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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Tliniiter taSer olfifee.

Sra Sen fanoOiifc Sorbrno5 bopco.
itub, Sttapa / &ropinien Ontario,
mcbbcles, at Miniitcren for oiicnt.
lige Irbeioer, =. 9. Wonf, bar taget
Ififco - forOi FAN er lat no al
Stanb I'll at boIOc lit ier Nalget
gionc 2eite ON at ben al 9or0enmi.
niltcrict antagnc 6loaoepolitif To-
relGggcs Solicit til 8obfiehOcIic ier
Den lGttes ioerf.
Wr. WonfS 9liifeosbegiGring er
blet bepilget al @cneralgitperngrcn.
Wr. Soroerl bar iantti0ig oifent.
liggiort ell GrflGring, bpori ban
minoer Solicit ON Def 2sitc, ban gap
iorub for @alget, % bpori ban for.
flarcr, at han, ga @iniiterict Borden
life bar I'll Scniigt at isge 6OItcts
8obficnoelie al ben me SlaaSepoIi.
tit, life Ter fig noGcn anoen llopei
til Of bepiie, at bans 2eitc par gipct
/ gob Gro cnb pe0 at ta9e lin aiifc0.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
en- fem S~or9lemmelie.

Sra Rcp Yorf meooelcs oen 22oc
Sftober: Solopricnets SmSbuner
giorOe ct gobt sup, ba anorcn
Carnegie % bans 5lestningc. Mr.
og Wrs. Geo. 2nlt0er fra 9~tttsburgF
i S~sroags anfom meo 3umpererr
"9altic".
Soet DC iteg ilorO, lagoe sc merle
til, at Mrs. SalrOer bar ct ganife
tort Grin unOer armen, og SCI
pufte oeres Rp5gicrrigbeb. Get
bapbe nemlig en- heiit mistGnfelig
2igbeo meo ct Supclifrin. gn al Sn.
~ipeftsrerne nGrmeOe iig Mrs. Gan,
ser og ipurgte hen6e meo ct beiligt
Buff, ON bun life / Saitperf babe
CLIENT at iortolOe enbel al fine Smnf.
fer o. Supeler. 6rllen inbrsmmeoe
rsomenbe og bIegnenoe, of bun mt.
ligens rent bapoe iorglemt enbel 5oi.
letiager, iom bun peo Mediterranean
life bapoe piaet tngc paa fla, men
bapbc anbragt / oet lille Grim bun
bar unber armen.
Srm blep / Ell 9lutomobil isrt til
5uIofcntoret, boor Sfrinet bIep aab.
net % bite iis al inoeboloe ire 9ia-
mantimpffer til en- SGroi al $4,000.
SpoageIien al ben lille 5orglemmelie
foiteoe benoe $33 900 Iolo.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
ct farlist
I~omanospcloc

Observation-Disclosures @auffomitc,
ser Tor Here Miaancocr iiOen paa6es
apnotc Ell igccieI lln6erisgclie al
DC iiuauiicac SorboI0e / Sauoet.
bar, mcooeles scr ira @uibiugtou.
oiiIuttct iii 9r6cibc o. ItoI pare
fommct til ocn aoutIuiion, at to
Mpno Tia imcliem t~ontroQerer oper
Ell Src0ie0cl - 36 Groccnt al
Sen attiue GIgOom % DC nuturligc
SiUlpcfiloer / De 6orene6e Stater.
elsie 10 MGno er 5. Gierpout
Morgan o. Sobu :. RocfeieQer.
bpiS aftiva tiIianmen aniluaes til
500. 1866.
HocfeieQer Worsan ISnteresicrne
0omiuerer allie Snn6ets oigtigerc
6orremirgsgrene iSet Sc Suterea.
Ter, iom oominercr Stanoaro Oil
Gompanp % Sc Suteresier, iom 90.
miuerer Staoltruiteu, err ianmen.
tnptteoc giennem line Gireftoroter
og optrpoer SIDE ON Sibe i 81.
ndrspcroenen.
Ge BAR unoerlogt iig pore Sern.
boner, o. SporUognsiuiiemer, &c.
legrai. % Observation-Disclosures pore
Stpriubuitrier. pore 9anf. o. an.
ore SiranSinItituiioner, pore 8ru.
Der. % Sliefiloer % De piatigite al
uore utallige ansre Naturberligbe-
Ser.
Get err ct for 9ano % 6olf iur.
ligt S9loe. oisie 10 MGno uosper.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Kampen moo Koleraen

6ra Seattle, @aibington, mebbe-
les Den 230e Sftober: AQe mulige
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES trGiieS iorat Tor.
binore Snoisrielen al ben aiiatiite
aoIera, iom iortiom raier paa apiten
al aina. Ere Sarteier antom ignar
ira Sricntcn ira IRE I'll lem Gage
ioriinfet paa 8rltno al, at De bauoe
ppret bolSt / aparantpne / noen.
lanoife Sapnebper. Gaupifibet 90.
Johanna Narn" blep bolot ! aoaran.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Qr0riebrdno.
ErrricbrcTSc anrcttcr itprc Glen.
oumstab / HoroYeitcn.
WiHet belle Wplingen.

Sra 5aulfton, @. 9af., meIocs oen
2ioc Cftober: Ten ErGrtebrano,
iom opitob / Sauo Gountp, i Spopeit
for Orient, igaar. blcp al Ell ooloiom
SgnNenpino orepet norooper giemem
Den peitIige Gel al 5aulf Goumtp iaa
langt lom til 9urfmere, bpor oen Ell.
ocIig bIep iluffet.
9ranoen berieoc CT Smrnaoe poa
ilere 9tilS 9reooe og Is Viii laugt,
sbcIGggeuoc 5uiinocr 3on so pGa
lin Sci.
Soauiot piOcS. or intet Mcnucife.
lin goact ta6t. Sloen iiaes at pprc
opitoaet ira Ell Sernbanetabps (aoge-
pogr).
Snobuggcrnc al 6aulfton % Sri.
emit bcltog iom eli Nouo / Sliifninas.
orbcinet. Gettc err oen nuoen TrG.
ricbrnnb, lom bar beriet oen peitliac
Del al SollIf Gourtp / SOFT.
Sra @rono Sorts. g. g.. meIoes
iammc Cato: &c al Erpriebranoene
/ Seit / Hortb Iofota anretteSe LAB
or itsrre emo paa mango Iar, ioet De
bar raiet ouer itsrrc Smraaoer.
StltSman, Waro, gmmons, @ini.
ans, Iipioe, @opman, Wtonirail og
Ramiep, or DC Counter. bpis Cab 90.
gincS at boue anbraget ira uogle fad
Silien op til 100000 og $4,000.
Som 5slge al De bpppige Trprie.
bran0e / Ssit bar ser al StatS ftnf.
tionrrer. oer ianfalotc "getter 5ar.
ming aSiociotion" og Sernbaneielifa.
bernc pGrct noitcot Iounrsler mob
oen iaa almtnoelige Sfipbeslssbeo
peo gebanbIingen al SID i Sfos os
Marf.
StntSmau Gountp bar liot De itsr.
ite lab biotiI ira TrGriebranoene.
gn al &c pGrite al oisie raiebe melIem
0feoinn og Streeter, Ell anoen / On.
egncn al Fingree og after ell anben
/ Smcgnen al 9lifauau.
NTr Imbroie / Iipioe Gountp
blcp 2iucoIn gaIIep beriet al VrRrie.
brdnoeu nGitcn ira gnbe til anoen.
3rr canton itarteoe 8uiiter ira ct
Sofomotiu Ell Trpriebranb, ser en-
lib ida truenoe no, men iout beloig.
his bleu begrrniet til ct forboIosoi5
minore Smraaoc.
Senoenior Ren Salefn lptfeocs
oct Spens Soft % 5armerne / On.
cgncn ueo iorelteoe Anitreugelier at
iluffe Ell 9rono. iom bauoe antrrot
i6 SueNcitotter paa 6reo Soerns
5arm.
Bar Ntarnrartb / 9oipman Conn.
IN off Sloen ouer 800 Icres Niger. o.
1900 Acrcs Slanttelauo.
MtcIIcm Sagu5 OF glaisoea bleu
Nrnorcocr al Niger o. England iuart.
brrnOt al en- ErGricbrallo. Tom an.
tPnote3 ira Ell E~rGitemaifine.
) aiooer Goumtp bar ser ogiaa
ilnoct Here S%loebranoe Steo. % / en-
al oiaic fom Nirs. $. 9ergeiou nRr
paa al mite Siuct.
Sra 6crglrs Sails, Miiun,, mel0cS
iamttoig: Sra Gucrts bcrcttes, ar
Sens &alO miite0c belle guliugcn pau
10 6nrnc iom 6olJe al Ell SlOebrano.
gtr. @olo bapoe oreuct 10 itore ,Snr.
ne iaar % bdu0c itaffet al 8rsoen
paa Ct StcO iGroig til at terites.
IerifCmoifinen par imiolertiO life
mer emo lat igong, iOct Der finn oar
blepet teritct inn @uibel Siuirs, isr
Ell Gaiit ira MuItmcn latte Slo poa
Ell / N~GrbcSen itancnoe Staf, huor.
ira 6lammcrre al Ben iterfe Sino
forplanteScS til Dem ale.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
uopilt fra Krissifolcn.

Sra @oihiuQtou. .. g.. meloes
Ncu 25bc Sftober, at aaoct @oItcr
Sigcu ira Dale Gourtp, SIiuoiS.
l'sl8e Ell ari18retS6om er blcpts no.
pit ira Sc 6orcncoc StoterS Sie.
friaSitulc / annapolis Tor Saying"
outstanding al en- al aa0ctterne /
mlocritc alasic.
ariASrcttcns &ieuoclic or oeu
25oc Sftobcr ituoiritct al Warinc.
miniitcren.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29

6Ortiettes paa Sibc 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
ICEBOUND CRAFT GET AWAY.
Ram Schooners Were Delayed Here
Two Months.

The last of the fleet Of ram schooners
which have been icebound here for nearly
two month. the Mabel and Ruth and the
Edwin and Maude. left port yesterday in
tow Of the tug Camilla. for a Maryland
point, from which they will sail. the first
named vessel for the Great Wicomico
river to load fish fertilizer for Newborn,
n. c., and the last named for Norfolk to
load a general cargo for North Carolina
points.
The Mabel and Ruth and the Edwin and
Maude, in company with the Grace G.
Bennett and the Ella Hill, arrived here
January 3. in tow, from Norfolk.
They had been more than a month COM
ing from Newborn to Norfolk. and, de-
spairing Of a southerly wind that would
bring them UP the bay and river to this
city. the masters of the vessels chartered
a tug to tow them. A day or two after
they arrived the cold weather set in and
the freeze came. and they We're held pris-
oners by the ice.
In the early part OF the week the master
Of the Hill took chances with the drift
ice in the river and lowed out behind a
tug, which placed the schooner below the
ice. The Grace Bennett was taken to
Alexandria Wednesday last, and she left
there yesterday under sail for Norfolk
and the Carolina sound ports.
There are now no light vessels in port.
except q few oyster runners lying ct the
1lth street wharf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
SAND PLANT SOLD.
Sanford & Brooks Purchasers Of
Miller Company Outfit.

The Sanford & Brooks Company OF
Baltimore has purchased the sand
dredging plant of the John Miller Co.
of this city and the outfit. consisting
Of sand digging machine aid four
lighters, has been turned over To the
new owners at the wharf foot Of
South Capitol street The pr,ce paid
for the property has not been made
public.
Sanford & Brooks had the contract
for the deepening OF the channels OF
Alexandria and are now working on a
contract to dredge nearly hundred
thousand cubic yards of material out
of the Eastern branch channels. and
are digging the foundations for the
new bureau of engraving and print
ing.
While the object the company had
i'm view in purchasing the. sand dig
cling plant is not known ii is stated
that it contemplates entering the sand
and gravel business on the Potomac in
the vicinity of this city.
The outfit will be overhauled at this
city before being placed in commis-
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

such terms and notice as it shall deem
proper, and shall apply the proceeds OF
such sale to the payment of the expenses
of the sale. the cost of the proceedings.
the disinterment. removal and renter
ment or cremation of the bodies. includ-
ing the cost of new burial sites IL rein.
tered and of cremation il cremated, and
shall direct the payment of the balance.
if any. to the person or persons who
may appear to be entitled thereto Any
decree passed i'm such proceeding for a
sale of said land shall be valid tn pass
land SO sold the title OF the same free,
clear and discharged of and from the
claims of the corporation, trustees or ,'er-
sons who may hold the same. their suc-
cessorS. heirs or assigns, and of all sjer-
sons in interest as lot owners in such
land, whether they be residents or nom
residents. adults or nfants.r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
TRIAL HALTED
Attorneys WrangIe for Hours
Over Presentation of
Evidence.

CHICAGO, March "A dispute be-
tween counsel over the introduction of
documentary evidence halted the pack
ers' trial today and caused an adjourn
ment of court until Monday morning.
The government attempted to intro
duce the weekly total shipments Of dress
ed beef made by Swift & Co. and Morris
& Co. in 1908. 1909 and 1910
The defense objected and insisted that
the statements should include the profits
made by the packers on the tonnage, as
the earnings were part Of the book
entries.
Court Overrules Objection.
Judge Carpenter overruled this objec-
ton and excused the jury while the at
torneys wrangled for several hours over
the method of presenting the statistics.
Tine defense had prepared totals on the
tonnage which they offered the govern
ment. but District Attorney Wilkerson
wanted to have his own accountants pre-
pare the figures.
After a long discussion the government
agreed to use the figures prepared by the
defense after they had been verified and
they will be read to the jury Monday
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Sales of Vessel Property.

Sales Of vessel property were recorded
at the custom house in Baltimore in the
past week. as follows:
Schooner Helen, twenty-nine tons. from
E. Ney, Dodson and others to Clayton
Wright and Paddock r. Collins. trading
as Wright & Collins, 1900.
One-sixty-fourth of schooner Edward
G. Hight, 467 tons, from George #. Sloan
and others to Harrison T. Beacham, So.
Same from Harrison T. Beacham to c.
c. Paul & CO., IS.
Power boat Sedonia. nine tons. from
Charles e. Wilson and others to An.
drew Reynolds, So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Court overrules Objection.
SUES TO RECOVER DAMAGES.
Carrie NJ. Owen Alleges Mistreat
ment of Brothers Body.

LOUISVILLE, KY. March because
she said the body of her brother was
''mutifated. vandalized and robbed" in the
performance Of an autopsy. Carrie NJ
Owen has sued an accident insurance
company for $4,000. Her brother. Guy F.
Norman. who died in Los Angeles. Cal,
held policy in the company which gave
the company right to conduct an au-
topsy. The body was shipped to Glen
dean. KY. and after it was buried his
heart, lungs and other organs were ship
ped to her in q smaller box. she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
EDWARD BLAKE DEAD.
Formerly Leader of Liberal Party in
Dominion Parliament.

TORONTO, Ont. March 2.--Hon. Ed
ward Blake. n. c.. premier of Ontario
in 1S11-2, leader of the liberal party in
the Dominion parliament from 1918 to
1870. and home rule member of parlia-
ment for South Lonsford, Ireland. In the
British commons from 1892 to 1907, died
last night at his home here after an
fitness of nearly five years.
He was born in Cairngorm, Ontario in
1853. and had been in public life i'm Can
ada and Great Britain since 1867
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
REFINEMENT OF BODIES
IS PROVIDED FOR IN BILL
Measure Gives Commission.
ers Right to Remove With
out Relatives Consent.

With the recommendation of the Sen
ate District committee for favorable ac-
ton by the Senate. Senator Gallinger
yesterday afternoon reported bill
making general provision for the disin-
torment of bodies without the. consent
Of relatives.
This BILL which has been urged by the
Commissioners for several years. aims
to meet difficulties found in the present
law as to the removal Of bodies from
old cemeteries in case relatives Of the
dead cannot be traced. Under the pres
ent law, bodies cannot be removed with
out the consent of the next of kin.
1t is now proposed that the Supreme
Court of the District shall have the
mower to order the disbursement and
refinement in another place or crema-
ton of bodies in the District by petition
of the District Commissioners and other
evidence to show that the burial ground
in which the bodies are inferred has
hpen abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
OVER MILLION DOLLARS
]. GOING Into. TREASURY
sss.s
Result of Investigation by the
Government of Alleged
Cutlery Frauds.

The government has closed its wide
spread investigation Of alleged cutlery
frauds, 1t was announced by the Treas
ury Department yesterday, and if the
suits and compromises now under way
are successful about 81 100000 will be
turned into the Treasury.
The last step of the investigation was
the filing of a suit in New York against
A. Raster & Co., cutlery importers, for
$850.0oo With this suit and similar pro-
ceedings against two smaller concerns,
Instituted some time ago. the government
seeks to recover about 81 ,C0O coo through
the courts because of alleged underval-
uations.
Exceeds Value of Importations.
The amount asked in each case repre-
sents threS times the value of the firm S
importations for one year. Plus the al
legged withheld duties.
In addition to these suits. ten importers
are negotiating to compromise their cases.
They have deposited in the Treasury "a
total of SlGo030 as a basis of compro-
mise. The amount offered by each of
these importers ranges from 81 oGo to
S.0O00.
The cutlery investigation was conducted
under the direction of John f. Wilhie.
superyisiong special agent of the customs
service. at the personal instigation of
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh to
whose attention the matter was called a
year ago.
Investigation in Germany.
Mr. Wilkie made an inyestigat ton last
fal! at Solingen. Germany, the center of
the German cutlery industry. He col
lected mass of data and arranged for
three German cutlery manufacturers to
come to this country to assist in the in
quiry. Most of the alleged frauds. it is
said. were perpetrated in surgical instru-
ments, knives and razprs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
DECISION OF COURT
AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Four of Five Counts in lndict-
ment Against Machinery :
Company Thrown Out.

BOSTON, March THE criminal pro-
ceedings Of the Department of Justice
against five officials of the United Shoe
today when Judge Putnam threw four of
the five counts in the two indictments out
Of court. The remaining count. which the
government may press against Sidney w.
Winslow. Edward p. Hurd.. Elmer p.
Howe and George w. Brown of Boston
and William Barbour of New York,
charges monopoly through the system of
leases Of patent machinery. They will
plead to this charge next week.
Judge Putnam held that the original
Of four companies was valid
and purely an economic arrangement"
and sustained the company's demurrer
to charges of conspiracy to monopolize
and restrain trade.
Decision Of Judge Putnam.
In his decision Judge Putnam said:
while in theory the respondents are
chargeable. yet, in fact, the practical APP
plication of the Sherman antitrust act
is very uncertain. This makes 1t pract.-'
cally SO indefinite that criminal prosecu-
tons like this impose great hardships by
terrorizing very considerable portions Of
the community VINO have acted honestly.
to the possible peril OF enormous fines and
terms of Imprisonment
Under the circumstances we are UNI
able TO understand why the Department
of Justice of the United States directs,
and the President permits. criminal pro-
ceedings like this until in the particular
case the practical application OF the
statute has been settled by civil proceed
ings."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Provision of the Bill.

When the petition for the disinter-
ment of bodies is filed. it is specified
that the owners of the land in question
are to be named as defendants. and
process shall issue, as in equity proceed
ings 1t is further provided that
1.-The court may pass decree for the
sale of said land, or SO much thereof as
in its opinion may be necessary. upon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Free Pile Remedy.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Decision Of Judge Putnam.

1t matters little what 1t is that you
want-whether a situation or a servant
IA want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will I'LL your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

positive, is transferred in the negative to
the roll This roll is steel tubing, about
four inches in diameter, and over an 1nch
in the thickness Of the walls. Only what
appears on the original die is transferred
to the roll by pressure.
From the rolls the finished plate Is
made. each detail being transferred to
the large steel sheet until the picture Is
complete. Nowadays. for printing money,
there are four bills, either fronts or
backs. printed on each plate. The last
of the two bill plates. used extensively
some years ago. were marked for destruc-
ton at this period of going over the
stock.
There were in the bureau vaults, after
the committee had completed it's labors
and made it's report last year, 1O.636 front
plates. and ISL back plates; 1905 rolls
and 1907 dies for making money alone.
The entire contents of the two vaults
is represented by the following enumera-
ton: 1910 plates. aO555 rolls. o0.116
dies. S43 shells. 2,34S surfaces. 8 emboss-
ing dies, Al postal card plates, 232 enve-
lope dies, a grand total of 59.6S5 pieces.
Besides these there are 1920 postal card
plates. now at the government printing
office. which has the contract for print
ing postal cards for the Post Office De-
partment, which Custodian Young has
in his care.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
TO CURE YOU PERM hNEu1LY

i am q practising
physician of 80 years
active. extensive, ex.
perience. I know the only
Satisfactory method OF con.
quering deafness and head
noises b In getting at the seat
Of the trouble and curing it.
/ have published . book: it
II written In easy, plain Ian
guage and b illustrated.
lttells you facts you probably
never imagined and you may
Sc just why you probably
never succeeded in getting .
real. lasting cure before. 1t Is
the one treatiseyou have been
seeking and 1t tells all about
the one Method you
should adopt and which is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
DEAFNESS IS DANGEROUS

There alWays danger being deal but
Of rapid speeding automobiles deaf or partly deaf
feel safe Accidents those who could not hear
being recodsdby thousands Moreover, deafness
Anaovs Others By Forcing Them TO Shout at for
Prerents lou from Enjoying Theatres, Concerts, etc.
Makes Yos Feel a Bore When IN Company
Hssders -FOUR Success ia Business or Socially
Stops Tou from Hearing Street Sounds of Nature
Is ssuaUy Allied rnh Nervousness and Dependency
Ny beck explains why Is very probably fault
that remain deal and why little harder 81
Explains Shows wherein the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Date Back to 1861.

Dies made in the year 1851, when the
bureau was established. and its engrav-
ing done by private concerns. are still
on the shelves. intact and available for
USE Those destroyed had become un-
serviceab,e because OF cracking of the
metal. practically the only enemy to their
perpetuation.
The die. which is an engraving in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Total of Plates Destroyed.

Last year there were a total of 6, 1872
engraved pieces destroyed under the SUI
pervisiOn Of the committee These were
packed in 80 boxes. weighed 4S.oO1
pounds gross and 44.746 pounds net and
were carried to the navy yard crematory
in eight trips. This year the number Of
pieces to be destroyed will be about 5000.
weighing approximately 10000 pounds.
The life capacity of a plate is about
100000 impressions. as far as an average
can be struck by the statisticians of the
bureau Of engraving and printing. A
roll can be used to make 100 plates. Al
though die is practically indestructible
it's use is limited by the infrequent de-
mand for new rolls. Supposing fifteen
rolls were made from one die during the
period of it's usefulness. single die
would represent the manufacture of $780,
COG, 600 currency notes, II that were the
purpose of it's construction or a billion
of stamps.
TIL face value of securities of all kinds.
sorts, character and design printed at
the bureau of engraving and printing last
year aggregated just short of $2,OOO,00a.
COO. fairly representing the great work
Of the big plant and explaining the need
for SO extensive a stock of engrayings.
The cost to make a postage stamp plate
is $40, of revenue stamp plate. "a, and
of a note plate $34. The cost of an en-
graved die it has been found impossible
to estimate. Engravers, however, are
receiving compensation from the govern
ment of anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000
year.