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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-13
Hundreds Were Employed in
File Room of Bureau Of
Navigation
LOCAL WOMEN SERVE
Mss Blanche Stansbury Chief Of
Classifying Group and Miss Elsie
p. SchwaFzmana Finger Print Es-
pert.
1,h,u@N there are no women at pre-

T'hcu@n there are no women at pre-
sem; enlisted cr}earo!.ad IN tne Navy
CT Naval Reserve, there are mum.
bers who are assisting the Navy De.
partment in a civil capacity al Va
nlous :shcra stations.
During the War the Navy enrolled
1886 women for dnty n the Navy
Department, Navy Yards and Nava!
Stations throughout the Un::ed States
There were also 401 womEc enlisted
in the Navy for duty al the Navy
YARDS ard Naval Stations. They We're
employed as Accountants, Finger
Print C,.a:<;fiers, Drafs=ln,sn, Clerks,
Stsriosge piers, and Ty7pskcs, and wsre
great factor in handling the vc,,-
ualircus snoGH! Of work laid out for
tie Navy Department to accomplish.
In the file room Of the Bureau OF
Navigation whore the record Of every
mem who has enlisted IN Inc Navy
is kept hundreds of Young women
were employed 10 keep these records
straight. so that the department
would have an accurate record as t.
where each and every man was sss'v-
inm during the. war. This work w2s
handled in an efficient manner.
In the mail rc2m of the Bureau
of Navigation thare IS a branch Post
Office where letters f2r of!cers ar !
enlisted msn OF the Navy are seTat to
the Department to be directed to Their
proper address. This work was car
riea en- almost entirely by wcnnen,
and the mail was rushedsthrorgh as
rap:1..v as if handled in q regular gov
e1,nn?ens Pest Office.
When the war started, the lndentl-
f~sat:on Divis&on Of the Bureau OF
Navigation had to greatly increase
;,ls force il order TO classify am
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-13

pin ha1o rYoef:l - be successful
have been either High School Grad
---.--s------'---------
us:es or had: at least one or two
YES IN coi!5gerand they have proved
ccn-3u.=lvely fhst thsS can cope with
;h> painstaEsng work formerly ac-
comrl:shed y mem
At the different aviation Plants
t!.1rcuglIuut the country the Navy en-
Played women to make wings fer aero
Flames. They covered Mll!gs for aero
Lanes With, silk, hilelp aud Sea Is
land Cotton and Mere CLASSIFIED az
Fabric Workers. These accomplished
this ps!lsstaklng work III such an able
macl7sai:.:as IL receive the: connnelEsa-
ion. u i3sif, g,r .kat !" rs~s" up"' rhe:r
vcak ~:
Nlis2 Emma Blunt, Inflammation
,le.,h IG Che Duread of Navigation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-13

had the as1duo,ls task throughout tha'
waIz s saaissspdslrRg TisiG"rs 70 DE Bug
rcih Il NasHgasSon g5ssth, Che ngt1n7ua :;
ton theyaes lvF ii :ssoif lady had
to bssSA,tttaa :i:swsga the work Perform
e ID: as esas. various divisions Of the.
Bur sBu OF: +Nayisatio7i,' and directed
an csIMsrs to the proper office in CT
ds- that they could obtain the in
Formation they desired. This young
..sGy through her courteous manner
won the admiration Of all with whom
she came IN contact.
the following paragraph IS taken
firm the New York Evening TeIe-
graph CT April Z, 1913, giving Rear
A am;ral Samuel McGowan's opinion
Of Mss Sue Dorsey, the only woman
'recc rnmended for an Officers COM
mission in the Navy.
"rhe most valuable woman III the
governnl ecls employ. IS the way Rear
Admiral Samuel McGowan, Pagntas-
fer G elsral Of the UniEcd States Navy
eharscterizes Miss Sue Dorsey, the
c:!y wcn,sn reccnm fer an CT
fIcsr's commission in the Navy. Adj
nl:ral MCGOWAN, urging her appoint
ment as assistant paymaster IN the
reserve, said: If ANY one deserves
commission, she dcas," fer he knew
hast Of the work CT the dark haired,
at.ca ct:ve young woman who has the
tf.t,niIat7e tftle eff Assistant for
Personnel TO Officers in Charge CT
Fleet Division. Bureau Of Supplies and
Account: Miss Dorsey's job is 70
kee, track of l,5OO pay officers. She
knows where each of these officers IS
snl how we'll each does his work.
Nest eli them do not know that
pretty young woman details them TO
duty, but when ship calls fer pay
officer il is. Mss Dorsey who as
signs enc of those on her list
Miss Dorsey entered the Navy De-
parsn,bert as a civil service s:eno-
rraoh9r. She was temporarily assign
sd to Rear Admiral Thomas }. Cow.e'
Rear Admiral McGcwa'ts pfedeces-
sor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-13

..cezsarv 10 start school ~ che Blu
gau to teach the young <,wsnsen en-
,.Ecsd for duty in the. identsSic at:ca
Division as to how to search and file
aar:if cation records: Miss Catherine
Nary Spruce was assigned to duty for
his purpose and throughout she war
~ instructed women without exper-
t3cc how 10 search and file Identified
::yn. records. This paialsraNns: posi-
IN was very ably filled py Miss
lor.i:e, and III a very snolr Lln1 She
',ad force ct' young girls uilucr hsr
Who could search and file d iarse ''uin
lar CT Identification records tally ac-
::uarr:stely, Miss spruce rs d yUua,ts sn4'
;e::g Only 70 years III age, s,n.f @!th
H,y. assistance utFe ELI hsg,T on
ys1.h the Ide1sriflcat!o'y ,lsri"' Is
iu',I.!y n3ted was llIstrrtan'td
Miss B,arehe q. SALISBURY, one 81
he firS. women u % cIiIolleu 1un
:!uty in the Identification Division
has now become chief vi III, 1lssaS'its y
;.,g gYcup. lhas young !auy supeN t''es
he classification Vi hundreds III re-
cords daily, and she IS colls!d'.'t.4 ons
&C the best III the Division
.A,cc'ovtlrar ycung gn'l who came m N
AprI, 1917, Miss Elslc + ochwarz-
mann, has qualified as nnger prl1"
eypert and is nov iii Charge ul one
c. the filing groups, irav!i's. Il "Diier
ycurg women in her charge
Strange To say, ali VI CHEESE woineiI
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
Roosevelt Close Up
Intimate Study of Colonel
By an Old Friend

THEpDoRE ROOSEVELT: The Man rs
Knew Him. BY Ferdinand C. lgiehart'
d D. Illustrated. l2mo. Published by
Tha Christian Herald.
The morning after Theodore Roose-
velt as Police Commissioner began his
great campaign against lawbreaking
liquor sellers, Dr.. lgIehart went to see
him, to congratulate him and to pledge
him the support Of himself and the
big Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church. Of which he was pastor. Thus
began what developed into an intimate
and confidential friendship, which
lasted to the end Of the soldier-states-
mans lifefa and vas noy void of i'm
portarH influence upon his public
career Dr.. Igiehart played an i'm
portant, perhaps decisive. part in Sc
curing Colonel Roosevelt's nomination
as Governor Of New York. and was
confidentially consulted by him con-
corning acco ptance Of the Viae-Presi-
dential nomination.
In this volume the veteran clergy
man has told the story of that friend
ship in all It's phases which are OF
legitimate concern TO the public. and
has portrayed with exquisite sympathy
and charm Theodore Roosevelt as he
knew him for many years and in many
ways. He has told it with the frank
ness, simplicity and directness which
alone are appropriate to thej theme.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
atriotic Bombast
Author Blinded by
His Own Enthusiasm

smith. The Hri,ton Publishins com. saq..
pany New York.
An extraordinary amount Of preten
uous nonsense is crowded into this
book. The author sets out by develop
ing complicated theory that .amalga-
mating Of various racial strains is es-
sential TO 81 nations physical and moral
strength. In the course of this dis
scrtation he displays d great deal of
eradi-ion to vety little purpose: and
his conclusion leaves the question
rather more confused than it was when
he started.
Mr.. Smith declaims about the su-
preme virtue and goodness and glory
OF America until his book suggests a
prolonged series Of Fourth OF JULY
speeches. Americans are no more
averse TO -glorifcation than any
other human beings; but even the tom
ton OF patriotism suffers when it IS
beaten too loudly and too long. Nh
Smith naively assumes that Canada
and Mexlco desire nothing so much a.
TO come under the beneilcunt rule of
the Stars and Stripes. Very much In
the style Of schoolboy's essay on
Abraham Lincoln he enunerates tho
manifold blessings Of American de-
mocracy: religious tolerance popular
government, the opportunity ronch-
safed to every pennless bootblack to
become a millionaire. etc. lie ESQ
mentions with pride the large number
Of books that are published every year:
but in the ]ignt OF his own production
it seems doubtful whether this circunl-
stance should be considered bless
ing or curse.
The book ends appropriately enough.
! with a perfectly serious attempt on
the part Of the author to SHOW how
every prophecy in the Book OF Daniel
has been literally fulfilled in history.
, He strengthens his case for a miracu-
lous Interpretation of history by grave
~ recountinG some remarkable dream
/ Of his own, which have been narve.-
iously verified by subsequent events.
w H C.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
Psychical Phenomena
Interesting Data Brought
to Light in New Book

MODERN PsYCHICAL PHENOMENA BY
Hereward Darlington. Dodd, Mead 4
Co. New York.
There has been general tendency In
some quarters to welcome psychical re-
search as a road OF escape from the
rigid conclusions Of scientific material
ism. Many whose religious dogmatism
has been shattered by the advance of
physical science are inclined to rejoice
at the discovery of a new field where
ma.erialism apparently does not have
the last word
Mr.. Darlington LAID stress upon the
idealistic appeal OF spiritualism in his
earlier book, "Psychical Phenomena
and the War" In his present work.
which is somewhat wider in its scope,
he covers the whole fields of modern
psychical research. He discusses super
natural manifestations OF every kind.
hypnotism, telepathy apparitions,
tablc-turning. He takes UP the case of
the famous Italian medium, Eusapia
Palladino, and defends her against the
charge of being an absolute impostor.
He admits that she practised fraud on
certain occasions in order not to dis
appoint the spectators of her seances,
but insists that in her receptive moods
she was Il very powerful natural me-
dium.
Admitting that there is often con-
nection between abnormal psychology
and psychical phenomena. the author
denies that the latter arc direct out
growths of the former. Discussing the
additionally battling problem of the
origin of evil, he finds in spritualism
Il powerful rcenforcement for the be-
lief in free will Mr. Varrington's long
experience in the field of psychical re-
search entities his book to be read
with interest and respect even by those
who may not agree with the authors
conclusions. The value of the work is
appreciably heightened by remarkable
series # interesting charts and pict
urcs illustrating various psychical ex-
perimcnts.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
The Rise of Menick
Authorship Proved a Refuge When He
Failed to Win Place on the Stage

peared in England-but, as was said
recently in The Nation "Few novel
ists have had to wait so long for tang
iblc evidence of success. His is an
interesting case of an author who nav
have all the best critics on his side
and yet remain almost unknown. out
side the eager interest of select
circle" Though his books have been
| read In translations in almost every
other European language, the public
Of England have viewed them coldly.
In an interview in "Thc Bystanderv
some time ago, Merrick said, "Of
a hundred and twenty-odd letters that
nave received during the last year
or so from strangers who had read nv
books, only five have come from
readers in my own country"
AS an instance of the peculiar fascin-
alton that his books exert upon some
people. there is the case of very dis
tingulshed American lawyer-whose
extant, on one side. at least He had
; bought one of Merrck's books during
trip to Europe, and after his return
to the United States advertised in the
London newspapers for copies Of others
that were out of print. His interest
IN the personality Of the author, whom
he had never seen, was so vivid that
he wrote to him. offering. in pure
friendship, the loan Of a large sum
Tor INN to devote to wide ADVERTISE
mont OF his next novel, or to any pur-
pose that he pleased. The offer was
most gratefully declined.
One of Merrick's most treasured let.
ters was far from f1attering one.
howcver--a criticism OF his portrayal
OF american life after the publication
Of "l.ynch's Daughter" which has an
American heroine. His critic, signing
/ himself simply "Mary." assumed that
he Was an American author, and pro
cecded to portray in vivid and simple
language the real home life of a
really wholesome and representative
American family. II worship my hus-
band and children--we are ali COM
monpace-but we represent America"
is how she sums it all up. Il kept the
letter" says Merrick. "because love
1t, because its q real human document.
because the character thut it reveals
is so splendid"
No ono could talk to Merrck now
of his books without realizing the in
tense and unaffected gratitude trans
fgurlng the man tur the American
nations welcome of his work lie
speaks. glowing, of the generosity of
Mr.. Howells, who was the first to call
attention to the novels in New York
of Dithmar, whose articles in "rhe
Times have been not 4 whit less felvid
OF the services rendered him by
critics whose names he has not learnt
yet, hut whose printed utterances have
cheered his heart. The European trans
lations of his books have never salts
fed him. Primarily he has addressed
himself to the Anglo-SaXon. He has
been writing his soul out in the Eng
llsh language for English speaking
men and women; and he has found
his audience at last.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
The Free City
Bouck White Proposes
An Ideal Government

THE FREE CITY. BY Bouels White put
iished by Mofats Yard 81 Co
In THE Free City" Bouck VIII.
Christian Socialist preacher. press,..
passionately, and therefore interss,
ingly, his ideals of government. II !,
curiously for Socialist. not -,
lectivist ideal. The modern wor,a
says White. by merging governmer.
into larger and larger units, has maas
the functions of citizenship nure,,r
mechanical, and has therefore rohhoa
man Of the most vital form Of ev.
preston. The essential quality 81
man, the need for the expression Of
his social energy. has been lost sicl.
Of in the modern world with its scheme
OF delegated powers. And submerc;,o
and losing sight Of the citizen a. =,
individual. we have a civilization H.,
is so mechanistic that no great cultn,s
or art may have an affiorescence i,
it. Lacking the outlet for his creat;,s
energy IN government, modern man
spends it in an excessive and futils
individualism
Since both anarchy and collectivisn,
submerge mems social energy. the
ideal lies some way between. Bouck
White thinks the small municipal re-
publcs of the ancient world were ths
ideal expression of mans passion for
government. In them he had that on
portunity for active participation that
the modern world denies him. The
glory that was Greece and the grandeur
that was Rome were greatest he
fore the period of their expansion into
world empires. The enduring great
nesses of Athens. Rome, Jerusalem.
Venice and Florence proved how
greatly the imaglnations of men ey-
panded III every way under scheme
of government which made citizenship
an active duty
There is a good deal OF romanticisn,
in this theory. 1t is hard for lav-
man to say how it would stand IN
under the acid test OF political science.
Possibly a hard-headed statistician
could prick this theory as full Of holes
as d sieve. Nevertheless It holds the
imagination because of its gesture Of
protest against the crushing weight
that an age of steel has laid upon the
spirit of man.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
Bulgaria S Position
Author Would Excuse
Her War 4Ahiliation

BULGARIA. PROBLEMS AND POLICIES.
Sy George Clenton Logic. George II
Doran Company. New York.
Although Mr.. Logic is Greek by
birth, he shows a remarkable amount
OF sympathy for Bulgarias territorial
claims in the Balkan Peninsula. He
insists that Macedonia, from All ethno-
logical standpoint, is overwhelmingly
Bulgarian. and he IS also inclined to
support Bulgaria's claims to Western
Thrace as against Greece He con-
tends that unrestricted national self
determination is The only solution for
the Balkan problem which offers any
security for future peace. Such So
LUTON. in his opinion. would give Bul-
eara the disputed districts Of Mace
dona and an outlet ON the Egean while
providing Serbia with compensation
along the Adriatic. and granting to
Greece her naturSi field Of expansion
in Asia Minor.
The author explains and apologies
for Bulgaria's participation in the war
on two grounds. In the first place. he
throws complete responsibility for Bull
garia's alliance with the Central Pow
ers upon Gar Ferdinand Then he
contends that the Allies could easily
have kept Bulgaria neutral, on even
persuaded her to enter the war on
their side, merely by inducing Serbia
TO give up the contested Macedonian
territory.
1t is certainly unreasonable to chant
. a hymn OF hate against Bulgaria on
account Of her affiIiation with Germany
! and Austria. 1t should always be re-
membered that the Balkan countries,
outside Of Serbia, whose national ex-
istcnce was threatened. simply put
themselves uO for sale to the highest
bidder in the late conflict, and that it
was a purely accidental train Of cir
cumstances which mpelled Bulgaria TO
Join the Central Powers and Rumania
to join the Allies. But. just az Greek
and Serbian advocates are inclined to
go too far in dlsparaging Bulgaria. so
Mr. Logic rather ovcrshOots the mark
in cxculpatng and defending her. The
book contains no satisfactory acknowl-
edgment or explanation of the whole
sale deportations practised by Bulgaria
in Greek and Serbian districts. or of
the trcacherous attack of the Bulga
rians upon their allies after the first
Balkan war.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
Abolish the Slums
Author Would Have
Labor Better Housed

THE HOUSING OF THE UNsKIri.rp
WAGE EAENER. BY Edith Elmer
Wood The Macmillan Company. New
Mrs Wood nssails the perennial
American evil ot bad housing with
vigor, insight and scientific thorough
ness. The serious character of this
problem is we'll summed up in the
introduction:
Roughly stated one-third Of the
people Of the United States are living
under subnormal housing conditions
and about tenth arc living
under conditions which arc an acute
menace TO health, morals and family
life, conditions which tend to produce
degencrative conditions in those sub
ject TO them"
The author reviews the various ef-
forts which have been made to solve
me housing problem on large scale.
ono points out that the "companN
town. which is a familiar feature o.
many mining and manufacturing COM
munitics, Is often a failure On account
ol the greed or the excessive and mis-
directed patcrnalism Of the corpora
uon' She surveys the housing prof
ects which have been undertaken in
various European countries, layint.
particular stress in this connection
npon tho experiences of Great Brit
an. belgium and Germany.
IN Mrs. Woods opinion nnv cam
PrehcnsiYe and practical scheme or
housing reform must include the fol
lowing features: Direct state and mu
niclpal construction, loans to non-com
mcrcial housing companies. loans to
Individual workers and tax exemptions
FOR houses which are constructed along
approved lines and are moderate in
tneif rentals She carefully explains
each detail of her project and vigor-
ously repcls the familiar charge Of
"pnuperism," pointing out that housing
at cost must be considered an act not
Of charity, but Of justice to the mill
ions Of wage earners who are UNI
satisfactorily provided for under pres
cnt conditions.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
Frederick the Great
Despot's Weaknesses
Shown in New Book

FREDERICK THE GREAT BY Norwood
Young Published by Henry Holt & Co.
Norwood Ioung's book is q well
written biography Of Frederick II. the
military genius who was the real
founder of Prussia, and the man who
because Of the ideals which he gave
his country and the influence he ex-
erted on politics, Is eligible to Join
that cosmopolitan crew 4most TO blame
for the war.
Maria Theresa used to SPEAK Of
Frederick as Elm b0scr Mann. Mr.
Young says he was more than that
he was 50 bad man. Certainly, ne was
"a different man. His own father
the delightful Frederick William |. the
gentleman who instituted A sort Of in
formal parliament Of highly respccta-
bic and learned men, where each guest
was supplied with beer, glass and Il
clay pipe and suspected of sinister de-
signs if he did not Immediately get
drunk ard contribute "a few crude re-
marks" for the deiectation of his
Eabclaisian sovereign, said Of him tina,
he was an ct'eninatc fellow with no
manly inclinations. "The prince mincee
in his walk, in his laugh and in his
language. He walks on the
tips Of his toes 1re y" norn, va,
looks an honest man straight in the
face"
In this Life 81 Frederick the Great,
Mr.. Young takes a very different at.
titude toward the man than have the
majority of the reviewers Of Frede rica' 3
ne. Inc conclusions drawn from q
reading OF the books which comprise
q seven-page photography have con-
V'nced the author that Carlyle's esti
mate Of the mans attainments il not
the final and definite one. O'
Frederick, considering h;mse1r cr;t;.
as we'll as creator, attended personalIv
to the affairs of the Berlin Academ
or Science. He did not, however
patronize any Of the Germans. Lessinp
although known 10 him as Vo|tairc7s
secretary, was ignored, as were such
men as Kant, Goethe, Herder. WieIand
and Nnckclmann Haydn and Glucl
remained at Vienna. Bach after a
mort visit to Potsdam, returned to
Leipsic.
Admiring French culture, Frederick
hcVertheless attempted to gather
around nm from eminent contempo-
rary Frcnchmen only Voltaire. Mau.
pertuis and d'Alembert. Mauncrtima
ms real find, and the president of the
beriln Academy, was the author of the
undeservedly forgotten volume in
winch 1T is proposed that hole should
be dug right through the earth. that a
town should be set apart in which nc
language but Latin should be spoken
that an expedition should be sent tc
Patagonia TO dissect the brains of liy.
ing giants, that n colony Of babies
should be segregated in order to dis.
cover what language they would learn
to speak, and that power to foretcll the
future should be acquired by swallow
ing large doses of opium.
The major portion of Mr.. Young's
book Is given over to detailed nc.
count of the first and second Silcsjan
wars and the Seven Years War. Fred
erick's trcachery both to his friends
and his opponents is not CLOSED over
nor is any attempt made to hide what
Mr.. Young calls his personal COW
srdice.' nor his immortality in the mat
ter of the partition of Poland The
book is. as its publishers admit, both
authoritative and readable
l.. v Z.