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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-17
A MECHANICAL "HELLo GIRL"

r, EPORTS from Chicago announce
IN the success of an invention which
will add about one hundred per cent
to the value of that heart-rending in
vention. the telephone.
1t is a system with an automatic
switchboard. and the great advantage is
that It does away with central alto
gether.
No more hello girls" or the making
of remarks over the wire to distracted
patrons. In the new order of things it
is only necessary to turn small dial
till you have formed the combination
of figures in the humber wanted 1t is
the same device as that used on the
time lock of bank safe.
AS soon as the number is arranged
you touch bell button and that rings
the bell on the other end of the wire.
Having found your man and entered into
conversation, there is no danger of be-
ing interrupted at the critical point by
having the wire "cut off," as happens
so frequently by the system now in
vogue. A conversation over the auto
matte telephone is kept up until both
parties are ready to hang up their re
ceivers.
Besides this advantage there is the
satisfaction of knowing that no idle and
inquisitive young lady is drinking in
your conversation. According to the Of
f1cers of the new Chicago concern there
will be 10000 of their instruments In
use within six months. Already they
have 1t working in more than ten cities
of some twenty-five thousand population
and nothing but satisfaction is expressed
for the plan that eliminates central"
from the scheme of things.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-17
SECRET DRAWERS IN DESKS.

M oST business desks are very com
lfl monplace affairs, yet even in this
utilitarian age there are some on the
market with romantic secret eompart-
ments, just like those described in old
fashioned novels.
''Oh, how lovely" exclaimed the visitor
when the dealer pressed the button and
showed delightfully."- mysterious little
nook at the back of a solid oak desk.
who buys them?"
Women, mostly" was the reply. "Wo-
men, you know. go in for that sort of
thing more than men. They like to manu-
facture a mystery whether there is ally
need for II or not, and where can they
find a better aid to their imagination
than in a secret drawer? When a man
has any papers he wants TO hide he puts
them in a safe deposit vault. That dis
position of them would not be romantic
enough TO suit a woman Nothing short
of a secret compartment in a writing
desk will satisfy her. The manufacturers
of desks know that. and each year they
turn out a goodly number of desks with
all sorts of out of the way inches, con-
cealed by sliding doors and false bottoms
and retreating backs.
''Of course. not all the story book
desks are bought up by women. l only
say o large percentage of them are.
There are some modern men with Blue
Beard propensities, and we sell secret
compartment desks to them. Goodness
knows what they keep in the hiddeon re-
cesses. Love letters, perhaps. and will
and-well, any old thing to which some
special interest or romance attaches,
and which they do not want rrying eyes
to see or irreverent hands To touch.
However, desks with secret drawers are
not offered 10 the ordinary purchaser.
and unless 8 customer asks for those
mysterious attachments. we sell the
plain, commonplace desk, in which you
couldn't hide even a pin to save your
neck"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-17

n and G Streets northwest there
stands a great red brick build
ing. which for the few weeks Just ended
gigantic bee hive. small army of
workmen have been rushing final de-
tails to completion because Uncle Sam
needs the structure in a hurry. The
building has been in the course of con-
structfon six years, and now it must be
finished by the latter part of next
month.
Uncle Sam needs more work than the
men who are to occupy the big red
building can turn out in their present
cramped quarters. This work is some
fact, these men do more than any other
class of workmen to spread education.
They are the Government printers, and
the big red brick building is to be the
home of the bureau.
Since the war with Spain, which re-
suited in the United States becoming a
world power, the executive departments
and Congress seem to have doubled
their output of literature. 1t is so that
the Office may be ready for Congress
this fall that the rush is now going on.
in its old quarters the Office was
regarded as one of the finest estab-
lishments of the kind in the world.
When the new machinery is installed
in the new building the Office will ex-
eel anything of the kind in the world.
When completed the building will have
cost more than two million dollars. 1t
will have a floor space of 81, 200 square
feet more than the old building, which
had 242. 500. AS this conveys little TO
the mind of the average reader, the i'm
mense floor area can better be described
as being two-thirds of a city block in
extent. There are seven of these great
floors, which if spread out on the ground
would cover four and a fraction of the
largest blocks in the city.
Brick enough TO build two dozen three
story dwellings twenty-five by one hun
dred feet in extent, and iron and steel
enough to build one big battleship
and an ordinary sized cruiser went into
me structure.
bSSluSS TIC ~ I'm. SUM- anu LLoi b4S
enough TO rebuild thirds of the
Washington Monument was put into the
foundations and other parts of the big
structure.
SO many miles of electric and other
wire were used that if 1t were neces-
sary to do so. it could be pulled out and
used as a two-strand fence around near
ly all of the city of Washington
Miles of steam and water pipe were
also used.
The walls and floors are so thick they
look like the stone projections of an old
time fort. The reason for this. however
is apparent. The floors have been con-
structed TO bear safely three hundred
pounds to the square foot. The ordinary
building will sustain only one hundred
and fifty. This is necessary because OF
the great weight of the machinery and
material used by the printers. Tons OF
type are likely to be stored in one small
room.
Three of the largest Croker-Wheeler
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-17
a BIT OF WASTED COURTESY.

I was an embarrassing position. but
everybody acquitted himself with
credit. The man and woman were
young, good-Iooking and we'll groomed.
There were only two vacant seats, and
they were on opposite sides OF the
Georgetown car, so, instead of sitting
side by side. was natural and proper
for such a well-matched pair. they were
divided by half the length of the car.
The man against whom the girls arm
brushed confdingly was getting along in
years. but his soul still thrilled with
the sentiments Of youth, and he "a
solved to clear the situation for the
sweet young things. Calamity he arose
and stumbled over to the unfortunate
young man.
Il will exchange seats with you. SIR
he said
The young man hesitated. but he ac-
cepted the offer. Everybody was inter-
ested and looked to see the couple strike
up an animated conversation without
delay. Even if they got a little spoonY
nobody intended to be shocked, because
to nice people of their stamp many
things are forgiven But they did not
gush. They did not even speak, and
presently, when the conductor came
around. the man dived down into his
pocket and brought UP a nickel and the
woman dug around in her purse and
brought up another, and they paid their
fares Independently. An audible sigh
went up from the rest of the passen-
gers The man with the chivalrie spirit
felt worse than anybody else. unless It
was the young folk themselves. both OF
whom understood the situation and
blushed furiousIy.
We'll. | don't care said the gallant
man finally, to one who cared 10 listen.
i did my duty. anyhow. and he has
the pleasure of sitting beside her, eN
n ne doesn't know her"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-17
NO SEASICKWESS
1 V ON THIS SHIP

MYTH the launching in England of
w the new channel steamer Queen
last week the passengers en- route to
France were promised immunity from
seasickness.
The Queen is a turbine vessel fitted
with the Parsons engines, and the build
ers have undertaken that she shall have
an average sea speed of twenty
knots.
BY the introduction of the turbine
principle it is claimed that all vibration
is done away with. The oscillation
caused by the paddle wheels and the
throb of the screw are absent.
Clear of the pier or wharf, a turbine
and the side screws, which greatly add
to her speed, impart general steadi-
ness.
Very rarely is there any pitching. The
machinery works quite noiselessly. The
vessel moves forward as if she were
fish rather than a complicated me-
chanical structure.
There are three screws TO a turbine
steamer. The two side shafts take the
place OF the ordinary twin screws, and
the center shaft runs free. The maneu-
vering power is as great as in an ordi-
nary steamer, while in going astern
there is none of that most unpleasant
grinding motion so familiar to the trav-
eler.
So many steamers have from time to
time been built for the cross Channel
passage which have been promised to
overcome all risk of sea sickness that
a certain amount of skepticism is sure
to exist regarding the merits of the new
boat. But the public will not have very
long to wait. It is hoped that within six
weeks the Queen will be running on the
regular service Those who are best
acquainted with the turbine principle
are most confident OF her success.
There is no doubt that steamers fitted
with engines working on Parsons prin-
ciple can develop a speed far beyond
that of the ordinary screw. This has
been proved in the case of the torpedo
destroyers, and there is no reason why
this high speed cannot be equally util-
ICED on all Channel routes.
Many predictions have it that turbine
engines are. sooner or later, to open out
new era in ocean travelling. If ever
the principle be adopted on the big At
lantic liners the transatlantic voyage
will be considerably shortened.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-17
THE LAST TOAST.
By WILLIAM GRIFFITH.

But I toast not the West-her children;
Nor the East. nor the South. nor
North:
But tonight. as the starry cohorts
Break ranks and sally forth,
With health to a greater kindred
On either side of the sea.
I drink that the sun shall ever
Be shining on the free.
So fill Up to the brim your glasses;
And now, as brothers may,
While the ships of whittier squadron
Swing down a brighter day,
Let us drink to the Unknown Father:
To the Universal plan;
To the Law of a kindred children
From the Straits TO Hindostan.
we have heard the toast TO people
Who inherit the English tongue;
By the men of the far horizons
Their praises have been sung;
For time may come when the nations
Shall be one with kindred cause,
When the cannon sleeps nor thunders
Against the iron laws.
They speak of a Babel yonder,
AS it was in the elder years,
Where a current slowly gathers
The rhythm now that nears
Whesa the Western waters are chant
ing
Songs under the golden sun,
With a nebulous chorus singing
The end has not begun.
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| Department, 81; branch in Department
| of State. 80; branch in War Department,
| 81; branch in Department of AgricuI-
| ture, II; public document division, 20;
miscellaneous divisions, 100.
The aggregate expenditures for the
| year. were $4,000, 0000, about two-thirds Of
which was paid out in wages and SAL
aries to employees. There were IN use
127 presses of all sizes, with an average
output of 1,000.000 impressions a day OF
eight hours work.
Among these presses are some almost
as large as those in the big newspaper
offices. as well as some freaks One OF
the latter is a press which prints cards
| on both sides from a web of Bristol at
the rate of s., 900 an hour. There are
also four envelope presses, which turn
out 10000 envelopes an hour.
AS to the amount and different sizes
and styles of type handled, there is lit
tie use to attempt to describe it. During
the year one million FIVE hundred thou
sand pounds. or seven hundred and fifty
tons. were in daily use.
This type is manipulated by some of
the best known experts in the world.
Just what they can do was amply dis
played during the Spanish American
war, and on several less important oc-
casions since. The famous work was
done on the message OF the late Presi-
dent Mckinley. transmitting the report
OF the commission which investigated
the blowing up Of the Maine in the Har-
Dor of Havana.
This publication consisted of 2ss pages
of text. twenty four full page engrav-
ings. and one Autograph in colors. The
originals OF the illustrations were not
received at the Office until O'Clock on
the afternoon of March IS. The manu-
script of the text was not received until
s o'clock the same evening Yet com
plete printed copies in paper covers
were on the desks of the Senators and
Representatives at 10. o'clock the morn
ing following
This record is equal to the best
known in newspaper Offices, where about
everything possible is sacrificed TO speed.
This time has since been beaten in the
same office. but on a much smaller scale.
In the new building, with the new ma
chinery, this work will soon be dis
q
/ thousand tons Of type. The increase
has been recommended because of the
growing necessity TO keep vast amounts
of type standing '-that is. tied up and
laid away, more impressions being need
ed in the near future than were called
| for al the first printing.
The number of presses is TO be in
creased to more than three hundred and
the other machinery in proportion More
employees will also be required. the IN
crease in the work justifying it. Conse-
quently. it is expected that the output
of the office will be increased fully 10
per cent when the new building has been
occSpied- Workmen are now busy in
stalling all OF the presses and other ma
chinery which can be removed from the
old building. The new presses are be-
ing received. and it is expected that the
change will have been made not later
than June 80.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-17

dynamos in the country, each of 300
horse power, will supply the electrical
power for the printers. In addition are
the usual engines, which are to be
transferred from the old structure.
There are half dozen elevators. Ny
RAIDS Of tubes and electrical bells will
furnish means of communication be-
| tween the various rooms and floors.
There are to be seventy drinking fouI-
tains, which will be supplied with ice
water from an ammonia plant in the
basement.
This plant is the first TO be installed
in Washington. 1t reduces the water TO
a temperature of As degrees, and then
pumps it TO the fountains in various
parts of the building.
| Ventilation is provided by means
very similar The air will be cooled in
the summer and heated in the winter
in the basement of the building and then
1t will be pumped through a system of
pipes TO all floors.
There are store rooms and vaults ga
lore The vaults have been constructed
to keep safely the standing type and
the completed documents Of a secret
and confidential character 1t is in these
the reports of the committees, the
messages of the President, and OF his
Secretaries. and similar things are 10
be hidden until 1t is time to give them
to the public.
In the store rooms will be kept the
raw material OF the department, the
=cI, IN
similar establishment of the kind in
the world. To illustrate this. state
ment of the amount of stock used by the
printers, bookbinders, etc, during the
year ending May l is interesting. This
statement is as follows:
Paper, 5000 tons; glue, 81 900 pounds;
gold leaf, 1000 packs; gray super, 10000
yards: headbands, 1000 pieces; imita-
ton Russia leather, $4,000 square feet;
law sheep, $4,000 skins; lubricating oil,
3, 500 gallons: molding wax. 4, 800 pounds;
pIumbago for electrotyping. $500
pounds; printing ink, 10000 pounds;
roller composition, 10000 pounds;
skivers, 10000 skins; sulphate OF cop
per, 5000 pounds; thread, 1000 pounds;
tin foil, 5000 pounds: title leather, 1000
skins; Turkey morocco. 11,000 skins;
anthony and tin, 5000 pounds; bar
lead, 200.e pounds; bar tin, 10000
pounds; benzine, II 900 gallons; binders
board, 800, 900 pounds; book muslin, 5000
pieces; canvas for covering books, $500
yards; cast iron filings. 5000 pounds;
coal, $500 tons; copper battery plates,
IS, 900 pounds; muslin 5o, 900 yards; cot
ton waste, 10000 pounds.
To use up this great amount of stock
the efforts OF 3,Ss9 employees were re-
CURED, distributed in the various dt-
visions as follows:
Executive offices, AZ; main composing
room, s24; bindery, $50; main press
room. 217; job press room. 100; job com
posing room, 106; electrotype room, 80,
specification room, 271; folding room.
Cos; Congressional Record" room, 100;
chief engineers division, SO; branch in
Treasury Department, 81; branch in Lii
brary of Congress. 67 branch in Depart
ment of the Interior, SO; branch in Navy
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The market for outside securities displayed de-
cidedly frmer tone Prices from the opening with
two exceptions. showed a stronger tendency
More attention was paid to other shares, which
were more less neglected during the erratic
movements of Northern Securities in the early part
Of the week The trading in this stock was within
narrow limits and the volume of business trans
acted showed marked falling off. contraSted with
the heavy dealings during the last few days
American Can preferred strong, advancing l
per cent 43. Manhattan Transit Company de-
veloped increased activity and strength. on heavy
buying for inside account International Mercan-
tile Marine preferred light transactions rose "a
per cent. American Light and Traction common
gained l per Havana Tobacco common rose
3 per cent Standard Oil gained points Greene
Consolidated Copper rose 1 per cent. Electric We
hcle common offered down III per cent with
out sales Two hundred International Rubber Com
nauv sold at 42; 400 Light. Fuel and Power sold at
500. TI3219; 200 Kitchener Mining sold at &4Gfs
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
-L,ess 1-16.

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-New-O Orleans - Com
rnerciai 75c discount: bank 81 premium San Fran
cisco-Sight 121kc: telegraph, 15c. Boston2oc dis
count Charleston-Buying. 1-16c premium selling,
l-l6c premium. Chicago-20c premium. Cincinnati
Between banks SOC discount: the counter. soc
premium Savannah-Buying. Soc discount; selling.
75c premium
BANK CLEARGNGs. - New-York - Exchanges.
2e41s2seo; balances. s1o6isoO1 Boston-Exchanges.
s27.2l44 1885, balances. s21a.osO. Philadelphia - Ex-
changes, s19s05,312: balances. s1sss,18 Baltimore
Exchanges s3763.s6T: balances. $4,000. Chicago
Exchanges s2e. .43s s97: balances. s.. .26s Sol.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Cali money in
London 3lza asa per cent Open market discount
rate for long bills 3izd3 S-16 per cent for short
bills 3la63s per cent Berlin discount rate 2s. per
cent for three months bills and 27s per cent for
short bills Berlin exchange on London, 20 marks
81 pfennigs Paris discount rate. rs per cent Paris
exchange on London, % francs 1Stz centimes.
FOREIGN SECURITIES. - British consols for
money. 81 7-1s: for account s18s French rentes IS
francs 30 centmes.
THE SILVER MARkET.-Bar silver, SOC: Mex
ican silver dollars 3sc Bar silver in London closed
at q I-l6d.
GOLD PRE1iIUM-In Madrid. S572; Lisbon. $500:
Buenos Ayres. 127-2T
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS. Customs receipts
reported from Washington s1172.125; internal reve-
nue. receipts S655309 miscellaneous receipts so4140
Receipts for the day. 1851 574 expenditures. s1To
ol0 Receipts for the month date 81, ,3o5567; ex-
penditures SD 900; of expenditures, 81 2S4
e33 receipts for the year TO date. s44 76s; ex-
penditures si S III: excess of receipts. S32 54 59
National bank notes received for redemption. S492,
lz5
sUB-TREASURY.-The Sub-Treasury was debtor
to the Clearing House SSSO,374
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
SECURITIES AT AUCTION.

The following securities sold yesterday AZ
auction at the New-York Real Estate Salesroo1n
by Adrian II. Muller & Son:
$4,000 Suburban Land and Investment Company
bonds. guaranteed by Colorado Coal and iron
Development Company. Interest May ana
November. coupons paid to May, lSSs -o,,
Moran Bros Certificate No 6.---..--------- 8. o =
D. shares American Exchange National Bank -o'
$4,000 Norfolk Brunswick Hosiery com
debanture bonds due l9ll -,
Coupons January and July oS12
) shares United states Mortgage and Trust --,.
Il shares NeV-Yor National Exchange Bank -
% LoLas La3iICS' I-.f, N-.,io,si t2anL . 24O
10 shares Broadway safe Deposit COMPANY ~
10 shares International Banking Corporatio l"o
26 shares American Soda Fountain Company -
10 shares international Banking Corporation Z'5V
shares Stuyvesant Heights Bank. Brooklyn Io"
~ shares Delaware ana li1''so, ANA In 1e4s.
$4,000 ister ana tS pelSWaTn E5a Ia2s 1oss
5000 Rio Cirande Western Railroad first mort 90
gage 4 PER bonds. due 1889 ---.-.-. .
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16

vantage of the fact that that dav it will ne tns
primary market instead of the secondary marAe'
which ordinarily 1t is
SAMUEL SPENCER ELECTED A DIRECIoH'-
An important addition to the board of directors -
the North American Trust Company was maze -
the election of Samuel Spencer. president OF IN
Southern Railway. at the annual meeting neid W.
terday. The board is composed OF prominent me-"
In various lines of business
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
.Ex interest


Rau.Roap BONDs-Market generally strong
Total sales amounted in par value to SSSooo.
against ts.247so6 on TUESDAY. he AeaVlesI Gear
-. 80 i, .he Atctison general IS Atlantic Coast
gre Is Chicago. Burlington and Quincy IS, Chi
-.go Rock Island end Pacific IS. Colorado and
s,s,rheru first IS Erie general Is. Green Bay and
western debenture Bs, Kansas my 60u'heIh o.
z5sxioa, Central first and second incomes. North
.TB Pacific SIS and IS. Oregon Short Line 4. Penn
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
IRREGULARITY IN STOCKS.
EARLY ADVANCES FOLLOWED BY DECLINES AZ
THE CLOSE.
Traders Attack Strike RumorsMoney Rates Easier
Banks Gain from Sub-Tlreasury.

svlvanis convertible 3s.s Reading general Is. et
louis and San Francisco retunding Is, Union Pa
cifc first and convertible Is and Wabash deoenture
Rs Colorado Fuel and Iron convertible es. Con
solidated Tobacco Is and Standard Rope and I"ihe
incomes were also active
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
taions were

Closing prices yesterday of the principal active
securities and net changes from Tuesdays quo
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

T.endon- April 15. ?. na.-'The market for Amer1-
osn securities was moderately active and generally
higher Final prices follow:
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN.

The annual report OF the Lake Erie and Wes'ei"
for the year ended December 81. 1902. shows c''"
parative income follows:
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
GUARANTEED STOCKS.

eouOtations furnished by Walker Seas. Va. -
Broad-st1
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington. April 15.-The condition of the Treas
IVY. Divisions OF Issue and Redemption. at the be-
ginning Of business to-day was as follows:
RESERVE FUND
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET-Money on call opened at
12 per cent; highest, & per cent; lowest. per
cent: last loan per closed at 3i5d4 per cent:
ruling rate. ~ per cent. Time money was quoted
at 51s per cent for sixty to ninety days and 5651&
per cent for longer periods Commercial paper was
quoted at 5Ias per cent for sixty to ninety days
Endorsed bills ga Ts per cent choice four six
months bills and sI2 per cent for others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-Market closed firm
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
ACTIVE STOCKS.

FURNISHED By william E Nichols Co.. No Is wa-..,
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BANK STOCKS.

reported BY Clinton Gilbert. No : wau-st]
New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
Londcn New-York New-YoEk
rHs DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BoNDs--Market hrm, Final
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MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.
INACTIVE STOCKS.

tFurnished BY william E Nichols & Co. No. waIl-st)
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