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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19

now II the civil war had been fought by
the ladies on both sides. especially those
of them that were born subsequent to the
close Of hostilities. It'd still be goin' on,
l guess. And some of the young fellows
that came into the world after Lees sur
render have also been perfect firebrands.
You could go to a state convention of the
veterans and find some old fellow with
gimpy leg telling the other comrades
how he snapped coffee for chewing to-
bacco with mighty nice fellow that
crawled over from the trenches in front
Of Petersburg. but II you stepped around
to where the Sons of Veterans were in
session you stood chance of having the
eyebrows scared off your defenseless face
by the burning denunciations aimed
at the late JEFF Davis by some bright
young warrior who hoped to be elected
county attorney as soon as he was old
enough.
You see. Larry. the boys who went to
the trout back yonder in 1861 or there
abouts were the first to discover that the
impetuous commander who started out
to march from Washington city to PEN
sacola, Fla, without stopping, was liable
to be unavoidably detained on the way;
dlSO tIldt ~ was frequently quite ndru
for one southerner to lick five northerners
unless some few of them happened to be
very young or else crippled up. The vets
had opportunity for observing these
things that were unfortunately denied the
chosen orator of the younger, and.
might say. the fiercer, generation. that
we now see going around with his fea-
lures ajar until he looks like a half
portion Of cantaloupe in the face. talking
about the mistakes OF Meades cam
paign.
$50 1t wouldn't be as much trouble for the
old boys to get comfortable in one an
others society as it might be for the
members of the A. J. Beveridge and Gov.
Vardaman rival schools of eloquence to
ningle socially. And, anyway, the old
soldier shines out brightest at a re-
union these times. It's about the only
chance he's got left to occupy the center
Of the stage now that so many of the
young chaps who know how to organize
district have succeeded in taking the
primaries away from the old gentlemen.
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at the Treasury. where the microscope
revealed that the poor mans claim was
honest.
A farmer after dining at a hotel in og-
den Iowa, returned to his wagon, only
to find that 1t had been upset by his
frightened horse. Missing a roll Of six
five-dollar bills from his waistcoat that
had dropped from under the seat. he
promptly accused passer-by. who in
turn pointed to a goat which stood by.
dreamily licking it's jaws. The accused
offered to pay for the goat IL the bills
were not found In it's stomach. and poor
Billy was promptly killed, the lump OF
green pulp being actually discovered in
his interior. Some time ago-thirteen
years after this occurrence-this green
lump. now dry and hardened, was re-
deemed at the Treasury.
Lovers Quarrels Come to Light.
More recently a dogs stomach inclosed
in Jar was received, together with q
letter explaining that poor Fritz had play
fully swallowed $50 bill, but not being
worth that amount had been painlessly
put to death. The chewed-up bill was
found by the experts after a rather un.
pleasant search and a crisp twenty-dollar
bill was sent to poor Fritz's master.
Longer ago the department made good
small fortune recovered from the grave
of a supposed pauper, who had long been
buried with the money hidden in a secret
pocket.
A swain out in the west. thinking to
surprise his sweetheart, gave her for q
present last Christmas two sandwiches.
each containing a $40 gold piece. On un-
wrapping the package she few into q
temper and threw its contents into the
CRATE fire. AS a result OF this scene the
Treasury received a mass Of cindefe nom
NH to which
was forthcoming. A similar case was
that of a man and wife who while quar-
reling over a bill tore 1t In half. They
presented their respective pieces for re-
demption. and diplomatic Uncle Sam sent
each a half of the original amount.
recent fraud perpetrated at Uncle
Sans expense breaks all records Tor IN.
genuity. Most Of the gold dust brought
in at the Treasury's assay ONCE In Seat
tie. The miners get the full value OF this
dust, minus usually about one-fourth OF
one per cent OF impurities But Tor some
time this ratio ran up to three-fourths Of
one per cent and even higher. The Treas-
ury officials being suspicious had some
miners deliver separate bags OF dust from
the same veins and part Of these were
sent to the Seattle and part to the San
Francisco assay office with the result that
the latters assay was normal, but the
formers showed the high percentage OF
impurities. An expert after testing 1000
ounces of gord dust placed it in the vault
of the Seattle office. The cashier. who
had been suspected, was left alone In the
office and later this tested gold was found
to have been doctored. The man was ar
rested and a supply of black sand was
found in the vault. The miners deposit
their gold dust In cans and 1t was dis
covered that this man took out three
ounces of gold from each can, replacing
three ounces of the black sand. After q
large quantity of gold dust had been
found at his house he broke down and
confessed to having in this unique man.
ner stolen $35 900 worth
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
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Der Of sheets had just left the printer
who had not budged from his post, in
plain view OF his fellow workmen. But
when the bundle reached the counting
room the sheet was at once found miss
ing, and meanwhile 1t had not been out
of the truckman's hands.
No Spies Nor Spoilers.
But the other day, when-before this
systems intricacies had been explained
to mel was allowed to go down into
the Treasury vaults and hold in my hand
a compact fortune of 10000. 600 in finished
paper money, and when stacks of loose
greenbacks were lying all about me on
tables or were passing to and fro on
uncovered trucks. 1t appeared to be
dangerously easy matter for large
amounts to go astray; and 1 was sur
prised to learn that in none of these
stages of money making and money stor-
ing does the government employ any
spoilers or have use for any peep-holes,
such as are arranged in our big post
offices to shield the detectives who spy
upon suspected employees. The only safe
guard over our money manufacturers and
money handlers is this completely CO.
ordinated system wherein each employe
must serve as check upon his co-worker
who hands him money and upon the other
to whom he hands 1t. 1t Is so also in the
mints, where frequent and immediate re-
countings and weighings between all
stages will reveal a theft within a few
minutes. Each employee is a cogwheel in
the great complicated machine and when
he goes wrong the machinery stops until
the cause has been determined. And this
putting Of each emplOye on his honor is
infinitely better than skulking about and
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on the proposition with any tools he might
select from damage suits to coast artil-
lery. biting and gouging permitted. cloud
cheers and hisses)
And that was the way it went. Larry.
We closed the breach for the war with
Spain and on many other occasions. and
reopened it slightly. from time to time.
If somebody wanted to pull Force bill
through Congress or a dispassionate lady
historian from northern New Hampshire
felt like writing a magazine article on
Andersonville All true patriots from all
sections felt 1t their dnty to heal the
breach. but every properly taught south
san publication printed at Nashville,
Tenn, that ran the proceedings of the
confederate congress as a serial and had
a cover design showing Confederate cav
alryman nine feet high, with Charles E.
Hughes whiskers and gauntlet gloves and
hin boots and a drawn sword and a
plume in his hat, leaning gracefully up
against an art noveau design of dead
Yankees arranged in tiers. while In the
BACKGROUND U. 8. Grant might be OBJ
served climbing a tree in a state of great
disorder.
"At the same time in the parlor of
every we'll organized country residence
from Cairo. ILL.,, to all points north you
could find over the mantelpiece, thanked
by the photograph OF Uncle Lish in his
annual collar and the plaster of Paris
fruit piece. a large rich chrome entitled
.Chickamauga,. which depicted three he
roic Union privates, two white and one
colored, with bloody bandages around
their heads and arms, in the act of chas-
ing several regiments Of unpleasant ruff
fans in gray coats down steep noun
tain.
IT guess you could still find quite a
few of those works of art II you Travelled
down the rural free delivery routes hunt
ing for em. Larry. But 1t wasn't the
old boys themselves that went around all
these long years picking the stitches out
of the breach every time some silver
tongued orator who was thinking about
running for Office had deity sewed It
up. That was a ladies' job. and they
mostly left 1t to the ladies'.
II shudder to think where we'd all be
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TREASURY'S System of
I i Protecting Money in All

TREASURY'S System of
! Protecting Money in All
Stages of Manufacture and
Storage Tested NO Spies
Nor Spoilers = Each En-
ploye a Check Upon His Co.
Workers-Silent System De-
tects Thefts and Points to
Unseen Thief Few Minutes
After Money Is Taken-Two
Recent Scares in u. S. Green
back Factory-E Employees
Kept in Until Lost Is Found
Two Men in Treasury
Caught in the Web Though
Their Thefts Were Unseen
Attempted R d emption
Frauds-A Church Worker
Now Awaits Trial-Record
for Ingenious Fraud Recent
ly Made by Assay Office
Enploye-Adulterated Gold
Dust With Sand.
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Copyright 1908. by John Elfreth Watkins.)
EVERAL events of recent weeks
have tested Uncle Sans system
of safeguarding his money
. throughout the stages of its man
ufscture storage and redemption.
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pouring in from the Blue Grass country
with a few spare demijohns disposed about
the baggage car, and then they'd open pro-
ceedngs-'open' Is another good word in
this connection-and in half an hour there
wouldn't be a dry eye or a corkscrew In
the hall Anybody who went shopping
around looking for the dividing line be-
tween north and south would find it in
the neighborhood of the tonsils. Get along
together? Why, setting of eggs would
be a riotous and disorderly assemblage
alongside that bunch of old vets"
We'll wuzn't the breach healed more'n
forty years ago. anyway" said the House
Detective.
Larry, I've been hearing about the
healing of that breach ever since l was a
small boy" said the Hotel Clerk. They
healed it every time the governor of a
northern state went down south to dedi-
cate a battlefield monument. and it would
stay nice and healed until he could get
back home and tell his own people that
while the southerners appeared to be well
meaning and had many of the customs of
clNlllZeU nations, sui lHciT Sdulleu HOS
pitality would come with much better
grace if so blamed many of them wasn't
pizen democrats or words to that effect;
and we could never hope to have a truly
united country until the strong arm OF
the government at Washington had been
invoked around election time to the end
that we might once more enjoy the glo-
rious blessings of few of those dear old
time Rutherford B. Hayes majorities In
the Black Belt: only he wouldn't say
black-he'd say Afro-American-colore re-
publican belt And 1t would be healed
some more by the prize speaker from the
yellow pine section at the annual con-
vention OF the Wholesale Lumber Deal
ers of North American. who'd do so with
tears in his accents. except that along
toward the last he'd feel constrained to
add in justice to his beloved southland
that IL there was within the sound of his
voice any black radical saw mill operator
from Minnesota or somewhere up there
who felt inclined to defend Ben Buffers
outrageous conduct at New Orleans in the
spring of 1864 he could get an argument
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- that there's lot OF talk lately
about the old soldiers on both
- sides holdin' their next meetin
together somewhere. Dye
s'pose they could git along with one an
other for a whole week without tallin
out and Dustin up in row."
For whole week." echoed the Ho-
tel Clerk. why. Larry. those old boys
could get along with one another for a
whole season. They kept fairly steady
company for four years once on a
stretch and parted with mutual reluctance
even then. In from one to seven min
porter Hightower of the Georgia Rangers
would make the pleasing discovery that
Col. Peabody Quincy of the ith Massachu-
sets knew considerable regarding the
proper usages of the fragrant weed called
mint and had just as much reticence
about saying when while another gen.
tleman was doing the mixing. as if he
he had been born and raised in Bourbon
county, Ky.
Col. Quincy would learn that stranger
wearing the button of the Loyal Legion
in plain view could actually walk
through the residential section of Charles
ton S. c.. without being ambushed with
a double barreled shotgun or a copy of
Hardee's Tactics from the upper bed
room windows OF one of the old families.
And they'd reach an agreement that
what happened at the Second Bull Run
just about balanced off what happened
al the First Bull Run. SO what was the
use of saying anything more about it.
anyway? The Boston Ancients and Hon
CRADLES would be swapping recipes for
making punch with the Richmond How
itzers, and testing same as they went
along. The surviving officers of Morgan 8
Cavalry would come pouring in-I use
that word pour advisedly. Larry-come
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"a Dispassionate Lady Histo1

ming their political races on the legs they
left at Gettysburg.
And these times, when the country is
fast going to destruction right up until
election day. but recovering the day after,
and when socialism is rampant, especially
among those newly. landed rampanters
from Rampantisa who haven't any votes
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think about it.
why not?' asked the House Detec.
tive.
Because" said the Hotel Clerk. every
boy in America would be wanting to join
the army in the hope Of getting into
war that could turn out such bunch OF
survivors as our old Blue and Gray
fellows
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vet. and everything else unpleasant like
that, 1 kind Of think. Larry, it would
not be such an awful bad thing for all
concerned if we could see the old boys
from both sides of that breach of ours
stumping along side by side. But it
wouldn't do Andy Carnegie's Society for
the Promotion Of Universal Peace any
real good at that. when you come to
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throughout tHc Stages VI ie' iiA-A-
ufacture. storage and redemption
Two of these tests have occurred down
In the big greenback factory ofnclaily
known as the bureau Of engraving and
printing Visitors taken on the regular
personally conducted tours through that
establishment have for many years been
told how, in the event that any item or
material or equipment went astray, Uncle
Sans money makers would be kept In
after the going-home hour, until the lost
was found.
The long-awaited happened the other
day when one of the expert woman count
ers. while making the last count OF the
day, discovered that a bundle, which
should have contained 10000 bank notes
really included but $3.50. Now each bit
of paper used in the manufacture Of our
greenbacks is counted sixty-three times
between its raw pulp and the f1nlshed
money stage. This counting is done so
frequently that loss is always known
within about twenty minutes, at most,
after its occurrence. The particular note
which went astray the other day was or
the $4,000 denomination and although II
did not bear the signatures which would
make it legal money these might have
been forged by the thief, who might then
have passed the note.
AS soon as the loss was discovered up
went word to Mr. Ralph, the new di-
rector and down came his command that
all employees of that division be kept in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
By Irwin S. Cobb.

p SEE" said the House Detective,
that there's lot of talk lately
about the old soldiers on both
y sides holdin' their next meetin'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-09
PHOTOGRAPHERS END WORK.
Concluding Session of Association is
Being Held Today.

The second annual convention OF the
Intermountain Photographers associa-
ton is being concluded today. in c.
r.. Savage's art galleries. At yester-
day afternoon session. the photogla--
piers elected these officers for the en-
suing year: Frank Grlfiths of Salt
Lake, president; Leo Hafen. Provo,
first vice president; i. IL. Sturgis Og-
den, second vice president. and +. h.
Scott, Salt Lake, secretary and treas
urer.
There We're demonstrations of practic-
al work being continued through to-
day. These include demonstrations on
developing plates, by Richard Brady.
manipulation OF paper OF different
grades. posing and lighting, by Mr..
1utchtngs; on dry plates, by j II.
Rose; posing and lighting, by G. r.
Savage; retouching, by j. +. Rabe OF
Logan; mounting photos, by G. A. Lee
land, Chicago, and others
After yesterdays demonstrations, the
convention of 10 people adjourned to
reassemble at the Cullen hotel in at
tendance on fine spread, to which
members of the press were invited. The
spread was with the compliments of Z.
II. Savage, the veteran photographer,
who officiated as POSTMASTER. A very
enjoyable evening was spent, with
speeches from delegates and the gem
ial host. Following this afternoon 8
session. the convention will attend q
theater party at the Orpheum. Dele
gates are present from Utah. Idaho.
Montana, Wyoming and Nevada. II
has been successful gathering in all
respects. one in which much has been
learned of the latest developments in
the Photographic art, The next con-
vention Will be held in this city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-09
STORY is NOT TRUE.
Postmaster Thomas Speaks of Vivid.
IIued Fabrication In Morning Paper.

Relative 10 the statements made IN
morning paper OF the loss from the
postofflce OF certain mail pouch, the
making OF dummy and a false en- p
try made IN the records, Postmaster
Thomas stated emphatlcally today that
the story from beginning to end was a
fabrication without the least founda %
ton in fact. No such pouch was lost.
he said.
Furthermore" declared Mr.. Thomas.
~ any such loss had been sustained
after tho mail left the postoTlce, tho
blame could not be Justly attached 10
any one connected with tho postonlce.
The mail Is carried 10 ana from the
various depots by contract, aud 10 the
persons I'm charge OF the screened waE-
ons and 20 their principal would attach
amy criticism ~ the service The
drivers might lose mail or dump 1t in
the Jordan, but in such case, informed
and honest people would not seek 20
lay the blame az the door OF the post
oifice department"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-09
UTAH IMPLEMENT CO.
David EccIcs and NJ. $. Browning of
Ogden Negotiating for Its
Purchase.

It was learned today from parties
connected with the Utah Implement
company ON State street. that >the capt.
tai stock OF that institution was about
to be purchased by Ogden interests,
headed by Hon. David Eccles and Mat.
s. Browning. AS the report reached
the News" just before going TO press,
those gentlemen could not be communi-
Gated with TO have the report verified
but some OF their friends in financial
circles stated that they had no doubt
the report was correct, as they knew
that the stock in the institution had
been offered them, and that they had
been investigating the status of the
companys affairs.
The capital stock of the Utah-Imple-
ment company at present stands at
$25O,OOO. The old company was sold
10 eastern interests sometime ago
through the agency OF Mr.. John Q.
Critchlow who is understood TO be con-
Quoting the negotiations between the
present owners and Messrs E,ccles and
Browning. II Is stated that the stock
Is held 20 be worth close TO par, in
which event the deal win involve some
thing like quarter OF n million dollars.
that Is IL the entire stock changes
hands. II Is likely, however that some
of the lending stockholders win retain
their interest under the new regime.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-09
NAME BATTLESH|P UTAH
Senator Smoot Has Presidents Word
That One of New Ones VIII be
Named After This State.
Especial to tho News. y

Washington, ID. c., April 9.-Utah
will have more interest in the navy
bill which comes up in the house to-
morrow than was ever manifested be-
fore. The reason is that two new
battleships are to be authorized and
possibly four, one of which viii be
named after the State OF Utah. Just
when the vessel will be built Is not YET
determined. but labor organizations all
over the country are making vigorous
efforts to secure legislation which Will
ensure work for employees of the Brook
Ign navy yard where the Connecticut
was recently completed. Senator Smoot
has the word of President Roosevelt
that Utah win be the name Of one of
the new ships. and there viii doubt
less be a big delegation from the state
at the launching and some young lady,
probably designated by the governor
of the state will break a bottle OF
wine over the bows of the vessel as
she slides off the ways into the water,