Evening star., 1918-11-10

telegraph wires run into their respec>
tive Offices. and up to 1 o'clock this
from every section. Smith Of the Even
ing Press Association, Andrews OF the
Boston Advertiser, Adams OF the World
and Young Of the Tribune were receiv-
ing dispatches until a late hour. and
their offices were crowded. Mr.. Will
lard Illuminated the Row from the Ave-
nue. to r street with Chinese lanterns.
making very handsome display. Good
order prevailed during the evening and
many Jokes were had at the expense
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It appears from a letter in The Star
Of November 3. 1858. that some of the
conductors of the old
Extra Car Fares Washington and
Georgetown street
for Baskets. car line were in the
habit of exacting extra fares from
passengers who carried bundles INTO
the cars. The writer Of the letter
says:
II would like to inquire how long
this thing of charging passengers on
certain cars of the Washington and
Georgetown railroad an extra fare
for a small basket. bag or bundle
their hands has been going on
have travelled this road to and from
the market for moro than a year. and
have carried the same basket. and
have never. until this morning. met
with a conductor who even htnted
at q; fare for my basket. II it is proper
to pay one car. why is it not equally
proper to pay on all? AS L was re-
quired to pay double fare only one
way, I presume no person would OBJ
ject to paying for a trunk or other
bulky article which might occupy
space or annoy passengers, but peo-
pie do object decidedly to this new
system of extortion. am one of those
who are stupid enough to think that
six cents is enough to pay on the
Washington and Georgetown railroad.
even though one may have a small
basket in his possession. but to be
charged an extra fare for his basket.
when in two cases out of three he is
obliged to stand up all the way and
hold his basket in his hand, is simply
an insult"
Women were first employed in the
government service in the office OF
the treasurer of the
Woman Clerks United States. Gen.
-. Spinner. somewhat
DISMISSED. more than fifty years
ago, and were later employed in other
Treasury bureaus. When the time
came to reduce the force in the read
justment following the civil war the
women were among the first to go.
and a protest was raised at once. The
item regarding their dismissal ap-
pears in The Star of November 3,
1868:
"Seventy-five female clerks. en-
ployed in the Office of the register of
the Treasury, were this morning no.
titled that their designations would
be received up to IL o'clock tomorrow,
as it was necessary to reduce the
force, and should their designations
not be forwarded by that time 1t
would become necessary to dismiss
them. A number expressed their will
ingness to resign and receive the
thirty days leave of absence allowed
by the Secretary. but others declared
they would not resign. but would be
dismissed. The pressure upon the Sec
retary by the friends of parties upon
the black list in the second auditors
and registers offices is very great. but
it is impossible to retain them, as the
force must be reduced. At noon today
those who were notified that their
designations would be accepted were
allowed to leave the department. and
as they left the various rooms their
countenances looked decidedly sad"