Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-09-18
BRIEF HAPPENINGS
OF NATIONS CAPITOL
RELATED BY LETTER
(By United Press)

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since the passage of the act Great.
ing the naval dental corps, the navy
department has puzzled over the
question of an appropriate insignia
for that branch of the service. Off.
| GERS in the bureau of medicine and
surgery have been working during
spare moments for some time on
different designs, but have been
unable to agree upon a suitable de-
vice. One of the latest designs sug.
! gested is that of a pyramid. AS.
! investigation shows that dentistry
was practiced in Egypt when< the
pyramids were built, and that dent
1stry was, in fact, one of the oldest
professions, it was thought some. de.
sign bearing a pyramid would be
appropriate
Congress having decreed the aboli.
ton OF IL pension agencies through
out the country, the army of gov.
eminent clerks in Washington will
on January 81 receive an accession
of about 800 workers to it's ranks
The agencies have been eliminated
in the belief that the work of dis.
trlbution can be conducted on a
more economic basis from the cant.
tai The cities in which the agen.
cies are abolished, are: Augusta.
Me-; Boston, Buffalo, Chicago. Co
lumbus, o.; Concord, N. H., Des
Moines, Detroit, indianapolis, Knox
vile, Louisville, Milwaukee. New
York, Philadelphia, Pittsbure. San
francisco and Topeka At the pres
ent time there are nearly $50 clerks
employed in these agencies, but the
centering of the work here, it is
expected, will enable a reduction
In this number of at least So No
efficient clerk in good standing, how
ever, will be dropped, except at their
own request. Those who desire to
remain in the service and do not
care to come here for employment.
will probably be transferred to other
branches of the government service
Uncle Sam is going to have a fac |
tory in Washington that will serve
as model for all industries. This
is the new building for the bureau
OF engraving and printing where all |
the governments paper money and
postage stamps are made. Secre-
tary of the Treasury Macveagh hopes
that the new structure will be an alb.
solute model of perfection as regards
hygiene and sanitation, and the
health and comfort of the men and
women employed there Superbly
lighted, with the most perfect ven
tilator nothing will be left undone
to make the employees healthful and
Secretary MacVeagh
believes that the extra money spent
IN making these provisions will re-
suit in big economy in the future.
In addition to accessories such as
wash rooms, there will be a rest
'oom for both men and women on
each floor. An excellent lunch room
Will be established where employees
IAN get good service and wholesome
God at nominal cost. One of the
eatures will be a roof garden Here
employees who do not care to leave
he building at the noon hour, be-
'ause it is inconvenient or because
VI bad weather, can get breathing
spell without leaving the establish
nent.
Although the u S. army has per-
istently refused to buy aeroplanes
n monoplanes of foreign manufac-
ure for it's aerial corps, the Moisant
International aviators have establish
d an aviation school right near the
reservation at College
lark, Nd, in an effort to get the
'ar department officials interested (
nd secure some orders from theJ \