The grafters of America, who they are and how they work . -^ £ u(trCca^z^yf&»« Fmpressi&np taken by ?« Signature Classified at , Rogiaa^by__ &Z ^ ^/ ;ied at JS-egistry by 422 THE ADVENTURES AND WORK use at the Yard, serve as an adequate means of identi-fication. Where large bodies of Chinese or negroes are employedon government or public work, it is often difficult to stopmen from representing themselves as being other men,and signing the pay roll to obtain the wages due the thumb print of each employee is takenand when he comes up to draw his money and there isany d
The grafters of America, who they are and how they work . -^ £ u(trCca^z^yf&»« Fmpressi&np taken by ?« Signature Classified at , Rogiaa^by__ &Z ^ ^/ ;ied at JS-egistry by 422 THE ADVENTURES AND WORK use at the Yard, serve as an adequate means of identi-fication. Where large bodies of Chinese or negroes are employedon government or public work, it is often difficult to stopmen from representing themselves as being other men,and signing the pay roll to obtain the wages due the thumb print of each employee is takenand when he comes up to draw his money and there isany doubt as to his identity, he makes a fresh imprint,which easily disposes of the matter. Rich men dispos-ing of their property by will, in addition to their regularsignature, also place the finger prints of both hands onthe paper, thereby insuring the authenticity of the docu-ment. An easy way to protect a check, is to put thethumb print where the figures are written in. Mrs. Holland believes that within a few years all spe-cial transpor
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