The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, June 11, 1920, Image 7
FINGJBR PRINTS ACCURATE
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Thtm for Years I
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Detective Frederick Kuhne, says t
the New York Evening Post, for near r
'Cl> twenty years attached to the bureau ii
ot identification at police headquar- c
ters, who was retired on a pension the t
other day, says that he now begins ii
ta realize the nature of the burden fi
be has been carrying while serving r
the city as an identification expert. It a
was a burden, he says, of vague fear
the fear that some time, some where ri
a case might turn up for a man or wo- e
man having the same sort of finger v
prints as another person. 1;
Mr. Kuhne has made a science of I
the identification of criminals. He c
is a graduate of the College of the a
City of New York and has written a ?
book on the subject of finger , rints ^
that has everywhere been accepted F
as standard, "that the chanse of two ii
persons turning up with the same b
linger markings is about equal to
taking a million pins and scattering c
them over a floor then gathering up e
these pins, scattreing them again, and v
having every pin lie in precisely the ?
same spot it occupied at the first
scattering." fc
Mr. Kuhne said that the ' finger I
print was nature's one means of show- o
ing absolute originality. The only 1
analogy is the leaves of a tree no two
of which in their markings are ver d
alike. There are individuals, he point- d
ed out, who look absolutely alike as to i
feature, who have the same-manner of I
speech, who are similar in many ways r
but in finger prints nature insists up- c
on. variation. t
This suggested to Mr. Kuhne a t
story.
"One day," he said, "we brought p
formers?to headquarters. We had
one of them talk to a police inspector,
then took occasion to distract his atr
tention. In that time we withdrew t
the twin to whom he had been talk- i
ing and switched the over twin on f
him. The inspector returned to the a
conversation, having not the slightest ?
idea that he was now confronting the r
same person with whom he had origi- c
nally been speaking. These twins v
'were the same in every respect Their
Bertillon measurement tallied to a
dot. Their voices had the same
manner. Yet when we took their
finger prints the difference wa3 so
marked that only half a glance reveal- c
ed that difference." *
Kuhne has the honor of making s
the only mdentification of fiinger s
prints which has led to a conviction of ?
murder in the first degree in the his- c
tory of the police department of this
city. J
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"The case," he said, "was that of
. colored man natried Roberts who
ras employed in a novelty house on
Iroadway. The safe was robbed. The !
ureau of indentification examined 1
he safe and found a finger mark, a '
ight index finger, as it mark, a right 1
ridex finger, as it turned out. This ^
ne mark wc photographed and took '
o headquarters. It looked like an 1
nside job and so the employes of the ^
irm were all finger printed. Roberts'
ight index finger corresponded ex- '
ctly. But the firm fired him. (
Some time later a jewelry sales- 1
nan named Vogel was found murder- '
d in a store on Clan 3treet. The body '
tas down in the cellar, where evideny
preparations had been made to
iurn it. Upstairs was found a gold
igarette case, which was indentified
s having belonged to the murdered
lan. On the case was a finger print,
Ve powdered the print and photo;raphed
it. While we were examinng
it a detective walked into the '
mreau.
"You know," he said, that that
olored fellow. Roberts who has turn- ^
d up in the Broadway safe robbery
worked on the places where Vogel
vas killed." '
"Well," I said to him, 'go out and
ring him in; for we've just compared
toberts' fingpr print with the print
m the cigarette case and both are aike."
So Roberts was arrested, was in- '
iicted, tried and convicted of murler.
Kuhne *ays that often mysteres
are cleared up this way. Finger
>rints take off a window in a hotel
oom where robbery or some other
rime has been committed have led
o the indentfication of the perpetraors.
SOW IS THE TIME TO GET
RID OF YOUR RHEUMATISM
If you are troubled with rheumaise
get a bottle of Chamberlain's (
.liniment and use it according to the
>lain printed directions. You will be
lurprised at the quick relief which it
iffords. No internal treatment is reequired
in esses of chronic or musular
rheumatism. All you need is to
ise this liniment freely.
NOTICE
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An election is hereby to be at Tinkr
Creek school house June 19, 1920,
or the purpose of voting an extra
pecial tax of 4 mills for general
chool purposes. The trustees will
ict as managers and the rules gov>rning
general elections will prevail.
County Board of Education.
Tune 1-11
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rdered another dru
tning at once a
nvassers asked to ac
:d blanks and instruc
srn to the farmers o
3s there is a continl
. you owe it to your
rTMAN, Carlisle.
lRR, Adamsburf?.
NER, Kelton.
RNER, Kelton, Route 2.
TLE, Kelton, Route 2.
2 N. GALLMAN, Union, Route 4.
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i County Brar
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CALEB GLOVER, C. S. A. S<
(There recently died in Orangeburg
5. C., Caleb Glover, an ex-slave, who j,
served faithfully through the Confed?rate
was as body servant for his
foung master. Col. Olin M. Dantzler.
He was faithful even to death, and
:arried his dead mater's body home 0
to St. Matthews, S. C., after Colonel
Dantzler was killed on the battlefield, th
The Daughts"? of the Confederacy ut
honored him by enrolling him a sol- ui
iier of the "Lost Cause" and placing nl
\ cross of honor on his bosom. Scores pi
if white friends attended his funeral.) OC
He was black, I know, and his hair th
kinked tight, vi
And the gait of his feet was lame; re
Rut ever and ever his soul was white 1J
And he honored a good man's name, sc
They had tried him long but he stood m
the test la
For the heart that he owned beat
true; pi
He was only a slave but he did his U
best? cc
And a king but his best can do! pi
He was only a serf of the olden day 14
But he ranked on the knighthood w
roll, cl
For fetters were never yet forged to 8t
stay oi
The God in a good man's soul. U
He was true to himself and his task tn
and Gol,
And true to the land he loved, te
And there on his breats neath the cold p;
grey srd, g,
The worth of his life is proved. cc
He was black I know, and his hair iv
kinked tight, . ei
And the gait of his feet was lame; m
But ever and ever his soul was fc
white? g]
How sweet were my own the same! d(
James Edwin Kerr. pj
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
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Notice is hereby given that a meet- di
ing of the Stockholders of the Union E
Grocery Co., of Union, S. C, will be ni
held at the Union-Buffalo Mills ti
store at Union S. C on thn 91 ?t ftnv
of June, A. D. 1920, at 11 o'clock a. ei
m. a?
That this meeting is called for the pi
purpose of passing a resolution au- sj
thorizing the said Union Grocery A
Company to go into liquidation, wind of
up the affairs of said company and P
dissolve.
L. L. Wagnon,
Secy., Treas. and Manager of ^
Urion Grocery Company. 0]
Union, S. C., May 20, 1920. p(
May 21-28-June 4-11. a]
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Colored embrofdery on white collar ci
and cuffs makes a dainty fiuish for g
wash dresses for little folks. c<
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campaign for memi
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:tions. please do not
f union county. the s
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:self to come in and f
ORUS T. BEIjUE, Union, Rou
WILL GAULT, Kelton, Route
BERNARD FANT, Santuc.
W. D. LANCASTER, Jonesvil
I. W. WHITE, Jonesville, Rou
H. N. SPROUSE, Jonesville, I
R. C. IjITTLE, Jonesville, Ron
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lONEERING IN TENNESSEE
A Bidder Who Did Not I'nderstand
the Terms.
(From the New York World.)
Morristown, Tenn., June 5.?All of
this section of the country is laughing
over the predicament of Asheville, N.
C., real estate auction firm found itself
in here a few days ago. The firm
was commissioned to sell one of the
most valuable lots in town situated on
Main street, in the center of the city.
The sale was extensively advertised
and the presence of a brass band
imported expressly for the occasion
end the offer of a free dinner for all
brought out a record breaking crowd.
The owners ot the property had placed
an upset price of $250 per front
foot on the Iqt. The sale started and
the bidding was brisk, the figures
named soon being recorded. Then the
bids gradually increased until $265
was offered and the lot "knocked
down." The purchaser was elated at
his bargain; the owners were more
than satisfied with the price realized
and the auctioneer was over pleased
with the g.eat success of the sail.
The crowd was treated to fox trots
by the band, invited to dinner and
thanked for attending the sale and
dismissed.
Then came the awakening.
When the office of the successful
bidder, who happens to be the local
express agent, was visited /to collects
the initial payment that individuals
asked how much he would be required
to pay down.
"The total amount of your bid at
$265 a from. foot figures up a little
more than $18,000," said the auctioneer.
"You are expected to pay
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CHOOL ATTENDANCE
INCREASES IN PHILIPPINES
nrolment This Year la Expected to
Be 800,000, as Against 700,000
in 1919.
rrom the Christian Science Monitor.)
In 1918 there were 600,000 pupils in
le Philippine public schools, all
ling English, from the first grade
j. In 1919 there were 700,000 pupils
1 attending without any legal comllsion.
This year there will be 800,10,
due to the 1918 appropriation of
le Philippine legislature, which proded
$15,000,000 additional to the
igular school revenues for the years
>18-'23 as a part of a comprehensive
:heme to provide in the islands no
atter in what part of the archipego
he may live, saps "School Life."
In 1918 there were twenty-five Filino
government students in the
nited States pursuing post-graduate
airses at the expense of the Philipne
government: In 1919 there were
10 such students. This year there
ill be 175 fellowship students, exusive
of several thousand private!
udents. who nre pithor mnkinrr thnirl
vn way through college in the
nited States or whose expenses are
et by their parents.
These increase in voluntary atndance
of Filipino children in the
hilippinc schools and of Filipino
svernment students in United States
dleges and universities are indieate
of the Filipino trust and dependlce
upon public education for the
aintenance of a sound democratic
irm of government when the confess
of the United States shall have
jcided that the time is ripe for
ranting an independent form of go?rnment.
The continue spread of English and
s exclusive use in the schools are incative
of the Filipino faith in the
nglish language as the best national
edium for preserving and transmitng
ideas of true democracy.
There are now 350 American teach s,
principals and superintendents
isisting the army of Filipinos emloyed
in the largest single school
rstem under the American flag,
mericans luve a right to be proud
f the educational record in the
hilippines.
Asbestos is the queerest mineral in
ie world, and is rapidly becoming
le of the most important. It is imervious
to the fiercest heat, and can
iso withstand acids which would eat
p almost any metal. Today its prinpal
value is for packing marine enines,
and there is nothing else to
>mpare with it for this purpose.
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ON COUNTY. IN OBEDI
&ERS. BELOW WE
COMMUNITIES, ANI) EA
REGARD THIS MATTER ]
PLENDID VICTORY ALR
,E. WE HOPE TO ENLIST ]
IELP THE CAUSE.
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1., Route 2. H c. WI1
[oate 1. JOE E. S
te 1. J. ROYD
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biic-iuuu i?juu.v, wnicn win De
$6,000."
"Six thousand dollars!" exclaimed
the astonished near purchaser. "Why,
man alive. I only bid $265 for the
whole lot."
What the populace down here is
trying to figure out is who the laguh
is on.
A London dispatch says: "The perfume
drinking habit by society women
is increasing alarmingly, say London
chemists. The government has advised
the Institute Control to check the
vice." Wouldn't that make a dandy
argument against Prohibition if it
were the New York or Chicago society
women who had taken to the perfume
drinking habit??Fashion Notes.
Pink crepe narrowly hemmed wit!
black satin and embroidered in black
satin leaves is one of the newer effects
in lingere that appeals to those
seeking the unusual.
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ENCE TO THAT CALL, W
ANNOUNCE THE 1
CH CANVASSER WILL B
LIGHTLY. IT IS OF MOST
EAI)Y ASSURED WILL B1
EVERY FARMER IN THE
IITE, Santuc, R. F. D. 1.
MCOCK, Union, Route 5.
WHITMIRE, Union, Route 2.
L.BURN, Union, Route 2.
MITH, Union, Route 2.^
LANCASTER, Jonesville, Route 2.
BS BRO\
inty Chatrmai
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BIG BOOZE POURING
I Anderson June, 9.?There was a
booze outpouring at the county jail
this morning. Sheriff King and his
deputies disposed of $5,400 worth of
whiskey in about 15 minutes. A hundred
and thirty-five gallons were poured
into the gutters the street literally
running with whiskey: After tinwhiskey
ha 1 been poured into the
street it was set on fire. A five gallon
can explode, blowing out tinstopper
and the top of the can but it
did not hurt anyone. Most of the whiskey
was in gallons cans, and it was of
all colors and conditions. Sheriff
King said some of the stuff had eaten
through the containers and he was
afraid it would destroy the cement
floors of the cell, it was so powerful
from the chemicals which were in
some of the ' supposed" corn liqour.
Panniers caught up in puffs add tinnecessary
bouffant effect on some of
the newest skirt models.
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