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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03

NN ASHlNG SolleO paper
* money We save the Gov
l. eminent $500 every day."
said Miss Annie E. Thomas.
IN charge Of the laundry" Of the re-
demption division of the United States
Treasury in Washington.
"Soiled money" she went on
comes TO us daily from banks all owe
tho United States to be redeemed.
Formerly all OF this money was de-
stroyed and new was issued In its
place. Now We take the least soiled
and worn bills and put them through
the laundry tn he washed and ironed.
These are almost as good al new and
are redistributed with the notes which
come from the bureau of engraving
and printing.
We launder about 81, 900 bills daily
ana call this d good days washing. 1t
costs 80 cents to wash 100 dirty notes
ana *l.3o To print the same number.
through the laundry we save 81 on
~" notes. Washing, as we do, an
average Of $4,000 bills a day, OF which
many are not fit to send out again.
We estimate that u saving amounts
b at least $500.
We wash 10 per cent. Of all the
money that comes to be redeemed.
>othlnS higher than a twenty dollar
mll goes through the washing ma
chine The small bills are in constant
circulation and wear out rapidly, so
'hey have to be reissued more fire.
quentlN than those of high denomina-
uon' Bills OF high value are never
Numbered.
banking opinion Is divided on this
'"pJect Of Numbered money. Some
odhks desire new money and will not
accept n other, while many banks
.equeSt the washed bills, saying that
Nney are softer than the others and
are easier TO handle.
we have received his testimonial
especially from men who have long
payroHs and must handle thousan ds Of
collars to I'LL many a envelopes.
."es" men tell US that the washed bills
10 not stick together as do the 0sthsrs
~hu can he more readily counted QUE.
'nr laundry machines have been
=" operation for three years. The
"a'hlns vas ustd first ~ the bureau
vi '~hSraTrg printing, where Ber-
s'f smith. its inventor, kept II In an
,NP"flmental stage for two years.
u mas Withstood "A great mount OF
prejudice from many people connected
Win ms wort.
Nh'a installing the machines-
"" hay" four in se-we have grad
udI'S grown in favor In the redemp-
"ph division, our special room. for
winch We have no higher SOUNDING
nam" than the laundry il quite an
institution by itself. with a special
!or'c Of counters and operators.
situated, with the other offices OF
'N's division, in the basement Of the
Treasury building, behind heavy bars,
"H't" sightseers may not trespass,
"" are one of the Innovations Of the
treasury Department little known tn
Nh" general public"
The washing machines occupy q
N"'r space of about four square
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tains a splendid naval library. and this
IL available for all purposes.
Abolish rolltop desks was the
word. Where fiat top desks were not
available the Department carpenters
took on the roll tops. Since then
standard Office furniture has been
adopted for the entire bureau.
All intercommunlcating doors m
the suites were taken OF the hinges.
Walls were painted in light colors.
Then the chief of each room or divi-
sion chief was required to put his desk
In the middle of the room with his
force grouped about him. Now the
Payma General can stand in his
room and look down the line and see
exactly what Is going on.
But that Isn't exactly the point. The
object IL not to keep an eye on the
people so much AZ 1t IL to convey the
idea Of unity. The division chief who,
sequestered in his own little nest.
might be tempted to write a letter to
the chief hex door. doesn't do it under
these conditions. lie says. Say. Bill,
how about so and so?" or goes over
and discusses II at close range.
Stationery In use was reduced to the
fewest possible simple kinds. one
member OF the bureau devised a sys-
tenn Of wooden leaves In n drawer
OF each desk, where a supply OF all OF
these forms might I've kept ready tC
hand. An order was issued that nc
paper containing writing was to be
put in a desk. when an officer ~
| Ciyiliau eruplovno anita uork ~ piuh,
his unfinished work is piled in the
centre Of his desk top. Desks are nj
longer rabbit warrens. A system OF
desk inspection was established thai
insures the observance Of this rule.
Every carpet in the place came up
All the rooms were stripped to mill
tary simplicity. The Paymaster-Gen
eral did not spare himself. out o.
his office went:
carpet.
desk.
3 sectional bookcases,
sectional hlecases,
table,
lounge,
6 chairs.
Go in there to-day-it is easy t,
get In. YOU just go in-and you fint
Just one chair In addition to the on,
In which the Paymaster-General sits
Gabfests are not encouraged.
One concession the Paymaster-Gen
eral has made to precedent. The pic
lures OF former Paymasters-Genera
hang on the walls. In addition ar
two pictures Of fiagships or whicl
the Paymaster-General has served, an,
portraits Of Admirals Badger an,
Sperry. commanders OF the Atlantis
fleet under whom Paymaster Genera
MCGOWAN served as feet paymaster.
But aside from these and the plail
fiat topped desk on which papers re
main eve 40 short a time the room
Ia almost bare. All OF which msan
that here as in the other offices ther,
are light. space. al absence OF jun
and every inducement for concentrat
ing on the immediate job in hand
On a shelf handy to the Paymas
ter-General's hands is A book som
IA inches long by Is inches wide. L
II Is all the information that one
occupied a big file room. This infor
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error and correct ii. while If there is
no error the particular thing author
lied is an appreciate distance on its
way to completion.
One of the very first things Pay
master-Gcncral MCGOWAN did was to
put "a stop To pro;nisr uous letter writ
ing. The true bureiucrat dearly loves
To write letters. lie thinks he is at
his best when he is writing letters for
the chief to sign. division helds die
tating many OF the letters which take
the bureau chiefs signature. II gratl-
fies the soul Of the hu|reaucrHt to grow
arrogant and sarcastic in such dlcta-
ton.
Nothing of that sort is tolerated by
Admiral McGowan. He insisted that
letter writing he reduced to a mini
mum and that nothing unkind or con
tentious lie put into a letter. especially
tn another coordinate bureau. After
his first general remarks on the SUBJ
ject he followed 1t up with an 'intra-
bureau order" intrabureau orders
being one OF his methods of reaching
the personnel Of his organization
Some of his maNims regarding letter
writing are as follows:
Don't write at all unless YOU have
something to say and IA ing said it
stop.
Don't give reasons or explanations
unless they are called for.
Don't write anything in a porfunctory
way. but remember always that eacl
letter or Endorsement should bear tn,
impress of the writer's dignity, courtesy
and intelligence.
Don't hesitate t. say mo II that Is
the proper answer ard, having said il
don't attempt 30 suggest IN ALTERNATIVE,
aimed to circumvent your own mo"
Don't discuss people discuss things.
Don't write anything quarrelsome G'
would probably not be signell.
Don't get excited or If YOU do don
record the fact on paper.
Don't use long words when IL can b.
helped tard IL generally CAM.
Don't be afraid to use the word IRE
QUESTION" as a verb.
Don't say shall must or should
II you mean "will' verbal when yor
mean %"oral' amount when you meal
"quantity"; "in retc:cnco' when yol
mean with reference" "in accord
when you mean in accordance" "harl
ly'' when YOU mean scarcely o. witt
the view or when YOU mean with
view TO-"
Don't SEND a letter back unless III,
regulations require it. Originals AZ
worth far more than copies for futur,
reference.
Don't write anything that has tht
least semhlance OF inticting = punish
ment or of encroaching In any othe'
way on the proper ~prerogativcs ~ an
other bureau or office. The lesi'imat,
function OF this particular bureau * I,
supply the fleet and TO account there
for and any attempt 1t aggressive ex
p~ansion must of necessity have the e
feet of Gripping our work and to tina
extent weakening tn" navy. it being
fact beyond dispute that If We min
our own business there Is plenty OF /
to take up all our time.
But the striking changes in the ser
vice have bee worked IN the dotgil u
the machinery first of accounting AN,
then of supplying. Aboard each On
Of Uncle Sans fi-htinE craft IL a pa.
officer, the ships business mauar"i
Each ship has a base or HON, station
AT some navy yard. At each navy yar
is n ~storchouse, presided over 10y u IN.
officer. II is the business of thi
storehouse to provide for tn" shtp
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Sometimes the delay is with cleva-
Jrs or u TO a multiplicity OF moving
operations in the anne house. Ii is
the duty of the apartment house
dweller to prevent his delay. In "A
dozen or more instances where there
has been good management on the
part OF the a our operations
have cost less than when we moved
the same tenants before the ordinance
went into effect. Heretofore the delay
has been at the expense of the moving
van man, hut now il is at the expense
of the mover"
Just now, when households are being
dismantled and tossed into wagons
it Is ~reassuring to know that the city
authorities have jurisdiction over the
men vino do the moving and the vans
and hat move the goods. 1t
Is only a matter of two years hack
when the moving men could do any
thing they pleased with h family
belongings. There were no legal rates
and there was no supervision of vc-
hicles.
Since the passage Of the ordinance
in June, 1914, conditions nave been
bettered. The morale OF the movers
has been greatly improved. the rates
are fairer To both parties and vehicles
are modern and up to date,
An official connected with the De-
partment of Licenses said the other
day that vehicles engaged in the
moving business are being examined
and licensed for the ensuing year as
fast as the inspectors a work. lie
also said it would he "A good plan for
those contemplating moving to see
that the seal OF the city denotine
the vehicle has been properly OK
amined and passed is placed on the
van or wagon about to he hired. by
this means only is the mover pro-
tscted and redress assured If the
owner o%vercharges by reporting thu
number and the facts to the proper
authorities,
That the auto van has made a tire
mendous difference in the moving
season il conceded on all sides. !
has made it possible for persons 4
' defer their moving until the last day
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Attention is called to the double
page feature of the Pictorial Maya
zine with to-day'S SIN, a selection
e the last pictures made of Nllhjal-
mur Stcfansson before he cut
himself off from communication
with civilization for nearly seventeen
months. These pictures, which give
"A splendid idea of the hardships the
intrepid explorer Is enduring in the
far North. are published through the
courtesy of the Eastman Kodak Conn
pdny.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-21
GEO. R. SMITH
PASSES AWAY
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN DIES At
THE HOSPITAL At cHATTA-
HooTcaIE AFTER LINGERING
ILLNESS.

News has just reached Pensacola u
the death 10 Geo. h. smith az the
state innrmary az Chattahoochee. on
Saturday last. His death was not un-
expected a. he has been gradually
sinking Tor several months. bat never
thelees H was a great shock 20 his
many friends who held him ia hlSn
esteem.
Born in Indiana seventy-one years
ago, raised II poor parentage. yet
be ever realized the need and benefit
OF an education and after work hours
on the farm he would study his books
ttll after midnight oftentimes. and liz
this way acquired a very good educa-
tion.
lie taught school in his native state
a feE terms before the civil war ana
when his country called for volun-
teers Be was among the first 60 volun-
teer and remained az mis- post until
the war was ended After the close
90 the var he went out in search OF
new LtidH and shortly afterwards to-
Gated al MlliView, FlR. Later he be-
came interested In farming and was
amonE the best pioneer farmers for
several years. Ia late years be had 10
content himself with as little work
as possible as his physical condition
va failing fast. He contracted pel-
iagra several years ago and this has
tened his death. lie was ever an ar
dent supporter ~ better education and
many boys and girls remember tho
Old man by his many acts q gcner-
oaity IN providing them with pencils.
[ or paper, books or lunch money.
He vas a Socialist in every sense
I of the word and "a g. due more % him
I that the Socialists are 10 a. great
q number here a. they are He will
be well remembered by the armful
. 81 Soclslisttc literature he always had
with him, distributing them wherever
I he thought they would he read. He
y was one ~ the charter members ~
+ re local W. r. sherman post Of the
\ o. A. r. and held Office Of trust I'm hls
Y health failed so he had 20 give O. up.
Many differed with him in his views
Y bat whatever his belief he always
+ Thought b was for the betterment 81
i humanity
The remains were shipped % New
VILE. Indiana. where they will be
. buried In the family cemetery
Information furnished by Herbert r.
I Caro-.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-21

through tbe myriad o. nerves Is despsr s,,r
t4res. TIE iltera4l organs And thus 4
beFiod al Fepnse must reflect itself not only
II me mind ~ the mother. but upon the
bAhe o. crme.
4 point upon which an experienced people
aEfee j. TIE accepted fact that whatever ~
fApeelant mother may DO foF herself that a
faft and harmless i bound 10 enc1urane
confidence ln herself And a. she appllrs
Aothefs fficnd" With Der own hand ahsn.
ever required and iast where needed ~
soon lcafns o. FORGET those apnrehensIons 81
often imaginative.
Young mothers who have used Mothers
Friend have written O. say how rejolced
they were a. The absence ~ mnrulnF sickness.
extreme nervousness. and other distresses 81
which they had heard and feared Get :
bottle q Mothers Friend" al any drug
snfe. simply arpy II over the stomach mus.
s'es and rest assured 81 perfect safety and
comfort day aud night. write Do nrsdarld
Regulator Tos Lamar HidE., Atlanta. Ca. foF
hsAT handsome ard i.struet.ge book.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-21
TWO STEAMERS
TO START CARGO
SWEDISH STEAMSHIP URNA WAS
MOVED TO TIMBER BERTH,
WHILE THE BRITISH STEAMER
BoYNE ARRIVED LATE.

Two steamships viii start cargo to-
day in pert. one h. the swedish steam
er Urna. which has been lying idle
for several days. while the other Is
the British steamship Boyne, which
came up the bay late yesterday after
noon. and was herthed 81 one n the
docks. The Boyne 10 partly loaded.
and the larger part 81 the cargo 20
be received here viii be cross ties.
while the Urna i q vessel 70 be filled
entirely and viii likely start % work
this morning. taking timber from the
water Later this steamer will SO 20
Mobile for further loading.
IN addition % the above. the Span
ish steamer Adelina Is working, In the
railroad slip. and may be ready before
the end Of the week 90 take on small
deckload Of timber. which. 81 Is said.
has been billed for this steamer.
Two more steamships are being
looked for almost any day in the week
and both should be here and ready
Tor work by sunday. The Lodaner
is expected 90 arrive for cargo OF ma
val stores. while the Glenroy iH 60
come Tor cargo ~ timber and lumber
The steamship Richmond is another
vesgel % arrive here shortly Tor large
cargo, principally % timber and lnm-
Der
The Boyne. which reached port AZ.
ter s O'Clock yesterday afternoon. viii
be started this mornlug. and VIII bt
given rapid despatch. The Boyns tool
on part cargo Ct ST. Andrews.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-21
FINE MUSIC At
ST. MICHAELS
CHURCH SUNDAY
ELABORATE PROGRAM WILL &c
RENDERED SUNDAY MORNING
At CLOSING EXERCISES or
SCHOOLS.

An elaborate musical programme
has been arranged Tor sunday morn
ing services at 81 Michaefa. and
solemn hlgh mass viii be the service
Rev. Father Fullerton viii preach the
sermon 10 the children, and his SER
mon VIII 81 most suitable for such
an occasion.
A. 10 The musical and orchestra
numbers, Director Herbert and Prof
4. &. Reilly have arranged % render
program which will hurpass any
thing ever attempted az ST. MiChaers
tn several years. Mr. Garfield has
kindly consented 20 sing the sanctua
before mass. and Mr.. J. o. Walker viii
assist during the mass in the quar-
tette work All who are anxious 60
hear the beautiful program are re-
auestod 90 be az the church AZ $40
sharp. for a. above stated. Mr. Gar
field viii render his solo before the
service. and the complete orchestra
viii also give q number a. that time
The orchestra was touched upon in
Tuesdays Journal and the tnllowins
VIII take part IN the choir
s0pranos-AIisa Mamie Emanuel
Miss Katherin Motta. Miss Ella Baker
Mrs Eugene Bombay.
Altos-Mra Harry Haley, and Mrs
Forrest
Tenora--Mesars. Thos johnson and
Tim Burns
Nessrs. Theodore Pfe6erle.
Emanuel Johnson and J. .. Walker.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-21
JUNE 8 WILL Be
ELECTION DAY
At CITY HALL
NUMBER or HEADS or DEPART.
MEhTS WILL Sc SELECTED,
BUT FEW CHANGES BEING
PROBABLE, " rs ASSERTED.

June g viii be election" day a. the
city hall Upon this date heads d
departments viii be elected for an
other year. and but few, II any. changes
are contemplated. Sc far a. could be
learned
Every official head - every depart
meut is elected Tor one year Of ser
vice. This includes the city attorney.
tax assessor. collector. recorder. chief
90 police. comptroller. tlerx. mayor.
police and street commissioners. street
foreman. plumbing Inspector. superin-
tendent of water works. building In
spectar. electrician. etc. in fact all
win Be selected for another year Of
duty.
AZ the city ball yesterday there was
"a statement made by one close TO the
commis siuners that there would be
one ca two changes made. although
just tn what department. such lnf0r-
mant would not Indicate. In other
quarters 10 was stated that three
changes are contemplated. but there
was no confirmation ~ this intention
on the part % the commissioners. who
win have absolute say-so in this mat
ter.
Commissioner Pou. who IL acting
mayor. said that. 60 far a. he knew.
there are no changes contemplated. al
least ne said he did not care 90 talk
of the question Just a. present He
said there were many other matters
to settle up before that time. Mr.
Pou is acting mayor for the afth time
and win occupy that position again
today. Mr.. Greenhut not contemplating
returning 20 Pensacola before late to-
night
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-21

1t contains information that you will find valuable
Il will you time and trouble on some future occa-
sioE. Journal readers in and out VI the city will find il
valuable from time time Name address and phone
number OF leading business and professional
your pocketbook tack NJ in some convenient place
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-21

Cuban c Eeresa. for Havana
Sor IL c@llingwood. for Liverpool
span g Castano. Tor Galveston.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-21
The Real Suffrage
Thought Of Women

Nothcrhoodislhe lhought uppcrmostin
omau's mind. And with III. of course.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-21

81 took your Com
pound and have a fine.
strong baby. " - Mrs.
john MITCHELL, Mas
N. Y
Lydia r. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound isa
wonderful medicine for
expectant mothers. . -
Mrs. A. NJ. NYERs, Cor
donville, No.
/ highly recommend
Lydia +. Pinkham . Veg
etable Compound before
child birth. II has done 20
much for me. +" Mrs. Z.
M. DoERR, n. r. ]. Con-
shohocken, Pa.
took Lydia r. Pink
ham Vegetable Com
pound 10 build up m y
system and lave the
dearest baby girl IN tlls
world. ." Mrs. MosE
BLAKELEY, Coalport, Pa.
II praise the Com
pound whenever I have
3 chance. II did 10 much
for me before my little
| girl was born I" Mrs.
III VI. SANDERS, Rowles-
burg, w. Va.
~ took your Com.
pound before baby was
born and feel | owe nv
life 70 Il. ~ Mrs. WINNIE
4 TuLIs. Winter Haven.
I Florida.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-21
MARITIME.
ARRIVED

ARRIVED.
Boyne. Br ss. 275t. Dale. Sc An
drews. to the Pensacola Lumber q
Timber Company
CLEARED.
Nor hk CoilinEwooG. Hansen, for
Liverpool. with ISL 0G6 n aawn tim
her UiesD. so7 GOO n lumber
Cuban 70 Teresa. Laborde. Tor Ha-
vana. with $1,000 q lumber. and 36
tons bunker coal
bus bark Frleda. Bonner. Tor Lis
erpool with 2ss.sss Il lumber. 1Ta.-
1es Il eawn timber. T71z barrels
roaln. al valued * ss2492
nor bk Baunen Thormodsen. Tor
swansea. with $4,000 5 r saWn tim
Der. sss.e6 & n sawn timber
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-21

cmr the question 81
emfort. ~ helpfu
aids and influence
Am1rx the best 81
these IA q well knnwu
external remedy
Mothers Friend
n Il gently applied T.
the surface muscles
These are fabricated
ionel. made pllahle ~
they stretch a. nature
requ re- without ghe
strain and pain 81
0rit and ligamenta
HEsa #nH as.sa..s. -.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-21
HAVE YOU
A CHILD :

Many women long for children but berause II
cone curahie physical arrangement are deprived
of this areaieat of al happiness
The women whose names follow were restored
q normal health 81 Lydia Finl.ham's Ncgetas
be Compound Write and ash thsu about II.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-04-01
Fremont Items.

Miss Wilcox is spending her
vacation on the ranch.
Roy Rand and Paul Hill were
in the city Monday.
Geo. Schrade was a city shop
per Monday.
Prof. Drake was out visiting
our school Wednesday morning.
C. E. Allen is preparing to
build a garage for that new car.
Next Saturday night, April
3rd, the Grange will give anoth.
err of their popular dances, Null
favorite orchestra will furnish
the music and a general good
time is anticipated. Come and
have a good time. The Thimble
club will serve something good
to eat.
Mrs. w. H. Ransom will enter.
tain the Thimble Club Wednes.
day afternoon, April Z.
The entertainment Saturday
night was enjoyed by a large
crowd.
E. C. Harlow, wife and little
son, of Denver, were over Sun
day visitors at P. d. Hills.
Miss Lucy Griffith spent Sun.
day with Miss Lee Davenport.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-04-01
Wheat Ridge Items.

Mrs. B. F. Coombs of Pine
hurst died Friday night and the
funeral was held Sunday after
noon. Her remains were ship
ped to Kansas for burial.
Will Wyatt who works in the
U. P. shops with his father lost
two of his fingers by coming in
contact with a saw and is at the
hospital.
Miss Luda Bunger visited her
brother and family in Pueblo this
week.
Wheatridge Grange celebrated
her eighth anniversary Friday
night, Dinner was served from
6 to 8 and over 200 participated
in it, after which a class of Is
were given the third and fourth
degree. Monroe Everitt of
Maple Grove instructed the can
didates in the unwritten work in
a very pleasant and able man.
ner. Then the roll was called
and over 1876 members answered
to their name and q great many
made short speeches and it was
nearly IL O'Clock when Grange
adjourned. Gardeners are get