. Spanish.
$3.50 per crate: Texas Bermudas. $40
2.25 per crate.
orsnEe.-cailfornia naveis ,a.75g
-Pfsesppie.- -S425 a. 4.60- per
crate.
Potat oes-M Michigan car lots. asa soc
per bu, new Bermudas. 1925 per bu.
s6.25 per bbl; new southern, ~ per bu
new Florida, $1.75 bu. 80 Dbl
Poultry Springs. Ia n q l5c; fowls.
15 n 116c. old ROSTERS, l5W 10 "a
ducks. lac; geese. llg l2e: turkeys IA
u &C per III.
strswberrIes-24-qt cases, $50 400;
e4-pt. cases, s2M226 per case.
Tallow--No, 4. 5Ac. No. 2, 4%c lib.
wool-Medium unwashed, 11c: hne
unwashed, l2Q1Se; rejeetions. l2c per
ID.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
DIETz SCORES POINT.
Forces Witness OF Admit He Might
Have Fixed Fatal Shot.

HAYWARD, Wis, May 5.-Appar-
emily unconscious of the point he
had scored and making no effort to
press 1t home upon the minds of the
court or jury, John Dietz, defender
Of Cameron dam" today forced Dep
uty Sheriff Roy Van Alystine to ad-
init that he might have fired the shot
which killed Deputy Oscar Harp. for
whose death Dietz, his wife and his
SON. Leslie. are on trial.
The question which turned the tide
In Dietz's favor for the first time since
he undertook to act as his own at
t0rney, came as soon as Van Alystine
was turned over to Dietz for cross
examination:
You fired at me in a direct line
with Harp, didn't your asked Dietz,
quietly.
Yes, was shooting that way"
You were not the only one who
did, were you Fred?' pursued Dietz.
mo-" replied the deputy, you
were shooting that way too, John, "
replied the deputy.
From where you were, you could
have hit Harp. couldn't your" ..
Yes. IL had been aiming at him. "
Dwered the witness, but I know
ere my bullets went"
Re state Immediately withdrew
Witness but returned him to the
va later In an effort to shake his
Imony- The effort was unsuc.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
AUTOS SLAUGHTER DESCRIBED
AS RETAIL MURDER


11fer tenders. "A committee OF citizens
has the matter In hand. The commit.
tee Is taking on old cars, which are
not IN good order, among other
f&InRs.s
Representatives OF automobile man
uIoCtnrers, dealers and owners APP
pf4red In q meeting OF the common
council committee on ordinances, FRI
day afternoon. 10 discuss the Little
Held and Vernon ordinaces. designed
u safeguard the pubic and prevent
reckless driving.
Postmaster Homer Warren, who is
an automobile manufacturer, said
Friday noon that reputable AUTOMOBILE
ists would be glad to cooperate with
the police In reporting recklessness,
which Is responsible for nearly all
the accidents.
II think that the benefit of the
doubt should be given to the police
man and not to the automobilist in
the matter Of speeding or violations
OF the rules OF the road" said Mr..
Warren "A few fellows with some
drinks inside OF them, can do more
injury in the way of giving automo-
DIuets NJ large pau name, IMAM Gan
be corrected In years, and there
ought to be some way to check II.
'rhe good automobilists will help.
II do not think, however, that an
automobile should be compelled to
atop when approaching halted street
car A speed of six miles an hour
puts the car under perfect control,
and viii prevent accidents, while a
dead stop will tie up traffic and incur
the risk OF stalling the automobile on
the street car tracks.
There Is no use of Automobiles
trying to cover ground SO fast In the
city We want good ordinance, and
we want TO help enforce IL"
Aid. Littlefield expressed disgust,
Friday, at the driver who was quoted
Is saying that he followed street
car up Woodward-ave., stopping every
time the car did, and that it took him
an hour and a half to go home.
"He knows well that the car itself
would go to the city line in a half
hour" said the alderman. How
could he take an hour and half
and still be following the carr
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. May 5.-Close: Liverpool
comes over with the expected early
strength on Friday morning. Stocks
I'm Europe have been decreasing for a
couple or weeks and the market Is
ready TO advance on bulllsh news. This
came In the American advance OF
Thursday. Detroit had q frm market
at the opening on Friday and hears
were greatly discouraged at the failure
Of the market to respond to bearish
winter wheat conditions.
Present operations In May wheat
make u a very unsatisfactory market
dealers believe that II ~ were no. Cor
the big holdings OF wheat growing out
Of the May deal and showing losses
for everybody conceTaed, including
some northwestern interests. there
would not be any such ciamor now
about the possihIiitv ~ dry weather
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
JoBBING PRICES.

Canned Goods-Apples gals. ,2.75
baked beans. lib, 500 6oc; Lima beans.
yl11.5O. Corn: Fancy Maine, sl10;
standard. s5c. Table beets. $3.50 lao
Peas: Fancy. early June, t1.35: stand
a, d, 500. soaked, 900 zoe. salmon:
sockeye. tall, sails. fiat. t225; Alaska
redsN S1.90; Alaska pinks. 1926 Toma-
toes. asa soc; succotash. sl9l.l0 per
aoz.
Coffee - Packet coffee. 100-lb. case.
SIS 75p2ZbO. delivered.
Feed-Bran, S27: fine middlings. t2S;
oarse middlings. f26: cracked corn.
t22: coarse cornmeal. t2z. corn and
oats chop, $40 per ton.
Ichigan patents, I'm wood.
best, $3.50. ordinary patents. $490:
straight. t4.s5. clear, t4.25 per Dbl. Rye
Hour, $4.45 per Dbl.
Oh - Raw linseed. csc: boiled lin
seed. CSC; Diamond headlight kero-
sene, Sc; Perfection. Sc: r,ocene,
10hc; crown gasoline, 12hc gal: tur-
pentine. In barrel lots. 7oc gal.
Provisions-Mes pork. $3.50: fam
lily. 1850 a 1880; medium. clear, $50
~ smoked hams $50 lac; dry
lone; nicnic hams. &c; baccz. =. &
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
NEW YORK COTTON.
NEW YORK pRoDUCE.

NEW YORK, May 5.--Flour: Quiet
and firm. Pork: Dull: mess Slf.75 -
sos 6si5 Sugar: Ra% sts @ss! s ren.
trfugal, SO test. $3.50; muscovado, 50
tsst. $3.50; refined. steady; cut loaf.
$50: crushed, $3.50: powdered. SIS:
graduated, $3.50. Coffee: Rio No. 7
on spot. ii5s 6i2c. Tallow: Quiet I:
city, 10 Ice; country. ga @6Ac Hay:
Easy prime. s1S0Ql.35 No g. 95cd
sl.0b; clover. soc OSLO. Dressed poul-
Sret fo ssEs'ys sSs'e su chickens
Ice. Live poultry: Quiet geese. l0c
ducks. lac; fowls. 14@14hc; turkeys
13e: ROSTERS. sac Cheese Steady;