Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-06
!. s. FURNISHES
QUEERFST WORK
TWO WOMEN ARE WASTE BAS-
KET INSPECTORS
ONE SAMPLES NEAR BUTTER
Another Signs Taft's Name All Day
While Another Is Considered a
Legal Light


partment He was looking for places
10 economize. His eye caught the
names Of two women listed as waste
basket examiners
What's that" demanded the Sec
rotary
"Thcy are the women who Inspect
The contents Of the waste baskets"
was the reply "They are paid Si50 a
year each, and as we received $1,000
from the sales Of the waste papers
which passed through their hands
there would be no economy In drop
ping them"
on the floor Of the same building
Is chemist who tolls all day long
amid samples OF oeomargarlne, near
butter and fake whlskies, The sam
pies are sent 10 him by suspicious gov
crnment agents who think the butter
manufacturers and distllers are eyad-
ing the law against adulteratiOn. In
addition to being a high class chem
list the man Is an expert witness, His
skill in both lines recently won the
governments suit AGAINST n certain
packing company, in which the latter
was fined S7S, GOO for selling olea-
margarine colored to initiate butter,
Another man enjoy a siuecure in
the bureau OF engraving and printing
lie Is paid $500 year simply 70
watch over the plates and dies from
from which the governments paper
money and bonds are printed.
At the close Of each day the man
gathers up the dies and and the plates
puts them in the safe and the next
morning hands them out again.
John Killey has n unique job in the
treasury department. He writes his
signature from morning till night.
Secretary MacVeagh was appalled, by
the mass of treasury warrants,
vouchers and other routine papers
which the law required that he should
sign other secretaries had been the
slave OF the same custom. Secretary
Manning came nearest TO freeing him
self from the irksome requirement
His name save for the final letter "g"
was written on all the routine docu
ments by p clerk. Mr.. Manning sup
pied the missing letter and the comp
troller said II was all right
Down at the department OF agricul-
ture three scientists are engeged in
the interesting occupation Of eXamin-
ing the contents of the stomachs Of
birds They have done nothing else
FOR the past two years. They are
trying to find out whether certain
birds are the friends of cncmies Of
farmers. Special agents in the field
slay the birds by the hundreds and
ship their stomachs to Washington in
alcohol. These are microscopically
examined by three scientists, who tab
ulate everything they find,
Three women have recently come
TO the front In the government SER
vice by reason OF exceptional ability
or the performance of unusual duties.
They are Miss II. Shortridge of the
state department, Miss Margaret Kel-
ley Of the treasury department and
Mrs Mabel p. Leroy Of the interior
department.
Miss Shortridge is said TO be the
highest paid woman in the govern
meat service, her salary being $500
year. She is a lawyer and an
authority on international legal points
She was formerly employed in the
department Of justice, where her re-
markable talents attracted the per-
sonal attention Of Mr.. Knox when he
was the attorney general. He fire.
quently detailed her to prepare i'm
portant government briefs in cases.
When Mr.. Knox entered the state
department the first thing he did was
TO ask for the transfer Of Miss Short
ridge from the department of justice.
Late Secretary Knox informed the
senate committee on foreign affairs
that Miss Shortrldge was a splendid
lawyer and that he would not hesl-
late to intrust to her the prepara-
ton Of the most important brief in
yolving our foreign relations.
Miss Margaret Kelly was recently
appointed adjuster of accounts for
the United States at a salary of 50, 600.
This Is a position that heretofore has
always been held by a man, Miss
Kelly Is declared the highest paid
woman in the treasury department.
She has been virtually acting as di-
rector Of the mints ever since A. Plat
Andrew was transferred from this post
to that of ASSISTANT secretary Of the
treasury.
Mrs Leroy has nothing to do except
sign the name Of William II, Taft
This she affiXes to United States
land patents, for thisotogrkbsde-m
land patents, for which service she re-
ceives $1,000 a year. The position
is given to the widows Of officers who
have served in the army or navy.
A man with a deft hand and an ac-
curate eye pushes stacks Of paper
money under mutllating knife from
. a, m. until i:30 p. m. every day In
the treasury. The money Is worn
and soiled and comes to the treasury
for redemption. Afterward It is
mutilated by punching machine and
a steel blade. The man on the job
destroys in this way an average Of
S1,500.000 worth of currency day.
His pay for getting rid of a trifle like
100000 a year Is $1,000.
r. c. Mccoy Is the government ac-
tuary He Is wonderful juggler OF
figures. He finds out what will be
the annual revenue as the result Of an
increase of ner cent ad valorem In
the duty on mercerized cotton. The
actuary works out the financial
schemes Of those who would remodel
the currency and tells whether or
not the retirement OF the greenbacks
and the issuance Of emergency cur
rency will flood the treasury valuts
or bring on n bond issue. He ans
wers any kind of n puzzle in which
figures are involved.
At the Washington navy yard Naval
Constructor David w. Taylor has a
huge model tank In which he plays
with toy battleships, cruisers and sub
marines. IL looks like play but i'll
isn't.
He is making scientific demonstra-
tlons of the effect on a vessels speed |
coal consumption and other features
resulting from ever so slight change
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