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LO USES THUMBIPRINTSSystem Has Been Long in Use Among Kedmcn, Says “Inclinn” Fra-m» at Spokane.Spokane, Wash., Oct. 6.—Indian” Frazee, a full blood Spokane Indian, who frequents the county court house and occasionally makes a touch” from county officials— which he never fails to pay back— says that police departments were late in discovering the use of the finger print, declaring thht long before the paleface came or Rertillon ever was heard of, Indians in and around Spokane always signed documents, agreements, etc., with their thumb print. When Frazee negotiates a little loan at the court house he has the lender write out a note, payable on a certain date, then he pours out a little ink on a blotter, smears his thumb in it and solemnly makes his thumb print on the document in lieu of his signature. “Alawys can tell who sign ’em,” he says. No make a mistake. White men and banks should do. Indians long time sign with thumb prints before white man came. Only one man same thumb print. No can change it.”
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Ashland Tidings
Ashland, Oregon, US
Mon, Oct 06, 1913
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