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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-08

At present no attempt will be made
to revive the completely worn out bills
1t will, however, wash and resize all
notes that are received at the treasury
department from banks and other
financial institutions for redemption,
the fibre of which has not been broken
When the notes are counted in the
treasury, the completely worn out
notes will be placed in a separate pile
from the merely dirty currency. The
latter will be sent to the bureau and
the other notes to the redemption di-
vision where they will be macerated.
10 per cent of the notes returned to
the treasury-about S2.oOo.OOO day
wall be sent to the bureau for laundry
ing. This will mean a saving of 81 200
a day without taking into considera-
ton the cost of operating the laundry.
At present it costs the government one
and one-half cents to print a bill, but
in washing the currency the cost will
be very small.
To wash the currency thoroughly
operators will have to sort out the
paper money, place it on the copper
screen trays, which in turn are placed
IN copper cages and then placed in a
solution of soap and water. AS soon
as the bills are thoroughly saturated
they are taken out of the solution and
subjected to an antiseptic bleaching
process They are then resized, rolled
and placed in packages for their re-
turn to the treasury. After passing
through their bath, the bills present
nice clean appearance and look and
feel like new crisp tender. All stains
are removed and small holes in the
paper are filled up with sizing. The
ink is not harmed a particle in the
washing process.
Reports from the committee Of the
treasury experts who are conducting
these experiments, show that most of
the paper currency returned to the
treasury for redemption comes from
the south and west. New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington
and other eastern cities send back very
little currency for redemption.
One new feature will be put into
operation when the laundry plan is in
working order. Secretary MacVeagh
of the treasury will ask all banks, ma
tional as we'll as private, to return all
money to the treasury which shows
the least effect of hard use. In this
way, currency will be kept in a sterile
condition and greater percentage of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-08
To Save Money I. S. Viii Wash Currency
Uncle Sam Figures Out That Adopting
100000 Annuany-Method Adopted.

ployed which is as complete as human
ingenuity can devise. Each die. roll
and plate has a number in sequence
stamped upon it. Each employee re
ceiving a piece of steel to work or
is charged with the same until il i:
returned to the custodian OF the vaults
In the Office OF the custodian complete
records and the history of $4,000 dies
1850 rolls and $4,000 plates are OF
file. Once year the custodian's rec
ords are checked by a committee from
the treasury department. 1t usually
takes three months to accomplish thu
task. After the records are audited
all abselete dies, rolls and plates arr
called for and ordered DESTROYED. The
same minute system OF checking OBJ
tains in every department of the bu
reau and only twice in the histor,
of the constitution have plates and
unfinished bills been reported missing
AS one dollar bill passes through
about 800 hands before it becomes legal
tender, system of checking Is abso
lutely necessary. The same system. i,
is said, will not be required when the
bureau starts laundrying currency
While the incentive to steal an unfin.
ished not is not as great as it would
be to obtain a real note. it is all the
more necessary that great safeguards
be taken when the operatives handle
the real money. In washing the legal
tender, transferring it from one room
to another and from one onaratoy. IN
another, Director Ralph believes that
greater safeguards will be imperative.
Just now the committee OF the treas
ury and Mr.. Ralph are planning a sys-
TEN whereby it will be impossible for
bill to go astray while being handled
by the operatives. AS soon as this is
perfected and the mechanical devices
installed, Uncle Sam will employ
enough laundresses to rehabilitate his
worn out currency as fast as it is
turned into the treasury department,
making it again the equal of a fresh
bill and at the same time saving the
government much money.
The estimated cost of installing the
new machinery for the laundry is only
800. The equipment will consist of
copper screen trays, holding a dozen
bills;'a rolling machine, a sizing vat
and a copper cage. Several girls en-
ployed in the laundry will receive the
when it comes from the treas
ury department and will be responsible
for it until it leaves the bureau on it's
way back to the treasury.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-08
HOW TO GROW DALLAS.
Plant In Full Exposure to the Sun In
Enriched Soil


There are SO many new and rare
dahlias in addition TO the old varieties
that no home garden is complete with
out these beautiful flowers. They
should be planted in full exposure to
the SUM- The soil should be thorough
ly and deeply worked and should be
well enriched. The bulbs should be
planted from six to eight inches deep
and from two to three feet apart.
During very dry period it may be
beneficial to give the plants water. but
many authorities believe artificial wa
tering of dahlias and other plants to
be more harmful than helpful. for the
reason that as general proposition it
is insufficiently done. Dahlias should
be thoroughly watered or not at all.
When the first shoots make their ap-
pearance cut off all but the strongest
one and pinch off the top OF that This
will cause the dahlia to branch at the
surface of the ground. will concentrate
the strength Of the root In this shoot
and remove all Of the first imperfect
flowers which are SO common to some
varieties.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-08
By GUSTAV srICKLEY.

Of who
ignorance perhaps it
artist and to this end
frequently
told that
and that Society," with large only
Fame
society, peung
Of interested in
in
which could
expected
how the sr par set would strike her and what
wished
ambition
She substituted
fashion.
hardly how handle.
to
family
which
which family held neghbor
were pull
neither
themselves
find
whom the little portion of the world
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-08
BY SIDNEY EsPEY.

Washington, May 7.-Uncle Sam, b,
reason OF necessity, has been forced
into adopting methods whereby the
expenses of the government are cur
tailed. His latest scheme, which i
is thought will effect saving of from
100000 to 100000 annually. is IL
wash all currency issued by the bureau
OF engraving and printing that finds it:
way back to the treasury for redemp
ton; heretofore all forms of green
backs" and "yellowbacks" have beer
acerated after redemption by the
treasury department. Now, however
1t Is proposed to vitalize some of this
currency SO that it may be turned
back into the channels. of trade and
at the same time be just as good as
the new paper currency which comes
fresh from the bureau of engraving
each day.
While this latest plan has not We.
been put into general use by the treas
ury department, its practicability has
been demonstrated and its adoption
only matter of a few months. The
obstacles which at present prevent the
installation of the system are merely
Incidental, so that it is only a matter
OF short time before the process of
washing old currency will form a part
OF the regular routine of the bureau,
The idea was suggested to treasury
department officials by Director Ralph
OF the bureau of engraving and print
ing. He detailed Burgess Smith, a
chemist in his department, to carry
out the necessary work in perfecting
system Of laundering old money.
FINALLY, the plan was considered prac-
tical and a committee of subordinate
officers OF the treasury formed for
the purpose of looking into the sub
ject. Director Ralph says that Uncle
SANS present laundry is not quite in
perfect order. The mechanical equip
ment now installed performs the work,
but it is thought a more satisfactory
system can be devined. For that rea-
son, Mr.. Smith has been placed in
charge OF the experimental work and
has been assigend to work out, not
only practical system but one that
will safeguard the handling of soiled
currency. The practical side of the
matter has, it is said. been attained.
but the other side remains to be de-
veloped.
In making the paper currency at the
bureau a system of checking is en-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-08
PAGE SEVEN.
hsr hard Task.

Has your wife found q house yet:'
NO. YoH see. we've moved 50 often
In the last ten years that it's almost
impossible for her to and place With
some improvement that we haven't had
at one time or another."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-08

returns can be made from the notes
sent to the treasury than obtains at
present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-08
SECOND FLOOR PLAN.


amid changes
Craftsman
easily
retire for privacy
The houses shown will
chiefly
ton detached
service
fulfil
blended
large windows in the living
built
with
Hight
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-08
Craftsman Homes

The Relation Of the House to the Home and It.
Influence on Family Life
minis house shond be the hilltop Of 1hee,tunen Krenify
hgh that shada0s it
Early and the that the has
golden hours tho Of othe, Henry Hard Bfeeh<,.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17

cannot accord social equality; because
he will not in day or in q generation,
in public or private, accept him as an
associate or equal; because the white
man will not accord the negro the
same privileges which he enjoys i'll his
amusements, his houses, his hotels, his
beds and tables; because it is impossi-
bic in a generation to overcome the
pride of caste and race. the growth of
thousands of years, prejudice which
it probably will take hundreds of years
to overcome, if it ever is overcome,
these negroes appeal to men across
the sea, men of the same race which
has done so much for them, to chas-
ten and morally cOerce the people to
whom they owe all they are.
The published appeal shows the in
ability of even the educated and prom
inent negroes to. understand the in
nate characteristics of white folk, their
ways, thoughts and social habits. The
men who signed it are not wise lead
ers of their people. D.
New York, Dec. 4.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17

Charles H. Turner, George Brown, F.
Hawkins and James L. Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Moore, of the
Blue Mouse Theater, were entertain
ed Thursday at 5 o'clock by Miss Hat
tie Turner, of the Blue Mouse. She
was assisted by her friend, Miss Mag
gle Cook. A dinner was served. Mr.
Forest Johnson and Mr.. George Glenn
ents, attaches of the theater, were
present also. Mr. Moore by his witty
sayings at the table kept everybody
present in good humor.
Mrs. Mary L. Turner, the wife Of
Mr. John F. Turner and daughter-in-
law of Mr. James L. Turner, is very
i'll at her home on Woodyear street,
Baltimore, Md.
The annual sermon of the Veter-
ans Association will be held Sun
day evening, Dec. Is, 1910, at the
Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Church, NJ
street between 18th and 10th north
west Sermon by the Rev. l. n Ross.
Members of the Order will meet III
the lecture room of the church at 7
p. m, and proceed to the auditorium,
where the exercises will take place.
c. H. T. Deer, Chairman; James L,
, Turner, Secretary; Jacob B. Askins,
Master of Ceremonies; Louis DodsOn,
Chief of Veterans.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17

prejudice and pride of caste in the
United States.
Thirty-two men, negroes all, mem
bers of Legislatures, college presi-
dents, editors, lawyers, bishops, bank
ers, doctors and officials, men of ne
cessity of dignity and position, sons Of
men who were helots so short years
ago, not content with the privileges
and rights accorded them by their
former masters and rulers, presume to
appeal to foreign nations Tin the letter
published in the Sun of Dec. y to
bring moral pressure upon the very
people who have given them the op-
portunities to become what they are,
to attain the dignities and positions
which they enjoy. Are these men wise
Has education and advancement IN life
demonstrated their fitness and capacity
to lead their race to gradual improve
ment and higher privileges?
Is it not marvellous that IN little
more than a generation the children
of the helot and slave should have been
allowed, in spite of the racial caste
feeling Of the white man, to become
what they are, to be members of the
liberal professions, and to take part II
activities of the people at large? What
| an immense gulf has already beer
Ibridged by grace of the dominant race
What an uplift has been not alone
permitted, but encouraged!
And because the white man will not
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17

the assistant clerks of the Municipal
Court of the District of Columbia, and
Mr.. w. H. Conn, a u. S. Deputy Mar
shall of the District of Columbia, act
ed as clerk and bailiff, respectively, of
the said Supreme Court of Fun and
Frolic. Among those who acted as
jurors were Professors Alphonso o..
Stafford, Amplias Glenn, Ernest E.
Just, Hon. Ralph w Tyler, Edward
w. Lawson and Chester A. Carpen-
ter.
After the court had disposed of sew
eral cases by dismissal, continuance
and pleas of guilty, in which sentences
were passed, the case of Constance
Younglove VS.. A. Small Frey, for
breach of promise, in which Miss
Maud Duvall took the part Of plain
tiff and Lieut. L. R Clarke the part
of defendant, was called. The plain
tiff was represented by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney James A. Cobb and
Lawyer George F. Collins, and the de-
fendant's interests were taken care oi
by Lawyers Almond w. Scott and
Sylvester L. McLaurin.
During the taking of the testimony
humorous hits were gotten off at The
expense of prominent persons in the
official and social life of Washington
! The audience was an enthusiastic
one, and everyone seemed well pleased
and voted the trial grand success
Free refreshments were afterwart
served to all present by the ladies o
the church.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17
AthIetic Meet.

The large athletic meet which is be-
ing arranged by the Public Schools
Athletic League will be the greatest
achievement yet undertaken by the
body of teachers in our public
schools. The teachers will be assist
ed by the T. B. and A. A. and the
I. S. A. A There is much work to
be done, and the various committees
are working with vim and determin-
alton which bespeaks nothing but
success for the undertaking. The meet
will be held in Convention Hall the
latter part of February or the be-
ginning of March. The first step to-
ward the success of the affair is the
launching of a campaign to secure
patrons of the meet. Each patron
will devote 81 to the meet and will
in turn receive $3.50 worth Of tickets
IN any portion of the hall which he
may select
The following schools announce
their officers to represent their school
in the Division League:
Logan School-James T. Stokes
President; Lawrence Quander, Vice
President; Thomas E. Barton, SeCre-
tary; Clinton Wooding, Assistant Sec
retary; Miss J. R. Bush, teacher OF
the seventh grade, Treasurer; Miss D
E. Smith, Assistant Treasurer; Mrs
NJ. E Tucker, Principal.
Montgomery School-N evi1l {
Waters, President; Marshall Owens
Vice President; James Brown, Secre-
tary: Miss F. s. Bruce, Principal
| Treasurer; Miss Louise Williams, As
sistant Treasurer.
Garnet School-Warren Walker
President; Girard Edmunds, Vice
President; Benjamin Parker, ecretary
Miss E. E. Perry, teacher of the fftf
grade, Treasurer; Robert Douglass
Assistant Treasurer.
Randall School-Oscar Randall
President; Ruby Davis, Vice Presi
dent; Genevieve Turner Secretary
Miss S. E. Jackson, Treasurer; Ethe
Turner, Assistant Treasurer.
Slater School-Morton Taliaferro
President; Ambrose johnson, Vic
President; James Wright, Secretary
Miss NJ. E Randolph, teacher of tn
fifth grade, Treasurer; Frank Webster
| Assistant Treasurer.
| Langston School-Rovert Ford
President; Clarence Gilmore, Vic
President; Ralph Mckinney, Secre
tary; Miss R. E. Tolliver, teacher O
the fifth grade, Treasurer; RalpI
Barberm, Assistant Treasurer.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17
West washington News.

The Heliotrope Circle held its reg
ular monthly gathering Tuesday at
the residence of Mrs. Mermonie Nor
gan. and was delightfully."- entertained
as the hostess of the evening. After
a very interesting program the guests
were invited into the dining-room
where refreshments were served
Among the many present were Mr.
and Mrs. D. Carroll, Mr.. and Mrs. G
Pope, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Morgan, Mrs
Lille G. Williams, Mrs. Maggie Nor
gan, Mrs. V. Palmer, Mrs. Saral
Smith, Mrs. Marie Wheeler, Mrs
Annie Boyd, Mrs. A. Harris, Messrs
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17
At Dabnev's and Elsewhere.

Miss Leona Marshall and Mr.. Louis
Mitchell, two of the most popular
comedians upon the American stage,
are at Ford Dabney's. Mr.. Mitchell
is beyond all doubt one of the mas
ter actors as an old man. Miss Mar
shall since her stay in the city has
become a favorite and she is draw
ing card. Miss Avon Robinson and
Miss Matline Cooper have been at
this theater for two weeks. Miss
Cooper is a very graceful dancer and
a sweet singer. Miss Robinson shows
to a better advantage in drama. Her
acting IS faultless.
Mr.. Coleman, who has been play
ing at the Chelsea, has been making
great hits. Mr.. Coleman is not only
an impersonator, but he is a high,
class actor and singer and a lyric
writer.
Brown and Shelton have had a fall
! ing out and Moody has been selected
as SheltOn's acting partner.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17
Crispus Attucks Society Officers.

At a meeting of the Crispus At
tucks Relief Association, held Mon
day, Dec. 5, 1910, the following-named
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Henry H. NaylOr;
Vice Presidents, Joseph Manning,
James L. Turner, George NJ. Cook;
Secretaries, James c. Burlls, James A.
Payne, W. L. D. Wilkinson; Treas
urer, Edward L. Turner; Sergeant-at-
Arms, A. F. Trumble; Assistant, H.
L. Lee; Chaplain, Horace E. Barnett
Board of Directors, Henry L. Bailey,
w. J. Singleton, John c. Dancy, L.
NJ Hershaw, GeorOe L. Walton, Rich
ard H. Nugent, James R. Bell, w. E.
L. Sanford and w. c. Evans.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17
THE NEGROES APPEAL.
A Misguided Attempt to Do in a Day
the Work of Generations

-
the Work of Generations
To the Editor of the Sun: Sir-A
scant so years ago the negro in the
United States was slave, regarded by
the community at large as an over
grown child whose only duty was to
earn his subsistence under the guild
ance of his master and whose privi-
leges were such as this master chose
to grant him. His color was the badge
of his status, the mark of his subser-
Went condition To-day before the law,
by statutes enacted by the same mas
terful white man, the negro is made
legally his equal. His testimony is as
valid, his property rights are as sa-
cred, his privilege of travel, of circula-
| ton, of personal movement is legally
| the same as that of the man who a
generation ago held him as a chattel
And this immense change in the
condition of the negro has not been
made for few individuals of excep-
! tiOnable ability alone, as reward for
acknowledged merit, but applies to
I millions. In the history of the world
is there a record of such a marvellous
change in the status not alone OF
slaves, but of slaves marked by brand
of race from their masters?
That in all instances exact justice
should be meted out to the negro is
lnot to be expected. Human beings
lare necessarily fallible Even among
the most civilized white communities
all manner of mistakes are made anC
wrongs inflicted, but the genera
course of affairs is upward to a greater
= morality and higher standard of righ
and justice, and as an accepted axiom
the negro must necessarily profit b.
the movement, for the laws made ant
accepted by the nation apply to hin
&. as well as to all other beings. Th
: negro has Drofted in an eminent de
/ gree, probably more than any othe
+ race, in this gradual elimination O
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17
ST. Mary's Parish Moot Court.

On Thursday, the 9Th day of De
cember. 1910, the Supreme Court of
Fun and Frolic, presided over by
Justice Robert H. Terrell, of the
Municipal Court of the District of Co.
lumbia, held a session in the new
parish hall of ST. Mary's Chapel on
23d street between G and H streets
northwest, under the auspices of one
of the church clubs, of which Mrs.
Ralph w Tyler is President, for the
benefit of the church.
Mr.. George H. De Reef, one OF
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17
Middle Class of Howard Law School
Gives Smoker.

Saturday evening. Dec. 10, at Ellis
Cafe, the Middle Class of Howard
University Law School gave its first
smoker of the season.
The recently-elected President of
the class, Mr.. o. c. Granady, of New
York, was introduced as POSTMASTER
Mr.. B. 7. Montgomery, of Arkansas,
gave a short but encOmiastic address.
The President spoke in glowing terms
of the work already done by the class,
and very optimistically of the future.
Impromptu speeches were made by
Messrs. A A. Andrews. of Tennessee; /;
W. H. Burrell, of the District of Co.
lumbia; S. T. Clanton, of Illinois; E.
L. Fisher, of Pennsylvania; r. H.
Logan, of North Carolina; R. H.
Holly, Treasurer, of Texas; S. H.
Keets, of Pennsylvania; Denny, of
Virginia; B. l. Jackson, of the Dis
trict of Columbia; J. G. lie Count, Sec
retary, of Rhode Island; S. J. Man
ming, of Louisiana; F. Mckinney, of
Missouri; R. N Owens, of North Car
olina; c. L. Rowlette, of Virginia; A,
Turner, of North Carolina, and G. w
Witherall, of Virginia.
The speeches were we'll received
and every moment, from the begin
ming to the end, sparkled with wit
: mirth and song.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17

leading people of the country. Mr..
Nye was run over by a passenger train
while crossing the A. c. L. R. yard.
He employed eminent counsel to fight
his case in court, but he lost. He had
his left leg and right foot cut off.
The Baptist churches have opened
their doors to him, and it is reported
that Register w. T. Vernon will lee
ture at True Reformers' Hall for his
benefit.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17
Reh's Pharmacy.

Reh's Pharmacy, New Jersey ave
nue. and NJ streets northwest, is one
of the best in that section of the city.
Mr.. Reh is a Washingtonian and has
been in the drug business for IS years.
He has accommodating clerks and he
himself personally sees that his pa
irons are we'll and promptly waited
on. In the business world he stands
high
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17
Family Thanks.

Spencer Despert, aged 2z years, died
Dec. 2. Interment at Harmony Gem
etery. I wish to thank my many
friends for their help and sympathy
in my bereavement, and especially the
Northwest Undertakers Company for
its first-class service.-The Family.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17
An OODortunifv.

l can start any honest, energetic boy
or girl in a pleasant and profitable
business if they are willing to do a
little work after school hours. For
information write Mr.. A. R. Stewart,
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17

]. Jay Gould, 4zI Ninth St. N. W.,
has a wonderful stock of toys, novel
ties and tree ornaments. Favors for
clubs, parties and all occasions when
you want to give little keepsakes to
your friends.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17

Subscribe for The Bee if you want
a live race journal.
DR.. Moss has gotten in a new line
of Christmas toilet articles. Inspect
his store, 10Th and L street northwest.
Mr.. James Hudnell and his family
have moved into the new Vermont
avenue fats.
The finest moving pictures and
vaudeville can be seen at the Howard
Theater
The Washington bee., 1910-12-17
Worthy of Helm.

Mr.. S. Ira Nye, who was injured
some time ago in a railroad accident,
is in the city in search of assistance
from his friends and the public. He
comes highly recommended by the