Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-10-19
In High Po.,,,.n.

arc q great power in the United
States particularly fruu a social stand.
point, says the Pail Mall Gazette of
London. But il is 10y, no means SO gen.
orally known that at the headquarters
OF the American government in WASH
inHton there are u number oil highly
paid women wLo arc a standing contra
dlc6on OF the old gibo that women can
never keep II secret.
AT any rate the services Of these wo.
men are go highly appreciated that it is
unlikely their brethren will ever oust
them from these highly paid Offices. TO
us Il youthful and pretty woman diplo.
mat, recognized as such by the govern.
ment. is ~nnthinkable. Yet such a per.
sou Is Miss Margaret Hannah, who is
permanent assistant to the permanent
secretary Of state. This latter official
carries on all the dedicate negotiations
the United States and foreign
powers and 30 conducts M immense
corresp ondence.
All thus most secret and sacred cores
pondence il under the charge Of Miss
Hannah, who is 60 we'll versed in Uncle
Sans relations with the outeide world
that she could undoubtedly act as
assistant secretary ot state herself il
the occasion arose.
\ stiu more remarkable position is
that held by Miss Clara Graeceu. legal
adviser to the treasury department.
Here again VIC ind a young blonde not
yet %. III a few years ago came to
Washington Ms an ordinary typewriter
IN :he comptroller's office. At that
time her work was taking down dicta.
ton relating to legal Opinions about
claims against the treasury. Mise
Graec~n grRdu Ally de veloped a taste for
law go that on one occasion the comp
troller asked her to prepare nm ~@opinion"
OF her own on u minor case.
Thereafter the clever and ambitious
girl studied law with ieverifh energy at
a night echool in the diplomatic On pital,
and 30 brilliant were her talents that
when the position Of Law clerk of the
treasury Tell vacant che applied for il
and got it, even against a number Of
capable lawyers.
Iou might think that these American
blue stockings were frumpish and
dowdy in appearance. VASTLY other wise
would he your opinion in the presence
OF Miss Estelle Reel, superintendent al
all the Indian schools throughout Amer
len NIs6 Raal IN n 3tr1oLipnI lo.al
some woman Of distinguished mien anC
not much over 30. Her headquarters i
at the Indian bureau in Washington
but for the most part she spends he
time in travelling throughout the stat,
inspecting the educational method
adopted in dry and boarding school, kin
der:artens and other iDstit KEEP
! 10y the federal goyernmen, for the little
: aborlgines. In her own department
Miss Reels power is absolute aud he
pay is sG00 a year besides her travel
ing expenses. :yf
Thousands Of women are employed il
the TREASURY department, for it is founC
that they are quicker and moro %accurat,
than men IN counting money. No
must n omit 20 say they are found IN
more honcst. Out from Hmong the rucI
. OF these women stnnds Mrs. VILLA Leon
ari. probably the ~fastest ~@telier" q
!, money alive ns we'll M the most aston
ishingly accurate. Mrs. Leonard liz bc
. sides II wonderous expert ~ deteci,ni
counterfeit notes. One must bear II
mind that practically the whole currrn
cy ut America except small change i
paper money.
Another woman expert OF the troas
uty Mt Washington is MB. s. f.. Fitz
gerald, who for noarIy q quarter nf
century has beeu mendmg mutilntct
bnnk bills and also identifying none
that has been partially destroyed. S,
expert is che that often when notlIinl
remains Of tho money but II scrap o
l paper smaller than a ~sixpence and tim
= containing no name Of bnnk, denoinina
ton or number, MB. Fitzgerald will
fasten upon a scrap Of engraved desigr
and then pour forth a volume Of infor
mation about the destroyed note which
would surely give points Ia Sherlock
; Holmes.