The National tribune., 1909-06-24


result of erroneous calculating and not
on the part of clerks.
When money is sent in 10 the Treas
Try Department for redemption, II first
goes to the counting room. There it
S counted and inspected, after which
tho numbers are taken. and then the
aid bills are ground into pulp.
New money to replace the old is
printed in another Department. Women
usually feed the money presses. as we'll
as count the bills after they leave the
presses.
The paper used for printing bills is
counted first in the cutting room. 1t Is
again counted when given to the press
feeders, and again after leaving the
presses. Another count IS taken by an
official in still another Department of
the Bureau, and finally by the head of
the Department which reships the bills.
1t was after this process of keeping
tabs on the money that the $500 disap-
peared. Very often, Treasury officials
say, shortages are found before the
final count, but never in the final count.
The local police have been notified of
the matter, as well as the Secret Ser
vice.
The United States Treasury has been
a long time about it, but II has just
now awakened to the fact that that
great arm of the United States Govern
ment has been aiding and abetting
burglars. Treasury officials find that
much "burglarized" gold is being pur-
chased all the time to be transformed
into United States coins. As a result
of this, orders have been sent that in
the future the officials of the Assay Of
fee must use the utmost circumSpec-
ton in making their purchases.
No intimation of collusion with the
social outlaws is conveyed in the ac-
tion. The entire procedure is based
altogether on the supposition that rob
berS easily can find a market for the
continued. Hence, the assayers have
been instructed TO interrogate sharply
every would-be salesman of gold. and
discover, if that is possible. where the
metal came from. In tbs way 1T is be-
lieved that nothing but honest gold
coinage will be issued.
Under the former operation of the
office in New York it was a compare
lively easy matter for an Industrious
burglar to melt down gold watches.
rings and other articles of worth and
sell the product to the Government.
This is to be stopped. Intimations have
been conveyed to other Assay Offices
thruout the country.
Miss Ida M. Wynne, second daughter
of Robert ]. Wynne, the American Con-
in London. was mar
ried last week to Hugh Ronald
French, First Lieutenant in the
7th (Princess Royals) Dragon Guard.
one of the crack regiments of the Brit
ish army. The date of the wedding
was advanced, owing to the approach
ing return to America of Mr.. Wynnc
and his family.
Miss Wynne spent most of last Win
ter in Washington, and since her return
to England she has been a popular fig
ure in the social festivities of the Lon
don season. She was presented to the
King and Queen at court at Bucking-
ham Palace over a year ago, and since
then she has been a guest at various
court functions.
The bridegroom is a cadet of the old
Irish family of which Lord De Freyne
S the head. The present holder of the
title is the Iieutenant's uncle. Mr..
French, who was born in 1886, is a son
,f the Hon. Robert French, retired
officer of the army. The family is
the bridegroom having a big
private income. and large sums are be-
ng settled on the bride. Shortly after
'ejoin his regiment, which is stationed
outside of Cairo, and the honeymoon
will be spent in journeying to Egypf
+. Miss Wynne is a tiny little lady, about
Is tall as an American Beauty rose and
ust as sweetIy delightful. She's too nice
here is q sneaking sort of notion that
her father would rather. all things con-
idered, that she married an American
,itizen. Little Miss Wynne had broken
,ff the engagement when she came to
he United States last Winter, but the
young man renewed his suit, and ap-
,ears to have won out
Antiquated ways of doing things is
for one awful drain on the
United States Treasury. For instance,
t is said that to pay the employees at
he Navy Yards and Naval Stations
.osts the Government tremendously.
Secretary Winthrop has
volved a method of paying which it is
aid will save to the Government $125,-
100 a year
Formerly all the employees were paid
Il one pay station in the yard. Now
automobiles. bicycles, railroad cars and
'ther vehicles are utilized to take the
money TO each employe, instead of re-
Iuiring him to come to the central pay
tation and stand in line a long time.
At the Washington yard the average
ime lost by the employees in obtaining
heir weekly pay under the old system
vas estimated at 16 minutes per man.
BY the use of an automobile in making
he payments at the various shops in
he yard the time lost in that operation
las been reduced to about two and
'ne-half minutes for each workman |
equally good results have been obtained
t other yards. Just little things like |
his probably reach thru all the other |
Departments.
Miss Mabel Boardman, who is the |
.ood angel of the National Red Cross |
Association and chaperone in general |
o the Taft pilgrimage to the Philip |
lines few brief years ago. had a hap |
~ reminder of it last week. The Taft |
rs" as they call themselves, that title |
including Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long
worth, who was chaperoned by Miss
soardman on that trip. and found her
usband who was also a member of |
he party, gave Miss Boardman a pres !
MT. They gathered at the Boardman |
esidence one evening, and gave her a |
'atch. That sounds very plain. They |
lso gave her a watch chain, and that |
ounds palmer. But there wasn't any-I
hing plain about the watch or chain.
st me tell you. The watch was crusted |
eavy with diamonds. and the chain Is
( heavy gold linked with the finest of i
earls. 1t is present fit for n Queen. Ii
President Taft presented the pretty Il
auble.
He referred to the pleasures of the
voyage to the Philippines
nd of the happy incidents connected
nth 1t. He thanked Miss Boardman
or her share of contribution to the
eneral enjoyment. and congratulated Il