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The Washington herald., 1921-08-07

Kaye does not receive a request
from some police bureau asking his
aid in Identifying the victim of a
fatal accident. From New York
City especially come such requests,
for that city of late has been TAX
ing the f1ngerprints of the unknown
dead and sending them broadcast
throughout the country to police
bureaus and other agencies to es-
tablish identity. Through this
means, Mr.. Kaye has been able to
identify almost a dozen persons
during the past year.
Both Mr.. Taylor, of the navy bu-
reau. and Mr.. Kaye have had wide
experience in Identification through
flngerprints and are able to unfold
countless stories of Identification by
that means.
The activities of the government
Identification bureaus are more or
less generally known, but little has
been said of another Identification
bureau located in Washington,
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years to find some means by which
criminals identity could be per-
manently fixed.
To this end the rogues gallery
containing pictures of persons who
had been convicted of various crimes
came into being, but a criminal
could easily assume a disguise, and
it was found that while the rogues'
gallery was Of some help it did
not permanently nx the identity of
the criminal.
Photography was next brought
into police circles in an effort to
solve the problem. Photographs
were taken of a criminal in various
poses, full face, half face, profile
and So on. but theDCriminal found a
way to beat" the photograph, for
a contortion Of the muscles Of the
features materially altered the
value of a portrait. Thus the prob
lem remained unsoIved. -.
THEN came the Eertifon method,
a method devoted to measur-
ing the criminal, and while
this method was effective, it was
found that it was not an absolute
means of identification.
The fingerprint system and its
development on scientific basis
was due to the experiments of Sir
Francis Galton. explorer and scien-
tist. who was born at Birmingham,
England. February 1s. 1922, and
who died in London in January,
1911. The first impetus toward deep
investigation of fngerprints was
received by Galton from Sir WILL
lam Herschel. for the latter, while
stationed in India. made a study of
finger impressions and submitted a
report to the government in 1877
urging the use, of such Impressions
throughout the province as q means
Of fixing identity.
2 Because the subject Of finger i'm
.pressions was practically unheard-
of. Herschefs recommendation was
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upon which ink is spread in a thin
coating. Then a paper form with
spaces for the impressions is fixed
beside the strip Of glass. and all
is in readiness.
Usually twelve prints are made
from each individual to be recorded.
First each of the ten fingers is
printed separately, then the four
fingers of each hand together. After
the prints are taken they are clas-
sified and filed away in cabinets.
Detective sergt. Fred sandberg,
in charge OF the Bureau of Identi-
fication of the local police depart
ment is considered one Of the most
capable fineerprint experts in the
country. Through Sandberg's ef-
forts scores Of cases have been
solved for the local department and
in many instances he has rendered
valuable service to the police de-
partments in other cities by his
knowledge of fngerprints.
From the most insignificant ar
ticles Sandberg has secured finger
prints which in many instances led
to arrests. Sandberg is frequently
called upon by various organizations
to give lectures on the fngerprirt
system and has a collection of
stereopticon views pertaining TO the
cases on which he has worked. In
cluded in the views is a picture Of
the various articles from which he
has secured prints, some of which
are bottles. panes Of glass. furnI-
ture. a child's bank. telephone slot
boxes and many other articles.
WY HEN called cut on a case. the
w detective never overlooks a
--bet" for upon the most in
significant object may be found the
key that viii aid in clearing up the
case.
Only short time ago the local
police department. was confronted
with series of early morning rob-
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not acted upon, and Galton began
| investigation of tho subject in 1883.
Various other persons undertook
the study of fingerprints as a means
of Identification, and the system
now generally in use was perfected
by Sir E. r. Henry in the latter
part of the nineteenth century.
The Henry system was introduced
in England and Wales in 1901 and
worked with the greatest success.
The record OF nngerprints fir Eng
land and Wales is kept at Scotland
Yard.
~ COTLAND YARD, or New Scot
land Yard, as it is called by
Londoners. is probably the
greatest criminal agency in the
world. 1t is a gray stone building
located geographically in the center
of London and has a system of filing
fingerprints so perfected that. their
agents can trace criminal respon-
sible for a crime committed in Kirk
wall, in the northern part Of Scot
land, as easily as for one committed
in Mayfair. in London.
Practically all the police depart
ments in every large city in the
United States have adopted the
fngerprint system. which is one Of
the greatest assets to them in their
work. Hundreds of criminals are
run down and sentenced yearly be-
cause they left a "tell-tale" finger
print behind when they pulled a
Job"
In advocating universal finger
printing the International Associa-
tion for Identification makes IT
plain that the bureau which would
be established. should that plan be
adopted, shall in no way whatso-
ever be confused with any criminal
bureau. of Identification now in ex-
.istence.
PREPARATIONS for taking I'm
IL gerprints are very simple. The
= hngerprint outfit consists Of a
strip Of glass about hve w Tx inches
The Washington herald., 1921-08-07
BELITTLES WOMEN
AS BELL RINGERS
Might Do for Wedding, But
Can't Ring for Funeral,
SCOTS Ancient Toller.

LONDON. Aug. 6.-women cam
panologists, or bellies of the bells.
are seeking to rival men in the an
cient and honorable occupation of
change ringing.
There was one woman delegate,
Miss E. K. Parker, at the all-Epg-
land conference of bellringers held
in the Church House, Westminster,
recently, one among 70 men. She
represented 200 women. who are
members of the Ladies' Guild Of
Change Ringers. Miss Parker her
self is the most skillful woman bell
ringer in the world. She has been
ringing for twelve years, but de-
clares she has still a great deal to
learn of the art.
I'VE have members of our guild in
all parts Of the country" said Miss
Parker. and are, gaining new re-
cruits every day. Women are taking
up ringing seriously. and are finding
1t most fascinating.
AT present there is no all-woman
band of bell-ringers, but we are ar
ranging to form one to play this
summer in a London church. There
is no reason why women should not
make as good ringers as tire best of
the men"
One venerable man, who had been
bell-ringer for nigh on SO year"
was frankly hostile to the invasion
OF his craft. Women" he said
scornfully, may be all right for
ringing a. i. wedding or q christen-
ing, but they never will have the
touch for tolling at a burial. They
would make too much of a noise, and
muddle II for sure"
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association to hear the arguments
set forth in favor of universal I'm
gerprinting, for since Congress will
be asked to pass a law requiring
all persons in the United States
over years of age to have their
fingerprints taken, members of the
association are anxious to have the
solons get a knowledge of the pro-
posed movement from discussions in
the convention.
WIIrHL L,tae the mention men .",., of .,s, finger
ately of their intimate as
sociation with police and crime.
Fingerprint experts are working
to drive out the popular belief that
fingerprints are used solely as a
means Of identifying criminals and
in place of this false idea must
come an appreciation of the fact
that fingerprints. through universal
fingerprinting, will become a great
benefit to society by helpful identi-
fication.
Many large banking houses have
already adopted fngerprints as
means of protection against the
forger and impersonation of de-
positors. A Porto Rican bank has
installed a fngerprint system for
those who cannot sign their names
to checks and deposits. Finger
prints instead of signatures are
used as a means of Identifying
checks.
During-the war more than S.
100000 fingerprints were gathered
by the War and Navy Departments.
These bureaus through the medium
Of the fingerprint rendered the gov
.ernment valuable service.
approximately 1900, 900 prints are
contained in the files of the Bureau
of Identification at the Navy Depart
ment. these prints having been
gathered since the bureau was or
ganized, January /, 1907.
J. H. Taylor is in charge of the
Navy Bureau, which is probably one
Of the largest and best equipped bu-
reaus of its kind in the country.
During the war period 125 persons
were employed in this bureau.
~ the top floor of old Ford's
Theater, Tenth near E street
northwest, the Identification
Bureau of the War Department is
located. This bureau is in charge
OF Walter S. Kaye.
The main purpose of the identity
section in both the War and Navy
departments is to identify unknown
dead in time of war and to keep
undesirable former service men
from re-enlisting under assumed
names.
Hardly a day passes that Mr.
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this city, who renders valuable aid
to police OF other cities through the
exchange of hngerPrints of crim-
innls.
No. e-Another pattern OF print
known as n @loop,s showing
seventy-one points of Identification
by lines drawn through the print.
No. TIL. r. Burlingame, assistant
to Detective Sandberg of the local
police department..
No. S-A pattern known as .
"whorl." In whorIs some Of the
ridges make turn through at
least one complete circuit
No. 81. II. Taylor, of the iden-
tfhcation bureau Of the Navy De-
partment. Mr.. Taylor IL in charge
OF probably one Of the largest bu-
reaus of the kind in the country
and has written several books on
nnEerprinting.
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Picture No. 1-Shows q pattern Of
= print known as an "nrch,, 80
called because the ridges run from
one side to the other, making No
backward turn.
No. 2-Detective Sergt. Fred
SandberE, nngerprint expert OF the
local police department. who has
Identified scores OF persons through
finger markings.
No. 3-Walter Kaye, I'm charge
of the Identification bureau of the
War Department.
No. 4-FinEerprints can be located
on some of the most insiEnihcant
articles This fact II proven by
the above picture, showing some ar
ticles from which Detective Sand
berg has taken prints.
No. -Eugene Van Buskirk, su-
perintendent of the National Bu-
reau OF Criminal Identification, Of
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which has rendered valuable serv-
ice to police departments through
out the country.
This bureau, the National Bureau
of Criminal Identification. is located
at $50 Louisiana avenue northwest.
Eugene Van Buskirk. a fngerprint
expert of wide experience. is super
intendent. and exchanges hundreds
of photographs of criminals with
various police departments in the
United States. ......
TINGERPRINTS long ago proved
their value to the police, and
as a result police departments
in every large city of the United
States are equipped with identifica-
tion bureaus. There is a possibility
of beating" the Bertillon method
of Identification, but the criminal
knows he cannot beat the finger
print. d,
Before the advent of the finger
print system police had tried for
The Washington herald., 1921-08-07
UNIVERSAL FINGER PRINTING URGED BY IDENTIFICA7
FORA eHaB
Aid the Lost and SouowngBy JamesNo

the poIee-sre rapidly becoming universal
II i'll in their import -. + -. - ~ -
Realizing the value of the hngerprint other
running down criminal. members of the In
ternsonai Association for will hold day
tion city, starting September for the discussion of the
hngerprng the taking of the hngerprints
every child United States Of
The question of universal hngerpning is to
for has been discussed the annual convention for the
held here expected that
luton will be passed requesting Congress to enact law requiring
be fngprnted Such law, it
claimed possibility of anyones losing his identity
many perso fngptng sounds absurd but the
Argentine Republic fngerpn
which is yet the of discussion
the United Republic fngerprnts
every citizen filed away.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
Buster Keaton, Injured.
Finished Making Picture

.DLAYING the leading role in his
L comedy, "Thc Boat" with two
badly mangled fingers. a twisted ankle
and lacerations on both hands, was the
experience of Buster Keaton, solemn
visaged comedian of the screen.
Buster injured himself early in the
making Of the laughtivity. when he
was thrown off a boat in a storm scene
and fell on some broken glass. His
director md others urged him to rest
for few days but he refused. stating
he did
Buster is now taking n well earned
rest and will be able to resume his pic
ture work within few days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27

HENIHl E-May MCANOy Is MOfkluE
at present on new picture which will
be called 'MOrals. The picture is
taken from the famous stage success,
The Morals Of Marcus ia which
Marie DOrO played.
SIGMU UND--Robcrta Arnuld j. the
wife of Herbert Rawlinsou. Alta A.
len is married to Hampton Del Ruth,
GLADYS-Robcrt AgnSw is twenty.
two years old. II" has dark brown
hair and blue eyes. lie is not mar
ried. He played with William Fnvcr-
sham in The Sin That Was His. ="
Recently he has been seen in Norma
Talnadge's pictures.
ELSIE-Frank Bor2agc was the Ii-
rector of "Humorcsquc.' lie is twenty
seven years old Born Of Italian. Swiss
parClts in Salt Lake City. He is maj
ricd to Rena Rogers.
SYLNIA--Gcorgc Bunny is me SON
of the late John Bunny. Lester Cunco
is playing opposite Dorothy Davcn.
port.
EILEEN-Syduey Chaplin il IL
brother Of the famous Charlie Jane
Caprice is not that little lady real
name. She was Chnstrncd Bctty Law
son.
CONSTANrE-.lywclI C;rnrn vaS
absent from the screen for about Two
years. She made her rcuppraranc. IN
"Nob0dy.' She has light brown hai"
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COulr
unsuspccting out.
slider.
This was tn,
case Of Louis J.
& snicr when
filming THE Cal
Of Home" Iren,
Rich. who takes
the lead. was di.
rcctcd to fall Of a
moving train just
as the train was
pulling out of the
station.
The train was
the real thing,
e a rryin g many
pa SScngers. Just
as Irene fell" a
portly gentleman
who was trying to
"makp' the train
ram mn Ant nv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
CONNIE FINDS OUT
SOME MEMBERS
OF "PENROD" CAST
BY CONSTANCE PALMER

Hollywood, Calif.
I'VE just had word that Marjorie Daw
i has been taken back into the fold by
Mr.. Marshall Neilan. She is TO play
the part Of Periods sister, so exas-
perating to and exasperated by the hero,
in the drama of that name. Sunshine
Sammy" the little coon who has de-
lighted you in SO many Of Harold
Lloyd's comedies, has been loaned Mr..
Neilan for the picture. also. He is
70 play Herman, one of the inimitable
brothers, Herman and Verman. Re-
member? Tully Marshall is to do Pen
rod s father, and Claire MacDowell his
mother. Johnny 1arron, brother OF
the late Bobby, is also in the cast. Could
any one ask better band Of players?
Gareth Hughes may go to Mexico to
film scenes for his new picture. called,
inappropriately enough, "Stay Homo" !"
/ hear Gareth is to play an unwilling
outlaw. Careful. Gareth; it might get
vurry, vurry rough down among the hot
tamales!
c. Il. De Mile is to leave for Europe
on October 81, to be gone two months.
He VOWS he's not going to work a single
stroke. He plans to visit Germany for
the opening of Forbidden Fruit" there.
and then go to Paris, the Riviera. Italy,
and back to London, where he will look
over the Famous Players English
studio. There are many players from
Lasky's West Coast Studio there now,
so he won't feel lonesome, anyway.
Saturday Night" will shortly be fin
ished-the staff is so well organized that
Mr.. De Mile plans to leave the day
after, believe, and even has his passage
booked on the steamer on which he is TO
leave New York.
THERE seems to be vogue for jew
l. ish pictures. Witness ''Iumor-
csque" and "No Woman Knows al :
though didn't discover what she didn' I
know. Goldwyn has Hungry Hearts
In production, and within day or so
Edward Sloman will start making THE
was written by Mr.. Sloman himself
and William Mong. the actor. lie has
appeared in all Of the late rockingham
productions, and, of course, will be seen
in this, the newest one.
Hungry Hearts" is one of those
true to tenement life sort of things.
Very grimy. But I'm sure il will be in :
tcresting just the same. Il. Mason
Hopper is directing. so that vouchcs for
good deal Of success. Helen Ferguson
looks very charming in her peasant
shawls. wooden stockings and wooden
shoes. Otto Lederer does sort of SYM
nathetic heavy. The makeup OF each
| character is really marvellous. Each OF
| them is to be congratulated, together
with the director, in reaching practical
artistic perfection. (Gawsh. Get that >
Alice Lakes new story promises to be
very up to date. It's called Kisses
and has to do with young woman
success in establishing n candy factory
and the kisses no doubt hinge on that
Harry Myers aids and abetts her in her
enterprise. They are filming scenes il
one of the biggest candy factories il
town, and Alice is actually messing
around In nougat and things.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
" allie Reid Has Quit
4utoS to FolIOu Hounds

WALLACE REID. Lasky star.
w who is making a picture version
OF THE Champion, until a short
time ago always had an automobile
scene in his pictures. Now, it ap-
pears. he is in for siege Of fox
hunts.
In Forever" the picture adapted
from Peter Ibbctson,' there was
fox hunt scene and there is another
in the present picture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27


NOl AN ...aG,uH how ry,Itcd was
i eyer. sing. thing IjJ was Il ioy
.,. ,.,., n',,..r,hr1 ,,.,,,.;,a Lona-
'' 49, '''', '"'"'I humping d man"
-. ~ ""h salts INT" NY hath'-th"y
were lo.ii.ucd with ro,c geranium my
sister had u.vou them 20 mo for Chris,
a,, ,' d, ''I ~ 80,
"'" '"'' >l'oSH'HH "'"uNu III tne noI'
p"Ti1m"d wafer, when i occurred TO
mo thar no matter what might ever
rgrnon f., mo- 1.d rcr7emhor that ono
'''',l ','o'' '''''' VA
moment "' P'r'e'' happiness
And, just by way Of making il even
llor,. wunlrrf-I. rrrsis knocked on the
d.... .,,l ,,IroI ,,,,,o.
"''' " NV
""' poF"I"'' hurry "Ht ana So" the
perfectly gorgeous flowers that hay" last
.,.1... ,,r u.s.
Uor .f,,r,,. ,cror,Ilo., o,, ~ ,bo,
"'"' S''I'' N'r"'nOled out oi '"u'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
He Is a Quiet Director

Colin Campbell is known as the
"quletest" director in the. business.
Campbell never uses a megaphOnc. Ills
placidity Of manner and his kindness and
consideration for the comfort and well
fare Of others have won for him home
in the hearts of his o-workcrs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27

breath. stopped short and started to
pick up Miss Rich from the platform,
The director. after mumbling under
his breath. had to wait for the next
train.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
HoD / Became
4 Movie Star
IS Told 10
iNE/ kLU NPH
What Has Already Happened

borotip Lane. Girl jyom n small
toUa. NdrcS icr biggest ambition
,~,tb th0u,Dads of other American
gets that ~ becoming a morug-
picture star. She thinks her chance
has cane vAcn Persis. trirnd Of
hers ,r0rkina IN NCw York, tells Of
mCetjn3 som" people connected rith
motion pirtr,cS ard asks her TO UiSit
her. O,s he. rrSt day IN the p,etrop-
olts. n" girl starts on risit TO the
y'udioS nnd 0diuS ddmittdrrc to one
Of h,m. DoroihV is giren the chance
- pilu n 4 mob sceHc. ord makes
ihC mast Of il. she meets LIicrCncc
Fr'ncd. press agent for III" company,
,~ip L'rom"S interested IN her. Then
annex h,r zig rhdnce rher. because
Df her rCr'm jinnCc to a Teli- kHOWH
y;Hr, @ho is dskcd to double for her.
when dC t"N0 PcrSis the happy
Iurs. P'rSiS III turn tells Of de-
',9brW surpriS" for the Cucning a
purtU planned by her mo'ion picture
tricndS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
Nuch Gold Braid Seen
in Making Lloyd Film

CuLD braid and -n,d ba'to"~ ha~hod
VI brilliantly on the Oriental street
- nnnstrllctnn IN tLn lIMl /. k0anL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
THEY HAD TROUBLE
MAKING CIRCUS
SCENES IN ENGLAND

ITO FILM cxteriors in England at any
l. time, and especially at night, offers
difficulties which are undrcamed of in
the United States.
The shooting of the big circus scenes
which are prominent feature in
Loves Boomerang" which j. S. Rob-
ertson is now making in England for
Famous Lasky, presented many prob
lens with which an American studio or
gOnizatiOn rarely has to cope.
y big tent was erected in large field
on Hampstead Heath and a couple of
elephants. recruited from Yarmouth,
were housed in another. The first set
back occurred on the night preceding
the day scheduled for the first shots.
Tho big tent was blown down aud con-
s!dcrablv damaged in the biggest gale
and rainfall that London had known for
four years.
by Immediately Communicating n bat
TALON of sailmGkers. Major Charles III.
Bell. studio general manager. succeeded
III having the damage to the big tent
repaired in twenty four hours and the
entire set" restored to its original
spck and span condition.
y visitor TO the circus on the night
of its camera debut was struck by the
tpuSIutIdIiOH ana tLlCltnNN ulSplaNeu by
tn" management in providing for the
comfort Of the staff during the trying
hours of night and early morning in q
CapriCiouS climate.
The 600 people who took part in the
scenes were picked up by motor char.
bancS at central starting point in the
city and conveyed to Hampstead. Ar
rangcmcnts had been made for the
transportation Of every single one of
them back to their various destinations,
as it was obviously impossible for them
to get home again In the carly hours of
the morning when no busses or trains
are cunning. The 800 had been care
fully grouped under the headings Of cer-
tain districts, and were assigned to the
conveyance for their own particular
route. such as KensingtOn, Brixton,
Richmond. Every person was not only
conveyed to the district in which he re e.
sided, but was actually set down at his
! own door. Major Bell says that the
only man he was not able to satisfy was
an individual who gave his address a,
Lei gh-on- Sea, some forty miles out
Of London.
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To Be Continued Tomorrow