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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
To ConnrIn Candidates.

DANVILLE. VA. Nov. 10.---Right
Rev. Bishop A. Van de vyver. Of
Richmond. will administer the sac
rament OF confirmation at Sacred
Heart Catholic church Sunday morn
ing. The candidates for contlrma-
ton have been for some time pre-
pairing for this event. A number of
them are coming Z long distance from
the country missions to be confirmed
on this occasion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
LAttle Girl Fatally Burned.

SUFFOLK. VA. November H.
Lolita, 4-year-old daughter Of Jeffer-
son Davis Woodland. 81 Branchville,
Va. was fatally burned and her
fathers hands were seriously scorch.
ed while battling with the blase Fri
day. Lolita, with smaller sistsr.
was dressing before an open IRE when
her clothing caught.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
STILL HEARING SUIT
AGAINST THE CITY

Hearing of the suit Of Mrs. Lena
{. Brauer against the. city Of Rich
mond was continued in the city CTR
cult court Saturday.
1fhe suit. which wAa begun three
days ago, II for $4,000 damages, all
legged to have been sustained by the
plaintiff a. a result OF street I'm.
provementg In Paramount.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
STRUCK BY TRAIN;
THREE ARE ALLIED

HARRISON. N j.. Nov. 1s.---While
walking en- the Delaware Lackawanna
and Western tracks here to-day, three
The victims were employed on tho road
and were SO badly mAnglad that iden-
tification was not possible
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
Marriages IlcenassL

Marriage licenses were inouAA -
the following by Deputy Clerk Drea-
den. OF the Hastings Court. Saturday
Thomas X. Farley, a. Amelia C6un.
ty, and Miss BassiD Smith, of NlN6.
mond. s
Ayistt W. Goo0e and Mis- Louis
Kelley, both ~ HluhnsDnA.
Willie G. Acfeo an0 No. &Azron
xseigh, both q 1leA1 n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

Mr.. @. O. Mitchell. through his at
torney In fact. admitted Judgment In
the sum Of t30e In favor Of Miss ].
,. Jennings In the law and equity
court etAnrday. The suit. was for
payment W : pr}missory note.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

X0uE, NOv. 1s.--Edward #.
er. millionaire. recently &C.
~ murder OF Grace Houxh.
&l41ed when an automobile
1hetnser was driving ran
G6f buGgy, was reindicted to-
&a II ~ 1W charged with felony
1on ~ he Gallon auto.
eA SnakAe Il q crime.
40 yens1t tnufisonsaeut
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
Again Continue Case.

The cas- against N. Marks, saloon.
keeper, It $50 West Broad street.
who h charged with employing a
bartender who IL not q resident OF
the State, was again continued by
Justice Crutchfield Saturday, this time
to November 2. 1t Is the third time
the case has been continued.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
YACHT AWAITS
TAFT'S ARRIVAL

Especial 70 Tho Richmond virginian.)
4 NORFOLK. VA, Nov. 1.-THE
Fveddent's yacht Mayfiower dropped
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

The sobranje of Bulgaria has passed
law imposing a tax of about three
dollars on all unmarried men who are
30 years old and older. At Tirnova
the ancient capital, it has been a Gus
tom for many years to humiliate un.
married men. On the first Monday in
Lent al marriageable men who had
not selected life partners in the carni
val season were beaten on sight with
Inflated pigs bladders. The bachelors
always dreaded the day, while the
girls looked forward to it with plea-.
ure. Since the tax act has been
passed the bachelors of Tirnova have
entered a formal protest against tho
continuance Of the practice. They
say they will gladly pay the tax, but
want the chastisement declared un.
lawful.
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

Capt. Godfrey L. Garden, a special
agent of the department of commerce
and labor. who has just finished an ex
tended trip through Russia, with a
view to learning trade conditions
makes report very encouraging to
Americans. He says he found a big
demand for American manufactures
especially machinery of all kinds, and
that the supply is not up to the re
quirements. Here is a field which may
be worked to advantage Russia has
entered upon new era of develop
nent along various Industrial lines, in
which the need of machinery is very
great. America excels in the manu-
featuring of machinery, and that fact
Is becoming more and more widely
recognized abroad. What is wanted
Is active work in the way of canvas
sing for orders. And with American
ships to carry the goods the gain
would certainly be still more rapid.
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

Imports as well as exports in.
creased during September The great
est gain in imports was in materials
for manufacturers. The increases in
the various commodities brought in
from abroad for this purpose ranged
rom 40 to 200 per cent. There were
decreases in very few of the raw
materials" This is convincing proof
of the activity of American industry
as a whole. Since much of this crude
material goes abroad again in the
form of finished products of skilled
Americai labor. this sort of importa,
ton is unobjectionable. On the con.
trary, quite the reverse.
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

Duiky' will be intrusted almost entirely to men,
"nereas the enumeration of the bills and
illus VIII be largely in the hands of young
"oHen, whom experience has demonstrated
are de1ter at such work than their masculine
Co."orkers Indeed, at the previous event of
.nis KIND some of the most expert of the young
women developed an ability to count 10000
ollls in five hours
Inc young women who are engaged in this
WORK give their undivided attention to count
ing olIIs Male associates give out the bundles
" money 10 be counted and take charge of
tnem as the count of each package is finished
Inc fastest work in this whole big undertak-
ing is done in counting the reserve fund-that
ls' the millions upon millions of dollars in
prand new currency that is held in reserve
ready to be issued whenever called for This
wealth is In the form of crisp bills ranging
In denomination from 81 to $4,000 each There
are thousands Of bundles of this paper money
eacn bundle containing 1000 notes of one de-
nomination. Inside a main bundle of the size
indicated are 40 small packages each contain
Ing 100 notes. Thus a bundle containing
$4,OOO,OOO in $4,000 bills is no bulkier to
handle and no more trouble to count than a
package containing $4,000 in 81 bills
An official of the treasury has personal
charge of the count and working under him is
force recruited on the ratio of about five
counters to one bailer and sealer AS the
count progresses each package in turn has the
heavy wax seal broken and is unwrapped by
one Of the men, who hands 1t to one of the
women counters. taking her receipt for the
bundle of money. She proceeds to count the
bills and If the package is found to contain
the amount called for turns it back with an
Endorsement as to its correctness and the re-
ceipt which she has given is destroyed or
returned to her. Each package which is pro-
nounced O. K. is taken in hand by the bailers
and sealers, rewrapped, labeled and sealed
with the great daubs of req wax bearing the
official treasury seal. so that at the end of
this proceeding the package looks just as it
did before work began.
The woomen employed at the treasury depart
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

ment are famous as the most expert currency
counters in the world and the most hlgniy
skilled OF the force were drafted for TINS eA'..
undertaking. Contrary to the supposltlon VI
many people, the counters at the treasury III
going over a package of currency actuaAy
lift each note by the upper right-hand corner
To be sure, the women are aided at their
work and have a check on accuracy by the
keeping tab on the progression of the numbers
printed in blue ink the face of all notes
the notes in a package being placed in regular
rotation, but aside from this supplementary
scheme for verifying there is actual counting
in the good, old-fashoned way. Records as
high as 5000 notes an hour have been made
by the most expert of the 400 women counters
in Uncle Sans employ, but such high-speed
work cannot be maintained for any great
length of time
most important feature of the task is the
counting of the bonds held by the government
as security for the circulation of national
banks and as security for government money
deposited with the banks These bonds occupy
a special vault in the treasury building and
they total something like three-quarters of
billion dollars in value A committee of seven
officials will count the bonds, and inasmuch
as great care is necessary in going over the
bonds, coupon and registered, it is expected
that at least two months will be necessary for
this task alone. The last time a count of the
Donds was MADE SIX weeks was allowed for the
task, but Uncle Sam now has on hand so per
cent. more bonds than were in storage at that
time.
The counting of the coin-gold, silver, nick
ell and copper-in the possession of the gov
ernmen constitutes yet another branch of this
unique enterprise. In the case of the coin the
term counting must not be taken too literally.
for as matter of fact much of the accumu-
lation of coin is weighed on the delicate scales
at the treasury instead of counted Weighing.
In the case of freshly minted and unused coin
gives Just as accurate a verdict as to value as
does counting. Certain numbers of coin are
placed In bags and weighed as standards. The
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

transfer the amount in question to the bank
of the payee. with instructions to credit Rich
ard Roe's account with the amount IF the in
debtedness.
Convenient blank forms are provided for
making these notifications. When the banker
receives an instruction of this character. says
the Bookkeeper, he in turn notifies Richard
Roe of the payment to his credit and the name
of the payer.
In Hamburg the Reichshank and five i'm
portant banks use the Giro system. Represen-
tatives of these banks meet several times daily
at the Refchsbank, where transactions between
their several customers ere cleared In Ham,
burg very little material money is used in
effecting transactions the habit being to settle
all obligations, even OF the most insignificant
character, by Uberweisungszettel. When pay
ments are to be made from one city to another
this is done usually through the Reichsbank
which has 500 branches, more or less through.
out the empire. Ill transactions are under.
taken without cost to either payer or payee
and on the contrary deposits subject to this
modified form of checking usually draw one
per cent interect per annum.
The advantages of the Giro system fall
partly under the head of security and partly
of convenience. Danger from forgery is
eliminated, as the notification sent to banker
by payer could not by any possibility be
utilized advantageously by criminally dis
posed persons. The only inconvenience OBJ
servable arises from the fact that receipts for
payments are not acknowledged on bills rem
dered, unless such receipts are specially
sought by messenger after the bank exchange
has been made.
1t is customary in small local transactions
for the payer to note at the foot of bills the
date of payment through his banker anS Il.
case of possible dispute the bank is always
prepared to clear up Misunderstanding. Con-
Germs doing large volume of business and
obliged to make numerous payments daily are
spared tn annoyance of preparing hundreds
of individual checks. as they have merely to
write out list OF names and amounts on q
long sheet which they send to tbeir banker
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05
NUT GROWING IN THE SOUTH.

Pecan culture in the southeastern
states, particularly in Georgia and
eastern Alabama, has passed the ex-
perimental stage, and is now a we'll
established and flourishing industry.
Not only are groves of several years
growth paying handsomely, but new
trees are being set out by the hun
dreds throughout all that section ap-
parently best adapted to the cultiva-
ton OF this delightful article of COM
merce. While this is all well enough.
OF course, and to be encouraged, it is
strange that the south should never
have been moved to exploit its own
most tempting and daintily delicious
nj all nuts-the scalybark hickory nut
There is something in its line worthy
and well qualified, indeed, and yet
seemingly destined to purely local ap-
probation only. Its shell is as brittle
and as paperish as the most highly
cultivated pecan to be found anywhere,
and its kernel is Of a melting and
pleasing toothsomeness, never to be
understood unless eaten. 1t grows on
the sturdiest Of trees; no wind or
weather affects it, and neither early
nor late frosts have any possible ter.
rors for it. Farmers and the farmers
children Of the south know their ma.
tive scalybark for what it is; within
the city limits it is an infrequent
guest
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

in the nationalbank United States deposito-
ries. He is also trustee for the bonds held to
secure national-bank circulation and the pub
lie deposits in national banks so that this
head paymaster of the government has in his
keeping not only all of Uncle Sans wealth but
hundreds of millions of dollars of other
peoples money which he must keep in such
shape as to be able to render an accounting at
any day and hour.
Now when the new treasurer of the United
States took over the Office he was obliged to
give the outgoing treasurer a receipt in full
for all OF the moneys in his keeping. Natu-
rally he would want to do this only after as
suring himself that all the funds were intact
to the last dollar and penny-hence the big
count. AS may be surmised, this appraisal of
what Uncle Sam has laid by for a rainy day
cannot be exactly coincident with the entry
and exit in the treasurer's Office. To count
one by one all the bills and gold pieces and
silver and copper coins in the governmental
hoard is time-consuming task and the new
treasurer will probably have been in office
three four months and perhaps even six
months ere he is in a position to hand to the
outgoing official formal receipt closing the
transfer. OF course, if the count of the money
and securities should show any shortage from
the total amount called for by the books, the
retiring official will have to make good out of
his own pocket-which is rather hard, since
subordinates handle the funds and do all the
counting-but this has never occurred since
the present scheme Of settling accounts was
adopted.
While this lingering over of all forms of
legal tender is countrywide in scope owing to
Uncie Sans Gordon Of branch Offices stretch
ing across the continent. the big end of the
job and the most spectacular phase of it has
its locale in the treasury building at Washing
ton. where the bulk of Uncle Sans wealth is
stored. There are upward of score of differ
ent vaults in the treasury building and every
one of these capacious strong boxes will be
investigated by the money monitors charged
with the task of verifying the government
bookkeeping. II the plan of previous counts
Is followed the counting of the coin. which is
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

sum Of $4,000 in gold weighs 1S1s
pounds; 500 silver dollars are sup
posed to tip the scales at 35 Y pounds,
and 5000 in half-dollars, that is 400
coins. weighs IL pounds. In weigh
Ing coin at the treasury very accu-
rate tally has to be kept by tellers
who stand beside the scales and re-
cord the outcome of each operation.
For all that the weighing of coin
will be doubtless resorted to for the
major portion of the accounting OF
Uncle Sans cash, there will be tons
of coin which for one reason or an
other will probably have to be gone
over by hand. An expert woman
counter can handle about $4,000 sill
yer dollars, half-dollars or quarters
in working day, lingering them over
one by one, but this method of work
is now being displaced in Uncle
Sans money storehouse by an in
genious new type of electrically op-
Grated machine, which counts coins
of any denomination at the rate OF
1000 per minute. An automatic reg
istering device keeps count with abb
solute accuracy. Dimes, nickels and
cents are more difficult to count by
hand than the larger coins, but the
of these minor coins has
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

inoeed, such an invoice of the gov
eihlnents financial resources has
never been taken at stated inter
vans as a merchant takes inven-
lory or a banker balances his ac-
counts periodically. The summons
ior a recounting of the republics
treasure Invariably comes, as this
one dld' at comparatively short no
'ice' A special squad of the most
expert money handlers in the world
were organized to enumerate all the
coin and currency and bonds in the
FEDERAL strongbox and this BODY of
tnree dozen men and women will
WORK steadily for weeks and months
In the money caverns that consti-
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05
UNIQUE BANKING SYSTEM

Very little is known in this country of the Giro system
of banking in Germany This system has been n
the state of Hamburg since the establishment
burger bank in 1919.
An account is opened in the usual manner and when
payments to be made the payer instead preparing
merely instructs his to debit his account
with the involved to credit Richard Roes c.
count with like amount.
If, however payer and payee have their accounts in
different banks the then requests his hanksr
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

Six months Of the year is night at
the pole. What glorious old time
one could have making a night of II
there with the boys!
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

Chicago business men who have re.
Gently returned from Oklahoma City
give 1t as their opinion that the town
referred to is to become the Mime.
polls of the southwest. But what will
a Minneapolis of the southwest be
without st. Paul of the southwest to
spur 1t on?
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

Chicago is Dragging about possess
ing the ideal husband. 1t seems from
the fuss being made over him that he
Is one OF the rare curiosities of the
times out there.
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

Lieut.. Shackleton says he would
rather fall down a crevasse in an ant.
arctic glacier than get himself killed
by a smelling London omnibus. Still,
we hope he will do neither.
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

Aviator" is not recognized as an
addition to the language. The direc.
tors of the Areo Club of America for.
nally call it aviation pilot" thereby
making two words grow where one
would have done just as well, if not
a little better.
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

oldtes In the eyes OF major newspaper
reading public the announcement that Chres H. Treat
mad resigned treasurer did to carry near the
significance that would be attached to a change in the
personnel OF the presidents mayhap the
Ing OF leader in the United States senate However
with the first hint of Mr. Treats intention to leave the
government service the federal employees directly
lnteresed-that is, the treasury clerks who have to
carry on the big countin effect had notice of the big
chore Chat awaited them, for be it known whole
sale census OF the governments financial resources 10
taken only when one man steps down treasurer and
another steps nsomethng that is scarcely expected IN
happen oftener than once in four years at the most
The responsibilities of the treasurer of the Tni+
States that make very careful BALANCING ~
accounts at time such this arise from the fact 49,
this official is by law, charged with the recent and
bursement of all public moneys only in the troos
at Washington but also in the subtreasuries at Ros+
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore Cincinnati Cbcs'
st. Louis New Orleans and San Francisco and so'
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

In the opinion of many the city-bred
rooster has his choice between a mug.
Gle and a Maxim noise silencer.
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

OUNTING billions of
dollars in all forms
OF money and all
kinds of securities is
the herculean task in
progress in an impor-
tant branch of our ma
tlonal government.
The necessity for thus
taking stock of Uncle
Sans hoard arose
quite UNEXPECTEDLY.
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

when full, holds given numbey of coins Bags when
filled with coins duly sealed same principle
the packages of bills sealed but the closing of
opening of coin sack is done with a wax,
as in the case of the currency parcels but with
chanical appliance that be held some
what resembles in appearance the punch used by the
average street-car conductor.
Barbour County index., 1910-01-05

tute the national fortress against
panic.
The necessity for this lengthy
and costly job arose from the shift
ing of responsibilities in the Office
OF the treasurer of the limited
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-03

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3.-The Sc
lection of ST, Louis today for the
next meeting place of the United
Mine Workers of America ended a
tumultuous session of the cenven-
ton this morning, There were
clashes in the closing session,
caused by airing the grievances OF
individuals against the officers OF
the various local unions, although
in most cases the disputes concern
ed trivial matters. Many of them
will be taken up and disposed or
ON the floor of the next conven-
ton. instead of In committee as
heretofore.
1t hoped that by having the con-
yention consider and adjudicate dis
putes that the grievances can be
sifted to the bottom, and the fac
tional strife will be thereby elm
mated.
The fight for the next conven-
ton place was particularly bitter.
Indianapolis. Toledo and Rochester
fought with st. Louis to obtain the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-03
FUNK FOR
UNIVERSAL.
TRANSFERS
ORIGINAL ADVOCATE OF THIS
CONCESSION ON THE PART
OF THE TRACTION
COMPANIES
AFTER 1T FOR S YEARS

When it comes to the question ot
universal transfers on the city car
lines the honors must be conceded
to Councilman Leonard Funk as the
original advocate Of this conces.
sion on the part of the traction com.
panies.
Regularly each year for five or
six years Councilman Funk has in.
troduced a resolution in the city
council to compel the car com.
panies to grant universal transfers
before any more franchises are is
sued to them.
Three or four times has the city
council passed such a resolution
but afterward forgot or refused to
listen to its being incorporated into
franchises when such grants came
up for passage.
So the move to secure universal
transfer is an old one in Spokane
and any recruits that are willing to
lend their aid at this time are wei
come. If the people were to insist
on universal transfer it is be-
plieved that 1t would only be a ques
tion of time until it is granted out
right by some mutual arrangement
between the companies or the con
solidation of the two city systems
Councilman Funk renewed his eff
fort to have the universal transfer
granted when the recent franchise
to the Washington Water Power
Co. in Lidgerwood was under con
sideration, but the effort to incor
porate this in the franchise did not
meet with support. He also want
ed half fare for children at all
hours Of the day and the year
around. The car companies grant
reduced rates to school children al
the present at certain hours of the
day
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-03
FATHER SATISFIED AND
! CHILD VERY HAPPY

ZANESVILLE, O., Feb. 3.-Judge
Smith of the probate court, in de-
Gliding the habeas corpus case for
the possession of little Natalie
Christy, said the child must not be
removed from the Christy home at
Duncan Falls for any unreasonable
length of time, nor from the imme-
diate care of Miss Rose Christy, her
tutor, without permission Of the
court.
But" Judge Smith continued, 1T
must not be forgotten that Mabelle
Thompson Christy is Natalie's
mother and she must at all reason
able times. conducting herself prop
erly, be permitted to visit and talk
with her child"
The father and child met in the
corridor of the Peoples Savings
Bank building for the first time
since the trial. Christy picked the
little girl up in his arms, kissed her
and cried: We'll, here we are"
Little Natalie nestled close against
his shoulder and laughed content
edly. II am very happy" was all
she would say.